SULLIVAN *SH§FE REPUBLICAN. W. M. CHENEY. Publisher. \U)L. XII. The population of Melbourne, the metropolis of Australia, lias decreased 40,001 since April, 1891. Cincinnati is said to bp the greatest saddlery and harness producing city in the world. The industry dates back over half a century. Senor del Castro told tlio Spanish Cortes the other day that if England attempted to seize Tangier, it would precipitate tho greatest naval war that the world has over known. Good pencil cedar is getting so scares that tho great firm of Faber & Co. have begun to cultivate forests of cedar in Germany. At Schloss Stein there is a cedar forest which covers thirteen acres, and the head of Ihe firm has, for many years, maintained nurseries and plantations of cedars on his land in Bavaria, grown from seed which ho imported from Florida. Women are commencing to take the place of men as buyers and d' Jiamern for large drygoods houses xixoro par ticularly in the "West, s* tcs the New York Witness. One reason given for this change is that the habits of women nro more roliable than those of men. Another reason assigned for the pref erence of women to men iu these cases is that the former have better taste iu whatever pertains to apparel, especi ally feminine dress. Greater New York, a topographical statistician points out, will cover an area of 317 square miles; three times the size of London and twelve times that of Paris. Home, Babylon and Memphis are not to lie mentioned iu the comparison, and the only real com petitor, contemporaneous or historic, will be Chicago, which, according to tho New York Tribune, spreads its municipal outlines as far out on the prairie as it chooses and is not going to be left behind in any race for big ness. The Emperor of China is not con teat with tho respect shown him by his subjects, and recently issued the following peculiar order: "After bringing our sacrifice recently to tho highest being, we hoard upon our re turn to the palace, near tho gate lead ing to the Imperial quarters, a rather loud hoise caused by talking. This shows that the people have not tho proper regard for the majesty of tho luler, and also that the officers of tho bodyguard havo failed to do their duty properly. The officers who were on post at the particular gate must be punished, therefore, by the Ministry of War. In tho future, however, all •officers, high or low, must see that a noise so improper shall not occur in our presence." Dr. Salmon, Chief of tho Bureau of Animal Industry iu the Agricultural Department, said recently that there had not been any pleuro-pneumonia among cattle in the United States for more than two years, but that tuber culosis is to be found everywhere more or less. "It is not confined to any one locdity," said Dr. Salmon, "nor is there an unusual prevalence of tho disease. It has existed from time im memorial, but it can bo lessened, and can probably be eradicated by adopt ing proper measures. It is a disease of the lungs among cattle and con tagions, being communicated by germs. It is most prevalent in dairy eatt e which are raised and kept under con ditions where contagion can be easily communicated. Tho disease is more apt to spreal among cattle kept in stables than amonu those iu a pasture or on a ranch." The beet-sugar crop of 1803 was manufactured at seven factories, tho largest being in California, and others iu Nebraska, I tah and Virginia, the latter only recently established and with a production for th • past yeir of only eighteen tons. The amount of capital invested iu tho seven factories is about $2,000,00,1. Tributary to these factories, under cultivation in beets are about 20,000 acres <,f laud, the best of tho California farm* beiug rated at »u acre. I'lia average yield of the lands was ten t 'U< of beets t<> the acre, fur which tho farmer* re ceived, delivered at tho factories, an average of fl.'iO pur ton. Vppare utly tlu» i» a profitable crop; but not only is fertile soil required, bit high fer tilisation, and a great ilml of hand culture; so that, <>u tli whole, the crop is seldom heavy enough to be ts too valuable • for orduary crops, 'them rr.|uir«Min«uu, mi l u | |h*4 migtr iKXft lliiut lit) 111 tin* liue of scientlli" tannin. , if atlsfac |orv result* are to be reached, will al wat« have a tendency to «• this •Ida climatic ut wlu«t e<aiiiiwi. an I Tho gold production of this country for ten years past has varied but little from 832,000,000 annually. Tests recently made of the hauling powers of American and English loco motives on tho Tokaido Railway in Japan rosulted decidedly in favor of American engines, and preference will be given to them in future. A noted health officer claims that a largo number of cases of bronchitis, pneumonia and inflammation of tho lungs during tho winter are directly racoablo to tho exposure of tho patient at football games in the fall. There are truck "farms" in New York City, avers the Mail and Express, which are assessed at SIOO,OOO an acre. About forty such acres are to be seen iu the vicinity of the Kingdom Como Curve, on the Sixth avenue "L," be tween the 104 th and 116 th street sta tions. They used to be leased for ouo or two years at a time, but no lease falling in is now renewed for more than six months iu advance. The New York Sun observes: It is a curious fact, in view of the com plaints that Ireland and Scotland aro downtrodden, that three Irishmen and a Scotchman constitute the supreme tribunal of appeal for all English sub jects, which is the court known as the "Lords of Ajipeal in Ordinary." Tho names and nationality of its four mem bers are as follows; Lord MacNaugh ten, Irish ; Lord Morris, Irish ; Lord Watson, Scotch, and Lord Russell, Irish. Tho domesticated herd of buffalo in Otoe County, Nebraska, recently re ferred to by Secretary Morton, num bers eight. They were bred from three calves rounded up with cattle in Colorado. The buffalo have been kept in a six-acre lot and fed like native cattle. Two of the bulls, seven and eight years, fought out the questiou of leadership a year ago, and the elder was pushed by the younger through a heavy plank fence. They are now kept apart. Along with tho buffalo is a herd of elk, also numbering eight. They are masters of the situation. A crotw botwcni tne ere una lilac* cattle was obtained, but the only calf proved barren. The elk are fed lightly and are ordinarily peaceful, but when they are in search of water their rush is irresistible. Mr. Mulock, a Liberal member ol the Canadian House of Commons, made a sensation the other day by in troducing a bill to cut down the salary of the Governor-General. He ex plained that when the salary of that official was first arranged it was fixed at $50,000. That was at the confed eration. Since that time the ex jienses of the office have been contin ually increasing, until now they were out of all proportion to any services that it could possibly do to the coun try. He said that since the confedera tion in 1867 the office hns cost the country $2,851,917, or about $114,076 a year, which was some $6.">,000 more than its maintenance had been rated at. He thought that tho luxury of having a Governor-General came alto gether too high. He said that ho did not propose any change togo into effect before the expiration of the term of the present incumbent of the office, Lord Aderdeen. The Atlanta Constitution speculate* iu a cold-blooded way upon what would bo likolv to cusue if a predic tion made by Professor Falb, the Vi ennese earthquake prophet, camo to pass. Says tho Constitution: "Ac cording to the New York Herald tho new prophet is a scientist of high standing. His success in foretelling two earthquakes in Greece will cause people to take a good deal of interest in his prediction of a tidal wave that will overwhelm New York iu July or August. If such a calamity should oc cur it would have a fur reaching effect upon this country. The destruction of New York with its concentrated wealth woull transfer tho financial center elsewhere, and Southern ports would doubtless leap into prominence iii u very short time. Of coe.rse, Pro fessor I'alb may have made two luckv gue--.ni*> by accident, aud New Vors may escape her threatened doom. Still, it is well know ii fact that thu coa*t of New Jersey lias been gradu ally sinking for the past oua hundred year*, and it is possible that it will sootier or later be swallowed by thu ocean. In that event, New York would probably K „ do* n at the sauie tllue. (I'll It I I. t Mfcalj mi the bulletins Iroui Vienna will .lepra*, th* pric ot no If..| olilan real rnUto or cans* a allot, al eujihi in- avers** New t other have to l»> shaken up tos I'fupsft/. LAPORTE, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 13. 1894. PAUSE AMD THINK, With many friends to love you, Whose hearts are warm and true, Should fortuno prove a trnttor You must not make ado ; And as the clouds are gathering Upon hope's future sea, And pleasure's fickle spectre Leaves naught of joy with thee— l'auso and think I Think of true souls and kindred- Loved ones, though far away, Whose tears o-T warm affection May consecrate the clay Tlmt shall lie heaped above you When life's short dream is o'er, Of those who'll strive to meet you Upon the othor shore— Pause and think l And whon temptation's linger Shall beckon you to stray, Or siren-voice of pioasure May lure to evil way, Whon right and wron* contending— Both seeKing to control The best and worst within you To savo or wreck your soul— Pause and think! Think that a step onco taken Can never be retraced, That naught's so hard to burnish As character defaced, And ere in so tile weak moment, You listen to tho foe, Tray heed the admonition, Before you further go- Pause and think 1 Before wo censure others For follies they have sown, It would seem most consistent To contemplate our own ; And ere our tongues be loosened At character to strike, Let this fair thought come to us i "How much we are alike"— Pause and think! Think that a word once spoken And passed beyond control, For good or evil bearing, Adown the years may roll; And in ttyo distant future, No knowing when 'twill be, Tho fruits of what you've spoken May all come home to thee— Pause and think —William Erickson, in Home and Country. "OLD Lantern? BY nrr,T\ FORREST GRAVES. NO," said old Mrs. Hall—"no, I can't buy i:o tinware this morning, nor yet I hain't no old rags l&A saved up. No, I you. What be ve sfoppin' for, .Take , MvJyjgA jjß Martin? 'Tain't a W weetaeince you was y here before." "Got a passenger for ye, Mrs. Hail," cheerily responded the peddler. And out from the glittering fes toons of tin dippers and wash hand basins a young girl sprang lightly, a smile striving desperately with the traces of recent tears ou her cheeks. Rather an unconventional tableau was this under tho yellow .Tuno sun shine, the narrow road fringed with tall white daisies, and the guarly old pear trees tossing their snow-white boughs above the one-storied cabin, in whose doorway stood old Dorcas Hall, with her wrinkled hand held up to shield her eyes from the sun. "Why," she exclaimed, "it's Kitty Colton, ain't it? Or be I dreamin'?" "No, Mrs. Hall," sa'd Kitty, with a little quiver in her lip, "you are not dreaming. It's really me." "And what brings you here?" Kitty's blue eyes sliono through a medium of tears starting suddenly from some hidden spring deep down in her heart. "Because—because I've nowhere else togo !" she faltered. "The auc tion was this morning, and everything was sold—and oh, the old house is so dreary 1 I couldn't stay there. I thought perhaps the woman who is moving in might want me to help with the housework; but she has two grown daughters of her own." "La!" said Mrs. Hall. "So you come to me, did you? Well, I ain't very rich, but"what I've got, Kitty, you're welcome to." "Didn't I tell yo so?" said Jake Martin, who, up to this period, lunl been energetically chewing a ttraw. "Mrs. Hall, she never went back on no one yet. It'll be a roof over your head, anyhow, anil if there's a brand new tin wash basin wanted iu Kitty's room, here it is, free gratis," and he unearthed from its bed of straw a shining -new article. "And 1 only wish 1 could do inorc." "I need a new tiu dipper awful bad," observed Mrs. Hall. "My boarder, he's a great haud to drink fresh, cool water outeii the well, and I declare to gooduess I'm ashamed of iuv rusty old cup 'thout no handle!" "Wal, I won't bo mean. Here's a dipper for ye, too," said .lake —"not quite the biggest sue, but 1 guess it's large enough. Mind, though, Mrs. Hall, you don't patronize Tun Hawk ins next time you need a wash boiler 1 Tint, he's a drettill, oily-tonglied fel ler, but his wash boilers is jest whited suppnlchre* that's what they lie. 'Moruin', Mrs. llall! Keep up good courage, Kitty ! ' And he climbed to his high seat among the pie platters and pudding basins, aud shook the rein* as a .igutl for til*- ii! I bursa to UtN "It munch lug daisies slid resume his lelstirt ly pace down the road. Kitty •*! dowu on tlm door.tep an I burst iut<> t« u. m..re M lf you've Hl* a boarder," -aid she, ••I surely rant »Uy I "Ln, t hil l, don't fret!" Southed .Mrs Hall. "Il« sleep, out in thu bam, for emdneae , and atn'i u<> "oh, Uis Hall, it isn t • Uaiup .- "No ncr yet a book-agent," chuckled Uie .old-woman. "He's a travelin' photographer—that's what ho is. And he don't mind cold meat a bit, and he says my riz bread and cookies is jest what his mother used to bake, and he's jest as reg'lar with his five dollars a week as the Tuesday mornin' comes 'round. What's that you've got in the basket, Kitty—a cat?" "Oh, no!" Kitty answered, spring ing up with sudden recollection. "It's a fowl, Mrs. Hall —it's Old Lantern, the speckled Dominique hen. They couldn't find her whon Eli Wardwell bought in all tho others for two dol lars and a quarter—and some of them real White Spanish, too. So, when she came clucking and cawing up from the swamp, the auctioneer said I might keep her. Such a gentle old thing! She used to eat out of grand ma's hand. I may have her here, Mrs. Hall?" "Of course you can," assented the good old woman. "Mine is all Black Top-knots, but I guess they'll agree, and she'll pick up her living somehow round the yard. Now como in and have some dinner, I'vo got b'iled pork and dandelion greens to- lay. Mr. Higgs he ain't to hum, an' it's kind of a scrappy dinner, but there's plenty for you an' me. Set down and eat all ye can. There's some folks finds fault with dried apple pies, but I guess this one's pretty tol'ablo good. I put plenty o' fennel seed in it." And when Kitty Colton had eaten and drunk of tho humble fare, she was better able to her story to Mrs. Ho'll —how the old homestead, with all its ontfittings, had been sold to satisfy the accumulation of debt which had been rolling up since her mother's ill ness. "I surely mnst find some way of earning my bread," said the girl. "If only I knew which way to turn!" "It's a pity, ain't it," said Mrs. Hall, industriously shaking the table cloth out at the back door, greatly to Old Lantern's satisfaction, "that Obed Stilton ain't back from sea? Second mate he is now, ain't he?" Kitty colored deeply, and dropped a "flowing blue" cup on the table, fortunately without its sustaining any damage. "It would make no difference tome, whether he was at home or not," said she. Mrs. Hall stared. "Why, ain't ye keepin' company?" she bluntly demauded. Kitty shook her head, and stooped to pick up a two-tined fork—vain de vice—to hide her blushas. "No." said she, "wo never were en gaged !" "But he used to come to your house Sunday evenings, steady?" "That was nothing." "Obed Stilton was a real smart fel low," observed Mrs. Hall, as slie spread a red-aud-black table-cover on tlio table. Kitty cried a good deal the first night or two of her sojourn at the Widow Hall's, but youth and health are cheerful elements, and presently she began to smile again, especially at the gradually revealed oddities of Mr. Benjamin Higgs, tho boarder. "isn't 110 homely?" said she to her hostess. "Well—no—not jest exactly home ly," said Mrs. Hall. "I don't deny that his nose is a little to one side, and his eyes ain't a pretty color, nor his teeth ain't exactly reg'lar. Of course ho ain't got a profile like Obed Stilton had. But he's got a dreadful pleasant face, especially when he smiles, and 110 is handy 'bout the house. He whitewashed my buttery ceiling better'n old Jubal Jones could'a done it, and the way he fixed the stove-oven can't be beat." "Do you think he is young''" "'Bout thirty, I guess." "Oh, ho must be forty." "There's older folks than forty in the world," said Mrs. Hall. "Young people, they don't think nobody has uo business to live arter they're six teen years old. But they find out arterwards." One day, however, Kitty—who had gone to tho barn after eggs—came crying back to the kitchen. "I'll never speak to that man again!" sobbed she—"never 1 Oh, I hate hini—l hate him!" "Laws sake, child, what's the mat ter?" cried Mrs. Hall. "Old Lantoru is dead. I saw him shoot her!" "Mr. Higgs! Shoot Old Lantern?'' "She sat there right on her nest in the liavinow, under tho big beam where tho sunshine comes in. She kuow mo, lor I saw her black eyes sparkle like glass beads, just ss they always do when she catches sight of me; aud then—and then -oh, I never can forgive hi in I" wailed Kitty. "But I never licerd no gun go oft," said Mrs. Hall. And at the same moment Mr. Higgs cait'.e in, beaming an I exultant. "I guess I did it that time," said he. Kitty could only (lash an augry glance at 111111, but Mr*. Hull eagerly inquired: "Done what?" "dot a tlmi-ratc picture of that old speckled lieu ou her neat iu the hay. lliat'a th' » ot of picture,'' ln< added, complacently, "that *ella belter than all the waterfall* and picturesque ruins going. A baby m * hammock, a dog asleep ou the kltcheu floor, S kitten playing with s ball that's the tiling that cat*.'has the public eye. \nd I've turned a trump ctrd tlila ! time." While <»hl Lantern h.-r.elf. rtyiu. cackling pa»t the win lof, eel her 111 tie inlstr. a*' heart at r. »t "I took In. enwrra tor a gun," she 1, ■ Ii Mi. llall "• th. h< '* fo.dl.tl I » a . ' "41i.,t 11 p. t DiMiuniue, Mi» lolloMl Hhi, ' cue I Mr Higg*. j "«hal do ywii lake ims tui t I wunldn I harm a feather of her old head, sot for a dollar 1" And Kitty whispered to Mrs. Hall that night: "I think ho is nice-looking when ho smiles and shows those white teeth of his—don't you?" Before the little green pears on the big tree had assumed the size of vest-buttons, Benjamin Higgs had asked Kitty Colton to bo his wife. "I'm not a rich man,"said he, "but I'm able to keep a wife. And that photograph of Old Lantern on her nest —it just went off like wildfire. The barn interior, you know, and the wisps of hay in the sunshine that canio through the cracks, and the big beams overhead^—everybody bought it. I've tried half a dozen times to repeat the experiment, but she never would sit still for me." Kitty bent her head down over Lantern, who was conteutedly pick ing coi;n out of her hand. "The dear old thing!" whispered she. "Good luck came here with Lan tern !" "Wal, I swan!" said Jako Martin. "Engaged to that feller! Why I was a-calcnlatin' to ask her togo parduers with me in the tinwaro business one o' these days!" "You're too late," said the Widow Hall. "And Obed Stilson, he's comb homo from sea, and he's askin' questions pretty lively about Kitty Colton," persisted Jake. "He's too late," said Mrs. Hall. "Wal, I don't so much keer," said Jake, "if the 1: .otograph man makes ber happy." . "I guess he will make her happy," said Mrs. Hall. "He's buildin' her n nice new house on Blue River, and Old Lantern's to have a first-class hennery. : V 2S, he will mako her happy."—Sat urday Night. SCIENTIFIC AX» INDUSTRIAL. Male mosquitoes do not bite. Bees fly from eighteen to twenty miles an hour. Soap is one of the best sterilizers of impure water. Gold leaf 1-250,000 of an inch thick I was rolled in El wood City, Ind., re cently. A long, strong thumb always i. di cates great will power and forco of ! character. There are venomous fishes whose spfnes inflict dangerous wounds, much like the stings of snakes. Vassar College, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., is about to collect, 011 a large scale, the nests and eggs of birds native of that section. Whore telephone wi. s are overhead ' the speed of transmission is at the rate ;of IC>,OOO miles a second; through cables under the sea the speed is not 1 more than 0000 miles a second. A composition for hardening stoel, named "Durol," has been tried for ; two years such firms as Krupp, Mannes, Mauns and others in Germany and is said to give entire satisfaction. On the highways of Great Britain ' more than 8000 steam engines are in | use for transport services. A tr.'ction engine, on good roads, can draw a S moderate sized train ot wagons sixty miles a day. It is reported that a vein of sylvan -1 ite ore, from two to four inches thick, { has been struck in one of the mines at | Cripple Creek, Col., which will run I $150,000 to the ton. Sylvanite is na | tive tellurium with a large proportion of gold and silver. By a simple rule, the length of the | day and night, any time of the year, may be ascertained by simply doubling i the time of the sun's rising, which will igive tho length of the night, and doubling the time of setting will give the length of the day. Bathing is often aniwerable for anral disease when ducking the head is practiced. The ear is intolerant of cold water, and, in addition to this, the stimulating properties of sea water render it irritating to the car, and | liable to set up inflammation. An automatic apparatus for indicat ing to passengers iu railway cars tho name of the next station lias been adopted on the underground railway lin London. As each station is passed a card bearing the name of the next | station drops into place in a glass covered frame and an electric bell rings to call attention to the change. Tho nttempts to secure an alloy of aluminum and platinum have at last been successful. The alloy is of a handsome yellow color, not unlike gold alloy with five per cent, of silver, and is suitable for protecting steel articles from rust. It contains only a very small proportion of platinum, aud, therefore will not la* expensive. Korean Sports. Curator Stuart t'ulin.of the Univers ity of Pennsylvania Museutu, who has gathered together the finest collection of games ever made iu the world, has made an inter.-stinx discovery iu his study of Korean sport*. Thu Chinese are all iuir' *d by a liter .try character, the gain" of logomachy, <>.• word-building, which ha» gamed auc'.t popularity iu this country, having been playe I loii 112 a<o by Korean school children. "\ number ol their gjm<«»," he declares, "had their orient from mystic cone pta. Mnuy of the child i.li sporte had orginally a serious diviniatic or eipiatory significance. I'll., tug 01-war, for instance, played by th« people of villages and district* to ascertain which would I..in. | nek mi kites wer« aw 1 m ISMMStK belli; r. leaaed Willi in seripllou* 1.1 till) erteel that they w. T.i ■•anyin* awav mislortuue Ule toys were tsi numerous. M->iua of in> games po.se*. a dr.-idedly ethnic eh.si , t. r, an • Iheir .111 ly |» . nimni to in* null eomluston. af some iwpufteno*." I l'Ulla.KlpUia l'Ulla.KlpUia Mei'wld. Terms—-SI.OO in Advance ; 51.25 after Three Months. THE LONG-LIVED TORTOISE. AN ANIMAL THAT FREQUENTLY LIVES FOR CENTURIES. A Giant Specimen That Carried Chll. dran on Its Itroad Hack, an«l Lived 200 Years. IF you want to bo old, observe and imitate the tortoise. That reptile apparently knows how to live as long as it likes. It is rather hard on man, who is constantly beinp told that he is tho highest of the animals, that he should be so inferior to the tostudinal family in this important re spect. It is impossible to say how long a tortoise, under favorable conditions, may live. There are tortoises iu the Galapagos Islands, on South America, where the species with the handsome shell is mostly found, that were prob ably alive before the of this continent by Christopher Colnmbu In the Zoological Garden at Philad .1- phia there is a snapping t'.rtle from the Mississippi whose age is calculated at 300 years. He is moss-grown, but hale and hearty, and his jaws are as vigorous as an alligator's. A small tortoise that had lived at the time of Charles I.'s Archbishop Laud was killed by a cart in the grounds of Lambeth Palace a few-years ago. He wos doing Ilia best to get out of the way, but a tortoise, though sure, is no match for a horse. 112 There are now many famous old tor toises and turtles in the world. Ope of tliom lias just die. at Colombo the capital of Ceylon, one o." the stopping places on the route from Australia to England. The tortoise was of the species testudo elephantopis. He passed the gi-atet part of his life at "Uplands," a resort on the coast near Colombo, where he was visited by thousands of passengers, annually. His age was estimated at 200 years, and he measured six feet from snout to tail, the shell alone being four feet six inches in length. The species to which ho belonged originates in the Seychelles and Mauritius Islands. But from early times they were found con venient to carry oil ships as a reserve supply of live fresh meat. Now they are almost extinct. They were pre served from total extinction by Sir Arthur Gordon, who as Governor of Mauritius, ordered that two specimens should be sent to him annually by the natives as tribute. The Colombo tortoise was sent from Java to the Governor of Ceylon, which was then a Dutch colony. When the British annexed the island in 170(5 the tortoise was transferred to their care. Like most tortoises he was of a placid and peaceable disposition," but seems to have been by no means averse to human society. From time to time he carried children on his broad back, a task which ho performed with ap parent cheerfulness. On one occasion, however, he successfully resisted the efforts of seven men to remove him from the garden where he resided to the grounds of «n exhibition. Recently the local government ac quired "Uplands," where the tortoise lived, as a graving dock. He was re moved to Victoria Park, about a mile inland, where he sickened and died in a short time. Had he been left in his accustomed place he might have lived to a far greater age, as he had shown no sigtisof ill health prior to his re moval.—New York World. The Coffee Lands ol Mexl«o. "I have just returned from an ot tended tour through Mexico," said Milo T. Jtirvis, of St. Paul, "and am convinced that the coffee lauds of that country are only inferior to those of Brazil in extent, while the variety and quality of the Mexican product is by f-.r the superior. The only rea son why so many of these fields re main idle is the lack of capital and enterprise. The topographic and climatic conditions of the country ara especially adapted to the productions of varieties and grades of coffee as large in size and as rich in flavor as that produced ou tho island of Java itself. The few who have availed themselves of the great opportunities iu the past now congratulate them selves not only upon the result of their work, but upon the large for tunes already made in the enterprise. There is still plenty of room and the same opportunities still exist. To men of industrious habits desirous of carving out a fortune, these new and hitherto untouched lands will attord the opportunity with l»nt little capital or labor."— St. Louis I llobe-Democrat. Denmark's Wealth iu Kellcs. The most remarkable crown jewels snd silverware are to be found in Den mark, a country not generally regard ed as exceptionally wealthy. They are the result of dilO years' collection and resemble nothing that can be seen anywhere else. Part of the throne it self couslxts of three solid silver lions, life size, and iu the chancel of the royal chapel there are solid silver statues of the Twelve Apostle* There is also an equestrian statue iu solid silver of King Christinu l\ , mounted or horseback, • ith groupson the base representing ill ■ variolic art* slid industries which goto muse Den mark proapcrou*. The country ha« been reduce I in area and importance by various ways, but the royal dignity has reiusiiied unimpaired an I i» in many respect. greater than that of monarch* of very much larger < 01111 tries. San Francisco Chronicle. 1.t%«->! Mil litr Htvlt % Klrdcb wuin tin lm jn«l • u ml • 1 • ifiualUUlx all I«• I t lllli ri tin ■■ it Willi it lll'* In li »l)ll,i Ittr I'itii.tli; KUf«!• lit *'il*H* ilnlt , (111 tl.»»ll«i*i l||l.il| Ilia I |i|i'|lMttlilll akillil twl »l*ll •(«>«, iU'l lim lual lull rtll ili |itxiu-lk in Ibsi Ullllftl. • lU'iimltl I'uil ki|i|<M, NO. 40. A MORNINO WALK, All hail! my brave, bright world of grseit and gold, My morning, smiling from tho klw of night! Your other lover greets yon. Left and right The air's a-twltter In the sunshine bold. The air Is praying In the shadowy wold. \ Sole lord am I of all this realm of sight, Theseswlnglng meadow sweeps, this proud delight Of ranking hills, tho"" "loudfl just out of fold. Stoutly the sturdy road beneath my feet Rings me a morning welcomo. Rise, my soul, The benediction of the sky to meet. Sound, color, fragrance, freshness—mine the whole; Mine to receive, and haply mine to give ; A kingly day, and kingly must I live. —Amos R. Wells, In Harper's Weekly. HUMOR OF THE »AY. \ Man's self-conceit is one thing that he cannot hide under n busliel.—Gal veston News. The man who works his jaw never has time to labor at any useful occu pation.-- Boston Gazette. Some wrmen forget half they know, especiallj it comes to telling their ages.- - ;esmau. a TIK ii tenderness in this I . v;ruel world, but the butcher i ■ rciy tindsit.-Cleveland Plain Dealer. It is reported that the Yale students are about to petition for optional prayers nnd compulsory baseball.— Life. First Dear Girl —"How did yon like my singing?" Second Dear Girl— "Singing is not the name for Hallo. It does not make much difference how poor a man's penmanship may bo so long as it is honored at the bank.— Hartford Journal. A—"Hello, Charlie! Moustache cut off, I see. What did you have that done for?" B— "Fifteen cents."— Harvard Lampoon. He—"Do you know, I think yon are a most singular girl ?" She (coyly) —"I assure you it isn't from choice." —New Yoif v orld. Bill—"What did they throw the policeman down the well for?" Jeff— "l guess they wanted to put a copper bottom on it."—Detroit Free Tress. Sprinkle, sprinkle, oh, thou cart; While wo w 'ider at the art Which enables "onto make Ofeneli crossing, ue small lake. \-Buffulo Courier. Ha -"Dearest Julia will yon accept my hand and my fortune?" She— "Oh, no; the first is too large, and, the second is too small."— adatsch. "This," said the forger, as he added another cipher to the amount of the chock, and then cnrefully changed tho period into a comma, "is tho turning point of my life."—Life. If women would extend one-half the charity to caeh other that they accord to men such a thing ns a wicked women would he as rare as a truly good man. —Milwaukee Journal. Beaver (jocosely) —"I wonder why you hard-headed Westerm men wear soft hats?" Slouch--"And I wonder why- er—Eastern fellows wear hard hats?"—Fraulc Leslie's Monthly. Muller —"You always said you would not marry except for beauty, yet your fiancee is not even good looking." Schulze —"The beauty is in her bank account." —Kladder- adasteh. Lemon-colored hair is promised as a new fad among London beauties, many of whom have already adopted it. It may be classed among the lem on aids to complexion.—Philadelphia Ledger. Girl (weeping)—"l'm so sorry you have togo on the road again. It al most breaks my heart." Drummer "Don't cry, Fanny; I'll manage to pick up another girl somewhere."—• Texas Sittings. "Is Spooney's wifo a nice house keeper?" "Well, I should say so. Why, he has to keep a private detec tive to watch his clothes so he can toll where to rind them. She's so tidy."— Chicago Tribune. Ho ■ "I don't think I ever saw « brighter face than yours, Miss Clara." She "Do you think so?" Ho "Ve«, indeed. Why, if you didn't say u word, people would think yon awfully clever."-- Brooklyn Life. Ethel—"Why are you alw.iys com plaining because I have other admir ers?" George -"Ob, if yon wish to make a syndicate of yourself, I sup pose I mustn't growl. Good even ing." Boston Home Journal. "Madaui," begged the tramp, "I ata a niau who hat Hcen better days' " "Theu yon must be bar I to suit in tho matter of weather," replied tho woman of the house, shutting tho door in his fa<"e. Chieag • Tnbuu\ She—"Yes, Carrie evidently thinks Ham is Hiiperior t<> all iitauWind. is for.'v,«r t ilkiiig about him. Sue laud* him to the "V* "That in t > ».»>•, - t , her beau <»i proiui-a in the h iv.-.M, " Uo»toa Tr ittv-rtpt. "1 .lout lii. 1 list little iii mu,' .aid Jay t > her brotusr, as »h looV« I out of li- r grau IMSUII*'I window at IU« ■mall cruMMut m t.-.« W.«im .fcv. ".Mo, nor I." sail >a»»» "I like luu rou ll I (> in iin *n ha I at home l*u «Nk**io \n, rU \,„ "Poor man!" i islattus'l the .vnipa th.-tic a * i,i II "Havu you l*aiivtri*d t > k«'l ' iipl> > 'noil ' ' *'! '•' hi *' ra> |||| I V|, «|, I, r, , Wis.' • \i. t with .•ill I lima I ~%t tratiio. 1 Ui« »tn-»t» Iff in let git t.itt In iu<- nine *>«•
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