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B. F. SCHWEIER.
THE COXSTITCTIOX THI TOIOS AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XXVIII.
MIFFLIINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA., SE1TEMBER 9, 1S74.
NO. 36.
Ml
Poetry.
iiio joms i:xii:ii:( i:.
t trkmioM Conference, 1471.)
BY BliET HAUTE.
c'r riht when tou lav it down, Parson,
Tbet the flcu in weak and a snare;
An.l to kw? yer plow in the furrow
When ver cattle begins to rare
Ain't no sure thing. Ami between us.
The same mar be said of Trayer !
Whj", I stood the jokes, oa the river.
Of the boys, when the critters found
Th.-t I'd jiiied the Church, and the snicker
Thct, may be ye mind, went round,
Tlit day I sat down with the mourners,
Iu the old camp merlin' ground !
j rttod ail that, and I reckon
I niiht, at a pinch, xtood more
Tor the boys, they represents CacL
And I stands as the Kock of the Law,
And it seemed like a moral scriiumae.
Iu holdin' ain their jaw.
lint thar's crosses a OirisUau snlTi.r.-i,
As hez'nt got that pretense
Tiiiiiffs with no moral purpose.
Things ez hez got no scRse;
Things ez, somehow, no profit
Will cover their first exjiense.
Yi how ! I was jist last evenin
Addressiu' the Throne of lirace,
Aud mother knelt in the corner.
And each of the boys in his place
When that sneaking pup of Keziah's,
To Jonathan's cat giv chase '.
I never let on to mind 'em,
I never let on to hear.
Hut drove that prayer down the furrow
With the cat hidin under my cher.
And Keziah a whispenn' -eic her !"
Aud mother a savin' "you dare !
I ar-ked fer a light f jr tht heathen.
To guide on his uarer track.
With that do aud that cat jest waltziu',
Aud Jonathan's face jest black.
When the pup made a rush, aud the kitten-
Propped down ou the small of my back.
Yet, I thiuk, with the Lai's assistance,
I might have contiuered then,
If gettin' her holt, that kitten
Hed'nt droiiped her claws in me when
It somehow reached the -Oid Adam."
And I jumied to my feet with "Amen.'
S-j, ye'r rii;ht when you says it. Parson,
That the flesh is weak and a snare.
And to keep yer plow in the furrow
Whu yer cattle begins to rare
Ain't no snre thing. Aud between us,
I savs its j it so with prayer.
31isoollany.
Uuiuen aa 9Irliel I'rartltion-
It is remarkable that in the sotne
v. hat warm discussions f the last few
years as to the fitness, claims and jro
priety of the special education of wo
men for the various oihVes of medical
ministration, at least to their own w
so little n ferctit has been had to past
usages and experience in that matter,
liatiiijr the fact, that it is only w ithin
I lie last two centuries that, anything
worthy of U-in called a medical cdn
eation", anything better than a merely
tentative and empirical initiation into
tlie blind and suixTlicial methods of
established practitioners, was offered
to students even of the male sex, no
ehiini has recently 1kh-ii advanced in
lx-half of female physicians which
would demand more of actual profes
sional service for them than has been
in their unchallenged jMissession at
many jK-riods in our present civilixa
l ion, and in some of the most advanced
regions, relatively, of Christendom.
The fullest admission of the rights and
functions now ur;rcd for women would
! only a recurrence to the usages of
the past.
An v one w ho should take the pains
curiously to iiivertigntc the teachings
of historv and of social customs in this
iesjieet niijrht readily trace an unbroken
scries of female physicians in liiirh re
pute, and follow the ministrations of
thousands of canny and skilful wo
men, w hose names have not pit into
the public annals.lmt who served their
generations iu every rural hamlet of
Christendom.
1 his research would liegm and would
lie most richlv rewarded in the local
cleaning from Egyptian, lloman and
;recian historv. True, more emphasis
of evil fame has Wn laid upon the
names and deeds ot women in classic
times whose skill lay in the concoction
of jioisoiis and love philters, and who
U gan the dark doings which monopo
lized the application of the word w itch
to the female sex. Hut it iniirht le
successfully established that, in classic
times full two-thirds of ail the nicd.cal
service rendered, direct and indirect,
was performed by women for the
most part, too, from their own w its and
cxM'iicnce.
Butchicllv would a minute search
into the histm i.-sof theold hatnletsand
secluded villages of Ciennaiir, Scot
land, Knlami and Irelaml expose the
almost exclusive dependence of the
simple population, iu their straits and
diseases npon the skill anil rare of
those too lightlv called "old women.
Many have been the places and occa
sions' in which a wise, irciitle and con
scientious woman haii been tin iuiniii
tcrhisf and healing blesstn? of a wide
iieiirhlMirlKMKl, it: the prevalence ot m
faiitile, climatic and epidemic disease,
as well as specially iu the needs of ma
ternity. , . .
Kvcrv intelligent country physician
w ill tell us in iuoad contrast with tLe
cxiM-ricncc of cities in thisrcsicct, that
the dillicultv and exM-nse of obtaining
the aid of professional doctors develops
iu many women.iu their remote homes
a self -deiM-ndence, helped by a Ktiow
h iL-e of simples and the traditional fe
male lore w hich supplies the place of
his presence aud the resources of the
apothecary shop. ,.
1 he famous Sirs. Ann Hutchinson,
whose religions notions and teachings
caused such consternation and excite
ment iu the infant settlement of Mas
sachusetts in lttiS ix came first known,
trusted and warmlv loved here lx-canse
of her freely rendered ollices of care
ami skill to "sick of her own sex.
In the western corner of the old
burial ground in Chailestow u is a solid
and well-wrought slate monument,
erected more than a century and a halt
ago.to the memory of a notable w oman
"w ho w as ordained and commissioned
bv the Lord bishop of London to act
as midwife in his Majesty s 1 rovince
of .Massa.hus.-tts Bay" nj;in.il
inscription probably credited her w'ltli
1J ' babies a the trophies of tir
skill; but some roguish hand hid in Hie
grass has interpolated two ciphers in
the btoad spread characters of the in
scription, so that it reads "1:!MW child-
.lreii."
TUe Clolilen Row.
It is reported that the Tope, in ac-
cortance witn a custom ummis ----sixth
century. hs this year Blessed .he
"(Jolden Kose," to be seut to that
prince or princess, who has been most
distinguished for devotion to the Holy
H.-e, It is difficult in these times, so
trying to the eonl of the Tenerable
Pontiff, to say who is likely to get it
There has not been notable rush of
rrinces and rrincesses to the snrport
of his Holiness, this year. The ex-Queen
Isabella of Spain received the last.
MY COirsiX OLYJIPE.
Two years ago. having attained my
twentieth year, I concluded to leave
Provence, and reached Paris, proposing
to study law. I knew no one in the
great city, but remembered to have
heard that I had an aunt residing there,
and I determined to seek her out, as
my parents had requested me to do so
before I left home.
One fine afternoon I started out on
my voyage of discovery, and at last
reached my destination. I found the
Louie of my unknown aunt, and by the
concierge was told to mount the stairs,
three long nights, to the third story.
This I hastened to do, and the door was
opened by rather a good-looking woman
with piercing black eyes.
"Who do you want ?" she inquired.
"Mme. Thibaudier," I responded.
".I am that person," was the sharp re
tort. "MaJam, I am your nephew, Adolphe
Gaevin."
The womac looked at me as though I
had fallen from the moon, and then ex
tended her hand, saying :
"ilv dear nephew, urav come in. I
hope I see you welL"
"Quite well," I said, "and you, aunt V
"ho, so. How long have you been in
Paris?"
"Only a few days. I have come to
study law."
I followed my aunt into the parlor.
It was miserably liguted and in great
disorder. The most cheerful object
was a young girl, who, in the midst of
the general confusion, was seated sew
ing. "Olympe," said Mme. Thibaudier,
"here isyourcousin. Monsieur Guevin."
The girl immediately arose and ex
tended me her hand familiarly :
"Good day, cousin," she said with
pleasing smile of welcome.
"Olympe," continued the mother,
"get a better light, and carry in some
fresh wood for the fire ; it is actually
freezing in this dull room. How is
your father?" she continued, turning
to me. "Tell me, have you not a
brother? But first come nearer the
fire."
I complied, answering each question.
"Everything is in great disorder
here," she resumed. "The fact is, we
only receive on Thursdays, and, of
course, expected no one to-day."
"I must ask pardon for my intrusion."
I said. "Had I known "
"My dear fellow," she in tempted,
"you are, of course, welcome at any
time. So yon propose to Btndy law.
Well, I happen to know some prominent
men at our bar, and will present you."
I thanked her cordially.
'You will dine with us, will you
not ?" continued Mme. Thibaudier.
"Whv. mamma, we have nothing for
dinner," exclaimed Olympe.
"JIv nephew will excuse all ceremony.
Go order a fire and do not forget the
newspapers. While we are gone you
can look over these books ana amounts,
Adolphe." With these words both dis
appeared.
At last, alter considerable running to
and fro, I was informed that dinner was
prepared, and Olympe waited npon us.
In course of conversation the topic
turned npon public amusements.
"Oh, do let us go to the tneatre, ex
claimed Olympe.
"V hat are they playing? ' asked my
aunt.
At the Opera, Trovatore, I replied.
"Have you ever heard it ?" ques
tioned Mme. Thibaudier.
"I was obliged to confess that I had
not, owing to my Arcadian life,
"Then to the opera we will go. Be
quick, Olympia," added my aunt. "Put
the desert on the taoie, ana wniie mis
is being done yon, my dear fellow, can
run and engage a carriage."
Oh, mamma, let ns first eat the
cream," said Olympe.
I seconded the sueeertion. and the
cream was eaten to the satisfaction of
the party of three, and off I started in
qnest of a carriage.
On my return I found the two ladies
arrayed in exquisite toilets. They were
scarcely recognizable. Olympe looked
as pretty as a picture, and her mother
was equally nne.
We had a delightful evening, I was
charmed with the music, and much
pleased to find that my little companion
had won eeneral attention was, in fact,
the evnosure of all eyes.
After this propitious evening, I often
mtnrned to mv aunts, but seldom saw
Olympe alone. Among those who visited
the house I was surprised to see a cer
tain Monsieur Grumelot received with
every appearance of satisfaction. He
was a man of at least sixty years of age,
fat, bald headed, and short in stature.
determined, if possible, to obtain
some explanation respecting the pro
nounced favor accorded him. The truth
became even apparent to myself. I had
fallen in love with my cousin.
Oae day I fonnd Olympe alone, and
after a few introductory remarks, I
said :
"Answer me frankly, does the life yon
lead render you happy ?"
"What life do you allude to ? she
questioned.
"This hum-drum, monotonous ex
istence, and perpetual round of soirees,
where you meet so many uncongenial
people and not one real friend."
"It is fatigning and uninteresting,
but one must keep up a certain circle,
yon know." . , ,
UOUid yOU no UU. ua""-
where?"
-Who can tell?"
"Suppose, for instance, I continued,
"that one man in particular loved you,
and would devote his existence to you,
would you not sacrifice these empty
pleasures for him ?"
"I understand you," she said, laugh
ingly, "a cottage with plenty of bread
and milk, a heart and life of love.
Whv, how young you are, Adolphe I
"Not as voung as you may imagine ;
I am older than yourself; I am twenty-
OU"Twenty-onc," she repeated with a
smile. . .
"Yes " I sail ; "tell me, can you not
iove me just a little, Olympe?"
"You shall know later. ow, answer
me, how long will it I before you have
completed your studies?"
Three years, at most," I replied.
"I know yon are not rich, so let me
advise you. Should you marry, try to
find a girl with a do. I nld,.n
three years. Xntre nou,l will tell you
l am twenty-one myself. As I have said
I cannot wait so long, and ye ii 1
listened to my heart, it would probably
PrU I exclaimed,
"P. ""now myself
too well. I would grow fV
of deprivation, hen I marrylwu
to have handsometoilets and a carnage.
I must be surrounded bv luxurr. I am
weary with the life I lead, working for
ever, and wearing out my sight and
health. No, my future must promise
and offer better things than the past
Xow. Adolphe, that you know mTTiem
fnd i jours, I will not hesitate to tell
you that in eight days I am to marry
Monsieur Grumelot, and yet I love only
you."
I listened to her in surprise. I could
scracely realize the full meaning of her
words.
"Explain, for heaven's sake," I said ;
"you love me, and yet you marry "
"True, I intend to marry Monsieur
Grumelot."
"Who advises such a step ?"
"My mother."
"But, remember, his years are double
your own," I urged.
"I do not care," she responded
wearily.
"He is deaf," I added.
"So much the better for me,"
"Moreover, stupid."
"So much the worse for him."
"Then his only attration consists in
his fortune."
"Certainly. And now, Adolphe, we
must shake hands and say adieu."
Without another word I left her, and
a length of time elapsed before we met
again. At last I was seized with an ir
repressible desire to see her. On reach
ing the house I entered the parlor un
anounced, and, to my surprise, found
Olympe extended upon the sofa and
weeping bitterly.
"What is the matter?" I inquired
much alarmed at her distress.
"You know the news of course," she
replied.
"I informed her that I did not"
"Then you have not heard that he is
dead ?"
"Dead! Who is dead?" I ques
tioned. "Monsieur Grumelot He died six
days ago from an attack of apoplexy."
"Then, Olympe, you will listen to my
love," I said quickly..
"You do not seem to understand,"
she said, coldly, "that my fortune is
again blank, that I must return to my
misery. The very thonght of it drives
me wild. Why did Providence take
from me a man who was willing to make
me his lawful wife, and give me the
riches I so crave ?"
"Olympe 1" I exclaimed.
"I tell yon," she continued, "poverty
is abhorrent to me. Whatever be the
means held out, honest or not, I will
grasp them, happy to escape, and if I
do wrong, the fault is not mine, for
Heaven deprived me of Grumelot"
I could scarcely believe that my cars
did not deceive me.
"Unhappy girl," I said, "what has so
perverted your heart and mind, and
thus rendered your beauty dangerous to
yourself. "
"Oh ! Adolphe," she replied, weeping
bitterly, "your heart is pure and true,
and your nature too honest to compre
hend thestrangeand cruel waywardness
of mine. Dream on in your own pure
and better lie-of one holier and more
blessed than me, and when tempted to
censure one yon once loved, turn from
bitterness to pity a weakness which is
too often a wretchedness beyond the
hope of redemption."
The words were spoken sternly, there
was a brilliant light in her dark eyes,
and a bright flush covered her pale
cbeeks. Ere I could speak she had
glided from the room, leaving me alone,
with sad thoughts
On the stairs I met Madam Thibau
dier ; she was dressed in deep mourn
ing, a long crape veil enveloped her,
almost hiding her face; but I recognized
her, and learned she had just returned
from the funeral I did not stop to
condole with my aunt, but hurried out
into the air and sunshine, appressed by
my disappointment and anxious to find
relief.
Some weeks passed. I had com
pletely recovered from my infatuation,
and was one day taking my usual pro
menade in the Bois, when I perceived
two ladies at a short distance from me.
Both were conversing in a most lively
manner ; they were seated beneath the
spreading shade of a large tree, and be
side them was an old man of impressive
appearance, Olympe was, if possible,
more beautiful than ever. Her exquisite
profile, brilliant eyes, and small, per
fectly formed mouth, had never seemed
to me more attractive, and I felt ab
surdly weak. For a time I stood and
watched them. Each one that passed
gave her an admiring glance, which she
failed to observe, her entire attention
being given to the old man beside her.
His age I judged to be about seventy
five, but many efforts, painfully ap
parent had been made to disguise the
fact Saddened to witness another
proof of Olympe's follv, I turned away.
The following day t again ocenpied
the same post of observation, and soon
saw Mme. Thibaudier and her danghter;
they were almost immediately joined by
the gentleman. Meeting a friend, I in
quired the name of Olympe's com
panion. "He is the Count de Trancy.a man of
immense wealth, who lives in the Rue
de Gredelle in a grand mansion, with
his name blazoned above the door."
"Is he married " I questioned.
"He is a widower with two children,"
was the repiy. "I have, however, never
seen them with him. At present he is
particularly attractive to those two
iadieswho, perhaps do not know that
he is considered an old roue."
For two weeks I watched Olympe
daily, but resisted the temptation to
join" her. One morning I received a
letter. It ran as follows :
Mr Dear Adophk Congratulate me.
Olympe is about to be married to the
wealthy Count de Tracy. Inclosed you
will find an invitation to the ceremony,
which will take place to-morrow, at the
Church of Saint Clothilda
Your affectionate Arjrr.
Curious to witness the ceremony or
from some motive I would not acknowl
edge even to myself, I went to the
e.hnrch, and found a large crowd of
aristocrats awaiting the arrival of the
bride. At length the organ pealed
forth, the centre doors were thrown
open, and I saw Olympe approaching,
more lovely than the most beautiful of
dreams. Her dress was a mass of the
most exquisite lace and silk. A veil of
the finest texture tell like a cloud
around her, and her small and classio
head was crowned with natural flowers,
nivmne leaned upon the arm of an old
friend, her mother was beside her, and
the Count de Trancy followed. In
passing, my cousin caught sight of me.
and I saw a faint smile of recognition.
She did not speak, but walked firmly
and proudly up to the altar. The cer
emony commenced, the bride and groom
received the holy benediction, and no
longer able to control my agitation, I
rushed from the church, longing for the
silence and seclusion of my own room.
Two days after I learned that Olympe
and her husband had gone to Italy to
pass their honeymoon, and that it was
their intention to winter a Nice the
Count hoping the climate would allevi
ate, if it did not restore his shattered
health. , . ,
I turned my attention to study, eager
to pass a brilliant examination, and
incessant application enabled me to
overcome the return of my past fancy,
and conquer the remembrance of my
foolish love affair.
I visited Provence and saw my
parents and again returned to Paris,
and one year after the marriage of
Olympe Thibaudier, I had tha satisfac
tion of laughing at my folly and her
heartlessness, thanking Providence for
my escape. Xordidmy heart give a throb
when I one day read in the paper the
announcement of the death of the Count
de Trancy ; he had died at Nice. That
same day, a letter, with a huge black
seal and elaborate crest was handed
me. I recognized instantly the arms
of the Trancy family, and opened it
with much curiosity. It contained
these words :
Mr Dear Cousin I returned to Paris
to-diy. My life is saddened by the
death of the Count To see you woud
be a consolation. Come, then to me
in my retirement and believe me now,
as in the past lovingly yours.
Oltvpk, Coc.ntk.ss d Teasct.
In return the wealthy widow received
this answer from me :
Madam The past is dead, and the
ashes scattered by the winds. You
have riches. Your dream is realized.
Mine is yet to come. Farewell.
ADOIiPHS Gcvyin.
The Ghost la Society.
The new ly fashionable manifestation
of that mysterious power, whatever it
be, that lies back of the perplexing
medley culled Spiritualism, is the ap
pearance of spirits dad apparently in
the tiesh and the garments of the flesh;
a phenomenon for the want of a better
word christened materialization. The
little spiritualistic circles all over the
country have leen experiencing keen
delight iu such partial exhibitions at
their seances as the sight and grasp of
warm, heallhy.human hands, no furth
er privilege of appearance having been
accorded any spirit in this country un
til now .at l'hiladelphia.one of the most
remarkable entertainments ever of
fered in this line is oHn to a select, in
vited few at one dollareach. The per
formances are so extraordinary as to
compel attention, especially as, while
they are of the class most sure to cap
tivate the imagination and convert the
credulous, they have yet borne some
tests of scientific examination, an.l
have been largely influential in gain
ing to the liclicf in spitual intercourse
the strong support of Mr. Alfred Kus
sell Wallace, the associate of Darwin,
and other men of close research aud
high reputation in matters of science.
During: the past winter a special in
terest was excited in Ixtudon in a new
power acquired by Florence Cook, a
voung woman who, for some years, has
Ix-cn a medium of rare gifts. While
she lay entranced, in dark clothing and
securely lxmnd, sometimes in a cabi
net, sometimes in an adjoining room, a
female form, barefooted and in white
flowing robes, would suddenly appear
to the waiting spectators in the com
mon parlor of a most prosaic, house.
Fo.' some time, there was no little
skepticism, spiritualists as well as un
liclicvcrs suspecting, from the facts
that the two could not be seen at the
same time, and that the spirit bore a
vagne resemblance to Miss Cook, that
they actually were one and the same
that Miss Cook in some way escaped
her lxmils and aud doffed her dark
rolie for a white one. Finally, there
were scientific tests tried. Valley, the
eminent electrician, by means of a g-al-vanic
battery and cable testing appa
ratus, passed a current through Miss
Cook's lKdy by fastening sovereigns
soldered to wires to her arms; an ap
paratus so delicate that it indicated
every movement. Yet the spirit form
apix-ared, as free as ever, 8xke, wrote
and touched the persons present For
nearly an hour the electric circuit was i
unbroken and Miss Cook was found at
the end in a deep trance. This was
not in the nieili urn's house, but that of
a gentleman of repute, l'rof. Crookes,
a chemist of note and an F. It. S., went
with a phosphorus lamp into a dark
room, accompanied by the spirit, and
there saw and felt Miss Cook, in black
vclTct, while the apparition in white
rolM-8 stood lK-side her. Mrs. Koss
Cliurcli, the novelist, went behind the
curtain at the spirit's invitation,
touched the warm, breathing body of
Florence Cook lying on the floor, and
then placed her hands inside the loose
robe of the "spirit" standing at her
side, felt the heart lcating rapidly le
neath her hand, and testifies that if
this spirit were of "psychic force,"
then psychic force is very like a wo
man. This professed visitant from another
world introduced herself as Katie
King, the daughter of John King, a pi
rate in the days when Kidd sailed the
Spanish main"; and announced that her
truculent papa accompanies her now,
though unable to materialize. She tells
no more of herself, except what she re
veals in her conversation, and that,
though copious enough, is hardly valu
able. After some months of success
ful star performances in London, Katie
announced, one evening, that her mis
sion there was ended, and she should
depart to a higher sphere. That
sphere, it proves, is America, for she
has made her advent iu Philadelphia
ns the familiar spirit of Mrs. Jenny
Holmes, a medium of some distinction.
At Mrs. Holmes' she proves how much
higher our sphere is than that of Lon
don, in that the medium is not bound
and laid in a trance, but gossips and
converses easily with the guests, and
does not, to the casual eye, apiear to
have anything to do with the affair.
Then- is a board partition across one
corner of the room, making a shallow,
triangular cabinet. Suddenly the door
of this recess oiiens, and an indefinite
luminous cloud appears, which grows
into the shape of a young and comely
woman, with dark, waving hair, bright
eyes, a lace scarf on her liead, and
wearing a white rolie in the Greek
fashion, low in the neck and caught at
the shouldeis with a knot, leaving the
arms bare and sleeves flowing. This
bewitching apparition walks, not
glides, around the riMim, touches w ith
her cool, magnetic hand the persons
present kisses a favorite woman now
and then, scats herself (though with
dillicultv) and pours forth a continual
flow of small talk, such as any silly,
flattered damsel, vet in her teens.ruight
do. She takes boqucts, fans, or auy
other trifles offered her, one night, aud
reappears with them, the next Some
times it happens that she does not need
to have the cabinet door shut in order
to vanish; one descrilies how, "while
the door stood wide open, she gradu
ally faded away, seeming to retire
slowly into the depths of a space only
just large enough to hold her at first.
I lie iHMiuiiets. ami an otner materia.
substances alxmt her. disappeared at
the same time, aud, w hen nothing was
left but the hem of her w hite dress
shimmering on the floor, she came
again, seeming to gather herself from
thin air aud to grow, like a foaming
cloud, more and more distinct, until
she again stood in mortal guise."
't in is rue sinrit ntiotocranh no
longer hid in the camera, but revealed
in full presence; this is the shadowy
ghost alive and tangible if it is any
thing spiritual at all. But, after all,
what tests have been appli.nl which
show that t It has been undoubtedly
proved that this Katie King is not
identical with her medium, but has it
lieen proved that she is not a flesh and
blood woman of to-day, dowered with
peculiar gifta,but claiiningthe freedom
of the spirit-realm through mere trick
ery and optical illusion f All who
have attended her receptions testify
that her arms and bands are soft and
warm as any woman's; the audacious
person who seized her in London did
not find her elude his grasp like air.but
struggle with him like a thing of ordi
nary earth; Mrs. Moss-Church felt her
heart beat and passed her hand through
the hair on her head; moreover, when
sne yanisnes.tue uiamonu on tier pretty
throat, the bouquet or fan in her
shapely fingers, vanish also. She dis
appeared iu Ixuidon, to re-appear iu
Philadelpia altout the time it would re
quire to cross the ocean and rest from
the fatigue of the voyage.
And were site really an undying
spirit, there conies the old question,
Cuiltonof She tells nothing of that
infinite realm of spirits she but mo
mentarily quits for these evenings in
society; utters no wise or poetic say
ing, skipping around a drawing-room,
full of keen, childish enjoyment and
buoyancy, addressing one as "stoopid''
another as "nice," tapping old men on
the head and calling them "father,"'
i;i- i r,
or a negro melody sung, displaying
pretty kittenish wavs and babv prat-
tie this is all ! And yet Dr. Child.her
chief apostle in Philadelphia, considers
this "the strongest possible evidence of
the immortality of the soul," and the
venerable Bobert Dale Owen sits
throngh these seances with uplifted
be freed, to share a condition that
furnishes no
than this !
"hujiier rcprat,ve;
Hairaad Ilia l'e.
The Dublin University Magazine, it. language, was employed by John So
a discourse npon human hair, says: bieski, King of Poland, during the
It is not the less useful becanse it is ' s'p?e of Vienna by the Turks in KW-'J,
ornamental It is a bad conductor of as a spy; in which capacity he went
heat, and keeps the head warm in freely through their lilies, penetrated
winter and cold in summer. It wards into the city, and conveyed messages to
off the effect of the sun ; and we find I the besieged, and from them to the re
negroes exposing themselves without lieving army of Poles. After the Turks
head covering to its burning ravs in i were routed they left behind them in
tropical climate without the slightest
injury, and some tribes of wild Arabs,
who wear neither tarboosh nor turban,
are said to rely solely on their bushy
heads of hair as protection against sun
stroke. Tbe moustache ia a natural
respirator, defending the lnngs against
the inhalation of cold and dust. It is
i uiuwmiuu UK aula uuafc. aa o
protection of the face and throat
tinst cold, and is equally in warm
a
against
climates a safeguard for those parts
against excessive heat. The moustache
of blacksmiths show by their color the
dust which they stopped as a natural
respirator, and which, if inhaled,
would have been injurious. The mous
tache is beneficial to those who follow
thj trades of millers, bakers, masons,
to workers in metals, etc Full beards
are said to be a defense against bron
chitis and sore throats. It is asserted
that the sappers and miners of the
French army, who are noted for the
size and beauty of their beards, enjoy
a special immunity from afflictions of
this nature. Tbe growth of hair has
been recommended to persons liable
to take col J easily. The curling nature
of the hair is attributed to a large pro
portion of oily substance, which pre
effect of dampness in destroying the
i.i.l.l.:.: iii -vr :i
vents the absorption of water. The
curl of the hair is well known, but it is
not so well known that the state of the
hair participates in the state of the gen
eral health. In many instances, strong
enrly hair becomes straight if the pos
sessors be out of health and the condi
tion of the hair with them is as great a
test as tne condition of the tongue.
The state of tne hair depends much on
that of the general health. In perfect
health the hair is full, glossy and rich
in its hues, in conseqnence of the ab
sorption from the blood of a nntritive
juice containing its proper proportion
of oily and albuminous alements. In
persons out of health it may lose its
brilliancy of hne, and become I auk
and straight, from the presence of im
perfect jnices ; in others, again, there
may be a total absence of such nutri
tive elements, and the hair constantly
looks faded and dead. Climate exer
cises great influence on the cnrliness of
tbe hair, as may be illustrated in the
difference in this respect between the
natives of the Xortn and of the South.
Aboat Smoking oa Death Red.
A reverend gentleman of Worcester
propounds the connudrum : "Would
you smoke on your death-bed ?" There
is a gallant officer in this city, a gener
al who fairly earned his rank on the
battle held, who admits that be smoKeu
on the bed that he supposed to be his
death-bed, and he attributes his recov
ery to that smoke. Bis arm, shattered
by a ball at uneruousco, or some otner
well-won field of the Mexican war, had
been amputated; but the symptoms
were unfavorable, and the surgeons
plainly intimated that the brave soldier
bad fonght his last battle. As the case
seemed incurable they made no objec
tion to his request of being permitted
to smoke a cigar. Whether it was a
coincidence, or whether, as he insists,
the soothing influence of the tobacco
wrought a beneficial change in his nerv
ous system, he fell into a calm sleep
for the first time in several days, and
from that bonr grew better nntil com
pletely restored to health. Then,
again, there is the well-anthenticated
case of old General Herkimer, who
puffed away at his pipe nntil the life-
blood gushed from the several arteries
of his Teg, torn by a cannon shot. Jso
doubt, sensibly remarks the Xew York
Dailu AV.r. as a rule, people in their
death agonies have no apetite for to-
bacco; but neither as a rule do they
crave for roast beef and plumb pud
ding. As an argument against smoking
the reverend gentleman's remark has
no significance; if it had, it might sug
gest a conclusion quite opposite to tne
Enrpose, for many a dying drunkard on
is death-bed has longed for a glass of
rum.
Burled Alive la m Bird' .el.
There is a bird in Xew Guinea called
the Megapodius, w hich in the sie of
its eggs and its manner of hatching
tltuni nitiuf. jftiwiiltrefl ptranrili-
narv.' It is not larger than one of our
ordinary fowls, but its egjrs are three
inches long by two and a halt in .Uatn-
.-.- It i.w nut. ntteiimt to sit on
by the sun. The mound is made of
sand, loose earth, and sticks and leaves,
which latter by their decay increase the
heat. The mounds are wonderfully
large, being ten feet high and alxmt
sixty feet in circumference at the Ikisc.
The young birds come out at a hole in
the top. The mother birds wait ou the
trees around till their chicks are
hatched, and then each leads off her
own brood. How each knows it own
is a mvstery. The eggs are much
relished by the natives, but not at all
by Europeans. A native oi tape i ora
ventured one day into a nest for egg.
and while he was exploring the hidden
riches of the large mound the upper !
part fell in and he was smothered, lie j
was afterward found in the very act of i
digging-buried alive in a bird a nest.!
them. A colony of birds lav their eirjrs now niuen iHieriieM,n.i mm a u,u im,
together in a large mound, in the hot- how much annoyance! And yet those
test part of the year, from ScptemlK-r who meddle most are very good peo
.t, .i l, ',..m t. 1uli!it-hil . who would not do anr harm for the
V .IA1 ...... ... .
Three cables are now in working order '. put no confidence in others. A man
across the Atlantic, and a fourth, and prone to suspect evil is mostly looking
also a fifth one will soon be laid. One ', ia his neighbor for what he sees in hint
is led to hope that the incidental com-1 self. As to the pure all things are pure,
petition will reduce the rates of trans- even so to the impure all things are
Bitting messages very materially. impure.
Life ia Tirana.
The best cup of coffee to be had in
Europe ia in Vienna, On the principal
'business streets there is a coffee-house
in almost every block; they are not lo-
j cated down in a dark and dingy base
ment, but on the street floor. Beer is
rarely sold in them; wine may be had.
But coffee and cigars, with a newspaper
and a little bread-roll, constitute the
commodities of the place. Sitting
around scores of little metallic or mar
ble tables, within the room or on the
sidewalk, may be seen groups of per
sona, of both sexes, sipping coffee, with
bread atid newsiiaper; and, if the sipper
be of the male persuasion, a cigar is
added to the entertainment The next
establishment may be a beer saloon,
equally filled with persons of both sexes
within and without. The Vienna peo-
i Pie nave a great pencuani lor tamig
their beer or coffee out of doors, under
the shade of a tree or an awning. In
the public parks there are whole acres
of metallic tables placed under the
trees, and thousands of all classes ar-
range themselves around every fair
evening Sunday inclusive, to drink
coffee or beer and a few wine. The
use of coffee in Vienna was first intro-
l.n one Kulczbki a
a. f v iiv t- - a vi
i Constantinople trading company, and
! perfectly familiar with the Turkish
: their camp vast quantities of coffee.
Kulcziski asked for the coffee, and the
privilege of opening a coffee-house in
Vienna, as the reward for his hazard
ous and most valuable service. The
request was granted, and he immedi
ately ojiened a coffee-house and pre
pared the beverage in the Turkish way.
v 1 1 v iv , v . 1 1 . v 1 1 a ui . i '
j The venture proved a success. 1
! citizens soon acquired a taste for it,;i
The
and
from that day to this they have been
the greatest coffee drinkers in Chris
tendom.
Swiss Marriage Lawn.
The Swiss government finds it neces
sary to issue a special proclamation,
bringing to the' notice of all citizens,
and especially of the cantonal adminis
trations, the full bearing of that part of
the revised constitution which deals
with tbe law of marriage. There have
been already, it is stated, numerous
appeals made to the central authority
under this article, which prescribe that
no impediment whatever, founded on
religious considerations, or on sup
posed want of means, is to be pnt in
the way of those "about to marry," and
which forbids any government, tax or
' ff of ? knd on the ceremony. It
i also confers on the wife a share of her
husband's settlement rights in his
parish and canton ; and, imitating the
Scotch law, it legitimatizes children
born before wedlock. Lastly, it renders
legally recognizable marriage contracted
l by Swiss persons anywhere, if it be
I Talid according to the let loci. As
certain cantonial governments have
hitherto refused to recognize any such
marriages when celebrated without
previous sanction from the authorities
of at least the nnsband's canton ; while
others have required caution money
from those who had no real property,
and continue to exact it ever since the
constitution passed ; again, a few ob
ject to acknowledging mixed marriages
except under special ecclesiastical sanc
tion ; they are warned that all such
obstructions are illegal, advised that
any deposits of money received since
the 29 :h of May, when tbe constitution
came into force, should be restored,
and further are informed that a special
law is being prepared designed to carry
out the intentions of the constitutional
act in full detail. As the first decided
interference of the central government
with cantonial practices nnder its new
powers, this proclamation has made a
considerable sensation in certain parts
of Switzerland. Kxcluxnye.
A Good Deed.
Stojies of good deeds and compen
sating fortune are good to tell. They
are pleasant to read, besides, affording
excellent examples to the rising gener
ation. They always happen a long
way off, like the generality of eclipses,
transits and other events of high char
acter, bnt the lesson is all the same,
and we willingly take the narrator's
word as the truty. Osborn went to
California fifteen years ago. He was
one of the unfortunate. He fonnd no
gold and was helplessly sick into the
bargain. A fellow adventurer, who had
struck a lead, thought there was some
thing in the sick man worth saving, so
be tended him, and bronght him out,
and gave him 82oO to buy tools and
find someplace to go to work. The
nurse told his patient he needn't tronble
himself abont the payment and get sick
again from hard work. He could pay
when he had the money to spare. The
two separated. In eighteen months
Osborn sent his nurse 81,250 as inter-
est on friendship, and the other day he
met the old friend who had saved his
life, and handed him a package, with
instructions not to open nntil they sep
arated again. The package contained
a deed for one sixth of a rich silver
mine, which the receiver sold for SS0,
000 cash. St. Louis Republican.
,oiing.
It is not alone in small neighbor
hoods that scandal exclusively op
crates. ( hit in the world it interferes
with a thousand things, causing un
bounded troubles in trade, in friend
ship, in politics, its effects are seenjind
I half the evil of life that one encounters
! is caused bv ; the obtrus;on of some
nana in ins un ih si.h-s iu . h.
much heart-burning is caused by it.
win hi and are ouite shocked at the re
sult which alMiminable interference has
brought nlxiut. Everything is heard to
lie repeated, and snjrcestion are made
by them which become ofterward atlir
mations of 3'our own, that do all man
ner of harm. And yet the meddlers do
not know what the have done. They
nii'lit. indeed, weep with you over
crushed hopes that their very propen
sity has caused, and bear no malice in
their hearts towards anylody; as an
excess of lovinjrness, kick his owner's
and best friend's brains out.
If people would mind ther own linsi-
ness, theie would be less bankruptcy
of comforts in society .and machinery of
life in all Us departments would run
smoothly. m t
vVTmt mnch confidence in such as
"VoiitliK' Column.
Only a Grave.
On'T a lift t'TwlT ffr.
oat on th- h:Ui.l.. .lr-mr.
Only childi-ta tik- bu ,!.
1 cat oui-e mir ma-ic hrre.
On'T a Mother's ait. wl f
I rrr I rN' t the wmtifw pan.
T'ut h Ttii 'hl tli:it ImieN urav,
V, tirre her daruiiff kii bail
ner darting ti!l. tho rnn have j a s, it.
since ulie Uil her awat t re,. :
Anil other bAVeonir but failrd t' fill
1 bat visa m ber acbuut breart.
Bnt utae patiently wait ber fflnromw hime,
lib a oiiule that i- tKti.lr an.l f.'T.I.
A ibe tlr uit or the )1m nt:r.'1v brra
alien abe euure tbe 'llnx'tt bev-'UU.
I have been watching a li tie. fellow
a very little fellow setting np blocks
in long, crooked row?, and then mowing
them down by giving the first one a
very slight push. It is a delightful
experiment to him, and he never can
quite get over wondering at the way one
block knocks over the whole regiment.
It makes me think of so many things
that are being tried every day, and that
always turn out just the same. Xo one
falls down,, or is pushed down, who
does not carry a good many others with
him. whether he means it or not.
I have been going to tell you a story
of a splendid little English boy, very
poor, and witnout fatr.er cr mother,
who wandered away from Cincinnati to !
our little suonroan village, ana crept i
np.iust at dusk, to the lighted win-
A..t . lsnnl bomfl tn listen to
the music insida. He was cold and bnk 8n "mniense amount of it is ye t un
hungrv, and he thought. "These people I harvested, and a heavy rain would do
seem happy-perhaps they will give me ' serious damage. A great diversity of
something to eat." opinion prevails with respect to the
So he told his sad story, and waa i crops m France and Belgium,
taken in and washed and clothed, aud Daring tbe late war, Dr , entering
warmed and fed, and cared for in every j the hospital surgery, met Paddy Doyle,
way. He was so bright and intelligent, the orderly, and asked him which he
so eager to learn, every one said he : considered the most dangerous of the
would make a grand man. Altera while
I . 4.. . 1. t,
a great fruit-farm ; aud letters and ex
cellent reports came back from hiai.
I have been thinking I would tell this
to show how much good a little gene
rous kindness might do. But yesterday
our minister, with a sad face, told the
boys how it had ended : that early
habits and evil influence had carried
the day, and the boy had broken into
his benefactor s house, rifled aud robbed
it, and run away. The minister told
the boys that the worst of it was. that
the boys that the worst of it was, that
this bad boy had robbed all other boys
of their chance of being helped, by
uiukiuk -"!"" ; ot well-bred people.
Jnst like the blocks, yon see : knocking I
down the whole row with the first one. B.iyorJ Taylor, writing from Aber
"I know b vs." said a man, shaking ; deeu, S.-otlaud, speaks thus of the scene
his head ; "they're all alike,
Trust 'em
as far as you can see em !
"Well, I think I know boys." said a
laxly smiling, "and I nd almost all
boys can be trusted, if you come at
them from the right side."
When you do a mean thing, or a
tricky thiup, or a dishonorable thing,
jnst remember that yon are injuring
not only your own character and stand-'
ing, bntthe character of others ; and , ronnded by deep, rich groves, hath truly
every boy in the world has a right to a pleasant seat
to "fconnt fur images. A writer who has flirted with the wo
x,"'e rPrai. j mpn o( i.,raKnaT gays . -Only imagine
. . , yourself about to salute the red lips of
Theke are two stories of famous light-, magnificent little Hebe arrayed in sat-
houses which are worth reni-inherine.
I Smeaton, who bnilt the E ldystone
Light house, ia said to have conceived u,It WItu tJie otner sue draws lortn
the idea of moving his light-hoase to fr"m heT month a brownish-black roll
the rocks from seeing how an onk, nf tobacco quite two inches long, look
which withstood the tempest while all 1 mR il& niouster grub, and then de
around it were torn np, had its roots , posing the savory lozenge on the bnm
firmly grasping a ledge of rock. While of Tonr sombrero, puts np her face and
it was being erected, the workmr n were ! 18 ready for a salute. However, one
seized by a party of French maramlers : 8on g-'ts nsed to this in Paraguay,
and thrown into prison. Bat Louis ; wlure yon are. perforce of custom.
XIV . on hearinir of it., ordered their
prompt release, saying :
"I wage war against England, but
not against mankind."
This was in 1753 ; bnt centnrics be
fore that the Roman writers tell ns of
the famous tower of Boulogne, bniit by
the Emperor Caligula, and cnrefulfv j with considerable danger, as, after the
guarded down to the days of Charle"-; '"P "f tlie Gothic; tower was reached,
magne, lest the lightning should strike ! two ,,aIIs hil1 10 RCIe1 KKb tne
it But they never thought to inquire ! flagstaff. A man named Demane, a
what the great creeping sea, that washed I house painter at Metz lately made tha
against the foundations, was doing, or attempt and brought down the obnox
the litt'.e springs down deep iu the i emblem of French rule, substitn
gronnd, that were mining a wav to the tir? therefor a German flag of black
sea ; and one day the fortress, the light- wbite and red. Previously seven Ger
house, and even the cliff itself, went 1 man' h3'l tried to awomplish the task
down and were swallowed np. That ! l"t two lost their lives and the other
was not the end of it. The city of ; u7e failed.
Boulogne had paid to the owner of the j-ae rt 0 jJeing WOolen, cotton and
soil a yearly rental for the use of his ! s,; mteri als has lieen npidly impro
barren land, which paid better in light i yj,,,. during the last 50 years. New
housts than in any other crop. So now ; pheruical agents have been discovered,
he sned them for damages, since his I an, through them charming colors,
whole farm was gone. The suit went j hitherto unknown have been obtained.
np to the lioyal I'.irliament, whieti in
1C.-I, decreed that the city should pny
the rental of two thousand herrings a
year, or pnt the land back where it was
before. And as they could not easily
rebuild the cliff, they paid the herrings
down to the days of the French Invo
lution. "Yon Told AnorT the Eix." The
Chevalier de la Tour Landy, in a book
of counsel to his danghter, written some
time in the latter half of tue lKu ecu
tnry, thus makes use of
, .
f a magpie m
to it. "I will
j-s, "in regard to
tale which has a moral
tell vou a storv," he say
women who eat dainty morsels in the
absence cf their lords. There was a
lady who had a magpie in a cage, which
talked of everything which it saw done.
Now it happened that the lord of the ;
household preserved a large eel ma,
pond, and kept it very carefully in order
to give it to ome of bis lords, or of his
friends in case they should visit him.
So it happened that the lady said to :
her female attendant that it wonld be
gixid to eat the big eel ; and accordingly
they ate it, anil agreed that they wonld
tell their lord that the otter had e-jten
it. And when the lord returned, the i industrial prouueuon in me wono, aro
magpie began to say to him, 'My lord, j "e leech ponds of Holland. Most of
my lady has eaten the eel." Then the 'hese are owned by a regularly organ
lord went to his pond, and missed the j ned company. The marshes of the
eel ; and he went into the house, and i land, "which if moored to its shore,
asked his wife what had become of it. : nd admirably adapted to the unlimited
She thonght to excuse henelf easilv ; cultivation of the leech, and the trade
bnt be said that he knew all about it, I n t"em is larger than is imagined. A
and that the magpie had told him.
The result was that there was qnarrel-! not a thing to be contemned, erod
ing and trouble in the house ; but when ! a'ein is the town most interested in this
the lord had gone awav, the lady and strange trade, and owns stock in the
her female attendant went to the mag- j company mentioned above to the
pie, and plucked all its feathers from amount of one million florins, and an
its head saying, 'You told abont the ! immense reservoir has been constructed
eel.' And so the magpie was quite i 'Q hich to breed millions ot voracious
bald. But from that time forward leeches, fine brown-black fellows, war
when it saw any people who were bald, ' ranted to hold on like aquatic bulldogs,
or had large foreheads, the magpie said ! The leech deposits its eggs from Hay to
to them, 'Ah I you told about the eeL' " , September in the mud of shallow waters,
! from whence they are taken and trana-
The Dry Rot iu Titan.
make the experiment a prouiaoie una ia
Chalea Dickens said that "The first ! the fact that the demand for leeches
external revelation of the day rot in ; has of late years exceeded the supply,
man is a tendency to lark and lounge ; Tne marches and streams of Central
to be at street corners without intelligi- and Sonthern Europe are nearly ex
ble reason, to be going anywhere when hansted. The Dutch leech is superior
met to be about many places rather ; to the Swedish, which is now most gen
thanany; to do nothing tangible, but i erally used. The American specie
to have an intention of performing a ; used here comes principally, we believe,
number of tangible duties to-morrow or from Pennsylvania, where many hun
the day after. dred thousand are caught annually.
A"iiiieties.
Undertakers' motto Circumstances
alter burial cases.
There is only one way in this world
after all the right way.
A Washington widow who is known
to have 10,0(10 is reported to have re
fused eight offers of marriage from dis
charged clerks in one day and two
nights.
A friend invited Horace Greeley to
call and see him, ending the invitation
with, "If I am not at home yon can al
ways see my wife." "Oh," said the
philosopher, "I don't think it's well to
make a practice of that." And it isn't.
Russia produces annually, 195.000
tons of rUx ; Austria, 45,005 ; France,
40,000 ; Belgium, 20.000; Great Britain,
1S.000 ; Italy, 12.000 ; Bavaria 9,000 ;
Saxony, 3.000 ; other countries, 8,000 ;
the total European productions being
350,(KH) tons. Why is linen so dear ?
While Xew York city has 950,000 in
habitants and 470 places of worship,
Berlin, with a population of ojO.OOO i
! only sixty churches and chapels, yet
; fr the most part costly edifices. In the
United estates there are 72,000 houses of
worship "$,0t0 Protestant and 4,000
ftoman Catholic, or 000 people to a
Church.
A careful review of the fields and mar-
j Kew OI -arope snows an average wneas
' crop in regard to quality and growth;
. mmy cases then in the hospital.
"that, sir, said l'addy as with an in
dicative jerk of the thumb, ha pointed
to where on the table, lay a ease of sur
gical instruments.
The London S'x-claior notes the sin
gular fact that with the increase of cul
ture the ghosts have become as conven
tionally wellhehaved as their surviving
relatives. We no longer hear of ghosts
j pncinK around
j paTinB malicious
bny tU(,T j,ave bee
' ikorl ... ,
in the old fashion,
tricks upon people ;
ar KtfenmA ftldiil anil wall.
' bthave.f a9 a young ladv fresh from a
; e,)BVent school, and make their exits and
Frances with the graceful tang froid
i of Shakespeare's famous tragedy : So
1 much of the old moorlands have been
reclaimed that Mjcheth's witches
would now have some difficulty in find
ing a place to meek From the Gram
pians to the S.dlaw hills the eve detects
no waste or ragged points ; all is culti
vated to the highest pitch of smooth
ness.clcanness. Passing Curnam on the
left, and Dnnsinane on the right, yon
mnM t (;!Am',a n.l th p:wtU
sur-
,a ana n ishing witu diamonds, as ana
puts you back with one delicate hand.
! obliged to Kiss every lady you are in-
troduced to.'
A tri color flag on the summit ot Meta
Cathedral, which had been a constant
eyesore to the Oetraans, was recently
removed, a reward of $75 having been
off -red for the feat, which was attended
But tho use of these agents is not al
ways void of danger, and a proof of this
is the accident which recently befall
Mine. B .one of the artists at the
Theatre Francais. At the close of a
dinner, daring which she had been live
lier and wittier than usual, she sudden
ly turned pale and fell into a deep
swoon. Restoratives were applied
witiiont success, and the guests were
becoming alarmed, when one of them
noticed the toilette worn by the sufferer
a splendid faille train of rich, velvety
a splendid la
BbaJe .
s irilti he
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Struck by the sudden in
had the dress taken off.
soon after recovered ber
senses. Her green dress, dyed by
means of copper oxide, was gimply poia-
orIrT lior llmnttun Tp,n ttmihuiil-
, oa;u, her.
' some vio)et sha(i0 was adopted, and it
beuma tJie fashiou for youug childrea
to wear lon(? stockings of that color,
Tlie p,,,,,. CUI,irt.n all became ill. and
t(ie parents were pnzzled to detect the
tue caase. when some one took into his
head to analize the dye used to color
the stocking, and it was found to con
tain a strong poison.
Among the most singular sources of
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! f erred to artificial ponds, constructed
, expressly to hatch them. What will
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