i F. BOHWEIER, THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OP THE LAWS. VOL. XL VIII. MIFFLINTOWIN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20. 1894 NO. 27. 4-n v. i 1 I V. If k. I WHEN THE WIND ULOW3, When the wind blows win lot the north; Wind of the wiM, dark, raging tei, Lashing i.3 forim to a furio-.i frot tVhtro never a sttr in thi lioiv.-n-i !:, (chut from a w rl l or c'-e;eii to.vi, Vomwuer., s', wa.-n t!u njrtU winl blow, Ooll Hair doth s'e; ! ,JThen th3 win 1 blows win 1 of the eist. Wind of a dawn that U c':,i I an I grs-y; Of a driving rain when the da halt ceasel And boats steal u like ghosts from tar bay; Close to tiie mist that looms and grows, Bomevtbere, sate, whan the easi wind blow, Iilu Eyes doth sleep I When tin wind blows wini of thi west; Wind from tho way of the radden nj mi, iVi'Uii:- t!j3 great, wi le world to rast. (ir.iitin th-; Vdiiu- stars one by one; Where tl:j sciit of thj pino trou corns.' nnd 3omt:w hcrp, far, whan thi wast wind bkV. Cray Eyes doth blenl When the wind blows wind of the south. Win I of n bloom and a nightingale' thrili; Stealing tha smile o" herredros) mouth, ihviitaiiii a over forest an I hill; Ilu h; i, whue thj silvery rivor 11 o.v.s, Koinewbon O sweot, whon t-j-i south wind blows I'ark Eyes doth sleep! Virginia Clou , in H ston Traaiript. STELLA'S OPPORTUNITY. ey iif.i.en i.veustox smith. Il.VTij the matter, eilai 1 ou look as i : if some misroitucs had lnippeued toyo'l. The irl addressed a tall, st.itely young crcaiuif, tu.i iu lur "tfeiis,"' with a striking face and d manner which, though not awkward, was a 1 ttle too a') nipt and energetic tc be graeelul. bhe ro mm plied: 'i n:n iliscnur.icd 1" "What! You I didn't siiii:io-: you ever fo;ilil be that; aud I don't sej why ymi should be. I'm sure if I was eltin ?1j a week, in a steady situation, with hours only from uiue urtil live, I should think the world very charming." Tho last speaker was a slender, deli cate woman, in lu r early twenties, uud the work on her lap and lyitiLf aljout be trayed her occupation to be that of dress maker. She sighed as she spoke, ant' did not stop her busy stitching whil she talked. 'ii know, dear," said Jlclla, ruefully, "it does teem ungrateful of me to tine fault with my positjon; but then I am not so good nud patient as yoa; and then, too, I iim constantly seeing ien advanced while I stand still. J;- salary is the same as it was twi years zjo; yet during that time almost every clerk in Mr. Cruikshank's otlico has beea pro moted, and there isn't one of the u whs is any n.ore faithful or clever thai I. They have bad chances to show theii capabilities; I have not. Mr. Cruikshauk treats me nicely that is, he is courteous uud all that but he never expects any thiug of me beyond my daily round ol taking shorthand notes of his letters and instructions, and then typewriting t'ueru. I liud, indeed, that he gives me the mo3l important of this sort of work to do, because I make so fc-.v mistakes: but that is ns far I can get, and it don't satisfy me. My father was a man whe advanced rapidly, nnd would havo be come wealthy had he live 1 longer. 1 am liko hini iu energy aud will, nnd 1 Jiink, too, in c'.car business perceptions." While Stella was talking she was walk ing about the room putting away a fet . thiuts and getting ready to go out. "Your chauco will come, Stella. It must. You have grounded yourself so well, and are always so ready for every emergency. I think if you wer3 asked J .a t Alnal-i In.nmKl vt. I.J I. - " , ' ' H 11,11 ?I1 J ill UK J Ull U( oil before I could get my mind made up, nnd while I should have to take a trunk youAould go with only a grip-sack."' Plella lau,'hcd. "Yea, I supposo I could, for I a'u al ways well and strong, and don't need .c carry both thick clothes and thiu to b prepared for nil changes of weather, oi to burden myself with aa alcohol lamp, n hot water bai.', nnd all the rent f th( trips that would bo absolutely necessary , fi i a frail little thing like you. IteaUy, ! Kitty, I am ashamed at having been for , a moment discouraged, when I look at you and see how hard you work, and re- j mcmLer what you havo to content? i gainst, aud all without a murmur." i So saying the tall girl beut to kisj bet 1 companion's pale cheek, aud turned with quick, lirm steps to go to tho ollice, 1 where she wa3 always on timo uot i ' moment too soon or too late. I Arrived nt the ollice of the greav ' Anglo-American Tolyglot Insurance Company, S:cl! i was surprised to eco 1 the American heal of the linn, who usually by no means manifested the promptness which ho required of bis iuboiiiiiatt. Ho sat forward in his chair, tostiug his elbows on his desk, tho tips of tho liugors of both hands pressed tightly together as ho held them erect and slightly waving iu the nir be fore his face, his whole bearing that of man who is brimful of an impatienc nhicli he is striving to control. Stella removed her hat aud short ivalkiog jacket when her arm stopped, is if suddenly petiiiicd, with hand, half way toward tho hat rack. Mr. Cruik ihank was saying : "I liud tl-.at the proxies which I must bavo for tho directors meeting in Chi iago on December 17, are not likely to i;et here unless I send Eomo one ex pressly to fetch them. In order to do it the messenger must start in an hour's Uine, go to Liverpool, Loudon, Exeter ind E iinburV.i and return on tho fast rtenner which leaves Liverpool o.i Dj :aipber 8, and is due hero oa the 15ta. sVitl you go, Tracy?'' "I can't possibly, sir," said the man iddresscd. "If you had only told ma i Ast night " I "That will do! List night is a dead log. You, Denning?" "I could tako to-morrow's stca:cer, .ir." "Too latel Tracer, T.-'uat's to biadci rou?" 'Nothing, sir, only" "Only! 'Only' never gets there I You, Johnson?" 4 'My wife is sick, sir. I cannot leavt aer." Mr. Cruikshank looked rapidly aro.inc the room, glancing at the clock, where the minute band seemed to move with t terrible velocity. Apparently ho lij not eee Stella, though his eyes rested or her a fraction of a second iu taoir rapid weep, so be was greatly surprised when ibo stepped quietlv forward, saying in her low, clear voles: "May I The man. looked up sharply into hei .'ace, and his own cleared. " Think yoa can? All right I I'll sen4 Sown and gel a berth for you. My car ria?e is at the door now. Jump into it, go home and get your traps, and drir down to ths pier as fast as passible. will meet you there with written in structions and some English money. You have just one hour and five minutes." While he was speaking Stella hat seen resuming her hat and jacket, and (he was out of the door by tne time the lust word was spoken. A few minute! moro and she was in the room she hac to lately left, exclaiming: "My chance has come, Kitty 1 I atari for England in an hour, Kitty rose hastily. "What can I do to help you?" sh isked, her face flushing with generout pleasure, "Kothinj," replied Stella, "only ti write and let my mother know ; and don'l work yourself into a fit of sickness be fore I get back." While talkiug Stella was putting inU I aer satchel a few toilet articles, a change at underclothing, a night-dress, a pan f rubber shoes and a waterproof cloak. "Good-bye," she said. And with i warm kiss tho friends parted. Arrived at the steamer, Stella wa-. met by Mr. Cruikshank with a rug on his arm and in his hands a guide-booi ul s Sllcd purse. "I thought you'd ueei the rug," h. mid, "aud as this is your first trip yoi migkt not think of it." Though not handsome, Stella was ver, pleasing iu appearance. The severe Hue: of the dark blue business suit, relieved by touches of narrow gold cord, which she always wore when at her work, wen becoming to her tall, symmetrical figure and clear, healthy complexion ; and a was the little hat of dark bluo velvet, with a bunch of gold acorns, which rest ed firmly on her abundant coils of chest aut hair. She looked alert, bat mud s.ilinor and cooler than her employer "Yes," he said, as if answering somt jnseen objector, "I think you'll do it, and if you do I'll " Apparently he wai about to promise something, but thought better of it. "I will do it," she sai l firmly, with out awaiting tho conclusion of Mr. Cruikshank's sentence, while a rich Klocv-mouatcd to her cheek, and the 'ight of courage and self-reliance came .u to her eyes. "Yes, I think you will. I've watc'aei ou a good while, and I know that you have social tact and sound business judg ment. You may depend upon it that, though I probably should rot havt thought of you had you not oilcred, should not have accepted your oiler to go bad I njt already known your quali ties and qualifications. In this envelope you will find full instructions; but, ol course, your succoss will depend ou the use you make of them. Good-bye And shaking her hand cordially, Mr. ' Cruikshauk ran off the gang plank at the last moment, Notwithstanding tho season, the weather was pleasant during most ol the voyage, and Stella passed much timo on deck, eujoyingto the full the bracing air and tho sense of freedom from care cf eveiy sort. She knew that she had been intruste 1 with an important matter. She must secure, and that quickly, the powers necessary to enable Mr. Cruik shank to act for the Eaglish directors in a grave emergency. Some of these di rectors, us the had gathered from their correspondence, were distrustful, and in the words applied to Carlyle by hu mnfhr-r. iilirWitlff mndifiad .rpir ill t-i , 0 j , deal wi;" but during tho voyage Stella 1 would not allow liorself to dwell upon this, aud, on tha whole, sha felt herself j equal to the task she had undertaken The morning of December S fjuiu Stella landed in Liverpool just in time to allow her to call upon the two di rectors who resided in that city, aad, without waiting for dinner, to catch the train which, rushing up the 2J3 miles tc London, would get her there on time tc meet the directors before business hours trcre over. If curious looks were casl it tho quiet, self -possessed young girl, traveling alone, and proving her ability to do so, she was too earnest to heed them. Every instant was of conseq sencs to one who bad ve: to travel about 8JJ miles, to poiuts as distant as Bxeter aad Edinburgh, meet the directors of tuo;o :wo places and get back to Liverpool io :ime to take the "Scrvia" on the after loon of December 8. In London Stella was subjectel to flina de!av, but, by dint of heavy 'tips, eble to catch an express tiain to Exeter on Uie evening of De cember 6. There was no sleeping car. By telegraph sue secured a room at the boar Wil3 introduced at court duriny hotel, which she reached not long after tllC regency, and has ever since been midnight. A few nours of sound slam- a fav0rlto winter dish at the sover oct, a successful visit to tho two Exeter ' cirn-3 table. George IV. was exceed directors nnd a hurried meal preceded ingly partial to toast wild boar, and tho long journey to Edinburgh. Her I lyince Albei t also liked it very much, heart leaped at the historic name, but . jir ('roier relates tha the wild she had no time to linirer uoon its as- j to;lr wijjch he lasted when dinmn toe atlons To see tne Edinburgh di- rectors at their own houses before break- ,.. ... ..,. . ... ff ., .V., l..lr T.;r.l ku laitii tuu fct4.it ' .i i. w -. f tnd board the tug which carried passca jers to tho "Servia" just in time to ss :uro her passage in her, was all that Stella could do; but she did it. The homeward voyage proved an ex ceptionally stormy one, evea tor Decera cr, but tho "Servia" reached New York n the 15. As Stella stepped ashore the was met by Mr. Cruikshank, into whose lands she gladly delivered the so-muc'j lesircd proxies. The hour was a little late for arriving it the office; but, feeling that the delay was excusable under the circumstances, Stella presented herself at her desk, as fresh and screue as if she had left it only tho day before. Another young woman was occupying her chair. teiia lurnea snd met the smiling gazo of Mr. Cruik. hank's second in command. "It's all right." he said, rea3suunglj. Tac best typewriter and stenograpbei jto ever had has proved herself to b rorthy of a big advance. Seel" And he showed a cablo dispatch from the thief of the London offico,recotnmead. lull 1'MIsS liar ' unburn pA-ynmotedAi ftie place of second assistant" In tli ITew fork office, with a salary of $1800 t ear." For the first time Stella felt frightened Eler good fortune seemed too good to Im rue. "Bat," she stammered, "are you sure ,'uis is right? Have I earned it Shall rou not be sorry ?" "Yes, you have indeed earned it. Not are shall not hi sorry." answered the of acial reassuringly. "A worn in who doai jls well ns a mau is worth as much as i man. You have always done, in the jiost thorough manner, everything yot txad to do; and so, when your oppor :unity came, you could profit by it. Ge some, now, and take a week's rest, i'ou are more tired than you know." "I am not tired," she answered, "but will go homo and tell Kitty." A;. Stella turned to go down the stairs, sui said to herself, "It shall go hard if I an not able, before long, to put an oppor tunity in poor Kitty's way. She is jusi is ready for them in her line as I a n ii mine." Demorcst's Magazine. Turtle Power. A paper published in Saigon, in French Cochin China, gives an accraa' J of a singular experiment recently inaJi in that colony with a new means of mo live power. A French resident at th town of Hatien, a port on the Qulf o Siam, conceived the idea that it would be perfectly practicable to make the Im mense turtle-), which are not uocominoi in those parts, and which swim with uc little rapidity, do service in drawing the small fishing boats. lie purchased two large turtles at a cost of 35, and fitted them out with harness and reins. Thet he obtained a light, open boat, about fifteen feet long, and attached his turtle) to it by means of traces. Holding hi reins fast, he set out on a little trial voy ago with the turtle team. The creature paddled along very prettily, at a rab somewhat exceeding the ordinary walk ing of a man. As they directed theL course toward th-j open sea, and ns the weather was calm and beautiful, and the voyage eice-; lingly pleasant, it did nol sec ir to tha Frenchmia to make anj very thorough test of his ability to cuido the animals. Much delighted, indeed. with tho success of bis experiment, ha kept on and on, until be presently noted that the sun was setting. The interested navigator then attempted to turn bit team about, but the turtles ie sis ted an such movo.nent. They had evident! '. made up their minds to go to sea, auc they would not be dissuaded fro.n thei: I purpose. The driver pulled his reins ua ! til he upset his turtles in the water; bul s often as they regained the use of theii Sippers, they set out again fur the middle of the sea. Night settled dotva rapidly. Luckily the inventor of the aew means of marine traction hac brought with him a pair of oars, and ai last resort he took a knife, cut bis tu ind let his sea steeds, harness, reins nnd ill, go their way. Then he rowed baci laboriously to his village, lamenting hit expenditure on the turtles, and resolving not to try any further experiments it navigation. Ne.v York Dispatch. Trees lu French Cities. Oao of the chief bctutics of tho target Stench cities, aa 1 secoa 1 oaly t their sdiU'.-oi ail in in i.uiutf, ats t'u trjji. The alrujit iater uiniY.3 vntas of chast auts a il acacias strctc'aing aloug tha jroa 1 aad well pave I avoaoas as far as ;he eve cm reach, their bmdiuz jranches aliaist touching one another in in endless arsh of vjrdurj, form njt inly a delightful perspjetivj for the eye, ut serve to aid bevjty to cities alreiJy eautiful, and graea and syarnetry to whatever might b3 harsh anl forbid ding. This, ho.vever, is not tha result it nature's handiwork alone, for sc.euoj sad art have lent their aid. The plait ing, as well as the maintenance of the trees in French cities, is an item of no littlo importaacs in the annual budget prepared by the municipal council, which docs not look upon their pieserva :ion as of less consequence than tho re pairing of tho roadways or tho lighting f the streets. London Times. ISuilUinr iu JJerinuda. Bcrmudians have verv little trouble in ouildiug an ordinary house. A mac scrapes enougu lucre together to buy a little pieco cf land and then borrows oi begs a cross cut sa.v, a hand saw and an ce chisel. He takes oil the thin surface f soil and gouges into the coral rock with his c'aisel. Then he coai:uenc3i to saw into the porous limestone and pres ently has a collection of white block! about two feet Ionj, eighteen inches wide and twelve inches thick. When he hai taken out enough of them he has a ceitai ready, ana bo uses the blocks for walls. Not much timber is required and the process is very simple. But only a Ber mudian or an Englishman can do all this, for no foreigner is permitted tc own real estate ou these islands. Neo York Tress. Qticcu Victoria, wild Boar. Few people arc aware that the Queen possesses a tine herd of G tr 'ian wiltl 1)0..r at, Windsor, which are kept in a scliwoiu-iirten formed out of a corner of the Home I'ark. Wild "'- I'""- """ " 5-""- V" " n.n pheasant is to fowl: but Geonre IV. j always insisted that a roast fowl i much better than a roast pheasant. Ernest King of Hanover, sent a i boar's head (a genuine bur do eur.f? I Her) to each of his English friend-. I wrery Christmas from 1837 until 1S5(1. i but t-ny one who infringed His Majes ! ty's rU'id political creed was at once ' 6truck oil the list, which, therefore, contained out very Tew names wher His Majesty dined. Accounted Fot. "Why do you slu your name J. John K K K Lronson?" asked Haw kins. "Ik-cause it is my name," saic lironson. "I was christened by minister who stuttered." Life. A Guoil Substitute. Mother My dear, you are iosIdj your beauty. Married Daughter Am I, really. "Indeed you t re, "Mercy! 1 guess I'd better leatu u cook." New Weekly. THE CHOST IN BERTH LOWER II. A. t'ouiiuerclal Traveler. 8traUe XUperi. ence In Sleeping C'r. ."I once occupied a sleepiug-cai berth that was haunted," said u oiri mcrcial traveler to a St. Louis Globe Ieniocrat man. ''It was lower 11. 1 rode in it from Chicago to Detroit, and I'll tell you I spent a horrible night. The weather wa? pretty cold, and as I am subject to neuralgia, I tucked the blanket in close around piy neck to avoid the draught, aud I was just dozing o.i when 1 beard a most unearthly laugh, and the blaul.. t wai. suddenly pulled away from my chin and half off my chest. It was ouly 10 o'clock, but everybody was iu bed, and when I peeped out to see if anybody was playing a Joke on m not a soul was in sight. "I tucked the blanket around mi neck again without really thinking much about the disturbance, and was soon In another doze, when off went the blanket once more, and again heard the shrieking laugh. I liastilj leadjustcd the blanket and tried tc attribute the matter to my own nerv ousness, but the blanket was yanked away at once to the hyena-like laugh accompaniment. I looked out lot: the aisle again, but nobody was there. I looked toward the foot of the bed, and It seemed to me that blue llames were dancing there. My flesh began to creep. I could hear my heart pumping like a Corliss engine. Ai my fear grew I saw a white llgure stretched at lull length through the section, panel work, its feet toward oi against mine, The blue flames seemed to play all over it and to leap, from the eyes and the mouth of the figure when the demon laugh was uttered. The tugging at the blanket continued. I trembled and poured perspiration. I could not rise. I rolled out of tho berth into the aisle, and maybe I Ifdn't hunt up the porter of that car. L told him the story. " -Gracious! eracious!' heexclaimcd, his eyes bulging. 'Ize got dat hoodoc blauket Dat's a blanket, boss, what was in a bcrf whar a man died wid de jimjams. No, he didn't died in aat berf but dat wuz his blanket, an' when it. comes out o' de laundrv sonic one's boun' to git it, an' l.odune ;one an got it dis trip. Nobody w'at jits It ever gits de bes' o' dat ghost, an' I guess I bettah give afi.'de. blankit ur you won't sleep to-night.' I L'(.t another blanket and slept ill right. The porter told me there was always complant from the pas senger who got the haunted blanket. This occurred a year ago, and I sui oose the blanket is on the road yet.' Origin or Life Insurance. Shcppard Humans in the North American Review says: It is a curl jus fact that the "doctrine of proba bilities," or the scientific basis upi ii which all insurance rests, had its jrik'iii in a k'utne of cards. Mantis tc ay, the foundation upon which it Dues its claims to the confidence and patronage of the community, origi Kite 1 from investigations regarding zanies of chance. It happened in this way: About the year 1850 the L'hevalier de Mere, a Flemish noble man, who was both a respectable mathematician and an ardent game ster, attempted to solve the problem :if dividing equitably the stakes when a game of chance was Interrupted. The problem was too difficult for him, and he sought the aid of tho famous Abbe Ha Use Pascal, a Jesuit priest, author of "Night thoughts," and one of the most accomplished mathematicians of any age. Pascal solved the problem, and in doing so snunciated the "doctrine of proba bilities," or laws troverning so-called :hanccs. L'pon this depend not only the laws governing insurance of all tinds, but also the laws governing '.be motions of planets In space, aud, n fact. all astronnniii-al RCipni-p. This loctrine of theory Pascal Illustrated very distinct eyebrows. The apjiear 'jy the throwing of dice. When a ance of the skull seems to indicate single die Is thrown the chance of , that it was made the subject of some turning up an ace Is precisely one out , strange religious ceremony after f six, or one out of the total numlier death. To the back of tho head and )f throws are made, it will be found 'umid the growth of hair which hangs ".hat each face will be turned up an I b low the neck is attached a long squal Dumber of times. From this 'pendant string, apparently made of Pascal laid down the proposition that some srt of hide, and showing by esults which have happened in any j marks of discoloration and dlsinte fiven number of observed cases will ration great age and much exposure, igaln happen under similar circum- ! The lips are tied firmly together with .tances, provided the numbers be suf- long co:ds, the ends of which hang Icient for the projier working of the below the jaw a foot or so, forming, aw of average. Thus the duration as it were, a sort of flaxen or hempen f the life of a single individual is . ne of the greatest uncertainties, bub ;he duration, or rate of mortality, of l large number of individuals may be predicted with great accuracy by coin- ?arlson with the observed results iiuouk ouiiic.euujr large iiui....i-. oi ages, occupations od climatic influeuros. i A Bon.-. Grlerfor III. Sln.ter A neighbor of ours was one day ' ploughing with a favorite horse, but nau oiiiy Kiue turee rounus, vvucii me suiuaiuiis uiat must sooner oi ( later come to all, came to him. inu he dropped dead beside his plow. was at work a long distance from the louse, and nothing was 'known of his leath until his horse went home at noon without him; then they went in search of him, his horse accom panying them. When they had reacnea me spot wnere tne poor man bad fallen the ground around had , the faith in one Goi. London Tele been trampled up where the horse graph. had tried to get loose from the plow, 1 and ns tho Rwlniriot rpi hid lwn fast.' ened to the plow by an open ring. had finally succeeded. He then tried to lift his master up, pulling at Im coat with his teeth, tearing it in sev eral places; failing in this he had eone home. The man was taken home. and his horse nut In the stable: and fed, but he refused his food, and , could not stay quiet at all, walking Via Ir an1 fnrt V onH 1 -!- L- i n it nut nt i window that overlooked tho Held. I Whenever he was turned out after wards for a good while he would jump into the field and go to the spot "V Uee'h AAV IIUUIU I 14 1A4 ti where be bad last seen his dead mas ter, then go to the gate- as if to gc home, then run back again until some one would go after him and lead him home. Dear faithful friend! Leisure Hours. Bcrewdtivefl. An attachment for screwdrivers bj th. Tnd Tt .h a . ,, VB V - has invited Mexico to enter r J ? 1 UQtl! ?rtmlnto a convention for the adoption of flied la tho wood Is among tho lates common units cf electricitg and light PEACH-BASKET HANDLE. a. Device to FacUltate the Handling of Awkward Packages. A recent Invention affords an .-lllciont help In handling peach and vegetable baskets, small wooden hoxas, ice, and other handleless ob- iects. Figure 1 represents the device is adapted to baskets. In operation .he hand urasns the handle. A. while the two middle fingers are extended lowuwara to raise the liners. It The inns, DD, are hinged to the handle, (V, aU E, and play loosely in the rings, wC, of the lifter. 11 When the lifter is thus luised it carries up with it AUTOMATIC PI ACR-BASKET RANDLB. he arms, DI, and they are thfn Slipped over the rim of the basket. The lifter is then allowed to fall, and I he arms drop by their own weight. The handle, A, Is now raised, and in loing so the Hps, FF, close in under the 1 1 in of the basket, and raise it up. A man can thus carry two bas kets at the same time, and as the .lcvl'-e Is automatic, self-adjusting, and acts Instantly, the work of carry ing baskets is greatly facilitated. When tho basket is set down it is nec-ssary only to raise the lifter, 15, with the flng.-rs, and the handle is Instantly detached from the basket. M3 Willi HOOKED JAWS. Figure 2 shows the invention as adapted to carrying small wooden boxes, Ice, etc. The Hps, FF, of figure 1 are replaced by sharp points, GG, which catch In tho wood of the box as the arms, ID, fall Into place on each side of the box, and the lift- J Ing gives these points a firmer hold, in profortion to the weight of the box. - A REMARKABLE SKULL Which Itcloncil to Some Unknown Fre liUtorle llelngr A most remarkable specimen was recently added to the collection of a .noted arcba-ologiat of California, which was un t arthed near the h e a d w a t ers of the Amazon. It is nothing less than the skull of some prehistoric being, and that a rare find : will be seen from the accompany- 1 n lt Illustration INV.' The wonderful ' thing about the a PREniSTonic saiM.skulii next to the remarkable state of its preservation, is the fact that it has been reduced to about one-third of a skull's nat ural size by the exeiciso.of some art or process now unknown. Apparent ly all the bones wore removed from the head, and all that now remains Is the skin which has ossified and be come as hard as stone. Whatever nay have been the nature of this process the features of the being still remain. A long growth of luxuriant 1 black hair is still attached to the scalp, an 1 hair of the same color form beard. The Ancient Idea of God. A specially interesting subject oc npied the Victoria Institute rc- . .'Illtlv Mr T fl PiriKhu r.t tV 'llrtni ito' t,-' ... u iU!,euni, describes i'iiui tuicilU U. fclJU JtlJLlSU . , .. liHuseum. fiesi'ri iir4 KnmA rpciiit r.r hjs examination of tb Ttabvlonlan tablets. He showed from one of these, of about the ncrlod 630 It ' that the k,ng uscd lhe wor(j Gc(j as monot hoist would: nnri von cn fp back as 3000 B. C. the tablets bore the samft vnrpsslnn In thA sumo 6ense. Evidence has, indeed, ac- till Mil VVi 'Myitis Sft VS. KM? "".cumulated of late which tends to He show th.lt. thn T'.itivlr.nlnn Pnnthrw.n supposed to Include thirteen deities, was really monotheistic In the dis cussion which followed Mr. Rassam, Maj. Conder, and Canon Glrdlestonc took part, and it was pointed out t 1. n U 1 .. T' . I ... J -jiiiuu in liic can i.juiau recorus oUn there was evidenc ..f a nrimi. "" Kr huckera. One hears an echo of hard times rtmoug tho people lately returned from the winter resorts of Florida. There are complaints of exorbitant charges at hotels, and of the deter mination of everybody In some Flor- ldl towns to pluck tho Northern -"a-Ver. "Our season Is short and have to make the most of It," is the explanation at SL. Augustine. "'Vhat do you do In the summer and autumn?" asked a visitor. "Oh, reply; "Just wait tothlng," was the - . , , . ,or J0U ,01Ki 19 comP! UuC1- Trne to Life. D'Auber I consider it the best thing I ever did. Critical Friend Heavens! Why, It is utterly devoid of expression! D'Auber Yes; that's what I have striven for. It Is a por trait of a raember of the 400. Puck,' THE FATAL DELAY. new til I'uhappj Prince Imperial tu Uii UrmLh. Th death of the uniortunat. Prince Imperial is particularly dis tresslng when it must be admittec that on bis own shoulders alone restec that fatal result. Naturally ambi tious and daring even to fool ha nil ness, one can scarce denominate thai spirit in the time of war. in thi midst of a hostile country, whict proceeds independent of experience, rejects advice and sets at naught ever ordinary precaution. It is suicidal, and the poor fellow paid a high pen alty for bis injudicious action. The Priuce left tha camp on thai fatal day at 9:30 in the morning U reconnoiter along the advance road for the column, his escort consisting of the Irregular Horse and six Iiasu. tos (mounted Kaffirs). Meanwhile some fifty Zulas wer stealthily stalking their prey, and the Kaffir servant, while drawing water, surprised a Zulu who made off up the hill. This circumstance was re portca to the Pripce. Looking at his watch and finding that it lacked ten minutes of the hour, he remarked .o his troopers, "You can give yi.ui horses ten minutes more;" but the men had already gone into the grass to bring back the horses and were anxious to get away. The Trince waited for a few minutes a fatal de lay! The order "mount" was given. There came a sudden crash, the long grass swayed to and fro, a vol ley rang out, and the Zulus bursting cover, charged the ill-fated men. The horses swerved and some broke away. The Prince's horse, a colonial, six teen hands high CI had ridden him myself and always found him very nervous and difficult to mount) be came so frightened the Prince was unable to mount " The poor fellow elung to the sad dle holster, as we afterwards found It almost detached from the pommel, but the air was thick with assegais flung by the fleet footed Zulus. The death of the Prince cast a gloom over the camp, and every foot step of the way from the gory spot where ceased his throbbing heart, until he slept in his temporary rest ing place on board the ocean trans, port, was marked with grief, ad mi. ration and great respect. No such event had ever occurred in the fitful history of the colony. It stands unique, and to-day as the su perstitious Zulu pas-es the tablet which marks the place where the Prince fell, he pauses and thinks ol the amahlenci umfad aud the inkos! kak'.'lu (great chief) who there died a brac man's death, and won even amongst the warlike Zulus a brave man's fame. Lut now, Uui konto pahlaza wa lala un'lala wafutl the assegai is broken and hf sleeps his last long sleep. The Californian Not a ICet-orU llrcakcr. Notwithstanding the severity ol the winter of lH'Xi, other seasons have been as severe. In 1SS2 the Hudson was not free from ice until late in A priL The record also shows that on February 8, 1935, the thermometer fell below zero all over the country north of Savannah and Natchez. During this same winter Long Island Sound was closed on account of the ice. March was the coldest month ol 1843. Snow was fifteen inches deep in Georgia, the Hudson closed In November, 1942, and was not free from ice until April 13, 194:!. The mean temperature of the winter months of 1S51 and 152 was from three to eight degrees below the aver age hitherto recorded. Tho East lliver was frozen over for three days, and on January 30 teams drove across the ice to Long Island. The Susuue hanna at Havre de Grace was frozen over for seven weeks, and tbere were heavy snows and frosts as far south as New Orleans and Jacksonville. The coldest winter of recent years was that of 1800. The first three months of the year had an average temperature far below the normal, and in March the thermometer was frequently below zero. Long Island Sound was closed to navigation from January 25 to February 27, New York harbor was blocked with ice floes, and that of Philadelphia was entirely closed until late In March. Naviga tion on the Hudson did not open tin ill April 10. Out of Place. Men may be exceedingly fond ot "womanish" women in their homes women who laugh and cry in a breath; whose caprices come and go with tho wind; but woe to the wage earner who is hypersensitive! She is out of place in shop or office, and Is soon made to realize the fact When a woman enters a business career, she should lay aside not her womanliness, but her womanlshncss. Not long ago a woman visiting a publication office at its busiest time complained rather querulously that she "was not even offered a chair." It is foolish and unnecessary to demand in the rush and hurry of business the for malities and attentions of the drawing-room. If a woman is consider ate of others she will certainly re ceive consideration and civility from her associates. More ought not to lie insisted upon. When a woman Is found who gets on in business as weli as a man, it is generally also found that sheimitates the methods of a man, goes about her work steadily and systematically, and, it is safe to say, slaves her tears and exactions at home. Photograph. The Duke de Moiny, like many other persons, has made himself an amateur photographer, and acquired a remarkable dexterity. He has even succeeded in sensitizing the common est paper and in directly obtal- lag a portrait upon any sort of written or printed document- From research to research, he has improved photo graphic process to such a point thai he Is able to obtain two portraits fo, the sum of 1 cent. A Brooklyn man proposes to im port monkeys and train them to be come bootblacks. Will the public put up with such monkey-shines? .No Siiikt is the new chief of tu Umatilla Indians. Should he be al lowed t3 visit the white eetthv incuts? The man who does not provide for Li UaUj Is not Its head. A Tllsaaltillo.l Man. Prison Visitor Voj eem au hon ;sr. fellow and I (.eel an interest in rou. Could anything be Wss to wake you more comfortable? "You set!" "What?" "Let me out," t'exas Sifting. A MaMruline tnitlration. "I'm afraid Miss Trimm is getting itrong minded." said Mr. liloobumper to his wife. "Mercy! What makes you think that?" "I see ttiat this note you received from her to-day has ao postscript." Puck. Seare-Tramps In the Barn-Yard. Doc Seltzer They were sayln down at the post-office yer had a lot of tramps cuttin' an' cboppln' wood. Farmer Jones Wa-al, now, ef I can fool them fellers down tcr the post office with them stuffed dummies, tramps are goln tcr be mighty scarce 'n this neighborhood, I tell yen Judge. tSenulne NerTe. Tailor When are you going to pay for that overcoat? Dude Really, mv Tailor Now. look her It ou don't pay, I'll bring a suit with - In thirty days. Dude Make it a spring suit, old man, aud you can bring It right away. Detroit Fre Press. lie Knew. "IIah',"said the superstitious man. as he dropped the telephone "It's a sure sign. I never knew it to fall. I am going to say something I shall be sorry for." "How do you know?" "By the ringing in my ear." Anc" then he said it Washington Star Not Slliutfry There. Bages (reading of the conviction oi a noted criminal) How true it is that the wicked stand on slippery places. Jaggs Yes, In this world: but they won't in the world to come, unless the popular theology Is ml ti'ken. New Y'ork Tribune. Political Oratory. "Have you consented to deliver the address before the graduating class of the cooking-school?" "Yes." "Hard to find au appropriate theme, isn't it?" "No. Mine is: The Proof of the Pudding is in the Au topsy."' Truth. At the t'lub. "Cairy any life insurance?" "Y'cs, rlO.OOO id favor of my wife." 'Should think you'd be ashamed tn look her in the face." "Wha what for?"' "For living. What excuse do jou give her"' Indianapolis Sep Unci. Good Advice. ySB tre Walter What'll yer have? Rube Jayseed Wa-al, I don't know which ter take, whether roast beef, veal or mutton. Waiter Take cornbeef nash, and yer'll get ther whole lot. Truth. A I'roponitliin. Judge You are sentenced for va erancy to seven days imprisonment. Vagrant Might I ask your wor ship to put on better fare and lengthen the term a couple of days tc make up. Hirshbcrger Tageblatt t'nc-ld 1-bf n's Opinion. "Hit stan's tcr reason," remarked Uncle Eben, "dat folks is gwiueter feel de hah'd times moh ef dey keeps !lah min's on cm by talk in' c'lamlty talk dan dcy Is cf dey goes out aur huuts foh wuh'k. Exchange. An Kxhlbltlon. Algy What a low-cut dress Miss Simpson wears to-night! I declare it's cut clear to the wa st behind. She has courage to wear It. Freddy Y'es, she doc9 exhibit considerable backbone. Truth. ClirU anil Vaccination. It Is suggested that no dances be iven until after the girl's vaccina tions are through taking. Whether vaccinated on arm or ankle it will be equally inconvenient to dance. Atchison Globe. Grant Hamilton rshew! This if '.he worst hill I ever tackled. Judge Wl. Cannlbala, Tho Traveler Why did you catthc Missionary aud let the convict go? I'ho Caunibal King Well we know a hlng or two, we da The missionary fra-i a man of the greatest tenderness, while the couvict was a.i tough a) !iey make 'cm See? New Y'ork rrcss. Irisnolau uncommon thing to Mistake drunkenness for Inspira tion. Sonio of tho Curly Kings of England sad Franco, when thty wero traveling, w.-ro attended by coiners, who supplied Iheui with mouej as it was needed, rcblt from portable mints. Kl I..V. . II linn J trapped. News in Brief. The Isle of ?Jan Las no pawn shop. Coal was mined in Illinois as early .! 1673. Our drummers upend $175.00l,(iOC year traveling. One-fifth of all deaths is due to puluionury diseases. Mail is distributed iu C8.4G3 pott offices in the United States. Postal cards have been in use in the United States since May 1, 1873. --The Germans, aul not the Irish, are the great rotato caters of the world. The cannon in use in the world's lrunes have cost tax payers $'0,(HM. - ooo. In Japan cows are used as beasts oi burden. Milk is not used by the Jap anese. A fenture of a New Zealand con jert was a comic Irish soug sung by a Maori native. The largest const light in the United Stiiten can be seen tweiity-oiitht mile! iu i-lccr wi ntln r. It is iaid that whales can remain jnder the siirfuee of the ocean for an hour and a half. The fruit crop of this country, most ly devoured at home, is valued ut g 10, 000, 000, a year. A New York pawnbroker displays ligns in English, German, French, Italian and Hebrew. Many tropical trees when the bark is lacerated give out a milky juice that ,s an active acid. A New York dealer in men's fur- ' ait-bin goods displays a sign resiling ".Shirt Constructors. Tho Portuguese say that no man can bo a good hnsbaiiit who does not tut a good breakfast. A Russian scientist has succeeded in tracing all mans' diseases to tho fact that he wears clothes. The tongue of the toad is attached to tho front of its iaw and haogsback- ' ward instead of forward. Buckingham Pnlnce, Loudon, ex j!nsive of its contents', reprtseuts an sxpenditiire of 30, 000, 000. : Iu many Kussian stores or shops the walls are coven-d over with rudely painted pictures of the articles fot lale. I Professor Tyndall is taid to have been the first man to ever attempt to oroduco an aniticial rainbow this iu In heavy marching order tho llas siin soldier carries a burden of fifty, sight pounds, which does not include bis musket. There is a well at Scarpa, a village aosr Tivoli. Italy which is 1700 leet leep, all, but twenty-six foot being cut :n solid rock. Nevada, (Mo.) people are wearing roa finger rings lor the rheumatism. .')ne blacksmith has made over a huu Ired of them. Aurora, 111., was tho first city in .he world to illuminate its streets with jlectricity, The wires were placed in nositions in 1HSL Mr. Faux, a man of forty years' j sriierieuee in English libraries, puts ' down l"o ordinary lito of a popular novel at nine months. j It is strange .Lough true, that in Asia ami Ainca, wnen-grass wi:i ni grow, the most beautiful i,;wers uud ihrubs llonrish to perfei-ti on. Russia, Kouiuaiiia uu.l Servia are :he most illiterate countries iu l-'uiopo, eighty per cent, of the population bu ng uuahlo to read nnd wiitc. i A .e 1 ork ilorlor h is put over lis door an illuminated sign, "lu all oses that I tlo not euro I guuiaiiteu to my half the funeral expeu-es." Bricks of great antiquity have been ound in number in Babylonia nt u ,Iaco where sumo Bil.licnl scholars, think tho tower of Babylon --too.l. There is a mountain in Oivg.iri which is slowly moving into tho Su' uion River. It will, iu course of time, lam the stream nnd create n lnrgo lake. The small sign of a law firm on u li ner Third avcuuo, New York City, has close beside it Ibo unnoucenieut of h tailor: "Suits pressed while yon wait." Tbey have a baby in t'olunibii--, )hio, two weeks old that weighs forty six pounds. Its mother, Mary Cuumm, weighs less than ono hundred pounds. Tho latest explanation of the rain vhich usually follows a gnat buttle i. .hat it is caused not by the smi.Uo, but by the perspiration of tho sol diers. ljondon electrical supply linos nrt bet only lending out electrical cooiin stoves to customers but are prepared to snpply n separate meter uud charge half rates for cooking. A globe of water fell near London iu Blllj, striKing a gentleman sitting on his veranda, completely drenching him. It is known in history us "tho water meteor." A horseshoeing smith firstapiieared in Germany, where iron shoes were first used for horses. Martin and Carberry Black oi Lnmbertville, Ohio, are twins, Kged twenty. Martin weighs 110 pnund and is deaf. Carberry weighs 1 E pounds and is blind. Possessed of an ullitcralive turn ol mind Kaniuel Honthey Smith, of S.-1 Antonio, Texas, has caused his iufaul son to bo named Samuel Soiitbty Sagamore Sunol Smith. The Chinese tramp is a rarity. A Fair rtcatoiicr. Discouraged Suit"- I 'o you evci reason? Miss FliTTe Reason? 1 should say I did. 1 took up a papci only yesterday and reasoned out a!) the points in the joke column New Y'ork Weekly. 'oariug Jtn Kml. McGinnis That's a nioighty foine whisky; lu.w old Is it, Pat'" l';.t (OOUrill'' tl.C last llrnv.j into bis friend's glass) Faith, oi don't kno.v; nut it s owni c- it iver win bc:- -Li.' Vfht-ro 1'hoy Cclolicil. Mrs. Ncwrich (who prides herselt upon her knowledge of art; To which institution do you think I oufht to leave my pit litres when I 3ic? ("oiisciciitioiis Ariiat- To thtj asylu.ii for tho blind. W'avely Mag azine. '
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