lie VOULMK 1. HKYNOLDSYILLK, PKXX'A., WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1892. NUMBER 11. $Htrrtlititrou. Q MITCHELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Offtre on Wnit Main street, opposite Hip ('onimrn'lul Hotel, Iti-ynoldsvlllc, Pn. J)H. B. E. HOOVKH, KEYNOLDSVILLR, PA. lieslriont dentist. In building iirnr Metho dist cliiin-li, opposite Arnold block, tlcntle Hess In operating. , )orlo. jjolTvux reynoldsville, pa. FliAXKJ. MACK, rmprMnr.. Tho lending hotel of the town. Headquar ters for commercial men. Hlciini lipnt, frrp 'bus, Imth rooms and closets on every floor, sample rooms, billiard room, telephone con nections, &e. JJOTEL BELNAP, REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. GHEEX& COSSElt, 'i-ojui.oi. First class In every particular. Ijocntod lit the very centre of the business part of town. Free 'bus to nnd from tritltiw nnd commodious sample momH for pohtmpri'hil travelers. MERIt'AN HOTEL. BROOKVILLE, PA. Jil'FFlXUIVS & LOX1I, Vois- Omnibus to nnd from nil trains. F.iimncnn restaurant. Hons' hciitcd mid IlKiitcd by gns. Hot und cold miter. Western I'nloti Tclcgiiiph otlltv In hnllfllnu. 1'lip hotel Is Htted with till tlip modern conveniences. QOMMEHCIAL HOTEL. BROOKVILLE. PA., JAM. 11. CLOY EH, Vmpriilm: Hnmnlp mums oit the ground floor. House hcutitfl by natural gas. Omnibus tomid from nil tnulns. BUFFALO, ROCHESTER & PITTS BURG RAILWAY. The short lhp between Pultols, KWlirwny, Hnulford, Hnlanuincit, Hutlalo, Itodiestcr. Niagara Falls .nod points In the tipjM-r oil region. On nnd nft.er Mny 23d, IHUt, passen ger trains will nrrlvc nnd dppHrt from FiiIIh frock station, -dally, except Htinduy, -as fol lows: TtlO A. M. Krndford Aeconimodiitlon For .point North lictween FuIIm i'rcok and .Bradford. 7:1ft a. m. mixed triiin for rnnXNiitiiwniv. 14MIAA.M. Hutralontid Rochester mull For .Hrix-kwayvllle, Itlilgwny.Joliiisniiltiirg.Mi. ..lewett, lftiiiltord, Pnlunmnca, itutt-ilo mid Kochester: tionnecttng at johtisonhiirg with I'. 4t K. tmln a, for Wlloox, Kmiv, Warren, t'orry and Krlc. 10:5& A. M- Accommodation For .lHiltols, Hykes, HigKou and I'litiXHiitiiwupy. 1:80 I. M. llmdforri Accommodation For Bopplitrpp, Iti-ockwny villi. Kllniont. t'nr mon, Kldgway, Jolinsonhurx, Mt.Jpwptt nnd Hriiilford. 4-JM 1". M.-Mall-For DulloK Xylies, 111k Kun.VunXNUUiwnpy and Wolston. 7t&A P.M. A immoifutton For HuHols.Uiu Kiln and l'iituf-.iitnwncy. Trains Arrive,":!!! A. M., Accommodation J'trnxsutHwiiey.; man A.M. .Mali rimn Wal Hton nnd I'linxntawnpy; H:M A. M., Ar 4imnHHlatlon fiiim Bradford; I. Si., .AirronimiMlatliin from I'liiiXNiituwnry; 4:iVl J1. M., Mall fmm HutTalo and l(o,lHHtpr; .7:M I. M., Api'innmiHliitlon from Bradford. ThoiiHand ntll tlrkptH at two yniM nir lullo. kooiI for paaKimo lptwpn all Htatloim. it. II. Mo! ntviik, Aupiit. FuIIm ppppk, I'a. Gh. W. Hahti.ktt, ,1ih. I. Tiiomh Uptipral Snpt. tiptt. Pun. Avimt Hrndfonl, I'a. Km'luwtpr, N. Y. ALLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY CXJMPANY ommorniiiiK Sud1hv July JO, ll)2. Lowii alo DivlMion. KAHTWAIID. KtrATIONH. No.l. NO.. NO. 9. 101 II KHI A. M. P. M. A. H. P. M. r. M. KmlBunk 10 40 4 ;) Luwsoiiluim 1(1 M 4 44 New Kpthlplipm II 2k A IN Oak Ulilw 11 J Mlllvlllu 11 :tl t 211 Mayvllp 11 4:1 XI Hummprvllle... 12 ( M Hrookvllle 12 t 14 6 1.1 Fuller 12 4:t : H at Koynnldxvllle... 1 Oil H 54 I'ani'uaKt 1 (III 11 ,V 7 (f FallHtrtiek 117 7 07 7 10 10 55 1 : TUiHoIk I no 7 M 7 IT 11 05 I 45 Hitliulu 1 4:i 7 211 Wlntmburn ... 155 7411 IVnHclU t 01 7 45 Tylr 2 11 7 M Glnn FlNhor 22 8 (15 Hiinnnttte 8 ll N 22 Grant 2 50 da Tlrlflwood 8 20 9 00 . WKHTWAKU. No.2 Nn.R No.101 106 P. Mj Prlftwood Grant HpnpFPttp Gpn FlHhor.... Tylur 1'piiHold Vlntrburn ... Habula PuHoIh FalliiCrepk.... VancoiiHt Koy noldavllle . Fullnr Krookvlllu Pumniervllle... UlnyHVlllo Mlllvlllu OakKldiro A. M 10 I III 10 40 ( a5 rNi 10 5 7 21 7 41 II (IK 11 111 11 211 11 U5 7 13 8 K 14 H 27 M 4:i 11 4: 12 (Mil 7 00 7 10 7 20 7 ) 7 4!i 12 05 5 no 5 40 1 17 H 511 12 15 '1 M 8 5U 1 42 1 Ml 9 OH 9 25 9 45 X 21 H 11 2 m 2 5H m a m 8 HO 51 8 55 k 511 9 HI 45 10 00 Now But blpliem 15 L.awHonlium UudUank... 4' 4 00 I. M A. M Trulna dally except Hunday. PAN1U MoCAKUO, GBS'iHury., JA8. P. ANDEHHON, Gkn'l. PaVX!' I'lttMhurK, Pa DO YOU NEED A NEW ATTIRE? If ho, and you want u good fitting and wall tnude Hiilt at a reasonable figure you will re ceive same by jilaclng your order with J. C. Froehlich, THE AUTISTIC TAILOR, Next door to Hotel MoConuell, UEYNOiiDSVlLLE, PA. trailed Cltlrii of Italy. NcceBsnrlly the romantic nnd hintor ical charm of EngliHh walled cities Is but Mitall compnred with that of conri nental citii;. The walltt of Rome, for Instance, are standing monnmpnta of the city's history from the earliest time to within the last lml f centnry; bnt owing to tho extraordinary character and variety of other antiquarian object, they hardly como In for that share of the visitor' attention which they de serve. Yet an inspection of them, with their ancient and medieval gates, the many style of their constrnction, each pointing to a particular period of their history, their size and strength, their odd little nooks and corners and their pictnreqnenes, Is worth a jonrney, which convince the stranger that they would form flie chief attraction of any other city bnt Rome. Indeed, a la not surprising, Italy I a nest of ancient walled towns, and we may note all degree of grandeur, from the still formidable looking cone which surround Qenova La Soperba or Firenze La Bella to the quaint little line of fortification which zigzag ttp the vine clad hillHldi'S of the north coast of the Mediterranean, surrounding in many In stance mere villages, but speaking elo quently to us of those hard, stirring times when the hand of every man was agninst his neighbor. Cor. Chicago Her ald. Pernlan Ru-ordtt. The swords of Hindostnn are of end less variety in frize and shnpe, the most common being the "tegha" and "tnl war," broad, much curved blades, wrong ly styled scimitars, the real scimitar being a clumsy chopperlike weapon, nearly straight nnd widoning to the point. There is the "khanda," a heavy straight sword with basket hilt, like the Scottish claymore. The khanda wa an object of worship to the Rajputs, pre cisely as to the Scythian. The "pata," or gauntlet sword, much used by the Mahrattas, was a development of the "katar," having a long rapier Made, often of Spanish make, and a cylindrical hilt, into which the arm wa passed to the elbow. The Persian sword, how ever, wa vnlued alxve all others, and particularly those of Rhorassan. These are the real "Damascus blades," the damascening being produced by the crystallization of the steel. Connois seurs recognize ten different varieties of watering or "jauhar;" and the most In credible prices have been given for fancy specimen. But the great brittle ness of these swords makes them unfit for use by Europeans, who would shiver them to pieces by a "swashing TjIow," while the oriental employs their razor edge nnly for the "drawing" nt. Chambers' Journal. A Mile Differ Sometimes. The measurement in English yi fds of the different lengths of a mile in several countries is .aa follows: Arabian mils. 2,148; Austrian mile, 8,21)6; Bohemian mile, 30,137; Brabant mile, 6,082; Brtr gundian mile, 0.183; Danish mile, 8,244: Dutch mile, '6,805; English mile, 1,760; English mile, -geographical, 2,023; Eng lish mile, nautical, 6,080; Flemish mile, 6,869; German mile, long, 10,126; 'Ger man mile, short, 6,8!D; German mile, geographical, 8,100; Hamburg mile, , 244; Hanoverian mile, 11,559; Hessian mile, 18,847; Hungarian mile, 9,118; Iris mile, ancient, 2,240; Italian mile, 2,02-r: Lithuanian mile, 0,780; Oldenburg mile, 10,820; Persian mile, 6,086; Polirt mile, long, 8,100; Polish mile, sho-.e, 6,071; Prussian mile, 8,237; Roman mile, 1,628; Russian, vnrst, 1,105; Saxon mile. 9,904; Scotch mile, ancient, 1,984; Spanish mile, 4,635: Swedish mile, 11,700; SwIbs mile, 9,153; Tuscan mile, 1,808; United States mile, 1 ,760. Philadelphia Ledger. Bag-itag Grapes. People often ask what 1 the use -of the abstract studies scientific men and wom en often indulge In. The reply is you must first discover a new truth before you can tell whether yon can make any value of it. The valuable discovery that the black rot can be prevented from injuring grapes by inclosing thebimch in a paper bag is the direct result of scientific studies. When it was found that the rot was caused by a fungus growing from a lit tle seed or spore which, floating through the atmosphere, attaches itself to the grape berry, it was the easiest thing to think of putting bag over the bunch early in the season so that the spore conldn't get there. Hundreds of thou sands of dollars have been saved to the cultivator by this bagging of grapes which wonld have been totally lost bnt for the labors of scientific men, Mee hans' Monthly. The Bat Transmits Disease Germs. When the reader thinks of the count less number of rats that Infest the re gions occupied by human beings, of their wonderful reproductive power, and of their seemingly causeless bnt rapid migration from one dwelling place to another hundreds of mile away, he must admit that if it is possible for the rat to convey disease germ from point to point this power for evil is incalcul able. When be left plague stricken London and sought another field did he leave the plague behind, or did be keep a share of it to distribute elsewhere? Dr. S. B. Weber's Lecture. The Place for Him to Calk Mrs. Witberby Tool old clothes man was around today. Witberby (grimly) Tell him next time that, if he wonts to look at any old clothes of mine, be will have to call at the office and see them on me, Exchange. THE EVENING PRIMROSE. Bad Evening Primrose, with ronr silken stole Hung- delicately snnward, what a soul Ixiks from your patient eyct Hnw trail and pnln Yott stand nmonff. the flnwpretal nnd jronr bowl Hhnws like a vnnlnhtn phantom of the grail. Ynnng hnris that point a finger to the bine Crowd on your stem, and yonth and hope are new, While the sap runs) yet scarcely has the son Wnrmrd twlre npon yonr petals ere their hne Falls Into pallidness of death beimn. And strewn about the grsrs the blossoms hide The poor dtRrolnrrd fragments of their pride. Or hang disconsolate with draggled vest. And clinging, sodden cerements, to abide The gradual workings of the Alkahest. Was It for this yon struggled Into llghtf That one brief day should crown a tedious ,nlght? Was It for this yon felt your way atong The paths of natural growth, that from their height Shrill death should erho In your triumph songT It may be so. There are who say the bliss Requites the pain; yet could It be for this (Ood knowsl yon opened your sweet, patient eye To see the sun's face en' r :vl dlo In his klssf Forme yon bloom njrr'.i In Pnradlse. Nina Ijiyard In Ixmgman's Magazine, Karnes and Businesses. There is at time a pecnliar colnd dence an regards the name of a man and hi business. Such an appropriate ness of nmno to calling 1 frequently quite accidental. "Sexton Brothers, Undertaker nnd Upholsterers," is the wording of a sign at Long Branch, and a dressmaker on Clinton streot, New York, bears the name of N. Nadel (the German for needle). To those who un derstand German, Schneider will seem nn equally appropriate name for a dress maker, and there are plenty of butchers in town named Metzger, while at least one barber glories in the name of Scheer er. Bnt it seem odd that a Boecker shonld deal in meat, or that even an Avenue A. Barber should noil beer. However, when we hear of "Taylor & Cutter," a firm of clothier, or find that "8tickwcll& Co." are mucilage makers, there i a strong suspicion of nn Inten tional manufacture of appropriate firm names. And that story about the bro ker firm of "U. Ketcham & I. Cheatham" has been told so often that one hardly know whether to credit it or not. New York Time. Centralisation of Government. The history of the federal govern ment is one of growing strength and in fill ivru-e. The difference between the intention of the founder of the system and of the exist'.')"; fact is nearly as great as that between the opinions of Jefferson and moderate Federalists. From the first organization of the gov ernment to the present time there has been almost a steady advance toward centralization. Thin advance has been both aided and retarded by the supreme court; but in the legislative branch of the government nnd in the popular mind the proportions of the federal govern ment have constantly grown larger. It baa not been the tendency of the people of the republic to strengthen the local government at the expense of the general government. On the contrary, the gen eral government has grown at the cost of the states. Honry L. Nelson in Har per's. ' The, Nepaleee "Kara." Tha Nepalese "knkrT, or heavy curved knife, with the edge on the inner sida, is familiar by name to readers of the accounts of our "little wars," in which the Ghoorka infantry have taken part. But there is another Nepalese weapon, the "koru," the most strangely shaped sword ever used, which, starting from the hilt about an inch and a half wide, when near the end turns at right angles and expands to six inches. The lata Jung Bahadur, a noted expert at all eastern arms and exercises, was able to decapitate a bullock with one blow of the kora. Chambers' Journal. Carvings ou Easter Island. The hard volcanic rock of Easter island is covered with carvings intended to represent human faces, birds, fishes and mythical animals. Fishes and tur tles appear common among these sculp tures, bnt the most common figure is a mythical animal, half human in form, with bowed back and long, clawlike legs and arms. According to the na tives this symbol was intended to rep resent the god "Meke-Meke," the great spirit of the sea. Philadelphia Ledger. Hetarns Came In Knrly. Husband Er my dcur, there is going to be a very important cr election at my club tonight, and 1 m.iy . Wife Very well. I'll wait tip to hear the returns. "Um er are yon interc-stud iu the returns?" "Yes your returns." New York Weekly. An Invitation for One, An Atchison man had so much trou ble with his girl's sisters, who insisted on accompanying them everywhere, that he proposed to her in their presence after first explaining to the others that it was an invitation that could not pos sibly include thorn. Atchison Globe. It is always safe to fight against a cold by external applications, s camphor ated oil rubbed upon the throat and chest and between the shoulders this Is admirable for children; or vaseline sim ilarly applied. The flowers that load as providers of popular perfumes for the handkerchief and toilet are the jasmine, violet, tube rose, rose, bitter orange flower and cassia. A Congressman's Great ftpeeeh. The other dav I win listening to a con gressman relating to a small circle his experience at a recent convention. I will make a secret of hi name, as I pro pose to live long nnd uninterruptedly in the land which tho Lord elected, ntul in no wiso crave to be cut off in the blush ing morning of my days. The fact Is, this stntestnan is a very broad, iithletii! one, of 11 shifty and uncertain temper. "Vez should have heard iiih speech," he said. "It was a lulu. And I paid me respect to Congresh, too, me Ixiy. I toold 'em the way mutters hud been tnislnimunged wo wouldn't have the money to meet the explnse of the pris-. Int physical yenr. Thin I bore down on thehypnotizin prncliticed in this house." "The hypnotism?' qneripd a listener. "Yis, the hypnotizin. The nppitit mint of all tliltn sons und rce-lntives of congt'eshinin to loocriitive sttpimls. Hero' the b'y of three congreshntin on the page's roll nnw. lie hivlns. cumin their seventy-five dollars a month the year 'round and them b'ys, mind yez, only nine and fin years old. and the legs of thitn no bigger than sphiurile. I should s:iy it was hypnotism. "An,' thin." continued the congress man, "vhiti our man wint through nil right I jumped up anil moved to make his iicm.i.ttHtion ceremonious, and thin the f 1 Hin began." "Unanimous, you inenti," corrected an auditor. "Well, phwativer it is. 1 dono it, but they voted it down. All the satim he's noiuptiattd, wliiilt is what we were after." Washington Cor. Kiiiikom City Tillies. ItlllllltlHlilug ItlllllllN. A company engaged in I tin manufac ture of explosives in I his city Iiiih for sale now small Immlis about tho sizn of frankfurter sausages, with which it. is said the funnel ran bring down small shower of rain whenever he. sees cloud over his laud. The constituents of oun lioinb are di vided into two parts, liquid 11 ml solid, which are both separately inini-xplosive. These can lie kept separate until the time eoiiics In use them, when they are mixed. The solid part is about- an inch in di ameter and eight inches in length, and is wrapped in cotton. These bombs ure placed in grooved tin boxes, each hold ing teu. A small tin measure, contain ing the liquid part, accompanies each box. It is graduated to show the quail tity needed to saturate the bomb to the exploding point. , Five or fifty ImiiiiIin may be used, at cording to the amount of rain needed or the detonation required. How the farmer is to know how much detonation is needed is a dubious matter The bombs are tied iu a bundle, a time fuse is attached and the whole lot discharged from a mortar and at the passing cloud. Iu hilly countries clouds often pass over the valleys and discharge their content on the barren mountain sides. In such regions, it is said, the bombs will be particularly useful. New York World. A nit of Correspondence. A remarkable correspondence has been published, ending in a true Irish fashion. It begins: "Mr. Thompson presents his compliments to Mr. Simpson, nnd begs to request that he will keep hi doggs from trespassing on his grounds." "Mr. Simpson preseuts hi compli ments to Mr. Thompson, nnd begs to suggest that in future he should not spell 'dogs with two gees." "Mr. Thompson' respects to Mr. Bimpscm, and will feel obliged if he will add the letter 'e' to the last word in the note just received, so a to represeut Mr. Simpson and lady." "Mr. Simpson return Mr. Thompson's note nnoiMMied, the impertinence it con tains lieing ouly equaled by it vulgar ity." London Tit-Bits. The Mdra Way. In India they drown a great many of the girl babies. It is a time honored onstoin, but not universally approved from a therapeutie standpoint. In civ ilized countries they pnt corsets on the girl babies, which brings about the same results, without the shock, which is a sure concomitant of the Indian method. Moreover, babies last longer under the modern system, and it is especially prized by people who prefer to keep tneir gin Dames ror a few brief years. Detroit Tribune. What a Flood Loaves Behind. The worst feature of a flood is the fact that the river is apt to leave a deposit of sand, varying in thickness from one inch to ton feet, over a large extent of land that was formerly fertile. In the flood of 1858 a great many farmers in the American Bottom on going back to their premises after the subsidence of the waters, found their property covered with river sand in beds so thick that two or three years elapsed before good crops could be raised. St. Louis Globe Democrat. A Poor Contrivance. Mamma You are not satisfied with your new doll? Why, it creeps and says "mamma," and opens and shuts its eyes, and I don't know what all. Wee Pot Its fingers doesn't move, an its tongue doesn't wag, an it never frows up. Good Nows. I'oar Man. Old Lady (on beholding a Highlander In bis native costume for the first time) Well, welll That man must bo in his sooond childhood, and has gone back Into short frocks again I London Tit-Bit. IN AN OLD CEMETERY. She sits upon the worn old grave, And gayly use as a pillow The battered headstone, rudely carved With funeral urn and weeping willow. The epitaph she puzzle out. With words and Inughtcr light and mock ing, fllsplaylng well a dainty shoe, And quite an Inch of silken stocking. Bhe jests about the curious nnme. The verses with quaint old phrases ladent And yet what If In future years Dome saucy Twentieth centnry maiden Upon a summer afternoon An ancient cemetery choosing Should flirt npon her grave, and think I . -1, n j 1 .. ., Juliet W. Tompkls in Kate Field's Wash ington. Willing to Sell Cheap. An amusing incident happened in a southern city court the other day. A Jew was on the witness stand testifying against a negro who had stolen a puir of pantaloons from his store. "How much are the pants worthr asked Judge Thompson. "Well, judge," responded the witness, "it depend on the man who wants o buy them. I sell them to one mnn for six dollars, to another for live dollars, but you can have them for four dollnrs." "Sir," responded his honor, in a dis gusted tone of voice, "I want you to toll me what those pants are worth." "Ah, judge," said the Israelite, "take 'em for three dollars if four dollars don't suit yon." "Look here," thundered tho jndge, "if you don't tell mo the exact volne of those pants I will send you to jail for contempt of court." "Well, then, judge," pleaded the ob tuse witness in a most insinuating tone of voice, "take 'em for two dollnrs. It is giving them away almost, bnt you can have "em for two dollars." By this time the people in the court room were convnlsed with laughter, and the judge himself was obliged to forget hi disgust and join heartily in the laugh. He did not buy the "pants," however. Green Bag. Reasoning Tower of Ants. One morning a gentleman of many scientific attainments sat quietly and alone at his breakfast. Presently he noticed that some large black ants were making free with the contents of the sugar IhivvI. He drove them away, but they soon returned, seemingly unwilling to leave their sweetened feast. Again they weie dispersed, only to return in increased number. There was a lamp hook directly above the center of the table, and, to try their ingenuity, the gentleman suspended the sugar bowl to the hook with a cord, allowing it to swing clear of the table about an inch. First the sagacious little creatures tried to reach it by standing on each other's backs. After repeated efforts, all of which were failures, they went away and it was supposed that they had given np in despair. Within a surpris ingly short time, however, they were seen descending the cord by dozens and dropping themselves into the sngar bowl. They had scaled the wall, traversed the ceiling and discovered an other road to the treasure. St. Louis Republic. Different Terms for the 8ama Thing. Among the peculiarities of so called pure English, nothing is more singular than the difference between the names given to footwear. ' In America a boot is something which comes nearly up to the knee, while in England anything above a low cut shoe is invariably de scribed as a boot. The same peculiarity exists in regard to hose. In England the only two words used are stockings and socks, the difference being entirely in the length of the leg, and the word half hose being purely American. In the trade in this country there are three distinction the stocking, a sock and half hose. There is no ribbed top to the American sock, and there are other technical differences which are unheard of in the old country, St, Louis Globe- Democrat. Odd Idea of Beauty. An African beanty must have small eyes, thick lips, a large, flat nose and a skin beautifully black. In New Guinea the nose is perforated and a large piece of wood or bone inserted. On the north west coast of America an incision more than two inches long is made in the lower lip, filled with a wooden plug. In Guinea the lips are pierced with thorns, the head of the thorn being in side the mouth and the point resting on the chin. Jenness Miller Illustrated. A Word foe the Plagiarist. The plagiarist, though an example of misdirected effort, may serve to illus trate how good can result from evil. He very often confers a benefit by discover ing some bit of wit or beauty that nearly everybody else lias forgotten. The pla giarist who attracts attention must needs be a man of onsiderable literary flisorimination. Miles Ryan in Kate Field's Washington. Uow Una Knows. A wedding came off at Tyrone at the unusual hour of 8:43 in the morning. It is unnecessary to add that this was the wedding of a railroad man. Any other kind of a man selecting the some time would have been married- at a quarter of 7 o'clock PhUadulphillnquirer. Vint Wheat In America. The first wheat raised in the New World wan sown on the Inland of Isa bella in January, 1484, and on March 80 the ear were gathered. St. Louis Re J Aged at jflneteen Tears. An important bit of local history has been discovered at Salem in connection with a tombstone in the old Charter street burying ground. In the utter most corner of this ground Is a stone bearing this inscription: "Mr. Nathan Mather died October ye 17th, 1688. An aged person that had seen but nineteen winters in this world." The meaning of this pecnliar inscrip tion has long been a matter for conjec ture among local historians. In his "American Notebooks," Nathaniel Haw thorne refers to it and says: " 'An aged man at nineteen years,' saith the grave stone. It affected me deeply when 1 cleared away the grass from the half buried stone and read the name." The mystery has been solved by the discovery in the Essex Institute of a book entitled, "The Genealogy of the Mather Family." By this book it ap pears that Nathaniel Mather was born July 6, 1660, and was a brother of Cotton Mather and a son of Increase Mather. At the age of twelve years he had thoroughly fitted for college, and he was graduated from Harvard at the age of sixteen. At twelve he had read the Old Testament in Hebrew and the new Tes tament in Greek, and was able to con verse familiarly in Latin. He was dis tinguished not only for his complete mnstery of lnngnages, bnt for hi attain ment in mathematics, philosophy, his tory, theology and rabbinical learning ns well. At the time of his graduation he delivered an oration in Hebrew npon the state of learning among the Jews. Boston Journal Where Columbus Clot His Idea. . Medinjval Europe knew but very little of eastern and northeastern Asia. Many of the most learned cosmographers of the time taught that Asia stretched east ward indefinitely, and no one imagined that it had an eastern coast washed by the ocean. It was seriously taught that eastern Asia was a land of vast swamps, inhabited by monster serpents and dragons. This was the opinion that still prevailed np to within 200 years of the time of Columbus. At this time two Venetinn merchants by the name of Polo went on a vast trading expedition to the uttermost parts of Asia. They were gone many Pyears. Upon their return the son of one of them, a young man named Marco x Polo, wrote out a full account of their travels, described the empire of the grand khan (the Chinese emperor) and revealed the fact that Asia was bounded on the east by a vast ocean. He de scribed this eastern coast minutely, with all its vast cities and its wealth of precious stones and spices. It was from reading this book that the imagination of Columbus was fired, and he conceived the bold conception of reaching this eastern coast of Asia by sailing toward the west around the earth. So when he discovered Cuba he bad not a doubt that he had landed npon the coast of Asia, and that he looked upon the same scenes that Marco Polo had gazed upon 200 years before. Yankee . Blade. The Floating Weeds In the Atlantic The gulf weed (Fucus natans) vhichr with its litle round "berries," is not un bke the mistletoe in form, but of a brownish yellow color, has been thought to have lost its property of rooting on rocks and to have acquired the power of living afloat. It has even been sug gested that the sea marks the site of a submerged continent, apparently the lost Atlantis. Dr. Krummel holds that the weed has simply beeu.drifted to its present position by the Gulf stream and its affluents from the West Indian i-( lands and the Gulf of Mexico. It is now proved that the Gnlf stream" is not a single narrow "river of the ocean," as Maury poetically described it, but consists of a number of currents, not only from the Mexican gulf, but the Antilles. The weed, according to Dr. Krummel, would take fifteen days to. float as far north as the latitude of Cape" Hatteras and five and a half months to reach the Azores. In the Sargasso sea it becomes heavy and sinks; but the sup ply is kept up by the Gulf stream. Lon don Globe. Advice for Young Journalist. A correspondent asks, "How shall a young man proceed who desires to be come a reporter?" Let him apply to the city editor of the paper on which he hopes to get a job. If he can bring a short letter of introduc tion it will not hurt him; but he doesn't need any great wad of recommendations. He should know what he can do in the way of reading and writing English, be prepared to say how old he is, if he ' speaks German or French, or any other foreign language; if he is in good health, if he drinks; he doesn't want to be fresh, nor does he want to be a chump. He wants to get rid of the idea that the paper needs him, but wants to impress it on the city editor (not by talking, however) that he is a good man, and that if he has had no experience he will nevertheless learn. Some papers prefer green men; they don't have to unlearn so much. New ork Sun. Al a Fashionable lMnner furty.. Gent (on the riuhtV-The weiLtW mademoiselle Ladv I have H.lreudv ilWiKisn.l tl...t subject with my neighbor on the left, Gent tasidel The mean fmniiiift,,lf We had arranged between us that he hould talk about the dinner and I my self about the weather. Humoristische Blatter. r