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ThWO, $7 brought about by Indiscretion, Exposure, Over-Brain HARRIS REMEDY CO., MF-e CHiMisTt, SIiIAL PACK AGE FREE, Yvithllluet'dPainphlet.Ao. r 806K N. Tenth Street, BT.I/OUIB, MO. RUPTURED PERSONS can have FREK Trial of our Appliance. Ask for Terme! ! MILLIIEIM. PA.,THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15., ISS7. A PAPER FOR THE HOME CIRCLE RinliT The Mistletoe. Margaret Warner stood he fore the mirror, a frown upon her usually calm, unrullled brow. Yes, there was no denying it, no shrinking away from the fact ; therein) the first real footprint of time, gleaming white, amid the tresses of brown hair. She felt something clutching at her heart, a great lump rising in her throat, and a mo nent more the tears she strove to repress filled her eyes. Margaret was an old maid. Nine and thirty, yes, J forty on hr com it g birthday, and it was not far oil'. She was not a foolish woman and her tears fell, not because age was creeping on and the dark braids would whiten soon, hut tit the sight of the silver streak something within w itis (tered : "Margaret, youth is past ; the joy, the sorrow, all are gone." Bitter-sweet memories crowded tiistn her, and slieltowed her liend within iter hands and sobbed. Alter a moment she summoned courage and plucked the offending thread ot silver fr.un among its fellows. Site lain it upon the w bite marble of the dresser, then across the sleeve of her dark dress. White, snowy wldte. Site looked again in the mirror, scanning Iter face closely. She was fair and comely still. Her complexion might have la-en that of a balto, it was so delicately smooth, and iter eyes were as blue and bright as ever. Yet. though site found no sign of decay, the woman sighed. Then site drew from iter bosom a locket suspended by a tiny gold chain. Touching n spring it opened and : site gazed wistfully upon two faces pictured ; there, tttie was a girlish face, winsome ami fair—Margaret in her youth ; the other a j youth, handsome and not over twenty. Site pressed it t> her lips, to her heart, and al lowed iter tears to fall unchecked upon it. What! Margaret, an old maid aud iu love still ! "Rosie must not set: uie in tears," she murmured There was the sound of an o|tening dtsir, the echo of fikitstepsiiithchall and a smart patter upon the stair. Rosie w as coming ! Margaret had only time to thrush her treasure again into its hiding place, when the door Hew open ami a voting girl entered, breathless with excitement. 11-r hair hatl been tos-asl hv the wind anil fell iu waves over her shoulders. -V rich red glow was it pott her cheek aud her eyes were sparkling. Site threw herself upon a chair with utter abandon and tossed a pair of skates which site had his-n exercising upon (for it was frosty outside) upou the tioor Then no ticing Margaret's tear-stained face site sprang toward iter and wound iter arms closely altout Iter. "What is if, auntie Why are you sad Tell mo what has happened." "it is nothing, dear. lam a foolish old maid, and if all came of litis ugly gray hair," and Margaret took it from its place tt| ton the cushion and livid it up for Disjunc tion. " I >i.. I.tin 1 rrinl Itosie, with uplifted ; hands and a comic look of sympathetic hor ror II(HHI iter face. "We will look over the w hole list of hair dyes and prepare ourselv es to color each one as it makes its ajqteai ance ; but guess, do guess, auntie, who is here r "I'm not good at guessing, you know,and how could I tell which one of your numer ous lovers is again in the field ?" "For shame, auntie ; you know I have but one lover now. It's Hal's father. He is here at last. 1 wonder what he will 1 think of me ?" and the girl, gently jiusliing Margaret aside, placed herself iu front of the mirror. "Now, auntie, I'm going to ' take an inventory. But it down and see how it reads. 11 --iglit five feet, figure slight and trim, brown hair, blue eyes, broad fore head, fair complexion, junk cheeks, ruby lij.. Am I right, auntie ?" "Quite correct, my love." "But the tn.se, auntie, the nose : that troubles mo ; it is the one unruly member : ! it will turn up. I've half a mind to try Amy's j>lan and jut a clothes-pin on it. j You remember Amy in "Little Women ?" "Yes, yes," said Margaret, laughing ; "but it is a cute nose after all "I'm not hatl looking at any rate, atnl you think I have n lte fore Iter. Site saw a gallant youth, the Major, who looked into iter eyes with a gaze that made iter heart beat quickly and a dim, indefinable gladness prevnde her soul. Then his artn encircled her and in low tones he told Iter beloved her and asked her to lie his wife. With faltering accents hut with a great joy in her heart, she gave her consent and they were engaged. Anoth er scene rose before Iter. She had found fault with him for his visiting her too sol lom and lie retorted sharply. Bitter words were spoken on both sides which would have been unspoken had tliev loved each other less. Then lie left, in an unreasonable hurst of rage and, vowing that their en gageinent was at end, sailed for India. He seemed to have forgotten Margaret, for he married a lady there whom lie had met on the voyage. His wife's health became im paired, ami they sailed to the Major's old home, where site gave birth to a loy, the Hal of ny story. She died shortly after and the Major after a year or two was sent for to India to settle up the affairs of a friend. Unplaced his son in the care of a relative, and when he went hack to India, did not return for many years, hut sent an allowance for his son regularly every three months. But what was all this to Margaret, now ? So he had come home at last—home to the bov whom lie hail known only for the first few years of his life—home to—Margaret would not think further. She would close, her heart to all other utterances than thoughts of Rosie. Situ loved this child —Iter dead sister's child. The babe hatl come into her life at a time when all around her was shrouded in gloom. In the renunciation of it fond hope she had turned to the little stranger for solace and comfort. Rosie had been like a stray ray of sunlight in the darkened room. To Margaret it mmiuetl an if slm wton Margaret's cheek that vied with the crimson of the younger girl, and Itosie, thoughtless child, ex claimed:— "Why, Auntie, you look like a school girl ; you are beautiful to-night. What if the Major would fall in love with you. 1 wish he would." After that the Major came frequently— too often, Harry sometimes thought, when lie longed to have his little love alone for a while. Still he had a kiss on the sly some times, and if the Major saw, he wisely pre tended blindness. The young people's wedding was to take place on New Year's Day and the inter vening time, from the Christinas holiday, was to he full of merrymaking. They were t* follow the time-honored English custom of burning the Yule log, and Harry anxious to do something to please Rosie, bad scoured the woods and brought in a lot of mistletoe, and the eve ltefore Christmas the Major came over to help them to trim with it. There were evergreens and holly with shining leaves, twined info garTTrm*. •+ en— rrns to form the Lover's Arch. "Now rememlK-r," Harry said, "whoever goi-s under it must pay the forfeit." The Majqf looked at Margaret, a twinkle in Ids black eye. "Will you remember ?" lie asked. For the first time Margaret betrayed con fusion, to cover which she framed some trilling excuse to leave the room. "Auntie isn't herself, of late—she seems so abstracted," said Itosie. She stepped backward as site said this, and stood directly under tlie mistletoe, (juick as a Hash the Major had snatched a kiss from her pretty lips. M irgaret entered again just then, and Major Cole liecame so embarrassed that tbe laugh was upon the other side. "Father is renewing his Isiyhood again," said Harry. Later, when the others were engaged elsewhere, Margaret, returning to the p tr ior for something, noticed that a part, of the mistletoe had liecotne disarranged. Site could scarcely touch it when standing on tiptoe, so she brought a low stool, and, reaching up, replaced if. The work was just completed when the Major entered. Margaret was looking her sweetest. She Hushed with excitement, and her dark blue dress with its finish of soft white lace, was very lteconiing. Site was, indeed, a tempt ing sight, which the Major could not resist. Mi: went toward her, and suddenly grasp ing her bands, said with more energy than he was won't to throw into his tone : "Margaret, you are directly under the mistletoe ; may I claim the forfeit ?" The IIIIKMI rustled to her face, then re ceeded, leaving her white and cold. She would have drawn hack, hut he held her firmly where she stood. An angry Hush mounted to her cheek. "How dared he— after all—that had lieen." Hut the Major either could or would not see, drawing her closer, yet keeping her Still under the magic mistletoe, gave her a hearty kiss. A ringing laugh from the doorway, and Harry and Uosie ruslnsl in with evident delight, expressed upon their countenances. "O Auntie ! if only you could be per siu.d d to take pity upon father's loneli ness ; he neials some one like you," said Rose ; and Harry took Margaret's hand that now lay cold and trembling within Ids. The Major stood silent. How could he tell Margaret that he loved her—had loved her all through the years past ? He had caused her pain, then, and could she believe him now ? Perhaps she had not quite for given his unreasonable anger which had partial them. Margaret was drooping as the lily droops from the storm, but for her it was a shower of memories. She looked up and their eyes met. Perhaps he iead there the secret she had striven to hide. The years fell away one by one. He was a youth, she a fair young girl. He loved her. He held out Ids arms, saying :— "Margie, 1 want you." Margaret hesitated. A woman's pride was at stake, hut Rosie crept to her and whispered, "Think, Auntie, how lonely you will he when I am jone." Once more the Major sj>oke, "Margie I love you." The same sweet name ; no one else had ever called her by it; the very words lie had used over twenty years before. His arms were still extended, he waited for her, and Margaret going into them was folded close to his heart. She had found her resting place at last. -First-class iob work done at the JOURNAL office. Terms, SI.OO per Year, in Advance. It.it barn's Revenge or Nerved Him Right. '1 tell you, Barium, it's the way with these city gentlemen. He's only amusing himself,' slid Ralph IVuiiiiford. 'J low dare you sp -.ik to mo so!' she II isheil out, ' I wish you would mind your own af fairs in tin* future.' Ralph's djm sp irklcd ominously. There was a tint • when my afl iirs and yours meant the mine thing," he said sadly. 'Once is not now.' '1 know it,' and accepting the rebuke and ku nving that there was nothing more for him to say, he turned on his heel and left her alone. When Kgerton went out walking with Barbara on the seashore that evening he noticed that she was s.ul and strangely preoccupied. 'What is the trouble ?' he asked. 'What worries you ?' 'I was asking myself,' said the girl, slow ly, 'how this is all going to end—tLese drives and walks and talks.' 'Hud ? Why should it cud at all ?' he s tid quickly. That's what I wanted to know. Are you going to make ine your wife or are you ou ly amusing yourself." 'Well, you take things pretty seriously, I must say. 1 haven't a penny of my own unless my grand father were to step off, and re ally I shouldn't pick a wife off the sea sands anyway.' 'Kxactly,' said Barbara. 'Then supiosc w • part !' with quiet scorn. 'As friends ?' 'No, as enemies.' 'You little tigress,' he laughed. "I believe your eyes shot fire then.' Terliaps they did. But were I a mau I would knock you down.' And so she walked away from him and home. In her diary that night she inscribed, ' with the date, seven words : 'I will be re venged,Gerald Kgerton !' Mr. Kgerton left Beach wool the next week. 'The season was getting on,' he said, 'and the place was getting slow.' And so perhaps it was, for the exciting element of beautiful Barbara Wynyanl'a companionship was lacking. 'You had better take a tour,' advised Mr. ('! fcthortie, that hale handsome mau who enjoyed the honor of being Gerald Egerton's grand fall.er. 'You are not deriving any Itenettt from the gambling-house here.' 'Just as you say, sir,' said Gerald, who had been taught iu all tilings to defer to the wishes of his wealthy progenitor. And he went accordingly. It was just a year afterwards, when sit ting at his late breakfast of claret, grapes and broiled bints iu a Florentine villa, Mr. Kgerton broke often the seals of a packet of home letters and grew whiter than the carved marble vases among the lime groves ' outside. 'What's up •ngerton -* .iswen fat- Tamr, bis friend and fellow-traveller. 'Tlie meanest trick that ever was played on a fellow,' gasjted Gerald, tearing at his j necktie. 'He's going to be married." 'Your grandfather 'Yes.' 'Well, hasn't he as good a right as any one, ifhe chooses and the lady is willing?' 'No !' shouted Gerald ; he hasn't. Not at his time of life, and after all the years of expectation he has dragged me through.' 'Who is she ?' 'He dosen't say. Ho simply insults me by inviting tne home to the wedding. 'A very projn'r attention, I should say. 'You should say ?' snarled Kgerton, turn ing around on his companion. 'Very |>ossi bly. He isn't your grandfather, and his marriage doesn't ruin you !' He rose up as he spoke, and strode out among the myrtles and lime-trees, his brow as black as midnight. "Take my advice," called Vane after him; "put your righteous indignation iti your pocket—go home and do the agreeable to grandmamma! The whole loaf undoubtedly is gone, but that's no reason you shouldn't enjoy a'few of the crumbs it you are only a little politic." And Gerald Kgerton. on sober second and third thoughts, concluded to proflt by the hints embodied in his friend's advice. "Of course she will be young enough to be my sister," he said, "Old men always do make fools of themselves; but perhaps I can manage her, after all." It was a bracing winternight, the sky all sprinkled with stars, when Gerald Kgerton walked up the steps leading to his grand father's princely mansion ami rang the bell. The butler grinned at liim as lie opened the door. 'You're too late for the wedding, Master Gerald," said he. "Master brought his bride home last night." "The deuce hedld!" said Gerald gloomily. "What sort of a one is it- eh. Butts?" "A stunner, sir," the man answered con fidentially; "only nineteen." At that moment another servant threw open the folding doors leading into the drawing-room, and revealed looking pmvokingly young and healthy, with a tall slight girl by his side, dressed in wine-colored velvet, relieved by the flash of diamonds and the creamy folds of rich old jHiint lace. As she turned to welcome her grandson—how ridiculous the idea seemed —Gerald Kgerton started back. He was looking full into the rudient depths of Barbara Wynyard's eye. One smile—one scornful flashing smile of haughty triumph—and then they met as strangers, though the hot blood boiled up into Gerald's cheeks as if his veins were running molted fire. "What are you writing, dear?" Mr.Clare thorne asked his young wife that night, as she closed and looked a clasped book at her desk. "Nothing," she answered with a bright smile. But, underneafh the entry made in bit terness of heart a year ago, she had written those words: "I am revenged ou Gerald Kgerton!" In tbe primary schools of Stockton, Cal, the boys in the two lower classes are obliged to learn needlework just the same as the little girls, so that hereafter they can make small repairs for themselves. A Smart Boy. Teacher—Who was Alexander Sel kirk ? Tommy—He was a civil engineer. Teacher—Civil engineer ? 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Lazy and clumsj -looking aa the elephant appears in our menageries, where it is merely an object of curiosity, in Asia it is as useful an animalas the horse, and is, indeed employed in a greater variety of ways. There are few, if any, tasks which a horse can be trusted to perform with out careful and constant guidance; whereas tbo elephant is frequent ly given as much independence of ac tion as a man would have for tbe same work. This is notably tbe case in tbe lumber-yard of Rangood and Maul mein, where tbe entire operation of moving and piling tbe heavy timber is performed by male elephants without any special supervision by tbe keepers. Tbe logs to be moved are teak wood, which is very heavy. They are cut into lengths of twenty feet, with a diameter of perhaps a square, of about a foot. An elephant will go to- a log, kneel down, thrust bis tasks under the mid dle of it, curl his trunk over it, test it to sec that it is evenly balanced, and then rise with it and easily carry it to the pile which is being made. Placing tbe log carefully on tbe pile in its prop er place, tbe sagacious animal will step back a few paces and measure with his eye to determine whether or not tbe log needs pushing one way cr anoth er. It will then make any necessary alteration of position. In this way, without a word of command from its mahout, or driver, it will go on with its work. To do any special task, it must, of course, be directed by the mahout ; hut it is marvelous to see bow readily this great creature compreheuds its instructions, nnd how ingeniously it makes use of its strength If a log too heavy to be carried is io be mov ed a short distance, the elephant will bend low, bis great bead against tbe end of the log and then with a sadden exertion of strength and weight throw his body forward and fairly push tbe log along ; or, to move the log any great distance, he will encircle it with a chain and drag his load behind him. Asa rule, however, the work of dragging is done by the female ele phants, since having no tusks,tbey can nr.* mrrj logs as tbe ui ale elephants do A mau could hardly display more judgement in tbe adjustment of tbe rope or chain around a log, nor could a man with bis two bands tie and untie knots more skilfully than do tbey with their trunks. An Army Adventure. Tbe W. H. Upham who is at tbe bead of tbe Upbam Manufacturing company, which lost SBOO,OOO by tbe great fire at Marsh field, Wisconsin, was the bero of a singular adventure wbeo a young mau. He was a mem ber of a Wisconsin regiment which participated in tbe first battle of Bull Kuo, and was thought to have been killed. His comrades saw him fall, and none of tbem bad auy doubt of his death. BeiDg the first victim of tbe strife in bis own neighborhood there wss a great mourning for him. A memorial service was held in which thousands of people participa ted, and many eloquent eulogies were parsed upon him. Six mouths later Upbam appeared iu Washington with a party of ex changed prisoners. He bad been des perately wounded and taken prisoner, but the Confederates bad attended to his wants, and wheD the exchange took place he was sent home. When in Washington be was taken to tbe White House by Judge Doolittle, then a Senator,and introduced to President Lincoln as a soldier who bad come back from the grave. Aa Upham was on all tbe records as dead, Mr. Lincoln ordered a correct entry to be made, and then gave tbe boy an hon orable discbarge from the service. When he reached home in Racine be was tbe lion of the hour, and the peo ple who participated in tbe memorial meeting in his honor got up a jubilee which was hardly less numerously at tended. Later on in tbe struggle tbe fortunes of individuals were not so closely watched. Curious freak of a Hill louaire. There are so many ways of spend ing and of losing a fortune that per haps uobody desires to be informed of a new method for this purpose. I heard yesterday, however, of a plan which seems to me so ingenious and so admirably calculated for dissipa ting any amount of money that I can not forbear recounting it. It seems that a youDg man found himself, on the death of his father and mother, in unrestricted possession of $1,500,000. When the period of mourning bad ex pired, be bought a small circus and traveled about with it in tbe capacity of chief showman. Hew long the fun lasted, or what small sum the circus properties fetched when they were sold at auction by tbe creditors of tbe concern, I am not informed.— Boston Post.