IN THE ODD CORNER,
SOME STRANGE. QUEER AND
CURIOUS PHASES OF LIFE.
A Remarkable Piece of Machinery—Th«
Kalla# Machine Made In .lohne Hop
klaa University Has AetonUhetl Evei
It# Inventor—Strange Occurrences.
To My Ancestor*.
EftK'H to my an
cestors—one
Drew a bow wttt
Itobin Hood;
One of them was
hanged, and
none
Was too virtuous
or good.
One came near a
throne — ah
well!
And had worn a
crown, they say
But some person, sad to tell,
Caught him ere he got away.
On# a splendid scheme had fixed
To become a duke, In fact.
But the poison that ho fixed
Stubbornly refused to act.
Bach attempt turned out a fluke,
Knife and hemp and poisoned wine;
Bo I haven't lord or duke
In my whole ancestral line.
There are knaves of every sort.
Thieves and rogues of all degree;
None drew Irreath at Hampden Court,
Rome lost theirs at Tyburn tree.
Most of them untimely died,
Rome of them had several wives;
So I s#.v. with proper pride.
That the good In us survives!
For with manners circumspect
In an humble sphere I shine;
What a glory I refleet
On a long ancestral line!
—Joseph Dana Miller,
Remarkable Piece of Machinery.
A remarkable piece of machinery
is tbs ruling engine of Prof. Henry A.
Rowland of Johns Hopkins university,
Maisiuiui c, nan jugi iiau jiui/iiv.
attention drawn to it from Its having
been used to make an Important part
of a large diffraction grating spectro
scope, which was finished lately at the
shops of John A. Brashear, Allegheny,
Pa., for Harmawudlt, Magdenburg,
Prussia, a wealthy scientist. For the
particular work for which this spectro
scope Is to be employed It was neces
sary to have the lines on the grating
as fine and as close as possible. So fine
and so close are they that there are
stated, no doubt correctly, to be 110,
000 of them to the Inch. A simple c>m
fferlson will enable one easily to real
ize what this means. In the majority
Of books there are from 200 to 250
leaves to the Inch, when the covers are
pressed firmly together. In a very
few cases the number will range from
>00 to 550, Now, If we could split one
of the very thinezt of these leaves Into
300 layers of uniform thinness the
product would be equivalent to 105,000
to the Inch, or a little less than the
number of lines In this spectroscope
grating. It has also to be remembered
that there must be a little space be
tween the lines If the one Is to be dis
tinct from the other. Only a very
powerful microscope would reveal such
lines. But they are there, and as
smooth, straight and regular as one
San Imagine. The ruling engine is
kept In a dark chamber, underground,
In a dust-proof glass case, and when In
service Is guarded with the greatest
possible care. No one Is permitted to
enter the dungeon at such times, and
only a very few on other occasions.
Some of the most distinguished
scientists of foreign lands have made
special pilgrimages to Baltimore for
1 this purpose. The principle of the ap
paratus is very simple. It Is the ex
quisite workmanship on It, and the ex
traordinary safeguards while making
It, which makes It a wonder. A
diamond point, whose selection oc
cupied months of time, has been
mounted in a tiny carriage,
which Is driven to and fro over
the grating. The carriage runs
on a net of rails and is propelled
liy a hydraulic motor. After each trip
the carriage Is moved a little to one
side, so that the diamond will cut its
next line in a new place. This ad
justment is made automatically at the
right instant by a screw, which is the
crowning glory of the whole mechan
ism The screw remains motionless
while a line la being engraved, la then
turned a small fraction of a revolu
tion by gearing, and again keeps still
while tie diamond Is at work. In sev
eral of the best grating* now In ti«e
there are only from 10,000 to 10,000
line* to the Inch; ItO.OOO ha* thu* far
been at tallied lu only two or three In
stance* One instrument In which the
i tiling had this degree of tine new* was
completed almost two years ago and
went to the Koval Observatory. Mob
Ho Another was ordered for McUtll
university. Montreal
Hr* r«ip*o* * I Sunk V%**Mi*g,
r'rtnu the Washington IW
Opelika Ala. Hp*.lal The Klrst
Methodist chunk of Opellkt caught
Are tonight at an inopportune wo
nient. and. In *»»«** aevenst
per*«* nr* injured Th* chunk was
pac ke*t to Ik* doors to ultnee* Ik*
wsrrtagw of Mr II M J..a«* to Miss
gw» •• Ilreene Uugklei of t'api M M
tlteen*. at » och»k Jus* as the bride
alighted fr»« tketr cat
rtsge in tk* front «f »k« chunk th«
arv iif In nas keaid snd game* were
4k«ar|*i| around tk* si *
Yb* rusk through sin.!*** and
do.tr* fur the itmt t*s Nthil h**
pi« in th*t# *».M#m*ni li***pt#d over
... a *ta»f and Hot* rktH**s *
•spiraled fvum tketr parents Mad
iPr gte or* wned three BMnut*« Irtnr
Mr Jogs* snd Mis* Ure*n» «udM !**•
gong standing Mms the alts' Two
tk* attendsats had #m<oed ik«
thunk «gd weiw nalhtng down Wk«
aisle to their pews beside the sltat
where the flames were discovered, and
Mr. Jones and his bride-to-be had Just
alighted from their carriage.
The damage to the church will be
considerable, the magnificent pipe or
gan was totally destroyed and the
plastering fell from the ceiling In
large quantities. The fire department
reached the scene In a remarkably
short space of time and sncceeded In
extinguishing the flames. The ex
plosion of a lamp caused the confla
gration. The negro who was turning
the handle of the pipe organ knocked
the lamp over.
Mr. Jonee and Miss Oreene repaired
to the home of the bride's parents,
where the ceremony was performed.
I’hllndclplilitim Still lluylng (told Hrlckt.
From the Philadelphia Record.—
While working on a building near
Forty-fifth street and Chester avenue,
Harry Lockwood, a brick-layer, made
a valuable discovery In cutting a
Pompeiian brick, which he was about
to put in a large segmental arch. The
brick In question was a very hard one
and Lockwood was about to throw it
down after cutting a few pieces off
when he discovered a shiny piece of
metal projecting from the Inner part.
After much cutting he succeeded In
freeing the metal, which proved to he
the back of a gold watch, on the Inner
part of Which was the inscription:
"Eugene Buzby, Wilmington, I)pI ,
for saving the life of my daughter,
Aug. 12, 1889, Wilfred Powell."
Istckwood took his find to a dealer In
old gold, who said the quality of the
piece was excellent, and as the In
scription made the plate quite a curi
osity he offered the fortunate brick
layer $10 for It, which Isjckwood ac
cepted.
Proud of Tlielr fighting Preacher,
From The Philadelphia Record.—
Lei pale, Del., Special.—A prize fighter
received a severe drubbing at the
hands of the Rev. Charles I. Stengle,
the athletic pastor of the Methodist
church here, yesterday afternoon.
John Stout of Dover came here and
asked the preacher If he could rent
the old Methodist church building for
a sparring exhibition. The preacher,
who recently came from Dover, knew
Stout and gave him a lecture for
thinking of such a thing. Stout re
I nv »• '.vu I'm IC'II o iuin iiii'i m ui n,'i
to attack him.
The Rev. Mr. Htengle was alert, and,
seizing the prize tighter by the throat,
choked hltn until he was blue In the
face. When the preacher released his
hold the fighter slunk away. Mr.
Htengle's congregation are congratu
lating him.
Ttirfe NtomiiflM Mliort.
From the Chicago Dally Tribune.—
Denver, Col., Special.-—Hans Hansen,
a Swede, who came here a few weeks
ago by his physician's advice, Is dy
ing as the result of a practical Joke.
A fellow hoarder, John Henderson by
name, told him the only thing that
would benefit him would be alfalfa.
He was given a bunch of the fodder
and told to eat it. He followed in
structions religiously and pains In
his stomach followed. A physician
was called In and admtnstered an
emetic. Adds were given to dissolve
the hay he had swallowed, which, It
Is said, had been rolled Into a hall In
his stomach. If It Is not removed In
a week he will die. If he had four
stomachs, like a cow, there would be
no doubt of his recovery, hut he is
short three and his chances are slim.
Man With u Patent Thumb.
From the York (Pa.) Gazette: Jere
Kormeny recently lost a thumb In a
planing mill. Mr. Kormeny Is said to
be the most skillful turner In York,
but the absence of the lost thumb was
a considerable handicap upon him in
his work. He set about repairing the
defect In a very practical way by rlg
glglng on to his hand a leather thumb
stuffed with cotton and hardened at the
end. The experiment proved a big
success and the Rather member, while
not entirely repluclng the original
thumb, Is so thoroughly under con
• trol that Mr. Kormeny can largely
manipulate it at will und Is working
as well as ever on the lathe.
—
i <11.1 I'luie tllrruuigh Huninlli'i Pall.
From the St. l,ouis Globe-Democrat.
Webster t’lty, la. Special. Satur
l..oi .. I..k> 1’ i 11 i _ a
..* • «» IIIIHSU W*
Wright county wag attacked by hic
cough*. He mwhIlmv.nl the proverbial
nine sups of water, and hla family at
templed to frlghteu the mild rouvul
tl.iu* from him. but he grew worse,
lie was a man of strong constitution,
but was compelled to take to hts bed
I yesterday. Today he succumbed,
[ciusing away In terrible agony.
Ileussell II III* Hslttlug He* li.ip
from the HprlngBeld (Mass l t'nlott.
Mis It.'len iiayers of t’hlcupee Kalla
was drowned in what ts known as the
Itiuachery pond tn the rear of Dunns
btesibsry Mrs. Mayers was giving
her dog a bath and tn some manner
toet her bnlwnre and fell ftwward Into
the sister Her bend ws» submerged
and she wss unshk* to vsll fur «ssmm
stoe or to get o«t.
M««M* Is • SolM* »•!*•
Kroto th« Courier-Journal Hnisrik
K- Mpe» nil Nelson Clsrh s steam
hut man an •>sided to denth on the
slssmer Jennie lift* host It ptsved
s ptnnb on the hauler sml went hi
sleep. When the wifely istse opened
with tgtnl reeuM
IsseoMe |I»S««|H| Is l‘»»t«
Sitne the year l»w the Karls polks
k|l* arrested *• toss* s* ft HU* tbit
dfsn «k* were being trsined for beg
ping snd * e*
I HIS SORROW 18 GREAT
A MAN WHO LIVES IN A
TOMB.
The Strange*! Vault K.rer Erected, and
Ita Quick and Head Occupant* -Claim*
to Conrerae With 111* Dead Daugh
ter.
tsfi ET those who seek
not knowledge pass
by this grave, but
those who fain
wouid learn the se
cret of life In death
descend!”
The almve re
markable Inscrip
tion Is engraved
on a huge stub of
black marble at
the entrance to the strangest tomb In
the clvllzed world. It Is In the Greek
cemetery at Bucharest, and visitors
are free to accept the invitation to
enter.
At certain hours every day the visit
or Is sure to encounter the quick as
well as the dead Inside the tomb. It
utands over the remains of Julia Has
den, a gifted young authoress, who
died six years ago. Her father. Prof.
Hasden, of the University of Buchar
est, has spent several hours of each
day ever since by the coffin of his be
loved daughter.
But he does not mourn her as one
lost to him forever. He believes Im
plicitly that he receives frequent com
munications from her, and often he
surprises his fellow professors and
friends by repeating some remark,
which, In perfect good faith, he says
his daughter made to him that day or
the day before.
The tomb Is not the gruesome place
which the word usually Implies. The
floor Is of black and white marble, and
the sides are of the purest white
marble. Inlaid with Inscriptions in let
ters of gold.
The tomb was constructed, the pro
fessor declares, In accordance with
plans outlined to him by his daughter
after her death. Acting on sugges
tions from her additional Inscriptions
and decorations have been added from
time to time.
Kor Instance, on u block of polished
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
i _____
I ItMit of the Thing* Which the (treat
American I*hll«*opher Did.
i.onl Jeffrey wrote of the American
Inventor and philosopher: “He never
lost sight of common sense.” Philip
Q. Hubert, Jr., in a sketch of Franklin
in his recent , book “Inventors.” says:
“Nothing In nature failed to interest
him,” ami a catalogue of his achieve
ments, showing his activity and re
source. is conclusive proof of the truth
of both statements.
Franklin inspired and established
the Junto, the pleasantest and most
useful American club of which we
have knowledge, says an exchange.
He founded the Philadelphia library,
parent of 1,000 libraries, which marked
the beginning of an Intellectual move
ment of endless good to the whole
country.
He first turned to great account the
engine of advertising, Indispensable In
ail modern business.
He published "Poor Richard,” a rec
ord of homely wisdom, in such shape
that hundreds of thousands of readers
were made better and stronger by it.
He created the postoffice system of
America and was the first champion of
a reformed spelling.
He invented the Franklin stove,
which economized fuel, and he suggest
ed valuable Improvements In ventila
tion and the building of chimneys.
If. ./.I.Ka.I tKnn.li.r ft# ifa fOPPltPH and
lightning of some of the power to de
stroy.
Me founded the American Philosoph
ical society, the first organization In
America of the friends of science.
Me suggested the use of mineral ma
nures, Introduced the basket willow,
promoted the early culture of silk and
pointed out the advantages of white
clothing In summer.
Me measured the temperature of the
gulf stream and discovered that north
east storms may begin In the south
west.
Me pointed out the advantage of
building ships In water-tight compart
ments, taking the hint from the Chi
nese, and first urged the use of oil u» a
means of quieting dangerous seas.
lb-sides these great achievements, ac
complished largely us recreation from
his life work as economist and states
man, Benjamin Franklin helped the
whole race of Inventors by a remark
black marble aome lines of music are
Inscribed In gold letters, and they tire
believed by him to constitute a melody
composed by the girl in the spirit state.
The airtight casket has a sliding
glass head cover, and, pushing it back,
the doting father can sit and look at
the face of his child. The fresh air
and sunshine stream In through the
open doors, and with them come the
perfume of sweet flowers, and the glad
carols of the song birds. There is no
suggestion of gloom, and there the old
professor pisses his leisure hours,
often taking his coffee and smoking
his cigarette there while he talks to
his dead child. In the afternoon hi*
wife sometimes Joins him. and they
then walk home together. Visitors
come and are welcime. A large album
Is provided tor them to register their
names In, and respecting what they
believe to b* the old gentleman's de
lusion, many inscribe the most tom b
ing expressions of sympathy. Such
are found In every language In Ku- j
rope
It must not be supposed that l‘rof
ttaaden has been made Insane through
grief He is a man of learning and
g>Hsl Judgment, but he could not be
convinc'd that he does not receive
dally ». minunl«at!oa» from his daugh ,
ter And since tn th«t belief ties his j
greatest solace, n««ue would Iry to rub ,
him of It tt'Wl people believe It lu .
be a delusion but a harmless one ,
gpirituwltla think the tommwai* att«ne j
are rwwlly received and take th*W as i
sMl'lukat proof of their theory
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A let iter toe.
Witt you take something to drink*
With plevsure,
'The photo has taken and the sitter j
said
pi, how about tha> utile twvita
* toft?"
Mil uf |||l I# Jam! % ir (MM# vl ,
to)li |e* |«iv % §*%4 '
IflkMI ul F h i |
that hus been of incalculable value and
comfort to theorists and dreamers the
world over. When some one spoke
contemptuously of Montgolfier's bal
loon experiments and asked of what
use they were the great American re
plied In words now historic: "Of what
use Is a new-born babe?"
Foamier of (irrumii Fait Afrlni.
Carl Peters, the German who has
done more than any other man to give
his country the doubtful glory of a
colonial empire, appears ut present to
be In disgrace with his government,
for reasons that are uot obvious. He
was high iu favor during the opening
of the Halite Canal, and in the many
talk* 1 had with hlin I was much Im
pressed by his knowledge and hi* vig
orous manner of presenting It. Ha I*
Ih* founder of German Hast Africa
anil It was he who fitted out the Ger
man expedition for the relief of Kmin
Pasha. Of c mm* in Germany h* vlg
orously abused all things Kuglish. es
pecially when they conflicted with the
Interest* nf colonial Germany. Rut
aald* from this pardonable political
b'lmbug. no man know* Kugland bet
tar, or apprer stag her services In Af
rlca wore highly, than Car! Patera, II*
ls lust now In lamdon fitting unt an
other African expedition, about which
he throw* considerable mystery. Me
ibwrtiu success fur he ha* great phy
sic*! strength combined with mental
equipment at the first order Me ha*
traveled In every part at the world,
and ha* a mind ready to acknowledge
whs! la good in different system* It
IS Weigh' holy to ole I that this man
only forty year* old. and thu yet baa
lived kmg enough to see the Harman
lag tarried Into the heart at *fri>«
thanh* to bit vo nag* and eatarpries
ihai writ a mva should ha hf Germany
larged adrift a bile the tuloglel ufiu
ig Rerun is lumbered up ntth a set of
t a ream rail* pedagogues, the whole
vdugv* of wlMee Warning and train
*ng is prart Welly valueless- Harper's
Weekly
MITES AT CHURCH,
WITNESSING THE WORSHIPING
OF THE AFFLICTED ONES.
The KfT»rll»ene»» of the Serroooi- All
Idea* Are Interpreted by Sign! and
Motions—Eye* Do Duty fur the fee
lest Kara.
MONO the many
religious services ol
an unusual charac
ter which are reg
ularly held In New
York, none, even
In the least Ameri
canized of the for
eign quarters, pro
duces a strangei
effect upon th«
spectator than thf
worship of a congregation of deal
mutes, says the New York Tribune
Two such services are held In this
city every Sunday afternoon; one at
the Episcopal church of St. John the
Evangelist, at West 11th street and
Waverley place, where the members
of St. Ann's church are temporarily
worshiping, and the other at the Ro
man Catholic church of St. Eranlcs
Xavier, In West 16th street. To the
Episcopal dcmnomlnatlon belongs the
credit of having first started sign lan
guage services for the "children ol
silence." It ts over forty years since
the first one was held In old St. Ann’*
church, which has always maintained
the lead in the movement and has come
to be regarded as the especial church
by the majority of the deaf mutes In
this city. Hy Its recent consolidation
with St. Matthew’s church, In We-it
84th street, 8t, Ann’s expects to be able
■ihortly to malutuln two churches -one
for Its regular congregation in St.
Matthew's and the other exclusively
for deaf mutes, in the edifice to be
built UDon certain nronerty which the
church owns on Washington Heights
near 148th street. A visitor to one of
these silent Sunday afternoon services.
If he arrives before the hour for be
ginning, will at first notice scarcely
anything unusual. The members of
the congregation enter one by one and
seat themselves generally In some of
the rear pews, whence, before the open
ings words of the service, the rector
Is accustomed to Invite them nearer to
the front, where they may see more
clearly. He makes the wpiest by a
gentle, Reckoning motion of the arms
as If he were gathering his hearer*
Into a group. A stranger soon observe*
the look of rapt attention on every
face, which js vastly more Intense than
any which the word*ot the^nost elo
quent preacher ever succeeded In
calling to the faces of those who can
hear and speak. The eyes must dc
duty for the useless ear’s, and Hieii
anxious expression Is ample protrf oi
their endeavor to fill the place of both
senses. There Is a pathetic solemnity
In the tense, strained attitudes of many
of the congregation, and In the wonder
fully expressive symbolism by which
the preacher conveys his moaning.
For the sign language Is a foreign
tongue, so far as its resemldance to
English goes. It does not consist, as
many imagine, In spelling out the
words letter by letter; that Is done
only In the case of proper names. All
Ideas are Interpreted by signs or mo
tions which are descriptive as far as
possible of the thought. Thus the lay
ing of the hand on the heart denotes
love; the arching of the two hdnda
together, as If encircling a globe, indi
cates the world; power Is expressed by
a commanding wave of the forearm
with the fist clinched, and the Idea of
glory Is conveyed by raising both
hands above the head and sweeping
them back an<y forth horizontally, wltlj
the fingers quivering, In semblance'ol
of a shimmering light. It Is wholly
impossible to comprehend without see
ing them the effectiveness of the al
most innumerable signs which take the
place of sounds. It Is, of course, true
that this sign language cannot be
nearly so rich as a spoken tongue,
much difficulty being experienced in
conveying delicate and slightly differ
ent shades of meaning; hut the people
for whom It was invented have known
no other, and It suffices apparently for
their entire happiness and comfort.
An essentia! thing In such a church
Is a clear, strong light; failing this,
the glght-hearers sooner or later ex
perience trouble with their eyes. It
is unfortunately often the case that
deaf mutes become blind In later life,
owl UK O' me u * 1-1 m I .11 ill IIK ot inn one
precious sense which they possess.
Music In the services Is mttumlly a
useless feature, anti I* almuat never
provided, although there have been
Instance* w here numb* r* of the con
gregation objected to the omission. <|e<
rlarlpK that they were able. In some
inexplicable way. lo appreciate the vi
brations and derive pleasure from
them. It bas been proved that mutee
ran distinguish load from soft notes,
tut H U only by the stronger or weak
er vibrniMlts produced and. while the
sense of rhythm Is ruavwyed. there
can he no real sense of tuns. There
la a social organisation for the deaf
and dumb in this gtty which fr*
uuently gives dance* fur their amuse
meat On these occasion* music I# at
wan furnish*.! and the dancers move
In pnrfeer #.rod with the rhythm
• her*by eti*sung that they ran enjoy
sound to that extent
sew ase-eni - .1- rr ~rm gr ii iith rtn—|
t niassl Hast.
taking H year ly and year out the
.•odea* hour uf earl twenty .four In •
u vtmh in the morning thutoa Uiohe
John Wahrtwon. • farmer • hoy, who
lived near Kansas t*ity pursued a rah
hit that had entered a ground hug hole
The hoy was unable to get out of the
Kota, and per tab *4 them
THEY OOT THE BELL.
The Grocer Held the Deacon to HU
TroaeUe.
The trustees of a church near De
troit found It necessary to establish a
fund to purchase a bell, says the De
troit Free Press. The membership was
small and composed principally of per
sons who were unable to do more in
a financial way than they had already
done toward building the church edifice
Grocer Smith, one of the trustees, be
lieved It would be a good plan to so
licit contributions to get the $200 re
quired among the few well-to-do mem
bers of the congregation.
"If Iieacon Brlerly took a notion,"
said the grccsr to another trustee, "he
Is able to buy the bell. He won't
though, because he's the closest man in
the village. I'm going to him Just the
same to do my best to make him see
his way clear to give us $100.”
The first man the grocer solicited the
next day was Deacon Brlerly. The
deacon was unusually grumpy that
morning and was nearly unnerved
when the grorer explained his mission.
"I know I'm a member of the church,
but things are so close that I can’t do
much Just now.’’
"How much will you give toward
buying the bell?” asked the grocer.
"Well, I reckon I’ll give as much as
anybody,’’ declared the deacon.
"You were always good at your word,
deacon, so you and I will buy the bell.’’
The grocer held the deacon to his
promise. The grocer was not a wealthy
man, and It came a trifle hard for him
to spare $100 from his capital, but It
did him a world of good to hear the
bell tolling a few months later.
The Origin of III* Wedding Cake
Wedding cake is derived from the
most solemn of the three ceremonies
observed by tho ancient Roniann anu
was called conparreatlo, It was per
formed l>y tho chief priest In the pres
ence of witnesses and the inen and
women ate u cake of salted wheaten
bread, throwing part of it on the sac
rifice which was that of a sheep. By
tills ceremony the woman belonged to
the man by sacred laws and became a
partner In all his substance. When the
bride arrives at her home In some of
the rural districts of England the "in
falr cake” Is broken over her head and
hits distributed among the unmarried
guests who put It under their pillows
to dream on. The first egg laid by a
hen Is used by tne bridesmaids to fore
tell the professions of their future hus
bands, tho egg being broken in half
and the white dropped In a glass of
water and guesses made according to
tho shape whlcj} |t ajg'An^, JJje J’ojto
of this eggTs then "mixed Into a cake?
one young woman kneels on ^he Jloor/
a baking board Is iald on her back?
while another mixes the cake with oat
meal, salt ami soot. The mixing Is done'
Til pllence the mixer being careful to
keep one loot within the doorstep and
tho other without. Thecake Js theja
Imked, broken and a portion of It eat?
en, the remainder being kept to dream
on. On Ht. Faith’s Day a similar cake
Is made of flour, sugar, salt and spring
watgr. It is mixed in silence by three
unmarried women, turned nine times,
three times by each mixer, baked and
cut Into three equal portions. Each
bit Is then divided Into nine slips, each
of which is passed through a wedding
ring belonging to a woman who has
been married at least seven years.
While disrobing the bits of cake are
eaten with this invocation:
”0 good St, Faith, be kind to-night
And bring to me my heart's delight,
Let me my future husband view.
And be my vision chaste and true.”
—American Kitchen Magazine.
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A Slow-Doing Postal Card.
A postal card that required fifteen
years to travel ninety-nine miles
breaks the record for alow postal de
livery. It wa» mailed la Leicester,
England, In June, 1881, and bas just
been received In London. The ad
dress was plainly written on the card
und no one knows where It has been
all this time.—New York World,
To lluua for Assault.
Jerry Brown, colored, has been sen
tenced to death for criminally assault
ing Mrs. Isaac ltudford, a widow, at
Deepwater, W. Va.
HERE AND THERE.
Vermont gained but 17,000 inhabi
tants from 1850 to 1880.
Fewer potatoes ure now raised in
New England tbau fifty years ago.
| New Hampshire iu 1880 had gained
j but 56,000 inhabitants iu forty years.
The value of the output from New
England factories bas quintupled sine*
i 1830.
j Uootmaklng Is carried on in New
' England to a degree that eclipse* all
European nations.
It Is estimated that 73 per rent of
the silks wurn by American women
are of Amur lean manufacture.
Une bicycle has Oewu supplied to
every police elation In the suburbs of
Furls tor the use of the force.
The duchees of fork wae married
July *, 1*8) June 33. 1**4. Dee. 16.
11*4, and April 13. Il»7. are the deice
of the birth of her three children
Him Ldlliaa t lor don Pym of ttuetun
has Jtei passed the etamlaallon of the
K<’>el rolls#* of Kusif in Mtadog and
received the degree ut associate, ihe
is only 16 year# old
t'umpUiet* from *•«« hholders have
i ted Ihe Western railroad of France iu
puMieh come «or too* ls.ii about fee*
ca«ae« gteen to Uke preas. Feeeea were
leaned In laid, which. If paid F*r,
would hate added le the receipt* of
! the compear UI.eon fmo.e to e water
t»a aa.e this the aewIpaper* printed
free advert tom eat* foe the reitroed.
ebieh eooid have cue* U I6HMI
* trnaee.
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