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.
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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>
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.•ill I lima I ~%t tratiio. 1 Ui« »tn-»t»
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