SULLIVAN JBUS REPUBLICAN.
W. M, CHENEY, Publisher.
VOL. X.
It is estimated thst about 3D,000 ,
torsos were ousted from street-car eorvico
last year by electricity.
Michael Davitt, the Irish Homo ltule
agitator, urges the Imperial Government
to loan, at low interest, $50,000,000 to
the Canadian Dominion for the advance
ment of immigiation in the Northwest.
In New York State during 1891 the
deaths by consumption were 13,445, as
compared with 13,831 in IS9O. This is
equivelant to 109 deaths in 1000 deaths
from all causes, a ratio decidedly lowet
than was observed during the last quin
quennium. The ratio has beeu known
(in 1886) to arise to 137 in a thousand
deaths.
A bureau of pre»s clippings In London
has received the royal "command" to
furnish twenty distinct sets of news
paper cuttings from every periodical in
the world, so far as obtainable, referring
to the death of Prince Albert Victor.
The sets are to be pasted each in a sep
arate album. The section devoted to
American clippings should make a very
edifying collection, in the opinion of the
Chicago Herald, if tho bureau is faithful
in obeying the command.
Professor McCook,of Hartford, Conn.,
finds in his investigation of the tramp
nuisance that of 1295 ca«es coming un
der his notice, fifty-six per cent, were
American born, while but about ten per
cent, were unable to read or write. Of
•1314 tramps, 159, says the professor,
claimed to be strictly temperate in their
use of alcoholic drinks, while thirty of
them boldly declared themselves as total
abstainers. It is more likely that the
only really temperate ones of the 1300
and odd were the thirty who never
touched a drop.
Says the Baltimore Sun: The great in
crease ol iusauity in tho United States,
an increase far in excess of the increase
of population, is justly attiacting atten
tion. An illu=tr.ition of this increase is
given in the statistical tables of the New
York Board of C.mrities, which has just
been reporte 1 to the State Legislature.
The figures show that the number of in
sane patients in New York asylums has
increased from 9537, in 1330, to 16,017,
In 1891. It is further estimate;! thnt
counting the insane not in (lie asvlirns
the total number in the State will reach
20,000.
'Some of the revelations of the census
will startle a good many people, remarks
the Boston Transcript. For instance,
there are now more than half a million
almond trees actually bearing in tho
United States; there are hundreds of
thousands of bearing cocosnut trees;
there are more than a quarter of a million
olive trees, producing fruit equal to tho
best Mediterranean varieties. There are
more than half a million bearing banana
plants, 290,00) bearing lemon trees,
4,000,000 orange trees an 1 21,000,000
pineapples. And the value of tropical
and semi-tropical fruits grown under tho
Americuu is nearly ?'! 1,000,000.
"Walnut lumber iw a commercial
quantity in the lumber trade is almost a
thing of the past," said a prominent
local dealer to the Man About Town of
the St. Louts Republic tho other day.
"It >s not because there is any real
scarcity in tho supply of timber from
which walnut lumber may bo made, hut
from the fact that the erase for walnut
furniture ha* died out entirely or marly
io. Oak, ash and ma de have taken its
place, principally oak. The craxo for
alt lortt ol furniture in the latter timber
it causing a wboloanlc onslaught on tho
l> »t timber* in the country, and has
run the prices of III• t aud second grade•
way up. A few year* uioio of the cram
for <>ak will exhaust the supply of best
grades aud then some other wood will
become tho fashion.' 1
Hay* the New York Hun: Tito ma,'-
uetic ut-edle has beeu acting in a very
erratic manner recently lu saiue |iart* oi
Fiance and Scotland, whero its decli
nation now is twenty to twenty-live
minutes iiisslir thau it was a few month*
•go, though no chau ;u |is« occurred in
lbs adjacent rubious, hi loutitic men do
not know how to ace mut tut this iua«{-
initio anomaly, unlets it indicates that
metal-bearing» rora* in the depth* u | the
■srtli have beeu displaced by some pro-
Bound geological dtslu.Unce, which t.
mu.» hi spparent at tin «»rl. . by lln «.
iluiwsl v agaric* of the needle. till
theory was loug a„'o alvanced that ter
restrial magnetism, it we could lead It
aright, would vnptaii* what is going oi
>* the bowel* ol the earth, tud in lire
on nee lion thai the geologists are d s
tt»n*d to tia e between lb i recent mag
»IU disturbances and SttMert mean geol •
»gj we heva another illostraiiou ol the
sclent«i, « (rath to thich Wallata
■ailed attention s> vividly when he
**•>l uuneUsioas to uiehtstafki
rfMwiogiMl • upon Ih ji<e«enl dls
'rii.Hiion ol (auna Ut the yus/an ait-m
A SPRINGTIME IDYL.
The bluebirds they are calling,
The robin plumes his wing.
The snow-born streams are falling
Upon the feet of spring.
Sing sweet, oh Southland,
Sing soft, oh Southland,
O'er hamlet, farm and town;
Invade the Northland,
Surround the Northland,
And pull that snowbank down.
The wee frogs wake from sleeping,
They're getting out of bed;
And thro' the cold turf peeping
The crocus shows her heal.
Arise, oh Southlan 1,
Blow soft, oh Southland,
O'er dingle, dell and down;
Go flood the Northland,
Dissolve the Northland,
And pull that snowbauk down.
Go sound the cow-bell loudly;
Wake feather, fur and tin.
My brothers, see ho-.v proudly
The splendid spring comes in.
All hail, oh Southland,
Come soon, oh Southland,
And green tho hills of brown;
Invade tho Northland,
Go smite tho Northland,
And pull that snowbank down.
—Duudas (Can ada) Banner.
TQLI) IN THE TWILIGHT.
BY BELLE MOj.ES.
''jry&WW- nrouud Briat
V.. Lodge tho snow
lay heaped, deeper
there than üboul
the other villas,
■ /■ which wore built on
■; elevated ground,
while Briar Lodge
nestled in a hollow.
Hut if the two inmates of this abode
were snow-bound, that fact troubled
them little. They were all in all to each
other, this mother and daughter, whose
kingdom was their home, so they could
afford to laugh ut the vagaries of the
weather.
They were very companionable; for
\vhsther through tho influence of Mil
tiied Vicars's healthful flow of spirits, or
the still miqucnchcd lire of the mother's
youth, the years had passed lightly over
the older woman's head. Her figure
still retained its graceful outlines, her
soft skin was unwrinkled, her glossy
black hair scarcely showed a silver thread.
A woman, one could see, who had care
fully husbanded the best years of her
life, so now at the harvest-time there
were no disappointing tares among the
golden grain. The mother was in the
fullness and perfection of maturity, and
the daughter in that sweet first glow of
youth—lair of face and joyous by nature
as a girl of nineteen should be.
Briar Lodge was a fitting bower for
two such charming women. It was the
home of Mrs. Vicars's girlhood, where, as
Madeline Hunt, she had made it the
most attractive place on the hillside.
The Prince came at last, invaded
Briar Lodge and took Madeline captive;
but he died in tho flush of happiness.
Little Mildred gave warmth to he."
mother's life, urging her to cast oil the
blighting influence of her sorrow; and
Madeline's nature blossomed afresh, all
tho better and stronger for its crucial
test. Though many of the old suitors
again surrounded her, the beautiful
louely woman only twined her affections
more closely übout her little daughter.
After a longer stay than usual, the
snow was beginning to melt, and one
bright afternoon Mildred Vicars armed
herself with a light snow shovel, and
sallied forth to aid the *un in his work,
'•' rom beneath her jaunty seal-skin cap
her bright face glowed with the stirring
i xeivis'', .ind snatrhes of song rose to her
lips, floatint' on the Hear thin air down
among the frozen hollows and out ii|K>n
the brood stretch of iiiourlaud. Her eyes
were often turned in this direction, until
a certain dark >t on the horizon took
a more definite SII.IJKJ. Then the color
deepened in her chteks, and she bent to
iier voluntary labor us if hei daily brta I
depended upon it. Nearer aud mini
came the hurrying figure of a young man,
whose Mepa were bearing directly down
upon llriar Lodge, (leaching the prickly
hedge he called softly, "Mildred! Mil
dred!"'
The gill droiip-d her shovel tiud turnc'l
■ quiekly around, meeting a pair of ardent
I eyei! that caused her own to fall iu sown
i confusion.
"I—i tin glud to ee you hmue, Her
j bert. When did you airive.' As sin
spoke she came slow.r up to the hedge
| that divided then, .. I reached ovei hi
little gloved hand in greeting to the new •
I comer, who caught and kissel it passion
ately Itefore he released it.
•'l'idu t von know | was cotuing to
<lay I' he u»ked rcj. >*chfully, "t am
>ure you eipected ui<\ Mildred, Answer
me truly, liauuot buliove that you
have forgotten."
'•Forgotten! oh, no I" returned Mil
dre 1 quickly thought--! imagined
-well if you must I itre it--I did loui
for you lo day."
Herbert Overton's 1 1 radiant
'•Have you no »II uer welcome I•;
iue. May I not COUIM is'" he asku«| at
ler a MM attempt L<> I«|H>M«SS lilut.ell
I of her lltud, aei'Nn the Intel vetting bat
| tier.
• Ves," she ventured .lowly, "and ,
| sud ututhu >ays you may slay to lea il
' foil liae.
I l.en was a Ireutol in the soft voice,
•'MI Mii.ii.l ah • 4 ro .11.1. look at hint
*»(•< lui lung lasha. and the
wuug ui4 l » ailed for no seoond ltd
ding Another iMuiot ut and lie was he
title her, |;M«ptog i»>m bauds, aud try
lug to li l t lite Ut«uy do Witt *.l fa M.
"Wl.si a., I«„ uudeflaud hy .his,
Milduilt" hi i| a tss«l In a low u jui
ni#i tvl tiii( U«r W,
| iU ' y '" r •• • »
il it «i
LAPOETE, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1892.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Vicars sat alone with
her thoughts, marveling as the Bhort nf
ternoon wore on, at tho intricato weav
ing of circumstances which had brought
theso young people together. Shy was
thankful that it was so, for it partly ef
faced an act of her own which had cost
her many a bitter pang of self-reproach.
She had once been engaged to Colonel
Overton, Herbert's uncle and guardian;
but with the dawn of her love for Ashley
Vicars she felt that she could no longer
keep her promise. lie released her—it
was all he could do—for her happiness
was his first thought. But from that
day he never set foot in Briar Lodge.
He spent a good deal of his time abroad,
superintending Herbert's education, but
when his nephew determined to practice
law in the city, he took up his residence
once moro in the old mansion 0/1 the
J>row of the hill. Ho had never married.
He and Madeline met occasionally, but
beyond a uravc bow on either side there
was no further intercourse.
The young people, however, made up
for their elders, and Madeline was glad
to see the feeling that had grown between
them. Not so the Colonel. He listeued
quietly enough, when on his return that
evening Herbert asked his consent to a
speedy marriage with Mildred Vicars,
and au unwonted flush came to his liund
soinc face as lie said:
"I am sorry for this, Herbert. Had
you confided to me sooner I might have
spared you much pain. Such a thing
i cannot be thought of, and lot me advise
you, my boy, togo back to the city.
Tho only hope for your peace of mind is
to root out this unfortunate love."
Herbert looked flushed and indignant,
i '-[do not wish to root it out, uncle, you
! do not kuow Mildred. She is truth and
sweetness itself."
"The girl is liko her mother," ,"an
swered Colonel Overton; "she loves you
now—at least, she thinks she does; but
let a handsomer man appeal to her fancy,
: and her over-tender conscienco will
| blight your happiness. Withdrew be-
I fore it was too late.
"Jt is too late now," burst out ller
! bcit vehemently. "I cannot understand
| your prejudice against Mildred."
"I have no prejudice against the young
lady. Ido not know her," answered th«
Colonel. Then, after a pause, ho con
tinued, "I am the last person to oppose a
true love match, Herbert; besides I
I know that opposition only ndds fqel to
1 the flame. But this much I ask of you
leave things as they are for awhile.
! You are both young, and can wait. Go
' bacic to the city and your work, and if
I in the end I find that I can give my full
and free consent I will send for you."
"Ye3—but—" began Herbert.
Colonel Overton smiled rather sadly as
lie laid a hand on his nephew's shoulder.
"I know what you would say, Herbert.
I You are of age and quite your own mai-
I ter, fully capable of controlling your own
j a Hair*; but I deserve from you some
1 slight consideration after years of faithful
, guardianship. The same hot blood
flowed in my veins once that now courses
j through yours, and I will not have its
I warmth chilled if I can help it. Can you
| trust mo for awhile?"
There was a short struggle, thon Her
bert held out his hand.
"I owe you too much, uncle, to refuse
j such a request," lie said, in a trembling
I voice.
Colonel Overton grasped the prcfltyod
j hand, then went slowly and thoughtfully
from the room.
Just at sunset tho following day an
, ther flguro undo it* way across the
moorland toward Briar Lodge—a taller,
statelier flguro than Herbert's. It was the
Colonel himself. It was over twenty
years since he had taken that walk, and
he hesitate I uow—almost afraid to stir
the slu nbcring passion of his youth, lie
ha I fo'ight a long, hard battle, aud if he
had not baen victorious, he had at least
retreated with flying colors. Why should
he jeoptrdizu the little that remained of
his future for the *ako of Herbert's hap
piaestf The thoughtless boy might tie
1 grateful to him for an hour, and then he
would live his life alone; for Madeline's
daughter should not haunt hiiu always
with her preaence. That would be too
much. At lUty, when the sun of youth
is forever set, and the twilight shadows
creep on apace, ho should hive peace,
undisturbed by the gnawing o( a pain
which he thought dead.
lint as he stroile along, his Hue figure
. alert with graceful, easy motion, aud i.u
eager look iu his dark eyes, one might
almost have fancied that the years which
. had silvered iii» hair had done no further
dnuiage. And he was hiiuaelf surprised
to find his heart beating with the old
impatient thrub »• ' ''s-; l the well
remembert- I pa.
The luu had Vbdtshed behiud tha bill,
leaving a misty piuk trail, when at last
1' done! Overtoil pasted up the pretty
walk which led to Uriar I. dge,
How strangely familiar everything
100' led without. The garden still pre
served the same trim aspect, bat as he
was admitted he uatlee I at uuc« *
subtle change that pervade I each U'H'
sud comer.
A hhuiug log lire cast grolest| *
ligllls over the r>»» u tutu wli'clit'olo
Overtoil was ushered, and he si
the hearth iire|wsmg himself
tervtew which Would sow' .olul
one to both,
How would she meet .»irof With the
same iinriiit-11 fmnr I eoldnese that had so
ulteu wounded Mm' Ills conjectures
1 ime to a sudden hall, fur M tdeltue Wad
> timed quietly, au I now stood before
1.1 m with oulalfelched hand and • faint
untie hoverintf on bp, which trembled
I lu spilt of all he« ».toils.
"You ate w»i uuu, Uievilke, the
said, usiMK unconsciously the (autihui
1 11 i>e, -sud as the 1 '•ttitrifl Ismsli her hand
4ili| loolki i lulu I tie swtel, uualleied
•a* > he fell a sliai»*«, wt.d impulse lo
sfe*>u|«g 10411 ut Wadallite V teals A
fefijutf «•*»*•. than li.eu t.hip us*«; the
blood US Mill tiuwl) mill 1.1 L Mttlti l»h>
• '••• Imm '«• m w **m • >
I u| it* ft k*«%, liilllMM VfeMoWt 4 1
ring for lights. It is very gloomy here."
"Oh, no," answered the Colonel
quickly; "I will not detain ycu long.
Surely, after all these years, you cannot
deny me a few moments.''
"I have never done that."
"True," he interruptedi "It was
voluntary banishment. I was afraid to
come here, Madeliue. lam afraid to be
here now, but that necessity forces me."
"You speuk of the children?" she
questioned.
"I speak of your daughter and my
nephew, who have most unforlunately
formed an attachment for each other."
"Unfortunately?"
"Yes, I say unfortunately, for you
know from experience how it may end.
I cannot allow Herbert's life to be wasted
as mine was. He is young, ambitious
and clever. I have great hopes of him."
The tears slowly filled Mrs. Vickers's
beautiful eyes. "You are hard," she
murmured. "I thought—"
sho paused. "Mildred's happiLess is
even den ret to me. She loves your
nephew truly, and perhaps, Greville,
their marriage may—may bridge over
the gulf between us. We may be friends
once more."
She nervously clasped and unclasped
her hands, and Colonel Overton saw a
few bright tears trembling on her lashes,
"You mean well, Madeline," ho an
swered quietly, "but though we arc post
the turning point in our lives, tho even
flow of friendship can never exist be
tween us. As for Mildred—she is young
—sho has seen nothing of the world.
There may be some other who may touch
her heart more deeply—l have known
such cases—aud then Herbert's happiness
will bo wrecked."
Madeline was weeping bitterly; but
Colonel Overton continued: "I do not
mean to reproach you. Yourcourse was
better than deception; but I will protect
Herbert to the best of my ability."
"And Mildred—poor little Mildred—
is sho to suffer too?"
Madeline rose from her chair, and
coming close to him laid a beseeching
hand upon his arm. The Colonel seized
it, und tixed his passionate,pleading eyes
upon her.
"Madeline, Madeline! you try mo past
my strength. Did you think of my feel
ings when you told me the cruel truth
years ago, and now am I required to
make still greiter sacrifices? Even if all
should turn out happily, do you t.hink
that it would cause me no pang to see
Mildred—your very image—flitting about
the old place which has known no gentle
presence since you refused to enter jt?
Would you force mo into exile again?
Madeline, I am too old —leave mo my
solitary hearth, where I may spend a few
j peaceful twilight hours."
"Mildred could m.ike them much
happier for you," pleaded Mildred's
mother. v
"Never!" he said with sudden fire.
"There is but one way of happiness for
all. I atn mad to dream of such a thing,
for when I gave you up, Madeline, I
swore I would never Approach you again.
I shall keep my vow. Bit, if you truly
1 wish to mend Ihe breach between us,
, then it is your place to seek me—not for
! Mildred's sake, nor Herbert's, nor even
I mine, but at the bidding of your owu
| heart and desire."
He gently disengaged her clinging
hand, und left her to ponder his words.
So while Mildred sang iu tho joy of
her heart, Madeline went about hsr ac
customed duties, dazed and bewildered.
Wheu the twilight came that ineaut so
much to her, she could bear it uo longer;
| sho left the lovers to their dreams, aud
se ireoly giving herself time for thought,
sho took her way across tho moorland,
halting at last at the familiur gate. Tho
spirit of the place was dead—the serene
old geutlewoniau who had brightened
the homestead for her childreu.
The front door stood ajar, so Made
lin - slipped in, aud guided by old also
| I'iations, found her way to the library,
i This door was closed; sho turned the
j handle softly, aud entered unobserved
by the lonely occupant.
The room lay deep iu shadow, tho
glow of the lire was subdued aud fitful,
aud the sight of the solitary man before
it, buried in his owu thoughts, uncon
scious of her presence, t(fetched the ten
drnat chords of heart. She heard hiui
sigh once, as she moved silently toward
him ill the gathering gloom. She pause 1
behind his chair, aud sunuuouiug all her
courage, laid a timid haud upon his
head.
"Greville, I have come," she whisp
ered.
He did not start, nor even turn, hut
he reached up and drew her geutly
around in frout of him, without a word.
She crept iuto his embrace, aud there
auotker sweet aud solemn secret was told
iu ihe twilight.—Times-Deinoc rat.
Lite lllggest Kite K»#r Hudo.
The biggest kite in the world was
mads iu Duthaui, Greeue County, N. V.,
; about a year ago. It may be taken as
the biggest kite ever ma le.
•rt.B l«n^ g ejuelsted of two main
, height I eel loug, weighing
p lumit, aud iwo croas sticks
gSty-otto leet long, aud weighing
,diy five pound* e.ii li, all of tbe*e
*fck» wete 3 s*l inches iu >|iuiunsious.
112 11.ei this 11 tine woik was stretched a
great sheet of white duck, JAsl* feel,
and tteighlii ttlty live pounds; tin* tail
>1 tfca til. . IM weighed AfU ptIHI l
ind coiili u | I.VI yal l» of muslm
l » nt> lit- bundle I l«»t of a halt-luck
i tope Mitred as "kite siiotgs."
This pis tilling coat #75, aud wheu It
I mantled in o the air, II eaeited a lifting
potter "I 1 p"uuds. Hu melt ouco
peiuiilleii il in aaceud lOtHi fwt. Al
| Unia Con.million
I he Quickest tel.
\ I • tto doclot recently took a si*
koM tit v Willi a l'»*as village!, *h«i
t>kcd kin a gteal man j about
I ihe rviie l*« nud ' eitaiu diseases
lnt lgkb"fiu*( tillage, »kel« hu l"au I
| ui» u. •Nt . mhiii auk his shingle
| <ut a* a full d«dg«tl iWtsM lie Ita I
,t*d .it lig that si 4 hyU4 li te. —l' »*s
j uttoi^.,
THRGREAT TULIP MANIA.
A SEVENTEENTH CENTUBY CRAZE
OF TREMENDOUS VIOLENCE.
FortnnCs Won ami kost On the Pret
ty Flower Bulb Origin ot the
Spring Heauty ot Our Gardens*
THAT gay flower, the tulip,
belle of the garden, has reason
to carry itself with proudly up
lifted head, for its history is a
unique one. A native of flowery Persia,
growing there in prodigal luxuriance and
making the earth flame with its crimson
corollas. Coming from there to Turkey,
it received its name,tulip, from tulbend,
the Turkish name for turban, which it
resembles. At last in its migratory
mood it chose its home among the good
people of Holland, henceforth with quiet
eflrontery ignoring its birthplace and go
ing out into the world as a Holland
bulb. But the flower which in the rich
aoil of Persia glowed a bright crimson,
in the sandy loam of its new home ap
peared in a new aud fantastic dress of
"two-fold beauty and a parted streak,"
and ever since florists have been trying
to vary tho garb of the flower. For
years otherwise scnsiblo meu devoted
their lives to fitidiug some way 'of pro
ducing black tulips, but with no better
success than their compeers who sought
blue roses.
Tulips were introduced into Northern
Europe about the close of the sixteenth
century. In Holland they quickly bo
came the popular ornament of their prim
gardens, and by one of those strango
freaks which seein to sieze a nation iw
well as an individual, they became ar
ticle* of commercial speculation.
The rise and fall of the tulfpomania
has no parallel iu the business world.
In 1C36 tulip marts were established in
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem and
other cities, where they were sold as
stock oa Wall street is to-day. Prices
lose higher and higher. Bulbs bearing
all kinds of high-sounding names were
offered for sale. They were bought aud
sold again without the buyers receiving,
indeed, with no expectation of ever see
ing them. All classes entered into the
speculation, from noblemen to turfmen.
Servants, becomiug suddenly rich, left
their places to set up establishments for
themselves. Men parted with houses,
land and even clothes for bulbs.
A sailor iu a warehouse picked up a
bulb aud bit it, supposing it to be an
onion. The cost to the merchant of that
one bite would have banqueted the
Prince of Orange und his retinue. •
Suddenly this strange inflation ceased
and was followed by a panic. Prices
fell, merchants could not meet their en
gagements, rich men found themselves
beggared—but the tulip had come to
stay.
Even in England amid the excitement
of civil war and the stern, joyless rule
that followed, the tulip gained its place
and friends. An old book gives a pleas
ant picture of General Lambert, one of
the noblest olfictrs of the Puritan army,
turning from battles to cultivate the bulb
with -uch loving care that the cavaliers
satirized him as Knight of Ye Golden
Tulip.
But while those bright flowers blush
"in gay divcisitie" at our feet, and make
our lawns and parlors brilliact for so
lon:,' a time as nature, aided by the flor
ist's skill will allow, they have compan
ion blossom* that refuse to lend them
selves for such lowly ends. They bloom
but for the stars, and choose for their
1 admirers birds with plumage as showy us
themselves. Perhaps the eagle pauses
to wonder .it the gay coloring of the
tulip tree.
Although common in the Middle States,
comparatively few have seeu t'.ie mag
nificent blossoms of this tree. This is
because of the great height it attains be
fore it brauches out. It teems strange
to think of those great cup shaded flow
ers glowing in their strange beauty of
variegated scarlet, yellow aud orange
i over a hundred feet from the ground.
For hundreds of feats those trees, the
largest iu America except the California
! group, will bear their blossoms aud peo
ple living in their shadows will never see
1 the coloring of their canopy. By some
: law of 'nion, pel haps that lustiuct
which mimes birds frequent those trees
whwc foliage will best eoiiie.il then, the
| tree attracts to itself the gayest hued
birds, notably the oriole, to which Haw
t home coui|Hires its dower.—Detroit Free
Press. m
I'nisou by Lend Pi pi'.
The iim of lead l»pe for the convey
ance of water for domestic use is rarely
daugerous. It is only to whan the water
i itauds for some time iu the pipe aud
wlieu it is largely chaiged with carbonic
I si id. Theu the acid uiay act on the lent
aud produce a soluble cuib»oate which is
not safe to lake iu the stomach. Hut
even iu this case, if the water is rtiu for
a sin rt time so as to clear out Ihe stand
ing water, the danger is avoided. Hard
walei soon makes a deposit of carboualu
I of lime or alumiua in the pipe, which
1 acts as au insoluble liuiug, aud thus pro
tects the i. al from the actiou of the
walcr. N>iu a pi|« has been iu use lor
some mouths without auy evidence u(
; action ou the lead, it may be cousiderrtd
I safe, as llisu it may be believed that the
lead has uot hicu acted upon ot has l<ei <i
! coaled "V I safely, t'lu puiest water
ha* the uu>*t efleet upon lead.—New
I oik t luti i.
I'ivaeklllM tliHi lit it tal
I ttomu UH| jeait ago a »ei > Islets Kug.
Itsh "lH> isi died iu a loilieae, at a place
that I* uut of iku HSlm ol Htahamn
oilhislul), aud at the utomnMl wheu the
Mews of Ills dtalb le*ibed the Hepoy
guard at the main gate, a MacW cat
inaked out of it. Tile guard liivwulel
aims to the cat as a »*lule le *>» 4>iug
| smitl ot |wwe«itii ,tubman. an!
the cuMM-ldcMa UkjS »• mm a hold ol
I the lo,alii» lhal M|| t« • few J ears ago
nilllte, t limitation 'I"I ..-U m"lilt pie
vefrl a Hindu unity a* that gale Horn
I tml » .. t, Uu' -M iMI • I I '
Terms—Bl.oo in Advance; 51.25 after Three Months.
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTUIAL.
Italy is experimenting with liquid fuel
for torpedo boats.
The naval ordnance scokeless powder
continues to produce satisfactory results.
There is a thermometer at Johns Hop
kins University in Baltimore, Md., which
is considered worth SIO,OOO.
The Hollerith electrical counting ap
paratus has saved tho census bureau
$600,000 in tho e*pense of enumerating
the populution of the country.
Frost has a variety of effects upon
different products. Under the samo in
fluence eggs will burst, apples contract
and potatoes will turn black.
It has been found that sandstone as an
engine foundation is far from perfect.
The stone soon becomes saturated with
oil, making it soft and easily friable.
flroommakers dye their broomcorn so
green that housekeepers are afraid to
break off one of the splints to test a cake
with, for fear they may be poisoned
with paris-green.
To find the relative distance of the
sun and stars, suppose the earth and
sun but one inch apart. At the same
relative distance the nearest fixed stilt
would be just eleven miles away.
It is said that the latest improved
guns are able to give a velocity to their
projectiles of 2887 feet per second, whicl
is at the rate of 1968 miles an hour.
This is the highest velocity yet recorded.
It has been found by experiments tha
ordinarily the blood travels from th<
heart through the arteries at the rate o
about twelve inches a second anc
through the capillaries at about 3-100 o
aa inch per second.
The floating fire-engine, propelled bj
steam, which has been lately built foi
the service of the prefecture of tho port,
says the Levant Herald, made a shon
trial trip in the Marmora recently. Il
steams twelve to thirteen miles an hour.
A new English pattern of stair thread
is made of alternate strips of lead anc
steel, tho lead furnishing toothold and
tho steel preventing wear. The lead is
cast in grooves in a plate of steel, and
it is asserted that this form of step hits
unusual durability, not wearing smooth
even under heavy travel.
The microphone is the latest absolute
test for death. Recently a St. Pe
tersburg (Russia) woman, who wa?
subject to fits of catalepsy, apparently
ceased to breathe, and win looked upon
by her friends as dead. Iter medical
attendant, who knew the history of the
case, applied the microphone to the re
gion over tho heart, nvd was thus
enabled to hear the faint souuds of its
beats. After strenuous exertions thl
doctor was enabled to restore the woman
to consciousness.
A neiv means
shutting off an electrical current without
injuty to the dynamo when wires hap
pen to get crossed or there is overheat
ing from any cause. The essential
parts of the apparatus are four needles
!«o arranged that when the voltage in
the wire is increased above the limit
from any cause, one of the needles will
emit sparks and so burn through a line
thread. This thread is connected witb
springs which shut oil the current whet
the tension ' broken.
The . 'f «iid the Coo!t.
The followlti,, ory, which i* not
new, will bear retelling. During the
earlier visits of the Iti.yal family to Bal
moral, Prince Albert, dressed In a very
simple manner, was crossing one of the
Scotch lakes in a stcuner, and was curi
ous to note everything relating to the
management of tlie ve-sel, ami among
other things cooking. Approaching the
"galley," where a brawny Highlander
was attending to theiuliuary matters, he
was attracted by the savory odors of a
compound known by Scotchmen as
"hodge-podge," which the Highlander
was preparing. "What is that," nsked
the Prince, who was not known to the
cook. "Hodge-podge, sir." was the
reply. "How i* it madfc?" was the next
question.
"Why, there's mutton ir.til't, an I
turnips lntil't, and carrots intil't, and—"
"Yes, yes," said the Prince, who had
not learned'that "intll't" meant "into
it," expressed by the contraction intil't;
but what is Intil'tl" "Why, there's
uiiittou Intil't, and turnips intil't, and
carrots intil't, and—" "Yes, 1 sie, but
what is intil't 112" The mau looked at
him, anil seeing that the Prince was
serious, he replied, "There's mutton in
til't, aud tuiui|M intil't, and—* "Yes,
certainly, I know," the inquirer;
but what is intllH—intil't I" "Ye
daft gowk!" yelled the Highlander,
brandishing his big "am I uo
telling what's intil't*" There's mutton
intil't, aud—" llere the interview was
brought to a close by one of the Prince's
suite, wlto was fortunately |ms*ing, aud
•tep|H d into save his It iyal Highness
from Iwlug rapped over his head with a
big spoon, !u search for iuforiuatiou
front the es»ok.—• Manchester Times.
1 II inbli'l Keil.lot From the Skies.
Flank Newell, a ctttlemau o( tUglu
County, t'boct rw Nat'on, Indian Terri
tory, reports that a larja meteor fell on
the prairie the other da*. It *»t tut-
IKnitted at least twenty feet tu the earth
aud prolude. twelve fuet tu tire air. Ttu>
meteor wlnu HOI by NeWull apueaicd
tu the atr like a m-»n»ter ball of tiie.
When the >at lit wis struck 't fairl.<
trembled, and thuie was a spluttering
aud tt*sut4 like unto a pie- e ol hut iron
tilppv t lutu tMld will. Tlt-i Ufcuteotti
*i>>uu wa* as but as a turuave hours aftsi
it desceuded to lilt- t>illh. N*W«II ell
males the weight at several t->u». in >
•ueleof tell about eight o'clock on the
Maine uvai a small w at**! eourse called
rtiek'a Preek Neweil was ou IIUIM*
I back about live hundred yalds distant,
j His h«i*e !»»>-« tried with tewtfi tsusi.i*
loin It. dt«Mtuu*i*. It war uut until tbu
Mbiwnijf luomlug that Nensli and hi*
u> i; lil«ii« could syjMKavli neat ilt>
iMwis»M, aud >h<«» only tu within a dis
tance of steal Uii> )si-t* -AMauta t
NO. 32.
ON A ROSE PRESSED IN A BOOK.
1 win the dimmer back again
At touch of this dead rose-*
0 lavish joy! O tender pain! >
The very June wind blows, ,
Anl thrills mo with the old refrato
Whose music my heart knows;
1 win the summer back again /
At touch of this dead lose. /
Ah, lost is all the summer's gain,
And lost my heart's repose;
And was it tears or was it rain
That wept the season's close? J
The winter suns they ooldly wane;
White foil the winter snows:
But Love and Summer come again.
At touch of this dead rose.
—Louise Chandler Moulton, iu tha Century
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Out on a lark—Feathers.
"Has a settled look"—A receipted
bill.
A counter-irritant—The vinogarish
6aleslady.
Makes little tliins?a count—The teacher
of the smallest class in arithmetic.
It is sometimes hard to tell where
business sagacity leavc3 ofl nnd down
right rascality begins.— Texas Sittings.
The mother hunts for bargains.
And the father handles stocks, v .- I
But the babies in the cradle ,„ *
Are the ones that get the "rocks. \
A woman is never so likely to be mis
taken at any other time as she is wheu
she Is "perfectly sure."—Souaorville
Journal.
There are twin brothers in Brixton so
much alike that they frequently borrow
money of each other without knowing it.
—Tid Bits.
Gummey—"Now that is what I call ft
taking picture/' Glanders —"Ye*; its ft
painting of a pickpocket at work. "--De
troit Free Press.
He (at the dinnor table to young wife)
"My dear wifey, I begin to think that
there arc a few misprints in your caokery
book."—La Tribuna.
Lady (to her legal friend)—" You
won't cbargo for a question, I hope?"
Lawyer—"Oh, no; only for the answer."
—Flicgcnde Blaetter.
"I wouldn't marry the best man in
creation," said Kstelle. "That lets mo
out," said Chappie. "Farewell forever."
—New York Herald.
"Manilly is the toughest paper known,
I believe," said NVickwire, incidentally.
"Say," queried Mudge, "wheru cau I
get a copy?"—lndianapolis Journal.
Ike, Jr.—"What arc you smiling about,
mother?" Mrs. Partington's Niece
"I'm rcadiug a funny story and have just
got to the smilax."—Buffalo Express.
•'Sweet, I must go; 'tis lat»," said he:
She did not raoau or shiver,
But locking at him smilingly.
Said: "lTetter late than never."
—Chicago Sun.
Teacher—"How mauy scruples aro
there in a dram?" Dick Ilicks—"Sup
posed to be three, but most druggists
sell 'em without auy."— New York ller
ald.
"I'm so sorry," said Mrs. Parvenu,
bidding good night to her guests after
the reception, "that the storm kept nil
our best people away 1"—Boston Her
ald.
Visitor —"Do life prisoners survivo
very long?" Keeper—"Only those whoso
sentences were commuted because they
had but a short tirno to live."—New York
Sun.
"Papa, what is patrimony?" "It is
what is inherited from a father, my dear."
"Oh; ami then is matrimony something
inherited from the mother?"— Brooklyn
Life.
Jack—"She is not generally considered
\ belle, and yet I have seen her look kill
ing.' Charlie—"ludeedl When was
thati" Jack—"At a ball once when I
trod upon her train."—lCato Field's
Washington.
Editor (of monthly magazine, aftei
reading the manuscript)—" Your poem,
iir, has greftt literaiy merit." Author
of Poem (In a voice of agon j ) —"Then
>f course you can't use it!"— Chicago
Tribune.
How we do laugh over the pictures
we had taken wheu we were young Illy
the way, wonder what wo would have
thought iu tarly life could wo have teen
the photographs we have had takeu since
we reached middle life?—liostou Tran
script.
A teacher of natural philosophy once
asked the bright bo.; of the class how
many kirn's of force there were, and was
ustouished to receive the following re
ply: "Three, ma'am. Mental force,
physical fore® and |tolice foiee."—Phar
maceutical Era.
"What book is that you are readingl"
asked Mrs. Huaggs of hct husband. "It's
ii book on treu culture, my dear." "You
don't waul to know anything on thai
subject, du yottf" " Yu», 1 waut to learu
how to laise au ambush."-- Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Hank Clerk*--"lt's a shame, the
way some men rob their employe!* by
luatiug wheu thej'u paid to work.
Theie's a bricklayer oti that new build
ing across the itrue! who hasn't douo a
stroke fur au know it I means®
I've dime nothing hut watch htiti. "'*•
Kate field's Washington.
SliaiuiM-k aml Outer
I hire Is a prevalent notion that lb*
•Umtitut k is nothing buteluVer Indeed,
| watt) Irish pi >|4« will show )o« closer
nnd tell ) that It i# lite »l ottiotk.
I Hut. at'tMi tlUji to lliv beet autbui itlwe,
I tin tin* »h.tutio» k Is the malts, not the
! tiifolluui i> pens AH (he Irish tUga
m)II. it heat ibtt sliamit» k i«|#resenl the
(•Miner pl.t >t, which is .liferent front the
ollttti 111 lht» t lovel ieaetM Spring lit a
Intl.. it lio.it * el-ion. » ll' I shaturot k
leaves split 4 in aiumaiiog ot>Ui Inss
wltliei !• of a sit at sliii h nit|<> rlosu
Im tht< Mio tud llu li.io alt o.wilto
than IkuK ol tin UutM pi-*ut, molt till
tats., sen the plant is, as tuMt|Hiol wuh
I lot.r, V«>| lalv fckfeiw iN Vi