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o u,- tie blrdc of . Go Mb each forest tree. What waa tbe theroo to which tta bra; Aa J1 of t&eet FliUbiu g BuUetlo. Terr moment of tap.'t;.-j began to stare the settlers in the An L'leetro-Maguetlo Cranr. j - . i ic-i; li u LUHguei who a carrying ca pacity of 00 pounds Is attached to a crane in the Cleveland steel works, and readily picks up and haudles billets and other mosses of Iron without the nse of chains. longs or other devices. A mere lad is thus enabled to do the work of fourteen or fifteen men. He lowers the inagnet irom me crane on to the object to moved, turns on the curreut, tnd the mngnet immediately attaches Itself; the crane operated by a pneumatlo 71 r. raises the load, which Is sarried to '.h !- sired posili.jii. lowered, and then aliased by cuttmg oil the current. Chicago What I'aprlka Is. xr - i. ntw i ww epicure leni a DOi oi pa- ..T T 111 ;i J f . i iih.i iu u i umuieipnia epicure, uil -.he latter wroto to '.he writer askiug jo-v use it. Paprika U a ieep red pow-lor mado by grinding dried sweet jr Spanish peppers to a 'lour In Hungary -.hi vuriety or tho pepper 'armly is ex'-ensivjiy cultivated as :ult:vation is encouraged uy mo government. I he nse of any j'.her jepper 'a almost unknown in aunr7, paprika taking '.he place of the East tad West India tppcrs. It i.i singu'.ar .'act that dyspepsia i a disease uakajwa ftmong tbo.sa who uso paprika. Nev i ura Evening 6un. Sjini'toni of Co3eB Poionln. inrouic poisoning by coffee has been studied by Guelliot. of Keins. who inds it umon well to do overfed Individuals, w hil. tea ftuisonhig occurs in hard worked mid half btarved women. The symptoms i coneo poisoning are want of appetite. eieepiessness and nervous tremblings. v.-itu various indications of Indigestion and torjor of liver Tea poisoning re quires rest and nourishment; but the vie tiiu of colleo excess usually needs to un load his system by exercise on a low die t- Arkansaw Traveler. ii4 starvation the face. To redress the balance of the sexes, the British government. In a dispatch, of which a copy may be seen to this day In the record office, authorized the governor to send a transport to one of the neigh boring Friendly Islands and kidnap 200 native women as wives for the nnpro vided males in the colony This gives a good Idea of the views which the British government of that day held as to the future of Australia. But badly oft as the settlers were at the first, their condition speedily became worse One cbaracteris tie misfortune and Its sequel may be men tioned. 'Io the distress of the little com in unity. It was found one day that the bull and four of the cows bad escaped from the in closure. Search parties were sent out, but in vain. Several years passed by, and then rumors reached the settlement that a herd of cattle had been seen about forty miles in the Interior Again parties were sent out In search and to the Joy of the people they discov eted the lost cattle, now increased tn several hundred. The place where the herd were grazing Is now called the Cow pastures This story Is enshrined In the most cherished traditions of the colony; It is not for me to cast doubt on its authenticity Ilere. then, was the ugly duclding out of which the swan of the southern seas was to grow branded from the Erst with the stain of convictism. settled by the scam of the criminal classes of England, who would seem to have been equipped rather with the hope that they would fail than that they would succeed; regarded by the home government as an almost uninhabit able and altogether useless country, save as a convenient hole into which to throw human refuse Australia has risen to a commanding height of prosperity and in fluence. thanks to her natural resources, to the industry of the race she has so generonsly nurtured, but mainly to the extraordinary genius, energy and fore thought of an unbroken succession of great men. .National Review Moral Improvement of Prisoner. J he authorities of the California State prison have introduced a novel device for tlio moral improvement of prisoners - m rough ineir stomaclis. . According to Tho American Analyst convicts who be have badly have ordinary fare, and those who work diligently and give no trouble to the wardens get the best of mcaU As migbt bo exjieeted. the plan works ad mirably, though it is expensive. The road to tho heart may be said to lead through the stomach iff penal as well as In domestic concerns. New Vork Pies3. Salvation Army Charity. A most admirable charity Is that of the Ealvutiou Army in Ixmdon. which has opened a restaurant, where a meal may be bought for a farthing The small coin pays for a bowl of soi;p or a half loaf of bread and two farthings secures a cup of coffee or cocoa and a slice of bread and jam Thus for about two cents a wholesome meal can be bought Threepence brings meat and potatoes and a halfpenny a dis-i of rlco. Chicago Herald. A Sheaf of IJjron'a I'ona. Of course every visitor to Venice takes a look at Ixird Byron s pen. in the Ameri can monastery At least, ae thinks ho doca But it has just come oat that some time ago an otd monk, wearied by the constant Inquiries for a sight of the poet's pen. took a bundle jf goose quills and manufactured a wooie sheaf of By ron's pens, which be distributed to the younger monks for the delectation of en thusiastic sightseers New Vork Tribuna. :lJecllon to Cottons? m, i - ? . . . A uo omy penous objection ft: Oil. the use if cottonseed cii fur cooking purposes is tje disagreeable odor when the oil is heated beyond a x-rlain point. If it be possible for chemists to uo deodorize tb refined product as to remedy this objection there is no reason why the cleanly vegetaole product should not entirely eupplant the doubtful lard, which is now of almost universal ci;I:uaiy use. Philadelphia Kecord. A Curloa Alloy. Put Into a clean crucible an ounce if copper and an ounce of antimony Fuse them by a strong beat, and ponr the alloy Into a mold. The compound will be very Lard and of a beautiful violet hue. This alloy has not yet been applied to any use ful purposes, but its excellent qualities. Independent or its color, entitle it to consideration. Scientific American. Petty Meanneffiei of Actors. Actors and actresses are very much like other people; they are full of petty spites I know of a case which happened in a London theatre not many weeks aro in which one actor of rank hi lh nm fession had to receive something from a young player on the stage For some reason or other he did not like the young man. and determined to bother him. so In stead of taking the article tendered he fell down as if in a fit. leaving the young fellow without any cuo to go on with or any means of exit Some years ago a very celebrated actress nsed habitually to annoy a well known actor with whom she played. "Is it the case. asked the actor of her one day. -Miss that whenever I have to say my lines in the third act. yoa cough as violently as yoa can to drown my voicer "Yes. Mr ," was the re ply. "I think, do you know, that your voice Is better when it Is drowned." That same lady once played a terrible trick upon the actor Knowing he was ner vous. she gave him. as Portia, a ring, which he, as Bassania, was onable to get on his finger, and so pnt him out that he nearly broke down altogether. But Jately an actor told ma himself that so greatly did be dislike playing with a lady who was In the same cast with him that be frequently pnt chairs, stools and tables La her way purposely on the stage, so that she could not make her accus tomed rushes over the boards without a risk of tumbling Oh. yes. there are plenty of little spiteful Incidents on the stage, and the people who perform them are usually the Kindliest and most bono cent in appearance. -London Letter. Homo Growth of Rome. has grown so that many of Its most Interesting features are threatened. The maguiflceut Lndovisi gardens were offered to the city for $000,000. They are now worth ten times that amount as building lots, and will be cut up. New York Sun. Raw onions are now recommended as a cure for insomnia by physicians who do their prescribing by mail and telephone. Omaha World. The largest fish market In the world is Billingsgate, London, where 102,000 tons cfyire sold a year. In a certain reference suit In Loudon the cost on one side has already amounted &5:7. U:'l save i $300,m r ' Boston Ad rer Cayety Among the French. The Irish are the gayest and most un derfed people La the world save the Span lards, who are happy on a crust of bread, an onion and a cup of water Goldsmith remarked that th c-ayety of the French man was In an inverse ratio to the weight of bis purse This hi true In out time as In his Nothing Is more dull, more for maL more insipid, more Inane than a social evening gathering of French who usually dine of trente six plats They have no life in themselves, and have to get boufTe opera singers tc stir them up And even in laughing at these they ore dulL On tho otber hand there Is always fun and go among the pcor. hard worked French. It is this class which furnishes priestesses to the laughter loving goddess, who sweep here the wealth of the world to her altar Mile. Schneider. Jeanne Granier, Leonide Leblanc. Theresa. Judic and Milly Meyer all rose from poverty to opulence. Lon don Truth. Hi Distaste Made II 1m Sick. We have just heard a story which serves to show that whether a distaste for cer tain kinds of food Is notional or not, it is well to heed it. A Boston man had evolved an instinctive theory against eel and could never be Induced to try it. Some friends who liked the dish were de t tennined he should, and having the eel j cooked in a disguised manner, invited him i to dine and had him partake lie ate the fish with relish and commended it highly Then, having enjoyed bis discomfiture, i they told him what It was Before twenty four hours the family doctor was j &: his wis end to relieve that mans ved his life at a close pinch Advertiser. temper L. 5 .r. "But he .! down and acquiesced hi the agment. Mrs. Brown stayed in the jail two or three hoursand was then sent down to Harper's Ferry, where she wafted until next day, when the body of her hus oana was delivered to her. She was a woman of very little sentiment. I think, for while she was at Harper's Ferry wait ing for the body she was getting receipts to make particular dishes." Of the last act in the tragedy M. Hun ter tells some interesting reminiscences. He. with Mr. Smith, of the military insti' tute. went out the afternoon bofore the execution and selected the location for the gallows, which was immediately put up by Capt. Cockrell, the town carpenter. THE EXECUTION. "We chose an elevated place, just out of town, where there wasn't a tree or anyxning else to serve as a landmark. Our Idea was that the exact snot shm,M be forgotten as soon as possible. And we were.eminently successful Thero isn t a man living, except myself, who can tel. you just where John Brown was hung. I can put my hand on the spot, but I wouldn't. The gallows was put up the afternoon before, and it was taken down as soon as the execution was over, and the timbers were stored in the jail yard Afterwards the gallows was erected as wanted for Brown's companions, but not in the same place. As soon as one hang iug was over the gallows was taken down When the war came on the tim bers were moved from tho jail yard and built into a porch to hide them from the Vankces. There they rciiained until a few years ago. when their owner, Capt J- W. Coyle, sold part of them for more than his whole house cost him. They were taken north to be distributed udmirers cf old Jolm Brown. " Some things which have been printed about the execution were utterly untrue, according to Mr. Hunter. "That story of John Brown stopping on the way to the scafford to kiss a little negro child Is utterly false," he said. ' No negroes were allowed to be near. 1 saw him all the way from the jail to the gallows. I was close beside the scaffold when he mounted it and I heard him say in a plaintive tone. I hope they will not keep me standing here any longer than necessary.' The military were going through a lot of movements. While Sheriff Campbell and Capt. Avis were binding him and adjusting the rope I heard him say, 'Make haste!' 'Make haste!" When I heard that I dropped my handker chief as a signal for them to cut the rope which held the drop, and they obeyed The military kept on moving about, but before they got into position and knew what had happened John Brown had been hung and was as dead as Henry VIIL " THE LAST 8KETCII. Strother. the artist and author, best known to the literary world as Porte Crayon, until recently In the diplomatic service of this country, was a nephew of Mr. Hunter. He died a few months ago at CharlesTown. He was here durin? the trial reporting and sketching. "Strother," said Mr. Hunter, "was with me when the drop felL He slipped up, raised the cap from John Brown's face and commenced making a sketch of the dying man's face On my asking some question. Strother replied that Lydia Maria Chi Ids had published . her wish to have a picture of John Brown in every condition of life to hang in her room, and he was taking the sketch that she 'might have him when he was finished."' Mr. Hunter says that he immediately nad Brown s body packed and sent it off that afternoon to Harper's Ferry. "Not one of them was buried here," he added "I shipped the bodies north to friends and was very glad to do so Ste phens" sister and sweetheart came here from Connecticut and were with him the night before he was hung. They took his body back with them. "There was one thing in connection with the execution of Brown I have always regretted." said Mr. Hunter, as he con cluded his reminiscences "and that is this As he ascended the gallows he bowed to me very politely. I was looking in another direction and did not see him, but was told of it afterward If I had seen him I should certainly have returned the bow." Mr. Hunter said this with tho sincerity of a Virginia gentleman of the old school, who felt that by accident be failed to sus tain on one occasion his reputation for good manners. "W. B. S." In Globe Democrat. - .of the., j standard. I ; i were tho ( x the face of j . Che wife of a , ..lepkeeper In a j 4 'dealer in trinr- ! tetail dry goods nier- j to the home of one of - .Js 'In Paris. In the first ,la are unknown In tho little -cept, perhaps, a square rug in tho j of tho drawing room. Bits of car- or little cheap rugs at the sides of tho .ods, are alone in use in tho bedroom.i. Gas is not known outside of tho kitchen, and possibly the dining room. In many households tablecloths are not used except at dinner tlmo, and knives i and forks are never changed during the i course of a meal. One very curious in- etanco of economy that came under my ' own observation was that practiced by a dressmaker of good standing, who. by reason of her exquisite taste and moder ate prices, had a largo and excellent American custom. She was a woman of education and of very gentle and refined manners. Vet she never woro under garments of linen or percale, because they cost too much in the washing, having every article of that kind made in dark flannel. She never sat down to a regu larly served meal, but lived on surrepti tious snacks, eaten whenever and wher ever she could snatch n moment V ' She made a fortune in a tew years, retired from business and -married a doctor. 1 wonder if she keeps up her oddly eco- I uomical habits to the present day. Lucy Hooper's Paris Letter. Seeing tiie Color of Stars. This matter of color is one of the great est mysteries of sight. We frequently read that in Arabia. Australia and tho Cape of Good Hope the stars are not only much brighter than in our misty northern sky. but they show their different colors with great splendor. Very few jwople hero remark much difference, even in the colors of planets. "Mars," says New n 1 .rt in l.i . I 1 " 1 . 1 . iuu,uo i opumr .astronomy, '"is j t-asuy recognized wncn near its apposi tion by its fiery red color." I havo seen Mars, of course, all my life, but my eyes decline to think it fiery red. It is to nir yellow, and only a little more so than some of the stars. The silvery radiance of Venus- is proverbial, yet if its ray3 incline at all to one of the primary colors, it may be said that they are faintly tinged with blue. People differ much as to the color of fi.rcd stars. I never heard any one deny that Lyra was white, but I havo met with those who declared that Aldebaran was not a fine red star; not rod at all; and. in short, that ih the whole heavens there was to their eyes no differencR hctwron i tho color of ono star and another. Head ing over tho last two sentences to an ob server of the stars, ho said: "I consider Venus rather a warm colored star, slightly yellow. Tho bluish tint that you speak of better describes Lyra." We then spoke of Sirius. "Sirius is about the same tint as Venus," ho continued, "also rather a warm colored star." To my eyes Sirius burns with a splendid white light. Jean Ingelow in Good Words. " Tl ne Plattsmo uth Hera Is enjoying a Boom in both, its EDITIONS. j. lie ear Will ho one lurin which the subjects of national interest ami importance will lo strongly agitated and the e lection of a President will take place. 'J he people of C:ts County who would like to learn of x olitieal, Commercial and Social Transactions of this year ami would keep, apace the times ehould Mifh Losses Through Shoplifting."' "All the way from $10,000 to $50,000 year," said the detective, "are lost to pre prietors of large stores through shop lifting. In sorao of the Sixth avenue stores where no detectives are employed three, four, and even five sealskin cloaks are stolen in a day, and rarely do the detectives in tho stores where they are employed search a person for stolen goods that they do not find concealed about them articles belonging in other stores all along the avenue. In some of these stores a plumber is regularly employed to keep the ladies' toilet in order, for into the' sinks are thrown pocket books from which the money has been taken, small parcels, when the shoplifter finds she is being watched, cards and tags on goods, and a whole piece of lace or embroidery is sometimes crowded down out of sight to avoid detection. About 90 per cent of the pilferers are women. . In a store where 470 prosecutions are recorded for one year, only 43 of the culprits were men." New York San. ron kitiikj: tju: Daily or Weekly Now while we have the subject before the people we will venture to ' fpeak oi our Nubia's Whistling Tree. In Nubia there are groves of acacia ex tending over 100 miles square. "The most conspicuous species," says Dr. Schwein furth, "i3 the acacia fistula. Its Arabic name Is "soffar, meaning flute or pipe From the larva? of bisects, which have worked their way Into the inside, their ivory white shoots aro often distorted in form and swollen out at their base into a globular, bladder like gall about one Inch in diameter. After the fnsect has emerged from a circular hole, this thorn like shoot becomes a sort of musical instrument, uponiwhich the w'ind, a3 it plays, produces the regular sound of a flute. On this account the natives of the Soudan name the acacia the whistling tree." The Coronado. Which is first-class in all respects and from which our job printers are turning out much satisfactory work. PLATTSMGUTH, measure of Llfo at Honolulu. This is truly a tropical land, the climate and temperature being somewhat marvel ous. It is entirely different from Califor nia. cr from anything I have yet seen. There la no winter there, yet it is never too hot and never cold. The temperature is between 70 degs. to 90 degs. all the year round, with a few extra showers of rain to emphasize tho winter months. The fragrance ia intense after shower, for the Japanese lily, cocoanut. bananas and palm trees seem to distill perfume. Such fruits as cocoanuts, date palms, bananas, mangoes, oranges, bread fruit, lemons, liLiea and sweet potatoes grow here in abundance. The principal productions, however, are sugar, rice and imnwnnf The natives are a strong race, have the bronze skin of the Chinaman and the black curly hair of tb negro. They are an affable and affectionate people, but are extremely lazy, and much prefer the tinkle of their gay guitars to work. They dress very gaudily, the women especially. Edinburgh Ladies' Journal. Talking at tho Opera. ! To a large extent the stupid custom of having music between the acts at theatres ! is responsible for the talking at the opera, j For between the acts everybody, of course. ' wants to talk; and since at the theatre I the orchestra merely furnishes a sort of background or support for the conversa tion, people naturally come to look upon the overtures and Interludes and introduc tions to the second and third acts of an opera in a similar light. Even if entr'acte music hi theatres were much better than it is commonly, this consideration alone ought to suffice to banish it from the theatres. It degrades the art and spoils the public Ilenry T. Finck In the Cos mopolitan. Feeding Wild III ids. An English family has a custom of feed ing wild birds regularly after breakfast. Opening, the dining room window, they ring a bell, and . immediately all kinds of birds, and sometimes even squirrels, come to the feeding place. A curious result of the custom is that numerous applicants are seen each morning waiting the sound of the bell, like so many patients at a hospital. New York Graphic. d 1888 erald. NEBRASKA.
