Urn
VOLUME 4.
RKYXOLDSVILLR, PKXN'A., WEDNESDAY, JUNE H,im.
NUMHEK .
llntlronb Nm' ,nM.
pKXNSYLVAXIA HAILROAO.
IV KFKKCT MAY 10, 1 !".
I'lilliidelplihi Erie Hallroiid Division Timo
Table. TruliiK Iciive UrirtwisKl.
EASTWAKI)
P:W n tn-Trnln S, dully ceiit Kiindny fur
Hunlimv, lliirrlslniiu tinil Inicrnirrtlnto stu
I Ions. 'rrl liuf in l'lilhnlclililn I':'.': I p.m.,
New Vim k. V:it p. in : lln ll liiiolc II: 1.1 p.m.;
W nslilnirtoti, 7::i" p. m I'lilltniin I'urlor cur
from illlnni'-iMiil nnd pii-ciiircr couches
from Kline In rilllMflrlplltu.
;i-.m p. m.- Tinlii . (hilly except Sunday fur
Hiirrislilirir lind liitcitneilliilc stations, nr
rlvliiiMU IMilliolclplila 4:H A. M.; New York,
1:tl A. M. I'lilltmin Slccplnic curs from
llnrrlshuru- to I'lillmlclpliln mid New 1 oi k.
riilltnli-lplilii pn-sciiifcrs enn remain In
sleeper iindMilrlird until 7:(n A. M.
::i1 p. in. Tnil ii 4, ilnllv for Siiiiliury, llnrrls
luirir mid Intciineilhite stations, iirrlvlwr nt
I'lilUKlclpliln, I1:.V! A. M.i New York, ll::r.l
A. M. on week dnvs mid io.:i A M. on Hun
iliiy; llnlilinorr, ii: .1 v M. : Wiishlmrton, ':'.)
A. M. riillnuili rrirs from Frlr nnd Wllllnnis
port to I'lilltidrlplilH. I'lisscnucrs In lccH'r
for Hull liinii mimI Wiclilm'toii will lie
transferred Into Wtishlimtoii sleeper in 1 1 ti r
rlstmrir. I'lisscntfcr coiu'lies from Krlo to
I'hlliidilplilil mill VlllhiliiNHiit to llalll
tnorv. WKSTWAHD
7:2 n. in. Trnln 1, dully except H'.nidny for
Kliltfwuy, llullols, Clermont liml Intcr
ttieioiitr stiitlons. Loaves Klilirwuy lit il:no
r. M. for Ki ll-.
0:.V) ii. ni. --Trnln ', dully for Kilo mid Inter
mediate point!.
6:27 p. ni. Trnln II, dully except Hundiiy for
Kline mid liiterincdliitc stations.
THKortsl! TKAINS Vtdt ltlill'TWOOn
KUoM TIIK KAST AM) SUI'TII.
TRAIN II lciivos I'lillnrtelplilii N:.V) a. in.
Wii-liltrton, 7..V1 a. M.: Hull iinoro, S:.Y a. m.;
Wllkcsliiirre, in: 1.1 A. M.; dully except Sun
day, arriving lit IMIflwiHid nt ll:'.'7 r. M. Willi
rullmmi I'nrlor nil- from riilliult'lptilu lo
Wllliiimspoit.
TKAIN !lli'iivfi'W York nt s p. m.: Phllii
di'llililii. lien ii. in.; W iishliiumii, HU ii. ni.:
HiiIUiiioic, 1 1 :.K p. in.; daily nrrivliiK nl
llilfn'ood at i:.o n. m. I'lillmaii slceplm
rnrs from I'lilliolclnhln to Kilo ami rrom
IVnslilnifion ami Halt imote to Wtlllamsport.
and tlirouirli pusst'icrer conclii- from rhila
tlclphln to Ki ll-nnd lliiltlmoro to Wlllliims
port. TUAIX I Icnvos Hcnovo nt li::H n. tn., dully
fxript ."iitulay, iirriviiiK at Driftwood 7:'il
H. ni.
.lOIINSONHUm; HA1 MOAl.
(Dully except Sumlity.)
THATN to pnvr Hldunav nt !:: a. m.i .lolm
Honlnirir at 11:4.1 ii. in., ui tIvIiik lit ( li'riiiont
lit ln:4ii a, in,
TRAIN 20 lnivi'M I'lrriiiotil :it ln:"0 a. m. nr
rlvlmr it t- .lolniionliuru at 11:44 n. m. and
Klilmwiv in I2:(m ii. in.
11
IDGWAY & CLKAHl'IKLD IX. U.
DAILY EYCKl'T SUNDAY.
SOITIIWAHD. NORTHWARD.
r-.M a.m:
STATIONS
a. Si. I'.M.
12 III u :m Rlduway
12 I" 1 :tx I-IiiiiiI Run
12 22 1142 Mill lliivi'ii
I2:il 1112 Croylaml
12:w III mi ShorisMillH
I :u
I 2.1
I .'I
I II
I 02
:m
ii 22
II 17
11111
ii mi
r.M
,i.ii
,14h
.1 :iii
fl ;.i
.12' I
.1 1.1
son
12 42 linn llluti RiK-k I
12 44 10 (T YIim yanl Run 1
2 .VI
2 .VI
2 .1"
I2 4H III III Carrli'i'
1 IKI 11122 llriK-kwiiyvllle
III) ln:i: Mi'MIiiii Summit. I
1 14 I" :in llarvi'.VH Run I
120 104.1 Vails ('rick I
:i
:m
2i
2 20
14.1 101.1 ' DiiKoU l:
TRAINS I.KAV V. KIDOWAY
Flint ward. Mr
ward.
Train H, 7:. 7b. m. Train :i, I
I::i4 a. m.
Train II, 1:4.1 p. in. I riiln
Train 4, 7:M p. in. Train
I:li0 p. m.
:2.1 p. m.
8 M. 1'RK.VOST,
Oi'ii. Maiiuircr.
. R. WOOD,
(ii'ii. l'a.H. An't.
BUFFALO, TtOCMKSTKlt 1'ITTS
UUlMiH HA1LWAY.
TIiohIioM linn Ix'twiTii HiiHoIh. Rldirway,
Rradford, Salaiiiani'a, Riillalo, Rm'lii'Hii.r,
Nlmriira I-'uIIh and imiIiiIh In thu upper oil
roKlon.
On mid nfti'r .Tune ITIli, IH04, piihhpii
fror traliiH will iirrlvu nnd depart from ViiIIh
Creek Htntlon, dally, exeepl Sunday, an fol
lows: 1.110 p. in. mid R.IIO p. in. Aceoinmodiit ions
from I'uiixNiitnwney and RlK Run.
8:80 a. ni. Hiilfaloand Kurliexter mall Vor
ilrm'kwiiy vlllu, HI(Ii.'wh.vIoIiiiiiiIiiiih,M t.
.lewelt, If rail ford, Sa lama lira, IliilValo and
RiH'liester; coiiliet-llliic at .lolniNonliiiri;
with I'. & F.. train :i. for Wlleox, Kane,
Warn-n, Oorry and Frio.
10:AH n. in. Ai'coiiiiiiiMlallon Vor Sykes,
Hitf llun and I'linxKiituwtiey.
3:2(1 p. in. Ilradford Arrominodiil Ion Vor
Iteeelitree, llroekway vllle, Kllinont, t'ar-
mon, Rldirway, Jolinsonhurii, Mt.,lewett
and Ilradford.
5:1U p. in. Mull Fnr PuHnls, Sykes, IUk
Run l'liiiXKiitnwney and WalKtciii.
VaKsetiirers are requested to puiu'liiiso tlek
ets hefore enteriim Ihe cars. An excess
eluirue of Ten Cenih will lie collected by con
ductors when fares are paid on trains, from
nil st nt Ion where ti ticket olllce Is maintained.
Thousand nillo tickets at two cents per
nille, irood for pnssuiro lietiveeu all Htatlons,
J. II. McIntyhi. Airenv, Vails creek, I'n.
R. 0. Mathkwb F. ('. I.APKV,
General Supt. Uen. I'as. Atfent
liulfulu N. Y. lCta-huhtur N. Y
ALLEGHENY VALLEY' RAILWAY
COMPANY oommcncltifi' Sunduy
Way 2(1, 1815, Low Grudo Division.
KAKTWAHII.
STATIONS.
No. I.IN0..I.IN0.II
101
I. i
Rwllliink
Lawsoiiliani
New Helhlelium
Oak Rldito
MayHvllli
Hummervlllo ...
RriMikvllIu
Hell
Fuller..... "
Keynoldsvlllu ..
l'llllCOIlHt
Falls Cruuk
IMillols
Hiilniiu
Wlnturtiurn ....
I'enllDld
Tylur
Glen Visitor
lltiueuitte
Grant
Driftwood
4 41
4 (12
n
ll XI
ft 20
Ii 41
ft 21
ft 4:
no;
H 00
U 211
1:11
lis
it n;
tt 44!
7 IHI
7 2.1
7 4
ft'
7 00
7 10
7 2:1
7 :m
10 M
11 Ui!
1 an
1 4iS
7 4
7 H
8 mi!
7 40
7 SO
8 01
B in
8 44
8 M
8 1H
8
V &1
8 M
P. M
I. H
WKHTWAHU.
STATIONS.
No.2 I No.O INo.101
110
A.
A. M
P. M.
Prlft wood
Grant
Ilenezette
Glen Vlsliur
Tyler
I'euiield
..k Wlnterburn ....
Haliula
lu Hols
Vails ('reek
Vancoast
Key Holds vlllu..
Fuller
Hell
Hrookvllle
Biiniiiiervlllo.,..
Maysvllle
OakRIduu
10 10
6 (HI
tt in
7 Oil
7 in
7 Kl
7 44
7 ft4
8 (III
10 4:
ft 112
ft 42
10 ft'.'
11 00
ft All
a 10
u 20
is 211
117
II Ml
11 20
11 ll
11 :m
11 47
1 0.1
1 2il
1 IH
8
8 2.1
8 112
8 40
8 4S
II 01
12 10
ft 00
S 10
7 2o:
7 2s
7 40;
7 117
12 20
1 4:
1 ftN
3 10
8 (III
0
Ii 21
8 111
8 Its'
H B7l
II 0.1
ll 2.1
2 an
2 fts
8 (Ml
a 1.1
a 47
II 44
10 04
10 IS
10 2.'i:
Mew Uutlilehum
8 1.1
Luwsiinhaiu,
Uudliunk...,
11 4
4 ool
10 (JO
A. M.
A. M
P. M.lA H.I P. U
Trulm dully except Sunday.
DAVID CC'AliGU, Qkn'L. Bupt
JA8. P. ANDEU80N .OEN'b. Pass. Aqt.
uLLUSION.
Thpy Come Onre In n Vlille, lint Do Kot
Always Win Much.
"ThpRO utories nhonf men nuiklnir ha
winiilnps hy nopidrtifnlly rntohini? a
strnilit flnh when hick ppmrrt tlnwti
on fhem nuiko mo very ivenry," nfd nil
nmntetir puker ilayer, wlio hn Vwpii
"pokftiK" off nnd on for nbont IS yenrs,
plnyinff, however, nothing inoro inipo
ing than "penny nnte. "
"I nlways clii fnch ftorie with
innko 8torles nnd fishitifj tales," tho
player went on. "There mny lir unnie
tmth In them, lint 1 liavn tirver had nny
nch lnek nnd 1 havo lield my own
very well nt 'penny nnto' too.
"1 have had jnst two 'roynl flnshPs'
In my experience. So fnr ns thoncci
dontnl nnd fnrprisinif part of them m
concerned, that wnn nil rifflit, I'nt for
the Imr wlnniiiKs I never aw them.
On tho contrary, on both occasions, my
opponent' I wns playing two hnnded
panies each time 'lny down' on menu
cpremontonsly. And I don't think I
gave my hand nwny either.
"The first royal flush I ever had the
fortnnn to hold in my hnnd mi nbont.
six years npro, when I wnn having a
qnlet little jfnnie with nn old friend. It
wns a modest ' jnckpot. '
"My opponent opened It for a nickel
the limit. I nkinned my linnd, !mt
conld not find n pnir. A kitiff nnd qneen
of hearts looked pretty, nnd I chipped
in my nickel nnd drew to them.
"Iiiiauine my surprise when nn ncn,
n ten nnd r Jack of hearts camo to me.
I kept witfhtv qniet, hoping to make n
'killing. '
"My opponent threw In n nickel chip,
and I eaw it nnd rnised it the nickel
limit. Ho lay down. He had not bet
tered a measly pnir of jacks.
"Tho other time I had n roynl flnsh
wnj nlxmt n year mid n half ngo. Jly
opponent nsked me if I hnd over had
one nnd mild thnt ho had not.
"Tho second hnnd nffer his remark I
had tho 'npe,' nnd he staid in. I had a
queen, jack nnd ten of chilis nnd thought
I would try for n KtrniKht or flush. Tho
king nnd then tho nee of clubs came to
mo.
"My opponent skinned his hnnd nnd
then snid, 'I'll give it to yon.' He hnd
only nn nee high, with king next.
"1 showed him my hand, nnd lie vol
ubly congrntulnted himself thnt lie hnd
not 'bettered' his draw, while I well,
I never swenr in company, but I felt
mighty like it. " Knnsns City Star.
Prince Charlie.
Ho was a young Prince Charming,
benntifnl, brave, capnble of enduring
hnrdships nnd, till his misfortune soured
him, not only kind, hut of an uncom
mon nnd almost impolitic Immunity.
Well might Walton, the spy, pronounce
hint, with the blood of John Sobieskl in
his veins, "a far more dnngcrons enemy
to thojircsont establishment of tho gov
pigment in England than over his fa
ther wns. "
In those, days, when a king of some,
sort was a necessity, England seemed to
havo in Chnrlos a king born to be
ndored. But tho tendency of things wns
invincibly against him. Ho nppenrs, I
own to myself, to have hnd ltetter qual
ities than any man of liis line since the
fourth James fell nt Floddcn. Thero
wns nothing in his Scotch expedition,
till tho fatal morrow of Cullodon, that
did not become a gt'iitlemnn and a king.
Tho Cameronians, n feeble, but virulent
remnant of tho nuld lrnven of tho cov
enant, publicly blamed his "foolish
lenity nnd pity" to tho "redconta whom
Providence put into his bands. "
If his conrngo Is accused, so lias that
of Marlborough been, nnd tho cvidnni o
of Malcolm McLood, "never wns a mnn
not a coward so prudent, nor a mnn m.t
rash so brnve," mny bo tnken ns dispos
ing of a childishly mnlnvolent accusa
tion. He was gentle nnd considerate till
misfortune tnught him suspicion und
hope deferred made tho heartsick. The
exposure, which he bore so gallantly In
tho highliwids, nnd the hnbits nf tin;!
country, taught him his fatal vice.wliii ii
corrupted and debased a chnrac ni.t
nrallyuoble uud generous, Sonlinei '
Alugaziue.
He Rptnrned the Tip.
The Bristol (England) Mercury snyn
that while Pndorewski, the piunist, was
in a nearby town recently lie received n
courtoonsly worded letter asking to al
low an invalid lady to call niou hi in
and hear him play one pioco, promising
in return for "this groat treat" a dou
ceur of half a guinea, which was tender
ed with much apology. The letter was
so worded as to be a courteous and deli
cate appeal to the pianist's generosity.
The lotter had the desired effect, and he
appointed a time. Punctual to the mo
ment, the lady appeared, and Padcrew
ski played her a few pieces. The lady
thanked him and slipped the promised
half guinea iu the most gracious mode
of tipgiving into his palm. "Ah I what
is this?" blandly asked the pianist.
"The half guinea I promised yon."
"I really believe," he answered, with a
smile, "that I shall be able to get to
the next town without it," Buying
which he returned the proffored lar
gesse, bowed the ludy out and sut down
to his interrupted breukfust.
lieptn.
"Professor," suid the ambitious stu
dent, "I tun determined to gain recog
nition from the world as a duep thinker.
Could you give me any advice on how
to proceed?"
"None," replied the old gentleman
thoughtfully, "unless yon write in a
eubcellur. "Washington Star.
ROYAL FLUSH t.:
WONDERFUL GOLD LEAF.
Bow It le Menufart tired nnd flnmo nf tte
rorullnrltleii.
The process by which gold is made
into thin leaves is culled gold beating.
As yet the nse of machinery for this
pnrjiwe is very limited, nearly nil gold
lenf being beaten by hand.
First the gold is cast Into oblong In
gots nbont tliree-fonrflis of nn Inch in
width nnd Weighing two ounces each.
Theso ingots nro passed between pol
ished steel rollers and flattened out into
ribbons of nbont mi right-hundredth of
an inch in thickness. The riblxms are
softened by hent and cut into pieces an
inch square.
One hundred nnd fifty of there pieces
iro placed between vellnm le.tves, ono
pieeo nbove another, nnd the entiro pi In
is inclosed in a rtonblo pgchmoiit caso
and benten with a 10 pound hammer
until tho inch pieces nro extruded to 4
inch squnres. They arc thru taken from
the case, nnd each sqnnro is cut into
four pieces. Tlio pieces thus obtained
are then placed between gold bontor's
skin a dellcnto nieinbrano prepared
from tho large intestine of the ox mado
into piles, inclosed In a parchment caso
and again benten, but with a hummer of
lighter weight.
Still tho leaves nro not thin enough,
and once moro each lenf is cut into fonr
pieces nnd ngniu beaten. This last quar
tering nnd beating produces 2, -100 leaves,
nnd tho thickness of ench leaf la nbont
one two-huuilred-thonsantlths of an inch.
Gold is so malleable that it is possible
to obtain a still greater degree of thin
ness, but net profitably.
Theso thin leaves are taken up with
wood pinchers, placed on a cushion,
blown out flat and carefully cut into
squares 8,1-4 inches iu size. The squares
are placed between tho leaves of paper
books, which havo previously been rub
bed with lvd chalk to prevent adhesions
of the gold, each paper book containing
25 squares or leaves of gold, nnd in this
form the leaf is sold, not by weight, but
by a supci-iiciiil uic.uure. Philadelphia
Times.
WHY DOG3 BARK.
A Writer AfforrinAn Kxplnnntlnn ee (liven
to lllm by nn Indian.
In writing of the native dogs of Cen
tral America, Frederick Boylo brings
forward a theory ns to how dogs form
the habit of barking. He wns discussing
with nn old resident of tho country
some traits of tho coyoto, ns tho na
tive wolf is called, but which more near
ly resembles the dog.
Dogs will never go wild so long ns
they enn find a master to serve, nnd
moro espeeinlly trained dogs. Thocoyoto
never barks, nnd only gallops when pur
sued. "Why don't these coyotes bark like
other dogs?" I nsked an old Indian,
pointinir to 0110 I was trying to reclaim.
"And why do they only howl nnd tho
pups nmnt?"
His nnswer was, "Ho won't loam."
"Not learn?" said I. "What do you
menn?"
"No," ho replied, "not learn, for If
ho wcro of an honest breed ho would
bark, to try to imitate his master, or,
at nil events, the other dogs, but nil
barking pnx'ccds from dogs imitating
their master's shout. Tito master shouts
to drive in cnttlo to tho corral, nnd the
dog barks also. In fact, the dog imitates
his master when ho burks; ho tries to
speitlc, but cannot. "
I give this curious observation as tho
only attempt I ever heard to account for
tho bnrking of our tnnto dogs. No wild
breeds innko nny noiso except howling
nnd snarling, nor, under tho best cir
cumstances, will they learn to bark un
til the third or fourth generation.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
What la nn Fdltlon?
What is nn edition? Does it consist of
1,000 volumes or of 500 or B0 or 65
Tho word is not n tivhnicnl term like
"gross" or "dozen" or any like expres
sion bearing a flyed numerical signifi
cance, nnd there is, of course, no rftison
why it should not, menu anything from
the lowest to tho highest of these 1111m
bors, nooording to tho tasto and fancy,
or it mny be the tactics, of tho pnrticu'
lar publisher who employs it. Only now
thnt thnt enterprising person shows him
self so anxious to keep tho public rcgn
larly informed as to the sales of the
works issuing from his house it might
be as well to ooino to some, understand
ing on this point. Wo know what is
meant when we read thnt Miss Ahouou
Daring's new novel is "iu its twentieth
thousand," wherens the statement thnt
it is "in its forty-fifth edition, "couvey:
to ns simply no information at alL
London Graphic.
Wooleua.
Never put away for the summer m
woolen gurment of any kind that is
spotted with grease or soilod with mud.
Grease is astonishingly attractive to
moths, and all the mibrushed clothes
"age" rapidly. Ammonia for all black
goods, and a delicate mixture of ether,
ammonia and castile soap for colored
ones, may be advised. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Alcohol was first distinguished as an
elementary substance by Albucosis, iu
the twelfth oeutury.
The strait of Juaude Fuca was named
after an old Greek sailor who explored
its shores iu 15U3.
Hundreds of patents have been issued
to inventors of wutcr gas.
"VENUS" AND "VICTORY."
Raw These Trennnree nf the Lnnm Im
preimed an Amerlrnn Wnmnn.
A New York woman, nn art lover, is
spending her first season In Purls, nnd
how initio of the old world art Is seen
through her new world eyes sho tells In
a recent letter:
"To the new world comer among the
art treasures of this part of the old
world, it is tho marbles rather than the
paintings to which the soul responds.
With the first hendlrss muse, whoso flush
still throlis after hundreds of years
through the drnperled masses of her thin
C4reclan robo.is established a bond which
strengthens with almost every step
through the marble lined Gnlerio of tho
Pnlnis du Lonvro. It is a bond that
grows with the freedom nnd promise of
the 'Winged Victory' nnd the fulfillment
of the 'Venns of Milo. '
"Nostntne in nil tho world perhaps
stands so irresistibly for tho messago of
womanhood as does this 'Venus. ' From
her beautiful throat, her inbly set hend
and her sweet and grnciiuis month to her
yielding but perfectly poised Ixsly and
her firmly set foot she speaks womnn
tho love, liennty, honor, sincerity, pro
tection, fulfillment of true womanhood.
As you look through a long vista of
mnrble set hnlls and for tho first time
see tho 'Venus' nwniting yon nt tho pud
with her calm, hopeful smile, nnd ns
she draws nenrer, until yon hnve come
to the snlon reserved In simple entirety
for her breathing self, yon know that
sho has been waiting for yon through
tho centuries, nnd that to sco her is why
you havo come nil itcross tho miles of
sen nnd land.
"Sho breathes and smiles ns you look
at her, nnd her ryes that havo been tull
ing their secret for nges look into yours
nnd bid you rend. They tell yon that
tho hand of her fashioner, some young,
hopeful enthusiast, some inspired master
of his loved art, put, nil unknowing per
haps, his very heart into this master cre
ation of early Gropco and of tho whole
world. What matter.) though he bo un
known? To see tho 'Venus' is to know
that ho has not lived iu vain since it is
his heart, speaking through timo and
tho half century that she has dwelt
nmong us, thnt hns won tho homage of
every one coming under her siielL
"From ono of tho grand staircases of
tho Louvre, where sho is set an its
crown, tho 'Winged Victory flings her
messago of promise the promise of
which this ago is coming to lie tho fore
runner. As you conio face to face with
tho glorious and sweeping lines of this
noble figure you mo conscious that it is
sho who has set tho keynotenf tho times
which are among us, the keynote of per
sonal liberty. As tho 'Venus' stands for
tho fullness of life, the 'Victory' slainls
now, as she did even in her centuries
before tho Christ, for the very breath nf
the liberty of effort which shall lend to
fulfillment. Sho bids you hope ami
strive; tho 'Venus' whispers of peace nt
tho end" New York Times.
THE CHINESE BUY OUR "SANG."
The Herb Dug by Aim-lie Itlvr-f'liiinli r
Tenia Cne to Thi'iti.
"Tliero is quite a trnde In ginseng,"
said tho broker. "We export it to China,
for tho people of that country have a
profound faith in Its rftlcacy. It seems
to bo a cureall with them. It is an old
woman's remedy here no ono considers
it ns of any value, but the Chinese think
differently. That which conies from
Manchuria is esteemed better than
ours j but, then, they take all wo send
gladly enough. No Kiiropean nation
sends any.
"Tho crop begitiH to nrrtvn in June
nnd keeps on coming till frost destroys
tho tops. Wo nuo tho roots, and I bo
liovo they say tho mora forked they nro
the better. The last crop consisted of
about n qnarter of a million of pounds.
"Yes, it is growing senree, for in tho
search tho 'snug diggers' nro exterminat
ing it. Sinco I havo been in the business
say, in 20 years tho prieo has risen
from 80 cents per ponnd to i(4. The plant
grows in moist woods iu lenf mold iu
every state east of tho Rooky mountains.
You have rend a good deal about tho
'sang diggers' of tho North Carolina
mouutnins, but thero nro people just
like them at work within a hundred
miles of the city men, women and
children, who find their work material
ly helps in getting a living.
"A man up in Onondaga county, in
this state, has begun cultivating it, but
at present ho is giving his attention
moro to producing seod and urging oth
ers to cultivate it than producing the
roots for market. Ho is an enthusiast on
the subject. " New York Press.
Transporting; Carp.
When packing live carp for transport
by post, some authorities recommend
placing in their mouths a small pioco of
bread, well stceiied iu brandy, but I do
not myself approve of this plan, as I be
lieve it tends to enoonrago the fish in a
disastrous love for ardent spirits. The
eminently respectable Dutch, ou tho
other hand, keep carp through tho wiu
ter hung up iu baskets, but feed them
on a blameless course of bread and milk,
which the sternest moralist could not
fail to approve of. Coruhill Magazine.
At the Outlet.
"You say her marriage was a failure?"
"Well, I don't know what elso to call
it. Not half tho people who were iuvitod
came. "Detroit Tribune.
Addistp hud regular and quite ploos
lag fouttros, unmarked by di.iipution.
A MODERN NAVAL CATTLE.
The Sprrterle la a flrnnd One anil the Es
perlence Thrilling-.
A laymnn has 110 conception of the
awful nntnre of bnttlo In modern naval
vessels. Even tho cruisers hnve steel
sides, nnd the nir of tho Inclosed spnees
is very confined. Tho din mndo by the
impact of a henvy projectile ngnlnst
tlic.i metal sides is nwfnl beyond de
scription. I wore cotton iu my pars, but
in spito of that, nm still deaf from thnt
ranso. Tho engineers In the Chen-Yuen
stuck to their work even when the tem
perntnre of tho engine room wns nbove
800 degrees F. Tho skin of their hands
and arms was actually ronsted off, nnd
every man wns blinded for life, the sight
being actually seared out.
Lnte In tho action, after my hnlr lind
been burned off nnd my eyes so impaired
by injected blood thnt I could only seo
out of ono of them, nnd then only by
lifting tho lid with my fingers, I was
desirous of seeing how the enemy wns
delivering his fire. As I groped my wny
around the protected deck a hundred
ponnd shell pierced tho armor nbont 1 8
inches in front of my hnnd. In a second
my hnnd touching tho steel wns so
burned thnt pnrt of tho skin wns left
upon tho armor. Thnt shows how lu
tenso Is the heat engendered by tho im
pact of a shot nnd how rapidly the steel
conducts that heat.
Ono shell struck an open gun shield
of tho Chen-Yuen early In the action,
and glancing thence passed through the
open port. Seven gunners wero killed
nnd 15 wounded by thnt shot. Early in
tho fight ' l:o maxim gun in our foretop
wns silenced. The holes pierced by a
shell could be seen from the deck. Aft
er tho fight wo found tho officer nnd men
on duty thero nil dead and frightfully
mangled. That one shell had wrought
the havoc.
Tho detonations of the heavy cannon
nnd tho impact of hostile projectiles
produce concussions thnt actually rend
tho clothing off. The Chinese soldiers
deservo all credit for their courage nnd
obedience iu thnt action. No duty was
too difficult or dangerous. When the
Chen-Yueu's forecastle wns ablnze from
Jap shells, I ordered several officers to
cross tho Bhell swept place to fight the
fire. They shirked that duty, but when
I called upon the meu to volunteer to
follow 1110 they did It promptly, nnd tho
ship was saved. It wns while 011 this
duty that a shell passing between my
legs threw me aloft and kt 1110 down
upon tho deck with such vWlenco that I
became unconscious and wns out of tho
fight. All of tho officers, however, were
not cowards. On my ship wero several
who h id been educated in this country,
nnd they wero ns bravo nnd devoted as
men could lie. Other:', however, wero in
tho safest place they could find amid
ships. Captain McGiftiit in Mail uud
Express.
lucAmleiirritt lAinp Cleaner.
Many peoplo blamo thn central sta
tion for tho poor light from their incan
descent lumps, when tho fault is really
their own. They allow their lumps to be
dirty. It has been shown that ono day's
accumulation of dust ou incandescent
bulbs cuts off It per cent of tho light, so
tho result of a few days' neglect can
easily be guessed. As n means of remov
ing to a great extent tho frequent com
plaints of poorness of light a central
station recommends tho use of a lamp
cleaner which greatly facilitates the
process of dusting tho bulbs. To nH foot
handlo Is attached a strong wire frnmo
work, which carries a ihiiiiIkt of felt
mittens. By forcing tho frame over each
lamp und giving the handle a few turns
tho dust on tho glass is removed, lenv
ing tho bulb ns clean as when it left tho
.tory. Each cleaner is provided with
a ret of rubber friction pads thnt will,
when suitably placed on tho mittens,
rrniovo nnd replace burned out lamps.
Thu handle can bo extended so as to
reach lamps nt any distance. This do
vico mnkes tho cleaning of lamps a very
quick and easy task. St. Louis Globe-
Dcuiocraf.
Toorlata Gold In Italy.
At the British embassy to tho king ot
Italy a calculation was mndo somo timo
ago of tho amount of gold brought by
travelers into Italy every year. By far
tho largest number of theso travelers
oomo from England and tho United
States. The calculations madoltevideut
that no less than 30,000,000, or f 100,.
000,000, aro brought into this country
and loft here by these travelers. In the
scantiest years that sum hns not been
loss thnn 14,000,000, while, on other
occasions it hns risen to 33,000,000.
Mr. Stniner, a writer on Italy, relates
that on old woman in Sorrento once told
him that tho people in England hud no
sun, because the English had told hot
time and again that it was not for so
ciety they had come to Italy, but to see
tho sun. Besides all tho English were
fair nud ruddy. If they had had a sun,
why were they not all sunburnt? If they
do get sunshine in Italy, as they do,
they pay very sweetly for it. Rome
totter iu Baltimore Sun.
Advice From the Gallery.
Of tho Dublin gnllory boys a famous
baritone, iu his reminiscences, tells
some facetious tales, one of "Faust," iu
which he played Valentine: "After the
duel, Martha, who rushed in at the head
of the crowd, raised my hend and held
me in her arms during the first part of
tho scene. Tliero was a deathlike still
ness in the houso, which was interrupt
ed by a voico from the gallery calling
out, 'Unbutton hisweskitl' "Dublin
Herald.
A THE'; ,Y.
Why An tho violin" pIip-Mi r sn
When serous thrni Is ilrtuvn the how,
Fob for ntiKiilsh and wild (lmiialrt
Hutnttn soul eru Imprisoned there.
Bonis nre ehnt in the rlollns,
They nre the souls nf l'lillistlnm,
lint tho Philistine, rnw on row,
Soulli RS sit nnd tin y do not know.
But they lirnndlsh their jri ulnsses,
Btnm nt en-h ('tin r's rrcnlnu dre",
pTutlnlw form or l.rllllfint hnn,
Say, "Is tt muKo or Is It truut"
"Rnmo ono wns flut n semitone,
And hnw stnnt the soprano's grown!
Isn't tho luiss n denrt And, oh,
lo look at Mrs. Ho-iiud-flu!"
Btlll the milclnn piny wrrnip,
As though Philistines hnd not been,
Rut thi lr soul In tin) violins
Mourn on bitterly for their alna.
Cull them wildly and cull In pain,
t'nll them with Immlim des'p nnd rain,
And with Influltn temleriii'ss,
Binco they enn Rivo them no redress.
Blnoo not one 1 f them Is nwnrn
Hero la ho and hln soul la there,
In thn music's dlvineet chord.
Making melody to the Lord.
Bo how often In life nnd art
Boul and body must dwell aimrt
Unmt la tho master's soul, no doubt-
Twenty Philistines go without.
Aro wo body or are we aoutt
Little matter upon the whule.
Humnn aonl In tho violin,
Save mo nt Inst, a Philistine!
Mny KcnilulL
AN ELEPHANT'S TENDER CARE.
When Left to Watrh Children lie Mill
Faithfully I'rotect Thrm.
Tho whole family of the mnhout bo
come, as it were, parasites to the ele
phant, by whom they earn their living.
I hnve seen a baby placed by its mother
systemntienlly tinder tho elephant's care
and within reneh of its trunk, while the
mother went to fetch witter or to get
wood or material to cook tho family
dinner. No jacknl or wolf would lie
likely to pick np nnd enrry off a baby
who was thus confided to tho care of nn
elephant, but most peoplo who hnve lived
a life in tho jtuiglo know how very pos
sible it Is for n jackal or wolf to carry
off n bnliywlipti lying in a hut when the
mother's back is turned.
Tho children thus brought np iu the
companionship of an elrphnnt. become
familiar with him and take all kinds nf
liberties with lilm, which tho elephnnt
seems to endure on tho principle that It
does not hurt him, while it amuses the
child Yon see a little linked black child
about 2 feet high standing on the elo
phnnt's bnro bnck nnd taking It down to
tho water to bathe, shouting all tho time
in the most unbecoming terms of native
nbnsivo language.
On arriving nt. tho wntertho elephant,
ostensibly in obedience to tho child's
command, lies down nnd enjoys him
self, just leaving apart of his body, like
a small island, nlsivo the water, on
which tho small child stands and veils
and yells all tho moro if ho has scwir.l
oompnnious of his own age, also in
chargo of their elephants, all wallowing
in tho water nrotwid him. If the child
slips off his island, tho elephant's trunk
promptly replaces Mm In safety. Tho
littlo urchins ns they grow up ljeeomo
first mntes to mahouts nnd eventually
arrive at tho dignity of lieing mahouts
themselves. Omaha World-Herald.
An Klectro-MiiRtietlo Cannon.
This recent Invention is dependent for
its action upon the principle of tho forco
of attraction nnd repulsion as caused by
magnetism. A brass tube, 5 feet long,
inches in diameter nnd 1 inch bore,
wns wrapped wilh Insttli-.ted wiro nlong
its entire length, the current flowing
through different sections of tho wind
ings iu such a manner ns to cause tho
bullets to become temporary mngn "ts,
which were attracted lythe mngii'Mo
lines of fi.rco ahead of 1 hem and repelled
by thoso behind them, thus giving the
projectiles nn increasing impetus us I ley
pass along tho gnn. The bullets ave
thrown forward in much thesaino man
ner ns tho ormntnro of an elertrio motor
is turned on its axis. Tho cannon is
liffit, inexpensive, und its capacity for
throwing projectiles depends on tho ra
pidity of loading tho samo. It is esti
mated that a five foot gun, requiring
G0 volts and 100 amperes, will throw a
ouo pound ball 1,000 feet, with a strik
ing velocity of 100 pound's. Boston
Journal of Commerce.
Science.
"Which reaches you tho quicker,"
askod tho teacher, "sight or sound?"
"Sound,"' roplioiVAho new boy.
"No, William, that's not tho light
answer. Sight reaches us first If you
watch a band playing, a good way off,
you'll seo tho drummer hit tho drum a
second or so bofore yon hear tho sound
of it. "
"Yos'm. But sometimes sight dou't
roach you first. "
"Can you give me ou example?"
"Yes'm. The new postotlice. Pa said
this morning that wo had boon hearing
about the now postofflce for the last ten
years and wouldn't seo it for tho next
20." Washington Star.
The Smaller the Costlier.
Mrs. Haysou What is tho prieo of
that bonnet over there?
Tho Milliner Just (18.
Mrs. Haysou What will it bo if yon
out that ugly piece of ribbon off the side?
The Milliner Only iMO. Chicago
Record.
Cuptaln Sweeney, U. S. A., San Die
go, Col., says: "Shiluh's Catarrh Ilem
ody is tho first medicine I havo ever
found that will do me any good." Price
50o. Sold by J. C. Klnf & Co.