Juniata sentinel and Republican. (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, July 31, 1895, Image 4
A totn said unto his angel Mj spirits are fallen throairh, And I cannot carry this tattle O brother! what shall I do? "The terrible Kings are on me. With spears that are deadly brlgD Against me so from the cradle Do late and my fathers fight,' Then said the man to hie angel Thou wavering, foolish soul, Back to the ranks ! What matter To win or to lose the whole, "As judged by the little Judge Wbo hearken not well, nor sec? Mot thus by the outer iaroa The wise shall Interpret theo. "Thy will Is the Tery. the only, The solemn event of things ; The weakest of hearts defying Is stronger than all these Kings. 'Though out of the past they gather. Mind's doubt and bodily pain, j . And pallid thirst of the spirit : That is kin to the other twain, "And grief, in a cloud of banners. And ringletted Tain desires. And vice, with the spoils upoa him Of thoe and thy beaten sires, "While Kings of eternal evil Tet darken the hflls about. Thy part is with broken sabes To rise on the last redoubt ( To fear not sensible failure', Kor covet the game at all I!ut fighting, fighting, fighting. Die, driven against the wall F Louise Imogen Ouiney, la Boston Pilot ROMANCE OF A RANCtt OB and May wert sweethearts. Of course the were; that's what they had beez learning ever sine Bob, a stripling o! twenty, had come ont from Tennes see to the Texai Panhandle with th family. In those dayt May was a bright haired. Inch ntrnnc little girl of fonrteen, whom Bob nevei called or thought of as "red headed." Jiob was a strong, good humored boy, not a bit afraid of work, and he had a way with him that gave him com mnnd of men and creatures. He rose rapidly in old man Love's employ from simple cow punchjr to wagon bona, then foreman; nnd when he was onlj twenty-live went with the approval and pood will of bis employer to take th position of ranch manager for a Bos tun company. All the world loves a lover. Bob wa ueh a whole hearted one, his state of mind was so patient, he took much de sign, in ir, wore ins chains with such open prido and enthnsiasm, that all ism Manhandle felt with and for him. .besides being a fellow that a girl count tore witnont any difficulty, any ...y miii a uaugnier to spare might have been pleased with Bob for a son-in-law. And old man Love was pleased enough with the match, and greatly given to oracrKig oi vob as a coming adjunct to the Love greatness, until the tragedy of the one horned brindle cow, which tore things all up generally, threat ened to sever two loving hearts and darken forever Bob's and May's happy horizon. This old cow worth perhaps $7 bobbed up at one of the round-ups sporting, in addition to the B. N. of the Boston National, which was facetiouoly known as the "Bean" brand, old man Love's (XXX). Though very uncommon, such acci dents may occur in the haste and con fusion of branding, without necessarily implying dishonesty on some one's pnrt AVhile they do sometimes re sult in fights and killings, they ara easily enough adjusted between reasonable people, since, any clever cattleman can readily tell which brand is of the longer standing. But any cowboy on the range would have told you that while old man Love was square enough himself, he was a crazy crank about the sacredness of j his brand. His long suit was to jump I up ana uown and swear that it never yet was on anything that wasn't his own. He invariably claimed an ani mal that bofe it in addition to an other brand (as did his old cow), how ever plainly it showed as the newer of the two, though as a matter of fact his branding irons were handled by just as many careless cowsboys as any other. If Iiob had known what that aged tnd damaged brindle cow was going : cost hiiu he might perhaps have blinked his obvious duty and let old man Love have her in the face of right nnd reason. But he was not the man to be backed iown by any one, and he dared the worst- -and got it 1 Ho held the cow for his company, after a fierce contest, and old man Love went home raging, to give his distorted version of the affair, issue orders that no member ot his family was to speak to, or of, Bob, from that time forth, and to remark significantly that he had far rather see a child of his married to a horse thief than to person capable of such behavior. Communication between the lovers lad p'nea been managed, once or twice, by the utmost stealth and 2crecy. Having, by his means, been tssnred of his sweetheart's steadfast ness and readiness, Bob sent her word by one of her father's cowboys to ride good horso paBt the half-way brand ing pen, armed himself with a license, tnd hung around the Triple X ranch tor a week. When May finally found the oppor tunity to slip away in the most care less manner, with one of the men's sombrero on, and. in the lace ol threatening weather, she .received s rapturous welcome from the long-banished Bob, and they promptly headed their ponies for Squire Wiley's, just the other side of Roaring Creek, who was supposed to be holding himself it readiness for their visit. What Mexican, or other pail" tpf r what unfriendly of? envious hand carried the news to old man Love wil not be known, but he burst into on of his near cow csmps at dinner, short ly after Bob and May's departure, lik a roaring South African lion witl mustard in his eye. "The boys" who knew well enougl rht was afoot and what would tx isked of thorn dropped their tin ctrpi and plates, jumped on their waiting ponies, and were out ot hailing dis tance before he fairly lit in their midst. But old nant Pearsall, the eoo iras a new man, not long from South west Texas, neither knowing of, not oaring particularly, for Bob Holly and his love affairs. So he stood at hil official post at the tail end of thi chuck wagon and gave amiable atten tion to the impassioned harangue and singular antics of this new and enter gaining employer. ing comrnn.cle(l to coma aloni A C3M isl assist in dUUMak BoSTndTiii suing May, he mounted a serious ap pearmg bat fitful tempered buekskii colored pony, with on white eye and much symmetry of bone as much oj a character in its way as) Hank was is his and started, with oonsiderabh interest and curiosity. They rode hard, and were near ovel naming tne lovers within a mile a Boaring Creek, But while pursue) and pursued pushed on at their ut most pace, another factor was comin with a hundred tune greater speed U take a hand in the game. The dry bed of Roaring Creek wa 11st before them, beyond that a tin rise, then an arroyo, and beyond that) again, the roof of this justice's house, just in sight. As Bob and May clat tered over the creek bed, and scrambled np onto the rise beyond, both looked back, and their ponies stopped, toswinf their heads, pricking their ears and snorting at a curious humming sound that suddenly seemed to fill all the au about. "Hurry np, darling,' cried Bob throwing out a band to catch May's : " 'tis a big storm coming from above ;' bnt before they could descend th slope to crow the dry arroyo in front; it was running from Lank to bank and brimming over with a sudden flood of red, muddy water. And. even above the noise) of ttu flood before them, they heard a sound like the angry shouting of funoui multitudes. Looking backward and up the creek, whence the sounds came, they saw a great tumbling shudder wall pushing before it aed bearing upon ita crest ail imaginable aorta or debris advancing down the dry creel bed with such a thunderous onslaught that the little mound on which thei stood shook and seemed fairly to lower under their feet. They looked about them. The ai r oyo ran into the creek below. Above both it and the creek had flooded oul until they joined. Their little monnd was an island, momentarily growing smaller, surrounded on every side by raging torrents, in which were driven and whirled whole' trees, full grown cattle, with sometimes a fence post whose trailing wire had caught in theii barbs all manner of ghastly wreckage. Up came the water about them; down fell the hail. ! "It's a cloudburst above, darling,': laid Bob. "It won't last long tht water won't cover this rise." : "I'm not afraid, Bob," said May.' with very white lips; "I'm glad I came, anyhow, If we've got to die we'll die together ; and the way I've felt for the last three weeks I'm sure that's a heap better than living apart. Bob jumrvd off his pony and lifted ilay from hers. The hail was comint bigger and beat cruelly upon them. tie wrapped his slicker about her, pushed the ponies close together and sheltered her with them and his own body as best he could. We won't die," he said ; but, pool ittle girl, what an awiul storm I've iragged you ont into 1" Just then from the further bank oi ihe creek, above the awful howling of the storm, came this intelligent com mand in old man Love's ear-splitting tones : 'May Love, you come here to me his minute t" And May laughed hvs ;erically. "Well, he can't get at us, anyway, but the hail can. Oh, look to yonr oor hands 1 Oh. Bob, I can't bear it Put the slicker back on." "Why, honey," said Bob, as the .ears came in earnest now, "I'd get pounded just the same anyhow, and f on must let me' have the comfort ol Keeping some of it 'off you it ain't i patch in' on the way your pa would io me if he could get me right now." While the storm raged and the water -ose nearly to their feet, Hank Pear all had the almost exclusive benefit of )ld man Love's remarks, since only his wildest shrieks reached the young souple, who were too much absorbed n each other to heed either him or the itorm. These remarks disagreed with Mr. . .'earsalL who was notoriously a man ot udgment and observation. "What's the matter with that young ellerT" he queried angrily; "watch lira a stsndin' to the north'ard uv his ;al, a keepin' the hail often her ! He tin't no chump I If he keeps that lick ip right through he'll make a better luaband n' what you ever did I" About this time, the bail ceasing, ;he expectant J ustice came down to ihe further bank of the arroyo. The water was going down visibly but it oar was still considerable. "Ho, Bob I" yelled the Justice above the sound, "got yer license?" iiob took it out ana wavea it aDove his head. Old man Love could not, from where le stood, hear a -word ; but he sur mised what had been said, and the tight of the document was like as the red flag to the bull. "I dare ye to marry em, nt r earned. "I dare ye to do it 1" And in an ecstasy of- rage and anxiety he forced his pony down into the foaming seek, among the whirling drift, where he was promptly pitched off by the terrified creature, whioh instantly re turned. Pearsall, at the risk of his awn life, had to fish him out, receiving plenty of abuse for his pains, and re turning it with biting irony. In two minutes time the shallower irroyo was fordable, though the creek, lown which big drifts continued to some, was not. Bon sat luay on her pony, mounted his own, and prepared to ride out. The sight of the Justice a plains cupid, with boots, slicker and cowboy hat preparing to take charge of the pair, was too much for oldman Love, and, dismounted aa he was, he plunged in a delirium of rags into the creek, sputtering and yelling : "Stop ! Hold on I I on Just dare 1" May hesitated, frightened, bnt Hank Pearsall yanked her father ont again and set him on dry land, snorting: "Doggone ye I I pulled ye m. onct before I What fer cain't ye stay out I Huh? When ye try buckin' agin a boy like that, backed by s Texas norther, you're agoin to git left don t ye know it 7 That kid a got a double cinch on Proverdunce? Bet ye he had this, by er storm staked ont I Go it feller I Go it gal I I'm with ye every time I'm fer ye I Yer the right sort! . I wouldn't hender ye fer all tht old snake bit fools in Texas ! I'll jisl father np the scraps o" this ole eejil an tote 'em back to the ranch.' And aa May and Bob rode off, tat tered, beaten, draggled, but oblivi ously blissful and jaunty, a faint hafj foilosfwd them : Goodbye, kids: wish yer joyl I Gome on. ole calamity l" new xctra Herald. - Canning Bag Bepalrers. There are in this city two Armenian! aho make a living by repairing Orien tal ruga. This work requires special tact, because these rugs are all mad by band, each bit of the warp being tied to the woof with the fingers. Fro quently they are obliged to cnt a frnl Width piece out of the middle of a rag, ana join the edges, ana unless tbey break into a, flaura ihe naw joining it HOUSEHOLD 3IATTE2S.' Skin and cut up the fowls into joints and put the neck, legs and back bones in a stew pan, with a little water, onion, a bunch of savory herbs and a blade of mace ; let these stew for hour, and when done strain off the liquor; this is for gravy. Put a layer of fowl at the bottom of a pie dish, then a layer of ham, then one of force meat and bard boiled eggs, cut in rings; between the layers put a season- ing of pounded mace, nutmeg, pepper and salt. Pour in about half a pint of water, border the edge of dish with pnff crust, put on the cover, ornament the top and glaze it by brmsbing over it the yolk of an egg. Bake for about an hour and a half, and when done pour in at top the gravy made from thr bones. QUAKER orarar. . When carets taken in preparing. this is a handsome and sore dish. Three eggs, half a capful of milk, one and a half tablesnoonfolsof corn starch, one teasDoonful of salt, one taDiespoonnu of butter. Put the omelet pan and a cover that will fit closely on to heat. Beat well together the yolks of the eggs, the oorn starch and the salt; beat the whites to a stiff froth, add to the well beaten yolks and oorn starch. Stir all together thoroughly and add the milk. Put the batter in the hot pan ; when melted pour in the mix ture, cover and place on the stovo where it will brown but not burn. Cook about seven minutes, fold, turn on a hot dish and serve with cream sauce poured around it. If the yolks and corn starch are thoroughly beaten, and If, when the stiff whites are added, they are well mixed, and the cover and - . . i , ii pan are very not, were can naruty w failure. Hew Xork ledger. HMT3 TO COOKS. So many housekeepers, both young and old, are in doubt as to toe rignt time to cook vegetables and meats that the following table is given with the hope that it may prove of value to some one : BAKING KEATS. Beef Sirloin Bare Eight minutes foi each pound. Beef Sirloin, Well Pone Ten to fif teen minutes for each pound. Beef Bib or Bump Ten to fifteen minutes for each pound. Beef Fillet Twenty to twnty-nv minutes. LamD. Well Done Fifteen minute for each pound. Mutton, Kara Ten to twelve minutes for each pound. Mutton. Well Done 'if teen to eighteen minutes for each pound. Pork. Well Done Twenty-five to thirty minutes for each pound. Veal, Well Done Eighteen to twenty minutes for each pound. Braised Meat Three and one-half to four hours. Chickens Weighing from three to five pounds, one to one and one-half hours. Turkeys Weighing from nine to twelve pounds, three to three and one- half hours. Fish Of average thickness, weigh ing from six to eight pounds, one hour. CAKB ASD PASTRY. Sponge Cake Forty-five to fifty-five minutes. Plain Cake Twenty to forty-five minutes. Cookies Ten to twelve minutes. Gingerbread Twenty to thirty minutes. Plum Pudding Two and one-quart! to three hours. Tapioca or Bice Pudding One hour, Bread Pudding Sixty-five minutes. Pies with two crusts Thirty to forty minutes. Graham Bolls Half an hour. Wheat Bolls Ten to eighteen mb atea. Bread Forty to sixty minute. Biscuit Ten to eighteen minutes, BBoruxa nsix. Bass Ten minutes for each pound. BlueOsh Ten minutes for each round. Fresh Cod or Haddock Six minute for each pound. Halibut In square, fifteen minutes for each pound. Salmon In square, fifteen minutes for each pound. Small Fish Six to eight minutes for each pound. Oysters Three to five minutes, oi until the edges curl, Teal Two or three hours. Beef Three or four hours. Mutton Two or three hours. Ham Five to five and one-half flours. Sweetbreads Twenty to twenty-five sainutes. Chickens One to one and one-half hours. Fowla Two to three hours. Tongae Two to three hours. YSOKXABUS. String Beana One and one-half two hours. Shell Beans One to two hours, j Cauliflower Thirty to forty min atea, ' I Cabbage, New Thirty to forty-flvt minutes. Corn, Young Five to ten minutes. I Carrots Fifty to sixty minutes, i Asparagus Fifteen to eighteen min utes. Onions Thirty-five to forty-five minutes. Oyster Plant Forty to sixty min utes. I Peas Fifteen to twenty minute, j Potatoes, Boiled Twenty to thirty minutes. Potatoes, Steamed Thirty to forty Ave minutes. Turnips Thirty-five to fifty mill' atea. l Parsnips Thirty-five to forty-five minutes. New York Beeorder. About the Koran. The Koran, the sacred book of the if ohammedana (usually spoken of by Oriental scholars aa the "Alcoran"), I was composed by Mohammed (Mahom et), and is said to have originally been 'written upon the bleached shoulder , blades of sheep. The first edition eon ' kains 6000 verses, the second and fifth, ! 321; the third, 6219; the fourth, S236; the sixth, 0226, and the seventh, or Vulgate" edition, 6225. The words tnd letters are the- same in all editions, viz. : 77,639 words and 323,015 letters, rhe George Sale (common English translation) is divided into 114 chap ters. St. Louis Bepnblio. Tbat's Different, rrofessor When we want to sa somethlnsT that we don't dare say In English we use the French. Pupil And when the French want to ay something they don't oars say in French- Professor Ah, yon could make yont fortune In Paris If you could only dlft evolot::i ct;:s pootcla6i Bow a Kew York Ood Was Paaned For ward by a Politician. The old style of street bootblack. whose only outfit was a box slung ovor his shoulders and plenty of posh and elbow grease, used to be one of the most prominent Institutions of the metropo lis. New be Is hardlv mors than reminiscence, and win soon jfe crowd' ta on tne stare ty us Italian aucoesa With his leather cushioned eair and brass-trimmed stand. The story of bow the street bootblack was Installed Is business and bow his counterpart sprang up la every part, of the country was told me the other day In a moat intsrestlsg manner by Daniel Sween ey, wbo has closely watched bis rise and fall. nt was the fashion,' be explained, 'early In the 6Ds for darky bootblacks, who -had established iroutes like milk men, -t go from house to house very early In the morning gathering togeth er the boots and shoes their patrons wished to bars fixed" up. ' Then, about breakfast time, tljey were brought back. Be was a iDlcturesoue figure. this old-time darky, and looked aa fine aa silk In a spick-and-span white duck rait, carrying over nla shoulder a long pale, from which (be shining, furbish- ed-up footgear dangled and bobbed about. "One day In 1S53 or 1834 a poor, rag red Sixth-Ward urchin, by name Pat rick Kelly, met 'Mike' Walsh, a promln ent politician and lobbyist, whose mem' ory la still green with many of the old er publle men ot this city and of the State. lie and Patrick both belonged to the same section of the city. When the youngster begged him for money Mike said: MoneyI Why don't you go to work and earn it? 'Can't get no work to do,' answered Pat IH find you work,' replied the pot mdaiS. 'He was a man of expedients, and It Ud not take him long to cipher out a plan. He took the lad Into a grocery store, bought htm some brushes and a box of blacking, and then with hla own handa fitted up one of the.groccr'i smaller wooden boxes with as trap and hinged cover and footreat Then ha took Pat out Into the street, put hla foot on the box with an air of proud satis factlea and commanded hla protege tc live him a shine. The boy pitched In, and soon Mike's boots shone like a mirror. That day the pioneer street bootblack made near ly 3. He prospered so well that be soon hod hundreds of competitors and their example spread to the other. large cities throujhont the country. Soon bootblacks were as common in Boston and in Philadelphia as In New York Mike Walsh kept a sharp eye on his charge, however, and Induced htm to aave hla money. He finally took Hor ace Greeley's advice and migrated to one of the Western cities, where he Is bow a highly respected citizen with a large fairdlT." New York Telegram. Poend the Missing Word. L hotel clerk told this story: Hires men from the country came Into the hotel and registered for lodging, and a few minutes biter two of them went out to see ths town. 1 will stay here," said the third,, "and look at things," and he took a seat near the door. At 10 o'clock, a half hour later, the man who was left went up to the clerk. "I want to remain," sold Ife. A11 right, sir," answered the clerk rhe man stood and looked at the clerk. and finally went back to hla choir neat the door. He sat still another hour and returned to the desk, "If yon please, I n re main,'' he said. "That's all right, sir," was the re sponse, "We nope you'll te witn us some time." Tne man nesitatea ana went back to his chair. It was away after midnight when be went up , to the clerk for the third time. "I think I'll remain, sir," he old. - "We have no objections," answered theman behind' ths desk. The guest did not go back to hit thalr, however, but stood stilL Short ly afterward another guest came up and asked the clerk tor bis key, "and m retire " "Retire! Retire J That's the word I'v been trying to think of for three hours. For heaven's sake let me retire," Inter rupted the man who had so desired to remain, and bs was at last happy. rj0UlsvllIe Courier-Journal. The Same Idea. The directors of a bank had enxatred (he services of a watchman, who came well recommended, but did not seem OTerexperlenced. The chairman, there fore, sent for him to post him up a bit tad began. 'James, this la your first Job of this kind. Isn't ltr "Yes, sir." "Your duty must be to exercise vigi lance." "Yesvslr." "Be careful how strangers approach you." "I WlU. sir." "No stranger must be allowed to enter the bank at night under any pretext whatever." 'No, sir." 'And our manager he Is a good man. honest, reliable and trustworthy j but it will be your duty to keep your eye an him." But It will be hard to watch twt men and the bank at the same time." "Two men how 7" "Why, sir. It was only yesterday thaV the manager called me In for a talk. and be said you were one of the beet men in London, but it would be Just as well to keep both eyes on you, and let the directors know It you hong around after hours." . Boring for Water In Rooks, Baron Nordenskjold has shown cro dcallv that water can be found by bor ing Into granite and other crystalline rocks to a depth of from 100 to 170 rest His theory was that the variations In temperature ought to cause snearing strains between the upper and lower layers of the rock, which would moke horizontal crevices Into which water from the surface wuld percolate, and that the water would be fresh. A Well was sunk In the Islet of Arko, off the Swedish coast. In 1884, and at 110 feet fresh water was found, supplying 4,400 gallons a day. Ernes then six other wells have been bored and water found at about the same depth. The object of the search was to provide light houses and pilot stations with a per manent and plentiful supply or water. XHda't Hope to Better Hei-aelf. "Please, ma'am." said the cook. TO flke to give you a week's notice," "Why, Mary, this la a great surprise. Do you hope to better yourself r "Well, no. not exactly that," answer ed Mary, with a blush. Tm going to gtt marrledVrhjtlaj SSl waif AitxD svna. A plainly dressed "man, who Intro Juced himself as Mr. John Smith, walked into a doctor's office in a Texas town and, having explained his symp toms, asked the doctor how long it would take to cure him. The doctor, who had treated the visitor with every possible courtesy, replied : "You will require careful treatment inder my personal supervision for about two months before you are able to resume your labors in the bank." Doctor, you are fooling yourself. am not Smith the banker, bnt Smith the street ear driver." 'Is that so 1 Well, my good fellow, t don't see what you came to me for. There is nothing the matter with you exoept that you are not a banker, j Texas Sif tings. HABD&X S)QUXi XO IT. You say you can write shorthand? said the eity editor. I can, sir," replied the applicant for a job. 'When it comes to short hand I don4 knuoklar down to ' any body." "Have you had any experience in re porting a meeting?" "Lots of it. I can take a full report ot the proceedings in shorthand and put it in shape for the printers after ward. That's child's play for me." Report any kind of meeting, cat you?" "lea, air." 'H'm!" said the eity editor, there is a sort of convention at Saddler's Hall in the next block. You may go and report the proceedings. Write the speeches out in full." The applicant for a place on tne city iditor's staff took his note book and went away. And he never came back. When he got to Saddler's Hall he found he had been sent to report the proceedings of a convention of deaf mutes. xiew York .Mercury. Some Quaint Epitaphs. In an article on quaint epitaphs, th lioadon Funeral Directors' Journal says i Ths following in Penrith Church yard is refreshing in these days of de ceit, on account of ita candor : "Here lies the man Biohard and Mary his wife rhelr surname was Pritchard, and they lived wltnout attire, the reason was plain they abounded in riches . They had no ear nor pain, and the wife wore tne breeones. ' The owner ol this inscription, now .eating in Hebburn Churchyard, was probably a democrat, and had semf little opinion of himielf : This humble monument will show. Here lies sn honest man Vou Kings, whose heads are now aa low, itlse Mgtier if you can I John Dale was a courageous man. rhis is the. epitaph over his remains in Bakewell Churchyard, Derbyshire : "Know posterity that on the Sth of April, n the year of srao 1787. the rambling re mains of John Dale were, la the eichty-eixth year ot his pilgrimage, laid upoa his two wlTea i rata thing la life might raise some Jeal ousy i Here all tares lie together lovingly." One epitaph in Ilfraoombe Church- f ard shows faith : "Weep not for me, my friends so dear, I am not dead, but sleeping here My debt is paid, my gravels tree, And in due course you'll come to me. Not far from this we have an exam 1 pie of quiet self glorification : "Here lies a kind and loving wife A tender nursing mother A neighbor free from brawl and strife, A pattern for all others." Evidently marriage was not a failure tn this case. What follows was formerly on tombstone in St, Thomas's Church yard, Salisbury : 'Here lias three babes dead as nita, Ood took them off in agle fits ; Tbey was too good to live wf tre. Bo he took 'em off to live wi' 'ee. Who dares to utter the foul slander hat it requires a surgical operation to got a joke into the head of a Scotch man? Let him or her cast an eye over the following, and then sit silent for ever. It is on a gravestone in Stone haven Churchyard: "The place whaur Betty Cooper lies Is here or here a boot The place whaur Betty Cooper lies There's neen caa fin' it oot ; The place where Betty Coopcv lis There's neen on earth oan teU, TiU at the resurrection day, When Betty tells horael'.fc Cold Booms the Optician's 'Tado. Cold snaps are a great thing for op ticians, sudden ohanges in tne tem perature from heat to extreme cold aften causes the glass in spootaolee to Mack, as if trodden upon. Then it also has a bad effect upon the frames, and wearers of aids to the eye-sight are often startled by having their siee- tacle frames suddenly fall apart at the bridge. A man accustomed to wear ing glasses is utterly lost without them ; he becomes dizzy after a short whie, experiences nausea and suffers any number of inconveniences. Of sourse the minute hia glasses break he rushes off to the nearest optician.- New York Journal. A Freak ot Lightning. A table in a house was apparently et on fire by lightning, although the lightning Itself did not strike the bouse. The explanation offered is that parks from inducted currents from the lightning discharge passed between the fine metallic threads which were woven into the fluffy materia of cot ton and wool used for ornamenting the table aad that the sparks set the cot ton on fire, Electrical World, The first English Deiby was run on Msy 20, 1784. wVVMffVVVVi.VToTwvTwywvTTTW SELL ON SIGHT! Lovell Diamond Cycles. HIGH GRADE IN EVEET PARTICULAR! LATEST IMPROVEMENTS, LIGHTEST WEIGHTS! - BATE TOUR MECHANICAL FRIEND examine- these machines, a wedealro to show the work and material to men who know what good work la. We stake our business reputation of over flftv years that there Is no betler wheel made In the worid than the Lovell IHatuond. Warranted In every respect. All prices, slr.es and weights. Call and see them. Catalogue free. -lf there is no agent in your place write ns. Manufactarers aad Jobbers la ARTIS. BICYCLES AND SPORTING GOODS. JOHN P. LOVELL ARMS CO., 147 WaaalBctoB St., - 131 Broad 8c . "a. Bear la Ciad That "Tha Thslves." Sett APOLIO THE FLEET OF MONITOR Thalr History a long cord ot IS-travaa-aaee Because of Mealect When the story of the monitors In ths TitMoA Rtmtn navr shall COffle tO bS told It win lay bare a long record of extravagance consequent upon neglect. Some of the uncompleted or recently completed monitors were begun while many officers of the nary were sou in their cradles, and the fleet of monitors Just ordered from the James Biver, near Richmond, baa been lying there rusting these twenty years. Tbey are of the single-turret type. One com mander, aboard the Ajar, served for the whole fleet Tbey ara all single- screw steamers, of 840 horse power, and each carries two guns. The AJax, Canonlcus, Mabopoc. Manhattan and Wyandotte ara 2.100 tons each, whllo the Oatsklll. Jason. Lehign, hiontauK, Kahant, Nantucket, Passalo and Com anche are of 1,875 tone each. Only two out of the six remaining at Richmond are to be prepared for sea, and it sold that of the four that have not been ordered Immediately from the James some will probably be sold as scrap tam. The history of the old double-turrei monitors, several of which have lately been completed. Is something like that of thelrsingle-turret sisters. The largest of these great Ironclads Is the Puritan. She la of 6,000 tons and of 8,700 horse nower. and she carries ten guns. She Is a double barbette turret monitor and so are the Monadnock and Amphl trite. They are the Terror, a 'double turret monitor, are each of 8,900 tons and 1,000 horse power. The Monad nock carries six guns and the other two carry four guns each. All of the double-turret monitors are twin-screw propellers. The whole -fleet has been the mystery of the navy for nearly quarter of a century, and the comple tion of several of these ships has dis appointed the expectation ot every body that knows their history. Their cost was enormous, and there have been great changes In their plan of con structlon. One of thorn lay for years at the shipyards at Wilmington, Deb, until the shipbuilders put In a claim of many thousands of dollars for dock age. It used to be said that the double- turret monitors, if completed, would never be seaworthy, though, through change of construction. If nothing else, this evil prophecy has been disappoint" ed. The Sailor's MnaTgestlos. A good story of an Incident which oc curred the.other day In a Cardiganshire chapel where the congregation was made up largely of seafaring men is now going the rounds. "A figure used by the preacher related to a captain at his wits' end when navigating his ship through a narrow, shallow, wind ing channel, abounding with rocks and strong currents. The faces of some of the listeners were perfect pictures as the preacher eloquently described the detallsandthe al faculties of the voyage. The ship ran against a bank and In a thrilling burst the preacher shouted, What shall wedoT 'God knows,' cried an old sailor, 'for you sre going starn foremost! Christmas. The' early Christians celebrate Christmas at several different dater. Some communities observed the lv of Jonuory; others the Cth; others tli' 20th of March, the dnte of the Jewlsl possover; others the 20th of September the date of the feast of tabernacles. Immersion In sand, mud or water pi c terves wood for many renturli'it Portland, Me., sends lobsters to England. OP?I$ SNJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the ta.te, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds,' head aches and fevers and cures habitii:-.! constijmuoa. Cvrup of .Figs ia the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs ia for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it, I)o oot accept any substitute, a, CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. asm nAHcisco. cu WOtoVUU, Kt. HEW YORK. K f- . RfKTflN Mace aww wii Miuutf, aj Sods Rsla Tkosa Who Half Should Teach Tea fa Uaa ra jaataa MtTf tilt JllUC Tie ZJ Pierce's Pleasant Pel- fU .1.1 f TWtntnr ie :n.i.T the dresa P0CaB.Ce, Va. jwa at.it, and ft will .not TTlgSCSB CVCU say lump. The "Pellets" are so small that a? tn ;44 of tnem go m a vial scarcely hmm 'inch long, and than an bior (UUUU mam m-wm ir ; Ttr. cure consti pa- pencil. One "Pellet1 laxative; two I la i mild taken afim. after dinner will mate uiaouw and palliate the action effects act with gentle stomach, reia. They don't do tne work tnemseives. They simply stimulate tii natnral action of ves of the organs the selves. m- FATHER OF THE CANAL. Maclrv' German Engineer Wh Planned tne Kiel Waterway. The man to whom Germany owes oost In connection with the great Kiel Canal la Ober-Laurath Bonesch, one of the most scnoiany engineers In Eu rope, lie Is also an expert meteorolo gist. Many year ago ho began the agitation for a ca nal to connect ths Baltic and North Seas. Count voa Moltke opposed the project on military grounds and fought OBEB-LATTRATB BASESCH. It bitterly. As consequence Ilerr Banesch for yean labored In vain for his pet idea. Plans which ho submitted to the Relchstug were rejected, but he gave the Govern ment no rest until given another chance. This he obtained through the Intercession of powerful friends, who Interested Emperor William I. and Ilis- marck In the matter. The engineer's plans were once more laid before the Reichstas. This was In !Sf3, and after long consideration the first steps were taken, liorr Bnnesch directed the en terprise from Its Inception until the notable display connected with the for mal opening of the canal was made last week. Pesky Thine. The bacillus of diphtheria Is one twenty thousandth of an inch Ion. ind when fixed In ihe human throal !t prows Into a network with other bacilli produced from it, all operatlnp tosether to produce a virulent polsnn. which when taken Into the blood causes the fatal consequences so apt to fol ow from the disease. Quite So. naverly What Is the dlf!'e;epcc be .ween collusion and collision? Austen If you nnd I should orrio li o collision and you had me errest. 'or assault and then agreed tv settle tli- nattof ont of court the difference won! e between n nnd 1. A1r7.-.j. " It doesn't make any UiiTerenoa ho ood the theatrical br.sliicAQ iv:;v 1 lie ballet girls always hare to kick f heir pay. Phllnflnln?i!n TVc.vd. And Make Money- At It. If von onlr knptr It th trAnhl. la with rllRestluD. If that waa good you would sleep better, wake better, work belter, and make more money at It. How can one "ret on" when the whole system la slngjlsht Bnt people don", realize what it the trouble. A box of Rlnan. tubulea makes life worth living. At druggists. A lens sixty inches in diameter, has ust been cast at the Standard Tlate lass Works, In Butler, Penn. It is for the telescope of the American Uni versity of ashington. Conductor E. D. Loomls. Detroit. Mloh says : 1 he eiTeet of Hall's Catarrh Cure is wonderful." Vrils him about it. Sold bv A red sunset foretells dry weather. because it indicates that the air toward the west, from which quarter rain may generally be expected, contains little moisture. Er. Kilmer"! Swamp-Root enras all Kidney and Bladder troHblet. I'amplet and Consultation tree. 1-aboratory liinshamton. N. V. The cable cars of the Brooklyn bridge are now supplied with electric light by means of a plan closely re sembling the now familiar trolley sys tem. Plso'l Cnre fa a wonderful Cnnth medtMn Mrs. W. Pk kert. Van Slclen and Blake Aves., Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 26, 'W. The newest puncture Droof band for use on cycles is made of strips of whale bone inserted between the air tubes and the outer cover. Fare Rich Blood U essential to rood health. because the blood It the vital fluid which sup plies all the oi gans with life. Hood's gamapa- riila Is the great blood purifier. Hood's Pills are purely vegetable, harmless effective, do not pain or gripe. Hats were first made in England by Flemings about 1510. Mnu WlnaloWS Meotnlatj fyra for ehnarea sen tli Ins;, softens the (tuns, reduces Inflamma tion, aiiai-ssaln. cores wind colic. 2&c a bouio animal and Iaralid Diet. Foods that will keep a well person lealthv mav kill-tha ainlr. Dn m. Ai of beef tea, which will build up' an In valid, healthy men rapidly lose their ttrentrth. Bare, iniow tunf. which la the most nutritive of all meats, and 1 - . . ... 7 wjuco nonrisnes tne Healthy, is the least nourishing of all foods for the siok person, whose feeble stomach can assimilate no part of ife The nutri- uv power ox mux is very much un derestimated. There ia mnn nnnvi.l,. ment in a pint of milk than there ia in a quarter ox a pound ot beef. But thia ia not tha whnla nirii'n r lid dieting. Chemistry has far less to J . xi ... wju uie uDjecwuian tne patient e stomach, which must have not what is most nourishing, bnt what it ... limflate with the least exertion. Tha food that a sick person likes and hun rersfor is invarlablv what na,tn auirea. The perfect animal may be iou, ma layaua must do xostered with tunpieDut delicately aerred morsels. rhe chank nt a i aiIaA LmV Au . ' WAWMWM MUIW CUUD, U sheoker of toast, a spoonful of jelly J ..ir a . . ... au ma egjganeu ox not mux those are the dmintlaai 14 t.- i,. . A KIEL C1KAL MEDAII.IOS. XavYQtk World Clta and Tan 61 CllpJIer" Shlpj. $ Clipper ships were first built in 184a at the time when English eteamshipj were beginning to take business sway from the Yankee packets. The latty bad been the rulers ot tho sets frota the establishment of the Black Call lit in 1816. That was just after Unci, Barn's rights on the high seas had been vindicated by the outcome of the War of 1812. The first clippers were buiH for speed, regardless of carrying ca pacity, but were not very profitable, because of their small freight and then (tructarel weakness. " They were called into being by th demands of the California trade, and in 1851 the secret of building swift ships that were also stanch and ca pacious was solved by the Challenge, the Invincible, the Comet and thi Swordflah. These ve&iels were of enor mous siae for those days, the Challenge being of 2000 tons, and their appear ance was beautiful in the extreme. The arrival in the Port of New York oi a clipper that had won repute ai a fait sailer always excited the wiulest sud most patriotic enthnsiasm. She causej corresponding emotions of chagrin when she touched at British porta. Nor was the advantage altogether mo. timental, for the swift Yankee sii,,a could command much highrr freight than slow British vessels, $30 a ton freight being readily paid to American skippers from China to Liverpool, while 920 was thought enough for En glifch masters. Had it not been for tha fact that the English were first to use iron in building steamships, ami tua destructive work of the Alabama dunuj the Civil War, America might yet he su preme on the wave. New York Tiuica, Getting- It Down Fine. Guest What's this extra cr,a,.. 5 for? ""u' Ilotcl clerk Thata fnr you neglected to give the waiter Fuck. U4U Is Your Blood Pure If not, it is important that you make it pure at once with the great blood purifier V V s a noocrs Sarsaparilla Because with impure blood you are in constant danger of serious illness. HnnH'c Dalle cure habitual rou,tt. UUUU aUI9 tlon. Trice c per b..t. tray's . Ready Relief. m life long friend. It ta the onlr IM1N I!KM EDYtlialin. stamlr stops the most eacruciatlns rTT-iFn Hins. allajs ntluntma. tlon.- a n cl cures cou geMion. Internally a tf-HSIHlOU- ful In water will in a few rnlnntcsr-uro Cm mi. Spasm-., SourStotnarh. Heartburn. Sick Head ache, Dlarrlio-a, Summer Complaint, Dysen tery, Colic. Flatulency and all Internal pains. There Is not a remedial atrent in the world that will cure fever and ague and all oilier malarious. Mllous and other fevers, (aided by KADWAV9 PILISl. so quickly aa H AD WAY'S KEADT HEI.IEF. Price 50 ccntaper bottle. Sold by Drag-gista. KAUWAI 4K (JU.. vr Vorlc adway's Pills PurelT wtretable. mild and reliable. Can oerfM Dipvstlon, coniulete absorption, aad beailhlul nifn larky. Kor the cure of all dlKorderfi of the Stomarh.I.lver, Bowels, Kldneyr. Bltwlder. Femnle IrrviculitrHW-s Sick Hfvliht Hlllouaiiem, Const titat. on, Piles and all denude men ta of the Internal iHctrr, 25 eta. a our. At JJruilts or by man. KAUWAI A tU., A IW YORK. Raphael. Angelo. ioiiarna, Ta Thsk l.TTtTFVF." ar tha. IW nA Wt tVanvt cal Collar and Cutis worn: thay ara mad of fin cloth both aidaa flnashad allka. and bainir TaTa bljv od eollar ta anal to two of any other kind. - V f.1 w'r wU An4 'oa A bom aj Tan OoUaraor Five TaiTa oX Cuffs ttTmml$-Wtn Gshuta. A 8avxnrla Collar and Pafrof rnffabr assassl faff asit Oeaeta. Kama atyU and six. Addraaa BSTU8IBLB COLIasYB OOMPAjrT. H Pnakllm t., Faw York. 17 KUbr St. BoartssaV DROPSY Treats! Frea. Positively Ct'RKD with Vet?etAtle Remedies. Htvs cured many thou aand casea pro nouned ho pel ewe. From Unit dose symptoms rap. Idly dtsappear.and In ten days at least two-thlnls f all symptoms are removed. HOOK, of testimonial of miraculous cures sent FKEK. TEH DATS TKEATME1VT FURNISHED FREE by mail. Dr. H. H. GREEK & SOUS, Specialist. Atlanta. Ga. JwwwwwwwwwwwwwwsSiyww FOR FIFTY YEARS 1 MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has bean used 7 Mllllena af Mathers fr their children while Teething for over Ifty Tears. It soothes the oblld. sufuns the sums, allays all pJn, cures wind eoUo,aoa is the beat rniad for dlaiiaeia. Twestr-kTO Oemta a BectstV nlV irm pi.kast work atiy -"i A I aa early .pi llc.tloa ler LoeI lft"T ') Ol DAVIS OREaU SEPARATORS to fanners and DesryaMa. Oae style was ihowa la laat number Joamai. aaether wiu sooa i DKared euV eaawaUe, write tor Haadsome Ills CSid Bek Free. ajwaui bu ab sura. nriTsiii Miaifsiiams I f- BsmrwaiaTsasj JOUH W..HORRIK. Washington. D.V. llCHOIVll Wasblnglnn, .; r Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Lavte Prlnolpal Exaufnar U-S. PecalOD Bureau lirstn last war, UwUudlcatiug claims, atty sine 4nre relief s efrww i KIDDER'S PASTILLE8.hym.lt"fii Acr auuilenown. Mass. 4-Paa;e Book STr I'll I P I I V BISHOP et I Mime, ehlngton, D. f. (ZITVATIOX Whn aUAI.iriEn-Y Men to learn Telerranliv. Htatinn .nit Ft ount Agenta'Duties. F. WHITti.M AN, Chatham. N.V lrl pRAHELIJr COLLEGE. New Athens. O. RosrJ. tuition, room, & books, ts a week. Catalog fres . A . . . l .I. Caenttat'wa.. , '" rttTrtl.n. l.fllr,.oi . iim aa. SW avatraalar. 6aU. awe. . 2. EUBTC SfHrRF all flfif (alia. . . ' ' I Bast Vouch bjrup. Tames oobd, V In time. Soiq by dnisaiata. HIGHEST AWARD WORLD'S FAIR. -W-Vf-r-aT a THE BEST PREPARED SOLD EVERYWHERE. JOHN CARLE SONS, Nsw York, aj A s-"!siiad 1 Na4W 0 E