. F. SOHWEIER, THE OONBTITUTION-THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. Editor ud Proprietor. VOL. XL VII. MIFFLIN1WIS, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1893. NO. 41. i. M ml mm . lL. I'll. lAliJlAlirj. f',?. Joseph Henry, w Iwoi' ' r"1 har hat her child died "'tfWok ; so mm Professor Silllman? WH".not rorth " Mh ; "i rroi-ssnr Mitohoii ueu. j ry tnt If von rim . 'l"' ""i-mists of the dav were nil nirreed ,w!!h. ?our rms-n. " ''" up with solid front to Stk Th hlm he ouht to ; our Christianity, perhan. theVT.Lh" aud the THE i:::aoKiA' imvim: DAY SKIiMOX. s sux Tl:i- l'.iil'.!c Ours.' I some itnpr.ion -r ,"-f. " oft,n hn'd that we rellifionists ; 1 -..use we diffor iB TortheoIor I To Tyol ; .onotdlffor Inside the chuVeh In ihKu Teit : -.' I """ rtiil'lren o f Itrarl ;,' ,! drrv-ilir.- kines drank in . ' we mlKbt j.,,t a, well i "S'JSi" there is thtsvh:; t-r ..p-t.. They were, nlli... ot- : - "I'-ntiKts differ, but as far as I can ten ti-f.-r f v . v rthr. w the T.or l Uhu-. i ""war of Infidel science a?.ilnt Christ! Y,m kr. vr t: .t if a li..n ro.ir s f.,. o , rm," ls so severe as itu-.edtobe.be-ki,! !.: -''.r mi l hud.llo t ..;- . r. ! "lB ,h' " re antawnistio to each H,,n w 1 :: r a tiioiM-m I ki.'.s. Th ' P,h,r- ' far as I can toll It hi troin - to tattle of-i.-". 1 :'! lire a tcr.-.it umiti- ! . wa.r bwpe.n toleeoope and teles -one .,,,1 of Svri.-ins un.ler General Ben- ! l-".Vll,n Jar and I.eyden Jar, chomie.il at.D'irl ha!!, r u as lions. The Israel. ,ln 1 onomlcal apparatus. They do not Itrs are tew !:s 1 w-.-iic. i.ko two little nocks V. "-""jiuiui,-. 0 ltd. Vi l-eat' The lions, of conrse. Oh, H'l : the kt '.. :or It all depends whether I r.o!l 1 n t: " s.de of tlie lions or the kids. 1 After the .i-t:e !(V.(vm) Syrtsns lay dead on thetl'M. an 1 sT.-'H. atteniptinirto fly, enme t'.oni ty a it w.ill, whi.'h toppled and cnisn-d'the-e. to .leath. Whi-h t':e .tronirer w.vipon preat Goli.ith's s-.vorl or little Pavld's Mng! PiTiii till f.T" ff.o.ith stones frorathobrook. : m !;riin down Goliath, e.s of amiunitlon. He had .own four more friants If they n the way. It all depends up ! Is on t!ie side of the shep Me si le of the sriimt. 1 een many in our dav who nion that Christianity that in 50 years It will l.e because its life iry that If you dare. Goto the dvlnir tr.inseendental phraeeofofry nave connaenoe in and the eternal "what is it?" and iro on with your consolation a,, u he 1 , '"j woman who has lost her hus ??:lJM hPT lt was a tfeoioirloal neeet ... tUIU man passe.t mit of eilstenoe. ,,V.Vd o,y half as -oh thVf?. ' mewthiritrn diS:iprared to or I -hureh in science. If they rejeot our reli ' ation . k r "r a h'f lr'styS of ere I ion twause we differ in sme minor Dolnt. uiiV' ,on w:,n your consolation and cre- and a possibility that 10. inn n.wT . ""lui " , t- 1 1 --""la on uii eoioirical shelf. i'e "Podmens of the extinct human And after you have got all through with your consolaHon, if the poor afflicted soui Is S'SLSi?!! Jh. plain- ,-u C . 1 CIlurn- ana with one .. vuuuueni apparatus. Tuty do not hnlf kA. --"uron. ana wttn one i :rei onanythlnir. Snlf ,hur of prayer and the reading of Do vou sunposethatthUDiblethoory about 1 sn't'V fro,nif1"8 th tears wlil be staid, v men who have different theorle d7" ! "IT thlima ' I"ilan sum- He only u-i H had reuph " -had 5; ; - irel on wa-th-r r. her! toy er o: There h ive tivs fM.Mred t Is rU:iu" elttn-t. '! h SMUT..! f.-vt II t,eek a 1: '.: It r r-; i -: akin. Wr.i ! oi S-w V r-: rajo i u:'.. x:5ien of not our p'l- ' wouMttn y. e est", cor.tin-:1 tht on.i-i! 'i: ' Terse If it wr as lth pe. ; : I! Hir; t rin --tt . ....1 ....nes-aoout the origin of life? u I when Asassra oomes out and puts both .. . 1 ua ue ao-inne of evolution and says in virard to many snientUts "I notice tha' 1 iur unsex. 'inere will . ..I .1 the house from floor to cupola. Oh, people are finding out themslves-nd they all have trnnhlua K.me.i.i . J :hese younir naturalLsts are adoptlnir as thel LT , thHm when there U a anes in science thinirs which hV.-.;. - me nouse. 10cr.es 1:: cUiKt "tr: pnsticif 5-r-w:ta.-ut t: frjre t:: it fe-t tt it t! th:s i-'-i tiat the p.-1.- tr-. " r. CerK ! t . w 1 f Isv-rv T-.- 1 :. v tr:n ' t . ' fitvi:'--.- ; tL.: !'.. .-T- :l 1 " ' are ; r- "e . terv. 1 : .. it c r ;. ; tatl!.:.v-t t:t r ' - :r. di':;:n s- t. Jvrt.e.i::. 8u;r f. sbouid .1 j.nnt-i ::: the 1' t':.-r nr. n-Tr.-u ::: tr:- nv, .. St'it. ,1 . hisf'rr or i.'h'i be rei -i: or the f' .urt'i orii. there I thousTi i r v foun t their opinion nu the .Jit t;ie liioie is not as ;nii.-h of e!t he, and that p Tdnns of ;' to the people. I reply by ei of the puTiiitiiniC li(ii, I!i:ade',phia, Boston or C'hl the Iiitle tolay with the ;:;- verse or chapter? Are h,-rs lntelliiteDt men? And f.trary to their thinneinl inter-; to p-.iMish the liililn wit hnut 'f -i -iu-le chapter or a single e '.vr.inir an unpopular look : .il l nt want it? r Applet on or S-Tlhneror Llp ! raSush a J;IMe with the ei:aptr. they would not sell v-ars. The faet that throith :. lm th. re are hundreds of - 1 riutftiir th. word of Go 1 on of a etispter or a verges IV' lii'-ie is popular, on 1 the r- or" n.ore jnutod in o ,n a::y other deou-ie provt-s ::i r '.::nc in p. puiar.ty h 'ourtiN'Oms of t.he eoun- r 1 'r. 1 a ju 1-e's b!ioh or a ':. i th- r.il'le. I'y what ntoer : y : ii solemn itn? Wnat ; th " bride's pres-nts? .: , v. ry apt to ho put in the "iu w :i.-n ho r-t.i.-ts for : . . Voltaire pr- le-ted t . n::nteeu:H e- ntiirv ' ' te t..K.-. Well, K -r ; t .r eih t'e iiiU'-te,.ut:t . .-- II t o S .h-trt vet. T.here r ,f;t heeoaiin-: Oh-oiote, t h y 1 t;-.at that room the '.v.a a Voitairo wrote ta.it jr.- t.T.e aro was er-.vlei fro-a .-'.v.th Bibles for S .vit.erlan 1. e ::.-r-s of the United S:.-.t-s la-rthit no Bibles s'.ioul 1 be I'Mte 1 stat.-s. .. !),(: o irrown men na 1 ia:ry, t:i"n tnere would bo p. ar ije 1 aitaint i ih a I"-". r ... .. Vl.r .HH ,,; t l., - ... I ; i-w a law tUtt Ma -aaiav's t. 1 V. a b.' S novels sliouid not 1 ;." u i;et huif ii Inrs'eau nr:nv l.iro an army? la other as you know an 1 I know. who would die for their EiMfli rhe-e th"r are E0 men who would dieforRLy th r hook. The fact that there ve new tie -re Bibles lin? printed than v.rlfore. that publishers find it a financial interest rorfi that bv on t tit.'' "Chr;.-! that the' it : ...t: ti'n? A Ip'.t c.v ' W v. , k.-t:'-r- t-.i--T- M.;j . ..or h till p-..; tuy T.r: ll'e'..-l i iir-a ar- t'e PI b' I .' W . .y . t' an:'';. fl-V V l!;t tl. T ... . "li'd .V' r.a. :; l:r A: h..; :i. r.l''Ti ;; rv -i' a r'-i ' a a. '"'";'; it.li, . lh-. It,.; it :; ft f'n . tieo,, I"'h ,. X,.a r t to eoi.tinue t'ae Bible. .'. i-it ill th- most popular who arc nntairoiiistie. i !':: '.tick from the l'a-t :. i a- a:U 'ii r.-r-p. -t 1 1 as ! i- a 't as i'l'iae, itial.'' I H.l'mi.i tMat Oil-' d "- ''.""h-t i-imro:; a.-eor.l-.'. a t y , aoft'.,o b,.s.hops. v r. - a u-.-.t eii ir.hi every !:..- 1: ar. ir.-1 .-ni s'xty ::. 1 -u-.;.;: a-.t ! .;i :;i "a '. 1 r.-.-.v er.ur-ve-s 1 ui t at.Ty. 1'O's that look a w-re fail't'r in its a wornvjt iuitu- . ;:. r. ita ,n in ,,'ir e,n:-iir.l.-.'it a-f..,-ti !!.-? '.v. t!ie cjurt :e.ue. tae 1 I ih..,-na.':'1 .v 1 i;ra '. r 1- . ' ;:;eri -tan iii; - in ''.- w -.: to thurvi, te irs r ks. It is bc...K .!: : 1' i.".ar- r n t ie Am.eri :.y .,t:,. r ia-::tuie.:i. JiP-n har 'li mi 1 e.ill it a eol " . t ut wii, :i their eaii ' -.v.ta thri ii;p'itiiria for :.' T tin p"-f;i.".t to " :1, ! the r.i ier.ni-n. or ;o ,'i ar. hej? ai 1 if tin-r i , r. t.'.ju;. s in the p,riVat-l a::-' i!o th."V suli-it.' In? , th') ho;., puhli-t Iia.I, : t::- .-hnr-li. s. An 1 if -a tl;-' k.i I ce -a-ioa do "-'! ar-.'.,!';ii.!'' hy.ua. or : - ".' r.r our own '.Tan i '. t: -y want the old hytnn .:!'- taeir oid C iri-nnn ia y wnr,t the Suu-lny-t-.-ir le.flo p:ri saiiir the ' i " !l fhe was out 1 e'fore a the .a'.vail siekaess that "t arel :i;n;her's h-'.art. Oh, .- I ,iot shall not dwell ' 1 e'':ar -!i of ( lo 1. in-itea l .' i: -t it.it i".n. t ilicis near-r ; ... p i,pb. than it tvet .h r i i,-t it ut i- u-". -' kro on and say that :.- 1 :.'i, in the, fa.-t that r no and more blatant I deny the statement. in- - - t old now as it was in ' .: .- r-i an 1 k-ran-lfathors. ;a t'os ei. uatry wiien ne-a ::. I a' ov board iit.bl.'l an i ' -'.hv e.,ul 1 i.e cloete I a-. 1-1 soa.o aian wishii; ro a.alm liimseif n:i in'i.ii'!. ho-r v. .ui I ho ear.-. many war Is in .'. :a ; p.;jty J,; ;'! day is not :t u- 1 to be. If it com. a an b r the d'srttise of .:.'", imetitaiity. 1 know ' a ii.' ...ILf-n 'e does be.;o:ao -'.a- an atiaek on Chris - - it '-.t '.t'-meut of cour-. ; ";:..' to t.he con"iu-;.in, " aii.s eorne to tiie conelu a : sT'dnif overboard be .a 't. itrull' il.teliect attS.illa : .-.-.'r' oard from a Cuntir l . : - : ,.re I'Xeitement than all - 'r who eoritinue in the 'i:, but doii that stop ' at wreck nil the 5(10 pas ' J r"at ex 'ite-.i;ent when a ajlatern or r. pulpit into - that hinder our fploriot: :.- :n :i;iliio:is into too H-ch's. a:y n t.,t half as bold now ils ; . c t -1 2 1 1 s could b ?r eiiaef.. 1 In the day o n a thaai'-l. '-s woman lV.a.'' " 1 ' -. an 1 !:o v ,.-i ,-jina".l . ' t" a eat'"e- Ira . ail I t'u - a h. r at. a olv.a . belli'.; - .....'..r- he r -she to tl':-" 1. I", an 1 of ' ar -h ;:i tv. ' A - i-'-'iiv; Ah ; wirle ; a'.t ' :-' "a ui tli.j c it aedral. in ilia t!io er.rrl.lors ndjo.nfm " lies of drunkenness and do ''' '.hy w.tu rnaefed sueh "' le-vr seen. 'o:ild BU-h a la.ire now? No, sir. Th on it, wui'ther in P.irH h l.ty ii wit half as bolt notice thai tin,, .. H, , . ries in science tiilnns which have n?,t ..i T 1 . ln .tne bo"- They are oomlmr T.7L" Arassia "wwhatwa tUoreTiiiom ""ntono-a sympa- ft lseiy who know bnt very little, and that fo,T 'i ,M m.".n' uDot b "lmed to b. just as soon as a yonn scientist flndsout the fh "ld8 f th" BI1,leL Do not J0" ii!Teroe4,betw.-enthfelersofawp and yiU Who ,n ,hl -T their the horns or a beetle he begins t? proni.e ? J an l wafer about the the A'mK-hty and go abct talkii? aW Hith" ?r' talldn abont th ?- ..i!tuMH though It were spoiled -lVhTj LmltT' "1" ,ts "Kht -cuh har! , lB' pufu"'ont without any Bible and without i T 3 M" wuuout any God. Th. time literary fops is coawig-we may not Uve to see It. but I inoui.i not be surprised If we did see lt when this whole country Is to be one irreat It makes me sick to soe these Soing down the street with a oopr of Darwin houid not be suprisiMl If we dM sudor one arm. and a case itfir.iln.1 , 1 when this whole mnnin i. - , .j. .iu umirruMn unaer tne other . i '.:! h It: 'l'.' 'Hi,.. -It rr, illti,, talking aboat the "Hnrvinl of th. vt.,- .'. nd Huxley s 'Protoplasm.- and tho -Xebu-J.r Hypothesis," and talking to us oommon men as thoach we were fools! If they agreed n theix theories and came up with solid facts main Christianity, I say perhaps they nttrbt make some lmprevmon, but they do not 'ree. Iiarwln charges upon Lamarck, Wal jce upon Cope, Ilerschel even charired spon reriruson. They do not aree about fbe pradatlonof the species ; they dt not icree about embryology. What do they lT-M alout? ll trsehel wroto a whole chapter of what he alls '-Ilrrors In Astronomy." La Place snyl :ti it the moon was not put" in the right place ; :hat if lt had been put fourtimes thediatance roai our world there would have been more harmony in tho universe. But I.lonville mes up just in time to prove that the Lord was wise and put the moon ln thsriirht place. How many colors woven Into the littht? Seven, says Xewton. Three, savs David lirewster. now hh Is the aurora' borealls? Two and a half miles hmh, savs Lta. One hundre.1 and sixty-five miles, "says Twlnlg? How far ls the sun from the earth? Serentr .ix million miles, says LaeaiUe ; 8J,(XK),0ofl miies. says UumNddt : 90.000,000 miles, says i-iidrson : 104.000.000 mils. savs Maver. Only a little difference of 33,000.000 miles' i u-i u-.-u sy wo uo not aicroe m reunion. I o t'n-y airree In science? Have thev come up witn solid front to assault our glorious Christianity? "O mtlem-'n of the jury, haro you agreed ipon your verdict?" the court or the clerk I'-.vs to the jury, having t een out all nirht, n coming in. "Have you airoe i on your rer iict.'" If they s.y yes. the v r ilvt ls la-o nsnl rocordel. If they say, '"No, we aave not airrco-J," they are sent back to the :ury room. Ir ono Juryman siionld sav. 'I :hiu:c the man Is sriulty of mur ler." aa I an )thr juryman should s ay, ''I think he is guilty of manslaughter," an I another jury nan should sit, "I think he is uuiltv of as- ;ault and battery with Intent to kill," the u.ie would lose his patience and say, "Go ack to your room now and make up a ver lier. Airrce on something." Well, my friends, there has 'een a (Treat Tial coin on for centuries and for apesbe :weon Skepticism, the plaintiff, verses Jiiristianity, the defendant. The scientists nave been impaneled and sworn on the jury. They have been ono for centuries, some'ol :heai, an I they come ba "k, and w say, "Gentlemen of the jury, have you aitree-1 ipon n verdict?' Iiiey say, 'No. w have aot ntrreed." Then we s iv, "Go back lorn 'ew taore centuries and then come ln and sec f you can a-rr s. e if you can render some .erdiet." Now. there is not the meanest ar'soner in the Tombs Court who would be ;o;i ie-mne 1 by a Jury that did not aree. and vet you expect us to renounce our glorious 'i r.sti.inity for such a miserable verdict ns ih.eso men have reu lred. they tiicns-ive-s aot hav.m; been able to arec. B it my suhji-'t shall no longer be de- ei;-;VC ; It must bo HCiTressivC. I must show you that instead or t.nristianiiy laiil'i-r uae.; .t is on the march, and that tlieeomm : rellir- on of the world la to be the religion of tae Lord Jesus Christ 10,000 times lnt-nsidod. t Is to take possession of everythiti of all aws. all manners, all customs, all cities, all nations. It is ?o:n to be so uilirhty as com pared with what It hss been, so muh mom n: iUty that tl will seem almost like a new religion. I adopt this theory because Christianity Das sronc on straight ahead notwithstanding ill the bombardment, and infidelity has not lestroye 1 a oinirch, or crippled a minister, jr rooted out one verse of the Bible, and now ;h"ir ammunition seems to be pretty much ihauste.1. They cannot p"t auythini new i gainst Christianity, ud If Christianity has -o:.e oa under the bombardment of cen- lries and still continues to advance, may W not conclude that, as the powder and shot ol t lie other side seem to tie exhausted, Chris tianity is going on wtth more rapid stride? I find an eneouraKlnK fact in the thouijht Shut the secular press ln this day and the pulpit seem hnnj'ase 1 In the same team for the proclamation of the (fospel. To-morrow ih'-r- will not be a banker on Wall street or state street or Third street who will not have in his pocket or on his table treatise on Christianity, calls to repentanoo and Serip :ur passages. 20 or 30 of thorn, ln the re aorts of the Christian churches of this city iud other cities. Why, that thlnir would have been impossible a few years airo. Now an Monday morn'n? and Monday evening the secular press spreads abroad more re ligious truth than all the tract societies of the country spread ln the other six days blessed be the tract societies ! We hall them, ind we hail these others. I sav it would have been impossible a few rears aso. Hundreds of letters would have romo. to the secular newspaper offlees, say inir, 'hStop my paper ; we have religion on Sunday; don:t give us any through the week. Htop my paper." But I have been :old that many of the secular papers have their largest eireulattouon Monday mornlntr, and the whole population of this country are becoming sermon readers. Bildes that, have you not noticed the papers proclaiming themselves secular almost every week have religious discussions in them? Go back a few years when there was not a i'.coeut paper in the United States that had not a discussion on the doctrine of eternal punishment. Small wits made merry, I know, but there was not an intelligent man in the United States that as a result of that .'outroversy in regard to eternal punishment did not ask hlmselt the question, '"What is to be my eternal destiny?" And some yean ao when Tyndall offered his prayer Kan; tnere was not a secular paper in the United Htat-s tiiat did not discuss the question Does God ever answer praver ! May the creature impress the Creator?" Are not all these facts encouraifinit to every- Chr'stii-Ti nn 1 every philanthropist? Beside.., that, the rising generation are be intr saturated with gospel truth as no other i-i-n -ration by this international wtot ji ! un iav-school lessons. Fomnerly the chil .'r. n were expe -ted only to nibble at the lit tle infantile Scripture stories, but now they itc taken from Genesis to Revelation, the ftrore-ost min is of the country explaining .,B lessons to the teachers, and the teachers explaining them to the classes, and we are pom-' to havo In this country S.ObO.OOO youth forestalled for Christianity. Hear it! Hear II ! B-sides that, von must have noticed, if you have talked on thes irreat themes, that they sro finding out that while science ls grand Ins-eular directions, they cannot give any comfort to a soul in trouble. Talking wth men on steamboats and in nil cars. I find th"y are coming back to tho comfort of the gospel. They say, "Somehow human s -ience doesn't comfort me when I hive rtiiv trouble, ami I must try something els '." An 1 they are trying the gospel. seientl.'lc conso.aii'.ii i" uiw T! av 'lot U ' aM!a;-..;,is', "Christianity i e.'Vise sei-ncjo, its l-lllet ' 'a -t over it." N'ow. T .1 on ... . i . .... . . : '!'.-. T-.u.r r.. i n .'; ; ZZ ' mother who has just lost hr child. Apply .lln hunnm.l7A with ! h shurch. the forests the alsiM th. i ii.,.v, snd the Koeky Mountains the pillars, the shain of inland lakes the baptistries, and th. worship the hallelujahs chorus to Him who was and is and shall be evermore. Oh, ooms over to the majority come under the ban sot of ImanueL , Vernon was the son of an English semlr He was brought up in great eleganoe. Then w is a man working on ths place of the nam. of Ralph. Vernon used to often talk with Halph. After awhile Vernon went off to roiiege and cam. back wtth his mind full of epttoism. He talked his skepticism to iialph. the workman. After awhile Vernon went from home again, was gone for years, came back, and imon; his first questions when getting home was. "Where is Ralph?" "Oh I said the father, "Ralph Is ln prison waiting for the day of execution.'" Vernon hastened to see IlnVph. Ralph, looking through the wtcket of the prison, aid -'Vernon, how good you are to ooms nd soe me ! I am glad to see you. I hardlj wpected you would come and see me. I don't blame you : I don't blam. anybody ; I inly blame myself ; but, Vernon, I want yoa :o promise me one thing. Will you?" Veraos replied, "I will." "I want you to promisi me never to talk skepticism in th. present of anybody. You see it might do thorn r-arm. Wuen you used to siy there was nothing ln the Dime, nnd it dliln't make any dlffereucs how we lived, we would come out happy at the last, somehow if had a bad influence up on me, and I went from bad to worse until I am here, and I must die for my crimes." By almost superhuman effort the sentenc was changed, and he was to tie transported to another country for life. The ship going there was wrecked on Van Dlemen's Laml. Among those who perishe I was Ralph, th. rtctim of Vernon's skepticism. Vernon talis ihe story to-day with tears nn 1 a broken leart. but it 1s too late ! oh, do not talk ikepticism! Let Ool bo true, though every uan be found a liar. NEWS IX BRIEF. In.-fri'tM v H "I 4,l !' SM't ' To suffocate a frog it is necessary only to prop ita jaws so that it cannot shut. It is eai.l that tlie Lnsks of Capo gooseberries, when dry make excellent yeast The largest apes Lave only sixteen ounce i of brain ; the lowei-t men buvo thirty-nine. A curious free-growth is noted near Ellenville X. Y., where a htttulock nnd an oak have become firmly joined at height of about ten feet. Men of marked ability in any lino have usually one deep, perpendicular wrinkle i:i Ihe middle of the forehead, with one ir two parallel to it on each side. Lnlil 1(V0 tho nrt of making need les was kept a secret. Jt was then taught to Ihe English by Christopher Greening, und English needles are now eold all over the world. In the early days of Virginia a law was made punishing with death tho man who killed a hog, goat or sheep. This was done to provide for the in crease of these animals. Sir John Lubbock, who once kept a queen bee for fifteen years, declares that a test proved that tho eggs were as fertile at that age as' they were twelve years before. Generally speaking we say that the curvnture of the earth aniouxts to about 7 inches t i the statute mile ; it is exactly (I.'.i'.t inches, or 7.111.2 inches for a geographical mile. What are said to bo the largest pair of driving wheels ln the world are being constructed for the Xew York Central Railroad. The wheels, when completed, will be seven feet in diameter. A largtr j.roporlion of children sur vive their hrst year ol existence in Dublin, Ireland, than in any one of the twenty largest town? of England and Wales. Taking the average depth of all oceans to ho three miles mere wouiu be a salt stratum 2130 feet thick over all the surfaco now occupied by oceans should tho same evauorate. 51. Ernebt Chantre finds that iron is found in tombs of J.ower Chaldea which are contemporaneous with the third and fourth dynasties of Egypt, or about 2500 15. C. Tho Health Department of Xew York City has paid $'M'J for a porta ble disinfecting machine. It is drawn by horses, and can be taken in front of an infected house to di-infect cloth ing, beddincr, etc. The head of tho rattlesnake has been know to inflict a fatal wound after be ing severed from the body. There has not been a total eclipse of the sun at London since the year 1141, except that of liln, and Holden savs there will not be another nntil af ter the opening of the twenty-first century. The ancestors of tho Einns, accord ing to John Aoercromiiy, ei juin- burgh, Scotland, went in lor magic extensively. They lived originally in Siberia. Tho lirst hintorical mention of the l-'inns which the present day pos sesses locates them about 1900 years ago as living in Poland. Ono of the curious things in the Catholic educational exhibit at the World's Fair is a picture, in hair, of the landing of Columbus. It is said to contain some of the hair from the bead of nearly every Catholic Archbishop of Uisliop in mis country. When the French crown jewels were inventoried in 1791 there were 9544 diamonds, .rb pearls, 230 rubies, 1:37 sapphires, loO emeralds, seventy-one topazes, three amethysts and a number J . i . o a . I 01 UUCUiBOlUCU DHIUCO, BONGS OF THE SEASON Tae tarpsntlns's a-itreamln' from th. hot. pe .pirin' trees, , Th. River.tnrnin,bnrnln Is Jes yearnln' for th breeze ; " Th. sparrow with their twitches. In the nlchc biuanclln An' the nicH kin' bird, are silent for they're all too hot to .ing I An yet. for all tne blaxln' of th. white, un clouded sun. That burns th. cattle graxln' till th. beef cook! a. they run. lh. campaign drams sr. beatln', you hear th. people jell ; Bed-hot. an' still a-hcatln. an' colleriu' lor wall Atlanta Constitution. Twas twilbjV.t. In th. abaaow or the porch m and watshad the coming of the luoonj J when at la.t w. aaw nieht's silvery torohj w. both rsatratted It bad coins so soon. Then nddenly ah. jumped up from bor soat, Ann with a cry Into my arma ah. fell ; I ciaaMd net. my breast the burden imt, And gently urged bur aecret ah. would telL t ho v. r.a a aumm.r maiden, and I knew Full wall .be .uHorod not from lovo'a attack j Aia 1 waa right, for when her breath alio drewj bh. gaaid: "That horrid bug s orawlwl duwil niv back.-' Ntw Vo.k Evaning; Sun. Tho wise men of aoience all over rne earth, ih. Frank and the Y.nk and the Hun. ABcrllte all th. woe. tht we .ufior juat now lo aoine vury large aota on the sun. So if you Indulfi. In a pronilalng deal, Aud loa. a lar j. bun lie of "iuun." Phuoaopk.r-Ua. )ut .wallow your loaa And eaarg. to the apota on tns aun. Ol it ysM should ask aom. sweet girl for hcl hand 1 Gbe accepts, and then Jilts yon for fun, Sap a .UU upper lip aud try it aifidn lis th. fault ul the tpou on th. aun. And If yoa aboold sver In polities mix, Aad for some fat omo annuld run I Dew's kick if th. ether ohep capture the plaoa. But rail at th. spots on tL. aun, Sow. If yon stay ool wtth the boy a all th.nlitbt Den t r.tnrn till the day baa begun Juat t.U your fond apouse whou aim ..noaUont your ways To blame thoaebfg spots on tho aun. Tt tTssuri'a god, I sin sure youli agroe aa fast It Juat oll.ra tb.ban; for mmm tn.ati.salhl. all m.a may ba Am. rmtt t ate. .pots on th. aun. -UlBDMpulla Journal BIXY'S SWEETIIE.VRT. Tbo cool Juno iljjht was 6lrnn3 through tho screen of grape leavej that veiled tho lullk-room window from tho Inquisitive flare of tho sun; tho buuch of scarlet tlela-lliics In the handleloij blue pitcher was scarcely fuded yot; and Columbine Carter, sklmruln; tho leathery folds of wnukliiitf cream from the broad pans, woro a heightened color on hcrcheclii as she Uatoned to MUs Dccima John son's words. "Will Hamersllo going to marry the Widow Haritonc?" said she. "I don't bellovo a word of It." 'Y'ou can believe lt or not, just as you choose, Iliny Carter." 6ald Miss Ixcclrua, brldllnjr; "but It's as true as tho text of Tarson Dillingham's next Sunday sermon. Why shouldn't he marry hor, I'd like to kno ; ?" Illny Carter pronounced. 'T.ccny" was fair and plump and smooth skinned, with tender bluo eyes, and Upi redder than any wild plum. Miss Doclma was sallow and spectacled, with angles enough for a new edition Of "Euclid. " "Oao reason is," BIny answered slowly, "that ho Is engaged to me." "That don't raako any difference, " said MI33 Declma, with a maliclcm chucklo, "now that breach-o'-promlse cases arc out of fashion, men think they can do as they pleoe. And Mr. Baritone ls a very nice-looking woman yet. If she is gone 60, and you know thcru's tho legacy she's Just re ceived from old Uncle Barltono's bachelor bruther up In Utica. And Will HumcrsUe always did set storo, tymonoyl Ills father, as everyone knows, was a miser before him!" ! Bmv Carter went on skimming her, milk with compressed lips and a re newed s;arklo In her eyes She was too proud, before Declma Johnson, to let the te irs fall, which were al ready obscuring her vision. "Of course, ho can do as he pleases," snld rdic. 'Oh, of course. Nobody doubts that," retorted Declma Johnson. "But the main thing I came for was to ask if you were going to the dona-i tion party to-morrow afternoon!"' So," said Biny, shortly. "Fathen docs not approve of donation parties." "Mrs. Baritone and Will Ilamcrslie are to tc there," slyly suggested Miss Dec Inn. "Ar they?" said Biny. "That makes no difference to ma" 'Oh!" said lHcima: and then, see ing old Squire Ball jogging past in his road-wagon, she suddenly romembcrcd that sha had promlsad a crochet pat Urn to Mrs. Ball; and taking a hur ried loar of Biny Carter, sho bounced, (ut Into the fervid summer glow oil he r.utadd world and disappeared, i Then, and not until then, Biny sat down by a bubbling little spring trailed up ln the corner of the milk room and cried. "Are all men like that, I wonder?" said Biny, addressing bcr own reflec tion in tho limpid pool. "If they are. I think I'll go and be a nun. Mrs. Baritone, Indeed! A woman oM enough to be his mother! And th-, widow of th-it drunken old tiddler, who foil over the Lime Cliffs, threo ears ago, and perished as miserably a3 he had lived. And all because of a l'-gacyl Oh, I've no patience with peop'e!" And then Biny cried harder than aver, aud trice, to convince herself that the whole story was not true,' but only an offshoot of Dccima John son's Imagination. But lt was true. In some things Miss Dccima Johnson's tongue had only borne a correct witness. Wil lard ll.imerllc had Inherited somo what of his father's griping, grinding temperament. He was emphatically 1 monoy-worsliipper, and had allowed himself to be dazzled by the Widow Baritone's legacy. Mrs. Baritone herself was a trim-neat-walsted little woman, who looked many years younger than hei actual age. I'cople were uncharl? able enough to 6ay that she had be come young 6lnco the sudden death of hor husband, whoso numerous faults, and backslidings had kept her per pctuaiiy on ths ragged edge of appro bcns!on. "lie was a trial, Baritone was," ionfessed tho widow, candidly. "There ain't no denyin that But I, never knew how much store I set by him until they brought homo his poor, battered hat o'ut of the lime kiln, and told me that was all th.it was left of him! Boor, dear Baritone! He always said that women hadn't no business to many aain; but ho uevcr could have loreseo in thU ! legacy. How Is a poor female to in- vesi it witnout a little advice? And,; really, Mr. Ilamcrslie ls so pressing; and I've lived a solitary lifo for thref years, come next October, and " The last conjunction was swallowed up in a deep sigh, riainly. tho citadel which represented tho Widow Baritone's heart was about to sur render at discretion. She sat there ln tho neatly-kept kitchen, knitting away, ln her black calico gown and black-ribboned cap, when Mr. Ilamersllo caino ln that afternoon. How was 6ho to know that he had just been closing up tharj little account ln Love's ledger with Columbine Carter? How was she to dream of Blny's scornful tears, bcr indignant rejection of the man'i miserable subterfuges? "You have never loved me," said Biny. "If you had. you neer could have left me in this way. Go to jour rich widow; I, for one, will never stand in your path. Xor shall I stoop to enlichtcn her as to the true character of the man she ls about U marry." So Biny had dismsj-cd her lover. Will Ilamcrslie had winced a Uttle. It was not tho sort of parting which ho had pictured to himself. It rob bed him of all dignity and aplomb. But it couldn't bo helped. Colum bine was such an Impetuous little thlDg, that sho never allowed him the opportunity to utter the smooth speech which he had so carefully com mitted to memory. It was awkward. but lt was unavoidable. : Mrs. Barltono smiled broadly upoo her young wooer as ho entered hui presence. . "So you've come back again?" 6ald she. He sat down and took her band. "Don you think I could long re main away from you?" "That's all nousense," said Mrs. Baritone. But, nevertheless, sh? did not withdraw her hand. "You promised me your answer to day," said he. "You can Imagine how eagerly I am waiting for lt" "Well, really, I don't know what to say," simp tre l Mrs. Baritone. "II 1 believed you realty loved me " "Can you doubt it, Melissa?" softlj whispered Ilamcrslie, thinking of the $10,000 legacy from old Uncle Eari tone's bachelor brother. "But I'm so much older than you arc." "Love does not go by tho calen dar," reasoned Mr. Ilamcrslie, tend crly. "And Baritone always objected t second marriages," persisted tho wid ow. "But Baritone is dead and gonclA Impatiently retorted tho lover. "What can he possibly have to df with it?" Just then occurred ono of those marvelous happenings whicn hav glvea rlso to the 6ayin.? that "truth Is stranger than fiction." Tho front door which, according to the rustic custom of tho place, was never locked swung slowly open, and ln the doorway stood tho well-known figure of old Uncle Barltono himself.' "Hello, Mcliss!" was his greeting. "You seem to De enjoyin' of yourself pretty well! Aud who the dickens ii this young man?" Mrs. Baritone junicj up with a Ecrcam. Mr. Wlllard Hamerslic caught up the poker and straight way retreated behind the cooking-stove. "If you are a g'.iost!" screamed the widow, "don't come any nearer!" "If you arc a tramp, get out of this house!" roared Hamerslic, brandishing the poker after a most threateuinji fashion. "I ain't neither one nor the other," said the apparition, leisurely seating itself. "It's me! Benjamin Bari tone, as everybody supposed was killed ln the lime pits! But I wasn't I bad the luck to tumble out of the kilns, as I'd tumbled ln, and I was that ashamed :is I took myself off fos good and all. says I to myself: 01d fellow, your wife Is ashamed of you, and so Is cverylio.ly else. And you ain't of no use In the world, except to go fiddling around to barn frolics and huiklng bees.' So I smashed my fiddle and I ran away. But times ii hard, and It ain't easy to pick up a livln when a man gots to my time ol life, so here I am back again. And I've signed the temperance pledge and 1 mean to stick to lt this time Give me a kiss, old girl!" ' And so the widow Baritone was r widow no longer. "Won't you stay to supper, young man?" said old Uncle Baritone, hos pitably, as be saw Will Ilamcrslie feeling about for his hat under the table. But Mr. Ilamcrslie decliner the invitation. Mr. Baritone enjoyed the legacy himself nor was his wife altogether, dissatisfied with the unexpected turn which things had taken. "lie always was a good husband, r said she, "except ln the matter ol ardent spirits, and ln that there par ticular he's .1 reformed man. And really no one couldn't Imagine how cheerful his fiddle sounds about the 'house when I'm a-doin' of the chores. ' But Will Ilamcrslie was less recon ciled to fate. He had lost the widow, and Columbine Carter would hav nothing more to say to him. "I want no second-hand lover. " said ,Blny, laughing. And when Hamcr 'elle saw her laugh he knew that love was fled. ' He was right Within six months Columbine was married to a young lawyer who had come down from Al bany to search some title-deeds ln th Court-house records. And our luck less hero was left with neither wifo nor legacy. So run the fortuues of love. New York Ledger. It Woa Ever Thus. "Half seas over" was the Individual who peered at the marker on a lamp post at Xlagara street and JClagara square last night Three or four times he circled round the post and critically observed the legends "XI agaru" and "Xlagara Sq." "Xlag'ra street an (hie!) Xlag'ra aqucck," he muttored contemptuously, as he stag gored off In tho direction of B'ack Bock. "Th' whole town Is (hlc) Xlag'ra. Xlag'ra Kiver's the next street an' Xlag'ra Falls tho second one. 1 might as well (hie) take 'cr all in." Buffalo Courier. TEA ROWN IN SOUTH AMERICA j THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. A Substitute for the Chinese Article. Csed by Thousand- In This Country. Taste that," said a tea merchant to a Xew York Tribune reporter tho other day, as he handed him a curi ous shaped bowl, full of a thin, brownish liquor, with something that looked like a tobacco pipe resting In it, bowl downward. Tho reporter put his lips to the stem of tho pipe, and sucked at it cautiously. "What ls It?" he asked. "It tastes like weak tea." "That's Just what it is," answered the merchant "but it's a brand of tea I'm pretty sure you never tasted before. That's a genuine American tea; grown in America, cured In America, Indigenous to America anil consumed In large quantities for years by hundreds of thousands of Americans; and yet I'll be bound yot: never beard of It" "Perhaps not," admitted the re porter guardedly. "What state is it) raised in Is some four-story brick tea farm clown here in Wa'.er street responsible for It? Willow leaves arsenic and a patent essence of thelnc, or something of that 6ort, eh?" "Xot at all," said the mi rchant, a little Indignantly. "Its a perfectly genuine and unadulterated article. Its native state Is Paraguay, and that country raises enough for Us own consumption and 5,000,000 pounds annually for export to other South American countries." "Oil, South American," exclaimed the reporter. "Y'ou misled me b..i saving American." ! Did I?" said the merchant sari castically. "Any why, pray? That'tl one of the annoying peculiarities oj this people. They're too conceited t'l get themselves a distinctive name,' but ln a lordly way dub themselves, Americans. They speak of Brazilians, Canadians, Chileans, Paraguayans and the other millions as If they had, no right to that title at alL" "But about the tea?" interrupted :he reporter apprehensively, "What do you call It?" "Mato ls the name of it," replied the merchant, "pronounced 'raat-ch.' And many South Americans are very fond of lt You havo Just had the pleasure of drinking lt ln the nativo manner. That curious bowl ls not) made of papier-mache, aa you rnlghij think, but is a gourd, trained int. buu oua'i; iii.u llluvtlllK. A UU 1111- Cannibalism Is Still Practiced In th. Pa cific. The Solomon Islands, recently an nexed by England, are the largest and as yet the least known of any in the Paci3c Ocean. There are seven or eight large, mountainous islands; varying in length from seventy to loo miles and a great number of smaller islauds, ranging from fifteen t twenty miles in length. The Solom.n Islanders are of a mixed race, varying between an al most Malay type and tho darker skinned Polynesian. They are al most universally cannibals. The men are, as a rule, tall and well formed and the women, in their youth, aie handsome ana attractive. The condi tion of women among them, as in most savage races, is one or absolute subjection. The w.fe is the house- ' tn.'.l tl i..,, tl. !- I... I.. ! ... .ti. m. en.- i.t i.uiiiiJijLtiy jti me nowcror her h. sband Tor liie or death. Wives are bought and sold just like other commodities and among the wealthy chiefs polygamy is freely practiced. It was on one of these Islands tha' Mr. Bates, an English yachtsman, landed from his vessel and started into the woods. He never came back. A party vaiuly searched for him and for years goods landed on the Island were done up in wrappers on which , was printed: "Bate-, we are looking lor you." Head-h'.:nting is still carried on tc some extent in connection with cati nibalism, but much more from the ! 6imt)le desire of the chiefs to accumu late skulls as a token of pewer. The custom has also a sacrlllcial as pect; ln case of the death of a chief a head must bo provided, and the launching of a new war canoe or the completion of a bamboo house must be signalized in the same way. Within the radius of the head-hunting dis tricts no native can be said to enjoy security of life for a sing c day. The custom ls now, however, carried or less openly than in former t ines. Every chief has his butcher oi beadsman, who is an important mem; bcr of his court When a captive is taken ln war, ho ls handed over to this official and promptly dispatched. The body is then cut up and the joints are hung upon a tree reserved for that purpose in the village aud the people are invited to come anr buy. tives urn evrerfu In that lino nnd liv' binding the green gourd here and there with cords, or bending lt one way or another, they made it take a diversity of shapes before lt become! rlpo enough to bo cut dried, scooped out and used as a utensil. It will not stand Ore, of course; but the mato is first put la tho gourd, and then boiling water is poured on lt After a few moments a pipe or tube ls inserted, and the liquor ls drawn iff by suction. "What looks like the bowl of tho pipe," continued the tea merchant, as ho lifted it from the liquid and &U lowed tho reporter to eiamlno lt, "iJ ln reality a strainer, which prevents the grounds from reaching tho mouth. It ls mado in tho shape of a bulb or ball, and this one ls a curi osity ln Its way, for It Is all woven by hand, in very fine meshes, from a species of dried grass. Metal ones are more common, and tne rich have sil ver strainers. This Is an old styleono, and I value Hon that account- It te called a bombllla. The natives like their mate, as we would say, red hot. Its effect is much.tho same as that of the tea you are accustomed to, stimulating and restorative, and, ol course, has Its enemies, who pro nounce It slow poison, and its friends, who call lt the Paraguayan equivalent for 'the cup that cheers, but not He.' " "Is it real tea. botanically con sidered?" persisted the skeptical ro porter.. Well, If you come down to bot any," admitted the merchant, "it's really a species of holly, Ilex Tara guayensls, but it contains ln largo proportions the constituent which makes other teas useful, that ol theinc. Its leaves and green shoots arc collected, tiried and ground up unevenly; that Is, some of lt gets to be a fine powder in the rough method of preparation, and then again you will find twigs In lt an Inch long. A large number of people get employ ment in its growth, preparation and export, but I am not aware that lt finds a market ln any but South Vmerican countries." I'rescrvintr Ilacon. We are asked for the best method of keeping hams and shoulders after Bmoking. We think we can give eorne Information on the subject which will prove all that could 1 e wished. We have tried various modes, but Cod the two following to answer all purposes desired most ad niirj.bly. Tho first is, to hang your bacon up, shank down, in a good, dry, cool, stone smoke-house, and keep ln per fect darkness the smoke house to be used for no other purpose ln order to avoid tho opening of the door as much as possible. When the ham is wanted lt should be taken out and kept out We have known hams to be kept ln this way for two years, as sweet pure and almost as free from rust as the day they were smoked, aud without an insect having ap proached it The other mode, In the absence o. a proper smoke-house, ls about April or May, or when the mild weather renders It necessary, to cover your meat well with clean, dry wood ashes, and pack down in tight flour casks, well closed at the top. The ashes must be thoroughly dry, passed through a seive to separate it from coal, lumps, and other impurities, and well rubied on the meat The casks may be put away in a dry attic or outhouse, where the meat will be perfectly preserved until wanted. We make this staiemenc from our own knowledge of its entire correct ness, and recommend a fair trial of either of these modes with full con fidence in its success. Germantowr Telegraph. LAUGH AND GI10WFAT They Would Take the Same. The tall, thin missionary with a bald head and red noso was Impressed with the looks of tho two Indians who had been sitting motionless ln the sun for three hours, says the De troit Tribune. "Here," declared the missionary, "Is the raw material of useful manhood. It only needs to be reclaimed by the hand of religion." With a triumphant and ineffably sweet smile, as If the victory were already his, he turned to the aborigines. "How!" he observed. The noble red men opened their eyes, but made no audible reply. "Come, ye who are weary," urged the mis sionaty. "Huh " The Indianssecmed) quite contented with their present; position. The inducements held out by the bal.l-hcade! party with a reel nose were not sufficiently powerful t. arouao within their breasts any con-, suming desire for a change. "BJ men!" exclaimed the man of God. "nuhl' The denizens of the forcstj evidently preferred to bo Indians. Possibly lt was moro fun, but they, didn't say. "Before you are two roads," explained the missionary.' "The one leads to ruin and useless-! nrss, the other to salvation an. glory." The natives looked puzzled. Which will you take'" the tall, thin exhorter Impressively demanded. In stantly the Indians were upon tlu-ii .'eet, their eyes kindled with intcl.li gence. Tho missionary was almosrl overcome with delight "I say.'f thundered he in his deepest tones "which will you take?" He listene.j sagerly, rapturoiiily, for the replv.. "A little of the samel" they cordially i'.-clared. Almost before they ki-ew the missionary was gone. Ilrnin 'Work and Vitality. You may kill a man with anxiet very quickly; but It is ditlicult to k.ll him with work, especially :f he re tains the power, which most men of intellectual occupations more or less possess, of sleeping nearly at will, and without torpor. The man who has used his brain all his lite, say for six hours a day, has In fact trained his nerve power and placed it beyond the reach of early decay, or that kind of feebleness which makes so many ap parently healthy men succumb so readily to attacks of disease. Doctors know the difference amonp men ln this respect quite well, and many of them acknowledge that the "habit of surviving" which they find in their best patients arises from two causes one, which used to be always pleaded, being that soundness of physical constitution which some men enjoy by hereditary right, and ln the other, some recondite form of brain power, seldom exhibited, except un der strong excitement by any but those who throughout life have beer compelled to think and, so to speak use their thoughts as other men ust their ligaments and muscles. Qlf such a man is tired of life, medi cine will not save him; but, as a rule, his will, consciously or uncenciously, compels tho trained nerve-power tu struggle on. Whether tho brain can actually give power to the muscles ls net certain, though, the enormous strength sometimes developed ln a last rally looks very like it; but that ii can materially effect vitality is quite certain, and has been acknowl edged t.y the experienced ln all ages London Speaker. All men arc cranks But only a few are rich enough, or foolish enouih. to show it - - - - How tlie Horso Was Mad.. The Arabian legend of the creation of the horse is curious. When Allah willed to create the horse. He said to the south wind: "I will that a creature should proceed from thee condense thyself!" and the wind condense Itself. Then Came the angel Gabriel, and he took a handful of this matter and presented lt to Allah, who formed of lt a dark bay or a dark chestnut horse (koummite, red mingled with black). Then he signed him with the sign of glory and of good fortune (ghora, a star ir the middle of the forehead;. A HEALTHY TONIO FOR INVAL IDS OF ALL KINDS. tlnmorous Anecdotes Gleaned from Tart, ocs Source Something to Head W Iitch Will Mafce Anybody Sleep W ell-l:.-u.. Than Medicine When Taken Before La tiring-. Like Son, Like Father. "My son," said Jlnkins to his boy, "I understand that you go behind the pcenes at the burlesque." "Xo, father never!" lied young .Tinkins. "I'm sorry," said Jinkins, with t Sljh. "1 was going to ask you tc take me with you next time." Truth. Couldn't Huy Iu Guest What a maguillccut resl. dence that Is opposite. Jr!r. Pompous Grand! A veritable palace! I have been trying to buy that place foi years. Guest They won't sell, eh? Infant Terrible Yes buu they wan' cash. Exchange. cred to death. ln A Boon to Mankind. Dealer This is the finest boat the market Cu-domer What an its special features? Dealer It has seats with powerful springs under tlicm that can be touched off by pressing a button aud made to hoist out any fool who tries to rock the boat Customer Xame your owr trice Exchange in the Woman's BuUdln-. Mrs. Welleslcy (to husband return log from Investigating the causo of a great crowd) Well what Is lt they are so curious to see? Some woman's work? Welleslcy Yes a rare curi osity. A woman - sewing siupcsdc; buttons on her husband's trousers. World's Fair Fuck. A Bad Habit. Chipper I thought you said you were going to give up smoking when you accepted your new situation last month' Lipper So I did. "And here you are smoking again." "How can I help lt when I was "fired" yes terday?" Exchange. She Knew Hl.ii. "lie ls a tragedian, isn't ho, mamma?" asked the small person who observed. "Why, no, dear: he iocsn't act What made you think so " "Why, look how he- drags hit feet when he walks!" Truth. The Same Old Thine. Penelope Well, how do you like married life? Younglove Kawther monotonous. Penelope Oh, you and your wife quarrel all the time.do you? Truth. Westward, Uot Baggage Master Say, don't you want to put that ch st proteetor in side your trunk? Mr. Gilhooly In side, is it? 1 procured lt to protect me box from bein' smashed by such fellies as yous, ln the cruh o' travel; an' outside lt shtavsl World's Fai; Puck. " The Time to Strike Him. Mrs Bingo How did you enjoy rour lodge meeting last niht' Bingo Had a great time. Mrs. Bingo I am so glad, dear. I wlsli you would let me havo $10. Detrol Free Press Very Powerful. Mr. P.inks The paper says a big four-mill out West blew up yesterday. Mrs. Binks La sakos ! 1 s'pose it's where they make this new-fangled self-raising flour. Xew Yoik Weekly At the Zoo. Kidder They say that animals art fond of music. What do you suppose their favorite air ls? BaDks (will his handkerchief to his nose) Ccr tainly not pure air. Puck. Writing pens made from celluloid are coming into use in France. A Newly Made llelress. Chicagocnsis I want a bouton cicre. Florist Yes, miss. What colors? Chlcaeoensis White only. It's for my grandfather's grave. Llfc. A Superior Brute. May Blumc I just love that maa RoseBudd Why- May Blume Be cause he makes me believe evcrythini say Is silly. Puck. An Artist in Sand. A curious sight In the streets ct Tokio is to see an old man seated on 1 smooth piece of ground having round him little piles of sand of dif ferent colors, red, blue, yellow, black, tc. Placing a pinch from each pile in his right hand, he. will draw or. tho smooth ground the figure of a man or woman, the dress all properly colored, Ly the sand trickling through his Bngcrs. It is done with great rapid Ity and shows renia'-kablo dexterity. I, ' t '
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