It ' ft fine a,av B. F. SOHWEIER, THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. -wr-w T-r VULl. ALV. mmmm Tha Squirrel's ArUhmeU fliea on the branch of a walnut tr , brthiyri squirrel . Vhal w le thinking to earnestly J fgjad what ns he looking at Tfae (ore wss green .round him. , v Vae sty H over his head t II Ii acst was in a hollow limb. . Aad his children snug in bed Re was doing problem o'er and o Basil? thinking was he ; tlo many nuts for his Uiuter'a Hon ConlJ be hire in the hollow trrt eTjj so !I11 on Ihe swaylfij beiTgn Von might V.&ve thought him asleep Oh. o; he ai trying to reckon now The anlp the babiis could eat 'thenhuddenly he frisked about c And down the tree he ran il.e best way to do. without a doubt to gather ?11 I can " Our Lint.- One. A POUBLF, WEDDING. I am going to tell you exactly Low it happened that my grandfather, at the mature age of fifty-two, took unto himself a wife of tweuty-one, and when my tale is told, I a in sure all these wbo read it will say he was quite Tijllit. We will bejrin at the 30th of June, 18. It was the eve of my departure from Mrs. Bra-idon's Seminary for Young Ladies, iu Loandale, where I had spent three very happy years. Aly grandfather placed rue there after tin death of my dear mother, who, having lost hr husband soju after luy lirtb, returned home to her father, and re mained with hiiu until her premature de"Ha A vlruleut fever broke out In the village cf Gieystone, where my grandfather's estate is situated ; and as my mother visited much among the poor, she caught It, and, after a short struggle, died. As the fever continue 1 to mtie, I was sent to Mrs. Brandon's seminary; and my urandfather, feeling very wretched aud lonely, broke up his establishment, and started for a loDg tour. which comprised visits to various cities and various points of Interest. During my school life I had but few visitors, with the exception of my cousin Gerald Loriuier, who had leave to come and see me as often as lie chose to do so. I may as well here remark that marrying early Is a weakness in our family. My grandmother married at sixteen years and three months, my mother at sixteen years and nine months, while but we must not antici pate. As Lllltan St. Leger, the sol heiress if Colonel St. Leger, of "The Oddars," Orej stone I was much Indulged, and, 1 am proud to own It, beloved by my schoolmistress and companions. Very often during the season, Gerald would take nieto the opera, accompanied by one of the o;overnes.tes. We preferred Mademoiselle Florence, who could not speak English, and often we were ac companied by my dearest friend, Margaret Lawrence, i sometimes wou der that 1 never felt jealous of Margaret; Bhe was bo lovely; and Gerald was never tired of admiring her. 13 ut then she always spoke of hiui as a boy, although lie was over twenty years old when onr operat ic excursions commenced, which they did about a year before my leaving schoil. Margaret aud I were attached to earn other by the ties of sympathy. We were both orphans, but Providence bad dealt differently with us. She, poor girl, had but a smaJ income not over three hundred dollars a year great tal ent and a very handsome face. A dis tant relative had brought her up to the 2e of thirteen and then coldly informed her that she must henceforth make her way unasssted, so she entered Mrs. Brandon's school as governess pupil, and gradually worked ber way up to the rank of head teacher no very enviable position. Mrs. Brandon be ing a very good and conscientious woman, at length told Margaret that the time had arrived when she must leave her seminary, for that with her treat talents she ud::bt command a high salary, and, with much regret, ibefelt it to be a duty to find a suitable situation for ber. At first Margaret ret used to leave her l appy home, but at length yielded a reluctant oooseut; and so It happened that Mar garet Lawrence and myself were pack ing up our effects on the afternoon of that s'lltrv June day. With much difficulty I had persuad ed Margaret to accompany me heme, and spend at least six months at "The Cedars" before seeking a situa tion. I had filled all my trunks, and 8 till there remained numerous articles scat ' terea over the floor, when Margaret Lwrenc3 came into my room, looking cool and ca'.m, while I hot and tumbled, was sitting U the midst of my packages, ready to crv. "Come hiid help mo. Maggie, darling, I shad di of fatigue; These things snn't go In!" I exclaimed. Margaret knelt down and proceeded to undo all my work. In an hour ev erything was arrange ! and packed. 'Well, Lily," sail Mirgaret, when he bad completed her work of charity, W making my hair tidy; "it :s a for tunate thing that you cannot have the wish gratified which you you expressed hut uiatit I mean, to change places with me." "Oh, but then, Maggie," said I, "I should never attempt to pack up for myself, but would luduce one of the 'toiale servants to do it for me, don't Juu see?" "Why, child, as a governess, you miM not have much money to give ai l Maggie, with a sigh. "hut," I replied, "I cannot bear to '"'I dt of you being treated as an upper ivant by sorre rich man's wife. 1 iMve a limit delighirul plan in my l ead -you shall marry rov grandfather, and he DiUresa of 'The Cedar-,' and then "Never!" exclaimed Margaret, while flush of indignation 0Vrrs;read Ler cminienauce. "Do you suppose, for J3 ske of a home, I will marry a man enougu to be my grandfather nasally Lillian, ytra moac hare a rvrr low opinion of IIM ta Mil linAaa m thiaz. " Of coarse I made a very humble feathS. 8mothed her ruffled rjr1""!??? day we 8trted for "The Cedars;" Gerald met us at the station; even Maggie acknowledged that he was much Improved, aud looked almoBtman- "Well, Lily, I suppose we must think or getting married aoon," he said, when we were fairly off. "No, no, I must stay with my poor old grandfather fr the few remaining years he has to live," I replied, at the same time treading on his foot so hard as to make him use strong language and Maggie look up from her book. "How I hate the Idea of living In stately gran deur at "The CedarsI" It Is very dreadful to have such common taste but I should like to live at 'Willow iiOdge, which is just outside our gates and not to have a footman on tbe premises I am so afraid of those grand locking supercilious beings." Gerald quite agreed with me, and we amused ourselves by drawing a picture of happiness at "Willow Lodge," and lamenting that Fate had denied me a brother. It happened that we traveled by a train which started two hours before the one by wbicn we had told grand papa to expect us, ro that when we ar rived he was not at the station to meet us, so we walked home through the park, and Maggie was delighted with the scenery. As It was nearly time to dress for dinner when we arrived, we performed our toilets and went to the drawing room, where Maggie was soon ab sorbed in a portfolio of valuable en gravinhs; so Gerald and I wandered on the lawn. Maggie was suddenly aroused from her occupation by the sound of a rich tenor voice, singing Blumenthul's beautiful song "Ihe Message." She knew that Gerald's vocal powers were very small, ana felt surj that he could not sing so well and powerfully. The voice drew near, and presently a tall, handsome man stood at tb? open win dow. The windows of the drawing room were to the ground, so he stepped in, and advancing toward Maggie, said in a peculiarly sweet voice: "I presume that I am addressing Miss Lawrence, and most humbly apol ogize for having neglected myduty as a host by being absent on your arrival, but my giddy granddaughter told uie that I need not expect you till seven o'clock, and it is now only five, so you must exonerate me from blame." Maggie, forgetful or her usual polite behavior, stared at her bOBt in blank astonishment. The handsome man. whose only symptom of even middle age was In a few linesof silver scattered here and there among bis luxuriant chestnut hair, the grandfather of Lil lian! It was incredible. "I see you are surprised to find so young a man in the grandfather of Lily, but early marriages run In our family," aid my grandpapa, emlllng. Of course Gerald and I took tbe earli est opportunity to laugh at Maggie fur her breach of politeness in staring grandpa out of countenance. We were all very happy sometimes, but I, for one, was wretched at others. For instance, we had a series of dinner parties. Oh, the misery I endurell Maggie would not sit at the head of the table, and there was I compelled to endure sutue hours' torture, talking to all the oldest and dullest bald-headed gentlemen, my face getting red and my bead aching, oh, it was dreadful 1 JK very one remarked on the elgant appearance and manners of Magvie Lawrence; she was completely suited to entertain guest, an offl.'e for whih I was totally unfitted. Gerald was quite as bad, and would not talk to tbe dis agreeable girls, or even dance with them. What, pains Maggie took to bring me forward! My voice waa very weak, but she made me sing with her, and gave me courage. Time Hew rapidly on; tbe six months which Maggie had allowed herself for pleasure had gone, and she began to talk of leaving us. In vain I begged and prayed her to remain; she said it was quite time for ber to begin lo work. "Ob, Maggie, darling, be my com panion: you shall have any salary you ask." I said. "Xo. Lily dear," she replied; "I may be foolishly proud, but I cannot make up my mind to live here as a dependent where I have spent such happy days as a guest. So; I shall go right away, and, if possible, obtain a situation far away from all my friends." "Oh, what a cruel girl you mast be!" said, bursting Into tears, for It seemed very unsind of her to wish to leave us. At length we obtained a reluctant promise from her to remain until Christ mas was past, but she was determined to leave just after New Year's Day. One day Gerald said to me, ' 'Lily, I'll bet you a pound of sugared almonds (we were bjih fond of sweets) that we shall live at 'Willow Lodge' after all." "Why do yon think aoT" I asked. "Because proud Maggie has lost her heart to your grandfather," said he, "and will some day be our grand mother.'' At this suggestion we both laughed so immoderately that Maggie came in from the conservatory, where she was superintending some Improvements made at her suggestion to ask the cause of our laughter. Of course we did not tell her. As Christmas drew near, Maggie became quieter than usual, and ber cheeks grew pale. Grandpa also lost bis usual spirits, While Gerald I and tx came daily mom lively. On Christmas Eve I found Mrggie in tears, with an open letter before her. It was from Mrs. Brandon, offering her a Hrst-rate engagement in some remote place. Maggie declared her determina tion to accept it After wasting a great amount of eloquence to dissuade her, without effect, I ran down to the libra ry, where my grandfather was sitting alone, and said reproachfully: ' Maggie is going away next month; and we shall never see her again." "Where is she?" he asked, and closed his mouth very tight, a sure sign that he had made up bis mind to some thing. "In my boudoir; the door la open, and you may go In," I replied, trying to lcok unconcerned. He kissed me warmly. "God speed you!" I whisper ed, and be was gone. I ran down to the drawing-room, solzed uera'd around the waist, saying: "The crisis has come!" and we danced a vat fie deux expressive of joy ui.til we were out of breath, then aat down and waited oh. such a time .o know the worst. After at lea t an hour: down came grandfather, looking so happy, and not a day older than thirty. 1 knew by his bright eyes that all was well. i MIFF UNTO WIS , "Marais haa eoanntel tn h Wife, Lily," he said. "On, what a dear old grand mothei she will nel" I cried, and dashed un stairs to suffocate her with kisses. It waa great fun to eee how ashamed grandpa was of bis engagement. Gerald and I teased him so unmercifully thai in self-defence he was obliged to fit up "Willow riodge' for us, and fit a dai for the double wedding. I need not tell you what a sensation the two weddlncra rntnro.! wa lu,t clergymen to perform the ceremony, uu .iit mi i y or oriuesmaias all in White, with wi Hatha nf llinlr rYOAa and blue forget-me-nots. ' Our grandfather and grandmothpi were by far the handsomest couple, Gerald belno- thin nrt hnvliba alth past twenty-one, and I looking very om.tl 1 r - .1 . ian any one say my grandfather did wrong? I defy them to do so. One year after, we are all very happy. Mrs. St. Leirer biecamfl a tnathur anil a firreat irramlmnthfr Thla wma annthai sensation for tbe village of (ireystone. uawroiiuo oi. L-ofei was pronounced the finest baby that ever made a first appearance in this world. Entrt nous "fine feathers make fine birds." Gerald and I think nnr T.11 wVia la about the same a.irn thnrnrh rathor smaller, quite as handsome. ITALY'S LITERARY WOMEN. SKELTS MILLER. Our American women are aggressive. They have been conceded a place in the arta and scienoes. not simply from the will or wish of man, bnt because they themselves wished it, and hat is more willed it, and what woman will she finds a way to perform. In taking her place in literature, tht women of Amerioa have not only bene fited their own nation, but have "helped and strengthened the women of other nations. It is said Italian women have been encouraged by tbe example of onr own illustrations literary women, have taken the pen. and in spite of severe criticism, have gone forth "conquering and to conquer" in the great field of literature. A beginning in any serious under taking means a great deal, means more than the on-looker can ever know or understand. More than twenty years ago Luisia Saredo an Italian woman of great power and genius began to wield the pen. Old she write under her own signa ture? By no means, and her nom de plume waa not even feminine, because, women of Italy had not the freedom then that they hate now. Mhe has contributed to the store of Italian novels, and has gained a name and a fame, in spite of the accident of her birth, in regard to sex. One of her at st works has been La "Regina Aund di Sarajo." It ia his torical and will throw light upon some of the dark places in the century of which she writes. Probably Madame Manoini Catter mole, is one of the moat versatile women writers of Italy. Ber pen pro duces both poetry and prose. In the former she excels, aud in the latter hoi field is large her imagination quick, her humor keen, and her genius un questioned. She is still young, and the world has yet to wait her full de velopment, and the wealth of that the years may bring. Km ilia Ferretti began her literarj career some sixteen years ago. She began her work by contributing to well-known literary journal. Her mind is able to cope with ques tions philosophical, and scientific, a well as the great social questions of the day. As a critic she is vigorous, clear, and concise and enters into the authors meaning with delicate intuition. But her pen did not rest here, neither at critic nor as writer of these articles,did she show her sense of right, and het indignation against wrong, as she did in her later works, presented to the pub lic in the form of novels. Though Bhe chooses a field of litera ture little trod by woman yet in hei novels Una fra tante, andLaLeggenda di Valfreda, she aims at several evils, that Amirican women hone to put down by the ballot. The former novel, Una fra tante, is aimed at that great evil, licensed prostitution. In Italy as well as America this damning and soul polluting evil, is not only permitted bnt shielded by the cloak of the law. It seems to me it would be well for tbe women of Amerioa to take their stand on the side of right. Thia subject is one of vital interest to the morals and well-being not only of individuals bnt of tbe nation. In one of onr American cities houses of prostitution were li censed and the license fee waa paid over to be nsed for educational pur pote. What kind of an ednoation would this loathsome fund be worthy of? What kind of an influence would the knowledge that such an appropria tion had been made have? It would become some of the idle mothers of America "who toil not neither do thev spin," to look a little into the law of the land. Women are their own worst enemies, and the fact of their own Indifference to the ballot, defers it and puts it aside. They would not use if they had it these indifferent ones. Shall the women of Italy, who have stood behind ns in manv things, rise up and teach ns our duty? It matters little who teaches, only so that we learn, and that the les sons learned are of pnrity and strength. This noble woman Emilia Ferretti has done her work in the world, and it would be well if the rest of womankind did their work aa well GraziaMancinl has given a variety of literary work to the world, a number of novels, together with translation of Lonpfellqw and Heine, short stories and comedies. Grazia Marcini is a noble character and though her life has been a trouble some one she has gone forth firmly and oalmly to her work. She supported both father and mother (her father was an exile) during their times of deepest need, and with the aame self-denying spirit she is taking care of her children. Nothing can cost so much aa sin. The idea Is tbe fact. himself less effort would be required io reforming others. I Several hundred eagles swooped down on BJelgord, Russia, and devoured ten horses, several sheep and a vast num ber of smaller animals, j Rest satisfied with doing well, ant leave others to talk of you what they please. There is a paradox In pride, it makes some men ridiculous, but prevent others from becoming so, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. i ririill ural TKtjtja - CHE AGRICULTURAL BUILDIKO. One of the most magnificent struc tures raised for the Exposition ia the agricultural Building, of which Mc Kim, Meade White, of New York ire the architects. Tbe style of archi tecture is classic renaissance. This uulldlng is put up very near the Shore f Lake Michigan, and Is almost sur rounded by the lagoons that lead into the Park from the Lake. The building Is 500x800 feet, its longest dimensions !elng east and west. The north line f the building is almost on a line with ihe Pier extending into the Lake, on which heroic columns, emblematic of Ihe Thirteen Original til ales, are raised. A lagojn stretches out along this entire "rent of the building. Tbe east front looks out into a harbor which affords refuge for numerous pleasure craft. The entire west exposure of the build ing faces a branch of tbe lagoon that ixlenJs along tbe north side. With Jiese picturesque eurrouudings as an Inspiration, the architects nave brought Jut desigus that have been pronounced all but faultless. For a single story building the design la bold and reroic. the general cornice lins is 65 feet above trade. On either Bide of tbe main intrance are mammoth Corinthian pillars, 50 feet high and 5 feet in diam )ter. On each corner and from the lentre of the building pavlliors are reared, the centre one being 141 feet iquaie. Tbe corner pavilions are con nected by curtains, forming a coutlnu us arcade around tbe top of the build ing. The main entrance leads through tn opening 61 feet wide Into the vesti bule, from which entrance Is had to JAPANESE FOLK-LORE. BS HELEN STBONO THOMPSON-. It is interesting to note some of the aational characteristics to be found in Sresiite etory, proverb and mythologi :al lore. From the story of the crea tion, a beautiful myth of the "art of love," and the origin of the human taoe, down to their conception of the wiud and thunder imps. Nature is peopled with mysterious agonoies, and life fraught with supernatural influen ces to the Japanese. Same of the cur rent fireside tales are very amusing, sod none can wonder at the wide-eyed istonishmeut of the children. Many times have we sat at night by the fire brazier, in a pleasant Japanese home, where pretty girls, growing lads, and rollicking babies gather round parents or grandmother, to listen to fuiry tale, legend, or marvellous myth. Tbe floor is strewn with toys, dolls, masks of Daruma the snow man tops, pop guns, devil in the band-box, etc, but as . ie stories reach their climax, all are abandoned. A familiar sight in front of Japanese temples, are immense figures of the wind-imp" and "thunder-oat." The wind-imp has a huge bag of oompressed air on his back. By holding, looeincr, or removing bis hand from one end, the wind may be a gentle breeze or tempest, at tbe imp's pleas ire. When the hand is removed a tornado visits the earth. Travellers over long and tedious routes, often have their 'aces torn or bitten by the wind-imp as he passes, though to them invisible. The thnnder-cat carries on his head five drums fastened together, with which ho makes thunder. He often escapes from tbe cloud to the ground, doing terrible misch ef. Wnon a vio tim is killed by lightning, it is because the thunder-oat leaped upon him. Another of the supernatural beings who infest the earth, is the kama Itachi, in the form of a weasel, who tears and lacerates the faces of human beings with a sharp, invisible, two edged knife. If one slips on the pave ment, or among the sharp pebbles of the garden-paths, or np the mountain aide, it the kama itachi that made him fall, and if cut, it is the imp's sharp knife that did it. Tbe kappa is another imaginary en emy, which appears to man in the water, having the claws of a tortoise, and the body and head of a monkey. He delights to seize unwary victims, especially promising boys who invade his kingdom. When one falls asleep the soul leaves the body for rest or play. Therefore, no one mnst be waked suddenly or he will die before his soul can return I Tbe dead are always placed with their feet to the south. " It thus follows that tbe Japanese wiil not sleep in that position. We noticed with interest a diagram of the points of tne compass, hung upon the ceilings of hotel sleeping-rooms, and the name in private houree, to aid the traveller or unwary in avoiding this position. Cert .in days are very unlucky. Seeds will not sprout if sown on such days. On one of these, the head mnst not be washed, or the hair will become red, of which color the Japanese have a great horror, as pertaining to evil spirits and bad men, such as English snobs. Indeed, any color of hair but the blackest black ia intolerable. Children mnst never measure their height, or nlace any burden npon the head lest they become stunted, and an undersized man (according to their standard) is as bad as deformity, and greatly to be deplored. Children are taught that if they tell a lie, an imp will pull out their tongues, which ex erts a most wholesome influence. When a deformed child is born the parents are charged with some special sin. When small-pox appears, parents place a notice upon the front of their house, sat ing the children are awayl Those a ho have lost chddren resort to many devices to protect those that remain from death. One of these is to change their names to those of the opposite sex. Before an eclipse of either san or moon, the wells are carefully covered to prevent poison falling from tbe sky. devil is supposed to stand between an angry husband and wife. Ia no country have we found such xnarveL the rotunda, 100 feet In diameter. This is surmounted by a mammoth glass dome, 130 feet high. All through the main vestibule statuary has been designed, illustrative of Agricultural Industry. Smilar designs are grouped about all of the grand entrances in the most elaborate manner. The corner pavilions are surmounted by domes 96 feet high, aad above these tower groups of statuary. The design for these domes is that of three women, of her culean proportions, supporting a mam moth globe. To the southward of the Agricultur al Building Is a spacious structure de voted chiefly to a Live Stock and Agricultural Assembly Hall. This building is convenieut'y nearone of the stations of trie elevated railway. It is a very handsome bulling, and was designed to be the common meeting point for all persons interested In live stock and agricultural pursuits. On the first floor, near the main entrance of tin building, is located a bureau of Information, In charge of attendants, who furnish visitors with all necctssary Information In regard to the Assembly Hall and the main Agricultural Build ing, as well as other features of the Exposition. This floor also contains suitable committee aud other rooms for the different live stock associations or every character, where such associa tions can meet and have their secretar ies in constant attendance, thus afford ing this important Industry ample head quarters near the Live Stock exhibit and the Agricultural Building. On this floor there are also large and hand somely equipped waiting-rooms for lously beautiful trees. Many of these are sacred, being dedioated to the gods. A oharming native family of onr ac quaintance, have olten told ns tales of trees shedding blood when cnt down, and of the woodmen being struck by sudden death for his rashneas. Trees sometimes have an ill came as being the abode of ghosts, or posses sing a strange fascination to attract men to hang themselves. The story is sure to begin with that note dear to the heart of childhood, "Once upon a time," one of the great Genii warriors mourned beeause he could not find anybody great or strong enough to fight with him, so he deter mined to find a ghofll to slay. One of the.se mysterious creatures waa fre quently seen lurking near the pais -e, so he sent out his servant who was very brave aud strong to t-layit. As soon as he went outside the palace gate, he was seized by the helmet, bnt he caught the ghonl's arm and cut it off with the sword. The creature was bo frightened that be ran away, leaving his arms and claws to the Genii warrior for a tro phy. By-snd-bye an old woman came to see thia trophy, expressing sreat ad miration of the valor that bad secured it. Being always kind and friendly to old women and children, he good naturedly opened the box to bis visit or's gaze, "when lo and behold!" she snatched the limb and flew off with it np the chimney, for she was nothing else than a hideous ghoul herself "vhen she rose to the roof. A long time ago, a shrewd, but very good-natured man inured to poverty, named Kisaburo, took lodgings near an eating-house, where the appetizing odors of good food frequently pervaded his room. The place was celebrated for the excellence of its eels fried in soy. As Kisaburo had a vivid Imagi nation, he enjoyed the savory dish dish through his sense of smell without expense, while eating his simple boiled rice. When the eel-frier heard this, he determined to charge the man for the smell of the eels, and called npon him with a bilL Kisaburo laughingly called his wife to bring the bag of money, which after jingling awhile and merely touching it to the bill, he replaced in a box, carefully locking it before tbe astonished caller, who cried ont, "Well, are you not going to pay me?' "Why, surely not," was the re ply, "you have charged me for the smell of your eels, and I have paid yon with the sound of my money 1 A very remarkable judge named Oka who is known as the Solomon of Japan, was called upon to decide difficult ques tions and objure cases, and was great ly revered for his sagacity. "Once npon a time," a poor young mother was compelled to go out to service, and bargained with a woman to rear her child. After several years, having laid up some money, she demanded her child, but tbe woman, refusing to give up, claimed it as her own. In dismay, the mother appealed to the judge, who in the absence of other testimony, forced them each to take an arm of the young girl and pull, decreeing that the successful woman should have her. Afraid to disobey, the true mother tremblingly took a gentle hold, while the false claimant pulled with all her might. At the first cry of pain, the mother dropped the girl's band.and al though urged to continue, firmly re fused! The judge instantly charged the deceiver with her crime, becanse devoid of all maternal feeling, and dis missing her in disgrace, gave the child to her mother, amid the applause of every one. The Rip Tan Winkle story of Japan has many versions, and is frequently illustrated in picture book, on canvas, screen, or carved in ivory and wooden ornament. Its universal presence throughout Japan and China is a for cible comment on the widespread myth. A remarkable fantasy is told of an encounter of the orab and monkey, which has the usual finale of "Wasn't that splendid?" And then the moral to greedy or ungrateful children or el ders, is duly pointed ont in most ap proved fashion. These tales are a specimen of the marvellous stories which clothe the Shilosophy, w sdom and mythology of apanese literature, not only for child hood, for "tbe world with its beard grown," delights occasionally in tbe same. Stories of elves, foxes, rabbits, monkeys, eats and dogs, reared with NOVEMBER 4. 1S91. ladles, lounging-roDms for gentlemen, and ample toilet facilities. Broad stair ways lead from tbe first floor into the Assembly-room, which has a seating capacity of about 1,501. This Assembly ro: m furnishes facilities for lectures, delivered by gentlemen emlnert la their special fields of work, embracing every interest connected with livestock, agricultural, and allied Industries. Such a building was never erected at any Exposition, and Its construction here shows that the Board of Directors purposed affording every desirable facil ity that they could furnish to aid the great Live Slock and Agrlcultuia! interests. Close by the Agricultural Building and its Annex are buildings for the Fores:ry aud Dairy exhibits. These measure, respectively, 200 by 50J and 95 by 200 feet. In the Forestry Bull ing the visitor may see a very extensive exhibit illustiatiug forestry resources and products. In the Diary Building he may bs a pupil of a diary school, scientifically conducted and may watch the tests which will determine the respective merits of different breeds of cattle aa milk producers. The Agricultural Building covers more than nine acres, and Its Annex about 3.5 acres. Tbe Forestry aud Dairy Buildings together cover about three acres. Tbe Live Stock building, which will, of course, be of inexpensive construction, cover about tbirty acres. All of three structures together cost nearly $1,000,0 0 and afford most ex tensive and gratifying provision for showing a.:d subserving the Agricultur al and allied Interest. all moral and religions training, who fall in love, marry and live ever after to be happy and good, are the subjects of many books, which re-touohed in repeating by vivid imaginations, glow with color and charm the listener. xchanqe. How a Convict Is Searched. George Keuuau writes in Century. "You have no idea," said Captaiu Nikolin, "how unscrupulous they are, and how much criminal skill they show in concealing forbidden things and in smuggling letters into and out of prison. Suppose that you were going to search a political convict as thor oughly as possible, how would you do it?" 1 replied that I should strip him naked and make a careful examination tt his clothing. "Is that all you would do?" he in quired, wiih a surprised air. 1 said that no other course of pro cedure suggested Itself to me ju-t a that niomeut. "Would you look in his ears?" "No," I answered; "I should not think of looking in his ears." "Would you search his mouth?" .Airrtin I replied in the negative. "Would you look iu a hollow tooth?" I solemnly declare that such a thing as looking iu a hollow tooth for a let ter would never, under any circum stances, have occurred to me. "Well," he said triumphantly, "1 have taken tissue paper with writing on it out of a prisoner's mouth, and once I found a dose of deadly poison concealed under a capping of wax in a couvict's hollow tooth. Ah-h-h!" he exclaimed, rubbing his hands, "they are verv sly, but I know all their tricks." Her Perennial Experiences. One day when living at Beaufort, S. C," said a gentleman the other day, "the young colored nurse in mv family came iu with a terribly lugubri ous face. Around her head wa-f wound a white cloth, which extended fully two feet above. " 'What on earth ia the matter, Tilly ?' said my wife. "'Wb'l I's seekin" 'What are you seeking?' " 'Fse a-seekin' 'ligiou.' " 'Do you have to wear that when you are seeking religion. " 'Oh, yes, niise. 1 has to wear that to mortify de flesh." "That afternoon she came to liei mistress and said: 'I cyarn't tek, keer de chill'n dis arfternoon. I'se to go to de woods an' wrassle wid de spemt.' "She 'wrassled' for four days, and finally came in with a beaming coun tenance, and wfth the cloth taken from her head. She had found Jesus and been baptized. 'Tilly,' I said, 'do you have to go through that performance every time you get religion ?' " 'Yes, Marse Thompson.' " 'How many times have you been baptized in the course of your life?' " ,Bont 'leb'n time.' " Washington Post. - Discouraging tbe Whittling Habit-. In New Haven they are determined to discourage the practice of whittling public building9. A prisoner in the lockup climbed up a ventilator shaft, and cut away a number of slats, only to be nabbed by the vigilant watchman: Brought before the magistrate he was fined $20 and costs for damaging the building, in addition to receiving the penalty for the missdeeds that brought hiui iuto the toils of the law. Boston Transcript Costly, Though Reasonable. A Cincinnati saloon keeper the other day paid $1 for a sealed envelope con taining directions that would enable him to sell more beer. When he opened it he found on a small card thu words " Don't sell so much froth " rHE LEGEND OF THB FORUET M t-NOT. rrte man ler of the flowers i walad in the garden, whlna his aanda had I made, ia CTeninK'a restful hours ; Aud on the dowers his hands tn bleaslng ' laid Lightly as falls the sunllirht op the face ; Of soma green mountain lo In airly spring. and ever l. ft behind an addtxt grace - A sweeter fraaranee. richer bimsomlna: 4nd some looked up with J-y his glance U meet. And raise their heads for eir to the sky : And some, more lowly, stoog-ed to kiss his feet And sllll bend down In sweet humility. But each one answered to tne master's call ; And all were happy, for he loved them all. The master to his carom came again, Aud, walking to and fro lu silent thought, MuiIng o i all the works his hand had wrought, Be heard amazed a feeble wail of pain. So falut, so low. no other ear ha-1 caught The timid, tremulous utterance of that cry. But one attuned to innulte harmonr. IU. heard, and grieved that auaht his hand! had made - ?ould sorrow know : and, guided by the sound Sought eagerly, nutll at last he found I A tiny blue flower weeping in the shade. ( With tender care he raised It tr viu the ground. 1 "My little one." he erled, "what allmh the -r' f be flower wept on, then answered, low. In shame, 'I we-p because I have for jot my name.'' ! The master smiled, "fhou bait remembered I me," Be gently said ; "be all besl le forgot. Sly little Bower, so thou forget-me-not." THE CATHEDRAL AT ULM. Like the Duomo of Florence and the Dom of Cologne, the Ulm Minster re mained nn finished for centnries. More than 500 years have elapsed since its first stone was laid. Begun in 1377. though the main building was complet ed in 1193, tbe work was not crowned and ended nntil 190. The setting in place of the last atone of the spire occurred on May SI, and the lofty structure waa completed at its height of 530 feet, eighteen feet above the Cologne towers aud the loftiest cathedral spire in the world. Tbe cer emonies began on Saturday with an open-air choral festival on the Cathe dral square. The whole of Swabia (and the Swabians are not a thin folk) seemed to have crowded into the city. There were the traditional broad, honest faces, the descendants of the wise men, grouping round the gayly dressed stands in their national oos tumes and thronglug the streets from dawn nntil midnight Thousands of visitors from all parta of Germany had come. The feature of the day was the procession, which depicted the life of the city from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century. In this procession 1,500 people participated; soldiers, heralds, and townspeople In the dis tinctive garb of each period ushered in the respective centuries. Thj first group waa 'interesting aa carrying a model of the foundation stone and of the cathedral Itaelf. The historical piny acted on Monday and Tuesday may have been less inter esting to strangers. The performance opened with the scene of the laying of the corner stone of the cathedral. To tho townspeople all this waa spirit Rtirring, and the picture given of life in Ulm in 1704 held their attention en raptured. Yet the visitors were to le pardoned if these local recollections had less charm than the entertaining and individual dieplny of the Danube fishermen on Tuesday and the felsa, organ recitals, concerts and banquets which continue.! throughout the holi days. On Tuesday night the festivi ties oame to an end. 1 hey were pro tracted till late, but the merrymaking w is protraoted until later still much later than the dying ont of the last beams of the illumination from the oarhedral tower. The cathedral, the glory of the town, st inda in a nearly oval-shaped open space among tbe gray and rather sombre gabled houses. This edifice Ukes rank among the six finest Gothic minsters of Germany, and is, after Cologne, the largest being 4M5 feet long and 200 broad. Originally three, now five aisled, it is bnilt without tran septs or side chapels. Though com pleted it is still in one sense unfinished, the brlok walls having never yet received their coating of stone, which gives tbe exterior a very heavy appearanoe and brings it into strong contrast with the oolotsal aud richly decorated tower. The whole building however, is now undergoing careful restoration, and it is hoped that funds will be procured to bring it to perfection. The tower, whioh ia flush with the main wall and commands an extensive view of the surrounding plains and of the distant Swabian Alps, is of late Gothio, of elegant and harmonions though rich desi n. In the tower hang a large number of bells, including the "wine bell," once rung nightly at 10 o'clock for the purpose of culling the mole population home from the tavern. Of the doors that conduct into the church the richest in point of decora tion are those in the chief portal, with their niches for statues. But the quaintest and most fanciful is the south door, that is decorated with a most original device, namely a tree carved in Btone, with its branches bent and lopped to form tbe arch. But all the doors are equally rich in symbolio carving and of great interest in respect to the light they throw on the costume and armor of the jtriod. Gothio grotesque, together with deeper mean ing, is blended in that curious mode possible only totheGothicmind. This is specially notable in the carving that represents the revolt of the angels, a fine, dignified conception, in which is introduced the involuntary comio ele ment tbe Almighty sweeping away the rebellious angels with a school master's birch rod. Another door bears in its tympanum a representation of the Passion; yet another, of the Last Judgment. Here Christ is depicted, drawn aword in hand, sitting upon the rainbow, a con ception evidently borrowed from the defunct northern gods. As in all medi aeval churches, one door is decorated with the parable of the wise and foolish virgins. It was nsed for marriage parties, and was always known as the bride's door. A little street opposite the cathedral is still called Bride lane. Tbe first aspect of the interior is im pressive from its rhythmic dignity, and, notwithstanding its heavy style of building, it prodnces an effect of light ness. But the glory of Lira is its cathedral stalls. They display a wealth of luxuriant figure, flower, and geometrical decoration that makes them difficult to describe. While so rich, however, no sense of overloading is ever for one moment produced. Two rows of sculptured busts decorate the wall back of the seats, while one row adorns the doors of the seats them selves. The first row of heals, both the largest and most prominent, those in the doorways, are the images of enlight ened heathens. Then followed the men wbo inspired the elder Scriptures, then those who bore testimony to the Christian faith. On the north side are the men, on tbe south the women. The sculptures are all in natural Dolors of tbe dark wood, though there are remains of blue and gold colors on the canopies, ind. eating that these were formerly painted, NO. 4G. XEWL IN BhUEF. -Cats' flesh is much eaten la China. Uncle Sam's is the wealthiest na tion. Boston, Mass., has an asylum for :ats. It cost $97,940 to widen a Chicago street. $10.1-22,035,003 Is invested In our railroads. Kansas Is the banner debtor Stat of tbe couutry. McKeesport, Penn., has iron tele graph poles only. Berlin, with 1,315,000 people has only 2(5,800 dwellings. Cotton havingabeautiful red color la being grown in some parts of Georgia. In Spain an Infant's face is brushed with a pine-tree bough to bring good tuck. A uew process evolved at Minneapo lis, Minn., makes copper hard as steel. About 25,000 people are killed ev ary year In India by wild beasts and reptiles. Londonenjoyed eleven hours of sun shine on a recent Sunday a most rare) record. one-third of the crime committed In London Is perpetuated on Saturday nights. There are 300 newspapers published in Fleet street, London, eleven of which are dailies. The wine grape yield In California this year Is said to h ive been enor mous. The Marlborough House stables alone cost the Trlnce of Wales $3'),000a year. The Swiss colony of New York has presented the city with a Helvetian uational dag. Teachers' salaries In the United States annually amount tj more than 800,0'.'O,000. The London School Board are edu cating 2u,866 more scholars now than they were three years ago. There are more than a hundred thousand acres lu Ylrelnia devoted to the cultivation of tobacco. It Is said that one-eighth of the ine produced iu California last year ;ame from a siulrt vineyard. There are 3,000,000 people wholly or partly dependent upon charity every year in the United Slates. The first Indian tobacco slsn erected in America was put up In Bait I mors, Md., and it still stands. A guild In London has for its ob ject the training of musicians In the art of soothing the nerves o the sick. One of the largest umbrella houses in New York has failed, giving as a reason that the styles changed too often. An electric swing suggestel for the World's Fair will carry twenty-four persons and swing a distance of 900 feet. The highest Inhabited place In the Aor! I is the BuddliHtmouastery, Uatoe, In Thibet, Asia, 1C.000 feet above the -tea, Potato blight has seriously affected -he crops In some of the best potato pro ducing localities in England. An effort is making to Introduce mango, a delicious Fast Indian fruit. Into Georgia, where it is hoped It will thrive. A mining corporation in the copper region or Upper Michigan will sink the deepest shaft lu tbe world, over 4000 feet at least. The British Museum is gathering a stupenduous collection of newspapers. Additions for oho single year comprise 170,878 numbeis. A squirrel and anake engaged In a battle near Springfield, Ohio, and tbe squirrel came off victorious, killing his opponent. Of the 370. 226 ch i Id ren of school age In Louisiana only 65.000 attend the public schools, an l many of those go for but one month. Horn seems to have become a fa vorite ornamentation for fancy goods. It is utilized for anything from a pen rack to a hat rack. Boston landlords have formed an association for protection from tenants whodonotpty They keep a black list for that purpose. Edward Everett Hale Is trying to get Boston to honor Oliver Cromwell by banging the Puritan soldier's portrait in the Old South Church. Instantaneous photography has been used to record tbe movements of the hps In speaking and by puttln? the photo graphs In a zoetrope a deaf mute can easily read the words. A single she t of paper six feet wide and i-even and three-quarter miles long has been made at a paper-mill In New Jersey. Franklin Pierce was tbe fourteenth President, and his initial letters stand for Fourteenth President. There are fourteen letters in his name. The bigstest orango tree in Ameri ca is claimed to lie In Terrebone, La. It is fifteen feet In circumference and forty feet high. The yield this year is expected to reach 10,000 or anges. The standard heljlit of recruits for the Royal Marines (British) is to be five feet six inches for meu under twenty years of age, and bt an tuch Uller for those over twenty years of age. The last thatched cottage of tbe olden time in London has been de stroyed. It fronted on the green at Shepherd's Bush, and there Is good reason for believing that Miles Synder comb, the prime m .ver in the plot against tbe life of Cromwell, once lived in the bouse. It is a fact not generally known that lobsters and several other crustaceans will renew a claw should one be lost In fighting or by accident. Long sentences in a short composi tion are like la.ge rooms In a little house. Authors and lovers always suffer some in fatuation, from which only absence can set them free. For ordinary bathing, the foot of coarse cotton stocking or a knitted wash-cloth made to fit the hsnd like a mitten ia much better than a irponga, bnt for the npper part of the body nothing is better than the naked hand. The new Brazilian bill of rights has one section which says that tbe death penalty is abolished except in cases under martial law in time of war. t' ' 1 It,- St: it-. f ' a - r. 74 ft r V Y r V
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