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Sick Stomach, lndige-tl. n, Dysentery, and the Complaints incident to Childho At any time you fee! your system net s cleansing,temug.n ulntim with utvi bi.t purging, or stimulating without intoxi cating, take SmißsLkilfiAf, Q PREPARED BY J. H. ZEILIH & CO.. Philadelphia, Fa, NON A'S OBEDIENCE. A lovely afternoon in the spring, when the balmy air and the fresh, bright toilets of the ladies made a kind of gala day, even on Broadway, Philip Hayes stood at his office door, thought fully pulling on his neat-fitting gloves. I say 'thoughtfully,' because that word just describes his state of mind, which was that of halting between two ouin ions—whether to go for his usual up town stroll, have a comfortable dinner at the Westminster, and a little llirta tion with Jessie Mabin, afterward, or to cross the river and take a train for his brother's lovely place in Jersey, lie told himself, .as he was buttoning his right glove, that the cherries were ripe, and that he really needed a little fresh air and country milk. But he knew of a far better reason yet, if he would have acknowledged it ; and what is mote,other people knew it, too. Brother Will was wise enough to credit bis sister-in-law with Philip's remarkable fraternal ;.ffVrlion, at d lit tle Nona Z tbri.-ka bets* If had a shrewd guess as to what kind of cherries Mr. Philip Ilayes c.nie to the country to taste. Well, on this particular afternoon the country proved to be finally the most powetful attraction, and in an hour and a half after the gloves had bpen fitted to a nicety they were taken off again, that the wearer might clasp the hands of the dearest, sweetest, brightest little country maiden that any man with the light, kind of heart or eyes could desire to see. What i'ii lip sai l to Nona, and what Nona said to Philip, the cherry trees and the evening star probably know ; but it was very delightful, and so sat isfyi: g that the y.iung people came back to the house without any cherries at all, and presently there was a gieat deal (;f hard-shaking and kissing, which ended in a bottle of champagne and mutual good wishes. Well, after this, for a couple of weeks, there was r.o hesitating at the office door. Philip said Strawberries' now, when his friends rallied him about his sudden passi >n for the coun try, and the straw-beny excuse did just as well as the clieriies. But as Che weather grew better, the subject of summer tesorts grew upper most. Philip's mother and sister were going to some fashionable Virginia springs, and he greatly desired that his little Nona should go with tin m. To tell the trull ,he did wi-h she w.9 a little mote sljlish, at d would pot i.p her curl?, at.d ; Ich n ajtois, ai d dress like Jeesie Mahin did. 'i hat Moeld perfectly sat i-t'y him,lie thought. V, ?. Nona Z bi'tka. dn.-sd like Jes sie Mahin, would Id tve him nothing to deuie. He went abm! hi.* phius with lliat tact which young men who have sisteis easily acppine. A little present fiom Tiffany's,and a modest clnquc 'just for spending money,' made his sister Ce cilia sufliciently ioteiested in his pro ject. 'Nona is a dear little girl, Cecilia,' he said. 'All she wants is a more stately manner and stylish dress.' 'lf that is what you desire, Philip, why do you not marry Jessie Mahin ? I thought you liked her well enough.' 'Because, Ccciie, I want a heart in side the dress— a pure, flash, loving heart.' 'lt seems to me—' But heie Gcile stopped. She was wise enough to know she would be 'throwing v.o;ds away,' The next d lfiemty was to make | Nona ui deistai.d his wishes, and in duce her to accept the invitation sent MILLHEIM, PA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3., 1887. her by his mother and sister, lie ap proached the subject under the most favorably circumstances ; the moon light did not tot ray his confusion, ai d his eneiieli m? arm held hei clo.-e Ihis heart that he had no ten* of not secur ing attention if aiguinent or e\| lana tion became necessary. 'I am so glad. Not.a, that you are going with Cecile. lam sure it will ilo you good.' And then he stepped and kissed her for emphasis. I *T go to i lease you, Philip. 1 am : quite well, t hank you.' 'Oh, but I don't mean about your health, Nona, you little witch ! Who could have such bright eyes and red lips and not be quite well? I mean about dress and deportment and those kind of things.' There was an ominous si'tnee, and i then a low, grieved voice : 'I don't think 1 undeistand you, Philip.' 'No, dear ; and upon the whole I am glad you never understood so far. You see, when we are married and live in the city, we must dress and behave as city people do. Cecile will slow you all about it, darling, so don't trouble your pretty little head.' 'I thought you liked me just as I am, Philip. What is wrong in the city that is proper and pretty in the country, will you tell me ?' 'Certainly, Nona. Your loose, (low ing hair and short dresses, and your frank, familiar ways, all so perfectly charming just here, would occasion re mark and unpleasant criticism in the city. I want my little girl to be as fashionable and as stylish as—as—well, as Jesse Mabin.' 'Ah 1 She is your ideal, is she ?' Much more to the same purpose, mingled with kisses and compliments, but nothing in it deceived the wounded woman's heart. For Nona, though not a fashionable woman, was a true woman, nevertheless, and understood not only what had been said, but also all that had been left t-> be inferred. It was not possible for him to leave his business entirely, but it hail been arranged that once a month he was to pay a few days' visit to the springs,and In the intervals be refreshed and com forted by regular and plentiful supplies of letters. The supply was pretty fair the Grst week, but fell off gradually afterward, until several days passed without any token of Nona's faith ai d trni: iv. Still, he diil not feel much ti rubied. He thought that be quite undeistoid Nona's reasons, and at any rate he re lied with implicit confidence 011 the ef fect which IMi'lip Hayes in his own proper person, could not fail to make. The confidence did not agree with events. lie ainvid at the springs and found Nona out diiving with Jack Christie—a young man whom he partic. ularly disliked for his pretentious man ner. lie WHS on the piazza when they returned, and be was certain Nona saw him, though she kept her eyes on Jack's face, and pretended the greatest interest in his foolish conversation ; for of two things I'hilip was certain: first, that her interest was pretended, ami second, that Jack's conversation was foolish. Then he, unaccountably, ai d, as he veiy well knew, unreasonably, chilled by the greeting of the splendidly-dress ed Nona, who calmly and 1 < chalai.tly extei did the tips of her gloved lii gers to liiui, drawing < ut the while a pietty little assurance of beii g 'so glad to see Mr. Hayes,' with the iufoimation that Cicile has been expecting him sii.ee the eai ly morning train. 'cYcile !' he said reproachfully, 'At d you too Nona V 'Oh, no, Mr. Hayes. It is too ex hausting to cxi Ict anything. One at a time is sufficient.' Philip was shocked ai d silenced for a time. For one distressing half hour he tried to assume his lights as her be tiolhed, but site kept Jack Christie ; er si-le: ly between them ; and so, at gry and hint, be sought his sister CVeile. Ceci'e,' he siid, 'what A change theie is in N na ! What is 11: • cause V 'A wot deifu! el, n go ! I never -aw a giil i.npioveso rapidly. I suppose you are the cause. 1) > yoq know that sl; is the be)Jo 1 Jack Christie and PI. Forsyth and a half dozen others ait raving about her. Positively they ate Phi!.' 'Very kind of them, but ' 'Well, so it is, you know. Very many families, and all < [ that kind of .tiling, you know. Upon my word, brother, I belieye Nona will make a sensation nxt winter. Mamma is quite sati.-fi d now.' But Philip wi > not. Not. at all. Far from it. Tha' 1 ight at the hop Nona lookrd lovely et i- g;; i d enough for a queen; her guVt n hair anaiged in some pictuieu] i style, which Jack Christie audibly -elared to lo 'just the thing,' yaids of satin ai 1 lace mak ing a track of glory 1 ehii.d her, and gold and jewels flashing from her head, her throat and her wrists. A PAPER FOR THE HOME CIRCLE All in vain, h nvever Philip pleaded for a dance. Noi.a hail been engagtd for every set since breakfast, and Hie reminded him rather maliciously of the necessity of conforming to the usages of society. So ho bad the satisfaction of watching the social triumph of the future Mrs. Hayes. Three miserable days of continual disappointment, and then Philip iletir mined to go back to New Voik and see Nona no more until Hio leturned to her country home. lie h nle hia mother and decile g vnl by, and gave thejregulation kDs to No na, who received it with perfect placid- Hy and many kind wishes for his pleas ant j -limey ; for, as he was to leave very early in the morning, the ladies did not expect to sue him again before his departure. As t hey p used out of the p triors, Nona turned a moment, and \ 11 isli of the ol 1 tei denies-, made her face beau tiful ; her lips parted, and she hesita ted a moment :n if she would speak,bilt finality passed on and away. Po u- Philip ! He took his cigar and satdow nontlied.uk. silent bale my, m'serable enough. But in about half an hour a timid little figure stole through the deserted room, and with- out warning laid her hand upon his shoulder. lie turned rapidly, all the passion, which had grown to deeper intensity in his stiff. ;:: g, bursting out in one in)i-luring whisper, 'Nona !' 'Philip !' Well, you know the end. Philip did not like the fashionable Nona at all; his whole heart cried out for the sweet, natural girl that he had never prized enough till he believed her gone forev er. The tangled curia the short dress es, even the little ri lllul aprons, never more looked homely in his eyes. Ever afterward ho had the most wholesome fear of Nona turning fash ionable ; and she to this day, when he is in tiio 'opposition,' reminds him of his one experiment in managing wo men, d assures him lie would not like his own way it he got it, and so he takes hers, which, after ail, I have no doubt, is the most sensible thing lie can do. # Killing a Bull Elk. From an account of a hunting tiip in the Shrra Madre mountains, by Frank Willieson in the New York; Times, we qu<>tp as f'>ll iws : Late in the after noon I react ;-l the wo nled poi it i e.r which the deer had been killed in the morning. 1 was exceedingly tired. I walked slowly up the hill to its top, where the timber was sufficientJy open to sie through for 150 jaiils. There I sat down behind a large boulder to rest and to smoke. While smoking I heard a noise behind rue. 1 looked around the "boulder and saw a large, handsome bull elk standing motionless, with his l ead high in the air. His almost coal black inane waved briskly in the brerz 1 . My heart sprang into my threat, and there struggled and fluttered. I drew my rifle mound and pointed it at the elk, but I could not hold it on him. Trees, rocks, bushes filled lite Sights, and now and then the elk would spiing over the sights in a most unaccountable manner. S> I crouched down and waited until I got hold of my nerves, and then again I thrust the nil* around ihe m ck. The elk was still there, look ing through large, beautiful eyes at the blue mountains beyond the creek. lie was not more than s. verity live y.r ds from me. 1 civ-'ie.l his forehead, and o.a; ji I going to pull the trigger,when he quickly dropped his muzzle almost to the gtoned, drew a long biiatli, and threw his head high in the air, his mouth slightly open, hi 3 wide-spread antlers rest in j on his hack, and bugled lovingly for a mate to come to him Ileal d close by I lie n< te is not as sweet •a3 when it is mellowed bv distance. After bugling, llie bull stood motion less, n| patently listening intently. A gaiu he bugled. I was no longer eager to kill hi n, bat we were shooting meat on the saF of which my comrade and his family dtvend d for their winter's orovi.-d >ns, so I mm mured to myself, 'WVII, meat is meat. I will have to gather you ia and tii3:i I shot liirn thnugh tlm head. I dressed him, and threw his liver and heart and lungs on the ground, where parrots could get them to eat. AILMENT. 'Bessie, 1 hear your sister is sick. What nil. her V '1 don't know, ru.i'am. May be it's the diploma ' 'The what, ohiid V •The diploma. I heard mother say t wit she took it at sc.h > d, — A lazy man who has invented a way to lie in bed and build fires and feed pigs by pulling a wire will never be content till ho possesses a contri vance for buttoning collars automati -1 callv. A FIEIiY MINE. in the very heart of London there exists a fiery mine of so excitablo a disposition that no artificial light of anv description has ever yet been al lowed to be brought even into its neighborhood. Its product, however, is not coal, but ruin. The rum shed, as it is called, of the West India Dock, covers a space of 200,000 square feet, with vaults of corresponding size, all crammed with huge casks of spirit, from every pore of which—and the most carefully clos ed have pores in plenty—the fiery vapor is forever streaming out into the air only begging for the smallest chance of converting the whole area of the docks, with their 250 odd ships and 200,000 or uOO.OOO tons or so of cargo, and their more or less incalcu lable stores of timber and tea, silk and sugar, cigcrs and corcals, coal and cot ton, wine, wool, whiskey, whale-fins, and what-not into the most magnifi cent bowl of snap-dragon ever imag ined m infant nightmare. Into these fiery regions not even a bull's-eye lantern is or e\;or has been allowed to penetrate. Even the wharf along the side where the great punch cons are landed is forbidden to the ap proach of vessels, every cask being transferred from ship to shore in the company's own lighters Every cask in that vast range of dim, dai'k vaults is marked and num bered, and on the right reading of these marks and numbers depends the efficient execution of every one of the numerous operations to which every cask has to be subjected before its contents can go forth for the mixing ot the world's grog. It is a feat worthy of a Japanese juggler. Ho Botter Than Stealing. •How yer like yer new place, Mary Ann ? Does dey treat yo' like one ob de fumbly ?' 'Goodness sakes, no. Pey's orful mean and stingy. I's gwine ter leab nex' week.' 'Wot dey do dat's mean V' 'Fus' place, de ole man lock up de blac'beny wine so I karnt git de metes' taste. Second place, yo' karnt hab no company in de kitchen after 'le'en o'clock.' 4 Wot nex' ?' 4 W ussy it. When de missus send yo' out wid a baskit ter buy some vege tables, she axes fer ue change soon as you git back. Ebery time, Sarah, she axes ter de change fum de money.' 4 Axes fer-de-change fum-de- money ? Why, Mary Ann, dat's no belter den stealin'!' Cutcness of tho Company. 'Why don't they open some of the ventilators and get some of the smoke and had air out of this car ?' inquired one passenger of another,on the smok ing car ola surburban train. 'Oh, that's the cutcness of the railroad company.' 'Cutcness of the company?' 'Yes. In case of an accident to the train, and a lot of passengers.in the smoking car should be found dead in the wreck, the coroner wouldn't be able to tell whether they were killed by shock or lnid died from suffocation before the accident occurred. In that way the company would escape all li ability for the death of the passengers. See ?' How to Fix George. Bachelor Uncle— All, my dear, you look as pretty as a picture. I don't wonder George thinks so much of >ou. 11 as the rased proposed yet ? l'retly Niice—No, uncle, be hasn't. I really believe he's afraid to. 'Why don't you encourrge him a lit tle, my dear ?' 'I do, uncle ; but you know it would not be modest to do too much encour aging.' 'No, I supp >se. I'll tell you what to do though .' 'What is it you dear old thing V' 'Just wait till lus birthday and pre sent him with one of those mottoes — 'God Bless Our Home.' If that does not fix him nothing will.' Kept Waiting. 'Your restaurant gives a man a good appetite.' 'Glad to hear you say so.' 'Makes a man hungry to come in here.' 'You flitter me.' 'Who i I come in here, I don't have a bit of appetite,but before Igo out lam liqngry as a bear. 5 'Why how's that ?' 'Have to wait so long after giving my order to the waiter I nearly starve to death,' Terms, SI.OO per Year, in Advance. WAS IT MUJiDEIt ? An English Railway Stoker's Tor rib'.e Adventure. [Chambers' Journal.] I have thought it over and over, and cannot come to any definite conclusion. Was I justified in killing the man ? If I was, I am a benefactor to some of my fellow-creatures ; if I was not, 1 am a murderer. My readers shall have an opportunity of judging.and I hope their judgment may be lenient. Some years ago I was well off, and received the ed ucation and bringing.up of a gentle man ; but partly through my own folly, and partly through unfortunate specu lations, I gradually lost all my capita), and about two years ago I found ray self penniless, and saw starvation grin ning at me within measurable distance. Then 1 determined to attempt no long er to keep up appearances, but to try and earn a bare existence in any walk of life that was open to me. After some fruitless efforts and a good deal of the "hope deferred" which "tnaketh the heart sick." I obtained, through the kindness of a gentleman connected with tlie (treat Junction railway, the position of stoker. I never was given to drink, so that I was well enough able to fulfill the lowly duties of my po sition. I am now a station-master; and ii is during my few hours of leisure that I prepare this plain narrative for the decision of a discerning public. It is a great point for a stoker to be on good terms with the engine-driver, and I gent rally found little trouble in making friends with my nearest travel ing companion. On the day when I went through the most disagreeable experience of my life, I was traveling from Padington to Cowchester on the well-known—to rail way employes—engine named "Pluto." She is a fine upstanding, bold sort of engine, and when in good temper, does her work right well. The engine-driver on this occasion was a man named John Morgan. I had not often traveled with him before, only two or three times, and I never could get on comfortably with him. lie had been many years in the company's service, and bore an ex cellent character for steadiness, but was considered rather taciturn. lie seemed to be always in the sulks, and was, 1 suppose, of a surly temper. Be fore we started, he hardly answered any remark I addressed to him, and seemed more surly than usual. Once w hen I took up a cloth to brighten one of Pluto's taps, he called out to me in a savage tone; "Let her alone, can't you ? 1.1 make her travel.to-day with out your bothering." I made him no answer, as I did not sec the good of having a quarrel in the small space we were confined to. The train was to start at twelve noon, and before that time we on the engine were all ready ; but it was a quarter past twelve before we got the signal to moye. There was such a crowd of peo ple of all classes on the platform that room could hardly be found for them in the train. Iloweyer, at last the head-quard gaye us the signal, and Morgan turned the handle,and we mov ed slowly and steadily out of the sta tion. When we got well out into the country Morgan turned to me and said: "More coal." Now, in my opinion, 110 more coal was wanted, as tlieie was quite enough in the fire to keep up the usual speed. However, as a ;stoker, I was only an underling, and must obey reasonable orders. So 1 stoked as bidden, and then curiously watched to see if the en gine-driver would turn on full speed. He did nothing of the sort,but sat with his back to the boiler and began to talk to me quite affably. Amongst other things, he said he was quite tired of this perpetual traveling, and that he meant to look out fur a wife with a lit tle money, and never set foot on an en gine again. There was nothing at this lime peculiar in his manner, except that he was more talkative than usual, and would now and then turn half round io the engine and call out: "Get on, old girl, get on !" We had before us a 11111 of an hour aud a half, and by that time we were due at Blinton, a big junction, at which every train must stop,* so ,ve had plenty of time to talk. About an hour after leaving l'ading ton, Morgan stopped suddenly in the middle of a sentence and said: We'l, I must get to work now.'' Then he open ed the fire-box door and called out to me: 'More coal." 1 expostulated with him, and pointed out that we were going at a high rate of speed, and would not need more coal before Blinton ; but this seemed to ex cite him terribly. "Shove it in !" he roared, with an oath ; "I'm going to make her travel." To pacify him, I took up a shovelful, and managed to upset a good deal of it before I reached the fire-box. "You clumsy fool!" he oal'ed out ; "here, giye it to me and snatching the shovel out of my hands, he cram med on as much coal as he could get in. 1 was beginning to get alarmed ; and looking out over the well-known conn-, try—for I had traveled that journey ! many and many r a time before—l saw ' that we were much nearer to Blinton NO. 5- NEWSPAPER LAWS Tf *ntwrlbrr* orrter the (ttSfonttmrttWh newspaper*. tlio ntwllshers may continue send them until nil arrearage* are paid. If subwribera refuse or neglect to take Uieir newspapers front the ofliee to which they arc sent they are held responsible until they have settled the bills and ordered them discontinued. If subscribers move toother places without in forming the publisher, and the newspaper* are sent to the former place, they are responsible. ADVERTISING RATBB. 1 wk. i mo. 13 mos. 16 mos. I yen l 1 square S2OO *4OO | $S 00 $6 00 (8 00 % •' 700 10 00 15dO I 30 00 40 00 1 " 1000 15001 25 001 45 00 7500 One inch makes a square. Administrators and Executors' Notices f Transient adver tisements and locals 10 cents nor line (or first Insertion and o cents per line for each addition al insertion* than we ought to be at that hour. However, I thought it did not much matter, for the line was signaled clear in front of us, and the damage done was, as yet, simply a little waste of Coal. In a few minutes our speed in creased enormously, and I calculated we were traveling at the rate of seventy miles an hour. I thought it was time to remonstrate, and turning to Morgan 1 noticed that the indicator showed full speed. I called his attention to the fact and begged him to reduce the speed or we should run into Blinton without being able to stop. "Ha, ha !" he cried in reply.' "Stop I I am never going to stop again ! I told you I'd make her travel. What do you want to stop for ? Get on, old wench, get on!" Then he burst into a hide ous peal of laughter. A cold sweat of absolute terror broke out on me as I realized the state of things. Here was a raving maniac, a far stronger man than myself,in charge of a train full of people. I bit my lips and clenched my hands, ana tried to collect my scattered ideas and decide what was best to be done. Meanwhile, Morgan sat on a rail near the boiler flourishing a shovel and shouting up roariously. The train rushed on With incredible speed, not steadily and even ly, but with leaps and bounds, that threatened to cast the engine off the line at every yard. There was no doubt the man was as mad as a man could be, and he was also master of the situation. I made one effort to reach the handle by which the steam is turned off ; but the madman was too sharp for me. "No, you don't!" lie shouted, and he brought his shovel down with a tremen dous blow on the rail at my side, just missing my head. It was plain I could do nothing by force. Would stratagem be of any use ? I looked out at the country; time was running short; we were not more than twenty miles from Bliuton Junction"; and if we did not stop there, the whole train must inevitably be wrecked, and probably not one passenger would escape uninjured, and but few with their lives. I looked back at the train. Outside the windows were hands gesti culating, and frightened,alarmed faces. At the end of the train the guard was waving a red flag. Something must be done, and by me,or we should all be in eyitably lost. I made up my mind. I turned to Morgan with a smile on my face, and said : "Old boy,you're quite right; this is a fine pace ; but it ain't quite fast enough. Look here !" and I caught him by the arm and led him to the side of the engine next to thedouble rail. "See !" I cried; "there is another train coming up faster than us.aud she will pass us ; we must go faster ; but let's see first who is driving her ; lean forward and look. Can you see ?" The poor maniac outside the rail and leaued forward to look for the imaginary train, when I gave him a sudden push, and he fell in a heap on the rails audj was killed on the spot. With a gasp of relief I sprang back to the engine and turned off the steam. It was not a'raoment too soon. We were well iu sight of Blinton Junction be fore I had the train properly under con trol. I pulled up at the platform all right, aud then I faiuted. When I came to I was lyimr on a nench in the waiting room, and the in spector was standing oyer me, with his note book in his tiand,preparing to take down my statement. What I stated was, that the engine driver had gone mad, and that, to save the lives of the gassengers, I had knocked him off the engine just in time to get the train un der control before running into the station. This was corroborated by the guard and several passengers, and the case was brought before the solicitors of the company. I gave my evidence at the inquest and heard no more of the matter until one day the passenger su perintendent handed me ten sovereigns and a letter appointing me station-mas ter at Little Mudford. It was evident that the directors condoned my con duct, and I hope that my readers will, agree with them, and, in consideration of my haying saved a train full of peo ple, will acquit me of murder, and bring in a verdict of justifiable homi cide. A Remarkable Climate. At a point where the twor ranges of the Cordilleras, the eastern and west ern, which traverses Peru from north to south, meet,and form what is known a3 the junction of Pasco (el nu lo de Pasco) is located the city ,of Cerro de Pasco, 150 miles from Lima. It is built upon honeycombed foundations and possesses a most remarkable cli mate by reason of its ereat height above the sea level. From December to March, a season which the people of the Cerro term their winter, whereas in reality it is their summer, the tem perature duriug the day is from 12 to 13 degrees above zero, at night it falls to near zero, but |the water seldom freezes. . During this season the sun appears at times, and from the purity of the atmosphere the heat caused by his rays is almost unbearable. A person may be standing partly in the shade ; that portion is disagreeably cold, while the part exposed to the sun is uncomforta bly warm. It would be difficult to find another locality where the atmospheric changes are mote diatinotly marked.
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