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4 LIttle Sparrow's Faith.

The railroad station is not intend
ed as a lodging house, yet it has
lodger very night. This little lod-
ger is an English sparrow. Oppo-
site large lamp at the corner Of
the building, up in the outer corner
of the awning, on the inside, is a
round hole an inch and half or
two inches across, partially through
the board, put there for no one knows
what. Into this hole each and
every night may be seen this spar
row snuggled closely away, protect
ed on ali sides from the cold winds.
safe from cold and harm, and ap-
parantly sleeping. The numerous
trains that come and go, the crowds
of people that gather at the depot
with every train, the scream of the
whistles, the ringing of the engine
bells, the rattle of the wheels over
the rails-none of them disturb him
in the least. The glare of that lamp
full into its resting place, or the
gaze of curious eyes all the night
until midnight, cause no sign of
perturbation in its peaceful little
breast. He may be watched stead
lily for hours and won't wink. He
knows he is safe there, and he at
tends to his own business strictly,
letting the outside world take care
of itself. In the daytime he is
away, getting his living, but one
among hundreds OF sparrows hop
ping about and picking up what
ever they may find, but at night he
perchcs himself in bis resting place,
as if there was not another sparrow
in the world. and ere he falls asleep
looks ealmly down on the busy
scene low, perhaps with meas
ure of ontempt for the rush and
hustle and care of humanity. He
did have nest there, but when the
awning was painted the ruthless
hand of improvement destroyed the
nest. However, his love of locality
is strong, and he sticks to his old
home, putting up with less comfort
able accommodations for the sake
OF remaining there.
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The Haunted Car.

Wells Fargo & Co.'S express car,
No. 5, is said to be haunted. The
messengers on the run between San
Francisco and Ogden have been ex-
ercised over the fact for some time,
and when the car was sent to Sacra-
mento several weeks ago to be over
hauled and repaired, they all ex-
pressed much satisfaction, and were
firm in the belief that the car-build-
er would kill the ghost and return
the car to the rail tree from all
demoralizing influences. In this
they were disappointed, for the mes
senger who left San Francisco Tues
day night was visited by the un-
seen power and put to deal OF
trouble. The ghost came in and
tumbled the boxes of freight about,
tolled bells, and made sweet music,
and called the messenger by name.
The last trip the car made before it
was taken from the track, the mes
senger heard strange noises on the
roof His thoughts were on his du-
ty, and he came to the conclusion
that robbers were awaiting an op-
portunity for entering the car. He
cautiously opened the door and took
look at both ends, but found ev-
erything quiet. He could see no.
thing unusual and returned, closed
the door and was walking back to
the mailing-table when down came a
box of cooked shrimps and a band
box. The freight was ranted about
and finally left in the same place.
The mysterious din vas INDUCED in
until the train was nearing Terrace
station, in the eastern part ofthe
state, and the messenger had about
made up his mind to take to the
sage-brush, when all was still again
| On one occasion when they had
a corpse in transit, the head and
trunk of a mans body was seen to
rise up from the casket, take look
around the car, calling the messen'
ger by name, and then vanish. The
car was IN the train several years
ago when an accident occurred jusi
west Of Truckee, killing Conductor
MARSHALL and an express messenger
and since that time these uvsteri
Gus noises have been frequent
much to the discontinue of the &C
cupants. The express boys say cal
No. . is known to all the company's
employees, and they all tell the same
story for the truth.
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Pruning Shrubs.

The Gardacr's Monthly gives in
substance the following good prac-
teal directions for pruning orna-
mental shrubs on the approach OF
Spring: Indiscriminate cutting
back will not answer the desired
purpose. Distinction must be made
between slow and vigorous growers,
and between those which bear flow
ers on old wood and those which
flower on new growth. Such as
grow too strong to flower well should
be lightly pruned /; and in the same
indivinal the weakest shoots should
be cut in more severely than the
stronger ones. Lilacs and the Phil
adelphus bear flowers on the wood
of last year, and to prune them
much now destroys the Towering
while the Altheas and others which
flower on the young wood cannot
be too severely cut in.
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A Playful Horse.

A citizen who has been casting
around for a family horse for some
weeks past, was yesterday induced
to take ride behind an animal
which was for sale. The horse
started off with a jerk which made
things crack, and the citizen called
out:
what do you call that? ?"
That's only his playful way
replied the owner. Hell settle
down in a minute"
While a settlement" was being
looked for the horse made three OF
four lunges and tried TO run, and
the citizen exclaimed:
rs that playft,lness, too?"
"0h, yes" was the reply. "Hane
tight to the buggy and don't be
afraid"
The horse eased down bit fol
the next few rods. but suddenly
started up the street on dead run,
kicking in the dashboard as warn
ing of what was coming.
You don't call that playfulLess,
do you?" cried the citizen as his
hair began to lift his hat of.
"N-o-not-exactly!" grunted the
other, as he pulled on the lines
This is leetle bit serious. this
is, and if You think you can climb
over that hind wheel and find a
soft spot in the pavement, well call
this sale off,
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Ravages of Disease In Sontli Beth
lehem.

BETHLEHEM, March Is. = Since
Monday cases of smallpox have
been developed in twenty-one fami-
lines in addition to the twentv-nine
families reported up to noon on
that day. There are now, it is stat
ed by the physicians, about one
hundred invividual cases within the
borough limits and few in the
suberbs. At a joint meeting Mon
day night of town council, school
board and health board vigorous
measures for checking the disease
were ordered and were put in force
yesterday. Persons working in the
iron mill in whose families small
pox exists are not allowed to re-
turn to work after visiting their
homes. A rumor prevailed yester-
day that Lehigh University had
been closed. by order of the faculty.
1t had its origin, no doubt, in the
fact that number of students, at
their request, had been allowed to
leave South Bethlehem and secure
other quarters, on account of the
proximity of the disease.
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Much has been written on both
sides Of this question, and still 4 u
unsettled which Is the most econom-
ical, to own expensive machinery or
hire it? We all know that there
are quite number Of expensive
machines that average farmers end
| il convenient to pse. that can be
used only a few dass u. a year. In
this class belong the reaper, binder
and mower, the grain drill, corn
planter, threshing machine, and
hay rake. These are the most ex-
pensive. and as q rule+are only used
by each individual farmer for q few
days at time once q year and
taking them together they are costly,
and to keep them all entails o
heavy expense upon every farmer.
In the case of threshing machines,
the steam machinery has to great
extent settled the question in favor
of hiring, but in the case of drills
and reapers, the question is still
open. The one great benefit of be-
ing able to get your own work done
when you want it done is very
strong argument for the hirer to
overcome. A majority of farmers
are ready to SOW wheat at the same
time, and do not care to wait, when
a few more days delay may give a
change of weather, when the farmer
may be forced to be a week or ten
days later than he would have liked.
What is true of drilling wheat is
true of planting corn. When the
proper time arrives, every go-ahead
farmer wants to plant, and does not
want to wait when often few days
delay may prove the main cause of
the entire failure of the crop. And
with cutting wheat we meet the
same difficulty. Wheat should be
cut at certain stage of ripeness to
make the best yield and the heavi-
est grain, and can only cut earlier or
later at serious loss-more than
most farmers care to risk. AS a
rule farmers who own machines al
ways insist on securing their own
crops first, in sowing or planting
their own grain first and then he
may be willing to hire his machin-
cry out to any one of his neighbors
who apply. | have always held the
opinion that with the class of farm
ers which owns or rents small farms
that owning machinery in partner
ship is much the most economical (;
but where an extensive farm is car
ried on, taking all things into consid-
Grafton, the ownership Of whatever
machinery can be proitably and
economically used, is much more
economical than running the risk in
Cured by hiring. In many cases
three or four farmers may own an
interest in a self-binder, and by ex-
changing work. reduce the cost Of
harvesting a crop Of wheat or oats
to a minium, and run very little if
any risk OF loss from delay in cut
ting at the proper time, and more so
with drills and planters, while on
extensive farms the failure to cut
at the proper time of one crop may
be loss of sufficient amount to COW
er the cost of the machinery and
the same rule applies to other ma
chinery.
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Daring The latter half Of the
th,rtesntn century after Christ the
foundation Il tho DAlsda Aalagawa
(Tempie of the TOOTH Was laid,
and tsle edi6ce ON completion became
the depository Of that tooth which
is the sacred relic OF buddhism and
palladium Of Ceylon- IL still con-
lxius, in a costly shrine, tRe toUth
before which hundreds of devotees
bow d, "A and make offerings daily.
BuddL.. uied b. Z. 543 years, and
when has body was being crelnated
q priest snatched one OF MS canine
teeth from the flames He convey
ed 1t in accordance with an ancient
prophecy. TO what is known as Ca
ilngapatam, on the northwestern
coast OF the Bay OF Bengal, where
for several centuries it was regarded
with great veneration. But, nnally,
q prince of the province became IN
diIterent to the relic and neglected
" make the usual offerlngs.
UnDciieyers Immediately cast 1t
into a pit Ot burning charcoal. To
the astonisnment aud cnagrln OF its
enemies, say the Buddnists, the
tooth resisted the flames and re-
mained unscatched, emitting in the
meantime rays of light, which as
cended to the skies, Illuminating the
whole universe. Being then buried
in the earth and trodden down by
elephants, it Knocked such futile ef-
forts and released itself by springing
from the soil In the centre OF lotus
flower, which circumstance is now
commemorated by its forming the
centre of a golden lotus blossom in
the temple OF Handy. Being plac-
ed on AN anvil and ponderous
hammer raised for its destruction,
the relic sank into the iron and re-
NAMED safely preserved from the
effects of the blow.
The demons then declared that
the tooth must he one of their own
gods, as a relic from any other
source could not possibly work such
miracles, and the King therefore di-
rected them to prevail on the god
to whom it belonged to remove it
from its close imbedment in
the anvil. This, after various in
carnations, they failed to do, where
upon the relic was handed over to
the Buddhists, to prove the truth OF
their faith in its connection, feat
which they accomplished in trice
by making an offering to Gawtama
Buddha. who not only relieved his
much prosecuted member from the
iron, but caused it to spread such
efiuigence about the place that all
the unbelievers present were con-
verted.
The Portuguese are said TO have
destroyed the tooth in 1860, and the
story goes that the present cuspid
is an artificial one, but the Budd-
hists have firm faith in it.
Major Forbes relates that the relic
is a piece of discolored ivory nearly
two inches long,'slightly curved, and
one inch in diameter at the base,
tapering off to a blunt end, and if
not pure artificial production it
probably is the canine tooth of
some carnYorous animal. 1t is
kept in square, Theoretically closed
apartment, near the centre of the
temple, the doors being secured by
heavy padlocked bars. 1t rests in
side of six silver gilt caskets, one
outside of the other in succession,
on 4 silver table, surrounded by
rich silk hangings.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-03-29
How to Make Less Noise.

Rubber cushions under the legs
of the work bench. In a certain
factory the hammering of fifty cop
persmiths was scarcely audible in
the room below, their benches hav-
ing under each leg rubber cushion.
Kegs of sand or saw dnst an applied
in the same way. A few inches sand
or saw dust are first poured into
each keg; on this is laid board or
block upon which the legs rest, and
around the leg and block is poured
fine dry sand or saw dust. Not
only all noise, but all vibration and
shock are prevented and an ordina-
ry anvil, SO mounted, may be used
in dwelling house without annoy
ing the inhabitants. To amatuers,
whose workshops are usually loca-
ted in dwelling houses, this device
affords a cheap an simple relief
from q great annoyal.ce.
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Killed by a Mob.

JACKSONVILLE, Ore, Mar. 13.-
On Saturday night ten or twelve
masked men rode into Linkville,
where H. c. Laws, charged with
murder, was in the custody of Dep
uty Sheriff. J. F. Lewis and Justice
Wright, awaiting examination
The officers were in Greenman' Iio-
tel with the prisoner, when the
lynchers entered the hall and were
ordered to halt. They refused, and
Deputy Sheriff Lewis fred his revol-
yer, slightly wounding one of the
party. The lynchers returned tbs
fire, killing the Deputy Sheriff and
wounding Justice Wright. They
then left without taking Laws. In.
tense excitement prevails.
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Murdered by a colorcd Women.


MACON, March l5.-William A.
Evans, a merchant OF Summerield
six miles from Macon, was murder
ed in bed last night by negro wo
men named Emma Johnson, alias
Carrie Massey, to whom Evans had
kindly given a nights lodging
Her object was robbery, but the
groans OF the dying man brought
assistance, which prevented its con
summation. The woman was ar
rested and brought to Macon. AT
Summerville the officers were sur.
rounded by mob of white and col
ored people, but by strenuous efforts
iynching was prevented.
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The Earthquake in Costa Rica.

PANAMA, March S.-An earth
quake is reported in Costa Rica ex-
tending from Cartago, at division
ridge between the two oceans, to the
Pacific lcoast. Three churches and
a number of dwelling houses were
ruined in Cartago. In San Jose,
Alejuela, Grecia and San Ramon
public and private buildings were
shaken down or otherwise damaged,
and in Pantarenas, a port on the
Pacific, the upheayal occasioned
some damage. The famous volcano
lrazu, which has been quiet for
years. although with fires eternaly
smouldering in its crater, is credited
with this unwon:ed disturbance
No loss of life is reported.
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-Buckwhcat Cakes and the Measles.

When 4 young man had gone
from home, and with fond solicitude
telegraphed his little wite,-"Wha.
have You for breakfast, and how's
the baby ?'-he received the briel
and suggestive reply,-"Buckwheal
cakes and the measles" We have
the report of a case in our mid I
not where measles was in the bill a
fare, but where sciatica rheumatis q
confined Mr.. J. Dawson, the welt
known druggist, 10 his room for a
hong period. 1t was stated to our
reporter in the following words
The senior of this firm was attack
cd with sciatica rheumatism in De-
cember last. and for four weeks could
scarcely leave his room. He used
ST. Jacobs Oil, and is now able to
be at his place of business, feeling
no worse for his recent affiiction
The Inference is convincing. Roch-
ester Seminal.
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a Terrible storm.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 16.--
Arkansas City was visited by a ter
rife storm late Wednesday night.
A special says two houses in the
north end of the town, belonging to
Major John ID. Adams, and occu-
pied by negroes, were blown down.
None of the inmates were injured.
A house situated near the Arkansas
City Hotel, occupied by two negro
families, was lifted from its founda-
tions and was sent floating with the
current in the back water. At con-
siderable risk, Captain d. O. Hem
ingway, managed to reach. the i'm
prisoned inmates and conveyed
them to 4 place oftemporary safety.
The city calaboosc was blown from
its foundations, and this morning
hoated on the water. Several other
house we're injured by the storm.
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/ had been sick and miserable SO
long and had caused my husband
SO much trouble and expense, no one
seemed to know what allied me, that
| was completely disheartened and
discouraged. In this frame of mind
| got a bottle of Hop Bitters and
used them unknown to my family.
| soon began to improve and gained
so fast that my husband and family
thought it strange and unnatural,
and when l told them what had
helped him, they said, sHurrah
for Hop Bitters! long may they pros
per. for they have made mother
we'll and us happy.n- The Mother.
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What He Owed To His Wife.

Il suppose | might as well de-
stroy this" said the tailor disconSo-
lately TO his wife, taking the oil
due him from one of the deacons of
the church to which they belonged.
'Not bit of it, returned his wife.
"Give it to me-"
The next Sunday morning when
the plate was passed round for SUBJ
scriptions to pay off the floating debt
she dropped the bill in it, and be
fore the middle of the week it was
paid.
Marriage is a lottery remarked
the happy tailor as he pocketed thy
money, but advise every man to
take the chances"
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TOLEDO. OuIt

For the past two years i have been
troubled with leucorrh9aand female
weakness, which at times has been
so great that / could neither eat nor
sleep. wore one of Prot. Gull
mette's Kidney Pads and it cured
me.
Afpc u
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The wearing of costly jewelry is
said TO be going out of fashion, but
brass watch chains are still promi-
nently diplsayed.
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Moo.nbeams are the strongest tim
bers used in building castles in the
air.
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1t is conceded fact that cannot
be denied, Peruna is supplanting
all other medicines.
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Ii heaven was circus tent many
persons would try to steal under
the canvas without paying 70 go
in.
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A very necessary matrimonia
banda husband.
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When a couple make UP their
minds to get married it may be call
ed tie vote.
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The only physician we have had
in the family for three years is Pc
runa-the best.
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Hfin, the ONLY LINE rnnnins
Pullman Hotel Dining Cars
BETWEEN
CHICAGO and COUNCIL BLUFFS.
pllInin SlesnrS IN al Mint FIRING
rtIn The ONLY ZINE ruuu,u.
PalInin SIe,Nrs On al NIght Trims.

Insist on Ticket Agents selling you Tickets via
this road. Examine your Tickets. and refuse to
buy If they do not read over the Chicago Il North
Western Railway
If you wish the Best Travelling Accomnoda-
tlons you will buy your Tickets by this route,
eS-AND WILL TAKE NONE OTHER.
All Ticket Agents sell Tickets by this Line.
MARVIN HueHIrT, I'll V. p. X Gen'l Manag'r
Chicago.
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When a man is about to be told
q secret he shuts the door. When
It is d woman she opens the door
to be sure no one Is listening out
side.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD

PITTSBURGH DIVISION.
On and after May p. 1851. erains IN ,hs.
wlll depart from anu arrive AZ d.,o- "a 20 ehis Foad
and Water Streets. as follows: O'inee Grant
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The aesthetics speak of work as un-
leisure.
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EAST,
WEST,

a, ihe Express train leaves Pittshuruh n, s.,. =,
W. arriving AZ Connellsville IOo5 p J ~ -. Z.
wood LAO r. III. In return the Express ,K aocK-
cumberland at 2.35 A. NJ. arrivip,, raves
burgh s:&5 A. 81. a u Pitts
The most direct and pleasant r,,,.. - - -
anI south via Washington Ciry. VIC h-@'i
rivss aali LEAVING at 1Osl A. ", daily Ar.
= t.'es ~ ashington at s:25 A. ": Raltinor: ,,als
p M philapelpha 3:Io A. NJ. New Ynr iOas
N. Richmond ll:55 A. NJ A'ia o's' 4.
-hrouxh Express. leaving SOS p N dafI-
rises at " Washington at 8:so !. NJ . d ,n@ly' ar
A. NJ fhiiaaslphia; Las P. n ". Y, So ~
Through Mail trains daily.
E,xpsess traiLs daily except Sunday.
Accommodation trains AID Fayett. s,xn....
daily excep; Sunday ''''e express
Icket otnces- corner Fifth Avenue AMI W.T.
streets, and depot corner Grant ana Watsr -
Pittsburgh, Pa. ''-'
g. X LORD, Ger. Passenger Aren't
L. M. COLE, General Ticket Agent
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES
SOMERSET 9 cAMBRIA RAILROAD

souTuwARD
JshHsfera Samer.r
Depart Arriy eood
NAN Nan ...-- s:iSa. m u:os y. IA =, ala'se rive
,>""' 49, sco y. IN --,s m
Nail. ...-..s.30 D. m. s.sd prpaFt.
Ihe Mail north and south. runs .,.nv.
Aoesi irain daily except SUNDAY. ne
thronsh ,s ssoarxa sss Division. r. o. Raslr,a.s
49, s.ya-n passenser Trains, east bound viii -
wvoa a. iai m, and 1f5e d M ar-sva.
IesPeerssiy at Washington al s:ss o. m a''.s,ns
,a'. anu s'ov next mvrnfng. and at Baliuore q,
westward-boend throug Ira ins va lSsis,s
al s.so n m, aud m, and Wasninv,a' =,
y; y m-s anu sio m, arriving respccriTsfv =,
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MIS-. Ii. JEROME.
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from the case.
There were no more insinuations
against Cora Pressy in his hearing
The daughter of an unknown ad'
vcnturer. no matter how thorough
Il lady she might seem, and the
sweetheart OF the Jolly, keen-eyed
sirong-armed stage driver, were two
different persons, and when the
lonely girl entered upon her new
duties the next day she was sur
prised at the kindness and consider
alton of all about her.
Frank did not try to weaken tn,
impression his words had made
He knew that il would be her sur
ST protection now that her natural
protector had deserted her.
Two or three eventful days wen
by, Cora filling her new situation
with satisfactory promptness. Ey
ery night, on the arrival of Hollis
ter's stage, she was left to wait upor
him in the dining room.
She felt an instructive confidence
in this big, blunt, sun-burned fellow
There was bond of sympathy
growing between them which sh'
had no desire to break.
One day, twenty miles down hi'
route, Frank heard bit of new'
which worked him into fever o
impa;ience. Never had the whiI
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SOUTHWARK