m III 11 II VII II ill in ill B. F. SCHWEIER, THE COXSTITUTIOir-THE TOIOff-AirD TEE ENTOEOEMEST OF THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XXXII. MIFFLINTOWX, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, .1878. NO. 25. SAILING HOME. The stormy sea behind us raves We're sailing borne ! Wek-ome Uie tnmult of the wave We're sailing borne ! If our good ship her coarse shall keep. We reck not danger of the deep ; The vares leap not as our hearts leap We're sailing home ! Soon we may see our fatherland We're sailing home ! Soon 'mid its well loved hills ma; stand We're sailing home ! Sooa eager heart to heart shall press. After the sea's wide loneliness ; Soon we shall meet the old caress ' - .. We're wiling home ! A a. greet as well, eyes that are dear We're sailing home ! The stormy waves give little cheer But sailing home. Yut if old friends unfaithful be, " Or love keep not its constancy, tetter the darkness in the sea Than sailing home ! Bat ah, we trust that hearts are true When sailing home ; We cherish still the last adieu While sailing home. Then let our ship her swift way keep Amid the dangers of the deep ; Waves leap not as our fond hearts leap We're sailing home ! Adventure With Sepoys. It was a lonesome, dreary spot, not far from the banks of the Ganges, where the military bungalow of Harry Eversly was situated. Built of brick, and coated with white chenani, it appeared to be half smothered amid a thick hedge of prickly pears where snakes and jackal: lurked. The furniture was of the plainest de scription, and well worn at that, but it was all the same to the young but stal wart soldier, who gazed listlessly through the open window, to where the distant grove of teak and pepul trees rcse darkly against the clear blue sky of night, and where the crimson (ire-flies were flashing in and out among the slender shafts of the graceful bam- tK. Harry was a thorough soldier, strong in frame and oool in head.having served with distinction against the Sikhs. But despite his prowess and valor in the Held of Mars, it was reserved for a soft, blue-eyed, golden-haired maiden to van quish the stout heart of the warrior. Harry sighed amid his reverie, emitting a cloud of smoke from his lips as he twined the pliant stem of his hookah around his fingers. The monotonous creak of the punkah and the drowsy hum of the insects amid the shrubs out side proved insufficient to divert his thoughts. Close to his hand lay Lis sword and pistols, for the ominous muttering of the Sepoy rebellion already overshad owed India, and be knew not at what moment the detachment of native troops under his command might turn upon him. Xo European laid his head on the pillow with the certainty of being a live man in the morning, and many a poor fellow lay at night listening with nervous attentiou to the clang of the camp ghurries or gongs, on which the sentinels struck the time, and thought perhaps that each reverberation might be the signal for revolt. Suddenly through the open window of the bungalow a rocket with its glit tering train of sparks was seen to as cend in a fiery arch. In silence the soldier watched the strange signal soar ing into the clear blue sky until it burst, casting a brilliant shower of sparks on every side. A faint murmur like the distant purring of a tiger fell upon the ear, then all was silent as before. The room was full of wavering shad ows, but dimly relieved by the fitful light of the night-lamp, and a slight movement iu the further recesses of the apartment was sufficient for Harry to grasp his ready revolver as he strove to pierce the darkness. For aught he knew a Thug or naked thief, with skin well oiled, might "be lurking in a distant corner, or, per chance, a deadly cobra or hideous hy ena, all of which abounded. Judge, then, of the soldier's aston ishment and sickening anxiety, wheu he beheld the slight form of a graceful native girl, w hom he recognized at once as the ayah or attendant of his affianced bride. " Safru, what brings you hither at this hour? For heaven's sake, speak! Has anything happened to the mem sa hib to Miss Florence, your mistress?" " I come to suve her I love and serve from a terrible fate, and to warn you of your doom, sahib, which already over shadows you with the mantle of death. The mem sahib is destined for the Ra jah of Spain poora, and at midnight your men will join the rebels. The signal, a rocket,has announced that all is ready I can do no more but invoke the aid of Brahma tosave those I love. You must away at once. Siva be thanked, I have been true to my Bait," and with a soft eigh the native maiden disappeared as mysteriously and silently as she had come. For a moment the resolute soldier ap peared paralyzed by the appalling in formation, imparted so suddenly, but bis irresolution was of short duration. With an impetuous exclamation he started to his feet, dashed the hookah from his hand, and glanced stealthily on all sides as he buckled on his arms, to ascertain if his movements were be i ng watched by some dark-skinned spy. But all was silence, and with a rapid glance he satisfied himself that his two Colt's revolveis were capped and ready , for use. ' ; Carefully the young man stole from the bungalow, gliding noiselessly to the outbuilding where his horse was shel tered, and throwing the saddle upon the thorough-bred, ha led the animal along a by-path which opened out upon the highway. Xot a sound proceeded from the can tonment where the treacherous native troops reposed, but the rays of the moon reflected back the glitter of a sentinel's musket as he paced to and fro, all un Feringher loodv veu- was slipping beyond their blood; geance. When at a safe distance from his de tachment, Harry leaped into the saddle. urging his steed forward at the top of ms speed, his breast racked with terri ble apprehensions, as he galloped in the direction of his mistress, Florence Bascom was the only child of Judge Bascom, a widower, who held a high and lucrative position under the Government. He had looked w ith favor upon the growing attachment between hU child and the gallant soldier, for Kversley boasted an ancient lineage that dated back to the Black Prince, A sigh of relief escaped from the lover's lips as the white walls of the Judge's residence came suddenly into view. 1 he tranquil rays of the morn cast a silvery shimmer over the some what fanciful architecture of the villa peeping forth amid a profusion of tama rind aud feathery cocoanut trees which surrounded this luxurious retreat. Securing his horse in the rear of the garden, Harry lost no time in seeking the presence of Florence, whom he found pale and trembling with ill-de nned fears. Her father had been called to Cal cutta unexpectedly on important bust ness, and during his absence the nu merous retinue of Hindoo servants had levanted, leaving her sole inmate of the house. Even her trusted ayah had dis appeared, leaving the poor girl a prey to the most terrible vagaries. In as few words as possible, narry related the strange interview he had held with the native girl in his bunga low, and urged the necessity of instant flight. " We are but a short distance from Calcutta, Florence, and, once there, we will be safe under the broad folds of the Cross of St. Georse. But we have no time to spare. Wandering bands of natives may be lurking near, while my absence, which is more than likely to be discovered, w ill surely in vite pursuit." Even as he was speaking the shrill notes of a trumpet floated to their ears on the still, sultry air. Tis a cavalry trumpet, and close by at that. Come, dearest, we must linger no longer, but fly for our lives. Do not tremble, keep up a brave heart, for no harm shall come to my darling while life and strength is vouchsafed me. Iam good for a score of tiiese nig gers, treacherous rascals that they are !" j Hurrying through the garden, I Harry placed Florence in the saddle, and grasping his bridle rein led ttie nag to the road which stretched along the dusty plain in the direction of the city. A savage shout, a roar of many vol ces, caused Harry to halt in the shade of a clump of trees, while his vigilant eyes caught the reflection and glare of some burning edifice. The Sepovs had commenced their work of rapine and slaughter. Leaping into the saddle with his be trothed in his arms, the soldier gal lop ped forward, hoping soon to place his loved one in a place of security; but the sound of horses' hoofs in his rear, followed by a snvage yell, proclaimed that his movements had been diseov ered. Glancing over his shoulder, he beheld a number of dark mounted forms, the rays of the moon revealing their glis tening accouterments, while the silver facings of their uniforms proclaimed them to be trooper? of the native East India Cavalry. "Courage, Florence, courage," whis pered Harry, as he dug the spurs into the bleeding flanksof his charger. "We shall soon be within sight of the city walls, when aid w ill come to us," but the trembling girl made no reply to her lover's words of hope and comfort, and his face gleamed ghastly white in the light of the moon as he listened to the dull thud of the pursuing steeos. A rattling, ill-directed volley from the carbines of the Sepoys whistled about the fugitives' ears, warning Harry that his savage pursuers were rapidly closing in upon him. He could not hope to escape by flight ; the groan ing of tje overburdened charger was sufficient indication that his powers of endurance had been tested to the ut most, and were on the point of failing altogether. The white stone walls of a villa burst suddeuly upon the despairing eyes of the desperate man, and he determined to seek shelter there as a forlorn hope. Leaping from the saddle, w ith Flor ence in his arms, Harry dashed forward, ascending the front stairs with frantic energy. Iepositing his almost inanimate bur den on the floor, he turned to confront his enemies. One Sowar had outstripped his fel lows in the raee for life and death. Seemingly anxious to distinguish him self, the fellow had dismounted, and, sword in hand, had rushed recklessly after the European. With a show of exultation he dashed through the front door, his uplifted saber floating in the moonlight, while his dark, swarthy countenance glowed with fanatic hate and ferocity. Scarcely had the clanking spurs of the Sowar struck the stairs, when Harry fired, taking deliberate aim, and the Sepoy, without a murmer, fell head long to the floor. '' ' His comrades, who had arrived in time to witness the death of the trooper, Piled the air with shouts of vengeance, at the same time they charged their car bines, but Harry had removed Florence to a less exposed situation. Revolvers in hand, the soldier watch ed the stairway uporrwhich the Sepoys made a simultaneous rush. But the passage-way was narrow, the Sowars, in their headlong eagerness, impeded j each other s progress, while Harry, cool and collected, partially sheltered by the darkness, fired with deliberate aim and deadly effect upon the enraged and baffled murderers. Three of their number lay piled, one above the other, and seized with a sudden panic, the re mainder of the troop precipitately! conscious that the hated j sought shelter, and for a few moments death-like stillness pervaded the de serted villa. The smoke gradually cleared away and once more the moon partially lit up the scene. Taking advantage of the momentary lull, Harry sought the side of bis des tined bride. She had recovered from her faintness, and, although pale, her voice never faltered as she spoke to her lover. She was resigned to her fate hope had died w ithin her, and her lips moved in silent prayer as a sudden fiendish yell from the tigers outside proclaimed that their fertile brains had concocted some new plan by which they hoped to reach the victims who had thus far evaded their grasp. Resuming his post, Harry watched for the slightest demonstration from his wily foes. He could not hope to hold out long against his adversaries. and his stout heart sank within him as he thought over the slim chances of aid or succor from the not far distant city, inepiansoi tne sepoys were soon made manifest, and a shout of exulta tion burst from their hoarse thioats as a mass of blazing fagots was hurled amid the light wooden work of the house. The blinding smoke rose in eddying clouds, compelling Harry to retreat from the post he had defended so well while vivid tongues of flame rapidly spread from point to point, all of which the poor fellow was powerless to avert In vain he attempted to fire through the increasing sheets of flame in hopes to drive the Sepoys from their hiding places. His efforts were all in vain and a groan of anguish burst from his parched throat as a blinding, suffoca ting cloud of smoke compelled him to seek the room where Florence had ta ken refuge. Through the half-open windows puffs of smoke were rolling forth, while the flames with an increasing roar leaped far on high, the yells of the Sepoys echoing above the burning wood as they watched impatiently for a glimpse of their intended victims. Harry, as he felt the scorching heat of the advancing flames, clasped Flor ence in nis arms, retreating as ft.r as possible from the reach of the raging element, while the d.irk. whirling wreaths of smoke enveloped the lovers like the folds of a winding sheet. Sword iu hand, with Florence, calm and resigned, leaning uiion his arm. Harry ciiafed like a tiger at bay as he gazed through the shattered panes of the window. Suddenly the clear notes of a bugle rang out, followed by a sharp word of command. A rattling volley of rifle shots and the ruth of horses fell upon Harry's ear, who leaned eagerly for ward to catch a glimpse of the uew comers. He beheld the lithe forms of the Se poys gliding beyond the range of the flames, closely pursued by stalwart men, whose red jackets pronounced them at once to be his countrymen. With a shout of joy the overjoyed soldier made haste to leave the burn ing ruin which had afforded such friendly shelter. By means of his long military sash and a sheet hastily torn from a bed, he improvised a mode of descent which soon placed them beyond the power of the writhing flames. The officer in command of the rescu ing party was overjoyed wheu he dis covered that through his energy he had been the means of saving two valuable lives. From his post of duty outside the walls of Calcutta he had seen the burning building, heard the firing, and started at once to the rescue. Harry had the pleasure of returning Florence to the arms of her anxious father, who interposed no-objections to Harry's importunities of a speedy mar riage. A brief period of bliss and happiness succeeded, aud then Harry was sum moned to the field where his brother officers were earning renown and glory. At the close of the rebellion the young man had gained both distinction and promotion, while the Victoria cross or naments his breast. Content with the laurels won "at the cannon's mouth," he retired from the army to enjoy with out interruption the society of his beau tiful wife and little ones. A Kuaiaa Foundling Hospital. From the splendor of cathedrals and tha sacred ness of pious relics we turned to an institution of practical charity. Taking a carnage we drove to the foundling hospital, founded by Catha rine the Great, and now supported by the government at an annual outlay of $1,000,000 in gold. It is an immense structure, beautifully situated, and is managed with the regularity of clock work, under the supervision of a medi cal staff and a large corps of female nurses. Xot less than twelve thousand infants are annually admitted, and are retained for four weeks, when they are placed in the care of nurses from the neighboring villages, who receive $1.25 a month for the car of the little ones committed to their charge, under the supervision of the doctor of the district. But this part of the administration of the institution is a mistake, as fifty per cent, of the children die before the age of one year, and only about a quarter of the whole number arrive at maturity. This sad result is attributed to the coarse fare of the peasant nurses and their neglect of thechildren. The children admitted to the hospital are not found in the street, nor are they left at the door of the building, but they are openly brought there either by their mothers or some kind friend.- On the day after its admission the child is bap tised, received into the church and is named after the officiating priest. The infant is then placed in charge of its foster parent, who is the woman that happens to stand, at the moment, at the head of the long procession of peas ant women who are in attendance. The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken. The intellect of a truly wise man Is like a glass it admits the light of hea ven and reflect it. Wind Locomotion on Land It is curious to note that while to the railroads is owing the abandonment of the wind carriage (formerly seen by travelers in China, Spain and Holland) to the same ageucy it now seems likely that its rejuvenation will be due. Wind vehicles are already in use on the long stretches of tracks which extend over the western'prairiea, and the speed at tained is said to rival that of the fast express train. One has been in use cn the Kansas Pacific railroad for the past three years. The vehicle is said to av erage a speed of thirty miles per hour. and, with a strong breeze, to travel at the rate of forty miles an hour. This last speed was reached with the wind right abeam. A distance of eightv- four miles has been passed over in four hours, the car sailing part of this time close hauled and overdisadvantageously curved track. The vehicle has four wheels, each thirty inches in diameter, is six feet in length, and weighs six hundred pounds. The sail has two booms, respectively fourteen and fif teen feet in length, and an area of about eighty-one square feet. The mast is eleven feet high, tapering from four in ches square at the heel to two inches at the truck. It will be obvious that many of the laws applying to the Iceboat ap ply equally well to the sailing car. A little consideration will show that when the latter is sailing at forty miles per hour it is traveling faster than the wind that impels it, and this is constantly the case in iceboat sailing. On the other hand, iceboats always sail best close hauled ; in fact, the sheet is al most constantly kept flat aft. The sail ing car, as stated above, goes fastest with the wind directly on the beam or ide. Of course the differeuce is due to the greater resistance offered by the larger and more elevated surfaces of the car body and its occupants, and to the friction of the axle journals, w hich probably, under ordinary conditions, is sufficient to prevent the sailing car ever attaining the iceboat s speed. The Dead Alive. During the Chartist riots in 1340, James Binn was arrested for murder and lodged iu Lancaster Jail, Ireland. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged. Before the last sentence of the law was executed, he made a confession of many crimes, and among the rest of his exploits as a professional body-snatcher, in which business he had been engaged for many years, the following facts were elicited : In July, 1820, he was living in Bel fast, having fled from England to es cape punishment for his offenses. He had done several small jobs in Belfast tor the doctors, and on the night of July 20, in the year named, a well- known physician of Belfast sent for him and to)d him that he bad a very delicate piece of work for him to per form. A Mrs. Bell, a lady of great beauty, and the wife of a rich proprie tor, had just died of a very peculiar disease, and the doctor and his associ ates desired the body to investigate the cause oi death. 1 he doctor paid luui so much money down, aud dispatched m to Kilmare with such instructions as were necessary, lie was to secure the corpse, and a coach would be ready at the church-yard gate in which there would be two assistants who would be ready to help him at a given signal. He went to Kilmare on the day of the funeral at which he was present, He examined the lock on the door of the vault aud was satisfied that he could easily remove it. At midnight he went to the churchyard armed with a wrench, a pair of shears, and a pick lock. First satisfying himself that the coach was in waiting he entered the graveyard and proceeded to the vault. The night was d.irk and the rain was falling. Creeping up by the side of the church, he approached the tomb of the Bell family. To his surprise he saw that the door was open, aud a faint ight burning inside. Stealthily draw ing near he glanced in. He saw the coffin lying along the marble slab, and n front of it a woman was standing. A second glance showed him that the wo man was at work trying to remov a ring from the fingers of the dead. A sudden thought struck him, and crouch- ng down he reached in at the door and with his shear which he had brought to rid the corpse of its cumbersome shroud, he ci. piece from the skirt of the woman' dress and retired unob served. As he remained for an instant peering into the strange scene, to his horror and astonishn ent he saw the corpse arise and raise the hand which the woman was apparently in the act of putting to her mouth. The woman gave a shiiek, rushed through the door, and fled, leaving the lamp burning on the floor. The body-snatchr guessed at once at the woman's design, and, impressed with the conviction that she was a per son aDove tne ordinary ranK, - ne re solved to follow and see where she went to. He had no difficulty in tracking the rapidly retreating figure. It passed out of the church-yard at a small wicket on the north side of the church, and entered the parsonage. Satisfied that he possessed an impor tant secret, out of which he could make money, he returned to the vault. The ght was still burning, and he signalled the men in waiting. They were soon on the spot, but on entering the vault they discovered, to their utter amaze ment, that the coffin was empty. The body-snatcher kept his secret. and the mysterious disappearance of the body was a matter of unmixed sur prise. Extinguishing the lamp, the men quit the churchyard; the body- snatcher returning to his quarters at a small inn, and the assistants going back to Belfast in the carriage. The next morning the news of Mrs. Bell's restoration to lite was abroad In the town. The body-snatcher lingered in the neighborhood until he ascertained that the clergyman had quitted home for a friend's house. It was with some difficulty tbathe obtained an interview, as the domestics informed him that the lady was indisposed and confined to her room. . My business," he said, "is of very great importance, and it Is absolutely necessary that I should see her." After the lapse of half an hour, a mid die-aged, hanusomc, stately lady en tered the parlor, and, gazing with con siderable dignity at her visitor, said "What is your business with me, sir?" "Let me shut the door, ma'am," he said, and, quickly stepping behind the lady, closed the door. "I think we have met before, ma'am,' he said, in a firm but respectful tone. "Sir !" the lady, exclaimed, in offen ded accents. "I am sure we . have met before ma'am," the man said. "You are mistaken, sir," the lady re plied, "utterly mistaken, sir ; you would oblige me by quitting the house imme diately." "You forgot last night, ma'am, In the vault," the man said, in a low tone. The cheek of the lady evidently blanched, and she gave a gasp for breath. Instantly recovering herself, she said : I don't understand you sir. You are laboring under a mistake. "Well, I may be," the man replied; that's a fact. But my impression was that I saw you last night in the vault when you were trying to remove the ring from the finger of what you supposed to be a corpse." The lady had sunk into a chair, and was deadly pale. By a powerful effort she overcame her momentary weakness: and said in strong tones : I don't know, sir, what you speak of. You are either laboring under a mistake or you are a lunatic." Do you happen to have a dress like this, ma'am?" the man asked, drawing from his pocket the piece which he had cut from the dress of the eccupant of the vault the night before. The lady's lips grew white and dry. She tried to speak, but her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth, and ut terance was impossible. "I am reasonable, madam," the man said ; "I know your secret, but I will keep it if you will make it worth my while." How much do you require!" the lady asked, acquiring the power of speech by a great effort. Twenty pounds down will satisfy me for the present," the man said, "and more at another time when I need it." ine money was paid, and within a month the man returned and demanded more. The lady had evidently revealed the story of her disgrace and crime to her husband, for he paid the money. and soon after resigned his Uving and retired to England. An Ofltce-Seeker'e islander. A good story is told of Mr. Scranton. of Madison, the ex-president of the old Shore Line Railroad. In a train that was on the way to Xew-London, a short time ago. Governor Hubbard was a pas senger. Ills excellency sat quietly reading a newspaper. In a seat on the other side of the car, and at the rear of the Governor, sat our old friend Clark, of Chester, and Mr. S. H. Scranton, of Madison. The former, who bad just been using his hapdkerchief, said to Mr. Scranton, with a slight flirt of the haadkerchlef in the intended direction, Thai's Governor Hubbard." "Is it, Indeed?" said Scranton; "I've been waiting to see him, and get acquainted with him; and I'll speak to him." Whereupon Mr. S. quietly went three seats ahead and addressed Railroad Commissioner Arnold, of Haddam : "Good morning, Governor Hubbard ; I've been waiting to make your ac quaintance; 1 am S. H. Scranton, of Madison." Mr. Arnold stared, but bowed ; and his new friend proceeded : "The fact is. Governor, I'm about as much of a Democrat as a Republican ; I vote to suit myself. I've been think ing, Governor, that I would like an ap pointment on the Railroad Commission, and if you can fill the next vacancy with my appointment I would feel much gratified." Mr. Arnold bowed again. "The fact Is, Governor," his new ac quaintance proceeded, "the truth is, the present commission don't practically amount to much, especially Arnold. He ain't worth a row of pins. He just goes over the road, take up a tie, here and there, glances at the bridge timbers, perhaps, and is off again. What does such an examination amount to? Xow if I get his place I'll promise you there shall be real service rendered. I'm a practical railroad man." Mr. Arnold, being now fully con vinced of the real situation, blandly bowed again a sort of bow of encour agement and said he'd think It over; and Mr. Scranton went back, wel pleased at the prospect. It Is said the story would never have got out but for the fun-enjoying Clark. Market Gardening about Paris. There are over 6,000 men, women and children engaged In growing early asparagus, lettuce, carrots and the like, in and around Paris. The rent of the land varies from $180 to $240 per acre, according to situation and Irrigation plant. These market gardens are of comparatively small dimensions, and vary from 1 to 2J, acres in extent. Taking the smaller size, the plant necessary to carry on business, costs nearly $2,5C0 including large and small bell gUsses, straw mats, glazed lights, frames, tools, baskets, horse, cart and other necessary materials. The regular workmen, It is said, earn an average pay of about forty cents a day, with board and lodging, all the year round. Extra men receive about seven cents per hour, women five cents. Most of the men come from others sections, not so much for the sake of the wages, which are low for France, bnt in order to learn a business which they can turn to profitable account when they re turn to their home after two or three yean service. The Emperor of Austria has placed Miramar at the disposal of Pope Leo XIII., during the summer heats. It is a castellated villa, about three miles from Trieste, and is built on the ex treme verge of a cliff, rising sheer to considerable height above the sea. The London Echo describes it as having the decided advantage in picturesque beau ty over the old Papal retreat at Castle Gindolfo. From the top of the square turret the eye takes in the whole pano rama of the Gulf to Trieste. In the background rise the curious peaks of the Dolomite Chain, and on the right the imposing masses of theFriuli Alps, while at their base, dotting the coast line as it travels away to the misty La goons of Venice in the far horizon, are numerous towns and hamlets that have played their part in bygone days. The most celebrated is Aquilela, the seat of numerous Ecclesiastical Councils ; the scene of Cu-ur de Lion's shipwreck on his return from Palestine, and whose fugitive citizens; after Attila's devas tating visitation, founded Venice Bright and peaceful as the villa looks under its Italian sky and in its flower- perfumed atmosphere, sad memories haunt its hearths and gables. The rooms are full of associations and mementoes of the once happy couple that tenant ed them, before they forsook their Eden with the vain hope of revivicg the em pire of the Montezumas. As the miud of the visitor wander away to the past, the scent of the citron seems to change to a sulphurous whiff ef that tragic val ley at Queretaro, and the cry of the sea birds to the waitings of that poor, mad, lonely, and widowed Princess in her seclusion at Lacken. Miramar, with its sad traditions, will scarcely form a cheerful summer retreat for a contem plative Pope, but Leo XIII is said to have taken the Emperor's offer into consideration. Shoeing the Horse. We have frequently referred to the correct principle of horse-shoeing; but there are many matters of detail that, if overlooked, will spoil the best of principles ever laid down. The nails should be quite small, and driven in more gently than is the custom. There is no reason why the smith should strike a blow at the little nail-head as strong as he would deliver at the head ofa spike in an oak-beam. The hoof of the horse is not au oak stick, and the delicately-pointed and slenderly headed nail is not a wrought iron spike ; and you will see the nailer whack away at them as if it was a matter of life and death to get them entireljr set in at two blows of the hammer. Insist that the driver shall drive his nails slowly and steadily, ii.stcad of usinr violence. In this case, if his nail is badly pointed and gets out of the proper line of di rection, no great injury is done It can be withdrawn, anil a new one substitu ted, without harm having been done the foot. But the swift, blind and vio lent way prevents all such care, and ex poses the horse to temporary if not per manent injury. Gentleness should be exercised in cliaching the nail. Xever allow a smith to touch a raso to the outer surface of the hoof. Nature has covered it with a thin filament or en amel, the object of which is to protect the inner membrane and fibre from exposure to water or atmosphere. This enamel is exactly what nature puts on the surface of your finger-nail. I'nder no circumstances should it ever be touched. It it is removed, nature will be wickedly deprived of her needed covering, and cruelly left exposed to the elements. Life In Curaeua. The next morning we began our sight seeing and festival life. First, a visit to the Dutch man-of-war Von Galen ; and in the evening a dinner-party, to which we were invited out of courtesy to our captain and his wife, who were friends of the hostess. It was as per fectly served as any entertainment in Xew York, and there were sixteen courses and six kinds of wine; green turtle soup, pie of green turtle baked in its own shell (these dainties being such a favorite food with the gentry that sup plies of the creatures, caught among the reefs and coves -f some of the is lands, are kept in tanks and reservoirs ready for use), redfish, meat, game and fresh vegetables in endless variety, all served from . a side-table by colored waiters. In the centre of the table was a pyramid three feet high of the deli cious flowers of the island, on each side the musk and water melons, and a pro fusion of fruits of whose names I had heard, but which I had never seen be fore, luscious and fragrant, preserved fruits, jellies, marmalades, French con fectionery aud ornamental cakes: then to end the repast, cheese, coffee, li quors and cigars; after which we lis tened to some music by a young lady from Venezuela. We visited a Curacoa house. As we entered the door we were in a sort of enclosed piazza running the whole width ; beyond was the dancing-room, with three arched doorways: out of that the spacious dining-room; back of that, the servants' quarters; on the second floor, four large square rooms. Xo carpets anywhere, but floors of hand some hard woods, and ceilings painted white; no windows, but sashes with green blinds. In ail of the apartments, as well as in the gallery, as the hall was called, were massive crystal chan deliers holding wax candles, with slen der cut-glass tubes to protect the flame, and there were side-lights in the same style. The furniture in this and all the houses we visited was of solid ma hogany, and very massive, especially the wardrobes, on which the locks are silver. At the right, in the entrance hall, was a large mahogany bracket, on which hung, flat side to the wail, a curious great urn of strangely-colored, foreign-looking ware, with a faucet, and underneath a basin, likewise flat sided ; and banging by it a towel. Af ter meals we all went and used this ba sin, instead of finger-glasses a custom in all the houses and of Dutch origin. Our tide were often at sunset, over the cliffs, and at that hour the gor- geousness of the coloring overland and sea was something of brilliancy and splendor which our latitude knows nothing of the bath of liquid light va rying from delicate green to all the shades of flame-color, and against thi sumptuousness of hue Fort Xassau, standing out grimly from the hill-top, the sharp peaks of Mount Tafelberg, San Kliege, San Hierouvnius and 3an Christopher, jagged and dark on the same blazing background, while away In front gleamed the waters of the Schattargat with its dots of green islets The roads were fine, iu some places cut into the solid green stone, and by the sides, at convenient intervals, were cir cular limestone benches with steps and backs, resting-places for the travelers on foot. At that hour we often met a line of donkeys laden with panniers, negroes leading the animals, and always in advance one donkey more heavily laden than the rest, with not only the huge pannier on each side, but with a negro woman riding man-fashion on his neck, ith a tray on her head and a pipe in her mouth aud of all the curi ous sights In Curaeoa or anywhere else this was the queerest. The roads were hedged with cactus with the pas- ion-flower twining about its huge, prickly arms. The cactus was just in bud, about ready to burst into the showy pink and yellow or white flowers which on an inferior scale we often see in our conservatories at the Xorth. At one of the summer houses called "Hojm?" we passed several days, shar ing the wonderful hospitalty character istic of the islanders. The meals and entertainments were almost in excess, cofl'ee being served at eiirht o'clock. breakfast at eleven, an elaborate dinner at five; while at intervals all through the day wine, ale and cakes were passed around. On this estate was an exten sive orchard, where grew in great luxu riance all the fruits of the island ; aud here we saw in perfection the tamarind tree, cocoanut, mango, date, cashaw, olive, orange, fig, lime, papa w, banana, soursop, canapa and mespel, trees all of immense size, in flower and fruit, or both. Here, too, were fine mahogany trees and curious flowers and plants without number.'among them the para site which bears a little scarlet pea with a black spot, which all children are fa miliar with as the "Black-eyed Susan," growing in a pod with four compart ments. The source of revenue of the estate was the aloe, of which several :icres were under cultivation, the paste," as the people here call it, pre pared from the juices, being exported to England for medicinal purposes. The servants' quarters were a cluster of mud houses, covered with thatch, not far back of the mansion ; and the black children swarmed in the courtyard and made themselves at home in every pait of the grounds. Until the age of eight they go without any clothing; after that they attain to the dignity of a sin gle garment, which is all they possess until the taste for finery leads them to add some gay, light upjer dress, and theatrical-looking boots, perhaps. Adventure with u Orang-outang. An orang-outang fully seven feet high was discovered by the company of a merchant ship, at a place called Ram boon, on the northwest coast of Sum atra, on a spot where there were few trees and little cultivated ground. "It was evident tha" he had come from a distance, for his legs were covered with mud up to h i knees, and the natives were unacquainted with him. On the approach of the boat's crew he came down from the tree in which he was dis covered, and made for a clump at some distance; exhibiting, as he moved, the appearance of a tall, man-like figure, covered with shilling brown hair, walk ing erect, with a waddling gait, but sometimes accelerating his motion with bis ham's, and occasionally impelling himself forward with the bough of a tree. His motion on the ground was evidently not his natural mode of pro gression, for, even when assisted by his hands and the bough, it was slow and vacillating; it was necessary to see him among the trees to estimate his strength and agility. On being driven to a small clump, he gained by one spring a very lofty branch, and bounded from one branch to another with the swiftness of a common monkey; bis progress being as rapid as that of a swift horse. After receiving five balls hisexertions relaxed, and, reclining exhausted against a branch, he vomited a quantity of blood. The ammunition of the hunters being by this time exhausted, they were obliged to fell the tree in order to ob tain him ; but what was their surprise to see him, as the tree was falling, effect his retreat to another, with seemingly undiminished vigor ! In fact, they were obliged to cut down all the trees before they could force him to combat his ene mies on the ground, and when finally overpowered by numbers, and nearly In a dying state, he seized a spear made of supple wood, which would have with stood the strength of the stoutest man, and broke it like a reed. It was stated. by those who aided in his death, that the human-like expression of bis counte nance, and his piteous manner of plac ing his hands on his wounds, distressed their feelings so as to almost make them question the nature of the act they were committing, He was seven feet high, with a broad, expanded chest and nar row waist. HU chin was fringed with a beard that curled on each side, and formed an ornamental rather than a frightful appendage to his visage. His arms were long, even in proportion to his height, but his legs were much shorter. Upon the whole, he was a wonderful beast to behold, and there was more about him to excite amazement than fear. His hair was smooth and glossy, and his whole appearance show ed him to be in the full vigor of youth and strength." The Congregational church 'In Xewtnn, Mass., resolved to reduce the pastor's salary from $4,009 to $3,000, whereupon he announced from the pul pit that be would not submit to a cent o ' decrease. A Remarkable Career. ' The following remarkable sketch of the career of Lieutenant De Rudio of Custer's old Seventh Cavalry, now sta tioned at Bismarck, W. T., is told by a Bismarck correspondent of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. De Rudio is the man who with Sergeant O'Xiel had such a marvellous two days experience in the midst of the hostile Sioux two years ago, keeping them at bay from cover with a repeating rifle for hours; then travelling through their country for two days without food knowledge of their situation. De Rudio was origi nally au officer in the Austrian army, but was expelled and exiled for sym pathy with the oppressed Italians. Louis Xapoleon had belonged to the Italian association of patriots, had proven a traitor, and was then, in lSi, in the way of a successful political revolution. His death would turn all Europe topsy-turvy, and give the op pressed a hearing. On the 10th of Jan uary, 1S08, De Rudio dropped into Paris. He was there by appointment. He was a fellow conspirator of Felice Orsini. It was planned that the Emperor should die at one of his grand balls, at the hand of a guest's dagger. De Rudio called that ignoble, assassination, crim inal. He said: "Kill him when he is surrounded by his lancers in the public street, when he has every guard thrown around his imperial person!" The plot was changed, and the now histori cal scene of January 14, 1853, followed. De Rudio's book gives a picture of the drama in front of the Grand Opera House that is remarkably distinct. There were Ave hand grenades, or bombshells, to be thrown three into the royal carriage and one some distance In front and one in the rear, to keep back the crowd until the con-pirators were sure of their work and escape. The Em peror's carriage, with the En.pt ror and Empress Eugenie in it, approached the grand stairway of the opera house through a file of lancers on either side. De Rudio says he was standing immedi ately behind the soldiers when the car riage came up, watching the conspira tor who was commissioned to throw the first grenade. When he saw his arm make a curve through the air, De Rudio dropped to the ground, quick as the explosion occurred he raited him self up and tossed his grenade over the heads of the lancers, and again dropped, waiting for Orsini to throw the third one; hut Orsini was blinded by the smoke from De Rudio's shell and wounded in the head; this miss of Or sini kept the conspirators from throw ing their grenades until it was too late, one more was thrown out of its order. De Rudio's shell fell uuder the front wheels, killing the horses, the coach man, aud tearing out the whole sido of the carriage. There was the wildest dismay. It was an attack in the dark. The lancers fell back, the crowd scat tered, the horses plunged to the right and left and confusion confounded reigned supreme. De Rudio's design was to dash through the lancers aud finish HU Majesty with a dagger if the grenades failed. Orsini's blindness pre vented the execution of that part ot the plot. De Rudio knew that his own life was worth nothing if he broke for the carriage before the third grenade was thrown. He, therefore, waited uui.il the third explosion occurred. The de lay iu delivering it, and the fact that It was thrown by the fourth man instead of the third, demoralized the working of the plot and gave the lancers time to rally aud surround the carriage. De Rudio saw that personal knowledge of the Emperor'sdeath was impossible at lhaS time. He withdrew from the scene. There had been several killed, aud any amount of consternation cre ated, and our conspirator was pretty well satisfied that the object of his at tack was dead. He rapidly realized that all Paris was startled, and before sunrise all France would be. It was a night of terror in the city. The extent of the conspiracy was a secret to all ex cept the conspirators. There was univer sal dread of all the possibilities of a commune. During the nigh: there were 54 killed and 117 wounded. The storm passed, and the Emperor and Empress remained unharmed. At 3 o'clock in the morning De Rudio was arrested at his lodgings. A roommate and fellow conspirator, Pieri, had been arrested, and, upon his relations with De Rudio, the latter was suspicioned and brought before the Judge of In structions for a preliminary hearing. The plot covered that contingency, and in a few minntes De Rudio proved an alibi and was discharged. He was sub sequently rearrested, sentenced to the guillotine, aud his sentence was only commuted on the scaffold steps. He was then sentenced to the Frenca penal settlement in Guinea. Africa, from which he escaped to America, where where he joined the United States reg ular army. Short-Sight. Short-sightedness depends upon an elongation of the glogo of the eye from before backwards, and it is moulded iu this faulty form In the following way. When children or young adults are engaged mtny hours daily in close work wirti bad light or imperfect type, the eye is constantly strained in the effort to see, the internal blood vessels become seriously congested, and in time exude a portion of their more fluid con tents; the outer coat of the ball, tender and dilatable in youth, gives way at its weakest spot posteriorly. The contents of the globe are permanently increased, and the eyeball, instead of a sphere, comes in time to resemble an egg la form, being thus unduly elongated, the rays of light which proceed from dis taut objects are brought to a focus In front of the retina instead of upon it, and in order to focus them on the proper spot, It is necessary to cause them to d' verge before striking the eye ball by the interposition of a concave lens. Greece contain l,60ii,U00 people, an increase of 1,000,000 since her indepen dence. V
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