THE DAILY. UKll U: M,.TTSMOTU. XKlMlASlvA. FPJDAY. DF.CKM liKU 28. 18S. A HOY'S SECOND SIGHT. HEMARKABLE GIFT OF A BOY WHO LIVED HALF A CENTURY AGO. Fonnd In "Th AnnaU ot rblUdclphla. JIa fcitw III rather ChMlng Ju T1i Inrltlcut of tlv Stolen I'ocketbook Th Hrcr Intnally Hecoiuea Wreck. Looking over Watson's "Annals of rhilalel.hi.i," pul'lis'"! 1330. I came acrfms a remarkable etory, which cannot fail to Lo of interest both locally and generally, even at this lato day. The author nays: "The roo1 jeoplo of Caledonia have so long and exclusively engrossed the fac ulty of second sight that it may justly surpri-HO many to learn that we also have Lecn favored with at least one caso as well attested ns their own. I refer to the instance of Lli Varnall, of Prank ford. AVJuitcvcr were I113 first peculiarities, ho inj'imelost them, lie fell into intem jerato hahits, liccame a wanderer, and died in Virginia, a young man. Thi-t remarkably gifted person was born in I lucks county. Pa., and came with hi.-i parents to the vicinity of Pitts burg. The account of him contained In the narrative before mentioned is in 6ub Btanro as follows: When Yarnell was living near this city, being then a child only 7 years of age, as he was sitting in the house one day ho suddenly burst into a fit of al most uncontrollable laughter. Ills mother nsked him what pleased him 60 muclu The boy replied that ho saw hia father (who was not at home) running rapidly down the mountain 6ide, trying to overtake a jug of whisky which he had let fall. The jug rolled part way down tho declivity, but was caught by the old man before he got to the bottom. When the father reached home ho con firmed the whole story, to tho great sur prise of all. After this tho boy excited much talk and wonderment in the neigh borhood. BEEN AT LOXO RANGE. About two years later the Yarnalls were visited by a friend named Robert Vcrree, with other Quaker relatives or - acquaintances from Pucks county. Vcrree, to tst tho lad's miraculous power, asked him various questions and among other things inquired wliat was then going on at lus own homo in Bucks r-ounty. Tho boy described the house, which he had never 6een; stated that it was built partly of logs and partly of stone; tliat there was a mill pond in front of the house which had recently been drained, and concluded with a descrip tion of the people in tho house, and of two persons, a man anil a woman, who were setting on the front porch. When Verree reached home he in quired who had been at his house at the day and hour he had held his conversa tion with young YarnalL Ho learned that there had been a shower at the time; and several cf tho field hands jiad gone into the houso to escape tho rain; the persons on the porch had been faithfuljy described, even to the color of their hair. As to the mill pond, tho men had drained it in order to catch muskrats. In short, every detail given by the boy was i proven to bo accurate. The habit the young seer, when asked to exorcise his singular faculty, was to hold his head downward, ofteo closing hi-s eyes. After waiting for some jfime. nonarentlv deep in thought, he ' Ivould declare what ho saw in his visions, file was sometimes found alone in the fields. FiUin-r on a stump and crvin: On liein-' asked the cause of his crief he Kiid lie saw great numbers of men en eased in killing each other. Although ho had never seen a battle, a 6hip or a cannon, ho described military ana naval lattles as if ho had been an actual looker on. f. FINALLY BECAME A WRECK. Eonj of the Quakers who saw him bo ram much interested in the boy, beliey? in him possessed of a noble gift, and desired to have charge of lus bringing up. ile was accordingly ;ppnmticed t0 al'rankford tanner, but he attracted bo ranch attention, and so many called at the shop to hold conversation with him that his master became annoyed and tried to discourage such curiosity. The boy, therefore, began to shun questions r.3 much as possible, and seemed by de crees to I'.se his singular gift. He drifted into bad comiiany and eventually became a wreck. IIu mother never allowed him to take nny money for answering questions, be l;.'vin that hu visions were God given, and t!:::t it would lie wrong to turn them to nccotmt p-cuniarily. Wives whose husbands had long been missing and were Fupjxr.-ed to Iiavo been lost at sea or cri.'::ied in accidents, and others who;? relatives had disappeared would come To him for information. Of those still alive, he would tell how they looked and vl:::t they were doing. On one oc ' casion a r.ian "asked him iu jest who had ' stolen his pocketlook, and was much taken alck when the lad replied: "No one; but you stole a pocketbook from another man when in a crowd. And the historian of the boy's wonder ful deeds states that 6uch was tho facL This m aliout all there is of the 6trango narrative, which, like Sam Welter's love 4 letter, cmls so abruptly that the reader wishes it were longer. Pittsburg Dispatch- I-ow a Mine TV a Discovered. The tlL-covery of the Amulet mine, on I ttu: creek, rcaib more like fiction than reilitv As it has never been in print wTwi-l Ci Jul Kh Detroit, with pick and shovel on his shoulders, was climbing the Lynx Creek mountains on his way to examine a quartz mine. Decerning: weary in the ascent he stopped beneath the friendly boughs cf a juniper tree to Test. After recuperating for some timo h too? up i.:, .!;,.b- nnfl in throwing it on Lis shoul- .1 it clinrwri slip from bis hands, fend, in n;r, lUiind him. its sharp point rtruck lum in the leg, causing great pain. C Picking it up wuii 7 prccation from the rain " Turn, he stuck it in the fiFOsajru tt could remain there, and started to walk nwar He had gone but a short distance wbS'hi relented "SLtfthtt iSS& ndueVand from which re has in over worm w '"o" shi edT From a careful ext z3r SaS of tho second Class ore , -i Sxn allowed to remain on - U estimated that it conL- l tons. tJ3aay - v. - t - - 3d. , -on--C" A WOMAN ON CHEr.tAT.OM. JAPANESE ARTISANS. ' ' MARRIAGE CUSTOMS. f Hrllrr m Mlztwr Civilization Will It has been the custom to nttrihuto to women a sentimental conservatism regarding reforms in our methods of burial, which has retarded, hitherto, tho movement iu favor of cremation. Their antagonism, it is claimed, is not based upon any hygienic or economic views entertained by thcin, hut to din inclination to interfere witli usae. Custom is tho fetich which tho masses of women aro charged with worship uir, and undoubtedly tlio accusation is true of tho order of women who aro swayed by emotion ami whose judg ment has not been trained by educa tion and enlarged opportunities. Many women of the higher typo havcjivcu tho subject no thought; others secretly approve it, but keep silence through dread of shocking tho prejudices of those ubout them. Some American women from dispassionate contem plation of the subject aro earnest ad vocates of cremation ns a necessity ot tho age, made manifest by injury to the public health through tho over crowding of grave yards adjacent to largo cities, Justice to the living will ultimately bo the factor which will lead tho ma jority to accept tho conclusions of tho minority regarding cremation. But right ideas will not prevail univer sally until the costly show grounds now held in veneration aro proven to be pest nlaccs. Then sanitary inllu ences will overpower tho sentimental ignorance which continues tho coloniz ing of corpses in graveyards which aro a'rf-eady within the limits of our cities. A higher civilization than ours will bo ashamed of the vulgar and ostentatious display manifested in the name of tho helpless dead. Cremation, by increas ing our respect for our fellow beings, will mitigate this evil, and it will cor rect another of which Americans seem to enjoy a monopoly that of travel ing corpses over tho country to the discomfort and humiliation of the liv ing. Surely it is debasing to our ideas of this immortality of tho spirit to pay such honors as we do to lifeless flesh, (veil though it be clothed for a brief space iu the likeness of a loved one. 'Jould wo bo induced lo reflect how brief a space it i3 in which tho body remains as we put it away, most as suredly we should prefer its speedy dissolution by incineration. When a human body is no longer animated by the life giving principle that individu alized it, is it not merciful to swiftly resolve it to dust by the purifying ele ment of lire? Bo claim many who consider our burial customs heathen ish and utterly inconsistent with our ethical, spiritual and sanitary views. So think tho women who herein as sume tho responsibility of uniting to gether in tho interests of enlightened pubjjc sentiment in a svmposium on cremation.! Laura C. Uolloway in Tho Epoch. Tlie Dreams of a Ilaoliecsh Smoker, Science describes tho c::ierie!ices of a gentleman who placed himself under the influence of hasheesh. lie smoked it uniii he felt a profound senso of well being, and then put tho pijK) aside. After a few minutes ho seemed to be couio two iersons; he was conscious of his real self reclining on a lounge and of why he was there; his doublo wa3 In a vast building of gold and marble, splendidly brilliant, and beautiful be yond all description. lie felt an ex treme gratification, and believed him self in heaven. This doublo person ality suddenly vanished, but reap peared in a few minutes. His real self was. undergoing rhythmical spa-sms throughout hjs. body; tlip double was a marvelous instrument, producing sounds of exquisite sweet ncs.i and ierfect rhythm. Then sleep ensued, and all ended. Upon another occasion sleep and waking caino and vve;it so rapidly that they seemed to bo ton fused. Ills doublo seemed to bo the sea, bright and tossing as the wind blew, then a continent. Again ho smolzed a double dose and sat fit his iablo, pencil in hand, to record tho effects. He lost all conception of time, lie rose to open a door and it seemed take a million years. Ho went to pacify an angry dog, and endles3 ages socr.icd to have passed when he re turned. "Conceptions of space retained their normal character. Ho felt an unusual fullness of mental impressions enough to fill volumes, lie under stood clairvoyance, hypnotism and all else. He was not one man or two, but several men living at tho same time in Jili'creut places, with different occu pations. He could not write one word without hurrviug to the next, his thoughts flowing with enormous rap idity. The few words he did writo mc:uit nothing. Grease for the Boob. Dr. Alexander Zoroastroff, of Be Icctok, emphatically recommends to all military men, sportsmen, and others, a grease for boots which is aid to entirely prevent sore feet, ana so protects pedestrians from tho whole train of familiar affections caused by that minor accident The ointment is niado of four parts of lard, four parts y olive oil and, one part of caoutchouc (raw rubber), which are melted together an .1 slow fire. Having moistened tho solo tf the boot with water, the inven tor warms tho boot in a stove or before ... A M. .11. a lire, ana men smears uover wiin iuo co::ixunL Tho boot is said to become toft, pliable, shining, waterproof and tvc:i more durable. Frank Leslie's. Small Talk. Ciiiall talk is tho small change of Iifo; there is no "getting on without it Ylicro aro times when a little nonsense is very palatable, and gravity and se dateness ought to bo kicked down stairs. A philosopher cuts a poor iliu-o in a ball room unless he leavc3 h:s vdsdoin sX homo. We have met with men who wero too lofty for small talSc. They vcro above such uiuinjj; in other words, they were above ciikiu themselves agreeable, .'jCvo I 'rising r.:.d cbovo being rTJ: ,--liii world, is tnauo up oi in- .Iti end ho vrho cau triilo elegantly Cariciitrnt Vtlio Work In Crudo Ways, but Achieve Superior lU'sullit. Tho Japanese arlLr.n has four hands r.nd twelve lingers, lie uw his feet as an estra pair of hands, and his two great ttx's citn wrap themselves around tho articles with which he works like an American's tlnr.nl). 1 saw a coojicr at work m ending a bucket, lie held the bucket between hi.t feet while he sat down to his work and put cm tin? hoops with a hmmicr and wedge. His legs were Laro and hi. cue was tied in the old Jo pane se f;i5,l;ion, while I. is almond eyes closely watched the work he had before him. After ten minutes of pound ing he laid down his tool. and took a 6iuoke, and (hiring the hour that 1 Kit near him he smoked four times. The Japanese pipe only holds a pinch of tobacco, ar.d ho could do this cheaply, but tho time consumed was ot least twenty minutes. This perctual siesta is one of the features of Japanese labor. I am told by old American residents that a Japane-io workman will m;t do one third as much a day as an American workman, and in every case they scein to do their work in the hardest of ways. Tho method. of lalwr in JapjTi are the direct opposite of those in America, 'ihe carpenters, for instance, pull their planes tho other way, anil when they use the drawing knifo they push it from them instead of pulling it towards them. They do most cf their work sitting and they do all tho work on the pull stroke in stead of the push stroke, and they stand tho board as a rule at an agio of 43 degs. against something rather than lay it on a bench or saw horse as we do. They do their marking, not with chalk, but with a reel and an inked string when they wish to saw in a straight line, and the whole of the work of turning tho rough logs into tho finest of cabinet work is done by baud. Thero are no planing mills in Japan, and tho sawmills can bo counted on the lingers of one hand. The usual method of sawing log: into loard3 is to stand the log at an angle against the support and saw it by hand. The saw used L not the powerful cross cut saw of America, but a wide short Japanese instrument, which has a handle about two feet long, and which looks like a butcher's cleaver filed info a 6aw. Tho human sawmill 6tands on top of tho log or under it, and pulls away for ten hours a day for about thirty cents. Skilled carpenters in cities get about forty American cents a day, and tho best men in tho business do not get over forty live. Still, you will find no better work men in tho world than here. Their work is done with the use of very few nails, and they have to be cabinetmakers as well as carpenters. Every Japanese house has walls which must move in grooves in and out every day, and tho ordinary jiomo is as finely put together as a bureau. The joining of everything is by dovetail ing, and tho Japanese could teach our American workmen much in tho polish ing and joining of fine woods. fcjprakmg of house building, the Japan ese begin their work at the top. Tho roof goes on first, and then they begin to build the walls and toconstruei tho inte rior. Frank (J. Carpenter. . Princely Host. Ono of the most lovely of Alpine health resorts is I5ad-blreuth, a hamlet cf some half dozen housc3 built by tho sido of a spring of mineral water. The charm of the resort is not, however, due to its loveliness, nor to its healing waters, but to the fact that its landlord is Prince Ludwig of Ilavaria, a courteous host, who in his management of the place cembines a lucrative business with a most generous charity. The prince, tho eldest son of Duke Maximilian and the brother of tho em press of Austria, surrendered to his younger brother, Karl Theodor, all his rights as the head of tho family, because he wished to marry a lady of inferior social position, with whom he had fallen in love, - Tho marriage proved to be a happy one, and to this day, though more than thirty years have passed since they wero united, the prince's manner to his wife is more that of a lover than a middle age'd married man. They havo no chil dren, and livo for tho greater part of the year in a simple suite of apartments at Bael-ivreuth, where, rccoreling to a writer in The Cornhiil Magazine, she dif fuses brightness and happiness around her, end ho shows how a prince may earn an- honest livelihood, and be the fiiTt, not to receive, but to render aid. Tho whole of the health resort belongs to the ducal family. The servants are theirs, and the entire management of tho place is under Prince Lud wig's su- Cerinteuder.ee. II? is his own butcher, rewer, dairyman and baker. During Juno, July and August Krcuth is tilled with southern Germans, who pay liberally for their rooms and board, and mako these months tho "prince's harvest time. During May and Septem ber the prince receivers no paying guests, but fills the house with those ho calls his "friends." They are those who aro too Croud to ask for charity, but need a little elp o'licers depending ujxjn their pay, university 6tudents, poor professors, struggling literary men and artists. Two or three hundred of these "friends" aro housed, fed and tended at the hotel during May and September as carefully as the wealthiest guests, and that, too, without its costing them one penny. If at the height of tho paying season a room is left vacant, some poor invalid is invited to occupy it, and no one can tell from the manner of the host or his servants that the new arrival is not a millionaire. Prince Ludwig never forgets a face or a name, and has a pleasant word for every one, whether a paying guest or a 'friend." Ilis manner is the same to all, the sympathetic greeting of a courteouf host and the kindly greeting of a weJl bred man. EfToct or tlio Copyright Lair. Tho effect upon the book trade of t'.ie proposed copyright law is not as yet clearly unelersiootL The law i3 demanded not to protect foreign but native authors. Tho American writer has for years bien struggling to get place in a buyers' mar-, ket, where he lias had to compete with the work not of men who were his equals or his superiors, but of men whose works, wliatever their value, could bo got for nothing. That American authors have gaineel the place they hold in the fall of the flood of English books which has deluged this market u enormously to their credit. They have forced people to buy by the real excellence of their work in tho face of the most cruel kind of op position. The immediate eJTcct cf tj law will be to stimulate ' flow tVctlilincn Are Cnndurtixl and Newly Wedded Act In England. When a couple in London elect to marry, unless they intend to do so in a registrar's office, tho bans are called in chure'i on three successive Sun days. If jiot called in church the registrar must ratify tho contract. To marry in tho parish church presup poses parish residence, or at least ne cessitates such residenco for a period of f evcral weeks. If the man and wo man reside in different parishes tho bans must be calletl in each parish. It is regarded as bael luck for them to hear their own bans call eel, but each must bo represented by a friend. The worel "husband" is from tho words house" miel "baun." Hence "hour,e bann," aiul in time "husband." Until only a year or se) agone wedelings by law were held at high noon, or un ho:r or two previously. Afternoon ': l..l I... ... i: I . :i .:; ,. u...i in iiy pjveia licensee, vc :!!iicr.! toootam, unci when ob ud:. i ;': ;rd ed as vulgar. But lat- :;... !! peopjj may marry when (!k;c!:-:c Tho midelle ami the e ::.-.: however, still prefer tho e';;y ceremony, always held in vl.ry lo-.. t i" ei i v ehu Cf t i;. . : i. -: ; !. .i. r. the Hebrews solemnize the .; v service cither at a synagogue t:;o homo of tho briele'elcet. A C hi I. tian service permits any visitors v. Iio choose to attend the church ser vice. It js also c;i;.U::u.;-y lo invite friend j to attend the house party to tlio church. Bridesmaids are more numerous hero at weddings th::n in America, Tho veil is nearly always worn, save in very plain traveling costumes; but in morning costumes of light silk the veil is .regarded as an essential portion of tho toilet. Although the Continent is so near anel flowers so cheap from there, natural orange blossoms are not a usual wedding flower. "White vio lets, white lilacs and latterly white chrysanthemums are far more popu lar. Save among very rich people the bride's dress is severely plain in make and fabric. Marriage settlements aro arranged through the family solicitor on ono or both sides. Even iho midelle class folk havo more or less ceremony in this matter, anel the bride, though poor m this worlel's goods, is expected to go to her new husband with a goodly sup-, ply of housoholel linen, sheets. tableV cloths, towels, etc. TI14S custom of (he briele supplying iho linen is a womanly obligation which sho regards from her childhood up as incumbent on her. "When tho ceremony is conclueletf and the vestry room books signed a fee is, given to the parish clerk, to be shared, by the vicar; also a small gratuity ueleled for tho parish beadle. It must never bo lower than 5 shillings, this fee te the clerk. Fifteen shillings, or :.7." of Yankee money, is frequently all that can be spared by the middle class couple. Of course riches and generosity increase the sum total, On lcaVing the church the bridal party is greeted with liberal showers of l ice anel slippers by tho dozens. If the briele weeps copiously, it is a good omen; if sho is dry eyed, it is said to presage ill fortune. Iu tho days of witchcraft the brid.e.-yitch coulelonly sheel three .ears from her left eye. Therefore to weep in 'good measure from both eyes was proof positive that Satan dwelt not in her heart. The bride and groom leave church in a special carriage culled the "bride's coach." The front in one mass of plate glass, Tho inside fittings are of white satin. The wholo fl;iir is very sumptuous. These customs are observed mostly by the middle classes, greater wealth giv ing greater elaborateness or greater severity ur. may bo. The wedding breakfast is next in or der. Of late years this is honoretl me)re in the breach than in the observ ance. It is a cold collation. All kinds of game, pies, salads, fruits, ices, pud dings and wines and spirits galore. Tho center of the table is graced by the bride's cake, which tho brielo herself must cut for luck. This cutting begins the feast. Of course tho cake has before hand bee n f tabbed somewhat, ready to the hand of the trembling briele. She must always keep a piece of this cake herself. The queen of England has a very goodly thare of her own bride cake, say those who era "in the know." As soon'a-3 the cake is cut the nearest of male kin to tho bridegroom makes a speech of congratulation to the bride. Tho groom ui'ways replies for her. Other speeches follow anel then prep arations are made for the departure of ihe couple on their honeymoon trip. This trip is always taken, even though it be only two days at near by Ramsgate, Margate or even Brighton. Wedding gift are displayed in the drawing room, and. as in America, vary with the wealth of the giver. On the. return cf the couple from their wedding tour they must be seen at the church where they were married on the llrst Sunday after their return. This custom is a fixed one. On this, occasion the bride, bo she ever so young, must be dressed soberly, as be fits her new tlignity. Cor. S-ui Fran cisco Chronicle. . Chickens LXittchcd In a locomotlT. ' A young man in Meadvillo, -Pa., thought ho would like to be a locotno ti vx? liremau. He made his applica tion to the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio road and was sent out to learn tho rope. Thinking he might get hungry before his return he put a dozen raw egga in a tin pail which ho placcel in thy. tank box. Tho trip wa such an eventful ami busy ono that the eggs were forgotten, anel as it was tho last "ran" of tho would bo fireman, who became disgusted with the life lie wanted to lead, the pail and its contents were left in the tank box. Three weeks later, when the engineer went to the bos fur some tools, he dis covered a new dinner pail, which he appropriated. Taking his find to the cupino ho removed tiro cover, and lo acu.bshold 1 there lay nine lovely young chickens, only three of the eggs vir flailed lo hdrh in their patent For suit a bit firm lint of Holiday Silk and and Silk Handkerchiefs at very reasonable prices. Fancy Linen Table Set and some pretty designs in Stamped Co.ds and Tin.-.tl Tidies. On our CLOAKSiPLUSH SACQUES we have placed specially low prices, low enough to in- tercst the purchaser. For HANGING LAMPS, FANCY CUi'S AND SAUCERS and Fancy Glassware pee through our Queenswarc De part me nt. IE. CL PEA HAS THE LARGEST AND FINEST STOCK OF FUTURE. STOVES, FUR 1 TI17WASE HOUSEHOLD GOODS. In the city, which he is offering at Prices that will make them sell. A complete line oT Window Curtains at a sacrifice. Picture Frames in great variety. You can get everything you need. You can buy it on the instalment plan, pay so much each 'month and you will soon have a fine furnished house .and hardly realize the cost. Call and see. SIXTH STREET, EET. MAIN AID itWlG$i5iYirlDPi(ii IF TOL" WILL CALL AXI SKE THE LAKOK STOCK OK DIAMONDS. WATCHES. AND JEWELRV That Prank Carruth & Son has before purchasing Christinas Presents. Prices ire such that it would not pay to cross the street, let alone going to Omaha, this year. All they ask is A7 OFFORTH2TZT"2- To show you the Fine Goods and (rive You Prices on every thing you could ask for in the line, which will be sold if they have an op ortunity. LITTLE CASH Will go farther this year than ever before. Don't Fail to call and see the Display of fine good.'?. FHA.WK CABBUTtt SON; 33ov33T Blocks, Flattsracutli. B. 4. M.'Tlme ITable. COING WK-T No. 1. 5 a m. N.. 3 -6 :4fl p, m. No. 6 :47 a. ill. No -..Ti p. in. No. 9. 6t!7 p. 111. O.iINO KAST, Jo. 2 4 -3A p. m. No. 4. ID :30 a. Ill, No. 6 7 :13 p. 111. No. 10. 9 :45 a. ni. No. 116 ;27 a. m. AM train run daily by wavof Omaha, except No 7 and 8 -W(t run to 9ni fTOn r Presents w are showing ashmere fMflers VEY S SR. IbE DT, 1 1 AT Tf-5. Cn II, M 1J. "VINE. A . . in A . ! J. II. EMMONS, j HovEorATiyr j Physician Office I 1 r':;d