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VOL. XLT.
M IFFLINTO Wl JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 13, 1SS7.
NO. 16
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Thn Still, Small Voloe.
I was a (vi ry and I fain would rest,
I Bought the brooklet Bids,
Tliat with li singing It might calm my
Dreasr,
And drive away the pain that la It hid.
I chose the water willow for my shade,
SI t pillow was a stone.
O'er growa with long, soft grass, with moss
iniaia.
From off the blue-eyed flags my peri u me
uiuwn.
I beard the brooklet singing at my feet,
Tb bitds aboTe my head :
The fluttering leares m y tardy stops didst
greet.
And sang sweet melodies above my bed.
i;ut still I was not happy ; something s&iJ,
as resiies tnere l lay.
" Why is it tbat aweary crows your bead.
And shadows deep and dark around you
piaj c
"Why art thoa weary ere the hast'nlng eye
Why weeps your soul in pain T
Is this the prise tbat troth and Tirtue gireT
Could sin ana lolly give a greater ban
I heard a whistle in the air, and glanoed
above;
Saw through the willow's shade.
Swift flying throngh the skr. a turtle dove.
That beating quick its wings, the whistle
made
I bad not known the dors was in the air,
Or flying o'er the brook,
Had not its whistle called my 'tenlion
there,
And caused me throngh the willow's
shade to look.
I said unto the voice that still did plead,
"So does the still, small voice
v ake ns to tbonght, when sin astray
weuiusi irs.i.
And lure ns forth to death from para
dise!
T1IE VERSAILLES LOCKET.
Reginald i ontaine owed bis pros
perity largely to personal skill as
workman, and to correct tastes. In
part, also, his success was the result of
economy, and that sound judgment
which led him when once he hod saved
a little money to rent the principal
corner store in town and advertise
briskly. And part was due to bis
name, which bad an aristocratic sound.
Fontaine was a young man of fine
address, with a knack ot apt apparel.
and be quickly became the leading
ieweler. His credit was exsellent from
the start. He bought directly of the
manufacturers, won and bell the popu
lar retail trace, and in flve years rose
to a good commercial standing.
One September morning a stranger
asked for Sir. I ontaine at bis store, a
gentleman of foreign accent and ap
pearance. handsomely attired, with a
shrewd, energetic face, lie was sales
man for a French manufacturing firm,
who solicited trade direct with Ameri
can retailers. His prices seemed high,
- although bis wares were original in
pattern, and the stones of superior
purity and lustre. In fact, it was a
grade of jewels more costly than Fon
taine bad yet earned, and it appeared
doubtful If bis qu'.et itown would jus
tify such expensive investments. Ac
cording be declined to buy.
The stranger retired, but In a half-
hour returned again. lie bad made
inquiries at the banks, and satisfied
himself of the jeweler's responsibility.
He now offered to leave a few articles
on commission, fur the purpose of in
traducing bis styles. Fontaine wel
corned this proposal, and gave the re
ceipts, obtaining a dozen very band-
some gold breastpins, bear Inn nicy.
sapphire, and emerald in unique set
tings, and a costly locket. He exmted
over the brilliant additions to bis
exhibit, which would at least lend
eclat to the stock and add to bis repute.
The locket especially was a notable
accession, and he gave it a conspicuous
plate-glass shelf of his corner how
window. It was oval in form, ot solid
gold, adorned with delicate bas-relief
work and dainty enamel. It was stud
ded with a cluster of flve diamonds on
each side. These diamonds were clear
and vivid, uniform in size and quality,
and of radiant depth.
"We ought to give that locket a
name," said Jean Fontaine, as be stood
by the window, admiring it Jean was
Reginald's brother and chief clerk, a
skilful and competant assistant.
"Suppose we label it former property
of Mane Antoinette," suggested Regi
nald, who was wont to make free use
of his imagination.
2Sof nol" replied the more prosaic
Jean. "We can't asorlbe historical
qualities. It looks too new. We might
call it 'A Congo Souvenir,' or 'The
Tonquln Trophy. "
Reginald demurred.
"X ot one in ten of our customers
will know it is French, or even under
stand such a name. They will think it
was made m Connecticut, unless we
state the contrary. I will have a little
placard printed, naming it the Ver
sailles Locket,' and announcing myrelf
as Importer.
Accordingly, next day appeared a
delicate advertisement in black-and-white:
"The Versailles Locket. Our
own importation. Direct from France.
Genuine Diamonds Fine Gold.
Hand Graven. rrice, 53,000."
Time passed. The ladies of the town
came, examined and admired the
locket Christmas went by, and still
the Jewel lay m Its satin bed upon the
plateglass shelf unsold. The breast
pins were taken, but tl.e locket proved
too expensive for Fontaine's patrons.
Twenty-five hundred dollars was the
sum he stood accountable for to the
French manufacturer in paymci-t for
this locket should be make a sal. and
although in confidential moments he
offered it to special customers at
twenty-seven hundred, no one rronted
by this liberal discount from the set
price. E very night the locket was care
fully put away in the burglar-proof
compartment of his huge steel vault,
and every morning iU plush box was
restored to the show-shelf, but the
Jewel eeemed likely to remain as an
advertisement until the traveling sales
man reappeared to claim it
One day a gentleman came in and
left his gold watch for repairs. This
was a tall, majestic person, whom Fon
taine had often seen of late upon the
street', wearing a heavy sealskin cap
and a melton ulster, with collar and
cuffs and pocket-Caps of 6eal fur, and
clad throughout in costly deference to
fashion. His watch was heavily chased,
and very valuable. He was particular
to take a receipt in the name of F. F.
Barton, and departed abruptly, with
out so much as recognizing in Regi
nald Fontaine the proprietor of the
premises.
At the appointed time Mr. Barton
returned for bis watch. Fontaine in
person waited on him, and noticed the
massive signet ring worn br his cus
tomer, the onyx monogram of which
seemed cracked. Mr. Barton threw
down a fiftv-dollar bill with an indiffer
ent air, tnd gathered up the change
without appeartnc to take count of it
He hooked the golden loop of his heavy
chain into its buttonhole, restored the
watch to his pocket with an air of sat-
lsracuon, and turned away.
"I see that your signet is broken,"
said Reginald Fontaine, resiieetfiillv.
"A little," replied Mr. Barton, draw
ing uu uis neece-uned gloves.
"I am now taking orders for signets.
Should you wish to have the stone re
placed at any time, I can have it du
plicated with precision at reasonable
cost."
The visitor bowed as be pulled on
his other glove, and replied:
"It is an heirloom in my family, and
was cracked a century ago. Nothing
could replace it"
'In that case, of course not," re
joined Fontaine. He drew from a
drawer a ring-tray. "If you are inter
ested in rings, examine these. I have
some edd forms here. I don't expect
you to buy, air: but I am an enthusiast
in my trade, and if any one likes to
look, I like to show the goods."
And, in fact, it was a feature of Fon
taine's sagacious policy that he tried
to have every customer see as many of
his wares as possible.
Sir. Barton glanced incuriously over
the tray. .
"I've seen acres of rings." he re
plied, with a curling lip. And he con
tinued to button bis gloves.
"Is there anvtnine I can snow vou
that you aro Interested in?" continued
Jt ontaine, politely, replacing the tray.
' Family plate, tableware, children's
or ladles' ornaments "
Mr. Barton had faced to yards the
door. He turned about with feeble
curiosity to ask:
"what have you In the way of ladies'
ornaments?"
Fontaine led his csutomer to a show
case glittering with bracelets, combs,
pins, and other bijoutry.
The variety has been a little broke a
by our Chrit-tmas sales " he began.
No matter, I need not trouble you.
interrupted Mr. Barton. "There is
nothing here that I wish "
It is the best assortment in town!"
retorted Reginald Fontaine.
Very likely. But I came from Paris
only six months since, and shall return
in the spring. I think I can afford to
wait until that time before I buy."
Wi:h some warmth Fontaine flew to
the show-window and caught up the
locket. He put this before his scornful
visitor.
Here is something you have never
seen excelled in Faris or elsewhere."
Mr. Barton looked at the locket in
silence. He drew off bis gloves and
took up the jeweL lis examined it
minutely, and said, at last:
These are genuine brilliants?"
Gmrantesd true diamonds."
A very handsome affair very hand -
some. This came from France?"
Versailles. It is a masterpiece, sir.
known as the Versailles locket."
"What is the price?"
"Three thousand dollars."
Mr. Bartoa inspecteJ it closely, and
laid It down at last with manifest
change of bearing. He looked at Regi
nald Fontaine moi-e cordially, and said,
hi an insinuating tone:
I presume you would shade that
price a little for cash?"
"I might, a very little," returned the
jeweler, now speaking coldly in his
turn.
Well, IU sw. IU send my wife
around to look at it She likes such
toys, but whether she will buy or not
is quite uncertain. Luckily for me.
she has money of her own. For my
pa.t, three thousand dollars is too much
to put into a jeweL"
What is your business, Mr. Bar
ton?" Inquired Fontaine,
Importer of oil paintings, l am
also com missions! by wealthy people
to buy works of art abroad, and usually
make a trip once a year. Am here now
to receive a shipment from Antwerp.
My wife and I are stopping at the Des-
plaines House."
He laid down an embossed card.
neatly engraved with his name and
bearing his crest, bowed and sauntered
out.
Three days later a messenger came
to Reginald Fontaine with this note: .
Dear Sir: Please bring the locket
to Room 24, Desplaines House, at two
o'clock this afternoon. My wife wishes
to see it, and is unable to leave the
hotel. I can't promise you that she
will buy; but. as you like to show your
wares, 1 would be pleased to nave you
submit the locket to her. Yours,
F. F. Bartox.
Reginald Fontaine thought a mo
ment Then his dignity asserted itself.
He called his trusty brother, and
showed him the note.
"Jean. I'll let you wait on these peo
ple. Sell the locket if you can. Get
wenty-seven hundred it you can't ao
any better, lake good care or me
locket."
A porter led Jean that afternoon to
Room 24, and knocked upon the door.
"Enter, said a voice within.
Jean went in. . A lovely young wo
man, richly clad, with pale face and
languid air, reclined in an easy-chair.
Before her on a centre-table was a tray
of wine-glasses. Mr. Barton stood
opposite, and still upheld a newly
opened bottle from which ha had just
poured a tiny glass of dark wine, lie
bowed to Jean.
"You are from the jeweler's?"
"Yes, sir."
"Step forward, if you please."
The porter went out and closed the
door. Jean handed forth the locket,
which Mr. Barton passed to bis wife.
"How beautafull"
She held it to the light and examined
It oritically.
Had you not better use tnis nowr-
said Mr. Barton, proffering ber the
glass of wine.
She took it, ana looxea wwara jean.
"Perhaps this gentleman " she said,
suggestively.
Certainly," replied Air. xsaxwu.
poured out two more glasses, ana
pushed one toward Jean.- Will you
join us, sir? It Is port. .uo you uae
sweet winer" . - -
Jean was very! temperate ana unuseu
to liquors. But here were a coupie,
evidently ot high social ranK, accus
tomed, no doubt, to ine loreign use vi
wine. It mirht elve offense to refuse,
and bargains often hang on trifles. He
responded courteously, and sipped the
sweet port to the quick botton of bis
'Take a seat nere," saia uio auj.
Jean accepted a large easy chair by
her side. She turned aer Drignx, uaz-
zling eyes upon him.
Xou are certain ineso ug jcmuut
monds?"
"Warranted genuine, madam," re
turned Jean.
ttis voles sounded thick to his own
ears, a strange oppression rose into his
brain, the world seemed rocking upon
endless waves, and the lady and toe
locket appeared to float away away.
When Jean awoke, twilight filled the
room witti fantastic shadows, and ray
from the street lamps fell flickering cn
me waiis.
He knew he was in a place he !i i
seen before, but all was so uawoute 1.
and the languor Hi it lay upon h'.ra was
so delicious and enchanting that he felt
sure be was in a droam from which
be bated to awaken. -
Even the loud knocking at the door
iaued to rouse him to reality, and when
he heard his brother's voice crying out
in alarm: "Jean, Jeau!" It ouU stirred
his wrath, as if summoned at a:i uu
welcome hour.
I hen followed silence, and he sat
marveling at the luxurious surround
mgs, and the mystery of bis presence
here.
The turning of a key was follows 1
by the quick entrance of the hotel clerk
ana u-ginald Fontaine. The jeweler
darted forward to bis brother and
clasped Tils arm, he looked into his
dilated eyes and bewildered face, anJ
cried:
"Jean! Jeaul What Is the matter?
Where is the locket?"
liie locket I Jean sprang up. His
lethargy departed. He understood, and
tottering toward his brother, fell sense
less at his feet.
.
Ten days later the French salesman
reappeared. In vain Rsginald Fontaine
recounted these facts and urged delay
uutil the swindler was caotured and
the locket recovered. The Frenchman
only shrugged aud listened, and at the
end repeated: "Settlement!"
I ontaine at last drew a check for the
amount of bis indebtedness, and the
Frenchman disappeared.
Time passed. No trace was foun l
of Barton nor his lovely wife. Oue
day, in Xew York, Reelnald visited
the Rogues' Gallery at Police Head
quarters. lie saw many faces there
not in the collection of hb home offi
cials among these, F. F. Barton and
the trench salesman who bad com'
missioned the locket
Although the police could not ex
plain this coincidence and scouted his
conclusions, Fontaine always believed
nimseil the victim of a double con
spiracy; that the knaves traveled the
globe with ample capital, one placing
jewels stolen abroad in the bands of
responsible dealers in small American
towns, the other following to recapture
the prizes, and the original eonspirator
returning to demand payment for the
loS3.
But while he never placed hand or
eyes again upon the French salesman,
he had the satisfaction of adding his
testimony to the catalogue of evidence
against Mr. Barton at a later day, and
of seeing him consigned to prison. The
Versailles Locket however, never re-
appaared, but Mr. Reginald Fontaine
concluded that his experience Is worth
the two thousand five hundred dollars
which it cost Ltm. He deals no more
with unknown foreign manufacturers,
neither does he trust valuable jewels
among strangers.
A Itanch in Montana.
A large one-story and a half hcuse
built of bewn logs, and neatly chinked
and mudded, stands In a group or pine
trees by a roaring trout stream. An
irrigating ditch brought water Into a
blue grass lawn, which was kept closely
mown. I here was not a particle of
litter arouud the house. It was in Octo
ber tbat I visited this ranch. Wood
fires blazed on wide hearths in almost
every room on the ground floor. A
pair of handsome Irish setters lay in
front of the sitting room fire. Hand
somely mounted deer and elk heads,
full antlered hung on the walls of the
diiring-room. Illustrated papers, ma
gazines and books were in every room.
The house was beautlOed by the pres
ence of a handsome and agreeable wo
man. The windows and doors were
protected with wire screens.
There were excellent servants intbe
house. The employes of the ranch were
housed and fed in another and remote
building. This ranch was the home of
a Philadelphia gentleman, ue taw
that it was not necessary to live like a
Digger Indlau to succeed in cattle
raising. He and the wife were Intelli
gent persons, who could live in the
fore parts of their heads. They were
fond of eut-door sports and were not
oppressed by solitude rather enjoyed
their isolated life. The meals I ate In
this house were well cooked and hand
somely served and the claret was most
excellent My host had a passion for
grouse and black tailed deer shooting,
and gratified it during the three days I
spent with him.
Salt For the Throat.
In these days when di-jeases of the
throat are so universally prevalent
and In so many cases fatal, we feel it
our duty to say a word In behal" of a
mo3t effectual, if not positive cure for
sore throat For nany years past,
indeed, we may say during the whole
of a life of more than forty years, we
have been subject to a dry, backing
cough, which is not only distressing to
ourselves, but to our friends, and those
with whom we are brought into busi
ness contact Last autamn we were
induced to try what virtus there was in
common salt We commenced by
using it three times a day morning,
noon and night We dissolved a large
tablespoonful of pure tible salt in
about half a small tumblerful of water.
With this we gargled the throat most
thoroughly just before meal-time. The
result has been that during the entire
winter we were not only free from coughs
and colds,but the dry hacking cough has
entirely dUappeared. We attribute
these satisfactory results solely to the
use of salt gargle, and most cordially
recommend a trial of it to those who
are subject to diseases ot the throat
Many persons who have never tried the
salt gargle have the Impression that it
is unpleasant, but after a few days' use
no person who loves a nice, clean
mouth and a first-rate sharpener ot the
appetite will abandon it.
Queer Fact
There are resident in the city of Lon
don more Roman Catholics than in
Rome; more Irishmen than In Dublin;
and more Jews than in Jerusalem.
Neither William Tell nor Anti-Mason
Morgan ever existed; Paul Revere
never took a ride; Barbara Freitchie
did not wave a flag at "Stonewall"
Jackson, and Napoleon was not a
Frenchman.
-Never Durchaae a brood-sow the
lm-
mediate progenitoWof
f which have been
prepared for a show ring. She will
lack a strong constitution.
ENGLISH AS SHE IS TAUGHT.
Somo Curious Definitions Given
School Children.
by
Aborigines, a system of mountains.
Alias, a good man in the Bible.
Amenable, anything that is mean.
Assiduity, state of being an acid.
Auriferous, pertaining to an orifice.
Ammonia, the food of the gods.
Cr(i(.7urv. a little caterpillar.
Grniferous, rocks iu which fossil corn
is lound.
r.xruHumenl. a headstone to a crave.
Rinestrvxn, one who asks questions.
f.aaianst, one who plays euohre.
franchise, anything belonging to the
t rencu.
Idolater, a very Idol parson.
Iecar., a man who likes a good din
nor.
Irritate, to make fun of.
Mendacious, what can be mended.
Mercenary, one who feels for another.
rarasite, a kind of umbrella.
Parasite, the murder of an infant
Publican, a man who does his prayers
in public.
TVnacwitf, ten acres of land.'
Here is one where the phrase "publl
cans and sinners' has got mixed up
una pontics, and the result is a defini
tion which takes one in a sudden and
unexpected way:
"JuiiuMican, a sinner mentioned in
the Bible."
Also in Democratic newspapers now
and then.
Here are two where tho mistake has
resulted from sound assisted by remote
lact:
"Plagiarist, a writer of plays.
" Demajruju', a vessel containing beer
ami other liquids."
Here is one which well, now, how
otten we do slam right into the truth
without ever suspecting it:
"The men employed by the Gas Com-
iany go round and speculate the
meter."
And here with "zoological" and
"geological'' in his mind but not ready
to his tongue the small scholar has
innocently gone aud let out a couple of
secrets which ought never to have been
divulged in any circumstances:
"1 here area good many donkeys in
theolojncal gardens.
"me of the best fossils are found in
theological cabinets "
cho Yoked Ucr Foes.
"I am going to have two guests at
Elmdale the day after to-morrow," re
marks Mrs. Itadcliffe, carelessly, one
morning to the old husband who adores
her and who is fully thirty years her
senior.
"Indeed!" responds Mr. Radcliffe,
with an assumption of interest which
ho in reality iiosseews for little except
his green house and his veg-table gar
den. "Who have you selected, my love?
That is, do 1 kno'.v them?"
"lmi have met the lady, I am sure.
Mie is Miss hloise ISnstnw, and the gen
tleinan Is Mr. Parker loisom."
Mr. Radcliffe considers this response
for a moment, and then up go his gray
touched eyebrows in unmistakable as
tonishment.
"My dear, you must be making some
mistake. I have heard you say very
hard things about both these people. I
remt-mber your being very angry indeed
just lx;fore your marriage, for for"
"Can't vou recollect why?" she inter
rupts m smilm? interrogative. "I his
v;is my reason for ixniig angry, lioth
these peo;Ie chose to spread abroad cer
tain reiHjrts about my love of wealth
when I was poor little Ophelia Shelton,
which, whether they were true or false,
concealed behind them the desigu of
preventing our marriage. Yon were
sensible enough not to believe the gos
sip, and so they were defeated."
'liut have vou inrgiven them, upne-
lia? I thought not"
Five or six davs after the above con
versation the two guests arrive at Elm
dale. Each of them Is bewildered by
the invitation, and each takes it as a
sweet sign of peace and goodwill.
'ion have a most excellent home
here," Parker Folsom tells his hostess,
while they are left alone together for a
few moments, on the night of his ar
rival. Yes. Do you really think so?" Is
the sweet answer. "I'm so glad every
thing pleases you. And how about
your fellow cuest, Miss Bristow? Is not
she lovely."
'I neverspeciallvaumired brunettes,"
is Parker Folsom s reply, with a covert
glance at the fliixen tresses of Mrs.
Itadcliffe.
"Oh. it doesn't matter muc , I fancy,
whether one be bloude or brunette, If one
has immense wealth."
"Immense wealth? And Is Miss
Bristow"
"Wealthy? Oh, enormously one of
the greatest heiresses I know of."
"Indeed!" Parker Folsom responds,
beginning suddenly to stroke his dark,
silken mustache with considerable
energy.
Not long afterward Mrs. Radcliffe is
alone with Miss Bristow.
"My dear Eloise," she begins, "you
are looking so well! By-the-by, Mr.
Folsom raid you a compliment."
A slight flush tinges Eloise Bristow's
, "Really! What was it?"
' "He said you were pretty."
"He is very kind," Eloise answers, a
little disappointely.
She is pretty and knows it very well,
having been told so again and again.
Mrs. Radcliffe taps her reprovicjly
with a costly ivory fan.
"My dear girl, you should not under
value such a compliment from a mil
lionaire like Parker Folsom."
Elo'.se's glossy, dark eyebrows sud
denly lift themselves.
"A millinnnaire, Mrs. Radcliffe?"
"163. Oh, bis wealth is immense! I
thought you knew it"
"Xo, I have not heard."
"Well, that is not strange, when one
remembers. He is a Philadelphian, and
yon are from New York." ; .
Eloise Bristow has always told herself
tbat she means to respect and honor the
man whom she marries, but she has
also repeatedly told herself that wealth
or, at least, an independent competence
must belong to this same favored indi
vidual. As for Parker Folsom finding himself
stripped of nearly all his former posses
sions at an age when to begin a
business life is to alter habits of idleness
and ease that have almost become a
part of the man's nature, he on his side
has more than once assured his inner
' self since the crash of his pecuniary
misfortune occurred tbat to marry for
money would be the most completely
sensible course of action he could possl-
; bly enter upon.
xes, Eloise Hristow and Parker fol
som are thoroughly in love with each
More than once, while thinking of how I
eiirkAi-xll V Vi Oi MVAnrrofnl oiViarrtA ha rl I
succeeded, Mrs. Radcliffe's eyes flash
with malicious triumph.
One day whilst passing the bbrary
door, he catches the gleam of a pink
musun morning dress. "If it is she'
he mentally murmurs "and provided she
isaione, i snail not leave her u:.til
have declared the truth."
Eloise proves to be alone. Parker
Folsom seats himself at her side, and in
a few moments he has spoken words
that bring the rich color glowingly to
the girl's cheeki and make her eyes
sparkle with brilliant fire. He finished
with these humble words:
"I have no right to address you as
am doing; for oh. Eloise, even should
you consent to become my wife, the
world would call me little else than
scheming fortune-hunter."
A moment after these last words are
uttered Eloise Bristow leaps to her feet
"A fortune hunter!" she bursts forth
indignantly. "I I do not understand
you, Mr. Folsom, unless you mean what
you say tor cruel satire."
He rises now.
"Satire? Why of course, T do not
The facts are plain enough. My fortune
is now a mere wreck of what it once
was, and you are immensely wealthy.'
A bitter, bleak sort of laugh leaves
iloise Unstow's lips.
"Did Mrs Itadcliffe tell you that
that I was immensely wealthy?" she
questions excitedly.
"Yes."
Eloisa sinks back into her seat Fix
mg her eyes on Folsom's face, which
has become very pale, like her own, she
now contuaies.
"And Mrs. Radcliffe told me the
samo thing reg-rding you!" A slight
pause. i?u;ldenly she asks: "Have you
ever thought in past time that Mrs.
Radcliffe had any dislike toward you?1
Parker Folsom's answer then comes
promptly enough:
1 es; I used to believe that she hated
me. L
Eloise laughs again though less bit
teriy tnan beiore.
"And I feel that she has hated me all
along, now. This is her revenue."
These four words exercLsed a strancre
effect upon the man who hears them. He
seats himself at her side. He Axes upon
her face a pair of eyes tliat glow strange-
y.
"Eloise Bristow.' he teems, with
solemn, determined voice, "the story of
my wealth is what first attracted you
toward me: but now that you know me,
is there not any feeling in your heart
wholly apart from all this?"
.loise made no answer. She lowers
her eyes and begins to tremble. The
man at her side draws nearer, and
nearer.
"Eloise. I love you well enough to
die for you yes, even in those uuaer,
prosaic times of ours. And if this be
the case, surely I love you well enough
to work for ou! What is your answer,
darling? Lift up vour head, and speak
it out bravely. hen Mrs. Radcliffe
next meets us, shall she l.inIi to her
self In malignant delight, and silently
murmur, M v revenge is accomplished
or shall sho grind her handsome white
teeth in secret rage, while looking on
our happiness, ami le forced to confess
that we have conquered lior with tho
very weapons she sought to use ugainst
us: turning her revenge into that which
may be our life-long future joy and
such Joy, Eloise, as no money can pur
chase?"
There is a momentary silence, whilst
tioise sits motionless, with ees mill
lowered; and then, an instant later, she
has dung herself upon his breast, and
hidden her iKissionatelv tearful face
against his shoulder. He needs no
other answer.
Hurrerinjr.
Ve hear a great deal about how suf
fering purifies the human heart. Per
haps it does. W e aro not going to
dispute what is an accepted fact that
is, not mucli. W e are not prepared to
say that a lung fever, or a sharp attack
of meningitis, or a run of liver com
plaint, judiciously applied, will not do
something toward turning the heart of
the hoary old sinner from his evil ways.
for peop'o generally seem to think
favorably of sickness as an instrument
of salvation, and we should have all the
believi-rs in creation in o.:r hair if we
disputed it So we let it pass.
But we do not believe that toothache
ever brought gentle feelings luto any
human heart We don't believe any man
is brought any nearer hcaveu by having
to lie awake night after night, with a
steam-engine pumping away inside bis
head, and every throb fueling as if his
skull bone was being rent in twain, and
a red-hot iron was being thrust into the
cavity? We do not believe in chloro
form, and creosote, and peppermint
essence, and hot drops, and pain Killer,
and salt petre. and salt, and ginger,
and catnip, and oil of cloves, and cay
enne pepper, and a hundred more things
of that kind in general use for the tooth
ache, as means of gTace! We don't
believe any man was ever converted
while suffering the pangs of a regular
old-fashioued. genuine, jumping tooth
ache! We don't believe there was ever
grace enough given any human being to
thank God for the toothache! If every
man has got over far enough for that
he deserves to be translated, and done
with it
Another kind of suffering, which we
do not believe purifies to any great ex
tent is a corn on the toe. Or, perhaps,
we had better put it corns, for when a
man lias one corn he generally has others
to keep it company, and they all ache in
capital letters.
Corns are clannish, and seldom exist
without the society of their kind. They
are social, and prefer aching in concert
Now what man could have a heart
full of gratitude, when he had on a pair
of new boots, tight and bard, as new
boots mostly are, and pressing right
exactly on his sorest corn, and making
it feel as If some determined master
builder was boring a hole into his toe
with an inch auger, and making all the
other corns sympathetic, until be
couldn't tell which ached the most, aud
his dearest Mary Anne sitting opposite,
and talking to him about the weather,
and expecting him to ad in ire the placque
she has painted, with two cati, and a
screech owl, and a bunch of pond lilies,
mixed up in artistic confusion yes, we
want to know where is the man who
could be happy, thankful, and polite,
under such circumstances?
There are some kinds of suffering
under which the noblest soul that ever
lived could not be patient under which
saint himself would wriggle, and thuiK
of some bad word that would apply.
And it is pleasant to think that all
suffering is not of divine origin for it
comes from tight boots, and too much
confectionery, and stomachs overloaded,
and nerves overworked; and the Provi
dence which we are all so fond of ar
raigning, under the most trivial circum
stances, has nothing whatever to qo
with it
THE RAT.
Somo Characteristics of the De
spised Rodent.
The rat is finely equipped for the pe
culiar life he is ordained to lead. He
has strong weapons, in the shape of
four long and very sharp teeth two in
the upper jaw and two in the lower.
These teeth are wedge-shaped, and,
bt a wonderful provision of nature,
have always a fine, sharp, cutting edge.
On examining them carefully, the
inner part is found to be of a soft,
ivory-like composition, which can
easily be worn away, and the outside
is composed of a glass-like enamel,
which Is exceedingly hard. The upuer
teeth work Into the under, so that the
centres ot the opposed teeth meet per
fectly In the act ot gnawing, bence the
soft part is being continually worn
away, while the hard part keeps a
sharp, chisel-like edge all tl.e time, and
at the same time the teeth are con
stantly growing up from the bottom,
so that as they wear away a fresh sup
ply is ready. Should one of these teeth
be removed by accident or otherwise,
the opposite tooth will continue to
grow, and there being nothing to wear
it away, it will project from tue mouth
and be turned upon itself, and it it be
an under tooth it will otten grow so
long as to penetrate the skull. There
is a fact hut little known, which well
illustrates the ravages rats can indict
on a bard substance by these little
sharp teeth. Many of the elephauts'
tusks imported Into London are found
to have their surfaces grooved into
small furrows of uutqual length and
depth, as though cut out by a very
sharp edged instrument No man
would take the trouble to do this so
carefully, but the rat has found out
the tusks which contain the most gela
tine a most delicious morsel for bis
palate and he gnaws away as much
as suits him aud leaves the rest f -r the
ivory worker, who is neither unible
nor unwilling to profit by the fact
marked by the rat's teeth. The ivory
which contains a large amount of gela
tine Is softer and more elastic than that
which does not, and as elasticity is the
thing needful for billiard balls, he
selects this rot-gnawed ivory and turns
it into beautiful elas-ic spheres, to be
used upon tLe finest billiard tables.
The elasticity of some of these balls Is
so great tbat, when thrown forcibly on
a hard fljor, they will rebound to the
height of three or four feet.
IUts have a remarkable instinct for
finding out where there is anything
good for food, and it has often been a
subject of wonder how they manage to
get oft board ships laden with sugar
and other attractive cargoes, but the
mystery has been solved, for thy have
teen seen to come off shore to the sii p
by means of the rope by wh ca she is
moored to the wharr. lij the same
maus they will leave the ship when
she comes into port, particularly if they
And their quarters tiling or tilled with
water. The saying that "rats will al
ways leave a sinking ship" is perfectly
true. If, however, the ship be water
tight they will continue Increasing. It
has been told by M. De St. Pierre that
when the man-of-war aliant returned
from Havana, in the year I70G, the
rats Increased to such an extent that
they des: roved a hundred weight o(
biscuit daily. The ship was finally
suioked between decks, aud six hampers
were, for some time, filled every day
with the rats that bad thus been killed.
When the atmospheric pumps were iu
use at the terminus of the Croydon
railway, hundreds of rats lost their
lives there iu t'.ls way. At night they
used to get Into the large exhausting
tube to lick the grease off the leather
valve. As soon as the pump was put
in order to work for the early train,
out these rats wer sucked.
There are curious facts conuecteJ
with the habits of the rat which war
rant a close observation ot them on the
part of those who may have an oppor
tunity. A lady at one time niUued sev
eral eegs from her st.re closet, and
uaturally coucludud that they bad been
removed by the servant for her privaU
use. Sue questioned the servant who
denied any knowledge of the removal
The eggs continued to disappear In tht
same mysterious manner, wueu one
day the thief was unexpectedly disco v
ered. The lady observed one morning,
on entering her storeroom, asingulai
sight. A small rat was on his back
upon the floor and grasping an egg,1
while a larger rat was hauling him
arouud by the tail. In this way un
doubtedly. all the missing eggs had.
been carried away.
It appears that rats, like birds, Dsn,;
etc., are otten influenced to change;
their abode by want ot food or the
need of a proper place where they
can procure sustenance ior meir
young, and often by their fear of
man. A gentleman s bouse was ones
infested witii rats, and he gat com
pletely rid of them by catching one of
them alive, and covering It with ooal
tar, and allowing it to return to its
bole. At another time a trap was set
at night in a bouse where r.its wer-j
uumerous, and in the morning the trap
was found sprung, with a long tall in
side. Its owner bad vanished, and,
perhaps, after relating his narrow es
cape, and bow he bad lost nis oeauuxui
appendage, took all his rat friends and
left the bouse forever.
The rat, though naturally a savage
creature. Is capable of being tamed and
made obedient to man's will. Some ot
the Japanese tame rats, teach tnem to
perform many tricks, and then exhibit
them.
Domestics in New Mexico.
An Interesting contribution, the dis
cussion ot the domestic service prob
lem, u given by our correspondent
from New Mexico. We think the
working women of the East can not
know that in New Mexico domestic
servants are paid $30 a month, with
board and home in addition, and can
not be obtained even for there large
wagn. The native Mexicans supply
about the only servant to be bad there,
and they are so unfamiliar with Amer
ican methods or bouse-Keeprng, and.
withal, are so Indolent and careless that
their service Is far from satisfactory.
The pride which keeps the native
American at "respectable" work hi the
East at 2 or S3 a week. It would seem,
would disappear before the temptation
of an opportunity to earn $350 a year,
most of which could be saved, as the
home is furnished In addition to the
money wages.
J. D. Shedd, of Fairfax, Vt, reports
that be owns a sow that has given
birth to fifty-three pigs in three litters
within twelve months thirteen, twenty
and twenty respectively.
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A Brief Chapter on tho Origin
3Ilrrrs.
Any solid substance that oan be
polished will, to a certain extent, an
swer Tor a mirror: and metallic "look
ing glasses" are frequently mentioned
In tho Old Testament Guch looking
glasses were made of mixed metal,
cbieQy of copper, and were susceptible
of a lustre which Sir G. Wilkinson
says has been partially restored in
some of those discovered at Thebes,
though buried in the earth for many
centuries. They were round or oval,
and inserted in handles of metal, wood
or stone, whose form and ornamenta
tion varied with the tastes of their
owners.
In the catacombs of ancient Rome,
mirrors have been found which appear
to be made of a mixture of bronze
and lead and tin, while others are of a
peculiar kind of stone supposed to bs
vitrified lava.
Pliny mentions the ra?e for silver
mirrors as an evidence of Rjman ex
travagance, and says every Roman cirl
wanted one. Plutarch says that De
mosthenes had a looking-glass proba
bly ot silver and sufficiently large to
reflect bis entire person before which
be was accustomed to rehear e bis
orations and arrange his gestures.
There were two serious objections
to metallic mirrors their weight and
the fact that tbey were li'bloto dis
tort the features of those looking Into
them. The latter was, cf course,
offensive to ancient beaux and belles,
and led to the substitution of metal of
obsidian, a black stone, "sometimes
transparent" to quote a;ain from
Pliny "but of so dull a transparency
that, as a mirror, it renders the shadow
rather than the image of an object.'
When the Spaniards discovered
America 'hey found mirrors made of a
substance which they called the Iuea's
stone, because It was used by the Pe
ruvian princes for ornamental pur
poses. It was a sort of pyrites, sus
ceptible ot a bigh degree of polish and
excellently well-calculated for mlrrars.
As the ancients were familiar with
glass, it seems strange that they were
not acquainted with mirrors made
therefrom. True, Aristotle, some 4U0
years B. C, wrote: 'Glass and crystal
must be liaed with a sheet of metal Iu
order to give back the image presented
to them. "But most authors regard
glass mirrors a modern invention.
The first mention of glass mirrors
afbr their present form occurs in a
work on cptics written by an Eng
lish monk, Johannes Peckham, in 1219.
In it he speaks of "glass mirrors, cov-
erel on the back with lead, that re
flect (no image if the lead is scraped
off.' And another careful investi
gator thinks the invention cauuot date
from a period earlier than t:ie middle
of the thirteenth century, because iu
France, during the fourteenth century.
glas3 mirrors were scarce, while those
of metal were abundant.
The crusades, which did so much to
acquaint Western with the industries
and civilization of Eistern Europe,
was the direct cause of the introduc
tion of the manufacture of cli siiuto
Venice. For a long time, this was the
only p. ace where glass was manufac
tured, and thither every country, de
siring articles of glass, was compelled
to go go or send. Venetian glass rap
idly became famous, and its sale the
source of an Immense revenue to the
Republic.
Naturally, Venice wa anxious lo se
cure to Lerself for the future so valua
ble a monopoly; and to this end,
through the "Council of the Ten," she
ordered the glass-makers to leave the
city proper, and establish themselves
at Murano, on an Island a IittlH dis
tance northeait from Venice. More
over, it was proclaimed tliat if a
workman should export anything that
might enable other countries to enter
into competition with Venice so far as
the making of glass was concerned
his property would be conllscated and
himself liable to be iut to death.
; At Murano, glass mirrors were first
made after the wanner suggested by
! Aristotle by placmer a metallic sheet
back ot the glass. 1 he experiment did
not prove satisfactory, and metal m tr
iors rema'ned in vogue till the begin
ning of the sixteenth century, when
two glass-makers of Munuo discov
ered the method of making mirrors
which bad for several years prevailed
in Germany.
The German process was as follows:
Melted lead or tin was blown with a
pipe into a hollow ball of glass, while
hot, thereby entirely coating its inte
rior. When the gUus had cooled, it
was cut into small, round mirrors.
I The two Muranese improved on this
method by substituting an amalgam of
tin and quicksilver in place of the
metals used by the Germans. Tben
they petitioned the "Council of the
Ten" tbat the right to manufacture
these mirrors be granted them exclu
sively for twenty-live years. The de
stred privilege was granted them for
twenty years.
Wonderful success attended the en
terprise, and, when the twenty years
had expired, hundreds engaged In it
Indeed, so numerous were the mirror
makers, the Venetian Government sep
arated them from the other glass
makers, and established a distinct com
pany for their benefit
Gradually, the manufacture of glass
mirrors advanced toward perfection,
and no one did more in this direction
than Liberate Mo'ta, who flourished at
Murano about IC30, and "made them
of a size previously unattainable."
The Bath Hot Weakening.
An error is in supposing that the
daily bath is weakening and omitting it
as soon as it does not appear requisite
to absolute eieanllness. It may be
diminished if convenience demands It,
bnt granted good health, it is hard to see
any reason why a bath, properly given,
should not be useful throughout child
hood, as well as In infancy and adult life.
And this is said without any of tbat fetich-worship
tbat makes the daily bath a
religious duty, irrespective of health or
circumstance. It would surprise many
ot our readers to know how recent is
the general use of daily bathing; and if
we rightly Interpret some remarks in a
medical work of about the beginning
of this century, babies were not usu
ally bathed after the first washing that
followed their birth. But, when it is
recommended indefinitely to continue
the bath It is not intended that it al
ways should bave th same tempera
ture and duration. The room should
be well warmeJ, and if the feet be kept
warm the sponge bath may be gradual
ly reduced in temperature, its effect
being carefaly noted.
LOOKING GLASSES.
NEWS IN BRIEF-
Berlin University contains 141
American students,
Harvard's law department Is to
publish a law monthly.
Paris Is said to consume nearly
fifty tons of snails In a season.
A large ice factory is to be put In
operation at Roanoke, Virginia.
The mayor of Dubuque. Iowa,
runs a lunch counter and saloon.
A hunter in Nine Pierre, D. T.,
recently killed a rabbit four feet long.
An Iona (Mich.) justice of the
peace has begun suit for a wedding
tee.
Deloraln, I). T., is four months
old. It has 10J houses, ? stores and 4
hotels.
A nemlock (Mich.) man humanely
chloroforms h:s hogs before he batchers
them.
Mule Head is the came hit upon
for a settlement In Charles Mix county.
Dakota.
Asbury Park (N. J.) houses have
been numbered after the Philadelphia
system.
Iu a single ward in the city o(
Lincoln, Illinois, there are thirty-two
widows.
Esmeralda county, Nevada, pro
duced about $110,000 worth of borax
last year.
There has not been a prisoner in
the Le Sueur county (Minn.) jail for
three months.
Mr. Pyron, of Chester, Illinois, has
a pet crow that talks as fluently as a
traiLeu parrot.
A band of Indian squaws who
came into Baogor, D. T., recently, all
invested In corsets.
A Pokagon (Mich.) man found a
bear's tooth iu tie center of a soli J log
recently while chopping.
Lonlonis having a revival of go
as-you-please pedestrianlsm.with Amer
ican pedestrians contesting.
A lady in South Haven, Mich., has
s parlor ornament in the shape of a
lead rattlesnake live feet long.
Somo fish in the aquarium at St
Petersburg, Professor Baird is quoted
as saying, are over 100 years old.
A preacher of Larkin, Illinois, was
Gne l$l.o! and costs for disturbing a
religious meeting of a rival sect
Lookout Mountain, the scene of
"the battle amid the clouds," has been
so d to a hotel and railroad company.
At a funeral In Flint, Michigan,
the tlaor ot a room full of people gave
way, throwing all present into the
celiar.
During January fully 1,000 sled
leads of bullheads were caught on the
DorJtrs of Beaver Dam Lake, Wis
consin. Women Candida' c shave been nom
inated by the Prohibition party in
Xewburg. New York, for school com
missioners. The closing service of the Rev.
Sam Jones and tie Rev. Sam Small in
Boston is said to have been attended by
12,000 people.
Wine (nearly 500 gallons) that left
Jerusalem December 15th has been re
ceived m Chicago, where It is to te used
for IVswver purposes.
Aa explorer has started for the
North Pole from Winnipeg, He prob
ably th:nks that it cannot get colder
thaa it Is at Winnipeg.
1 he police of Flushing, L. I., want
a ra'se In their pay, which is now $000
a year for privates, and an extra 5100
per annum for the captain.
Kaw ham has filled a family near
iath Butler, Wayne county. N. Y..
with trichica;. Two deaths have oc
curred and others are expected.
The highest spot Inhabited by
human beings is said to be the Bndd-
nist cloister of Hanle, Thibet, where
21 priests live at an altitude of 10,000
feet
Mr. Thomas M. Davis, of Milford,
Delaware, is the owner of an old
elgh. His great-grandfather, Mark
Davis, bought it in Philadelphia in
177.
Tennessee's Senate has rejected a
bill appropriating $1800 for a monu
ment to George Peabody, through
whos9 benevolence the State was a
great gainer.
Monster icebergs have been en
countered by many steamships that. tZTo
crossed the Banks of Newfoundland
during the past week or two unusu
ally early lor their appearance.
A Louisville colored woman has
sold ber graudchild to a white woman
for $150, and as the little one has
fallen into good hands there will prob
ably be no effort to interfere with the
baigain.
A woman, living In Jamaica, L. I ,
has just been dischargeed as cured
from a neighboring insane hospital,
after a few months' treatment, though
ber mental troubles have extended over
a period of 20 years.
At the Washington territory peni
tentiary the rules require tbat the hair
on the right side ct prisoner's heads
shall be shaved off, while that on the
left side is allowed to remain in Its
normal condition.
Albert Nicker son, of Sag Harbor,
L. I., is 12 years old. Every day he
sits down to the table with his father
an I mother, grandfather and grand
mother, and great-gramLather . and -
two creat-grand mothers.
Profitable Orange G no wing.
The Savaunah JVtics of a recent date
relates: An Ocala firm sent seventy
five boxes of oranges to a Macon (Ga.)
commission house, and in return re
ceived eighty-two cents In postage
stamps.
A crowd of Prohibitionist workers
in Portland, Oregon, gathered In front
of a saloon, and sang with great vigor
a campaign song. "It's Water, Not
Beer, we Want." until the saloon
keeper, taking their request literally,
turned the hose on them.
A lightning adder gave an exhib
ition in a public place in Lansing,
Michigan, and gained great admira
tion by his rapid work with columns
of figures. After he had taken up a
collection and disappeared it was dla
covered that bis totals were all wrong.
Every one of the six daughters ot
a grocer named Schlecht in New York,
is S'ud to bave eloped in turc. Annie,
the eldest ran away when she was 21
years old, Am"l.a when she was 14,
Caroline and Netta when they were
7, Adeline when she was Id, and
Iloitensia. a few weeks ago, when she
was 12 Edward Russell, the hero of
the most recent elope-tneut, has been
4rnt to prison for marryu.ga child.
In order to render glue Insoluble in
water, it is rn!y necessary to add a little
t-otaisluai U-chromate to the water in
which it is dissolved, and expose the
Slue I p irt to the light One-UftietU
part of lb3 bi-chromate win lumce.
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