V ' ' ViK Facts yV The jarrow wood, which grows in Australia, is nlmost the only kind known to the lumbermen which ef fectively resist the depredations of in sects. Not an insect will touch it. The latest Invention for life saving at sea is a life belt that carries a light to guide the struggling swimmer to it, and whose lamp Is lighted by contact with the sea water. This device Is re ported from Germany. The oldest known weapon was the club. The clubs of the lake dwellers _ of Switzerland, studded with stones formidable weapons, have been recov ered from their habitations. In Greece, in tlie third century B. C„ the wearing of silk was forbidden to women, the husbands of those who vio lated the law being heavily fined, on the theory that a husband ought to be able to control his wife's taste for finery. They say thnt after the Duchess of York had visited one of the schools In Toronto, and had graciously written her name on the school register, tlie teacher passed around the ink bottle in order that each pupil might dip a finger in the ink into which a duchess had dipped the peu. A remarkable orchid has been dis covered In South America. From the centre of the plant, which is attached to the branches of trees, a long, flat, tube-like stem depends. When the plant is thirty this tube is lowered to find water, and as soon as tlie tip Is full tlie tube coils up In a spiral, carry w ing the water through its length to he 1 distributed on the roots above. "Conscience money" ,'n Great Brit ain now amounts to thousands of pounds annually. The first sum no ticed was on March 30, 1789, when £360 was carried lo (ho public account In consequence of a note received by the Chancellor. The writer with troubled soul Implored him, "as an honest man, to consider the money the property of the nation, nnd lo be so Just as to apply It to the use of the Stnto in such manner that the nation may not suffer by Its having been de tained, and thus to ease the conscience of an honest man." Word comes from Paris that some handsome American women of stately proportions as to altitude have aroused the envy of many Parislennes. The re stilt is that a French professor lias come forward who claims to have a process by which lie can supply the demand for increased stature, oven . though the subject may have reached • maturity. He treats the ankles, knees nnd spine electrically, claiming that the osseous at the Joints is thereby expanded and the growth of the hones stimulated. He claims that he can add two-flftlis of an Inch a month during six months' treatment. Need loss to say the professor lias already a large practice. Excessive Zenl. A railroad man told this story to the conductor in charge of tlie train on the next track: "The La Cross division established a new flag station the other day," said he. "It's nothing but a whistling frost, but the road built a platform and laid n sidetrack. "There was not enough business to pay the company to put a regular agent out there, so the old fellow who keeps the stor 1 was appointed a kind of an agent. Well, the first day after he got Ids appointment the through passen- ger train was coming at about forty f miles an hour, and there was tlie old ' fellow on the platform waving his little old red Hag. The engineer put on the air and the train stopped at the platform. When the conductor jumped off there wasn't a man in sight except the man that ran the store. " 'Where's your passengers?' the con ductor asked him. 44 'Why,' he says, 'I haven't got any passengers.' 44 'What did you flag us for?' 44 'I thought mebbe some one wanted to get off here.' "—Minneapolis Senti nel. His Brother IMori 130 Years Ago. There are probably not many men living who had a brother that died "140 years ago. This, however, appears to be tlie case with an old man who was called as a witness in the small town of Styria. His father was mar -1 rled the first time in 1700, at tlio age My' of nineteen. The following year he had a son, who died after a few months. His father married again in 1811, at the age of seventy, and wit ness was horn the next year, which made him eighty-nine. Mark Twain dropped a tear upon the grave of Adam, so perhaps this old man still grieves for his brother.—Loudon Chronicle. Kailroarf* For Aniatlc Turkey. Asiatic Turkey is to he rescued from semi-barbarism by the construction of 8140,000,000 worth of railroads, one of which will run through tlio Euphrates Valley from end to end. The new roads will follow the old caravan routes, nnd they will touch all the prin cipal cities aud towns of Bible lands. Wellington G. Slnglil, of Rockland, Me., has in his possession a photo graph of Abraham Llucolu, the uegn- I tive of which was not retouched. It J Is a curiosity, and shows elinracterls tics of Mr. Lincoln which a finer finished picture would conceal. > THE GREATEST ELECTRIC SPAN. It is Nearly a Mile Lone and It Carries l'ower to San Francisco. More remarkable than the Niagara Falls electric plant is one ill the in terior of California on the Yuba Itiver, 200 miles from San Francisco. The California plant has water wheels of greater capacity than any others of the kind in the world, and its genera tors are the largest machines of the type ever constructed. The generated electricity, moreover, is carried farth er before it is used than such power has ever been carried elsewhere. To get the electrical energy to Its destina tion one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of engin eering has just been completed. The Straits of Ivarquines, across which it was necessary to carry the electric power if the best market was to open to it, connect San l'ablo rind Suisan bays, which together form the northern part of San Francisco Bay. Through this comparatively narrow channel the entire central region of the State of California is drained, and in addition there is an ocean tide of about live feet, so although the water is more than 100 feet In depth, there is at all times a heavy aud dangerous current. Experiments proved that Willie it was barely possible that a telegraph or telephone cable might be laid in these waters, the lpying and operating of the huge wire ropes de signed as tunnels for the passage of electrical power current was out of the question. The straits are about a mile wide. "If power cables cannot he laid un derneath the water, why not suspend them above?" said the engineer, and, accordingly, the construction of a gi gantic suspension bridge consisting of tour cables was begun. Two slender steel towers, each as high as an ordinary office building, were reared on opposite points of land overlooking this mile-wide waterway. The United States Government, in granting permission for the crossing, stipulated that the cables should be suspended at least 200 feet above the surface of the water, since the peak of the highest mast of the Shenan doah, tile largest vessel of the Amer ican merchant marine, is 104 feet above the waterline. The bluff on the north side of the straits on which the tower is erected, Is 162 l'eot above extreme high tide, and the great steel skeleton itself is 225 feet in height. The tower on the south shore is not in itself so lofty as the other hut being perched on higher ground its top is fully eighty feet higher than that of tile other tower. The erection of these towers probably called for more daring on the part of the men who built them than any sky scraper that was ever constructed. There is a variation in temperature of about sixly degrees at the Straits of Karquines, and this will cause a varlatiou of fully live feet in the sag of the great cables. The cables are made of steel, aud are each nearly an Inch in thickness, there being about u score of wires in the twisted strand. For each cable there has been provid ed an anchorage in the form of a mass of concrete almost as large as an ordinary room, aud the great wire rope is wound around a wheel a cou ple of feet In diameter. Four cables span the Siralls of Kar quines, hut only three are in use at any one time, the fourth bciug held in reserve. This enables the cables to be cleaned or repaired at any time, and It would be difficult to imagine a more exciting task than that of the man who must travel out over the ex pause of water in a tiny car suspend ed from the cable, whicb he greases as he slowly glides below it. Strangely enough, the cables move less on a wludy day than on a per fectly quiet one. On a morning when the air is still a person can put bis hand on the cables and feel a continu ous jarring movement, whereas, if ho takes hold of the same cable when a breeze is blowing he will find it free lrorn movement. Prior to the erection of the cables at the Ivarquines Straits the longest span on (ho North American continent for carrying electric power over water was that of an electric lighting com pany in British Columbia, which bpauncd t lie Columbia River in a stretch of 150U feet. Inasmuch as this new California wonder swings through the air l'or three times that distance, it is the most remarkable structure of the kind on the globe.— New York Sun. Disinfect Kur Dolls. Dr. G. W. Fltz, who lias delivered a series of lectures in Boston ou "The Hygiene of Childhood," said in the course of one of his papers: The young child should he placed when playing in an enelosed space, which can he readily made by menus of pillows, over which a clean sheet Is thrown. Only such toys should bo used as can be often and readily washed. For this purpose, simple, in expensive toys are best. Bright colors should he avoided, as tliey may con tain poisonous material, and they are not, as has been thought, effective hi training the young child's color sense, since it does not develop till much later. The rag doll, so dear to the child's heart, should be frequently ills infected by steaming. At the teething age, when the child uses his toys for chewing, a. ring of pure gum rubber should be applied. The cracker ring, though theoretically valuable, becomes dangerous when as a succulent mass it is used by the child to wipe up the floor. Cliani|ioii Artetlnn Well. The largest artesian well in tlie world is fourteen inches in diameter and 648 feet deep. It is at Cerritos, In California. THE ORGANIST, J wonder how the organist Can do so manv inings: He's getting reaciy long before The choir stands up and sings; He's pressing buttons, pushing stops; He's pulling hero and there, And testing all tho working parts While listening to the prayer. no runs a mighty big machine, It's full of funny thingd: A mass of boxes, pipes and tubes, And sticks and slats and strings; There's little whistles for a cent, In rows and rows and rows: I'll bet there's twenty miles of tubes As large as garden hose. There's scores, as round as stovepipes, and There's lots so big and wide, That several little boys I know Could plav around inside; From little bits of piccolos That hardly make a toot, There's every size up to the great Big elevator chute. The organist knows every one, And how they ought to go; He makes them rumble like a storm, Or plaj's them sweet and low; At times you think them very near; At times they're soaring high, Like angels' voices, singing far Off, somewhere in the sky. For he can take this structure that's As big as any house. And make it squeak as softly as A tiny little mouse; And then he'll jerk out something with A movement of the hand, And make you think you're listening to A military band. He plavs it with his fingers and He plays it with his toes, And if he really wanted to He d play it with his nose; He's sliding up and down the bench, He's working with his knees, He's dancing round with both his feet As lively as you please. I always like to take a seat Where T can see him go; 3e's better than a sermon, and He does me good, I know; I like the life and movement and T liKe to hear him play: He is the most, exciting thing In town on Sabbath day. —George W. Stevens, in Toledo Times. Before marriage I really thought That in the right I was strong; Now I'm told I am quite weak In all excepting what's wrong. —New York Herald. If n pretty girl has, Indeed, no bruins, It simply goes to show that nature Isn't giving brains to fetich as can't possibly use these in their business.— Puck. Visitor—"And havo you any uncles and aunts?" Winifred—"Oh, yes, lots of uncles and aunts. But I'm very scarce In grandfathers and grand mothers'."—Punch. "True greatness," snys the Maua yunk philosopher, "is based upon the ability to make other people share the good opinion you have of yourself."— Philadelphia Record. A paradox really Is debt. For ,in fact, it Grows constantly bigger The more you contract it. —Philadelphia Record. "What business brings tlie heaviest returns?" asked tho man who "wanted to know." "The literary business," sighed the struggling author, as he opened a two-pound rejected book manuscript.—Philadelphia Record. "Ah," said the great foreign actor, "I have hit on a plan which will, In deed, bring me distinction." "What is it?" asked a friend. "I shall make a farewell toqr of the United States— and I shall not go back."—Brooklyn Life. Mrs. Hauskeep "The dishes you have put 011 the table of late, Bridget, have been positively dirty. Now, something's got to be done about it." Bridget—"Yis, mum; av ye only had dark-colored wans, mum, they wouldn't show the dirt at all."—Philadelphia Press. The kind hearted lady picked the lad up and brushed off his clothes. "My poor boy," she said sympathetically, "whatever made you take such an aw ful fall?" "The attraction of gravita tion, ina'ani," answered little Harold Beanhill in his quiet Bostonian way.— Chicago Post. Early New York's Journalism. A newspaper writer has discovered that the first newspaper in New York was begun on November 10, 1725; a second one entered the field November 5, 1733. During the Revolution there were five, which, by agreement, ap peared 011 each day of the week, ex cept Sunday and Monday. Up to 1833 no daily had a circulation of 3000. Advertising agents were unknown. The Sun, established September 3, 1833, was the first successful penny paper. It soon printed four times as many copies as the largest of the dai lies, and its success made many imi tators. The editor of a daily had but one assistant, and he rarely brought in from the outside more than three or four paragraphs in a day. The total receipts of the chief newspaper in 1825 might have been $35,000; in 1845, $200,000; in 1860, $600,000; and in 1872, $1,000,000. The trade and commercial weeklies began as far back as 1730, but most of the strong ones were founded just before the Civil War, and had a very difficult time in getting established. Camps For Consumptives. Camps for consumptives will soon lio a feature of hospital work near Bos ton. The project will he started with one camp, and additions will he made from time to time. Ten box tents will be arranged in a circle around an open air fire, aud surrounding them will ho a wall of duck eight feet in height. The patients will have an opportunity to test tlis value of fresh air, for the tents will receive no other heat tliau that obtained from the open fire, nnd for the coldest weather extra heat must he secured by means of Bleeping boots, hot water jugs aud t'eit blankets. TRIBE TRAVELS ON PASS. Pluta Indians Still Ride Free on Cen tral Pacific Road. The biggest free pass ever Issued was the ono which the builders of the Central Pacific gave to Johnson Sides, chlof of the Piute Indians of Nevada, for himself and people for life, to ride back and forth on all except passen ger cars as much as they pleased. It has been a source of delight to the Indians to think that in one case, at least, their paleface friends showed the gratitude which is so seldom ex pressed. Those were politic as well as wise men who daringly started that early road, even before New York and Chicago were connected by rail. They knew that without the friendship of the Indians the task would be almost Impossible, and they began by treat ing the Indians well and keeping their word with them —the only "Indian policy" necessary and tho only one which has ever succeeded. If you have ever happened to rido through Nevada on tho railroad you must have been impressed by the fact that the Indians make themselves very much at home on the trains. They swarm over the platforms of blind baggage cars, on tha platforms of blind baggage cars, on tho platforms of the mall and ex press cats, and on top of the cors and empty flat cars. Sometimes a freight train pulls into Reno with more tons of Indians and their baggage than it has of freight—and there is not a cent for any of them to pay. If there is any possible excuse for them to travel they aboard and go until they get tired or get to the limit of the State, which ends their pass. Loud Telephones for Ships, Ono of the most important instru ments on modern vessels is the so called loud talking telephone. Ex periments have recently been made with it in the German navy, and have proved so satisfactory that instru ments are now being placed on most of tho large sea-going ships. The spe cial value of this telephone lies in the fact that a captain standing on the bridge can easily hear any words that may be spoken to him from the in terior of the vessel, even though a violent storm may bo raging at the timo, and can in turn transmit without straining his voice his own orders to officers or men in any part of the ves sel. Bad accidents have occurred through a misunderstanding of orders given at a critical moment, due to tho fact that the words were not dis tinctly heard, and it is only reasonable to assume that casualties of this kind can be avoided in the future through the use of this loud-talking telephone. Unable to Stand For Month! Because ° ! Sprained Ankles. CUIIKD BY ST. JACOBS Oil*. (From tho Cardiff Times.) Among tho tliousondn of voluntary endorse ments of tho great value of St. Jacobs Oil for sprains, stiffnoss, and sorenoos, is that of Mrs. G. Thomas, 4 Aloxandrft Road, Gclli, Ysbrod, near Pontypridd, Sonth Wales, who rays:— "It is with great pleasure that I add my will* fng testimony to tho invaluable cxcollonceof your celeb rated St. Jacobs Oil, as experienced In my own case. I sprainod both my ankles In walking down somo stops so sovoroly that I was uxiablo to stand for several months. The pain I Buffered was most severe, and nothing that I used helped mo until I applied St. Jacobs Oil, when they immediately became bettor daily, and in a short timo I was able to go about, and soon after I was quite cured. I am now determined to adviso all persons suf fering from pains to use this wonderful rem edy, which did so much for mo." Mrs. Thomas does not enlighten us as to what troatmont she pursuod during tho months she was unable to stand, and during which timo she was suffering so much, but wo vonturo to suggest that had she called in any well known medical man ho would havo at onco havo prescribed St. Jacobs Oil, for it has conquorod pain upwards of ftfty years, and doctors know thero is nothing so good. Tho proprietors of St. Jacobs Oil havo bee n award ed twolvo gold medals by different interna tional exhibitions as tho premier pain-killing remedy of tho world. The committees who made the awards wero in each instance com posed largoly of tho most ominent medical men obtainable. Mrs. Thoman evidently did not know the high opinion in which Ht. Jacol>3 Oil is hold by almost every progressive woil lcal man. China is greater than Russia, Great Bri tain, Germany, l'rauce, Japan aud the | United States combined. Beat For tlie Bowels. No matt:r what nils you, headache to u j cancer, you will never get well until your I bowels are put right. CancabETS help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movement*., cont you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. Cah cahkth Candy Cathartic, tho genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. ljeware of imitations. The best opportunities are these we make for ourselves. Wish All h Morrr Christmas! And toll tliom of Garfiold Tea, which cures indigostion and liver disorders and insures the return of many happy Christmas Pinners b}* removing the cause of dyspepsia and ill health. We may all be generous to a fault when the fault is our own. Religion is r.ot taught in any .Japanese school. FITS permanently cured. No fit* or nervous, nest*after first dry's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. $2 trial bottle and trratice free Dr. J., ii. i>i . Ltd., 032 Arch m.. Phila.Pa. Greek fire was probably made of bitu men, sulphur, naphtha and nitre. Mrs. Winslow'r toothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, re-luces Inflamma tion,allays pain, cares wind colic. "Joe a bottle. Now they are using a grass-cutting au tomobile in the West. Plso's Cure is tho best medicine wo ever nrod forull affections of throat and lungs.— Wm. O. Endsley, Vnnburen. iud., Feb. 10,1900. Gold pens were first made in 1340. Their saiu to-day is 1,500,000 a year. A Clirlstma* Philosopher: Ho asks thrca grei t eifts -Health. Wealth and Happiness! Then give him Garfield Tea, 1 it brings Good Hea th, proroo'es Happiness 1 and makes .he pur u't of Wealth possible. I A married man's love doesn't grow eold I so long us his breakfasts are kept warm. ] vSS'./i'.ru'.': Tiiompscn's Fya Water I 1 i§| J ~j| | I How Truly the Great [I Fame of Lyclia E. Pink -1 j;| hams Vegetable Com- I j| pound Justifies Her Orig fjl _ Ijlj inal Signature. Lydfca Em Pi!kS?sssst r s ICompound. It mil entirely cure the worst forms of Female Complaints, all Ova rian troubles, Inflammation and Ulceration, Falling and Displacement of the Womb, and. consequent Spinal Weakness, and is peculiarly adapted to tho Change of Info. It ha 3 cured more cases of Backrveho and Leucorrhcea than any other remedy tho world has ever known. It is almost infallible in such cases. It dissolves and expels tumors from tho Uterus in ail early stage of development, and checks any tendency to cancerous humors. Irregular, Suppressed or Painful Menstruation, Weakness of the Stomach, Indigestion, Bloating, Flooding, Nervous Prostration, Head ache, General Debility quickly yields to it. Womb troubles, causing pain, weight, and backache, instantly re lieved and permanently cured by its use. Under all circumstances it acts in harmony with tho laws that govorn the fomaia system, anil is as harmless as water. It quickly removes that Bearing-down Feeling, extreme lassi tude, "don't care" and "want-to-be-left-alono" feeling, excitability, irritability, nervousness, Dizziness, Faintness, sleeplessness, flatulency, melancholy or tho " blues," and backache. These are sure indications of Female Weakness, or some derangement of the Uterus, which this medicina always cures. Kidney Complaints and Backache of cither sex tho Vegetable Compound always cures. No other female medicine in the world has received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. No other medicine, has such a record of cures of female troubles. Those women who refuse to accept anything else are re warded a hundred thousand timer, for they get what they want a cure. Sold by Druggists everywhere. Refuse all substitutes. 1 ; " I | ~~L- I | SoM ostty m H-flSi. 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