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(street.
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Kervons Affection:, mid Diseases of Women,
Patients received nt the Bnnltarlmn on
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The lime IVir ctiniigltsK tho
light .'jiiiiimcr Suit for Noniv
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4S8 Kidneys disordered?
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4c, after u not t iportnl to llto."-U n. M. M. D.
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Hnvo
"Kl.!nr
you Bright's Disease?
woi-t currd ino when my wutcr wnsjiut
lllo cliallc ana then llko blond."'
:u 111.0 oinnii,"
Frank S'llnon, rcauody,UA&j.
Suf ferinfr from Diabetes ?
CTcr U3e'd, aives almost Immodiiito rHiuf."
vr, I'uiup u, Jjaiiou, UunktoD, Vt.
Have you Livor Complaint?
iter I jt'rayed to die."
fc la your Back lame and aching?
P "KI.Jnpy.Wort, (l bottle) cured mo when 1 wasao
Llomo I bud to roll out or hed."
L a 11. TaWec,m.apkeo(Wto.
pHavo you Kidnev Disease?
1 'Kidney- ort mado iuo sound! n llrer and kidncyi
unci in uiuuci-uisiai nocionnfr. ill worm
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M Are you Constipated?
''Kidney-Won causes easy evacuations and cured
mo after 15 fears usa of other mrdlrlnes "
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Havo you Malaria?
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remedy Ifcaro e?tr mod In my nrortlpo,"
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Aro you Bilious?
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Aro you'tormontod with Piles?
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piles. Lr. w, ( Klino reeominendtd It to tiu"
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Aro you Rheumatism rnokod?
'Kldm-y-Wort cund tno. after 1 was kIvvii up tj
(Uo ly vhyriiciajn and 1 hid suf IVrfHl t hlrt y ) c t .
klbrldo Malcolm, Wett Bath, Malnu
Ladies, aro you suffering?
"Kldney.Wort cund tno of tuTiillar trouoler of
rercralviuirsfitanrllnif. Manv frlcmla una nnd iimltm
lt l!m If. rjlmnrnmiT IiIa Ii II..I n It
If you would Banish Disease
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The Blood Cleansci7.
Cures Scrofula, Erysipelas,
Pimplos ana Faco u-rnos,
Blotches, Boils, Tumors, Tot
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Scald Head, Sores, Mercurial
Diseases, Fomalo Weakness
and Irregularities. Dizziness,
Loss oi Appetite, Juandico,
Affections ot tho Liver, Indi
gestion, Biliousness, Dyspep
sia and General Debility.
A hiium) of Purdack Wood Hitter will Mtl,f (he
mnit 5'-ptlal til it it Is the llrcate.t liliHid I'liiihcr on
uarth, fa 'I I tiy I. ine dealer! every here.
luei tlont In eleveu hni,'u?t,'ek. 1'KICH,
FOSTER, M.ILBU-iN fSttO.i Prop'i, nufTa'o, N.Y.
Illllliiililtlllii
Dnfants nnd Children
OTiat rItp our ChlMren rour cheeks,
AVlmt cures their forere, ruafcea them uleep;
Oiutorlt.
Tnion r.tvblpn f ret, nnd cry bv turns,
What cures their colic, Villi their worms.
CiiKtnrln.
What quickly curr-i Constipation,
Rour Stomach, Colds, Indigestion :
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Castor Oil and l'aregorlc, find
llnllCmtnrlrt.
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that I recommend It as tupcrlor to any medi
cine known to mo." n. A. Ancnm, M.D.,
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xuatlsm, Sjiralnn, Pitln In tho
Baoli, Burns, Galla,&o. Auln
stantaucons Palu- rollevor.
J7I5KA8 IIHOWN'3 INSUHANOK
I; ACli:.NCV. Jlojcr'u nsw bulidlnif, .Main htiect,
iilooinbburg, l'a,
.Ktna Iiwininco Co., ot ilaitlord, conn t,UiH,mo
ltoyal of I.lvciiiool , iii,uai,(K I
laucatlilro iu,ni,(ii :
l'liu Afoclatlon, l'i Uui'o ulila 4,lTin
riiicnlx, ot Ixin.loa , 6,2i,3Ttl
ljiiduii ,v I.incnslilro, ot Knti.mJ I,TUU,UT0
llurlfonl or lliu Kuril! il,vn,u.Vl
HnliiBlidd 11 round Mailno u,utu,utu
As tho asrencliM aro direct, jioIIcIhh aro willti'ii
for tho liiMuatl without UvUy lulho olilco at
lilaoiiibljuiv. Oct. Stt, 'til.
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SELECT STORY.
A WIFE'S REVENGE.
IIY CI.YUK ItAYMONl)
Tlio ,1'itiiiu.i day wnH crisp nnd clear,
ami a pivtty bn'rict phaolon stood bo
lero tlio IttitiHford cottngf, llio Hpiritcd
itltio bay pawing tho ri omul tcnlo
ly, aa thongli impatient to bu gonn.
Within, Attn. Hansford stood drawing
on Iilt driving gloves, a wistful ex
pression on her proud, dark f.ico that
seemed quite unusual to it.
'I would so much liko to havo you
go, Norman," she tvas saying. "Tho
day U just perfect, and Redwing was
never in better spirits, as you can see,'1
with a glanco through tho window at
tho impatient ponj. "Uitt I shall not
enjoy tho drive alono."
"Get ono of your friends to go with
you, then," replied tho gentleman, in a
tone bo absent and preoccupied as to
seem almost cold. "If it was not for
that imperalivo engagement down
street this afternoon I should go, of
course. But business beforo pleasure,
you know," and ho bit off tlio i ml of a
fresh cigar na he consulted his watch.
"Can't you find some ono else to keep
you company in your drive, Louisol"
"I shall not try," she answered,
bravely suppressing the. piteous quiver
of her lips. "If my husband refuses
to accompany me, I shall not ask elso
where." And, without waiting for his reply,
sho hastily swept out to tho waiting
phaeton.
Norman Ransford immediately fol
lowed to assist her into it, but when ho
readied the gate sho had already seat
ed herself and gathered up the reins.
Tho next instant, with a little half nod
of good-byo to her husband, she had
driven oil.
"Sho is angry," lie thought, watch
ing tho airy little phaeton bowl
smoothly down tho pleasant street.
"and hurt." Tlicro were tears in her
eyes just now, and Louise doesn't often
tilled them. 15y Jove, it is a mean bus
iness to play tho traitor to a wifo liko
thatr
And he (stood leaning over tho gate,
actually forcettinc to resnmo tho cicar
whoso red spark was dying out as ho
neiu u in ins nana, looking alter tlio
wife who loved him so well, and al
most tempted to call her bade and join
hot in her drive,
But it was too late now. Sho was
already beyond hearing. So tho half-
repentant husband turned back to tho
house, not ill-pleased to havo it so, for
tlio appointment that ho had mentioned
was one very dear to his heart, and a
lew minutes later saw him on Ins way
to keep it.
"Oh, Norman, I really thought you
wero never coming 1"
This was tho greeting that met him
as ho familiarly entered an elegant lit
tle boudoir within a stono's throw of
ono of tho popular theatres. And tho
speaker, a dark, foreign-looking girl,
with rich red lips and great black eyes
of lirjuid beauty, rose irom her languid
position on the sofa and threw herself
! . , e .,
uiio iua arms as ir.ougn pcriectiy cer
tain of his love.
"Ah, Carita, Carita !" ho murmured
passionately, folding his arms olosely
about the girl's littlo form, and press
ing his lips again and again to thoso
beautiful red oiks held up so tempting
'' Whero now was that indifference
which had chilled tho heart of his lov
ing and lovely wifo only a short half
hour ago ? Gone, as it always was at
a look or a touch from this enchant
ress. And what was sho 1 Merely a
dancer belonging to the theatro near
by, whoso name was already smirched
witli dishonor.
Yet, while Louise Ransford drove iu
solitudo along tho beautiful country
roads, her heart swelling with tho
loneliness thus forced upon her, her
husband was pleasantly passing tho
timo in this woman's society, smiling
at her rapid, impassioned speeches
which ho often fondly checked bv
closing tho red lips with a kiss.
"jiil IN orraau, why should wo watt
at all?"
Tho dark, bowitching face was hid
den on his shoulder, and his arms
clasped tho lithe, yielding form, as
thoso seductivo lips put tho sudden
question.
"Will it bo any easier to leave a
month or a year henco than now ?
And if not, why to-day is ours. To
morrow ah 1 wo know not what may
arise to scparato us then."
"lo-day is ours !
Norman started. Yes. Loniso was
out of tho way until dark, ho was sure.
In that time ho could mako what fow
arrangements ho cared to, and they
could easily get awaj on the late after
noon train.
lie had not dreamed of taking this
decisive step so soon, but sinco ho had
dreamed ot it at all, as well go now as
any other time. Yes, they would go.
Tho early dusk had fallen over Nor
man Rausfoid'H home. A bright tiro
glowed iu tho open grate, and tho
pretty littlo parlor, lit by that alone,
had never looked more homelike or iu
viting. Mrs. Ransford entered it,
looking Hushed from her drive in tho
cool, crisp air, but with that wistful,
troubled expression not yet gono from
her charming face.
Almost tho hrst thing upon which
her glanco fell was a wliito envelope
lying upon the table. She took it up,
carelessly at first, walking over to tlio
grato to road it by tiio firelight, but a
low, smothered cry escaped her lips as
sho read on to tho end. It was a noto
from her husband, cruelly brief and
busincssdike, informing h'ur that ho
had left homo forever, nnd urging her
to forget him, as ho was unworthy of
her love.
Mrs. Ransford sank down into a
largo arm-chair that stood before tho
grate, utterly faint, and whito as a
snow drift, and there tho servant found
her when sho camo in to light tho
lamps.
"lion t, Mary I ' sho oye aimed.
shudderingly, lifting her hand with a
swift, shrinking gesture, as though
dreading tho light. "Tho firelight is
all I care for, Don't disturb mo again
tliiu mini.i.ir. I"
lUin vi Vlllllj, 1
Tho ghl wonderiiigly oboved, and
for horns Mrs. Ransford Bat there, iust
ai sho had returned from the drive,
her elhow resting on tho cushioned
arm of tho chair, and her whito cheek
supported by her gloved hand, gazing
straight bufoio her into the glowing
grate. Her fur-lined cloak had been
bloom:sburg, pa., Friday, September
loosened and thrown back, but the
wldo hat with its elegant, drooping
plumes, still shaded her face.
Il was a dark, proud face, aa shown
by ,lie firelight, brooding over her bit
i ir wrongs j a beautiful face, with
oba'f-oter and purposo shown in tho
rloa. decided contour of lirnw ntul
! ehmdespito tlio softness suggested by
iuo ncu onvo oi me rounueu cneeKs,
nnd iho dark, deep Southern eves
Inch looked as though ther could
lov
o passionately, or hato bittorlv. to
tl
o or.d.
"I tv 1)1 bo rovenged. I swear ill"
10 flflifl. fit. Iftfll. nlntln.tiinrf iini frtnvnit
sh
. . , - ..v. "
hand with passionate force, whilo liiosu
deep, dark cye3 glowed dangerously in
tho dimk. "Shn lirn slnlnn niv him.
band ruined my life. As sure as
thero is a Uod in Heaven, she shall
suffer for it I"
A fow days later her servants wore
dismissed, her pretty cottago closed
mid Lottiso Ransford'started foith up
on her errand of vengeanco.
Of courso tho town rang with the
nuws of Ransford's flight witli tho
danseuse, for it was at once guessed
tiiat they had gono together. Hut
none had dared to question tlio desert
ed wife, who, in such proud silence,
hail quietly gono about making ar
rangements for her departure and then
had suddenly disapperrcd from their
midst.
Tho sun, high in tho heavens, sent
his lances of golden lightdown into tho
pine-scented canon, whero a rough but
Btirring mining settlement had taken
root and flourished.
Tho train from the East had just
passed through, and tho attention of
many was curiously turned to tho ele
gant figtiro of a lndy in a gray travel
ing suit and closely veiled, who had
stepped off tiio train and was making
her way daintily down Iho main thor
oughfaro leading to tho heart of tlio
settlement.
Presently she camo upon a group of
men gathering around the open door
way of a cabin standing a few paces
back from tho Btreet. They wero
talking in low, subdued tones, with an
air of earnest interest, but tho lady
did not at first notice any unusual ex
citement. Sho hesitated an instant, then gently
touched tho arm of the man who stood
nearest her, with tho point of her par.
asol.
'Paulon me, sir," sho began, in a
low, sweetly-modulated voice, "but can
you tell me "
Sho did not finish, for, as tho man
turned toward her, tho look of awe on
his rough, sunburned face struck her
with wonder, and, involuntarily, sho
stepped forward among them to learn
the cause of it.
Through the open door she saw the
lifeless figure of a woman laid out up
on a couch within a plain but neatly
furnished room, and a lovely 2-year-old
child sobbing piteously beside it.
Two or three rather coarse-looking
women who wero moving about the
room seemed either too busy or too
callous to attend to the grief of the
lonely little creature.
"What's goin' to become o' the
young tin t" said one of the men at the
door, in a stago whisper. That's what
I'd liko tor know."
"Whero is tlio woman's husband T"
asked tlio strange lady, speaking for
tho first time, as if inspired with a sud
den interest in tho scene.
"Husband?" echoed the man, a per
ceptiblo sneer in his voice. "Well,
ma'am, I reckon as how he ain't her
husband much moro'n 1 bo ; but if ye
mean that kid's father, why he's gono
over tho range proapectin , and ain't
liable to bo back fur a month to
come."
"Poor littlo tiling 1" said tho woman
softly, her woman's heart and it was
a lonely one thrilling with pity for
tho motherless babe. "I have no
children j I am almost tempted to take
it myself."
And sho went over to tho sobbing
child, throwing back her thick veil, as
sho did so, and disclosing a clear, dark
face of such proud beauty that every
ono of tlio littlo group thrilled with
surpriso and admiration.
"What is your name, deario ?" she
asked, with exquisite tenderness, put
ting her arms about tho littlo ono and
drawing her close to her breast.
1 lie child looked up in wotider.
"Normie," sho lisped, in her sweet
baby tongue, choking her sobs as tho
beautiful lady kissed her and soothed
her guer.
At tho sound of that namo Louise
Ransford, for it was bhe, put tho child
from her with a sudden agonized ges
ture, and went and stood besido tho
couch, looking down upon tho face of
tho dead.
"Who was she ?"
Tlio queEtion camo from her lips in a
sort of gasp. Yet sho knew, even be-
loro tho answer came, for tho dark, bo
ductivo beauty of that face, when in
life, had not been unfamiliar to her.
1 ho female attendants, in their gar
rulous fashion, told her all they know
ot tho dead woman's story. When it
was ended tho wronged who know,
beyond all doubt, that tho woman
whoso Nemesis who had sworn to bo
was lying dead beforo her.
Sho had ruptured a blood vessel
while waltzing tho provious night at
ono of thoso "Hash" parties which sho
liKed to tiequent, and which sho never
dared to attend when "Mr. Norman"
was at home.
As sho listened to this storv her
hand unconsciously strayed to tho hilt
of a sharp and slender Italian dagger,
concealed beneath her traveling sacquo,
her faithful companion during tlio
three years iu which sho had uutiring
ly tracked this guilty woman with her
vow of vengeance.
A horco auger thrilled her breast
when sho first saw how fato had rob
bed her of her victim. Hut, gazing
down upon tho still, white faco of her
dead rival, whoso dangerous fascina
tions wero now forover powerless.
softer feelings hegau to stir in her
heart, and alio thanked God for having
saved her from her own wicked pur
poso.
"Well, ma'am," broko in tho voico
of tho miner, who had soomod inter
ested iu tho child's future, "hov vu
made up yor mind yit whother yo'ro
goin' to cotton to this 'cro young kid ?''
Louiso started j her bosom was torn
by a thousand oonllictiiig emotions.
I.. ...l -! . , ...
rui ;i iiiumeui sue was sueui, naming
with her own heart. Thou, as a long.
shuddering sigh broko over her whilo
lips, sue answered quietly:
"Ye?, I will lako tho child
Sho handed tho men a plain whilo
card upon which sho had penciled her
untno and address.
"When tho father returns," she said,
"give him this. It will tell him wheio
ho may find his child."
Wo aro back at tho Ransford cot
tage. Norman Ransford is there, and,
despite tlio care-worn lines on his face,
the light of a great happiness rests
upon it, while tho beautiful dark eyes
of his wifo aro soft and brilliant as
stars. Thero hai been a long, long
talk and all is at last forgiven.
"But ono thing more, Louise," says
her husband, with a motion of his
hand toward dark-eyed littlo Norma,
who is plaving near thcui. "I am
willing to do anything everything;
for her welfare, only don't let us keep
her here."
"Why, surely you love your child,
Norman ?" sho asked, with n gcntlo re
proach. "Yes, but" and tho gesture which
finishes tho sentence eloquently telU
tho story ol his remorse and shame.
"I understand," says Louise, softly.
"But 1 love the child for her own
sake, nnd I shall keep her with me."
And, to herself, she adds :
"Ho can never look upon that in
nocent, lovely littlo faco without re
memboring the great sin of his life.
And if I still cared for it, that would,
indeed, bo my surest and sweetest revenge"
An Hour in a Base Ball Faotory,
"Tho base ball manufacturing busi
ness has tiad a rapid but prosperous
growth," said a manufacturer recently.
"It is confined to a few men, and pro
bably will not be encroached upon by
speculators. Tiicro aro in the United
States to-day only eight factories of
any importance, and yet thoso aro en
tirely sufficient to supply all tho base
balls that aro wanted in this country.
Recently thero has been a sort of a
'boom' in the ball market. This is
caused by tho adoption by clothing
houses throughout tho country of the
custom of giving to juvenile purchas
ers base balls as presents. Tho balle
aro of different grades and prices. The
kind that arc given away arc, of course,
but qnito durable. Perhaps you would
liko to seo how baso balls aro mado.
Follow mo and I will show you the
whole process." On tho upper lloor of
tho establishment sat several meii with
baskets of dampened chamois and
buckskin clippings at their side. Bo
fore each woikman stood a stout piece
of joist, in the end of which was insert
ed a mould, hemispherical in shape, in
which tho balls ate formed. Taking a
handful of the cuttings from the bask
et, tho workman pressed them together
in his hands and then wound about tho
mass a few yards of strong woolen
yarn. Placing the embryo ball in the
mould, ho pounds it into "shape with a
heavy flat mallet, and then wound on
moro yam and gavo tho ball another
pounding. After testing its weight on
a pair of scales, and its diameter with
a tapo measure, ho threw the ball into
a basket and began another. When
the newly-made balls aro thoroughly
dried they aro carried to tho sowing
room on tho lloor below whero they
aro to receive their covers. Forty
young women sat at tables sewing on
covets of horse-hide. Grasping a ball
firmly in her left hand, with her right
hand ono of tho young women thrust a
three-cornered needle through tho thick
pieces of tho cover and drew them
firmly together. In less than ten min
utes Tier work was completed. A smart
girl can cover two or three dozen of
tho best, and eight dozen of tho cheap
er grades of halls in a day. The wages
earned weekly rango from 87 to 8D.
Tho balls aro afterward taken to tho
packing room, whero tho seams nro
smoothed down and tho proper stamps
are put on. Tho best balls aro mado
entirely of yarn and Iudia rubber. My
brother was of tho pioneers in this bu
siness," said tho manufacturer. "He
was tho invontor of tlietwo-pieco cover
now in gencial uso throughout tho
oountry. If my brother had only pat
ented his invention tho members of our
family would now do wearing dia
monds instead of bits of whito glass in
our shirt fronts. Ball covers aro mado,
almost without exception, of horso-hide,
which cojts 3 a side. Wo used to ob.
tain our supply from John Carl, a leath
er dealer in tho Swamp, for nearly
thirty-fiv years. We aro obliged to
go to Philadelphia now, thero being no
merchant hero who keeps horso hido
leather. Tho capacity of our factory,
when wo got our now moulding ma
chines in working order, will bo about
i.),0U() halls daily, each machino be
ing expected to turn out 1200 balls a
day."
A Way to Grow Wise.
After reading a book, or an article.
or an item of information from any re
liable source, boforo turning your at
tention to other things, give two or
threo minutes' quiet thought to tho sub
jeet that has just been presented to
your mind j seo how much you can ro
member conoerning it; and if thero
wero any new idoas, instructive facts,
or points of espeoial intorcst that im
pressed you as you read, force yoursolf
to recall them. It may bo a littlo
troublesomo at first until your niiud
gets under control and learns to obov
your will, but tho vory effort to think
it an out win engrave iuo jacts deeply
upon tho memory, so deeply that thoy
will not bo effaced by tho rushing in of
a now and different set of ideas j
whereas, if tho matter bo given no
further consideration at all, tho im
pression you have received will fade
away so entirely that within a fow
weeks you will bo totally uuablo to ro
member moro than a dim outlino of
them.
Form tho good habit, then, of al
ways roviowing what has just beou
read. It exercises and disciplines tho
mental faculties, strengthens tho mem
ory, and teaches concentration of
thought.
You will soon learn, iu this way, to
think and reason intelligently, to sep
rato and classify difforont kinds of in
lormatlou ; nnd iu timo tho mind, in
stead of being a lumber-room In which
tho various contents nro thrown to
gcther in careless confusion and dis
order, will become a storo-hottso where
eaoh special class or itoin ol knowledge
neatly labeled has its own part ou ar
place and is ready for uso tho instant
mere is need ot it.
mnTOMMM
26, 1884.
Truth,
A IIUAl'TII 'til, M.I.USTItATION OK ITS TOW
Kit.
Tho following beautiful illustration
of tho power of truth, is from tho pen
of S. II. Hammond, formerly editor of
tho Albany Slate llcgtelcr. ' llu was
an cyu-witness to tho sceno in ono of
tho higher courts of Now York.
A littlo girl, nino years of ago, was
offered as a witness against a prisoner,
who was on trial for a felony commit
ted in her father's houso.
"Now, Emily,'" said tho counsel for
tho prisoner, upon her being offered as
a witness, I desiro to know if you un
derstand tho naturo of an oath 1"
"I don't know what you mean," was
the simplo answer.
"There, your honor," said tho coun
sel, addressing tho court, is anything
further necessary to demonstrate thu
validity of my objection T This wit
ness should bo rojucted. She docs not
comprehend tho nature of an oath."
"Let us see," said the judgo. Como
hero my daughter."
Assured by the kind tone and man
ner of tho judge, tho child stepped to
ward him, and looked confidingly up
into his faco witli a calm, clear oye,
and with a manner so artless aud frank
that it went straight to tho heart.
''Did you over take an oath ? ' in
quired the judge. Tho child stopped
back with a look of horror, and the red
blood mantled in a blush all over her
faco as sho answered :
"No, sir."
Site thought that ho intended to in
quire if sho ever blasphemed.
"I don t mean that, said thu
judge, who saw her mistake ; "I mean,
wero you ever a witness before 7
"No, I never was in court before,"
was the answer.
Ho handed her tho bihlo open.
"Do you know that book, my daugh
ter ?"
Sho looked at it and answered, "Yes,
sir, it is the Bible. '
"Do you ever read it '! ho asked.
"Yes, sir, every ovening."
"Can you tell mo what tho Bible is?"
inquired the judgo.
"It is the word of tho great God,
sho answered.
"Well, place your and upon this
Bible, and listen to what I say ;" aud
ho repeated slowly and solcmuly tho
oath usually administered to witness
es. "Now," said tlio judgo you havo
sworn a3 a witness, will you tell mo
what will betall you it you do not tea
the truth ?"
"I shall bo shut up in Stato prison,"
answered the child.
"Anything elso ?'' asked the judge.
"I shall never go to heaven sho re
plied.
"How do vou know this 7 asked the
judgo again.
The child took tho lsiblo and turn
ing rapidly to tho chapter containing
tlio commandments, pointed to the in
junction, "Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbor. ' I learn
ed that beforo I could read.
"Has any one talked with you about
your being a witness hero against this
man ?" inquired the judge.
"les, sir, sho replied: My mother
heard thoy wanted mo to be a witness,
and last night sho called me to her
room and asked me to tell her tho ten
commandments, and then wo kneeled
down together, and sho prayed that I
might understand how wicked it was
to bear falso witness against my
neighbor, and that God would
help me, a little child to tell tho
truth as it was beforo Iiim. And when
I camo up hero with father, she kissed
me, and told mo to remember tho ninth
commandment, aud that God would
hear every word that I said.
"Uo vou believe this T" asked tho
judge, whilo a tear glistened in his oyo
and his lips quivered with emotion.
"les, sir, said tho child, with a
voico and manner that showed her con
viction of the truth was perfect.
"Uod bless you, my child, said the
judgo ; "you havo a good mother. This
witness is competent ho contined.
"Weio I on trial for my lifo and inno
cent of tho charge against me, I would
pray to God for such witueses. Let
her bo examined."
Sho told her whole story with tlio
simplicity of a child, as sho was, but
there was a directness about it that
carried conviction of its truth to every
heart. Sho was rigidly cross-examined.
1 no counsel plied her with indefinite
and ingenious questioning, but sho va
ried from her first statement in noth
ing. Tho truth as spoken by that, lit
tlo child was sublime. Falsehood aud
perjury preceded her. Tho prisoner
had entrenched himself in lies. Wit
nesses had falsified facts in his favor,
and villainy had manufactured for him
a sham defense. But before her testi
mony it was scattered liko chaff. Tho
littlo child for whom tho mother had
prayed for strength to bo given to
speak tho truth as it was before God,
broko tho cunning devices of matured
villainy like a potter's vessel. Thu
strength that her mother prayed for
was given, and sumimo and terriblo
simplicity terrible, I moan to the
prisoner and his associate with which
sho spoke, was liko a revelation from
God himself.
Bursting a Uun,
Those old enough to carry a loaded
gun should bo too old to play tricks
with it. Thoy also ought to bo so fa
miliar with its tisn nn tn L-imur tint n
slight resistance at the end of tlio muz
zle will buret it, when fired. Tho fol
lowing illustrations aro suggestivo as
to tlio carelessness which arises from
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water aim nred tno charge. Tho rt
suit was tho bursting of tho barn
near tho breech and the multilatiou o
his hand.
Another iihirtoil anil linlil tlm imiv1
of his piece against a piece of plate
winuow glass nuu ured tho charge
powder and bullet. The glass was sliat
tored, so was tlio gun barrel.
Another instance was that of an ex
pcrimentor who had heard thai a oau
dlo could bo tired from tlio barrel of i
gun through an inch board.
Ho drove a caudle into tho muzzle
ot tho gun, fired, and the explosions
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t no uarrei inmost us rmtn-n pimt nmi
did not oven drive tlio candlo from the
muzzle,
Still another burst of a gun barre
was caused by tho uso of wet grass for
a wnd, well rammed down oer
charge of shot.
rilK COLUMBIAN, VOL. XVIH.NOBii
COtUMDIA UEMUU11AT, VOL. XLV1II, NO 3
Bitten ly a Cobra.
Among many instances of snake
poisoning I havo seen, said a Iravokr
in India, was a strong young Brahmin
of SJO, welt known to mo who had bcon
bitten during thu innht whlln watch.
ing his maize crop. Jiro I knew of it
they had brought him into my com
pound in front of tho bungalow. As
vet ho walked quito steadily, only bati
ng Biigiitiy on tno arm ot another
man. fhoro was tho Peculiar ilrownv
look in Ills oyes, as from a strong tint
cotio, which indicated his having beou
bitten for somo time, nnd loft but littlo
room for hopo now. Ho could still
clearly toll the paiticul.trs. IIo had
been bitten ho said, on putting li s foot
to tho ground whilo moving off his
charpoy in tho dark, but, thinking tho
bite was that of a non-poisonous snake,
had given no moro heed to tho matter,
and gono to sleep again, till wakened
by his friends coining in search of him.
With somo difficulty I was able to find
tho bito very faint, no large?
than the prick from a pin, but still tho
unmistakablo double murk of tho poi
Dononous fangs. IIo felt tho poison,
ho said, gradually ascending tho limb,
and pointed to a part just above tho
knee, whero lie lelt it had already
reaohtd, tho limb below that, ho said,
was benumbed, and painless to tho
touch, liko the foot when "asleecp."
At intervals tho pointed lino steadily
rung mguu , mm v:is sun auie to an-
s . qi esfons cl-iarly ou being rous
ed. At le j,h it scorned to bo of no use
torturing him further by keeping him
moving aoout, ami he was allowed to
remain at rest. Shortly after this.
whilo being supported in a silting nos
turc, all at once, without any premoni
tory 3ign, ho gavo ono or two long
sighs, and lifo ceased, about an hour
after ho had himself walked into the
compound. Thero was something tcr-
ibly real in pointing out each stage of
tho ascending poison (as tho snake-bitten
patient always can) that was grad
ually bringing him nearer aud uearor
to death, with tlio prospect of only an
other hour or half-hour of lifo remain
ing to him j and yet tho patient docs
not seem to roalizo this with the kecn-iio--B
that an on-lookor does, probably
from the poison benumbing at tho same
time tlio powers of tho mind as well as
of tho body.
Where do Earthquakes come From,
This is a question that has been
greatly revived by the earthquako re
cently, Tho Philadelphia Times very
wisely and tersely says : "Although an
eaithquako of more or less destructivo
ncss occurs somewhere or other in this
world about onco a month, and it is cs
tiiutated that first and last somo thir
teen million human beings have per
ished by means of such disturbances,
there is to this hour no satisfactory
theory as to their origin.
"It has been noticed that earthquakes
are most frequent and violent arouud
tho present lines or centres of volcauio
action, hence theso sudden shakings,
rumblings and sometimes fearful open
ings of tho earth's surface havo been
associated with supposed volcanic ac
tion. "An ingenious theory is that the cen
tres of earthquako disturbances aro near
the sea or other large bodies of water
aud that irruptions of igneous matter
taking place beneath the seabed largo
fissures aro opened and the real up
heavals began.
"In general such violent notions, as
well as the known volcanic distui bail
ees, aro primarily traced to the theory
that tho centre of tho earth is a bed of
fire, aud that in its perpetual motions
perpetual disturbances in tlio upper
crust of tlio world must occur.
"This is at once tho simplo and bo
far the only theory of the origin of vol
canic aud earthquako action that men
nave been able to rest in. fiut is pure
hypothesis, and must be, simply bo
cause any many that could get near
enough to tho origin of an earthquako
to understand it would not live to tell
his Btory."
Tho Doctor and the lawyer.
smart young sprig of a iawver
had .a grave old doctor on tho witness
stand in a case of assault and battery,
aud ho questioned him unmercifully.
; -ti jjuuiur, inquired uio lawyer,
"did I understand vou to sav tho cut in
tho man's head was dangerous ?"
" i es, sir,' replied tho doctor.
"Well, Doctor, doesn't it sometimes
happen that even a less cut than this is
dangerous t '
"Yes, sir."
"And doctor is it not true that even
a scratch is dangerous !''
"ies, sir, and l nave known cases
resulting fatally when not even a
scratch was visible. Only recently a
man died under such circumstances."
"Ah, indeed," quickly put in tho at-
luruuy in a pira-ed anu satistied way,
'will you bu kind enough to Udl tho
jtuy the facts 7
"Certainly, if vou desiro it."
"You say thero was not a scratch on
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i. nt i
"Not ono that I could find."
"Ami ho died f"
"Yes."
"Now, doctor, just tell tho jury how
it was.
"Well, you tee. hu had tho colic, and
ne was dead beloro I could get hunun
tangled."
Iho young uttoruoy called another
witnotis. atcnbciimlla (Ohio) Her
ald.
i no largest tree in tno wnriii is ono
discovered in 1871 in a grovo near
lulo River, tu California. Though tho
top nas been broken ou, it is 1MU leel
high, and tho diameter at the fracturo
is 12 feet. It is called "Old Moses,:
from a mountain iu tlio neighborhood,
nnd is thought to bo -1810 years
oiu. ino iioiiow ot tho trunk,
which is 111 feet, will hold 150 per
sons, is hung witli scenes of Califor
nia and is carpeted aud fitted up liko a
iirawing-room, wim tauie, cnairs, sow
and pianoforte. A section of this tree
seventy-live feel round and twoiity-fivo
across, was exhibited in jnow l ork in
1870.
"Lay off your overcoat or you won't
led it when you go out, said tho laud
lord of a Western inn to a guest who
was sitting by the fire. "That's what
I'm afraid of, returned tho man. Tho
last time I was here 1 laid off my over
coat. 1 diiln t leel it when 1 weut
out, and I haven t felt it since.
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Transient or Loonl notices, ten cents a line, recti.
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A Spirited Indian Girl,
Tho Indian school nt Carlisle, Ponn.,
under tho charge of Capt. Pr.att is
working hard to answer tho question.
What Bball we do witli our wild wards?
Its pupils, selected from tho savages of
tho plains, are given n common-school
education nnd taught a trado or house
wifery. An important part of their
education is derived from association
witli Christian whito men and women.
How thoroughly this has revolutionized
somo of them may be seen from tho
following anecdote :
Thero is a vory bright and interesting
Indian girl, named Lizzio Spider, the
last being her father's name, which she
assumed, n custom tho girls nearly all
follow.
A fow years ago, sho was at the
Indian f.chool nt Carlisle, a pupil,
whero she acquired considerable knowl
edge. When Bhe went back, during tho
summer vacation, her father sold her to
a young Indian bravo for a number of
ponies, which is tho accustomed form
of marriage among tlio Siour.
Sho bad just received enough educa
tion to revolt against tlio savago lifo
that was to bo thrust upon her, so sho
ran away and lived for many months
hidden in tho woods, going by stealth
occasionally to the hut of friends to get
supplies oi food.
During his last visit 'to Yankton,
Capt. Pratt heard of her, and after a
search found her and brought her back
with him and put her in tlio Lincoln
School, whero sho now is. Sho says
she doesn't want to be sold for ponies,
and cook and work for savage lazy-
boots. J'hiladclphia Times.
Over-Eating.
Tho lato Gen. Todlebeu, tho defend
er of Sebastopol, died literally of over
eating. By tho direction of Dr. Swen-
ninger, tho daily meals of the General
were divided into six portions, and tho
hour was fixed when to tako each meal.
But Todlebcn, who never in his lifo
had listened to tho advice of doctors,
laughed at Dr. Swcninger's instruc
tions. "Tho doctor is mistaken," ho
said : "my organism is weakened and
needs strengthening j my good appo
tito is a clear proof of this." The six
meals wero taken, but at each of them
ho ato all tho six portions assigned for
tno whole day. Thus threo weeks
wont by. Tho condition of tho pa
tient did not grow worse, and tho day
was fixed for him to start for Russia,
when ho fainted suddenly during a
walk. He had hardly reached his res
idence after recovering consciousness
when he asked for tho bill of fare.
When it was given to him ho oxprcss-
d his astonishment at having received
a blank sheet of paper he had lost
his sight. His feet had for somo timo
past shown signs of dropsv, but, cur
iously enough, tho General had hidden
this from thoso around him. IIo fought
indomitably against the disease, but in
vain. Two days beforo his doath ho
lost consciousness, and died on tho day
which had been fixed for his return to
Russia.
Thought He Was an American.
Stranger "Ticket to Montreal. Can
ada, pleaso?"
ticket Agent (whispering) "Hero
it is ; lay low.
Stranger "What?"
Ticket Agent "There is a detective
ight behind you."
stranger "What do 1 care for de
tectives? I camo here from Montreal
ou business and am merely returning
home."
Ticket Agent "Bog pardon:
thought you was an American."
Eautiiquakks. A severe shock of
an earthquake was felt in Boston iu
and in many parts of tho East-
orn States. In Iio3ton nnd the sur-
ounding country houses were hurled to
tho ground and general alarm prevail
ed, inuoli greater in fact than that cre
ated by tho recent shake up. It has
en estimated that earthuuakes aro
felt tho world over onco in five days.
Between 1800 aud 1850 3,500 wero
counted.
Drug store boy to prescription
clerk
"Hero is a prescription, and the man
wants to know how long it will tako to
put it up." Prescription clerk, medita
tively ''Let mo boo its about dinner
time. Fivo minutes to get over to din
ner, eighteen minutes to get it, and
two minutes to get back, and two min
utes to put up tiio prescription. Tell
tho man it will tako about half an hour
to put it up."
Blotting paper saturated with a solu
tion of oxalic acid and dried, will not
only absorb tho ink off a blot but will
rcmovo tho blot itself if tho ink is un
mixed with indigo or nuilino color,
it might bo dangerous in removing
signatures from important papers, hut
a traco of tho writing will still re
main and can bo made legiblo bv add
ing forrocyanido of potassium of gallio
acid.
"Ever had a cyclono hero ?" asked o
Kansas man who was visiting a coun
try aunt in tho East. "A cyclono ? oh,
yes," said his aunt. Deacon Brown's
boh brought ono from Boston a spell
ago, but law ho couldn't rido it. Ttiin
bled off every timo ho tried."
Puscher, tho Nuremberg chemist,
says a pasto composed of starch, gly
cerine and gypsum will maintain its
plasticity longer than any other cem
ent. At Pernambuco a snako of tho boa
olaH3 is largely employed to drivo rats
out of houses. It costs fifty cents to a
dollar, and requires only n sauoor of
milk onco or twico a week.
A Philadelphia youth who was sha
kon by the earthquake in the afternoon
and then shook by his best girl in tho
evening says he didn't mind tho former,
but was broken up by tho latter.
Cases of metalllo poisoning havo
been traced to cheap silver-plated
pitchers. Wliero tho lining is broken
or worn galvauio action is set up and
tho baso metal rapidly oxidized.
In Canada ono person iu 17,200 is
an inventor i in South Curoliua ono
in every 21,182.
Fat cows givo poorer milk than
moderately lean ones.
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