4 THE INDIAN EMWHK. INTERESTING COMMENTS BY AN OU SERVINQ TRAVELER. The runt anil FntnVe nt m (irrei Country nt llpinnrhnliln People Mita Poor 1y tliti Spoliation of Inri'lRnrrii t:ni(ll:i LentKiieiie Coming Into flenrrnl I'm. Wo linvo trnvelcd nmro tlinn 2,fiiM Utiles in Iniliu, Imvo wen it gi:mdi -.1 lOCW'l'V, lt largest. 1111(1 nio: t intrvt l- tug ciiics, its most fertile, nnd stimool Its di'Hi'i't regions. We Imvo found in Delhi, Agrn, Hotwires, Amlmr mill Ali mndtibtid tin) licst rxnniplos if Hindoo (nil Molinmtned.'tn ntvliitortnrp. Of conrso there, is ituuli wo hara nut seen. Tlio Prtividiriil temples of tho south uf India, roninrktiblo for tlicir size nml elnlairnto deoorntions, best illustrated nt Ttuijoro ami Miidttrn, wo can only jml?n by sniiill specimens seen nt Mndrits mid Pondirlierry. Tlio wonderful rnvo tem ple nt EIIota, Ajnntn and many other plneos wc linvo pot n fair conception of from tlmt of lileplmntn. Ono could spend years exploring Indin without ex hausting its layers of civilization. Wo have endeavored to Intelligently stuy, by observation nnd reading "n routo, the ethnology, sociology and theology of the country. We have lniRsed no op portunity to talk with British officials and educated natives. We nave looked into the work of the missionaries nnd come to the conclusion thnt they nro do ing a great deal of Rood, though not ex actly in the way it is popularly under stood at home. I think I may say that our travels in India have materially broadened our views of Asiatic history. Especially have we been impressed with tho spectaclo of an empire of 240,000, 000 people of different races ;and reli gions, governed ly handful of Euro peans, and in the main well governed, with a largo measure of liberty, an per fect protection of lifo and property ns is providi"d in tho most civilized countries of Europe nnd increasing means of ed ucation. The universities and colleges scattered over India are turning ont nn nunlly thonsands of educated natives. It is a curious fact thnt tho Indian who speaks English speaks it without necont and rather better than tho average of English or Americans. Nearly all of the schools above tho primary grado teach English, nnd in tho majority of them it is tho medium of education. More than hnlf of tho nativo newspnpors nnd peri odicals, which nro numerous nnd well conducted, are printed in English. I do not think it a wild prediction thnt English will bo essentially tho lan gungo of India a hundred years hence. It is curious to contemplate what will be tho politicnl result of the education of tho Indinn peoplo. Will they be con tent, especially those of the Aryan race, capable of high development, with the shadow of a government which is some times driven to its wits' ends with its own domestio problems, in a group of little islands 6, 000 miles away? For the present I can scarcely conceive of a greator calamity for India than tho fail ure of Great Britain to hold and govern the country. It would be the signal for anarchy, which would entail tho destruc tion of tho peoplo and seriously obstruct the onward march of human progress. India is a poor country. Its fabulous wealth has been carried off by conquer ors or gathered into colossal fortunes by the few rich. The groat body of the people are miserably poor. They, barely keep body and soul together and do not store np any vital force to resiBt disease. The failure of one crop entails wide spread distress. The failure of two in succession means famine for millions. The government is doing something to Improve the conditions. In the last five years canals have been built, increasing the ere under irrigation about 85 per cent How much advantage the tiller of the soil gets from these improvements I do not know. The government costs too moon, and the people are taxed to the limit of endurance. The British India civil service is called the best in the world. It is undoubtedly the most ex pensive. It costs 11,000,000 ($56, 000,0001 a year. The civil servant serves in various capacities, from a clerk to :a lieutenant governor, for 85 years, four of which are given for holi days, and retires with a minimum pen sion of 1000 por annum. The cost of all this comes. ont of the Indian people, and their superstitions and customs rob them of a part of what is left There are grave problems in India and more come, and to solve them will require tJl the talent which can be secured. It ifcdoubtful whether the mer chants of London, the manufacturers of Manchester or the hereditary aristocrats who are sent to hold vice regal courts in Calcutta will selve them in the Interest of the people of India, who are today About the poonast fed, olotbed and boused people on -earth. Yet I cannot tint think that these people are capablo of great things in the future if they can be properly nourished and educated. Their bright, distinctly Aryan faces look nt appealingly through surroundings of squalor and superstition and give fTomise of high development under fa vorable conditions. Indeed we see splendid specimens of manhood among 4hem today, and their graceful courtesy Thames our ruder manners. (Hot. Bos ton Herald. Serving Toast. Dry toast should be served directly from the toaster. When thisisnotprao - Itioal, pile it on a heated bread plate, cover it with a napkin and put it on the hearth or in tho oven. Toast is given in all slight attacks of sickness because it is so easily digested. The more thor ough the conversion of the starch the more easily and perfectly the system Will manage it, for the change of starch into dextrine by the action of heat is imply doing outside of the body what takes place in it, in the ordinary course of digestion, by the action of the di gestive fluids. Therefore when this is accomplished by artificial means nature is spared so much energy, Philadel phia Times. MENTAL IMAGES. Mftterlnl Pictures ContentinrRneotM With Thought Impressed t'pon the llreln. "A man conversing in earnest," say' Emerson in his essay on "Nature," "if ho wnteh his Intel lectual processes, will And thnt a material image, inure, or less luminous, arises in his mind contempo raneous with every thought, which fur nishes tho vestment of the thought." This power of forming mental imnges ippenrs to vary in strength mining Indi viduals to a considerable degrea Natu rally wo should expect, to find it power ful in poets mid nrtists. Charles Pick- ens has himself told us that he actually ' "saw" his creations ns ho wrote, nnd M. Taitio mentions npalntcrwhoonly look ed nt nil object while ho sketched lis I outline nnd wns nlilo to fill iu the colors ; from tlio imago of it in his mind. On ' tltn iifhur lmlifl. tlii.ro nro fwottln ,if wtn til - ' " " 1 - intelligence who, being nnabln to see such mental images themselves, hnvo doubted their existence, and Mr. Fran cis Ottltoti has shown that habits of nb straet thought, snch ns men of scicuco and philosophers indulge in, are apt to weaken the capacity of forming mental pictures. Mr. Kirkpntrick of Winona, Minn., au experimental psychologist, has mado a series of oltsorvntious on this phenom enon with the help of his classes. The scholars were asked to write down just what came into their minds when cer tain fnmilinr words, snch as "book," "tree," "church," were called out, and the answers were carefully investigated. He found that the majority of the stu dents formed distinct images of the ob jects corresponding to the words, and tho rest formed Indistinct images, with a few exceptions, who seem to have in dulged in philosophical abstractions. The word "book," for example, called up visions of a Biblo, a dictionary, a novel, in all but a few scholars, who thonght of "food for the mind" or "tho thoughts of somo person. " The word "tree" was represented liysomo kind of tree, more esioclally tho illustrious cher ry treo which George Washington cut down. Tho word "church" usually evoked a picture of some church iu the vicinity, but some of the hearers thought of a "religions organization." It is ev ident from his results thnt most tieonln I nro "visunlizers" in thinking, while n few nro "nonvisualizers." The tendon j cy to form distinct images was very ! conspicuous among tho female students, nnd in both sexes it renches an abnor mal development about tho ages of 14 and 15, or during tho period of adoles cence, which, it has been otherwise ob served, is nlso ono of exceptional good health and rapid growth. Tlio tendency is further chocked or fostered by tho oc cupations in lifo. Cassell's Magazine. The Clock Winning Snake. In Persia there is a kind of snake which is known to tho natives as tho clock winding snake. It derives its name from a peculiar buzzing noiso which it makes that resembles tho wind ing of a clock. These snakes aro per fectly harmless and frequently glido iu and out of tho houses, no attention be ing paid to them by the natives. Dur ing a visit there several years ago I was attracted ono morning by an unu sual twittering of birds, and on looking up saw about 80 sparrows on tho top of a wall, all jumping about iu an ex cited manner. At first I was at a loss to understand the cause of such a commotion, but presently I heard the peculiar buzzing of the clock winding snake and in a minute perceived the reptile crawling along the wall, making directly for the birds, which appeared to be fascinated and made no attempt to fly away. The snake glided in among the birds, and choosing one to his liking deliberately seised it in his mouth and swallowed it I picked up a stick, and after kill ing the snake cut him open and extract ed the sparrow. After about 10 min utes' exposure to the sun the bird got np, and in a few minutes more flow away apparently unhurt St Louis Globe-Democrat. ltaeeberje Foresight. The foresight Lord Rosebery display ed in arranging his matrimonial plans is illustrated in the following anecdote: Shortly after he had returned from his continental tour he was one of a house party at . Mentmore, a lordly pleasure house whioh Baron Meyer Rothschild had built for himself in Buckingham shire. One evening, at dinner, the con versation turned on the exquisite deco rations of the room. Lord Rosebery 's observation to his next neighbor, by way of epilogue to the conversation, was,1 ''Yes, this place would suit me ex cellently. " When, seven years later, he had married the daughter of the house and was the owner of Mentmore, his friend, happening to meet him, remind ed him of this observation. Lord Rose bery replied with assumed gravity, but with a telltale twinkle in his eye, "Well, of course you know that the un expected always happens. "San Fran cisco Argonaut A FkllaathropUt. "What is the subjeot of your lecture?" inquired the editor. " 'The Cause of Hard Times and How to Cure Them,' " replied the gifted or ator, "and as the object of the lecture is in its very nature purely philan thropic I will ask you to be generous in the matter of free notioes. By the way, " he added hurriedly, "I forgot to fill a blank in this advertisement I will at tend to it now. " And he took the copy and filled the blank after the words, "Price of admis sion," by inserting the slinplo charac ters, "1." Chicago Tribune. Increase of Suleldee la AmtrU. The increase in the number of suicides in Austria, whioh is stated to have been very marked in the sixties and seventies, fell off in the 10 years 1880-00. Siuoe the latter date, however, it become noticeable. In 1891 tho number oi suiouk was 878, in the following year it was 908, and lost year it reached 1,005, London Times. HOW HE FELL FROM GRACE. Rrpo-tlng tVsa Too Kanctlng, iinl So lis ltereme a llittcl Kccpct, "Ves,"snid Mlclmel Angelo Tracy, "I onco wns a newspaper man. long 1m foro I ever thought of hotels nnd dia monds. It wns in Toronto that 1 mado my debnt, nlso exit. My first assign ment was to report nn inquest Now, my pnjier was edited in short, con densed, broeay style, nnd everything was Willed flown This fact was lni- fressed upon mo by the city editor when went forth in quest of news. Well, I labored like a good fellow nt that in quest nnd brought in a column of mut ter. Tlio editor read It over with a min gled air of amusement nnd disgust, nml then, laying it nsldo, ,niid, 'This is nil very nico, Mr. Tracy, but Ave would likn to know tho verdict. ' I had written a column nnd left out the only piece of news In the item. You can imagine my emotions. "My next assignment was to report meeting of the Hons of England, a Tory organization. Now, I was a Lilienil and vice president of the Young Men's Liberal club of my native city. Tho Sons of England were all Tories and bitter opponents of my party. I had hardly taken my sent nt the meeting and was preparing to tnko notes of tho proceedings when I was recognized by a Tory acquaintance, nnd a howl went np that one of the enemy was among them. ! Instantly the Sons of England roso iu a I body and demanded that I be put out. I explained to the excited assemblage that I was only at the meeting in the capac ity of a reporter, and that I didn't in tend to be thrown out None of the Sons of England present seemed torcli, h the Job of ejecting me, and I remained throughout the meeting. I didn't rolish my experienco, however, and on my re turn to the office I told the city editor whnt had happened 'Oh, that's noth ing!' ho snid. 'You will get used to lit tle things like thnt' I didn't ngreo with him, however, and thnt Is why I am in tho hotel business now instend of report ing suicides and pink teas in my native land. "Louisville Commercial. A City Without Women. Malwatchin, in Mongolia, closoto the borders of Russian Hihcriu, is the only oity in tho world pcoplod by men only. The Chinese women aro not only forbid den to leave this territory, but oven to pass tlio great wall of Kalkan and enter into Mongolia. All tho Chiueso of this border city are exclusively traders, and they accumulate money till their trad ing with Europe through Siberia has created a sufficient fortune to enablo them to return to their native cities and live there in case with their families. Their dwellings indicato their prosperi ty. They aro sepnrated from the street by a clay wall, rather ugly, it is trno, but surrounding generally a very elo gant looking house, before which are gamboling thoso sleek looking, plump cues, with unusually big eyes, such ns are pretty faithfully represented on Chi nese vases and soreens. The main part of the houses of Malwatchin is divided into two compartments, and that which is behind is raised. Fires are kept up under this great platform, which is cov ered with mats that serve as seats by day and bods by night Opposite tho door a niche is generally seen where the domestio idols, unaccustomed to at titudinize to profane eyes, repose be hind an ornamented blind. The walls of the reception room are lacquered in red or black and sometimes covered with figured silk, according to the wealth and taste of the owner. The apartment overlooking the court is gen erally of light wood, perforated and carved, and over these openings colored papor is stretched, producing something of the graceful effect of stained glass. The idol temples are gorgeous build ings. Chicago Tribuna Life Id Other Worlds, The fact has been established that tho supposed diamonds found in meteorites near the Canyon Diablo, in Alisons, are actually such. This is a matter of pro found interest, indicating as it does that such stones exist on other planets. Some authorities assert that diamonds like coal, which is so nearly of the same chemical construction could not possi bly come into existence without previous vegetable growths to generate their ma terial For this reason they infer that the finding of the gems in the meteor ites proves that there must have been vegetable life in the place whence the tneteorltes came. If there was vegetable life there, it is a fair presumption that there was animal life also. All this may be untrue, but it affords the first guess glimpse ever obtained into the greatest problem that mankind has ever attempt ed to handle namely, the question whether life exists in other worlds than ours. Philadelphia Press. Irrigation by Dog Power. Manuel E. de Costa, who resides six miles south of Sacramento on the Riv erside road, has built an ingenious ma chine for irrigating his flower garden yid his orange and lemon trees. It con sists of a woodon wheel 10 feet in diam eter and with a rim, or tire, about 2 feet wide. A dog is placed inside the wheel, which is turned by his weight as he gallops in treadmill fashion. The revolution of the axle turns a crank which operates the handle of a pump set in a dug welL After half an hour's exercise the dog is taken out and a fresh dog put in for another half hour. The dogs seem to enjoy the work, for they bark and wag thoir tails when thoy are brought to the wheel. They know that it means something good to eat at the end of the half hour's work. Soo r anion to Bee. "I'll work my fingers' ends off to sup port yon if you'll only have ma " "But I don't want a slave. " . "Ah, considerate girl! What do you require?" 1 "Only" "Love?" "Nut a millionaire. "Boston Ga-utte. Hnlf Married For Tlnlf n Hour. At Dnnmnw parish church the wed ding of a coal porter with a young woman formerly employed nt tlio vicar ego wns interrupted in a curious man ner. Tho bride and groom were kneel ing nt the chnncel stois for the first part of the ceremony, nnd ns they rose to go to the communion rnils to complete the rite tho best man, probably thinking it wns all over, hurriedly snatched a kiss from tho bride in accordance with an old custom which is still observed in many country towns. Tho ofllcinting clergyman, tho Kev. O. C, Nateis, cu rate iu chnrge.wiis most Indignant nt the proceedings and ordered tho wedding party to lenve tho church for half nil hour. The partially married couple lin gered nbout the precinct for that period of time, when the offended clergyman returned, and after admonishing the best man, who wns tho brido's brother-in-law, for Ids levity In interrupting the service in the manner ho had lie proceeded to finish the ceremony. Westminster Gazette rslnten' I'lrMe. Pninters' pickle is used for removing old paint It is useless to waste time and money applying good enamel paint over old paint, for it quickly cracks and grows shabby. Mix 1 pounds of stono potash, 1 to 8 pounds of soft soap and a hal f a pound of washing so da together nnd stir into about a gal lon of water. Tho picklo should then bo boiled till tho potash is melted. Apply this with a brush; then let it stun.l for several hours. The work must after ward be washed thoroughly with strong, hot soda water, using no soap. This picklo may be applied equally well hot or cold. Grent care must bo taken in using the pickle, as it discolors the rin ger nails and takes the color out of any thing it touches. Boston Herald. Whet's In a NemeT Tlio custom of naming flats after their builders or owners is a growing ono and sometimes remits in a curious combination. Just below mo nro two new flat houses, built l.m summer. Olio was nnnied "Albert," nnd on the plato glass front door of tho adjoining ono was the word "Madeira," it having been built by a patriotio gentleman who names his Nuthouses nfter various wines. Bnt tlio hitter wns sold to nniau named Hawkins, who forthwith put his own iiamo up. Ho now tho combination is complimentary to tho old (lino and widely known White House coachman, "Albert Hawkins. "Now York Herald. Wouldn't (live t'p 1 1 In Kent. A certain English duchess used to tie quite a fixture nt tho casino nt Moiito Carlo, and if she missed getting a chair at tho tables her companion would pick ont a good imtured looking man and whisper, "Would you bo kind enough, sir, toylold yonr plnco to tho duchess?" An Englishman who was carefully pluy ing a complicated system onco replied, "Not even to tho queen of England I" Now York World. A fnrmer near Owlngsvllle, Ky., says he has a hen that never lays anything but double eggs. He never brings any of the eggs to market, but insists that he is using thorn all for setting and means to have a breed of twin hens. Joseph Bcaliger had a very low opin ion of poets. He says, "There uever was a man who was a poet, or addicted to the study of poetry, but his heart was puffed up with his own greatness." Crude oil is au excellent polisher and cleanser for both floors nnd furniture of all sorts except highly finished wood, such as mahogany or birdseye maple. An editor, in acknowledging a gift of a peck of onions from a subscriber, says, "It is such kindnesses as this that bring tears to onr eves. " WIT BrTTKB WITH Sick and Nervous HEADACHEP Ton may be easily and Quickly tared by taking Ayers Pills "I have been a victim of terri ble headaches, and have never found anything to relieve them bo quickly as Ayer's Pills. Since I began taking this medicine, the ittacks have become less and ess frequent, until, at present months have passed since I have had one." C. F. Newman, Dug Spur, Va. Having used Ayer's Pills with great success for dyspepsia, from which I suffered for years, I re solved never to he without them in my household. They are in deed effective." Mrs. Sallie Mowus, 125 Willow St., Phila. delphia, Pa. "I always use Ayer's Pills, and think them excellent." Mrs. U. P. Watrovs, Jackson, Flo. Ayer's Pills Received Highest Awards I AT THI WORLD'S Grocery Boomers W HUY WIIKHKYOU CAN (JET ANYTHINO YOU WANT. FLOUH, Salt MeatH, Smoked Moats, CANNIOIXiOODH, TEAM, COFFEES jisn am. kiniis or Country Produce FKUtTH, CONFKCTIONKIIY, TOBACCO, ANIJCIOAHS, Everything In tho line of Fresh OrocerieH, Feed, Eitc iinml tlrtlrereil free any place in town. Vail nn Ms and art prlven. W. C. Schultz & Son H U T & O N is IgS'S . 3 Srf ck. scaZt. n 3 & 5 "iii 3 l 6t R . C I 2 tH-z I $ ml 1 sn ssn oo 7! 3 S QS 0 1 Ma 1 h 2 t 3 fA ? P 0 sJ si o 'A a 'tZ S-S s 2 o 35$ a .22 cj 0 s: 0 - ,l 2 i 2. DC I U '2 k fi O 52 .r 8 5 fig. CHEAPEST and BEST Goods! Ever brought to our town in Ladies' Spring and Summer Dress Goods I Brandenberg never was sold less than 20 to 25c. per yard; will eell you now for 12i. Dimity, Turkey Red Damask, " Prints, Ginghams, China Silk, Better Goods than you The same Great Reduction in 51 Men's and Children's Glotlilng.K- Children's Suits, it i it it it Single Coats, Youths' Suits, Men's Flannel Suits, " Worsted " " Fine Cheviot Suits, A fine line of Men's Pants. Come and examine my goods before you purchase elsewhere. Every Woman Sometimes needs fell nble monthly regulating medicine. Dr. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL PILLS, Are nmmpt, Mfn nnd mrtin In remit. The ena Inedir. IVsl'si never SHeppmnt. Sunt aurwiiiir. tl.00. Penl Medicine Oo. Cleunl. O. ' fold liy II. Ale. Htdko. (IniKiilst. o r if j Ys o l its t il , ;. CRPITnU 980,000.00. f -tlltrlirll, PreeMentt rott Tlr lellenri, Vlre Pres.) John II. Knurhrr, ( ashler. Director! C. Mtt.'lielt, droit McClelliind, ,?. (1. Klnir, JiiiM)h strniiM, Jmenh llemlcmon, O. W. Fuller. J. If. Kmirher. Hoes s BoniTiil bunking liuslnosnnrt solicit the scromits of men'hiintn, pi-ofcsnlomtl men, fiimier. merhnnles, miners, liimliernien sua others, promlMnii the moil careful attention to the huslnetisof nil persona. Pnfe flepoelt lloxes for rent. First National Hank building, Nolan block Fire Proof Vault. Royal PiiosDiiorlc Goitee ! Why You Should Use It. Because . All that nso one pound of it will upe no other, Physicians recommend it, It changes a person's tatte for something more delicious than ordinary coffee, A trial proves it and it is cheaper than other coffee. L. A. STILES, Sftle Agent for Count 11. 12ic 374 05 05 25 can buy any place else. $ .90 1.00 1.25 1.75 .50 $3.25 to 8.50 5.50 7.50, If 6 to 9.50 c ny N. HANAU.
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