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13. F. SCHWEIER,
THE COHSTITUTIOU THE 17X105 AND THE ESTOBCEMEIT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XXXIII.
MIFKLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, -XOYKMUEU 5, 1879.
NO. 15.
fM fPIIIl 111!' jpiWIIWM
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H. T. HELMBOLD'S
COMPOUND
FLUID EXTRACT
buc.hu
PHARMACEUTICAL.
A SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR ALL
DISEASES
or tuS
Kor noliintr. 1-osj rf Memory. Imllsposl
tion Ut txertion or JiuMnrss. Shortness of
Itinth.Troultloil iTh Thought of IM?oa!o
iniiim--i oi lsi on. i Mia in me innia. uti,
h. ml H-jh!, liu.-ti of i;;
.! to the Ueaa, fala i
Ciuntenance. and Irv Skin
if tlie smjtoui- are iiIIowot to eo on,
vt-ry fivuufntiv JCrnWrtic Fits ana Con
sumption follow. When tlw cn-t itulion '
lnvit:oraiin medicine to strengtlieu anJ j
ioiic up me jy biciu iucu
"Helmbold's Buchu
DOES IN EVERY CASE.
IS UNZQUAXED
By any remedy known. It Is prescribed bj
trie most eminent pi.yslclao aU oyer the
world. In
liheumatism.
Fpcrmatorrheea,
Kenralgia,
Nervousness,
Dyspepsia,
lutiiestioo.
Constipation,
Ache and Pains,
U Ds, j
Liver Complaint,
Nervous Debility,'
Epilepsy, j
Head Troubles,
""'" ' ...
Genenillll-Health.
Spinal Diseases,
JSciatica.
Deafness,
Decline,
Lumbago,
Catarrh,
Xervoo Complaints,
Female Complaint &c
U..lache. Tata 1" the mmldm, Cor, .
Iiiazinwa. Sour Stonweh. Kruption. Hud ,
Taste In the Monti.. raIniuon 01
Heart, l'atn In the region f ' ' KJ'Y,
aod a tlioosand other painful eyiuptoma,
are the offsprings ol I'yspepiia.
Helmbold's Buchu
Invisorates tiie Stomach,
And stimulates the torpid l.Iyer, Bwe
Ki..nv.nhraltlivii-tion. In cleaning
tbe blood or an iuij.iirui.-i.
&nd inqairtiug
1 ..;.rp .., 1li m-.i.olM Hvste-m.
A sli.Kle trial will 1 q.ii aiiflicient to
convln. the most be-.1UU.1c of Vaiiuhle
remedial qualities.
PIUGE SI FER I50TTLE
"
Or Six Bottles for S5. j
Pelivered to any address free from otiserva-
l'2r'aUents" may consult hy t.
Int the Mine attention as tv calling. DJ
ausweri.ii; the lollo intf queauoua:
1. Give yonr name and post-raTOoo atlrlreM,
eounty and state, and youx aeaieat expreea
olflce t .
i Tour and sex?
5. OceilpationT
4. Married or singlet - "'.,t,
a. lieisht. weiirl.t, and In bealtni
6. How lonirliave o hi-n slc-kt .
7 Your coinplcxioiM-olor o r liair ann eyeai
. Have you a stooping or orect aait T
. Ueiale witlioul reer-Uon
k,,orno..t your case Inclo- '
iticonHuiintn'u . - - ... iA vol
r.elveournnllon.amI av ,i!.1?l2lJii2
tiie imt 11 re of your &
ttt-tisv WW "
opinion coneer'.mg.a.e'ire.
Competent ri.ys.eia.. attend to "JJ
TKin.ients Allleltei slionM be a''"'"??
loHpsaWry, lilJ iluei Ueet, FhUa
telphia, l'a.
U. T. U LAI BOLD,
Drog-glst and Chemist,
Philadelphia, Pa.
OS THE BAY.
How oft at twilight boar
We two went floating off upon theaye!
Tbo wont resplendent with iU eunuet dower,
The east all luminous, yet softly grave ;
The ocean tpr. al arjimJ,
Jttxt rnftied, yet reflecting every hup,
Maikiug with foam each emerald islet's bounJ
And gliding btcV iU b.llowu to reu.w.
Then the lone sea bird apod
Its trackless way with many a plaintive cry;
The viudo swept slowly, aud f:om oroin'a bed
luuo perfume tlut e'en now eeeui gath
ering ubjh.
Leaning on idle oars.
We gazed on hilU whose feet were 0:1 the
. nud ;
Their crowns lose grandly where the aure'ight
poms
Its last rich flood on lipp.ingseaand laud.
In ail the long. brigLt pant
When ocean, earth and bky.in blest accord,
Tle:r spell of light, song, motion, round ua
are no dearer hour, iu memory's ward
The cnti our hna did iiri-Ra
I I uHh&t glad time was trembling to the brim
v un its swut tirart or mortal happiness
Not wanted, lost, but growu fur-off and dim.
The Lost Ring..
Hud I ln-en lr.v own mistress I should
j never have served Marie Rosis. But pov-
1 erly, the need of foid and raiment, the
! hungry numtlis that must lie tilled, were
I too strong for me. aud I engaged myself to
i,K'r - True- s!k" ai'keJ uo reference; but J
I whv nerd she t i
You are ooor. Louise." she said, with a
j slight French accent. '-Money is of noae
' count to me I only ask you to lie faithful,
j I said that I should travel ; so you must
! supply your brother's and your sister's
J wants la-fore we go. I shall be lilieral with
I vou. Take this." As she spoke she
1 reached out six or t ight half-eagles. I j
j drjw hack my bjtnd.
j "It is too miic-ret" I said.
j "Allow me to lie the judge of that
: know what will be required of you."
A little chill ran over me
What would
be required of me f I looked up to see,
if ;
possible, what meaning lay hidden beneath
her words
. .
"1 shall travel as fancy pleases," she con-;
lt;nl1,j i4( irt cn,.t a ,IC t,i,.c.iit . mo
i i
i ailoiIKT. 1 ITO 111 bl.lrvu ii -iiitlUi!iU lilt ii
1 1 have lost. It mav be here, it may
Ik
there. I have nothing o guide n.e m my
Bturch. It is all Mind cliance.
At first I was not happy in my migra-
Jtorv. I used to long for home or
what (
! had lieen homt and for the caresses of
i those I loved. l!ut this did not hist long.
! o.. .w in w the world to 1
! me, and I her bond-slave.
i - - .
Sometimes we rested lor two or Hirec
weeks from our travels, and then went for-
' ward, day after day and week after week, j
! without stopping. I do m know how long
I had been with her. when I discovered
that we were not traveling alone that we
: had a follower, who pursued us from place ,
' . ii
sisience. lie i
f of us. He i
r followl ,.s '
'did not seem to lie conscience
l.lrrssed us he only followed us
ia- . 1 do not know whv I did j
not sticak of him to Kadame. nor why she ! "H re we shall find the ring!' said Ma
did not mention him to me. I used to tii'ink ; lf, as we hurried out of the train. "It
m,:-imM that she did hot sec him. And ' lik an inspiration. I feel it through and
. lr tm eham to '.
yet, why not? Her eyes were too snarp to
allow anything to cscaj them. 1 crhaps
she was afraid that she might alarm me be
speaking. e were two women journey
ing alouc, with uo one to protec t us, and
alHHit this '
I was naturally tuiiitL Still,
man with his gentle mouth antl clear blue
eves, there was little to alarm any
woman. I
'Ordinary people Madame Marie tli.l not I
j 1((t-ltv. jml this gt.utlemau's presence, was i
- 8o I tried to thmk no more
aliout huu.
It was after this stranger came that 1
icariHtl what iiiudanie was st arching for.
A ring that had jnvsteriouslv disaiK-ared
it ..... -..,.... ni.rl.l vlnle slip w.is
slecpiii ' A strange ring, with a camet
he-H for its centre, all that she had left of
Monsieur lbsis. ; I glanced at her in sur-1
.
Was it vour weddinsr ring."
. , T
"licttcr than lUal jioiisieur jvimiis gate
it to nic while he was dying. He came
... i;r.. in rivi it tome inst as we
tun. back when we have
,, :.,
forgotten some-
' T 1....1....I 1.... L-...ilt-
Was the woman
l l.jt.Keu at it ."'".'
crazv !
"lie gave it to me, and said that a curse
i would follow nic if I lost it. I did not lose
I ii it went away from mc; but I am not
j happy. Monsieur Uosis was very hard."
"Hut you are not to blame ft what you
hi not licln "
"Ah ! but if a lover took it P she said,
shaking her head slowly. "I had fallen to
sleep in the drawing room the day was
warm. When I awoke Monsieur's heart
was gone, and the air Tull of shadows. I've
lieen searching ever since for it."
She liesan pacing up and down the rotan.
We were stopping for a week at a hotel in
a lam; inland town. This conversation
had lieen carried on in the parkir a long 1
wide room, looking westward. As mad-
walked I thought I had never seen her
half so iK-autiful. She wore a tlres of
I gome soft Wack stuff, which trailed on the
bright lined carpet. . This was relieved ny
a gauzy scarlet mantle, as delicate and
filmy as the wings of a butterfly. While
she went to and fro restlessly the stranger
came noiselessly in and walked lieside her.
She did not notice him, but looked straight
f n, .-indow to the green trees, and
Ull vi i"1- " -
bevond them to the wide sunset.
For myself, 1 grew angry aim iicaee-.. u.
the strangers boldness. If he had any
thing to say to her, why did he not speak ?
What right had he to do her steps so per
sistently 1 At least I would tell madamc.
As I started forward to speak the strange
gentleman raised his hand to his forehead
..d I saw something on it that glowed
blood red in the sunlight. 1 looked at t
eagerly and saw the shape of a heart out
linwl ol the slender white finger. My
heart bounded. Here was the lover who
had stolen madam's ring. It should be re
stored to her, and once more she should
hnow happiness. Ah, how frightened I
got, though! ' While my lips were parted
to speak, aud my hand reached forth to
touch his arm, he was gone, anil I stood
quite alone with Madame lWis.
'What makes you so white P she asked,
stopping short in her walk.
'Why, he has gone !"
'"Who has gone V
'"The gentleman who walked licside
you."
'Indeed, who go honored me?" she said.
inc.rcduou.sIy. '-I was busy with my
thoughts."
"A 8tran.ee gentleman walked with you
near you and as I started towards him
he disappeared.
Madame laughed a low, musical laugh,
hut I saw that the white hand that clasped
her scarlet mantle over her heart wan shak
ing. Her lips grew white and dry.
"I hope he was handsome."
'Very ; and a mouth like a girl's."
Her forehead grew puckered into scowls.
"And what else?"
'lie wore a ring with a Llwxl-rcd
heart
I pray that I may never on earth sf a
face so fearful as was luadamc's at that
moment. I put up a quick prayer, for I
thought she was altout to kill me. Hie
clutched both hamls about my arm mid
held me closely to her.
' "How ilare you, girl ?"
"I could not help Feeing him," 1 said.
'There he is now outside, looking iu at the
window."
She cowered down at my feet, and cov
evered her eyes with her mantle. I do not
know how long I stood there, or how long
she knelt without moving. I know the
"gun? stood motionless at the window, look-
ing at ns with steady, unwavering eves.
Mould he never fro. Would he ho
old us
forever with that .iiiict, unflinching
raze?
At that moment I shrieked, and madamc
sprang to her feet. "A crowd came to sec
us. and I fell back failing.
In the morning we started. It was sum
mer time, and our way led through the
richest of earth's grounds. All was lieauti-
ful from the sky downward birds, flowers,
I fruit and velvety greensward. It spite of
I ! everything I was happy.
j " e wdl soon have a long n-st, inad-1
au,e saiu we wmruii aiong. i on
shall hear from the brother and sister at
home." I
I waslookiugoutoftlnv window- ai she I
. t i r . ill
spoke. As I turned my face towards her 1 1
ff it Hnii .nit- titiuh iiiv s nut tiler. 1 tnriutl
-
oivimii uuh m. a u- stiuiit i ntitiiii
near lis in tlic tmiii.
His presence seemed so real to n.e tW
spoke out angrily :
"If you ph ase, sir "
-Madame looked aroun.L
j '-To w Ikiui are you speaking, Ixailse '.
I knew, then, that whatever I saw.
Madame Ilois !
wuetucr man or evil one,
! was a of nothing. 1 l..ked over
'11... f.i.Mi a. !... liln.m,-.ia mi.t ir.ititti. OK Hit li
-c - -
down at the white
hands and ml ring,
without a word.
"lloiisieur Kosis,"' I thought
"Ijut whv
i I diK-s he follow madamc f
. j
fair i
We rode the day through with the
movai.ie ugure oesioe us, ami me oocu-r :
in the next carriage. Tiie one seemed to I
-
eounteract the influence of the other. "th-1
inn eoul.1 hann me. j
At night we came to our resting place.
through,
4
We did not go to a hotel, but to a house
near the outskirts of the town. I know the
...I........ ..f ,1... ctni-...t at Af..it-it,w. t
(.Ul tltimil "il tut sivv n, .-......
when she told him where to drive us. The
'"s"1 was vcrJ" Jiirt- I-",'k''1?ar,,,inl f"r
my fneii.l, I -ould not see mm, and I
.1 ! . .1.... T .. I
ui'u,lK-
Wann as was the night, the place to
which we went was chilly. Mailame had
tires made in the grates and ordered w ine
to be brought. ,
"Where an- we P I asked.
"Pardon me for not saying. This is my
home. No one dare intrude here."
No one? Was Madame sure! As she
!ikc uk ii-ui..-..h--vu m.....s. ., .-.
' man, came noiselessly in, and sat down by
1... .1... . t .... ... . ..... ..1..., ...
when I
He wore the same expression as
first seen him. (dancing at his
I . - - . .. . .
hiuid, 1 saw the Wood-red ring glowing
1 -i.
.iwn ma ii..g. ..
"You do not drink," MatlaiiM- saitl, as I
! sat holding the wine-glass. "What is it P
I put down the glass with a shudder.
"Madame Rons, I want to go home."
"This is your home. Py day it is beau
tiful. To-night I know there are shadows
ami it is cold. We call have more fin-."
'That is not it I want my str. 1
seem to be stifling here. "!
"Well, well I will play to you," I will
sing."
She threw open the piano. Good heavens,
what a wail came from it as her delicate
fingers ran up and down the keys ! Wild
unrest, agong, desjwir found voice in the
'melody which slie awakewd. Then her
little hands pattered softly, Softly down,
and her voice broke out softly to the weird
accompaniment. Through it all I could
hear thc fidling of ghostly feet ; the whis
pers from shadowy lija. The stranger
listened at her side ; so close was his face- to
hers, that in the unsteady light they seemed
to mingle and waver together.
My God! where was I i The atmosphere
was like that of a tomb! Was I among
flesh and blood realities, or had I lieen
drawn into the charnel-house to expiate
some sin which 1 had committed 1 Sin, in
deed ! what did I know of sin ?
"Don't madame don't !" I cried. "You
I are nervous. 1 ou snau go 10 youx ruu.u
ami have supper there."
She led me like a child. What could I
do?
Upstairs it was more cheerful. The
fire was fresh, aud the lamps gave out a
clear, steady lightr I drew a sigh of relief.
"You like it 1" said madame. .'
"How can I help it t"
"I am gla.L My room is opposite. In
.1.0 niirht if vou are wakeful, vou can
-. " n 1
come to mc. Hut I think you will sleep.
I will send your supper up in a moment."
I did not wait for supper. Thoroughly
exhausted, bodily and mentally, I sank
upon the bed. I do not know how long I
slept. I started up suddenly from my pil
low, a fearful shriek echoing through my
brain. It was madame's voice that aroused
me. In a moment there was a sound of
hurried feet in the hall, a murmur of strange
voices, and some one threw oih-u the door
opposite mine. I stole soft out, and crossed
the hall t madamc's room. There was a
group of strange iet.p!e standing by her
U-d-sidc.
voice said, ''Hie is dead ("
"What is it what killed herP I asked.
-I do not know. Probably her heart
WaSdlSi aSCL MtlU- SUll.lell tngllt did It.
The detectives have la-en on her track for
weeks."
"Tlie detectives? Why?"
"She poisoned .Monsieur Uosis, her bus-
bainL Tlut is his portrait yonder," said
the physician.
I gave om; glance towards it. I had lit-
tie need to look at it, sinco the face was
so terrible familiar to uie.
'She has cscaicd justice,
some one
said, solemnly.
"You are mistaken, site has none to meet 1
it."
cried another, iu a startled voice,
."ijee:
'the wore his ring again."
I looked down at the little waxen hand,
nr..1..v n.l.l I in fl.i wl.ii.. f.ir.iiii.r.r
,
the heart of Monsieur Kosu. glowed and
burned. Il was plain to me, no matter
what others taught. Madame had died of I
irigiu wiien me ring was piiw u.i upon uer
linger.
ller impression had licon trae. She luid
..... ., ,,l 1
that night J'uuml hi r rintj.
Water Supply of Venire.
Kutering a little square shut iu by high
houses, amL like most Yenetiau squares,
doimnaicd ny me unuiiisueo lui-.ioe oi a
time-stained church, I noticed a singular,
activity among the people. 1 hey were ,
scurrying in Iron, every alley and hasten-
ing from every house door, with odd-shaiied
coiper iiuckcis on iiooKeu-cnucu rn
bows, and w ith little coils of rope. Old
men aad women, boys and girls, all gathered
closely almut a covered well curb iu the
middle ot the square: and still tney iiur-
, tly W a dozen oi-ep .
an Hind n, I n?riiuy mr tinuuii mjci .
owIv. Wru(.k am, a liuic old man '
forwj m way tlin,ugU ,he tnW(1 Iasst.tl
uis Kj,icr,ius iron key through the lid, and
unlocked the well. I lie kettles went
jangling into it, and came slopping out at!
an rate, and the imi .pie trudged
"il HUIH". imll Willi a IMlil "l viu iii r-nni;
fpm (hc MlmIl,or '-n.e wells are d., P
on uome. eacn w un a pair oi ineiu s ung ,
tu.i t. t
n"" a..
aim n it uui ji auiiiaiuc tuiuimnuiuii ni (
I tho w ho love their morning nap that they
1 ! are civeii as good a chance as their neigh-
lwirs of ii-i-lliii" mi iinsoiii-d suii.lv. It is
j the first instance that liascime to my no
jticcof a commendable municipal n-straint
! upon the ret Tehensilile practice of early
' rising. Few. very few, of those who came
I for water had had time for their toilets.
Their day evidently Ix-gius with this ex
cursion to the pui.iic resryoir. i-aier in
iuv walk I saw a cistern lwing replenished.
A barge filled with fresh water lay in a
canal near by. and a steam pump forced
the supply tlirouji a hose to thu squire,
where a gutter carried it to tiie will. The
water is of excellent quality. It is brought
through conduits from the Kugni;ean Hills
near Padua, but its Iistribnti'n thniuh
c:l v IS ,-Hrnetl on In the original manner
indiciited. Kor a city where the fail sea is
, - , , . . ,
tiie scavenger, where ablutions e-re not Or
'" ,'"'. u J '. , a '''-
i age, the cost of laying distributing mains
has wisely been spared.
1 tbel-e no feafet jr 4,
. , , . ' , ,. , ... , ,,
A lHKik agent uck las heatl through the
ge-utleman sdehvery at the post-oftice. Pos-,
ton and liegan tiring at random among the
clerks busy at work inside. He was just
describing the nnequaled elegance of the
the building when lie hail to pull his he-ad
out to permit a man to inquire if there w as
a letter there from his aothe-r-in-law. The
clerk said no when the man went smilingly
e man went snuiuiiiiy
away, and the hook-agent place.1 bis cheek - . r o ab,Hl,-,,,irt.L. lhollslllla M.tV!i of vine- rU-iiV in .sunt- part of the nwm an cxp!ive
to the hole again and went on to mention . , Tuisi.xlr.t,.r. ixlu,L. silllM ,, ;l(xmil :l,mii
that the opportunity now olTered . ainary rate-of increase sets the mind I.., any light, not even a pip: -r cigar, muci
probably som slip away forever, as mem-' k.J.ai,m lul ,uild astonishment the 1. a "candle or nmtdi. The gas 'should he
bersof Congress and jueiges M over the , (f sudi fr l(. comin2 fifty ' shut off fn.m the house a Ihe meter, where
country were Hooding huu with orders for , r wn, cn i,1), ie vlI..!rrwt.rs of i ai. ,)htc js ,.k UtT . ,lllrlK,sc The win-tlR-work
at his own price. Here he vacat- J l f ,ucp mmttMy nc hundred . .lows of the ro.uu shoiiid l- thrown dow n
e.l the window for a moment to allow a, .... ..,. ,, 10:11 .-... i . ,., ,i. ,,, .,mi ,i...r . n.-,L nrovid. d
young lady to inquire what time the 1" ! t.aIif,)rni to,ilV tlu.rc Iiru' ,;o,.hi acres iu the draught is from the door to the win
o dock mail went, and with renewed u. i ;,, Mlli).1i nn,,,!,,,.,,! in il,,.' .!..- ..n,,.tit,- li.ir l.:l l-iti-r N- l.-fl
strength and confidence filled it again as,
soon as she had gone to asK me same iues -
tion at the next widow, la oruer 10 see ii
thu first clerk had lied to he-r.
This time,
:i i i. .-: l'
nc cioqucmiy .icw-nocti now ivu.
William
I ailU 1UlT. U I tllOl U.l.t tail) mnu"
ana.iu.tu wcior.a uat. .am .w . ...
afti-r night so anxious for the arrival of ihe
1
ax.k that they couldn't sleep, and was just
uctunng the annoyance of l)om 1 tlro lie -
Picturing the annoyance
cause th.- nnancuu cona.uori oi ms K.nguo,,
wtmld permit him to buy but a thousand
copies, when two tramps dropped in and
begged the use- Of the window long enough
to ask if there w as a remittance there for
them. This gave him breath enough to
describe how the late war lietwcen Russia
:iween kusmb ;
their J1'""'" ;
in laaik lielor...
and Turkey was caused by
for fear the Czar would get the book before
the Sultan, and he then demonstrated con
emonstra ed con-
allure rf Uie crops
.1 result ol e
untvlilinT lliitll -
clusivcly that tlic prcsnt fail
in i-ngiand was the direct
farmers' negligence in not providing them
selves with a supply of the books, mid was
reaching around to get a fresh hold of Gen.
Grant's return to this country, when he
was carefully and neatly killed by the jan
itor, and laid away under a pile of undeliv
ered circulars.
Kw.ss Couriers.
The Swiss tinners employed by Amer
ican and Knglish travelers receive heavy
commissions, from the proprietors of the
hotels to which they conduct their parties,
Resides these direct payments, they enjoy
sundry perquisites: they live on the fat of
the lamL are regaled with the finest wines
in thc inn-keeper's cellar, smoke his heat
cigars, and often, when temporarily unem
ployed,, live at free quarters in his house.
Of course, tiie traveling public, one way or
the other, must pay for all this, and people
w ho stay in the best hotels and indulge in
the luxury of a courier get off cheaply for
$10 a day, railway fares and hotel bills in
cluded. "There arc a few innkeepers who
ct tl.ir f:.ce amiinst this system and re
fuse to pay commissions to' couriers, and
there may be couriers who do not demand
.t... i . .. A. li. wi. , nut iii.niiiiif
he!,, but epUons are f Jw and far
general and notaryis. me remciy is ...
tbe hamls of travelers themselves. Let them
chooe their own hotels w.thout refcreaee
lo their couriers, insist on paying meir own
b lirand mfonn th they
,VM,' .iii.Hi.niheiimV
11 1 IU LlttU W KXll'V J MiBe. 'uu. w
- . .. . . . r ;
io ai. ii ti mil in i in i hit kiiiiih: tlx t - luuiiuu-
ti... i u.i ;r i,
tion of liia charges.
. c ' -
lie luiuiui il. ...
be wise man, will Ie glad to do this, ior
he only submits to thc exactions of couriers
because he knows that n lie n'iuse iuej
wil. make a dead set against him, ppeak ill
of his honso, and persuade their clients for
thc I ut ure to avoid his cstabl iahiuent. ' ' .
rrofrssors rhiawa
Does the tail precede or follow Ihe'
; comet, 1 rofessorf
. I' lplMn 1,8 " which way men Miicl
7... . ,,,, , , ,
. otlltl Hie ulisolule t'lMal 01 anv 1111111-
. iM.r ,,f oysters ever coiinterUilancc the good
Jof the imlividual eating them
j "Well, I don I know. 1 doubt if you
eii, 1 o,, 1 Know. 1 u.iuiii 11 y"
,ould be justitl.tl in eat.ii; all the oysters
iitlieghatotieninil.
"I read in the piper, I'rofess-, that
. J"s""" " ""
. l.lw i- v.unn in X. w York lm bus
; been uncoiiscioiui for twenty years, ami in
, that time has eaten nothing. lo you think ,
i that is true f '
j '.V -Ve"' ,ir; thu Sv-yr'l arc full of .
1 7." volt think tllHt j lwve wriUcllj
enough on this question ;
"Keally, sir, 1 don't know. AVe are not ,
airusUMiied to measure these papers by the!
'ar!'... ... ....
I " hat will my ranK lie this tenn ?
"That is not so easily determined, as it '
is less than any assignable quantity.
I, .. ,. .. . .. .,
llHVf.ll I III. thf Cllirlltdl lill'lt fill Hull
I . , r ., B
I1 . , ., . . ,, .jfectual. Chloride of zinc, chlin.le of man -
. 1e noticed tlmt you have been 111 tuat , j,.,,,,, (,r proto-chloride of iron, may lie
1 V . . J ' i
; ta" 1 'iss'". ' rotessor, am
I ""..Jl"'?."' ' t , ,
, ... ' "i'r'" ."
let a little thing like that bother you.
"Can I translate Uu to fiim U tm:rt ,
A'
horse acting at randi m ' " .
l.V... I.'...... !..., ...:..'.. rrt..
Hull ili.i. llS 1 CI 1.11111 UC1C11 Ul lull
(,om r lihulk r.
I '-What is the trouble with the lesson to
day?"
j "Too long. Professor."
j "I am afraid that iu your case any lesson
. would Ik- too long."'
i "How was the velocity of light com
puted:'
llv calculations on the satellites of
J,pi(,"r
'Yerv wi-11 but how P
.. r,,,,;,,,,;, .rf.rvation-I mean,
js oI , , ..clips. ."
..Tu.lt wi (, sir lhi. MMa ,
j)C "
'(live me a description of the stomach
of a horse, Mr.
"Can't do it, l'.nfessor."
"How docs the stomach of the horse
ililTcr from that of the next man the
mule?"'
"Will you give the difference between a
state ami a condition '("
"I don't think 1 can state i', doctor."
"I am sorry vou are not in a condition
to do to.''
"Do you think it is right to argue on a
question against your own convictions ?"
"1 am not prepared on this lesson."
"Consult your common sense, then. Are
you prepared ou that?"
"Why does a cloud stay tip in the air if
the particles of water are heavier tnan those
of air?"'
"1 give it up."
"The explanation is that it does not stay
up; it falls."
The ineyar.1 state.
The fust vines planted by the hands ol
men in the tioid.-n Slate were si t out by
the Spanish priests in 1771, at the Minion
r-aii Oabriello. S.n following, every Jes
uit post ill California was supplied with
vines from Spain, and the "monks ot old"
quaffed the sweet wine therefrom and e.1-
joed tiie clusters of (laming Tokay many
years Ix-fore the province passed into our
hands. iu-of these old vines is still living
at a ruined monastery in Sutlurn Califor
nia, where its rools feed in the warm moist
soil of a tepid spring. It isliaim-d tiui a
i sou oi a it pi
i fr.imtwrk ,,
ly envt-r mm
f trelhs anI its laterals actual-
more timn an acre of rround. It
lis not as thnfly now as it hat been in its
' younger days, when the records show thai
a much as two tons of . fruit have been
1 gal hered hi a single season from the writ
I kled arms of this uraiid old Nestor of tin-
i Pacific vineyards. In loti a ciu-eful co.in! '
of a vMttWnitl ,iselo d the
l.r,.M,..io.i .
fact that there were then l.r.oo.uoo vine
: . , ;,.,: ; ,....,.., ,,i
grow ing under cultivation in the State, and
to-day the best authority the President of
the Yiuieultural Sx-iety of California es
timates from the data in his hands that '
there arc fori y and forty-five millions of'
liearin" vim in tlmt Commonwealth. This
. .. :.. i..-i ,i i i,i .,,i.
vineyards, and Ihe capital employed in the
culture of grapes and the making of
wine is itlOJMMUMiO. The annual product
. . . TllC allnlmi pr.xluct
... .. ) 'Tllll lUhl . .-iLiiiir iltlil
1 count the surplus st'X-k.
, ,."',. ',,v.i.' t, : ,il Bi,.niti-
:.. iu- .. i.7.-i
...III tlli.fc 1 aiiuniiui tit - i-.""' ,
, ail), cunmmal
' , . .
herself twice as
I- 1. .. Il. u ii.ii I , li! Sli.li-S
Mt.d fr,)m Kralltc, xllt. (. ahairnia :
1 . ..' . .,,.,.,..,.i. t,,..,,! ,.,-.1
I U.lll U Willi. 0 HI' " II... W . -
wines are not
UM u wouM ,
, t) (f J MC ma(o fri(I, t,.
. ' . with.ut thc nddi-
i tion of water, sugar, alcohol, coloring mat
ter or tlavoriug essences of any kiii'L
Thev are often sold, however, under d.s -
thc ...aking ofch-d. The .ticks on the gas fixtures
wi(U lhc sjlrilllls .jjH s of Kreii. h , apt rlurc. li
anii Geniian wines allived. Tiie niachinerj' 1 paper, several
. ........
fi.l fimvinitna cenenillv cnuilovcd in Cali-
f((rnia are Tastiy mipcrii M those iiscd in
counr1, it l(!D,is p, greatly
cicatcu the cost of manufacture.
i 1
Dni!ts Forest 1 recs will. Vim .
When we read descriptions of tropical
forests we are always struck with the
amount of climlK-rs, creepers, lianas, grow-1
ing on the trees and dropping fautiasttcaily
from branch to branch. Thc nearest -!
I proach that I have seen to these fascinating :
l descriptions was in the virgin ion-sis oi me-
Sardinia. There t lie denial is, wild vine,
j blfte-klierry, iyy, all but realize these de
scriptions of tropical scenery, and add much
to the la-auty of the ronsts. m my return
j home I determined to imitate this feature
i of the Sardinian forests, and planted a niiin-
i lier of ctimlxTS at the rois of many of my
tt 1 .....I I......
ihe half ciks made at the foot of trees,
- 1 cutting away roots to
nuke room. The
; trees no doubt suffer, but th. y soon recover '
; themselves. Thc casks were filled with
I ipn ' vit hit I'ltsivs n.iu mi-'i
! ik and the creepers planted therein,
. ant ' ."Vv
I and are running up the trees ' v.g.nus!. I
the tune the wood of to irto the
piama win ua. .
j will, I trust, he able to hold their own, 1
ncrtlntwoorthnyc. to have my
i . - . -
i a. I ffur .nwbi tialrwMi ta
. tieio lwivivm " .s--
minium imiintinir ilio lianas of the tr.il.ics.
doubt do
! I .1...... ....
, ii - i . ' s --- r. .
jiiany otner cre-e-pe-ra .n.iu u..
; eriuaity wen,
'arete? ,0X1
rofXcrwrssmst7
r of the creepers seems to "pemi
wistaria.
The vigor
on the size of the casks.
I mean to trv
large sugar caaks.
eve?no-he ros of the tree ate dki are probably a more 'arty animal than
un&r.Trnd thc"r dwiwlletl'the whitest the white arc ekally asi
VI n .l,i , nnlli Iliituii '"infVs tlic brimlk?." This lucid cx-;
away, h gl.teec months ag I h t u - a iS.Cm is snn.tl to satisfy the most
"ittl'-me SSrSS glory of' .he ferret
ratin twa Lu Xm lite at the- l-.tton man's exisUncc however, is not any more
mjluvlnfvminlhml Se-otch
Illnrettait.
1
Ouicklime mar lie used to alisorb inoi -
ture and putrid fluids. Sprinkle it freely,
, in powdcml foruL in all places to be puri-
ficd. Gypsum can be used for the same
. - . x- , 1 , .,..
purpose. -Neither should lie Used in closed und enemy. On a n-cent easion the fer- , ure ClnMaitilnixr on the club art at
drains, catch-basins or sewers, as they de-! rets were employed to rid the house of a dinner this cveuins. The "tide" is pune-c-ompooc
soapwater and fonu a ih-w com- -viitlemaii down town, when ne of the tual this niorniiii. To d iv. at ail events,
ixiiind which obstniets the flow of fluids in' honest nits ever killed probably was laid no m.xl. rn Yatel will In- dishonored or
. p,Mind which olwtnu-ta the flow of fluids
h()Se i i lwViU.T SII)U(,
. ,(, ,,,,.,, utril, T,C c
1 fresh, nxentlv heated,.-,
those pla.-cs. ( haril powder should be
coa'
auo
mix.il with lime or gypsum. Peat char- daylight shone through, ai.d the owner j spriuhtly letters, the "tide " was not forth
coal is equally good, and clicaper. hoi- scarcely thoicht il worth while to carry it ! coming during the Onuid Moii:irque"s"s stay
oride of lime is good to absorb putrid crim- .Uwk Ikhik'. IKspitcthe rough usage "the at Chant illy.' Kilt o!s. rve the crammed
via and to stop putrefaction. I se as lime I ferret, 'with proptr care is recovering. A railway vans drawn up iu front of the pa
is used. Hiack oxide maganese may lie nit bite is not nectssarily fatal t.i a ferret ! vilion." Siu how a huii.ln il are stietched
used Ur purirying cellars anil Moms with-! if ihe rat is not diseased. .Many ferrets are i out to assist in rcmovin.' the heavy basket
out discommoding patients. It may be . ,t, however, through being poisoned by fills of tish. The grated gates are thrown
made of forty parts black oxide of magan- the bite of a rat that is suffering from sonic i widely open by a score of subaltern func
csc and sixty parts of common salt, and 'distemper. Then loo, the old plan of j tionarics. In the twinkling of an eye the
may l distributed on plates. CopH-nis i poisoning a rat with arsenic aud other poi- ; tish is transferred into the market, and
may lie used to disinfect the discharges &mm compounds often works disaster to soon will le unpack.l and laid out on
from patients alTccled w ith dangerous dis-jthc ferrets, w ho are poisoned in return. ! large flat baskets, in w hich it will he offered
cas s. Ten imhuuIs of copperas in a pail- i Ferret men are cliurv of nlaces where ooi-i for nublic auction. The n..isv. auiniateil
' ful itf u :,lj-r .mil i mfirt t,r Imi fnnir.il
.. v., ...... .. j..... . --. .--. ,....(
, - , .i
! """ 1":'" nectiieg puriiieaiion win in- ci -
j im-1 iu place of copjieras. Peniia.gn.ite of
( .jj, ni:IJ. x. ast.a m (lisinf- liiigclolliing
and towels. Throw the articles into a tub
,,t water '.villi an ouimx- ot the drug, to
; t.v,rv thms MuM f watlT. Ti,, lKT.
magnate of potash should be used iu suiti-
i cient iuantities to give a purjile tinge to
the water. "IjihaqileiH solution" may be
I used lor the came punrtc. .citner oi
tluse should lie used for the ilisinfcrtion of
colored fabrics as they w ill bleach them.
Chloride of zinc U equally as good, and if
pure and neulral will neither bhaeh nor
stain. CarlHilic acid and the owl tar dis
infectants are the most ctlieieiit and cr
maiient antiseptics, hut arc generally too
offensive for indoor use- A giii of eailxilie
acid iu a pail of water is one of the Ix st
disinfectants for sewers, drains, catch
basins, water -closets, urinals, privies, etc.
It should lie used in the same manner as
copperas. Cat bolic acid isoften mixed wi'h
lime, forming carbolate of lime, t.i be u-x d
for the same puiNses. A mixture of ten
pans of quicklime and one part of the
cheap n fitsc oiio from the distilation of
coal tar. is one of the most cilicient picpa
ra'ions for ihiMloiiiiig foul phut-sin the
oh ii air. llroinine, cither alone or in so
lution, or slu.rV'l liy (uiekliine or gypsum
is the most prompt and clUeii iit disinleel
ant for unoccupied and infected apartment".
The solution should be made in Ihe projior
tion of one dniclmi to a pint n water, and
should l-shaki n until the broiiiiin-is dis
solved. Then iliiribule it iu earthen
pliies, or by su. pemliug shs-ets saturaud
w ith the S'lIiitiiHi. I:i forty -eight hours at
w&. tiie most inl. tious r .iin are disin
fcctciL For use in occupied rmniis one
dnn bin of bromine to a quart of water,
plved on plates beneath the lied, may lie
iise-L Mcilli'-r bnnuiue, chloride, or the
parniugnaie of 4assa bluniid ! usd in
roiineci ion with the carbolic acid, ;s this-s-.ibt;iiii
e-i iiiutually iieii:ra!ie each ..tin r's
disiTlfce'illg quahiies.
;aru.i (7tin.itriler In (lur Itmiitis.
t!as is coM:u;ia!!y a uiiluicof c.iiiipnuoos
of nirbon and liydiogen, and b." i'-sif can
not cvpl 'de. Hot it it beuiicd with from
five to ten or twelve limes its volume of
air we then have a gawous uniwdi r, in
widt h the u'-'K retwt-'iiis tiie iarU.ii a:wl
stilplii'r and the air rrpieseiitj the mlr-. If
a light be iiitr.itluccd.inio tiie iniM ue Ihe
oxygen of the air combines with the car'n
an'l liydn-gen of the ;-as, causintr a very
midden rvi'lution of -,eaf, a cnsrqViit 9'il.
len im-rease of yoninie and ai. explosion.
When a leak ni urs in gas pip-s in a hou.--the
escaping giw rises to the cei'iug ot the
room. on its way thither mixing ton c-i rt-iin
extent with air. 'Pus nii ving pr-M s is
c-uitiuiicd after it reaches the ci-ilinr. but
tin- cinliniial supply if -.-a prote-!s that
which has tin cse.e.l. H.at the state ..I
after a an-l .leal of sas I.m cseaiu-,1
.. ;,i i, ..i-.... r.,ii-fn ti- .-ili.-... ..f
the room tin re will be a layer of nearly
pure gtes, low it d-iwn more and more air
is mixed with it, until near t!ie- ll r pun
air is found. If any one linds himself in a
room, therefore, iu winch their is a strong
......n ..r i... ,-mi mum ih. r.-
should be cxamin-d t.i see if any of th. in
am .in-,,...! fit. If 111 Sltf-I. flllvillllS SOlil'l'.
..f 'l,-,.L-... r ,1. 1. found. .i.-MlitUr should
.. ".. 1 ;..f..P.,..i .!..', ;r in. .i.i.i.i.t
, i. .... i.. - ...... .. . - 1
. iim! tin- htik willHiiit a lighted candle or 1
iii-iIi- . 1 . a. rv iw u I mj H ll.lli ,. (11
ni-if.-li 1.! will lit it 1m UUttl' ll-i of.
.l.M.b.. - . I
The I.a alitv of a i.ak can N- found by the
.i..-f .r-, h. n it is i..n.ed on at the
meter again. Sometimes gas will ItaK
around tin- haw of the fixtures where t hi y
are screwed on llu- house pipes. In any
such case, whcic it is nicti-ary to stop;,
leak on short notice, a little common soap.
1 not l.i
lrv, may be plastered over the
In many cases a piece of news-
folds iu thickness and wet
so as to form a soft wad, may lie put over
1 the Irak and tied on so as to tenqairarily
j stop it. Tliese are- only expedients for use
. in an emergency. No one should tolerate
... :
a leak.
as it may prove a very evpensiv.
affair.
Frrrrls.
l-eirels are oi tw-o colors w tine- an.i oriii
dle. The w hite ones have pink eyes hav
ing much like the gia.. beads se-cn iu the
luuids of artificial mice. The brindle ones
.. . i, ?
IMH-NlJt.rn ...it....
which theneutra! cl.araetcr of the ferret
man is apparent. No laxly cm g-t h.m to
say which ,s,l,H- ,slK-st. He will siiy thi-y
an-laahas good as they can 1 and that
one Ls no U-tler than the oilier. If pressed
hard, he- ma) , illier long peise-veri.neT.- n..
thccxienditureof a great amount of pa-
i tinner. lie ltroll" Il IO a.llllll lliai llic o. .ri-
; terriers. The two work hand Uan.L A
wise lcrrct man win . rain ........ i.i..k..
frmn iniancv, tmu tney may cut use-u v
k .i -"..,1 !. Iiunm ufniv in the
. - . - ...
, ferret on the
' u,k. h. a firrets life Often, when work -
aeks m a fre U ft. i
1 lo
. ; , , . .i. -..t.l
! their cxistance with a v.u, .juia ne .
commendable were it e.uploed . the,
. , T1... xt .or littla- in.
' H'"-t ill unit: iHi'i. lunc - wm
-
' couvience-s in the
life and business of
...
ferret which show that it has clouds as well
r..m.. n-lilfl.l C
it; ,.., it ratlicanjL'u sunshine. Sometimes tucy get mm
the slippy surface affords
i . fll, ... -...iiea
never get out again. As tor tne scraicnca
I and bites they get iu their encounters wdh
rats, they arc as natural as the scars 01 a ;
veteran or bruises on a prize figh'cr. A
1 well known ferret man of Philadelphia.
John Gregory, of Reach street, Kensington,
has alaait thirty ferrets, many of which
show marks of their conflict witi their nat-
. . .
out after a desperate llbt by one of the
ferrets. The latter had its tliroat pienx-d
by the rat s fanirH to such an extent that
..... i...., i....... i ....l :r ,1..... i : ...:n
iii iuli lire. I I LTtU, 11 III. f l.UO lb V, 11 1
...
, not let their lerrets work under the circum-
.stances. "I have lost over if 7"o worth of
ferrets one way or another in one year,"
, said the Kensington ferret the other oay. I Seine the only specimens of the piscine
I've lost a fortune in rernts iu my time. ! siccics offered for auction . tiered the oc-
Some were poi-ioiM'iI ami some got "lost inicasion of a lively competition. The sale
sewers, I haven't iiothm hke the stink of ;
! fl lr...J'l s.,l to have. 'Ave a, VI. 1
sixty and seventy at a lick in uiv time.'
During the war he t.ik his ferrets down to
Fori I telaware to clear the prisoner's pi ns
and warehouses of rals. It was the largest
, j.ib he ever h;id.
killed over sixteen
th ic-aud rais in three inotit lis down there,
The time- when 1 am busiest is when peo -
pie go away from their houses for the sum-
mer or when they retuni iu r-eptemtwr.
That's a mouth when I am busy. Kei-p
my dogs an' ferrets goin' all Ihe time.
let a -sn-at deal to do iu the countiy
among farmers. Like t work in the coun
try licttci'ii iu the ciiy. Kerr. -t.i and il.gs
iike it better, t.K.. It's cleaner every way,
a-Kl the dogs get a 'niter chance at tin-rats.
Kerr. Is are ii it so likely t Ik- lost cither,
The advantage of ridding a place of rats
with fern-ts ovi-r ridding it of them with
insoti is that after the ferrets have ki!lil
or driven 'in out that's the end of 'em.
When you poison '.-in they crawl into their
holes and die, and then you have to tear
the house dow n to get em out and remove
the e.i..l."
tao.tl.lj;.
Kaiiiliiigi. so . oiimioii n iih s-miic er
soiis, particularly women, ami the cause of
il so little undcrst'ind by ii"ii I'lofrssional
k .. pie, that so: ne know bilge n the sub
Jt-1 often pMves Valuable. Kaintness con
sists in a temp. rary failure of the aetivily
f t'jc heart, the bloat not la-ing properly
t in dialed in cons. q:i nt e. Allhoiigh it
'Ins not reach the head, the suJI.Ter l-scs
( b arncss of vision, and if not prevented
limy fall, the fail, not nnfn quenlly restt-ring
thc normal eomliii-m. There- H u iconvul
sion, and though he more pr-.hal.ly she
can hardly l- call c .!Ni-.:;s, he is n.'t so
profundly unconst i. -us as to Ik-incapable of
ap.it.-a!. as happens iu cpih osy. Tln-rc
.i'C all d'-grecs of faintm-ss, from merely
let ting f.ii;".' and l.akii.g souiewhat ' ale to
1-i. ilivc aad c i.npitt.- sw. ming. Iu s-.nie
e;--t -, one faint is no v in r cured than
another and iiii"th. r s.icc.t d. hour after
hour, even day at? r day. It is scarcely
mce.-sary totiy that such casi-s are serious
.and need prompt treatu.ii.t. Tiie cans. 4
iaie- various. Nunc persons arc so easily
alTe. t. d that they swn il tin y cut their
lingers os see any one Meed. Their le.
fentt- is ovi rscnsiiiie nvrvea au! weak mus
cul ir libre. The- heart is essentially a inas
cle, which is feeble in some, streiiig ill
,u:hiis fecM.e g. iu raiiy in women and
-trong in in.-n. Whoever weakens the
licait and nu-clcs . -iintiionly pr-al;it-s
famln.ss close, f a:! air lie-ing au active
cause-. Whatever greatly a He. L, the nerves
such a-Uid new s e; the sigh; of the- .lisa-gr.-eablc
or liorriM.: mav induce a -wotm:
and loss of 1. 1. ad is another and a serious
'incitement. Sound health naturally ac
on. panic. 1 by linn in-rv.-s and museles, is
tin- la st pr. vciiliveni faintness. The 111a-
' jority f vigorous men go through all kin.lf
of st viie a.id iKiiiil'd experiences with' alt
fainting, while delicate men and women
. swoon at Ui.'V s. American women, who
used f faint continually i:i crowds, at
bad new s at scenes of tlislies- now faint
comparatively m I.loni: and the fact is as
cribed tolheir reliiHUisiiuieiit, for the most
p it, of Ihe habit
ed ext ii ise ill thc
f tn. in - 1.. tin ir im rciLs. :
ipi-ii air, an-1 lucir ue-l-
: .... . .
tcr physical condition. Not on.; American
woman faints to-day win re, thirty year
ago, twenty live women fai-ited, and the
' diminution of the disorder, always the re
sult of (I m i t causes, is an unmistakable
I cA"ii nee which other things corrol air.it e, of
I the marked aiuie'.ioralion of the health
the nuirked aiiiieiioraliomif the health of
the highly organize., extremely sensitive,
' o.il II. l'i:c ilui . Minn in-. ..,., ... ...u
I l-l II.IIIi.-. I.ll
I
A ftelic ,f larv .i.een f stun .
When .Mary (Jiiccn of Scots was a pris
cr in the castle of I..k hburn in the win-
tcr and caily spring of 1"'i"S she drew
j young G.-orge Douglas the stripling bio
'thtTof William I Wmglas, the governor of
I..a hburn, into her favor for the pirrpose of
'effecting her cscac. Tiie youth was won
coiiipletelv. I in the rvening of the second
'of .May, l",t;.s, the keeper and his family
la ing at taMe. George srie-1 the keys and
lied across the lake with the royal prisoner
tor tins romantic at.egiance ificen jiaiy
in. ;-, .now ii so ca ne . a-.
Now it so ea: ne aii. ml tliat as tinie
ro ..ti on. mis n'K i a siikcu lexiurr
, and luautiful pale- auburn was found i
among some old papers at 'Wishaw, one of
the estates of thc U.ughis family. And as
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Ml.i.ill B-.:ill .no l-H- .-..t ,
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; r!l lre-nt visit, d the latj Ire ti atha me
.ye m,,, of Ie- Ha , S,snla.., a
relative, she show.tl him the 1. a-k,
dying sevcu years lale-r, in i-s-l iHtpu.thcd
, ,, lo him At the .call, of John ( arrol.
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111 of John tarrol.
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tsession of his sister,
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ashmgton, I'. .
j-.reni u leu lino uie aisscssi.
Miss C. I. ilrtnt, of Washin
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Ca.u,.-Mee.i5 M..s,.,e.
fall John Iker, a young man of
high standing, was indicted by the Grand
Jury of Guadaloupe cmn y for the murder
of a y.ung man named K.xu.n Hollamon ,.
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ui.uu. . mii.;i..M. .,.....-...., -
relr:Lse on ImjikI annuo 1 the Hipie, who
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talke.lofiyncliinghim,andlhcconsetuence
was a division of thc community of Seguin,
iu which Raker lived with bitter fca-lingson
1 both sides. Recently liiker attended a
.Mr,h.alist canip-.m-cting mar Se-guiu. and
' while thc minister was delivering the final
' nrv.-r a loud r. sto -rci.rt was hear.L
Raker falling dead. A man ha I quietly
forre.1 his way through thc throne to where
a Raker stood lieside a post supporting uie
' aroor un.ler which the services were lH.-i.ig
, nr i'. p- - -s (.'
ear, the ball passing entirely through Raker's
Great excitement followe.l Hie,
i oravcr was stopped aud the meetuig broken
, pray w
I up.
r
Parisian Ki.to Market.
I
1 )ver the naving-stoncs thunder the heavr
railway vans that briny the "tide" the
' sole that vou shall cat tin . at
'your tlr j, tinrr, the turtH.t which sliall tig-
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need to run himself through, like the In nee
"(le Comic's celebrated cook, when, as Mine.
lie v,-vi 'lie tells us in one of her most
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Clll. Ull" t .llll.l I llH IJS1 l, llll" V ,
i
pre-jcuted by the llailes m the days when
i Paris was blockaded, and when three little
'gold -fish or a solitary irudgeon from the
docs not ordin.urilv b.gin till li or T in the
morning, but we may now step down into
jibe Halie cellars, where all the unsold edi
bles arc stored : where all the fresh water
fish, coming not imrciy from the hon e
rivers and lakes, bur al from those of
i Holland, Prussia. Switerland and Italy,
is preserved in L'mted tanks pnvidfd with
' runniiur water: where (miiltry is killed and
live rabbits and ducks ure kepi till wanted
iu large wire cages: where butter, cheese
and cg-s are piled up in so-called "pigeon
holes" that hold their ton, and placed a
far as ssib!e out of the reach of the giant
rals who sta'!; abroad at dead of night.
Kaeh tish Iwsket bears the name of its si.-n-der
and of the .(' or saicsman. who
is to disiiosc of it. And ben- 1; it men-
tioncd that the lSelgian and Knglish waters
supply by far the largest proportion of the
sill water fish which comes to the Paris
Ilalk-s; half the ir.u-w!-, t-.. are s-nt bv
j Belgium : while, as for oysters, now that
those of Ksscx and Ost. n.l are la.ught up
I for Vienna, St. Petersl.urg antt lle-rlin.
Paris mainly relies on Courseiill.s and St.
j Waast for her supply the Marcnncs lietls
sending now-a-tlavs but a few of their
smail, green bivalves, and the- "Portngo"
and the "Ainericnn."' t!i-mgh plentifu',
hi -ing at a discount. Vou have heard much
of the Paris fishwives, po doubt insolent
, women of the A;"t tyjx-, as their reputa
tion gias and, in I nil h. they arc not at
all reiined females. In the old days, as
now, their language was distinguished by
rather t.ai much force of expression, and
a special edict was cn:u 1 a hundred and
forty ye:irs ago, making all ladies of the
Halle convicted of it:sul!ing pmchaS'r- r
passers-by liable to a tin- of live hundred
livres. Here, where the tish mart stands,
once st.aal the King's pillory, a sign of his
jurisdiction over the market folks. Offen
ders seiitene. d to piii-lie exposure were
shown to the crowd en a pl;r f'TUl re-volviug
rountl a conical-, apped tower, nigh to w hich
was the n-siueiue i f '-.M. I e Pans,"' the
; Ked handed M.m or the Ae, who, more-
lover, derived his maiir.enaii.-e from a tax
j levied on the good p.oi.le ot the Halles.
iWhcn Jacques IVAniiagnae was la.htai!ed
on the Huirket-p'tice. 111 1 177, before mount
ing the scallohl he prayed for the Lest time
in tiie tish, which, 0111 of honor lor his
rank, was washed and la rfiuned with vine
gar. Stili, ihe aspersions I10weverlil1er.il,
j failed to nli the -pit of its piscatory odor,
inlialitig which, the nohle 11.iser.a11t passed
out of the world There is an oid, but er
roneous legend to the ell. et that his children
.were stationed iimli rneath lite scaffold
.luring the execution, so that, lv
retiue-
m. nt of cruelty, thry might be
w ith his liloaL
bap!ie.l
"I! Klrptianfi Tr.mt.
I The popular opinion is that the elephant
can use its IrunU. for any purpose, from
I picking up a needle to dragging a cannon
from a Img. According to Mr. Sanderson,
who has charge of one of the government
catching establishments in India, this opin
ion is founded entirely on iniagimilioii.
An elephant,' he says, might manage the
' former feat though 1 doubt if; the latter he
I would not attempt.' The chief use of the
' trunk, a delicate and sensitive organ, is to
priM-ure haul and w. t. r lor the
animal.
It also
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'""".""hj "s ii.-nun.
warns them of danger by the senses of
smell and touch. The elephant never
uses his trunk for rough work, ami rarely
for striking a man or other elephant
When the elephant is engaged iu such
work as dragging timber, ii takes the thrce-
, lect rope attached to the log between its
teeth. Then raising one end dear of the
ground, it halt drags ami halt-carnes the
1 log away. A light log is held in the
mouth, as a d"g does a stick, and the
tritsk ia used to help to balance it. Male
elephants carry the logon their tusks if it
is uot too heavy. If a heavy piece or work
is to In- done, the elephant .Us it by push
ing with his head or feet or by drawing
in harness. To start a heavy loa.U the
elephant throws himself into the harness
collar far In-youd his centre of gravity. If
that docs not st irt it. he kneels and bends
forward until he almost re-ts on his fore
head. In drinking, thu elephant tills
alioul fifteen in. his f his trunk with wa
ter. Then curling it backward he blows
thc water into his mouth. If an accident
, sIl()lM injlr(. . truilk , , I)r,.v,.,lt
it
t-.,nt.-,ivitiir n-iilt-r liu f-l.1lli:il;t lirillks TjV
I wading info the water and
. lv,,,,,r i,,.,,.,.;,,., ,i.
, mouth.
l-mojllalila Uall.r.
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, Post-otliec articl.-s which
.-irin.Ht Im 1i;.ii1!.-I or delivered. In the
, j, Y(Tk ollice, within the past month,
. -m
. I 1 Ol K lllltt t , MltlllU
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i the searcher department
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. nuul luigs and held as i
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, he fo owing:
umuaiial'lo ma' tcr
, I.'rul Mirr .-lU-k-Mkcs black
SiakM c.w-rh?.l snakes, m.acasii,
: snakes, ca-s, grassln .piH-rs, bees, honiet-,
w,,,s aiigat.,rs, cai.ary bird. pot-Ko bugs
; uoriU fn tortoise, turtles. V
Va,(.MiPo. butterflies,
' hui(im, ,-r,K
.piail, bugs, pheasant.
('iMil.rtl .iti t". Plum pudding, boil
ed piail, hair, sandw iches bread antl tint -
ter, caKe. craeKtrs, nie-a-i pu......g, je..
: cuslartL cheese, sausages.
' Mio ltaif ti. Pistols load.sl cart-
ridges, torpedoes, medicines, glassware,
.-lhiug, soiled undergarments aby
,-Uhc, hosiery, hair brashes combs, car
ntcr loo s. n eccs of machmerv. fence
I wire, and silver watches, jewelry, novelties
' and notions of all kinds shrubs riajts.
scions heri is tresU aim uiieti; inius am.
flowers, six cases of dynamite, which were
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,a,s disaster.
1 UK rei
reigning beautie? of Un,
;Ianil
arc daiighters of clergytmeu.
BOLD kVKUtWHIIB
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