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..... ssea-s-aes 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 ' ESumSaBBth