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An actor, now famous, made his first
appearance on the stage in a provincial
city where theater goers were accustom-
ed to make their disapproval felt when
an entertainer did not succeed in pleas
ing them. He was young and nervous
and failed dismally in the part he was
endeavoring to pl esent. aad soon found
himself the target for an assortment of
Objectionable bric-a-brac. When the
uproar was at its highest one of his dis
gusted auditors flung cabbage head at
him. AS it fell on the stage the actor
picked it up and stepped forward to the
footlights. He raised his hand to com
mand silence and when his tormentors
paused to hear what he had to say. ex.
claimed. pointing to the cabbage head:
Ladies and gentlemen, expected to
please you with my acting, but confess
| did not expect that any one in the
audience would lose his head over it."
He was allowed to proceed without
further molestation.-P. Macarthur IA
Harper's.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-05
Wonderful Corn.

A. J. Mercer, living near Burden
Man, has some corn which is the rares,
eyer grown. The patch was small. but
'ne corn is kind that has never been
seen in this country before
Last spring Mercer opened monnd
On MS farm, and in it found a lot ot
corn, along with prehistoric relics show.
ing that the corn had been mt In tbero
as ases ago 1t was in sealed jar, and was
@ aoou' peck in quantity. He gave
away half of it to his neighbors and
Others who heard of it and wanted n fav
grains for curiosity.
w men planting time came he tbopob+
= /. would be good idea to plant Soma ~
H. ~; ana prepared patch of ground near
- ' uouse and planted about two ouarts
VI the seed. 1t came up and thrived
wen wen under the cultivation given II Tho
ears came well. The ears were oho,,t
oi oiA lnches long and the grains were
nO;S. rlEse together standing up with sharn
points The grains are small ha;np
apout one fourth the size of an ordina 70
grain of corn. q" oiuiiiary
mercer thinks that this must nndo,h4
GUY De the original corn of this conntru
from which the present has snr,,ny
WIS., long and high cultivation
monn, " m"' IS remarkable about it is that the
arou, unu from which it was taken has
trea. eueay evidence of being very old. for for
ha IosS were growing on it that could not
60 .esS IMAM 200 year old. The rol;os
foun with the corn are similar To thosa
auna aua ~ IN The mounds of Illinois and Ohio
existen. ' mound must have been co.
10 vn' bsna with those, which are believed
~ w. nave I've been over 1000 years old, Mer.
sei mas sent samples of his corn Nc -
nsnt uas IN the east and to the govern
W., w. omcials at Washington-Fort
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| DR.. Jayne walked away. AS he wa
returning to his office familiar voio'
accosted him. He turned to meet thu
familiar voice of Dow, Sr
Heard you looked through my rae
tory the other day. My son spoke OF II
Just home from Colorado Wonderful
country out there. You found every
| thing in apple pie order in my factory
I'm satisfied at heart. Took me twelve
years, sir, twelve years to perfect my
system. don't mind telling you-you
are not in the business-that after all II
said that can be said, the chief reason
the real secret of my success has been
you can't guess what, doctor. III wager
you anything you can't"
81 need not try said the doctor.
"Well-in two words-l've always
kept my machinery in repair. used to
rely on two machinists when | had 900
hands | doubled them-it paid-put
another on-gained right along by 1t;
now have 800 hands, how many men
do you think have looking after the
machinery alone-l mean, keeping it in
proper repairT'
81 will not venture to guess, Mr.. Dow
'Ten-ten. sir, who do nothing but
watch the machinery and repair it. |
have systematic factory, Aatter my
self"
THE system Is very fine, indeed" re-
piled DR.. Jayne. "A very fine system, !"
he added meditatively, as they separ-
ated. David Lowry in Pittsburg Bull
letin.
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A Remarkable "Woman's Bank" Recalled
The notorious "Woman's bank" one
or the most curious cases of swindlinp
ever known in Boston, is recalled by the
death OF Mrs. Sarah T.. Howe, the pro-
Jector and manager of the scheme. n
VIII be remembered that the plan of
Mrs. Howe's bank" was to receive de-
posits from women only--not less than
*sVo nor over VI ,000-on which interest
at Z per cent. monthly was to be paid
Indeed, interest for the first two months
was returned in advance to the "cus-
toner" on making deposit. It was
represented to be work of charity, the
impossible rate Of interest being ao-
counted for by reference TO mysterious
Quaker fund.-" administered by Mrs
Howe for the benefit of needy women.
strange as 1t may appear, 1t was not
only the ignorant who were deceived by
this transparent nonsense, but persons
OF education and experience the coun-
try over. Among the believers and de-
Tenders of Mrs. Howe was Miss Dodge
the Gail Hamilton of literature: and
there were others Of equal shrewdness
who swallowed tho tale of .scharitvr
Mrs. Howe might have gone on to this
day taking IN the money of the credu.
ious to pay out as interest to others
equally credulous had not tho news
papers pushed an investigation and made
a good story abolt it.
linen the collapse came, and Mrs
Howe was sent to prison. She died, il Ia
said. in want. Boston Commonwealth
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A Winter Charm.

A Wilmington man carries in ns ..ssa ,s
pocket a piece of skin that was a
from a mans neck and then tann'a s.hsr
tho Wilmington man, NOT 'ns ;, tha
man-claims that the possession ,ron
piece of tanned skin will keep nI !. ' a,
slipping on the ice. The poys " oot
neighborhood are watching MN Nd
to see what virtue there is In w I'M
charm. The owner of the piece y =. n
argues that If its possession does = u0. 'ss,L
vent him from falling it will, $50 y
not cause him to fall-Wl
Noyn
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-05

A good deal of indignation has been
excited by discovery recently made by
the Calcutta customs of trade In spu.
rious Cashmere shawls. 1t appears that
large quantities of shawls have been i'm
ported into India from Germany, with
imitation Cashmere marks on them.
On arrival in Calcutta the shawls are
treated by some peculiar process and
then sent into the interior and sold
there as real Cashmere productions
Their actual cost in Calcutta is about
-, and they fetch when sold about s35.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-05
MY PHILOSOPHY


amt nor don't p'tend to oe
Much pustei ON philOsofy;
But there Is times. when all aionA
! work out ideas of my own.
And %. these same tharc IL a few
I'D like TO Jest refer to you,
Pervidib that you don't object
To listen 1losf and rtckollect.
allns argy that a man
Who does about the best he can
Is plenty good enough to suit
This lower mundane Institute;
No matter ef his daily walk
Is subject fer his neigh boris talk,
--And critic minds Of ev'ry whim
Jest ali git up and go for him.
lknowed a feller onc't that had
The yalier ianders mighty bad,
And earh and ev'ry friend he'd meet
Would stop and give him some reject
For cuorin Of en- But he'd say
he Kind O. thought they'd 60 away
Without no medicine, and boast
That he'd git well without one dose.
He KEEP yailerin on, and they
Perdictin thai he'd die some day
Before he knowed I'll Tuck his bed,
The felier did. and lost his head,
And wandered In his mind spell.
Thea rallied and at last got we'll;
But sv'ry friend that said he'd die
Went back IN him eternally
Its nachurai enough. guess
When some gtts more and some gfts iesa,
For them uns on the elimmest side
10 claim II aint Z fair divide:
And I've knowed somo 70 lay and wait.
And git up soon and set up late.
10 ketch some fellow they could hate
Fer gotn Al a faster gait
The stgns 10 bad whom folks commence
findin fault with Providence,
And baikin cause tho world don't shake
Al ev'ry prancin step they take.
No man 10 great Till he can sec
How iess than little he would be
Ef stripped 10 self and stark and bare
He hung his sign out anywhere.
Ny docteren 10 70 LAY aside
Contentious and b satisfied.
Just do your bost, and praise or blame
That follers, that c0unts lust the same,
I've allus noticed great success
, II mixed with troubles, more or less,
And It's The man who does the best
That gifts more kicks than all the rest.
mes Whitcomb Riley In Omaha World.
,rald.
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University Education for English " ON on.
Women students ambitious Of finish
ing at Oxford will be surprised to know
that Somerville hall, the Oxford annex
is not college at all, but simply halls
or homes where girls desirous Of Oxford
privileges live in the protection of an
academical house. The association for
promoting the education Of women at
Oxford engages lecturers to give special
instruction to tho students and obtains
admission for them to the university
lectures. These lectures are not given
at the hall according to the custom at
Barnard college, New York. and Newn-
ham and Girton. Of Cambridge, Eng
land. but the girls go to the university
accompanied by member OF the associ-
alton and listen TO the same lectures "a
their brothers.
oaccustomed have the men become to
these fair invaders that they scarcely
look up when they enter the room. SiY
hours work day including the lectures
Is recommended by one Of the princi-
pals as sufficient, us every hour after
that counts for loss and not for gain, in
her opinion. The girl that is not clever
enough to get on with that is not apt to
distinguish herself il she works nine
hours IA day.
1T is one OF tho great misfortunes of
the age that hardly any one is able to
see that no amount of rubbing will make
tin into silver" writes an authority.
She also advises girls not to come to the
university too young because womans
brain Is stronger than girls, and sthe
woman knows when and where to rest
as well as when and where to expend
herself. London Letter.
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why Engli.h women scholars succeed.

Why English women scholars Succeed.
Englishwomen are showing marked
superiority over American women in the
college career. They are taking prizes
and attaining marked intellectual dis
hnction, not because their scholastic
advantages are greater nor because Of
superior intellectual gifts, but because
Of better physique, more normal nervous
systems, and consequently greater power
of endurance.
These contrasts emphasize the propo-
sition which maintain, namely, that
lhe first, the greatest physical need for
women is training to rest; not rest in
the sense of doing nothing, not repose
IN the sense Of inanity or inactivity, but
. restful activity Of mind and body,
which means vigorous, wholesome
nervous system that will enable wom-
an to abandon herself to her study, her
work and her play with freedom and
ease which are too fast becoming, not q
lost art but lost nature. We have
jumped at the conclusion that the style
of training which Ia admirably suited
to men must be equally adapted TO
women. However that may be In tho
future, there is prior necessity with |
women. After their greatest physical
need is supplied they may--will, prob
sbly--reach the place where their power
will be increased through vigorous exer-
cise
1t 10 evident that the gymnasiums and |
various exercises established in schools
and colleges for women have done little
or nothing toward supplying this great
est need. The girls are always defeat
ing the end Of the exercise, first, by en-
tering into every motion of the exercise
itself with too much nervous strain;
second, by following In their manner Of
study, In their general attitude Of mind
and habit Of body. ways that must ef-
fectually tell against the physical power
which might be developed by the exer-
else. = Annie r. Call in Atlantic
Monthly
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. 80 naward va waldo Emerson the lectnr., :.
an;at Hh oi haiph Waldo Emerson the s.; d,s,;. y
u. uisned Concord philosopher M He t's'ln ="
.rd t~een torty-five and fifty years ~ u oow low
snu interested, apparently y. ass : oI age
nereoity' In philosophical subiec,. "''er OF
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-05

tho % 1--WE nse OF bees Is composed of tho
Th workers or neuters and ,ha queen
naI. ne queen Is the mother of ali I ths ;a sroses
. ,ts aoo 10 the hive and she law, =. s.e lndivid
,,~o eggs in twenty four bonr. "a many as
more productive season "0urs during the
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-05

ican. "a oeilef me existed among the apcisn, uo-
lev tho s"p D.. .,a.ehez of the Mississippi val vsi
.; ~ I'm .ne feruvians and the AppI Anns,ppapt val
oha t ,orlaa that the sun WAS tba bas1,ans aea,
a,.S ue OF chiefs and braves who had .llant d,is
attempting some valorous decd "a' uied IN
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-05

ernoonf 'our wlte this aft
to friand fardiy. y,,.! She is showing new dress
her busv 70. !uss now, and that will keep
' 'usS lor several hours.-Schalk.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-05

mannssnt a,nn, which is largely used :, >.
carhon Acture OF candles, Is a nnra "a the
hon roon, on containing nothing else p',e re- hydro
;n@rsd; % aaa hydrogen. being preciselv .nan ,s car
In another form. coal gas, though
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USE DANA'S SARsAPARILLA ITS
"THE KIND THAT CURES"
MAHANOY PLANE.

Local Events as Described by Cores
pondent.
Miss Maggie Donnelly and Mrs. McAnnany
of town, visited friends at Summit Hill
during the week.
Miss Lulu Phillips was rendered very
pleasant birthday party at the residence of
her father, Luke Phillips, on Wednesday.
The young people enjoyed a very pleasant
evening.
Mrs. Isaac Day, of Watsontown, and Mrs,
Krecker, of Ashland, visited Mr., and Mrs
Isaac Morgan this week The former have
not met before for 20 years.
Miss Doomady, of st. Clair and Miss
Martin, of Shenandoah, visited the family of
Michael Golf on Sunday.
Messenger George Cook, who has been on
the sick list for several days, returned to
duty and is acting in the capacity of night
operator at Lost Creek Junction.
On Sunday while Engineer Bailey was
hauling a special to Coal Dale peculiar ac
cident occurred while passing through
Girardville The train was travelling at a
pretty lively gait when report like a
cannon, and the sudden slowing up and
the stoppage of the train, brought the whole
town to the scene under the impression that
the engine had exploded. An investigation
uuieted the excitement, it being found that
one of the eccentric straps had broken with
great force. The engineer disconnected one
side of his engine and succeeded in pulling
the five loaded coaches to Mahanoy Plane,
where engines were changed.
G. NJ Israel, R. H. Metz, Of town, and Bur
ges Dowden, of Frackville, visited Locust
Mountain Lodge, l. 0. o. F., of Ashland, on
Tuesday evening last.
Misses Donovan, Walsh and Devers, OF
Shenandoah, visited Miss Julia Farrell ON
Sunday.
Thursday was pay day, both on the rail.
road and at the collieries consequently our
merchants were unusually busy
The crew on Shenandoah passenger train
consisting of Hanlon, sobey, Dougherty,
Castle and Leahy are very popular with the
travelling public.
Walter Murphy, of the Merchants, will
take in the Worlds Fair during July.
The many friends of Mrs. D. ], ConnOrs
throughout the county will be pleased tc
learn of her complete recovery from serious
illness.
James OBrien, formerly ticket agent al
the P. & r. station, now of Kaighns Point
N. j., called on friends in town on Sunday,
Miss Hannah Brosnaham, of Branchdale
employed as operator in main Office at Potts
vile, and Miss Mollie Ferguson, daughter O
A. Ferguson, foreman at Elmwood colliery
were the guests of Mrs. J. A. Flynn OF
Thursday.
John Goff, who has been on the sick list fo
the past two weeks, returned to duty on Mon
day last
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USE DANA's sARsAPARILLA, IT'S
"THE KIND THAT CURES.


May 3O.-Schoppe orchestra concert at
Lakeside Park. Opening day.
May 3O.-Ice cream and strawberry festi-
val; Robbins opera house; under auspices of
Trinity Reformed Sunday school,
June 14-Ice cream and strawberry fes-
tival, Robbins opera house, benefit Presby-
terian church.
June 16.-Ice cream festival under the
auspices of the joint committee of Camps
1s3, 112 and 2O6, p. o. S. of A.
July 3&A-Independenee & Day festival in
Robbins opera house, under the auspices Of
Camp 49, Sons Of Veterans.
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borough financial condition will allow. There
is really but one thing the HERALD has
advocated for years which has not become a
thing of existence and Joy forever, and
that is a city charter. But there are hundreds
of people who voted against that progressive
idea would vote for it tomorrow. We ask no
applause or credit for any of the advanced
measures we have referred to, we simply
mention these facts showing that we have
tried to be of some use to the town as a daily
paper.
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Piles or Hemorrhoida


Permanently cured without knife oS1igature.
10 danger or suffering. No 9sisy from bus
Iness while aFder trest~snt. Patients whr
ak,mes of 1851. pot pay until we'll.
d apthor ~anteed. Send for circular
r. REED 81. D.,
r1Ksp 1919 South 18th St., Philadelphla.
y Refers, by permis-ion, to the editor Of the
EVENING HERALD
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Costiveness is the primary cause of much
disease, DR.. Henry Baxter's Mandrake Bit
ters will permanently cure costiveness
Every bottle warranted. I'm
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Coughing Leads to Consumption,
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
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GILBRRrON BUDGET.
Newsy Notes of Some Loct
Importance,

Newsy Notes Of Some Local
Importance.
Conductor Gillespie, one of the most
efficient and courteous of the Traction COM
pany's conductors, no longer pulls the bell
and takes yuur nickel.
Locust Mountain Degree Team visited Gill
berton Lodge No 42O, I, o. o. F., and con-
ferred the iniliatory degree. This most beau
tiful of Odd Fellows mysteries was grandly
illustrated by the visiting brethren. Gilber-
ton Lodge returned the fratemal visit on
Wednesday evening and speaks very highly
of the kind treatment received while in Ash
land.
The Maizeville High School is making
great preparations for the commencement ex'
ercises which will be held in Foley's hall
June 14th. Our people very naturally mani
fest a deep interest in the success of this
innovation, and Prof A. J. OConnor is to be
congratulated on the step he has taken, as il
most undoubtedly stimulates the pupils and
creates a healthy interest in school affairs in
the community.
On Thursday evening Miss Emma Sutter
formerly of Gilberton, now of Wadesyille
was married to Frank Miles, of Georgetown
the Rev. Mr. Devine, of St. Clair M. E
church, officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Miles were
married in their own home, erected and
handsomely furnished for the occasion. Mr.
Miles is foreman of one of the collieries
south Of the maintain
Our people are manifestng lively interest
in local politics this year-a course highly
commendable. This promises some lively
work at the primaries, and the number, and
standing of citizens prominently mentioned
promise a worthy representation to Pottsville
The NJ E church win observe Childreni
Day ON June 18th, The arrangements con
,,smplated , promise one of the most interest
I.-s-rSanees Of the day ever celebrated il
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By sending your cabinet together with
II 30 cents, we will finish you one dozen photos
~ w. A. KEAGEY.
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G oLd-Headed K Umbrellas.

The Home Friendly Society, Of Baltimore,
Nd win present the two lucky compet
tors In the contest with handsome Gold
headed Silk Umbrellas.
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A Plush Toilet ct.

Mr.. Reese will give tine lady teacher re-
ceiving the second highest number OF
votes handsome Plush Toilet Set.
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A ct of Furs.

r. j. Mills, the Pottsville Halter and Fnr.
rier, will give the lady teacher receiving
second highest number of votes hand.
some Set OF Furs.
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Massachusetts,. Photographs and crayons at Dabb'a
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"a town. YoRK. May 90. = Thel.-.,;ll
80 attended services at St. Patrie
cathedral yesterday. She was escorleo
ths s.Old Guard The avenue was III
with people anxious to get look as
princess. ....nn. -
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For the Lucky Ones.
A Goid-Heuded Cane.

w. H. Mortimer, the Pottsville Jeweler,will
give the gentleman teacher receiving the
highest number of votes a Gold'headed
Cane,
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aud the Sebastian Bach Musical
Of to moyrow evening An e1ore or
ag1Ilate the three unions VIII oe
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4 Gold Necklace.

Holderman, the Jeweler will give the lady
teacher receiving the highest number of
votes a Handsome Gold Necklace.
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oroanizatA competent girl for general
Va In small family. No
ed by a bet A. q. JoEEs,
- II N. Main street.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-02

A financial contemporary gives, un-
der come reserve, the following de-
scription of the appearance of trade
unionism among the pawnbrokers of
China. One of that body began to
charge his customers sixteen per cent
instead Of the usual twenty-four.
Naturally he did roaring trade, to
the dismay of his colleagues, who
carried him before the Mandarin Of
the province with bitter complaints Of
unfair competition, The Mandarin,
however. commended the pawnbroker
for his charity and good feeling in
only charging sixteen per cent, but
pointed out that the charge was quite
illegal. He therefore directed that in
future he should charge the custom
airy twenty per cent of which he
was only to keep sixteen for him
self, while the other eight was to be
distributed in charity, in consonance
with the pawnbroker's benevolent
idea. - London Globe.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-02

There are two rules posted in all
the street cars in all large cities of this
country, one forbidding passengers to
get off before the car stops, the other
requiring them to get off on the side
nearest the walk. They are both
needed rules, and both are made par
ticularly for women. But it is only
rarely, and then by more or less show
of force, that women are induced to
obey either one of them and they al
ways, by look or voice, resent their
enforcement. Of course men d1sobey
the rules also, but with far less risk,
and generally accept conductors re-
Ttraint or warnings good-naturedly.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-02

It is encouraging to the Chicago
Herald to note that the eminent edu-
Gators recently in session at the
Worlds Fair have taken an advanced
position of athletics among students.
It seems to be admitted now that be-
cause man is a good football player
Or skillful oarsman he is necessarily
q poor student It is remarkable that
any doubt should have existed in re-
gard to the subject. A sound mind
and sound body go together as a
general thing, and, while the over
exercise of either results in an impair
ment of both, there is no reason why
the intellectual faculties should be cnl-
tivated to the exclusion of the physi-
ga.