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THE MIDDLiBURGH POST.
GEO. W. WAOESSELLER.
Editor and Proprietor.
Miui't.f.nrHoii, Pa., Ai-im. 9, ls:t(i.
Tbc English nro mill, by the Now
Orient Picayune, to bo amazed at
finding, by tbo cxarnjtlo of President
Krngor, that i person can bo s diplo
mat witbont tlio nso of a monocle, bnt
they aro euro tbat it is a very excep
tional case.
Tbo New York ('bomber of Com
merce, tbo City Club, tbe Fine Arti
Federation ami otber societies aro try
log to securo legislation against sky
scraping buildings. They would bave
tho lieipbt of buildings limited by tbo
width of tbo Ktrect on which tbey era
built.
Tbere is no need for us to lio awake
at nigbt worrying over microbes, as
wo bavo been wont to regard thorn,
announces tbo New York Mercury. A
certain professor went to tbo trouble)
of purifying tbo air of all tbeso germ,
and then fed it to some small animals,
which promptly died upon bis bands.
Tbo enormous amount of wool now
used for milking paper every ycur may
bo judged from tbo fact tbnt a Paris
newspaper, tbo Petit Journal, which
bus a circulation of over a million
copies a day and is printed on wool
pulp paper, consumes in a twelve
month 120,01)0 fir trees of an average
height of si.ty-six feet. This is said
to be equivalent to tbe annual thinning
of 20,000 acres of forest.
It is not enough tbat a certain ptont
woman on a certain little inland across
tho Atlantic should bo called Victoria,
Queen of England and Empress of In
din, but sbo muht needs bo a goddess
to boot, remarks tho PathGnder.
Tbero is a sect iu Or i huh, Bengal, who
worship her as their chief divinity,
and it is discovered that ber majesty
is an object of worship in tho temple
of Pbudong-Lama in Thibet.
A plan bas been announced in Lon
don to lay a telegraph cablo from
Shetland, tbo noitherumost telegraph
outpost of Great Britain, to Iceland
nuder fivo thousand miles of sea.
Tho necessary funds hiivo boon ho
cared to assure tbo success of tho pro
ject, tbo total cost being divided be
tween Great Britain, Denmork and
Iceland. Tb calJei ir' it i TnjCl-
ed, grcat!y stimulato trado between
Iceland and England, which already
amounts to a considerable, sura yearly.
Tbo growing influence of newspa
pers in Hchool education was illustra
ted tho other day ut a eoufercneo of
tho Public Education Association in
Now York, when Miss Josephine O.
Locke, supervisor of drawing in tho
publiu schools of Chicago, told bow
tho children aro being trained to
search thn columns of tho press iu
Working on topics of a public nature.
It should bo one of tho functions of
every school to teach tho children bow
to read a newspaper to tho best ad
vantage and also what uowspapcrs
should bo read.
Tbo valtio of thoroughness in tho
treatment of any subjoct bas received
a recent illustration in tho caso of
Professor Roentgen, who gave tho
matter of his X ray photography bo
exhaustive a study beforo publishing
auything with regard to it that it bas
taken tbo rest of tho scientific world a
month to catch np with him. It is
said that photographs taken by him
aro better than tho majority of thoso
taken by other experimontors. Pro
fessor Itoentgcu's modest paper on
tho subject of his discovery, says the
Scientific American, has not beon 0.x
ccedud (in interest, clearness of state
ment, and precision of deductions, b
all which has been pubhshod siuco.
A Now Y'ork Press writer says that
Mciielck, Jung of Abyssinia, had a do
cided advautago over tho Italians,
when it oamo to a questiou of food.
It was next to impossible for tho sons
of Bunny Italia to get their supplies
from one part of that rough country
to another, and tho troops wcro ofton
obliged to go hungry, not becauso
tbero was nothing to eat, but bocuuso
it could not be got at. Menelek man
aged thoso things better. Accustomed
as bis people are to existing largely
upon raw meat, thoy never think of
butchering cattlo for their commis
sariat, but drive them along on the
march, and when hunger begins to
pinch them tbey bavo a habit of cut
tingjfroro shoulder and ilank strips
of raw meat, which they devour. The
poor animals staggering along till no-
tually flayed alive iu this slow and
cruel manner. But there are no bag'
gago wagons, no silver stowpans and
txiuptoicons to annoy the army.
AN EASTER LTRtC.
RtsMlpped buds and song of birds,
Moodows dotted thick with flowers
la low swamps the grazing bards
Coma wltb April's freshening showers.
Boft th onth wind's wooing breath,
Mini on I thn runnel' flow;
Closed Is Winter's rrlgn of death,
And Nature -.miles to sue It go.
Now tho bluebird's wsrblod bell
Stirs the film-top's tlltod spray
On tho rall-feneo note him well
How ths robin shines to-davl
Over meadow, knoll an 1 hill
Oreeu gross puts Its earpet neat
And the rare -.lug-spirrow's thrill
Never turned to song more sweet.
I'leocopiled eloiids, In argosies,
Flont against tho deep hluo sky,
Whilo brighter grow tho wlllowtrees
Abovo the brook thnt ripples by.
Lurb'n. of earth, and mind, and soul,
Hllp with dull enro a whilo sway;
Tho Hummer sun regains control,
And new Ufa dawns with Ranter Day,
Joel Ik-nton.
AN EASTER CARD.
jot riFXE FonnF.sT onAvns.
ELL, I don't like to
bo lectured I" said
Hylphido Egcrton.
She rat on tho
rudo stono stile,
with her flully gold
en tresses all disor
dered by tho wind,
her cheeks roddoncd with tho stormy
brightness of tho March sunshine,
and a next of littlo field mice in her
lap, whoso mother bad been killed by
the schoolboys under a fallen log.
Hylphido a rrenturo ot reckless im
pulsebad driven away the littlo ty
rants, who were about to torment the
Lelpiess brood, and was now carrying
homo tho nest of velvet soft orphans,
to caro for them as best sbo could.
"They nro only field mice, to be
sure," said Hylphido, "but they aro so
helpless and so cunning I Ami if no
ono clso will sncnor them, I will."
Ho, in tho disbabillo incident to
climbing half a dozen fences, wailing
across a brook and making ber way
through a thicket ot tall bilberry
bushes, Miss Hylphido found herself
confronted with tho young clergy
man, whoso spotlessly neat uttiro and
air of quiet dignity were an unspoken
satire on ber own torn dross and brier
scratched hands.
"Can I help'yoit over tho stilo, Miss
Egcrton," Baid Mr. Highland, cour
teously. "No, you can't 1" said Sylpbide,
secretly hoping that if sbo kept sit
ting tbero ho would not discover that
tho llouneo was half ripped off her
1 dress, and that sbo had lout ouo shoe
in tbe mud. ,
Ho smiled a littlo at ber brusque
reply.
"It ii after sunset," ho said. "The
wind prows chill. "'i
' r L 'w It t" jr-d Hjf.'xiiul
"Ion dun t expect to sit hero all tho
evening?"
Perhaps I shall!" said Sylpbide,
darting dolinui'o at him from under
ber level, golden brows. "1 don't
know of anyone who bas a right to dic
tate to mo upon tho tubject."
mt. Highland stood looking fit ber
with folded arms and imperturbable
gravity.
inn bave been on a long walk?"
said be.
Yes," acknowledged Sylpbide,
picking at tho fringo of a little scar
let India scarf that h li wore.
And yet," be went on, "you tell
me that you cannot liud tiiuo to at
tend tho daily afternoon service?"
Hylphido llushed to tho very roots
of ber hair.
"I don't want to bo lectured." oid
the.
'And I am tho last person who has
any right to lecture you, Miss Egcr
ton, " said Mr. Highland. "All I ask
of you is to stop and think. Indeed,
I cmuot comprehend bow it is that tho
devotional sweetness of your sisters
can bavo so littlo effect upon you."
un, 1 Know I ' said Hylphido, be
ginning to lose her temper, as sho al
ways did whou tho perfections of
JoBcpha and Lesbia were sung in her
cars. "My sisters are angels, and I
am a castaway."
".Hiss Hylphido "
But sbo put both bands to her cars.
"I told you I would not bo lec
tured," said she. "Pleaso to remem
ber that you have brought this on
yourself!"
Mr. Highland colored a little, lifted
his bat with punctilious courtesy and
passed on.
Why was it, he asked himself, stern
ly, that this lawless littlo romp, with
the deep blue eyes and tho cloud of
golden hair, had such power to tor
ment him with her icekless moods and
wild caprices? .lo had done bis best
to civilize bor. Ho would abaudon
tbo task here, and let her go her own
fantastio way.
And not until ho was ent of sight
did Hylphido bnrst into a passion of
tears. Hho would have cut out her
tongue sooner than tell Mr. Highland
tbat she had meant to como to church
that afternoon, but that the episode
of tuo neld-mieo had entirely uriveu
everything else out of her head.
"He always soes me at my worst,"
sbo sobbed. "Well, why need I caro?
m him faucy me a savago if ho likes.
What is it to mo?"
Whou sho reached homo still with
tho nest of field-mice tenderly elapsed
to her bosoin Liosbia, her tall, bund
some sister, met her on the threshold
"Goodness gracious, Hylphl" bIio
cried. "What a fright you have made
oi yonrsolf I
"I am always a fright," said Bylp
hide, with ironioal calmness "accord'
jug to yon, at least."
"Mr. Highland was so grieved at
your missing tho afternoon service,
aid soft voiced Josephs, who had red
(told hair and eyes of real pansy blue,
like a picture.
"Was he, indeed?" said the robel of
the family. "I wish he'd mind his
own business I"
"Oh, Sylpbide," said Josepba,
"don't speak so I And what havo you
got there? norrid little mice, as I
livol Oh, do throw them away !"
"They are darlings," said Sylpbide,
her defiant eyes softening as she gsr.ed
down at her drab treasures. "And
I'm Roing to bring them np by hand
and teach them all sorts of cunning
tricks. I know it can be done."
"Oh, indeed!" said Lesbia, severely.
"You have timo to set np a private
menagerie, and romp with all the cats
and dogs, and ponies and calves on
the place, bnt you hsve no timo to
paint Easter enrds for tbe Sunday
school girls, althongh Mr. Highland
especially requested ns "
"Mr. Highland again!" burst out
Sylphide, passionately. "You may bo
Mr. Highland's obedient slaves you
and all the other unmarried women of
tbe rongrcgetion bnt I havo declarod
independence 1"
And she ran away to tbo barn cham
ber, a fragrant littlo nook, where, ever
since sho was twelve years old, she bad
possessed ber own little sanctum, nn-
ili'iturLed by prying eyes, to make a
warm nest for ber little orphans until
sbo could smuggle in some milk from
the kitchen.
And Lesbia and Josepha met Mr,
Highland the next day at church with
sweet, sorrowful faces, hico grieved
Madonnas.
"Vo aro so sorry," said Lesbia.
"But Sylpbide refuses positively to
help ns with tho Easter work."
"It is absolutely impossible toiutel
est her in church affairs!" signed
Josepba.
But Mr. Highland's heart gavo a
throb of esultation when, as lie, was
half-way through tho service, be
caught a glimpsocf a slight, veiled
figure at the very back of tho church.
"It was Sylphide, be said to him
self. "I am quite sure it was Sylp
hide; but sho slipped aw,ay beforo I
could get to the door to speak to her.
But what an incomprehensible little
sprite sho is !"
Tho work for the coming Easter wns
progressing bravely. Lesbia and
Josepha Egcrton were deep iu illumi
nated letters, sheets of leaf-cold and
autiqno devices. White calla buds
and lSermuds lilies were being coaxed
teudorly iuto bloom, wreaths of ever
green wero being woven by busy
hands, yet from all tho industrious
group Mr. Highland missed tho face
of Sylphide Egertou more keenly than
ho himself would have been willing to
confess.
And when Mis Itoberti Hall, an
elderly maiden whose matrimonial
hopes wero not yet entirely blighted,
groaned over Sylphide's iniquities, the
youn clergyman found himself taking
up tho cudgels in her defense with
some emphasis.
"Sho is very yonng, Miss Roberta,"
lip .'d '.'Wv. n.irl..,ciir-, ,er O'uie. "
And Miss ltoberta, whoso fault was
asmrcdly not thnt of extreme youth,
could only llush up aa 1 be silent.
It wns i.aster Lve when Mr. High
land, after superintending tho decora
tion of the church with tho freshest of
spring (lowers mid tho brightest of
illuminated bautiers, came to look for
littlo Willie Egerton, who had prom
ised to get In in some rhododendron
leaves and wild laurels Iroiu the woods.
"lie's out in tho barn, I guess, like
ly," saiil Jones, tho hired man.
.Shall I look for him, parson?
"No; do not disturb voursolf," said
Mr. Highland. "I will go myself."
He went into tho barn, ascended tho
narrow, wooden stairway and entered
the little burn chamber, whoso doois
stood wide open.
A curious, quaint apartment it was,
its side bung with drawings, engrav
iugs cut from old magazines, auu o Ids
ami ends of chintz the tmuset laying
bars of g"ld u-'ross its rudo board
floor, while the field mice, now g'rowu
to a very respectable size, skurried
under tho table and eyed the intruder
with a startled gaze.
Ou tho table in tho middle of tho
room wero scattered imiuting ma
terials, while a lovely, haif-tluishod
card displayed a devico of lmsaion
flowers, wreathed around a circlo of
thorns. Besi.lo it lay a hrnsu and a
saucer of brilliant water colors, whilo
ono ot Hyliibida Egerton's gloves
had fallen on tho floor elo.-.o to tho
chair.
"Mr. Highland, is this tho work of
a gentleman?"
While ho was still standing gazing
at the half-unfinished work, a slender
figure had glided in, and Sylphide
stood at his side.
Never bad sho looked so entrano-
ingly beautiful ; never had her eyes
glitterod with such sapphire light, or
her lips worn such a rich scarlet.
"Sylphide," ho said, "I had no idea
tbat this studio was yours. I came
hero to look for Willie. It seems I
have surprised your secret."
"ios, Hylphido unswered, passion
ately, "you have ! 1 have toiled here
daily in solitude; I havo painted an
Easter card for every child in tho
parish ; I have embroidered an altar
oovcr on white billiard cloth, all by
myself. I havo visited the sick, taught
tho little oucs and tried to help those
who wore helpless. And yet and
yet-"
Tears choked her voieo; sho cov
ered her eyes with bor hands.
Mr. Highland took the little, trem
bling hands in his with a tendor and
reverent clasp.
"Sylphide dearest Sylphide!" he
cried "try to forgive me, for I never
cau forgive my del f, for thus rashly
and presumpiut"sly during to judge
yon !"
Nothing more was spoken just then;
but tho golden sileneo was sweeter
than balm. Eye appealed to eye, and
tender tears washed out all traces of
offense.
"Sweet Sylphide. I love yon I" said
he.
And, with downcast lids and crim
soning cheeks, she answered:
"And I may confess it now I love
yon!"
Never were prayers more earnest
than those breathed by Sylphide Eger
ton as she knelt at the sacred altar
that Easter morning; and long after
they were married, Sylphide found the
little Easter card which sbe had paint
ed tbo cross and the crown of thorns
in her husband's desk.
"Oh. Balph," sbo said, "why do
yon keep this poor little daub?"
He took it lovingly into his band.
"Dearest," said he, "no P.ombrandt
nor Michael Angelo conld be more
precious in my eyes thau is this I"
South Americans Resources.
The sixteen republics south of the
United States and mclndiug Mexico
and Central America have a popula
tion of over 50,000,000 people.
Brazil is the largest of the southern
republics. It is said to bavo more nav
igable rivers than any otber country
in the world. Rio do Janeiro is the
principal city and it has nearly 1,000,
000 inhabitants.
Rubber is the best product of the
Amazon vall'ey,3.1,000,000 pounds hav
ing been exportod in l. Iron
abounds, but tho mines aro undevel
oped. Tho Government of Brazil controls
tho telegraph system. In IH'.W there
were 12,467 miles of wire and Brazil
communicates with tho United States
by three lines.
Brazil's coiumeroo is mainly with
France, Great Britain and the United
Mates. The principal articles export
ed aro eoflee, hides, tobacco, gold coin
and bullion, sugar, diamonds, rose
wood, cocoa and rubber.
Vf ueziida is threo times the sizo of
Franco and of Germany and livo titnoi
tho size of Italy. It is, in fact, larger
than any European Nation except
Russia. There aro only two seasons
tho wet ami tho dry. Tho climato
variei with the altitude.
Venezuela is ono of the richest of
tho South American republics in nat
ural resources. It has lino gold mines,
raro and precious wools aud splendid
agricultural facilities. Mauy of tho
mines have never been developed.
Mexico's mines nro many aud rich.
They havo been worked for over 400
years and although vast quantities of
precious metals havo been taken out
by far the greater part of tho treasure
is yet to bo mined. Humboldt, at the
beginning of this century, estimated
Mexico's mines ot 3000.
Bobvia and Colombia havo tlieir
greatest wealth iu mines. Their de
velopment is very slow, however. Vast
coal fields, gold, silver, precious
stones, iron, copper, tin, lead, bis
muth, mercury, platinum, zinc, rock
crystal, alum, talo and alabasKr aro
among tho things which will make
these countries very rich.
Some liciiiurkanlu Jumps.
worth seeing, says tho St. Louis Re
public, when the winner is forced to
jump upwards of three-quarters of a
hundred feet in order to gain tbo
prize. At tho great athletic meeting
held nt Stockholm, Swedeu, in 18'.M,
there wero several competitors iu tho
running spring-board jump," eaehof
whom managed to clear moro than
forty-four feet, tho winuer making a
record of seventy feet threo inches.
Tho Swedes aud Norwegians, it is
true, do not jump in the same fashion
that Americans 1. They hate a run
way at the athletic grounds at Stock
holm which is clown the side of a bill
200 feet in height. At the bottom of
this an immense spring-board is net iu
such a way tbat the "spring" end is
six feet above tho ground. It is from
this that tbo jump is taken. However,
if wo think of tho matter properly,
this seventy-foot flight through tho
air is a wonderful feat after all.
How Nails Arc Named.
Two accounts aro given of tho origin
ol tho teims "six-penny, " "eight
penny," "ten-penny," and so on, as
applied to the various bizos of nails.
According to ono statement, wheu
nails were made by hand, the penny
was taken as a standard of weight, aud
six were made to equul the weight of
a copper penny. This explanation is
open to criticism on account of tho
very small size of tho nails of which
six were needed to balance even the
lurgesizea, old-lastnonod copper
penny, luo otuer is much more prob
able. It affirms that six were sold for
a penny, and tho name grew into use,
even when the price changed, and tho
larger kinds were, from a popular
mistake, called ten-penny and so ou,
without regard to size or weight. Of
the ordinary six-penny nails, there
aro eighty to tho pound ; of tho eight
penny, there are fifty; ten-penny,
thirty-four; twelve-penny, thirty
muo. St. Louis Globe Democrat.
William's Little Oaks.
Tho Kaiser colebratod his thirty
seventh birthday a short timo ago, and
a Berlin florist sent him thirty-seven
tiny oak treos. William II. was de
lighted. The thirty-seven littlo oak
lings wero given to tho hoad gardener,
and will be transferred to ono of the
Imperial gardens, while the Emperor
will personally superintend their
grouping. And the far-seeing florist
now displays tbo royal arms abovo hit
door. Detroit Free Press.
Profit From One Grapefruit Tree.
Tho returns from tbe salo of the
product of a single grapefruit tree in
tue ieria Ueia inland grove, near
Braldentowu, are given in a late issue
of tho Manatee River Journal. The
fruit filled twenty-six boxes and sold
for $170. Tbe freight, cartage and
commissions amounted to 820. 3(3, mak
ing the net prooeeds $143.64. Jack
sonville (Flo.) Citizen.
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fifiiGin()G
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TEMPORAL BCaDM.
I knew a Chrixtian lady who'' 1 'a very
heavy tomiiornl burden. It too wiy her
slip and her appetite, and thei rt.isrinn
ger of her health breaking dot ruder it.
Ono day Wh'n It neemd efM ly heavy,
she tiotieed Ivlng c n tho table lijr her a
little lrn-t eallcd " Hannah's h,,li." At
tracted by the title, rdie picked ill and be
gan to read it, little knowing tti itws.to
create a revolution In her whole Jj:Kriciie.
The utory was of a poor woinaOvho had
lieen carried triumphantly throe, a life of
unuvml xorrow. Mie was givlngt3 history
of ln-r life to a kind visitor on on eeaslon,
and at the clnxn the visitor oaid, Hyhiigly.
"( Hannah, I do nut see how , u .vuld
bear ko much unrr-iw :
I did not bear It." was tho ntn -
reply
"tne i.om iMiro it jnr me. m
"Yen. 'aid the vlxitor. "that Is (in right
wav. We must take our tronbli i to the
... ... .. - ,
Lord."
" .." replied Hannah, "but w
must do
n tie-re.
k their
in I1WIIV
more than that : we imi-t leave tint
Most pecple," hIi" continued.
burden to Hi n. tuit tin v bring tl
with them again, and lire Just
a-k worried
and as unhappy ever, but I to!
mine,
nwny
buck.
are! leave them with hitn, ami I ei fin
anil forget them. If the worry cot i
I take It to Illm again ; nml I lo this over
and over until nt last I Just forgrt I hnve
anv worries ntul am at perfect rest." H. V.
huilth.
Kin iso Yorxo,
Keepln tr you nirix a matterof keeping abreast
w ith He time we are in, getting out a new
Million d oiie xclf everyday i ami in order
to i!o that we i I to keep out in the open.
Perpetual youth i the art of keeping up,
living iu that vital connection with tle'thlnk
iug and the ib'lnif nml the endeavoring that
I" iu the world, that all your moving Is in
the puce of the world's moving. A man's
age i the 1 1 -t il between hllll-elf mid Ills
time reilm-eil to figure. In order to keep
Up With the World we re piire to live a life
that Is a part of the world's life. We must
keep to the orgnuic Idea of mankind. ur try
to be a man ail by ureven. .lu-d as soon
a-the lirije'li undertakes to set up In busi
hc for llseir. to cut tie- cord that bind it to
the general life of the tni-. to dam the eur
ri i Is that struggle Into It from out tin- great
Volume of the tri e's oollectlve vitality, the
branch wither. The tree g on. the
branch stop. The branch get left behind.
There Is a life in the linn s. I h'-n- Is a life
In our kind. The ra -c 1 a great deal more
than the numerical Hum of all the individual
men and women that happen nt any Instant
to lie alive upon tin- earth. And clol-ter-eulture
W the process of i-lo.iiig up the
sluiceways through which the cnrrciilnof
that uni vcr-iil fulness are attempting to llush
us, and to I ime a realized factor in our
bfitig, feeling, thinking, purposing and
working.-C II. l arkhur-t, 1. 1. (New
York. liAWSINil DAY.
I saw III the early morning the sunlight
touching llrst, with its morning glory, the
golden en s of the nearest chun-h, and the
henveiiwurd-poihtlhg spire of another in
the distance, nml then the chimneys and
ronfs of the lioii-te, gradually rc'achlug
down, lighting thcli fl ics and nooks ainl
corners, until it tell upon the earth itself,
and tin- World was warmed and glorilled.
As the day waned 1 watched the light
slowly fading, from the lower things llrst
lessening on the sides of the house little
by little, from below upwards, until the lust
rays of the netting sun touched only the
highest points, the roofs nml chimneys, lin
gering longest upon the cross ami spire
which were. the llrst to' reci ive
his morning greeting. And so I think it is
Willi the huri of liightooiishcss. f
light touches llrst that which is highest In
human nature, that which aspire,
though ever so feebly, and t renche
d .r.v i-v-jr,;. U lo '.'l!."1 chang
ing, redeeming from Its own ildrkues :-j,'d
a life's day declines, the light lieedi for
the illumination of lis lower pliases..tln
things which are of the earth, and bec-nne
divine onlv in the shining of divine light -
slowly fades, and the last glow lingers upon
mat which Is highest an. I truest and best in
a hiira 'ter. Jlary lllia Mann.
Hi 11 1 I I t ' H i: X HAYS.
Professor lioeiilgcn Insists on calling the
ravs which produced his wonderful photo
graphs "X" or "unknown" rays, as distin
guished from cathode rays, advancing In
support of this view-tin- two considerations
thnt In the passage through tin' air a small
er proportion of tin- X rays than of cathode
ravs is absorbed, and that the direction of
tin- latter can I hanged by u magnet
wliile the course of the former cannot. If
so, these X rays would seem to nlTord a line
symbol of tin- infallible illumination of di
vine truth, which enters our world but is in
capable of being absorbed and lost iu its
transit like a cathode ray, ami is iu no peril
of being diverted from lis true course and
mission by any magnetic attraction of it
lower earthly character. The Scripture ray
Is the superior X ray.--N. Y. Observer.
ot'ii 'riioi ours in ooi.
As In private prayer our thoughts are
turned to that (tod who seeth In secret, so
III public worship we should seek to realize
a rather more deilnlte coi ption of
the presence ,,f the incarnate liud. Tim
human presence isibly around us in the
church is the pledge, the token, the sacra
ment of his. ltu U among them lo all
the sympathies of his humanity, iu all the
glories of his divinity, in all the precious
virtues of his mediatorial work. Aud It will
be found useful before the commencement
of the service, and at any of the necessary
breaks w hich occur Iu the course of it, to
occupy the mind with the thought of his
presence. The apprehension of it will Im
part to public worship a mingled bweetuess
and solemnity. K. M. (ioulburu.
K1NM.Y HF.KI1S.
Tho kludly deeds of this life, of every
life which has trodden in the warm footsteps
of our Saviour through this world's dinted
snow, have had their mainspring In that
sympathy which was expressed by the sigh
of Jesus. We cannot ull do us He did iu tho
brief years of His ministry "gouboiit doing
good ;" but we can all live us Ho lived for
His llrst thirty years of ipiiet, holy strenuous
duty, deliberately striving each day to be
good s deliberately striving eucli day to al
stain from evil, in order, so far as In us lies,
iu His name, and for His sake, to ussuago
the sorrows of the world. l unou Farrar.
There nro hours In which work Is trans
figured In which It doea not appear
drudgery, but amission ; in which it Is noble
to do anything for God and man ; In which
every duty Is attractive. All work then be
comes a divine culling ;and we sen that men
are not only culled to bo uiiostles, but also
called to bo carpenters, culled to be mer
chants, soldiers, sailors, called to bo artists,
inventors, and that ouo i nn sweep a room for
the sake of Ood, aud bo happy and Chris
tian in -doing It, Aud until our work Is thus
truustigured, and wo see religion in it, It
must be often a burden aud drudgery.
Juiues Freeman ( lurko.
It Is the joy of servlco that makes the llfo
of Christ; and for us to servo Him, serving
fellow-mun aud (led as Ho served follow
muu uud Ood whether it bring pain or Joy,
if we can only get out of our souls tlio
thought that it mutters not if we are happy
or sorrowful, if wo are only dutiful aud
faithful, and brave aud' strong, then we
should be in the atmosphere, we should be
In tho greut company of the Christ. Phillips
llrooks. .....
DARING BURGLARY.
Clothing Btors in Vw Cutis Bobbtd rf
Valnabls Goods.
One of the most daring burglaries that unt
ever perpetrated In New Castle oceurred
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later thau 6::!0. About this time the em T
ployist of an all-night restaurant saw twif
men go past the place with nrmfulls of cloth 1
Ing. An investigation showed that Alls
V lie's clothing stun1, situated on the niulej
stns t, had been entered and roblied. htrang
to nay the entrance was effected through tin j
front door, which Is located almost opoit
the I.cBlin House, one ot the large! hotel m
tlie city. .11 m mle were used In forcing; t hi
door, and the thieve pee u red suits of cloth-l
ing. Jewelry, overcoats and kid glove,
valued at about t.'.OO.
A F.I.Kl'Tair I.1!K riOtlT.
fn the el.i t ric line light for aecc to th2
l.lgoiiier valley, It is reported that the char 1
ter recently obtained by the Mellon eompanu
confers the rigid to wire the l.lgoiiier Ynllevl
road and operate it with either chvtricity oil
steam. If this be true, they will extalillslf
the elis-trle line aa soon as the opposing eon
I'crii I eilii work, mid in less thau n moutli
have ears running. It Is alleged that th
Immense lake at lillewiM Is Oeslgncil to pre-
vent competitors getting through the l.oyi
nitiunua water gap.
An immense oave, thought to Is man
acre in extent, has l-cn discovered In th
Laurel Hill range, 10 mili-a northeast Iron
I.iguiiier. I'.xplorer entered nearly a ipiur
ter of ii mile, stopping at a perpeieii. ula
descent of over 1041 feet. A llllllllier of sld'
pilssagi1 Were explored. Near the lllollt ll o
the cave a mold for making 5-ccnt pieces wa
found, indicating that counterfeiters Ine
been there in time past. Kvldcnce an- pree1
cut that illicit distilling operation have ills
been conducted tin-re. It Is almost ci ilah
that the cave wns the rcnilervouc of a ban
of robbers which operated along thcol
Mate road before the war.
Thomas t'l"lnb litillig died recently at hi
home at llieliuioiid 1 uriiace, l-raukliu ei una
tv, flolll What WO supposed to lie tW'hol
lever. It now develop that the yoimg mai
was strung up feet llrst to a tree by mini
drunken iiimiiermnu and that caused lib
deatli. l'he district-attorney has the matte
in hand.
1 he contractor for the building of the wate
works at Koehcster, bewail operation on th
new plant, but the work was brought to
staiiOstill nv an order of tlie supreme eeurS
restraining further work. The matter ha
been referred to James , hweun-uger.
master.
At Willlamsport, Cephas llah-hellcr, ngi
!KI years, tic- oldest man In this section, met
dentil bv sulTocntloii, ut the hone- of hi
grand-son, .1. C, llciik. Itat'-heller lived
the third story of the house and w hen
caught lire no one was able to gi t to him.
John ltrowu, who was arrested at irc
burg last week for the ulleged robber
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l.ee Sing s laundry and was ufterw.ixJ-,( Mt
charged, has been rearrested. ,i, Interpr I t
ter from I'lttsburg Is said to have discover' I 0
some new evidence against lirowu. I It
A life Insurance agHit named Atklnse IV
while handling a. K-vdver at hU home 12.'
.minor fwmoii. ,i,.,.,,.valiy ilc!inrec, ti ,.
weapon and tf,j bullet striking his young Swfoi
tnllicled a "rim wound. f
Tin- r'iir.,'t of Olllc ltelehart, the girl m 1 f,
oie.i at ii'imiitoii, al., iiinler suspic
ciieiimstniii has beru taken to her lor
lioine at ftnuvpsvilie tor burial.
( orolier J 1 ,i..s 1 l".' will iM-chlef of
Nof Altooua u.,icr Maoi Itarr. linui' .i
i jjpun oi i-ifuiirinuiii4
iii
tcndcrl
iresiguutloiiiui coroner
-!'lV''lV, ,1.i:.).e(:Vl',-u . t .-. f, f J
burg railroad, has arrested seven
In hharon withiu two days for stci' i:
trains.
While assisting In the removal o'
house at liochester, the buildii
and William Weuvcrllng was u..
death.
Michael McDcrinlt, of lumbar, wn
eil to await Hie result of injuries on 1
Ib gan during a bar-room iiarrcl.
1 lie South Tenth Street bei lge, Y
was made free, tlie city iieipiiring it I
chase, paying therefore cWlj.UUO.
II. It. Hughes, malinger for Arm. .
at Altooua. wa lined ?IU0 ami co-t
ing oleomargarine. f'H alk to
Judge Wallace, , .f Lawrence 8 sibx'tor.'
ruled itgiiinst a new bridge between . rl ""
and Hazel Hell. J"! J ""'""1
ao the ,1V,
Latest returns from Weslniorebin I Best your ca
lu'licate that liobbins will be an c.i- t a aiciiH';
fiti-coiir.ro.-, Its rp ly Hie
New fat-tic Is to have a
new ii. l kv- .!,.,
the shape of u wlmlmlil factory.
""'.foil lllH
1 1 svh per
llQ i i liiiuri v,
The Labor 'World.
A Drooklyn lodgo of tho United 0 tk i you s.i
Carponters was organized. ' H; bru
A German association of stono cur th 1, "'"
boon organized in Now York City. "'J j'
Northwestern lumbermen havo i' tditios by Si
reduoo tho lumber cut twenty-five p wss, mid v
Tbo Ellis and Lcsslg Iron Cotu provs It eiiii
Fottstown, 1'oun., bas raised wages
cent.
y tuJ,tiite.
I0-taav,
fc"''
1 OCcltful
' ,le."
man tl
I is bun
Soilr"'
Jburo I
Four hundred coal miners at 1
Ohio, struck against soreeus. whi
claim are not of tbe proper size,
Beginning April 1, thn wages of n
tbe Clearfield. B'jsch Creek, Cuinii
Gallttzln coal regions was raised flv
ton.
The Wire Nail Manufacturers' K
hos advanoed prices tiftoen cents a I
Tbe latent thing in glass is a fnl
LIverDool. England, built ot glos
with chlmnoy, floors and shingled
same material.
Unions connected with tbo Unit
ment Workers' Association ot Amer
on strike In Baltimore, Chicago. C
and St. Louis.
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thai.
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,mo wh
' A projoot for compulsory insuran
accidents ana sicancss oi us omz
earnings do not exceed GOO per
reonivlug serious consideration
Hwlss Government.
Frank Sweeney, who was several ' f
bead of tbe Switchmen's National L'i.
who figured prominently in tho N
Gentrai strike a few years ago, di ''
days ago, in Chicago. M
Charles E. Clark, for ovn yoars f,
on tbo Omaha (Neb.) World-He fc
been appointed Suneriutendnnt of t: I
Drexol Home at Colorado tfprtngs.
present district organiser of tbo lot .
Typographical Union.
The 500 lithographers who had
strike In New York City for seven
turned to work, pending arbil
Bishop Potter. Tho men went buu'
as tbo result of a oouforenoa bet wis
ml t tee of employers and a oo in tuit:
strikers.
As tbo K. of L. olgrotta-maker
admit women to meiubernhlp in I'
the Tobacco-Workers' Union, whl')'
ted wltb tbe Amerioon Federation '
and many of whoso looal union
posed of women, will organ ire u
elgurette-makers in Nw Yorkltv.
The Window Glass Wonter' A
Green GJuss Leagut. aud Amine
f r7
fin
M'lis thai
buttle I
litter hiii
stoat hor
,li' It Is o
Ib4 the lost.
Glass workers Aniucluilon bave
Tbo feneration of thu tireo bo.lir.
a matnbepditp ot uoarl.' 80,000, hi
tbo stn L'oet trade oririulzutlon In
try. f wlll ruiba tj,eaiul , Jul'
eapiiSfi, DfiLtfiug it aouitt f
uuiuiy.
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aid I
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tbo gosi,
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w far I
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IU kiudio
sinner Iu
id strike
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think Hi
ilunltlon
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're shall I
was lab I
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f all engii
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Pt wavln
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luuiaius
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shall bo i
Inoiloo tbi