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Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XXXYI.
MIFFIJNTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 17. 1S82.
NO. 19.
mM'tf H If Sffilf
Al'LD JLtO. TREE.
There grow an ash bj my boor dour.
An 1 a' IM boughs ar buskil braw
la falnti wrU o' a. aimer trcn,
Anl binlsait ainiring an tbem a'.
But eease )our saua, J blubesame Mru,
An' C four ht'ln' let me be,
T bring uettl simmers f roe their gra'-.
Tu wear j me. to weary me I
Tbere grow an ash by my boar dour.
And a its boostbs are dad In snaw ;
Tae k-e-drap Blags at ilka twig.
And sal the nor" wind souths thro a',
on, cene toy mane, t&on nurlan' wind.
And o' tby wailm' let me be :
V Don trin-t deld winters (rae their grave
To weary me, to weary me !
oh, I wad fain forxcl them a:
Keiucmber'd god bat deepens ill.
At gleidi o lieht far sen by nk-ht
Mak' the near mirk but oilrker stUL
Than silent be, thou d ar old trea,
u a' thy tuk-w let me be ;
Taey br ut deld yean (rae their craves
To weary me, to weary me !
LIL'rt FOIXT.
Pretty Lilian law!iey, exquisitely
cot-tunied, from the silken ostrich plunie
of her hat to the tip ot her dainty boot,
rau lightly down the high steiw of her
beautiful tew homo.
She had been married a mouth, and
wan Tery happy aa the darling of an old
mail, tuo, while fortunate enough to
Eurrouiid her with luxury , was a so
more fortunate to posses the ntter faith
and love of Lis young wife. Major
Lawney had never regretted the few
years of tried fidelity and experience
wLich made his breast a haven of rest
and peace to this otheiwise lonely girL
It was Lilian who griwed that her briif
twenty suninie'S might sciiarate so far
their now united lives.
Kut this brilliant winter day possess
ed for her no introspection. She only
knew that her happy heart seemed to
te reflected from tne dazzling street
and blight blue sky. Her content
seemed to make ail the world content
about her, until, quickly turning the
corners of a square, she came suddenly
upon a knot of boys, in the midst of
w Lieh was a dog, a miserable, crouch
ing crt ature, over which her heart mel
tea. She stooped.
What are you doing with that poor
do? '!" tiie asked, somewhat severely.
The boys had paused, at her sudden
ajiearauce upon the scene, with the air
Ol detected criimuala.
One, revealing that he had a heart 11
liis breast, finally answered :
"Ned Rolur.s, he's turned a whole
bottle of kerosene over him, and they
are Kibo to set it on tire !"
'is that true 1" demanded Lilian of
one of tne olucr boys.
"He's iny dog, and I've a right to do
what 1 please with him!" he returned,
insolently : aud ae nso up from his
crouching position, aud gave the poor
dog a Kick, which actually caused Lil
ian c feeling of physical laintness.
The t:ier 1m. ys looked somewhat
cowed at tbe muiguaut rlash of her
beauuful eyes, but the bully stood sul
len and riehaut.
'You don't want the dog, I nnd-.r-stanu?"
Ue banl, at length, addressing
him
"No ; 1 ain s i"S to till him !" he
answered, brutally.
'lie s.tid iie'd sell him to mo ; and
now he won't" spoke up another of the
boys.
Wiil you sell liiui to me?" asked
Lilian, quvukly.
How much 11 you give?" demanded
the young rulliiui.
Luiau look out her little azure purse,
with its gold rings, and turned the coin
into her band. Only a few pennies,
and a gold sovereigu, which latter Bhe
had kept tor a iocket piece for some
montns. lier husband had dropped it
into her pnre one day, playfully pro
posing that she should make soiue w ise
investment of it. Sue turned the coin
in her palin over regretfully. There
win no Help for it,
I wnigive you this,-' she said, tak
ing out the sovereign.
You may have bini,"
Transferring tne coin to the boy's
hand, Lilian bent ovo. lir new pur
chase, ljatuug him, and taking the
string wbioh was tied alout his neck.
Tbe dog was ouiy a puppy yet, ap
parently ot a largo breed ot animal, was
of good kiiie, wiui a shaggy, lusty coat;
bui Lilian observed tnat his head, witu
its . roopuig, silky tais, was reaily pret
tv, and intelligence shone in the ap
pealing bicwu eyes, Still, the lorloru,
liaif starved creature was a ludicrous
ap'a diuajc to the elegant young lady,
ana as she rose up to lead him away the
boys set tip a shout of derision. Lilian's
cheeks l-urued ; but she continued to
le.d and coax the animal through the
quiet siiuare to li- r own door. With a
l.realh ot relief she at length shut it
up.ni him. lu the vesUbule of the ele
gant house the miserable dog looked
jiore miserable than ever by contra t,
and Lilian looked at him thoughtfully,
a faint smile of humor relieving her ex
citement and compassion.
At that moment she heard her hus
band's .-tep iu the drawing room.
'Major I" she called, gaily.
"Darling !" was the response.
"I have invested my sovereign. Come
aud see !"'
Major Lawney. with handsome, man
ly face aud curling gray hair, appeared
iuthehalL .
With a dramatic a rof mock tnuii-ph
Lilian pointed to the dog.
Wh ., Lilian, where did you Ret
that unfortunate creature ?" demanded
her husband, in the low tone of utter
surprise. .
-Found him with some boys who
ere gomg to torture him. I could not
save him any other way, so I bought
him, aud I bad only the sovereign to
pay for him with. He isn't very nice,
but I pity him sol and I may keep
Uini, may i't I Guy ?"
Major Lawnev looked from the love
ly face to tue unlovely dog.and the next
moment his own face broke slowly into
a smile. - , ,
"Yes, vou mT keep him, and ne
shall be JaUod Lil's Folly," he uJ
rattier dryly.
The n xt instant her arms were
around his neck, aud they were laugh
ing heartilv togetln r.
Kut Liis Folly, led aTid waeh,
brushed and treuted kindly, began to
have a respectable appearance. His
shaggy coat oecame black sad glossy.
Lil o Jserved that he " ui growing ; and
Major Lawney surreptiuously fed lma
from his plate at dinher, and pronounc
ed him a very good specimen of the
x- r., ii.l
... . i ... :tmnt LiL he
Avl SO UUU 111 '
alien in the
spring FoDy had reached remarkable
sua.
of that sort of thing. Guy ; I have been
ashamed of him to long !"
Foliy was invested with a handsome
new collar, aud in the summer went
dowu to the seashore with tbem. They
took Ijoard at oi e of the hotels. Lil
had never been in such a place before.
The great restless, level sea. the stretch
of silent, shifting sky, the panorama of
the gliding sails were indescribiiMy de
lightful to her. She was constantly out
of doors, running aloog the shore and
climbing the rocks lise a child. She
watched suL-rites and suu-sets. She
sat iu the yellow sands watohinx the
snowy surf, aud lived all the happiness
sue baa ever dreamed.
Her husband leisurely accompanied
her liKht footsteps. If his thoughts
were graver than hers, they were not
less pleasant ; and that bouuv. golden,
glancing head was the light of his eyes.
liut one day he had letters to write
when Lil w anted to be out of doors,
"lie as quick as you can, Guy," and I
will run about nv myself, with Follv.
until y ju are ready, wheu we shall go
down to the shallows, she said, and
was -way, the great Newfoundland dog
at her side.
Folly was sagacious, docde, and very
obedient Alo. g the shore he was al
lowed te accompany them ; but at the
village, where Major Lawney received
his mail tw ice a w eek, he was found an
embarrassment a certain beligerent
mastilT ma .ing war upon him ; and
though Folly, "being in," bore himself
bravelv, he wad the greatest su3erer in
these encounters, by reason of his shag
gy coat, which gave the mai-tiif so uude-
taehabie a hold upon him.
Lil also had occasional errands at the
village. If Follv followed . unpercived
and was seut back, he always obeyed,
not only turning I wick at the command.
"Home, sir heme I but returning to
the piazza ef the hotel, where he lay
down aud patientlr bided his time.
But this morning he was free to fol
low his young mis ress. He bounded
at her side, bis head erect, his great
tall moving lite a banner, apparently as
happy a? she was.
LU took a new direction this morniug.
and, being out of sight of the hotel, ran
out uihiu a promentory that reached far
into tne lestletvs w ater. There she sat
down to rest, but soon busied herself
picking np some beautiful pink sea-
helm.
When an hour had passed in this wav
she turned to retrace her steps, but
paused in a'nazemeut. She was upon a
tn.u.11 island. Xhe sea bad advanced,
crossed the neck at its lowest point,
and cut hoi off from the main land.
And. to her horror, she saw that it was
still advancing, and lessening the little
island upon w inch she and the dog
stood.
Alter a moment she climbed upon the
highest rock and watched it. Yes, the
tide was coming iu rapidly, and swiftly
and surely surrounding the island. She
had 1'ua.NOii to believe that it would soon
be submerged. Folly, too, seemed to
scent danger, lie ran back and forth
uneasily, sniffing the air.
Lil sat down on the rock and tried to
think. Site was about a mile from the
hotel, and out of sight of it. Her hus
band would nppreheud no trouble, and,
when he sh uia have finished his letters,
would take a cigar and await her return.
No one was on the shore aud no boats
iu signt. If the water should submerge
the rocks upon which she sat, there was
no prospects but that she would be
drowned.
1 cannot tell how long the poor girl
sat there watching the crawUtg water
trying to be brave trying not to think
how happ bhe had been huw her hus
band would be stricken by her death
for she never knew herself.
But she rose at last, making a desper
ate effort for life. She determined to
send the dog ashore with a message to
her nusbauo.
Tearing a blank page from a letter in
her pocket, she wrote a few words upon
it, with the little gold pencil that hung
from her watch guard, tuen tried to
taste J the note to Folly's collar ; but the
paper was too perishanle to trust to the
w ater, lhe salt urops, aireauy dripping
from his sliaggy coat, instanuy soakeu
it and uiadc it worthless, and sue broke
into a bitter crv. The next iastant she
snatched tiie p.etty straw hat from her
bead aud tied it securely by its canliual
ribbons to Foliy's neck.
He looked into her face, wlaned, and
crouches at her feet. as he troubled
lor her or himself ?
'Go home home, sir, she said.
F.r tbo hrst time Foll v did not obey.
He altjraately croucued before her.aud
sprung upon ber breast, wagging m
tad. bhe caught bold ot Ui collar auu
led him to the waU r s edge.
"Go home, J: oily I home I -
home !"
With a desperate howl the dog sprung
into the water.
He swam away and left idi aione.
The water encircled her within a few
yards. She was certain, now, mat "
would rise alont the rocks upon which
she sat. lu spite of herself she was cry
ing miserably whispering uer Hus
band's name trying, poor child to
say her prayers, to say humbly "Ihy
wi, not mine, be done." But it was
hard, while the cruel, craving, cold
waves came up, up, and there was no
sound but their clashing voices. She
was not ill. neither, tier tear u ,
wildly in her vonug breast, the blood
beat so hot about her throbbing tem
ples aud the sweet hps that trembled
were yet tnmieu uy
"It will bo too late ! too late !
c. n- m,i-.t cm directly to the hotel
,i,.i the drenched bat; then,
again, for once, ne migu mo -"-v
seek his own pleasure, and the bat be
torn from his neck and never be found
tM the story. Already the
.rwrrimr around her feet
already she sat on a level with the toss
m mrtm and
ing waves, xeu m""-""
"Ld ! Lil I Lil 1"
a n.il lir name t
She sprang up. tore off her uustor of
pale Len, and waved it aloft to guide
f..,,ni.,2boat She could hear the
i"i wtat last she saw tne
dory'Veapg oVer the-waves. There
wa7ber husband and another strong
oareman, and Folly stood in the stern.
S e utterly lost control of herself
tbL adVpt wildly. nntU her hus
band'ssrms fook her into the boat ; and
S obbing into calmness on las
knees, as they rowed away from th.
dreadful spot, Lil prayed.
When he could talk and she could
Usten. Major L.vey told her how Fuj-
lyde-iug into mem
ber with the hat in his mouth, evident
ly wantiug to attct my
I was still busy writing, and half-ab-senUy
ordered him out. He would not
go but sprung around me, whining
I nutil, glancing at my watch, and seeing
how late it was. with no sound of your
arrival, I looked at him mora closely,
and saw that he was "cry wet. On try
ing to take tne nat away from him, I ob
served that it was at ached to his ueok,
and that it was I e one yo had worn
away. The truth then rushed over me;
but never was there a more miserable
man, lor l did not know which way to
go. I feared that you were drowned. I
rushed down to the fchore, called to the
landlord's son, and pushed off the dory.
I bevged him to come with me : Follv.
too.jumped in; and when ebegau to row
ne snowed every sin of dissatisfaction
until we turned the boat. Every time I
called he barked until, dear child, we
came in sigbt of you aud then I could
naruiy aeup mm in me boa; so anxious
was he to reach you. But for his help,
sweetheart, deatn would have separated
us. No money shall ever buy Folly."
The Ore.t Auroral Dlaplajr.
The brilliant aurora whicu illuminated
our northern heavens in the early part of
April seem to have been tbe most wide
spread ami cou.plete phenomena of this
kind wii nested iu the middle latitudes for
years. Our dispatches thw over how
lare a part of the counliy tbe. magnetic
storms which give rae to the auroral din
play raged with intensity, as evidenced by
the disturbance of magnetic needles and
by the effect on teiegrapu wires and ca
blea. At tbe annual period of man mum
auroral frequency begins in April the
recent display is not untimely, but its ex
tension southward u most notable.
Since 1819, when Geo. Sabine demon
strated incontestahly "that there is an
intimate connection between the causes ol
auroras and those of terrestrial nunrne
tism," there has been little room to doubt
that the causes of both these phenomena
lie beyond our own planet Tbe same
investigator has also abundantly shown,
as the result of laborious and lengthened
observation, that both tbe occasional dis
turbance in the niairnefc state of tbe earth
and conspicuous auroras are coincident
with tbe. mysterious outbursts of solar
spots. On the 1st of Decerrher, 185!),
while two crnihsh astrocomers were inde
pendently examining and n.easuring tbe
i-poU on the sun, a bright outburst on the
fiery orb was noticed the whole ti-ne of
the observation nut noeedin five minutes.
But substq'iently they found that simul
taneously with this solar eruption the mag
netic needles at Kew observatory bad been
strongly It-rked; the megnttic currents
pacing tbiough our atmosphere at that
moment set up such strong electric currents
in the telegraph wires of the coun'ry that
the operators at Washington aud ruiladel
phia received sbarp shocks. In Norway
sorne telegraph machinery was set on fire,
aud it was reported tlial magnet c stiirms
synchronously prevailed In the neat
Indies, HoutU America, and Australia.
These ami older coincidences in the dates
of remarkable auroral displays in the
northern and southern hemespheres, are
ao marked that they jusuly tne couclusinn
of eminent physicists, tba. a great exhibi
tion of auroral light at one ot tbe earth's
magnetic poles generally occurs at the
same lime at tbe opposite pcle. We may
therefore expect to hear that such an ex
hibition or magnetic e tor in, has recently
neen observed at widely remote points on
the globe.
Tae nietcorolotsial seque nces of auroral
displays, though long a subj t ot tcien
uuc inquiry, are but obscurely, if at all,
detei mined. But if the maguctic storm
W due to cosmical causes, especially to
variations of soiar activity, it seems bigbly
prubabie that tbere is a connection between
the aurora and tbe wcairer over large gto
grapuical areas. The aurora may tbus
mark great chsnges in the amount of
beat tne sua rauiates on the earth
It is known thai a connection between
these phenomena has been pretty well es
tablished bv the Italian astrououier Scccbi
and the French meteorologist, Marie Divj.
As the result of investigations ot the rela
tions of auroras to the prediction of wea
ther, M. Davy, in lbOO, annouuced as tbe
rule that 'Ventral disturbance of the tele
graphic lines, due to widespread auroras.
ludxale general movements of tbe atmos
phere in uigb latitudes aud over the Atlan
tic." In the tropics, where the electrical in-
tensity of the atmoepbere is frequently
relieved by violent thunder storms, mag.
nelic intensity is too small to manliest it
self in auroral displays. It would seem
orotiable from this fact that prior to and
duriug an auroral display in our latitude,
there is a preponderance of poiar winds.
as Jl Davy estimates I'roL tnunu oi
btuCkbolin also reaches the conclusion tnat
the aurora is a est frtqueut where thunder
storms are least frequent." All that c-m.
uowever, be infeired irotn these data i
that the aurora may indicate a temporary
absense of the warm, vapor-laden, atmos
pheric currents, and consequently a post
ponement of the period ol tnunder s ornis.
A bile, tberelore, tne recent aurora auu
magnetic slorm were associated wun a
cold spell of weather from the far north.
we need not apprehend a continuance oi
such low temperature. But the wnoic
subject of the meteorological significance
of tnese occult phenomena demands fuller
investigation before reliable, pracliial, de
ductions can be drawn.
Bow Ctunam.n Barsuw for Wives.
An Australian Chinaman, when anxious
to have a wile ot ms own nanon, kuub
letter to an agent in Hong Kong. The
following is a e-ndensed translation of
ondof Uiese epistles: "I want a wife;
she must be a maiden under twenty yesrs
of age, and must cot have lett her latber's
home. She niurf nave never reaa a oooa,
ane ber eyelashes must be half an inch in
leneth. Uer teetu must ne as sparaung
as tbe pearls of Ceylon. Her breath must
be like unto tne scents oi uie D:axuiuceui,
mlorous trroves of Java, and her attire
must be from the silken weavers of the Ka
Li Ching, which are on the banks ot tne
greatest fiver in the world the great
overflowing Yanklse Kiang." ibe price
of a Chinese woman delivered in Sydney
is 33 : but two Chinese woman only cost
52 : therefore the heathen Chinese import
women in couples. Tbe importer never
gees his woman before they arrive, and
tuen he generally selects tbe best looking
one. 'lhe other is shown around lorn
number of tbe well-to do Cainauien, and
after tbev have iuspected her she is sub
mi'-ted to what is called public auction.
At a recent tale at Sydney a young girL
aged about 19, was offered, and, after
some spin ed bidJmg, bhu was parch ised
by a wealthy Cainese store keeper, whore
place of busineai is In one of the Jejing
towns of Hew South Wales,- for iii
Tbe melancholy aspecv- of tne celestial
girl ws sbe.;ut away in company with
iie man who purchased her was deplor
able to the last degree.
Florida lizards are said to possess,
in a remarkable degree, the power of
changing their color at will, the prcc.tts
occupying about a quarter of a minute
"i Splandlil Cam."
'What la the world is that f" asked tbe
young folks or Don and Dorry, and their
bost and hostess candidly admitted tbat
tbey hadn't the slightest idea what it wa.
They never had heard of it before.
"Well, then, how can we pity it T" in
sisted the little pokes oec pie.
1 don't know," answered Dorry, look
ing in a puzzled way at the door.
"All jon banc's and form a circle I"
cried a voice.
Every one arose, and soon the circle
stood expectant.
"Your dear great great fairy god
mother is coming to tee yon." continued
tbe voice. "Mfce is slightly deaf, but you
must not mind that."
Oh, do, ao !" cried the laughing cir
cle, "not it the least''
Sae brings her white gnome with her,"
raid the invisible speaker, "and don't let
mm a-ow your names or ne w ill get jou
into trouble.
o, no, no!" cried the circle, wildly.
A slight stirring was heard in the hall,
tbe rioors opened, and in walked the fairy
godmother and her wldte gnome.
bhe was a tall, much bent old woman,
la a ruffl -d Cf p, a peak hat and a long
red cloak. Be, tbo gnome, wore tea
trousers and red sleeves. The rest of his
body was dressed in a white pillow-case
with arm boles cut in it. It was gathered
in at bis belt; gathered also with a red
ribbon tied around the throat; the corners
of the pil'ow case tied with narrow ribbon
formed bis ears, and there was a white
bandage over the eyes, and a round open
ing for bis mouth. Tbe godmother drag
ged in a large sack, and the gnome bore a
slick with bells at the end.
'bet me into the rine,dears," squeaked
tbe fairy godmother.
"Let me into the ring, dears," growled
tne wh.te gnome.
The circle obeyed.
"Now, my dears, '' squeaked the fairy
godmother, "I've bioughl you a bagful of
lovely things; but, you must know, 1 am
under an enchantment. All 1 can do is to
et you each take out a gift when your
turn comes ; but when jcu send me
Thank you,' don't let my white gnome
know who it is. for if be guesses your name
you must put tbe gift back without open
ing the paper. ISM if be guesses tbe
wroDg name you may keep the gift. So
now begin one at a time. Keep the magic
Circle moving until my gnome knocks
three times."
Around went the circle, eager with fun
and expectation Suddenly tbe blinded
gnome pounded three times wi h tbe
stick and then pointed it straight in front
of him. jingling the little bells. Tammy
liudd was the happy youth pointed at.
'Help yourself, my dear," squeaked the
fairy godmother as she held tbe sack
toward him. Ha plungsd his arm into
the opening and brought out a neat paper
parcel.
"iley I What did you say, di-ar I" she
squeaked. "Take bold of the stick."
Tommy seized the end of tne stick, and
4aid, in a hoarse tone :
'Tbauk you, ma nia. "
"That's Jobn Stevens," growled the
gnome. "Put it back! put it back 2"
But it wasu't Jobn Stevens, and so
Tommy kept the parcel.
The circle moved again. The gnome
knocked three tiPies, auo this time tbe
stick pointed to Dorry. She tried to lie
polite, and direct her neighbors band to it.
but the godmother would not hear of that.
"Help yourself, child,' she fq leaked,
and Dorry did. Tbe paoer parcel which
be drew from the ick was so tea pttne
and pretty, all tied with ribbon, that .she
really tred very hard to d suise her
I uank you," but the gnome was too
shrp for ber
No, no! he growled. That's Dorothy
Reed. Put it back ! put it back I"
And pr Dorry dropped the pretty
parcel into the ba agtin.
.-o tbe merry game went on; some es
caped detection and saved their gifi;s nne
were delected and lost tbem; but the irod-
ru other would not suffer those who had
parcels to try egain, and, therefore, in the
course of tbe game, those who failed at
first succeeded after a while. V ben all
bad parcels, and the bag was nearly empty,
wiiat did tbat old farry do but straighten
up, throw off her hat, cap, false face and
cloak, and if it wasn't Uncle George him
self, very red in tbe face, and very glad
to be out of bis prison. Instantly one and
all discovered thtt tbey had known all
along it was Mr. Bead
Ha! La! they laughed; "and now"
starting in pursuit "lets see who the
while gnome is."
Tbey caught him at the foot of tbe
stairs, aud were not very much astonished
when Ed Tyler came to hgat-
"1 hat is a splendid game, declcred
some. "Urand. cried others fine,-
first-rate.'' "glorious." "capital," "aa
good as Cbiistmaa.'' said the rest. Then
they opened their parcels and there was
great rejoicing.
lluke or Cumberland.
At tbe magniDceut chateau ot fenzing,
near Vienna, lives the Duke of Cumber
land, a Prince of England aud Ireland and
hereditary Duke of iirunswick and laine
berg, son of the lste King George the
Fifth, of Hanover, who died four years
ago, after having lived twelve years In
Austria as a sort of political ietngee.
During tbe Scbleswig-UoiStein war of 16CS,
tbe late King sided with Austria, and
Bismarck and King (ince Kaiser) Willlim
seized tbe estates and personal property of
the bouse ot Hanover as a means of forcing
the King to abandon Austria and join tbe
ooiifederalion which was even then being
planned as the means of elevating William
to the rank of Emperor. King George
was faithful to his principles aud never
made tbe smallest concession to tbe greed
of PntBiia. He had a comfortable income
from his Austrian and English properties
which Bismarck could not touch, and he
used to drive around the Ring in Vienna
and through tbe Prater in a noble barouche
draws by six white horses. Tbe poor
King was" blind, yet bis face indicated tne
cheerfulness aud benignity whicn never
deserted him, and the effect of his bows to
tbe right and left as he passed along the
streets was a little odd, particularly when
he turned his Dead to greet a dead wall or
a tquare in which no one was in tight.
I Soon after the deVh of his fa'.bir tbe Duke
of Cumberland was approacneo ny ua-
marck's agents with propositions to restore
tbe family estate on coodi ion that tbe
imperial title be recognized, but nothing
has actually been accomplished, though
the negotiations have recently been rene wt d
and carried on at length in V ienna. The
property is worth fliteen or twenty millions
and as the Duke's standing out will not
affect the Kaiser's title in the slightest
og. f
-ree no one will blame the family if tbey
ifice theu pride and get back tbeir
tales. The Doke is second cousin to
Mueen Victoria and his wife, tbe Punccas
Invra. of Denmark, is a s:er of tbe
Vtncess of Wa'es and of the Czarina.
.-Tuera are seven Baptist associations
with churches, in Canada.
Tba CUT of R mux.
A sojourner in Skw Orleans says I don't
beiieve there it any region on earth where
rofes grow in such abundance, variety.
beauty and swee ness as tbey do in this
country. A Mississippi gvntleman. to whom
1 have been indebted tor inf rma'.ioa on
vari ms objects, tells me tbat there is
growing and in bloom as his hon.e this
moment a Lamaqie rope vine eighty
feet long. Tbe stein is eigbt inches through
in tbe tb ekest part. It was planted
seventeen or eighteen yews ago. It is
twined around a veranda, and its gorgeous
c'ustrrs ot cream t'nted roses a-e spl ndtd
to U-hold At New Orleans the Marecbal
Neil roses cause the Northerner to stare in
speechless wonder. I saw one of the
p'auts tbat must have been fifty feet long.
1 have seen vines of tbe same rose tbat
long in tbe North, bu' they were scraggy
and lean looking and in tbe florists green
houses. At Mew Orleans they run wiln
and revel like the midfunimcr night's
dream. The hloioius grow in gorgeous
clusters of half a dozen cr more and the
flowers are so large that they would more
than coyer the U p of a large MZed coff
cup. A single one of tbe pal" gold
beauties will fill a room with perfume.
They are as plenty down here us 'white-
top'" in a Nouhent meadow. And they
sell for one dollar a bud up Xmh !
In some of tbe private citizens-y a
in New Orleans there are as many as a
hundred different kinds of roses all in
bloom at once. They do not req lire pro
tection from the cold at any time, either.
Ibey all stand out doors in the open
ground, and many varieties blotm more or
L-ss all tbe winter through. The rose is a
favorite flower at New Orleans. At the
Jockey Club races wo saw doaers of
handsomely dressed ladies with eiquistie
buncbes of rosebuds at their belts and else
where in tbe dresses the sweet, lovely
flower tbat nature made, none of your
abominable artificial things.
Tbe rose the Fiench inhabitants of New
Orleans are fondest of for decoration is
called the "goid of Opbir." Northern
florists have it. but it l? not common, l he
bud is especially pnz d for its beauty. It
is a smallish rose, of a very pile pink,
shading off toward the heart in a deep,
rich gold color, r amt streaks of crimson
touch the outer beta's. It is one of the
loveliest roses 1 ever raw.
Saved Fr-iu Drowning.
On the 13 h of April Fort Worth, Ar
kan-as, was visited by a terrific bail, rain
and thunderstorm. On tbat day Mrs.
Davtd McNeily, of Mansfield, accom
panied by a youth who is living in 31r.
McNcily's faintly, but whose name we
oruld not learn, was in the citv tra ling.
After tbe storm bad aloited tbey started
on their return to Matsfield in a two horse
wagnn. Night overtook them before they
arrived at their destination. It was 8
o'clock and intensely dark when tbey
reached Walnut Creek, near Mansfield.
1 he stream was swollen by the rains, but
tbe young man deemed it fordabic and
drove iu. The horses imtiiediitely sank,
the wagnn floated away from tbe running
gears and thj lal7 and tbe youth, who
could not swim, were carried by the rag
iuir, muddy waters down the stream, cn-ve.op.-d
in dsrkness. They managed to
chug to tbe wagon-bed, which was turuing
over.
The lady, seeing no chance for escape, beg
ged tbe young man to leave her to ber fate
and make bis way to tbe shore as best be
could. This he retused to tluuk ot, and
ime and again pulled ber from tne Surg
nil, angry waters ar.d placed h T upon tne
doatine and roding bed. For three dread
ful hours this was coi.tinued, at the
end of this time, haviug diiUed the dis
tance of a mile an-J a bait, the wagon body
bearing ti ls fainting lady and exhausted
youib lodged against a log which lay
across tLe stream.
With a last manly effort this brave
young man removed his charge the help
less lady te the shore, where she sank to
the ground as if lite was extinct. In tbat
dirk, damp and aluiocl freezing night this
hopeletS couple wandered through the
tangled thickets of Walnut Creek bottom.
die young man now Minuting for assistance
aud now tiy'U' t revive Mrs. McNeily,
who frequently fainted. Some students
at the co. lege building finally heard the
cries ot distress and went to the assistance
of the sufferers.
A Turk a. a Ilacbelar.
If he be a bachelcr. Church an 1 State
combine to make life miserable for hi in.
lie must live with his parents, and while
tney still exist, the authorities content
tbeuisi Ives wilb a genera' reprehension of
bis celibacy. Bat when they die, if they
leave h m homeless, his troubles begin. It
is forbidden any householder to take a
young man ioto his dwelling without per
mission of the civil and ruligious magis
Irate of the quarter. Before this Is
granted the lodger must undergo a severe
inquiry, which takes into acc unt not
pen nal reputation, only, but tbat of his
kindred. The landlord, moreover, must
display his aLility to have this younz
stranger wared on without oflence to
morals that is. without employing his
female servants or tbe female members of
bis family. If the bacbelot be rich enough
to otcuny a hot.sj, or to rent "unlurn sled
chambers." be cannot pessibly obtain tbat
aiu.pie privil ge unless he show tbat a
woman of good repute lives therein.
fbose who can produce a blameless mother
or sister have no difficulty, when tbe lden-
l.ncation has been thoroughly established;
even an elderly aunt is admissible. But
if a young man have no kindred he may
go homeless for an indefinite time. The
abolition of the slave trade is a grievance
be warmly fee is. In the days wiea this
edict was passe L one could go into the
street and buy a female creature, white or
black, ugly or beautiful, according to one a
means, and tbus lulfii tbe law. Times
have chaoged. It may probably be the
fact that slaves are still to be purchased by
those who have cash enoagh. Miuy
Turks have assured me it i so, though I
have met with none who spoke, or admit
ted he spoke from experience. But tbe
cost is very high ; tbe merchant would not
dial with a young bachelor tbus circum
stanced, and the transaction would surely
be discovered. , .
Biara From Iu AsbM.
The Invalid's Hotel, at Boffalo, N. Y.,
conducted under tbe auspices of the World s
Dispensary Medical Association having
been destroyed by fire in February, 1SS1,
has been entirely rebuilt with all tbe tm
provetnents that experience bas shown to
be necessary. No pains or expense has
been spared to furnish every convenience
for invalids. Bathing, a regulated diet,
tbe means of .nstruction snJ entertainment,
the best medical and surgical attention,
complete he iting and ventil sting apparatus,
are all combined under one roof. The
building has all lbs advantages of a hos
pilal and a tits -class hotel. No where
else in tbe world are to be found greatx-i
facilities for tbe preservation and recupr
alion of health. All mq-iir.es and coin-
munica ions should be addressed to tbe
"World's Diien&ary Medical Association,"
Buffalo, ji. T.
Obsdlanaa Tm PamM.
Walking down tbe avenue a few days
since, I saw a group of little girls who
were having a goad time with their pre
tended plavs, and aa 1 passed I overheard
o e little miss uf about Bine years of age
say to another who might have been tea
years old?
"Now. I'm going to be the mamma,
and you'll have to mind me."
"Indeed, 1 won't," said little Miss Ten-
years old.
A'by. you're only ten. That tsn't too
old to mind your mother. Some girls do
ben they're twelve," replied the first-
named.
'lhat was all I beard, but that was
enough to set any mother to thinking.
Ten years oM. and begmniug to assert her
wn authority, but allowing that some
girls did still obev tbeir parents at the ad-
. vanced age of twelve!
I wouuer if anv of my little readers are
like this little girL Do any or you treat
ycur mothers with disrespect; tell hr
when she bas asked you to do something
tbat you are not eoinir to do it, or when
she says: "Daughter, I do not think you
bad best go out u-night,n or "Do not
wear yonr new dress on this dark day,"
do you reply: "WelL I'm goicg anyhow."
and, "1 won't go to church it 1 can't wear
my new dress?'' 1 have known just sucb
children, and I think sometimes if 1 could
bear the conversation in many lovely
looking homes I should be greatly sur
prised to find how many young ladies
there are now a days, who iu society ap
pear amiable and kind and pleasing, but
who make tbeir mothers and their homes
very unhappy by unamiable. disresr?ctf ul
conun.t i presume when they were
ciiiiuieu tney talked about minding mamma
as did this little girl 1 heard on the street,
snd after tbe habit was once formed of
buing disobedient acd disrespectful, it grew
upon them, and they no doubt were of en
unconscious of the severe criticisms passed
upon them by those whom they considered
admiring frien4s.
A number of years ago 1 was well ac
quainted with a beautiful and talented
young lady who was much admired by a
large circle of friends, a young lady whose
parents were proud of her in many ways,
and yet because of her disrespect toward
them they took no comfort with the daugh
ter who sbou'd have been a constant de
light to tbeir hearts and in their borne. I
Tnose who knew her best, and were
accustomed to vuit m formally in the
family, could not but notice her faulty!
manner toward ber rarenis. and nartic i
ularly toward her mother, and 1 often
heard friends in speaking of her say:
"Wbat a bright and beautiful girl .
is, but bow shamefully she treats her
mother! She seems to have no idea of 1 1
child's duty to a parent!" 1
At one time a Judge, who hail met th
daughter in society, and enjoyed her spark -
ling conversation and witty repartee, dined
at tbe house. 1 wice during his brief visit
tliA rfn.ohtor ..k ; .,... . .i:..,..
tone to her mother, once refusing t listen
BilttUUMK .
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to ber suggestion, and was so disrespectful
is her manner toward the one whom above
all others she should treat with respect,
that tbe Judge remarked to a friend that
eveoiug;
"I do not want to hear any more praise
oi miss
A young lady who has ao
hitle character, so lit.le selflrespect, as to 17Z"V in , i V"
a!lowherclf to treat her mother aa .be L.C 'T Pal5' 8nJ yer
did to day, bas lost every panicle of my j Blck; 1,othe was not the boy to weakly
admiration. AH her brilliancy and educa-' suecamb to so trivnaa thing as a cigar
tion goes for Dothing and I shall henceforth ette. He tried again aud again, and
feel like avoiding ber." tlluU:?h Le WJM repeatljJ.T qaita ih
Doubtls Miss was unconscious at ! consequence of his bravery, he persisted
the lime that sbe was treating her mother , -i 7 , . , .
in an improper manner, soaccustomed had nU smoke any number of
she become to the bad habit, and nerbai cigarettes with impunity. In time he
she even congratulated herself on tbe eod conquered thelegiamate cigar itself, and
itimru&iiiiin ahn ImH m ..1a m k .1 .
ituisbed giiest. CVuid ebe have heard I lie
J udge's opinion, she would not have sung:
'O, wad some power the giftie gie us
To see ourselves as it hers see us."
and yet it might be well if a correct esti
mate of her character bad been portrayed
t o her.
But not only do disobedient and disres
pectful children deserve and receive justly
merited criticisms from all who know
tbem well, but tbey are disobeying the
direct commands of God, and so causing
u is displeasures lo some of ycu, per
haps, this thought has never come, that
every time you treat your parents with
dishonor or disobedience, you have added
one more to your sins against your Heav
enly Father. One of the Ten Command
ments you knor reads: "Honor thy
father and thy mother." Did you ever
ask yourselves tbe meaning of that sooi
niaud, aud then see it you were Gbeving
il? It means to treat your ptrents wiih
esteem and respect, witk deference and
Sal 'mission. Aie you web-pleasing to God
iu this respect? At another place in the
Bnle we read: "Children, obey your
parents in all things, for this is well-
pleasin; unto the L-rd."
Now there are a number of other corn-
minds of that kind in the Bible, but I
cunnot find any verses where it is said
that children must obey tbeir parents until
ibey are twelve yeirs old, or sixteen years
old; neither can 1 bnd a verse telling the
children that they must obey tbeir pareiits
in most things, but once in awhile they
can do tbeir own way, instead of reading:
"Obey vour parents in all things. Kut
now many there are wbo act as If tbey bad
a right to do their own way, and were not
disobeying their Heavenly Father, and
had no forgiveness to ask far their dis
obedience.
Oue of tbe good things recorded ol
Jacob was this, that even in the matter
of selecting a wife, when liis parents told
him not to take one from the daughters
of Canaan, ''be obeyed his father and bis
mother. And how old do you suppose
be was at that timet About forty years of
age, aud 1 do not believe he ever played
that ne was too old to mind mamma. Nw
those wbo take tbe advice of tbeir parents
and obey them when they are young will
be happy in their confidence and love as
they grow into maturer years, will become
tbeir cherished companions, and more than
all receive the blessing of God which is so
cflen promised to the obedient, and to
tbose who honor father and mother, and
will escape tbe terrible fall predicted for
tbose who mock at their t jtbers and despise
lo obey their mothers.
-King Henry VlU'a." false.
When aay of your reader 7isit London,
want them to go to No. 17 Fleet street,
where they can for sixpence piy their
respects to King Henry V11L; sit in one
of Cardinal W olsey s chair.-; see their face
in Anne Boleyn s looking-glass, and, if it
is winter, warm tneir toes at tbe same
fireplace where tbat virtuous old tyrant
did his. This magnificent saIon, restored
and redecora ed. is now presented to tbe
spectator in precisely tbe condition in which
it existed in the sixteenth century. Tne
gonceous and elaborate enrichments of tbe
beautiful ceiling, witu the old insignia of
royalty, and the carved oak paneling on
the walls combine to form a serw of em
bellishments as fresh and salient as during
the prr.od of its ancient grandeur. It U
now a bartxr's shop, and John Carter is
proprietor!
Gw. WinftVIO Soottat th Table.
Great in bin exploits, great in his per
son, Gen. WiuflelJ Scott was scarcely
popular, but his heart was in p;xportion
to his person. Six feet five and a half
inches tall, weight 360 pouuda; he had
all the tend- mesa of a woman. Lavish
ofhia mcney, often annoyed by the
want of it. he never deferred a just debt
nor turned his back npon a poor man.
j LaTisU of his own life in battle, he wan
. . ri .t i i . i ,
fto ,h Je3 ' '
hi soldiers, tie justly won renown.
ever failing in great tilings, ho was
to the last degree pettish in small things.
Soup salted by the cook violated one of
his maxims, that every man should
season his own soup. If the soup at
his own table 1 mean was salted by
the cook he raised a row which made
the best soup unsavory. Was the tur
key stuffed with sage, thyme and
chestnuts, all right. Mrjorain was
nu abomination. Xf marjoram was
there, farewell to any comfort with your
turkey. The fish must be boiled to the
exact bubble, or baked so that, floating
in abundanca of dark claret aauce, it
showed the exact golden brown he
fancied in the crumbs that garnished
j it. The parsley which adorned it must
be duly adjusted or the fish would be
ceU before he would let yon eat it He
. would deliver
a dissertation on the
' nlitin-
A cauvaaback-duck had
to be roasted to a turn, so that the
blood would just trickle from the edge
of the knife blade, or thi company was
not feasted n canvas. Did one help
him to a piece of roust beef not from
the inner-costal, he would ask. did you
take him aud his guests for "boors?"
lhe "aalade, as he called it, even if
only raw tomatoes, if it was not dressed
a la mode Delmouico. or a la iivtde la
belle France, or by himself, was an of
fense. Tet be was singularly great.
He was a scholar; had Shakespeare and
the Bible by heart, and often quotod
them in felicitous illustration. He
would call and insisted
that otherj
and clerk
should call, clergy clarj
c'ara and jole, if you did not pronounce
it jowl, he would almost howL Oue of
his aids once asking his permission to
- i i i
murry (M Js.liaVe to a,k theu-general's
consent to do bucu things), the general
asked tbe lady's name. "Miss CUrk.'
1 was the reply. "Oh, yes," said the
' general, "for now you will be forced to
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ami IllA blOA 1r linv
Manly Couragt-.
"If at first you do not succeed, try
try, try again." This motto was the
guidinu principle of James' life. When
X.mo fir tn um.,t,.. . ....
now chews tobacco with all the grace
and efficiency of a man-of-war's man.
Frederick also tried to smoke a cigar
ette He lacked the persistency of
James. He was fickl? in the extreme.
He wished very much to smoke, but
hardly had he puff d at a cigarette five
minutes when he lost all interest in the
diversion, and proceeded to dispossess
himself of h's dinner. Frederick not
only failed wofully npon this initial at
tempt, but ho surrendered uncondition
ally to his int-rual remonstrances and
gave up tbe battle forever. James has
ne end of amusement in pulling Lis
smoke iu the faoes of young ladies on
the street, and iu decora tic g the side
walks with fluid tobacco; while Fred
erick, besides losing all this pleasnre,
is burdened with small change which
might have been so profitably expended
upon nicotine had he possessed the
true manly courage which distinguish
ed James from himself.
Tialo-alea'a t agra In Urnaany.
A correspondent writing from Berlin
regarding railroad employes iu that
country says : "Their wages are a mere
pittance as compared to the wages paid
in America to employes of the same
grade. Locomotive engineers receive
only $222 t $310 per year, conductors
S160 io S1S0 per year, brakenien from
SI 10 to 162 per year, roadkeepers and
switchmen 3130 to $160 and $180 r
year. In addition to these small sala
ries they arc paid small amounts as per
quisites, which help to increase, though
not to a large amount, the sum annual
ly received. The engineer gets a per
centage on the number of kilometers
he runs bis engine during the year.
and, being allowed a certain ainonnt
of coai and oil for a prescribed num
ber of kilometers, he is paid a per
centage of 5 percent premium on what
he saves on coal, and aliout 15 per cert
on oil, to he has a strong pecuniary in
ducement to be as economical as possi
ble in running his engine, and rises as
little fuel an oil as necessity will re
quire. It is to this economy on the
part of engineers in the saving of coal.
and keeping np a sufficient head of
steam, that the slow rate of railroad
traveling is mainly attributed. The
sum total paid the engineer for his year's
laltor, including salary, mileage, per
centages on coal aud oil saved, and for
extra labor he may perform in the machine-shop,
seldom amounts to over
$500 or $550 a 'year. The cond uctor,
who is allowed a percentage on the num
ber of kilometers he travels over in a
year, receives in all about $100 to $150 ;
second and third class conductois, who
act as brakemen, and whose perquisites
are httle or nothing, got only about
$250 or $275.
AUmt 4,uo),Uv.u wui.e fish by were
plaeed in Lake Ontario recently.
m:vs is ui: i lf
An Atlantic Cable cost 33.000,000.
Panama contains 11,000 inhabitants.
The Methodist of Canada have .sight
semiaaries.
Forty Chinamen make watob.es iu
San Francisco.
Senator Jones, of Florida, learned
iu uiuo oi a carpenter.
The Chinese of South Boston have
organized a Masonic lodge.
The Mormons employ about l,00t
proselytiug missionaries.
Gen. Skobeleff has received 13 ehal
li ges to duels iu Germany.
The Bible has been translate! int
thirty-five African languages.
It is reported that 2,272 womn ar
engaged iu farming in Indiana.
Over 16.000 Euronean
landed, at New York on the 224. "
The game of Pope Joan was called
Popo Julio iu the sixteenth century.
A locomotive that is to run 90 miles
an hour is being built at Philadelphia.
Signor Solvini is to make a secoHil
farewell tour through America in 1S83.
Work on the monument to the lata
Professor Sillivau at New Haven has
begr.n.
Wheat is prononnoed verv muck
injured by frost in the Chester VailcT
Pduna.
Jext to rice, Indian corn is naej
by a larger numlier of people than any
other grain.
The physiiiue of tin Itnli An Arm v im
described as superior to that of th
French army.
In the city of London there are 5
hansom catw and 3817 four-wheeled
public carnages.
In the city of Chicago there are 13,
128 industrial insti.utioim, employing
llcl.110 persons.
- -The tobd population of Paris is now
2,225,900 against 1J8S, 800 iu 1875 and
1,51.7!2 iu 1872.
Old sails are made inio the paper
used for bank notes, and old ropes reap
pear as browu paper.
There are 71,662 Protestant oh urcuea
in the United States, oue for every 47J
Protestant population.
Foxes are reported to be virT lw.1.1
and ravenous in parts of Cambria and
asuington counties, l a.
Since the passage of tlio F.lmim.i.
bill Salt Lake leal estate has risen ia
value about fifteen per cent.
The medical leech is foun.I onlv in
central Enrop-j, Asia Minor and part of
. ! . . . . ...
mj iiunueru cosioi Ainea.
The national eleva- Of At rtli ijarra
has posted 307.000 bushels of .r,, .1
suffering from heat and weevil.
Chinese dentists attribute toothanho
to the gnawing of worms, aud profess
to extract the same frtm decayed teeth.
S. P. Colt, who received Sin (M I..
Correlius Vanderbilt's will, la thei nowl v
elected attorney general of Rhode Is
land.
Philadelphia manufacture tnnrat
umbrellas than aay city laUa world ;
the annual production is valuiil at Sill .
tiOO.OOO. '
Cyclones usually occnr t.wr 1 th.
end of Spring aud m the Autumu the
periods of chaujge of direction in the
monsoons.
- The average daily attendant in
the pnblio schools of New Orleans is
16,112, the number of pupils reiristorpd
being 19,916.
There is a school Donnlation .f 711 .
381 iu Missonri, and school funds to the
auwunt of $519,671.83 have just been
distributed.
The total ex port a from th sn.l .
wicb Islands in 1881 wero 36.711 72fi
and the imports into the K
1.517,973
lhe tune leading norti r,f rin,.)
Britain have a tounawa of 8 Til l-
while the first four porta of th lTnit.l
States have only 1,976,910,
There are five cities in tha wnrl.l
having a population of ovr l.UOtj.OUO
inhabitants, one each in Britain. United
States. Germany, France and Austria.
The average British soldier is
about twenty-three years of age, about
five feet seven inches in height, and
about thirty-seveu inches round tha
ehest.
The daughter of the late Com
dore Maury, who assisted him in the
compilation f his well kuown geogra
phical series, is a school teacher in
Richmond, Va.
There is said to be only one auto
graph of VelasquT, the great Spanish
painter, in private hands. This was aold
n Pans recently f.r the extraordinary
price of $170.
Chain cables were first nsl na
shiplioard in 1311. Tue first vestal U
use them was a West ludian ship. They
were invented and patented in 1S0S by a
surgeon of the navy.
In the Chinese f imine of 1875 some
of the inhabitants ate tbe thatch from
the;r cottages. A statement hanlly to
be understood is that some of them at
tacked red slate-stone.
Mrs. Teller, the wife of the new
Secretary, is tall and slender, with black
hair and tbe blackest of black eyes, and
is tbe possessor of an unusually gentle
and attractive manner.
There is every probability that tbe
company running steamboats on tha
libiue will shortly attempt to light both
shores of the river ahead by means of the
electric light for the Ijenefit of sight
seers trlug at night.
The bnffdo yield on the upper Mis
souri, Xellowstone and Milk rivers this
ytar will be about 100.000 hides and
60.000 robes. Last season from the
same sections 15,000 hides and 60,00t
robes were taken.
Madame de Struve, the wife of the
new Russian Minister at Washington, is
a slender and refined-looking woman,
with the fair complexion of the North,
aud blonde hair just lighted with gray.
Mozart's manuscript of the famous trio
in E major sold for over three hundred
dollars at a Btrlin auction lately, and
his portrait,painted from hfe, on ivory,
for about oue hundred and tea dollars.
There are now 20,000 men and 100,
000 horses and mules employed in rail
road building in Texas. There are
about 2,000 miles of road nnder contract,
ana about 6,000 more to be contracted
for.
Harvard college proper has beea
living beyond its income for four years,
to the avenge amount of $12,500 a year.
The deficit for 1880-1, amounting tm
$31,196 19, U the largest the eollege kaa
ever incurred.
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