V i Y 1 '., t Trio Creat TTT1 RJ i Hi ft. I t'v-n,..,. Ia-llri'V,"' i! fluumation of tuj How. 1 Uo. ,n. PERFECT DISESTiaV' B. F. SCIIWEIER, THE CONSTITUTION-THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. Editor and. Proprietor- VOL. XUI. MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 7, 1SSS. NO. 1 'vr vv vy v w OIL-!! Eif-nnAnn; : , ; """"Honk 3 1 Ind r" "" : - ' tin,. l;iymP,ola . . ..I.'.r f f, C " t!l" IVrwL." I i.i.r.,. i. ...-, ..r Ti t X,,? at ..r w. .. ... , ; ' ..; " or rt; I ' " " it r .r"":rr ;n"f "L1 u,.i,f.fK.r,w.r M n T IF r I. fmu -j aJ B I a AilT lo-oh l.-r,,, , ' v.:.-".-".. .hi i.:; v .. ..ii? ..M.t . . ,,!, , ,.., 'I Ilii' kl.... .. ' ' li ir I I'r" - t ! MITTS FLSION i r rr.c,.:,-s m existence fr the r, ';: ( '!-itnpt.on anj a!l Wasting !,;: is Fenenrrrecomaa.. i . uc.I t v Physicians than V I. :..' romciv; ,t gives most I t ry rcu.is, ami t.-ncs Up the svst- I an i iun the Consumptive haj'i I aw-,v u:-1 the Emu v. ;s cc.h.y check the ravages of tb f t rr:: . 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A l.iiu-y itn-Iucty little sprite who all U.f ti:oi nitiir. iiiie l away ttie intfititnm una d.Uio-il night for the i!fl;ht nf a emwiV.t the..trc ; always l,f iHissrs.ir nt a amtliiii! face and a l'u;r i' I:un.'!iiii i-vrJ in tlio presence of lu r 1 1 ;n iMirlr.ss of her own frcq.irii: Iv li.iut lot its lie was ryiuii.i tlietic t-j t!ir surri'vvs of others; as tire-li-sa iu tlio tmisuit f p!;isures as blie wits liiilitiVmil to the world's oinion of her c;i-liun- in short, a say, joyous, lnrnrr iibiti i'Kiiif uii.ui. Such was lit tie 1- l..r; I n'inbie. .coiul d.mcer of thr 1'o.siinH.ohlan Opeta House or such, rather, w.ih tli .tiniate passed upon tier 1 T ( -r frreiuls ;in t associates; and. as frieuds aaj associates can Inv.iriabiy ulituu.ie "i.r characters tetter than we c.iti oursvives.it is possible their vie w of Flora was the correct one. !ie had leen whirling and swaying and 'irouett;n? there for nearly four months l ow. The play was a gigant c tiiirleniue or the s ctacuiar order and had he.d the boards through the loni; scunner months without a break. Flora had come upon llieiu suddenly, like a tl a--.ii, from no one knew whither. Hie preserved a riid silence concern ing herself and no one knew for certain whether s-lie was a pauper's child or the offspring of aristocratic parents She had secured an enzapeiuent in the chorus, but her graceful dancing and lievxitchih pieseiice had advanced her uca n and aain until now she bad at tained thu proud distinction or second dancer, with only three appearances during the pel foriwuice and a salary of llfty-tite iloilars a week. Ordinarily, she would have been envied and hated, but no one hut a savage could be guilty of hating such a sunny, iienerous little woman, v:N was as ready to part with her last T...iar to a d a bankrupted choius-ilrl as l.e was .tuicK to 11 y frum the lavMhly-expressed gratitude of the recipient. Lovers? fl!, iT she had one she had three scores of them, if you could dignify them by the name. 'Ihey were of all ages and all grades of gooi and bad looks. Tl ey came to the theatie regularly every niht, drank in tier in dividual perlormaiice witli their eyes and depaited. leaving the proofs of their devotion in the form of cailliad of biMiuets left at the stace door and which. It Ls to t feared, descended with great regularity into the pos-es sion of some impecunious chorus-girl who had the donor's full permission to pe l thembaik t the ti n ist for. what they would biii'ij. As f. r letters why they came 1:1 such basketf uls that Flora never attempted to read them. Mir i.itched them regularly iuto the hands of the Hui eyeil little woman who oiiVute.l as her maid, and who care fully sorted out the ones she supposed tier mistress cari d to see. The others found oblivion through various chan nels, chielly th it or trial by tire. The staunches;, friend that Flora bad In the world was old Otto, who played I'.rst vUi'.in In the orchestra. "o one knew I. Is surname and no one kuew why they called him "o! 1," as he was suiely not more tlian forty, and thr gray hairs in his glossy brown curb were few and Jar between. Ternaps It was because be was so studious and loved his violin a g.-nuiue Ainita, by the way so passiuiiately as to never allow it out of bis siht. But "old" itt. r. was, and he didn't seem t mind it. lie smiled iu his grave, quiet wav when they battered him ou Lis sleadf.ist devotio:i to hii instrument and las pipe, a devotion so lirm and true as to fcrbld upiv.ireutly.all thought uf p.utic'.pation in the pleasures the others seemed t Und so desirable. Hoia ami he bad "taken a shine" to e.icli . tl.er. as their friends elegantly expresM-1 It, when !le first joined the con.i. nr.- S!i. in i.le a conlldent of huu; tol l l.iiu of all her troubles in l.er eh.', l.sli (etulaut way; asked for his advice and laughed with glee when he n tus ,1 t give it, because, as he sal.l. M.e . n'v sought it in order that she might t.'.iM l.iai by disregarding it. None of the llnev-score lovers ho w.,rh i.;ied l.i r hem Ivfore the foot lights ki.e-.v amth.rg about Otto, or tl.ev wui.'l lave iKeen passionately jeulotis. Flora told every one that she thought more of Otto than any one ou earth, but that si. e Oil not love him. Why? Well, b-eaue in the first place he was too good a man to caie for such an empty tea.Ud lsU'.e brat (those wete her own words) us she; and lu the next plac ? si e never meant to uiarry anv cue. but just to dance and dance si.d i!i. nee until her breathing and her le.-s gave out, and then well, who cared what happened then? One bright alte ujOU in September Flora t'ew two stei s at a time up the tt'ree long flights of stairs that led to Otto's in, wlest apartments. She walked iu without ceremony. Otto, as usual, was brirging btiains from the Amati that m ule the very sparrows oa the window s'.U outs.dj cock their little leads ou cne side in rapt attention. He smiled deliuhtedly upon her and ami went on with his playing. "Stop your miserable fiddling Otto. cried his v'sitor, imperatively, "and Hs eu to me. Otto 1 am going to bs married." Theie was a rapid succession of pyro technics upon the tiny instrument and then Otto i-eased playing and came towaiUi her. It uust have been the sunlight that made his handsome face look so yellow and ghastly. But Flora did not notice that. She was looking at the carpet and --ping It restlessly with an angelic lltti . toot. -Sol" rej ined Otto, after clearing his throat (of tobacco smoke, probablyj "and to whom, you little rascal?" "It is that vry handsome one," de murely rsjoinei the tittle woman, "that one to whom Mr. Sprint, the manager, introduced me. lie is vry rich and he loves me or he says he does; and Otto. I am going to do It- 1 like him, because he's so big and brave aud gen tle, and I believe I could love htm if I tried. And oh. O.to. I do so long at times for Just a little rest yes. I do, although none of you think so and Albert says that when we are married I shall do nothing all day but sit in a sulendid parlor aud wear magnificent clothes and Jewelry and receive com pany. Oh! Otto, wout It be splendid? Mel" If Otto grew a shade paler she did not notice it even then, lie came for ward as a father might have ddue and touched her brow with his lips. "Tis well, little one,1 said he tenderly. "Thou wilt be well cared for, and there will come a time when thou wilt need rest, Xow go," and he pushed her playfully toward the door. "And aren't you going to congratu late me. Otto?" "With all my heart I wish thee Joy, little one." She went away pouting and only half satisfied. The sparrow might have wept over the Infinite pathos of the melody that loured from the windows after that. It was lUff's cavatina that he played and the long passionate notes had in them an intensity aud fervor that spoke of sums mighty inspiration within. Than he played some other airs equally touching, equally tender played on and on until the dusst stole d wn and told him it was nearly time to prepare for the theatre. It was a notable night, too. It was the hundredth night or the piece and was to be suitably commemorated. The t'l.tre was to be gloriously decor Ve.i, ,ir. I for this occasion only the s iitr- rs and dancers were to be per mit ted to receive over the footlights 'h- llorai offerings of their admirers, lie, h.m If, was to contribute to the -i jovrr.ent of the occasion a solo upon his AuiHti, and as be was well-known .m l in a degree famous, this latter fact was i.'iiiv announced on the bills. Ncerh.J little Flora dancea as she danced tnat night. She was a breath f air, a dream, a light, filmy thing oa in ;s. that new and fluttered and shot here and there In a bewildering series f lexns and bounds and glides that it I'ani.l ii.e eyes to follow. Triumph al. t, i.t 1 t-t, she stood there, black eyes flittering, head thrown back aud ..lump hands outstretched as though to ward off the crash of applause that greeted her. Recalled and recalled, the tlnally disappeared; aud Otto, whose deft bow aud fingers had mainly wrought the measure of her flying foot- sUps, was mutely conscious of a mel low voic f mm tne proscenium oox u the left of him reiterating its "bravol bravol" in a toue that bespoke, as It seamed to bun, an excess of enthusias-u even for that occasion. As be drew his bow across the strings he was conscious only of a sick ening sense of perfume the perfume of the masses of roses that ha t been lestowed upon the favorite dancer. Hut by and by his whole soul went into the melody that same cavatina of Kaff's and the great audience listened entranced. Was it fancy, or as the last note quiveied from bis precious instrument, did he really catch a glimpse of Flora standing lu the wings watching him? He was not sure, but oui.l almost have sworn it was she, and that she was holding a fragile lace iianukerchlef to her eyes. But that was to shield them from the lights, doubtless. Anyway, he was conscious feeling dreadfully miserable, so mis erable as to eutirely disregard the ap plause and demands for a repetition ttiat were showered upon lim. lie dived down beneath the stage, Tolded his instrument tenderly away in its case, lighted a cigar and strolled out into the street. Unconsciously bis course took him round to the front of the theatre, and, almost before he realized where he was, he found him self face to face with a group of young men. all dressed in the heighth of f ish oti and loudly discussing the merits of the I'lar. In the foremost of the group he recognixed the youth, who well, as Albert- He was a handsome young fellow with a superb figure that was set off to perfection by bis evening dress an J light overcoat. Otto was iu the act of turning moodily away when words fell upon his ears that caused him to pause In something Use horror, It was Albert who was speaking sieakiug in light, careless terms of the girl who believed him brave and gentle and true, lie was confessing to his admiration of her. but in a manner that made poor Otto's blood boll. Again was lie about to turn away. when "But, Albert,' persisted one of the sprucely-attlred group, "what the d 1 would your wife say? Von haven't been married six months, you rascal!" "Dear boy, don't ask conundrums so early in the evening," drawled the ct aer. "one tires" Hut Otto could listen no further. There was a terrible singing sound tn bis ears, and a wild impulse in him to strangle the villain who bail so basely deceived hts holiest little friend. A glance of direct hate he bestowed on inn. nd then, still unobserved and muttering something between bis teeth that soui-ded like "wait, you young, handsome d I. and see!'' He hurried back again to his place, reaching It barely tn time to escape the censure of the orchestra leader, whose baton was already poised as be sank into his seaU For the rest of the performance he played as though a fury possessed him. m.- th in once the leader looked at him In surprise, but not anger; for hia work was true and correct as ever, but . (ire and rassion In it un usual, even for Otto. At last the curtain descended, with Fra lorming ue -.i H -Mir of the final tableaux and ...I,.-- iwitrhlnirlv Jovely in her WZ.. whir- .nil rold draperies. Then ...... s,fhs hi bat and coat, broke rroin bis companions and hurried out i.f ,, rear entrance Into the alley way behind the theatre, A dnzxling rain falling, but he shrunk into a dark corner of a doorway opposite w " ... of his face grew tense , -T-i.i . . neat COUD8. with glitter ing panels and brilliant trappings drove un thstage door. In another Instant . i..t .to.nl noon the narrow euro m Al " - " . . : wuifintT. llow ilowty momenta passed. Would she never come? Ah. the door opened and forth she tripped, holding ber skirts out of the mud and uttering an impatient little exclamation as she felt the raindrops upon her face. Gracefully, and with deference Albert banded her into the carriage. His c wn foot was on the step when a band was laid lightly on his shoulder, and, turning, be saw a tall man of slight bat elegaut build, carrying a violin case in hut hand. The intruder simply said, "wait," in a cairn, quiet tone, and then addressed himself to the occupant of the carriage. Too much astonished for a moment to resent the Intrusion, the younger niau could only look on and listen in amazement- 'Little one." said Otto, earnestly and tenderly, taking a tremollng little hand In bis own, "by thy friendship to me, and by the duty thou owest to thy conscience aud to thy God, I charge thee leave this man'scompany now aud forever. I, myself, will see Uiea safe to thy home." In I lora's face there was amazement and sorrow, but no auger. "Why, Otto," she began; but the young man behind them had recovered from his surprise and advanced hastily, a great anger gleaming from his handsoms eyes. "Out of my way, you," he criel. roughly, aud then, perceiving by the proud way in which the intruder drew himself up that he was addressing a gentleman, he added, passionately: "By what right, sir, do you dare to interfere here?" "By the right of a Just man to thwart a villain." answered Otto, his own temper rising. "Youns man, thou hast a wife, go to her I say." The youth's face grew livid. He saw the girl in the carnage cover her face with her hauds and make a move ment as though to leap from his car riage. ! nation I" he shouted, "take that for your meddling!" He raised a heavy walking stick that he carried and struck Otto squarely upon the forehead. The beavy-silvar bead mulcted an u.y wound, from which the blood Mowed freely. For an instant Otto was di.zd but as his enemy's stick was raised for another cruel blow, lie lifted his violin case, bis only weapon, in both hands. and brought it down upon bis assail ant's bead. The blow was badly aimed, or it must have killed him. As it was. It glanced off and the case came vio lently to the sidewalk, burst open aud discovered the priceless violin, broken squarely in two! Otto gazed stupidly at the wreck for a single moment aud then fell senseless beside bis shattered instrument, the blood still issuing frotu the ghastly wound in his head. It all seemed to have hapined in an nstant. The men and women who rushed from the door, startled by a successiou of sharp, agonized shrieks. saw a carriage driving rapidly away and a man lying prostrated ou the muddv sidewalk,- his head in the lap of the little dancing girl, who strove at once to staunch the blood with her handkerchief aud to call Otto back to life by every tender and endearing .uukaiisuc.. It was five days before he could recognize anyone, aud the first face that he kuew was Flora's. he had rarely left his side except to go to the theater and then she bad to be almost forced there. Two days after that as she en tered softly iu the early afternoon, thinking him asleep, she discovered that he had been weeping, for there were tears on his cheeks aud iu his eyes. She knelt beside the De l anil loucneu his cheek with her baud. "W hy do you cry. Otto!" she asked, very softly. lie was s'lent tor a moment, auu t'uen answered, "I weep, little one. first because 1 am weaic, and next be cause my violin is broken." "Theu, Otto," she per.-istea, oreaiu- tessly, "you need not weep. b cause you will soon be strong agalu, aud be cause Giacomo, the little, uIy cellolst. has mended your violiu and tays when you play on it again no one will ever know It was broken. Still silence, and then as she saw that no joy came into his eyes even yet, a great gladness sprang into her own Lower, lower sank the bright bead until her cheek almost touched tits. "OUo," whispered she, breathlessly, 'dear Otto, is there anything else that makes you weep?" His bead turned shaiply upon the pillow. Brown eyes gazed long and earnestly into blaek. 'Flora lieue Fioral" "Otto darlingl" The violin had triumphed after all. ff.Uiaon's Yellow Fever Core. Inventor Editor thinks he has found a couuueror for Yellow Jack. He has been bending bis facilities in tha direc tion since September la. The experi ments were made with well-known substances, the cheapness of which is tne chief claim In recommending them for disinfectants on a wholesale scale. Thev are gasolene, the commercial price of which is about 1 cent a pound; rhljolene. which can be bought for 10 rents- and a 10 per cent, solution oi caustic soda, mule from 43 per cent, or the crude material. The cost of the solution is about i of a cent per pound. Mr. Kdlson says: "From my observation 1 am con vinced that the fever germ must be either of two things animal organiza tion or fungus growth. It is not due tn rases, or the whole or a myrici would be affected at once. I believe that the fever microbe is parasitic, as It travels slowly along the ground ana is known to have been 8topted in some cases bystreet-paving. Iu 1.S lei- rwn merited to nnd some cnemicai to kill the Colorado beetle, and at last found that gasolene was Immediately destructive to animal and vegetable mutter. It is effective, ana evaporates in ten minutes, leaving nothing, so that alt danger of combustion Is soon passed. OnMixteenth of an inch goes fifteen inches below the ground ana inns everything. . Ituigolene is a little rtearcr but couia prove vaiuaoie lor Quarantining purposes. Ixild is an uireDted exterminator oi uw genu, uu both gasolene ana rnigoiene wwh uk temperature sufficiently to prove of value in treating tne lever. v uu skiwu I could cover Decatur with gasolene and caustic soda one-eighth of an inch in thickness. Our experiments with microbes have been encouragingly sue. cessfuL but. not having any of the yellow fever germs to work upon, we can only draw our conclusions by analogy. " Think how much you are dependent upon your horse and farm animals now and use them well. Damp salt will remove the discolora tion of caps ana saucers cansea Dy lei and careless washing. COntT JESTERS. The Evolution or the tool. Merry King. Teop'e who read mediaeval romances says the Xew Orleans ricayune, find that the court fool or professional jester was not only an established In stitution, but also an important per sonage. When they encounter him la the history of those times they realize that be was a real character, often tak ing important parts in prominent pol itical and social events, and it not un frequently appears that so far from being a fool he was the only sane and sensible person in many an assemblage of people of rank and consequence. It was often the case that the King's fool was the only person at court who dared to speak the truth among the hordes of flatterers and sycophants and parasites that surrounded the monarch and infested the precincts of royallty. It was often the court jester who alone ventured to criticize the follies and de nounce the vices of those who occupitd the highest places of the government and fattened on the wealth wrung from an oppressed people. The court jester dates from a pei i. 1 so early that it Is difficult to trace his beginnings. He was in use in China, where the art of making him a de formed monster existed. In order to make bis wit more pungent and his satires more scathing it was thought necessary to have them uttered by a dwarf or a hunchback. The fool whose business it was to expose and ridicule the follies of alleged wise men, beinz peculiar In mind and morals ought to be twisted and deformed in body. The Greeks and Romans im itated the use ot jesters from the l'er sians but Greece and Rome iwssessed also inimitable satirists and masters of sarcasm like Sophocles and JuventU, who did not hesitate to scourge the follies and crimes of the highest as well as the lowest. in the middle ages the fashion of maintaining jasters was introduced into Europe from the Last, and it was maintained for a long period. Among the most noted of these professional fcols were Tnboulet, the celebrated jester of Francis 1., of France, and Chicot, who was more distinguished than his royal caster Henry III. Other French foo's of note were Brus- quet, Cailette, Silolet and Mathurine, who by the way. was a woman. A i- gely, who appeared tn the reign tf Louis XIII., was tne last of the line. n Germany, Ffaff Cappauox, who adorned the court of Rudolph of Haps- burg: Cunz von Kosen, the jester of Maximilian I. : Jodel der 2arr, at the court of Ferdinand II., and Klaus Narr, the fool of the Elector Frederick the Wise, were most noted examples. n England, Lomond Ironsides bad a jester known cs Ilitard or Hithard. Will Somers was professional hum orist to Henry VIII.. while Mary, Queen of Scots maintained John Iley- wood in a like capacity, Charles l, was the last of English kings who kept fool. One Jhis Archibald Arm- j graced and banished for his violent sa tires on Laud. Archbishop cf Canter bury, lie was succeeded by Muckle Johu, so called because of his small size. Ixng after jesters had disappear ed from the rest of Euroi they were still in favor in Russia, where Peter the Great kept twelve, aud the impress Anna, who had a nun, maintained a large number. The decline and disappearance or tne court fool was undoubtedly due to the rise of the art or printing. The court fool bad only a select and limited audi ence for his sarcasms and satires. The press was able to address itself to the people at large. Nothing so pleasing to a great mass or manKina as to near others sharply criticised. A touch of slander even is uot to be oujecteu 10 ii it besnicv. The art of printing placed these privileges within the reach of all, and as a consequence the professional fool took to writing books. He was able to criticise without being required to flatter and fawn on his patron and protector, aud be thus became a greater power than ever. Trobably no satirist ever exerted a greater Influence In bis day than did the anonymous au thor of the "Letters of Junus; whlie others who wrote over their own names have also been distinguished. Ribelais, Swift, Voltaire, and otliers whose names would make an illustrious list. could be mentioned- To-day however. the writer bas been able to bring to his aid the pencil of the artist, and the humorous satirical illustrated publica tions may be taken as the last aud most distinguished evolution of the court fool. 1'uuch, the earliest of these interesting publications, has been followed by tnniar products in the chief nations of the civilize! world uutil no country is without them. Device lor Satnm t i.lautlon. Leu's "igg went to an amatuer base ball came a few days aga. li.ere arose a dispute between the side which he was patronizing and the opposing nine. Louis went down aud tackle J the umolre. He was discussing the question with that omnipotent individ ual when the man at the uat commute i a foul tip. The ball shot almost with the celerity of a cannon ball and s ruck Louis square upon one eye- i or uays afterward dozens and dozens of people approached the young man and auesticnel him as to the reason w hy bis cheek was so black, ana wny ms eye had assumed so muck prom.neuce. It was rather wearying. What's the matter, Louie ?" "Who hit you, Lou ?" "Did you fall r" , 'Where you splitting kindling ?" "Did you step on a hoop ?" "Going to get a divorce ?" These and several scores of like ques tions were addressed to him. He an swered them goodoaturedly at first Then a tired look overspread his fea tures and gradually bis appearance in dicated great agony. When he seemed on the point of collapsing he rallied and asked for paper and mucilage. Later Mr. Mice appeared among his friends with a piece of paper pas. ted over the injured eye. On the paper was written : "A foul tip." A Mistake Often Made. Men often conceive that they have surmonntea an obstacle or overcome an evil when in fact they have merely got used or accustomed to it. "How are you now-adays?" asked a retired physician of a friend who had been suffering from an ominous complaint, 'O, I am betterl" was the answer, "unless it Is that I am only getting used to this one thing." Pastures will be dry in August and September. Put in a lot of corn foi the cow and be ready. MIXX1E DID IT. The Reason Why She Could Sat nieep-.-llow Mamma Knew. She sat up in bed. Ths curtain was drawn up, and she saw the moon, and it looked as if It were laughiag at her. "You needn't lock at me, Moon,'' she said, "yon don't know about it. you can't sea in the daytime. Besides I am going to sleep." oi.o lay aown ana triea to go iu sieep. ner dock, on the mantel went "llck-tock, tick-tock." She generally liked to hear it. But to-night it sounaed just as if it said. "I know, i-inow, l-auow." "You don't know, either," said Minnie, opening ber eyes wide. "You weren't there, jou old thing! you were up-stairs." Her loud noiso awoke the parrot He took Lis head from under his wing, and cried out: "l'olly did!" "That's a wicked story, you naughty bird!" said Minnie. "You were in grandma's room, so nowl" Then Minnie tried to go to sleep gain. She lay down and counted white sheep, Jus- as grandma said she did, when she coaidn't sleep. But there was a big lump in her throat, "O. I wish I hadn t." Pretty soon there came a very soft patter of four little feet, and ber pussy jumped up on the bed. kissed Minnie's chek. and then began to "pur-r-r-r, pur-r-r-r." It was very queer, but that, too, sounded as if pussy Bald: :'I know, I-know." 'lea. jou do know, klttv." s.ld Minnie, and then she threw her arms around kitty's neck and cried bitterly. And I guess I want to see. my mammal" Mamma opened ber arm when she saw the little weeping girl coming, and then Minnie told her miserable story. -j. was awrui naughty, mamma, but I did want the custard-Die so bad. and so I ate it up, 'most a whole pie, and then, I I O, I don't want to tell, but I 'spect I must I shut kflty iu the pantry to make jou think she did it Out I'm truly sorry, mamma." Theu mamma told Minnie that she had known all about It. But she bad hoiel that the little daughter would be brave enough to tell her all about it herself. 'But, mamma." she asked, how aid you know it wasn't kitty?" 'Because kitty would never have eft a spoon in the pie," replied mamma, smiling. The Dos an il the Itobbers. A tragical story is told of an advent ure that happened to the rnenks of St. Bernard, when thr breed of their cele brated dogs was at its full prefectiou. No less than thirty robbers, to whom the supposed possession of the monas tery offered booty, had, by degree in troduced themselves into the retreat, arriving in parties at intervals, and were always received in the most friend ly manner. As soon asjhe. whole, band meut and summoned the abbot tcTT duce the keys of the treasure. The monk was, fortunately, a man of more resolute character than usually oc curred in those places of seclusion, and did not lose his presence of mind. He observed to them mildly that their con duct was unworthy and an ill-return for the hospitable attentien they bad received. The robbers, as may be sup posed, were deaf to the appeal and con tinued their demand. "If It must be so, ".said the superior, "as we have bo means of defending ourselves, 1 must submit; follow me therefore, to the spot where our treasury is kept." He led the way and was tumultously attended by the eager band. He placed bis hand cn a door, but before he turned the key he turned his back and made another appeal. He was answered with excra tion, and no choice being left him he threw the door wide open. It was the den in which the dogs were kept, he raised his voice, to which a loud yell responded, then gave a rapid signal, and in an instant the powerful aniruais bounded forth upon their prey, tearing some, strangling others, ana seuuing a few of the robbers, who escaped their attack, flying for their lives headlong down the mountain in frantic terror. to be dashed to pieces over the precl olce which yawned beneath their feet. Do Your Best, Always. People will overlook mistakes In one whom they see to be thoroughly sin cere and in earnest. So put your life into even the smallest task, and the doing of it will have powerful moral influence upon others, vvneiber yoa preach, study, sell goods, till the soil, saw wood, clem lamps, cook food or milk cows, do your best, lhereisi.o task so small, no honest occupation so common or menial, that it caunot be ilignilied and ennobled by the character of the doer. B-ar in m'.nd that noi one thiLg you do so much as the doing reveals Uii character, the true inati. Everything you can do cau be made the revelation of a great souL I have great respect for the German who saws my wood and cleans my yard. He Is one of the few meu I've ever known who does everything In the best possi ble manner. He has done this sort of work for me for a year, and constantly Improves. I know of a barber who has endeavored to make the best possible barber and citizen. He bas succeeded. While no other barber In the city Is even thought of as being worthy of any consideration as a citizen, this ruau is thoroughly respected. He is constantly enlarging his shop and force, but always has more thau he can do. There is perfect order in his place, iieu must act as gentlemen wuue mere. Thev Und the best papers and tnaga- z nes. but no rolice literature, nothing a christian gentleman would not tase Into the family rom. The barber is respected in his church, is made a member of the city council, has a model home life. lie bas dignified his occupation. His life is a success. Fremks ofLiightnlns. Lightning performed a singular freak among the cattle of Washington Schmeck, a farmer residing in ltus cumb Manor Township. Berks county. Pennsylvania. The fluid pissed down the lightning rod on the stable until near the ground, when it passed through a stone wall and killed the first of four cows in one stall. Then the lightning Dassed through a Leap of straw, but did cot ignite It On the opposite side of the stable six cows were chained, and from the first every other cow was struck by the bolt aud killed. It passed out through the wall again, and a Holsteln bull was made a victim. The ston wall was scar oly injured. ASE.VATOlt'S THEATRICAL. HIT. Capturing a I -arte Audience by Ori etnalitjr but Lack, of SkilL "I shall never forget a voyage I made from Glasgow to Xtw York nearly twenty years ago," said Archibald Linn, ex-senator from Maine, who spent a few days In Detroit not long since. "The ship surgeon." said Mr. Linn, "came to me one afternoon quite late, and taking it for granted that I could siug, asked me to take part iu a con cert that evening." As I understood it was to be a purely amateur affair, somewhat of a bur lesque nature, I was not aware of any concert company being on board. 1 readily agreed to do my part and did not give the matter another thought until we had assembled In the cabin for the performance. The first number was a piano solo by a little Frenchman with long black hair, and a mustache out of all propor tion to his size. I was surprised, for it struck me that his playing had a very professional air about it; but when the next number a solo by Miss Clara Loulue. Kellogg was announced, I could hardly believe the evidence ot my own ears. 1 sat as in a trance aud beard : "Way down ufKin tho Suwanoe KibbiT." Ih-ulhad no more doubts, and I woald have glveu something to have a b g wave come and wash me out ol tLaf, saloon. The next number was mine. I did net know one key from another, but 1 went desperately to the piano aud sat down. I rolled up my cuds, ran my hands through my hair, brought them down on the keys with a crash! bang! and the a struck off noisily Into an imita tion of runs, trills and ariieggios. I happened to glance aside just In time to see a look of professional liorror ou the little Frenchman's lace as he rose and rushed from the room. I was down for a song aud sing I must, so I began: ".-an.ly he belonirrsi to the mill Anil the mill heloiife'rd to SauUy still." There was a discouraging silence, but I kept on bang-crash: "For ?andy Iielwlomreil to the mill Anil the mill beluue.l to illldy fcUll." I announced the number at I went on, aud 1 hadn't leac .e.l the third verse when peals of laughter and thouts of applause rewarded me. The absurdity of it had struck the audience with full force. I bowed my thanks, saying as I did so, Tlease do not interrupt me; I have only begun," and I think I must have sung twenty verses to the ever increasing applause and amusement of my audience, when 1 stopped with a grand flourish on the instrument. I afterward became well acquainted with Miss Kellogg aud she said to me one day before we parted com pany: "Mr. Linn, I was fairly worn out with laughing at your song. I wish you could be Induced to repeat it. I CtfA'ij kjiojtwhen I have enjoyed auy- Aud 1 have always remembered it us the lucky bit of my social life. A Wiiloweil Dove. Mme. de Sora'sgnei lor her husband nad not yet been forgotten iu Paris. Behind that door hung with embla zoned black was a terrible Spanish des pair, with all the demonstrative exag gerations of that laud which worships bleeding Saviors aud virgins with a sword-pierced bearf The princess cut her hair closely and saw no one. In her black garments and with her ftesh young head she looke 1 like a novice, and her palace seemed like a convent. She epent her days before her husband's portrait and dined alone in the great hall, where two covers were set on the table every evening. The prince's hat and cane hung in the ante-chamber in their usual place, as if their ow ner, goue forever, had Just come home. Aud this infatuated memory of him in outward things kept the poor woman's despair alive aud made the void of his absence still greater. Out of all the round of visits, balls, receptions, and concerts, which had set their happiness in a frame of world ly elegance, she had kept, only one friend, the countess of Ancelin, an ! accomplished singer, who owed to her i.iue voice the privilege of having re malued intimate wall the princess. ;IIer deep and inconsolable sorrow was impatient of all conversation, but took 'pleasure in singing; It helped her to ween. Two years passed and yet her w idow hood grew no less sorrowful aud se vere. Her hair had grown again, how ever, with little rebellious uiauilesla- tion of vitality, dainty little curls aud waves. Her mourning was quite en livened aud set oS by it, so tnat it ap peared a mere charming caprice. About this time Mme. Ancelin s nephew, meeting the princess at his aunt's, fell desperately lu love with h'-r and longed to makw her his wife. But the widow took fire with Indig nation at the lirst word on such a sub ject. To her the prince still lived, aud the offer was an insult to her, a prop osition of InliJellly, She would not see her friend again for tome time. The young man went away and tried to forget her. but returned so full of love and despair that Mme. Ancelin took pity on him and resolved to break down lue princess' scruples. But by what means could one persuade so singular a uature, which never rea soned at all, aud 1-vei only in Im pulses and enthusiasm? She reflected that a passion so ex clusive must or necessity ba jealous, and she set about procuring some of the prince's old letters. This was not a difficult thing to ao. M. de Sora had done a great deal of writing berore his marriage, and had disseminated his trifles among a great number of inlaid boxes, and secret drawers, and all in so strictly private a manner that each recipient could boast of being the sole possessor of the great iorl's perfumed seal. To bring before the princess a few leaves of a very old and commonplace romance in ber husband's life, unac companied by its actual date, Mme. Ancelin ventured to seek entrance again into that tomb-like palace, where a living statue wept all day, and show those letters to the widow. It came to her, not like a fresh sorrow, but like a total downfall to destruction. Poor little princess! Her years of happiness, ber widowhood, all rolled away together and disappeared in the abyss of scorn and wrath. Moth ing remained to her but a great desire to avenge herself. The portrait wss exiled from ber chamber. I he second cover was re moved from the table, ad henceforth she sat down alone; and in the ante chamber, which was at once thrown open for visits and pleasure parties, ilie bat and caue which had hung there to long were seen no more. There were fetes, balls, and eupners at the palace now. Like a changing sky which caAts off too long a ninht. the princess. In gray, lilac, pink, aid blue, returned to ber former glory. And one evening in ber little conserv atory sue said to Mme. Ancelin's nephew, who had followed her like a melancholy shadow since she had come out Into the sun, that now she would be his wife whenever he wlstipd, and she thought to herself that the sooner It was dona the better pleased she would be. In a very short time they were mar ried. She In a so't of frantic way, 'ue with much astonishment at her sn IJ.eu passion, rejoicing iu his happines wltl.out auilyziug it too closely. Their marriage was much talked about. Tiie countess of Ancelin. full of the phrasrs of her lou.iiiices, had a charming re mark to make. "Jiiit look at that princess," s!ie would vay. "People thought she was weeping when she was cooiuij. She was a widowed turtledove." Six months went by. The newly married nair were in the country in the neighborhood of Paris; theie their triend came to fliid them. Sao watched them, tranquilly airing their happiness ou the smooth lawns, aud in the silent bowers; aud presently that delightful countess, who never could see further than the present moment, said to them: "And I am the one you have to thank lor making you so happy? Ah, well! 1 do not regret my falsehood." "YV hat falsehood?" asked the prin cess, with an abrupt movement. "Oh, yes, my dear; I cau afford to tell you all about it now. The oor piiuce was hardly as black as 1 painted him. Those wonderful letters were live years old. They were written be fore you were married." "Aud that is what you didl" ex claimed the princess, legardiug them both with wild eyes. Her prince. dead and rorgotten, whose name she uj longer bore, at once resumed his entire possession of her heart. Her husband saw it in her sudden gesture of withdrawal from him. Without n word of explanation all was over be tween them. She shut herself up closely, and during a week of agony gave herself up without reserve to all the remorsa that tortured ber. Xhb unhappy womau had married again w ithout love, to be revenged, and the prince's sin not having existed, she feltheiself guilty toward him, ashamed o.' herself. What a pity for her remem brance of bun, so violently slaiu, and coming to life agalu with all its olu poweil Her poor lover kept aivay, well knowing that he was nothing to her, and that the sudden revival of the old passion in all its strength had ex tinguished the new ono with one breath. She spoke coldly to him, as to a stranger, assuring him of her for giveness, believing that he had not mem, a ihimN''AA..v.ij ....... j . her, the princess bent over the light soul that had fluttered like a butterfly over her straight and austere path an 1 said, iu a voice too weak to b;; le proachful: "You see, 1 am not cooing I dying." Aud it was the truth. am A Hrave fl.il.l. A pathetic scene is described in II'iHifoic's Montlily. A wretched crea lure, a woman whose appetite con quered all other motives of action, was brought before a Chicago magistrate for drunkenness. Clinging to ber tat tered gown were two children, a bo and a girl, the fo: mer only 7 years of aje, but made prematurely old by the hardships of his wretched life. "Five dollars and costs," said the judge sternly. Seven dollars aud sixty cents iu all." Instantly the little feilow started up, and, taking his sister's arm, ho cried out, "Come on. We's got to git that money, or mam'il hev to go to jail. Ju-a wait. Mr. Jlge, aud we'll git it!" The children hurried out of the court room, and g dug from store to store, solicited contributions to "keep mam from going .to jail," the bjy bravely promising every giver to return the money as soon as he could earn it. Soon he came running back into the court room, and, laying a handful ot small change on the magistrate's desk, exclaimed: "There's two dollars, Mr. .le'Ige, and 1 can't git no more now. 1 ain't as big us ma n, and I can't do as much work; but if you'll jest let me go to j ill. 'stead o' her, I'll stay longer to uiaks up for it." The bystanders wipe! their eves. and a iiolicemau exclaimed. "Your mother shan't go to jail, my lad, If 1 have to pay the line myself." "I will remit the fine," said the judge, aud the woman, clasping her boy In her arms, sauk upon her knees and solemnly vowed that she would lead a better life, and try to be Wi. thy of such a sou as that. Soothing a Dyii.i I'atieut- Xurses In hospitals are rather apt to lay too much stress on the advantages. received by the patients and their dut of thankfulness, but still it Is the poor soldier who suffers most from always having his causes to be grateful flung n his teeth. ltnessthe following true story: Chaplain So poor Hopkins is dead. I should have liked to speak once again and soothe his last moments; why didn't you call me?" Hospital Orderly I didn't think you ought to be disturbed for 'Opklus, bir. so I just soothed him as best I couia myself." Chaplain "Wny, what did you sav to him?" Orderly ""Upklns," sez l, "you re mortal bad." "I am," sez 'e. "Opkins." sez I, "I don't think you'll get better." "So," sez 'e. 4 "Opk'.ns," sez I, 'you're going fast. "Yes," sez 'e. "Oi-kins," sez I, "I don't think you can 'ope to go to Vaven." "I don't think I can," sez 'e. "Well, then, 'Opkins," sez I, "you'll go to ell." "I suppose so," sez 'e. "Opkins," sez I. "you ought to bf very grateful as there's a place perwided for you, and that you've got some I wheres to go." And I think 'e 'eard sir. and then 'e died. yKWS IN IiRlKF. In England, a fashionable fabric culled ''imitation Indian muslin" has been found to be so highly charged with arsenic ai to render it dangerous to health and life when used either for dresses or other attire, or for curtains. Several seamstresses have been made Very ill by woikut upon it. The Kev. Frank M. Bristol, of Chicago, has a "Cato Major," printed t y Ben Franklin in lTlij, that is said to lie as fine a specimen of typography as one could Und anywhere. It was printed when Franklin trundled his forms from his composition room to where his presses were setup. Madame Vincent, a French woman, lias t.iveJ twelve persons from drown Ing. A fehort time ago she jumped Into the waves entirely dn.ssed and rescued the twelfth, a six-year-old boy. She has seven child ren of her ow n, the youngest a baby. Probably the oldest voter In the country is George Hubhorst, of Staple Ion, lud. lie is li'I years old. With his two sou. who are still living, lie voted for Ilariison for President in lS.'W ana IMil. Mr. Hubhorst is still a vigorous old man, despite his great aye. There are l.'i mountain peaks in the United stnt"S mo;o thau 10.OUO feet In height. The highest mountain east of tiie Mississippi is Mount 15al sam Curie, Hi the ltlaek Mountains of North Carolina, that U 0 071 feet high. Among tho devotees of the violin among the early statesmen of the Re public may le mentioned Jefferson, Patrick Henry and l'lesiilent Tyler. Jefferson was iin expert, and could "rosin the bow " and draw it equal to any ol" the professionals. A direct descendant of Pauldiug, one of the scouts who arrested Andre, the British spy, when he attempted to pass the picket under the name of Au derson, has in his possession the origi nal pans given to pass Andre through the American lines, when Benedict Arnoid had r. sol veil to give West Point Into the I an is oi' the eneniv. The pass is signed ly Arnold, as Llajor-Geneial. TWO l-lllis!l SJlllOHtes own 7,- 501,000 acres of land m Texas. An other owns l.siii i,i in. i, s;r K. J. Keld. the famous English naval constructor, has 2,UOti,IKiU acres in Florida. Two London linns ow n .'!,'" l.iiol1 a.'ies. An English company l..n To ,oi.O acres in Mississippi aud another coiupanv lias 750.0UU acres. Among tiie medals which were jiwarded bv the Massachusetts Humane '.Society last jear, was one of bronze, given iu recognition ol "remarkable presence of mind and courage iu sav ing from ilrowi.iir; Cora K ibins, De cember lu, ls7." It bore the in scription "To liar ! I r.'owell, four years old," and sue.i wan, in fact, the age of the recipient. In an old magazine we 11 ml it staled that until the year 1770 this law was in iorce in Engl.in l : Whosoever shall entice into the bonds of inatri- Spanish cotton, steel corsets, crinoline, high heeled shoes, or I'al.-ie hips, shall lie prosecuted for witchcraft, and the marriage declared null and void." It is staled that a noiseless tire for adjustment to cab wheels composed of a combination of rublier, asphalt, and Portland cement (the invention of a cab prnpiietoi', is likely very soon to lie extensively i-..d in Loudon. It is believed that this s.lent or noiseless tire can be affixed to the wheels of ve hicles for carrying heavy loads. If this Is practicable the roar of London street traffic will be clkclua! y dead ened. It Is prcl! y renera'.Iy Known that not a few yonnit women use lx-lla- doiilia to give briiiiaucy to their eyes. but it is not so well known that a large majority of tl..-"- who thus in jure their I i-ht and brave tne oarirer of becoming blind ate women who have light eyes. Daik-cyed women nlher have mole n ;i:.et or think that their eyes are well fiiough as they .no. Count Zichy, the I ! ungai inn noble man who lost his iieht nun tinoiigli an accident, but learned to i lay the most difficult music on piano w ith his left band alone, i.ev. r p.as In public except lor harilaMe put poses, lellig not only of hig'i laiuily, I lit also pos sessed oT ample means, and the sing ular arid it.uiant.c l.nts with which his present extraordinary efficiency is connected Ins. ue him crowded audi ences wherever l.e appeals. ieor.ru K. Pullman says be first visited the Thousand Islands in l'.J, camping out with 1 tolleT and sister, ami liking It ro wi ll tl. at l.e boiu'ht the island on which he bad pitched his tent- The pi ice w as forty dollars. Then he put up a I've loin in-d dollar cabin, in which I.e. i-ii'.o tamed (Jrant, Sheridan and other r.lus'.i ions guests. The cabin lias now given place to a "palat ial mansion '' co..ting iu ue money than Pullman at one tune ever frxj.ee ted to bee. A learned gentleman i'l Athens, Ga., recites an Instance ot a wonderful memory. While at college seats ago a jirofessor ol Ins had often state 1 that he could li-'l an ait !e .!. a paper aud then reieal it veibaMni. The narrator was anxious to test bun, and one day walking up sail, "II oi have no ob jection I should l.ke to have jou read this piece on Enow N ili.inglsui and lejieat it to me. " 'J n- pi .. lessor took the paper, lead the :u ! Ir.e of a column anil a half in a le moments an 1 theu ieje,ited it without an error. It bin g. vr..-'y lo 'i relieved" that the ie:i net i.i-i 'i the average height of Fleneli 'd-n which fol lowed X .ip -e to the 111. ill' campa'.t.-, n: the short.-s' i: Hi,; to a lug i thoiiiy in I height 'f the Col.sciipt is i Willie 111 lll .-i tries the ni n feet one inch ! One of ti d's wais, .ii.e. ol course, l.s s an.:! 'er in tlii ale al. of V se soldiers i 11 j i I '. i' , actord n.. !.. .1 .oid lu litary au 1 . -s;a, the n. in mum K:is..,..'i and the Flench iU.nl ) -..ii live feet; other i..io;ean Couu I li. : i il I. mes fioui hve i live- leet lt.se inches, e i.'tnarkahln women of the aga n Mrs. . u ir.. cess in deji lin upon the prolyl ties of m ue herself the name of Midas." she is Ktiuli- ill, w Lose B'ic ii. J estimating i, l as won for "The Princess i, but in baby hood was talidii to Australia. 1-iv years ago she bef.:i to visit mines and ask questions. siie o-tened to the ex planations o: tl.eonsts, and got prac tical m.ners to Uac'i l.er what they knew. To the theories and facts thus obtained she ad I?d her nwu intuition and judgment, an 1 thus dewlojed such a r. mail.ab'.e faculty for deter mining the val ue ot mines that many jiersous think she has the gtl of r icond bight. t t ' la? 4 fJTkt HM 'iM sal M
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