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Il I I n Stories i.ecdotes; Historical :n -t; Poetry. " V'l ;cn f -r tV. bosS pplcments ( ii-t j r;:r. hiiv bcom 14 . - of matter and b 51.73 a year. lie i:i Norcaifccr. PilllP VOL. XUI. STTTTs forilamuges glowing out of re cent railroad disaster are the heaviest ever brought in tUe same connection, and will be fought on both sides with unusual tenacity. Estpero William proposes to fix upon January IS the date of his cor onation, that being the anniversary of the day of the crowning of his grand father at Versailles. If Stanley ever returns alive he will be the most amused man to reail the uV rations of how lie and his expedi tion had been frequently murdered in the wilds of Africa. The blunder of a town without Cre apparatus was illustrated during a fire in Highland Park, III., Saturday, by tis destruction, the people only being ahle to Rave part of their furniture. Thk President has set apart Thurs day, the 21th day of November as a day of Thanksgiving by the American lople. In accordance with customs, the Governors of the several States will name the same day, which will give it the mual National effect. The negotiation of a new extradition trfaty with Great I'.ritain which will put a stop to the flight of American criminals to Canada is urgently de manded. The present state of affairs is a disgrace to our civilization and a premium to rascality. The man who offkrkd llnoniE five hundred dollars if lie would leap off Poughkeepsie bridge should Je sent to jail. That would put a damper on this kind of "sport," which Is surely nre cruel than that of shooting live pig eons. ExiPEnoit William II has done a wise thing and a proper tiling in relink ing the press of lterlin for its unkind expression concerning hU father. Em peror Frederick. The general impres sion heretofore has been that the toue of the press was not displeasing to him. Mu. Gladstone continues to be one of the most wonderful ot old men. His ISirmingham speech seems to have elicited the admiration of those even who disagreed wltii him in his argu ments and conclusions. Few men of his age would be able to with stand the physical fatigue of standing up to address au audience for two hours. Ir Is a notable fact that ia cases .wherejlUasXex or death occnrv&t a rail road crossing, coroner's juries investing such accidents say that the fault is not because the companies do not vigilant ly guard and watch against such occur rences, but because the crossings exitt, and the public are not prudent ani careful enough in their use. Two hundred million dollars for de fenses on the frontier of France against possible attacks from Germany that is the proposed expenditure that agitates France. Such works would get rid of a surplus if France h;ul any, but there the surplus must first be created by ad ditional taxation. And, after all, the defensive works may be of no use as was the cxe with Metz in the late war. Tuk gift of Sl.OOO.OiW by Davful I laud, of New Haven, Coiui.. for the education of Southern negroes is a wise ami cenerous beneficence, bestowed within a field that is rich in possibili ties. None will recognize its value more clearly than the people of the old slave-holding States, who as they reach out to an industrial future are con fronted by a difficult and peculiar race problem. . Captain Thomion, whose vessel the steamer llenvenue, was caught in the recent great typhoon in the China sea, says of the centre of the typhoon: "It was tilled with lightning, aud a heiivy roar made It impossible to distinguish the noise of the wind from that of the thunder. The smell, too, of electricity, like the smell of burning sulphur, vas so intense as to cause an almost over powering sensation of suffocation, ana the biscuits and food not washed away by the storm tasted so of sulphur as to beuullt for use." The Missouri Court of Appeals lias given great joy to the railway dead heads. It has affirmed the judgment of a lower court, which decided that notwithstanding the holder of a free pass agrees to assume all risks of acci dent, jet it is the duty of the railroad company to do all that liuman care, . skill and ingenuity can levise in the way of safe coaches, trncks and ma chinery and to kf ep the spjiie in proper repair, and even If the uipsenger were a free rider they were liable for damage that might follow a disre gard of these precautions. Will it he Anoth kk Ia.n deville f ' ASV',T i larm.inv'u f "l.iiti fllrtr do?S UOt read Irish history to advantage, at least for the current Kir I'mfnisor Geffckeu is suffering from being lockal up, as ilandeville did. although these is no reason to suppose that scant food and jail cloth inz have anvthinz to do with increasing it. It is curious to note that Geffcken's offence is ouly that fyt mak ing puUic a nart of the late Emperor Frederick ' .liirv Tlii i one of the offences where a Dart Is create than the whole. Mandeville. the Irish . ' . .JX IJ V i , I. ..1.x d, was released before he died, but it is i me miure toieii wuetnra- irerm-aMj political prisoner will have even that much of consideration for his foeblu neaito. According to Johann Faber, the famous manufacturer of Nuremberg, ta people of the, United States nee. In round numbers, about lOO.WO.OVO K By the Kir-. TTIiea daylight darken. In th. .klca, Wben .T.nicg .badow. fall. Alone, I watch with dreaming eye. Th. firelight on tu. wall; Alone, I liatrn to th. feet. That in eontinnoaa stream Pnrane each otbrr on tua street And mingl. with my dream. Nod. of th m atop, with wlft desire, To enter at my door; I trim my lamp and stir my fir. Fcr botnewartl fret no more. Yet, with a trick of listening. Caught loni: and long ago, I wb to bear tb. welcom. ring Of son. I used to know. VThe.-e are they wandering to-night: Wtiat breadth of laud and mtak Lira dim and empty of delight Itrtwixt my love and me? Perchance, wtih green earth overspread lie sleeps a dreamless sleep. Or toeaing waves above bis bead Their ceaseless marmnr keep. Never an echo from bis heart lias found its way to mine; Yet, aa tb. red coals drop apart. With shifting gloom and shine. Ilia face li cks through th. dancing fire. Wild dreams daDC through my brain, II. comes with all th. old tlesir. And claaps m. close aaint O vinion sweet, that day dispels! If it could truly be. No creature on the round earth dwells That might nut envy m-. r-urortitara 1 think bnt why recall A thought too vain to L&at? The tire light flickers on the wall, ILe lootatepa have gone past. THE REV. MARK AVERY. Old Mr. Bittleston had a charming Douse and grounds on the Thames, neir ilarlow, including a pretty eyot. One sultry afternoon he was enjoying a placid doze in a shady arbor near the water's edge, when he was aroused by . . . ...I the splashing ot oars, ana ueuoiut m young man in a boating costume, in the act of alighting upon the lawn. Mr. Bittleston sprang to his feet in an instant, prepared to lose his temper on small novocation. lie knew the stranger's errand, for he received half a dozen promiscuous visits of this kind - . . j ii'. i . in the course 01 uie aay. i ucu mo r. tviun iImw noar Iia nmvMl to be rather a mild looking youth, who wore spectacles, ana seemea aiuueni. uu very much embarrassed. -'Have 1 the pleasure or apeaaing to the propritor of this island?" he in ouireJ. oolitelv lifting his straw hat from his head. Yes; the island ueiongs to me, said Mr. Ulttleston. shortly. Will you permit me to nana you mv card." said the stranger, producing a card case. Mr. Bittle3ton felt somewhat molli fied by the young man's polite and respectful demeanor, and he took the card. It bore the following Inscription: "The Kev. Mark Avery, 14 llayter St., St, George's in-the-EasU' ., ""'fi - .ht. ...ii irn si rlerpvmanl" re- VU, . maetheQM jreTJtlenian. wno naa a gooa oia-iasuiotieu ivKaiu auk "Yes, In spite of my dress, which Is decidedly anii-ciencav )UI8 man .miiintr suoDose vou can guess why 1 troubled you. We are on ... i r : v our way to cuoru, uiu x sbucu tiArmiMinn irk rjAmu oul on iuui puu or the night with my friends." . . t M saw that I've been obliged to put a stop to that," said Mr. BitMeston; X ax airmiu iuah a i.xw. make n exception in your case." "1 hope you wui, air," aaiu mo iai on, persuasively; "I plead not so much r..- n,nir aii fnr mv companions. They are both very worthy young men. and this little trip, wuicu a ui iiu, i. a iiintim which ther have never ..r ...ri.ni...l One is a DUDll uriuio - - teacher at our schools, and the other is ass.stant in the night school. They a hoiidav. and I wish t3 do all I can to promote their enjoy- 'You will find plenty of accommo- i..ii... at Mir iiv. aL ail events. saia lr Itittlestnn. "Undoubtedly; but. the fact is. we Miei.it afford to pay for it," remarked ti, Itev. Mark, candidly; 'my com nr.i.,s have no money, and my own a unr.irtunaLelv. very narrow. ..!. tun rmi ar tiav master?" said Vll. "- " - . - .1.. i.i nanthmin. whose kind heart i no fi. e . was touched by the parson s artleiS confession. var tt is mv treat. In fact," an- Mark, smiling. "Of course, if you object to our landing on your island, we must try elsewhere. But It is a convinieut spot, and I hoped . . 1 . . r. nil ' ' Wa.ii well, for this once I will make an exception ," interrupted Mr. IMiLalAn .irutlld tO TfSiSt BUT longer. "I must ask you to fix your camp in the most remote corner oi mo u"au. . .iiin th underwood. When mi take vour morning nath, please hr in mind that the windows of my t..... cr!.-mtr tlie Island." We will do nothing that can possi- i .if.n.l run rotnrned the young man, offering hi. hand to Mr. Bittles ton. wLio graspea it in "" ion; "I am exceedingly obliged to you, f..r mir kindness.1' ueiicnc . -' j"-- , Don I mention ii. man, walking oy iub . 1 across " " J , . ,-r. .Ir. for vou. or supply you witn, do - ...a i n itnv iilud butuK " uot hesiUte to ask for. Have you any fresh milk? I know tuai ib in. r.ir-h ia generally in request." Thank vou. We won't trespass frtiur on vour kindness," returned i. nTrir i.enrtiiv. ' have our A .r i . i :-l . m Lirov isiuiio. Would you and your companions come and dine at the house with me to-night?" inquired Mr. Bittleston, who - ,nttii old eentleman, and bad taken rather a fancy to the young man; "my wife ana aauguujrs woua . . .i Jr. .xtremelv kind, but the a a. ; .-aw naninnt though excel TY,n are not Quite refined a." ."' 7,..r tJible."sald the llev Mark, cautiously lowering hw voice, so that the occupants of the boat should not hear him. "For myself," uouiu nob ...-nonid only be too He aaueu aiuu, - rlntnes out mew . are only th0 insi.de Week and must be back on day." ..... :i .mir clothes." said old ever uiiuu jv . . . -. r. . ! 1 Via o nlte alone Mr. HiiiiesLou, - to-nleht. and my wife and daughters ire accustomed to see guests in ooaung .a. It Tn that case. I hall be only too -..i.i th Kev. Mark, as he into Uie boat- "What time do f on dine? -j ire Rittleston. from the nsweicA saQk .a. olaneeai at the VOUnZ u'lwmparaons. The latter were MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 2S, 1SSS. very nnpreposaesslng young men, and would evidently have been out ot place In a gentleman's dining-room. On seeing them, it occurred to Mr. Bit tleston that be had been a little too precipitate with his Invitations; and It was partly owing to reflections that be took down the "Clergy List" on reach ing the house," and diligently searched for Rev. Mark Avery's name. He found It duly recorded, and learned that the young man was curate of St. Blaise's Church, one of the largest and poorest parishes in the eastern part of London. The parson made bis appearance at dinner and created a favorable impres sion. He won Mr. Bittleson's heart by taking an immense interest In the house and grounds, and Insisted on being shown over them. His tales of the suffering poor of bis parisu. ana his modest reference to his own arduous life, elicited the sympathy of the ladies; and, in fact, the evening passed off so well that, on his rising to leave, old Mr. Bittleston pressed him to remain a day in the neighborhood, so as to visit the church and other objects or Interest. No. thank you. I'm afraid we mus: not linger," he said, shaking his host warmly by the hand: "we have our work cut out to row to Oxford and back to town by Saturday, sure. 1 must think of my companions." " ell. at all events, come and have breakfast with us to-morrow," said the old gentleman, in a pleading tone. W e must be several stages on our road before your breakfast hour," he said, as he saluted the ladles tn turn. By the by." he added, addressing Mr. Bittleston, "there is one small favor I venture to ask of you. May I leave a portmanteau here, and fetch it on our way down on Friday or Saturday next?" "Certainly certainly!" replied the old gentleman, promptly. "1 Cnd we have a good many things we shan't need, now that the weather has set in fair,' he explained; then are always some cooking utensils we can dispense with. It is desirable to lighten our boat, and by leaving the portmanteau here, I shall have an extra excuse for calling ou our way back," with a polite glance at the ladies. "We shall be delighted to see you," said Mr. Bittleston, "aud If you leave the portmanteau at the house to-mor row morning, it shall ba taken good care of. " Iter. Mark then took his departure Next morning the party bad left when the family came down to break - last, but the parson bad entrusted the portmanteau to oue of the servants. The following day he wrote a few lines to Mr. Bittleston from Keading, send ing a piece of music which be bad recommended one of the young ladies to get, and begging that she would accept it, as he happened to come across it in a music shop in the town. The little act of politeness excited less attention than it might otherwise have done, because the letter arrived while every one was in a great state of excitement. The discovery bad just beeu made that a large quantity of jewelry, plate and other articles had beeu abstracted from a safe in Air. Bittleson's sitting-room. Tiie loss was so considerable that Mr. Bittleston Immediately telegraphed to Scotland lard, uot caring to en trust the matter to the local police. In response a detective appeared ujon the scene, and made a careful inspection of the premises. The safe was uuiu lured, and the lock had not been tam pered with. "It was cleverly uone, um mere was no magic done," said Uie inspector. sharp-eyed utile .nan named li ar il iss; "the lock Is a very ordinary one, and has evidently been opened with a key." "But who could have aoue ur i am about the house and grounds all day, and nobody could have got in and oul without being observed," said Mr. Bittleston, in a great fluster. It's a case of burglary," answered ti e inspector. "There are no- signs of a forcible entrance having been effected. but some of the windows on the ground floor have no shutters, and may have been unlocked." Then you don't suspect any of the servants?" said Mr. Bittleston; "in deed. I can answer for all of them." "Well." said the inspector, shrug ging his shoulders, "I can't express any opinion at tr-isent. Have you had any stranger in the house lately. No," said Mr. Bittleston. adding. as he remetnberea uie lie v. Alar. Avery; "by the by, a clergyman dined here a night or two ago a curate of a London parish. He was the only visitor the last lew days." The inspector asked no questions about the parson, but Mr. BitUeson re solved to make a journey by the Fast en I. and ascertained beyond a doubt that the ltev. ilars was me person ue represented himself to be. He had no difficulty about this, and had the satis faction of feeling upon bis return mat he bad not committed an Indiscretion. It so happened that when he called at the Hev. Mark Avery s address, be met his friend's vicar cominf out of the door. Mr. Bittleston easily ascer tained that the young curate had gone on a boating expedition to oxtora witu two companions, and this evidence appeared quite conclusive. He made a clumsy excuse to the vicar to account for his solicitude, ana maae nis way home feeling ashamed of bimse'f. The following evening Inspector Har diss called to report progress, and to ask a few further Questions. Mr. Bit tleston was out in the garden, and the officer joined him on the lawn. "It's a nuzzle, ana mat, s a iaci, said Uardiss, when his inquiries had teen satisfied. "I've come to the con clusion it has been in the neighborhood. aud it's downright impossible that any one could have sot away witn tne swag without being noticed In a little place like this." "Where are the things then?" in nnired Mr. Bittleston. testily. "Not very far off, I can't help thinkln." replied the inspector; "with your permission I will search the pre mises thoroughly, including the garrets ami Milam." While the inspector was speaking, Mr. Bittleson's youngest aaugnter. a iriri of fourteen, came running across FaDa." she cried, "isn't that Mr. Avery? lit Is rowing stroke In that boat: and he has evidently forgotten the house, but his portmanteau r.r" By Jove! I believe it is Avery and his friends." cried Mr. Bittleston, the boat swept quickly east the lawn m midstream, at the best pace the naramen could command. "Hi, yon rv.r, found blm! why can't he look .mil nd? Boat ahoyl" But though Mr. Bittleston bad good inn -nd though a broad sheet of still water is an excellent conductor ot sonnr?, his voice failed to attract tbt attention of the occupants of the boat, who were straining every nerve to reach the next lock. While Mr. Bit tleston was still shouting, they began to disappear from view around the top reach, without once turning their beads. "Silly fellow!" exclaimed Mr. Bittle ston, in a state of excitement, as be hastily descended from the garden seat on which he had beed standing. "Ha must be deaf and blind tool Here, Ada, qulckl Tell Robert to run to my room and bring Mr. Avery's portmant eau. Lend me a hand, inspector. It we look sharp we shall be ab'.e to catch him up at the lock." He led the way to tba boat-house, followed by the inspector. But by the time the boat was ready aud the foot man bad appeared with the portmant eau, several minutes had elapsed. "Here, Robert, put the portmanteau in the bow and jump in," said Mr. Bittleston, impatiently. "I want you to row me to the lock as quickly as you can." "Let me lend a hand," said Inspector Uardiss, divesting himself of his coat in a very business-like manner. The party started down stream in pursuit, Mr. Bittleston steering, and frequently bobbing up and down in his excitement to try and catch sight of the boat ahead. In spite of their ef forts, however, they found the lock gates closed against them, and the parson's boat out of sight. An abrupt turn in the river at a short distant already hid from view the boat just relieved from the lock. "What a uulsauce!" exclaimed Mr. Bittleston mopping his forehead, as he stood on the banks of the lock. "Boat ith three gentlemen lust gone through. Smithers?" he said to the lock-keeper, "Yes, sir, but they are coming back. They pulled their boat round by the backwater, and went on shore, after asking me to keep an eye on it till they returned." said the man. Oa, that is all right." s.iid Mr. Bit- t'eston. In a tone of satisfaction. " e will get back, Inspector, to aend to business. II ti bring up that portmant eau. Robert. Smithers will you take charge of it and give it to the Rev. Mr. Avery, who Is one of those three gen- t.emen, with my complimentsr" "I think you mentioned my name. sir," said a volca from the lock, pro ceeding from oue o.' the occupants of a boat which had just entered. 'Not that I am aware of," said Mr. B'.ttleston, politely. "The gentleman referred tJ was the Rev. Mark Avery." l am the Rev. Mark Avery," saia the stranger, promptly. ' The gentleman that I mean Is the curate of Sr. Blaise's Church, in St. George's-in-the-East." said Mr. Bittle ston, feeling confused. "Then tuete is no doubt whatever that you mean tne,"' returned the stran ger. with a laugh In which his compan ions jomea. - Mr. Bittleston started ar . ired at the ysuug man, who bore his gaze un nincliingly. This Mark A very was a tall, powerful, black-whiskered young fellow, totally dinereut in appearance from the slim, modest, retiring youth who claimed the same appellation. It crossed Mr. Bittlesou's mind that the party In the lock were having a joke at his expense, and he was about to resent the impertinence in very forcible lan guage, when the inspector, who had been standing by. tououea nim on tne arm. That is Mr. Avery, sure enough," said the cilicer; "I've seen him before. That being so, I thiuk we bad better Sr-e what is lusiue tne portmanteau. It's precious heavy." he added, seizing hold of it with sudden interest. Mr. Bittleston was too much non plussed to interfere, besides which, he began to entertain disquieting suspi cions. The inspector proceeded wan great dexterity to nnfasten the straps of the portmanteau and in the twink ling of an eye had mastered the lock wlili a large stone. Upon his opening thd lid, au excited exclamation burst from the bystanders, for the contents of the portmanteau proved to ba the whole of the articles of silver and jel- elry which had been atolen from Mr. Blttlt-ston s safe. "Hanged If I didn't think this was itl" ejaculated the Inspector, "lou put me off the scent by leading me to believe that the parson who dined with you was an old friend. You never told me you had entertained a stranger who had left his baggage, or I should uot have wasted the last day or two." "I had no idea that that the young man was a swindler," murmured Mr. Bittleston. "I can ee the gums as clear as day light," said tua inspector. "Havm recounoitered the premises, he and his pals do the j b nea'.ly in the nijbt. lie knows the difficulty of getting away with the swag, and thinks he may be. stopiied and searched by the police. in consequence of having been to tne house the day before the robbery. So be left the things with you, and mean while he has made every arrangement to dUpose of them." "How fortunate! How miraculous!'' exclaimed the old gentleman, beginning to realize his good fortuue. But how was it he didn't claim the portmanteau after all?" "I rather fancy he caught sight of me on the lawn aud sheered off," said the inspector. "This is about the meaning of it, and, what's more, 1 can make a very good guess at who it is. I shall not wait here for him, for be won't come back; but I think in the course of a day or two I shall lay my bands on bim and his pals too.'' And he did. Silver Uowla lor trait ana Salads. Silver fruit dishes are In the shape of low bowls, and are generally round, although sons oval and flaring forms are seen with waving fluted ornament. These bowls have sometimes bulging sides but they are usually straight, and have a band like effect. This band is enrichel with repousse orna ment, designs in outline and polished against an oxidized background, and ornament modeled in relief and ap plied. Some beautiful designs of this kind are seen in which chrysanthemums with detached petals are carefully drawn from nature. The sugar bowl and creamer usually accompauy them, and they are all luxuriously encased. Silver salad bowls are plainly distin guishable by their ornament. They are more irregular in form than fruit bowls. The edges are curving and crumpled in leaf like suggestions. Crab sea weed and bits of net inclosing shells and marine forms are among the designs. F. B. Harper has sold the produce of Belle Knight, the dam of Lavlnia Belle, for more than 130,003. TENNESSEE MOUNTAINEERS. A Mown tain Trip from HaeenMown to Craniii rry, V C. Correspondence of the Public Ledger. We came throu'i from llagerstown. stopping en route 1 ng enough to take in the most luteiesting features ot a country rich in historic a asoclatlons leading backward to colonial days, aud found ourselves at Johnson City, a prosperous and growing town on the Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air Line. Our point of destination being Cranberry, we were transferred to the narrow gauge road of North Carolina aud East Tennessee, that magnificent triumph of engineering skill, built by the Cranberry Iron Company through the narrow gorge of the Doe river, and after passing a few straggling villages, called into life by this modern industry, came to Elizabetbton, the second ol l est settlement iu Tennessee, aud were standing face to face with two phases of our modern American civilization. The quaint town seated low on the banks of the beautiful Watanga river was put to sleep more than oJ years ago. and has never since been able to shake Itself free from slumber, and we could not help thinking, after au ob servation of two days, that stagnation Is Us essential characteilstic. It has Indian legends, revolutionary tradi tions and later historic memories soft tened and colored by romance, and the traveler will find it worth while to stop long enough and make the easy ascent of Lynn Mountain, one of the isolated 1 nots which are characteristic features of this peculiar country, where he may look down upon au ideal valley once the bed of a crystal lake now rich with deepest pastures and soft with wooded uplands leading off to swelling hills and washed by two beautiful runs, and fed, guarded aud strengthened by a long line of bony mountain ridges. Cultivated through a hundred years, these fertile fields still yield, without baing artificially fertilized and with very Indifferent farming, a succession of crops that would exhaust our thin northern soil in a single season. Look ing down upon this beautiful habitable land one feels there is an untamed strength yet to be conquered by the Industry of man, when the forests shall be subdued and the mountains are made to give up their mineral treasures and the lowlands yield their full abundance; and, could we prophesy, we might say the time is not far off, for the energy and capital of the North united to the enterprise of some of the native inhabitants, are pushing new railroads into the heart of the moun tains, which will bring this region Into direct communication with the great thoroughfares of the world, and lead forward to its gradual aud sure devel opment. '. Again picking np our route of travel and passing a few more villages, where enormous stacks of lumber and great logs tell the prevailing industry, we were fairly within the narrow gorge of the Doe river, shut in by high ruoun- l tains and precipitous cliffs, where A -rery exposed escarpment and railway cutting give evidence or tne peculiar geologic conditions that place these rocks among the primary foundations of the earth through which '..bis now quietly flowing river dug Its bed ages ago, leaving after it a barricade of towers and bastions, which engineering genius has subdued to its purpose and where the sound of the whistle is the voice of the conqueror. One fair, wild scene succeeds an other. Magnificent moss-covered cliffs lead Into a deep tunnel and out again upon a sweet, suniighled valley spark ling in beauty, bound by walls of deep est green, its foreground made up of picturesque log cabius of the moun taineers, and the women and children gathered In the doorway or at work in the garden, tell that even these path ways of majestic loveliness and wild grandeur have been through generations the background of human lives. After a succession of tunnels aDd bridges we came to Roan Mountain Station, a neat and prettily built town. which is the point of departure for Cloud land Hotel, ou the top of Roan Mountain, C300 feet above the level of the sea, aud the highest human habita tion east of the Rockies. The higher mountains now recede into the far dis tance, the country grows gentler, we pass Elk Park, an industrial little town, which only five years ago was platted on a green hillside, and are at the rustic station ot Cranberry Inn, having passed over a stretch of road not surpassed in rugged picturesque- ness by the great Dingwall Railway of Scotland. Cranberry Inn, so aptly called the Cottage Beautiful." and to which we would like to add the Cottage bounti ful, is an ideal mountain lodge, nest ling among the wooded hills, a blessing not only to the traveler, who may coma for a night, tut a retreat from summer heat to those lu search of beauty, com fort, ideal cleanliness aud ail the gent ler refinements uf a summer home. Here one may dream, res', or work. The stimulating quality of the air, un like the languid heat of the valley, is a tonic to wearied brains and overtaxed nerves. Here the hay fever patient forgets his discomforts and malaria makes no more ravages upon its vic tims. The wooded hills, glens, dells and mountains siles, rich in flira. tempt one to exercise.and the buoyaucy and lightness of the atmospbeie make long pedestrian excursions charm ing. Cranberry Hotel is ucexceptionably the place to eettja down in homelike security, leave o-r;"a heavy luggage and make excursions to diffeernt places of interest, these excursions being made easy by excellent sad J la horses, teams of mules, tents, comfortable wagons and all other requirements for long mountain rambles. A ride ot four hours brings us to the top of Roan, Grandfatther Mountain or the Balds of the Yellow, while a longer or more extended tour may in elude the noble Black Mountain, the Cana Valley, Bayly Mountain, the mica region aud the solitudes of the Blue Ridge. And so charming are ail the seasons here, and so deep the sources ot delight when the whole heart of nature sheds forth her great bene ficence one sca'cely knows which months are the loveliest wbea June's radiant skies make the landscape lu minous with beauty, and the laurel and rhodendron convert the woods into t paradise of flowers, or when the mel lower glories of autumn cover the mountains aud the forests are dyed In crimson and gold. The development of the cranberry region is due to the efforts of the Cranberry Iron Company, made up principally of Philadelphia stockbold ers and which has already been called "The Orst wedge ot civilisation fairly driven Into the northwest mountains Ot XotUa Carolina." Whatever maj be ths resources of this mountain of iron, which scientific investigation and i radical use have found equal to the bst magnetic ore of Sweden, the re generating power which the Industry nas introduced into the country can scarcely be calculated. Already a few years of wise management and judicious work have changed a condition of semi-barbarism to one of rational care taking Industry with its accompany ing moral stimulant. Not longer than five years ago twenty-one murders were committed in Mitchell and its neighboring counties lu less than eighteen months, and in nearly all cases of disagreement pistols or knives settled the dispute. Illicit whiskey distilleries were hidden away among the mountains, which, tn their turn, fostered the lowest social degra dation. Idleness was the characteristic condition of the community, it so dig nified a name can be applied to num bers of straggling, single-roomed log cabins, where men, women, children and pigs were huddled together in an atmosphere of dirt that fostered the ex tremes of immorality. Money was almost unknown. A few herbs growing wild on the mountain, the native fruits produced by a prolific soil, were bartered for the barest ne cessities of life. A few hours' work was paid for by an old coat or dress, and a pistol or knife would dig a gar den or plant a patch of corn. Knowing this, one may imagine the result, wheu honest work came to receive its equiv alent in generous wages and a well- nlled store house supplied the Increased necessities of an Industrious life. It bad its effect in creating wants. fostering self-respect, arousing ambi tion for. cleanliness and cultivating a taste for the useful aud ornamental arts. Ignorance followed in the wake f idleness, aud native ability expended itself in sharp bargaining, poiitical gambling, and social enmities. Within five years both secular and religious schools have been planted, teachers selected, and often paid for by the large-hearted, far-seeing men who are pushing this iron industry, an J who. though in search of wealth througu their gigantic mineral enterprise, re cognize that education aud Christianity are the most potent influences to lift, men into the full daylight of modern civilization. And the.r united and continuous efforts have already brought a reward, for the people, notwithstand ing their past social degradation, have responded to the humanizing influences, and have developed capabilities aud an aptitude for learning which, in indi vidual instances, have been almost phenomenal. We have invariably ob served, in talking with the children along the roads, or ia making visits to the humble log cabins, not ouly the beauty and intelligence of their faces, but the quickness of perception aud native wit shown in their answers to questions, which would be hard to find in our own native mountain popula tion. More than alt. there Is an encourag ing feature in thtt social reform, louua in a certain inborn integrity of the mountaineer's character, which, thouah often distorted and overlapped, like the primary strata of his own mountain rocks, is not wholly destroyed, and in stances are not rare where men have risen above their surroundings aud have lived honest, noble lives, in the midst of almost uuiversal degradation. N o one is able to foresee what this highly favored country, now in course of development, may yet become. For, though its mineral wealth is enormous, its agricultural possibilities aie equally valuable, and upon them its future prosperity will, in a large measure, de pend. e are told by a gentleman who lias had a long northern exiierieuce in farm ing, and who is the owner of a tract recently purchased and now being cleared for cultivation, that the soil and climate are favorable to the most intelligent and scientific modes of farm ing. Mountaineers are waking up to the opportunities that surround them, anl the demand for small farms is felt. The consequence is that the large North Carolina land-holders, burdened by possessions that yielded uo revenue. are surveying their old tracts, dividing and selling them off, and the sound of the falling trees in these great forests tells that the old order of things is slowly piising awav. Fa,tiltmH .Jwelry. A gold ball, having upon the front a pansy in delicate enamel, is the newest thing in earring covers. Moonstone heads of a pinkish hue, set iu an engraved gold dollar, have been adapted to earrings. A silver trowel, with a cut in the cenire to hold the leaves, is a new book mark. Whistles are made of two coins placed back to back, and can be easily carried in the pocket. For infants' use is a small silver Implement In the shaiieof a enow plow, to take the place of fingers m taking food from the plate. A thistle made of Bilk floss aud sprinkled over with diamonds, resting on a plain gold leaf, makes about as handsome a hair ornament as has been seen. Among the most curious designs in brooches now in the market is oue in the form of an open album, showing a mall photograph iu each side. AnoLher is a gold knife-edge bar, in the centre of which is perched a "oly," radiant in colored enamel aud attended at each end by a smaller specimen of the feath ered tribe, all with tiny diamond eyes. All the semi-precious stones, such as quartz, tiger's eye, Labrador stones, uncut topazes and amethysts, besides aquamarines, yellow diamonds and garnets, continue to be largely em ployed by jewelers. These are set iu bracelets and small round broocnes en- ciicled with diamonds. They are also similarly employed as ornaments fur the hair, when tbev are mostly chosen conical in shape. They appear, too, in the bandies of umbrellas and sticks, and, finally, in the tops of scent bottles. Among the handsomest presents re ceived by the Princess Letitia on the occasion of her marriage to the Duke ot Aosta, was a diadem ornamented with 1200 diamonds. Another costly diadem of pearls, having in the centre one enormous diamond, was presented by the Empress Eugenie. A toilet set consisting of 10 pieces of massive silver plate, ue.icately ham mered and chi oiled, anl then gilt, was one of the most conspicuous pres ents. The set includes a mirror sup ported on an eagle withextended wings, a pair of bon-bon boxes, aud two oblong boxes ornamented by branches of myr tle, a coup'.e of trays for letters, a pair of candelabra with three branches, each resting oq an eagle, and a basket deli cately chased with garlands of r.sei and violets. IDEAS ARE WORTH MONEY. Make Them and Yon Can Sell Them for lilg Prices. A half dozen of the most successful sen were recently asked what chance young men have to get along in the world these days, writes a New York correspondent, Mr. Jay Gould, Mr. Russell Saee, Mr. James Gordon Ben nett, Dr. Norvin Green and Charles A. Dana said the outlook; was never so good as now. "What one quality should they pos sess to succeed best?" was asked each. Russell Sage replied, "Caution;" Jay Gould, "Perseverance; Dr. Green, "Hard work;" Mr. Bennett, "Enter prise;" Mr. Dana, "Brains." Perhaps Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, of the D'orM, summed it up in the best wa : "My dear sir," he said to an appli cant for a position on the J Tor. 'J some time ago "what can you do?" "Anything," was the cheerful reply. "Yes. but you must certainly be able to do one thing better than an other." "Oh, yes." was the response. "I can write well on most any subject, am a good executive man aud am ferti.e iu ideas." "Oh," was Mr. Pulitzer's reply, "fertile in ideas." And he drew his chair up closer to his visitor and peered auxlousiy into his face. "Then you are just the man I want. How many good ideas have you lying around loose that 1 could utilize iu Increasing the circulation of the TTorfJ.'" 'Oh, I could give you twenty," was the calm rejoinder. "Twenty," said Mr. Pulitzer iu as tonishment. "Yes, sir, twenty." "Well, now try it. Go home anu write me out twenty good ideas or sug gestions for iucresiug the circulation of the World. Send me your list to morrow. I will pay you f 100 for each idea 1 accept. My check for 12,000 will be mailed to you at once if I accept them all. and 1 hope I can. for we need new ideas here all the time, and then we can make a permanent arrange ment. 1 will pay you 100 a week for a good idea, aud you needn't come to tne cilice, either. Yes. I'll do more; I'll buy you a fine pair of horses, po that you may drive around town and enjoy yourself in the park. Your for tune is made if you can do as you say The young man did Bend in his ideas, carefully written out, aud they were promptly returned to bim as worthless. Instead of riding through uie park in a luxurious coach lie is now holding down a chair lu a Bowery cheap lodging house. He possessed brass, but not brains. The Cost of Ixvc. "One of the worst things we have to contend with in our business, so far as our unmarried male and female em ployees are concerned," said a dry goods man. "is love. When a young lady, say in the hosiery- departments alls in love with a nice young man in the dress goods department, or any other departments, for that matter, there is trouble ahead for the employers. If the young man should hai.tieu to return the young lady's affection the trouble Is doubled. How does this make any difference to us? Well, in nine cases out of ten the tender passion unfits Its victims for work in the same dry goods store. This Is especially bo In the case of the young ladies. Once they get in love with a young man at another counter their minds, instead of being at their own counters, are con tinually at the young man's counter. The result of this is that the love-smit ten maid is absent-minded and inatten tive to business. I have seen mauy a bright young woman who was very valuable to us become utterly worthless behind her counter simply because she got to thinking more of a good-lookliig young mau at some other counter than she did of our business." 'It's the same way with the young men. too. When they get too far gone there is only one thing left for us to do, and that Is to discharge them and fill their places. 1 confess I always regret to take this step, and I never do it unless in self-defense. But when the trouble reaches a certain ttage there is no alternative. Of course we go about it in a roundabout way, and never give the real cause for dispensing with their services." Value of th World' Railroads. The railroads oi tne world are to-day worth from twenty-five to thirty thou sand million dollars. This probably represents one-tenth or the total wealth of civilized nations, and one-auarter, if not one-third, of their invested capital. It is doubtful whether the aggregate plant used In all manufacturing Indus tries can equal It In value. The capital engaged in banking is but a trifle be side It, The world's whole stock of money of every kind, gold, silver and paper, would purchase ouly a third of its railroad. Yet these facts by no means measure the whole importance of the railroad lu the modern industrial system. The business methods ot to-day are in oue sense the direct results of improved means of transportation. The railroad enables the largeestablishmentto reach the markets of the world with its pro ducts; it enables the large cities to re ceive their food supplies, if necessary, from a distance of hundreds or thou sands of miles. And while it thus fa vors the concentration of capital, it is in itself an extreme type of this con centration. Almost every distinctive feature of modern business, whether good or bad, finds in railroad history at once its chief cause and its fullest development. We've Said the Same. Now and then we see a boy smoking tobacco In the street. We saw three boys between twelve and fourteen years old doing so in the Bowery, New York. Two of them had burning cigarettes in their mouths, and one of them smoked a pipe. They were out showing off. "Don't learn to smoke, boys! It Is a poor and foolish habit. It Is a wasteful habit, in which good money Is spent for bad weed. It is an unwholesome habit, harmful to the lungs, which take in the air de nied by it. It is a bablt that often gives offense to the fair sex and to the mothers of nany boys. It is an unclean habit. So, dear boys, don't learn to smoke! A St, Taul woman, while waiting in a dentist's office to have a tooth pulled, fell on her knees and prayed tc J heaven to give her strength to undergo bun uivnaa NO. li. NEWS IX BRIEF. Hal Clayt.in, a full blooded Cali fornia Indian, recently R.Nt"tiished the editor of the Elko (Cal.) Iml i -enJtnct by calling at the cilice and ordering a supply of visiting cards. Edison, the electrician, is said to tie collecting the jells of his baby daughter on the phonograph, with the intention of grindiiii; them out for her fortune when she becomes a vouug lady. A city In .l.qvui will opt'n a bric-a-brac show under the rule, "No article admitted that is not more than l.iKX) years old." No exhibition of tliat sort could lie held In the I'niUd States with American bric-a-brac. A cane wade by prisoners con fined in the Mate prison at Carson, Nev. , was sent to Senator Stewart. The cane is composed of "i.t;74 pieces of wood and thirty-five different vari eties are used m its construction com ing from all pat ts of the globe. Humanity is an mil acted race with the errors and casualties of a material civilization. In the I'uited States there are o'l.STS deaf mutes; -IS.'JJS blind; ',0,ri." rrisoners; 70. SSG Idiots; 8S,tk)5 paujiers, M.'.i'jT insane. Mrs. John A. Markle, of Fond du Lac, Wis., who has not spoken above a whisjier In twelve years, went out shoppiuir, and while examining some goods was surprised to find that her voice had returned iu lull volume. '1 he best paid UruiuiiiTs travelling for Chicago houses are live men In the grocery trade, who receive salaries of from jS.OOd to f 10.1CM a year. There are perhaps a hundred traveling men in the Like City w ho make S 5,000 a year, but the average is not above 1 1,000. Claus Spieckels's now lieet sugar factory at WalMinviiie, California, is running day and niiit. A San Fran cisco coiiesi iiuilent states that "Spreckels will probably establish several oilier relim-iies in different partsof Ciliforn a. " The olielisk to lie erected on the summit ui t l e Oi lier in commemora tion ol" the -lull year of the Emiieror Francis Joseph's reign Is nearly ready tor removal from Vienna. It will stair! on the highest point of the Kiu lerors dominions ov.r 12,ouo feet above the sea leel. A lawsuit in New Yolk lias de veloped the lad that "after Hie owner of a lot in Cypress II ills Cemetery has bur.l a deceased member of Ins owu family lu it he is absolutely lmblddeii, by a law under which the cemetery is incorpoia'ed, toever transferor sell the lot outside ol his lamlly." A correspondent of an exchange writes: "Aprop-'sof lel't-handeduess, I should like to see a satisfactory explan ation of the fact that women always, with exceedingly ran exceptions, but UxtJrixa r!'.;'. J1. , it n Ctiiii - left to liiilit. Personal y 1 h:ive re uiaikid only four cases ol exception to the rule." Crooked and Straight are the names of a pair of clergymen In charge of au Eni'li.-ii chiitch. Lock w.'A Key were lonir familiar names over the door of a haidwaie .'tote in Louisville, Ky. scarcely lt-.s iippiopi tat were the last named parlies to their business than were the faiuoes I". Kelchtim .Vl I. Cheatuui tiiin t f lawyers. Clara Mori Is: U'.'au licr theatrical life In Cleveland, O.. where she was employed In cie.mn.g the theati". add ing to the slender income, thus ob t a. lied by appearing at niliL in the extra ballet, lor which n!lhl histrionic effoit t-:l,e not 50 a week. She worked her way iiji ly degrees until Aiigustln Daly saw her, aud then shu began to grow (annus. A philanlhiopic Mine. Ra'.ifol es tablished Mime lime ago un annual prize of 10,000 f lanes to the. most de serving and industrious young woman. Thepiizehas been awarded this year by the appointed jury to Mile. Terml naux, who lias for years kept her father, inotht r and ha T a doeu brothers and sixleis by lieiug a "cutter oul" lu a millinery shop. It has b-'en discovered that a large portion of Utah is underlaid with a stratum of water, which may lie reached by boring wells from one hundred to two hundred feeU The wells flow so liberally that one of them will water live or hix acres thoroughly. The desert is liteially "made to blos som as the rose.' Many eulogies have lieen paid to the late J udge McAllister of Chicago. "He hated the millinery of life, said one. "Ills court was the, court of humanity." I once heard him say, "I have a contempt for a judge who writts his opinions from the shoulder." He was a great lover of music, and once said that if he hadn't lieen a Judge he would have been a fiddler." William A mow. a r.egro, has just finished a ride of 2'J ) miles on the Sa vannah river lodged in the brai.ches of a tree. He was fishing in the river during the recent l! m ds, and his line becoming entangled in a tree be climbed up to nnl.isl' 11 it. The high water had loosened the riKits of the tree and the weight of the negro threw It into the stream. Arnow was aboard the tree for several las and w hen res cued was thoroughly exhausted. The late official returns, which are for lSSli, show that 21 -il persons were killed by wild ln-a.ts in that year In British India. Of these 22, 134 were killed by snakes. .)2.-S by tigers, 222 by wolves, l'.ll by leopards, 11:1 by bears, 57 by e ephauts, 24 by hy enas and 1,10'J by other annuals, in cluding scorpions, jackals, li.&rds, boars, crocodiles, buffaloes, mad dogs and foxes. Iu the cae both of human beings and animals ti e destruction ap pears to be on the increase. During the past nine years rewards were paid for 17'J,cy'J w ild auimals, and for 2,072, 407 snakes. A writer in the )Vi Ic Airake re lates being present "at the house of a Parsee merchant when their evening service took idace; and, to my great surprise, it was the simple act of light ing their evening lamp. Just at sun set the doors and windows are closed, and the family assemble around the l .. rrwth l.arrli.lHmii. The mother rtw ! pairs to an inner chamber, lights her taper at a sacred II bt, kept ever burn ing in most Far. see houses, mingles her breath with It by lightly blowing on it, then returns to the family room and lights each one of the seven wicks of the hearth-lamp; while the family stand around, and. with haud3 crossed on their biesiV. uurmur theJx iveolng prayer." ! e i ttcn, Macs- J Iff vwsus vry ytar.
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