BLOTTING PAPER. It Wos Known an t'd Tt Rsrk tho rr 10TB. There is a urotljr prevalent belief that blotting paptr la a modern Invention: tbnt a hundred years ago It was un known, while aanil being nsed In It tend. Illottlng paper, ni a tnntter of fact, wna a recognized convenience of the writing desk as far back aa 1070. In that year there was liimtd a book called "Townsend's Preparative to Tleadlng," n copy of which Is In the possession of a Chicago antiquary, nnd this volume contains on page 8 the following para graph: "Let the dusting or sanding In books be avoided, rather using fine brown pa per to prevent blotting If time of the ink's drying cannot be allowed, for nnd takes away the good color of the Ink, and, getting Into the backs of books, makes them break their bind ing." The sand that was used for blotting In the past was, the Chicago antliiuiiry says very clean and white and line, and It was called silver sand. It was kopt In a cruet with n perforated lid, like a snlt crust, and thence it was Sifted over the wet writing. An odd thing about It was that the ink never seemed to stnlu It. It could be used over -and over nnd It remained to the end as white ns snow. BATTLE STANDARDS. Ancient That Their I'so Is Men tioned In the Blblo. The custom of carrying flags or stand ards In buttle dntes bock at least to 1490 B. C. We find in Numbers 11, 2, that "every mnn of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard with the ensign of his father's house." Each atnndnrd of the twelve tribes' thus distinguished was supposed to have been of a color to correspond with the tens In Aaron's breastplnte which bere the name of that tribe. Under the generic name banner are included mauy ' apecles, such as standard, ensign, pen non, flag, etc. These have been used from earliest times and in all countries to direct movements of troops. The earliest Roman standard was a bnndle of straw fixed to the top of a spear. This was succeeded by fig ures of animals, such as the horse and the boar, which soon gave place to the agio, the chief Itotuan ensign, after- ward assumed by the German und French emperors. By every warlike ' people the banner has been regurded as an emblem of national honor, In de fense of which each soldier was at all times ready to die, while banners and flags tsken from the enemy have al ways been special trophies of victory to which places of honor in public buildings have been assigned. BOOTS AND SPURS. Qnalat Aeooant of Hnna-arlaa Cav alrr In Olden Days. A contemporary manuscript account of the diet of Ratlsbon, held In 1630 by the Emperor Ferdinand II. on the oc cnalon of the binding of Oustavus Adolphus of Sweden In Germany, men tions as a remarkable fact that the Hungarian cavalry who rode through the streets to the ceremonial wore their spurs on their boot soles. It is difficult to credit that these spurs were fixed on the flat of the boot, for thus shod the horsemen could nei ther walk nor stand, especially when the large size of the spurs worn at the period la considered. Probably the writer intended to indicate thut in stead of being fastened to the heel in the usual fashion they were mude to project from the fore part of the mili tary boot, which la a portion of the sole. Frederick von Raumcr, who quotes this In his "History of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, Illustrated by Original Documents," passes the matter over without comment. The same manuscript adds thut the Hunga rian horses hud their manes, tulls and feet painted red. Ancient Drlnklnsr Gallda. It Is gravely said by nu authority that the Dutch guilds, the most ancient , of worklngmen's organizations, bad their origin in the drinking guilds, which, although they did not, as In the caso of tho Greeks and Itoinuns, exalt drink to the rank of a deity, made it a kind of civic dignitary. These drink guilds and drink brethren existed from the earliest times until the latter part of the sixteenth century, when their excesses led to their suppression. It is held that men who worked together drank together and thus formed the primitive club which developed into the guild. Notes and Queries. Rosa of Oldsa Tim, Iu the very long ago hose were not stockings us now worn, but mude long ' und were often drawn up even to the wulst, and, oddly enough, had pockets lu their sides. We read, moreover, thut lu the time of the Tudors and Stuurts Itliey were of great vurlety, both of liiuteriul und color, and for such us kould commund the luxury were rich ly trimmed and costly; they were often called "nether stocks." I'seleas Labor. ' Don't be afraid of making me angry ty telling me your candid oplulon of iny versus, old fellow. Criticism doesu't make any difference with me." "I know thut, my dear boy, but the trouble is thut it doesn't make any difference with your verses either." New Orleans Times-Democrat. Slovalnr and Floral. "Funny I There was a time when the barbers used to speak of my hair." ,"You mean before you begun to get bald?" "Yea. Now they speak of my hair." -Philadelphia Press. ' , Walklna aa the Olllnsr. Few people probably know what It Is that enables files to walk on the cell ing.' It baa been supposed that their ability to do so was due to the fact that each ot their feet Is a miniature air pump. This theory was found to be unsound, ami It was then explained thnt the font was made possible by means of a viscous substance which exuded from the hairs on their fi-et. This theory also was abandoned as being only partly accountable for the facts, and the preferred explanation is that files are enabled to walk upside down on smooth substances by the help of capillary adhesion. An Investigator has found by a series of nice calcula tions, such as the weighing and meas uring of hairs, that a lly would be upheld by capillary attraction were It four-ninths as heavy again as it Is. Each fly Is supposed to be furnished with from 10,000 to 12,XK) minute foot bnlrs. These exude an oily fluid, und it Is because of the repulsion between a watery surface and this oily liquid tWit a lly finds It difficult to mount a damp ened glass. Harper's Weekly. Spoiled It All. A farmer went to benr John Wesley preach. Wesley said he would take up three topics of thought. He was talk ing chiefly about money. His tlrst was, "Get all you can." The farmer nudged a neighbor and said: "This Is strange preaching. I never heard the like be fore. This Is very good." Then Wes ley discoursed on "Industry," "Activi ty," "Living to Purpose," and reached his second division, "Save all you cnn." The farmer became more excited. "Was there ever anything like this?" be aald. Wesley denounced thriftless liens and waste, and he satirized the willful wickedness which lavishes In luxury, and the farmer rubbed his hands, and he thought, "All this I have been taught from my youth up." and what with getting and what with boarding it seemed to him thnt "sal vation" bad come to his bouse. Rut Wesley advanced to his third head, which was "Give all you can." "Ah, dear; ah, dear," said the farmer; "he has gone and spoiled It all!" Hollotroptsm. Hellotroplsm Is the peculiar property shown by many plants, notably the sunflower, of always turning toward the sun. In the case of seedlings the phenomenon Is especially marked. The cells on the light side are apparently retarded In growth, thus causing a curvature toward that side. Professor Romanes experimented with an Inter mittent light, such as that of an elec tric spark discbarge, upon mustard seedlings and found the hellotroplc effect produced in this way far greater than that caused by the sun or any other form of light Strange to say, however, this abnormal influence la un accompanied by the generation of phlorophyll, the green coloring matter In plants which requires sunshine for Its proper production. Pall Mall Ga rette. Plrst Baalish Letter. The oldest letter written In English of which there is record was that to Sir John Pelham in London by bis wife, who wns then in Kent. That letter Is dated March 22, 1330, und was sent to London by messeuger. Up to the commencement of the reign of Edward I., all letters, even of the most private nature, were written In Latin. About tho time of Edward's accession, French, which had been the spoken language of the court from the time of the conquest, began to be used In written correspondence. In tho reign of Edward III. the English language, in pursuance of an act of parliament, was made the language of legislation. Bobby Barns and the Mayor. On one occasion, arriving at Carlisle on horseback, Bobby Burns is said to have turned Ills steed out to grass for awhile, and the animal strayed on to a meadow belonging to the corporation and got impounded. Although tho horse was given up to him, the poet retaliated upon the mayor, whose ten ure of office was to expire on the very morrow of the incident, as follows: Was e'er pulr poet sas bsfltted? The malstar drunk the horse committed! Pulr harmless beast, tak' thee nae care; Thou'lt be a hone when he's naa malr (mayor). re to Bo Ororfod. "Ah, doctor, glad to meet you," said Mr. Forsyte. "I wish you'd drop around to the house at about 9 this evening." "None of the children sick, I hope?" "No. But they will be when they get back from their grandmother's. They're there for supper." Philadel phia Ledger. Delleate loom. "I observe that you Invariably praise your rivals," said one actress. "Yes," answered the other. "It's the wisest thing to do. It sounds mug nanimous and also conveys the Impres sion that you do not consider them worth being jealous of." Washington Btar. Ckaaee For a Fort an. A would be grateful public Is waiting to reward the man who will Invent a car window that can always be opened easily in summer, but can only be opened by consent of the majority In winter. Philadelphia Inquirer. Beononileal. Husband You are not ecouomlcul. Wife Well, If you don't call a woman economical who saves her wedding dress for a possible second marrluge I'd like to know what you think econo my is like. Glasgow Times. We Judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others Judge us by what we heve already done, Longfellow, ANXIETY. fcrleets ot This Form of Mental and 1'hyslcal Derana-ement, In a paper read before the congress of French alienists at Grenoble Dr. Gaston . Lalaiine pointed out Unit anxiety Is a disturbance which Is ex pressed by the entire being. The ex citing causes are sometimes physical and sometimes psychical, and the symptoms manifested are both phys ical nnd nientnl. The physical symp toms comprise cold feelings and chills of the scalp and body, general Inssl- : ttitle, iiH'o-ordlnatlon of Voluntary movements far more apparent than real emotional coloring of speech, and vertigo, which Is dependent upon vaso- motor cerebral disturbances or upon digestive troubles. In the anxious states there are always circulatory j troubles, such as aecelera ted heart bent, Irregularity of the heart's action, j heightened arterial tension anil cold ness of the extremities. Respiratory ' disturbances are also present. The psychical symptoms of anxiety I Include various degrees of vague dread and apprehensiveness, often taking definite forms. In which case they are designated ns "phobias" or "obesslons ' of fear," weakening the capacity ir at tendon and of memory, and a tend ency to confusion of Ideas. HulltiH nations of the senses are prone to oc. cur. COMEDIAN SAM VALE. He Was the Original of nm Writer of Plckwlrk Fame. The original of Sum Weller was Rani Vnle, an English low com oil' an. who. In the early part of the last century, wits quite popular in the south of Knuliind. In the year 1S11, and for a few years after, he made quite a reputation lu the musical fnrce ailed "The Hoarding House," written by Rensley. In this he played he part of Simon Hpntter dash, a person who indulged In odd and whimsical sayings. "Come on. ns the old man said, to the tight boot;" "I am down on you, as the extinguisher said to the candle;" "Let every one take care of himself, ns the donkey snld when dancing among the chickens." are fair Illustrations of his witticism In the course of thnt play, the rescui blnnee between them and some of the sayings of Snm Weller being very marked. In private life Vnle was a wit, and many good things In his own time were credited to bltn. A mnn of excellent temper, he hud no enemies, nnd the good humor which pervaded every snylng, together with the droll cry of his manner, gave his witticisms unusual value. His sayings were called Sum Vnlerlsms, nnd on the appearance of Pickwick in 18,'ltl tho character of Weller wns generally recognized as a portraiture of Vale. The comedian died in 1848 nt the age of fifty-one. THE WILLOW TREE. Joha Tarko uslls l'lnntril the First One In This Country. When the south sea bubble in Eng land collapsed one of the speculators went to Smyrna to repair his fortune. He was a friend of Alexander Pope and sent him a box of tigs lu which had been placet! a twig of a tree. Pope planted the twig on his grounds on the shore of the Thames, not knowing of what tree it was. It grew und was a weeping willow. In 1775, when the tree was over fifty years old. one of the young British officers who came to Boston with the British army brought a twig from the tree, which lie intend ed to plant on his lands after the re bellion had been crushed. John Purko Custls, son of Mrs. Washington, going on errands to the British camp under a flag of truce, became acquainted with the owner of the willow twig, which was drnped In oiled slllc, und ob tained It from him, which he planted near his home at Abingdon, Yu., where It became the progenitor of nil tho weeping willows lu America. Anemone Facts. Naturalists hnve duly recorded that that tf a sea anemone be divided in halves longitudinally a new nutmal will in time be reproduced by each half, as suming the anemone is kept in ptiro sea water. An old zoologist relates how he watched nn anemone which somehow or other bad contrived to half swallow one of the valves of an oyster shell. Practically the shell struck lu Its glz sard and gradually cut Its way down through the soft tissues of the anem one until it halved the animal as by a partition. Perfect reproduction of two anemones through the dlvlsm of one was noted to bo the result of this accident. Even a fragment or two of an anemone body left uttuched to Its rock may In due season reproduce a new body. Loudon News. Soldiers' Saperatltlone. Among the numerous superstitions of the Cossacks there is none stronger than the belief that they will enter beaveu in a better stute tf they are per sonally clean at the time they are killed. Consequently before an expected buttle they perform their toilets with scrupu lous care, dress themselves in clean garments and put on the best they have. This superstition Is not confined to the Cossacks alone, but Is widely prevulent In ull brunches of the Rus sian urmy. Ma klu ST It Show. Holly How did Marie learn to use her left baud so gracefully? Dolly That's the band she weurs her engage ment ring on. Charity. President of the Girls' Club-Well, girls, we have $40 In tho treasury. How shall we spend It? Chorus Ob, let's get up a churity bull! Puck. To accept good advice Is to lucreuse One's own ability. Goethe, THE AFTERNOON, NAP. Modern Conditions Kllllnoj the ties ta Habit la Mexico. There are people la Mexico City who take their afternoon nap every day, and are greatly benefited thereby, but their number appears to be growing less year by year. Whether tho siesta Is beneficial' or not, or whether In this high altitude it Is a necessity for many persons, as Is claimed by some, Its death knell ns a general custom seems to have been sounded since the city adopted Its modern enterprise and push. Many old residents will tell you of the time when a person lu the city of Mexico would bare been considered almost crazy If he neglected his after noon rest, but gradually, with the ad vent of the railways, the street cars and the electric lights, came the In evitable sleeplessness which Is one of the most noticeable characteristics of i modern civilization. There are several Supporters of the siesta Idea In this city who express re gret that the custom appears to be passing away. These persons, who are themselves devotees of the practice, claim that It Is a healthful and nerve restoring habit and that If It were In dulged In systematically by the people of the United States and other pro gressive countries there would be few er enses of nervous wrecks for the newspapers to report. "Early rising and n short nap after dinner" Is what these people advocate, claiming that the best work of most persons Is per formed In the morning. Mexican Her ald. FIRST USE OF TEA. Aa Aneletit l.eaend Ascribes It to a Kln of Chlnn. By whom or when the use of ten for drinking purposes was first discovered Is lost lu antiquity. It is spoken of ns n famous herb In Chinese literature as far back us 2.t00 years B. C, at which time Its cultivation and classification were almost us thorough and complete as they are today. One of the ancient legends says that Its virtues were ac cident ally, learned by King Sben Nung She, the Chinese monarch who Is also known as "the divine husbandman," who. the record says, flourished forty centuries ago. He was engaged lu boil ing water over a lire made of the branches of the tea plant and careless ly allowed some of the leaves to fall Into the pot. The liquid which he expected to come from the vessel simply as sterilised water was miraculously converted Into an elixir of life by the accidental ad dition of the tea leaves. Soon after It became highly esteemed In all the ori ental cities and was used as u royal gift from the Chinese uiouurchs to the potentates of southern and western Asia. This same King Shen Nung She nut only earned the. title of respect by which he was known through the dis covery of the virtues of tea, but be cause of being the first to teach his people how to make am! use plows and many other Implements of husbandry. Einvrson on Lincoln. The president Impressed mo more favorably than I had hoped. A Trank, sincere, well meaning man, with a law yer's habit of mind, good, clear state ment of his fact, correct enough, not vulgar, as described, but with a sort of boyish cheerfulness, or that kind ot sincerity and Jolly good meaning thut our class meetings ou commencement days show lu telling our old stories over. When he has made his remark he looks up nt you with great satisfac tion and shows all his white teeth und laughs. He argued to Sumner the whole case of Gordou, the slave trader, point by point, and uddvd thut he wus not quite satlslled yet, and meant to refresh his memory by look ing again ut the evidence. All this showed a fidelity nnd conscientiousness very honorable to him. When I wus Introduced to him be said, "Oh, Mr. Emerson, I once beurd you suy In a lecture that a Keutucklau seems to say by his air and manners, 'Here am I; If you don't like me, the worse for you.' "Diary of It. W. Emerson lu Atlantic. In Old Stasrecoavh Days. There used to be rute wurs In the old stagecoach days lu Englund. At one time, early last century, one stage coach company not only cut the price from Lewes to London to a very low rute, but gave also other Inducuniouts. As the couch h tar ted from Lewes at a somewhut uncomfortubly eurly hour lu the morning, by way of tiding over the difficulty the proprietors allowed the more slothful of their pussengers to go overnight to Brlghtou, where they wero accommodated with good beds free of expense and could proceed comfortably to Loudon by the com pany's morning coach, t Of Two Evils Choose the Mast, Doctor If you ore to recover, you roust spend the next three mouths In traveling. Patient Hut I can't afford It, doctor. Doctor Very well, stay at home If you must, and I will visit you dally, Patient Never mind, doctor; I think I will travel ufter ull. An Expensive Weddlna;, "The bride nearly fainted during the ceremony and bud to b supported by her futher until It wus over." "Yes, und now I hour bur father la supporting both ef them." Fooling; His Stomach. Landlady You did not wear gluises ( when you first come bere. Wby do you wear them now? Boarder I want to make the food look as large as pos llblel "Rush the season !" cried the man to Ihe waiter, desiring the salt and paper ID a hurry. Philadelphia Bulletin. SHIPS' ANCHORS. the Chance From Short. Strata-nt Flakes ta Carved lArma. The ship's anchors In general use up to the beginning of the last century consisted of a long, round Iron shank, hnvlng two comparatively short straight arms or flukes, Inclined to the shank at an angle of about forty de grees and meeting It In a somewhat sharp point at the crown, lu large an chors the bulky wooden stock was built up of several pieces, hooped together, the whole tapering outward to the ends, especially on the aft or cable side. About the beginning of Die last cen tury a cleHc In the Ptymnjiii navy yard, Peting by name, aurgested cer tain Improvements, the i.i.nt Impor tant of which was making the arms curved Instead of straight. At (Irst sight this simple change may seem of little valuo, but consideration will show this Is not the case. The holding power of an anchor depends on two principal conditions namely, the extent of use ful holding surface and the amount of vertical penetration. The hitter qual ity Is necessary on account of the na ture of ordinary sea bottoms, the sur face layers of which are generally less tenacious and resisting than Is th ground a short distance below. In the year 1831 chain cables be-uu to supersede the hempen ones, with the result that the long shanked anchors hitherto In vogue were no longer nec essary, and anchors with shorter shanks and with heavier and stronger crowns gradually came Into use. In consequence of these changes, a com mission was appointed In the year 1838 to Inquire into the holding power of anchors nnd a principal result of Its labors was the adoption of the so called admiralty pattern anchor, which con tinued to be used In the British navy up to the year 1860. The Invention of the steam hammer In 1842 made the welding of heavy masses of iron a comparatively easy and reliable process, so that from this time onward the strength of anchors fully kept pace with that of the chain cables, which had come Into general use. A number of patents for anchors were taken out prior to the great exhi bition of 1851, and, public attention having been called to the models there shown In the following year, a commit tee wus appointed by the udmlralty to report on the qualifications of anchors of the various kinds. Practical trials were theu Instituted, and, as a result, some of the tests to which the anchors were submitted were of doubtful value such, for in stance, as "facility for sweeping." Nowadays, however, st all events for deep ships In shallow harbors, It Is considered an advantage for nn anchor to offer aa little obstruction as possible above the ground. Nautical Gazette. How ta Keep Oat ef Trouble. "The rivalry between the two arms of the national service, the urmy und navy," said an army man, "Is most shown between the marines nnd the Jackles on a man-of-war. The murines are soldier policemen, and the Jackles have a keen contempt for them. I re member bearing of one old tar who was always getting Into trouble. Finally he made peace with one of the ma rines. " Tell me how to keep out of trou ble? the old tar asked. 'If you'll show me the way I'll give you my plug of tobacco.' "The marine tried the plug and found It to his liking. He tightened his belt, straightened his cap and then delivered himself of this advice: " 'Whenever you're feeling eusy and happy and comfortable, quit It, for you be breaking a rule. It's the only way.' - ' Coartshlp la Holland. The etiquette of Uollaud Is exceed ingly strict in all classes. The young girl Is most carefully chaperoned, and she never goes anywhere, even to church, unless accompanied by her par ents, some male rulutive or other equal ly trusty attendunt. At a dunce the parents sit round the walls sipping their coffee or wine, and tho young men must make the best of their chances In the opportunities afforded by the dance, for when it pleases tho guard ians to depart thore Is no help for It, but the girls must go too. An unmar ried girl always takes the right arm of ber escort, while the matron takes the left, perhaps because It Is nearer the heart, Mystery Solved at Last, "I lost my notebook one day," said a novelist, "I searched the bouse over for It From room to room I went ex amining every corner, and at the end of a two hours' bunt I found the book. " 'By Jove!' I exclaimed. 'I wonder Why It is that one always finds a thing In the very last place one looks for it?' " 'Maybe,' said a cousin of mine, 'It Is because after we And what we are bunting for we end our search.' " His Only Worry. Grapbter I've got my hooks out for a swell political office, big salary and all that. Jenkins Do you think you can fill It? Gruphter Never thought of that What's worrying me Is wheth er I'll be able to get It-Phlladelphlu Ledger. Coajasal Amealtles. She I was u fool whuu I married you. He-Aren't you a fool still? She No, I am not. Ho Then you should be thankful to me for reforming you. London Tlt-Blts. The Inconvenience of lllnvss. Patient I cun't afford to be slek. Specialist Is your business so prollta ble? Patient No; yours Is. Judge. I When a woman I .'comes flurried she (eels for u fau. YYbeu u man becomes flurried be feels for a cigar. ! A VAMPIRE VINE. Death Dealing Swamp 1'laat That tlrows la ftlcaraaaa. Mr, Dunstan, naturalist, who spent nearly two years In Central America In the study of the flora and- fauna ot the country, relates the finding of a alugular growth In one of the swamps which surround tho great lakes of Ni caragua. He was engaged In hunting for botanlcnl and entomological speci mens when be heard bis Hflg cry out, as If In agony, from a distance. Run ning to the spot whence the nnliniil's cries came, Mr. Dunstan found hi in enveloped lu a perfect network of what seemed to be a fine rope-like tissue of roots and fibers. The plant or vine seemed composed entirely of bare, in terlacing stems resembling more than anything else the branches of the weep ing willow denuded of Its foliage, but of a dark, nearly black hue and cov ered with a thick, viscid gum that ex uded from the pores. Drawing his knife, Mr. Dunstan en deavored to cut the animal free, but It wus only with the greatest difficulty that he succeeded In severing the lleshy muscular libers. To his horror and amazement, the naturalist then saw that the dog's body was blood stained, while the skin appeared to have been actually sucked or puckered lu spots, and the animal staggered aa If from exhaustion. In cutting the vine the twigs curled like living, sinu ous lingers about Mr. Dtinstan's band, and It required no slight force to free the member from Its clinging grasp, which left the flesh red and blistered. The gum exuding from the vine was of it grayish dark tinge, remarkably adhesive nnd of a disagreeable animal odor, powerful and nauseating to In hale. The native servants who accompa nied Mr. Dunstan manifested the greatest horror of the vine, which they call "the devil's snare," and were full of stories of its deutll dealing powers. He was able to discover very little jibout the nature of the plant, owing to "the difficulty of handling It, for its grasp can only he torn away with the loss of skin and even of flesh, but as near us Mr. Dunstan could ascertain Its power of suction is contained In a number of Infinitesimal mouths or lit tle suckers, which, ordinarily closed, open for the reception of food. If the substance Is animal the blood Is drawn off and the carcass or refuse then dropped. A hump of raw meat being thrown It. In the short space of fire minutes the blood will be thoroughly drunk off and the muss thrown aside. Its voracity Is almost beyond belief. In Case of Fire. The chief of the Philadelphia fire de partment has published a set of rules "In Case of Fire." They ought to be learned by heart, like t lie multiplica tion table, so thut when needed they will spring nutomntically to the mind: First sound the alarm. Close the door and open the win dows. A closed door Is a wonderful protection ugilnst flame; an open win dow lets the heat and smoke nut. Do not fear thick smoke too much. Go down on your hands ami knees. You will find no smoke near (lie floor. Nino times out of ten you can descend a stairway so. Muny hnve been burn ed to death because they thought a smoke filled stairway meant an impas sable one. There Is plenty of pure air to breathe near the floor. Should the lire have gained such headway that nil exits arc blocked, shut yourself In a front room and lean far out of the window, so that the fire men can see you. Once they see you. It Is reasonably sure they will rescue you. Above all, keep cool. The majority of deaths from fire would have been averted If the victims bad tiot lost their heads. The Snowdrop. It seems that snowdrop Is not the oldest name by which this familiar and pretty flower wns known. Once upon n time It used to be culled "fair maid of February" becuuso It bloomed about the date of the Candlemas festi val, when twelve girls dressed in white were wont to walk lu procession. As the rhyme puts It: The snowdrop In purest white array First rears her head on Candlemas day It was held as sncred to the memory of the Virgin for that It blossomed In honor of her first visit to the temple with the child Jesus. Tho helmet flow er was another name for it, In ulluslon to its supposed rcsemblunce to a hel met. In some countries of north Eu rope It Is styled summer gowk because It appears on the first sunshine of the year under the notion poor gowk, or fool that summer bus come. In cer tain parts ot England It Is considered unlucky to take a single snowdrop in to a houso ut the seuson of Its first blossoming. Three Natnral Barometers, From the earliest days of the war men have found fascination in trying to foretell the weather. There Is an old chap In Brooklyn who has three barometers, as he styles them a cat a hive of bees and a bundle of corn fodder. As every farmer knows full well, corn fodder Is extremely sensitive to hygrometrlc changes. When dry and crisp It indicates fair weuther; when dump and limp, look out for ruin. A bee wus never cuught In a shower; therefore, when bis bees leave their blvo In search of honey be knows that the weuther Is going to be good. As for the cat every one knows about the tricks of pussy and tabby. The act of washing the face a sort of dry wash with the fore paw Is a sure sign of a change In the weather; If below the eyes only, fair weather; If over the ears, rain. If puss licks ber hair against the grain or sits with ber tail to the fire, look out for squalls. Phila delphia Ledger. LI ii ir ii" v If You Peel "Fagged Out," Hava HEADACHE, BACKACHE, POOR APPETITE, BAD BREATH, ' BAD COMPLEXION, and would like to tot end look Hell, let ne fee omtnrnri ( KI.KKT KINti to you. Bold bjr Druggist, l'rlcc, use. and Me. PENNSYLVANIA KAILHOAU BUFFALO a ALLKOKNV VALLEY DIVISION. Low Urudu Division. In Effect May 29, 1904. fatten SU.idard T'me 10 100 I. M. lo.IIJ.No.10l .. M A. M. Ntt07 STATIONS. IMltnlinrtt. Nnlll e. M 1 1 ;i f ) I '. V Ml ' . S 7 N 10," s X IN l tS 4(1 h o a i -.1 tl) D7 9 fO n m 10 to 10 IS Kl'd II PI Ilk u ;mi 11 in u I.HWKOIllllim .. .. Nmw Ut.thl.tliMm 4? 10 211 10 il 10 Hi III fi! 11 10 tt is It 41 IN i Ml 4 Its Oak Kldge Miiyonrt Suinniervllle... Hrookvllle Iowa Fuller Kiiynoiilsvllle.. Puncoust Fulls (.'reek Dullol Siihltlll Wlnterburo .. .. Pennflold Tyler litiiinetette Oram Driftwood 11 M 12 HI 12 24 5 IM 21 ao I 8 or. TO l ttt -a m 16 4tl a r:i 7 on 7 12 1 2S til 211 tfl Ml Ml I '. ? 2 J1 :- 0 40 0 Mi HI 211 I 4 12 fi2 'i'i.i 1 2.t I H7 Ml 4'l i ft. 1 M 7 10 7 IS 7 M 1 .V 2 IK 7 as IU 7 2: 7 4 2 211 tB I.I 42 a 57 Ml I 8 20 11 8 41 If a o.) 1 A. H. A. U p P. H II. TculttOM fU.,..l.. u. I rirlUK. Ued Hunk 11.10 llriMiKvlllH .1:2.1, Id 1.14, Fulls 4Jruek I. ill. Du Hois - .aft p. . m., ynnlui svllle . m WKSTWASD No 108 No 100 No 102 No. 114 No. MO A. M. A. M. A. M. P. If. P. M. .... f Hi fi! 10 .... 5 f.0 ... n in tu : .... to in .... a 2.1 u r .... o 25 .... 0 HI 12 12 .... B M .... 7 OH 12 211 ... 7 W .... 7 OTi 12 ft) .... 7 10 ... 7 I- 13 iW .... 7 2:1 tl OS 7 an 12 V. R00 7 Hfl 12 7 5A 1 IS a 10 7 42 to III t5 It t7 47 ao 8 0 1 20 27 7 M til 4S tS 2.0 .... tS 4a tS If til f4 t Ml t8 IS 7 oft 8 a.-, i mi oo is ao 7 20 tS 411 fi 111 s r. .... 7 .17 tu on u u a a: ... 7 4a tu l.' ... at .... 7 si v 2o a a 4." .... s 21 9 47 ;a w 7 i .... 8 as to io a 2n 7 2f. .... It is I2 as 6 an jio I A. M. P. ni. P. III. P. M. P, M. STATIONS. Driftwood .... tiraut Hnunetette. .. lyler Ft'milleld Wlnterburo .. Saliulu UuHuls - FallnCreek... Fancoimt tteynoldaviile Fuller Iowa..: Hrookvllle.... Hiiiiiiiibrvllle.. Mayport New Hettilehem l.awMoiilium. Hed Hunk.... Pittsburg. ... i ruin wwiniinaiiy) leave nuliola 4.10 p.m. FallaUruek 4.17, Ki'ynolilsvllli.4.:ni. Brook villo S.Oii, Ked Hunk o.;m, I'liiNlinrK v.:) p. m. No. 107 dully Imi ween I'iUuliurKiind lluHols. On Sundays only trulii l. uvea Driftwood ut S.20 a. m., arrive llulluls lOiWa. m. Uolurii IhK li-avfs lluHols 2.110 p. in., arrives Drift wood a. 40 p. ui., mopping ut Intermediate sta tion. Trains murked run dully; dally, except Sunday 1 1 tint station, where HlicnuU must be shown. Philadelphia & Brio Railroad Division In olTeet May 2ltlh, 190-t. Trains leuvo Driftwood us follows: EASTWAItli :04 a ni Truln 12, weekunys, for Hiinbury, Wllkesliurru, llitleton, roitxvliie.Hrruuloii, HurrlNbiirK und the Iniermi'dluie sta tions, arriving- ut I'lillii'l, lihiii :2a p. 111., New ork, l:J0 p. m. i hull iiiioro,H:iio p.m.; WuhIiIiiiMiiii, 7: IS p. ni I'lillmun I'urior cur from Vlltlunnpori to I'lilludeiphlu and pus soniier coiu'litm from Kunn u I'lilluilolphia and Wlllluuisuort ut Hultimore und Wash ington. 12:S0 p. m. Truln H, dully for Bunhiiry, llur-rlsliina- and principal intermediauj stations, arriving at I'hlliiUnlplila 7:.t! p. m.. New York 10:2.1 p. ui.. Hull nnort) ?:.! p. ni., VVusli IlilfUm 8:Jo p. lu. Vestibiiled pttrhir. ctrt and pusseiiirer coaches, Uultulo to 1'liiludut- hiuuudVuHhlUKton. ) p. ni. Truln tf, dully, for llur rlsburx and InlnrmedliiiH stations, ar riving ut I'hlludulphla 4:2.1 A. u.i Nttw York, 7.1a a. ni.i Hull linoru. 2.20 u. ni.i Wuidiliiictoti 3.ao A. M. Pullman Hlpupliitf curs from HurrlsburK 10 Philadelphia und Nuw York. Plitludelplilu puMviiiicrs can rt'iiiufn In leuuur uudlsiuslwd until 7.-ao A. M. 11:06 p.m. Truln 4, Uully for Huulmry, llurrts burK and liiterim'Uiuiu stutlons, arriving ut Phllndelplilu, 7:17 a. m.i New York, U:Hi A. a. 011 week days und lO.as a m. 011 Sun duy; llultimoru, iih'i a. M.i WahliiUu, 8:ao a. u. Pulluiun slupi'rs from Krle, and Wllliamsport to I'liiludnlphla, und fW'llllaniHport to Wahhlng-uui. I'ltKMuiiKei i-coiichs from Krle in I'hlluduiphlu, ami O Willlumsport to Hultimore. 12:41 p.m. 1 lulu 14, dully for Hun bury, llurrls bui'K und prl in:! pul 1 11 furtnodliil si ul Ions, ar riving ut I'lilludiTlpluu i ::U u. 111., .Now York B:aa a. in. wrektiuyi,, il(i.-,s a. m., Sunday) llullimoie 7:23 a. 111., Wiishlnuioii, s:4il a in. Vesttbuled buttct Nlccplnir cars and pas senger coaches, Hulfulu to I'hllutlidphtu and Washington. V"KSTVAltl) 4:aa a. 01. Train 7, dully for Huirulo vU Kiupui'iuui. (:4t a. m. -Train I), dully for Ki lo, Kldg wuy, and week duy for Iluliois, Oluiinunt and princlpitl luiurmi.dluM'slul.liiis. 4:40 a. m.--Truln U, dally for Ki it- nnd Inlitr mudlult points. I:4A p. m. -Truln 1.1, dully tor ituitulo via F.mporluui. S:4Sp . m. Train ill, weekdays foi Kunt- hihI lutrmedlatstatluus. Joiinsonduku Railroad. p. m 2 20 i 40 i m a 07 a u a 20 a 2 a 20 a as WKKKIIAYS. U. III. ar Clorniout Iv WtHHlvalf Qllinwood Smith's Hon lnstantf r hlra!:lit Ulcu llu.ttl JohiiHouhuru lv KUIgway ur .. in 40 . . . HI 4S . . . 10 so . . 10 AS . . 1 1 02 . . . 1 1 07 . . . II III ... 11 as ... 12 01 RlDQWAY & CLKARFIKLD RAILROAD and Connections. p.m. p.m. a.m. a.m p.m. D m. 7 ao 2 10 v 20 ar Kldgway lv so 12 OS 4 os 7 20 1 M V 0 7 00 1 lv 0 00 Mill Ilavuti 7 01 12 IS 4 IS Uroyluml 7 10 12 24 4 25 Shuns Mills 7 IS 1 3 28 .. Klue KocU 7 111 12 a2 4 M 7 OS ... 8 AS 7 Ot 1 40 H 81 J 57 1 37 8 47 Carrier 7 21 12 its 4 1 47 1 27 8 a7 IlrockwuvVI 7 M 12 4S 4 4S I4:t 12a Hal Lunus Mills 7 .17 12 SO 4 T.J 6 as ... 8 ao McMInu Slut 7 41 4 S" i 8S 1111 i 2S Hurveys Kuo 7 4S 1 00 6 01 t ao 1 10 8 20 lv Fulls C'kar 7 So I m ft OS 1 10 12 SS 8 08 IvDiillolsar 8 ill la ft 20 ao lis tt aa urKuliuii'k lv 7 ss lis s io i IS 12 S3 ti :v UeynoldNVllle 8 0s 120 ft 2: S an 12 24 DOS Hiuokvillr sir, ISM u mi 4 SO II 44 New Mothl'm 0 HI 2 a 8 4S 4 OS II OA Ked Hunk 10 no a 2n 7 2S 1 20 V 00 Iv Plttsburgar 12 as ft :l 10 10 p.m. a.m a.m. p.m. p ro. p.m. For time tables and additional luforn.iillnii oousu It tic ket agen u. W. W. ATTKKHL'KY, Oen'l Manager. .1. It. Uilill) Oen'l Manager. Pus. TTullic Mgr OHO. W. UOVD, tleu'l Passeugcr Agt. 4
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