SULLIVAN JBfife KEPUBLICAN. m W. M. CHENEY, Publisher. VOL. XII. Young as Oklahoma is, her farmers have invested $340,000 in farming im plements. Railroads in Holland are so carefully managed that tlic accidental deaths on them average only one a year for tho entire country. More permanent progress has been made in sheep culture during the last five years, the Chicago Times avers, than during tho last half century. Officials of the Smithsonian Institu tion at Washington have discovered evidences which lead them to believe that the mound builders were the pro genitors of the modern Indians. It is not generally known that Bal timore has become the headquarters of tho spiritualists of the United States. Believers have proposed tho erection of a $1,000,000 church in that city. ___________ Kentucky is said to have been tho first State in the Union to grant school suffrage to women in 1845. Kansas followed in 1861. To-day the women of twenty-one States have this privi lege. Census figures quoted by Edward Atkinson, in the Forum, show that tho amount of real estate oncumbrances in tho eleven counties in and immedi ately around Now York City exceed the total mortgage indebtedness ou all the farms in the United States. "What do you think of a civiliza tion," the Denver Boad asks, "that will pay a girl six cents for making a shirt in a sweater's don and gives ten cents to a Chinaman for washing the shirt?" _____________ Australia is greatly bothered just now by an Indian question akin to our Chinese problem. The Chinese immi gration evil has been checked by strong restrictive measures and tho imposi tion of a heavy head tax. There is now a great and growing influx of Afghans, Panthans and other Asiastic tribes from tho odd corners of India, and these people have become a peril and nuisance in many vr..ys. A benevolent agency organized in New York last winter that excited general interest was the loan society originating with Bov. Dr. Greer, of St. Bartholomew's Church. Promi nent citizens backed it tip and made it a success. In all 171 loaus have been made. In no case was there default in payment. This sort of philan trophy has now statutory recognition in New York State. Governor Flower has signed a bill incorporating the Provident Loan Society, capitalized at $150,000, and to charge a rate of in terest not to exceed twelve per cent. Pawnbrokers charge thirty-six for similar service. If any profits accruo from the business they will be used for improvements and branch offices. Tlie incorporating act provides eight months shall be allowed for redemp tion after the expiration of tho legal term. The art of flying seems to the Inde pendent to l)e Almost in sight, though it may be some time yet before wo ac tually reach it. It is already quite clear that the amount of power re quired to maintain a body of consid erable weight in the air and to drive it forward with groat velocity is noth ing exorbitant; the difficulties seem to lie rather in the regulation and direction of the machinery. A recent investigation of Professor Langley up on what he calls "the internal work of the wind" throws a Hood of light upon some of the most puzzling problems of aerial navigation. The "soaring" of birds has long been a mystery ; the way iu which, for hour*, ometimes, they circle round over the same spot without an apparent motion of thu wing. Langley find the ciplauatiou iu the fact (which lit has deiuoimtrated experimentally) that the motion of the wing is technically speaking au "un steady" mot ion; that is, neighboring portions of air move wi'h very differ cut directions and velocities so that the wind-stream is full of whirls and eddies, tly taking advantage of this the soaring bird maintains his flight without doing any "workbe has simply to change slightly th« inclina tion of his wing* as lie -.teers lilui. W out of one eddy into another by ill actio* exquisitely skilful but not laborious. It is lik« the art of the sailor who b«sU against the wind by hauling hi* »h««U and trimming tils ■Mils. My mulling a while tuouu cur fent of the wind stream an I then sud denly «t<ormg out into an a one a! di(f«r«ut trcliMUty »u t iluwiius lit* bird Is aids t > utilise the ens #(jy MI IUS NEWLY *.N«' >SSKSIV I LIFSSIS TA lift MttlMl tM»fI »■ UIIM vital* Us Is KU. THREE LOVE SONG 3, Tier tender little ham!, That might not lift a lily's wind-blown cup, Seeking my own, In all tho darkened land, Is strong to bear mo up! Two rose leaves might enfold Its downy whiteness, hiding It aw« 7 ; But lo! how lightly does that dear hand hold The life of me to-day! Gentle, and sweet, and strong— If sundered from my soul that hand shoult! be, I would not mourn Its tendor touches long— Roaohing from heaven to me! Love will some time build his nest Where the cold snows gleam On tho mountain's cloudy breast— Thon, where valleys dream. But we have no word of blame Whon Lovo whispers his sweet namo. Ho is cruel, ho is kind—• Hero and there lie goes, Frowning in a stormy wlnd- Ilesting In a rose But we have no thought of blame, When Lovo lightly breathos his name! Kind or cruel let him be— Peace or paining give; When ho leans his lips to mo, Life is sweet to live. Fame or fetters—'tis tho same, When Lovo whispers his sweet namo! I lovo you, dear, Mu jh sorrow do I bear ; Yet joyfully those soriows meet, And with my lips I hold them sweet— Because I love you, dear! Because I lova you, dear, No jeweled crowns I wear ; But crowns of eruolest thorns mo Are soft as rosiest wroaths could be— Beoauso I love you, dear! Because I love you, dear, I tread the darkness here ; But sweet flowers blossom in tho snow, And loveliest lights in darkness glow Because I lovo you, dear! —Frank L. Stauton, in Atlauta Constitution. A PAROXYSM OF COLOR. BY MRS. M. Ij. RAYNE. tHEY were having a birthday party at the home of Neely Hollingwoo d— iffiewN called Neely in /jA 1 short for Cornelia —and as Mrs. Hol- I \ lingwood was not Wr feeling very veil /"A \ ll they had omitted jj \ \ |g daneii g and spent I'/ X\ S3 evening in old- II \ V II fashioned games of IJff vc~> |J an intellectual sort. The change had pleased them all, for it introduced a variety of pleasing amusements, and when it was over refreshments were served, and everybody enjoyed the occasion—that is, everybody but Neely herself, whose birthday was being celebrated. Her disappointment was caused by the absenca of her lover, who had gone out of town on business, and could not possibly return before a late hour, when he had promised to look in on his way from the depot. Neeley was the girl about whom this story was told : Hhe had attended n party after her engagement to Bruce Lovoll, and he, not being invited, was naturally absent. When she went homo she threw herself pouting into a chair and looked bored and dis couraged. "Who was there?" askod her mother —who, mother-like, was sitting up for her. "Nobody!" answorod Neely, in a pathetic voice. It was only a week later when Neely attended another p'irty, this time under the escort of her lover. That night when she went home her (fico was radiant. Mrs. Ilollingwood askod her usual question while Neely was waltzing about the room. "Who was there?" "Everybody," answered the happy girl, giving her mother a good-night kiss. So on this celebration a black cloud settled on Neely's horizon which foretold a storm. At 11, just as the company was de parting, Bruce Lovell arrrived and in ♦ ime to see his former rival, Archie Dean, Kitting it out with Neely. Then Neely's black cloud turned a dark and dizzy green. Archie saw the aspect of things ami it did him good. He lingered after the others hu l gone, until Neely had frozen him out, and then he rose to go. As he did so he dropped a small folded paper on the table. It looked like a note, and the superscription was ill Neely's hand. While the girl was formally seeing l»ean off, Hruce possessed himself of thf note. Ilu was with jealousy aud the color dl I uot change when hi read lu Neely's handwriting these words: "lilt -or elope. " "I*. rlldious girl!" he muttered, after the fashion of the stage lover, and then Nmily returned, and he crush' I the fatal ii.it» m his hand and looked as if ho hnd swallowed the poker and several ramrods, I'oof Neely, Hhe could liot for the lib" at her uiaki tilings comfortable, f'«r when she tried to etplatu that Archie Iban had Hot lieeu invited, but had hap|wUed IU, It only made matters worse, aud lu-r b»v* r iteeame a pira mid of Ifwiwii K?"enut'ss, like a mam moth pistachio ic* **f-i*n with all tit* »We«lti«ss left out. H||« did itol know ll at Mruen ha J p I himself u! mat mystt rioiis and ambiguous note Hut «b. knew tt sat day alter hi had edited Upult lIM lather and (Mother, ihowu tU' >l4 the tr»iHideeotns m. Nt au l ssked Hwm to mtufeuile an I prevent the elwpsibi »t sliuk hal Isili | «mrepiitiou*iy plan at I LAPOKTE, PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1894. At first Neely laughed a merry, wicked, musical laugh. Then, as sho looked at the green faco of her lover, she became indignant, and finally re fused to say a word either in defense or explanation whilo he was present. So the engagement was ended, and tho lovo that was to spread out over a whole lifetime proved futile at its first trial. Neely went about with her head in the air and wretched depression at her heart. Bruco contemplated all tho different forms of suicide, and had about decided on paris green as being the best for his purpose, when a new source of interest was discovered. Archie Dean was dancing attendance on Myrtle Blair, Neely'a dearest friend. Bruce received several mys terious hints that there was a mistake somewhere, and from being green he turned to a blue of the deepest dye, and finally sought counsel of Mrs. Ilollingwood, Neely's mother, who had been his warm friend through it all, but was proventod from spoaking by a solemn promise extracted from her hy her daughter. "Go and ask Neely herself about tho note—l'm sure it never meant any thing," urged Mrs. Hollingwood. But Bruco was not ready for such a sacrifice of his pride yet. He waited another while, and then ho did just what ho ought to have dono in the first plaoe if he hadn't been as green as a Christmas goose. He went to Neely and said: "Take me back on probation, and I will prove myself worthy of your con fidence. I know that jealousy is cruel as the grave." Neely met him half way, after the fashion of her sex. "And I will explain all about that note," she said, after they had kissed and made up. "You see, we were playing—" "Hush," said Bruce, in a peremp tory manner that somehow Neely liked, "not a word about that miser able note nor our quarrel over it, un til the anniversary of our wedding day. Then, if I have not once been jealous, you may tell me the whole story, whatever it is." To this his sweetheart willingly agreed, and in the happiness of recon ciliation the green cloud almost en tirely disappeared from their horizon. Archie Dean was the best man at the wedding and at the same time the announcement was made of his en gagement to Myrtle Blair. The year passed, as years do, with out regard to individuals, and the first anniversary of the wedding day came around. Neely suggested that the same company of friends be invited that had participate 1 in her birthday celebration when Bruce had discov ered such a flaw in his happiness. At the same time they sould make it a re ception for the lately-wedded pair, Archie and Myrtle. As all these had heard of the quarrel without knowing of the exact circumstances, and had congratulated them on their making up at the time, they had no hesitancy in laying the whole matter before them. Besides, all these young peo ple had boo.l their friends and chums since infancy. When all had assembled, Bruce made a little speech, after the fashion of the surprised host who has received a crayon portrait of himself and says in a quivering voice: "I now rise to offer a few febble remarks." He said that "trifles —or—light as air are to the—er—jealous continuations strong as holy writ." Here thero was ap plause that would have done the orig inal author's soul good to hoar. Ho continued that he was one not easily jealous, but beinp; wrought—interrup tions of laughter, after which he dropped the language of hyperbole and said honestly that he had made a great fool of hiinself--applauso—but ho wished now to say that he had era dicated by hard work every trace of jealousy from his nature. Then he sat ilown and Neely arose. "Let us have a game of anagrams, just as we did last year at my birthday party. This time I will give you the transpositions, and you can form out of theiu the original words." Kite passed around a number of slips of paper, on each of which some sentence or phrase was written. When she handed Archie Dean his slip, he said : "Why, I had this before, but I can't remember for my life what it means." "Head it aloud," cotiiuiauJod Neely, while Myrtle ami Bruce looked on much interested. "Here goes," said Archie, "flit or—elope. It's (ireek to me." •'1 think it is to Bruce," said Neely laughing, "it is the transposition of a th»wer— a beautiful sweet-scouted blos som the color of—" "Jealousy," whispered Bruoe in Iter ear. "No, goosey, it is uot greeu. It is a gcni and a chronological instrument also. The phrase you have there, Archie, and which Bruce construed into un invitation to an elopement, is what you made out of it yourself." "1 remember," shouted Hruoe, "the original Word wa» heliotrope " "Kxaetly," laughed Neely, "and Uow let us have a game." "I should say that the game was up," remark**! Hniix, aud at that mo ment the last vestige of the greeu eloiid dtsap|ieared front the elear sky of their nappiu<*a. —l>» troit t'nu I'resa. Hob Uavtla), of JsutxiUlllli', fr'la . has a pair of young eagles whieh he has trained to fsrrv Ihtough the air a liaaket eouleiuiug his se*i u 112 ih»« uld Ixijr lit* usl| futffet la that he ean't , sup') l trip kiiswlf till he has eaught 'a 112 I U Kto ol the birds. H* U of admission tit it> Is t * the iwte lamented World's frsir al>* tto« hawked al«>ut lu S s V .rk t'lty l>jr •lint msrehante ms> u»enl»», «n IM« *l»w sut4 in a yuw4 manj small sh- ps, SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. The spots on tho sun were first ob served in 1611. In South America rain frequently falls in torrents from a clear sky. The metals which have been proved to exist in the sun are iron, sodium, nickle, copper, zinc and marium. A species of ape, closely resembling the African gorilla, has been discov ered on the Mosquito coast, Nicar agua. One mile of wire, such as is used in the manufacture of hair springs for watches, would weigh less than half a pound. Artificial ice is now so made in France that upon giving it a rap it will separate into small cubes instead of irregular lumps. The lines over which it is proposed to lay submarine telegraph cables aro now as carefully surveyed as any line of proposed railroad. A doctor says in timo the lungs of Pittsburg folks get a very dark hue, on account of the sooty smoke they are obliged to broath constantly. A late theory of catching cold is that when one enters a cold room after being heated the bacteria in the room flock to the warm body and enter it through open pores of the skin. An astronomer o * ilatos that if th diameter of theßun Viily diminiel by two feet, over 00 years must elapse ere the ast, vtnical instru ments now in use \ d detect tho dimunition. Since the boginning of this century no less than fifty-two volcanic islands have risen out of the sea; nineteen disappeared, being submerged; tho others romain, and ten are now in habited. The colors of the chameleon do not chango instantaneously, but require a considerable length of time. The change is a provision of nature for the protection of a helpless animal from innumerable enemies. The strongest animals in the world are those that live on a vegetable iliet. The lion is ferocious rather thau strong. The bull, horse, reindeer, elephant and antelope, all conspicuous for strength, choose a vegetable diet. It has been estimated by competent civil engineers that the Mississippi River annually discharges 19,500,000,- 000,000 cubic foet of water into the Gulf of Mexico. Of this prodigious quantity the 1-2900 th part is sediment. Thus it will be seen that the Missis sippi annually deposits enough mud in the gulf to cover a square mile of sur face to a depth of 24V) feet. A collection of bird bonos recently received by the Paris Academy of Science, iudicates that at a period contemporary with man Madagascar contained at least twelve species of the gigantic birds, all capable of flight. The conditions under which the bones were found indicate that the birds lived on shores, with troops of small hippopotami, crocodiles and turtles. It is a remarkable fact in botany that no species of flower ever embraces, in tho colors of its petals, the whole range of the spectrum. Where there are yellows and reds there are no blues; when blue and red occur there are no yellows,, and when we have blues and yellows there are no reds. Tulips come nearer to covering the whole range of the spectrum than any other species. They can bo found ranging through reds, yellows and pur ples, but a blue one has nover been found. Tho t'linugeable Flower of China. The botanical oddity ol the Flowery Kingdom is the flowering tree, Known to the scientists as the Hibiscus mu tabilis. Its beautiful flowers, gener ally double, are pure snow in tho morning, bright piuk at noon and of a deep, blood red at sunset, failing into a sky-blue by bedtime. The leaves of this particular trea somewhat resemble those of the grapevine, being deeply notched, or serrated, rough and of variable lengths. Tho tree is not only a native of China and Japan, but is fouud in great profusion in In dia, Curea anil Biaiu. The "Cham eleon flower" (so called ou account of its changeable colors, because not vet scientifically identified and named), recently discovered in the Isthmus of Tehauntepeo, is only an American variety of Hibuwus mutabilis. Incase of the former, the colors do not pass abruptly from one shade to another, but change gradually from the soft white of the morning to the pink an I red of noon and evening, and thenco to the blue of night. The Tehauntepeo true is larger thau its Chiuese relative uf similar habits, and the flowers have the pecularity of only giving forth perfume when they are red. Several other specie* of Chinese shrubs and trees bear Howurs which change c dor daily, chief of wlueh is the Oriental hydrangea, which ohuugus from bright greou to a deep piuk. Ht. Louis Hepubllc, Various tirade* u! salt. There is au old boardiug-huuse joke to thu effect that a uhrouie grumbler uu leaving oiieu »aid to his Isudb; ly that she provided Iter boarders with thu Very best wtll he had ever taste I, I'lta was BU|>poM>-l 11 be liiuny, but a* a matter of (act there is much dlifor tlins between 'lnteleut gra le» of salt a* between diituraiit grade* uf sugar, tteeauae salt it marly n iliup a* *aud, people are apt to MM let that It U of very little importance anyhow, but the tra<le mit W a Very extensive uin, although it 4uw* not yitddmueh proltt. this universal c»i« ln<t ut roil be bluwlw land prepared (of the tablu (u aa to Make II -puto ofuautental as *«ll as Hwlul, o| It U« wiitd Up ■M a uui-i <■.! to thu aye au l alsiust l«Mpei> i pllble to ttM ta>le ■» Ht, Lwuia OtuU I' iat A GREAT CITY'S REFUSE. DISPOSING OF NEW YORK'S MOUN TAINS OF RUBBISH. Towing tho Stuff to the Lower nay- Curious Finds—Seventeen Dump ing Places Along the River Fronts. THE old shoes and hats and banana peels, upon which even the wicked are bound to fall, tho broken glass and rags, and all the rest of the rubbish which litters the streets, all the nonde script and multitudinous things which the people of Manhattan Island havo thrown away, and which tho junkmen have missed—where do they go? There are seventeen dumping places on tho two river fronts of New York, where, among other less romantic ref use, aro deposited tho slippers which soubrettoß and other people have out worn; lovo letters and bills which never will be paid, and which are tumbled into the capacious insides of big scows, along with bits of boxes and bauds of barrels from commercial neighborhoods downtown and the dis carded bottles from fiats uptown, and aro shoveled and raked over and then goon a sea voyage from which they never come back. The shovels are continually at work, and a whole army of men is busy pretending to earn its share of tho great fat appropriation which the tax pavers ot Now York are forced to fork over yearly. There is tho force in the main oflico of the department in the Court Build ing in Centre street—clerks of this and clerks of that. Then there are great stables in different parts of the city, stables where hundreds of horses rest. There are blacksmith shoj>B, paint shops, and men in pyramids to do the work in them. Then tliero aro inspectors of one thins and another at all stages of the game. At each of tho seventeen dumping places along shore there is always a force of inspectors and timekeepers at all hours of day and night keeping tab on tho number ot loads and on tho men who bring them. The scows are all reloaded as soon as they come back from their journey to sea. The tugboats which tow tho dusty burdens out on every tide only wait long enough in port to get coal up and have a change of crews made. Then on the next tide oft they goto sea again, trailing at the end of long hawsers cargoes of tho city's dirt. Aboard the garbage scows you will always see six or eight men nt work. Great blinding clouds of dirt aro around tliem such as would smother an ordinary citizen, but they don't mind it. With huge forks they claw and shovel and dig away, dragging out from heaps everything that can goto the ragpickers and bring a penny back. These gorters of garbage are Italians, ! aiul are part and parcel of the great J padrone contract system. The city j gets, it is said, from the bosses, Ss"o,- 000 or SBO,OOO a year for the privilege of soiting tho fctuff, and under the dumps on all the piers are great dark cavernous recesses where ash-covered j men and women and children sort j over whatever the fellows with their j picks have weeded out. A World reporter went the other ! night on the Mutual, one of the I rattlety-bang old tugboats which tow tho garbage dumps down tho bay. Tucked under the cushions in tho j pilot-house —the library of the craft— ! was a book which had been plucked I from tho ash-heap—a pretty book, j with a blue binding with gilt lettering, | a gift book, with tho name of a well | known society young woman written on its title page. Tho lady had tired ! of it, seemingly, and with its story it had gone through all those hands and all that dirt to furnish a pastime i for the patient crew of the Mutual in their idle hours. And all those curiosities and family secrets travel under a strenuous deal lof system. There is not a stage that i garbage goes through which is not governed by a "regulation." From the time that your servant rolls tho ; barrel to tho curbstone there is a flue or imprisonment or a penalty of some sort attached to any mishandling of its contents. There is a documentary report to bo made, too, showiug that these requirements have been fulfilled. Tab is kept on every barrel of ashes. Ho accurate is the system that a care ful detective might, with tho data these books ami papers would furnish, trace to its source any crime tho evi dence of which was brought to light j in the garbage dumps. Careful scrutiny is maintained, too, over the refuse after it leaves port. There is a shore inspector who rides up and down ill a tuglioat and watches for a strict fulfillment of the rules about signals, about the dumping at the proper distance outside the Hook, to wit, nearly twenty-three uiiles from the city, ami about dumping at the proper time, so that the tide shall car ry all the gurbage out to sea instead of back into the lower bay. The regu lations that a tugboat captain must lu-ar in mind, and copies of which hu always carries with him, would make two eoluiuu* of the World. Hut then it is a big city and a big tank to keep it eleau. It is no wouder that the regulations in- many, im wonder that the work is tili'll a dirts ..in 1 , no h .11 let that the piekings of tbu refuse are worth so much iu hard dollars. New York Wo,ld. *•l4lt UUI t« Uxrw>, Two fauinus eUemists of Hamburg bate disc unfed that a preparation 1U pi portions ot a.i ounee of >o*p to lhiv« uatloiM uf water will destroy ehoUra beeilti iu a few minut. • If a •mall <iu«utitjf of toft oat ve sublimate t H ».| i tto tin s-«sp gfe*lM utiUiutjf is Mt'uii l, but tbe eioMe wtll 4« lb«, u -ik New Vvik liivjjiaiu Terms---81.00 in Advance ; 51.25 after Three Months. Losses in Great Battles. • At Mollwitz tho Prussians lost eight een per cent., the Austrians twenty eight per cent. At Kolin, Frederick's force suffered to tho extent of thirty seven per cent., while his victory cost his enemies only fourteen per cent. At Zorndorf, the bloodiest battle of which we have any record that wo may rely upon, the proportion of loss to the total forces engaged rose to the enormous total of from one-half to one-third. Kunersdorf was almost as destructive to human life, and Freder ick lost thirty-five per cent., against twenty-six per cent, of the allies. With tho advent of Napoleon and the loosened formation of tho Revolu tionary armies, losses were at first di minished ; but at Aspern tho Austrians left noarly twenty-eight per cent, of their men on the battlefield, and the French, although the bulletins denied it, are said to have been weaker by one-half after tho battle. Borodino, too, deprived the Russians of thirty six per cent, and tho Frenoh of twenty five per cent. During the later Na poleonic wars we find the losses some what lower, although aftor Ligny the Prussians were weaker by as many as twenty per cent., and tho victory of Waterloo cost us rather more than that proportion. Whon, However, we turn to the cam paigns which succeeded tho lull of ex haustion following the downfall of the first empiro, we aro confronted with no such bloody records, in spite of the invention of percussion caps, rifles and even rifled cannon. The allies of the Alma only lost some six per cent., and the Russians fourteen per ceut. luker mann, however, was as bloody as Waterloo, but it was a struggle in which tactics played a very small part. Tho losses at Magenta and Solferino were comparatively slight. Although tho consequences of Koniggratz were immense, they were cheaply purehasod by the victors; while in 1870, not withstanding that both sides were armed with breech-loaders, tho losses never approached the huge totals of some of the battles of the early cen tury or of those of the Seven Years' War. At Worth, it is true, one-sixth of tho total forces engaged were either killed or wounded, but at Gravelotto the proportion was only one-eleventh, and at Weissenburg one-twelftli.— New York Ledger. Tlic Fisherman Duck's Sail Fate. Tho flsherniau duck, ia addition t<i Lis liking for lisli, is very fond of oysters, and hereby hangs a tale, or rather a bill. When the oyster is feeding at high tide in that state of calm felicity that characterizes tlio in nocent and just when at dinner, with its month wide open, drinking in hap piness like a river, without thought of savage foe, it is the custom of the wily fisherman duck to dive swiftly down upon it and jab it to its tender heart before tho astonished bivalve has time to know "where it is at," which is in tho duck's mouth before it can shut its own. It is a trick which is generally successful, but sometimes it fails, as in the case of tho duck whose obituary we are now writ ing. This duck, unfortunately for himself, dived and found an oyster. It was only a little one, but it hid its mouth wide open and looked so harm less and innocent that the Senatorial duck viewed it with contempt. With great disdain he approached it, and inserting his bill, was just upon the point of telling tho small bivalve not to be in a hurry to bo eaten when the littlo oystor closed its mouth with the peculiar lirmnoss that character izes meek people when you get them started. The duck rose to tho surface and vainly tried to get rid of his dinner, but tho little oyster was comfortable and held on. Though a small oyster, it wai too heavy for tho duck's head. Before long tho head went under water, and the Senatorial duck was drowned in his own ele ment and at his own game. Tho oyster still lives and was exhibited Thursday in the Sun office, serene and happy, holding firmly to the fisher man duck, which was very dead in deed.— Baltimore Sun. Wisdom Tooth o! a Mammoth. A fossil curiosity in the shape of a mammoth's tooth was fnuu l a few days ago in West Seattle by Joseph S. Richards. Tho tooth was found at the foot of the blull', not far from the beaeh, and was covered with olay at the time, indicating that it ha 1 been unearthed by the breaking away of tho hill. Tho crown of tho tooth, which was of an oval shape, measured seven aud a half inches in its largest diame ter, throe and a half inches in its smallest diameter aud eighteen inches iu ctrounifereuce. The posterior edge of the tooth was four mo lies iu 1<• 11 ; t L», the anterior edge six inches, the largest ciroumfereuoe twenty-two inches and the weight nine and a half pouit Is. (t is supposed to be the lower book tooth from the left sidu of the jaw. The ridges have turned to ehalc - louy and extend entirely through tin tooth, while th« material between lias the ap pearauoeofiron. —Seattle Wash) I'ost- Intellitfeuoer. \ tjuier 11110111 The other day I hear I a queer idiom which 1 herewith present to col lector* of llUrfillatlc curiosities, l'lle speaker was unt of the ladle* iu the family of a (l iviiumuut o'tl -tv who had btwu serving his country ahroa t tor a short time. "No," »he »ai I, "We did not earn for K#*op,t} we thought it very dull. W« «*» re not bunehed ouee during our whot« stay •broad ' The •xptneeiew aa*so uu Usual that an •nl« rinsing lr»|. t<< r, bolder than the other*, ask" I what it tt»mht m» au. "What do I lit SUM liy "t»m»eh« I'* r«i'« si I tho ili»i •)« >k< < in surprise "Why, no uttu %*ut u« any «b<»r >• What 11. e.ult 1 no. 112 k«l. Pishl's WasUm tou NO. 37. SUCCESS AND FAILURE. We hear of the grand successes— Of the obstacles overcome. We hear the songs of triumph And praise for great deeds dono. But we seldom hear of the failures— Of the efforts that came to naught, Or the cry of disappointment From hearts with misery fraught. We loudly hail the victor In the struggle for gold or fame, But give llttlo hoed to the thousands Who labor and struggle in vain. Honor to him who wins the race We all are glad to pay, But there's little respect or pity For the many who fall by the way. —Joseph lianlster, in Raymond's Monthly. HUMOR OF THE DAY. A snro thing—Your feminine oppo nent. The counterfeiter never takes moro than a passing interest in his busi ness. "The stuff of which heroes are made" —Wood pulp and printer's ink.— Puck. When a girl counts on her fingers, she invnriably counts most on the en gagement finger. When competition among surgeons is not usually strong, they nearly all have cut prices.—Truth. The man with only one idea is much moro dangerous than the man 'without any ideas at all.—Dallas News. "The Colonel is a very reserved man." "Yes. Always was—all through the war."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. A good name will give you the use of other men's riches. But its riskier to be an indorser than a capitalist.— —Puck. Pessimist —"Revenge is sweet." Philosopher —"Maybe ; but it leaves a bad taste in your mouth."—New York Journal. Priscilla—"Don't you wish you wero old Van Bullion's wife?" Prunella "No ; but I wish I was his widow."— New York Herald. If a woman wants a welcome when she gets homo she should leave her husband with the baby when she goes. —Atchisou Globe. When a boy washes his face without being told, his mother thinks that there is something the matter with him.—Pittsburg Dispatch. We all admit that marriage is a lot tery, but we are, also, convinced that wo know the lucky combination.— Kate Field's Washington. A petrified woman has been found in Illinois. It is suspected that her husband paid a dressmaker's bill with out kicking. —Buffalo Express. They say that time is money, yet "l'would be a joy most strange If we could take five mlnutos out And get $5 change. —American Industries. "What did Mangie receiva that medal for that he now wears?" "He has run over more people than any man in our bieycle club."—Chicago Inter-Ocean. Edith—"l thought you and Mabel were fast friends." Nellie —"We used to be." "And you are not now?" "No." "What was Irs name?"— Now York Weekly. "There is one thing can be said of Brown—he always attends to his own business." "Yes, sir; that's why his last employer discharged him."—Chi cago Inter-Ocean. Teacher of Decorum —"Now, Jim my, why is it that a man speaks of his wife as his better half?" Jimmy— "Mebbe, 't's cos she costs th' most!" —Cleveland Plain Dealer. "You should see Cholly in his new spring suit. He is out of sight." "Then ho illustrates a proverb." "What proverb?" "Out of sight, out of mind."—New York Press. All up and down tlio wliolo creation, Everywhere wo roam. The whiff of paint and soapsuds makes Every place like home. —Chicago Inter-Oeean. Anuable Visitor—"And this is tha baby, is it? Why, it's the very image of its father." Cynical Undo — "Well, it needn't mind that as long as it has good health."—Chicago Tribune. "That's the kind of weather profit for me," mentally observed the mer chant, calmly charging a customer j}3 for a is 2 umbrella one rainy morning a day or two ago.—Buffalo Courier. Teacher—"The Priuce was born when the battle of Leipzig took place. Now, who can tell lue the date of his birth?" Pupil- "The 17th, 18tli and l'Jth of October." —Fliegcnde Blaet* ter. Hazel—"Do you know, papa never knows when Tom goes homo. The clock is always stopped when he calls." Ethel—"Dear me! Is he homely euough for that?"— Chicago Intcr- Oceuu. "My dear young woman, it is well known tliat intellectual women are not good-lookiug." "And how would you clarify me?" "Why, you are not ut all intellectual." "Oil, you flatterer I" —Fling en le Hlaetter. Editor -"I regrst, Mr. Barnstorm* er, that my paper referred to your Marriug trip an a 'starving one.' " Mr. |taru*torui>r "Don't mention it. Your statement wu» absolutely cor rect." \i * York Journal May "Are yon still calling on Nel lie Update Brother Jaok "Ye* i she's a very bright girl " May "She in.i»i Im, I bear you don't need a tight In the parlor whin you and she are tbi.ru " I'htla delpbia IWuord. "Kieuae uie, sir,' said the beggar, "but did yon ever bvar It »aid that w'Uey talk*t "I have," aaul the wayfarer "W»U ei would you mmd lotting me have • diiue (or a le* uimuUV I'Uat' lut aalul lons Dili*." - U»iper s Baaar.
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