13. F. SCIIWEIEli, THE COUSTITUTIOS-TnE UHOH AJTD TEE EJTOBCEMEHT 01 TEE LAVS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XXXIII. MIFFLIX1WX, JUXIATA COUNTY. PEXXA.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 30. 1879. XO. 18. V- T i ' H. T. HELMBOLD'S' COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU. PHARMACEUTICAL. A SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR ALL DISEASES OF THE BLADDER & KIDNEYS For iN-utlitv. l.os of Memory. Indisposi tion to Kx-rtin or Itu-onos. Shortness of Kreath. Trunhlarft with TuougVit of IMsease. limine of Vision. I'ain in tlie lUck. Cheat, aud Heail. Ku-ili of Kloui to tlie Ucad, Pale Countenance, and lry skin. tf Uuhm. ynit-toui are allowed to jro on, very frequently fcnilcptie Kits ami Con sumption follow. vii-n the constitution iK-eoines afTccteii it requires the ail of an tnvi-orviii inelicint to strengthen and tone up Hie system ahita "Helmbold's Buchu" DOES IN EVEBY CASE. IS UNZ QTJ ALED Ky any retn1y known. It Is prescribed hv I le uioftt eminent physicians all over the world, lu Rheumatism. 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SOLD EVERT VVHEtF n Nilit lingers tun the worm ! col,1 " The mint along the river alowlv creep. The dnll tree heavy with their weight of Bleep Their leave aronnd them e'.cmtlj fold Fas falls the night the thickening shadows RTOW, And like a lifeless mass the great earth lies; No sooud ia here except f e night-bird's cries. Nor motion, but the rivers sluggish flow. There the black city holds iU ailent plaee. The flitting lights have vanished oue by one; The crowded thousands, with their day's work done. Are elatnbrring somewhere in its dark em brace. Tlie light is gone, and darkness cover all The nver-mists, the trees, the distant hill. The sobbiug of the tiny mountain rills Darkness has fallen o'er them as a pall. The honrs creep on lo ! quivering light beams pass From reed to reed along the river shore; The birds are whispering that the night is o"er. The silent river gleams like tinted glass. The west is glimmering grays and reds and bines. Growing to splendor like a thing divine. And in the east, over the mountain line. Comes morning, floating on a tho maud hues. Diamonds. t Hi, vott ought to see the new gentle- lUiin!" exclaimed Nellie Fori, as she rush ed into the Ixiarding-housc parlor, where the three eligible lailics of the house were lounging. "Such niilgniticent diamonds! Just think, he wears a pin as large as a frying-pan and a ring to match, anil he's a CaJifornian, and isn't married, and he niust he as rich as Cnesus for lie's taken the rosewood n mis all to himself, lie is look ing for a wife, too: I heard liim tell Mrs. Cruintx-t so myself. Isn't it splendid I-' And Nellie clapped her hainls and waltzed around the room. A rich bachelor !king for a wife! The ladies as if electrified, started from their apathy and eagerly Ix-sieged Ne!L who had liecn favored with a look at him, with all j sorts of questions conci-niitii; him. "What is he like i" asked Miss IV11, who ' dot I'd on tall men. ''Is he tall or short I" Well," said Nell, hesitatitiL'lv, "he isn't very tall; in fact, he is rather short and pretty stout too. H Mi ! exclaimed Miss Ix U in mipaticniv and disgust ; but he must have lots of money, thouli," she addiil, so one can overlook defects. Is he handsome in the face, Nell i" Not rrrji," said Nell again. "You see, his face is pretty red. and his hair too." "Ah! weatln r-U'aten from exposure at the mines." said Mrs. I-ce, an interesting widow, on a sharp lookout for uuiiiIkt two. 'Such a dcliirhtlul, adventurous life! And then these ( alifornians are so chivalrous. I and such worshiis rs of our sex; and 80 I , ... ... . ii lilM.r.it It-mi tli.'ir inft iir.1 oft'n lnnce!C : Here Mrs. Leo srlanced complacent !v at her .... 1 ... . prettv fingers as if in lur mind s eve she ' -, .. .... .; , saw the lie w gent leman S big ring flashing thi-re. That evening brought our new gt;-st, whom I not knowing his proix r name) w e had christened "DiamomU" a name that i stuck to him to tlie end of the chapter. After dinner he held a kind of a court in the parlor, at which all the lady-lionrders of Mrs. Crumiet's establishment were pre sented. And never, on anyone occasion, had they so vied with each other in splendor of costume. "Just think," said candid but worldly minded NelL "if it wasn't for the man's diamonds, quite likely we never should speak to him, for gdncss knows there's noihing in his looks to recommend him." The others, li-ss candiil, would not agree with her. His dianionils and clalsinttc dress rather enhanced than bid a nilbanly iook he had, which they all called his charming piral.i-al air: and he was swccllv and playfully comianil to Captain Kidit, Hymn's Corsnir, ami scon-sof other darlings of romance. Heat once U-came the lion of the house tes, indi-ed, in more ways than one: for, like the rtjarinf lion, he went about seeking whom he might devour, but was sensible enough not to roar to scare away his prey. He was consulted on all matters of business by the gentlemen, who would sit alisorla-d listeners to his accounts of mining, and descriptions of the countries he had traveled through. IJut no one seemed to ro-tice the fat that he never knew anything aliout the manv persons whose names were mentioned to him, although the life lie di-scrilx-d as having led must have brought him in close contact with many of them. It was impossible for an outsider to tell which was Diamond's favorite among the ladies. After breakfast, he would lounge, morning paier in hanil, into the parlor, whwre the widow and Miss Itell were sure to repair. Hoth ladies liore this partnership with good nature, as each one managed plenty of undisturbed interviews with him. Dia monds improved these interviews so well that he soon liecame the allianced husband of the widow, and the ardent and favored suitor of Miss lieli. So each lady being under the blissful delusion that she was the sole object of his choice, could, in her sweet security, allow him to 1 gallant to her friend ; he was so gentlemanly. "We will keep our engagement a sweet secret, darling," he said to the widow, "un til my birthday, just three weeks hence. It seems a long time to wait, dear one," he sail I, caressing her, "but it would give me such pleasure to make it known on that day. How astonished they will all lie, won't they, pet i w just set your little head to "thinking what pretty things you would like me to get for you. Do not be afraid to tell what you fancy, for whatcviT money can purchase my wile shall have." There was no wed to make any such request of Mrs. Leo, for her little head had la-en busy thinking of what she iuU nrixl to have ever since she had met Diamonds. First came his diamond ring and pin eacli, as Nellie saiil, as large as a frying-pan which she already hsiked upon as her own propertv. "It is in bad taste for a gentleman to make such a display," she said to herself. 'I can easily talk him into giving them to me Won't thev all be jealous! Then, ar that abacrd Miss Hull aud that aonWmp- tible little school-girl Nell both tagging alter him all the time, I U lieve they actually imagine he cares for them." That evening Dianionils lieing left alone in the parlor with Miss IJell, drew close to her, and bending over her, said tenderly, and almost sadly : "If rou bad not said something I heard you say once, I would have the boldness to ask a great favor of you." "Whv, what did 1 say I asiteu sue co- quettishly. 'lOU Said yOU WOUIU nuvcr nc uui New York." "Well, what of that V "Why. niff home is in Ban Francisco, be said, significantly. 1 Just then, to Miss Hell's creat vexatwm some one entered and interrupted him; bu the next day she did a great deal of shop piiisr, ami oegjiu making her trounneaii im nuiliately. The afterniKins of Diamontls were devo ted to business visits down-town, so lie saiil, anil as he liked a walk for a constitu tional, he generally managed to pass Null's school jast as it was lieing dismissed, and hiul the pleasure of escorting her home. During these walks he so ingratiated him self in her favor, anil dazzled her by di scriptiona of his wealth and his home in California and of the niaguiltirnre he in tended to lavish on his wife, that she finally consented to cloie with him, partly la-cause it was romantic "IV-ar niajiinia will lie sure to forgive me," slie thought. And she pictured her self coming with her hiislntnil, in her own elegant carriage, to ask her mother's for giveness and receive her blessing, and of then carrying her off with her to her home in California, which her lover had so glow ing'y dcaf-rilied. Tlie evening assigned for the coje:iicnt arrived. The ibiy following was to Ik? the imich-talkfd-of birthday of Diamonds, on which he was to make known to the house hold his UlnKlial to Mrs. Ix, and on which also he hail, in a tender, significant tone, requested .Miss licll to grant him a private interview. The household were all assembled in the parlor as usual, engaged in merry chat. Diamonds, Miss IMI, Nell, and Mrs. Lee formed the liveliest group; and the hearts of the ladies were la ating high with their varied emotions. Little the three imagined what was passing in each other's minds. Poor little Nell tn-uihled like a frightened I'ird at the dreadful thing she was aliout to do, anil began to rt'lH'iit her rashness. "In another hour," she thought, growin d:zzv as she looked at the clock, "we must si art." She dared not look at her lover; she half thought she hated him, and fervently wished she had some iriri friend who could go with her in her tlight. She was growing more aud more nervous, and had just thought: "Oli, how I wish something would hap pen to prevent it !" when there was a sound of strange voices in the hall, and after a slight commotion, a man walked coolly into tiie parlor, with the exclamation: "Alt, here lie is!" And walking up to Diamonds, he s!apped him familiarly on tiie hack with one hand, and then jingled a pair of .handcuiTs in the other. Diamonds turned pale, but made no at- '"-"T' . ,. , ... .. ......... ... , said the olluvr, for such he was. "I'v ! been up to your room, and saw all your j dmls packed.'" The excitcnicnt was drxadful. "What is the matter I What d.ies it all mean " tTied every!sly, in a breath, j "It means this" said the ilctit-;ive. "After a long chase I have arrested him for lshtiiig a u-an in Colorado, and alwond- ing with his money, bcsidi leaving a wife : and two pretty children into the bargain." ! "The tiirfnt trri fi i .'" exclaiiued Mrs. j Ie and Miss 15-ll sitnullaucously, clasping tlietr bunds in lnirrnr. .an. t" i r.. ;..!.- .t.. rii. t.ii-ii .,viio, laiiiii,, i.i i ii ii iiii ' - 1 1 ... . , , ... ,. ,. . Diamonds tunuil on tueui with h Iieiiilisu . -- i gnu. Ki.-si:ig his hand and laiwiiig to T. - . , i . i e c , them in turn, he delivered IlluiSCU loi lows : "My swi-et Nellie, our cloja taent will lutve to la- posioncd for a whiie sorry to disappoint you. In half an hour tie wadd have been oil. "Dear Clara, we will have that little talk nine other time. "My own Helen, gnotl-bya," l-owing very low lo the widow. "I am sorry our marriage cannot take place quite as soon as we ititendetL" 'The man must lie crazy, "cried the lady. "What on earth does he mean!1"' Nellie buried her face in her mother's lap and soblied hysterically, but was finally comforted by Fred. Hall, a young gentle man w ho had long Ix-en attached to her, but as he had no diamonds, it is to lx- snp ssc(l that he hail been slow to find favor in her eyes. The d.r closed on Diamonds for the last lime, and he left three w iser, if not U-tter, women behind him. Puhtic Story-Tellers. Abraham Lincoln's stories are quite as much a part of his Administration as Hie Kmancipaliou l'ps'laniation. President .rant told a story eloquently when he was "un-lH-nt," but he was not in the habit of telling them promiscuously. President Haves dot s not originate stories as Lincoln diil, but often quotes them, diaries Summer never knew what a joke was. Humor was en tirely absent from his nature. Morton en joyed stories, and told them sometimes, but he was always a very busy man, and when he wasn't in lied, suffering torture iudis cribable, be w as generally at w ork. (.Jen. Sherman is an inveterate story-teller, and you can catch him at army headquarters, surrounded by his stalT, relating his expe riences, of which lie seems to have liad an unusual amount of an amusing character, or describing some funny sight be has seen, or some funny thing he has heard. lie lias a very keen sense of the ridiculous, and is graphic in description, and very successful in mimicry. Vice-President Wintrier en joys a joke as well as any man in Congress, but seldom perjietrati-s one. Conkling is inimilable when he chooses to be. There is no man in ptihlic life who has conversa tional power equal to his. He can lie in-t.-n-sting on any topic that may enter a con versatioti, and when lie fairly lets himself out, as he ilid in Knglaiul a year ago last summer. icople stare at him until they are overcome by fascination. IJIaine is equally accomplished, but dia-s not display himself as Conkling does on stated occasions. Blaine is more genial as a common thing, but not so pyrotechnic in his displays. ( Jen. Butler can uuike himself as interesting as any man, when he chooses, but his humor generally is of a grim kinil, and he trh-s to iaake people uiK.-omfortablc. . If l'utler should sit down at a dinner table with twelve strangers, la fore the coffee was reached he would find the tender sjxits in ach man's armor. He has a disagreeable way of finding out the weaknesses of those whom he comes in contact, and a conceited ass or braggart never wants to meet Butler a second time. He puts this faculty of making people uncomfortable to a very goial use sometimes; but he isn't always disa greeable, but can Ik; as charming as sweet sixteen when lie chooses. Martin J. Town senil, Pnx-tor Knott, Sunset Cox, diaries FostiT, and Ir. Stewart were the story tellers of the last House. Ulven Ip bjr Itoctors. "Is it possible that Mr. (Jodirey is up and at work, and cured by eo simple a remedy f" "1 assure you that it is true that he is entirely cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters; and only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and said he must die!" "Well-adayl That Is remarkable! I will 0 this day and get some for my poor George. I know hops are good." One ot thai Hallruads In the 1. S, The Pennsylvania Uailruad, not only from the extent aud perfect equipment of its main line, but from the numlx-r and wide-spread ramifications of its connections, is a work of seiui-nalional importance. It embrai-es in its operations the most extensive railway system in the world, and represents much more than one-eighth of the entire mileage of the whole country. In its siix-ks and Ixinds a large army of investors are deeply interested, as well in this country as in F.u roe. Any improvement in its financial condition or diminution of its annual reve nues, closely rcllect the prosxrity or the depression of general trade. Its rcxrts, therefore, as they are pub lished from yir to year, are of great signi ficance, and, like those ot the weather from Washington, indicate either clear or cloudy weal her to the holders of its securities and to our merchants and financiers. In the an nual report for the last risen! year, just pub lished in pamphlet form, all of these classes may find much to encourage, and nothing to excite undue apprehensions for the present or the future. Without giving in detail the long rows of figures, which are full and com plete, the result arrived at for 173 is that after meeting all curreut obligations, keep ing the entire projx-rty in. good condition, and making a large reduction in the flouting debt, a sct.ii-aiiiiual dividend of two per cent., lias Ix-en paid, and another and larger one honestly earned. This, in view of the extremely low rates iuixscd f'W a large projxirtion of railway service during the periixl of transition from inflation to a specie basis, and the special disasters to which portions of all large railway systems have lieen subjected by such events as have characterized the past few years, is not only satisfactory, but to all parties interested must prove a very agni-alile surprise. But la-hind this exhibit of receipts, ex penses and profits, there are other points no lessencouraging and instructive. Necessity may be a severe, bu It is also a gixxl teacher, and one of the important lessons furnished by the saistics of the report is that the Pennsylvania road can make money even when the industrial exigencies require the ad-Mim of exceptionally low rates on a large xirtionof its traihe, and tluit a very siiglit advance in remuneration wculd in sure as large dividends as could reasonably be desired or cXa-ctotL This litis Ix-en ef fected by rigid economy in the working ex penses comhini-d with the maintenance of a high stamlard in everything relating to the condition of the track and equipment, and etliciency in the plans of operating. The condition of the lines west of Pitts burg has a' Ix-en, to a greater or less ex tent, a source of apprchi-Tisio-i, but in these for 17 there was a gain over ls77of j-'.il.til'tS and a profit of $71 'sod". 07, the deficit in 177 having amounted to $114,1'2".41. Tlu-se railrotuls were, there fore, not merely instrumental in bringing to the main line and its branches an enormous amount of tratllc, 1-ut were in themselves a source of profit. Thus it will le seen that the Company, after fully providing for all liabilities in curred, enhancing the value of its equip ments, maintaining all its lines in pcrfi:t condition without adtling a dollar to the capital stor k, but. on tin-contrary, diminish ing its bonded indebtedness, the'lien due the State, and mortgages and ground rents has resumed dividends wilh every prosx-ct of their continuance. Such an exhibit cannot fail to strengthen the faith of the hold.rs of securities and the general public. A INx-kr .Mountain Nlnirtxl, "I'll?" said Lucie tJala-, with a la-wild-en d hxik. "Oli, nothing," said I; "goon, don't let mc interrupt you." "When I was down in the San Juan coun try, 'Ixiut five years ago," continued he, ,4a pn -sped in' amund in Cuiiingham's (Jitlch along of two ur llm-e more of the lxys we saw some gouts cavortin' around on what upix-an-d lo us to lx- the tip-top of the moun tain. We made up our minds that those goats lx long.4 to us an' prepared acconlin'. One of us pulled off his lxmts nn' Ix-gan to climb up to drive the critters down while the rest on us nmbnsh.-il at the only place where we thought they could come. Pete that's the feller that dim up Pete when he got to the top found that he was alxiuta hundred f.t a!ive the goals which wxs standiu' on the edge of a pn-cipice, luor'n :ixi foot high. Pete riz up an' hollered an' threw stones at the goats. The critters did not stop a miiinit to hold a council on what they should do, but just gin' one jump and over the precipice they went. We thought we had 'em sure and though we'd a leetle nil her shot 'em yit w e didn't hev nosx-cial conscientious ecnplesngin eat in a goat which had committi-d suicide. But we didn't eat any of them gisits not by no meiuis. They just came t'vin' down that pcrpcndicklcr nx-k fer inor'n :'oo ft, 'buinpty, bumpty, bump,' touchin' the wall oncl in 'Ixiut every sixty fixit until they reached the Ixittom whar they landi-d all right an' stnick out like lightniu' for the timla-r. 1 'sxse 'twould a killed "em if they'd jumped straight down, but ye see they knew a trick worth two of thet, an' by touchin' the nx-k as they come twxs 'liout the same thing, ye see, as goin' down stairs. Now, I've been! folks say the goats jump off of high nxvks an' land on their iicatls an' bciu' kind of ac customed to butiin' it didn't hurt 'em none. Them stories is a little tixi tough for me. an" I advise ye, stranger, fer to take no stock in anythiu' a man tells ye that he can't say he saw himself. Coats is knowin' critters thar's no doubts alxiut that, but tin y tlon't do half the wondvrful things which fellers as has no regard fia truth let on they do. I did see one thing onet, how stimileaver, which I never saw anything like it afore. Twas down among the Sangre de ( brislo range w har I was lookin' around last fall. saw an old goat walkiu' 'Ix-tit half way up a big pn-cipice on a littte shelvin' patli, which the same I saw petered out 'Ixiut the middle of the cliff. The gout didn't know this an' came trotlin' along as jxTt an sassy as yon please. Pretty soon along came a kid follerin', an' then I wondered how they was agoin' to git out of that scrac. Tlie path kep" gettiu" n.irer an' nann-r till it couldn't a lx-en inor'n six inches wide, an' then it ended altogether. The oltl goat stopped and seemed kind of surprised like; first hebxikcddown 'twas "Ixiut 5IKI feet, I guess then she looked up, an' then she seemed to lie thinkiu' the mat ter over. All at once she riz up on her hind legs an' s ingin' one of 'em over the edge turned nnind on the tother as if on a pivot, an' then drappin' down on all fours give a jump over tlie kid an' tmtted Imck. The kid didn't stop to go to the end of the path, but just riz up an' copied the ld one's motions exactly. Things Iv awn, stranger, I know, but I don't believe no fif-h stories Ixmt goats, jumping olT nx-ks an' lightin' on their heads." Uncle (Jalie calmly knocked the ashes out of his pipe and with a growl of disappnival of the men who were digging up the street for the waterworks picked up his gun and departed. Combats Among tha Ancients. The ancients were very fond of testing the valor and dexterity of wrestlers in the arena. The combatants were selected from mono the mnat brsve and skilful men. and the judges who held the victorious garlands I were persons 01 tue nignesi rana aim nucg- rity. Tln-se combats, however, were pecu liarly ferix-ious. The parties fought with their fists as do our prize fighters ; hut they frequently intnxluccd IhiIIs of iron and stone, wilh which they often struck fatal blows. They introduced the (est us which was a heavy glove or gauntlet of thick leatncr, studded with nails which were equally di-structive. t:iian speaks of a I retan 1 ancratist trim ilmptxil down dead while they were taking him to the judges to receive the garland. Another prize fighter, having received a blow in the mouth which knocked in all his teeth, swal lowed them, together with the blmxl that followed, to conceal from his antagonist an injury which might have induced him to continue the Contest. There are many in-818110-8 in ancient times of ferocious bravery, which at the present ilay would be discard ed with indignation. A brave champion who had Ix-en twice crow ncd at the Olym pic games fought and conquered all who entered the listsagaiiist him, except the last oue a man of powerful frame, who rushed iqvon him, seized him by the throat, trip ping up his heels at the same time, and actually strangled him on the spot but co lic expired by a violent effort he broke off the toe of his adversary, which gave him such pain that he died instantly, and the judges ordered his dead laxly to lie crowned with the palm of victory. It was the fash ion for the KiHiian ladies to attend these exhibitions and now and then they would step into the lists and have a set-to them selves. Tacitus and Juvenal Ixith siieak of it ; and although the lioman ladies on these occasions were not as thinly clad as our model artistes yet they were dressed like the Samuiles wearing a shield calculated to protect the breast and shoulders, and growuig more narrow at the bottom, in order to ! used wilh greater convenience. It was during the reign of Nero and Domi- tian that those worthies intnxluced female gladiators and Nero exhibited in one show four hundred senators and six hundred equestrians. These may not liave Ix-en called duels but savage practices: and if ladies were insulted in those times they pnx-tinii no champions to fight their battles but redressed their wrongs themselves. .rtcriiH-ieas inning wnmgs anusive lan- guate, civmg me ue, or siriKing a n -jw - ' - '. . .1 i- . ,i .1 -i i . i . . , -i... uu. u. ui.w iiiiini ii. . men inn Xbat l y , .c Jmli, triah. b y comba i oinnai nj utii i. jikih ia trials nj combat were common m the barbanms ages, par- ttcularlv among the BtirguniUans. Aea remember the ,el,wlra. of "The 1 W of Montargis" lit all an- not aiipiaint.-d with itsorigni. The ti'l.tlx-t ween Macaireaml the il 1 lT? " 5 " A,""T1!,M'k '''rr '? ''.'i1' 7..;,. . ' . ' lifth was pn.nt when the dog convict,,! Ma.-a-.re of A,,brjfis murder by ovcr-,x,wer- ing him in t be flgjit, and for this enme M:uin. was hanged. A curious trial by battle took place in t.2n. (ii.-en Cut lge, ciHtsortof tUekingof Umlsin ly, a celebra- ted woman I.th for lxauty and uniuiH-ach- able virtue, had some insolent pn.-riLs made to her by an impertinent ciMirt tly bv the name of Adaluif : but instead of hand ing mm oi.t to me laws ior puntsiim. m. she mercifully banished him. In a tit of reventre he ait-us.il her to the king of hav-1 ing a lover, and tliat she intended lo poison nun in onicr lo marry mat lover, i lie i , king, Minded with rtigc, immured the queen in a castle. As she as related to Clolaire, king of tl- Francs he demanded Jliat she should Ix-triiil hva judicial contest. Ada- lulf was Comtl.anil.il to meet a cousin of me qnecu, ..nun nn ii, who in me con- t.-st got Adaluif dow n and cut his thniat, I . me ,nu.x, ,Hv ... .... ini.in 1 in r i.nr u-i.n. m!co Ii-iIiIa to Iri-il queen. ic cicigy m- niso incur to . i i.ii : by battle J, 1...,. . Louis the hat, in his charter of the Ablx-v of St. Manr, admitted that the priests xsscssi!d this right. The bishop of Angus or,len-.l .rrtau, monks to .maintain lT'' 1' xV't,,l't,'-v(. u,I-, lin" other; but 1 ham he ( onqueror would . . -.11 -.1 . not x niut clerks ufablx-ys to fight without the permission of their diocesan. Priests in those times were gixxl fencing-masters and, as chaplains to the army, had fair portion of the tight. .o To! Judge "Now, young man, I Sentence you to twenty years at hanl Ui!xr in the State Prison for killing that mail with a cart rung. It'll lx-a warning to other young men who sx-nd their evenings in bar-nxuns not to go to such vile placi-s."' Other Young Man "Please, sir, where shall w e go f" Judge " (Jo to cliun li."' Oilier Young Man What, every even ing ? And they're not otx-n, either." Judge "Well, go go lo some n-sjx-d-able theatre." Other Young Man "Can't afford it, Judge. Judge "Well, p go to a dime con cert. Other Young Man "What shall we do the other five week evenings t " Judge "(Jo go to see some resx-cta-hie young ladies." Other Young Man "They want oysters ice cn-am and I heat re tickets Judge. Can't affonl 'em on seven dollars a week." Judge " Well, go go go go to your nxitns and study ami Ix-come a Judge, like me. Any Other Young Man "Judge, it's tough work studying after working all ilav. Did you get to be a Judge by studying " Judge "Why yes of course." ( Hhcr Young Man " Studying what ? " Judge "Politii-s of course no I mean 1 studied n-adin', ritin', arithmetic and law." Any Other Young Man "Yes Judge. Where do vou si -cud your evenings Judge J" Judge "Well, I generally dine at the club and then take a nin around town, drop in at a theatre and at the Fifth Avenue, or a Ix-er tunnel, and sometimes I take a spin around the conicr at or up to , stop; what am I saying tf Young man, I six.-nd my virtuous evenings in the Ixisoin of my virtuous family, and retire at ten to my spring lx-ilt.-aiL" Other Young Man "Well, Judge, we can'i affonl these luxuries until we are elected Judges. Wish you'd tell us where to go evenings." judge "(Jo go go to the devil ! " All the Other Young Men "Yes Judge, we're going there." Taper Napkins. Pax-r napkins arc in increased deniiUiiL A Boston tinu have sold some i"o,(MX of them since they wereintnHluecda year ago. The place of manufacture of paper napkins is not divulged. They are said to lx? all imported fnmi Japan, but a suspicion pre vails that some of them arepnxluced by in genious Yankee paper makers who are well content to mouoxilize tln-ir manufacture for the pn-sent. The napkins are whole saled at fnmi $t to $10 per thousanil, and are retailed at a dollar to a dollar ami a half a hundnil. A party of two or three hund red can la" supplied with them at l.-ss ex pense than would te n-quired to wash and in n a similar nunilx r of napkins. By their use, also, the host or hostess is relieved of all fear of having his table linen stolen; and if an aliscnt minded guest dix-s happen to put his napkin, in his pocket after he has finished eating, he need not sutler any more remorse tluin if he bad pocketed an apple mt t i i- A Japanese Bedchamber. (If furniture, in one sense of the word, there Is in a Japanese bouse, almost none. The casual visitor sees no sofa, chairs tables stoves curtains or hat-rack. In the parlor, or room for receiving guests are seen in tlie likommia, or raised Sluice a haniLsoiiH-swonl-rack, flower-vases bronzes i-1.-Mipiered ware. In the lathes chamlxr w ill Ixi found bureaus mirror or toilet stands necdlework-ixixcs cabinets racks fiw dresses but all these are Lilipiitian in size, and it may be seen at a glance that they are to Ik? ttsi-d when kneeling or sitting on the Mia ir. The fact that everything is done on tlie floor explains in great part why the Japanese are so courtlv and ceremonial in their customs What is a lx-ili hamlx r at night, is usually put to some other use dur ing the tlay. Bedtime come, the sliding dixir closets are oH-ned, and the Ixilclothes I m night in. I ne or two quilts are laid ilxm the tlixir. Near the upjx-r one w laid the pillow a lilix k of woixl with a small pail. The paper pillow-case, in a well kept liouse. is renewed every day. An enormous and uiicaiv panned loose coat, made ot silk or cotton, is laid on top, and tits nicely to the ixxly. 1 his is the covering. On this sort of couch all Japathne have slept from time immemorial. Among a few of the richest families the Ixililing is of silk. Wilh the great mass of people it is of the usual dark blue, quilted cotton cloth. The object of the Japanese pillow is eviilently, so to rest the hcail as not to disarrange the coiffure. With the woman, this is a matter of imtx-r- tance, since it usually requires an hour or two for the work of arranging the hair. Hence the priest, wln.se head is shorn, dix-s not use a pillow of the usual kind, but a more luxurious one made round and re sembling ours tliough much smaller. This is called the iazu-niukura or priest's pil low. In a Japanese hotel I always called for one of the latter pattern. In summer, w hen the mosquilix's make their appearance (for Japan is equally favored with the n-st of the world with these pests) mosquito nets are found in every household that can afford them. The netting is gixxl and strong, though rather coarse. It is mostly pink ia- green. The nets ikat-hu) are made in th.i form of a culje. They are hung by brass rings in the woodwork on the corners of the nxim, occupying nearly the entire ! , , ' III III.l Tornl of ciiIm. I lk..ir urn luttkir Ii, : - "-s -v II. : .i . i. i. , . : Ol me nsirn . nvnm-inir rwr v Uia unlim '' - Thcv ' thoniughlv , . uunxise. When a Jaiian.-i- ' Vl-Tb7cond. r it lean veir and . " consiui r u leap j tar, and " a partner, she simply hints space of the room. They thoroughly answer their purpose. When a Japanese widow chooses to consider it leap year, and w ishes to secure a partner, she simply hints to a favored suitor that the mosquito-net is too large. For the baby's naps a smaller one is proviilcd. ," ' that the m.-s.iu..o-net is : '"";'rg.-. r-rtlie tia.-y s naps a smaller i tw. , Eeoa..nTow the Farm. On the fann, and in all the various de- , tails of rural and .lomestic life, pnidence and just economy of time and means are iuctm.U-nt in an eminent degree. The earth itlf is comiajsc-d of atoms and the j ,.f gigantic fortunes consist of as.gn-gate.1 items insignificant in themselves, individu-! : ally considereiL finf maicstic when rontem. plated in unity and as a whole. In the ; maiiagemeiit of a farm, all needless expendi- ture sh.mld lx- systematically avoided, and the in -ome mail.- to exceed the outlay as far i as ixxwible. Pecuniary embarrassment , ,()U hi a ways tx re-nnleii as a com nrencr . of evil txxling, and if contended against with energy and persevering fortitude, it must sirnn lx- overcome. Debt, with but a j little hotie of its removal, is a millstone ; ilragiring us down, and crusbintr the life. i Moo. out ot us. lie can Ii ii therefore in incurring any pecuniary responsibility I w nu ll il-xs not present a clear deliverance ; ,1 1- ......- :.n: . : wini ins ailvanlagcs which an tnte itrent action ought always to insure. A farmer who pun-liases a gixxl fann and can pay down on,--thir.l of the pnee, gives a mort- gage for the irther two-th,rds and I- . the heart and resolution to work it faith- fully and well, enters upon the tnie path to . ' . " suci-css. He will lalxn-with theennMiraging ku.iwle.lge that each day's exertions will! lisen his indelrtedness and briae him nearer ! to the goal when he shall be .disenthralled j aud Ik-coiiics a freeholder ui its most chevr ing sense. But without due economy ia every department; in the dwelling as well as in the barns and in the fields this gratify ing achievement may not lie reached tint il lale in life, or may be indefinitely postponed. A prudent oversight, lhcref.-e, over all the operations of a farm, in order that every thing may l done that ought to lx; done and nothing he wasted, will exert a powerful influence in placing a family on tb hih road to an early indepandanew. Nothing Mrs. About Mim. A man stepped mto a sample-nxim down tow n a day or two ago and happened to meet a friend there. "Have a lx-er t " was tlie first question. "It's a little ttxi early," replied the in vited one. "Well, take a little whisky; that will warm you up." " I don't think I care alxiut whisky." "Try a little rum, then; now what do you say to a gixxl, sharp, seductive hot spiced nun, eh ( " " Deliver me fnmi rum : I never could drink it without getting sick or catching a beastly cold" "Won't you try some sherry; that's more pix-tic, ami will make you feel gixxl for the lialance of the day f " " Will you kindly excuse me from taking sherry, sir? " "Of course; but won't you try a cigar 1 " " Not if I know myself." " What's the matter; you're not offend eil, are vouf " "Not at all." "Well, then, won't you take some thing i " "To lx sure I will; to be sure I will drink with vou." " Well, what will vou take ? " "I'll tell yon what I'll K sir; Til take a glassful of water and you give me the ten cents. How will that work, eh ? " "That won't work at all," said the other indignantly, and then he took a drink alone and walked out of the place. A City of Caves. Away out on the Texas frontier, and in the eastern margin of that vast des ert expanse, the Llano Estacado, sixty miles north of the little town of Gra ham, there settletl about a year ago a colony from Oregon consisting of nine families. The locality was a di-tanees from market, and lumber scarcely to be had. The settlers, therefore, as the cold northers of winter were approach ing, determined to build habitations underground. They selected a hill, in wlioi-e sides they excavated rooms.halls kitchens and sleeping apartments, not unlike the ancient dwellers in the rock of Jtidea. A chimney was formed by running a stovepipe up through the hill to the surface. The dwellings are perfectly dry and warm in the coldest and most freezing norther. This little city of caves has been named Oregon City, and will be the capital of Baylor county. . Reprove thy friend privately, com mend him pulillsly. A Wondksrful Knnnvr. In the early part of the present century running matt-lies were as popular as at the present time. It was then excited by the wonderful and almost incredible x-rfor- manccs of one man. This man was Meusen Ernst, horn in Bergen, Norway, on October 1, liS'J. He was the son of a sea cap taie, and when still a Ixiy entered the Eng lish Navy. Although his tmwers as a run ner were displayed even in his Ixiyhixxl, he inaile three voyages to the Last 1 tubes and hail completed a three-years' cruise on tbe frigate ( alcdonian, before he made a public exhibition of them, which he first did by running a nu-e in l-omlon, when nineteen years oliL Though up to this time he had no training, and had even lacked a pcdi-s-trian's ordinary opportunities for muscular ilevelopenient, he was famed throughout the navy as a runner, and wonderful stor'n-s as to his extraordinary powers circulated among all branches of tlie service. At last a In-avv sum of money w-as wagered bv the officers of his ship that Menscn would run from London to Portsmouth, a distance of .-vciity-three miles in k-ss than ten hours. The feat was attempted and accomplisheil, tlie distance lx-ing covered by the young sailor in exactly nine hours. Shortly after wards he ran from London to Ijvertxxil, a distance of I ."Hi miles in thirty-two hours. Although thus successful as runner, Menscn did not quit the si -a until after having dis tinguished bv bravery in the liattle of Na- varino, fought Oct. 20, Sin after that date he Ix-came a professional runner. anil, after winning a number of lesser matches was induced to undertake the great feet of running from Paris to Mnwow. He started from tlie Place Vendome at four o'clix k in the aftensxin of June II, 1m::i and entered the Kremlin at ten o'clx k a. m., of June 25, having accomplished the distance, 1,7'! miles in thirteen tbvs and eighteen hours. This feat created a decided sensation throughout Europe, and the em- ployment of Mcnsen as a courier extraordi- nary by kings and princes Ix-came a popular amusement in hun-pean courts. He ran fnmi country to country and from Court to court, bearing congratulation, condolence, or k-sxitches of greater importance, and . '. ..., . I ik ikiii uuui uri nuaiiisv mc leaoiiu . , .. , . . , nuuiiiti.1 niiinuN miui v aiuipuMtml in lnt- ..... .1 ll ..I ui iuciii. lie uit.i,s rani sun nun a map, a compass and as many bisquits and t rasplx-rrv svnip, as there were to ! W j'"ev. In winter . .' ' . wh I'' I of long, slender - ' ' 1 ' " " T" J . I . : - - - climbing tin.- one and sw burning the other. He never walked, but invariably ran, keep- . fc ,wmri ,, f,;r ,, af'a ,illM. without rest His only refreshment ; ne ,isrlli, n.l one oun.-e of" rasplx-rrv sv- nip tx r .lav, and two short rests of t."-a ;.r ! nl.n mimU, ttloh in twentv.four Ilour8. Tht-se rests he t.4i while standing a tn-e or 0,Iu.r ,1,1 of su.rM(rt. M 8,,( h tilnw H. t covered his face w ith a handkerchief and ' .i . . .. .. ... . i , wav .,.,rentlv as refreshed astln.u-'h ! le h.ui g,.p, f, )"1)Mlrs. ie was en- ,m. I ' ,v wm.n comtielled to lie quiet and i-ould U(rtflit f.a- half an hour without f.-eliii.' ! ...... ..r n . . : ! iirJ ol ni'. tun hi. iiv w.i.-i . hi , nun- 1 ..i i .. r. .. ..... -n ...i...-i :iiie. it iiiinnir w ill rn w no mien I him. and w:is mail.- mu. h of liy his nyal ptitrons. In Is:!-"!, he started from Munich at 1 p. v., June t, with ditches fnun tin King of Bavaria to his son Otto, King of I Jre. -e. These distntc!ifs were dclivenil at jj, -ner ,.," jf 'tiB.v m u",.n si nt by the re-I Natiplia at ! a. m., on July 1 ; or seven (lavs lhu. I while in the employ " . 1 --i . .1. . :.! .1. cv.. 1. c . 11 hi uir 1111u.Ni 1. .11 1110 .1 0T1111.111,, .m-ii.11 1 .,, ,.i,..i .;,i1 ,i, ... .. ;.;., ,.f .i; I p,t,.n,, fnftn Calcutta to Constiintinople tiui, Central Asia. The distance is :,M:, ,nU, which the messenger a.-.-o.- pi.s,HS, in lift v-ni.,e .hivs in one tl.inl ,,e tilIle ma;le ,1V ,;. ,wifll r,van. OIC tlMKT IILI'IIT II, IHtT fill II II .-I ..... - 0n .imii,.rf."1i i,.K I,,, made his wav acnss terrible deserts aw ful salt I swaniM. where, for hun.ln-.Ls of miles he ; saw no living being, and thnmgli ciaintnes whose inhabitants were savage niblx rs and w ho lived in a state of continual warfare. The man wcim-d invested with super-natural powers B"'l I'' fame spread far and wide. One of the most interesting jnv bleu is of the age lx-ing the discovery of the sourecsof the Nile.it was stiggi-rteil that this wonderful man lie employed to follow the course of the river to its soure-s and thus determine them. IYince Pncklcr Mus kan, who had himself travel.-.! extensively in Kgypt, and had made several unsuccess ful attempts to penetrate the headwaters of the Nile, offen-d to defray all expenses and rewanl Menscn handsomely if he would un dertake the trip. The indefatigable runner consent e 1 to make the attempt, and on May 1 1, set out fnmi Muskan in Silesia, whence he ran to Jenisalem. where he had some laisiness to attend to. Thence he con tinued his way to Cain) and up the western hank of the Nile, through Iiwer and Mid dle and into UpjxT Kgypt. Here, just out side of the village of Syane, be was seen on the morning of Jan. 2-2, 1 .to stop and rest, leaning against a palm tn-e, with his face covered by a handkerchief. He rested so king that siane persons tried to wake him, but they tried in vain, for he was dead He was buried at the foot of tlie tree, and it was years Ix fore his friends in Europe knew w hat fate had Ix-fallen him. Found at his l.iilT. It was a winter's night, many years ago ; the ground was covered with frozen snow, and black snow clouds hung overhead, while an intense cold was made still keener by tlie driving wind which scudded aion; over the country side, carrying in its teeth a storm of icy snow tl.ikes. Tlie cliK-k in the Parish tower of (Jray's chimed the hour of nine, as Tallxit, the xst-lKy, prepared hiniseif and his horse "Beauty" to carry t'-e mail bags fill"! with their valuable letters n ' Cheetham, nine miles away, over a rugged roait, np hill and down dale ; for in those days there were no iron railroads traversed by snorting engines pulling and shrieking on at the rate of forty or fifty miles in the hour, and distances had to be reached by fast trotting and high met tled horses. It was a dangerous deed to ride over a lonely country on such a night as this; but no misgiving clouded tlie lad's brave spirit. He was sixjn statu ling before the office dixir, patting the sleek coat of his favorite, when the d.xw opened and the Postmaster ap peared with the bags "Youll have a hanl time of it to-night, Tallxit, my boy," said lie. "I am thinking whether you ought to go tlinxigh all this." "tJo through it !" was the reply. "What would they do at (licet haul in tlie morning withi ait their letters? We're not afraid of it, are we. Beauty " "Bat this is the worst night I have ever known ; you'll I losing your way. Who can tell the difference lx-tween naul, ditch and field in this snow ?" But Tallxw took the bags from tlie sjieak er's band, and slung them on his luta-k. "Lose our way, in.Iee.1! Why, she knows every inch of tlie road ! Don't you. Beauty I It won't be the first time we've cantered along by hundreds" And lie laughed lightly, springing to the saddle with a bound ; but he added quietly, "It will be a rough ride to-night though, and I shall not be sorry to see the lights of Chee tham. If I get there all right, it will be one to my score, that's all ; for they'll know -1 am not afraid of a bit of weather, and they won't have to say to me that I shirkeiL (Jxxl night, sir." He buttoned his coat tiglily around him, turned the collar up over his ears pulled his cap down close, gave Beauty the signal and galloped away into the ilarkl "All, well, you are a brave fellow, and I'll see yiMi don't lose anything by it," said the postmaster, as he closed the diss-, and sat dow n by his own tin-side. As Tails t, on his trust v sti-eiL nxle deep er into the lonely country the cold became more terrible. He was covered with snow that froze In to a exiting of ice over him, and everything tended to send his courage down as low as the tcniM-nitiin.' itself ; blithe fought man fully to keep up his spirits although it was hard work, for such a night as this hail not liecn know n for years. One mile two miles flint; miles of the. road got over, and Chcctham still six miles away . .straight onward he urged his wav. where all was tlark befon- and on eitlier side, save now and then when, as he nxle quickly by, he coulil, through a cottage window, see a cliccrfiil fin-light gleam, when he fancied there a gnnip of happv children around the hearth, with their father and mother, and all else making home bright and happy. hen, perliais he thought of his own home in (Jmys, of the brothers and sisters there, of his mother, watching and lixAing anxiously through the lattice, wondcrintj how he could lx- faring in all this and pray ing fervently for her hov, who would be home again on the nioirow if all went well. But enough of this; he must keep all tliought for himself now, and fight against this ilnnvsiness creeping slowly over him. There was work to be done; there were mail liags to lie preserved and delivered. I hat was his work, and he would do it. Six miles of the journey over and still three more to (licet bam. He had lost all sense" feeling by this time, and scarcely knew ",f ,llt' """ ''" in haml, while the tears U1:" would come lnze upon fns cheek. This was a fight with terrible foes hut ( heetham was only two miles away now. " courage must live a little longer. Away and ' Soho iJeautv: i-orwant: n,..i it,.. I I I IIUl Wits lllf Word- - . - " 1 wo men l.-l ..lit ,n 1 1 ,rli ltnl t nieetham , Oue ( was the Postuerof that . the other an hostler waiting to fml Vm,ty and bed l.erdown fortl.e night, T rli jla .iisi.ur th. iLm. , ir"" --.. ,....., ... ncct of ,.x s hi, ,Y i.v "' i!"k- t., " -M of them, stamping his numlx-d feet "l" e grouuiL .-Verj- likely not. How 5,-s his time. is it up yet f "Well, he ought to lie in very- -.n, if he's caning at all," was tlie reply, As they were speaking, a horse with its rider came galloping in; it was Beauly covere-l with foam, who, with her burden, no bailed lx fore them. She knew the ..o t,n, i..II to ....l ...- :.. "Welcome, Tallx.t '." said the Pi-stmaster. "That's the w av to do it ! Nine miles against wind ami w.-ath.-r, and tnie to vour time within a minute or two! Unstrap the ba r. lx,- and then come in ami loin i ? ' - . " " !.n.. " Km tf ..... . 'here was no move. 't ome, oil with you, mv man! you seem over fond of this, more than 1 am any rate." Still no answer si'ent and erect he sat in the saddle. The hostler raised liis lantern to the lad's owe : the features were rigi.l, the eyeson wide. Why. he is ill !"' he exclaimed. "He is vcrylmd. What shall we do? I lx-lieve he is dying, sir." Not dying but deiui, for Death had met hm duty Tl in on tiie way. round found at Ins v. he Postmaster lifted liiinoiT in liisstninir " " O arms but with ditlicult v. for the l-.v was frozen fast to the sad-lie and his knees were pn-ssed tightly to the horses sides. Just lias e was taken down his face came near Beauty's brad, when the panting steed sniffed at it, expecting the master's kindly word and touch. Ah. lieauty! You will never see your master any more! If you wen- able lo think at all you never thought you wen- carrying his lifeless laxly the last mile of the jiHimev. The intense cold had pien-ed his brave heart and death had stolen ill -on hiui iu the guise of sleep, rapidly sinking into a sluai- lxr to ktiou no waking in this world How Sin.rU are Caiiaht In Mainew On the coast of Maine smelts visit the rivers alxiut the 'ioth of Dcccinlx-r, and re mains almost all winter. For alxiut two months they take the hook readily, and are caught in eoiisidcr.il ile nuinlxrs through Im1.-s cut in the ice. Formerly, on cold .lays it w as very severe fishing, without shelter, except by piling up cukes of ice, evergn eu Ixiuglis, ic. Ijist w inter one of the fishermen made a canvas tent, and it proved so comfortable that it has now In come the universal custom to fish in them. There are now on the ice, alxive the bridg es two village of these canvas hi -uses much n-scmbling an Indian encampment in winter quarters. A light wixxlen frame, with a harp nxif, is put together, and the whole covered w ith a light canvas or cotton cloth. In some instances tlie covering is painted. to resist the piening north-west winds. The ordinary tent is about six feet square; x-casionallv one is larger, for two persons. The interior is provided with a stove and a liench, upon which the angler sits while fishing. The whole n-sts upon ninners and can fx: easily moved from place to place. When the fisherman reaches the place he cuts a h' ile through the ice, places his tent over the same, builds a fires closes the door, drops his lines through the hole and waits for bites. Each man uses four lines. The but use. 1 in this vicinity is t! e clam worm, which is found in the c..,;n flats. The upper end of the line is fastened to a rack alxive the fisherman's head, whilh the hiik from six to ten feet la-low the surface. Tlie fisherman sits on the Ix-tich lx-s.de the stove and patiently waits for the th to bite. Then- is not liiueh skill in this kind of ang ling, for when a smelt takes the hook the motion of the line conveys the fact to the fishennan, and he quickly hauls him iu. The fish bite la tter on cold, stormy days. From ten to fifteen pounds is a fair day's work for one man. Itow to Kreak oft Kad Habits. Understand the reason, and all the reas ons w''y tl'e habit is injurious. Study tbe subject until there is no lingering ilouOt in your mind. Avoid the places the persons and the tliought tliat leads to temptation. Frequent the places anoK-iate w ith the per sons indulge in the thoughts that lcadaway from the temptation. Keep busy ; idleness is the strength of bad habits 1 not give up the stniggle when yii have broken your n-solution once, twice, a thousand times. That only shows how much need there is for you to strive. When Vou have broken the resolution, just think the matter ov.-r, and endeavor to understand why it is you failed, so that you may be on your guant against a recurrence "of the same circum stances. Do not think that it is an easy thing that you have undertaken. It is a folly to expect to break off a bud habit in a day, which may have been gathering for long years. I.
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