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VOL. XXIII. NO. 11.
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OLD TIMES.
There's a beautiful song on the slumberous air
That drifts through tbe valley or dreams;
It somes from a clime when the roses were
And a tuneful heart, and bright brown hair
That waves in tbe morning beams.
Sort eyes of axuro, and eyes of brown,
And snow-white forneads are there,
A glimmering cross and a glittering crown,
A thorny bed and a conch of down.
Lost hopes and leaflets of prayer.
A rosy ler and a dimpled hand,
A ring aud a plighted vow;
Three golden ring on a broken hand,
A tiny track on the snow-white sand,
A tear and a sinless brew.
There's a tincture or grief in the beautiful aong
That sobs on tbe summer air.
And loneliness felt in the festive throng
Sinks down in the soul as It trembles along
From s clime where the rests aro.
We heard It first at the dawn of day,
And it mingles witb matin chimes ;
But years have distanced the beautiful lay,
And its melody flowetn so swiftly away,
And we call it now "Old Times."
rol'R HISIHF.D ASI ELEVEX.
CARPETING,
:AL TEETH!!
4 RTIFKT
2.
J. V. VUTZY.
T I S T
D E
DALE C1TT.
1
jomerxt Co., ri.t
1 rtiflclal Teeth, war n:e.i to 1 of the very best
uauty iJ.c l- nrd iandsome. Inserted in the
b"i stele. I'artuulai Attention pat I to the pro
.1..,, :.. ..f lb. natural teeth. tt'e wishing to
onult me by letter, cai do so by enclosing stamp
AUUinH
Henry IVlcCallum,
St VrA Jirmif,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Iimrts direct from .Manufacturers,
',erir I.nlixli Oil CIt!i ,
15RUSSELS. CARI'ETS, Ac,
HAG. ilLMi'auJINCUAIN CAUPZTS
In every variety.
51 FIFTH AVENVE,
A')ove Wood street.
mariS.
Ursina Lime Kilns.
The uiideislgned are rcj.ured tolurnlsh
Prims
Building Linis
By the Car Load.
Orders Ecspcctfully Solicited.
V.. J. IJATZKK A CO.
I'f.'.aa. Jur.c 11. :
lc that he has leafed Ibis weTI knfmn In tel ni the
ihi.lS..iti.-i. It I Id intention ,to keep
t in a.tvle which he h-i-- will give atiltti..n to
.11 who niav lavor lino Willi lu. ir "- '"
Apt 17 7
JOHN H'LL.
fViansion Hovi5C,
LATE '-henfuhp Hoi biv'
4 urwrr )f franklin and Urond Xtrs-rla,
JOHNSTOWN, FLNNA.
Jos. Sliocmakcr, Prop'r.
Havlnglat.lv taken charge of, refilled and rur
nl.hed tin large and eomni..!l"US Hotel. I now
Invite mv Somemet County in. n ls to call on mr
and hoi bv pnmpt attention lo their want and
m.-ieratechWes, u-merit their patronage. 1 a
ble supplied wlihtbe l-t the market allMf. 1 be
bar -.oiked with the choicest w me . liquors. Ac.
JdSKI'll MlUE-MAhEK.
N. B. K.-st stal ling In town. apr
NATIOBAL STAIR BUILDING
A$U
Turning Shop
FAYETTE COUNTY
Fire Insurance Company,
iEWISSBNOWOTIELD.
V.-W.ti. H
( -re '-r"
Ol-E,
I3-
JOHN S. EAEAH, X
Treasurer. f
BOAKD OF MANAGERS;
WILLIAM McCLEAHY, Unlontown, Fenu a.
H. IKaNKIX.
JOHN W. HAliR. - "
ELLIS BA ILY.
JOHN S. 11 A K AH. " "
F.WIXO KKOWN FIELD. " "
WILLIAM H. KULY. " "
THOMAS H. FEXX. " "
UK. Ww. H. STCKtlFOX. "
HH AKLES S.fSF.ATON. " "
KOKEKT HofJSKTT. " "
R.M.MOMSKTTK "
ROBERT O. MI LLIN, Fayette City, Fayette
Countv.. Pa.
J. . MEYERS. Meyersdale, Somerset Ce., Pa,
J. tt. I n u. x.merseu
J. M. SCHKUYKK, West Newton, Westm d Co.,
Pcnn'a.
M. M. STAUFFER, ML Pleasant, Westm'd Co ,
renn a.
H.tHYEKSiKrHXS.Oreensbnrg, Westm'd Oo.,
fenn a.
ABEL M. EVANS, Am well Tp., Washington
Co., Penn'a. .. ..
JAM E8 W. HAY, Eichhill Tp., Cireen County,
Perm a. I:iv; i lie, ...,.
X. LAIULY, Csrmkhaels, Green Ponnty, r.
IlE SOMERSET HOUSE.
'lavlrg lesed this magnificent an.l well known
Hotel property Iroia Mr.. E A Flick, the under
signed takes pleasure III Illl.TUlili hi; trielld. Slid
ti e public generally that he will fparv m ltber
iii. nor eitene to make tin huune all that
aid be de.ired. Accommodating clerk and
oldiging wallers will attend t the wanu ,.r cus
tomers, and the table will at all tune l In .'.en
Willi the b t the market a fiords. Mr. I J. H. lay.
wan may at all time be fouud In thci.BVe
nimarTU) ' L A AM.
IAMOND HOTEL.
SiOYSTOWX IA.
RAMUEIs Cl'STER. rropt ietor.
This rotnlar and
rell known house is at all
times a dewrable stopping place for the traveling
and liooms nrsi-eiwFi..
uublle. tm
Viling. H-:kl
ouierset.
leave daily
tKiod eta-
lor Johnstown and
piarlL
T. D. EVANS.
ARCHITECT,
No 5G Fifth Ave,
I'lTTSlU ItGII, Ia.
Wand.
J.WELSH & CO.,
Manufacturers ef
Stairs, Hand-fails, Balusters,
SEW EL POTK, t.
N'tis. CO tind OS LaciH'k Street,
JOHN WILSON A SON,
UHOL1S1I.E CROCIIRS,
237 Litcrty Street,
PLTTSBTJBGH.
VIMMMl'Al OFFJCK
On JJroaJuray, Univntvycn, Fqyeite
Cvunty, FeinVa.
Board or Maxokrs hktt tbikb MoMPAT IX
kvcuv Month.
wTbls old and reliable Company has been In
iuxf!ul i.r.tion h.r thirty year, during which
iline all loine have been promptly paid. For
further information apply W
JOHN H. UHL,
Somerset, or
W. II. IIOPE,Sec'y.
Vnlontown, Pa.
NVt. 34.
V. Q. LINT.
C. G. LINT.
JJO.MES FOR A l.
J have for sale, on terms within the reach ofev.
ery r-At-r. Indus riou individual, h.4ics, lots,
farm. llmlr lands, mineral lands, building lots.
Vc , Indigerent pans of the cunty. in parcels if
fivmone-lounh of an acre up lo 1.000 acre. Ti
tle warranted. Trrai .ne tilth lh Jtand and th
balance in lea eyusl aswiual psyio. Bls. pn'perly
saeurad. N'ooe ied apply alio is not of sober
and liH)utrln babita. t all nun, as someol the
properties will be for rent II not sold m.
lvbM l. EY AND.
JOHN DIBERT. JOHN D.ROBERTS.
JOHN DIBERT & CO,,
13 ANKERS,
CCEKER KiLH AND rEANILIN STEELTS,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
AiTiuiil or Merchant! and
oilier biwlnwd people rvoliclt
1. JMltsi nccoliMiife In nil
pari oCthe ronntrV lor mle.
V lmiedatul VoIIc irnK
Made. Inieror-t ut Hie rule of
Six ler rent, per annum nU
lowed on Time lepoiltH.
Na.lncH Iepo!U Hooks Iwu
ed, and Inlereal Coinpounded
Semi-annually when desired.
A General UaDkirig Ruaiucss Transacted.
Feb. 1
GLADE STEAM MILLS,
C. 0. Lint & Brother,
Having recently leased what 1 known as tbe
Old DcHnistm
sdiuateoue mile utb of Somerset, and having
put it in first class order, we are prepared to do all
kinds of grinding. Having purchased an engine
we are enabled lu use eibersteawor water poer.
All word
WA HR ANTED SATISFACTORY
If the grain Ii in (pod eondlUon,
always kept on hanJ.
Flar for tale
epll
SKWIXG MACIIIXK AGEXTS.
1 have just what yon want. Send for circular.
S. IIOIC.II,
fcblT. 2 1 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
WALL PAPER,
Morris and Eaatlake'Papert.
New leather Unnd Pspers.
Tapestry wlih 14 and Borders to match.
IK-Iicurt'l Parisian Iieeoratloo.
'omplete line of A merlean ouds. all grade.
Church Papers. At our new store,
Uo. 1C1 rtfk Avcsua,
(Next PosTornog.) PITTSBCKU II, Pax.
IeZOl CIIK A Co.
' ' " Mario
Dj. W- 'S. Yates,
DENTIST,
X: SSI rn A
t doors above :b (late Hand) St.,
PITTS IU'Rtiir, Pa.
Al operaUoni pertaining to Dentistry ikfllfullly
performed. Mario.
"411 ?"
"That's nie, sir."
"Let me pee jour arm."
"It's all right, sir."
"All right, is it? In my humble
opinion, it's about as wrong as rong
can be."
'411 looked down at the bruised
flesh and broken bones he bad af
firmed to be 'all right' with a half
contemptuous smile, and then resign
ing biiii-elt to tne inevitable, iaia
(juietl? watching the white hands of
the young doctor as he prepared
splints, bandages, etc., and cuni
menred the work of setting tbe bone
now rendered doubly difficult by the
. i. i r "
swelling ui me oruiaeq nesn
Tre tight of the setting sun stole
into tbe room, illuminating witb
sudden glory tlio bare walls and
comfortless surroundings and throw-
iiig into strong relief the two figures
which gave life to the picture. The
doctor's frank, good humored face,
liht, easy figure, and an air of good
breeding could not have been Jut of
pi ice under any circumstances ; but
tht; other seemed strangely in unison
wiih and yet contradictory to . bis
surroundings. His muscular frame
might have s-erved as a model for
etrenglh and beauty a Hercules in
a prison dress ! His hands roughen
ed and hardened by toil, had been
as slender and well bhaned as the
oetor's own. His face, bronzed by
exposure to all weathers, was still
high bred and refined cquiiine
features, clear, brave eyes ; and
abote all, the close-cropped hair of a
convict. He had the air of reserve
totally distinct from radeness which
only well bred people possess, and
which impress tbe most vulgar and!
obtuse.
ThoiK'b, iV eyuyitfv'ti vaoutli be
tray rd Ins delicate, nervous organi
sation, nothing could be more stpica)
than the composure with which be
here tie tortures Le was suffering.
"Why on earth, man, don't you say
something or cry out ?" exclaimed the
doctor, half impatiently.
Noticing the gathering whiteness
round his patient's lips the doctor
hastily poured something in a glass,
and bidding hi in drink it, went quick
ly on with bis work. After a few
minutes silence he looked up nultVr.
I 'J'
small blue
wrist.
"That? pM my crest. 1 did
whpn 1 was t, boy," said the maq in.?
differently,
"Your crest?"
Did I say that?" and a flush
crept over his face. "I must have
been dreaming: people do dream
sometimes, don't they ?"
Tbe doctor did not answer, but
looking keenly at him, turned away
his head with a f-bort embarrassed
laugh.
"What's your name ?"
"No. 411."
"1 don t mean that ; 1 mean your
name, pi rested the doctor .
"Jim Brown?'
Dr. Harris laughed. "Jim Brown
VYny don't you say Bill Scroggins ?
One name woujd sut .a f fti a the
uiiicr. ;
411 frowned slightly. "Why
should 4 tell you my napie r'
"I'm sure I dou't know," was the
answer, " unless because 4 want you
to. That crest on your rm is- very
much like my own. 1 tpoqgbt per
baps we were related,"
. "And if we were, you wouldn't
own me,
"Why not? I'm not a bad fellow
in my way, ncitner do I tnink. you
are. W uy snoul-Jn t 1 own you I '
The man raised himself on bis
arm aud looked searchingly iu tbe
doctor's face.
"A convict ?' he said slowly.
"Well," said the doctor, dryly,
don't see much society except con
victs, at present, and 1 can't say but
what 1 like them as well as I do
those who think themselves a good
deal belter. I've tound out it isn't
always the worst that are caught,
by any means. I'm a 'radical,' you
must know," he added, quaintly.
"and very much Kisfipproveq of by
the family."." l"'
' 511 loiAed ou.t into the gathering
darkness for some minutes, and then
said quietly
"Wen, sir, iryou care to near a
onvict's story, sit down awhile.
I've never told it to any one, and
water, will yeu r i banks. Well, I
ought to commence witb my name, I
suppose. It i, Edward Tracy. I
was the second son of a Northum
berland equire, who had just money
enough to keep op the place for my
brother, and do more. A lino old
place i'. was, and the only happy
days I can look to were spent there.
That was when I was a boy borne
for the holidays, eager about cricket
and toot ball, ana to wnom a gun
and a rabbit were perfect happiness.
After a while It was nnpleasant
enough. My brother a laxy, good
looking fellow, who knew how to
ride and shoot, and only that was
the idol of my parents and sisters.
All deferred to him, except little
Mary, my pet, who used to follow
me arouud like a kitten. Poor little
girl ! I wonder if she ever thinks of
me now. Younger sons in a poor
family have a bard time of it. I
only wonder more don't go to tbe
bad place than do. Brought up as
gentlemen, tbey are thrown on their
own resources to live on their wits,
either in some beggarly profession or
as bangers on where there are any
rich relations. They roust put up j
with being snubbed and thrown over
whenever they come in the way
made use of and tnen cast aside
at least such is rov experience. I
was proud and passionate, and so fel
those things more than others, I
dare say, wanted to go into the
army, but my father said he couldn't
afford it I would always be getting
into debt, etC:, nd so I was appren
ticed to a London barrister a great
pompous man, whom I cordially
detested before the month was out.
Ho always had a way of nggravat
ing me whenever1 be came in con
tact, that u?ed to make me long for
some excuse to; pitch him down
stairs. I believe in presentiment..
I knew that man 'would injure me
some day. I saw more trickery and
underhanded dealing while iu that
office than I bad ever seen in my
life before, Mr. Pierson was a man
of tact, not talent He had gained
several good cases, which made his
reputation, and be bad a war of
making people believe that if black
was not just white it was certainly
irrey. which proved very useful to
bim.
'I was about twenty-two when
went to Kent for a few weeks, part
ly on business for Mr. Pierson, and
partly on a visit to my uncle. Am
I tiring you, sir, with this long
story 1"
"Not at all, Tracy ; go on."
411 started at the unfamiliar cme
which the doctor slightly emphasiz
ed. Hu breath' came'' quickly, and
Lis joie vyas11 husky when. lie. spoe
I
thattW pointing to
figure on the brawny
it
" - . ... . .
"Would yo think, aow, that a
man could boar bis own name - so
seldom that wberf it waa spoken as
you spoke mine, it ceuld make the
past come back like a great wave
almost blotting out tbe present? I
bavent beard my name for more
than ten years," be went on musing
ly. 'I dou't wonder it sounds
strange to me. It was summer
when I went to Kent the time for
falling in love, and,, of course 1, UjJ,
!',. 1 on(i wonder at myself, even
taow, when I remember ail that bas
r ' , ' tt' . t l.
passeu- tt e were luruwn verv lutu
together. Lucy was n, orphan, liv
ing wjth, a, flch maiden aunt, whose
place adjoined my uncle's. I had
always a fondness for playing the
part of protector ; and she was a
clinging, dependent little thing, with
long golden curls, and a delicate pink
and white face. I had never cared
for any girl before, and from tbe first
I loved her madly. It's the old, old
story, and I needn't make a fool of
myself again by telling it to you.
Before I went back to town we bad
exchange 1 rings, and she promised
to love me through eternity. A
lengthy eternity it proved 1
"Our engagement was to remain
I
I
dun t know why I should tell it to
you ; but tbe mood's on me, and I
might as well talk as think ; and
then you Lave guessed my secret
partly at least, you know I'm not
Jim Brown," and a smile flashed
across his face. "How old do you
think I am ?" he continued.
Dr. Harris looked at the powerful
frame of the ran a,t b$ ' strong,'
bard line's in bis face.
' "Between forty aud fifty, 1 should
say."
"Thirty-six yesterday. I was
twenty-four tbe day I was sentenced;
a pleasant way of celebrating a
birthday, wasu't it? There was a
lot of stuff in the papers about my
'youth and my being so hardened.
Did tbey thiu I was going to beg
for mercy JA-ool Pyp been, out
jiere"Vwe1veyers now, escaped twice
and have been caught again ; but I
will try once more, some time."
"You ought not to tell me that,"
said tbe doctor smiling.
"Why not? Tbey watch me all
tbe li.se, anyway. Just give me some
money was wnat 1 hadn t got.
About that time I met a man calline
himself St. John. He was ' clever
an1 educated, and seemed to read all
my wild, restless longings at a
glance. ' He led me on from bad to
worse till it ended in forgery thf n
he turned King's evidence and I
was locked up. I was always very
strong, and finding one of the bars
loose I wrenched it out and dropped
from my window one dark night and
escaped. On my way to the sea I
met St. John. I might have get
off if I could have let bim alone, but
I couldn't, I stopped him; be taunt
ed me with my diserace : told me
that Mr. Pierson bad kuown of tb?
plan to ruin me. 'The young ladv
throwing you was a prime trump iu
our hand,' he added with a leer. I
1 L . 1 . I
a aroeu mm to uc siieni ; out ne, ns
if blinded to nis danger, exasperated
me in every way possible. I grap-
piea witn mm, una remembering
trie i nau learned at school, soon
threw him. My hands were on bis
throat. A half minute more the
earth would have been rid of one
sordid wretch: but bis cries had
been heard by some men in a neieh
boring field, and I was everpowered.
Ibis man a ruined gamester,
once a gentleman bad changed me
from an honest, honorable lad, to a
felon, and then, disregarding the
honor' which he said 'existed even
among thieves,' threw me over to
save liimself. I would be content to
r , n
give uve years oi my me nay,
more, i would be content to add
five years to my life could it purchase
l - If - . r .
mai oue nan minute oi wnicn l was
robbed
"My family disowned me and made
no attempt even to secure counsel
for me. All forsoek me except lit
tle Mary, from whom 1 got a tear-
stained letter inclosing a five pound
note, her quarterly allowance, and
telling me that she would never for
get me. My father had forbidden any
. . l . r. . -
oi inem 10 wriie io me or even men
tion my name ; but Mary had uiso
beyed bim, 'It can t bo wroag to
write to you dear,' for you are my
own brother, always.'
There was a flaw in the evidence
which my counsel took advantage
of, but Mr. Pierson worked agaiust
bim, privately collecting evidence for
tbe crown, and I was convicted.
Heaven grant that them may not be
many poor wretches leave old Eng
land with the feelings with whjeb. 4
left it. If I bad had tha opportunity
I would have aa end to my
miserable existence. I was taken, iu
a cab, strongly guarded, from the
jail to the wharf. We passed one of
bur parks on our way. 1 bad been
in prison for some time, and the
fresh green flowers bad never looked
1
that tbe priests, while conducting the
mass from the altar, frequently "has
his cigarette by his side thus" and-
wicbing bis prayers with clouds of
smoke; and who knows but that he
may, like our "Ik Marvel," gather
inspiration therefrom, and for the
moment enter a dreamlacd, and thus
be enabled to put forth eloquence
pleasing to bis hearers, and beaeu;.
ing the cause in which be labors?
But if our friends at Lome imagine
that tbey have on'y to call for a
"tobacco" (cigar) in Havana and at
tain immediate enjoyment they are
mistasen. Aa a smoker I can truly
say that, of all the bad cigars it has
been my ill fortune to find, some of
those I have smoked here are enti
tled to the good English word,
"beastly." There are but few "f.b-
ileus iiuciones; wcere a crst-elass
article can be had, and then at prices
exceeding the mean3 or inclinations
of ordinary mortals. But still there
are many Americans who visit Cuba
and pay $240 to $100 io gold per
thousand for cigars, while for tbe
same class they would pay at home
less money.
lldx'.er 'crtiirptl Krl.nnrw
j '.a tiiO Foresters' ball, in London.
; lie dwelt primarily upon what L
believed u be the importance of
, physical science as a branch not only
j of the higher, but also of the elemen
i tary education of the country, urging
that while it was true that the studr
of the higher branches of natural sci
' ence required for its pursuit a cer
tain maturity of intellect and ad
; vaaceJ knowledge, there was uoth
j ing unfeasible in imparting to chil
dren some of its more elementary
(principles. He then launched into a
most interesting discourse on "Tbe
Sea,'' limiting L;s attentiun in accor
dance with bis originally expressed
design, to the tiistributioa within it
of certain apparently insignificant
aud practically invisible creatures
with which he said the ocean teemed
to such an extent as to convert it in
to a kind of "living sup."
These minute organisms he de
scribed as covering a vastportion of
tho surface, whence as they died
they sack slowly t the bottom,
WHOLE XO. 1237.
ter.ts mentioned in history were
"drifted" into. Tbe wars that fol
lowed tbe French revolution of 1843
and that revolutioa itself fullo wed
from tho "drifting" process were
"drifted" into. The English "drift-
.lt, - . . , c 0
mio me aepov war just '
? they had done in regard to j
the Kusfciao war. France and
fc -f n ,nto tbo war of! bearin? with tbetn their tiny shells cr
. .u lrus8ia ?J F'ce "drifted"! skeletons, which socn became all that
into the war of lSTd-71. Our seees- was left to tell of their existence,
sion war was tbe result of "drifting." .The recent investigations of her
one o, mese contests but might j majesty's ship Challenger
Ant Dlalarectanta.
us wisn and win. Ann now
country again is "tliifting" into
another civil war, the 1 vent of which
may be the reversal of the decison
came to ten years since.
."o man can look over the political
there are three or four principal ' fie'd, soberly and intelligently, with
disinfectants.that answer all the pur-ou, M-eing that it is darkened by ris-
(in form
men rrone
properly to work and exerted them
selves to prevent their occurrence,
instead of allowing the current of
events to carry them whithersoever
it would. There was no foresight,
no exertion, no attempt made to gov
ern and control events, wnicn mas
tered men, instead of being mas
tered by them A sort of doom
seemed to hangover humanity, and fyondhn 1 been shown to be exclusive
controlled it to take the field against jly the eiiicious shells of the vea-eta-
tliis 1 ble diaoi.iacea;. From the accumu-
had cast
much light upon the history of these
creatures, showing that within cer
tain zones between about fifty-five
degrees north and fifty five" de
grees south latitude- the or
ganisms thus being constantly pre
cipitated to the bottom of the" ocean
consisted almost entirely of calcare
ous foraniiuiferotis bodies, while
those in the southern reirioiiu he
arts of these
so beautilul as now, when I knew
was looking at them for the last time.
I though of the hedge rows white
witb blossom 3 in Northumberland
tbe larks singing overhead; Mary
perhaps in our favorite nook in tbe
orchard, weeping bitter tears as a
last good bye, to 'her handsome'
Teddy,' as she fondly called trie.'
No wonder my heart swelled when
I tloug'ct of those who in the sight
cr, viod, were guilty ot my crime.
"As we went dowa the qotk; 1
child passed U.S Yntb a bunch of cow
sling. Just two years before I had
gathered, '.bent lor tiucy in toe Kent
lab lanes I 1 be cbiid looked up so
wistfully as I passed; presently
she run after me and put tbe cow
slips in my hand. This was a drop
too much in the cup already full;
to save my life I could not keep the
tears back which rolled ever my
cheeks. 1 was bandcuued, but one
of the guards thrust a handkerchief
into my band with a few cheering
words gruffly said, lbat touch of
sympathy and the child's gift saved
me from utter despair.. That was
the last I saw of England. My life
here bas been tbe same day after
day, except the few nighty I spent in
u. t i.;J,. I They mostly let me alone now. I
1 w ,ci. wuu luc'1 a ts tmiiu liv.. t.a --.
. . . ... 1 Keen
I wanted to speak to her aunt, "but she
oeggeOj me pof, giving a uozen un
ferent reasons wr mr silence.
believe even then she thought it best
not to b'nq herself too oloayly j hut,
of course, I never suspected this, for
w(th all my faults I bad always
been perfectly truthful and boaest.
In tbe winter Air, rierson told me
that the business that I bad been at
tending to had now been completed.
and that be was going down himself.
I was, of course, very anxious to go,
but be didn't kive me a cbanee.
Lucy met bim at a couple of dinners,
and from what he said, I knew he
had been very attentive to rer
He was a good looking man, about
forty, and could make himself very
agreeable when be cbose to do so.
I wrote to Lucy immediately, telling
ber what I thought of biu . She
replied, accusing me of being jealous,
and saying she was sore I was
prejudiced against Mr. Pierson, who
had spoken very highly of me, and to
whom 1 found she bad confided tbe
whole story of our engagement. I
waa very angry, and wrote rather
htsbly'to her, ( fancy, for remem
ber she told me 'I did not love ber
as I once did,1 That was our first
quarrel and was soon made op, and
for a few weeks we corresponded as
usual. Mr. Pierson returned to
London, but went back ta Kent in a
week or two. He said be was col-
ecting evidence for an important
case.
"Soon I noticed Lucy's letters
grew shorter and shorter, and finally
one came Baying that 'she bad been
tbinking over our foolish engage
ment, end as there was no prospect
of my being able to support b,ec, she
had 90019 to. (be conclusion that for
the aake cf us both it had better be
broken.'
I know everv word of that cruel
heartless letter now. One remem
bers such things. Very soon after I
beard of the engagement to Mr.
ierson. I waa a gentleman, but be
was a snob; be bad money and I
hadn't."
"What'si a gentleman, born? Is
it shilling and nence f " ouoted tbe
doctor, softly.
"Eh wbat'a that!"
"Only a quotation from the York-
shire Farmer; go on.
"Well, of course I waa furious;
but w bat good did that do tne I 1
thought if I only bad money I would
find seme means of revenge: but
keepby myself, and I have neytr tod
a word of this before. I had almost
forgot 1 wasn't 'Jim Orown' until
to-day. Did you bear bow I hurt
my arm V
"One of the men told me you
were helping to lift a stone, and that
you left the lever slip in some way
and got your arm crushed."
"1 bats true as tar as it goes; a
gang of us were working on the
road when a carriage passed. I
looked up as I stepped out of the
road, and who do you think I saw ?
Lucy and ber husband 1 She was
looking tbe same as ever, only
prouder. I was so near I could
have touched her dress. She looked
at me calmly I was only a convict,
covered with dust from ber carnage
wheels. If she bad recognized me
Ltbe color would have faded a little
from her pink cheeks, I think. I
wonder if she remembers the letter
wrote her before I w;bs ransported.
I tole ber souid, truths then. She
knows wto U to blame for my wast
ed worst than pasted life.
"T.welve years didn't seem so
much to trie! I looked after the
carnage like one stunned, ice
lever slipped from my hand you
saw my arm. 1 diuo 1 mine 01 11
until I found I couldn't Hit it. Mr.
Pierson got some high appointment
here, some one said. Ot course bis
wife will be feted and flattered. I
wonder bow she would like to be
reminded of that summer in Kent.
How would she look if I should stop
her carriage and remind her of the
time she swore to love me forever,
or bow often ber bright bead rested
on my shoulder ? 1 can feel the thrill
of beflips yet on my thetk there,
that isall. Do you believe in justice ?
I do not. Tbe cause of the evil should
be attacked ; now it is only the vic
tim. That woman is more guilty to
day than I. She drove me mad
and yet she rides by in her carriage
respected and admired, wb.ilet I, in
my prison dress can never be any
thing but what am 411."
tlgrars Is 1'siha.
poses. Thev are chlorine
of chloride of lime), sulphate of iron,
loaine and carbolic acid. The per
mangaoate of potassia will do to cor
rect fluids, but has little effect upon
the atmosphere. For this is needed
a volatile substance, any of which
mentioned above will answer, excent
. t - 1- - . . '
me last, suipnate of iron, (copperas),
which is excellent to correct odor3 in
spittoons, sewers, drains, etc. Ap
i . ,t... .- . . r
pij a miie irom time to time in all
places. Tbe grounds of coffee are
also good, especially to scatter over
moist places, where dish-water or
kitchen refuse is thrown. For fumi-
gatioD, iodine is perhaps the most
efficient, being the most volatile.
answering especially a good purpose
in warm rooms or in summer. Keep
1 . .
11 e.po?eu on piates in tbe room
ut a singular nature is the chloride.
which readily distributes its fas
through the room. This may be in
creased by adding an acid la the
chloride; vinegar will aciwtl tbepur-
pyae. injurious coaipouods in tha
air are thu effectually destroyed.
But tie great disinfectant, whose ob-
eci is to rid the air of the e-erma
which, breed disease and give rise to
or aggravaie pestilence an.l fatal
epidemics, is the now popular carbol-
caeia. its odor, like that of the
chloride, is sometimes made an ob
jection, but generally it is not con
sidered disagreable, and is even liked
by some. All should tolerate it with
the test of its kin. as it U a rn
friend, keeping evil at bay, destroy
ing it where it exists. Thu3 there
are many means to meet the enemy.
Thoroughly ventilated room3 or
fresh air is another means. Hence
an weil-arranged dweUioga Lave
ventilators; have coBviaits to carrv
off waste Vater and foul fluids; have
the various odors quelled by disin
fectants. These disinfectants are
Cheap, and should be kept in
ing war clouds. We are " drifting"
laiion the ugh countless
myriads cf shells it was not difficult
to realize that they were gradually,
by their agglomeration, producing
deposits of hard, solid matter, so that
the polar regions were becoming
gradually enveloped in a stratum of
sincious or timtv rock. lorming a
into another civil war, because there ; kind of cap on the bottom of the sea
13 warn. 01 union among men w no . over eacb end of tbo globe, so in.
have no desire to see war in the the more equatorial portions of th
land. While tbe South is uniting, sea the bottom was found to consist
with the determination to vote sol- j of carbonate of lime or chalk, furni
dly for the election of its future jed in a like manner, but from the
Democratic tool to the next Presi-
deney, we are snarling and quarrel
ing about matters that are of no real
moment. Desire to have power and
place animates some men here, and
they are redy to "bolt" whenever
their "claims" are not blindly ad
mitted. Personal quarrels Lave
cabareous foraminifera- aad th
chalk cliffs which lined our roast.-
had been shown from microscopical
research t i be nothing other than the
deep sea deposit of an ancient world,
moiiiGeii from its original form by
the gradual agency of water and the
solvent ae'.ioa of the carbonic acid cf
someming to do Willi our recent de-j tbe atmosphere. Hence these tiny
feats, and they are not unlikely to 'creatures, insigniGcanl as they might
affect us in the future. There are Latipear, were the means of producing
men so much concerned alout affairs
in Louisiana that they threaten lie
publicanisa to overthrow, unless the
murderers and robbers, the rebels
a&d Leaguers, ot that State, should
be set up by the National Govern
ment, and be protected by National
forces in their preparations for war
such men not being able to see that
tbe question before us relates, not to
State rights, but to National exist
ence. e should lay aside all theae
causes of dissension, and combine
our scattered bands in suppoit of tbe
Republican cause in 1370. It will
be quite time enough to quarrel
among ourselves in 1877, if quarrel
we must. Let us cease ta "drift"
and control the current, instead oi
being taken by it, as if we were belp
le38 children, to perdition.
Depth of A acetic sua I-akr
use.
Rellffloua Haw la.
A CONVICT NEARLY STARVES HIMSELF
TO DEATH.
A correspondent to tbe Boston
G lobe, writing from Havana, says:
Cuba might with propriety be called
tbe "Land of Smokers," as every one
seems to enjoy burning the fragrant
weed. In private bouses, places of
business, steamboat cabins and first
class coaches on tbe railways there
is no "prohibition," and it is a fact
Some months ago the facts were
recorded in these columns of the case
of Jacob Wagner, cr "Dutch Jake,"
a convict in the Eastern Penitentiary,
who became obstreperous upon his
release under tbe Commutation law.
It may be remembered that he had
insisted on unreasonable requests be-,
ing granted at that time, and, becae
ao very violent that he was sesuoved
to the "dark dungeon' a place in the
institution where the most refractory
inrr&tes are confined.
t'poo being released from confine
meat there be displayed signs of 1
religious mania. He stated to the
keeper that he was a "prodigal son,"
and when they examined his bed
tbey found that he had actually eat
en a large portion of the contents of
bis busk mattress in imitation of the
Biblical idea. About two weeks ago
be underwent a change. He stated
that his deceased mother appeared
to bim in his cell and advised bim to
die and go to the Savior. He then
commenced to refuse his food, nnd.
despite tbe entreaties and threats of
bis keepers, left untouched the meals
that were left with him.
One of tbe physicians of the insti
tution was notified of the case, as
Jake" was getting very weak, but
no matter what kind of food or io
what quantities was served bim tbe
conviot resolutely refused to permit
a mouthful to be either coaxed or
forced into bim. da. Saturday, which
made the ninth, day of bis fatal fast,
th? dovior having decided that the
prisoner could scarcely survive twen
ty four hours locger without food, an
attempt was made to forcibly intro
duce soma into his mouth, which
was opened by force for the pur
pose. "Jake" resisted as strenuously as
bis reduced strength would permit
him to, and it wns with the greatest
difficulty that a small quantity of
soup was got down his throat. He
rallied during the day and evening-,
and on Sunday ha resumed his meals,
eating little for breakfast, but raven-j
ou&ly at dinner and supper. He is
now pretty well recovered from bis
prostration, aud eats regularly.
Jake's mind is evidently very
weak, as be talks constantly of visits
from bis dead mother. He was par
doned by tbe Governor last month,
under tbe Commutation law, after
serving a four-year term for burglary,
the fourth term be baa served.
He states that he was a soldier in
tbe Prussian army and in tbe Union
army during tbe late war. In proof
of the latter assertion be exhibits a
number of bayonet wounds whib
be says be received in various battles
during tbe rebellion. Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Thete a a mystery about tbe
American lakes. Lake Erie is only
60 to 10 feet deep; but Lake Onta
rio, which is 592 feet deep, is 230 feet
below the tide-level of the ocean, or
as low as most parts of the Gulf of
St. Lawrence; and the bottom of
Lake Huron, Michigan and Superior,
although the surface is much higher,
are ail from their vast depths on a
level witb the bottom of Ontario.
Now, as the discharge through the
river Detroit, after allowing for tbe
probable portion carried off by the
evaporation, does not appear by any
means equal to the quantity of water
which the three upper lakes receive,
it bas been conjectured that a subter
ranean river may run from Lake Su
perior, by tbe Huron, to Lake Onta
rio. This conjecture is not imposs
ble,. saJ. accounts for the singular
OlCt tiiAt saltuon and herring are
caught in all the lakes communicat
ing witb the St. Lawrence, but no
others. As the Falls of Niagara
must have always existed, it would
puzzle the naturalist to say bow these
fish got into the upper lakes without
some subterranean river; moreover
any periodical obstruction of the river
would furnish a not improbable solu
tion of the mystsrious flux and reflux
of the lakes.
Ucalallty .fSsaatr.
'DriftiBE' lata War,
One of the most respectable Eng
lish statesmen of our century, the
late Earl of Clarendon, said that his
country "drifted" into tbe Russian
war, and it is the fact that nearly all
the wars that have been known in
the last thirty yeart and they are
of tbe most fierce and bloody con-
It is curious with what avidity
we form impressions af ethers; how
frequently we treat others coldly by
reason of hastily formed and arbitra
ry opinions originally conceived of
them; bow our imperfect knowledge
of partial accquaiotam-es causes us
often to misunderstand and tail to
appreciate them. Primary opinions
formed ot others are- seldom aban
doned, never entirely obliterated.
Some people always produce a favor
able impression; others invariably
leave something to be desired in
them. Tbe manners of some are
easy and affable; tbey bw courteous
ly, smile pleasantly, speak cheerily;
a warmth and glow pervades them
which extends lo others, and tbey
throw a lite and vigor into their
words and acts that never fail to at
tract. I bey enter warmly into our
projects, speak or topics of interest
to us, adapt themselves immediately
to every object of discussion, and ren
der themselves uniformly agreeable.
This geniality of manner and bear
ing renders life enjoyable, and adas
zeal to every social enjoyment. It
makes the household, as well as tbe
ball-room, resound with heirty laugh
ter and enjoymen'; m-kes bj-py
many a home, aud fragrant with
pleasant memories many an other
wise dreary hour. It cools tbe heat
ed brow of thought, dries up the
turbid stream of melancholy, washes
away hundreds of daily aggravations,
and furnishes relief to the wearied
soul. This spontaneity is found
everywhere among tbe rich and
poor, old and young, thoughtful and
otherwise. It creates the urbanity
of tbe statesman, the plausibility of
the popular leader, the suavitv of
the diplomat, tbe inspiration of tbe
author and the courtesy of tbe true
gentleman. It is the most positive
adornment of domea'.ic life, and sur
est guarantee of a pleasant borne.
In women it is the most remarkable,
rendering their nuanners charming,
their devotion spontaneous, and
their conversation rapid, brilliant
and vivacious. It bas the most po
tent influence in rendering them ever
welcome and beloved. Could all
but estimate so valuable an acquisi
tion, none would disregard it, and
and our enjoyments would be great
ly augmented and increased thereby.
enormous transformations throughout
the sarface of the earth. Many of
the results obtained from the Chal
lenger and other experiments and ob
servations were then cited more
minutely in support of the idea thai
these (iiatomaceous aud fsraminife
rous deposits were capable of under
going by various natural processes
such transformations as to cause tha
disappearance of their originally or
ganized structure; and thus much
light might bo thrown, said the lec
turer, on the problems presented by
geological formations.
The older geologists had inferred1
from the absence of rccoguizabli or
ganisms iu some cf the earlier forma
tions tbat no life existed in thoe
ages, and it was impossible to say,
with certainty, whether or not such
was the case, but tbe whole evidence
of the paleontology went to prove
that the earliest forms of life must
have been vastly simpler than the
fossils met with in the earlier strata.
From recent researches, however, it
had at last been found consistent to
reconcile the theories of both biolo
gists and geologists on these mat
ters, and the first gleam of tiii re
concilement they owed to one who.
had only that very corning passed
away from their midst; one w ho
would be remembered in history a
tbe greatest geologist of his day
bis old frteud and master, Sir Charles
LyelL That great pholosopher had
ia his PrindpU of Geology, givec
ta a charming form his interpretation
of these phenomena, showing the
subjection of these early rocks to the
action of heat, with the consequent
possibility of the modification of
tha form of their original constituents.
Sir Charles Lyell was a geologist
of fifty years ago, and fifty years ago
the metamorpbic actions of watur
had been but little studied; and no
one entertained the idea that clay
could by any possibility be the re
sult of vital action. The lecturer
then spoke in touching terras of a re
cent visit which he had paid to tha
great man, wboso memory bs honor
ed, when he had discussed wila biu
tbe result of the Challenger expedi
tion, and had listened to his feeble
voice and trembling lips, which had
scarcely strength to communicate to
him the thoughts pas.-ing witbia his
truly great mind. After a few clos
ing remarks on the advantageous ap
plication of the study of natural
phenomena to the exercise and de
velopment of tbe faculties 01 reason
and observation, even iu the very
w. a 1 1
young, t rotessor iiuxiey sai aown
11 mid. prolonged applause, having
bei a .'i.-tcned to w iih marked atten
tion.
One of our friends bas a stove witb
glass oven doors. Why could not a
thermometer also be attached to-
tbeni ? I hope ta see tbe time when
cooking shall become an exact sci
ence; wben we bbaii not oniv meas
ure the heat of our ovens with ther
mometers and know tbe precise tem
perature at which tbey should be for
each variety baked therein, but shall
also know tbe temperature at which
our yeast and bread-sponge should be
kept; when we shall prepare all arti
cles of food by correct recipes, and
measure all iogredienU in exact and
standard measures, which shall be
alike all over the country, so that
mi.-takes can only occur when we fail
to follow the rules. Prairie Farmer.
A ftaieidal Nearpla.
The fctatement that a scorpioD,
when driven to bay by its enemiM
and unable to escape, will kill itself
by a blow from its venomous sting
has usually been regarded as rather
mythical. A well attested instance,
however, cf the suicide of the insect
has lately been published by Dr. de
Bellesme. The writer states that,
having captured a scorpion, he con
verged the rays of tbe sua on its
back by means of a burning glass.
Tbe insect became furiously enraged,
and finally raised its sting and struck
itself, dying within half a minute
afterward.
A bride iu Indiana, after the con
clusion of the marriage ceremony
stepped gracefully forward and re
quested the clergyman to give out
the hymn : "This is the way 1 long
have sought."
Adam was proudly conscious that
be never made a mistake in Lis boyhood.