VOLUME 3. REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY MAY 16, 1894. NUMBER 2. JtnUvonb GMms arable. BUFFALO, HOK.'HKSTKH & PITTS BUlttiH RAILWAY. The short lino between PiiHots, Klditwny, Ttriulford, Hnliimnnrn. Ilufliilo, Kis'hestcr, Nlimml Kails iiml points In the upiir oil res' Ion. on nnrt nftor Nov. loth, IWI, passen ger trains will arrive nno! rtVpnrt from Kulls ( reck stal ion, dally, except (Mincliiy, as fol lows: 7.1 0 A M.; I.SOp. tn.s nnd ?.( p. m. Accom HHMliitloiiH from I'uiixstitiiwiicy nnd MC Knn. BiftO A. M. lluffnlo nnd Hoc 1n t t irnllVor llrockway vllle, Hrflpwiiy.Johnsnnhiinr.Mt. li'Wi'll, llnidforil. F'liliimimrn, Hull 'nlo nnd Ids-hcstcr; comici'tlntf nt .lolinsonhure: with I'. & E. trul n II, for Wilcox, Kane, Warren, t'orry nnd Krlc. 7:45 A. M. 1,4.', p. m.i nnd 7.30 p. m. Accom nioflnllon For Pyke, ItlR Kun nnd l'tinx siitnwney. 8:0 T. M. llrndford Accommnd alicul'ir llt'ochtrco, llrockwnyvlllo, Kllinont. t'ar mon, Klilitwuy, JohnsonlmrK, Mt..lcwott mill Bradford. 6:00 I'. M. MnllKor PuTIni. Kykes, 11 1 K Hun, Vunxstitnwney nnd Wnlston. OiSO A. M. Piiiiduy train For Brockwny- vlllc, Hldirwny ana Johnson hunt. BlOOl'.M. hiindny tmlnFor DiiIIoIm, Bykra, Hi- Kun nnd I'unxsiitiiwncy. Passengers are rifiifstcri to purchnse tick ets before cmcrlng the enrn. An excess charge of Ti'n t'i'niH will ho collected by con ductors w-hen fiircn are pnld on trains, from nil nint ion where a ticket ofllcr In maintained, ThoiiHiind tnlln ticket nl two centH per fnllo, good for passage between all stations. J. II. Mel ntviib. Agent, Kails creek, l'n. J. H. IIAIIHKTT. K. I'. l.AI'KY, General Sunt. Uen. I'll. Agent lliiirulo, N. Y. Knclii'MiT N. Y PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. IN EFFrXT NOV. 10, 1S!)3. t'hllnilclphln Krle Kallmnd Division Time Talile. Trillin leave lirlflwood. EASTWARD l):04 A M-Trnln s, dally except Hominy for Fiiiilniry, II n rrllu i-ir and liiternientnic sta tions, arriving at Witladi'lpliln Ht'iO p. m., New York, IO:0Mp.m. Hallleiore.Ti'.'O p. m.t Wnshliigi, N::i, p. ni. rullniau Parlor car from Illiumsport and passenger conches from Kane to liillndelplila. B:IW I'. M. Train H, dally except Punilny for lliil-rislHll-g and Intermediale Millions, ar riving nt I'lilladelphla 4::m A. M.; New York, 7:H.'I A. M. Through coach from DilKois to VllllnnisMrt. I'ullnifiii Sleeping cars from Ilarrlhliurg to riilladelphla and New York. I'liiladelplila passengers can remain In HleejM'r limits! urls'il unlll 7:H0A. M. :: I'. M. Train 4. dally for.Hiitilniiy. llnrrls biirg and Inlermi'illiitn Nta'l Inns, arriving at I'hlliiflclnhia, Ik.Vl a. M.i New York. VM A.M.; Ilitll llnoli', ll:L'll A. M.: Washington, 7::m A.M. I'lilltnan cut's from Krleaiid Wllllnins Iiort to I'lllllldelpllla. I'nssengers In sleeper for Hnltininro and Washington will he transferred Into Washington sleeper nl Har-l-islmrg. I'nssenger comiies from Krle to I'hiladelphiit and WllllamsMit to linltl moru. WKSTWAKP 7:112 A. M. Train I. dally except Hnniliiy for Kldgway, Dullois, Clermont and Inter mediate stations. Leaves Kldgway at 8:00 p. M. for Krle. t:IWA. M. --Train 3, dally for Erie and Inter mediate points. 6:27 l. M. Train II, dnlly except Sunday for Kane and In tcrmcdlnte stations. THKOl'lill TUAINH KoK KKIFTWOOI) KHOM THK EAST AND SOUTH. TRAIN II leaves i'hlladeliihlti H:M A. m. Washington, 7.MA. M.i Baltimore,, K:45 A. M. Wilkesliurro, 10:111 A. M.i dally except Sun day, arriving at Driftwood at &:'ZT p. M. with I'ullmnn Purlur car from Philadelphia to Wllliamsport. TRAIN a leaves Now York at p. m.! Phila delphia, 11:2(1 p. m.; Washington. 10.40 a. m. Baltimoro, 11:40 p. m.t dnlly arriving at Driftwood at :.V a. m. Pullman sleeping ram from Philadelphia to Erie and from Washington and Baltimore to Wllliamsport and through passenger conches from Phila delphia to Eric and Baltimore to Williams port and to Dultois. TRAIN I leaven Itenovo at 6:3.1 a. m., dnlly except Sunday, arriving at Driftwood i.'St a. m. JOHNSONBURG RAILROAD. (Dally except Sunday.) TRAIN 19 leaves Rldgway at 0:40 a. m.i John ftonhurg at 9:8ft a. m., arriving at Clermont at 10:4ft a. m. TRAIN 20 leaves Clermont at 10:!M a. m. ar riving at Johnsonhurg at 11:40 a. m. and Kldgway at 11:66 a. in. JIDGWAY & CLEARFIELD R. R. DAILY EYCEPT SUNDAY. SOUTHWARD. NORTHWARD. P.M A.M. A.M. P.M. ISO 8 HO 120 622 1 16 6 16 106 6 0(1 1269 600 iTlO 9 40 fildgway Island Kun Hill Havon Oroyland Shorts Mills 12 M 9 4N 1222 962 12 ai 1002 12 iW 1010 12 42 10 16 Blue Kock 12 64 6 64 12 44 10 17 Vineyard Kun 12 62 6 61 12 46 1020 Carrier 12 60 6 4H 100 Witt Rrockwayvllle 12 3 &9H 1 10 10 42 McMInn Summit 12 90 6 2ft 114 10 4H HarveyaRun 12 26 6 20 120 1066 Kails Creek 12 20 616 146 1106 DuBnla 1206 600 TRAINS LEAVE RIDGWAY. i Eastward. Westward. Tralii 8, 7: 17 a.m. Train 8, 1I:H4 a. m. Train A, 1:46 p.m. Train 1, 8:00 p. to. Train 4, 7:66 p.m. Train 11, 8:26 p. m. 8 M. PREVOBT, Pen, Manager. J. R. WOOD. Gen. Pass. Ag't. A LLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY oommencinff Sunday Deo. 24, 1893. Low Grade Division. EASTWARD. TATiom. No. 1. No J. No. 9. 101 109 ' Red Bank 10 46 4 40 Lawaonham.... 10 67 4 62 New Bethlehem 11 HO 6 26 6 12 Oak Kldge 11 RH 6 8H 6 20 Mayavllle 11 40 6 41 6 2H Bummorvllle ... 12 OA 6 00 6 47 Hrookvlll. 12 26 6 20 6 07 Bell 12 81 6 2d 6 IK Fuller 12 411 6 8N 6 26 Reynoldsvllle.. 1 00 6 67 6 44 Pancoast. 1 OH 7 06 6 62 Falls Creek 1 211 7 1.1 7 00 10 66 1 86 DuBola 1 m 1 36 7 10 11 06 1 46 Babula 1 47 7 4s. 72a Wlnturburn .... 1 6U 6 00 7 84 Pentleld t OA 8 Oil 7 40 Tyler 1 1ft 8 16 7 60 Olen Fisher !ti 8 20 8 01 Beneiette t 42 8 44 8 IN Orant 2 611 8 66 8 2 Driftwood 8 20 9 26 8 66 P.IM. P. M A. M. A. M. f. M WkHTWAKD. TATlowg. NoJ No.6 No.10 106 110 Driftwood 10 111 6 00 6 !16 Grant 10 42 6 80 7 OA Henenitte 10 M 6 41 7 1H Olen Fisher 11 10 6 69 7 in Tyler 11 20 6 OU 7 44 Penfleld 11 80 6 III 7 64 Wluturliuru .... 1186 6 26 8 Ul Habulu 11 47 6 87 8 12 lluBols... 1 06 6 60 8 26 12 10 8 00 Falls Uroek 1 2H 7 20 8 82 12 20 6 10 Pancoast 184 72s 8 40 UeynoldHvllle.. 142 7 40 8 4N Fuller 1 6 7 67 9 OA HhU 2 10 8 011 9 17 hruokvllle t 20 8 1U 9 26 Humnmrvllle.... I 89 8 8 9 44 Uaysvlllo 2 6 H 67 10 (M OakKldge 8 Oil 9 0.1 10 la New Bethlehem 8 16 9 16 1U 2i Lawsonham.... 8 47 9 47 Red bank 4 00 10 0U A. M A. M. P. M. A M. P. M. Trains dally except Sunday. II A VI It IW ' A ltA n.a. .tab iiiium v. MY QUEER OLD WIFE. A qnrer old lady la the wife I chose to travel with thrnngh life. And that I long have seen. So many little faults has she J tell her of them constantly, Bat It does no good, I wren. Sometimes she's nice as nice ran bt And seems quite willing to agree That my way Is quite right. And then again she will dissent, Which calleth forth an argument She qtiito Ignores my light. She has the qnerrest notions why. She thinks she knows as much as I And tells me so quite plain. Of course no one could fall to seo That 1 am smarter far than she, Bnt women aro so valnl Minneapolis Housekeeper. THREE LITERARY PARABLES. And at the Ending Thereof fame the Turn ing of the Worm "Now, Barabbaa was a publisher." A botcher calla nt the door and offer ft line Bwcnt ham, neatly ciutcd. The mistress agrees to bay it, savins', how ever, that it is against her mles to pay for any article, until tho whole of it is eaten. Tho hnreher, knowing that there are many carts on the road laden with hams just as finely cured as his, rue fully accepts ttio terms, and when a price is settled departs. After keeping tho ham for two years in a dusty, musty cellar tho honsekeeper returns it to the butcher soiled and Italo, saying that, after all, her family prefers fresh incut, and she has decided dot to conk tho hnm. Ono spring morning a fnrmer knocks at tho kitchen door of a city house, with a basket of freshly laid epgs for snla Tho mistress expresses delight at obtaining them, declaring, however, that it is her invariable custom to pay for articles aft er they have apiearcd on her table nnd then only such a price ns she thinks fit. Expecting on early settlement under those conditions and being n need of cash for tho interest on tho mortgage on his farm, tho man accepts the lady's terms and departs. Week after week and mouth after month go by, but no payment is made for the eggs. When ho calls at the house to inquire, tho maid informs him that her mistress bids her say that the great variety of season able articles of food has prevented the rise of the eggs, but that she hopes very soon to find a place for them on her menu. In the autumn the farmer is sur prised to have tho maid hand him tho basket, saying that as the eggs have lost their freshness and are uneatabln her mistress returns them, with thanks for the opportunity for purchasing and hopes that the farmer will call whenev er he is town and allow an examination of his stock. The third of these true parables re lates to a green grocer and some crisp blanched lettuce which he is request ed to leave for the housekeeper's exam ination at her leisure. After a time a messenger leaves a package at the green grocer 'a shop. On opening it he finds his lettuce, wilted and braised, and these consolatory words, "Owing to no lack of merit, bat because lettuce is not exactly available for my table, I return these heads, with thanks for tha oppor tunity for examining them. " And here endeth the parables and the turning of the worm. Harriet Cush man Wilkie in Writer. Re Didn't Want to Walt. A man with a whip in his hand and muddy cowhide boots upon his feet tramped up into City Clerk Allen's room and demanded, "Can I get married here?" "You can take the first steps toward It" "First steps? I have taken the first steps for the last six or seven years, and now I'm going to finish it up. I want to be married right off. My gal is down there holdin the horses, and if you'll marry me I'll hitch 'em, and she'll come up. Hoy?" . - "You will have to get published and wait awhile before you get married. " . "Wait! Wait I By the sweet apple tree, I won't wail Jane's been telling me to wait all these years, and I'll be eusaed if I'll wail Wait! Pooh See here, young fellow, if you don't marry m?, I'll have you discharged. I'm 40 years old and my own man. I won't be fooled with, " The clerk finally explained to the man that the law required him to wait, and he consented and was published. Lew lston Journal Birds Galdcsl by the Star. Did you ever venture any conjecture as to how migratory birds manage to keep up their flight In a due north di rection after night? It has been proved that on clear nights thoy of ton "wing their northern flight" in the rarified at mosphere three miles above the earth's surface. This being true, it is clear that guidon oe by the topography of the coun try is out of the question. How, then, are they able to keep their beaks point ed toward the north pole? Tho scientific ornithologist comes to the rescue with the declaration that they aro guided by the stars, and in support of his opinion cites as evidence the fact that when the stars are obscured by clouds the birds become bewildered and at once seek the ground. SI Louis Republic. A XMAerenon, "Yes," sniffled the hypocrite, "I shed tears, or I would shed them if" . "Here, let upon that," interrupted the other man. "There's a difference between a shed and a would shed, ". and the sorrow crop was fired. Atlanta Constitution. QUEENS OF HAWAII. PLAYED PROMINENT PARTS IN THE ISLAND KINGDOM. now Queen Kaahttmanu Kstnbllshed "Woman's Rights" Royal Processions, In One of Which a Dowager Wore SeT-enty-two Yards nf Cashmere. When th missionaries arrived at Ha waii, March 80, 1H20, the condition of woman was that of a slave. She could not eat cocoannts, bananas, oranges or fish, and ope of the curious tabus, or in terdictions, forbade her eating any kind of food with men. Qneen Kaahttmanu sent for the new king, Ltholiho, who was engaged in a drunken orgie ont on the ocean In a canoe, and urged him to throw down the idols in the heaiaus, or temples, and to clinch the matter by eating in public with a group of women who were feast ing by themselves at a little distance from the royal abode. Staggering over to them, Liholiho, who was a very dif ferent character from his famous father, sat down and publicly ate some of their food. The cry went up, "The tabu is broken." The tore' applied to the idols, and woman's li ipution began. Queen Kanhtiniati .. is a huge, heavy mortal, and like all the chiefs she was proud and cruel. At first Bhe treated the mission aries with disdain, offering only the tip of her little finger in salutation, but she became a sealous convert and remained to the time of her death, in 1833, at the nge of 88, a firm and conscientious Chris tian, beloved by those who intimately knew her and universally respected for her abilities. She had ruled as consort of the great conqueror, as joint sovereign with his son, Liholiho, and as regent dur ing tho minority of Kuuikeouli. Knnmmalu, the qneen of plcasuro lov ing Liholiho, was fond of display. On a state occasion in 1823 she was carried In procession, seated in a whuleboat on a frame of wickerwork borne on the shoul ders of 70 men. The boat and platform, 80 feet long by 13 feet wide, were covered with costly broadcloth relieved by Wautiful colored tapas (native bark cloth). The queen's dress was a scarlet silk mantle and ft feather coronet. An immense Chinese umbrella, richly gilded and decorated with tassels and fringes of the same gaudy color, supported by a chief wear ing a helmet, screened her from the sun. Chiefs held aloft kahilis, or royal staffs, 80 feet high, the handles sur rounded by alternate ivory and tortoise shell rings, beautifully wrought and highly polished, the upper part being ar ranged so as to form column or plume of scarlet feathers of I) feet in diameter and from 13 to 14 feet long. A more magnificent insignia of rank, conveying at once the ideas of grandeur, state and beauty, as they towered and gracefully nodded above the multitude, was never devised by barbarians. Another royal lady, Einau, who after ward shared authority with Kamehame ha in (Kauikeouli), her title being Kaa humanu II, appeared in a scarlet pan, long piece of silk wound round the body and limbs, with two long streamers. The pan is very graceful costume, especial ly when worn by wahiue (native wo man) on horseback, with the gayly col ored streamers afloat in the wind. The two dowager queens appeared in this procession. One of them wore 73 yards of cashmere of double width, one-half being orange and the other half scarlet This was wrapped about her figure till her arms were supported by the mass in ft horisontal position, while the remain der, forming an extensive train, was sup ported by retinue selected for that pur pose. The richness and variety of the dresses and colors, and the exhibition of tha wealth and power of the chiefs, their hereditary symbols of rank, the stately kahilis, splendid cloaks and helmets, and necklaces of feathers, intermingled with the brilliant hues and deep green of the flowers and wreaths from their native forests, rendered the spectacle at onos unique and attractive. Groups of sing ers and dancers, to the number of many hundred, ever and anon met the proces sion, enthusiastically shouting their adu lation in ths willing ears of the chiefs. Queen Kamamalu and Liholiho made ft voyage to London in 1828. Before the ship weighed anchor at Honolulu th queen chanted a farewell t "O heavsnl O earth! O mountains O seal O my oounselors and my sub jects, farewell?" The royal travelers created ft sensa tion in London. Queen Kamamalu ex hibited herself in loose trousers and ft long bed gown of colored velveteen, but Parisian modistes soon clothed the ladies in all the gear of fashion. Corsets for the first time encircled their ample waists, and the London ladies, in their rage for the new lions, sought patterns of the turban that graced the brow of tha queen. But, alas, the royal pair caught the measles and died in London, poor chil dren of nature that they were, far from the palm groves and bosky bowers of their native ialesl The bodies, in lead sofflns framed in wood and covered with crimson velvet, were sent to Honolulu in the frigate Blonde in charge of Lord Byron, a cousin of the poet. Oodey's Magazine. The title mayor comes from the French and originally signified "one who keeps guard. " He was the head steward of a city, administering Its affairs in the name of the king. THE M03ERN WAY OF MOVINQ. tome of Its features as Noted by a Subur banite Just Moved Into Town. "We cannot forget," said the man who moved from the suburbs, "the vans we moved in nor tho men who moved us. Tho whole household was active early that morning waiting for tho vans. The main road by which they would ap proach ran parallel to the street in which we lived and in plain sight. Soon after 7 o'clock we saw them coming, threo of them, each drawn by four horses, and all well closed up, a decid edly orderly nnd business looking pro cession. They swung around through a cross street nnd down our street nnd halted near thehonso at7:10. They had told us at tho office that tho vans would be there at 7 o'clock. Inasmuch as they had had 13 miles to conio and it had rained the night boforo 7:10 didn't seem like ft half bad bluff at it "A man came down and located the house, and then the two head vans came and backed up to the walk in front At one side of the house there was a drive way which ran back past tho rear of the house, with a loop there around a little oval grass plat. There was initio too much room in this driveway, which was not designed for four horse tennis, but when the rear van came down the driver swung his leaders and came in nt it with the largo confidence of a man who has a good team and knows how to handle It. lie rounded the oval and halted with his team headed toward the street and the rear end of the van on a line with the rear of the housa When the vans were all in position, the horses were blanketed, and then the men were ready. "There wero six men altogether, nnd they were nil powerful, nblrbodied men. The house was a 2)i story Queen Anne. The men stripped it in two hours and without any fuss or commotion whatever. At 0:30 tho last padlock snap ped on the lust van door, and the driv ers mounted to their seats and hauled out into the road agum, once more in lino Then all hands settled down In their seats, nnd everything was ready for the start. The great arks were very heavy now, and it was no light work to move them. There was a little pictur esque plunging nt the start, but they were good teams, every one, and they toon had the vans in motion, and after that they walked off with them as though they were shoelxixes on wheels. A few moments later we saw them once more out on the main roud, moving now toward the city. "Four hours later wo caught Bight of them ngaiu We were then on the train bound for the city and approaching near it We saw the vans on a road at some little distance from the railroad. They were as well closed up as a wagon train would be under escort in an enemy's country and moving forward. "Not very long afterward we stood on the steps in the land of brick and mortar and saw the procession, still well closed up, appear around the corner. They came up at a trot It took a little more time to unload than to load, but not much. Soon we heard the last padlock snap again, this time on the last of the empty vans. Once more the procession lined up, moved off and disappeared. "And left us to settle. It is some thing of a job to settle, as those who have tried it know, but if anything could make that work seem lighter it would be the exhilaration of moving in the modern way. " New York Bun. Too Maeh For Hlsn. General Meersoheldt-HuDessem, an old and experienced officer of the bluff type, has several times differed with Emperor William's criticism of parades and maneuvers, and the general did not take pains to conceal his opinions. One night the emperor and the general met at ball, and it happened that the same forenoon the emperor had again criti cised the general 'a troops, deprecating the veteran officer's want of coolness. During the evening the emperor joking ly remarked to the general, who is a bachelor: "My dear general, you want to become less excited, and," pointing to the la dies, he added, "you ought to marry. " "I beg your majesty's pardon," re torted the general, "but I beg to be ex cused. A young wife and a young em peror would be too much for me." Berlin Letter. A Book's Quaint Title. A year or two ago there first appeared in Germany little book entitled "Darf die Fran Denken?" ("Ought Woman Be Allowed to Think?"), It went through number of editions in short time, rare thing to happen in the fatherland, t least in this department of literature. Though small and without any new ideas or issues, it seemed to have had a decided effect in winning favor for the woman rights movement, at present oc cupying the best minds of a nation as conservative as the German. The writer, ft lady, attempts to show that woman is not created for man, bnt for her calling, and to work out her own destiny on equal terms with man. Hence all educa tional apparatus and institutions ought to be opened to hor. Bultimore Sun, How to Bur Collars. Note for bachelors i When you buy collars, you will save yourself much unspeakable anguish by asking for ft tape and measuring the collars from buttonhole to buttonhole. Tboy will fre quently be foand to vary half an inch or so from the sire with which they are stumped, but that little half Inch is one of the things that are making us prema turely bald. Boston Herald. BIQGAR'S DRESS 8UIT. The Thrlftr rarnetllte Who Walked Rather Than 1'ar a Penny. Talking of the spenker's dinners to members, at which, in compliment to the official position of tho host as repre sentative of her majesty in the house of commons, levco dress or uniform is worn by tho guests, I was once told a funny story of tho lato Joseph Biggar, tho thorny tempered deformed littlo ba con merchant who was tho aristocratic, refined PnrneH's first ally nnd for sotno timn his only follower in parliament Biggar was not a poor man, but he was n thrifty one, nnd ho hated the idea of spending money on a court dress. Yet Mr. Parnell likod his party to ap pear at the speaker's dinners as assert ing their privileges of parliament So Biggar undertook tho irksome expense of hiring a court suit in which to go to dine with the speaker. The man who told me the story, another member who was not dining officially that night was in the habit of going home with Biggar on the top of the last tram they lived near each other ont Lnmbroth way somewhere nnd on this night the quaint little form of Biggar appeared in his smart trim dress, sword, paste but tons and all, without even an overcoat, to go home, as usnnl. His companion remonstrated, but in vain, nor would Biggar even consent to, rido as far as the tram would havo tiiYi him, but got down, as was hit custom, at the extreme point to which a penny conveyed him and walked tho street theneo to his rooms. His companion went so far as to offer to pay tho extra penny out of his own pocket, but Biggar refused sternly. Ho was savago at the foolish expense to which ho had already gone and would not hnve even a penny more mado of it. A man capable of such indiffcrenco to costume has a right to remonstrate about feminine attention to dress, but few ure those men! Mrs. Fenwick-Mil-ler in Loudon Graphic. Horses Tan Count. A Russian doctor has been experi menting to find how far sotno domestio animals cab count. The intelligence of the horso, as shown in mathematics, seems tc surpass that of the cat or tho dog. The doctor found a horse which was able to count the mile posts along the way. It hud been trained by its master to stop for feed whenever they hnd cov ered 25 versts. One day they tried the horse over a road where three false mile posts bad been put in between tho real ones, anil, sure enongh, the horse, de ceived by this trick, stopped for his oats at the end of 23 versts, instead of going the usual 2B. The same horse was accustomed to being fed every day at the stroke of noon. The doctor observed that when ever the clock struck the horse would step and priek up his ears as if count ing. If be heard 13 strokes, he would trot off contentedly to be fed, but if it were fewer than 18 he would resignedly go on working. The experiment was made of striking 13 strokes at the wrong time, whereupon the horse started for his oats in spite of the fact that he had been fed only an hour before. St Louis Globe-Democrat A Ton Bnlow Rehearsal. When in Munich somo years ago di recting the Wagner operas, woman of society asked the late Hans von Bulow one evening to be allowed to attend the rehearsal of the orchestra on the follow-, ing day. Bulow replied that it would give him great pleasure to have her pres ent later in the week, when the orches tra had played oftener. However, on the following day Bulow caught sight of her in the theater as he took his baton in hand. Ho stopped tho music, held ft hurried conversation , with one of the members of the orchestra, and then as cended to his place again. He flourished his baton, and one instrument began to sound. He continued to beat the air, and the instrument continued to play only three different notes. For five min utes this was kept up, the other musi cians remaining silent The poor lady became half crazy in the oonrse of time, and in disgust at Bulow and Wagner left the room. The rehearsal was then continued. San Francisco Argonaut Vor aiewpli If persons troubled with sleeplessness would keep at band bottle of the fol lowing mixture and use it as sponge bath, they- ould find the greatest relief: Into 8 out .i of alcohol put 3 of ammo nia and 8 of camphor. Shake thorough ly, and when well mixed add 4 ounoea of sea salt and enough hot water to fill quart bottle. To apply it pour a little of the liquid in a shallow dish, moisten the whole body little at a time by dip ping ft small sponge In it Rub on only very little, then finish with ft vigor ous rubbing with coarse crash towel. Get into bed, and yon will promptly fall sleep. New York Recorder. Osear Wilde's Memory. Oscar Wilde baa enough Irish blood In his veins to occasionally make a bull. In London an American, who had met Wilde previously, rushed up to him and grasped bis band. Oscar drew back little. " Why, don't you remember me?" ex claimed the American, rather taken aback. "Well, to tell you the truth," re marked Oscar placidly, "I remember your name perfectly, but for the life of me I can't recollect your face." Exchange. The P.lder Dntnas. Of bis Sheridan-like dealings with tradesmen an anecdote is told. During scarcity of ice a neighbor of Dumas sont to a dealer for some and was told that the limited slock on band was kept for the use of the famous author. Then ' the gentlemun sent again and bade his servant ask for the ice in the name of M. Dnmas. The plan succeeded. Tb9 ice was given, and theyervont put down the money on tho counter. "Ah," cried the tradesman, "give me back that ice I Now I know that yon are not from M. Dumas. He never pays ready money." "My father," suid M. Dumas fils, "once told me that if he conld portion ont a new lite he wonld be a handsome woman till 80, victorious general from 80 to B0 and ft cardinul in his old age." Dnmas, as he related this par ental desire, glanced toward Rossini and added: "I should prefer toclose my life as an Illustrious composer. Mon cher Rossini, when you enter a room, the very lacquer pronounces yonr name with pride as he announces you." Then turning to the company he con tinned: "Announce, for Instance, M. le ' Duo d'Aumale and Signer Rossini at the same moment and see on which side all heads and all hearts will incline first. All eyes wonld beon the great musician who created 'II Barbiere de Scvlglla.' " And then we all filled our glasses with srmngnac of the vintage of 1811 and drank the health of rV.iinl. The old composer did not rise, butY.B faco broke out into voluminous smiles as be shook tho hund of tho ant hor of "La Dame Aux Camellias." Philadelphia Times. Pompellan IluslnessXotes. A number of business announcements are to bo found at Pompeii, that brisk littlo city to whose daily life the energy of Vesuvius has lent a kind of immor tality. Here we get a large number of tniscelliineons Inscriptions dealing with matters of daily life, announcements of forthcoming gladiatorial games, edicts of magistrates, wine sellers' uttempts to captivate customers, rewards for lost or stolen property, hoiiHes for salo or to bo let and other things of that sort. We learn from one announcement tbnt a glass of wine could be got for 1 as about 8 farthings while for 4 asses one could driuk real Faleruiau. Another inscription informs us that a denarius abont 7? pence was paid for wash- ' ing a tunic, and the date, the 18th of April, is carefully recorded by the writ er. Whether she was the laundress or the owner of tho tunio must be left un decided, bnt it seems at least that she was in the habit of marking up ber washing account on the walls of her house. There are seveial such inscriptions on the same wall of this particular house, 11 dated the 20th or April, a tunio and pallium; on the 7th of May, an ar ticle which need not be particularized, while on the day following two tunica re tcoted. Macmillan's Magazine. Dishes and Platters of Gold. Queen Victoria's wonderful set of ta ble furnitore is kept in two fireproof chambers and Is said to represent a cash value of 30,000,000. Among it is the golden table service made for George VI, calculated for 180 guests and contain ing the famous crystal champagne cool er which Is large enough for bathtub. There are many pieces in it that former ly belonged to Queen Elisabeth, besides splendid solid gold vessels from India, Slam and China. The pride of the col lection Is a teacup once owned by Charles XII and gold peacock made for George III at a cost of 40,000. St. Louis Republic. A Dissent! Feat. A member of Houston volunteer fire company did not appear at the scene of the conflagration nntil after the fire waa under control. The chief of the fire de partment reproached him bitterly for his. neglect of duty. "It'a not my fault," replied the fire man. "I livequlte distance from tho lire." "That's no excuse. Yon must move nearer to the next Are." Texas Sitt ings. Vary Delleate. "Bo you proposed to Miss Jinglebllt?" "Yes." "And she refused you?" "Yes." "Perbsps It waa hasty answer?" "No. She took care that it shouldn't be. She sent it by a messenger boy." Washington 8tar. It la seldom that wood which baa grown moretban 4,000 years before the Christian eta la used In the construction of present day residence, and yet this really happened recently in Edinburgh, where a mantelpiece was fashioned from wood said to be 0,000 years old. The old fashion of using the candied petals of the orange blossom In tea seems to be almost forgotten. If a few of the candied petals be put Into the tear before it is steeped, they give it a flavor -noticeably peculiar, but once esteemed., very fine. . Tommy heard bis mother call an in sect that was flying around them the. darning needle. The next day he said, "Mamma, were those funny things we saw yesterday safety pins?" Natural Curiosity, He One-half the world doesn't know how the other half lives. Sbo No, but It would give a good Seal to find out Detroit Free Press, i
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