i B. F. SCHWEIEB, THE OOHSTITTJTIOJ-THE tTBIOI AID THE ESIOEOIMHT 07 THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor, VOL. XXXVIII. MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 23, 18S4. NO. 17. alsiei .Hfe in Seiiilicii. A rfcBSIAN ROMAMCK. Haik! as the twilight pal TciiflKrly glows. Bark I bow thn nightingale Wakes from reoe r Ouly when, sparkling high. Slant till Ilia darkling sky, Culo Ue nlgtitiugaie Luicua tuc roue. Ilre when tbe fountain-tide Murmuring flows. Airs from tbe mountain-aide Fn Iby repow. -!. of Ibiue glistening, lxk -u me listening; 1 am thy nl:briugale. Thou art my rose. Swreter thr lit rain he weave raiuter it tlowa ow, ad her balmy leaves l.luMungly c ose. flutter tliau ruinstrelsT, 1,1 1 tbal meet kissingly t-ilt-ucc tbe nightingale b-i me my lose 1 SAH MCLTirLE-S SCHEME. For a town house, the Multiples were conteii with a modest Hat in the neigh Uirt.ixxl f Victoria street. Sam had puictiast-d a tine place iu the country, but lie nd his wife liked to come up to ion it occasionally for a little mild dis sipation ai d reaxation from the re straints of conn :ry society. Mrs. Mul lij.le had once been a well-known and popular actress, aud Sam himself had an undercurrent of Bohemianism in his nature, so that they were both delighted to esctiK- iieriodically from the imposing grandeur of thir country seat. In a suit ui six or eight rooms, with half that number of servants, they were able to eujo to their heart's content the plea suies and attractions of the metropolis, fried troui domestic cares and worries. Mis. Multiple revisited the scenes of her former triumphs, and, fo far as her husband permitted, renewed old ac auaiuuuces iih old theatrical friends, hile Sam made mysterious excursions into Ui city, from which he invariably relumed 1 joking more radiant and pros perous tuau ever. Uue morning Mrs. Multiple, who had gone out alone to do some shopping be fore lunch, came in looking so pale and amiat d ibat her husband immediately inquired what had happened. "I have been followed again by that horribie man who had the greatest im pudence to speak to me yesterday," she said, with a nervous laugh. You don't say sol" exclained Sam. iud gnantly, as he started to his feet. He followed me all the way down the street, alm st to the door," Mrs. Multiple sitiJ; "dout do anything rash, Sam," sl.e cried, as her husband rushed 10 tbe window. Is that the man? Look, Leo, juick!" exclaimed Sam Multiple, ex tite:Iv. 'Yes. there! be saw you, Sam, and is jumping into a cab," said Mrs. Mul Ii;:t peeking through the lace cur si ins. "1 know him," growled Sam, as he waicued ihe cab drive off. "You are oitli y honored, my love. That is the Uou. Martin Choke, brother of Lord Jugi.W. aud related to half the swells 111 the peerage." "i'lieii he ought to be all the more shamed of himself," said Mrs. Multi ple, titilyiiig her bonnet strings with an angrv jeik. "I am not a nervous person but lie Irighteued me." "He is one of those depraved and vi cious men lor be must be getting on for tu, though he is excellently made up Lo aie a Jisgrace to civilization," and Sam. who was evidently more se rious annoyed aud indignant than lie cared to uouiess. "lie goes about in sulting helpless ladies aud girls with his odms atteulious, and reuders the streets ol Loudon absolutely unsafe in broad cayltgiit," "Somebody ought really to give him in chaise," remarked Mrs. Multiple. T It It saougly tempted to do so my self." 'Why didiit you?" inquired Sam, putting up his eyeglasses. "UI., well. 1 didu't like to make a fuss, Mini, besides, think of the scandal and uupit-asauluess," replied Mrs. Mul Luie. "Yes, I know! The scoundrel guesses all that, besides, no great harm uuid li.i'Mi to him eveii if be were chained. The intlueiice of titled friends and relatives would be brought to bear upon the magistrate, the proceedings uuld be lieaied as a joke, a garbled lepoit if any would appear in the p.i is, and the ouly pet sou who would suiler would be his unfortunate victim, by having iiti name bt ought before the pu lie iu connection with an unplea sant Milan, No, it doesu 'I pay to pros ecute iu these cases!" added Sam, shak ing his head. "1 wouder he has never been thrash ed," exclaimed Mrs. Multiple, full of uiuuus inuigiiatiou. "So he has; but, you see. he is getting to be au old niau. A sexagenarian is tolerably safe lroin personal violeuce," Uiitl S.uu, tuooddy. Then it seems he can pursue his dis grace! ul couduct with impunity 1". ex clanued Mrs. Multiple, "so he round, I expect. Bat this wine. Loo, 1 fancy he has caught a Tartar. It we dou't contrive somehow to give hnu a lesson between us I will eat my bat," said Sam, bristling up, "is it worth while, Sam? I am quite capable of taking care of myself," said Jiia. Multiple, suddenly mistrusting her huslwud's intention. i "P 11 u orlu while," replied Sam Woking unusually grave. " It is a duty wuicb every niau and woman owes to ty, or rather to the community to help to scotch and siampout these cow a u y pesu. xw. Loo, i have an idea tudyou uiusu-t refuse me your assist ance. Mesial U.ik ... ... . - - l.t .i i . . wlu "l us nave to uo a r. . acllu- "tthat wUl remind ,w oi oiu limes." Saw Multiuln livhtoA i a i V??!1-lo unfi the plan which he Ch7 . . w ror tne IIon- Martin atari . . ""a. -iuiliuio wu wSt1.1"' but her "sband soon I her ,n", ler obi'nj, and imbued u uu his smuu her si 1 - Mra- Multiple repeated borJ r"1:1""5 "Peditiou and returned The ii '''"Jerly admirer in tow. . IIOU. Martin Chnl-a mhf -oll Ja cr, suslllclous of the lady's sud- him as i instead of shunning miu tn . . 0l0re she had permitted ""W SUfeMk In V.... , ..f vited i,,mTT . auu uau even " Wad r ncu m ner nusband's "xdnf i. ta' maa "strongly be dnwT-?1 019 Pwers of fascination, lug itM divine that he is be tter r Ft. 11 did ot seem to le w" t?oke,a bead that Mrs, Mul het .1,7 lllJK a Part, and he followed ootnj nani'Ki Belf-tatisned and MmtUiIe led the way Into th nng apartment where she and Sam had conspired together the day before, and invited her gallant to be seated. Her manner was so perfectly easy and natural that Mr. Choke was more than ever impressed with the belief that he had made a conquest; but, almost be fore he had time to open a conversation, a thundering kt ock was heard at the street door. 'My husband!" exclaimed Mrs. Mul tiple, starting up with an excellent ap pearance of horror and amazement. "I thought you said he was out," said Mr. Choke, uneasily. "But he has returned. It ishis knock. Gracious heavens! what shall I do?" cried Mrs. Multiple, rushing frantically to the window, and wringing her bands. "My dear lady, there is no cause for alarm," said Mr. Chke, recovering his presence of mind. "You have only to introduce me as an old friend that you knew before your marriage." "ThU Is dreadful! Horrible! cried Mrs. Multiple, in a frantic state, too frightened, apparently, to listen to reason. "He will not be deceived, and has evidently watched me. He saw you from the window yesterday, and told me who you were." "Pray calm yourself, madam. You will betray yourself and me too, if you go on in that fashion," said Mr. Choke, getting alarmed at the state of affairs; while the sound of the knocker rever brated a second time through the house. "There! The man is opening the street door," cried Mrs. Multiple who had worked herself into a irfect frenzy. "He is coming in. Here! You mustdiide instantly," she added, sud denly throwing open the door of a small boudoir adjoining, as though by an after-thought. "I assure you, dear madam, there is no occasion," protested Mr. Choke. "There is! My reputation is at stake," cried Mrs. Multiple, vehe mently. "But the servant who opens the doors " "He will hold his tongue. If my husband does not see you, bis suspicions whI be allayed." said Mrs. Multiple, "I will lock you in and give the key to the butler. You shall be released as soon as ever you can safely leave." There was no time for further parley, and Mr. Choke somewhat reluctantly yielded to the lady's urgent entreaties and stepped into tbe boudoir. The door had no sooner closed upon him than Sam Multiple burst into the room and confronted his wife with a terrible aspect. The scene that ensued had been carefully rehearsed, aud was well calculated to deceive the anxious lis tener. Sam vowed and declared that be had seen a man enter the house, and, in spite of his wife's eager denial he continued to upbraid her liercely. His rage aud jealousy were so great that he swore he would strangle the intruder; and he certainly succeeded in impres s ng Mr. ChoKe with a wholesome dread of meeting him in his present mood. Fortunately, Mrs. Multiple's indignant protestations of inuocense seemed to 'isarm him, and he gradually crew calmer, though it was evident that be was stiil angrily suspicious. With considerable ingenuity his wife at length prevailed upon him to accorn pauy her into an adjoining apartment, aud poor Mr. Choke felt unspeakably grateful to her for providing for his escape. "Well, Loo, how did I do it?" in quired Sam, with a giin as soon as they were out of ear-shot of their priso ner. "Very well Indeed, Sam. I believe you would make an actor, my dear," said his wife, sinking into a chair from sheer exhaustion. "By Jove! Loo. Y'ou were first rate," said Sam, admit ingly, mopping his forehead. "I shouldn't care, though, to play the jealous husband every day in the week. It's infernally fatiguing. Thanks, my love, I think I will take a B. and S. "What is to happen next?" inquired Mrs. Multiple, as she handed the grate ful draught to her husband. "I think we can now proceed," said Sam, after imbibing the refreshment he needed. "Hi! Simmonds" he roared in a voice of the thunder, audible all over tbe premises. "Y'ou will frighten poor Mr. Choke out of his wits, Sam." said Mrs. Multi ple, putting her hands to her ears. "Serve him right," said Sam, spite fully. "Simmonds! Bring me my revolver!" he shouted with increased vigor. The butler made his appearance, bearing no weapon, but carrying over his arm a suit of livery. The twinkle in bis eye plainly showed that he appre ciated the serio-comic diama that was being enacted, ".Now, Simmonds, do you recollect what you have to do?" inquired Sam. "Yes, sir, answered the butler, promptly; "I'm to say that you've locked the street door and put the key iu your pocket." "Exactly. I'm still raging with jealousy, remember, and wouldn't hesi tate to kill any one I found on the premises,"'said Sam impressively. "Y'ou must look agitated and frightened your self, you know." "Bear in mind, Simmonds, that you are risking your place in order to assist him to escape," interposed Mrs. Multi ple. "Yes, and the only plan you can think of is to pass him off as a friend of yours who has stepped in to have a chat," added Sam. "Don't overdo th8 part," said Mrs. Multiple earnestly. "o; and you must be realistic. A 5 note wouldn't be too much to ask for the service you are rendering him," said Sam with a wink. I'll make a point of that, sir," re turned the butler. 'He surely won't consent to disguise himself in livery," said Mrs. Multiple incredulously when the butler had de parted on his errand. "He will if Simmonds carries out my instructions," answered Sam, with con fidence. "It will be explained to him that otherwise he will have to remain where be is all night with the risk of detection." "And you promise to turn him out into the street dressed like a lacquey?" continued Mrs. Multiple. ".Not ouly so, but I shall take care that his wife sees him," said Sam, com placently. "His wifel Is he a married wan?" cned Mrs. Multiple in amazement. "Very much so; and from all accounts Mrs. Choke curls his venerable whisxers for htm," answered Sam. Before Mrs. Multiple had time to ex press her amazement at this informa tion, the butler entered the room, crim son with suppresed laughter. "He's a putting m on!" he ex cla'med, with a spasmodic burst which he smothered with his hand. "Hush! you idiot," whispered Sam, with a -furious gesture. "Have you frightened him?" "He was trembling like a leaf when I went in," said the butler, composing his countenance with difficulty. "He had just heard you call for a revolver. He wouldn't hear of putting on the livery coat at first, though he swore he would do anything rather than remain in the house. 1 persuaded hi in by saying that I would brinst his clothes to him, if he would wait at the nearest public house where he could change." "Quite right," said Sam, nodding approvingly. Now, go aud hurry him up. Don't give him tune for re flection." The butler disappeared again, and Sam commenced to arrange his some what disordered attire. Mr. Choke had evidently lost io time iu disguising himself, for a moment later stealthy footsteps were audible in the passage. In an instant Sam had bounded out, and came face to face with Mr. Choke, who started back as though he had beeu stung. "Hullo! What does this mean?" ex claimed Sam, fiercely. "I'lease, sir, it's a friend of mine," said the butler with promptitude. "I was just agoin' to ask you for the key to let him out." "What do you mean, sir, by havinz friends at this time of day?" cried Sam as though glad of an excuse to vent his ill humor. "Why the fellow must have been here two hours and more. Where does your master live?" he inquired, addressing Mr. Choke abruptly. The latter was evidently quite unpre pared for this question, but Sam's manner was so peremptory that be had opportunity of considering his reply, lie mentioned the name of a street in dangerous proximity to the one in which be resided, apparently because it came first to his mind. "I will speak to you afterwards, Sim monds," said Sam, taking his hat from tbe stand with an impulsive movement, "and as for you, sir, I shall accompany you home and complain to your master. I don't choose to have other people's servants lurking for hours about my house, and I've no doubt your master will be gratified to hear how you waste your time." Sam did not wait to observe the effect upon Mr. Choke of this startling an nouncement. The fact was, he hardly dared trust himself to look at him, for, after a single glance at her unfortunate admirer, Mrs. Multiple had retired with precipitation into the background, and Sam feared every momeut that her mirth would prove infectious. He therefore hastened to unlock tbe door, and Mr. Choke followed him into the street, apparently in a hopelessly dazed condition. But all of a sudden the un fortunate man seemed to realize his po sition. Ha started, glnnced nervously around hiui, and then put up his hand to hail a cab. "Hi! What are you about?" cried Sam. "I dont want a cab. It is a short distauce, and I prefer to walk. Y'ou lead the way and 1 will follow." Mr. Choke looked painfully undecided for a moment, and glanced at Sam as though he meditated making an appeal to him. He checked himself, however, and ttarted off with an air of despera tion down the street at a rapid pace. Sam followed more leisurely at a little distance, keeping him well in sight, and evidently keeuly enjoying the episode. What Mr. Choke's feelings were, it was not difficult to conjecture. He shambled along, with his eyes upon the pavement, overwhelmed with confusion and keenly conscious of his ridiculous appearance. The clothes he wore were many sizes too small for him, aud, though the livery was of the quietest description, the brass buttons and the striped waistcoat were unpleasantly conspicuous. Possibly he may have consoled himself with tbe reflection that he was not likely to be recognized in such a garb, but if so, he was cruelly mistaken. Sam had arranged a hat half a dozen irreverent young members of the club to which Mr. Choke belonged, should be on the alert, and the conse quence was that the poor wretch met more of his acquaintances in a short distance than he had ever done before in his life. But at Sam's particular re quest, none of them gave any outward sign of recognition, so that the vic tim was spared the anticipation of the endless chaff and ridicule that awaited him. Sam had guessed, from the resolute manner in which Mr. Choke hurried along, that he had resolved to adopt the wisest course under the circumstances, and make the best of his way home without wasting time in futile attempts to allude or shake off his persecutor. He was therefore not surprised when Mr. Choke passed without stopping, along the street which be bad given as his address, and turned his steps despe rately towards hi3 own residence. On reaching bis destination, be paused on the doorstep, and turned to Sam. "This is the house," he murmured, as the latter came up. For a single moment Sam felt soft hearted and inclined to be merciful. Mr. Choke's piteous expression was more touching than the most eloquent appeal. But the recollection of tbe man's gratuitously insulting conduct to bis wife decided him not to falter in his purpose. He, therefore, said quietly: "Very well. I will speak to your master." Mr. Choke gave a kind of gasp, and proceeded to unlock the door with a latch-key. He probably intended, in the comparative security of his own house, to reveal his identity and to get rid of Sam before Mrs. Choke came down, but, unluckily, they had no sooner entered the hall than a severe looking elderly lady appeared at the top of the staircase. The instant she per ceived Mr. Choke she threw up her bands and exclaimed: "Good heavens. Martini What is the meaning of this?" "Pardon me for intruding, Madame," said Sam, advancing politely, "but I have a complaint to make against your man. He has been hiding in my house for the last two hours, and I am sure you will consider his conduct no les3 reprehensible than I do. I don't wish to insinuate that be had any felonious intentions, but I fear he came after my maid servant, and I particularly object to love-making on my prem- As Mrs. Choke seemed transfixed with horror and indignation at her hus band's misconduct, Sam took the op portunity to retire, deeming that he had said enough to leave the Hon. Martin in a considerable fix. Ha there fore placed his card on the hall table and disapieared, jierfeotly satisri-jd with the Issue of his scheme. The Colonel's Horse, The love whi:h the average Kentucky iaa beats his horse would, if bestowed on a humin bme, form a beautiful plr ttire of brotherly aOtction. In this wiirld, though, it is not the fate of man to be the happy recipient of a regard so deep and nielilne in devoUon. I he other day Colonel Powell, of Ken tucky, moved into our neighborhood lays a correspondent. Five minutes after in traduction I kuew him to be the second cousin of old General Oatmore, who owned C'aybank, a wonderful horse, that youne Mat Sevier offered f 5,000 for one Sunday when Joe Hillings lodo with him over to the pike on a s (totted mare, once tbe property of Luke Daniels, who bought the roan horse trom Sun Caldwell, who rented the Spicer place after buying tbe bay Ally which old man Spencer gave five hundred dollars tor at a sale held on John son's stock farm. I thought he would present a bill for this information, but he didn't, continuing to enlighten me on piints of which, without his aid, I would ever have remained ignorant. You know Tobe Spillers, of course?" "XV I replied. "Winll' he said In a tone of regret, "dou't know Toot? Why, he bought the Btason tWe-year-old lart May. You kno Tom Lycns, I recaon?" "Never saw Tom." "What! Why he Rave Nick Pryor two fifty for his sorrel," and the Colonel, al though prodigal, yet not desiring a further intellectual squander, left me to fight my way alone in the fogs of non-information. lie moved into a house adjoining mine, and the nrst thin? he did was to convert the wood ahed into a stable. Shortly af lorward he insisted on my coming over aud looking at hit horse F.nally yield ing to persuasive earnestness. I went over. Conducting me to the stable he opened the door and said: "Xow. here's hoei that If a hoss. Whoa, Diomede." I recognized at once that the animal was evidently a horse. lie had the con ventional f jur legs, two ears and a tail, but aside from these points I saw nothing to convince me that he was a "boss" that was a "hoes."' "Yes," I replied, "he's a horse. "You bet he is. Look at his eyes, will you? Who, tah. Did you ever see such a tail! Whoa, sab. Just look at bis head, will you?" 1-eaw at a glance that he had a heail, sod acknowledged as much. "You bet he's got a head. Well, sup. pose we go into the house." We went in aud he talked about horses. 'How old is your little boy?" 1 asked. 'Fvu years old next spr.ng. I bought him at a sale held on the Bragg place." "What, hotij.ht the boy?" 'Oh, no. the hosa. Thought you was talkin' about h m. Don't know how old the boy Is," rauing a careless glance at the child. "Well, suppose we go out and look at tbe hoss agam." Us reminded me of a man inviting some one to drink, snd as 1 had ma horse to "set up, " I tuggesltd to Ihe Colonel that I did not care for any more and that I did not like to sec all of the expense fall on him, but he generously waived my objec tions aside and conducted me to the s able. "Have'you noticed his fitlockt?" lie had me there, for I was not certain as to wtat constituted his fetlocks, b'U no ticing my embarrassment, the Colonel, in his unbmnded generosity, pointed them out and said: "Just as careful about trim ming 'em as a barber is about cuttin the bur of a Senator. Whoa, Diomede. Look at that siep, will yot.? We are neighbors now, you know, and whenever you waut to look 'at him, why lust come over." I acknowledged his kindness, and we went back to the house, when, after se curing more lore that impressed me how ignorant had been my former life, I arose and remarked: "Well, Colonel, I have business on hand, and must leave you." "Ou, don't be in a hurry, he replied, "we'll go out and look at the horse again, p.e'.ty soon. Dont forget to come over at any time." Tbe CrailMt Craze. 'Who Is thst young man?" "The one leaning against tbe show cast?" yes the same." "Ha looks like a dude or a fashiona ble loafer, but he is really a detective, placed here to watch the ladies.' "To prevent stealing?'' "Oh, do; the ladies who visit our es tablishment do not steal. They peculate. Toey carry small scissors with them snd snip pieces out of the curtains, draperies snd even each other's cloaks and dresses. They cannot help it. The crazy quilt rase has become a mania, and now that the storekeeper will no longer give sam ples, sod they have tx gsed all the neck ties and pieces from their friends, they just appropriate a patch from anything they see. I know a dozen ladies who have elegant garments ruined by a piece cut out. Oce lady wore a blue velvet brocade suit to church, and when she got home one of tbe tails of her basque coat was gone. She thought some evil minded person bad done it to distress her, but a few days after she discovered the piece in the block of a crazy quilt." The gentleman was one of the proprie tors cf a large snd elegantly appointed establishment on Woodward avenue, and while be talked he watched a beautiful girl who lingered near tbe superb plush drapery of one ef the portieres. The young man leaning against the show-cafe also watched her m a sleepy, indifferent way, but ready tc spring and stop her hand if he nw a suspicious movement. "But," said the representative of the press, "these are ladies of position and wealth. They can buy all the pieces they want for a crezy quilt." "Ah! that's all yon know about IU There is not a bit of pleasure to them in what they call commercial patchwork. It is like smuggling. -There must be a spice of adventure in it, and there is. They beg all the old Knight Templar badges, menus or mottoes printed on ribbon, book marks, neck-ties why, a bashful man is actually afraid to call on a iady, she de mands so much of bis wardrobe snd odds and ends obtained by the most hazardous proceeding. "I have no doubt a pocket-book filled with money would be no temptation ta those ladies, but an old-gold satin lining in a man's ccat sleeves will be cut out snd appropriated without a struggle, Tis true, 'tis p:ty, pity 'tis 'lis true,' and the disgusted proprietor reached into his coat pockets alter a handkerchief. It was gone, and so mere the pockets. They had been quietly abstracted while he was ex plaining the modus operandi ot the crazy quilt business, snd as thoy were blue satin they no doubt form a harmonious discord by this tune In a demented counterpane. Somewomen's destiny is to love down, excusingly, pityingly. Overwork end Death. Dr. Mills, of the University Hospital, Philadelphia, said in a lecture upon "Overwork and Death" that members of Congress and senators were con stantly giving away under the strain of unusual nervous excitement and men tal strain brought on from various causes. Statistics showed the average aw, taking all classes of -men iu the United States, tole about oil years, and this shortening of life is due almost en tirely to over-mental activity or irregu larities In life. Takmx the average age of a few of the most eminent Knglish and American statesmen, that of the Euglish was found to be 72 years and that of the American 7i. The F.nglish chief Justices have averaged a life of 68 years, while the Americans only reached M). He said that, taking 14; representatives and 59 senators of the American Conpress and 121 mem bers of the British Parliament who had died during tbe period from 13ol to 1883, he found that the average age attained by the members of the British Parliament was OS, whilathe American representatives only reached 55 and the senators 1 years.. These death? were caused by a gen eral breaking up of the system aud debility, brought on by overwork, nervousness, mental worry, and irregu lar habits. The strain attending too constant work In the committee rooms frequently brought it cn. The more direct cause of their tuccumbiug to this strain was, however, the change in their manner of life. Mental activity and exertion, under pro ier conditions, rather favored longevity, but the at tempt to perfoim any ai.iount of men tal labor by one trained for physical exertions occasioned great ment.il straiu and resulted iu shortening life. Men coming to Congress, he held, frequently made an entire change iu their mode of life. From habits of unusual phy sical activity they changed to activity In intellectual and social pursuits. The strain upon an untrained miud oc casioned by pressing and perplexing committee work, together with the excesses, irregularities aud excitements of a new social life, soon effected an entire breaking up of the nervous sys tem, and brought on a premature death. He said this premature breaking down extended to all classes of men engaged in active life, and tbe average terms of life was much lower in this country than in England. His studies included, beside senators and members of Con gress, justices, judges, legal and medi cal practitioners, railroad men, mer chants, journalists and all classes en gaged in active pursuits. The break downs, he said, were apt to occur be fore the age of 50, and they were fre quently occasioned by overwork or worry alone; but frequently agaiu they appeared in the foiui of ordinary dis eases, such as pneumonia, Bright 's dis ease and the like, the susceptibility to these diseases being occasioned by the breaking up of the system from over work or irregularity. The most marked symptoms proceed ing this wrecking of the nervous sys tem, he said, were peculiar head trou bles, pains in the back of the neck aud head, vertiginous attacks, and i:i addi tion great weariness after but slight exertion palpitation of the heart, dyspeptic symptoms and an unnatural hunger shortly after meals. This premature decay, he thought, was more common In America thau elsewhere, on account of our liberties aud opportunities. It began in the schools. All the children having equal chances, equal incentives, and equal ambitious, they arrived at equal men tal attainments. The son of the black smith and the son of the scientist strove for the same end; but while all men were equal in this country in a physical or moral sense there was a different of mental inheritance, which rendered natural to the one what was laborious aud next to impossible for the other. It was as destructive to the longevity of the youth inheriting phy sical force to btrive too hard at mind work as it was for the youth of deli cately constituted mind and weak phy sique to undertake manual labor. MelssonlST's Home. M. Meissonier lives at Xo. 131 Boule vard Malesherbes, Paris. The exterior appearance of the edifice is odd enough and gives no hint of the surprise of the interior, the architecture of which is in imitation of that which the Moors brought into Spain. One enters a court closed In by several pieces of wall, joined at right angles, alongwhich runs a columned gallery reached by a dozen steps. In the day time this gallery has a rather cold appearance, but by moon light In the beautiful summer nights it looks rather romantic, with its deeply projected shadow, from which the stone columns appear to issue with a bluish gleam. On the left is a long glass pas sage, through which one reaches the apartments by means of a wooden staircase with broad balusters. First comes a spacious parlor, ornamented wlthbronzes and paintings, and beyond is the studio. The study is of cathedral-like proportions. In it reigns a certain disorder, perhaps a triile on purpose. Here and there are nothing but sketches, rougli drafts of paintings, models of horses in wax, etc. In a large bay window, seated before a very small easel supporting a tiny canvas, behold the matter, a little old roan, with flowing beard, which descends to his breast in rolling waves like those of an ancient river. He is very simply dressed in a short vest and knee breeches. Let us enter unobserved, and we will surprise him painting a sketch in which one already sees, as in a mist, the profiles of soldiers of the time of Henry III peep out with their long pikes and steel helmets. At borne Ihe old man speaks in a loud tone of voice, with that military accent which recalls tbe sad days of tbe siege of Paris, during which he could be seen gallop ing through the streets, glorious and magnificent in his new and gaudy uniform of staff co'onel. Meissonier has said that it is but just that those who paint masterpieces should be as well lodged as those tvho buy them. Wealth and Industry. Missouri is making rapid progress in wealth and industrial matters. The statistics for last year have just been made public, frem which it appears that the taxable property in the State was f 656,2o0,413, an increase of 50,033,171 over the valuation of 1632, and 54,523, 000 over that of 183L. The State taxes collected last year amounted to Sd,ii4j,dS. Those who can command themselves command others. Tbe Mighty As Iu the year 1509 a Portuguese explorer ot some note, named Orellana, discov ered the Amazon river and ascended it to a distance of about two hundred miles without making a landing. At several points alonsr the river Orellana attempted to land, but each time was warned off by the appearance of large bodies of armed women, who, with lance in hand, stood ready to contest the right of landing with Orellana. The explorer returned to the open sea and gave til l great river the name of Amazon, thongh it is still known throughout Portugal and Brazil as the "Bio Orellana." This great river is more than 150 miles wide at its mouth and draining an area of more than 2, 300,000 square miles. So immense is the flow of fresh water that the sea is often disot lored for a distance of more ! than 150 miles off shore, "Fifteen taousand miles on the Ama zon." is the title of a recent Euglish ublication which Rives a most interest- t , 1 T?rZL??. " .I' i AaVU startnl frnm V .t, nnnn.nl il,..tm. rrs cf the Amazou Steam Navigation Company, taking with hm on board a 1 Steam launch 40 feet la length, with very light draft, and fitted with a small cabin and kitchen. Leaving the large steamer sear the borders of Bolivia, he l.rvceeded in his own smill boat, travers ing the upper Amazon snd its branches, going far into Peru and Bolivia, south ward to within 100 miles of the head waters of the Parana, which empties into the sea through the Argentine Re public, Returning vit tbe great Ma deira river to Mannas, the explorer ascended the Negro, going well into the Lnited States of Colombia and Vece- znela, and thbnee through a short natur-' W,C1"1U1V ; the Oronoco, and steamed its sntue length, coming out at Demarara in Britiah Guiana, The lime consumed was nearly one year, and daring this time the author had traversed the Ama zon and its tributaries more than 15,000 miles. The writer hfcs never had suoh an experience, and few men live to-day who have. The Indians of the upper Amazon are a wild, fierce, treacherous people, many of whom are cannibals, and can only be civilized by the liberal use of powder and ball. General Sherman once said of the American Indira that the only good Indian I ever saw wae a dead Indian." The same may be said of the Indians of this country, and it is a waste of time and money to make an effort to civilize them. They will not be civiiized. Only last year a French exp'oring ex pedition set out to explore the int. rid of French Gniana, Before s'aiting they obtained lermission to enter the terri tory of Brazil should occosr n rcqui; e. This permission was, howevtr. quite uuneoea-iary, as no one can di Ike the boundary of either country, aud even ii they could, there is no one who could enforce any law or rule whici might be made by the imperial or the French government. However, the party pn ceedtd to the supposed western border of Guiana and there di viced icto three sets, each to go by the compass in dif ferent directions; to travel four d.iys, blaze their way, and return on the sime rente to the starting point. At the close of the twelfth day two of the par ties hsd returned in safety, but the third did not come. After awaiting s few days longer the returced parties set out in search of their comrades, following carefully the blazed way through tbe undergrowth. On the third day they came suddenly uron an open plain, wherein was a camp of Indian sqawa and old men, the yoa'ig bncke evidently bein&ont on a hunting expe dition. Ihe Indians did not evince the slightest aiirm, but received the in vaders with apparent kindness. Tbe Frenchmen ques'.ioned them through an iiterpreter as to the lest comrades, but were assured by the squaws that they had not passed that way. However, a se reh was instituted, and In passing a tripod wherein hung a kettle over slow fire, the Pre no' i men discovered the heads of two of their comrades being to led whole, quite as a cook would prepare a calf's head. Further on they tonnd the remains, cut up and hanging in the sun, undergoing a curing process preparatory for eating. The Frenchmen, quite horrified, turned upon the little camp with their Spencer rifles and made short work of ths wretched cannibals, then lustily making their way back to Cayenne, set sail for Europe. U"lck Work oa the Frontier. While persons of wealth, learning and leisure in eastern cities bother their brains over the questions that interest the welfare of society, the practical citi zens of little towns on the western fron tier resort to measures that settle them at once. Daring the past few months diHOOisions have txen going on in all the cities where medical colleges are loca ed, in reepect to getting bodies for dissec tion, regulating tbe practice ot medicine, elevatiug the standard of doctors, and diminishing the number of physicians. Nothing practical, however, has been accomplished. They manage things differently out on the border. A month or so ago, an alleged doctor located in a small town near Denver, Colorado. He hung out his shingle, and it was not long before he wasrummoned to visit a sick woman. He culled on her and prescribed some medicine, which the patient took. Shortly afterward she died. The doctot was asked what the drug was, but he could not tell, fie was also unable to state the complaint the woman was troubled with. On being asked to show his diploma, he admitted that he had none. The friends of the deceased held a consultation, as doctors often do, and decided to hang the unfortunate prac titioner to the nearest tree, which was not far off. With the enterprise and energy that characterize western men, they strung up the adventurous prac titioner till he was as dead as his pa tient. Had there been a manufactory of doctors in the vicinity the body wonld have been turned over to it with out the formality of asking the permis sion of the county commissioners. As there was none, they allowed the buz zards and wolves to devour it. Tuere is an opening for a courageous doctor in this place, b he must take the chances. Tin ore is said to have been recently discovered near Harney, Pennington county, Dakota, in a mere abundant quantity than at any other known point in the United States. The value of school property in the South is about $3,000,000 against $133, 000,000 in the North. The "CeorOes Mlraelee." It is announced that the first blow of the pick will soon be struck on the houses of the Hue des Filles-Dieu that the Municipal Council of Paris has de voted to demolition. Certainly no Parisian will regret it, the narrow and filthy taue of old Paris, into which the passer by dare not penetrate, and which like an ulcer right in the heart of the capital. This Rue des Filles-Dieu, the oblite ration of which is now but a question of a few days, has its history, a strange history that deserves to be recalled. In the first place, let us remark that it took its name from a convent founded in 1226 by GuiUaume III, Bishop of Paris. This convent was destined to receive, in tbe words of the chronicle of the period, "women who bad fallen into beggary." There, behind this convent was the famous "Cour des Miracles." What sinister souvenirs are instantly evoked by that name! According to the mag- Victor Hugo has S"",vl " " Jiiin. it was a vast irregular and ill-paved A nii i. ,.r i..-:.. n. 'T, ii 1 la,u" At night fires, around which swarm ed strange groups, shone upon it here and there. Sharp laughter, the wailing of infants and women's voices were htard. The hands, the heads of this crowd, black against the lumineus background, described there a thousand bizarre movements. Men, women, animals, age, sex, maladies, all seemed to be in common among the people who lived there, and ail huddled to gether, mixed, confounded, grum bling. The "Cour des Miracles" was in the t j,,; o U the ragamuffins rans couta neu. ana tnev were nuiner ous. Counterfeit blind men, counter feit lame men, counterfeit lepers, wretched men and women, scoundrels of every description found shelter there. When day dawned they scattered about through the city, returning only in the evening. Then began unbridled riot, monstrous orgies, brawls in which the knife played the principal role. When the adventurous passer risked going there he was followed by blind men, one. armed men, men on crutches, Jacks-in the bowl, who demanded charity of him in every language, and when he strove to back out the Jack-in the-bowl had recovered his leg, the one armed man barred the road with both his arms, the blind man glared at turn with naming eyes all these beg gars, simulating infirmities of every sort, suddenly straightened them selves up and became thieves and mur derers, The sinister Inhabitants of the "Cour des Miracles" called themselves the "Truands." They were divided into three principal categories: "the Ca pons" or thieves, the "Francs-Mito'is" or mendicants, the "Rifodes" or vaga bonds. An elective King the "King of Thune" governed them. He had his banner and his coat-of-arms, to wit: a dead dog borne on the end of a pole. The "Cour des Miracles" enjoyed the "right of asylum." Bohemian, ruiLed scholar, good-for-nothings of all nations aud all religions, unfrocked monks, robbers and assassins co-jld take refuge there without fear; the police dare not go there to search for them. When the soldiers of the watch, the agents of the provost, the King's men. ventured into the labyrinth of lanes leading to the "Cour des Miracles," the cry of a "Truand" posted as a sentinel gave the alarm, and then from every direction bounded the beggars, ready to seize the policemen as if in a gigantic spider's web. The iatter, overcome with fear, hastened to beat a retreat before this rising en masse of the army of crime. In 1054 the historian Sauval wrote the following description of the "Cour des Miracles:" "it is a square of con siderable extent and in a very large cul-de-sac, muddy, foul, irregular. To get there it is necessary often to wander about wretched little streets, winding and dirty; to enter it one must descend quite a long declivity, tortuous, rougti and uneven. I saw there a house halt buried in the mud, shaking Irom top to bottom with age and rottenness, which was not four tuises square aud in which dwelt more than a hundred per- sous. In all parts the square is envi roned by low hovels, buried, obscure and disfigured, full to overflowing with wretches.'' Two years later, in 1050, an army ot archers invaded the "Cour des Mira cles." The "Truands" strove to resist but were not given time; they strove to flee, but tue quarter was surrounded. Mendicants, real or counterfeit infirm people, thieves, vagabonds, all were sorted out, examined aud sent either to prison or to the hospital. The royalty of the "King of Thune" was broken tbe "Cour des Miracles" had had its day. Now, even the spot upon which it stood is doomed to disappear. Sena Far Me ' A life insurance agent who bad been working up a considerable business in Fort Scott, Ks., was one day ap proached by a tough-looking customer who wanted to take out a $.3,000 policy. He inquired about the cost and other particulars and finally remarked: "Well, stranger, when you kin put the riggers down about one-half you kin send fur me." "Oh. I couldnl do that" "Mebbe not, but them's my terms." When the man had departed the sgent went out to inquire who be was, and a citizen repueu: "Why, that's Bill Callahan. What did he want?" "Wanted some insurance at half rates." "Give It to him!" "111 see him hanged first! Why should I make a reduction to him?" "Because you've get insurance on at least twenty of us here, and if you don't come to Bill's figures he'll kill a full dozen of us before the year is outl Bet ter consult the interests of tae com pany and make a reduction.' The next day William had a policy on which a shake-purse paid the first i premium. Building stone. A peculiar kind of building-stone is found ia some localities la Oregon . having the property of being uninjured by the action of cold, heat or moistnre. It is called granite sandstone, ia very rich in silica: ot a close, fine grain, highly crystalized. unlaminated, and of a fine brown color. On beinz brought to a white heat and suddenly plunged in cold water, it comes out as solid and firm as at first. NEWS IN BIUEF. Marv Anderson's fortune is estima ted at $ri0,000. Meissonier, who is now seventy two, does not dye. The population of Beigitim is aboil 5,050.000 souls. The State of Texas now has 172 or ganized counties. The Governor of M.M63wah, Eypt, is a Marylahd Jian. For every novel printed ia EnjUal ten are rejected. . Grave-yard insurance has reap peared in Fall River, Mass Georgia's penitentary now contain 1,322 prisoners. Savannah has the oldest opsra bouse in the United states. Canada's net debt is 5 153, 400,71 i about $30 per capita. .Sew York Cify has oce church to every 5,000 inhabitant A tramp cut off an Ohio girl's Ions hair and fled with it. Boston is importing wool direc' from Australia. An Australian, exhibited as a cu riosity, died in Cleveland. On sea and lake there are 755 United States light houses. There are 600,000 depositors la Xew l'ork savings banks. A young woman of Mound.sville, W. Va. eloped with a tramp. Russia produces annually about $4,000,000 worth of honey. The oldest log cabin ia the country is near Montgomery, Ala. A bill to fli3 wife beaters passed the Massachusetts House. The imperial family ot Jap ia has a genealogy of 124 emyerors. Meerschaum has been discovered in Paris of North Carolina. A whale sixty feet lonz has been killed oft Beaufort, S. C. The loss cf property by the Ohio floods is over $10,WO,00 ). A ten-foot alligator was captured near Waxabatchie, Texas. There are nearly 10.000 directors of companies in Great Britain There are 10 J pupils la the Indian government school in Xe bras'.; u Chicago's new public budding) ara to be twelve stories in heiiit. Eighteen thou-iand homesteads were entered in Florida last year. George Craln, founder of the Oneida Community, is dead, aed 75. FurstenSeld, in Germ ny boost3 ot . the oldest tree in the country. An Edinbur? fiih de.i!er hvs pall $7t),0U0 for Scottish salinjii rentals. Montreal claims to have made about $l,0UO 000 by her ice carnivaL During 1333 4.310,000 boxes of sar dines were packed a: Lubec, Maine. The streetcleariins brigade of Pari! numbers thirteen thousand me.i, wom en and children. Ia the room of a single urab-e!1 fiend, in London, over nine huudred stolen umbrellas were discovered. Sims Reeves, the tenor, has ar ranged to come to this country oa a farewell tour. The Spanish Army avera?s one of ficer below the grale of briijaiier gen eral to every five privates. Buckhorn, Texas, claims to hive a ten-year-old girl that weighs 155 pounds, and gams a pound evury foul days. A bill has been introduced into tha House of Commons to humanize tha children, computed at 0J,OJ, w'ao live on barges and ia traveling vans. A block of ice found oa the bank of the Tuscarawas river after the break up contained five unusually larice water snakes frozen last. The fishermen of tne Frith of Forth, on the east coast of Scotland, believe that it is unlucky to make their first sale for the day to a broad-thuiubed person. Xine-tenths of the inmates of hos pitals for the Insane who recover are. said to be those who are sent within a year after the first manifestations oi their in hrmicy. The storm cloud that preceded the recent fearful cyclone in South Caro liua is described as having been "a dense round cloud, perfect red and ablaze with electricity." The hillsides north and west of Marshtield. Oregon, were recently strewn with dead robins that perished iu the cold an I snow-stormy weather a few weeks ago. Boston wauts an elevated railrovL The Legislature has given its permis sion for the erection of the structure, but the City Council is reticent. Some of the older business men of Cincinnati express alarm that th yield af lard in that city has fallen off J.iJO, 300 pounds since last season. A Rochester inventor has obtained j patent on a bowl-shaped door, us a substitute for an inclined plane ia places of amusement. An oyster-opening match in New l'ork, a day or two ago, was woo by a nan who opened 100 oysters ia five ninutes and fifteen seconds. In tbe Hotel Dieu, the largest hos pital ia Paris, the Edison system of lighting is to be introducod experimen tally ia tbe halls occupied by patients. All scene-shifting on the stags of the German Theatre iu Berlin is now lone with the curtain raised, the thea tre and stage being simply darkened temporarily. Israel Phillips, ot Greenfield, Mass.. is said to be the oldest commer cial traveler ia active service iu this or any other country. 11.3 age is eighty-eight years, and he has pursued his vocation ever since it lust became a feature of domestic trade. Tbe habit of smoking and eating ooium has rapidly increts-tl iu the United States within the last few years. According to a statement recently made the importation or opium has in creased in two years from 85,000 to about 300,000 pounds. Ia Franco two thound of the elementary teachers are said to receive yearly salaries of from &K) to 700 francs each, or about $120 to $140. There are nearly eisjlit thousand others who are remunerated oa diffcieut scales, but whj in no case receive lnoia than 1000 francs a year. One hundred and fifty incandescent lamps have been introduced into a portion of the Bank of England, in cluding a part of the security vaults. The deputy governor aud several di rectors who made an inspection of it express themselves as sauslied wim the result. I , 1
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