- j- - -- -.v, ; y ' . - ." " A if A i AS&JSa. (SV 1 " . IS-s III JSC B. F. BOHWEIER, THE OOIBTITUIIOI THE XTSI01 iXD TEX ETT0X0OCEIT OP THE LATS. Editor zid Xroprletor. VOL. XUI. MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. FEMttJAltY 22. 18SS. NO. M. The MidrigtU On c. as I walked tD woodlands Knwu, 1 rhitnceU on Love wbitt be wt aloe1 C.itobintf tba motes of the air, aod abeen From aunraja broken, ana downward thrown. "What are yon do tg Lots?" q noth I tot Lovs and 11... been comrades true. And I p-ak biu freely when none are nigh. And Le answers me as he mljht not you! "I am making a madrigal," be aald; "I need but a rhyme to close It well": And, lot It wtmnl that a spldvr's tbread Glanced in the light and lie caught it. SpelL Wonderful, tieautiful, rare, and sweet It la lhro, M-rtect, upon bis band: It throbbed witb a murmur, soft, com plete I could cot describe; I could understand! "And bow will you send it, Love?" quotb Ah. liow be smiled! bnt be aald no wotd; Cut be beckoned me, aud 1 followed, shy. And we came on a Poet, all unheard. Tbre, a. be dreamed, did Lore bestow Tbe htiln snug ou bis car, content; Anil so tl.-t qmrkly that nune nilbt know Where It wax written aud bow it was arm! A WICKKi) CONSPIRACY, Detective Conrad Garbcr's story: "la April. 1872. Mr. Joseph Uelm bold came to me with a wad tale of a donieNtic nature. lie had been in busi ness for live or fix years, which proved so extraordinarily re in ulcerative that at the e ot tlurty period when most men first erubaik in business be bail retired, and was accounted a very wealthy man. "He had married a few years pre vious, aud now resided in one of the most pretentious mansions in Sacra mento, and contemplated taking 'a good, long test,' as be remarked to a frieud. "I will not pive bis stori as be related it to me. but give the substance of it in a more condensed form. "Tli girl l e married was a hand some. ;ucoiu;. I ishwt snd gentle creature. Mie was f bumble parenraizn. Both parents weie dead when be took her for his wife; but he had lui! Imputable evidence that Ixitti Hie girl and ber par ents were highly respectable. "Iter father came from Boston when his daughter was but five years of ace. lie had Ei-u.e ni-viey when be settled in California, but, Yankee-lite, be looked about huii to increase his fuud, and concluded to go to the mines. "lie was fatally injured by soma mining accident, and died shortly after l.e was brought home to bis wire and cutid. "His wife survived him twelve years, and Elinor Harding alone in the world at t.'ie age o seventeen. "Mr. HelnitMtld met her at the bouse of nn acquaintance, and at once took a liking to her, which ripened Into it tenderer feeling as he came to know her better, aud finally terminated In a wedding. 'He li'iind his wife all he could de sire I tie List eighteen months ot tbeir marriage, but of late she bad become a source of ;.erp!exity which was quite unfathomable. Her habits, once so fiusal, bad become extravagant la tbe extreme. She spent, or at least ob tained, severs.1 thousand dollars from lnui inside of six months. This was exclusive of the liberal allowance be made her of pin money. Ue once questioned her in regard to these extra ordinary demands. Ife did so la a qubicd manner, not wishing to offend ber or wound ber feelings, ile-r answer was rather vague, aud be regretted Laving questioned her. "The money will be used, my dear husband, to t-e u re your happiness. Of that rest assured," said bhe, with a countenance both sad aud troubled. If it were not, beheve me, I would not ask you for it. Were it exclusively for myself I would not care, God knows, but your peace of mind Is to me para mount to eveiy other consideration.' "This may not be very explicit," added she, smiling ruefully, "but it is tbe only explanation I can (rive. at least for the present; no one can tell what the future will bring forth." "She was the same affectionate crea ture after that enforced explanation nay, she seemed rather more tender towards ber husband, but be noticed that she had ber periods of sadness, which continued for several consecu tive days, after which she would grad ually resume her customary spirits. "These spells of sadness usually oc curred directly after ber request for mouey, which was the more surprising. Mr. llelmbol.lt thought. In ordinary cases obtaining mouey should be a source ot tat isf action, rather than otherwise; with ber it was just the re verse. "if I could only discover what use she makes of tbe money.' observed Mr. lieluibold, "1 might find a means to lessen ber trouble, whatever it may be, but I can see there is no use pressing ber to confldrt this secret to me; she can l-e very obstinate when she wishes. "I Lave a haif-rorined plan," con tinued he, aud his face flushed as be spoke the words, "which, 1 think, may Recuie the ot'ject in view, yet I bate to act the pail of a spy on my wife's movement. "However, my excuse will le siml lar to her own wbeu J questioned ber, I do not regard the money I gave ber, for 1 would gladly give ber ten times the amount if 1 thought it would make Ler happy. "But since it has just the opposite effect I think I am justified in en deavoring to discover tbe reason why the pvssesaiou of money affects ber in so regular a manner. Don't you agree witU me, Mr. Cat let?" he asked, quite earnestly. "Certainly I do," an? were J L "But before 1 venture a decided opinion please te'.l me what Is your wish with me what do you dealie me to dj In this case?'' "My half-roraaed p!aa I spoke of,' said he, - is this: Wten next, she asks me for a duple of hundred dollars J want you to watch ber subsequent movements; possibly yoa may find out what she does with it to whom she gives it and ber object in doing so. Then, perhaps, w e may know bow to act aud apply a remedy." "She may have some poor relation some one ot whose existence you know not, and she may be too lensitlve to tell you of it," I ventured to remark. "After a few moments reflection, be said: "I was thinking of something like that, also. I'll tell you why. Only a hort time before these perp'exities began she informed me that she bad a brother a sort ot wild fellow, some ten years older than herself who ran away from home while they were living It Boston. It was supposed he went to sea and was probably lost, for tbey received no t Id in is of him from the day he went away. Now, It la fair to pre sume that this young man has, by some means, discovered his sister, and she may be ashamed of him and keeps him at a distance by bribing him. How does it strike you?" "A very plausible theory," remarked "Very well, then," rejoined he. In an earnest tone; "we'll take that for granted. Xow you have a possible ground to work upon. When she asks me for money again I'll put ber oft until the following day, and send you a note in the meanwhile to Lover about the vicinity ot my house and awai; ber coming forth, then you'll have your task before you." "But suppose she sends the money In a letter?" observed I. "Her object of charity may not reside here." "In that case you must try and see that letter and to whom it is ad dressed," said be. "I said I would do all that could be done in this serious matter and be left me. "A week parsed before I received a note from hint. M e had received fifty dollars from him five hours after be bad dispatched the note to me and 1 was at my post when she came out of tbe house. .Mr. Ilelmbold watched for me from au upper window, but I do not su; po-e he recognized me, for I was deeply disguised. "I followed ber t" the postoffice, where she dropped a letter in the box. She was deeply veiled, as If she did not wish to be lecognized by any one. "By a quick movement 1 was at tbe box when Bhe dropped tbe letter and could see that there was but one letter in the basket her letter. "I beckoned to the clerk Inside and by some specious story aud a golden bribe be permitted me to see the ad dress on the enveloie. I was deeply surprised when 1 read this superscrip tion, 'Mr, Walter Corney' one of the meat notorious (ramblers In tbe city. "Was it possible that she was on triendly terms with this rascal,' thought I; 'or. worse, was she addicted to gambling and was she. In this man ner, paying her debts of honor." "Ktther casedil cot rell-sct to her credit, since It was done without ber husband's knowledge. I slowly walked away, undecided whether to tell Mr. llelruboid what 1 had discovered or wait for further developments. "I siidtieniy came to a ueclslon and instantly ie-entered the post-office. I would see Corney call for tbe letter, then follow him aud find out what I could. "He came for the letter half an hour after it was deposited aud eagerly opened it. A muttered curse escaped Ins lips when be counted the notes; there were three of them two twenties and a ten. "Only fifty, my lady!" I heard him say, "Very well; I think I can fetch the other one hundred and fifty before this month is a week older! With these words be hastened away. "I did not follow him. I bad no desire to do so now.'for us be carelessly thrust the letter in bis pocket, after taking tbe money froiu it and reading its contents, be accidentally drew it out again when he withdrew bis band and It fluttered at my feet. "I placed my foot upon it. I was determined to possess that letter, even stiould be miss it ou the instant and return to look for it. "I felt relieved when he disappeared. I picked up the letter and hurriedly left the post office. Half au hour later I was sitting iu Mr. Helm hold's private room, while he was trusing the letter. I had first told him all I bad discovered. 1 did not read the letter, and so in formed him, hence I knew not how it would affect htm. "I felt greatly relieved when I saw merely a perplexed look on bis face after be had read the letter. It augured well, I thought, for, presumably, there cau be nothing criminal in her corre spondence or connection with this dis reputable fellow; possibly the letter ex plains itself. "Vou l ave Dot read this letter, you say?" said be, abruptly. "I did not." "Then read it now, and see what you can make ot It. Tbe mystery only deeiiens to me after reading it" "I took it and read theits ' ambiguous words: "Sin: Kudosed you will find fifty dollars. More I cannot give yoa now. Have some merry, at least if ever you expect mercy from your iod. If you go too far you may kill the goose that lays the golden es, for at times I am sorely tempted to reveal all to my poor, deceived husband. I think be will ls less cruel than you and that woman, for in the sight of heaven I am Innocent of any intentional wrong save that by force ot cruel circumstances, I am obliged to deceive blm in order to spare bis feelings. In a month from now you may bear from me aaln, not before. " "There was no signature, but Mr, Ilelmbold knew bis wile wrote the let ter. "Well, what does It reveal to you?" be asked, aftei I bad laid it ou the table. "Nothing very definite." answered I, "only it is quite evident by the tone of it that your Innocent wife, from some cause, has fallen iuto the tolls of a pair ot unscrupulous schemers this rascal, Walter Corney, aud some equally vile woman. Now take my advice," added I, seriously, "open the letter this villain will probably send to your wife, and we may get at tbe root of this devilish conspiracy, for such 1 believe it to be, and our course will be plain. I can procure you the h.inJ wnUar of the fellow bofore night, and that will enable you to tell which letter to open." "He promised to do as I suirsrested, and by four that afternoon I placed iu bis hands a few Hues written by Walter Corney. "Next Jay Mr. IlelmbolJ sent for me. When I reached tbe bouse the servant conducted me to b:s master's private apartment, but he was not aloue as I had expected; his wife was with him. "lie Introduced me, but did est men tion my calling. She apparently did not cave tbe slightest suspicion, of what was to come. -My dear," said he. in a rle91"'1 tone, addressing himself to ber, "Mr. Gather thinks be his a remedy which will effect a radical cure of those un pleasant fits ot sadness that at certain periods overtake you., "She regarded him with a glance of Bumrise in thus revealing what she re garded as a strictly private family mat ter to a stranger to her. But aeeing her husband's kirjdly smile, she was affected to tears as she said: "You are mistaken; there Is but one who can core that." "And be will assuredly not do so," rejoined her husband, still smiling. "How," gasped she, paling, "how do you know of whom I spoke?" "Come, my dear," said be soothingly, "I know to whom you allude. Contide all to me. and this terrible incubus shall be forever removed." Oh. God, has be dared to tell you." She interrupted herself at this point, and buried her face in her hands. "No, Elinor," said be, "he knows better than to kill tbe goose that lays tbe golden eggs." "A faint shriek from ber followed these words, then the woman's dignity and self-esteem asserted itself. Said she: "I see that he has betrayed me, for I wrote those words in a letter to him to-day. Is it not so?" asked she, in stern tones. "Mr. Ilelmbold was about to explain tbe true state of affairs bow tbe letter was obtained when I hastened to pre vent it. Quickly approaching blm, so that Mrs. ilelmbold could not see my face, I did some vigorous winking as I said: "show your lady the letter she seat him this morning." "He produced it. One glance was sufficient; she would not read it, but said: "I know Its contents too well: they are imprinted in indellible characters on my memory, and since he has given you cause to suspect terrible things of 3 our wife, I shall. In justice to myself, tell all that is, all that has been told me, for I know nothing more than that, since it took place when I was a babe if it is the truth." "She then made the following state ment: "Some six months aso she was ac costed by Corney, who pretended to be startled at beholding ber, then asked ber if her name was Louise Simmous. She informed him ot his mistake, when he smiled aud said: "What a dunce I am, to be sure. How should you know the name you bore in your Infancy, when it was changed for another when you were a tear old? Tour name is Elinor Hard ing, is it not?" then asked he. "She said that was her maid an name. but now she was called Mrs. Ilelmbold. "Not the wife of Joseph Ilelmbold, the wealthy retired merchant?" asked he. "The same," was her reply. "A prolonged whistle escaped the man's lips as be eyed her curiously, tilling her mind with an undetined fear that she was about to hear something dreadful. "Madam," said he. In a most restct- f ul tone. "I am sorry to hear that you are married to so worthy a man, for your true name is Louise Simmons, and your mother is still living, and resides not six blocks from here." "She told him her mother died in ber presence, but be gazed at her commis era'ely and said: "She whom you always took for your mother Is dead, I grant, but your real mother is living and in this city, long ing to see her child." "Then he told her how Mrs. Hard ing's child had died, and she subse quently adopted that of Mrs. Simmons, and by his specious pleadings Mrs. ilelmbold was persuaded that he was Siakinz the truth. She took Mrs. Simmon's address, and promised to call on her the following evening. "She went to tbe house a mean frame shanty and saw the woman who claimed to call ber daughter. Tiie first sight of ber filled ber with loath ing, and when she spoke her disgust of the woman was extreme. She was a tall and muscular woman of about fifty. aud very -slovenly looken. Her language betrayed her coarse nature, and Airs. Uelmbold could have shrieked out like a mai woman when she thought of this woman as her mother. "After telling the unhappy young lady the same story Corney had told ber, Mrs. Simmons observed: "On course, now as you are a fine lady you don't keer to have your poor mother 'round you. You'd be ashamed of me, but children should never forget their mothers, and I'm a poor creetur, and money is awfully skeerce with me, so as you wouldn't keer to see me call in' at you're fine house I'll expect you to call on me once in a while and not forffet to bring money with you." Toor Mrs. Ilelmbold gladly prom ised anything so that this creature would not come to the house and pro claim herself as her mother. The bare thought of such a possibility was mis ery. "She gave Mrs. Simmons what money she had about ber, and promised to call on ber frequently. "She called the next day and made tbe woman take an oath on the Bible never to let Mr. ilelmbold know that she (Elinor) was other than the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harding. 'The woman took the required oath after Mrs. Uelmbold gave ber ber sacred promise to give her ten dollars per week while she lived. "This I would not have minded so much," said Mrs. Ilelmbold, in conclu sion, "although I placed myself in a very questionable position robbing my busband to purchase ber silence, but another calamity came upon me. This monster, ( or.iey, stopped me on tbe street one da and began in a round about way tilling me that Mrs. Sim mons was a very disreputable person, having served several terms in prison, and ber presence in California was owing to some crime she bad committed in Boston. "Not a very desirable mother-in-law for Mr. Ilelmbold, I should think!" he added, with a mali cious laugh. He then said that he needed money occasionally pretty large sums and it I valued his silence at the estimate be put on it she might trust to bis honor to keep ber unpleas ant family secret from Mr. Ilelmbold. lie has written five or six letters al ready, demanding more money with each letter, and in tbe last one I re ceived be demanded two hundred dol lars. I sent him 2fty. I expect he will rave at this and send me a threat ening letter. But 1 have broken tbe chain be had thrown around me I have told yoa all, my poor, wronged busband, and now I defy him, no mat ter what your decision may be." "My decision, my dear little woman. Is inst this." said her busband, as be tenderly took ber band and pressed it to bis lips, "you should have told me of this at once and saved yourself much unhappiness and me m deal of painful perplexity. Thla is Mr. Conrad Gar ber, .-he detective." he added, "who wllL as I have remarked, relieve you by attend ing to this Walter Corney." "At this juncture the door-bell rang and Mr. Uelmbold remarked: "This may be the bold rascal, cowing to reveal tbe whole matter in revenei for not being paid the sum be de manded." "I hope it is him if that Is bis object In calling," said the lady, with a beam ing look on her hitherto sad face. "A gent eman wishes to see Mrs. Ilelmbold," said a servant, who en tered at this moment and banded hex a card. "She glanced at it and then title re 1 an exclamation of joyful surprise. "Show Mr. Harding in," said she, glancing at her husband witb a counte nance radiant with happiness. "Mr. Harding!" said her husband, looking at her. "Who is he?" "My lonz-absent brother, whom I can scarcely remember." replied shs. "A tall, handsome, sun-burnt young man of about thirty was ushered In. "He glanced at Mrs. Uelmbold. then advanced, half-sbly, extended his hand and remarked: "I cannot be mistaken, you are Eli nor, my sister!" In a moment they were in each other's arms. "I will not prolong my story by re counting the adveuturs of Arnold Harding, nor dwell upon the supreme happiness of the brother aud sister. A single glance at their faces pronounced them kin. Hence, if &iie was the daugh ter of Mrs. Simmons her brother must likewise be the woman's son. "But the young man put this per plexing matter at rest. lie was nearly six years her senior, and knew, he said, that no death occurred in their family while he was at borne, that he never had but oue sister, and Elinor was that oue. Walter Corney escaped arrest aud Imprisonment ouiy by being fatally wouuded in a gambling bell, and died within an hour; but bis confederate in Ibis blackmailing scheme was 8Mh)y taken iuto custody aud convicted of conspiracy. 'On the trial it transpired that the woman was a com mm prostitute em ployed by the scheming gambler for a share of the proceeds to play her part an I have staled it. "A happier couple than Mr and Mrs. IlL-luiboId could not well be louud when tuo wicked conspiracy was exploded, and their gratitude to ma for bringing tbeir unpleasant family secret to a happy termination manifested itself both in lifelong friendship aud a heavy purse. A Keeper of the Ti-ui li. A man, dressed In greasy ovcnlis, went into a newspaper ollice aud asked to see the editor. When asked if the city editor or some other man on the force would not do as well, he replied that be had come on very important busi ness, and must see tbe editor-in-chief. When at last his insistence bad forced an entrance into the room where great policies were outlined tbe editor said: You were determined to see me: now, as quickly as possible, stale joux business." "All right, sir. I like your paper and I waut you to have a chance of saying something that will startle the country. For some time 1 have been engineer at Oraysjn's mill'' "ijo to the city editor if you want to band in a piece of news." "1 thought that I would give you a chance to write a startling editorial." 'Editorial the deucel We have such accidents nearly every day." "No. you don't. Jast give me a chance to get doDe, and you will thank me. No oue was killed when this boiler exploded." "That's nothing strauge." "And," continued the visitor, "no one would have been hurt bad tbe boiler exploded five minutes before it did." A. strange expression settled upon the editor's face. "Will you please re peat that?" be asked. "I say that no one would have been hurt bad the explosion occurred five minutes before it did. All other explo sions that I ever beard of would have been live times as disastrous if they bad occurred a short time before, for a party of young ladies or a committee of gentlemen, or some important person age had, of course, just left tbe mill when the explosion occurred." The editor's eyes had grown wonder fully bright, "My dear friend," said be, "dear because you have chosen me to be the original recipient of this great piece of intelligence, lead on, and I will follow you. A man with such a glorious appreciation of tbe truth is a rare jewel. Come, sit down beside me, that I may feel your presence as I write. Stay by me, gentle keeper of the truth, for my mind is stirred up, and I fain would muse." A Historic Kiss. It would be difficult to name among the women who shone in tbe aristo cratic circle) of the last ceutury a lady more distinguished by personal and mental endowments than Georgians Spencer, tbe eldest daughter of John, first Earl of Spencer, born in 1707. Af ter bee marriage to William Cavendish, fifth Duke of Devonshire, in 1774 she became the centre of a brilliant circle in tbe world ot fashion where ber wit taste and accomplishments rendered ber society powerfully attractive, rally ing around her tbe political aud literary celebrities of the period. Besides be ing a leader of fashion the beautiful Duchess of Devonshire made ber mark as a poetess. Georgiaua's beauty was of a kind w hich attracted bumble folk as powerfully as her own select circle. Wherever she appeared in public, at election times, on race courses, etc., she met with the most cordial recep tion. Her adventure witb the butcher whose vole for Fox She purchased with a kiss, is well known, and tbe ecstacy of a young farmer, who stood close to her at some races, and rapt in a 1 mi ra tion exclaimed: "Ah, if I was only God, the Almighty, she would be tbe queen of heaven," is but one tribute among many paid spontaneously to the charms of ber appearance. Even time dealt tenderly with tbe beauty of the Dutchess of Devonshire, preserving the attractions of ber lineaments in face and figure to an advanced age. Unfortunately she lost one of her ejes shortly before she died, in 1S0G. . Net a Very Good Boy. In writing ot bis youth to an auto graph collector Gen. Lew. Wallace says: "1 fear you wouldn't have called me a good boy, as I bunted, fished and ran wild generally until 1 was 18, and Uien I became a student, and that is the course 1 would lay down tor every ate." A man in Tnomaston, Ga., is said to have caught 507 chimney swallows in one night ; by putting a board over tbe chimqey where tbey came to roost. CURED BY A MISTAKE. Heroic Treatment Unintentionally Applied saves a Young Woman's Life. It la not generally known that tbe recent recovery of Miss Ljdla Jordan Cincinnati, from diphtheria was the re suit of a fortunate accident. Outside of a few, the family and a few friends, the serious condition of the young lady was not generally known. Miss Jordan is one of the most pop ular young women in Walnut Hills society, and it is said that she will shortly marry a young Avondale man. . About two weeks ago she went to see a friend who was sick with dipth eiia, and, unthinkingly, sat in the room for over an hour. In a few days she began to show symptoms of the dis ease, and it soon developed that she bad it in the most virulent form. Tbe family physician. Dr. Disney, began to lose hope, so strong a hold bad the disease taken upon ber system. Miss Jordan kept getting worse and worse, until finally tbe doctor found to his utter consternation, that a false membrane was forming in ber throat. This is regarded as tbe worst possible form of tbe disease, and one which is absolutely incurable. The rapid growth of the membrane was attended with increased difficulty In breathing. It was gradually closing the air passage. The doctor informed Mr. and Mrs. Jordan that the struggle was over, aud the disease bad won. Tbe unhappy parents were almost wild with grief. The girl bad been au especial favorite with them on account of ber handsome face and sunny dispo sition. It hardly seemed real to them that she could be lying on ber death bed, with her young life slowly fleeing away with each laborious breath. Tbe doctor said that in a few hours all would be over. Already the mem brane bad grown over tLe throat so that only a bole the size ot a large needle remained. The girl was lying with ber head thrown back. The veins (in her fore bead were swollen, and her face was fiery red. In every curve of her form, in the clutching of ber fingers, oue could read the agony she was eudui ing. Dr. Disney bad been very fond of Miss Lydia, and seeing that nothing more could fte done be left a phial of medicine "to be used when the breath ing had about stopped." and started away. Ue fully ex(ected never to see the girl again until she lay in the coffin with the whiteness of death in her features. The medicine was some sim ple restorative that might compel tbe soul to fret a little longer in the body, but could not do any good. The medicine was placed on a small table n ear the bed among a lot a pivala of tiinilar size and shape. The father and mother sat close by the bedside of their dying child. Soon the sound of the breathing grew louder and harsher. Tbe writhing of the frame showed that tbe end was very near. Mrs. Jordan started up, took from the table what she thought was the last rbial the doctor bad left, and measuring out a dose poured it quickly down ber daughter's throat. The effect was Instantaneous and horrible. The girl writhed and quiv ered as she bad not before. Her finger nans tore into her llesh. Her face grew black and her wide, staring eyes fairly started from their sockets. No scream issued from the lips. It was the per sonification of mule agony. This only lasted for a minute. Suddenly there was a sharp crackica sound. The girl's body lifted itself from the bed. There was a terrible gasp, a groan, and then a fit of racking coughing. The swollen veins began to subside, the black color of the face changed to adullred, the eyes slowly closed and the girl began to breathe again. While this was happening and the girl was at the very height of ber suf fering, the mother looked at the bottle whose contents bad produced this ter rible effect. To ber horror she discov ered that, by mistake, she bad given the girl a large dose of aqua ammonia, a sufficient quantity to have suffocated a well irson. The doctor was immediately sent for, and when be arrived was told what bad been doue. To bis astonishment be found the girl resting easy and looking far better than she bad for a week. Her llpa and the lining ot her mouth were burned by tbe ammonia, as her throat must have been also. An ex amination into Miss Jordan's condi tion showed that although she was very weak, yet ber throat was comparatively clear and there was every indication of certain recovery. On the cover in front of her tbe doc tor found tbe false membrane which bad been the cause of all the trouble, and which the girl had ejected in that last paroxysm. Xcw Kind of Luncheons. A very gorgeous novelty in society is called the "Rainbow Luncheon." Two o'clock is the hour that has been fixed upon as most suitable, though oddly enough an accompaniment of the event is a gas lighted lunch room, with the jets shaded by globes of varjous tints, curtains of silk being employed to shut out the obtrusive daylight. At one of these rainbow parties a group of mandolin players, half concealed by tall flowering plants, gave an Oriental touch to the entertainment. Over the oriel window was filled a rainbow arch four feet long and composed of roses of seven different shades. There were three tables, and at each plate was a hand painted menu card with tbe guest's name and a min iature rainbow on the back. Tbe first table was all in yellow, with glittering cut glass and silver decorated in a re pousee of Marguerites. The brass can delabra in tbe center rested In a fiat basket of yellow wax tapers and yellow shades. The fringed doylies were em broidered In gold threads and the da mask napkins in yellow roses. Tbe china for the ten courses was all In yellow, but different in design for each course. The second table was deckel in red, with napkins embroidered in red roses, and the bisque candelabra set on a base of jacqueminot and lighted by red tapers shaded by red globes. The china for each course was also of Ebaded red. The third table had blue appointments. The napery was worked in blue forget me note, and the tapers and shades were blue, with a flat bas ket of white roses. Tbe blue points came on in cut glass dishes, and there were rainbow ices in kninlatare pyra mids, and punch glassestfilled with ices ot various colors. A BIT OP HISTORY. The Death of Wtudtlrxton. "Washington Is" dead." were the appalling words which with the fading ot tbe 19th century brought home to every Amarican heart the solemn les son of life that all men are mortal." On Thursday, Dec. 12. 1799. George Washington spent seven hours out in a sun shower examining his farms. On Friday he surveyed the ground he tween his house and the beautiful Po tomac. and marked some trees that he wished cut down. That night he awoke his wife, with the remark, I have an ague." He refused to allow bis wife to get up for fear she would take a cold; but on tbe morning of December 14, be ordered tbe family tj send for Dr. Craik and asked Rawlins, one el his overseers, to bleed him. Rawlins' hand trembled as be undertook the task, but the General said, "Don't I afraid," aud when the flow of blood alarmed his wife, so she begired it to be stopped, the General exclaimed, more, more." When the doctor arrived he did all in bis power to relieve the soreness at the General's throat and to ease bis heavy and labored breathing. To an old and trusty servant be remarked. "I am very ill." To his wife he said, ,lgo to my desk in the drawer are two private papers, bring them to me." This was done. He said, "Thtss are my wills, keeps this one and burn the other." During all the afternoon he buffered greatly, but complained in no way. In the evening Dr. Craik aud Drs. Dick and Brown came iuto the room. Ue raised bis bead aud said to them, "I feel myself going; I thank you for your attention; but 1 pray you to take no more trouble about me. Let me go off quietly, I cannot la3t long." Late in the evening after 10 o'clock lie said to Tobias L.'iar, his private secre tary, "1 am just going. Have me de cently buried; and do not let auybody be put Into the vault in less than three days after I am dead." Mr. Lear bowed bis bead and wept. Washing ton asked him, "Do you understand me?" "Yes," replied Mr. Lear. " 'Tis well," replied Washington; the last words be uttered on earth. His grief stricken wife exclaimed when he died, "Ail is now over; 1 shall soon follow him; I have no more trials to pass through." His sudden death fell like a domes tic sorrow upon the hearts of the lo ple, lamentations and solemn obsequies tilled the land. Not only in bis own laud but In every land bis death pro duced the deepest emotion. Napoleon announced his death to the French army; announced that black crape should be suspended from all Freuch flags aud standards for ten days, and directed M. DeFontanes to pronounce a funeral oration. Naxlenn himself declared, "The measure of his fame is full. Posterity will talk of blm with reverence as the founder of a great empire, when my name shall be lost in the vortex of revolutions." L.iyfayette said to Maria Antoinette, (iueen of France, "He is greater than all kings; Washington is the general of a free nation." Lord Erskiue wrote, "1 have a large acquaintance among the moot exalted classes of men; but you are the only human being for whom 1 have tver felt an awful reverence." In 1760 Frederick the Great, King of 1'russia, eent Washington bis por trait with thla inscription: "Froin the oldest general of Europe to the great est general on earth." And so having been in life "first in war, first iu peace, and first in the hearts of his couhtrymtju," be became in death, "The first, tbe last, tbe beet, lbe Cinclunatus of tbe West." Mr. Cobb anil 11m Corn. An amusing story Is told of how Mr. Jobb, a citizen of the Uuited States, built the only machliia mill In Morocco. Mr. Cobb's application for the authori zation of bis mill was rejected. The 1'rime Minister would not bear of it; the Sultan absolutely forbade the new fangled method of grinding com. Mr. Cobb, however, went "right ahead." Ue built his mill; he put iu his machin ery. Only one finishing touch was necessary. The grinding stones were duly delivered at the wharves. But this gave the authorities their oppor tunity, and they calmly impounded them. It was useless going to the Moorish Government, so Mr. Cobb applied to the United States represen tative. Ue got a formal reply iutormiug bim that since tbe l'rime Minister and tbe Sultan had both forbidden the exe cution of the project it would be idle for him to expect any assistancB from the formal representative of the United States. Tbe letter was ail that Ciptaiu Cobb needed, lie took it to the local au thorities, who had bis grinding stones in charge, aud asked them if they could read English. "No!" "Then read this," cried Captain Cobb. There was the arms of the United States; there was an undoubted official signature, and Captain Cobb Said he was going "straight ahead" with his mill. No body knew what complication might ensue if this determined American were disappointed. The stones were given up, the mill was finished and the next time the Sultan came that way be sent all his corn to be ground by ma chinery. It Was All There. The joker who makes a bad joke de serves to have it turned on him, as it very often is. A man who bad dined at a restaur ant was asked by the waiter what he would have for dessert. "You may bring me baked applet and cream." "Yes, sir," "Only let us have them without the cream." "Yes, sir." "And with oct the apples please." "All right, sir." Tbe waiter disappeared, and soon returned with a plate on his salver, ou which lay a spoon, and a little pow dered sugar. . The customer looked surprised "It's your baked apples and cream, sir, without the baked apples and with out the cream," said the waiter. The item figured on the bill just the same, and the customer felt bound to pay It. Prepared chalk is about the only dentifrice that should be used, and this not to exceed once a week. Orris root ts also a pleasant and harmless agent fnr r.ieanalnir the teeth, and freauent good brasbinga with pure water is as I good as anything f A Geiman Tegend. There was once a poor, but very honest, contented and merry kind of man in the village of Tilleda, who happened lo be giving a christening feast, for about the eighth time, to some of bis neighbors. Desirous of showing, ajl respect to the party at tbe chnst d In, be set before them the best country wine be possessed, which, being quickly despatched, his guests seemed to be looking for a little more. "Go. then," said the father to his eldest child, a girl about about sixteen years old, "go and bring us some better wine from the cellar." "From what cellar, father?" in quired his daugter. "What cellar, child?" repeated her father, merely in jest, "why, the great wine cellar, belonging to the old knights upon the Kyffhausen." With perfect simplicity the youne maideu took a firkin in one hand, aud proceeded toward the mountain. About middle way, seated on an old deserted path leading down toward the spot, she found an aged housekeeper,dressed in a singular, quaint fashion, witii a large bunch of keys banging at her side. The young woman paused, not a little surprised at the sight; but the old lady inquired of her very kindly whether she had not come to fetch wine from the knight's cellar. "Yes," replied the timid girl, "but I have got no money." "Come with me," said the old housekeeper; Jyou shall have it for nothing; and better wine than your father ever bought in bis life." They both then proceeded along an old, deserted road, the old lady inquir ing very particularly, by the way, what the appearance of things then was in Tilleda who was alive, aud who was dead. "Once," said she, "I was as young and pretty as tbon art,before I was kid napped and buried under ground by the knights, or, rather, night-riders who stole me away from tbe very house that now belongs to thy father. .Shortly before this, they had also seized four young ladies of these parts, who were often afterward seen about here on their richly-caparisoned steeds. They were entrapped and carried off Id open day by these mountain knights as they were coming from church at Keiba. They made me, as I grew older, into the housekeeper, and en trusted me with the keys of the cellar, which, you see, I still wear." By this time they had reached the cellar door, which t(ie old housekeeper unlocked. It was a fine, spacious cellar, aud ou both sides it was well laid out with rows of vats aud butts. Most of them were either quite, or more than half full, and broaching oue of them with great dexterity, she took the little firkin aud filled it up to the brim. "There," she said, "take that to your father; and whenever he may happen to be giving a treat, you may come again; only see that you tell no one, besides your father, where you have it from. And moreover, take heed that you sell none of It, nor give it away, for in neither case will it be worth anything at all. If any one ven tures hither too btain wine for sale, let him be warned; his last bread has been hiked now gol" Unluckily, just opposite to them lived the landlord of the village inn, who dealt as largely as he could in adulterated spirits. Ue, among others had also a taste of the knights' wine. 'My friend, you might mix this with ten times its body of water and sell it for good wine etill. Y here can you contrive toget it from?" He resolved to watch; and he fol lowed the daughter as she went, for about the fourleeuth time, with her little firkin, toward the Kyffhausen hills. Ue hid himself, aud saw her come the exact way from the old cellar, with her firkin quite full shortly afterward. Accordingly, next evening he set out himself, having first rolled into a little cart oue ot the largest empty barrels be could tiud, intending to till it with the same precious kind of liquor. lie thought it would be easy to convey it down hill aud he made avow to return every night until the cellar became empty. As he ap proached the spot where lie had marked the path the day before, the sky suddenly began to grow dark and lowering. The wind rose and whistled portentuously of the gathering rain, which soon fell in torrents. The tempest carried bim aud his barre rom one side of the road to the other. At last, down the hill be went, and continued to fall deeper aud deejier uutil be finally found himself lodged in a burial vault. Here appeared an awful procession be Tore bis eyes a regular funeral, with a bier hung with black, and his wife aud four neighbors, whom he rec ognized easily enough by their gait and garments, followed in its wake. At this eiebt lie very naturally fainted away; and on recovering, some hours afterward, he still found himself in tbe dimly lighted vault, and heard the old familiar steeple-bells of Tilleda striking twelve. Now he knew that it was the witchiug hour and that be was then lying under the church aud the burial ground of the village, in a gloomy vault, lie was certainly more dead than alive, and scarcely ventured to breathe. But, seel a monk now ap proaches bim slowly down the narrow steps, opens the door, and in perfect silence puts some money into his band, aud then, taking him up in his arms, he laid him down at ll ie root ol the mountain. It was a cold, frosty j night. By degrees the good host came a little to himself, and crept, without either wine or wine casks, as far as home. It struck one just as be , reached it; and be felt himself so un- well that be must take to bis bed. In: the course of three days be died, and i the money which be bad brought t home, given him by the ghostly monk, 1 was just sufficient to defray his funeral expenses; his wife and tbe four neigh-1 bora, as be bad seen them, following bim to the grave. The Carpet Must Go; j The carpet Is destined to go." was the recent comment of an upholsterer, "and sanitary science will accomplish it. It has long been acknowledged that carpets harbor dust, musty odors, and tbe poisons of such diseases as small pox, diptheria and scarlet fever. Oiled floors are tbe pro(r thing, and are readily cleaned, as the oil becomes in corporated with tbe wood and makes a hard finish, becoming oxidized by con tact with tbe air. Wherever coverings of any kind are necessary, for lessening sound, etc, rugs and mats can be used, and they have a plowing, home-like lOOK. NEWS IN BRIEF. James Welch, of Portland, Me., was fined $930 and sentenced to IS months in jail for liquor selling re cently. It takes 14.800,000 gallons of oil a year to keep the railways of Great Britain going, and the cost is nearly 12,000,000. Echoes of the cold spell are still being heard. The Newark Journal learns that it caused several dogs in Beverly to go mad. Dr. Bui8Son, of Paris, claims to cure hydrophobia by hot baths often repeated. He makes the patient re main continually In a hot room and the baths are made as hot as 142 degs. Silver mining has been added to the industries in Indiana, the Buck Shoals Silver Mining Company having begun to smelt ore at the mines on the White River, ten miles northeast of Jasper. Joseph Llpplncott, of Burlington, N. J., is three months old, weighs lss than two pounds, and is the smallest inhabitant of that place. Wheu born the babe weighed one pound Uireg ouuees, The Stockton (Ivas.j Jnnrc,u tells of a man in Rooks county, that State, who has been arrested for steal ing a school house. He had removed the building to his own residence and converted it iuto a kitchen. "Tomah-Wltch," pronounced the oldest member of the l'assaiuaquoddy trile of Indians in Maine, is seriously ill. He is said to be 1(17 years of age. He raised a good crop last year and en gaged lu hunting and trapping during the fall. An old widow-, who had been sup ported by charity for twenty years, died lately near London, England. After her funeral there were found sewed in the pillow case almost two thousand dollars In silver and notes, some of the latter forty years old. Frank Moxie, of Dakota, vm about to be married, but w as busy with a game of joker. The minister who was to ierform the ceremony we,nt to inform bim that the company was waiting, got interested aud took a hand and the wedding bad to be postoned. At the Minnesota State fair a cu rious clock is on exhibition. It is made of red cedar and is the work of an In mate of the North Dakota niten tlarv. A jackkuife was the only tool used. In the gable of a Swiss cottage ets the face of the clock, with balco nies, piazzas aud windows around it. Coldwater, Mich., has a schoolgirl of 14 years who is quite a trapper. he has a dozen traps set, and has already wld one or two fine mink skins. She lias also toyed with a revolver enough to send one bullet through her finger and another'-iiito the calf or her leg. Tax Collector Thaxton, of Butts County, Georgia, has a copier piece coined in 1801, ou one side of which is a Confederate llag, surrounded by the words "Our flag, 180.1," and on ti other side the word "Dixie," sur rounded by the motto,"If auy one at tempts to tear it down, shoot him on the spot." An immense picture of the cruci fixion was recently found punted In oil with a great deal t f artistic skill on the wall of a cave on the island of Davaar, in Campbelltou Harbor, Scot land. The discovery made a great sensation until a Mr. Archibald Mc Kiunon acknowledged tii.it it had been painted by blm. A Hungarian historian, rummag ing through the archives at Buda I'esth, discovered over 5U0 wills dated between 1602 and ls74, which had beeu put away so safely that they had ben lost sight of, and the estates to which they related have been treated as though the persons making tliem had died intestate. A dreadful crop of lawsuits is expected to follow. Several years ago watermelons were almc.st unknown in California. An old JUissourian, who owned fortv acres near Lodi and who bad raised the rruit in old Missouri, planted his whole lot to melons, ilia neiuhliors laughed at the idea of melons growing wltLout rain, and he was called the. boss crank of the century. But the vines thrived and bore melons. 4L. 000 of them, and he cleared $20.0i0 from his forty acres, and now Lxli is the great melon district of the l'aciiic slope. There are now cables on almost every sea and ocean bed, the total iengtnot wire laid, being nearly 113,0'W nautical miles. There are nine cables connecting Europe with America, the first that was laid dating from 1S0S. So great also has the advance been in the 0rative aspect of cable tele graphy, that practically no more dim- culty is felt in repairing submarine lines than In attending to defects iu those on land. It is seldom that a"v serious derangement of the, tele graphic system takes place. When it does. It is comparatively of short dura tion. A New Loudon kitten tackled a rat not much Bmaller than itself, and to make the contest fqual the kitten's master took a hand and stopped the rat when It might have escaped. Thereupon the rat ran up the man's trousers leg, and the kitten iu hot pur suit followed. It went as far as it could, and then backed down. Th rat aud the man then had the battle out. The former is still able to give apparent proof of just where the kit ten stopped and just bow far the rat went. A few weeks ago Borne excava tions at Pompeii brought to light a set of surgical Instruments, Hiany of which resemble instruments in use at the present day. Some days later four beautiful silver urns of fair size weie found; also four smaller vessels, eight open vases, four cuts ornamented with leaves and figures of animals, aud a very beautiful 6tatue of Jupiter seated on a throne. Beside those silver ob jects, several gold ornaments, such as lings, earrings, etc., were also found. A young Australian near Bochara, after an unusually hard day's work sheep-shearing, went to sleep on tbe sitting-room couch after supier. Soon he arose, waiked out into daikness, went through four gates, which be carefully closed, to the woodshed, and then hung up his coat and took down bis sheep sheers and sharpened them. Then he caught a sheep and bad just finished shearing it when some of the household came with a lantern. Then it turned out that he had been asleep all the time, and the light of the lan tern awakened him. The sheep was sheared as well as though it bad beeu done in broad daylight. 1 i
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