THE SCEAOTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MOIllttNGr. AUGUST 4, 1894.
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FROM THE RU
Continued from Page IO.. (
Xven Mrs. Maynard conld not tnt
Bee the pride and comfort this lottor
gave her bod. Her own longing vras to
have him established in some business
in the. oast, bat he said frankly he had
no taste for It and would only pino for
the old life in the saddle. There wero
Other reasons, too, eaid he, why ho felt
that he could not go back to New York,
and his voice trembled, and Mrs. May
nard said no inoro. It was the sole allu
sion ho had mado to the old, old sor
row, but it was plain that tho recovery
was incomplete.
The. colonel and the doctor at Sibley
bolieved that Fred could bo carried pat
tho modical board by a littlo manage
ment, and everything began to look as
though ho would have his way. All
they woro waiting for, said tho colonel
Was to hoar from Armitago, ilo was
Still nt Fort Russell with the headquar
ters and several troops of tho th
cavalry. His wound was too sovero for
him to travel farther for weeks to coma,
but he could writo, and ho had been
consulted. Thoy were sitting under tho
broad piazza at Sablou, looking out at
the lovely, placid lake and talking it
over among themselves.
"I have always leaned on Armitago
ever Binco I first came to tho regiment
and found him adjutant," said the colo
nel. "I always found his judgment
clear, but einco our last experience I
havo begun to look upon him as infalli
ble." Alice Renwick's face took on a flood
of crimson as the sat thero by her broth
er's side, silent and attentive. Only
within tho week that followed their re
turn tho colonel's and her brother's
had the story of tho strango complica
tion been revealed to them. Twice had
she hoard from Fred's lips the story of
Frank Armitage's greeting that frosty
morning at the springs, Timo and again
had she made her mother go over tho
colonel's account of the confldenco and
faith he had expressed in there being a
Bimple explanation of tho whole mys
tery and of his indignant refusal to at
tach one moment'B suspicion to her.
Shocked, stunned, outraged as she felt
at the mere fact thut such a story had
gained an instant's credence in garrison
circles, she was overwhelmed by the
weight of circumstantial evidence that
had been arrayed against her.
Only little by littlo did her mother
reveal it to her. Only after several days
did Fred repeat the story of his night
adventure and his theft of her picture,
of his narrow escape and of his subse
quent visit to the cottage. Only grad
ually had her mother revealed to her
tho cirenmstanocs of Jerrold's wager
with Sloat and the direful consequences,
of hiB double absences tho very nights on
which Fred had mado his visits, of the
suspicions that resulted, tho accusa
tions and his refusal to explain and clear
her name. Mrs. Maynard felt vaguely
relieved to see how alight an impression
the young man had made on her daugh
ter's heart. Alice seemed but li ttle sur
prised to hear of tho engagement to Nina
Beaubien, of her rush to his rescuo and
their romantio parting. The tragody of
his death hushed all further talk on
that subject. There was one of which
she could not hear enough, and that was
about the man who had been most in
strumental in the rescue of her name
and honor. Alice had only tender sor
row and no reproach for her stepfather
when, after her mother- told her the
story of hie sad experience SO years be
fore, she related his distress of mind
and suspicion when he tead Jerrold's
letter. It was then that Alice said,
"And against that piece of evidenco no
man, I snpposo, would hold me guilt
less?"
"You are wrong, dear," was her
mother's answer. "It was powerless to
move Captain Armitago. Ho scouted
tho idea of your guilt from the moment
be set eyes on you and never rested un
til ho had overturned tho last atom of
evidence. Even I had to explain, " said
her mother, "simply to confirm his tho
ory of tho light Captain Chester had
soon and tho shadows and tho form at
tho window. It was just exactly as Ar-
mitage reasoned it out I was wretched
and wakeful, sleeping but fitfully that
Bight. I arose and took some bromido
about S o'clock and soon afterward
heard a fall or a noise liko one.
thought of you and got up end went in
your room, and nil was quiet there, but
it soemed close and warm, so I raised
your shade andthcu left both your door
and mine open and went back to bod.
"I dozed away presently nnd then
woke feeling all startlod again, don't
you know the sensation ono expert
ences when aroused from sleep, certain
that there has been a strango and star
tling noise, and yet unablo to tell what
it was? I lay still a moment, but tho
colonol slept through it all and I won
dered at it I knew thero had been a
shot or something, bnt could not bear
to disturb him. At last I got up again
and went to your room to bo suro you
were all right, and you were sleeping
soundly siill, but a breeze was begin
ning to blow and flap your shado to and
fro, so I drew it and went out, taking
my lamp with mo this time and softly
closing your door behind ma Boe how
it all seemed to fit in with everything
elso that had happened. It took a man
with a will of his own and an unshak
en faith in woman to stand firm against
such evidence."
. And, though Alice Renwick was si
lent, she appreciated the fact nono tho
less. Duy aftor day she clung to her
stalwart brother's sido. Sho had ceased
to ask questions about Captain Armi
tago and that strange greeting after tho
first dayior two; but, oddly enough, sho
could never let him talk long of any
subjeot but that campaign, of his rido
with tho captain to tho front, of tho
long talk they bad had, and then tho
stirring fight and the magnifioont way
in which Armitage had handled his long
skirmish line. " Ha was enthusiastic- in
his praiso of the tall Saxon captain. Ho
eoon noted how silent and absorbed she
sat when he was the theme of discourse.
He incidentally mentioned little things
"ho" had said about "her" that mom
ing and marked how her dolor rose and
her eyes flashed quiok, Joyful, qnes'
tioning glances at his fsoe, then foil in
maiden shyness., wo had speedily gang
ed the cause of that strango excitement
displayed by Armitago at seeing him
the morning ha rode in with the scout.
JNow he was Hanging with infinite de
light the other side of the question.
Then, brotherlike, he began to twit and
teaso her, and that was the last of the
confidences,
All the same it was an eacor group
that surrounded tho colonel tho evening
'be oamo down with the captain's lotter.
"It settles the tiling in my mind. We U
go back to Bibley tomorrow, and as for
yon, Sergeant Mujor Fred, your namo
has gone iu for a commission, and I'vo
no doubt a very deserving sergeant will
be spoiled in making a very goou ior
nothing second lioutenant. Got you
back to your regiment; sir, and call on
Captain Armitago as soon as you reach
Fort Russell and toll him you nro much
obliged He has been blowing your
trumpet for you there, and as some of
those cavalrymen have senso euongu 10
appreciate the opinion of such a soldier
as mv ex-adjutant some of them, mind
yon; I don't admit that all cavalrymen
havo souso enougn to Keep mem out 01
nernotual trouble you camo in for a
hearty indorsement,, and you'll probably
bo up before tho next bonrd for exam
ination. Go and bone your constitution
and tho rnlo of three, and who was tho
father of Zobcdeo's children, and tho or
der of tho Ptolemies and tho Sekmuidw,
and other such things that they'll bo
suro to ask you as indispcnsablo to tho
mental outfit of an Indian fighter. " It
was evident that tho colonel was in joy
ous mood, but Alice was silent. Sho
wanted to hear tho letter. Ho would
havo handed it to Frederick, but both
Mrs. Maynard and Aunt Gruco clamored
to hear it read aloud, so ho cleared his
throat and began:
"Fred's chances for a commission nro
good, us tlw inclosed pupers will show
you, but even wero this not tho cane I
would havo but ono thing to say in an
swer to your letter he should go back
to his troop.
'Whatever our friends and fellow cit
izens mr.y think on tho subject, I hold
that tho profession of tho soldier is to
tho full as honorable-as any in civil life,
and it is liable at any moment to bo
nioro useful. I do not mean tho officer
ulono. I s:iy and mean tho soldier. As
for me, I would rather bo first Fergeant
of my troop or company or sergeant
major of my regiment than nny lieuten
ant iu it except iho adjutant. Hopo of
promotion is nil thnt can make a subal
tern's lifo endtrrablp, but tho staff ser
geant or tho flint sergeant, honored and
respected by his officers, decorated for
bravery by congress and looked np to by
his comrades, is a king among men. Tho
pay has nothing to do with it. I sfxy to
Renwick, 'C'omo back as soon as your
wound will let you, ' and I envy him
tho welcome that will bo his.
As for me, I am even more eager to
get back to you all, but things look very
dubious. The doctors :hnko their heads
nt anything under a mouth and say I'll
bo lucky if I eat my Thanksgiving din
ner with you. If trying to get well is
going to help, October shall nut bo dono
with before B company will report mo
present again.
"I need not tell yon, my dear old
friend, how I rejoice with you in your
hum and haw and this is all about
somothiug else," goes on tho colonel in
malignant disregard of the longing
looks in tio eyes of three women, all of
whom aro eager to hear tho rest of it,
and ono of whom wouldu't say so for
worlds. "Writo to mo often. Remem
ber nio warmly to the ladies of your
household. I fear Miss Alice would do
spiso this .wild, open prairie country.
There is no goldenrod hero, and I so of
ten sco her as hum and hum, and all
that sort of talk of no interest to any
body," says he, with a quizzical look
over his "bows" at tho lovely face uud
form bending forward with forgetful
eagerness to hear how "ho so often Bees
her." And thero is a grout bunch of
goldenrod in her lap now and a vivid
blush on her cheek. . Tho colonel is wax
ing us frivolous as Fred and qui to as
great a tease. '
And then October comes, nnd Fred
has gone, nnd the colonel and his house
hold aro back at Eiblcy, where tho gar
rison is enraptured r.t seeing them, and
where tho women precipitate themselves
upon them in tumultuous welcome. If
AJico cannot quite make up her mind
to return tho kisses and shrinks slightly
from tho ruprurou.s embraco of some of
tho younger nnd nioro impuhivo of tho
sisterhood, if lira. Maynard is a trilio
more distant and stately than was tho
caso before they went away, tho garri
6011 does not resent it Tho ladies don't
Wonder thoy fi.nl indignant at tho way
people behaved and talked, and each
lady is snro that t ho behavior and the
talk wero nil somebody else's not by
any possiblo chauco could it bo laid ct
tho door of the speaker.
And Alice is tho ruignlug belle bo
yond dispute, though thero is only sub
dued gaycty at tho fort for tho momory
of their losses ut tho Spirit Wolf is still
fresh in the minds of tho regiment.
Bnt no man alludes to tho ovente of tho
black August night; no woman is pcr-
mitted to address either Mrs. Mayuurd 1 when others so young and comely craved
or her daughter on tho subject. Thero ! it. Tho sweat was beaded on his fore
aro some who seek to bo confidential ; heed as ho noarod tho top and camo in
and who cautiously feel their way for siht of tho platform. Yes, they had no
an opening, but tho mental sparring is j thought of him. Already Mrs. Hoyt
vain. Thero is an indefinable sorao- j was half way up tho wooden stairs, and
thing that tells tho intruder, "Thuu far j tho others woro scattered more or less
and no fort hor." Mrs. Maynard is ,, between that point and tho platform at
courteous, cordial nnd heritable; Alioo i tho station. For down ut tho south end
swoet and gracious and sympathetic j pacod tho fur clad sentry. . There it was
even, but confidential novo.
And then Captain Armitago, lata in
tho month, ooincs home 'on crutches,
and his men give him a Welcome that
makes tho rafters ring, and he rejoices
in it and thanks them frtin his heart
but thero is n welcomo his eyes plead
for that would moon to hini fur nioro
than any other. How wiatfnlly 1 stud
ies hor faco I How uumist-akablo nro tho
lovo and worship -in every tone 1 How
quickly' tho gurris-ori sees it all, and
how mad tho gPxritTon is to see Vhether
or not 'tis welcome to hor I But Alico
Renwick ifl no maiden to be lightly
won. The' very thought that tho gnrri
son had so Hsily given hor over to Jor
rold is enough to mantle her cheek With
indignant protest Sho accepts his at
tentions as sho does thwo of the young
er officers, with consummate graoo. Sho
shows no proforenco; will ' grant no fa
vors. Sho'liiakeBfairdiBtrfbutionof hor
dances at -tho hops at the -fort and tho
parties in town. There are yonlig civil
ians who begin to bo devotod In society
and to oomo out tor the fort on overy
possible opportunity, 'and these, too, she
woloomes with laughing grace and cor
diality. Sho is'a'gldwhig, -radiant, gor
geous beauty this ool auttitnn, and she
rides and drives and dances, and, tho
women say, flirts and looks handsemer
every day, .and-obpi4n4tg'tai begin
ning to, look ijrrtive 1 l nmtd.
"He woow Aniiw)jU'aotaJii8fihdry.:J
His wutidLha8aIitacthal(tA9((Kaa
the thigh'dooBmdV!tcdMi crutahot
are discardoiVbat bis heart' 1 Weeding,,
and it tells on his goxtwsl condition.
Tho doctors "sahq fluy fasting
well faster, and so they tell Miss Ren
wick ut lcattt somebody does but still
sho relents not, and it ia something be
yond tho garrison's power of conjecture
to decide what the result will be. Into
her pretty white and yellow room no
one penetrates except at her invitation,
even when tho garrison ladies are spend
ing the day at tho colonel's, and oven if
they did thero would bo no visible sign
by which thoy could judge whother his
flowers were treasured or his picture
honored ahovo others. Into her brave
nnd beautiful nnture nono can gaze and
say with any confidence either "she
loves"
or "sho loves not" Winter
comes, with biting cold and blinding
snow, and still there is no sign. Tho
joyous holidays, tho glad Now Year,
aro almost at hand, and still there is no
symptom of surrender. No one dreams
of tho depth nnd roverenco and grati
tude nnd loyalty and strength of the
lovo that is burning in her heart until
all of a sudden, in tho most unexpected
and astonishing way, it bursts forth in
sight of all.
They had been down skating on the
slough, a number ottho youngsters and
tho daughters of the garrison. Rollins
was thero doing the devoted to Mamio
Gray, and nlrcady there were gossips
whispering that sho would soon forget
sho over knew such a beau as Jorrold in
tho new found happiness of another ono.
Hall was thero with tho doctor's pretty
daughter, and Mrs. Hoyt was matrou
izing tho party, which would, of course,
have been incomplete without Alice.
Sho had been skating hand iu hand with
a devoted young subaltern iu tho artil
lery, and poor Armitage, whoso leg was
unequal to skating, had been ruefully
admiring tho scene. Ho had persuaded
Sloat to go out and walk with him, and
Sloat went bnt tho hollow mockery of
tho wholo tiling became apparent to him
ufter they hud been watching tho skat
ers uwhilo, mid ho got chilled and
wonted Armitago to push ahead. Tho
captain said ho believed Ms log was too
stiff for further tramping and would bo
tho better for u rest, uud Sloat loft him.
Heavens, how beautiful she was,
with her sparkling eyes and radiant col
or, glowing with tho graceful exorcise 1
Ho sut thero on an old log watching
tho skaters as thoy flew by him and
striving to keep np an impartial inter
est, or an appoaranco of it for tho other
girls. Bnt tho red sun was going down,
and twilight was on them all of a sud
diu, and ho conld see nothing but thut
fuoc and form. He closed his eyes a mo
ment to shut out the too eager glare of
tho glowihg disk taking its last ftcrco
peep nt them over tho western bluffs,
and as he closed them tho sarao vision
camo back tho picture that had haunt
ed his every living, dreaming moment
since the beautiful August Sunday in
tho woodland lime at Sablon. With un
dying love with changeless passion, his
lifo was given over to tho fair, slender
maiden he had seen in all tho glory of
tho sunshiuo and tho goldenrod, stand
ing with uplifted head, with all her
soul shining in her beautiful eyes and
thrilling iu ker voice. Both worshiping
and worfliped was Alice Ronwick as
she sang her hymn of praiso in unisou
with tho swelling chorus that floated
through tho trees from the littlo brown
church upon tho hill. From that day
sho was Queen Alico in overy thought
and ho her loyal, faithful knight for
weal or woe.
Boom went tho sunset gun for up on
tho parado above them. 'Twos dinner
time, and tho skaters were compelled to
give up their pastime. Armitage set his
teeth at tho eutiroly too devotional at
titude of the artilleryman us ho slowly
and lingoringly removed her skates paid
turned away in thw utterly helpless
frame of mind whit? will overtake tho
strongest men on similar occasions. He
had been sitting too long in the cold
nnd was chilled through and stiff, and
his wounded leg seemed numb. Leaning
heavily on his stout stick, ho began
slowly and painfully tho ascent to tho
railwuy and choso fur tho purpose a
winding path that was far less steep,
though considerably longer, than the
sharp climb tho girls anir their escorts
mado so light of.
One nftor another tho glowing faces
of tho fair skatoru appeared above tho
embankment, and their gallants care
fully convoyed them across tho icy and
slippery track to the wooden platform
beyond. Armitago, toiling slowly up
his pathway, heard their blithe laughter
nnd thought with no littlo bitterness
that it was a caso of "out of sight, out
of mind," with him us with hotter men.
Whut sunso was thero in his long de
votion to hr? Why stand between hur
nnd tho Kr more natural choico of
lover nearer her yearu? "Liko unto
liko" was nature's law. It was flying
in tho fnco of Providence to expect to
win tho lovo of ono so young nnd fair
1 an cosy step from tlie truck to the
I boards, and there, with much laughter,
! but no' difficulty, tho young officers had
! lifted their fair charges to tho walk.
AH woro chatting gayly as they turned
i AW to tako tho woocl('u causeway from
tho station to the stairs, and Miss Ren-
: wick was among the foremost at tho
point where it left the platform. Here,
however, sho glanced buck nnd then
about her, and then bending down began
fumbling ut tho buttous of her boot
i "Oh, permit me, Miss Renwick,"
' said her eager escort "I will button it "
"Thanks, no. Pleaso don't wait good
people. I'll bo with you in an instant "
And so tho other girls, nbsorbod in
talk with their reapeotlvo gallants, pass
ed her by, and then Alice ReuwicJc
again stood ereot and looked anxiously
but quickly back.
"Cnptain Armitag is not in sight
and we ought not to loave him. Homay
uot find it easy to climb to that plat
form, " Bhe said.
"Armitage? Oh, he'll come on all
right" answorod tho batteryman, with
easy assurance. "Maybe ho has gone
round by tho rood Even if ho hasn't,
I'vo seen him niiiko that in ono jump
many a time. ' He's an active old buffer
forhisyeara"
"But his wound may prove too much
for that jump now. Ah, there he
comes," sho answered, with evident re
lief, and just at the moment, too, tho
forago cap of the tall soldier roso slow
ly into view some dlstonoo up the traok,
and ho came walking slowly down tho
sharp curve toward the platform, the
some sharp curve continuing on out of
Eight bihind him -behind the high and
rocky bluff.
"He's taken tho long way up," said
the gunner. ""Well, shall wo go on?"
"Not yov she said, with eyes that
wero glowing strangely and a voice that
trembled Her cheeks, too, wero paling.
Mr. Stnart, I'm suro I heard tho roar
of a train echoed back from tho other
side."
"Nonsense, Miss Renwick! There's
no train either way lor two hours yet"
But she had begun to edgo her way
back toward tho platform, and he could
not but follow. Looking across the in
tervoning spaoe, a rocky hollow 20 feet
hi depth, he could see that tho captain
bad roached tho platform and was seek
ing for a good place to step up; then
that he lifted his right foot nnd placed
It on the planking and with his cano
and tho stiff, wounded left leg strove to
push himself on. Had there been a hand
to help him, all would have been easy
enough, but thero was nono, and the
plan would not work. Absorbed in Lis
efforts, ho could not seo Stuart. Ho did
not eco that Miss Renwick hnd left her
companions and was retracing her steps ,
to get back to the platform, no heard I
a sudden dull roar from the rocks across
the stream, then a sharp, shrill whistlo
Just around tho bluff. My God I a train, i
and that man there alone, helpless, do
Bortcd I Stuart gave a shout of agony,
"Back roll back over tho bank!"
Armitago glanced nround, determin
ed, gave one mighty effort, tho iron for
ruled stick slipped on tho icy truck, and
"Oh, permit me, Mist Pen u-lck," mid Hr
eager wcort, "I will button it."
down ho went prone between tho glis."
teuing rails even as tho black, vomiting
mouuter camo thundering round tho
bend. Ho had struck his hoad upon tho
iron and was stunned, not senseless, but
scrambled to his hands and knees and
strove to cruwl oway. Even as ho did
so ho heard u sluiek of anguish in his
ears, and with one wild leap Alico Ren
wick camo flying from tho platform in
tho vory faco of advancing death, and
tho next instant her arm clasped about
his neck, his strong arms tightly clasp
ing her, thoy wero lying side by sido,
bruised, stunned, but safe, in a wel
coming snowdrift half way down the
hither bank.
When btuiirt reached tho sccno, as
soon us tho engine and some wrecking
cars had thundered by, he looked down
upon n picturo that dispelled any lin
gering doubt in his mind. Armitago,
clasping Queon Alice to his heart, was
half rising from tho blessed mantlo of
the mow, oud she, her head upon his
broad shoulder, was smiling faintly up
into his face. Then tho glorious eyes
closed in a deathlike swoon.
Fort Sibley had its sh.iro of sensations
that eventful year. Its crowning tri
umph in tho ono that followed was tho
wedding in tho early spring. Of all the
lovely women thero assembled tho bride
by common consent stood unrivaled
Queen Alico indeed. Thero was somo
differcuco of opinion among authorities
as to who was really tho finest looking
oud most soldierly among tho throng of
officers in tho conventional full dross
uniform. Many thi wero who gave
tho palm to tho tall, dark, slender lieuten
ant of calvary who woro his shoulder
knots for tho first tin;o on this occasion,
and who for a man from tho ranks
seemed consummately ut homo iu tho
manifold and trying duties of a grooms
man. Mrs. Muynard, leaning on his arm
nt later hour and looking up raptur
ously in his bronzed features, had no
divided opinion. While others had by
no moans so readily forgotten or for
giveu tho mod freak that so nearly in
volved them ull in wretched misunder
standing, sho hud nothing but rejoicing
in hiu whole career. Proud of tho gal
lant officer who hud won tho daughter
whom sho loved so tenderly, sho still
bolioves, in tho depths of tho boundless
mother love, that no man can quite sur
pass, her soldier son.
I'uu s8 us " Toillo.
A raw egg is uu excolleut tonic with
which to begin those wunn days. It is
strengthening und tends to prevent that
tired feeling so prevalent ut this season
of tho year. If prepared in tho follow
ing way, it is really a delicious drink:
Put tho yolk of un egg into u dish with
a teaapoonful of white sugar and a too
Bpoonful of orange or lomoui juico and
beat lightly together with u fork. Put
tho white on a plutu and add a pinch of
B:dt Then with u broad bhulod knifo
boat it to a stiff froth. Now, as lightly
a;) possible, mix ull together in tho dish.
Then 03 lightly transfer it to a clean
tumbler, which it will nearly fill if
properly made. It must not stand in a
warm placo, as it soon becomes liquid
and loses its snowy look. Any fruit
juices inuy bo used in place of orango
or lemon, or oven brandy if tho doctor
has ordered it. New York Advortisor.
FiUDoun Old Appomattox Dowrtod,
Tho old town of Appomattox is eu
tiroly dosorted, with tho exception of
flvo or six families, of whom only one,
that of a Methodist olcrgynian, is white.
A syndicate bought up ail tho property
a fow years ago as a speculation, and
when tho owners got their money and
signed the deeds they moved away, leav
ing their houses empty. Tho courthouse
was burned about the samo timo, and a
new ono was ereoted at tho railway sta
tion, about three miles distant, whore r.
considerable town has sprung up. Tho
McLean House, in which tho articles of
surrender wore written and signed, was
purchased by the syndicate and was
taken down, brick by briok, for romoval
to tho World's fair, but for some reason
the plan was not carried out, and the
brioks and timbers are still stored in
the vacant houses in the neighborhood. :
Chicago Record, i
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LEAD PENCIL WOOD.
Iho Scat For the Purpose I a Form of tho
American Bod Cedar.
Most persona know that the wood of tbo
best lead pencils U from a form of the
American ml cedar. Tho best fur tho
purposo is snld to belong -to the variety
known as Junlpoms virglnluno, variety
bormudlono. Median's Monthly explains
that this form of red codar seems to havo
its homo on tho island of Bermuda, It bo
lng tho only tree found on tho Island. It
is supposed oriplnully to havo been start
ed from seed of our common rod cedar,
brought to tho Inland by birds or In somo
other way, and that tho continual foreo of
circumstances, different from thoso under
which our rod ccdur exists, has caused It
to change In somo respects its charurtur.
Tho sumo form is, howover, now found
in tho south, posr.lhly from sued brouRht
back again from lierniuda by birds, as In
tho first instance. It Is said thut Mr. Fu
ber, whoso namo Is Inseparably connected
with loud pencils, hus growing on lilu es
tates at Schlosa Stoin, near Nuromlierg,
somo 12 or 13 acres nf this kind of cedar,
from which ho oxpocts In tho future to
ralso enough wood for his pencils without
importing it from tho new world.
AnluiulH and tlio Locomotive
Scionco Hlftlngs gives tho observations
of an engineer on tho different manner in
which uiiiiuuls aro affected by a strain
locomotive. Dogs will run und burk ut
tho wheels, leaping about, but seldom get
hurt. Horses will raco ahead of tho en
glno on tho lino and sometimes will run
half u mile before thoy can bo driven oil.
Oxen can hardly ho por.mndcd to get out
of tho way, while n calf will sometimes
stand on tho lino and staro at tho loeomo
tlvo in blank tutonkliment until taken by
tho ears uud draped away. Sheep uro
tho most Htupld. If ono attempts to cross
in front of a moving engine, tho engineer
may make up his mind for an accident,
for tho hulaiu.o of the drovo lti3!st on get
ting over or dying. Hogs pay very littlo
attention to un cnglno. They seem to
regard It us something quite out of their
lino und not iu any way concerning them.
PoIhoii Ouk mill Poison Ivy.
Tho poison oak U properly tho low form
of tho poison ivy, explains tho New York
Sun. Tho ono Is a high climber, whllo
tho othorxMmtents It.self near the ground.
Tho two mv dllllcult to dlstlngutnh and
aro oftcu perversely confused with tho
harmless und beautiful Virginia creeper.
Tho two poisonous plants havo their
leaves iu gronpa of three, while tho leaf
of tho Virginia creeper is divided Into llvo
und Bometimos more lcafiuts. Tho berry
of tho poison ivy Is white und waxy, and
tho autumn coloring of tho leaf Is very
beuutiful. Muny persons hanulo tho poi
sonous plants without 111 effects.
A simple wuy to remcmlier the differ
ence between tho Virginia creeper and
tho poison Ivy is this: If tho vino has livo
leaves, corresponding to tho flvo lingers of
your hand, you may handlo it. If it has
only three leaves, yon may not handle it.
A Scientist' Prophecy.
The most noticeable feature of tho twen
tieth century, suys M. Hen helot In au ad
dress delivered at a lumiuct of chemists,
will bo tho entim diflapM'aranco of tho
farmer, tho grazier and of agriculture gen
erally. Chemistry will havo solved tho
problem of existence so ns to render un
necessary the cultivation of tho soil. Ho
draws a pleasing picture of virgin land
scapes, undullled, ua ho calls it, by tho
geometrical disfigurements of tho fanner.
Then thero will bo no more mines, no un
derground labor, no horrors of "black
country," no strikes. A combination of
physics and chemistry will have solved tho
fuel Question. War, protection, trade re
strictions, will havo disappeared bi-foro
tho dawn of on era which embraces aerial
navigation.
TIiv Orapn l'rult.
Tho grupo fruit grows vory nbundantly
in China, Mahioin, Java, etc., whero among
Kuropaans It Is called tho shaddock and
tbo pumalo. Tho shaddock differs consid
erably from our American kind, being
larger and rather pear shaped, with a
thicker outlclo. Tho tlcsh of tho shad
dock, too, has u pinkish tongue, and tho
flavor is not quite so pronounced a bitter.
Tho pumalo is smaller, but tho two names
nro applied rather Indiscriminately. Xino
ty per cent of tho grape fruit that comos
to noithcrn und western markets is re
ported to bo tho product of i'loridu.
Tlio Inventor of Modern Plows.
Most pcopta only know Thomas Jeffer
son ns a politician and statesman; but,
liko other eminent men of earlier times,
ho was not averse to doing whut ho could
outsido tho lino of polit ies. It la claimed
now thut Jefferson Invented tho modern
plow. Ho discovered tho mathematical
principles that underlie all properly con
structed plows. Thero must ho two
wedges oiio for cutting and ono for lifting
and Jefferson showed the best propor
tions of each. Siuoo his timo all plows aro
mado In accordanco with tho prlnciplo
thut ho discovered.
India Rubber Expands With Cold.
It Is not generally known that India
rubber expands by cold, but this is report
ed to havo been shown experimentally by
Professor Downr. A ploeo of rubber tissue
was stretched liko tiio heud of a drum and
cooled locally by tho application of a pad
wet With liquid ulrut ISO degrees below
zero C. 'i'ho rublicr whenever touched by
tho cold pud expanded into puckers, nnd
these stretched tight again us tho rubber
got warm.
Origin of l'lucco.
Fiasco Is a tsrm borrowed from tho Ital
ian theater. Originally it signified a fail
ure to please on tho part of an actor or
singer, and is thus tho opposite of furore
although why tho word, which simply
means a buttle, should vomo to be thus ap
plied is nioro' than anybody knows. Tho
usual meaning- of tho word as used now Is
ilzzlo, or tho failure of uny pretentious un
dertaking. The Name Momiulto. .
Tho namo nicgcmtto Is a Spanish term,
signifying "littlo fly," und would proba
bly bo applied to uny biting wluged In
sect, regardless of structure, by tho Span
iards who llrst landed on tho continent .
Funnjr Doinandfk
There's a broadly humorous sido to the
book trudo. The fun is generally furnished
by the ridiculous ndstukes people make in
the names of books. A lady sent her maid
one day for Annio Thomas' novol of "He
Cometh Not, She Said," but tho damsel
asked for "He Combeth Not Ills Head."
The lit tle boy of u prominent divine wont
to a shop to procure for Lis father a relig
ious book called "Tho Hour Which Com
eth," but he inquired for "Tho Hen Which
Croweth."
' At the time that Thomas Hardy's clever
novel, "A Pair of Blue Eyes," was at the
height of its popularity, a young assistant
in a bookseller's, who was as now to the
business as he was slow of comprehension,
when a lady came In and said to him, very
eagerly and inquiringly, "Have you 'A
Pair of Blue Eyes?"' blushlngly stam
mered out "No, miss; my eyes are black."
One day an errand boy brought up from
the cellar a trap containing a large rat
just as a well known society belle, wishing
to look at oue of Anthony Trollope'g must
popular novels, said to the new assixtaut:
"I wont to seo 'What Will He Do with
It?' "
"Very well, miss," was tho reply; "if you
will walk to the buck part of the shop aud
look out of tho window you will see him
drown it." Indon Tit-UlU.
A Compteto Apology,
A prominent official at Tabreeic, In the
courso of an alternation with an English
gentleman, called his adversary a liar. The
result was a cballuu go which seemed to tho
Persian preposterous.
"I flghtf" said ho. 'What shall I fight
tvrt I only called him a liar."
"Well," said the gentleman who took
the note to Mm, "ho says you will havo to
fight him; thero U no way of getting outof
it. It will Dtver do to call un English gon
tlenuin u liar."
"Hut I say I won't fight," replied the
Other.
"Then you must apologize."
"Apuloigtzol Whht dues he mean by apologizing!-"
"Why, titko it all bock and say you uro
sorry thut you called him a liur. That Is
what it moans."
"Is thnt all?" replied the Peitiun. "Of
courso I'll apologUe; I'll say whatever ha
wishes mis to toy. I lied wheu I culled him
a liar. I uiu a liar, the sou of a liur und tho
grandson of liars. Whut moru docs he
wunt mo to suy?'" Porsla und Persians.
SHE WEAR3 A DOG COLLAR.
Tho French Girl Likes It, but Mlu America
FiTi'oM n Kot'ltlaco.
Tho wide liberty which prevails In fash
Ions this year seems to have resulted in
Upsetting the generally accepted theories
in regard to summer and winter fabrics.
Thick and thin goods aro combined in tho
B.-tmo eostumo, whllo velvet, fur und heavy
Bilk uro used for gowns Intended fur warm
weather wear. It would bo difficult to
guess what tho next now development will
be, for ull podsihlo ground seems to bo
completely covered already. Perhaps when
tho present riot of color and varying form
has rcachud a climax thero will lie a re
vulsion of feeling and a return to mode
shades und tho allm severity of skirts, in
which wo cannot stoop to pick anything
up, and sleeves thut will not allow uny
bonding of tho una. It did not tuko a
great deul of clotli to muko gowns In that
fashion, and two such might bo mado out
of one of tho present style.
Reception nnd ball presses are less inter
esting topics now tV.n they wero a fow
mouths ago und will bo a few months
SILK AXD VELVET EVENING GOWN,
henoe. ICot many novelties In that line
aro displayed as yet, designers preferring
to save their ideas until tho arrival of the
season when there Is a larpo demand for
them. Several pretty arrangements of
loco, flowers and passementcrio are shown
for tho decollete bodice, and sleovcs or
somo sort of drapery over tho top of the
arm U always soon. It may bo only tho
thin bertha thut surrounds tho upper edgo
of tho corsage, or perhups separate lnco
epaulets fir wldn bretelles, but In no caso
Is u plain, narrow strap deemed sufficient.
Thoro Is u fancy In Purls for wearing a
wldu velve t dog collar with a low cut
bodice, thu collar, often a wrlukled ono,
closl)i under a velvet chou or some sort
ef decorative bticide. This particular Idea
does not seem to have met with tho ap
proval of American women, who prefer a
necklace, if they wear any orniunent ut ull
uliout tho throat.
Tho akotch fc-iven shows an evening
pown of white poau do soli', white em
broidered not und corid pink velvet. Tho
body of tho skirt Is of peau do solo, tho
lower part buiiig plainly covered with net
tho upper edgo of which is cut In largo
points and outliued with a band of sablo
fur. The pointed corsage is of velvet crossed
over thu bust, and wide bretcllesof puaudo
sole covered with net and bordered with fur
fall over tho shoulders. The coral velvet
dog collar Is gecmed by a Jeweled buckle.
Jfiuo CnoLUiT.
Fcnsluu.i In Scotland.
Glasgow has a scheme for tho pension
ing of teachers which It will be Interesting
for American leadcpj to study. The act
uary has worked out the details with great
cam. It applira to all employes of tho
school board. There arc bix classes head
niasterH, asai.-itaat male teachers, assistant
femalo teachers, of.lce staff, janitors and
compiiLsoryoe'id'rs. The first thine classes
only are considered in detail, nnd the os
stwmepfaof salaries aro mado at tiie fol
lowing rate;: Headmasters, 8 per cent.;
assistant nnd'! teachers, 5 per cent., uud
assistant female teachers, 6,' per cent
the total amount of the capital fund re
1'tired to lie found at present belug $300,
Oot), or, lucludiiu; tho other three classes,
SBO.OOO.
Thera were In June, 1SS!I, In tho employ
ment of the board, 07 headmasters, ranging
lug iu ago from .13 to 65; tho average sculo
of sal.iry ranging fromfl,2"0 to k'.OOOpcr
annum. Of assistant mule teachers thero
tteio 10 who (hew suhuie.1 ranging from
$301) to JIKO, and averaging $;,15, and whose
sgiM ranged from St) to Ky-onlyO, however,
being above ii years. Tho assistant female
teachers nil inhered .TO, and the average)
Bcalo of salary was from KM to y!K).
Of these only ' were over 40 years of ago,
tho largest cians heing that between 3 m;d
! years. Although, ns a general rule, tho
rate of salary insreaiies with ngc, that rule
is not invariable. Among tho lutualo as
sistants tho highest nvcrugo salary Is be
tween tho iigns of ) and 44, in which cl.iss
tho uvcrugo Is 4vVS; and among nialo as
sUtunts tiie rmuo chuvi stands highest, with
au uvcragu salary of 5ii5. Jouruul of Ed
ucation. Oram's CommonU
Grant and Sherman were dinctimlnji tin
plana of a campaign, when it third general,
brigadier, euterad the tent a Rood sol
dier, hut notorious for his carelessness as
to hi personal appoaranco.
The brigadier finished his errand and
went out. General Grant pulled upon his
cigar for a few minutes lu silence, and then
sold:
"Sherman, 1 wonder whom that man
gets to wear his shlrte the Urst week."
Chicago Tribune.
Although an Englishman invented the
postage stump it was an American James
Bogardus who devlsod the best plan of
printing the contemplated stamps. His
duvioo was selected by tho British govern
ment lu 1639 from 3,000 competing deflbvus.
Bogardus died in1 flew York la laji.
PAIN CURED IN AN INSTANT.
Let Itad war's Kcaily Roller be nied on
the first Indication of Pain or Uuenalneu;
If threutoued with Dlseaao or Blokneii,
the Cure will be made before the family
doctor would ordinarily roach the house.
CURES TIIE WORST PAIN'S In from one
to twonty minutes Not one hour aftor rend
njf thli advortisoraeut nuod any oae obi'
Ff.it WITH PAIN.
ACHES AND PAINS
For hoadaohs (whothor sick or norvous),
l )otbche. neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbiigo,
iiiiius uud weakuiss iu tho ba k, spin or
ldni'js rains around thu llvur, pluiiriy,
wulliuK of tho Joints oi;d pains of all kinds,
tu aiitiltciition of Kndway Ready Keliof
will afford unmodlatiii'ine, and lis continued
use for a fow days i ff jet a permanent euro.
A CURE FOR ALL
Summer Complaints,
Dysontery, Diarrhea,
Cholera Morbus.
A half to a toaspoonftd of Ready Rollof In
ft halt tumbler or water, rotieuted as oftsu
a tliod isobar Hus continue, and a llannol sat
urated with ltuady Heiief plucod over the
S'oniin'h and bov o s will auord immediate
relief and sum oil. :t a curs.
ititernnlly a bait to a teaxpoonful in half
a tjiiiblor of water will, In a few mtnutus,
cure Cram jib. Spasms. Sour Ktomach.NausHa,
VouiltinK, Heartburn, Nervousness, bluep
lensni'Hfl. flick Heauueilo, Flatuloucy and all
Internal pains.
I Malaria in Ita Various Forms Cured and
j . l'revented.
Here 1b not a remedial agoncy In tho world
that will cure foyer and aRUa and all other
malarious, bilious aud all other fevers, aided
by KAHWAV'S MIX.-, so quickly as HAD
WAY'S KUDY RELIEF.
Travelers should always carry a bottle of
Had way's Ready Relief with them. A few
drops iu water will prevent sickness or pains
from chantro of wator. It It hotter than
French brandy or bitters as aktiraulant.
Miners and lumbermen should always be
provided with it.
Price 60 cents per bottle, Bold by all drug
PILL
RELIABLE. PURELY VEGETABLE.
Perfectly tastoloss, olegantly coated, purifs,
rcBulato, purity, oWanse and strengthen.
BADW.y 8 HLLS for the cure of all dis
orders of tho Stomach, Bnwels, Kidn-ys,
bladdo., Nurynus Diwajos, D zzrneu, Ver
tigo, Costivoiiess, Pilots,
KICK HEADACHE,
FEMALIi COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
IXDIGESTIOX,
DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION
AND ALL DISOKDKHs
OF THK LIVER,
Observe the following symptoms resulting"
from diseases of the digestive organs Con
stiputiim. Inward piles, fullness of blood in
the head, acidity of the stomach, nansoa,
huartburn, dligust of food, fu Insssof weight
of the stomach, sour eructatioas, sinking or
fluttering of the heart, chok ng or suffocat
ing SHiisatinns whan in a lying pasture, dim
uis) of vision, dots or webs before the sight,
fever snd dull pain in the h' ad. deficiency ol
H-rspii ation, yellowness of the skin and
ey.-s, pain in the side, chest, limbs, and sud
den Hushes of beat, burning In the flesh.
A fow dosesof RADWAY'8 PILi.S will fre
the system of all the above-named disorders,
l'rloe 25c, per box. Sold br drngglits ol
sent by mall.
Bond to DR. RADWAY & CO., Lock hot
W, Mow York, for Book ef Advice,
13 cn Improvement in Soap.
In the Trollsy Soap old method3
and materials are superseded by new
ones. The Trolley Soap leaves tho
clothes sweet and clean and lasts longer
than other soaps.
hi Your Grocer for It.
If he does not keep it send us order for;
20 EARS FOR TRIAL FOR $1.00,
or for a Box 100 cokes 75 pounds $4.50.
Jofftpli p. Thorny Elnton,
227 Chestnut Street, Phila.
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Lf m the best style of the art.
Promptness and Punctuality a
particular point.
Experienced, practical and com
petent men in charge of each branch
of the work.
We do not make a sham show of
cheapness and curtail the quantity
or quality of the work.
Dancing Orders, Hangers,
Cards and Posters a
Specialty.
Bill Heads, Note Heads, etc., printed!
at short notice.
Estimates on all kinds of printing,
small as well as large,
cheerfully given.
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