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The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
A PUPPEf PLAYHOUSE.
Paris Miniature Theater Whore the Play.
ers Are Shadows.


There Is little theater In Paris
which is devoted entirely to magic.
lantern and shadowgraph perform
afiees. It stands In the rear room Of a
cafe; which started out many Year,
ago as an uhpfeteftious resort, but
which has Of late Years become the
gathering place for the jolliest and
cleverest artists and the brightest
newspaper men of the gay city. These
fellows added such a charm to the
place that the cafe is now well known
almost all over the world. Some ten
years ago one Of the artists or literary
men thought 1t would be amusing to
get up Punch and Judy show and,
by means Of II, to make fun Of men
prominent In politics at the time. The
Punch and Judy arrangement was
great success, but one night another
brilliant individual proposed d new
idea. A napkin was stretched
across the little theater stage, a
lamp was placed behind, cardboard fig
ures of Paris policemen were manufac.
tured, and, while one man sang the
popular song, another made the comic
police officers march across the stage
by throwing the shadow Of the card
board figures on the napkin.
The artists especially took live in.
terest In the little theater, and each
one tried u invent strange and won.
derful scenic effects. The Journalists
wrote little plays, which were acted by
the cardboard actors while the author
spoke the lines. After year or so tile
theater was enlarged and the best OF
magic lanterns were secured, and all
Paris crowded to see the performances.
The stage settings became very elab-
crate, being made Of stained glass and
colored paper, and the figures were CON.
structed so as to ifi6ve their arms and
hands. Everybody connected with the
queer theater tried to invent sofiie new
kind Of effect to puzzle and amuse the
spectators
As the enterprise grew the scenery
was built out of tin or zinc, SO as to be
solid and durable.
The cardboard actors finally came to
be regular mechanical toys. Their
arms and legs could be moved by means
of strings and these antics often puz-
zlcd the spectators, who were not in
the secret Of the managers' methods.
1t was most amusing from the front TO
see paper man walking across the
stage smoking a cigar. This was ac.
complished by means of a rubber tube,
which ran up the back Of the little
figure to the cigar and one Of the men
behind the scenes smoked pipe and
blew the smoke in the tube.
All these mechanical effects are
clever and, at the same time, they are
very simple. The effect is always in.
teresting and even puzzling to those
who are not in the secret and who sud.
denly see shadows walking before
them, moving their toy arms or strug-
Cling against strong windstorm.-
Harper's Young People.
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
A STRANGE CASE.
A Woman Placed III the Tomb saved by .
sexton's Creed

A Woman Placed III the Tomb saved by .
Sexton's GreSds
Startling Is the case OF Mrs. Efskine,
wife of Rev. Henry Erskine, an emf
nent Nonconforrnist minister OF more
than two centuries ago. This person,
while the family was living at Money
laws, in the county Of Northumberland.
to all appearances died, and was ac-
tually coffined and placed in the family
vault. Mrs. Erskine wore a valuable
gold ring, which, as it could not be
easily removed from her finger, was
buried with her.
This circumstance being known to
the sexton, he thought 1t pity that
SO precious an article should be left
among the moldering remains. Accord.
ingly, he opened the grave at night,
seized the hand OF the supposed dead
body, and tried to pull of the ring.
Finding it difficult to do SO; however,
and fearing detection, the fellow whip
ped out his jackknife, and wds In the
act of cutting of the finger to secure
the coveted treasure, when, to his hor.
ror, the lady sat up in the coffin. As
may readily be imagined, the grave.
digger quickly fed, and Mrs. Erskine,
thus restored to activity, returned
home to the amazemcnt but subsequent
delight OF her husband and family.
The lady who is stated to have had
this extraordinary experience survived
many years and bore many children, in
cluding Ralph, who was born in 1885
The son entered the ministry of the
Church OF Scotland, and, in conjunc-
tion with his brother, Rev. Ebenezel
Erskine, became the founder Of the
Secession church, which, by series o.
amalgamations, is known as the United
Presbyterian church. Some doubt hav
ing been cast upon the authenticity Of
this remarkable story, a survivor Of the
Erskines wrote few years ago, stating
that the incident had been handed
down from one generation to another
in the family, and adding that the ring
in question was in his possession. :
Newcastle Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
The Brewers' Fat Horses.

Among the hundreds Of horses In
Philadelphia used for drawing brewery
wagons, one never sees thin or bony
animal. They are all big, round
sleek-looking fellows, apparently caps-
BILE of drawing twice the amount Of
beer they do. The reason for it is sim
pie. These horses are fed very largely
on what is known as "brewers' grain, "
the residue of the brewing process, a
nourishing but unstable product of
the brewery. When the labor of beer
making is ended gallons of these grains
in liquid form are poured into closed
wagons and carried to the stables,
where they are fed to the horses.
They are fattening and give brewery
cart-horses that rotundity which is the
marvel of many who do not under.
stand the true cause of it.-Philadel.
phia Record,
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
Mr.. RUNklES' COURTSHlP.
He Won by the Exercise Of Good Judgment
and U Powerful Arm.


"No. can't say as was married to
my husband Mr.. Bundles, through
just what You folks How days would
cali love. 1t Same fiostly about III this
way: When was a girl about sixtseh
Mr.. Runkles took strong hankerin'
after me, and he did considerable es-
cortin' with me, goin' to several places;
and, bein' seen there with him, 1t got
out that we was keepin' company; and
Mr.. Runkles was mighty strong man,
and no one could come up to him in
fist fightin', and the other fellers were
feard of him OWN to his brags II an
other teller started goin' with me he'd
pull him limb from limb. Now, there
wis d lot OF nice, sliek fel1ers that took
hankerin after the, but they was
feard of Mr.. Ruhkles, and you could
hot get one OF them to go near the,
much less start keepin company.
'All this went mighty hard oh me,
for was girl of no very poor appear.
ances; and, when it came to dancin'
and smart back-talk, not girl could
come near up to me. can't say as Mr..
Runkles was the kind of man that l
could take strong hankerin' after.
He was too big and what you might
call ''rnw.boned" in them days. He was
not given to talk at all, and / had just
to keep quiet wheh he was keepit'
company, if that could be called keep
In company. Things went on In this
way, and didn't see any thing tellin'
of change; l knew Mr.. Runkles was
determined-like, and nothing would
Happen unless some of the fellers that
had hankerin' after ME would stand
UP tightly and not be feard of Mr.. Rum
kles.
"Thar was one feller l shall never
forget, and he was a nice feller, the
incest one of them all. He was a fell
ler named Dave Harris, and l did like
Dave, and Dave did like me; but Dave
had not the spirit of fightin' in him,
and he would have nothin' to do with
me, OWN to Mr.. Runkles' intentions
in that line. At last l speaks up to
him, and says: Mr.. Harris, why don't
you come and see me no moreY and he
says back to me: I'D like to awfully,
Miss Briggs, but don't you know l
kinder hate to face the wrath 0f MI.
Runkles.' And then tells him not to
mind Mr.. Runkles, but he would not
look at the case in that way. You
know amt no good at fist-fghtin',' he
said, but you know l think the world
and all of YOU l says to him: BE
man, Dave Harris, and make stand
for your rights and my own as Ameri-
can citizens to do our free will;' but
Dave would say to everything said,
You know 1 amt no good at fist;
fghtin'.'
"Then 1 got very proud like and had
nothin' to say to him. was gittin'
we'll up in the twenties, and things did
look serious to me-my looks was fail
in, and Mr.. Runkles showed no signs
of yieldin'. was SO tired Of trying to
hold out, I saw no fellers would come
near me, OWN to their bein' feared Of
Mr. Runkles. came to TERMS, and we
was marrit, and that is the reason that
am sharp on Mr.. Runkles at times, DIS
YOU may have noticed. Bessie Hig-
-,;cs In Koka E;ald,S Woehiurtou
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
Mara,a Suicide.

Iowned a mare once that commit
ted suicide, said q Cincinnati man re.
Gently. She had colt Of which she
was more than usually fond. One day
the colt fell into ditch and broke its
leg. The animal had to be killed, and
its mother was inconsolable. She
would whimper and call for the colt,
and, when It failed to come, nothing
would induce her to eat. For several
days all efforts to induce her to par
take of food were in vain, and l was
afraid that she would starve. One
morning l saw her standing by bar
rel of water from which she was in
the habit Of drinking. Her attitude
struck me as singular, and going to
her found that she was dead with her
head stuck into the water as far as she
could reach. There was no other con-
clusion possible than that she had de-
liberately drowned herself.-Cincinna-
Ii ENQUIRER
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
SUICIDES PAWN TICKETS.
Brokers Commonly Reckon Them % Par
of Their Assured Fronts.

Brokers Commonly Reckon Them ~ Part
Of Their Assured Fronts.
The fact that pawnbrokers probably
make larger profits on the money they
invest than any other business led the
Charity Organization society, Of New
York, to establish q mont de piete Of
its own, for the purpose Of making
loans to poor persons at reasonable
rates Of interest. 1t has not been q
great success. There Is less red tape
and exasperatine Questioning at pro-
fessional pawnbroker's and therefore
poor folks prefer to trade with them
The pawnbrokers' plea has always
been that when the cost Of storage is
added to the loss sustained through
unredeemed pledges, but little is left
to them of the twenty-four per cent. a
year, which the law permits them to
exact.
The part of their plea relating to un-
redeemed pledges is merely a blind to
hide their real profits. Isaac Simpson,
who by the same token is the original
Of the thirty-one ''original Simpsons
in the pawnbrolsing trade in this city,
said to the reporter: my rule in life
is never to tell lie. What make in
INV business is no ones business but
my own. Yet If any man in my line
says unredeemed pledges are not the
chief source of profit then he Is liar.
Eyes, that suicide in whose pockets
were yesterday found eighteen pawn
tickets" said Mr.. Simpson, made the
man who issued them just that much
richer. A suicide without pawn tick
cts on his person is such a rarity that
we have come to credit about fifteen
per cent. to that source. When the
papers report that suicide had pawn
tickets an agent Of the associated
pawnbrokers learns and reports by
whom they were issued. Such pledges
are seldom redeemed. Another curious
fact about our business is that the
chance is about one in ten that q
pledge will be redeemed after The
ticket has passed from first hands
They seem to anticipate trouble II
they offer to redeem pledge Other
than our own. So you see the pawn
broker is about the only one that car
caunt on or gets richer by men killing
themselves. IN. Y. Advertiser.
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
The Causs Of Indigestion.

"Mothers teach their children not to
bolt their food, because it is inele-
CANT" said the doctor, who was preach
ing to woman's club not long ago.
"But beg you to bear in mind that
much of the stomach indigestion l
come across is the result of insufficient
mastication. In the digestion OF
starch foods, in which the saliva plays
so large part, the food must be in the
first place well cooked, and in the sec
ond held in the mouth long enough to
become thoroughly intermixed with
the saliva,"-N Y. Post.
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
Cream Nectar.

Take six pounds of loaf sugar, two
quarts of water and four ounces of tar
taric acid, mix well together and put
on in sauce pan. Let it get warm
and then add the well-beaten whites OF
four eggs be careful not to let 1t boil.
After the eggs are beaten in remove
from the fire, and when cold strain and
add one teaspoonful OF lemon acid
Use two tablespoonfuls OF the above
mixture to glass two-thirds full OF
water; add small quantity OF car-
Donate of soda and stir until IT eff
fervesces. st Louis Republic,
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
A Tablet for q King.

A tablet recently set up at Naples
commentaries the bravest act done by
a king in this century, the visit OF
King Humbert to the cholera sufferers
in 1884. 1t stands near the spot where
the excommunicated king, Cardinal
San Felice and the archbishop of Ma
pies met while passing through the
hospital in the performance OF their
duties
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15
The Japanese Bull.

Little Grace-Ive heard about the
American eagle and British lion and
Russian bear, but never heard what
animal japan has.
Little George-The bull, of course.
Everybody has heard Of the bull in the
China shop Good News.
The Van Buren press., 1894-12-15

LA Noble river, in Vermont, was
at first called La Monette, "the sea-
gull" from the great abundance OF
these birds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22
Smuggling a Corpse.


OF all the queer articles Struggled across
the Rio Grande the queerest | ever heard Of
Was a corpse" said James Murray. an old rail-
dies and his friends desire to send his body to
his native land. the Government exacts tax
OF $3.50 for the privilege Of shipping It over tho
railroad In 1884 Larry tlaherty. a brake
man. died at silAo, on the Mexican Central
He WAS poor fellow. His mother. who lived
in Colorado. but who had come on to nurse
him. wanted the body shipped home. She
couldn't raise the money anu the boys took up
. collection. but could only raise 81. Then
Tom Williams. a joyial conductor. put up a
scheme to get the body TO the states.
The funeral was conducted In the usual
manner. and poor Larry's body was placed in
grAVediggsrs and they neglect cd 70 nh IN the
grave till after dark In the interim LArry's
body was taken from the eofiln and placed in
an old sack and carried 10 an obscure hut.
where II was placed In q trunk and taken TO
the depot The boys had securel pass to III
lAso for Mrs. Flshsrty, and Tom Williams
went along 10 carry out the scheme. At Paso
drl Norte the trunk was taken TO = boArd-
iuR house and the corpse was again
transferred 70 sack. Mrs. Fl4hsIty
wagon. drove up the river 10 point designst-
gedoTe managed to get across the river with
out attracting attention, LarrTs body was
tendsFly placed 10 the box and taken 10 town
TO the und eTtakers. where II was properly pre-
pared placed in a eAsket. and shipped 70 his
old homs. Tom Williams returned to silAo
safely. and was AftsgWaTd known ~ the Ca
daVsr smugglsT 0f the HE GEands."
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an UNDESIGNED EFFkCE
works or city Architecture that Form y
Splendid Stage Settling.

Splendid stage Settling.
THE grandest stage setting know Of"
said . bald little man In Broadway
cable car the other day. lis to be seen right
here from this seat" His nelGhbor looked all
about him. and then glanced lnterrogatively at
the speaker Wait till you come to Franklin
street." he said. Then look eastward. and II
you don't see the greatest proscenium arch
and back drop that ever was l will ask
you 10 show me q better. The bridge
connecting the Tombs with tho Grim
inal courts forms the pToscenium arch.
the two united buildings being the supports
The wings are formed bT the corners OF Frank
lin and Centre streets. and the back drop Is
made By the houses on the east side OF Baxter
street which closes Franklin street at that
point. These houses are ld-fashioned high
rooted structures. and with the little blue
patch OF sky that shows above them. the effect
OF scenery Is complete. Take the people that
are constantly moving about In that district
and you get the complete Illusion OF . theatre
stage"
When the car reached franklin street almost
every one In the car looked down toward
baxter street and then smiled RpproVinRly
upon the bald-hsadsd man.
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The First Idealist.

EFV's 1111E"F I715F8T UEuo<
A jeilynsh swam IN q tropical sea,
Aud be said This world IL consists OF Ncl
There's nothing above aud nothing below
That q jeilynsh ever can possibly know
(Since we've got no sight or hearing smsil
Beyond what our single sense can tell
Now. all that learn from the sense OF touch
IL the fact OF my feelings. viewed as such
But to think they have any external cause
il an inference clean against logical laws.
Again to suppose. as We hitherto done,
There are other Jelly nsh under the sun,
IL pure assumption that can't be backed
BY q iot OF proof or q single fact
In short. like Hume. very much doubt
II there's anything else a. all without
SO come at last To the plain conclusion,
when the subject Is fairly set free from confusiou
That the universe simply centres In Me-
And IL were not then nothing would be-"
That minnie Q shark. who was stroliinR by,
Just gulpsd him down In tho twink OF Al eye
And be died with few convulsive twists.
But somehow. the universe stil exists.
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WILL BE MADE a PRESERVE

A Famous TrOutIRE Region Now OwAsd by
the BrO0kIahd MuatIaE Aad FlshIaE Cat.
ROULETTE. Pa. April 2I.-Ths famous Pine
Greek trout fishing region in this county will
no longer be the Mecca OF sportsmsn IL has
been for AhAlf century and more. as an Rsso-
citation known as the Brookland Hunting and
Fishing Club have leased and purchased all
the land along the stream and its tributaries.
and no public fishing will hereafter be per
mittsd. Among the members Of this club are
sX- Senator J. sloat Fassett Of Elmira. Comp
t.ollsr Rot sTts and Secretary OF stat Palmer OF
New lork. and Col. William Dent OF this county.
The entire trout region has been posted. amt
game Wardens patrol the crreks their entire
length. The rights OF the club include live
miles Of Pine Greek alone. within which terri
tory a score or more famous trout orn1Ss en-
ter the main stream. None but mem ers OF
the territory. which 10 the choicest gamS ana
hsh region In northeEn Psnnsy!VanlA
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roEs.s KonrH RnAp1re.

TIE ore Creeh sss ths New.
Fhsy have strsishssnsd II and ,poiisdn
left II stripped Of every charm.
n IL but = common ditch nov,
Not the siory Of the farm.
Just Ike everything that's modern
tits always ION the co."
This IL not the lazy. purline.
Wandering creek ! used TO know.
Once tie banks we're soft and grassy.
Now they're eisysy. steep. and bare,
There are now no dresses IT..
Though they once were everywhere.
And the pools where 'mous the Iiues
Ainnovs dartsd to and fro
This IL not the ripping. bsboling
Flowery creek used to know.
There are now no pebbiy shallow.
There 10 nov no waterfall;
There's bridge where once tree served,
Lying where It chsneed TO sprawl
And the cattle do not seek II
when the summer suns sViow-
This IL not the winding. sprinzy,
Cooling creek used to know.
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Signs OF Spring


From Halo.
Iknow it's spring. feel its thrtlh
(Ay lower limbs are logs).
The ice 10 breaking In the rtlls
hear the piping frogs
The bluebird MARBLES in the zelda
The robins on the bouRh,
The angie worm their supper yisldst
hear the restless COW.
! smell the damp and fresh turned earth.
UrAy Thomas meaws the moon;
The hen prOclAims an eEglst's birth.
The days grow warm-at noon
NJ wife gets out her scrubbinR pail
The AR ~ full OF SOAP;
But signs. they say, may often fail
Though all OF these give hope.
But spring IL here; I feel I can
On that lay all my bets.
hear the festive organ man
Grinding sweet EioIstA"
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4 TRANSLATION FRoH IHE ARAEId
al

TRANSLATION TRoH THE AAAEio
RON the AeIi'nE
Soldier. when bshsld you 90.
In conscious and apparent pride.
ThTo' crowded streets mid WOmen's Soa
Glory your mistress, death your bride;
Soldier as behsd you pass
lOd raised tue tTumBst. tossed YOUR head.
And with Wild TsrVOT, thTO' the brass.
The rally from your lips Was Spsd
Oh then such rapture shook my blood.
OF pTlde and ANGUISH. love and tear.
As never maiden Understood
Except she held a soldier deArI
And from that hou. i've beTsft
OF all In life that once was nlineI
For by that blast NV heart was cleft
Bat soldier, both the halves arc thinsl
0EoRGE DOUGLAS.
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Uaole Peters Sermoa.


frow Ne CIsrefdnd Pidfr Dsdtsv.
.wha's 20 reco'd. trenholm siunAhf
wha's de tithes 20 brinviu' int
Do yo' 'spect q be q winnAh
70 yo' Christyun wuk begint
Husssl upi secuah yO' lodgin'
VIVA de golden lante'ns glow
Fob dey wun' be any dodzin'
Wen de hon begins & blow.
-Tend ter wuk an be . saviu';
Yo' no LijAh-heah my song -
Dss . waitin' twsll a raven
Gums . totin' grub alongi
To- may hab . peaceful iodgin'
VIVA do streams o. marcy flow
But dsy won be any dodgin'
Wen de hon begins & blow.
Put away de Idle dreamin'-
Lir Bmanyurs hannah night
Don 20 set de lamps n gleamin'
On de buzZnm u de skyi
All. 70 can't deadbeat yo' iodgin'
VIVA dc IebenIy roses blow
An dey won be any dodEin'
Wen ole Gabe begins q bloww
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Love aud Football.

From he SsysRs Ltls.
A man and . yAssAr maiden.
with wind and wave Attuns,
Talked low III love and football
Meath 4 mellow Newport moon
The YassAr maid had limited
That NAssAr girls might play
At Rugby. zAInst his college
And beat them, too. some day.
II you should play. he Whispered.
Your college against mine.
I'D like Co play left tackle
On the opposing line.
Then dropped her head. the maiden.
With bushes red as tiAmS
And sAId-since this may be so
Let's hAys-A practice game