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NATURE AS AN ARTIST.



sPliny. well known writer OF about
the. time Of Christ, mentions having
seen an agate the lines and markings Of
which formed perfect picture OF Apollo
and the nine muses.. Pliny says that the
little children recognized IL on sight.
In this wonderful natural picture, as
we'll as the artificial drawings. Apollo
was represented seated iD the midst Of
the muses., harp in hand
-Maiolus, another writer of high stand
ing, saw an agate in the collection Of .
jeweler at Venice which, when polish
ed, showed q perfect picture of shep-
herd with crook in hand and cloak
thrown loosely over his shoulders.
In the church of st. John, at Pisa,
Italy, there is piece of stone heavily
marked with red. blue and yellow spar.
the lines representing an old man with
heavy white beard, with bell in his
hand, seated beside small stream. To
the worshipers at st. Johns it is known
as the St. Anthony stone. the picture
upon it being perfect likeness of that
saint even to the minor details of tunio
and bell.
'yTIn9g605 some quarrymen in Italy
burst open slab of marble, both sides
of which contained an image of st. John
the Baptist covered with the skin of a
camel. z Everything was true to nature
"a single exception, the saint had only
been provided with one leg and foot
How, when or upon what pretext the
Turks were allowed to gain possession
Of the wonderful relic the writer's au-
thority fails to state. 1t only adds that
the miraculous production is now in the
temple of st. Sophia at Constantinople.
Directly after the great Johnstown
food ID. S. Wingrove, superintendent of
the marble yard at the penitentiary at
Baltimore, found slab Of marble with
lines and veins which made a perfect
picture of the fated city of Johnstown
and the surrounding country. The sky
is plainly marked, as are also the hills
and mountains surrounding the town.
Piles upon piles of ruins are marked.
with an occasional steeple or topping
wall overhanging the scene Of awful de-
struction. Taken all in all, the scien-
lists consider it one Of the most wonder
full natural formations ever found in
America. Brooklyn Eagle.
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After the German invasion an officer
of the Turkos could not settle down into
civic life. but went off to Africa on an
exploring expedition. In one of the ma
tive villages on the Niger he saw an in
telligent, bright looking lad tied up, and
on inquiry found Yat he was being fat
tened for a feast which was in contem-
plation in which he was to appear roast
ed. He bought the lad for case of Old
Tom gin and brought him back to Paris,
where he was sent 10 school, astonishing
everybody by his capacity. He has just
died in that city. closing history in
which his rescue shines as the most
memorable incident.
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ONE OF THE MEAN ONES.
Might Have Been Mean Enough to Have
Stolen His Inheritance.

Might Have Been Mean Enough to Have
Stolen His Inheritance.
Four or five preachers, at a preachers
meeting, or, rather, after the meeting
was over, were discussing some of the
peculiar people they had been brought
into contact with during their various
pastorates.
THE very meanest man ever knew, I"
said pastor, whose nasal twang be-
trayed his Yankee origin, was a mar
ried man, though as rule, the really
meanest men are bachelors for obvious
reasons. E..
''This party was fairly we'll to do
and expected to be enriched by the death
of an old uncle to the extent of at least
500, 600. He was a man of abont as
and was, on the surface, an extremely
pious kind of a man, with strict ideas
of biblical interpretations. At this time
the rich old uncle-a millionaire, by
the way-was approaching the scrip.
tural limit of human existence-three
score and ten-and his pious nephew
had begun to figure ON what he was go.
ing to do with his share of the old man g
fortune. The latter, however, did not
hold to scriptural interpretations, but
held on until he was 81 years old. Then
he departed, and as per expectation,
when the estate was settled up the pious
nephew received 500, 900, more or less.
HE ought to have been satisfied, of
course, but he wasn't, and after mouth
ing around about his hard luck, he
finally capped the climax by suing the
trustees of the residue Of the estate,
which had been willed to charity, for
the interest on 500, 900 at per cent
for the time that elapsed between the
three score and ten limit and the date Of
the death of his uncle, period of 81
years 8 months, the whole amount Of
interest being $127, 500. He even went
SO far as to swear that per cent was
too low. and that he could have got
8 right along for the whole time if
the old man had died when the Bible
said he ought to die Being in the fam
lily, however, he was willing to discount
the rate of interest 20 per cent. Now,
did you ever hear of anything worse
than THAR"
And not man there did.--Wash-
ington Star
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wAAT Nj


Ny lovc Is TX, - ~ nro~s
Kissed by tar ~ rE! gHgT,
Yet never rose "a :i@ler knows
30 fair, my luTr. as yUu.
And when vile winter " lisa ths Leaf
And the pink petal come TO grief,
Stay, love, and sh.nic the rose.
Ny love hath bosom like the snow,
Less cold and dnubly Fair.
But when carth's wlntry 1eeoe must -.
When spring brrs thcs in the air
And flowers spring to bless the sight.
Love rules tho heart with added might
Stay, love, and shame tho snow.
Ny loves dark eye shines like star
When the rude day has fed.
Aye, faircr far, thy avatar
Brings blessings on my head.
The star, that distant bidcs, is wise
To shrink from rivalinR thy eyes.
Stay, love, and shame the star. -, .. g. =.
y. L. Heaton in "The Quilting BeeS
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JAPANEsE MOTHERS.
They Thoroughly Understand the Tendsv
Care Of Children.

They Thoroughly Understand the Tendsv
Care Of Children.
II sometimes happens that one sees =
young American mother so utterly unfit
for the training ofstbildrcn and for the
duties of motherhood that one cannot
but wonder why II pleased Providence
ever to give her the care OF little ones.
This happens sometimes in the case OF
really estimable wcmen, and 1 have
heard young mother say sadly that she
never quite knew what TO do with baby.
II was such queer little thing, and she
was half afraid TO touch 1t. Other young
things in sae shapeof puppies, kittens,
or even colts, she knew all about and
was quite at home with, but her own
child remained sort of curious and un.
canny little being to her till his baby
days were over and he began TO share
IN his mothers hobbies In boyash sort
OF way.
Now, in Japan mt like this Is
an impossibility. She is not interested
In politics or in social reforms, neither
is she bent on being social success, nor
devoted to any scientific philanthropic
work, as are so many OF her western SIS
ters She is par excellence mother,
and one who cannot be rivaled, IN az
other country. No children are SO we
ana carefully tended as hers and she Is
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Tho Way They Did 1t.

Chauncey NJ Depew says that he has
had personal experience in seeking office
not for himself, however, but for 9TH
ers-from every Republican president
He says that Mr. Lincoln would always
listen attentively to what he had to say
and then tell funny story On his way
back to the hotel he would think over
the story, and finally see that it landed
his candidate way out Of sight
General Grant always received an
application for office as toasts to the
memory of Washington are drunk
standing and in silence
President Hayes listened for awhile,
then broke out into lamentations that
the attention of the president of the
United States should be diverted from
the great affairs of state to distribute
patronage. Then he would make a mem
orandum in little red book, which was
to remind him not to do it.
General Garfield would put his arm
around your neck, tell you how much
he loved you and then forget what you
had asked of him.
President Arthur would listen with
polite attention to all you had to say,
then refer you to some man in New
York whom you were never able to find.
President Harrison would sink down
into his chair until you had presented
the chains Of your candidate and then
change the subject.
President McKinley's methods have
not been developed. Chicago Record.
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THE FIRST DIRECTORY.
Some Quaint Olden Time New York Bust.
ness and Social Addresses.

Some Quaint Olden Time New York BUSH
ness and Social Addresses.
In the first directory of New York
city. which was issued in 1886, there
are some peculiar and quaint entries.
For instance, in those days it was not
uncommon for medical practitioners to
sell drugs, as is shown by the following
address, Samuel Bredhurst, physician
and apothecary, "a Queen (now Pearl)
street.
Clergymen of that period were ex-
ceedingly precise regarding their titles.
Thus, Abraham Bache, reverend of the
Church of England, 80 Smith street, I"
and "JOze Phelan, clergyman of the
Church of Rome, Beekman street"
Leon Rogers, tailor, of 90 Broadway,
was described as "breeches maker"
John Bean, so Broadway, as surgeon
and tooth puller;" S. Crygier, SO Cherry
street, punch and porter house," 10
Deleplane of 1872 Queen street, Quaker
speaker" d. Hitchcock, 80 Queen
street, house carpenter and undertak.
err" John HIGHLAND, 90 Queen street,
huuloIJ ctC' lcnIy H. NIP 90 ming
street, inspector of pot and pearl
ashes" John Nitchie, Garden street.
Starch and hair powder maker" Sam
uel B. Webb, 20 Lower Dock street.
gentleman "
In those days, too, there were a great
many gentlcwomen" and few wash
women. " All teachers were then ad-
dressed either as "schoolmasters" or
"schoolmistresses. The retail dealers
on Broadway and Wall and Queen streets
called themselves "shopkeepers, the
hotel men were tavern keepers, and
the policemen were "watchmen. New
York Post.
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ArnoId.s commept.

AS school inspector Matthew Arnold
was examining a class in geography one
day, and, holding up the poker with
which he was about to stir the fire, he
asked II any child could tell him where
1t was manufactured. There was long
silence broken by the schoolmistress,
who remarked nervously that such in
formation was not mentioned in Corn
wells geography mo" said Arnold !;
"Cornwell's ar assi"--San Francisco
Argonaut
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A SMOKESTACk PROBLEM.
Many Schemes That Failed Before the
High Chimney Was Painted.

Many Schemes That Failed Before the
High Chimney Was Painted.
At the cement works on the west
shore of Hampstead harbor there is .
smokestack 1873 feet high and feet in
diameter which has long needed paint
ing. The manager thought the time had
come to dispose of the job. Two Of the
foremen, the shovel engineer and q
young carpenter set their wits to work
TO contrive way of getting rope up
through the pipes interior and down on
the outside so that an apparatus could
be rugged to hoist the painter.
One of the Italians suggested letting
a pigeon loose to fly up inside Of the
stack, but this solved only half the prob
lem. Another workman suggested q
small balloon. The first one to formu-
late what seemed feasible plan was the
head foreman, who fastened 10 feet Of
small brass chain to rocket, and to
that cord, and then sent them skylark-
ing through the pipe. AS spectacle it
was fine but the heat from the powder
burned off the chain, and the string
was left at its starting point. Then the
younger foreman tried. He had made .
kite having two strings, one Of which
went through pulley attached near the
kite, which had a small iron weight
fastened to its upper end, the intention
being to fly the kite until it was direct
ly over the smokestack and then lower
the weight down into the interior.
The kite worked beautifully until it
was time for it to be useful, when it
turned a Somersault, tangling itself in
the pulley tackle, and the whole thing
came to grief. Then the carpenter began
to talk. He, too, remembered boyish
pastimes and believed they could be
turned to account. His idea was to as
cend the cable tower, 90 feet distant
and 1870 feet high, and from this posi-
ton throw into the smokestack q weight
tied to string. The wind was blowing
gale, but this did not discourage the
man, and he, with the two foremen, as
cended the tower for performance No. 3.
To throw a two pound weight fasten-
ed to string was no easy matter, and
it was exceedingly difficult to keep q
fOOthOld on the tower. After three trials,
however the weight fell as planned,
save that the string broke. Later the
carpenter tried again, casting the weight
four times before it entered the stack.
When the rigging to hoist the painter
was in order, there was a call for vol
unteers, but only one man responded.
He was the shovel engineer, Will Sny-
der, from Chicago. He has had an ex-
perience in work in high places, for
whenever the steel cable, $40 feet above
the ground. needs tarring Snyder gets
paint pot, swings himself astride the
framework of the traveller and paints
the cable as the traveller goes back and
forth on its regular business.
Several of the men employed at the
cement works seem to be born acrobats,
and they work far up in the air as easily
as on the ground, so that when repairs
are needed on the towers or cables
and cool, level headed men must be had
there has never been any necessity to go
outside of the regular force. New York
Sun.
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No Better, Evidently.

Nephew-Hello, uncle! How's the
goutf
Uncle--How's the govt? Confound
you'll What's that internal thing round
your neckp
ENTHUSIASTICALLY my collar.
sir, believe.
Uncle--Bahi You look like donkey
looking over whitewashed wall. Lon.
don Punch.
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In winter when you see the wild geese
flying s. uth. according to New England
weatheJlore, expect cold weather, They
fly south because the ponds to the north
are froz,op over. When the geese are seen
flying nd - warm weather Is to be ex-
pected 49, D.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-03-30

ulBnt anu Oy o CLOCK 'tnQ
an occasional shot. as If eacS ~
quitting reluctantly and by iH56 D.
am not positive, but 1t seems 10 me-
! heard the last two shots before
ness settled over all What the de-
of the romance, or the tragedy, OF w
ever you want to call it, are ! d
know. ! know, though, that during
night we had Reinforcement, and wi
we began to cautiously peep around
soon as the day begap to break, we
covered that the enemy had bys
hook or crook taken alarm and de- \
IN the night, leaving their dead /
field. and among them, when wd De
out our burying party, we found 04e
those boys with bullet through U
lung and another, bearing a chain ami
note, hurried in his brain On our 81,
we found the other nephew with n
legs broken by a ball and q b1S
through his heart, with q chain al
note attached to it,"
The reporter threw up his hands
amazement, not to say doubt.
II don't try to explain it. I" the We
an fastened to say apologetically
know it is hard to explain. 1t q ey.
hard to believe, but what is Man
do or to say when he sees such thin
with his own eyes?''--New York Sun.
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Keeping His Chord. In Tune.

IT saw that German tenor drink
about two gallons of beer last night"
Nothing strange about that, I" replied
the manager. HE is determined that
his voice shall not lose its rich liquid
quality. detroit Free Press.
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It Is estimated that about $40, 600
worth of meat and 500, 900 worth of
bread are daily consumed in New York
city, while for amusements the public
spends not more than $50, 900 per day
.at the theaters
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In the Louvre. at Paris. there is 4,
interesting old vase Of Etruscan manu|
facture, whose age is computed at abcy
2,5o0 years 1t is interesting asNhesx
group of children in relief wh6sSi
engaged in blowing soap bubbles fri
pipes.
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from kentuck NJ, WtN s.I N
member, whi< .adS bidleIs y
armies, and good sellers, J mo,
This man, who is nov mercnans
comes to New York hry eooOs =
year, was in the Fedetel army
had nephew in the sans
with himself and anotheh IN ~
crate army. The younA
brothers. and they were nd
each other, but tfssy were I'd
principles or patriotism OF
whatever you may call il, SO
to disagree, and each one GO
he thought was the right side
1T was sad parting, for
been closer together than most
and before they separated they
kind of signal to identity the
by, 40 that If one was wogApded 3
on the field he could notify the
it happened they were on vhe q
sides in that particular fighsA
boyish kind of a lottery chanS
in million, but it suited
that's all they cared for. The
rangement was to be liz
note fastened to it,
thing was to be faster
and dropped into the
had IN those days. -
at random up into
the soldiers Of the TPp&
picked up as it might and
man whose address was ia
along with other instructions
lowed out by the brother whotiev1
in condition to do it, Yon cassed n
childish and almost impossible IT'D
but there was just that chance j \
made it attractive to the boys, any
told each other goodby and wen
ways, the one to the north, the d
the south, each Boz it'll h
chain and note Of 900 ion
to the bit of lead TIA - NJ DAY -.
bear onNits wings the message Of del
The veteran was becoming petid
pathetic, and the reporter mgestl
reflling of the glasses, and thtupI
ton met with Immediate and yea|
approval.
For the first two years. a =
the veteran, 1.-THE boyF y cSS
sion to use their sign ~ ~
gone through Ypscat o. ,oxX
they were sery -
in the fall. thd j.
fighting throu,
had lost track ~
general way.
Just wha
whereabouts
In Noyembell + a.
where in the y s Il ~
In which sod
engaged, viii
had settled q = !
and fight it
were a lot OF +
ones, too, f, 7
through the '
fighting had |
about quartz -
ing the woods
scrappihg in
most of the fie
cover, as these
generally are.
II was corr
night and by s O'Clock tHQ
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past u
an oil,
BILE in q quiet
the potables WI
II don't TIL
what am nG
fully enjoying,
q glowing cheek
glass. after a Iona.
been that today s!(S5
from Kentucky p, 80 w~
member, whix bidders IN =
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SUICIDES.
Henry RinEcner Ends His Life by
Taking Lnudunum.

Brenham, Texas, January Alderman
Henry Ringener committed suicide at .
O'Clock this morning by taking six ounces
of laudanun.
He came in from New Orleans on the
westbound Central at 80 and went to his
front gallery where he was found uncon-
scious at 2.l0 and medical aid summoned.
Two empty bottles We're found with a let
ter in German TO his wife and another in
I'll elish to whom 1t way concern. in which
he stated that no enc but himself was to
blame for the rash act, and that he was
tired of life and was going to leave it,
He was one Of the firm of Rngener
Bros that failed year ago, since which
time the business has run in his fathers
name. and this business failed Saturday
night.
He was about 40 years of age, and leaves
wife and one son II years OF age 20
MOURN his demise.
MIR. Ringener was city alderman of The
first ward and a member of a number of
secret orders and societies in which he
carried $1,000 insurance. and leaves host
of friends ard relatives to mourn his uil-
timely death.
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Busincss Changes at Taylor.

Taylor, Texas. January 4.--As is usual,
number OF business changes have been
made here on the beginning of the new
wear. Meade & Harrison have discontinued
business and the stock of goods has been
moved 10 Granger. where the new firm viii
be Meade G Walton company, incorporated
Mr.. Davis, the racket store man, who
had moved his family to Arkansas ard put
in a stock of racket goods in that STATE,
and who intended moving his stock there
has shipped his Arkansas stock 10 Tayior.
and will remain here. and says Taylor Is
good enough for him.
Mr.. Wagner has moved his clothing store
TO Columbus, but the store room ne oc-
oupied has been leased by Mr., George
Avery who will open stock OF gent oioth =
ing and tailoring outfit.
Mr.. Bruce Coull has moved MS secoia-
hand furniture store to Bolton. but the
house he occupied will be Immediately oc-
cupied by a confectionery store.
Mr.. Mcleod who. has been master me
chanic at the International and Great
Northern shops here for about four years
had some Misunderstanding with the com
many and has resigned. His successor, MI:
cavapaugh, has arrived and has charge OF
the shops Mr.. Mcleod was very popular
here with the workmen in the shop. ana
they regret that he found II necessary 10
resign lust as the shops had reopsned.
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WEATHER AND CROPS.

Colmcsneil. Texas, January A rainfall
OF 420 inches fell here Friday and SAT-
urday. The rivers are reported rising rap
idly.
Sandy Point, Texas, January At rain
ell off and on all day saturday and at
night we had a regular dowDpour. sunday
morning a norther sprang up and Il Is
now clear.
Mckinney. Texas. January ga heavy
two days rain WAS succeeded yesterday by
very sudden norther. the thermometer
falling S degrees IN FIVE minutes. Farmers
OF this county have never had more ia
vorable fall and winter for the finishing
up of their years work and preparing
their land for the next crop.
jefferson, Texas. January S.--Rain fell
in torrents night before last, all day yes
tor5ay ami part of last night This
morning sleet and snow fell IN small guam
titles for short time. Afterward II blew
up very cold aud cleared on. and with
the exception IF the cold cutting wind
the weather now Is far and beautiful
Valley View. Texas. January Wheat
is looking finely. We have better pros
poet now than for two years past. The
heavlest rain for several years fell here
are higher than they have been in five
years Tanks are all full, and the people
of this section will have plenty OF stock
water for the next twelve months.
Warrenton, Texas, January 4.--Thc new
wear was uShercd IN warm and cloudy,
rained all day Rain was ballY needed
| and was very acceptable. although not vet
| enough, Flowing will now be pushed. ana
the lind prepared for another crop. A
| norther blew W last night. ana toiay II is
cold and clear. Many n hog Will get his
! Many of our farmers are still holding thciI
| cotton for better prices.
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morning. An empty car that Was being
switched along the mil platform Jumped
the, track In cndeavoring to put tn, wheels
back on the rails Castle got between the
platform md the car. and WHEN the en-
gnecr started the locomotive, In response
to a signal, the car tipped over. plnning tho
switcnman to the platform, the car and the
platform coming almost together Just abov,'
his hips. Castle was extricated from mis-
dangerous as well as painful position and
taken to his boarding house. where DR.. c.
Y. Thompson made an examination. No
bones were broken in his body but he is
suffering with pains In the side and the
doctor fears there may be internal Injuries.
The platform to which the ear pinned Cas-
ties body was only weak. temporary at
fair and the planks yielded 70 the heavy
pressure, Had 1t been substantial Castle
would have been mashed in twain.
Mr.. r. G. Cade of New Ibsria La. is
In the city today preparing to begin work
on his big hotel at High Island. He is ac-
companied by MIR. A. =. Mcneil. who will
superintend construction Of the building.