SULLIVAN JBLFE REPUBLICAN. W. M. CHENEY, Publisher. VOL. X. Mortality is greater among the Alas kans than among any other citizens of the United States. In the expenditure of money for edu cational purposes direct from the Trea sury Kentucky is the third State in the Union. Free baths are advocated in St. Louis as a means of preventing the loss of about forty boys who are annually drowned in the Mississippi at that point. In his speech at Omaha. Neb., the other day. General Armstrong said that uo dead American has a ritrfit to lie un der a gravestone costing £>150,000 while a live American woman is starving iu a garret. ____________ The preseut Mayor of lluelva, Spain, where Columbus lirst met tjiicou Isabella, is of the same name and lineal desccud ant of the man who was Mayor of the place when Columbus sailed to discover the New World. New Yorkers have formed a society, with branches in Philadelphia and other American cities, for the suppression of the "intolerable auuoyanco created by the frequent noisy clanging of inhar monious church bells." It is estimated by a statisticia-i iu the American Farmer that this country loses over $700,000,000 a year by adulterated food. This is more of a burden upou it than several of the great European ar mies are upon their countries. It is said just before his lust campaign Gladstone hardened himself lor exposure bareheaded at outdoor public meeting by habitually sitting at a window from which a stroug draft was coming. This is a heroic device for a strong man, but it would be likely to play havoc with a weakling. The telephone is still, to a v«ry largo extent, an American institution. Even in Englaud it is but slightly appreciated, and neither in France nor Germ my has it yet obtained anything like a liuancial or commercial foothold. There urc far less telephones iu use in London and Paris combiued than there are in St. Louis. The election of a woman Attorney- General ia among the possibilities for the State of Montana, where Ella L. Kuowles, the only woman lawyer iu the Slate, has been nominated by the People's party. It was through the influeuee of Miss Kuowles that the bill was passed to admit women to practice law tu the State, anil she was hersilf the first can didate for admission under the new law. Her practice is large and lucrative. State Geologist Smock, of New Jer sey, has gone to Holland to study the dyke system of that couutry ami to se cure other information that may be util ized iu solving the problem as to how to save the New Jersey seashore coast. The oceau's inroads in the coait from Saudy Hook southward to Cape May are many and growiug deeper yearly. In some places indentation) of a mile or more have been officially noted. The ITuited States Geodetic aud Ci>ast Survey is to take the matter up this fall. Londou Public Opinion notes that the centenary of the discovery of coal gas has just passed. One hundred years ago William Murdock, a Cornish miner, studying the coal which he handled daily, tilled au iron kettle with it and net it ou tho tiro, connecting au irou pi|hj with the nozzle; when the gal be gan to flow from the pipe he applied a light, aud thu first gas light sprang iuto existence. Wide as his u>eful invention has spread, aud great us thu btu.ssiu.;s that havu resulted from it, how many people uver heard the utiuu of William Murdock I To the Lou<lou L.muot in tluu I lie auy- U< »ti.iu that prison hUouUI U< ollerol lor the host cii|t ul Uu or t'olluv m niui'U it* for the ln>t *h>jv* of fruit mill dower*. Hera ia uu for oouuty fnir*, i:ookiu<( school coiii|M>utiou i un<l mitsiott work. There i» stitrt «ly » lukuiiet in HwiUurlau.l, Krwice, Auilritt or It ily whore oiiu mil uot timl « uu|> of eollee. Iu thi* country it Uhi rare n* in Kiii;litH<l. Yut there u iiathlui; »iiii|>lcr ur uatiur to lUMku. IVflll'l L'OtluO C4U Ini iu*.lo with •u old oytter inn uu I » ulu«u iu{ or it born of •IruitifUt't illtei i>i(»ur. It *howl-l bv uuitMiKaitry to i (ut'h « itfwui, Uot tUe ion v« «u«i.uiiiu ; }io«er ul lit» ii k'ufltM), |M»rttuuUrly lor who lt%i MKUuUry live*, »h>ul«l uuku It *1 U««t M «tt UMthte u l.„n 41, I Cl,|« luuuli4itl> lu I nt*11 m tho Uu >t **)*, iii urtjtU|| lit umi " I'o unity ol thi< 'I uly lucro uuuilwr of total «l»t«iiirt • uo|i uf I unity gool Wll'k U |«ili.«|w lu.iie %rU«I»MUMi M wml iuo«u i.itUiiiiUi, tlimi « too free ttM> of «,uiut| <*>itui«, while iMfttiy who «» u*iMi«mt« iliiukvi* wuoM |»rni*i v-'feu tit the mm liw ul th» •U|, of 4t »«| Oihm UItMM whwn UN 4ol|, H "IF I WIRE FAIR." ["Then she looked Into her mirror."! If 1 had little hands, and slender feet; If to my cheeks the color rich and sweet Come at a word, and faded at a frown; If I had clinging curls of burnish'd brown; If I had dreamy eyes aglow with smiles, And graceful limbs, and pretty girlish wiles— If I were fair, Love would not turn aside; Life's paths, so nai row, would be broad and wide, If I were feirl If t were fair. Perhaps like other maidens I might hold A true heart's store of tried and tested gold. Lovo waits on Beauty, though sweet Love alone, It seems to me, for aught might well atone. But Beauty's charm is strong, and Love obeys Tho mystic witchery of her shy ways. If I were fair, my years would seoui so few; Life would unfold sweet pictures to my view, If I were fair I It I were fair Perhaps the baby, with a scream of joy. To clasp my neck would throw *wnjr its toy And hide its dimples in my shining hair, Bewildered by the man of glory there 1 But now—oh, shadow of a young girl's face, Uncolored lips that Pain's cold fingers trace, You will not blamo tho child whoso wee hands close, Not on tho blighted bud, but ou the roso fcio rich and fair. If 1 were fair, Oh, just a little fair, with some soft touch About my facd to glorify it much! If no one shunned my presence or my kiss My heart would almost break beneath its bliss. Tis said each pilgrim shall attain his goal And perfect light shall flood each blinded soul When day's flush merges into sunset's bars And night is lure. And then beyond the stars I shall be fair! —E lith Butter, in London Spectator. Jim jenkins" his story. A SKETCH FROM LIFK IN THE MOUNTAINS OF KENTUCKY. lIE moou wuz shin -11-.[in'11-.[in'I 1 - .[ in' away oil up yau der in the blue front 1 '• i yard uv Heaven ez soft au' yellcr ez a ' ripe cu9tard pie; W the apple blossoms V|jr wuz pink an' white SK '! on tho trees, flllin' /f||l ran tho air with the t?" m r ugels; n, ° Malviny wuz scttin' out ou the porch stops; tho old folks wuz gone to bed, an' I reckon I'd been holdin' onto her han' fer up'ards uv sever'l miuutes, tickled 'most to death 'cause she didn't snatch it away. "Malviny!" says I, purty niqh in a whisper. "Yes, Jim?" says she, hitchin' up an inch or two. "Ain't ther some fellers you kinder like a little better'n some other fellers?" •'No, Jim," says she, an' I sorter felt my gizzard drap about two feet an' a half. "Nary one?" says I. "Yes, Jim," says she, "one." That hoped me a good deal; that au' tbc way she said it. "Malviny," says I, tnkin'a new holt onto her linn', "ef I'd throw a rock, about now, could I hit thu feller you like the best?" "No, Jim," says she, an' down went that durn gizzard ov mine ag'in. "Why couldn't I, Malviny?" says 1, fishin' 'rouud fer a hint. "'Cause, Jim," says she, an* her han' give a twitch. «• 'Cause what?" says I. •Mis' 'cause," says she, au' she jerked her han' outer mine an' slid over to'rds the railin'. "Do you reckon I could hit him with a club?" says I, pickiu' up a bit. "I reckou," says she. "Could you, Malviny?" says I. "Yes, I could," says she, kinder quick au' ui'.rvous, au' then a heap softer, "but 1 wouldu't." "Why wouldn't you?" says I, aggiu' her ou. "I wouldn't hit a dog with a club," says shu. "1 ain't no dog," says I. breakiu' out in the wrong place. •'Who said you wuul" fays she, mighty provokin'. "You did," say* I. "1 didn't," says she. "Well, you come mighty uigh it," •ays I. "1 «ain't talkiu' about you, at all," say* she, aulklu', "Who »us y"U talkiu' about, then," •ays I, gittiu' ugly my*elf. "That for me to know, au' you to Hud out," nay* she, «• »a»sy aa a gal with seven beau*. I seen ! win gittiu'ou ticklish ground, au' 1 l«'guu b 11 km' off. "What'* thu use ov u* quarraliu', Malviuy I" »ays I, mighty lorgiviu', au' iryiu' tu git holt ouhcr hau>l aglu. "I ain't quarrel!*'," *ays the. "Hut I atua iryiu' to,"says I, uieetiu' her mure'tt half way, au' she sorter let her hau' siip owr to'rd* utlur, that wua rea hilt' 'rouud in the shadder*. I wua fveliu' purty sltote uow, au' yettiu' a eliut'h nuto Iter hau", I *ay> "Malviuy," .ay* I, "I thiuk a heap uv jo«." "Jl*' keep at thluklu' that away, J tut," says she ">'vi how I .nut" say* I. "Thai dtpeu t, sat* *he "|k|sitt'i uu a hat I ' say* I. "Iluw do | kuuwt" say* *h»>, sorter |H.rstsu. "Vuu aetttiit ait th« haatett e*t wit ter*, ",*ay« I, dt.tpplu' Uel hau' *'| ain't," *ays she, delta' up "You air ail nt«**e«l tm the mwv ritrn, say* I, ilsiih' up, t««. "Weil, I dott't heel, 1 say* the m peaky tt a stubborn tad "I aat a hat LAPOHTE, PA., YRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1892. I am, an' I can't bo no more'n I am, kin I?" "How do I know?" says I, comin' back at her on her own tracks, an' a dab uv a clond camo acrost the face uv the moon an' the v ind blowed the smell uv tho apple blossoms t'other way. I wuzn't makiu' no headway at all, an' I sat thar without sayin' a word tell that cloud went by an' the moou showed bright agin. Malviny wuzn't- sayin' u word nuther. "Malviny!" says I, atter a bit, but she wouldn't answer. "Malviny," says I, beggin'; "I'll take that back. They ain't uo nicer gal than you in the whole country." "That's what Sam said last night," says she, colder'n shade in Feb'ury. "Sam who?" says I, chokin' up. "Sain Higley," says she, smirkin'. "You didn't think it was Sam White, did you?" "Wuz ho hero last night, too?" says I, swaggin' down tell my hopes wuz most draggin' tho ground. "No, ho wuzu't," said she, provok iner than ever, "but ho was the uight afore." I couldu't stall' it no lougor, an' I jumped up offon the steps and begun stompiu' round like a man with the toothache. "When you git tired, Mr. Jeukins," says she, politer'n a basket uv chips, "you may set down." "When I git tired," says I, mudder'n a wet lieu, "I'll go home." "What fer?" says she. "Fcrever," says I. "That's a powerful long time, ain't it, Jim?" says she, sofenin' some. " 'Tain't no longor'n you'ro keepin' me in misery," says I, scttia' dowu agin. "Ilow'm I keepin' you in misery?" says she, ez innerccut ez a turtlo dove. "You know, well enough," says I. "I don't," says she. "Yes, you do, too," says I, fightin' her off, fer I seen she wuz comin' 'round. "Well, you aggervated mo>to it,"says she, kinder excusiu' herself. "I didn't mean to,"says I, fceliu' some better. "Didn't you?" says she. "No, I didn't',' say I. "Shore, Jim?" says she. "Shore'n shootiu', Malviny," says I, an' with that she edged over some an' put her hand iu mine ag'in. She didn't say notliin', an' I didn't say notliiu', an' we didn't do notliin', only jis' sot thar, lioldin' ban's, ez ef that waz all ther waz iu the world to do, anyhow, while the moon waz shinin' soft and tho apple blossoms waz smellin' sweeter'n, sweeter, every minute. "Mnlvy," says I, iu comin' back to the startin' p'int atter while, "s'posiu' a man waz to kiss you?" "S'posiu' what?" says she, lookiu' fierce. "S'posin' a mau waz to kiss you?" says I. "What man?" says she, curious, like women is. "Me?" says I, bolder'u a bantam. "Ycu?" says she, juinpiu', but not gettin' loose. "Yes, me I" says I lioldin' on tight. "Well, s'posiu'," says she, seein' I had her. "Then what?" says I, all the time pulliu' her over a ketle clos'ter to me, an' she comiu', ez if it wuz unbeknownst to her what I wuz doiu'. "How do I know, Jim?" says she chirpin' like a bird. "Would you keer very much, Mal viny?" says I, chaugin' hau's an' sorter slippiu' t'other one 'round her waist, 'au her cot tryin' to git away, uuther. "llow keer?" says she. "Keer of I did?" says I. "S'posiu' I keeredef you didn't, Jim?" says she, turniu' her head away an' chuckiu' her chin tight dowa ugiu her purty white neck. "Oh, Malviny," says I, with all the soul 1 ever hope to git salvation for iu them two w irdi, an' I sTabbed her to ute with both hau's, au' she lilted her face tell the moon shun right down on it au' put a gold crowu on her hair, au' the stars laughed iu her eyes, au' tin sweet uv the pink au' while tipple blooius lilowed 'round her, an' t bent down au' tetchod my lips to her'u, au' 1 felt ez ef I had kissed the jiujter gates uv Paradise an' wua wadin' kuee deep iu glory through the luoddera uv the Promised Land. "Malviny i" says 1, atter my tcolin's had settled some. "Yes, Jim," say* she, ucstliu' her head ag'iu my cliist, au' me with both arms 'round her, holdin' ou's ef site might nit away ef I didn't. "S'|H>riu' i'd hint souiethiu' about gittin' married 112" *uyt I. "Who gittin' married?" says slu. "Me." *ay* I. •'Who tor ' says she pulliu' oil '•You," »ay» 1, ketcltiu' a hum hold of her. "iHiil't i|o that ag'iu, Iliii," »aj(a *he, suookiu' up cloa'ter tu' ketehiu' liei bi eaih. "Iki what I" says I. "Skccr me," say » site, kiu ler shivery like. "What skeirtd you, Mtlviuyt" says I, fairly hiukeria' to haul the daylight* mil ii auy Ihlug that ud «kui r lite gal, au' wautiu' the wurtt way to a>t her to hive ate, hut a fetred to do 11. " V iU did," says the • 'Hot*?" *ay • I. •*AV lit slelt luol uuestiou*," say* she "Ain't you ueiHir X' l "*' u44r irnJl" mj* t, •walluftt' hard •'lkiu'll'Hik ia nf 1 miu, d f ie* It' says •he, laughiu*. "Ilia do I know I" »*>• I. "Vu# >'Uj<iii tu kuuwl says she, pes tetiu' ute Ilk* uVutythtuf. "tin*t" .ay. I. "tiiMas," m)s »U*, that « tssl, luf | little, gillgltu UV Ueiu "J eait'l," t)s I hUa lutik.it up it utu ait tea the i-il it«t as" list etas, vtiitiu a k 111 *m t *tt Ute • tittiittut e»ettlu' hiei.su «pr ft a *«* ell tv t|>u<e tit*w*'i'ti aii Oil Ml Mi uUt (wli ll steps, an' A honey suckle fell off the vine an' hit mo in the face. "Malviny," says I, all of a sudden lettin' go my holts an' staudin' up straight ez a bean pole, "of tho plumb, biggest, doggone fool in Hick'ry County wuz to ast you to be his wife, what 'up you say?"' She was scttiu' down, but when I stopped tnlkiu', she got up an' comin' over to me, she put both her han's onto my shoulders, an',lookin' me oz straight in the eyes ez of I wuz the Jedgmout Days, she says: "Jeems Jinkins," says she, ez slow ez m'lasscs iu Jinuary, "I'd say 'yes, sir,' au' make a sensible man outen him." "Malviuy," says I, resumin' my fust holts, "you've done it right new." That wuz forty year ago, an' 1 reckon Malviny must have made u mistake, for somehow the moou aiu't no older'n it wuz, ncr tho stars no dimmer, au' the apple blossoms air jist as sweet as they wuz that summer night, an' Malviuy an' me an' Juno seems to bo movin' along with our arms around each other, an' I'm jist big enough fool to wautor die when Malvina an' Juno does, an' go with 'em over yander.—Will J. Lauip ton, in Detroit Free Press. The Paper Age. The world has sceu its iron ago and its brazen age, but this is the age of pa per. Wo are making so many thiugs of paper that it will soon bo true that with out paper there is nothing made. Wo live in paper houses, wear papor cloth ing, and sit on paper cushious iu paper cars rolling on paper wheels. If we lived in Hergen, Norway, we could go on Sundays to a paper church. Wo do a paper business over paper counters, buying paper goods, paying for them with paper money, and deal in paper stocks on paper margins. We row races in paper boats for paper prizes. As the age develops the comiug man will be come more deeply enmeshed in tho pa per net. He will awake in the morning and creep from under the paper clothing of his paper bed, and put on his paper dressing gown and his paper slippers, lie will walk over paper carpets, down paper stairs, and seating himself inn pa per chair, will read the paper news iu the morning paper. A paper bell will call him to his breakfast, cooked in a paper oven, served on paper dishes, laid on a paper cover on a paper table. lie will wipe his lips on a paper uapkin, aud having put on his paper shoes, paper hat and paper coat, aud then taking his paper stick (he has the choice of two descriptions already) he will walk on a paper pavement or ride iu a paper car riage to his paper office. He will or ganize paper enterprises and make papor profits. Ho will sail the ocean on paper steamships and u.ivigatc the air iu paper ballonns. He will smoke a paper cigar or paper tobacco in a paper pipe, lighted with a paper match, lie will write with a paper pencil, whittle paper sticks with a paper knife, go fishing with a paper llshiug-rod, a paper liuo ami a paper hook, and put his cttoh in a paper bas ket. lie will go shooting with a paper gun, loaded with paper cartridges, and will defend his country iu paper forts, with paper cannon and paper bombs. Having lived his paper life aud achieved a paper fame aud paper wealth, he will retire to paper leisure and die in paper peace. There will boa paper funeral, at which the mourners, dressed in papor, will wipe their eyes with pu(>or hand ker chiefs, and the preacher will preach in a paper pulpit, lie will lie in a paper cotlin, he will be wrapped in a paper shroud, his naiuc will bo engraved on a paper plate, and a paper hearse, adorned with paper plumes, will carry him to a paper-lined grave, over which will ba raised a paper monument.—Paper Re cord. ItNclplliie of Chineac Troops. Au English journal describes the man* a'uveriug of Chinese tro.ips at a review that was held at Nanking last mouth iu the prescuce of the Viceroy aud a great throng of s|>«ctatnr*. The drill was en tirely ou Kuropeau linos, except that at certaiu points during the movement the bearers of llags leaped out before the mailt body of troops, uttering territlc yells and brandishing long tlagstalTs like »peurs, concluding by refolding their ilags arouud the stalls by a dexterous movement aud leaping backward into the ranks. The drilling was conducted tii»t by companies and then by regi ments, the various bodies being after ward reformed and put through various uiovoiucuts together, I i the opiuion of one observer, the men did not keep very evenly in Hue, but he saw no soldier losing his place either iu quick marching or the rapid forming of squares aud col umns. The bayonet exercise was also gone through suiartly, aud tliu firing was well up to the average, I' he men used lheit old luuaale loading utuskels. —New i >i leans Picayune. .\il«militK«' of Double HIIIIHWS. Double wiudows—that is, windows with double glavi -ale au advantage iu either winter or summer. Iu the winter masuu Ibuy pa) for themselves iu a uiouth or two by the diminution of eual bills, luce with their assistance uot luolu than half the coal which is usually needed Is rwiiiiwl to warm a dwelling. They are just as gfeat au advantage Iu Ihe summer ia*ou, loi uot only do they shut out the du>t, but by keeplug them closed dunu,4 the day the l«iu(»ei«ttuie of a room may IK. kept live uf tuu dullest* below that ol the all out**i le - New York Journal. V I Ullo.lt 1 uf Digestion V» a luic, p> >pi« digest must easily a hat they like Isnt. I »»• IU is a dyspep tie in this to«u who suftuis the oi death II Uv ' at« a piece ol sl4ls liiwi of dunk* a •up of tea, and yet he will a UiJ« piece ol lat polk aud a plate ol baked Uss* swiutmiiig )M grease, without e a pelt sue lug tlie (lightest auuuy ante, lie says Ue iiaes p»l• aud Iseaus, oil uoUotly can 'to<»trt It aftei suelug hnu ml i limit, and he tusi|u#*itutiitl*iy luf M I»IMM IU iliustsatiou ol tt#e matim that dyspepsia ts au uusei-ouutai'le malady > at IfUiiii tiiol#e lit tic h< iat CAPI'IVI! BALLOONS IN WAR OBSERVATION CARB USED TO OBT A VIEW OF THE ENEMY. How tho Scheino Worked in the Franco-Prussian War McUlcl- I;m\s Balloon. T~1 —TI IK alarm which prevails in I Russian army circles over the German balloons that have ~Q crossed the froutier iu mid-air to study the fortifications of the great czardom along its border-line from a strategic standpoint is but a repetition of the surprise with which the captive balloon was hailed during tho war of seventy. The Franco Prussiau war aud the sieuo of Paris have amply demonstrated the utility of the balloon for the purpose of investigation aud communication, which without it would liavo been impossible. During that siege of live months, lusting from the 23d of Septembor to the 28th of January, uot less than sixty-fivo balloons with a crew of 155 men, 3b."> carrier-pigeons aud a tounage of 20,000 pounds of mail matter, consisting of letters, dispatches and newspapers, were sent from I'iris to the provinces. The carrier-piueous were used for carrying back news from tho provinces to tho loeked-in capital. That the plan worked successfully is proven by tho fact that liftv-seven carrier-pigeons returned with more than 100,000 dispatches. When it is borne in mind that this mode of com munication was tno only one left to a metropolis numbering its populaco by the million this modest result assumes enormous importance, and the future besiegement of largo centres will un doubtedly bring a repetition aud im provement of this method. During the last century the French military engineer employed captive balloons, which were held with ropes by the privates of his corps. From the car attached to tho balloon observations could be mado of tho territory, the battlefield, or the fortress occupied, and n correct idea could thus be formed of the position aud movements of the enemy and the fortifications erected by them. As curly as 1793 and 1794 balloon ascensions were made for this purpose during the sieges of Valen ciennes, Maubeuge aud Charleroi, and the battle of Fleurus. General McClel lan was unusually fortunate iu the employment of his balloon June 1, 18G2, during the battle of Richmond. His headquarters wero connected by tele graph with tho observation cir of the balloon and he directed the battle according to tho fiashes of intelligence received from there. These and many other examples, dem onstrating tfio superior advantage of a bird's-eye view of the situation, assume still greater range when the trajectory power of our present firearms is consid ered, together with the introduction of smokeless powder. The battlefields must of necessity expand, the lighting distance become greater, and that side which discovers the eueiuy first will have many pointsof advantage, enabling it to a certain degree to shape and outline the developments of the contest. A brief lookout from the car of a balloon 1000 to 1600 feet 111 the air reveals more plainly the position of the eueiuy to the eye of the strategists than all the iul'or matiou that can be gathered from re connoiteriug parties, outposts and spies. It is a connected picture that is thus preseuted of all that would otherwise have to be gradually united into a whole from news and reports as they coiue. What can lie seen from au observation car is a complete chart, not oue com posed of isolated fragmeuU, no matter how correct they may be. Those (nets, bearing so closely upon the tactics of future warn, have resulted iu an iucreased utility of the euptive bal loon, the llrst essential of which is that it shall be ready for service at short no tice. Nupoloou I. abolished Coutelle's corps of aeronauts ouly because they were unable to keep up with his ariuy. The military corps of aeronauts at ChiUis Mcudou, in charge of Itunard, succeeded at la»t in constructing an aero naut's park, the speeial arrangement of which is kept ;ts secret as that of the Kugllsh aii'l Oeriuau parks of this class. (iabriel You, one of the most noted Parisian eu ,Miners, who assisted •» the hiiildiuo of the gigantic captive balloons exhibited at the wot Id's lair of I'arisaud Loudon, has coiiitrueted bis aeronaut parks alter thu Kenard model autl sup pln.il with th. m Italy, Uussia,Chiu t aud other countries. Iwo opposlu..' elements govern the construction of a military balloon, aud to hanuonuu them i>rcat care aud jtl la ment is ruuuired. Hue u absolute safety for the live* of the aerouauU, the other utmost liijhtueu in *. iijlii of the balloon aud Us outlll. The llrsi demtuds aeon at ruction iu»uriug durability aud safety) lite second of utililiuuiu weight. To el luet a ouuproutise betweeu the two ouly lite beat material tan l*e usiul, iuid eare ful ealeulatiou ami many test* are uecet sary to achieve the deiirud result. The weight w triied by the gas is by uo uteaus siuall| lot \ u«'s Italian balloou weighed, with pastiugers, etc., complete, a little over 10tH) jtuuiuls. thlcago Times. I.teorlee The tlli'V lieucioe imported from Ku (Ope Is rarely pute. U'al of it comes front Spaiu, where It ts adulterated to 01 almost incredible degree, The < htel adulterant Is a common ami > heap gum obtsiued from aw acacia, which gleat sbwudatu-c tn Morocco an I alouj the west kustl ol the MUhtia and ts called liaituM Mint. Hot this ts not the ouly substance liwl, lot •talcii, liottt »ud even sand Sic etopiojad iu llfell >|lMull tla* that some ol llw t heap yla>lt • ol tin* lee have usl) one hall thetl weight vomposttd ol the ittaiviial they pot poll to kOUlttll!. «*fct li'Mll tlloltv IhUMMISii I'hs ol tttitins W said to lie lite duo«M as the which „!«'•* to Ito et# it-tt<<ua wt t-(l|l ol ItfUU S. Ihsw* *ie Ivatsd iu "he «ea, Terms—sl.oo in Advance; 51.25 after Three Months. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. The mean height of lond above tho sea level is 2250 feet. An incandescont lamp without a fila ment is tho next electrical improvement we aro promised. Mutton is more nutritious and digesti ble thau beef, although some physicians hold thnt broth made from beef is more nutritive than that from mutton. Electricity as an aid to gun-making is, it is said, in successful use at the gun factory of St. Etienne, France. The particular use to which it is there put is in the tempering of spriugs. A scheme, propounded by M. ltago sine, which provides for tho construction of a steel pipe line from the Caspian Sea, through Persia, to the Persian Gulf, for the conveyance of kerosene, is attracting attention in Baku oil quarters. The total average efficiency of tho Frankfort Lauffen plant which trans mitted 150 horse-power of electrical energy a distance of 109 miles is stated in the official reports, just published, to have been about seventy-five per cent. At tbreo of tho lurgc London railway stations—Charing Cross, Caunon street aud London Bridge—as many as 32,969 movements for signal uud point levers have to be made every tweuty-four hours, quite apart from tho telegraphic opera tions. Two Indian gentlemen have invented an anti-collision apparatus. It is worked by electricity, the principle being tint when ono train gets ou the same pair of metals an another train within a certain distance the current so acts as to bring them to a strndstill. Twenty-two acres of land are nscded to sustain a mau on flesh meat, while the same amount of land under wheat feeds forty-two people; under outs, forty eight peoplo; under potatoes, Indian corn and rice, 176 people, and under tho plantain or bread fruit tree, 6000 peoplo. Globus auuouuces tho formatiou of a new islet in tho Caspian, uoar Baku, by upheaval. It lies tliree and a half miles from shore, and measure* 175 feet by 100 feet, rising about tweuty feet above the water. Its surfaco is irregular and composed of blackish gray and yellow hardened mud. Considerable astonishment was re cently excited iu a zone of Sweden aud Russia, comprising tho towns of Stock holm, Elisavetgrod, l'iusk, Kovho and St. Petersburg, by the appearauco iu the air aud the eventual deposit on the grouud of largo clouds of a powder of peculiar appearauce. A French » wr is authority for the statement th.tl .t Puris'mu luuadryman hai discovered a way of cleansing line linen without using soap or other chemi cals. Instead of those, ho ru'n boiled potatoes upon the goods, making, it is claimed, much-soiled linen, silk and cot ton whiter and purer than when washed in the usual way. The truth of the statement may be easily tested in auy lauudry. A Unique Exhibition. The Soldiers' Company of London have beeu exhibiting in their hall an ex tremely interesting collection of all kinds of saddles and bridles in use from the earliest times to the present day. From the Tower of Loudou came a knight's tilting saddle of wood, covered with leather, with an arrangement not unlike stocks, into which the kuight's logs were thrust, so that he might not topple over wheu his horse wheeled about suddenly, or a spear |>oiut struck with full forco against his armor-plated ribs. Of Cava lier ami Cromwelliau saddles there were several examples. Bir Henry llalford contributed the velvet saddles used by I'rinee liupert and Charles I. at the bat tle of Naseliy, and Colonel Souicrvilh) the uccountreinenU of a war-horse which once belonged to Oliver Cromwell. The truppiugs iu which Sir Kit ward Seymour rode when lie met the I'riuce of Orange on the shores of Torbay and the l)uke of Monmouth's gorgeous saddle were uear by. Olo»e beside them was the fa vorite saddle of the famous joekey Kred Archer. The (.jueeu sent a marvellous collection of Oriental saddles aud trap riugs, including thow of Tippo Sahib. The (impress Kugcnle lent, among other relies of the Napoleonic dyiuMty, a velvet saddle and trappings said to huve been used by Napoleon I.in his last cam paign. Near theiu lay the wiuare-cautled svldle of old liluishet, "Marshal Vor w iru." There were also many tare specimens from private collections, in cluding th»se of Lord It isebury, the Duke of I'ortland, the Duke of Somerset aud others of equal celebiity, while the War Oiliee lent specimen* of military saddlery from Cout ueutal Cowers. Modern cavalry saddles, with latest equipments, were well represented. • Itostou 't'ltiuseripl, I'll Ttlltiil Mice p. Home luUiest has beeu evoked by the auuuuucid arrival of a ll»ck ot sitteeu ol the tat-tailcd sluop a! I'ersia for our AMI {cultural Department at Washington. It has beeu thought that lu our wide range of territory there might lw found a plate lot these curious but uot very valuable slnap, of which there is Not much Ituowu by the public, eseept among experts, of lluau auiiuaU, aud some mistaken iuipreasluu* are siiilmg IU tstfsrl to the enterprise. liheup ifsll erally btve a uatuial la> iltty fur laying fat Mil viiiu#i|f |«iU ill U»f it iH * t Ml*, olUwi* ui| liiwii ¥IM 4.14 4M*i Mil rill* Unllil i« 44*1«H4l lu liltMl Ik I*4*l® 'i( Ml# Mft 11 itM | <444*1 '4Ull| 414(4U41», 41 lUu *UIcU t n 4tt V%l s u-llUtfl) 4U'i IHI I4M, OIH 144W MI «lu«>}< ft'iiti I 111 \«(4 lllMUl, »U4sU|4l|»| \»l«4, ICul'iJ*, 11 #l#i4 4** I 111 UIU4, tI4W U*i» 141 l4t| 4,L4T4|4NAI4#L| «I«VMIMII#4|. W 114 l|i Hurt 4M I 1> Ighl) luil, Ilia tail tasti utfl Mi a little < alt lu# pi«u< Uwu, Mandui the *»i«bt el luii) u><uu4s Phe fat >1 II ui uaed IU pla*.v el bullet m Aum IU.S4 paiiyuMu NO. 47. SUMMER, Ob, sweet and strange what time gray morn ing steals Over the misty flats, and gently stirs Bee-laden limes and pendulous abules, To brush the dew-bespangled gossamers From meadow grasses and beneath black firs, In limpid streamlets or tran. 'uceut lakes To buttle amid dim beron-hau.itod brakes! Oh, sweet and sumptuous at height of noon Languid to lie on scented summer lawns. Fanned by faint breezes of the breathless June; To watch the timorous and trooping fawns. Dappled Itke tenderest clouds in early dawns. Forth from their ferny covert glide to drink And cool lithe limbs beside the river's brink! Oh, strango and sad, ere daylight disap pears, To hear the croaking of the-homeward waiu, Drawn by its voke of tardy-pacing steers, 'Neath honeysuckle hedge aud tangled lane; . To breathe faint, scent of roses on the wane By cottage doors, aud watch the mellowing sky Fade into saffron hues inseusibly.l ,• HUMOIt OF THE DAY. A tailor's goose—The dude. ; Cuts a queer figure—The Chinese idol carver. Tho way to nail ft lie is to pin the ruau down to fucts. —Union County Standard. A man is called u confirmed liar when nothing that lie says is confirmed.—Bos ton Transcript. Did any one ever see a woman who could look intelligent while talking to a baby?—Atchison Globe. Don't speak lightly of tho graduate: he knows a great deal that you have for gotten.—Elmira Gazette. The badge of the delegate shows you who ho is for, but it does not show you what he is after.—Dallas News. It is altogether useless to try to talk politics to the man who was married only u week ago.—SomervilleJouruai. Friend—"My, you grind out jokes pretty fast." Humorist—"Fast!"' You ought to see them come back. "-i-Yaukco Blade. 1 After a woman passes a certain, age she would just us soon get married ou Friday as ou any other day. ■ —Atchison Globe. Farmer (to tattered tramp)—" Why don't you work for u living?" Tramp "Because I have a dread of dying rich." —New Yorl* Journal. Patient (wlW*>.as"been In railroad col lision, feebly)—• 'Doctor, cau 1 recover?" Doctor— "What?" Patient— "Damages, of course."—Yankee Blade. There aro in some soils -13,560,000 mosquito larva; to an acre. It is always safe to count a mosquito's fcggs before they are hatched.—New York Herald. When Johnny broke his rocking-horse In angry words his mother spoke; But Joliuny's argument had force: "What guod's a horse unless it's broke?" —Judge. Tornly—"Does tho High and Low It. It. pay, do you think?'' Dauly—"Oh, yos. I understand that the conductors on that road are awassiug fortunes."— Yankee Blade. Cob winger—"l haven't any change this morning; just chalk it up." Milk man—"That's too much to ask. I can't afford t'i wu?te my chalk that way." —Boston Transcript'. Billy the Beau—"Anything Whv in en gagement ring-:?" Jeweler—"Yos: our new 'Seaside' plated goods arc cheap and are warranted to outwear any summer resort engagement."—Jewelers' Weekly. Clara—"llow woll you looted on the street yesterday;" Maud (immensely flattered)—"l>.» you really think so? I am awfully glad." Clara—"Yen, you hail ou such a becoming veil."—Cloak Iteview. Mrs. Vau Cruder —"It strikes mc, my dear, that ilirting has become almost a science. It reminds me much of olioss." Kdith Theodora —"Yos, mamma, that's so. You cau't gel along without the uieu. you know."—Bostou Budget, Employer—"We want a man who is willing to work and knows the city.'' Haggles the Tramp (sotto voce) —"Well, I guess 1 ought to rill the bill. the city like a book, and I've been work ing it for the past two weeks."-—Yankee Blade. Magistrate—"You are cliarged, sir, with hituug the prosecuting witness, McKaddeii, with a brick. Ouilfy or uot guilty 112" Urojjau—♦•Please, yor auuer, 'twur a very soft brick. Misthm Mi Kad dun IS 'a Itleltd ol Will#"—ludlauapolis Journal. , (Servant (delivering Hii'Hiagr) " M " Triplelt sends Ills compliments to Mr. II Hi Alt Ml, With the request that he shoot lit* dog, wltioit is a W> ll '° neighbor IUHSL" OaAMiu—"tlive Mr. O-itMtti's compliments to Mr. Triplet!, tul a»k Una Ui tiudly Itoisuf ln> 4migUti*r or buiu up itvt plaii K V- lfar)»r s 11-u.u. Three kind* of Miititiiiu£. Aeaordiuu to Aia««, lk« ut lebr tied Preurb pliysluut, there ir three kinds til lightning, which he nai-ies lightning o| tho liist, socoud and third classes, (.ightiiiiig of the first class is kuoa it as fork lightning, That ol lU» »n ou l claas a* sheet llghtulug, aim It I tat no definite lorui, but soeius to be 4 gnat Mt«M ol light It ha* Hot the Intensity wf ll||ht«lUM el Hie llr*i i UMS. Mrbtitt a UFCW«|.S Ulllllll a vloisd, it light* Up Its outline »«li iK« «siiiuall| It illi| Muatus •ke «Mlll« M) «l elou-ls, til l «(q>. 4i« 11 toots fori It Itoot Its* very 'is ti el it, Mlt—t ughi.-ing i« mmk u*»it Ire >!>*< ut thai* forked li.itime, t.iaV'unm ol tl»« Ihlld kind Is Mled lull light ed* Hall iwit lor aevoial sswuitds, audi in tin* le-peM, 'lidos • Mel | lru«N lightning ul Ike Bltl till MHMHH I * isases, ULTMT ale, IN Ike •!*>«- I<*»| MMSM, MWNMUKMI «I».M ol FT** 4'IMI
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