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,
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