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Reformed Spelling
(HI the ollis boy on a rimy da).
0 blame the rums
It makes mu sour
1 wlsht it wouhlcut
rnne no moat
why dont it ratio
always at nitu
and liotstopVaims
in broad dayllte.
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and see the ball
hit oti the Snoot
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for mud and slosh
this weather is
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The Children's dn
ti'Uc". lit
Congregational church last Sunday
were very enjoyable. In the morning
the pastor, Hov. A. A. Cressman,
delivered a sermon espeeially adapted
to the I'lillilicii. In tli i .. mi .
ehureli wns ciowilt il In lu-at the
gram given by (hi Smuln m Ii
children. Tliecluuuh ns hiiiidsou
ly deeotated with roses mid pot i
plants for the neciishni. and ti.e lilt
tots gave their songs and u citations
a maunei' highly, ploiisiuy to the hn.
audience. There weie thirty n
numbers on the piognnn ami inch
was a rare treat. Ittalces lots of
work to train the lit He tol s fur ill
entertainment, but lu n-snli-wortli
the I'iliiriH nr-
Few persons, probably, other than
those engaged In the pursuit of sci
ence, are aware that the Muck sea
presents nn Interest of Its own to the
zoologist and the geologist shared by
no other part of tho ocean at the pres
ent day.
Throughout tho greater part of the
ocean the bottom in the dwelling place
of n number of creatures whose busi
ness It Is to consume the bodies of the
members of the surface fauna which
after denth sink to the bottom. In the
Mack sea, however, says the Field, ow
ing to special geological events, such
scavengers are totally wanting over
the greater part of tho bottom, eo that
the carcasses of the creatures which
fall from above are loft to decompose,
which they speedily do nt the com
paratively high temperature of the
water.
By their decomposition two soluble
compounds, carbonate of nmmonla nnd
milphuretod hydrogen, nro developed
In enormous quantities, while no free
lime, except such as Is Introduced from
the Mediterranean, Is left. Tho vol
ume of sulphurated hydrogen Is so
great ns to poison the water from
the grentest depth (1,227 fathoms) to
within nbout a hundred fathoms of tho
Biirfnco to such a degree that life, ex
cept for a few bacteria, Is absolutely
Impossible.
Tho circumstance has a double Interest-first,
that it Is absolutely unique
nt tho piesont day, and, secondly, that
it seems to offer nn nlnlost exact paral
lel to the state of affairs that existed
at tho inconceivably remote epoch
when the oldest, known sedimentary
rocks were laid down as mud on tho
ancient sea bottom.
'' Pat Was Surprised.
Two Irishmen got tho contract to
clean n well. Pat tied a rope around
his middle, and MIUo lowered him Into
tho well. When Tat was through
cleaning, Mike began to hoist him up,
but when he was halfway up ho called
to his companion in tho well:
"Ilculd on u mlimlt, Pat, till I spit
on me hands," and let go of the rope.
Naturally Pnt descended again a little
too rapidly for comfort. When Mike
realized his blunder, ho run to the well
and culled down:
"Pat, Pat, are yo dead?"
And his partner replied:
"No, yo brainless spalpeen; Oi'm not
dead, begorry, but Ol'm spachless wld
uurprlso at ye." Judgo's Llbrury.
IMITATION ANTIQUES
THE WAY CABINETMAKERS CAN COPY
ANCIENT FURNITURE.
Sober, ho Is one of the most inter
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esung men l Know, unroriunntciy no
is sober only three days n week. When
I ask him tho reason ho merely says
ho doesn't know. Yesterday when I
walked Into tho laboratory at tho back
of his little vlllago shop ho was a Hand
of Hopo epitomized.
"There's something you'll like," ho
said, Indicating a small bureau, old
Spanish mahogany within, new snttu
wood veneer so far unpolished with
out. Tho veneer was Inlaid with ebony
lines mid kingwood bands. The accu
racy of the Jointing was wonderful,
tho finish perfect.
"You must como In again when I'vo
stained nnd polished It," ho went on,
"and then you'll think It one of tho
best Queen Anno pieces extant."
"Don't your customers ever find you
out?" I asked.
"Lord, no, sir! When you've pulled
seventeenth century furniture to pieces
all your llfo'uud learned tho tilings tho
tenons nnd mortises and the finish tell
you, It's easy enough to get tho right
effect Tho public hasn't any Judg
ment, nnd, for tiiat matter, many of
tho London dealers aren't much bet
ter." "But this veneer so very new," I
hazarded.
"Ah, wait until you see It toned down
nnd the drawers fitted with a set of
old Boule handles and scutcheons I'vo
got by mo and a few little dents ham
mered hero nnd there, especially about
the feet, where they got kicked.
You'll not know it then. See that lit
tle black knot I've left on the face of
tho third drawer? That knot would
take In all Wardour street."
lie Is always frank with me nbout
his fakes, lie seems to take a pride
in being nblo to deceive n trained eyo
nnd a satisfaction lu explaining his
dexterity.
I left the bureau and began examin
ing a hoary looking oak settle gray
with ago.
"Looks ancient, doesn't It?" he ob
served. "Looks!" I wondered. "Surely It's
genuine?"
Ho shook his head with a wise old
smile. "It's as genuine ns dilute nitric
acid can make it. Oh, you needn't go
by the panels. They're purposely
warped with hot nmmonla. Tho sun
nnd rain do tho rest bleach It, you
know."
"But tho carving?" I argued. "It's
almost effaced In places."
"It would bo after half an hour with
a snnd blnst, a little thing of my own
contrlvnnce. The worm holes I make
with a very fine punch. Beginners use
shot, but that's n clumsy way. Of
course the timbers It's made of are old.
They arc bits of a Charles I. table
mostly. Tho hinges nro ordinary trade
copies that have loin In tho wet nil
summer nnd got nicely rusted, and If
you were to draw tho screws that hold
them you'd find they were rusty, too.
nnd had no points. Those I llled oft
and then hammered the heads a bit."
"I didn't know you treated metal
as well as timber," I admitted.
"Sometimes. See that llrebnck?"
I went to the corner Indicated nnd
flcrutuTk!ed-thoflrebnck. A"s far as I
could tell, It was a beautiful specimen
of hammer work bitten and worn by
over two centuries of use, as its date,
10S7, seemed to show.
"I bought a dozen of thoso of differ
ent dates from n man who makes
them. They'ro only cast, but after
they've lmd a bonfire over them in my
yard for n week or two they get soft
nnd look right enough, don't they?"
I admitted that they did, flinching a
bit, though, nt tho adjective ho used.
"There's a regular trade between tho
manufacturers of faked antiques nnd
tho country dealers moro than with
tho London ones. Why? Well, the
manufacturers havo discovered that
people go into tho country districts
now hunting for antiques. They think
tho things they pick up there must bo
genuine. Tho simple countryman In
spires confidence Thoro's nothing
hardly that can't bo imitated," he went
on. "It's merely a question of time
and skill, of course and It's only by
nccldent, or talking ns I'm doing, that
tho fact's discovered. But when a man
knows ho can tako in nn expert It's
difficult for him to keep it to himself
that Is, If he's got a sense of humor.
Do you think that Syrian gold work
they had at tho Louvro would havo
been known as n forgery if somebody
hadn't tnlked? No, Indeed! There's
china, now. Peoplo always think It's
nbovo suspicion, but you Just look nt
thoso two china cows on tho shelf
there. One's genulno old Stafford. Tho
other Isu't. Can you tell tho differ
ence?" I used a pocket magnifying glass
this time, but nt tho end of several
minutes I enmo to tho conclusion that
I they wero identical and snld so.
I "I gave ono and nine for tho imita
tion one, but I can't tell which now,"
he admitted.
"And the selling price?" I inquired.
"Six guineas each. Ono of them's
worth that. After nil, It doesn't really
mntter, for there's no dlffcrenco be
tween them Intrinsically." London
Mall.
FOUGHT IN A FOG.
A Duel In Which Noither Principal
Could Geo the Other.
The most laughable duel ever "fought"
in France was that which took placo
in November, 1878, nt Plessls-Plquet
between Messrs. Gnmbetta nnd Do
Fourtou.
Some heated words had pnsscd be
tween the two distinguished gentlemen
in the chamber of deputies, for which,
according to their Ideas of honor, noth
ing could ntoue except n duel. Tho
men met therefore ou the field at
tended by their seconds and the sur
geons. A look over tho field was enough to
convince nny ono present thnt thero
would bo no occasion for the doctors'
services. A thick November fog hung
over the scene so thick, indeed, that
one could hardly see his hand beforo
his face. The nrrnngements for tho
duel required that it should bo fought
nt thirty-five paces.
Nor was tho fog the only circum
stance that tended to plncc the com
batants out of sight of eacli other. On
the way to the field M. de Fourtou is
reported to have said:
"M. Gambottn has but ono eyo, and
I nm shortsighted, so tho gnnio will
be nbout even."
It, was, of course, rendered still moro
"even" by tiio fog. Neither man could
Hoe the other, and tho solo danger was
to the seconds nnd tho doctors.
Almost mlrnculously the two bullets
thnt were exchanged missed the per
sons In nttondnnce. Everybody's hon
or wns satisfied and the whole party
went home. Gambetta said that tho
affair was as near to being n skirmish
in tho dark as nnytlilng he over saw.
Phllodelphla Ledger.
THE NEGRITOS.
Odd Marriago Ceremony of These
Barbarous Little People.
Belonging ns they do to the lowest
typo of civilization as yet discovered,
the Negritos of Malaysia and their
ways are well wortli studying. Simple,
primitive, barbarous little people, their
customs nre those of prehistoric man.
They havo no fixed homo or settle
ments, but nre wnnderors over their
mountainous Islands, sleeping under a
banana leaf, living on herbs and ber
ries nnd game.
Their marriage ceremony is n unique
Btirvivnl of enrly life. Tho suitor and
n few companions dnnce nbout the
shelter of the desired girl. There is
n curious resemblance between the
dnnccs of the prospective bridegroom
and those of ninny of the game birds
of our woodlnnd. Finally the girl, ac
companied by her mother, starts to
ward the dwelling of the young men.
They frequently stop, squatting In the
trail while the ardent suitor nnd his
companions continue their entreating
nnd bewitching dnnces, winding round
nnd round tho girl. Preseuts nre gen
erally demanded nnd must be given
before the reluctant bride will pro
ceed. Finally tho women nrrlvo near
a steep bamboo platform. A wild
shout pierces the air, and the bride
groom, like a frenzied animal, tears
through the Negritos assembled at tho
base of the platform, snatches tho
bride In his nrms and flics up the In
cline with his mate, where they sit
during tho wedding feast New York
Herald.
The 8mell of tho Dawn.
Of all hours of the day thero Is none
like tho early morning for downright
good odors the morning beforo eat
ing. Fresh from sleep and unclogged
with food a man's senses cut like
knives. Tho wholo world comes in
upon him. A still morning is best, for
the mists and the moisture seem to re
tain the odors which they havo dis
tilled through the night. Upon a
breezy morning ono is likely 'to get n
single predominant odor, ns of clover
when the wind blows across a bayfield
or of apple blossoms when tho wind
comes through the orchard, but upon a
perfectly still morning it is wonderful
how the odors nrrnngo themselves in
upright strata, bo that ono walking
pnsses through them as front room to
room In n marvelous templo of. fra
grance American Magazine.
A Powerful Indorsement.
Mnny years ago there was consider
able illness in Hnrrlsburg, which was
nttrlbuted to tho waters of tho Susque
hanna river, then the source of tho city
supply. Ono of the members of tho
legislature for that year, upon his re
turn to his constituents, was Inter
viewed concerning tho plugue. Ho
soon settled tho question. "Upon my
soul, gentlemen," ho declared, "tho re
port of tho foulness of tho water was a
slander on tho city of Hnrrlsburg. I
nbsolutcly know tho water to bo per
fectly healthful, for during tho session
I drnnk tho water on two different oc
casions, and I nover experienced nny
ill effect whatever." Pittsburg Press.
Musio and Method.,
Tho sane, healthy way to study tho
piano Is to npply one's thought direct
ly to tho work lnld out methodically by
tho teacher for a certain length of time
every day. That length of tlmo de
pends entirely npon tho future thnt tho
student may deckle upon. If ho or
sho take up music ns n profession,
four hours dally should bo given to
Btudy; If as an amateur, two hours aro
enough. la both caBos tho division of
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