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with all the requirements OF the wager,
but when, at the foot of the hill Law
renee stepped out, a humorous specta-
tor coated the box of the barrow with
coat of liquid glue. AT the top of the
hill the winner resumed his seat which
stuck to him with such tenacity that
the box had to be removed with an AK.
Prof. Eschert, leader of the orchestra
at the Atlantic garden. New York, rode
coal black horse from the Brooklyn
bridge to a brewery on Ninety-first
street. in full evening costume The
horse drew buggy in which sat the
winner of the bet. The strange turn
out was preceded by Hungarian band
and followed by a coach full of roaring,
noisy, horn-blowing SPECTATORS.
James Abbott. of Arlington, N. j.. re-
Gently dined off the largest crow that
could be found in the New Jersey
woods. The Bryan man wanted to
back out when the meal was set before
him. but the. conditions of the bet
hud been put in writing he had to do
violence to his stomach.
James Thompson.a Cook county (1n.)
farmer, with free silver convictions, in
accordance with the conditions of a
wager made with Christopher Newall,
selected 2oo-pound pig from his herd
of swine and attempted to drive the
creature a distance of two miles to
Newall's farm. The pig proved to be
stubborn and upset the farmer, break
ing his collar bone in the fall. He will
.nake no more election bets, sensible or
otherwise.
No better conclusion to this collec-
tion of freaks can be found than the
bet said to have been made at Coalton,
o., between Rev. John Oiler, a Baptist
minister. and Davis Armstrong, Jr.. a
coal operator. The conditions of this
wager, which, by the way, has not been
verified, were that in case of Mckin-
fey's election the preacher was to de-
liver a sermon with his coat, vest and
u 1ousers turned wrong side out In
case of Bryan's election Armstrong
would have to attend church with his
apparel reversed to hear the ministers
sermon.
An Appropriate E1aculation.
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Taking Time by the Forelook

'How impressive"
Noiselessly did the burglar put his
head out of the window to see if po-
iceman was in sight.
are these"
Smiling at his idle fears, he ap-
preached the dressing table of the
sleeping pair.
watches of the night"
Securing the two stem-winders he
made an easy exit from the house.-N.
Y. World.
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And H. Didn.. Get Married

.Stin . bachelor? When 1 met you
last spring you told me you were soon
to be married"
II did talk seriously of it, but found
that the state of my finances demanded
that either remain single or get along
without a abicycle."-Detroit Free Press
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he gentlemonIy burglar turned


A young lady of very extraordinary
capacity lately addressed the following
letter to her cousin: I'VE is all well; /;
and mothers got the his Terrix;
brother Tom is got the Hupin Kaugh;
and sister Ann has got a babee; and [
hope these few lines will find you the
same Rite sune. Your aphectionate
kuzzen ".Tif-Bits.
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Mamma-Well, Edith, how did you
like the kindergarten?
Il didn't like il bit. The teacher
put me on a chair and told me to sit
there for the present. And l sat. and
she never gave me a present."-N- Y.
Tribune.
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Hoped Not.

Mrs. Gaswell-Some people have an
idea that we shall pursue in the next
world the avocations which occupy our
attention in this.
Mrs. DukaneII arm inclined to think
there is something in the theory.
"Oh. L hope not"
"Why?"
well. my husband is such q con-
firmed scorcher."-Pittsburg Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
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Her Touching Appeal.

Her TOuchfng Appeal.
NY wife now leaves for the south, alasl
To seek for a SUMMER cline.
She says book might help her to pass
More pIeasurably the time.
But through the booksellers shops know
It's useless for me to look:
They haven't it there: when she's ready tt
go
She'll reach for my pocketbook.
Chicago Times-Herald-
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Who They Were.

Mrs. Winks (at dinner in a great ho-
tel)-Who are those men at that table
in the corner?
Mr.. Winks-Don't know. What arc
they talking about?
Baseball. horse-races, prize fights,
and so on"
"Oh. they are probably city officials" !"
IN. Y. Weekly.
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wanted the other Kind.

The lawyer patted his client sooth-
ingIy on the shoulder.
Now, don't you worry" he said,
with reassuring air; you shall have
fair trial.
The gentlemanly burglar turned
pale.
That's what I'm afraid Of" he re-
turned, neryously.-N. Y. World.
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Better Than a poctor.

A lawyer had a great reputation for
collecting bad debts. It was to this
lawyer that little Bob Finchley repaired
when he was requested to run quick foH
a doctor, as neighbor's child had swai-
lowed a coin.
"Bother the doctori" cried Bob; run
for Lawyer Johnson; he'll get the
money out of him quicker than a dozen
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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An Appropriate E1aculation.
"What did Brown say when he heard
it was twins?"
20 Gemini!"-Town Topics.
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Hannah-And Pat, what are ye dc

Hannah-And Pat, what are ye DO
ing?
Pat-Whist! be aisy. Hannah. Didn't
1 promise Father Ryan that I'd niver
touch bottle to me lips again, and L
name to keep my word with his river
ence.-Harlem Life.
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Heads. Eft Cetera.

BY the wheel great men are prompted
To remarks can't repeat,
And as they learn they leave behin9
them.
Prints of everything but feet.
-Chicago Journal.
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I'm tho Contagious ward.

JessI have come to regard love a. q
disease.
Bess-Ye-es; but it ism t one Of
those that you can't catch but once
N.Y. Journal
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AN x RAY VIEW.

Mrs. Commonplace-The folks next
door sets fine table, john They nse
napkins and toothpicks.-Chicago in-
ter Ocean.
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cause 4 complete renovation of all the
tissues, thus restoring to the diseased
body a healthy and perfect condition.
If Wizard Tesla says truly there will
be no end to the drug stores that will
be compelled to abandon trade. 1t may
be of interest to those who expect to be
cured by his new process to know
something of the genius who Is to be
their savior Tesla was born some
what more than thirty years ago in
Servia. He Is a Slav of the Slavs. with
all the characteristics OF that race.
His father was an eloquent clergyman
Of the Greek church, but Nikola prob
ably derived his inventive genius from
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ER-EOTTOMED SHIfS.

(From che Pittsburg Dispatch.)

tFrom the Pittsburg Dispatch)
Considering the fact that the growth
of barnacles and other animals and
vegetable matter below the water line
ct ships not plated with copper VIII
sometimes attain the thickness of two
or more inches, weighing as much as
twenty-three tons. and necessitating
cost, for docking and claiming of $1,000
to $4,000 the desirablity of cheap
and expeditions method of coppering a
ships bottom is evident Some time
ago. it was proposed TO carry out this
process eiectrolytically. but the idea
VAS not received without criticism 1t
has, however, been so persistently fol-
lowed up by its originator that plant
for the deposition of copper on ships
plates by an electrolytic method is now
in actual operation. The coating de-
posted adheres so firmly as to make its
removal very difficult; in fact, 1t Is
claimed that the copper becomes prac-
tically part Of the steel plate when the
process is complete.
The copper is applied to the com
pleted and not to the separate plates
and hence existing vessels may take ad-
vantage of this method to save DOCK
age. The possibilities of the process are
not confined to steel vessels; for WOOL
en- vessels may be coppered by TINS
method If their sides are first treated
with plumbago. To prepare the sldes
OF steel vessel for receiving its coat
OF copper. shallow baths. averaging,
say, sixty square feet, rectangular III
shape. and open on one side, are made
water tight by coating of tar. and are
provided on their edges with heavy soft
rubber gaskets.
In the bottom of the bath are two
pipes. through which the electrolyte Is
circulated. The bath is held up against
the side of the vessel by poles. 1t It
first filled with picking mixture com
posed of dilute sulphuric acid, and TINS
remains in contact with the plates abou'
twelve hours after which it is removed
and the plate is secured with sand and
soda. II sulphate bath were then APP
piled a coating would be deposited, bu'
such coating. owing to the free acid o
the mixture would readily peel Off. Tt
avoid this a preliminary coating Is de
posted by the use of cyanide instead o
sulphate of copper. Copper electrodes
are placed in the bath, and proper con
necton is made with the dynamo which
furnishes the elcctrolyZing current
The sulphate bath is applied for forty
eight hours, and when the process !
complete, a coating of three thirty sec
onds to One-eighth of an inch is deposit
ed over the whole surface The process
is said to save it's cost many times Cvei
besides making great economy OF tim
possible.
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Descendants OF Dante.

A descendant Of the famous poet.
Dante, Count Dante Serego- Alighiero.
the mayor of Venice, died recently at
his villa in Gargagnano, near Verona.
His family descends from the author OF
La Divina Comedia' on the female
side only. The last male descendant
of Dante, Pietro di Dante, died in the
year l547. His daughter was married
to a Count Serego of Verona. and he
obtained the right to add his family
name to that of his wife. The family
of Serego- Aligheiri is very numerous
and wealthy and most of its member
live in the province OF Venezia.
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sunday Observance.

garded as a day of rest. The wheelc of
industry should be closed, and the day
should be spent in rest, recreation and
prayer All mankind should unite in
Offering up their hearts to God in praise
and alteration. Every citizen through
out America should identify himself
with the American Sunday. We are
called upon not TO celebrate. but to OPP
pose the celebration of the European
Sunday. All Christians should yigor
ously oppose even the slightest intro
duction of the foreign Sunday in Amer
lea Rev. Father Mark.
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GEORGIANA HASKELL.

in honor OF the royal visitor. Long be-
fore noon the hall was cleared Of the
public. SO that when Queen Caroline
and her party arrived they should have
the hall and all Of Its beautiful articles
to themselves, that they might admire
as much and buy as much as they
wished. Finally the royal party en-
tered. and Queen Caroline stopped first
at one booth and then at another. ad-
miring and purchasing the many
dainty articles offered for sale.
When the booth presided over by the
Chicago girls was reached, her ma
jesty exclaimed with delight at the
beauties Of the shades:
Are these American" she asked OF
the young girls.
YES" answered little Miss Fuller.
Your majesty added her cousin.
Miss Haskell.
Queen Caroline purchased two OF the
shades, and when the young girls wera
reproached at night for their thought
lessness they exclaimed:
But, mamma. We smiled our pretti'
est and curtesied, oh, SO low
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-02

VI. RaOul Pictet, who has done mitch
original chemical work at low temper
atures, suggests that by making use OF
low temperatures syntheses may be OBJ
tanned which would be otherwise i'm
possible In many chemical operations
the heat generated so raises the general
temperature of the bodies acted upon
that all control over the combination is
lost At very low temperatures, how
ever. all chemical action ceases. BY
choosing the right tempe nature, there
foYe. reaction between chemicals may
be made as slow as desired. BY this
means NJ. Pictet has effected combina-
lions that are impossible at ordinary
temperatures.
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\ Newspaper on Linen,

A novelty in journalistic enterprise
comes from Spain, 1t is a weekly illus
trated paper" printed On linen. TIE
journal is appropriately entitled La
Tcla Cortada and is sold at 2h pence.
The price is modest enough in view II
the peculiar advantages which are Of
fered TO subscribers. From an article
on Hygiene and journalism" we learn
that the reader has but to send his
copy 10 the laundress after perusal in
order to transform it into a superb
pocket handkerchief 1t will, moreover,
be useful for busting ones hat, wiping
away 4 tear. making ones tender
adieuX. taking part in popular demon
STATIONS and preserving diplomatic
documents" Although its special APP
plicabilty 10 tho last-named purpose is
not very clear. the Tela Ccrtada must
be credited with considerabl original
ity in it's aim of extending the sphere of
usefulness of the press.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-02

country paper in North Carolina. At
that time the aristOcratic Miss
Faison little imagined that she
would one day be Mrs. Marion
Butler. Butler saw and loved.
and at once struck in boldly and told
Florence exactly what was in his soul
She listened and loved him for his love
of her. They became engaged and her
people fought the match furiously. But
she would not be gainsaid. and so they
were married. Before the honeymoon
was over Butler ran for the United
States senate on the ticket OF the
Farmers Alliance. He was elected.
Mrs. Butler has the distinction of being
the wife of the youngest member OF the
senate Her husband was elected not
three year: $50. and his election was
the outcome of notable fusion be-
tween the populists and the republic
ans. The fusionists divided the two
/ senatorships between them and car
| ried the state. Butler was born in
| 1868, and was hence a senator at the agi
of 81. Not since the days of Henr!
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An intelligent Claiborne oyster pack
er gives these as the reasons why the
oysters are so poor at this time:
First the excessive droughts of the
summer and fall. and, second. the SIN
gular fact, that this year, particulars
since the beginning of summer. the
Chesapeake tides have been extremely
moderate, not more than eighteen in
ches between high and low water any
time at the miximum. AS the oyster
is stationary and cannot go in pursuit
of food, thc food must be brought to the
oyster. Heavy rains sweeping down
from the uplands over the oyster bot Co
toms bring food, so does the agitation
of the waters by rains, windstorms and
currents.
In our waters the tides produce the
currents and it can easily be seen that
When the tides rise and fall three feet
a much stronger current is produced
than when only at eighteen inches. Two
or three heavy rains, some violent
windS,orms stirring up the water from
! surface 10 bottom and "A succession OF
| strong tides would soon fatten the oys-
| ters. Were the oysters fat there would
J be enough in cur waters for the sea
| son : demand. In their present condi-
| ticn, ii it remains so, there will not be
| When "A packer gets an order now for
| 100 gallons of oysters it will take 17J
bushels TO fill it, whereas. if they were
| in prime condition. 100 bushels woulJ
| do il. - Baltimore Sun.
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FAIR AMERICAN GIRLS.
The Center of Attraction Mt the Recent
Festivals at Dresden.

Festivals ut Dresden.
Two young Chicago girls had royal
experience during the recent festivals
at Dresden. The young girls, whose
homes are on the north side. are cous-
ms, and they are living in Dresden
with their mothers studying language
and music Both are very beautiful and
are much sought after, not alone In the
English colony in that foreign capital.
but are very popular with the residents
of the city, says the Chicago Chronicle.
Miss Georgiana Haskell. the older of
the two. Is tall. fair girl. with violet
colored eyes and pink and white com
plexion. She has wonderfully beau
tiful smile and her face Is radiant when
lighted up by it. Her cousin, Shirley
Fuller, is directly her opposite in feat
ures and coloring. She has very dark.
heavy hair and large dark gray eyes.
overshadowed with long dark lashes.
The cousins are very devoted to one
another and make such beautiful!
picture when together that IL for NO
other reason than that 1t is not to be-
wondered at that they were invited to
preside at a booth at a fancy bazaar
given by one of the churches in that
gay capital. The fair was held just
before the holidays and the mothers Of
the young girls, after allowing them to
accept the invitation, strove hard to a.
sist in making the sale success. With
their deft American fingers they made
the most elaborate lamp, shades; made
them by the dozens and every shade
and color of the rainbow. to the delight
bazaar in charge.
When the fair came on It was tho
talk of Dresden. So many beautiful
articles were offered for sale and every
body who belonged to the world Of
fashion attended. No booth was more
popular than that presided over by the
young Chicagoans. and they could have
sold hundreds of the beautiful many
colored shades had they had them.
The evening Of the day before tho
bazaar was to end messenger arrived
from Queen Caroline OF Saxony, who
announced that at noon on the next
day his royal mistress would visit tho
fair. The patronesses we're delighted
at the honor their sale was to receive.
and all the young people were flled
with happiness at the thought that per-
haps she would deign to buy something
of them. Tho young Americans, when
relating at home that night the antici-
? pated pleasure OF the coming day, were
told they should reply. 'Yes. your
? majesty" should the queen happen to
address them.
The next morning, bright and early
! everyone was ut the festival. trying. Il
| possible. to make the place look gayei
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his mother, who constructed looms and
churns for household use while her
husband preached the word. AS a boy,
in the Polytechnic school at Gratz, he
first saw direct current grammc ma
chine and was told that commuter
was vital and necessary feature in all
apparatus. He at once was interested
in electricity, but continued to pursue
his mechanical and mathematical stu
dies until he was ripe for graduation.
Incidentally, he mastered half "A dozen
languages and finally secured a position
as assistant in the government tele-
graph engineering department at Buda-
Pcsth. Soon he left that employment
and went to Paris to make his way
across the Atlantic. He secured work
In one of Edison's shops and at once
entered on an entirely new stage OF
development. So quick, bright and
original was he that Edison soon be-
came personally interested in him
News of Tesla's wonderful discoveries
was spread abroad and he leaped into
the foremost rank as an electrician
Indeed, there are those who contend
that he Is greater than Edison's self
although his discoveries have been in
an altogether different line. His last IL
an indication OF his trend. and IL the
human body Is to share In the blessings
that have been showcred on man by
modern electrical research the one mar
to point the way is NikOla Tesla. What
ever comes from him will command tn,
attention of scientists.
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in his little book that he could, If re-
quired, make small leech ring the
great bell of St. Pauls in London as Il
signal of an approaching storm. The
book is written in all seriousness, and
a number of letters are appended from
gentlemen who certify that correct at
mOspheric indications were at various
times given by the leeches. The name
of the inventor Of this ingenious con-
trivance was DR., Merryweather-him
self learned lecch.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-02

The movement toward the munici-
palzation of Quas-public works seems
to be spreading. Before the Boston
city council is a petition from the East
Boston Trade association for the estab-
lishment of gas and electric light plants
in that section of the city to be main
tanned by the municipality. 1t is sup
ported by many prominent citizens who
think the experiment worth trying.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-02

Or, Tenure in a recent articl" con-
tributed to a medical paper. draws d
comparison between the losses of the
English army during the Ashantee war
some years ago and those of the French
forces in Madagascar. The mortality
among the British was, from the doe
tors showing, one man in sixty. In the
Madagascar expedition. according to
the admission of the government, on"
man out of every four died DR.. Le-
nure points out that the climate OF the
Ashantee country is every whit as
deadly as that of Madagascar. and he
contributes the comparatively low rate
of mortality among the soldiers Of the
English expedition under Lord Uhen
Sir GarneD Wolseley TO the fact that
they were we'll looked after. The con
'rary was the case in Madagascar. The
truth of this last part of the doctor $
observations is borne oul by the facts
whiah are published almost daily. OF
80 men forming the Tenth squadron
OF the Chasseurs d'AfriGue only twenty
have arrived home safely. This is all
the more surprising, as the soldiers ~
the famous African cavalry regimen,
were supposed to be Injured to a tropica'
clir, 2tc.
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The Bells OF Antwerp

In Antwerp cathedral there are seven
ty bells, some of them of great an
tiquity. One, the Carolus, given by
Charles V, king of Spain. emperor of
Germany. and archduke of Austria, is
only rung twice a year, when it is
said to take sixteen men to ring it,
The amalgam of which it is made con
sists of gold, silver and copper and
the bell, with the metal it contains, is
said TO be worth 100000.