m1I -hv V Eii B. P. SOHWEIER, THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OP THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XLIIJ. MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 8, ISS9. NO. '20. i ::i:ir..nV.r:tS 1 11 r i v i 1 1 . i t-t - . . t 1 II i . t mil. . ' " : .,. -into. 1 ...;t l,r i::-'.uy ar;. the. ixo per v M: '"it. Vs,.,- vrt.v. rMK;,. -" - -- 1 At, LEi LIVER PILLg. -. .jui.ii.itf ana rcnecoy Harmless. i Il.-r Pill. Mil.::;. t ,', II. t it !....-. (nr.-. Slrl, i'..:','1"! "i t i EJ CI ! KW v a ej r.: , a- . a E lukt 15H VatemrcaT a Ccst. w' r-f-iwtf, iai 't ye W tal t m kbit i fti" I r nt ". B4i t- . A. J T .---. M .., Mm rt l r FARMERS OlOU SAW MILL. ii in r ir.v ?V t hj iinsnrrr(iv, srnorrr. . p1,, I'l-niiirv. M-isrvi) l'rSr !F.,nJ uirnut.x. -I -n '" WV W 1 T- 1 1 - r. i. trie TH-tua ! tsmn tim " oiw. W- N NORTHERN PACIFIC. FfiEE Covernmeni -"yrt M'ilM,.(l, i:iso( rh in '''""j7m im vnn -ul.li.ati"nw.'i. , r it i J run CHAS M -itia. I. mil". " '.'"m .t.lTlDtnd" m-iil.li.aUrn!ili,BjT U now. .i-ii tos.ti-r. y'.miu''- axlegreM To uaT. T.-tSTi-."'-',-;i-- ? DR.J.B.HOBENSACKi nfi N. SECOND STRtti. -IMI.A!'KLrillA.r-. c i . f...ia I-. ..mil I- - -r.--i" nw-rcR! lcf f.'o; Hunters AH ventures in Australia, bj M'm. 11. Thomes, A wua ttorp TtakW MMMk M-y jw inj (TllTVfVi . k it, k irnr.sr, niu-ai II lr-MM C CMMM Cw run k omi ia rfcTHi mim 7 V t..rili"" w. "'!nd'"- !, !"' wu FntNCKLT Incomes. According to t return which baa Just lc Issued, the Duke of Eilinburgh, besides his annuity of 35,0) K), got last year 3577 ts commander of the British Mediter ranean Squadron, and the Duke of L'onnausht received upwards of 6 0 jii account of his Bombay conmand, in atldition to his State allowance of Ac'Cordino to the House of Lords it '.a libelous In England for a newsia prt to publish even the Terliatim report at a Judge's charge unless the Judge fully reviewed bottt sides of the ca.se. This is going even fuither than Bis marck would go in muzzling the press. If it U litielous for a Lewspaper to pub lish such a charge why should It not be lil-loua for the Judge to utter it in public? Arbor.Day. OTJT GO HcHrit TEETH. Foi R iu'niicf.i German musicians wUli their horns, harps and drums ar rive.! at New York recently in the itera4;e or the steamship Westmore land. Ilepreaentatives of the musical uuion swore before tlie Castle Garden officials thut the 4'NJ came over under contract with a manager who had uKrfed to pay them fixed salaries and would reap the profit of letting them lmwe on the country. Here is another instance of the manner in which A int rican labor is protected. Tiif. Chicago capitalists Interested In the transfer of the famous Libby I'riMon from Klclmiond to I'hicago have liegun the tearing down of the building and its transportation to Chicago. One hundred and thirty cars will be em ployed in making the transfer, at a coat of nearly flO.tKm. The purchase price of the old prison, the labor neces wirv to i.rvserve the Identity of each particular brick, and the transportation and re-erectlon will cost the projectors fully 7 Cannot worklngiuen see that surha -trlke as that which occurred at Tiffin, Ohio, recentlj-, is worse than foolish? One of the Belgian giMxsblowers ein- bloved bv I'resl.lent Tannery of the Tlfflu Company assauluxl hia employer, nearly killing him. the man was ar rested, and in default of ball was locked up. Now the remaining glasvblower have struck, demanding the roan's re lease. Is there anything fair In sue) action? Instead of aupportliuf the saulter the men should insist upon punishing him. The New York centennhU will lie held A mil 29 an. I :h and May L Orin- inally the railroads limited the excur sion tickets to May 2, but the railway paswuicer auents were urgi il by various New York InterwiLi to extend the date to May 10. Finally, the railway authorities have granted an extension and the excursion tickets will not xyu- until .Mat 6. This is not all that w:is asked for, hut it is a fair con cession. Excursion tickets ought to be given a generous margin of ti i.e. A railriKu! loses nothing in the longrun by dealing decently with the public Th Rtnt of Kelnuka was the first, fn 1H74. to ina'.itrursto a movemt nt t designate one day in a year in which ev-ry one was urad tt plant a tree, or do something to encourage a pi-nernl tree plantinK, and to that end a holiday was estMblishixl, Myled Arlx.r lay. In Mint alniotit trit-li-HH region from the Mississippi west to the rocky Moun tains it was felt that the climate niiht erlmpH 1 winiewhat nwliti.-.l, au.l the moisture Ik- 1 Ht keptlnw-k toromote the h-rtilitr of the fitrms, only by some abnormal encouragement of tree plant ing, and this it is dunned has already 1h--u elTtK-ttHi to a noticeable d'gre iu tlu- State hi-h originiitHl the idea. Hher States have follow-.! the lend oi Nebraska, an Arbor lay having l--ii instituted in Iowa by the State Horti cultural Sts-ietv, in Minnesota by the State Forestv Association, and in West lrinia siii'h a tav is m-t apart bv the Stnte SuiM-rtutenili-iit of I'ublic Schiails. In t hi, .Masstu-hust-tLs, au.l . rinont. an Arlx-r 1 lay is desiguaUtl ly pr.K'lsina tl.ni of the several iova-rnors, an.l in s-veral other Statea it has olwervetl in accordance with reipiests cisiiimting from the State. Agricultural Associa tions. The Forest Commission of New York State, iu lvsi, recouiiiicu.lcd the estali ni. iit of such a thiv as an additional holiday, to Is- esiMfiully a school holi day, t lie devoted to tree planting, tree cultniv, and education in forestry. Tlie State legislature of last year passe. 1 a law in iiirsuance of this re-ininen.lii tion, eiititle.1, "An Act to Euconragc ArlMiru'iilture. The uniniarizHl lin vi.nous of this a-t are to tlie t-ntt-i mat on the Fri.lav following tlie first day f Mav iu eaeh year all public school . . . . - .... i .a i i niitlioritn-a in tlie male suau asseuion the scholar in their charge in the school building or elsewhere for the ltrtti-il.ntln iu sueh exen-iat-s as shall t-n.l to encourage the l.htiitiug, iroter- tion, and ir.-srvatiou of tres and shriilia. Following such exercis-a tre-s and shrulw will le plaut-l, where prac ticable. This is iK-signed to overcome the destruction of tri es, made msi'ssary bv the .l.uuiii.l of I Harness ami com merce. In citii-s the tree planting will necessiurilv Is- omitttsl, but tlie other - .... . . exercises will l-e tnervei. rn.ia. M..v :t will I.- tlie timt Arlsr lHtv in this Stat-, and Suia-riutendcut of 1 ul- lic Instruction lraH-r, in a rwntly issued circular, re.pn.-sts earn-stly that th. ro lio a irt-nerul oliaervauce of the lav. It is earni-stlv to lie hoH-.l that this subject w ill h-ri-aft-r ri-c-ive more prac tical attention thau has hitherto Is-en L-ivin to it. Nothing is more certain than that, as the years roll on, our chil ilrcu an.l children's children will I.ok niH.n our wa-.t-fulm-sM in the matter of tree di-striiction and onr iiuprovidi-niv in providing for new growths to tnke the pliu-e of tret -a di-stroyeil as among the n-ckli-ss an.l wanton iouies oi ii pri-seiit generation. It is a matter in w inch all can ! snuietinug. au.l tuu man or child who plants one tree where it will live is surely doing something that thotto who ct.uie after us will have cause to U grateful ftr. Remarks by People Silling; Ii lac'a Oliairs. Drau How School Teachers are Paid. "Open your mouth, please. Just a trifle more. All, that's better- Now, do not be afraid; it will ouly hurt you for the smallest fraction of a second." That was the reassuring way a prom inent dentist simke recently to the daughter of a well-known banker re siding near the itos jiud on firm avenue, as she leaned bank in the oper ating chair, says tlie New York Press. "Why, gracious goodness!" suddenly ejaculated the tooth extractor, with well-feigned astonishment at his seem ing forgetful ness, "I had almost for gotten to Inquire which tooth it was that had beeu aching you so long?" It's at 'un 'ack on 'is side replied the young lady, evincing a slight dif ficulty in pronunciation, as she placed her Oncer on the troublesome molar, to Indicate its exact location. Ah. yes. I thought it was there," observed the dentist, unblushingly. It won't hurt me much, will It, doctor?" anxiously queried the patient as she tiriulv grasped ImjMi arms oi the chair and oiiened her mouth just a wee bit. "Fsliaw. of course not," responded the knight of the forceps, at the same time taking a llrui giip on the steel tweezers, which he held iu his right band, discreetly placed behind ms uacK, out of sight of his iialieiiu I say, doctor," ouservea me young Lulv suddenly, "hotv do dentists ac- auire strength enough to extract teeth Swing Indian cluus in tne uaca yaru or their private gymnasiums," replied the dental praclilio.ier, noting at once the fact that the "poor girl" wai losimr courage. "How strange ." sue murmured, wim far off look, but seeming to recollect all at once that she was not iu a den tist's gymnasium, continued: Well, doctor, l guess you nau o i- ter null the nasty tooth out and have theagoiiv over with. "Now I know you were urave, ue- cause your papa nas tola me so lie quently." Aud believing he had said enough to allay the youn lady's fears, tlie dentist slowly raLs u iiis nauu, in which was grasied theke ugly forceps. The young lady's eyes iu a measure seemed to grasp the situation at the same time. Nearer and nearer drew those bits of olished sUel, when lol the patient channel her inlad. lltr lips suddenly cloned with a determination not to be Ignored. "I guess I won t have tne loom ex tracted to-dav." she said. "It has stormed aching." "Stopiied aching, you sayr neii, i am glad to hear that," said the dentist with a forced smile ana a siigui toucii of sarcasm in his voice. Then the young lady called for water to keep her from fainting, feverishly clutched the glass when brought, quickly swallowed the contents, arose iroin me operating cliair and was soon found on her way home, still the iKtssessor of a prominent back tooth with a tender nerve auu one not at all partial to cold air. I have just such cases everyday. said the dentist, alter relating the lore- "Oh, yes. I am in the dentist's. Is it out? Oh, thank yon. I feel ever a much relieved. How much? Is that all? Why, how reasonable." With a large-sized tooth placed carefully in a box the young man put on his hat and departed In a happy frame of mind. Art In the Sick Room. Too little attention, says B. W Rich ardson, is paid to what may very prop erly lie called art in the sick-room. In these modern days we do not confine to their rooms people who are sick, for the long periods common to an age of medi cine which has now nearly passed away. lint even at the present time we re quire to practice more artistic care. A sick-room should always lie as agree able to the eve of the patient as it can be made, and every effort should lie carried out to prevent monotony. I ho furniture should lie light, easily mova ble, and of a cheerful color; all dark hangings and sombre coverings, when there, should lie replaced by white or light blue or gray-colored falirica, au.l the walls should lie of gray or light green color. 1'ais-rs of flaring colors. and papers which have for a pattern a ntinilit-r of rings or circles or flowers of one design, are extremely ImuL I re- memls-r an inwtance in which the paper of a wall had for its pattern a series of circles like so many sunflowers; that paier produced iu a nervous patient a sense of giddiness w hich led to nausea, aud had a very liad effect indeed. 1 thought at first that the complaint made against this paper by the patient was rather alisurd, but when 1 tried lor my self the exis-riment of looking for a few luinuh-s at the rings oi the pattern, l actually liecanie, against my will, sul- ji-ct to giddiness also, and to a sense of nausea w hich was most unpleasant. Ihe fact led mo at once to tear np a pre scription I had written as a sedative for a stomachic disturbance, and to order nstead a screen w hich should shut oil the sight of the ol ijectionable wall, aud which proved in fact an effective reuii-.lv. I remeiulier another instance in which the walls of the room were covered with a pattern of a "fleur-de- lis," the shading of which, by some curious twistings, caused each flower to resemble a death s head. Ihe tiauent in the night detit'ted this singular ex travagance of art, and, half asleep and half awake, fancied himself in a sort of crypt of skulls, which caused him i sht-plessness tliat lasted until the morn iug, an.l led to a lutd day. The walls of the sick-room should be quite plain. aud of gray or light green color, but there is no objection to cheerful pic tures if they are now and then changed in ixwtition, an.l are pleasant to the mind of the invalid without becoming wearisome. Flowers in the sick-room are always good so long as they are bright aii.l fresh; but they should lie frequently changed, and it is sound practice to remove them during the night. Jr lowers which nave a sicxiy odor, lilies, for example, should be ex eluded, however charming they may be to the eye. as a rule, living nuwers are 1 tetter than death Dried leaves, like lMit-isjurri, are bad for the sick-room they gather dnst and the stalo- od. they emit impairs the purity of the air. Ob night, an owl was prowling rouad Looking fur mioe, when on tbw groaaa (piad a cat. and rtralKntway new Quite cloaa t 11 "Tn whit, tn whool" tjaoth h. "may I again ne er stir, II hero, dressed la a coat of tor, do not see a fbnr-legvea ewi. Oh, what a very fanny fowll It makes me laugn, ao droll Hal nai Hal ha! it are, bat hat hat bal It are, it are, it really are The drollest thing I've seen by fart" You're much mistaken, scornful sir. The cat said, as she ceased to parr; iror tnougn. like one. 1 orten prowl About at uigut, I am no owL And If 1 were, why, still would yon Be queerer creature of tne two; For yon look, there's no doubt of that. Kxjremely like a two-legged eat. As for your grammar, 'poa my wont Kxcuee tliu giggle I. ne-ne-ne-ne, It be, it be. It really be The very worst 1 ever beard." Tn k rumor that Claus Spreckles had joined the Sugar Trust has leen etiiiwt- Ically denied by Mr. Spreckles, and it is gratifying to note that he aLso dechircs that l e never will liecoine a nieiiilier J" n,u trust He has from the first de nounce. 1 it, and should he continue ii his opposition the trust will have in hin a formidable comiietitor. His new re finery in Philadelphia will be in opera tion in two inoiitlia, and with Msgrea r.fi i.t-riea and lieet sugar factories in will stand at the head o' the sugar-making industry. Ik the Pittsburg iron district tliif year there will probably be no Mann f:M-tuiers' Association to make terms in regard to wages with the employes of ti... milU who are nearly all menilien- of the Amalgamated Association. Tin ...in ..uinunt will act independently in dealing with their men at the forthcom iug Convention, which is to fix the scale of wages for one year from June 1 This melius trouble for the employes, since thev will have to deal with many men of many minds. Instead of with a coininct committee having authority t.. si.e:ik and at t for all the nianufac turers. Ch.cago requires every one of the lGi teachers to anear before the clerk f the Board of Kducatlou on a given s.-ttnnlav. anil sign the pay-toll as lie takes his money. SL. Louis iavs the teachers With Individual cliecks, uou the face of which Is printed, "i'ayable only lor teachers" salaries. New York city pays by check. Itoaton allows tlie master to receipt the nav-roll for all his assistants. Milwaukee pays leacners witn iu.ii- vidual orders, which can I endorsed by the teacher, and made payable to anv one. The teacher must, however. .itl.fr call unou the secretary of the iMiard and slg:i the "stub" Ui tlie order l.mk. or till out a blank iu iter home ami mail to him. Omaha n.ivs bv Individual checks sent the teachers. ha Moines pays through one of the l.i.nks the teacher calling at hn conve nience. Atlanta uavs bv individual check on one of me city oaiiKs, aim a geueiai tuts roll is sent to each school lor me signature of the teachers. Indianapolis sends me pay rous to tun principals, who secure the individual signatures. J.ne leacners are ni oj individual clients, sent ov messengers Ui each principal tor his teachers. Si Paul requires each leacner to come to me ue.isurer s unite un money. lolng Things Well. That part of Indian Territory which was thrown open on April 23d by the Piesi 'nil's proclamation Is not much over finy miles square and doe not contain over 1im quarter sections ol available land. 1 herefore it cannot satNfy more thau lOCNNlof the 15.0U0 or 'i men who are said to ba walU rush In to make eutrie. There Is c. n.eu'.ently a prospect of trouble. and it is predicted that in the absence of other convenient means to decide disputes. Winchester rilles will be called into requisition. However this may be. it la at least certain that a great outcrv will soon be made for the open- it. of other sectious of the Indian! domain. the Samuel liudgi-tt was a famous mer rliiwit in Bristol, England. He em ployed three hundred is-rsons in his store. He employed one iy losiraig iu eu the ol.l nails taken from tin? lmrrels and lsnes. "A ln.y who will straight en liails well will do other things well," he used to say. If a Is.y did this well, he was promoted to the jsisitiou of Iwg mend.-r. If lie did not straighten nails well he was dismisstsL He a ho did the first well almost always did the second a. . . I r . I -. - " . . 1 .... . 1 .. . . . .. well. II lalliuui in iii-iii"K - v were advanced to the rank of errau.l liov. Thus step by step me lalliuui workers rose in Mr. lludgett s estali linhuie lit. James Smith rose from the lmml .1.-st origin till he Un-ame a m mler of the British Parliament. An arisws-rane memls-r taunted him with. "1 rem.-in- lier w hen you blackened my lather s "Well, Sir," was the reply, "did I not blacken them well?" William Gray was a drummer lny. He liecame a pr.i rous merchant. , When a fellow merchant sueeringly re- rrr.l to his driimiuing. he asked, "Did I not drum well?" Tu. ..int and elasticity of military resources oi mo - are forcibly illustrateu Dy me , put forth on authority Hurt there will , t 50,000 militiamen, uniformed and j armed and trained in warlike arts, in ( the tirade of the Inaugural Centen- ( nial celebration- The easy concentra-( tion on short notice of such a body of troops at a seaboard city consuiuw- " Tow Vew 1uzzlk ( bazb. Jones, exciUtlly "Sav, SmiUi, there's a he-avy run on our bank and we'll have to cl.ee ir it keejs ou. I know that you have several tliousands tliere. You U-lU-r hustle if you want to get 'em out." Smith, who lias just bought one or the new pig-puzzles -"Let 'etu run. I've cot three of t!e confounded things in their pen and I'll put tlie last one in it it costs every cent I have.' quarrel with us. There is no aouu. Indeed, that within a space of two or three days a mass of disciplined soldiers nearly twice as large as that above mentioned could bo assembled at any given point of importance east of the Mississippi River. 71 BBSS- iinr1! II TUvi.in anent something like f li.- impressive object lesson no less for our foe the ant wo a mat nugni. on wob."". - . . - i ,; business career " w at ut f . Kll. pain, 1 asked - by sweeping out abroker office. Sub- ..., not scVentfy he chned out the broker. t ,loujrbft waa A maw may have a inousauo i''""" ancea and not one friend amongst them. Let judgment rule and Justice guara. Don't calculate upon fair weatln always. golug example of timid people and their dread ot deutisld and all meir acces sories. "I used to have so-called laughing gas ou tap," continued tin narrator, "but 1 soon found that it was not alone a non-paying investment for the trade I catered to. but iu some in tances a dangerous one. unless the iure nitrous oxide gas is used a dentist is asruming a great deal to have it on laud. OI course, there are people who icver could be tilled with sufficient gas lof any kind to kill them. Ladies, as a rule, are afraid to take gas. 1 lie uig lack bag which contains the sleep lu- Liucei nine times out of ten is enough to sen re them to death. "Then again tliere are others who would be committing downright suicide to tiike even enough gas to render them iuseusible. In making this statement 1 do not wish to le put ou record as saying thai the ue of nitrous oxide gas u not nracl.cable in many cases, l i.ave taken it dozens of times myself list for the fun of the thing, and I be lieve a person could become as much iddicted to its use in time as a mor- ..bine or chloral eater is to these delet erious drugs, t here are quite a large lumber of dentists iu this city who ad- vertise extensively for iatroiuige, which is a capital idea if a young man is just starting out iu business and seeks for a nixed practice; or eveu if he has been liu the business a long time, and desires Ho increase his business, a litlle notice liu the paper once in a while won't Jiurl a bit. Mauy dentists iu this city 'are just now advertising exteusively 'that they use 'nitro oxide gas, price tifty cents,' for the m in less extraction , .f teeth, and 1 Iielleve that in almost .every instance the gas used Is pure." rlie retKirter called upon a wesi Side dentist recently, who told him tliat he had a hrrger "gas trade" thau any other branch of the business. "lo vou know." said the dentist as he grabbed an ominous looking black bag from au adj.iceul noon in me operating room and proceeded to (ill il with gas from a formidable looking ,lank, "that 1 have more fun admiuis iteriug aud witnessing the effects of g.is kin all soi ls of people thau one would jimagiue. A fellow came to me List week with a cheek I mean a swelled cheek, of course advising me tliat be was the sole owner of a large and ul cerated back tooth, which he wished extracted. He said he couldn't sleep with it, and I believed hliu. I told him tliat it would hardly be safe to pull the tooth then. He insisted, however, and I, with much trepidation as to the result, selected a pair of bull-dog for ceps. The suffeier bad placed himself iu tlie cliair, when 1 suddenly thought of the gas. The patient not objecting to tlie iuhalation, 1 soon placed a small piece of cork between tlie teeln of his upper aud lower jaw, and ten-seconds later the man liad cljsed his eyes. As quickly as possible I started in to work, and great Jehosopha! what a job I had to gel that bi molar out. Every time I tugged tin) patient laughed, and the harder 1 pulled the haider he laughed. Time was passing and it did not seem to me such a laughing matter as it ap pe.ored to the mail under the influence of the aiue-alH-sia. Supposing, 1 thought, the fellow should come to before 1 liave pulled tlie tooth, then will be fun. 1 weut at it again seconds later out it came, but twitch the patient yelled as if lu mortal agony. you leei any as be opened his eyeer a bit," he replied. "I was in heaven and that two charming angels were feeding me molasses with coal snoveis and great heavens! where am 1?" suddenly ejac ulated the fellow, jumping up fro si Ui chair and looking wildly about. Washington' Life at Mount Vernon A lieow tm Or worn mar. After Washington s retirement from his active duties as President, he lived qnietly aud most happily at hia home at ML. Vernon. The freedom from pub- ; .1 i 1 1 1 .11- - lie cares in uii'ir oeioveu uome, wiiu a promise that it should never a$un ba interropwu, gave exquisite eujovuient to Washington aud his wife and they fsirlv revelled in the luxury. Their letters to their friends soon after their return home were rillinl with indica tions of their serene delight. To one Washington wrote: If I could now and then niit-t the friends I esteem, it would rill the measure of my enjoyment. Mrs. Washington took equal delight iu her quiet seclusion, to Mrs. Knox she w rote: I cannot tell you how much I eujoy home. The General and I feel like children just released from school. We are so peuurious of our enjoyment that we are loath to share it with any one but dear friends, yet almost every day some stranger claims a portion of it and we cannot refuse. Mrs. Washington was indeed a nota ble Virginia hoiisekeeiier. A pleasing picture of her iu her home was drawn in a letter written by Mrs. CoL Edward t'arrengliu to her sister. "Let us re pair to tlie ol.l IikIv's room" she WTote "which is preciseljrin the style of onr g.MHl old Aunts tliat is to say mceiy fixed for all sorts of work. On one side sits the chaml ienuaid with her knitting, on tlie other a little colored iet learn ing to sew. An old decent woman is there with her bible and shears cutting out the uegroe's winter clothes, while the good old lady directs them all in cessantly knitting herself. She Hiiuta out to me several pairs of nice colored stockings au.l gloves she has just finish ed, and presents me with a pair half done which she liegs I will finish and wear for her sake. It is wonderful after a life s)s-ut as these good people have necessarily spent their 's, to see them in retirement, assume those domestic habits that prevail in our country. He Lort the Fan of the Joke. A laughable but rather embarrassing case of mistaken identity occurred the other day iu one of Boston's largest retail stores. A gentleman, who is a litlle too fond of joking, entered the store for the purpose of meeting his wife at a certain counter. Sure enough, there stood a lady dressed, to his eye, at least, just like the woman he was after. Her back was turned and no one was near her, so he quietly approached, took her by tlie arm, and said in a voice of simulated severity: 'Well, here you are, spending my money, as usual, eh? The face turned quickly toward him was not bis wife's; it was that of an acrid, angry, keen-eyed woman of about fifty years, who attracted the attention of everybody in that part of tha store by saying iu a loud, shrill voice: 'No. I ain t sending your money or no other man's money, and I'll ' 'I beg your pardon. Madam. cried the confused gentleman; '1 supposed yon were my wife, and ' 'Well, I Just aint your wife, nor no other man's wife, thank fortune, to be jawed at every time I buy a yard of ribbon I I pity your wife if you go around shaking her like you did me. If I was her. I'd; The chagrined joker waited to hear no more, but made his way oat of the shop amid the titters and sly chuckles of those who had witnessed his confusion. BrvtBi of the over civil stranger and the flattening friend ; both have axes to grind. A STORY OF TUB ALPS. Not far from where Alpine glaciers rear their glittering peaks, in Switzer land, is the village of N It is a grand sight, early in tne morn ing, or of au evening, to watch those stupendous cliffs from the village. There they stand, their summits buried iu clouds, their peaks In mauy places glisteniug with snow. Occasionally Hovering on tne very briuks of stupendous ravines, a mere sieck may be seen at a distance the daring chamois hunter, pursuing his avocation among me aizzy ueiguts, w mi sure foot aud unerring rifle. The village is about a mile irom me mountains. Some years ago, a young tngilahmaii. on a tour through r ranee auu owiutr- land, put up at the village inn, a small place, kept by a burly landlord named Jezman. Seated iu the front, or public room, one morning, smoking a cigar, he be held a ieasaut girl tripping past witn a pail in her hand. Beauty like hers had seldom met the gaze of the young Eii&iiBhman, not even among the higher class. He actually went to the door to watcu me rustic beauty. Her form was of unrivaled propor tions, her eyes were of a dark brown, her cheek smooth, plump, and rosy, tinged with a pluk color as delicate as that seeu iu the inside of a sea-shelL Her hair, which was of a light brown. fell down her shoulders in graceful rip ples, her neck was as white as marble, and her pretty teeth glistened between the ripe, red lips. How beautiful!' ejaculated Henry Mauton the name of the spectator. And his eyes gleamed with rapturous admiration as he noticed the light, elas tic step and graceful walk or the young girl, whose form seemed to sway lithely like a wave with every motion of the su utile body. 'Take carer exclaimed a voice neniuu his back. The Englishman turned and beheld Jezman, the burly landlord. Ttiat Is Mary Free ton,' said Jezman, 'and the less you look at her or have to say to her, sir, the better for your bones.' And what have my bones to do with the matter?' inquired Mauton. They are apl to get broken,' an swered Jezman, aa Mary Is to marry William Setzler, the chamois huuter the strongest, bravest, and, I am sorry to say, the most quarrelsome man in the Village.' 'Wliat you say only tempts me the more to make Mary's acquaintance,' said Man ton. The landlord stared. You do not know Setzler or you would not say so,' remarked he. 'Why, I liave seen him thrash three men at a time, and 1 have seen him take a bull by the horns and throw It down.' i 'He must be a sort or iiercuies, saiu Henry, quietly. I confess that I have is much curiosity to see him as to net .cquaiuted with pretty Mary.' lieiuy 8 pose uguiiy, jei. uu uiu t:c esiected woman more than he. He would not have wronged one, either by bought or deed, for the world. But he vas very sensitive to beauty, and a sort f romantic idea about educating Mary, le, to be his wife, had flitted across its mind. Having found out Mary's residence roin the landlord, he determined to ejiair there on the first opportuuity. Fortunately for him her fattier was a hoemaker, so that the making of a pair f boots would of course be sufliclent Uxcuse for his calling. Mary was in the little room where uer father worked when the young man ailed. She had seen him on the suqs .f the inn, and blushed as she recog- juized him. With the easy tact of a man or me world, he glided Into conversation w ith tier father, and contrived also to draw Mary out. lie fore a mluute had imssed she was delighted with the agreeable manners 'of the young Englishman. He, on his part, was surprised at me uegree oi intelligence and the sensible behavior shown by this simple glrL He staid an hour. Her lamer became uneasy, and more than once directed a 'glance at Mary as a hint to her to leave jil.e room. t The poor girl, however, did not notice 'him, but sat, with her whole soul in her eyes, gazing upon the visitor, except when he would look at iter, on which 'occasion her long lashes would droop, 'aud her cheeks redden with blushes. Suddenly the door opened, aud a man, w ho was obliged to sloop to enter, came into tlie shop. A giant in size, standing six feet five Inches, he was clad in a rough garb of goat-skin and leather, with boots reach ing above Ids knees, which gave him an appearance at once singular and grotesque, Straped to his enormous shoulders was a large leather knapsack, and he carried in his arms a large roll of the skin of the chamois. Welcome, my son,' said the old shoe maker; 'and, ahl 1 see you have brought u:e a good slock or learner.' The person addressed rubbed his great whiskered face, without saying a word, while glaring stupidly at Mary and the Englishman. lu this position, his enormous figure drawn up to its full height, his long goat-ekin cap, which be had not yet taken off, drawn partly over hia low brows, be resembled nothing so much as a great bull about to go mad. 'Sit down, sit down,' said the shoe maker, and don't stand there in that way, gaping at a good customer.' Good customer!' gr jwled the intru der, while Manton kept on speaking to Mary, as if scaicely aware of tlie other's presence. 4Av. and a bad one you may find him, father, before you are through. What do you mean?' exclaimed Mauton, bis eyes flashing: fire. 'No more of that, or I shall be compelled to chastise you!' The huge mountaineer looked down with sneeriug contempt at the speaker. 'I could crush you like au egg-shell,' said he; 'but you may leave this place unhurt, and thank Heaven you do so with a whole skin. Oh, Wdll Will!' hair screamed Mary, rushing forward and drawing him out side, 'you are unreasonable; you know you are, and you had better leave at once. 'How now you ask me to leave?' he roared, in a voice of thunder. Yes, I ask you to leave; for I know there will be trouble. I ask you. as 1 have asked you many times before, never to come to see me again, as you know I have for you no greater feeling than friendship.' 'You have said so, I know. But your father wants you to m irry me, and you said you would, and try to love me.' '1 said I would try. but it can uevei be. Alas! alas! I feel now how useless it would be for me to try, and and 1 have changed my mind.' 'Since this Englishman came. I see how it is! 'cried Setzler. 'Nav. I had made up my mind be fore.' He looked at her, his brow gathering daikly. Then he started away without uttering a word. Mary felt terrified, aud re-entered the shop with a pale countenance. The young Englishman, however, with merry conversation, soon soothed her. Another hour passed ere he departed, uot liefoie he had craved aud obtained lriiilssion to call again and see Mary. The shoemaker had wanted her to marry Setzler because he was thrifty, economical, aud well off. The young Englishman, however, seemed better off thau Setzler, and so Freeton liad no objection to a change which promised so welL As to Maulou having any intention to deceive Mary, the shoe maker did uot entertain such a thought for a moment. He was well versed iu human nature, aud a firm believer iu phi etiology. He had set Mauton down as an honest man at once, and when the latter had staled that he was a traveling clerk for a mercantile house iu Iudou, Freeton had credited the well-told story at once. The truth was Mauton did not care to have it kuowu that he was a wealthy English gentleman, the owner of large estate:!, and descended from one of the oldest families in England, lest poor Mary, with the singular veneration of ihe loaer classes for high birth, should feel too much awe in his presence to love him. As to himself he was completely fas cinated by the beauty and artless m di ners of this simple child, aud was deter mined to win her if he could. Of a brave, restless nature, he scarcely thought of Mary's low- insured warn lug to beware of Setzler as he drew near the inu where he lodged. lu the afternoon, still thinking of Mary, he took the first path he came ai:toss for a stroll. His footsteps carried him to a valley. A man sprang up from behind some bushes as the youug man came on. It was William Setzlerl Now 1 have youl' roared the giant. Henry stood looking at tlie speaker from head to foot, with the amused air of a person in a menagerie surveying a wild beast. This enraged the fellow, who at once sprang upon the Englishman, seizing hliu by the col.ar. Not so fast,' said the latter, as he rapped the giant on the head with the butt or a pistol, taken iroin uis coair pocket. He followed up this blow with a well directed blow from his fist, right lie l ween the man's eyes. Setzler, at this sudden aud unexpect ed assault, staggered back half stunned. 'Now get outof my way I' said Henry, quietly cocking his pistol. 1 came out tor a stroll, aud you have disturbed my reverie.' As he spoke he pointed his pistol at the fellow's head. The giant laughed. 'Do you think to scare me with that toy?' Aud be unstrung his carbine from his shoulder. Iteally,' said Henry, smiling, 'I had not intended to fight a duel w ith you.' A duel yes, that's the word; but not one of your child's duels. We must Unlit to the dea where he who falls uiav never get un again!' And he pointed where the glaciers of the Alps gleamed redly in the afternoon sun. Somehow, the turn this adventure was taking pleased the romantic fancy of the Englishman, w ho at once under stood the mountaineer, and assented. Arrived at the foot of the lofty jieaks, the giant commenced the ascent. Henry followed with more dilliculty . Setzler observing th.s, turned now and theu to render assistance to the unaccustomed climber, who, however, declined It, Finally, arrived near the summit, each of the two men took his place on an icy conical ieak, barely broad enough for a foothold, and overlooking au unfathomable abyss, about thirty yards in width, which separated them from each other. The slightest misstep on the part of either of the men must precipitate him into Ihe yawning gulf. And so there they stood, looking at each other, hate flashing from the mountaineer's eyes as he raised his car bine. fellow's courage, 'to fire upon an un armed man.' 'Then I w ill join you where you ait! cried Setzler, 'and we wiM have our tight out with a tussel to see who shall throw the other luto the abyss! As you are wounded, I will make it fair by only using my one hand.' Be it so, answered Henry, feeling sure that his time has come, yet not hesitating a moment. The Swilzer was such a giaut tliat he could not fail to get the advantage iu a wrestle on such a narrow footing. Too hastily leaping from his point, however, the man's foot slipped, ami he was ouly saved from falling into the ravine by clutching the root of a stunted shrub, fully two feet below the edge of the rocky shelf for which he hail sprung. Aud so there he hung, that root all lietween hliu and eternity. The shrub was fast giving way beneath his weight. H is eyes were turned apiealingly, aud half-scornfully, upon the young Eng lishman. Not a moment did the latter hesitate. The thought occuried to him even at that moment, tliat the Swilzer would otherwise think he was actuated in the fear of encountering him in a wrestle. He sprang quickly to the spot, and with his uuwouuded hand grasped the arm of the chamois hunter. 'Brace your knee against the wall of th;; cliff,' said be, 'and let go the i.hrub. I will give you a pull upward, which will enable you to seize Ihe edge of the clitf.' The mountaineer did as requested, when with the assistance received from the niqieriled man pressing his knee against the rocky walL Henry was en abled, with great danger to himself, to haul linn up so that he could seize the edge. The next moment the hunter was at his side, tears in his eyes. 'It's no use,' said he; 'I cannot turn my hand against the man who so nobly rescued me at the risk of his owu life. Sir, you are the bravest mau 1 ever saw!' With these words he helped the young man dowu the precipice. He needed assistance, too. for loss of blood had uiade him weak almost to fainting. Arrived at the base of the precipice, Setzler was obliged to carry him In his arms to the Inn where he lodged. A physician was sent for. He came and dressed the wound. Mary heard of the young English man's condition, and, with her father. came frequently to see linn. Her presence seemed to do him more good than the medicine and food he received. He recovered the use of his arm. He married Mary. Not until after he had educated her. and worn off some of her rusticity by taking her freely into good society, did Mauton reve;u his true position to the surprised girl. One day they were riding through country lane iu England. There was a high wind; a branch fell across tlie horses' path, frightening them. They would have d;ished the coach to pieces, as Henry could uot ston them, but for the assistance of a eigantlc fellow, whom they had noticed liefore slouching through the fields, and who now. springing from tiehlud a bedire, stopped the horses almost by a single effort of strength. 'My good fellow,' began Henry, tak- inn- out his nurse: but the man now raised his slouch hat, revealing the face' of William Setzler. I have traveled far to get sight of you once more,' he said to Mary. 'I seems I came lust in time to repay you noble husband tor the good turn h served me up among the glaciers.' With these words, away he went overpowered by his emotion, and th twain never again saw this half-savag. but not evil-hearted man. NEWS IN RUIEF. Suliseouentlv. however, they heard that he had married a French woman who made him an excellent wife. This was true, but the big fell. us would often sit aud sigh mournfully as i.e thought of Mary Freeton. Anecdote oftJliarlee Olrltenn. It is ppnerullv supposed flint th.' pecuniary success of 'harles I i.-k-ns career was at least equal to his lib rary reputation. His parents were Hiiytliin but rich, and in his younger day Charles was n-cklena in his HTsomd ex lM-ii.liturcs, an.l apparently unstable n rharacter. Many anecdotes are told of his youthful escapades in his native village. I While writing his early sketches for! the Morning f 'hrmiifh , lie was, or fancied himself to Is' deeply in love with a young lady named Emma Floyd. She liw.-d some three miles from hi. si father's, an.l lietween their residency stood the post ollico where li-k.-nsj mailed his manuscripts to the London editor. When in xNscssion of enough. J money to pay juist-age, which be fre quently ha.1 to Ixirrow, he would hurry' past the oftW-e to see his inamorata, and having many friends, he contracted the lial it of stopping at the Elms, a way side tavern, au.l wi. -n he left. then- Were, of course, no funds to pay the jsistage on his letters. This went on for some time, until Miss Emma Floyd, alarmed by the r.- strts of her lover's unsteadiness, ciiHt lim off, and Iicktis in despair, lis was Raid, resorted to a wild life for a time. 1.1 of a mis- There is a singular story t. I lenrv lifted bis pistol at the same take he nuule under these circumstances: moment, a peculiar ngui. w nu orbs. One two fire!' This, the signal agreed on, was given. Simultaneous reports rang among the hollow rocks. There stood Henry, smiling, his left arm hanging bleeding at bis side. He had received a severe wound, and yet had presence of mind enough not to move. The chamois hunter watched him with rough admiration. 'We were to fight to the death!' said he, folding his arms across his broad chest. You have five loaded barrels yet remaining to your revolver.' I will wait till you reioau, saiu vue Englishman. '1 have fired my last shot. I used all my ammunition this forenoon,' an swered the mountaineer. All right, then; I am satisfied.' Nay. we were to fight to the death!' cried Setzler. 'Nothing was said about the number of shots.' Oh, well, as long as I am satisfied, said Henry, coloring. The truth was, be had discharged his bullet in the air. I insist that you fire!' cried Settler. Come. I am not afraid to die. Had I your pistol, and jou my carbine, 1 should discharge all my shots at you. I will not consent, said Henry, in unfelgDed admiration at the rough Kctnrning li nie from the Elms one even- . ii l :i I nig, he met a young limy, cioseiy veue.i. Five towns In Kansas now have women mayors. It is estimated that the magnificent stalacito cave lately discovered near Keclere, Canton Berne, is alut C,i meters long, tall broad, anil 4 to A high. A novel feat in engineering w is recently perforimtl on the line of the Panama Canal. A steam launch which was too big to go under a bridge was lifted over it and safely deposited on the other side. A sandwich company, which pro poses to sell its wares in ollices, ou the streets and in barrooms and cafes, has been established In New l oik. The company will have uniformed icd.llers who will carry neat willow baskets. The sandwiches will be sold for five cents each. To secure plumpness of figure Turkish woint-u eat rose leaves and butter. This is supposed to lj a state secret in the stiltau's country; but if apiearances furnish any criterion nearly every woman iu Yankee land has long since guessed it. 1 hiring the last year the number of female ridels of the bicycle has wmi- lerfully increased iu Philadelphia. Twelve months ago there were less thau a dozen ladies in the city who could mount the wheel, but now the numU-r is certainly seventy-live, and is steadily growing. When a Turk dies, the legs are tied together and the anus stretched by the sides. The burial kikes pi ice as soon as possible after the death. The cot pse Is handled very tenderly, as the 1 inks lielieve any lack of tenderness would bring the cuise of the dead man's soul tilKin them. The Paris exposition tower is com pleted, and claimisl Ui lie the tallest sti ucture ever made by human h.in.ls. lis figures arc 1.17H Ut-l. I he el. .1 1 ic light 111 Ihe summit is said l Is; visible for forty miles. St.ll, it is a lulling affair compared with many natural elevations. It will, however, U- a teiii,.tation to suicides. A medical school is to le cslali- lished in connection with Johns Hop kins Ci.iveisily and Johns Hopkins Hospital. So far. -!, ' of tin- !,- l""J fund for the relief of the univ. i sit y has l-u subsci iU-d. The other i-!o,- m will soon lie forthcoming. More than fifty tears ago 1". T. Barnum was tho editor and publisher of a weekly paer in Connecticut. He was so free aud outspoken in his edi torial remarks that he was urn sle.l and incarcerated iu the Hanbiuy jail. I.'e ccntly the jail was demolished, au.l from one of Its tiinliers a handsome cane was constructed and pit-seiik-.l to the great showman. Among the many who have sent letters to lr. Talmage in acknowledge ment of copies of Ins new book, "1 he Pathway of Life," aie Oiieeii Victoria and Ixird Teiinvsoii. Tne book Is hav ing a wonderful sale, and already 2-Ki,- UKJ copies have been conliacted lol by a southern subscription company. I r. lalmage savs that he expects a million copies will l e sold. Joseph Keppler, of Purl- lias loeu busy sketching designs for the gigantic display which the Germans of New York are going to make in the coming civic centennial parade. There will lie about thirty-live great tableaux, mounted ou wagons, and his work is to make designs for each of these. The designs cover all fields, mythological. historical, artistic, military, mechanical, artisin and trade. The Almanac for lSH'.l issiiisl by the American Hoard of Foreign Mis sions states that thirty foreign mission ary societies m the I 'lilted States have au income of 5.l,'.hMi,'.t'7; l,l'.:i stations, -J.'J5-1 out stations; male and l, Jo females missionaries; S,i;i7 native heller; 2,"213 churches with 1 7 1,7- 4 communicants, of whom ;M,n7"s weio added last year; .'S,:Mit schools with l.j7,'.Hl5 pupils. Tlie ocean Bay Society, a oupara tiou recently organized, proposes ! i.iiv the immense hotel with 1,'J"" i n, which cost $l,7.V),HHi and has Ih-cii so ling idle, at llockaway Beach, to gether with an adjacent plot of ground containing aUmt twenty-live acre. It will be converted into a large religious seaside resort similar to Ocean Glove, and although it will le uon-seckii lati will lie under Methodist govei nine 1 1. His said that love for n-ts and love of traveling are the two ruling passions of the Piincess Mane Theiesa. of Bavaria. She is unman hsl, and in h-jr many jouincs is attended by a maid and a chamlierlain. She always Lakes her pets with her, aud the tliaiu-Im-iIiiIu has to look after them. II is place is no sinecure, for she has four teen annuals of one sort and another, including several dogs, two magpies, an enormous rat and a .liuiiuut ive U ar. All oera company 1 runt Mexico was recently stranded in Shu i'lam-isco. One of the musicians was soinet hint; of a loet and he h;td dedicated a few f his verses U Mine,. Diaz, wife ot the President of Mexico. She had li-n much pleased at the compliment and had Itild him she would be glad to serve him at any time. Kemeinhei ing thi, he telegraphed the facts regardlii,' his companion.! to tl kiud-hcait-d s. ti.ua and aske.l her assistance. I iiime-liatel came an answer having that she would pay their exH uses Lack to the l.'it v of M xlco. Her condescension cost her o,(NJ. about Emma's figure, and resembling j The IOiidon JVnifi was hoat' ,1 a her otherwise. In an agitated man-J century ago nearly as badly as in the ner, he at once made a fervent declara- present iicitance (Parnell Inquiry) by a tion of love, renewed his professions of clever gang of folgers, who got up a undying attachment, and ls-gge.1 for- bogus edition of the French pa-r giveness for all past errors. The young f IS tSrluir, at that time recognized ..s au lady happened to lie the daughter of authority Uiou matters ot International the rector of the parish, and, therefore, news. It contained what purported was slightly acquainted with tho young to Imj the text of a treaty of peace lx autbor. tween the French H-publlc and the His appeal was so eloquent, and his eiujieror of Austria, A copy got Into si ncerity so manifest, that Miss B 's the hands of the cot respondent of 7Vi heart was touched, and she promised to J huts at I lover, and from him went lo sneak to her father. 1 he next morn ing, Charles llickens received a letter from the Keverend Itcctor, expressing his surprise at so sudden a declaration to his daughter after no slight acquaint ance, but as ho recognized his ability, so he would accept his vows of amend ment; and if both parties remained in the same frame of mind for two years, and the gentleman could show any pros pects of maintaining a wife, he would not object to their union. Tins singidur double engagement capped the climax of his social difficulties in his native town, and within a fortnight of this un expected rtnu:mtre he removed to Lou don and entered upon the labor of his life. Action keeps the mind both sweet and sound. Ixmdoil, where the alleged treaty as published in Tne 'Jimm, and was such good and unexpected news that the stock uiarket went up with a ru-'.i. It was several days before it was discov ered that the paper was a f.uge.l edi tion and had U-eii gotten up by Loudon Sculators lo bring alxiut a boom in stocks. Yov Cannot Tf.ix. Yon cannot t. Il whether you are succeeding or not. You can only 1m.- sure that you nr. faith fully doing vour duty. You cannot estimate results now. Appearances of success are often fallacious. S... too, with appearances of failure. There fore, yield neither, to pride or discour agement, but work on. A pkikjiu cannot Is- known in pros jierity, and an enemy cannot Ihj hid L4 adversity. 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