The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 19, 1893, Image 3
Upp weary.
? uneday is dreary?
i St?B, Still beycaeery
I All bravely face !
I Tiua life thou'rt speridiDg
[ WO! hare an ending ;
jleauwbile, God's lending"
AO needed grace:
-[Se v. C A. S. Dwight, in Observer.
ie Minister's Bairns' New
Clothes.
BT KEY. B y REE 51 AX ASHLEY.
[The Rev. William Washington was
pastor of a small church many
ago ia Port Mouton, an obscure,
hamlet in the southeastern
of Nova Scotia. He was the
of two daughters and eight
His salary was so small that these
were not like those "which are
foonshr appareled anti live deli
Jy," or Hire^ki king's courts."
o? the mother's gar
inade over for the girls,
father got through with
(rousers what was left
?ndcd in true apostolical
rom father to sons, from
the youngest. Se little
end of - the succession,
ras chronically empty ; it
np even when propped
|but hung on a uait in the
fiat and as thin asasuu
'ashiugton had so mach
wisdom of Providence,
confidence in the rccti
own purposes, that he
If little trouble about thc
ministerial clothes. In
of thss sort were left en
care of Mrs. "Washington,
fica! mind and patient fin
make use
itself for the repair of
the family wardrobe,
had the boys good reason
: "There is a divinity that
end?-rough-hew them as
for the miracles she
the posteriors of panta
marvels of maternal In?
fi, there was a limit even
?, and there were times
(heel and loom were in
king idle through the
le material as scarce
mee when she was
he received help
ted source.
fi? ju*t after the
?ii UK ait crackled with
and all the moref quiet waters
covered frith thick ice, the mic
went to the littleanpainted meet
-asnee LO preach his usual two
sermon, a serrata which he had
?ljr elaborated% into eleven
and every bead carried in his
head disdainful of all aid of pen
note. His wife followed on after
with a long traii of children be?
lier, taking good cab not to dis"
i Iva meditations; ;forfwhat had he
i th his family when the whole
tug in wickedness?
of the boys, lotlerer, Dick
ireem, finding lt itara to tear
icfves away from the Warm glow
reat open hearth itere not in
?SS?OU. It was qm te late
*y started, and they hurried
up *or lost time. The road
'u^iiagr^ ?ed over a dike
an ia let of the sea from
lake beyond, that was nearly
ted with a growth of prim i
The ice of this lake was
and glary it shone in the
like a great mirror,
the brothers were halfway
dyke their attention was
ar ested by a black spot
on tl? ice. Dick, the eldest
was skilled in woodcraft,
ite DO ed as a precocious hunt
^^^.F.tol&dkmta^ in great
it J '-'that is a silver fox, as
my name is Dick; and his
at this ti aie of the year is worth
of money. If I could only get
fallow's fur, we'd get a chance
some of our old clothes."
fBui what's the use of iffing, when
know you can't get him," said
rubbing his ears to keep them
freezing, and stamping nis feet
jp his blood at its business,
trty anyway," was the reso
:reply. <*Come on!" and he began
with all his might, making it
for Frecm to keep np with
further end of t?ie dike was
honsG of Sol Stewart, known as
Sol" through the whole ham
Fas a rheumatic old Scotch
isa, who, in spite of his wife's
ito, had determined to stay at
tijat morning, where he could
his stiff joints by the open fire
s.nd ?moke his ancient black
it him or make
If?A?a??Be (big family
lus kne*?F, as a soi t of coin
trying to read some
But bis comfort
ich for his conscience,
?d asleep; Iris pipe fell
ith, and with its spilled
the pages before him.
live heart of fire, that
bottom of the pipe, rolled
iacliued plane and lodged
hairs of Brent-the dog
jjipg at his feet. Straighl
? ^mped up with a howl
Uncle Sol dream of
ipet. Nor did the
Nwtil be was awakened by
sbo Shouted in his ear :
Sol! Uncle Sol! there's a
oa the ice, and I want
the gun ; for i haven't time
lae:"
tj*#. siller fox^' and be
kk e^fift, aud added: "Ye're
1? S?SIer fox*s are as sea ree as
t?? powderkorn and the ?hot pouch
that hong over the mantel. His wits,
however; were in a muddle between
his scruples and his natural interest,
and he said : "But ye ken its Soon
day, an' the Coommaridment says:
'Remember the Sab'-weel? weel? ye
canna help it; siller foxes are terra
valuable, an' the Lord will surely let
you off-if-if-you inek sure to get
the fox."
Brent, seeing the preparations for
nuntiug, made the house resound, till
Dick bade him cease. Thc gun was
already loaded, but with duck shot
instead of ball, aud there wa? no time
to draw the charge and substitute an?
other. The two boys started ou a ru?
for that part of the lake which joiued
Uncle Sol's estate. The old man
hurried after, and, seeing that it was
a silver fox beyond all question,
shouted after them: "If ye dinna
fetch him I'll ne'er forgive ye!"
The fox was nearer than when first
seen, it having taken a course leading
to the woods at the Stewart e:id of thc
Jake. Brent begau the chase at once,
Dick and his brother following as fast
as the glary condition of Hie ice would
admit, in the hope of getting near
enough for a shot, and ali the while
wishing with a forty-horse rower for
skates, in the use of which t :cy were
so wel? skilled. Seeing the dog, the
fox increased his efforts, but only to
make his footing less secure, and
causing him to zigzag so much that he
Jost much time.
In the meantime Uncle Sol, not dar?
ing to venture upon the icc with his
cane, yet growing more and more ex?
cited, got an idea, which he immedi?
ately acted upon. He hobbled up the
hill to the meeting house, where, just
as the minister was beginning his
second head, he broke in with
"There's a siller tox on the ice, an
the meen isters lads are at his heels;
an' ye maun a' coom down an' keep
the beest fra' gitten' ashore. Siller
foxes are nae plenty, ye ken!"
The service ended summarily ; young
and old rushed for the door aud the
1 ike, leaving the minister to follow, if
he chose, which ne did, and at no
leisurely pace either. Uncle Sol was
left far in the rear, saying to himself
with a chuckle: "The meenister hae
saved the maist o' his sermon for an?
other day; an'if his lads secure the
fox, it'll bc a braw day for him."
On reaching the shore his hopes
seemed likely of fulfillment The dog,
used to the ice, was gainiug on the fox
notwithstanding his wily movements.
Brent was the heavier, and when the
fox found that he was getting too
close he took a sudden sheer, which
eansed Bteut to shoot far ahaad be?
fore he could regain control of his
feet.
Dick had fired old Queen Anne, but
without affect, save at the breech end,
where she kicked so badly that the
marksman was laid flat upon his back
with a bump that made him see stars
in daytime. Nevertheless things "were
growing hot for the fox. The whole
congregation, minister and all, had
deployed right and left upon the ice?
and were now closing in with a circle
that had Reynard inside.
The boys waved their caps, the
.women spread their dresses and
shooed with ail their might, all the
lasses being as eager as the rest, while
the men sought to confuse the fox by
shouting at the top of their voices.
Closely pressed by Brent the fox
made a dash for the outer space
through the gap presented by Dick's
legs. Dick clubbed his gua and the
next instant the fox Jay dead before
him, and a loud shout of victory ren
the air, which was lustily responded
to by Uncle Sol, who still stood upon
tite shore.
When the fox was landed the old
Scotchman, after examining it ca re?
in Hy, exclaimed: "It's wulh ivery
bit o' sax puu teul"
It was indeed a prize; the+fox was
large and thc fur in the most, perfect
condition. The body of it was as
black as jet, while every hair tapered
off to a brilliant silvery white which
made the whole pelt look as if ,'it were
constantly emitting sparks of elec?
tricity.
But what wa3 to be done with it?
To whom did it belong?
"Brethren," said the minister, form?
ing a church meeting on the spot, wi th
the fox as the centre of interest, "this
is the Lord's Day, and my heart mis?
gives me as to the propriety of our
conduct in suffering ourselves to bc
betrayed into a fox hunt upon thc
Sabbath. But the skiu of the fox is
of great value; and since it has come :
Into onr hands for disposal, I ask yon <
to vole the proceeds to the Society for i
the Civilization of thc Micmac In- j
Jians." 1
What more he would have said, i
aone could tell, for he was interrupted ! 1
t>y Uncle Sol, who said, with much J 1
earnestness: "Na, na? breethren ; if i
the Sabbatli hae been broken, it must 1
be inend't diff'rent fra that. Ye kei
how that thc meenistcr's bairns hae
hardly claes eneuch to keep the frost
fra their marrow. Claes is ceeviliza
iion, an' the Lord sent the fox for the
;eevilization of themeenister'sbairns; *
in' I move that tho Lord's will be
ione." 1
The motion was carried by acclama
tion, notwithstanding an attempted
protest on the part of the minister,
ind in spite of the blushes and con- j 1
fusion of the bairns themselves.
The skin brought thirty-six dollars, I 8
every penny of which went on ten- j *
penny errands in the hands of Mrs. |
Washington, who made each a skill- i *
ful transmutation of the skin in clothes 1
that Uncle Sol's motion, thc first and
the last one he ever made, was fully ?
justified.- [New York Independent^^
Painting by Mule-Power. JBBHB
Walter Burridge, the artist, \M
great volcano Kilauea,tm
Wk&e Pacific/' upon a fl
4i? feet long and bi feet high-22,248
square feet-which shows the wonders
of the greatest crater of the globe.
This painting,with the accessory spec?
tacular effects, will form thc volcano
cyclorama iii the Midway Plaisance*
which foran part of the Hawaiian ex?
hibit for the World's Fail-. Almost
directly south of the University of
Chicago and east of the Cairo street
stands a polygonal building nearly
140 feet in diameter and 60 foe* high,
inside the building on a circular tra?:k
is a movable scaffold 55 feet in height.
Weil up to the top of the staging two
men are at work wielding large brush*
es which paint iu the sky on the cir?
cular canvas that lines the interior of
the building, and the slapping of Hie
brushes comes dowu faintly to two
long-eared, ioose-joiuted, lazy-looking
mules harnessed to the car which car?
ries the high scaffold. These mules
don't know tue difference bel ween a
wash drawing a circus poster, but
they are very large actors in painting
Kilauea.
A shout from above, "Hey, there,
Alpher and Omega, git upi" in Bur
ridge's voice, emphasized by a chunk
of wood landing cn Omega's quiescent
spinal column, gives the cue, and the
artist's long-eared assistants shake off
the Stupor of meditation and day
dreams and pull the creaking,
trembling scaffold around the track
until a sharp "Whoa!" sends them
wool-gathering again. Painting by
mu'e power Is one of those innova?
tions brought out by the tremendous
pressure under which all work is done
in Jackson Park and the Midway
Plaisance.-[Chicago News Record.
John Ouincy Adams' Cold Bath.
Of ali the subjects upon which one
has convictions there are none except
religion and politics conceiting whicb
oue holds more strenuously to his
own views and methods than one does
on thc subject of bathing. The healthy
and vigorous man with an iron con?
stitution, who for 50 years has every
morning taken a plunge into the cold?
est water obtainable, will, with ag?
gressive vitality, tell you that his
splendid health is entirely due to this
habit. Such a person usually has all
but open contempt for one who is
content to keep himself equally clean
and healthy by less violent methods,
and wonders how such a hot-house
plant can hope to flourish.
John Quincy Adams was a man of
this sort. It is related of him that
while he was Pr?sidant l?e walked
every morning from the White House
down to the Potomac and, regardless
of ice and cold weathei, took a plunge
into the river, and came out brisk and
glowing. If he had been a king of
France instead of President of the
the United States, he would have
caused the death of many a poor cour?
tier with a weaker action of the heart
who attempted to follow bim.
We may admire the constitution of
such a person, but to suppose his
method good for everyone would be a
great mistake, and an abuse of the
bath which happily docs not often
occur. A cold bath is certainly a
great stimulant, and in one form or
another almost every person can take
snch a bath. If he has a constitution
which will sustain the shock, he can
take it as Mr. Adams did, with great
advantage; a little less robust person
can stand a cold shower-bath, or a
plunge iu a bath-tub of cold water;
aud a much less vigorous one can still
have all the benefit of the stimulant,
with its after-glow, by takiug the
water in a basin and applying it with
a sponge or wash-cloth.-[DemoresL
? Lemon Tree Bears Oranges.
The strange case of a tree's discon?
tent, or eccentric and sudden change
of business, has just come to the no.
tice of the Ojai. Twenty years ago
Joseph Hobart, who has a thrifty fruit
ranch iu the Upper Valley, among
other stock purchased a lemon tree
from Dana B. Clark, then a well
known Montecito nurseryman. The
tree grew and bore fruit accordiug to
contract, but being in an unfavorable
situation has been considerably set
b ick by frost. The main tree was cut
away and yoong sprouts grew up
some 15 feet and continued the lemon
producing business. Now the marvel
is that the newest sprouts from the old
lemon tree are this year bearing a
good-sized crop of navel oranges. The
original lemon was probably grafted
upon orange stock, and there may be
nothing wonderful in nature allowing
[he germ of the orange to lay dormant
for twenty years and then suddenly
?evelop. But how is it that the tree
is growing navel oranges when, if on
information is correct, that particular
?iud of oranges were introduced less
Iban twenty years ago? Mr. Hobart
iias cut away thc lemon-producing
Brauches and now propopes to have
va orange tree for a while.- [Nord
?off (Cal. ) Ojai.
They Will Be Essentials.
There are two branches of knowl
idge now not generally acquired or
encwu which will be absolutely indis?
pensable toj>eople of the next geuera
ion. These are chemistry and ?tenog
.apby. Even nowadays educated
lousekecpers are devoting much at
ention to sanitary science, round
vhich cluster many ologies and in
ivhich chemistry plays no minor part.
\s for stenography, that still dffictilt
ttudy is being constantly simplified,
md it is a question of but a few years
when the stenographic art will be I
aught in the public school?. Pupils \
n.My not be obliged io acquire an ox- ?
laust ive knowledge of it, but to 6 neb j
i degree of proficiency that in after
i fe they may save much time and |
?tine of business or in |
;tioii8 of professional \
eekly. \
au average each of
>r iras.
... $L
CUTTING DIAMONDS.
How Precious Stones in the
Rough Are Handled.
?xperts Cleave* Cut and Pol*
iah the Gems?
The first eflort to break up the dia?
mond-cutting monopoly of Amster?
dam, which has lasted for so many
years, was recently made by a large
New York jewelry establishment, and
the Jewelers' Weekly give* a full de?
scription of it. It works an import?
ant epoch in the diamond-cutting in?
dustry of this country. Thc object of
the new enterprise is tc establish on
this side of the water an extensive and
thoroughly equipped factory on a
larger seale than ever attempted be?
fore in this country for handling
rough diamonds and passing them
through the various stages until they
appear as a finished article ready for
tho market. The establishment is
provided with steam power and is as
complete in every sense as any to be
foun? in Amsterdam or elsewhere.
Thc first operation thc rough dia?
mond uudergoes is called splitting or
cleaving. This is necessary in order
to derive the best results for commer?
cial purposes. The process consists
first in determining the proper plau
and direction for dividing tho stone
into parts, a proceeding that requires
judgment and long experience. The
rough stone is theu embedded in
cement, and a dull-edged diamond is
rubbed across its surface so as to
leave an indentation that determines
the line of cleaveage. The operation
is then repeated with a diamond hav?
ing a slightly sharper edge, and
finally with one as keen as a razor.
A marked depression is thus made,
into which a sharp steel knife is in?
serted, A quick and light blow di?
vides the stone into two parts.
The next process is known as that
of cutting, an operation during which
the stone is given its natural form. In
this department the new factory con?
tains a feature of peculiar interest. It
possesses a machine never before used
in America, and only recently adopted
by a few of the largest establishments
in Europe. Instead of following the
old method of rubbing two stones to?
gether by ham7, the stone undergoing
treatment is inserted iu the chuck of a
lathe revolving at a high rate of speed,
and is placed in contact with another
diamond, that is likewise fastened in
an adjustable chuck, held in the hand
of the operator. In the course of this
operation the stone receives its form
aud outline. This process secures a
much better result than could be ob?
tained by thc old method. The powder
which results from the stones rubbing
against each other is used later in pol?
ishing.
The stone is then ready for the
polisher. He must first determine the
character he will give the diamond
and select the method of working on
it. To prepare the stone he has an
assistant, technically known as a set?
ter. The latter, haviug received in?
structions, inserts the stone in a coni?
cal mass of molten lead, allowing a
particular section to remain exposed.
As soon as the lead has hardened the
polisher places the stone upon hi?
wheel, which rotates at a rate of 2300
revolutions per minute.
Each setter has from five to six
polishers to supply, aud as each pol?
isher has at least four diamonds in
work at a time the setter has fully 20
different stones to keep in settings, lt
is his duty not only to set each stone
to the best of advantage, but also to
return it to the proper polisher. As
the position of each diamond is
changed in the setting from 25 to 30
times au idea of the number of opera?
tions required before the stone is
properly faceted may be acquired.
Having arrived at a certain stage,
the stone is sent back to the cutter to
remove sharp edges or irregularities
that may have arisen during the pro?
cess of polishing. At his hands, also,
the stone receives its perfectly rounded
form, after which it is returned to the
polisher, who gives it its finishing
touches. It is interesting to note that
a parcel ot rough goods is kept intact
throughout the whole process, the
product being retained as one parcel.
lt may start at 1000 carats of rough
goods and go through all the various
operations until it appears as a parcel
of gems weighing perhaps no more
than 350 carats, varying in size aud
quality, but all derived from the origi?
nal parcel.
All the various departments of the
establishment are in active operation,
and in the near future, it is expected,
will employ over 100 men. The pres?
ent force includes botli foreign and
American workmen. The foreigners
aro all Hollanders of long experience
in Amsterdam establishments. It has
been necessary to secure thc very best
class of artisans, as thc American
market demands the finest quality of
workmanship. The establishment is
now fairly under way and all indica?
tions point to a successful execution
of thc plan of establishing on an ex?
tensive scale the cutting and polishing
ot diamonds in this country.
Deadly Blowguns of the Carins,
Among the arrivals is Edward A.
Wallace, who for a year and a half
has been gold mining in Demorara,
ihe wild and little known country be?
low the Orinoco river and near the
Amazon. Ur is a stalwart young
englishman.
"Iii this queer country," he sahl,
"there ure tour or live tribes of ln
ilhuis. f?f whom thc mojl powerful !
ure the Carib*. They are about live
feet seven or eight inches high on tho
iverage, and very muscular. They
*re singu?? e$fert Wii?ji ??ill)on :
1
called the blowgun, made of palm
wood, twelve feet long, from winch
Uicy shoot a little poisoned plug.
With this weapon they can shoot ac?
curately 250 to 300 yards, and what?
ever is struck is dead at once. I have
seen them shoot a bird in thc top of
the tallest tree* and it was dead before
it reached the ground. Anything
scratched by ihe end of thc sharpened
missile Cannot survive.
What is the poison? That is one of
(he strangest or mysteries. The En?
glish naturalist, Waterton, has spent
lots of time trying to lind out. lt is
called wouiali, but how it is made
nobody knows. It is a secret handed
down in the Macusi tribe, ami only a
few iu that know it. When they
make it they leave all their M omen
and children and go off in the woods.
Thc other tribes use it,buy it of them,
but they don't know how it is made.
"Their blowguns have two sights
one iu front and the other a foot
bacK. They each consist of a tootii
from a little wild animal something
like a rat. It is wonderful how ac?
curately they shoo'. The poison h
afeo used to tip their arrows, for they
use bows, too, as well as blowguns.
TheCaribs and others arc exceedingly
careful of thc poison, for if they were
not many of them would die by acci?
dent. The venom which kills a bird
or animal so suddenly whenever the
scratch is made by thc pointe I missile
docs not make thc flesh poisonous; it
has no effect taken internally.-[San
Francisco Examiner.
Coffee as a Medicine.
A pure cup of hot coffee has long
been used as a genMc stimulent and a
delightful beverage, but it is now used
quite freely as a specific in typhoid
fever. There ai e medicinal properties
in the beverage that are of great value,
and never before properly appreciated.
When thc beaus are burnt on hot coals
in a sick room tim odor makes an ex?
cellent disinfectant, and a pleasaut
smell in the house. lu malarial and
epidemic regions coffee is an invalu?
able article. To go forth in the open
air in the morning before breakfast in
such places is inviting attacks of the
prevailing diseases, but if a cup of hot
codee is drunk first, one is almost as
sure not to get it as if he had taken
quinine. Coffee is an an anti-malarial
tonic
If one needs a stimulant there ls
nothing so beneficial as hot coffee. It
is even recommended for drunkards.
If they have a craving for their drink
make a good cup of strong coffee for
them, and make them take it while
piping hot. It will often satisfy the
craving, and warm the stomach.
But coffee must be made properly
to do the best good, and to be agree?
able. This is the rule recommended
by physicians: Two ounces of coffee
should be used to each pint of water.
The waler must come to a good boil
before it is ht to drink. After that
do not boil it for any length of time,
as the strength and aroma will be lost.
Bitterness will also be developed.
[\ankee Blade.
Do Water Wheels Bun Faster at XighU
For years the question whether
water wheels run faster at night than
during the day has been catalogued
among the things which no man can
find out.
They do if they are so geared as to
be affected by the varying fulness and
speed of the current in which they
are set. There is no doubt that all
streams are fuller and all streams
carry more water at midnight than
they do at noon. In the first place,
thc increased coolness of the air pre?
vents evaporation and subsequent dry?
ing up of the smaller tributaries; and,
in the second place, the condensation
of the moisture in the air in the shape
of dew is always sufficient to add
something to large streams and their
branches. Heavy dews arc often so
copious as to be almost equal to a
small shower of rain. We often hear
dewdrops falling from the overloaded
leaves and find all exposed objects as
wet as if they had undergone a shower
during the night A large portion of
this moisture must get iuto the minute
channels which, of course, conduct it
to mill streams.
"Often," says Humboldt, ?the
effect upon a shallow stream is very
noticeable, indeed." If it is at all
"noticeable," a wheel turned by such
a stream would "go faster by night
thait by day."-[indianapolis News.
A Horse's Slide Bown Hill.
A horse, which had been hauling its
owner around on an improvised sleigh
a day or two ago, was finally, to bia
great astonishment, treated to a jolly
coast down hill. The outfit had
reached the top of a long hill out near
Woodstock, and, as there were no
shafts to the sled, it ran up against
the horse's heels. He reared up, anil,
slipping, fell over backward on the
sled. The driver saw him coming and
got out of the way. The stakes at tho
sides of the sled held the horse on, and
away he went shooting down thc hill,
till finally thc sled brought up on the
railroad track. Tho stakes were re?
moved, and the horse walked out un
??jtired. He was turned about and
hauled the sled and his master up the
hill, which suited him belter than
' i
the riding down on his back. The
fti<rht of the horse eroinj: down thc in
cline, with his legs waving in the air,
was very comical. - [Portland Or<*>
^onian.
A Lake That Cannot Freeze.
In thc vicinitv of Chestertown, Md.
?
there is a picturesque Jake, which, be?
cause of the fact that it bas never
been known to be ru filed or disturbed
by the most violent storms, is called
<[\U pond. This pond has never been
known to have even a ?kim of ice ou
?ts sui face, and during tho recent In?
iense cold weather was not . frozen,
but was ti favorite resott fs* wa*?r
fowi,-[Baltimore
ta
SPURIOUS MONEY.
Curiosities of Counterfeiting at
the Treasury Department.
Making Bills With Pen and Ink
and "Sweating" Coins.
The most extraordinary counterfeits
flrhich hare come under the attention
oftheScciet Service were recently
captured in Indiana, writes Bene
Bache in a Washington letter. They
?vere executed hy a lunatic confined
in the Central Asylum at ludianapo
is. Notice was a traded to his work
by two of his note?, each for $10,
which were found in circulation and
were well worn. Three oihers, which
were still in Iiis possession, were sc*
cured. They were executed without
the knowledge of his ofiicial keepers,
and he will not be permitted to tum
out any more.
The notes, which are preserved as
curiosities at the Treasury Depart?
ment, are all them done with the pen
and black and red mk. This mau,
however, is not the person who for
many years past has been uttering
the remarkable pen-and-ink bill?
which have puzzled the authorities so
hopelessly. Thc latter is evidently
not at all insane, unies? it be on this
special hobby, and his workmanship
is in so superior a style of art that
banks have accepted his productions
as genuine. ' Jiakes only two a
year, and they^i^n up with surpris?
ing regularity from all parts of the
country, no two of them being passed
in the same city. Tiie work cannot
possibly pay, being a fad of some ec?
centric.
The general effect of the lunatic's
notes is good, though the workmanship
is crude. But the most remarkable
point about them is that they do not
pretend to imitate any particular bills,
being a mixture of varioun designs on
different varieties of the National cur?
rency, with some original additions
out of the crazy brain of their author.
For example, one of them is a hun?
dred-dollar note, with the face of a
Treasury note and the back of a Na?
tional bank note
The head of Washington, which
adorns the face, is an absurd carica?
ture. On the back, instead of the us?
ual engraving of the Signing of the
Declaration of Independence, there is
a group of figures representing Christ
and His Apostles. Christ has a long
spear in his hand. One of the Apostles
wears a stovepipe hat and another has
a dagger. Instead of the seal of thc
State at one end, there is a picture of
a sow. The geometric lathe work is
laboriously imitated with the pen.
A fifty-dollar note has likewise thc
faco of a treasury note and the back
of a national bank note. A portrait
which may represent Jefferson is on
the front. On the reverse, in place
of the proper design representing the
embarkation of the Pilgrims, is a
scene that is evidently of a religious
character, with saints, etc. These
highly original pictures are in the
very crudest style of art. They seem
to have some allegorical meaning
There is a similar vignette on the back
of a ten-dollar note, taking the place
of De Sc*o in his great act of discov?
ering the Mississippi river. By some
accident another ten-dollar bill, which
is a silver certificate, has both sides
fairly correct, though the inscriptions
on it are iu exceedingly bad English. ?
One of the most curious of modern
methods of attacking the national cur?
rency is the "sweating" of coins. The
process is both simple and profitable,
though it requires some expertness.
An electric battery is employed in
connection with a small tank filled
with a solution of cyanide of potash.
The operation to be performed is
merely that of electro-plating by the
deposition of metal. A copper wire,
connected with the battery, is so ar?
ranged that its two ends are immersed
in the solution.
To the end which is the positive
pole is attached a small lump of plati?
num or zinc, while to the other ex?
tremity or negative pole is fastened a
$20 sold piece, for example. The
current being turned on, the chemical
solution absorbs gold from the coin,
and after it has taken up as much of
thc precious metal as it can hold thc
surplus of the latter begins to deposit
itself upon the lump of zinc. This
process may be continued until all of
the sold in the coin has vanished,
transferring itself to the zinc.
However, tins is not the object con?
templated by the swindlers. Their
purpose is merely to take from the
coin a portion of its material so small
as to make no easily perceptible differ?
ence. Accordingly, after allowing
thc operation to proceed for a short
time with one piece of money, they
substitute another. Rarely do they
attempt to remove over 75 cents in
value after this fashion from a double
eagle. With smaller pieces thc per?
centage taken away is proportionate,
exercising discretion they insure
safely. Gold pieces from which so
small a fraction of their weight has
been abstracted by sweating bear no
altered aspect to thc inexperienced
eye. Au expert perceives by the
feel an unhealthy smoothness, the
sharp linos made by the die being
softened down. This is very differ?
ent from the effect produced by (he
abrasion incidental to ordinary wear.
But tho quality which betrays
sweated coins lo the adopt is just what
is most likely to deceive most people.
Naturally, their outer coat.having
been removed, they arc brilliant when
newly put in circulation. T-toay are as
blight as if fresh from tbe ???t. This
very peculiarity excites the distrust of
persons who are acquainted with such
matters. A good uiauy of them reach
^.^aaury here, lo be immediately
stamped with the word "Light"
rejected.
Bat coins which have been sweated
are mollly issued and circnlated in
parts of the country far away from
Washington and from the sub-treas?
uries. This is purposely done in
order that they may escape detection
On the whole, considering how simple
the process is, it is rather surprising
that this kind of fraud is not more
widely pursued. So long as it is
done discreetly there is comparatively
little chance of detection.
Extent of the Great World's Fairs,
lu his paper before thc British So?
ciety of Arts, on tue coming Chicago
exhibition, Mr. James Dredge of the
Royal British Commission presented a
summary of previous World's Fairs
and their results. The first great
World's Fair was held in Hyde Park
London, in 1851, in a single building
1851 feet long and 450 feet wide. It
; accommodated not quite 14,000 ex
hibitors, half of whom came from the
colonies, and closed with a net profit
of $750,000. The first World's Fair
in the United S ates was held in ??ew
York in 1853, accommodated 4100 ex?
hibitors witiiin an area of 263,000
square feet and lost $300,000.
The first Paris Exhibition, in 1855,
covered 1,886,000 square feet, had
nearly 24,000 exhibitors, 144 of whom
woire from the United Stales, and wa?
visited by .5,162,000 persons. Smaller
exhibitions were held in Melbourne in
1854, Turin in 1856, Brussels in 1857,
Lausanne in 1858, and Hanover in
1859. The second International Ex?
hibition in London was held in 1862,
covered 17 acres, was visited by 6,
210,000 persons, and lost $2,001,500.
The second Great Exhibition in
Paris, in 1863, covered ll acres be?
sides many annexes, and had 52,200
exhibitors and 10,200,000 visitors.
The Great Exhibition at Vienna in
1873 failed on account of the cholera.
The Centennial Exhibition in Phila?
delphia in 1876 occupied 285 acres;
was participated in by 32 foreign
nations, while the United States fur?
nished 30,864 exhibitors, Great Britain
and its colonies 3584, and Spain 3822 ;
and was visited by 9,911.000 persons.
The Paris Exhibition of 1878 covered
54 acres, with annexes and special
buildings; had 52,835 exhibitors, of
whom 1203 were American; was at?
tended by more than 16,000,000 visit?
ors; and lost $8,580,000. The Paris
Exhibition of 1889 exceeded all these,
and had 30.000,000 visitors. The
Chicago Exhibition will occupy 666
acres, of which more than 200 acres
will bc crowded with buildings. The
total expense of it will be between
$8.000.000 and $10,000,000.-[Popu?
lar Science Monthly.
The Palace of a British Millionaire.
The lebuilding of Mount Stuart,
Lord Bute's palace near Rothesay,
Scotland, makes it the most magnifi?
cent mansion in Great Britain. Tiie
base of tho building covers a fraction
more than an acre, and it is built
in the mediaeval Gothic style of the
thirteenth century. The walls, tur
rets and balconies are built or the
beautiful variegated granite and sand
stones from Kirkcudbrightshire, the
floors and arches being of clouded
Italian marbles. The main hall is con
structed entirely of alabaster, the sup?
ports being columns of oxidized brass
and bronze. The gallery and grand
staircase are of marbles brought from
Sicily and Carrara.
The drawing rooms are panelled
with alternate strips of cherry, walu ut
and ebouy, all from America. The
main dining room, which was built
so as to accommodate 280 guests, is
finished after the style of the drawing
rooms, with the exception of relief
figures \nd mosaic* of fish, game,
animals, etc. The ceilings and chim?
ney pieces of all these rooms are most
artistic, and so also are the windows,
mantels and doors, the werk of which
is extremely elaborate.
There are three immense libraries
and a billiard room, all with carved
stoae fireplaces of antique design. In
one wing there are Turkish and
swimming baths, large conservatories,
aviaries and aquariums.
The whole palace is healed through?
out with steam and hot water pipes
and lighted both by gas and electri?
city. The pictures ii? the galleries
alone are worth over $100,000 aud
the books ir the libraries as much
more. The building, decorating and
furnishing of this palace, which is
without doubt the finest private resi?
dence on the globe, entailed an outiay
of over $5,000,000.-[Loudon Sun.
What a Maverick Is?
Some years ago a mau named Mav?
erick located near Austin, Texas, and
went into the stock busiuees. He had
considerable money and cstabjis'.ed a
large ranch, mostly of cattle. He was
what might be termed a progressive
man, but his ideas of progress were
not suitable to his surroundings. For
instance, he concluded, that branding
cattle was useless-in fact, barbai ons
-and he determined that the red-hot
iron should never again be pressed
gainst the side of an anim il belonging
to him. He kept his word, but he
didn't keep his cattle This was a
regular picnic for the cowboys of that
locality, who of all things could never
be accused of being at all scrupulous
on questions of honor, especially when
lhere was a steer involved in the case.
Well, the cowboys picked up Maver?
ick's cattle wherever they could hud
them, aud it was not long before every
hoof of them was gone and he was re?
duced lo almost poverty. Ever since
that every unbranded head of cattle
over six mouths of agc bas been!
called a m;ive>4ci- anti is regarded by J
tho cowbo^ as the properly of him
who first tinds it ?nd bticks his brand
o? it.^Jj-^^xt??e Commercial,
Painter Frost, : -
Old Painter Frost is a queer old wight,
And he works away on the window glass;
His castles and trees and rocks all white
He paints as the furious blizzards pass.
There are flowers and sta's and faces
wrought
By old man Frost in the dead of night; ;
When the sun shines cold on his canvas
straught
His paintings hang in their proper light.
The vanished strokes of the old
Are seen no more in tbe homes
But the grand old painter is never j
His art is long he will come again^
He will come again with hi?s frozen !
And perhaps will make us a gr<?
sketch,
Or a weather prophet in hoary plush
Who has promised the "gentle spring5' t?
fetch.
-[St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
HUMOROUS.
A burning question-My dear, have
you made the fire?
The picture of a scene in Greece
need not be done in oil. j
The man who married a church
choir singer says they met by chants, i
Thc mau who buckles down to busi?
ness runs but little chance of being
6 trapped. j
Paster-Do you fear death, brother?
Brother-Oh, no; I eat everything
my wife cooks.
"You've been losing flesh lately,
haven't you?" "Yes; I have been
shaving myself."
Hicks-Is that your dog? 1 sup?
pose you consider him Al? Wicks
Oh, no; he is K9.
Artist-Can you tell me where I can
ob iain a lay figure? Friend-Yes; al
a chicken lander's.
Wife-Oh, John, how much I love
you! Husband (reaching for pocket?
book)-How much.
She-Don't you think D'Auber's
pictures of animals are natural ? He
They are certainly beastly.
For medicine to banish iai
A pretty price he'll, pay;
He says in explanation that
He would not live all weigh.
"How do you like my new hat,
George?" "It's the dearest thing of
the kind you ever had, love."
Pastor (carving)-Are you fond of
wild ducks, Mrs. Youngblood? Mrs.
Youngblood-Yes; I married one.
Jagson says it isn't the lack of space
at the top that worries him, but the
great plenty of it before you reach
there.
Some of the particular people will
presently be objecting to the use of the
word "next" because it is evidently a *~
barberism. ~ '' .
He-Carrie, will yon always love
me or will you tliink less of me as the
years go by. She-That were im?
possible, Harry.
Though I have no reputation for
brilliancy," the clam observed, "even
my detractors will admit that I know
how to keep my mouth shut."
Hostess-Will you have a piece of
pie, Georgie? Georgie-Yes'm, bnt
please make it double size, because ma
told me not to ask for two pieces.
??Noorich tells?pf <nat he never^?e^.
stroys a receipted bin." "No. He's^^~
more likely to have 'em framed and
hung up in bk parlor as curiosities."
"Oh,com?aSaiD>sw'eet dream!" she sang,
And herfather standing by,
Remarked "'Twill come if you will make
Anotbef"2&Lpf pie."
Although manufacturers of spoons
do not enjoy a wy high rank as
writers, the majority TflMjiem have
produced a great mauy stirPm^r
tides.
Irate Customer (in a restaurant)-.
I have been waiting here half an hoar..
Hibernian Waiter-Half an houri Be*
dad, I have been waiting here two
years.
Woman-What a shocking colt I
Tramp-My dear madam, while l?m / j
no great respector of conventionalities/
i cannot bring myself to make a/ j
elaborate toilet until af ter dinner. M.
Tom-What about that preityAirl
you fell ia love with at the seaside?
Are you still waiting ou her? Jttarry
-No she is waiting on me?w. I
take my meals at an uptown*restau?
rant.
?No," said good old Mrs. Jenkins,
"I haven't, any faith in these new?
fangled specifics. Tve j&ai?edr-e?ghfc
children iu my timcr lind the good ^Ss.
old-fashioned yarbs is quite good
?noug?ffor me."
"There is an old saying to the effect
that the three hardest words in tho
language to say are "I am wrong."
rhat's a mistake. It is much harder
Lo say "You are wrong" when the
.'You" is a strapping big fellow.
A little Scotch boy, on being res?
cued by a bystander from thc dock in?
to which he had fallen, expressed
lieartfelt gratitude, saying: ?I am so
ylad you got mc out. What a lickiu*
1 wad have i rae my mither if I had
jeen drooncd!"
A Famous Madstone.
Ruff Jones of Talbo ton, Ga., has a
famous m ad s lo nc. ll. M. Johnson of
Alabama was bitten on the shoulder
)y a mad dog and having heard of
Mr. Jones' madstoue, he came over te
ry the virtue of the celebrated stone.
Soon after it%as placed on thc wound
Mr. Johnson - All asleep and slept
?bout two houj^p? Meleya just beioie
ie went to)?Jeep he had a tingling sen.
lation in his shoulder. The stone
readily adhered lo thc wouud where
t was allowed to remain, for some
ime. After it was removed Mr.
Jones thought he could see a little
loisouous substance sticking to the
?tone.-[Atlanta Constitution.
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Au Exception.
Snooper-There is nothing perfect
>n this earth. / -
Swayback-You>|brget G Uley.