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VOL. XLI.
MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOKKK 5, I8S7.
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lib umuM.UiI LaJshiowlj pennoJ
rt n'ii r"r,,T,f i'mx
XJ.' cuuci.uc tulJ lr now aboaia end
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, rmr wa 'r't a'ong the hor,
M tiji.Mi.n i:h frrn-fllled basket,
u(Ji .in U if U-r d'iighta of yore
Aui tt'J k ln naiorj'e cuket.
IhTi off r tf hfart like Jack's :
m, -' uuC witu KfintfU wax,
' hu. l- u J u" .Irown htr tluimal lanciea.
XI b'u br i uuM ra.l Uis uit .It-Died,
f,, on tl.a iliriu. of t.lle gasara,
c- ru-tii"l b-ni ituici.lf,
Li:.iiicrrl at ttie thought of razor t
At ' f lfp t"lt not ilawn
H b o.f'n ibrotiub tbe octtan rapors.
J, con . "1 l"r ujis-Ivb wub a yawn
vt i ra l I 'l ""I tl.o morning paper.
Et ''' l""' Utint.l twirl,
An.i n.urn.'ir. J b. Kit a-moklng :
1m rt ii.r-1 J .I rHr little tirl
1 ti.ui.fcur i.f ki.rw thiit 1 u Jokui2 1"
rUYISG V. IT1I tlWWV TOOLS.
A si .wy, t:ury, wlnJy. stormy
ettfuuiif, veifcH.tf towards nlbt. An
trtu-i'f in wl'icli even a dou would
txie l.f;!ttt- t lo leave the shelter of
L J ket.uf'; tu llirouU the bhuJin
in't., efii'ttr it'rl, '?U wrapped
irom U.e cu.J, wus strugaliuir oa to her
tuxir.
IUr fici, bi l.Ifa by a brown veil,
coi ' ! but i.iin'.y l- swn, yet her figure
ar.J '.fi siiowej her ta Ih youu. She
cnlel a i,rfiuake r's buket oa her
;tra,fci;.l was rvidei.tlv a srrvilijj girl,
re.u.iiii A iK'.o br daily tanks.
3! b mi n.l a corner she raa fairly
aa ut a fct-tii rm.tn who wad hurrying
la -J.' 01 1'u-itH direction.
Ufj kJ.r !.'ti, IIisj.!'' b.e hastily ex
Ci u rtl iti 1 f 1'i't out his hands to pre
tcu l.fi f. .!". A Ruat of wind blew
tfi a i a--:.!-, .uid he suddenly added.
T1 y, a is Mim iMruaiit What can
jou Lf uii uj .'.it ou such an eveiiiuu?"
I imi. I rrii in, at Miss Llll
otfi a.i !y," returned the ftlrl, "I
trusl to (.e. tl.roiiKli one drea.-., but 1
ciu'.il m t. And it gol too late to stay
Li ;-r, 1 uiu ;aKini it home to Guiati."
"Su i ilia I-anr.i allow you to come
so tar a'ui f . in tl.ls storm, at this late
tmu?" u el tlie youujt man. a thrill of
!i J:.i.li.iii in Ins tones "She should
tr kfl t jou uil ni;tit."
"Oil, uu, I could Lot stay. It would
leave my mother all alone!" hastily
ta d tin itirl.
Very we:!, I cannot let you carry
(hut r.e.vv b.i.-aet so f.ir all alone,' "
reiurt.e.l Notion Davis, kindly, ''So
Jest :.vo i: lo u.e. "
L h, p e:i Lot, Mr. DavisI' said
the g.r', biiKu.nn deeply. "Miss E.ll
oit luik.iL u.ii like ill''
Nt leiisrl-' answered Norton,
"M.ts K..intt would not like rue If 1
did do iiiii.'r.i,eujauly au act as to leave
you lu tl.is sioi ui. So just hand me that
b-s'et, and let us haateu."
"Hut i:n:il take you out of your
wit'.'' .t :d Mws Laibell, as he took the
bajK't lioiu b?r lialt-lr.iz-u Ouijers.
"Nut -o iar but that 1 shall sjeed:ly
ret ir. 1" l.o sud. Mudlng.
E resisted no utoie. It was grow
l3t dus sj f iaU It would be dark
bfluro ae could reach lioiuw, ai.d she
whs n'ia.1. ."-urely if Mr. Xavis was
wilhin; to le so Kind there was no barm
la aoce; un; Irs kuuluess.
bo e:,o walked on, and was undis
ttiroed even lieu, a moment or two
later, a l,.ii..toUie sieiili dashed by
and Lima II Unit's voice said with a
mocking lone which Norton knew
veil, ttimigti Innocent Eva did not:
"A it.PM-aut Walii to voul"
"Mr. l..vis, I am afraid she will b
diipiead at jour walking with niel"
UI L.tve ana .verd you once on that
poiut, M iiarnall. Cut I will explain
it to Mm Llll.oli, i satisfy you. Miss
Lra, uu bnd better take my arm.
lbf Jr fta are lie'.ting tedious."
And Ev i laced ber hand upon the
aria of Norton Davis, who was to
a-airj l-auia tl.hott in a month In
Ceed, it a j.-t of one of the wed
inj drra.es .-Le bad in that basket
ana walked on to her humble home,
C-ad ai.d crat-tul tor his protection.
bi:e did not know that ln his heart
Norton was severely condemning the
beat UenneM of the selush girl who
euu.vl couie d rect'.y tlie same road In
ber warm, conifui table sleiuh, yet send
tin slender g:rl out to walk alone ln
tlie ; or in.
"I kne Laura was selllsb. out I did
cot tlnnk Le could be so unkind to
tbu modes:. Ulj-nbe little thing 1" he
ti.oi gr.t.
At tie r niol'ier's door, he bade Eva
goud-r'unt, and l.uirled hack. While
U. weut iuto lh bouse thinking how
kirx a:.d noble he was and how happy
Laura oulit to be with the love aud
care of siicii a inaa. There would never
te enjUiiriR like tnat Tor herl
Laun rue vn, furiously Jealous at
KeeULc tiifui together, with the little,
Of-n j-x.uuy wuich only a shallow,
ijih uauae can tet l.
"1 dare m.v he walks home with her
yry niisl.t!'' she thouyht. "Eva
irua.l is a t.retty little thing, and I've
tn 'ooi to let ber be in the room
erj dny beu he was there. I'll not
'ta n, I'm sure:-
5o ti. UIl Uiiy wi,en yorton Davis
i.T bis usual call. Miss Elliott
l.iui at the d..or of the eewing
ra'. aud tm.k h m into the parlor.
biw-1 te ILuaieuta o"1
'How long s!nce cave yQn n taJt.
J" I evemug w.Uks with my eeam-
J..'1-ari colored slightly, but It was
1 ' SJuation at tier tone, not at
-t Le Uitj Ul,De ln a few rapld
r-, i l",,,"xl'''1i to her how he hap
lLf.i to l wllh Evit
, ', HU1 fur you would not have had
tu" "ti.eiw.se," he added, eeutlv.
UIU tS3d ber 1ip:v.1 ml aniwl
Keerlnjly
fun .i 4 obij contracted u
mttif "rk not to constitute
le.iv.,.,il atate alterwards. 1
e'"l!,1t for you'."
s nz Into retorting:
P'an-I" :n 1 fUuJ ber 60clet' ry
"l dure s;; i.tMsai,., .
H uou sauped Laur
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L.aura.
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. c ar.gea tl.. .. 1 t.,
.. Too selfish to
at ., , of co""e, it you want to con-rr-
T,"UI3lf tl squire of all the
to "I'.1 '."i1 uu meet, it's nothing
..'. 1 Jr" y you eujoy ltt"
tit l"nu d Uvo enJyd seeing you
"u h .d -Norton. very gravely.
v. an1 Aura's eyes flashed.
i proud of Norton's wealth and position,
' and of her own distinction as his fian
cee. And she could not tolerate the
least interference with her rights, even
in fancy.
Sne undertook to qoii Eva about
Mr. Davis' attentions to her, and suc
ceeded in tormenting the sensitive girl
until she imagined that Eva's blushes
and confusion were caused thoughts
of Norton, not by her own cruelty.
"The little fool has dared to fall In
love with him herself!" she thought,
ln a jealous raze. "Ob. bat I'll punish
her well for it! Oh, but I'll pay her
out! And Norton, too! I'll make him
help me to my revenge!"
And she smiled a terrible smile.
For there was born in Laura's brain,
just then, a plan for revenge cruel
enough for a head much more for a
woman. Take care. Miss Laura! You
are playing with edged toolsl Be very
cautious, lest you cut your own Angers!
"Well, Miss Darna'l," she said,
turning to Eva with that wicked smile
still on her face, "I will pardon you
both this time. But you see, Mr. Davis
has fallen ln love witu you, and I
chan't like it if you let him be too at
tentive!" -Ob, Miss Elliottt How can yon say
such cruel things?" pleaded poor Eva,
coloring painfully.
"Tisn't c.uel. It's true!" insisted
Laura. '.'I dare say he'll tell you so
some time, aud if he does, I yield my
claim! I don't want him if he likes
you better."
And Miss Laura flounced out of the
rooai, leav.ng poor, frightened Eva to
cry and to think, aud to wish oh, so
much! that it were not wrong to f ink
of Norton, and to hope that some day
some one like him might lore ber a
little!
An evening or two later Laura re
vealed her plau to Norton, and besought
his aid to carry out her 'good joke' on
Eva. Norton looked at her aghast,
tie coul l not believe one woman could
be wilting so to outrage another.
"Laura, are you in earnest? Do you
actually wish me to lend myself to your
scheme?" he asked.
'Certainly 1 do. It will be the best
juke in the world!" cried Laura. "She
will thick it is all in earnest, aud won't
.-die be sold, when she tinds it is only a
joke?" And Laura laughed heartily ln
anticipation of the fun.
Norton looked steadily at her, and
kept down a feeling which wanted to
show itself in bis face.
"I think she will, indeed!" he said,
grimly. "Well, Laura, I consent. Ouly
you must break the ice for me. S nee
you began it you must carry it a little
further. I don't know just how to
b.-gm such an affair. You say the first
words, aud I'll follow. Otherwise. I'll
have nothing to do with your joke.' "
All right, I'll do that much " said
Laura, gayly. "But you know you
must seem very in earnest, Norton, or
she will not believe you."
ul promise to eeem so much In earn
est as to astonish even you," answered
Norton. And had Laura seen the ex
pression of his face just then she might
have hesitated to go on with her plan.
Tbe next day, when Eva came into
the room w'.ere she usually worked,
she found Miss Laura and Davis both
here.
Turning, with a blush, she was
about to retire instantly from tbe room,
when Miss Laura called out:
'Come ln, MTss DarnalL We were
waiting for youl"
"For me?" repeated Eva, pausing,
confusedly.
"You; come here and shut the door.
Mr. Davis has something to say to you,
and he Is afraid you will be angry, so I
have agreed to help him. Miss Darnall,
Mr. Davis and I have mutually agreed
that we are tired of each other, and
have broken our engagement. lie
wishes to marry you, and he is afraid
to aak you. There, now I've told it
settle it between you.
And Laura vanished from the room,
leaving Norton and Eva together.
Eva, too, tried to run away.
"Oh, let me go!" she cried. "This
Is too cruel a joke!"
But Norton caught her and held her
fast, as he said with a singularly earn
est air for a mau who was playing a
jo.e:
No, by Heaven, Eva, it is not a
joke! It is as true as truth can be! I
have broken with Laura, and I have
seen how good aud true and gentle you
are. ai.d I love you. and 1 want you for
my own little wife! Ir you will have
me. I will try all my life to make vou
happy, my own weet, sweet Eva!
Will you darling? Could you learn to
love me?"
He drew her head to his shoulder,
and Eva, bewildered, frightened, but
oh, so happy, let it lie there, as she
confessed that she had learned already,
and promised what he asked.
Laura excused Eva from working
any more, and Norton took ber home,
where he asked, and gained, her
mother's consent to their marriage.
lie urged it at ouce, saying thera
was no need ot waiting. He was en
tirely free, Laura herself had set him
free, and he would like to make Eva
his own berore aay gossip got wind.
He convinced both Eva and her mother
that he was not marrying her merely
because Laura bad jilted him but
because he really loved her, and wanted
to make her happy. She needed his
care and his pleasant home, ha said,
and at last she consented.
So while Laura sat at nome mai.
afternoon, laughing over her One fun,
and waiting to hear from Norton how
soon the wedduig would take place.
that she might assist ln carrying ouw
the farce, a neighbor or two met in
Mr riarnall's Dretty cottage, and very
soon Notton Davis came it with a mm-
Eva bad tremblingly arrayed herself
In her best dress, aud in a lew moments
more she was standing upon the floor,
leaning upon Norton Davis' arm, and
the lieverend Doctor Barbour was
speaking the magic words which made
ber Norton's wife.
If Norton Davis was carrying out a
joke, he was doln it in manner so
cruel as to exceed even Miss Laura
Elliott herself! .-
And it was, in that case, very wrong
In him clasp Eva to Us heart and
kiss her as be did the very moment the
ceremony was ended, and whisper:
"My own now forever, past any one s
taking from me."
Ueaily. Norton Davia wore a very
strange manner for a man who was
deceiving not only a trusting
an earnest minister of the UosoeL, and
doing a very daring thing besides!
I in m watted for Norton,
who would come to tell her how ber
plan prospered. She would have to
lend hlw Vto h.s new lady-love I tar a few
days, but afterward she would be fully
repaid for that, by enjoying tet revenge
upon poor tva.
There was a ring at tbe door.
"There be comes!" thought Laura, f
But it was not Norton, only a not I
from him. And it read thus. I
v "Laura: Eva and were married i
this afternoon, as fast as church, State !
and Doctor Barbour could tie us. When I
you inougtit X would lend myself to
such a deed, you mistook me, and
turned my heart from you forever. I
broke with you in earnest, and my l
toved, good little Eva is now my wife,
in truth, not in jest. We wish you
well, and hope that in future you will
be more honest. Nortojj Davis.
Poor Laura I She gave a cry, and
sank, half senseless. In her chair. She
liad played with sharp tools and cut
Lerself to the heart.
Laura Is now fast growing into a cross
cH maid. And whenever Bhe sees
Norton Davis and his happy wife drive
by. she thinks of the past, and vainly
wishes that she had been true and kind
like Eva, and never thought ot playing
so wicked and heartless a joke against
the peace of an innocent glrL And
she knows that her punishment is a
Just OHC.
rEKCKPTION OK THE BI,II.
A Sort of "Sixth Sense," rUwiultins
from the L'nion of UcariniE
and Touch.
The question Is often asked: By
what means does a person unable to
see find his way from place to place,
or know when to turn a corner, or
even keep on the sidewalk, etc. That
ome such power Is possessed, to a
greater or less degree, by most blind
people. Is well known; but just what if
Is or how far it may be carried, fe
understand, and even among those
using it, to whom It Is a matter of
course, a simple everyday experience,
few. If any, have succeeded in analyz
ing It satisfactorily. Though the faculty
Is as difficult to explain clearly to thoso
not gifted with it as would be the per
ception of the difference In colors or s
sight itself to the blind. I will try to
give some little idea of it for the bene
fit of those wishing to learn for t hern
selves or others.
It does not consist, as is sometimes
fancied, in the skilful use of a cane or
the exact memory ot distances, though
these are minor aids. It results from
the union of hearing and the sense of
touch, both trained to extraordiuary
delicacy and habituated to unusual ser
vices, coming to form a sort of "sixth
sense." as instiuctivc, lustautaneous
and tbrustworthy iu its activity as any
of tbe familia: rive. To illustrate: If
yju walk rapidly along a quiet street,
listening carefully to your footsteps,
you will notice that the solid buildings
and walls close to tlie sidewalk give
back a distinct echo, which instantly
cease at tbe openings and crossings.
This to the blind is equivalent to lilu
and shadow, and is in its ciudes'
ginnlngs the first element in the ".- xtb
sanse" above mentioned. A sain,
you walk slowly, in the dark, up
against a wall or closed door, you w.l)
feel just, before stilklng it, upon the
delicate nerves of the exposed portion
of the lace a alight seneatlon like!
that which might be produced by an
infinitely Dae and light gossamer veil.
It Is caused by tbe increased compres
sion or resistance of tbe elaatia air
when forced up against one solid body
by the approach of another.
Repeat the experiment, and you
find that the same thing is noticeable
at a greater distance thau at first. This
Is the germ of the second element
already spoken of. These two percep
tions, blended Into one consciousness
and trained to perfection by long ye irs
of practice, enable one to become
aware at a considerable distance of any
obstacle In his path, to determine the
size and approximate shape ot objects
be is passing, to tell the height ot a
wall without touching it; In short, to
take cognizance of any and all land
marks necessary in making his way or
finding a given locality.
This faculty, based upon simple
though generally unfamiliar natural
laws. Is, in some of Its many form of
application, the source of most of the
seemingly remarkable feats performed
by sightless persons ln this connection;
and it is with them so habitually in
use, so much a part of dally life, that
Its exercise is instinctive aud uncon
scious, and the blind scarcely rea'izi
that others employ a different procesi
to arrive at the same results. It is sus
ceptible of almost immeasurable de
velopment, lue writer nas Known a
number besides himself who could
count the shade trees when riding at
full irallop along the middle of tbe
street, tell the difference between a
close or open fence, the distance of
bulldlnn from roadways, etc. The
position of corners, gateways and the
like are much more easily 'earned. In
walking everything Is of course much
nearer, and the difficulty Is greatly di
minished. So every cnange in siue
walk or fence, every inequality be
neath tb feet or smallest post by thf
wavside. is a irulde. as definite aud
trustworthy as are buildings or sign
boards to him who sees.
Tbe French Lucky Stone.
TK. tuliamun nf lllltlf manfff ifl IE
the possession of tlie French empress.
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its peotglve 13 unuuuu.ni, uiiu utcu
found fastened around tbe neck ol
.. i A m .. rw ot thA rtrtanlntr if hit.
OUW 1BUMMH. - "1 ,
tomb. It was appropriated by the town ,
council of Aix-la-Chapelle, and by;
them presenvea tu .un w ciuirim.i
I J in inra trtalA a trift of it to ilort-
ense, at whose death it came back by
descent to the husband of the present
owner. It is somewhat larger than a
walnut. Uie centre is couipusou u. iwu
rough sapphires which stone Is said
to repel gout and ague and endow the
wearer with courage a portion of the
Holy Cross and some other relics of
tbe Holy Land. These are inclosed in
tu. .nrk nt fin a cto11 set. with rare
m uunico . , -- - - -
eeras. A French journal whl.e de-
. . . T ..1 . . V.'ln
scribing me uuuaiau mm y.ua icnc
relique del Europe," seems to hint
that the former good fortune of the
late Emperor jxapoieou m mj -u
- rva attributed to the Charm
BUIUO MV.fc . w ,
of the great talisman. It, however.
hai not iuincieBi. power w ihi
downfall and the triumph of the coun
try from whence first came his talis
man; nor did it save the third Napo
leon from ruin. j
Those who were entitled to recelvt
wold medals at the Calcutta Exhibition
are informed that they can have the
same upon payment of 10 13s. each.
If they do not desire to pay this sum
thev have the alternative of accepting
asilver medal. We wonder it some of
the exhibitors at the Railway Exposl
twjn ln Chlcaeo did not have a somewhat
lunilar experience. An exhibitor can
not taka the greatest amoant of satis
taction ln a medal which be le compelled
to pal tat.
THROUGH THE DARKl
Or, The Ive That Lived.
There were many pretty girls in the
town or oiaremont, but none so lovely
as Jewell Hastings. Yet. though every
young man ln the village would have
braved any danger to win ber smile.
she kept a l ber would be suitors at a
distance, all except Harry Lawton, the
young doctor.
He understood, however, that
Jewell had only a s sterly love for him
and as the girl had no male protector,
but lived humbly with an old aunt, be
was glad to be of service to her.
The family weie supposed to be poor,
yet Jewell dressed better than any
other girl in town, and naturally the
town folks wondered from what source
she derived ber income.
About the time when Jewell was
twenty-two a Mrs. Fielding and her
son came to Claremont and settled in
the tad manor house. They were
friends of Dr. Lawton, and it was bis
dearest wish that Ernst Fielding would
take a fancy to Jewell and marry ber,
because be thought them so well
suited to each oiber. One day after
church Harry pointed the young lady
out to his friend.
Jewell had not failed to notice the
handsome straneer; aud Dr. Lawton
had a cordial consent to his bringing
bis ftiend the next evening.
As Harry Lawton had expected,
very soju Ernest Fieldiug wa loving
Jewell with the full strength of his
ardent, loving nature. Of course,
Harry was his coaiiJaut, and to him be
said:
"It seems as though my life bad been
almost a blauk that I never truly
lived before I knew her. If I do not
win her, the light of my life la lost.
The world will be perfect Carkneas."
Little thought his friend bow
propiietic were his words.
"Nonsense, Fielding! You will win
our Jewell, I feel sure. If she intended
send lug you from her she never would
have permitted your getting near
enough to think ot winning her. Hope
ever) thing."
The next evening Fielding had been
reading to her. Closing the book, he
said, bis voice trembling with emo
tion: Oh, how can I read to you of
others' loves when my heart is almost
bursting ta tell its own? Miss Hast
ings Jewell, may I tell you?"
The beautiful eyes, which a moment
before were raised to his, dropped, a
rosy Uush suffused tbe fair face,
"Oh, do you kuow how truly I loe
you?" he said, clamping the hand he
had gained, and pressing it to his
lips.
"I thought and hope 1 so," Jewell
answered, raising her eyes, tilled with
trut.i aud love, to his.
"Oh, do you mean this? Can It be
that you will try to return some of the
great love I give you, my precious
Jewell? Dear love, I never before to
n'trlit have breathed or known another
love! Speak, JewU!"
1 luva you!" sue vvnispeiea kiw. -
And Ernst was salislied aul pro
foundly happy.
"Good-nub:, sweet love! To-morrow
1 may come, or 1 shall think this
joy only a bricht, deceiving dream if 1
do not see yon ami hear one little lov
ing word in the daylight."
Ah, a dr am it was, a3 brief as
bright. The next day, while waiting
Ernest's coming, she received the fol
lowing note:
My Own Jewell. An unexpected
and pressing comimsiion to ' will
prevent my being with you until this
evening. I shall return by S o'clock
aud hasten to you. Heaven bless and
keep you, darllug. Devotedly,
Ekxkst
A few hours after the receptiou of
this Jewell sail was seated in her little
parlor, when the servant opening the
door said :
"Mrs. Fielding, Miss Jewell."
With a warm, bright smile Jewell
extended her hand and drew toward
her guest the most comfortable Chair.
Au expression ot suppressed admira
tion nearly escaped Mrs. Fielding's
lips. Aud sle thought:
"No wouderl She is beautiful
enough to turn any man's brain."
She said:
"Miss Hastings," the face was
rigid and cold "my visit is not a
pleasant one. Last night Ernest told
me of this foolish affair." Sbe he i
tated. Well. I may as well explain
my business at once. But you must
not tell Ernest I've been here. This
morning 1 sent him off, to have the
opportunity of seeing you. I want
biin u marry a distant cousin. They
were pleditei to each other when
babies."
Kest assured, madame, I shall not
enter any family unless they are happy
and proud to we. come me. Your son
shall never hear from my lips that his
mother Is not all he would wish ber.
Now, madame, if you will excuse me,
I will bid you good afternoon."
That same afternoon Jewell lett
ClareujouL. Her aunt followed a few
days later, leavicg the cotttage and 1U
effects for Dr. Law to u to either sell or
rent.
When Ernest Fielding called that
evening, to his infinite surprise aud
distress be received the folio Winn:
Dear Esn est Last evening when
I told you 1 loved you I meant it. You
will doubt me now. Do not. 1 shall
always love you and pray to God daiiy
to remove the obstacle to our uuuu.
An unlorseeu circumstance separate
us. Trust me, as I do Heaven, and
pray that we may meet again, when no
tarlhly power can separate us. Do not
seek to find me. It would be useless,
until the obstacle is removed. Then 1
will come to you. Only and truly
yours. Jewell.
Five years bad passed sii.ee Ernest
received this note. As he said truly,
the Unlit of his life went out. Not
quickly, gradually the terrible truth
came.
lie was almost blind. To add to his
misery the lawyer in charge of the
family affairs defaulted, leaving the
family almost penniless. Mrs, Field
ing was reaptng ber reward. When
Jewell heard the news she hastened to
D.'. Lawton's office.
After the usual greetings she said:
Doctor, I want you to go with me
to Mrs. Fielding. I will tell you now.
She sent me from Ernest five years
auo. Perhaps she will let you me
come to him now. For his sake I will
try."
After Dr. Lawton had introduced
Miss Hnstlngs to Mrs. Fielding, be
would have withdrawn, but Jewell put
out her hand and said :
Stay !" And turning again to Mrs.
Fielding she asked: "Is the young lady
you wished as a daughter willing to
marry Ernest now?"
.Nay. Wny do you wish to taunt
me with my misery? o, no."
'Think you of any whom you would
wish that would be bis wife?" Jewell
continued.
'No. no. What has be to offer I Blind
and poor, too."
"Not one? Think!" Jewelll cried.
"Not one unless forgive me no
less It be you!"
"And you what say you?" Jewell's
calmness bad all fled, and almost wildly
now sbe placed ber hand on Mrs.
Fielding's and cried again: "Speak!"
"I would gladly. But oh, no no!
You. In your pride and beauty"
"Would willingly, gladly, ay, joy
fully marry him this day! Where Is
be? Nay, I will find him. I will call
you soon, doctor. Walt."'
Her heart directed rightly. Gently
she opened the door, and wiih noiseless
steps reached his side.
Kneeling on a stool at bis feet she
threw off ber hat, and resting ber head
on his bre ist sbe took the thin white
band and passed it over her hair.on ber
face and pressed It to ber lips.
"Oa, God! Can it ba? Jewell! oh,
my darling!" Ernest cried, his whole
frame trembling with emotion.
"Yes, love; here I am. All is right
now. I shall never leave you again. "
'Yes, yes; I cannot permit this
sacriflce. I have noth'ng to offer jow,"
be said, yet clasping ber closer.
"Your love is the dearest thing on
earth to me. Unless I have lost that,
I shall stay," and she nestled ber
beautiful head closer to his own.
A few days after there was a quiet
wedding and then Ernest Fielding, his
wife aud Dr. Lawton sailed for
France.
After an absence of scarcely a year
thy returned to Claremont.
Rapidly the joyful news spread
through the surrounding country.
Light bad again been given to Ern
est's 1 le. By God's blesslne on a
Freuch oculist's skill, a wonderful op
eration had beea successfuL
Tramping In Trinidad.
"When you take a tramp through
Trinidad." says a writer, "you musi
bear iu mind that It Is the home of tbe
snake and be sure to provide yourselt
with high boots and a stick. The map
piro, rattlesnake and boa-constrictor
abound in these parts, and along the
march ueiow can be found tbe enor
mous anaconda or water-boa, for
which I hoid a great respect, havintr
seen him in all bis glory.
"Ihere are two kinds of monkeys
very common he-e the red monkey or
howler and the white sapajou or weep
tug monkey. The bowler has a cup
shaped bone in bis throttle, which en
ables hlua to make hideous noise which
be does for the edification of his mate.
"These monkeys share the trees with
a sort of porcupine with long prehen
sile tail. What the name of the crea
ture is I have not been able to find
out. The capybara, peccary, deer,
armadillo and great ant-eater, frequent
the wooded districts or borders of the
stream 4. . Tlie umuenem or bell-bird,
parrots and toucaca, live iu the more
secluded parts, while the marshes
swarm with flamingoes, pelicans and
alligators.
"The beil-blrd makes a sound like
that produced by striking an anvil
with a hammer, and iU effect is very
startling.
"The regions which these animals
inhabit have beea very little explored.
The poisonous snake, centipede, scor
pion aud tbe pestiteruus sand-fly, have
been bard matters to face, and the
most persistent sportsman oft-times
falters.
"It is no great wonder that Spanish
navigators sailed home with queer re
ports of the couulry, after seeing the
man i tee or sea-cow, swordlish, sawfish,
trunkfish and sea-porcupine, or having
heard the yell of the howler or cry ol
the bell-bird."
The Emperor Napoleon on Act lot;.
Talma used to go oat of his way to
get iuto a passion wheu people talked
to him or the art of declamation, and
he claimed, quite riifhily. that he
acted and did not declaim. Why should
one not act Cimia, Britanuicus, Mi
thridate. leaving the n the human and
simple character? Why should not one
pour one's blood, oaa s owu blood, into
these statue-like figures?
'1 like you," said Napoleon to Tal
ma, "because you are always the per
sonage you represent. Poiney, Csear.
Augustus, that sly politician, can never
have resembled actors who are always
on the stage, aud absorbed in getting
themselves applauded. They used to
speak, and not to declaim; and even at
the tribune or at the bead of armies
they were orators, and not actors.
Look you. Talma," added the emperor;
"you often come to sen me in tbe
m--ruing. You meet a number of peo
ple. Tuere are princesses who have
been robbed of their lovers, princes
who have lost their dominions, kintts
of yesterday whom war has brought to
the top, victorious generals who are
hoping for or asking for crowns. There
are roaod me deluded ambitions, ar
dent rivalries, catastrophes, sorrows
concealed at the bottom of the heart,
arfi ctlons which force their way Into
notice. Certainly there Is pleuty of
tragedy; my palace is full of it, and I
myself am assuredly the most tragic of
the figures of the time. Well, do you
see us raise our arms ln tbe air, study
our gestures, assume attitudes, aff -ct
airs of greatness? Do you bear us utter
cries? Doubtless no. We speak nat
urally, as each one speaks when be is
inspired by an interest or a passion.
So did the people who, before us, occu
pied the world s stagd and also played
tragedy on the stage. These are tbe
examples to follow."
Artificial Tropics.
In the belief tuat niouern science can
command climate, Dr. B. W. Bichard
son proposes that British invalids be
given n their native isles the advant
ages of tropical resorts. This he would
accomplish by establishing winter
homes or health palaces, each contain
ing fifty or more comfortable two-story
houses. Inclosing a large square of or
namental grounds, aud provided with
libraries, baths, amusement halls, etc.
Flower-lined galleries, giving long
promenades, would extend over the
houses untier glass roofs, while the
central inclosure would be shut ln by
an immense arch of glass at a great
height above the ground. Suitable
heating and ventilating apparatus
would give an equable and adjustable
temoerature to ail parts of the struo
ures, and any desired character might
be Imparted to the climate. Even
cloudy days need not be known, as
electric sunn could be made to slime at
pleasure.
ABOl'T N4.TIVE AFRICAXS.
Tnoir Superstitions, Polygamy, Mo
hammed am ii iu and Other Matters.
When the little republic or Liberie
was founded it found itself in the midst
of the most degraded savages. The
had some arts and trades, and som
idea of a life hereafter, but they wer
cannibalistic and warlike, and the in
coming government and civilization
bad to make its peace with those trlcet
that were within tbe borders of Libe
ria by being careful not to disturo toe
rudely their old habits and authority.
It so happened, therefore, that to thu
day native kings aud chiefs exist with
more or less authority within the verv
limits of the republic
These native kings and chiefs, whe
can perhaps boast a lunger regal de
scent than some of the white rulers ol
Europe, are still allotted a wide do
minion. Tbe chiefs are subordinate to
the kings. So that a king may have
many chiefs under him, but upon each
certain duties rest, which relate to the
government of the native population iu
the republic. In one respect the line of
succession is much more sensibly ar
ranged, and is more democratic than
the rule which regulates kingly succes
sion among civilized Europeans. The
kings have many wives, but it is not
tbe oldest son or tbe first wife who is
necessarily the successor in authority.
On the contrary, wheu a king dies his
successor is chosen from his children
with a certain amount of discretion.
The child who has the most command
ing ability, or who gives promise of
being the ablest ruler, is put ou the va
cant throu, and in some cases tue
Salic law prevails, aud a queen suc
ceeds her father.
As to tbe Institution of polygamy In
Africa, it Is just about universal. T he
missionaries do what they can to root
it out, but bhe prevailing custom is
that a man, poor or rich, may have
juntas many wives as he can support.
In cue instance, where a native who
bad a good many wives was converted
to Christianity, he sent them all back
except the first one to their respective
families, greatly to the scandal of his
relatives on their side and to bis un
converted native friends generally.
Indeed, in this case, they punished his
faithlessness to bis family obligations
by sentencing blm to death wheu they
found him iu a position where the civil
ized power was unable to protect him.
I'll is unfortunate individual's name
was Dow-a-dow, and the mode of dealn
alloted him was by the trying process.
As he had broken his family ties, he
was himself bound tit$btly by cords, in
a variety of places, so as to check the
circulation of blood, which process pro
duces a very painful aud lingering
death.
The superstitions of the native Afri
cans are very numerous. They aie
continually fearing danger, and they
wear amulets aud charms which are
supposed to prevent death, sickness or
capture. These, says Mrs. Barb.izi;
aie sometimes made of tigers' and leop
ards' teeth; but a couimon and potent
ehacm Is uiada or tb wiilua umlyouu
of tbe alligator, on which certaiu texts
from the Koran are inscribed. This
sort of amulet is often connected with
tut most elaborate decoration.
They also wear a great deal of silver
in the form of earrings and ornaments
on the supposition tint it prevents tbeir
being poisoned. Poisoning is very
much dieaded by the natives, as tlie
danuer from excessively poisonous
plants makts its occurrence a frequent
probability. There are wild plants in
Africa the inhalations from which may
cause death, aud otlier3 which. If you
rub against them, will prove often sim
ilarly destructive. The natives say,
loo, that the silver will tell you if you
are poisoned, by turning its color, so
that you caii take antidotes againta the
effects Incurred before it is too late.
From certain plants the natives get an
effect like that ot ether or chloroform
when they wish to diminish pair, or se
cure sleep. They have, too, a sassa
wood, which Is the product of a beauti
ful tree, a decoction from which briugs
out sin, according to their notion, as
saffiou tea does the meas.es. It is com
monly administered by husbands to
their wives to determine whether fiey
have done wrong; but the wives, 1 un
derstand, are not permitted to turn tbe
tables aud test their busbandj by
it.
Nearly all the moon superstitions
concerning fie planting of ciop aud
tbe beginning of enterprises, which
still linger with civilized people, have
ineir similarities or counterparts in
Africa. But tbe Africans add to these.
For instance, one that is peculiar to
lbem: They say when they s a wa
tery streak about the moon that it for
te Us the death ot some eminent per
son.
The reason that when a great man
dies a certaiu number of slaves or in
ferior persons are killed, is that he may
have their company on his long Jour
ney. They think there is a luture
world somewhere, but tha it is a great
distance off. Their heaven is a place
the peculiarity of winch is that every
one can do there, that which be most
wished to do on earth, but which,
here, lib may have been prevented
from doing.
Not long aftsr Mrs. Barboza's father
died she lost a sou by drowning. The
natives told ber that It was because no
one was killed to go with her father
on his death journey, lie could not
start upon it alone, they said, and so
he lingered about, aud wheu he had a
good opportunity, drew the boy in tbe
water to go with lum. If a person lu
moderate station dies it is considered
well enough for him to travel to the
other world unattended. Tney bring
to his grave, however, certain articles
of food and clothing, and perhaps a few
trinkets or utensils which they imag
ine he will need upon the route.
Mohammedanism is the prevailing
belief and religion among the natives,
but the superstitions of which I have
been speaking are tbe remnants of a
tallh which came to them fiom tbeir
own early traditions. Neither Christ
iauity nor any strictly modern faith
seems adequate to uprooting these
crude ideas which their forefathers
handed down.
A. vx.ll deserveU honor baa been con
ferred on M. Cailletet, one or the two
physicians who liquefied the list of the
ases. He has been nominated a
"Membre hbre" by the Acaiemy of
Sciences, Paris, ln place of the late M.
du MonceL
Tftere are 3.U60 paper mills in the
world, which turn out annually 1,904,
UO0,OUU pounds of paper. Halt of this
is used in printing g.nr..lly, wbile
600,UU0,OjO are used for newspapers.
An average of 11 pounds is used by
every Englishman, aud 10$ pounds p.
every American,
WOMEN OP CENTIHb SOCDAS.
A Revy of African liuaaties Ures
and Jewelry Social Restrictions
The women of the household have
got over their fit st tremors, and oom-j
to the conclusion that we are a good
natured and a harmless looking sort of
fellows. At first they peep over the
wall or out of neighboring doorways,
till, growing bolder, they venture In
groups out of their bidlug places to see,
and doubtless to be seen. Not to alarm
them, we take notes surreptitiously,
and observe that they make up quite
ethnological collection of Afr.can
tyi.es. Flilanl and Haussa wom.n
from the neighborhood, Nupe and
Yoruba specimens from the Niger dis
trict?, aud others from the tribes of
Adaniawa and the Benne region. Cleat ly
our friend is a man ot catholic bastes iu
the matter ot women. His harem pre
sents all kinds or face and figures, lrom
the copper colored Fillaui,vith sieuder,
lithe figure, well shaped face and posi
t vely beautiful eyes, to the shapeless
form, black tkln, ugly face and muddy
eyes of the lowest negr.? type.
They are all dressed alike, with a
lower turkedl or cloth around the
waist, hanging to the ankles, a second
sheet wouud round the body under tin.
armpits, aud a third worn iu the varied
modes of a shawl ou the bead and
shoulders. The hair is gathered into a
solid ridge of grease and bair, which
extends from toe brow to the nape of
the neck, something after the manner
or tbe crest or a helmet. From each
temple bangs a kind or stiff love lock.
The ankles are adorned with enor
mously heavy anklets of solid brass,
the bar being little short of an inch aud
a half in thickness, the ends orna
mented with neatly made polygonal
beads. Nothluit better finished coul 1
be turned out of a Europeau wouk-shop.
Bound the wrist are placed several
uioie bracelets, not so expansively
made, but collectively so heavy that to
ease their arms the wearers are fre
quently to be seen with hands clasped
behind the bend or hanging down their
backs. Their ornaments usually in
clude a string of agate beads made ln
the country. Tbe women, unlike the
men, do not affect white colors, the
more fashionable cloths being checks of
dark blue, a medium tint of the same,
white and magenta. A'nong those who
can afford expensive articled the latter
two colors are prevalent.
Strangers are not usually admitted
ijto the family compound, but it must
not be supposed that the women are
strictly kept Inside and never let out.
tjuite the reverse, ln the evenings
uiey aru almost invariably left at lib
beriy to wander forth and join in any
dance or merry-making there may be
afoot, and I would not like to be re
sponsible for the statement that their
behavior Is always best on these occa
sions. During the day, also, if any of
the women have anything to buy or
sell at the market there is no restrict ion
to their going thither. In the moi
wealthy families, however, there is n
way one if not two wives who ai
kept in strict seclusion, aud not infre
quently eunuchs are employed to uarJ
the morals of the harem.
How the Mara-ailans Iive.
Going ashore early before sunrise,
our first vi It was ma le to the market
place to see what Maracaibans live
upon. A better and a cheaier inari- et
wouid be bard to find. Excellent
beef, goat, po; k and fowls averaged ten
cents a pound, and all varieties of trop
ical fruiu abounded at corresponding
prices. Tied together in bunches weie
great green lizards two or three feet
long, with brown warts all over them
and vicious black beads of eyes. ' y
snapiied at us like dogs as we ess I,
aud when teased with a stick i ng i
it l.ke bull terriers. These were . .a
nas, whoSa delicious white flesh it. ea
gariy eaten by all classes. It tastes
l.ke chicken, but is more delicate. Of
course considerable hanger would be
needed to make them appetiz.ng to a
stranger who should recoguize them in
a stew. Farther on au animal with
head aud tail like a rat, feet like an al
ligator aud a coat of mail like an iron
clad man of war was tied to a post.
Uion receiving a poke it rolled itsell
promptly into a ball, bead and all
being quite covered by its plates, and
thus deGed further attack. This was
an armadillo, also a tidbit when prop
erly stewed or roasted.
Monkeys were scarce In the market;
and the old school book fable of trav
e era making use of them to get cocoa
nuts from lofty trees, by shying stones
at them and dodging nuts that came
down ln return, came to mind as 1
watched the antics of a few of these
poor brutes waiting their turn to be
sold. The fact is, monkeys are very
shy of their human cousins, and re
treat from civilization with al seed.
Cocoauut trees do not grow wild, but
require careful cultivation aud con
stant care, being planted for profit or
for oruameut near houses; so that a
monkey is almost as likely to 1)6 found
upou an apple tree as on a cocoa pal in.
And owners of plantations would prob
ably welcome any stranger, whether
two or four handed, who attempted to
steal their fruit, very much in the
same manner as they would with us.
1 fear that the story of monkey useful
ness is exaggerated, not to say myth
'Cal. Locomotion in Morocco.
Locomotion in aud about Tausier
has nut yet arrived at a state of abs.
lute perfection. The human leg is not
. an uncommon carrier, and those who
' do not care to patronize that mode of
transit can use mules, donkeys a"d
horses. The latter are not very good;
the mules are the best I have ever seen
The donkeys are mostly ot a Siwuish
i breed, strong and untiring, and pos
sessing like the mule, that disting
uished trait in the hind legs which
charms the observer, provided be is
far enough away. With the excep
tion of a few baby coaches there is not
a wheel in Taugier. Everything for
building, etc., is carried upou donkeys.
I have seen a donkey walking along the
uneven streets with a ban el of pe: ro
le urn. or or Portland cement, or with
au upright piano upon his ba:k.
Charity is one of the virtues that
always wear well and retain tbe.r lovli
ness. Tw hitherto unknown songs by
Schubert have been discovered at En
' telberg, where they have loug been in
the possession of tbe Mayor.
Tie lio tree of Amarapoora, in Bur
mah. Is about 2,170 years old. and it
:an be traced in historic documents as
far back as 183 A. D. African and
waliforniau specimens being computed
at 6,0Utf Tsaxa, but tuft is so evidence
.1 It,
NEWS IN' 11RIEF.
Mrs. R. L. Hughes, of Lexington,
Georgia, owns a butter dish which her
English ancestors ate out of in 16o0.
Georela is ?aln coming to the
front. Sbe has discovered "a well pro
ducing water that Is an effective hair
dye." A train of gypsies, with nine
wagons, are journeyi'oir upthe Hudson,
and telling buy cent fortunes at a dis
count. Ex-Mayor Thomas do Bussey, of
New Brunswick, who diei lately, was
the last male tlesceudent or an old
New Jer.-ey family.
A boy only .'! years of age was put
Into jail in St. Augustine, Florida, for
steallcg four plums from a garden.
One mile of new electric road has
been laid in Oakland. Califom a. The
electricity is conveyed by wires to con
ductors Iu a conduit midway between
the tracks.-
The architectural a.stx'ct of Berlin
is ruatei ially ohatikrini. Last year no
less than lVi9 buildings were demol
ished, four times as many as were ever
before dismantled in any one year.
Mexico, wfiich ieprted or.iy about
000 miles of railroad in lS-i'j. now has
about seven times that extent, mostly
owned and operated by Americans, and
meanwhile the public revenues have
more thau doubled.
San Francisco is to have a colossal
statue ot Librity also. The i.ure
will be 4 J feet in height, and bold aloft
electric l.bts on a site PGo feet high.
The expense is to be borue t'V Adolph
Sutro, ot tunnel fame.
The New York, Providence aud
Bostou Hailroadhai lieun to use a
new system of beating its passenger
ears. The device is a water circuia
tlug method, utiliz ng the steam from
the boiler or the engiue.
It Is stated that plans fir the or
ganization of women and girls iu trades
unions are leu:g quietly perfected at
Boston, which city expects to Imj the
ploueer lu a muvt-uient that it is hoped
will spread to other cities.
Accounts in S.in Francisco papers
go to show that an enormous fruit
pack wiil be put up this season by the
California canneis, notwithstanding
the Increased shipments of irult being
made to Eastern caimers.
Twiu elms, that have stood for
mrre than a century in front of the
historic Baster house in Medlleld,
Massachusetts, built in 10'JJ, are to Im
cut down. The elms a-e very large,
but hollow aud much decayed.
A bright, new di-li pan and in it a
coffee mill wrapped up in piqier weie
placed on the sidewalk in lfunt of a
Sheboygan grocery. The rays of the
sun weie focused by the pan upon the
paer, which took lire, and ti e hull was
mined.
A stable boy, by charging the com
batauts with a pitchfoik, is reported to
have prevented a duel near a-diing-tua.
recently, U-lwecu the f-ou of a
Congressman aul tho brother of a
uiember of one of the foieigu legations
at the capital.
According to the figuring of some
body ou the other si.je, wno sets himself
up as au authority, marriage restrains
men from ciiuiu. lie HtttUs that there
are 30 criminals to every 100O bache
lors, while among inarrk-d ruca tl e
ratio is only 18.
A four-year-old boy or East
hamplon, Massachusetts, was discov
ered the other day chasing a large
rattle snake about bis lather's .nl
withatov whin. He said he wanted
to ca ch the "big black worm with a
bumble bee in Ins tail."
Buffalo business men have started
a movement lookii.g to the uiiil..aiou
of the water njwer of the Niagara
river at or I, ear that c.ty. A piieur
iluO.OOO will be oll.ic.i to the engi
neers of the world lor the best method
of applying the water power to practi
cal IUM.
x.iere is a law in Washington Ter
ritory cotnpe.ling lh te.ic!,i.i3 of ,ul,.f
schools to teuUi physiology aud hy
giene, and ir they do ma teach the
saaie they cannot tiia school money;
also, if the pupils w 1.1 not study those
studies they can be exie!lei liouj the
school.
A coachm in iu London, unable to
restrain his wrath lit .seeing a man mal
treat and finally use. his I, el upon a
prettily dressed ch.ld. H at cried pite
ously uie while, knocked Uie man
down and rescued the hf.le urchin,
which pioved to be a Uiiinmy." The
man was a veutiiloqulst.
When chowing the Gentian Em
peror thioiin Ins great iron works
the late Alfred Ki upp pointed out the
very bot wl.i oe. au ill led boy of 10
years, be was glad to take from one
of Uis father's woikmeu a piece of
bread to ap iease his hunger.
The family of John Bush, of Pe
oria, consisting of lnin-eir, wife and
chi.d, wero taken violently ill after par
taking ol chicken at dinner. They
raised their own chickens, but cholcs-a
had been in the llock, and they still
ate one of the diseased birds.
Mrs x,. ,.i,es, ot Diamond
I.'fii, Michig ui, iu. a cai,r) bird
witu a tioul.le vole". He appears to
s.ng two solids al oiii.e, au l has a suit
ot ventriloi; 1,1st lc putter, by v.incn bis
voic is iu-i.lo to appear to come irom
another room from that in wlrch be is.
Thomas Stevens, the bicycler who
traveled around tlie world on bis
wheel, states that one custom tUat up
ljeus to lie universal is the use of to
bacco. Ill some form or other, he says,
the weed is used by the men of every
country, and in most of them by the
women as well. Among Asiatic na
tions the man who doesn't use tobacco
is a. most as rare as the s. a serpent.
Tucson, Arizona Territory, was
visited by a terrific dust-storm recently,
salJ by the old-timers to be the worst
ever known. It came almost directly
Irom the south, au l struck the city
with a roar. It shut out the sun and
aimost total darkness bung over the
city for nearly half an hour. Every
place bad to be closed, and gas and
lamps were lighted throughout the
houses. The dust was of a reddish,
cast.
A new Iron clad named Alexander
IL whose construction was begun in
August, 1SS4. was lately launched at
the Russian Admiralty Yard, on tbe
Neva. Her 01 mansions as described!
are: Length, 3J0 feet, or includiug
ram, 353 Jeet; beam, 07 feet; draught,
23 feet; displacement, 844 j tons; com
pound engines of 8500 horss power;
armament, fourteen breech-loaders,
besides rapid-firing guns and torpedo
ejectors.
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