Terms of Publica tion
Th2 Ssacrset Herald
jmt.UfUoJ every Wednesday Morning ll SI
,.r unnuut, lald la advance otlierwiM 2 Ml
.ill Invariably .b cuaiywl.
o sulwulptlon will be discontinued until all
,rivnur art pall op. postmasters neglecting
,., noiliy wlieo subscribers do not take oat
;-,.'!r papnUlbebeldUaia(urUieralTliiUa.
. Titters remorint; from one PoetolTlo to an
0, should plve nt to Gam of tbe former a
at tbe present offioa. Aaddrea
Somerset Printing Company,
JOHN L 8UCUU
Business Manager.
A TTOP.SEYS-A T-LA W.
,.nkYF.S?HEIJU ATTORNET ATL.AW
i I sir' llouiity am Fointiua Agent, tnimeraet,
Oiuce In Alauitawth Hluck.
Jan. UU.
Al lOKNEY AT LAW,
Somerset. Penna.
SmmcLl'L frT.'lel"Ul bust
a, , rni"i"Hy solirlied and punctually atleud
J to
I AW NOTICE Aleaandev H. Ooflroth baa
. rei-uiurd the practice o, law in Souier and
i,.,'!i:ni counties. Omoe la Mammoth Building,
.to. aa, "l-
l'ALKXTlMi HAY. ATTORNEY AT LAW
ul dealer In real estate, Somerset, Pa,wlll
.uruJ l all liu.iueM eutrusied to bis care witn
jll.npunusa&d buliij. aua;. U ly.
tr J. h 11. U BAER, ATTOKNEYS AT
1 L.A W, Somerset, r"a., will practice In Som
erset ui autoiuma; counties. All business cn
trucwd iv -.beui will be promptly attended to.
J
OUN U. 111U ATTORN tY AT LAW, SOM
tteel. fa., wiU pranptly atteud tu ail business
cotrustee to loin. Mmitj iuviu wi wuniuuu
fcc UUice In Mauimutb liulldiuM;.
U'lLLlAM 11. KOWNTZ, AlTt'K.NE Al
Lw. Somerset, Pa., will ;lve promi atten
tion ti uiint-s entrusted Ui b'.s care lu t-oinentet
nd the a Ijoiuiug counilee. Office In Printing
Uoune Kuw.
iOHXO. alMMtU ATTCKNtY AT LAW,
sj Somerset, Pa., vwtl attend t all business ou
trun,! to hie care In somerset and a.itobiiuit coun
tl., wiih itroinpuieaa and ndellty. Ornce la Mam
moth Block. Ieb.isi.-lv
J.
U. OGLE
ATTOENEY AT LAW,
Somerset, l a. lrofeai;toiul business entrusted
Ui ui)' oar attended tu with promptness and ndtlil.
A. n. uirrKTi. w. a. nvrrau
KiKKKUTH k tUFI'EL. ATTOKNEYS AT
j Law. All basiui-M mirunicl totbvir care ill
Uc fjHxsillv and i.um-luulij Ktteuld to.
orri'B-Utai Miin CroM atraet, oiwslte uie
.Mituiiuuth lll'Kk.
I OUN II. SCOTT,
ATTOllN E y AT LA W.
S..niiTft Ta. tlti atalra In lsvt lll k.
Ati I'UMiie tntruHled u, bte nare altcnied Uwith
.r.'iuiiint-aud DueLity.
i a. mls l. ruaii.
ATTOKNEY AT LAW,
s,,iu,T.t. Pa. OIBce, Mammoth Itlo-k.up talr.
Kntrawe Main t:n4 U Collettuina ma le. e
Uv i-ull. tub exauiined, audall U'HI bul
aepi" attended witb pMiuitneaa and BiiiUy.
gUKVKYIMi,
Wriiing Lk-tdn, &c,
I tao : ..i .'
iiti
mi , r. j t cruis.
4-EiiSUire at Caaelieer a, C-.' Store.
C. F. WALK Eli.
AujilS.
rjjYSicuxs.
fK. .1. K. MILLEHbai perminentlylo-jited
I in lterlin lorttie rarili-e ul bla i'ltaiua.
.pjiuMt Charlc a,ruiuger store.
aiir.
fK. H. BRTHAKER tendrrf hr prufewdonal
i nervbwatotheettlxeni ol Somer-i ana v in
ily. me In renideuoe, one dour wet ol tbe Kar
uet House.
1K. E. M. KIM MEL wUl eotitlnoe to prsrtlre
Alcdlcine, and lenders bis prole!wl,-nal svrvl-
ri to tbe rUliens id iinerset ano surrouau.un
f,.untry. Oitire at tbe old plaoe, a frw doors eait
ol tbe Glade Hoax.
m
YVKSLEY CUNNINUHAM.
,rl.,r Iji vanillic mill e.tlnne tbe
lire.(inedi. lue.and U-oders bU .rolertl.i:U
ihtx i.x to the rilleu oKVntre llleand snrrouud
liK cuntrr.
Feb;
g S. GOOD,
PHVSIC1AX & SURGEON,
mii:kskt, pa.
arOrrit-c in Mammoth Block
sc4'7
DR.JL. G. MILLER, ru-r twelve
yeari' artlre iractlc In Shankvllle, has
u iKni.Bnlly bcated at Souienwt for tbe ime
ll ot iM.tclw. and tenders bit ,rolwl.ml er
nrrt to tie criliens of Iwanemet and Tielntiy.
o;.r la his Imp More, olle the Ha met
11 ..u, where be can t omaultad al all Umet
anlew irlwbma!ly eiieaeed.
aar-Met calls uromptly answered,
dee. It, Il ly.
Dr. W. FeTuNDENlTEHG
I.nte Ken denl Kiirijron,
la Yuri lye ant Ear Mnnary,
Has locatci ia the
f:r the IZCLTIVE treatment tf aU
diccases cf the Eye tx& Ear, ire'ui
isg zzs cf the ITose aid Throat
ltlr, .e. CO
,(b Crsilrt) Mrrel.
Juite'AJ.
VEST1STS.
DK WM. COLLINS, DENTIST. S-meraet,
. uibce lu t:aseteer s Bbk. np stairs,
here be eaa at aU limes be found jirefiaroU W do
allktndsol w.r, sue b as Bllins:, riiiatiiiit. ei-tra'Hua-
-! Artlnctal teeth ol all kinda, and of
tbeliestaaatenaXlusorted. Operatious warranted.
JOHN BILLS,
DE1TTIST.
Ofoee In CoBroth h KttTt new bulldbiic.
Main Cms Slrwct.
Sosnerset, l'a.
t -
VM. COLUNB,
DIIATIST,
( (rti.- aWwe Caecbeer fc Freasw's atora, Somerset,
p. In tbe last bfieen years I hare arreatly re
.Heed the prleee ol artlbrlai teeth la Ibis place.
Tbe constant iocrcasins: demand for teeth has In
dued sue to so ealarK my taellltles that I ca
tnakt "' "'a td tth at tower prls than yon
can ei tbeaa in any other plans In this country..
1 aw now makinc a cuwd set as Uelb b H, and H
there Kh,ld be any person ausona: aiy ibousaaide
t m a-wcs rntlti-' or lite adpauiu MHMtkew that
t ,mnm jsadt lMd"u tt'a ' f'vl- tt""- ""
w.tioi. ' ob l at- U5. and tt
new set hot ui aitarya- : "
wuris
IITIKIC AL TEETH!!
J . .
YUTZY.
T I S T
D E
I.
DAM CJTT.
jrtSHsrscf 0"
.nt;.. if
-'
Actiucwl Tiji. war luevjrjttyl
juatfl. Uie ltae as iaadsutua, Itunrtad la Mi
t,st style, farilcalai Miwtsa bald w the irea
rr vat loo ol tb. nalarai teeth. Those wlsblua: to
Musali wie by tetter, eat sW a. by netoslna stamp
Addrasa as above . eiail
JUOTEL
... . . .
TTILL HOpE,
s-ue
ic (.iipeu U panawd It asaoinnoda( jjt,':
y 1
tbe uiot eotiilortaLle auu iiuwu,f s.u"w.
Tl.r trayeitnj I
t,i.ii,t arttb t'
t trayeitnj poWic and jwmjaneet lawMeT lur-
i4 uaat hi nvi acouauri'ri
'I io table, will autittiiuc Ui w mrul.bl ila
tlM aiarket aHoraa. lraw and susbbouiosw
atabllug attacbL
jaall
jyAMOND HOTEL.
W.UK H. Cl'aTEIt. IroX,rie.tor.
This p liar and
well known boum U al aU
iplns dace for tbe Iravelinn
lu4 clrable stot
ub ii,e- aoie and k
utms nrst-ctAM. uoua
linv
cJ leara dally
? Johnstown and
The
VOL. XXVI. NO. 17.
BANKS, ETC.
ft:
Cambria Co. Bank'.
M. W.KEIM & o,
-Yo. 'i(Ul Main St Joliuntfm '
A General Banking Business
transacted.
Interest raid at C per cent, on
Time Deposits.
Loans Negotiated.
Drafts Bought and Sold.
J any. : .
J. O.KIMEL&SOXS,
SaecefJ'irs to
Schell Sc Kimmel,
S0ME11SET, PA.
Accounts of Merchants and oth
er Business People Solicited. Drafts
negotiable in all parts of the Coun
try for sale. Money loaned and
Collections made.
J0H1T0W MM BAM,
120 CLINTON STREET,
JOHNSTOWN. FA.
Clmnere.1 SiutemlrU 17ii. Iwin'fitf nweie-
ed of all suuifluot lesthauone,l"ltar. Interest is
due lu tlc toontlisot J ane anl liereii.ier.antl II not
ill,.lno It adde.1 Ui the drpoMt tlius roluwun
dlUK twice a year without irouidin the ,1.kisI
lor lo call r even to present thed'i"Mt IwK-k.
Mot'ey loaned on real estate. 1'lerenr, wl'h
literal raloe and lone lilue. Rtven to lrn,wers ol
lerli;K nri nt'.rl xsk'-s on larius worth lour r.r more
time, the amount ol loan desired, tlood refer
ence. JtertetH titlec. re-juired. i
Tlil? c,nM-ali.,n is elluylvelv a Ssvinr Hank. I
ioctiinurniul dejitii rerjivetl. nor :i6viuu:s
made. No loan? on ,er?onul security.
Blank uplicallous for borrowers, copies of the
rules, l y-uws and sc iHl law rclutins; to tbe
bank sent to any addre& request e,l.
Ti:t ktkkk. .I:imes Coi-er, DuvM Kllx-rt O.
F. Ellis, A. J. Hawes. V. V. Hut, John Lowiuan,
I. H. Lipsly. Daniel MeLuuuhiin, U. J. Morrel!,
Lewis f Mil H. A. H.ts, Ooiind Suppcs,tec.
T. !S war. k, James Mc.Vlillcn, James Mo rUy and
W. W. Walters.
Kai.lel J. Morrell, Frc'I lTit; Fra'.k Iitrt,
Trcafurcr: Cyrus Elder, Solicitor. no"4.
Totoo anl Ciars,
wnoLCKALt Aaoc.-raiu
(J. II. Zimmerman,
fiV KoHierel, I'otina.
The Kt of riirars of dlfiorenl brand., manufac
ture,! by liiniMll, oil be clioinciit of tobaccos.
These ciais cauni.t lcscol led by any In the mar
ket- One ol the best Mi'ks ol cbcwtnic tobacco
ever bronifht to Somerset. I'rb'en to suit the
times. jan24
imiHiai. ifCM.Hii-
AEnts for Fire and lATs Insurance,
JOHN HICKS & SON,
SOMK11SET, TA.,
And Real Estate Brokers.
KSTAMJSIIKD 1BSO.
Persons who desire to sell, boy nr eichenee prop
erty, i r lor rent will nnd It to their ailvanUute to
rcKiidcr the deiption thereof, as nochanreis
na,le unless Sidd or rented. Real estate busiucsa
prmcrally wli I le promptly attended to.
enitl.
J. R. MEG AH AN,
BTJTCIJER,
AND DEALElt,
"Wholesale and 3 detail,
JJllSri 3.I32TS I
AUkiDds, sacb as KEEK, POKK,
MUTTON, YEAL, LAM 15,
SAUSAGE, Tudding, Dulog
Lft, Mince Meat, and
LAUD of onr own
RcDJoring.
MARKET DAYS
May, Ttaiay anl Satnrflay.
Somorstel, ln
"let rnu l ol1 :inel any lay
lim-inz tli" V"k. April 11.
Cook & Beerits'
FAlflLY GROCER!
Flour and Feed
STORE.
We wld ant! reaiiertrully aniane to our
friends aixl the puldtr generally. In tbe town anl
vicinity nt Somerset, that w. baa opened ar
NawSuca ow
MAIN CROSS 7ff T,
Ami it. adutUoa lull Hue ui U but
Csiife lloiipriei. oliou,
Tobarcom i'ieam. d c,
W e will endeavor, ai aU times, V
Waters with II..
supply jar cus-
BEST QUALi T Y OF
FAMILY FLOUR,
COnX-MEAL.
OATS, SHELLED C011N,
OA f VVM CJIQf,
jfltAX, AtWlLIX?S
And vervthintf uartaic!!i to th Fred llepart
ueulattbe' a , - i.. i - .
mm ipp wm
CASH ONLY.
Aise, a well selected stocs of
Ulaaswarc; aibaewara, WuoJenwan, Brusbtl f
al kicds. and
Am
v r
V'hlcb ww w"l sell a ebeap is tbaebaanast.
. . " i
Flcase cab. .jamln nr r'ds el ajl Jpds, j
be autudied froaa oar o j.l(innt.
Ileal foritet wb ere we stay
Oi K A IN CKUSS Streot, f. Bvcrset, Pa. . . .
OcC n. urn.
MISCELLANEOUS,
FOLLANSBEE & CO,
Merchant Tailors,
k
A inl M un u r.K'l tl r-r. ol
Gent's. Youth's and Boys,
Faslsionalils CloIMi acl
NO. 4i FIFTH AVEMT-
riTTsuunaii.
! Dr. iiarr.s uraini3uy.r3.
A certnln, .tfe nnd specly enre lor every nch,
mid pnln. It eives InslAtit nnd p-rmnctjt ro
licCMUd may be used as a liuuncut 11 desired.
Dr. Harris Summer Cordial
TOR CHILDREN TEETHING.
And an tuifitlllne remedy for DlnrrhnM. Dva
entorv. Clo!er:t Mni 'mi. Vomiting, Sour Stoin
ach,si,-lv He id u'ho, ln.lt';r-ti(n. nnd all di
cn"of t'.iostoin i.-li and llowoi--.
M,nd lor i'.inipalei cotitaitiM n-v t1'.iabl. in
lb rnmlion.
KAIUUS Si LWIXG.
PITT53URCH. PA
vtii :
C L A T E
l"ln.?e wh-i re :
ROOKS.
re ni'w baiM.nz ha5cs sliouW know
thkt .: it vln aiH-r to tlio Iviiic run to (tit on Slit
Jktiif in.m tin ir Mtini;!. Miiie win lornver,
B-inl iisjrf.iirs aro rciuirvti. tiAte kivrs th pnr
ett. water l.r ristrriut. jSUis fir ronr. Kvery
kikmi l.oii ihouUI have a State nM. 1 ti tuvler
feiuuf.l if l-K'Mtr.i tn CuuilterUnd, where he hh$
PeacIiboUom & Buckingham
S T.
A. T E
tor roohlnv be very bet nrti.'Ie. He wilt ondcr
tdketoput Slate KMdf on Hoa.es. pnblirMtld prl
tile, spires. e., either in town or e,untry at the
lowest prii-es. and to wamtd tlu at. (.'alt and ace
hnu or ai-!res liha at hi? t roc. ,o. 110 rtaitiuiore
!Street,CutiioerUnd, Idd. tiolers may belrii wtlb
NOAH OASEHEIK,
ict'lt, Sv:i"!LTift, l'a.
V. H. SutrLrv.
A prl
h, ir.
E. H.
WITH
BOUSE, HEMPrOSE&CO.
285 Halt. St., Ikltimoro, M. 1).
Woul 1 rtictfHt.T xk the metrlianti of Somer
set omniy, U eod til in their ordvre for
FANCY GOODS.
Murlnir tlirm Mt .Taction lt h fi'irarli
I. rice
iuil quality ot fln. Th tm-rrlianiii vi? tunic
Italttumrv nn- urgent lv n'ucfted U cull l4 sec
uie before ui.tkin .arcLS4 a.
HIGHEST AWARDS!
Centennial
Exhibit on.
J. REYNOLDS & SON,
NC,RTUWEST CORNER
THIRTEENTH ANO FILBERT STS.
PHILADELPHIA,
MANfFACTURES OF PATENTER
Wrought-Iron Air-Tight Healers
WITH SHAKINtJ AND 1'L.IXK KR GRIND
1XI URATES FOR BI RMNO ANTHRA
CITE OR UITUallKOrS OOAL.
WROUGHT-IRON HEATERS,
FOR lilTl'MINOl'S COAL.
KEYSTOyE
WROUGHT-IRON HEATERS,
Cooking Ranges, Low-Down
Crates, Etc.
LicscripUve Clrcnlars sent tree to any address.
EXAMINE liEFOKES ELECTIXO.
April 2.'.
IHE KANSAS PACIFIC
HOMESTEAD
Is publi'bcd by the I.inJ licparttuent of tbe Kan
sas Pacific Raitwuy Oimjiany, to supply the larjrc
and lnrresslng demand for intonaatiun retctln(t
KANSAS, and c pe la.ly ibe w .ntdcer,! body ot
JnB (r.ajjbMfbptfg,- Jn alS cf t aiV
H3 o ' '4'b(s g,aj,t (ioiiirt.cl
OVER 5,00(P ACRES
OF L.AXP, conslsiltiK of every odd section in each
township, tor a distance ot twenty miles on both
sl'Icsuf the road, aroae-half of the land in a belt
forty miles wide, citctdiu" to D' Dve; (,tj in u j).
erido, tb"i foru-lPij aoi.SoAi'ion of Ibe belt of
,C.ti -.rliic;;, firita the Atlantic toast Westward,
h fotnd tb!' inVlltaate, toll, anl every prodne
iltmol nature, thnnst favored.
To aid In tbe -ct'.H",;icr,t uf tbis taperb domain
lUi aotntelllicnt and Indastrlors neop'e. Is th
'jbiact ol the HOMESTEAD. Ir I Intended to
enntain a Ulr and eamikl rrpreae'nUtlon ot tacts
hoi- will It ever (Ire, 'Intentionally, any etatetcetit
that will not, un lureslb'at'on, y'JT tMr
jUincd.
WABDWELL
Tee Cor-.pscy btatns rts title To these uuia
fnitn t be loTcromen 1 or the United States.
'Tbcy are bein oCured at prices lower than any
other lands in the. West, that will cotrjiare iLs
tieai )n jii'I, tl(Uiate' and i.onevat aJYataes.'
The tertn? ( Tmyiac-at, a j w jft j found on a cars.
1 euiawn,'a'c'ButV liberal, tn"aH elisent
Itatnrrs than haY bcretoJope been "llifwl
ay noc:iaf j.
THE HOMESTEAD
IS FOR
FSEB KEOTJLIICU,
s ti l, .
Anu win le si at gratis to anyone upon applies
tton, " ' ' ' -
'AH communications to reference to Uie U ct' p
lhCVicaiiVojld fsaJjlfesfd " . .
'.' k J GILMOHK,
Land CummiasUiotr.X. P. Hy., ..
' SAUNA, KANSAS.!
' Marcl7.I(tT7.
OlilOFBO
t: s
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOIJER 3, IS77.
THE DEAD rMPIIET.
A NEW EKIDliR OF KK.tlB.
1 )ead Dtad Dos J. " lln m let .
Oni more polygamous,
Short in the breath.
Wretchedly bigamous.
Cione to bis dealli.
Turn not away from him,
Scorning to touch,
(!o nearer and pray lor him,
Married so much.
Thick ol hu fathcrs iu-law,
Two hundrcJ brothers in-law.
Three hundred sistcri-iii-law,
Filly old mothers in-law,
Ix tt in one family,
All polygamily;'
Think ol Iheir daily life
Full ot domestic strife.
Cat fights and quarreliugs;
Think ot the tears and sighs,
Then try to Ann Elize .
Some of their feelings;
Thiuk of the weekly dues
And ot I he baby shoes
And stockings uni.u lilc.cl;
Think of the yuienls large.
Thiuk of the daily charge,
Of an iutanlsix hundred.
Oh! turn not away from liim,
Scorning to touch,
(jo nearer and pray for him,
Married so much.
Oh this is pitiful!
A city with w idows full,
liuxom and fair;
Old bachelors think of it;
Oo near to the brink of it;
Now if you dare.
Still lor his bigamy
And muddy polygamy
Leave him ul rest;
Cross his hands humbly.
As ifprayiug dumbly.
Over his breast;
Owning his weakness.
The Jtior erring creature.
And lutving with meekness
His mantle to Beerher.
Ja Vtauekle m Utxtrao Gnztltt.
MAIIRYISU APItlXTEK.
I;V FAS.NIE A STALLALDEN.
' Ob, Kate, hat dues ibis ineau ?''
And Mrt. Xe!m turned uniiiulT
toward a (air, blue eyed girl, who eat
rowing bj one el tbe sitiiDg-room
winduwd. The breaker held in one
of ber Lands a daiutj bouqueloflrerb
buds and blossom?, which pleaaaot
I faced Naocr bad jut received at tbe
! front door for "Mistt Kate."
"For me ? Ob.Auotj.bow Iove!j !"
' And tbe cootents of a prcttj woik-
baaket were fcattered uubeded over
tbe floor, as tbe young girl sprang up
Tub bands extended, to receive tbe
treasures.
Yes, for you. pussy. To wbom
are you indebted for tbe gift, pray?"
"1 wish 1 knew," wa9 ibe tiiu?iog
reply, as Kate proceeded to laoxen
tbe coDGotng ribbon and place ber
flowers in water.
Well might tbe maiden
tbeir beaut". Fragrant
exclaim at
tuberoses.
starry jessamines, drooping fkCisiag,
abd pure pood lilies, set in sprays of
fern and moss. StraDge grouping of
llowera, ana yet how exquisite. So
iboogbt Kate Waldron, Beating her
self near tbe table on which she bad
placed the flowers ia order to inhale
tbeir fragrance as she worked.
' I tell you what I think, Kate!"
exclaimed ber black-eyed Cousin
Lucy; "these flowers came from
require DunlerV, I'm sure of it."
"And why from Esquire Dunler's,
Lucy ?'' queried Kate, raising a pair
of wondering eyes to ber cousin's
Tace.
"A pood reason 'why,' Miss Inno
cence," laughed Lucy. "There are
no nucL flowers to be bad iu ibis
village as those io Ketjuirc Dunler's
green-house I know, because I've
beenttee; to have yu; snd J
nronJer you doa'i think as I do
about it. Tbe new sciuire has been
expee'ed. home for some weeks, but
time flies, and be hasn't been seen as
yet Papa called there yesterday, or
day before, thinking tbe gentleman
had arrived, but was disappjiuted."
"I wit-h Squire Punier had sent
them," quietly remarked Mrs. Nel
son. Why, Aun'y
"Because, love, be is said to be a
very fuperior young man, and I
should rather like to see ruy bonny
Kate installed as mistress ol the Dun
ler -Man-ion," replied tbe aunt
"You shouldn't wish me to msrrv
for money or position, Aunt Sybel ?"
"Not for money or position alone,
my dear Kate; but if you found a
good, worthy husband who could
throw these luxuries into the bar
gain, I should surely make uo objec
tion."
The rosy flush io the young girl's
cheek deepened, as she bent lovingly
lover" tbe flowers, ber sunny curls
sweeping tbe daik green, leaves of tip
ponJ-liliaa.
"I should rather did an old maid
than marry a rich man, Aunt Sybel.
Indeed, before I would bear tbe name
of Laving married for money, I'd
link my fate with tbe poorest printer
in Mr. Lane's office." And Kate's
eyes gleamed dangerously.
"y child 5 tbe very i4ea qf your
marrying a prjoter,"and Mrs Xe).
9 n'a (ace wvs thp picture of dismay,
sbe evidently was at a loaa to koow
what mad taper Kate would suggest
next.
"What's tbe matter with tbt print
ers, aunty persisted Kate, eniojr
ing the situation. v '
".otjiinij tye matter with thero s.9
a class, ove - but should be sorry to
see my Kate united in marriage to
mere journeyman printer."
"Mere journeyman printer," mim
kked Kate, as Sta. 'eLjon left 'tbe
room. "If wbnd'er if Vncle Iarold
wasn't a poor rnao once' t syeus
to me that qiari'a qse4 to .j 'a no
ble maa elevates his occupation;' not
that the occupation ele7ated the man
if be was naturally either a ;nave or
a fool. Iiahl rr)?rj jorueTrairi
printer, indeed l" . '
i was well th-U (ate d not 8ee
tbe tall, goodociog yctung maq wu
just a,t tnt rorfleqt cloaeU tbo gate
gentiy behind him and stole away
through tbe orchard with an unusual
smile lurking about bis fioe mouth.
t'Won't marry a rich mi.n. eh, S
Ke f be m-'rRiure, a teutjer feU
shining In his dark ejej "tcar lii
i!e golden bead, we'il "aee about
that r " "
4 i X '
"Kate s ate I fee here !"
Wht, tpcy?"
And Kate Waldrcn came dying
down the broad stairway, locking
very lovely in ber white mus-lin,
caught op here and there by knots of
t a niiisii v. E, l b m
ribbon as blue ns her eyes. -
The young girl's question was an
swered by Nancy, who camo for
ward with a smile ou her round,
good naturcd face. t
"Another bouquet for.yees, Miss
Kate," holding out tbe diu of beau
ty and fragrance as she spoke.
"Ob!" t
Kate's sparkling eves $ and glow
ing check were suilieieat evidence
of ber delight as she received the
bouquet and turned into the parlor,
followed by Lucy.
"Why Kate! as sure as I live
there's a note a bona jil love bil
let, tied with crimaon ribbon! Do
let me see it?" pleaded the mischiev
ous girl. ' ;
But Kate tucked the note in her
pocket, and quietly attended to tbe
arranging of her precious flowers,
with, however, a deeper cHow in her
soft cheek, and an added 'sparkle to
her eyc3.
As soon as possible she escaped
from the room and her cousin's ban
tering, mounted tbe stairs to her
own cosv boudoir, located on tbe
second floor of Dr. Nelson's handsome
resilience. 5
Tbe next we saw of Kate Waldron
she bad tied a broad-brimmed bat
over ber golden curls, and was cross
ing the yard to her uncle's oflice.
"Bead it, please, Uncle Harold,
and tell me what you Ihink V and
Kato laid a tioy perfumed note in
bis palm. Dr. Nelson complied.
"Well, pussy," with a smile, as he
finished reading, "what do you pro
pose doing about it, eh? Shall you
grant an introduction to the piiuter?"
"Whatever you tay, uncle, "replied
the blusbiog girl, resting ber bead
on bis arm.
Dr. NeUon drew his niece closer
to him, and tenderly v kissed her
cheek
"Well, then, Kate-did, answer it
by all means I rather like that note;
it has tbe ring of true metal in it.
A you oc mcu not ashamed of an hon
est profession, however humble, and
tbe friend of such a man as I know
our squire ti be, is a rarity in these
days. Let him call and present his
credentials to me. If they are all
right I will favor him with an intro
duction to my boon? Kate. What
does aunty say f"
"She dossn't kao v aaytbiag abjut
it," wai Kate's demure replv.
"Aunty d icsn't like printers, and so
I " .
"Ab ! I understand, you minx. All
right. Write a note and give
the chap permission to ;call to-mor
row evening. I will attend to his
case "
A fond kiss and smile were bis
reward, as Kato bounded off at her
uncle's bidding. -
The next evening after tea found
our heroine in ber own room, kneel
ing by the window'with her foolisli
little heart beating strangely fast.
It was dusk, but she had no light,
and Lucy, coning to s?ek her, upon
swinging open tbe door in answer to
Kate's low "come in," peered for a
moment through the gloom before
she sii-v the little, white-robed figure
by tbe indow.
"Where are you, Kate? Lazy
girl! I've half a mind to shake you
for running oDT as you did after tea.
There is a gentleman in the parlor
with paps, who wishes ta see you.
Come, hurry up, will you? I'm dy
ing with curiosity to learn bis name,
perhaps it's your knight of the ft )w
ers. Kate," she called after her.
But Ka'e did not hear. She was
already pausing at tbe parlor door.
It was a lovely moonlight night,
and as Kate entered tbe parlor, a soft
ray stealing in at the cpea door, rest
ed on ber white dresa, and enveloped
her sweet faoe and golden hair in its
pale glory.
Dr. Nelson arose from the sofa,
where he had been chatting with a
all, bandsorre a'rargjr whom be in
troduced as "Mr. IUy De Lile."
Mr. De Lile bowed low over the
plump, white hand Kate extendi 1 la
her frank bewitching way.
"Miss Kate, I cannot find words in
which to thank you for your kindness
in eranting tbe favor I asked."
What Kate replied we cannot tell
yon, but when Dr. ..Nelson slipped
out of the room a few minu'es later,
and joined hi? wondering wife and
daughter ia the back parlor, we
doubt if be was missed by the two
convers ng so pleasantly upon tbe
sofa.
Uay De Lile became a constant
visitor at Dr. Nelson's. He had ask
ed a, ad received permission to present
bis friend, L'squire Dunler to tbe
Doctor's family, and few evenings
passed that did not find one or both
of tbe young men chatting with Lucy
and Kate opou the moonlit piazza, or
watching the evening primroses un
fold their petals with a breath of
fragrance, down by the garden gate.
"Lucy's black, eves have captured
tbe 'Squire, M,r. De J.ile," laughed
Kate, jate one Saturday afternoon,
as sla satfered the young man to
draw her out of the parlor, upon the
cool, shady piazza, inclining her head
toward the door as she spoke.
"I am not so sore of that, Hist
Kate," repid tbe gentlemun ad
dreaded, with a look and smile that
was" lost upon tbe merry girl, ho
had suddenly discovered a id-bird's
nest bidden a&y among the. glossy
leaves of a honeysuckle, that combed
up one side of tbe piazz, hidj'ng the
white column with its oui?ja V
Ijage and spikes o fragrant iVom.
"ovd, iolla, down I" exclaimed
the girl, as a beautiful dog bpunded
up the steps and fawned upon, hcj.
"Down kir 1 If you eer djstu-fb those
scarlet fo.ags'.ora. loo, ,nd; a.;e. no
onger Meada.
f he do croqqhed; t h,er tvefc ta ao
n?tant, and. r a,ed, his U-igtit eyea
pleq(V;ngly to her mce.
l'i'hei'( old fellow, I didn't scold
you."
And Kate patted Lis b a, i t
dorly. . .
' (ue, SJtr olla ibis yiU never,
do. Mjiss Kate, may claim jour,
company for a stroll l It is too bjvj.
lv to remain within ror$ V
"If PfOUo. laaHowedj l0 ' make o,ne
of tr,e party, - repneu AO.te rai8caiiev-
cusly. (
Bother V"Hwi Ho you know I,
sra baif iocliaed to be jealous of that,
dog. you little teae ?!..,, I
"No, sir; I confess to abetter,
opinion of too," retorted Kate.
"Come Bolla."
t
And with a merry glance at Bay,
the young girl bounded down the
steps, followed by the dog, bent on a
race to the gate.
Bay De Lile drew her band
through bis arm a few moments later.
"Will yon walk with me now, or
do you intend entertaining Holla?"
"I guess I'm tired of runniDg,"
with a laugh. "Where arc we go
ing?" Bay answered her by directing
their steps to tbe Dunler Mansion.
They often strayed tbitber, all four of
the young poople Bay and Kate,
'Squire Dunler and Lucy, therefore
the girl was not ourprised when Bay
led ber to tbeir favorite scat beside a
fountain, whose laughing wtters, in
ceaseless motion, bathed Kate's gold
en carls in it cloud-like spray.
For a time Bay was eilent. He
leaned back in their rustic 'seat and
watched his companion as she romp
ed with Holla, flinging her handker
chief out in the waters of the mimic
lake, and laughing as tbe dog dasbed
after and laid it at ber feet.
Presently Bay spoke.
"Kate, will you listen to me for a
few moments ?"
"I'll try," with a mirthful glance.
'Ttea lister,; I love you. Will
you he my wife ?"
"Here, Bolls, hore! It is time
you were oo guard."
But even in the palo moonlight,
Bay could see tbe deepening flush in
tbe girl's soft cbeek, and note tbe
drooping of ber eyes. He gently
drew her to bim.
"Kate, am I mistaken? have
no love for me?"
you
The bright head dr oped upon bis
shoulder, but ebe did not answer.
Bay trvuld have a "yes" from her,
anu very soon a slender gold ring
gleamed upon ber finger.
"It was my angel mother's,"
whispered Kay."!jbe bequeathed's it
to me on ber dying bed, saying the
wished it to be my betrothed ring if I
ever loved. A Christian mother's
blessing Eeals our trotb !"
And tbe young man pressed his
first kiss upon tho sweet face raised
so trustingly to his own.
'I have something to tell you,
Kate," added he, presently. "Dun
ler and Lucr are engaged. .We can
all be married at tbe same time.
Won't it be splendid ?"
"Married! Mercy, Bay! Don't
take away my breath. We shall
not marry for ever bo long."
"Shan't we? Do you Lear that,
Bolla ?" patting the head of the no
ble animal, who stood gravely re
garding them. "I don't thick you
will be Kate Waldron three month's
hence, little golden head."
"But you baven't asked Uncle
Harold?"
"Haven't I, though? Darling,"
and Bay pressed tbe little hand rest
ing on his arm. "Uncle Harold
gave his consent before I dared
speak of love to you."
There was to be a double wed
ding at Dr. Nelson's. 'Squire Dun
ler and the merry Lucy, Bay Da Lile
and our bonny Kate were to be
united in holy wedlock on the same
evening and at tbe same hour. Both
girls were busy as bees, and Aunt
Sybel, sufficiently delighted with the
match Lncy was niakiug to be able
to overlook the fact that Kate was to
marry a "mere journeyman printer,"
bustled about with an air of smiling
importance j while the 'Squire and
Bay managed to be in tbe greater
part of the time, losing the girl's
spool- and scissora, and tangling
tbeir silks In a manner which might
have been provoking under other
circumstances.
At last the eventful evening arriv
ed, and Kate and Lucy, rolled alike
in pore whito, with misty veils and
wreaths of orange blossoms, descend
ed to the library, where tbey were
awaite I by tbe bridegrooms elect.
"Come, Bay and Kate, Dunler
and ) Lucy are you ready ?'' called
Doctor Nelson's cherry voice, and
very sooo the lovers wera standing
before tbe minister who bad been
selected to perform tbe ceremony.
Bay and Kate were united first,
and at once exchanged places with
Dunler and Lucy, who were speedily
proclaimed man and wife. Then
followed coDgratqltijtio: of relative
and friende).
Tbe bride's cake was cut, and just
bere entering the &opper-room tbe
Kjini.HteF gave each of tbe brides a
folded paper. Tey immediately en
trusted the same to tbe care of tbeir
husbands, and tbey thought no more
about it.
It had been arranged that Bay
and Kate sbeuld accompany Dunler
acd Lucy to their resideuco that
night, remaining witk them until
Bay's "bird's nest,u as be fondly
sty Fed the home ha was gettiug ready
tor hit darling, should be open to re
ceive them.
Accordingly, at a Ute hour, the
newly married lovers were seated in
a carriage, and driven rapidly to
ward tbe Dunler Mansion.
Arriving there, Kate was surpria
to see Dunler draw back, and allow.
Bay to lead the way.
The parlors were brilliantly light
ed, and the olU, h,ousekeeper,arayed
ia ber "best," stood smiling to re
ceive them.
She addressed Bay sj vaster,"
and murmured a, bH'Miog on the
"joung mistress' golden bead."
'Welcome home, tLrliog V'
claimed 4ay, fondly.
"Wby,' Bajj wat (Joes tkis
mean ?" queried tho ("ondcxiog Rate.
"iinjply, that joo, are M.ra. i',,n
ler, and that my friend Morton and
Lucy are ou,r guests at present,"
tattgfeed. the happy bridegroom.
''And your name?" 6he asked
breathlessly.
"Is Alvonary De Lile Dun'.vi, at
your service. Forgt j te, sweet
one, but jo tou.tiy dec-It red you
5foK no.t marry a rich man, prefer
ring a printer, and bav'uig W
amusement, learned; tb;, ar of tye
setting 'in the'oniceoj mj $rieud,
a a
jertoo, who is an editor, contrived.
o pjaj trick, iq ord,ej W gftin ay
coveted bride. Wo were both
stronger hero, you gee, so far as
rpeHrance goes, and Dick had no
trouble in persona tin r me. Lucy
was made acquainted with the whole
plot by Merton, who found himself
in a sorry fix for a short time, sailing
under false colors with th girl be
learned to love ; but Lucy was true
era
blue, and loved him none tbe Itsa be
cause he was an editor instead of a
'squire. And now, precious one,
will you forgive your husband?"
Tbe golden curls swept bis should
ers, as tho young wife answered,
with a touch of arcbacsa in ber ten
der tones :
"Yes, Bay, I can afford to forgive
von, as I've married a printer after
ill."
"To lie sure, Katy-did, aid" with
a world of mischief in bis eyes, "a
ricb man into the bargain."
Jennie June, writing to the Balti
more American, says :
It is generally supposed that when
beautiful young women marry elderly
men, tbey do it simply and solely as
a matter of business so much young
flesh and blood for so much money
and there is little sympathy for eith
er side if tbe bargain does not turn
out as good as wasexpected. A young
lady ot Brooklyn baa recently, Low
ever, reversed all tbe traditions in
tbis respect. She ia an only daugh
ter and tbe apple of ber parents' eyes.
She is extremely pretty and petite,
with a rose leaf complexion, a plump
yet delicate form, and a profusion ot
golden brown hair. She has been ed
ucated at home exclusively and seen
but little of tbe world, except one
year spent abroad. The trip was
projected ia order to get rid ot an at
tachment which, to ber parents' hor
ror, sbe bad formed for a man of
nearly sixty years old, who was in
tbe habit of visiting ber father occa
sionally, but who took advantage of
the privileges accorded to his age,
and of a still somewhat fine and even
distinguished personal appearance, to
make passionate love to the daugh
ter, lie is a very poor man, so poor
that his board and washing bills are
always in arrears, and he is over
whelmed with debts for personal in
dulgences for which he never thinks
of paying.
All tbis bas no effect upon the girL
She insisted upon hurrying home ;
and tbe parents really knowing but
little ot bim, after a bard contest final
ly gave a conditional consent, tbeir
daughter to first accompany ber moth
er abroad for a year, and if she, on
ber return, desired to marry ber el-
oeriy lover, tbey would no more op
pose it, tat pay bis debts and give
bim a home. at tbeir house, for tbey
have ample means, and the daughter
has every advantage that wealth
could bestow.
A few months ago the mother and
daughter returned from Europe, the
daughter still determined on an alli
ance, so repulsive to her family that
it made her mother's hair turn gray.
But, in tbe meantime, ber father had
made bimsclf acquainted with some
previous passages ia the man's career,
and as soon as passible after her ar
rival placed tbem strongly before ber.
Tbe man was proved to be a thor
oughly unprincipled old scamp, the
father of an illegitimate child, whose
mother he had refused to marry the
boy, now fifteen years of age, sup
ported aud kept at school by his
mother's daily labor. He bad even
been compelled to leave one place
where he lived to escape from lynch
ing, and left everywhere in debt. The
father with tears told his daughter be
could not let ber marry such a man,
and that ber death would be almost
preferable. He pictured her ten or
fifteen years from tbis time, ia the
flower of womanhood (sbe is not yet
nineteen), with a husband decrepit
and helpless, whom sbe could not
even respect. But it was all of no
avail. Sbe insisted that she bad been
abused, wronged, and said it was the
one desire of ber life to be able to
comfort bis remaining ye.irs, aud
smooth bis pathway to the grave.
There seems to be something radi
cally wrong and morbid about a case
like this, and I think ber parents
would be justified in taking strong
measures to save tbeir daughter from
ber self-imposed fate. Iftbeydonot,
sbe will certainly blame tbem some
time for tbeir failure to rescue ber
from ber, situation and should she
ever die, as she threatens, ber t'eath
would be easier born.g than, the long,
horribVs aacrifcee to. which she wishes
to. coas'jQ hM-self.
T Remove Particles frosts tlsej Eve.
Whenever a fly, or other insect, a
small flying seed, quick-lime, dust or
any other minute object, gets into the
eye, do not adopt tbe common habit
of rubbing, or even of. washing with
water, but gently raise, ox get a gen
tle b,and to ;aie lor you, tbe eyelid,
au Uead the bead forward. In
keeping tbus the eyelid elevated, and
the eye quiescent for a few minutes,
one feels tbe flow of tears starling
from tbe organ which seldom. foils to
bring along with it the cause of tbe
pain, or at least to carry it toward
tbe corner oi the eye next to the nose,
from whence it may be removed by
a fine handkerchief folded to a point.
If this operation is not a4 Client, then
a finger, bugh.t ti be passed frequent
ly; tut gently over tbe lid, from the
exterior corner of he eye toward the
interior corner, by w,hwh sveana the
substance is rue,dw to descend toward
tb,e le,cfcryinal, glands Irona whence it
uay be drawn by a fine hair penoiL
If tbe irritating substance stUi re
mains, then we, ara further instructed
that the vpyer eyelid mqst ho taken
a,ii before, and kept elevated as much
s possible, and, the ays being then
turned towards the nose, a very fine
camel's hair pencil dipped in cream,
oil, or perfectly fresh butter, without,
ao atom of salt in it, remember, vx?M
be introduced between ;Lo eyelids
and the body of the. ejo. beginning
at the exterior corner aud ending at
tbij iitorior corner. If tbe very fiae
Lair pencil is not successful, you iil,
be almost certain to succeed wit'u ope
rather Larger,. SpUotM all, tbse el
fr,ts,fAiXHhVAex.tremly unlikely.
' they axe Dfo?PrlT Voruje
set rubbing or washing the ej. as
j ou, must oUuiu rjofueaionaJ assist
an o, tie mre to bathe the rye fre
quently in cold water as svon as and
for some time after the irritating sub-
;aDee Las been extracted.
Women a-e said to. have stronger.
attachments tjian ieo, as is evidenced
in little things. A man is ouen at
tached to an old hat; but did you
ever know of a woman having an at
tachment for and c!d bonnet?
WHOLE NO. 131)9.
A KosnasM-e af Perl Hew me lalstawt.
The young owner of the island,
cultivated hundreds of acres and rais
ed enormous crops of cotton and su
gar, used t build schooners in a ship
yard of bis own, and imported elaves
directly from the African coast, sel
ling to his neighbors such as he did
not want. lie was unmarried. Per
haps no one ot the daughters of the
neighboring planters could be per
suaded to share the lonely life which
could hardly have appeared attract
ive io any woman's eyes; perhaps he
preferred a life of freedom and inde
pendence. However that may have
been, be was in the habit of going
occasionally to Africa himself, and of
buying his slaves from the native
chiefs, who disposed in this way of
their prisoners of war.
During one of these visits, while en
gaged in bargening, be was struck
with the grace and beauty of the
chiefs young daughter, a child of
ten years old. He proposed to buy
her, but she was a faro ite e iiid and
her father could not part with her.
Persuasions for a time were unavail
ing, but at last the savage father,
unable to resist the glitter of the
white man's gold, agreed to part
with his child on conditions that she
should be treated with consideration
and brought up as becomes a king's
daughter. The planter promised,
and, strange to say, he kept his word.
Sbe was kindly cared for and well
educated, and in course of time be
came the planter's lawful wife. She
bad, according to tradition, with the
exception of a dark skin, none of the
usual negro characteristics. Her
handsome features were regular, ber
bair smooth, her presence dignified
and commanding. Her husband
seems never to have regretted his un
usual eourse, and her inflaence over
her captive countrymen was unboun
ded. In addition to her position and
superior intelligence was the consid
eration of her native rank, which to
them at least was a source of unques
tioned right.
The establishment was kept in al
most princely style. The sons were
sent to England to be educated; for
the daughters French and English
povernesscs were procured, and es
tablished in separate houses near the
mansion; white artisans of various
kinds were constantly employed, ma
king quite a large community aside
from the hundreds of slaves upon the
island. And over all this, in her bus
band's long and frequent absences,
reigned onr dusky princes, as abso
lute in her insular domain as her sav
age father in his native wilds. She
bad a strong and powerful mind, and
womanly kindness and sympathy .as
well. One old negro, who died some
time since, so old that no one could
remember him as other that old, used
to tell how he was brought over
when young to this island, where he
had lived ever since, and how he and
others, sick anl exhausted, were min
istered to by the "missis"' own Lands,
and how they all loved her and al
ways prayed, "Lord bless Ma'am
Hannah!"' Every morning as she
stood upon tbis very spot, the field
Lands passed in review before her,
ea.h gang with its driver, going to
their daily work. She inspected
them all, picking out such as were
naSt for labor and sending tbem to
tbe hospital or to lighter tasks; and
every night in tbe same spot sbe
heard a report of tho day, examined
into all complaints, and with strict
justice adjudged each offender's pun
ishment; and without ber order not a
lash could be given. Srribner.
Reprwdartlwsi of Rwakea.
Snake life is altogether marvelous.
Tbe powers which some snake moth
ers possess of retarding the deposi
tion of their eggs, and, we have rea
son to believe, somet'mes even the
yenng, when circumstances are on
propitious for her to produce tbem,
seems to us specially curious. Chil
oltvrtUrm is known to have both
eggs and a living brood. So bas
i'nrbntlla Imvia. Of tbe latter, some
German ophiologists state that it is
"always viviparous;" others "occa
sionaly"sb. In her native Hamp
shire woods she bas been seen with a
young brood about Ler; but there
jeems no satisfactory evidence of any
eggs having been found. Time and
carelul notings only ean substantiate
tbis and many other singular facts
regarding these "wise" and "subtle"
creatures, hitherto surrounded by
prejudice and but little studied. We,
not well versed in ophidian biogra
phies, migbt have expected tbe ana
conda to lay eggs because her cousin
tbe pythoness did so ; and we might
have also speculated upon ber incu
batiag them, as tbe python did.
But she has produced a perfectly de
veloped though dead family of six,
instead , a circumstance of so much
interest to naturalists that the loss of
the young oaaa la to be regretted,
though aot wondered at Captured
from her native lagoons, and shut
out from the light o( day in a box
ju,st largo eaough to contain her, this
'good swimmer" arrive alive, thus
proving her asaaalng powers of en
durance but she has had no fit
ting plaoe in which to deposit ber
young, and they, died unborn. Still,
it is a noteworty fact in tbe annals of
jroology. At first, from the result of
obseration, tbe incubation of tbe
python was "suspected;" then it be
came confirmed and tae birth of the
yourig cororte'.Us also. From this it
is evitieut that we cease to declare
thai only vipers ' produce living
young; or, according to the origiaal
signification of tbe word, a boa. a
coronella, and several other nou-ven-omous
soak.es would be vipers."
Again, it is remarkable that these pe
culiarities of reproduction are not
coo&oed. t particular families and
genera j because some coronellas lay
eggs, some incubate them, and others
bring forth a live brood. So, also,
while soma of the Bttaid"' lay eggs,
tbe anaconda is completely vivipat
ous. Ciamwra' .o;rei.
A very polite lady w La did aot
tjis'a to as forr a, cradle, asked tbe
storekeeper if fee had any matrimon
ial baskets.
A San Francisco lady thinks her
husband's being a confounded loo),
good ground for a divorce. M
proved it by marrying her.
4 leopatra'a S4lw la La !".
j The arrival ot Cleopatra's Ntedle
lis an event of a sufficiently netrfu
Uure to involve tbe necessity of set
tling where it is to be put up. Tbe
decision rests with tbo First Com
missioner of Works, who may be
trusted, under due advice, to coma to
a judicioui decision, whiltt bla liberty
cf choice is limited by the physicil
impossibility ot tii-ica'; trior tf Lae
monolith about tbe f-.rtes. If iocio
suitable i-p-jt tauiK't be found opou
the Thames bauk, the obeli, k might
as well Lave stopped iu Egypt. In
nitre bulk, if we view it as a structure
and not as a stone, it is not so vast,
and in particalar it really can stand
of itself npon a very small square or
patch of ground. But it is just the
materi&l ease with which it may lie
roared upon almost any London site
not involving a long land transit that
makes tbo decision more delicate and
difficult. Artistically, the process m
ono of turning au adjective into a
substantive. Obelisks, in their natu
ral home at Memphis, Thebes, or
Heliopolis, were only one, and not
the biggest, out of many eleni?nts
which combined in the most gigantic
architectural conceptions; which tbe
world bas ever seen. No one thought
of their size, for they were co-ordinated
with the whole artificial world round
them. Bnt an obelisk torn away
from old Egypt, and set up to be
looked for its own sake, like a Colo
rado beetle in a bottle, is a very diffi
cult affair, particularly as, apart from
associations, tbo obelisk form is not
one of extreme beauty. The Bo
mans, indeed, were exceptionally
lucky in the use to which they could
put such acquisitions, as tha spina of
a circus, while we can only use them
as central ornaments in public places.
Of course, aa appropriateness in the
surroundings is out of the question,
nor will it be easy to evolve a piquant
contrast. Still, contrast is what
must be aimed at, with the general
intention of so suiting tbe monolith
to the adjacent buildings that it
shall neither seem very big nor very
little neither an overgrown stone,
nor a pony spire. Tbe question of
pedestal is hardly less important
than that of position. Some people
take for granted that because tho
obelisk is Egyptian and sternly plain
in design, the pedestal must corres
pond. We are unable to bow to this
dictum, which i3 refuted by tbe still
erect companion Cleopatra's Needle
at Alexandria, of which the pedestal
bas just been cleared, with the dis
covery that tbe Boman architect
raised the monolith upon tour metal
rests. The most complete treatment
tould be a gracefully proportioned
pedestal of bronze, with historical
groups Egypt, England, Nile,
Thames, and so on at the corners,
out of which the naked shaft would
shoot up. But these groups must be
truly artistic, or tbey had better not
intrude themselves upon tbe scene.
A good artistic pedestal will be best
of all ; a square mass big enough to
tilt the obelisk up to its right height
will be second best ; a bad artistic
pedestal worst of all. Tin' Saturday
1 he t sswk ami HI While Srarf.
The Cossack cavalrymen are aU
comparatively young men and have
young wives. Whenever they set
out on a campaign, tbey have a scarf
or handkerchief to take witbthem. At
tbe close of their period of service,
tbey return to their villages and are
met by the whole population. Now
a wife who bas been unfaithful to her
lord, kneels down before him in the
road, puts her face in the dust, and
places her husband's foot upon her
neck. This i3 a confession of guilt,
and at tbt: same time a prayer for
forgiveness. If tbe husband then
covers his wife's head with the white
scarf, it means that he forgives her
and agrees to forget ber fault. If the
white handkerchief is not produced,
tbe woman returns straight to her fa
ther's house without again entering
her husband's dwelling, and a divorce
is pronounced. A war correspondent
recounts a tragical story wbicb a sol
dier told him on the Danube. A re
turning Cossask was informed by a
malicious neighbor before be reached
bis borne that bis wife had been un
faithful. His comrades perceived that
he had all of a sudden taken to dissi
pation and drink, although he was
not a man given to these vices. When
be reached bis village bis wife, as he
feared, came forward, knelt down, and
put her face in tbe dust at his feet.
Tbe spectators saw him lock at ber
as she lay in the dost for a long time.
Two or three times he put bis band
in bis breast for tbe white handker
chief as if he were going to cover the
repentant woman's head two or
three times, tbe movement was re
strained. Finally, as if driven by a
sodden impulse, he drew his sword,
and with one stroke severed ber bead
from her body. Tbe punishment for
this crime was two month's imprison
ment, while the malicious neighbor,
who had taken tbe trouble to inform
bim before hand of Lis wife's miscon
duct, was sentenced to Siberia for
three rears.
In a note to a very interesting and
important paper by Gen. McClellan,
in Jfurper's Mayazine, upon the Uni
ted States army, tbe startling state
ment is made that our army luces a
larger proportion of officers killed in
time of peace than the British army
loses in peace and war together. That
is to say, taking the number killed
daring tbe half century from 1S04 to
to 18o4 and deducting the losses du
ring the wars of 1812, of Mexico, of
Florida and the Black Hawk recog
nized and appropriated for as wars
and considering tbe interveaiag
peaceful periods, the perceatage of
killed is greater to the whole force
than that of tbe British army in tbe
whole period, though England was at
war in Europe, or with ns, or some
where the whole time. The reasoa
of this frightful disproportion is ex
plained by an hogligh life insurance
agent, who had refused to take a bat
tle risk on an American officer:
"There is no country in Europe that
would require the service your army
renders from less than five times the
force." However this may be, it is
at least well that we should koow to
what our army is exposed. In the
ten years of peace from 13C 1 to ISsT.
SKI regimental o facers of tha activa
list have died, and of those forty-one,
or one in seven, were killed.
Wit a ara Bteaaeat.
The man wro miads his own I u. si
nes ; the woman who never says
to ber husband :' "I told you so;''
tke scan ko rt& sear on In hnttnna
S when the baby is crying; tbe mother-
in-law bo never reminds you tkat
you married above your station; the
old maid that dont hate old peopla
and children; the old bachelor thai
don't bate rats aad pincushions? tho
rn arried people that don't wish tbey.
were single; tbe single people that
are content to remain ao; the husband,
who never says that his mother's
pies tTefe bettir than lis wife's are.
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sb aril.