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V 'J: it it, n, I t Mr SCIEOTIFIC JOTTIKGS. ' At far as calcvlatlons tan drldi, the tmprature of comet l believed to if 1 2.000 times fiercer than that of red-hot corneti. In a. mlllogram of bacteria there is a population five time as large as that of the earth, provided they are of pure culture. Tre-re are evidently other worlds than ours. At a recent comeinii:e vi ciigmrciB ... London, the advantages of nickel-steej for ship building were urged, and the ne ' cesslty was pointed out of finding new - . - 1.1 .1 4 . w. I . , .. , Vi C. iUf aeposits oi nicjiei iwu i a, m v.. of US metallurgy. - Many Indian mounds have been dis covered In southern Indiana and have yielded valuable finds. Stone axes were formerly plentiful In the farming dis tricts of that state, and were used for door props, but they have now almost disappeared. Arrow heads are the only relics that are even fairly plenti ful. Cinnamlc acid, the alleged new cure - for consumption, is a white, crystalline odorless substance, formerly obtained from the fragrant resin storax and oil of cinnamon, but now made from ben zine Its German discoverer claims to have treated 400 cases with favorable retro Its Veneer-cutting has reached such per fection that a single elephant's tusk thirty inches long is now cut in London Into a sheet 150 inches long and 20 inches wide, and some sheets of rosewood and mahogany are only about a fiftieth or an inch thick. Zootherapy consists In transferring a disease from man to some animal, and is the converse of the medical theory - that animals convey disease to man. This system of curing ills was devised by Ferapi, a Florentine. He mentions the case of a man suffering from rheu matism who made his dog lie across his bed. The man recovered and the dog d Two new planets have been discovered between Mars and Jupiter by M. Cha-r-totoM Gastronomer of Nice. M. Chariots probably holds the record for the num ber of planets he has discovered In his lifetime. His nearest rival is the Aus " . Worr Palisa. who has TriH.il iti i uiiuu" i ' - - - V,...,j io-htv-three but he fails UKtuvricu ' . ' ... . i snort 01 M- .nii" . onn Electricity can travel faster than m. 000 mile a second, or, in other words instead of requiring twenty minutes to KO around the world once, like messages recently dispatched from an American exhibition, it can .a eight times in one second. This would be at the rate of about 500 times in one minute, or 10,000 times in twenty min- U The lightning specialist connected with the government weather bureau main tains thai-rods are no protection, and that most precautions taken by people to keep out of the path of a possiMe electrical discharge are useless. The recent wonderful discoveries in relation tTThe nature of electrical force prove the worthlessness of the lightning rod. Dt offer nothing toward disarming the Engines can be quickly stopped from any portion of a factory buUding by a new device, consisting of a piston valve, hem open by a hook, to allow the pas sage of .team. Pull wires or electric currents are used to draw the hook and Zuhe steam off .at the same time open lng an air valve In the cylinder, so that whatever steam Is in them can escape without acting on the piston rods. Two new asteroids have been discov ered between Mars and Jupiter by M. Charlois of Nice, bringing the number discovered by him up to eighty-six. Pai lsa, the Austrian astronomer, has dis covered eighty-three. Professor H. Kronecker and Dr. A. Marti draw the following conclusions . from a series of Investigations on the - effect of cutaneous excitations on the formation of red blood. Feeble Irrita tions of the skin promote the format on of red blood corpuscles, but modify the . formation of hemoglobin in different ways. Strong irritations of the skin cause a diminution of the number of red corpuscles, and. in a minor degree, of the hemoglobin in the Wood. Dark ness diminishes the number of blood cells, followed after a fortnight by a limited increase. -u""""- tv.7 , light (even electric light at night) in duce the formation of red corpuscles, and. in a lesser degree, of hem'0.binfo In a new non-puncturable shield for pneumatic tires the tread is formed of closely-woven wires, with the trans-ver-e strands extended beyond the longi tudinal strands, thus making an ar mored tread without decreasing the flex- lbiranewe Ending mechanism for witches a set screw is placed In the Twoart key to adjust the frlctlonal contact so as to Just overcome the ten sion of the mainspring until nearly Wound' when the key slips, thus prevent- ltVZ'L:te cleaned and dried by metrical ui ub" d. . . can ue aum;" r ,h . . . rovnlved as the brusnes Dein j -" chain hose paases between then by a cnam nuve 'T , . - fh . hw reel. 4 wicnita man m n,w... " - rr . t i. h attached to nee wnicn ne , ,7 , ,i, Soon. H'"li.edn.o ifquld to the straws, distributing -It rK uulrly a the broom is drawn over the The comparative durability of dlffc-r-entfloorta materials Is set forth In an Slcleta the Scientific American based arefu! and accurate invest iga ttona In these tests an ordinary iron tions. lo ...a iiira that em- rubbing wneei , oyed by .tone worker, for rWf. a w?2e downward on the rubber wheel. whlcl revoivea i up . : -. fire revolutions a minute, being supplied wKh sharp sand and water. The blocks to which the flooring was cemented were Of MiuU wigmt bu w"- w effected under nearly the same pressure Srlal which resisted best thl. severe . . tillnr which. after an hour of rubbing, lost only one 2lxty-fourth of an inch of its thickness; save She best results, losing only one . , jMkVat. an Inch In an hour, treat " ment. TV artificial stone known as "ranollthlc" was third, losing three stghtmr of an metis white north river bluestone lost nine-sixteenths of an 1 1 tech. All the marble wore away very rartdly; a piece . marble mosaic dls- : - .Llw mill. appeared mumj m mir" ! uUs, white solid white Vermont marble lost inree-iounm ui v.. JSOSX J UK WWW . . anon owner uiu ui, , bUm lost only seven-sixteenths of an men unaer munmi mi . - " Nearly twice a much from solid mar- fete: yellow pine about like white, and , MUt lost more than either of the pines. ' TIM Editor at "Th ArtUawl (Me.) . ntmAHrht" makaa tl folkmloc aa- " ' gjawrinnrf Trout, toagtM. MUnoo. ' wfetsMUb or clrab taken in parmcnt it? for wbterlptloM at tbla offle. W kATM't rt decided td take suckers or i lArnoodta,' tmt may be driven to It ;7 rvf-sftj-4, WfcatV the difference tmii .taoan end a poptlclaDT : 11-43, bOh etallsiiw rewtly. EACH ONE FOR AIL THE AIM A SUCCESSFUL COLONY OF SO CIALISTS. Labor Problem Solved No Matter What the Work. Each Member Re ceives the Same Wages They Publish a Paper, There Is In Kuskln. Tenu., a tbrlvlns couimuuity of some two hundred souls. It Is a successful socialistic i-olony, and probublv th most Interesting oil th; continent, . Its itople are persons of lii;ru ideals, wlio sevk to carry in artual life the dreenis of their phil cosonliy. They coiUd be more proier- outi. Tlney are happy and contented. "Every member of this as&x-tatiou shall surrender his natural freedom which leads him to disregard the rights of others, for the sake of civil or social freedom which, bring based upon tht? principles of right and justice, has re jrr.rd fur his rights and the rights of all." . That Is the cohmt stone of the com munity. Each member Is an equI stockholder In the assot-iation, and all share exactly alike. Every member is guaranteed employment by all. A' day's labor Is fixed at nine hours. Every member receives exactly the same compensation for hi work, no matter what It is; If sick his pay goes on just the same. There is no Interference with indi vidual tastes or private, religious or domestic affairs. The association owns all the land and means of pro durilon and distribution, and owns all buildings, but each member owns hia own household furniture and clothing. Members have separate house, but there Is a common kitchen and dinlnjt hall. Some of the best laundry ma chinery has been put In. Schooling, medicine and medical attendance are furnished free, and there Is a good school and kindergarten going, with twenty-five or thirty children. The people In this little ideal world are nearly all Americans. There are a few Germans. They come from all over the Union, but there are few If any from the South. Ohio and Pennsylva nia furnish the largest" quota. Very few come from farm, and those who do have lived at least for a few years in cities, so that It can be saJd to be wholly a city community. There Is no church or minister In the place, and no official religious ser vices. If any one wished to start re ligious services there would be no ob jection, but I doubt if It would be pos sible to get them officially recognized by (be association. Some of the mem bers are pronounced free thinkers. Al most all of them are bitter against church organizations as not doing their duty, but all of them admire Jesus Christ and many are deeply religious. The animating spirit of the colony la distinctively altruistic. ...,.,...,.-" ' Imagine a community without police or sheriffs. Such a place Is Buskin. There are no officials save that one member 1. a notary public and another postmaster. There Is no Immorality, no thieving, no drunkenness. They do not keep or sell liquors. The principal business of the com munity is the publishing of a socialis tic weekly paper. This paper accepts no advertisements and prints no news, but It has an outside circulation of 35, 000 copies, and on one occasion sold an edition of 100,000. They also pub lish a telegraphers' journal that has a considerable circulation, and issue yearly a number of books, chiefly on socialistic topics. Toe author, and ed itors are all members of the commu nity, and receive for their literary la bor precisely the same wages as wood choppers and farmers and stablemen. -New York Herald. To Preserve the Color of Flowers The natural colors of flowers may be preserved with almost their original brilliancy after being dried very thor oughly in sand. The 'Gardeners' Monthly, which suggests this simple process for manufacturing artificial flowers, states that the most delicate flowers can be made in this way to' took for several years as though they had been freshly gathered. The flower should be placed In a pan or other dish and covered with perfectly clean dry sand. This should be sifted over the flower so as not to break or bruise the petals. Every chink and cranny should be filled without disturbing the natu ral position of the leaves. When the pan la full, and every crevice has been filled solidly, the flowers are allowed to dry for several days. It is often found effective' to warm the sand and keep the buried flower In a warm oven. The sand should then be re moved, great care beta; taken not to break or tear the leaves, which will be A traveller who has returned from a visit to Persia says that the Persians till believe that hnman tears are a remedy for certain diseases. At every funeral the bottling of mourners' tears la one of the chief fea tures of the ceremony. Each of the mourners la presented with a sponge with which to mop hia face and eyes, and after the burial they are presented to the priest, who squeezes the tears Into bottles, for use as medicine. Tola custom Jj one of tbe oldest known in the East, and baa probably been practised by tbe . Persians for thousands of years. Mention la made of It In the Old Testament "That, the third tack I hare step- ed ' on," complained Wheeler, the nifht after the new carpet had been laid. "1 den t believe 1 could rick 'em an ey raster If I had pneumatic feet" From Answers." ' 1 " ' DR. NANSEN'S WIF King Oscar Has Special Acilratlon For Her Voice. Of Dr. Nauseu's wife not liuch In formation has found Its lay into priut. She wems to have a Very lui lerfectly develojMtl taxte for publicity, but what Is known of her 1. inl-retiug aud indicates that sue is au. uncom mon woman, both iu talent apd char acter. It is recorded by I. K&nsen's biographers, Broegger and Itolfsen, that his first meeting with his future wife was In the woods aloiit Krogner Sen tor, where, one day, observing the soles of two feet sticking up out of the snow, be approached them, with natu ral curiosity. In time to see the bead of Eva Sars eniirge from a snowbank. Dr. Nansen was married in 1S89, afrer is return from his successful exiedl- tioin across Greenland. When he start eda the Fram in 1803. bis wife, left at home at Lysaker, near Christiana, with one child, turned for occupation to the development and use of her gifts as a singer, and with notable suc cess. King Oscar of Sweden is one of her admirers, and especially likes her singing, which he has often beard; and since she has been in England the com pliment has been paid her of asking her to Bing before the Queen. She is a staunch backer of her adventurous husband, whose departure on his peril ous errand coat her anxieties and mis givings a to which she said little at the time. Since her huslwnd's return she has sometimes spoken In conver sation of her fears, and has said that careful comparison of Dr. Xauscn's diary with her record or remembrance of her own sensations bears her out In the belief that the times when she was the most concerned about hJni were the seasons of his greatest peril. That Imnlies a telepathic communication born of intense symiathy aud solid tude, the possibility of which science seems no longer disposed to deny. Mrs. Xansen's father was Professor Sars, a well-known zoologist. Zoology, It will be reiuemliered. is a branch of science of wlkich Dr. Nanseu has made a special study. Harper's Weekly. Took the Conceit Out of Him. "I'm roinz to have a little fun this afternoon," remarked Joseph Goodf el- low, as he worked his way into his overcoat, preparatory to leaving his office Saturdav. "Tlwt boy of mine has leen reading about the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight, aud boxing In barns all over town, till he imagines be is a pugilist. I'm going to take him out in the back yard and take some of the conceit out of him. He Is a pretty husky boy, but you know I used to be very clever with the mittens myself." This morning the following appeared under the head of personal mention: "The friends of Mr. Joseph Goodfel- low will regret to learn that he is se riously 111 at his home In the Western Addition." 14 the sporting columns of the same journal. wa the following: "I hereby challenge any 10-year-old boy on the Pacific coast, who don't weigh over 133 pounds, to fight to a finish for fun or marbles. Kid Good A Remarkable Tree. A redwood tree which was recently cut down in the state of Washington was 4(5 feet in height, or about one eleventh of a mile. To the point where the first limb branched out was 220 feet At the base the circumference was found to be 33 feet 11 inches. If It were sawed Into lumber it would make 96,345 feet of boards. This amount of lumber would serve for the construction of eight cottages two stories high, each containing seveD rooms. The age of the tree Is said to have ecn C84 years. New York Tri Of the five titles of nobility in Eng land, tbe highest In rank and honor is that of Duke, It is the first title of dignity of the royal family, but not the hlghewt in antiquity. There is no proof of it being used In England be fore it was Introduced by Edward III., about a year before be himself as sumed the title of King of France. Edward, tbe renowned Black Prince, was created Dnke of Cornwall, and be was the first Duke In England after William the Conqueror. After this creation the title of Duke was fre quently given, especially to member. of the royal family. Harpers Bound Sweat Pm to l)rlT Away Fliva. The odor of the sweet pea, accord Ing to a contributor to tbe Medical Re cord, "Is so offensive to flies tbat It will drive them out of the sick room, though It Is not usually In the slight est degree disagreeable to the patient" it Is, therefore, recommended that sweet peas be placed in tlie sick room during fly time. Philadelphia Ledger. "IIow much do yoa weigh? said a friend to Speaker Heed tbe other day. "I weigh 200 pounds," be replied slowly and smilingly. "Oh," said his friend, "you weigh more than that You must weigh near ly 300 pounds." "No," said tbe speaker, "no gentle man weighs more than 200 pounds." New York Tribune. Old maids must claim the little king dom of Denmark for their paradise, for they are Insured there. Any girl who feels that there Is a likelihood of her belDf laid on tbe ihelf may make pro vision whereby she can, at the age of forty, be put In tbe spluster claaa for Rood and receive weekly benefits. These benefits, of course, are in cash. New York Journal. CobwiggeT Poor Waggil He wu a most genial soul, Merrltt-Yee, Indeed he wu. The only tbJof he ever took seriooaly wa tbe coll tawt killed Mol-Now Terfc THE ZUNI BREAD MAKERS. FOOD MADE FOR WARRIORS AND HUNTERS. Called Paper Bread Is Baked In One Long Strip and Folded Line the Leaves of a Magaiine One Unbroken Sheet. During a residence at Zuni, tbe lar gest of the Indian pueblos. In North western New Mexico, I have often watched the mothers and daughters of the tribe at their interesting work of making halwe, or 'paper-bread,' " says a writer In ths Woman's Home Com panion. "They use a basis of either corn or wheat, which Is often boiled In advance to make It more tender, and is then ground on much the same prim itive style of stone hand-mill as that used in old Mexico. After the maize of wheat has been once ground through the luind-mlll. It Is passed through the same operation at least once more, to make it till finer, and then it is mixed into a very thin batter in an olla, or decorated water jar, fashioned from clay, fired and painted by the women jiottery makers of tbe trilie, who are wonderfully adept in the potter's art, and that of decora tion iu striking and yet tasteful de signs. "If our flour prepared for the baking be of wheat the bread will be of a bluish tint, and if of corn. " whiter, while the preparation lias beea made above the wood-fed flame burning In the fireplace of the Moiie or concrete liouse, there lia. been slowly hciting a slab of stone, the upper surface of which Is smooth and oily by long use in making liaiwe. Kneeling before the hot stone, when all is ready, the IndiaD woman dips her hand into the jar of baiter at her si'de and then swiftly sweeps that dripping memtier over the face of the tablet, leaving a broad veneer of liquid dough, which thoroughly bakes in a few seconds. Catching the thin edge of the sheet of bread by the fingers of the other band, she peels it almost off the smooth stone by one dextrous jerk, leaving one edge still attached. (Jiv ing another sweep of her now freshly bartered palm, she joins the two sepa rate sheets Into one by slightly over lapping the adhering film with the fresh application. The double opera tion of smearing and pealing coivtinues In swift succession, and by the method described there is no break in the long strip of bread, which falls In ever lengthening folds by the side of tbe panndcra as she works. A Zuni wom an takes great pride in her ability to show the entire baking in one unforok en sheet, no matter how long she may continue. When finished, the long bolt of bread is folded much after the fash Ion of the leaves of an uncut maga zine, and Is tbcu tightly rolled, that It may not dry. In this manner it Is kept In a state of preservation for future use, for It Is seldom baked for Imme diate consumption. "This 'iaper-brcad" is not used for ordinary household purposes, but 1 baked when a party of warriors or hunters are making ready for a long trip Into tbe wilds, or when someone ia departing on an extended Journey." Pine Nuts. A sii4.aH buff-colored nut called tbe pignon is the fruit of a species of pine tree, a native of Upper California, and Its healthful food qualities are greatly appreciated by California and Oregon Indians. It Is a little nut about an inch In length, and Is rather three-sided, a tri fle longer than round. Tbe bard thick shell would sorely tax one', patience, and It surely would be difficult to get the sweet edible kernal free from out side entanglement; but as the shell matures, a slight crack appear, upon one aide, allowing entrance for the blade of a pen knife or nut-pick, and, presto! tbe walls of tbe little brown house fall apart a small white kernal Is discovered, enveloped in a thin film of gauzy brown. A most surprising number of nuts are found In one cone; this, however, does not appear so mar velous when one takes Into aocount the actual size of tbe cone, measuring, as is often tbe case, a foot In length and seven hundred inches in diameter, hav ing fully two hundred scales, in each of which lie two seeds, so that In a per fectly fertile cone a harvest of four hundred pretty brown nut. may be counted on. Tbe yield from a single tree Is often enormous. Ilarper'a Ba zar. - The Cunning Reynard. Boutbey's story Is of a tame fox at Brldgewater, which had been brought up from a cub to run In tbe wheel as a turnspit One day, however, bis vagabond Instincts proved too much for him, and lie determined to take a holiday. The flesh pots of bis Egypt were a dust and ashes to bis palate compared with the chickens of his own selection. Unfortunately he chose the hunting season for bis excursion, and soon came In contact with bis heredi tary persecutors. He evidently de termined to give them a good run, for he took them twice through a stream, after a grand circumbendibus, which Involved a chase of nearly thirty miles; be made bit way back with bounds Iu full cry, and re-entering tbe kitchen, resumed operation in the wheel with as much unconcern as though be had never left It The fat cook, with whom be was a great favorite, succeeded in beating the hounds off till the arrival of tbe huntsman, who humanely as sisted In saving a life, which, If sa gacity and Ingenuity be virtues, well deserved to be scared. English Illus trated Magazine. fULTOW'B FIRST FARE. First Recognition for Adaption of. Steam to Navigation. ; There was one little Incident In Rob ert l'nltou's life aliout which few eo pie know aud which Fulton uever f got. It Unjk place shortly before the return trip of bis famous boat's voyage by steam up the Hudson Hiver. At the tluie all Albany flocked to the wharf to see the strange craft, but so tliuorons were they that few cared to board her. One gentleman, however, uot uly boarded her, but sought ou Fultrm, wlmin be found In the cabin, and the following conversation took place: "This Is Mr. Fulton, I presumeT' "Ves, sir." "Do you return to New York with this lxKltV "We shall try to get back, Blr." "Have you any objection to my re turning with you?" "If you wish to take your chances with us, sir. I have no objection." "What Is the fare?" After a moment's hesitation, Fulton replied, "Six dollars." And wlieu that amount was laid In his hand he gazed at It a long time, and two big tears rolled down his cliecks. Turning to the passenger, he said: "Excuse me, sir, but this Is the first pecuniary reward I have received for all my exertion In adapting steam to navigation. I would gladly commemo rate the occasion with a little dinner, but I nm too poor now even for that If we meet again, I tnist it will not be the case." As history relates, tlie voyage ter minated successfully. Four years later Fulton was sitting in tlie cabin of the Clermont, then called the North Kiver, when a gent'eman entered. Fulton glanced at him. and then sprang up ami gladly sliook his hand. It lias his first passenger, and over a pleasant lit tle dinner Fulton entertained his guest with the history of his success, and ended with saying that tlie first actual recognition of his usefulness to his fellow-men was tlie six dollars 'paid to him by bis first passenger. Ha rper's Hound Table. The smoke of woolea rags Is a cure for the most dangerous wounds. A buly ran a machine needle through her finger. She could not be relensed till the machine had tieen taken to pieces, and It was found the needle bad brok en into three pieces in the flesh. The process of extraction was most diffi cult, the pain reaching the shoulder, ami danger of lockjaw was feared. Woolen rags were put on burning coals, and, by holding the finger in the smoke, all pain was driven away and never returned, though the finger took long to heal. The smoke and smell of tbe burning rags may be unpleasant but that Is a slight drawback compared with the danger of lockjaw, or great pain and consequent fever. Another iiwKw wm the care of a wound inflicted by an enraged cat, which tore the flesh from tlie wrist to tbe cllxrw and bit through tbe fleshy part of tbe hand. One ministration of the smoke ex tracted all tbe pain, which bad been Bestow a loon on humanity and help to Kpul,'irize tbe baked banana as an article of food for rich and poor es pecially the poor. No ioor child nt-ed go to school hungry. One cent will buy a good sized banana, which, when baked In Its skin In an oven for fif teen or twenty minutes until it Is quite soft and bursts open, alone makes a full meal. Bananas should never be eaten raw; they are very Indigestible. Youngsters fed on raw bananas nearly always suf fer from diseases of the intestinal ca bal and convulsions. Physicians call kuch children "banana babies." Baked bananas are also tlie Ideal food for nervous ihtsoiis and anae mics, also brain workers. New York Sun. . A man owned a parrot for a long time, and all tbat it could say was "There is no doubt aliout It" At length the owner, being tired of this song, resolved to sell it. He took It to the market at Huddersficld, singing out: "Twenty pounds for my Poll." A gentleman who was passing the market beard the price, aud went to tlie parrot and said: "Art thou worth LW Tolly's reply was, of course: "There i. no doubt about it" The gentk'tnan was much pleased at this, and readily bought the irrt After some time the gentleman found out, to his surprise, that Poll was all "No doubt," ami be, full of rage at his twenty pounds' worth of disappoint ment, exclaimed to the Poll: "What a fool I was to give 20 for a thing like you! Poll then most decidedly replied: "There's no doubt about it!" From Answers. . . - . . Lady of the House "Did you mall my letter, as I told you, Husan?" Hired Girl "Sure, mum, I did; but I bad it weighed first and as It was double weight I put another atamp on It" Lady of the House "Thafa right; only I hope you didn't put the extra stamp on ao It would obliterate the address." Hired Girl "Indeed, I didn't mum; I just stuck It on tbe top of the other sump so aa to save room." New York World. Flannlran How'd yes git th' black oye, Casey T Casey Ol ahllpped on' landed on me back. . r Flannlgan But, me good mon, y r face ain't located on y'r back. , Casey (gloomily) -No, nather wuz Flnnegan.-Truth, v . Af tW fkltfT oT'rtcftiehliTer, or Mur frceslioro. as some lilstoriaus name It L'.eutenant Hallaek, of I lie Union Army bud tlie misfortune to lose one of his eyes. In iwn, be was promote! to tie first lieutenant : hi tbe regular army, and was stationed ot one of the Indian lots on the plains. He had a small blue eye of glass, tui thinking. tbathe could nvt.obtaln artl- flclarererso far away from ne large cities, he bought two other glass eyes, for use should his regular false eye be broken. On a Certain occasion, Lie ,.t nant Hal- leck was visited by a one-eyed Indian warrior, who wished to see the."wbite man's funny eye." The brave was much nleased with the sight, and after awhile lie liesought the officer to lend him one of the extra bit of glass. "Hut your sound eye iH as black as coal and as big as a saucer." protested the lieutenant ""d these eyes are lit tle and blue." The Indian Insisted, however, and at last prevailed on the lieutenant to lend him one of the eyes. The lieutenant says that ho never saw an Indian so delighted. Clad in a long shirt and an old plug luit tbe brave walked around the camp as nroud as Lucifer. His big black eye and his little blue eye were in amusing contrast. He succeeded In making tlie other Indians believe Hint he could see., through the blue eye as well as through his natural one. and no hap pier warrior than lie ever stmt ted lie fore admiring squaws. (Joldeu Hays. I went to Bethlehem several times. usually returning toward dtit-k, says n coittrtluilor to McClure's Magizive."" I constantly met the "Bethlehem men " as they are culled-merchants, mason. caipciiters, laborers returning on foot from tiieir long and hard day's work in Jerusalem. Tlie hours of labor in" the Fast are from sunrise to sunset; and tluise men would leave Bethlehem " early In tlie morning, and, after walk ing six utiles to their daily task, work all day and walk buck, at dusk to rlii.lr lute oiul hchIiIV HUDIier. The younger nnfi looked worn out ; - the older men seemed to have lost all a strength, and their eyes frequently looked dull and almost glazed. 1 was Invited to visit a family In Bethlehem. Their liome was on tlie second floor of a building. It consisted of n single room about fifteen feet square, with a concrete floor, and not a single article of furniture save a tiny charcoal stove.'" It was clean; there were plenty of win dows; and the window-sills were low and broad and were used Instead of chairs. There were little cupboard built in the walls, which held the food and the few dishes. At one side of the room was a large recess, perhaps two feet deep, three feet Ultth nod mix fret long. Here were piled blankets, rugs and quilts, neatly folded. At night the rugs were spread on the floor aud the family slept ou them, using the blankets and quilts for covering. On great occoRlons a little circular table, alxnit three feet across and one foot On a lonely farm near North Branch Mr. and Mrs. John Botinlman and two sons met Instant death in a pecullar'-Z." aud dreadful manner. It Is the cus tom among the fanners In that neigh-. liorlMMnl to store their large potato ' crops In pits In the ground. The Bon nlmans were well-to-do fanners and tlK'lr pit was unusually large and elab orate. One day Mr. Botulinum built -a fire In tlie pit, as be feared the frost would penetrate it. In the morn lug be and bis oldest ma T went to straighten up the place; together tliey lifted the heavy trap- .... door, and the father, a stal wart man of fifty years, let blra- . self down Into tlie pit In an Instant, to the horror of the young man, he dropped dead, or at least unconseiou, -Tlie son gave a shriek of terror and went to the rescue of bis fattier. He, too, lR'carne a corpse, but his scream bad brought bis brother, a boy of eighteen, from the barn, and a mo-1". miit later the mother came running from the house, followed by ber young- . est soil, a lad of fourteen years. The"" second son arrived first and dropsd Into the death trap, thinking to help hia father and brother, but the fire damp killed him In a twinkling. When the mother arrived, she too. jumiicd into the pit She was imme diately overiHiwered, but bad streng-u.-j left to tell her remaining son wit n jsr come into the cellar, New Yolk The oldest postmaster In continuous service In tlie United States lives In Central Pennsylvania. His name Is Joseph Strode, and he lives at Strodc's Mills, a pretty village In Mlttin coun ty. This old pioneer jsist master, say the Cresset! ltccord, has held the one iosl tloh since 1K1.. As a recognition of bis long and faithful sen-ice for the ' government, tbe Post Office Hepart mcnt at Washington had his picture on exhibition at tbe World's Fair, and II was considered one of the most In teresting features of that great de partment A lady had been III and under medi cal treatment for a long time. As she grew no better all (he while, she lie came distrustful of her physician's skill and did no( wish to sec him and yet she was not imld enough to tell blm so. She communicated the state of her mind to ber maid. "L'ave '1m to me, mum. Tare 'im to me!" said the girl. By -aud by tbe doctor came to tbe door, and Bridget oeiied It aliout an Inch. "Borry, sir," said she, "but ye can't come In the day, doctlmr." "Can't come lor Ilow'a thatr "Tbe ml.tree do be too III for to see p 5 .i 8ri5B'' W1 H1 iSflSU0Vr4 i, .