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PIILABELPH1A.

FOR THE SEASON 1801. icreaeed al traction, jntoe lir,r cnBoctloe Wild Beasts, Bird, and RcpUle,.—laleresUBc aad lastraeUri

1 Hotel* Oriole

Ail Hooms Face Ocean. I>ct lid anti Soft Shell i raliH Steamad Craba a Specialty. Cafe Sttficlied.

ixmlble. a* i!iu»t |« > Mini au unllunrj Idler by ne wi.be, to mul tier by lltc'uiu'. uuage bin. In'.‘ii > far

the bead •

*’"a In which waa greaNt cotton, and a

toh ban a dory It wa, origlIn Sn-dcu. wa. nent to Nt cnee to Gainiwrlllc, Tex. The o a bin darkey, who worked unprcNN that atanda near tl

track, of tbc Saola Fc road The darkey wa, a amoker. ami In-cuum the box ‘

niateb bad been Mid to b ■ I, match, with other,, and

‘ wool oo top of ‘

— - -- —e rule at the i

prc. the hand, are not allowed to smoke on the premiim, but they do Rather Into the engine room to enjoy their pipe to <

there I, any break In the work.

“Now thl« darkey’, work place wa, right

as follows: The criminal was conducted to an eleratod place, dlvntod of hU attire If a man. aud thru hurled to the ground ba,0 »- Tl “ bright of the eminence from which be waa thrown waa alwaya more than fifteen feel, the higher, within certain Umtto, the better. The rlolrnce of the conemwion cauard death by dtalocatIdr the spinal cord. The deration waa not to be so high aa to greatly diafigura the body. This »as a tcu.lor p.dut with the Jews: man wa, created In God’s Image. and It waa not permitted to deweraw the temple shaped h>- heaven’s cam hand. The first of tha nlinmaea who had Uatifled against the condemned man acted a, itloner. in accordance with Deuterou-

If he

Muck It into the ma hkltd^. According u

big iron plate that >f the hale, and It waa

old Irou hands when the I e and SIllMtJtute the n*»w ..

r the

> have to hump I

... . ,, - - ■ 1th tlie machine, and thla fellow biimiw.1 him-clf so much that

om hla heiwl and It the Irou baud, could

time when telegraphing

and so uncertain that most of the new, which npiwnred In the London press waa received I o' train. In those day, suhcdltore had only to wait for the last train, arriving soon after midnight, und they knew whal they had to deal with. Now all that la changed. The I»ndun preaa at tha prcMiit time receives marly all !u jiroi

1 news hr telegraph and a good deal >py" arrives In the amall hours of

’rovindal uewa|uitN-ra. however, big aud little, still make great use of the railway system for the tnmsiiilMiou of news. Al-

express whleli starts from Ixu •u midday and evening carries

he shook the match fell right where

atcb IL

"Then the hah

o Calve

helm

Thence it

i a lighter, aud

i ik igas

n the m

Fart of a

rket«. trials,

iuformatiou. aud au forth. • ports are lucomplet*. will, for example, bs scut lug long before It la ovar. 'be by telegraph. These

parcels also contain little Instructions for the sulieditor or the printers which can he dispatched over wire at the preaa vige rau- of Itti w ords for one shilling. Sometimes leading articles and paragraphs of''London Is-tlers" ere sent in the same

- iy.—Loudon Tit-111 to.

Brisgati, upon the n tires, causcsl hyilr upon acetone, soil n acetone small ijunnt

in a coaster, wav loaded eventually was loaded Into

Liverpool packet where I waa standing As It reached the deck I was on my eye fell on the head of the match. It was surrounded by Ioom cotton, for there was a bole lu the bagging, and right alongside

ward, he was turned on waa not quite dead, a sti _ „ require two person, to carry It, was taken to the top of the eminence whence he had been thrown; the second of the witnesses then hurled the stoua so as to fall upon the culprit below. This process, bowerer. wax seldom necessary, the armlatupefled condition of the condemned and the height from which he waa cast louring, lu tb, generality of case*. Instant death. R may be well to mention In thla connection that prevloua to carrying Into effect a sentence of death a death draft, as It war called, was administered to the uefortu vto victim. This beverage was composed • myrrh and frankincense (Irbuun) In , ip of vinegar or light wine. It produce.! kind of stupefaction, a semlconscioui mdltlon of mind and body, rendering the convict indifferent to hla fate and scarcely aeuslble to pain. As soon aa the culprit had partaken of the studying draft th. execution look place.-American Notes Queries.

of fire.

“The match bad remained uninjured. _ that the rtibbtug of another bale against It might have easily fired It. while If It escaped that the greasy cotton was likely to develop enough heat to fire Itself. I said that cotton did not burn apoutanroualy, but 1 meant cotton that wav not greased with animal or mineral oil. This waa not a singular Instance, however, save In the combination of a match with greasy cotton. Matches arc often found In cotton— whole boxes of them They arc carelessly there by the planter wben lighting hla

to market "—New York

Ella 01

lug a life acub-iife

f the

occasion Senator Cullnm, then made a visit to tl i Chester lu the eu

the prisoi

murder.

The <

>r has tai n found so frightful that lows.- ^ uomtcldo were aa f v.v. lo * b « Q - The man had killed one of hi, neighbor* -MM. Man mao and luau nlfrny that waa th.-rrsnll of a political

Freiburg, in discussion during the war for the Union, .ihtir derira- He hail been sent In puiilshmrut for h .ulphide to act crime to the Joliet ja-ultentiary, fro: ’ ' dee trithlo- which prison be had been tramfrrred t the one at Chester Tills prisoner wi dllue, Cl» . probably sixty years of age at the tin is found | noted aud bail l«v-n In durauoe vile for

iptau and tl P< The ’duTx.v obtain this c

a horii- ' long uumla-r 1 He had been a mos the Institution, hut It

day distiHliiii

.- pm

momsiulphurhey were one t the reaction hydrochloric

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0|i|iosite Congress Hull,

CAPE MAY. N, J. J.R. WILSON, Prep’r.

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Iierfect arrangeincni tor lu condenutlon. and avoiding a seiulbli-luaa of the products of tlie reaction, tlie atmosphere of the

arroundlng dial riel of the city was inaled within a radius of TOO meeffort to obtalu this substance In a te raised such a tempest id pro tew nnd rompl.-dnta against the Iqhoraat the exia-rimentere were obliged allnue their researches.—Phartna-

Celllng Caught In a Lie. A question which the etiquette books should settle Is the proper behavior on beaught lu a lie. This would luterast us of both sexes. It is tbc oust, omau to play a brave hand ou such • o found out that lie you told about said an Irate la-rson to her one day. ■* T° u? Really!'' she promptly and. “Which oner Thla is sure to stagger, but it takre nerve > do <L Another person—a man thla time—bod an nrquainLanre rush In upon ■e day like a cyclone, “lawk hero, cal, you," lie shouted, “you’ve been

ir lucky stare, man, tbc truth about you." ■ coolly. —New York

Professor Emerson, while at Lake For-v’-t. was actually known to go down to the depot to take the train for Chicago and forget to get on board. When be came to this city to deliver a lecture at the Art institute. Mr. French, of the Institute, met ' the train. “Why, Emerson,'' said ~ he looked at the profes-

Mr. French, a

>; Chlldrsn, IO. p repa i d .

:y day.

wssa ' and traqueat train, sfewjs“^as’.is,T' , “»

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Professor Emerson', „ „„ throat. "So I have," said he, aud the surplus collar wax quickly ston ed away in tha professor's pocket.—Chicago Herald. Complete suits of fireproof cvbeatoa cloth are now made for firemeu', wear. As the material Is Indestructible and a had con-

ductor of heat as well, the tected in the midst of flam

air for breathing must be supplied through *"*“ * as it U supplied

visit alar £or!

with

ed si

I left

•lory Inmate of irmly conducthad gained for of the prison of this conflcharge of tha Through this

place bed

of Governor Cullooi'. •d through the outbid, •ernnr gave the usual dde door. The prisoner rned the wlchet. wben In a spirit of pleasantry, y Inquiry

oner toatauUy unlocked 1 large door, and. bowing resolve gravity: he Incomplete If Itcould lat lu sequel occurred w months, when the ntlsfled himself of the riaouer's character and I been fully expiated by incut, granted him an Ion. — Washington Pos-

es th Hannibal Hamlin men would turn and

tall f ly la fasbl alwa “bad

> hli

“There, Tom. That wasn't so had; but e'rc got a bard one over there. Drace up old boy. There! we’re done that. Hear, dum'r^d!” 0 * bUl “ Ter ,ult * d ' u ’ uKx,u h. Early every morning the wide awake on East Forty-sixth street may bear a on. ended conversation which Is not unlike that carried on by telephone, only the toun are chummy, aluiost caressing. The speaker is an old work worn, wrathel scarred ashman, and his chum Is hla stout limbed old horse, who Jogs along with s knowing gelt. ■ comprehending swing ol his unkempt toil aud au Intelligent pumping of his hardy old bead. “He do undrrstand, I rallly do think,' remarkstbeashman convincingly. “That'i how I called him Tom. You see, Tom war my brother that died. He was the pick ol the earth, hut full of queer thinking, nt common sensed person could take stock In. He said If busses wsrn't In heaven, and ' dogs, too, be didn't wsrut uo heaven In hla. He said they could think heaps bet ter than some fool men. "Wa'al, he died. He thought a bmp ol this old boss, aud he give him to me. Ill, name warn't Tom; It was Bill. But 'cans, Tom took so much stock lu him I got u calling him Tom. and he Just answered u It as if he had ulliit been called Tom. 1 dc tblnk be understands a heap, that boos He's kinder human like." And Tom swung bis tal! comprehend iugly os be Jogged along and stopjad by auutber ash barrel.—New York Herald.

The king make Is the most powerful make found In thla country, and Is the ronqurrorof erery other specie*. He wage, i constant warfare upon rattlesnakes, moccasins, vipers and all others, aud nearly always swallows his victim. Reccutl) large king snake was discovered making meal of a coach whin much larger and longrr than Itself. The eoachwhlp wa, yet alive, hut the king was tied around it and bad owallowed Its head and about, of lu body. When the king anak. let at liberty It ran around awhlk until It atruck tha track of tha other and then darted off In purauiL Judge Pittman was fishing on the bank f s river and aaw a eoachwhlp swimming scram from the opposite side. It landed and struck out through tha woods In ■ little while he saw s king soaks In pur suit, which lauded at the same spot and disappeared In tbc woods oo the track ol The king snake grows to great site, and as strong ss an ox. It is black, with isll wbltestripessruundths body. Theii tenacity of life Is msrreloua. They hav, known to crawl off after their heads mashed Into a Jelly.—Cor. Atlanta Constitution.

leu

days Fora falf

never changed the style of his clothes. He walked with a -winging ga' had to many friends nnd acquaintances whom be had to bow that a smile aeemed

to be ever on his fare.

In his long public life heowrd Usance to the fact that he gave all people In

idrrelnud that he. by tbe I a was placed. In his

led to all courtesy

cldenl of popular

i estimation.

from him

people’s regard All

red with

bis public . il real hh

opposed him. Hi

it when be 1

the di

The people of Tbemsly were tbe fii break horses for service In war, and profideocy a, equestrians probably first

half borne and hi

n lire on six cento a day In Assyria. Assyrian women, after 100 years of Christian labor, are bought aud sold; are made ** work with oxen at the plow, and have little liberty as In the days of Cadmus. S'ot far from Portland. Me., a barn waa : on firs by lightning. Tbe name bolt that fired the building shattered a pipe connected with a water main, and the water extinguished the flsmaa

There Is an establishment In New York -here kid glove, are made to order and fnrnlshed to the patron. If necessary, in two hour, after tbe measure Is taken.

friends aud

made It ■ rule to gb .... everybody in his district hla personal aL tontlon In the drpartmruu. Instead of placing It In the hands of some subonilnsto or neglecting ii altogether.—New

York Times

Young Lady—Have you any Texas mork lug birds f Dealer—Plenty of them. Most mocking birds come from Texas. Young Lady—Um—bars you any from some slate that moet mocking birds do not Dealer—I see you prefer to be exclusive, and 1 am fortunately able to accommodate you. Here la a mocking bird which ha. Just come from Maine—the only mocking bird I ever received from that state. Young Lady—That's grand! I’ll take It. " ■ rr'. Hoy (some momenta after)—Mr. mocking birds grow In Dealer—No. sonny. I sold that to ■ Maine woman, and she sent It beck he cause It couldn't slug.—Good News.

Blrdseller, ■ Maine

Bays Dr Flint him, “On carefu lion, the white halls were found to com s great number of air globules lu tbs dulls aud In the cortical sub-Ionov, but tbe pigment was everywhere |.re-erved." The microscopical examinations by Dr. I -r-n.i-and others leave uo doubt as to lb, cause of the white color of tbr hair In cases of sad den blanching, and Instances show that the fact of the oocarrence of this phenom enon can no longrr hr railed In question. All an agreed that there la no .Umlnution In the pigment, but tliat the greater part of the medulla becomes filled with air, small globules being also found In the cortical substance.-Hyland G Kirk In New York Timoe.

weight.

Rodd—No, they are afraid they might -poll the appetite, of t' ' - Harper', Barer.

Sub*Aqueous Taaaellog by Tabes An Edinburgh engineer euggrsta a novel and somewhat peculiar method of tunnel Ing under riven, ptopoelng the um of , steel or Irou tube which shall be laid on tbe rircr bed and thrp covered with clay lined With brick or concrete. The plan b first to dredge out a bed or seat ou the Um of the desired Tuuuel and then to dump clay Into this cutting ou the rtrer bottom. Then tbe tube is to be floated Into pool ind sunk Into the bed of clay. Orel -ou sube clay In bag, 1, to be deposited until the tula L completely covered, and then tbu ends of tbe suakeu tuba are to be opened and a lining of brickwork built within.—New York Journal.

rob, hlmMlf." HU neighbor, a dairyman. wboaUo deal, in butter, very naturally Inferred that tbe notice aimed at him. He, therefore, returned tbe compliment by patting up tin following announcement; “Brat butrij one and two pence a pound. Any one paying leu poison, himself."—Munchcner

“Why do I spend my Um.

■ho had questioned her. isores has been my favorite ■ always. When I was young 11 - anticipate what 1 hoped to « , - " *“■— ‘ recall what I bare

now I peruse them t

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