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B. F. BCIIWEIER,
TO COISnTUTIOI-TFE UHOI-UB TEE OTOIOIMEIT OF TEX LAT3.
Kd.:or icJ Provr.e:or.
VOL. XXXVI.
MIITUXTOWX. JUNIATA COUNTY. PKNNA.. WEDNESDAY. MAY -M. 1SS2.
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'1 he i!ml:h 1:11 i;ooJ aud evli
Alt- a.a tl'-rt- rouili.msl.
'J ki re u.u-t he a lUHt.unx raiiu.if.
Alii ttru)i you ro.l in a:tb.
You mi- troai out jour casket
'ia preelvil- Jewel tira.!irt
An 1 tJiouyh you're strong ainl k:uM,
You may uaw an r uii'y mr -Ale.
ear Ii haj- nuuy IT.
Which 1 coiisiil.r worst.,
siu. tivini r joy or sorrow,
Ki l up your uionai n-.n,
Twil. nia-.-. your tnwy nrurtiUT
To aiiitle w-eutT you can.
A NAllKsL. ulsTlKK.
"1 say, Prince!"
riihcr? Willow, fishing nuilt-r a frag-
U-ht-ia tLe aooJ untuicl couuU-niuice of
"Helen wants you to come
up this
afternoon, it you can."
Have thev come'
The two men smiled into each other's
facef. The younger one looked at his '
watch. I
'I f.hail have to go home ana Oresn. eager anticipation of meeting some one,
Tell Mi. JDeiJeigh that I willle around instantly attracted Prince's attention,
altout lotir o'clock." ! A sudden fear had come over him when
So the arrival of the Misses Selwyn : there was a rtibtle of silk a light rtep,
H Killed a lienghtlul days fcshmg for ' auu Honor advanced into the apart
l iii.ee: 1 ut he cii ted the situation ment.
ijtiite gocKl Laturedjy. Indeed, perfect j Konalu!" she exclaimed,
u tan the weather and excellent hio I Ihe stianger ran to meet her, re
luck; he no boomr heard the expected ceived both her outstretched hands IP.
news than a buddeu willingness to fore- i cither of his, and tlien noj-ed first the
go the joys ot the sten toi the delights one and ttieu the other to his lips,
of the urn-ecu took ioMession of him. ' IVince iviulil not see Honor's face; but
And us s ion as tue tlwitor's cheery face the joy of the gentleman's tliere was no
tlirai'i -cand from the bank, he w ltli-'
di w his patent llv from tne water.
wou'ad up his line and w ith his fishing
rod over his shoulder, began to ascend
the winding path to the road!
Prctiy girls weie not plenty iu Ked
lielti: aiU tiie Slusts riclwyn had lieen
.toctil vl to huu as very pretty, also
aceou.plllicil allll Very cnarmll.g. AUey uin.aei; icgnuieu net sen jiosses
wire the oi)ihau nieces of the Leulelghs Mou.
heiresses in a small way and had "Anntie Iiaa gone to see a sick ncigli
armed to sp ud the deiightfid mouth I bor, Mr. Wius ow. L.-t me introduce
of Octolier with thtir relatives. jyu to au old friend, Mr. Italeigu."
Now Mis. Helen Denleigh was a nice ! " F" lmu8t "l-hlfas,
li tie woman- but not altogether .Us-ji-.
tercsted an, more than the rest of mor-
tals. i'lett v guls were lare in liedtield ;
, , i , . i ;.. ,. . i,. -
she cei uiuv hud no objection to m r
, . . - . ;.
, .ii .ti. i...- i
mal : ni.e-lious while with uer. lu
tact she had hi.d her lair anil debonair :
I'rmce Wiiislow. iu '
vuuiix neiKii"or, inuce iiiiio. iu
- s . e ' . ..,..,1. ;,..,,..,;,.
uer n.iuii wneu txt-.i-diug the invitation
to tne truli. He m a good natural
-ii . i . i . .. . i.i. i
fellow, cultured a-d intelligent, wealthy I
. ', , i .1 ,
ai.d belongll
in tne country.
hince both the girls wde Inrautiful,
aud eituer could make him a sill able
wue, why snould not .his young scioj
of a tilled colonial family Itecoine Mrs.
11. tan's nephew?
The lazy OctotH-r altcruuon was at
...i .. i. ... 1, i '
iiM rieiiesL v lie u i imvc uiiuo ui
us iiLiieBt "eu
seivau. meeting him at the door ol the
mansion, saiu luat the ladies were in the
garden, and Mrs. DenlaigU would like
to have inn come there.
He turued away and went dowu
among tne tlowers; but scarcely had he
taken a dozen steps in the direciiou in-
dieated. when he stopped iu alarm. A
pretty tigure roe aaioug tue suruo
liery, reaching lor a branch of criuusou
leaves, and as quickly went down with
a scream ol tenor.
Prince cjuiprehended instantly that
the girl had lot her balance and fallen
into tne jKiud. He lu ard tlie splash
auel other screams ol flight.
In an instant he wj on the 8it.
Though the P nd w as a mere toy-pond for
fish, hestw instantly that the white faced
cmi-i ws U-voii.l her ileum, and would
soon lie Uiowued but lor timely help.
The othei ladies w ho w ere running away
lor asnii-tance, it-turned at sight ot him,
and besought the young man, incoher
ently, to save Amj !" as he tiling off
his t-oat and i-( rang into the water.
The chill or shock had made the
gill quite unconscious by the lime he
leachid her, and, biting htr Petite
foim in his ajui, waded out of the w
tvr. La t some one who is dry take her
np t the house and ahe will come
to in a mmut-," lie said, 1ring to rid
himselt ol some ol his sujierfiuous mois
ture. Two of the men servants wrapjed
tue dripj'iug girl in a blanket, from the
gra---s, and bore her away, while Mrs.
UcuU-igU besought him to lodow her,
an 1 allow her to fur nidi him with some
dry clothing.
Now it had not occurred, so far. to
Prince to loll iu love; but, looking up
be beheld a lace which, while regard
ing him withe 'Uivru, was so altogetuer
lovely that he then aud there lost his
heart
Honor, my dear, please lend Mr.
Wiuslow that blanket troui the ham
moctt, and. Prince, do hurry there's a
good tellow! If you get your deatn,
tne doctor will say that it was all my
fault that I did" not take immediate
precautions.''
I'll ru- to the kitchen, auntie, and
get something hot for them to take,"
said Honor,
"Yes, do. dear;" and Prince fol
lowed, now quite wilhugly to the house.
"I don't tbuik it would hurt me to
walk home for another suit of clothes,"
ho saici; "but 1 will take a glass of Ja
maica winter before I go," stalking np
the ath, trapped iu a red blanket,
like au Indian. She is yery pretty,"
in an aside to Mrs. lK-uleigu, as Honor
dlsapieaXed.
"'os, ciiaruiiug!" nodded Mrs. Den
leigh, well pleased-
"So it's to be Amy. The accident
has settled the whole' thing," she said
to hi rself.
Thus she took no pains to show off
Honor's graces, but henceforth Amy's
perlectiona were streuuously dwelt upon.
1 no not know why Priuoe tell iu with
this state of things. He understood
Mrs. Uenleigh's mistake Very well.
Perhaps it was because aomathinft in
Iluuur S 1 w u' siivt-t, t trolly faco made
iiiui 1. nr U uare liia fatte; anj tlajr bjr
Jajr lie liujj-'fj liia iteeret.
Fortuualilv, Aiuj, youuif auj e!a-tic,
rooovt-rcJ hjsUliI , :rutu ht-r o4J watrr
IluiiKe.
liit-ru was r-k afior wet-k of unrl
c. iti.iiiui wtalhrr, uu.l as Mra. D.-u-l-igU
iLeubt to make ber ljieoe' Htay
an eiij.jvaliie ami attractive as jxitisjliie,
Mili-n, Jiivcs uiij bails foilowrd e&i lx
other iu biL-rrr biuotti-sioii. Other
Touijf n-ile were invitf.1 to the
Maple. aii.Uug t ami eii jo injf tle
hulijay.
If Aln.. Dculcigh Lal h:ul more
lr-ioiire in hich to observe the ttigus of
the tiu.es uhe might have discovered
her error iu regard to I'riuce; but her
dutiea aa In tt to ko luucu eompauj
left her little leisure to make iiiveatiga-
UOliS,
The M.t.-rs were seldom far apart, and
set-iug I'rinee gem-rally near Amy, ahe
did but bus), ct that (die had juuiiKd to
a liasty auU wrung conciusio't.
1 nt this is not the mibt ike of my
story. I mnst g on to tell that bonny
l'niice Vin.-liw, full of youth and grace
hut euu.ulv lull of connictiug hoiM and
fear, eume lightly np the maple avenue
one moruiLg nnd foutid the parlors
auit lil.ra:v ilewrted.
lie lia.1 entered unannounced at the
open hall tloor, eiiectiiig as ni-ual, to
meet tonin cf the ladies, but no one
was to be seen, aud, pahsing on, he sea
ted himself in the little uiiihic room
i wn: lie knew Ilouor nsualiy came at
He had seuted himself and carelessly
tat tin up a book, when he heard car
rixge wheels grind the gravel of the
drive, and in a moment a servant cou
ducted a young tenUeiuan into the
parlor.
His eleuant appearance, and evident
mintakm
"How is my darling? 'J ell me," he
said.
Trince could lay eayesdropier no
longer. He advanced into the room.
"I l-eg your pardon. Is Mrs. Den
leigh in?'' he s aid.
Honor turned with a start, but in-
" '8" " "
iIe rflowiK
ltl' 'IT"W '"'". t
In a few minutes he had turned his
, .
ibac - k uiHiu the MhpIcs, not to return.
It had been a brief, bright tune; but U
,,
iwas alia delusion. Honor could not
care for hi u .Si,e w.ls engaged to an-
.. , , .
other, a-d all his love had been in
vain.
I 'I ' . . ... . r 1 : . I i . I
x ue ukva oi uis oriub i:iass wrre
. . , . . T, . . ..
bitU-r enough; but Mrs. Denleigh. dis-
ceruiug uaii me i uiu ou ooservmg
Haleigh cloud v, duiiiig the few days
1 'rii.ee was invisible at her house re
membered her duty, to call upon her
neighbor, Mrs. Wiusloir.
il she had opjiurtunity to tell Pr nee
what the believed, she would have
budded better than she knew; but
. . . .
1'iince, fast trowing misaut hroixe, star.
ted lor tne w oods, to avoid her.
There he Passed the long day, w hile
Mrs. .Dcnieigh, alter waiting long in
vaiu lor his return, reentered her pony
pna-tou, much vexed.
"This making matches is the most
try ing orkI hv couldn't he have
fallen in love witli Honor? ' she said.
Meanwhile Honor, who knew the
trtnh. and all the truth, Waa remem
bering distrest Jly thai she waa a wo
man and that all advances must come
Irom a man. The time for their depar
ture from liedhcla w.ji drawing near,
Mr. Kalclgh, at her suggestion, was an
invited gUe-.-t at the Maples. And day
after day passed and Prince did not
come nt ar,
iu tact, that young gentleman was
talking ol a long projected plau of his
for going to Lurope. At length Houor
hetud ol this.
Mr. Winslow will uot go abroad
without coming to see you, auntie, X
hoc." the oio-trvtil, one day.
"1 shall be very much otleuded if he
does," remarked Mrs. Denleigh. promp-
tiy.
Pitying Prince, whom she sinoerly
liked, and pa. tly blaming herself for the
sol low that had ctine upon him, she
soon sent hiui a note, bidding him come
tithe Maples. Sue wrote:
"lfc.nt Iw a foollsH Ikit. If yon knew what a
non.e mrl rlouot i , j .a wuld IiIukU si your lool-tsrui-sr-in
loviiic uv a ittir goone as Auiy. Bui
couie lu tde .M.i lea si uuc-e. 1 suaII never f.irgivr
yuu it you iio uiy me.-.- to nouie, aituout
your uiobt ourleeiua lareweil. f
Prince's brow ached with thought
and grief, anil he uid not make much ol
this letter. He recoguized Mrs. Den
leigh' old eiror, Lowtver.that he loved
Amy.
"1 will not le rude, and offend all my
friends," he said.screwed up his courage
to the sticking point, aud went to tue
Maples.
Ii chanced that be again crossed the
familiar por ul unanuouueed, and found
the reception rooms unoccupied, liut
in the same moment there was a light
footstep, the rustle of silks, and Honor,
bright and beautiful, looked np in bis
face.
"I thought I was afraid you were
not coming again," she said, sol'tly.
He stood ho ulug her delicate hajd;
he could uot speak tor a ruoinea'.
"Honor." he said, at last. "I forced
myself to come here to day. It was
hard lo see you again."
"Why? she aeked.
Theis w as something strangely gentle
and yielding in the sott brown eyes,
and in spite of that troublesome mil
take, they stood bo near together Bhe
could near tne heavy leatu:g of his
heart.
Because," he said, unconscious re
proach iu his blue eyes," 1 love you;
and and 1 saw yo :r meeting with Mr
lixleiuk.
Honor had been unusually pale. The
color came brightly now into htr smooth
ohve cheeks, as she turned and pointed
through he w indow at one of the gar
den walks.
Amy and Mr. Roland Baleigh were
atrikli.liu tllftrA
"Xou made a vary natural ' Baistake,'
'she said simply. "Will you let mo tell
, yon how it is?"
Us bowed and they sat down side by
side.
''Amy aud I have long lived with au
uncle and aunt w ho are Uot ou Rood
j tertua with Mr. P. deigh's peopht. Uut
for this he is uot to blame., and is him
self unexceptionable iii character. For
I a year past, he and Amy have loved
I each other, llouidd, however, could
never visit In and thpy were both very
unhappy, until I decided it to be right
that 1 should txdrieud KolaiiiL For
their sakea. I first Mlir treated this visit.
that they migh' meet here. Aant Helen
was not in the plot, but she knows how
it is now, and has no objections to
Mr. Il.iK'igU They will be married
soon, and I "
"Aud you!" said Prince, eurapttued
with he.
tand 1 love you:" said dear Honor,
hiding her blushes ou his b'east.
Stripping Tatar of liltl.
The robbery recently d.scovered to have
heen perpetrated from the inter Palace
at Pekiui; proves bow little sanctity Cain
e-ie criminals attach to any property, lu
the summer, 6th moon, toe disappearance
of tlie biass and iron ar nory in the upper
story of One of the gates was observed and
it was suppostd that the bannermen on
duty bail stolen them to eke nut their mea
.re allonance, and lncoiixn lence an extra
ael of allowance money wus granted. Ou
the 30th of the llih cioon the thieves'
leii was found iu one ot the pilaces.
which aroused suspicion, and on invis'i
nation it wa- found that a large bras
iibt aiacranis' plate, about lour feei
square, along with the brass cliams attach
ed to it, ban beea stolen. I hrse chsint
are attached tc the dragon beads gtiffins.
etc, which adorn the side ridges of the
pa ace. O ie of the chains will weigh
several hundred weight. They were all
heavily p a wl with cold, and it was f u
the fate of the gold priccipally that the
thctts h ve veeu perpetrated. But for the
leg the theft might uot have been discov
ered, and the tl.it ves admit that their i'e
sign was piece by piece to strip every
;ia.ace of its omaineutatnan. jt is a w in
er how the thit vts reachi-d the Ingli ronf-
auc'. succeeded in carrying off their plunder.
It lias been disc ivered that the thievrt
hve l for ear in the towers or bastion
it the snghsuf the Iuiptrnd Pah.cc, am!
often when lights were observed in the
buildines the palace eunuchs, who had
een invy to tne nefarious scheme ot
plunder, threw off all suspicion "by repre
senting that it was the Hu-hsien or tne
immortal tot with his lighted torch pros
trating himself. And so the deception
has kOue on. It may have been oltserved
al-o that many of the cannon holes in the
outer cit ga'ts have their wwiden shutters
eleva'.ed for years, aud u any have sup
posed that it wis tor venlllalion. ltd such
i lung. These are al-o the residences ol
he immortal foxes, alias tiiuvcs, but m,
me dared to m 'int the toners to satisfy
ibeir cnrtr.ty. Six of the palace thieve
have alicaily been cx-.i-uied. Their names
tra luea 1 unit luen Li-erb, ang-w
and the eunuch 11 su Clnhli.-:ang. The
others in cti-to!ly awaiting execution, pro! -aOiy
not before the autumn, are Liu jltn-
erh, Ta-fau and liou Stiaaghsianir, the
tirazier who received the stolen aood.
I'ne following are still at lare: iian (
ahaDsni man). Li Stn kou, Ti Ho rh, Liuu
ji, I ing f u and r u chtoru A triend un t
the thieves on the way from the MihUrv
Yarncn to the Board of Punishment, whi n
Le beard iheui remark to the hysiauder
tbal it will only be baulsbaieol for a shor
time fah-i-'aug but it has turned jui
very differently. The Euuneror Cuien
Lung bad one i f bis shoes once stolen by
lbif. whoie only onj.t-t was to show
uis hardiboud. The eunuchs knew the
various places fnq iented hy the E -perm
at nii;ht aud the Ihief got thus informed.
lie lost hiS head tor his temerity. Tbe
E.nperor could not understand vhv one
shoe only should t mfesing.
Fish fur t'ttmU Uwter 1'ouda.
There are few eutcrpriss enj tying oub
ic attention al the present tune that pro
mise more prunia'jle lesuits than ibe uiu!
npiying ot loed Cshes in Irish walei
p mils. It is tue bene! of all w uo have
studied thi? suliject, thai fresh water h.-hes
it all kinds can be uiuilipi eJ alinuet in
k Ciiitely, aud so culuvaitd as to be i ji
proved, uo only in q laulity but iu quality,
aud matte to be tne cheapest ot cheap
jod. This fact Should be related OVei
aud over again, until every oue who has a
patch ot water on his premises larrc
enough for tadpoles and shineis, can make
it yieid an abundance of wbol. some Dsn
loud, at not bad the trouble aud expeust
ilh which he cultivates a like patch cl
ground. Tbe fold thus produced is loo
aiucb Bi glecied hy the fanning commu
nity, it ononis elements of nourishment
uccessary to a healtuy condl loa ol tue
bxly for wh eh no cheaper available sub
sinute can be f uund. 'l ucre ai e 266 ponds
I ttoiu 5 to 2 OcU acres eaca, agregaliug
31 6u4 acres, iu Couuecticul, waicn coo
tun a considerable uumber and vafe y ol
loud hhuS. adUougb prouaby not a tuou-
sandta Part of w ai this may be
made to pioduce, at a little exutuse oi
lme aud moLey. lljsidea tnese V .arge
louds there ate a greater nuiuber ot pouus
of less than five acres each, Uial are in
uke manner capable of development.
Wonden llus-a.
A gcntleaiau uv.uk iu inlaws, Canada,
s having woodeu houses coasiructed iu
loronlo in sections, of a six admillinic
tueir tiansportation on ordinary Hat cars.
I'he&e sections ale lo be taken lo inuipeg
or other places in .Manitoba, and erected
here on lota, tome ot which are owned
ov the speculators aud others of which
are to be ren'.ed. Ibe par la are to be
substantially built, and on arriving ai
.leur uistinaiioa a lew hours work wil'
iUl theiu together, and tbe oak pins with
hicti tbe ttctions am Joined are easily
driven, it u calculated that in oue and a
i.aif days a d -veiling 18x20, with kitchen
12x14 attached, can be put in reiduiesa
lor occupation.
aulvcnt for ttMl.le Acid.
Mr. Fiederick Long says that he hai
accidentally discovered a method ot dis-
solv.ng gallic acid. Having a short time
since a case ot lematurea, the lesult ol
uric-acid travel, he chaLted to prescribe a
ail. "re coniaiuiug half a diaciiui of gallic
acid aud a dracuui a d a ball of citrate ol
jotasaiuin, and, to his surprise, he found
lie bad a peiticlly clear 1 q dd, tbe gallic
acid being completely ui-soived. Hj has
since made further experiments, aud he
duds that, with care, twenty grai-js ot
titrate wul dissolve as much as tmeeu
grains of gallic acid in an ounce ot water
nd remain q nte clear for any lenuth cf
vime. To be able to give gallic acid in
,r!ect solution is a great ak vantage, s
ausorption must take place more rapi-llv
ben tbe salt is in selution than when
simply suspended in mud lege, lae citrate
iting a very simple salt. Can do no harm
any cases in which gallic acid is rs
Huiral.
Maw Malhaxl of H Making.
It is wail knowu that the art ol mak
ing wine according to the old method
practiued ovt oue thousand yaars ago,
although for the most part still in vogue,
I is no longer adapt d to tLe require
' nients of the present day. Owing to the
j various diseases to which the vine has of
I late become a prey, gruives have increased
considerably in val ue.so that it is of great
import mce to get th" utmost ont of
them. By the tld method, a very con
siderable quantity of valuable sulistances
to which wine owes its aroma, body aud
color, remains iu the marc after niust
iug. Adoljih Keihlen, of Stuttgart, has
patented a simple and profitable process
which oeus a new era iu the wine in
dustry, because it affords a means f
thoroughly utilizing the grapes. An in
crease iu the percentage absolute quan
tity of wine produced is attained, with
out, as iu the case of Pctiot's aud Dr.
Gall's method, affecting the quality of
the wine,
Reihlen operates as follows: Tlie
berries are jrently pressed, the must
heated to boiling, and the marc mixed
with the lioilinr must for three
or four minutes, whereby the coloring
matters, tartar, aroma, and other valua
ble substances, are extracted, and at the
same time the injurious albuminous sub
stances are rendered insolnlile. Tbe
marc is, however, not ooile exhausted
by this process, but is cipade of
imparting the rest of its still valuable
contents to weak wiues, so-called frui
wines, and saccharine liquids generally.
By Rei'ileu's method (which has been in
operation since lSSii), when purple
grapes are worked up for wine, a deep
bluish red must is obtained in a few min
utes without fermentation, the qtiautity
of coloring matter extracted by the boil
ing must being from three to seven
times as much as that extracted accord
ing to the ild method after three mouths'
fermentation. Reihlen further prepare
the marc of pnrple grapes in such a way
that even after years this will impart a
color to red wiues which have liecome
bleached, or revive the taste of deterior
ated wiues.
What has been said about red wiues
applies equally to white wines, and the
bouquet peculiar to the Riesling and
Tratniner grapes admits of being impart
ed to the must from other kinds of
graes. Another peculiarity of P.eihlen's
process consists iu using the carefully
edulcorated grajeskins which are taken
ont while hot, drying them, and u ing
them as a ferment, Reihlen states that
grapeskins prepared in this way excite
in mnst and in sweetened old aud
young wines a fermentation of the sngar
without any formation of yeast. The
explanation of this apparent anomaly
may be, perhaps, found in the theory
that the ferment adheres very closly aud
persistently indeed to the skins, and the
molecules of sugar being only brought
in contact with it by means of circula
tion of the liquid caused by tin; forma
tion of alcohol and heat of fermentation.
It then appears that the ferment is pos
sessed of an extraordinary power of
splitting up sugar. The result of these
mutual combinations is, that thefer
meuting wine always appears clear.
Wine authorises are of one niiud as
to the value of Reihlen's discovery, and
it seems likely that wine making ac
cording to rhia method will soouliecome
universal. The (Etiological Institute in
Stuttgart is now testing the matter.
Trimming Lamps
Sine.) kerosene came into use as a
light producing agent, various iinple
incuts for trimming lamps, have been
patentee and placed upon the niarket;but
nothing has yet been invented for the
purpose quite so couvenieut. cheap and
effective as a pair of ordinary, medium
sized scissors. To do the work prop -r-ly,
however, the scissors must be sharp,
for it is impossible to trim a lamp prop
erly without a sharp trimmer.
The belief is quite g- neral tha. to pre
vent a lamp wick from flaring at the
corners and breaking tbe chimney, it
must be cut rounding to correspond with
the cap or cover of the burner. This is
ei roueons, ihe best way to trim a lamp
to secure the best result to get the
most and pleasantost light with the least
breakage of chimneys is to cut the
wick parallel with the top of the burner.
When ready to trim the lamp remove
the chimney. Raise the cap of the burn
er. Turn up the wick aud, with a pair
of sharp sicsaon , clip it even with the
top of the tube. Be careful not to cut
or squeeze the tube with the scissor.
See that no list or thread remains on tbe
wick, and that it has not beeu pushed
out of its peculiar position and cnt di
agonally. Close the c ip over the tube,
pat th chimney in place, and tbe lamp
is ready for use. If these directions are
strictly followed, it will when lighted,
yield a broad, straight-edged flam
without a notch or indentation iu it, and
furnish a clear, pleasant, steady light.
Month Poisoning.
A gentleman, a tobac chewer, and
who sometimes carries a small quantity
of the weed in his vest pocket, took a
chew recently, and immediately discov
ered a peculiar taste and noticed that
his saliva was much discolored not with
the tinge produced by tobacco, but of a
deep, purplish blue. Hs immediately
rinsed his mouth, as he supposed thor
oughly, but did not succeed in remov
ing the discoloration. This oceared
about one o'clock in the afternoon. He
went horns to tea, and with the first
food he attempted to swallow he was
taken with violent retching and vomit
ing, and thi continued withont inter-
misa on until about 9 o'clock. That the
bit of lead taken into his mouth caused
this there can hardly lie a doubt. It
waa a fragment of lead front aa amto-
Dzat.a lead pencil.
la a Maslatruiw.
A Scandinavian migrant giv?s the
following account of a tragedy Ul the
famous Lofodun maelstrom, his rustio
patois of the fiords doubtless being
"lost in the free translation," of a
Toronto reporter: A few years ago,
on a delightful July evening, I saw a
body of coJOs'i rse by the edg of the
whirlpool's onter circles, and iinmeJiJ
ately after the ooi had risen a whale
arose among them and spouted. The
column of spray blown up like a
geyser attracted the attention of a small
fishing boat not less than a half a mile
distant, and know ng that where the
whale blew there was cod, they j ulled
toward tbe spot. In the boat was a
pretty old man and his soa, a lad of
a sjut sixteen. They had just come for
the first time out to the Lofoders, and
now pulled carelessly inside tbe circle.
Their lioat began to mo?e slowly
around, bat they went ou fish ug tin -mindful
of the motion. But the move
ment iucreased. as every minute the
circle grew smaller and the swirl moved
faster. At length the truth dawned
upon the luckless old man aud the boy.
A faint scream of terror from the lad
came over the water: they grasped
their oars and pulled with desperation.
But they were in the meshes. It seem
ed as if some fiend were dragging thorn
to the vortex. For a time they held
their own against the oenterward force,
but only for a while. The old man's
strokes became less stea.ly, so did the
lad's. The latter again rallied, and was
I tilling with the desperation of despair
when Lu oar unshipped and fell over,
in a moment it was carried away. Then
the two set up a wild, piercing cry. put
their hnds up, praying to Ood for
mer?y they could not expect deliver
ance. Iu a minute or two it was all
over. Tbe boat was whirled round aud
round, then her stern was seen to rise
in the air. thcu with all she contaiued,
she disapieared forever
Gardenia in Japan.
With the Japanese, tho love oi
flowers amounts to a passion. They
have distanced us in botany. Enthu
siasts in gardeniug would fain live to
see the day when every householder will
have his plot of garden and will know
how to cultivate it The universal
spread of such knowledge seems to lie
almost as hopeless as the psession of
plots for its exercise iu our large towns.
But the Japanese are taught gardening
in their schools, and all have their l ttle
plots of ground. They are instructed
in practical horticulture and iu the
artistic arrangements of bouquets, and
all classes, from the palace to the cot
tage, manifest a piissiorjate love for such
humanizing and healthful occupations.
Now here iu Europe, we are assured, are
g trdeiis so numerous, or the love of
floriculture so extensively developed.
One very curious art they seem to have
brought to great perfection. Their gar
dens often being small, and their taste
leading them to take pride in the pos
session of trees of the bigger species.
they have gradually developed the art
of dwarfing them withont in any way
sacrificing their general shape and pro
portion. Ami ng their family treasures
may frequently be found a well-arrang
ed garden, established in some antique
sjiecimen ot Japanese pottery iu the
shape of a capacious bow L Within this
ttceptacle will be walks and trees and
flower-beds, with a great variety of
floral favorites, and dwarfed to the
proper proportions. Due fnrthtr de
velopment of this odd manipulation of
natural objects is the patient training
of the niiaiiniized trees aud shrubs iuto
the form of birds aud beasts, or any
ebject that may strike the fancy.
Hints to farmer With sons.
If the only good that a boy ever did
about a farm was to repair the pump,
hang gites, make mole-traps, put in
rake teeth, &'.e tbe saw aud hmg the
grindstone, aud he did ttese things w'll.
obviously the farm is not the place for
him but a machine shop is. If the
boy will walk a half-dosen miles alter
a day's work is done to h. ar a political
speech; it he takes time from play to
attend a trial before a justice of the peace,
aud sits up half tha nigh, when going to
school to learn declamations which bring
down the house, more likely he will do
the world more good if you put a law
book into Lis band, instead of a manure
fork. If he cau earn more money iu
trading jack-knives and fiih-lines on
rainy days than he does in hoeing pota
toes and cutting grain in fair weather,
give him a chance at the yard tick, and
not have him around qnareiling the other
boys, who are handling horse-rakes and
pitchforks, and the like employments.
Again, if a loy is skillful in skinning
small animals and stuffing small birds;
if he practiced making piles of mud
when he was a child, and extracting
teeth from the jaws of a dead horse
with pincers when he got older; if he
reals physiology while his brothers are
deep in "Robiuson Crusoe," he will be
far more likely to succeed with a lancet
than with a sevthe.
Vtaahlngton.
George Washington's looks afford a
topic of discussion for some of tbe Bos
ton people. The discussion was brought
about by the Sharpless portrait which
Mr. Walter, the English owner, recent
ly sent over for exhibition at the Art
Museum. The portrait was painted in
1796, ad some chum that it is the only
good likeness. The portraits we have
all known make the father of his coun
try look like a man "who might go
through life sayiBg'prunei and prisms.' "
Still Stuart's pi tare will remain the
standard likeness of Washington.
Tha PrssoyWnans ia Minnesota
number 7,419.
H ( sg fo. Hii
A Mexican by tha name ot Senobio
Marline waa brought to San Antonio,
Tolas, recently from the M.-Jiua, in
Bexar county, who had a thrilling la!e
;of teirorto tell, rivaiiug some of the
desperate acts of the Briar county vgi
Unt committee in the palmiest dav,wben
Mexiean horse thieves might b aeeu
haneiiig from th - limt of adjacept trees
on almost auy day iu the week, Dnr-ii-g
those times, too, several well-known
geutlemen were even accused of going
to church ou Sunday with hangman's
r i pea in their pockets. He lives on tho
Medina, and for a long tini past has
incurred the displeasure of his neigh
bors from the fact that Seuobio has been
suspected of appropriating other peo
ple's horseflesh to bis own use aud dis
posing of the same for private gain. One
night a mob of unknown men went tJ
the house of Martinez, took him away
aud hu g him up to a tree, leaviug him
shortly after for dead. The mob, how
ever, neglected to tie the man's hands
behind his bac';, aud, by holding the
rope around his neck with both handy
fur six hours, he succeeded in saving
his life aud was cut down next day by
frisuds. The poor fellow cannot tell
who the p-rties were who committed
the outrageous act, n- r now many there
were in the gang. Ha oaly knows that
he went through the horrors of death,
and ia still much braised about the face
and neck.
Invalid ri.
The idea of "invalid pews" is forcibly
advocated y a correspondent, who
il a Is the catiso f those who are de
barred from ntten.itng church services
liecause there are no facilities for their
special comfort. He says : "Will not
church architects take this subject into
consideration? Why should an invalid
lose the inestimable pnvilege of uniting
in the worship of the Holy Temple, of
listening fo the worcs of Go 's messen
gers, while for five or ten dollars th
s me iuvali cane airy and thoroughly
enjoy a musical entertainment from a
private box? Let us have private boxes
ia our chu.ches we will call them 'in
valid pe-vs' kep strictly foi the use of
those who ia no other way can have tue
privileges thus obtained, Let these
pews be controlled by the rector of the
church, and the money , eceived each
Sunday fo their use be devoted to some
espe id hospital; so th t that the inva
lid may feel entirely at ease, knowing
that the money expended in personal
comfort is benefiti g some greater suf
ferer. Of oonrae there will be architec
tural difficulties, but if these cai be
overeon.e in a music lis 1 why not in a
church? The pews must neossorily
open into the chancel ; no private en
trance would be a eded ; ventilation is
ail important ; comforta'ile seats per
haps as are iu our sleeping cars, where
the back o; the chairs are high would
be iudh-p nsable." The suggestion is
so wise aud so eariiy carried out tl at it
ought to be adopted. In one ol the
large churchesiu Saw Tor : a place was
arranged at one side of the pulpit and
chaunel and separated by lattice work
from the rest of the auilitoriam. Here
a number of invalids sat in their wheel
ed chairs or recliued on cushions. It
was a happy and beneficent device,
stonchtfoae.
The so-called Druid monument of
S onehenge, near Salisbury, in Eng
land, has just undergone a siecies of
-restoration," insisting principally iu
the erection of timber scaffolding aud
brace about the huge stones of which t
is corupored. A writer says perha
such shoring up is preferable to the de
cay aud fall of the great trilitha, but
the impreasiveness of ihe mysteiious
group cf monoliths risiug out of he
grassy plaiu will be quite destroyed.
The ignorance of the scientific world in
relation to this strange trnctare and the
others of the same character which oc
cur in almost evei.y part of Euroje is
quite complete. So far the only im
portant observation which has been
made with regard to them is that in
Spain and Portugal the dolmens or
groups of such stones are usually found
near what mnst, from t -e character of
the ground have formed in the remote
past tbe principal roids or 1 nes of
military operations. From this circum
stance it has been suggested hat they
may have been set up by one or more
invading expeditions, as guides to those
which were to come after them. This
seems not unreasonable, and the sig
gestion may possibly furnish a clue for
f urtuer investigations.
Flailing In a Cornflsld.
In Colorado is a ten-acre field, which
is no more nor less than a subterranean
lake covered with soil about eighteen
inches deep. On the soil is cultivated
a field of corn, which producea thiry
bushels to the acre. If any one will
take tho trouble to dig a hole to the
depth of a spule-nandle he will find it to
fill with water, and by using a hook and
line fish four or five inches lonx may lie
cau lit. Tbe fish have neither scales
nor eyes, and are perch -like in shape.
The ground is a black marl in nature,
and m all probability was at one time
au open body of water, on which
Camilla ed vegetable matter, which has
been increased from time to time until
uowit has a crust soffijieutly stiongaud
rich to produce fine corn although it has
to be cultivated by hand, as it is strong
enouah ta bear the weight of a horse.
While haryestiug the nauds catch great
strings of fish by making a hoi through
the etrth, A person rising ou his beta
and coming down suddenly cau see the
growing corn shake all around him.
Any oue having sulSci 'ut strength to
drive a iail through the crust will fin
on rales. ng it that it will disappear
altogsthar.
.Vdarvl lag Toimuti
Tae n e th.nl of marchin-j troops is a
sul j-ct o uo less inter, at t the soid
ir ot the State than to those w ao tread
the frontn r war path. The laie Gen.
Upton, pr sent. oue hot day, at a review
of a tlivision of the New Tjrk Natioual
Guard, was admiring the picturesiia)
features of the display, the color and
excitement aud timer, as the masses
swept by the reviewing stand. Looking
t iward the rear of the column over the
mdes of A tshiug steel, he noticed that
the forinatiou was the same company
frotit, elbows t nching, uniform step,
quick time while iu front the pace was
alre-iuly beginning to tell ou the plucky
but overdriven men. as shown by white
lips, stari-g eves, dilated nostrils and
panting chests. Turning to a friend,
the Geuerd said, "Jiiis is sheer crutl
ty. ' Had he known that some of th-.-se
regiments would march two or three
mies further, in the same close order
aud regular step, his wonder and com
passion wouM have beeu unbounded.
I is a grievous mistake and sometimes
a crime to keep men braced up continu
ously for such a distance ; s well might
the reviewing stand le as long as the
route. Well -seasoned regulars are never
abused iu that way ; why should occa
sionally exercised militia be so ill-treated
? There can be but one answer to
the query, I fear "It is our custom."
Whenever troops are taken outside their
armories the rules prescrilied for
marches should govern. In case of a
review, th route step should be taken
nutU within a very short distance of the
reviewing point ; the uneven and slip
pery stones of city streets make the
uniform step difficult and wearisome,
and the route step a welcome relief.
am sure tha- the change would be ap
preciated, not only by tbe soldiers, but
also by the curb-stone critics, aa giving
varii ty to the spectacle ; besides, the
men would be kept tresher and perform
with jir.'ater ease the more precise
movements when ovdered, and that.you
will agree with me, ia a sufficient rev
son. flomci Adorameot.
Nature is active in adorning her dom
inions; aud mau, to whom this beauty is
addressed, should feel aud obey the les
son. Let him, too, be industrious in
adorning Lis domain iu making his
home, the dwelling if his wife aud
children, not only omveuieut aud
c imfoi tall-;, but pleasant. Let him, as
f.ir us circumstances will permit, be
industrious in surrounding it with
pleasant objects; iu decorating it, within
and without, with things that tend to
make it agreeable aud attractive. Let
industry make home the ahold of
neatness and order a place which brings
satisfaction to every inmate, aud which
iu absence draws back tne heart by the
fond a-soe-iation of content. Let this
lie done, aud this soared spot will be
come in ire surely tre sceae of cheerful
ness aud peace. Ye parents, who would
have your children happy, be indus
trious to bring them up in the midst oi
a pleasant, a cheeiful, and a happy
home. Waste not your time In accumu
lating wealth for them, but plant in
their minds and souls, in the way pro
posed, the seeds of virtue and pros peri-
ty.
Too Prlikljr fear aa aa Antelopo r'rnco.
The i iri kiy iear. that ugly, fleshy
little cactus, with its summer glories ot
crimsou aud golden blossoms, fulfils a
strange pnriose iu tlie animal economy
of the prairie-s. Iu itself it appears to
be one of the veriest outcasts arson
vegetables, execrated hy man and re
fused as food by bead. Tet if it were
not for this plant tne herds of prairie
autelope would have fared badly enough,
for the antelope, whenever they found
themselves iu straits from wolves oi
from dogs, made straight for the prick
ly pear patches and belts, and there,
standing right out on tbe barren, open
plaiu, defied their swift but tender
footed pursuers to come near them. Foi
the small, thick pads of the cactus,
though they he so flat aud insignificant
ly upou the ground, are studded with
tufts of strong, fiercs spines, and wot
to the wolf or the dog that treads npon
them. The antelope's hoofs, however,
are proof against tne spines, and one
leap across the belt suffices to place the
horned folk ic safety. These patches
aud belts, tliFi, so trivial to the eye and
n some places almost invisible to the
cursory glance, are in reality towers ol
refuge to the great edible division ol
the wild prairie nations, and as unpay
able to the eaters as was that girdle ol
fire aud stet 1 which Von Moltke buckled
so close round the city of the Napo
leons.
Cashnitra aha aria.
Every one kuows that tha Cashmeri
shawls which figure so frequently ar
wedding presents from tbe Queen an
part of the annual tribute paid by thi
Maharajah of Cashmere as an acknow-l
eiigemeut of the suzerainty of tbe Eui
press of ludia ; but every one does not
know in what dens of squalid misery
and by what a physically debilitate..
racj these shawls are produeed. Thi
agriculturists and the boatmen of th.
delicious valley are physically a fine
raee the men robust, the women fair
to look u;an. Bat in every shawl-pro
ducing villrge the physique of the
wretched workers is painful to observe.
Long ktcrs of work, and ill-ventilateti
dwellings, with poor, nay wretched, nay,
uaveiuade the shawl workers of cashmere
mere shadows of men. It is absolutely
oainful to see their pallid faces and
weak, ill-nourished forms ; and, al
though the Government of lniha has
moved somewhat to better their condi
tion, it is one t-f the few sad sights in
the "Kaahmir-ibooaxir." or the unnval-
a Cashmere of the Persian post.
il Cl'l
1 at
Tiie si.ri.sa eart.i;:gi
Missouri last veaxauivu
000
ot ri!roai?a iu
Ud to 3-3.000,-
The total c.t of tne Ajiiau war ia
set dowu at Sl'JH,:Jl.;.0'iO.
Kossuth insists that Hungary will
soon sepa ate trcm Austria.
A vas was soil f ir $il,5iN)ia Lon
don the other day.
lie viassachnscifs sea serpent is
now efl S..i Diego, California.
j Gen. Robert T-vtuli'j eye-sight ia
etorlid to be rnjiiiiy tailing"
lr. Swift, of Rochester. X. Y. says
J the new comet wul tie visible iu full
. sunshine.
S -pati-r Li L'an has l-vn improving
; ever siuce tie reached the Arkansas Hot
1 Springs.
Maiue will hold its Republican state
convention June loih, and the result ia
I very uncertain.
It is said that no denominations
have 2.")0.(l i0 r.icinl rs iu Texas iu a
population i f 7" t.lMJ.).
Of the 1 5ti-.fitl jmrsons who left
Enrol tor N rk Utwecu 1870 and
I SSI). 2,51Sdied iu transit.
A missionary who was sliipived to
Japan at a cost of $7.'M has shipped to
America euougn idols to bring $7,000.
Mr. T. R. Aldricli. the editor of the
"Atlantic Monthly," leaves foi Europe
next month, to be abseut alajiit three
mouths.
The waste of water every cold day
in New York due to leaving faucet
open to preveut trcezmg is -JO.OlMJ.OOO
gallons.
Joseph Proctor. th. B iston trage
dian, expects to celebrate.early in JSsU,
the fiftieth anniversary ot his debut upoil
the stage.
The deputations t - Sofia have ex
pressed regret at the refusal of the
Priuoe of Bulgaria to reestablish the
constitution.
The Wiuntivpi; hot. -Is are so crowd
ed that a mau had his arm broken a few
days ago iu his struggle to enter the
dining-room.
Auijus AM :i.i! . w!i.m envoi
shot off Ins head at thf battle i f Vatur
loo. died in M..treal the otuer day at
the age of 100' years.
The first iH-rmanent bridge over the
Danube below Vienna, since 'he time of
tne Romans, was built at Pestu ISJI).
lxt'J. at a cost of SJ.'J Kl.Ooo.
-M.ifsachil-etts has 3.1 H miles- of
railroad track representing, with rollinK
stock, $12.1.w.ili.a Last year LSI per
sous were killed and 11 5 injured.
The Australian colonies nro th
richest iu the worliL Among their poo
sessioua tue 80,000,000 she- p. and the
total popiiiatiou is only il.ooo.ooo sjuIs.
The Fish Comiuiss r nf v
York have planted 1 7.ii67.l;S ) voumr rish
and 0i)5,loi mature ti-.h iu the" lakes aud
streams ot the State duriu.' the last ten
years.
New York streets have 23 MI nnlilm
lights of an evening, 50 ot w.ueii are
electric. The Cou.suini.inni of u. h
tlie street lights hist Tear was K.lrt) 6 .10
cubic feet
Canada has 107.722 In liaui f.r
whose benefit a sum ot i)iJ Ji has
laeu set apart. There are aooul 4.0JO
Indian children o; the soliool robs of
the dominion.
The lararnst cotton raiser in tl.-
world is said to be K.iaar.l l,..,,.r.l..n
of Mississippi He owns aoout 5i,UoJ
acres ol laud, and last year raised over
ii,W) bales.
The French Cremation Sx:iety now
consists of 40tJ member. Tue receipts
ihe first year were 7.000 Irauca. Tue
average cost of crematlou has Oeeu but
three banes.
At Monte Carlo the administration
of the Casino seut a magnificent bouquet
vo v- icru icioi la al Aleutoue. Il wsa
rctiiiucd at tuce with the brief auawcr,
"Dtit'llued. "
Tbe wardens of the Wasbinuton iail
say that Guiu-aii ha acciimuialed about
loUO, tul.y S00 ol whiou are Irom the
sale ot autographs. Ou a recent bat or -
Jay he too in ji j i.
Noah's Ark was 81.6W tons bnr.len
flint equals the touuige of about 81
urst rate ships ol war. It was HI feet
long, bl lei t broad, aud 5i feet hih
uuaaini; 2,73J,782 solid feet.
The widow of Junius Brutls Bxdh
is still living at a greeu old age at Long
branch, where she is honored and re-
liccled. She was a Miss MirvAaua
Uoluies, and was a beauuiul gul lu hes
youth.
- The richest aud most perfect varie
ties of oats are raised iu Scotland. The
eight of a bushel of American oata
varies Injtweea 30 and 3.j iKiuuds: that
of a bu.h-1 ot Scotch oats betweeu 41)
and 60 pound'.
At a Russian Jewish colony in Lou
isiana tlie other day Were noticed a yoke
of oxju hi Ichod to a plow, a iiuuan
.eadmg each ox, one at each plow han
ale, and one witli a wuip driving-, mk
ing five nieu to each team.
It was deemed singular that ei'ht
employes of the New lork Central Rail-
tad at Bullalo should come out simul
taneously with Suuday su;U of hke
ul .terial. The txpl inatiou vs found in
he fact that they had plundered a
lic-I"Ul Car.
Lovers of statistics will hear wilh
interest that 3,x,HJ,l).)J fowls, 2.5 )0,U))
laljblts, a.j'JO.OOO pigeons, l.oOJ.OJt)
.arks, 2j7,OiX) paxtridKcs, IW J.OO-J hares.
.ud V.UbO head oi deer were sold at the
e'aiis liaiics Centrales iu the course of
a single year.
The imjiortation of Mediterranean
.ruit at the port ot New lorkdariuthe
.tar lSSl consisted of 117 cargoes oy
English steamers auel 2ucar'-s oy ttal
aii aud Norwegian sailing ves.se, s, aud
ooinpilsed HVJ.ZSi boA.es aud cas'js of
jraii.es, and SoftJll boXL-s of lemons.
The Prince of Wale has invited
Count Geza Zicliy, tho one-armed iluu
gitrnui pla' lst, to visit London this sea
son, and he will make his uebutatMarl
uorough 11 .use. The Cuuut, who lost
al arm through au accident at school,
,-iavs with his lelt hand in a marveUoua
mauner.
The number ot words transmitted
oy the Western Union l'eiexrapii to the
iOO dally papers It serves lor the Census
.ear is sta'wl at 611,lyj,l..0. while tha
-olal number of words transmitted by
ue Gov rniuent telegraph of Great Brit
in to all .pa pei ol tne country for t&at
period was 243,500.000,
The eota'o t A
at Ni.u.'ara, n. ri-rux-iu