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So far as known, meerschaum rs
found in no other part of the world
than the pretty little village of Eskis-
CHA, in Asiatic Turkey. The compo-
nent parts of meerschaum ave said to be
magnesia, silex and flint, and some
times traces of iron, earth and other
minerals are found in it. Once upon a
time it was death to the Christians to
20 near the mines, which go under
ground some thirty feet, and are aired
and kept dry by windmill. The
Turks do not believe in reproduction
nor in flo oding the market, and prices
never come down, but generally have
an upward tendency whenever the
government needs a larger supply of
funds, for the greatest expense in min
ing the production is the taxes of the
government. The indolent natives
mine for a couple of hours or so and
ara ic Il II tat sTff;;T' r;-.: 2i9is cotfcs
and tobacco. With knife they scrape
off the earth from the lump of meer-
schaum; then they take the oily leaf of
a tree which grows in the vicinity and
rub the lump smooth and give it some
thing of polish. In this condition it
is sold to the merchant.
A material very much like meerschaum
is found in Spain and the United
States, but it bears no comparison with
the Turkish mecrschaum. The imi-
tation meerschaum comes from the
chips and shavings of the genuine arti'
Gle. They are first ground or mashed
into pulp and then mixed with some
binding chemicals SO as to keep the
molecules together. The imitation can
not retain the oil of tobacco and usu
ally cracks when filled with nicotine.
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Lucky He was in Debt.

II always laugh, relates an old re,i-
dent, "whcn l remember an experience
had when boy. lived in the coun-
tfy, ard one day another bey and N.Y.
self had occasion to go to town. He
owed me so cents, and was to pay mo
when we reached town, where he IN
tended to get change for 81. In 90
ing to town We had to cross a creok.
1t was early in winter, and the ice was
strong enough to hold me, but he was
a great deal heavier, and in following
me he broke through. He at once be-
gan to yell and scramble for dear life.
The water was quite deep and he was
in considerable danger. worked with
might and main for fifteen or twenty
minutes and finally succeeded in pulling
him out.
by Jove," exclaimed, as puffed
and painted after my exertion, sit was a
pretty tough job getting you out Of that
creek"
Eyes, gosh blame it." he replied.
''and you wouldn't have done it If l
hadn't owed you 30 cents.n
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He-What did your father say when
you told him that we were ongageda
She-Oh, Augustus, you must not ask
me TO repeat such languagel
An exchange says that "Sauerkraut
never ranks among groceries. " All the
same, it is streng enough to rank al
most anywhere it may be placed.
Professor-Can any one in the class
tell me the familiar sobriquet by which
the followers of William Penn addressed
him2 Student-Yes, sir; his nibs.
Clerk-I want an increase of salary.
Employer (wearily-All right. Any
thing else1 CIerk-And l want to get
off an hour earlier every day, so l can
spend it.
Fame may be ornamental, but it isn't
much use to the man who has to hustle
seventeen hours out of the twenty four
for his daily bread, with the pie never
any nearer than the horizon.
w r~f,s$s s>r.~s>.
Benefactor-H you are good ma
chinist, why do you not work at your
trade1 Tramp can't bear the annoy
ance of being walked up by a factory
whistle at o'clock every morning.
Tailor-You promised me faithfully
yesterday morning that you would call
in and settle for that suit last night, if
it rained pitchforks. Customer Yes,
knew; but it didn't ran pitchforks.
Lawyer-Your uncle mikes you his
sole heir; but the will stipulates that
the sum Of one thousand dollars must
be buried with him. Heir Qeelingly)
The old man was eccentric; but his
wishes must be respected, of course.
/ I'll write check for that amount
Anxious Wife-Doctor, how is my
hus band2 Doctor-He will come
around all right. What he needs n ow
is quiet. have here couple of opi-
ates. "When shall l give them to
himp "Give them to hm7 They are
for you, madam. Your husband needs
rest.n
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HUMOROUS.

The oyster carries his shelter with
him.
Little dogs bark the most, because
that is all they can do.
Appearances are against some people,
and SO are their disappearances.
A prudent man is like pin-hi'
head prevents him going too far.
When cutlery manufacturers begin
cutting prices it is very apt to be war
to the knife.
A fruitless search-The one a farmer
makes after the small boy has passed
through the orchard.
Tommy-Pa, what does 'the lap of
luxury" me .n1 Mr.. Figg-Means cat
drinking cream suppose.
Carberry-It strikes me you are
rather long paying that bill. snodsy-~
That's because l am so short.
Jessie-Tm sure Charlie loves me,
but he's afraid to propose. Bessie
Well, that shouldn't surprise you at
all.
- PhQtograp phers4ess-fhe. most charita-
1
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The Helrhts and the YalIsy.

He stood in the valley with eager eyes
Turned To the peaks where the SUNSHINE
lay
20. for ibe heights that are near the skies,
The glorious heights that are far away
He cried. and ever his longing grew
To climb the sleeps un the heights were
won,
And ever wild unrest broke through
The daily tasks that must be done.
1T must be lonely on those far heights
Said the friend he told of his wild DESIRE
"Better the valley Of old delights
But the heart of the dreamer was all on
fire
With the thought of reaching the bills a'ar
And he would not tarry with friends Of
old,
But followed the flash Of ambitions star
AND climbed up the mountains bleak and
cold.
There we're rocky places where feet must
bleed
There were awful chasms where danger
lay;
Through nights of darkness and days OF
need
Towards the peaks he longed for he took
his way.
And nearer nearer the peaks of snow
Each day the climber in rapture drew
Forgetting the valley that lay below
And the valley friends who were kind and
true.
At last the terrible heights we're scaled;
Alone on the desolate peaks stood he.
In the moment of triumph his courage
failed,
And his heart turned valleyward longing
ly.
o, to hear the voices of friends again,
To clasp a hand that was warm aud true!
o, to love and be loved and to share with
men
The little joys that the valley knew
Better the valley with peace and love
Than the desolate heights some souls at
tain.
Lonely is life on the hills above
The valley lands and the sunny plain.
What is fame to love? Can it satisfy
The longing and lonely hearts of men?
On the heights they must hunger and starve
and die.
Come back to the valley Of peace again.
Eden Z. Re4tord, IN Youths Companion.
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NO. 43.


have heard the robins singing
Where the sweet magnolia grows;
Ihave seen the zephyrs finging
Twilight kisses to the rose;
But a sweeter song has filled me
Than the birds in perfumed bowers
And a softer kiss has thrilled me
Than the south winds on the flowers
have felt the lilies blowing
Dewy fragrance in the morn;
have seen the sunbeams glaring
Golden bushes on the corn;
But know flower that's fairer
Than the lilies ever grew,
And love a blush that's rarer
Than the sunbeam's softest hue.
have seen the moonbeams lying
Over starlit, silvery seas;
have heard the zephyrs signing
Through the orange-blossomed trees;
But purer ray has blessed me
Than the moonlight on the sands,
And softer sigh caressed me
Than the breath Of Tropic lands
She is fairer than the flowers;
She is sweeter than the rose,
And her heart of kindness showers
Blessings everywhere she goes.
Altruistic-without SHINING
She's an angel from the sky
Gar above my earthly winning
She's engaged and so am =
-Lqyy CAitteadeH.
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Roth Worked Hard.

Brown-You wouldn't be so extrava-
giant if you knew how hard have to
work for my money.
Mrs. Brown-And if you only stopped
to think, you wouldn't say such thing.
Just see how hard | had to work to get
the bonnet you complain about. Why,
l had to visit about hundred stores
before l could find one to suit me. =
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Group. "A Mother's Tribute.

.sWbile in the country last winter my ittl6
row three wears old, was taken Ill with croub;
4 seemed as if he would die from strangu-
iation. one of the family suggested the us(
II AYERS CHERRY PFCTORAL, bottle Of
bieh was ALWAYS kept in the house. This
VS. tyied in small and frequent doses, and
IN onr delight in less than half an hour the
6ttla patient was breathing easily. The doc.
w SAID that the CHERRY PECToBAL had
saved nv darling's life. Can you wonder at
our gratitude? Sincerely yours,
Mrs. EMMA GEDNEy."
20 West t2Sth ST., New York, May 16 lss2
- have used AYERS CHERRY PEcToRAL
n, my family for several years, and do moi
h1sifsfe to pronounce 1t the most etteetua
s,r,eiv for coughs and colds we have ever
J a. J. CRANE"
IAN Lake crystal, Mimi, March 10, 1852.
.fs,tfered for eight years from Bronchitis,
.,,3 efter irving many remedies with no sue
VS. was cured by the use of AYERS CHER
~, hrcroRAL. JOSEPH WALDEN"
Plhalia, Miss, April 5, lsS2.
.t,a,,pot say enough in praise Of AYERS
r,,i,,tv PfCfoash, believing as do that
',,t for its use | should long since have died
nom lung troubles a, +. ,ss3 BhA'p0N'
No ease Of an affection OF the throat or
.,,rs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
I, the use Of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL
aoa It will allrdys care when the disease IS
M already beyond the control of medicine.
PREPARED BY
Or.J.C.Ayer& Co., lowell; Mass
sold by sll Druggists.
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The Haunted Pitcher.

About five miles from Aiken, S. c.,
on the Charleston dirt road, and in
sight of the railway, is a little place
that was first christened Polecat, but
afterwards changed to Montmorenci,
the French for that odorous little ami
nal. Many years ago young woman
came with her pitcher to draw a
bucket of water from we'll at Mont
morenci, and set the vessel back in the
followed top of stone post that some
Of the railroad men had moved there.
While drawing water flash of light
ming came and struck th khsinto which
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ing pretty soon to visit old Doctor JenN
uingses' folks next door, and its jest as
well to have Thankful Pcnnypacker out
of the way"
Squire Todd's lower jaw dropped.
"Why2" said he, in amazement.
"Why?7 mimicked his wife. ''Wel,
give me man for solid thick-headed
ness Hahn you got dar er of your
own, and amt Thankful Penny packer
pretty gal, if she is past FIVE and
twenty year9'
"oh," said the squire. 'Matchmak
in, ehl"
"Well, call 1t what you please" said
Mrs. Todd. "Anyhow, It's time Electra
was settled in life, and it's ,st as we'll
to have Thankful Pennypacker off some
where else.
But when the Vermont girl reached
Blue Gulch, old Mr.. Wendell, the chair
man of the board of trustees, professed
himself exceedingly sorry, but the po-
~sition had just been filled by. half SIS
Ter of his own.
"We always give Western girls
the preference, said he.
So poor Thankful went back to
esquire Todd S nephew's wife's sister,
in frame of mind widely difIercn.
from her name, and uttered the pitcous
sentence that heads our story.
The nephew's wife's sister was called
McCray-a stout, cheerful body, with
bright blue eyes and double chm.
u declare to goodness, Miss Penny
packer" said she. 81 feel sorry for
YOU, but hain't minutes time tC
spare a-listenin' to what Miles Wen
dell said Just now. Two o the China
men have gone, and Bridget won stir
into the dinin'-room as long as Wong
/ SEE is there. It's strange how she and
the Chinese hate each other And the
train is due in forty minutes, and
eighteen mcalers have telegraphed
ahead"
Cant I help your said Thank
full.
"Youl Why, you're an educated
lady said Mrs. McCray.
That's no reason can't cook
fricasse, or bake pumpkin pie, saiC
Thankful, smiling in spite of he
troubles. "And l have no especia
prejudice against Wong See; so I'd a
soon go into the dining-room and Sc
to the tables as not"
"Wel, I'd be mortal obliged to yo'
if you would" said Mrs. Nc Cray
with great sigh of relief Here
one o my big white kitchen aprons t
tie over your black serge dress, so
won't be spilled; and you Il find Won
See very teachable and docile.
So that Miss Pennypacker was fyin.
around presently in the neat, coo
rooms of the railway restaurant, wher
long tables, draped whith white, wer
decorated with evergreen and holly
berries, aud the glass and efockery
albeit of the coarsest, was sparklin
and clean.
The Blue Gulch meal station, as Mr.
McCray told Thankful, was celebrate
all along the line for its pigeon pie
its toothsome wafiles, and its daint
bits Of home made cookery.
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Tit for Tat,

Mr.. Younger (meeting Miss Winters
on the streeO Why, how do you
dol
Mss Winters with cold stare)-
You have evidently made a mistake,
sir2
Mr.. Younger-I beg a thousand
pardons--I mistook you for yom
mother. Epoch.
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Fifty Cents a Ticket. !"
BY AMY RANDOLPH.

She was spreading towels aud table
cloths on the crisp, short grass to
bleach, when he saw her frst-a slim,
Diana. like young creature, with large,
limpid eyes, brown skin not entire y
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Phantom Fish.

A stream near Benton, Tenn, is said
to be full Of phantom fish. Standing
on the rocks and looking down into the
water the eye can see hundreds of trout,
some Of them remarkably large, darting
boN.xN pools or resting with the
al tie very LUwtst IN
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= 2,iaga'e-" g.
s1'ohr said Mrs. McCray. 'Treckon
that Thankful"
"And who is Thank full"
'Miss Penpypacker. My sisters
hus stands uncle's cousin, that came all
the way from the State o Vermont to
teach deestrick school, and when she
got here another woman gobbled it up
the sitooation, mean"
"Ohp sad the invalid. ayes,
thank you, Mrs. McCray If you'll put
the lemonade pitcher on the table, |
can reach it myself"
The big Michigan rose on the porch
of the Todd farmhouse was all in bios
som when Doctor Lothair came at last
to make the long promised visit to his
friend, Doctor Jennings.
"But it amt no use| sighed Mrs.
Todd to Electra, her daughter. "He's
b-aag VII viii him. !. n ts!a-s s -,
bride all the way from Dakota Turri i
tory"
"Humph!" said disappointed Elec-
ira. IA regu ar wild Indian, ] guess.
But, for all that, Pm sort o curious to
SEQ her. Let's go in to night, mother,
when they're through tea "
So Mrs. Todd and the squire donned
their best clothes, and f ccra put on
her newest set of fsh-scale jewelry,
and they all trudged over to "Jen-
ningses' house, when the sun had set
and the whip poor-wills began to sing.
eWhY, ma, look therel' sad Elcc-
ira. 'Ifs cousin Thankful, sure $
you're born, settin' on the piazzy,
and
mo, it ain'tp said Mrs. Todd.
"Yes, itisl Why, how on airth come
she herel'
Thankful came running down the
steps.
"Wel, declared said Mrs. Todd,
secretly planning within herself how
to avoid inviting Thankful to the
house. "The fur West seems to hey
agreed with you. Mercy, how rec
your cheeks be! s'pose you took ad
vantage of the chance to come back
East with Doctor Lothair and the bride.
Where is she2'
'The bride2p Thankful's cheek
were redder than ever. ooh, didn'
you knowl am the bridel'
s'You2' echoed Mrs. Todd.
eyes. Come in and TIL INTRODUCES
you to my husband"
Prosy old Doctor Jennings treated
the visitors to long account of tn
whole thng-from Doctor Lothair'
accident at Blue Gulch to the wedding
where Wong See waited, and Mrs
McCray cooked the game and entrees
1t was quite romance, he declared.
And Squire Todd stopped on tn
way home to indulge in hearty laugh
..TTo 70 think, said he, s'what morta
hurry you was in to get Thankful OF
Of the way Of this very man, SO
Electra could hev a clear chance"
4 Judge Todd" snapped his wifi,
s.you shouldn't laugh out so loul an
| coarsel It's dreadful vulgar l''-sotu'
dag Night.
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Auntie-WhyI

When the well is dry they know thu
worth Of water.
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In Imminent Danger.

Jenuy-Here comes Jack, auntie.
wish you would come down and stay in
the rooH.
Auntie-Whyl
jenny m afraid he is going to pro-
pose, and I can't trust myself-ho looks
so poor and so handsome.
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Where Meerschaum is Found.

eo7. c B0st9n JoaNaA !.
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that it s no lung trouble.

phers4fze-f the most Charts
eSaIe HrlceS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-23
SIX POUND HAlLSTONES.
h Terrible Storm that Swept Ov,
Saxony Forty Years Ago.

The Terrible Storm that Swept Over
saxony Forty Years Ago.
DR.. Augus5 Mueller, the learned son Of
Saxouy, now residing at Mt. Healthy, O.,
tells of a famous hailstorm in his native
country which (but for the doctors I'M
questioned veracity) possesses all the ear
marks of a Munchausen:-
"I5 was ON May ~, 1948, about three
O'Clock in the afternoon, that q sharp,
black cloud suddenly arose in the heavens
Saxony, and the terrible thunder warned
of a big storm. Pretty soon it began to
hail. The Jumps were small at first.
size Of hens eggs. The peo-
pie had all fed to places of safety, and
were watching the awful bombardment.
All vegetation was beaten fiat into the
earth and the crops destroyed. But hor-
ror seized the people when they saw that
the hailstones were increasing, and the
roar of the storm was d~eafening. The
hailstones became the size of a teacup,
then a large sized glass, and great masses
of ice fell that were fully as large as the
globe of that lamp (Which was about five
inches in diameter).
Eyes, sir, you may well look amazed,
but great Jumps of ice fell that weighed
six pounds, and these had knuckles upon
them two or three inches long, great
horned masses of ice they were. Horses
and cattle were stricken and mangled In
the fields, the roofs of houses were beaten
in, scarcely a building escaping. And
that is not all. These hailstones, mil
lions of them fell into the river,
and were swept down by the cur
rent until the stream became choked at
the town Of Ortung, and the flood rose
into the town and a portion of it was
serious that an appeal for public succor
was made to the country. People who
lived under the shadow of the Hartz
Mountains on that May day, in 1S48, will
never forget that hailstorm, and it is one
of the current stories of that people to
their children and travellers. That was a
hailstorm! 1t was a Observation-Disclosures
Times-StdT.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-23

eral Boards, who are given places to keep
them silent or to pay them tor crimes at
the election booths. Neither the heighth
nor depth nor breadth nor width OF the
outlay that will be required on that ac-
count can be calculated. 1t is not my
purpose to try. But on the basis of the
things that are known, how much larger
must next years tax levy be than that
under which the city is running tn is
year? II you will add the items given
above together YOU will find that the
grand total is $267, 900.
UP GO VALUATIONS.
This years tax rate is a shade under
three per cent. Under the law it cam
not go above three per cent. The valua-
tions, as fixed last year., were squeezed
to their full limit to produce the tax levy
of this year.. There is no other way to
produce a larger tax levy than that of in
creasing valuations. To produce $267. 900
of taxes at three per cent, the tax yalua-
tons have got to be fixed at So, 1900, 900
more than they were raised to last sum-
mer. That is the problem which the Tax
Board is tackling at this moment. They
know what a storm such an enormous
increase in the tax bills will arouse; but
they know, too, there is no escape from
it. One of the members of the Board is,
in fact, authority for the announcement
that, Notwithstanding that 81, 1000, 600 was
piled on to tine valuations last year, X
will be necessary to pile on nearly $4,000,
000 more this year.
How do the taxpayers like the pros
meet?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-23
S7OCKTON'S SUCCESS
They Won Two Games Yes
terday--Baseball, Ath-
1etics, Yachting.

Well done, Stocktons. This clever
team of amateur ball players visited the
ice region yesterday, md they made it
cold enough for the ball playing talent in
thai vicinity. They tackled the two
crack clubs. One experienced a freeze
out, and the temperature of the other
was sent down close to zero. The Jersey
boys played pretty ball, and gave La Due
splendid support. The clever pitcher was
ut his best, and omplished a difficult
feat in retiring one club without q hit.
His victims were the nine from Rockland
Lake. The boys use d the ash with great
effect. Dooley, Corbliss, CCnnor and
Steinhruck led in tn is respect.
They met the Rockland Lake team
shortly after tie il arrival at ncon and
disposed of them quickly. III the after
noon they encountered The Haverstraw
TEAM Three thousand spectators saw
game.
Of fatigue after their u with the
Rockland lakes and they put up a sharp
game. La Due showed great staying
power as be pitched in brilliant style.
The boys fFom the city of bricks are hard
hitters but he succeeded in deceiving the
big batters. 1t was a close contest until
the last inning when the Stocktons
banged the ball in a lively way and,
gathered four runs; this gave them the
game. They will play at Haverstraw
again next Sunday and the HON team
boast that they will then measure the
clever La Dues curves II the Jersey
boys put up as good ball as yesterday they
will make it two straight. The scores of
fha two ron1ac frlInu.-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-23
THE EARLIEST FLYING MACHINE.

1t Was Invented by Archytas In 400 b. C.
The earliest flying machine that we can
trace is that invented by Archytas, of Ia
rentum, B. G.. 400. The historian of the
"Brazen Age'' tells us how the geometri-
clan, Archytas, made a wooden pigeon
which was able to sustain itself in the air
for a few minutes, but it came down to
the ground after a short time, notwith-
standing the mysterious laura spirit
with which it was supposed to be en-
dowed.
The capobility of flying has for CEN
turtles been regarded as supernatural.
Putting angels aside, demons are depict
ed with wings like bats wings, while
witches, ETC., possessed the faculty of fly
ing up chimneys upon broomsticks. We
even read in childish lore of an old
woman who went up in a basket (per-
haps q balloon carr and attained a most
astonishing altitude--an~ elevation no less
than seventy times as high as the
moonr' 1t was not until 1852, however,
that the true art of aerial navigation was
discovered.