The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1891-09-29
PEN AND SCISSORS.


for some weeks. The chronic heart
disease from which he suffers is now
complicated by state of profound
melancholia, from which it is impos-
sible to arouse him. I
All England is stirred by decision
of court that q parlor-maid cannot be
compelled by her employer TO wear a
cap. The story papers defend the
employer, while liberal papers uphold
the decision, urging that the wearing
of the cap was demanded as badge
of social inferiority.
A new method OF obtaining light
has just been patented in England.
Instead of the old-fashioned safety
match, the stick is tipped at both ends,
one end with the usual composition
and the other with that found on the
scratcher outside the box. Light is
obtained by breaking the match III the
middle and rubbing the two ends to-
gether.
The Improvement of firearms may
vet bring about partial return to
body armor. 1t has leaked out that
the French and the German military
authorities are experimenting with
shields for foot soldiers and screens
for large masses of men. The French
shield is said to contain ninety parts
of copper and ten Of aluminium to
possess three times the power Of resist
ing bullets.
AT the time Of the Park Place, New
York disaster, Sherman Cummins,
compositor, disappeared. aud was
thought to be one of the victims in the
restaurant His wife founds his body,
As she supposed, had it buried, and as
widow received $l00 from the relief
fund. She has just got news from
him that lie is in Halifax aud is COM
ing home. He went on a spree the
day of the disaster and shipped on
vessel to the Provinces, not knowing
what he was doing.
Charles Terront has just ridden his
bicycle from Paris to Brest and re-
turn, Ala miles, in TIA hours. He
slept none during the time, and his
only refreshment was few cups of
bouillon. When he got back from his
long ride he looked more like corpse
than living man, being covered with
a thick coating of dust, face like mar
BILE, checks hollow, back bent and
neck sunk into his shoulders. He
hardly looked human, and was scarce
ly ably to speak.
The Marquis de Chambrun, legal
adviser of the French government in
this country, died last Sunday i'll New
York. His wife, who is a grand
daughter of Lafayette, did her best to
come from Paris to New York in sea-
son to see him alive, but arrived just
half-an-hour after he expired. She
was delayed by inability TO get pas
sage on steamers that were crowded
with returning Americans. She Of
fered a thousand dollars bonus for q
place in the storage of the steamship
; Gallia, and was refused.
st. John, n. b., can claim The
Youngest inventor in the world. Don
aid Murray Murphy, aged six years
has invented new toy, which he
calls the "Manodritta." Patents were
applied for in Canada and the United
States, and lately the patent papers
were received from Canada. The toy
is designed as a substitute for the
''bones." The affair is very simple il
construction and can be manipulated
by any person, large or small. Mr.
Murphy has entered into an arrange
ment with New York firm to MAKE
it and place it OH the market, both il
= Europe and this side of the Atlantic
e and of course he will receive royalty
Q on all toys sold.
: While we in America are just be
ginning to make vigorous attemp
, against the needless, wanton ant
wholesale distractions of our for
ests, many of the Europen nations
have already taken stringent meas
i ures to preserve theirs. In Germany
y for example, all the forests ar
: guarded by State officers; the under
brush is kept cleared away to preven
frac tho cuftinU of timber is restricted