davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

tion In Pennsylvania was $420 600, in
OHIO, SlS 600, and indiana about 81 300
The reported number Of feet OF up-
latl increased during the yalr 20 H.
$50 G57 In Penney vania, 8. 72O. 1913 IN
lnilaua, and 1 404 09s ia Ouin. Tus
The largest prolu 'iln ~ tl. g. iu
pennsylvania was $40 2S2 81j i 1888
since which 1t has allie Q SO iSs 900
Ouio showed the largest fall. If no
production for the var FOr 1892 a
amount W. 81. 1876 600 while in 1898 p
went down to 81 80 600 The m.s
important gvs field ~ any STATE is shown
20 be in Indiana, whose estimated area
NJ productive g,s territory is about
>. 500 square miles While ia. supply
Is falling below the demand in other
gas fl Ids 1t i- d clared 10 be- well sus
ain d 10 Indiana aud supplies are be-
ing obtained from the state oy fictar.
les located In other gas terrlt,ri,4 The
value OF tha product cou'um.l in u.
state In 1898 w,s Sj,7lS,OJO, against
s. ZIG 600 in 1892
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

NlNNE ,NDus TRIAL NOTES
The l,-u .mp.ayc, of the su.qachauua
Coal company no N.tticoAr. threaten l.
-.'lk' unless tw1 discharged employees ar
.r.a-tAf.d
The furnaces along tho East Penn raII.
au a'e dlspu ing OF their enormous bank.
"i Stag, the accumulation of more than
twenty year. o. Philadelphia persoHs
who, 20 is said, will rura The slag iato paw.
ing ulCcks
After July Coke Bros, @. Drifton. who
gr- now hHI.ing their coal over the Lebigl
valley nilrold, will use their own lu,am..
iives They have just nal ten lurg, ra-
s'le, built at the Baldwin Locomotive
works
The Preston colliery fire At Ashland. dis
covered last Friday, originated, 10 j. be-
heVed, from shot fired ou wednesday
evening. An attempt ha. bseu made 10
qlench the fire with pipe line. aud
ihls iais drowning ont must ba rrs1rtcd
10. inc coii,ery is prac ically now one.
h'HluE recently been rcoppuod and new
breaker erected at cost oi Sl5l. uUl L.
has olly been operated for the ua,r few
months Nearly iyl hand. are rnp,oy,l
IL was originally opened iu the ff,i.s.
John H. kics, % Wuk--.B Barre. chairman
oi ths grievance Commit.c, during tt.
LrnI-h Valley strike, m, paid out stn UOl
I'd aupWuu. es o. Brotherhood men
According tp the Dallas Post her. are
soon 10 b. larger coal operation than for.
m.riy along the Bsruice Giyi ion of tbo
L.a,gh Valley railroad. which syp.,Igs
why that division has tean r1uHd.I tn
Nui erin rnieI' E.rers rgl .put clr,.
wyoming valley coal neu are gat rrinp
u The milerA property % tue yi.Iu,ty Of
Lopez, and 70 ls expected tha within A
ear oy two iberr viii br large qgrttity
OF the Loyu.s.ok produce shipped mar
het over wha. il now tAr Harvey Lac
branch, Tue lumber tIalie at the present
time Is very large.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
Three Wise Men.

lnfee Wlhe Mens
nllman, Lewelling and Waite one day
Set sail on political seas;
"We'll run the whole durn world, said
they,
Exactly as we durn please"
Each had theories by the score
Theories had those three
Regarding Doodle and booze and gore,
And they chuckled in glee
"Oh, what wise men are wep
Said Tillman,
Lewelling
And Waite.
Ttllman, Lewelling and Waite some day
by the foolkiller, far too late,
VIII captured be and--well.a.day
shuddtr to name thoir fate,
But it will be an awful warning be
All, me but they'll catch IL roughl
For the Killer will say to those governors
three:
"Oh, pve had enough
OF your cranky guff''-
To Tillman,
Level ing
And Waite.
Chicago Dispatch.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

EuR sALE-A FAhM uT ElgTTY ACR s..
/ ono and ono lalf miles from Dalton ag
iAn loAHarn LHrkarauaa and Western
uiirHld First e.HF. farm house viflaurrcr
failing spring uo FhT. two Har1s good and
end EHui orchard MII Hr Sold HlHau Terms
,as Allra,, @ o. Won -TUuCH IrI-At'
flLl7 ozcgaiIrs b4Itol LlrGbwurua
county Pa
EuR SILT. FuWL MANURE. EIgUr
L barrels t0r siH. ala1 lr. 800 I.slufn $50,
'ur la'0arg Aply 90 81 UuMiAs Do Auak
DHAEToN FOR skLE-EQ QUIRE oF "a.
house, ur tlH Ca. av.#ua
LuR SALE GACK. FARM. -rUCE
! and utrusi,. NJ sHEFFiELD G
N.urn. ave
|. OR SALE .R EXCHANGE FOR -CrAN.
iuu Urap,rfv-A bearing ortnrr grove
Increasing loo production and value YEARLY u
lNy orange section in lorla AHdru 81 b.
MI lLE ron Lake Helen. Fi1riaa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
FOR Rent


EuR RENT APRIL 1.-THE ROOMS NOW
i uH.gp el hF the Telephone Exchange au
LHcfavanua ay0aur Apply % ihH n1g1 90,
lrL.-b salt Mining Co.. Third National HalE
bulldog L - aui o. g. Fuller
EUE HEEv- EIW DOUBLE HOUSE. COR
/ nor GrUrn Ridge street and Nslia.u a..
ra. Inquire Juha WALTER un proH.a.s
EuH REST IleuT WILL FURNISHED
g1 .s D .EAt. location 0H Wuhlu-
iHg avenue.
EuE HE q BARN VEkR ,PRUCE
i street Inquire el Jrarra.a aFcauc
EUE RENT THREE ROOMS. fHOST ON
i a.al . r..r. over y a uulE,rts music
store i.i Myuu.aa avenue, from April lu.
qu.rr .g Pho store
1U La tuA a IEEM uF YEARS
Part Hr al % Tires blu irod ico. af yard
ru.m a.o.s rAilr osa Ag,ly a. 80 Fraaklla
tF'nga.
no y SIT sTorE s'tT OR FURNISHED
bail 90 Green lu1sa Hrrrt Very ur..rs-
ulr lu-au.u aud Ou reasonable torn. App y
iDI D ALIILkIuN ug & s. WOUDHIfF
Republican Iul'i.1F
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
Legal

IN RE APPLICATION OF b[NfEf, Nc.
1 Sweeny for license TO act as a detective
for hire and reward. Petition to he heard on
the 3Oth day of April, 1894, at o'clock a. M,
in the court OF quarter sessions. The petition
of Daniel Nc weeney for lceuse TO act 40 n
detective for hire and reward nder the Act
of 1887 has been presented to the iudg 5 Of the
above court and fled
JESSUPS & HAND.
Attorneys for Petition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

~ NNHNHNfNfN0aNfNINNfNfNNfef
SEALID PROPOSALS WILL BE RE.
- ccived at the Office Of the City Clerk,
Scranton, Pa, until 730 o'clock p m. Thurs
dor May 3D. 1891, 70 grade Delaware street be-
tween Washington aud Sanderson avenues in
accordance with plans and specifications in of.
the city gngineer. ! ach bid shall be accom-
panied hv cash or certified check In the amount
Of two hundred dollars In case the bidder 10
whom tlo contract shall have been awarded
refuse pr onits 20 execute contract for the
work w thin n days from date OF award
thereof, the enclosure accompanying his pro.
posal shall be forfeited 90 the use Of the city of
SCran O.. Ihe city reserves the right to 10
ject any and all bids
BY order of City Councils.
NJ, n. LAVELLE, City Clerk
Scranton, Pa, April q, 1884
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE.
~ coived at the office of the City Clerk,
Scranton, Pa, until 73O o'clock y. m, Thurs
day, May 70, 1884, to furnish the city of scran-
ton chemical fire engine for the use Of the
PhUniX Hose company. Bidders shall enclose
with each proposal the sum Of fifty dollars in
cash or certified check. In case tho bidder 10
whom the contract Bhall have been awarded
omitSt cXecutea contract in accordance with
proposal within ten days from date Of award
thereof, the enclosure accompanyi Q his pro-
posal shall be forfeited TO tho use OF the city
Of Scranton Bidders shall furnish their own
specific ,tions The city reserves tho right TO
reject any a d all bids.
By order of City Councils.
NJ. r. LAVELLE, City Clerk,
Scranton. Pa, April ~, 1874,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

When Baby was slck, we gave her CastoriA
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

Ine sIatemsnt of shipments Of m
thraclte coal approximately for the
week ended April n, as compared wi th
the corresponding period last year
shows a further decrease OF 7j $50 tons
the heavi,s. loss being sust iu-d by
the Sehuylkill region. the decrease
from which was 81 G)G tons The
shipments nr tho year t. date now ag-
gregate Q 239 733 'oas. against II $3.50
ust tons las yegr. a decrease Of 3. nc.
5]3 tons Tue full statement 10 .p.
l...d.I.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
Situations Wanted.


@SNNNNc~~~~NNNO~~,~~ ~~,~~>y~~N>~r~N~0~~>Ny
GITUATION WANTED A LADY
- teacher wishes to do tutoring during
summer vacation. Can prepare pup toT
college In all branches except Greek. WillgI
with pupil 20 country or sea shore II desired.
Can begin June J. Six years successful ex'
pc ieuco Sec d " BROWN, attorney, 5Ds
puco street.
AITU TIuN WANTED - BY a BOY Il
- years OF age with fair education; vii ing
20 do m 40 anything Can or address d. L.
oN ar-sou avenue, city
STJATlON whNTED-BY A WOMAN,
., 10 do Luus cleaning ana washing. Ad-
dress 90 Emmett sire O.
DuSIrION WANTED-BY ACCOUNTANT.
double crtry loukkacper, Curresp ulent,
urrHH"- or credit glerE. q gentleman of ~
mtr. open Tor permanent lRemcnt;
cNty Ha practical business experience; thor.
COM q. ami reliable; Al reference and So
curl Add ess Box 's ~uubury Pa
NlT 'uuN WANTED A WOMAN
- ID Ike to set work hy tho dsy {
washl-- ur ypAulug. uT Wi. Take washing
home Address MARI uONNELIY,
,2i Orch rI street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
LsRi l.tiva Idi ,cR

P6hbug DispGioh,
Chairman Wilson Is ia better health
than when hs left Washington, bu, his
tnrif bill shows renewed symptoms OF
Daresls
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Stnoka md Ronds.

New York, April Speculation at the
Stock Exchange today was confined to the
lndustrials. and Of those American Sugar
was the most conspicuous.
The foil wing complete table showing the
days fluctuations IN active stocks is supplied
and revised daily by Ln3ar s. Fuller, stock
brokers, l2l Wyoming avenue:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

ons fright me y tp. @ i5.
Minneapolis Tribune
Nt fhc rrtn .A-. .lgrCall.l by the
board H' trade Century htI is Mar a
l. Sanford rprrs.cnfir-t Womar's Im.
pr'vomont leagu.. % rtin.ut'y Qlir~l a
her male 40 l'ors .'} hat would YOU
thiah he bau'eHI'r who swept uu the
dIrt Ia ~ isr al tn wall from ittrr 90
seven da.- week, ou fAr gTUuud
hat 10 was Nor Economical 10 rr-
move it DO large bulk once ur
twice % week y Il " fi,irut 90
say that the inquiry brought down tho
house. Aud Vet that Is Exactly what the
city J. doing on the mistaken pea OF econ.
omy, These heaps Of refuse t6us gathered
fpr ECONOMY are the prolific source ~
typhoid fever, dHhtheriH, uNeIculusi. aud
most ~ ilr epi ""ics 90, disease with
which cities are afflicted Only la,i year
TYPHOID epidemic visited tlis civ, Rs r.
ported bV the health Office which resulted
10 over 0O cases Of sickuvs- and over 100
deaths. The economy iu such a system is
not apparent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
agents Wanted.

| AuI MANAGER WASTED-GuOD IN.
II como assured DO capita required
CLARK CO., bridgeport C1nn.
MAETED-NAN NTH LIFE ASu FIRE
W insurance experience aF rH.irIfor boo
Lackzwauua county, god lndu09m rns to
right mlu. Address l.-. ~ BUtl building
Philadelphia. pa
hfAhTID-AGEsIs TAKE ORDERS
W lyaamuiu. w.I paw rEnynsH and sH.
lry Or alqH liberia. comm sion. samples sent
luk tlfE
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
Helm Wanted-Male

WANTED-GOO BLACKSMITH, GIL
w hool Carriage orks, cor West Lack.
ave. and Seventh 81.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

SCRANTON Ap Il 23-Tle following quota
tons are supplied ami corrected daily by La
Bar 4 Fuller, stock brokersl l2l Wyomln ave
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
ANTOINE HARTMAN
90G Souih Mashinninn Avnnun.

sos South Washington Avenue,
Contractor and builder of Concrete Flaggng.
Concrete Blocks Potato, Butter and Coal
Bins, Wet Cellars dried up. Orders may be
left at Thompson n Pratt, Williams Co,
Main and Eynon Streets, or at scranton
Stove Works. Also Foundations, Cisterns,
Fish Wire Tunnels and Cotfins FlagginR for
Garden Walks
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

4 7 a MEETING OF THE DlRECTuEsOF
y tho Nay Aug Fails anil Elmhurt Homie.
ward company 70 was resolved that a meet me-
Il the stockholders b. called 20 cbuven, "a,
the general Office Of the company room IA
Republican building, on the ith day of Juns
a ls9t 20 take action on the approval or
h@pProval OF toe proposed increase OF tho
capital stock Of said company from sS OOl ~
S3inOl aud That the secretary he. and he 4,
hcyeby directed 70 give tice thoroof as re,
Qulrcd by law T. "A. WATK Ns
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

NOTlCE THE NOMINATIONS FOR on.
~ hcers OF the Gorinauia Building and
Lean ass, iauon Oh south cranton will take
lrgnsacling the REGULAR business. JACOB n
MlLLtR, Secretary.
nLANK BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAgA
- zines, etc. b.unl or rebound NJ Tur
Tribune office Qul'k work Reasonable
rceg
N'EAL TICK rs CNE BE HAD n l4i
4ii '.Iu.r gr raot and FRANKLIN ave
.n. '.r.F t SHis for SEjl Good
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

to oa.a's.o..... a-o@ nysaor,aalram
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30

Hoops PILLS arc the hss' after dinner
li,is a..l't digestion, cu-c headache. Try
% box, 9jc -.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-30
sn,els ketLe.,

NTOSE OILERS ME- ING-THE An
- M. m'rHa. O.. the st0ckholdsrs % tho
b dat tUU .uIaWHrU AND Hudson Canal trrt.
pauys building lO FRANKLIN avenue. lcr,g.
ton, Pa AZ a m oudsy. ay q Isll Z,
elect niNHors % servo during the ensuing yrar.
and transact any other business that NAV bS
presented
n , ArHERTON. Secretary.
Scranton Arrl Isnt
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-11

For many years strong protest has
been made to the Egyptian government
by antiquarians and hosts of other in
terested people the world over against
the continued housing Of the priceless
government collection of Egyptian an
tiquities in the old wooden museum az
Ghizeh. The collection comprises the
choicest OF all the relics that have been
discovered in Egypt. 1t is, and has
been for many years, exposed to the
greatest possible danger from fire.
The government has hitherto declined
to remedy the matter, but few DAYS
ago the council Of ministers agreed to
the appropriation of seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for the
building Of new fireproof museum at
Cairo to contain the collection.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-11
THE BANK OF FRANCE.
Immense Plies of Silver Coin In II
Cellars of the Institution.

Immense Plies Of Silver Coin In the
Cellars of the Institution.
while making a tour of the cont
nent few years ago" said New
York broker to a st. Louis Globe
Democrat man, Il was shown through
the Bank Of France. The silver coin il
heaped up in barrels and placed in
cellars resembling the spacious ware
house Of brewery, each barrel holding
$1,000 francs in 5-franc pieces, and
weighing about 600 pounds. There
are at times 500 barrels piled up to the
very crown Of the arches and rising
much higher than mans head. The
visitor walks through a long alley of
these barrels fer some time until he
comes to a large, stone-1oored APART
ment, wherein arc to be seen large
square leaden cases. Zach of these
holds 10000 bags of 1000 francs each.
and the whole are soldercd up her
medically within the cases. Several of
these appeared not to have been
touched for years. was told they
were likely to remain undisturbed for
100 years longer, as they are the last of
the banks resources to be dipped into.
The treasure in these leaden reservoirs
is kept perfectly dry and free from any
variation OF temperature. The stairs
reaching to these regions are narrow
and admit of only one person at a time
ascending and descending. This has
been expressly contrived for protection
and defense from insurgent mobs. In
one of the treasure vaults are the
precious deposits of the Rothschilds
and the wealthy capitalists left for
safety with the bank
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-11
A TRUE GHOST STORY.


The Request of the Apparltion Was Car
ried Out to tine Letter.
Here is ghost story-One of large
class, and therefore perhaps more
likely to be veracious, especially as it
first saw the light in q London paper.
1t has an appearance OF strict and even
narrow truthfulness. There was a GER
tain Capt. Blomberg, of some regiment
unknown, on active service in America.
Five or six of his brother officers, he be-
ing engaged on duty two hundred miles
away, were dining together. The door
was opened and Capt. Blomberg APP
peared, to everybody's surprise. With
out speaking, he walked in and sat
down in vacant chair. They all
asked him how he came there.
To their questions he made no reply;
then one of them said: ''Blomberg, are
you mad?"
On this he rose and replied: ''When
you go back TO London take my son to
the queen and beg her to be his pro
tector.''
This said, he walked out of the room
as he had come in. A few days after
ward the news came that he had been
killed in action on the very day and
at the same hour of his appearance.
1t is pleasing to record that the
queen, on whose favor the gallant of
fcer may have had some claims, did
protect the son. who became chaplain.
in-ordinary to his majesty, deputy clerk
Of the kings closet, canon residentiary
of st. Paul's and vicar of st. Giles, Grip
plerate.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-11
TEA AND rosAcco INSANITY
Their Excessive Use by Underfed People
the Cause OF Mental Failure.

Their Excessive Use by Underfed People
the Cause OF Mental Failure.
A report upon insanity in Ireland
which has Just been issued enumerates
among the causes of mental failure the
innutritious dietary of the poorer pop
Notwithstanding TO produce anaemia
and constitutional weakness, which
favor the development of scrofulous
and neurotic disease-and the immod-
crate use of certain nervous stimulants,
particularly tea and tobacco.
while the moderate use of properly
prepared tea" the report adds, lis re-
garded as innoeuous or even beneficial
in its action ON the nervous system, its
i'll effects, when dceocted or overin-
fused, on persons who make it their
stable article of dietary are dwelt on
by almost all the resident medical
superintendent in their several re-
ports. Undoubtedly the method of
preparation adopted and the excessive
use of this article of diet, now so gem
eral among our poorer population, tends
to the production OF dyspepsia, which
in its turn leads to states of menta.
depression highly favorable 10 the
production of various forms of neurot-
ic disturbance. The excessive use of
tobacco also, especially among the
young, whether by smoking or chew
ing, in the opinion of certain of our
medical superintendent acts, though
perhaps in minor degree, injuriously
on the nervous centers."
In many parts of Ireland it has been
found that bread and tea have been
substituted for porridge and milk, and
for potatoes also; that the tea used is
generally Of an inferior quality, and
the method of preparation is to put
quantity in the teapot early in the
morning and to allow it to stew during
the day, water being added as required.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-11
FORTUNE IN THE STREETS.
But Nobody Thus Far Has Been Ingeniou
Enough To prnnt ~ IL

But Nobody Thus Far Has Been Ingenious
Enough to Profit By IL.
Would you believe IL, sir" said n
well-tnown Strand boot maker the
other Cay, that some three million Of
people walk about the streets of Lon
don daily, and in doing SO wear away a
ton of leather from their boots and
shoes"
Is that really fact?"
Really" was the emphatic replv.
And the amount would be greater If
the streets were not so well paved and
attended to. The ton of leather I have
just spoken Of would in year form n
leather strip one inch wide and long
enough to extend from London to New
York"
And what would be its value?"
wen, estimating the great amount
OF disintegrated sole leather at sd. n
pound, what it costs consumers. it's
value would be one hundred thousand
pounds. If it could be recovered from
the streets fortune might result to
somebody in the shoddy leather line.
But, unfortunately, there seems no
means Of recovering all this valuable
leather, and 50 no doubt it will alvvavs
be swept up in the dust and dirt
But" he re1ectively added, "if proc.
ess by which this leather can be son
arated from the dirt is discovered. tho
inventor would be Of orce a rich man. /"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-11
1T WAS WATER.
But 1t Was the Breath of Experience
Which Blew Over It's Surface.

But 1t Was the Breath of Experience
Which Blew Over It's Surface.
been at home visiting the folks, "
said the young man to the tall man in
the tweed suit, in the hearing of New
York Herald reporter. well, didn't
stay long, for the people of Maine OBJ
ject to drinking, and my habits are not
strictly temperate"
Got a jag, l suppose" observed the
tall man.
Not at all, sir. l don't drink any
thing but water. TWAS my first glass
of water at home which got me in
trouble. You know that my father is a
strict teetotaler. Never drank even a
mug of cider. Well, / used to be that
way myself. 1 went home after an
absence of three years. Arrived at the
old house at dinner time. All the
old china and silver had been brought
out in my honor, and there was a
Maine dinner about to be served that
would have made many a housewife
envious to see.
. I trust. Richard, said father, that
in all the years that you have been
from home you have not touched. that
which brings sorrow to SO many homes,
deprives the poor mans family of bread
and sows broadcast the seeds of misery
and want
Not much, said. Then, sir, in
less than two minutes afterwards
raised glass Of water to my lips,
blow across the top of it, said: Here's
luck and tossed it off with that
grace and abandon which you know so
well. That's what spoiled my vaca-
ton
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-11
rmo LINKS m A CHAIN.
Bjornsou Made Into Poet by a Com
!. paratively Triaing Incident.

paratively Trillng Incident.
An English writer, the author of "A
Winter Jaunt in Norway" in describing
a visit t. Bjornstjerne Bjornson, mem
tions two incidents which are worth
putting together for the encourage
ment, especially, Of those who have to
do with the training of young minds.
They are excellent illustrations of the
truth that a child, or man, may APP
pear to be dull of intellect when in
fact he needs only the right touch to
make him thinker.
Bjornson, it appears, was not sup
posed when a boy to have any remark
able talent. nor was he particularly
studious. AT fifteen years of age, how
ever, sudden change came over him.
Some one persuaded him to read Verge
lands poem, 1.-The English Pilot" The
boy was fascinated. A new world was
open to him. He longed TO become a
poet himself, to move men by his wri-
tings, to make his mark in the world.
This is incident number one. The
second has to do with Bjornson's own
influence upon a chance nearer.
The English lady who records it,
while travelling far up in the country,
stopped at little farm, and was
amazed to find well-stored bookcase.
She mentions in particular, works by
Ibsen, Bjornson and Brandes.
''You are fond of reading, see," she
said to the farmer.
We'll, 1 wasn't formerly" he an
swered; "but you see l heard Herr
Bjornson lecture on heredity down at
Kongsburg, and got bit interested
and bought two of his books, and en-
ioyed them so much bought more; and
now l read good deal in the long
winter evenings, and like it."
So one thing leads to another. And
so a tiny seed, dropped almost by
chance, may result in a harvest.