!?4 b vo 1 'ba Ya . Thi wai bou ba br dl s" THE M1BDLEBURGU FOST. T. 0. H AltTEH, Edit ajo Pius'm. UWnLKIiUUa, I'A. fRIt. 11. 180.' In 1881 the popular voto was 10,000, 000; iu 18SS, 11, 100,000, and it will probably reach 13, 0011,000 votes in lf2. Says tlio New York World: Our school rooms arefillcl with spectacled childicu. This wa nit the cans before optical records and vid'.s wort) made. The Boston Hon! 1 thin ".t perma nent Census Bureau would jirolin'oly not materially increase tho gross cxpensa of titling the ccnu, white tin results attained would be much nnro accurate an I valuable." "Which succeeds better, tlio city or the country boy i" is sui 1 to bj a favorito qie-tioti for discussion in country de bating societies. Tim geaera! trend of o;nion seems to be,' iin'.e the Philn d lphin Kccord, "tii'it th-j country boy su. ccc 1 1 b"tli r, but only nfur he bo co in's a i:ity boy.'' - u:ic n.siiii oi me injr.isii pro.ccio rare in Egypt, nc.v irrigi'ioi wjiks ,. 1 ,,,,..!... I ;., n .1;..,.,: t - t. ..f i1. IV. . ' 1 i . in .;i, lit : niit iwi :e"ii pudied in nil directions, ami jrieultural tiro.lii :tintn of the eouu- the i try irrilliV inrrc mul . T.wf v. "if- fui -j - -. ...... hundred million of poti'id of cotton w ;e pro iuoc 1 in Egypt, being lie irly, one quarter of tin; entire quantity con sumed in (ire.it Britain. A story i toM of a now-celebrated at torney, who, when he lir-it appeared be fore the United St ate i Supreiiu Court at Washington, to argun a case, started in t' mike a speech such a he ha 1 been in tii'' habit of inflicting on juries, lie wa at onco stopped with the rj.nark : 'Conn Bel will please con ine hiin-clf to the law in the c ue; we have no time to lUteu to eloquence." This, remark the New Or leans l'i ayune, would be a.v.iivard for a J a y er who li'ii notlii'r but his clo q i' nee to stand on. Tiie annual tmrtality ot the entire hiriiau race a nount, roughly speaking, according to a French medical journal, to thirty three millions of persons. Tiiis m.-ilics the average death per day over ninety one thousand, beiug at the rate of 3r.'JJ;n b Mir, or s'xty-two people every minute i the day mul ui,'ht the year round. A ( ir:U o' the r.iej die before completing their jiUtii year, :ia I 0:19- I i a y ,MMjS"K. 0 tU i;u'i uTttrbcveiiV until Ui.u cl, i;lil ul lUi ' IV . "... year; uTwhe avertigu uura atioa of lifo U about thirty-eight years. Not more than ono pcrsou in a hundred thousand lives to bo ahundred. A glanca through the co le of instruc tions issued by one of tlio big cable companies show that theic are a mini iicr of place which nrely appear upon the map that may bo reached by wire from thi counlr. Kor J.-j per word one may communicate fro.n New York with the hectic town of 1'iam Pram, upon the we-!, cot of Africa, wiiilo coi.neelioiH cm bu titabli-hed with tho lively lia;.i!ot jf (J rand Haam, iu the saino re ;:.ci. at 1. 01 for every ten liters. I'or .1.17 (er word you may address your i g lot relative or bu.-inesa pari tiers iu Dj -.1 1 1, Mecca and Al Ih'lja, w'.iiio the r.uo to Hinder Abbas, Uisiit re and I.'n ih is si.vty four cent in addition t the haul hire from J ask, I'crsia, wiere the mes:igu is delivere 1. Kvery word sent to Xow SJea'aud, via nor'.hcru Siberia, coU the bender just 3. 71, whiehis the highest on the list. It, co-it Bixty cent. a word to to reach U mianau igu u and Aqua bt do Piisageros down in Cuba, and l.S;i to let the old folk. in Sun,"!o l'jt:i',', ou the Malay I'eui'.i-'a'.a, kuo.v yo.i are liv- iu" In coundin ; for a marine cable oil Iho Hawaiian llun Is recentiy, tiie crew of the United St lie .t .'am i'.iip Albatross brought up some tweaty-tivc lie . v specie of ti.h. Amoii,' tiie:n was a flounder, ix or eight l.ic'aej in leagt'i, with nu elongated j.uv and a p iu.:h iiUe a peli can's. A speci u.'ii ol the red sc. i hor.-a' or Hippocampus, foun I l'J'J mile north tut ol llonoi'i'u, i in the c j'.'ectloa and i t!io only on ,' l.u .ui 1 1 have been found in thai ream, 'i'.vo or throe new specirs of M .erums, or great tail fishes, were caught i.i 1 J.) f.itiioms of water on tho slope of Oa'.u, nad several cel-like li-hes .vero found at the sumo time. An oetopus, weighing be tween forty and fifty pounds, was caught in the drcdije and is nov preserved in alcohol. Specimens of the batiisu, with flender fins, that look like legs and with gilts in the back par. of tho body, uud crabs with globular badio und limbs covered with sharp horns, were also brought to tho eurfacu and have been nreserved iu u'.cuhot. Tho collection is ifX to bo sent to ichthyologists at Washing treefyavpnt nj to Professor Smi'.u, o.' Yalo, yeai-i. aceiu a . UarvarJ. uard of tha llueiiv J anson, Cose, Nieh. jnlngliam, WilUau. VfliOl . v. A FOOL'S ADVICE. Let im look on the beau Wat ot nature, nor school j Ourselves to be happy by rote an1 by rule; Xt us deem the earth Used, an J declare the tun rolls, i If you please, with tha moon on hla arm round til polm; , Let us draw on tha skins No meridian lines, Nor, straining our eyes, Keck divlnions and signs; Let the day turn to ni&ht wit'tout counting ita hours, And the season ba known by the blossoms and flowers. O, let'a not endeavor to fathom tha laws l)f motion and matter, nor aeek for tha mine Of form and of color; it's unless to cara AVuy heaven's nlove earth, If It only is there: U'e shnll only parcaive Tbe design of tha wholo Wa the heart to relieve And to glad Jen the aoul; Let us live in this world unannoyed, unper plexed, nd williuKly "wait to be wine in the next. Eva MaeUonaKh, In Harper's Weekly. UNCLE DAVY. BY M.U1Y K. WfMUNM. H 15 n K" S TTlKlo Davyf" asked Sarah Cobb tl lier mother. Sho bad run over bareheaded and i n in o liastily in the north doar; her lmmln were all pur ple, with firapc juice; hho had been mak iuff prape jelly. "llo'a out under the butternut tree. Whit" "ffli, Cnr'liiie'g inn away auiu. 1 tied her up just a strong as I knew how to the front ate with a piece of clothes line, and fj'ivc her two cookies and her doll, to keep her amused while I made the rapo jelly, I don't aoo how in the world she untied that knot. Davy's got to o an hunt her up." He'll jro," said Mrs. Whitman. "Ho 'most cried 'cause you tied her up the other day. lie told me bethought Sarah was too bad. He jest seta his eyes by Car'tine. Davy, Davy I" Mrs. Whitman stood in the door und called loudly, but she had to cull several time before Davy heard. Ho was very busy, indeed, gathering in his winter More of butternut. Ho bad been work ing hard all the forenoon, und had H'Uhcred two bushels, and wni wed on towards a third. His brown eye gleamed w ith a steady radiiinco under his old1 Mraw hat; his lingers flew. The provi dent iriHinct of the squirrel and bee wire upon him; he was laying iu his lit tle winter More like them, nd took a genuine thrifty delight in it. Then, ton, he had another object iu working fast; ho wanteJ to pet the butternuts all gath ered by 5 o'clock, becausu ho was co- ing to n pnrty t tint cyTi " Jt ....... i,:- i rr lirxt cveuiug party, aud ha was full of delightful, vague anticipations. Ho was going to wear li is bis', clothes, aud he meditated asking his mother for a little of her hair oil with bergnmot iu it to put on his hair; ho was also going to bluckeu his Dimes very particularly. Davy had planned to go iu the house ubout 5 o'clock and commence his preparations, and it was about a quarter before 5 o'clock when he heard his mother's voice calling him. He obeyed rather hesitatingly. 'I shan't c;et the but'iiuts pieced before it's time to black my shoes," he thought, as he went over the dry October grass to the house. Davy wa only twelve years old, and small for his age, although ho was no uncle. llis mother and hi married sister, Sarah, little Caroline's mother, were waiting for him in the d or. "You must go riht oil nud hunt up Gar 'line; she's run away," his mother c died out, as lie came iu sight. "Don't stop a min ute.'' Surah wa almost crying. "Hero 'tis almost 5 o'clock," she exclaimed, "an' that little bitof a thing t Uoright oil. Davy. Davy looked startled, then inquired 'Which wuy do you s'pose she went?" "Oh, dear, I don't know! I was out in tho kitchen making grape jolly. I didn't see her. I didn't linow how long (he's bceu gone. Oh, deai I "I'll tell jou what to do," said Mrs. Whitman with the nir of a managing general. She was uot a very old woman, although her hair wa gray nud she cov ered it with a high hlsckcup und a severe black flout piece, hho always wore u large, stillly-slaich apron. "Sarah and I will go up the road," said she. "an' you, Davy, go down. Au' don't you take lowser, because that last time Ci.r'liuo run away, an you took him to track her, he tracked a wood chuck iiii-teud, im' you went a wild goose chine for two hours. That do ain't tho kind that track folic;, an' 1 don't want you to lose any time foolin' with him. it's gi'tiin' dark. You Hluit Towser up in the burn; then you start. You stop at Mis' ih igg's when you net there aud ask if they've seen anything of Cai'liue, nu' you stop at Mis' Smith's au' Mis' Wht clock's an' if they have you keep on till you find her, no matter how far you have to uo, Dou't you come back, with out her." "I can't see how sho untiod that knot, "said Sarah. Her pretty l'aco was nil streaked with tears and grapo juice. Her mother toon a comer ot her uprou and wiped it forcibly as they started up the road. "You keep calm," she said. "She'll bu found." Uncle Davy snut Towser in tho barn. Then he walked briikly down the road. There wus uot a house for some distauee, but ho peered carefully over tao atone walls across tho fields. Caroline was five years old. She was very fair aud chubby, with carefully brushed, reddish curls and a little blue ribbon to keep them out ot her eye Sho always wore a nice little white tiro in the afternoon. Davy Itruiuud huicea for a glimpse of that M J whlta tiro and those thlning curia Among tha bright October undergrowth The road was Tory dusty. lit kicked np a white cloud aa be walked. Shan't bare any time to black my ahoee," he thought, woefully. Uncle Davy wa a very particular boy, and noeded a great deal of time for everything. When he reached the Brings houso there was still no sign of Caroline. He went around to the aide door and found it open and Sirs. Briggs sitting there mending a coat. Sho was a large woman and seemed to quite fill up tho doorway. "Have you accn anything of Car'line?" asked Davy, standing before her. 'Car'lino," repeated Mra. Brigg. "Yes, Car'line, Sarah'a littlo girl. She a run away, and I'm tryin to find her." 'When did she got" '1 don't know a littlo while ajfo." 'Well, I dcelarc," said Mrs. Brlggs. "I dun know but I did ace her. There was littlo mite of a thing run by n littlo whilo ago in a whito tiro an I wondered who the was. I'd just como out here with this old coat of Mr. Briggs'a to mend. 1 didn't want to get any dirt around in tho sittin' room. I guess 'twas her fust enough. "Which way was sho goin'?" asked Davy, eagerly. "Oh, she was goin' down the road. She coulon't have gone, back, 'cause I've bceu sittin' hero every minute, an' I should havo acen her. I ain't teen in the housi but once to get ft spool of thread, nnd then I wau't gouo long 'nough for a mouse to get past. You keep right on an' you'll find her." Uncle Davy was out of the yard beforo the last words were out of Mrs. Briggs'a mouth. Ho hurried up tho road, look ing mora hopefully for that littlo whito tire it seemed to him that ho must sec it. Many a timo hail ho pursued his littlo uieco Caroline when she hud run away, nud had always found her easily. Caroline, although sho had a venture some spirit, never ran very far. But to night it begun to seem as if sho had. Her Uuclo Davy reached tho Smith house uud went to tho door to inquire. But the door was locked and all tlio curtains wero drawn; the Smiths wcro evidently all away. Davy kept on to tho Whcclock house; thnt was u quarter of a milo farther; there was still no sign of that littlo white tire. Ho ran through tho wcody yurd to tho door and kuocked. Nobody inswered, although ho could see quite distinctly tho motion of it rocking chair beyond the kitchen window, and knew there was somebody nt home. Ho knocked again louder; nobody came. Ho could still sco tho tall bick of the rocking, chair sway. Finally he went boldly to the window aud pouuded on it; a startled face turned toward him from tho calico back of the rocking chair, then somebody went across tho floor, and tho door was opened. "Who is it?" asked rt gentle, drawling voice. Mrs. Wheelock win very tall nud pale, with palo sweeps of hair over her ears, nnd a mildly bewildered, spectacled face. "It's Davy Whitman," replied Davy. "Have you seen Uar line; ' i oin..v r Tft?1rjc2"rr.ls Rot deaf, but sho wus as slow of comprehen sion as a heavy sleeper. "My sister Sarah's little girl has run away, llavo you seen her go by here!" "No, I dun know as I have," repeated Mrs. Wheelock, slowly, whilo her look of bcwildermeut deepened. "I ain't been settiu' to the window senso dinner. When did ." But Davy was gone, und she stood staring after him. She stood there quite a while beforo she went back to her rocking-chair. Tho Whee lock house was the last in that direction for a mile. Davy walked ou about half a mile, then ho stopped before a narrow lane that led over through tho fields to the woods. "I'm 'raid she weut into the woods. "I'm a goin' up tho lane," ho said. "I'm 'fraid she went into tho woods." The dusk was increasing fat; how ever, the full moan was rising, und it would be still light enough to see the whito tiro a long way ahead. Davy trudged on. He emerged from the laue into u cart path through the woods. It was darker theie. He cillcd all tho timo at short intervals: "Car'lino? Cur'line! Here's Uncle Dawyl Car'lino!" But there was no sound in response Davy's voice grew husky a ho weut on; it seemed to him he was walking miles, but he did not kuow how many. It was now quite dark exevpt for the moon, but that lighted the opeu spaces quite brightly. He had hud a plau of taking a circuit through the woods and coming out in a poiut further down ou tho road. He knew there was a path, but somehow ho had missed it, nnd did not come oqt, although ho was constantly expecting to. At last he sat down ou a rock in uu open space to rest a ininuto. "I've just got to," ue said to himself. His leg trembled under him aud he wa panting for breath. Iu a fow minutes he called again: "Car'line, Cur'liuo, Ctiuline! Hero's UncloDuvyl Where bo you, Car'line?" but ho could scarcely speak. Davy was a slender boy, aud, besides, ho was worn by anxiety lor Caroline, of whom he was very fond, und ugituted, too, by a secret remorse. He put his head down on his knees and groaned. Hu hud completely for gotteu the parly, even tho bluckod shoes, the best clothes, tho bergnmot hair oil. "I ain't never goiu' homo without her, anyhow," he said, but bis voico was lit tle more than a whisper. The sharp notes of the autumn insects ran together in his ears. Uuclo Duvy had uot found Caroline, but hu was so worn out that ho fell asleep. " It was a lorg time aftsr that whoa a cold noso and a sharp bark awakened him. It was Towser, who for once had tracked folks instead of woodchucks. Davy sat up straight and everything came back to him. Ho heard noises and saw lights moving through tho trees. "They're after Car'line," he thought with a pang, "they ain't found her yet." Davy staggered to bis feet, thore was a crush through the uuderbruth, and bis father took him by tho arm. Hero h 1st? be shouted, and there was a llad about la response. Then Barah lus- band and Mr. Driggs came np. Ain't yon found her yet!" paited uavy nan soDbing. I 'Found who!" cried her father slink ing him. 'Car'line." "Car lino"she was found all richt. She wan't lost. She didn't run far. Sho went back to the house whilst tici mother was gone, an' Sarah found ber eatin' grape jelly when she grt bark. She'd cat whole tumbler, but I guess it won't hurt her any. It's you w'r buntin' for. It's 12 o'clock at night. What did you come in hero forf" "I was huntin' for Car'line." Dvj was so tired and bowildercd now that he was crying like baby, although ho was twelve years old. His father grasped his little cold hand fast and pulled him alone. "Well, there's no use standin' talkin'," said ho. You'd better got home. Mother's got some supper waitia' for you. Mr. Briggs's teum is down here a littlo piece; so it won't take long, and you won't have to walk." Davy would not have walked far. Sarah's husband took hold of his otbci hand, and he and his father nearly carried him between thorn to Mr. Briggs's wagon, which was tied under an ook tree. "It's lucky he ain't no older," said Mr. BrigTS, ns ho got in, "or he'd got his death with rhcuuiutir., sleeping out there side of that swamp." Davy fell asleep again as sooa a tao wagon was under way. Ho never know how ho got homo nor how his lather puTlcl off his littlo damp jacket and wrapped him iu his own coif, but tho flash of lights in his face and hi mother's voico awakenod him tborougnly when he got home. Sarah was over nt her mother's waiting, and Car'lino had beou put to bed on tho sitting room loungo. Sarah hugged him and cried, but his mother hurried him into tho bedroom and took oil his damp clothes end rolled him in hot blankets, then ho sat out by tho kitchen stove with his feet in tho oven and drank a great bowl of giuger tea and ate a plato of milk toast, of which ho was especially fond. Kvory. body stood around him and petted him. They didn't have tho party to-night," said his mother, "they wero so upsot about you. Thcy'ro going to have it to morrow night, so you won't lose that." Sarah lcanod over and stroked Davy's littlo damp head lovingly. "To think of Uncle Davy's going out to find Car' line an' staying out till midnight," she said, tearfully. "Sister'd neVer forgtvo herself if anything hud happened to him." Uuclo Davy looked up at her suddenly, his honest fuco gleaming out of tie folds of tha blanket. "You muia't feel so bad, Sarah," aaid ho. "I untied Car' line." Atlanta Constitution. All Unassuming Monarch. "The Emperor of Austria ij oue of tho most unassuming inonarchs in all Eu ropo," said W. P. Etdridgo, a gentleman recently returned from Europe. "Whilo "in Vieuua I had octiA.jon t.vjgi, thji...iilao. j)xL found tho Emperor s audience cham ber crowded with Generals aud no blemen who hnd como to thank his Majesty for promotions and decora tions; but mingling with these were au thors, inventors, professors, widows and orphans seeking pensions, and a number of very poor men and women who had petitions to present. There are few countries in which persons of this latter class would over chance of seeing their sovercigu; but in Austria anybody who has anythiug reasouabio to ask of tho Emperor is suro of au audience. Ou one or two days n week his Majesty receives all comers who havo applied to be re ceived, and ho receives thmu alono. Ev ery applicant takes his turn. A master of ceremonies opens a door, tho visitor wulks iu aud fluds himself fuco to fuco with the Emperor, who is usually unat tended. Tho door closes and the pe titioner may say to tho Emperor what, ho likes. There is no chamberlain or secre tary to intimidate him. Tho Emperor stands in a plainly furnished study in undress uniform without a star or grand cordon, and ho greets everybody with au encouraging smile ana a good-natured gesturo of tho hand, which seems to say, Tuore is no ceremony here. Tell mo your business, nud if I can help you, I will.' Tho Ei.iperor of Austria has a clear, penetrating eye, and quick catch ing maimer. By a gluuco he makes peo ple feel at home, and by a word draws from them what they have to say. Then ho gives his own auswer straight out and fearlessly, but generally tfith an acqui escing smile, and whatever he promises is faithfully performed. There is noth ing otty or evasive in him. He is a monarch who replies by Yes' or 'No,' but always with tho grcut3t courtesy. A most lovable trait iu him is, that whenever ho sees unybody nervous in his presence hd makes the audience list until by Ids kind endeavor the nervousness has bceu entirely dispelled." St. Louis Stur-Sayiugs. Superstitious Turks. Notwithstanding the progress Iho Turks have mado of late year iu thq arts of civilization, all, fro n the highest' to tho lowest, over the length unl breadth of the Ottoman Empire, are a prey to the dovoutet supcrstitiou. Tho ollice of Muuejim Uashi, or Court Astro!-! oger, st'dl exists. Tho man's duties uro not of a very complex kind, but they have an important bearing ou political and social movements. For every action of the Sultan and his ministers he has to1 calculate the most propitiout day, hour, aud even minute; aud he publishes an nually an almanac, in which, for the benefit of the wholo Mohammedan pop ulation, the days aro specified on which it is best to have the hair cut or tho nails trimmed, to take modicinu or to bo bled, to visit friends, to buy bouses, lands or slaves, to undertake a journey, and even to do uothiug. Nest to tho Koran no work is mora widely studied among tho Sultan's subject, and it is very doubtful whether even tno great Evangol of tho l'rophet i moru scrupu lously oboyed.. Ouco-A-Weuk, ccniocs FACTS. A railroad depot in Berlin, Germany, Cost 14,000,000. More than twenty-fire per cent, of the freight of this country is coal. Queen Victoria's household is said to consist of nearly one thousand persoot. A century ago there were only four teen newspapers in London, England. Tho penny weight was the ctact weight of tho old British silver penny. The smallest parish in England is Wilcot, Oxon. It contains seven per sons. , A hunter in Pennsylvania tho other day shot a buck and a doo with ono dis charge of his gun. All potitions to the British House of Commons must be in handwriting and may not bo printed. Tho largest Lima bean ranch in the world is said to be one of 2200 acres in Ventura County, Cal. A London (England) cabman was re cently lined for carrying fourtecu per sons in his cab at one time. A girl in N.ishville, Tcnn., giggled herself to death the other day because hor brother was intoxicated. The host class of oysters como from the smallest creoks, while they increase in coarscuej, tho farthor they are found out at tea. The curious information is given that the crown of England, which is valued at $500,000, has been in pawn foul times, onco for $10,000. The Chincso not iufrequontly con dema a prisoner to keep awake uutit he dicj. A criminal in such circumstance! usually lives nino or ten days. Tho University of Oxford, England, has tho reputation of having been founded by King Alfrol in 872. It numbers at present about 12,000 mem bers. . Humboldt County, C&l., ha3 a timbsr rosorvo of redwood, pine and spruco of 73,390,000,000 feet, Doing greater than that of Michigan, Minnesota and Wis consin combined. Tho ship-canal from Paris, France, it to be about one hundred and fourteen miles in length and twenty-three foot in doptb, and the estimated cost is thirty million of dollars. A petrified "grcon" pino limb was found recently by a Georgia man uear Bueua Vists. "Ths limb is perfect, showing whero tho straws undo indenta tions nud the grain cf tho wood. It is somewhat white and icacuible coral wreath." Probably tho youngest woman evange list in the country is Fannie Edwards, a nfsecn-ycar-old Louisville, (Ky.) girl, who has been preaching tho Gospel to Tennessee mountaineers. She is very attractive in appearance and quite elo quent, it is said. Tho Shah of Persia has more than $33,000,000 worth of ornaments, gomi and precious stones in one strong room, 20x14. Thore are scabbards in thii finest turquoia in the world has a case all to itself. When leaving homo thi Shah locks up his jewelry aud " travel; lu paste." Tito Big New Fish. Those who sail upon tho sen and fish in the waters thereof havo always en joyed exceptional advantages in the dis covory of wonders. Tho fisherman who mako thoir headquarters at Olouccster, Mass., often catch rare aud interesting creatures ou their trawls while pursuing their occupation at tho Grand Banks and on other great snhoals oil the coast. Ac cordingly, tha United States Fish Com mission appealed to them recently for aid in prepuriug a collection of marine and fresh-water fishes, which is to bo an inipoitant feature of its exhibition at the World's Fair at Chicago! As a result, ono exceedingly rare and another entirely new species has been secured. Ono of these is callod tho "laraprif,'' and is tho first of its kind known to have been taken iu theso wuters. It lookt somewhat like tho common suufish of the brooks, though upon an enormously ex aggerated scale, weighing fully 300 pounds. In color it is most brilliant, being painted in vivid tints of red, whits and blue. The fins are crimson, the back sky blue and the sides of an iridescent whiteness. The other fish is the "cscolar" of tha Canary Islands, which is so highly prized there for food that it is considered chaap st $1 a pound. It is not so very uncom mon in tho warm waters of the globe, but has never been caught here before. In appearance it is not very striking, being grayish brown in color; but its body is completely covered with an armor of small bony plates, each of which projects outward in two sharp points. The speci men captured measured over six foot in length and had a mouth big enough to take in a luir-sized salmon. Both of these Ushcs wcreta'ren on the Grand Banks in water more than 1000 feet deep. Their skeletons have been preserved for the National Museum. Be fore being dissected models were mado from them aud painted for the collection to bo shown at ti e World's Fair. Killing Insects by Uso of Fungus. Professor S. A. Forbes, State Ento mologist of Illinois, has imported from Fruuce a package of tho germs of a de structive disease of tho white grub, dis covered there by Dr. Alfred Giard. The disease is producod by a fungus very similar to oue of those which havo in fested the chinch bug of Illinois for several years. The package received consists of the spores of the fungus. These can be grown artificially ingellutin and so obtained in unlimited quantity. Professor Forbes has begun the artificial culture of this fungus, and will expert ment with it on American white grubs and other insects to test its value as an Insecticide -Chicago Herald. Ono of the big redwood trees in Sequoia Park, in California, U 31 1-2 fect iu diameter aud 370 feet bgh. The banker Dill ess ended abruptly at ClrarfiVId with a vtrdlet of not guilty, but lbs defendant to pay the costs. Mrs. Vft'y Oxtoby, an aged Inmate of the V sslilnulou coiintv home, committed sui cide Monday evening by banging herself to an iron tirating. The Itlalr and Cambria Lumber company, of HollldHTsburR. iaile.1 and A. II. Hicks, of Diincansvllle,, was appointed its assignee. The Hemlock Lumber Association, of Northern Pennsylvania, met at Williams port and advanced the price of hemlock stock, all grmles, 50 cents Jier thousand. Hiram Ulce and wife, of New l astle, died of the iirip within a day of each other. This Is the third case within two meks where both husband and wile died within few hours of each other. Preston M. (Jeniet. of Pethlehera, Voung member of the Northampton countv bar, shot himself in the Court House a'l Kaslon. He wus on trial for embezzling limds coming Into his hands as attorney. He cannot recover. At Oreensburg Osborn Morgan was con victed of illejiul liiiior selling and sentenced to pav -"0U and eiid eifrht months In the workhouse. 1'itrox Murial, for the saini offense, whs found guilty, sentenced to eight months to the work bouse and lined XW and costs. Governor Psttlson has Issued a proclama tion railing attention to the vast proportions . of the famine in ltussla, recalling the bounty of the world smt to the Johnstown flood sufliTcrs.atid advtiiiiR 'he citizens of the Slute tosond cintrihutious for the relief of tho Knssian peasants to the Russian Famine Itellef Committee in Washing jn. Abrahsm Patterson, a young farmer of Ptnr On iters, Hartford township, uhio, four miles from hharon, was struck by a tree while chopping in the woods, and instantly killed. ' Edward Allison, a b'akeman. fell from his train at Uadehuiigh, near Greensburg, and wus cut to pieces. He bud only worked about three weeks on the road. Charles Maekey was drowned In Cattish creek, Washington. , The creek at this point is only IS inelu s deep, and Mickey's face was barely under waUr. It Is believed he fell Into the creek and wai unable to rise, he was drunk. Edward Turner, the oldost member of the Luzerne count y lur. died at Wilkenbarre. He ullowed a traveling doctor to ouernte on a bunicu und blood poisoning followed. Solomon KhatTcr, 10 years old, of Greens burg, was found frozen near his home. In a dilllcnlty between pupils at the Fair view school, near Millersdnle, Westmore land county, Charles Ores-ck, aged 14, was struck and kicked by unother pupil uamed Itaughiiiaii. Urczeck may die. Diphtheria In its worst type is prevalent at Grecnsburg and vicinity. The proud Jury of Westmoreland countv has boj;un a cru:ado agaiust illegal liquor sellers. A lire occurred In the Columbus ('nthnlio church at Johntnwn, damaging that edifice to the extent of t.'t.OOO. This is the church presided over by Father Davis at the time of tho Hood, and where newspuper lueu wars so well received. Harry Vincent, colored, died in the county jail at Car We. He was in for some minor offense, but seemed determined to die and refused all food. Efforts were made to force him to take food, but be fought them oil successfully, and after days of starvation, lie coolyjurned b's face to the wall .and Stephen PoAyla was placed on trial at Wilkesbsrre for tbe murder of his wife at Scrauton. He broke down and wept like a child. District Attorney Kelly, who read the indictment, was much affected. Ths latter wus tlio murderer's best man at his wedding and a fellow classmate in col lege. he family of A. J. Campbell, of Kelly's station, on tlio Allegheny Valley railroad, has hem sudly depleted by diphtheria recently- Jennie Cumpbell! aged 14 years, was taken ill ubout two months ago. Niary umpbell, aged It, wasstricken and died a few weeks later, tfor remains were removed from tho house through a window that Jennie might not learn of her sister's death. Katie Campbell, 5 years old, took sick ou the day of the funeral and died 10 days after. Mabel, seven years old; John, U years, aud a baby are still id with the disease. A number of other cases of diphtheria are reported in the vicinity of Kelly's station. The distillery of (leoree Dengler, in Alba ny township, near Heading, has beeu seized for allegfit violation of the revenue laws. The distillery contained 402 gallons of apple brandy. Patrick Pungan, a farmer residing near Crossingvill, miieided by cutting bis throat Saturday, llo hud been ill with grip and became despondent. The freshman and sophomore classes of Washington-Jefferson college huvo decided not to have a cane rush this year. Durlnu a row among Italian laborers at IiyiilliHiina station, Westmoreland county, Sunday, ono of tho participants was so badly cut up that he will probably die. Conrad Achtizor, a Scottdule hotel Xeeper, was sentenced at (Jreensburg to ay a fine of iW and costs for Illegal bqunr selling, and nisv also have bis license revoked. W illiam Kelt, for illegal liquor selling, was given loUU flue aud 10 months in the work house. Michael Hannan, of Loretto. died as a r aultof a mule falling on him last week. A number of Washington county sports men baveorgauize I themselves into a society for the extinction of hawks, and owls, and oilers 1 loreach bird (hat is killed duiing the coming month. The reusou is that these birds have been playing havoe amoug the guina birds here. Lake Erie is frozen from the American to the Canadian shore fur the first time in six years. Bridget Murray, a Uraddock domestic started to visit relatives at Hawkins, on alighting from the train the humlleof her nmbreliu, which had a crook in it. caught on the engine. The train started, and the sudden shock Miss Murray received tbrew ber under the wheels and she was ground to pieces. Ellsworth Itryner.of Ohio Pyle.was fatally sho by Cilpin llryner while hunting. The recent cold snap kilted much of the game uronud baron, The Republican State committee met at Philadelphia and decided to hold the State convention at Hurrisburg on April 2U. There were 19 votes cast for llt'eburg. 77i Ht it Debt The debt ot the State is being speedily wiped out, aud from now on the sinking fund will be a mere bagatelle. State 1 retsu rer liover'a monthly, report showed 7Ul,i IM 34 in the sinking fund. Monduy the bulauoe of the td.OOO.oOO loans will mature, and will be paid off us fast as the bonds urn presented. On the same day a payment of 15,M0 will he made to the agricultural college. 'I his will leave K-vJ lit in the sinking fund, and agaiust this there is now outstanding old bonds amount ing to i:H.H)0, I be next loan to In- mes Is due in im, and the lust in 1012. The annual appropriation of 1100,000 to the slak ing fund will be aruplo to meet all claims. Heretofore, under the Humes law, turn sinking fund re reived f 1,000 000 annually. The general fund this evening contained f5,G6u,5UI 34, so that with the regula receipts of the department there is no danger of a failure to pay the IJ.OOOJiW publia school appropriation in June. The actual cash In the treasury V'J'1 i' hnt 7 cents. . 1' 'J 11 CI I ' . . l -
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