Juniata sentinel and Republican. (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, July 29, 1896, Image 4
FIVE THOUV " L' .Til -1 i - .1 ,i . IV K I dear girl, you'll have to 1st IVI me off. I'm Awfully sorry, but the Governor won't lva way. I'm really fond of you, and I tbiak you ro of mo. but " "O! why didn't I want to marry 4 decent barrister, a doctor, or otob a Journalist, lnatead of an Earl's yeancer onT aald Mlaa Muriel Maliett. wltb a fro wo oa her pptttr faos, aad a tear or two In her lasfe, -Hmpld ores eyee which made all the moa think, wrong ly, that aho waa aoettcal aad eeatfmeat at "But, aarloaaly, eaa yea giro ma The Hob. Bob Marwadaia loosed si tier. She was. fast hU Meal ait well built, bot with a saucy face la which itbe big black eyes seemed out of place. If fascinating'- There waa In her coun tenance the trangepMs which, accord ing to Bacon, is necessary to great beauty. She affected a tailor-made gown and waa alwaya well groomed; yet, though her drew waa a trifle aiaa Olah, In the brusque movement which ahowed that she waa fidgety, gllmpsee of goasamer stoektag and flaa Valen dennea revealed tbeasselvss, asjd anow d that aba had a conscience la coatuma that woald bare delighted the hero of Gautler's novol with the famoua pre face. "My dear girl, if it wero a question of risking my life, or anything like that, I wouldn't hesitate; If It were even one of those affaire of fellows who for a few honrs of of well, you kaow, gladly die, I'd bo there; but but I can't be a cad. Tbey have brought me up aa a swell without any profession, and I'm a bit of a fool, and I couldn't lire on yonr earnings as actress, so there you are." Miss Muriel sighed. Dob was a hand some follow and manly, and ha would bave the title and estates some day if two obstacles were to disappear. " "I did Uke you. Bob, and do. and you were alwaya straight. I should like to bare been your wife. If only .w e'd some money to run a theatrical com pany wlthl" . "Ten, If I hadn't been such a Justus as to bluo the 3ve then, old Uncle Tom . left me I didn't know you then." "Yes, If we'd the five thou.!" she started a little. "You will marry me If ever I hare o.(iOO? O. you'd have to work, hare to be my manager." lie nodded. "It's a promise for two jear2" "Yes." -Honor brlchtr "Yea. of course. If "If I run straight? Well, look here, we've been mijt;ik-J honorably Jiid you want to bn-ak It off." He lowered Ms head. "I'm youn, oijly 24 even at Somer set House. I'd like to hnve married you, aud I should have been a sond wife, too. However, some day I way want to msrry some one else." The man ehudilered. "A broken engagement Isn't a oer W Urate of good character; you must give uio one. That's fair." She cot up and wheeled to him a little round table, on which was a crocodile-skin wrltlue-pnd, with sliver edges. She opened it, took out writing yaper, and found him pen and lull. "Now, then, write this "My Dear Miss Maliett: It Is iny painful duty to tell you that I have aiade fruitlessly a desperate effort to jralu my father's consent to our mar riage. He utterly refuses, sayinic that ho is so old-fashioned as to object to have an actress as daughter-in-law. Therefore. I am compelled to break off my engagement with a woman whom I still love and esteem." The Hon. Itob signed the letter s.id- iy. "Now, bo off. I've to go to rehearstl. Ko, you mustn't drive me down. Ouce more. If within two years I hare five thou, as capital, you promise you will narry me?" "Yes. darling, on my word of honor!" With a swift movement she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. A minute later he found himself in the street, sad And bewildered. .That evening there was rejoicing In the big munition lu Helgrave square, and the Karl of Hexham drank too much In honor of the return to re spectability of the prodigal Dob. "We'll soon find you a wife, my boy," be said, over the port, which he drank In honor of the affair and In deflancc of gout and doctor's orders. "None of your rich American trash, but some one of decent family and the sort of solid, reasonable dowry that a younger aon deserves." Next morning at 12 o'clock, when the Karl was vainly trying to put on h boots without swearing at the pain, the Hon. Dob eutered the library wltb a document In bis band. "I never thought she'd bare done It, sir," hi said. "Done what?" "Look; the beastly thing says. The plaintiff claims damages for breach of promise of marriage." "Bring me my slippers!" shouted the Earl; "damn the horse! send round the troughs m!" Off he went to Lincoln's Iun Fields. ' "You'd better settle," said Mr. Ton der, the old family lawyer. "Settler he shouted, "settle! I'll show up the baggage, the ! I'll put every detective In Ixindon on the Job. I'm not afraid of court, and when the 1ury hears what she realty la " "lint the scandal?" "Don't talk about scandal; enter an appearance, and leave the rest to me."! "My dear Jovernor," Interrupted Rob, who had accompanied blm, "be Tair to the girl. I didn't think Muriel would have done It; but she's perfectly straight I'd stake my life on It" "Nonsense, Bob! You're a fool, and you'd better stay abroad till the af fair's over. I'll attend to it I'll show her how to fight." The Earl's eyes gleamed. "We'll teach her, won't we. Ponder, what litigation means?" Then he told a lengthy, stale tale of his suc cessful lawsuit about right-of-way a success which added a new mortgage to the family collection, r "It's all very well," said Mr. Ponder, bot that was chancery, this Is com mon law. I'm sure we should make k mess of it. One of my articled clerks baa set up In business In Bedford Row; lie's a smart fellow, and will fight hard, and Jnst suit yon." Bob went off to the Riviera, and lost 4ll ' the money his father gave him. Daring bis absence the old gentleman amaloved a detective a fellow with ipiandli Imagination, bat very poor . . . . I I IT TU "X fI ATinri 1 as MiwMMIAk.i Wi SBSLe 1 olshlng waa done nnder the Earl's supervision. Bob was te have staid sway till after the trial; however, an urgent letter from a club friend of his father brought blm heme In a hurry He arrived In the evening, and, going te the Carlton, learned that the case waa la the list for next day. When he reached Belgrave Sejaare and was hewn Into the library he found his father with Mr. Htoka. hie Bedford Bow solioiter. There waa n row going on it a high pitah. "Pray toll yonr father be mast set Ua," aald Mr. EOcks. "Settle bo daaanadr aUerruntea the eld bo. "Settle, I say,' rejoined the solicitor. "You aee, Mr. Martlndale, Sir Edward says he won't cross-examine the plain tiff is to her character. Ho saggasts that the material la absurd, aad be does not believe a word of the detect Ivo's story he aays he'd sooner return he brief." "And the check r gasped the EarL "Yea, aad the check. He aays there's no decent defense, and ho won't try to support the detective's tissue of lies. Moreover, be Insists that If no did he'd fall, and the damages aad disgrace would be awful." "What does It matter to me?" shonted the old gentleman. "It's not my case. It's my son's." "That's a bit steep." observed the von. "My retainer Is from you, my lord," nrged Mr. Hicks. "O, I'll pay your eonfonnded costs, but where will they get their damage from?" Bob groaned. "They've told me theyn make blm bankrupt." replied Mr. Hicks, "and his discharge will be suspended for two years at least." "What has that to do with me?" salt the Earl grimly. Bob Interposed: "Lord Salisbury bar many claims on his patronage, and In my bankruptcy he'd and a decent ex cuse for leaving me out In the cold." The Karl had no gout, but be man aged without Its help to use very vig orous language concerning sons, solicit ors, advocates, and actresses. "They will take 5.000 for damages, with a full apology and withdrawal lu open court," said Mr. Hicks, "and 300 J 'or costs." "An apology! A withdrawal!" "A withdrawal of all the charge iu the record." Next day, to the Infinite disgust of the reporters and the crowded court Sir Edward, In a graceful speech, made in apology of the most ample char acter, withdrew all Imputations, anc announced that 5.1X10 would be paid a? i-ompeusation for the Injury to the lady, together with her costs. The Morulug Post, on the morrow, ana-muced that the Karl of Hexam had gone to Buxton. When the honorable Robert a dav later, received a letter from Muriel, caving she was most anxious to set him, he took a cab to Broiupton Cres cent, and grew more and more per plexed every Inch of the way. Miss Muriel, looking very neat nat ly, handsome, aud piquant, with a pro digious glow of life In her eyes, shook hands with him warmly and made hlir sit down on the sofa by her side. For a quarter of nil hour she Btimnlated hit curiosity by talking about nothing in particular. At last his patience broke down. "Look here, Klla," he said brusquely, "stow the cackle and come to cues. I'm delighted to see you, and don't bear malice; but what on earth put i! into your pretty head to send for me?" She laughed loud, long, and heartily so loud, long, and heartily that at last he laughed wltb her. "Well, you are a goose P' she said. "I know It," he answered. "I dread Michaelmas." "I think your brain Is developing: you're growing witty. O, yon haven') got there yet!" "Well, but " "Listen to me. The non. Robert Tal bot Hlesmes Clarence Martlndale mad .1 promise to Miss Muriel Maliett tha If within two years she had 3.000 to finance a theatrical company with he'd marry her." He gazed open-mouthed. She wheeled np the little round tabU to him, opened the crocodile-akin writ ing pad with silver edges, and took a bundle of crisp "flimsies" from the flap. "One, two, three, four," she counted out up to fifty; 'fifty' brand new Bank of England notes, each for 100 beauti ful, shining sovereigns. You see, I've got the five thou." He stared, mentally paralysed. "The damages!" aho shouted, hyste rical with laughter. "The damages!" "Yes, and your promise." ' "Yes, but " "There are no bute about It; you'Vf promised, and you Jove me." He nodded. "And I love you. If the Earl hadn't played It so low down In the defense I might bave chucked np the game. Aa It Is, I hold you to yonr word es a man of honor. Will you marry me?" She looked Into his eyes. He reall) loved her. She took bold of his left hand, his right arm wandered rounrf her waist "Will yon marry me?" aho repeated, her lips an Inch from his. He replied affirmatively without a word. There Is now one obstacle tbo !ess between the husband of the fascinating Muriel Maliett aad the earldom of Hex ham, for his lordship died suddenly from apoplexy on getting a telarara 'from an old club friend concerning bis son's marriage with the fascinating actress. The Sketch. stupidity of Armed Animals How much less wit have such animals animals like the porcupine, 'possum, skunk, turtle-tbat nature has armed against all foes, than the animals that have no such ready-made defenses, and are preyed upon by a multitude of ene mies. The price paid for being shield ed against all danger, for never feeling fear or anxiety. Is stupidity. If the por cupine were aa vulnerable to Its ene mies as, say, the wood chuck, it would probably soon come to he as alert and swift of foot as that marmot St Nicholas. No bird of p.r has the gift of song. erceatasjo Htv Greater la New Luc'iM tfcaa la taie Wtt The re-port of tbo Commissioner of 'education present some curious and tttcreeting facta with regard to lllit racy In the United States. This tnfor uatlon Is derived mainly from racial records and deserves careful attention. It appears that the number of paJon.i ver 10 years of a;re who cannot read ai write is 0324.702, or 13.3 per cent f the total population, according to the ateat atatiatica. In 1830, the rate of '.literacy was 17 per cent, and a do rease of 8.7 per cent alnoe that time j gratifying in the sense that Implies rradual improvement, but the situation s still lamentable, and no good citien an contemplate it without experi encing a certain degree of humiliation. The government is based upon the dea of popular intelligence as an as surance of political safety and proaper ty, and vast sums of money are ex xtnded for educational purposes. There s really no excuse for ignorance in a otintry where free schools abound and natruction Is within easy reach of all .lasses. Nevertheless, over thirteen ut of every 100 of the people are una jle to read and write. This great army it Illiteracy Is a standing reproach, as well as a menace, and there Is no more mportant duty than that of reducing It .a rapidly as possible. There waa a time when New England led all the rest of the country In the jeneral average of popular Intelligence, iut this is no longer true. It Is now in he West and not In the East, that the oest showing is made of the education it the masses. Nebraska stands st the iead of the States in point of literacy. nly 3.1 per cent of its population bo ng unable to read and write. No Bute west of the Mississippi River, with the jxceptloa of the four Southern States, ranks as low 4s Massachusetts la the number of illiterates lu its population. fain means, of course and tbs fact is 1 very significant one that a large ver- .entage of the educated element of the Rast has removed to the West thereby materially modifying its "wild aud .voolly" condition, and It means f urther- nore that the West has been doing a rreat deal In the enlargement of Its ducatlonal facilities. The public schools of snch States as Mlnuesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, ind the Dakotas are equal in every re- -pect to those of any of the Eastern States, and their academies and univer sities are rendering effective service In he sphere of higher learning. 80 far us the South is concerned, allowance nnst be made for the presence of the olored race, the Illiterate members of vhlcb constitute nearly one-half of the otal number of illiterates In the United itntes, but even with this serious draw i.ick, the Southern States are making substantial gains In education, and the ouditlons promise an acceleration of uch progress from year to year. M!n ieaiolIs Times. PAT AND HIS STRIPED PONY. loke fhat Cot tha IrUhmln Two liar the Guardhouse. An amusing iucident Is reported front ne of the military posts In the far A'ost, the thief actors In which were a 'hlnanian, several cowboys, Indians ud a soldier or two. The post was alte close to the headquarters of the udian agent, who ranked as major, ud as the oilicers of the regiuieut aud he ulllciaU of the agency were frleud y interchanges of hospitality were fre ,neiit, not only among the master but 111. .11 the men. The regiment also, ussessed a heathen Chinese cook who vas given to visiting a brother celest il. who superintended the culinary ar MUgeuients of the agent, aud one night he dwellers of the agency were uiight iy surprised to see Wun Lung come -altering over from the post to pay lis regular weekly visit to Gee Wo. The sight of a Chinaman on pony a k was so rare as to attract much ittention and the fact that the pony in liioMiion was a little milk-white cay ise caused the devil to enter Into an rishiuan who put In his time serving be agent and playing practical Jokes. fOii the cnyuse was safely boused, ind within a few minutes after the .er.tleman from the flowery kingdom A-as seeking the golden sunlight of the lpe dream. Then was Pat's time and, akins a pot of black paint, be pro ceeded to Invest the pony with a series if stripes which would have made the, eet bred zebra In south Africa turn ;reen with envy. In the morning the Jhinanian set out for the stable, but .then be reached It and viewed the. itrlped cayuae his expression Indicated hat he rather questioned the quality f the brand of pipe goods proffered lim the night before. In the meantime Pat, taking advan-j age of a superstition existing among he Indians, had told them that the itrlped pony had come to them at last ind was, In fact. In the stable at that ery moment The chief, a dozen bucks tud twice as many squaws at ouce et out for the agency stable and ap-M-ared on the scene Just aa the Chiua nan was standing at the stable door tud wondering whether he was asleep r awake. With much majesty the lilef entered the stable and untied the ony and essayed to lead him away to he sacrifice. With a yell that dis counted anything ever credited In op ra, song, story or reality, and quick y brought his countryman to bis aid, be heathen Chinese sailed Into the qually heathen chief, and in a trice the wo were doubled up together, the lib erated pony making the best of his a ay homeward with his head between lis heels to escape the dosen or so opes that were cast at his retreating 'orm. The two wearers of pigtails were gat ing the worst of it very decidedly when Pat appeared on the scene, and y a good deal of persuasion, coupled ivltb the exercise of some bodily itrength, succeeded In separating the wmbatanta. Next morning the papers had scare leads over press dispatches descriptive if a great Indian outbreak, and the sec etary of the Interior wired that fore loon for full details. A total denial was, of course, entered, and when Pat utd put in two days In the guardhouse is a penalty for his hilarity the whole ncident was forgotten. Nevertheless, tometliing like a hundredweight of the lational archives at Washington con ained the official correspondence relat ng to Pat's painted pony. Horseman, A Pen's Travels. It Is a known fact that a rapid writer .vrites thirty words per minute. It has ecn estimated that in doing so he must I raw his pen through a space of a rod ;very sixty teconds. He makes an av erage of sixteen curves of the pen ev ry word written. Writing thirty .vords per minute he makes eight pen urres each second or 28,800 per hour, f he works only five hours a day he nust dally give bis pen 144,000 twists nd flourishes, snd if he puts in 300 ays a year he makes not lees than 43, 0,000 curves and turns of the pen in hat time. Katurally. have a good appetite, keep yonr blood pure aud your nerves strong by taking Sarsaparilla The best in fart the One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills cure biliousness, headache, lie. LIGHTNING'S QUEER FREAKS. Unexpected Semite of Maajr Strokes of the Klectric Plaid. Few nstural phenomena show 'so many eccentricities of behavior as Jove'a thunderbolts. Machine-made electricity, especially when playing the truant Is tricky enough, but the fiery product of the clouds Is still more orig inal, inconsistent and lawless. In small towns, or In the outskirts of large ones, where the houses are de tached from one another, and are SO or 10 feet apart one frequently hears of damage by lightning; It Is seldom a row of brownstons fronted buildings, a block of stores, a fifteen or twenty story apartment bouse, or a sky-scraper office building. In those portions of a city which are built up solidly, Is hurt in any way. So long has this state of affairs ex isted and been recognized that it has affected the business of making and erecting lightning rods. If a man should Institute a special search for such apparatus In the older part of the metropolis, with an opera-glass lu his band and a high window or roof for bis post of observation, he might well ask whether the lightning red has not become, like the dodo, an ex tinct species. Eventually, a few tall, slender church spires and certain class es of buildings under the control of federal or municipal bureaus would be found displaying metallic bristles, connected by a copper cable with the ground. But these and the few other discov erable exceptions would only serve to emphasise the rule. Inquiry reveals, however, that an extensive business In lightning rods Is still carried on. They are seen as frequently as ever in small towns and on farms. Occasion ally, you will hear of a man who has a house and big warehouses la the city Which are not provided with these safeguards, but who employs them abundantly on his country bouse and stock barns. It Is said that Mr. Kdlson and Mr. Westinghouse, who are sup posed to know a thing or two about electricity, protect their houses and shops which are Isolated structures lu this way; and weather bureau ex perts and other scientists who bave In vestigated the subject declare that a properly constructed lightning rod has a distinct value. It Is clear, therefore, that this time-honored institution Is not going out of favor except in big cities. The singular indifference which the lightning seems to manifest loward great centers of population is proba bly uot due to the nonconducting qual ities of the brick and stone so largely used there In the construction of build ings. On the othor hand, most of the theories advsnced to account for the purzliug phenomenon In question as sume that. In some way or other, bet ter facilities exist in and near great cities than elsewhere for relieving a thunder cloud of the superabundant electricity and loading the same quietly to the earth. The vast number of chim neys, flagstaff, spires and other up ward projections from the roofs, espe cially when well wetted, facilitate a silent discharge In Innumerable small streams. The complicated network of telegraph and telephone wires reach ing through the streets, hl;h In air. has also been credited with dissem inating a good deal of electricity dur ing thunderstorms. A third factor in the situation may possibly be found in the steel frames of some of the mod ern high buildings. Certainly, If the metallic portions of the roof of one of these structures were properly con nected with the frame, and If the lat ter reached down Into permanently moist soil, the combination would af ford a lightning rod of exceptional efficiency and proportions. Distribute the credit among the various agents as one may, there Is evidently a set of conditions existing In large cities which tend to lessen the violence of lightning there, and which appreciably affects the demand for lightning rods. Listening. In discussing the art of conversation nearly all the attention Is given to what Is said. The matter and the manner of our words, the motives which prompt them, the wisdom which chooses them, their probable effects for good or for evil, receive and deserve much scrutiny. Comparatively little notice Is taken of the other half of conversttlon, which consists In listening. It Is usually regarded as a simple pas sive condition, needing no particular effort, and, therefore, no special consid eration. Like a vessel which merely holds the liquid poured Into It the lis tener Is supposed for the time to be only receptive, all bis active faculties being reserved for the time when he comes to reply. The common phrase, "having nothing to do but listen," betrays the small re spect paid to the act and the slight ef fort it is thought possible to put Into It. Thus it happens that, as no one Is systematically taught and trained to listen, we have few really good listen ers among us, and, for want of them, much good speaking Is absolutely wast ed. For listening Is an art, having as many grades and qualities as sny other, and, nntil this Is recognised, the value of conversation must be sadly limited. Edison's Speech. Mr. Edison has only once tried to make a speech. It was before a girls' seminary, where he had agreed to lec ture on electricity. He had engaged a friend named Adams to operste the apparatus while be talked; but when the "Wlssrd" arose before his audi ence, he felt so dasod that he simply said: "Ladles, Mr. Adams wlU now address 70a on electricity, and I will defflonatrata what ho has to say wits the apparatus.' Hoard While Watti- A passenger, while waiting at a rail way station for his train, asaosed him self by watering she queer looks and antics of a tailless cat as It played about on the platform. The atsvtionmaster happening to pop ont of his office, the intending traveler pointed to the cat and said, "What kind of a cat la that Manx?" "No," replied the etatlonmaa er, with a sly smile, "Bright BxJ press.' t. In Arabia nv'k is not measured, bat it sold by weight. AW mm Saw Mrteorlc Stone Fall. Mr. J. F. Black, a farmer, living about nine miles from Ottawa, Kan., saw a small meteorite fall on bis land late In the afternoon of April 0 last and going to the spot where It fell, picked It up. It weighs thirty -one ouncea snd con tains a little iron, but consists ia tli main of stony material. New ZealatilM Gm. Agate-hunters from Germany are nov Exploring New Zealand with very prom ising results. Blue and white topaz and splendid specimens of amethyst have been discovered by them, as well as large pieces of quartz so filled with slender, nulla crystals as to reserublo masses of matted hair. Java'a Mnn-A pr. Prof. Marsh, of Vale, lias recently an nounced his opinion that the remarka ble remains of a skull, teeth aud other tossll bones found by Dr. iMibo's in Java belonged to nu annual that "was not hutiinii, but iepreseu;rl a form intermedlutehetween man and the high er apes." This opiniou confirms the be lief of the discoverer of tho bunts, wlio called the animal plthe:antliropos, or "ape-man." The bones were fund In ancient volcanic deposits, and belong. Prof. Marsh" thinks, to-ttiu ad known as tho Pliocene. New Kind of Kites. Meteorologists are now trying to study the atmosphere high above tho ground with the aid of solf-recordicg barometers and thermometers, etc., sent up in kites. This has resulted In a great Improvement lu the forms of kites, which are now constructed on scleutlflc principles. At the headquar ters of the Weather Bureau lu Wash ington box-shaped kites, with open ends and sides partly covered with silk, aro used. Instead of twlno or cord, fino piano wire is employed to hold the kite. At the Blue Hill Observatory, near Bos ton, box-shaped kites bave been sent up to an elevation of almost a mile above sea-level". A Ihosphorcceat Partr. " Monsieur Henry, of the Paris Acad emy of Sciences, has invented a phos phorescent starch with which surpris ing effects can be produced. Used ns a face-powder, it makes the countenance glow lu a dark room with mysterious radiance. Recently a "5-o'ciock tea" was given In Paris after dark, no light being employed except that supplied by phosphorescent starch sprinkled over everything in the room. The carpet, the ceiling, the pictures on the walls, the furniture, the teacups, the flowers, the faces, shoulders and dresses of the ladles all glowed and gleamed, making a spectaclo that was at once startling and beautiful. Oldest Man in the World. According to statistics collected In fiermauy the oldest uian knon u to be living anywhere on the earth is Bruno Corriui, a negro Isiru lu Africa, but now living in Kio Janeiro. Upon tho same authority is based the eeemingiy incred ible statement that there are 3,.?S3 per sons living lu liulgariA, each of whom has reached, or passed, the age of li0 years, making one eentcuarlau to every 1.0O0 inhabitants of that country! Ger many, with a population of 52,000,000, claims only 78 centenarians, and France, with a poulatiou of -IO.ooO.OoO. 'J13 contenatlans, while Ireland, whoso population numbers only 4,000,000, ha 7S centenarians. Ietroylas: Friction. After calling attention to the faet that man was content with the use of oil to keep machinery In running order until he began to ride the bicycle, when bo demanded some better labor-saver and Invented ball-bee rings, the Sctenttnc American proceeds to Illustrate and de scribe some recent applications of such bearings. They are employed for wag on and carriage wheels, for the carrier wheels of cablo roads, and for the shafts of swift-running machinery. They practically dispense with the use of the oil can and greatly reduce' the amount of friction to be overcome, thus adding to the effective power of all ma chines In which they are used. The singular fact Is noted that Prof. Boys, of London, showed experimentally that ball-bearings, when properly construct ed, nre practically proof aplnst wear. He demonstrated this fact by weighing the balls of a bicycle-bearing when they were new, and again after they had been subjected te long servloe. They vhowed no loss of weight - American Soapetone. In the Ragged Mountains, In Albe marle County, Virginia, the scene of one of Poe's weird tales, exists a great deposit of soapetone which Is said to be the finest In the world. It was dis covered only about twelve years ago, bat now a small colony exists at the spot and three quarries have been open ed. The stone, which Is very hard and fine-grained. Is cut out In blocks aver aging nine tons In weight and after ward Is sawed into slabs. It Is em ployed, among other things, for tanks In chemical laboratories, tubs and sinks In laundries, linings for fireplaces, grid dles, which need no greasing when made of soapetone, tables and fittings In hospitals and dlssectlng-reoms. Acid s said to have no effect upon the stone. r A Long hoti . James Shields was elected to the Sen ate In 1348, defeating Ms predecessor, Senator Breese. Shields had distin guished himself In the Mexican War, and at the Battle of Cerro Oordo he was shot through the lungs, the ball passing out at his back. Ills recovery was one of the marvels of the day. Shields' war record Is believed to have secured to him his triumph over Breese. When the nows of Shields' election was received, a lawyer named Butter field waa speaking of It to a group of friends, when one of them remark ed: "It was that Mexican bullet that did the business." "Yes," retorted But terfield, "that was a great phot The ball went clear through Shields with out hurting trim, and killed Breese one thousand nkOes away." Mtoropsienes, A recent Invention consists of an ap paratus by means of which a micros phone suspended ever .a child's crib automatically rings an electric bell situated at any convenient point on the least noise made by the child. The microphone, as Is well known. Is a very sensitive form 4f a telephone transmitter, capable of detecting the faintest sounds. IVotg of people are afraid of a cyclone wkt m net afrsAd af tbs dsrlL - Tne Frank State nat Tntm tk Advertiser, JOmira, JT.J Da. Wiujim. Dtar Sir- My wila has been a sufferer from rheamatissi for more than three yean, an flaring st times with ter rible pias ia her limbs, aad ether tlmai with a severe "crick" In her bask vales ran great aeway. g&s sasnt naeh for pl -ysini.ins aad vedieine. bat secured onlj temporary relief; finally she concluded tc try Pink Pills. She has taken eiht boxes an l I can say from the first one sho has im proved until bow she Is almost entirely free irom pain, and has grown as eon stronger and fuels confident that, by the blessing of God, thoy will effect a permanent ears. We inks in-Hat pleasure la reoom meaning thess to oar friends. (Hignad.) Bar. J. H. Bvcsjraa, Pastor Bathel A. M. B. Chores. Xlmirs Vr.w York. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills eoataia, ia a eon densed form, all tne elements naeeaaary to give dhw life and richness to the blood anl 1 est ere shattered nerves. They are aa as fHllingspeolfla for saab diseases as Iceometor ataxia, partial paralysis, Bf. Titos' daaoa, seiaiina, nearauria, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effaat of ia grippe, psi pitstion of the heart, pale and sallow oosv plaxiona. all forms of weakness either la mala or female. Pink Pills are sold by ail dealers, or will be sent postpaid oa receipt of price, 50 oents a box, or sis boxes for 9. 89 ((hey are never sold in bulk or by the 100), by addressing Dr. Williams' JUdWne Com pany, Ucheneotady, N. TL Fiery Drag-ens. In the "Statistical Aocount of Scot land," published at Edinburgh In 1T03, there Is an account of the "rare appear ance" of fiery dragons, which sailed through the ratified atmosphere of the Scottish highlands- In the Utter part of November aud the first few days of September, 1792. According to ths ac count, they had a "fiery red color" aad made tholr appearance In the north, flying rapidly In an easterly direction. The account adds that i"many people tegarded the phenomenon with mncb terror" because It "was indeed a btrange and startling elgtt to behold. Conductor K. D. Loomls. Detroit Mich, Suva . " Tbo effect of Hall's Catarrh Cure Is wonderful." Write blm about it. Mold by UrusnisU, 10a. At a recent meeting of police cbiefs the California representative remarked that in his state poker ia not classed with gambling, because it is considered a scientific game. rure (iuutameed by UK. J. B. MAT Kit, iolS Art hM., l llll.A. l'A. taie at once: no opera tion or uVImv Irom butlness. Conpultaiion free, riuior-cmeiui ol physician, ladiea and proial n nl citizen. eud lor circular, umcs hour A M. to HI'. M. The origin of blue-tinted pPl came about by a mere slip of the hand. The wife ot William East, an English paper maker, accidentally let blue pack fall into one of the vats of pulp. S'r. Wn?bw'g t-oomtng tyrap tor children irdliinr. iolteut lb iwiil reduces I attain ma licu. nlJuy taiu. cure wiad colio. JUca otKU. The man who crossed the Cafcadt mouulains, Oregon, by ths military 10 ito March 20 and May 1, found 15 icct of snow on the summit on the first trip aud 20 feet on the second, and Ma 1 it was stil snowing. It' Y 11-00 nr:n Hohmm Tloatinf-Borax Soap 01 our sn-evr. scud wrapper! to Dobblnr .-.up Mt ( Co., I'feuadolptiU, I s. They will tend ou tree of cbaiffo, i-ostuge paid, a Worcester i oefcel lk-tiunr.-, 1 aires, bound in cloth, pmfiwi-ly lilualrateii. OSer good unlli Angus' Jii only. The letters in the various alphabets of the world vary from 12 to 202 iu number. The Sandwich Island alpha bet has twelve, the Tartariantan 202. F1T Mopped liee by im. Kusr Oactt N'fkyf Iffd-ioRER. No tin alter Drat day's use .VaiM-luuM-urea. Irt-atlseand til trial botti lie-. l.r. Kline, scji Aub St.. fblla . 1 Xo fewer than lti.000 persons die in Italy every year from malarial fever and there are 4,000 communes wlief quinine is not to be had. Do ot Kxprrlmrajt in to important a mat ter ua your health, furity, enrich and vitalize oiir I1I..0J witu Hood's ftanaparilla snd lbi keep yoursell strouir and healthy. Hood 'a Pllla are the beat atter-dlnner pL lu digestion, cure bcadarbe. 23 cents. A hundred years ago the death, from small-pox 111 tier many we e 65, 000 a year. To-day, thsnks to com pulsory vaccination there are only 114 a year. Pi1! Cure for Consumption ia an A No. v ihin nieiliclur. VY. K Williams, Antioca Illa., April 11. 1891. Interviewing tjasey. A reporter of a New York dally once went to the office of the late General Casey to get some Information concern ing the Lydecker tunnel story. General Oaaey looked at the young man rather sternly at first and the reporter ex pected but scant detail to follow. "Corns in. sir!" be exclaimed. In a toDe of almost nnpleasaat command. The two doors of his office were open. The reporter was standing. The gen eral, without a word, went to one door and elosed it with the utmost pre cision; then he went to the other door and closed it with the same precision. The reporter was in donbt The two were In the room alone. Coming np to the newspaper man, he pointed his Index finger straight at his eye, and said: "Sit down there, young man. and I'll tell yon the st story yov ever heard." And he did. Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. There is comfort in tho knowledge that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of tho system, which tne pleasant family laxative. Syrup of Fips, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the onlj remedy with millions of families, andi& everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness, without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when yon par chase, that yon have the genuine article, which ia manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and Bold by all rep utable druggists. t!f in the enjoyment of good health, and the system ia regular, then laxa tives or other remedies are not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, bnt if in need of a laxative, then one should have the best, and with he well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and ia most largely used and gives most gensxslsatisfactioa Her KespT mtmmmOm oT women work In the simss) ef BsJgta BId 4 Corn, wan. In tho first-aamed country they forraTrtr worked from twelve to six teen hows s day, with no Buaday rest Tha llnsn-tnread sjtnners of If aw Jer- .....in in tha resort of the T.ha Coinumlasieaer. ars "In one branch of the Industry compelled to stand on a stoma fioor In water the year round, most of the ttnse barefoot with a spray of water from a revolving cyl inder tying constantly against the breast; and the sold est night in win ter, aa well as the warmest In sum mer, thsse poor creatures most go to thetr homes with water dripping from their aaderelothmg alone thetr path, beeauss there could not bo space or a law moments allowed them wherein to chasgo their cWthlng." Tet women ara "exempted" from labor attended by hardship I si---' Despite these washerwomen, miners and linen-thread spinners, ws are told "it Is woman's privilege generally to be exempted from the care of earning her UveHhood aad that of her oft spring." It weold seem to be time that tbls libel apsa woman should bs scorned by fair minded men. From aU antiqui ty the majority of womaa bare been faithful workers, rendering a full equivalent In labor for their scanty share of the world's goods. The origin of every Industry bears testimony to this. In our own era, while women were still homekeepers, did they not earn their livelihood! What was ths weaving, the sewing, the cooking, the doctoring, ths nursing, ths child care, "the work that was never done," If It was not earning a subsistence T Even In thess days, when woman goes forth and receives the reward of ber labor as publicly as man, she Is no more worthy of her hire. Ber ancestress sweet aad saintly soul! did not dream of recompense. But was It not ber dne, and shall we refuse to credit It because man was then a self-sufficient Ignoramus who deemed himself the only one fit to seqnlre property 7 Pop nlsr Science Monthly. ' TTill Not Biibanit to dotation. fhe subject of renewing the privi leges ef the Bank of France will short ly come up for discussion In the cham ber, after having been in abeyance since 1002, when the senate approved a bill for the purpose. The bill has not since been modified And the provisions Included In It will. It Is thought bo adopted without ma terial alteration. One of them, which was to empower the bank to Increase its note Issue from 3,600,000,000 francs to 4,000,000,000, was passed as far back as 1803. The chsrter expires on Dec. 31, 1897, and the proposal Is to extend it for a period of twenty years from that date. In consideration of the bank making certain concessions to the state. Among these concessions Is one by arhich the bank Is to forego all future Interest on the government debt, 140, 000,000 francs, and not to demand re payment of the capital so long ss tbe charter la In force. The bank Is to undertake the service of the national debt and transact other business for the treasury, both at the head office and branches, free of chsrge, snd make an annual payment to the latter for 2,000, 300 francs during the first year of the currency of the new charter and 2,500. 000 francs per annum subsequently. It Is to open several new branches and make advances to agricultural co operative societies. It is not improbable that an effort will be made to convert the bank Into a state Institution, but such a project tloes not command support either In financial or ministerial circles, and is not in tbe least degree likely to mecf with success. Edinburgh Scotsman. THE TRUE HEROw Hrare la Presence of Panzer, bnt Careful of Human IV fe ll T. Archibald Forbes, In his biogra phy of Lord Clyde, better known as Sir Colin Campbell, the hero of the Sikh wars, draws unconsciously s sharp contrast between physical and moral courage. Sir Colin was the son of a carpenter in Glasgow named Mac liver. His mother's brother. Colonel Campbell, took the boy at fifteen to the Duke of York, and asked for a com mission for him. Tbs duke assented, snd remarking, "Another of the elan, I suppose?" wrote his name down as Colin Campbell. When they were in the street again, Colin anxiously said, "He did not get my name Macllver." "Bide a Campbell," said his uncle, gruffly. "It'll pay better among fight ing men." And Colin Campbell be remained while he lived. The bid's strongest wish wss to prove chat he bad courage enough to do honor to his Campbell blood and adopted name. - His first battle was at Vimiera when ne was sixteen. His battalion baited under a fierce fire of artillery, but bis company was protected, being in the rear of the column, His captain, at the lad's desire, took him out to the head of tho battalion, and walked with him through the rain of bullets for several minutes. It killed the coward In him. When he wss an old man he told the in cident, saying: "I have been grateful to that man all ef my life." At a subsequent asssult he wss se verely wounded in both legs, and sent to the hospital; but finding that a battle was Imminent, be deserted from tbe hospital and limped back to his com pany, taking command without leave. His courage was so marked In the fight which followed that be was promoted, while he was severely reprimanded for his disobedience. But Sir Colin, grown old and wiser, and at tbe head of the English forces In the Punjab, was curiously tender of human life. He begrudged every man that fell In a battle, and planned so resolutely to save them that he was dubbed "Old Kubberdar" (Old Take Care) by his officers. ' He was nrged by the Punjab govern ment to invade the Swat territory, where the number of the swarming vu emy would have brought annihilation on his troops. "With reinforcements, yes," was his reply. VERY FARMER CAM MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH. eaasaaketwioaaenroch. He can ell .ii Northern farm an.! et twi-e a. niinr arras tar Ma "rio-o har. we MU Improved farm. . for H ..-.'.. ,frr. 1 l,mr riitruadfon? Ms dronshta. Keither too hot nor ton col.l-vlimate lnl rluiir. X,.l, .,!.,. ZTlTZZ rtbesa verjrw Bsaiaa hVasU aaawaMbeai. OPTHMMI UaMaMEKK KIPS' I.AXI. OMPANV, o.u.rrillr. Teaa. SAPOLiO is Like a fioad Temper. "It Sheds a Brightness E.ei?fliere." TTIrWil. "Then I will nef eo "-calmly replied the old soldier, 8 Lord Tlbou.ie branded pin, as coward; but tbe stern veteran perslstetj. n h" refusal, resided and returned io England, to receive tbe rewards and honors of a grateful ctry The lad. marching aimlessly Into firs, bad physical courage; but the old man, returning in aerate rntbw than sacrl, flee his'troops to uo pnrposp. posses tuoral bravery and was the true hero. The skeleton of what is reported to be a small mammoth wss unearthed the other dsy in West Philadelphia. Aeknllofan Indian was found near by. The rema ns have been deposited in the Wisconsin tnsutuuon. HEEDLESS WOMEN, They Pays, Sad Penalty for Their Keg-lecf. If women only heeded first Bymp torus nervousness, backache, head bche, lassitude, loss of appetite and sleep ; palpi tation, melan choly," blues," etc., and at once removed the cause with Lydia E. Fiukhani's Vegetable Com pound, there would be much less ' suffering. Eut they aro careless, or their physician is to blame, and they drift into some distressing; female disease. The Vegetable Com pound at once removes all irregulari. ties of tho monthly period: in flam mation, ulceration and displacement of the womb, and all female troubles. AU druggists have it. . Write to Mrs. tfnkham at Lynn, Mass., if you wish, for advice, which she will give you free. "I should not be alive to-day, if it had not been for Lydia E. Piukham'a Vegetable Compound. I was suffering; greatly from an attack of femalo weakness, and nothing I had tried could give me relief; when by tho advice of a friend I began the Com pound. After using it two montlis I was a different girl, and now at the end of six I am entirely cured." Mas. ASJs'tt? Kjuki-asd, 1'utchogue, L. L Don't take substitutes to save a few pennies. It won't pay you. Always insist on, HIRES Rootbeer. ataalr kr TkCuln limlV, FallaeitpMal Mr. Charles Austin Bat3, the fa- 1 moos advertising wrttor, makes a specialty of medical advertisomenta lie has studied medicine and has a habit of analyzing tbe Ingredients of every medicine o)oot which he is asked to writf, relnsine to write advertisements for mudioinas which be cannot Indorse. II ! says of Klpans Tabuing: "I ha 1 tha formal) and went through it from the around np. I found that every ont of the ingredients wss put in for some speolnl purpoee, and was goal for the purpose iateaded. I have as much confidence In Ripens Tabules as I have in anything I ever wrote ' about. I (tike tliein myself when X have eaten a little too iniich or feel nausea or symptoms of headache eoaiisg on, aad I And them qaiokef to act than any medicine I ever took. I know some people who think they can't possibly get along without them. Mj wife went to call one day on some friends she ha) known always. She found they swore bv Ripens Tubules. They dil not know that she knew anything , about them or that I had written ' anything for them. By the way, if you swallow them properly, yon . don't taste anything In the month. ) Swallow tbem quickly nod you are all rbtht. You can feel their aetiea In the stomach almost immediately; a very pleasant sensation." Wpana Tabnloa are enM by itrnmrtsta, er fey BasSj If tBi arlae ennta a box) la teat to Tt Ripens Chamleil forupiww. Nu. 10 Spruoe L, 3ew X4CS Saittiile vaL lv -n-nls. THE MIDDLE SOUTH. Development vt tli MM.11e South. Hud sv'upIv illusfraTert. Sn.-rliitou to cts. per ytftr. All .vsmi. the Mrvat Middle Hmitti. Its advanUtfew. 4Vni its iuduretneiic the Homwker. OHr KirnriMHra In oMr to introtSocelt in every N-rtitm t'tiiiuiinntt v tntertttd in tM South, we will tend it One War for only 1 ct. t9 e:b of tne iirc twenty imnifs rHlvH from svnr PosTutttce. SuWril. qui- fc. Time limited. Ad drc34. Middle sunlit rutilitin i wmwrrvUlet TraMU HI OTT I C nl Tori nieVj $10 tfayi If UO I Lt vou're dead flow, . Slcta.ta it at him brings 1 doz.4old till, greatest eamiialgri novelty ever teen. ii. II. N hi ll.i. KKt 1 W arren 8t city. K-ler Oeruian-Aiu. Bank, R7FAHV We Put Vmmh Weekly and want men eterr Va Saa S a av tukk: million teat. a at m at aaa Mar tl. nrv'i 4akolnl-lT beac. whort to i lTIIJiT Siiu-rii i.u.nta. m-w ajratem. laf TK HltOTHKKS,I.aa. e aav ms) ifciMiia Mu., Kwkarl, 111. "Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Latei'rtnrtpal Fzau-lnwr U S. Panaion Bureao. 3Traluluat war, idatUidleatiusuluiiu, attj aUMS. Bidder 8 p8TiiS.S OPIUH sad WHISTT habits nn. Boek aaaS vaas. aa, a a. hkhhi, atusva, ss rilAMKI.lXCM I.I.K.r:p XEW ATHENS. O. Total oust 14oy r Tl urough, ctieap.Catalot frss --j--eNaey,weweTeieisisiaweaj FOR FIFTY YEARS 1 MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP has tM trod by Million ef Mothers fc'J 0lr,r ""IWren "I'Ue Trt-thlnir to.- oree Fifty Yw.n. ItaootbeatripefalU. aoflenadia funia,allar all pMu. er- grlud eullo.aem la tbe taat remmty for dlarr-a. Twrair-ato C't-aie i 3 CI w"" nncne ALL ll fAILde i m Best Clutch byrup. TaMf (,ood. Vm ' ! In tlma Ui4 . . (... IN THE NORTH 1n,i,"1,; " 'lueMloa. you was toVfl 'is