Akl Mo.
lh fairest flower npoo the Tine-
Bo fer ebore DT reach it grow*
1 ne'er oen hope to make it mine—
Hmifon. in the enn. ■ peerless roes
The witd ie whlsp'rtng eoft end low
Fond praises of ite lovelineea ;
lie swMtMM 1 oeu only guee*.
Rut never know.
On baantems Ups-M fer ewev
Aa ie the roee—e kiae there lis*.
And on thoee lipe thet kie# mnet stay,
Though 1 may look with longing eyee.
A cruel fete heth willed it eo.
Not mine thet crimson mouth to prees
Ite sweetness I oeu only guess.
But never know.
The FililtM letter.
•' NKAR DZAOWOOP, 187®.
" Heir Jenny:
™ We reached here this morning -
Tom Raker, Ned Leonard end 1;
8o you see that, in spite of your warning.
The end of our journey ia nigh.
" The redskins -'tis soeroe worth a mention
IVon't worry about toe, I pray—
Have shown ns no liuio atteuliou—
CVtnfvtund tit em—along on our way
'• Poor Nad's got * hall in the shoulder.
Another cue just grazed my side ;
But pshaw ! -ere we're half a day older,
We'll he at the end of our ride.
"We've camped here for breakfast: Toms
splitting
Some kindling wood, off in the pines.
And astride a dead cedar I'm sitting,
To hastily pea you these tinea.
"A courier frora Dual wood —we Bin htm
Jusl now. with a mad for the States
(Ah ! Jenny. I'll never forget him)—
For this most obligingly wait*.
" H < save, too, the miners are earuiiig
Tea dollars a day. every man.
Hollo! here comes Tom - he's returning,
And ranning ae rant as he oan.
*' It's nothing, I guess , he is only
At one of his practical " Bang !
And sharp, through that solitude lonely,
The crack of &oux tide shots rang.
And aa the dire volley came blended
With echo from canyon and pass,
The lexer to Jenny was ended -
lie writer ley dead on the grass!
—Weorje Cuih*
THE LOST BANK NOTE.
••James," said Mrs. Garret, while sit
ting at breakfast one morning, •• I don't
like that new girl I have aiy suspicions
stout her."
"About Ann !** returned Mr. Garret,
in surprise. " Why, it's only a few
days ago that 1 heard yon lioasting to
Mr* dreamer vou had the beet cook in
New York."
"Bo she is a good oook. I don't ex
pect to get such another for twice the
wages. It is not about her work—she
does all that Well—bat I've no trust in
her.''
•• What has she done f"
"What has she done?" echoed the
lady, somewhat sharply. "Nothing, of
oonr*e, or I'd soon send her packing I
But (he's shy, and secret, and won't
tell me anything abont herself ; and has
ridiculous airs abont sleeping alone,
and won't even allow Amanda inside her
bedroom door. There's something
wroug, depend upon it. If there wasn't
a screw loose somewhere she wouldn't
be here for such low wages."
•' If that's a fault against her yon can
robe them," suggested Mr. Garret
•' There, James, vou may as well go
to your office, if that's all yon have to
■ay." cried the lady of the house. " Bat
mark my worda, before yon go, 111 find
Ann Walker out before long."
Mr. Garret sighed as he rose to de
part He well knew that remonstrance
would -vail nothing, for Mrs. Garret's
prejodii*were a* the laws rf tha Medes
and Per &ns, that dbangeth not so he
ook b f off without another word.
•• ia 1" cried the lady, when left
alor- -ing Horace up."
lr re- iae to this summons a large,
girl of eleven or twelve made
ct a BESSCV from the basement,
a e boy in her arms, who made
a ■ uk! an egg stand and knocked it
l e floor i* passing the table.
•■ Yon awkward, careless gypsy !" cried
Garret, with great spirit, "that's
second thing yon've broken this
carting. Who do yon think is going
jo pay for all yon destroy! Come here,
Horace, love, and have a nice pieee of
toast. What's Ann doing, Amanda ?"
" She's dressing the turkey, mam."
'* Did she scour the front steps this
un >■ ling I"
•' Yea, uium ; she got up at five
o'clock to do it"
"Go and tell her I expect ber to
wa drawing-rodft 'windows before
dinner."
"Upuß my word," muttered Mr*.
Garret, resentfully, an Amanda retired
to carry her mas-age, " I'll pull her
pride down for her a bit. Must wash
the steps at fire in the morning forsooth
lest folks see her at I'll take that
out of her." £?%
In a few midfces APrami' np to clear
the dishes off. Shofvas tall and well
proportioned, about twenty years of age,
her face pale, refined in features, not
handsome, but singularly intelligent and
earn opt in its expression.
She looked a little anxious and troubled i
as she noiselessly arranged the room,
and when she was ready to go, she said,
in a very soft voice:
" May I ask a favor, ma'am, that the
cleaning of the iront windows be pat off
till early in the morning ?"
" No," answered ber mistress, curtly,
"I want them done now."
" I don't wish to te seen by passers
by," she urged, almost pleadingly. "It
is of importance for me not to be seen
by—by soma one who might know me."
" You will obey my orders, girl, or
leave the house!" returned Mrs. Garret,
beginning to quiver with temj-r.
Th < servant oourtesied aud withdrew.
In a few minutes she was at the win
dows, but in a close sunbonnet, to Mrs.
Garret's unspeakable disgust.
" I think I can see through my lady,"
was her in ward comment. "She's some
jailbird the defectives are after. I'll lay
a tr ip for h r, an 1 if she's not cangbt in
it, lay penetration isn't much."
Ruing from her sewing machine,
which she had be*n busily plying in
Masfe r Horace's b half, while h<-r Wain
as busily revolved, she unlocked her
desk, took from it a twenty dollar note,
carefully marked the number, aud drop
ped it, as if by aecidefit, under the edge
of the table. Then pha cut ami basted
some more work, making enough rub
bish alwut the floor to insure the ser
vant's ha-. ing t > use her dustpan before
dinner. Uy tbi time this was accom
plished she discovered little Horace and
the machine in such danger of coming to
grief togethei that, first driving that in
nocent to the other side of the room,
and then picking np ber scattered shut
tle and reels, she called Ann up stairs to
put the parlor to rights, and left the
room, taking Horace with her.
When Mr. Garret oame home to din
ner he saw by his wi'e's portentous face
that something dreadful had occurred.
"James," said she, solemnly, "I
have found that girl out in a theft."
" Who J Amanda f"
"P. haw ! no. Your ' superior girl,'
Ann. She has jrist helped herself to
twenty dollars of nfcne."
"Good giwcious ! ' cried Mr. Garret,
pausing in the act of carving the tur-
IBnty dollar note
EHI to fall out of
his forenoon. I
and so—ahem—
before I left thej
lown to dinner Ij
d the abandone<i
she might havd
an and burnt 'tA
e number
nust go imiugH
sman."
far from oorl
of Ann's guij
FTnSD. KXJRTZ, Kditor and Proprietor.
VOLUME IX.
which his spouse cited, Mr. Garret
suffered himself to be sent off on his
errand of justice, siul soon returned,
in conquuiy with a detective, armed with
a warrant, ami Ami was imperatively
rnug up, while A mauds was ordered to
remain, that alio might take a warning
from the event to take place.
" Ann," said her master, feel tug very
small, " Mrs. Garret mimes some money,
and this man has come to "
•'Find it, my dear," subjoined the
officer, who bad heeu regarding her with
undisguised interest. "Ho if you'll
hand over the keys of your kit we'll
proceed to busiuese iustauter."
" Aud," said Mrs. Garret, sternly, "if
the stolen property is found in your
jKvs.-*veiou, you will go to prison, miss—
that you shall."
Ann's white face slowly kindled with
a acorchiug red; her large, dark eyee
dilated with a deep horror; her lips
turned pale; her breath seemed to leave
her in a gasp.
" You accuse me—of theft f" she fal
tered.
Mr. Garret silently put her into a
chair. She looked as if the shock would
strike her dead.
" Do you deny," demanded Mrs. Gar
ret, none the less spitefully for this at
tentiou, "that vou picked up that
twenty dollar bill that was dropped on
the carpet, just on this spot, this fore
uoou t Haveu't you got it in your
pocket, or trunk, or hidden abont yonr
bedroom at this moment t Go on with
the search, Mr. Officer; she's determined
not to confess. It was a national bank
bill for twenty dollars, numbered 108,-
043."
" Seems to me I've seen your face be
fore this," my gal," muttered the offi
eer, confidentially. " You'll please
fork over the key of yer kit," young
wouiau. *
With trembling hands Auu waved him
off, aud untied a ribbon from about her
neck, on which a small key was sua
ponded.
As she gave it to him a sort of sob
shook her, and large tears rushed in a
torrent down her cheeks.
"I'll show the way," said the mistress
of the house, sure by these signs of sor
row that the note was abont to lie dis
covered. "James, keep yonr eye on
the unprincipled wretch, for there's no
knowing what she may do."
Arrived at Ann's miserable bedroom,
the officer first coolly rifled the pockets
of all the droaies to be found hanging
up v and not finding what he sought,
dragged the single trnnk out under the
skylight auJ unlocked it
Very neatly arranged were poor Ann
Walker's simple belongings. Home
daintily frilled underclothing, smelling
of lavender; her modest Sunday apparel
folded by itself in silver paper; a box of
plain linen collars and caffs, one or two
bocks of. such unexpected titles a
"Longfellow's Hyperion," "The Holy
Grail," by Tennyson, and some of Mad
ame Michelet's in the original French;
and a beautiful mother-of pearl desk in
the very bottom with the initials "A.
W. A." in a silver monogram on the
top.
"Now I'm blessed if this iu't a pretty
kit for a servant girl," remarked the de
tective, taking out the desk and pro- j
ceeding to pry it open with his pen
knife.
"A wholesale roblier," groaned Mrs.
Garret, rfa-qiiug her bands; •' and to
think that I have harbored "
" Hallo," cried the detective, opening
the liil, and taking ont a silver photo
graph ease, rieblv chased, and gar
Dished with an elaborate monogram,
"Who's this ?"
Then the jwur had a fine surprise.
Opening the case, they saw two carte*
—one of a maj *tio looking military
man, apparently about sixty, the other
of a young girl, clad in silk and richest
lace, whose face bore the exact snaili
tnde of Ann Walker's.
•' By the hooky I" ejaculated the offi
oer, a light breaking all over his face,
and astonishment prevented further
articulation.
Taking a greasy pocketliook ont of his
breast pocket he opened it, and drew
forth a photograph, which wis Ann
Walker's vignette. •
" Them two's the same gal ?" asked
he, eagerly.
"Yes," answered the lady, with a
glance.
"I thought I had spotted that gal the
minute I set eyes on her," cried the
man, exultingly ; " and to think of me
findin' her after all, ami three of ns a
buntin' for her these six months. I'm
a made man. Won't the gineral plank
down the thousand pounds reward I
Hoorar I"
"What do you mean?" asked Mrs.
Garret.
She tie gun to believe she bad been
sheltering a very great criminal indeed.
•' What do I mean 1" grinned the de
tective. "Why, that you've made the
orkardest mistake, misses, you ever
made in year life. You've heard of
Uiueral Arnim as lives in the marble
palace np the Hudson ?"
"Of course I have—indeed, have
some acquaintance with him." "Or
would give the universe to scrape one,"
she might with truth have added.
" That's nnlncky—for yon," observed
the officer, with an obvious absence of
sympathy ; " for yer see this here cook
as you've accusiil of stealing is his only
daughter and heiress "
" What!"
Mrs. Oirrit sat down on a broken
hacked chair, with a face as pale as a
ghost.
To think that her penetration should
have served her so ill as to suffer her
to insult this lady—tins daughter ol one
of the grandest magnates in society.
" How, in Heaven's name, can I
apologize for my mistake f" she gasped.
" I'll die of shame ontrigbt! '
•• Meantime t o haven't found the
bank note," otxerod the offi xr, with
some malic ■ j>r* pein e. "Hi all IgJ on
with the s'arch ?"
"No, not For gracious' sake, leave
me! Let me think!" groaned onr friend,
in real anguish of mind.
Ho the officer went down stairs with a
very different manner from that in which
he had ascended.
Meantime interview had
taken place between the master of the
bouse and the accused.
" Sir," said the latter, as soon as they
were alone, "I thiuk you have the feel
ings of a gentleman. Farther conceal
ment ia useless, and before I leave this
house I owe you an explanation."
Mr. Garret thought this was the begin
ning of a concession of gnilt, aud said:
"Yes, Ann," very sadly but kindly.
"I am not what I seem," pursued
Miss Arnim, in an agitated manner.
! " Yon may have heard of, six months
| ago, General Arnim's daughter, who
disappeared "
"Heavens!" muttered Mr. Garret.
Ho now feared poor Ann waa insane.
"My father, continued Miss Arnim,
" wished a gentleman who
was in igiiaut to me, I
havinr^ to another,
only
j father
■h-
Kf
■' I
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
oaiuc hero with tint initiation of Jo
inn my duty en conscientiously ex it was
txiMtibra, Vou hv- seen the result, Mr.
Garret."
HUe buret luto tear*, though Iter oyee
flashed through thont with proud tudig
tiatiou.
By thin time the earnestness of her
mauuer end the oalm retluemeut of her
language had earned the oouviction of
truth to her hateuer'n heart. He gazed
at her iti amusement and dint roee, while
a flood of ahame dyeil hie brow.
The detective now entered, and with a
deeply respectful obeisance to the
woman whom he had treated eo insolent
ly ten mmutee ago, aaid:
" Please to aooept inv humble eervice.
Mute Annul, and to pardou my mistake.
What eau IJo for you, tuiee f
" Bring me a cab, if you pleaee," aaid
Miae A mini. Tht-u turning to her for
mer master, she aaid, pleadingly:
" Lot me ask as a particular favor, air,
that L may be perrm'ted to go without
meeting Mrs. Garret again. 1 oau im
agine now," she added, with a trembling
voice, " what innocent and friendless
girls leel when they arc suapeetod wroug
fully."
Little more remains to tie said. The
young lady had her wish, and returned
to her father's house without another
encounter with hei amiable mistress ;
and so overjoyed was the general to re
ceive back her whom he had bitterly
mourned as lost by his own cruelty, that
her engagement to Mr. Melville, a
young lawyer, was immediately after
ward arrauged, with much rejoicing.
Little Master Horace proved, some
weeks afterward, to be the real cause of
that bank note's disappearance, li was
found stuffed into the cavity uuder the
shuttle of his mamma's sewing machiuo.
Exposition Statistics.
Some interesting statistics have been
published in regard to the duties which
have been performed by the Centennial
police force during the past six months.
At the opeuing of the Exhibition there
were about 1,000 men on duty ; but
as they became skilled in the perfor
nnuuv of their work, the uumber wa
gradually diminished. Abont the first
of November the force consisted of 671
men, with six captains, three lien tenants
and forty-three sergeants. The Main
building was guarded by 230 men, and
Machinery Hall by 125. United States
enlisted men took the place of the C'-en
teuuial police in the Government build
teg. The duties of the police force
have been of the most novel and ardu
ous character. Without obtruding
themselves unpleasantly or nnnoceaarily
upon the visitors, they have efficient!)
guarded the railway track —a matter re
quiring skill and care; they have pre ,
vented unsafe crowding in any locality ; j
watched for thieves, burglars and pick
pockets ; guided lost people ; taken care
of lost children ; gathered up and prop
erly deposited lost articles ; discovered
trespassers who, disdaining the ordinary
gates, attempted to scale the fence ; j
quietly disposed of every person who |
gave any indication of intoxication
quelled every embryotic quarrel or dis ,
order ; and answered thousands of que*
tions—sensible, useless and silly—with
good humored politeness. Oue or two
hundred pickpockets have been cap j
tured ; between three and four hundred i
lost children havebeen returned to their
homes, while at the Centennial polio- .
headquarter* a much larger number of
children have lawn recovered by their
parents or guardians. Watching the
diamonds has been a special duty in the
Mam building. Undoubtedly there has
been considerable quiet purloining, but
the aggregate loss has been very small
compared with the great amount of
valuable articles exposed. In Memorial
Hall the police have guarded the pic
tares and statues from the attacks of
canes and umbrellas ; lieggars, peddler
and mi lee used venders have been prop
erly dealt with; an! scores of other
matters, trivial and important, have
met prompt and careful attention at tie
hands of the Centennial police.
Knowing Hogs.
The Commercial Bulletin is reminded
of an adventure at a Western country
railroad station where, when the train
stopped, several of the passengers w-re
astonished to observe seven or eight
swine racing from a field near by up to
the railway track, halting beneath the
car windows. Attention was distra -ted.
however, by the entrance of a boy with
" nice fried pies, only fi v-e writs
a piece." This really appetizing looking
merchandize was eagerly purchased, ■*
pecially by any one who had ever eaten
a fried apple turnover in New England.
But, alas ! the folly of trusting to ap
pearance ; for, no sooner was the first
mouthful beneath the b eth of the pur
chaser than the flavor of strong butter,
grease and general nastineas met hit
taste, causing him raise the car win
dow and not only eject the mouthful,
but the remainder of the pie from which
it had tn*eu taken—a proceeding which
the hogs waiting beneath were evidently
well acquainted with, as they devoured
the discarded viands with much gusto,
and t) the disgust of the paasougers,
who thus found that they hail become
swiue purveyors, as doubtless others
had li-fore them, judging from the ani
mals' actions.
Statistics of Immigration.
The statistic* of immigration of the
jiort of New York for the current year
indicate H falling off from the dimin
ished figures of last year, but only a
fraction of the decrease which last year
itself allowed in comparison with the
year before. The.uumber of arrivals
ha" dropped frmn 140,000 in 1874 to
84 IFM) ni 1875, and then to pnW ly
70,000 in 1876. Of these immigrants
I Germany furnished IH,B'.U; Ireland
0,724; England, 7,894; Knssia, 5,041;
Austria, 4,017; Norway, 2,084; Sweden,
3,505; and every country of the old
w.-rld a greater or less number.. Africa
furnishes thirty one and China 177. It
in stater! that nearly one third of the im
migrants remain in New York city and
1 its vicinity. The remainder are dis
tribnted in the West. This Tear the
majority of immigrants have gone to 11
linois, Kansas and lowa. The labor
' bnreau of the immigration commission
has found employment for over 7,300
i persons. These were chiefly common
laborers and servants. Mechsnical lalnir
was not greatly in demand. Tailors and
shoemakers, however, found ready em
ployment. The number seeking assist
ance from the bureau this year has not
been as heretofore. It is sAid
that the fact of the universal hard times
in the United Hiatus has beon widely
known, and those who liave undertaken
to immigrate have generally been pro
vided with some moans with which to
supply their immediate necessities.
About 5,000 immigrants who were ill
have been received in the hospital.
A Russian War Loan Announced.
A Renter telegram from Bt. Peters
burg says : The Htate bank announces
that it is authorized by an imperial
ukase to reocive subscriptions for an
issue of 100,000,000 rubles in bank
notes, lieariug interest at five per cent.,
the issne price to be ninety-two. The
Official Gazette says this loan is ren
dered necessary by th extraordinary ex
penditures in view of the present politi
cal situation. It hopes all classes will
subscribe.
CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 187(5.
A le*Mou iu Cooking
At a meeting of the New York cook
iug club the followiug loASOIi was given:
" Now, to make a sponge cake worthy of
the name, get a large Ixiwl that will hold
about three quart". Take five eggs,
half a pound of sugar and eight ounces
of flour; break the egg*, throwing the
white* and yolks iti together; sift the
sugar ou the eggs, ami then l-at up
quickly until the drippings from the
spoou drop abort ami cling back. At
this poiut it is ready for the flour. Hift
the Hour iu, add half a t*ai<poouful of
easeuce of lemon and stir up till sixuigy.
Theu a little butter must la* melted tu
your Imkiug tin to lubricate the sides
well, BjiriukTiug a little flour over the
batter coating to preserve the cake from
atiekiug to the tin or mold. Half fill
the tin or mold, and paste strips of clean
white paja-r around the up|>er edge of
the tin, so that they form au extra edge
of alaiut one and one-half inohea high.
The oven is not to bo even moderately
hot, bnt allowed to get hotter as the
coke rises, and so ou gradually, until
the cake is cooked not burned."
The professor demonstrated the eon
coetion of oyster stow as follows: One
quart of oysters, oue ditto of watci ; put
oysters iu water and let boil. " The
longer they boil the bettor the liquor
becomes aud the pUmi|>or the oyatera,"
says the professor. " Put iu a sprig of
ivlery and two leaves of parsley, so tut
to have but one flavor made of two.
When lioiled skim the oyster liquid off,
wash the oysters off, put them into their
clean litfhid, add oue ounce of butter, a
half pint of milk, a *all*i>oouful of white
pepper, and ditto of salt; put on the fire
again, but do not let it tioil; merely keep
it scalding hot and ready to serve."
The professor, right ou the heels of
oysters in a stew, rushed oysters lnxu
rutting in soup, lie says the beet oyster
soup is simply made thus:
"One quart of oyster* iu their own
liquid, one pint of water added, one
sprig'of parsley and one of oelerv, two
blades of mats*. As soon as boiled,
straiu the water off, skim the liquid and
place it back on the fire*, but not to l*oil
—merely to keep hot. Mix one ounce
of flour with oue ditto of butter over
the fire till they bubble ; udd then oue
pint of boiling water ; stir this till
smooth, then ponr in the oyster liquid ;
re-move the sprigs and leaves of season
ing, and season to taste with salt utd
pepper; tuash the oysters in warm water
and return them into the liquid, and
then and there you have A No. 1 soup
ready to be served up."
Hairy Ventilation
A new method of obtaining uniform
temperature and abundant fresh air in
dairies is reported. The dairy is built
of stone, and is placed on the side of a
hill aud close to au icehouse, or near
enough to it to bring the drip from the
melting ice into an opeu tauk on the
floor of the dairy. To secure an even
tem|s*rature, the building is sunk 2.13
meters (als>nt seven feet) in the ground,
and the wall*, doors aud window* are
rnsde airtight. To ventilate the place
two pijes, lined with slab*, are laid from |
the floor of the dairy, nudergrotinJ, in
opposite directions. Oue extends shout
30.50 meter* (one hundred feet) uphill,
and is theu brought to the surface. The !
other pipe extends an equal distance
downhill, in the opposite direction, and
is then brought to the surface. The
ojven ends of these pljves are protected
by wooden wing* from the influence of j
the wiud, otherwise they are entirely
open at all time*. In the summer,
when the temj* ratnre of the atruoK j
phere is higher than the ground, the au
in the upper pij*e la iug cool, settle* !
down Into the dairy, i a* * * through it
tud escapes by tU( lower pi|*e. Th<
link of ice wut* r s rve to lower the
temperature to atsn.t fifty dog. Fahr.,
aud the temperature of the air in tin
sunken pijwa is about sixty deg, Fiur.,'
so that the dairy is lie; t Kvc t aud cool
by ooiiat ,ut supplies of fresh air at a
comparatively low temjwra'.nre. In
winter, the ground Wiug warmer than
the atmosphere*, n reverse current ia
maintained through the pipes. The
wnrm air in the upper pijn* rises and
esciqves, and draws in *h Mipplies of ai(
into the dairy through the lower pipe.
This, in its turn, raises the temperature
of the inflowing air, and prevents tin
entrance of freezing draughts. Tin* <b
vice is said to work well iu practice, and
to keep the dairy well ventilated, and ai
nearly the same temperature- at all sea
sons. Scritmrr't.
How to Stop Drinking.
A nowspajier correspondent, writing
of strong driuk, says : Those physicians
who are not liahitua! drunkards don't
know anything abont the progress of
tho disease; they only see tin* re-stilts of
it, and there-fore they cannot handle it
is they do otiter diseases. Tho e who
ire habitual drunkards become too
much weakened physically and iutellec
tually by the vice itself to lie able to
pronounce a enre.
I am nu old drinker. Have drank n
quart of whisky every day for tho joist
fifteen years, except an occasional day
or two when I have "sworn off " I nm
satisfied that there is no medicine for i.
Social habits are* a strong incentive for
one rnau to drink, thirst for stimnlant
for another, although the fiist may ab
hor the taste and smell of tho fluid. The
effect is what tho inebriate of either
clans desires and noods. In the interest
of tho poor unfortunate inebriate let me
tell him, if ho is in earnest in his deiire
to break off, to shun all liquor at night.
He will not lo able to sleep for a night
or two, bat he will come all right in a
short time. Let him eat a hearty break
fast and, shonld he bo nervous a few
hours afterward, let him flglit it out,
hide himself, and shako it out. One or
two hours will givo him relief. Then
lot him take some solid food, and hurry
to his home, avoiding the social com
pauionship of men, which is oue of his
greatest temptations, aud keep himself
to himself as mneli as possible. All
medicines prescribed to prevent thirst
or nervousness nro of noavril. It is the
will, and principally tho will to stop
drinking at uight, and tokeepnloof from
social drinking friends. I have tried it,
and I know. The dread horrors of do
lirnm tremens have never befallen me,
but I have seen tliem in others, ami
have made a study of dipsomania, or I
wonld not offer these hints.
My Lord!
In England lately a nobleman who had
lieen driving the Hath coach a few stages
! on a night journey took tho head of the
table when the passengers sat down to
snpjair nt Marlborongh, and addressing
a lady, an inside passenger, said : "Will
yon allow mo to send you some of this
beef?" No answer. "Permit me,
madam, to help you to some lioeff"
No answer. " Once more," rather loud
ly, "shall I send yon any beef?" Lady,
with an air of intense indignation :
" Man, I never spenk to outside passen
gers!" Landlord enters and addresses
the amateur coachman as "my lord I"
Tableau.
QVANTITT, HOT QcAi.rrT. —Brown,
senior—" Well, Fred, what did you see
during your trip abroad ?" Brown,
junior—"Aw—'pon m' word, don't
know what I saw 'xactly ; only know I
did more by three countries, eight
towns and four mountains than Hmith
did in the same time."
The Defense of Constantinople.
British iutereats iu Iho Eat.l, rays the
New York IhraUl, demand that the
capital of Turkey nhall not be per
mitted t<> fall into the hands of ltiuuua;
ooliHoqUeiitly every effort will be strain
ed by Eugliuid to protect that import
ant strategic jaunt from capture. It is
only necessary to glauee at the map of
■ lifter it Europe in order to comprehend
the value of Constantinople as the key
of the situation, so far as England ia
concerned, and to see that as long as the
city remains iu the possession of a jsiwer
hostile to the czar the highway to India
remains ojieu and safe. It is not that
Constantinople itself lie* directly in the
way of a Rusaian advance, for it does
not do so more than Athens or Cairo,
but liecause of its peculiar jKisitioii of
coutrol over a vast area of territory
which must lie Russianized liefore any
successful attack can be made on the
British oommuuieations.
For instance, Constantinople guarel*
the entrance to the Black sea, and iu
the hands of Turkey or Eugland abuts
in the Russian fleet us completely as the
Baltic ioe closes the jKirts of that sea in
winter. It keeps o|*eU for the fleet.* of
Turkey aud Eugland the channel lead
iup to the Black sea, thus limiting the
control of Russia over that water to a
degree highly dangerous to Russian in
tcre-nta, as was demonstrated during the
Crimean war. With B-.ssia in com
pli-te possession of the Iv-iilue, the in-M
important part of the coast of Turkey
would lie completely exposed to attack,
and, indeed, it would be inqiosaible to
defend that territory against Russia
without the aid of a powerful European
combination against the czar. It is
clear, therefore, that the Russian aim is
to secure free ingress and egrees for her
fleets through Lb-* ltosphorns, and this
can not l*e |>ermaueutiy maintained as
long as a foreign jniwex holds C oiistanti
nople.
The narrow channels, bordered by
high and rugged shores which lead from
the archipelago and the Black sea to
the Gohh-u Horn, render the defense (
f-ouHtautinople against a naval attack
an easy matter even for Turkey alone.
The ironclad, and, above all, the tor
pedo, can be applitHl to this end with a
ix-rtainty of success. But on the land
side Constantinople is more vu! -ruble,
and it is to that line of defense that
Eugland and Turkey are directing their
joint efforts. The operations necessary
for a suooessful attack on Constantino
ple by laud involve difficulties that
might well cause Russia to hesitate lie
fore attempting to overcome them.
Before a siege gun can be pointed
at the defeusrs the attacking army must
make a triumphant march aoru
the Balkan mountains, driving the allied
English and Turkish armies la-fore it to
the city walls. Even by effecting a
landing at Varna, on the Turkish coast,
Hu-.sia must operate with a large nam
la*r of well fortified and garrisoned
Turkish (Kisitions in Ler rear, and a
great river, the Dauube, stretching
across her land line of retreat. Tin*
probability that English ironclads will
dispute the jxiswage of an exjiedittooory
arrnv from Odea*a by sea is very strong,
and a great naval victory by Russia i*
therefore neeeasary for her sueo-ssi-s ou
land. Taking into consideration the
relative naval strength of the lielligtr
ent* we are satisfied tlnd a siege of Con
stantinople by the Russians is only a
very remote possibility.
Watching a Sick Man.
The " Yand rbilt Guard " is the name
given ti the oorje* of reporters whose
duty it i* to wet for bulletins relative to
t: i tnalth of Commodore Yanderbilt,
tic railroad k ug. Hhortly Wfore ten
oi lock every evening, tho band assem
ble Hear the residence of Mr. Yonder
bilt, and await inU-lligenoe. In the
roid*tof the u ise of resonnding delmte
comes the sound of tho opening door.
A sudden rush is made up the stair*.
The l>mror of glad tidings gives the
usual auuouueen ent : "There is no
change, gentlemen." Then follow* a
running fire of questions, relevant and
irrelevant, about any incidents of the
day. It i* the reporter'z de*pairing
grs*p at a straw, any tiling which will
i rv* to vary tin* monotony of the hun
dreds of bulletins, s large portion of
which he has already evolved from hi*
iunor oonscionauesa. Wheu their thirst
has IM en sat<*d with these driblets of
|N-rs'ital gossip, the guard depart* as
one mnn, to meet again at midiiiglit. and
still a third time at the second small
hour of the following mrfftiing.
A short time ago a room was hired in
the University building, on Washington
square, and the i voning was passed by
the guard in singing s-'i:g*, playing
cards, and telling aneodote* until the
time arrived to go the commodore s
hon*e. After ascertaining hi* eonditi >n
all would return. New aoqnisitionz to
and rcjw-ated desertions from the corps
were of such frequent ocourreno" that
this place of resort was almndoaed, and
now the only times that the guard ns
semtilo lire at the hours alsive stated.
Tho person* who guard tin* bulletins
an- frequently late, ami opinions are
freely expressed as to the advisability of
ringing the door bell. Ten minutes'
grare is generally given, and then some
impatient reporter take* a pull at the
boll aud generally succeeds in remind
iug tho occupants of the house that some
one is waiting outside. liateiy the an
nonncemnnt* at the hours of twelve and
two have been made from a front window
ou the second floor. Ahead appears,
a thin, small voice pipes out " all right,"
the reporters r- spend with morning
greetings, and the midnight watch of the
guard is over. It has boon hinted by
some irreverent members that the thing
was growing monotonous, bnt the loyal
ty of the major portion of the guard is
proof against long watches in the keen
morning air and meager reports from the
sick-room. — Tribune.
Damp Wall*.
Tho Ituitfler gives the following re
medy for damp walls: Three-quartern of
a poiiud of mottled soap to oue gallon of
water. This composition to Is* laid over
the brickwork steadily and carefully
with a large flat brush, so as not to form
a froth or lather on the surface. The
wash to remain twenty-four hours to lie
come dry. Mix a half pound of alum
with four gallons of water; leave it Jo
stand for twenty-four hours, then
apply it in the trnine manner over the
coating of soap. Let this Is- done in
dry weather, in the ease of stone wnll*
tho following ingredients, melted and
mixed together, and applied hot to tho
snrfaoo of stone, will prevent all damp
from entering and vegetable Hiibstiitico
froni growing upon it—one aud a half
I pounds-rosin, one ponndlUuiisian tallow,
one quart linseed oil. This simple re
medy has lieen proved upon a piece of
very porous stoue, made into the form
of a basin; two coats of thiH liquid, on
being applied, caused it to hold water as
well as any earthenware vessel.
AHOTHKR THTHO. —In a window in New
York during tho Presidential excite
ment were portraits of Tilden and Hayes,
side by side, aud underneath is written
the old Jacobin legend:
God bless tho king, God bless the faith's do-
fender;
God blees—there's no harm in blessing—the
pretender,
Rut who lliat pretoudor is, and who that king,
God bless us ail is quite another thing.
LIPE AT AXSAPOLIH.
Haw lbs I'lrb. at lb* Natal Srbasl ara
llucl.
The reading of the order against
haatug at the United Htstes naval achool
was resented by the third class as ail
insult to their understanding ; for, they
said, the thing stored them in the faoe
from every corner. But their incline
tion soon proved stronger tiuoi their re
spec-t for the law. They had leeu haztxl;
why should not they haze others f The
plel>s soon began to sufirr as lower chws
men have suffered before them at the
hands of their elders. At midnight the
pletis were dragged from their bods,
and forced to engage in combat at the
whim of their tormentors. The dig en
lion of the pletis became impaired by
the too frequent use of ink punches and
sosp cocktails ns 1 leverages. Not that
the pletis liked these compounds, but
when their persecutors stood treat, the
plebs dared not refuse to drink what
ever they offered. The pletis were tor
mented by night and intimidated by
day.
While two fourth class men, Norton
and Niblaok, were at study in their
room, a member of the third class en
tered and proceeded to amuse himself
by ordering them to the tops of their
wardroties, where ha pat them through
a drill in seamanship, finishing the per
formance by steudiug them close to
their lieds and knocking them over bock
ward by a blow on the forehead. An
other " plab " was hung out of a second
story witidow by oua arm and una lag,
and kept there- for some minutes, at tha
imminent risk of falling to tha walk
twenty feet below. Oua of tha first
class so far forg t hit dignity as to in
dulge iu a little private hazing ou his
own account. Entering a room in
which there were several " plabbe
asked their permission to lock thedowr,
iu order, as h<* explained, to keep out
the meddlesome third class men ; then,
with ironical politennas, he begged the
favor of a little music ; than, with in
creased suavity, suggested that if the
vioahstx would take position on tha
wardrobes it might improve the effect.
The "plebs" ware too badly frightened
to refuse. A favorite diversion is to
pull a " plab " Out of bed at midnight,
take him to a safe distance, and then
run him np s tree. Clad in hi-* scanty
nightshirt, and with chattering tooth,
he is iM-rsuaded to climb from branch to
branch and favor the company with a
different song from each one. Two of
the little fellows are frequently ordered
to the tojis of oppovito warJrubes, sup
plied with a quantity of shoes and boots,
and made to hurl them at each other
until rhey are exhausted.
•' Plebs" dare not complain of these
indignities for fear of incurring the dis
pleasure of all the upper class m n.
Third clans men have been known to
cherish a desire* for revenge upon
"plebs" who have resented their in
suits, until Ihev have la-come second or
first class men, at which time they are
invested with ja-tty authority over those
below them. Iu these positions they
have the pewt r of giving demerit*,
which they often give undeservedly to
the object of their spite, thereby dis
gracing and injuring thec.
The most recent cases of hazing were
not discovered by complaint* made tiy
the victims of the bxtng, but by the
vigilat.ee of the ofllcxrw who had charge
of the several building*. -A* soon as it
waa shown that holing was still prac
ticed, two courts were convene*!—a
court of inquiry, and a court martial.
The former, consisting of three commi*-
aioend officers, examines th *se who it is
Kupi*o*w-d may servo as witnes-ea, and
furnishes material for the sction of the
court martial. It ia the court of inquiry
that ha* already caused the dismissal of
nine third class men who have refused
to testify i-gainst tlieir comrsdeo. ft is
known that many of these were* them
selves implicated in the hazing, and
might eventually have been dismiss- it in
disgrace instead of going away, as they
do, with flying color* and regarded as
martyrs.
The court martial sits in one of the
offices of the " steam building." As the
trembling "pleb," who is ordered to the
witness stand, enters the room, his
heart sinks within him. The stern vis
aged officer* in " full fig " surround a
table, the president at its lo ad ami the
jad-p* advocate at the foot, with pre
pared lists of questions which the wit
nest* must answer, and pen and paper to
take down hi* replies. On one side are
the aoen**d upper class man aud his
counsel, eager to catch him in some slip
or misstatement. His position i any
thing t>nt enviaide. It is a choice be
tween dismissal fr<im the academy if he
holds his tongue, aiul ths lasting con
tempt of the upper class men, who are
to !H* his seniors in the service, if he
testifies.
It i* believed that there will lie many
more dismissals before the end is reach
ed. All the members of the third class
make eemm in oansc with their hazing
comrades, and are supposed to have
bound themselves not to testify in any
case.
The Best or Mill tain Penn.
There is little occasion for liegging in
Philadelphia, this city of homes aud
tienevolent institutions; and mentioning
institution* reminds me, says a correa
pon-leut, that the William Penn hospital
furnished a funny scene in a atreet
car. Two elegantly dre-ssed yonng
ladio* took th-ir a<*at, and when the
conductor came for ticket* the elder
swo< tly requested that the car might
stop nt " William Peon's grave, or a*
near it as possible." The man of the
Ih*U punch scratched his head for an
idea. Finding none, he replied:
"You've got the best of me, ma'am,"
and the • turning to a young man,
whose smilo testified his amusement, he
asked for information. " William l'ena
died in England, and was buried there,
I lielieve," aaid the gentleman.
••Oh! I'm sure yon must be mis
taken," aaid the damsel with the frizzof
and flounces. "My sister saw his
monument when she was here, but I've
forgotten its exact locality."
Everybody was listening now; the
young man didu't core to volntiU or any
more, and the young woman still sought
for knowledge. There was u minute's
pause, almost as awful aa that iu a dull
prayer meeting; then n serene Quakeress
came to the rescue, saying: " Thee will
And the mouumeut to William l'snn's
mi-mory iu front of the William Ponn
hospital; but his dust is iu England !"
Creeds.
"My friends," said a returned mis
sionary nt one of the onniversury mtvt
ings, " let n* avoiil aeetaruui liitterneae.
The inhabitants of Hindoatan, where I
have been laboring for many years, have
a proverb that ' though you bathe a
dog's tail in oil and biud it in splints,
yet jon cannot get the crook out of it.'
Now n mau'a sectarian bias ia simply the
crook in the dog's tail, which cannot bo
eradicated; and I hold that every one
should tie allowed to wag his own pecu
liarity in peace."
ROM DM IT.— John Barr, of Wells
ville, Ohio, went to his home in an in
toxicated oouditiou. His sister used
some remark offensive to him, when ho
seized a cup, threw it at her an : felled
her to the floor. His mother cried out :
"John, yon have killed your Hiator I"
wlierenpon he drew his revolver and
blew his brains out.
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TWO FRKBIDESTH.
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Ia la mm FreaM*Bt~Th t<>aalaM
■lain WaaM kalat,
A staff oorrejsoudent of the New
York 'lVibum writes from Washington
as follows: lam requested to carry for
ward stilt further the train of posatbili
ties suggested in recent letters as grow
ing out of a refusal on the part of the
Democrats to recognize the authority of
Gov. Hayes in case he should have a
majority in the t-lecforal college. Jdo
so not in the belief that matters are
likely to come to so bad a paea, bat to
show how impotent would prove the
revolutionary methods promised to re
verse or hinder the ojierations of the
complex machinery provided by the
Constitution for making a I'resideut.
My la-d letter stopped at the point
where the Democratic House, claiming
that ite objections to counting the votes
of Florida and Louisiana were valid and
conclusive, and that no President was
chosen, had gone through the form of
electing Gov. Tilden, and that gentle
man had taken the oath of office before
some judge or uotary public in New
York, and had called a sfiecial session of
the new Congress. What next! Here
we saw were all the oonditiona of a ter
rible civil war ready made.
But suppose the people don't want to
fight and won't be jiersuaded by dusper
ste politicians to fly at each oth> r's
tbruate because they differ aa to who is
the rightful President t Huppoae they
say with one accord. Republicans ami
Dc uiocrate, in the North aud in the
Houth: "hi top this row and let us attend
to our buftiuftss. Settle your quarrel
among yourselves, you poutimane, but
settle it peaceably. We can afford to
, have anylaaly President; we can't afford
to have another war."
Rut here are the two rival Presidents;
how can their adherents avoid coming to
blows ? Very easily if one has no wea
|Mna to strike with, while the other is
armed cap a pi*. President Hayes
commands the army and navy, has poa-
M'ssion of the treasury and of all the
other executive departments. He holds
the sword aud the purse—in a word,
the whole machinery of the government
in in his hands. President Tilden coin -
mauds no troo|*. He can neither col
lect uor disburse the revenue nor dis
pose of troops and ship* of war. He ia
merely s private citizen residing in a
fine house in New York, issuing mani
festoes, perba|<a, and imagining himself
the chief magistrate—just an the Count
de Chambord thinks himself Henry V.
( f France. Congress is warned that to
assemble at Lis call would be s revolu
tionary act, rendering the members
liable to arrest for violation of the Con
stitution and laws. As nobody is dis
posed to take np arms to enforce Mr.
liKlen'a pretensions, after a while he
HH-S the ridiculousness of his position
and ceases to add " President" to his
signature. Ho the whole threstened
ends in smoke. The De
mocrat i make all the politioal capital
they can out of tb difficulty, and get
ready for another campaign in which
they are sati>tied tnat their victory will
t*> so overwhelming as to be beyond the
reach of returning l<oarda. Meanwhile
the people of all parties rejoice that the
storm has blown over, and jieroeiving
that it all arose frutn an imperfect system
of electing the President, insist that the
system shall be replaced by a better
one.
This, then, wou'.d be the probable
(-tiding of the ooraedy of the •• Two
Presidents." Those who insist on s
tragical conclusion ought to be banished
to Alaska to cool their heated passions.
When the people tif the United States
go to war with each other abont the
Presidential succession it will lie high
time to give np the republic as a failure
and to build ou its ruins a hereditary
monarchy.
Terrible Fight Bel ween Polar ltezra.
The Cologne Gazette contains an as
oonnt of s oomliat which took place in
the zoological gardens of that city be
tween two Polar benra, which, that jour
nal remarks, " a Roman emperor would
assnredlv have f*yd a million sestertii to
witness. Tlieeo two boars had leen
brought from Hpitxberg five years ago,
and had been placed in a large pit, with
a tank in the center.
Until recently tbey bad remained upon
exoelleut terms with each other, but a
quarrel en-tied between them, the result
of which was that the female bear took
refnge upon the snmmit of a large rock
in one corner of the pit. The male did
not attempt to follow her, and she re
mained there three days, when, pressed
by hanger, she descended again. As
soon as the male liear saw her he imme
diately rushed at her and attacked her
with his forepaw*. The keepers at
tempted to separate them, and tie labor
ed the male with heavy iron bars, bnt
the liones in the Lead ot the Polar bear
are so much harder than those of the
otdiuary boar that these blows took no
effect. The mole bear continued to
wreak his vengeance upon his com
panion, and, after having almost torn
her l>ody into ribbons, he dragged her
to the lM'ttom of the tank and held her
there nntil he fslt assured that all sign
of life was extinct. He then brought
her body back to the floor of the pit
and dragged it round the tank for near
ly an hour. After this he withdrew into
his sleeping den to rest from his labors,
and the has pari at onoe closed the iron
liars npon him.
Having examined the body of the
dead War, they fonnd that it had re
ceived more* than a hundred wounds;
the neck and ln*d were* crushed almost
to a jelly, and the flesh was hangiug in
strips from the lack and sidea. During
the whole com twit neither of the bears
uttered a cry or sound of any kind; but,
except in this particular, it must have
borne a siugular resemblance to what
mav sometimes be seen in Lancashire
without paying a million sestertii.
Ancient Indian Village.
Yarties in from that regiou report the
exisU-uce of au ancieut Indian village at
Paragoonah, U.T., distant about two hnn
dred miles from Piix he,Nev. The houses,
now oovered with trees and brush, were
arranged in uniform rows, and were
about eight feet I y nine feet. They
were all two story, built of adobe, the
lower oue neatly paved and the upper
one supported by pillar* of sandstone
rock. The only cu'rauce disooverable
was a sort of man-bole iu the top. Bone
uoedlo*, rude appliances for grinding
corn and other relics were fonnd in sev
eral of the houses. There is a tradition
amoug the Indians of that region that
long years ago the tribe that inhabited
these"houses wt re almost ext rminated
in a fierce flght with the Navajoee; that
the remainder of the tribe fled to the
other side of the Colorado and there
built themselves habitations in the
mountains where the Navajoesoould not
reach them, and now live there seclud
ed. Our informant says the structure
and arrangement of the houses give evi
dence of a rnde system of civilization on
the part of the builders that no longer
exists among tho aboriginals now living
in that section.
Although no clergyman is allowed in
ordinary times to enter Girard College,
Philadelphia, that rigid rule of Girard's
will wa* relaxed during the six months
of the Exhibition.
NUMBER 50.
The Polar Expedition.
By th complete report of Oapt.
Nares, the reason for the failure of the
Kugliab Arctic expedition and its re
turn, is st last made apparent Hitherto
it has not been dearly shown that there
was good reason for abandoning the
undertaking while the Alert and Discov
ery were in good potations for further
work from the head of Bmith's seund.
Good success had attended the sledge
parties sent to eastward and westward
along the shore line of the newly dis
covered Arctic ooean. The northern
sledge party had not Itaen so fortunate,
having |>enetrated only seventy-three
miles from the position of the ship, and
perhaps not more than fifty miles from
Cape Joseph Henry. Great difficulties
were encountered in progress toward the
north, aud a further effort in that direc
tion lad year would have evidently been
unwise. But the conditions of that icy
sea might wholly change next summe.-.
The expedition was abundantly fitted
for another year's stay. Why was a re
turn resolved upon f
The answer is that nearly all the men
and officers of the expedition had suf
fered severely with scurvy, and were so
weakened by that disease that rledge
travel oould not have been auooesafnliv
resumed if they bad stayed at the north
another year. The details given of the
attacks of the disease are surprising.
The entire crews of both vessels snf
fcred severely; the officers were attacked
later. It came as a direct consequence
of the hardship and exposure of sledge
travel. Oept. Nam is convinced that
if there had hen no sledging work there
would have la-en no appearanoe of scur
vy. He thinks, however, that it was la
tent in both ore ww, and that the sledge
work merely developed it. The officer*
were the last to be attacked, only be
osuse they were the last to labor at the
sledges after the rest were disabled.
Two things are needed to prevent at
tacks of scurvy ; fresh meat and lime
juice. The expedition was not very sno
oessfnl in shooting game. liana, the
Esquimaux, was their great reliance in
hunting seals, and his skill served al
most as effectually as it did on the Po
laris expedition to provide food that
saved human life. There is a hint that
the British ships were not provided with
lime juice; if such was the fact, " some
body blundered" frightfully when the
expedition was preparing for sea.
Under the circumstances, Oapt. Nares
was perfectly justified in returning; he
would have done wrung to remain. But
the route by Bmith's sound need Lot be
given up, nor is the "pole iiupractios
ble." The report does not make it cer
tain that the ioe of the Pahaocryatic
sea is permanent; on the contrary Capt
San s was evidently anxious lest the ice
should move while the northern sledge
party was upon it Great risks will
have to be taken if that sea is to be navi
gated by a steamship. It can only be
done when the wind there is blowing
from the southward, carrying (he ioe o.
Bmith's sound to the north; and the
chalices arc that the channel through
which a vessel may find passage will be
cloned to a return. Tne report as a
whole is not nearly ao discouraging to
those abo are interested in polar navi
gation as are re the cable dispatches.—
Hl* Opinion of Reporter*.
That young Mr. Lick, who is contest
ing Lis father's will, in hating a lively
time with the interviewer*, who pester
him continually with all aorta of conun
drum*. Thu : " Can you give me any
information regarding Tour interview*
with the trustees, Mr. Lick ?" said the
reporter, cautioualy feeling his way.
Mr. Lick looked at him sternly, and an
swered, with asperity: *• 1 cannot, for I
liave had no interviews with them. My
life, since I came to this coast, has bee®
a harden to me because 1 would not be
interviewed. What do they want me to
drive out to the Cliff House for, and ace
the seals I 1 saw tliem twenty years ago,
and I don't care if 1 never saw a seal
again. They want to interview me in a
carriage when 1 can't get out, and if I
trie*! to they would drive on and upset
me—break my neck, perhaps,** added
Mr. Lick, bitterly, "and that would be
the easiest solution of all this difficulty.
I have made up my mind as to what 1
intend to do, and o!! the lawyers and
pioneer* and reporters that ever lived
could not change my resolve." " Cer
tainly, certainly, Mr. Lick ; we all give
you credit for great firmness of charac
ter. Yonr father was a very positive
man, and carried out his convictions to
the letter. Will you visit the site of the
observatory, airf" inquired the reporter,
politely. Mr. Lick drew a long breath,
and glanced ominously toward a hickory
stick that stood in the corter. " Yonng
man," be said, "I don't want to give
yon my opinions of observatories in gen
eral, and this one in particular. If I
did, von might not like to hear them.
If 1 were to tell you what I think about
telescopes, I do" not think you would
print it in your paper. If I was to talk
to you about the academy of sciences,
and you were to hand a literal report of
the same into your proprietors' office, I
think they would discharge you ; and if
I should candidly explain to you my
convictions regarding yourself, I do not
think von would remain ten seconds in
this room." Regarding this as a gentle
hint to retire, the reporwr gracefully
withdrew.
A Turkish Crime.
Another brutal outrage has been com
mitted at TataHazard jik. A young girl
of fifteen was seised by four Turks,
kept in a house all night, and treated in
the most horrible manner. The next
morning the girl was found dead. The
men have been arrested at the instance
of Mr. Calvert, the British consul. The
Turkish authorities, to palliate the
crime, express the belief that the girl
killed herself after the outrage. This
only makes the outrage more terrible.
What adds to the horror of the case,
and ahowa at the same time the state of
terrorism in which people live, is that
the girl was seized in the presence of
her mother, who was too mnch frighten
ed to tell anybody what had happened
until the next morning, and would not
then have done so had the girl not been
killed. Cases like this are occurring all
over the country daily, very few of
which are reported to the oonsul. The
state of terrorism ia simply fearful.
Nothing is done to punish crime, except
on the urgent representation of Mr.
Calvert or Mr. Baring, who, of oourse,
cannot be everywhere, nor do they hear
of one in a hundred of the acts of vio
lence committed.
How the Boat Hoes.
A gentleman on board a steamboat
with his family was asked by his chil
dren : " What makes the boat go?"
when he gave them a very minute de
scription of the machinery and its prin
ciples in tho following words: "Yon
see, my doars, this thingumbob here
goes down, down through that hole and
fastens the jigmaree, and that connects
with the criukum-crankum; and that
man- you see he's the engineer, you
know—kind o' stirs np the wliat-do
you-call it with a long poker and they
all shoye along, ana the boat goes
ahead."
Indian scalps, with right ear attached,
are worth 850 apiece at Dead wood
City.
FHUM RiIM,
The dolman la restored to favor.
Ftahw tail wit rank oast to abba.
Mink sate ate coming in faahioo again.
Chenille hair nets arc ooming in
VOgU.
Bnekakin underclothing grow* in
(•▼or.
No abort wraps will be worn Ibis
winter.
Hkirt braida are not used on boom
dreaaas.
Btyliah boaa are two yards long and
round. '
Chinchilla is the moat serviceable
for.
Bilvcr fox is still one of the favorite
fancy for*.
Monograms are mm on everything
this season.
Black and red French lynx fan are
serviceable and cheap.
The finest sable sets are made of the
tails of the animal.
The new dolmans have backs that simu
late a French sack.
Ladies of sober testae still prefer seal
skin sets of maff and boa.
Red kid gloves are called for by a few
eccentric young ladies.
Matelsseee goods, either silk or wool,
we the fabrics for dolmans.
Far bands will be worn more this
winter than tor several seasons past.
'J"he only trimming for deep or widow's
mourning is black English crape.
Russian " crown sable " always heads
the list of costly fashionable fare.
Hudson bay sables are prised for their
beauty, warmth and durability.
The bonnets of this season are ca
potes, dose bonnets, and Gainsborough#.
The best sable muffs are mede of
three skins, showing three distinct
striper.
Black or brown cony bands make
pretty fur trimmings for inexpensive
suits.
Rubies end diamonds an the fash
ionatbie jewels with Parisians at the mo
ment
Deep mourning bonnets are m uJc of
crape oily, and trimmed with the same.
Coquettish little bows and pockets are
seeu on the dolmans of very young
ladies
Broad elastic bands are better than
strings to "Vie back" skirt and polo
naise draperies.
Far lining*, either of squirrel lock or
chinchilla, are used for Bieiliem- silk
dolmans.
New velvet turbans are made with
handkerchief crowns, which give an
Oriental effect
who have velvet dolmans will
wear them, but few new velvet ones will
be bought.
The Loves of Kitty and Chirk.
When I was a little girl a neighbor
gave me a little gray and white kitten,
and shortly after another neighbor bad
the miafoituive to lose in one night an
old ben and her entire brood, save one
poor little chick ; that cue she gave to
me. The pets were soon on thebest of
terms. When chick got old enough to
use her wings a little the two would
have great sport. Chick would go
round and round the house m fast as
her legn, aided by ber outstretched
wings, oould carry her, with kitty cioee
to her heels. When he aaught ber they
would have a rough and tumble plav for
awhile, and then another race. When
tired of outdoor aporta, Kitty would get
on his bed and chick would fly up and
nestle down close to him ; kittij would
wash her feathers, cat fashion, and
when she waa cleaned up nicely they
would sleep, kitty's paw encircling
chick's neck. Kitty would never hurt
her, though he often pretended he was
going to bite ber. Chick, when she had
grown to be a ben, never forgot sleep
ing with kit, for, as long as she lived,
: -h<- delighted to Meal into the boose ami
make a neat in some o>rcer on a lot of
rags, nor would she scruple to get upon
the bed if allowed.
t haritablF Bequests.
The will of Eliza Powers, filed in the
probate court of Boston, makes be
quest* to various societies and iustitu
tions, aggregating above 8100,000.
Among them are the following : Ameri
can Unitarian Society, 890,000; Boston
Young Men's Christian Union, sr>,ooo$ r >,ooo ;
Grantville Unitarian Society, $.>.000;
Charming II >uae, in Boston, t*> 000 ;
Boston Female Orphan Asylum, ST>,OOO;
Bosten Farm School for Indigent Boys,
86,000 ; Boston Marine Society, $5,000 ;
Children's Mission, to the children of
the destitute, $5,000; Massachusetts
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animal" Bs,ooo.
The will of the late Frank Hammett,
of Newport, R. L, which has been of
fered for probate, makes the home for
friendless children hia residuary legatee.
It is lielieved that the bequest will ap
proximate 8100,000.
Wkat his Angel Saw.
He had just wedded a little angel with
a musical voioe, limpid blue eyes and a
brow on which candor had set its seal.
Tbey made their bridal tour to Veoioe,
where they went from palace to palace,
watched the pigeons wheeling round the
towers of St. Mark's, explored the mys
terious canals in their gondola. As they
are returning homeward at night the
young husband, whose full heart is over
flowing with emotion, says:
*' Well, my love, what has impressed
you most of all that we have seen in
this wonderful city!"
The young wife timidly cast down her
(•yen.
" You remember the cafe on the Pia
settaf"
"Y*, my angeL"
• Weil, at the third table from the
door ou the left there was a duck of an
officer ! with such a love of a mustache !"
Spontaneous Combustion.
Cap*. Harrv Scott, of the British
navy, lias thrice saved his ship by dig
ging down to the coal ignited by spon
taneous combustion. He sunk a shaft to
the lower strata, and the men could
only work bv standing in pails contain
ing water. The iguibon ia always under
the hatchway, because when the coal is
shot down the spouts the heaviest lump:
tumble forward, aft, or at the sides,
leaving the smallest in the middle, which
becomes so compact that the density of
the miss prevents air from passing
through it or, in the event of fire, watei
from percolating. It flows toward the
bilges and into the limbers without ex
tinguishing the fire or even cooling the
heated coal.
Could Not 1)0 It.
A new prison chaplain was recently
appointed in a certain town. He was a
man who greatly magnified his office,
and, entering one of the cells on his first
round of inspection, he with much pom
posity thus addressed the prisoner who
occupied it: "Well, sir, do you know
who! ami" "No; nor I dinna care,"
was the nonchalant reply. " Well, I'm
your new chaplain. "Oh, ye are?
Weel, I haw heard o' ye before.' "And
what did you hear!" returned the chap
lain,-his curiosity getting the better of
his dignity. "Weal, I heard that the
last twn kirks ye were in ye preached
them baith empty; but 111 be hanged if
ye find it such an easy maitter to do the
same wi* this aue!"
Cuparalleled Cruelty.
The evidence in the case of John and
Maggie McCarthy, charged with the
murder of their foster child, George
Woodard, at Bay City, Michigan, shows
that onoe the woman put a red hot iron
in tho child's mouth, and held his lips
tightly against it. Again she held him
head foremeet down a welL She also
frequently placed his lingers in the door
and shot the door over them, and at
rimM put them through the clothes
wringer. She was also in the habit of
striking him on the bead with a huge
piece of wood. The fro Into seems to ,
have little anxiety dbout the situation,
and sings tu her cell tor a long time.