The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, October 03, 1884, Image 1

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DO AS OTHERS
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U)ii:aSu?3rlatondatof ths Sanitarium.
Iavalid's Homo.
Hlooinsburg;, Pa.,
Devotes special n.lcntlon to Epllopcy,
Nervous Affectlcas, nnd Disec3 of Woaer.
Patients received at the Sanitarium ou
reasonable terms for board and treatment.
I'. H. No charge for first consultation,
npr 27. '811
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IgeHtion.
Without lujurloai tuedlCAtloa.
QAM
SELECT STORY.
WHY IIAD HE LEFT 11ER?
"I'aitn, I would tlmnl; you ior n
check for thrco liiindred iioundj, heforo
you ro down town this morning."
"Wii do you wnnt, so muoii, ah
thino 1 I tltoiight I gnvo you enough,
yoi tcrdtiy."
"Truei mpa i mil iUtuintnu ion-'
Initio gives a wedding reception for
her (laughter Clara next Wednesday
evening, and I must have a drcas suit
able for tho occasion."
"Ccflnliilv, uiv dear t your father
delights in nothing so much as in see
ing you enjoy tho rich blessings that
hnve been given us. 1 love to sco you
look a very queen amout' Ihu rest. I
was sadly distuibed yesterday after
noon.' "Why, I'nna I"
And stately Anthino Elleston leaned
over the velvet easy chair, and drew
her whito fingers carelessly through
tho filky white hair of the father she
loved bo well.
Rccatise, lust as 1 was leaving my
office to step into my carriage, a little
nlnck-eyed child with ouch a tamishoa
face, put out her thin hand and bogged
lor a penny only one, because ner
nana was sick and hungry. I was tir
ed, and cold, and impatient, and I know
I had nothing less than a .sovereign in
my pocket, so I told tho child I had
nothing for her, and hurried into tlio
carriage, and told John to drivo on.
"15ut 1 caught tho disappointed look
on that child's face, and it has haunted
mo over since.
My dear father, you arc too suusi-
tivo about such things. ou nro m no
wnv to blamo. You cannot bo oxpect-
( d to g'tvo to every little beggar-child
' hi meet.
"I know that, Thcnia," that was his
pot namo for his elegant daughtor ;
"but I havo been thinking that, as
Heaven has given much to us, Ho will
expect much from us."
'Vo do all we can, 1 am sure : and
I v ould think no more about this little
incident. Tlio child will get along
w I enough. The all manago to live
in some way.
"So the ' matter rested ; neither
fathor nor daughter forgotmg it,
either when tho costly silk dross was
bought, or later still, when in the ele
crantlv annointed boudoir, Anthino. El
leston stood before tho long pier-glass,
that reflected back her stately form in
all its cpicon-liko beauty, arrayed iuthe
sea-green silk, silver tipped waves, half
hid thoii'jli they were y tne costiy
laco flounces.
Diamonds and rubies spukled on hor
fair neck, were clasped on each shapo
ly arm, and shono amid the satin-like
coils of her dark hair, that was wound
m the form of a coronet louud licr
head, ami a truiu larger than tho rest
sparkled above her forehead.
She was a beautiful woman ; she
know it, and gloried in it. Her father
was proud of her, and she strove to
please him ; but that which steeled her
heart, and made her so haughty and
reserved so heartless, as her admirers
siiiid Was the fearful blow she received
when only eighteen.
On that eighteenth birthnight the
grand old mansion was thrown open
to a goodly company, and Anthine, in
her fair young beauty, with the orange
bowers on her brow, sat waiting, with
her bridal robes around hor, for him
who had chosen her to walk beside
him down life's pathway.
J'aul Wellington was a noble tellow
manly, truthful, and upright in
every action of his lifo ; even then,
though only twenty-live, a lawyer oi
somo noto.
But on this bridal night, with guests
awaitmg, and tho Inido as bcautitul
and as loving as a bride could be, no
ono claimed tho bride.
A telegram to his distant home was
sent, and tho answer came at onco that
Paul Wellington, on tho day ho expect
ed to start for Ins wedding, sailed m a
steamer for India, without any expla-
nation whatever.
It was a fearful blow to Anthine,
but her prido camo to tho rcsoue, and
when alio went out again she was, as
wo find her now, stately, and far more
beautiful than in loving girlhood.
It is seven years sinco that night
when her lover, who seemed so noblo
and good to her, sont the chilliness of
death to hor heart.
It was past understanding and after
a time she ceased trying to compre
hend it, and sealed h'er heart to man
kind, clinging only to her father, who
ic. (lized her.
Paul Wellington came back from In
dia,camconco to Anthine,and begged to
seo her, but sho refused to meet him.
Then he sent her a letter, entreating
her to read his explanation, but sho re
turned it unopened.
lie became dUtinguished in his pro
fcssion, and occasionally they met in
society, and though Anthino could not
help noticing tho sad expression on his
face, sho invariably avoided meeting
hia glances, and when obliged to speak
to him, she did so with as much cool
ncos as politeness would allow.
To night sho knows that Paul Wei
lington is to bo an honored guest at
her friend s house, and almost uncon
sciously sho has chosen her dress to
suit his taste, as bIio remembered it so
long ago.
Now sho fastens her glows, and
nicks ui) her iowclod bouuuet-holde
in a half reverie, thinking perhaps, of
a timo when she was bride expeotant
happy for a little linio us tho brido she
was going to greet.
"Oh, will happiness ever come to mo
again t sho murmuiii soitiy to nerseu,
as sho sinks on tho carriago cushions
and is i npidlv driven away.
The parlors were crowded, tho mil
sic was perfect, the guests tho gayest
tho bride and bridegroom tho hand
somost. tho whole scono like somo fairy
picture, but somehow in spite of tlio
admiration universally accorded to her,
ns eho moved up and down tho long
room, looking every inch a quoen in
her roval beauty, hot heart was strnngo
ly sad, and it was a positivo relief when
a maid m uttenuanco nrougni ner
Fcaled note.
"In memory of ono who loved you
not wisely, but too well,' como to your
dying cousin. I send my little giiHo
conduct you, Into though it is. You
won't refuse me, Anthino ; you cannot
when 1 am dying.
Jamks Hoijiks.
It was all very strange, but Anlliino,
noblo-heartid as ever, never hesitated
n moment,
That cousin Jaincu had been thu
HIMMHWIIlMII
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3,
MuMiutiamcmRasinMii
bano of her life. A gay frolieksonui
fellow, who:o lovo was unbounded, and
whoso love for Anthino wa3 a mixture
of teasing and ndoration.
A long timo ago ho declared his in
tention of going to sock his fortune
and a wife, and this noto Anthino holds
n her hands is tlio first they havo
heard of him all thoso long yonr.s.
It look but a moment to send tor
her father, and givo their ndictix to
thittr hostcds, and finding tho little girl
waiting at tho galo, and then direct
their drivo to tho address tho little girl
gavu them.
Uut it was a sudden chango, to go
om tho grand mansion, with its beau
tiful grounds and gaslight, and music
and toasting, only a few shoots back,
into suoli depths ol misury and lillli ami
wickodncss as thoy found themselves,
when tho carriage stopped bofoio a
tumble-down looking building, with
brokon windows nnd rickety steps.
hvon Anthino s step faltered as they
followed thu quick step of tho little
girl up broken stairways, down dark
passages, until tho garret was reached
at last, hearing at every door the vilest
oaths, and otten screams aud blows.
Anthino had often visited the poor,
and to the sick and needy had often
brought clothes and delicacies, but
such misery sho had road of, but
thought it a stretch of a vivid writer's
Imagination now sho know it to be
real.
Opening a door ttiat hung by one
hinge, they cntcrod tho room of death
One tallow candle lighted tho room,
but after the darkness of tho hall, it
seemed quite bright, and showed plain'
ly the straw bed in tho cornor, on
whuili lay gasping tho little girl s loth'
cr.
It seemed impossible that tho faded
allow laco and attenuated form could
ever havo been tho dashing and fun-
loving James.
"Uh, Tlioma, 1 know you would
como 1 I felt you must," said ho feo
bly, us he held out a thin hand to oach
of them. "Ood is good, when I least
desorvo it."'
"rot, tut, boy : why haven t you
sent to us nay, como to us, instead of
suffering like this, spoko out good
Mr. IMIeston.
"Oh, uncle, I could not, until life
was despaired of, come to thoso I have
so deeply injured I
'Hush, hush, James : you were wild,
but you never hurt us, and it is folly
to talk so. You must go homo with
us now.
'Undo Anthine, your
kindness
overpowers mo me. Don t you see
can't you sco that I am dying t and,
oh, I must tell you while lifo lasts.'
"iell us what, .lames T asked An
thino softlv, as sho put her cool soft
hand over his fevered forehead.
"Ihenia. do you remember vour
wedding night, seven years ago 1 And
did vou over wonder why Paul nover
came to you 7
" es, yes, indeed, lei I mo, do you
know why 1 and unconsciously sho
drew nearer.
Oh, Thenia, it was some of my ac
cursed tolly. I loved you aim nateu
Paul, and was envious of him for hav
ing won what I was unworthy ot. And
tho morning boforo lie oxpected to
start for you, ho leceived a letter toll
ing mm vou wero married to your
cousin, James Holmes, aud wcro to
3tart immediately on your bridal-tour,
bidding him forget you and seek some
ono moro worthy. To that letter your
: i 'Pi.. ;
iP,l bore. You know Paul's nroud
heart, how such a blow was deatli to
him, and how ho sailed in the first ves
sel that loft the harbor.
I thought to win you then, Thenia,
but in your proud eyes I saw no 1iokj
of ever taking Paul's place, so I went
away and found a soft-voiced littlo
girl, who loved me only too well, and
only lived long enough after I called
her wile to give me a little velvet-
cheeked baby, whom wo christened
Anthine, after you ; and thoir, with
that innocent baby looking into my
eves, I wrote again to Paul and com
fessoa mv wickedness, uircotiy, with
now hopes, he camo to you, but you ro-
tuscd to see mm. no wroto to you,
but you returned his letter unoponed,
and with a saddened heart ho began
anew, striving for lamo and honor,
that you might know lie was incapable
of tho base act of which you behoved
him guilty. When ho sought mo ho
could not find me, until a few days
igo. It was verv wioked, Thenia, but
oh, forgivo mo 1 pleaded tho dyinj
man.
"It was wicked, James, but we wero
taught to forgive, spoke up her clear,
pure voice, though her eyes wero full
of tears.
Poor James Holmes was wooping,
too, as ho gathered his littlo girl closer,
but ho was tailing asinoy could seo.
Suddenly his eyes brightened, and
ho said feely :
"Thero is his step on the stairs now
Thank heaven ! he has not como too
late. I cin seo the hands clasped that
I onco separated.
A moment moro, and Paul Wollin
ton, in all his noble manhood, stood bo
foro them.
Ono clasp of thu sick man's hand,
onu look in Anthino h eyes, and tho
estranged ones wote weeping in each
other s arms.
Out of tho darknes had como light.
Henceforth when they wept they would
weep together.
Mr. Elleston grasped Paul's hand
warmly, and then they turned to him
whoso troubled look still told that life's
care was not yet ended. Ho was point
ing nt his littlo daughter.
'Sho shall bo cherished mid cared
for," was Paul's solemn answer, as ho
put his hand on her ourly head, whilo
her littlo eyes looked from ono
other in cliildlsh wonder.
to nn-
All care was over. IIo had sinned
much, and mnch had boon forgiven.
Tho film of death was gathering
now
but a settled peaoo came over his
fnpp. fm hw nnnln urnvnd thtil. ltpftvon
would bo merciful, and then his soul
, , ;T , v - - - -;
was borno from oarth away.
Months alter this, when tho little
ono had grown accustomed to her new
homo and hor now relatives, there was
a joyous but milct wedding. Anthino
is as queeu-liko and as beautiful as
ever, but her greatest Jov is in hor own
homo with her father, and husband and
children.
Her littlu namesako w tenderly oher
ished, and littlo pleading voices that
say, "A penny only one, nro never
turned away empty-handed, for tho lit
tie dark-eyed child that haunted Mr.
Elleston so wa poor Jamos's littlo An
thine.
mMMifwravvretiKjaiiMNii
Blaine's Big Palace.
Heiu Is a pcu picture of the palace
which Mr. Ulniiio erected In Washing
ton.
The Blnlne mansion is by far tho
largest private hotiso ever erected in
Washington city, and has moro rooms
that tho British Legation, though not
so much giound is covered as by tho
latter. Tho Blaltio mansion goes up a
good deal highur In the air. The entno
architect built both. The ground plan
measures about seventy by suventy-
five feet, and the house stands on a
tongue of land bounded by Twentieth
street, P street and Massachusetts
avenue, aud faces cast, lhoro aro two
main entrances, one for carriages on
Massachusetts avenue, whero there is a
circular drivo on tho lot leading through
aporle coehen to tho linu stouo stair
case, and ono which gives tho interior
view on Twentieth street. This is an-
iroachnd bv a grand stone staircase
ending up to a broad platform of
stone, from which the entrance door
opens. Then ono Bees a baronial hall
lilteun feet wide and loi ty-iivo leel in
length, terminating In a haudsomo ftro
place and mantel, above which is a
plate-glass mirror. t . .
Tho exterior ot tuo mansion is in
striking contrast with all tho neighbor-
ing houses. Built of plain pressed
brick, the only ornamentation attempt-
oil is in variations of tho samo material
in the form of black lines and terra
cotla. The latter is displayed in oilgi-
nal design nbout the entrance onTwen-
tioth street.
At tho Massachusetts avenuu en
trance there is erected tho elegant
parte escmre of artistically wrought
iron worn, inu nouso is oi inruo juii
. . , nil i .1 . ...ii
stories, with basement and attic floors.
Entering by a substantial-looking
uigni ot tirown stone steps, oncreaencs
a solid oak doublo door, carved olabo-
ratoly, yot with no superfluous or showy
ornamentation. Tho entrance hall is
in keeping with tho promise of tho por
tals. A lloor of venegated wood
cherry, walnut and Georgia pine -sup
ports magnificiently proportioned oak
pillars of Coriuthian model, which in
turn support a ceiling panelod in the
same substantial material. Tho walls
aro also wninscotcd in oak.
To Iho right is tho recoiition-room.
finished in black walnut, with elabora
tely carved mantel flaming, an old-
faahioned looking lire-place, luruisiiccl
with andirons and artistically molded
hearth. On the left is a companion
room, tho parlor, leading to tho draw
tng-ioom ami iiurary an eu suite
timshod in Honduras raatiogany, tuo
Utcr lined breast high witli book'
caso3 covered with carved work.
butler's pantry beyond the library
opens to tlio dining-room, with an lm
torvening dumb-waiter ot tho propor
tions of a modurato-sized elovator, and
running cloar tc tho roof.
The diuing-room, with capacity to
seat but a select gathering, and ob
viously intended for no Stato occasions,
is also finished in mahogany. Along
the rear ot the house, overlooked by
the windows ot the thrco last named
rooms, is a capacious veranda.
Ml tho floors on this level are form
ed of tho same woods as tho hall. Tho
doors aro mado to slide into recesses
in tho wall, aud respond to tho touch
of a child, so well balanced and adjust
ed aro thoy. Warping and binding
are guarded against iu their construc
tion : each "stile" of tho frame is form-
uJ.of fo,,r 8trlt13 of l"U0 eiwh altornato
strip reversed, so as to react and ab
sorb within themselves any variation
from tho into line caused by further
drying of tho already well-seasoned
timber. Uutside ot all is a thick vc
ncering of the wood corresponding
with ttie "linish ot the respective
rooms.
Thu windows aro glazed with plate
glass i tho sashes nro hung upon patent
copper chains. bvery door and win
dow in tho houso is connected with an
electric indicator in Mr. Blaine's room,
forming a complete burglar alarm
Electric bells and speaking tubes tra
verse the houso in all directions. A
inagnificant oak-carved stairway loads
by an easy asceut ot seventeen steps.
eight feet wide, to a landing with a
divided short return of six steps. The
upper hall is graced with oak pillars ot
as elegant, but less elaborate, design,
as thoso below. Tho principal room on
this lloor is Mr. isiainos chamber.
From the windows a view of Ailing'
ton, J? oit Myor and Georgetown Col
lego is obtained. Hero centro tho
electric wires which will givo unci ring
information of any improper attempt
to nutcr. Leading lrom this chamber,
which, as aro all on tho floor, is finish-
cd in poplar wood, is a bath-room
which, if it does not excel in eleganco
thoso of tho Romans, certainly equals
anvthiufr of modern model. Besides
the most complete appurtanccs of sam-
. a . .
tary science, mado safo from any pos
sibihty ot sewer contagion, thero is a
hot-air or Turkish bath chamber. Hero
aro also tho ubiquitous electric buttons,
to insure the solitary bather tho safety
of a prompt call in oase of sudden ill
lies", or other necessity for assistanco.
Other rooms ou this floor arc in moro
or less oxclusivo connection with bath
rooms, but no drain attachments leads
directly into any sloeping chamber.
hivo hno, largo rooms compnso tho
inni iyanuguestcuauiueisouinoiioor.
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: M r I A- i I -1
ii i mm ir :in m nur ruiiMi Ktii:ir:ii iii
uy n Hiuu-uu uuur, ;iuu iuuuuuu uy ii
UDKilIni iitniHii,ni i nt firwl n1 fr ti nun
mii.tiivt otitii v iY) iiib'-imut in uiu iidu
of servants. On the floor above nro a
number of well-appointed bedrooms,
iurs, wo., aim in mo nine tier is con-
lamed still another set ot rooms, less
in nuinbor than on either of tho other
floors, but all finely fitted up.
In tho basement, reached by a broad
stairway under tho grand oak slruo
turo used lor reaching tho upper chum
i !.. r i .. . i i.fil: l
' " - - -" O -
bur, is found a line, largo billiard-room
under tho library, and of the same
sizo about twenty by twenty-five feet,
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Near to this, under tho parlor, is the
Btnoklng-room. Across tho spacious
hall is tho kitohon, laundry and othor
domestic oflicos, all fitted tin with tho
latest modern njiplinncos. Tho boating
arrangomont of the house, apart from
tho open firo-phces which ventilate
and ohcor nearly uvory room, is worthy
of particular notice. Tho furnace or
oiler chamber is between tho billiard
nnd smoking rooms. It is furnished
with an imuiensa boilor, which docs
doublo duty, supplying both radiated
boat and olcan, hot air. Thu formor is
transmitted through tho medium of im
proved steam heaters iu every room.
I The latter is, with tho outer air or that
... w . .1. I
r4jfan4wai
1884.
of any of tho various basement room;,
at will passed over an itifiuito number
of convolutions ot steam pipes, arrang
ed in cased erected in dmcrent spots
about thu lower floor. Tho air Is not
scorched, not oven unduly diied, tho
moisturo which tho heated sttrlaco of
tho pipes may deprivo It of being
resioreu uy an ingenious luuinvuucc.
Altogether thero aro but twenty-live
oms, exclusive of tho minor oflices in
thu mansion. Tho cost was at first
estimated nt 880,003, but it probably
reached moro than SllHUMAJ before ft
was completed. The furnitnrc cost at
least 830.000.
It is said that whun this magnificent
' ..
residono was in course of construction
Mr. Blninu complained on soveral oo-
casloiis of what ho termed tho oxotbl-
tnnt. .lomnmla of tho trades unionist
employed on tho building, nnd on one
occasion became so enraged because
he wss comno cd to nay tho rate of
wncon demanded bv tho Camonters'
Union, that ho declared in very forci-
i n antruatre. in the nrcsonco of many
0f tho workmou, that "it was a d d
outrage that people wcro forced to sub-
mil to thu demands of a trades union."
and that "S2 a day was enough for any
mechanic'
n has liequently been Btalod and re-
stated that James G. Blaine, although
never lecciving moro than 5,000 por
year its salary, excepting the snort l
neriod when he was Secretary of State.
during which timo his salary was at the
rato of 88,000 per annum, lias accumu
hucd great wealth in vast railroad and
coal milling interests. No man worth
less than $1,000,000 could afford to I
bin d such a mansion, nor cou d nuv
ono other than a millionaiio afford to
live in such a house, as it is said that
the running expenses of tho mansion
which Mr. Blaine built for his Wash-
mgton homo can npi bo less ttiau v
000 per month, or less than SCO per
day moro in one day than a coal
miner and mechanic makes in a month.
America's Orown Jewels.
UNKNOWN OHMS I.YlNO IS TUB TItlUSL'RY
VAULTS AT WASHINGTON.
Few aro aware that in tho bond
vaults of tho Treasury aro deposited
for safe-keeping a largo quantity of
diamonds aud other precious stones
which will form tho nucleus of tho
crown jewels when the country be
comes an empire. These gems all have
histories. Among them is a bottle
four or five inches loug filled with dia-
uioiius, uuu wiuiu uru iiiuuy uiuur kiuub
of precious stones. Somo of them aro
set in gold ornaments, intended for per-
SOnal wear. lllO tirat collection Ot
which we havo any authentic account
has been in tho custody of tho Treasury
olhcials lor over lorty-nvo years. They
were sent to nesident Van Utiren by
tlio Imatini of Oman, whose capital
city of Muscat iu Arabia, on tho Per
sian Gulf, is the most widely known of
all Arabian cities to outsiders. Tlio
Imaum was tho dude politician of Ara
bia, the boss dandy of all tho licdoum
kin, and having found that Martin Van
liuren was two-lold sharpor, keener,
subtler and dandier than he was him
solf ho sent tlicso diamonds and pearls
to him a tribute to superior genius aud
morality. It takes a pretty smart
scouudral to discouut an Arab cut
throat of the higher classes, but tho
Dutch patroon of Kinderhook could do
it, and tho Imaum of Oman allowed he
could tako tho cake and tho diamonds,
too. But after he took them ho did not
know what to do with them. IIo had
an elephant on his hands. Ho could
not accept them for themself. although
ho wanted to do so, as tho Constitution
expressly forbade any porsou connected
with tho tiovcrnraent accepting any
present or decoration from any foreign
power or potentate without express
authority of Congiess. This author-
ity Congress would not give. In
fact, it was inexpedient at that timo to
ask lor it. ho tho jewels woro hually
turned over to the Treasury where thoy
aro now
But the Imaum's gift was not all.
1 hero are in tho collection superb jew
els received at other limes and in var
ious ways. Turquoises blue as SV'
rian summer skies ; emeralds liko the
reflection of Ireland's green turf in her
crystal-waved lakes ; rubies, oriental
rubies, that flash a world of liquid
crimson light till the eye grdws dim
with gazing : sapphires, pearls as white
as the foam of tho sea, and opals that
shimmer with resinous radianco as only
tho precious opal can all theso aro
there. There aro many beautiful and
many quaint ornaments, jewelled
brooches and rings and sword hilts
bo-diamonded creeses brought from
tho Malay Isles by Wilkes aud lots ol
other rare and valuable trinkets. Thoy
havo no definito owners and aro placed
in thu Treasury vaults becausn thev
i . . f .
aro too valuablo to throw away, and
nobody dares to claim them, becauso
nobody has any right to them. What
disposition to mako of them is a puzzle.
Congress nlono can authorizo their
disposition, and Congress, although
asked several times to do so, has de
clined to tako any notice of them.
Washington Gasctto,
Tho largest iwo hotels at Saratoga
would bo crowded bv othor persons
than guests during tho hours ol musio
111! . . .j
uuu uancing were not .uwicmu mens-
i im-mm iiii i. i. mm miimmi'h i'huihii. mi
r.
i uiiuwn uj'uu iu .m uuiuuim, ui aiuim
I fnanrt u tnitti nn ittlifit' villi. tlmr t li i I
iinuito. an iiu u.uti iuiu Limit wmu
thoso who enter shall bo well dressed.
Therefore doorteudcrs put the question
laces tney oo not recau as neionging
to bordors. Uut tho audacious nnd ex
pert hello from a $2 boarding houso
does not let resentment servo to oxciuuo
her from tho most coveted privileges
privileges
When the
mioves all
ot tho 5 establishment.
sentry challenges hor. she removi
t
expression from tho rest of her pretty
"mo and concentrates m her oyos tho
greatest amount of scorn sho can com-
in.ml HMin,, aim hlfna ln nt-nj AvA1.
I M. . l .
maud, inen sue turns tier oyos nxed
My on tho hireling, murmurs "certainly,
ir, ami moves smootniy, iiuuesiiat
n'glj'i
that e
it '
i igiy, Hiowiypasi nun. no Knows
sho lies, but what can ho do about
WHO SaVCll tllO UlllOll I A ItOIIIIU
licau answers, "Blaino. ' "What Blniuet
What Union did ho savo!" Tho Ito
publican echo answors : "Union Pac'i
fic."-vl Ifiatvj Timet,
aii excuaugo euitor aswt "now
I ... -1!. . .1 . in .
iiack it trunk. ' Ho should watch n
baoholor pack his trunk once, and then
.-'i Un ol, ,m, l.i intni,
not do it mat way.
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL, XVIII.NO40
OOLUMniA DBMOOItAT, VOL. XLV1II, NO 8-
After-Dinner Speakers.
('II MtAC'I KKISriCS OK KOMIf IlOTAMLK IV-
l'ltOMI'IU T.tl.KKltS, (10011 ANIl IIAIi.
Lord C'oleiidge, nt the Irving bou
quet at St. James's Hall, bofoic our
popular tragedian went to America, it.-
. iwreniiuuti ri.-i-uu
"coneisuu oi piauiuiies aim auecuoics,
nnd I remember hearing Mr. James 11.
Lowell, poet, humorist and juuuriean
Minister at tho Court of St. James, say
mni n suddenly caneo upon niter din
ner to speak his mind was moro or lest
n blank, but that on tho way homu
from tho tcast hu thought ot ovor so
- . . .
mmiy good flunks he would liko to
bavo said. This implied a lack of ready
wit, but I fnucy Mr. James It. Lowell
did himself .III injustice by this COllfes
sion, as his speeches usually havo an
impromptu air and abound in point
mid interest. Uiarle.s Uickons was an
admirablo nfUr-dinner speaker, but J
bavo no doubt he know tolerably well
bclorcliand what he was to talK about
and sinco the lamented death of 'Boz'
U ianoy uoorgo Augustus naia warn
away tho palm. When this uotablu
journalist rises, poises hia chin in the
sir, rous ma anrK eyes upwara ami
senns out ins cicar, ineiaiiiocuosi. iiou-s
ono feels nn assurance that a clovei
speech is fortchcoming, dohvered with
uueni ease ana leuouy oi expression,
I onco heard a noble Lord, who very
frequently makes oxcellnnt speeches
m tho tipper House,
declare that he
would part with half
of his worldly
possessions if ho could roll off a speech
with the facility of O. A. S. This may
havo boon tifacon (e parler. but it
certainly implied a largo measure ol
admiration for tho oratorical ability of
pur prince of journalists. To my mind
tbe most wonderful spcakor in tho world
is Henry Ward Beecher, tho celebrated
lirooklyn divine. Ho can speak at
auy time, at any placo and on any sub
ject, ills pyrotechnic brain, incessant-
lv whizzinc and whirliuor. shoots out
thousands of bright thoughts, which
ho readily clothes in most musical and
oxiirossivo language. The worst speak
er 1 over heard is "living lioucicault,
who, though a capablo Irish comedian
and adapter of French plays, boggles
and stammers, hesitates and trips when
ho "rises to respond," and resumes his
seat without having produced tho
slightest effect excejit that of disap
pointment. Un tho whole, 1 think tho
Americans aro moro telling aftor-dinner
speakers than tlio English. Thero are
l).in!il llntirrlim'tv.tliniiminnntflilvnenlp.
0, i'h, in, p n na : Htinsp.t Cox. lieu Hut-
ior anj Chauncoy M. Dopew, whoso
nnnlC3 aro wen kU(v on this sido of
ihn ncomi nml who whrni tliPV iTft nn
their legs, usuallv corruscate to tho ed-
ifWiirm nf thnii-'himrnrrt. I liuvn l.een
toid that at the Sheriff's dinner at tho
Central Criminal Court, in tho Citv of
London, a rule lias been introduced by
which tho speaker ralurns thanks sit
ting and in as few words as possible.
Why could not this habit obtain in oth
er occasions f It seems to be a law ot
human nature that a gentleman who is
a sensible, rational creature, whensafO'
ly anchored in his chair should loso his
head and go wildly wool-gathering
when ho gets on his pins. If it bo
simply a question of posture and alti
tude the suggestion might be useful.
A Nameless Womau.
VN 0I1CAST llUAUTYS MONUMENT IS NOT
OK MAUUI.ti UL'T 1IKTTKU STUFF.
About thirty years ago a young wo
man camo to Augusta and set up
housekecpiug for herself. Sim hail
about !s7fi,000 ami was comely. It
was well knowu that tho name sho
bore was fictitious, but nobody cared
to mako inquiry as to her true namo
or tho plnco ot her birth. This lack ot
curiosity, as will bo seen by tho sequel,
had important results. Sho was joined
by a mail who became a noted gam
bler. They lived as man aud wife for
several years. Her fortuuo constituted
his capital, and she gave it to him un
grudgingly. A fow years ago she died
and the Uourt appointed an adminis
trator to take chargo of her estate. It
was lound that about 1U,000 was left,
and the administrator then tiroceeded
to hunt up tho heirs. But not a cluo
to tho dead woman s rightful mime
could bo found. Among her papers
wero uoveral diplomas, showing that
Hi,n im,i a
liberal education, but in
eacu ,i,0
namo had been carefully
erased. Thero wero also a number of
letters, but thoy had received the samo
treatment. Tho woman desired to bo
dead to all her past associations. Sho
no longer oxisled so far as her family
aud friends wero concerned and sho
permitted no ono to draw her secrot
from her.
Tho administrator became convinced
I tb ouu i;.tiuu itiiiu a uuauuiiJijiii,
that sho camo from Philadelphia, but
heyond this ho could ascertain noth
mff.
lie advertised in tho Philadelphia iia-
pers, hul nothing camo of it. No am
swer was returned from tho grave, and
now tho remnant ot tho anonymous
woman's fortune is about to go for a
purposo that sho never dreamed ot-
tho education of children. Under the
law of Georgia, no heirs having been
found for tho property, it escheats to
ti,n stnto nnd (rr,pa i1n itw.n.itiontinnni
f,i ri,. ; 0i, ,im i,. tj,..
.1 "!" -Htuo II V nilUl ly 1 J 111 U i 11U i-JUtllU I
nf i,vjllPtti;nil f i;ni,lnntwi nnnt, -;n
como into ,)OSHessioii of tho propel ty
I ...uiiniunvi vui.hvi n
uuu win uu uuiu 10 uo mucii gooa wun
.. j . 'ii i 1.1 . i . t . i . i
i jtt j0 wliOtrt it boloiJCrcu lies ill t
I i . . " ..I
PfiH crrAVft. tin t thi iimiinrtw itunlt
,;n rVX.i .- .-m ...V :
rl fitting generation after generation
Thnm nr mhnr inni,inm. Mn,in,i.,i
with iim am n( ihi nn'a i!f o.wi
death that bIiow somo of tho rcmnrka
bio vicissitudes of humnn experience.
yil0 evidently belonged to some wealthy
family in tho City ot Brothorly Love,
'i'Lia U ,i, . ;nU(nn i .1, i;.,
- . u ... 4110. 1UD,I,IIVV til HUD DlbUUII
wiier0 property has bon escheated to
tt0 Stato. lt7!a Letter in the
Charleston Areto.
I ...bUZf,
-
A study of tho dry rot j,, tho twigs
- of fnlit trens l.ns ilUnlnsod thn fact
ttmt it ;B oau3C(1 bv contamous and
f rniMmlMihln dlanV in wl.Tri.. n
tho dry necrosis oi leprosy in man, tho
rnl1a nf tbft nff.mtml rUunna unffni n. ,1a.
- M,nrt;nit ..In tnli.lttn limlnrtn u'l.rwi
,,onn8 nvo ofterwards disseminated
- 1 i,0 vuntnro of tlio cell membrane. Ono
- diseased treo Is capablo of infecting a
wholo nursery ; nnd old and young
aliko liable to tho ravages of tho para
10 1 suio organism.
I ... . '
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Berlin streot railways iu 1883 carri-
1 til! . -
ou seventy miiiiuu pusseugers.
ir
isoi
no
moo
son
as no
wno
, ono Inch 1200 MM)
'two inches ico 400
rriiree inches..... rfl fiCi
Tour inches fi() (i
onartcr column.. 001 Hoi)
8 00
1100
13 (
1100
.linuroiumn wm hmj
17 bo
SIM
tfiircolumn 33 00 S5 uj sow tow Iojo
Yearly adTcrtlxomcnts pajable quarterly. Trun.
Blent ad vcrtlctncnt must bo iald for bctcro 1 nsct t
cd except wbcro parlies Iiao nccounts,
Legal adyertlscments two dollars per Inch fo'
tlirnn Inrtlnna art A nt ttinl. fnt. fril- Ailrllt lnnfl.1
Insertions without refcrtuco to length.
Executor's. Adinlnlsttator'a.nndAtidltor'snotlcef
three dollars. Most bo paid for when npertcd.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents a line. regu
lar ndyertlscmcuta bait rates.
Cards In the 'Ilu&lness Dltectoty" column.ono
dollar a year tor each line.
A Trick on a Spider,
A great many years ago a pnsoncr
of stalo, who was allowed to ciieer tho
solitude of his dungeon by playing on
his flute, discovered after awhilo that,
ecry timo ho piayed, n great number
ol spiders gathered about him. Since
then, the liking of spiders for musio
has been proved. I myself havo often
wished to play for a spider audipucu.
but I was not well enough acquainted
with any musical instrument to coax
a tune out of it.
A scientific gentleman of Kurope
gnvo mo a valuable hint by nn experi
ment of his own. He used n tuning
fork. Now I can play a tuning-fork
ns well ns anybody. I procured a tnn
ing foik and then sought out a tpider
I Ftmcd a handsome, brand new web,
and though I did not sco Mistrcns
Epeira I knew uhe must be nt homo.
JZpcira dladcina is her full name,
though moat persons call her a garden
spider. It is she who makes thofo
beautiful, wheel-like webs which fes
toon the roso bushes and trees.
As I havo said, Madame Spider w.ib
not visible. I knew, however, sho
must bo in her gossamer parlor, which
is attached to her web.
Hero was a good chance to try tun
ing-fork music. 1 rapped tho fork on
a stone, and in a moment a soft, melo
dious hum filled the air. I touched
one of the spokes ol the web with tho
fork. On the instant, Madame flow
out of her patlor in great haste, hesita-
ted a moment at thu otitei edge of tho
web, and then, uibtead ot going
straight to the tuning-fork, sho run to
tho very centre of the web.
When there, she quickly caught
hold of each of tho spokes ono after
tho other, and gavo it a liltlo tug, as a
boy docs his fishing-line to Bee if a fish
is hooked. Each was passed by until
sho came to tho Bpoko upon which tho
humming folk rested. Then she stop
pod, and it was easy to seo oho was ex
cited. Sho cavo the whole web a
shako; then tugged at tho spoko
again. "Hum-m-m-m" still sang the
fork, but rather faiutly now, however.
Madame was satisfied, llcr mind
was made up. Down she started and
caught the end of tho foik in her arms.
She tried to bito into the hard metal,
and at tho same timo sho spun a web
of silk around nnd around tho two
prongs, which by this time had ceased
vibrating.
I pulled the fork away, and Madamo
Empeira retired in disappointment to
tho centre of the web. But if she was
disappointed, so was I, for I was satis
fied that it was not the music oi tno
fork that had attracted her. Unfortu
nately, it was altogether too probable
that she mistook the hum of the fork
for tho buzz of a fly a sort of musio
no doubt very sweet to her.
Time aftor timo I repeated the ex
periment with tho fork, touching in
turn each spoke of tho web, and cacti
timo Madame Spider was deluded into
trying to capture tho tuning-fork, it
is odd she did not learn wisdom by re
pented disappointment. ren.mjlw
nia Teacher.
Campaign Publications.
Tho following publications of thu
Democratic State Committee are valu
able campaign documents, and copies
of them will bo sent to auy address
upon application to W. U. Hensol,
Chairman, Lock Box 83S, Philadel
phia, Pa :
senator I). W. Voorheos speech
against Irish policy.
l ost extra on Jilaine s neglect ot the
Irish suspects in English prison.
Post extra on tho Labor Question ;
Cleveland's record contrasted with
Blaine's ifcc.
"Two Upright Statesmen," portraits
aid utterances of Cloveland and Hen
dricks.
Back numbers of The J'ost, each
containing -'8 columns of solid Demo
cratic reading mattci.
i acts lor Workingmeu. J ho sto
ry of Gov. Cleveland's official and per
sonal sympathy with Labor.
1'iiblio Uluce a Public J rust.'
The open Record of an honest man;"
Lifo and Record of Cleveland ; Demo
cratic National Platform, &c.
'An Irishman to Irishmen. speech
of Hon. Patrick A. Collins, of Boston,
member of Congiess, ex-President of
tho Notional Land League, at Albnny,
N. i ., July 1H84.
"Tho Political Itelormation ol ise-j.
A Democratic campaign book, (sent
only on receipt ol u cents) invaiuaDio
to stump speakers, editors, i;c.
Eligibility of Electors. A legal
opinion as to whether National Bank
Directors &c, are eligible to be elec
tors. Hot Water as a Eeruedy.
Thero is no remedy of such general
application and none so easily attaina
ble as water, and yet niuo persons iu
ten will pass by it hi an emergency to
seek for something of far less efficacy.
Thero nro but few cases of illness
whero water should not occupy tho
highest placo as a remedial agent.
A strip ol flannel or a napkin folded
longthwiso and dipped iu hot water
and wrung out and then applied
i ... i. r i.:i.i .. i.t.i
II1U lilt XV Ui t UllllU UlUlf IJ0 W1U
3
is on
5 011
7()
m
in on
croup will usually bring relief in ten
i . -
imnutca.
A i it u-. I ffililrwi unvnr-il rimna nrt1
1 . t -. i i i
U,PI,W "ol wa cr aim quicmy wrung
out and then applied over tho seat ef
pain 111 toothache or neuralgia will
geuerally afford prompt icliuf. This
treatment in colic works like inngic. I
have seen cases that havo resisted oth
er treatment for hours yield to this in
ten minutes. There is nothing that
will so promptly cut short 11 congestion
of tho lungs, soro throat or rheumatism
ns hot water wheu applied litomptly
fl lint WltH!
"fJ ,Li
uw, inorou-
. 1 icces ot
lint. Wfltpr Tl
ghly.
cotton batting, dipped in
. . ,. - 1 .11 .
not water aim Kept nppiiou to om sores
old
0 ' ii 1 ' ,
'"'""J pieu in
"UBl"la" " ,.m.m u-
in IO OUTOU u "om BhOWUriUg It
with hot water, poured from a heighth
of throe fcot.
Tt'Pld Witter !Ct8 promptly OS illl
bv emolic, and hot water taken freoly
I l.nlC an hour before bedaimo is thu best
01 cathartics in the- oaso of constipa-
nro tion, while it has a most soot hingellect
- on tho stomach and bowels. This treat-
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