j i ! ill ! ' 1 I! ;!! J I ;n ! ' ' ' I i t , i . THE CONSTITUTION THE U5I05-AHD THE EH0E0E3IEIT OP THE LAWS. TMiior nnl "Propria or. B. F. SCHWEIER, k t t MIFFLIXTOWX, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA., 'WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2G. 1S78. NO. 2G. VOL. XXXII. ' ' " ,, I" j 1''' TEE EIGHTS OF WOME!. The rights of women, what an they ? The nght to labor, 1ot and prey. The right to weep when other weep. The right to wake when other Bleep. The ruht to dry the falling tear. The right to qntU the rising fear : The ru-ht to emoothe the brow of care. And whisper comfort to despair. The risht to waMi the parting breath. To sooth aud cheer the bed of death. The right when earthly hopes all fail. To point to that within the TaiL The right the wanderer to reclaim. And win tlie tout from path of shame ; The ripht to comfort and to blew The widow and the fatherless. The rteht the lit le ones to guide. In simple faith to H;m who died ; With earuest love and gentle praise To bices and cheer their youthful days. The rvbt to live for those we love. Toe rinht to ie that love to prove ; The tiht to brighten earthly home With pleasant smiles and gentle tones. Are these thy Tights ? then one them well; Thv talent influenee none can tell ; I ; these are thine why ask for more Tbou hast enough to answer for. The Gilt Mask. Two young nobleman were seated on The piaza of a palace in Seville. What you tell ine, Eustace," said t tie el-ler. "i sufficiently romantic to have riiii!ite-l in the brain of the Knight of la Matu-ha." Ye: you know how t have leen me of the favored suitors of Blanche I.a Meda, the handsomest and w ildest woman in Seville. 1 thought my heart a given up to her but the mvsteri ous mask I encountered at the Duke's hall charmed ine." Faithful Eustace!" cried his com panion, laoghing. Doubtless you adore lioth Blanche and her rival, w ho refused to show her fa -. "lis hard to choose, I tear." It would so appear, for yesterday 1 received a note warning ine that I had incurred the hatred of Lady Blanche, am! that I must. lie on guard against as--a-sins. East night, as was return ing home, on passing under the piazza of the Marquis D'Almoute. au assassin -prang from licliind a pillar, and would undoubtedly have murdered me had not a slight, boy-like figure interiiosed to ward off the Idow. The cowardly villain then fled, hut when I turned to thank iiiv deliverer she had fled." "She?" " Yes ; for, though I got but a mo mentary glimpse of her, yet the shajie of the figure, and the long tresses which had fallen from beneath the cap she wore, convinced ine t'.iat I had been saved by a woman. Although the note I had received was unsigned, yet it w as w ritten in a delicate female hand. Can I doubt that my savior and the mask are one?"' Well, then your course is plain. Discover your inamorata, and if she is worthy of you marry her. It is plain that she loves you." "It is impossible; the estates of the De Leons and the Del Monte join to gether. The Marquis Del Monte has a daughter Maria, said to be very beauti ful, but I have not seen her for years, lu early life we were betrothed, and our marriage is inevitable." Fernando remained buried in deep thought for a few minutes. At length he said : 'Eustace, you must crush this strange attachment lor one whom you have never seen. Your honor is pledged, and vou must wed this Maria De) Monte. To avoid temptation you must quit Seville. A month's absence will efface the memory of this unknown, who is doubtless some Intriguing ad venturer. I will accompany you on a visit to vonr father's estate. Let us leave to-morrow." Your counsel is hard, Fernando, said Eustace, with emotion, "but I feel it is for the best. I will even do as you sav." Xhe next day. to the great surprise of the good people of Seville, the gayest young gallants in town, Eustace Ie I.eon and Fernando D Artois hail imi.e:ired. A couple of imrs ride, and Eustace was once more domiciled beneath the roof of hi forefathers, to the great d. light of the Count. The latter also cordially welcomed the friend of his son. The Marquis Del Monte called over during the morning, aud was sur l.rlsed and pleased to meet Eustace. After dinner Eustace accompanied the Marquis to visit his betrothed. The old gentleman, after conducting him to the entrance of her boudoir, merely raid : "Maria, vour old plat-mate, Entnee lie Leon." and pushing him in, retired, leaving the young folks to their I M Maria was engaged in embroidery when she w as so unceremoniously dis turb.!. She arose and bowed rather coldly to Eustace, saying:' " A fair evening, Senor." As Eu.-tace gazed uion the lovely girl he fell madly and desperately in love, and all thoughts of Lady Blanche and the strange mask quitted his minu, as w ith trembling limbs he sank on his knees and declared his passion ' .r T-on sure" reidied she, mis- j chievously, "that you love me as miicti as you say '. "Can vou doubt me?" he asked. " But Lady Blanche La Meda! I it possible that you have already forgot ten her ? That argues ill for your con stancv." " Pshiw," Maria, I know not where rou learned of my flirtation with Blanche; but be assured that she is not the kind of person I could lore. "Well, I believe you, Eustace; but there is still snolhcr." "Xay, there you w rong me," said Eustace, decidedly. " Oh, faithless one !" she exclaimed, with a mischievous laugh ; " then you have already forgotten your inamorata and preserver, the mask?" Eustace blushed as he replied : I see you have heard of tot foolish attachment for one whose face I have never peen. But Maria, although I was fascinated by th air of mystery which surrounded her, I have never yet felt toward any female the same tender attachment I have for you." What need to further pry into the se crets of the young couple? .Suffice it that w hen they separated Eustace had Maria's promise that the happy day should not lie far distant; but as lie rode home he w as very deeply puzzled to know- how the had discovered his former jieceadillos. A few days after Maria took a fancy to spending a few weeks in Seville. As her will was virtually law, it was not long ere the De Leons and Del Montes were ensconced iu their town resi dence. A few days after their arrival there was a brilliant masquerade to be given. Maria expressed a w ish to attend, and Eustace tillered to accompany her; but her reply was that her father would accompany her; and that she would defy him to recognize her. He declared it to be impossible, and in return deter mined to disguise himself so as to pre vent detection. Well, the eventful night came, and Eutace w as there early. Earnestly he searched the room w ith his eyes, but although there were pretty girls in ev ery disguise, he could nowhere behold the graceful form of his beloved. It was late; the guests had all arrived, and Eustace feared that something had deterred Maria from attending. He was about to leave the saloon when a French Shcperdess, a new arrival, brushed by him, attracting his atten tion. Her mask was a peculiar one, differeut from the black : ml whi'e usu ally worn. It was a gilt one, lieauti fully chased, and in the corner of the forehead contained a small silver star. It was the mask of the unknown, w ho had once saved hi life. His strange affection for her suddenly returned, and forgetting his anxiety about Maria, he hastened to her side and mm led her to the dance. She conversed freely with him, though evidently in an assumed tone, still he thought at times that her voice w as strangely familiar. After the dance the Mask excused herself for a moment and retired to an ante-room. Eustace waited for some time patiently for her to appear, but at length a thought struck him, and he hastily entered. The only occupant was a Greek Fisher Girl, w hose feature were hidden by a white silk mask. " My good girl," said he, can you tell me hich way a little French Shep herdess t.Kik ':" "Senor De Leon seem to take a strange interest in that mysterious mask of his," was thesomew hat bitter reply. " Maria?" exclaimed Eustace, aston- shed, you here?' 'Ave: vou might have found me sooner had not vour eves been dazzled by the gilt mask."' assure vou. Maria, that I searched earnestly for vou.' "It is of little consequence," she re- died coldly. " 1 iuut go now. I shall be happy to hear your excuses at some future iieriod: at oreseut adois! and she was gone ere he could reply. Eustace sat down, feeling very mise rable. His conduct was a sort of mys tery to himself. While he felt that he lved Maria as well as man ever loved woman, yet once in the presence of the Mask and he had eyes or ears for none else. He came to the conclusion that he was the most fale and tickle of hi sex; and while in this enviable state of mind he sought his hat and cloak and ieft the saloon. As lie was about leaving the room a hand was laid upou his arm, aud turn ing, he beheld the gilt mask this time .overing the features of the same boy who had before saved his lite. The mask thrust a note in his hand aud then disanncared in the crowd. The note ran as follows : " If the Senor is reallv anxious to solve the mystery of one he pretends to care tor. ne snail oe graiiueu. jci n.ui call to-morrow at the old Palais de lloi and ho will theu discover who is INK .MASK." Eustace re-read the note, and as he was driven home he determined he would fathom the mystery which en circled the Mask. Accordingly the next morning found him at the t pointed locality. He w as conducted by very ancient housekeeper to a oour- doir. the fittings of w hich, altliougi: rich, were old and faded. Here tne housekeeper left him to announce hii coming, anil tor some time ue rciunnicu alone. At length he heard a light toot fall, and the page w ho had once pre served him entered. Eustace seizei the little hand of the pretended boy and pressed it to his lips. "At lat I am to know tny secret. fair lady?" , , Stop moment, r?enor. jieiore reveal my countenance wilt thou give thv word that thou lovest but me? The tones of the lady w ere evtuentiy A mingled look of ehanie. ami pain nrarelomled the countenance of the Aunt? man as he replied : - .. .. r v i u-tll " renoriia, i icci mm j spise me, but I cannot give you the nledre vou reuulre. While in your presence I feel as though madly in love w ith you. Yet 1 experience the same feelings toward my betrothed, Maria Del Monte. Trulv I feel that I am the most faithless of men, and ain unwor thv of the love of either of you " Y'ou have at least one virtue, Se nor von are candid." "Well, your answer; Honmed to ignorance ?" am I still " Y ou shall learn in a few moment for the present, excuse me ti. wft the room, and for a few- moments Eustace remained broodin moodilv. He heard not the light ste that approached uutil he w as 6tartled by a voice which thrilled turougn ev rr rein. " Well, Senor De Leon do you recog- me now?" "Maria!" he exclaimed, starting to his feet. , . "Xay, the gilt mask!" was Tlv. in the old assumed tones. the re- Eustace gazed a moment doubtfully then reDlied : r im the whole scheme. Maria, You cannot deceive me longer. I can now understand my strange attach ment tor the Mask." The next moment the blushing girl as clasped in his arms. A little explanation soon cleared the vstery. Maria had spent the winter ith her aunt, who lived near Seville. She frequently spent days in the town ith her friend, Blanche La Meda, who as really a good-lieartcd girl. It was she who had persuaded Maria to adopt the mask. The warning note and res- tie w as merely a little plot of the girl's to w in the young man's gratitude. His udden departure frustrated their plans nd compelled Maria's hasty return ome. Maria's father was cognizant to the plot, and Eustace vowed rt was not strange that he should have fallen victim to the Mask. Chmrles Lea's Treason. A capital plan of the British ministry ir the campaign of 177T w as the seiz re and the occupation by military posts of the Champlain and Hudson valleys, from St. John's on the Sorrel, to the ity of Xew York. The object was to sever the close union net ween ,-vew ngland and the other States, paralyze ie powers of each section, and sorreak- en the whole that the subjugation of the resisting States might become an easv task. To accomplish this end for es were prepared to move southward rom the banks of the St. Lawjence, Idle other forces should ascend the udson Kiver, and these columns. meeting near Albanv, perfect the exe- utiou of the scheme. Lieutenant Gen eral Burgoyne commanded the north- rn invading armv, and Sir illiam w e the forces that were to penetrate ew -:rk fioiu the south. At this point a treacherous otlii-erof igh rank in the Continental army ap- Iiears conspicuous in the series of events that caused the evacuatiou of Philadel phia. That officer was Charles Lee, the senior Major General under Washing ton. He had been an officer in the British army, served under Biirgoj nc- n Portugal, and had risen to the rauk of Lieutenant Colonel. He had served nder Braddock in the disastrous con ict on the banks of the Moiiongahela, and with Aliercro-iibie in the unsuc cessful attack on Ticonderoga, about weuty years before the time we are ousideriug. I,ee had dwelt for a time among the .Mohawk Indixus, w ho made iin a chief, w itli the appropriate name Boiling Water,' lor he was a hot ud ever restless man, vain, arrogant, alous, and quarrelsome. Failing to obtain higher promotion in the army. he left the Koyal service, came to America in 1773, engaged in jioliticson the side of the colonists, and w hen the 'oiitineiital army was organized he re ceived the commission of Major General. resigned hisctrtiimission in the Brit ish army, but required Congress to in demnify him against any loss which he might sustain as a consequence of that act. Then he began to play me part oi an American patriot; and to enable im to continue to do so, Congress, in the autumn of 1770, loaned him upon his own bond $:W,000. He was simply it unscrupulous and aelrish adventur er, who&e innuence in tne army was alwaysperiilcnus. Proud, censorious ana disobedient. Lee had followed Washington at a dis tance w ith a heavy force during the perilous flight of the shattered Ameri can army across .ew Jersey, late in 776, pursued by the victorious troops of Cornwallis. Washington rejieatedly called on Lee to push forward and give him strength to strike the pursuers. and he as often omitted to obey. He evidently desired to have disaster bc- fal iiis superior, hoping thereby to pro mote his own ambitious scheme to be come Coinmander-in-chief. He was not only disobedient, but several days after the chase had ended at the Dela ware, and Cornwallis had relinquished it, Lee, yet lingering in Xew Jersey, sufl'ered himself to be captured, at some distance from his armv. bv a small British scout. Taken to Xew York, he was used harshly at first by Oeuerai How e as British deserter, but very soon that commander and his officers treated Lee with marked consideration. And well they might; for Lee revealed to Howe the political condition of Pennsylvania. Delaware, Maryland and irginia, and presented him with a written plan for the subjugation of the colonies, which promised better results than that of the Ministry. He made it appear so plainly that a land and naval force up Uie Chesa peake aud Delaware would prove suc cessful that the brothers How e aband oned the Ministerial plan and largely accepted Lee's. They sailed for Chesa peake bav w ith a greater part of the British army, instead of going up the Hudson to co-operate with Burgoyne coming down from the north. Howe landed his troopson the shores of Mary' land, marched into Pennsylvania, gain cd a victory on the banks of the Bran dywine creek, frightened Congress from Philadelphia, took possession ot that city in the autumn of 1777, and held it until June, 177S. This aband onment of Burgoyne caused the loss of thit General's army and its splendid appointments, and the ruin of the Min isterial plan. A Lake of Soda Water. A lake of soda water known as the Lake of Lonar, in India, has heretofore formed the one of the most useful as well as pieturesqe features of the Hy derabad Assigned Districts. The salt collected from it has been widely used for washing and dyeing chintzes; and w hen, the dry weather, reduces the level of the water, vast quantities of soda were gathered on the shore. From an official report, however, which has just been issued, we gather thatthesup ply of soda now greatly exceeds the de mand, which, owing to the distance of the lake frcm the line of railway, has always been a local one. Xo fresh sup plies were taken from the lake in 1876 77, as large stocks of unsold produce remained on hand from the accatnula on of the preceding year. Intrepidity of Keaaj. Or Kean's early skill as a fencer one anecdote must be recorded, as marking not only his quickness of eye and dex terity of hand, but also his calmness, intrepidity aud self-command. He was one day, when quite a stripling, op posed in the academy toa man who w-as celebrated for the rapidity of his passes and the certainty of his hits. Kean, however, batlled all his attempts to evade or beat down bis guard; but, on the contrary, had the mastery iu sev eral passes, which so enraged his op ponent, that, in a sudden paroxysm of wrath, lie struck his roil on the ground, so as to break off the button, determin ed by a desperate assault, to inflict ven geance on his conqueror. Kean per ceived the movement and at once saw his danger, but with perfeet composure he awaited the attack, aud. disarming his assailant, he caught the foil as it sprung from his hand. Then present ing it to his treacherous antagonist, "unabated" as it was, he bade him "keep his ow n secret," and, turning on his heel, left the academy. This circumstance he never mentioned for years afterwards, when the death or his opponent, w hose name he even then concealed, removed all scruple as to the fact itself. Tbe Sandy Hook Pilots. Hammer, the pilot w ho brought the ship Hope into Xew Y'ork recently, gave the follow ing accountof it to a re porter: "Xo. thank you, sir; I never drinka nything. Well, if you insist, I w ill take a glass or cider. You know lir. sort of tired out. Sixty hours with out rest makes oue feel like turning in. and anything strong might make him too nervous to sleep. It's Xo. 1 yon want to know aliout is it? Well, she's safe and sound in the anchorage at Staten Island. I brought her in this morning, and when 1 left her a few hours ago she was as trim a craft as you'd w ant to see. That w as a tough gale I'd better say hurricane she's just ridden through, but it is not the first, aud yon bet it won't be the last. You see we left for the Hook on Mon day week last. Beside the regular crew there were five of us pilots aboard Morley, Holibs,Ternure, Itedden and myseir. As we rounded the Hook the w ind set in fresh from the nor'west. As it increased in force we came to an chor under the Highlands. It was bit ter cold, and everything on deck was frozen hard and fast. Shortly alter 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning, w hen we were just getting under w ay and steer- ig sou-Miu 'east, the bark Xiremen ame in sight and signaled for a pilot. Holib was put aboard, anda ft w hours alter Eedden w as sent aboard or auoth- r ve.-sel. During the night the wind lauled to the northeast. Wednesday i:iseit without sighting any vessel. The cold was becoming more intense every minute, and we kt pi working to he north'ard. Just before daylight ou Thursday the wind freshened to a gale, and snow, mixed with hail, swejit the deck fore and aft. About 7 o clock the Highlands, about thirty miles distant were lioariiie w est-nor'west. The boat was hove to under the reefed foresail and storinti v-uil on the main. Laid under that canvas from 8 o'clock P. M Thursday, until 8 o'clock A. M. Friday The 6ca was running mountains high and the wind blowing a hurricane For years I have Ih-cii going to sea and have weathered many a storm, but never saw a boat nestle down further into a lioisterous sea under so short ail as the Hope did that night. On Friday morning we putTernurealioard a British bark, and ou the way home nut Morlev on a Xorw egian bai k. But this is a long story, and I m dry enough to take another glass of that cider. Go over and look at the bent, and you II find her iu good condition, as trim and taut a craft as floats. By the way did you hear about the Xo. 6 the Mary Catharine? That's a boat we all had some fears about. Y'oti know she's the old stvle of boat with the bulging in stead of the sharp 1hw of the newer pi lot boats. She's old, too. It is fully twenty-nine years since she firstspread sail outside of Sandy Hook. By the way, there's Hawkins over there. He w ent out in the Xo. 6, and has just brought the bark Kocket in. He can tell you all about the Mary Catharine but in listening to his story make some allowance for the affection of an ol salt for his' craft." The pilot pointed out to the reporter was a stunly-onllt open-iaecu man As he leaned against the counter in Av- ver's store and calmly puffed his cigar, 10 one but those who know the mod- cstv of sailors would have Imagined that he was the man who only a few- hours before had tied safely to pier 17 the bark Rocket, w hich he had rescued from the very jawsof destruction. Pi lot Hawkins believes in the soundness or the Mary Catharine, and says that w ith her tonnage, 40.67, next to the lowest of all the pilot boats, she is as safe as a cradle. She passed the Hook going out on the 25th of January, hav ing on lioard pilots Johnson, Jewell Yonker and Hawkins; had fine weath er until Thursday hist, when the gale from the east set ir. At that time they were eighteen miles southeast of Bar- negat. Here they laid to for sixteen hours. The wind was steady east by north, and the drifting snow and pelt ing hail shut out all objects from view. Thursday night the red, w hite aud red signal for a pilot could occasionally be seen. The clear, w hite flash-light of the pilot boat streamed out in answer, but the heavy billows kept the vessels apart for ho'irs. At last Jonnson brought in the Europa, Haw kins tne bark Rocket, Yonker the bark Germa uia, and Jewell a brig. The pilot boat was brought hoTie by the crew and an chored at Staten Island. Haw kins say that tbe only gale which be knows of by personal ex perienee that compared w'ith this ia violence was that of De cember 9, 1876. Perhaps one of the narrowest escapes was that of the bark Rocket w hich was brought into port by pilot Hawkins. The vessel left Puerto Cabello, January 13, with a cargo of coffee, hides etc., O. R, Atkinson, captain, H. P.Hanson, mate, and the crew numbered eight men. They had line weather until mid night or January 30. At that time they were thirty miles east of Delaware Light-ship. A fearful gale from the southeast then struck the vessel, and she w as hove to. She drifted to the lee ward very rapidly, and soundings were taken every hour. The gale ecutinued to increase and the sea to grow more furious. To add to the already great danger the soundings iliowed that tbe water was shoaling fast. In the morn ing they had thirty fathoms, at noon fifteen fathoms and at 5 P.M. ten fa thoms were marked. At this time tbe sea was running very heavy, and the hip was almost unmanageable. In asting the lead, owing to the heaving of the vessel, the mate made a mistake, thinking he had fourteen fathoms, w hen in reality there were only seven. The wind for a moment died down, and the anchor having beeu let go and ta ken hold, it w as hoped that the vessel would be able to ride out the storm. But in a few minutes the chain parted, and although all sail was made to keep off the beach, the strong w ind blew the essel up among the breakers. In de scribing the scene that then ensued Mate Hanson says: "I have been cast adrift in an open boat with only one biscuit to last me for a longtime. Ieath at that time seemed to be staring me in the face, but I never felt as hopeless as w hen the Rocket was among the break ers. The vessel was completely tinner water, w hile the breakers rolled upon us from all directions. It was a terri- le sight, such an one as I hope never to see again. We exjiected evey mo ment that she would strike the bottom, and every man knew that would be the last of us. When hope seemed folly the wind suidenly veered around to the sou'west, and we were able to work our w ay slowly out. The weather then lea red ami we saw ten wick island iuht bearing sou'west two miles. Af ¬ ter getting clear wesounded pumps and found her all right." Canine Attachment. Stories almost innumerable have been related illustrative of the sagacity of the dog and iy attachment to its owner. remarkable and well authenticated nstance, w hich may not lie uninterest ng has just come under my notice, as having occurred some years ago in the neighborhood or Rotherham. A per son in Kollierliaiii oiitaiuea a young shepherd dog, which he retained for a ong Iieriod. While iu III possession it became much attached to the whole or the family, and esjiecially to two of its master's sons. After a time circum stances transpired which led to the an imal being sent to live permanently at the residence of a farmer at Thorie S.il- vin. After the lapse of a considerable time oue of the sons of the dog's former master paid a visit to the farm. The dog, on seeing him, appeared to be over joyed, and was most demonstrative in his indications of delight. During his stav it would not leave him, and w hen it became necessary for him to leave in the evening the animal could scarcely be restrained, and had to be chained up in the room where the family were sit ting. As the visitor was taking leave or Ins hoet the poor animal howled iu the most piteous manner, and manifest ed other unmistakable signs of grief. Immediatelv after he had left the house the dog all at once became quiet, and, settling down on the floor, seemed to be asleep. The strange and sudden change which had come over the ani was remarked, and, on the parties go ing to him, he was round to be quite dead. The singular occurrence became well known in the neighborhood, and it was regarded that the dog had died literallv heart broken. Whenthesame doe- was onlv a nun it w a attacked and w hipped by a bigger dog. 1 he tlefeat " ed animal showed his sagacity and at the same time his revengerul feelings by waiting until eighteen mouths had elapsed, w hen it had fully grow n, and then he lay in wait for his o'd adver sarv. as near as possible to where the former combat too place, ami gave ins old eneoiy a "drubbing that nearly cost him his life." - Ths Monster Halloow. The construction of the Tuilerles cap tive balloon is attracting much attention in Paris. The necessary excavations for the rope-w inding roller, the steam enirines. nullevs etc., have modified the apiiearaucc of the o'd Tuilerie9 yard A large wooden saloon has been erect ed for the sewing of the canvas, which is Hite ready ; not less than 100 girls w ill be required for about a month The w ork of making the rope, which is almost finished, has been immense, The weight or the netting w ill be 3,- 000 kilogrammes more than the dis placement or the largest balloon in nse Besides the netting, the other ropes connecting the car, etc.. win weigu 2,000 kilogrammes, and the large rope ror mooring the balloon to the steam w inding apparatus will be 3.000 kilo grammes. Experiments w ill be made to show that the roie can bear a trac tion of 50,000 kilogrammes, although it is not intended to ascend w hen the ef fort to move the balloon will excee 12 000 kilogrammes. The real steam power required w ill be 300 horse-pow er The displacement of the balloon w ill varv according to its station; on the ground it will be 24,430 cubic meters but floating at 600 meters in the air it w ill be 25,000 meters. Tbe Husband's Error. A young married lady recently named her canary after a friend whose Ursi name was Charlie. The other day her husband, who didn't khow of this, re turned, and as he went up stairs leading to her room he was horrified to hear his wife useiug sucn expressions as. You're the dearest little fellow I ever knew, Charlie!' 'You're a nice old boy, ain't you?'. Kiss me, Charlie' and like endearing words. He grasped the banister for snpport, and with difficulty was able to reach the door and shout, 'Madam ! His wife give a scream and he started fo.- the villian, but of course found him not. That canary goes by a different name now. Historic Trees. There are numerous remarkable and historic trees, among which may be named the bread-fruit tree of Ceylon, the fruit of which U baked and eaten as we eat bread, and is equally good and nutritious. In Barbutu, South America, is a tree which By piercing the trunk produces milk, with which he inhabitants feed their children. In the interior of Africa is a tree which produces excellent butler, It resem bles tbe American oak, and Its fruit, from which the butter is prepared, is not unlike the olive. The great trav eler, Park, declared that the Dutter surpassed any made in England from cows' milk. At Sierra Leone is the cream fruit tree, which is quite agree able in taste. At Table bay, near the cape or Good Hope is a small tree, the berries or w hich make excelleut can dies. It is also found iu the Azores. The vegetable tallow tree also grows in Sumatra; and the bark of a tree in China produces a beautiful aoap. The talypot tree in Ceylon grows to the height of one hundred feet, the leaf or which is so large that it will cover nearlv twenty people, like an umbrella. The banyan tree is wonderrui; it never dies, and is constantly extending, ror as the branches shoot downward they take root, and thus produce other trees, whose branches in like manner extend downward, and resembling large oaks. the rrult of which is much like rich scarlet figs and furnishes a luxurious subsistence to monkeys and bird or every description. The plppul tree Is said to be "the most completely beauti ful of all which adorn the wldj garden of Xature." The Hindoos called it the Tree of God" and the "religious fig," b cause under its shade they suppose their god Vishnu was born. It is held by them in such veneration that the rorm of the leaves is only allowed to be painted on furniture used by the princes. They plant them as memorials of persons deceased. They serve also for shade for travelers. Ihe Chinese reed vast numbers of silkw orms on this tree. One of the most remarkable trees in history Is the great dragon tree, which was blown down by hurricaue few years since at Orotava, in the island of Teneriffe. It was a stately tree, about eighty feet high, as early a A. D.. 1402, aud so old and remarkable tree then as to excite particular notice and care for iu preservation. Hum boldt spoke of it some sixty-two years ago aud computed it to be 6,000 years old. Sir George Staunton had pre viously brought it into notice in 1771. A cypress tree in Oax ca, Mexico, which forty three years ago measured one hundred and twenty feet in height, one hundred and seventeen feet ten inches u circumltreiice, and which sheltered Herman CorU z aud his followers under its w ldespreading brauches, is now 5,- 000 years old. Aljpeof antiquity In the vegetable kingdom is that oi a ng tree in Ceylon, planted, according to documentary and traaitional evidence, 2S3 B. C. making it 2.106 years old. The oldest oak in England in Herford shire, is situated in Hatfield Park. It is over a thousand years old. Another old oak is the "Parliament Oak." from tbe traditi m of Edward I. holding a parliament under its branches, on one of the estates of the Duke of Portland. It is considered to be thirteen hundred years old. The tallest oak in England was the property of the same nob!eman, and was called the "Duke's Walking stick." It was higher than Westmin ster Abtiey. The largest oak is known as "Calthrop Oak," Yorkshire; it measures seventy eight feet round the ground, while the "Three shire Oak," at Vorksop, is so called from its shade covering part of three counties. She "Sot" IHiwn on HI in. After making inquiries of every per son they met, no matter if pedestirans were only ten feet apart, old Mr. and Mrs., Jones reached the Detroit & Mil waukee depot in good order, and were shown into the waiting room. They lid not enter, however, until the old man had read the sign over the door and remarked : Waiting room, eh? Wonder what she's waiting for. Well, we can t wait as long as the waiting room can eh Nancy ?' I told you," she repneu as sue ue- positcd her heavy satchel on one of the wooden sofas "I told you to see all you could and say as little as possible." "That's w hat I in doing," he grow 1- ed, as he drew his coat-tails right and left and backed up to the red hot stove. He had just beeome interested in read ing, "Broad guage, double track three hours' time saved to Xew Y'ork," when the back or his bine coat begau rapidly rading to brindle brow n, and several parties called out in a warning way. He leaped aw ay pulling his pants away from his legs, and the old lady pulled him down beside heranil hoarsely whi.- V'- - , It you were a noy i u sja jun good and sound ! The back of your coat is falling right out, and everybody's laughing!" "It's no such thing I kaint laugh ing!" he snapped as he wriggled around 'How did I know there was any fire in the stove? How could I see my back?" In a few minutes the troubled w aters settled down. The old lady was hunt ing her snuff-box, and the old man was sticking his four or five teeth into an apple, w hen he complacently remaked : "I'm going to git this coat off and look at the mortal injuries. "You keep still!" she warned "Y'ou'd mri- e a nice spectacle here in your shirt sleeves, wouldn't you?" "Hain't this a free country?" "You keep still!" That settled that. It was all of ten minute before he suddenly announce "When the old man Barnes was here last summer he got the best b'lony sau sage he ever stuck his mouth into, and I'm going out to find the place and buy one." "You won't do any such thing: yon are going to stay right here and keep your head shut . "I am, am I?" "Yes, you are !" And that settled that. He leaned back, sighing like the list turn or a big fly-w heel, aud the old lady was almost dozing when he made a move that start led her. He was trying to scratch the sole or his left foot with the toe of his right boot. "Them blasted chlllblaius!" he whis iered, as she faced around. "You stop!" she commanded "I tell you they Itch so I can't stand it!" "All the folks are looking!" she ex claimed, "and you'll soon be the laugh ing stock of everybody in the room ! Let your feet go till night, and then you can rub 'em with sand paper again." "I'm going to pull my boots off now this very ininit and dig them .ere ciiillblains right to the heart !" he Mid iu a determined tone. "Xo, you won't !" "Yes I will!" "I see what I've to do!" she said as she rose up. "You roller me!" "Why?" "Come right along without a word !" He followed her into the depot aud to the lower eud. Her clenched hand was seen to "tick" his long nose as she In dulged Iu emphatic gestures, and when he followed her back he looked pale. As he was going into the door of the waiting room a merry traveler re marked : "The old lady rather run this house, doesn't she?" "She does!" whispered the old man, as he halted for an instant. "She's my third wife, and she's got heaps of town lots, piles of pine land and wagon loaits of mill dams and saw- mills. I hain't got nothing nothing but religion, and that don't hack me worth a cent w hen the the the old lady puts her foot down. Y'es, I'm sot down on good-bye." Five minutes after that he was lean ing against the wall, dozing off to sleep, and a big tear resting on either cheek. A a t'ortercrvund Forest. The authors of the newly published book named "Two Thousand Miles in Texas ou Horseback," tell a wonderful story about the stibferranean forests which they observed ou the prairies ly ing near the River Concho, in the west ern part of the State. "Riding over thee vast prairies," thus the story runs," though you will see no trees, yet you w ill often see atender little switch of the nieqiiit shooting a few feet above the ground. Now, stop at one of these and strike at its root w ith a pickaxe you w ill expect nothing hut tender, fibrous roots; but instead of these, the pick comes in contact with a heavy, solid body. " Surprised, yon remove the thin covering of earth, and you find a living log as thick as a man's leg, exten ding you know not far. Exploring fur ther around the same little shoot, you find many logs of the same size, and an infinite numberof branches extending rroin them Thus each little twig yields you from a quarter to a half cord of fuel-wood, not equaled for that purpose by any other wood within my know lege. Thus these treeless plains are filled with fuel, almost equal in its supply to the heaviest forests. These shoots do not increase in size, but after attaining a certain dimension, too small to be dreaded by an urchin, they either stand at that or die and give place to others. The branches of the large roots left in the ground speedily supply the loss by other roots as large as those taken away." Various theories are put for ward to account for the existence r these underground forests, but none cited by the narrators of the story are satisfactory. It is said by some that the burning heat of the sun has preven ted the grow th of the trees above ground Other urge the scarcity of rain iu the region induced the phenomenon; and again, that it is owing to the fre quency of the prairie fires, which con- ume the vegetation exposed to itseffects But the same influences have nowhere else produced the same remarkable re sults. A t'nbie Mils. Prcfessor Berstein, an eminent natu ralist in Berlin, Germany, gives the following graphic description of one German geographical cubic mile (one mile equals 10,126 yards, to Illustrate the size of our earth, which combines only 2,662 such: "Imagine a box one mile each way long, wide and deep and let us try to fill It up. Berlin is handy, we take the city as if it were a toy, and throw it into our box. We go to Potsdam, pick up all the villages on the way also, and put all in. The bot tom Is not yet covered. We w ill take Paris, with all her columns, towers nd churches, which helps little, so we must take Louuon aiso. lenna can go in, too, ana not uisturo tne peace. St. Petersburg follows next. All this stuff lies at the bottom. We begin now to take up all the cities, towns, villages, forts, farms, everything that human hands have built In Europe, and all the ships floating on the sea. It helps nothing ! We must go to old and new worlds, throw in the pyramids of Egypt, aud the railroads and factories of America, and everything, else made by man in Asia, Africa and America lo! our box is not half full vet. We will shake np the things a little to make them even, and as rre are bound to fill the box, let r see if we cannot doit with the people and lay them in like herrings. One row will require la.uisi. anu -..vou row s maae . , a a yw.rt 1. one layer or 5S,000,000 just enough for Xorth Americaus. To make them leel more comfortable, we w ill put be tween each layer.a bed or straw and leaves, say thirty feet thick, w hich will take all the straw and leaves in the world. Upon the Americans we will lay 3,000,000 of Australians and 45,000,- 000 of Asiatics, another layer. There are about 800,000,000 more Asiatics; thus we proceed until all the rest of mankind are in l,400.ono,ooo in about thirty layers. The box is now about half full, and it would require about fifteen times that number of people to fill it. What shall we do! Animals, of course, are still left. Take all the animals yet it is not full ; and all this is only one geographical cubic mile, of which the earth contains 2,661." Hurricanes ! Florida. O'l the approach of autumn tbe Floridian quakes with apprehension. It is the dread season of hurricanes. Tearing through the West Indies, they often strike the coast withde.idlv effect. With scarcely a note of warning, houses are overthrown, sal boats blown from the water, and orange groves swept bare of leaves and fruit. Soiim of the old settlets say that they can detect signs of the storm a day before It breaks upon them. "You feel it iu the air long before it comes," siys one. This Is, however, an indefinite sign. The de vastation lining its trick certainly proves that "you feci ic It it comes." One of these typhoons visit the coast every year. The day may be bright and beautiful, and the flowers heavy with bees and humming birds Shimmering mosquito hawks quiver in the air, and the scarlet cardinal twitters in the acacias. A cooling breez i plays through the leaves or the trees aud gently swings the unripe oranges. Clouds or gulls soar above the dark green mangrove bushes, and the sand bars, at low tide, are coven"! with peusivecurlewsand willets. T.ie Jrosy roar or the surf is heard, aud the geutle swell of the ocean is rippled with golden sheen. Almost impereep'.ibly the wind may die away. Cries of terns and water birds fall upon the ear with painful distinctness. The mud hens of the marshes pipe an alarm. Xot a blade of salt grass moves. The bl-ie sky grows hazy, and the eastern horiz u is milky white. Fitful guts begin to ripple the water and handle the green leaves. A low moan comes from the ocean. Smoky clou 1 3 roll into the sky from the southeast, and a strong wind whitens the ruffi ;d water. Every minute it in creases in rury. An ominous yellow light tinges tne atmosphere. The sun is gone, and great drops of rain are burled to tbe ground. Within fifteen minutes t'lere is a gale, and soon the fuil force of the hurricane is felt. Great eagles and pelic-iiis are swept through the heavens utterly powerless. Spar rows and other sniill birds are lashed to death by leaflets twigs, and the torn bodies of snowy herons and wild turkeys lodge In the branches of the live oak and cypress trees. All living things disappear. Tall pines are twisted asunder. Tiie little limb of willows and oleanders snap like cow-wblps. Lofty paltnettoe bend their heads to the ground, their great fans turned in side out like the ribs of an umbrella. The force of the wind keeps the trees down until every green fan pops like a pistol shot. Orange gToves are ripped Into shoe strings. The leaves or the scraggy scrub on the beach are wiped out. and their stems w hipped ir.to little brushes. The tough saw-palmetto is blown as flat as a northern wheattield, and the dead grass of the savannas lashed into fine dust. Boards in the surf are struck by the wind, and sent spinning hundreds of feet into the air. The sand dunes are caught up bodily and sifted through pine trees mile away. The foam of the sea is blown beneath the houses on the main land, and comes up between the cracks or the floor like steam. These huricanes last from Seven to eight hour, even longer. During the lulls rain falls in torrent. The tiiie rises to a great height, carry ing away wharves and boat houses, ai d flooding the low country for miles. The ocean leaps the sa-nly barriers of the coast aud floods the Indian and other salt water rivers. Involving great damage. After tire storm, -centre-boar -Is and jib-stas are found in spruce pines, oleanders are loaded with cordage, and dead-eyes and peak-blocks drop from leafless orange trees. Gardens are de stroyed, fences swept awny, and the tormented Floridian has three months' work and no pay to repair damages. Mrs. GaJne's Alligator Story. Mrs. Gaines, surrounded by a group of interested listeners in the par'or of the hotel, was laughing and carrying-on as merry as a girl of sixteen, telling strange anecdotes of her most strange and romantic career. "Is that so?" said a person In the cir cle repeatedly. "I never heard an vone say 'Is that so,' without thinking of an all'gator story," said the little woman. "Have any of you ever heard it?" "Well a credulous stranger was go ing down the Red River in the small packet that navigates that stream. The man ensconced himself in the pilot house and kept up a continual volley or Interrogatives." "Are there many alligators in this stream, stranger?" "Hundreds of them ; iudeed, I may say millions of them !" "Is that so, stranger?" "Xever told a lie in my life, sir. One time we were running a race, and every thing was excitement. To our surprise, the other boat ptssed. "Thro over the lines," said the captain. The lines were thrown overboard and the alliga tors took the lines and t!iey just ma le tracks, and they shot ahead of the other boat and run our boat down the stream so fast that in five minutes we were out or sight." "Is that so, stranger?" 'Xever told a lie in my life. Anoth er time, the boat struck on a bar. We worked and worked, but she didn't move a peg. 'Throw over the lines,' said the captain. Trie lines were tosed I nl l"e w,r' " " fl- C ' 7, d . I UK Ul. I LllruJ. ipHHI nirw u uu "5 eiivn av 11 he . , - a j,, pot,ltoj in on a boiled potuo." U that so, stranger V "Never told a lie in my life. One time all the alligators got sick and were about to die. 'Throw over the medi cine," said the captain. The medicine chest was emptied into the river n 1 the alligators all got well." "Is that so. stranger ?" "Xever told a lie in my life. After awhile the captain got sick and died, and the alligators held a meeting and adopted resolutions, and resolved to wear mourning for thirty days. Each alligator clapped a chunk of mud over his right eye, and the meeting ad- Jonred." , "is mat SO, stranger i - "Xever told lie in my life. R ad about George Washington and the hatchet early in my intantile cai-eer." The story told iu Mrs. Gaines' r ipld and dramatic manner brought dowu the house. -r ft 9
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