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VOL. IV.
KIDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA., THUKSD'AY, APltIL 9, 1874.
NO. 6.
Three I'.i'rs and One.
Ears thoa hast two aud month but one ;
The intent dost seek ?
Thou art to listen much, it means.
And little Bpeak, ' " t
Eyes thou hast two and mouth but oue ;
" Is the mystery deep t
Much thou shalt see, it moans, and much
Thy silence keep.
Hands thon hast two nnd mouth but one ,
" Why ?" dost repeat ?
The two nro there to labor with.
The one to eat.
TWO OF A TRADE.
Maria Walker was usually allowed to
be the beauty of a email town. Her
father had originally practiced as a
physician in that place, but circum
stances uart caused ms removal to an
other locality, which promised more
profitable returns. The house they oc
cupied was an ancient red brick man
sion in the centre of the town, with a
large bow window, always celebrated
for its gerrniums, myrtles and roses.
that with a couple of small orange trees
were the admiration of the whole neigh
borhood.
Maria was twenty and I was not six
teen at the time of "which I speak, but
we were the best friends in the world
In front of the house of the Walkers
Lad been, a few years before, an open
space, which now, thanks to the rapid
march of improvement, was being
chanced into a row of very good houses,
There were a do7,cn of them, and they
were disnined with the name of iseau
cham Terrace. They were, about the
time 1 speak or, all to let ; the last fin
ishing touch had been pnt to them, the
railings had been painted, the rubbish
all removed, and they wanted nothing,
save furniture and human beings, to
make them assume a civilized and re
spectable appearance.
Icalled one morning on Maria Walk
er, her father was out, she had been
playing the piano until she was tired,
bo we sat down in tho bow window and
talked.
" So the houses are letting ?" said
I. whs took an interest in the ter
race which I had seen grow under my
eyes.
"Two are let," she replied, "and
both to private families ; papa is
pleased, he looks upon these twelve
houses as twelve new patients.
"But," said I, laughing, " havo you
read the advertisement:
" 'Healthy and airy situation, rising
neighborhood, and only one medical
man.
"Oh, ye3," smiled Maria; "but sick
ness, I am sorry to say, is very apt to
run about at some time or other, even
in airy situations.
, " But, Maria, youare mistaken ; there
are three houses let," said 1 suddenly.
" The bill is taken down opposite ; it
has been let since yesterday."
"Oh, yes, I recollect a very nice
youncr man riding up there yesterday,
and looking over the house for an hour ;
I suppose he has taken it."
" A nice young man," said I ; " that
is very interesting I suppose a young
couple just married.
" Very likely," replied Maria Walker,
laughing ; but whether at the fact of
my making up my mind to its being an
interesting case of matrimony or what
else, I know not.
It was a week before I saw Maria
again, and when I did she caught me
by the hand, drew me rapidly to the
window, and with semi-tragic expres
sion pointed to the house over the way.
I looked. What was my astonishment
when on the door, in large letters, I
read the words, " Mr. Edward Rad
Btock, M. D."
At this instant tho sound of horses'
footsteps was heard, and three vans full
of furniture appeared in sight. They
were coming our way. As I expected,
the van stopped before the young doc
tor's house, and in a few minutes the
men began to unload. My friend turn
ed pale as she saw that the vehicles
were full of elegant furniture.
''The wretch has got a young wife,
too," she exclaimed, as a piano and
harp came to view, and then she added,
rising, "This will never do ; they must
be put down at once ; they are stran
gers in the neighborhood ; we are well
known. Sit down at that desk, my
dear girl, and help me to make out a
list.of all the persons we can invite to a
ball and evening party. I look upon
thetn as impertinent interlopers, and
they must be crushed." I laughingly
acquiesced, and, aided by her, soon
wrote out a list of invitations to be
given.
" But now," said Miss Walker, after
a few moments of deep reflection, "one
name more must bo added ; they must
be invited."
"Who?" exclaimed I, in a tone of
genuine surprise.
" Mr. and Mrs. Edward Radstock,"
replied Maria, triumphantly, while I
conld scarcely f peak for astonishment.
The .rest of my narrative I collected
from the lips of my friends, a little
more than a year later.
The ball took piece to the admiration
of all the town. It was a splendid affair.
- Mr. and Mrs. Radstock came, and were
received with cold politeness by both
father and daughter. The young man
was good looking, with an intelligent
eye, a pleasing address, and none of
that pertness of manner which usually
belong to those who have just thrown
off the medical student to become the
doctor. Miss Radstock, his sister, who
kept house for him until he found a
wife, was a charming girl of about
twenty. She smiled at the manner of
both 'Mr. and Mrs. Walker, but said
nothing.
Ytun? Radstock's only revenge for
the lady of the house's coldness and
stateliness of tone was asking her to
dance at the first opportunity whioh
certainly was vexatious, for his tone
was no pleasing, his manner was so
courteous, that Maria could not but feel
pleased when she wanted to be irate,
distant, and haughty. They danced
together several times, and to tho as
tonishment of many friends of the
young lady, of myself ia particular,
they - went down to supper the best
friends in the world, laughing and
joking like old acquaintances. -
Next day, however, she resumed her
original coldness of manner when the
brother and sister called to pay their
respects. She was simply polite, and
no more ; and after two or three words
they retired, Emily Radstock becoming
as stiff and formal as her new acquaint
ance. From that day Maria became
very miserable. She was not avaricious,
and did not fear her father losing his
practice from any pecuniary motives,
but it was pride that influenced her.
Her father had for some years monopo
lized the place, as his predecessor had
for forty years before him ; and now to
behold a' young, unfledged physician
setting up exactly opposite, and threat
ening to divide in some time the busi
ness of the town, was dreadful. The
physician of the town sounded better,
loo, than one of the doctors, and alto-,
gether it was a most unpleasant affair.
Maria's place was now always at the
bow window, to see if patients came,
or if Edward Radstock made any at
tempt to call about and introduce him
self. But for some time she had the
satisfaction of remarking that not a
soul called at the house, save the
butcher, the baker, and other contribu
tors to the interior comforts of man,
nnd Maria began to feel the hope that
Edward Radstock would utterly fail in
his endeavor to introduce himself. "She
remarked, further, that the young man
took it very quietly, and sat by his sis
ter's side while she played the piano,
or drove in his gig ; always, when he
remarked Maria at the open window,
bowing with provoking courtesy, noth
ing daunted by her coldness of manner
or her pretense of not noticing his po
liteness. One day Mr. Walker was out (he had
been called to a distance to see a patient
who was very seriously ill) when Maria
sat at the bow-window looking up the
street. Suddenly she saw a boy come
running down on their side of the way ;
ihe knew him by his bright buttons,
light jncket and gold lace. It was the
page of the Perkinses, a family with a
host of little children, who, from con
stant colds, indigestions and fits of ill
ness, caused by too great a liking for
the pleasures of the table, which a fond
mother had not the heart to restrain,
were continually on Mr. Walker's
books. The boy rang violently at the
bell, and Maria opened the parlor door
and listened.
"Is Mr. Walker home?" said the
boy, scarcely able to speak from want
of breath.
"No," replied the maid who had
opened the door.
" He will be home directly," said
Maria, advancing.
" Oh, but missus can't wait : there's
little Peter been and swallowed a mar
ble, and the baby's took with fits ;" and
away rushed the boy across the road to
the hated rival's house.
Maria retreated to her room and sank
down upon a sofa. The enemy has
gained an entrauoe into the camp, it
was quite clear. In a moment more sho
rose, just in time to see Mr. E. Rad
stock hurrying down the street beside
the little page, without waiting to order
tiis gig. This was a severe blow to the
doctor's daughter. The Perkinses were
a leading family in the town, and one
to whom her father was called almost
every day in the year. They had a large
circle of acquaintances, and if young
Radstock became their medical advi
ser, others would surely follow. In
iibout an hour the young man returned
nnd joined his sister in the drawing
room, as if nothing had happened.
This was more provoking than his suc
cess. If he had assumed an air of im
portance and bustle, and had hurried
up to inform his sister with en air of
joy and triumph what had happened,
she might have . been tempted to pity
mm, but ne did everytmnfr in sncu a
ouiet, gentlemanly way, that she felt
considerable alarm for the future.
Maria was in the habit of spending
most of her evenings from home, her
lather being generally out, and that
urge house m consequence lonely.
The town was famous for its tea and
whist parties, and though Maria was
uot of an age to play cards, except to
please others, she sometimes conde
scended to do so. une evening pne
s invited to the house of a Mrs.
Bruntou. who announced her intention
of receiving company every Thursday.
She went, and found the cirole very
pleasant and agreeable, but horror of
horrors there were Mr. Edward Rad
stock and his sister Emily ; and worse
than that, when a lady present volun
teered to play a quadrille, and the
ladies aooepted eagerly, up he came, of
all others, to invite her to dance !
Maria offered her hand to the young
man, and walked away to the dancing
room. Despite herself, that evening
she was very much pleased with him.
tie was well informed, had traveled, was
full of taste and feeling, and conversed
with animation and originality ; he
sought every opportunity of address
ing himself to her, and always found
the opportunity witnout much diffi
culty.
For several Thursdays the same thing
occurred. The young man began to
find a little practice. He was popular
wherever he went, and whenever he was
called in was sure of keeping up the
connection. He was asked out to all
the principal parties in the town ; and
had Mr. walker not; ueen very mucn
liked, would have proved a very serious
rival.
One morning the father and daughter
were at breaktast. Juaria, wno began
to like her bow window better than
ever, sat near it to scent the fragrance
of her flowers, and always returned the
young doctor's bow when he oame out.
Mr. Walker had been called out at an
early hour, and returned late. He was
not iu the best of humors, having
waited four hours beyond his time for
his tea.
" I shall die in the workhouse, said
he, as he buttered his toast, with an
irritability of manner quite alarming.
' This Radstock is getting all the prao-
tioe. I heard of two new patients yes
terday." ' Oh. papa, replied maria, gently.
" I don't think he has got a dozen alto
gether." "A dozen but that s a dozen lost to
me, miss. It s a proof that a people
think me old worn out--useless."
" Nonsense, papa : the town is in
creasing in population every day, and
for every ono he gets, vou get two."
" My dear," replied Mr. Walker, with
considerable animation, I think you
are beginning to side with my rival,"
A loud knooking came this instant to
the door, and the man servant immedi
ately announced " Dr. Radstock."
Mr. Walker had no time to make any
remark ere the young man entered the
room, bowing most politely to the old
gentleman and his daughter ; both
looked confused, and tho father much
surprised. He was in elegant costume,
and looked both handsome and happy
the dootor thought triumphant.
" Pardon me, sir," said he, " for dis
turbing you at this early hour ; but your
numerous calls take you so much out,
that one must take you when one can
find you. My errand will doubtless
surprise you, but I am very frank and
open ; my object in visiting you is to
ask permission to pay my addresses to
your daughter." "
"To do what, sir ?" thundered the
old doctor in a towering passion. "Are
yon not satisfied with trying to take
from me my practice, but you must ask
me for my child? I tell you, sir, noth
ing on earth would make me consent to
your marriage with my daughter."
" But, sir," said Edward Radstock,
turning to Maria, " I nave your daugh
ter's permission to make this request.
I told her of my intentions last night,
and she authorized me to say that she
approved of them."
" Maria," exclaimed the father, al
most choking with rage, " is this
true ?"
" My dear papa, I am in no hurry to
get married, but if I did, I must say I
should never think of marrying any one
but Edward Radstock. I will not get
married against your will, but I will
never marry any one else nothing will
make me."
"Ungrateful girl," muttered Mr.
Thomas Walker, and the next minute
he sank back into the chair in a fit of
apoplexy.
" Open the window, raise the blinds,"
said the young man, preparing with
prompitude and earnestness to make
the necessary remedies. " Be not
alarmed, it is not a dangerous attack."
Maria quietly obeyed her lover, quite
aware of the necessity of self-possession
and presence of mind in a case
like the present. In half an hour Mr.
Walker was lying in a large, airy bed
room, and tho young man had left, at
the request of Maria.to attend a patient
of her father's. It was late at night
before Edward was able to take a .mo
ment's rest. What with his own pa
tients and those of his rival he was
overwhelmed with business ; but at 11
o'clock he approached the bedside of
the father of Maria, who, with her dear
Emily now by her side sat watching.
" He sleeps soundly," said Maria, in
a low tone, as Edward entered.
" Yes, and is doing well," replied
Radstock. " I answer for his being up
and stirring to-morrow, if ho desires
it."
" But it will be better for him to rest
some days," said Maria.
"But my dear Miss Walker," con
tinued the young doctor, " what will
hia patients do ?"
" You can attend to them as you have
done to-day," replied Maria.
"My dear Miss Walker, you, who
know me, could trust me with your
father's patients ; you know that when
he was nble to go about I would hand
them all back to him without hesita
tion. But you must be aware that for
your father to discover me attending to
his patients would retard his recovery.
If I do, as you ask me, I must retire
from town immediately on his convales
cence." "No, sir," said Dr. Walker, in a
faint voice, "I shall not be about for a
month ; after making me take to my
bed, the least you can do is to attend
to my patients."
" If you wish it, sir "
"I insist upon it ; and to prevent
opposition yon can say we are going
into partnership."
" But " said Edward.
" If you want my daughter," con
tinued Mr. Walker, gruflly. "you must
do as I tell you. If you wish to be my
son-in-law, you must be my partner,
work like a horse, slave day and night,
while I smoke my pipe and drink my
grog."
" My dear sir," exclaimed the young
man, "you overwhelm me,"
" Dear papa 1" said Maria.
" Yes, dear papa 1" muttered old
Walker ; "pretty girl you are ; give a
party to crush the interloper; faint
when he gets his first patient ; watch
him from your bow window like a cat
watches a mouse, and then marry
him."
" But, my dear papa, is this not the
surest way to destroy the opposition ?"
said happy Maria. - .
" Yes, because we cannot crush him,
we tnke him as a partner," grumbled
old Walker ; " never heard of such a
thing ; nice thing it is to have children
who take part with your enemies."
Nobody made any reply, and after a
few more faint attempts at fault find
ing, the old doctor fell asleep.
About six months later, after a long
journey which made me lose sight of
Maria, I drove up the street, and eager
to see the dear girl, never stopped till I
was in her arms.
" How you are grown 1" said Ehe with
a sweet and happy smile.
" Grown, indeed ; do you take me for
a child?" cried I, laughing. "And
you.Jiow well and pleased you look I
always at the bow window, too ; I saw
you as I came up."
" I am very seldom there now," said
she, with a strange smile.
" Why ?"
"Because I live over the wy," re
plied she, still smiling.
" Over the way ?" said I.
" Yes my dear girl ;" alas for the mu
tability of human things Maria Wfclk
er is now Mrs. Radstock.
A Tidt. One of the daintiest tidies
I have seen in a long time hung over an
easy chair in Mrs. Lester's parlor. It
was of Swiss muslin, with designs in
fern leaves on it. The leaves were
placed on the muslin in graceful
shapes, and the fabric not so covered
was sprinkled with ink; the leaves were
then removed, and lace sewed around
the edge, with bows of ribbons at the
corners.' This " phantom tidy," as it
was called, elicited many exolamations
of admiration for its simple and ex
quisite beauty.
DEATH LEAP IN A THEATRE.
A Terrible Somerset From a Flying
Trapeze.
James Sylvester, one of the Sylves
ter brothers, gymnasts, performing in
the Thirty-fourth Street Theatre, New
York, was killed. His first act on the
trapeze was to swing with his might,
and when he calculated that he had
force enough he turned a somerset from
the trapeze and caught a rope suspend
ed from the ceiling in the back part of
the auditorium. Under this rope was
stretched a netting to shield the per
former from injury in the event of miss
ing the rope, and to protect the au
dience over whom he takes the flying
leap.
Young Sylvester came out as usual
and executed his various feats, until
the last grand leap; then he swung
himself until he thought he had gather
ed sufficient force and let himself go.
But he miscalculated and swung him
self too far. With tremendous velocity
he shot by the rope and struck against
the boxes with an appalling thud.
Thence he fell in a heap to the floor,
striking on his head. The force of the
fall was so great as to break the heavy
iron chair upon which he struck.
Ladies in the boxes fainted, and the
spectators were transfixed. All was
confusion. Two physicians were iu the
theatre, and attendants from behind
the scenes hurried to tho assistance of
the injured. man.
Sylvester was gently lifted and borne
iuto a room. There the physicians
found him to be alive, but without the
least consciousness. A terrible gash in
the back of his head marked where he
had struck. The skull was beaten in,
and large clots of blood and pieces of
brains oozed out upon the slightest
pressure.
The play was hurried on, but the
house soon thinned out, leaving the
theatre empty.
Sylvester lingered but a short time.
His breath became shorter and shorter,
and soon he died. He was 19 years of
age. The body was then laid in a shell
aud taken to the Morguo.
There Sylvester's mother, who had
been hastily summoned, saw the corpse
of her son. She kissed the cold lips
and threw herself upon the body, and
in -endearing words entreated her boy
to speak to her. Then realizing her
loss, her grief found vent in loud la
mentations. The mother said that her son had
been a printer, but that his splendid
physique led him to become an athlete.
Lfis partner, with whom he had been ac
customed to act under the title of Syl
vester Brothers, was not his brother.
Somo days ago, his mother added,
her son had a dream of falling from a
houBe-top. He had believed it to be a
presentiment, and was much troubled
by it. "Now the dream is realized.
My poor darling 1 He was always good
to me and never uttered an unkind
word in his life. Oh, God I What have
I done to be thus stricken," cried the
broken-hearted mother, as she detached
a bracelet from her son's wrist, and
kissing him again was led away by her
friends.
The body was in blue and flesh color
ed tights, with gold fringe. A pleas
ant smile wreathed the lips, and there
was no indication of suffering. The
surgeon ol Bellevne Hospital said that
the vertebral column had been dis
located, and that there was also a frao
ture of the skull at the base of the
brain. He gave the opinion that Syl
vester was utterly unconscious from the
instant of the fall.
A Graugcr Faneral.
The Leavenworth (Kansas) Times
gives the following account of the
burial of Mr, Henry Bolm, a prominent
granger, at Kickapoo, Kansas : On
leaving the residence of the deceased,
the hearse which contained the re
mains was flanked on either side by
three pall-bearers, who walked with un
covered heads and regalia draped in
mourning. Following the hearse canle
the relatives of the deceased, and next
marched the sisters of the order, clad
in full regalia. The brothers came
next, and following them tho vast con
concourse of people who had come from
fur and near to witness the ceremonies.
The remains were first taken to the
church, where a priest went through a
service peculiar to the Catholic Church,
of which the deceased was a member.
When the exercises had been con
cluded, the procession took up its
march for the cemetery, where the
granger funeral rites were performed.
The coffin was placed on supports
directly over the open grave, and re
mained there until the impressive and
interesting services were concluded.
G. B. Coffin, Master of the Franklin
Grange, conducted the ceremonies.
When the brothers and sisters of the
grange of whioh the deceased was a
member had assembled about the
grave, the Master read a selection from
the burial ritual, followed by a second
selection by the Chaplain, and then the
members repeated slowly and solemnly
the Lord's prayer, closing with a beau
tiful and appropriate hymn. The
brothers of the order then stepped to
the grave and threw into the opening
several boquets of flowers and ever
greens. A short but powerful address
was next delivered by the Chaplain.
When the coffin was being lowered, a
beautiful and soul-inspiring hymn was
sung, and during the singing the sisters
showered boquets of flowers upon the
descending coffin until it reached the
wooden box at the bottom of the crave.
The Master then sprinkled a portion
of dirt thrown from the grave over the
coffin, and the services closed with the
solemn benediction of the Chaplain.
Taken throughout, the ceremonies were
very beautiful and impressive.
What is Wanted. The careful es
timates made of the wants of England
for this vear and next, bv the Mark
Lane Express, are 42,000,000 quarters
of wheat, equal to au.uoo.OOO bushels,
an amount vastly beyond all that the
united Estates can supply.
The Mount Joy (Pa.) Star chronioles
the existence, at that locality, of twin
fish, joined together near the tail, but
with perfectly developed heads and
bodies.
An Old Identity Case.
A certain Colvinist family, named
Caille, were living at a little provincial
town in France named Manosque,
shortly before the edict of Nantes was
revoked. There were sons and daugh
ters, nearly all of whom died. Com
pelled to leave the country, their prop
erty given over to near relations, the
family established themselves at Lau
sanne, where, in 1690, the eldest and
last surviving child, Isaac, died, aged
thirty-two. An aunt, Madame Rolland,
to whom the forfeited property naa
passed, had intended handing it over
to her nephew, but on his death gave it
all to the poor, making Bpecial mention
in her will of the reason that prompted
her to this disposition. There was
something remarkable iu this unusual
step, and it naturally attracted pnblio
attention.
Scarcely a year later, a common
marine in the navy presented himself
to the naval inspector at Toulon, and
declared that he was the Isaao Caille
who was supposed to have died. The
marine professed a wish to abjure Cal
vinism, placed himself under the hands
of the Jesuits, and within three weeks
made a formal recantation in the cathe
dral at Toulon. Thenews spread abroad,
and was communicated to his father,
who simply wrote back that his son was
dead, and enclosed a certificate of do
cease. On this the naval inspector had
the proselyte arrested, who boldly de
manded to be examined. The legal
proceedings that followed will be found
interesting, as showing how the French
law dealt with almost the same state of
facts as arose in the late English cause
celebre. The law officers directed that
he should be taken to the town where
the family had lived, and be confronted
with all and every one who had a chance
of recognizing him. Meanwhile the
aunt had inquiries set on foot, which
resulted in the discovery that he was
one Peter Mege, sou of a convict. She
now intervened, and demanded that the
case should bo dealt with criminally.
A degree was accordingly made that the
soldier's civil suit and the aunt's crimi
nal one should be joined, and both
should go forward together. He ap
pealed to tho provincial parliament,
which decided that the criminal trial
should go on, at least so far as sentence,
which should be regulated by the result
of the civil process. This was accord
ingly done, and a number of witnesses
came forward to prove that he was
Peter Mege, to the satisfaction, it
would seem, of 'the judges, who now
only awaited the progress of the civil
trial. After seven years delay the case
closed. A vast number of witnesses
had been examined, and the parliament
decided that he had proved his case,
and was the son of Caille. He was at
once put in possession of the property.
Within three weeks' time the marine
had married a woman whose family
were believed to have furnished money
to carry on the proceedings.
The public were presently to have
another surprise. On the news of this
marriage, a woman came forward to
make a declaration that she was the
wife of Peter Mege, who had thus de
serted her and married another, and
she asked for justice. She gave all
necessary details.
This, it will be seen, complicated the
matter still further, and threw upon the
family the burden of proving three
questions: first, that this claimant was
not Caille ; secondly, that he was Peter
Mege ; thirdly, that he was the husband
of the woman who claimed to be his
wife. The Rollands were all but mined
by the litigation ; but, on this new turn,
they raised some money and appealed
to the Court of Cassation at Paris. This
tribunal quashed the proceedings, and
ordered a fresh investigation. Then the
case was gone iuto with more regularity
than had attended the proceedings of
the provincial court. At every torn the
reader is surprised to find how the ele
ments of this case correspond with
those of the interesting one lately tried
at Westminster. The truth is. infill
such matters the claimant has a singu
lar advantage, very much akin to that
possessed by tho tradesman who claims
payment for a bill where the receipt has
been lost, in tact, it might be broadly
asserted that the most contradictory
statements can be made about any
transaction which took place eight or
ten years ago.
The soldier's case seemed, indeed, a
very 6trong one. When he went down
to the family place there were people
who recognized him at once, and were
filled with joy and delight on seeing
him. No less than three hundred and
ninety-four witnesses were called on his
behalf ; and no less than one hundred
and ten swore to, or believed, the fact
that he was the young heir of the Cail
les. Four nurses came forward to de
clare that they nursed him when an in
fant. One of these nurses declared that
the infant Caille had certain marks on
his person, the same as were found
upon the soldier. The latter were ex
amined by doctors, and it was discov
ered that he had a scar or cicatrice on
his left eyelid, and a cautery on his left
leg. There was also found a mark
which seemed to be that oi a closed
issue.
Various gentlemen of the neighbor
hood came and talked with him, and
were satisfied with his answers. In
this reinvestigation a little difficulty
arose as to his description the family
resented,, his calling himself by the
name of the person he professed to be,
and it was settled by the court that he
should be spoken of as " the-soldier-claiming-to-be-Caille.
"
When, however, he came to be ex
amined as to his recollections, he broke
down completely. He was asked about
the names of people in the place, the
furniture of the house, descriptions of
persons, color of their hair, etc., and
could give no information. It was
found that he was stupid, utterly un
educated, oi rougn, savage manners,
and could hardly read or write. On
the other hand, it was shown that the
deceased young man was accomplished,
was particularly well read in mathe
matics, a good scholar, and had the
manners of a gentleman. Then, as to
appearance. . The . soldier wug tall.
stout, heavy, and corpulent ; the young
man was slight and small : had long
hands, light-colored hair, and aquiline
nose. He had always lived with his
family in Switzerland till the day of
his death. The soldier said that he had
run away from his father, who treated
him harshly because he wished as he
added artfully to conform to the re
ligion of Franoe. n
But very soon his opponents had their
case complete, including the most diffi
cult part of it namely, the identifying
him with Mege. No less than one hun
dred and thirty witnesses were found
to swear that he was Mege, and thirty
flye to say that he was not Caille.
A house-book fortunately turned up,
in whioh the names of the real nurses
were entered. The career of the con
vict's son, Mege, was followed up, and
this man was then identified in the
different callings of a valet, a hawker,
workman, soldier, etc. It was, indeed,
on this part of the case that he made
shipwreck ; and it was he himself, by
the marriage, that brought Peter Mege
on the scene. He was thus forced to
construct a new case, and make his life
inconsistent with that of Mege. Other
wise he might, without this disturbing
element, have established his claim,
for he had his hundred witnesses, the
nurses, etc., against which could only
be set other witnesses and the house
book. If the nurses were suborned,
he might reply that the house-book
might have been fabricated.
To the laBt the relations rejected the
man ; and the father, dying during the
trial, made a solemn declaration, in
presence of the Swiss magistrates, that
his son was dead, and the claimant an
impostor. The court, considering the
whole case, at last gave a decision in
the year 1712, and decided against the
plaintiff directing that he should be
arrested and prosecuted for bigamy, it
is to be presumed, as being the charge
most easily proved. But he died in
prison before being brought to trial.
In all the stages of this curious case,
even down to this prosecution on a
collateral point, the reader will And the
strangest likeness to the great Tich
borne case of our own time.
Bceclier on Ills Love for Nature.
Oh, let me tell you a little bit about
myself once in a while. I wonldn't take
all the books of the Alexandrian library
for the comfort I get out of nature.
Nay, I had almost said, I would rather
lose my Bible than my world. There
is no sunlight that does not speak to
me of God. I sit down on the hill-side
in the summer afternoon, and the
grasshopper jumps over me freshman
like, jumping first and looking where
he will land afterward. I sit so still
that the birds forget me, aud sing as
though I was not there. The ants creep
all over me. I am in fellowship with
all. I am never so near to Him. This
earth is a cathedral, whose windows are
painted with rare beauty. Every day
is a leaf in God's outside Bible. I did
not once enjoy all this, but I owe to
Ruskin more than to any theologian.
Eyes I had, but saw not, ears 1 had,
but didn't hear. I have become Hebra
ized. I have gone back to the noble
stock, to the people who learned to dis
cover the invisible God by the use of
things seen.
The Lumber that is Left.
The Northwestern Lumberman gives
the following as the pine supply alone
in the several States named, but of
course the best half. The total, it will
be seen, is 325,000,000,000 feet, to
which may be added several thousand
millions:
Maine haB now. feet 4,000,000,000
Pennsylvania 7,000,000.000
Michigan 60,000,000,000
Wisconsin 60,000,000.000
Minnesota 25,000,000,000
The Carolinas, Virginia, Florida
and Georgia aggregated 15,000,000,000
West Virginia 7.000,000,000
MiHBonri .- .. 7,000.000,000
Arkauuas 7,000.000,000
Tennessee 4.000,000,000
Mississippi 4,000,000,000
Alabama 2,000,000,000
Texas 25,000,000,000
YellowHtouo Valley 10,000,000,000
New Mexico 8,000,000,000
California 100,000,000,000
Terrible Result of a I)ualn Explosion.
Speaking of the terrific effects of a
recent dualin explosion, t ie Montreal
Witness says of two participants in the
affair: "Their mangled corpses lay
spread over many rods of ground, here
a piece and there a piece, while on the
limbs and bushes, and in the tops of
tall trees, might be seen dangling rem
nants of the clothing they wore. The
scalp of one of them was found in the
top of a birch tree, many rods from the
scene of the disaster. In every direc
tion pieces of flesh and bowels might
be seen hanging on the bushes.. Their
bodies were ground into fragments, and
not a vestige of the limbs can be
found."
Meats. The best roasting piece of
beef is the sirloin ; then rib roast ;
then rump of beef. Beef is much bet
ter to be hung up a few days, which
mokes it more tender. It should be
washed and wiped before dressing,
Twenty minutes of time to each pound
of meat is a good rule for roasting,
Put boiling water into the meat pan.
and have the oven quite hot when it is
put in to roast, otherwise it will be dry
and tough. When nearly done, salt,
flour and baste it from the dripping
pan ; not Dei ore.
A Tale of Revenge.
A singular tale of malice comes from
Philadelphia. One of the hotels there
turned away a guest for bad behavior,
and he swore he would have his re
ventre. Shortly after, the New York
papers al stated that an actress had the
small-pox, and had contracted it at the
hotel in question from occupying
room in whioh a man had died of the
disease. Moreover, a circular, detail'
ing the story, was sent to prominent
hotels all over the oountry. In fact,
however, neither the actress nor the
hotel in Question had the small-pox,
and detectives are after the supposed
libeler.
Boarder "What large chickens these
are ?". Landlady " Yes, chickens are
larger than they used to be ; ten years
ago we couldn't pretend to get chickens
as large as these." Boarder (with an
innocent air) "No, 'I suppose not;
these must have grown a good deal in
I that time."
Items of Interest.
It is impossible to have the last word '
with a chemist, because he always has
a retort.
Duluth has a city ordinance whioh
prevents a man from keeping more than
two tame bears.
State prisoners are expensive luxu
ries. It takes ninety-five men to guard
Marshal Bazaine.
A deaf and dumb man belongs to the
Baltimore fire department, and is one of
the best members.
It cost London four lives and twenty
four broken bones to do honor to the
royal bride and groom.
Peach growers are already beginning
to complain of the effects of the cold
upon the coming crop.
The total weight to the window
weights to the United States Hotel,
Saratoga, is thirty tons.
Rhode Island has passed the law
giving discharged convicts one-tenth
of their actual earnings.
Only so far as a man is happily mar
ried to himself is he fit for married life
and family life generally.
Michigan has a Mormon revival, in
which some of the most wealthy fami
lies have been converted.
Nevada expects to get forty million
dollars' worth of the precious metals
out of the ground this year.
A couple of lovers at Cairo were
married by telegraph the other day,
the clergyman being in Memphis.
Nature provides no reserved seats for
the rich and dainty. When there is ice
on the pavement they sit where they
can.
There are said to be more false
alarms of fires in cities, and mistakes
about storms predicted by Old Proba
bilities. A Kansas rocking chair broke down
the other Sunday night, severely in
jured a young lady and broke a young
man's leg.
A new simile. The Jenkins of a
western paper describes one of the
belles at a recent party as a " graceful
little toad."
M. Digno, a French billiardist, in a
recent game at Bordeaux, '.' jawed" the
balls nnd made the extraordinary run of
2,300 points.
The whole production of the precious
metals throughout the world during
1773 is estimated to have been worth
$219,000,000.
The women in tho West have accom
plished more for temperance in the past
six weeks than have previously been ef
fected in six years.
Two thousand square miles of su
perior yellow pine timber, now wholly
untouched by the axe, are about to be
opened to market in Florida.
A ju9ge of one of the St. Louis courts
recently delivered a very wholesome
lecture to his bar on the needless repe
tition of words in their pleadings.
They found some land in Iowa, the
other day, of which the owner was not
known, and in twenty-four hours every
tree on that land was cut down and
hauled off.
Let us carefully observe those good '
qualities wherein our enemies excel us ;
and endeavor to excel them by
avoiding what is faulty, and imitating
what is excellent in them.
The Boston Pilot admonishes Irish
en that the man who " drowns the
shamrock " on St. Patrick's day does
his best to drown the teachings of his
church and the good name of his coun
try.
Eli Love, of Wayne county, Ohio,
recently climbed a tree to shake down
a coon. Eli, however, fell down him
self, and his dogs mistaking him for
the game, tore him badly betore tuey
discovered their mistake.
A New York man living on a farm in
Alabama was ordered by the Ku-Klux
to leave, but instead of so doing he re
mained and shot three of them. His
neighbors expressed their gratification
by electing him County Clerk.
At a juvenile party, one little fellow,
rejoicing in the splendor oi ms new
clothes, went up to another with the
triumphant remark: "Jcou am t dressed
as well as I am." "Well," retorted the
other, "I can lick you, anyhow."
The castle from which the capital of
the Gold Coast takes its name, is not a
very formidable affair. . It is feared
that a discharge of the immovable guns
with which its ramparts are armed
would result in a tumble-down of the
whole edifice.
The Committee on German of the
Washington School Board recommend
the study of that language in the pnb
lio schools, on the grounds that it will
render the nation more homogenous,
allure German youth to our excellent
schools, and promote business.
In Colorado, the jails are built of
adobe sun-dried bricks and spades
are furnished to the prisoners bo that
they can out their way in at night with
out disturbing the guards. The plan is
particularly useful where convicts are
in the habit of keeping late hours.
A little girl ran out to meet her fath
er, as ho was on ms way nome 10 din
ner, exclaiming: " Pa, I declare some
body has broken kitty all to pieces."
An examination disclosed the tact mat
fourteen little Thomases and pussies
had been added to the feline family.
A Mr. Nicholls advertises in a Lon
don paper, " I tried your application
for total deafness oi tne leit ear ana it
took it away;" and he adds that his
daughter tried it for toothache and it
took the tooth out. Wonderful medi
cine ; that is to say, if Mr. Nicholls's
statement is not tooth in.
A bill reported favorably to the Penn
sylvania Senate, aiding the enforcement
of the marriage laws, empowers clergy
men and others having authority to
join persons in wedlock to swear the
parties and witnesses in order to as
certain whether the candidates are eli
gible. In the Yuba coanty hospital, Califor
nia, interesting experiments have been
made with a magnet for the cure of
rheumatism and paralysis. A large
horseshoe magnet is used, and one case
of paralysis has been almost cured and
several cases of chronic rheumatism re"
lieved,