THE EVANGELIST'S VISIT. XT HELEN BVEBISON SMITH. "Sow Mary Jane, I don't want to sav one thing aoria the OospiL nnr ain't a BOia' to, bat I will bat thet'a loan's beiu' a minister, ur a 'vaogeltst, ur a eoalporter, dun t nary one on era, . uur the bull on Vm, make no reason why be abuld thing lie owns the ball arth." Having expressed her mind thna freely, Ann Eliza Parsons finisbed knitting oil her needle, gave the stock ing a turn fo that the needle next in ' order might fit into the 'little plaid-eilk-and-gMOse quiil knitting sheath, always pinned on the right hand side of bar dresu-waist, gave the jarn a fresh twist around the little finger of liur right Land, and began a new click ing of needles, accompanied by a new teries of vigorous roomings back and forth In a low-seated, high-backed ob&jr over tLe rough rag carpeted floor, looking the wiule as if her com protsed lips shonld never be induced to retract the sentiments they had jn.it uttered. "Wy Ann Eliza," gently remonstrat ed Mrs. Dilliver, looking up from her ewmg with uinoh aatasemeat and a little reproof in nr soft brown eyes anybody 'at didn't know ye very well might a 'most tbink ye was a- rlghMn' the gosyil ! Wat's the trouble?" "Xronblo? Well, bothin' in par tio'lar, ' annirered Sirs. Parsons, rock ier and knitting harder rbao ever, not noviLHOg that her ball of yarn had fall en to the oor and the grey and white kittes was playing with it in the sun shine tjneter her rocking chair. ( 'twHnt 'at snthin' 'ad happeued id w'u'd n't be a Ulkm' so, Ann tl:i Wat is it?" 'Well it's jest this. 'Taiut mnoh f cuiuplaio on in one way o'lookiu' at it, un' tbsu in another 'tis. Every body thet livfcs in Skipperteown knows thet there suit more'a throe, ur mebbe four fumblies, in it taut keepe help in the u.ter tiue: but that don't signify thet tLey hniut got a right to their own kitolioua to work id, 'thoot hevin' fulks thitt aint got cothin' eUe t' du a cnuiiu' reound an' actm' sif the teown I' lonj:e i tu 'em. They say 't acoord lii ' t' las a man's hoouse 's his &tle, tin' 1 tenets a woman's kitchen's hern. LI 'taint 't bed oughter be. My Hakes!" (giving her yarn so violent a jerk that it broKu short ofl) "Where abeouts is tbut yarn? Wy jest look, ef there aint that kitty all weound up in it! Kitty-kuly-kiny Here.yeou lit: lu torment!" iAI t!io nine time laugtiing and stoop ing to vkk up ths anreluctant kitten. ho evidently thuht the process of unwinding the yarn from body t j be a new form of her supple amusement dov ceil for her npeeial benefit). "Xeo you little mullet," Ctetting the dwea taogled kittnu gently oa tbe o ri. "we'll see ef veou ait a chuuee at that vuru ailn: "Leiume see, where was 1? Oh, 1 hedn't t.oKiin. 'Twaa this thet started toe off fo. Veou know heou 't is when t happens no t bukin an' ironin' day omtis all in uae, and the children not li it:' able tu git tu school on acceonnt o' the frebits a earryin' the bridges olTen ttecrik: an' mother hot able to help herself with the rheumatics, an' me hevin" every thia' tu du tu get vict'als reaiy fur the thrashers the nex day, au' 'levoo big, forty-qnart cans o' milk on hand to bkim 'cause they c'n'Jn't ).'et tu the train along o' them tame ;'i i shi'. Well how wouli veou feel, I'd jest ."ike tu know, ef jest taon, when yer k'.tehin wan f.i'.l o' traps, au the floor was all iuikUib"! up, cause men folks won't always reme liber to wipe tl.eir fet if there'n ever w muuy in.ita in the way, in' yer breul was all reaJy fur tbe oven, an' jer oven TVun't ready fur the bread, yer kiiobeu door sh'd open 'about so much as a knock, an' yeoa, a thiakia' 'twas one o' yer folks, sh'd cull eout from jest where ye was la settia' deoa n on tu yer feet u look in inter the ovu, a kinder wautin tu git a suit ov a jed-'iuentabeout when 'twas a goin' tu be rttady), sh'd call eout kinder tbarp like, an' pnrty loud, "Jest yeou go ntraiiriit ofl' an' bring me iusoine kindlin. This wood's tu green lur cothin". heat neow! An" then some one sh'd oay hiuder oily au soft. "I think yeou'vo ma lo u mistake ma'aui, I've come tu call." 'Neow w'u'du't yeou be mad? I was any hucr, au' I botiuced up as red as fire, au' there I see that 'Piscopal 'vaugelit man tbet's beu prowlm' sreouuil bio'u a spell tryia' ta git folks tiiunh tn say they 11 help him start ohuich in Skipperteown, when ths land knows th' ole Con'ergation an' the Methodises hes used up all the folk there is, an' ef he gits his new church he'll hev tu make it by cuaxin' away tbe ful. e from tLe others, causa there ain't no more. "I jest stout up an' looked at "im. Ef he hedu't ben made o' brass he'd ha' felt so mean with me a glancin' at 'im like tbet he'd'ha' said, 'Good mornin' ma'am, 'twas me made tbe niit-take, ' nu J Lev took 'imself off. But net he! lie oi.ly drew up a cheer, an a settin imsur in it be pulled open thnt oven door au' set his feet inside on it tu warn 'em. I du b'lieve I c'uld La' killed that rro.n fur us much as a second ur tu1 bat then I remember ed thet be w an a gospil preacher, an' though 'twar.t very good news tu me to lose any hoat eout o' my oven, thet was bard enough tu heat anyway, 1 sort o' fcWHlhred my feelin's an" said: "Mister yeou 11 please to oMige me hy suett-i.g up that oven uoor an warm yer fet on a sup stun. il ki eiis one handy!. So then lie did, but he didu't look as if he liked it very well. An' now, says I, keepiii' UiV temper ns well us I c'nld, yeou'll oii.itr-j me by walkin" tn the scitiu' room An' with that I picked np the niip t-tiin on' kerried it ahead ov 'iiu II. tcr tbe oth'jr room, he ull the wi ne a brmlin' an" a rubbiu' his white l.iiiul-, u' a sayin': ' 'blut muiiam, 1 assuie veou that 1 do not in the l"ost mind a settin' with yeou in the kitchen; not in the least iiia.lnm. ' " "'I ilu tbon, says I, "I'm not in the bnl it ov bavin' comp'uy in tbe kitc'iin, an' I nii.t Lever agoin' tu fit intu no hioli habit. An' an- otber thin , sns 1, I nn.t put no time ta set with yt'on uur nobodv tdsu this morii!!;'. An I lef 'nn etan'in' right tbeve, an' i-het iho door on 'im, an' went buck tn my work madder 'an a i-ettin' hen when (iomehody 's a tryin' tu bro'k up er nest. 'Vebbe ne.iu yron s'pose that man stayed out? Well he didn't. Jc abeout ten niiuit?, Lis feet hevin'' g-ot wanted up on tli.it y.np stiin I s'pese, out he comes nguin, ns ruiliii" 's a basket o' chips an a savin': "'Yeour kitchin is so very comtorl 'bie nn hum !ike, Mis' Parson3, an: I want bo cincti ta taik with yeou abeout the movement we'v naagerated to' aris gettin' a Piscopal Cnurch Leie. "Yeou know, maiiam, there haint never ben uo Church here,' says he, an' the bishop thinks its about time t bete was one, au' I've come o' pur pohe tn spend the duy an' talk it over with 3 ou' an' yeonr good husbsn'." "Nrow ef any thin'g c'uld ha made me madder 'an I was afore "t would ha' lien jest that thing, liedn't lied no ehurch, indeed! J 'l.l he think meetin heouses wa'n't jent 's much plact s tu wo'sbip in 'a ef they was called churches an wrote with a big C? An' then he'd come tu spen' tbe day I Who'd est him, an' who wanted 'im? The hull Declaration o' Inderpen-1 dence riz right np in my thnit; but f chuked it deown, 'cause ef he warn't ttj kin o' a minister he was a kin', aa' I si'ays tries ta be rsspeclful to then) J thet thinks ttujy ' the Lord's aou'intes even when I aint sure myself abeonl the kin' or 'intment they've tak. ".But l wouldn't her 'Ira in mj kitchin no heoo. So I called the obit dern to come in, an' I bated to, ful they was hevin' a real good timi slidin' deoun Jarveses bill where ths snow wa'nt all thawed off, an' when they come I says ta 'em, 'This gentle man' fan' all the while I didn't think be was much ov a gentleman to be eomin Inter other folkses heouses an actin' like he was lord o' the manor this gentleman' says I, 'bes come ta pass the day. an' I want yeoa all tu stay intu the settin' room with 'im, an' entertain 'im the bes' yeon kin, far I've got the dinner ta git. an' ail ths things ta git ready fur t'morro' an' the dear knows ef yeour farther don't git baok from Skipper. teown with the sugar beow I kin get em all really: an l ain t scorn tu git nothin' extry fur a man tbet's invited 'imself. I'd laid eouUtu hev fried bam an baked potatoes fur dinner lu-Uay. bein's they's beont the handiest when yer busy, an' ef they don't suit his lordship he kin go further an' fare, worse?' Coarse 1 didn't say this where be o'nld bear me. but I might jest well 'a bev. That man baint got no more fine feelin's then a cat I" Here poor Kitty, whoe tail caught onder one of the rockers of Mrs. Par son's chair, gave a piteous wail as if to announce that she had feelings of ber own, and the interruption was so ac eepted by the two women for they both laughed, and gentle Mrs. Dilli ver interposed a word or two excus ing the ill-timed visit of the Evange list on the ground that be was young yet "When he was older and bad a family of bis own be wonld know bet ter." "1 s'pose ruabbe yer right," said Mrs. Parsons, reflectively, "but I mas' say be didn't hev a good bringin' np nr he'd a knowed patter 'an to come inter other folkes kitohins an' invite 'imself ta dinner, an' act jest 's ef he thought be was doin' ov 'em a favor ta be so eondeseendin. Any hecw I shan't never like 'im, though the chil dren did. He played with 'em real nice the bull endarin' efternoon, an' Thomas says there mas' be suthin' in a man thet's good ta cbildern. But t ,r? n I aLI &v eMM wf f" LiLh!:?.i!m good fur one mortal useful thing in tbis world, witheout no more common sense 'an he heel" Mrs. Parsons paused, and Mrs. Dil liver did not take np the conversation. Mke was always a ready listener, but she seemed to love better to think piacidly to Lerself than to talk. So the gently rapid click of the knitting 1 Ddles alone filled in the time. Mrs. i Peon's abarp bat not un pleasing face grew softer in the fading light, while Mrs. Dilhver's silver hair gleamed in the day's latest rays, and her eyes grew brighter with som happy mem- ') 1 Outside there came a noise of voices ' &ai heavily treading feet. "Best I bring 'em in here," said a commanding i tone. -'its ta lur ta take the ltttie one hnm' an' the minister hain't got no bum nere tu be tuk tu. The two women rose with quick in stinot of apprehension, just as the door opened and borne by several men on a shutter was brought in the dripping body of the Evangelist, clasping closely in bis arms the little six-years-old darling of Mrs. Parsons. The mother did not cry or tremble. The quick wittednesa that comes from the practical training of a busy and earnest housewife rose to the help of both the women in this emergency. Without confusion or delay all the proper measures were taken, and be fore the v.llage doctor oould reach the scene, both lives were out of danger. "Thank Godl Oh, thank Uod," cried at last the pule mother on her kueia by the bedside of her restored child. "Thank Ood and him too, Ann Eliza," said the father hoarsely, point ing to the minister who was weakly sipping a cup of hot herb tea, "Thank him too. He saved our Maisie at ths retk ov his own life. he'd been an1 fell inter the mill pond, an' was jest near goin' over the race. Ef be bedn't ha' been there " and tbe strong man's voice broke into a sob. Rising from ber knees the mother walked firmly over to the minister's side, and bowing her head ajld hum bly and solemnly, with streaming eyes : "May Oud forever ble- yeou, sir I' And she added softly, "May He forgive me." Then, with a twinkle of whim. sical humor through her tears, und a half smile relaxing the corners of her mouth she added, "I'll be most happy, sir, tu see yeoa at any time ta eoui heouse, but I una' say thet I'd al'ays as lieve veou'd come in the front door." "Ihank you," said the Evangelist, smilingly, "I rather think it would be a pleasanter way." "Mother, mother I" said Mr. Par sons in a tone of grave rebuke, "There wa'n't neither front door nur back door ta the mill pond." John Ohlaam&n aud Hia ChLltlrea. As a father, John idolizes, his boys, but feels keenly the disgrace brought by the advent of a daughter. He does not consider her worthy of a name, but calls her Xunaber 1, 2, or 3, as the case may be. He Ignores her entirely In telling tbe number ot his children, counting only the boys. He considers her as without mind or soul, and denies her the advantages of education which her brother re oe es As she grows up she Is a slave in her own and her husband's houe; and not till she is old does she receive love aud revereuce. If a child is taken sick, both John aud his wife think the soul has wan dered awav. and steps are taken to recall it. The mother calls at the open door, "Soul, come home"' Toe father goes out to seek it, usually searching about the nearest bridge. At his crv of 'OotiAng, coming: the mother looks carefully about her floor aud secures the first thing of life she sees. This may be flea, or beetle, or other insect, but Is supposed to have within it the missing spirit. It is wrapped up and joyfully placed under tin- pillow of the sick one, who is now expected to recover forthwith. It death comes instead, the child is ouried summarily and with scant ceremony John considers his own coffin one of the most valued and most necessary pieces of "furniture for his best room, and his highest ambition is to have an elaborate funeral. Ha and the older merdbers of bis house hold have this ambition gfatifled iu proportion tc their weaitb and the number of their descendaDti 5t Nicholas. More trim, siO.OOO has been suheHr. ed for the memorial ot Adam Smith, the political economist, to be set un in Lis native town of Kirkcaldy. William Felbage, of Hartford, Oouu., 't.empteJ lo open a lottle of glngei le, when the cork Hew out and entire ly destroyed the sight of bis rl.bt eye. '- The niose lu Penobscot Conntv Maine, are getting so accustomed ta the 1 Canadian racinc s trains that tnev cazs calmly at the locomotive and are not sturced In the least by whistles at hissing aeam jets. Never for et that the e-u if I single friend who truly knowi and lo TQU .Hould outweigh th. avians, al ' UBOliCsrniDg crowds. ALASKAN A. Great numbers ot summer tourist, earrv visit Alaska; the newest, and wail HIT puma ""T yiji n wv wt uic ' . . . . t Grandest acauui iumi at inn ijmtAn States. These visitors bring back to us reports of Alaska's mineral resources. ts trading possibilities, and its value to us in some of those political eon Vngenoies, which are always liable to arise in aeaung wun otner nations. Of the sublimity and grandeur of its wild aDd forbidding scenery, we also bear muoh; but of ita people, their cus toms, habits, traditions and native qualities we have hitherto been told almost nothing. The best account of Alaska, "whioL e have seen, in a condensed form, was that written for this Journal, by Com mander Charles hi. KookwelL V. a. a. and published in oar numbers for June 21st and 2Sth, InHO. Hut even Com mander Ksckwell did not dwell upon the legendary lore of the Alaskans. In fact, he could not do so within the limits he had set for himself. Ever since tbe appearanoa of tbe ixocllent papers referred to we have been looking for something that should give ns a glimpse of tbe inner Ufa of this remarkably interesting, though but little understood people. At last there has appeared , aiuoug the publications of Messrs. Porter Coatee, of Philadelphia, a book by Dr. Bnsbrod V. James, a well known physician of that city, under tbe com1 prehensive title of "Alaska.. As Longfellow, in his widely resd and loved Hiawatha, deemed that the wild legends of our native Indian tribes, and majostio scenes of flood and forest oould be best described in verse, so Dr. James has thought that in the same way be could best convey the spirit of the legends and traditions of the people of Alaska, as well as de scribe her sublime glaciers and vol- caoio peaks. Ho has selected, too, tbe same metrv which Longfellow chose for Hiawatha, feeling that this somewhat peouliar form of verse had beon so identified with Indian legends as almost to te long to them of right. In the beanti ful volume before as Dr. James mar be found at bis bent. Some of bis faithful and charming descriptions of both the wilder and the gentler as- pecta of Alaskan scenery we give to our readers in the following copious extracts wh:oh we have been permitted to make. We wish that we oould also have copied some of the quaint and eminently curious legends and tradi tions, which Dr. James has so painatak ingly gathered for us, as well as mi nnte delineations of Alaskan customs and habits; but these would b too long, if given entire, and to quote only fragment wonlJ be to rob them of their beauty and completeness. We are glad, however, to be able by ths kindness of the publishers of "Ala kana" to present uur readers with few of the very bsautiful illustrations with which Dr. James' handsome vol nme is enriched. The public owes a debt to Dr. James for thus giving it the results of his pro. tractdd tour through the Territory of Alaska, under tbe most favorable auspices for observations and investiga tions. Ed. SITKA. l,ooK, the sound is faintly tiuUd With the ldu'i departing glory I Where the mountains frown the shad ows Slowly creep to darker shading; Free tops bend toward the water Where their pictures, softly mingling With. the rippling waves and eddies. Lose themselves in changeful frag, uients Bound aud bend in leafy patohes Un the crested wavelets dancing. In the glass-like hollows sinking. But to rise again and glisten In the twilight's lingering beauty. Here a cup. like blossom tosses Perfume, like a dream of sweetness. To the breeze, which bears it onward Toward the sky whose blue is rarest Where tbe misty clouds break open. See the shades of pink and golden. Resting on the blue, like jewels There the banks of gray grow rosy Where the glow bat tips their edges; And the waves, reflecting, gleaming, Ke-rereat the cloud-land's fairness. Till the air is brightly laden With the evening's tender welcome. O'er Yersfova's misty grandeur Lights and shades are slowly creeping, There a glint of gold is heightened by a line of velvet darkness; Tints of pink and purple blende-i Float around his sides and paint thorn But his haughty bead lilts proudly Far beyond the sunset shading. O'er it rests a golden halo. With no cloud to dim Us glory. Edgecombe's sides blaze rioher, redder. Where the beaming sunlight gilds them; Here and there a snow-wreath loiters To enhance bis lonely vplendor. While the night seems slowly rising From his deep and silent crater. Spreading o'er his top its blackness Ere it shadows earth and water. Hush! Aerost the sound's clear ripples, hear the silvery chimes repeating Notes that ake tbe sleeping echoes In the mountain's rugged summit Tones that ring acro-s the valleys And reverberate so sweetly From the rocks and gloomy oaverns, x Touching every point and crevice, And rebounding, waving, rolling. In one glorious diapason. . Whence the Found? Old Sitka's steeple tte.ua ltseit in emerald brightness Near the sound and in the valley, Where the quaint old town la nestled, Aud the Angelas resounding Day-by-day the sound waves carry Far beyond the streets and dwellings Up and out till Nature answers With the voice that bides its bidding In the dim and rock-bound distanoe. In tbe church, tbe sacred pictures Olow with plate; of gold and silver, Gleaoi with rarely precious jewels, Out from which the tender faces Shine in strange, unearthly beauty. ' Altar, walls and windows glisten With a grandeur gayly brilliant. Which the church of Oreeoe chosen iias As her own from distant ages. But the housi for native worship, Out beyond the church's shadow. Seems to lsck the Deed of lasting. So its crumbling walls and rafters Tell that soon ths time will hasten. When the only sign to mark it Will be crashed tnd broken timbers! Yet Baranov Castle windows Gaze across tbe bay as bravely, Ag when glancing swords and helmet Held it safe on roof and rampart. And the halls are there but resting, From the sonn l of feast and revel; And the polished floors are silent Where the soldier's tread cace sounded From its onpola no longer Flos' s old Bnssia's royal banner, And the light glows not that beckoned Many an anxious crew to anchor in the harbor, safe and peaceful. T .aH 1.-M ' .rniLa ctnrl nnt.lAn 1 l-i smiles and nobW Unihl. Mark no more the courtly presence Of the guests and lordly master Who, for years, were wont to gather In the rooms, now ooldlv vacant. Hushed and still the oastle watohes . O'er the old forsaken bouses Dismally and surely sinking AVith no bard to stay their downfall Koue to care when all are tumbled "v roug and use. 'ess rubbish i Mnm hlipifd , ainfn wth v. tt,iiT .u "i.--i7. : 7-P tta. lmjTuii colder Bote bZtZZLl 7ii ?!f,U"' Rave that now h . M.rKA Maae the gleaning loe-crqsi craokle Or a ptarmigan's low piping Waked an echo, whose vibrations Caused the silenoe to seem deeper UOU mMW IM. BWOT v? ben tbe last sweet chord naa mttea r pi . i -' . . : Or, that country loomed before me. with the radiant snusnine glancing Over glaciers, slowly gliding Moving in majestic grandeur, Onward toward tbe broad Paciflc Toward the boundless, roaring water. waiting ever to receive them Those bright ice-cliffs that lean over. Bending toward the restless waters. Till the surging billows charm them, And they plunge in bright abandon 'Jeep witl in the ocean's bosom! ERS ATI LE WRITERS. rua Sultllo Io-a Not Sliow s Proper Aa prootnttom vf oomo. JDust gathers upon tbe profound and tragic studies of Balzac and the wonderful pictures of George Sand They received their reward io their wu day, is is true, but prosperity is ot good U them. These are not the io -called "valuable works" which go on dully for centuries; een a tnedl ocre play will often last longer than a work of fine genius, of which ths generally disparaging title of "novel Is the only qualification. Especially of the voluminous writer, inspired by thest-oug and continuous Inipuls of that power of narrative which. in Its way, is a passion, must this b said. He or she who writes two 01 three books has a better claim foi partial immortality than he or she who writes a score; uot always because the More are usually weaker than the two or three, but because the current of time is not strong euough (strong as It Is) to carry so much along with It. in us it is, as we have said, a very costly thing to be a novelist. In al most every other art and occupation It Is a credit to tbe workman to do as much as hecau.but In this It la the only .wisdom todo as little us you can. The public may giasp eagerly at your novel to amuse itself withal, and show a certain gratitude, but it Is t gratitude uot unmingled with cou tempt; and when the writer has put all the resources of bis genius Into his story, and all his exterience of his life, the "interest of tears," the pro duce of bis personal sufferings, ttie seeing of 'an eye that hath kept watch o'er man's mortality." be has the recompense of knowing that there is uot a guess at science or a dull e.-say in history that is not considered i more "valuable work" than tils. Nevertheless, we do uot pretend to nay that he is without his reward. lie gets that at once in solid money which ts by no means contemptible and lu a certain kind ot reputation. But everything urges him to content himself with this su ress of the nid. ment, as everything makes it appar fnt tnat not for nun are the ap plauses of posterity. He is the Dives of liteiature, having the good things in Ins life-time and, perhaps, think ing a great deal more of himself haa of the Lazarus, who, by and by. with bis bit of a poem perhaps that uohody wofeld give a hearing to, will be found to have made a permanent way into tbe very heart of humanity, more than Abraham's bosom of everlasting fame. Blackwood's Mag' line. Latryora la feetand. One of the editors of the A inert an Law Review spent his summer vacation In Iceland, and crossed that inland twice on horseback, and then sailed round it He spent over a month In the interior of the country, sleeping every night in some farm house. He had a good opportunity to observe tbe state of civilization in that far-off and most interesting country. The Island had about seventy-three thousand Inhabitants at the last cen- jus, and there is no reason to believe that It has shrunk below that figure, especially as the three past seasons have been warm, the same as lp merica. I he whole military force of th. sland consists of two poltcemeu in rieyKjavtit, the ctpitat. There are but two lawyers In the Island not holding public offices. One Is what we would call the State's Attorney, an 1 the other ts on band to defend any pei son who may be put on trial for ci line Both are pensioned by the Govern ment, else they could not live. Last summer mere were but two men un dergoing sentence for crime In Ire ana, ana tnev were undergoing a term of imprisonment for breaking nto a storehouse and committing i larceny therein. There is no trial bv Jury. A mn vtno committed a murder would be transported to Copenhagen for trial all capital cases being tried there. He will thus be literally "transported beyond seas" for trial, which was oi.e of the grievances for which our Fathers went to war with Great Britain and achieved their lodepen 1ence. Tn FranohiM la MlialMlppl. The new Constitution of Mississippi deprives of the franchise all who full to pay a poll tax and all who cannot read and write. Tbe educational test, however, will not be fully ap pl ed until 15io. During the next four years an unlettered citizen may retain his franchise, if be gives satis factory evidence that he understands such portions of the State Constitu tion as are read to htm. The United States ceusus of lS9o ijtves Mississippi 147,205 colored men, and 110,100 white men ot voting age. and yet this year's registration lists contain the names of only 8.815 olored men aud 68,127 white BHfii. About 28,000 colored men aud 32,000 white men were disqualified because they did not pay the poll tax. That there Is a disposition on the part of the au thorities to administer tbe educational test fairly is evidenced by tbe fact that the illiterates admitted to vote after construing the Constitution were about equally divided between be races. Without passing upon the ultimat. political wisdom of the disfranchise meet of an actual maioritr ol the itizeav ft must be admitted that Mississippi has devised a very ln- zeniou9 method ot securing by peace able and strictly constitutional meacs the supremacy of tbe intelligent per- j woa oi ine ooay-Doutic. Th aoddess of liberty on the ail J verdoiiar must turn un - ' rcat many times at the kind of men wno sQueeze her. A year aao Planter Wolf, of Knnx die. Ark., had au a, m nulled rfr wh.7 showing a colored man bow to opei.te Cut ton sin. Recently us was Inntrunt. lag another man and lost bis other irm. The Empress Frederick Is hard at ork on a memoir or hsr husband. In bis labor of love she is aided bv her on. Emperor William, and h Onn Victoria, lwm she is to visit In Eng land very soon. Cripples are rarely mn In r:Vifn. Any child born defcrmed is at nun mt to death. lCKIMtNATIsa. MUs Oaldust "You are a friend of Jr. Upson Downs, I be ieve?" Klrby Stone No." Mlsa Ooblast "Why. be told roe be as a friend of jours!" Klrby Stone "Oh, he Is I but I make it a rule never to borrow myself." AN HONEST BtOHSS TBADBH. "I'll have you arrested for making false representation. I bought that bone of m only because you told me be bad a recoid." "Very tiue, but the record Is a bad one. T u didn't ask me what kind of reco. J be had." CIKCL'MS4-rNTIAL EVIDENCE. Clara Did you accept Mr. Pelterlast night? ilau.le W by, bow did you know that be proposed? Clara I not.ced that when be came tut of tbe conservatory with you that i.he creases in bis trousers bad disap peared. A SMCd FIT. Koae Hj strange, Edith, my en-n-nt ring just fits you. Edith x-'ear old Herbert bad it made 'or me not a montn ago. ALL BIGHT TO THS J.XM. "Alfred, dear," sail tb p i'a wife, ''Does your poet's llcease allow you to :byme 'frown with 'down?' " "Not usually. But this is for the leaf and dumb m.igaelue, see? And is long as It looks all right that is uiougb." ktAKiNO IT MUTUAL. Mr. Huckleberry No oue admires M. Miss Wallflower No oue admires me ilther. Mr. llucklebsrry We had better or- (anixe a mutual admiration s.olety. I id uil re your eyes. What do you admire ibout xn? Miss Wallflower Your good taste. Wiaa PROVISION of NATiaK. Little Dot I wonder why it lagiown 'oiks' noses got so thlu and hooked ahen they grow old? Liittle Dtck IlubJ Auy one might (now why that la. It's to hold the spectacled. O.U1TE fo.-sta.a. Billings, Jr. Pa. If an animal breaks sis back does he get humpbacked like i hut au being? Hillings, Sr. Ves, wy eon: but what makes you ask such a question? Billing, Jr. I was Just wondering if J ;he bump on tbe camel was caused by he last s'.raw. WEAR1KU ON HIM. Mrs. So rag KB That man Joues aever pays his fare, be just travels ou bis face. Air. Scajiaa I wondered what made his features look so Irregular. A FILIAL TKIHUTK SPOILED. Popinjay 1 certainly wae well bioughl up a a toy. To whom do rou suppose 1 owe all tbat I have? BUlijay To your creditors. Money makes tbe mare uo. Ever foliar has an eagle on 11, hence the tlatement that it can fly. The sea water originally put in tte (teat aquariums at tbe Crystal Palace, Sydenham. England, in 1S54 is still used there, having been used over and iver since that time, a record without parallel in the history ol similar lnsti-'-utions. A ten p"nuj cannon ball aaieoentiv lug up at Lakeside, Ind. It has been oentineu as a relic of the times when Mad Anthony Wayne was in commaLd Hereabouts. The neoliliiirltv of Dithhln' Kllrli im bat It acts rl :ht u the dirt ad (n,.a t :liib?s and man- them pure at ,!, at the me time It vreterv m thu rlnlhem anil mil,. hem keen clean longer Hv vimi ji ..r rdei it. Toothpicks are said t3 have bf en In dented tn Italy. Certainly they weie i common use amonz the Romans. Take Hoou's aud only Hoooa b.u.e Hood's sarsaparilla Ctars. It noaaeiwa i nertt peculiar to itself . Try It yourself . Hood'e Pllle are purely vegetable, ceifrctly larmless, effective, bat do not eause pain or ripe. Be sure to get Hood's. A couDtry tail in Mexico la said to onsisl of a live oak tree, with a chain ind staple attached. el sir "August Mower Eight doctors treated me for H Disease and one for Rheumatism, but did me no Pood. I r-nnlH nn speak aloud. Everything that I took into the Stomach distressed me. I could not sleep. I had taken ll kinds of medicines. Through a neighbor I eot one nf vmr Hrv.ire I procured a bottle of Green's Aue- usi r lower ana iook it. i am to-day 6tout. hearty and strong and eninv the best of health. August Flower saved my life and gave me my health. Mrs. Sarah J Cox, Defiance, O. ODHMUfM eVaid MOOl bobtTt wNk tnat or th mtv, tleoaUl aM PUo'w Car for CootasmptJoo. It fcM rJ Uwiiudi. it bu not injor 1 od. It U not bad to it Is tb ( couch syrup. SoM TfTwbr. . IT1 SH ?t?0h' CP- s1 " MftlllfajMerphlne Habit Cored la IO i uriui.1 s."-r .... m.w. STEPIigNS, Lewenoe.Olue o Tl w mmm UH,, e I tr III linnurn lrivTrn nv .-ii inn . fl - jfiilia "Uttl lt c.b Coupo. 8y.trTto'n1er?h.nnt.wiTT,S.T.,,,!.t Quick sel territory, uohhebcial Cash Coupom i n r., cliinaU, U. LIIHIr H K VBKT1I I CB r maU. StowcliAOe. GUITAR T,oU " Maadoll. we sellS for 10c. bend Se for eatalcWc at tfo. steal instruction. p. baaaMttrte. Va. kLAjf ST CO, Hirriaburr: ?a. nttlr' VrA- CURE. I "Q"lUReiV -en '' 1 BaaMaKMjamgaxammBamaaammmmaraaaKaBl , Ur. David M. Jvntaia Ot Kdmeatoa. N. T. Colorless, Emaciated, Helpless. A Coiuplota C'ura kjf MOO ITS SAKSAPA KILLA. This U from Mr. D. at. Jordan, a radxed farmer, and use of tbe meat iyeted elU- aeos of Otsego Co., N. T. "Fourteen yar ago f bad aa attack of tbe gravel, and bay since been troubled wltb aiy Liver and Kidneys grsoually (rowing wane. Tate years aao I got down so low tbat I ooald eearealy wmiau I looked more like a enrpee tbaa a living being. I had no apDeiite and for Ova rerks I ate BocbJae; but grual. was badly eraaotatrd and had no mure color tban a marble ecatae. niMid s saisaparllla was recommenced and l Inoi'Bht 1 mould try It Before I had laUhed tbe Srst bottle I noticed that I felt better, suf- lred Ips , tbe tndemmattoa of tbe bladder bad subsided, the color becan to return to my laue, and 1 beeaa to feel bungrr. After I bad taken tbree bottles I could rat anything wltbout kuriln t me. Why, I got so buugry tbat I bad to rat & times a day. I bay now fully recov ered, I banks to Hood's Sarsaparilla I fel well aad m welL marvel to see me so well. All wae know ate 1. U. JoaiA. HOXJU-I FILL1 are tbe beat after-dinner Fills, aseist digestion, cure beadaena and bu- IUUIUCH. HUMOROUSw WHAT JOHNNY WILL BC Air. Hlowmatch Johnny. what do you're a you think you'll be when man? Johnny Why. If you've got any sputa, in be your brother In law, VW X WANT AST STALK. Younir Housekeeper Hava t ou any flue salt? Grocer Yea, ma'am. - Young Housekeeper Is It fresh? FBKSEBVK THI KQUlLiBBlCM. Rowley Conceited wen have their use In the wor!d. Surface What It is? Rowley They keep men who are really important bumble kry the patron izing way la which thay address them. tints or Ohio ihio. t'iTT or Toledo, ( LuCiS COUHTT. Prank J . Cheney makes oath tbat ha le the eeulor partner ol tl be Arm ot F. J. Cheney Co., doing business !sa in the cite at Tarm tv County and Mate aforeiald and that said firm alii Dv tee sum of SlOu for eaab and eraiv of catarrh that can uot be cured by tbe use of Hall's Catarrh Clue. Faaaa J.Oaaasr, Sworn le telore me and subS'rlbed In my breeeuoe, tale oUi day oi December, a. 11, Use. A. W. GLBAHOS, I i Jiotar fubOe. Hall's Catarrb Cure Is taken Internally and tot directly on tbe blood and mucous surfaces of tbe system . 6eod for testimonials, tree. F. J. Caissr St CO, lelede, 0. Woold by Druggist. 74o. in the Greek phalanx the soldiers stood as elose as possible to each other, their shields overlapping. FITS: All Fits stopped dee by Dr. Ktlae's urrat Nerve Restorer. No Fits after Srst day's use Marvelous euie. Treatise and ti 00 trial bottle tiee to Fit cases. eend te Ur. Kline a, Ml Aicb St, Philadelphia, Fa. There Is an apple tree in Hebror, Conn . 125 years old tbat still bears an annual crop of fruit. Hare Ton Aeehaaat Dr. K Bchlffinann. St. Paul, Minn . alii mall a trial package of Schlffmann'e Astasia Cure l frem io anj aunerer. uiree rostaai reuef tn Ir?,? At the battle, of Sannoekburo, 1814, Kobert Bruce oiove an ngUshmaa to the waist with a battle-ax. Rupture cure caau-MtecMi hj Dr. J. B. Mayer. 8S1 Arch SC. Fhll'a, fa. Ease at once, no operation or de lay from business, attested by thon ands of cures after others tail, advice tree, sena tor circular. 1 he armor of horse and rider In the t ourteenth Uentury, frequently weighed as mucn as iuu pounas. CsidI KlUnejr Car Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Brlght's, Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv ousness, etc. Cure guaranteed- SSI Arch Street, Phtlad'a. $1 a bottle, for t5, or druggist. 1000 oertiooatea of eurea. Try it. THE SPOIUO BiELUie, mctner now, you nave Broken my cup. You deserve a whipping. Come here. Frit Ho; I won't come. iuxtner uome. Frits, till I whip you, and then you shall have a slice of cake. Huais'i tills enjoy ibe largest' sale of any proprietary medicine In tbe arorld. Made vuij tu oi. xicieua, cngiana. van it insie is tne no use you are Duuaint: coming within the limit? 111 ... yuu muuiw-xes, inaeed. 1 was peculiarly fortunate. . Tbe architect happened to be a friend of mine, aud be U putting me up a 2KH bouse for oniy souju. -X womu rute you to come over and take dinner with me," rema, ked tbe tramp to his companioii on the other sioe ot tne ience, as be was about to steal me pies the housewife bad left on we winaow-siu to coot. S2HTTIXD TO ORATJTVDX. Jsdge (to prisoner) "Tou icknowi edge having stolen this lady'saatcnal ot lectures and destroying them?" . Prisoner "res, your honor." Judge" What cefenoe do yoa ofl- Prlsoner "X am a public benefactor your honor." ""acr, Wat AT SHI BFKSIT. Husband "How much did you speed Wife "Seventy-fix dollars and seventeen cents.' Husband ilronlcUy)-vTaa Wife (with an Injured air) "That was all 1 had." Only friend can annMi.;.i. cuuar Tlrtues 17 hich would not aunu, would pnek a txlKrt. out TMB "ZOO" IN WINTER TIMB. w Some efthe Animals Ore Saw Them, elves. Some of the animals care for them selves at the approach of the winter The badgers dig frantically in the earth, throwing up a perfect foun tain of sand behind them until they have long burrows, to which they re tire on cold or stortnv days; but every gleam of sunshine woos them to the surface, and they run up and down the cage begging for peanuts, as in summer. One of them has a cunning trick that he taught himself; on reaching tbe end of the cage he turns a half somersault, roll's to one side and rises faced right for the return trip. This rarely falls to win a re ward from tbe admiring visitor. The beavers go to sleep In their huts under the water, and tbe foxes aud prairie dogs dig their burrows deeper aud retire from the upper world, al though, like the badger, they reap pear on sunny days. One sees some of the animals to a better advantage in winter tban in summer; the moose and the reindeer seem more lively, and, I think, would be glad to have it colder than it ever is in thia latitude. The frozen, snow covered stretches of Canada and Lap land are more to their liking than the rsrds of the Zoo. even on the coldest daya The reindeer came all the way across tbe seas, accompanied by his mate and little one, with a great bag of their favorite moss to supply them with food until they should have be come accustomed to American bay and peanuts. The taste for peanuts seems soon to fasten itself upon every creature that enters tbe gates, except the fle-h-eatlng animals; and In a short time tbe reindeer come pressing t hair aoft noses through the bars to beg for peanuts quite as eagerly the monkeys. Tbe polar bear Is another who does not ind It quite cold enough to suit htm; he has an Ice-water bath and a den In tbe north side of a qIIl out he still looks as if he were longing for more snow and I think that nothing would really content him but a cave lu an Iceberg. Perhaps, If one were to Introduce him to the seal-pouda, he might find himself In congenial company, at least, but it might bap pen tbat the seals would not care for him as a guest. They are a happy family among themselves, and sit with their beads poked up through the ice. calling for their dinner with quite as much appetite as io dimmer. St. Nicholas. Korel DueHaa. It Is a fact that among American Indians of the same tribe, though they mar number thousands, there are few cases of quarrels that ever result la murder. This is strange when It Is remembered that the In dian la passionate, uncontrolled in bis Impulses, cruel and ferocious by nature. Tnev have their difficulties aud quarrels, 'however, but arbitration of tbe old men prevents bloodshed or murder. Yet once in a while a tight occurs, and It la a novel sight to witness, says an old western traveler. One buck challenges another to combat. Accompanied by his friends to- the battle-ground, each buck is stripped and mide to confront the other. Between them lies a war club, a smooth, long piece of bard wood, sea soned by years of service and regard ed witb reverence because of the blood stains on it received during the war. The seconds of the surly-looking duelists loss up a piece of bark. The winner picks up the club and his opponent, folding his arms, plant? himself, bending his bead. It is the olub-bearer's privilege tc wback his antagonist just as hard a: be can and with all the vigorous ma liciousness he can command on the baok One blow is struck and then the man who has endured it picks up the club and his opponent is subject ed to all the force he can command. So tbe whacking goes on and al most every blow la a knock-down one, until the duelist last knocked down refuses to accept tbe club from hie opponent. He has bad enough and the party breaks up. The severity ot the punlsament endured In these duels la marvelous. The club used has a lagged edge and every blew struck brings blood, making deep cut and fearful bruises. Ciphers XMspatohea. Among tbe various secret alphabets used for the purpose of private corre spondence that employed by the Rus sian diplomats Is said to be the most Ingenious. As a rule, abitrary sym bols, substituted for common letters, can he Identified by the comparative frequency of their occurrence.' . Thus, in English a character used twice ss often as any other might be put down for an "e," the nest most frequent for an "n." "a," "g," etc The Russian cipher-system, hqwever, de feats that method by using b&lf a dozen different beiroglyphlcs for each letter, while different letters are represented by symbols so nearly Identical tbat the difference might be ascribed to accident, n.l can be detected only by those In po6sesior of tbe official key. Looking Ahead. Much baa been said of late years about the inappropriate names witb which thoughtless parents too often burden their children. A negro men tioned by Harper's Baiar bas laid the matter to heart "What bave you named your babv, Rastus?" asked a visitor. "Samuel Pro Tern Johnson, sab,' "Wbat Is the 'Fro Tern for?" To show that the name Is only temporary, sah. We kind o thought Sam might like to choose bis own name when he growed up, sab, so we put 'Pro Tern' id as a warnin to ri pub la oldea Times People overlooked the importance of permanently beneOctal effects and were satisfied with transient actloj, but now that it UgeneraUy known that Svmp ot PIg win permanently cure batitnal constipaUon, well-informed people will not bur Other laxative wi i.h i a time, but finally injure tbe system. The Roman cataoulta and hi,a.o were toansported m the train of riny on can like artillery. A HKAVT 8KNTKMCK. nVatnty Wa"'"ad pr8tty ver- arr)D for aamnt.. papers for IO and 12 Tbe Vfassachusetu i aii.r v.. abohabed the fiftv cent nii t.v . "! prerequiaito for vn.,n T ' " hool committee. Bine. th. 3, tot men bas now been ahnii.i.s .TT prerequiaite for voting in MaWhurt. tnto la only eonlubl-in ty8"4 general approval. If taUetad with mrXXULTil' -r' aii wnua, ot .21 ST. WrSiV ur wo Gent at! vi etmuoasea cants. . 3 a . - -- .--t '.-.-j Li DO NOT Be DT'jEfYED t ID nana, injure "" " l'i. The RUf'is 8iin more rVtiRU in nriil nt. Tint leas Durable, and tne commnr x.n lor no tin or glaaa package trim rcry purta-iM. HEADACHE. Heartache Is the duorder met comptai- n 0 ow-e-days, and against . h the riejut number ot the so-cal ed hon.' .cradies are a p. plied. In most cases, however, tliey are u3t it proper remedies, because most people are ig norant of tbe true character ot tne numerous causes of the disorder. Ati1 yet tt is a vr simple matter Imlf -tl, lu nine c ie ,ut ot in b'adache is .ritureil ty :iuinid r-.l aiiz-Ms and consequent Inip'itect circulativi if tu bood wlilch tus a cniittes'ioti tn the tint. The physicians therefore cn'l it (t-T.i? tj;,d ache, while It is moie fonmiunlv ki.om, ... headache. It n: p-ars lu diflr-iit firm Sometimes it occur as a Hull win in ttifi t u. head, again a a fliai n acu.e palu. ttniiHirJo h a feellnK "l e-neial o. pre-iuii, au-i 1. u- .lv a violent tbrobbiPit 't 'ti auer.es ara;,..; ,h temple. In moil ot the cjs-s ccul t --i ai.d eeneial languor ate added tu tl.e oiii -i vuip Vims. Thofiist p ei 'miie I synpt'iiuv i u larly are an tnfalliWr de io tue c.;i.-e. N icness, do Indisiiosl ion can lie l--. cured ut'less the treat m-iit bedirtct-.l f w eradlcatitir. the root ot the evil, in tin: ci the disordered or ovei loaded stoinacii au.i i,v-r. which are the eouroe ot tlie lie.iicli-. jnu-t 'h retuUted and put into a fOUMd n.ndit:-u Foi this purpose tboie is no uioie ell-!; ie r m-jj and uons that Is better stuprel to ir nio'e the general beaith tL tn the t. r luti Vegetable Vi is. so cal ed ai -r iui coble order ol Benedictines, wiiose meTben have rendered such creat eiv.ce to the i. ie; o of medicine l art'cnlsiiy in tlie t,e 1 i.et u Tbe-e ptlis are iide ol uieutcnil tetbi of ci Alps. They actas a mild laxative, a crunn. tne alteraut an.l a OlO'id puilfier. prouio't:.g i alihy circu atmn. They ciuso tin cm r.g ot blood in the veins to disappear, antl ,u u, i wav remove the pressure on the blo.i v-n of the brain, v.hlclis:e ths direct enuss .A u,t ludiacosition kujwn. as heaJact e. A s.t..s ii.e nf t Rernanl VeeeranlePil1' ill 'i.or f ,1 ! alleviate tt and cure it completely 1,1 ,1 ,r) (line, aw iwu u1 ' ':, ,:i If your drtiKK sf haven t tn.'in, ee i t ' t , 1 Bernard" liux 216, w V..r City. ht,t )a will receive sains post priid by rc.urn n .-. (tan: le.iit a.id 1, 14 INFALLIBLE CUsta ltrl'lLLS. Pric-i-i;! orucmsts', or bv u,L cv-tnpUr 'MS. A Udi -?.) Aiiakes:ii." box ui, Near Vera CiLr. DR. KI LM ETR'S rain in the Back, Joints or blpe. solirr.eat la urine like brlcA- tmi frequent calls or retention rueuinjttim. Kidney Complaint, Diabetes, dropsy, scanty or Hen colored ur.ni Urinary Troubles, ttna-lnf sensation a-ben voldinv, distent ptje. sure In ene parts, urethral irritation, f tncture, I Disordered Liver, bloat or dark circles under the eves, toc-n. i coated, constipation, yeiiowiih eyttrlls. I taranfe Uae ooutents ot Cm T-ctie. If not be aStrd. l)ru.U Vila nef .is Juu tee pn--c I Al Drosjlsn, 50c, Size, 1.00 Mzd, Innulds' liuCt to Health" Iriie Co-iaitetioa frw Da. Kilmer Co., Bichamios. N. V. I want to Buy a Miner ex bprmg1 Containing Lithia. Send an a.ysis. State pi ice. Give najr.e and distance of near Jest railroad statica. janus Gaunt 365 Canal St V 1 Si? !? er:?-Wf j TMsTtsIs srarr if oa the best WATERPROOF COAT mnattv-attsMl Oui.ojrvr r- A. In the World 1 TOWER. CCST0N. MASS. Unlike tiia Dutch Process Alkalies Other ClTciuicaLi are ned In tbe preuaratioa ot W. BAKEH & CCS IBreakMCocoa Ihich tt abtolutcly pun vnd aolti&ie. It bas more t h t n ."i rfc ft tetrr?tA of t'oioa nuxn i with Starch, ArrosrrovC or Sll?ar. Anil 1 fr n,..rtt a.... nomlcal, costing lM than one cent a cp it la dellclona, nourlshiDir, aod easil? PtGCSTEO. Sold bj Croren etrrrwhera. W. BAKER-i CO., Uorc'aester, l.. FOR FIFTY YEARS ! MRS. wim?t nw5 SOOTHING SYRUP has been tied br MIIHens of Mother I liir iutrir coiiaren ti!le 1 Flftr Veara. It aoothea the rami, allars aU t. in, cures v. u.ii culic, &u I tae tK'tt remedy lor dmnbeta. Tweutl-Bre Lenta a liattle "STOPPED FF.EF Jron. 'U5 XaC-r:. a Inrar.r" F-ti-li K""rw1. Dr. KLINK'StiK !" AT for Arrv Affront, Ai'f, f-pU,y, 'tJ lnrAlumSiS U taken aa .llrsct-tj. .V- 'if. qtr nt ejaif t w. rratie atad trta' beti fr T n rttnta, thwy taayiar oi, racr:.iffr ww rwCSJSVwL i'l nTr..a ( ft m - ,l ..'.'-aa rl 413 s Nrsti lii.si.it i ia.u m LQtlrteMl to DC KLINE. IUI Arch Si.. Ph. suV:-hi. P- i,'All you liave gti?si-! a'oo;: Llie Insurance 'in;iv be ninm. I: you wisii ts l-nuw 'tli- tr ith. v-nl tor-tiOVV WHY," issLewi j, the PENN MUTUAL LIFE t21-ri-o CHE5TNCT SIKEEl. tav, PhilailelpUia, P. WORN NIGHT AND DAY. SSEXiiJrv Holds tlie woral i '( nllcirfiini'itaiK' RUS S w I. I f-'Ct Artlti'itm ti'.C'"u. fortanit av. r teut-il Jmfi'(tvvineM IK unrated c?U10)J anU tu.es !nr sa t' aoCSEMro.COMTUBroaawayewVyrliCiaf P ENSIOrj U.hln..r,ni. U.C. Successfully Prosecutes Claims. UafllBClDalKximiBwITfl P.namii Haml Late Principal fall SMS war, li eujiuiicatUn clMioa, attf tlaia L-i-aiV'" PILES Koof "TK!DNEUIVERc2 mm IS kMA iii lie
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