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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.
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