r'--' i. - - . . i . ....
m V: iv' H v V; -;r r - ?r v 1 :
(i
HATE3 UF ADVEHTISIITa.
On H jnare, one incli, on icMrtion... (1 69
On H'inare, on inch, on nimith W
On Ktinr, on inrh, thre month. .. 09
i)ne Sniinrs, one inoli, on year.... .... JO 00
Two Biiunro, on year. . ., 1 04
Qunrtur (Jolumn, on year. 89 Ot
mmmn
hiftlf Column, one yett..
On Column, on rr...
1000
notice at Mtftbliih! ratn.
MnrriKge nil deatli noti gratis.
All bill for yearly odvertisement eoll9(d
qunrtrly. Temporary advertisement mmtt
be paid in advance.
Job work, caflh on dli rery.
$1.50 PER ANNUM.
4 i -i r, , " : -. L V . I A ' t . J I 1 - - ft . I ., I II
mm
.. J,:l( i.-' . -'.it m r...O. li-i.xj uu 1 , .
TIONESTAjfA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1883.
IJ
i
1
'"h"'9 Ri'"; '.i v!wJ:.j;quawti'witO:-li -lOiLfyoea to him to account fer .UTs. -yigAMJts(it me. Ill troub
I .:u.i''MViru"(j -.o chcRtfiift- '.''.' ' t2&. ' ' ; TuruMHi absence. ' -J' '." ' .
F , T tin. linn trouVl,y-!.:.'w..----'.- ' f lu J1'', I '' !;,v ;of 'flrawtopfb'otf J.tf Jvas more than, a month fiU-V vi.V-.i'ffqjvaw I" she returned,
lind lifo lii'f hftrna-:,
' 'y n-'Kig tfie bfri't;' 'it'. .'.";''' :
i ' " 1
.ni'rf fitrliitij nud broo'hff. V' .
y. "'.v niulibc, thnt'j cortniU-i f ,
yjt "l! U io-thedoyltKhV-;' r';'M:r.i'.
ay lifting the cnrtoia. ' ' .
)Kiw lo.-s of the bordcn "
uj hav a liVlit brnt of it i ''
ni-t,.'on innt lar it, ' " ":''.
tWIV, mult the beat of it.
, u-;'r, , Ht;-window,
I - ( out oii llititieht'H pinions, ..
I. 1 .ftrtor strrrouhditie
l;iiliiigavyTiridomiiiioni.
inr .f.ijhbi? have ior,row
J -' ra not In quest pt it, '
A ; fty, full uinny,
uiiilting th best of it.
uof twith a friend,
i k f.eem gay ven jollyj
-" Yo f Mjgvr he hn care,
YouV shocked at hi folly.
!iy, man, tiimif li he anffera,
Uo'll pyt U hi enest of it
i britiitiry; the billow
' 'alrinu the best of it
There's jiOtUfn j that maketh,
V,'hrt wo tfnaju his yitals,
Tho fur su transcendent
As patience through trial.
, It makes th heart bettor,
And thin in a Jest of it,
Tlint patience brine faith
V'hon we're makine the best'of it. ,
Mrs. Af. A. Kidder.
A DENSE TOG.
4 uouu-eveninjr, jhiss aeionr -
. . 1 ...
Good-evening, Mlsa.Dade," said
tie be.tcin, hanging her .hat on its
jrvvisioineu pc?? and uivestlcg herself.
r . .T cl03P1y-"ing jacket.
S,.;;. .fljiirai speaker, vno, r.aa come
I ui.n, iti , . j ,i ...i.i.
'iicmn, 51 1"v" " vc304uj;-juuiu ii.ii
bihV "i water in uer. nana, stooa
yon. p a iiinrv her from ' under her
f J;ij VAt, and then said with
,jer new student!'' ''. :.
xSere?' said Ilene, indifferently,
put on a uusiness-like apron.
its;.- anu no nas taten your
ice." ' .
' Oh, Miss Dado, that is too bad!
Why did you let him?"
- "lie was there bsfore l came.
wait till I get some fresh water,
want to see you dislodge him."
flene Seton did not see the force of
tliis last suggestion. She left Miss
Dude rinsing her glass and hurried
away. v
, There were only four students al
fjiuly in the room when she entered.
ne of these was a stranger a young
(an of five-and-twentyor so, tall, with
psp dark hair anq short dark beard.
'IJo lier dismay she saw that he had
c'.a;cd Ins easel exactly where her
(iifks chalked on the lloor showed
(jnt hers should stand, and that he
w already embarked in a drawing
oin the very cast on which she was
present engaged.
p1, She fetched from a corner an easel
;an the initials II. S., and without
iKitation caine up behind himf-o say
si" I beg your pardon vbut'.X am afraid
i jnusi asK you to move.
'lie neither turned nis Head nor
S fade any reply, f
itiAtthii Miss Kton looked embar
kssfd. fir Miss Dade and the three
J 't-
hnr students were watching the pro-
clings. However, she tried again a
f ,,ttieiuuuer.
v i a " Excuse me, but this is my place."
i i r, She had moved a little forwarder,
5 idnow he raised his head and showed
i pair ot rather sad-looking eyes, under
lyebrows aiawn togeiner more Dy
, iabit than by nature.
lie looked from her to the easel, and
colored deeply,
" Did you speak to mo?" he asked,
"I beg your pardon i Oh I 1 see,
This la where you sit, ' and he rose
hastily.
" reehaps,"-.she began, looking with
compunction at Ms sketch, "it you
were to sit behind inc you would have
nearly the same view."
Agaiu he colored, and as soon as he
had moved his beonins out of the
way, said, in a low voice :
"I have tho misfortune to be per
fectly deiif "
, " Uh 1 I am so sorry," -she Baid, in
voluntarily; and then, recollectin
that tho words were wasted, gave him
a half-confused but pitving "lance, and
then net herself to ii-r work.
She was a daily governess, "but bad
so much talent for. drawing that she I
iclt sure, with a certain amount of in
struction, she could make a better in
come by giving drawing lessons and
'selling her paintings than she could
'succeed in doing at present; therefore
.she attended these evening classes at
Ian art school and was the most rtili
'gpntrof students.
' First one and then another came in,
Uintil about twenty were at work in
1: t lie room. There was much talking in
! an undertone, and, a a general rule,
very little work. 1 h'ji the, master en
iteced and went round from one to au
' ? ,,t her willi words i, !' en vetinn and ad-
i. !.-.-. :.-e, :.l'.dll-d Voire Crllvti
tnjoj fjv-.nlteraUons; tlViliet"
Wl LI, 111 Irtl Vll J
."Mr. "Chapman, I wf:sh
v 3-
looH after this stiulrnt.
M
In M''fc
a.$iik'Hv1v
lltyiiri.'l-Te him little
on the 8trenct,h of RiiTwrior talent,
touk the position of & kiud of 'pupil-
-tcacler.
. rfllte master heifiij gone, wr,Chap-
m,an came up behind Hene Seton, "
" very well indeed," he said, in a
tone of commendation. "You will do,
Miss Seton, if you go on as fast as
this. Allow me to sit down, nndl
think I can improve this. Your
crayon thanks."
llene watched him toucliine on her
drawing in silence, her golden-brown
eyes a iittlo troubled, and her hand
nervously playing with her apron.
She had known af late that Mark
Chapman singled her out and be
stowed upon her onlya double quantity
of his unwelcome assistance.
In handing her back her pencil he
would contrive to touch her hand, or
in taking it would absently take her
ringers as well. Or ho would draw
her by tho arm to abetter position for
viewing hi3 improving touches on the
work.
The next night the deaf student,
Gordna lteid, was there again in
short, was ns regular in his at
tendance as Hene herself. Mark
Chapman had taken a dislike to him,
which was fully returned, and used
to amuse himself nnd certain of the
most maliciously-disposed by the way
in which he assisted him.
" Look here, you r reat duffer!" he
would say, Bhowing Held his meaning
with the pencil; " you are giving Ve
nus a biceps that would do honor to
a gladiator! Too tall! Because you re
about three yards long, you need not
make ner the samel What 'do yo
come here for ? You'll never draw iW
you live to a hundred!"
On one occasion, after some sucli,
rpeech, Keid saw the ' smiki that went
round at his expense. He turned
white with anger, and was about to
speak when he saw Hene Seton had
turned and wa3 confronting Mark
Chapman with flashing eyes.
"li mt. unapman-is so unmanly ns
to turn another's trouble into ridicule,
should have thought you others
would have enough good feeling to
take no notice!" sho said, indignantly.
She went on with her work the next
minute, half ashamed of having spoken
out so plainly. v , ,
One or two of the others put in a
word or two of approval, and Chap
man thought ht to leave earn-
When Hene was putting together
her pencils and drawing for departure
6he lound Gordon Kent at her side.
" Thank you, Miss Seton," he said,
his dark eyes bent on her face with, Jin
expression th;vt made her cheeks burn;
" i would give a great deal to. know
what you said. My loss never cc'ameJ
so'crreat before." . . '. 'f
It was useless to speak; . She coul(n
" . ..-. .... .. n
but give him a glance for reply j 'mvt
wiiai, worus coum uaya.s;ua momuun
those wet lashes? -y: . v .."
But that wits the .t;egrrT,ning.o.-an'j;
acquaintance, the fffawtli oj whicu
the young governed was tw inde
pendent and uncdnvyl,nal t'clreJ:
Almost every evening Cte. -inind iim
near her for a few mini)tsjji the inter
vals of work.
lie told her how he was situated
that he had, through the loss of hear
ing, been compelled to relinquish the
post he held of secretary to a public
company ; and that the only career in
which this loss would be no impedi
ment to success seeming to be that of
an artist, he was now devoting all his
time to the study of drawing.
By-and-bye, too, she learned how dis
heartened he was at the comparison of
his work with that of tho other stu
dents' ; and being herself no mean
artist, would strive to encourage, and
even to help him, as far as she coulA.
But an evening arrived before very
Ions when llene's first look round
failed to show her the figure of her
friend.
lie was not there, that was plain,
and did not appear at all that evening.
Hene left with a dull sense of some
thing wanting, and feeling more tired
than usual.
She had an uneasy conviction, too,
that some one was following her at a
distance ; and when she turned round
at her own door to look back, Bhe un
doubtedly saw a dark iigure vanish
round the corner of the street.
On the next night ho was again'ab
eeiit, and again she felt sure she wa3
followed. She was used to going here
and there alone, but yet, once con
vinced that her fancy was correct, she
prew rather nervous, and almost ehrank
Irorn the solitary walk home.
Hut after four or live times thesrk
figure came no more.
In these days Hene, discovered how
strong a hold her pity for poor Gordon
luid had taken upon her. He w;t
.srl-loni out of her mind; and sho tor
i : ; ' 1 1 .1 lii i'v. ll' I v iniaviiiiiig every
:kl I!.
wliort i-C.it fin . ftlv hfinlj ahA f4I
forme to lend Ion j over him. "i4fvaO TiX own
........ ,w., ...a. .... .i.. V-T Jir . , it ' . I. , 11,
dear, yoitsee." .-, . - ; ; ffyjiihl ptand yet
"Certainly, sir," faid JTf. ChnmlaLM .hagheiil have
a siigni, smooTn-snaven ioitow,rwnef i -"'ever, r.ijc-
t!;.a could have ba. -
V the room where she w6rkiT ear-
utf usual, she became !rt-arepff I
tusi4....;j;'tiui. lirure seated bclurdr !f!
caA 'back toward hew . Vt'yft.iby her side.
f"? ,'"( J -arrived. ; a ' "ni'ri was wrong." he said, hurriedly.
gitation-eyen
so thankful
cried for Joy
(imckiy recovered lrer
t "osure and stepped forwarl' ufjJmIier.wa.s enough to show her that the
meu to pau.se a litlie lUslaucVehl'tLeeet was unfamiliar. In her haste
his chair. '.'. VISff. had not looked to see where sha
Looking with critical eyes .ati-lils
drawing, she sighed heavily. , " ; '
"1'oor fellowr'she said, softly, "'he
will never be an artist! Oh, GorddnT;
how I wish I' could help you! "What
wouldn't I do for you V". . ; '
She passed aim to go to her place,
and then catching his eye, turned
back to laugh and nod her " Good
evening." His face wore an unusual
expression, one whose meaning she
could not fathom, as he replied.
Presently Miss Dade came in and
sauntered to her side.
How bright you look to-night,
Miss Seton! One would think thait
was because your protege has coihe
back," she said, with a smilo that
turned th corners of her lips In a
downward direction. " You have
looked so pale and severe lately!"
" Have I ( I did not know. v
"You have been so solemn that
your devoted cavalier, Mr. Chapman,
has forsaken you for Miss Johnson;"
und Miss Dade put her head on one
side and looked meditatively at Hene s
loose, waving masses of dark hair.
" That is a comfort!" said Hene,
laughing. " I hope Miss Johnson likes
mm."
Miss Dade strolled to her own cor
ner on the opposite side of the room,
As soon as she was gone came a voice
from behind that of Gordon Reid.
" Miss Seton!"
She turned round an attentive face,
" I am going to give it up the draw
ing. I hate it!",,
Her eyes expressed her astonish
ment.
r "You are surprised; but can you
vonder r ho went on. " I see you, a
mere girl years younger than I do
what I cannot! You study in tho
evening only; while my working day
and night leaves me far below you.
do not oelieve I
enough advanced
sons!"
should ever be far
even to give les-
Hene raised her evebrows with a
look of surprise and dismay.
" I shall come for a few more times.
just to finish ..his, and that will bo the
end of my artistic efforts
He looked so very cheerful over it
that she felt half angry. It seemed
she had been wasting her compassion.
And how easily he could give up this
pleasant intercourse, that had been to
Wier at least so very sweet !
. Sho turned back hastily to her work,
so that he might not see her disap
pointment, and all was again silent.
V When the two hours Were over, and
she emerged Into the gaslit street, she
found him iuBt outside tho door,
V" Ma? I see you home. Miss Seton?
Lj;fcii3:so foggy for you to walft "jlone !"
1 A momeirtls hesitation, and she had
J civert'a siti'of ' assent.
They walked for soma little distance
in silence ; but when they turned out
of the bustle and noise of vehicles into
a quiet square. Gordon lteid spoke
"I have to beg your pardon, .Miss
Seton, for a little piece of deception. ,L
1 . ,1 II, ' ' 1
can near penecuy wru i . r
. Hene drew back from him with .a
low exclamation
"I was afraid you would be a little
hurt; but I could not resist the temp
tation. It was so
She interrupted him with a gesture
of disgust
"You can heart You have never
been deaf?"
"Great Heavens ! yes. Don't mis
iudee me to that extent. But I have
undergone an operation since I saw
you hist, and, thank heaven ! I feel
that I am a man again."
"But to-night you let ine stand be-
i ide you, and say Oh and her cheek
burned with the recollection. "Leave
ine! No, I will not listen 1 You need
come no further;" and she hurried on
at a swift pace.
However, he was beside her witn
few quick strides.
"You must you shall hear me?'!
be said, bis vcice low and determined
"I will not 1" and. she still hurried
on..
"I tell you you shall !" he exclaimed
ancrilv. and laid his hand lirmly on
her arm. She tore it away, and before
he was aware of her indention was
SDeedintr down a side street.
Aeain he overtook her, and this
time he caught her hand, and held it
in a crasn from which She could not
0 4
free it.
' Miss Jeton Hene," he eaid, pas
sionattly, "what has come over you
Are vou mad? "
" Let me co." she panted. " Thi
is unmanlv. Loose mv hand or I will
rail for beio ! "
" Call then ; what do I car 1 Mis;
I-H'tou, 11 you wui not iiM.eu iu inn hoi..
... :., iv. 1
vou IU never sea m ;i",iiu. i
1 you ll
If
vou it U
.A ,,
le yon
lndiz-
. JrJ'.iou think tou can frifirhten
WpAktMionrinDr von."
She walked swiftly and firmly away;
but in two minutes he wosionce mora
'that Stop 1 You will lose yourself
Mn.t-ftrtog. Look round you. Do you
kuow where you are?
-A t t i b- cr -inna frnm wo 1 1 -7 A f r M,
going, and the fog had increased
1 0 fast that it was impossible to see
any distance. Sho stood still.
" You cannot call a cab, for there
are none near, said lleid, more
calmly. 'You must either trust tome
or try to find your way back, with me
following, for I dare not, leave you
wandering by yourself."
I have no doubt I can find my
way, she said, coldly.
As you Irfte. If you cannot trust
me pray lead on."
Hene took a lew steps and then
turned toward him.
" I give it up. I have not the faint
est idea where we are."
A silenco ensuftA which he was the
first to break.
"I know I lost my temper just now,
Miss Seton. My only excuse is that I
was so cruelly disappointed. You
were always so good to me so gentle
and sympathetic when I was de
prived of half the enjoyment of life
that I was foolish enough to fancy you
would rejoice with me, too. Instead
of that, you have, taken away the
greater part of the pleasure I felt; My
lirst thought, when I heard that cure
was possible, was that I should be
able to hear your voice. May I go
onr
" I have no choice but to listen,'
said Hene, coldly.
" i ou are very severe, but perhaps
deserve it. 1 will say no more. '.
There was another rause, and then
he said:
" This is not the first time I have
had the pleasure of escorting you
home.
" I do not understand yon,"
"For the first few nights after I left
off attending the art school I saw you
safely to your door. Afterward
could not."
" Why did you leave off attending?"
" Do you want to know t
" Yes."
" Because I felt that I could not
stay near vou without trying to win
Your love; and that Would not have
been fair to you."
Hene stole a look at him. He was
evidently agitated.
I beg your pardon," she said,
gently.
He instantly stopped, for tney were
now almost at her door, and took one
of her hands again.
" It was a hard fight. Hene. You
were the first who hail taken the trou
ble to try and talk to me. . And to
night' 1 thought I would he.tr your
sweet voice beiore you knew the
truth. ' I thought you would forgive
me. Was I mistaken? I did not come
back till I had obtained a post. similar
to what I held before till I could nsk
vou something; and now I hava of-
tended vou.
He slowly let go her fingers. , Chey
stood there in the dense fog, eaolf-w ait-
jna for the other to speak. ' f
Then with a sudden movement Heher
slipped both her hands into' his.-V'v';
5." Tell me that something," eue said.
" I 6hould like to hear it."
WISE WORDS.
Honors come by diligence : riches
spring from economy.
To see what is right and not to do
it is a want of courage.
The man who dies hard Is the man
who conquers fortune.
Trifles make perfection, but perfec
tion itselt is not a trifle.
The conviction which one has that
he is able to do a thing is in a great
measure the cause ot his success in
life.
If you look in your garden for cob
webs you will find them ; if you look
for buds and blossoms you may lind
those.
We have nothing to enjoy unless we
have something to impart. He only
lives who is not only a reservoir but a
fountain.
The obscurest sayings of the truly
great are often those .which contain
the germ of the profoundest and most
useful truths.
There Is' a beautiful moral feeling
connected with everything in rural
life that is not dreamed of in the phi
losophy of the city.
Common sense can accomplish much
without great talents, but all the talents
in the world can accomplish very lilt
without common sense.
Dress has a moral effect upon th
conduct of mankind. Let any gentle
man find himself witli dirty boots, 1
surtoui. soiled iicrk-elot.il and a trcnera
negligence tf dns, h,- will in a
I r ;t In ! 1 1 v tad a coi'I i'Mh ImIiii ' ill-;
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.
A French paper says : " It is a re
markablo fact that there are no rats in
the islands of the Pacific ocean. Be
peated attempts have been made to
acclimatize the rodents there, as the
flesh is much esteemed by the natives
as an article of food. But the attempts
thus far have failed, as they invariably
die of consumption."
Among the instruments at a recent
scientific meeting was one exhibited
by Sir F. Bramwcll, employed for
ascertaining the velocity of trains and
tho efficiency of brakes. With this
apparatus it was found that a train
weighing 1Z5 tons ran five miles fave
yards alter steam was shut oft while
traveling at a speed of forty-five
miles an hour. The line was level and
the day perfectly calm.
Sensations are transmitted to the
brain at a rapidity of about 180 feet
per second,- or at one-fifth the rate of
sound; and this is nearly the same in
all . individuals. The brain requires
one-tenth of a second to transmit its
orders to the nerves which y-eside over
voluntary motion; but this -amount
varies much in different individuals;
and in the same individual at different
times, according to the disposition or
condition at the time, and is more
regular the more sustained tho attcn
tion. .
Experiments upon over four hundred
individuals of all classes, ages and oc-
cupations show how great is the diver
sity of opinion as to the size of objects
seen through the microscope. The olv
ect Used in the experiments was a
common louse magnified to a thooreti
cal size of 4.bb inches. The majority
of observers underestimated this
value : two estimates . were
only one inch ; seven were over a foot,
and one was at least five feet. iNew
students of the microscope usuallv re
ceive an impression somewhat . larger
than the real value, and adhere to it
for a considerable time.
Dr. Mittenihu-f states that Ameri
can students are less afilicted with
near-sightedness than German stu
d:'nts. The affection is developed by
sedentary occupations and lack of,
ercise, women being therefore more
liable to contract it than men. 4t.
usually appears in childhood,,- rarely
after tho twenty-first year,. .:Wehk
glasses of slight blue tint' Should' bt
worn early to stay . its., progress, . as
blindness often follows ' neglect V of
treatment. In his paper oh' thi"3: sot
ject Dr. M. tells of a -fine, horse,! EeY
un wnicn Decame -intractable ana-.waj
round to be sullenngf trom .near
sightedness, but was as docile a ever
alter a pair ox glasses had. ueen. ltued.
to its eyes. - i :
IIEALTH HINTS.
T
Eat lighly at supper, retire eatly nnd
eat a hearty breakfast, if you would.
keep a clean tongue and a good, appo-
To remove warts, cover them.
witn Daiang soua, wee with water and
tie them up; a few applications' will
remove them. I have tried it. Cot
tage Hearth.
For a tight, hoarse cough, where
phlegm is not raised, or with difljeillty,'
take hot water often as hot as can be
sipped. This will give, immediate and
permanent relief. Don't fail to try
this remedy because it is simple,.
Dr. Denker, of St. Petersburg, treats
diphtheria by first giving the patient
it laxative, andf'vr.hen its operation has
ceased ho gives'- &61d drinks acidulated
with hydrochloric acid and a gargle of
lime-water and hot milk in equal parts
every two hours. His method has been
very successful.
Careful cooking of even the longest
used and best known kinds of food,
whether animal or vegetable, is the im
portant rule to insure health and
strength from the table. No matter
what the quality of the food to begin
with may be, a bad cook will invariably
incur heavy doctors' bills and a not
less inconsiderable "little account" at
the druggist's.
Treatment of Frozen Persons.
Medical men have always differed
as to whether the best medical treat
ment of frozen persons was by a
gradual or a rapid application of heat.
" To settle the matter," says Knoto
ledge, " Laptchinkski has made a series
of very careful experiments upon dogs,
with the following results : Of twenty
animals treated by the method of
graouul resuscitation in a cud room,
fourteen perished ; of twenty placed at
once in a warm apartment, eight died ;
while of twenty immediately put into
a bwt bath, all recovered." The experi
ments will probably influence the
practice of medical men in Russia and
Northern Europe, where tho question
of the best means of restoring life in
persona Buffering from excessive cold
is of frequent occurrence every winter.
Anglers predict that in a very few
years the trout will all disappear from
ihe valley streams of Montana, owing
to the immense numbers carried out
into irrigating ditches and into the
fields.
Paris
Injeuial
ieiitits buve succeeded in
if a initio wit it sma!!po. it
,i r the li;!!b '" !,1'c l'-i'l
SILECr SIFT1NGS.
It is stated that the aurora boreal ii
was first observed in England la 171S
and in this country in 1719.
A strange bird has been captured ia
Williamson county, Tenn. ; It is of
navy blue color, with snow white beak.
It has huge claws, measuring nearly
six inches in length. It has a perfect
antipathy to the human eye, a sight nt
which arouses all the anger of its
ferocious nature. It flies v 1th great
rapidity. ,
A Reno, (Nev.) Chinaman, while
fishing in the Truckee river recently,
caught something that astonishes all
who sees it. Thesomethicg hawinjr.
fins and legs, and flies, swims or walks
with equal facility. The wings ar
like those of a llying-lish, otherwise it
resembles a lizard, except that the
head is more pointed:
A California blacksmith was paring
down the hoofs of an old family nag,
which had grown very long, leaving
hollow grooves beneath their outer
rims. On cutting away this hollow
shell Bix young living mico were found
stowed away in the covered cavity.
How they got there Is more of a prob
lem than how the apple got into'
the dumpling or the chicken into the
egg. - ..- '
The Australian dog never barks ;
indeed Gardiner, in his "Music of
Nature," states that dogs in a state of
nature never bark; they dimply whine,
howl .and growl; the explosive noise is
only . heard among those who are
domesticated. Sonnini speaks of the
shepherd dogs in the wilds of Egypt as
net having this faculty, and Columbus
found the dogs whichhe had previously
carried to America to" have lost their
propensity for barking. ,
- :Rats in the Nevada mines are never
killed. If they were their corpses
woijld poison the air; they eat up rem
nants of, food: thrown away by the
'rafters, and they can feel the trembling
.pfnie ground, which predicts a cav
JnjHn, before the miners themselves
perceive it, and by scampering away
gye warning of the catastrophe. Jfaw
l-qi$ing into a new drift or "cross-cut"
Is, deemed a good omen, and an old
mlder would sooner kill a new one
tbahave a new one kill a rat.
v Tclicrnichevski.
P;
-.' For fifteen years Tchcrnichevski, the
Author of the celebrated novel, " What
to Do," and one of the inont remark
able of Russian socialistic writers, lias
been interred in a little town of Sibe
ria. A Russian review published i
Geneva contains an interesting com
munication relative to the illustrious
victim of proscription, for whose lib
eration liberal Hussia has so long
r -.
1 pleaded in vain. '-
Though the Russian patriot Tcher
hichevaki is not dead, as lias been more
'than once reported, lie is dead to so
ciety. He still lives in the remotest
portion of Siberia, that icy country
Which has witnessed the death of so
mimf illustrious condemned.
.' tLVhcrnichevskl is interred at Kol-
iniBkVhe is alone, separated by the gl-
gantic barriers of snow and ice of Yak-
outsk from everybody that can under
stand him.
The little town to which he is con
signed counts but a few hundred Inhab
itants; the literary society of the vicin
ity is composed of two or three officials.
As there are no available lodgings in
the place, the exile lives in a single room
in the guard-house, where he can be
most conveniently subjected to a very
rigorous surveillance. During the day
he is allowed to walk the streets, but
must present himself every evening be
fore his guardians.
The labors of science which might
distract and occupy his mind are al
most impossible, for he has no books ;
he is forbidden to read newspapers or
literary publications.
One day he tried to send an articlo to
a Russian journ.il, but the governor
confiscated the package.
Tchernichevski, nevertheless, writes
occasionally, but tears up and burns
all his productions. There is some
thing mysterious about this method of
procedure. The poor exile has a littl
garden which he cultivates himself ;
he gives it much attention and care
fully watches the growth of his plant s;
he has drained the soil of his garden,
which' Is marshy. He lives by the
products which be raises and eat only
vegetables ; lie lives so plainly that ia
the entire year he does not expend the
sum of one hundred and twenty rubles
allowed by the Russian government ;
his savings are deposited with the po
lice commissioner.
The health of tho exile is bad; be
has grown old and bent. In the little
town where he is interred the people
revere him and consider him s a saint
not, of course, because of his literary
genius or scientific knowledge, i f
which these poor people havo probably
never heard ; but the wisdom, p wit
ness and charity of this man, who-,n
life is absolutely pure and who be:rs
liis burden With. such tom-hing rf -i.'-nation,
inspire mall a sentimei.t of ton
orofoundest yHy. Lilffli. .
U is
V idehe.s a
. ut vr;ir k
:v uild.
estimated
d !.! li 11 ),' 'I
iu t' .
that
' i
V
16.
'a-