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PERKINS HOUSE, 217, 21!, and Main St., lattsmouth, - -.ebraska. 1 ropnetor 'I lie IVikins his been tiio: oughl) reuoyttted from top i". ...i.ton nr.;1 now one of tliu I nit hotels in thv. ntat Bonrders will be taken by tin: wek at f 4.50 and up. BAR CONNECTED GOOD 5 County Surveyor AND CIVIL ENGINEER. All wi orders left with County Clerk receive prompt attention. OFFICE l?J COURT HOUSE. .. QOU And rottCKI.4lN?CUO WS Bridge work'nnd fine gold work a SPECIALTY. ther ii as of tier aii will be Tm, first of . . DH. ST If I V 4 IT T.W! 1. :ls W(.U e3i,I.-,,fi rro.-iinerv w ,r iiimltipss bv Hie C. ek. Fentiman liad a valuable lied thi.i weak by a rattle iite. Xlapp ia building an addition hid house just easit of the ccuiicd by Henry Striplin. Robotam, agent for Adams erts, tells us that he paid The Use Of Harsh, drastic purgative to relievo costivo ness is a dangerous practice, ami more liable to fasten the li.n-a.se on the patient than to cure it. What Is ni-etleU in a medicine that. In effectually opening the bowels, corrects the eostivi) habit 'iinl establishes a natural daily action, Such an aperient Is found in Ayer's Pills, whlr-li. while thorough In action, strengthen an well as stimulate the bowels and excretory organs. Kor eight years I was afiiictcil with con stipation, which at last became so bad that the doctors couM do no more fur me. Then I began to talus Ayer's Pills, and soon the bowels became regular and natural in their movements. I am now in excellent health." Win. II. Del.auci tt, Dorset, Out. " When 1 feel the need of a cathartic, I take Ayer's Pills, and liu tlieui to be niuio Effective han any other pill I ever took." Mrs. 15. C. Cirubb, J'.urwcllville, Va. " For years I have bewi subject to consti pation and nervous headaches, caused by de rangement of the liver. After Liking various remedies, 1 have become convinced that Ayer's Pills are the best. They have never failed to relieve my bilious attacks in a short time; and I am sure my system retains its tone longer after the use of these Tills, than bus been the case with any other medicine I have tried." II. S. Sledge, Weimar, Texas. Ayer's FiSSs, CHKAl' TUKKISII ItATHS. A CLEVER GiL'S SCHEME FOR STEAM BATHI.NG AT HOME. An MI Chair. I'iere of Cast Oir Wiilcr proofi. Alcolio! .in 1 1 I toi oii.- I nvf.-iiuity tunii an Interest in;; Cum binatiou Tim l Otils of II. r Mi IIi.hI. The workmen employed at one of the HATS OF MONEY KINGS. chair making works in an English town i were cutting up a large cherry tree at PREPARED B7 Dr. J. C. AYEE & CO., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Dealers In Medicine. Wiigon and Blacksmith shop Wagon, Buggy, Machine and jlow JJepairia-; done LTV sda HORSESHOEING A lie uses the , came, Hhi v P,K.ft I.I r HI I KrSr' S H I IK received Mr. II inch is th-3 heat horseshoe for the :r. or lor last drivino. or for ritv co,uracti)sts ever invented. It is so luade water sUmyone cf.n put on sharp or flat the city;, as needed for wet and slippery gaged al -r t-'iinx th. dry road. Call H.X lop (inn (.-x iin me the NtVKitsLrp nil! t le ed. Made from the very best material b', killed workmen, and with the best tools that have ever been devised for the purpose. War ranted to do all that can be reasonably ex pected of the very best typewriter extant. Capable of writing. 150 words per minute oi more according to the ability of. the operat. company Hon A oil will us.' ii J. M. Fif?!i Si N.irth o other. S H NE 1 1 LP. A 0 K E I . T'iit tn-.outii m t- I 2 A - ? - . Si S . 1 3 v. ,. . - CJ CD I O S3 M. r-. O 3 3 i "1 j . p r. 'i 2 -i Z - ' O t 5 riiicE $ioo. If there is no agent in your town address the manutacturee. TIIK PAKI8U M'F'G CO. Agents wanted Parish ti, Y. F. Ii. SEELEMIRE, Agent. Lincoln, Neb, Lumber Yard THE OLD RELIABLE. I A. PINF LUMBER ! Shingles, Lath, Sash, Doors, Blinds Can supply everw demand of the city. Call and get terms. Fourth street in rear of opera house. S c i , ' - f - i ft 1 M : ? 2 r ? r. CO fa M M Ii 5 rr ' f I it 5 3? H o J5 o " il 2 ? i 5 v ts 1 3. - cu P-l ir- O ft s n r. - V - b Z 7- 1 N 9 ii s - r 5 E3 o MS GOT RFrt? Th E GREftTrlEALTH DRlllK. Fa HENRY BOECK The Leading FURNITURE DEALER AND "- ,t ft. -.V A. 4 A ti I' jt T--'-r. '-.' '-LL-i ; "t-'-i UNDERTAKR. Constantly keeps on hand everything you need to furnish your house. CORNER SIXTH AND MAIN STKKKT Plattsmout Fack.vro makes 6 eallons. Delicious, epai kiin.-:. r.:i i ppetizini;. Sold by ell dealers. A beautiful Vict :-.r-j fciiok nj card sort J'UKH to any opn seudii K ddroa tolhoC. t. HIRES CO.. Phil-.in U'bla. Vi2 N ESS HEAD50ISE9 CURED by i'eck's Invisible Tubular Aar Cnh ton. r hispera heard. Conifortabla. F'l-rfulwhjrt'dl Ireru. dWiifail. Sold by V. HUox,oniv, CDCC 6&3 Broadway, Kaw York. Write fur bock of proofa I IlLC BOILING WATER OR MILK EPFS GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. .u LABELLED 1-2 LB. TINS ONLY. In.-.: Cl- i'Mitiiiiii'S filli DALCAf.l i and lt ii;; r I : il s fie hair. ;.t I-r 'e Parser's Gi.-:t-f Ton, V'oak I.Mr -. h:V.-. I-rl .-f Lore G ray J .- liur to its Youthful Color. 1 vion, Tain, Take in tini.00ct3. The or.!v p-.irp c::ro for Purs'?, or LlIiLo'X CO., H. Y. Neb i;. .- '? ?Jind w.ndpriar cnn.il. ' "m onu r!iiiir. 1 t-iii'!Hii.t. 1 . - . . r.' .rT7r nrt of trio tr''" "- I'ro!.:iec! :ic : rHffi.un.nt on npucat ii.n . t iVcl A. ixiowm, 2J7 Fiitii Avo. A'ow Yuri s Dr. Grcsvaor's r Giv qi:rl- ret iff from f-tiin. t. f.r r r-n lur 1! M:-:' 'During th winter 1 do not h.ive the enthusiiisin aljit bathing that 1 do the i very firt w.-inn spring day," said a girl to a frit in! of hers onu pl.-asant day; ; 'i'.ud then t he l.it!i cost ho much." j 'Yes, 1 have lcartn-il that to my sor- i row The b.tth its lf is always one dol- 1 lar, a bit of cr.i'-!;( r and a t.-.ste of wine is half as much more, and then my bangs ', are straight win n 1 am through, but I ! have solved the problem now." "How? 8o it won't cost so much? Oh, do tell us all." "Oh, 1 have rigged up a Turkish bath which only costs a cent an hour." "For goodness sake where? 1 thought you lived in a flat." "I have it in my room where I can sit and steam away all day, if 1 choose, with out disturbance." "But doesn't it take up lots of room?" 'Oh, no, not at all." 'Then just sit down and tell ns ah about it." I took a low seated, high b;icked grandfather's chair, which mother hail banished from the parlor, because j-ou know every one has one now, and nailed narrow strips of wood in such a manner as to form a canopy-like top to it. Then, you know, like every one else, I bad sev eral old mackintoshes or gossamers in tho old clothes closet, which from hav ing sprung a leak about the shoulder or like cause had been thrown aside, now she ma:;: '.es. 'Cutting out the best parts of these, I bound the edges of several pieces 1 had fitted to the frame with tape, and in the corners and at intervals along the edges made strong button holes and fastened the whole by means of these to nail heads I had left projecting about one half inch from the framework: Thes pieces can be buttoned on and taken off in a few moments. When on the back and sides of the chair and top, being covered squarely and neatly, look like & high box. In front another piece falls down to the seat, with a small piece like a little window cut out of the middle to breathe through. "This being finished, you want a small foot tub placed in front of the chair and rilled, when you are ready to use it, with hot water. "I think every one should have in her room a one burner oil stove or a small gas stove, by means of which one may have water that is not only hot, but boil ing, at wilL "Place such a one on a chair at hand, with a pan of hot water with which to keep that in the foot tub replenished. If you have not a shower bath, have ready cold water for a lightning sponge bath, Place a linen rag in a saucer and pour on it a teaspoontul of alcohol and set be neath the chair." "Oh, yes; I tried that once when I had a bad cold coming on and I nearly roasted myself. "Oh, but if you just tack a piece of cardboard on the front of the chair, just wide enough to protect the limbs from the blaze and have the seat of wood, or eise weu paaaea, you will nave no trouble. "It is a bother to get all these things together, but once having done so it is best to put them away in such a manner as to be easily accessible. "Notice how all evidence of it may be disposed of afterward. The pieces but toned on to the nail heads may be taken off in a moment, the steam wiped off the waterproof surface, and they may be aired at the window while you are picking up the other things. IT TAKES UP LITTLE ROOM. When emptied the tub must be thor oughly dried over the register, the bath towels and wraps put away. A neat drapery of muslin or heavier stuff may be arranged like a canopy about the chair, and a dainty cushion and valanc will conceal the tub in which the folded pieces of mackintosh are laid, and the whole may be stowed away beneath the chair. " It is obvious that if the chair is not available a simple framework could be made up by a carpenter at low cost, or a bright girl with a large bedroom or bathroom at command could utilize two packing boxes for the same purpose with better effect, if any, than the chair bath, although the almost hopeless ugliness of two packing boxes is a drawback. "And now for the bath. "You disrobe as usual, and lifting up the curtain with the little window in it, step into the warm footbath and sit down in the chair. Tuck the quilted lap robe about your knees, let down the cur tain and put one hand out and drop a lighted match into the teaspoonful of alcohol in the saucer. "Draw j our hand in and close every crevice to keep the hot air in. If j-ou can stand it put more of the alcohol in the saucer at intervals, but don't try more than one teaspoonful at once. The hot, dry tur at first makes you feel faint, but when the perspiration breaks out yon can just sit and sizzle in comfort. After fifteen miuute3 1 generally take the bath mitten and plenty of soap and water and scrub off fhe perspiration. "Then I barn another teaspoonful of alcohol, and when 1 get well wanned up in the hot air 1 take a quick bath in cold water, into which I have put a prepara tion of gum benzoin, then with a quijk rubbing with a coarse towel I jump into my bat'.i blanket and into bed for a nap." New York World. the circular saw bench when something nquirted in the sawyer's f.n-o and ran over the bench in all direct inns. The engine was fctopjieil, ami an examination shy-ed that the saw had struck a cavity in the tree and liberated a considerable quantity of quick.-il ver, afterward esti mated as half a gill. Tie log was care fully examined, and it was found that many years previously a hole bad Im-i-h bored in a slanting downward direction through the heart of the tree, the quick silver poured in and tho hole carefully plugged. The rings of the tree showed that it was ninety years old, .and that after tho hole had been plugged the growth had covered the head of the plug with several inc hes of solid wood. As it was known the tree came out of an old cherry orchard at Allerton, York shire, where yearly "a cherry feast" used to bo held, it was thought the i quicksilver had been put in the tree in connection with some old ceremony, but later it was found that up to thirty or forty years ago quicksilver was thu.s em ployed to kill fruit or other trees oy tnose who had "grudgew against their neighbors. It was usual to do this in tho dead of night. A piece of bark was first carefully taken off, tho hole bored, quicksilver poured in, the hole plugged, and Lust the bit of bark was carefully replaced. The tree from tho next rising of tho sap began to wither. In tho present case tho attempt was a fail ure, for except where tho quicksilver had lam (it hail not penetrated some inches beyond tho end of the boring) the tree was sound. Notes and Queries. j THE DAILY ' WORN PROCESSION OF TILES IN WALL STREET Ilopton'g Compromise. Near a town in the southern part of Oreorgia lived Mr. Branscombe, a wealthy fruit grower, who was em broiled in a perpetual feud with a poor trucker named Ilopton. The feud was based on Ilopton 's hog, which committed havoc in Branscombe'a garden, and Branscombe finally shot the animal. War was at once declared by Ilopton, not against Branscombe personally, but against all his belongings. lie tore down fences, wrung the necks of chickens, smeared Branscombe s front steps with paint, and continued this petty persecu tion until the fruit grower was exasper ated beyond endurance. lie set a watch on Ilopton, and finally caught him in the act of pouring turpen tine into the pump. The next day Branscombe swore out a warrant for Ilopton 'a arrest for malicious mischief. and it was served that afternoon. Ilopton resisted violently, but finally calmed down, and while on Ins way to the office of tho justice of the teaco ex pressed a wish to see Air. Bransccmbe and "settle the whole affair. " Tho con- . stable was an obliging fellow, and ac ceded to this request. "Knnnel," said Ilopton, when brought before Branscombe, "let's compromise this matter. "Very well, assented Branscombe readily. "During the past six months you have committed damages to the ex tent of $200. What is j'our proposition?" "It 8 this, kunnel," drawled Hopton. "You drop this prosecuting me, and fll let ye off. Youth's Companion. The Origin of "G Until the time of Admiral Vernon the British sailors had their allowance of brandy or rum served out to them un mixed with water. This plan was found to be attended with inconvenience on some occasions on account of a shortage in the brandy locker, and the admiral, therefore, ordered that in the fleet he commanded the spirita should be mixed with water before being passed around among the men. This innovation at first gave great offense to the hardy sailors, who had been used to taking their drinks raw, the result being that Vernon be came very unpopular with bis men. To add to his unpopularity the ad miral, who was conscious of the im mense responsibility that rested upon him, became morose and gloomy, often walking the decks for hours without ppeaking or looking either to the right or the left. In these taciturn moods he al ways wore an immense grogham coat thrown loosely over his shoulders; this resulted in the sailors nicJmazning him "Old Grog," and the term soon came to be applied to the weak mixture stmting- Iy given out to the men, who had for merly looked for a regular allowance of "pure stuff." "Grog" became quite pop ular after a time, but not until the origi nal mixer of the formula had "gone to his reward." St. Ixrms Republic. PI Chichesters English. Red C::cz3 THE ORIGI mile, hi Ik'j 4r. in i.t.rQr". ft lir in.twio Toa)ii r i THE ORIGINAL ANO GENUINE. T. rnlr?:- I Jul I mm Il-ai.-lit fur ticA'rf inIn f'linnj J ill in t d WiU. bl.fi nlHXKl. IftkeR.etOOTkir.Q. .f.-TC . . '.5 . . -. i lswboaT4 bose., piuM wt-fvr., arc BDfrniiM cull r.lvr l-e.-. ai en:.- jJM. MiwJUir. CHICHEjTCa CMCMICAt- Co.. V; A . Fa ll - -.- V . . -. IT F. -1 ti 'ti l- juv.r.j I'ltiLXUL-i-ftlliL. f .V. Ti-:iin I Hlstit. '.Irs. Cinks Goorrre Francis Train ! sav3 that people will wake up some morning and f:nd that Jay Could has lost every dollar. llr. Links That's so, every word of it. "-dy goodness! When will it be. do you think:" "When he dies." New York Weekly. Her Ixrrely Lcttaco Dish. "I want," she said hesitatingly, as she poised her basket in front of her pretty chin with a thoughtful air, "to get some lettuce." 'Yes m," said the market man; "here's some; very nice it is too." "Is it all that color?" "Why-er-yes'm; all lettuce is green, you know." "Oh, of course; but it's too bad. I got a lovely blue dish to put lettuce in, but I'm sure green would look horrible in it. I never thought about there not being any shades, you know. " And as she turned away the market man was almost euro he saw a tear of disappointment in her eye. Washington Post. A Ilorse with Eight Feet. There is a horse on James lie Cloud's farm in South Dakota which has eight feet, otherwise it is perfectly formed in ever- respect. Not until the fetlock joint is reached in the descent from the fchoulder to the foot is there any differ ence between this horse and any other. At the pastern joint, however, the branch begins, and two perfectly formed hoofs are found on each of the four legs. St. Louis Republic, A raroilui. Sauso He is not rich, and yet he makes a great deal more money than Le sK-nds. liodd Iiow can that be? Sanso Ue works in the United States mint. Harper's Bazar. SilU llatH In (irralmt NiiiuImt F-w Straw Until Worn I'. l uihtr llnl:rar of Well Known Flnn-lr r .1 ay (inulil Wrnr. Ierljr Hat A lto;rlliT. The procession of hats in Wall Etret is worth viewing Kverybody must n-ds visit Wall street at one time or another. eo more kinds of hats are seen there jx r haps than anywlu-ro elsu. It is, how ever, to the hats worn by men famed in finance that tho most interest attaches. The hat never makes the man, but it often betrays the characteristics of a man. As a rule tho money kings are less particular about tho hats they wear than are their clerics. They havo more im portant things to think about, llat.s good enough for them in one season are good enough for them in another. Tho con sequence is some millionaires wear de cidedly antiquated and rusty tiles. Jay Gould used to be very precise in his dress. His clothes, while of modest pat tern, were made by a fashionable tailor, and were always correct in (it ami finish. In tho cold mouths Mr. Gould wore a high silk hat, and in tho hot months a high white hat. Of late years Mr. Gould has been less particular about his dress, lie has worn dark clothes entirely, and he lias worn them out too. He has ceased wearing high hats altogether. In tho suininer his head covering ia a light derby and in other seasona of the year a black derby There was a time when in the hottest spella Mr. Gould affected a Panama hat. Although this kind of hat was probably tho most comfortable one he could find for the dog days he gave it up for some reason for the derby. Mr. Gould does not change his hats with tho styles, but makes them do "service ad long as they wilL It is said that when Air. Gould was a young man he was almost a fop. lie is Btill neat in his attim Ilia shirt front ia always immaculate and he ia always carefully brushed, but he has re lapsed into staid and conventional ways of dressing. MOSTLY SILK TILES. George J. Gould, the eldest eon of Jay Gould, is plain but particular in his at tire, lie is a young man of athletic build, and is a refutation of the saing that clothes make the man. Most of the time he wears a derby like his father. Occasionally he is seen with a silk hat In the hot Fpells he puts on a straw liat Russell Sage wears a high silk hat or a high white hat according to the season. In rainy weather or when he ia going for a drive he dons a derby. Ho generally carries a silk handkerchief in his pocket, with which he brushes hi3 silk hat when ever he puts it on. Mr. Sage is very ex act in his dress. Both on leaving his house and his office ho carefully brushes himself. He has a shoe brush in one of the desks at his office, and he gives his shoes a smart rubbing at the conclusion of business each day. Cyrus W. Field's tall form is made to look taller by a high silk hat, which, however, is discarded for a straw hat in the heated term. Mr. Field is particular to see that the nap of his silk hat is brushed the right way, but he 13 rather near sighted, and rarely goes to a meet ing without picking up somebody else's hat in place of his own. Once in a while he gets the best of the bargain, but as a rule, he says, he is tho loser. Collia P. Huntington is one of tho few men who wear head coverings both in doors and out. At home as well as in his office he wears a silk cap. The prac tice is more from force of habit than anything else. Mr. Huntington has lit tle to fear from draughts, because he has a splendid head of hair, and furthermore is a powerfully built man and has scarcely known a day of sickness in his life. In the street Mr. Huntington wears a silk hat, except on rainy days, when he puts on a derby. D. O. Mills is a clerical looking man, and he accentuates his ministerial mien by wearing a silk hat of severe shape In the summer he wears a tall white hat. Sidney Dillon, the president of the Union Pacific railroad, wears a derby with a broad black band, which he oc casionally, in the evening or on Sunday, exchanges for a high silk hat. Mr. Dil lon is a very tall man, and a silk hat makes him look a giant in comparison with the average man. J. Pierpont Morgan wears both a silk hat and a derby, and one about as much as the other. He buys his hats in Lon don, and they always attract attention by their contrast to American shapes. Mr. Morgan does not let his hats get rusty. Addison Cammack, the bear leader in Wall street, generally wears a high silk hat in winter and a high white hat in summer. DEACON WHITE'S HAT. Deacon S. V. White wears a straw hat in summer, but the rest of the year a soft black hat covers his head. The j memory of Wall street runneth not back i to the time when Deacon White was j ever seen in any other kind of hat than those named. If he were to possess a silk hat he would probably from habit try to double itup and put it in his pocket. He sits on his straw hats the same as on his soft hats. New York Recorder. Wouliln'l Act-vipt It. I'eopln who ftrive to elevate rertain classes in the social fabric often find, to tln ir 8iirpris that the. very person jealously guard the barriers of class ib-4-tuii.-tions. The following illustration of th.t ('.act is given by the author of "Four Years in Rebel Capitals." A Richmond l..ly had a maid who. ill-Voted and C ile taut to her lill.-.t re.-.H, Ht 1 1 1 burned with furiosity fur a w;;i.t of everything pert a- m i i i.g to ".Mais' I.in kuin's men." ind especially for "do skule." For fswift, indeed, had newcomer-i been to preach the goi-jM-l of Alphabet, and negro K -honks Hi-erncd to have i n brought in by every army ambul nice, fo numerously did they spring up in I ho captured capital. Si early one t! iy Clarissa Sophia dniine.l her very be.-t, and with shining face hied her like any thing but a snail to school. Very brief w;is her alwncc; her return reticent, but muting and with unduly tip tilted no.su. It boon came out that the teacher had Ijegun by impressing 1)k childri n with the fact that all invent were born "(reo and equal," and that ca li of them wad quite as good ;ts she was. "Wa' dat 3 o'a savin' now?" interrupted Clarissa Siphia. "Yo' hay I'so jes' ekal asyo' is?" "Yes, I saidfto, and I will trove it to you." "Hof 'taint noncd," wa.-i the response. "Re k'n I is, sho' 'nufT. But doc yn' say dat i'se good as mi.-csus, my lui.-su.-' "Certainly you are." "Den l'so jes' gwino out yero, right off," cried Clarissa Sophia, suiting act ion to word. "Ef I'so good us my micsus, I'se goin' ter quit, feer I jes' know she ent 'KOKhiatin' wid no sich whito tra-sb like you is." On., on Itanium. When Senator Mahone, of Virginia, came here in .March, 1W1, to take his scat in tho United Stakes senate tho whole country ws excited as to hirt party affiliation. Tlio senate was close. On the little Virginian everything depended. Tho Democrats hojed to capture him. So did the liepublieans. Th attentions which the new senator wan shown were very amusing, and ho enjoyed them so much that ho delayed the declarations of his political position for some weeks. Winle things were in this uncertain condition and tho whole country was wondering, Mr. Mahono, sitting in his room one evening, received a card. "Show tho gentleman up," ho said. The inan, who was a perfect stranger to the senator, entered, put his hat on a table, shook hands and sat down and proceeded at onco to business in this 6tylo: "My name Ls P. T. Barnum. You havo probably lieard of rno. I am just starting out on rny summer tour with the greatest moral show on cartli. I have called to make you a plain proposi tion. If you will travel with me this summer I will give you $10,000 a month. I have got Jumlx), the biggest elephant ever brought to the United States, and with you my attractions will bo com plete. Will you accept?" Mahone is a proud Virginian and a millionaire. Bat lie didn't get angry. He replied plitely, declining the propo sition, arid the great showman withdrew. This story is told by the senator. Wash ington. Letter. The Mexican M-xsi;H. Prima facie, Ireland has not only a good claim, but really tho best claim to be tlie Tlapallan of the Mexicans. It is the most western part of Europe; it is insular, and in the earlier centuries of the Christian era was known as tho "Holy Island." Between A. D. GOO and A. D. 800 it was the most active center of missionary enterprise in Europe, and its missionaries were conspicuous above all others for their daring maritime ad-, ventures. It is natural, therefore, to suspect that Ireland may have been the home of Quetzatcoatl, and, if that were so, to expect that early Irish records would contain some references to him and his extraordinary voyage. Upon this the inquiry suggests itself, Do the early Irish chronicles, which are vol ami nous and minute, contain any thing' relating to a missionary voyage across the Atlantic at all corresponding to that which Quetzatcoatl must have taken from some part of western Europe? To one who, step by step, Lad arrived at this stage of tho present inquiry, it was not a little startling to come across an obscure and almost forgotten record, which Lj, in all its main features, in most striking conformity with the Mex ican legend of Quetzacoatl. This is the curious account of a transatlantic voy age of a certain Irish ecclesiastic named St Brendan in the middle of the Sixth century about A. D. 550. The narra tive appears to have attracted little or no attention in modern times, but it was widely dLfused through the middle ages. Dominick Daly in Popular Science Monthly. A Platinum Saw. It has been noticed that platinum, when placed in an electrical current, is heated to a dull redness. Thio fact is the bais of the invention of an electri cal saw which will cut quickly and neatly the hardest wood. The device is made of steel wire, upon which ia deposited metallic platinum. By connecting this modified wire with the terminals of four BurLsen batteries the platinum is heated to a bright red ness, and the saw is ready for business. New York Journal. A Chirieao Opinion. It is impossible to understand ther-re barbarous peopl-i. One thing is certain; if they do a thing they do it with all their might. Thirty years ago they had a big civil war. The whole country was turned into military camps and batik fields, and everybody, even to the wom en folk, were engaged in the war in o:.c way or another, and one army number';. 1 2,000,000 -men. And now" there i.re yonngmen, oi l c-nov.gh to vote, who had never seen a company of soldiers in their life. In fact these people s-e-m to ti.i'i:: that another war will n. v. r ? : .;?, especially ia th'. ir j.urt t.f l!.-.- w.. r: 1. A person can trav.-l cl-.-.-.r j.cv-;'. American conti::-.-nt v,-:tlio.;t a soldier, and follow the main li; --s of travel too. In f;".-!, :.l V,...- j-r -there is only about o:: .- .-.rlll-.r f J 2,000 person, wl.ilc- R-..--ia 1:.... I dier to every ninory. IV king (.; t;: A Streak of Lurk. Mrs. Portly Pompous Oh, Bridget., you have broken that magnificent Japan ese vase. I Bridget Sure, mum, isn.'t it lucky that there was nothing in it, Texas Silting. A Cruel Ac-i.'.tr. Miss Fro tiquo Mr. Brown met m in the darkhall way last night andki.-.-ed me. Miss Caustiquo Mistakes will happen, "-Munsey's Weekly.