THE SONQ OK THE BOW. Kvn wH low lxit.h tlm arrow ".Itur Tho Hinx of tin1 Uiiw, Tho Bonn 1 of tho strlnj. The shaft" cry slirlil: tat us forth nfiin; tat lis fi l our fill ; On the flcKh of mon, 'V Groorty anil t1'"t lo we lly from f ir, Like the liinln thnt mrl For this fiixst of war, Till the rnr of fUht With our in;: l" stirro.1, An It whirls from I he flight Of the rnvenin liinl. Like the (l ike. that ilrift On the Niinn'-winirn broath. Jinny nnl swift, Ami winpoil fonlivith Orwly anil llivt. Ho we niioed from far, Llko the lilnlx that mivt On the brlil;; . of war. FWt as phor.t t!i:it wail, When the (hirt Kti lke.t tnics To the swift nhnfu h.iil, Till they drink warm dew. Keen nnd low Do the cray shnfl.s sina The 8nnir if the IViw, The ounil of the string. The World's Dcslra A POOR KEVEXGE. "I nm poinjr to li.e.ve two guests nt Oindala tlio day after to-morrow ,' re marked Mrs. Itadi'liifo rurelessly 0110 mornirir to tho old husband who iidoros her nnd who is fully thirty years her senior. "Yea, my dear Ophelia." is the amia ble answer, while Mr. RadcliiTi! tstirs tlio :offee hid wifo has just mado for hitn. 'I am so glad to hear you say so. I was on the verge, my dear, of proposing some such social distraction. And pray whom have you hit upon?" "You have met the l:uly, I nm sure. She is Miss Eloiso Bristow, and the gen tleman is Mr. John Folsom." Mr. Radcliffo considers this response for a moment, and then up go his gray touched eyebrows in unmistakablo ns tonibhment. "My dear, yon must bo making some mistake. I have heard you say sumo very hard thincrs about both these peo ple. I remember your being very an gry indeed at Eloise Bristow just bo fore your marriage for for" "Can't you recollect why?" interrupts M. Riidcliile in smiling interrogation. "This was my reason for being angry: Eloise choso to spread abroad certain re ports about mo when I was poor little Ophelia Shelton. which, whether they were true or false, concealed behind them the desire of preventing our mar riage. You were sensible enough not to believe the gossip, and so sho was de feated." "But have you forgiven her, Ophelia? I thought not." Mrs. Radcliffe's face is very calm and gentle in its expression. "Pshaw! my dear Radcliffe, what is the use of cherishing grudges?" True, Ophelia. And this Mr. Fol som? You used to dislike him, I well remember. What was it, by the by, that he did to offend?" "Oh, it was two years before I met you, and during the year that I lived in Portemouth with Aunt Fannie. Ah, hus band mine, what a memory you have!" "I'm getting old, Ophelia." "Nonsense! You are as young as I." "Thanks for the delicious compliment. I waft a kiss to you across tho breakfast table. Now, tell me what it was that your Portsmouth friend did?" "He set a very dear friend of mine, a Mrs. Farren, against me by telling her that I was trying to make her husband fall in love with me. He never knew that I had found tho truth out before I left Portsmouth, bit I had." "And you are going to have these two people, both of whom I know you hate, up at Elmdale!" murmured Mr. Rad cliffe, lifting both hands in mock inten sity of amazement. "I never could un derstand some of yoar whims, Ophelia; they are quite beyond me! By the by, do these forthcoming guests know each other?" "No; I donbt if they have ever heard jach other's names. John Folsom has always lived in Portsmouth, you know, and Eloise in London. Mr. Folsom is in town now for a month or so, I have late ly beard from Mary Waldrom, an old Portsmouth friend. He is here for busi ness rtittsona trying, Mary writes, to lave a little from tho wreck of his f ort ine." "Ah! he has, then, met with severo losses? I knew he was rich or, rather, I remember yonr telling mo so." "He has lost next to everything, they say, by he failure of Rushit & Sum mer." "And, my dear ahem! how about thi3 Miss Eloise Bristow? Is she ahem! well off?" "Not at all. A church mouse is in handsome circumstances compared with her." Five or six days after the above con versation Mrs. Radcliffe's gueats arrived in Elmdale. The guests find every hospitality await ing them at tho charming country seat of Elmdale. "You havea most exquisite place hero," Mr. Folsom tolls his hostess, while they are left alone together for a few moments on the night of his arrival. "Yes? Do you really thiuk so?" is tho weet answer. "I am so glad evervthing ...leases you. And how about your fel low guest, Miss Bristow? Is not she lovely?" "I never specially admired brunettes," is John Folsom's reply, with a covert glance at the flaxen trasses of Mrs. Rad cliffe. Tho lady laughs. "Ah, it doesu't much matter. I fan cy, whether one bo blonde or brunette, if one has immense wealth." 'Immense wealth! And is Miss Bris tow" "Wealthy? Oh, eaormously ono of .ho greatest heiresses I know of." "Indeed!" John Fobom responds, bo ;irining euddotjly to stroko his dark, ilky mustacho with considerable tu ;rgy. Not long afterward MrB. Radcliffe is alone witli Miss Bristow, "My dear Eloise," bhe begins, "yon ftro look-big so well! By the by, Mr. Folsom paid yon a compliment." A slight Hush tinges Eloiso Bristow's cheek. "Really! What was It?" "He said you wore pretty." "lie is vi ry kind," Eloiso answers, a little disappointedly. Sho is pretty, and knows it very well, having been told so again and again. Mrs. Radcliffe taps her reprovingly with a costly ivory fan. "My dear f,.rl, you should ot under value such 11 compliment from amillion airo li'co Mr. Folsom." Eloise's flossy dark eyebrows sudden ly lift themselves. "A millionaire, Mrs. Radcliffe?" "Yes. Oil, his wealth is immense! I thought you knew it." "No, I have not heard." "Well, that is not strange, when one rcmeinberj that you could not have known anything about him." Fivo days pass. During this timo John Folsom ami Eloiso Bristow nro much together. E;tch hooii discovers in tho other a charm which lies wholly apart Iron that which iirst brought them together in such closo mutual at traction; but it is doubtful whether, ex cept for certain spurious intelligence imparted by Mr. Radcliffe, either of these two young persons would liavo had suClcient interest in the other's ac quaintance to have made tlio delightful discovery which lias now resulted for both. Yes, Eluiso Bristow and Mr. Foist. m are thoroughly i:i lovo with each other at tho end of a week's timo. More than once, whilo thinking of how superbly her revengeful scheme hud succeeded, Mrs. Radcliffe's eyes flash with malicious tri umph. At hist John Folsom tells himself that he is foolish not to avow hi love, since Eloiso lias fjiven inoro than u ningle marked sign by which, if ho cannot read tho exact truth, ho has ut least had reason to guess it. Ono day while passing the library door ho catches tho gluum 0f lk j,jn; laUHijn morning dress. "It is rhe," ho mentally murmurs, "and provided sho is alone, I shall not leave her until I have declared the truth." Eloise proves to be alone. Mr. Folsom seats himself at her side, and in n few moments has spoken words that bring tho rich color glowingly to the girl's cheeks and make her eyes sparkle with brilliant lire. He finished with these humble words: '1 have no right to address you ns I am doing; for oh, Eloiso! even should you consent to liecome my wifo the world would call mo little else than a scheming fortune hunter." A moment after the last words are ut tered Eloise Bristow leaps to her feet. "A fortuue hunter!" sho bursts forth indignantly. "I I do not understand you, Mr. Folsom, unless you mean what you say for cruel satire!" Ho rises now. "Satire? Why, of course I do not Tho facts are plain enough. My fort uue is now a mere wreck of what it once was, and yon aro immensely wealthy." A bitter, bleak sort of laugh leaves Eloise Bristow's lips. "Did Mrs. Radcliffo tell you that that I was immensely wealthy?" sho asks exciteulv. "Yes." Eloise sinks back into her seat. Fix ing her eyes on John Folsom's face, which lias becomo very pale, like her own, she now continues, "And Mrs. Radcliffe told mo the same thing regard ing you!" A slight pause. Suddenly she asks, "Have yon ever thought, in punt times, that Mrs. Radcliffe had any dislike toward you?" John Folsom's answer then comes promptly enough, "Yes, I used to believe she hated mo." Eloiso laughs again, though loss bit terly tlian before. "And I feel that she bated me all along, now. This is her revenge." Those four words exercise a strange effect upon the man who hears them. He seats himself at her side. He fixes upon her face a pair of eyes that glow strangely. "Eloise Bristow," he begins, with sol emn, determined voice, "the story of my wealth is what first attracted you to ward mo; but now that you know mo, is there not auy feeling in your heart whol ly apart from all this?" Eloiso makes no answer. She lowers her eyes and begins to tremblo. The man at her side draws nearer. "Eloise, I love you well enough to die for you yes, even in these queer, prosaic times of ours. And if this be the case, surely I lovo you well enough to work for yon! What is your answer, darling? Lift up your head and speak it out bravely. When. Mrs, Radcliffe next meets us shall she laugh to herself in magnificent delight and silently murmur, 'My revenge is accomplished?" or shall who grind her handsome white teeth in secret rage while looking on our happi ness, and bo forced to confess that we have conquered her with tlio very weap ons sho sought to uso against us, turn ing her revenge into that which may be our lifelong future joy and such joy, Eloise, us no man can purchase?" There is a momentary silence, while Eloise sits motionless, with eyes still lowered; mid then an instant later she has flung herself upon his breast and hidden her passionately tearful fact against his shoulder. Ho needed no other answer. Elmira Telegraph. The Value of (iii enl.ui liM. m 1SG2, when tho greenbacks first went into circulation, their price in gold for tho entire year averaged about 88.3 cents on tho dollar, their highest being 08.5 and their lowest 73.0. In 1N03 they ranged front 6:3.3 to 79.5, in 1S0I from !K7 to 07.3, and in 1805 from 40.3 to 70.-1. Tho yew lsC-1, which was tho darkest period of thi war, saw, tlio gov ernment currency at its lowest valuo and gold nt its greatest premium. After the war, of course greenbacks increased in value, although with some fluctuations. At tho beginning of 1B78, when specie payments were formally resumed, green back.! went to par with gold, and have remained there ever bince. St. Louis Olobo-Democrat. MINIOSK Tr l KOUAl'll tf. Hie Manner In M hlcli tlie OIikII il lHr lit MhrhkhiI. As usual in nil oflli-iaily conducted en terp: ises in China (and tin Chinese gov ernment acknowledges no union of cii itniists for huge enterprises npart from iflici:il management), little encourage jnent Is given to the general public, l.i the case of tho telegraph, tho charges nro high, averaging about one shilling a word, mnro or l"Bs, according to dis tance. This tariff is, with thrifty penphj like thn Chinese, quitu prohibitive i s fnr ns social messages nro concerned; nnd for business purposes its use is conliii 'd to tho few wealthy meichanls in tho larger towns, and by thein it is used very sparingly. In tho less important plnces it Is not open to the public nt nil, although the needful stations and operator nro to bo found there. At one such station, in iho town of Shin-tan, in lliipeh, wo ouco trioiL, to send a mensago. After much inquiry we nt last found our wny to tho Ti-npao chii, or "lightning dispatch oflieo, " nnd wero shown to nn old out of tho way two storied Chinese dwell iighnilic. Climbing up an inconven iently steep ladder we reached tho upper story, which consisted of n roomy loft, with n rickety loose plank floor nnd no ceiling beneath tho uncementeil tile roof. The Jipart'vont had every appear mice of not having been swept or gar nished since the day it wns constructed. As our eyes prndunlly grew nccus toiiied to tho dim li ;ht admitted through tho small paper window we perceived in oiiecornerncurtainod trestle bedstead illuminated by a diminut ivo opium smoker's lamp, in nno'lior corner a tele graphic signnlitig instrument with a silk cover to protect it from tho dirt, nnd a couple of the usual stiff backed wooden Chinese chairs, A few clothes trunks and a tumble down wardrobe completed the furniture. As we entered n man of 30, handsomely dressed in silk, arose from tho bed nnd welcomed us to a seat, lie received us with great effusion nnd, 1o our surprise, seemed really pleased to see his lmu't invaded by a barbarian. A lad of 18 or less, nlso gaily dressed in silk, produced tho ho-ipi table tea and conversation commenced. The manager could not nccept my message without a card from tho taotai, or governor, who resided 40 miles distant, nnd with which he advised mo to provide myself on a future occasion. Tho lad, who turned out to bo nn operator, trained in Shang hai, had merely to report on the condi tion of the wires, which ho did dnily by telegraphing to tho next stnt'on tho English words "All ru-ht. " The rest of the E iglish ho onco knew ho appeared to have forgotten. As to tho elder man, the manager, a sociable S o Chow man, ho talked of himself ns an exile among savages, with no cociety, no occupation, and no nmuso nieiit. He thoroughly enjoyed a visit from one who came from the civiliza tion of Shanghai, and seemed deeply to regret our departure. He particularly lamented bis hard lot, in that having bought 2.000 English words of a nativj teacher of English in Shnnghai, at a cost of $3 per hundred, (so ho expressed himsolf), ho had now only use for two words and ho had almost entirely for gotten the remaining 1,993. Qjartoily Review. The Mll u I eh t Snn. Imagine yourself in a ship at anchor looking west or straight iu front of you. There is a broad expanse of sea on your li -lit hand, behind you is the rugged coast, and to your left the long narrow fiord letrween the main lnnd and the isl ands that the steamer has just traversed. You w atch the sun as it slowly sets; the islands and tho coast look like a dsrk rich purple, nnd the shadows t by the ship's masts grow longer and longer. After a bit. when the sun has sunk ap parently twelve feet from the horizon, it stops and seems to reniniu strtionnry for twenty minutes or so; then the very sea gulls bido whilo the air of a sudden strikes chilly. Each oue has an awed expectant feeling. Soon the sun rises very slowly once again, and the yellow clouds change with his uprising to even greater beauty first to the palest prim rose and then to a bluish piuk. The sky, which was just now rose color, becomes gray, then emerald green, and lastly blue. Rock after rock stands out, caught by the sun's rays, and the reign of day has begun once more. The I'errect Hand. As for the perfect hand, it is rnrelv one comes upon it nowadays. The wrist should lie round and dimpled, too; the delicate taper flngors should turn back ward at tho tip of the rosy finger nails; the skiu should be of a soft w -lateness. And, now, a word of advice, snvs tho Boston Traveler. Wear rings in propor tion to tho ugliness of your hands; nnd, pray, if your hand is worth showing, do not hide it under sparkling stoues that anybody can buy. Another word of advice: When vou "do" you? nails don't put too high a polish upon thorn or file them into too sharp points; tho happy medium is tho better form. Thero is nothing that will preservo tho beauty of the hand so well as the oilud glove to be worn to bed. Pat was detailed as sentinel when tin Seventeenth Jlnine was nenr Culpepper, nnd was told to bo very enreful, nnd not to lot any one or nnvthing fool him. He took his place nnd nil went well until 2 o'clock tho next morning, when ho henrd tho sound of sonio one approaching "Halt!" yelled Pat. "Who comes thorn?" "Tho oflicer of tho day, "re sponded the newcomer, nnd gave tho countersign, "And faith." says Pat, "nnd what business has tho officer of tho day to bo pokin' around nt night? Clear out oi I'll put a bullet hole through ye. " And tho Ullcer had to clear. Lowiston Journal. A movement is on foot in Japan to jlant n etlony of Japanese in Mexico. A Mr. Vogel, representing the colony In Mexico, has received (.eini-oftlrlal sanc tion, and expects to send ovur 2,000 la borers before tho end of tho month nt M ages of 00 to 70 cents per day. DAYShPOWDER Prevent s Lung Fever and cures Distemper, Heaves, Fevers, &o.,&c. 1 powai III rm'li i nrkajfO. Solil ly nil rtffili tn. BE. 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Beware of worthless imitations, every garment stamped wit, th " Fish lirand " Trade Mark. Don't accent any inferior coat when you can have the " Fish Brana Slicker " delivered without esira cost. Particulars and illustrated Catalogue free. As TOWER, - Boston, MasSs f u 53auo CONSUMPTION DRONCHITIS SCROFULA COUQHobCOLD Throat Affectlca Wasting cf Fled. am XHsvam trlsevw (X THtU and Imw) ww ZnAmd, XJk af ttrttigth r Xa stw, yen M fes rfist emd CWwel sVg) SCOTT'S EsMJLSION PURE COD LIVER OIL WtUa Hypophoapbltes. PALATABLE A3 MILK. XsAbr Ao.lt' Assist, smd !. ! is r fiolf indue m t MU fry all IrugffUU. OOTT DOWNIsCMmliti, M.Y. The boy may live to be 8o, but the poor horse for want of a blan ket in the stable has to die at 2a FREE Got from your dealer free, the 'k Uook. It has Imndiome pictures nnd valuable information about bones. Two or tnreo dollars for 5a Hotm Blanket will make your horn worth morfj anil eat loss to keep warm. 5'A Five Mile 5A Boss Stable 5A Electric 5A Extra Test Ask for' 30 other styles at prices to suit every body. If you can't get them from yool dealer, writous. A51E TEIE STRCKGEST. NONE GENUINE WITHOUTTHE (V LABEL Mutinf 'l by Vn. AYKT8 & Hdnh, J'hll.vU., who mni.H th" f.imous Uurnu iinma UtikHr iiinnWf t, DEAF, NES8 A MtaR I0ISCS eURUHf Ivk'a lNVl.SlllI.lii TUDUlAI lAl eiUHIOIU. Whlsir heart. Cuiu. lWlsl.1.. hua....ri.lk.rsll tt.ia.ill.. fill. MJ F. HIHI UI, tali, av.naj, at Isrt. Writs tor Mk nf imj WU. WjJ CLOTMIM I (OLOTMlQWr I'D Per Cent MetlxioMoiia WE ARE SELLING OUR STOCK OF Winter and Spring ClotIxingf ALSO Gents Furnishing Goods, at a re duction of io per cent. Call at once and secure bargains. Our stock is new and all of the Latest Patterns. You can Save from $2.00 to $5.0x5 on every suit you buy. This is POSITIVELY the best chance of BUYING CLOTHING ever oflered in Hloonisburg, We hove also a fine lot of cloths from which wc can make Suits to Order. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION in our. make of clothing both as to quality and style. Come while this reduction lasts. EVANS & EYER, Blocmsburg, Pa. PIANOS, ORGANS & SEWING MACHINES. J. SALTZER'S MUSICAL If? ' MACEISS VME With many years experience in buying and selling musical instruments and sewing machines I can guarantee to my customers the best in the market. I ianM and Organs purchased of me, can be relied upon. If anvthinu eels out of order, it can easily be corrected, and a great deal of annoyance saved. succeSly purchasers of Scw,nS Machines, how to operate them The STECK PIANO is the best made. Its tone is surpassed by none. You make no mistake if you buy a Suck. We ba"e also the ESTEY and the STARR TIANOS, And The ESTEY, MILLER and UNITED STATES ORGANS. We sell Tianos from $250 to $6oo, and Organs from $75 to $175. In Sewing Machines we We sell the best Sewing Mach ine made for $19.50. Saltzer, Bloomshuxgij Pa DEALER IN . Foreign and Domestic WINES AND LIQUORS. Bloomsburg, Pa. HE POSITIVE CURI I3KOIUKU3, 60 Warren C0R,'ER MAIN AND IRON STREETS. Hig can give you the Celebrated it WHITE" li! -V, LJt! The best Machine in the world. The NEW DOMESTIC, The ROYAL ST. JOHN, The STANDARD ROTARY And the NEW HOME. 6t., Kew York. Price C
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