lie IT VOLU.MK 3. KKVXOLDSVILLE, PKNN'A., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21), 189 1. NUMBER 10. Stnllvonb Prime Tnl'lc. BUFFALO, 1X'HKSTKH PITTS HUKGH HA1LWAY. The short lint' between I'tillols. Hlduwny, Tlrndford. Hhliininncn, 1 1 1 1 tl :i l . oclic..tcr. Nlniriirn Falls and points In tho upper oil rcslon. On mill nfli-r .Tunn IT It. !!. inrn fror trnln v III arrive mid dcpiirt from l ulls ( reck minion, dully, except Mmiliiy, ns fol low: 1.1M P.M. nnd R.:m p. m. A irnniodnllnn from ruinsiltiiwnev nnd Kiu Kim. 8:ftO A. M.- lliilTnloniid Knchoicr mull Tor llrocktvnv villi. KliliMvtiv..lliiwinliiirit.Mt. .lew vlt, lirailforiliiliilimncii, llmliilo nnd llochcstcr; conncctlnvc nl .lolinsoiilitirn with I". A K. I ruin il, for Wilcox, K :inc, Wiirren, 4'orrv nnd V.rli1. , 10:fU A. M. Acconininiliitlon For Nykcs, llltf Kiln nnd I'nnx-iilliw ncy. 8:80 I. M . Ilrndforil A nnnioiliil Inn - For llccchtrco, lli-ockwiiyvlllo, Kllniont, I 'nr. mon. Kldirwny, .lolmsohliiirs, .Mt..lcwctt nnd llruilforil. 5:10 I". M. Mull For PnlloK Sykcs, ltlir Hun, I'nnxsiitnv. ncy nnd N til-ton. Plissciiuers lire rciiicstcil to pnrcliri.o lick els In-fore ciitcriim tin curs. An ckccss I'lmrirc of Ten Cents will he collected hy con ductors when fine lire fin III on I ruin, from nil Million, , hcrcii ticket mllcc I nm hit nlncil. Thoiisnnd mlli' tickets nt two cent per mill', fi mhI fur pttssiivro hctwcennll stntlons. J. II. Ml'lNTYIIK. Allcnl, FllIN clock, I'll. H. (I. Matiuiw K. '. I.aci;Y, ncticriil Hunt. (Ji'ii. I'iim. Airi-nt lltiiliiln.N. Y. Rochester N. Y J) KN NSV LVANIA K A . 1,1 OA I). 1 KI'FKCT NOV. lf, 1S!3. Phlhnlclphln .-V File Hnllroiid Division Time Tnlili'. Trillin' leave lirlfi wood, KASTWAKI) B:(H A M-Trnln a, rinlly except Hmidiiy for hiiiilmry, lltirrlshiiru nnd interinciiliiic in tlons, iiitI villi lit I'hilmlclplilii ll:"i p.m., New York, lli:nsji. m. ; Hull linnre, 7:'jn p. m.i yVitshltiifton, N::ii p. ni I'nllmnn I'uiior i'iir from W llllnmMiorl titnl passenger conches from Kanctn I'hilmlclplilii. 8:1111 1'. M.-Triiln II. dully except Snndny for linrrlslniri: nnd Inieriiiedliitc Minions, nr riving nt I'lillniltdplilu :: A. M.; Xi' York, 7:',Cl A. M. Tlimuu'lt conch from Ihiltoi to Wlllimnsport. I'ulliiiiin Hlci-plns curs from lliirrlslinm to I'hlliidclphlii nnd New York, riilhidclphlu piisseinrcrs mm remain in HlcMr imdtstiirlicd until 7:W A. M. 0:3.1 I'. M. I'm In 4, dully for Siinlinry. llnrrlH. huru mid inlerniedlnie stntlotiH, tirrivtnir nt I'liirnd.dplilii, ll:.vi a. M.i New York, H::m A, M.; lln.tlmnrc, II: .I I A. M.i V,iishlin:toii,7::KI A.M. Fiillmun rn in from Frit' mid W'lllliirns port to I'lilliidrlplilu. I'liswi-ntri'iK In sli.i-pi.r for llnltlmori' nnd M'itMiln!ioii will hi' trmiMYrrt'd Into Wiifhlntftonnli'i'iii'r nt Hnr rlslnirir. I'tiHu'iiircr eniirln" from Krli' to I'lillmmlplilii nnd M llliiuii'-ii.pi t to Hull 1 -morn. WESTWAKll 7:'f! A. M. Trnln I. dully cxei'pt S:nnlny for Kldirwny, IniHolH, Clrrmont mid Inti'r nicdiuK' Htiitloim. l.'itvt'H Hliluwuy nl a :IKJ p. M. for Erli'. 9:A0 A. M.'l niln 8, dully for F.rlo anil Inter, nu'dlutu polnlN, fl:'.T I'. M.Trnln II. dully I'M'i-pt Hiindny for Kmif mid liilnriiirdlul' HtutloiiH. TIIKOrtill THMNM FOH I III FT WOOD 1HOM TIIK FAST ANDSOI TII. TRAIN II H'livi's I'lillmli'lplilii n:.VI A. m.i Wnililtik'toii, "..via. M. ; Hiifllinori'. H:4."iA. n.j W ilki'Nliiirri', 10: l A. M.i dully cxi'itpt Sun duv, nirlvlmr ui Diifiwood in tl:3" i: M. Willi I'lillmmi I'lirlor cur from I'lilludi'lplilii to SVIIIIuiii'itxii't. TIIAIN 8 li'iivi'H N'i'W York lit 8 p. in.', I'liiln di'lphlit, p. m.i Wu-liliiKloii, in. 4n it. m.i Hull linorc, ll:4n p. m. I dully nn ivlim nl lirlftwiMHl nt H:.vi h. in. I'lillmmi tdri'pliitt cnrH from I'lilludcliihlli to Krlc mid Iroiu 'iiHltlnirton mid Hull linori' to W llllitmport nnd iliroimh piiHTiii-'fr cimchi'H from I'lillu fli'lphili to Frlc nnd Hultttiiorc.' to WIUIiiiiih. port mid to DultolH. TIIAIN I Ii'iivoh Hcnovo nt fill's n. in., dully except Holiday, iiitIvIiik hi UriflwiMKl 7:IC! u. in. JOHNSOXBUHG UAILKOAD. ( Dully exci)t Sundiiy.) TRAIN III lc live Rlduwiiv ill U:4liii. m.i .lolin- Nonlnirii at 11:5.1 u. m., urrl vlux ul Clermont lit ln:4.'i h. in. TRAIN 'JU leaves Clermont at I0:M a. m. nr rlvliiK at .loliimonlnii-K al 11:40 a. tn. and UlilKway ul ll:.V, a. in. JJIDGWAY & CLEARFIELD R. R. DAIIA" EYCT:PT SUNDAY. SOUTHWARD. NORTHWARD. P7M fa w n IN Vit! 12 81 12 ; 124a 12 44 12 4U 1 00 1 111 114 120 14S A7H. HTATIONH. A.M. P.M. V4II II 4K urci 11102 10 10 1(1 IA 10 17 11120 Hf.ti 10 42 10 48 HIM 11 Oft Rlduwuy TmIuimI Hun mill lluven (iroyliinil HIioiihMIIIh Hllle llor-k Vineyard Run Currk'r Rrockwayvlllo ftlcMinn hiimiiilt HarveyH Run FuIIb rek DiiHoIh 1 811 1 20 1 III KM 12 AU 12 M 12 AS 12 W 12 8N 12 an 12 28 12 30 12 Ha II : 22 II 1.1 K or, H00 AM A Al A4N A 811 A2A A 20 A IA SOU TRAINS LEA Vt UIDGW AY. Eastwiird. W Trnln H, 7:17 a. m. Tmln Tralu , 1:4.1 p. m. Train est ward. 8,11:84 a. m. 1, 8:l p. ni. lUH:2Sp. m. Train 4. 7:M p. m. Train 8 M. PREVOST, , Oen. Manager. J, R. WOOD, Oen. Pimm. Ag't. ALLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY cornmonclnj? Sunday May 27, 18W4, Low Grsdo DivUiun. BA8TWAUD. aTATIOHI. NO. 1. NO A No. S. 101 108 Red Bank 10 ir 4 40 LawHonham .... 10 A7 4 A2 New Hetliluliom 11 80 A ti 5 12 Oak Rldxe 11 8H 5 8.1 A 20 Muynvllle 11 411 S 41 2N rlnniniorvllle... 12 OA A 00 5 47 Brookvllle. 12 2A 6 20 6 07 Hell 12 81 A 20 0 18 Fuller 12 48 8 8M 2A Itoynolduvlllo.. 100 A7 8 44 PancoaHt 1 08 7 OA A2 KalUOreek 1 2rt 7 2,1 7 00 IA Hi 189 Duliola 1 81 7 84 7 10 11 Uu 1 46 Babula 1 4H 7 47 7 2.1 Wlntnrliurn .... 1 AH 7 AH 7 84 FenttelU 2 Oft 8 Ul 7 40 Tyler 2 1ft 8 HI 7 AO Glen FlHher I 211 8 27 8 01 lloneiutle ! 4.1 8 44 8 IN Orunt Itl 8 A4 8 28 Driftwood 8 20 1 2.1 8 M P.IM. P. M A. M. A. M. P. U WB8TWABD, 8TATION8. No.2 No.A No.10 108 Ho" A. M. A. M. P. U. P. H. P. II Driftwood 10 Hi A 00 81 Grant 10 42 A 82 7 On Honeantte 10 A2 A 42 7 1 Glen Flulier 11 OH A All 7 88 Tyler 11 20 8 10 7 44 I'eulleld 11 80 20 7 A4 Wluterburn.... 11 88 8 28 8 00 Haliulu 11 47 8 87 8 12 I Hi Bo U 1 OA A AO 8 2.1 12 10 A 00 FallaOreek 1 1 7 20 8 82 12 20 S 10 Faucoant 184 7 2 840 Keynoldavllle.. 1 42 7 40 8 48 Fuller 1 AN 7 A7 8 OA Hell 2 10 8 08 ( 17 Brookvllle 2 20 8 ll 8 21 Suminervllle.... 2 80 8 8H 8 44 MuVHVtlle 2 AH 8 A7 10 04 OakUldKO 8 08 9 OA 10 1H New Uuililehom 8 11 9 1ft 10 2-1 LawwMitmm.... 147 8 47 Hud Bunk 4 00 10 00 A. M. A. M. P. U. A M. r. U. Truln dully except Sunday. DAVID MoOABUO, Gca'I BuPT. JAB. P. ANDGBSOM, Gaa'b. Pah. Aot. flolcl. J JOT K L M 1 1 'ON N KLL, RKYNOLT)SVILLK.rA. Fit A XK J. II LACK, rrnprirtnr. The lending lintel of the town. Heiidflimr- ter for cotnincrclul men. Sleum lient, fti-e lite, hut h riMiini nnd clo"etn on every floor, tumple riMmiH, lilllluril room, telephone eon licet ions Ac. II OTKIj HKLNAP, HKYXOT-DSV1LLK. VA. 11 ri il im Inrvcry iiiiiilrulitr. I.ot'titfrl tn tlm vi'iy renin uf 1(m hiiilmH part of town. I'ri't 'Iih to a ml from trains ami rmnnuxllouM Mamplr ii Him for roiniut'iflal triivt'lrr4. C niOOKVIT,T,K. V.. Villi. I'. CAItUIEIt. r,iintlm; Siitniile room on the ground IIimii. Hoii-e lienleo hv lint urul irui. OmulliilH to nnd from nil truiie. 001I"S WINDSOR KOTKL, 1217-2!) Fll.llF.HT BTRKKT. riULADKLIMUA. l'KNN'A, l'URSTttX J. MOO UK, 1',1,,,1-hlK,: :I4'I heil room. Hulci PIM ner ilnv Amerl- i'iiii I'liiu. 1'tfhlock from I. H. U. ieiol nnd Mock from .ew r. ,. i. i. nenot. tii cello ncoiit, ft XKKK. JUSTICE OF TIIK TEACH And Renl Fsiute Atfent, Reynoldivllle. I'll. Q MITCHKLL, ATTORNKY-AT-LAW. OITlce on WeM Muln Mreet. opposite the Cominerelul llolel, Heynoldivllle, Pu. D R. H. E. HOOVER. HEY NOLDSVI LLE, l'A. liesldent ileutlit. In liullilliif near Meiho rl Nl t'liuri'li, opMsltD Arnold liliH'k. (ti'ntle. !ich lii oiH.rnt linr. C. X. IIOIIIHIN, JOHN W. IIKKD. QOUDOXis: REF.l), ATTORNEYS- AT-LAW, Ilrookvllln, Jefferson Co., I'a. OMIce In room formerly occupied hy llorilon Ait'orlH'lt West Muln Hl'm-I. V. L KcCRACKEN, DrookrilU. o. k. Mcdonald, RoTDoUiflllt. jccrackI':n& Mcdonald, Atlnriii ii mill 0iiH7in-.Lfiir, unices nt Reynolillvllle and HiiiokvHle. CHEAPEST and BEST GOODS! Ever brought to our town in Ladies' Spring and Summer Dress Goods I lirnnrienDcrcr never was boM leHs than 20 to 25c. per yard;,wi,ll pell yon now for 124.. Dimity, Turkey Red Damask, " 44 Prints, Ginghams, China Silk, 12ia 374 05 05 25 Better Goods than you can buy any place else. The same Great Reduc tion in Men's - and - Children's CLOTHING. Children's Suits, $ .90 ti it ii it it ii 1.00 1.25 1.75 u Single Coats, .50 Youths' Suits, $3.25 to 8.50 Men's Flannel Suits, 5.50 " Worsted " 7.50 " Fine Cheviot Suits, $6 to 9.50 A fine line of Men's Pants. Come and examine my goods before you purchase else where. N. HANAU. ISSOLUTION NOTiCE. Notice U hornliy Riven that the parternhlp heretofore exlHtlmc between Lawrence J. Mu Kntlre and T. K. bvuiK, of lleynoldnvllle, fa., undur the firm name of Lawrence J. McKntlre U Co., waa dhuiolved thin l!4tli day of Auf., 1HU4. by mutual connent. All debu owIuk the aald partuemhlp are to be received hy aald Lawrence J. McEntlre, and all demandH on the aald partnerHlilp are to be preaeuled to Lawrence J, McKuilre for payment. L. J. HcErtiki, T. E. Kvam. BeyaoldavlUe, Auf. U, 18M. THEY ARE DEAD. There wan a man who never told a Ile um he' di'iiil Kerer anlil It was wot when the weather waa dry Never wild He'd caiiKht flMi when he hailn'tranjxtit unf, Never nnld he'd done something that he nnihrt none, Never nenliled hl wife, nnd never Rot mri'l And wouldn't believe that tho world an o bml, A respecter of men, n defeiulerof woman. Who In'llevi'd the divine, and In that which wan human. Meek aa Mimes he never was understood, And the poor limn illcd of lining too good. And he's dead. There was a woman who never had gossiped a bit Phe's dead, too Who hated all scnnilnl, nor listened to It. Bhe believed In mniiklnd, took earo of her eat. Always turned a deaf enr to this story or that. Never scolded her htiilmnd ftho never had one; No sliiitunrd was she, hut rnso with the sun. Never w hinnered in meellng, didn't care for a bonnet Or all of the feathers thntnno could put on lt Never sat with tho choir nor sang tho wrong note: Expressed no ilc-lro. to lccluro or Vote. For tho poor boiiI was deaf as a post-also dumb. You might havo called forever, and she wouldn't hnve come. And nhe's dead. Jennuetto la Hamlxjy in Outlook. HOW TO 31 A K E COFFEE THERE ARE MANY WAYS, ANO CON NOISSEURS OIFFER IN TASTES. A IVIIelous Berry That Is Mnrh Abused b American Cooks Vho l0 Not Know Its Possibilities Somr Krclprs Vililch Are Not Widely I'sed or Known. Have yco ever passed o place where a person was making coffee and Inhaled vrnnderinc breeze of the dcllctoua. In cpiriiiK fragrance? Every cup of coffee that Is drnnk should smell and taste Just like that fragrant odor, which war the veritable soul of the berry scekma to escape from lt transmutation Into Hqniil Unless you can arrest that allp pery xylph nf opulent fragrance or pre vent the entire escape from your coffee pot before serving yoo r uo etport. bnt a bungler The amount of badly made coffee that t inflicted on tho public it simply enor mous Ono contioispcur aays that thorn are not 20 placet in New York, outside of privatn Iiouhcs, whor a first rnto onp of coffee. i;nn bo oiiunteH on A not bur man nliotit town aaya this ia a Rro ngKoration, diHdiitiiiu that, no man is sum of a film onpof coffee In nniro than half a dozen plaivw in this city diffo, to be fit for oivilired drinking. limi1d be nindo, he asawrta. on t h principle of "little, nnd often. " Ww in art in of all slzea. and hulk In online niaklns mn tli risk of a dreadful diaennn r th appreciation of the (earned. Th beat, kind f coffeepot n aim that haa a HI tor. They nan t hart of many sizes and stapes, all tho wny from Himplicity to an oxtrnmn nt tgnnon To aixinre. a good tiifnaion qnckly the ground ooffro nlwinld ha plaoed in the cylinder on top of tho oofToopot. tho strainer should 1w pressed down on top of tho ooffee,, and tho boiling wntnr should 1m poured over so thnt thn info sion riitm slowly. WliiU it til tors the pot ought to Htnndln a vessel vintniiiing very hot water, o that t! infusion may keep a high degree nf rmnt without allowing it to bnil ltoiling a tha spoil tng of ooffea If you are making ooffe for a good many, take 1 ponnd of Java, 1 of Maracntbn, a found of Moha and ' gallons of wntnr. Tho Mocha, which is meant for thn aroma or honqnet, should have been bnt slightly maatad; thn Mar acaibu, which 4s for oolcc, should be well roan ted, rod the Java, which is for body and effort, should he coaatod just between the two. Cafe a la Tnrque is mad In a pecul iar way and only appreciated by pecul iar people. The recipe for Its compo sition Is this: Take Java aad Mocha In equal proportions; grind and pass through a very line sieve. Pot ordinary black coffee, as many cops aa ueeded, in coffeepot, and for each cup add tea spoonful of the sifted coffee and a lump of sugar. Boil this for two minutes; then take it off and pour in a little cold water to settle it After it has stood a few minutes serve it wit powdered sugar. Ioed coffee, in New York style, il merely cafe noir that haa bean cooled in a china freezer by planing ice around it, lightly salted. For what la called mixed ooffee a plat of milk, a gill of cream, a gill of sirup and a qnart of black ooffee subjected to the same cool ing process and served when just this side of freezing is considered a proper caper by all who are not real ooffee connoisseurs. Brandy coffee is prepared by soma In the same way a gill of brandy and H ounces of sugar to the quart of coffon taking the place of the other ingre dients. But brandy coffee to most per sons means a cap of cafe noir, over which a spoonful of brandy, poured on a lump of sugar, haa been burnt Jnst as the blue fringed golden flame is ei piring the spoon should slip Into the coffee, and after one deft stir the con tents of the cap sbonld glide down the gladdened throat A sherbet of ooffee Is quite fashion -abls now and quite delioious if properly made To a quart of ooffee add a quart of double cream and IS ounces of sugn and if you wish to be very ohio add lew drops of vanilla essence. Then put this tn a freezer with salted ios sur rounding, keep the sides free as fait as the ice begins to cling, nnd when it has reached congelation serve in glnsses Another fashion of coffee drinking, which was first Introduced Into this country by tho Mnxionns at Hie New Orleans exposition 10 yenrs ago. anil which Is held in high esteem by snino bon vivanta. is to make coffee in the Fronch wny without boiling nnd then mix it with the very Holiest clim-nlnte. half nnd half, or one to two. or two to nun, the second proportion In-ing per baps the most frequent This is to bo served with whipped cream topped with a little sugar dust The Mexicans used to use the Hocnnosco chocolato, which i made with n cinnamon addition nnd is rich beyond description In spite of the injunction nbont gild Ing refined gold or painting the lily, restless humanity has attempted to im prove on cnlTee iii worso ways than bv mnrrving it. to chocolate. For instance tnVe cafe nn Kirsch, which is made by shutting up black coffee, orncked ico anil Kirsch wasscr in proportions to suit the taste Hy devotees of tho licnign Ara binn berry this is considered it profana tion nnd eschewed accordingly, but for physical nnd mental depression, if one is tint n habitual coffee drinker, it Is a tiicli me up of rare potency Coffee is not a food, bnt n stimulant nnd nn nntidote ngninst some kinds of poisoning Its excessive use produces a trembling of tho hnnils nnd a disease nf the optic nerves To keep ono awake and to help nun endure fatigue or expo sure to rough weather there is probably no equal to coffee, except possibly tho cacao plant of the Peruvians. CVffeo nnd tnbaeco- which wo. owe to the Arab and the Indian are tho heavenly twins in tho eyes of every true bohe minn. )!ut, like nil blessings, they may become a curse. New York World. THE FAMILY DOESN'T MIND. A Pecnllar lloniestle ftcenn In a German Knloon In New York There is a popular German restnnrnnt and suloon on upper Third nvenuo which is much frequented by families living in the neighborhood. Tho saloon is sepa rate from tho restaurant proper. Tho cooking is very good, and the prices are. very reasonable, and as a result the pro prietor has grown wealthy An odd anclintervNtiiig feature of this resort is tho family dinner, which oc curs about 7 o'clock every evening. Thn family consists of the big, broad shoul dered host; his small, angular wife; a jolly sistor-iu-law; threo littlo girls, a small boy, and a governess whoso fea tures clearly indicato hor New England origin. They all sit down together nt a long table, which is placed not in the restaurant, but iu the center of tho sa loon. All around nre tables at which sit jolly revelers, and frequently during the dinner hour a crowd stands leaning against tho bnr. Tho family does not seem to mind tho saloon surroundings, nnd, in fact, rarely does any one of them glance up from tho table. Tho only interruptions aro when some of the habitual frequenters come np to talk with tho host or his wife. The children chatter and carry on juntas though they wore iu a pii vato diuing room. It gives a homelike, and domcstio air to tho saloon which probably could not be duplicated in uny other hostelry on Manhattan Inland. Tho only person who seems to bo ill at easo is tho Yankoo governess. New York Sun. Poisoning ltace Horses It may well bo a boast of the Ameri can turf that the practice of "getting at" a race borso has never boeu very oomnion bore, and it is now several years since tho last well authenticated caso of poisoning occurred at Saratoga. This recalls tho fact that the English turf bos been notorious for such sensa tions. Early in the century four crack racers were poisoned at Newmarket, and two men were arrested. The prin cipal in the matter escaped on a techni cality, but was rearrested on anothor charge of horse poisoning and waa eventually hanged. The St Leger favorite of 1831, a horse named Marcus, was poisoned on the day before the race. He was just able to ran, but finished last and died soon afterward. The perpetrator was never discovered. Even more sensational was the "ho cusing" of Laneroost, the first winner of the Cambridgeshire, who was in 1843 considered a certain winner of the As cot cup. He was poisoned, but, like Marcus, was able to run and finished last. He did not die, however, but was retired to the stud. New York Herald. ConlSn't Smell la the Dark. An old gentleman too impatient for his hot water and a light to be brought rushed into the kitchen, seized hold of the first pan on the stove and dashed away with it to his dark room. On plunging his hands into the wash hand basin he was amazed to find that it contained something thicker and stickier than water that he had, in fact, spoiled the first course of his din ner by trying to wash in the soup. Boiling over with passion, he began to upbraid his wife, and on hor suggest ing that he might have sinolled it was soup he thundered, "How in the name of fortune could I smell in the dork?" London Answers. Wanted Bar Reformed. Mamma Way did yon pray that God shonld stop yoar sister from telling sto ries? Small Son Because she promised me she wouldn't tell that I took the cakes, and she did tell Good News. HOW SLATE 13 MINED. The Wonderful Skill of the Workmen Who tint It lip. Tho manner in which slnto Is mined and ent np for pnrposes to which it is applied is n process thnt is known to only a few people In this conntry, Its principal sources lieing in npiM-r New Kngland nnd enstern Pennsylvania. It Is not taken out of shafts, but it is qtmr ried nut of big holes in tho earth. Homo timo ngo, when tho writer was at Ban gor, Pa., ho was invited to go down into ono of theso quarries, nbont 200 feet deep and overhand on a rope, but ho declined the invitation, ns I think most inexperienced persons would do. Tho statu is blasted out iu huge block and is hoisted out by steam nnd ttwued over to thn men who know how to re duce it to tho proper size. Hugo blocks of it nrn tnken in hand by thesn work men, who cut a notch into ono end nf each piece. Then they take a chisel and a mullet, nnd they aro so skillful in ill reeling their blows thnt they can split tho blocks of slato in almost any way thny please. If you watch tho slab on which one of them is working, yon will see n littlo hair lino running through it, and presently tho block will fall npnrt on either side of this mark. Tho work men will mnko this lino go straight through tho middle, or to either corner just ns ho likes. I do not know just how he does it, bnt ho invnriably accom plishes what ho sets out to do. Tho smaller pieces thns produced nre taken in hand by another set of men, who split them tip into sheets of thn proper thickness for rooting slato. This they do with a long bladeil instrument nlxjut tho shnpo of a putty knife, but many times larger, nnd if yon saw them do it yon would marvel how they got thn sheets only ono inch thick and split it 83 times. Tho usnnl nnmlier of divisions is 10. Theso sheets aro takeu nnd ent into squares by machinery. Wherever there aro slnto qunrrii-s you will find a great ninny Welshmen, for tho best slaters eomo from Wales. Boys follow tho trade of their fathers, nnd theronrowholn families nnd settlements who know no other means of earning a living. Now York Advertiser. The f.nnn as a Dodger. Thero Is no denying thnt all tho loons ever hatched up to dato havo been "artful dodgers" in superlativo degree Tho question is often raised whether they are quick enough todoilgonbullet. I onco had a guido who drew a distinc tion qnito too flno, ns I thought. Ho claimed thnt a loon could sco tho flnsh of a percussion cap nt tho breech of a inns rlo landing pieco nnd could dodge, lint admitted that, with the rifto loaded lileo all modern ones, nt tho breech, no loon could t'scapo a shot rightly aimed. For my port, I do not believe tho intervnl of timo between tho fire nt tho two ends of tho barrel to bo menHiirablo by eyes of birds or men or anything short of a chronograph. As to tho question, however, it is possiblo to reason with tolerable confi dence. Wo know tho speed of a rillo bullet Cull it 1,400 foet a Bocoml Im ngino ynnr loon nt thnt distanco or nearer. Then reflect how slowly a bird's head must move to nsn up moro than a second In dropping a few inches under water. Gravity alnno would carry it farther than that. It is cosy to bclievo that if tho wary bird happens to bo look ing toward tho hunter tho rifle flash suggests danger. A half second would give nmplo time to dodge, provided the action began promptly. It is snfo to say that it takes a loon's weight in load to kill him, nnd we may call it settled that, if a loon docs not dodge a bullet, at least tho lead goes down in tho samo hole in tho water. Boston Transcript German TobaeeonUt'a Joke. The following "fraud upon nn insur ance company," whioh we find in The Deutsche Tahak-Zeitung, is certainly jnst a littlo too good to be true. A oun ning follow, who wanted to smoke the best cigars at the cheapest possible cost, bought 1,000 cigars of the highest qual ity and corresponding price and imme diately insured the whole stock. When he had smoked the last of them, he de manded 760 marks from the insurance company on the ground that the whole of his insured stock, 10 boxes of cigars, had been consumed by fire I The Solo monio oourt decided in favor of the plaintiff. The company then brought an action of conspiracy against the smoker, aocusing him of having inten tionally put fire to his own cigars and deliberately destroyed his property. Hereupon the same wise court con demned the insured smoker to three months' imprisonment Westminster Gazette. Ordained a Pastor. On June 6 Mrs. Hannah M. Mullenix was ordained pastor of the Congrega tional church at Grand Meadow, Minn. After the examination was satisfactori ly couolndod Rev. C. D. Wright of Aus tin offered prayer; Rev. J. E. MoCon nell of Northfield gave the right hand of fellowship and the oharge; Rev, Mr. Brown of Rose Creek gave the charge to the church. In the evening a sermon waa preached by Rev. D. C Reid of Spring Valley, and the benediction was offered by the new pastor. Tho manuscripts of Tasso, whioh are still preserved, are illegible from the Immense number of erasures, changes and emendations. Bigamy is only a misdemeanor, not a crime, acoording to the laws of New Jersey. TOO MANY SPARROWS. The F.nijllh Itlril Is Mot t:ven a Favorite In Ills tlirn Home. It appears that tho detested Knglish pnrrow Is by no means a general favor ite In his own homo across thn water, where his habits have been morn care fully noted In tho tronrso of his paper on "Wild Birds, Useful mid Injurious," in tho Itoynl Agricultural society's Journal, Mr. (1. V. Archibald says: "Thn sparrow has received nn overflowing measure nf aim so from farmers and gardeners, and, nut withstanding nil that has been urged In its favor by r-nt IimhIiimI In advocates, tlicro can be littlo doubt, that it deserves n large sliarn of tho vituperation bo stowed upon it. Tho keynote to the spar row's character Is to Im found iu the delusion nnilcr which it labor that com growing is carried on for its es pecial bctii-fit flraln is undoubtedly thn mainstay of thn sparrow. This it. ob- tains iu thn fields nt seedtime, when sprouting, in the unripe, milky condi tion, nud when fully mat tired. At this Inst named period a qiinntity of grain is wasted by being shaken nut on tho ground by the birds, in nil tit ion to tho amount actually consumed At this time, too, numbers of sparrows which livn for thn greater part nf tho year In towns aro tempted to visit tho field, their grimy appearance proclaiming their usual haunts. "In gardens thn sparrow finds full scope for its destrnctivo propensities in devouring peas, of which it is very fond, ns well ns a few gooseberries and cher ries. In tho most misehinvons way, too, it pulls to pieces tho flowers of thn crocus, dahlia, primrose, polynntlius, hepaticn, heartseaso, wistaria, tho shoots nf pinks nud carnations, tho pods of the laburnnm nnd tho blossom of frnit trees. It also does considerable damngn to beds of young radishes nud lettuces, besides levying toll nil tho gTass seeds sown on lawns. On tho other hand, it must bo froely admitted that thn spar row does a great deal of good. "Among tho pests dostroyed by tho sparrows nvn wiroworms, daddy long ings, weevils from peas and benns, nphides, caterpillars of various kinds, housefllcs, 'blun beetles,' 'black booties' and white butterflies. In some districts choviss, otherwise known ns Maybngs, occasionally do Immense dnmagn, and at such times sparrows have been seen with their months crammed full of them Thn quality of weed seeds which tho spnrrow eats must nlso bo placed to Its credit, for in this way is helps to suppress such objectionnblo plants ns charlock, corn bind weed, gooscfoot, knotgrass, buttercup, dandelion, chick weed and dock. " Ilmihlfiil About the tlnnht. Wo are jiiHtly proud of our jury sys tem, but thn 13 "good men nnd trno" are not n I ways tho wisest of mankind. At a recent session a prisoner was in dicted for pocket picking, and to most people In court thn clearest pnssiblo case was made out by tho prosecution. "Ilavo yon anything yon would like-, to toll tho Jury Istforn they retire?" said thn Judge. "Well, nil I wanter any is, I hopes as W they'll give mn tho benefit of the doubt, " replied the prisoner despond ently. Tho jury considered their veTdiot. ' They were no little time over It. ''Can 1 assist yon iu anyway, gentle mon?" said the judge, at last becoming impatient. "We nre almost agroed. me lud," said 1 1 to f nrem mi, " bn t we nnn ' t q n I to un derstaml whnt the doubt is the prisoner wishes us to givo him tho benefit of." lAiiidon Tit-Hits. Webster's Portrait. ' Daniel Webster once sat for his por trait to the late G. P. Healy, and the senator's remark when he surveyed tho completed picture became one of the artist's favorite anecdotes in after years. "I think," said Webster as he looked at his counterfeit presentment, "that Is a face I have often shaved." Healy found Andrew Jackson a disagreeable and unwilling "subject," and ho com pensated himself by painting Old Hick ory with absolute fidelity to nature, not glossing a single defect The portrait gives Jackson an ugly, savage and pal lid face. Chicago Herald. The K antra. The Kaffirs are great philosophers. If nn ox should die, the owner never grieves, but remarks: "Now I must go to work for master (all white men who treat them well are called masters), and in six mouths he will give me a cow. It will have a calf. If it Is a bnll calf, in a year I'll have a pair of oxen, but should it be a heifer calf I'm all the richer, for the next year I'll have two calves iustcad of ouo." New York Tribune. Part of the Mini. The Young Housewife Have yon any nice chickens? , The Poulterer Yes, ma'am. The Young Housewife Well, send me a couple in time for dinner, and I want them with the croquettes left in, do yoo understand? Chicago Record. Twins. Johnnie (seeing his twin oonsin fur the first time) Isn't it fanny, mamma? Mamma What, dear? Johuule Why, this baby is a philo pona. Chicago Inter Ooean. A large part of the works of Ben Jon son were destroyed in manuscript by a fire which burned bis house. J