o y
iifetfa MSSk ill eg itlfciL
B. F. SCHWEIER,
THE OOISTITUTIOI-TEE IUI0I-UD TEZ EfTOiOEMEIT 07 TEE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XXXVIII.
MIFF LIN TOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOISfiR 22. 1SS4.
NO. 43.
n ArtU-A LITTLE UIRL.
u tare lite J goM to the little alii,
ui U natural maimer and natural eur!
WlK)lovi-ih?iraolUiaud like th-Mr toy,
And la.k uiwthiuj beside the buy?
let r !ti omeu i plenty I find.
Nature in manner and old of rain I ;
li!tl-.'i'l ttut ho talk of thrtr "Umiix"
4wl u nil rath othei- in Wylish rl.nlie-.
ijtiir 'i I '" I''. uo at uineand tu.
Art ! k lwuture ao.i tired of uu.-n,
riiv tr.tvel. of nails, of fuu
And '' "'' uew under the aun.
Oil., in I"r Iwaulitul loug ago,
Sunn- .le:ir liirle children i used to kiio,,
,ilrl I ' rre merry a" lamb at piay,
vi bushed and rollicked the livniuii
ji,fv i!nniiUt uot at all of the "nijle" of
Ilirir Wofhra,
ft., ,,,-k.r imagined that boy Mere
Viliri iil' brothers" aud "luatee' were
ili.-v :
j(,;,u,ii l fellow to help them play.
Wheie tavr tliry goue to? If you se-j
One ,f ilirin, anywhere, xeud hrr lo me.
1 i.iiM liivr a melal of purest old
Tj our tliosr dear little girls of .J.I,
WiiL u uiuoiut heart and an u.:u suiile,
l in ku.'4 tiot the uinauiug of ''n'irt" or
Id) KitattlrXL HKIK.
t.i soiue weeks past tbe eugagruieut
U-twtrii the Earl of Beauvray aud Miss
MiiUivnt Moyle had been chronicled In
tie fashionable intelligence of newsna-iri-s,
and tbe marriage was appointed
to take place iu July. Beauvray House.
Piccadilly, had been placed in the
bauds of the decorators; Beauvray
Castle, in Northshire, was being refur
nished aud beautified by the combined
energies of upholsterers, painters, and
laud!" gardeners; aud grand sub
scni't:otis had been set on foot amongst
his lcnl.liii'"s tenants, his brother offi
cers of ;! Guards, aud his fellow meni
Ursot tl.e Nortri&hire hunts, to make
tlie ufcw countess some handsome pres
ents. There were many who considered
M Mnyle a lucky girl, for Lord Beau
vray was not only of ancient family,
young, immensely wealthy, and well
looking, hut he was popular everywhere,
owing to his sunny temper and perfect
uprightness of character. There are
juuujr noblemen wno make their grand
eur consist in throwing awav tlieir
m-neyand making their reputation into
ducks'and drakes. But Lord Beauvray
bad been merry without being dissolute.
He the most irreproachable of gen
tlemen, just its his betrothed. Miss
M-iyle, was the fairest flower among
that bouquet ot pretty girls who had
Ureu presented at Court in the sauie
st-asou as l,rirlf. Milllcent Moyle was
a nth heii-ss as well as a pretty girl ;
tuttlns was about all that Could be said
lur her. Her father, Josiab Moyle, a
bill dis'vuntet of Lombard street, was
a "new man" of the City plutocracy
ui.e of those riuaiiciers who have uia-le
such iapid foriuiies that everyljody ex
pects to hear of them next in the liunk
ruptcv Court It was said that be and
Lord iieautrai had become acquai-.AJ
while iravelling abroad, and that the
peer's relatives had been much scaiulal
lied on hearing of his lordship's inten
tion to marry the daughter or a man
uoe antecedents were just a little
uiistv.
As for Mr. Moyle, quite conscious of
Lutt great a piece of luck bad befallen
him, he could not refrain from bra-
giug bctoie his city friends ab. ut his
future sou-iu-law, "the earL" He
talked of retiring from business, of oli
Ulnii;2 a seat iu l'ail lament through
Lord Beauvray 's influence, and devot
liig himself tbeiiceiorth to the assidu
ous study of Coiiservative politics, and
the cuil'valiou of aristocratic conuec
tiuus. The poor man had beu admit
ted, on Lord lieauvray's presentation,
to one or two hrst-rate clubs, and he
had been introduced to so many ladies
and gentlemen of title that his head was
turned. He sighed over his business
ledjfeis from twelve till four every day
as if he had begun to realize the pur
suits ; and as soon as h'S counting
house closed, he would hurry off in a
white waistcoat and with a (lower in
his button hole, to take a drive round
the balk iu his spaukiug phaeton,
du'Aii by a pdir of bays whom he could
ill manage. It was honest Moyle's de
light in these drive- to meet the flnt-ly-appoUiled
barouche, which carried his
wile, his daughter Millie, and Tard
Beauvray ; aud to note the number of
hats which were lifted as it passed by.
Such bows made him grin hi pure glee.
One sunny a'ternoou, just a fort
higbt befoie the date fixed for
the marriage, the bill-discounter's
phaeton was drawn up as usual along
side the pavement of Lombard Street,
waiting till the stroke of four from an
adjoining steeple should bring out the
plutocrat from his office, when a
brougham, with a coronet on tbe pan
els, c'attered up behind, and Lord Beau
vray alighted. He was ghastly pale
The hall jiorter, w ho knew him by sight,
and had always admired bis pleasant
saile, was startled by his appearance
not less than by the broken voice in
whioh be iiiuuired if Mr. Moyle had
left f J ust then Mr. Moyle himself
strutted out, all glorious with a gera
nium in his coat and a white hat perched
a-Co:k on his pointed grav head. "Ah I
Heauv
ray !" cried he, with cheerful
welcome, but uerceivine the look on
the peer's face, he exclaimed : "Why,
what's the ma'.ter r Not ill, 1 hope ?"
"No, not ill ; but I want to siieak to
you in private." said Ird Beauvray
heal sely.
'Shall e go off iu the phaeton V"
stammeied Mr. Moyle, full of uneasi
ness. '"No, into your room: but let us be
lu.te alone," repeated the earl, and he
himself led me way towards the sauc
tuui w here the bill-discounter transacted
hiost of his business.
Mr Moyle had a trick when agitated
of grasping his nose witti tbe whole of
his hml, and working u up and down
M if it were made of india-rubber
which he wished to elongate. His na
d oigau underwent a deal of pull'ng
n the brief interval that elapsed before
he and Lord Beauvray were closeted
together. Then, plumping down in the
nut-hair at his writing-table. Mr.
Moyle stared iu bewilderment while the
Jr sat down opposite and produced a
long blue envelope with several black
wis. Laying this an the table, Lord
beauvray placed bis band on it, and
looked into the financier's eyes.
"Mr. Moyle," said be sadly, "I have
a painful communication to make ; but
1 will not beat about the bush. I and
that I have no legal right to the title
which I bear, or to the fortune which 1
am using."
"Ehl what!" exclaimed Mr. Moyle.
with a gasp.
"1 made the discovery this morning
la rummaging througn a box of deeds,"
continued. Lord Beauvray, wheat voice
grew steadier. "You know that I in
herited the title from mv um-l H
was the eldest of three brothers. My
j father, the youngest, died whilst I was
j a boy ; my second uucle died a few
j years later, and we fancied that be had
I been a bachelor, but it appears that be
1 was clandestinely married, and left a
son a Ud whom you know, bv-the-bv,
! for 1 have seen him In your bouse. H is
name is AiniDureL"
"Tiuiburel V" echoed Mr. Movie."
with a start; "young Timburel who
used to be a clerk in our firm, and whom
I dismissed for presuming to make love
to our aiuue ?"
"I was not aware of those narticu
law," said Iard Beauvrav, "but young
Timburel is the man; be bears bis
mouier s name (sbe was an actress), and
we used to think he was the natural
son of my second uncle ; but It seems
mat lis parents were lawfully mar-
riea.
"And do you mean to sav that Tiui
burel a vulgar conceited uistart, who
is living on his wits at this moment,
with uot a shilling in his pocket. I'll be
uouiu do you mean to say be has be
come riri ol Beauvray ?"
"Not only that, but he becomes abso
lute owner of all my estates and prop
erty. My poor father left me a mere
pittance. When I have put Timburel
in possession of his own, I shall have
nothing but my commission in the
truards and about three hundred i
year.
"Come. come, dont sav such bosh '
blurted outold Moyle, grasping his nose
again. It had just occurred to him that
Lord Beauvray was hoaxing. "He
wants to hud out w hether our Millie
loves him for himself or bis title," re
flected the money-man ; but in a mo
ment this idea was dispelled by Lord
Beauvray displaying the contents ot his
envelope a marriage certificate, aud a
number ot letters w hich substantiated
his story. Thee he entered into expla
nations. It seems that his uncle, tbe
Hon. Colonel de Vray, being in garri
son at Malta, had privately married an
Italian actress named Tibuielu. After
a year's union this tickle person had de
serted him, leaving her child to his
care ; and soon at ter wards she died.
Uuder the circumstances the colonel.
tnongri be provided for his boy s main
tenauce, deemed it convenient to con
ceal bis marriage, and eventually he
died suddenly without having acknowl
edged it. Apparently, however, bis
conscience bad tormented him, so that
while lacking the moral courage to
speak the truth during his lifetime, he
bad left evidence by which it might be
known aftei his death. Unfortunately,
the envelope containing bis marriage
certiheate had lain mixed up with some
other documents in a box, which Ird
Beauvray (who bad inherited the de
ceased's papers) had never thought of
examining till that morning, w hen he
had begun to sort bis family papers in
view of his marriage. These were the
facts which the voung peer explained,
whilst old Moyle, with a series of
wheezes like moans, ruefully examined
all the documents one by one.
Suddenly the bill discounter cruru
pled all the papers in his hand with a
fevensb grasp, and looked at Lord Beau
vray. There was an expression in his
dull eyes as of a light behind an un
cleaned pane of glass. "1 say," he
whispered, "have you told anybody be
sides me about this secret r
"No ; I came to you first, as in duty
bound."
"Then what prevents us from de
stroying these papers '( 1 shan't say
anything about it. That young Tim
burel is a skunk and a snob ; it will be
ridiculous to see him a lord, and he'll
ruin himself, or become mad with con
ceit so foolish is he. I say Beauvray,
if I throw this envelope Into the fire,
who will know anything about it V
"JshalL" answered Lord Beauvray
quietly, and be held out his band for the
papers.
The shifty glance of the money-man
quailed before the light of unquencha
ble honesty in the eyes of one who hap
pened to lie a nobleman in something
more than the name.
ii.
There was a pretty hubbub in society
when it became known that the Earl of
Beauvray or George do Vray, as he
now simply called himself was going
to abandon bis title and estates to a
man who had been a city clerk. Lord
Beauvray himself did bis utmost to
mtlrA rha rhinfr nnhlir : for aq t h lcrl
formalities for reinstating bis cousin
into his rights would require some time,
ha eu anxious that the iiewrjeerahoulil
obtain at least social recognition of his
rank as soon as possible. For this pur-
pose ne piaceu tue auiaxeu auu eiaieu
Mr Tinihurel In nnA.qftrtion of hla man .
sion in Piccadilly, and of a large sum
in ready money "to go on with." Mr.
Timburel was aeciaeuiy a snob ; ixrd
Beauvray could not like him,, much as
hA tnwfd himself to be friendlv. a.id
he was soon forced to reflect with a
sigh that the house of De Vray would
be poorly represented by its new chief.
Rut this did not check his diligence in
doing bis duty, and he quite dismayed
bis solicitors, wno were auvising uiui to
Hofont th aft ion for fiwtment that
was going to be instituted, and to dis
pute the claim ior tne title mat wouia
be laid before the bouse of Lords.
"I wish to have no disputes." said
George de Vray. "Even if a legal
flaw were aiscoverea, i snouiu not
avail myself of it so long as a moral
,xort,iinl rristMl. And that certaiulv
tiof exist" The lawyers grumbled,
but tney were rain in own mat uih
nurriiim certificate was eenuine. and
tl.ot nstthinar tint cIliOiHlfirV COUld SDOll
the suit of Mr. Timburel, who now de
scribed himself as "Ralph de Vray,
claimant to the earldom of Beauvray."
Of course, George de Vray's mar
riage was postponed. The turn in his
fortunes had thrown so much business
on bis hands that it was impossible he
could devote a month to honeyrnooniiur
until it was an aisposea oi ; orasiuea
which, be felt bound to make Mr.
Movie the offer of releasing bis daugh
ter from her engagement. At first this
proposal was poou po niea equally oy me
bill-discounter and by Miss Moyle her
ooir xi itii whn was not auite so sen
sible as she was pretty, wept a good
deal at not becoming a countess; men
she wept at the nobility of George's ac
hifh Awrviiodv was Draising. In
fac. during a week or two she bedewed
a good many pocKei-nanaaercuieiB wjmj
lier weepings over one iuujk u mu
uot in 1 1 ip main, she was dis
nosed to remain faithful to George, and
took some credit to berseii ror ner lor-
iitule. .
v.. t wa ataviuff in the bouse
of the Moylts a poor little cousin of
Millie's, uamed ntruae crowu. ouc
. ,t i.rnnMtfA of eighteen.
was a oki l -j . .-. , .
i. 0...1 i., labia who acted as a
companion to Millie, and bad to bear
much from the whimsical humors of
this spoilt child. Gertie bad always re
ceiver marked kindness from lard
Beauvtay. who treated her as if she had
been bis sister ; aud she looked up to
him with admiration as the most noble
being she bad ever seen. His renuncia
tion of rank and wealth had struck
: her as an act of suroasslnir heroism.
j aud she could uot so much as allude to
; it without tears gush lug from her eves.
' ii..i.. ij j . ... . . .
viciiio uiowu uaj a neari tnai ueat in
unison with all that was great and
good. A shrewd merry little thing,
too, iu her way. she was capable of dis
cerning the difference that existed be
tween a genuine mau of honor ilke
Lord Beauvray, aud a mere mau of
money like her uucle Moyle. When
she saw George de Vray after his
"ruin," as old Moyle called it.behaving
with the same cheerful grace as usual
not seeking praise, but shunning it
giving himself no airs of a hero, but
talking aud laughing simply like a man
who has done bis duty without any fuss
and is glad of it she thought her
cousin happy amongst all girls, aud
sighed to reflect that Millie did not,per
haps, appreciate her treasure as fully as
sbe ought.
It was this enthusiasm of oor Gertie
Brown's ou poor George 'de Vray's be
half which first began to'make the cup
of Mr. Moyle's bitterness oveitlow.
That worthy geutleman had taken to
musing that there was an end now to
his chances of sitting In Parliament,
getting a barouetcy, aud all that.
George de Vray might remain a pet of
society, and by means of Millie's money
keep a sumptuous town house ; but
this was not tbe same as being au earl,
with au enormous rent-roll and influ
ence over a whole country. Old Moyle
hinted as much to bis daughter ; and,
to make the lessoa more forcible, threw
out gloomy suggestions that his own
fortuue was uot very secure, and that
Millie might some day find herself con
strained to live on her husband's three
hundred pounds a year, aud to make
her own dresses with the sewing-machine.
This lamentable prospect caused
Millie's tears to burst out afresh, peev
ishly, eo that she flew at Gertie wheu
the latter happened to make some ie
niark in George's praise. Mr. Moyle
also scolded his niece, and very roundly,
saying she was a silly girl to think that
there was anything grand in throwiug
oue's money out of tbe window, so that
all the world might talk about it. Poor
Gertie held her tongue, though her
heart throbbed wofully. She had heard
that tbe new Lord Beauvray, the ex
Mr. Timbuie), had been invited to din
ner for that evening ; and she began to
suspect that her piecious uncle was
forming a plan for making of this
former clerk of his a suitor for Millie's
hand.
Her intuition was not at fault. Old
Moyle bad hastened to make peace with
his discharged clerk ; and the latter,
whose vanity was tickled by seeing his
quondam tyrant cringe before him,
gradually became a regular guest at the
bill-discounter's, though he took care
never to come at times when he was
Lkely to meet George there. These
visits displeased Gertie Brown, who
could feel no admiration for the vulgar
manners and purse-proud ostentation of
Ralph de Vray. This young man was
handsome, however, and not devoid of
talent. It was no secret to Millie that
be bad aspired to win her hand at a
time when such a hope was folly ; aud
he exercised over her that fascination
which saucy assurance and a bold "gift
of the gab" ever do over girls who are
weak and giddy. One day. after be had
been talking to Millie for an hour in
his most brilliant vein, some recollec
tion of a droll sally of his made the
girl laugh after be was gone, and sbe
exclaimed; "He is decidedly very amus
ing."
'I find him most wearisome," an
swered Gertie drily.
" 1 ou are not bound to sit aud listeu
to him, then," said Millie, with a dash
iu her eves.
"I will withdraw, then, ou another
occasion with great pleasure," was
Gertie's reply.
" 1 bat's it, do we shan't miss you.
By -t be-by e, you never make yourself
scarce when Mr. George de Vray comes
here."
"There are not the same reasons for
doing so. Mr. George is a thorough
gentleman."
And you mean that Mr. Kaipn is
not ?"
"Certainly not, to my mind."
"Ah I ah 1 pray is it simply because
Mr. George has given up property that
was not his that you consider bim so
superior to his cousin ? I see nothing
wonderful In that. II 1 round one ol
your trinkets among my things I should
restore it without crowing all over tbe
town about my honetty. Indeed, 1
think It rather strange that Lord Beau
vray should not have discovered this
secret until be had enjoyed his property
several years ; it looks much to me as
if some other people bad discovered it.
too, and as if he had only acted under
compulsion."
"Oh Millie, you are casting an asper
sion on one of the most noble acts I
have ever heard of!" exclaimed Gertie,
quivering all over.
Well, it's your rauit," screamed
Millie, exasperated; "I am sick of
bearing you always harp on ibe same
string. If you are so fond of Mr. de
Vray. why dont you get mm to marry
you? That will be two beggars to
gether 1"
naturally, ueme went u ner room
to have a good cry. but from that day
she ceased speaking about George, and
became very circumspect in ber de
meanor towards bim. When be called
to see Millie she left the room. George
soon noticed these tactics, for bis inter
views with Mr. Moyle's daughter were
growing more and more irksome by rea
son of Millie's coldness and irritability.
At the least thing she would snap and
sulk ; and one afternoon when George
innocently made some Inquiry about
Miss Brown, she fired up in a jealous
pet. "You seem very anxious about
Miss Brown, i am not onugea to snow
her off in the drawing-room whenever
visitors come. Sbe Is only a pauper
cousin, whom we have taken in from
charity."
"It '8 queer charity, dear. If you talk
of it in that way," laughed George.
'I dont consider poverty a disgrace
either."
So, but it's very inconvenient,"
said Millie, still querulously ; "and that
reminds me. if we marry, I suppose you
don't mean to live en my money ? Papa
says his bank might break and all sorts
of things. So I suppose you will do
something to get an independent in
come ?"
, Yea," answered George, coloring
deeply. "I have applied for an ex
change into the line, and think of go
ing out to the war on the Indian fron
tier. I shall have lieutenant-colonel's
rank so if you w ill wait for me two
years, Millie, I may returu with a new
career aud perhaps ui income before
me."
"Oh, wait two years to become a sol
dier's wife, and go out to live in baking
Indian heat 1" exclaimed Millie, pout
ing. 1 never bargained for that I"
Just at this minute Gertie Brown
came iu. She had a message to deliver
to Millie from Mr. Moyle, aud blushed
as she crossed the room to w here the
pair or Quarrelling lovers sat : "Miss
Brown," .-aid George, rising to shake
bauds with her, "1 will wish you good
bye, for I have just been telling Miss
Moyle that 1 am going off to the war
in India."
" You are going to the war I Oh Mr.
de Vray . . if anything should bap.
pen to you 1" exclaimed Gertie, aud
tears started to her eyes.
"Thank you for those tears," said
George, gratefully. "I shall know that
one persou here, at least, will feel in
terest. Now give me as a keepsake
that red book-marker you are holding
in your baud. 1 will bring back the
ribbon with something hanging to it,"
"The Victoria Cross, perhaps," tit
tered Millie, rather uncomfortably.
"1 declare that's quite poetical. Well,
good-bye, Mr. de Vray, we part as
friends, don't we '("'
"Excellent friends,"auswered George,
as he lifted both her bauds to his lips,
aud kissed them playfully.
That evening when old Mr. Moyle
was apprised of what had hapeued, he
rubbed his nose and said : "Well, well,
it's he who has broken off the match
not we. 1 supose we,ve beard the last
of him now for he'll go out to India
aud stay there. As for the new Lord
Beauvray, my dear, 1 was quite wrong
iu my estimate of him. He is a re
markably clever man, and he means to
get me into Parliament 1"
in.
One year passed. There had been a
triumph of the British arms in India.
aud tbe name of Colouel de Viay was
associated with it. His name was in
everybody's mouth. He had received
promotion and other honors, and was
returning to England, after the termin
ation of the campaign, a; Major-Qen-eral
Sir lieorge de Vray.
As tor Millie Moyle she was betrothed
to the new Karl of Beauvray ; and
wheu (jeorge arrived in Londou one
of the first things he read In the tapers
was that tbe marriage lie'.weeu this
young lady and his cousin was to take
place iu a week.
He no longer cared uow. He went
to Mr. Moyle's house ou the very dav
of his return, iu the afteruoou, aud was
Lsbered into the dining-room where
luncheou was taking place. He was
received like a hero, for Mr. Moyle
liked to be ou good terms with success
ful men : aud Millie was anxious to ob
tain something like forgiveness for her
jilting. She received it fully and freely
so far as could be judged from the
young general's manner, for he was
rrauk and pleasant ; but after the first
greetings were over he addressed him-
olf piincipbliy to poor little Oertia
Brown, who sat radiant and trembling.
To ber he recounted bis adventuies;
and, oh 1 what a brave knight she
thought him with his sun-burnt face
aud tbe modesty of true glory that
breathed in all his words I The new
Lord Beauvray was not present.
At last, when a toast had beeu drunk
to George's honor and Millie's happi
ness honest Mr. Moyle acting as toast
master the general drew a parcel from
his pocket and extracted from it Ger
tie's book-marker. No longer scarlet
now, but faded pink from exposure to
the air, for it bad seen many a battle
entwined with the soldier's sword knot.
There was hanging from it a Cross of
the Bath, a Victoria Cross, and some
thing else a wedding-ring. " Will you
take all three. Gertie ?" said George
approaching Millie's little cousin.
"Bravo, Sir George," exclaimed Mil
lie, clapping her hands, though she
turned a little pale. "I always said
that Gertie aud you were made for each
other."
So did I," cried worthy Mr. Moyle;
"but, 1 say, hullo t vbat's that ?"
There had been a loud knock at the
door, aud a footman entered with a
telegram on a tray. Mr. Moyle opened
the missive and uttered an exclamation
of horror and dismay "Great heavens,
my lord, read this I" he faltered.
The telegram announced that the
new Lord Beauvray had been killed in
a railway accident. So tbe Indian hero
got bis family title and estates again.
He showed no elation, but seemed, on
the contrary, much shocked, and was
the first to lend assistance to Millie
when she swooned in a somewhat
forced attack of hysterics.
Old Movie had sunk on a ehair, help
less, II is face was a thing to see.
Syria.
Syria, by which I mean all tbe coun
try bordering on the east of the
Mediterranean, may not have the
possibilities of many other countries,
but it has by no means paid its debt to
the world. Its history has been one of
retrogression forseveral centuries, wliich
is contrary to the universal law of pro
gress, without believing in literal
"restitution," without expecting to see
tbe Jordan Valley flooded by means of
a ship canal across the plains from this
village, aud without looking for the
consummation of any other stupendous
pnysicai metamorphosis, I expect to
live to see the day when the Bedouins
will retire to Arabia, as the American j
Indians sought the setting sun, and i
when peace aud prosperity will reign i
over a tract er country, well developed
by railroads, extending from the Medi
terranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
It is inevitable that tbe route from
Europe to India and the Far East must
lie shortened by a railroad from Con
stantinople (Scutari) to Busra at the
mouth of the Euphrates, passing
through Bagdad. Pirmans for such a
road have been obtained in the past.
Indeed, firmans have been obtained for
roads from Smyrna to Kunia, Adana,
Aintab, and Diarbekr, from Cairo
(Egypt) to Jerusalem, and for various
short lines in many parts of Asia Mi
nor and Palestine. Tbe antagonism of
a know-notblng government has, I am
sure, been the chief obstacle In tbe
way of active railway construction.
Think of Damascus, tbe "perennial
city," with over 200,000 inhabitants,
ana witnout a railroad. China alone
can parallel such conservatism, and the J
kiii ;iuea uavo steamuowk
communication.
There were 921 separata fatal
accidents in British coal mines, as
against 876 In the year 1832. Tne '
total loss of life is reported as 1054 tot '
the year, and 1129 for ta previau '
year.
KergiMlew'e Land.
fu former years the Kerguelen group
of islands was noted as a favorite breed
Ing-place for the sea elephant. On this
account it has been much frequented
by sealers for the last 40 years, aud re
sorted to by whalers as a wintering
place. The elephants have beeu so reck
lessly killed, that they are now quite
raie, but are still found in considerable
uuiubersou Uurd's Island. Probably
they would long ago have entirely aban
doned the Kergueleu Island, but for
the single inaccessible stretch of coast
called "Bonfire Beach," where they
still "haul up" in the months of Octo
ber and November, and breed in con
siderable numbers. This beach is shut
In by precipitous cliffs, across which it
Is quite Impossible to transport oil in
casks, nor can boats laud from the sea,
or vessels lie at anchor in the oftiug, on
account of the heavy western winds
which prevail a great part ot the time.
On capturing a small female some scien
tists made a careful examination of it
with this result: It was eight feet a-id
ten inches long, and in girth eight feet
and four inches, beiug enormously fat.
The layer of fat. beueath the skin, was
I four inches thick, and the body seemed
aimost iormiess, ana me lai quivereu
like a jelly. Another specimen which
they killed, a bull elephant, measured
twenty-three feet in length. These fel
lows, which alone are provided with a
proboscis, each take charge of a
targe number of females, guarding them
from tbe approach of other bulls, aud
prevent them from returning to the sea
before tbe young are old enough to do
fo with safety. During the breeding the
bulls are very pugnacious, fighting
fiercely with each other, and even at
tacking the sealers themselves. Al
though seemingly so unwieldly, they
get over the beaches with surprising
speed advancing both flippers at a
time and using them like crutches. The
beaches of the Royal Sound are fringed
by innumerable wallows or cradle-sba-
rtaul rlta in a litiK fha unimqlj lia
fu iim tu v uiuu nuy isuiuiaia iiq um
ing the breeding season, recalling the
buffalo wallows of our Western prai
ries. Besides the sea elephant the sea leop
ard often visits the island, as do sever
al species of seal. The leopard is hunt
ed for its oil, but is less valuable than
the elephant, being a much more ac
tive animal, and therefore less heavily
loaded with blubber. The kiug pen
guin is said to be its favorite food,
which speaks well for the sea leopard's
activity in water, tbe penguin swim
ming rapidly enough, of course, to
catcb the fish upoa which it feeds. The
leopard is described as pursuing and
overtaking the penguin uuder water,
rising to the surface aud tossing it into
the air, so as to catch it more securely,
crosswise, in its jaws. It is also said
that many species of whale aud por
poises abound in the neighboring seas.
In tbe early days of whaling in the In
dian Ocean, the Desolation Islands are
said to have literally swarmed with
whales, for which the numerous inlets
nd bays of the archipelago furnished
secure and sueiiered breeding places.
Even now this region Is one of the best
whale-fishing grounds of tbe Antarctic
Seas.
A Houn! Duel.
On one side of the Avenue de Saint
Germain, Paris, is situated a large
court surrounded by tall rookeries,
which are inhabited by rag-pickers. The
daughter of one of these useful mem
bers of society, bearing tbe soft name
of Zelie, who has seen twenty summers
and presumably, an equal number of
winters, encountered Mile. MaTie Voi
sin, a young woman known to her, and
aged about seventeen years. Both fair
creatures happened to be in love with
the same fortunate rag-picker, a certain
Mr. ltauq, ID years old, who dwells at
Clichy, Zelie and Marie, therefore.held
high debate tor a tune, and finally, after
exchanging veritable challenges, they
got down to the cold and calm terms of
a regular eontest, by which the point of
honor between them ceuld be straight
way settled. They agreed to fight. The
weapons chosen were, of course, scis
sors. Tbe duellist who should succumb
was to relinquish at once and forever
all claim to the heart and person of the
gallant Bernard Rauq, rag-picker.
They armed themselves at once, pro
ceeded to a vacant piece of ground, and
the battle began. Several wounds were
rapidly exchanged; light ones.it is true,
but yet suflicient to draw the gentle
blood of the combatants. Zelie soon
found herself hard pressed by her
younger and more fiery rival, and, in
receding as she dropped ber guard, she
fell plump into a well, the opening of
which is on a level with tbe ground.
As Zelie disappeared with a wild
shriek Into tbe deep abyss in which
truth is traditionally supposed to dwell,
Marie promptly obeyed a human im
pulse, and, forgetting all her resent
meut, ran for succor. The unfortunate
Zelie was drawn out, nearly suffocated,
and it was only at the end ot a half
hour that she returned to conscious
ness. Tbe commissary of Police lodged an
information against the two Bellona
like young women for duelling and also
one against tbe proprietor of the ground
on which tbe combat was fought, for
uot maintaining a guard about the
mouth of the well. This double action
may possibly seem illogical to some per
sons, since had not the well not oppor
tunely received the fair Zelie iu her
hasty retreat, the affair might have had
a more sanguinary ending. Whether
she will now give up all pretensions to
the love of Bernand Rauq we are una
ble to say.
Art of Early RUioc.
The proper time to rise Is wLen sleep
ends. Dozing should not be allowed.
True sleep is the aggregate of sleeps,or
is a state consisting of the sleeping or
rest of all the several parts of the or
ganism. Sometimes one and at other
times another part of the body, as a
whole, may be tbe least latigued, and
therefore the most difficult to arouse.
Tbe secret of good sleep is, the physio
logical conditions of rest being estab
lished, so to worry and weary the sever
al parts of the organism as to give them
a proportionally equal need of rest at
the same moment; and to wake early
and feel ready to rise, a fair aud equal
start of the sleeper should be secured;
and the wise self-manager should not
allow a drowsy feelmg of the conscious
ness or weary senses, or an exhausUnl
muscular system, to beguilo him into
the folly of going to sleep again when
he has been aroused. After a few days
of self-discipline, the man who resolves
not to doze, that is, not to allow some
sleepy part of his body to keep him in
bed after bis brain has once awakened,
will find himself.withont knowing why,
an early riser.
Brushing Silks mma IkIiu.
Never brush silks or satins across the
width, as doing so causes them to fray
out aud spoils them for remaking. To
wash or clean silks aud satins dissolve
two pounds of soap in two gallons of
boiling water. l,se when cold. Have
four pans of cold water, with four pails
ol water in each. Into one of these
put a small quautity of the dissolved
soap, making a weak liquor. Into au
other dissolve a quarter of a pound of
tartaric acid for spiriting. The other
two pans are for rinsing. Spread
w idth wrong side up war 1 upon a scour
ing board, being careful that the latter
is quite clean. 1'our over It sutHcent of
tbe dissolved soap to wet ii thoroughly
and well brush it, lengthwise, with a
soft brush; then turu aud treat the
right side iu the Fame way. Pass the
silk through the thin soap liquor; then
in one, and then in the other of two
rinsing pans. Handle it well in the
spirting pan and then take it up to
drain. Have the board aud clean sheet
as in the camphene method, and dry
with cleaa cloths. After all the
breadths are done, not more than five
minutes being spent over each, they
must be finished in a frame, or on the
stuffed board, one by one. Most silks
require a Lttle stiffening, which is the
last process. Por black silks and satins
a size made of old black kid gloves, is
excellent, aud as these are the most
useless of all a lady's uossessious when
no longer fit to wear, it is comforting
to be able to turn them to account.
The gloves are to be cut up into small
pieces, put into a vessel of cold water.
a stone jar or porcelaiu-Uned saucepan.
and very slowly simmered for an hour
or two, or until the quantity of water
is reduced to one half; strain through
fine muslin, and use warm but not hot
water. Another size, that usually ap
plied by dyers, is made of parchment
shavings or cuttings, washed, cleaned
and simmered slowly l.ke the gloves.
one pound of parchment to four quarts
of water boiled to two quarts and
strained. One teacupful of this to a
quart of water is enough for silk finish'
ing. Take the board with the stuffed
C jvenng, lay on it one of the clean
breadths flat, no wrinkles. Sponge it
carefully aud evenly with the size and
water. Pin down the two ends of the
silk on the board, then the two sides.
Two people are required for this pro
cess, as tne silk must be well stretched.
Pins about au inch apart. Rub once
more with the damp sponge and dry be
fore a brisk lire. Textiles which are
a mixture of silk and wool may be
strained on the board, but uo size is
needed. Cotton materials to be ironed
on the w rong side; a box-irou,being the
cleanest, is recommended. Satiu some
times requires to be ironed ou the wrong
side after beiug taken off tbe frame, to
give it brightness.
1,630,400 acres ot Land.
The Southern papers chrouicle the
consummation of nrobablv tbe largest
sale ot lands ever made to private
purchasers on this continent. Tbe
lands in question are situated in
Northern Mexico, and were purchased
by a syndicate of English and Scotch
gentlemen, named McPherson, Grant
and John Dalsell. Although the price
paid was only il,0U0,0U0 cash down.
yet tbe area of country sold was larger
than some of the New Lngland States.
The possessions are situated in the
State of Chihuahua and Durango.
The title to the lauds was perhaps the
most ancient of any upon the Ameri
can continent. This was the first
transfer that had been made in '200
years. Longer ago than that the King
or ;pain conveyed tins tract of country
to the ancestory of Don Antonio
Ansunsula, w here it had remained and
descended from generation to genera
tion until tbe present time. More
than one thousand people as tenants
are living upon this soil, growing corn
and coffee and wheat in the villages
and sbeep and cattle in the mountains.
Tbe lands were bonded over two years
ago to CoL J. 1. Lawson, of Colorada,
who paid 100.000 for three year's
bondsment. The stipulated price of the
land is f l,ijO0,UO0. Aa additional $1.
000.000 is to be invested in cattle, blood
horses, and agricultural Implements.
The half of this additional million has
already arrived from London and is
now deposited in the City ot Mexico
and Chihuahua to the credit of the fiscal
agent of the syndicate.
Tbe estate consists of two immense
ranches, subdivided into six contiguous
haciendas upon each of which there is
a village with an organized municipal
government. Two-thirds of the estate
lies within the southern boundary of
the State of Chihuahua; the remaining
third in Durango. The area embraced
by these properties is twenty-seven
Spanish leagues in length by an average
width of nine leagues, or an equivalent
in English measurement of seventy by
seventy-three miles, or 1,C10 square
miles.
Large tracts of these lauds art uuder
cultivation, the crop consisting princi
pally of Indian corn, wheat, barley,
Irish and sweet potatoes. In addition
they are capable of grazing 100.000
head of cattle aud 50,000 head of sheep.
Beside the above six haciendas, the
same syndicate has purchased two other
ranches adjacent, containing 500,000
acres. The deeds of record show that
there was also included in this sale for
special stipulations not given, 35,000
head of sheep, 1,200 head of unbroken
horses. 300 saddle horses, 800 broken
mules, 3oo work oxen, 2.0U0 bogs,
1.C00 saddles and bridles, 800 sets of
harness, together with immense
quantities of farming tools, many of
which are of ancient paterns. Ameri
cans who have visited the regions re
ferred to state that it is the nearest ap
proach to an earthly paradise to be found
on this continent. The lofty mountains
are rich In auriferous aud galenic
deposits, while the soil of the valleys is
cajiable or producing every variety of
tropical and northern fruits and the
cereals. Of cotton the crop, even
under shipshod Mexican methods, is
something wonderful.
World' Fair for last.
France Is beginning serionaly to pre
pare for the Exposition in 1839, and M,
Pronst, who held the post of Minister
of Fine Arts in Gambetta a Ministry,
will be appointed Commissioner General
next week. There is some donbt
whether the intention of making the
Exposition celebrate the centenary of
the taking of the Bastile will not
operate to anger the Monarchists of
Europe and thus hart the ehanoea of
the show. Germany is said to nave
promised cordial support and a large
exhibit.
I
A C'laeay Sue la-Law.
I must not be put off tins way,' said
young Spaudling to Judge Pottsinore.
'I love your daughter. It is all very
well, Judge, for you to take a practical
view of the matter, but, sir, when two
hearts yearu toward each other, why,
sir. it is time for all foolish opposition
to cease.'
'Tbeu, if 1 understand the situation,
you love Pauline?'
1 do. 1 love her for her worth.'
'That's what 1 thought, but how
much do you think that she is worth?'
'You do not understand me. Your
views are sordid. You are placing
upon my affections a financial valua
tion.' 'Not at all, for your affections are
worth Lothiug financially.'
'Judge, you are cruel. Say that you
will consent?'
'No use to say it, for 1 don't'.
'Is there uo inducement?'
None that I can see at the present
writing.
'What shall I do?' sinking ou tie
sofa.
'Better, get up and stir around a lit
tle I reckon. Exercise would help you.'
'Oh, iron clad fate!
'Yes, aud oh, galvanized destiny!'
'1 thought. Judge, that you had a
spot of tenderness?
'I have; I've got the gout.'
'What will Pauline say wheu ate
hears of your decisiou?'
'She'll get over it. Her fate has-been
decided several times.'
'What I you dou't say that she ever
loved auy one else?'
'Well, I dou't know. She has been
very much concerned on several occa
sions. Hie wanted to marry young
Spikeuard some time ago. aud would
have done so had it not been for iron
clad fate. He played with a horse out
in the Indian territory, aud he uow
slumbers in the red man's soiL'
'I know that she loves me, and I
know that she is anxious to be my wife,'
'No doubt, aud 1 would consent but
for the fact that I am hardly able to
support you.'
HJh. be relieved. My father failed
iu tbe merchant tailoring business, and
1 have clothes enough to Ust ten years.
Besides 1 have the dyspepsia aud eat
nothing but oatmeaL'
'How much oalrueal have you ou
hand?
'My grandfather is a farmer. He
supplies me.'
'Well, this puts a new phase ou tbe
matter. Clothes euough; oatmeal fur
nished. All right you may have her.
Arctle AtlDlur.
Now that so much discussion has
beeu raised on the subject of the alleged
cauin'mlisui in the Greely Expedition,
some interest may be felt in another
dreadful story of privation and danger,
where a similar temptation was heroic
ally resisted, as told by James Mcin
tosh sole survivor from oueot the boats
of the whaler "Chieftain." Ou May
"0 last the "Cbieftaiu" sent out four
boats in cha.se ot a a hale, two or a bicu,
one commanded by Alexander Bain,
tbe harpooner, lost the ship, aud failing
to find her, shaped their course for Ice
land. Some days later two of Bain's
crew dted and Mcintosh then came into
Bain's boat from tbe other to act as
steersman. The only other occupants
of the boat then were Baiu and a sea
man named McGregor. On the follow
ing day Baiu thought he saw land, aud
they altered their course to steer to it,
but found it to be only the reflection of
a cloud. By so doing the.y lost their
consort, which did not follow tliem.
Next day, McGreg r died, and his body
was committed to the deep. The same
day a storm arose, which Listed three
days, during all of which time Mclntofsh
remained at his post as steersman while
Bain lay helpless aud despairing in the
bows. At last the st um abated, and
the undaunted steersruau addressed
some cheering words to his comrade,
without rousing bim from his lethargy,
which continued so long that Mcintosh
at last grew anxious and though hardly
able to move, his legs being benumbed
with cold, managed to crawl along on
his hands and knees to the bow of the
boat, and found Baiu quite dead. A
terrible sense of utter loneliness came
over him, mingled w ith the fear that in
his desperate condition (be had not
tasted food of auy kind forseveral days)
he might yield to the temptation of
supporting himself on the awlul means
of nourishment w.thiu bus reach. De
termined to avoid this danger at all
events, he with a great effort, weak as
be was, succeeded in heaving his dead
comrade's body overboard. Ou the
fourteenth day he perceived a small
schooner and made a desjierate effort to
wave his cap to attract attention. He
was seen and picked up by the ship, but
It was found necessary to amputate
both legs, mortihcatiou having set in,
He finally arrived, at Dundee ou Friday
week. This gallant fellow, who is mar
ried and has one child, is now in a per
fectly destitute condition, as the loss of
his legs precludes bis returning to bis
former seafaring occupation, and be
has never learned any other trade.
Tli Aseirut Maw Method.
In the days when the old forms of
government began to weigh heavily ou
the lower classes and meu set to work
to shake off or slip out of their fetters.
the wanderers who brought news of
tbe success ol any popular leader or of
the death of a detested foe found them
selves, uo doubt as welcome iu the cot
tage as the wouder telling pilgrim or
tbe cuHuihg tumbler was in the castle
hull, aud it is uot didicult to believe
that those who were anxious to sway
public opinion toward their own party
would avail themselves of the surest
method of reaching the heart of the peo
ple. Preachers, orthodox aud unortho
dox, musicians, jugglers, pilgrims aud
runaway boudsmeu must iu the day of
Richard II, aud bis predecessors have
filled the place uow occupied by the pro
fessional newspaper correspondent and
novelist. Sometimes they uiiugled ro
mance and reality in tlieir nariatives in
a fashion which would be condemned
in modern days; but their audiences
were not critical, and the story of some
miracle working saint who bad been, or
who was supposed to have been, a po
litical martyr might stir up enthusiasm
where the recital ot commonplace
wrongs would leave eopIe unmoved.
It would be interesting to learn what
amount ot belief the educated classes
gave to the fables which charmed the
ears of the vulgar, and what means they
bad of deciding btteen falsehood and
truth. Well informed men must have
experienced some difficulty In drawing
a line between the miracles of canoni
zed saints and the wonders worked by
the relics of those who were saints in
popular estimation only.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
There are oOU churches of colored
Baptists In Texas.
Philadelphia spends $1,000,000 a
year for cut flowers.
Japan has only 10,000 paupers in a
population of 30, 000,000.
Ireland pays eight millions per an
num in taxes to England.
Mr. Blaine has six children three
sons and three daughters.
Window-glass blowers have received
an advance of 10 per cent.
Louisa na has about 43,000,000,000
feet of pine in her forests.
American sewing machines and
plows sell rapidly in Mexico.
The standing armies of Europe
number over 2,100,G00 men.
New York city has a Jewbh impu
tation of about sixty thousand.
II inois has 25:2,471 farms, Ohio
257,1S'J aud New York 241.05&
The Bauk of England pays $50,000
a year in dinners to its employes.
About four thousand comets have
been seen since the records began.
Joliet, 111., now demands $1,000
cash dowu for all saloon licenses.
Somers' Point, on the West Jersey
Railroad, ships 40.000 clams daily.
A combination of Minnesota farm
ers has built eleven grain elevators.
Cremation has become a fixed
institution in some parts of Europe.
The first printing press tu tta
United States was introduced in 1720.
Rhode Island sends the only
Quaker to Congress, Jonathan Chase.
St. Louis wants to get its letters
from Mexico in less than three weeks.
Measures 209 reet on each side and
you have a square acre within au inch.
Until 1770 cotton spinning was
performed by the baud spinning wheel.
The first complete sewing machine
was patented by Elias Howe, Jr., iu
1S40.
The last pilgrimage to Mecca con
sisted of OO.oou pilgrims aud 2o,uuu
camels.
Italy has 48,000,000 lemou trees,
which produce, 1,200,000,000 lemons
annually.
Six thousand venders of fruits aud
vegetables are licensed to walk the
streets of Paris.
Troy, X. Y., manufactures 30,000.
000 linen collars every year, besides
3.300,000 shirts.
Since tbe pateut office was estab
lished in 1830, nearly 300.1RW patenst
have been issued.
Tbe United States, it u said con
tains three-quarters or tbe coal Melds
of the whole world.
There are at least 250,0oo childreu
in I-ousiaua, and school accommoda
tions for only 75,000.
The male school teachers of Ver
mont now receive an average salary of
$8.58 a week, the females $5.Ul.
The West Hotel, opened at Minne
apolis, Minn., recently, cost $2,0uo,ouo,
m.a occupiea two years u budding.
"John Hastings is still efficiently
discharging his duties as Town Clerk,
at Onondaga at the age of 93 years.
In 1852 the United States produced
2,000,000 tons of coal, while last year
about 70,000,000 tons were marketed.
A pest as daugerous to orange and
lemon trees as yellow fever to man is
thick on the trees at Los Angeles, Cal.
Russians, who want to live In Ger
many, will hereafter be obi ged to ask per
mission of their paternal Government.
Twelve petrified clams were found
at a depth ot 250 feet, a week or so
ago, while boring for oil at Purissiuia,
Cal.
Nearly 10,000,000 pounds of high
explosives are used annually iu the
United States east of the Rocky moun
tains. The amount of counterfeit paper
money now iu circulation is said to bo
less than at any time in the last twenty
years.
Milk contains about 13 per ceut.
of dry substance. 1000 pounds of dry
food will therefore produce 130 pounds
of dry milk.
The amount of money paid for rid
ing on railway cars in this country dur
ing 1883 aggregated almost CI for each
inhabitant.
The ship canal from the Mediter
ranean to the Atlantic across the
Iberian peninsula is expected to be
finished in 1889.
Naples is the dirtiest, most ragged
and squaled city in Europe. It has a
population of 5o0,0oo, ot whom about
400,000 are priests.
The army and navy of England
furnish their full pro rata of that
country's convicts, and a due propor
tion were officers, too.
The importation of bananas to
New York in 1883, consisted of 155
cargoes by sailing vessels, aud parts of
cargoes of 113 steamers,
There are 2,'id carpet mills iu Phila
delphia, which, when running to the
full capacity, produce $7000 worth of
carpets per working hour.
-totton mills in Mexico consumed
75,577,000 pounds of raw cotton in
1883, of which 20,500,000 pounds were
raised in the United States.
The founder- of cooiier.it Ion in
Germany, Schulze-Delitzsch, has left a
manuscript romance dealing with the
the social problems of the day.
Munich, the capital of Bavaria, is
one of the greatest art centres iu
Europe. About three hundred Ameri
can students are in the art school.
The famous theatre La Scala at
Milan, which has been permitted to fall
into a disgraceful state of structural
decay, is at last to undergo restoration.
Statistics are quoted to show that
there is less crime iu the United States,
in proportion to the population, than iu
any other country of the world except
Ireland.
A young Southerner who lately
moved into the Indian Territory has
married au Indian girl, daughter of a
chief, who is reported to be worth
over $100,000.
Austria has eighty-four trade
schools, comprising schools for textile
manufactures, for wood and stono
trades, for ceramic and glass work and
for small industries.
The newspapers of British India
commonly speak of Englishmen as
fiends, demons, robbers, and scoundrels,
and are endeavoring, apparently, to in
cite the natives to rebellion.
The annual exports from Spain
are, of common wine S5,0uo,OOu
gallons, Catalonian wine 7,000,000
gallons, sherries and ports 12,000,000
gallons and other kinds 2,000,000
gallons. -