l7E3 Of DCfTls,H5
He
co,DM,UDMu0MCllf?dY.c,a0., M c"
Is.iint Werlily, every VtMay .Homln, nt
llLOOMSUUll(),(,'0!,UMl)IACO.,rt.
at tt.SO por rent. To subscribers out of the coun.
iv tun tcrnianra strtcttvln niltrnnm.
1 w aw
t r.i t si
I m ton
a on j !&
a 60 s M
n 3.1 4 m
1
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a 2.1
.1 ro
4 AO
s m
311 Su cm lr
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iiij 4 5s :w it in
r. no iw 10 ) in ii
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14 () iron m to 40 no
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Ktol
Kcol
rXo p.tper ilHcotillnuciI except at tho notion
5 m r no
M no
nt the iiiiuiisners, tintii nil nrrenmsres aro paid. but
lonit continued creillls will not be Klven.
All papers sent out of tho Ntitlo or to distant post
I CI
column 8 00 13 00 15 ra
as en 30 no 40 00 w on
Yearly sdvertlsemenls payable quarterly. Trsn
slentndvertlwments must bfl paid for before In
serted except where parlies have accounts.
U-ftal advertisements two dollars per Inch for
threelnwrtlnns, nnd nt that lain for additional
insertions without reierencc to length.
I'.xeculor's, Adinl!iltralor,s, nnd Auditor's lis'
tlcesthrco dollars.
Transient or I.ocal notices, ten cents a line, ret',
lllar nd(crtleinents halt rates.
t'ardi In tho "liuslness Iiireclory'' column, on
dollar n ear for each line.
uniui luuiw 'j .,. iui iiiuuvuiiuui uriiessn rcsnon
liblo person In Columbia county assumes to par
'Jio subscription duo on demand,
JOB PR INTI N a.
TlitUoli Printing Department oftlio Columbian
llvcrycninpicio.. It contains the latest new Una
ani inKlilnery nml Is tlio only office that runs Job
presses by powc. imingustlic best facilities. Ks
luiitcs furnished on large Jobs.
3. E, ELWELL, - . .
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1886.
THK COLUMBIAN, VOL. XX.NO 11
COLUMDIA DKMOOHAT, VOL.1, -NO S
(X li I lit Mil iitf Sftf
E
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
T E. W'ALLKH,
1 ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Dloomsburg. I'a
Onlce over 1st. Nitlonal Dank.
VT U. PUNIC,
ATTO UN IS V-AT-L A W.
BLOOMSMJRO, l'A.
O Ico In Snt's tlulldlns.
j OIIN M. OliMllv,
ATTORN HY- AT-L AW.
AMD
JUSriOK OF THE PEACE.
UI.OOM8BCK11, Pa,
o tlsi Jtcr Moyer llros. Drug store.
p V MILLER,
omcoln llrower'sbutldlng.sot.onafloor.room No.t
Bloomsouru, Pa.
O FRANK ZVHR,
' AT rORNKY-AT-L AW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
ormo corner of Centre and Main streets. Clark j
llulldlng.
Can bo consulted In German.
( - EG. E. EL WELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
lluioMsnuna, Pa.
OlUco on First lloor. front room of Col
bmhias Building, Main street, below hx
cliungo Hotel.
p.VUL E. WIllT,
Auornoy-at-Law.
jincaln Colombian uoiuhno, Koom No. 3, second
"0r' 11LOOMSUUUG, PA.
S. KNOKH. L.S.WINTKR8TSKN.
KNORR k WINTERSTEEN,
A ttorney s-nt-Law.
omee lu 1st National Dank building, second i noor.
nrst door to tlio left. Corner of Main and Marlci
streols Woomsouri;, Pa.
jfiy'eiuioiii and UouK'.ies Cotlecttd.
J II. MAI'iE,
ATTORN FY AT-LAW
Ofnco In .Maize's bulldlig over Blllmeyer's grocery.
JOHN C. VOCUM. ' E- 0KV2K.
YOCU.M & GEYER,
Ati orneys-at-Lawi
CATAWISKA, pa.
(Olllco front suit of rooms on second lloor of
1, kws 1IF.M bulldlns.) ,.,...
rtCAN UK COUI.TEH IN OKIIMAN. jJ
Members of Mmrp and Alleman's lawyers -nd
liinker's Directory and the American Mercantile
nml l"irSrAociatlon. Will gU e prompt and
n ireru nttentlon to collection of claims In any
Sift of thoinltnl Mates or Canada, ns well as to
ltihe?VXoSw business enliusteu lo then.
A.
K. OSWALD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Jackson Building, Rooms 4 and 5.
HEKWICK.PA
-yn-. a. riiawn.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Catawlssa, Pa.
oaace.cornerof Tblrd and Malnutreeta.
V. "WHIT
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Ofllco in Browcrs' Building, 2nd lloor.
may 1-tf
yy E. SMITH,
Attorney-at Law.Berwick. Pa.
Cm be Consulted in German.
ALSO FIH8T-0LASS
. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANIES ItKl'UKSK.NTBD.
WOfllcc first door below tbo post office.
- MMMMl
MISCELLANEOUS
' B. McKELVY, M. D.,Surgeon and Phy
. 6lclan, north side Main street.below Market
L. FK1TZ, Atlorney-at-Law. Office
u, in Colombian Building.
c.
M. DRINKER, GUN & L0CK8MITU
Hirfing Machines and Machinery of all kinds re
p ilrod. 'OrKRA Hoes Ilulld ig, Uloomsburg, Pa.
D
R. J. 0. RUTTER,
PUYSICIANSHUKHBON,
omce, North Market street,
lUoomBbuii,
DR. WJI. SI. RICHER, Surgeon and
Physician, oolco corner of Hock and Alarket
treet.
JR. EVAN.-? M D., Burgeon and
.Pbyslolan, o.noe i"'1 Kesldenoo on Third
.street.
IRE INSURANT.
'fllltlSTIAN F KNAPP.DLOOMSUUKO.PA,
MKitCHANTS1, OF NKWAltK, N. J.
A' LINTON, N. V,
i'KOPI.ES' N. Y.
HHA1HNU, PA.
These iild coiiroKATioxs are ell fceasoiied by
ago and fiiie TASTKiinnd have never jet had a
liiBSMllliilbyanycourtof law. Their ashetsare
all Invesnxi tu bOLin bucukiiibs are liable lo the
baard of HKkonly. . .
IxiiWH FKOiirTLV and iionksily adjusted and
paid us boon us determined by christian t.
KNA1T, BftClAL AOKNT ANP APJt'SlKK lll-OOHSbUHO,
1 The people of Columbia county should patron,
fie llio agincy where losses If any ura bellied and
naltl by uno of ther own clllens.
ruOMl'PNEsS. KOUITY. FAIlt DKAUNQ.
T) F. HARTMAN
BiruKSINTS THE FOLLOWING
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
Norlh American of Philadelphia.
Franklin, " "
Pennsylvania, " "
Yorli, of I'uiuis) Ivanla.
Hanover, of N. Y.
Queens, of Loudon.
NortUllrltlah, of London,
omce on Market ijlieet, No, 9, Illoomsbprg.
oot.4, 1"
S01UNT0N HOUSE.
ON TIIF. LUHOPEAN PLAN.
Viotov Koch, Proprioior.
Itooms are heated by Heam, well ventilated and
leg.mtly furulslnvl. Flneat liar and Lunch Coun-
ejleali' to order at all Uours ladles and r.ents
cesiaurunt fuinlshed wm all delicacies of the
M'lStion near D. L. W, It. II. IK-not, Ecranton,
I'a. Mar Vt-Ct
iXCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLOOUSBUBQ, PA.
riri'OSITBOOUHT IIODSE,
U rgesand convenient sample rooms. Bath rooms
bot and cold water and all modern oonveulenow
Catarrh elys
n m -
15 WUKIH
$ 1,000
TOANY5IAN
Woman or Child
SltFFKIIISO FHOM
CATARRH.
-A. K. NEWMAN,
drilling, Mich.
HAY-FEVER
A Panicle Is nnnlled tntn each nostril anil Is
ngreeablo to us . send tor circular. Price Wets,
by mall or nt druggists.
Kl.Y into I IIKIIS, druggists, Oncgo, N. V.
mars, iw. a
AINWHUTllT & UO.
WHOLESALE GJiOCEES,
Philadelphia
TKAS, SYKDPS, COFKFK, SUOAIt, MOLAf S. h
, RICK, STICKS. BICARBSJDA.tC, AO,
N, B. Corner Second and Arcb streets,
ir-orders will receive pr-mrt atleot'ot
COURSEN, CLEMONS & CO.
Limited,
Importers and Wholesale Dealers in
Crockery. Glassware, Table nnd Pocket Cutlery,
tt luuutv uiuss, ana riatca-wnre,
Tho 58 candle-power marsh electric lamp.
1 ho celebrated Pinafore burner,
lilrd Cases, Fruit Jars.
Ml Lackawanna Avenue. SCHANTON, Pa.
may My
yy n. house,
DENTIST,
lil.U0MSlIUH0,C0I.UMllIA COUNTY, Pa.
All stylesof work done In a superior manner, work
warranieaas represented. tth l:xtract
in wiTnouT 1'ain by the use of Qas, and
freeof charge nben artioclalteetb
are Inserted.
Ofilco over Kleiin's Drue Store.
lo be open nt all hourt during the r?aj
NOVH.iy
Jim, Mellly,j
PROPRIETOR OF
Maiigs Barber Stio; I Fool Room.
At the old stand, under the
Exchange Hotel,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
tt.c7SL0A & BRLl,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES BUGGIES, PHAETONS
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS 4.C.
First-class work always on hand.
KEI'A lit IN Q NEA TLY DONE.
Prices reducedlo tuit the timet.
BLOOMSBURG PLAUING MILL
The undersigned having put bis Planing Ml
on Kauroaasireei, in nrsi-ciass uuiiuiuuu.iBpie
pared to do an kinas of wors: in ms unu.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS. MOULDINGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
furmsned at reasonable prlceB. All lumber used
Is well seasonud and none but skilled workmen
are employed.
ESTIMATES FOR BUILDINGS
urnlnhed on application. Plan" and specldca
oos .imp ired by an experienced arauBuiBman
vuari.es linuo,
IIIooiiiNbiirt:, I'n
ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCES
OF CAST CR WROUGHT IRON.
Suitable for
Yards,
Cemetery Lots
and
Public Grounds.
:o:
The following shows the Picket Oothlc, one of
the several beautiful btjles of fence manufactured
by me unaersisueu.
ed. setup by experienced bands and warranted
lo give sausiaciiuu.
Pncea ami specimens of other de-
siiiim sent to any nuuress.
Adilress
9 HHP B?XI!
BLOOMSBURG PA-
May 4-tf
mil Ml IFl
Five cold and two silver moaaif ,
nwarded In 183S nt tlio Expositions of
Now Orleans and Loulsvillo, nnd the In-
1 l.v..Dlll.i nf Tyn.lnn
Tlio Buperlority of Corallno over liorn
or vvuaieuonu lias uuw ueeu ueiuuueuuicu
liv over live years' excellence. It is more
durable, moro pliable, more comfortable,
Avoid cheap imitations made of various
kinds of cord. Nona are genulue unless
"Dr AVahnkii'8 Cobalise" Is printed
pa insiuu ui Bicet vuvcr.
fn fAU BY AIL LEAD 1MB MERCHANTS.
WARNER BROTHERS,
353 Proadw.ny, NM YwH c'y
febsr omsl
SUHSCHIUK FOH
TUB COLUMBIAN,
t, Crmir. Arthma, I
Uon, anif rellen a crnamtlTO I
II01U 7h9 Gtii Ino Vr, 7'.l $ fl
iCounh Bvrvp U iolfl rrly In I
lri irniytT, arij tviiri our I
n-rlatwl lrmlolnrl:. 'lt t Q
Al'.tiWMllfn.i tttat Irtlr.nllr fl
lliA.llu.ut t. nlL.rtL rvi.i.
Strip CiXVlloH-tJlbel, ftr il ths I
i'rcp'B, lulUmoro, MJ,
Hull . A. I Jtlrurr
HoloO
SALVATIOWOIL,
"The OrcatcEt Cure on Earth for Pain,"
Will relieve moro quickly thin any
other known remedy. Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Swellings, Druiscs, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, Lumbago, Sores, Frost
bites, Backache, Wounds, Headache,
Toothache, Sprains. &c. Sold by nil
Druggists. Price 25 Cents a Bottle.
READ.
ABOUT
All t1'i wftndprful and inirariitoti.
'1 be tinnvilled Jnd peerless mediuno."
And note llie follAmnc
DR. THOMAS'
mule llie followinir
r.ci.r.cTRic
Oil.
which
In.
tin
tllfC, pitKll 1,1
pioprielors can lurmsli un
iphcallon.
Tootlinclie in
Enrache "
Backaci'.c
JLitllK-ItCHH "
IllllllCH
2 Honrs
a nay.H
20 minute
1 Hour
2. Honrs
ra "
2 Ia;;n
5 minutes
r-. l
Coughs "
HoarHciicor... . "
Coltls "
SorcThroat. . "
Itcufitcsn "
Paiiioriliins.. "
lain of Scald.
Croup It will faie in s rr.tnule., r'ld positively
cure any cavewhenu&ed at the outset,
r.emcr.iLer that Pr. Tliomas rdeclric Oil
Is only o cents prr Lottie, and one bottle uillgo
frll.ertftan lialf a Oozen ol at jrdrnjry niediciiie.
niig. 38-ly-ald.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
tlio popular favorite for drewintr
tho hair, H.t-toriiiir color whin
f rny, anrt ini'Tculfnir linmlruir.
L cleans tlio rnilp, ptoM tlio
Iwlr fall) 11 vf, niil in mh p to pk-iiMj.
Ooc aiiti SLOO at Ii Uk'k'lHtft.
Iho best Cough Curo you ran use,
And Uie beft prcrcntlvo know 11 for ronaiimpt Ion. It
curt-s UxJily ialtii!t and ull illiordu 8 uf tho htouiach.
Itowels, Luniri, Uer.KidncyB, Uriimry Onram and
all Ffinala Cum plaint's, Tho fithlo nnd dole, Mnit?
gllng offuiiiot ditvunu, and klowly diiftint? touuiiU
thetfrnTt',vlin:wnotcajt'3 ri-o-r tlulr hcallli by
tliothncly uso of 1'AUKEli'a ToMc, but Uilny li dun
geioua. TaL,o It In time Kold by all UruggLU la
larjjo bottlca at SLOO.
HINDERCORNS
Thopufet-t. miret. oulrkeft and best euro for Cornn,
nunloiw,Wart,3Iole,CaloUM'ilAp. Hlndfi-Hthelr fur.
ther pi o in. MoiiulliIn. nivHiMitn.iibli, tlio
fettconifortahh'. IUml rt"nnn i"t wh n ct'rstliln
cbtufjiK s.adbyliiitrnitsti;c itii.uix(o.,X. V.
aug. M-ly
CURES ALL HUMORS,
from a common Illotrh, or Kriipdoii,
tn tho woiM SrrHii!u. Mt 1 1 - r In-n in,
"t1vvcr-Mort',, sciilj or UtMiivh Skin,
In blunt, all illbt'iic8 nui-u.'il hy buil blood me
conquertil by tliis powcitul, purify Intr, nml
inviKoriitlnirnKflkiiic. Urenl llatfni: I l-
eri nii'fdJj lu.nl umU-r Its tn.nirii ImIiiimh i
Kbpcciiilly hiw K mniiil'iU'd It pntt-iicj It:
curing 'iVlter Hone HumIi, UtiiU, Onr
biuiolt'f, fcoro I!) MToruloiit Nui oi
hikI SmcIIImu., Illn. Joint nUciifcr,
Vlillo MvciiiiiKS urt'f or iincu
Neck, tuul KiiIiii-kl'41 lainl. Send ten
cents in tttainpij tor a larKf trcutlse, with col
oii'j ) lutes, on Skin Diseuses, or tho samo
amount for nt rent l-' on KroMtloui AtTectloriH.
"Tin: m,oii in Tin; i-in:.'
Thoroughly tlfiuwo It by usiuir Wr. ricrre'i
l ioiaoii iTicaieiii xt ni'iivery turn
liteHlloii9 it fair nUIii, hiioniit plr-
iMt vital airviiK11 " "iMiiniiit wri in
coiistltiuloii, will lu estublUlteil,
itibli In Sn-nf iitnti XI torn so of I lie
l4iiHKfct I piomptl nnd iiitainly iiuebtc-U
nnd cured tv this (itliri en ictmth. if tuken
before tho labtPtnKeiot thiMlKeipsunie I inched.
From Its wonderhil power oer this terribly
latiil disease, when Hist otrcilny this now cel
eb rat 'd leiueily to tho public, Dr. I'imice
thought wiloiHy r eiilfinB it his 'oii
f.uiiiptlou (lui't'i" I nt nhiiudoncd tl ut inline
ns tf limited lor n ii.i-diciut which, lioui its
wondfiliileonibinntioi) id tunic, or Mit-nyt lit n
lur, nltcnitlvr, or bliol-( u imliitf. untlbfllfufl,
jK-ctond, nnd nutrithe prupei lift., is itueiiuatcd.
not oiii) tin n i t'lut'uj ior uouMituipiiou 01 un
luiiics but for nil 1
CHRONIC DISEASES
or tup.
Liver, Blood, and Lungs,
It 5 oil foci dull, drowsy, ili'lillllntwl, lmvo
pnllnw color of fckiii. or ycllonl)i)oun foota
on luce or nouj , iiT-,ucin iifiioiiciic or oimj.
lit sv., UkI inslc In moiiili, Inlcriiiil licut or chilli,
nliHrtintliiir with Lot llnslics. low toiilta and
kIooiii) liorcbo(lliiK', liuiriilnr ojipctitp, ornl
((jilli d toliirilt', you uiv miMi'llnir fioin 111(11-Kci-iloii,
) hiu'pkin, nml I oi phi l,l cr,
or '141lloiiNiicri., In nam ciisib only
inn t of tlicHu (.yiiiptoius uru CApciliiKcd, Ai
it ri'iiH'dy tor nil tucli m, l)r. I'lerce'y
(ioliluu .llcillial lllsciiier)' lias no
"V'oV'U'eak I.iiiibh, Splltluic of lllootl,
Nlllirilivsrr. ui airciilii. iii'iiiicisiiib)
Sccro ('iiiiclik, Cuiiaiiiuiuioii, un-'
kludicd allcilloiiu. It Is bo crclim lemody
hciul ten ccnta In Btiiinim lor llr, I'lcrcci
took on Conailini'tlou. Mild by DrliKtfUU
price $i.ooVo;oos:
World's Dispensary Medical Association,
I'ropi Ictors, Gti .Muln St., lluri'AU), N. V
GVCeS LITTLE
nas ttv T.TVPTJ
.IUI, IOHS nii.l CU'rilAUXIO,
Sold by llriiKKitlK. l'('"u " Udl-
$500 REWARD
W oltcnil by tlio proprietors
of Hr. Siiiic'a Cutiirrh Ilcnudy
lor n cuwuif cuinrili bleb they
cannot cure.
If you hui o ii dlsclmrife from
tlio iiiw. ollciiblvo or other-
WltH, (uin IUI Ol BlU.-ll. I UBi a,
or lieu rinir. wcilk eves, dull nula
or pressure In hund, you Imvn I'utnn li. 'i'duu
sands of enses teruilimto 1n consuinptloii.
l)r iiuiie'sf'ATAiiiiil Hi- mfiiv cures tho worst
fuses or t:niarrii "t "in in iiuuui'
i' I'lillirrlilll iieu.iiii'iiu, uu ueiuu.
PATENTS.
ou.ilnt'd and all patent buslnehs attended to for
Iuiuucruin it'ea.
our omce Is opposite tlio U, a I'atrnt Oltloc, and
we can obtain 1'iucnu In lean time than thoso ru.
inoic iroin wasiungion.
Kern model o' drawlnir. Wo advlso as to nat
entablllty dee of chnrne, and wu make no cliarge
Uliiesa i4it'iu la becurcu.
oreierucru, tome t'osimahier, tuo hupt. 01
Honey order lilv.. and lo oniclals of the U. H.
references lo'actualclleutii ln)our own blutoor
f.AW.n nlHiltl.. n.l.-l..u 1 r. ...I. ......
uouuiy, wnie iu
C A, SISUW : CO..
OddosHo I'fttent Olllco. 'a&hlntrton n
rvHii:iHiA.
Us Nature. Causes, Trcvcn
John 11. McAltln. liuell
I lion anil t-urc.
Mass. 14 loarstax
lector, bent frea lo uuy nd
I ilre.vL
iuui a, w u
Cnrrs Ooneti.,Cod, Tt'tam'nf'
IlllliVi
CAT1SS0N COUSSAC.
Ten roni-s ngo I left tho clinwurs, nnd
entered the jriuinl nt Uiiioki, whrrn tlio
ndjutiiiit uno momiiiR liifnnneil us wo
liml nil iiiiMirtnut uiulertnkliiK nn liaml,
An ltonost, hkii' limn, n innster iiinson,
linil U'en nssiiKsliintfd nt liis own liomo,
rniilsiuiR Montinniller, no ono kniiwing
who had committed tlio crimp. H wna
In September, nnd we had tin agreement
to clear the roads for the unarmed ehns
eeurs. Tho ndjiitiint, St. Hoinlet now
piomoted to the rank of captnln, recom
niended to tho 'ininrtermastcr that tho
men redouhle their vigilance, nnd if
they found under tho chestnut tree or
along tlio road doubtful or suspicious
characters, to nrreit them. Tho entire
round was guarded, for the order had
been dispatched to Chalcau-iieuf, to Am
bayae, to Saint Stilpice and ljiuriere,
llellae and Itoeliechouart. Such mdera
are Noinuwhnt perplexing. It will not
do to depend too much upon, tho appear-
ince. lherenrn those of uiifuvoinblo
mien who nre most worthy. 1 onco
'snow n person whom thev might linvo
guillotined, or at least M-nt to tho galleys,
or his looks, Ah, well, hu was :i man
to whom in cverv other resis'ct they
would have given the Montyou value.
Ho supported a number of lieople, nnd
distributed to the poor all he hail; u
saint, upon my honor, yet with the head
of a galley hI.ivp; while otbeis who would
be granted absolution without confession
suddenly come to manacles. Hut thoy
told us to arrest, and we arrested ped
dlers, beggai-s, as yellow as their wallets,
even idiots, who roamed unknowingly
over tin. country. Not one seemed
rapablo of making way with Father
Uoiissuc. 1 line passed, and the assassin
of Faubourg was still unknown. Discov
ery was not easy; we had so few inilica-
lons to guide us, and the auair was ono
of nivstery.
One dav when I was at the guard-
iouso a beautifiil girl, with black eyes
iko mulberries, and red lips like straw
berries, came toward me, saying:
Have they an- news of the assassin?
I am the daughter of Leonard Coussae."
That was something worth hearing.
She spoke with so much energy and feel
ing that I felt asharued of not having put
into custody the wretch ho had killed
her father. Then I tried to excuse my
self, saying how meager was our infor
mation regarding the assassin, and this
and that, but she looked nt me so steadily
t became embarrassed und said suddenly:
"Well, miss, I would risk an arm or u
limb to catch tho roguo for you."
And I spoke the truth; yet it was not
perhaps, professional duty that made inu
Bay it, but those velvety black eyes.
"Only, 1 said, "we must have u clew.
"A clew'" And then she shrugged
her shoulders. "la not the hand oneV"
"The hand! What hand'"
Then Catisson Coussau related to ma
the story of the crime, which I confess
chilled i ue.
It was one evening in September.
I'iMir, honest Coussao had at his house in
Fiibourg Montmailler some money
which hail been intrusted to him by his
patron, JI, (iiibourdv, the contractor,
about 111,000 francs, with which he was
to settle two bills one with a plasterer,
the other with a lumber merchant. Hav
ing, upon this particular evening
finished his repast, Father Cous
uao and his daughter remained
downstairs after mother Coussao had re
tired, he leading his iilmauao as he sat
near the closet containing tho silver, and
she knitting u wool stocking. It is nec
essary to explain that there was a gar
den back of tho house, and, facing this,
n window, the height of n man, tho shut
ters of which were generally closed, hut
which on this particular evening, tho
worthy man, being a trille warm, left
open. He lean more, under me suy-
light by a small lamp, ami t:atisson
ho.trd him turn over and over tbo page?
of his almanac. Sho has often told ma
that she felt, wbilu working mechan
ically, a little drowsy, by this noise of
tlio paper, so regular, nnd by the tick,
of tho pendulum, and that, suddenly
raising her head from her work, toyuwn
and see if it was not tinio to go to sleep,
she saw, behoving at first that she was
mistaken, that sho dreamed: that she had
the nightmare she saw between the
folds of tho shutter, passing, moving
softly, softly, n hand, a largo hand, but
with something frightrul aliout it that
Catisson remarked at once, the four lin
gers, almost as large as tho thumb, be
ing all of tho size, as though cut by line,
yet they were not cut, only terminated
hi this frightful way; and this hideous
hand glided along the shutters, evidently
seeking to open the blind noiselessly.
Then it remained motionless, us though
its owner knew that Catisson had discov
ered him. For a moment sho believed
bho had not seen aright, that the
light of th lamp had dazzled her
bight. Hut when she opened hor
eyes, very much frightened, tlioro
was tlio moving hand, with its enor
mous even lingers, t'atisson wislyd
to scream, but seemed strangled by that
terrible baud. Then she suddenly arose,
nnd, seizing her father by tho sleeve,
pointed to the hand on the blind, lint
at the same moment that old Coussao
turned, the robber quickly pushed open
tho blind, and u current of air extin
guished tho lamp in u cloud of il.fiuo
and smoke, leaving Catisson und her
father ill darkness, Coussae, hearing
the sound of a heavy body leaping into
(ho room, tried to find u knife with
Which to defend himself, and moro i
puolally the money, but before lie could
open the ciiplsiard ho was seized by tie
throat, and felt a stroke ngainst his
neck, then down near his heart. Catis
son screamed, divining all, though see
ing nothing, but u heavy blow rendered
her powerless. Tho poor girl was hi a
faint, she could not say how long, and
when she lecoveied found herself ill the
lower hall, wheio Mother Coussae,
whiter than her rnle, bought to rouse
poor Ijeoiiard, who jminted to tlui breast;
lis if to say; "Wound in heio no reni'
edy,"
Of course the closet wliero Coussua
had placed the money was broken open
and the bills were stolen. Such a nlghtl
The Fnnbourv: Montmailler will long re-
lnemlier it. They aroused tho neighlwrs
and searched the garden, wheio they
found Joot-prints, which they measured
'hey searched everywhere. In the
meantime Coussao died, und the old
mother was liesido herself, Catisson,
half out of her senses, snw ever that
frightful hand, with tho four even tin
gers gliding )er the tiak shutter, like i
tpjder nrtmali,
As you can iliiaginp, we Hindu every
elfoit tn tlnd tho dog who had tent that
woilhy to lonytit (tho cemetery ut i.im
oges,) Yes, wo did nil wu could, but
there was no clew, Wo hud the hand as
Catisson had described it to me, but
knew of no one iKissessiiig such u hand
We questioned all the masons who had
woikcd with rather Coussao, but no
biispicion rested upon them; ull wero
worthy people, well known, with a little
fondness for chestnut wine, but not
crime. Who, then, was the criminal?
Ono day a butcher-boy from la ruo
Aiguepcrso ciimo to tell us that ho
remembered onco having u quarrel with
a great fellow who, in drawing his Jsoip
tron knife, had disuluvod a vivv luioullar
hand with four even fingers, funv tho
knife witli which ho hnd killed Coussao
was a Noutron knlfp, but the butcher
boy could give no further Information,
and many thought his (tory a fabrica
tion, And our men still searched, find
ing nothing, which nnnoyed mp, ns I hnd
said to Catisson: "Tell us, demoiselle,
what you will give for tho limn who
captures your father's nssassln,"
She diil not nnswer, but turned pale
whllo her beautiful black eyes wept and
promised, but all that did not enable mo
to Unci the criminal. Finally Catisson
said:
"If you can not find him, I will."
Sho had still her grandmother, a true
woman, living, who since the assassina
tion had been silent ns u stone, yet fierce
as a dog ready for attack, and the Kor
old woman kept repeating: "Will they
not, then, conduct to tho Monte-a-Hcgret
the villain who killed my son?"
Catisson left her position as seamstress,
and applied to tlio prefect of police for
permission to tako a place at the fair.
This astonished every one, especially
when wo saw at the fair-grounds nt St.
Loup or St. Martial or Limoges n great
bill posted, with u imrtrnlt of Catisson in
rose-colored robes, and lieneath, In largo
letters, "The Klectrio Oirl." How odd
for Catisson so to designate herself. So
Catisson Coussae was electric, and you
received a shock when she touched you.
But I needed not to touch her to bo elec
trified; I had only to look nt her. You
seo her ut 28; but ten years ngo, those
who saw her and did not turn to look tho
second time were great imlicclles.
Well, the "electric gill" brought siec
tutors. An orchestra was not necessary,
or other attractions. They saw her and
exclaimed, "What u beautiful girll" then
entered.
One day I entered the fair. She was
there upon a little platform, with Mother
Coussae, who, as a fortune-teller, watched
every one closely. Catisson encouraged
me, and, while I Btood before her think
ing how liecoming her costume, she
smiled, and said in a droll tone:
"Oh, it is you! I do not need to see
your hand!"
Then I knew what the brave girl
wished; why sho went aliout tho country
in such disguise. She had ever in mind
that frightful hand, nnd extended her
own white little hand, soft as satin, but
nervous to every one who came, hoping
it might meet .that other hand stained
with blood, it was her own idea; she
had only the one clew; it would suffice,
she thought; yet to find tho rascal was
like looking for a needle in ii hay-stack,
lint there are chances that n murderer
will wander in the direction of his crime.
The murderer might then bo far from
Limoges, but would in all probability re
turn, and there was a chance that sho
might again see the hand which haunted
her like a nightmare.
F.verywhero Catisson, with Mother
Coussivi, traveled over tho country, yet
it was always toward Vienna that they
turned with the most confidence women
often divine things.
One dav I remember it ns though it
were yesterday the Sid of Slay, a Mon
day, there was n show at the I'lce
Royale, and Catisson and Mother Cous
sao were there, distributing the hand
bills ami saying: "Enter, ladies and
gentlemen." It was not necessary to in
vite me; I entered as the others, only
baying, "Rood-day, mademoiselle;" and
she replied, "Oood day, gendarme," well
knowing my name, but giving only nir
title. I see it all, now Catisson in her
red robe, her pretty brown hair, a rose
iu her corsage, white arms, pretty shoul
ders, and a head to turn all others. And
she explained to tho spectators, as was
her custom, aliout the electric mud; then
extended her hand, saying:
Give me your hand and you will feel
tho current. Do not fear; it will not hurt
you."
Then boine laughed, others were al
most afraid, but all extended their hands
for tho touch of Catisson. 1 was there,
and was almost jealous of those jieople
who pressed her toft hand, when sud
denly, like a thunder-clap, I saw the
electric girl, as pale as death, extending
her hand to onr who seized it ns a dog
does a pieeo of meat. Before her was u
great fellow, with curly red hair showing
beneath a felt hat; ho wore a blue blouse
over a vest, and epaulets; a giant I saw,
us I regarded his profile; his inferior jaw
resembled that of a pike, and his tem
ples almost concealed with eyes, with no
bearif, borne hairs iu the pale skin, b.id
figure. Catisson looked him well iu the
face, and he extended a hund which
seemed enormous beside her small one.
She clung to him, seemingly, as if every
thing deieuded upon that arm in the
blue .sleeve. A shudder passed over me,
und I said: "It is the individual, she holds
him."
Yes, yes, she held him, and, pale as
death, said to the gross fellow, suddenly
turned as white as herself,
"Tell me, do you know tho assassin of
Leonnrd Coussao 'f"
Ho recoiled, seeking to withdraw his
fingers from the electric woman, Ah,
bhe needed not to bo electric to cause a
ihuck to that man. He was unable to
move his arm; ho wished to repulse hr,
nnd said:
"Are you a fool? Will you unhand
me?"
As ho turned his head, 1 bnw his light
eyes, fierce and eager, becking means of
esciqie.
".Miserable villian!" cried Catisson,
forcing him into a chair. It was you
who dealt the blow. It was you!"
And she held that giant, btunncd hy
the suddenness tif tho ulliilp but ho
quickly recoveiisl himself; he disen
gaged his hand from Catisson, and I taw
it, frightful, with tho even lingers; he
truck her, then turn liku u wild animal
to tho place of egress.
Everybody bought to escaiie; thocrowd
wero afraid. The man leaped, pushing
the people before him, when 1 planted
inybelf in front of him. He had un ugly
look, seeing my kepi and whito breeches.
Ho perceived iu them the evidence of my
position. Ho had his faco toward me. I
raised my arm and seized him by the
blouse,
"In the uaino of tho law, I arrest
you,"
Tho villain's only reply was a blow,
which would, I believe, havo tent mo
ten feet, if I had not had tho presence of
Catisson to Increase iny htreilf.th. I rid
iculcd the blow, I held tho man: I
dragged him; I would not let him go
They would havo had to brejik my wrist
lu order to make ino. And nio gave mo
blows on the head, trying to stun me, or
break my skull. Suddenly (1 btill hold
the scar) ho attempted to plunge
knifo into my neck, iu the, same way
had struck V'athor (imssaa a habit of
his, 1 behove, Ho counted upon killing
ine; Imt tho colhir of my uniform turned
aside the blade of tho knife II Jioutron
knife, with yellow handle, It cut
through tho collar and gave mo only a
scratch. Then my ha'id seized tho wrist
which held the weapon, which. If It de
scended a second time, would do its
work, I saw the knife raised like tlio
sword of Damocles, und grasping its
handle wero those gross, even lingers by
which uitlsson nail recognized tho nssas'
sin of her father, How long it might
have lusted that battle lu which my
blood 1 lowed, though I had wounded him
I can not bay; but I felt that I was losing
strength, that I bhould releuso tho hand
which held the knife. Suddenly Iih ut
Irrcd a cry, n savage one, like that of an
I ..U.l l,l blll,l II.. !,,,,,.! l,. t
animal lieing killed. Ho jumped, but I
held him still; then he turned so rapidly
that ho fell, dragging me after him, he
underneath and I above. We fell to
tho ground. Then something moved
him, or, rather, clung to him. It was
Mother Coussae, who gnnwed nnd
pecked at his limbs to niako him release
Ills hold. And we rolled on the ground
like worms, but this timo it was not for
long. Catisson recovered nnd aided me
to retain the armed arm, or, rather, sho
took tho knife away from him while I
held tho man by tho throat with my right
hand, and would have stilled him. Thon
IKsjplo came nt the noise, nnd tho pay
master, llugead, arrived with a comrade.
They assisted me to bind tho criminal,
raised him up, put on tho handcuirs and
led hhn through tho crowd, who, becing
him taken, wished to prevent his escape.
That bravo crowd who a bhort time lio
fore was afraid. It was well they came.
1 could not hold out longer. I was go-,
Ing, going. It was foolish for u gen
darme. 1 fainted from loss of blood.
But I had tho sensation of while arms
sustaining me, and, instead of the Xou
tron blade near my head, 1 perceived, us
lu a dream, tho large, lieautiful eyes of
Catisson, who smiled Uon me,
Ho was u mixer of plaster, named
Massaloux, of Souterralno hi La Creuso
so a deputy of La Creuso told us and
who, presenting himself to M. Gnbourdy
for work, had overheard him speak of
the money confided to Ix'onard Coussao
by his patron. Then he exclaimed,
"There is a chance." nnd he took it
alone, with no accomplice, an idler, but
energetic. After the murder he reached
Paris, then returned to Queret, then to
Limoges, the money gone, seeking work.
When before the Court d" Assizes, ho
scarcely defended himself, as though
Baying: "You havo taken me, so much
the worso for me." They condemned
him to death. The famous hand is pre
served in alcohol at the Ecole de Jlede
cine. It is not for mo to boast that the presi
dent commended me, but I did not need
congratulations. I no longer needed
anything. I had Catisson. On my wedding-day,
however, I received the briga
dier ornaments, and if you wish to seo a
happy man look at me. Chicago Jour-
nars Translation from the french of
Claretie
New Wny to Toui-lien Timber.
By the new process of toughening tim
ber it is claimed that the effect produced
upon whitewood Is such that a cold chisel
is required in order to split it. This re
sult is accomplished by a special method
of steaming the timber and submitting
it to end pressure, technically "upsetting
By this means the cells and libera
are compressed into one compact mass;
and it is the opinion of those who have
experimented with tho process that wood
can be compressed to the extent of some
j per cent., and that some of the tmiiier
now considered unfit for use in such
work as carriage-building, for instance,
can be made valuable by this means ns a
substitute for ash, hickory, etc. Chicago
Times.
Cartrhlce. uf the Wr of 1R13.
Doorkeeiier Date, of the Connecticut
louse of representatives, has ten cart
ridges that were carried by Judo B. Gage
iu the retreat from New London in tlio
war of IBIS. They are hand-made, the
wrappers being pieces of newspajiers,
and the round halls are kept m place by
tow-strings. Mr. Gage, when 90 years
old, gave tlu relics to Mr. Date. Chi
cago Tunes.
Cholera Nut uf Kecent Origin.
Asiatu- cholera, Dr. Semiticlluk holds.
iu his "Historic du Cholera," had existed
from time immemorial in what now con-
titutes British India, aifd that it was
onlv in 1817 that it quitted its normal
ibode to spread into Alia, und subse
quently into other parts of the world.
f'hicago Herald.
FOLLOWED BY A BIG SHARK.
Not To He Tuken In by a lhiinniGrea.-
tn-u Yellow Dog for Halt.
In 187-1 I wa mate of a coasting
schooner voyaging between Charleston,
Beaufort. Savannah, and other lioints
on the southern etia-t. She was built at
Charleston, and I went out on the first
voyage. The name of the captain was
Martin, an easy-going, good-natured
man, and we had tluee men before the
mast.
We left Charleston in the afternoon,
and wero scaicely clear of the bar when
a motjster shark was observed in our
wake. Tl'.ero are always sharks in plenty
in Cliaile-ton hartsir, nnd this chap
would not have received much notice ex
cept for bis size and the grim, persistent
manner in which he followed us. He
ranged up on the starboard quarter, not
more than ten feet away, and them ho
stuck. When wo had made our offing
ind bet our course, tho captain deter
mined to get rid of tho unpleasant visitor.
When a sailor sees a shark following
his ship ho feels asn landsman would if
a wolf was pursuing his carriage. Tlio
shark is there to eat you, if opportunity
occurs, and you feel a spirit of revengo
stirring you tip to get rid of him.
e had a lug shark hook on board,
ami after tlio decks had been cleared we
brought it out, baited it with a chunk of
poik, and tho morsel was dropped over
board and tho rope paid out until the
pork was light nt the shnrk'ti nose, Ho
relnsed to touch it, Sharks nro always
hungry, und sharks aren't n bit particu
lar whether they ent mrk or sailor, but
this fellow seemed to know that we had
formed a conspiracy to destroy him. Wo
made up n dummy ami curried it aloft
and heaved it overboard witli great out
cry, but that trick also failed. The
shark paid no attention to the splash,
but kept his wicked eyes on tho man nt
the wheel, and remained where wo first
diseoM'itsl him.
We had a, slow passage daw u(a the In
let, and WO filtered it tho hark sud
denly disappeared, Wo went up to
Beaufort, unloaded a part of our cargo,
took on homo cotton, and cnino down
again, anil wo had scarcely crossed the
bar when tho big fish again took his po
sition on the starboard quarter. It was
tilt, same when wo started into Savan
nah, and the same at Brunswick, and wo
diopped hint ngaiu off Charleston us wo
returned after nn nbsence of two weeks,
"We tried every way known to bailors to
drive the fellow off, but he wouldn't
budge. At Charleston the captain con
sulted a colored clairvoyant, uudbho sold
him alsiut an ounce p,f pnV salvo and
told hin that he inust buy a yellow dog,
greiisQ jts, puwa with tho salve, and
tho dog tolyut tllPsharthflqV, HopuW
lor tno huvo nun win it whole day
finding u yellow dog. One win. finally
discovered following n oolotvd man
ulsnit, and an offer of f :i made him our
dog. On this iteration wo left Charles
ton jiibt at daybreak, having Is-eu in the
harlwr three days. As day fully dawned
we picked up our old enemy, und ull
hands willingly turned up to see what
luck wo would havo with the new bait
We greased the paws of tho dog, and ho
nt onco liegau to howl iu the most dis
mal manner. You'd havo believed fiom
his actions that ho know what was fum
ing. When wo had lashed hhn fast to the"
hook wo found that the shaik had
nearcd tho bhip by several feet, and that
ho Kcciucu to bo a bit nervous.
AVell, when nil was ready over went
tiio nog, mm ne Had scarcely tone'
u-ntnrwlipii thn rdinrlr linil Mm. 1
water when tho shark had hhn, He had
dog, hook, and all at one snap, and
started to make a skip when the hook
brought hhn up. V7 took the lino to
the ca)r-!tahi nnd walked the old chap
alongside, and when we hnd Ills head out
of walerwotlred twocharges of buckshot
into it. We tlien drew him nlmard nnd
finished him off, and after breakfast wo
fell to and slit him open to sen what sort
of cargo he carried. There wan tho dog,
swallowed almost whole, a human hand,
a beef lsuie, the heel of a boot, a pint
bottle, two feet of smallchnlu, a scoro of
buttons, n silver-plated table knife nnd
two iron PjKons, nnd severnl other trillea
which ho hnd picked up whllo cruising
around and waiting for us to come out.
We hove him over lifter tho examination,
and though the schooner ran on that
same routo for tho ensuing eleven
months, none of us sighted a shark,
large or small. The greased-dog business
seemed to havo given tho whole
fraternity n valuable hint. New York
Sun.
1'Ie Nut A Yullkee Invention.
Pie is not one of the inventions which
a punitive providence left for the exer
cise of Yankee genius. It is very much
older than America, so far as tho mod
ern age knows anything iibout America.
It is French, Spanish, Italian, English,
German, It is (If the north. It was car
riisl into the British Islands by the ma
rauding migrants from the northern
seas. Our own word is a corruption of
a very early British word, and is, in
etymology, n first cousin of "pustie" or
"pasty." I'ie is our name for what is now
more familiarly known us "tin t" in the
land where ull was once pasty.
Tho tart of to-day differs from con
teiiiiMiraiieous pie only in this: Tho in
terior of the tart is thicker than the in
terior of the pie. It takes more apples
to make a tart than to make a pie, if the
pie-maker be frugal, ns she generally is.
In the Euroirean countries the tart is
baked in a deep earthen dish, InYun
keeland pie is stewed Into sogginess iu a
tin pan. Chicago Herald.
Mountain Air us h iieclll j.
Ill mild cases of nervous disturbance,
in simple overwork, and mental ex
haustion from worry and anxiety,
mountain air is often a s'citie. Its tonic
properties, the distraction of magnificent
scenery, the purity of tlio air, tho still
ness of high altitudes, all contribute to
the beneficial result. Phrenological
Journal.
lttuda as an iruu lfrndueer.
Fifty years ago ltiissia stood almost first
among iron-producing nations; now her
namo is nearly last, and her imports of
iron and steel amount to moid than ITS,
000.000. Tho singular phenomenon of a raln-storra
In mi.t inter Tccurred at ilaiatlan, Mexico,
reeemly. 'Mi U the flint Instance of the kind
on record.
HOUSEHOLD SERVANTS IN JAPAN.
Capable anil Faithful Kettilttefii A Kind
"Oooil-Nlulil" A l.u.t llnlrjiln.
Housekeeping here has no trials. The
worn and vexed spirits of American
chatelaines ought to rest in Japan after
death. Capableund faithful servantsuro
plenty and cheap. Our establishment
boasts five, and for these wo pav aliout
what two would cost in New York. I do
not visit iny kitchen onco n month, never
give an order outside of a biioken wish,
yet tho domestic machinery mows witli
an ease and perfection unattainable at
home by almost any effort on the part of
tho mistress. Tho manners of the serv
ants are amusing, not to say startling, to
nn American accustomed to the cheerful
familiarity of her native help. Every
night at bedtime our five retainers ap
pear, prostrate themselves in succession
to the earth, and retire. This is to wish
mo good-night and to renew their testi
mony of profound resiied and pleasure
over the privilege of serving me. It was
difficult ut llrbt to preservo tho necessary
dignity for the ceremony, but now I am
us majestically gracious as any other )
tentato. The other day, on one of my rare visiti
to tho kitchen, a hairpin became loosened
and dropped without my notice. I had
been seated in my own room only a few
moments when my houseman entered,
bearing a small salver, which he pre
sented to me with many genuflections.
Fancy my surprise to see a littlo hairpin
upon it, and to learn from my proud but
embarrassed servitor that it had fallen to
tlm kitchen lloor fro.n my head. After
wurd I found there hud been a discussion
as to who should pick it up, und almost
a quarrel as to whom belonged the ines
timable honor ot bearing it to its owner.
Foreign Letter.
A Tew 1'aeU About llml Slioiv,
Even to-day tht wild theories aboirt
the red snow nre not yet ended. Seeing
that tho young spores of the algie moved
incessantly backward und forward iu the
water, the idea arose that they wero ani
nialculie, and red snow only the lowest
form of animal life, Hy degrees, how
ever, it camo to be an accepted fact that
this voluntary motion does not belong ox
chisively to animal life, and the yoiinp,
spores of the lower plants, although they
move freely about ill the water, und art
plentifully provided with lino hair-like
threads like the real infusoria, still re
main plants, unit never turn into ani
mals, and thus the plant nature of the
"allow blossom" was finally bottled.
The red snow alga found on the Alps,
Pyienees, and Carpathians, und also on
the summits of the North American
mountains as far down as California,
is not, however, such a determined
enemy to heat as its having Its homo in
the ice region would imply, lu the
arctic circle, as well as on our own
mountains of perpetual snow, epeciallv
on Monto Komi, the red mow Is been in
hummer M"" light rose-colored film,
which gradually deepens iu color, par
ticiilarly lu tho track of human foot'
steps, till at length it tin us almost black.
in mis Mine, However, it is not a rotten
mass, but consists principally of care
fully capsiihsl "quiescent spores," in
which state these microscopic atoms past
the winter, Iteming in this form the
greatest extremes of toiupvtuture,
siiuiuiier s uouruai.
lleurjr Wuril tleeclier on 'Miulc.
Some men say that they would rathet
hear mm ballad than tho whole ol
Beethoven, No doubt iersous who, Vnv
advanced but a single step uv so,
Melodies urn only in ,tv awuy from
love of single. o,imd, us of the hum in
bugle, iir what not; when one has ad
vaiii'od beyond that, the love of melodic
strums Is developed, People say they
no not cniv for what is culled harmony
Of course they don't; they are not hlgli
enough up,
lieu itcrsoiia come to harmonies they
nave only simple ones, 1 hat Is natural.
But when wo come to Handel, to Bach
to Beethoven, wo haw then the niiireiiv
ent developments of music, and t.U,,. ywie
ouiwani lorni is coiuparattun lost H
the sweep of the Uwmidncs. that it is
carrying aiim,i; ni, . As tho vast mul
titude of u'lwms are not developed verv
highly, so the vast multitude of jtersons
iiouotiiko these masters; but, it they
live long enough, they will; for I th nk
wu shall have something of the uuulc of
eartli even in heaven. Exchange.
BEYOND.
Minn eye weie lioldeii, that I rould notse.
How ilnsu liefore me itood, "llll out
stretched timid,
Ood's messenger, the angel sent to lieckon
lue
Away from all tlio cruel thorns, the miry
tiny,
Tlint cxrd us as wp toiled nlong tho way,
To follow Ids sweet guidance to tlio land
Where none Minll weep through nil th'
eternal day.
And knowing not how.lioit tho time would
Ihi,
Dear hart, 1 fretted sorely as wo went
nlong;
And made the way Inoro sail nnd drear for
thee,
Nor e er sought to choer theo with a song,
OLovele'eu hero In heaven there doth re
main '
Regret for all I added to thy pain I
Augusta I'. JJunn.
"THE MOTHER OF CRIMINALS."
4. 1'nuper ( lillil Left Ailrlft lliinilrcilil
uf Victims Opr.cemlutiti,.
As tin illustration of what unorganized
and indiscriminate charity leads to, tho
casoof Margaret, the Mother of Crimi
nals, is quoted from an iiuthorityon the
subject:
"Margaret was a pauper child left
adrift in one ot tho vlllngin on the upper
Hudson, aliout ninety years ugo. Tliero
was no almshouse in the place, and sho
was made the subject o'f outdoor relief,
receiving occasionally food und clothing
from the town officials, but was never
educated or sheltered in a proiter home.
She liecanie tho mother of n largo race of
criminals and paupers which has cursed
the county ever since. Tlio county rec
ords show 200 of her descendants who
havo been criminals. In one generation
of her unhappy lino there were twenty
i children, of whom seventeen lived Jo
j maturity. Nino served terms aggregat-
in fifty years in the btato prison for high
' crimes, and all the others were frequent
inmates of jails and almshouses.
"It is said that, of tho (WU descendants
of this outcast girl, 200 committed crimes
which brought them iihih the court rec
ords and most of the others wero idots,
drunkards, lunatics mid painters. Tito
cost to tho county of this race of crim
inals anil paupers is estimated ns at least
i f 100,000, taking no account of tbo dam
age they indicted upon proterty and the
degradation they cuused to others."
Brooklyn Eagle.
Sanitary liitiiroTemenls In Naples.
A correspondent gives iu The Yieniin
Freindenblatt a graphic account of tbo
great improvements which are about to
be commenced at Naples, and which will
completely renovate tho city from a
sanitary point of view. One large main
thoroughfare will traverse tho whole ot
the jxxtr quarters, Porto, Pendino, Mer
cato, and Yicaria, while regular cros
streets will run ut fixed intervals. Sonio
sites considered to lie too unhealthy will
not bo allowed to lie occupied. For tin.
largo crowd ot artisans, laborers, and
their families who will lie dislodged by
these changes new and healthy quarters,
will lie found in tho Aremiccia district,
beyond the railway station.
The entire drainage and bower system
in the lower part of tho city will lie re
modeled, and will be made to discharge,
beyond the bailsti-. Tho dve-works unit
similar manufactories, the operations, ot
which arecalculated toiaillutothe water.
will bo required to remove lteyonu the
city boundary. The state is contribut
ing 4,000,000 iKiuiid sterling to carry
out these great works. When they have
been finished tho tluaj.i will, indeed, ha
ono of the most delightful, us well as
most wonderful, promenades in Europe.
Exchange,
Yet Not It V isitor Sinlleil,
All American gives us.iui instanco of
113 exiterieiico in hvria. He was about
to mount his mule amidst a crowd of
Oriental visitors, and wished to give,
them an exaggerated idea of American
agility. Ho juiiiiiod n littlo too far, Usui
overshot the mark, coming down on tho
other side like u diver, witli his haiittsaiut
nose in the mud, his feet caught in tho
addle, and his coatsku ts cleverly rolled
over his head, to screen him from what
ic supitosed was a laughing crowd.
let not a soul hiiulisl, not u bound wss
icard tae a tender grunt of sympathy
and demure offers of aid. Now a Turk iu
America, with baggy breeches ;uid tur
haiied head, taking a leap over mule iu
the streets of an American city, and
getting stuck upside down, witli Ids pro
boscis iu a rut and hislitlsintlie saddle,
would bo saluted with boiuethitig monj
than a grunt of sympathy mid demure,
offers of aid. We have inure humor -thau
dignity; tho Turkb moro dignity than
numor, i out u s i oinp.iiiion.
Improvement oil tlie. AltsMu-Clorl.,
Alarm-clocks, as is well known, after
a time lose their power over a slecjifr
and fail to awake him, since ho Incomes
accustomed to tho noho. To remedy this
lefect mi Ingenious inventor lias added!
a cylinder, tho liaso lilted with etim-
piit-stl air mid tint remaining space vritU
istld water, A perforated tin tulto is at
tached, which is pointed iu tho direction
needed. When tho ulnriii ltoll giics off
the pressure of nir is relieved and the
water in tho cylinder is driven out,
through the peifomttM.1 tulto over tlm
head of the slts-ik-r, who is buro to.
awakeiusl by the hhuwer-VatU.
Chicago Times,
Tlttliilni: Iok for Military S-rtr.
The (termini minister of tiir has given
orders for a nuinberof dos to lio trained
with it view of testing tho value of tlio
service they might render to sentinels
engaged ki vpiug guard during the night.
Tills new departure in the Gorman army
Is understood to have been hiiggestcd by
an accident which occurred In the course
of last year's ojterations among tiro Brit
ish forces Iu tlio Soudan, lixcliange.
riant I'uoil In (Irotiml (Inutile.
V granite rock, though containii.tr all
tho essential elements of plant growth,
only supiKtns mosses nnd lifhtns; when
broken into gravel it supitorts scanty
growth of grains or grass, tint ground to
powder It furnishes food ror a respectabl
growth. Chicago Herald.
The lll.ivery of u Ntt (iraltt.
Specimens of a ixvulisr grain grown
by a Maeldas, Me,, man from live kernels
received by him mm u friend, who bald
they had Uvn taken from tho ciop of a
wild pxiso, havo Iteen sent to several ex
jierts, including members of tlio mrwini.
Istard of agriculture, all of wliuu bay
that tho grain i wholly unlike uny
American cereal. It is understood a
sample will be tried in tU agricultural
dejiartinont at Washington, Thogentle
mau referred to hiv itcreedod in raising
nltoul live bullets. i,f tlio nondescript
grain. CliVoKtv Herald.
Y,juliiirHlc uf (leorulii Splun.
CWlti latest oddity is n,piderair
Wgasa hickory-nut, tho ltVf. curved
Kick whereof shows the himian faco in.
profile, Tlio face is liko that of a mau
of the Malay tyi?, the brow, tho eyes,
the nose, tho mouth, and the eiim lieing
imitated with a precision quite btartlior
lu its (ay, Chicago Tribune,
Silence is vocal if
Holland.
wo listen weUtwi