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THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. L.TII.
MIPFL.INTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENN., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1899.
NO. 34.
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CHAPTER XXII.
Delia makes her first entry Into tht,
cot ta .'! which have been allotted to hei
run1 with some degree of eclat. It Is not
every k'!y who can get on with the poor.
It roi" "i'S more than a desire to do them
ITmI t. he able to effect, it. Delia po
nes the essentials of a very sweet voiet
ami affable manner that makes her ap
pear o.-n more interested than she it
when !ir.cussing matters that do not con
cern herself. She will not. carry tract!
ii'T ltiMes nor any of the formola of pea
isli vi:t:njr in her hand. But she tokei
one "r two illustrated papers from Bin
Ilei'h. ibah's drawer, and a few roses oul
fif the .-ttnge garden. She will not entei
the h"i:.- without knocking, bat standi
on I'm- threshold until she has received
permission to enter.
Tin- old people and the children star
at her at first with the uncouth breeding
of the lower orders, but althongh she ii
s.i un.i.il to their society, she makei
tliem feel at home with her at once. Hei
set ret is a simple one. She treats then:
as th.iit.'h they belonged to her own rani
of life, and takes no liberty with then
that she would be ashamed to do witl
tallies and gentlemen.
S.i that even on that first day she re
reives many a cordial invitation to return
...iii, ami has engaged herself to read thi
nett. mice a week, to such of her friendi
a-; may Ik- active enough to assemble ii
one place to listen to it.
Mr. I.e Mesurier laughs loudly whet
he report her early efforts to establist
a club in Cloverfield, and how it has set
her thinking that if he can proenre her i
vaeant room for the purpose, she migh'.
a.M to the pleasure by giving the old peo
ple tea or coffee, and permitting them tt
ineke w hile she reads to them.
'We shall have you setting up a 'free
nn.l easy' next, Mrs. Manner, and pre
s;.'.:ni; at the piano and the bar yourself
What a dreadful mistake I have made by
seitinir you, with all these loose conti
nent :il notions in your bead, to run riol
ttin.iiiu my innocent parishioners! Ilavt
y.ni I eon able to make anything out of old
Slmtlier?"
"Not yet. He would not even look a.
nie, far less sieak. But I hope that may
n.t lust. Is he as surly with yon?"
"Far worse! He has taken a hatred
. or fear, of me I cannot tell why whlc
has prevented my visiting him for a lon
time. I am afraid he is not ft very amia
. tile obi ierson. I wish he had never conn
bcYo." . .
"He is not a native of Cloverfield
then?"
" h, no. He Is ft Scotchman, the fathe.
of Mrs. Kennett, who died many yean
a -"i. I lis daughter undertook the charge
of him when he became a widower. I
ciiiisi.l.-r the old man to be quite mad,
ami mlvised Kennett to place him in the
county asylum; but it seems that he prom
is. .1 liis wife upon her death-bed not t
d.i s.i. So he will be saddled with his snp-I-'i-t
as long as he lives, which must tx
v.-ry in. .hi venieut, as he requires constant
war. hing.
"His granddaughter, Tatsy Kennett
complaint d bitterly to me the other day
of th- i i.nfinenient it entailed on her."
T".ir I'iitsy! Yest she is a fine girl,"
replies Mr. I.c Mesurier, with a slight in
crease of color.
"SI, appear devoted to you."
"It is all fancy, I assure yon. She sub
. T.-l terribly from neuralgia ft short tim
iliiii', ami I was foolish enough to try It
nie-iii. rism would relieve her. The at
tempt was successful, but the natives dc
not understand the meaning nor the effect
of siirh a cure, and I bad great reason te
regret having used it."
"In what way?"
"It attracted my patient too much to
ward mo, and my motives and action
were altogether misinterpreted. That ii
one r. is..n that I seldom cross Kennett'
thre-li.il.l now unless I am obliged to d
o."
"Vnu are a practiced mesmerist, thenr
"Yes. yes. But pray don't speak of it
The subject is an unpleasant one to me,
and I would rather not discuss it. Shall
rou see old Strother to-day?"
"I think I shall not find my way up to
Kenuett's farm nntil Monday."
"Monday will be the day of the schoo,
feast, when I had hoped to have had youi
assist:. n.-e in the field."
"If j mi will excuse me I would rathe,
not le present. Mrs. Bond intends to b
there, I know, with a sackful of toys and
S'igar plums; but I cannot play at chil
dren's games, and shall be more usefully
employ. ,1 elsewhere."
In the matter of the school feast, she U
determined not to be associated with him.
bc.auso the affair itself is so thoroughly
silt of hor line thnt her friends will ol
necessity think she has taken part fai it
ith the simple intention of pleasing him.
So she remains firm in her refusal; and
n Monday afternoon, when the tent if
pitched, and the flags are flying, and tht
village band is making most discordanl
music- in the vicar's field, and the schoo.
children, with their tin mugs hung round
their reeks, are marching two-and-two nj
the laureled drive, ella is half a mill
toiling along the lane that leads t
Mr. Keunett's farm.
As she enters the long, narrow gardes
that fronts the house, she becomes awar
of loud voices engaged in altercation and
le.akiin; themselves very audible througt
the open window.
"N-w. then. ratsyP exclaims Fannei
Kennett, "off with all that fal-lal finery,
ud sit down to your work agen, as I tel;
F". Why, where wad ye be runnin' to at
this time o' the arteruoon?"
"I'se going to the school feast, to bt
sure," replies the girl.
"Ay! I guessed as much. A follerln'
the parson agen! A bleaten' arter 'in;
like nn unwenned lamb! Now, I tell ye,
once for all, I won't have HI There's tb
old man's meals to be got, and he to b
looked arter! and the parson may go tc
blaze before yoo shall neglect your pro
per work to run arter him! We've enough
o' that already, I tell ye."
"Mr. Kennett," exclaims Delia, unwill
ing to hear any more of the conversation
without making her presence known, "is
Sir. Strother indoors to-day T
Ji ?"' ma'am. 1 was just having talk
r aboot him as ye came up."
And how are you. Patsy T"
' J well enough, ma'am, thank ye!"
. phes put out because I can't sum
eer o me scoc. fct, ua me 010
gentleman to himself all the arternoon.
ma am." .
"But cn't I relieve Patsy for an houi
" Mr. Kennett T I don't care about
the school feast; and If you will let hei
go, I will stay here and try to amuse Mr.
etrother till she returns."
"You're main good, ma'am," says tht
firl for the second time, as she takes ad
vantage of the permission extended to
her and runs down stairs, leaving Delia
alone with old Simon Soother,
CHAPTER XXIII.
As soon as Patsy has disappeared, De
lia attempts to ingratiate herself with her
orly companion.
"Shall I read to you, Mr. Strother?"
"W'hat'll ye be arter readin'T' he asks
"I will read anytf.'ng yon please, Mr.
Etrother. Do you any interest in the
news? I have to-day's newspapers with
me."
"Na, na! I care nobbut the news.
"Would yon like to hear a chapter out
tt the Bible?"
"Na, na! I care nobbut the Buik."
"What do yen care for then?"
"I care nobbut ae thing. Ye'd best ganj,
our way."
"But I have promised not to leave yoL
lone, so I must stay here till Patsy re
turns." "Ay! Dinna fash me then!"
And the old wretch places his ellmw nt.
.lis knees and his head upon his hands,
and closes his eyes in intimation that he
considers the Interview, so far as conver
sation is concerned, to be conebiueil.
By and by Delia recalls Keunett's as
lertion that the old creature frets sorely
after his native land, and makes a second
effort to interest him.
"You have been in Seotlatfil, Strother?
"Aibllns I have conseederin' it's u.y
a in country."
"Do yon like It better than England?"
"Mabbe I do."
"Would you like to go back again?"
"Ay! but there's nane left at ha me us
ten me noo."
"Ah! that makes ft great difference,
docs it not? But you have good friends
here to love you and look after you, and
t beautiful place to live in. Do you ever
?o to church, Strother? or to the kirk,
is yon call it In Scotland?"
As she puts this simple question, a
transformation seems to pass over the old
nan. H has been ordinarily fetclligent
hitherto, but now.be suddenly collapses
rud .becomes Incoherent.' His little blear
id eyes roll wildly; his hand is clinched;
and the saliva bubbles from his mouth
and drops upon bis grizzled beard.
"The kirk the kirk!" he utters, exclt
rdly, "wha'll harm the kirk? Muster
Cray maunnft do It, and the storm
maunna do It, for the water will come
doon and pit it oot. And the poor mini,
wha'll dream the puir anld mon whn's
been twenty year aboot the place and
been main car'ful, and aye dune his duty,
tould mak a meestake at the lairst. Ye
aw Muster Oraw do It, didna ye noo?"
he exclaims, making a dash at Delia, who
is backing toward the door, with serious
thoughts Of beating a retreat downstairs.
"Ye maun say ye saw the carle do it, or
I'll mak ye greet for the day we ever
met."
"Of course I saw him do It everybody
aw bim do it," she replies boldly, for she
can gather his meaning without compre
hending his words; "but don't excite your
nelf in that way, Mr. Strother, or yon may
make yourself ill."
"111! Ml" he ejaculates, slowly, as he
wipes tbj sweat off his forehead with
ragged cotton handkerchief. "Hae I been
weel sin' the day? But 'twas an awfu'
starm surely. Eno' to burn the grandest
?difeece that mon ever raised. And puir
Simon was only the clairk, and couldna
be expected to ken the reason of the fire.
Twas an awfu aight to seejt burn, with
the flames leek In' oop the rafters and the
roof, and cracklln through the becldin'."
"Of what are you speaking?" says De
lia, curiously. "Have you ever been In a
Ere, Mr. Strother?"
The old man eyes ber suspiciously, and
become silent.
"Do tell me all about It," ahe coaxes.
'J. love to bear ft story, and yon tell It so
weW
"Ay! But ye want to drair the seecret
frae me, and ye wnllna do rt, na! na!
Simon's ft puir auld mon, but he can keep
seecret wi' the best o thorn."
"Indeed I I don't wish to know your
secret, Mr. 8trotber. I only want to hear
ibout the fire. Was it In Scotland?"
"Na! na! 'twaana In my ain country,
out 'twas an ftwfu fire. But Master Gray
lid it, and ye saw him do It, and ye eanna
go back frae your spoken word."
"Of course not! I do not wish to do so."
"Weel then, ye maun be content. If ye
taw the carle do It, ye ken ' aboot the
fire, and need nane to tell It ye."
She laughs quietly at the trap the coa
ling old creature has set for her. and re
turns to the contemplation of her book,
little thinking of the Import of Mr.
Strothers secret Is to her.
Presently he fidgets about on the top
f his bundle, and she asks him If be la
:omfortftble.
"Why don't you sit la chair instead
jf oa that great packet. Mr. Strother?
I'm sure it must be ft very bard seal.
"It does weel eno for me.
"Bat It would pack away so nicely an
!er the bed and your room would look all
the tidier without It."
"Ajl bat I consider it's best whajr" tt
"I suppose there's ft box inside that
wrapping?"
-Aiblins!"
"A Ih.x with clothes in it. Do yon never
fake off the covers, Mr. Strother?"
T no need to tnk' them off.
Do you never want to look at your
treasures, then?" ti
"I dinna ken what you're speakin
a lu sot"
..vV' ... innk at the things you'v
-ot in that parcel-well, the books, or
whatever they may be r
CHAPTER XXIV.
Simon Strother springs up front Wft
perch like ft J-ck-in-the-box, .nd come.
down again upon i"
"'The'buiks! the buiksl what do ye ket
aboot the bulks? I was main cful of
them. The fire burned tbft kirk, but
coniuna narin me uui.n, ocean se i puu
auld chiel carried them safe tp bis name,
lie lo'ed the buiks better than his bairns,
and the awfu' fire danrna burn them!
Hoot! see the lightnln', and listen to the
peals of thonnder! The pair lassie 'ull be
skeered wi the flashes and the rain.
Dinna greet, my puir, wee thing! Doot
less but theer's haird times before ye, but
willna hae your wits burned oot like puir
auld Simon, wha saw the whole edifeece
come to the groond. But he saved the
luiiks the gude auld buiks that had
sairved the pecrish for so mony years.
Ay! he was main car'ful of the buiks, and
nane could thraw blecrae upon him be
caise the buiks came to hairmP'
The books! the fire! the kirk! Some
thing like a gleam is dawning upon De
lta's mind. It cannot be! It is altogether
too unlikely yet If it were!
"Mr. Strother," she cries, "what wn
the name of the place where the kirk wa
burned down?"
"What! ye saw it dune, and ye canna
remember the name of the place!" he re
turns, with a cunning leer.
"Was there ft girl married on thnt day
In the church? Ts it t-- - .!....
ic Berw.ck yon are speaking of? The
lightning that burned Chilton Church to
the ground twenty years ago?"
"Cheelton! Cheelton!" screams the old
man, "wha daurs to mention Cheelton, in
Barwick to me? I ken naethiu' of the
toon. I dinna ken If there Is a kirk in
Cheelton or no. I'm a Heclandinon, I ken
naethin' of the Border-land, and If any
pay I do, they lee. I tell ye they lee. t?et
oot!" he continues, angrily, to Delia;
"ye're a leear, I say a leeari and nnethiu"
in this paircel but a peer o' brecks. What
would ye be luikin' at the auld mun's
I reck for? Get oot, I say, and leave me
o mysel'; I willna hae ye speering aboot
my room in this shameless manner. And
ns for the paircel, it's my paircel, ami
ye shall na hae my brecks; I'll see ye uet
f.iirst."
Delia, now fairly alarmed, rashes to
ward the door, and stumbles down the
narrow staircase, where, to her infinite
comfort, she encounters Patsy Kennett,
who, much flushed and smiling, is mount
ing to relieve guard.
"(), Patsy! I am so thankful you have
returned. Your grandfather has fright
ened me ont of my senses."
"Has he, now? It's just like him! The
old hunks can't keep a civil tongue in his
head for ten minutes together."
"I want to ask you a few questions.
How long is it since your grandfather left
ScotlnndV"
"A matter of five year or more, ma'am."
"Is he mad. Tatay?"
"Bless ye! yes, ma'am! as mad as a
March hare."
"But what drove him out of his senses,
Patsy r
" 'Twas a big fire, ma'am, and he was
terribly burnt in It. You can see the sears
ia his breast and shoulders now. You
ee, grandfeyther he was parish clerk at
i place called Chilton "
"Not Chilton In Berwick. Patsy?"
"Yes. ma'am! that's the place T
"Gracious heavens! Is it possible? But
Mr. Strother denied just now that he'd
ever been there."
"Ah! that's his cunning! He won't
bear the least talking to on the subject.
But there was an awful fire there that
burned down the church and the parson
age, and no one ever knew how It hap
pened: but grandfeyther lost his situation,
and took it so to heart that he's never
been right in his bead since."
(To be continued.)
The Largest Bible.
In 1857 Mlndon-iuin, King of Burma,
erected a monument near Mandulay,
called the Kutho-daw. Then he built
700 temples. In each of which there is
a slab of white marble. Upon these 700
slabs 1s engraved the whole of the
nuddhlst Bible, a vast literature In It
self, equal to about six copies of the
Holy Scrtptnres.
This marble Bible is engraved In the
Pall language, thought to be thnt
spoken by Buddha himself 500 B. C.
Photographs of some of the inscriptions
have reached England, and Professor
Max Muller perhaps th greatest lin
guist in the world has examined thorn.
But, alas for all this human ingenuity
and perseverance! If his majesty, Mln-don-mln,
thought to perpetuate the
teachings of the Great Buddah by caus
ing It to be graven on the rock, he nour
ished a vain ambition.
The climate of Burma Is moist and
Its effects have already wrought havoc
on the surface of the white m.arbl,
and the photographs show a partial ef
facement of some of the Burmese char
acters In which the Pali text is en
graved. This Is certainly the largest known
copy of any portion of literature. Even
the National Encyclopedia of China, In
5,000 volumes, occupies a comparative
ly small space. To reach the other end
of the limits of the printers' and en
gravers' art we need only remember the
"Smallest Bible In the World," and the
diamond editions of Catullus, Tlbullus
and Propertlus.
To engrave the Bible of Buddha on
the marble slabs In the temples of Ku
thodaw must have cost many thou
sands of dollars, but these sermons In
stone are easily outclassed by a copy
of the New Testament, which, benntl
fully printed, can be bought for 25
rents, and if carefully cherished will
last many generations. Boston Trav
eler. tyb greatest nllgrlmnae to the holy
land are undertaken by the Russians.
It has been calculated tnat oetween au,
000 and 40,000 Russians visit Palestine
every year.
KEITH'S THEATRE, PHILA.
Mirth, Magic and Melody Galore.
The entertainment at Keith's. Phila
delphia, this week, the favorite thea
tre of residents of this town, will be one
OI ine niuBi i ciiiw - - . "
in Philadelphia. It will be headed by
Ching Ling Foo, probably the greatest
magician in the universe. He created
n sensation in the Keith theatres
in New York and Boston, his
engagement exceeding tnat of any
specialist ever seen in those cities. Even
magicians have been baffled by his
feats. The theatres in New York and
Boston were crowded nightly during
his engagement. In Phlladelphla,where
the entertainment lasts from noon to
t0.30, he will appear twice daily and. as
some of our prominent citlsens have al
ready seen the act in New York, doubt
less many from this town will go to
Philadelphia during Ching"s engage
ment. Fifteen other entertaining acts
will be furnished. Including Robert
Downing in "The Gladiator," and bio-a-raph
pictures of the Columbia-Defender
race and other highly interesting
pictures. The olograph Is exhibited at
X and P. M.
The land crabs of Cuba run witb
great speed, even outstripping a horse.
RATE NO IMALE ISSUE.
MANY GREAT NAMES IN
LAND ARB EXTINOT.
ENO.
mssatrtow Britlafcera Wit lava Ha
Mala Dana4aata to Rtprnaat Tktaaa
and Bear Their Cfxie SwaV
em Caeaan to 1H Ont Qatcklr.
No d Inset male descendant at the
Lord Protector survives to enjoy the
tribute nsM to th memorv of his
tpoch-maklng ancestor, the bast Crom-
K-alt I- a Mrt Un. fMm Hftlit Nidi"
sarin; been on Oliver, an attorney,
the son of a worthy grocer of Snow
Hill. In thja connection tt ts Interest
ing to note how many of our Illustrious
male descendants. Here Is an ample
list or name of light and leading ia
llterarv hlstAt-v? Chmnrr flhtth-aneare.
Spenser, Milton, Cowley, Butler, Dry-
Sen, I'ope, Swift, Addison, Cowper,
Goldsmith, Dr. Johnson, Byron, Shel
ley, Keats, Tom Moore, Charles Beads,
nd It. L. Stevenson, and of not on
f these (and doubtless there are oth
rs) does a direct male representative
ixlst. Turn from literary celebrities
to naval and military heroes, te states
men and to politicians. Sir PhlllD Sld-
aey, illustrious In letters and In war,
left but "one fair daughter." who died
Without issaa. Sir Wnlfer R.Ul-h'a
male descendants have long since died
tnt, or nave descended to such social
lepths as to be untraceable. Sir Fran
Ms Drake and Nelson, the naval heroes
f two great nghUog epochs, died child
less. Tbe patriot Hampden's last mate
lescendaat paseed away "a lonely
bachelor" la 1764. Gen. Monk. Duks
r Albemarle, had hut niu and
with him expired the harrilv mmV
and newly acquired family honor.
inougn w Mt not Infrequently assum
ed that the Dukes of MarlhnmiKrh of
ur day are directly descended tn the
auue une rrom the great Churchill, this
s not the case. That sntendM Mlr'.
wily son died in Infancy, and his hoo-
ua possession passed to hie daugh
ters. The great Lord Peterborough bad
ons, but no grandson. Ill-starred
Strafford married thrice, but each f
He sons died without Issue. The oele
srated Dnke of Ormmnto'.
Hided with his grandson's death at
ivignon. Clarendon, famous historian
ft the rebellion.
ons, had but one grandson, who died
""a"1 maJo ue. Horace Walpohi
a-as tbe last male itainj.n . ,.
. -.. u , Ul OH
sonert, tbe famous minister, and he
K"T raamea. Boiingbroke twice mads
natrimonlal ventnm K i..
jy either wife. The historic family of
' " Pct ox direct male heirs
jeased In 1885, while tbe rival house of
Pox lasted but llttu lnn.
Tames Fox left so holr, and the only
" nepnew, the third Lord Hol
and, died childless at Nanbe t
rears ago. Edmund Burke had but
me son, who died in early manhood,
eaving his broken-hearted father tn
txclalm: "Mine is a grief that cannot
be comforted!"
As with the statesmen, an with t.
philosophers and scientists. Neither
Bacon, Newton. Locke. Davy nor Stu
art Mill left a son to Inherit bis fame;
while of historians, Hume, Gibbon and
Vtacaulay were never married. Among
jur great painters, Reynolds, Lawrence
ind tbe late Lord Leiirhtnn i.
slors. Hogarth perpetrated a romantic
ove matcn, which was fruitless, and
rurner, the great maarletan nt
tnd canvas, twice soured by early dis
appointments, never married, nandel,
a-ho may almost be claimed as an Bng
Ishmaa, had no wife but bis art. Bra-
aatn, perhaps our greatest singer.
whose daughter ROTTtA ff Tim Mmamruis
is Lady Waldegrave, I believe, left no
on. wane 01 tne giants of the foot
dghts, Davy Garrick and John Kemblc
Hod childless, and th riiiuu i.
me of Edmund Kean ended with the
leatb or his son Charles. London TaW
viaU Gazette.
A SWEET REVENGE
sad Condition in Which Bke Betwrned
Clau-ence'e Letters.
"Oh, Eleanor, I am so glad to find
fen here. I went up to your bouse, and
your mother said you had ostae here
to be fitted," and as Eleanor grasped
tbe speaker's hand the dress-maker
frowned, for she didn't want the lit of
the new gown Interfered with.
"Well, Daisy," said Eleanor, "I am
glad, too, for I see by your ayes that
you've something to tell me."
"Yea. This morning I went over ta
ise Kit, and I ran right up to her reem,
as we always do, you know."
"Yes," assented Eleanor.
"And she was crying. All round her
a tbe floor were letters. I said, 'Mar
rj. Kit. what s the matter?' Every now
tnd then she wonld make a vicious Jab
tt a letter and appear to be writing."
"Ob. Daisy! I am almost wild I I'm
busyl"
" What are you doing r I asked.
"Well,' said Kit, 'you know Clarence
tnd 1 have bad a quarrel and I'm glad
sf If and here she sobbed the glad
dest kind of a sob 'and and he sent
all my letters baok and the allver
bookmark and tbe lovely pipe I gave
bim with his name engraved on It and
oh, Daisy! I can't use any of them
how can It and so I'm getting his let
ters ready to return. I'm I'm correct
ing them and then she laughed and
made another Jab with her pen.
. " 'Correcting them? I gasped.
" 'Yes correcting them. Yon know
Olarence is a terrible speller, so I have
gone over each letter In rod Ink, and
made him see that It was intentional.
Humph! I'll bet be won't tell anothel
man he broke It off r
"I couldn't help laughing, but wasn't
it a fine revenge?" London Tit-Bits.
Marriage In Barman.
Marriage baa no religious element In
urmah. There ts no marriage cero
nony. Just as two men gg into part
aersnlp la business, so a man and wo
man may enter into tbe marriage state
without undergoing any form. Cou
pled with Una very secular nonchalant
i riew of marriage Is tbe fact that f aclll
' ties for divorce am very great As
i marriage is merely a partnership, aa
flveree to a dissolution of partnership.
tnar fee obtained on demand ny
r of tsw jawttos from the alders of
Cs village. In Bunnell, However, as elsa
where; we End that a priori dangers
are largely neutralised by practical good
sense. Tbe fear of outraging public
oplaton furnishes powerful motive to
aroprloty of life. Tbe salvation of the
Baronesses woman ilea In the fact that
her home-life is always the center of bet
Ufa. She recognises that there axe cer
tain restrictions oa a woman's acUoni
which, nrast be observed as long aa men
are men and women are women.
The air Is. clear at Arequlpa, Pern.
Prom the observatory at that place,
8,000 feet above the sea, a black spot
oat Inch tn diameter, placed on a white
disc, ha,been seen on Mt. Charcbanl,
a distance of eleven miles, through a
thlrteea-lnch telescope.
Travelers in Australia complain that
almost only the trees In the continent
are eucalyptus, and they afford little
hade, as they have learned to turn
their loaves edgewise to the sun. Tbe
botanical gardens In the cities are, how
ever, declared to be dreams of beauty.
f Tbe United States Department of
Agriculture has by experiments found
that the tprce of a growing pumpkin
Is sufficient to lift two and one-half
tons, provided the weight is so placed
as not to Interfere with the growth or
natural development of tbe vegetable.
. Tbe French match factories are now
turning out friction matches which wig
Ignite on any surface, but which are
free from the objections raised against
white sulphur. No smoke or odor Is
perceptible In tbe factories. The In
flammable Ingredients of the paste are
tesqulsulphlde of phosphorus and chlor
ate ef potash.
i Tbe extreme delicacy of many scten
tiflc processes Is Indicated by . tbe re
port, of Dr. Martin Flcker. a German
Investigator, that bacteria are affected
favorably, or otherwise, by the charac
ter of tbe glass containing the water In
which thtfy are suspended. Marked
differences In tbe behavior of cholera
forms were noted, according to the
kind of glass composing (he vessels
used. The degree of alkalinity Im
parted by tbe glass to tbe water Is be
lieved to be an important factor tn
ihese experiments.
'Tbe discovery last summer of a re
markable asteroid, since named Eros,
which periodically approaches tbe
sartb nearer than any other heavenly
body except the moon, has led a Ger
man astronomer," H err J. Bauschlnger,
to 'suggest that Mara Itself should
benceforth.be i regarded as an asteroid.
Instead of as a major "planet. fbe
comparative smallness of Mar's lunsa,
ind the great eccentricity of Its orbit,
are adduced as reasons for consider
ing it aa a member of the asteroid fam
ily. If the asteroids once formed a
tingle planet, as some have supposed,
then possibly Mars Is simply the larg
st existing fragment of the ancient
planet, which traveled an orbit lying
between the earth and Jupiter.
According to Prof. J. Joly. of Trinity
College, Dublin, a skater really glides
iliout on a narrow film of water, con
tinually forming under the skate, and
assuming the solid form when relieved
of iressum He shows that tbe pres
sure under tbe sharp edge of the skate,
along the short portion of the steel
curve which Is at any moment in con
tact, is great enough to liquefy a thin
One of tbe, an9 this gives the skate Its
"lilts." Whefl the ice Is very cold, the
pressure Is sometimes Inadequate to
reduce the melting-point sufficiently,
and then, as all skaters know. It Is dif
ficult to make he skates bite. For
eery cold ice. Professor Joly recom
mends "hollow-ground" skates, be
Muse tjte effective pressure Incrta-ies
with the thinness of tbe edge.
Proof Wonted.
"Razor all right, sir?" queried tbe
barbea.
"Would you mind letting me look at
It?" said tbe victim In reply.
"Certainly not, sir," answered the
tonsorlal artist "But why do you wish
to see It?"
"Oh, merely to see If you hadn't made
l mistake In calling It a razor," replied
Lhe other. rI thought perhaps It might
be a piece of old barrel hoop."
BmoKlnsT by Frenoh Women.
Statistics taken In France in rela
tion to 'the smoking habit show thai
within the last year tbe use of tht
cigarette and the pipe bas found an
enormous Incresse among the women
Indulgence In the narcotic Is no lougei
confined to the secrecy of a private
room, but It is freely Indulged In before
the eyes of sll mef.
Without Wages.
In all cities numbers of men exist
who are willing to work without w..ges.
Hundreds of foreign waiters In London
work without salary, relying only on
the tips they receive from generous pa
trons. Some of these men even p:iy
for the privilege, and find it profitable
so to do. Many of the toy-mnkers in
the hamjofs of Hungary and Bavaria
work without wages, their toll being
remunerated by free board and resi
dence on tbe estate where they live.
Here and there In the hop gardens of
Kent, during the process of picking,
are to be found respectable families
who offer their services without re
muneration, and work well, regarding
the affair merely as a healthy holiday
outing. Some of these folk occasionally
assist tired hoppers at their work, gen
erously refusing remuneration of any
kind from the income thus augmented.
Scores ef solo singers give their voices
wlthort fees' of any kind. In the hope
at securing fame and fortune In tbe
future by the efforts they are putting
forth now. Net a few music-hall ar
tistes deem It advisable to work a
while without remuneration, when they
are desirous of making a name, con
sidering that a place "on the boards'
Is worth more to them in the present
than any agent's promises concerning
the future.
. Tola would be a quiet, peaces bl
worM wars u not for tbe movement'
mt ths aadar Jmm.
Uousohold.
RECIPES.
Raspberry Dumplings. Make a rich
biscuit crust: roll it out. and cut in
squares. On each put as many berries
as possible, sprinkle with sugar, pinch
the edges together and place in a but
tered pan. Steam half an hour, put in
the oven for ten minutes and serve
with a hard sauce, to which has
been added a few spoonfuls of crushed
berries.
Raspberry Vinegar. Mash two
quart of berries, add one quart of
strong vinegar and let stand for 24
hours. Strain, add another two quarts
of berries, let stand aa before, strain
and repeat a third time. Measure and
to each pint add one pound of sugar.
Heat slowly to the boiling point, skim
-oot and bottle.
Watermelon Salad. Place the me'.on
on ice until thoroughly chilled. Cut It
open and with a silver knife cut the
red portion into Inch cubes. Have
ready a mixture of four tablespoonfuls
of "powdered sugar, one teaspoonf ul of
cinnamon and one-quarter or a tea
spoonful of grated nutmeg. Sprinkle
the cu melon with this, heap in the
salad bowl pour over all one wine-
glassful of port wine and serve.
TnnulnH with ftuear. Slice the to-
tnntnea mthp thin, snrlnkle with a
tittle sugar over them and serve ic
cold. This is a favorite way of serv
ing tomatoes In France and makes t
nice chance from fruit for break
fast.
Sauce for the Above. Take two cup-
fuls of the cherry Juice, stir into tt a
heaping tablespoonful of cornstarch.
and bring to a boll In a granite or por
celain kettle. Sweeten to the taste,
which will probably require from a
half to three-quarters of a cupful of
sugar.
Boiled Cherry Pudding. Deut to
gether the yolks and whites of three
eggs, then stir In two cupfuls of milk.
and from three to four cupfuls of Hour
enough to riake a smooth batter. A
tablespoonful of melted butter or drip
pings is then added, with a slight
sprinkling of salt and two heaping
tablespoonfuls of baking powder. Take
pint of stoned cherries, drain off the
Juice, dredge them with flour, and stir
thoroughly into the batter. Then turn
at once into a buttered mold, and cook
for three hours in a kettle of boiling
water. The water must not stop boil
ing. Serve with the pudding sauce
ibove.
Cherry Tapioca. Soak a cupful of
mashed tapioca In twice Its bulk of
cold water for several hours, then sim
mer slowly in a pint of water till clear.
Then stir In a cupful of stoned cher
ries and sweeten to taste. Turn it Into
a dish and set away to cool; serve
with sweet cream. ".
Apricot Jam. To one pound pf fruit
three-quarters of a pound of sugar.
Split open the apricots and take out
the s'tones; lay the apricots flat on a
dish, letting tire skin be nearest tho
dish; cover with part of the sugar.
finely crashed, leave them fourorltve
hours till the Juice begins to run; put
them In a preserving pan, add the rest
of the sugar and boil quickly for
three-quarters of an hour; break some
of the stones, blanch the kernels and
add to the preserve; boll one-quarter
of an hour longer, pour into pots and
cover when cool.
Baked Cherry Pudding. Beat witt
the yolks of two esjrs two tablespoon
fuls of butter and four of suvnr: stir
in two cupfuls of sweet milk, the beat
en whites of the two egps and one pin)
of flour into which two heaping table
spoonfuls of baking powder hnve been
carefully mixed. Into the bottom of a
large pudding dish put a layer of pit
ted cherries an Inch or more In thl -k-ness,
and aftr sweetening the cher
ries turn oft the Juice. Then p-iui
over the batter, and bake imm-di
ately.
Farm Notes
The amount of water required for i
crop is enormous. It Is said that a
crop of corn requires 16 inches of wa
ter during the growing season,
large portion of which comes from be
low, having been stored In the sol!
during the winter and spring. Every
pound of dry matter in wheat require!
300 pounds of water for its production
Corn requires 350 pounds of water fot
every pound of dry matter and oats
500 pounds. But for the large amount
of water stored in the soil and maot
available for plants during the growina
season there would be a deficiency lr
the supply if rains were the onl
Kiurce of obtaining moisture.
Every farmer should have a hive o!
bees on his farm, even if he attaches
but little value to the honey. The bees
are excellent foragers and carry pullet
from one plant to another. In eommu
nlties where no bees are kept, thert
will be found orchards that do noi
bear, the cause being unknown, whil
a hive or two of bees In the neighbor
iood would change the conditions.
It Is estimated that 60 cents shoulc
cover the cost of a barrel of apples
from tree to market. If this estinial.
Is correct and it is given by an expe
rienced grower there is a profit In ap
ples if proper selection of varieties I
made. The trees should be picked ovei
and the fruit thinned out when ,tli.
trees are overloaded, and when mar
keting the fruit only the best shuh
be shipped.
The cost of producing ensllagi
should not exceed 1 per ton. Soin
farmers now shred the green corn fci
ensilage, instead of cutting it, and ttie
Mso use the shredder for reducing tt.i
regular crop of corn fodder. The con
shredder thus serves the purpose o
shredder and ensilage cutter.
The farm appears to be the openinp
for laborers, and workingrhen in tin
cities are sometimes advised to seel
work In the country. The fact is tha'
good farm hands are not numerous
and the man from the city would bi
entirely out of place causing more li.s.
by mistakes than his service would b,
worth. Intelligent, capuble farm helj.
is what is required. Ordinary labor
ers can be easily secured without look
'ng to the cities for such.
Now that the dry spoil Is past, and
the prospect of abundant rain is good
for the remainder of the growing sea
son, the new difficulty will be weeds
and crab grass. It will be Just as es
sential to cultivate against weeds as H
has been to stir the ground to retain
moisture. Any farm that can be kep:
clear of weeds for two years will then
be free of them comparatively, and
the saving of labor will be a lars
item on the right side.
"Out of the 1200 men composing
the Twentieth Kansas only eighteen
are of foreign birth." according to the
Kansas City Journal. "Nearly the
whole are of Anglo-Saxon blood, and
a good many more than one-half are
tbe sons of tanner.
SERMON
BY
Rco. Br. Calmagc
Subject: Bayers end Sellers Navel View
an the ataalneas Lire Rich Compli
ment to Coiumereinl Integrity Trick,
err in Trade Uenonneed.
(Copyright, Loula Kloparb, 1.
Washihoto. D. C Integrity and trick
ery In business life form tbe subject of Dr.
Talmnge's sermon, and the contrast He
establishes between the two is a striking
one. Tbe text is Proverbs xx., 14: "It is
naught, it Is naught, salth tbe buyer, but
when he Is gone hi way then be boa.st.it Ii."
Palaces are not snch prisons as the world
Imagines. If yon think that tbe only time
kings and queens oome forth from the royal
gates Is In procession and gorgeously at
tended, yoo are mistaken. Incognito by
day or by night and clothed In citizen's ap
paiel or the dress of a working woman,
tbey come out and see the world as it is.
In ao other way could King Solomon, the
author of my text, have known ever t sing
that was going on. From my text I am -ure
he mast, in disguise, someday havewdked
into a store of ready made clothing In.eru
salem and stood near the counter and heard
a conversation between a hnyer and a sell
er. The merchant pat a price on a coat,
and the customer began to dicker and said:
"Absurd! That cost Is not worth what you
af k for it. Why, Just look at the coarse
ness of tbe fabric! See that spot on the
collar! Besides that, It does not fit.
Twenty dollars for that? Why, it is not
worth more than 10. They have a better
article than thrt for lower price down at
Clotbem, Fitem & Bros. Besides that, I
don't want it at any price. Good morning."-
"Hold!" ys the merchant. "Do
not go off In that way. I want to sell you
that coat. I have some payments to make,
and I want the monev. Come, now, how
much will yoo give forthat eont?" "Well,"
says tbe customer, "I will split tbe differ
ence. You asked 120, and I snld 10. Now,
I will give yon 15." "Well," says the
merchant, "it Is a great sacrifice, but take
It at that price."
Then the customer with a roll under bis.
arm Blurted to go out and enter his own
place of business, and Solomon tn disguise
followed him. He heard the customer as ho
unrolled the coat say: "Boys, 1 hnve made
a great bargain. How much do you guess
I gave for that coat?" "Well," says one,
wishing to compliment his enterprise,
"you gave 30 for it." Another says, "I
should think you got it cheap if you gave
26." "No," says the buyer in triumph,
"I got It for 15. I beat him down and
pointed out the imperfections until I
really made him believe It was not worth
hardly anything. It takes me to mnko. a
bargain. Ha, hat" Oh, man you got the
goods for less than they were worth by
positive falsehood, and no wonder, when
Solomon went back to bis palace and had
Eut off his disguise, that be sat down at
is writing desk and mndo for all acres a
crayon sketch of you, "It Is naught, It is
naught. Faith tbe buyer, but when be is
gone his way then be boastetb."
Tliero are no h gher styles of men In al.
tbe world than those now at tbe head of
mercantile enterprises In tbe great cities
of this continent. Their casual promise Is
a good as a bond with piles of collaterals.
Their reputation for Integrity is as well e
tabllshed aa that of Petrarch residing in
tbe family of Cardinal Colonna. It Is re
lated that when there was great disturb
ance in the family the cardinal called all
his rieonle tocrether and nut them nnder
oath to tell the trutivjxoept Petrarch:
when bemSui'-aptq--,-r .the eardrl
pet away bis book and: saiu. A for y
Petrarch, your word Is sufficient." Never
since the world stood have there been so
many merchants whose transactions can
stand tbe test of the Ten Commandments.
Such bargain makers are all the more to be
honored, because they have withstood year
after year temptations which have flung
bo many Oat and flung them so hard tboy
enu never, never recover themselves.
While all positions In life have powerful
besot men ts to evil there are sped Ho form
of allurement which are peculiar to each
occupation and profession, and It will be
nsetul to speak of tbe peculiar temptations
of business men.
First, as in tbe scene of the text, business
men are often tempted to saoritlce plain
truth, the seller by exaggerating the value
of goods and tbe buyer by depreciating
tbem. We cannot but admire an expert
salesman. See bow be first induces the
customer Into a mood favorable to the
proper consideration of the value of tbe
goods. He shows himself to be an hoi est
and frank salesman. How carefully tbe
Uputs are arranged till tbey fall just right
upon the fabric! Beginning with goods of
medium quality, be gradually advances
toward those of more thorough, make and
of more attractive pattern. How he
wntcbns the moods and whims of bis cus
tomer! With what perfect calmness he
takes the order and bows the purchaser
from his presence, who goes away, having
made ap his mind thnt ho bas bought the
goods at a price which will allow him a
living margin when he again sells them.
The goods were worth what the salesman
said they were and were sold at a price
which will not make it necessary for the
house to fail every ten years In ordor to Ox
ap things.
But with what burning Indlgnntlon w
think of the Iniquitous strategem by
which goods are sometimes disposed of. A
glanoeat the morning papers shows the
arrival at one of our hotels of a young
merchant from one of the Inland oltles.
He Is a comparative stranger In the great
city, and,, of coarse, he must be shown
around, and It will be the duty of some of
onr enterprising houses to escort him. He
Is a large purchaser and has plenty of time
ana money, and It will pay to be very at
tentive. The evening Is spent nt a place of
doubtful amusement. Then tboy go back
to the betel. Having just oome to town
they must, of course, drink.
A friend from tbe same mercantile estab
lishment drops in, and usage and generos
ity suggest that they must drink. Busi
ness prospects am talked over, and the
stranger is warned ngnlust certain dilapi
dated mercantile establishments thnt nro
about to fail, and for such kindness and
magnanimity of caution against tbe dis
honesty of other business bouses of ronrae
It is expected they will and so they do
take a drink. Other merchants lodging In
niljotnlng rooms find it hnrd to sleep for
tbe clatter of decanters, and tbe coarse
carousal of these "hall fellows well met"
waxes louder. Bat they sit not all night
at the wine'eup. They must see the sights.
They stagger forth with cheeks flashed
and eyes bloodshot. The outer gates of
hell open to let In the v ctims. Tbe wings
ot lost souls flit among the lights, and tbe
steps of tbe carouse rs sound with the rum
bling thunders of tho lost. Farewell to all
tbe sanctities of homol Could mother,
sister, father, slamlwring in tbe inland
home. In some vision ot that night catch a
glimpse of tbe ruin wrought they would
rend out their hair by the roots and bite
tbe tongue till tho blood spurted, shriek
ing out, "God save him!"
What, suppose you, will oome upon such
business establishments? And there are
hundred of them In tbe cities. They may
bout of fabulous solas, and they may have
aa unprecedented ran of buyers, and tbe
name ot the bouse may be a terror to all
rivals, and from this thrifty root there may
spring op branch houses In other cities, and
all the partners ot tbe II rm may move into
their mansions and drive their full blooded
pan, and tbe families niay sweep the street
with tbe most elegant apparel tnat Daman
art ever wove or earthly tnagnlflcenceever
achieved. Bnt a curse Is gathering surely
for those men, and if it does oot seize bold
ot the pillars and in one wild ruin bring
down tbe temple ot commercial glory it
will break np their peace, and they will
tremble with sickness and bloat with dissi
pations, and, pushed to the precipice of
this life, they will try to hold back and cry
for help, but no help will come, and the
will clutch thnir sold to take it along with
them, bnt It will be snatched from their
grasp, and a voice wilt sound through their
soul. "Not a farthing, thou beggared
SDlrltl"
And the iadament will come, and they
will stand aghast before it, aod all the
business Iniquities ot a lifetime will g.itner
around them, saying, "Do you remember
taisr ana "yp yon rememner maif - .aa
clerks that they compelled to dishonesty
and runners and draymeu and bookkeeent
who saw behind the scenes will bear testi
mony to their nefarious deeds, and soma
virtuous soul that once stood aghast at the
splendor and power of these business men
will say, "Alas, this is all that is left of
th it great Arm that occupied a block with
their merchandise and overshadowed the
city with their influence and mado right
eousness and truth and purity fall under
tho galling Ore of avarice and crime."
While we admire and approve of all
acutnness and tact in the salo of goods we
must condemn any pre cess by which a
fahrio or product Is represented as pos
sessing a value which it really does not
h:.-e. Nothing bnt sheer falsehood enn
represent as perfection bocts that rip,
silks that speedily lose tbolr luster, cali
ooes that Immediately wash oat, stoves
that crack nbder tho first hot lire, book
insecure.'y bound, carpets thnt unrnvol,
old furniture rejuvenated with putty and
glue nnd sold as having hcou recently
manufactured, gold watches mn.ln ont of
brass, barrels of fruit, the biggest npples
on top, wine adulterated with stryuhnine.
toslcry poorly wjven, clot lis of domnstia
manufacture shining with foreign labels.
Imported goods represented as ran; and
hard to get because foreign exchange
tsro high rolled out on the counter with
matchless display. Imported, Indeed! but
from the factory in the next street. A
pattern already unfashionable and un
salable palmed olT ns a new print upon
some country merchant who hns eome to
town to make his first purchase of dry
goods and going homo with a inro stock
of goo.ls warranted to fcnep.
Again, business men aro otton le:nptoa
to make the habits and customs of other
traders thoir low of rectitudn. Tlioro arj
commercial usages which will not stand
the test of the last day. Yot men in busi
ness are apt to do as their neighbors do.
II the majority ot tue traders in any local
ity nro lax in principal, tin) commercial
-one in tnat community win lie spurious
and dishonest. It Is a hard thing to stand
lose by the law of right when your next
door neighbor by his looseness of dealing
is enabled to sell gooJs at a cheaper rats
ind decoy your customers. Of course, you
who promptly meet all your business en
gagements, rmytng wben you promise to
pay, will una li nara 10 cd:u;ict j-wun mill
ajerchant who is hopelessly In debt to the
importer for the goods and to the landlord
whose store he occupies and to the clinks
who serve him. There are a hundred
praticos prevalent iu the world
jt tramo wlilcn ought never to
jocome the rule for honest men. Their
wrong does not make your right. Kin
jever becomes vlrtno by being multiplied
nd admitted at brokers' board or mer
chants' exchange. Because ot hoi smuggle
i few things in passenger trunks, because
others tnke usury wiien men nro in tight
places, because other palm off worthless
indorsements, becnuso others do nothing
out blow bubbles, do not, therefore, be
overcome of temptntlon. Hollow preten
sion and fictitious credit nnd commerclni
gambling may nwblle prosper, but the day
of reckoning cometh, and in addition to
:be horror and condemnation of outraged
communities the curse of (lod will come
olow for blow. God's law forovor and for
over is the only standard of right nnd
wrong and not commercial ethics.
Young business man. avoid the first busi
ness dishonor, and you will avoid nil the
rest. The captain of a vessel was walking
sear the mouth of a river when the tide
was low, end there was a long stout anchor
shnln, into one of the great links ot which
ois foot slipped, and it began to swell, and
le could not withdraw it. The tiilo began
.o rise. The chain could not be loosened
or filed off in time, and a surgeon wns
ailed to amputate the limb, but before tbe
S-orli-Jould be done the tide rollod iwJ)i..
a and bis ." 1 -
'-'..'J JJ! .JU5 i..n7-rirr,.it"jaWix.ar-
nto which you may slip may be a link of a
ong chain ot circumstances from which
rou cannot De extricated by any ingenuity
of your own or any help from others, and tho
:ldos will roll over you as they have over
many.
Again, business men are sometimes
:emptod to throw off personal responsi
bility, shifting it to the institution to
which they belong. Directors In banks
ind railroad and insurance companies
lometimes shirk personal responsibility
inderneath the action oi tue corporation,
ind bow often, when some hanking house
or financial Institution explodes through
fraud respectable men In the boar I of
directors say, "Why, I thought all was
rolng on in nn honest way, and I nm ut
:erly confounded with this demeanor!"
The banks nnd the fire and life nnd
marine Insuranco companies and the rail
road companies will not stand up for judg
ment In the last day, bnt those who In
tbem acted righteously will receive, each
for himself, a reward, and those who noted
:he part of neglect or trickery will, each
for himself, receive a condemnation.
Unlawful dividends are not clean before
3oil; because tbere are those associated
with you who grab Just as big a pile as you
do. He who countenances the dishonesty
of the firm or of the corporation or asso
ciation takes upon himself all the moral
liabilities. If the financial institutions
ileal, ho steals. If they k'O Into wild specu
lations, he himself is a Rambler. If they
aeedjessly embarrass a creditor, he himself
Is guilty of cruelty. If they swindle the
uninitiated, be himself Is a defrnuder. No
Qnajocial Institution ever had a money vault
itrong enoagh, or credit stnunch enough,
or dividends large enough, or policy acute
snoagh to hide the individual sins of Its
nembers. The old adage that corporations
lave no souls is misleading. Every oor
apratlon bas as many souls a it has mem
ers. Again many business men have beon
tempted to postpone their enjoyments and
iutleg to a future soason of entire loisure.
Whnt a sedative the Christian religion
Would bo to all our business men If, in
stead of postponing its uses to old ngo oi
loath, tbey would take It into the store oi
factory or worldly engagement now! It ts
folly to go amid the uncertainties of liusl
aoss life with no God to help. A mer
jhant In a New Englnnd villngn was
itandlng by a horso, nnd the horse
ifted bis foot to stump it in a pool
f water, nnd tho merchant, to escape
he splash, stepped into the door of an
nsurnnoe agent, and tho agent said, "I
suppose you ha e come to renew your fire
lsurance?" "Oh," paid the more hant, "I
oad forgotton that!" The Insurance wo
renewed, and the next day tbe house that
oad been Insured wa burned. Was It all
accidental that the merchant, to escape a
H.lash from a horso's foot, stepped into the
insurance ofilce? No; It wns provldontinl.
And whnt a mighty solace for a business
man to foel that things are providential!
Whnt peaco and equilibrium in such a con
d.lerntion, and whnt a grand thing If all
Business men could roalizo It!
Many, although now comparatively
straitened in worldly circumstances, have
goodly establishment In the future
olannod out. Their best treasures in
icavon, they will go up nnd tnke posses
ion of tbem. The tolls of business llfo.
which racked their brains and rasped
heir nerves for so many years, will have
orever ceased. "There tho wicked cease
'rom troubling, and tbe weary are at rest.'
A peculiar question of ethics has
arisen between a dry goods store pro
prietor of Racine. Wis., and one of his
clerks named Vlasdislar Altmann.
Altmann took in a dollar of 1804 in
payment for some goods, and got
$1000 for the rare coin from a Chicago
dealer. Now the proprietor claims
that the coin should have gono into
his till.
A new industry Is springing up In
Northern Mexico the sinking of wells
for salt water, from which salt is man
ufactured for mining and domestic
purposes. One company has secured
120,000 acres of salt water territory at
Camaron, 120 miles south of Laredo,
and has struck water containing 12
per cent, of salt, worth from one to
three cents a pound.
The "kissing bug" (melanolestes
piclpes) has no poison glands, accord
ing to Professor L. O. Howard, chief
entomologist for the Federal Depart
ment of Agriculture. "The poison from
its bite," he states, "is probably due to
pathogenic germs, accidentally carried
upon the little serrated beak. There
la no explainable reason why the lips
should be the only portion of the face
attacked."
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