mm VOLUME 3. KEYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1B9I. NUMUEK 7. glitUvaritt (Tim (Tnl'lr. LTKALO. KocllKSTKU & 1T1TS- lU Htill HAILWAY. The hurt lint' Ivi'twcrn liiillul, Itliluwny, llrtiilfnrtl, itliuiiiiiirK. Ittiffiilu, nrlu"ti'r, Miiintrti FhIIh nml point In the upiier nil ri'illon. on ii lid nfii'i- Xnv. mill. I0:i. niiixi'ii- ir trHlii will nt-rlvr nml ili'pini from I'iiIIm tci k Million, ilnllv. t'Xi'l'lit filiiilnv. lift fol low : 7.10 A M.t 1.30 n. m.s ntnl T in p. ni. At i t tr niiiilntltiiiM from 1'itii.xi.iilimui'y nml lllit Him. 8:INI A. M. Hufliilti nml Kit I i -it i n nlll or It iin'k nil v villi', IIIiIitwiiv..IoIiii'oiiImiih.Mi. Ji'Oi'll. llnnlfiilil, H;iliitniiliru. Hull nl. i nml ItiMiiiili'r: riinmvlliiu nl .Inlili-iililililit Willi I'. ft E. trnln II. for Wilms, Kimc, Wiii-rcn. ferry mid Kiii'. 7:4 A. M.I l,4. p. in. i nml 7.:m i. m. Ai'totii moiliillon I'or Syki'K, IIIk Hun nml l'liim- MltllttttrV. 8:l I. M. Iliiiilfoiil A mono limit l I i i Hi'i'i'lini'p, MriN'kwiiyvllli'. l-;ilinont. t'nr nion, Ulitirwiiy, .liilinstitilinril. Ml. .Icwt'lt nml III iiiirmil. 6:011 I'. M. Mull For D11II0U, Hyki', lllir Kim, l'iiiiiiiuMii-y nml iiNIoii. OHIO A. M. hmtiliiy tiiiln l or llruckaiiy vlllf. Klilirwtiv nml .loliiioiiliiii. 00I'.M. Hitnin miliil or IHiUoU, Syko. lllir Hun nml PuiiMiiMwin'y. l'liHrumTH mi' i-i'iiiii'MimI to pnii'litisi' lliii- Cl IM'I'OIV I'llll'lllIU till' I'lll-M. All l'l't'S rliiit-ui1 of Ten I ViiIh will ln I'olli'i'ti'il ly I'tin llinioi w lirn fine mt piilil on tnilnw. finlil nil hi tit Ioiih w lii'M' ti I li-lo't ollli'c U niiiliitiilni'il. TIiou-iiihI mill' lli'lii'lM til two rents por null', itimmi for piitiiuri' iit'twecn nil siiiiinii ,1. II. Mi Intviik, AitiMH. I nl II ITI'I'li. I'll. .1. II. llAIIIIKTT K. '. I.U'i.v. (it'll. Tn. Airi'iit HiHiii'siiT N. V ril'ltt'Mll Slipt. Hiilliilo, N. V. PENNSYLVANIA HA1LHOAI). IN KIFKCT NOV. ID, 1 !K. riillmli'lpliln Erie Ktillmml Division Time Tiililt'. TntliiH li'iive Driftwood. KASTWAKD 8:04 A M Train H, ilnlly except Hiinilny for Hunliiiiy, lliirrlsliuru mid Inlt'rmi'ttiiitf Mu ttons, m-i'lvlmr lit I'litlnili'lpliiii tl:3n p. m.. New York, liiMWp.ni.i Hull limne. 7:211 p.ni.i Wnsliluirtim, H::tj p. m. I'lillmmi I'm-lor rur from MIMumsHirl mill pnsst'tiiicr t'tmrlii'ft from Kane to riilhuli'lplilu. 8::i! I'. M.-Train (I. tlnlly except Hiiiiilny for HnrrlslinrK mid tntc t-nit'tlltiti' Httitioiis, itr I'lvinir lit riillwlt'lplilii :: A. M.; New York, 7:'i a. M. Tltmimli rinn'li from Dultoi to WUIIttnitport. I'ullmiin hli'i'pluu curs from llm I'hurir to IMilliiili'lplilu nml New York. lMilhiili'lphlii piiHMi'mct'i-H fun lt'imiln In Klt'i'piT unillsturliffl until T:in A. M. I'. M. Train 4, ilnlly for Hiinlnii y. Ilnriis Itiirtr nml liitt:riiirtllnu MUitlotiH, ai-rl vIiik lit riillmli'liililii, n-.M a. M.t Nt'w York, -.:n A. M. Kitltlniore, H:2H A. M.: Wiiolilnuton, :M A. M. riillmnn i-iitft f rum Kiit' nml VUIInm- Mrt to Plillitilrlplilii. l'niM'nut'rH In Nli't'prr or Htiltlinoi-ti mill Wiiwliliitfion will Im triuisft'i'it'il lii1oitsliliutiotiHli'i'Hr nt llur rlHtiiirir. HiiHwniror t'oiuinH from Kiit lo I'lillaiU'lplilii nml WHIIitmnport to llalll nnri'. WF.HTWARl) 7:W A. M. Trnln 1, dully fxi-i'pt Snniliiy for KldirwHy, IIuIIoIh, (ii'rmonl Hud Inti'r- mi'illnii' "I n I Ioiih. Lt'iivt'it Hlilnwiiy ut 3:iio r. m. for Fi ll". 8:50 A. M. Trnln a, dully for Frio nml Intrr- nifiliiiti' polniH. 0:27 l. M.Triiln II. ilnlly r-xi-rpt Hiinilny for Kmit' mid Inti'i-mt'illmt' Hint lout. TUKoriill TIIA1NH FOH HH1FTW001) FROM TDK FAST AMISOI'TII. TRAIN II li'iivt'H IMiiliiili'lplilit H:M a. m.t Wnslilnuton, 7. .'ill A. M.s lliillliiiurt', H:4AA. m.; ilki'Hluirn, IHMAa.m.i ilnlly t'Xi't'pt Hun- dny, in ii vlim in llrlftwooil hi 11:27 I, m. Willi 'iiHmmi I'urlor cur fiiim I'lilludt'lphlu to VillltimHMrt. THAI N a Ifit viNew Y'ork nt 8 p. m.s Thllii di'lphln, 11:3) p. m.; W uhIiIiiuIoii. 10.40 ii. in.: Hnlilmort', 11:40 p. m.; tlnlly iirrlvtnir nl DiiftivtHMl nt tt:.vi n. m. I'lillmmi Hli't'jiliiK rni-H from I'lillnilt'liiliiii to Flit' mitt from Wnslilncton nml Hnlilmort' to VHIimiiHiort nml tlii-oiiKli piiHM'iitfi'r fontiit'H from IMilla (It'lplikn to Krlr nml Hitltlmoi-v to WilllmiiH lMUi nml to IIiiHoIh, TRAIN 1 li'iivt'H Ui'iinvo nt. A::0 n. m., dully cxri'pl Suniluy, mrlvlnii lit IliiflwiNxl 7:.U ft. ni. JOIINSONnUUG HAIL1JOAD. (Dully exnopt Sundnv.) TRAIN III It'll vt'H RltlKwny nt ll:4o'ii. m.; .lolm- Konlmrtf at t):.'tt a. m., ai-iivliiK at I'lrrmout nt lii:4.'a. m. TRAIN at lt'iivi C'lt'rmont nl lo:.1 it. nt. nr- rK tiii- nt .lolinwmliiiiK nt 11:40 a. m. and liidKuay at II M a. m. 11 IDGWAY & CLKAKKIKLD 11. R. DAILY EYCF.IT SUNDAY. BOUT1IWAHI). NORTHWARD Km.m. 13 III" II 4U " 13 1H II 4N 13 32 II .! 13 31 Imrj 13 : In in 13 43 in I.S STATIONS. A.M. HiilKWity IhIihuI Run Mill llnvi'ii t'roylmid HIiortsMIIU Hint' liix k I : u m 1 20 H 33 1 III 15 lnti ia 12 .mi t) on 12 M ft 54 13 44 in 17 Vliii'vnrtl Hun 12 52 5fil 13 4H III 20 I'm rltT 12 50 ft 4N 100 lii.rj Itnx-kwiiyvllli' 12 :im ftt 110 1042 Mi-Minn Summit 11M A35 114 104H Harvcys Hun 1220 20 120 lli.VS FallHt'muk 12 30 515 145 II 05 lliiHoln 1305 600 TRAINS LEAVE KIDGWA Y. F.HHtward. Wtmtwurd. Train H, 7:17a. m. Train a, ll ::u a. m. Train ft, 1 :45 p. m. Train 1, 3:00 p. m. Train 4, 7:55 p.m. Train 11, H:25 p. ni. 8 M. I'REVOHT, tttm. Manager. J. K. W(Mn. 0n. Paint, Ag't. A LLKGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY (XJMPANY commencing: Sunday May 27, 1S04, Low Grade Divbion. EABTWABD. STATIONS. No.l. NO.5. NO.S. 101 100 , . A. H. P. M A. M, P. M. P. M Red Bank 10 4.". 4 40 I.nwHiiiiliiim.... 10 07 4 52 New Htiililuueni 11.10 5 2Ti ft 13 Oak Hlilce 11 an g lit ft so Muyavlllt 11 411 ft 41 ft 2k Hummi'rvllle... 12 05 A on ft 47 Hrookvlllut. 12 25 6 20 (07 Hull 12 31 ft 2ti e 111 Kullor 12 4:1 A UK A 25 Hynoldvllle.. ion 8 5? ft 44 VancoBHt 1 OH 1 ft" A 53 Falls I'ruek 1 2ti 7 25 7 00 10 Ml lad DuHoIh Ui 7 a4 7 10 11 ft) 1 4ft Bnbiiia 1 4 7 47 7 2a Wlnmiiiurn .... 1 59 7 7 4 I'i'iiHiilii 2 (k"i 8 UI 7 40 Tyler 2 15 8 HI 7 50 Glen KUIitir I 2ii 8 27 8 01 Henexutut t :i 8 44 8 IK Grant UI 8 54 8 2 Driftwood I 20 25 8 65 P.lM. P. M A. M. A. M. P. M WKHTWAKII. stations. No.2 No.S N'o.10 10a no A. M. A. M. P. U. P. M. P. H Driftwood 10 10 S 00 A as Grant 10 43 A if-' 7 Oil Benezi'tte 1(1 52 ft 43 7 111 Glen Flbher 11 OH ft ftli 7 aa Tyler 11 20 A 10 7 44 I'tinneld 11 an A 20 7 54 Wlnterburn .... 11 an A 2ti 8 00 Hi.liulu 11 47 A a7 8 13 DuHolH 105 A fto 8 25 12 10 S 00 Fulliil.'reek 1 211 7 20 H it 12 20 6 10 I'aucoiiHt 1 IM 7 2 840 KeynoklavlUe.. 1 43 7 40 8 4n Fuller 1 IM 7 57 ( 05 Bell I 10 8 Oil g 17 Brookvllle I 20 8 111 25 KiiuimtTvUle.... I ail 8 ax 9 44 Mayitvllle 2 ftH 8 57 10 04 OakUldKe 2 Oil R 05 10 IN New Uethlebum V 15 t 15 10 25 LawHonlmm.... 8 47 0 47 lied Bank 4 00 10 00 A. M. A, M. P. M. A M. P. U. Train dally except Sunday. , DAVIDMoCAHtlO, Oia't,. Bup. JAB. P. ANUEKBON, Uiui'b Pass Aut. 1 Bpforo thin nrwrp avo Im-khii We tlinuKht tho nrt tonnnrfixl Bclnnurrtl hy rlulit uf birth to nmn From ntfi'8 imttu lunr-ul. But ithe como, with txvi Intent, To prnve tn nil tho tint Inn Thut mnn in not pr-'-pmlncnt In barber-uns (iiH-rnllmiii. Oh, nhnvlnn n n nwret dfllnlit Htm nhn th rnnor w ii liletl! My honrt unto hi-r clint infl rtn hrlnht Hftdnltnui'thi'r U !ik'i. Anil, thoimh ftlio llilnkn Mia only Ktih, My rrstufim ni:zt luT. I liuil bur vuetMi f mib nml hruh Autl gmhluAS uf tlto riuor. finmr 1ny, with lntlitr on my cheek (Such Im tin I'lnn 1 htirbor), iMmll courntftHiutly w-i k Thn linnd of my fnlr Imrlwr. But If she htiH nlrrnily fun ml Home in tut to love nu iriili her Br "Ni" wciuhl "rut" mo, I'll be bound. More hily tlmn hrr mzor. Nutiui.nl liarUr. GAMIlLINd DKVICKS. ELECTRICITY EMPLOYED BY SCIEN TIFIC SHARPERS. Interi'Allng Dpticrlptltiuti nf Two 'nttre Tiling" Ily Mnnlitilntltig the Cnrrrnt the Ib-ftler Can Kelpct the Winner Krerjr Time lint the FnnU Btlll net. It in a timo worn motto that a mnn ia fool who nttompts to bent unoUier nt bis own Rnmo. NoviTtliclotw thoro ia a parpotmil nntl rich crop of gulliblos who luBist npon throwing their hnrtl cnrnctl monoy nwny in the vnlu nntl plosive hope that a fortune is within their easy grasp. Tho method in to them of no cousu qnenco. They sincerely believe that tho menim doaervo the cntl, mid with this hnnnful and foulish idea in view they stnto on their downward enreer, fully believing themselves competent to get the best of tho uhurpcr. But tho sharper Is prond of his nnmo, and he does his best to deserve Mb title. Ho genernlly succeeds and then lies in wait for an other victm. Theshnr1 .r is a cnto ono, and it seems almost a pity that his en ergies are not pnt in more nseful direc tions. His inventive ability is fur nlxive the averngc, and ho contrives devices which are marvels in their wny; but as Joh Billings tersely puts it, "It iz a darned poor wny. " Fre.sh in our minds are tho develop ments which resulted from a raid by tho police on one of the most prominent gambing entablinhuionts. Extraordinary devices were found, and everything was conducted on a scale of magnificence and ingenuity that was marvelous to behold. Electricity played a prominent part. In fact, everything that could be done to furtiier tho aims of tho gamblers in a dishonest way was carried out to a point bordering on per fection. Thoro was one device, for stopping the passage of a marble at a certain point, which could be changed at tho will and discretion of tho operator in charge. Each compartment was regularly num bered and had underneath it a small secreted electro magnet, the wires from which were so connected with spring contact points placed under a foot board, which in turn was situated and hidden on tho floor, that the ball could be arrested in its progress at any point Hero, though, was apparently a difli culty iu connection with its successful operation. While it is true that the ball could be stopped, tho suddenness of tho stop would immediately attract the suspicious of the players. It was evident that the stoppage must be per formed gradually, so as to appear nat uraL A quick glance at the wheel show ed the operator which compartment was the most profitable one for him. The ball slowed up, stopped, and he gather ed in his ill gotten gains. Tho gradual slowing up was by a suc cessive umnber of weak impulses sent through the adjoining electro magnets, thus retarding the progress of the ball, which was completed by an inner sphere of soft iron surrounded by a highly polished oelluloid coating. Great kill on the part of the operator was of course required to avoid detection. But the men who worked this scheme felt to sure that discovery was impossible that their very boldness and audacity furthered their work. Murder, howev er, will out, and the secret was finally laid bare to a curious crowd. Another device that attracted consid erable attention was planned to deceive the most inquiring. A table was de vised the top of which contained a number of squares laid off similar to chessboard. Immediately above the center of the board was suspended a light metallio board by means of a slen der silken thread. A compond mechan ical motion at the top of a triangular framework placed immediately over the center of the board oansed the silk thread to take a rather erratio course. On the boards were placed a number of statuettes somewhat similar to chess men, but all of approximately the same height The suspended ball was started on its erratio course while the table was slowly revolved. Bets were then made as to which par ticular piece would remain erect when all others were knocked down. Pieoo by piece they dropped nntil but one re mained, and this one of course was de clared the prize winner. The game was even more audacious than the one above mentioned, but if anything it was more ingenious. The way in which it was made "a ore thing' ' for its possessors was aa fol lows: Underneath each individual The lady barber. sqnare was a rather strong electro mag net, nil the north poles pointing upward. Each mngnet was separately controlled in nn adjoining room, a signal being communicated to tho oerntor by any of the well known systems common with so colled "second sight" performers. IiirIiIo of tho light suspended bull was a compound permanent mngnet With the north polo pointing downward. Ench mnrker, which I descrilmd ns somewhat similar to a ehessninn, was loaded with a piece of soft iron pausing through its axis. Tho pieces for ns many players an Wero present were placed upon the board. Tho operator then, according to Vis discretion, selected the pieco which ho desired to remain till tho last Tho signal was given, mid tho ball was start ed. Of course tho piece left to tho last was tho ono selected, nnd time after timo wero his wnges of cheating gath ered in. Nor did the crowd of fools diminish. Current from a few cells of battery beinu sent through tho electro magnet ennui zed it, north pole upiiermost Tho piece wns held rather securely against tho liourd, nml even if the light hnll did knock itgninst it tho force of the blow wns not suDleient to dislodgo it from its position. Electrical Koviow. Rhall Only the Few lie ftnvetl? Down on Madison street, between Lc Ballo nnd Clark streets, a sermon is preached every day and at all hours of tho day. Not a sound is uttered, but the words carry a force and effect that aro seldom excellod iu any of tho Chicago pulpits. Tho busy surge of humnnity often pauses for a moment to hear the mute but eloquent appeal. Men with business suits sometimes drop out of tho crowd to linger nn instant and cnlculiito with their wonted rapidity tho marvelous les son of a chart Religiously inclined people hang for minutes nmi'ig on tho figures, nnd nt times a si?t escapes their lips for the condition of this world. Borne take notes. Tho text, as it is a sermon, is, "Go forth into all tho world and preach tho gospel to every creature. " It is a ploa for missions at tho top of a chart with 1,434 squares. Each square is about an inch nnd represents a million people, nil of them together tho population of tho worliL Each religions organization is characterized by a different color. The Protestants number 110,000,000; the Greek church, 84,000,000; the Roman Catholics, 190,000,000; the Jows, 8,000,000; tho Mohammedans, 170, 000,000, and tho heathens tho enormous number of 800,000,000. Tho heathen world is painted suggestively in black. Right in the center are three white squares. They look lonely and endan gered as a little white skiff tossed on tho heaving bosom of tho dnrk and stormy sea. Only three small squares out of that vout numlier to represent tho Chris tian clement in this world I And this only tho nominal Christians, for three fourths of ono of these squares is red, representing 700,000 professed Chris tians. All kinds of remarks are made by the people who look. Chicago News. The Hole Wnlnn Delegate Miss Annio Liucedd was the solo woman delegate among the 60 who attended the fourth annual convention of tho National Textilo union recently held in Philadelphia. Miss Liucedd is presi dent of tho Providonco union, No. 43, and master workman of the Knights of Labor assembly, No. 4,047, of Provi dence She is a cousin of Miss Mary O'Reilly, ono of tho deputy factory in spectors of Pennsylvania, and like her is a studout of tho lubor question and a bright speaker. The National Textile anion embraces in its membership all branches of the textile industry, includ ing workers in cotton and gingham mills, lace curtain operatives and square weavers and dyers, and the del egates attending tho convention repre sented 40,000 workers. Mrs. Martha Moore Avery of Boston was one of the speakers. Philadelphia Item. Poulbllltle of Surgery. The extent to which the human body can be mutilated without causing death ia beyond what most people think. Of oonrse the removal of the largest limb is a familiar fact; but the successive re moval of all the limbs would in most oases result in nothing worse than in convenience. In the same way the in ternal organs may be extirpated. This is facilitated by their quality. One kid ney may bo removed, and the other will make up for the loss by doing double work. One eye may be taken out and the sight remain practically unimpair ed. Large portions of the brain may be removed with no injury to life or intel lect A portion of the intestines has been out out and the ends sewed togeth er, and their normal action and func tion have not been interfered with. St Louis Globe-Democrat Popes and Their Beard. If we are to believe the old proverb, prophots have always had beards for the faithful to swear by. Not so with the popes. From the time of St Peter dow to the year 1153 the popes all wore fa beards, but for the next four oenturi they were cleanly shaven. Then came a period of two centuries in which thoy again wore the beard, bnt from the yea 1700 nntil the present time the smooth face alone has been seen in the papal Una St Louis Republic An English Judge haa decided that at a marriage oeremony, if the church doors are olosed or one witness absent, the marriage is void. LOU PARKS' SCALP. Ifnheii by nn Intllnn, Then (Irnftetl Duck la 1'liMio an tlnoil m New. A tnll nlil man, with hair rapidly changing from grny to white, sauntered Into tho Arlington. A peeullnr fenture about his henti attracted the attention of an oltserver. Shining through his thin locks nnd forming a semicircle on tho back of the scalp was a bright red irregular lino. Tho curd tlint he twirled iiervously in his fingers bore tho name of Louis Parks, anil nn old gentleman in tho lobby greeted him affectionately as Lou. When ho went out his friend talked about him to a circln of interest ed loungers "That was old Lou Parks, " ho remarked, with an inflection of ad miration. "Ho was ono of us when we went up into tho Bitter Root country, away back in 185U. Did you notice that red ring on his head? Well, gen tlemen, tho ragged tdgo of a Black foot's knife mado that scar, and nil the skin nntl hair insido of it wero torn f ii nn the skull by a red scoundrel's muscular arm. Tho event occurred just about where Pocutcllo, Ida., now is. "Lou Porks and threo other white men had gone over in that neighborhood to search for something or other, I for get what, and ono day Lou went out from camp to kill some meat Tho other follows heurd him shoot once, and after awhilo wondered why he didn't bring his game into camp or shoot again, as the country just swarmed with game. Then they concluded to go out and find out what was the matter. "About half or three-quarters of a mile away they saw a man lying in somo bushes and rodo up to find Lou. He was unconscious, nnd his head was covered with blood pouring from a holo about as big as a tin cup. It was easy to see ho had been scnlped. No Indians bad been seen iu tho neighborhood, and tho boys couldn't understand where they had gone, because Lou's gun and knife wero still with him. They looked around for signs, and deeper in the clmpnrrnl, about 20 yards away, found the dead body of a Blackfoot Indinn. Ho was shot iu the spine, aud in his clinched hand was a bunch of huir. It was Lou's calp. "Tho boys loosened tho Indian's grasp and released tho thing, and ono of thorn suggested tho bright idea of stick ing it back on Lou's head. They washed it in water from ono fellow's leather bottle and washed their partner's head. Then they fitted tho sculp back in place and tied it on with strips of horso blan ket. When Lou came to his senses, ho said that ho was kneeling down waiting for an elk, which ho thought ho heard below him, to como along, when he sud denly felt something grnb his hair from behind and then pull tho whole top of his head off. IIo said that before ho went off ho saw something black go iu frout of him and pulled his rifle's trig ger as ho himself fell forward on his faeo. "For months he lingered between lifo and death, but finally recovered. When tho blanket strip bandago was taken off, somo timo nfter tho attack, by an army surgeon at a post 400 or 600 miles away, whero Lou was taken, it was found that tho scalp had beguii to grow ou again, and after sovcrul years' trait men t it be camo ns you ueo it now. Lou would give a cow nny timo to dud out what that In dian was doing out there nlono and why ho took tho chances on scalping him nlivo wheal ho had a dead cinch on get ting his hair by sticking tho knifo iu bis nock first. Lou is hero from Mis souri, where ho is now living, but he ain't after any postoflico, you con bet " Washington Stur. Artificial Petroleum. It is not perhaps generally known that petroleum can now be produced ar tificially. The process is very simple, being the distillation, in a strong iron vessel, nnder a pressure of 85 atmos pheres, of tho animal fats and oils at a temperature of 800 degrees C. Under fa vorable conditions 70 per cent of the fat ty oils are transformed into petroleum, whioh is 90 per oent of the theoretical yield. The product thus obtained has been found to be in every particular iden tical with natural petroleum. It is sug gsted that, with modifications of condi tions in the process, oils of different grades may be produced. It is premature to predict the changes In the petroleum industry or to say what bearing this disoovory may have. At present it certainly appears to be of little practical importance, yet it is not the less an interesting fact, and one per haps not to be lost sight of. The dis covery will doubtlessly be further de veloped, and it is not improbable that it may become of commercial importance. If, as is claimed, 70 per cont of the animal oil is convertible into a good pe troleum, it would appear that Degras oil, which sella at 9 cents per gallon, could profitably be converted into a su perior grade of petroleum, selling, say, at 19 cents. It would be no more re markable than many other transmuta tions if at some future time this dis covery should find an important place in the production of lubricants aud il luminating oils. China, Glass and Lamps. Poeed n BUinarok, A barber in Berlin, whose features bore a marked resemblance to those of Bismarck, created quite a new profes sion by sitting for photographs, whioh Were afterward sold as portraits of the prinoa Like the milkmaid of our story books, his face was his fortune nntil one fine day the polioo made it his mis fortune and cast him, faoe and all, into a dungeon deep. Berlin Letter. TELESCOPES. Point nt Illfferenre lletween the flellectlng and the Kefi-sctlng Internment. A very pretty littlo experiment, which illustrates tho two methods of form ing an optical imago nnd by wny of cor ollary illustrates the essential differ ence between refracting and reflecting telescopes, mny 1 performed by any ono who possesses a reading glass nnd a magnifying hand mirror. In a room that is not too brightly illuminated pin a sheet of white paper on tho wall oppo site to a window that by preference should face tho north or awny from the position of tho sun. Taking first tho reading glass, hold it between tho win dow aud tho wnll parallel to the sheet of pnper and a foot or moro distant from tho latter. By moving it to nnd fro a littlo you will bo ublo to find a distanco corresponding to the focal length of tho lens, at which n pictnro of tho window is formed on tho paper. This picture, or image, will bo upside down because tho rays of light cross nt tho focus. By moving the glass a littlo closer to tho wall you will ennso the picture of tho window to l como indistinct, while a benutiful imago of tho houses trees or other olijects of the outdoor world be yond will be formed upon the patter. We thus learn that tho distance of tho image from the lens varies with tho dis tance of the object whose image is form ed. In precisely a similar manner an imnge is formed at the focus of the ob ject glass of a refracting telescope. Take next your magnifying or con cave mirror, and detaching the sheet of paper from the wall hold it nearly iu frout of the mirror between tho lntter and the window. When you have ml justed the distance to the focal length of the minor, you will see nn imago of the window projected on the paper. By varying the distance as before yon will be able to produce at will pictures of nearer or moro remote objects. It is iu this way that images are formed at tho focus of tho mirror of a reflecting tele scope, Garrett P. Serviss in Popular Science Monthly. Mules IlellrlotM With Fleannr. "I saw an odd sight in Luzcrno county," said Eckley B. Coxe, "Six mules that had for four years hauled cars in the lower workings of a coal shaft to and from the foot of tho shaft had to be brought up, owing to tho flooding of the mine on account of fire. Tho mules iu all that time had seen no light stronger than the flicker of tho lit tle Davy lamps tho miners carried. The sun was in its zenith when they reached tho surface, and tho atmosphere was as clear as crystal "The astonished creatures closed their eyes to shut out the flood of strong light and kept them closed while they were being driven to a pasture lot a milo distant and turned loose. There they stood trembling, as if they were afraid something evil was about to be fall them. Presently they half opened their eyes and peered around in open mouthed amazement It was clear they couldn't understand it "When they had become accustomed to the sunlight, they elevated their hoads and slowly swept their gnzo ovor culm piles, sky mountains nnd horizon again and again. Townrd sundown they broke into a chorus of joyous brays, the liko of which was never heard from mules before. "After a quarter of an hour of that mnsio they took to kicking, jumping, whirling around like teetotums and rolling on the sod as if they had gone mad. For four days thoy spent their time gazing at the new sights of field and sky, refusing food and water, not even nibbling at the gross and not as much as blinking an eye iu sleep. " Philadelphia Times. A Problem In Wizardry. We want to know why persons who believe in wizards, or, at all events. consult wizards, nearly always prefer to believe in men or women who are of a race inferior to their own or in circum stances which prove that their occult powers are of no use to themselves. Tho rule is not invariable, for there have been great wizards like Paracelsus, Rog er Bacon, Michael Scott or Cagliostro, who were acknowledged by those who consulted or feared them to be in all ways their superiors, but it is seldom broken. In all the letters on country su perstitions which we have published, and the much greater number for which we could find no room, the "wise" man or woman has always gypsy blood or some peculiarity of appearance marking out him or her unfavorably from their kind. The wizard of India is usually a naked savage, while those who resort to him are civilized beings olothed care fully in muslin. The reverence of the whites for the black Obeah man or woman in the West Indies is the sub ject of countless narratives, especially in the French islands. London Specta tor. The Dream That Didn't Corns True, In the interests of oommou sense it ia well to occasionally relate of the dreams which didn't come true. One of the contesting heirs of an aged Bath lady dreamed throe nights in succession that thore was a will aud that it hod been buried with the woman. On the strength of this the grave was reopened and the casket searched carefully, ouly to learn that the dreams amounted to nothing. Augusta (Ma) Journal. Many poems of Gray were lost after his death. They fell into the hands of careless persons who knew nothing oi their value. lie Needed Their Frayer. An nged man in n town adjoining Lewlston tells a story of tho old days when every minister wns not a' collcgo educated man and when churches nnd parishes often had no other meeting house than school houses nt tho three cor ners. Tho congregation of the town where tho story teller lived hud been much shocked upon learning that their preacher hail departed under most dis orcdltaliln circumstances. On the follow ing Sunday it seemed to lie tho aim of nearly every one to hnsh np tho scandal, and under grent restraint many interest ing conversations were held, merely to show that tho members of tho chnrc.i could rise above sensational gossip, .lint before tho services wero closed ono elder brother nroso nml snid: "Brethren nnd sisters, since wo last met in this house something which seems to have cast n gloom over this congregation lias oc curred. We were nil much attached to our minister, Iu fact, wo loved him, and I now propose that wo offer up a prayerfor tho wanderer. " Aseiisalitmal wavo went over tho nudienco, and an other brother, tho senior even of the other, nroso nnd snid: "I'm astonished that yon should desiro tho congregation to pray for our erring minister yoc, above nil others. " "Why?" "Because ho ran awny with your young wife." "Yes, I know, and that is tho reason why I think he will need our prayers." Lewiston Journal. MnrrliiRe In 1'rlisn anil llurnl Ileglfinm 111 tho north Atlantio division, which constitutes tho principal manufacturing reetion of tho conntry, a section mntlo up largely of nrban populations, the single are found in smaller proportion than iu any part of tho country and the married and widowed in larger proiior tions. Conversely tho south Atlantio and south central divisions, which nro almost purely agricultural and rural, contain tho lurgest proportion of single persons and tho smallest proportion of the married. Theso results nro dhectly opposed to popular belief. It is assumed that tho development of urban popula tion diminishes the numlier of tho mar ried. Tho explanation which naturally suggests itself is that the larger propor tion of marriages iu tho manufacturing sections of tho country is duo not only to the fact that the native white popu lation married young nnd iu lnrgo pro portion at ull ages, but also to tho fact that tho foreign whites, who huvo set tled iu large numbers in tho north At lantio division, were cither married or of a marriageable ago at tho time of their immigration. Forum. The Natnrnl Ileath. Tho natural death is no ntopinn ream. Both longevity and rnthanasia are within tho reach of mankind. Not a few have already secured lioth, while many moro mny find them. I have seen tho man. Ho was old. Ho had neither pain, anger nor sorrow. Finally his in tellect tM'gan to lose its power. His am bition changed to a desire for repose. His idens of space, time and duty lin gered for a moment, then passed away. Step by step his powers waned. Hap pily, painlessly, carelessly tho moments flew. The merry sounds of youth nt play and tho hum of tho bnsy world only rocked him gently to sleep. Ou nnd en ho passed nntil his intellect ceased and consciousness was no moro. This ii the true euthanasia. It suggests no terror; it inflicts no pain; it brings no agony. Dr. J. Hobnrt Egbert in Diotio and Hygienic Gazette. Jenelry In a Crave. Tho largest nuionut of jowelry known to be in a single grave was buried in Greenwood cemetery several years ago.' The. undertaker who had charge of the funeral protested against it but was severely snubbed for his interference. The family had its way and in that grave is buried fully $5,000 worth of diamonds, with which the body was docked when prepared for burial. Some times families who desire to bury their dead in the clothing worn in life in evening or wedding dresses, for in stancesubstitute less costly imitations for the jewelry worn in life, partly from motives of thrift and partly from a superstitious fear that anything taken off a body when it is ready for the tomb will bring ill luck to future wearers. Philadelphia Times. Beady to Accommodate. An exchange tells a story conneoted with a strike on the North British rail way, during which much difficulty was experienced in finding engineers to keep the necessary trains running. One of the substitutes, a young fol low, ran some distance past a station, and then, putting back, ran as much too for the other way. He was preparing to make a third at tempt when the station agent shouted, to the great amusement of ' the passen gers: "Never mind, Tammas. Stay where yon are. We'll shift the station. " Youth's Companion. The richest of civilized peoplo are the English, with f 1,900 per capita. France follows with $1,103, whilo the United States has $1,090, while by the sale of their lauds to the government somo of the Indian tribes are worth from $5,000 to $10,000 per capita. He who expects from mankind that they give up established customs in com pliance with his single will and exacts that deference which he does not pay may be endured, but can never be ap proved. Dr. Johnson.
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