Parting.
If tbon dot bid thy friend forewsll.
Bat for oo night though that fare wall may ba.
Pram thou hi* hand in thine.
How oanat thon tall how far from thee
Pate or caprice may lead hi* itep* ere tliat tv
morrow oome*?
Men hare been known to lightly turn the corner
of a street.
And day* hare grown to month*.
And month* to longing year*, ere they hare
looked in loving ere* again.
Parting, at beet, ia underlaid
With tear* and pain.
Therefore, lest sudden death should come be
tween,
Or time, or distance —olaep with pressure Arm
the hand
Of him who goeth forth ;
I'naeen, Fate goeth. tony
Tea, find thou always time to say some earnest
word.
Between the idle talk, lest with thee hencehwth.
Night and day, regret should walk
CoVfatry Patmort
Time to Me.
Tiros to me Uu truth hath taught—
Ti* a truth that'* worth revealing ;
Mars offend for want of thought
Than from *ny want of feeling.
If advice we would convey,
There'* a time we hould convey it;
If we've hut a word to aay,
There * a time iu which to aay it.
Many a beau toon flower decay*,
Though we tend it e'er *o much ;
Something aecret on it prey*.
Which no human aid can touch.
So in many a loving breast
Lisa tome cancer grief conceded.
That if tooch'd i* mere opjweea'd
Left unto itself, is healed.
Oft, unknowingly, the tongue
Touches on a chord ao aching
That a word or accent wrong.
Pain* the heart to almost tweaking.
Many a tear of wounded pride.
Many a fault of human Wind nee*.
Has been soothed or turned aatue
By a quiet voice of kindness.
T IM to me this truth has taught—
Tia a truth that worth revealing i
More offend for want of thought
Than from any want of feeling.
THE LION TAMER.
" That lioness will be the death of
you vet, Joe."
*' Wliaw I" and Jo* A ruber IT, 44 the
lion tamer " of a large traveling circus,
laughed at the predictions of hia as
sistant. __
"Yon mar laugh as much as you
please; but some day you will find I am
right, and that to TOUT sorrow, though
then it will be too late."
44 1 have performed with all the ani
mals for some years, and never had any
difficulty."
41 You forget the one at Longtown."
41 That didn't amount to much. I soon
brought them to subjection."
•' But the trouble commenced with
this same lioness."
44 Yes, though it wouldn't have been
so bad if those cats of hunting leopards
had not set up a yell, and drawn the
black tiger into the affray."
44 Shebas a bad temper when it is up
—is the most treacherous beast I ever
fed or had •anything to do with. I have
been watching her close for a couple of
days," continued the assistant, 44 and
know she is mighty cross grained. So,
depend upon it, you are going to have
trouble."
44 1 don't see why more than at any
other time."
44 There are times—and yon know it,
if you will only reflect —and this is one
of' them. It i was iu your plaoe, I
wouldn't try to show off to-day with any
extras, but just give a common perform
ance, and get out of the cage as quick as
I could."
44 You know what we advertise, and
what a crowd has gathered."
44 Yes,"—with a laugh; 4 'and I know
we never have or do one half there is
in the bills. Paper is cheap, Joe, but
human life is precious. Think how
poorly off you would leave your wife and
child if anjrthine should happen to you.
and what would liecome of your wife if
anvthing should happen to the child?"
44 Do not mentiou it!"
The man who hail handled and tamed
and toyed with the savage beasts as it
they had been harmless kittens, groaned
aloud at the thought. A man of tin
most anient, even paaaionate nutate, hi
bowed down in worship to his wife ami
little girl. And that day it had lieen
advertised that he would take h s iliild
and a paxl of blood into the cage will
him.
It was a very daring, foolhardy pro
ject at the best; but how much more sr.
when the beasts were doubly savage and '
out of temper—when the slightest tiling
might arouse them to all their pristim
fury, and the fierce blood of the wilder- j
nees assert itself in all it* tempestuous
wrath.
But the husbandly and fatherly
emotion was soon conquered. The habit
of years and his natural strength gave
him self-reliance; and it would tak
more than idle words to turn him from
his purpose, no matter how dangerous it
mignt appear to others.
The old lion in the Cage, though a
monster in sire, was inoffensive, '.am* ,
and obedient. In the language of the
keepers, he was 44 good for nothing but j
to make a show and sit back in the cor
ner, grind hia teeth and growl." Besides,
he was his friend, and upon more than
one occasion he had acted the part of a
peacemaker. The leopards—a pair of ]
spotted cheetahs—were scarcely to be
taken into consideration. The black
tiger, th most rare and strikingly be.m- ,
tiful animal in any collection, was onli
nanly quiet, though when fully aroused
not to be trifled with.
But the lioness was the especial one
to be watched. She was a lieast of un
common power, *ith massive arms, long
curving claws, lithe and nervous as a
serpent, teeth sharp as needles, flexile,
treacherous, smooth, tawny skin and
yellow eyes that flashed fiercely. Never,
even in her best moods, had she been
submissive, and her mildest play was
rough in the extreme.
The lion tamer turned from his com
panion to go and dress for his attractive
but dangerous performance ; but before
doing so, he visited the doable cage, and
made a critical examination of the
beasts, who any instant might be to him
as fate. There was nothing to especially
B waken fear ; and, half vexed with him
self for having been needleaaly dis
tjrjol, he passed from the great canva.,
into a smaller compartment, and found
his wife and child waiting for him—the
one a young ami beautitul woman, and
the other a very fairy of a child, whose
hair hang down upon her back, as the
brightest and finest of spun silk.
44 1 am sorry, Joe," said the wife and
mother, as her husband entered, " that
you have consented to BO foolish a per
formance as the one advertised for to
day."
44 Why, May?" and he looked most
earnestly at her.
44 Because the ordinary performance is
hazardous enough."
44 Then you think this more so ?"
44 1 don't know that it is," she replied,
having the utmost confidence in her
husband's ability; 44 but somehow I
don't altogether fancy having Inez taken
into the cage."
" Ton know my reason for consenting,
and that it wonld never have been given
had your assent not been first obtained."
44 Certainly, and it was very good of
you, Joe."
44 That it was promised on aooooat of
my salary being raised."
44 Yes."
44 And that it was to secure the r se of
salary, so as the sooner to accum date
enough to buy a little home agains i the
rainy days that might come."
44 Yes, my dear Joe; but"—w.th a
smile— 44 had not pride something to do
with it ? That's the curse of the pro
fession. Each one is always trying to
ontdo the other—running risks on that
account they would not other wise at
tempt."
44 Well, May, I only gave my promise
to do the act onoe, but even now will
give it np if yon pay the word. f. had
rather disappoint all the manager t audi
be called a coward by all the rabble in
the world, than cause your heart to beet
FIiED. KURTZ. Editor nnd Proprietor.
VOLUME X.
with fear, or to bring team into your
ww"
" No, no, Joe. Don't think I have
lost confidence and pride in rou. No,
don't think of giving it up. I MIJUXWO
lam foolishly nervous. Hut you will be
careful, and not ruu any tuittera-iw-ary
risk #"
" Uv own h**rt would have to lietoru
out Iwlorv anything sliould liappeu to
our darling;" and he *t*i*<d. raised the
child, tossed her up, caught, kissed her,
and hugged her to lua Uooin.
" But yourself, J.>e ?"
"Oh, I'll hsikout for number one."
The conversation did uot tend to ease
his mitnl, aud before dressing he went
*out and held another conversation with
his particular attendant,and took another
look into the performing cage.
The animals were more quiet than
when he had seen them previously; the
lioness especially *j>|>eured iu a playful
iniod. and with something of the load
lifted from las heart he returned, with
but little time reiuiumug before lie would
be called ujxm to prove his right to the
proud title of Lion Tamer.'
And every* rnch he looked one as he
*tep|>ed in view of the densely crowded
assembly. Gorgeous iu his new cos
tume, and with a look of calmness and
determination upcu his fsee— looked,
with hut tall and sinewy form, tit to
grapple with aud overcome the fiercest
beast* that ever prowled amid the jun
gles of Asia and Africa, and made bight
terrible with their roaring.
A burst of applauAb—a perfect tem
pest of huxsas and clapping of hands
greeted him as he swung his little girl,
dressed iu silver tissue, and with the
gossamer wmgs and tiara of sparkling
jewels arotuid her golden curls, that
represent the traditional fairy, upon his
shoulders. While looking st his stal
wart proportions, the men thought what
a dangerous antagonist he would be,
and the vouug mothers shuddered at so
beautiful a child being taken into a den
of savage animals.
With a graceful bow aud the dignity
of a Roman conqueror, the lion tamer
strode through the circle, disappeared
behind the cage, and with such rapidity
as io astonish the audience, stood w .timi
the compartment where the huge lion
wan lying and the agile leojanls lraqnug
about, and had pbwvd his "laid between
the claws of the greater brute, aud she
wan playfully toying with its shaggy
mane.
For a time he made the leojiarxls leap
about him as kittens, jumping from
comer to comer, resting upon his broad
shoulders, bounding lightly over the ex
tended whip. Then he gave his atten
tion to the mother lion, opened her im
mense jaws, placed his arm and thrust
his head between them, raised his fairy -
hke child upon its Itack, and ina<le it
march around with her. Then he pre
pared to throw the two cages into one.
" Let Inez come out now." whispered
the attendant, uneasily. " You have
enough already to keep Tour promise,
and the audience won't know the differ
ence. "
" No, I will go through. Mmd what
I told you, aud have thing* ready iu case
there should be trouble, though I don't
fancy any." Then he continued aloud,
and so as to be plainly heard by evety
owe: " Hand me the pail of blood."
A cold shiver, a supernatural awe ap
peared to pass through the frame of all
as the vessel, dripping with crimson
drops, was given to him. and more than
one a>ked themselves if the man was
mail to thus not only risk his own life,
but that of his beautiful child. Ami
when he loosened and thrust as de the
partition, and the fierce lioness aud
sleek tiger came bounding in, their
breath was absolutely suspended, and
their hearts inumeutarilv censed to
beat.
" D iwrn!"
The tiger obeyed, and the foot of the
lion timer was upon his neck.
"Up J"
And the leopards were purring like
/rest cats upon his shoulders, while the
lioness lay crouched with her tawny paws
thrust through the bars aud growling
severely.
"For mercy's sake let her alone,"
whispered his attendant, "and mind not
kick over that pail. If the blood should
be spilled, it would be all over with you
both. All the men iu the world couldn't
save vou."
"Stand reaitv, but keep still. The
brute shall mind."
His child was sitting on the ba ?k of
the lion, and smiling iu that den of hor
rors. Her confidence in her father was
sublime—was as perfect as her love.
She never dreamt of fear when he was
uear to protect, aud while the lookers
on shuddered, she innocently deemed ,t
a pleasant pastime.
" Down 1"
The leopards leaped to either corner
and crouched down.
" Come 1"
The lioness grumblmtrly arose, crawl
ed suddenly to his fe t, rose and laid her
great claws tijn.ii his shou'der, making
him swerve with her weight, and raising
her terrible head tipon a level with his
ovn. Slowly an<l slowly they turned
round a-i if waltzing, the "low muttering*
of the leoat becoming more plainly audi
ble every moment, and her yellow, leline
eyes snapping with hidden fires.
With an amazing exhibition of strength
he wrestled with tripj>ed and tlirew her
from him, and the csnvas tent rang
again. But instantly she was upon her
r e>*t, lashing her sides with her prehensile
tail, drawing back her lip* so as to show
her teeth, and uttering the deepest and
fiercest growls.
" For the love of mercy, hand out your
child, Joe," said his attendant.
"Wait a moment. 1 shall be done
venr quickly."
The crowning feat was yet to come.
It was one upon which ho had bestowed
much tits.e and upon which he prided
i himself—was a tableau of wihl beasts,
with manhood and childish beauty for
I the central attraction.
He stepped to the corner, led the mon
j ster lion forth into the center of the
cage, made him lie down, placed the.
little girl upon him, aud stood aatride.
Then a shrill whstlc brought the cheetah
leopards bounding npon his shoulders
and standing up with paws crossed
aliove his head, and the black tiger erect
upon hiv left, and throttled with his
hand. But the lioness failed to do his
bidding and take her place upon his
right. She lay in the act of npringitig,
and at but a little distance.
" Come."
There was no movement, and the whip
was raised and tell heavily upon her
head. That was all that wan needed to
awaken her latent ire, and with a roar
like that given in her native forest, she
sprang with almost resistless force
toward him. A sharp, stinging blow on
the bridge of the nose for a moment
I cowed her, and she might have b< en
; conquered, had she not partially fell
j upon and upset the pail and delugwl the
flbor of the cage in blood !
I Then all became the wildest cocimo
tion—the ra> st terrible and savage
sounds. Every beaut sprang down,
lapped the blood, and then turned upon
! liirn. Even the veteran lion appeared
to forget the long years of training, and
something of his young forest life blazed
forth.
Amlierly comprehended all in an in
stant, and the father triumphed over the
j actor. He snatched np the now terrified
and screaming child, sprang witn her to
j the door, thrust her into the hands of
the watchful attendant, and would have
followed, had not the lioness graypled
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
and drown liiut bock, rending hi*
shoulders with Iter sharp claws, and
■ causing the bhxx) t .) stream over his rich
dross.
He was fighting sciolist most desperate
Odds, knew il, backisl into a oirner, and
called for his irons. One, rel hot at the
end, was handed le htUI, but at the tilnt
stroke the lames* sent it whirling, and
her sharp teeth almost met for a moment
his thigh.
" Hand me something sharp with
which 1 can broiii the brute I"
Every thing ujxm which hands could
lie laid waa thrust to him, but lie failed
to reach them, and the danger was Ik>-
tMuiutg more aud more imminent. The
bUxxi iia.l lawn lapped up clean all
wore mail with desire, the tiger and the
leopards crouching upon him. Thcu the
majesty of command asserted itself.
" Come, Samson."
Hie old b'J i-nmc forward at tlie
words, stH-mev! toouiupreheud thst some
thing was wrong, tliruat hiuiself l<twc.'n
his master ami lua rairiug mate, ami,
when she till tied ujxin liiui, sent her
rolling witli a blow of lit* gieat j>aw.
The liuu tamer might have escajied;
but bletduig, woundeil as he was. he
would not retreat, and turned his atten
tion to nepsratiug the now tangled moss
of fighting animals. Picking up one
tcojvarvt alter another, he drew them into
a further <x ruer of the eage, dragging
the tiger with the lioness clinging t<> it
aud tearing its glossy hide, thither, tore
open its paw a by main strength, hurled
it back and shut the j>artition, turned,
reeled to the door, fell UJH>U it, aud was
dragged through to safety, even with the
lioness rattling behind him as it was
closing.
A few steps taken, aud the lion tamer
fell fainting by the side of his already
insensible wife, who lay with her affright
ed chihl hugged closely to her scarcely
beating heart. •
Then the silence that had Wen as
death was broken by the most tuuitillii
ou* shouts, and breath was drawn agnin,
aud half-fainting women and fear-paUied
men felt as if a mountain had IHH-U lifted
from their hearts.
Lame, torn and weak, the lion tamer
entered flie cage the uext dav la-fore the
most unjueevdeuted crowJ, it having
loeu advertised that lie would do so ill
his bloody clothes, but never again could
he be tempted to take child or juul of
blood behind the lar*.
A Mistaken Diagnosis.
Tlie other day, just as the sun hail
fairly settled himself in the meridian
heavens uud fixed up for a good run
down to the Pacific slope, a solitary foot
mau wended lua way up Mechanic street
toward Center, in Galveston, Texas.
While crossing oue of tlie intersecting
street* tlie traveler was noticed to stag
ger, but, regainiug Ins equilibrium, he
moves] onward, all unconscious of the
iuterest Aim I was centering itself iu ins
welfare, fie hud hardly pr gressed tlie
distance of half a block when he reeled,
staggered aud fell to the pavement. A
large anil deeply interested concourse of
anxious spectators soou gathered alxuit
the prostrate form of tlie unfortunate
man, and with one accord the multitude
l>roclainifd his malady to be a ch-ar ease
of sunstroke.
A solid wall of mortality was formed
around the *jx>t where the victim of the
s.uu's fierce rays had fallen. Not a
breath of air could ja , u , trat the ram
carts thus constructed, uud uot a zephyr
that floated over the head of that highly
edified assembly deigned to cast a jiity
iug glance ujxm the palid face of the
xiifferer. By-and-bye others came to
asra-rtaiu the cause of the unexjiected
gathering, and among them an old man
with a huge probi*eu< and powerfully
deveiojted olfactory organs. He asked
what wan the matter with the afflicted
man, aud w.i* told tliat he was suffering
frorfi sunstroke. He raised hia nasal
tulie to the projier elevation and scented
the air and then said: " Gentlemen, vou
are mistaken iu your diagnosis. This
thing (touching his nose) lias never de
ceived me, and I make bold to assert
that John Barleycorn is at the bottom of
this trouble. Whether it is a fresh raise
or the continuation of an old spree, I am
unable to say; but that lie is drunk I
will wager one of the prettiest sloops
that ever glided over the waters of
yonder bay against a pint of pickled
iiejipera." An old tar who was jiresent
looked up iuto the venerable visage of tlie
-jicaker and said; " Governor, your head
is level yet," and then they moved the
<ick man into the *hode.
A Benevolent Mucking Bird.
We find the following iu the Eagle, of
Reading, Pu.; Some time ago two
robin* mated and built a nest in one of
the tree* in Colonel Borbon's yard,
South Fourth street. The fierce little
sjiarrows interfered ami the nest was de
stroyed. The sponows then departed.
The robins then built another test, and
in due course of time a brood of little
young robins njqienred. Hanging un
der u tree near by is a cage containing a
mocking bird. Several days ago Col,
Borhon passed through the yard and
noticed the robins fly up against tlie
mocking bird's cage, an<l the birds make
a queer squeaking noise, creating the
impreasiou that they were fighting.
Colonel Borbon at Inst thought so, but
when he endeavored to chase the robins
nwuy from the eage the women folks of
(lie hou*e naid tney were not fighting,
but, on the contrary, the mocking bird
wa feeding the robins, so that they
would liavepleutv far their little brood in
the neat. The matter was then inquired
into, aud it wax found just na tlie women
folks lnul represented. Tiie robins fly
up and hang to the wires of the mocking
bird's cage; the bird inside hands out
all the dainty food provided /or him,
consisting of crackers, grasshoppers,
piece* of hard-lioileti egg* and other
RKHI. Tlie roliiu* receive it in their
mouths and fly to their nest. When the
robins come to the cage the mocking
bird makes a singular and unusual
squawking noise, and then jiroeerals to
share his food, unmindful of what his
own needs may be. The three big birds
and those in tin- neat are a liapny family
of domestic good-will, and their per
formance* are extremely interesting and
! novel.
Spectacle* fn (he French Army.
According to the Tempt the military
authorities of France have decided upou
inHuiug an order sanctioning the wear
ing of sjiectacles by the officers and men
of the French army. In Germany spec
tacles liave long been worn by luitb offi
cers and men in the ranks. )t ia recog
nized as essential that an officer should
be able to see his men, and that these
latter should be able to clearly distin
guish the target at which they havo to
fire ; and therefore, unless spectacles or
eye-glasses are permitted, every short
sighted man must be excluded from the
army. Consequently by allowing a man
to assist his defective vision by artificial
mem* a large number of men who are
at present necessarily rejected will be
c une available for servioe in the ranks.
SAMMY'S SUGGESTION. —This conversa
tion took plaoe not long ago between a
maid-servant and little Sammy, a Hart
ford buby, four years old, who was visit
ing liis grandmother in the country:
Servant—" Oh, Sammy, you bad child,
you mustn't throw those cherry-stones
on this nice new carpet; it will make
grandma mad." Bummj(oouturning his
fnn) —"Then muzzle her." (Maid goes
off into a premonitory spasm).
CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1877.
TURKISH TROOPS.
Tkr /rlbrrk* asS t*u>U* aa.l lb* IHI-
Irrrarr brtwcrtt Them.
A OiiusUutiuti|iii
the following contrasting picture of two
UMIICS of troo|>n bcU'iigiug to the Turk
imli army :
The arrival of the Zediecks is the
latest terror. There are alsiut iI.OWI of
these wild mountaineer* now iu the city,
and the mere sight of them is sufficient
to frighten the jteaceful citueiis. Kn
listevl iu the hill country back of Smyrna,
they were brviuglit here by steamer, ou
the way up amusing themselves by taking
charge of the vessel, and using on one
another the numerous arms they wear at
their waistlu'lts. 1 passed about tweuty
of them—naturally on the opjsstile side
of the street. A wildly jncturcsque set
of cut throats they were as ever lived,
i'orajiared with them the stray Haalii-
Basouk sinks into insignificance. On
their head is a fes of the reddest color,
about twice the sue of the fashionable
one, ornamented with tremendous tassels
and swathed with a bright scarf of
silk. A heavy knotted fringe from this
scarf drops down over evil countenance*,
giving oue a glimpse now and then of
coal black eyes, as the owner thereof
shakes lu* head in a liontsli way to (Witch
a glimpse of the womlers of the shop
windows. Ou the laxly is a short zouave
jacket, black or yellow, aud underneath
is wrapjied, in many turns, s long wide
sash, leaving the tawny neck and breast
bare. The handles of uumerous wea
pon*—flint-lock jilstols, sci meters, re
volvers, yataghans protrude from a
hide twit, while a pair of black trou*era,
reaching half way to the knee, completes
the costume of these savages, who lutve
changed the trade of brigandage to that
of legitimate (f > warfare. Happily they
are to leave, after the presentation of a
dag by the sultan, and the lwtowal of s
blessing bv the Slieik-al-lslam, to say
nothing of several outrages committed
in the neighborhood of their oamji.
Iu great contrast to the Zeilieck* is
the Egy)>Uan contingent which jiaased
through the Busjihorns not long atuce,
on its way to the Black sea. I happened
to eou Intard an American corvette—
the Vandaluv when the nine steamers
containing the Uvoj>* passed between
Scutari and Per*. 'As tlie transports
rounded Leander's tower, the sailor*
were sent aloft in the cleanest of white
suits, presenting a noted difference to
their Turkish cousins, who invariably
are clothed iu juralical-lunkiiig jackets
of dirty blue. Abreast of the imperial
palace of Doltna-Bsghtohe tlie colors of
Egypt were lowered in honor of the
sultan, tlie regimental lud* striking up
the national anthem, while the battalions,
ui perfect military line, presented their
higlily-barniahtsi American arm*. Then
the crews on tlie yard-arms gave a fierce
hurrah for their "Padiahali," which
would hare done credit to American
sailor*. and the fleet passed on bsjuod
the green hills of Candilli.
Jensfaarpa.
Curious jswsharps are mode by the
Jajituu-se au.i Eijious. Those of tlie
foruier are twelve mcliM long, tnude of
wood, ami have a reed tongue, which is
vibrated by the finger, mud the sound is
given by "the force of the breath and
in.itiluted by tlie hj* and cavity of the
mouth. These instrument* ore also
used in Buruiah. The Fijian jewshnrp
is of bamlxio ; the tongue is mode by
leaving u vibratnble slip when carving
u longitudinal oja-niug iu the bamlxm
s?rij>. It is alniut foot long. The
Kafirs aud the Tahitians have taken a
great faucy to tlie jewsliarp of the white
mau, aud it is rajndly Mijx-r*ehiig the
instruments of ustive manufscture. Tlie
r/ount of tlie South African bushiniui is
a sort of complicated jew sharp, iu which
a quill is distended by th string of a
bow, and is breathed upon by the player.
A gut string is attached at one end
to one extremity of the oow, and
ths other to an oviii-shajicd piece
of bustard quill, which is lashed to
the other extremity of the bow. The
quill is of an atteuuat<xl oval
shajie, and it* quality, as well as the
tension of the striug, determines its
musical tone. The performer holds the
bow nearly horizontally, steailving him
self by placing his ellK>ws on Lis knees.
Lis right forefinger into his right <r
nud tlie forefinger of his left hand into
liis left nostril. He is then ready for
duty. He breathes ujxm the quill,
eliciting tones both iu sxjiiration and in
spiration. The instrument is the moat
ingenious to be found iu South Africa
nud is a great favorite witb Ui jieojile,
though monotonous and weak iu toue.
The string ad<ls resonance to the tonea,
which are like those of a jewwharp,
tiiough inferior to the latter. It seems
Uiat no regular tune is attemjded, hut
the variation* of tone follow each other
much as when a person unskilled iu the
jewshorji elicits sound* of varying pitch
by chwging the jsisitiou of Ins lips and
the strength of his breaUnug. When
the instrument is used by a woman she
holds it differently ; griuqiing the mid
dle and holding the instrument per
pendicularly she hlow-s upon the quill
uud taps the string with a small stick.
When tlie woman plays it is sailed a
joum-joum.
A Clerical Joke.
A clergyman, a widower, receutly
created quite a sensation in bis house
hold, which consisted of seven grown-uji |
daughters. The reverend gentleman
was absent from home fqg a number of
days, visiting iu an Adjoining comity.
The daughters received a letter from
their father which stated that he had
" married a widow with six sjirightly ,
children," ami that he might be expected
home at a certain time. The effect ol that i
news was u great shock to the happy fam
ily. The girls, noted for their meekness
and amiable temperament*, seemed an
other set of being*; there were weeping ',
and wailing and baring of hair, and all
manner of naughty .things said. The 1
tidy home was neglected, ami when the
day of arrival came, the house was any
thing but inviting. At last the Rev.
Mr. X came, bat he was alone. He
f'rected his daughters ns usual, and, as
le viewed the neglected apartments,
there was a merry twiukle ui his eye.
The (laughter* were nervous and evi
dently anxious. At lwt the eldest mus
tered courage ami asked: " Where in
our mother ?'
" In heaven," said the good mail,
" Bnt where is the widow with six
children whom you wrote yon had mar
ried ?"
""Why, I married LOT to another man,
my dears," he replied, delighted at the
success of his joke.
Civil War.
On a certain occasion, when there WHS
a proKjiect, or at least a jxissibility, of a
civil war in Great Britain, the Duke of
Wellington addressed the house of peer*
as follows: "My lords, I am one of
those who have probably passed a longer
jieriod of life engaged in war than most
men, aud principally, I may say, in civil
war, and I must say this: That if I could
avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even
one month of civil war in tlie oountry
. to which I aui attached, I Would sacrifice
jmy life in order to do it. I suy tliat
; there is nothing which destroys property
! and prosperity and deinurnhzes character
to the degree that civil war does. By it
j the hand of man is raised ag dnst hi*
: neighbor,against his brother and against
liis father—the servant lietrays his mau
ter, nnd tbo whole scene ends in confu
i siou and devastation
M Alt It TWAIN'S LATEST JOKE.
Hew He llraanlirj • \1 rddliia Is the Heeee
esal frrxxxSrS ike Vees* .Vies.
The Hartford (Couu.) correspondent
1 <>f the Ronton J/erald sava: A good
story aUmt Mark Twain in jtiat begin
i niiig to leak out here. Home time ago
he went on a visit lo Kluiira, N. A.,
leaving his quaint house among the trees
ou Fariuiugton avenue iu charge of his
servant*. N'earlv two week" ago an itoui
was publialied in the Hartford daily
lepers chronicling on ineffectual attempt
to rob tlie humorist's residence. The
story was that s man presented himself
at the door one day, saying that he had
l>een sent by the gas company to inspect
the meter and pittas. The servant, who
, had uot the slightest suspicion, allowed
the straugcr to enter and do aa he jdaeaed.
When he aujijiuacd no one waa watching
his movements, he hid himself sway in a
dark corner (of which there are many
in the odd chalet), and waited fur dark
ness. But the girl, who had watched
lua movements, went and jirocnrvxl as
sistance, and had the intruder
."bounced" without ceremony. When
Mr. Oleineus heard the story m Eltiura,
he thought he studied a very large rat,
aud hasteued to Hartford with the pur
jsiae of ferreting it out. His theory was
that one of the servant girls must have
ttad a Iwan, who was admitted to the
house at unusual hours, and that, iteitig
caught in the set, this means of conceal
ing the real truth of the ooae was
adopted. With all the sagacity of an ex
journalist he followed his due, but could
uot estabbsh the theorv he hod formed.
Hut while pursuiiiglna investigation
he loomed that oue of the girls, who had
Iteen a member of In* family a loug time,
was really guilty of having a male ad
mirer, alio occasionally slurtol the hos
pitality of the house, unkuowu to the
proprietor. She was a buxom Euglioh
girl, with a handsome form and a bright,
cheerful face. Faithful iu the jierform
auce of her duties, and always solicitous
for the I test interest* of the fauulr, she
had made herself almost mvalualile to
the household. The high esteem in
which Mr. Clemens had always held her
uo doubt luflucuoed lu* Course. lie was
sorry to part with the girl who had
served him well, but, seeing no other
alternative, quickly matured a plan that
should " let littr uowu easy." Afters
loug huut he succeeded in disrairering
the young fellow's name. When tliat
was gained Mr. Clemens went down
town and prucumla marriage certificate,
lb-turning he shipped at the rAndeuce
of the Iter. Mr. Twttchell, pastor of the
Asylum street church, and took him into
his rauTisge. Arrived home, the first
tiling done was to send for tlie young
man, who soon ajijK<arrd, somewhat
frightened at the suiumoua. From hi*
•lrt-ss aud general ajq>earance of decay it
was evideut tliat his circumstance* were
not those of violent pruajx-rity. When
he was brought in Mark braced up aud
tried to look dignified. This was about
the dialogue that enmicd;
Mark—So, young man, you have been
tu the habit of making a hotel of ray
house—with all the modern improve
men to. ; Silence unbroken by the young
man]. Well, as yon don't offer any ob
jections, we'll take that part of the nut
ter for granted. If your offense had
stopjted at that point it would have IKWII
all right. lam always glad to entertain
company—yes, if you had mentioned it
I would have luwi the houae refurnished
for you. All tliat, aud more, I would
have doue gladly for a guest. But when
you !dignity and j-atho*]—when you
alienate the'affection* of Maria Jane,
when you descend upon tins jxuceful
ffill witli lase designs—like a wolf in
sheeji's clothing, a* tt were—Uiat I can
not forgive.
Y. M., (with humility) if vou j>Ka*e,
air, I ain't got no sheep's clothing."
Murk texamining the fabric of tlie
young man's ooat)— Ah, I perceive my
error; it is eottoo not wool. However,
I vim sneaking metaphorically. A* I
intiraatol before, I cannot endure tlie
thought of having my house, which, uu
til your fell presence, bad lieeu the abode
of innocence, turned into a kennel of
wrong-doing. When you sought tliat
end, you uot only wouuded me mortally,
but you aroused my wrath; ami, young
man, when I'm mod, I'm a bad crowd.
In the first throes of my jiassiou, I wa*
doubtful whether to have you arrested
for murder iu the first degree, or—
At this point the young man allowed
symptoms < f terror. " But," continued
Mark, "it smhlenly occurred to me that
a certain l'ennsylvsuiajudge—Joe Brad
ley, I believe—once ruled that iu cane of
arson, the fellow must marry the girl;
ami so I conclude you must answer to
the crime of an*>u; in other words you
must get hitched to Maria Jane."
Apparently, Mark's victim was re
lieveti, but lie was still doubtful. He
said; "If you please, sir, I'd be glad
to many Maria, but I couldn't supjxjrt
her. I ain't got no money, and I can't
get no work. I mean to marry her some
time, sir; honest nud true I do.
M.trk—That's altogether bxi thin,
young man. You marry Maris right here
ami uow, or up you go for arson.
Y. .M.—Well, air, if it come* to that, of
course I'll marry her.
Mark—That's the kind of talk I like.
Here Twitehell! Maris Jane! Oome
In re '
And the two people named, followed
by the other servant, entered the room;
| the marriage ceremony was jierformod,
and Mark ami tlie second girl signed the
certificate ss witnesses. After tliat Mark
jinid the minister, gave the couple S2OO
jn cash, aud sent them adrift with an in
:unction—which, by the way, be ascribed
to Hoyle—to "go and sin no more."
Terrible Effects of Jghtnlng.
A thunder storm in New Jersey re
cently was the most severe that ha* been
seen there for years, and great damage
was done in the interior ol the Htate.
At about two o'clock, when the rain be
gan falling, Mr*. Elizabeth Sandow,
wife of Augustus Haudow, a wealthy
farmer of Homestead Station, Hudson
county, was in tlie fields with hor child,
Mary' (ihe ran to a shod wear the /arm
house, followed hv Frederick Muller,
the hired boy. The boy picked up a
small piece of telegraph wire on the way
and carried it with him. Thelightmug
struck a flagstaff on the burn and sjilin
terod it Mr*, ftamlow fell prostrate,
and the child which *lie held in her arm*
win thrown several feet away. Muller
was instantly killed. The electric fluid
struck his hand, in which he held the
' wire, and ran upward to the shoulder,
i leaving a black streak. Tlie child's leg
j was blackened and burned. It died
I within a few minutes. Mrs. Sandow
wasn't disfigured. She was jacked uj>
' lmd -
Preventing Hydrophobia.
Dr. Gryzmala, of Kriuoe Ozivoe, Po
dolia, rejMirte that during the last ten
years he baa treated at leant a hnudml
cases —in human subjects as well as
lieuste—of bites of hydrophobic animals
witli tlie powdered leaves of zantliinm
spiuosum, witli suuoess iu every instance
but one, although canes of bites inflict
ed at the same time, but treated in other
ways, boil terminated in death. The
drug is described as possessing sudorific
aud slightly diuretic projierties. The
dose for au adult ia nine grains of dry
jKi-vdar of the lesvee, rejieatod three
times a day, and continued during a
jieriod of three weeks. To children
under twelve years of age half the
quantity is given,— Journal de Thera
politique.
THE HUMAN FEET.
Usw la Frrawrvr **4 km Tbm la l.aaS
t aaSlllaa—4'arsa aaS ibrlr l air.
A pretty foot, says Goethe, is the one
element of beauty which defies tlie as
sault* of age. If properly oared for, it
remains as perfect at seventy ss it was
aa seventeen.
To preserve the feet ill s tlloroiighly
healthy and comfortable state the first
object of stteuliou should be thorough
clesuliuess. Fur this jiurjbjse they
should lie frequently soaked iu warm or
tepnl water, good yellow soap betug
freely used to remove the dirt aud per
spiratiou which accumulate about them.
'lhisahould le done, if jawaible, every
<lay iu summer, ever? other day iu
sjiriug and autumn anj twice a day in
I winter. The sjipropriate time for the
! ojteraUou ts at night, before retiring to
rest. Al*out ouce a fortnight the tiailz
of the toes should be inspected, when
each of them thai requires it should be
pared with a sharp penknife to prevent
them Ivecomiug inconveniently long or
growing into tlie flesh. Their proper
length is tliat of the toes, and the ahape
of their extremities that of the natural
curve of the pari If they are allowed
to grow Iwyoud the eud of the toes they
are liable to be foroed back and distorted
by the jireesure of tlie boot or shoe sad
to grow into the flesh, while if they are
shorter or much shorter than the toes
tlie extremities of the latter lose their
natural support.
It is highly necessary to the preserva
tion of health to keep the feet dry, and
to shelter thorn from cold aud sudden
changes of temperature. Persons who
are exposed to the wet or eold should
therefore regard sound aud good bouts
aud shoes as of the first importance. Iu
a hygienic point of new a wet hack
should bo less shunned than wet or cold
feet. We may trace oue half of tlie oon
sumptious of this country to cold sud
denly applied to the feet, by which the
sensible exhalation is cheeked ; aud it is
not sufficiently impressed upon the mind
thst when once the regular perspiration
from the feet is checked it is a matter of
the utmost difficulty to restore it.
Teudrr feet generally arise from the
neglect of cleanliness, the use of thin
cotton stockings, aud boots and ahoea
that are cither too tight or stifll The
leet treatment of tender feet is soaking
them nightly in tepid wster, to which s
handful of brau may be added. When
the tenderness is extreme and jjenustent,
a little powdered bonu of sal-ammauiac ;
should l>e added to the water. In all
oases w.Milen or w.irate.! st.cking*, and
1 H H its of Fi-uch kid, or some equally
soft kind of leather, sliould be worn.
Corns—"clavi ' —are horny indura
tions of the akra, with a central nucleus
very sensitive at the txtae, aud occur cm
the exjxised portions of tlie joint* of the
toes. The common cause of them is
continued jireaaure or friction on the
projections of the bones from tight, stiff,
or ill-fitting boots or shoes. The cura
tive treatment of oorus iavry simply,
though often somewhat troublesome aud
tolious. After soaking them for some
minutes in warm water, to soften them,
they should tie jmred with a sharp pen
knife as close as possible, without caus
ing thera jisiu or tasking them bleed.
The p*r*l surface at the corn,
and particularly its central aud
ujiper portiiiu, may Uieu la- touclied
over with any aulmtauce cansble at
destroying the vitality of ths indu
rated "cuticle, or at least the |*rt of
it next tin- surface and thn* causing it iu
a few days to separate. For this pur
lnss caustics or corn saves are employed.
Of these tlie moat rasivenieut, and the
oue most ui favor, is fused nitrate of
silver or tuna caustic. The ajiplication
should lie rvjieatcd every third or fourth
.lav, until a cure be effected ; soft, loose
shoes lieiug, as far aa poasilde, worn
during the wh<4e time. Another method
of extirpating coma is ths application of
a small blister. This will frequently
raise them, with the akin, oat o? their
lied*, and permit of their complete re
moval. The delicate exposed surface
must tlieu lie dressed with a little simple
ointment, spread ou lint, and this must
bo retained iu its place by a alight liatid
agc formed of a strip of aabcu.
Read This, Voting ladle*.
A vouug lady from the South wa*
wixieA and won "by o youthful physician
living in California. "When the engage
ment wa* mode the doctor ws* rich, hav
ing been very successful in Son Francisco.
It had not existed sis mouths, however,
when, by au unfortunate investment, he
lost his entire " heap." This eventcmne
upon lum, it should lie added, just a* he
wo* slxiut to claim his bride. What does
he do? Why, like an honorable ami
chivalrous young fellow a* he is, he sit*
down and write* the young la*]y evenr
particular at tlie unhappy turn which
lis* taken place iu his fortune#, assuring
her that if the fact produoral any change
in her feeling* toward him, she is released
from every promise she has made him.
And what "does the dear, good girl ? Why,
she takes s lumji of pure gold which her
lover hail sent her in his prosperity a* a
keepsake, and having it manufactured
iuto a ring forwards it to him with the
following Bible inscription engraved in
•listiuct characters ou the outside: " En
tr<wt me not to leave thee, or to return
from following after thee; for whither
thou grant will I go, and whither thou
hxlgest will I lodge; thv people will be
my jieople and thy God niv God; where
thou diet will I die, and there will I be
buried; the Lord do no to me, an! more
also, if aught but death part me and
thee." The lover idolized his sweet
heart more than ever when he received
thin precious evidence of her devotion to
him'both in *torm end sunshine. We
may add that fortune soon again smiled
upon the young physician, and that he
stilNMxjueutly returned to tbo North to
wed t be sweet girl that be loved, and who
loved him with such undyiug affection.
Reader, this is all true. Young ladies
who read the Bible n* closely as the hero
ine of this incident seems to have doue
arc pretty sure to make good sweetheart*
and better wive*.
The Judge's question*.
A laughable story is related of Duu
ning, an Engbsh judge. It i said of
him frequently, in the examination of
witnesses, he* often displayed great
coarseness, and drew upon himself the
animadversion of hi* brethren. On oue
occasion, wishing to establish the identl
' ty of the party through the instrumen
tality of an unsophisticated old woman
(occiijiying the witness stand), the fol
lowiug highly amusing colloquy in said
to have taken place between Dunning
and the old woman:
Dnnuing—Was be a tall man 1
Witness—Not very tall, your honor
raucli about the size of your worship's
honor.
Dnuuing—Was be good looking ?
Witness —Quite the contrary—much
like your honor, but with a handsomer
lose.
Dunning—Did he squint ?
Witness—A little, your worship, but
•tot so much aa yonr honor, by a great
deal!
These replica produoral a roar of laugh
ter in the court, in which Lord Mans
field (who was sitting on the bench) ia
aid to have joined.
Frock oouts of enormous length are
now fashionable in London. *' The
other day," says a writer in tlie London
World , "I saw a faultlessly dressed
young man nearly dislocate his back
bone trying to reach his coat tail pocket.
TERMB: a Year, in Advance.
FORTUNE* LOKT.
ri l.aiulM-TaUr •■* Or UrlllSas ■■!*
lllutrailM. Ir**i ikr KiHrtoavM *1
BMIU Src kuii.
The Boston Traveller says ; Iu re
cording tlie losses of great fortunes, from
various causes, it Uvoiues a very delicate
inatu-r to toin-ii upon one point. Mors
fortunes actually acquired, still mors iu
pr<wj>ccUvs, have IMWU swept sway, as it
were, iu su hour by the demons of drink
ing and gambling, and tins is the point
we refer to. There is a demoralisation
attached to these two vices that, when
ouce fastened upon an individual, scarcely
oilmitN of control or reform, and for the
reason that inoeuaiblv tlisy induoe other
aud uo less daagerons excesses:
A gentleman of tliis city had ocosaton
to <v*ll at a certain place not tor from
Htate street, during busineas hour*, to
collect a rent btIL •" What was my as
tonishmeut " he aant, "to find it a
gambling house; and what waa more
astonishing, was to see gathered around
the table of the dealer some of the
prominent business men of Boston. It
was uot difficult to foretell the fate of
these men," and it <*uic —ruin, financial
ai d social.
Iu 1&49 there was s young man, the
junior partner of one of the largest com
mission houass in Boston, as thorough a
business man ss ever lived. In 1850 he
left this firm end became the heed at
another firm which did ao externum
Western and Southern boai&aa*. After
a few years titers appeami to be s change
fur the worst- iu the habits of this gentle
man, aud the credit of his firm was dia
cussnd. One morning tbs writer hap
jM-uod into tlie ccnnUng-mum of the late
OoL Fay, and in course of oonverwshue
the question iu regard to Mr. came
K, and in reply to a direct inquiry, Col.
y remark**! : "Y'otmg man, when I
see u person go into a bar-raom early iu
the morning and swallow s foil tumbler
of spirits, I make up my mind that his
habits are not onlv t>a<f, but thst they
are confirmed. 6ne year ago Mr. s
credit stood as high ss that of aay man
in Ihsiton. I should hesitate now to
take his note for say amount; his failure
is onlv s question of time." Within a
vear lie (ailed. His splendid talents,
Lowe war, saved hini from the ruin com
mon to such men. He died the recipient
of a salary, though liberal, leas than a
fill h part of the inrum* he had reran red
as s business man.
A still more emphatic illustration
ooniss to mind. Ths junior partnsr of
one of the Largest—if not ths largest
dry goods oonnuisswm houses in this
city, bearing the name of and allied to
one of the most respected and honored
families in the Htate, and by marriage
conncetod with the greatest of "then living
American statesmen, acquired through
his social companionship the taste for
strong drink. He had an inherited for
tune, and a business future of great ap
parent promise His social position was
unquestioned; be was the husband of
one of the most highly gifted and beauti
ful women, aud the father of promising
sons and daughter*. From the boar of
bis first yielding to temptation his de
cline was' rapid; his fortune all wasted,
his soinai puaiMwi destroyed, be died
leaving an tnlientauoe of disgrace to his
children, aud it is a uouruful closing at
this sketch to add that -his eldest sou
came to s violent death in the prime of
his manhood through the win bequeathed
to him.
About forty yean, ago there WM a firm
doing basiucas on oue of the North Eud
wharves. The Lim ranked high ia the
commercial list; it had extenaive for
eign ouunartioae. The senior partner
belonged to uae of the oldest and
wcaltliieat families in Boston; he was
educated io the commercial schools at
Holland, and was a thorough merchant.
The junior of tha firm came from the
old colony, and represented one of the
old families of tha original Plymouth
stock. At one tune ha was regarded aa
one of the most accomplished young
business men of Boston; he waa a fine
linguist. a man of refined taste, aud of
more than ordinary literary ability; his
rise socially and couimaraaily was re
markable; wealth seeped to come to
him without exertion; he ejected a bona*
in the conrf end of the city, winch, for
its magnificence anil the taato of its sur
roundings, was the talk of the time; he
had au aoragapltahed wife, and he was
the father of a beautiful family of chil
dren; he entertained magnificently; his
house was filled with rare works of pt,
and yet be bnr* himself with becoming
modesty. Like a trupaaai thamler-stonfi
out of a dear sky cams the astounding
news Uiat toe firm had gone under, ana
tliat the junior partner wa* utterly
ruined, morally ond socially, and in purse
liopelsaalv lsinkrupt Ins old book
keeper, for many years a faithful ser
vant of the firm,"in" his quaint way said
to the writer : ' 1 Well, what could you
expect of a man who sjiends his days in
gambling and drinking, and his nights
in more questionable dissipation, Dut
that he would come to ruin ?" Disease,
sujierinduced by fearful excesses, caused
paralysis, sod he dic.l after s short ex
istence, s loathsome object to himaell
and to his friend*.
Iu 1883, while on the Fall River steam
er, coming from New York to Boston,
the writer met witli s young man wbe
had already earned a brilliant reputation
as a politician, as a financier and aa a
merchant. He was the adopted son at
au old Quaker in a neighboring city ; he
hod been twice elected mayor of that
city, liad represented the city and district
iu "the State Senate, aud was at the tune
president of oue of the largest banking
institutions iu Boston. 'Die writer, in
common with hosts of his friends, had
regarded him as a model- His actual
I wealth, of his own accumulation, waa
(Sitimativl at half a million, and he was
not AO year* of age. A single circum
stance while on Imani the steamer ex
cited the writer's suspicion*, and the
truth flashed across MB at once that this
model vouug man was s confirmed gam
bler, drunkard and something more.
Within tour hours from the a nival of
the train in Boston he was taken from
the entrance steps to the bank ia a state
of helpless inebriety. The result, at
course, was utter disgtace, and yet few
men in the Htate had such a splendid
present to enjoy and such a brilliant
future to look forward ui.
David Heusliaw won a model merchant,
us well aa ths ablest politician ot his
time. He educated nearly a score ot
' young men, who Ailed up the spaces
made va<wnt by death, to perpetuate the
mercautile uume and credit of David
Henahaw It Co. We go lxwk over a
jxiriod of veare, measured by decades,
with a kiml of mournful interest. One
of the earliest graduates from this firm
was a young man who became the senior
jairtner of a large drug firm in Boston.
With facilities rarely equaled he reached
the higliest jioint of mercantile success.
Social temptations were the cause of his
ruin, and long sittings at the gambling
table, aud excesses afterward, out him off
in the prime of life. With a sort of fatu
ity, his partner followed the same
course; aril I what at the time seemed to
be the wonder in society, his wife, a
beautiful aud accomplished woman, be
came a viotim to the name vice, on I the
old inhabitants of Boston recall to mind
the sudden decline of the old firm of D.
AW. There were two other young men
who graduated trom the oonntmg-house
of David Hens haw, whe went to Hie dogs
because they could not witlistand the
temptations of gambling; and there was
a nearer association which disgraced the
name of one of the most upright of Boa-
NUMBER 30. *
ton merchant* through a deliberate aban
donment of character, reputation, and
future to drink.
Hums thirty years since una of tbe
most prominent of Busted'* merchants
became enamored of a beautiful actress.
He spent fabulous sums upon her. His
infatuation fi *ot atop at this point
Bite was a most accomplished gambler,
and had beau a uoted person at the
" Bad* f she had boasted at her gains
at the " Kuraaal" In one year, through
accomplice*, she managed to lessen Ida
bank account te the amount of 9100,000.
The aaandal had ruined bun socially, and
hi* great lease* bad made hi* oouuaeroial
credit doubtful. He failed, and for a
time be maintained a quasi reputation.
Minstrels oe a Russian (Jala Bay.
A letter from Hi Petersburg has the fol
io wing: The miaatnasalao take a
promiiMad part ui these "gukaiea," but
only a stationary one. On* or mure
troop* of them arc alwav* engaged fur
such occasions, and dehgiit the uiotlry
1 crowd from temporary stages erected on
the grounds. These'stages are simple
mere asmi -circular covered platform*
ithose or four feat above the ground, and j
open in front No dressing closets or
greenroom are required. The Busman
minstrel does not blacken his famor don
resplendent broadcloth aad impossible
*hirt collar* and (roots. He dresses in
the traditional national oostame—a short
black velvet coat, without aleevwa, dis
playing the wide shirt sleeves at colored
silk or calico, and wide trousers stuffed
into top-boot*; their head covering is
somewtiat in the shape of a lady's jockey
hat, with a huge bright buckle on one
side. The performers mingle with the
audience tmjil called by their leader;
then they mount the stage and form a
: rami ritvan, with their leader in the
center. All stand erect ; we see no
gorgeous chair*, no orchestra. At a sign
from tbe " middle man" the singing
> begins. The charm of vocal music per
formed by trained Huaaian singer* has
often twin mknowtodged by different
i travelers. There is both harmony sod
melody in their peculiar tones, and the
voices are simply excellent. The coo
virtion is soon foreed upon the listener
- that instrumental scoompanuneot to such
singing would be Atiperfinnus if not
positively injurious te the effect. The
pieces generally consist of solos and
choruses, and the eeieetioo* invariably
begin with aoegsof a sentimental or seri
ous character, gradually changing to the
ootntcand butleaqtuv To the latter class
lances are also added, taking the place
of, bat not in snv way resembling, our
"sralk around* and "breakdowns.'
This part of the perfortaanoe initiated
with abvely tune by the chorus, begin
ning rath measured strains andJgrnduaUy
mcresaing the rapidity 'of measure, ac
companied Ivy clapping of hands and
stomping of fee*.
Suddenly a dancer 'merges from be
hind the 'circle of singers, dressed as
they are, but generally with some ad
ditional trimming of gold lace. His
arm* are akimbo and he glides with
steps in curved lines from one aide of
the stage to the other. At eotne par
ticularly lively notes at the chorus be
breaks out into a few fantastic step* and
then again resumes his peculiar skim
ming motion. But tbe measure grows
more rapid, the voices louder end the
clapping and stamping more energetic,
until the danoe comes to a climax, and
tbe fhaky youth bnwka out in a series at,
steps ana skips and jumps, in time with j
the singing, cutirelv bewildering and
"fearfitu and wonderful" to behold.
The excitement and frengy are shared by
chorus end Audience,Jwbo utter yells and
shout* of encouragement and delight;
tbe lege and arms of the dancer are tn a
continual whirl Now upright, now in \
a half-sitting posture, now stooping for
ward and now; leaning backward, he
keeps on until utter exhaustion compels
him to retire behind tbe cborue rath the
same peculiar skimming motion srith j
which he had made hie appearance, and
dtmpprari anted thunder* of applause at ,
the delighted audience. The earns per
formance is repeated at various times
during the afternoon, aad is always wit
nessed with the same intense interest
and enjoyment.
Why DM Prople Remember Things.
The extraordinary persistence of early ,
impressions, when the mind seams al
most,** have eaaaed to register new ones,
lis in mmsrhililn accordance with the
law of nutrition. It is a pbysiotegianl \
fact that decline essentially consists in
the diminution at the formative activity
l of the organism. Now A is when the
twain is growing that a definite direction
can be moat strongly end persistently
given to its structure. Time tbe habits
of thought come to be formed, and those
nerve trtcke lead down which (as the j
phw-okjiit believes) constitute the
mechanism of aaroejaiion. by the time
the bain has reached we maturity , aad
the nutrition of the bona continues to !
keep up the umc mechanism in aocord
nnce rath the demand* at its activity so !
long aa it is being called into use.
Further, during the entire period of
vigorous manhood, the brain, like mus
cles, may be taking on noma additional
growth, either a* * whole or in special
parte, new tissue being developed and
kept up by the nutritive process, in ac
cordance rath the modes of action to
which the organ is trained. And in this
manner a store of "impressions" or
traces is sermon Is ted which may be
brought within tbe sphere of conscious- "
uera whenever the right suggesting
string* are touched. But u the nutri
tive activity dimiahca, the " waste " In
comes more active than the renovation ;
and it would seem thai while (to use a
eommerdl analogy> the "old-estab
lished horses" keep their ground, these
, later firms whose basis is less secure are
the first to crumble away—the nutritive j
activity, which yet suffices to maintain
1 the original structure not being capable
i of keeping the subsequent additions to
it in working order. This earlier -de
generation of later formed structure* is
a general fact perfectly familiar to the
physiologist
A Double Suicide in a Cell.
At Rockwell, Texas, - George W. \
Garner was awaiting sentence for the
j murder of tbe sheriff of fhe oounty.
His wife hail been permitted for [some
days to share his cell with him. On
the morning set for the execution the
sheriff, entering the oell at four o'clock,
I found the woman dead, and Garner at his
Last gar p. His wifo had composed hti-
Bell in bed, folded her hands over her
breast and plseed a handkerchief over
her face. They both left letters expiain
. ing the cause and method of their death.
Mrs. Garner hail smuggled raorphuie •
into the jail in her month, the dose peing :
I believed to lie sufficient to destroy two
lives. On the night of their death a
dispute arose between them as to which 1
should take the larger dose. She took
it, but to make assurance doubly sure
her husband apparently strangled her,as
marks of violence were found upon her
throat and neck. Garner's death pro
ceeded from suffocation, as his nostrils
were found plugged with cotton, a hand
kerchief in his month and the iron bail
of a bucket clasped so closely round bis
neck as to be buried in the skin. Nearly
3,000 people were balked of their desire ;
to see the execution. Mrs. Garner left
a letter saying that it was not through
her husband's persuasion that she gave
up life to follow him
'' through those (lark gstsv
That ns man knows.'
I tens r Interest
A somaf glara to which ladies ere sd
dieted—Tbs mirror.
Never nee ■ fold mff-wn. Gold in
not to be rowed el
A novel may be very old, eodyetwbet
is old cannot be novel.
When em ejee not eyes ? When the
wind nekee then voter.
There ere eighteen nationalities ywd
twenty-five or thirty religion* in Can
al*
lelende era the tope of mountains
rising from the depth* of the m. Ber
muda rise* (ran e depth of 16,000.
"I go through my work," rathe needle
raid to the idle boy. "But not an til
yoa era herd poshed," ra the idle boy
raid to the needle.
Thinness i* en unpardonable fenlt in
Titrkieh women, end u eeneideml ra
good e ground for divorce earning or
; grinding the teeth in steep.
"The worm wiU turn.* Quite eo;
. | bat the Itehen organ grinder* era not
I ewere of it, or eraoredly they would im
prera him into their set-vies.
. There were 26,537 doeese of egg*,
, 81,408 pound* of batter. 26,860 bird*
end 10,220 boxes at beriira consumed in
i e Chicago hotel in one traeon.
" Better i* the poor men that welketh
in integrity," nod peyeth hi* subserip
> i Lie, 'then the rieb men who oontiaualiy
> j teltetb thy" devil" to oell again.
There ere at leaet eight emert young
lediee in Macao, Oa, They gradueted in
gowna at their own make, and then put
into type their "compositions" fur publi
ttkm •
' -The dim for an experimental sold ooin,
worth fiSO, are neatip completed, and are
raid to be of exuuiaite workmanship,
rendering counterfeiting a matter of the
greetsat difficulty.
If the cxar jnat wiahra to perfectly
an nh Hate the Turk*, he ebonld arm hie
aotdiem with firearms "supposed to be
empty." They do mum damage nowa
days than any other weapon.
It i* remarked of many young men
now-a-day* that they abow a decided de
, termination to stand by the ohnrebea—
partSendariy at the boor when the girle
' are earning oat to be eaeocted home.
la hit reply to the congratulatory
lelegram at the. governor-general at
Moscow, the Emperor Alexander esti
mates the torn in araaeuig the Danube
near fkmaitch at 160 killed and 700
wounded.
To avoid am aicknera carry a piece of
rah pock with fan on the veeeel; take
the pork to your stateroom mid piece it
in a tumbler half fall of water. Then,
jnat the ship start* go back to the
wharf ami hurry borne.
" Would yon behove," raid a thrifUeaa
voang men to a friend, "thai I bed a
fortune in my map the other evening V
" How so ?" asked the frieod. "I shook
hands with a girl whose finger* were
covered with diamond* "
Many a sweet girl, with tender, loving
eyra, bra wept away the moments
love's young dream, while the young
men who was to tell her about it is
pleading with the Uvery-etable man,
| trying to hire four d dlan' worth of
t home and baggy for a Hotter and a half.
•• Whan th* emtlMf il wet,
V* meat rat last s
Wbm the weather m dry,
„ W# meet not art ;
When the weathar m rate.
We melt not seoM
When the weather i* warn.
We mm* not etoraa—
thantofaMgother,
W. Delavnn, n deaf mate, died in Baa
Franoeou the other evening. He wra
about thirty-five jeer* at age, and bad
been deaf and dumb since be wra a
child. A lew hour* before hie death hie
power of speech was restored, and be
wra enabled to ooovene audibly with
thorn about him.
French artificial flower* am now made
*o closely to resemble genuine blossoms
that it la difficult, save by a close inspec
tion, to detect the imitation. In order
to render the counterfeit atill mom com
plete, an inventor has drained a flower
which ran be worn either ra a bud or
bin—mil, mid can be folded or expended
ra desired, eo that it miiniae the natural
blooming of Aovcra.
A valuable cow, belonging to • gentle
men of West Button, Mam., was taken
with hydrophobia a few days ago. She
bellowed and struggled in greet agony
during the spasm*, became looae from
the stanchions, broke off one of bee
born*, and became ma dangerous it was
necessary to shoot her. The cow was
bitten in the jaw bye dog. while being
driven from the pasture with others,
about two weeks ago.
In ThomsevilK o*l, a man who had
been suffering with a cancer in the
mouth, and bed been pronounced incura
ble J)J his physician, became much do-
S -eased, and determined upon suicide.
e went about hie eelf-deetruction in a
very methodical and bourne**-like
maimer. All his creditor* were confer
red with, and all paid up, even tboae to
whom the amounts were not due. He
proceeded leisurely and deliberately to
art his bouse in order preparatory to
taking the fatal step. He even made
his own coffin. After completing all
accessory arrangements be eooly cut hie
throat
The daughter of Sir Solar Jung wee
lately married, and the JPrmmd of India
rays that a faint idea of the number of
men of mark who attended the pre
liminary ceremonies may be gathered
from the fact that an egtewitness count
ed more than MO elephants ra they
Luelt before the bridegroom's palace
gate, within the interval of an hour, to
allow their master* to dismount. The
final present* superb jewels had been
already given—<4 Sir Sakr were much
admired, they consisted of an Arab
horse, an elephant, a palanquin, and a
state carriage, magnificently appointed
in Oriental style
Arctic Birds.
i ' The doeest attendant upon the whal
i ing vessels is the fulmar or mallemoke, a
petrel nearly as large as a gull, and
properly denominated "the bird of the
storm,"*for it seems to flit about on the
<veeted waves of a storm as easily ra a
duck upon a pond. It follow* the whal
er for such portions of blubber as it may
get bold of, and this impregnates its
body with oil to such en extent that it
eve® uses it as a weapon of defense; and
when captured, squirts it out in % jet of
pure oily liquid over tbe person who at
tempts to handle it. When shot, too,
if it falls into the pen, a partial calm
arises from the ail which pours
from its mouth. The capture of whale
f always attracts a vast multitude of ful
mars, who afford an endless fund of
amusement by their greedy fights over
tbe largest piece ©I blubber. The
right to these is disputed with them by
the gull, the kittiwakr, and tbe snow
bird, in which the glaucous gull is at
onoe the inoat powerful and rapacious,
an account of which qualities it ob
tained the juune of tjw burgomaster
from the Dutch, that being the a name
of their chief magistrate, wboee au
thority no one daree to dispute. He
does not take the trouble to search for
food for nimself, but borers in the air
until he Hera some smaller bird in poe-
Heesiou of some choice morsel which ap
pear* unusually inviting to him, when
he at once descends and asserts his
right to the prise.
The Aqueducts of Bone.
One of the most striking evidence® of
oM Roman greatness and good sense is
to be fonnd in their elaborate system of
aqueducts, traces of which without num
ber have been laid bare in the recent ex
cavations. Remains of these vast works
exist in every part of Rome and of the
adjacent country, and the aqueducts, iu
their original state, must have been
among the grandest objects of the city.
Sometimes ■ they were carried under
ground in apecua, or subterraneous
channels; sometimes, again, it was
ueeeesary that they should take the form
of imposing arcades, frwm thirty to fifty
feet ia, height
The Egyptians believed that their
souls after many thousand years would
• reinhabit their bodies if were pre
served, hence the enibahcng process
. and situation of sepulchres in places not
I subject to the innundatious of the mere.