iiiiifa SS. F. ROHWEIER. THE OON8TITDTION-THK UNION AN I) THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE IJAWS. Editor and IroprWrtr. VOL. XL VII. MIFFLINTOWN. JUMATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY S.-1893. ISO. 8. I : .1 4 TURNING A NEW LEAP. BT DELE WUITSET CLARl. "A this Is a New Year's morulug, I o tui n ih'w I?-f ovf r UN Mllir tHS-tilltR 8111. II Home tinplt'a.nit uutiit H.i rultM u- li 'let-'tort, Make up our mind? to sliun it, Aud be Us tl iv no inure. " Hie words tit nub soflly utteret .s. nk in e. ch elit dcOi ttPail, And ' K'- tltev piOiiiMt ii At r-iice to mk a start. 'J'itiuu -a tew le.tf ijvr," ail Boo. with conscious air, 'Ami t.tv cmne lo Uirakf.ttt Lull! I've biulifd llii nair.w I toV J'd iaimTung Freddy uh-litif aricd .Ztj 'I'll mi u .i lit w le if over, Aud mend mv i.oiy Ma VS. 11. try to v;i k nior- llliily Acrs Hie ; ir.or t!;Kr, A u J never, iit-ver. nev- r, lu slam It.e kitcheu door." I klssrd tlirir earnest tares Willi smiles I. ail slimmed by tearg, l.en ro(ui h li.-.v stit prised me Will v iv teyii'i ltd years "Til iu n a new leat over." lu argots tones sue cried. And s '.zing on the caltnuar clie lurued leaf wltb pride) A srtUDY. HELEN O SULLIVAN DIXON. ' AuJ like a great poet.Nature knows how tj produce the greatest effects w t!i the most limited means. Tliere hi e li. s oaly a sun, trees ami flowerp, witter and love. Of course if tlie latter he lacking in t'.e heait of the observer, :l e whole will. In all probability, pie Be' t but a ioor apte,. ranee, B,ln mil Ih so inauy mi It's In diametT, the Hues are for Dre-wojd, the flowers are :',i.-)Mt,J according to their stamens, and the water ib wet. 'Children' thought I are younger than we, they i an perhaps rera ruber when they were once trees or bird.', aud are consequent ly slill able to iiiideistiind theui. We . f larger growth, are alas too old for that, aod carry about i i our he: di too much legal lore, and too many sorrows aud bad tries. " IlEINRicn ITeine. "Good-bye sweetest en ramer I do not forget thee," saa the swallow as she Hits by our dour, "I flv to Under skies." ' Fare-thee-well." sighs the West wind hoiiy l;;rien,"I go to dream on the breast of the ro ei unchilled by frost and snow." "Sun, sitlun yiur hottest you do not deceive me," calls back the red butterllv, "I follow the fco:teps or my ki'id and the glad Spring. I bask no uiore In the subtle warmth of a s'oile golden at noon and that ere twilight falls, treacherously toes down lu misty gloom." ftay,why so fast," shriek kingfisher. Lawk, eagle, to the wood robin a-id brown thrush, 'clear is the sky and the lipple of ihe ;ea not iingenti.'' "Not we,'' say thiothir, ' N black bird i near, and why build ye so fnitl f lly, hour bv hour In your sturdy oaK so deep a in si? We dip our wing in the wa've ai.d go. Tlil Spring a'am fare-thee-well. " To the jensitive, highly organized temperament, nothing is so lull of mean ing, nor furnishes more ample .ood thought than chance of atmophere. The seasons glide on, from grave tj gay. The slow steady, resistless move ment of their eternal restlessness fi'ls the soul with sadiH's. Nature, like life always wowlerfn1, soeim to have stored within herself au exh.tusl.esa wart o? repose. It. would seera the mott scorching of n id-summers that the earth's mighty body shruIJ relax, nerveless, storing up vital force, and that her immense beat would suggest Summer, summer alone. .Not so. Like a fevered child she tosses dtrully and moan. At sinister moments is caught arai l the warf and woof of suu llt leaves a chill, a Bonething-whl'!ii to the thoughtful mind recalls Winter. Verily, the subtle Saason9 are quite beyond mortal's analysis. They lie so close they wear one look. At night-fall atun spheric change il felt The swift dawn of and set of constellations, the languid moon blood- red atid mottled, the gradual flight of migratory things warned, caught by comiiig fiost", the death of the flowers, the early lighted student lamp, the rroan of the restless s a fitfully dis turbed by inner change, the voices of children sub iued to s-helt'-red evenings, tell us that Summer has indeed gone. She hath le;t vs reluctantly. Ever and anon at mid-dav a hot glance makes the traveler tremble. At eve a more prolonged look deceives ulm as to winter's approach. T' e long" ago silken tassel in Ihe co'.n is lead; Us once brllliaut waving green, withered and brown, with its yellow and white corn ts ttored away In roomy bam. Majestic svearaores, giant lii.b d, twisted, gnarled into grim lik nesi of the human, or straight, beautilul in coloring suggesting softest flesh tone, heightened by melting shades of bite, let fall great curls cf bark, qjalnl, sad brown leaves. These rustle thick to thu tread. Their very whisper bath different tone from summer. Vigorous Ivy takes closer grip. It Deeds no wintry warning voice. Vital with instinct ciose arjuud the massive trunk and bough its deep gieeu leave.", sombre flowers dally no more with light winds. Ivy and tree lif wi u them no hath graver cast. Brown little birds lay close to pines and giass. They bear the strong tramp of th? hunter, the bark of t'je keen nosed dog cuts strangely the frost-laden air. Trembl ng labbits cross noiselessly path of tangled Lriar anil sheltered weed. ?q:jirrels ctack j kes and nuts hi?h up in the great oak's hollow. Tneye ir'a planning of early and late crops has borne its fultl'ment great or little. Harvest thus gathered, winter's occu pation less full of life uiusi.be consid ered. Time no longer stands still w hen on flowing stream, under perfumed billy slope, sheltered golden Peld, the reapers nmal wjs spreud. Moou-lit harvest homes bene -th piak blossomed tree , t. e sound of the cheery Shep herd's pipe, the fixing feet of country wain, the merry laughter, b neatli the Wit.'hing moon, the whl pered word of Love, its cby return, the h ippy homeward drive thro' meadow sceuUM laud, these, all this, thii wonderfnl, beautiful, glorious, throbbing l.a.-vest, heme of youth and joy, when .all the world is kind, hath gone. Buried It is in that va t forever where all sweet tilings lie hid. JJ.'tween riwi of naked corn-stalk, lengthy vistas deep in orchard giass toft to the toot, stretch in unJulat ous. Ere tim-t tl e sun as if in compensa tion for his many wintry looks, takes on once eg.ilu bis old brilliancy of sml'e, beam down npon these grasses red and gold. At this happy moment, forgetting tad Whiter, both painter and writer feels hlmssU restlessly unable to depict the warm loveliness of the scene, mellowed by hazy perspective. I'Ouiu ne out obey the inner voles of his divine mistress, glad Art, or set to music this poetry of motion softly mur muring along these golden brown reed, bow glorious to him would life stretch full to the brim of rich possibility! Not so very long ago, grapes white aud purple, so beautiful no Bacchus thus brew crowred dare depi-e, grapes, wix;8e luscious Southern suuned sweetness Silenus old would tura sick of cravtng.licel the hillside. Occa sionally at dusk merry tinkling is heard ; adowa the wl''e road d ipplVd mules, gr.'y, six in number, bravely they tr iujp to wc ward. Their driver, brawny feib w iu warm double jacket, sturdy boots, soft cap set knnwlngly on oue ear, a cute twinklj in his c'.ear eye, great sinewy, curling plaited whip in hand, lustily, cheerily hums he a gay Pastoial, dear Phyllis s)mewh-re awaits him in the future, this rounde lay broken in by e ills to his team; driving lines tl.ev have none, red tassels Sauce in the light wind from their strong hads, silver Lttle belli keep time along their hooped collars brass finished. It is a late waiii, li caches the dying sunlight's pari inn smile to tl e purple tinted summer's hay. The rivr tosvs restlessly. Stirred in its heart deep by forebodings of storm. What tales In the past beneatn the yellow moou might it not Ull of summer's wooing, what in the future cf Autumn's fulfilling? Upon its heaving breast the ships have stead ier hiiUl to bold the helm. Their coarse now runs "from lauds of snow to lauds of sun.' Twilight covers the i hills in blue Indistinctness. The pineal none sing more weird or strauge a song than they. To what must the filmy mint about theiu ba coiuP'ieJ, the softest cobweb, bathed in lavender palest, moon-l'vhle I, indescribably fr; gile. Miles of marsh land and mea dow alike change under Winter's sure hand. Sm;tll birds u 'migratory, flit, ch'rp thro' green moss. They seekdiy twigs for wi iter homes. Wild duck swift winged, from Northern Sea vibrant call across the marsh plant. Sea gu'l, downy breasted, fefd on sand bar leTt bare by ebb tide. Furthur up on sloping down the sheep feed; al night do th'-y gather to gether, sleep beneath twinkling stars. a c iitaiso osj me v i v n iu s ' ia s j i absent, gone, watched by no Shepherd ; Perhaps some dream of a ewe lamo friendly, motherless, left ont at night in shutting up the fold." All too snuu pomes the bitter East, the b'ustenn ol 1 North West, Acr ss a forest path, tiney moss'd brownly, a wintry object cuts the ch II landscape. 'Tis an aged womau, a crjr.e wrinkled, bent, her d'ni eye like a dying lamp tiifuliy flickers In its pur.ken socket. She gat'.ers a few dead bjuhs. kicked aside by the wood cutter, for tire wol. Most scantily c othed, slowly she hastens homeward. Poor, pathetic, Imrdeued old a?e, a;.d lonely. Verily It would seem all the fire the other fide ot the stream S vx scarce could warm fiy lr?nib!ing old shell, liiotnlng less f r this than the vital elixir of warm youth, that a'a?l comes but once. In the orch ird cider presses stand rusty. Kind old Dibbin, head a little closer each faithful year to Mother Earth, or, lu-itrous-eved oxen, have tanen the sweet juice foaming in solid cask dow planted deep In country cellar. The old mill is silent; its merry wheel hangs stiff with glittering i;a monds. Its sweet song has gone deep into shadow. At eve ohm great silver S'.ar glints athwart the frozen m?re. It gilds the shivering wtter reed. Its cold ey hovers over the dark pool. This one's fn zen heart, mutely unresponsive, re- fleets for return a steely gUuee devoid of warmth. Suns. ts take no dreir tone. Blues, creams wh.tes, massed so airily, hava : given place to sterner hue. Jaiiged lines along the Western sky opal baried, : thousand shaded, crossed by madder' l.ikes Hhan-rnm pinole, deepen. I Mases of strong red predominate. CjIJ buck, tawny ye.low t ack ground, presents strange combination wild. Greens, salmon pink, aqua-marines, darkest olive, loom gloomily up beyond x, , , . . i T 7k-f tl, Mortal c .t Jhes not the glory of those sunsets. We gaze enthralled. We bebeve ourselves 1 1 have caught in a meinure tha swirt rhythm of these rich symphonies. S.seyoul t'is vanished. Oi't individual shades of one color, from topmost high light, trembling, to profound de.-ths, scintillate, gleam, melt into h iruioay ubsolute. "Nor sullen discontent nor anxious care, E'en though brought Inhabit there." thither, could DrtYDEN. A long, Ijv ilnma frim a rcora. D.tits of rnddv great chimney, glint op- ward, loso themselves in rafters brown and red. A ta 1 old mahogany clock. that never sleeps, ticks soothingly, l a face.llghted by one round bright rto n. This smiles, yeeps over at star children very knowing. Narrow windows small panei, welcome the gay morula sun. The Tlie golden sun responds, ciee. s shyly In, plays about, the snugly cush ioned and broad window seat. Qu.fiu old wall nt "nrosses" or cupboards three In number, lit into the corners cf tne wainscolted room sides; mis wooa work pair ted robin egg blue picked out with red. JTnm tue snauowy uepuus of the cupboards bits ot china blue aud impressed anew with the weak and white gleam. Mellow this old china, trivial curiosity of the male mind, highly pol shpd, bandied lovingly by for every time she handed in sorue flngers now dust under theclumoof old thing to be weighed the busy men in oaks (one might se should he but ' charge stopped to turn it over and glance across thd field) sighing over the rca(j thft address. "And they talk of shadowed headstones. the curiosity of women!" she scorn- Deep within the Ing Nok the . thought. A few davs niro Rh. larmcr sua. t-ij . - - 71.. r iA rn a utpulnh yawn. APi les, nuts, iiuaik u.miu of hoiiic-brewed cider near the good man's band; a br-wny, muscular, cross lined h ind; a hand eunob'ed by hard toil. Sturdy goodness beams from the farmer's eye. An eye whofe liquid , blue gleam", unshadowed by too much j contact with the world, rivals In ! warmth the blazing pine and oaK logs j themselves. Do not the happy voices of his clnl ri.on orefct him at every turn? , . . . . . i. .... i Ruddy-cheeked, rosy, they play. This oue next bim, wie nrhi-ooro, why doth the father's band gain softer corr.es a wistful slgb. Alas! sishs, 1 ke flowers, crop up about our every step; sadly they ere born, in sadne.s they It is the Twilight hour. Arar hums along the great world. TUE CITT WORLD IS NOW AWAKING. The voices of mon as they gamble in stock, noisily dispute, jar along with touchasitnearjDiSDrignyouuBueaurAnd tne crushed busines3 woman ! T:ie boy meets the other's look w tti I ,k, fa . m Ma an mmnv the farmer's heart dully . " "e"1'. rh. From his broad Cest tl.e.e , the seething, boiling river of humanity. Sin, vice, death tawny beasts tbrre. Hydra-headed, grim-jawed, stretch gauntly their huge limbs. Prepare i bey to creep forth. Stealthily, nob-le-s, ceek they prey. I TH8 COUNTRY WORLD SLEEPS. REPOSE FTJLLV Undisturbed surely is the good farmer. Content, within the sound of the river that runs by his broad lau i. No man he owes. Neither the warm clasp of his rough, but kindly, hand other than wjrthy. U'. sheep be knows guarded by h'.s ftthTul collie. He catches the faint echo of his baik alar. 'Iu followed by the deeper bay or the old WAtch dog. The lowing of kiue over the salt m trshes strikes no' unpleasantly upon his ear. Iudeed there might bd worse things than this conteuted repose of tne worthy farmer. Life, many phased aod sad life, In all Its imuieasura'dd depths of auagiaatlon life la Its horrible realism, 1 coaies to him as a murmur like unto the little summer waves beating about his meadow coast hue. lie reads of it at ohort lengthed d iys close prob ably from the piiges of his own county weekly piper Its billows of pis siou despair leatb affect him bui as echoes, not as stoi ms. 'Tis trua now and lh?n the thought of the lav.sh ( wate of Government money for the individuals luxurious display the. Pension B ireau taxes contract and I gnaw Into bis hones! hejrt like the teeth of the Spartan Biys fo bull these as all things earthly conforming aud natural to life's deoline, fall away, and lu lime give place iu turn to other things until at leugtn ne u-es mtnseir in his Pas', -(lading theielu contented lbo' misty consolation. When all told ambltloc's cravinzs un satisfied, money getting to sad neglect of happier tn ngn, tlu wear and tear of too much love of self, the fiery tempta t o'ih, the disappoint me it of live and friendships, all this corop ired !f we:glie I in the ba a ice might be found woelull' Wanting. The Ciods then bless the farm?1-, ' as he sits happy by bis own boarth stone. Its Penates and Lares unlnvated, un d execrated by no man's fateful foot print. The swirl of soni9 rent b ugh, torn from its fastening, shivering leave The glitterin? Snow King peeps In tan the old farm bouse window. It is night iv tbk country. Tfctght ot navel. That ocean waves run mountains nigh no one ever believed unless he was very credulous indeed. The phrase is a highly exaggerated figure of speech. But the observations ol keepers of lighthouses in every ex posed situations have proved that waves run high enough, in great storms, to make very respectable hills. Some time ago the steamer that carried supplies to the light bouse on Tillamook Hock, on the coat of Oregon, was able to make a landing and establish communication with the light-keepers for the lirst time in six weeks. It brought away the cnief light-keeper who had ? thrilling story to tell. The waves of the Pacific tore awa the wharves and other constructions on the rock, even carrying off timlei-s riveted to the rock. As yet, how ever, the lantern remained untouched. But the storm increased; the waves rose higher, aud presently dashed against the lantern, 100 feet above the level of the sea. Finally the water dashed e'ear over the top of the beacon, coining in at the venti lators in the roof. I The keepers were compelled to work J desperately all night long to keep the lamp lighted. Ihey were contin ually in fear that the panes of glass looking seaward would be broken in by the force of the waves, and that they should themselves be washed out into the sea to certain death. But the iron lattice work outside the windows saved the glass. The light-keepers, who were ola sailors, affirmed that no experience on shipboard could be so horrible as this long struggle with the storm at ,. .".u t-v, the summit of the lighthouse. They wouid have been glad to take refugf iven in a frail ship. The Tillamook light has on prev ious occasions been washed com pletely over by thewaves. The saa thing has happened to the EddysUn Light off the coast of England, and to -the light at Fleaux-de-Brechot, oil the the coast of France, both ol which are upwards of 150 feet 1' height, It seems very well established, therefore, that the waves may mount to a height of 150 feet above the general level, where there are rocks or otner obstructions to break. On the ocean they would hardly rise so l high above general level; but as each i wave is accompanied by a depression ' of corresponding debth, the vessel j which is carried from the wave may truly be said to climb a great bill o' waves. Bm Read lb Add rex. A certain business woman often takes letters and packages to the gen eral postorilce to be weighed. As often as she has done so she has been ' " repeated this experience up to a cer tain point. The variation began when the examining magnet sajd cheerfully: "Be a good idea, wouldn't It, for you to put on here the State these papers is goin' to? Yes, cer- ; taiuly, 1 11 write it for you. Guess : I've saved 500 bundles from being j lost in the last three weeks, lookin' to see if they was directed all right. I don't bother about the men: don't f care so much about their bundles, and I they've got more head for looking af ter such things; but I always look at ' tne ladies bundles. Ten The Gall In the Boney. "Life isn't such a pleasant thing, after all," said Chappie. "Why not?" asked Cbolly. "Well, it's pretty hard, dontcher know, to have to it at a club win dow all day to show to the world that you haven't to do anything to maka a living." Tftjas Silting FIGS AND THISTLES. Mkir WluDowlnr of tin Epttframvaela Hmm't Born. the I breath of God. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon." Mercy and truth are the wing9 of love. "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil." The man who shuts out good huts out God. It takes more courage to endure ihan to act. Mercy Is the touch of a mother Iressing a wound. ' Nobody in the devil's army wants So be a private. The people who fear God most are least afraid of pica. The lower down a Christian gets ihe higher up he looks. Whosoever will may take of the ater of life freely." The gold plating on a wire does not make it any stronger. "He that eateth this bread Christ hall live forever." God lights up no man's house who ihuts up all the windows. Thk right kind of a man is never lurt any by persecution. Take the nails out of a church,and down goes the steeple. The man who works for God al ways gets his pay in advance. "They that are In the flesh uncon ertid cannot please God." The surest way to win the lovo c? teople is to become lovable. God's bread is always sweetei than, .he devil's plum pudding. Whenever a wise man makes amis .ake it teaches him something. "As many as are led by the spirit f God, they are the sons of men." When Christ rills us the first thing ie does is to empty us of self. If vou are willing for God to use ton in His own way He wdl do it. If Christ is in you somebody wili oe sure to see Him aud love Him. The one who has Christ has every thing that God's law requires of him. The man who tears one leaf out of lis Bible will soon disbelieve it all. It isn't hard to be a Christian hea you devote your whole time o it. When the last hypocrite dies the ievil will not own a foot of ground on Mrth. "The wicked shall be turned into lell, and all the nations that forget lod." No one can know much ot Christ ho docs not suffer for Christ. It is when we have no where else co look that we cau most fully trust God. Som of the organ's sweetest notes xirne from the pipes that cannot be een. To be gentle and of a sweet spirit s to have an army of angels working 'or you. Going down low to work for Christ eems very high up from where angels ook. Sin can banish men from God's presence, but it can never separate Miem from Ilis love. Vou are needed at church the most when you know there will be the fewest there. A Wile Worth Having. A good story is told of a certain man in Franklin County. He one day told his wife that he would give her all the silver pieces she found in his wallet which was coined the year he was born. As a result the lady in due course of time had quite an amount of silver money on hand so much, in fact, that s'.ie went to the bank and de posited it in her name. Then speaking to the cashier the ady said: "My husband tells me you are go .na to pay him some money to-day. Won't you please pay him in this silver I have jnst deposited? I will je so much obliged to you if you will." Of course the cashier, being noted for his courtesy to the ladies, quickly eplied that he would be happy to please her. As a result the lady has still more oirthday money. Bangor Commer cial. ' Slnegarde In the Animal World. There are some families in the ani mal world that will not put up with laziness on any terms. The drones iu the bee-hive, when no longer needed, arc slain by the workers. An Idle beaver is promptly turned away from the colony in whose industry he will not take part. Should an elephant make himself a nuisance to the rest of the herd by malicious, ag gressive conduct, he is driven forth, and -becomes a "rogue." Crows will, after due deliberation, put an offend ing bird to death; and if a pair of rooks, too lazy to find buildiug mate rial for themselves, steal sticks and other articles from their neighbors, their nests will be destroyed by the j other inmates of the rookery. Or If Use to Him. "The advantage of buying a knife A this kind." said the salesman per suasively, "is that it has a good file blade." "What aw is a file blade faw?'" inquired Fweddy Olechap. "For filing your finger-nails." "I aw nevah use anything bui the edge of a gold chain for that," said Fweddy, transfixing the pre anrfiptuous salesman by a cold stare through his eve-glass. Chicago- Tri bune. 2to Drainage. "The water of the ocean is no fresh. Why?" askod the teacher. "I'tcause," said Willie, "there's so much of it nobody can empty it out and renew it." Harper's Bazar. "So tou proposed to her? Ac cepted, ol course?" "Accepted! Why, she treated me like a dog." "Allow me to congratulate you, old fellow. I saw how she treated one the other day, and, by Jove, howl nvtod. U)9t dog!" Tj4JW - i LAUGII AiND GROW FAT. A HEALTHY TONIC FOR IN VALIDS OP ALL KINDS. BnmtroDt Anecdotes Glemned from Vart on Source Something to Read Wblcll WIU Make Anybody Sleep Well Bettel Than Medleine Wbea Taken lleiore Be tiring-. In Cbtcaro. Mrs. Porkchops Arthur. I received another note from our Eastern rel atives just begging us to pay them a visit. What can it all mean? Thev never noticed us before. Mr. Porkchops They must intend couimts to me urm s ran aim tuey thinic we believe in rec.procity.- j Ke" An insinnation. Mr. Dusenberry (quite inebriated) My dear, I couldn't go down that toboggan slide. It would take u' breath. Mrs. Dusenberry It wouldn't be a bad thing if it did. Texas Sift ing. Lucky Man. "How arc taxes up your way?" "Elegant. Way up" "How much do you pay? "Not a cent" a "Exempt?" "No. Busted." Judge, Mr. Close 'Scuse me, sir; but I'm Seth Close from Punkville, an' I'm a-lookin' for the Farmers' Savings Bank. Kin you direct me tew it? Recently converted bunco-steerer 1 could, sir; I am going that way; but do not follow me, I beg; I am trying to be a better man. ruck. An Interest In the ftastne.s. Iliggleby Hello, Dick! What are you doing now? Are you still with Hustletou? Kingsworth No, but I have an in terest in the business. 'In what way, if it's not too much to ask?" "Why, he told me he could get along without me and I am intersted to learn how he's going to do it." Boston Transcript. Rappy Saburtnite. Mr. Citimana To save my neck I can't understand why the crowds at the ferries always have such a happy look. Mr. Suburb It's simple enough. After the day's work in the city we're always glad to get out of it and after eight or ten hours in the country we're always glad to get back. Ne York Weekly. Sad State of Affairs. P.itcr It's singular that whenever I want you to marry a man you ob ject, and whenever I do not want you to marry one you straightway insist on it. Filia Yes: and whenever we arc agreed the man objects. Life. So Cse Trying. Old Friend I have it on good au thority that your daughter has deter mined to marry young Fastfello. You must prevent it. Mr. Meeke I can't. Old Friend You are her father. Mr Meeke That's it. She's a wo man and I'm only a man. Puck. ThftT Vtro There. Jarman Did you go to the conun drum festival last evening? Van All Yes. "Did you hear any new conun drums?" "No, but I saw some." An Ctier l allnre. Prindle Mr. De Lamma has: met with an utter failure. Windle Why, how did it happen? Prindle He caught cold in his throat and lost bis voice. Tlie Silver Question. Sam Johnsing I has been read in in dc papers alout de silber queshun. What is de silbe-r queshun, anyhow? Jeeins Crow Fool niggah! Don't know what de silber queshun is! Huh! De silber queshun is, l end me a quarter? Texas Sittings. Hte Vocation "All the world's a stage, you i Know," said the actor, who was hav-1 Inn- hie hair trimmofl i "Yes," replied the barber, althougn I don't realize it except when 1 have a bald-headed man in the chair." ! "And why then?" j "Because I have to act a cart." j Washington Star. - j Totj won't suit me at alL" as tht man said to the tailor who refussw him credit Texas Sifting. Recalling the Past. tfflBm A STOSY OF THE DAY, Fne mfllcolty Between 'pain end Per Wnlea Came Near Resulting In Wa. Peru and Spain became involved in a very serious difficulty in March, 1864. It arose out of a claim for dam ages made by the European nation. Some colonists who had been im. 'ported from Spain were killed in a local fight at Talamto with thir Peruvian landlords. The matter waa carried into the courts, where it was still pending when a Spanish commis sioner named Mazarredo arrived at Lima. He demanded that the Peru- . viaa Government should recognize him as a royal commissioner and make restitution for the affair at laIambo. ... . h . nipri,,an RPriUhlie demirred whereupon Mazarredo, in ' company with the Spanish Admiral, I Pinzon, proceeded to the Chincha I Islands, the surrender of which they j demanded. They gave the Governor fifteen minutes' time to come to a de-' cision and declared that if he did not ' at once submit they woulo. bombard the Island and destroy all the vessels of war. The Governor was powerless to resist and had to content himself with a protest against such a flagrant abuse of power. The Spaniards landed, arrested the Governor and Captain of the fort, and hoisted the colors of Spain. When this outrage was reported the wildest excitement was produced throughout the whole of Peru. Preparations were at once made todefend the country, all classes of people offering their services and giving other proofs of their patriot- . ism. Even the priests offered to take I up arms if necessary. The American residents in Lima and Callao met and passed a series of resolutions protest ing againts the seizure of the Islands and offering all the assistance in their power to the threatened Republic. War seeni?d imminent for several months, but the matter was finally . adjusted by means of diplomacy. Spain's original demands were for the most part acceded to, but Peru re tained the valuable Chincha Islands The Vestal Virgins. Ovid tells us that the first temple of Vesta at Rome was built of wat-1 tied walls and rooted with thatch. It was little other than a circular, cov ered fireplace, and was tended by the unmarried girls. It served as the public hearth of Rome, and on it glowed, unextinguishable throughout the year, the sacred Are which was supposed to have been brought from j Froy, and the continuance of which' was thought to be linked with th' , 'ortunes of the city. I The name of the Vesta is believed , to be derived from the same root as the Sanscrit was, which meaus to j dwell, to inhabit, which shows that she was the goddess of home, and home had the hearth as its focus. A tow n or a State is but a large family, and what the domestic hearth was to the house, that the temple of th rjerpetual fire was to the city. Every town had its Vesta or com monwealth, and the colonies derived their fire from the mother earth. Should a vestal maiden allow the sa cred fire to go out, she was beaten by the grand pontiff till blood (lowed, and the new fire was solemnly rekin dled bv rubbing dry wood together, or by focusing the sun's rays. It might not be borrowed. The circu lar form and domod roof of the temples of Vesta were survivals of the prehistoric huts of the aborigines, which were always round. Odd Coverlids "I see." said Snaggs, laying down the newspaper he was reading, "that paper quilts are being manufactured and are used extensively, giving good satisfaction." "There's a scheme," remarked Boggs. "When a man is too poor to take a newspaper he can read his quilt. I suppose they will have li brary quilts after awhile, with (.ne of Dickens' novels printed on them. Great scheme, isn't it?" "That's nawthing," said a man with a wild-west accent; "I mind stopping at a tavern in Oregon where the landlord gave us a tallow dip to show us to bed. " "Ye'll find yer breakfast spread for ye fust thing in the mornin', gentle men,' he said, as we wished him good night; eat round the edges, but sav the middle if you can.' "We asked him to explain, and he showed us the comfortable on our bed. It was a big buckwheat cake the size of the bed, and as light as a sponge. We breakf;.ted off of it without getting up." Somebody threw a bootjack ar. that moment, and the wild-west accent ceased to accentuate, and the truth teller went home. Free Press. Concerning Car I'or.es. "Car horses come from the utter most parts of the earth," remarked the secretary of one of the big city car companies during a discussion of that variety of steed, "and as a ruie we pay 8150 per head for them. This is our limit, and in buying a horse his age, if he be in good condition, is not a matter of much consideration. This is explained by the fact that a car horse never lasts more than two ' years, while some of them pound to ' pieces on the cobble-stones in six months. When they are tboro: lily worn out we sell them off at $J- to $:!0 apiece. If the ptirch.-iser is a sharper he puts the beast our to gra' s for a month's rest, and when next seen in public that horse turns up at a horse auction whc;e he is warranted sound, kind, and true.' This is quite an ancient trick with divers gentle me who live by their wits." New York Commercial Advertiser. Never borrow trouble if you can ivoid doing so. But in case you must borrow it, try and get it without in terest. cl e ore I Fmltee. When a little girl in a Sunday school choir wants to be an angel all she has to do Is to sing out. The j ldea hat , merely a wings make the angel is matter of 'pinion. Picay une. First Parishioner I think, w ought to raise Dr. Thirdly's salary." fecond Parishioner I don t. He is uch a conscientious man that he would feel bound to preacb longer ernjon. Kata Field's Washington. 0.car Kmi "Isn't It outrageous to have abnse heaped upon you in the newspapers?" said the hero of a scandal to Oscar Wiltle. "Yes," replied the knowrng Oscar, "it's bad enough to be abused, but how much worse to be Ignored.' Loudon Journal. lrib, I'm Know. Mr. O'Rafferty And what did yer brother think was the rale cause of bis death? Mr. Duffy Me brother never knew the ra'e cause of bis death, as no inquest was held on him. Texas Sifting. A Long- Time on the Way. Mrs. Budlong Did you have a good sermon tjs morning? Miss Budlong Very good; but it was somewhat disappointing. Mrs. Budlong What was the text, dear? Miss Bublong Behold! the bride 'room cometh. Judge, Whom Time I'lotls Withal. 1 ii:k Hicks I donH see why they rail Sunday 'one day in seven. Mrs. Hicks Why not? Dick Hicks I should think it would be more to the point to call it -seven days in one.' New York Herald. Hard Clear Through. "I read Schopenhauer in German." "Why, I never knew you under stood German?" "I don't. But Scho phenhauer is no harder to understand In the original than In English." Harper's Bazar. Eggs are Eggs. Strutter (who thinks of adopting- the stage) Do you think 1 could make money on the stage? Manager Y-e-s,-you might, if you are a good catch and own an incubater. New York Weekly. The Wifely Remedy. Mr. shaw! Brace (aprealingly) Oh, Mary, tliere goes u suspen- cr button off my trousers. Mrs. Brace (sweetly) Never mind, denr; here's a safety pin. Puck. Help Needod. De Cash I see you have taken h partner! De Curb Yes, I had ta A man can't, keep a suburban resi dence supplied with servants and at tend to business, too. A Conflict of Authorities. Grace Ingle Have you decided yet whether you shall accept Mr. Lvon norT? Mary Mainso No o; Brad stteet says 1 may, but Dun says I mustn't. Puck. ' The Progress of Evolution. Charley Livewayte Why do you Bostonians eat baked beans? Athe nia Hubbs The progress of evolution. We gave up eating them raw severa' links ago. Puck. A Baby's Peculiarities Young Mother I wonder why the baby always wakes up crying. Young Father (wearily) I suppose hi's mad because he's been making no trouble -Good News. He Reformed Her, She I was a fool when I mar ried you. He Aren't you a fool still? "No, I am nor," "Then you siiould be thankful to me for reform. Ing you," Grip An Unpleasant Outlook. ffrtC? -Ah ''ft,,3X;iM?ifMT Newlv arrived ostrich (seeing a flamingo for the first time) By the great sands of Sahara! This must be , an awfully mean place. By the time thev starve rac down as thin as that. I'll be dead. Puck. reeded Cleaning. Mr. Staylate Is that clock right Hlu Ta Pinlr Snroarllvl T think- it j miIst need cleaning It'sbeon two ! or three hours going that last hour. New York Weekly. They Always Kick. There are some people who would sneer at the industry of the bee be- .,ima It. rlrmcn't. fnrniQh t.rilm with bread to spread the honey on. Puck, Prof. Garner should be checked in his efforts to show that the mon keys have a language. Should the monkeys realize that they can tal'c they will be organizing a congress tnd starting a Congressional Record. "Cheer up, friend," said the par son to the dying editor; "you have a bright future before you." "That's what's bothering me," gasped the editor. "I can see it blazing." At lanta Constitution. t! la I I I llll nvitiMlliy. a I I n I I I i i t 1 1 y i uj i i i ii 1 1 i nni TSEWS IN BRIEF. St. Louis exports quail to London. There are 830 shades of false eeth. A Laplnndrcan skate 150 miles in a lay. Over 600 varieties of cotton art .aid to exist. Mauna Loa, Hawaii's great volcano, is again active. The Assyrians had seventy-two different kinds of wine. Baltimore has an insurance com (any which insures against theft. A stolen wad of t-1000 was lately found hidden in a roll of batter in Minnesota. Ancient battering rams wer. manned by 100 to 150 meu, generally captives. The naval vessels now being con j'ructed by our Government will cost S 53 ,000,000. Garum, the Roman sauce, wa-. made of the intestines, gills and blood of fish, left to purify. In olden tirres deformed peopl ere frequently thrown into prison tc be kept out of eight. The steel pen s unknown in th British Patent OiKce where the old time quill pan is still m ie use of. In a year the food eaten by a horst is nine times his weUbt; that of a cow nine times; that of an ox ri times. In hot climates Roman soldier ore sandals; In cold regions they were provided with excellent leather shoes. AH the gold In the woild, itissiid, could be stored In a room twenty-foui feet square and twenty-four feet deep. A wedding notice iu a Maine pa pers recently ended with the words: "No e.irds, no cakes, nobody's busi ness." In sorting over the letters froiL various parts of the world, 197 d ffer ent way of spelling Chicago have been found. In Mexico a street car can be hir id. for personal use for 23 50 per day, with a right to stop at one place foi two hours. It is estimated that last year Ari l na produced $ J,O00,0OO in gr id 2(0,000 in silver and 14,500,000 in copper. A famous Roman glutton always wore gleves at a feast so he could handle the hot meat sooner tban thf other guests. Dearborn Fox, of Wolfeborough, N. H., harvested a squash last season that measured ninety-two inches Id circumference. blx Presidents have died In July effeisou, Monroe, Taylor, Van Bureo, Johnson and Grant and President Garfield was shot la July. M. lriicf. a Russian, has ju3, completed a pedestrian journey from St. Petersburg, to Paris takii.g eleven n ouths for the journey. James McVeigh, of Wascros. Ga is eight: -seven years old, has twenty, thiee children living and has never been sick a day in his life.' A red fir tree in Chehalis County, Washington, is 400 feet high, and neaily fifty-four feet in circumference six feet from the ground. A piece of sycamore limb abou ilght inciits squere and completely petrified was recently found near Lot Alamos, CaL, by Samuel Slrrlne. Colonel Rea Hand, of Mexico, re- gently married Miss Bossman, o( Minnesota. The groom is seven feet two inches In height and the bride six feet eleven. Charlotte, N. C, boasts of a double faced patato. One side is claimed to be a perfect representation of a bear and the other, It is said, is a fair mold of a calf. A deaf and dumb bock ranvasse. 1 J seventy-six books within four days recently in three small New Hampshire towns, with commission amounting to $15". A Moslem (Peon.) farmer grew, I. is said, an Irish potato, the stalk of which was five feet seven Inches In height and bore at its roots a bushel of potatoes. The hairspring is a strip of thi doest steel about fJi inches long. 1-100 of an inch wide aud 27 10,0!'0 of au inch thick. It Is coiled up in spiral form aud finely terapeieJ. A Maryland woman entertained three guests some time ago, named Mrs. Spilnkle, Mrs. Shower and Mrs. S.orm. It should have been a quar tette aLd balanced by Mrs. Sunshine. Mount Ararat, the resting place cf Che Scriptural ark, is, in reality, two mouutan s separated hy a valley. The higher peak is 17,210 feet, and the lesser 13,000 feet above sea level. Tne German Socialists report thai they control seventy newspaper or gans, of which twenty-two are political dailies. The subsidies granted to some of tin m amouot t ) f 16.00) a year. The annual report of the Society for the Protection of Birds of Great Britian stat- s that the English gold finch :s threatened with extinction because ot tne pre-ent demand for its feathers for "murderous mdlliif r.'' Ihe lajmau's prolonged and some what doleful cry, which used to be heard more frequently than at present in our street", had its prototvpe iu Genoa, from whxh It came directly to this country. The coyotes in Cook County, Oregon, are l ecoming tco high-toned to live exclusively on mu1 top, and are cultivating au alarming taste for ea', and cr-nneqnently calves are disappear ing in laige numbers. Katherine E- Conway, recently ap pointed one of the Piison Commission ers of Masachii:-e!.ts, Is one of tin editors of he Boston Pilot She Is a small w man wl;b durk completion, eyes and hair, and Is very animated in conve ration. It frequently h?p vjns that a ma n ac 4iiri s tue reputation of being a luciy fellow only, at last, to meet with m's- j furture so great as to rob hu. at i of all the reputation a serle once series of successes gave him. A Little UK A clerk at a large shoe store on Sixth avenue is very much given to spells of absent-mindconess. Miss Murray mil went into the shoe store lot long auo. "What can I do for you miss?" ho asked, timidly. "I want a pair of shecs," "Have you hav you brought your fact with nu?" Taxas Sltinza.
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