Sjw ' Mill " f; liiifi 'I Sep mlri AYrrfT Ml I II I B.V SOHWEIER, THE OOIi'flTUTIOI TIE UIIOI-1IS TKE HTOXOEKI3T W TBS LAYS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XLI. MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22, 1SS7. NO. 2G- 1 Lowly Hut Aspirins. . t . V B'linllii' c)f til f SUU. w'"V:ti,e pathway o! treat worlds yoBe B,OOD'9 ful1 :ifibt' When Uy x- .vet the coT'' lw i''t:ing of a star ; iVIVV.r.v-o.u.-sfta-l steady lfcl But ii vi it sweet content jteou ia...- - . , th niht Atl!iv .,. forsonier-coriiilcriui i.-elB ways Time's saintly feet Lave i .v'mavliirlitsonieMl to Ileaven and Gcd! . i. tiu bpnutv of tlio rose. Mf" "rant and fresh Uh uioruinc's dewy v w orange blossoms pure as falling snows, AdJ ever strain of wedding ,. -t .fn'io'lire my whole Hie tlirou.'h A lii'y of lLe v3::ey 1 may be , ;rTOf the valley to a few juVonie Si-rin0' hour in gladness d rawn I 'iii n-aT Lope through God's good will atii truce Jo w "'iTe s "uI ,0 SOCk aaJ fi"J ll'9 faCP La' nod Las made me, and I know a piaceardtime, a work and way; 1 . i.airt I would bestow .''uumbier meed of blessings while I - '"'tA ' n Jj-T to flnJ my rlace, lio'ur i tu'y work, and mark my way To l.Ut iod would bave me, by Ilis i -i.e y'c-iail'iiu to the bills above, Acd'tii-re at His great blessing, I shall Crcwced o:;es m to -.heir crowning by my THE WIDOW F1DES.SA. "Have you e ver worn a collar spiked tv t'c a:id the laundress?" asked r -v Cil us Achates as lie and I p..: j"a collar wiucn mue jou 'a charvi i luiiunic iue ueau as a ju of leading ttie sneer 1 can't say I Lave evi-r wvra one, exactly. I have Lad one on occasionally, lor a brief ''What is your opinion," coutinued Anns, u.th' apparent inconsequence, of "woman who will ask" MUestions? Find me cue who U.ii't iiaJ IT. tell you what I think "ut u'oi.e questions, Aniylion. Jkeis, mar. favors kindnesses ser-ces-l-sial! and great." 'Eeasenal'le and unreasonable, in season aid out of season, I suppose you mean,'" r-1 iu to imPallent' t0 wait bis extlana'.ion; for I had guessed, as usual, what te w :s aiming at more qnlckiv than Le, slo v old fellow that he ir. cou'.J exi'.es it. "I see the poatof vour comparison, and I think i; u deuced p:ty we can't dispose of oe annoyance as readily as of the other. If'our collar in itates the cuti cle, e cny tear it oC and chuck it way. If a felloniaa disturbs our wjnirJmity, we can curse him and turJe tlm aside. In either case we enjoy t blissiui sense of relief, not un Kagied with self-approval. But let a woutn t the destroyer of our nerres or comfort, and no matter now savage tie mood luto which she compels us. any eSort we make to put her down, be' ete never so deserving of a snub, leaies us with an uncomfortable sus picion of our own brutality, even more baraasicz than the original annoyance to which she subjected us. A man has no delense against such a woman as yen mean, Amys. I know whom you ire thiaklLg of your friend, Fidessa, the widow. There is but one way for you to escape the iLfiiction of that woman's ceaseless demands. Avoid her. Rut you sees; utterly unable to do that, my friend. You Lave as good as con fessed that the irritates you. Yet she hasn't a more willing s;ave, apparently, than yourself. Has she been victimizing youajain, lately? ' "Ah, no; not exactly that- What she asked me to do wasn't so far out of the way. It wouldn't have mat tered, you know, If that infernal parrot Lad been less vicious, and if those cursed old women hadn't been ou the spot to report the affair as even more ridiculous than it really was." "This is interesting, Amys. This latest parrot storvl Let us have it, Old fellow, without dtlay." "Well, you see, I dropped m on Fidessa the other afternoon, at a most inopportune moment, as it proved. She wa3 moving. Leaving the Marsden Bouse and going to housekeeping. She las a parrot. Thinks the world of it. Was afraid to trust it" "To the expressman. I see. So she asked you tc carry it through the streets on your ngtr from the Marsden House to her new place of abode. Ho w many miles did it prove?" "Xot en my finger. Amylion," he said, ignoring my question. "It had a nice stand to which it was chained. After a block or two I found it rather heavy, and it was an awkward thing w carry, so I got into the passing auinniy. I put it on the step beside oe clutched it tight with my left hand What, the parrot?" "Hang it, no! How stupid you are. iiie rtand-the perch with the parrot opon it. Well, just as the bird began W nap its wings and scream like mad. jaw:!!? after us all the boys in crea uon, who should come around the cor wrbnt old Mother Lunch and Mother tm !e t:22e5!- 'd gossips in town, they see you?" he'nitai!,21,thefJit'3' How could they w Pit, thoughr That green devil was muZ noise enough to rouse the anrl it 1 1? 10 the 'd Witches, ir tii t 1.,Wa3 ia tbe act of raisID arm 1 S,1ttelLlnff my lert upper me-Kf Clu? a riew5y invented t the parrot?'' i.. . we PifTou It had buried if. K,u." T't11 my arm, and was twistinir was a SK JVLe flts:'- MFCoat cIotTr6- T flesh heals, but C 'h ? not- ars can be re- lnf if i.. . i . . Pectable. darn, a one Tmycoa" v CUld eu(lure' but Kreet -rd5 ' .;,p'e1 ovinto the tai. takiSfn e cid women 8t00d 8a'0UD1 11 crushed and fl ffitT8Uponthe car track. trowa a, T J f" tbce. WUsel3 sply to wonaL-.?1 ture- dece,lt IuS WkaTV101 therails- day." Mver la so to my dying "IIow did yon brck the blow to Madame?" "I didn't venture to. I went down town, got a parrot as like tbe dead devil as one pea to another, and sent it with a new perch up to the house. It rot there before Fidessa arrived, and she would never have discovered tbe difference If old Mother Bunch hadn't called upon her to condole. Then she sent for me. tragically requested me to remove the alien bird, and wept over the memory of her lost pet. But I told you, Amylion. she was good hearted, with all her faults. When J described to her the bite " 'Mie wanted to send you a new coat?" "She forgave me, consented to keep ine Dira " "And borrowed 120 upon the strensrth or her pardon. Satisfactory finale." I never told you that, Amylion. IIow on earth " "I remember you telling me that you had lost $20 about that time, as a rea son for not going out of town for the rourth. Giving, friend Am vs. is one of tbe luxuries of like. But Just so soon as generosity suffers coercion it ceases to be a gratification to give. No man would relish an enforced diet of pate de foie gras, yet it's a luxury fit for the gods. To be asked for a loan by one who, on principle, never repays ii, is perhaps the most trying form of compulsory gilt. The borrower evades the stigma of begging, while the lender wholly misses the credit of giving. I think, Amys, I wiuli rather avoid a more intimate acquaintance with your fair friend." "I am sorry to hear you say so, for I promised to call upon her next Sunday. and 1 relied upon your accompanying me. Did you know that your little friend Oriana is down from Virginia City, and staying with Fidessa." ow, Oriana is a pet of mine, and I bad not seen her for an age. I was anxious, moreover, to keep a brotherly eye upon Amys; so I determined that if lie would go to r idessa s tbe follow ing Sunday, so would I. When the day came i found that he wast not to be turned from his purpose. There fore, we called together upon the widow. I carried with me into her house my prejudice against her. In her presence it seemed to me;t away in defiance of my will. She was certainly a wonder fully agreeable woman, and she ap peared sincerely desirous to put forward little Oriana, who Is shy, modest and retiring. She- evinced no feminine jealousy of her superior advantages of youth and good looks. Such not being always tbe habit of widows, I was pleasantly surprised. We were asked to remain to diuner. Fidessa pressed insisted. It was no kindness to ask us, she said, for she had forgotten to market yesterday, and she didn't believe there was anything fit to eat In tbe house. Then she went out of tbe room to ransack the pantries, she told us, and Oriana was left to en tertain us. The latter was unusually quiet and silent. There was an embar rassment in her manner that 1 could not fathom. Was she distressed at our remairing to what cha knew would be 1 a shabby dinner? It so, she placed in sufficient faith in tbe powers ol our hostess. A more toothsome, inviting little dinner I never sat down to. The dishes were few, but dainty enough to set before royalty. And the'.whole was exquisitely served. If I formed a bet ter opinion of Fidessa as I sat at her table enjoying the delicacies she evi dently took genuine pleasure in press ing upon us, than 1 bad thought it possible I could entertain toward one of whose Inveterate and inconsiderate habits of asking favors 1 had heard much and experienced little. Two items that told strongly in her favor with me were her kind manner to Oriana and her evident ability as a housekeeper and hostess. Amys fairly beamed under the influ ence of the tidbits she slipped on to bis plate and the smiles she lavished upon him. The sherry wa3 Incompar able, and I confess ber solicitude in keeping my glass in a brimming state bad a most mellowing effect upon my humor. I could not understand bow little Oriana, usually so bright and gay, could not resist the eflecte of this genial atmosphere. She had grown quieter and more silent since we sat down to dinner, and all my efforts failed to draw her cut. We dined early, and the better part of the evening was still before U3 when we left Fidessa's house. Amys sug gested some calls In the neighborhood. 1 acquiesced. Our first visit was to the browns. They were at tea, and Iq sisteJ uiwn our each taking a cup. The six-year -old daughter of the house, who bad a childish fondness for me. came and cuddled down in a corner o.' the sofa beside me. We were somewhat apart from the others. "There is no cake for tea to-night, ' she said condolingly. "We always have lots of cake, and Bridget made some that was awful good yesterday: but the lady who lives in the little house across the street begged it all away from us to-day. She bad com pany that came unexpected, and the mlco had spoiled all her cake. And we gave her some soup, too. She's a nice lady and I like her, but I wish her soup didn't net burned up sometimes, 'cause I like soup, and to-day there was not enough for dinner to give me any, 'cause her saup all got burned up again to-day and mamma lent ber some of ours." I was deeply interested. "Does this lady's soup often get burned?" I asked. Oh! yes 'most every Sunday! Ana papa was awrul mad to-day, 'cause it was gumbo soup we had, and be likes gumbo soup, and he didn't have but a bttle wee bit. And he was awful cross with mamma 'cause he had a crushed napkin, 'cause mamma lent all the clean ones to the lady. And you know, she hasn't brought back the sil ver butter-knife mamma lent her ever so long ago. And papa says it won t do; mamma must stop lending her things, 'cause she's an Infernal plague, W1wm SK tbe'deslred definition by my little friend's mamma, who at this moment descended upon ber and carried her off to bed. So one bad beard her confidences. Amys sat and L sipped I his tea in blissful ignorauceof the eTldence I had been gleaning from the child a prattle of his friend's peculiar and unique method of getting together impromptu entertainment for unex peeteJ L guests. Yesterday I should haveharshly condemned her conduct. To-day, still under the Influence o : the new impression she bad made won me, I felt annoyed that so cverand agreeable a woman should be capaDie of such devices. . I said nothing to Amys wnen we got outside of the revelation made to jne. We next called upon the Robinsons. Fate urged Amys to Lis uadoing. lie mentioned where he had dined, and went into raptures over Fidessa's culi nary skill, dwelling particularly upon her ability as a maker of calf's-foot jelly. A peculiar smile made itself visible on the collective family countenance. "Now, I think it's loo bad," cried the oldest girl, "that my sister and I should lose not oniy our jelly, but the credit of having made it. We devoted the whole of yesterday to its manufac ture, and the chief result of all our trouble was to give that angelic sister of mine an opportunity to supply an accidental deficiency in a certain lady's dessert. That cat of hers must be a victim of dyspepsia, if it really gets away with all it is said to. I felt tempted to ask if it ever had the D. T.'s when she came around to ask for a 'drop' of sherry in a gatlon demijohn. I would bave given ber what was left from clearing tbe jelly, but papa turned up, and insisted upon letting her have the best. With such encouragement, sue win ass: next lor champagne." Amy's face was a study. 1 fairly roared. If it had not been too late to pay any more visits, I am sure we should bave traced out in our further progress through that vicinity, the origin of the entire menu to which we had done honor at Fidessa's table. About a week later I encountered Oriana one morning early, upon Kearny street. I did not recognize ber till she spoke to me, for she was thickly veiled. "Ah, I am so glad to bave met you," she said, excitedly, "I am In such a dilemma, and I could not bear to speak of it to anyone. I want so much to know perhaps you could tell mo. and I don't mind so much speaking of it to you what Uncle Harris would be likely to give me for this?" She opened her hand wide enough to show me a climpse'of a tiny, blue-enameled watch. "I was afraid they would insult me if I asked for more than I should." "What do you want money for?" It was a rude, blunt question, and I put it haishly; but old bachelor friends are privileged to be rude and blunt, and I was annoyed to think that Fidessa's influence inhjht be telling upon ber. She hung her bead. "I want to go home, and I bave nothing to take me." "Didn't your father " "Ah, yes; but you see I spent all be gave me, and don't want to trouble him for more, rerbaps he couldn't spare it very well. I'd much rather get it this WBy," holding up the watch. " hat have you spent your money upon?" She wa3 silent, A new inspiration struck me. "You didn't spend it all. Y'ou lent it. It was borrowed from you by " 'Ah, bush!" she cried. "I didn't want you to know that. I'leaso don't tell it to any one. She really is so good hearted and she has been so kind to me. She has given me so many presents. Still " "Still, you would rather be out ot her house and home again. You aru right. It is no place for you, let ber be as kind and generous as she may." - Tbe next day I saw tbe child off home, without, howevar, calling in the aid of Uncle Harris. When Oriana was gone I set abou'. maturing a scheme I bad formed, it was Quixotic, perhaps, but I thought the possible cure of a fault like Fidessa's In oue whom, despite her idiocyncrasy, few could help liking, was worth the trouble of trying to effect. I called upon a carefully chosen number of her most intimate friends whom 1 couiJ trust, I hoped, not to betray me. They entered with spirit into my plan. S.ni ultaneously they all began to borrow from her. And she lent it to them as unhesitatingly as she had borrowed from them, showlns no reluctance to grant all their requests, though thy ran the gamut from a lace scarf to a bucket of coal, taking eve i the gas globes and door keys. Those in the secret derived no little amusement iu comparing notes and consulting as to what out-of-the-way articles they should ask for next. This thing grew more aud more exciting as the days went by. Eich conspirator's house contained a vast aud miscellaneous collection of Fidessa's worldly goods. By the end of a fortnight the discomfiture of a rifled home would have beeu unendur able to one less amiable, but with un diminished good humor she continued to lend. At last a period came when those iu the plot began to doubt Its success. There was no punishment in it to one who felt not its Inconvenience aud knew no reluctance in parting with her belongings. The lnteuded lesson would prove no lesson at all if she uever took Jn its meaning. Fidessa continued amiably and exasperatingly obtuse. There was nothing for it in the end but to conflde tbe secret to old Mother Gary, under a solemn vow of silence. Before the week was out Fidessa's eyes bad been opened. First she called on ber female friends and wept. Then she begau to toss .her bead when she met them In the street and looked the other way. Finally the ludicrous side of the affair seemed to strike her, good nature prevailed and she laughed about it with those who persisted iu speaUug to her. She confessed herself justly served, and professed to be wholly cured. Sever again, so long as she lived, would she ask anything of any body. This resolve was openly ex pressed, and to no one did it prove more gratifying than to Amys. But alas! por fellow, bis satisfaction wuh the result of our schemo was short lived. One day be came to ma with the most rueful expression on his gocd natured face that I have ever eeeu "We bave banished Fidessa," he said. "T knew she was no longer happy among us, though she tried so amiably to bide ber chagrin. ' She has broken up housekeeping and gone away. "So 1 have been told," I said quietly. "She has gone east ou a pass' Music Without Charms. Dr. Johnson being at a eoncert, and very inattentive while a celebrated vio linist was performing a solo, a musical friend, to induce him to take 'greater notice of what was going on, to d hra how extremely difficult it was. "sir," repTie" the doctor, "I could wish it were impossible' aooa weeding Is a letter of credit all over the world. A 6-montbs-old child, weighing only two and oneAaU pounds is a sub ject of curiosity near Uapac. Mich. In stock breeding, blood from the sire, beauty from the dam. should be Tt'isa mistake to set up your own standard of right and wrong and judge people accordingly. ! At the Tomb of Mother Ere. ith the exception of those whom business takes thither, the ports of the Ked Sea are but seldom visited by Europeans. Nor Is this to be wondered at when we consider the evil reputation in which that part of the world bas long been held by travelers. And yet during tbe first three months of tbe year it would be bard to find a more pei feet climate, and the country on either side of the sea is at least as full of interest, as many of the better known tourist-tracks. Jeddab is easily reached from Suez by the steamers of the Kbe devicu Company, which accomplishes the journey In from three to four days During the pilgrim season the steamer: call at Tor on their way to and from Jeddah. Here there is a large sano- torluin aud quarantine station for tbe use of the Hadjis returning from their pilgrimage to Mecca, and a govern ment doctor and a company of soldiers are stationed here by the Egyptian Government. Tor is the most con venient landing place for people desir ous of visiting Mount Sinai, which is only thlrty-nve miles distant, soon after leaving Tor, the Island of Shadu- sag is sighted, and after passing It, a straight course is steered for Jeddah, The city of Jeddah is built in tbe form of a square, with the south side facing the sea. On tbe three sides which looks landward, the city is protected by a high wall, a gate on each side forming the only means of entrance to, or egress from the city. A regi ment of Turkish soldiers stationed here mounts guard at these gates. which are closed about two hours after sunset. The streets of Jeddah are narrow, and, as a rule, dirty, but the fautastic shapes of tbe bouses make up for t lies j detects. J. he prevailing archi tecture, which is as picturesque as it is unique, cannot fail to strike tbe visitor who will also be impressed with the vast size of many of the buildings. Imagine a lofty, five-storied bouse, built entirely of white coral. Dotted about its sides, iu all sorts of unex p?cled places, and of the most varied shapes aud sizes are numerous bang- iuz windows. The entrance to tbe house is usualty guarded by' large folding doors, elaborately ornamented with brass work, much of which is really very fine, aud would do credit to skilled European workmen. The ground floor of tbe heose is devoted to the camels, goats and other live-stock belonging to the owner, though ia tbe case of merchants, part of this floor is also put aside for offices. Each of tbe upper stories of the house contains, as a rule, a complete suite of apartmen's. it being a common custom forseveial families to dwell under oue roof. The rooms are large, according to European ideas, and owing to their huge win dows are admirably adapted to a hot climate. The roofs of tho houses are a 1 fiat and form pleasaut places to sit In the cool of the evening. From them fine views are obtained of the surrounding sea and laud. But if you would see Jeauanio perieciion, "go visit It by the pale moon! Ight." Then the view from the housetop is sT verit able fairy scene such depth of light and shade, such fantastic shadows! Below, in the narrow streets, the heavy casements seem to defy the pale moon light to enter, while beyond the white walls of the city, the dreary desert is lit up as brightly as tbe noon-day sun. As in most eastern towns, tbe centre of life iu Jeddah, is the Baz.iar. Here beats the pulse of the city. Here, tbe current news is discussed and com mented on. Here tbe merchants buy and sell, and baggie over their bargains. Throughout the morning there is a per fect Babel of voices. Owing to the laige number of pilgrims who pass through Jeddah, on their way to Mecca, the bazaar is far larger than the size of the town would lead you to expect it consists of one broad thoroughfare aVmt half a mile in length, lined cn either side with shops aud cafes, and covered in with coarse matting, as a protection from the sun's rays. Out of tills main thoroughfare lead numerous small streets, each street. as a rule, being occupied uy tue wo.kmen ut some particular trade, or the venders of similar wares. All nationalities are represented; but Turks, Greeks aud Syrians predomi nate. Every type and variety of the Arab rac9 is to be met with In tbe ba zair picture-que Bedouins, armed to the teeth; grave merchants from euje and other far-iff towns, true aristo- its in appearance and mien; swarthy Nubians and degenerate Egyptians; ail these, and many others, mingled with Persians. Turks, Greeks and Banians, form Indeed a motley crew. The only industries peculiar to Jed dah and they are hardly worthy of the n line are the manufacture of black coral into brads aud cigarette holders, and the ornamentation of pearl shell. The former, which Is peculiar to this part of the Iced Sea, takes a polish equal to the finest jet, and is of consid erable value, excellent artincers in silver, brass and iron are found in Jeddah, the brass-work being fully equal to that for which Benares bas so loni been famous. The Turkish shops are perhaps the most brilliant with their amber anl embroidered robes. Altogether the bazaar presents a bright and animated scene, and tbe contrast Is great as you pass from it into the deserted streets outside. Travellers froiu Jeddah to Mecca pass out of tho city b" the northern or, as it is gener ally called, the "Mecca Gate." Close to this gate is a small bazaar, consisting for the most part ol cooK-snops, where pilgrims buy their provisions for tne march to Mecca. During the pilgrim season a coutinuous stream ot caravans passes under the frowning archway; caravans composed or Mussulmans fioin the most distant parts of the world; from Afghanistan, from Ceylon, from Burmah, and the Malay Fenln sula; from the far-off waters of tbe Uluo Nile, over desert and sea, as through fire and water, thousands press yearly to offer a prayer at the birth-ula-re of their prophet. No wonder, then, that the Moslem thinks tbe prayerless Christian" cold and wani ng in reugiqus zeau me road to Mecca passe, for tbe first ten miles. ovfr level desert, and thence rises grad ually over a emu range ot bills, aua again descends to Mecca. Christians are not allowed to pass into the terri tory f tue 111311 Gheril without per mission, aud on no consideration are th:-y allowed to approach within sight uf the holy city. A Christian, how ever, with a good knowledge of Arabic would ncw-a-days have little difficulty in voting tbe city in disguise; whether the Journey is worth the trouble and risk attending it Is a matter on which travelers who bave made it differ. Situated in the desert, abont a quarter of a mile from the western gate of the City cf Jeddah, is an object of in,tere$t to Christian anl Mussulman alike the grave of Eve, cr, as she is called In Arabic, "Slttna Hawwa." the mother of mankind. It Is difficult to trace the origin of the legend that allots to Eve this desert tomb as her last resting place, and it Is doubtful whether it is of any great antiquity, nowever this may be, the tomb is regarded with great veneration br the numerous ml grims who visit Jeddah. and few fail to worship at the shrlue. The grave Itself bears witness to the '.ruth of the saying, that "there were clauts in tbe earth in those days," for it is no less than 370 feet in length. The outline of the grave is marked by two low par allel walls, about 3 feet 0 inches in height, and 8 feet apart. Two date palms are planted at the foot of tbe grave which lies toward Mecca. Over the centre of the grave a small dome snapea mosque bas beeu erected, in which pilgrims offer up their prayers. in tne centre of this mosque is a dark colored oblong stono, supposed to rest on the womb of our common ances tress; this stone, which is worn smooth by tbe kisses of pilgrims, is bidden from the vulvar gaze by a covering of curtains, which are, however, drawn aside by tbe attendant on tho preseuta tioc of a small "backsheesh." a nuni ber of degenerate, an l not very res pectable specimen's of Eve's sex haunt the vicinity of the tomb and clamor for aires. Tnrce Hundred Years Ago. What would servants in the present day say to such a code of rules and regulations as was adopted three hundred years ago lu the household of Sir J. Harrington, tbe translator of "Ariosto?" A servant absent from prayers to be lined two pence. for uttering an oath; one penny. For leaving a door open, one pennv, A fine of two pence, from Lady Day to Michaelmas, for all who are in bed after seven, or out after nine. A fine of one penny for any beds un maae, a hre unlit, or canuie-box uu- cleaned after eight. A fine of four pence for any man detected teaching the children obscene words. A One of a peuny for any man wait lng without a trencher, or who is ab sent at a meal. For any one breaking any of tbe but'er's glass, twelve pence. A fine of two pence for any one who has uot laid the table for dinner by half past ten. or the supper by six. A fine of four uence for any one ab sent a day without leave. i or any man striking another, a fine ot one penny. 1 or any follower visiting the cook, one penny. A fine of one penny for any man appearing In a foul shirt, broken hose, untied shoes, or torn doublet. A bne or one penny for any stranger's room left for hours after be be dressed. v ae ot one penny if the ball be 110 cleansed by eight In winter and fSKi ui summer. , r - 'iae porter to be fined one penny If tb. court gate be not shut during meals. A Cue ot three pence if the stairs be not cleaned every Friday after dinner. All these fines were deducted by the steward at tl-e quarterly payment of the men's wages. An Underground Opera House What Is called the Graud Cavern or Caverns Is about one and a half nubs from Manitou. directly up th Ute pass a road worn and cut out of the rock that winds up in the Kockies, over which tbe Utes were accustomed to pass in the old times of thirty years ago. In prospecting among the ledges about a thousand feet above the pass, the present owner, Mr. Snider, discov ered a small opening, and by working at It soon found himself in the large ball that is the commeucement of a series of rooms and tunnels that now constitutes one of the wonders of the country. All along the road numerous stalactites and stalagmites are seen, covered by wire netting, and safe from the hands of vandals. On the right are a lot of bones, also protected by wire, said to be those of the bear, but they are really fox and wildcat bones, and probably those of some other smail mammal that had crawled Into the cave to die. From this interesting walk we enter into Stalactite Hall, where many strange forms have been moulded by nature. Here is a deer's bead, seem ingly in white marble, the antlers al most perfect; birds, trees, human faces, and a hundred and one fancfui shapes worthy of attention. Passing on we reach the rotunda, where sjme fine stalactites pass down to the floor, form ing pillars. Near by Is a large room, about sixty feet high, called, very ap propriately, the opera bouse, having a parquet and two tiers of galleries all rouDcL Further along is a natural organ or sot of chimes. This is by far the best in tho country, and in this respect the Manitou cavern is ahead of all others. The chimes are a set of stalactite formations, connected with tbe wall, forming a series or thin up right slabs placed side by side. When struck with a stick they give out met allic bell-like notes, and with a little practice the entire scale can be sounded and tuneful chimes rung. In the opera house are many curious shapes resemb ling statuary, and human forms appear attached to the walls. From this we pass to the churn room, where a series of stalactites and stalagmites forms a perfect churn, the newly churned butter being represented in the stone by Its side. Her Color Changed, A young lady who was much worried about her complexion, asked the advice of a vegetarian friend as to the best means of improving ber appearance. "Take to vegetarianism," said the friend. She took wildly; and fed on nothing but parsnips, washed down with copi ous draughts of dandelion tea, for one month. Toward the end of the twenty- eighth day she was nearly as pretty in color as butterlne. Yet, somehow or other, tbe tint didn't please ber, and after consulting her vegetarian friend again, the young lady subsisted for two months on pickieu caDoage ana ra p berry vinegar neat. Slowly but surel ber color changed, till she became a good copy of a red sunset. Still not satisfied, she varied her nourishment more, and existed on strawberry ice and turnips for six; months, when she assumed a loveiy pins anu wuiie nue. A very tasty tombstone has just been erected to her memory by ber vegeta rian irieno, A COitGttOUS PAkACK- Description or the Charming Manga Gardens of the King of Slam. The Summer Palace of t'is King, the Mango Gardens, is considered tbe handsomest place In .".aro. Tbe main building is erected in tbe style of a French chateau, and is surrounded with grounds laid off with great skill by a Landscape gardener, paths wiuding in serpentine sinuosity in every direc. tion. flowers of all kinds fill the air with perfume, and to add to the c'.iarms of the place miniatme lakes, dotted over with lotus plants in blossom, flash their sparkling waters in th3 sun shine. These lakes are fed f torn the river that flows in front cf the palace, which together wlti the yard. Is enclosed by a wall containing a number of bund some buildings set apart for the various wives of the King. Through the kind ness of the gardener in charge I wa3 shown through the palace, the King being absent, be not staying there more than a month during the year. The palace is built of teak and other costly woods, the walls paneled mo;t handsomely; the hard wood polished like a mirror, bringing out the grain; the ceiling lofty, laid off in handsome designs and most elaborately gilded; the floors a mosaic of various woods also highly polished, each room a dif ferent design, while the broad flight of steps that leads to tbe second story tbe sleepmg apartments is simply grand, in keeping with the magnificence of the interior. The King's chamber, bath-room., etc., were worthy of the abode of roy alty ,and bis couch a'thing of beauty,' if not "a joy forever." It was made of rare wood and carved in the most ex quisite designs, draped with rare lace fr.vged with gold; a gold embroidered spread covered the bed; the pillows and bolsters were also hemmed with lace, and above It swung a handsome punka to keep him cool. It seemed more like a work of art to please the eye than the resting place of one who courted slum ber, surcease of business aud troullo arising from the control of over 7,0V0, 000 people. - 1 In some of the rooms we noticed some very handsome furniture and pictures, costly tables, crystal and ala baster vases, etc., though the place was dismantled during the absence of royalty. It is a place that one tired of power and the world would retire to for a month and live in elysium or Oriental ease. In the center of several of the lakes handsome pavllious are erected, where the band discourses music, and on their rippling surface float barges ready to bear the wives and children or family of the King, when he concludes to pass his time there. Scattered throughout tbe gardens are cages containing monkeys, birds, etc., that add not a little to the plct- uresqueuess of the scene. For over an hour our party strolled through the well-kept gronnds and gardens, fifty men being constantly employed iu U-autlfy'ijg and keeping them in order. Amid a grove of rarest foliage, musical with birds, is a handsome Italian monument, erected to the memory ot the late Oueen, who was drowned by the sinking of a yacht, erected by the King, and by his special direction kept in the neatest order. As our time was limited we could see but a portion of tbe beauties of this lovely place. It would take a column to speak at length of the various pa laces that are scattered over the grounds, the Oriental watch and bell tower that stands like a giant sentinel toweling over all, the handsome wat, built like a Gothic cathedral, stained glass windows, but tbe shrill whistle of our steam launch reminds us that "time is up," and, with a sigh of re gret, our party left the lovely Mango Gardens, its world of flowers, its fra grant atmosphere and paradisical beauty an elysium where one could dream lite away, the Nepenthe ot the poet, where no raven will ever "sit on pallid bust of Pallas," but eternal sun shine gilds the velvet curtaius and casts a glory on the glistening floors. vA French ScDtincL-. During one of Napoleon's remarkable campaigns, a detachment of a corps commanded by Davoust, occupied the Isle Itugen, which they were ordered to evacuate. They embarked with such precipitation that they forgot one of their sentinels posted in a retired spot, and who was so deeply absorbed in the perusal ot a newspaper as to be totally unconscious of their departure. After pacing to and fro for many hours upon bis post, he lost patience, and returned to tbe guard room, which be found empty. On inquiry be learned with despair what had happened, and cried: "Alas! alas! I shall be looked upon as a deserter dishonered, unhappy wretch that I am!" His lamentation excited the compas sion of a worthy tradesman, who took him to bis house, did all in his power to console him, taught to make bread, for he was a baker and, after some months, gave bim bis only daughter in marnage. Five years afterward, a strange sail was seen to approach tbe Island. Tbe inhabitants flocked to tbe beach, and soon discovered in tbe advancing ship a number of soldiers wearing tbe uni form of tbe I rench army. "Iam done for, nowl" cried tbe dismayed husband. "My bread Is baked." An Idea, however, suddenly occurred to him, and revived his courage. He ran to the bouse, slipped into his uni form, and seizing bis faithful firelock, returned to the beach and posted him self on sentry at tbe moment tbe French were landing. 'S bo goes there?" he shouted in a voice like thunder. Who goes there, yourself?" shouted cne in a boat. "Who are you?" "A sentinel" "IIow long have you been on guard?" "Five year." Davoust, for it was be, laughed at the quaint reply, and gave a discharge in due form to his involuntary de serter. Small Measure. Foote was dining with a thrifty otch peer, who decanted bis wdne sparingly, but descanted largely on its excellence and, its age. "It is very little of ita age," said Foote. This pleasantry, attributed In several quarters to Foote, is also told of the anonymous "witty countryman," in seventeenth century jest books, and probably dates back to remote antiquity The jest Itself, la open to the reproach it convejs. APPLE BI-OSSOMS. The Fruit a Member ot the Great Ilose Family. Nature worked lovingly when she made apple blossoms. These petals that come down softly all over me are the color ot a baby's cheek, and that is tbe lovingest thing in tbe world. I do not sea why people should plant elms, and ash, and maple, for lawn trees, and pnt apples in a back lot. There is nothing like an apple tree for gentleness; and a gentle tree among trees is like a gentle man among men. Their outlines are gracefal, but never formal; and their warm hearts are either breaking out in smiles or golden pippins. When you want a perfect front yard have a few apples; or, if you want a nne lawn, mix apples with the 'The appie is a member of the great rose family; so are the pears, pea.hes. 1,,.- ,.nA(a plums, cherries, apricots and the tcses and strawberries all cousins. Did it ever occur to you that there is a sort of f it'lllv liuik alinnr. thpSA tlilnrc:9 Tr h- ! sure the blossoms are all of a likeness. but that is n.t ail. they belou to a class of ro3yf hearty, loving trunks tuat never seem to bavf but twl thou,hts - to be as beautiful as imviIiIr a , , ... . USOful sis tinsaili'p- I likn thi rml e simplicity of orchard trees. They d- not have any fashionable ways. Now, this special tree uuder which I have my hammock is a dear old frieud. It is an Indian rareripe, six feet in girth, aud when it blossoms It is a vast boquet, covering several square lods. Apples it bears by the thousand, but petals by the million. It stood litre s;veuty years ago and has a sound heart yet. It was planted by old -co-uoudoab, the chieftain, and bus a mem ory, as trees go, that I should like to recall. There ia onehollowlimb that squeaks in the wind, and a squirrel has a-laruily iu It. She does not mind me at all, but runs ipand down the trunk ou ber domestic duties, carrying a stolen bit of coin or scolding her lazy spouse. Some one has written a delightful book ou the "Population of a Fear Tree." One cannot begin to tell the curious rel.uws that live under the bark or in the body or on tbe fruit or tender twlirs of this tree of mine. The name is le gion. Just now a golden woodpecker 3 running up and down, tapping here aud there, a if to say, Sweet worm. are you at home? And with his sharp bill he picks the locks and makes a call. welcome or not welcome. Curious fel lows, these woodpeckers! They Know that we are friends and do not fear us, but irk up their heads with a jerk, and chirp as it to say, "these fellows aie lut, an l you don't k now .how good they are." Kobtus are specially fond of the rustic t'pple limbs for their mud cot tages. Yellowhammers take to hollows in timber and limbs. The:e holes are curious p aces. If you wish U know who is imide tap on the outside. If yi!owhammers are inside they will rap m reply. . .. - Suppose : gather a huge boquet dtf fieee nesn tinted blooms, and lying down, place them lbihtly across the face. Now shut your eyes; lay out your nanus on the sarin turr, and drink lu the perfume. You will be pretty sure t ) go to sltep; so it might be better to ciimb into the hammock. But I wart you to observe the soothing power there is iu this fragrance to lull your senses to rest. I think that nearly all flowers have a slight opiate effect. But while you are awake you will see what a wonderiui sense is this of smell. We never quite bring it to its best. We rather despise it; but even roses and appie blossoms are not more thau half revealed to the eye. The crabs and wild apples have the Quest flowers and the richest odois. But when it comes to fruit it is tho siualler bksscms that show where the big apples are to be. then it takes about ten to twenty blossoms to make a siugle Northern Spy or a Bellellaur; but one blossom makes a crab. I mean that nature, when she proposes to exert herself for quality sacrifices quantity. She throws away nearly all the bloom of the Spy and concentrates the energy of fiuitii.gon a few select specimens. Hut is the ou'y end of the tree to besr fruit. No; ncr tbe end of human Ufc. It is to blossom in sweetness and love: to cive iov. and poems, and peaa. and i lifA tf Q.ml Si-, mv h!jQqv1 nritilM to ttiia : day feedinz me with biesed thoughts I md sweet memor.es. What else did tlicerson mean when he sung: One narvest troai 7 fur fleM, liomewitfil trjii)i!it jour uiea 'r o.r; Hut uuolNer crop yur seres yurM, Wn,c!i 1 gather .n a aung. Cut an apple through into thin, , smooth slices and hold tbeni up to the S-monia, California, and the production un. All about the core you will se'ofolive3 co'ilideutly expected to be prtad out the form of the blovuiu. J come one of the most important indus- t he apple is only the swollen ovary of the blossom. So a strawberry is an ularged ovary carrying the seeds out upon it; but the raspberry, you st e, is a swelling of the seed enclosure, aud so . back to the origin of the rose family j w m a vuw v S.U and tvi a 11 1 Lie, puuy iuicuuu grow ing under foot, bow little would he be able to imagine the elorious future of the despised weed. Yet that stock bas, by the slow process of evolution, during it least 500,000 years, euded in our glorious apples, pears, peaches and roses, as well as most delicious berries. Who can tell what future possibilities will Le developed out of tbe weeds of to-day? Tbe evolution of the apple is now simple, for man has taken charge jf its improvements; but for ages it was a hard struggle. The Oner flowers drew the most infects, to help in cross fertilization; but the finer flowers pro duced the poorer apples. On the other band the better fruits drew tbe eye ot birds and cattle, and so got planted. Un tbe whole tbe battle was in favor jf flowers. Yes there were apples good j anough to eat as long ago &3 when the Iberians built lake dwelling In Europe probably 20,000 years ago and we dud charred specimens in their kilchcu waste. "What do we have a week's vaca tion in tbe Spring for?" asked one 1;U lie six-year-old school-girl ot another. "Oh," answered her mate, "per bars that is so we can have a week to take Spring medicine la," lUtto Times FKurjp Caxe. Two ups of dried apples, soaked over night, chopped rather coarso, three cups of molasses, oro egg. two-thirds ot a cup ox butter, one tensuoonf ul of soda, all kinds of spice, flour as you would cup cake. , - , .1 Beekeepers will find profit in Ibo led ! raspberry, both as a honey and a fruit-' Plant, NEWS IN BRIEF. Mexico reports a big business boom, with a rreat rush of foreign ca ital. A law taxing cats at ten cents per capita is proposed by a legislator in Georgia. Augusta, Wisconsin, reports the fall of a yellowish snow there a day or two ago. The last census of Berlin places the number of Americans residing there at 979. A 2--foot saaik is reported to bave been taken In Monterey, California, bay a week ago. Tiie remain3 of a mastodon of the largest size have been discovered near Atlanta, Georgia. Emil M.mcke. a famous German ! n"?! 13 8 i lut " mcllbi l'U- ; 1 rohibition is exp3cted to carry all ' t!;e counties ia Dakota outside of the i 'ack Hills next Fall. j "Jubilee" Ju?gln3 is the name by English turf i 1 ai.uu uo jurseni. -piunger" on the I nrmw m?v,. i 1 uiS'SU .i . . Hwpu'S'uu uuu Ltj iijiiuca vj electricity ci.uii,iijr. During the reign of Augustus Caesar, Home, it is calculated, had a population of about 2,51)0,000. Monterey is said to remain more characteristically Mexican than any other ciry or town ia California. A famous deer forest, Applecross, in West Itosi-shue, is soon to te sold. It extends to about 7o,0t'O acres. The Hot Springs, near Carson, Nevada, have suddenly fallen fifteen inches, although the flow of water has not diminished. A snail's pace, according to the Terra Haute Express, has been ascer tained by experiment to ba a mile in fourteen days. Sealing off Cpe Flattery 13 im rroviai.'. Tbe arrivals are reported in myriad, and coruin closer to the cape thau eur before. Niue negro chieftains, with nnnro- ! nounceable names, t ut who are said to ta:k English well, have been among mo laic nous - in 1 aris. A pisciculturist of Vienna, N. J.. is said to have 50,000 carp, the product of five young German carp received by him in the spring of IStii A Pittsburg drummer is testing the right of Helena, Montana Territory, to collect a licensa from him under the recent SupremeCourt decision. The Colonial Exhibition in Eng land netted a profit or 35,235. Of this i'25,000 were presented by the trustee to the Imperial Institute t'uLd. Jacob Welch, of Ritchie county. West Virginia, cut down a hollow maple tree the other day, from which r;m twenly-ssven full grown squirrels. me widow of George A. Conly, - 1 wcai-JuiowarJWiiija-- wUr was drowned some five years ago, died ' in New York recently, of ceusump- iiuu. The highest spot Inhabited by Luavan beings is said to be the Budd hist cloister of Ilanie, Thibet, where 21 piksts live at an altitude of 16.000 feet. About 70 per cent, of the jurors drawn in New Y'ork city are of foreign birth, and many of them bave slight knowledge of our laws or of the Eng lish language. Starvation, as fouud bv cornnor'n juries, caused the deaths of fortv per sons, in London, daring the year l&ki, as shown by an official report to th j Uuu?e of Commons. Mary Q ieen of Scots was 45 years of age when executed in Fiothermgay Castle. tueen Elizabeth, who signed her death warrant, was at that time (15S7) 54 years old. A meteor that didn't "shoot," but which glowed for a quarter of an hour, according to the statement of a Quebec correspondent, li-bted up that city and vicinity vividiy a few nights :igo. A young girl attacked a sneak thief in Newark, New Jersey, the other day, threw him on bis back and heid hiia there until assistance arrived. Mie "aa seeu him steal a hat from a bat SiOie. It is reported th it a man in Fenn- sylvania has a hen which recently laid an egg lneasunii.r six and a half bv eight and a half inches. The hen is a thick Uriilitn.j, aud is old enough to be on the r?t::ed list. Olive O.I, said to be of the finest quat.ty, is bt-imr made this season in tr.es 01 the place. A bov nimp.i rrir.? ,t it ,,.,-;h r. - ir Sa'poi i)ro,., r effects of :l won,,.! i n. ,..1 caused a few weeks aro iv :l r,,.? hands of a companion. 1II,LI if 1. ia. 1 1 I i ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Dill I the Tiie reign of S 'nnr-.cheri'o (751-CSI B. C.) was the golden aire of Assyrian art; aud in CJ5 L. C, a little more than half a century later. As yria fell, never to rise again, by tho band or Cvaxares, the Median conqueror. The Plaiulicld (New Jersey) Elec tric Light Company offer to contract with householders lc-r one incandescent lamp at i3 a year; two, 47 eich; three, JO; seven, at i-1 each, aud ;2 for each additional lamp. A steam omnibus, which is in tended to run regularly over country roads, Is said to be running now in Dresden,- Saxony. It is managed by two men, and carries forty-six passengers,- with considerable freight. Lucinda Easter, a colored res!ent of Newbery, South Carolina, is said to I 1&9 years ot age. According to newspaper accounts her mother died at the advanced age of U and she, like uer u.iu-uier, uau Crinuren. Illustrated Journalism is becoming quite porr.uar In Western Peunsy wania. at least it would seem so by the recent issue of a Pittsburg paper, the supple ment cf which alone contained thirty two wood-cuts. Young chickens, the Microscopical Society ot Son Francisco fears, are filled with the seeds of consumption and may communicate the disease to people who eat them, but this will hardly bear the market for broilers to any extent. Two petrified articles have been eoin; the rounds of the r. I oue, a strawberry discovered in Georgia, and tbe other, a lo?, in Dakota It is supposed, however, that they are oce ,,i th .am.. thi t n.w t th ?.. it reached DakorJL ' " v
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