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NEWSPAPERS OF THE
rhe VlIM Slates IinUtHllMilr c
hair the Total.
It appears from a recent
which ie 'necessarily only appro
tliat the newspapers of the world nnai-'
her no fewer than 48,000, of -vlilch
5410 are dallies, ami more (bon one'
half of ail are pubiiibed In (be United
States.
To gain aome tangible conception of ;
thla enormous ontput of new* It la In-
tereatlng to know that to devote fire
minutes to each of the world’s newp-, (
papers would occupy nearly one year
and eight months, reading for six
hours each day; while, at the same
rate, to skim the daily papers alone
would take eleven weeke.
An annual subscriber to the dally
papers alone would have to pay $10.- :
000, independent of poetage or car
riage to his news agent.
Each thouiand newspapers la dis
tributed among the different countries
in the fallowing ratio: United States.
462; Great Britain, 141; German, 127:
France, 85; Italy, 35; Ansttfa-.nuii-
gary, 28; Russia, 19; Spala, 20. :
It will be seen from this list that the
output of the United Slates Is nearly.
equal to the combined publications of
Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy,
Austria, Canada and Russia, uml ia
only three-eighths per cent, leas than
half the total output of the world.
These newspapers are published lu
elghty-one different languages, fifteen
of which are represented by one paper,
only, while many of tho pnpere tiro <
published In two or even more 1 . -
tongues. The credit of the largest
circulation belongs to n half-penny • ,
paper, Le Petit Journal, ef Paris,
which has a circulation raraly falling
below a million copies.
The Austrian Imperial Review baa a
circulation of three copies only. Tho-
smallest paper la tB* Maxican Tele
graph, which measures eight Inches
by half an Inch. . ‘ ' >
f WISE WORDS.
Best i* tbo sweetest aauca of labor.
.'-Plutarch,
Better a little chiding than a great-
deal of heartbreak.—Shakaapeare. j
To read without reflecting la like eat
ing without digesting.—Burke.
JBppentance Is the golden key that
opens the palace of eternity.—MUtou.
A straight llpe Is the ahorteat In
morals as in mathematics.—Maria
Edgeworth.
Think twice before you apeak, or
act once, and you will speak or act
the more wisely for it.—Franklin. .
There la no impossibility to him who
stands prepared to conquer every haz
ard. The fearful are the falling.—S.
J. Hale.
There never wae a person who did
anything worth doing that did not re
ceive more than ha gava.—H. If.
Besdpr.
Refinement creates bcanty every
where. It ie the grateness of the spec-
tator that diecovers anything like
grossness In tbs object—Haslitt.
. I ~
A Kew Jersey Solomon.
Magistrate Jermon once epent a sum
mer in a little town In South Jersey;,
and made the aeqnaintauca et a Jus
tice of the peace who held more offices
than Pooh Bah hlmeelf. ”He' waa,”
aaye Jermoo, “a notary public, n store
keeper, superintendent of the Sunday-
school, a lay preaches, postmaster, cor
oner, a fanner and a few. more things
that I can’t recall now. He waa ir
shrewd old fellow, as a decision In b
case that I heard will go to show. ~
farmers bad a dispute about the on
ship of aoma poultry, and each i ‘
his own case. Each aide had an <
number of witnesses- and there
tome tall swearing done al1,i
If I bad baen sitting on the
should have given It np ns a bad
or sent It to court for trial. But t
Just what he didn’t do.
"I forgot to atate that In addltl
all Ms other functions he was hli
constable. The hens were In court In li.
coop and he ordered that the constable
should take the coop to the roadway op
poslte the farms of the litigants and
torn the creatures loose. And bo did
the Job hlmeelf and got hie fee for
doing It The bene settled the
by going directly to one of the '
and the Justice declared that
knew their way home, and gw
Judgment accordingly.”—1
Frasa. ,
Victims of Kush They Bsas.
Many people go through life t
dims of their parents’ lack of Jq
in naming them; but few are i
«s was an Individual Who lived •
years ago In Augusta. Me-, i
tombstone In the cemetery ati
burden that he bore. Tbe ’r
eayf; "Here Ilea Ansel Q’Ga
ado Ganselo Chandler White 1
.Watson. Weep not for me.”
leu burdened was Mrs.
Tlneretta TIngtong Terio 5
Wisconsin, nee Henrietta
wna the actptl name of a ;
Oshkosh a decade ago. and
Grldley Hatch Holmes P
mood Waterhouse, of
whoa# relative* were all rememb
at ber christening. To have i
such a fate an that any
Smith should bleu his stars!—B
Transcript.
HUGE ROCK RESEMBLES TOAC.
Remarkable Natural Curiosity In
Southern New Hampshire. •
Toad Rock, so called by the natives
of southern New Hampshire because
of its remarkablo resemblance to a
huge field toed, is one of the attrac
tions of this town. Last summer this
, freak rock first came Into prominence,
and since Its discovery thousands ot
persona have visited the scene.
Viewed from any aids, the ro&k pre
sents the form ot a huge toad
crouched and r'ady for the spring.
The rock, which Is a few inches
less than fifteen feet In height, Is of
New Hampshire granite. The stripes
which appear on the back .of tho
*toad” aw, ot mica, and add realism
to 1L All the features to be found
on a real, live field toad are repro
duced with remarkable accuracy.
Unlike many natural freaks, the
visitor does not have to be told what
it la or look at the rock In a certain
way to discero any Ukeneu to a toad.
'Natives of this town tell funny stories
about strangers, who, seeing the rock’
for the first time, have become really
(tightened at inch a monstrosity out
to the field. The rock la on an eleva
tion of nearly two thousand feet
above the sea level, and from It one
can command an extended view of the
surrounding country.
White Black Bird la 8hot
A genuine albino black bird has Just
bceif shut near Catterlck Bridge, York
shire, 'England. Scientific ornithologists
hare clearly enough explained the phy
siological nature of albinism In birds,
"but It la still a mystery what originates
these physiological conditions, and
•Iso why It Is that very dark-plumaged
birds, such as blackbirds, rooks, etc.,
auw more liable to albinism, pure or
partial, than any others. It la strange,
lor Instance, that white robins are
rare, and It la notable that the lost
found In this country was obtained In
Yorkshire (Sodbcrgh district). Last
aummer a perfectly white sand martin
was seen by hundreds In the Bentham
^Yorkshire) district, and three or four
other parts of the north of England.
K.nae martins, also barn swallows,
Hro ttpble to assume albinism, and
records are preserved In York
shire. . A a for ’pled" blackbirds, rooks
nd such like, they are as common as
the proverbial blackberries, whereas
to the whole of England there are prob
ably hot more than two records of al
bino woodcocks.
Odd 8tage Davies.
A remarkably clever piece of stage
mechanism illusion wna practiced In
England. It enabled one person to
impersonate both Faust aid Marguer
ite at the same tlmt. The sketch re
AWFUL DEED OF MANIAC.
Nalltd a Man’s Head ie tha Floor t*
Bhova Him.
Ambroslo Barnaoo Camps, s Mexi
can madmhn, killed a fellow Inmate
ot the San Hlppollta Insane asylum,
in the City of Mexico, the other day
while professing to share him..
Campa Induced the other man to
remove bis straltJackeL When thla
was accomplished he ashed his com
panion to don the garment, which he
did without protest. Then, laying Ms
victim on the floor, Campa proceeded
to drive a largo spike through hts
head Into the floor. With a shoemak
er’s knife, which by some means he
had contrived to secure, he tried to
shove his victim, but finding the 1st-
ter’a position Inconvenient, removed
the spike and nailed the man's bead
to the floor In a different manner.
This operation he repeated four times.
The dead man was a brother ot
Honuel Marron, prosecuting attorney
In the Belem Criminal court, and a
well-known litterateur. When news
of the tragedy was conveyed, to tbs
lawyer he waa summing up the case
in the trial at Jorge Lezmms, who
was finally sentenced to death for
murder. As the attorney asked tha
terrible penalty for Leaamo tears
were streaming down Ms eheeka.
Samano Campa, echo has been In the
asylnm for nine years, wna a power
ful man.. He believed himself to be
God on earth. Once he grasped a
man who refused to worship Mm by
the throat and struck his victim’s
head against the wall, fracturing thn
skull. Two years ago In a fight with
another Inmate, who alio claimed to
be God In heaven, Campa secured a
club and killed his opponent
Mexican Water Cart
The Mexican “water wagon” is o
one-wheeled barrow with bnt one leg
upon which to rest when standing
still.
produced herewith explains the meth
od at a glance. Marguerite, It will be
Been, stands before a mirror slightly
shaded. The face of Fauat la painted
on tha drapery at the back of her
head, while the drapery Is so ar
ranged that In the rear It Appears to
cover the figure of Faust.—New York
Herald.
Waning French Commerce.
Le Journal, Paris, deplores the fact
that French commerce la slowly losing
Its markets, not only in the basin of
the Mediterranean, where It once waa
virtually without competitors, but in
Asia and the New World. The article
ends by calling attention to the ex
ample of the Americana, who have sug
gested a floating exposition to exhibit
their merchandise in Pacific porta;
and states that Ef. Louis Olivier, sec
retary of the Revue Gcnerealo des
Sciences, Parle, has takea advantage
of.this Idea by equipping a steamer as
a floating museum, which will visit the
Important commercial centers ot the
Levant
Easy Way of Measuring Heights.
Anybody who knows how to taka the
attttnde of the sun or a star with a sex
tant and wishes to take that ot any
distant Mil, steeple, or the like, should
put a tea-tray on the ground, fill It
. with water, and then retire from It un
til the top of the hill, steeple, or what
not is reflected In the liquid. Now
take the sextant, and make the Image
IsriTnr'lt eolnelde with Its reflee-
) the liquid. The angle of eleva-
pi thus, obviously, bare been
double. Half of this will
a the measurement required-
Fought With Bear In BtraaL
Assistant Postmaster E. R. Dobbins
ot Holldaysbnrg, Pa., tells an almost
Incredible story of Ms being attacked
on Allegheny street by n ferocious
wild bear, hut his clothing bears mute
evidence to the truthfulness of hie
tale. Mr. Dobbin* was on Ms way to
the office at 5 o’clock to prepare the
malls for the early train when the
animal suddenly approached him on it*
hind legs, placing its paws on hit
breast and pushing him to the ground.
He managed.<by a fierce struggle to
free himself from the animal's em
brace and regain his feet He then
drew a revolver and fired several
■hota, the animal retreating. Mr. Dob
bins’ heavy raincoat and trousers wera
tom lu several places by the paws of
the Infuriated beast.
ERRORS IN EARLY BIBLES.
Humorous Blips That Want Unnotlcad
by Watchful Eyes.
Although the printing of early Eng
lish Bibles waa conducted with groat
care, and two ot the conclave
watched It as the paper went through
the press, yet the first editions con
tained aome striking errora. The first
edition, because or it* translation of
Ruth 111, 15, was called the “He Bl-
THE
HOLY
BIBLE,
Contemning theOIJTtfta-
' totM,tn<hhtNew:
'q&fo/ji trmjlitti
the Or^inall Tongt*: and rmh
the former TranfUtwm fluently
compared and rcui(ed by hu
Miicrticsfpccull Coin* '
4IMPRIN TED
at London By Ttohcrt
Safer, Printcrto me
XMglMdnttScM
Avne Pom, tan,
ble.” It read) "And when aha held
It. he measured six measures ot ban
ley, and laid It on her; and ha went
to the etty." The correction to “she
went to the city” eauaed the next edi
tion to be called the "8he Bible.” Er
rora In several other verslpna both
preceding and following the King
Jemea Bible have also mode them,
celebrated. Thua, the "Bug Bible”
won Its name because ot Its rendsr-
lng ot Psalms xcl, t, "afraid of bugs
by night,” which Is now rendered "ter
ror by night” The "Treacle Bible”
rendered Jeremiah, will, 22, "Is there
no treacle In Gilead ?” The "Rosin
Bible” was on edition of the Doual
Bible, which translated this same
line, “Is there no rosin In .Gilead?"
The "Breeches Bible" came by Its
name because It translated Genesis
Ul, ?, “Making themselves breeches
out of fig leaves.” The “Place Mak
ers' Bible” printed Matthew r, 9,
"Blessed are the place makers, for
they shall be called the children ot
God.” The “Wicked Bible" won Its
fame from the fact that the negative
was omitted from the Seventh Com
mandment. The printer waa fined
£800 for the error.—New York Trib
une.
Parisian Stage Favorite.
Battles of Alphabets.
Decipherment of the cuneiform aylla-
bary by George Smith of the Cypriote
alphabet-by the same scholar and of
the Hlttlte alphabet by Prof. Sayce
sheds light on a conSlct among alpha
bets. The battlefield was Asia Minor
and the competing alphabets were the
three named. All three, however, were
vanquished by the Phoenician alpha
bet. The Assyrian syllabary waa
backed by physical force. The victor-
lea, of uargon and Aaaurbanlpal had
made the Influence of Aaeyrian civili
zation felt In the lelande and penln-
•ulea washed by the Mediterranean.
Yet It seems never to hare been In
the running at alL
Georg* Waehlngton of Mexico.
Preeident Dlxa of Mexico, the
George Washington of that republic,
bae reached the age of 72 years with
rigor only slightly Impaired after bis
long life ot unusual activity. He will
probably remain president of Mexico
as long as be ltvee, or, at any rate,
as long as he wants to. H* has ex
pressed a desire to give up public life
after service of fully half a century.
Famous Yacht Now Coal Barge.
The old saw, “How have the mighty
fallen,” Is aptly Illustrated by the coal
barge Dessbrough-now discharging a
cargo at Providence, R. L This bum
ble looking craft was once the pri
vate yacht ot the khedlve of Egypt
end she transported the famous obe
lisk at Central park, New York city,
from Egypt to thla country.
Hla Honest Way.
The prestige of being one of the
most popular favorites on the Parisian
stage ot to-day Mile, de Vere has de
servedly won not only on account of
her exceeding cleverness, undeniable
youth and unusual physical attractive
ness, but also. because of her naive
charm, distinguished as It la by the
tact and graclouaness of the Parisian
gentlewoman.
FINDS PIG IN CHICKEN.
Mr*. Brody'* Fowl Yield* Perfectly
Formed Porker.
Mr*. Brody of Richmond street,
Philadelphia, bought a chicken recent
ly.
It tipped the ecales at five pounds,
waa chipper and lively, and to all ap
pearances a normal-minded fowl.
When Mrs. Brody returned home
ber son killed the chicken and later
It was prepared for cooking.
While she was cutting It Mrs.
Brody shrieked;
"Here's a little pig!”
On the table lay an object that
bore a moat Intimate resemblance to
a very juvenile porker, tt was three
inches tong and weighed three-quar
ters of a pound. It was covered by a
thin membrane, and eyes, snout, and
even little twisted tall were perfectly
formed.
Mrs, Brody says It seemed alive
when she touched tt, but It It squealed
the membrane smothered the sound.
All day neighbors flocked Into the
Brody home and exclaimed over the
prodigy.
Local poultry fanelera are at a toss
to expldln the phenomenon,
Gate That Teaches n Lassen.
The gate herewith depicted la <fne
of the sights of the estate of a well-
known millionaire. It la made entire
ly of agricultural Implements—scythe,
flail, ax, hay rake, spade, pitchfork,
etc.—and la an Instructive object les
son to all visitors to the estate. So
skillfully has it been put together
that it la perfectly stable and an
swers all the purposes tor which It
waa designed.
Death Summons Witness.
Death summoned John H. Fischer
to a higher court Just as he was an
swering a subpoena as a witness be
fore Judge Welker yesterday morning,
says a dispatch from Chicago- He
had been called to testify In a case
against Margarot King, charged with
operating a confidence game. He died
before a physician could reach him.
Tha courtroom was crowded with
spectators.
“John H. Fischer,” called the bai
liff. Tbo old man, aged 70, started
to hla feet and went towards Assist
ant State’a Attorney Barnes.
"I—I am,” began Flacher. Aa he
hesitated he fell to the floor. When
Judge Walker entered the courtroom
a minute later ho saw the body of the
dead man lying In front of hla bench.
The physicians said that he had died
from heart disease.
Perfect Hand.
Tha Unpopular Dolorous Way.
The world has little time for Dante—
Who quotes hIs gloomy lines? The
That bring us sloom are soon forgotten.
We seek to ahun the dismal ways;
To him who gives us mirth we gladly
Return our patronage and praise.
And men will turn aside to greet you.
To hear of joys you may have had.
We coldly turn away from people
When they approach us, Jookjnx^sed^
Fire Last* Long.
A fire which broke out In the coal
sheds at Gorham, N. H., last August,
and has been burning ever slnee, has
done a large damage. It ia estimated
that between 10,000 and 12,000 tons of
coal hare been consumed. Much has
been removed and millions of gallons
of water used to extinguish the fire.
"Do you ever taka stimulant* of
any Mud?” asked the doctor, who was
examining the red-nosed candidate tor
life Insurance.
-No. air. When I drink whisky, I
<to it without trying to mak* any ex
cuses to myself whatever.'
Siberian Oaks.
On the state college grounds at
Ames, la., may be seen a dozen or
more large and thrifty tree*. Siberi
an oaks, grown from acorns Imported
twenty-fire year* ago. In type they
resemble the swamp oak of the South
ern Gates and produce an acorn over
one Inch to length.
- Unlucky Man.
A man crossed tne ocean from Liv
erpool to New York, recently and was
the only alngle man on board, while
there ware fifty-five single woman.
The dimension* of the perfect hand
ore shown above. A signifies round
the knuckles; B, round the hand and
ball of thumb; C, round the wrist; D,
length of second linger; E, length of
first finger to fork of thumb; F.
length of thumb from base to tip, and
O, from wrlat to top of little finger.
Macedonian Woman Patriot
Katarina Arnautova, a Macedonian
woman, has participated In a great
deal of fighting during the Insurrec
tion against Turkey. A correspondent
describes her as about 24 years of
age, of middle height, well set up and
•trong-looklng, with blue eyes and
brown hair, which aha wear* long,
but dona up under her black fur cap.
8ha wore also a gray tunic ot a mili
tary cut and mated buttons, n leather
belt, gray trouser* and leggings of a
dull, violet-colored wool. A whistle
tor giving elgnal* wna attached to
her watch chain and in her pocket
-the had aome poison wrapped up In
paper In case she should fall In to tho
Lands of the Turin. She said she had
been in six Important engagement*
and others of less Importance, was a
good shot and know of five Turk* that
had fallen before her rifle.
Fisherman “In a Hole.”
A water pipe bunt In Prorlnee-
town, Mass., laa( week during the
night and made a “porridge hole” In
the street. Into which on early rising
fisherman unwittingly walked and Im
mediately sank to hla shoulders. He
told someone n little Inter that
'somebody'd dug a bole In the street
and filled It with water, and I got the
benefit ot IL”
Ancient Oental Tool* Presented.
An lntereetlng collection of dental
tools, the history of which can be
traced back more than two hundred
years, he* been presented by lease H,
Hell to the Backs eoanty (Pa.) His
torical society. The Instruments
were the property of Mahon H. Hall,
the father of the donor, who died
forty year* ago «t the age of rig-ty
SQUIRRELS SAVED HIS LIFE.
Cripples In art Old Hut, H* Kept
Alive on Store 4f Note,
If Albert, Denslow recover* ffBffl S
recent experience on Pico mountain.
Vt„ he will owe bis life to a family
of gray squirrel*.
Denslow la a chopper, and a couple
of week* ago went to a woodlot to
cut Btovewood. He took provisions
enough to last him a week, and on
Saturday noon left camp to spend
Sunday in town.
He find gone about a mil* and a
halt whon he slipped, fell and
wrenched hla right hip so badly that
he Could fid bear hla weight on hla
leg. After lying in the snow until
dusk, when hla leg becoming more
painful evefy moment, he became des
perate.
There waa not a human Aelng with
in miles, and to spend a night In (hd
forest In Ms condition meant certain
death. Finally, remembering an old
log hut half a mile north ot him, he
began to crawl to It.
He reached- the cabin at 1 o'clock In
the morning and built a fire In an old
hearth. Then he bathed his thigh
find, propping hlmeelf up In front of
the congenial blase, went to sleep.
He awoke In the morning stiff, sore
and ravenously hungry. His leg was
still swelling and every move caused
him great pain. It would lie several
days before he could hope to leave,
and the chopper was staring starva
tion In the face when he noticed a
gray squlitol on the floor and anotb
er on a rafter over Ms head. They
were observing him curiously and
chattering.
A loose stone lay near his hand and
he secured It. Then, carefully getting
arm room, he hurled the misalle all
the squirrel. The atone hit the floor
at the animal’s feet, carombd to the
wall and struck a loose board.
There waa a rattling In the parti
tion, an0 from a hole at the top of
the baseboard rolled a well-dried but-
ternuL The squirrel had disappeared
like a shot, leaving the chopper’s ayes
riveted on the nut.
It required but a few momenta to
crawl across the room and procure IL
In another moment it had been
cracked with the stone Intended for
the squirrel, and the meat lay la Dens-
low’s hand.
Squirrels don’t hide alngle nuts,
and, trembling with anticipation, the
chopper-tore out a board In the wall
anti out tumbled at least a bushel of
the nuts. There were more back of
another board and Denalow mad* a
hearty meal.
Then he melted aome snow* In an
old tin can, took a long drink and re
plenished the fire.
There was no use trying to move,
»o the man remained quiet, bathing
hla leg la anow-water and keeping ak
warm as he could. During the day
he discovered an old discarded over
coat, and that night bad a agora com
fortable sleep.
All the next day he dined on nuts
and water,' and the swelling began to
go down. It was two more days be
fore be eould boar hla weight on the
limb to get to the village. When he
did reach here he waa In a bad con
dition and waa a trifle weak mentally,
but It la believed he will pull through
In a few days.
Denslow used to be a great squir
rel hunter, bnt be will never take on-
other shot at the animals, he says.—
New York World.
Successfully Grafted a New Up.
Dr. O. 8. Durand of this city has
Just completed a surgical operation
which has caused considerable com
ment in this city. The operation was
perforated upon Charles Sklllern. The
dreaded malady, canesr, had de
stroyed the whol* lower lip. Dr. Du
rand took the ease under treatment
and successfully grafted n new lip
from the Inner side ot Mr. Sktllarn’i
cheeks. Mr. SMUera la now ortt on
the streets after n confinement of a
few weeka and the result! of tha op
eration are scarcely noticeable.-’
Chattanooga News.
Wear* Jeweled Sandals.
The American born Marchioness of
Dufferin has the tiniest feet ImagtnaM*.
She may, therefore, be pardoned for
attracting attention to them. She did
ft first with slippers that were unique,
and then with sandals that few mod
ern woman would dare to emalete.
From under n gown of fluffiest gauze
that at the waist was faintest green
end deepened gradually at the flounce
Into brilliant blue, with diamond
drop* glistening over tt like dew
a Sowar, f
i'it most
Hew ’
’An experienced advertiser
experimented with all forms
lldty say a that “scheme*,"
such as guessing c
age distributions, i
advertising. “No cheap i
the place
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