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Talking Machines.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison has recently invented
an instrument which is undoubtedly the &C
.'ustic marvel of he century. 1t is called the
..Speaking monograph or, adopting the In
dian idlom, one may aptly cailit 81 The Sound
Writer who talks" Much curiosity has been
expressed al The workings of this ms runent
20 purpose giving an account of it.
All talking machines may be reduced to
wotypeS That of Professor Faber, of vi
'nna, is the most perfect example of one type
hat of Mr. Edison is the only example of the
'ther.
raler worked at the source of articua.e
Ounds, and built up an artificial organ of
ptech whose parts. as nearly as possible,
'rgans in our vocal apparatus. A vi brating
ivO reed, Of variable pitch, forms S voci;
.hordS. There is an eral cavity, VIII ,se Siz..
md shape can be rapidly changed by de press
ng the keys on a key board A rubber
orgue and lips make the consOnants: Ii tie
Iii dInill. turning in its throat, rolls the letter
L, and tube is attached to its nose when it
peaks French This is the anatomy of this
lily wonderful piece OF mechanism.
Faber attacked the problem on its phySiO-
Ogcal side Quite differently works ,Ir. Edi
on: he attacks The problem, not at the source
ate speech, but, C nSilering these vibr ltiOns
DIS already made, it matters not how, he
makes these vibrations impress themselves Oh
A sheet OF metallic foil, and then reprOduceS
from these impressions the sOnorOus vibra.
ions which made them.
Faber solved the problem by reprOd ucing
the mechanical causes of the vibrations max
ing voice and speech: Edison solved it by OBJ
tanning the mechanical effects OF these vibra-
tons. Faber reproduced the movements of
onr vocal organs; Ellison reproduced the mo-
tons which the drum skin OF the ear has when
this organ is acted on by the vibrations caused
by the movements of the vocal Organs.-[ POpu
lar Science Monthly.
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A Curious CuSl0m.

THE BONNET SHOW IN WESTERN MISSOURI
Last Sunday was the day of the annual
Bonnet Show in Clay county. 1t was not what
might be termed a fine day for new bonnets,
for the rain fell mildly in fitful gusts during the
day. and the winds were quite raw for gauZy
muslins and spring millinery. But 1t was bon
net day in Clay county, and all the youth,
beauty and elite OF all the regions adjacent to
Little Shoal Greek and Big Shoal Greek assem-
bled to show off the spring bonnetS.
annually adhered to by the Clay county people
with the strictest punctualty. Ii originated in
fend between the two Baptist congregations
meeting houses. This rivaIry was established
years ago and has been kept up ever since
with varied results, sometimes the Little Shoal
Checkers getting off with the best bonnetS, and
then the next year the Big Shoal Checkers car
rying off the ribbons. The custom as eStab-
Ished is as follows: On the first Saturday aud
Little Sh0al Creek, in Clay county, have
Bonnet Show This is picnic at which the
ladies appear in the best bonnetS their means
and the Kansas City millinerS can produce
The young men come there of course, and not
few carriage loads of young gentlemen and
ladies from Kansas City and adjoining cities
county. Big ShOal Greek Meeting house holds
its bonnet show" on the second Saturday and
Sunday in May, and then there is sensation
all over the adjacent country, for Big Shoal
Creek has seldom been surpassed for bonnetS
at the annual bonnet show. Last Sunday, how
ever, was bad day for nice, new spring bon
nelS, and those who were present at both pic
mics lay that Little Shoal Creek carried off the
premium this year for fine bOnnetS The Biz
she al Creek Westinghouse had bad weather
on Sunday, and the rain prevented many fine
bonne'S fl ON being placed on exhibition Ii is
the frSt time for many years that Little ShOal
Gre X has won victory.
Ii is pleasant rivalry and very profitable to
the milliIe rs. Each lady attending the church
or the pi mic endeav0rs to appear in neat
handsome bonnet, and those who appear in the
best bonnet receiN e the praise and encOmiumS
OF all those in at enhance. The people assem-
BILE from miles around TO look al each others
nnets, and while the preacher eXpounds the
laws laid down in the Gospel, the fades crit
else Zach others spring bonnetS, while the
boys and old men mentally comment upon the
faces beneath the bonnetS. The CLAY county
Bonnet Show is a custom long established.
and it is growing in popularity every year
Nowhere, perhaps is such strange. in crest
in the neghboring county of Clay KdnsdS
(JtlJ Times
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GOOD NIGHT.

God keep You safe, my little love,
All through the night;
Rest close in his encireiing arms
Until the light.
Ny heart Is with you as kneel TO prav,
Good night! God keep You in his care Away.
Thick shadows creep like silent ghosts
About my head:
lose myself in tendey dreams,
While overhead
The moon comes stealing through the window
bars,
A silver sickle cleaning mid the stars.
For /, though am far awav,
Feel safe and Streng:
10 trust you thus, dear love-and yet
The night is long
say with Sohbiug breath the old fond nraCer
Good night! Sweet dreams. God ke<p wa every
where2
Mary r. Hi9adm ln Churckmda.
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NOVEL DECISION RESPECTING THE STUDY
OF GRAMMAR:-The Chicago Legal .veos con-
tains novel decision respecting public schools
Ii seems that the rules of the high school re
CURED candidates to pass an examination in
English grammar. The plaintiffs son had
never studied grammar and declined to be
examined in it. He passed in the other Sudies
but was refused admission, his father claiming
the right to have his son enter the school with
out knowledge of grammar and 20 through
the term of the school, emitting that study.
The court held the refusal to receive the boy
unreasonable, and sustained the right of the
father to elect the sons studies IL the study he
discarded had no necessary connection with
the studies he elected for him, as, i'm this
instance, grammar with the physical and
exact sciences.
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THE SAD FATE OF PRETTY MELISSA SMITH.
A telegram from TarDOro, n. c., May 20, says:
daughter of Mr.. William Smith, of Hatteras
Island, Dare county, was drowned from the
new lighthouse, which is surrounded by water.
had thrown open her door to get the sea
breeze. AS she lifted the pillow from her bed
it fell from her hand and rolled into the stair
slide being and IN ing
striking the iron steps. She fell into the
water, gave three piercing screams. aud was
carried out by the surf just as her father came
of Dare county. and known as the Eighth Duse
keepers pretty daughter. She was to have
been married on Wednesday, and had parted
with her betrothed only half an hour before
her death.
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why, Miss-Miss What's her-name, your

Why, Miss-Miss What's her-name, your
companion" - =
"She has become my companion, madame, u
said Mr.. Bassett, with a bow, shutting the
cracked, the horses plunged and were off. As
we looked back and saw the husband and wife
standing side by side in the sunshine, those
not in the secret were speeches. with am lze-
ment al the revelation that began to break
upon them.
"D,I understand you that those two peo-
pie" began Col. Bates
Are married," cried Belle Didn't tell
you that this house Is as full of romantic sur.
prises as the castle in the PyreneeS? Mar
ried! And he has settled on her hundred
thousand cocoa nut Trees
Cocoa nut trees" cried Miss Marvin, with
her nose in the air.
"COcOa-nut trees. That is a h Indred thou
sand great silver dollars year-almost equal
to your income, dear. ! always knew she was
princess in disguise. And am to 60 down
and visit them and marry South sea island
prince myself, if-if-no obs tacle-''
BY the way that John Cameron imprisoned
the little hand, imagined that he had i'm
proved his opportunity to make that very II
an obstacle. -
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THE NEWEST THEORY OF COURT
SHIP,

The nature Of things Is on the side OF those who
AIRY only after Providence has given them al
Iequateiy Tested affeCtion.-JOsep h Cook.
side by side they strolled
Up the shady lane.
A. to- each other they told
Their mutual loves,
COiHg and cooling like turtle doves,
Kissing again and again.
,,Iyearn for thee, >, Augustus said.
with an infinite Tenderness
Soft and low was his voice;
- Ra.hCTHC~S implies choice,
nd hadSt thou been fatherleSS.
Ere this We had wed
Enswarthed with the bliss
or n rapture delicious:
EiySium as this
Is not half So ElySiOuS:
q the niue hneSS, the rant
Formation of soul
Tn" spontaneous sweetness,
The iUIl OTh"d completeness
Which over me rolf
- Are you sure. - said Arabena.
Ciinging closer I" her Teller,
''Of a supreme affection
Adequately tested.
4 you but tested
Great would be my detection
Dearest how canSt thou thus harrow
BY feelings by doubt!
How often has thy narrow
Minded parent put me out!
Far indeed from a Jest:
bethinkS a COwhide boot
oh tbe pateTHal foot,
And bulldog in the yard,
Holding faSJ and biting hard,
Should be adequate test
Abr sighed the maiden,
With eyeaSh teaT-laden,
Pardon the thought;
know thy addresses
And Law IShed careSSeS,
Spite of lifting by boot
On fatherly foot.
This bulldog caughtneSs
II affection bears witness,
IT. accord with the fitness
OF things and the OughtneSs
OF the Ought PHILLIPS THOMPSON.
IBest0a TT suelIer,
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Low PRICES MEAN Low WAGES FOR PRO.
DUCERs, so that it is not necessarily a matter
for rejoicing when one finds falling market
But at time when many men and women are
unemployed, and when wages for the EMPLOYED
are exceedingly low, it is worth while 10 note
that quotations at the Produce Exchange
show corresponding shrinkage Mess pork
sold SO, in New York on Monday at $40 per bar
pounds for June delivery. These are the lowest
prices quoted in May during the last twenty
three years. In Baltimore corn is now selling
at 4Sa52 cents per bushel
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THERE is no lack of officers in the British
British soldiers and sailors may be doomed to
undergo in the future wars will not be brought
about by hack of leaders. For the 297 ships in
commission in the navy there are 1872 admirals,
and Isl regiments are supplied with 82S gene
rails. Besides these generals there are neatly
1900 colonies and 1000 lieutenant cOlOnels-in
all 1888 superior officers, Of whom II, l67 are
on full pay.
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A CURIOUS ACCIDENT.-In Cincinnati, on
Thursday last, Mrs. Hennig, while crossing
Pearl street, near EgglestOn avenue, was
struck senseIess by missile that made flesh
wound extending from her right temple around
she had been shot by stray ball from an air
gun, but the theory was afterwards preached
that one side of a small pebble. heavily pressed
on by the outside rim OF passing street car
wheel, was propelled after the fashion of a wet
watermelon seed between the thumb and fore :
finger, with force sufficient to cause the
damage as described
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JOHN SUTHERLAND's ROMANCE.-John Suth-
Machine Company In Efzabethport. n I
several years ago obtained divorce IRON his
wife: He did not remarry, and his life was
much saddened by the breaking up of his
day, while he was visiting Williamsburgh.
where he lived before the divorce, he unexpect-
eddy met his former wife at Sd and south Slh
streets. They stopped to speak to each other !:
he went to her home, and had a long, JUL, and
free talk with her, which removed much of the
old trouble: He proposed aremarriage, and
week ago they were remarked in Elizabeth
pOrt.-[N y Sun.
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TT WAS AN UNCoMMONLY BRUTAL MOB
thas killed Christopher Mutchler a horse
thief, in Germantown, Cal He was taren
from the Jail, and forced to kneeI on the head
of a. bai rel, while the lynchers tried tbe.r
craftsmanship on him with revOlvers. o
after another shot at him, until bullet h {
him In the shoulder, and he fell from the bar
rel. Then he was tied to tree, and the sport
was continued until he died.
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dispatch was sent from New Haven last even
ing announcing the score in the rife match
between the City Guard of this city and the
Waliheford company. in which the latter
were successful by score of 1913 against 543
the telegraph operator got the figures trans
ooys" became iubilant, and it was at once pro,
posed to give the victOrs hearty welcome
home, an escort TO the armOry and a collation.
To this end transparency was painted with
ordered, and the company, with fife and
drums, marched to the Union depot to await
he arrival of the train, due at $50 pm. Al
drums beat lively double drag and salute of
honor, and 'cheerS for the yictors' rent the
air. Somehow, these enthusiastic cheers were
lot responded to by the ''team," who were in
The ears. At last, one of the returning men, as
he stepped from the cars, Saw something. His
eye fell upon the transparency, wi h its score
n tig letters, the $50 looking particularly
sign and tore it into fragments. AmazemenI
does not describe the situation of the boys
who had arranged the greeting. At last the
ruth came out, and the boys made the best of
it, Hartford Times.
JEALOUSY AT SALT LAKE THEATRE.-On
Friday evening, John w. Youngss last concu
bine, Luella Cobb, accompanied by her
mother, went to the theatre and seated her
self in the dreSs-circle on the east side of the
house. Shortly after the performance com
ceded Luella in the list of the prodigal Johns
attaches, made her appearance in the upper
prOscenium box, on the east side OF the house,
accompanied by Amelia and another widow
This trio had hardly got seated before Libby
John spied Luella, and began making re-
marks, evidently calling the attention Of her
bine in the dress-circle. But this was not
enough to satisfy the she-devil quality of Lib
by's nature. In order to attract the attention
of the whole audience, she pushed the curtains
of the box back, got up, bowed forward over
the railing, leered down and turned up her
nose at Luella, who, with her mother to help
her, leered back. And thus the silent war
continued for a time. We expected to see
Libby John come down and lick Luella. as
would have been done, if these had been the
palmy days of the Prophet Brigham.-[Salt
Lake Tribune.
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COMING TO LIFE AFTER SEEMING DEATH
A telegram from London, Ontario, says:-Mr.
VIM. Pace, employed at Haskett's paintiag
shop, had a sick child, and at O'Clock on
Monday morning it seemingly died. The child
it dead Not a suspicion that the case was
otherwise entered the minds of any one and
at l0ocl the BODY was placed i'm the coffiu
Less than an hour elapsed before the child
aweke and spoke, and it is alive and well.
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DYING OF BRAIN WORK.-When we hear
that man has killed himself by excessive
brain work, we feel that we should like to
may rigidly cross examine them. What sort
Of work was it? Was it brain work pure, or
was it mixed up with anxiety, worry and ex
element? What were the mans habits? Did
he indulge Overmuch in what is called Stimu-
lants? Did he deprive himself of just allot
ment OF sleep? II all these questions could be
asked and answered, we suspect it would be
found that the man who is supposed to have
died of excessive mental energy, died rather
OF want of fresh air and exercise, of too much
tireWater in some form or another, of hOrri-
Die financial embarrassment, of late hours and
breeds in the human brain.-[ London Stan
IQrd
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AarIf Harper's Drawer" may be believed.
2 little girl wrote to her absent papa that
'Ponto 1.-THE puppy was growing bigger and
La.
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THE REV. HERMAN SNOW, of San Francisco.
ha gone from Universalism to Spiri uaIism,
GO ltr1l, he avers-of the release of a shirt
long imprisoned in stone casket. He saws
that 1t Is dangerous to bury bodies in air-tight
collins OF stene or metal because i'm that Wav
spirits are often contned for ages.
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A CHURCH WITH THREE ORGANS.-Grace P
E. church, New York, has been enlarged and
third organ of mammoth dimensions added;
at the same time an electric attachment has
been provided whereby the Organist can Oper-
gether from the same keyboard, nOtwithstand.
ing they are at least $50 feet from each other,
There are twenty miles of wire in the variO 8
circuits. The bellows and steam engine are
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Maple sugar-Maktng In vermont.

Sugar weather has to be "just So" and one
VIII near as many predictions regarding that
as you will in Connecticut about good "hay
day. but like the prOgnOsticatOrS of hay days,
the sugar men are many times disappointed
Snow must not be too deep, because if it is
the trees good. and it is much more of task
being obliged to wear snow shoes but it wants
gentle thaw, so the snow will, when settled
not be over three feet deep: that is pretty
fair snow. OF course, when the thaW does come
generally speaking, il continues to settle until
>ugariDg is done. 1t wants cold, freezing
nights, but thaWing dayS-and then how sap
will run! But if too warm trees have been
put to 'abOr, warm spell comes. then no sap
over the whole Labor, if the hole where the tap
was driven in has become scared. Wood has
10 be gathered in quantities to the amount ex-
pecied to be made. 1t is an eXpectant thing
YOU see, all through. A bucket holds about two
gallons. Each bucket is supposed IOmake one
pound of sugar, and for every one hundred
sounds OF sugar cord of wood is generally
used. The sugar houses are generally built as
Tear the center of The sugar grove as possible
or of a sde-hill bush, under the hill. SO the sap
can be run from. each tree, in spOuts. to The
house. If not side hill, then carrying in pals
or drawing on Sleds to the house. where a large
~hallOW, HAT pan is ready to receive it. This
pan holds anywhere from forty to one hundred
and fifty buckets of sap. The pan sits on
sis on sort OF oven: underneath is the fire.
The sap is boiled continually until the right
consistency is obtained, when it is turned off
And so the work goes on until not drop drops
from the tree. Some farmers make Immense
amounts. The price for good sugar is all the
wayfrom six to fifteen cents per pound The
last price is for the first sugar. BOndriUe Vt
Letter to the Hartford Times.
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A6The lockout at the Bennington fVt)
WOODEN mills continues, and the strike has
spread to some other mills.
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HoLTUM, THE STRONG MAN Holtum
stretches himself along ladder on his face,
his feet against one of the rungs, and his hands
clasping another. Round his wrists are bands
fastened in the ladder to assist his gris. Over
his shoulders and around his waist is we'll
padded harness, fitting. closely, with tail, to
which is attached hook in which the chains
of the traces are placed. The good sized van
horses are fastened on, and strive their utmost
to move him, but in vain; the tackle may give
way, but he doesn't The strain seems to be
distributed over his whole frame, and the ten
sion, particularly in the muscles of the neck
and arms is most marked: Holtum has another
feat: 1t consists in holding, with arms out
stretched, two horses pulling opposite ways
Holtum's measurement is as follows Chest Al
inches; neck, l6l1 inches; waist, 32lt inches /;
forearm, l3 inches; upper arm, 151a inches
thigh, PA inches; calf, l5a inches; height, 5
feet inches; weight, IA stone 3 pounds; age,
321- years.
HOtum IS Dane, and took to this bushes in
1872. The idea of catching cannon ball,
another Of his wonderful feats, which he ex-
hibits daily at Westminster Aquarium, was
first suggested to him in a dream. He draws
a salary of about GAO per week. He has shown
that the body Supine can stand direct tension
of five tOns.-[ London Cor. ". Y. Sun
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ulcers, chilblAana, rheumatic or swollen JOinta -
Once: oOo Pennsylvania avenue, up tain. I.sdiSs
end children attended - usual. Oh no ~ an
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