Fhe Electric Wizard ERNEST H. pnunxx roa thx dispatch.; up in the snowy mountains where the great river was born out of thou sands ot little waterfalls, but where no tree had ever been able to strike a root on account of the bitter cold, which would have nipped all vegetable lire in the bud, there stood a wonderful strdctnre which was called the "Electric Castle." For many, many years a very wise nan lived here in this castle, who was known among tbe people of the land at the foot of the mountains as the Electric Wizard. There were, of course, a e;ood many reasons why the wizard was called by that name. The chief cause, however, being that be was thoroughly familiar with all the secrets of electricity. This wizard bad suc ceeded during his lite in entirely subjecting this force to bis will, and those people who had been fortunate enough to bare gained access to the interior of the castle were never tired of speaking about the wonderful sights they bad beheld in that castle. It was said that electric ap pliances were observed at every twist and turn in the bie builaing, and although 'the wizard lived there by himself, he was very comfortable, and he never required any out side help. He had a garden where veg etables were crowing by means oT electricity. because it was too cold for them to grow there bv themselves. The wizard had all kinds o'f fowl, rabbits, pigs, sheep, cows ana horses, and as the wise man procured food for these animals by electricity he also fed them through the same agency. It was related bv these men who had been in the castle that the wizard could direct all the workings of bis large establishment from one room in the building. In this room stood a large table covered with ever so many little black buttons, and the wizard could accomplish all his wants by touching one or the other of these buttons. For in stance, if be wanted to have a chicken for dinner, he touched one button which killed the chicken, another and it would be picked, a third and it would be cleaned, a fourth touch of a button would cook it, a fifth would put it on a plate, and so on until the chicken ready to be eaten was brought before the wizard Going to Mars to Dint. by an electric servant. This servant was made of wood, but he had so many electrical appliances attached to him, that be was able to do all tbe work of any ordinary servant Outside the castle the wizard bad a beau tiful lake. He had brought the water in there by electricity, he kept it from freezing by electric heat and a ship was on this lake which the wizard propelled by electric power. Sometimes the wizard wonld go out lor a journey. But he did not walk. He simply touched an electric button and a large carriage would come rolling before him. The wizard jumped in, and as he had a pair of electric horses before the carriage, be could move along with the greatest celerity. The wizard bad also a beautiful balloon, and he frequently went for a pleas ure trip through tbe air, and a ride in that balloon was said to be one of tbe greatest treats anyone might wish for. The balloon was navigated through the air by the most perfect of electrical machines, and snch a thing as falling with the balloon into a gooseberry bush, a tree top or a ditch was impossible. About this time there were two young fellows living at tbe foot of tbe bill on wblcb the Electric "Wizard's castle was standing. These two boys bad beard so much about the wonders and miraculous things that were hidden in that castle, and tbey bad beard so much about the extraor dinary t 'ings which it was said the great wizard iias capable of, that both of them resolved to go and see the wizard. Both were also very ambitious and fnll of anxiety to acquire some or the wonderful knowledge about electricitv from the wise wizard. So one day Jim and Bobert set out to the top ot the mountain. They were entirely fearless and tbe thought that the wizard might punish them for their curiosity of in truding upon bim and trespassing upon his private grounds never entered their youth mi minds. When they reached the sur roundings of the EIectricCastIe, however, they instinctively halted. "The atmosphere seemed to be impregnated with an awlulness which made these young adventurers hesi tate a little. "I am afraid," said Jim meekly. "Well, I can't say that I am afraid," re plied Bobert boldly; "but still I would like to know bow the wizard intends to receive usl" - "But before they were able to sav anv 1 felllliSl1 KSUX&tf MIGH fflj more, a voice which sounded loudly like the rolling thunder shouted: 'Who are yon and what do you want?" " The boys were nearly frightened out of their wits at the sound of the voice, because they could not see where it came from. So - they stood still for a moment or so, when again the voice asked the same question. Then-Bobert, who by this time collectedhis wits again, replied: "We want to seotbe Electric Wizard." "All right, then," the same mysterious voice answered; "take hold of the first wire you come to and look into one end of it." Jim and Bobert advanced and soon they found a wire banging on the wall of the castle. Bobert took hold of it and looking at the one end he saw the wizard sitting in a comfortable rocking-chair in a large room. "What do you want?" the wizard asked again. "We wonld like to see all the wonderful things you have in your castle. "We have heard so much about them, that we resolved to see and learn forourselres." These words were spoken by Bobert, while Jim was standing by and attentively listening. 'Well, I have no time to talk to you to day," the wizard replied, "but if you come m.. to-morrow. I will attend to you. I am en- K-?r5i4ted to be present at a dinner party on tbe a T -BT- HEINRICHS. planet Mars, and I am going to jump into my balloon right now and be off. Goodbyl" "With these words the wire flew out of Robert's hand and disappeared. In another moment be looked around and there both boys bebeld tbe wonderful wizard sitting in bis balloon and traveling through the air toward the sky. "Say, but he is a wonderful man," broke ont Jim, "ain't he, though?" 'Well, I should think so. Just look at this funny wire I had in my bands. As I looked into it, I saw tbe wizard as plainly as I see you. He was sitting in the most wonderful chair in the most marvelous room that ever existed." This was said by Kobert, and still filled with tbe wouders he had seen, he continued: "And the tunny things there were in that room! OhI but it will be a treat to see all ot them to-morrow." Then they went home. The following morning Jim rot nn before the sun rose. He wanted to get there before Bobert, and A ask the wizard to make him a present 01 The Wizard's Chariot some of the wonderful electrical appliances. "When he arrived at the Electric Castle,-the gate flew open by itself, and it also closed again as if moved by an invisible force. Inside of the castle the the wizard awaited him. "Where is your friend ?" he asked Jim. "That fellow is not my friend; he only lives in our village, that is all," replied Jim. "Well, what do you want?" "I would like to see all the wonders of your castle." "Very well; come along with me 1" Then the wizard took Jim all over the castle, and showed him the wonders he had. "When they had got into the last room, Bobert came panting and puffing up the hill. The wizard opened the gate lor bim and let him in. "Where have you been all this while? "Whv did you not come sooner?" Will, I tell yon, Mr. Wizard," replied Bobert. "As I came up the hill I met a man with a wagon that was rolling down as fast as it could, and the man was crying be cause be was afraid it might run-away from bim. So 1 helped him. We stopped the wagon and I made a brake for it, that it could not run so fast any more. Then when I had done that I met a woman on the road, who was nearly freezing to death, so I stayed with her and made her afire by ap plying a match to some gas which came out of the ground. Alter that T met several men who tried to lift a stone on a wagon, but the stone weighed ten tons, so I stopped and made a steam engine for them." "You are a very useful and clever chap," said tbe wizard to Bobert, "and I am sorry you did not come any sooner. I gave this young fellow, Jim here, several of my most valuable treasures, and I have hardlv any thing left for you. 1 gave him an electric t pen, an electric tube, and several other very line tbmes that will be ot great value down in your village. But, bold on a moment ! Here, my boy. is a thread of coal that will light up tbe whole world, if you use it properly. Take that, Bobert, and be happy. Now goodby, boys, I am off again. Go borne and be contented". In another second the wizard had disap peared and Jim and Bobert fonnd them selves outside the castle. Both were very much pleased with the kindness of the wizard, and they ran home as fast as they could go. Arrived there the The Meetrie Vessel. two set at once about making the best use of the presents they had. Jim soon had a ma chine fitted up by which be was able to write with his wonderful pen, that thousands of people could read bis writing all over the world, and any number of people could write with it. Then he fitted up his speak ing tnbe, and be was so lucky with it that he could let anybody talk through it and people could hear the voice for miles and miles. Bobert, however, diligently worked with his thread of coal, and he soon made so much lieht for the world that at last the people did not know anymore the difference between light and darkness, because he changed the night into day. A CHILD'S CRITICISM. A Fiddle Helped Him to Recognize His Father's Portrait. Youth's Companion. 1 "It's a good picture, but It's no likeness," said a dissatisfied patron of the arts, when his portrait was sent home. It may indicate an exacting disposition, but the truth re mains that most of us do prefer that a por trait should also be a likeness. A well-known violinist made the same criticism of his own portrait, which had been painted by a celebrated artist. The family had agreed upon this harsh verdict without a dissenting voice, until the artist appealed to the yonngest of the household, a bright little boy, "Who is that Fritz?" he asked, pointing to the picture. "Papa," was the immediate answer. "So it is, my dear. Ton see, sir, yonr son It a better ludge of the likeness than you. So you think you'd know it was papa, my boy?' , "Oh yea, air," was the Innocent reply. "It's very such like bUn abest ta fiddle." - l ' , J -THE f ASTEUK ON BABIES. The Master of Hydrophobia Tells TVhat He Has Eeally Done. HOW HIS DISCOVERT IS YALDED. Instances of Eemarkable Cares Effected by Inoculation. SIXTEEN BUSSIAN PEASAH1S BATED IWJUTTXK FOB TUX DISPATCH. In the month of March, 1886, 19 Bussian peasants, clothed in the skins of animals, came all the way from the neighborhood of Smolensk, after having been bitten by a rabid wolf. The wolf, roaming through the country for two days and two nights, had at tacked thest peasants with such fury that some were actually disfigured, while others were lacerated and brnised. This batch of Bussians caused great anxiety, because, whereas in the case of dog bites one person out of six dies, the percentage of deaths after bites from rabid wolves is very much higher. The virus is the same, but in most cases the dog after biting passes on, whereas the wolf, worrying its victim, favors the in troduction of virus. Often of 20 people bit ten by a rabid wolf, every single one dies. Ot the 19 Bussians 16 went home cured. The three Bussians who died had horrible wounds on the head. At the post mortem examination of dne, a broken tooth of the wolf was found sticking in the skull. When, on the eve of their departure, the 16 others, after bejng cured, crossed the door of the laboratory for the last time, they felt a re ligious veneration, just as if they had been crossing the door of the Kremlin. These 16 Bussians are in excellent health still. It is not difficult to explain the causes of the failures of the treatment, when ap plied under the circumstances attending the deaths of the three Bussians, of whom we have just spoken. "We have but to think over the facts which we mentioned just now, while talking of the intra-cranial injections of pure virus, which are always followed by a fatal attack of rabies. The Virus ot rabies, in the latter mode of procedure, is placed in direct contact with the brain substance, and begins to develop at once. The symptoms ot rabies, nevertheless, even under these conditions, show themselves only after a fortnight has elapsed. It must often hap pen that some of our patients who have been bitten in a similar manner especially if the wounds be on the face, or, worse eyen. on the head the virus of rabies is carried to the nervous centers in a very few days, or even hours, after the bite, and acts under these conditions as if it had been introduced directly under tbe skull after trephining. HOW BABIES SPKEAD. During the first days ot the month oi No vember, 1887, a setter dog of medium size passed near the powder manufactory of Pont-de-Buis, and attacked two dogs belong ing to tbe director of the powder manufact ory. The dog went on, and presently came to a place called Port Lannay, meeting five dogs, which he bit one after the other, but which were at once destroyed, as the dog biting them appeared to be strange in his manner. The same dog continued his progress, and presently bit two watch dogs, two oxen and two pigs. Then, retracing his steps, he again paused at Pont-de-Buis, but was killed by the director, who recognized him. The director of the powder manufactory closely observed bis two dogs, and both died of rabies a fortnight afterward, and at one day's interval from each other. The vet erinary surgeon of Chateaulieu (Finistere) and I were able to recognize the disease our selves. A few days afterward one of the farm dogs belonging to Mr. Auffert, who bad been bitten in the higher part ot the village, appeared to be strange in its man ner, and was at once destroyed. Un fortunately, tbe two sons of Mr. Auffert, 6 and 7 years ot age, were bitten by their father's dog, and died of rabies about a fort night after. The other farm dog belonged to an indi vidual called Pirion de Pratyr. was tied up, but on December 1 broke the chain, and, roaming round Chateaulieu, was stopped by a workman called Poulmarch, aged 43 years, who was bitten in the hand and died of rabies on December 13. The dbg was locked up in the market bouse, but not being 010561 watched, escaped and com pletely disappeared, and no one has been able to find out what became of it. On November 23, of tbe same year, a she wolf started from Kernesal Woo'd, which is situated six kilometres from Chateaulieu, and bit in its progress men and animals with great fury. She was killed ultimately sixteen kilometres from ber starting point at Minez-Horn, just as she was biting the young dog of a peasant. This man, seeing the extreme state of fatigue and collapse of the wolf, was able to put ber out of her misery by braining her with a club. During her progress, the she-wolf bit 37 farm animals (horses, cows, oxen), which were closely watched until every single one of them had died of rabies. ATEEBIBLE LIST. The following are the names and ages of the persons bitten by this animal, as well as the description of their wounds: A woman, aged 60, bitten in the shoulder and hand, was not cauterized. Still alive. Cardion, Pierre, agedjll bitten In the hand and arm, was cauterized, bat died on Decem ber 9. Alllan, Pierre, aged 6K, was horribly mutil ated, and died the next day from his wounds. Monjoar, Jeanne-aged 10, bitten on the head and bands, died on December II of rabies, al though she had been cauterized. Jlonjour, Yves, aged 9, bitten on the face and hand, had been cauterized, bat died of rabies on December 13. Monlonr, UuiUaume, aged 8, bitten on tbe face and band, bad been cauterized, but died of rabies on December 14. The four last patients were watching their flocks, and were bitten together, tho wolf only leaving one in order to throw herself on the other. They were cauterized with a red-hot iron a few honrs after the accident. Mr. Lo Roy, aged 22, several wonnds on hand, arm and face. He actually wrestled with the brute. He was cauterized and lives now. Miss Avant, 20 years, was slightly bitten on the shoulder through thick clothes. She was not cauterized, and died of rabies January, 1878. Tbe last two patients went to St. Malo in order to place themselves In the hands of a quack. Tbe yonng woman died, but the young man refused to be treated and is alive now. A man about 30 years old was horribly bitten In the bead and sent to the hospital abBrest, in order to have his wounds attended to. He was aliTe one year afterward, but I have lost sight of him since. La Borne, aged 14, tried to escape from the wolf by climbing up a tree, but was bitten in the foot and died IS days afterward. Mlonca. aged 13, and another child of the samo age, were not badly bitten, bnt were not cauterized. Mionca Hea of Tables 14 days afterward, while tbe other is alive still. Pour other peasants who met th6 beast during its progress were bitten. I do not know what became of them afterward, being unable to trace them, bnt I am sure that they did not die of rabies, at least not dnring the same period as the other victims. In the majority of these cases vaccination by preventive inoculations would have been applied too late, and these could not therefore have increased the resisting powers of the nervous centers. It but sel dom happens, however, that persons are bitten under circumstances like those I have just related; and, in desperate cases, even, it wonld be unfair to refuse giving the preventive treatment a trial, and wrong to give up' all hope of a -cure, for the casus which have been cured after bites on the head and face are extremely numerous. A QUESTION OF TIME. This is the proper time to answer a ques tion which is often asked by patients or by their friends, namely, whether it be expedi ent to have recourse to the preventive treatment when the patient has been bitten some time before? There is only one possi ble answer to such a question. It is never too late to begin the treatment, as, if not treated, tbe patient puts all the odds against himself. William Chamberlain of San Antonio, Tex., was bitten on March 9, 1888, by a rabid wolf. He came to Paris, the marks of wee KTere feee mm being still plainly 1 WUBSi. prrrsBimG DISPATCH. noticeable. The treatment owing to the length of the journey, was begun on March 30, only 21 days after the bite, and did not come to an end before April 24, 1888. Cham berlain had been submitted to very few in oculations when a telegram informed the doctor who was accompanying him -that a man bitten at the same time, but wfio owing to the want of money bad not been able to come all the way from Texas to Paris, had just died from rabies on April 1. 1888, 36 days after the bite. A large number of oxen, dogs, pies, bitten by the same wolf, had also died, ot rabies. Chamberlain was convinced that he bad come too late, and that the treatment could not be efficacious, and was so very anxious when hearrived that he suffered from a kind of imaginary rabies. He re fused all liquid or solid food, and com plained of intense headache causing insom nia. At the laboratery we all thought that his was a desperate case. To-day Chamber lain's health is excellent. A few days ago Mme. Luisa Carrera came all the way from Spain "to our anti rabic institute, and has been undergoing tbe preventive treatment. She had been bitten nearly one year ago, on September 15, 1888, by a dog. That animal had also bit ten, on the same day, a vonng man, who died of rabies at the end of July, 1889, after 10)4 months had elapsed from the time of the bite. Mme. Garrera became frightened, and hurried to the Pasteur Institute., Afew weeks have passed since the last inocula tions have been made on her. The latter will, no doubt, prove just as efficacious as if she had undergone the process immedi ately after being bitten in 1888. It would be rash to conclude from these or other facts which 1 mention, that the treatment may be put off ad infinitum. It is better to make haste. THE FEECENTAOEOF CUBES. If we reckon up, without making a choice, 100 cases of persons bitten by dogs proved to be rabid, the mortality in these persons after they have been subjected to preventive inoculations does not amount to 1 per cent. The mortality does not exceed 2 to 4 per cent if people bitten on the head and lace are alone taken into account. Kow, all the competent men who have written on rabies allow that the mortality before the preventive system was discovered amounted, in the case of face bites, to no less than 65 to 90 per cent, whereas if ail bites, whatever their seat may have been, be counted, the mortality amounted to IS or 16 per cent. I believe this nnmber to be far too low, but nevertheless I gladly accepted it, in order to fix people's ideas, and also because, by allowing that it was correct, I conld not be suspected ot overrating the yalue of my mode of treatment. When the prophylactic method for rabies was first applied to patients who had been bitten, it was easy to contradict, and criti cism was often specious. We, at that time, applied the method to a certain number of patients, and rabies did not break out in any of them. Men who, whatever happened, were determined to contradict, simply ar gued that rabies, even if no treatment had been applied, would perhaps never have broken out in such patients; while, if the treatment proved unsuccessful, they argued that rabies was bound to break out, and even went so far as to sav that the deaths of these patients were due to my treatment. Things are much changed to-day. The change is due to the fact that truth, in order to be recognized, need only stand the test of time. In varions parts ot tbe globe anti rabio laboratories have been built in imita tion of the Paris institute. The results ob tained in these places are as good as ours, better even; and, as an instance, I may men tion that Dr. Bujurid has lately published the history of 370 patients vaccinated by bim without one death. Italy has now six J anti-rabic laboratories Turin, Milan, Bo logna, Borne, Naples and Palermo. Russia has seven institutes St, Petersburg, Mos cow, Warsaw, Odessa, Kharkoff, Samraa and Tiflis. There is also one at Constanti nople, at Havana, at Mexico, at Bio de Janeiro, at Barcelona, at Bucharest, at Vienna, at Bnenos Ayres, and c-e is now being started in Bolivia. CASES THAT 'WERE CUBED. Did I wish to recall cases likely to strike the minds of the most prejudiced peoDle of .those who, for instance, systematically de ciine to oeueve in any vaccinations what soever1 I might quote any number of re markable proofs of the efficacy of this method. It would be easy to pick ont a few demonstrative cases among the 7,000 or 8,000 people who have already been inoculated at the Pasteur Institute. During the last four years the average number of people who come to the Pasteur Institute in order to un dergo the preventive treatment (after hav ing been bitten bv rabid dogs) amounts to 150 per month. I will give here but a few instances which all resemble, more or less, the case of Chamberlain, which has just been quoted. Cabont, Henry, a butcher's boy, was bitten on April 22, 1888, but did not undergo the anti rabic treatment, and died in September. 1888. The same dog bit another person, Louis Favio byname. He was inoculated from April 24 to May 11 and is now in perfect healtb. Mr. Delaunay, a modern Hercules, an acrobat by profession, whose chapped hands were simply licked by his rabid dog. On the same aay aonngman, ijeon ocnan. oi arls-.Uelle-ville, was bitten rather badly by the same dog. Schan underwent tbe preventive treatment from Marcn 29 to April 7, lbS9, and is still in good health. Delaunaydied of furious rabies in tbe month of May last. The same dog bit other dogs, and It Is a fact that one of the lat ter became rabid on April 12 and bit twoper sons, Mrs. Lacasse and Mr. Fanconnler. They were Inoculated from April 12 to May 2 and are now quite well. Eight persons belonging to the France fam ily, tbe lather, mother and six children, were bitten at St. Martin dca Olmes, in tbe Puys de Dome. One of the children died of rabies on January 1. The seven others at once left to be inoculated, and are quite wen now. Three uxen. two dogs and one cat bitten by tbe same dog died of rabies In the second month after being bitten. On June 1 and 2, 1889, eight persons hailing f rom Vancluse were bitten by the same dog. Six of them submitted themselves to the anti rabic treatment, and are now quite well. Two declined to be inoculated, and both died of ra bies, one July land the other July 2. Pierre Butte and his wife were licked on open wonnds. The wife declined to be inoculated, and died of rabies. Butte, on the other hand, was inoculated, and Is now quite well. ' STEIKINO PACTS. All the anti-rabid institutes could show a number ot similar cases, all proving the efficacy of the method, but there is a fact which is even more striking. Dr. Dujardin Beaumetz, at the request of the Prefect of Police, made careful inquiries as to the number of persons bitten in the Depart ment of the Seine in 1887. In his official report, printed in 1888, he states that 306 of the people so bitten wer6 vaccinated at the Pasteur Institute, and 'that three of them died of rabies, whereas of the 44 persons who were not inoculated seven died of rabies. The mortality in tbe first lot is 0.67 per cent, and 15.90 in the second. In .short, the method of prophylaxis against raoies nas Deen proved to be effica cious, and every day, as the number of per sons so inoculated increases, brings further proofs. Babies is a far more common disease than is Generally supposed, and I mav be al lowed to give one demonstrative "proof of this fact. , From January 1 to July 1, 1889, during a period of six months theiefore, England sent to the institute 50 persons bitten by rabid dogs, that is, six or seven each month on an average. At that time Englishmen, so bitten, paid their own traveling and hotel expenses in Paris. Since July 1, a fund having been started by tbe Lord Mayor, ac cording to tbe third resolution just men tioned, all Englishmen, however poor, bitten by rabid dogs have been able to proceed to Paris. Accordingly, dnring the months of July and August, that is in the months dur ing which the cases of rabies are least numerous, 39 English persons bitten by dogs proved to be rabid have been inoculated in the anti-rabic department of the Pasteur In stitute. This large number of patients is not due to rabies having increased, but rather to the fact that the preventive treat ment is now within reach of everybody. Loins Pasteur, Bcnrntfa tbe KoefTren ol America, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is the accepted remedy for dyspepsia, a malady almost national among us. Whether chronic or temporary, this peerless stomachic eradicates this perplex ing ailment. It removes with equal certainty malarial complaints, constipation, biliousness, nervousness, rheumatism awl MWaJgla, A winegiaeef oil tariee a day. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24, A LATTER-DAY SAINT. The Trials and Tribulations of a Poor Preacher's Wife Who HAS TO KEEP UP APPEAEAHOES. Ber. Henry Ward Becher Catching Drift wood for FueL THE HOME LIFE Of A FOOS SINISTER. twiim'm yon tux ctsfatcs.1 Unless a woman has the virtue of humility developed m very great degree, and possesses the ready power of saying and doing things in a sweetly smooth and politic way, and is withal, gifted with an absolute and inborn capacity for the calling of a. Christian martyr, she shonld wisely refrain from at tempting to run a parsonage in the position of a parson's wife. When the consequences are contemplated, when the outcome is so plain, when the self-sacrifice demanded is so clearly shown, it is really wonderful howany girl, who has an appreciation of her own best interests, and a' comprehension of the com forts and blessings of this mortal life, can marry a poor preacher, whether financially or intellectually speaking. In the olden time, when the parson was looked up to as the chief man of the com munity, when bis position was one of power, and held in highest respect, when, as in the English Church, he was generally a young er son of some family of note or nobility! and therefore aristocratic and entitled to all honor, a poor girl might satisfy her ambi tion for high social position by marrying a parson, even though hi income might be verv small. To be the chief lady of the village, to be connected with the nobility, to rank with the magnates, even when arrayed in an old silk gown dyed and made over, wonld possibly be glory enough for some women, but in these days, when the parson's wife is looked upon as something sort Ot thrown into the bargain when her husband is hired to attend to the spiritnal needs of a congre gation, she must be very dead in love, in deed, who consents to marry a young and callow preacher who has nothing in view but a parish at less than a thousand a year, and who is not one of the exceptions in the line of brains, who peradventure, by his elo quence and popularity, might some day se cure a soft sit in a wealthy city parish. A FOOB FBEACHEB and his family have sore straits, rasping Vexations and humiliating trials that do not fall to people who are even poorer in income than they, but who can sustain themselves much more independently and less under the score of carping criticism. A minis ter's family cannot live as economically as they would, perhaps, because they have to keep up appearances. The congregation would be shocked if they lived in a plain little honse in a back street in regular poor-folksy style; and yet, according to their means and the rules of economy, that is what they should do. Political econo mists say that rent should never exceed one tenth of the income. If that -were carried into effect, preachers and clerks and work ers generally whose salaries are not more than six or eight hundred a year would have to live in the back alleys and the slums. In recognition of this fact the pro viding a parsonage at the exnense of the 'church is a growing custom, though itoc- wiuaa vvuBiucrauie drumming, since, as anyone knows who keeps house, those who have to live in it would rather have a voice in its selection as to location and accommo- . dations. However, they are, as a rule, thankful for anything that saves house rent. We have somewhere seen the statement that apart from the exceptionally large salaries paid to such preachers as Beecher, Talmage, Dr. John Hall and others of the famous few who are "called" unto wealthy churches in the large cities, that the aver age income of the great majority of preach ers is about 500 a year. This, of course, is eked out to something more by donations and gifts and marriage fees, but taken all together it is a sorry salary on which to marry and support a family. Getting along on that, or even twice that, under the scriptural injunction to "Owe no man any thing," must be not only difficult, but doubly so when the ministers, as happens in poor parishes, cannot as a usual thing receive his salary until the pew-holders pay up their dues, in which duty they are not so seldom delinquent as might be supposed. Said an observant man the other day, when the poor sermons of one of the min isters was under discussion, "What can you expect from a man who has to spend his time shinning round to save car fare in stead of studying up his subjects. More over, he has to do the heft of the housework, for -his wife has poor health, and a family of little children, and most of the time thev have no money to pay help." Well, bnt, said his hearers, his Balary is small to be sure, but then there are the do nations, and the marriage fees. Oh, yes, said the good brother sarcastically, but how could any of you with even these accidentals keep house and maintain a family on his slim stipend of 900. A FALSE IDEA. Some people have a sentimental idea that a preacher lives in such state of moral ele vation that he has full faith that he will be fed as Elijah was by the ravens, and that if the people do not pay their pew rent that a measure of meal and a cruse of oil will al ways be forthcoming to him who has iaitb, but the fact is that the shepherd of bouIs is very human and oftentimes has a bard struggle of it with his nose on tile grind stone. But even if he is a little nearer the imaginary parson we read about, his wife has no illusions on the subject. She knows him, not in his ideal form as a creature ot eminent piety, of soulfnl sermons, and heavenly planes of thought, but as an ordi nary man who will grumble over bis dinner if not suited to his mind, and be as cross over hisclericalshirts, and hiswife'sshortcomings as any one of the laity. Poverty is no more congenial or conducive to rheerlulness with him than to other men. He enjoys good living, has a liking for good clothes, good books, papers and all the luxuries of life, and lives in the hope of receiving "a call" that will some day rid him of the weary, carking cares and sordid straits of a small salary and a large family. As to gifts, he however grateful and ap preciative he may appear must in therna ture ot thibgs hate to receive as presents a suit of clothes, an overcoat, a pair of shoes or a hat as Christmas gifts. His wife as follows in the fitness of things hpwever use ful and much needed they may be, would rather buy her own dresses, and wraps, and bonnets than receive them as donations to help them along. It must go against tbe grain with them, if they have any spirit, to be compelled to be treated thus as paupers; But that this feeling of pride is not always dominant is shown by some of the letters Sent to the sewing societies by poor preachers and their wives from the far "West, who solicit boxes of clothing and supplies in a way that shows them to be lost .and dead to any fine feelings of independ ence or any sentiment that wonld forbid their asking favors. Without any apologies or nicely trimmed heroics on the subject, they plainly designate with painful particularity and detail their wants as to underwear and wraps, and over coats and toys and books and gloves and canned goods and supplies of all sorts. To carry out such work of charity or perhaps It should be called the promotion of pauper ismthe good women of the churches 'go to work and sew, and solicit donation, take tribute of their friends and tax their hus bands until they can send out the box as de sired. CLEBICAI, MENDICANCY. Doubts are sometimes expressed as to the policy of this encouragement of clerieal mendicancy, bnt moat women, in their en thusiasm for missionary work, seldom show any respect for the principles of political economy, and the work goes on. BOHeMdy am Mid. teat aatrMft la a' M fM, CTM VfeM UMKH-; $W-F 183 happy. It MMt be owing to fWtk fat t&h that theological stadenta have a habit of rushing into matrimony in the raest-hap-hasard and reckless fashion. They fall ia love while at college and marry at the first possible minute almost, when perhaps they have hardly enough money to pay a week's board. Henry "Ward Beecher married in opposition to the advice of bis friends as soon as he received bis first "call." His father, ont of the depths of his own experience urged him to wait until he had something ahead and a fair prospeet; bat no; the hot-headed boy listened to nothing but his own wishes, and dearly he had to pay for it, until his matchless eloquence and bis superior abilities won for him a pulpit, where he received enough salary to live upon comfortably and to pile up for a rainy day. When he firstwent to house keeping, however, he was painfully poor. To keep his fire burning be bad to go to the J river and catch driftwood. With Bis wile sick in bed with malaria, homesickness and discouragement, he had to act as nurse, to do the housework and seize a little time occa sionally for his sermons. The ftory is pa thetic, and many men with less energy, cheerfulness and buoyancy wonld have sunk under such experience; but, as accounts go, it broke his wife's spirit and detracted from the best joys ot home, and the sweetest hap piness of honor and success, and perhaps led to tne greatest sorrow or his me. Another promising yonng minister we are told oi left college with high honors and glowing hopes. The prophecy was made of him that he would reach the glittering heights of fame as a doctor of divinity. His first "call" was to a country parish, with an income of $500. With all the rush and devotion of a modern Borneo, he, at otace, -married a Juliet, whose face was her only fortune. It took but little time for the wolf to reach the door. His salary, small as it was, was hard to collect from the hard-banded, close-fisted farming population.- Three babies in less than five years, with incessant toil and anxiety, and tbe worry of bills for nurses and doctors broke the young wife down, and her death left him to fight the battle alone. The good sisters of the village did not spare their re proaches. He had no business to get mar ried, said they, until he was able to support a wife and family. He should have taken heed to the admonitions of SL Panl and re mained single, until he had something to go on, or else should have married someone I, with money, was the general opinion.. How ever, he bore up, and after the regulation year of mourning he invited bis pretty sister-in-law to take bis late wife's place and be a mother to her sister's children. "Ho." said she, with more emphasis than politeness. "No, I will never marry a preacher while the world stands. I've seen enongh ot that sort of life to do me for a thousand years." THE MTNISTEB'S WIPE. Bnt if a minister's life is made bard by small means, and, as follows, by worldly cares and bitter dependence, his wife has still a heavier burden in that she is usually blamed for improvidence, and found fault with by the congregation for an infinite nnmber of shortcomings. A recent fassin a congregation brought out com plaints, that Mrs. Beverend Blank.got too many bonnets, considering her husband's means. (These were gifts irom friends as it turned ont, al though this fact was not proclaimed from the housetops.) She was too fond of society, entertained too much company, was not so devoutly disposed as was becoming in her position, was not as regular in her attend ance upon tbe means of grace as she shonld be even if she bad five small children was a little lax in missionary work, and rather disposed to question the propriety ot sending money to tiiam, when the church itself needed it so badly. In short, she was set down as rather more selfish thin self-sacrificing, while her poor husband was abund antly pitied and moaned over, as having made a serions matrimonial mistake. Bnt while preacher's wives in the past have usually been sweetly subservient, ostensibly humble-minded, and not prone to exhibiting any resentment or righteous wrath when attacked, still of late they have been picking up spirit enough to defy their critics and sister antagonists. We hear' of one who refuses to go to church save when she feels like it. She will take no part in sewing societies, or missionary meetings, or church bazaars and suppers. She wiHinot lead in prayer, nor take the chair on any occasion. She stays at home and writes novels, which, as she says, pays her better ana insures more com tort anainaepenaence in the family, and the congregation may either like it or lump it. The testimony of "minister's wives is that "their lot is not a bed of roses, bnt rather one that is studded thickly with thorns and thistles that are thrust in on every side." The moral of all the books written upon the subject and the tales that are told ont of school is that the only way to have some sort of a good time as a preacher's wife is for her to have an independent fortune in her own right. Under such a condition ot affairs tbe wolf and Mrs. Grundy can go bang. Bessie Bramble. HE FOOfcED THEM TWICE. A Maine Man Who Had a Hablt'of Fostpra Ina HI Funeral. Lewlston Journal. "The most original, weird and uncouth funeral I ever attended was not 20 miles from Lewiston, in 1853," said on old resi dent. "It never was written up and I do not propose to indicate where it was. Tbe man had died suddenly. There were four mourners. I was there to drive tbe hearse. The mourners were to walk. One of tbe mourners read the Scripture and prayed. "A woman was in tbe next room frying fritters and bumming a psalm tune. The 'dead man's clothes lay on the foot of the bed. After the prayers one of those present played a slow tune on an old melodeon. Everything was done quietly. "When they went to look at the corpse the last time it opened iUeyes x fact and there was no funeral. 'I alius expected he wan't more'n half dead,' said the woman in the next room. 'He's fooled us once afore consarn him.' I got my pay and promised to say nothing about it and came home. The man. lived ten years and was killed in the last year of the war." The Athletics of New Some, Telegraph Lineman Look out there, Italyll iXn. MaW. U. JriiHJ- Alta riH Mi- 0A m i.;, "' -. & THE FIRESIDE SPHItfl A CWMgi of MmM lift fir Has WK. AMreet communication or tMt department to E. R. CBADBOUB2T. LewUt&n, Maine. 823 OX THAWKSOrVTSG ZTR D. M. HATWAXS. 824 double lxtxzs ZSICHCA. Ia "punishment:" In ."banishment;" s In "vanlshmea tf In-made indent," i Firtt is tba fruit of trees. And useful In a ship;' The. top in Uut one sees- How do not make a trip. Bnt join together, please. AHiaHKS astisement grip. JUTTEB BWXIT. 825 TRANSPOSITIOSS. J. A vowel, three numbers. When blended together. Will show what I dread Ia the damp, winter weather. XT. A cutting tool mix up, and see Tbe- essence of vitality. S. Moobx. 826 DIAMOND. L A letter. 2. Fortune. S. A dteer for min erals. 4. Spirits. 5. A petty schoolmaster. 8. Oaur walls. 7. Figures of men supporting en tablatures. 8. Blunts. 9. Dicers, lu. Certain coins. 11. A letter. Delphctk. 827 BTTMEBICAIi. The turtle might S-S-&5 Down a mountain and come OBt"aHTe: Or take a whack, even. On hard 4-1-7, Ere its hard and dense mall It oenM rive. The calipash part that lies over The total ia adequate cover. The while the complete. In manner that's neat "Floors" the sluggish and well-equipped rover. jarrrss dwkt. 828 A STBAKOE ANIMAL. I'm an Innocent animal sow. But jnst cnt oS my head And transpose me a bit: I'm used to make bread. 2Tow traasposo me once mere, Afid Ilimp as I go; I aaa mascallae when ' One more change makes mesa. Etxtx. 8SB AXAGBAXS. , BMoriont. 1. Ben f orsrot Qraee. 2. The sealvtesnl. X. Itellie, as Mand. 4. Sues a cruel lad, a relief, & Did Browse gab? ft, Jf rmce Oaef ax's rival. 830 A CURIOUS CREATURE. I am a canning little elf. Condemned upon report; Tbonch willing to admit, myself, That mischief is my forte. I'm driven bard to any act. At each arraign the great; And when with air broHgat la eeataet, I then depreciate. At Jilthy lucre never clutefc. For money-lending Jews Ungodly make when I toaes Their odious 1 0 &. 1 A staunch abstainer, stoat ad hatev My pledge 1 dare not break; Tbe day I'm seen to touch the ate. They'll kill me at tbe stake. Had I bees to art reflaed. Its secrets I'd betray: Bnt here I am to learning beaaa, To teach yea how to pray. With unity I am secure, m yet reform, for when I'm bound to rove you may be tore I'm growlBg,better then. W.WnJWjr. 831 CHARADE. , So we not reaeraber tbe Wetted old total, That second so fair, when it entered oar oare; Where poorer aad poorer the primal wonld. 'Tilfhe bottom waa reaebed with a stent like aetalr? With joy we received it, wftb growa-up lion. But quietly oar joy much below sere fell; It took but short time to get rid of tbe Bcties That we, like oar betters, conld fill it ap wefl. The ink-blotted loial, Tbe fiBger-esilrcbed total. The poor, dog-eared total, Bememberease well. . BrmwSwnsr. ANSWERS. '.No Name" (by Wllfcie Col "The Crater" (by J. Fewteors 813.-L Iras). 2. irooperj. 86 Pan-dowdy. 815 Phil-o-soBb-i-cat. 818-Jew's-barB. (Jew-efcarp). 817-My wife's ca-p. 815 Kanon, aaofi, nee, oa. eie-Live, evil, vile, lie; EH, lie, L m-a A TAN I O AlT AG AMISTS T APETI8 AMEERS 1TITBE ISIS CTS A L 821 Foster mother. 8B&MJIVII Plafcle Wtafcle. A SAKS TOB THX BATJHTHK. Pinkie Winkle, ray wee raaa. Free life's sweets while yet ye eaa; Toss and tumble, rout aa ne, -Heedless o' balth daet a' !. Yours It is to snort an' play A lambkin ia the lap v May Until the sna your face s'all tea, Pinkie Winkle, ray wee aaa. Free, as yet, frae care aa' eerie, Blithesome as the joyous lark. That soaring fills tbe mereiag sky Wl' its matchless melody. Tb ere's rapture sparkiiBC Ja yew: a. For a' aretairlles that ye see Fresh, like yoursel', frae Ged's aJh' Pmkie Winkle, my wee smb. ' Hoo often la tbe morning hoars Ye kies Me dewdraBS frae tbe e An' 1olnwl' heart brim fa' o alee The gainbeto o' tbe bird an' bee. Nae sorrow then yonr broo beclaee Yoar hands are fu' o' daisy bade. While waaton winds yoar wee pew fan. Pinkie Winkle, my wee mH. Bat teat ye weel the gate ye fteag,' Or ye will come to grief orlaag; In tfetexs that seem heath gaMaa' ttit There alien larks a deadly teare. An,' wbea ye pu' the tenetlnc wblas The biaM frae yonr wee annex rlee: For side te aide wi' biles m baa, Piekie Wnkie, my wee me. Heo seethe an' years aa' ages ay! Your bairaie days will sees ain by, as' ye'U be shanklt to seeuW, For wradem oeeaee a bat by dele. Tbe etaeee-Krewa seating that we see, May e'en beceae attested tee. 8ae we wUI trtln ye ae we eaa, Ptekie TMnkJe. ray wee mem. -JIM. Wotjinmimtm, iiaa. Ceaimlee- . Liwtaeta Jearaaf.'t We met, the other ereeriag, a Maine il waeee ft fcaaal wet Aeaad If aba bad leaned ellaae far ; atwratiiar jMirrsse a?mW at the 1 M IlSMEWgPMafl leaaawlieeawfctsk ' aSaBU ..ea i SUTCAm ' -S,',,- I 'WaVfsPtWaaaJ ' ffcJfiK -t fc Jf Easeae BiMMlfid. &&,' ieSfe 3. L aa: :daaaaa rrBnTTnam via IK VVKWflH AAVUHA1 BXa nno A1 JMU4iW IXWcrim lHmkela Takhc MedMee Kee by a Servoat GfrL The careful hoBtewife, finding that mty nursemaid had not come down, went hS? her room nnd fonnd the fflrl in bed. look! a. ' very queer and complaining of pain a4'.-" violent sickness. On being asked what i the matter she explained that, having,a bad. ,j coia, sne naa taxen some patent jaeaiciae which had been recommended lor M children. "How much did you take?" "Well, mum, I went by the direction o the bottle, and it said.- Ten drop fa an ' infant, 30 drops for an adult, and a table-f ' pooniui tor an emeucv x snow iraii.' an infant I didn't know what an adalt wif rt . -r 1 -r xe so I supposed I must be an emetic, anet wok a taoiespoomni ana It nas pretty bim turned me inside out." j VWMlJl laufiiniHK Parifei A. purely VeaetaMaiiL. uomoouna mat Mm. all bad humors from the j l system. Bemoves Moteb E IMllMHm es and pimple. a4j3 makes pure, richblooA.-3 apZffi MZBICAL. DOCTOR wni I I WWW' (-: w m e m-, -t' SI PENW A VKXItE. OTTTStKnma. A. -. ' As old residents know and back flies of TWmtftM ourg papers prove, is tne oldest eetaouH and most prominent physician In the city, ae voting special attention to an chronic ills ins m SbMNOFEEUNTlLCUHtD MtuVfrillCana mental diseases peyeiei llC.n.V UUOdecay. nervous debility. 1m enerey. ambition and hope, impaired mamoerA disordered sight, self distrust, bashfnlaees.f dizziness. Sleeplessness, pimpies, empties i noverished blood, f aiilne powers, orzanie wei nflx- riTCTMiMla. constitution. consasiDtimL c fitting the person for business, society nmlfOi nage. permanently, saieiy ana privately cwea.t f " e. am - " t a t iituii mm .lA 1 bLUUUANU bMNMareraSjeSr' blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glal;; swellintM. ulcerations of toneue. mouth, throe . J ulcers, bid tores, are. cared for life, and btea4f poisons tnorongniy enuiicatea irons me ayifi.-., 1 1 R I M A D V kidney and bladder deraajst-J umiinil i iments. weac oack, gravel, tarrbal discharges, inflammation and, otk painful symptoms receive searching trnetmf,'f prompt renei ana real cures. Dr. Whlttler's life-long; extensive! race. Insures sclentiflc and reliable trea on common-sense principles. Consnlatloe &i Patients at a distance as carefully treated a N E here. Office hours 8-a. x. to 8 r.K Kh 10 a. H. to 1 p. X. only. DR. WHOTTK,, J Penn-avende, Pittsburg, Pa, ,fi nosof-rjsu-wk. $: X' rniMmawiiiBHi mmmtmmmniwi How Lost! HowRefOMtf ASdentlncand Standard Ponolar I tin Errors f Youth. Premature Dcllee.Xai and rnyucal JUe&imy, impurities oi the n,;t.-g illlllJIilaMliiJi Kesalttag- from. Folly, Vice, Iguwee, J cesses or uveruxanonr i-nerratiec mm i ting the Tictiai for Work, Busiseu. Mm rgB or oww neiauoBS. Avoid uaskillfnl pretenders. P great work; It contains 300 pacee. ijeauiuui oiiMung, emooeeea, i onlr SI bv mail. Dostsaid.cc wrapper, muetratire Proepeetas FreB ppfy now. The diettnntebed aatber. wi Parker. M. D.. receive the SOU) AMU J ELED MEDAL frna the Metis I MedlMXl toei.tlon, for this PRIZE ESSAY Ml ad PHYSICAL. DEBILITY. 1. corns of Assletant Physieiaee i suited, confidentially; Dymailerlej the office of THE PEABOBY KII STITUTE. He. BeMeeii St. keeee. I whom all orders for books or letters feci should be directed, as above, ams-w-i Health is Weal J&&A DK. E. C, WESTS ItXBTX A1T Tkeatjcekt, a guaranteed spedfle far i diazlnees. convulsions, nta. nervous aa headache, nervous prostration caaaat use of alcohol or tobacco, wakef amass, I aepreseion, soiieaing oi tne onuai insanity ana leaainr to misery, death, nremature old aee. barreaj nower in. either aex. involaatary ll aaermatorrboja caased bv over-sxeeMea brain, self-abaee or over-adalasaia. M hor mntaine mm Mo&tk'A I irtiilemat at a 1 or six boxes far SB. sent by mad enaaU sail WE CUARANTEE SIX BOXES To care any case. With eaeh order received art lor six noxes, aecoaipaaiea witn ase,wai: sena tae pureoeser our wrraea ga refund the raoaeyif the teeetmenti feet a core. Guarantees issued only 1 Stuckr. TJraef tat. Sole Aaeat. ITBi aee are. and corfWylle are. and Faltoa sci burg. Pa. lererlnwiti'j TarraaAi Cnbebs nertreateay eases of ,'.be sina. Its freedom iieat speedy actiee curiae nt days and at' time than aa Tratioa). rasvs aauaei- HAAlvmklA manufacture. laebae red etnpaerese lace oi leaei. nature of Tarrant Co., New York. .race, i. MHa oy au arngin- 6RAY'S SPECIFIC ftEf CURES MLTKYOUS DC iki; LOST VM LOSS OT Ml Fan nartleoten ia sent iree. roe tJseelBe sold by yellow wrapper. ntccase- or ut on rfteelnt or w THE RKAT MEIJHHNE Seld In l'lttoenrj bya.lJ.HUJ BMiuiufim Hauuenriu. OcrtrbCttX COMPOUND rf Cottoa BooCl PeaBmml a reeeat 'old nkTslrian- Ji ft -Safe. XffactneL Friee sealed. Ladles, ask yoar dramra : cotton JaootuttasoasoiaBaiaaei or meioee ananas ror seawg i draw rOKD IJfcl COBUAJ Btoe. Ml Woedward are Detroit,! -ae-Sold in Flttsbargv P. by Joeeaal ibb; a aaa, jjuuBojta ana jrei sav Manhood csri at rooiMal Daaty, Harroes D I MM nl TUB W8I inmfMi tnhtalUla j?.O.Boaat,aaw1 HARE'S REMEJ . Far neat Cheeks the want aaa tat Sve dava. 1 XFLBMINU'SDF U31 WOlTTHYSELFu-dfMP, M A iatffe:- 'iB.ntv M Sale, a, aw ttT.Maunmaan iMMl Mil I- HK , laeteete. aaaaa aaTgaSf MaB.aaa3 &,.& Jt'A.-. -Xi3. -X JJ -A ' Xl St.
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