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VOLUME 2.
KEYN0LDSV1LLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2, 1893.
NUMBER 12.
i,ltttlvoat Grim ffabls.
BUFFATX). noCTTKSTKn fc PITTS
BURGH hailway.
Tho short lino between Piitlnlft, RlilRwnjr,
Hrwlfnrd, Hiiliiniiim-n. Hufl'nUi. Kix-lnwter.
Nliii.'nrii 1'iiIIm nnd point In llio upper oil
region.
On nnd nfter .Time 4th, IWS, HM'n
per trains will nrrlvennd depart from l-'iill
'rock mullein, daily, except fiindiiy, ax fol
lows: 7:00 A. M. Urndford Aroommixliitlon lnr
points North IxMween riill frevk nnd
llriidfnrd. 7:11 a. m. mixed train for
l'uiixutiiwney. ,,
10:05A.M. HtilTulonnd Rnrhextermnll- Vor
Hixxkwnvvllle, lldirwnv,.lohiinhiirs.Mt.
Jewell, Hnidford, Hiiliimnnra. HulTiilo nnd
Korhcxter: ronneetltiK nt JohnxniihiirK
with P. K. train il, for Wilcox, Kline,
Wnrren, i'orry nnd Krle.
10:H A. M. Aerommndntlon For PiiMola,
Sykes, 11 In Hun iiikI riiiixxutnwney.
1:80 1'. M. Hnidford Aivomniixliitlnn For
Beeelitroc, Itiix'kwnvvllli-, Kllinout, Cnr
nion, Kldirwuy, Johnnonliurfc, Mt. Jcwott
and llriidfnrd.
5:10 P. M. Mull For PultoN. "ykes, Rig
Knn, l'tinxxntswney nnd Wnlxtnn.
KtSIt P.M. AiNviinmodiitliin For Hilltnlx.HlK
Kun and PuiiXHiitiiwnny.
fltSO A. M. Sunday train For Rrockwny
vllle, Kldirway and .lohnxotihiirK.
6tlS P.M. Ciinday train For I hi Hols, Fykes,
Kilt Knn and I'linxmitawney.
Thmixnnd mile ticket at two cents per
mile, good forpanange txtweennll stations.
J. II. MrlNTYHK. Agent, Fulls eroek, Pn.
J. II. Hakhktt. K. C.I.apkv.
Ot'iiernl Hupt. Oen. I'a. Agent
KrndforU Pa. Koehestcr N.Y.
ALLEf iHKN Y VALLEY RAILWAY
COMPANY commencing Sunday
Juno 18, 1802. Low Grado DlviHlnn.
KAaTWAiin.
No.l. No.S. No. II. ini
A. M. P. M. A. M. P. M.
It) 4'. 4 4l
III 07 4 K
11 im li V (I 12
II lis II HI A XI
11 4(1 ft 41 ft t
K K, ft 01 ft 47
12 !' H ill ft 117
12 :n a 2 ft 1:1
12 4:1 ft :ix i"
1 no s r.7 0 44
1 na 7 i ft !U
1 211 7 1:1 7 i 10 iw
1 ;r. 7 ;l- 7 in 11 ui
1 47 7 4s 7 2:1
1 Mi a i 7 l
2 m H (m 7 41
2 ir, a in 7 M
2 2' a 2l N (11
2 4i H 44 H V.I
2 M H .V) N
8 211 2S 0 Oil
P.I M. P, M. A. H. A. M.
Red Rank...
Lawxnnhnm
New Hethlehem
oak Kldgv
MayHville
HiniiniervHIo . .
Ilnxikvlllo,
Kell
Fuller
lteynoliUvllln .
Paneoast
Fullxt'reek....
Pit Kola
Hahtila
Wlnterhurn
Penlleld
Tyler
Glen r'lxhor....
Rencrottu
tiratit
Tlrlft wood
1 HH
1 4ft
WKSTWAIW.
No.2INo.tllNo.ini 10
110
A. M
P. M.
Priftwood
Orant
Bnner.etto
(Hen I'ixhur.....
Tyler
Pentteld
Wlnterburn ....
Sitlmlii
T)nHoh
FallaOreek
Paneoast
ReynoldKVille..
Fuller
Hell
Rrookvllle
Hunimervlllo....
MtiyHvllle
OiikKlilfe
S (Nl
ft mi
6
7 V
7 HI
A 41
A Ml
6 Oil
7 IM
7 44
7 M
ft
A T
H mil
A ;i,
8 J2
8 2ft
8 it!
8 40
ti mi
12 m
12 1A
ft 40
A iHI
7 211
7 2s
7 40
8 4n
II O'i
7 ftT
H V.I
II 17
8 111
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10 14
10 Is
10 2Ti
II (V
I'll
New Het hleheni
liitwaonliani....
Red Bunk
II 4
10 OH
A
P. M.A M.I P. M.
Trains dully except Sunday.
DAVID McOAKGO, Okn'i.. Whit.,
PlttHliiirg, I'll.
J AS. P. ANDF.RSON, Gkn'i,. Pahx. Ait
PlttHhurg, Pa
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT MAY 21, 1893.
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Dlvlxlon Time
Tublu. TruliiM li'iive Drlftwixxl.
EASTWARD
9:04 A M Train H, dully except Sunday for
Siinliiiry, Harrlxhurg and Intermedlute ala
tlona, arriving at Philadelphia tl:.r0 p. m.,
New York. 9::iA P. M. Raltlinore, ll:4A p. u.
AViixhlnglmi, 8:1ft P. u. Pulliniin Parlor car
from Wlllliinixixirt and naHHengor coiichea
from Kune u I'tiiladelphm.
a-.m P. M. Train A, dally except Sunday for
Harrlxhurg mid Intermedhite atatlonx, ar
riving at PlillHdelphlii4:HU A. H.i New York,
7:10 A. H. Tlimiigh couch from DuRolx to
Wllllamsiiort. Pullman Sleeping earx from
Ilarrlxhurg U IMilladelphlH nnd New York,
l'lilludelphlu iHiHHengera can remain in
xlaepor undlHturlxd until 7:00 A. H.
0::i6 P. M. Train 4, daily for Siinhury, Ilarrlx
hurg and Inturniedlute auttlonx, arriving at
Pliiludelphln, A:A0 a. u.; New York, 11:110
A. M.J llaltlninro, A:20 A. M.i Washington, 7:30
A.M. Pullman carx und puxxeiiger coachea
from F.rle und Wllllninxportto l'lilludelphlu.
PiixsengerH In aloeper for Haltlmoro und
Wuxhlnglon will Iw transferred Into Woxh
lngton HloeiMjr at Ilarrlxhurg.
WESTWARD
7:IIA A. M. Train 1, dully except Sunday for
Ridgwuy, Dullolx, Ulermont and lnter
nuvllate stations. Leuvea Uldgwuy at il:00
P. M. for Erie.
9:50 A. M. Train 8, dully for Erie and Inter
mediate polnta.
4:27 P. M. --Train 11, dally except Bunduy for
Kane and Intermediate si at ions.
TlillOl'tlll TRAINS FOR DRIFTWOOD
FROM THE EAST AND SOUTH.
TRAIN 11 leuvea Philadelphia 8:80 A. m.)
Washington, 7.A0A. M.; Haltlmoro, H:4A A.M.
WIlkeHhiirre, 10:1ft A.M. dally except Hun
day, arriving at Driftwood at 11:27 p. m. Willi
' Pullman Purlor cur from PhlluUulphtu to
WlllhiinxiKirt.
TRAIN a leaves New York nt 8 p. ni. Phila
delphia, 11:20 p. m. WuxhiiiKton, 10.40 u. m.i
llultlmore, 11:40 p. m. dally arriving ut
DrlftwixHl at ll:A0 u. m. Pullmuu xleeplng
earn from Philadelphia to Erie and from
Wuxhlngton und llaltiiiioru to WIlllumsiKirt
und through puaxenger couchea from Phila
delphia to Erie und Uultlniuru to Wllllumx
lxirt and to Dullolx.
TRAIN 1 leuvea Heuovo ut 0:!IA a. m., dally
except Sunday, arriving ut Driftwood 7:115
a. m.
JOHNSONBURG RAILROAD.
(Dully oxoopt Sunday.)
TRAIN 19 loaves Rldgway at 9:40 a. m. ; Jolin
xonhurg at U:&A u. in., arriving ut (Jluruioiit
at 10:4'i u. m.
TRAIN 20 leaves Clermont ut lft:AA a. ro. ar
riving ut Johnsonhurg at 11:40 a. ui. and
Rldgway ut 11:66 a. ni.
JIDGWAY & CLEARFIELD R. R.
DAILY EYCEPT SUNDAY.
SOUTHWARD. NORTHWARD.
P. 11 A.M. STATIONS. A.M. P.M.
12 10 9 41) Itidgwuy TaO
12 18 9 48 Island Run 1 20
12 23 AM Mill Haven 1 III
12 91 10(12 Oroyland 10ft
12118 1010 Short Mills ' 12 AO
lft 42 10 1A HluoRock 12 A4
12 44 10 17 Vineyard Run 12 62
12 40 20 20 Currier 12 50
100 1032 Brockwayvlllo 12 38
110 10 42 McMlun Summit 12 30
1 14 1048 Harvey Run 12 2(1
120 10 Aft Falls tlruuk 12 20
143 1105 Dullola 1205
700
861
64(1
A 36
A 30
A 26
23
A 21
ft Oft
ft 67
R62
64ft
630
TRAINS LEAVE RID0 WAY.
Eastward. Westward.
Trains, 7:17 a. m. Train a, 11:84 a.
Train A, 1 :4ft p. m. Truln 1, 8:00 p.
Train. 4, 7:65 p. in. Truln 11, 8:25 p
J. K. WOOD,
Oen. Pass. Ag't.
BEAUX YEUX.
Once CnpM was werptng in pain nnd dismay
And railing at cheating and theft,
For he'd lost both his bow and his arrows at
play
And all of a quiver was loft.
Vhnt arms have 1 now," cried the child In
despair,
"To kindle the heart Into flame?
My power Is yanlshrdl Oh, 111 shall 1 far
In lands that are loveless and tame."
At the thought of this bitterest cop ha must
tears into rivulets ran.
Bat they suddenly stopped, and a laugh bub
bled up
To his lips, for he thought of a plan)
"How foolish, how foolish, this sorrow to
show,
To fill all the air with my sighs!
For what Is the need of my arrow and bow
When I can use Nellie's gray eyes?"
Rowan Stevens in Kate Field's Washington.
Staggered by Finger Bowls.
A very amusing scene occurred once
while I was iorving a lady and gentle
man of the tmnilstftkftble upstart type.
They were grossly ignorant of the most
elementary mlee of table etiquette, ehov
eling the food into their months with
their knives, which wereconstantly load
ed half WAy up to the handles. They
managed to struggle through their din
ner, sometimes casting aside knives and
forks and attacking game and poultry by
cutting them in halves and eating from
their hands, holding the leg. Sometimes,
too, they became ridiculously polite by
carving bread with knife and fork, but
the climax came when I set two bowls
of roRewater before them as finger
glasses.
They looked at each other, and then
cautiously around the room, trying to
find some solution of themysterious dish
before them, not having the sense to ig
nore it altogether. Whispered consulta
tions took place, which presently grew
into a suppressed quarrel, the lady re
proaching her lord for his ignorance.
Suddenly she was seen to shake the wa
ter around and around, and finally, with
look of contempt and superior wis
dom, she rawed the bowl to her lips and
drank all the contents. Needless to say
that the hearty laughter of the other di
ners made them feel the mistake, and
they beat a hasty retreat. London Tit
Bits. Mnil Shoes For Horses.
We doubt if very many persons ever
saw mud shoes for horses. They are
used on horses in plowing the low and
wet lands of the valley north of Sumner
nearly every spring. The mud shoe con
sists of a heavy board about 8 inches
wide and from 8 to 10 inches long, round
ing in the front. On this board a red
hot shoe of the size worn on the horse's
foot for which it is intended is placed
until it bums into it to a depth almost
sufficient to bury itself. It is necessary
that the shoe have a long toe and long
corks. A piece of circular band iron to
fit over the top part of the hoof is then
attached to the board and over the hoof
to hold the mud shoe solidly to the foot.
One end of the band is fastened to the
board with a screw, which when tight
ened holds the board as squarely to the
bottom of the hoof as if it had grown
there. The horses become accustomed
to wearing them and after a day or two
experience no difficulty in working in
them. By this moans farmers are en
abled to plow land in the spring where
without the use of mud shoes horses
would mire down. Sumner (Wash.)
Herald.
William Ordway Partridge, the Bos
tan sculptor, gats $10,000 for his statue
of Shakespeare and will receive $27,000
for his equestrian statue of Garfield. Be
is 81 years of age. ,
Ko Discrimination Intended
President Eliot has written a graceful
letter to Mr. James Jeffrey Roche, the
editor of the Boston Pilot, expressing bis
regret that there is no Catholic Institu
tion in the published list of the colleges
whose graduates will be entitled to enter
the Harvard law school under the new
regulations which will go into effect In
1895. President Eliot states that there
was not the slightest intention on the
part of the faculty of the law school to
discriminate against Catholic institutions
of learning.
Eather Unique
A somewhat notorious diplomat and
author has lived apart, by an amicable
arrangoment, from his wife for many
years. Last year they chanced to oc
cupy adjoining seats at the theater. No
one in that audience who saw the lively
conversation that ensued could guess
that the participants were a married
couple met after a long but wished for
separation.
Alderman Hack Bridge of Sioux Falls
recently lost valuable horse that committed-
suicide. The horse had been
very sick for about a month, and several
days ago he managed to unlock the door
of his stall, and going to some harness
that was hanging up in the barn put his
head through a portion of it and threw
himself to the floor and was strangled.
The Mexican government has decreed
deductions of from S to 10 per cent in
the salaries of publio employees and, men
in the army. These deductions, the total
amount of which will exceed $1,000,000,
are to take effect next month and will be
in force to the end of December.
Monte Carlo seems to hare prospered
this year more than it ever has done.
The shares are sow worth five times
their original value, and plans are being
made for increasing operations. There
were nine suicides last year on the premises.
The Cars of Militarism,
Our Prague correspondent says thai
the Bohemian deputies in tho Austrian
parliamentary delegations continue
strongly to oppose the new military ex
penditure required by the war depart
ment on behalf of the triple alliance.
The figures the opposition gives are sig
nificant. From 18118 to 1898 the Austrian
army budget rose from 68,090,640 florins
to 107,374,863 florins. During those yean
,838,000,000 florins have been expended
on the army. The navy and the landweht
are not included in this vast sum. The
occupation of Bom I a nlone has cost the
empire since 1878 245, 093, BOO florins.
On the other hand, nothing is incurred
for works of peace. Not a mile of a
navigable channel has been made. The
support of primary schools, asylums,
road building, etc., rests entirely on the
shoulders of the provinces themselves.
Other figures are no less suggestive. In
the whole of Austria-Hungary there arc
4,000,000 paupers and 16,000,000 person!
unable to work viz, children, old peo
ple and cripples; 0,000,000 women and
hand workers earning no more than 180
florins a year; 2,000,000 workmen and
servants whose yearly income does not
exceed 800 florins, and only 1,681,060
persons getting from their work, trade
or capital more than 800 florins. The
physical and moral condition of the im
poverished population is deteriorating.
London News.
Pecuniary Prospects of the Chicago Fair.
If the Columbian company will dis
charge its bonded indebtedness and re
fund to the government the amount oi
its donation, it will do marvelously
well. Every effort of the directory ought
to be exerted in that direction. Operat
ing expenses are far in excess of reason.
Struggle has been mode and successfully
to a certain extent in the direction of re
duced expenditure on current account,
but the field is still full of possibilities.
The banker's estimate of a 83 per cent
return to Chicago and the shareholders,
Chicago being on a footing with all
shareholders, is optimistic The esti
mate takes no account of the fact that
it is the purpose of the Columbian Er
position company to continue expendi
ture after the closing of the fair. The
Columbian guard have been assured
that large numbers of them will remain
for a year or more. The whole depart
ment of construction, reduced in num
ber, but still an expensive outfit, will be
continued. As the exposition is now
managed, there will not be a penny of
return for any shareholder. It is idle to
make other prediction. Chicago Times.
End of De Maupassant.
De Maupassant was very thoroughly
discussed at the time he was taken in
sane, and now that he is dead at the age
of 48 there is nothing to add save that
the operation of a great natural law is
completed. He was a master of con
donsation in literary style. His short,
terse sentences are matchless, but most
of his stories are earthly and doubly per
nicious by reason of the masterly skill
with which they are told. No man could
portray suoh frightful dramas of pas
sion without entering into the emotions
expressed. His own soul caught every
reflection, and the strain was too much
for him. "A prematurely wornout nerv
ous system" was the cause of his death.
His career was only for 13 years, but
he leaves behind a mass of brilliant filth
that will do harm for many decades.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Gold In Maine.
That story of gold mining on En
chanted Ponds township is not by any
means the first that has been heard about
gold finds in the Moose river valley. As
long ago as 1830 a man named Berry
claimed to have found gold in a ledge in
that region in such quantities that he
"chopped ont pieces with his ax, which
he sold to Augusta jewelers." To be
sure critical persons may say this state
ment is only that he sold the ax to the
Augusta man, not pieces of gold; but
why not gold in Enchanted township as
well as in Byron, where there is no doubt
about it? It has long been asserted that
there is gold enough in the sands of
Moosehead lake to pay good wages to
those who will wash them for it. Lewis
ton Journal.
A Theory as to Swlgglna,
"What makes bwiggins such an un
conscionable liar?'
"Stinginess. He has as many facts as
anybody, but he hates to give them out,"
.Exchange.
The Poverty of Printed language.
"God will keep up his end of the row
if you give him a chance." That was
the language used by Moderator Craig
in his sermon, which had direct refer
ence to the controversies before the gen
eral assembly. As it appears in print
the sentence requires an expository note.
Whether the word "row" rhymes with
"how" or "hoe" becomes an important
question. Washington Star.
Strength of the Honte.
Ahorse can draw on the worst kind
of earth road about four times as much
as he ean-oarry on his back. On good
macadamized road he can pull 10 times
as much; on a plank road S5 times as
much, and on a street railway 68 times
as much. Chicago Journal.
Beware of This Koad.
Dora What road did you travel overt
Clara The North Southern railroad,
and IH never patronize that line again
either. Their caramels are horrid.
Good-Newt
A Very Forgetful Person.
"It's cur'ous how fergitftil some folks
are, now ain't it?'' inquired Mr. Jakes, tho
Village plumber, carpenter and sheriff
in a ruminative tone. "There's people
that'll fergit arrants an jobs an bills au
days o' the week an so on, an I've even
heard tell of folks that would fergit
their own names now an agin."
"Yes, I've heard mention made of Jest
sech cases," said Abijah Snow, who was
watching Mr. Jakes solder a good sized
hole in the bottom of the Snow teakettle.
"Well, I b'liove there's a woman in
this town beats 'em all fer ferglttin."
said Mr. Jakes.
"Who's that?" Inquired his customer,
with mild interest.
"It's Mis' Willard Franklin," replied
Mr, Jakes, "She's got interfile habit of
comin over to our house twice a week,
or sometimes oftener, as 't happens. An
it's a queer thing, but if you'll b'lieve
me, she sets an sets and fergitsall about
Willard till we've had a good square
dinner, an within 10 minutes after we've
cleared everythln ofTn the table shell
recllect him an start fer home."
Mr. Jakes shot one glance at Mr. Snow,
and Mr. Snow returned it as he said
slowlyi
"S'pose the fact of Willard's beln sech
a scanty pervider an your spreadin a
lib'ral table could hev anythin to do
with it?"
"They say you can't ever tell what
doos sffect folks' memory or fergittry,"
said Mr. Jakes in a noncommittal tone.
And then he blew out his light, and he
and Mr. Snow indulged in a couple of
dry chuckles as the kettle changed hands.
Youth's Companion.
Making Imitation Diamonds.
The material in which imitation dia
monds are produced is called stress,
from the name of its inventor, a German
jeweler who flourished at the beginning
of the present century. It is perfectly
colorless and transparent gloss, or rather
crystal, of irreproachable purity, com
posed of rock crystal, or of white sand,
mixed with oxido of lead, arsenical acid
and other ingredients. Its preparation
demands infinite care and a multitude
of precautions, to avoid the possibility
of the slightest flaw or bubble being
introduced into the mass, from which
are then cut the false gems in the pro
portions desired. Small or medium
sized diamonds produce a much better
effect than do large ones.
For the best forms of imitation jewel
ry they are cut by the same workmen
that are employed in executing that
function with real stones. Their task is
much easier, owing to the comparative
softness of straws, a quality which causes
ornaments in imitation diamonds to lose
very speedily their brilliancy and their
deceptive aspect. To remedy this state
of things imitation emeralds, rubies and
sapphires are often set with a layer or
slice cntfrom a real precious stone of in
fcrior value and cemented with a trans
parent and colorless compound on the
top of the false gem, so as to cover it
completely. Ladies' Home Journal.
Falcons In Japan.
In the olden times in Japan all the dai'
mios (similar to the old English lord) hod
great sport with falcons, as they went
out to the field to catch other birds with
falcons. The falcons were tamed well
and used to catch large birds, mostly
cranes. When people now go out bunt
ing with falcons, the men in charge hold
the falcons upon their fingers. As soon
as one sees any bird he lets the falcon
rush at the bird; as soon as the falcon
reaches the bird he bites at the throat
and throws the bird down to the ground,
Meanwhile the holder runs to the place
where they are ana catches both of them.
Falcons are not large birds, but as they
belong to the eaglo family they are
strong and brave and never afraid to go
at any bird to kill It, but the men in
charge of falcons of course take great
care in feeding and taming them. Chi'
cago News-Record.
The Ulue of Sapphires.
Star sapphires are generally of a gray
ish blue tint, and the star is exhibited in
its greatest perfection when looked at by
the light of the sun or a candle. The
sapphire is found of all tints and shades
of blue, but' the color which approxi
mates to the shade formerly called "bleu
du rol" is the most valuable. A really
fine sapphire should appear blue by arti
ficial light as well as by day. This stone
is found in crystals generally of much
larger size than the ruby. The name
"sapphire" is perhaps the only one which
runs through all languages with very
slight alteration the Hebrew name
sapphir, the Chalda sapirinon, the Greek
aafflros, the Latin sapphirus, etc. Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
Their Favorite Amusement.
A favorite amusement with the United
States army officers on the Rio Grande is
the Mexican cock fight. Every Mexican
village has its cock pit, and officers on a
few hours' leave cross the river to see the
fun. There are no better oockfightors in
the world than the Mexicans, and as pub
lio opinion sanctions the sport the enjoy
men of everybody is altogether frank.
The acme of the sport is reached when
the apparently vanquished bird, after
having been completely buried in the dust
of the arena to stanch bis blood, suddenly
rises as if from the grave, and with one
blow from the spur slays his astonished
rival in the act of crowing over his sup
posed victory. San Francisco Chronicle,
Two sisters will make thoir appear
ance in London next year. One is 8 feet
high, with hands 83 inches in length, and
the other is sot 8 feet high and weighs 81
Dounas.
A Natural loehonse.
In the north side of Stone mountain,
six miles from tho mouth of Stony creek,
in Scott county, has been discovered a
natural Icehouse on a grand scale. One
of the old settlers first discovered it
about 1880, but owing to the fact that
the land on which it is situated could
not be bought he refused to tell its
whereabouts and would only take Ice
from it in case of sickness.
He died without revealing the secret
to even his own family, and but for a
party of "sang" diggers entering the re
gion it might have remained a secret
for generations, as it is situated in an
unfrequented part of the mountain.
The ice was only protected from the
rays of the sun by a thick growth of
moss resembling a texture and like moss
that can be seen dangling from the oaks
of Louisiana and Texas. Its formation
was after the fashion of a coal vein, be
ing few inches thick in some places
while several feet in others. The forma
tion indicates that it had been spread
over the surface in a liquid state and
then congealed. By what process it
freezes or was frozen is a matter of con
jecture at this stage of investigation.
Some think that it was formed In the
winter and had been protected since by
a dense growth of moss which covers
it, while the more plausible theory is
that beneath the bed Is situated a great
natural laboratory whose function is a
formation of ether, and the process of
freezing goes steadily on through the
heat as well as the cold. The growth of
moss resembled the hanging moss around
Hudson bay and indicates a frigid tem
perature. Tho bed covers one acre, and
if it proves inexhaustible it will be val
uable. Dispatch to Richmond State.
Fata of a Russian Scholar.
"Why does Russia linger in igno
rance?" answered David 8. Jordan. "Let
me tell you a story. When I was in
college at Cornell, there came a bright
young Russian to study by the name of
Dabrolohoff. This young man was of
quick perceptive powers and deeply in
terested in the progressive practical sci
ences and questions. He studied very
hard for four years, did much more
work than any single term required
and graduated with the honors of his
class. He removed to New York and
entered into a successful practice of civil
engineering,
"Soino time later I learned that ho hod
gone back to his native land, I heard
no more of this young man outside of a
few scientific articles in some European
magazines for nearly lOyoars, Whilo
making a tour of Europe I bethought
myself of him and wondered why his
brilliant parts had not long since brought
him into prominence. In Russia I made
inquiries and there learned to my aston
ishment and sorrow that the student had
been suspected of treason, tried and sen
tenced to Siberia, whore he had died in
filth and chains." St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Universal Suffrage In Austria.
The success of the Belgians in wrest
ing universal suffrage from the fears of
the ruling classes seems to have inspired
the Austrian workingmen to labor for a
similar result in a similar way. The suf
frage in Austria is now given to all who
pay a minimum of five florins In direct
taxes. To make it universal is now the
avowed object of the leader of the work
ingmnn's party, who three weeks after
the May day demonstrations in tho
prater issued a sort of appeal to the
country and particularly to the labor
ing classes on the subject. The design
is to foment an agitation which will
assumo huge proportions by the time
Earliament meets in the fall, when, it is
oped, the course of events in Brussels
may be repeated in Vienna. New York
Post.
Statistics of Special Sessions.
There has not been a special session of
congress for 14 years, and the one which
will ossein Se Aug. 7 will be the twelfth
in the history of the government. In the
earlier decades of the century special
sessions were more frequent than they
have been of late, because of threaten
ing crises in our relations with foreign
powers. Jefferson called congress to
gether twice in extraordinary session
during his administration, and Madison
twice also, once to declare our second
war of independence. But the most mo
mentous subject which any special ses
sion was called npon to deal with was
the opening of the rebellion. President
Lincoln convened congress July 4, 1861,
A New England Slave.
The Bangor (Me.) News bos found a
slave in that city. This man Is the driver
of a hoso wagon and is stationed at a
little brick house on Hammond street.
The Bangor fire department pays him
$40 a month, and he stands eternal
watch, day and night, having no vaca
tion or holidays. Ho occupies the sta
tion alone and, The News says, cannot
leave to get a meal or change of cloth
ing nnless be hires some one to take his
place, and then he is liable to be called
i as usual. But probably if this man
should give up the job thoro'd be a score
of applications for the place.
A curious and very objectionable crank
la one who has developed in Birming
ham, England. He goes about with a
long steel hat pin and stabs all fashion
ably dressed ladies whom he encounters.
Hammocks are mora luznrlnna than
sver before. In thnii lutaatt fnmn iKqw
include a canopy for keeping off the sun
au nei ror protection against Hies,
mosquitoes and gnats.
The Rude Chemist.
A chemist was called up at 9 o'olock
the other morning by the ringing ef the
night bell. On opening the door he found
a damsel, who told him that she was go
ing to a picnic that morning and was out
of rouge. The prudent druggist turned
her off with the assurance that he hadn't
the stock to cover a cheek like hers.
Figaro.
A Standoff.
Cholly How often does your tailor
send in his bill?
Fweddie Every week.
Cholly Gracious! You don't get
clothes that often, do you?
Fweddie No, and neyether does the
tailor get his money. Detroit Pree Press
ma juuiivr ueeurotea.
The sultan of Turkey has conferred
the Order of the Medjldieh on Professor
Max Mullor. This is a merited tribute
to the vast oriental learning and the
deep interest token by Profossor Mnx
Muller in the various eastern roligions,
and in Mohammedanism in particular.
The present sultan, who Is a somewhat
mild and melancholy oriental of con
servative tendencies, has little in com
mon with that section of the official
class in Constantinople who have been
educated abroad and have adopted nthe- ,
istio and revolutionary sentiments and
ideas. He is devotedly attached to the
Mussulman faith. London Chronicle.
Raised theOould Assessment.
The death of Jay Gould seems to have
opened the eyes of the New York tax
gatherers. The assessment on his per
sonal estate has been raised from $r00,
000 to $10,000,000. While Mr. Gould was
alive he could "swear off " his taxable
estate, after the manner of rich Now
Yorkers, but necessary post mortem dis
closures of his wealth have made further
swearing off impracticable. Bangor
Commercial.
A Cable's Length.
The nautical terms used in the ac
counts of the Victoria disaster puzzle
many, and the principal one is, What is
a cablo's length? The cable, like the
knot, is only used in maritime parlance.
It is 100 fathoms, or 600 feet. The evo
lution ordered by Admiral Tryon at six
cables' length consequently brought two
mammoth battleships to converge within
8,600 foet. The maneuver was nothing
but what a landsman would call a coun
termarch, but the columns converging
Instead of diverging. Jamestown AIL
A Long lllcyolo Tour.
Mr. Frank G, Lenz, a young American,
Is at present making a tour of tho world
on his bicycle His journey will oc
cupy about two years, and his route
leads across the United States from New
York, then on to Japan, throngh China,
India, Persia, Turkey, Austria, Ger
many, Holland, France, England, Scot
land and Ireland. ,
Served Him Rlgn.
A good story is told about a gentle
man who lives in Brooklyn and crosses
at Fulton ferry nearly everyday. He is
much persecuted by the bore who al
ways accosts you on a ferryboat in mid
stream with the stereotyped question,
"Ah! are you going across?"
The other day one of these demons
hooked on to the Brooklyn man as usual
and said: "Hello, old man! Going to
York?"
"No, sir," he replied promptly. "I
am going to hit you on the nose."
And lie did amid the cheers of the
crowd. Texas 8iftings. .
La Uuse's Portrait.
A photograph of Eleanora Duse now
on exhibition attracts constant atten
tion. The picture is far removed both
in expression and costume from the or-,
dinary actress. The hair, guiltless of
curl or bang, looks decidedly "tousled,"
a straight, disheveled lock straying
across the forehead. The face is neither
young nor beautiful and is ineffably,
sad. The dark, melancholy eyes look
wearily away from the beholder. Mine,
Duse wears a high black gown without'
ornament. Philadelphia Press.
An Expression For Slowness.
A Washington youngster has succeed
ed in adding to the already numerous
phrases that are need to emphasize an
impression of slowness. He was waiting
for bis sister to finish something on
which she was engaged. ' After a time
his patience was exhausted, and he ex
claimed; "Won't you please hurry up? You
are slower than a snail with tho rheuma
tism." Washington Star.
Confirmed bachelors will do well to
read Dr. Benjamin Rush's definition of
lifo without a wife, written not long be
fore Ids death. "Celibacy," he said, "is
a pleasant breakfast, a tolerable dinner,
but a very bad supper."
There is a fire in a tenement. The ex
cited crowd throw the crockery and
glassware out of the window from the
fourth story; the mattresses are brought
down to the ground floor in their arms.
The most curious book in the world
was neither written nor printed. The
letters in its pages were cut from blue
tissue paper, which was afterward past
ed on cardboard.
Correspondence holds a double power,
inasmuch as the pen that can comfort
and cheer and eluvute may become the
weapon that wouuds and destroys, '
In the case of money finding is having.
pi law, but money is the only personal '
property the title oi which passes with'
the possession.
8 M. PUKVOST,
Cnia. Muuafar.
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