a rrt .uti nil ii rii i 11 i mi iw -v iiwtvnv n niAt iwi 11 k.w - v.. rv -1 - - i mi Mil THE OOI8T1TUTI0I TEE DTI OB AID TES EIPOBOEMEST Of TEE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XXXVI IT. MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PKNNA.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 1SS4. N0.4S. BF. SCHWEIER, rAt,EST WITHTHEUTISU. V ,- BlhW . . . . I . ...II . J A.v W1TU a.l tP iku1uK w J t a-r truTh shall wa have jjaiued, , ; .i chary of thrir pia x o.ir uimr over, ... Vf too awirt our faults t -we ii i"i ni' is.'rOt discover. - . i . . ..r O.I tl.lt lit. & HTlkflA T:i WUas o.i - --- - "fre Out -! At -t.-Ti-s were luica w oiimwr ! .ll-pith. will waller tloweia ...r t ..oed slumber. : i-.; p r haii'-e thou aud I, . t.iriiinfi, t:.e wruc?t ieviou Louie ;:ti '.tie living. .uvtj rebuke may aae fcrr i.,T ; Out ' ; tears ;o-iuorrow ; c'tu whn kt-u"U eda uioiirs orro. !i 1 brl to I ier.i'.a hi-n P a'i. ' enrt gimmes our criuor. i uj- iury niystic K'atuour; b,- it r--r tortliee and mo. E.-iove i nii loigiviug, . .fc -i;c ie.i.lt-r iCSSoU llOUiO iMtirut with th liviug. A StAPtltiOAT. Mjs I'oiis BiaoouJale wsw beuJiu? uVeras:;iss ecu jiier strewn witti dainty rocket-loots aiiJ card-cases of eveiy iaj:i.ab:e shape that fine leather aud cru-l'rJ velvet could be made to as sume s -e a noticeably pretty girl tver. iiwuf the bost of faultlessly-toi-Ir-ed Uai:i:es ti.at the summer brings toBauea-Bai'.en, aud stragglers through lie wlontaile where she stood gave vt'i to an ix-casional Voilu la belle 4 ...'vux.'" or "What a lovely face !" oa.'ie in a whurr of course. Tiie oljeo: of her quest was a case to contain a" pr.u:ograpli suitable for car ryx m a eutleuun'a pot'tet, the pho toLWrii belli;? a pour reflection of her uvro ucUcay-tiuied sweet face, and tte pocket f r which it was destined tUtof Mr Felix Wyatt.her betrothed lover. Aftei iixuch Jelibeiation, she selected a prettv little toy in white leather with astray of forget-me-not painted on it and a' beetle, anatomically wroug, ca pering ui one conjer. It was lined Willi t!ie palest blue satin, and was al tc'.iif r aii uiisuiUbie thing to place iu a 'can's pocket with kes, cigars, and Uiall cL!;ge. Tiie af4 ac-on coucei I ou the gravel swttp beioretii Couvereationshaus was tei-e heralded by the usual bevy of nurjeiiia.ds with' astonishing caps, iu clare of children in the widest of sastes aud deepest of embroideries, the little or.es with rubber balls carried in worked nets, which would occasionally bound aja.iist an irascible old gentle man's back, aud With little shovels aid buckets to be filial and emptied with gravel an uiifail.ii? amusement among tLese mites of humanity, too over dressed to aiUruipt more active sport. The chairs rarged about beds and rocps of tropical tljwers gradually filled with as Lautiey a collection of hu iLamty as one could desire to see from PU-te:'t-J Chinese grandee to a mg jed "scotch tourist in knickerbockers aud a buiry comfoilable-looking coat, Before the programme was fairly un der way Mls Bracondale and her niotutr i:a-i joined the auditors ; and at tHe cl"se of the overture to Kkkehard Mr. Wyatt sauntered towards the bank of azalea." near which they were sitting. Felix Wyatt was a happy-looking 'il-grown youna fellow of twenty-five or thereabouts, arrayed in a tweed st. Enaliali shoes, a Glengarry bonuet, aud with a .-aihb in his cravat. 'Where were you hidden that I iiii?:d you on the promenade V he asked, lounging back on the springy iron sft beside the two ladies. "I uas choosing this for you, Felix," aa.d Dons, putting the fair leather case into ii.s hand. "1'ou will carry it every whcie with you while you are away. ill you not Y Promise." "i'es. l uromlse: and 1 am very much obliged to vou. It is lovely a peat deal t x nice lor me," answered Felix, Iwking intently at the photo rayh enUriued iu blue satin. It was the Uliei.ess of a girl with siikydaik hair, Uautifuliy-arched brow9, and laik eves. 1-arL'e and intense, set in a face of exuuisite mould. "How long will you be away, Felix?" Mis. Bracoudale asked, glancing up from her programme. "A vrrk. at the most." "It is provoking that you have to go just now." remarked IXjris, -'when the races and grand illuminationsare about to te-g!u." "It is indeed. I always avowed my self readv to se Mra. Delamore and her chu-lren safely installed at Brussels; but I never supposed the summons would come at such an inopportune time. To say that I wish them all at the bottom of the sea would be unchris tian, I suppose ; but Don't z: ve exoresios to such wicked ideas,'- sail Dons, pouring out the cof fee which a waiter had noiselessly placed at ter elbow : "and let us change the luhjeoT, for, if we sjak any more of your Ceparture, I shall make a spectacle "f mvseif by shedding tears iu the cof fee." "The Winthroiw are bearing down upon us," sa:d Mr. Wyatt, shortly af terwards. in an undertone, "and I will beat a retreat, as I have time little matters to attend to a visit to Mrs. Kipon ia the Sophienstrasse among others ; l shall see you again this even ing." Vu the lust ouuortunitv that offered 'tself ilr. Wvatt took Doris's photo graph trom the beetle-bedizened case that she had tx Lowed upon him, and Put it between the leaves of bis pocket- 'k. ir-tendina- at his first idle moment to transfer it from there to a serviceable biack leather enveloue in his possession. Tue little case he wrapped carefully in soft white paper and stowed away with a fackaifH of letters, some withered Cowers. uDd a curl of silky dark hair, ll jrulously ir uarded byja lock and key. "she is a"dear little soul, but not l'racti.al,'' he soliloquized while so en g4el. Atnved at ili-s. Kiiton's rooms iu the p urnrasse, Mr. Wyatt found that !ad iu great excitement and distress. "Oh, Felix," she began, "I havebeeii robbed of my diamond ear-rings, Is be 'a superb gift, by a black eyed witch of a woman 1 But sit down mind the cat 1 and I will tell you the particu lara." Mrs. liipou sank lack among the cushions on the. sofa, took a long breath, and began again. "1 hail ad vertised for a governess for Lucy and tlaine, as you perhaps know ; aud this morning, when I was dressing, I was )uite prepared for the announcement that a Udy had Inquired for me on bus-b-ess. I wns dressing, as I said befere, and my toilet-table was scattered over with jewels and trinkets, my diamonds among the rest; but 1 never dmimed of any danger, and had the stranger shown up directly to my room. Iu the handsome, high-bred -looking, well dressed woman who presented herself before me I could scarcely imagine an applicant for the post of governess to my children; but such was her errand." "A handsome governess is often a dangerous acquisition in a household ; but I ueed not offer such a suggestion to you," said Felix meditatively. "I did not quite like her looks, al though she had recommendation from friends of mine ; so I told her 1 would let her know my decision by letter on trie following day. At that instant I heard a child scream iu the streK lie low ; aud, thinking it sounded like Lu cy s voice, 1 flew to the window and looked out ; but, finding no accideut liad bappeued, I came back to bid my visitor adieu. She ttx.k her departure gracefully, as she had entered, and I was more than ever struck with her beauty. 'Madame de Konarski' was the name on the card my maid had brought me; and 1 mentally set her dowu as a Fole of good family but un certain fortune." "Altogether a suspicious character. i I should say ; that description of wo man usually has higher aspirations than to teach A. B, O and 'How doth the little busy bee' to a pair of cherubs in hoi land pinafores." "You are right ; and I was the weak est of dupes. Half an hour after my would-be governess had gone, I missed my diamonds ; the clever creature had taken them out of the case and closed it again while I was standing at the window." "That is a serious accusation to make. Mrs. Kipon. Are you quite sure there is no mistake V" "How can there be, Felix ? I had noticed the ear-rings particularly, even moved them to catch a ray of sunlight live minutes before this woman came, and no oue else entered the room after her until I raised the alarm. 1 wish with all my heart that there was some chance of a mist bike." "It it the most daring robbery 1 ever heard of. But we must lose uo time in handing the matter over to the police." "I sent word directly to the walcu man in the street below, to tell him what had happened ; but In that un lucky half-hour Madame de Kouaiskt had time to escape, as she came aud went in a cab." Mr. Wyatt 's next erraud was to the nearest police-bureau, where he might seek advice as to the most hopeful way of recovering Mrs. Itipou's property. "Your description tallies with that of a woman we have long been in search of." replied the functionary before whom Felix presented himself aud made his statement. "She was last known under the name of Madame de la Tude, and is the cleverest and most daring thief of the day, and many a tradesman and hotel-keeper has a dole ful tale to tell of her depredations. I can give you a photograph of her, which vou can show to the lady w ho baa been robbed. If she recognizes it as the sup posed thief, you can give It to a detec tive whom 1 can highly recommeud.and trust to his powers of finding this light fingered lady. She is described as being tall and handsome, with daT eyes, heavy brows, and light hair ; her age is apparently thirty, and she is usually richly dressed. You will note this de scription, sir, and convey it to the de tective if you decide to employ him ; and should you succeed in arresting this woman you will confer a great beuefit on societv. Mr. Wyatt took the photograph, which depicted a saucy bold face with big dark eyes and full lips, at once at tractive and repellent, and put it be tween the leaves of his pocket book. He then betook himself again to the Sophieustrasse, and Mrs. Bipou's ex clamatiou of "That is the woman to the life! I begin to cherish a faint hope that I shall see my diamonds again" gave him full authority to pro ceed further ; and, putting the photo graph again among his memoranda, be set forth in search of Ilerr Gaspey, the . . . TT. .Iintnl-ail 1 1 Till T- aetecuve. i omuu.i . sized man, slow and deliberate in move ment and speech but with a world of quick observation in his small spark hug eyes. Mr. Wyatt 's interview with this Individual was of necessity short, as he could not go away without a "good-bye" to Doris, and nis iraiu wn lit leave wuuiu au uuui. "But, Mr. Wyatt, you are forgetting . i . 1 1 : ..1 r i.i u-bTivtrr-Miiii i - huk- geste Uerr Gaspey, as I elix was leav ingtheomce. m -Mv .lnv so I was 1" Felix f urn bled hastily in the dusk amoug the pa pers In his pocket-book. "There it is I It speaks for itself, as you will see by a r " . . . . x J - .nAnvi r with Srir .vu heavv brows, aud light hair. Keep a sharp look-out for her, Gaspey. 1 wish you all success, and assure you that your efforts will not go unreward ed." The beautiful ball-rooms in the Cou- versationahaus were Unuianuy iiguwsi. wreathed with garlands, banked with flowers from which statues peeped, and ith rl.-icrs of all nations, in honor UUIIK - - . of the birthday of a member of the Grand-Ducal House of Baden. All the :.n riH of Raden-Baden had been Kuiiion ti the ref. and all who had fine toilette or proficiency in the newest nwnlav had responded, fcvery f ttw. tiftv-odd musicians of the i.eHt had been pressed Into service the ciceroni of the establishment were radiant in silver-braided scarves, cocked hats, and green uniforms, and there were a glitter and color and life from .w ... rmrii brhrht enough al- most to reflect the satin slippers and shiny boots treading mem w lv-frescoed ceilings which made one apt to forget that there could be such dreary things as darkness and cold and suffering in tue ouusr nunu. w-iiT went awav. Dons made the heroic resolve that she would forego all gaities until his return; perhaps there was something in the fact that most of her acquaintances had drifted away to other scenes, and, without t e lixto bring new friends for her she would perhaps find It duU at an euter Uinment like tho present, where too much affability towards rtraugers might lead to unpleasant results. However, the brilliant fete,o easy of access, was very tempting, and two little rooms ui an hotel seemed unbearably doleful by contrast ; so, at the eleventh hour, Mr 'i--mi i,nr dauehter d. -ided U, loin the other guests. Jiad salved her conscience by resolving to SnoB little or not at all, and for that reason wore a demi-touV.tte of cream cashmere .with: scarlet e pome granates nestling in lce h.err neck and m her thickly powdered hair. "The powder makes you look much alder, Dori ; nevertheleat it is very be- coming. I think any additional black on your eyebrows was unnecessary. However, you will do," said Mrs. Bia condale, looking up proudly at her tall lieautiful daughter. Tuecfe was drawing to a cloae; lKi is and her mother had bidden farewell to the last of their few acquaintances,aud, while Mrs. Bracoudale had gone in search of their wraps, Doris sat down to rest in a small $alun off the great Utll-room. Believing herself to be alone, she amused herself iu various ways, looking at her pretty retleetiou in the countless mirrors, glancing at the pictures, aud, with bead thrown back iu a luxurious fauUuil, curiously exam iuiug the ceiling, w ith its odd ornamen tation of roses made of crae in colors of every hue, mas.-ed thickly together, and suggesting an immense inverted flower-bed. Half hiddeu behind a marble pillar, a arcfully-dressed oldish man was scan ning her intently with a pair of sharp small eyes, his attitude and ex predion suggesting keen interest rather than ad miration though Doris, even when she yawned in the palm of her pretty white hand, was bewitching. He looked many times alternately from her face to a bit of pasteboard coucealed -iu his haud, and at hist advanced quietly to where the girl sau Doris started to her teet, frightened by his sudden appearance, and then nervously sat down again, wishing de voutly either that this stranger would take himself off or that some one else would appear upon the scene a state of confusion which her unwelcome com panion strangely misinterpreted. "What can delay mamma so long ?" Doris thought, casting a longing glance towards the door. "Would iuadaoie have the goodness to assure me that this is a photograph of herself T I should not like to be mistaken," said the intent-eyed person age, standing It-fore Doris aud holding out a photograph for her inspection. Doris took the card in her trembling fingers, aud saw, to her astonishment, her own face, with a happy, smiling ex pression on it, very different from its frightened look at that moment. "It is my photograph, sir. May I ask how it came into youi possession Tt" she asked, flushing angrily . "We will not waste words as to how l came by madame's likeness ; 1 will only request her to follow me quietly, and without disturbance of any kind, to the nearest cali-stauiL" What do you mean?" exclaimed Doris, her knees ready to give way be neath her with fright. "Madame is my prisoner, aud it is high time that her clever assumption of inuoceuce ceased. " "Oh, mamma, mamma, save me from this dreadful man I" the terrified girl cried, flying to her mother, who at that moment apieared, lalen with wraps. "He is either mad or dream in 1" The fur-lined mantles and soft downy head-gear fell in a confused heap ou the floor, while Mrs. Braeoudate's eyes dilated w ith amazement aud auger. "Explain yourself, sir 1 How dare you insult my daughter I" The stranger began to lose his leui- lr- ... "I have strict orders to arresi me original of this photograph ; your so- j called daughter " So-called ludeed I ' augmy inter rupted Mrs. Bracoudale. "Has declared it to be ut rs, auu mere is nothing more to be said, t or her own comfort. I advise her to come with me without further resistance." "But it is all a mistake 1 Of what is she accused V" "Theft." "What theft ; aud who seut you ou this vile errand Y" "I have bo time to answer questions. Madame, I advice you to put ou your cloak, as the air is cold outside" to Doris. "Heavens 1" cried Mrs. Bracoudale. "The man is inexorable, aud there is not a soul here to whom I can apieal for help !" For reulv. the keen-eyed little man actually dared to take Doris by the arm and draw her gently towards the door ; whereuion all Mrs. Bracouuaie s Drav- ery left her ; aud. with tears streaming down her face, she begged to De anoweu to follow, the awful idea of her daugh ter being torn forcibly from her coming upon her with overwhelming loree. Tliev left the salon by a private door, meeting no one on the way but an ap peal to strangers would have availed little, even U tnev nau oeen anoweu wj mnk it and eot into a close cab, as silent, uncongenial a trio as ever fate threw together, mey angiiiea ai me police station iu a certain obscure street, and the two ladies were given into the charge of a serious-visaged of ficial, with many injunctions muiiereu in a low tone from their companion. Tl. ooliee official escorted them dowu a loug dreary corridor with stout doors opening out from each side, aud ushered them into a bare room at the end not a common pnsou-cell, but chilling and comfortless enough to depress the most buoyant spirits. "Oh, mamma, what misery and dis- trr-Ar is this that has overtaken us I cried Doris, as the heavy door was dou ble-locked ujion them. They huddled forlornly together in the cold, the oue feeble candle cour teouslv allowed them showing their ball-room finery in ghastly contrast to their surroundings. 'It is a shame and au outrage which the world shall know to-morrow I" ejac ulated the elder lady, mingling her tears with her dauzhter's. "I have heard or the persecutions which unprotected for- eieners are naoie to in iius miquuous country ; but this exceeds my worst ina aMnintra. Oh. it is scandalous, scan dalous my heart feels ready to burst with indignation 1 You, my precious child, reared and tended like a young nrincess. to be thrust into a common prison-cell by the freak of a madman I . T :.U nA O t.,,l,,Tl,t i am cuo&iug wjlu i'"""- aud I am so utterly neipiess i 'Dont excite yourself so, mamma ; be thankful that we are not separated. If Felix were only here 1 But we can not hope for his return yet." Dons was mistaken with regard to her lover's return. To his great de light Felix had been able to accomplish his errand in Belgium in half the time he had believed possible, and haa reap peared in Baden-Baden on the night of . . . .. . . i . j ... tue grand uau. as ii was uuc, auu uo was verv tired from his long journey. he had gone directly to his room at the hotel and slept late into the next morn- until a card from Gaspey, the detec tive. appeared with his breakfast "The eentleman has been waiting since nine o'clock, sir says he has im portant business with you," announced the blacK-coaiea waiter. "Show him up," replied Mr. Wyatt, leisurely liegi'iuing his chocolate aud KitiMrbroib'heu. Herr Gaspey arrived, beaming with complaceucy, aud congratulated Felix ou his safe and speedy return. "How did you know I had sunier"' "I heard ut you at tho lailway-sta-tiou. The bird is caged, sir two of them, iu fact !" said Gaspey, rubbing his hands delightedly. "You have really found Madame de Kouarski V" "Yes ; I arrested her at the ball last night, without auy disturbance or in terference from the public. She pro tested her iuiioteiice, of course, but there was no shrieking or fainting, as I expected theie would be." "You are quite sure she is the right woman V "Xot a doubt of It ; she acknowl edged her photograph directly, and an- J swered to your description in every par ticular. "Who is the other oue you ueu tloned r" "An elderly parly who professed to be her mother. Thinking she might Is an accomplice, I locked her up too ; and the two of them, in full bail-toggery, are awaiting your pleasure at this mo meuU" "You are a clever fellow, Gaspey, aud deserve the gratitude of a host of people. Have a cigar." Half au hour later Heir Gaspey proudly ushered Mr. Wyatt into the preseuce of his captives, only to have his triumph turned to utter consterna tion at 4 he scene that followed. He saw the pretty crimimU rush forward and throw her arms round his employ er's neck, with the glad cry "Oh, Felix, my love, I knew you would come to save us 1" "What trick is this yoo have been playing, you rascally scoundrel 1" cried Felix, turning ou Gaspey with blaziug eyes. To defend himself, the detective drew the photograph of Doris from his pocket. "Am I mistaken iu this ?" he aaked, regaining a little courage. Felix glanced at it, tore open his owu pocket-book, and there between iu leaves lay the mocking, smiling face of Madame de.Konarski, worn fondly next; to his hear' for the past forty-eight hours. "The fiends take that woman I" he muttered between his teeth, as he tore the picture in two. "What a consum mate fool I have been "' "Who is this lady, Felix, and what istne meanina of all this mystery ?" asked Doris, picking up the torn photo graph. "Gaspey, order a cab, aud take your self out of my sight for ever!" said Felix ; and the door closed upon that usefel member of society. Felix was fairly bowed to the earth with shame and contrition ; his stupid mistake of giving Doris's photograph for that of the adventuress had brought upon her hours of the keenest misery she had ever known in ber life he cvuui neve ioriiit unuseu., eru n it dared hope for her pardon. But Doris was touched by his suffering, and gave him the consolation of which he was so sorely in nefij. release from a hateful kv dtge making forgiveness doubly easy. Justice found the real Madame de Kouarski as elusive as a Will-o'-the-wisp. 'If vou had been a model devoted lover, Felix, you would have looked at mv picture a dozen times during your absence, aud so discovered your mistake in time," said Dons, w hen they w ere all comfortably reinstalled in their rooms at the botch But, dearest, all the time I was away I was either 'rushing about In a dusty city or traveling in a rail way -car- rhure full of curious people. You would not surely have had me parado your photograph before their vulgar eyes l" How did it happen that tne utue case 1 gave you did not prevent this mistake or did you enshrine Madame de Kouarski with me'f" Felix looked intently at his bitots. "Oh, Felix, Felix, you broke your word to me I A trifling promise it was, to be sure ; but, if you had car ried my little gift as 1 begged you, it would have been a talisman to shield me from all this harm." I am a giHal-for-uothing fellow. Dons, and not half worthy of you. Shall I go?" But Doris held out a restraining band. "Unlr" Cbildran. An only child who has uo near play mate sometimes develops certain nerv ous peculiarities which occasion consid erable anxiety to the watchful mother and father. This is especially noticea ble if the little one is of a naturally bright and quick disposition, and easily adopts the ways and thoughts of its eld ers. This restlessness, with nervous cough and incessant movement, often have a basis which may be readily un derstood and can be cured. What the child needs is childish companionship, the fellowship of all innocent young creatures, human and otherwise. A child who knows IU mother is watch ing for a cough will often "scrape" till its little throat is sore, lie does not mean it,' nor does he know he is acting a part : but the consciousness of being watched, and the unconscious longing for sympathy, are too much tor his nervous little system. Put him with other children the small comrades of the kindergarten or play-ground will not notice his peculiarities (they have too many other engrossing thoughts and occupations) ; these distresssing signs will soon disappear, cast aside witn dis carded toys and outworn clothes. Lit tle girls, boys and dogs are none the worse for being brought np togeuier. Imaginative children need live, flesh and blood playmates, more than all the dolls and expensive toys, which are generally idealized personalities and reflections of self to childish minds. Paper Dooia. Doors uiaue or paper are being used iu a number of apartment houses now being built in New Y'ork City. Tbe doors of paper cost about the same as wooden ones, and are preferred by builders because they neither shrink, swell, crack or warp. They are com posed of thick paper boards, stamped and moulded into panels, cemented together with glue and potash, made to firmly and permanently adhere by being passed between heavy rollers. After being united they are first covered with a waterproof coating, followed by a fire proof coating, then painted and var nished and are ready to be bung. Ex cept from the lightness those not in tbe secret would not susnect that the doors are not made of wood. When used as abiding-doors the weight is not easily noticed and the illusion is perfect. Ik. r.thioa of Lattar Wrltlbg Theie Is no social accomplishment bleb is more often called into requisi tion than the art of letter writing. To lay and do the thing at the proper time is one of the unwritten lawsof etiquette. It is a valuable accomplishment to per form this duty gracefully as well as zoventlonally. Social correspondence ievolves quite naturally upon the wo men of the family. It ia unnecessary to point out the value of promptness in acknowledging and answering corres pondence, for it is the height of rude ness to leave letters of question unan swered. In letters of invitation and acknowledgment the severely iconven tional form is used. Letters of intro duction should be brief, and, they are generally presented in person, exagger ated expressions of praise are not in good taste. These, of course, and any other letter delivered in person, are un aealed. letters of condolence are written informally. This branch of epistelary corresimiidence is a difficult one, and actual feeling is the only guide to good taste. It is in personal letters between relatives and friends that the most charming specimens are found: the gossiping, chatty epistles that are largely expected, and which bring color into the dullest day. Any one who has been stranded in a couutry house iu stoimy weather will remember the pleasant excitement caused by the arri val of the inaiL Dr. Johnson once maile the sweeping assertion that gossip uever hurt anybody; no doubt this is go- uugtoo far, but it cannot be denied that Information as to what is "going on" and familiar personal items constitute the best of these letters. The close of a letter must accord with the address, in formality and form. A lady must not use abbreviations in her letters any more than in her speech, nor u?e figures; except, in case of a date. The date of a letter is of Importance even in the most trifling matter. When a printed address is stamped upon a sheet of letter paper, the date is often relegated to the end of the epistle. Postal cards should be used only for business purpo aes, such as sending orders, brief mes aages or notices by mail. The cards that come with envelopes to fit are used for any business message that you wish to send enclosed; in answering a ques tion, sending a memorandum or making a familiar inquiry. The enveloped card itands midway between the postal card and the note sheet. Always use the I folded note for anv formal writing. It I ahows more care, and therefore more compliment, Just as the card, for some strange reason, is easier to pick up for a hastv line in an envelope. When a note that requires au answer I is sent to any one unknown to the w ri- t ter always enclose a postage stamp. Formal notes and letters are generally written in the third person. It is oou lidered inelegant to sign a letter "M rs4 " If it is necessary in giving the address, place it in brackets under the full name. A nnn, clear nautiwriuug i u mark of aood breeding. "Yours, rruly," or "Very truly yours," is going 0,.t u date, lust as these, in tneir turn supplanted "Your obedient servant and "Yours to command." "Cordial ly," "With high regard," "Sincerely " or "respectfully," as tne case may admit, are more in use. The selection of writiuz paper and envelopes depend upon individual taste. Plain, heavy paper is fashionable at present. The practice of perfuming letter paper, alwas in questionable taste, is entirely DUt 0f iate- rraaka oi Teatatura. Ex-Probate Judge Albert H. Wil kinson, who filled the Wayneouuty Penna., Probate Judgeship with so much honor immediately before the present lncumlient's tenu of office, had .before him many a queer will proposed ana contested, the recital of which would fill a volume. "But," said he, "the queerest case that ever came to mv knowledge was the case of the con test of a will of an Irishman by the name of Murphy. I happened to be re tained on the side of tbe contestants, and after the will had been proposed and one of the subscribing witnesses bad been sworn who, by the way, was a ph vsician of long and honorable stand ing here, Dr. Elisha Leach and had testified that he was present when the will was executed, he was asked on cross-examination: "You have been a physician a long tune, doctor?" " 'Yes, sir.' "'And of course have had a good deal of experience in the manner of de tecting whether death has taken place or not?' "Yes, sir.' " You think you know a dead mau when vou see one?' "Yes, sir.' "'Did you and others in your pres ence make any trials of the testator, about the time that this will was exe cuted, to see whether he was alive or not? If so. state what those tests were.' "'A looking glass was placed to the face of the testator to see it any Dream could be noticed, and I also felt his nnlsft and I out mv ear to his heart.' "'Was that before or after the will was read over to him for his approval?' " 'It was before.' '"What was the result of those tests?' "'There was no sizn of life.' " 'This will was then read and this signature affiled?' "'Yes. sir ' "This signature appears to be an X mark Was the testator touching the pen when It was made?" "'Yes. sir.' " 4 Will vou state. Doctor, whether in your opinion the tes'ator was alive or dead when this will was maar- 'He was dead, sir.' " It is almost unnecessary to say that Dr. Leach had no part in the matter excent to see his name as a witness to these remarkable proceedings; and thus the probate of the will was at once re fused. For many vears. indeed until the event of his death in November, 1881, there might have been seen in the law nffiis of Moore. Canaeia warner. stoutly built, sober looking old man of decidedly English appearance the last man in the world who would be sus pected of levity in any matter, much less in a matter of such solemn moment as the subject of his own death. He was general draughtsman for the law firm whim he prepared and drew all of their bulky papers, among which were the wills of the late Solomon M. Gard ner, the late uuam v. aujiuu wu others. He left an estate valued at the sum of 12,311.55. consisting chiefly of personal property and simple household goods. He preferred not to die intes tn'e and. therefore, the following doc ument was presented at the probate court as his last will and testament,and was duly admitted, probated, and his estate easily settlod in accordance with Its terms: "1, Thyns Bowring of the city of Detroit, Michigan, aud heretofore of HeigaUs, county of Surrey, England, of the age of 75 years or thereabouts; I having been born on the 22d of July, 1505. Being of sound mind, although a little the worse for wear and tear, do make, constitute aud appoint this my will In the manner following. Here followed bequests to his wife and child ren. Said bequeaths to be Independ ent of any and all advances of any kind which I may have made to any one, w hich I request may not be accounted for. 'Angels and ministers of grace de fend us from the rapacity and solemni ty of undertakers aud plumbers but let us have some of the dear music. Hacks 24 buggies and wheelbarrows and l.Ool mourners I I indorse everything in this blessed country ex cept undertakers aud plumbers' bills. Wave your lofty toiis, ye pines, I came to this country for a little fresh air and I got it, and I hereby desire that my household furniture go to the executors without let or hindrance. I have res pect for these household gods. A cup is a cup and a spoon is a spoon, both very useful articles, whether you have occasion to use them little or much. Ou the same principle a jug is ajug and a mug is a mug, whether full or empty. And they ought to be venerated in these days of keramics, where the fran tic cry of old pottery is heard in the land. 'Old England forever. "And 1 hereby nominate my said sons executors of this my will, revok ing all former wills, bequests or prom iees which have been made by me, but I don't believe I ever made auy. I re quest that my said executors may not be railed upon to give the usual bond." The instrument was dated December 8. 171. and witnessed in the usual form. Upon one-half sheet of cheap, poorly ruled legal cap which has now already become yellow by the gas and damp or the city ball vaults are written the words which simply and easily disposed of the estate of the Hon. Zachariah ! Chandler an estate valued by the best judges as being worth over two million of dollars. These are his words: . I eivo to mv wife Letitia Grace Chandler and to my daughter Mary 1 T..iiu. riian.iier uil tl. r-l and tier- sojistl property which I am possessed of at the time of my death, and all my , property of every name and nature, to .auy Hn(1 divided between mem, snare alike. I appoint Charles Diicharme. Allen Sheldeu and George i-lnlrt mv executors." I T,ils w attej jjaivh 31, l;w. is , w iiiies.-d and attested iu the .shortest possible form, and uo debts appearing ; nihilist the estate there was absolutely I nothine to fill up the records of court . with. Aa r.uigtl.lt Httr. Au American gentleman In a letter from London says a very b!g English gua is my lord, the Marquis of Salis- ul v. He is to-day a Daniel Webster lu English politics. Opponents stylo him a political wrecker, and character- zehim as haughty, bit er and artsto-; SK Xhenislir Z against Gladstone and when are they not pitted against each otherwe have worth looting at. i saw aai-, ibury in the House of Lords, aud la w andering through the magnificent rooms of his grand old baronial hall, Hatfleld House, his face, with Uie faces of a long line of his famous ancestors. looked down upon me from their wans, This mau is idolized-almost deified by wide circle of English Conservatives, and his receptions at the great Censer- ent out or ses- sion are grand affairs. Stately commit- IFT3 UlCVt UIU1. UiUMU va. aaaw awar iw.werf.il Irds of the district, and - t l.lira mil. A II Ii far t n A TT4 A4l. horses are dragged from his carriage by men who consider it an houor to take their places. His speeches are strong, eloquent, full of will, life and living interest. Not long ago ne neid rorcn 10 a rally of many thousands at Plymouth, In front of the balcony from which he t ' n.a- th,.a , ietofloM "Lift np thy noble brow, renowned Sallabary, Aul with great kart hears away Una atorm; i-'.tr nonoraule reacue aud rieieoca Criea VA upon tbe name of saiubury." It was from this balcony that Salis- bury uttered a preroration in defence of his course on the Egy ptian question, which possesses a burning eloquence hard to match anywhere. "I stand in a town which has wit nessed and been partner In the glorious deeds of England for centuries back. You have seen the greatness of England built up, as it were, brick by brick. It has cost many sacrifices. The pouring out of much precious blood, the squan dering of abundance of treasure, and the supreme efforts of many noble minds. Do you imagine that this is a mere cm mera we have followed all these centu ries, as we are sometimes told? Do you imagine that we should be the England that we are if our forefathers had not done tbe deeds which we admire, ana wheh I am now exhorting you to imi tate? Dj you think that if you had never conquered India, or if you had never resisted Napoleon, you would be a happier, a more peaceful, a more pros perous, a more contented nation? It is no mere chimera that you follow. No doubt the impulse which leads men to heroic deeds, and whicn leads peepie to great exertions and great sacrifices, is not founded on caicmauon; ii. is iuo peculiarity of heroic sentiments and noble characters. But it is a false philosophy to say that it is thin and shadowv sentiment. Sentiment is a noble thing of itself. Sentiment in itself makes men better citizens the belief that they belong to a great em pire, with great traditions, with great hopes, ornamented by distinguished names and splendid exertions, -hat be lief, I think, makes every citizen him self work better in his own sphere, and impresses and purifies the national character by which we all exist. But it does more than this. Undoubtedly we should avoid anything like an un necessary. Intermeddling, adventurous policy. But your empire, if we mean it to live, must grow, must bmdily grow. If it ceases to grow it will begin to de cay. That empire rests not merely on the vain-glorious spirit of a hollow imagination, but it rests on the sound basis of the extension of intercourse between the civilized and uncivilized nnrtion of the world, and it ia the foun dation and the necessary condition of that commercial prosperity and of that industrial activity which are tne oreaa of life to millions of our people." Milk sells at Waco, Texas, at four cents a gallon. 1 be Ea- t-mpr Kacani and fear Rkm iut to raria. The tin n ess Eua-uie spent a sad week with the Duchesse de Monchy in her new house near the Hotel des Inva liiles. She was attracta.i to the scenes of her former tnumphs. went to look al the balcony of the Lcole Militaire, where the witnessed so many reviews in imperial state, was at I-ongcliamps, St. Cloud, in the Tuillenes Garden, and everywhere passed almost unnoticed. Her cousin. M. de J-esoeps, naoieneu from Berry to pay his respect to her She was paid many visits, but was not ina mood to receive any uiu oia ann.iorilOi. valued friends. It is uot h1 all true that he .lte iunar eoipse was most she wants to makepeace between her 'tiofjt. ,,:,., n varia Roma cousin. Prince Napoleon, aud his eldest ( son, whom sue cans ner ptM-neieu. She was verv much agitated in going over the theatre on which the imperial drama was played by her ami the tin- peror. But her general attitnde wa9 that of a person who through much! suffering has come almost to be inaensi- ( ble. Her complexion is bleached as her hair. The eyes of pale blue have lost the faculty of lighting up. It would be hard to say whether they express in- j difference to most things or resignation, i But they looked as if they cried so, much that no more tears were left in them. The Empress drove about in a' coupe. he was always in black crape and merino. Her figure has lost all j flexibiUty, and though the Carlsbad j waters were of service to her, she has ' the stiff walk that rheumatism or the , weight of y.;ars gives. The outlines of j the shoulders, however, retain some of ; their former e'egauce. As the adher-1 enta of Prince ictor are anxious to organize an electoral camiaigu by next . year, and to obtain pecuniary assis' auce from the Empress, the house of tho Duchesse de Mouchy w as closely j watched when she was there. If the world has not gone from her, she has lost all taste for it. The seclusion of : Famboiough sometimes weighs upon her. Nevertheless she said she would be glad to return to it after her couti-1 neutal trip. At Carlsbad she refused , all exceptional Lonors and favors aud lived quietly at a hotel, and took her place in a queue at the pump, ner oia vivsclty has died out. If it had not, she would try to subjugate it. for she ascribes to her impetuous disposition the culminating error of the Emperor's j reiirn. and another event lor wiiicn; she wiU mourn as long as life and cou sciousness remain to her. She has the generosity to admit the errors of juug-j mem into unu sue u mi which were attended w un disastrous , consequences both for her family and , for the nation over which, by an as- tounding freak of fortune, she became the sovereign. 1 he Empress stui ininK.s aloud and talks often aud rapidly of what is ouher mind. She ill beats any mental tension, unless in religicus ex ercises, aud has not the resources of music, embroidery, knitting, or se wing, which enabled Marie Ameile to beguile m. . . . J: an ,i J..nna it f 'lorfln-;.ir.t , V 11 T.-l. 51; --; I w 7 CT r T m T veV aTt v "ucU as she wishes. Sh e Lyes al t " f"4 "u -5 . 7 "Z, : In now -. -. -- -- - Hi . laueu; oui s. o u....c ---" , & nan when s e haj j . . - -Tr vr"ZT i'hB 444 " w.ria heard her compared to Henrietta Maria, who also had reason o dep orethe m- pemosi y ol " "i"fc'"-- , 'T; Vb " ' TV - i 7."' Tru.'.r" . m ve n i. ran- . j. ". , " v " Poverty t TS , " . ;", " - VV win er W UW. " kv ..J " - - ; . M . to keep herself warm. caamlc&la tor Houaaboltl 1m. It Is surprising, considering hour many women have been instructed in cnemiswy in meir .uu u, ,, housekeepers make any ue of 'chemicals in various household pro- . . . - . 1 1 1 . 3 j VlVUU.'lUBj f a . - o clothes is usually wholly accomplished by rubbing the clothes on the wash board, and with no other detergent than Th rubbimr of the clothes wears ' them out far more than use, and if housekeepers only knew, or if knowing mey wouiu ia&e au . miuic 01 law, that many washing compounds will al most entirely cleause clothes which are soaked in them over night, aud thus al most entirely do away with the lalwr and wear of the wxsh-board, wash day might be robbed of half its terrors. Receipts for washing fluids, the princi pal ingredients of which are soda-ash, ammonia aud lime, can be found in nearly every household receipt-book, and are very cheap and harmless. All such washing compounds are useful and convenient for cleaning woodwork, paints and carpets in a bouse ; also in washing dishes and securing that desid eratum of housekeepers, clean dish- clothes. Ammonia is a simple, cheap and harmless chemical that should be bought by the quart and kept in every family. A few drops added to water will cleanse children's hair and make it soft and sweet ; It is an admirable dis infectant to remove the odor of perspi ration; it will remove grease spots from clothing, and often restore colors to stains. Its common and frequent use cannot be too frequently urged. Borax is another chemical that shou'd find a common use is every family. For cleansing the teeth and sweetening the breath a few grains or tne powuer in water are unexcelled. It also soitens and whitens flannels. Salicylic acid is a perfectly odorless and harmless yet powerful disinfectant, and for many disinfecting uses in the nousenoia is in valuable. It is very cheap aud conve nient in form. In these days when to stay various forms of disease is so im portant, mothers and housekeepers would do well to give study and thought to these things, and to try to make their knowledge of science practical. It is very encouraging to note how many women are at present turning their at tention to studies in general and applied science. Let us have its benefits exetn- nliflnrl in tha household. ,r .h .hn in tva teaoher who informs as that a mat is vfaana r "n - hanging In a school room drawa by a boy seven feet long and four nd a half feet wide. Wbtx you arrive at the hotel office always smile pleasantly and say: "Can I get a room here?" If you didn't say this the clerk night think yon were a peddlar, SEWS EN BRIEF. California OJtrich ejjj are only $1,200 a dozen. A movement to place te'egraph wires underground Is now agitating St . Louis. Immense shipments of flour are being made from San Francisco to China. Tbe average salary paid a female school teacher in Vermont is $o.01 a week. A SoOOO brick house at Empire, a suburb of Carson City, recently soli M (dl i(J Ac Iu Paris thirty thousand women are engaied in tbe manufacture of ar tificial dowers. Emjieror William is the oldest mon arch in Europe, and Alphonao, of Siin, the youngest. It is estimated that the yield of ap P's In Western New Y'ork will bo 4.WO.U0O barrels. Canada exported last year f 1.705. 817 worth of butter and $C,4ol,87o woith of cheese. In Victoria. B. C, a fine of i3 ) is imposed upon Indians found with in toxicating liquors. A twenty-six pound mountain trout, forty-seven inches long, Is on ex hibition in Denver. Ia one half of the theatres ia Eos ton the performances commences at a quarter before eight. Steel rails are now going off in large lots at SHU per ton, the lowest price e . er snow i. :or inem. An Enelish school girl lately d!el from the effect of being bitten on tho aim by one of her companions. There are 1 10 rp hans In a tempo rary asylum in Naples, Italy. They lost all their relatives by the cholera. A citizen of Ce!umfcu3, Ohio, ia said to have had 2uj men fined for us ing profane Unguae on the street. A Philadelphia dentist savs that la mechanical dentistry women caa Sad a piotitable andsuitab'.s employment. South Carolina tea, cored in a fruit evaporator. Las been pronounced oy experts to be equal to importe I teas. Over 1600 newspapers In the Gei man language are published in Fruso a, sid Lave about 5 .i,000 subscribers. Tb lind of Holland is cultivated by 145.604 persons, o" whom sixty per cent, are owners of their own holdings, The thirty e'ght States rf the Un ion contain 2,290 counties. Tula leala off with 151. and Georgia fol.ows with 137. A tirty-one pound watermelon aud a one pound tomato ate what Hernan do county. Florida, has dona this sea son. A steam flouring mill at ila-lism, Dakota, uses hay for f'tel, of which 16 burns three ad a half tons a-viry 2 hours. Fifty-two skeletons of Lapps, found some time ago in Russian Lapland.hav been sold to museums in Europe at Xi apiece. No less than sixty-one cariufactpriei of p!sv!ng cards are k-eated ia the Ger man Empire, seventeen of which are in There is a house in Berlin Weber strasse No. IS which harbors no less than 130 families, numbering In all 10J5 souls. About a hundied Christian Chi nese women have bf en married to Chris tian Chinese in the mission chapel In an Francisco. During tbe past four years no less than flrty-peven persons have been saved from drowning by a dock watchman in Sau r rancisoo. Owing to tbe Increased demand for canned salmon, tee sardine-packing business of Maine has fallen oil one third this season. Kerr WiihemJ U to open next year a school for instruction !a violin play ing at his place of residence, B.ebrich on the Bhine. A citizen of A'banv, N. Y.. waa rendered temporarily blind and heiplosa a few days ago by the stings of a hor net on his head. Sir Isaac Newton's pipe is exhibited as an advertisement in the window of a Loudou tobacconist, not to speak of several other places. Five universities have been founded In Dakota during 1SS3, and it is expec ted that two more will be fouuded dur ing the present year. A store m San LuisObiapo exhibit! an asrolite weighing twelve pounds, con taining minute veins of silver and oc casionally colors of copper. The Indians In Union county. Or., bad a grand powwow and burned the remains of one of their tribe the other day who bad been muidere L Arizona's total production of cop per this year is expected to be nearly 50 per cent, areater than last year's yield, which amounted to 17,'Ju0.0u0 pounds. A block of silica.four feet high and thirty inches square, taken from a min eral deposit near Virginia city, is to bo sent to the New Orleans Exposition. The demand for opium as a nerve stimulant during the cholera scare In Europe increased the price of the drug more than 25 per cent, eveu in English markets. The ass-iy office in yew Y'ork pur chases punched coins in sums of $100, but not a less amount. The pnee paid is what the silver comes to la the coid, less one per cent. An old-time immigrant pralrio schooner, with whi e-headed children, a cow and a dog, passed through Mo desto tl.8 other day bound for Washing ton territory. The total value of the grounds, buildings and apparatus of the 375 col leges in the United States is estimated bv the Commissioner of Education at 43,uuO,0O0. Seven thousand dollars' worth of fine cows have been killed in one county in Ohio bv being fed on dry sorghum leaves. They had every symptom of mineral poisoning. India pays $300,000 eaoh summer for the purpose of keeping her ouicials from meitinir under the fervent heat. When the hot season approaches the 1 government Is moved bag and baggage l ., , , 1 . t . i lo the cooler uplands of the country. Illinois, it is stated, still leads all r.'her S.ates in miles of railway, having 12. 82 miles. Ohio is second, with InslO miles; New York third, with 2-30 miles; Pennsylvania four'h, Indi ana fifth, Missouri sixth, Wisconsin leventh, Te3 eighth, iliucesot
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