1 p F. sCHWEIER, TEE 005STITTJTI03 THE UTIIOI-AID THI E5T0S0EMZJT OP THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XXXVIII. MIFFJJNTWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMI5ER 21, 1SS4. NO. 39. i I 111 S.-.-l!'-. .. . , s ' tl T III !' v'v ,1. roiilff. to llirw ' ''.,.. ,;ir t!li liuionm kii.x-k. ";' u.-.e .;:!, rwiM it it'.it:iiul V y t S pi" l- - li.i .v Ktj -K:!l: m . "j, " ! I:. - 1 : I 'sol.il Uie," i-i.I ':' ''! 'O' d NhiV, .'.i ij; in my arms. ., ... lW . ir in E TniTr, V : .o,.:,. !niU wait v.-ii:y l-V herVfinte? :. jv.-uly Falter UwU 1 .:.:.:j-.tn cry, ,. r 1 p:.-ad , U ! il'.tiT ' ou'y 1 ?" A- ' i.i ir t- a Htsii.in. I " w rk. Life is not att kV.:X. w it ?" ;m-: 't found it so certainly!" i Li:siT'Ti looked across at ttie . iv ni" face of Helen Stanley, rowiid the shabby ill-fur-:'-t,e i urn. Hh blue eyes were i..n;v sympathy and genial ; ,' '- w! he turned them again ,i-h (: . :; ii his companion. ,.. l IleYn !' he murmured. I'- I- T..i !'t . i iw n each other well is" when Helen had -un."n:d-.l by the comforts and sli - ii ;i secim-d natural to sup ,,Tiu 1 alw.vs belong to the only cu Mif '.I.e wealthy Bobert Stanley, """ii i . iS '! iun'resseil with the force of a ' a conviction "I cannot t ti.m-1: is you have not married." Le locked up quickly ; her pale face fashed cr.tusoa. I: is strange, seeing what opportu sl'.it's I have," she answered, wilh quiet ,"You"'.ii,-i have Lad lots of chances thi-u-'fi.' -If 1 had. I let them co. Men don't m;irrv i-u:iiless jtovernesses." Ti-eie w.is silence agaliu Helen sat vi;h her 1 auds clased loosely in lier jip, asd a face as cold and impenetrable as iii.il : the Sphinx. Captain Lang :oe sfs rJ to have fallen into a brown stu.lv, with his eyes fixed upon the fire in lit t:nv srate. 1 t.ivt? it," he cried, suddenly wak iLz ui', his face full of the energy and niisriiirf that Helen remembered as two uf i:s chief characteristics "I have it! Lo'k here. Helen 1 What is the use of T-uir cu.iiiiiuj along like this y" with a f.-ii.i'it litnsive glance which took in tLe (. r.' iirs of the comfortless little cUaiit-r. "f:ipiHse we two lay our b.i :.-1 :!.i-r and go to work system- fiv.i' ,v ;:i scarcn oi a nusuanu ioi e I. lit .1 it him for a moment in lr :t i surprise, then burst into ir.!i:rr. Her mirth was genuine in s.-ite of herself. Delighted v i:L his success, Captain Lacton cou- taiLleil la:iiiiot iokini. It is to be done, I tell . ii. There will really be no dif ficulty akiut it, if you will put yourself mto uiv hands and obey my airectious. Let a t. -1 Lave it all arranged. Yuu Uii:st act the part of widow you Uinl to iie a goid hand at actinff.Helen tik a iniiSiiae in the lAmbro1 LaiUt, ttd U iure we reach Melbourne I wager vou air thing you like the thing will be dot : ' "What nor.sen you are talking, G.' cl'h ;' she exclaimed. ii, I her eyes from some unknown cau-e w ere kindling into fire, and her face ; -i-nit-d to be catching some of the Lft; aii.i e:iersry of his. "It isti"t nonsense I I have often tknuht it would be a most interesting radijuiiri. and perfectly legitimate. Ynii arc iva-stmg your life here. You "!ii 1 i.;,ike a capital wife for some M:..-.v, I'm convinced. Of course you sL-.U have freedom of choice in the u.att( r. Why, it is the simplest thing in the v.i Id I Men have nothing else tj (in on Wird a sailing-vessel but to Quarrel among themselves and fall in love with the women." "How have you contrived to escai ti; -'i r" she a-i;ed coldly. : ? Oh, I'm not a niarryinc man ! lsi-ii-S the captain has the ship to at-te-i tu. It is only the passengers that w: u.t.j liit-sses of that sort. I have seen SiumixM love-making aul wime Kratijf matohes." "Ai.d yuu seem anxious to add to your experience." "Xo. 1 only want to see you coui fiirrui .'.y seti'.ed and happy." . Whether Captain Linigton was really serious when he first propounded his uiifct original motion Helen could not say ; hiit a he proceded he grew very n-:. h in earnest, and there was a cer hi;:i ta-i iiiatiiiii in his hearty vigorous m-ih.,;! of argument. He went on en iir.j upon tiie subject and filling in ti iMuils till he persuaded himself that it v.miM le a desirable thing, a good thing, and, moreover, a very iii.iu-iiu thing to assist Hymen in his f-leethin ,,f a sjHuise for lielen. "M en it is agreetl, Helen," he said. ''Yi.ii'il euine n board as my sister. Hut 1 see jou again to make final arrangements." "It will lie as easy to find work in Au;?ra ii as here, I suppose?" Helen s'iruiiH-a, half to herself, as sh also ruse. "What do vou mean? You will E"t I.eeil to work." "1 may fail, you know," she said, niisiiiu her eyes to his for a moment it!i an expression in them which puz- Z:el hilu. He was gone, but the little room still seemed to kIio the gound of his laugh ter, ami the cheery tones of his voice hr-re jV, on tlie air as Helen watched wiudisnpiiear down the street in the twilight. t '"Why should I not ?" she murmured. I have no one lielonging to me not a fp'!iJ in the world ; why should I not?" J'en, in a lower whisper still "At :t, I shall be with him." Tut re was silence aeain for a long tune, and then she started up suddenly Cieiairuing '' hi, I despise mvself I do I do"' As if this burst of passion had ex hiited all her energy, she sunk back into her chair, threw her arms upon the tahle before her, leaned her head upon them, and gave way to a helpless fit of weeping. "Sol wishing yourself back, I hope, Helen ?" Captain Langton asked the question a little anxiously ; there was something spiritless in hlscempanlon's attitude, -uch utter hopelessness in the expres sion of her face as she watched the ig dim line of land growing more yague and shadowy. The bustle and confusion of departure had not subsided Captain Langton managed to steal lew moments from his pressing duties w aave an interview with the lady en tered on the ship's books as "Mrs. Stan-! .ey, w idow." and already described bv a few as "the Captain's sister." The sound of his voice roused Helen from her fit of abstraction. o. 1 don't know what I was wishing it is too late to wish anything, I think," she said wearily. 'Don't look so wretched, for Heav en's Bake, Helen 1 After all, what is ii r x ou usea ro nave lo'.s of enter prise, aud I know you are not afraid. What is the matter ?" She looked up at him : but. not hav ing the key, he was at a loss to under stand the restless misery of her glance. ou are tire then," hes.nl kindly. "Come in here; 1 v;'it to s;vak to you." lie led the way h-to Irs ciihin "1 don't like to see you lHk like ih.tt. You kuo.v I am your lir .tlier now." he aih'ed lightly. She drew up her h,( proudly, and theie was color enough '.u. her lace. ".What is it you have to sav ti).uie?" she asked. "We must arr.mcre our plan of ac tion. iOW listen. There's a young fel low named Collins goin out to try sheep-fanning." "Xot a lucrative einplounent, I should think," she interruupted. "He is of cooJ fainiiy aud has fiist rate prospects.'" "And t!ie others V "Well there's Doctor Iiuff been home for a visit has one of the liest practices in Melbourne and a capital lositiou and there is old Divid MeDriar. Now there's a chance for you ! One of the biggest men in the colony a Justiee or the 1'eaee, and Heaven knows what besides !" "Inscribe him further. What age is he ?" "Somewhere between fifty and sixty. But what do a few years more or less matter after a man is past forty ? He's a lonz-healed Scot." "That doesn't sound promising." "Well, suptxvse vou try Duff ?" said he gravely. .... 1 1 , T t ; Q,, IT 1 . now suau i oegiu r askeu iieieu , and she could not help smiling at the earnest busiuess-like tone of his voice and manner. "Can you suggest any method?" "That I must leave to you." "1 should like to hear your ideas on the subject." "Oh. yeu know better than I can tell you, Helen 1 You must act a part." "I am acting a part." If you are going to look like that. I am afraid it is not one that will iay. You'll hwe the game with that face, Helen." 15ut before she could reply they were interrupted by a kuock at the door and a voice which announced t!mt the pilot was alxmt to leave the ship. "All right I'll be with yon directly!" cried Captain Langton. "I must be off," be added, turning again to Helen. "I have forgotten whether you said you were a good sailor ; but in any case it will be well for you to keep your cabin for a day or so. It will excite interest and speculation, which I shall take care to encourage. Jiy-t'.ie-way, I shall keep a place for you at my table, and I'll manage to find room also for the fal lows 1 soke of." "Thank you." she said stiffly. And he went away, saying to himself sadly "She is changed ; there's no fun in her at all I" A somewhat odd expression took pos session of Helen's handsome feature as she turned in the direction of her utvn cabin. "I wonder if there was ever such a miserable womgn in the world as 1 am ?" she murmured. Captain Langtou's suggestions were religiously carried out, and for the snace of three days ''Mrs. Stanley'' re mained a close prisoner in her cabin. At the end of that time she appeared in the saloon just as the passengers had settled down to breakfast, causing no small sensation by her advent amongst ttiem. Her face was exceedingly tale. aud there were dark rins round her eves, which wore a softened melancholy expression. Indeed so altered was her whole manner and appearance that Captain Langton, riing to meet her, whispered, in a tone so concerned as to bring the truant blood fluttering to her cheeks airain "Have you been really ill, Helen?" "No." she said, raising eyes to his in which he thought he saw traces of tears. "What has been the matter then ?" "Nothing, except that I have been following your advice, and it wasn't venr lively." "We'll soon put that all right," said he cheerfully; then aloud "This is pour place, Helen ; alhtw me to intro duce you to your neighbor. My sister, Mrs. Stanley Doctor Duff." And she found herself seated between that eeutleman and Captain Langton, while tiie "long-headed Scot," whose every fiiculty seemed at present to be concentrated unon his making a satis factory meal, and the embryo shepherd who employed a'l his time iu gazing sat opposite. It was evident that the heart of tbis hapless voutli was all un pjepared for attack, for be surrendered it weakly there and then, before the en emy had bred a stngle snot or even ue cided to aim in his direction at alL Those who had already besrun to feel ihe effects of ennui experienced a de- licrhtful sensation of curiosity the mo ment their eyes fell upon Mrs. Stanley's handsome face and graceful ngure witn its clinging black drapery. Without apparent effort, from the hour she took her place in their midst till the day she bade farewell to most of them for ever, sh hecame the center of attraction of that small floating world. With con summate art she ingratiated herself with the matrons, stole the goodwill of the maidens, and took by storm the hearts of the men. bhe played cuess with Mr. McBriar, talked sentiment and politics with Doctor Duff, and sang duets with the enamored Collins in tint was the nivot unon which all things social turned ou board the Klin .ro' Castle. Tf w.os not loiur before it became ap parent to all that the infatuation of 'young Uollins" was rc.tcuuig i muo, and equally evident presently, w hen the rWh sulked bv himself in a comer. and Helen sought the protection of the feminine element, that some adverse nrrnt was interfering with love's What's iid now. Helen?" asked Captain Langton, seizing a brief oppor tunity as she passeu uiui m u panion-way." uhnt iln vnn mean ?" 'Why do you treat me so differently from all the other fellows ?" "Do I treat you differently ?" she "By George, I should think so I 1 o fiem yon aie graciousiiess itself to me you . . 'I have no designs upon you, re member!" "Why couldnt you be honest with me this morning?" asked Captain Langton. "Honest with you ? I don't under stand ; explain yourself." hy did not vou ted me young Colli r-s hail promised ?'' "Who said he had?" "He did." "He is at liberty to do as he likes," said she carelessly. "I may be wrong ; but I thought holiest women kept little triuoips of that sort to themselves." "Hut what alioat our compact?" "Our compact did not bind me to dupe lads of twenty!" she cried, her voice breaking into passion. "You need not remind me, tJeorge ; I know 1 ira acting a lie I I know and feel to the uttermost the mean and despicable pt it I am playing I Yes ; and 1 know tix it is of my own free will that I am in this position." At that moment a more pronounced lurch on the part of the vessel threaten ed Helen's equilibrium. Halloa I Steady !" cned the Cap tain. "I knew you could not manage alone," he said, drawing her hand through his arm. It was only a brotherlv attention ; tberffcwas no need for her heart to throb so wildly ; nor fr the matter of that was there any occasion for him to make such efforts to catch a glimpse of her face in the glimmering light." "1 hen there is no chance for hiui? Ho asked me to use my influence. " He was bending towards her, awak ing eagerly, and seemed anxious for her answer. As sle made none, he con tinued "As for caring for him, it seems to me married people get on very fairly without much of that sort of thing. Perhaps you like some one else ?" he persisted. 'I like mvself," she answered im patiently at last, "too well to marry a beggar ! That is it, Ceorge," she went on, slipping her hand from his arm.aud laughing recklessly. I have discov ered the nature of Mr. Collins's 'pros pects.' and find I should not be much better off it I married him than as l am." "Oh I" ejaculated the Captain, ut terly discomfited by the sudden chance in her. "Is that how the wind blowsr " "What did you say ?" "Y'ou intend flvlng at higher game?" ' If I attempt to fly at all certainly!" "Have you any chance of success ?" "Very little ; but 'he who aims at the sky means higher than he who shoots at a tree,' you know." u hat an odd girl you are I 1 can not make you out I" "That is scarcely to be wondered at, seeing that I cannot make myself out. Good night !"' He watched her till her fluttering black draperies vanished from her sight. then turned to that never-failing com fortei and friend, his pipe, and cogitated ou tlte peculiarities of human nature generally aud of feminine nature par ticularly. From that time forth ths discerning observed a marked change in the be havior of the widow. It was clear to the most apathetic that the hopes of the enamored Collins had received a death blow. As was to be expected, s ime applaud ed aud some censured. There were those who considered that her conduct was just what it should be, seeing that the ardor of the youth was overstepping tha convenient limits of friendship; aud there were those who condemned her behavior as cruel aud heartless to a degree. The number of tin. last in creased when Doctor Duff seemed to be stepping into the place left vacant. Captain Langton, when tne position of affairs thrust itself upon his notice, murmured in his heart, "Humph I So that is her game, is it ?" and fell into a fit of musing, out of which condition he roused himself suddenly, exclaiming sotto iw, "Well, what does it matter to me ?" Notwithstanding which phil osophical interrogatory, he was, uri- ously enough, uncomfortably conscious of an inward conviction mat ne uiu not like it all, either." "Coufouud him !" muttered the Cap tain, his eyes traveling down the ray of mooulight to where it caught Helen's white hand resting upon the doctor's coat-sleeve. It would have afforded much relief to the minds of these good peoplecould they have heard the purport and drift of the apparently engrossing conversa tion. "She is the dearest girl m the world!" remarked Doctor Duff emphatically. "She must indeed be charming. Helen replied enthusiastically. "And vou will be married next year, Doctor Duff ?" "I hope so. How good it is of you to listen to me. Mrs. Stanley I You never sneak of yourself. I notice." "Don't 1 r l nave nounng interest ing to tell, I suppose." 'I cannot believe that." said the Doc tor earnestly : and Helen blushed, and the miserable Collins, regarding them jealously, gnashed his teetn and con templated desperate things. So the days glided by ; and this frac tion of the great worid glided with them, the vices and virtues of its pro totype well exemplified within its nar row area. Wind and weather had lieen kind to tliem. eivinz them but few of the ter rors of the sea. On this night all pri vate animosities seemed forgotten in re ioicinM. for. if luck still favored them, they hoped before another sun had set to sight tne naruor-iiguis oi run, ou Phi in. Helen Stanley was perhaps the only one for whom the prosect had no plea sure. While the mirth and merriment in the saloon were at their highest she retired with a dull sense of pain and dissatisfaction to her cabin. Sinking into the solitary seat her diminutive chamber boasted, she pissed in mental review the events of the last few months. She rose and threw herself, dressed as she was, into her berth. She thought she was too utterly wretched to sleeo : but iu this she was mistaken, for it was out of deep aud dreamless slumber that she was suddenly awoke by a rude shock. With wildly-beating heart, half stupefied with sleep and fear, she laised herself to listen. Her ears were filled with the sounds of crashing timber, the cries and oaths of men, and the noise of hurrying foot stejis. Quickly slipping to the floor, she hastened on deck. Here a scene of confusion met her view. "We have been run into I" some one exclaimed. There was little need to explain what had happened, though many were nankin? inauiries in frenzied tones. "They are lowering the boats I We haven't a moment to spar 1" shouted a voice ; and Helen felt herself being hurried along with the rest to where the ship's crew were straining every nerve in their efforts to clear aud launch the Imats. "Now, my lads, quick I Women and children first!" called out Captain Ijington briskly. One boat had been safely filled ana despatched, when two ot the crew, de tachinz themselves from the rest.pushed roughly to the frout. "Stand back there I" cried Captain Langton. 'Confound it all, we ain't going to die like rats in a trap! Come ou. Bill !" 'I'll shoot she first man who attempts to leave the ship 1" shouted the Cap tain, drawing his pistol. "Lverv man for liiuislr, and God for ns all !" muttered the fellow sul lenly, seizing the rope in his hand. There was the report of a pistol, a cry of r.n;e and pain, the flash of a knife in the red lamp-light, ami a wo man's scream as lielen dashed madly between the uplifted blade aud Captain Langton. It was with very different feelings from those of the preceding night that the crew of the ill-fated Ediuhro1 Ctwtle approached Melbjiirne Bay, and be held troin the d-ck of the steamer that had wrought the mischief the new land which some of them would reach bank rupt of all save life and hope. The passenger were most of tln-m below, occupied with preparations for their departure, when Helen Stanley hurried upu deck, where the evening shadows were collecting mistily. With a hurried glance around her eyes en countered those of Captain Langton. "My o.vn dear He'.eu !!' he liegan iu an ecstasy. "Stop !'' she criel excitedly. "Wait till I have finished. Y'ou have won your wager. George I "My wager r ' he questioned, bewil dered. 'And I have won the 'long-headed Scot' I" she continued, with an hyster ical eal of laughter. "What on earth do yju uiL-an t1 "Don't you understand ? How dull you are 1 Mr. Mc Briar has asked me to be his wife !"' "And you said 'No.' of course?" "I said 'Yes' of course." "Helen !" "Why did 1 come this voyage ? Do you forget ?" Captain Langton gized at her in lif ter perplexity. In all his experience he had never beheld her iu such a strangely reckless inood. Some faint glimmer of a Mssible explanation of her conduct begau to dawn upon him. "1 ou don t care tor him, Helen, ' he said pravel v. "Married ieop!e get on very iaiily without much of that sort of thing, " quoted she mockingly. "He must be at least twice your :e." 'What do a few )ears more or less matter ifter a unn is p;st forty ?' See how well I remember your lessons P "This ii absurd. Helen ; you shall not marry hi:a !" cried Captain Lang- -j ton warmly. "Who will pre rent me?" "I will." "May I inquire how ?" she asked scornfully. "I will find some Cleans, if I have to tel him the whole story." "1 have left you nothing to tell ne knows 1 am not a widow." "Dies he know also that you are not my sister?" ".Mie burst into a reckless ht ot laughter. "It was the sight of my sisterly de votion and courage, he says, that ier fected his regard I No. 1 have not told him that ; but I will. Dj not be afraid; he shall have nothing to find out." "Helen, ou are mad, 1 think 1 ait here for a moment." She did not apiiear to have sufficient energy to move ; she sat with her head leaniug against the wood-work ot tne cabin and her restless hands clasping aud unclasping themselves in her lap. After a short delay Captain I-angton returned, ushering before him Mr. McBnar, who hegan tne moment he caught sight ot Helen " hat isthis.my dear -what is tins i ' She raised her eyes to his inquiringly. "Ye should have been morestiaight forward wi' me, ye should indeed," he continued querulously. " hat has he oeen saying r" cried Helen, starting to her feet. I leave him to settle it wi' ye. I dont understand women and theirways. With this confession the "canny Scot" withdrew. "What have you done ?" asked Helen fiercely, wheu the door had closed ou the Scotchman. "Saved you from yourself, Helen," Captain Langton answered quietly. "By what right do you presume to interfere in my affairs?" she asked haughtily. "By a right you cannot question by tlie right of love, dear," he whis pered. "How dare you mock me ?" she cried, beside herself with passion. "For Heaven's sake be quiet, Helen, and listen to me I Iast night " "Last night I was mad." she inter rupted ''mad with fright. What I did or what I said meant nothing no thing at all and you take advantage and think Oh 1" Siie broke down, and. covering her face with her hands, wept passionately. ''Be reasonable, Helen do be rea sonable,"dear," etitreated Captain Lang ton cently. "Leave me 1 Go 1 I hate you I" she soblied impetuously. "And I love you and will not go till you confess that you love me too," re plitd he, seating himself determinedly beside her. "I will never say so, never I" she re turned emphatically. Captain Langton said not a word, but sat listening to her vehement sobs till they grew less and less violent, and be came at length helpless long-drawn sighs ; then he drew nearer, and even ventured to put an arm round the list less drooping figure. "Helen darling," he murmured soft ly. "I love you, and have always loved you, I think don't. move, dear I swear I have t Do you rememl er the night we walked the eck together and talked of Coilins ? 1 had nearly told you then. After that. Duff seemed to be carrying all before him, and I thought it was his money anil iosition you were aiming at, and tried hari to persuade myself that it was nothing to me." 'How could you think so vilely of me ?' sighed Helen, with feminine in consistency. "It is all right now," said the Cap tain cheerily. "We 11 have no more misunderstandings, for you do love me, dont you, Helen f " And Helen, utterly worn out, limp I and feeble with the vidence of her emotion, could only whisper "Y'es." "So I have won mv w.iBor, after all," observed Captala L.mgtou triumphant ly, smiling down upon her later ou when there had been mutual admissions and explanations. "And you are not sorry, are yon, dear, that you came the voy age IN Quest or a HrsiiAXD?" Kalioona. In all ages men have aspired to fly, bnt it is a very remarkable fact that among all the wonderful modern inven tions and improvements very little pro gress has lieen made iu the rt of navi gating the air. The story of the first aeronauts, lr. ilalus and bis sou Icares, shows that is sou Icares, shows that ideavored to'trave. like hoped to succeed, for m .:,p ll, S..n !, r the ancients em the birds, aud h Icarus soared so near the sun the wax w.th which he had fastened his wings to his shoulders uieltid and he fell, like Lucifer, headlong into a deep pool. The earliest conveyance for sailing in the air was made by Francis Lana, a Jesuit, in the early part of then seven teenth century; there is no very clear description of it extant. Several years after a Frenchman, named Iietif de la B.-etonne, constructed an apparatus for flying in the air, consisting of two large wings, fitting to the shoulders, and a sort of "gingham umbrella" over the head. History saith not whether the aspiring ile la Bretnune ever broke any bones trying his apparatus; it is thought he deputed some one else to make trial of his invention, which apiears to have rapidly fallen into disuse, if ever usid al a!L Two brothers, named Moutgolfier, were the first tocoustruct talloonsucli as are now in uw, and the first arial voyage was erformed successfully i rom the trardens of 1a Muette near Pans, lu 17S2 Joseph MoHtgoltier made little paper baloons and sent them up as an experiment, and the following year he a'ld his brother constructed a very hirge and strong balloon filled with smoke. This ascended to a considera ble height and traveled nearly two miles before it landed safely. These experiments were made at a little town named Anuonay. The sa vans of Paris were anxious to test the new invention, and appointed a committee to inquire into it. S 'veral persons endeavored to rival the MontgolnYrs. and a certain Professor Charles, aided by the funds of some rich friends, made a balloon of strips of silk, varnished over and Ulied it with hydrogen ga-, j ist then discov ered. Tiie Champ Ue Mars was the place appointed for setting off the bal loon, where, amidst a salvo of artillery and the shouts of a vast crowd of siec t.itors, it started on its ascent. Alas I t-efore it reached a great height the g:is , txplodcd, and Professor Charles only escaped injury by bis foresight iu not I tviug embarked iu his invention. In ;7,tv the first successful aeronautic ex 'rtdltion was ma 'e by a man named xoyiers and the Marqirs d'Arhuides. 'heir balloon was a very elalxirate one d indited with heated air instead of i-vilroireji pa. Thousands of people gazed at the graceful structure as it soared ab ive the elegaut city of Paris, over which it made a complete ciivuiL Among the lookers ou upon this occa sion was Benjamin Franklin. For mouths after this t ranee ran riot in balloons, and all sorts of ari.d voyages were indulged in all over the country. The Due de Chart res and the notorious Philip d Lg;viite made a journey In a balloon of over 1.1 J miles in Ave hours. It was afterward remarked that it was a nSy d'Egalite had not broken bis neck and saved his honor. Iu IS)' a man named Il.iliertson of Vienna built a wonderful machine.that he called the "Minerva," for naviga ting the air. It somewhat resembled a ferry boat with a ball. inn attached. The "Minerva" had everv kind of con trivance for air navigation and was to carry l.d,0H) pounds. It w as destined to make a tour ot the .world, but, like many another scheme, it never fulfilled its destiny. It was so cumbersome that it would lxive been about as easy to raise a stone church. In 1S03 Nalar constructed a large balloon called the " leant," which made a voyage from Paris to Hanover. The 'Ge-.mt" had a car of wicker work, Dlted out comfortably to hold nine per sons It soared over the hilisot rrauce. the'towns of Belgium and the level greeu of Holland, intersected with its network of water ways. How charm ing it must have been to look down from the clouds on this varied scenery! ' But all things lovely fade!" After a day and a night of fair sailing there came a fearful descent. The voyagers were dashed against rocks, houses and trees, and were finally rescued alive, but with broken bones aud bruised bodies. The greatest use balloons have ever been put to has been in war time in France and in the Civil War in the United States. The first time they were used was in the battle of Fleurus in 17'Jl, when they were managed like a kite, and scattered destruction suc cessfully. The.gsnerals of the Army of the Potomac weie able to look down on Richmond bv aid of balloons lonz before it surrendered. No Holiday lor lllm Thi Year. "Oh, Henry! I forgot to tell you. suddenly exclaimed a young wife to her husband, who had met her at the train; "after you left Washington : man came around to our bouse aud in' quired for you. Of course. I told him w here you were, and then he wanted to know when you would be back. 1 told him you bad thirty days' leave of absence. Then he said he wanted you to subscribe to a fund fir something or other; some charity I think it was. He said they exiected SoO from you, and I should tell you not to forget it, though he was kind enough to add tint of course, it would be a voluntary sub scription on your part. He said you wanted to pay it. Now, Henry, how can we afford it?" "Well, there's no help for it, Jennie. We must give up that trip over to the mountains to ?ee your mother. You can wait till next summer, can't you? And that new dress, you won't mind getting along without that for awhile, w.ll vou?" "Why, I I thought it was a mere -,it., ci.uvi,.t;.. v..r i,urt '"HI lltkj J OUUlU II'IIOU Via jvua, a-. wf Henry, aud that means you don't have to unless you waut to, doesn't it?" pleaded the wife, half sobbing at the disappointment his words brought her. "Yes. dear, it is voluutarv.of course, but I've got to !ay It, you know. Don't cry, Jennie." Artificial co.-k has been invented. A b ardino nocsB keeper's tree 'ash. Was Coder Oatn. Colniel McQuirteraud party, while going through Liimpsoti county, Ar kansaw, making out the line of a rail road that will never 1 built, were met one day by an old fellow, who, after standing for a few moments and gazing in amazement, exclaimed: "Wall, by the off ox o' Adam?" "What's the matter, my friend?" asked the colonel, amused at the comi- ,ca ': unln Tor. u,e 1 l;u ' ' , " h r' Aep V l' '! Bfr looiwii At mill, uiire leKeu biuug, r- pectiu' to see it go off when you tuck sig it through it, but she hain't shot yit. Digged if I didn't think it was suthin' you had rigged up to kill squirrels with. i' , -J ielf eve ?'S ff lJ, ,,ut. a!r WU d' Hello, whut you goin' to do with that Wall, I wu'li 1 may seed so many contrapshuns. doiu,' anyhow r' 'We are locating a new railroad." "Whut, you goin' to fetch cars into these woods. Jest wait here till I go tell mur an' the boys." "You will doubtless have plenty of time to tell them, for it will be several years before the train arrives. By the way, where can we get some flour?" The squatter is the simplest aud in xst easily surprised man in the world so long as he is seeking information. He laugbs aud grins, twists his fingers in an eiubariiissed way, and, upon the w hole, he seems to be struggling under an uncomfortable load of modes ty; but turu to hini and begin to make inquiries, and immediately there is a change. He is no longer simple; is no longer embarrassed, but with a steadi ness of eye, and a half sarcastic 'twang' in his voice like the vibrations of an old fiddle he contemplates his ques tioner, and in an biboru delight of eva sion, twists the questions out of shape; This principle is innate. It doubtless has its origin in the great precaution necessary ia the early days, when every stranger was thought to be an oilicer from a distant state, armed with a re quisition. From father to son, tlie habit of precaution descended uutil it has become a characteristic. "I say, where can we get some flour?" replied the colonel, "Won't meal do?" "Yes, if we can't get flour. Where can we get some?" "Some meal or flour?" "Either one." "Wail, I reckon it's as easy to get oue as t'uther." "Is there a store near here?" "Thar uster be, but the feller's moved. 'Lowed that the times was too hard." "Have you any meal or flour for sale?" "Did have some but mur and the boys eat it all up." "I don t know what we 11 do." 'Beckon you'll have to do like the folks over the creek." "How's that?" "Do without." "That's bad. I suppose you can let us have a piece of meal?" "Tell ver whut's a fact, cap n, I like yer putty well, an' wotildu'niinelettin' yer have the meat 'twant fur one thing." "What's that?" "I ain't zot none." "Ijok here." said the colonel, "I don't believe you've got good sense." "That's whut the neighbors say They fmt tuck up that idee 'cause I'm alius 'round talkiu' to sich fellers as vou'ns air." "Come, I don t want any of your foolishness." "Wall. then, don't give none." "By the way, how's politics running out herer ' "Putty well, 'bleeged to jer, hOw're thev runnm' w ith yerseii.'" "Go on, old fellow, we've got enough of vou." "Better go on yerself, fer I've got enough you. This here teighboilmod is whar 1 live, an' if yer don't like the way the wagin clucks, w'y yer can leave." "Y'ou don't know who I am," said the colonel, winking atone of his men. "I am the governor of Arkansaw." The old fellow, without replying, be gan to take off his coat. "What are you going to do?" asked the colonel. "Wall, yer see, I tuck a oath some time ago that I would whup the gover nor the fust time I seed him, an' I reckon your time has come." The colunel did not feel comfortable. The sinewy squatter was more than a match for him. and to make the matter more serious, the surveyors began to laugh and show a disposition favoring the threatened encounter. "Now, guv'ner, shuck yerself, an less settle this bus'ness, fur I've got ter git home an' lock airteer my ole gran' daddy. He can't eat nothiu' but spoon vidduls,an' when wire, she feeds him, she 'muses herself by w hackin him over the head with the sioon." "Is there no way of buying you ofl? Men, are you going to stand here aud see that fellow maul me?" The men lausihed. "Tell ver whut '11 do, gov'uer. This here's a tenqeranee neighborhood, an' if ver'll promise to slip me a quart o' the reg'lar stuff, I'll forgive your trans gressions." "I'll do it," "Nuff said. Now recollect: If yer don't, yer'll git the wust larrupin' a man ever seed. Good day, gentlemen. Gran'daddy can't eat nothiu' but spoon vidduls. you know. Becolleck the 'greement, gov'uer, or jer can't eat no vidduls a tad." Woman's ttuiployinent- Xn order to enlarge the sphere of woman's employment, an organization has been formed iu Iondon, called the St Cecilia Society, which gives orches tral and vocal jierformauces. The nov elty is the female orchestra. lhe wo men sang with precision and correct lntouation. lhe violin, the cello, and the harp performers were excellent, tud were as satisfactory in a musical way as the shapely arms and the graceful motions of the fair performers were to the eye. But with the wind and brass instrumerts the women failed dismally. I They may be letter talkers, but girls i are not as good blowers as men. The trombones and ophicledes were particu- ! larlv bad. The women with their - . . . . . , , instruments were defective in wind and , l'i. Even the most prouunced of the women's right advocates will probably admit that there are some things men can do well which woman cauuot, and vice versa. Tns editor's "steal pen." Scissors. In 1SS3 the number of births in medical journalism was So. The death rate was about 30 per cent, but this is not above what is expected. laving Cameo aui tUw-Kelleta. This fascinating entertainment can be prepared by children, at short notice, with very little trouble or expense, i he articles used are two sheets of large cardboard, two sheets of pink tissue paer, and two sheets of white wad ding, one ball of white and one of pink velvet chalk, a lead iencil a pair ot scissois, six yards of black cambric and a little paste. One sheet of card-board w fastened on the side wall of a darken ed room, so that the shadow of the face of a erson with large and regular fea tures will fall upon the centre of it when a lighted candle iu front of the side of the face at a distance of three feet. A cup should be placed between the fiice and the card-board and kept in position by the pressure of the head, in order, so far as possible, to prevent any movement on the iart of the sitter. The candle must be so placed that the shadow of profile is iu the centre of the card-board; the outlines are then to be traced with a pencil. The card-board can then be taken down and the profile carefully cut out; the back of the head usually being enlarged, so that various methixls of dressing the hair miy be jiermitted. This white card-lioard will be ready for the bas-relieT after the other edge has been cut into the form of a circle, and made thicker by several rings of pasteboard of the same diame ter but only three inches wide. When cameos are" to be exhibited, the outer surface should be covered with pick tissue paper. A curtain of cheap black cambric or any plain-colored material, reacning from the ceding to the floor, is then hung at a distance of about two feet from the back wall of the room where the exhibition is to take place, the c:ird-board Is fastened into a hole made in the curtain, so that the centre of the opening is about six or seven feet from the floor, and a chair or small tame is placed close behind thus curtain and a another small piece of black cloth is tacked to the wall behind the opening. The person whose face is to form the bas-relief stands uixn a chair or table so that the head fits into the opening in the card board, alout one-half of it pro jecting in front of the surf;ice of the frame thus formed. The side-face thus exposed is chalked and the hair is cov ered with white wadding, which con ceals it, and also can )) fastened in waves, plaits, or classic knots; for cimeos, pink chalk and tissuetpapcr take tke place of the white. Very pret ty art studies can thus be made by inexperienced liersons. When it is desired to show several of these art studies consecutivelr. It will lie well to have a pink and a white frame placed side by side about a foot apart, and then they may be shown together or separate'y; the one not in use being covered with a little curtain of black cambric. Thus a pleasing va riety can be produced by showing either a cameo or a bas-relief or both together. Faces of children or of grown people can be used as desired, as it is not abso lutely necessary that the features exact ly fill the cut i rofiles iu the card-board. The eyes are always closed, and a little chalk should be rubbed ou the eyelids iust before the face is shown to the spectator. The frame may be placed between thick window curtains draped above and below them; this will save the trouble of a black curtain, as the performers can stuud in the window b hind the curtain. The best manner of lighting them is from the top and when the room has no cnanueiier, lump can be held at the left as htgh as can be done conveniently by a person who stands uiou a chair or short step ladler. ISy llaiuinerlnc. Gold-lie iters bv hammering, can re duce gold leaves so thin that 22,000 must be laid ujHin eacii otner to prouuee the thickness of a inch, yet each leaf is sn nerfect and free from holes that one of them laid on any surface, as in gild ing, gives the appearance of solid gold. They are so thin that if formed into a book l,o00 would only occupy the space of a single leaf of common paper; and an octavo volume of an inch thick would have as many pages as the books of a well-stocked library ot l,oU0 vol umes, with 400 pages in each. Mill thinner than this is the coating of gold unon the silver wire of what is called gold lace, and we are not sure that such coating is not of only one atom thick. Platinum and silver can ne urawn mio wire much finer than human hair. A grain of blue vitriol or carmine will tinge a gallon of water so that in every drop the color may be perceived. A grain of musk will scent a room ior twenty years, and will at the end of that period have lost little of its weight. The carrion crow smells its food many miles off. A burning taper uncovered for a simile instant, during which it does not lose one-thousandth part of a grain, would fill with light a sphere four miles in diameter, so as to be visi ble in every part of it. The thread of the silk worm is so small that many of them are twisted together to form our finest sewinir thread; but that of the spider is sma.ler still, fortwodramsof it by weight would reach from London to Edinbureh. or 400 miles. In the milt of a codfish or in water in which vege tables have been infused the microscope discovers animalcules ot which many thousand tocether do not equal in bulk irrain of sand: and yet nature, with a singular prodigality, has supplied many of these with organs as complete as those of the whale or the elephant, and their bodies consist of the same sub stance, or ultimate atoms, as that of niau himself. In a single pounu oi such matter there are more living crea tures than of human beings on the face of the globe. fcartnquakoe in Mara. There must needs be rivers in Mars, since the clouds, which often cover whole continents, must pour down en ormous quantities of rain, and this rain fall must find a course lor ltseir along the Martial valleys to the sea. Indeed, we can have no doubt that Mars has been the scene of volcanic disturbances like those to which our own mountains, hill, valleys and ravines owe their ori gin. The very existence of continents and oceans implies an unevenness of surface which can only be explained as the effects ot subterranean forces. Vol canoes must exist, then, in Mars; nor can its Inhabitants be wholly safe from such earthquake throes as we experi ence. It may be questioned, indeed, whether subterranean forces in Mars are not relatively far more intense than in our own earth, the materials of which the planet is formed being not only less massive in themselves, but also held down by a gravity much lens elective. NEWS IN BRIEF. rhere are a IX) distinct varieties of the banana. Freema--onrv, the world over, embraces 14,lti,"4-'J members. The potal rvice of the Uiiited States costs 5lo,-2J1,lW0 this year. It is said that 8.0Uu,0C0 meteors us-t through the atmosphere daily. The entire city of Cumberland, Mil., is to be lighted by electricity. Montreal jxiliceuien are required to speak lotli English and French. There aro said to lie l.STl.til" illiterate voters in the United States. Thirty-six men and nine women committed suicide for love iu Italy in 1SS3. The last batt'e fought on the soil ot l.ngiana was at ;eugeuioor, juiy o. ltMo. It casts the United States i.',4';, Ss'j.:;i to take care of the Indians this year. Near Norw ich (Conn.), there are said to be two square miles of pond lilies. The growing tobacco crop is said to fee the largest ever planted iu this country. Gainesville Ga.,has a colored dwarf who is 27 years old, and just 4' inches in height. It costs 51'j,08o.20) to improve the rivers and harbors of the United States this year. The manufacture of postage stamjis will cost tne government fttti, 000 this year. Eighty million dollars is spent annually for public scnools in the United States. A negro whose age was stated at lltl years voted at the recent election iu Abbeville, Ala. The wool clip of this year is esti mated at :a),OiH).0iJO pounds and is worth Jfv,00y,uoo. Germany and Uussia arelnith push ing forward experiments m flying ma chines for use in war. During the last five years New Y'orkers in Paris purchased S7,n2,ooi) worth of paintings. Great Britain had .""' war vessels in lss'!, France liVi. the United States I.VJ and Germany 100. Claims for squirrel scalps in Nap county. Cal., for the past three miuths have aggregated J.'Iikio. Bum is made from sweet potatoes in Louisiana. Seven barrels of pota toes yield a barrel of rum. Prairie dogs, it is estimate)), destroy annually ten million dollars' worth of grass in Texas. The census of lSO give the popu lation of the United Sia'es o 10 years and upwards as 3r,701.Gi 7. Insanity arising directly from in temperance, is said to le rapidly in creasing in New York city. There are "),00 miles of tele graph lines iu the world, of which the United States has 14:1.040 miles. The mines at Tombstone, Ariz., have yielded $.",Cki0,0o0 worth of metal since they were opened in 1S7'.. The California graie crop is to bo very larce this year, and yield 12,0)0, Ouu to lo.UUU.WO g.Ulons of wine. The jieople of the Unite! States are said to be greater chewers of tobacco than any other nation in the world. An ocean steamer consumes all the way from lod to S2" tons of coal dur ing a voyage across the Atlantic. Pennsylvania has 3 8b potoflices, more than other State in the Union. New Y'oik comes next, with 3,131. A ninety-year-old citizen of New Bedford, Mass., Morris Sergeant, is said to take a bicycle ride every day. There are 7o0 different works pub lished in German on vegetarianism, in Addition to a monthly magazine on the subject. Bichard Wagner's heirs have re fused an offer of 5."i0,vOO for the ex clusive rignt to perform "Parsifal" in America. There are 10 tK.Nl periodicals pub lished in the United States, and the country has an army of 27.3,000 school teachers. German carp, the New Y'ork State Fish Commission say, thrive as well in the waters of that Suite as in their original home. The gallows during the present year has filled more graves than any other previous year in the history of the United States. A Virginia lady, 0l years of age. attributes her longevity to the use of strong coffee, of which she drinks a dozen cups daily. Beilin is to have an exhibition of a Japanese village of forty houses, with a Japanese workman engaged in a differ ent handicraft iu each. The wealth of the United States is S.V.),0O0,0tJO,00t. or 00o to each in habitant; that of Great Britain is 10. OiHt.omvhHj, or 1,000 to each inhabit ant. American milk and cream have leen successfully shipped from New Y'ork to Lndou by steamers, arriving in a perfectly fresh and palatable con dition. In making infants' shoes fifteen different machines are used, costing between S2o0 and f 100. These turn out ten pairs In the same time as one pair madeby hand. The Austro-German-Bussian-Ital-ian alliance could muster an army of 10,(KA),iX)O men, thoroughly armed and drilled. The army of the United States numbers 2.,0n0, the navy about 8,000. It is said that every person arrest ed, convb ted and sent to the peniten tiary in the United States costs, on an average, f 1,200, while every loy educa ted at the expense of the State costs only J 100. In consoquenee of the recent floods a new river has formed at the mouth of the Mississippi, which, is said to be more important in size and depth than any stream south of the Bed river. Dakota is said to have 40,000 head of stock (valued at 1,000,000) chiefly on what are termed the "bad lands" west of the Missouri river, but what are really very good lands for stock raising. llecent exploration in the South Carolina marl beds have disclosed the fossils of over 1,000 different species of animals. These beds now take pre cedence over the "mauvaises terres" of the West. On the European continent are C47.40O miles of telegraph wire, with 3V),100 stations, under r Government management. In the United States there are 142,000 miles of line, 520,000 of wire, and 17,500 stations.
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