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brick building, and not fre,proof,
Daniel Webster, Secretary of State,
addressed letter to Henry l.. Els
worth, the Commissioner of Patents,
and requested him to receive the Dec.
claration and other valuable docu-
ments into his custody for safe keep.
ing. This request was complied with,
and for the next thirty-iive years the
Patent Office retained charge of the
precious paper, but it was while there
it suffered its greatest injury. 1t was
hung up, exposed to public view, be-
hind the glass in one end of case OF
Patent Office models. At certain hours
OF the day the sun shone directly upon
1t, and, OF necessity, it gradually
faded. 1t is amazing almost beyond
the power of belief that of the dozen
Commissioners of Patents who had the
custody Of this document during
those thirty-five years, not one OF them
saw that 1t was being ruined, and not
one of them had the forethought to
take it out Of the sunlight and put it
away in darkness. In England such
treatment OF M important State paper
Is unheard of. Magma. Charta, the
death warrant of Queen Mary and
other archives in the British Museum
four or five times NJ old rs our Declara.
tion of Independence, are still kept in
IA condition of perfect preservation.
In 1875 Congress woke up to the
outrage that was, being perpetrated
and appointed u commission consist
ing OF the Secretary OF the Interior,
stitution-Professor Joseph Henry
and Ainsworth II. Spoeord, the
Librarian OF Congress, ''to have resort
to such means as will most effectually
restore the writing of the original
manuscript of the Declaration OF In-
dependence, with the signatures APP
pended thereto" Experts were con.
suited by this commission, and finally.
the matter was referred to the
National Academy of Sciences. II
having become known that the great
Declaration was fading away, the pub
lie became interested in the eiforl
made for its restoration, and the pub
lie press urged the importance o
prompt action, but years went b,
and nothing was done. The Nationa
Academy of Sciences reported to tn,
commission that portions of tn,
restoration was impossible. Mean
while, in 1876 George W. Childs, O
Philadelphia, and Frank M. Etting
in charge OF the historical department
of tha Centennial EYnositinn ra
questsd the Government to send tn,
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IN THE SUMNER EVENING.

When we tended the fields Of the happy old
farm.
The hours would travel so slowl
The sun seemed TO pause by some wonder
full charm
That Joshua knew long agol
Gut after awhile came the shades from the
hills
Then the sunset and cleaning anon:
And homeward we trudged to the mocking-
birds trills.
The whippoorwll dreamed in the thicke,
sedate.
And the cricket chirped out In the wheat
The cattle stool lowing beside the farm gate,
And milking song rose low and sweet.
The summer air told Of the roses that grew
And gowcd in the twilight, so wan.
And mother would meet US in welcome, We
knew,
When the time to cease working came on.
we IRE toiling on still, yet in different way.
From the ones where we laborcd when
young,
And not with the pleasure we knew in the
days
When hope all her melodies sung.
The hours are longer. it scsmelh. than then
But the toiling will sometime be done.
And peace once again will be ours ne when
The time 10 cease working camo on.
Will T. Hale.
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document to the Exposition to be
placed OF exhibition. The Secretary
of the Interior, Hon. Zachariali
Chandler wrote letter to President
Grant, setting forth the reasons why
this request ought not to be complied
with, bit this request was granted.
and, onits hundredth birthday, the
great ciarter, faded and scarcely
legible, returned TO the place of its
birth, and there was exposed to the
gaze Of ihe American people, its pitt
ful condition standing rebuke to the
Nationa Government.
In 1877, at the close OF The exposi.
ton, thu Common Council of Phila-
delphia petitioned Congress for au.
thority to retain the Declaration and
to plac, it in Independence Hall. This
request was refused. and the docu-
ment was brought back to Washington,
but upon request of Hamilton Fish,
then Secretary of State-the Secretary
OF the Interior consenting-it was
again returned to the State Depart
ment, where it has since remained.
While the Declaration was in tho
Patent Office an excellent photolitho-
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

DIR. Young estimates the mean depth
OF the Atlantic at about 16, 900 feet.
The water OF the Dead Sea Weld,
about two gallons of saline substances
An echinodern that iuhabits tho
West Indian seas has over 10,
arms.
The pages in Congress will be sum.
moned hereafter by electric bell. in.
stead of hand clapping as heretofore
An employe in German chemical
works fell into n tank OF sulphuric
acid. Two porcelain buttons were
all that was left of him.
II has been discovered that ,ss
rings of Saturn are made up OF manv
small bodies. and that the satellite,
OF the inner edges OF the rings nova
more rapidly than those of the outer
edge.
IL has frequently been noticed ,h,.
meat becomes luminous under certain
conditions, as do also dry wood anil
other substances. The microscopic
vegetables (bacteria) which cause this
phosphorescence have been cultivated
successfully on gelatin. and in nm er.
ticle on such bacteria G. A. Mitchell
&c calls the fact that Forester succeed.
ed i i photographiug colony OF them
in dark room by their own light
He does not attempt to explain the
phosphorescence of glow worms AMI
dre flies by the presence OF such bac.
terra.
The astonishing and inhuman pos.
,ibility of building up living animal,
from parts OF several animals has been
demonstrated by DR.. G.. Born, a Ger.
nan Psychologist. The experiment,
we're made with tadpoles and other
larvae of amphibians. Each of ,he,,
was cut in two, and different part,
were placed together in different
ways, when some of them united, th,
hinder more readily than the fore
parts. Two hinder parts, each WITH
Or without a heart, united in twenty.
four hours, the monstrosity livln. aui |
growing for week or more.
The system of sending message,
through pneumatic tubes into Pan,
from outlying districts, and also irou
one station to another within tie
city. has been in successful operation
since 1866. The compressed ar y
furnished by steam power from seven
stations in the city. The tube, ap
of wrought iron and run through tl.
sewers as much as possible. From
thirty to thirty.five letters or mes
sages are carried in each boy. Toe
boxes are of iron with leather c5iim
to make them fit the tubes. Theyr
often sent in trains of ten togc'bs;
In case of accident to box or trll
its position in the tube can he oca
within thirty metres by special apgG1
atus.
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graphic copy, reduced to about half
its size, was made by the Government
photolithographer. Later, full sized
copperplate engraving was prepared,
and the copies, printed from this plate
are perfect fac.similes' of the original
1t is believed that in making this, en-
craving the original was seriously
damaged by - chemical application to
restore the fainter lines but it may be
said that if this engraving had not
been made there would not beau exact
copy of this most important document
in existence. A framed copy of this
engraving may be seen in the library
of the State Department, and, what is
even more interesting In II. frame be-
Meath it, is shown Thomas Jefferson s
original draft of the declaration, in
his own handwri tting and with all of
his erasures and interlineations just as
it lett his. hand.
The singing of the Declaration of
Independence was a solemn act. The
singers were subjects of King George,
aud their act was treason. III tho King
couid have caught them he would have
hung them every one, and, ,bhis they
| knew but according to. tho traditions
that hive come down TO us, this knowl-
edgo did not deter certain OF them
| from relieving the solemnity OF the oc-
0asion with the natural flow of their
wit and humor.. The remarks attri-
buted to them are not exactly authen-
tieated by history, but they are too
good not to. be believed. 1t is said
that when John Hancock affixed his bold
autograph he remarked "rhe Eng
lishmen will have no, difficulty in read
ing that ;" that when Franklin signed
he said: snow we nAus, all hang to-.
gether or We will hang separately -
and that Charles Carroll, of Carrollton,
when asked why he wrote his place of
residence. replied that there was an.
other Charles Carroll aud hs didn't
want them t. hang the wrong man.
The most enthusiastic advocate OF
the great measure, and the one who
led the debate in its support was John
Adams. of Massachusetts, and when the
Declaration was adopted he wrote 10
his wife :"This will be the most memor.
able epoch in the history OF America
celebrated by descending generations
as the great anniversary festival. com
memorated as the day OF delivorance
by solemn acts of devotion to God AL,
mighty, solemni2ed with pomps,
shows, games, sports. guns, bells, bon
fres. and illuminations from one end
OF the continent to the other, from
this time forward. forever"
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Beau Brummel's Practical Josc.

Beau Brummel once met at pub.
lie dinner pompous old French
Marquis, aud managed to put some
finely powdered sugar into his hair
powder. The weather was exceeding
ly hot, and the flies, OF course, numer-
Gus. The Marquis relinquishel his
knife and fork to drive off the enemy
with his handkerchief, but back the
whole swarm came, more teasing than
ever. Not wing was missing. Those
of the company who were not in the
secret could not help wondering at
the phenomenon, as the buzzing grew
louder and louder every moment.
Matters grew still worse, when the
sugar, melting, poured down the
Frenchman's brow and face in thick
streams, for his tormentors then
changed their ground OF action, and
having thus found more vulnerable
part, nearly drove him mad with their
stings. Unable to bear it any longer,
he clasped his beaa with both hands,
and rushed out of the room in cloud
OF powder. followed by his persever'
ing tormentors au the laughter oi
ltha compeny. --Ns, 'ork Herald.
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willed $1,000 Tor iier u

Widow Mary Jean B'"il1'
ton, was n devoted lover o.
rot. The widow mas latel!
lng o viii, dated Janult!
which vas probatel yesH',I
winch contains this eu'"l
sion: \
al give $4,000 in trn"
Pierce, to be invested III
gage or mortgages, anu
thereof to be paid to 'n'
may take care of my p@''
Lird shall have the b'''
be kindly treated; mus
into a store or pabIs9 ="
ford Times.
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Worlds Carrying Trade.

The people Of the British Enpi
own more than half the oce1n yss'
of the world, and fifty per cent oia
annual savings of the Nation re
pended in building new ships al
railroads. Since 1Sf0 the toNags
British shipping has trebled, Fhl
that of all other Nations has oH|
doubled. Fifty years ago Bru|
shipping held oue-third the carli1
trade OF the high seas. To-day ithol 4
over one-half. Sailing vessels b
now an aggregate carrying capacity
only one-hfth that of steam ye.s'
The decline of tonnage OF ,ai,lGs
sells since 1860 has been l,Ol0
tons. The increase in trade hG'
fully kept pace with increase OF
nage,, which gives color to the s.
tion made in some quarters thai
business of transportation, like
industries, has been developed
point beyond existing needs.
greatest increase in port cntff
found in the colonies and =
America. The tendency IL ship p
ing at present is toward lnctei'
size.
Turning next to the railway e
ing trade, We find that there ais
in operation 40, 900 miles. Ini'F
be sufficient to girdle the eartl ~
equator about sixteen times ID
tai cost of those railroads has bee.
073, 400, 900, 900. OF existing 10
mileage ninety-nine per cent, hi'
built since. 1910. Since le'l
average annual railway CONSTR
has been 10, 900 miles. Rhl"''
hchas reacted upon marine va
largely increase the lattot. ID
tho cost OF land carria2a was
times as much as it Is il l'']
While Great Britain holds 'l
cy in ocean traffic, the lnl,el = :
far in advance in railway trans !.
two.thirds of all the galway iIA VI
tation of goods, and owning on IA
OF the total railway mileage h,
globe.
The nnvigable waterways OF /
countries DIVERS and canl' y
miles, as follows: Great
3sl0; France, 773os GermN
OS0; Russia, 33, $40; AusirA rhi
Canada, 1880; United States
Brazil. 22,000. The carrying pa
OF vessels navigating lakes ven
OF the United States Is 9,5ov, '''l
OK the total cGrTyius tf%'
Suea Canal, British vessels W ~
Six per cent. The net pr' 81
canal in 1892 amounted - II
ceat. of the cost OF it's CO.'S" ~
Contemporary Review. ~
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ANATION'S CHARTER
STORY oFTHE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE.
A Glorious Document That Has Been
Neglected-Its Words Said to
Have Faded Almost Be-
yond Recognition.
1YHE original Declaration of In

TYHE original Declaration of In
dependence, of which Ban
croft, the historian, said that
it had received a renown
more extended than that Of any other
State paper in existonce," has faded
away beyond the possibility of res
toration. The names of the signers
to this great charter of American lib
critics are no longer legible. After
11S years of careless guardianship, in
various custody-during the greater
portion of which period it was
thoughtiessly exposed to the destroy
ing influences of light, air and heed
less handling when the irrepar-
able havoc is done and the precious
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-06-27
THE IDEAL HEAD.

ELLOl What
this?
j o b n Aims. .
worth stoopedto
pick up n gold
cross which was
lying on the
side walk outside
his office door.
; Being intent on
his morning du.
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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21
Eraes ln a I,ed chnmher.

The Empress Eugene ordered a bag of
frogs to be brought in from the forest for
microscopical research by Pasteur when
he was visiting Compiegne. When he left
Pasteur put the bag in one of the bureau
drawers and forgot it. The next inhabit-
ant of the room was a charming beauty
of the court, who was awakened in the
night by a mysterious sensation, and at
the same time her foot encountered some
thing cold and clammy in her bed. Light
ing her candle, she found herself sur
rounded by a small legion of frogs en-
promenade After the illustrious savant's
departure a femme de chambre, finding
a damp travelling bag in the bureau, threw
it under the bed without examining its
contents, and forgot it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21
As Good az Dead.

The following new story comes from the
west: Mr.. L., a good-natured German,
was the proprietor of a considerable cloth
ing business in a country town. He had
in his employ one John s.. whom he had
advanced from cash boy to head clerk,
and who had for many years been an at
tache of the store. Since his promotion
John had several times asked for a raise
in his salary, and each time his request
had been granted. One morning John
again appeared at the old merchants desk
with another request for an increase of
$40 per month. IVY Shon," said Mr.. L.,
II dink l bays you pooty veil alretty;
vat for l bays you any more?"
Well" replied John. confidently, 81 am
your principal help here; l have worked
you up to a large trade; know every de-
tail of the business, and indeed, l think
you could not get along without me-"
rs that sol" exclaimed the German.
MEN Colt! Shon. vat wood do suppose
you vas to dep
We'll" hesitated John, Il suppose you
would have to get along without me
then"
The "old man" took several whiffs from
his big pipe and said nothing. At last he
gravely remarked: well, Shon. l guess
you peter consider yourself dead BUS
mess Journal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21

er OF what the German diet was consti-
tuted. replied; Sour kraut. scnapps. lager
beer and nix cum rous.' That lad must
be cousin German TO the boy who. when
shown a picture of Luther at the Diet of
Worms said: Papa, l see Luther, but
where are.the worms?
Among the replies to an advertisement
Of a music committee for "A candidate as
organist. music teacher, etc. was the
following one: Gentlemen. noticed your
advertisement for an organist and music
teacher either lady or gentleman. Hav-
ing been both for several years | offer my
services
"A Nashua man sung: Don't be angry
with me, darling while he larruped his
wife with stirrup strap, but she got the
bulge on him and stood on his stomach
while she strewed his hyperion curls
about the kitchen floor and warbled while
she twined her lily fingers in his auburn
locks, Darling, you are growing bald
Some doctors are very disagreeable
creatures, being always out of patients.
when a cat gives an entertainment
from the top of a wall, it isn't the cat we
object to, it's the waul.
IF our grandmothers had been as care
less as our granddaughter there would
have been no old chinaware.
L have a theory about the dead langu-
ages said a new student. What is itY
asked the professor. That they are killed
by being studied too hard.
THE average housewife will take more
pains to carry a sickly 15-cent plant
through four months of winter than she
will to keep butter on ice during three
months of hot weater."
When Mr.. Field was employed on the
ST. Joseph (Mo) Gazette he was an oc-
casional visitor at the home of Sam
Morgan. Mr.. Morgan is now living at
Lincoln, Neb., and among the scraps
which he treasures in memory of Mr.
Field is the following, which the late au-
thor scratched or one evening after a
big romp with the children. 1t is entitled
Nursery Diplomacy:
"Oh, where is little Tiny Toes?
That elf with such rogish nose!
Where is he with his golden hair
AS yellow as the sunbeams rare?
Nurse says, He isn't anywhere!
Has no one seen sweet TinyToes?
He totters, precious, as he goes!
He wears the cutest baby clothes!
And now He isn't anywhere!
Did angels steal him unaware?
Hes gone, alas, is Tiny Toes!
Where where, alas, nobody knowsl
All. cruelest this of all woesi
What's tat? The rogue His golden
hair,
Eyes noes and all, behind my chair?
Sly rogue was hiding, smiling there!
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21

]. L. Toole was once entertained by a
party of Edinburgh gentlemen at dinner
After the cloth was removed a little So
liability was INDUCED in, and Mr.. Toole
was asked to give a recitation. This the
veteran comedian sterny declined to do
A worthy baile, whose knowledge of
things theatrical was somewhat primitive,
approached Toole patted him on the
back, and said in fatherly way: Come
ava, my man; dnna be bashfu'. We're
no i'll to please. "-London Household
Words
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21
Before they were congressman.

Congressman William NJ. Treloar, of
Missouri, has been music teacher in sew
eral prominent western colleges.
Congressman William A. Smith, of
Michigan, began his career as a newsboy
and street popcorn seller.
Harrison H. Atwood, of Massachusetts,
is the artistic member. He is an architect
by profession and a landscape painter by
choice.
Representative Miles Crowley of Texas.
is a genuine cowboy, and has dealt with
bad men" i'm cowboy fashion.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21

Just think of it," she said proudly as
the voice of her son rose above all the
others in the college yell.
Just think of what?" asked her hus-
band.
Hiram and all those other boys con-
versing in Greek just as natural and easy
as if it was their natural tongue. Wash
ington Star.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21
Mistaken VfgOr.

Police inspector-It was very plucky of
you, ma'am, to have set upon the burglar
and so ably captured him; but need you
have injured him to the extent of neces-
stating his removal to the hospital?
Lady-How did / know it was a burglar?
I'd been waiting up for three hours for
my husband.-London Telegraph.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21

Mr.. Gilman dining at country restaur-
anD-Now you can bring me a demitasse
Waiter (puzzled)-Whats that?
Mr. Citiman-Why, small cup OF cof-
fee-about half the regular size
Waiter-Say, we don't have less than
a scent cup here.-Puck.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21
What IInrts Most.

lIagistrate-You must be subjected to
great many temptations, you are before
me so often.
Prisoner-Dat's de fac, boss. Dis here
am the world of temptations an trials
But the trials hit me the hardest, boss
Hartford Times.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21
There Was.

Irate Dad-Is there anything that would
tempt you to reform?
Rake of a Son-Oh, yes; but you always
taught me not to yield to temptation, you
know.-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
BREAKING 4 MIRROR.
IL 6lgni1eAnss 20 the Girl With . S1psr
sflti0us Turn.

II 6igni1easss Co the Girl with . sapsr.
stitious Turn.
"There, said the girl who was get
ting ready to 60 out, I've broken my
hand mirror! What does that meant"
Seven years Of SORROW" said her
friend. ut also betokens that you will
quarrel with your dearest friend"
Charlie? That would be too dread
full"
"Charlie? I thought you always
counted me your dearest friend: So you
have let the cat ont of the bag! That
pudding headed Charlie Strong! Before
I'd
lyon needn't say anything more.
Sue Garland. hate you! And as for
Charlie, you know you would have Civ
On your eyes to have caught himr'
Pooh! refused him half q dozen
times before he ever looked at You.
wish you good afternoon and better
temper. my dear!" and the friend slam.
med the door behind her.
There We're several other girls left,
and they one and all began to condole
with the girl who had broken her hand
mirror. But she was inconsolable.
"You see how it has acted already,
and il there are to be seven years Of it
shall just die. know I shall! There,
I've quarreled with Sue, the dearest
girl in the world. and that's only the
beginning!'
''Let me see where it's broken" said
one Of her chums, as she picked up the
cause of the trouble.
There's fracture right through the
length Of the glass. but I don't know
/ how it came there. / didn't drop it or
strike it against anything. Seven years
Amt it just awful:''
"Seven grandmother" exclaimed
the other girl. 'That isn't q fracture.
It's nothing but streak Of moist air.
Look, can wipe it off with my hand
kefchief!''
$50 it is. Oh, you dear thing! Run
right after Sue and bring her back. Tell
her the glass wasn't broken and we
haven't quarreled after all! And the
seven years are mp already. and, oh,
amt just thankful''-Detroit Free
Press