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aud SuTAP.Y Pllil.lC,
Somerset, Pa.
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No. i7v) Fourth U, PittsbuiK. Pa.
BERKEY,
J.
Molllersi-t Pa.
,,fh.ral.eFi.h.T'l''k
V i 1'V1 V M. BERKLEY,
IAK .vrj .HNKV-AT-i.AW,
Somerset, Pa.
Oili-ein Kir-t National KanH,
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Somerset, l'a.
lKKl. W. BIESECKER,
1 ATTi.KNI-A-AT-i.AW,
Somerset, IV.
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A'IT.KNhY-AT LAW,
Somerset. Pa.
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Somerset,
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W. II
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A TT iKN KVS-Al -LA w ,
Somerset, Pa.
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liltl.-. ill I rilll IHHI Wi,l"i'
,urt Jloiw-
ITU KNT1NK HAY.
A IT iKN l-A -AT-LA W,
Somerset, Pa.
i--. In-al. r iii lt".tl Kti.t Will Hiu nd to
nli i.ii-iii.---tiirui.L-d to hi., care Willi proiupl
i., and liJ'-lny.
Jdiiv ii. nil-ATl't.KNKY-AT-I.AW,
S-Mii-rj-t, Pa.
Will promptiv attend to all business
tni-l-l l-. ln'ti. Money advanced on ciiee-I...U-.
A;--. MlHvtli Mammoth liloi K.
J (U IN (I. KIMMI L,
AlTiiKNtV-AT-UW,
siiu'rs't, la.
Will ntt- i.d to all Ixisiii.-sx -ntraI.-d to his
,-.r. in -"i- r t nd a-lj-titiiiii! t-oiiiili-s iin
.Ir-i.il.tl.- and ti-MHy. "'Ili-voii Maiu I r-
i:r..-l aU.w .HroiliViPvr' Mort-.
JAMh L. Will.
ATT iKN KY-AT-I.AW ,
Som-Tst-t, Pa-
itnvin M.-iloliiotli l!I.N-k, up Malrs. V.it-
tr...i- Mam r . 'o.l--tloi
n. i.l- witl-l. litli xnmin-l.a"'' all
,-.-;,l i.u-iii.- all.-n l.-l to with jir..iii.tii-H-
m.. I n.ii my.
A. J. 1.1.IS.i!lX. I- ' tVUK'I'.X.
"lOLlMUIN A HLIW11N,
ATli'KNKYS-AT-I.AW,
Soiii-r-t. l'a.
ll tttliu-w( -iitnii-tHl to our rare will 1m?
l-miniitlv iiml taitlilully ntt--iul.-.l to. fo.lw
ii.in. iu:i".l.- m Sm-M, li.--lii.nl and adjoni
iiik tsHinli.v. sun.-yms and oMivi-yuiii-ins
U.-iu ou r-a-nal.if u-rnis.
HL. HALU.
, AIT'RXKY-AT-I.AW,
S.nut'n, Pa.
Will pnn-tiiv in s-niiitx-t and adjotninK
cmiiiii'-. All l.u-iii.-sfiitrusU-d to hiiu will
r.---ivt- .roiutit atl.-nli.rti.
A. II. (tiKKliTU. W. 1L UUPPKU
lOFFKOTH & Iiri'l'KI.,
V . AITult X K Y S- A T-l . A W,
Koiu-rM-t, Pa.
All t.iiiii.'NSiitrust.l to th.-ir ran- will l-.m-Ii!i
mi-l -ui--iuatty ati.ii-l--d t.. rtiv
i.'n M .in I'm i.(r.-l, opiiu' Maiimiotli
JW. CAKOTIIKItS. M. !-.
. I'lIYSli IA jsiiM'KUK'lX,
SoiM-nh-l. Pa.
o-rio-.m Pi.iri-t sirf.-l, near K. 1L SUitioii.
X i-t --all at "I'.i--.-.
I)
IL I'. F. SHAFFKK.
PHY sit TAX asuSI K;KX.
Koii'r.H. l'a.
T.-tul.-n. hit prof.--ist..ii.-il .-r i.v-s to tli- citi
l.ii -H N-Mii. r-.-t and vn-inily. tillU-w lint
d.N.r U t ouilia-rt-ial li-.U-L
"i j. m. LrrnF.i
i l-HYSHTAX asiiM'K;K)X,
inti von Maiu Mi-vi-l, ivarirf Itrujc more.
I)
ll II. S. KIMMKLI
T-nlrs jtntf.-s-.itiiul ir it'fs to the rili
ti ii tH s.itit-rs-t and vU-inity. I'nlf n-l-ilt:tM
tKTitn Ik found Ml ills f-
fii'c-iui M.iiu l of i'Mliiotltl.
DM. J. S.M MILLKN,
MiruduuU'in 1 K-ntist ry.)
iv'i Sfi'u alt-iitiMi to tin jPiscrHtlon
of (at-u:(iiir.tl Iti'tii. Arttti.-Ltl H lii itisi-n-!.
Ai! njM-rHiiou-k rt.innTi KttiKlai4tr'. li-
In In, ni:iist.(-r L II. lavir A i''si urv,
("rTM.nnt 'r.iaiid Pal not rtnvlM.
Oils! Oils!
Tin- A i ):i nt i K ftnini '... rutvhurs 0.-i rt-m.-ut.
-ililMir-. I'a- Ititk.-M t-(N--i:iH f
tuaiiuLtriiinu lor the lomfttc
ird- tiiv tim-i bnuuU ol
lluminsting & Lubricating Oils
Naphtha and Gasoline,
Timt on U- nud.- from I'. lrol.-uni. We c-hal-It-ii'f-'i-oiiiluriM.ii
witUrvi-ry known
Product of Petroleum
If -u ih th- most uniformly
Satisfactory Oils
IX TI1K
American ZSFarket,
A-k f.ir ixirs. Tm.U f.r S..iiirn-t and vU-iul-ty
t.uplii l.y
tuxiK A P.KKHITS and
H'.KA!EJt Ktar-Kil,
Kmiu-rM, l'a.
ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
IUUI1Y 3L BEXSUOFF,
MWUFACTURIKG STATIOMER
ASH
BOOK MAKER.
IUXXAM 1ILOCIC,
Johnstown,
Pa.
A. H. HUSTON.
Undertaker and Embalmer.
A GOOD HEARSE
"1 'v5 thing nuiniiig lo funt raU furn-Ulu-1.
Somerset, Pa.
7
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VOL. XLUI. NO. 2.
-THE-
Firsl National Baal
Somerset, Penn'a.
Capital, 550,000.
Surplus, S14.000.
ocoir reccivcoin larcc andsmall
AMOUNT. PAYABLE ON DEMAND.
ACCOUNTS or MERCHANTS. FARMERS.
STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED
DISCOUNTS DAILY.
liOAUD OF I)lUi:(TOIlS.
LaP.I'K m. HU k's, ;ko. il StTI.I,
JAMK-S U ITCH, " W. H. MlI.l.Kl
JtiHX It. st oTT, llultT. S. stTLU
FP.KU W. Ill hi-K K Kit.
KIiWAItD SI1T.I, : : PKKSII'KXT.
VAI.KXTIXK HAY, : VH K PKK.-1 1KXT.
HAKYKV M. KEUKI.KY. : fASHIKlt.
The funds and si-otiriti--- of this liank atv s-
curt-ly prot.i-t.il in a ivl.-hi-ated Oiklish IrB
;i.ai: Pkiwii-- Sakk Thi'iuily iiaft infldi- abso
lul. lv l.un;lar-iirif.
Tis Snet Connty National
OF SOMERSET, PA.
EitabiitlMd, 1877. Orpnlnd u I Nitlona!, 1890.
CAPITAL, $50,000
Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't.
Wm. H. Koontz, Vice Pres't.
Milton J. Pritts, Cashier.
Directors :
Ml KI. SXYKKK,
WM. KXHSI.r.Y".
JitXAS M. (aiK,
Jul IX STI KrT,
xiiAii s. mii.i.i:Iv
Jos' AH MTJ ll T,
JitHS II. SXYl'KI
J.iSKI'H It. HA VIS.
U AKUlsoX isXYl'KIt, JKI'.ttMKSTlUT,
SAM. IS. HAIiUISUX.
Custonii-rs of thi-Hink will nsvc IhiiuM
lilH P.il trv:it!i!i-nt-oliiMfiil it h aafr tainkine.
lartis wi-hiiig to s.iii nion.-y .-ast orw.-st
can lo- arvoiiuiKKlatinl hy draft for any
aim .mil.
Moiu'V and valiiahl.K nviiml hy iini- or Ii
boht'a oehhraUHl al.-s wish luoat iinpn'Vi-d
litiM l.k.
'ollii-ii.in nui.li- in all parts of the I uil-d
stati-a. tuiri--s ni.Hl.-nil--.
Aivounts and d-iiosiis s-ilicit.-d.
miUII TITLE II! TRUST (L
121 & liJ Fourth Ave,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Capital - -
Undivided Profits f 250,000.
Act a ExtNtitiir, (iimrilian, Asfitnitv
and lUtvivt-r.
Wills rvi-ivl for an-1 luKl free of
t-hargt.-. '
llusiiusof rcMiK'titsHinl iioii-rositU'itttt
t-ari-fully attoixlttl t.
JOHN" It. JACKSON, - 1'rvstiU'iit
JAMES J. IH)NNKLL, V. 1'rtiil -nt.
FRANK LIN UUOWN, - S.t n tar-.
JAS. C. CHAPLIN,
Trt-asuror.
MTM VAAWTCn To L-.ko .nl.rs.
Xh
ITU.!! Ttrt'lt-I ,. .11 y. -ring or .-..Ilist
ii... n.-.-;iiy. l-ti-aily imii
friiis. Wnli-uUimriimlM-
lil-ivnit-nt. It
c-un-.-li.ilix' of K-rritory.
ALL1N NURSCRVCO., ROC-CSTC. N. V.
JORDAN & HINCHMAN.
We an- now r.ndy with mir now and Ian;.' In
voifoor Kin-'oiif.vlloiiiTy t;onls. popular
brands of Itis-uits and t'akii, Kam y timnls
of all styl.-s, and cA-.-r tliins i'Iim- iH-rtalnliiR
to a llnst-class lions.- to till onltm promptly,
and to supply rndd.-iit tmiili.K to any -x-tit.
ds always fnh, and al way s oll'.-r-d
at kwwl risiuiMi. Call and t-w om- of the
tim-st aiwortmciils cvi-rrarrii-d.
JOBBiS & HINGHHAN.
270272 Main S.nvt,
Johnstown, Pa.
A Quick ftcuct ron cvkrt Type or
HCAOACHC
Four Cardinal Points Rcspectinq
Hcaoacmc.
Nrrtr forset that all p crf keiHarhtr a
headack s are CMca- : prayrr o4 the cran
tiiilr tm-MU. Hyqts.rt- i-d or l. list.
Htf tttc arrs you stop Soothe tbcai aitk Kurf
Um bcuUcac j aiok.
headache ' Tithe, children suaer
-.-i
Brrvonf- tai:k. De- : aK ,ta beatiiche. or
nooic dnpcptK, or be ot one elw lor lh.it
earned 6y worry, inii- matte . ac K orr uim.
y. tictafl of idt ki.d lite l remedy eer ol
or brata wcanacu, Be : Irred. iwi,. ;u-e. mom
hlorfrAxiaa. ; dcrlully (ua.k lu acuon.
Korr altkc care erery tvpe "I headache, etpec
ullv ihut dnlre-ttiiijlv pai.lul type pec""-"
Udres uiSenac iroai nevoianty or atenae trri
laltoa, or hM duue. require ihca lo stand lor
locf period,.
at
KOPFaLINE cures
cui ixun,
aaavow. MiaMCNl.
o-0ttrivi ii.ra.
V4tirTM. v& eiwgiano".
eau aad coadjuoa. v here nt-O e vatic goes 0.
aili
KOPFALINE
Is inralabte for Tearhm. Schclan. Preachers
Slaarnts. Merchants, fcdilors. Mea. toaea
aad Chiidrea. teerybody bic acrrc are
at all hel lo fel oal o( ord. r.
Il is arotately sale aader aU orcaautaaces aad
coaditMan. Prica, ( ccata.
Sold by drugrm generally, or seat to aay ad
dress oa receipt Of prtc.
Sol. fMHHrtass,
WINKELMANN A BROWN ORUO CO.
ALTIMORC. Ms, U. S. A.
BANK
hi e
lira. A. il. c. Dtlicorth.
Hamorton, P,
That Tird Feeling
Ml Run Down Blood Poison
Feared
Hood's Sarsaparitla Permanently,
Cured All Troubles.
CI Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass.:
I hiTe Iiet'D taklnj Hood's SirsaparU for
seyen or mors years as a spring tonic I w as so
run down w itli liard work And female weakness
that I would go U Ied thinking Uut I woti! J
not be able to get up in the morulas. I bv
luQercd severely with
My Back and Limbs.
I aire just finished taking Ave bottles and am
feeling well. I do not have that tired feeling
and feel better in every way. I have an excel
lent apiwtite and sleep well at night. I have
also given It to my ulnetecn-yeiir-old son wltb
good success. Last fall be cut bis limb w ith a
corn sickle. It healed up lu about two weeks,
but in a short time after he was
Seized With Chills,
and the Umb swelled tj twice Its natural size.
He was not able to more and was obliged to
take his bed. The swellings and sores went up
Into his body and I eared that blood poison hid
aet In. After taking Hood's Sarsaparilia be
Hood'ssrCures
Improved steadily and was soon able to be
about again. I have recommend-J Hood's
Sarsaparilla to several aud sUaH .-!-. ays have
words of -raie for it." Mks. A. II. C.
Wobtii. H tmorton. Pa.
HOKt'S PillS set exsily, yet promi Uy a4
3ieieuUy, on the liver -ul bowels.
LADIES'
SHIRT
WAISTS.
Tlw warm cpoll will w!irjrt this
fomforlalilo ami mort' titan t-viT
KipuLtr rarnit'iit. AVc liave all
kiiiils in t!io
Star Make,
The l.;-st mailt-, with Putt Plaititl
ami SHIKLI) FUONTS, turn
tlowit an. I r.ta!.-iii)r collars, ill ma-tt-rials
such as
PEKCALUS
MADRAS,
ZEPHYR AND
oxFtnti) cijith.
All aizi-s, 32 up to 42.
Prompt ntU'iition will bt!veii to
Mail Orders.
HORNE & WARD,
41 FIFTH AVENUE.
CASH BARGAINS.
WILL BE SOLD
Xi-w, Fresh Soils of Mens Hoys' and
t hil-ln-ns' ttothins, very low prhvs.
MUST BE SOLD - - -
Former Stuck of t'lothlns olTerine and
k-IIiiil; ut primii lliat Mxinvly ritilixe
t-ost.
CLOTHING AND GRNERAL STORE,
Somerset - - Pa.
v
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Next Door West of Lutheran Church,
Somerset, - Pa.
I Am Now
!ivctivil to iijly the puMie
ith Cl-ks, Watolit-s, aiul Jew
elry f all Ii-sTipliiLs, a-- Chi-ap
an the ClwajH-.t.
REPAIRING A
SPECIALTY.
All w.rk piiarantii-J. Iaik at my
blot-k U-fre making your
purehat-)!.
J. D. SWANK.
YOU CAN FIND
THIS
PAPER
n Sin in Prr-mm-nuM t the AdrrrtnilM I tuna.
al
EEiaiTGTOITBEOS.
kt wul ewiuas W aliwUHUI al ayes lata
om
SOMERSET,
PHtEBE.
ll'THEX akles are blue
M And threaded through
With k--iin of sunlijlit spm.'iei,
Aud breezes blow
Vtuite son and l.nr
Amid the t re Mop talirli-s;
When aumuii-r has lh.? w-Hid In thrall.
Aid Joy in sov.-r.-4gu overall,
T Is curious that a little bird
Should utter ueh a wistrul word
Ai "Poor me! Poor me!"
When day are long
And limb are Mlrou?,
And blithe with youth th? season ;
Whom ever thlnir
Is turned to spring
Aud rhym?, and not to riMiwrn ;
When life Ix all a bolid.iy
With u-iufht of cm-and much of play,
Tia sinful thut a little maid
Kiiould sui li eomplalnliiir words Imve s.ii-1
A.s " Poor me ! Poor me !"
Julia .V. Lijipm , in June SL .VirWd.
HOMAXCK OF A
DECK CHAIR.
She wan a very protul yirl ipiite a
stamlotVish wirt of jrirl ami xhe eame
on laiartl with a lixcl intention not t
Kpeak to anyone. I not i. in I her while
we were yet in the iloeli at Tillmry.
You ilon't hi I iniliviilii.tls, a rule,
for everj'laMly liaikswi like everlaaly
else on a first inivtiiifr, espoeially when
it is almost (lurk, ainl a crowd of its
Heiijrer hanj; alamt the nhip'sside, tak
ing their last Iiaik at things ashore,
lint I notieitl this laily at the very first.
I wan on tleek, pn-pannl to po with the
steam.hip Atlanta to New York city.
audi saw her alight from the train
rme huiitlretl yarils ilistant. I lost
her until she teppil upon the tran-
way, uinl then I was eoiillnm-tl in my
iuires.sioit that she was a remarkaMy
hamlsome girl.
She came on Umnl like a princes, ami
for some minutes ilLsappearetL Pres-
eiitlv I felt a Mra n ire sensation. Klie
was positively stamlin la.-s'ule me.
Th-re was no reason why slie should
have preferred any other locality, but
t!:e fact that she came anil stood hy the
side of me tvrtainly tliviieintl the es
traonlinary impn-ssion she had made.
Without presuniin-; to stare at her, I
not a glimpse ofluT fine profile and
d:irk, haughty eyes.
Tin- usual stvites wt-re goiu on aUnit
us. I ventured a remark foolish and
trilling, no dotilit, hut hardly des-rvin
the cout-.-mptuotLs silemv witli which it
was receiv.sd.
The last U-ll soumlisl ; the jranjrway
was withdrawn, ami we U-g:in to haul
out of dock ; hut still she stotal there
and made 0:1 sign. I plucked up spirit,
aud asked her if she was point; to
America an altsurd ipu-stiou, sti-ing
that America was the sole destination
of the ship. She turned and looked ut
me, said nothing, and walked away.
It was a lovely night, and as we drop
ped down the river the passengers
stood aUiut in grotiin ami enjoyed it.
S.-veral sjioke to me and la-came quite
s.k iahle. She wits on deck also until
11 o'clock, hut sitting alone, and, so fur
as I could tell, making 110 comment
upon the mystery of shadows sparkling
w it ii lights alloat and ashore w hich the
Vessel glided p:ist.
I kept at a respectable distance ; but
I saw the captain sv-ak to her, ami
I'm sure he got smiliU-d fur his audaci
ty. So I ut it down to pride. I think
she made an exception of the steward
ess ; in fact, I'm sure she did
later on. There is a winning charm
alamt the stewardis to which most
ladic yield when a ship gets out to sea.
The next morning Miss Kradlcy (for
that, as I discovered, afterwards, was
her name) ami I met at breakfast. I
think all the passengers met at break
fast at the lirst breakfast. She was
here, anyway, aud fortune seated her
at my elbow. I made some progress
with Miss Rradley in furnishing her
plate. Oh, she was all right at that
breakfast. The nest was like glass, and
the sweet morning air in the channel
was very nppcti.ing.
liut the ueighUirly chat with which
I tried to garnish the eggs and 1 met 111
met with little encouragement and she
committed herself no further than the
endorsement of any hope that we should
have this sort of thing all the way.
Hy "this sort of thing" I meant fri
gidity ; I Hit I don't think she took the
trouble to analyze my conceptions.
All the day she wandered aliout the
deck, with her dark eyes they were
dark gray in the sunshine surveying
the panorama of the cliir-lvltod south
ern coast, or sat up 111 a bjufh by
the saloon dome, reading a hook under
the shadow of the nwning which had
been rigged up on the "promenade."
The splendid lines of her figure show
ed to advantage in a neat gown of
homespun. Noone spoke to her, and
she spoke to nolaaly. At dinner I got
a trifle forward by the aid of baked potato-,
but nothing to lantst of.
There were several jolly women
among the passengers; and particularly
jolly they were on the score of the calm
sea. Our time in the channel was as
good as a picnic, und it seemed as if the
prevailing merriment must tantalize
Miss Hradlcyoutof her proud reserve.
Hut it didn't.
The next morning, when the steward
called me at for my bath, a breeze
had sprung up, ami the ship was lift
ing aud rolling in it considerably. The
breakfast table was but thinly attended.
Miss Hradlcy, however, oiiine in ami
took lier place lieside me. Come I
thought, she's a good sailor. I'll amuse
her with some anecdotes about those
who are sick at sea.
I supplied her pluteand launched into
a funny story. To my dismay, she
suddenly arose ami left the table like
w ise the sal. am, ramming her handker
chief into her mouth, as I assume to
prevent the laughter which must un-U-nd
her dignity, and break dawn the
icy IwrrkT l-tweH us.
For five days her pride or some oth
er Indisition buried her in the sa
cred seclusion of her stateroom. It was
toolmd! During those five days we
staggered through a lively ensss-sca,
which made walking on deck a very
awkward business; and I spent most of
my time reclining in my comfortable
deck-chair.
It now occurred to a nunilier of jeis
sengers that a deck-chair was the thing
of all others which they ought to have
brought on Uanl. The wanty atvtnu
mtalation of benches was iuadtipiate
for those who w anted to He down at
erset
ESTABLISHED 1827.
PA., WEDNESDAY,
full length and "sleep it ott;" ami the
deck was not only non-sybaritic, Init
offered iiidiflcreiit anchorage; those
who made their ta-d on the floor expe
rienced a constant tendency to slip and
slide ami roll as the Atlanta wrestled
with the waves. It would not do.
Envious glances were east at iny
snug chair, which I hail moored in a
sheltered corner. Piratical attacks
were made upon that chair whenever
I ventured to quit it for a moment. If
I took a turn to stretch my limbs, or
went lielow for a book or an extra rug,
I never failed to find on my return some
interloping loafer ensconced in my seat
aud pretending to ha fast asleep. I
st.asl a great deal of this, aud in a no
ble transport of self-sacrifice wandered
alsut like a lost dog. Hut I wouldn't
stand it any longer. And I didn't.
I began to evict the intruders; at first,
with great delicacy: "Please, excuse
me! I fancy you have mistaken your
chair." Then with less compunction,
I regret that I must disturb you; I'm not
feeling very well." And later without
tvreiu-jny or rem-ir.se, 'Now, sir, my
chair, if you please !"
It Mtirj to this, that I got quite "rus
ty," and acquired the habit of folding
up my chair whenever I left it, affixing
thereon a notice: "Thin chair was
brought on Ixianl for the owner's use.
All others keep away." This manifes
to brought upon me a great deal of
chair. A petition was got up request
ing me to "take the chair" at a meet
ing to U- held for the purjawe of de
nouncing monopolies. A hand of young
fools serenaded me with a chorus of
Chair, boys, chair? He'll sleep until I
to-morrow !" and there were other at
tempts at fun almost as fei-l .If. Tiny
kept this up so persistently that, being
out of sorts through the rough went Iter,
and also on account of the prolonged
aWnc of the girl with the dark grey
eyes, I became as surly as a l-ar.
On the sixth day the sea had gone
down a good deal, and the saloon Intii
quets were better ratrouizcd. I re
turned to the deck aftera capital lunch
eon, with one of Clark Russell's stories
under my arm ; aud I til lis I my big
pipe as I incamlt-reil in the direction of
my chair, intending to enjoy myself
thoroughly. Imagine my rage when I
found the chair alisolutely gone! I
rushed up and down the deck until I
observed that cvcrvliodv was bursting
with laughter. Suddenly, under the
lee of the captain's cabin, I came upon
Millicent Hradlcy. Her protul gray
eyes were dim and lusterlcss, the full,
firm contour of the faee was gone, and
li'.-r rich complexion had changed to
putty-color. The self-reliant mouth
sank at the corners, and was partly
open, as if she lacked the vital energy
to press her pallid lips together.
As I btopiKsl before her and stared
with astonishment ami distress, she
opened her eyelids just another six
teenth of an inch, aud murmured in
the most die away tone : "Oh, Mr.
Franklin, I'm afraid I've g.it your
chair. D take it. Pleas., take it !"
Of c.iurse I was instantly at her side,
imploring her to ke:'p the bli-sscd chair
forever, to wear it for my sake not
that she showed the slightest disp.ni- I
tion to give it up.
For three days I waited upon her
hand and foot, help-.tl her up and down
the eomintuioii stairs, tempted her with
iL-licacies, told her funny stories not
alt nit sea-sickness recited jt.a.-try to
her my own, unpublished ! aud yes,
I flirted with her.
And she? Oil, it did her g.md
brightened her up amazingly. She
talked better than a phonograph, and
wo were all in all to each other. The
doctor was a bit of a nuisance, p:v-a:n-ing
upon his nK-ilic-.il privileges, you
understand, and the captain p.-stcred
u-t; but I got my grip, as we used to
say when I rowed in the college eight,
and I pulled right through, giving
them my "wash" all the time.
And v wo drew nearer t t Sandy
Hitok ; ami although I had to sit up u
a camp stool while I watched over her
in my lawful capacity of landlord of
the deck-chair. I never enjoyed er.ts-t-ing
so m-Jcli in my life, an-1 I've b:Mi
over the Atlantic ab.tat 2)tiiii'so!i
busi ness.
Hat w ithin a day's sail of New York
a disaster fell upon the ship, s.t terrify-
in so lurid, so indescriliably horrible
that you will think in.1 inciinistent in
declaring that it increas'.l my happi
ness a hundredfold aud gave in.' in 011
hideous mnm.-nt all the concent rated
Joy of a lifetime.
It had come on to blow again. A
g.vnt bank of bubbling purple clouds
hi l arisen in the northwest as the night
clo-i.sl in ; and while I was helping
Miss Hradlcy down the eompanionway
driven from the deck by the ugly,
threatening aspect of the sky, a blast of
wind struck the msssjI, kj.-lin? herover
with a suddenness that fore.il liu t )
ling with all my might to t'.i? b mis
ter, and Mis. Bradley with all hers to
my neck. For nearly a minute my
chin rep:x".l against tJu tip of her
head, but that ecstasy was vouchsafed
to me no longer. As the ship righted
Millicent parted from nu-, sprang down
the few rem lining stairs, grabh.'.l at a
hand-rail and whisked away t'.t Ikt
cabin satis adieux.
I struggled baek to the deck for the
rug-t and cushions, and fun 1 tru ves
sel envelope! in a fariou-i st inn. Al
ready it was dark, and th Atlanta wan
plunging like a restive h'trs.', ths sea
C Mtiing in floods over the bulwarks
aud the wind tearing and shrieking
among the cordage and blustering
against the big roaring funncL The
rain came down in slanting sheets of
water, ami the sailor were shouting to
each other and warning the passengers
who had delayed getting below. I ltst
one of iny rugs, and how I saved my
life I can hardly telL -My d.-ck chair
I left strappil to its m'toriugs, and took
refuge in the sm ike-r.atni with half a
lozen other whitc-faivd fellows.
With the greatest difficulty we got to
our staterooms, aud I clamlvreil into
my tort It, simply shedding my top
coat on the floor and kicking oil my
sopping shoes. I lay on my luck with
my elliows, wedged against the sides of
the bunk, to prevent myself ln-ing pitch
ed out by the violent rolling of the ship,
and listened to the smashing of glass
and crockery, the crash of hat Imxes,
bags ami other unsecured trifles, which
were flying about like pipn in a dice-
JTJXE 27, 1894.
box, and to the shuddering w hirl of the
screw as the wat-r dropp'l away from
our sl-rn, and left th-" griat flanges to
beat the air. The steward came and
put the lights out, a red-tape proceed
ing which added to the awfulness of
things in general. Then I U-gan to get
Insufferably warm. It was summer
time, aud with Krtholes dosed, the at
mosphere Ih-Iow deck was always stuffy,
but never ln-fore had I felt such an op
pression. I concluded that we had got
into the gulf stream, .or something of
tliat sort, and they had dosed ail the
ventilators for the sake of keeping the
boat water-tight.
I hud to lie there in a bath of perspi
ration, for I could not get relief by tak
ing oil" my clothes. To un wedge my
self in order to make the attempt would
have resulbil in my rolling out ou the
flitor, where my shoes and a watter
Isittle, and a careless companion's razor
case were having a perfect frolic togeth
er. I grew parched with thirst. Every
moment the air became more uubreath
able. Ten minutes more, and I ga.-ed
aloud : "I must get out of this, or die!"
I flung myself down, taking my clianee
of the razors, and groped out of the
door. A stifling fog hung in the saloon.
The dim light of a swinging lantern
si lowed it to me. Peering alaiut me
with almost blinded eyes, I perceived
that from every stateroom abutting on
the sal. am one or more assengers had
crept out like myself, ami were stand
ing ut each opening like sjicct res hold
ing ou desja-mtely to anything. The
saloon seemed to la doing its Ix-st to
subvert itself. At times the lhair was
almost jierjtcndicular. Now I was ly
ing flat iiaii the outer wall of my calt-
in;the next instant I was hanging
from the rail that ran Itdiiml it, as if I
were a trapeze performer. All altout
there was a ianilcmoniuiii of tumbling
things. Tlie sin thundered against the
vessel fearfully, and again and again
there was that horrible shudder of the
screw.
Near me clung an old gentleman in
light attire. "A nice thing this!" he
la-Howcd in my ear. To save discus
sion, I agreed with him that it was
very nice indeed.
Across the room was the cabin dedi
cated to Miss Hradlcy. I detected a
ghostly figure there, ami made my way
over, holding fast to the chairs and the
table. Yes, it was she, white as the
dressing gown that swathed her grace
ful figure. She grastH-d my hand. IJer
dark eyes g;izcd into my face with a
terrible expression.
"Thank (Jod, you have come to me !'
she cried with passionate earnestness.
We had grown very giatd friends
during those few blissful days of her
convalesivntv, but only by maintain
ing a rigid harrier of the liutst respect
ful ceremony. How I blessed the ac
commodating tema-st which made her
sjK-ak to me like that !
I kept her hand in mineau-.I brought
my face close to hers I hail to do this
to make my consolation intelligible,
there was such a racket ! "It'sall right V
I shouted. "Only a gale of w ind. Hit
of sea on. You're quite right to turn
out if you feel nervous."
She shook her head. "Oh, the storm
is nothing !" she replied.
"Nothing at all !" I assented seoffing
ly, as if I had la-en used to "high seas
and howling winds" from infancy. Hut
in my heart I did not agree with her.
She must surely to jesting making
light of it in panic-stricken bravado,
else why was she so unmistakably over
mastered by fear? Her face was set
like marble ; her eyes glar.il to the
right ami left ; her la-autifully chiselled
nostrils suiticd the down draught from
the engine-room.
As we sttxal there ill the duskiness,
clinging to the side of the cabin and to
each other, she asked, "Are you sure
there is nothing wrong with the ship
nothing ?"
Her tone was so changed that I star
ed at her for a mun.-nt through the
smother to fore asking the counter
question : "What should there to ?"
"What is this smoke?" she whisper
ed hoarsely in my car. H;-fore I could
answer, there was a conhustion ah.tve
as if the very heavens had fallen up in
the ship, and we were both dash
ed otfour feet. I fell witii my hand
uihiii some metal work which the car
pet did not cover. It was s-t hot it a!
m tst blistered me. I quickly scram
bled up, and lilting the aim tst fainting
girl in both my arms, staggcr.-d with
her to a cushioned 110.1k dose by. As
I did so then? cam.- a rush ofwat r into
the saloon, sweeping over the floor in
waves as the osciliation of the vessel
flung it from one side to the other. Ami
as the fln.1 1 receded to muss itself in
another quarter, a cloud of steam arose,
adding to the dctiscuess of the prevail
ing gloom.
The last shock had evoked a wail of
alarm from the surrouudingcabius, ami
the saloon became crowded with people
rushing out of their tl-tors. Hut when
they found the floor surging w ith water
anil that white vapor floating upward,
tliere was a perfect shriek of dismay":
"The boilers have burst ! the boilers !"
Suppttsing the water to toscalding, I
instinctly placed Millicent Hradlcy at
full length upon the couch. There was
no time to save myself, and I let out an
unmanly yell as the wave lapped me
right up to the knee. It seem-.il to bite
the flesh from my lames. I van stand
pain I used to play footliall in Eng
land. But you just put your stx-king-ed
feet into toiling water and try that !
In ajifly I was perched upon the top
of a small table, and clapp.il my hand
to my injured extremities ; but, strange
to say, I was not scalded at all. The
water was cohL Others found this out
simultaneously. And yet the steam
was rising.
The meaning of it flashed ujaui Milli
cent first of all or perhaps this phe
nomenon only confirmed a fear ; ' Jod
help us !" she crioL "The vessel is ou
fire !"
The word flew like lightning. All
rushed pell nu ll out of the saloon and
up the stairs to the .In k.
"Save me, Horace V gasped Milli
cent in that moment she called meby
that name "Save me, Horace for the
love of heaven T
I caught her to my breast like a
child he was a very full-grown wo
man, and must have weighed 11 stone
I kissed her check, her eyes her lips,
and nho uever murmured. I utisKle
Herald
with unswerving steps to the conipan
ioiiway with that lovely burden sort
aud supple in my anus. I sprang up
the stairs with a e nriil-iuv Iliad not
possessed in the calmest of weather,
aud presently stood with her oil deck,
the wind tearing at us like a legion of
devils, and the rushing massesof water
dashing over us from head to f.ait. It
would have liecn t-t much for me ex
posed to the full force of it, had not a
handy sailor coiled a ropealsuit us, and
hitched us up securely. He bund us
heart to heart, and I stood with her so
through the flying hours that dragged
so tediously with most people. There
and theii and thus I told my love to
her and she listemil to me. She made
me swear that if the ship's company
had to take to the toats, I would go
with her. If that could not to, she
begged me let her stay and drown with
me.
Oh, what a glorious time that was
with the storm touting me almost seiis
less, the ship a furnace toncath my
feet, the utter hopelessness of touts liv
ing in such a sea, should the lire break
through the liattened-downcd hatches
ami drive us from the vessel !
Never shall I forget the dawn of that
day; the clouds glared spitefully as they
fled away tofore the sun ; the waves
cowered into sullcuiicss ; the storm
wind screaching in toftlcd jiassion
ami my deck chair irunc !
They have found the fire and extin
guished it, ami with the morning light
eame the cry of "Land ahead !" from
the lookout.
We should get through it all safely,
then ; ami la-yond lay paradise! Not
the same paradise that we had contem
plated in the dark hours, but still paru
disc; such a one as I would to content
ed with for the rest of my life.
A pilot ji inti I us. We steamed into
Sandv lhaik. Thcv steered the totter
ed hulk of the Atlanta into the grand
harlair of New York under as giaally a
sun as ever smiled on lovers.
Millicent Hradlcy once again stood
by my side and spoke 110 w ord. Her
dark eyes surveyed the shore and took
stock of the monster excursion steam
ers, the statue of Litorty and the Brok
lyn bride, but she made no comment.
She had not referred to that sweet night
of terrors since I found her standing
on the prouuilade deck neatly dressed
for going ashore.
We passed the Battery ami drew near
to the coui)any's landing stage. Pres
ently we were U-ing hauled into the
dock. In five minutes the gangways
would to run up and we should have to
go ashore. And up to this time al
though I had told her all atout myself,
my family, iny pi;ion and my pros
ccts in life, all unimpeachable, she
hal not 0 .11 tides I to me any of her
own affairs not even her destination.
Hut now she turned to me and looked
me squarely in the eye. "You were
very kind to me last night, Mr. Frank
lin," she said, in tones that I fancied
t rem 1 iled a little.
"Mister?" I stammered, aghast at
her coldness.
''I am very grateful I shall always
to-. Don't think badly of me for being
o weak and foolish. I c .mid not Ivar"
she hesitated, and shtaik tock a tear
that seemed atout to sparkle in her eye
as shecorrected herself : "I should not
like you to to despise me."
"Oh, MLs.-Milli.vut !" I toguit.
Hut slie went on firmly; "Of course
we mast not take seriously anything
which circumstances so exceptional
so very, very dreadful, indeed we
must not bind ourselves by what such
circumstances forced upon us. We will
say 'giaslby' now ; and and if if we
never meet again "
"Millicent !" I cried, catching toth
her hands quite heedless of onlookers
"don't coquet with me after what wo
have toth gone through? You can say
calmly to me, "If we never meet
again ;' I say to you, must we ever, ever
part r "
"Yes we mast P-,rt Horace." The
wopls came slow ly, aud she did not
disengage her hamLs.
"Why ? Where are you going ?''
"Manitolia to my brother's ranch. I
am going to settle there. If you would
like to call "
Manitolia is some .'!,Ki:i miles from
New York, and the Bradley ranch is
SO miles from the railway. H it I did
"call ;" and it came to pass that I set
tled there, t. VlmmurJ Jmriml.
Sail Advice and Hints.
Eight travelers out of ten who use a
pass find it expensive.
Economy saves money ; s 1 do excur
sion tickets when obtainable.
Seats behind passengers whose win
dow isopo:t guaranieedust and cinder.
No railway porter ha ever been of
fended by a gift of the sm illct coin.
It is safe to assume that the m 1:1 wh t
does not slam the car d tor is a Christ
ian. Unless a!. normally thirsty, drinking
from the ice cooler cup is to be disc mr
aged. Package, valise or overe.tat d-aes not
reserve a seat, ltemcmtor this to-fore
quarreling.
Ticket in hat band saves time, eacs
conductor's duty and obviates p a-ket
explorations.
Two washlKisins were never known
to serve four passenger simultaneously-
There is more sentiment than fact
alamt the window scat toing most de
sirable. He w ho talks for the tout-fit of all
passengers is a nuisance worse than
cinders.
Brakenieii do not care whether you
sue the company or 11 t. Don't threat
en them.
Ivefrain from Iterating mother with
crying tobies. We were all tobies at
one time.
Selfish men who seek to monai!ize
more than their share of scat should to
reltukeiL AVtr York Jfrrtt'il.
"Then, when you have finished your
lecture," said the professor of elocution
to young Dulle, "tow gracefully, and
leave the platform 011 tiptoe."
"Why on tiptoe?" queried Dulle.
"So as not to wake the audience,"
replied the professor.
SVHOLE NO. 223.
LOCUSTS HERE
TMIO VI1 t I
I IllO lli.lltr.
THE SEVEXTEES-YEAE CICADAS
DUE THE PRESENT SUMMER.
The authorities of the Auricultura!
lK'artmeut arc anxiously awaiting the
full -tress of the cicada or locust plague
breaking out all over tin country. The
destructive insects are already hum
ming a dirge to the Smthcni fanners'
plant trees' and In-fore this month is
ever, will have started their plunder in
the Non hand West. The present will
to an uncommonly severe Wust year.
toing the advent of toth the seventecn
ycar, or Northern, and the thirteen-
year, or Siut hern, br.aals which ap-
tea red last in 1"77 and Kil respective
ly. The fliaxls in the West and the
untimely cold weather in the East have
tended to defer the tinning of their
buzzing armies but in almost all of the
States they are toginningto fonn their
lines for battle and the c hi 11 try people
apprehend the toginning of the sieire.
The year Isjk, when two other great
broods from the North ami the South
came together, was said to to- the most
notable locust season since 1'47 and the
lug prophets have fixed the next equal
ly severe itulbreak a late a :51s.'.', hut
they agree that ls4 will not to far !
hind in its record of the mischief ex
pected. All of the places overrun w ith
these two unities in ls77 and lssl will
to' alive with their songs in a week or
so, since all along the route of their Iat
invasion they planted their egg in the
branches of the trees. The govern
mciitcntomologist's reports of the
lia-Ust'.s ileprei kit ions during those
seasons are usi a horosn-ia-s in w hich
to read this year's probabilities.
Acwrdingly, the seven teen-year
brood will invade the whole northern
par: of the country, especially in certain
sections li-ginning in the vicinity of
Schuylcrville and Fort Miller, N. Y.,
along toth siil.- of the Hudson, extend
ing into Connecticut, across New Jer--ey
into Pennsylvania, striking In
diana, Michigan, Maryland, District of
Columbia, Virginia ami North and
Smith Carlina. The records of lsji;,
ls4 !, lsiiil, and especially of ls77, are
abundant in correspomlc nv and news-paK-r
articles stating the severity of
the plague in all of these localities, and
old farmers can remcmia-r their trials
in these years. The dividing line K
tween the two armies is alamt latitude
.is degrees, except in Illinois where it
takes a turn north, including that
State in the territory which the thirteen-year
brood will visit. Southern
Illinois Missouri, Iouisiana, Arkansas,
Indian Territory, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Alalia ma, t ieorgia. North and South
Carolina and Texas will all feel the
southern briasl severely, amirdtng to
the prophet. That thi is the largest
thirtecti-yearbrotd is known from the ;
numerous l.s-iliti.-s iif which it was
observed in lsr.Sand at previous seasons
while its apja-iramv in ls.il was equal
ly recorded. The repirts show that it
is thicker than a'.l of tin- other uinctii'ii
broods in the locust family put
together.
In Pciinyslvania the northern brood
has done its share of mischief, Imt
seventeeu-years ago its ravages were
iptt nearly so severe as in ls'.H). Both
of these year saw multitudes of them
in Pike ami oth.-r counties extending
from the Susquehanna to the IX-laware,
in a territory toumlcd by Peter Moun
tain on the south. Ill New Jersey
many pint. i:i Hudson, Bergen, Essex
and Middlesex 11 untie sulf-red es-H--;a!ly,
while they were seen also in
other parts of the State, exivpt in Cam
dell county, which sivmed to to the
only one which escap.iL New York
city's sulnirlis Br.aklyn and Jersey
City also rank high in the scale of
destruction.
ProA-ssor Howard, head of the
ciitoiuologii-d branch of the Agricul
tural Department says :
"The cijila, cumin ml y called the
lis-ast, is the victim of much false re
port. In fact, the cicaikt appearing
this year is no more a In u-t than a
bison is a buffalo. There is a gras.-.hot-H-r
in this country strangely similar to
the locust of the Fast, and this is in
variably confused with our American
broods of eicada. Thse grashopN-rs,
which may rightly to- called locusts,
create great destruction, devouring the
leaves of plants while thecicatkt's only
mischief is done w hen they deposit
their egg. The cicaikt is of iK-riialictil
growth, while the grass! lopjier lia-iists
hatch out every spring, although, by
accident, they get together sometimes
in great armies and commit plunder,
cspii-ially in foreign countries." Many
people hearing of the coming invasion
wiil have in mind description of the
famous locusts of the Orient, which
resemble the American grasshopiter or
the harvest-fly. These insects are found
in Western Asia, Northern Africa and
S ait hem Furope. They strip all plants
of their green growth and travel in
such tremendous lands that they have
la-en known to darken the sky by their
cloud and to stop the flow of rivers by
damming them up in their low flights.
H;i! the ja-riialii-al cicada of Amerii-a,
it sii-ms is a distinct snecies which has
continued to apa-nr in its allotted sea
son since long la-fore Columbus ever
thought of the Western Continent.
Tlx-rc is no memU-r of the lower ani
mal kiug.ioin more interesting to stu.ly
t han these two sjafies appearing this
year, after having lived umicrgotmd
for the lat thirteen or seventeen years.
Between the two annics tin-re is no
siiecilic difference displayed by the
individual insect. 15ot!i are divided
into two distinct races one large and
the other smalL The larger of bpnnls
which are exactly alike, measure one
ami a half inches from tlie end of head
to the tip of dosed wing and three
inches over the full expanse of wings
the under siile of the laaly is orangc
hrou n in eolor, the male alone la-hi f
edited with the same on his tock. Tlie
smaller of lth 1 maids are alamt twit
thirds the full size, resembling the
larger in every respect except that they
have no color. Tliese two subdivisions
of the same family have common habits,
.ravel together, eat the name food and
lay their eggs in the sam-e Inis, which,
has given rise to tiie ignorant belief of
many that the large ones are malts and
the smaller their mates. The singing
is all done by the male, which grattss
bis rough legs over two souoriMts drums
under his wings. As is the case ill
many other iiiMi't families, he make
hi apivaraiice several days in advamt
l his m ite : o in the lal'i r iart of the
s imin -r vt h--:i ihe w l- abound w it?
finales hi- sun.; hut il-l m h.-ur.l.
Beginning w ith the laviiig of the
mother's ,:.-, the evolution of the
cicada 1 thought t-t to' one of the
raritie-of nature, and eittomologi-t
agree that there is no other iuscct so
complex in its development. It life
is dividul into three stages, two of
which are spent in the open air, and
the third under ground. In the latter
part of the summer the female lays her
small white eggs in the sappy branches)
of any tree which has the misfortune,
to grow In her wth. After toing
n.turished but six weeks by the sap the
eggs hatch and the active little inserts
cover the branches. Hut finally there
comes a time w hen the tow la nds ami
the tobies all fall otf, blown by a stray
zephyr, sailing likeso many little feath
ers to the ground. Then they burrow
deep into the earth and there remain,
eating the juiivs of the treenails for
thirteen or eventn-n years. In this
underground state they have no wings,
ii-r d-aes the toautiful shining skin
apja-ar until they mine out into the
sunlight. Ihiring the latter years of
their dark liv they gradually work
nearer and nearer to the surfatv, until
at last a glimp-s- is had of the tipjicr
world, when, that the digging may
continue in darkness little towers of
dirt, resembling inverted icicles, alamt
four inches high, are thrown up ahead
of them. After laii.ming u.-setl to the
light which shines into tliese hollow
towers through a peep hole bored into
tiie side, the males get in the lead, and
when they have all plucktil up courage
the line lainmes reincarnated. Then
a sum as the first sun i set on their
new ly-summoncd hordes tot ween
and 9 o'clock, they attach thems-lveJ
generally to the same tree, w hich they
have not seen for so many years, and
strip off their old digging clothes leav
ing the tran.siirent shells so often seen
dinging to the bark. Then wings are
suddenly grown, and tofore an hour
the new white skin receives its tints
and tlie aerial journey is commciitvd.
Tints the old family tree, if it tliasi H,,t
die out in the first generation, is un-d
over and over again, devoured from
underneath for a long peri. x I ami used
a a cradle and nursery during tlie
hatching season.
Because of its iai-uliar habit the
lis-ust, or cicada, has provokul much
sua-rs(ition. The ancient Hebrews and
other Oriental nations call. si its bands
the avenging armies of the deitv, and
the Arals of to-day find a statement to
thatett'ect written in thecrosi-veins of
the wings. The American fanner also
fimLs the letter W 011 each w ing and
say it forewarns the coming of war,
but, as the agricultural reja.rts say,
"warm wi-ather" is the Ix-st interpreta
tion. There has Ui-n much argument
mining naturalists a to whether tiie
cicada ha power of stinging generally
attributed to it. The long bill through
which it sucks the juices of tnvs con
tains no poisonous glands, mo it is
thought that most of the injury for
which it is blamed is done by wasps,
which prey mam it and which may
often to seen holding fast to its Ixaly
in flight. Professor Riley, curator of
the department of insect in the Nation
al Museum, Washington, discourage
the ide-a that the cicada Is at all pugnac
ious. He says he has handled hun
dreds toth m iles and females and ha
known children to play with them,
with. Hit experiencing any unpleasant
result. Tills same scientist ha also
experimented with frying their bodies
ill oil after detaching the leg and
wings, in vogue with the time-honored
custom of the East, where wild In-ust
and honey were considered fit final for
the g-al. But the American broods are
not found to to particularly relish.-tble,
althiHigh in Arabia the lis-ust is consid
ered the statTof life, toing pHinded in
tt flour fur making bread, while
throughout the East the habit of eating
them Ls carrinl s-t fa a to warrant the
m 'reliant' selling them by measure.
Although the cicada puncture. the
r-t t of tre while it 'riving it nourlsh
111 -nt during it. underground stag", it
rarely pr nluev serious mischief, on ac
count of its slow development and
limit si eajuicity for f.aal. The female
in full growth dia-s all of the injury la
mented by the farmer when she ho ks
the twig and poison the sap in laying
her eggs. She plow the tender bark
in long furrows pecking it with four
hook, which she work like two pair
of nipa-r.. From letters w hich farm
er have sent to the Secretary of Agri
culture in back lis-ust year it apia-nr
that nothing ha ever proven a remedy
for the evil. Lye, whitewash, sulphur,
carb tlie acid and a hundred other
chemical have all been tr'nil in vain.
Tlie only rem -dy which the Agricultur
al I)ear;mi-ut suggests i in the form
of an ounce of preventive. Tiie farm -r
should turn all of hi h g and poultry
into his orchards that tlu-y will devour
the young w ingle iuscct as fast a
they c ime out of the ground. Hut one
old farmer writes that even a hog was
known to die from over-eating them,
there beiu; h j'i lredsc imingout of the
ground at a tint . C'.iicti -a have also
been kn iw.i tt p i t;i their eggs by
over-induigcnce.
Anthsn7 The Wanlerei.
Insight into the strange condition of
the sipular mind of Russia at the close
of this nineteenth century is aH'onled
by the immense renown and influence
enjoyed at present by a pt-riKiU tie saint
who gia-s by the name of "Anthony the
Wanderer," and w ho for more than
forty year has la-en crpctuuily on the
move, hi peregrinations extending all
overSitoria, Central Asia and Euro'a-aii
Russia. In tlie depth of w inter, just a
in the height of summer, he marches
torofoot and alnns-t entirely devoid of
clothing.
Fifty pound" weight of iron chains
are welded atout his shouliler and
tody, while his wab-t ieiicircled by an
iron la-It weighing thirty inHimi more,
dosed with a l.a-k, tlie key of which
wa east into the Arctic Ocean. Thus
equipped Anthony the WamU-rer luis
sjR-nt two-score year in tramping all
over the Russian Empire tulles-ting
enormous sum of money for the build
ing of churches and school in place
where they are lietilisl, aud without
keeping a single kopek for himself. He
Ls venerated, we are told, not alone by
the ignorant jn-asaiitry, tot also by the
must highly edm-aliil and affluent
classes and men and women of all sort
and condition of life are ik-scrila.il a
applying to him for advice in matter
spirit mil, worldly and even hygienic.
Do not trust a bird out of your hand
a long a there are any feather ou it
wlmr.