nkak est jjii-; roLE.
PH,nr it ram irk inn MOST
MmtHKit hi min ukiu.
tlonest anil Manpv l-Yilk- Tholr
Htnnity mill Pm imire Heiv.ly
lit MStr Thrlr All lor
iNceille or a Kullv
In.
T will ilmito'ess
rem almost impos
sible to many, im-
inutn with the pop-
tilnr idea of tlm K.
kimo, that M I look
nt thie picture', I
think of tlii oriiii-
Vf hill, lint ... anhii, It-
' 'JSl le'-' m,'n
r T .J means to be ile-
tpised made ci l intellitis-nee, says Lieu
tenant Peiry in tlm New York .Sim.
A cc-mnssinity of children in their sim
plicity, honesty, and happy he of nil
care; of nnim-ils in thi'ir surmuncitigs,
tin- r lend nnil haoits; of iron men hi
their endurance of cold, hunger and
Intiucc; of beings of superior Intel.
Ii' tic2 in the cnnttruutiii i tin I use of
tlur implements of tlm cnt'C, nnd the in
I cn'tuis coi -tiii-ation of every on ? of
the lew poniiilnut of the barren coun
try whic.i is their home, upon the two
(iiest prohlcus of their existence, some
thing to in: and soniethiog to wear.
Denizens nl 11 little Arctic omit, pris
oned o i the enr By tho towering wall
end ni ciatitiotis tctrors of the Sermtk-
.'.Ti:r: fcriiKf.
'lie n; -oftireu
lirr llt ,h l lirir
H e n otlur is rcn'.cc".
t'lalt, or "liieit n;;" i tin weir, liv
t.ic waves or timith a Suit id. on tlia north
tir the crjtal mnipurts of the lluinbolil
llaclcr. nnd on the south by tho stretch-
init nines oi tun unknown claviers of
Melvlllo Hay they hid nt oann tiio
tmiilles", the most northerly, an 1 mot
iiniqim tribe upon the esrtii, and prob
ably ihe oldest tiibs of men upiu the
Western hemisphere. Many of thorn of
ttrikiuj: -Moai;oliau type of countunacc J,
nil of tlicin iios-essiui; Oriental c iiim"-
ttr.stics o( iMinirrj, in'reniuty an I ,
piuiencc in mecuiitm-al (luplic.ttiou; ti:ir t
ifipear.'.nco roams to throw ttionr prnnv
bihty upon the theory that ia tlm iini
vcrsu! uurjt and iiuur.it iona of tho mid-
die ages, they inuv have passed Irom the
wa-tu ot Xurtiuru Asia, across unknown I
lamls id tho central Polar iin, and I
down tho Ilo-tli Ureenland coast to their I
present habitat. A portion may have
prc-i-ci on still lurthtr doivu thu Greea
Isu l C1at until they cauio iu contac;
with tao old Xorte colonists; othenmiy
hnvo passed tu tho Xortu America i
K'c iipila'o, uml to on 1 1 tho North
American border of thu Arctic regions;
but certain it is ths: ouo sectioa tarried
in tho Whalo Sound legion, aud for an
tin tuown length of timu havo rouained
tliure, noitlier increasing nor clecressini
in utimbon, as has viriousiy bcou mil
posci by different Iravolcn, but preserv
ing uatuie's lulauc:) with tho foad pro
siuclng capbilitics of tho limited raiou
wh.ch they inhabit.
At tho time of our visit very few in
tho tribe had ever aeeu a white man,
though ttoriit of thu Oiimip.ksiie. or
ureal ships of tbo white ineu, which
came from tho far toutu, wart currout iu
trery family circle.
The conditions of life ot thoe people,
r.nd the value in their eyes of article
tvh'oh to us arc to iukit-uiricuot aud com
mon that we think no nmro ol them than
we do of breathing, me almost beyond
our concoption. Imagine, for example,
one ni theto Kskimo wo.neo, whose duty
it is lo inuke the gnrmeuts of her bus.
baud, hersuir, an 4 h;r c lildren in J an
itiea of the iinio'.iut of worlc that Ihii
lucaiis may be ojtained when I say that
the Ii rJtkin ahlrt, au in iisjiensibto arti
cle of dress of every individual, young
If
. aw " V
r
cskimo nuNTBn biatbd on a walrci.
and old, it made up of Irom seventy to
10U birdskios, neatly tewed together
imagioo I lay, a woman (ituatcd like
this, and Uaviug during her entirs UU-
time nut onD opportunity tc. obtain
a needle. When that one opportunity ii
nflered, if it cm be obtained in no ot'ner
wav, she eives for it all the, p.ntesscs,
and nrTc the sbittintr blf of 'si eel is in
her possession, an Ivory n it made for
it, and til maHe'ttfltrtVctlateljr fastened
permanently about the owner' neck. If
die breaks the point of the needle, the
earchea pcrbapi for days until the rinds
a bit of stone linn enough and tharp
enough to oricd new point on the
needle. If the breaks the eye, theabtnk
of the needle It laboriously celled and
roughened wit i ttonet until the run at
tach the sinow which forms her Hires I
in the same way that tho shoemaker at
taches his waxed thread to hit bristle.
And when the owner diet tlm precious
article is handed down to her Invjiite
daughter.
A'fatn, imagine If you cat. a man lie.
inn under conditions and amid surround -in:j
sue i tuat almoit . every minutn
(cieept when be is ale-ping) contains a
demand for so simple a tiling as a knife.
He needs a knife t.i in Ins seal and
walrus ind cut th'.tn up; a knife to cut
his fond with; to make his dog harness
and his tle.lge: t i c tip ic j for his drink
ing water, nnil even to iitve his life,
wnen inn iniut of too Inn-, to which an
inturia'e l walrus is fast, cite les about
leg or hmi. Ami yut this man not only
has no knire, but in all the world that
hu knows, no effort or exertion of bit
can obtain the coveted article. The two
or three old broken knives in the ttiho
could le obtained only by murder, nnd
that is tiiitmthiog not to bo thought of
In this tr.bj of c'.iilJreu. Xniiii;ine the
fcclin.it of this man, when tho oppor
tunity is presented to him of vbtaining
Aril M" cnil.oiiKy.
rion mi her riRlit it lie:- hu-banl, anl oti
insrrie.1 init -nier.
in i scnanae lor any ot bis iucai.Tap.it
sitsmni, the covutel niti-tle. I havo
knoA'n the si.'ht of tin
Klitteriu; blade
if a brlfflit, new knife, with haadsnm i
bundle and raz k cdee, to brce I in suu i
a one a temporary insanity of ecstasy.
"Jim of i.iy tint visitors to K'ldcliHe
oflen.-d me hit wile and to children for
:i kiltie, and whei I tave it to hint for
soirt! In t lu trifle of hit sledge oiltilt.
ltiucliffa was too tin ill lo contain bis
clem ium rat ions of pleasure, mi l hu was
obli-ei to go outside to du th) ocoision
MAKSANO WAIT, A IMIOMfNENT KSKIMO.
langusge and no idea of a geoeral mid-
ii:r.i nf exchaog;; more than thin.l fouud
it luip.isiilile to convey to them the con
ception of money. With fool in ooinmuo,
and real estate in o immoa, all exchange
ot the fosr csimnoditiei which they pos
sess takes the form of a- barter fur that
particular occasion. If I have a fine
deerskin and you hare a do,', and I want
your dog and you want my deerskin- i'
it bargaiu and taeexoaaoge U ejected,
lint it dyes not by any moan follow that
I can at any ctter time buy a dog of you
! Of ol toy other mtuiLjir of the triba for
Vf
one or even twr deerskins: In othc
wordt, no article known to theru ha
filed value.
The populir Idta that the people ot
thlt tribe are of amall tire i, in general,
true, but there are giant among thtt,
And I could name several who stand In
the neighborhood of rive feet ta.i and
weiirh front 17J to 181 pounds net. A
man of thetn dimensions, when dressed
in hit midwinter costume of bear and
deerskin, looms up like a Colossus. Tn
women are quite irmall, but they, at well
nt the men, are very solid and extremely
deceptive as' to tulirht. Toe muscular
development of the men la astonishing,
but hero again they nre very deceptive
In appearance, the external covering of
blubber, which they possets in common
with the teal, the walrus and the bear,
destroying the differentiation of their
cteat mti'cles, and ttivmi thciu a sra jo:1i
and roun led appearance.
1'tiiire of 1'olnterj.
The best pointer dojt ever bred In
Enjjiand came to Pan r'rancisco few
days ai-o, and will remain here as the
property of Henry Huber. The cloir,
Ulenbeigh, fa whita with liver-colored
mark on the head and body, nnd weighs
when in running form just underbuy,
five pouuds, which place bint in th
"small" class. Huber already owned
another very line pointer of heavy-wclshl,
called Duke of Vernon, but desired a
do belter suited in to the eculinr
TBAMrlOX Ol.r.NnKKilt.
conditions as to ground and cover under
which California quails are thot, nnd
sent a commission to Holland to secure
tho best do; In that country. Qlenbciii
in breeding is very fashionable, hit tiro
being Grouse V, (Champion Shot Bell
Miid), and bit dam, Kits (Dah llelle.)
The doi; Is not yet three years old, but
as a puppy ho won tlrst In the Pointer
Tuppy stake and the championship prizo
for tnu bett pointer or tetter puppv nt
the Ktij-rish National Field Trial of 1891.
In that jear Ulcnbeigh also won first
pr zi in the Pointer Derby nnd a special
prize at the dog, pointer or tetter in the
Kennel Club trials, and It ths otilv
pointer that has ever made the double
winning. Uleubslgh is aline, up-stand
ing animai, wim a rarely goo t uo.iy,
let and lee,. Hit head lackt somewhat
in cleanness and tqitarcoest c.f . outline,
although not bad, and l is tail might
picase connoisseur better if it wat
thicker at the root aud tapered mora
positively toward tho distal end. The
dog has a thoroughbred appearance- and
possesses pointer quality of the hi-jliesn
sort. San Francisco Kxaminer.
(iauirs il I'l'imitire liners.
The garnet of tirimitivo races are
j chiefly coulined to childien; tho biui
i nest of life among unciviliz-d people is
to hazardous and dilli Milt tint they cm
I spare no energy for amusement. Ken
meir iiuys ami gins, wild plenty ot 1 1 111 J
en their hands, only find division in
mimicry of adult occupations. The men
of Australian Iribet rely upon capture to
obtain their wives, and to thu lads,
armed with miuinturj boomerangs and
tpeutt, play at carrying oil tho lastoi.
Just at theru it no more popular toy iu
cur nurseries than a box of bricks, to
the Esquimau chlldron construct littlo
huts ot tnow the recognir.i l building
material in that community. Oi'ten tho
pama or toy thus devised in imitation of
the serious alTniri of life outlives the
practice in which It cr.ginatcd. Thu
bow and arrows continue to be favorite
playthings, not only with childreo, but
with grown persons witness the arcucrv
i clubs which ttill flourishes in tome part
oi ijngiauu. Lllackwood Magazme.
A Tiir.Io Neuriy All Head and Tall.
Tbo great-headed turtlo is an inhabi
tant of the rivor of IVoancrim, Sian
n.l II..-.-.- 1..., : . i
inu .uiiiiu. nub ja Tcrj rare even mere.
Its shell ii remarkably btoal and flat.
1 bo entire length of the turtle, when
stretched out to its fullest extent, i
about flltcea iocbet, one-third of thu
length covering the head nod neclc,
while the tail it about teveu inches long.
Tbo tizeof the head, compared with that
of the body, is very remai kable, thera
being only few . bird aud fishes in
which auclt a . lack of proportion . i
fouud. Scientific American.
Wonder Ftvm a Well.
On July 7, 18DU, workmen engaged
in sinking an artetiau welt iu Bandy
Valley, near Niria, New Mexloo, ttrucic
an open ttreuia Irom which a ' cold
ttrctttn of current air rushed with luch
force at to remove a twelve pound rock
that bad been pluced over the opening.
To I current of air wat charged with
million of amall bug, each having; but
two leg, no wing and a amall red cir.
cle on the back. They lived but a ibort
time after coming into light aud waiui
nir. Coluotbui Dlipatca.
SOLDIERS' COLUMN
BATTLE OF ATLANTA.
A Comrade Tells the Part the Fifteenth
Corps Took In the Action.
a comraile In a
recrnt eoiumun'.ea-
tion nenkinn of
the bnttle of Jul v
1H. in front ill
Atlanta, leaves the
inipreioii (pror
obiy iiiilntentionol)
on the mind of the
render that the
Heventeenth corps
mil an the lieiiitng
on Unit day. I
nilmit they did
ino-l of it. hut not
'quite all. lien. J. A.
u iiiiiimsnn s loan
llrlumle I First llrlu-
ade. rirt Hivinion, KiAi-eiitli Cnrp, i to k s
lianii tmvanlii Itie la-l. Hint - has aiwnve
Seemil to mo to have helped to turn the 'I In
of lietory to Ihe iile of the t'liion arm v. We
were stationed on the extreme lelt of the
I'il'ieriitli l oips nnd the tilt Iowa, on Hie
let! of Ihe hriicade. i-onnei tinn with the
feventh Corps. Krom o ir pnwitlon in Ihe
line we could see tho line of the Weven
teenth ( urps for a iiini li n h.i'l' a mile.
We ronlil see our line behut loieed unulimll v
linek by the enemy, but liulitiug stubbornly
over every foul of iii'iiund.
When our line hud niven wnv to. say,
wlihin n quarter of a mile or less of where
we were atloivd, the onler eniiie tor us lo
chaixc the enemy. The line ol balilo ran
from mnithwest io norli"i.st. We criwcil
lo Hie south side of the hreaitsnrks. such
a they were, nnil k pt on Hint side until we
struck Hie rebel line, hen they made it
pretty warm fur us nnd so we unt over on Hie
north side of the win ks and c-niHnucd in
thnt siile, forclllit the relielsniit if the wolks
and eniitiitini; ipilie n number, r or a time
we fought each other on opposite sides of
the works, ilur l.lenteiiiint- oloneKNielioIsi
was wounded in the charge, bin kept at t lie
head of the regiment.
While we weie iimkiiic this eharrfe Ihe
(art of the Seventeenth, Turps that we eoulil
see hail loruied a new line and was urinliiallv
leijainlim the ground which they had lost.
rd ilnnllv occupied their old' line, wlih
what littlo J.elp we hail (liven them. There
is on other Incident winch I i-li to siwak
of In i nnneelinii with this bailie, nnd in
which III" till Iowa was more dineilv in-
ten-arid than nnv other one reiiinienl, so fai
as I know. Immediately after the ehnrpe.
nnd w hen our lines had been re-e-tahliKhml.
the leuiinuit was orileied back lo the ri:lit
a short dis ant e nnd a little in mlvance of
the innin line, mtoiin old tort. Iir whom
built or when I dun'l know, it being over
grown with irrnss and weeci. The walls
idirti were at out as hluh nsn mini's t-lioul-ders,
semi-ei eiilnr Iu form, uml about Inrne
enoiiuh lo hold HSI inn comfortably, hut
Into which the ent re regiment was crowded.
We had only "ell lei I ourselves for n little
rest, when we were called to arms t-v rapid
musket lirinn In our front, and the' pickets
came in on Ihe run uml said that the rebe s
were eiunini; ill lon e. We prepared for bu
Ineas at once, ami kiivo those lellows ns
warm n rei-c I Ion ns ihev ever had, I think.
They came to within -Ml ieet of the fort, hut
they lut.l to ulve up Hie job. After Ihe
charge bad been repulsiil. some of the Ix yi
went out to see what execution had liii-n
done. Well, they found n tiood iniiny dead
rebels, uml anions Ihe number Ihe nun
niander of the hi ii;aile u 1'e.xns Colonel,
due of the bovs (jot bis i-woril. Thev prob
nhly Ihouuht they eould take In that little
iind in Hie old loll, but they didn't.
Now. for tear tome emnraile will sav tnnt
lellow thinks his reaiment or hriunde I . 1
all the linhliiiK ami won Ihe victory, I wish
io ay, in coiii-iisinn. iobiiv men Hint am
only tell n t v h ! ll.tpnemd lindi 1 mv own
observation, i ronii'ilv Hie troops oh inn
liahl uiel left wer ; doiim ns iniu li at wc
were. No doubt lhv did all that was re
quired of them. What I saw I know hap
pened. What I did not we no di not Imp-
1 'o Wj.i.is II. Ilooiii, in National
Tribune.
O It AND AH MY NEWS.
A Ui Is iH-lore Couu'ess lo iuerene Hie
npprnpriaiioti irom eimi.iMi to f I. mm uoo K-i
iiniium. ami ills likely Unit the bill will
puss without much opposition. The bill
was introduced at Ihe hist m-ssioii of Con
ere, and since that time the position of its
ndvoeales has been very materially strength
ened by the disturbances that occurred In
four Stales of the 1'iiion iliitlni; the pni-t
summer. In each ease the National tliiard
was mllcc! out loiirescrvetliciie.ee, audit
was salisfHclorilv clcnionsi ruled Hint money
spent in maintaining the Smtu forces is as
economically plaied as ilinnuh devoted to
the icetilar iirmy. 'ihe additional exovuse
lo the Heneral (invnriimeiii of sendim; regu
lars lo Ihe Idaho mines is many limit the
amount Hint would be annually allotted to
that Statu upon the 01.sjsms.shm basis. The
exense lo the four States of I'ennsvlvsnl ,
New York. Teni essee and Idaho, 'in p."iJ
a -rvlnir i lie ieace iliirinit the past summer
is about enual lothe lull amount or II
l eilenil aid eonlcni plated by ihe hill now
befon- Congress. The Adjutant lieneral for
Ihe Army has recommended Hint tho nn
linal apiiriiprinlinii I e increascsl to 1.ISSI,.
lHl. ns has also Secretary of War Klkint,
Ma. (ien. Scholield, cvimiiiiiiiilinu Ihe Army,
and Inspector tieueral llreckenriilgo,
lr has been recomiueinled bv tien. Flag
ler, the Chief of Ordnance of I lie Army, that
the late troois lie supplied at once w ith
the new nmis ndopted by Ihe reoiilnr nrniv.
The War Ileparinient has i-ald that If this
reeommendulioii l e n liipied by nnv of the
States that every ellort will be made, lo ex
pedite 'Hie delivery of the new guns, and
that the only posMble delay will be in Hie
supplying the Hinmiiniiioii, t lie character
of which bus not yet been fully determin
ed. It it calculated that i-'i.OOSI if these new
mav'HziiiR ritles can be manufactured for
fl.lKMJ.sluil. The ndnpiion of Ueu. Flngler't
rK omiiiendiiticii sioiild result in rearming,
the entire National Guard of the I'uiou
within IM ineu.. hs. This is ihe most en
oonraitiiiK newnihat has come to Hih active
miblia since the war and lit Importance
cannot be over-estimated. It it thought
that a smokeless powder will be adopted
belore the new rifle nre completed, wilh
which the new ammunition rnnv be charg
ed. l! niler these mnditiont and within a
leusonahlc lime, there it no reason whv the
voluntary troops of this country should
not be Ihe best in Ihe world.
Tnrnr Is much dissatisfaction among the
members nnd friends ol the N'at'onal Guard
ovar Ihe !eseut plan of dietribuiinir Ihe an
iiisul appropriation of Ihe iienerul Govern
ment amomr the various Slates. The pres
ent allotment ofthe annual appropriation
ol tuu,(XXi which glv to eucli State an
amount proioriionaio to its CoiiKroMional
representatives, is a very unfair one. The
amount received by some States is not more
than half that received bv others maintain
ins double the number of men iu their Na
tional Guard. The aid given different Stales
la very disproportionate. There are 111 States
with a total ellectlvt strenntli or more Hum
one half of all the organized mllllin of Ihe
I'liiteil States, and which contribute to tbcii
tiipixirt about sfL'.OiXI.OUO per aniinm, receive
Iras than tlbO.OsjOa year, while tho other m
Slalin which appropriate milch less to their
own support, receive tUoO.OiH). Last year
lennesneo wun less than ouotroous r,w.ii
$1I,IJ.'i7, and Missouri wilh -ViO men got U -f42,
while (.'onneciieut, with over 3,000
uwym, infiyoii uiiiy ,.I,.1.-I.1IU !eW JIlllllU-
hire Willi about iftou men received but
73. Arkansas, where the iiisnaeilinr oHi..,.
I ill 18sl could nut llnd a single orgnnliatioii,
i ",t iv, wniie. iiofaiea jHiaiui with
1.600 men wii forced to be roiilent with
3,Ja3.7 Minnesota spends 110,000 a yeal
Ml Mm . . .iilil sV1jWV1L-
on s National tmarri, and -o does Colorado
while South Carolina sis-nds I0,ISI and
Tennessee 2.IU: bin the two f rmer States
receive Irom ihe general government a sum
aggregating but u i , sa-tille the two latiet
nte ncelvliig l!i.:ili. oilier Insiuiuesol
the iPilniMi as or the pre-ent law are rlte.1
by those who would . e it repealed A
motemeiii Is now on f,il to have Ihe law
based upon the number if rfTcciire soldiers
In each Slate
I his report lo Ihe Secretary of War on
Guards to reach the Inihest ideal character
istic of the citizen soldier, has been most
gratifying. The reports from Ihe different
Strifes show the utmost anxiety on the pari
of the large majority of the organirnlions
of the National Guard to become proficient
soldier'. The atrength of the National
Guard to day ia 111, V IB. It la iu nianv cases
not to well equipped at could be desired, si
though Its equipments are as good as the
amount allowed the States by the General
Government iustlHes."
the National Guard, (he Adjutant Cenera'
of the army hns the following to sav. Dur
ing the year there has been an Increase In
tho number of the organised and uniform
ed militia. The steady improvement in ills
cipllne. soldiery hearing and kuowlrdge.and
the evident desire on Ihe part of the excel
lent personnel of Hie tcvetnl National
PENNSYLVANIA . PICKINGS.
I0M1 IMPOKTANT HAPPXNIMOI
Of Iatsrsst to Dwillsraln ths Ksystsms
-ate.
A I tVKItY STAII1.K FIRK
tivrsTVsix HUM) or iioiisks rtntsii im thi
FI.AMK.
A lire broke out In the livery and ex
change stables of Jacob Col ton, Wilkes
barre. Itefore the department reached the
spot the flumes had gained such headway
that It was impossible to effect an entrances
or endeavor to save anything.
Twenty-six head of horses perished In the
flames, live belong lo the l ulled States Ex
press Company, three to oilier individuals,
and tho rest to Jacob Cole. All tho bunie-s,
wagons, carriages and barn Implements alsi
were consumed. The loss will teach 1S,000.
Mr. Cole says evi ry dollar lie possesses in
the world was In bis stsble and that ho had
no Insurance thereon. The origin of tho lire
It unknown.
FKMXtVI.VAM l SCHOOL HTATISTHt.
The forthcoming report of the Stnte Su
perintendent of Public Instruction will
show the enrollment of pupils iu Pennsyl
vania in 1H!C. to he Ii7",5is, an Increass of
8,022; teachers, 2o,2.tl, on Increase ol' 4I4.
The expenditures for the year aggregate
14,32,U0 4U, an Increase of IHIO.CU 4S.
The school property is valued at lO.'I'J.
0D4, mi increase of fl.TUVJJU. A compul
sory education law is recommended and a
titigl term of eight months suggested for
ilistnct schools.
ni.mvx oOO yaimm.
Siiimokin. While .lohn Garize was pre
paring a blast bo found the dunlin frozen
and took it to u stove to thaw It out. Immed
iately their was an exp'oslon and Garize
was found .'IDil yards from the spot where the
xplosion occurred In a mangled condition.
Io died while being conveyed to tho lies
pita!.
M (Nf At, TltUMNll run OniNlAX.
H itinisiu iio, The Comniittee of tho Sol.
dlers' Orphan Commission appointed to
visit luauiial training schools, with a view
to introducing industrial education in the
orphan schools, met here to prepare a re
port to be submitted to the Commission.
The committee wilt recommend that the
children of these iustit .lions lie taught the
iidlmentiof various trades.
Mt llOKIlKU KOU Ills MONRV.
Thursday evening. lacob M. Detwilstr wat
found dead ill a small rivulet on his iu nil,
near Doylestown. lie was lying In 1- inches
of water, where he evidently had been
held by a murderer, until be suffocated.
Petwller' pockets were rilled and u watch
and IM) tnken. The murderer evidently
knew bis man and the neighborhood.
Tii.r woiiks n nMAXKNTi-v i-i.osr.n.
Nkw itiiiiiiiTON.-Tho Scott Tile Work
here closed operations ieiraanently. The
company is com posed principally of ( lnci-
go slockholders and oieruted on a capital
of i0,000. It was organized ubout aix
months ago and manufactured tiles for
wainstoating. but failed lo make money.
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l'lttt.AtlFl.rillA CLAIMS lA'i0'St l'K.ort.H.
Phii-aiiki-piiia. Mayor Sluart forwarded
to Councils a message in which Ihe rasullt
of the police census of tho inhabitants of
the city was given us l.li'i.ti'.'l an increase
of IVJ.sWf over the Government enumeration
Of 1W0.
THE PIMP- LOST.
WHISKEY PESTIIOVrtl AT JOUNnTOlVX TO B
PAIU VOR BY TIIK PEXNBYI.VANI I,
PlIII.APF.i.PUU. Judge Fell decided
against the Pennsylvania Itutlrnad l oin
pany'sapiilicutiou lorn reversal of a verdict
indemnifying a sliiperover the line whose
goods were lost in I lie Johnstown flood. The
goods In dispute consisted of is) barrels of
whisky shipped from Bethany, Pa., to
I.ang Jlernliienier A Co., of Philadelphia.
It was shown that while part of the Ireiglit
train containing the whisky was swept
away by the water, the car in which it was
loaded remained uninjured, but was desert
ed by the crew. A mob of vagnbonils seised
the liquor, and a committee of citizens was
obliged lo take it from thorn and iK-stroy it
for Ihe protection of the community and
preservation of older. As employes of Ihe
road had neglected to Interfere with the
plunderers, ihe judge refused lo interior
with the Jury' verdict.
TIIK SriTK'S riNAS.CU!. CORPORATIONS.
If ARRisacRa. The records of the banking
examiner's department show that titer are
In the Stute 84 banks, 7,') trust companies
and 10 savings fund association!, a total of
174.
Mm. Pit. Scroikii, of Heaver Falls, was
badly bitten In Ihe face bv a greyhound
that had been given to Will Marsha by Sen
ator tjuay. It wat killod.
Miw. Charles Ki lis. of New Castle, is dy
ing iu consequence of a chicken bone lodg
ing in her inroat Thursday last.
Tim traction company trollev line on
Cambridge and Catharine 8ta Philadelphia,
slatted Saturday. A largo crowd was at
tracted alung the lineof the route to see the
novelty for this city.
Pom pa ns are terrorizing holiday hoppers
at Heaver Kails, hut so far no great booty
uas ueen ouiuiueu.
At Johnstown---"i S hafter, aged 17,
lull irguttv j y .j Was lustuntly
nine
C "X 1
if y
(HILDUEVM (Ol.t'XX.
MttllSIMAfl aftermath.
The dearest things of all, dear,
Aboist Ihe Christmas time,
So full of mirth and music
Of tlory, song and rhyme
Is that to little children
Il brings enough of cheer
In homes that rl-e were dnmry
Tu last them all the year.
You bang a dainty stocking
Within Ihe hearth lire's glow,
That tent a trail of splendor
Acrots the drifted snow.
But In the crowded city
Are many children tweet
V ho tearce have shoe and stocking
For chilly little fi-et.
Ioet Ssnta Clans forget lhem
The brave old Sjlnt not bet
He heaps I heir pretty presents
Gn ihe pretty Christmas tree.
And after lliristnias hours,
In many an attic dim.
Are glad nnd grateful children
Wim .end tiielr lov to him.
Margaret l rangster.
( llltlM MAS, . A lt U.S.
S illily J uuk an I little Neil listened
cngci-lj , us iiiaiuina rend llioiu a story
of Hie sivoot, quaint custom of. chil
dren In oilier lands how they go
from Imiiso lo houso on Christina eve.
nnil sing llielr t'ln Min is carol of
'IVitcc on vnrih, gooiln ill to men."
Woulilu't 1 1 1 it bo Just splendid;"'
oiciithcil .lack, after in. inline hwl
tucked llicm into bed.
'Sploiislld! " ccliouil Xeit.
Tin' house grow still us limy tn'.keil
ll nil over, nnil the lights went out
ono by one.
I'retly toon llicy crawled out of lite
win in bed.
"Let's only put on our stockings;
Ihcit wc cnii get into bed quicker,
chat lei oil Neil.
Then they opened tho door, nnil
stood shivering u minute upon tbo mat
in tho hull.
I oiit iiinko nmlicof nolso!"coiu
tnnnilud Jack.
S i, luiiid in hand, they wcntsofll
down (lie hail tu tiiniiiiiiit' door.
'1 I guoas we won't go out mulct
(lie window," whispered Jack.
'Cause, 'cause we ain't dressed, you
know, Ned, mill It's nw fill cold out
there. I (ilest lids will ,e jst as
well. Sing- now, Nod. Sing I vnu
to bo iingcl.' "
. J low tpiickly iiiiimiim's door opened,
as their young voices rang out In the
dark, silent bull I
Von bleeil children !" she cried,
ns she drew tlicin into tlm warm room.
"Von iniiigliiy boys! M'lmt does this
menu?"
"Christinas carol!'' aniil Jack
winking hard tu keep back llio teiirt
for lie win a big boy, you know; ha
was eight year old!
"Clirisiiiiat cisiols!" echoeil Neil,
who ul ways echoed what Juck aid;
but Im win only six years old, unit to
lie did cry.
"You will be angels soonor than w
ntint you to be, if you run n round
Ibis way," laughed inniiiiiiu, with tears
lu licr own eves. "Don't you know
tlint you'll bo Ii hnvo llio croup?''
"Vcs'in." aald Jack, meekly.
"Yest'in," echoed Nod.
"Then i mi buck lo bed iMs minute,'
said tint in ion. "Tomorrow you shall
put on your cont uml mittens, ami
sing enrol under llio window as lonjr
ns you llko.''
And Juck mid Nod, stnndin; knee
decp lu 1 1 io now 11111101 mttmma'a
window, with tho wuini sun bright
iiioiiud tiietsi, we ro euro that it waa
tho nicest way, ospociully when mam
in a gently ruisod tho sash, nnd show,
ei'ed peanut and candy Into their cup.
Youth' Coinpiiuloii.
A Vast Difference.
A fui'iiiiiiie vim (topped tho way la
the WcUseiibuigoitlrusto, Uerlin. A
little boy tiood by the horse and gnvo
It toiiio bread lo cat. Tho driver
looked ou with a broad grin.
"That's right," ho said lo the young
benefactor; "always be kind to dumb
auimals. Look how tho horao enjoye
it. llut docs your mother always give
you big chunks like I hat
"No," replied the youngster, "1
didn't get that ono from my mother."
"Whore did you got it, then?"
"It was lying iu tho van."
Hero tho enner flew Into a tomper
and bawled out: "Why, that wat my
breakfast, you mlsoiublo ratcul, you
The poor lad, doomod thu early is
life to a practical experience of (he
sudden vlolssitudat of popular favor,
Hod woeping from the scene. Bet
Uuor Tugcblutl.
A Happy Outlook.
Nowly-mado llildo Maiutua aya
tho does not tliluk we will ever quar
'el us she and papa do.
Groom Never, dearest.
Newly-made Bride No; she say
you will bo much easier to mttuago
than papa wat. Harper's Bazar.