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Chinese jugglers and Indian fakirs
have pretty much the same ‘‘stock in
trade.’’ Here is an account of some
tricks performed by a Chinese:
When the conjurer asked the specta-
INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR CON-
: STRUCTION AND CARE.
Quartered White Oak Said to Be the Very
Best Material -How to Wax and Polish.
They Do These Things Better In Englan
Than We Do In America. ‘called for a pumpkin.
~~ “A pumpkin,’’ answered the conjur-
* It i8 only a few years since advocates er; ‘‘that is impossible. Pumpkins are
of the house beautiful began to preach out of season.’ :
in favor of hard floors, and there is now However, he was only talking, for
hardly a village in the country where presently he took a pumpkin seed and
this doctrine of health and beauty has Planted it in the earth. Then, having
not penetrated. Yet every one who has made his little son, 1 od 5 yon old, lie
discarded carpets and adopt ed hard wo 4 down, he thrust a knife into his throat.
floors has found some drawbacks in the + The blood poured ont into a vessel, and
; 7“ with it the man moistened the spot
way. In nine cases out of ten the fico. ;
: a xd : where the seed had been planted.
is simply shellacked, often without p.®- Next he covered the corpse with a
vious filling, and every scratch of the : : A
- pootheel shows on its surface. The wood Sloth and placed a Wooden bel] over the
a tors what they wanted to see, some one
is’ soon laid bare and permanently
stained, or perhaps the wood is oiled
with clear oil which has not been prop-
erly robbed in. The residue gums on
the surface and collects dust and debris,
and altogether the hard wood floor,
which has been well laid by the carpen-
ter, is a source of discomfort and disap-
In a few moments a sprout was
‘seen rising from the soil. Tt grew and
grew and burst into flower. The flower
fell, the pumpkin showed itself and in-
creased in size with extraordinary ra-
pidity. ; ;
As soon as it was ripe the man picked
it from the stalk, showed it to the pub-
: after
lic and took up a collection, :
which, of course, he lifted the cloth
and found the boy perfectly nnharmed.
The second feat, by a different per-
former, was even more startling. A
peach was called for by one of the spec-
tators. :
pointment.
European housekeepers suffer from
none of these disadvantages because
they try none of these experiments. The
European floor is a floor of parguetry.
. It is made by gluing together thick
esses of hard woud ot & Pine Mackies. “dk is March,” suid the magician.
a and raove durable floor than “The land is still icebound. Peaches
when a thick floor of hard wood alone is are not to be obtained now except in
used, for every builder knows that the “yp on . Evia mba
dots fs mat ore of solid ard wood, | DP, ell,” answered the spectators,
but cue of two thicknesses of hard wood Jou 31 A Sloe #34 oUEht to be
cid dri able to bring a peach down from heav-
‘over a pine core. These doors are patu-
rally more expensive, becanse they are
mote trouble to make. So the veneered
floor is more durable, though a very ex.
- wellent floor may be laid in hard wood
* peven-eighths thick over a rough floor
of pine, providing the wood has been
properly seasoned. Or a thinner floor.
may be laid over a perfectly level floor
of pine. LS
Builders recommend quartered white
oak as the very best material for floors.
“This is a western wood and costs about
$100 a 1,000 feet in this state. Maple
and birch, which are much cheaper
woods, also make excellent floors. Na-
tive birch, which may be bought in this
state as low as $40 a 1,000 feet, in a
- very hard, smooth wood, and makes a
very durable kitchen floor which does
not sliver up like Georgia pine. Narrow
boards, measuring about two inches or
~ less laid, make a most desirable floor.
. The skillful carpenter matches his joints
with faultless precision, planes and 0 pig and thank these kind gentle-
scrapes his floor and polishes it down _ o :
: deo rel en.’’ At the word out leaped the child,
with hard wood shavings after it is laid, ,);04 ang well. — Philadelphia Times.
as well as finishing it before. When this
is properly done, bardly a joint is visi-
ble, and it is then ready to be filled.
paradise. ’’
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The conjurer grumbled, but finally
consented to see what be could do. He
began by weaving a roll of ribbon,
which he cast into the air. It took. at
once the shape of a ladder, which went
up to a tremendous height.
placed a child, and the little fellow ran
up the rungs like a monkey. Up, up he
went till he vanished in the clouds.
Some moments passed, then a peach
dropped from the sky. The magician
picked it up, cut it into slices and of-
fered it to the bystanders. It was a real
' peach.
Then a horrible thing happened. The
ead of the child dropped out of the
sky and was followed by the trunk and
then the legs. With tears in his eyes the
man picked them up and placed them
in a box. But after much show of grief
A POINTER FOR THE CARELESS.
It is this process that is so often neg- How Unused Railway Tickets May Be Re- :
deemed at Slight Cost.
Some men with valuable unused raii-
lected and upon which so much depends.
~ It should be a thoroughly trustworthy
. wood filler, purchased from a dealer way tickets on their hands sell them to |
whose name is a gnarantee for bis goods. = scalpers, while others go to the railway
These fillers usually come by the pound, © company that issued them and obtain
often in paste form, and may be thinned | their value in money. Most men, how-
to & proper consistency with turpentine. ever, do neither, and nocept the loss
It is applied to the wood with a brush, when the ticket is worth less than a dol-
and all that remains on the surface i= lar. Indeed, many men do not realize
polished off with hardwood shavings or that railway companies stand ready to
‘excelsior. This filler is allowed to dry redeem unused tickets even of small
about 12 hours,
applied, or of prepared oil if you prefer richer by many thousands of dollars
4t. Where oil is used it should be thinned per year by reason of this neglect or ig-
with a certain amount of ‘‘drier.”’ porance. :
~The best wax is a preparation of tar Every railw
pentine and beeswax, pre
‘ gogetber, and is kept by all dealers in road issuing the same. It is a simple
parquetry floors. The chief mistake that matter to inclose the ticket with a let-
. amateurs make is to apply this wax too = ter directed to the general passenger
generously.
says that a pound of wax onght to cover ' paid and explaining the reason why
300 feet of surface. After the wax is the ticket is left unused in the hands of
applied and rubbed
brush it should be a
awhile and a second coat a :
the floor is used. When all these things have been dome
A great many American families at- the company usually acknowledgea the
_ tempt to take care of a hardwood floor receipt of the ticket holder's communi-
without a brush. This is a waste of cation and promises to investigate the
"much laborious energy. The work can matter. The investigation: consists in
" be accomplished by the use of a brick the proper identification of the ticket
wrapped in flannel and then in cotton, | and a little bookkeeping to set all right
but it cannot be properly accomplished = in the accounts. Then the purchaser re-
‘except by a’ strong man, while an ordi- ceives from the company a check for the
"nary servant can readily wield the 22 amount due, along with a letter request-
pound brush, which sells in our shops at | ing acknowledgment on the part of the
from $8.50 to $4 and with care will last = recipient. That closes the transaction
many years. It should be passed first = and there is no material loss on either
across the grain of the wood. Then the side. —New York Sun. .
ay ticket ‘bears the name
ay be returned.
pplied before m
On it he
and after the sympathetic spectators had
taken up & collection for his benefit he |
opened the box and said, ‘‘Come forth,
| some secure place each and
when a coat of wax is value, so that the companies must be |
yperly melte¢ of the general passenger agent of the
An expert in this matter = agent asking him to refund the money
in with a weighted the purchaser. It is courtecus to incloge
llowed to stand for a stamped envelope in which the money |
‘floor should be vigorously polished with |
the grain of the wood. = nt
+ Finally a piece of old carpet is laid
down and the floor is polished under |
this. A properly cared for floor should |
be polished with the brush
It should not be rewaxed
once a month or once in two or three |
_ months, according to the amount of
wear on it. After a certain period of |
time it may be necessary to scrape the
floor and apply some kind of restorer,
"A City Built In 8 Cherry Seed. :
At the time of the French Crystal
Palace exposition a Nuremberg toymak-
er
railway approaches, bridges; etc.
A powerful microscope was used in
city, and
than 500,
000 people ¢
“exhibited a cherry stone within the |
once a week. | cavity of which he had built a perfect
oftener than | plan of the city of Sevastopol, streets, |
though this should be hardly required = results of the toymaker’s
unless the floor has been improperly these 500,000 sightseers
~ dressed. . franc piece in the hands
Of course the best way of polishing ' ious workman, the total
such a floor is in the foreign fashion, thus taken in netting hi
with a brush attached to one foot of a fortune.—8t. Louis Republic.
~. robust man, who goes skating about | : ree
until the surface gleams like marble. Homemade Mucilage.
_ But this method is not often possible in | A very convenient mucilage, says
this country except in those households = vention,
- where there are foreign menservants. — |
New York Tribune.
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sized
Ins Hurry. :
“It’s a rapid age,” said the big po-
liceman thonghtfully. ‘‘A terribly rapid
age. Everybody's in a hurry.’ Sf
0 “What's the matter now?’ inquired
© the man who was waiting for a street
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haven’t we?’
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“And the cable car fender
“Tobe sure,”
“And the cigarettes?’
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And yot you read in the papers ev-
day shou people 0 blamed impe- |
ay mi ema wot |
got the trolley car,
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a snug little
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can be made out of onion juice
by any one who wishes to nse it. A
onion, after boing |
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~~ BOROUGH
ORDINANCE,
An Ordinance Relating to Dogs’
Running at Large, requiring same to
have Collar and Number, and imposing
Tax on Owners of the same, requiring
Bitches while in Season to be shut
up, &ec. :
Be it enacted and ordained by the
Burgess and Town Council of the Bor-
ough of Patton and it is hereby enacted
by authority of the same:
Secriox 1. That from and after the
first Monday of September, 1895, all
dogs running at large in the Borough
. of Patton shall be required to be reg-
istered and to wear a collar and tag
with the number of the dog engraved on
the tag, the collar to be furnished by the
owner of the dog and the.tag and num- |
ber to be: furnished by the TownCouncil,
which number and tag to be farnished
to the owner of the dog by the Secre- |
tary of the Town Council on payment
of the tax herein after mentioned.
Sec. 2. Any dog found running at
large in the Borough without being
registered and having collar and num-
ber shall be captured by the Chief of
Police or High Constable and im-
pou rded, of which notice shall be given
yy at Jeast six written or printed
notices describing said dog posted in
a8 many conspicious places in said
Borough, for at least thirty-six hours
after impounding said dog; if the
owner of said dog impounded shail
come within said time and redeem said
dog by paying the tax imposed and a
fine of not less than fifty cents nor’
more than two dollars with costs of
arrest he shall be released, if said dog
or bitch shall not be redeemed, it shall
be the duty of the Chief of Police or
High Constable to forthwith kill the
same. : ; i
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the
owner of all dogs and bitches in the
Borough of Patton on or before the 1st
Monday of September, 1895, and an-
nually thereafter to have such dog or
bitch Tegitered by the Secretary ‘of the
Town - Council to pay a tax of fifty
cents for each dog and one dollar for
each bitch so owned and repisteled,
the same to be paid to the Secretary
for the use of the Borough; it shall be
the daty of the Secretary to give the
dog so ; | a number and the
name of the owner of the same in a
book to be kept for that perposs ‘which |
number shall be worn by the dog and |
which shall be evidence of such reg-
istration. . :
SEC. 4. That no female dog or bitch, |
while in season, shall be tted to |
‘run at lazge in the
the duty of the owner or owners of the
same to keep such female dope shut up |
‘in some secure place while in
condition. :
Sec. 5. ;
Chief of Police fo sieze and shut up in|
Th
shall be |
i male running at large
{ale 408 : and
his duty to + mes of
| same, who may pay a ‘of two
dollars and costs of arrest, to the Bur.
' gesa for the use of the , within
six hours from the time of Fooniviig
isaid notice duly given, redeem
female dog or bitch, otherwise the,
| Chief of Police or High Constable shall |
| forthwith kill and bury the same.
Sec. 8. The Chief of Police or High |
Constable shall receive the sum of |
twenty-five cents for each dog or bitch |
siezed and shut up under the provis-
‘jons of this ordinance and twen Ave]
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HARVEY PATTESON, or
Patton, Pa., Aug. 13, 1895.
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The finest line in Patton at
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saddles, posts,
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“Hone at reasonablo prices.
guaranteed, Give me a call
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It shall be the duty of the
owner of the:
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President of Council. ~~ Burgess. |
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Cyclometers $1.50, by Mail, $1.60
usual price $2.
Ship bic; cles for repairs by express
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