! J r i eiiiicii B. F. SOHWEIER, THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XUIJ. MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21, ISS9. NO. 35. WW Th at thr. W sticit r as a ti e llira.ncal .Veclanics" of the country argues two tilings: First, and matter of course Uiat theatrical exhibitions have enormously grown In nnmliers and si-c.mJ, tliat there are so much dependent upon scenic and uiechai Is tl appliances and demonstra tions as lo make the stage carpenter and mechanic very important auxili aries. Xon tiiat TTnrperor "William lias stepped on English soil lie may u?e his eves to advantage. He will find that speech, a free press, and free trade thil ls unknown in Germany are not ini-i'inputiMe to orderly rule, security of pei.-H)ii and property, and an unchal lenged commercial supremacy. lie willal-o find that one or the biggest empires f the earth lias very little use fur its soldiers. These things are worth the study of Kings who care . for the welfare or the people that permit them selves to be ruled by hereditary inlers. Ei.kctuical cars operated by stor lauc batteries seem to be getting along, and may some day solve the problem of rapid transit on surface lines. It is related that one car uu a Xew York line has U'eii taken off to make room lor :t:i itnproveil type, after having run TOW miles, carrying 8 ,00J passengers. ," " -Juu.uw men anu ineir gross without one cent having been expended Sn! ou it f..r repair. Xothlug is aiJ, 'the kings of northern India in the iast. however, about tlie cost of running I-, 'and the Epglish mercttant of India which after all, is the real question 'cater largely to their wants. Some of that im eds to le answered. From Bos- i luu fiuesl jewelry atonal in the world are ton aio comes the news that a railway ! nd "f 1 . , , ... 'counter you see barbaric jewelry set to le run on the storage system Is about wiUl diamonds worth a fortone, I saw r ady for use, which is at cat au evi- two rings, one worth two anil the other deuce that somebody thinks it will pay. four thousand dollars. The first was a diamond of about th.it size of a hickory " ' nut, set around with a cluster of small Foii the infoi matron of Xew Vork- diamonds as big as peas, and the whole , .. , ., affixed to a finger ring, containing eis the Hire, tor of In 1- mantes of the cnousu gM to .nSke a hunting case for I'ai is Imposition has made uu estimate : a Waterbury watch. The other was of Ike receipts and expenditures of lhat the same size as to tiie gold, but the gie.il .-how. Translated int.. dollars he ceutral stone was a ruby fully as big as e-.tiui.iles the rece.pts TiX'.fKO, and H.e expenses at a little ver $, 000,000. or tl i- lec eipts ;t.T .('.'tu come from the puhl c in s.,h.e shape, other 111 sub scriptions to bjia! from sales of tickets or from sales of concessions. The reitiaii.invr S.,t"0,U if receipts are derived fiom a Mate uii ily of I, I 0,0 o and a citj subsidy of 1 1,000, -o U. The-e estimates correspond fairly well with lie expi leiues of the Cen tennial Exhibition .m l the problem Xew Yoiktrs have tit meet is how to provide at least live to seven millions ot dollars with which to start the exhibi tion of They oti!t to I aM to do it by subscriptions iu Xew Vork city alone, for they can safely count upo u a f: 11 retain, not in the shni of divider! Is, l.ut from increased busiuess affecting every industry in the city. Mi:. (Ii.mistiinf. with Mr. Painell wilt support the leport of Hie commit tee on royal grants, which recommends a quarterly stipend to the I', ince of Wales of f I'.Oo;), in view of the com ing marriage of his daughter. The radicals under tin; leaderslrp of Mr. l.alouchere, oppose further payments to the royal family at the expense of Hie airealv he.ivily-lad n tax pavers. Mr. Gladstone li not an extremist, and .. . Ion" as the lM'Opic oi .taigianu i cho. To be gov, . tied by a Monarch he ; ... . ., i iL'iieves in supiHii toij; in. it iiiuu.ui.iij ... a stvle commensurate with lh graul- eur of t'ie l'.rilisli empire. .Mr. I'ar i.ell voles with Mr. (ila'lsUme out of giutituilo him for the .-crvices which ihe gieat orator has lendered the Irish -aus It is a curious illustration, how ever, of the invgiih.r li cs or parlies, that we here tiud Mr. r.irnell voting with the tor its, his life-long euemies, aud against the radicals, the ala intell ect supporteisof home rule. i Kinxiistf the poor and distressed ill 1 . . tl Vitl. lv'kl:! ue Riau w .rain - . k.rua has got together money enough to l uy himself a round-ti p ticket to Kuroe. The King, as all the world W for a visit to the Paris Expoeltloc. than those of any city of the Uuite-i jnk, ioi . vino, w mo i..lsatea. Thev are as hard as stone aud As the unalties of effete Euro pe have , ler "JT 3 , , , as smooth as a noor. b ctte.l the show, Kalakaua natur- -The houses on the main streets are alls sees au opportunity to gain a little juriy built, aud some rajah of f e niilause for himself. Ordinarily, his liasi iia out the city and made the . ..if. e-coloml Majesty would not be of property holders build after fixed reg- - a.c t ,n thega, capita, of uUUcns. tZ liance, but ma scarcity or King, he ,ue s JevrlJk3 aiMi u.ev would be a tiure of prime imriortauce. Bave iinies over them with oriole l'.ut Mr. Spreckles, who keeps the windows jutting out at the second su Mi v i i rov.il treasury penuriously ries ubove arcades which ruu below siu. led h is steadily refused to leud from house to house; they are almost sieauny re jdiogether two story buildings, and the H e King any money for Ju,lket-, inini of tlle wUole is a delicate pink. Th. ie is no contingent fuud from jU.,gmtJ miies of pink houses with lat-whu-h Kalaukaua can draw under the tloe work windows, through which pi. tence that he must goto Boston to ,oj may now aud then see the eyes or luMecttlie steam beatin. system or to the high castle II ladoo damsels. Let . Incuotolook over tt.e cremauo.. u ul i-e; and so the poor aud poverty- Mia keu King of Hawaii has been at h s whs end to rai e the wind. In this em, r encv he has written a book aud asa'; KrancU-o publishing house ha, agie.,1 to make him an advance pay- a. nt on It. How much Is this, we are , not told, but it Issaid to be sufficient to buv a round-trip ticket for the steer-, ..,e. and to subsist him In Paris, pro- vUUhi he takes the top floor of a cheap , Hat aud maiulains a diet considerably cremation oi ioer than las loitging. t" - hard times for royal persons, and it Is uoliceal j that the King ot lue oauu ,atthe King of the ana- . . c i wich I lands is "shinning arouna ir I. nuts is 'sh!nniDg around roi pa s.i'-e mouey just wnen mc v"" tuglund anl Empress of Iudia has keen told by one of herJ subject , thaj am-. a.k "1 T twelve of her nut the duties often or twelve oi brivants upon Mr. Joseph Chamber- utea ltlatt although working lamfoi iustai.ee. What that grim ohl with different materials and dlX 1MSan. Kamehameha. theGreat, would ferentw7 b, ojt hare the art ten havo thought of his successor's going dciand bart Mo the authorship as a means to get- J", Ver enters their heads, ling ai r.cy, even the most active imag- "tjj uu U whj. In making an ex iuation caunot guess. THE WONDERS OP INDIA. ter Paved than Amtrlnn eta Bet- rloan Ones. The traveler who would see India as it is must go out of the regular line and enter the native states. There is iu Hindustan a territory nearly one flfih the size of the Uulied States and outainrnft a population of more than fifty-six million?, which Is governed by rajah!. These rajahs have power of life and death. They have revenues of their own, levy taxation a tliey please and organize their people and armies ou a different basis from the English portion of India. They are subject in a certain sense to the English, aud most of them have English ordiceri con nected w tu their establishments. They are feudatory slates to England, and England does uot allow them to make war upon each other, nor can they Jiave any r 1st ions with foreign states. If ajuli misgoverns his people or oppres ses them the viceroy of India reprove him aud If he does not come to time secures his removal. These states, however, have none of the new cus toms of English India. Few foreign ers visit them and the people are sud stantially the same as they were years ago before the railroad aud ttie Eiw hsli desire for business came In to grind fiem up in the mortar of modern civilization. COVER THEMSELVES WITH OEMS. One-third of the whole territoiy ot India Is possessed by such rajahs and their subjects make up one-fifth of the inhabitants. Their united armies chestnut, aud the diamonds aliout it were very beautiful. The tops of these riugs were as large around as old cop per cents, and as 1 looked at them I asked the jeweler who would wear such gorgeous aud unwieldy objejls. ile replied: "Oh. we sell these to the rajah. They want the most extravagant jew elry, acd some of then) fairly cover themselves with gems." At another store I was told that a rajah bad just been in and given an order f or 200 yards of satin at 10 a yard, lie wanted this lo paper the walls of a room in. a new palace and thought nothing of pasting this $2, OUT) upon the plaster. The sultan of Ja-Itore-, when I visited him In his palace at Jahore had ropes of gold about twice the size of a clothes line about his wrists, and upon his fingers wore diamond rings. The fingers of the right hand were covered from the knuckles to the first joints with rings set with diamonds and emeralds so that a diamond al.er nated with an emerald all over his hand, aud the whole made a b'.aziug list of white and green. Ou the left hand the lingers were covered with riugs ia the same manner, save that cosily rubies took the place of the em eralds. At Delhi I was shown a dres sing gown set with precious stones, which coat JliO.OuO. and which had just been made for a rajah, and here at Jey-Io.-e, through the courtesy of one of the most noted rajahs of India, I have had a chance to visit his i-alace, to get a (glimpse of his wonderful stables, to . i - ..r 1. 1.. ........ iae a rwo wu " I'tewta. and to see the life and business of his capital city. THE CITY F JKYIKRE. Jeypore is oue of the northwest prov inces of India. It is a day's ride from Bombay, not far off rroui the borders of Afghanistan and some distance south of Casuiere and the UimaUya moun tains. It has a population about as large as that or Ohio, and its rajah In come amounts to $i.0J0,0uX) a year. The capital is the city of Jeypore iu which I am wriUng. It is said to be the finest native city of India, au 1 it is certainly like no other city 1 have ever seen. It is bigger than Omaha, Den ver or Kansas City, aud is Uid out as regularly as the city of Washington. Its main street is two m ros long mi l --T-- .. . , ln,IA - str;a of Uw wijtn and the whole is cut by jnarrowr streets into rectangular blocks. ,.:"Ik. r Urget M and there M arm peep QuU in onie of the balconies you see turbaued men and boys sitting dressed la the richest of garmenU and besiJe '" J0lS"iue crack "' ouk 8 . . (T Jg NQT YOURSELF - photo. But the Uht on Voa I. Photo- ..Xll actual theory and the first . . i nhAt.wniDhT ' said re- principle- w ;.K.ni.i. y'KK - gmar dertood; that is, they are not misunuer- ' w that nrirkirk stood at all. im ". using the wori J..2 them in strange hght, Uliing litem xo "jem mleaaa. please,' and exposing i.r, nlease. posure it is not the obj c; that is pho tographed, but simply (the light that falls upon it. This is the cardinal prin ciple of photography, ttranre as it may appear. AnJ, stranger still, hundreds of the professional photographers, as they wheel the machine about to catch a better ligltt on the object, are ignor ant of it. Xoc but that oue of these may not likeness, does not his art. at times hit upon a capital That orten happens. But ha uuderstanJ the principles of "Xow. to explain. What does the art photographer I make the distinc tion do the very best thing when he ttaru out to take a photograph? Why, just as the portrait painter does. He makes a swift, yet comprehensive, stu'ly of every feature aud the face as a whole. He knows that only parts of the face can be t tken, and all the rest must fall upon the plale In shadow, and it is his art tluit leads him to de termine tiie expression, the personality. The portrait painter does no more in this direction. The medium is differ ent, aud he has a palette of colors to depend upon, while the potographer is le iuced to tones and tint of black and w hite alone. "Will you have proofs or this? Here are two. Have you ever care fully noticed the full-length photograph of a man iu which the shoes are visi ble? What you saw in the picture war a gleam, a suggestion, as it were, the light of the polish. The remainder of the thoe was ia the shadow, for it was the light and not the object that was photographed. Again, to furnish a tangible proof of the correctness of this theo y of photography, I made a series of photographs of a plaster bust. There were a dozen pictures taken under exacllv similar conditions, camera and light ueing unchanged iu every particular. I simply moved ap paratus aud subject about, made my exfiosure Irom ditterent point of view. At each or these the light fell differ ently upon the features. L'pon the di velopmeut of the negatives the features cri hardly recoguizable as being of the wine object. "That explains why it is that some people ntver 'take well,' m they call it. It Is lecause In the photographer's ar rangement those portions of the fea tures ou wh.cU the light falls are not just what is necessary to give expres sion. And the make-up of the expres sion difftrs iu every individual case. A good likeness is possible to every one, but it might just so happen that one's expressi 'U will uevtr te caught. The poorest of the craft may catch it on chance; lite veiy best may never ex act y get it, but the oJds are decidedly in favor of him who is a student of lights aud faces, aud who well under stands the theoiv of photographic art," Speed of Atlantic Steamers. The first steamer that ever crossed the Atlantic was the Savannah, which sailed front the southern city whose nan.e she bore, and reached Liverpool tweuty-tive days later. This was in lSl'J. She dejiended ou her sails more than on her engines, however, aud when the wind was favorable and all her canvas could be spread her paddle wheels were hauleJ on deck and folded up like an umbrella. It can be im agine I that she was very Utile like an ocean steamer of t'.ic present day,-and her succtss was so questionable that when she returned to the Un.ted States her engines were taken out of her and she was converted into a sailing ship. Nineteen years later, after ottter ex periments it had beeu demonstrated hat steam navigation was a practical thing, aud a regular line of steamers was established between England and A nit lie... One of these steamers was the Great Western, which niade seventy voyages across the ocean. The quickest of these voyages was accomplished in twelve days and seven hours. From that time to this there has beeu a constant effort, stimulated by competition and improvements iu ma chinery, to lessen the duration of the voyage. The old side wheel, or pad dle, steamers were abandoned about fourteen years ao, and modern type of vessel is the screw proielier. The most recent steamers are ''tw n screws" that is to say, instead of having one propeller, each steamer has two, and iu this way it is expected that a higher power can be utilized. The twin screws are also an element of safety, siuce each sere a- is worked by a seiara:e engine, aud should oue engine be disabled the other would have power enough to propel the ship into port. The distance from Xew 1'ork to ( leenstown is about 2, Six) miles, and up to 1-S30 the fastest passage, was a lit tle over seven day, which was made by the Arizona. S:nce then it has been successfully reduced by the Alaska, the City of It tme, the Servia, the Oregon, the Umbria, the Eturia aud the City of I'aris. ' Saxe's Poetry. Some lugubrious-souled critic Ins said that no p-x-tiy is (rue ink try which has not au undercurrent of sad ness running through it. As well might it bei Baid that no picture is beautiful, or true to nature, which has not a vau nin;; trave in the back ground. Yet even if this Idea were true, Saxe has writt n some things which would stand as po-itry, lacking neither pathos or beauty. Such are: "lokiug Out Into the Xight," "I'm Growing Old" aud "My Boyhood." The semi-jocose strain iu which the latter two are written detracts nothing from their patho?. It is as though an lnval.d concealed his pain beneath a smile. Sweeter ver-ies than the open ing oue in "My Boyhood" are seldom written: "Ah mm IUkhc Joyful days are gonat 1 little dreamt till they were down. How ticeUug were the hour-! For, least be break the pleas: nj spell. Time bears for youth a mimed beU And hidea bis face In nowersl" The thought expressed in the last three lines is certainly a poetic conceit; not only pleasing to the esthetic taste, but painfully touching to those who have passed beyond boyhood. Women Stock Owners. I It is chronicled that two Texas women are the largest individual sheep owners in the world. One of these, the Widow Callahan, owns 50.OJ0 sheep, and when a long train of wag ons start out each Spring and Fall for market, loaded down with the wool of her sheep, it Is a sight worth seeing. The other is Mrs. Itogers, the great herd owner of Southwestern Texas, who is worth about (1,000,000. Mrs. Rogers owns no carriage, preferring to ride on horseback in the free-and-easy style of the cowboy. The good die young. This is par ticularly true of chickeus. - DIFFICULT QUESTION. A Profound Youngster. There was a convention of Sunday School teachers in session at Crystal j Lake and all the teachers of the three J counties represented were there. The amount ef Biblical and theological kuowledge they had was something j astounding. On the last day of the.' convention the high chief ranger of the j affair announced to the 400 delegates 1 that he would be pleased to bave the Knowing ones think up some hard ques tions on subjects pertaining to their work, write them on slips of paper, and submit them to him, and that evening at the last session, which was to be a sort of an entertainment, he would answer them. A lot of people wrote their questions and gave them to the rreat professor, and when evening came he had about fifty good gnarly problems In his bunch of paier slips. The evening exercise began with reading and answering the questions and though some were from way back aud very obtuse, the good man who had put himself up there as a mark coped with successfully, and impressed the great gatheriuz with his vast knowledge. Finally he ran against a question that made him knit his brows. He tcowled at it a momedt aud then laid it aside. W hen he asked ail the rest ne picked op this sile-traacked query, aud said: "Here is a question which I confess I am unable to answer. I submit it to the auiience, and if anyone is able to jive the answer I n ill be glad to hear what it is." Then he read this query: "Who was the boy aud what wa3 ins name who had ti e basket contain-( reseatative of au ancient family iu Brit iug the five loaves and two fishes which tany, whose tradiUo;iaI obstinacy aud fed the multitude?" impatience ot control he had iuherited Xobody made an attempt to answer to an extent which rendered him more it, and the professor said: j opolar with his comrades than with "it seems that nobody knows any the presiJing authorities, more about it than I do. I will have Xot that he was especially remark to call on the person who submitted the able Tor turbulence or insubordination, question to come f orward and answer or that his infractions of rules were it. Will you please do so?" j more frequent than those of the major- To the great surprise of the 400 pee- j Ity or his fellows. Oa one point alone p'e, and of his mother as well, Frank he vvas intractable, and exercised all Jones a thirteen-year-old echool boy, j Ids ingenuity in related attempts to got ud and modestly walked up the .escape a regulation which was inex- aisle, Everybody looked at him amazed. The professor said: "Did you submit this question?" "V.s, sir." "Can you answer it?" "l es, sir. "Well. I am sure everybody will be glad to bear it," . i year at St. Cyr, and to his consequent ""The boy," said Frank quietly but emancipation from the too close scru steadily, "was Ben Ezra, sou of Miriam, J tiny to which he had hitherto been w ho was a sis.er of I'hilip, one of the : ieriodica ly subjected, disciples;" "In two monllis," he said exultlugly A murmur of astonishment rau over the audieuce. Here was something loo deep for even the professed tlieologlans iu convention assembled. The profes sor turned to tlte boy: "Did you llnd that iu the Bible?" "Xo. sir." "Where did you get it?" "In Greek history." - That was lira cap sheaf. A lad of th iteen bowing tlo'-vn 4'KJ declaiei teachers in the Christian cause, and tel- A few mornings later, at the luual ling them iu au unassuming way that j hour of parade, the corps of youngsters he dug the information out of Greek were unexpectedly summoned to uuder hisrory. I go the insjiectioii of the infantry lieu- It will be well to give this boy room to spread himself When he becomes a mau. "I WAS WRONG." A Sad Episode Illustrating the Sor row Such Words Often Prevent. One moru ng In Wilkesbarre there was a great colliery explosion. Hun- drcds ot Cornisli miners were killed and their corpses lav at the mouth of the coal mine for recognition. S.tting at the mouth, by a pale corpse, was a young wife. She looked at her husband, but uttered no cry; her eyes were dry. She rocked herself to and fro, her face white with anguish. "Oh, that I had spoken fair to him at the end!" she moaned. "Oh, that he would come to life one minute, that I could say, 'Jimmy, forgive me,' but iiolhin; will help lire now. Oh, I could bear it all If I had only spoken fair to him at the end. Oh, Jimmy!" And then, at last, the story came. They had been married a year she ii.d Jim and they both "had tem- pers," but Jim was always the first to imv can." make up. And this very morning they I Next morning, with the aid of a cou had had trouble. j pie of brushes, well soaked iu water, he It began because breakfast wasn't succeeded in leveling the rebellious ready, and the fire wouldn't bum; and , locks so as to deceive even a practiced they said hard words, both of them. 1 and apeared on parade with his But at the very last, though breakfast ! wonted jaunty air, although not, a little had not been fit to eat, Jim had turned ni vous as to the result of the comiug round at the door and said: j ordeal. Presently the lieutenant arrived "Gi'e me a kiss, lass. You know you w't" an ominously slow 9tep. and paus love me, and we won't part in 111 blood." , b'g as before exactly in front of Gastn, 'Ao, Jimmy, 1 don't love you," I said, petulantly. "Gi'e me a kiss, lass," pleaded Jim uiy. "Xo, not ouel and now" aud then t! e tears rushed to her eyes. With awful sobi she flung her arms around the "orps. "Darling Jimmyl Darling Jimmy, Bieat lo me now," sue mourned, "say you forgive me!" "Do not grieve s t hopelessly," I sai 1; "perhaps Jimmy knows how you feel now." But the mourner's ears were deaf to all comfort, and the wailing cry came again "Oh. if I had only spoke to him fair at the last!" . j It is not an uncommon story thi. . We quarrel with those we love, aud P-irt and meet aud make up again; and death is merciful and waits till we are at peace. Yet liow possible is just such . an experience to any one of us. w ho larts with some dear one in anger, or who lets the sun go down upon their wrathl But it is always the noblest nature, the most loyal heart, which is the first to cry: "I was wrong, forgive me." A Judge's Courtship. The shortest courtship I ever heard of was that of an eminent jurist. He was on his way to hold court in a town when he met a young woman returning from market. "How deep Is the creek and what d'd you gel for your butter?" asked the judge. "Up to the knee and ninepence." was the answer, as the girl walked on. The judge pondered over the sensible brevity of the reply, turned his horse, rode back and overtook her. I liked your answer just now," he taio, "ana l iiite you. i think you would make a good wife. Will you marry me?" She looked him over and laid: "Yes." Then get up behind tne and we will ride to town and be married." She did get up behind and they rode to the court house and were made one. , It is recorded that the marriage was a pre-eminently happy one. i ',?-!f;tJ'mr The Maiden. i Of all the ftpricg buds at one' feet, Upon the stent agrowing. la girden bet la or meadow awaet, Or in the nelda ab'.owing, S There's none so fair, Beyond compare, Ai this aweet maid of soft brown hair. I scarcely dara confess the gem, ' I -eat others should espy it, A nil p'uca from off Its aleodar stem, bo tnnco he might desire II; For should i part With this sweet heart, IateVr c&uld find ita counterpart. Bo sweetly innocent the lay She sings in melting cadence, I jose the power iu y love to say . I'm held in wweet abeyance. For wliiU she sins, So pof r can briug Each sweet content to serf or king. Kt half-averv-d cl-ince defies Tue love I wonl.l be makius. U'J many a dimpled hlush implies 1 , A dream, perchance, that's waking, ' A dream of b t-, Krout honeyed kits, A king might wish from lips like this. IlVr soft bine eyes like rivulets Though all mj soul meander; Her suiiles 1 wear as auialets. And were I but Leander, I'd stem the tide And se seutriila. To claim thi- maid as my aweet bride. I A HAIR BREADTH ESCAPE. In 1S70, a month or two before the outbreak of the Franco-German war, one of the most promising cadets, or, as I they are commonly styled, pupils" of : the military college of St. Cr was Gas ton de Eaugeais. He was the last rep- prtaslbly repugnant lo him. Gifted by nature with an abundance of luxu riantly curling hair, of which be wan Inordinately vain, the prescrilied neces sity of having It cropped short was a peipctual grievance lo him; uTld he . looked anxiously forward to his second , to one of his intimates, "my time here will be up, aud once named officer I shall be tree as air, and no longer ashamed to show myself to my cousin Eouise. For you see," he added, lift ing his cap, and displaying a thick growth of short curls carefully flattened down, "I still have some hair left." C vales iu the air, however, are apt to collapse; and Gaston's visionary pro- i left Went t'- GUT tfio lwiiut iiKun-iliip. te.iant, Bouchard, a lynx-eyed n.aitinet. by no means favorably disposed toward pupils destined for cavalry regiments, whom he contemptuously designated as "coxcombs." Dd Laugeais, as the recognized leader of the band, was par ticularly obnoxious to him; and his keen eves twinkleil ruAlV inuO v ui Iia t:t.nviT.al snoit ueiore me young man, and ex- annneu mm cunously. 1 "Take off your cap," he said. Gaston obeyed with an inward shiver of apprehension.- "I thought as much," growled the lieutenant. "If that superfluous hair has not disappeared by this time to morrow you will pass the next four days in the 'salle de police.' " "You are in for It now," whispered his symathizing comrade when the ter rible Bouchard had passed on. "Xot a bit of it," replied De Lau geais, slnuggiug his shoulders uncou j cernedly. hy, what ou earth can you do?" I don't exactly know; but I intend lo put off the evil day as long as I pos- repeaiea uie oruer or me previous day. 1'ake off your cap." For a moment Bouchard appeared puzzled by the apparently smooth sur face of the "pupil's" head, but, bent on ascertaining the real state of the case, lie unceremoniously lifted a portion of the flattened hair with his forefinger, thereby disclosing a substratum or tiny curls. Then, turning to the adjutant who accompanied him, he briefly con signed the offender for four days to the "aalle de police," and continued his round of inspection with a self satisfied grin. - - During the last day of his seclusion I Uas:on practically employed his leisure iu decorating his knee, by a judicious mixture of blue and green paint, with a tolerably exact imitation or a bruise, which he bhowed to the regimental doctor, prettnling that the contusion had been caused by his coming in con tact with a post in the riding school. Whether he implicitly believed the statement or not, the good natured medico put him on the sick list, aud thus twenty-four hours were gained. His reappearance on parade, however. became at length a matter of necessity, and this time his continued disobe- dience entailed on him a week's further I confinement, at the expiration of which 1,8 was again consigned to durance vile Ior an entire fortnight. ' This will never do," thought De Iangeais. 4 'The earthenware pot must. in the long run. be smashed by the iron c ne, and I shall bave tit give in at las:. I had better try old Griscom once more." Whereupon, having previously by way of precaution added a few touches to the pictorial embellishment of his knee, be limped into the consulting room of Dr. Grison, who was fortu- ' "a'.ely too much engaged with other patients to bestow more than a very cursory glance at the bruise, and not knowing precisely what to make of the case, gave the newcomer an order of admission to the infirmary, then under the charge of half a dozen Sisters of Charity presided over by a lady supe rior. Gaston had hardly changed his ordi nary attire for the regulation loose gray I ''.5ti'ftijif llli II I' l' ' coat and cotton nig ntcap when Ptiot, the toi.sor or the establishment, was an nounced, bearing an enormous pair tf scissors anJ a laconic note, which ran as follows: The pupil DeLangeais'hairto be cut off immediately. Bouchard. The poor coiffeur, unwilling to lose so excellent a customer for pomades aud other capillary ungeauts, and yet compelled to obey the imperative man date, was iu despair. "Would it not be possible, monsieur," he suggested, "lo obtain from the lady superior a certificate that the effect of the operation might be injurious to au invalid?" Gaston could not help smiling at the idea. "I don't quite see." he said, w hat a cropped head has to do w ith a bruise on the knee, but there can be no barm in trying. As good luck would have it, Sister Angelique, in whose memory, perhaps, still lingered the foudly cherished lec ollectiou of some romantic episoJe of her youthful days, listened witli inter est to the ban lsome Breton, while he related to her his hopes and fea-s, and his attachment, to his cousia Ljuise. Being naturally kind hearted au I sym pathetic, she agreed without much per suasion to his rather incongruous re quest, so that 1'ere 1'itrot, relieved from his disagreeable respoaslbility, went on his way rejoicing. A quarter of an hour later the lieu tenant burst into the infirmary in a paroxysm of fury. "So, youngsterl" he cried, "it seems you are bent on braving me. Well, we shall see. You cannot stay shamming here forever; aud, mark my words when you do come out, I'll have that head of yours as smooth as a billiard ball!" With the parting threat he bounced out of the room, and next day every one of the future cavalry officers the prisoner alone excepted underwent the summary operation of "cropping" at the hands of the tonsor, Pitrot. Meanwhile, Gastou's jtositloii was by no means an enviable one. Through the gfaled windows of the infirmary he could see his companions mounting their horses iu the courtyar l, aud cara coling gayly as they passe 1, and ou Sundays most painful trial of all could hear with a pang or envy the joyous shouts of his more fortunate col leagues, emancipated for a fe hours from duty, aud on their way to catch the first train to Paris. The day of deliverance, however, was at hand. Early on the 14lh of July a date never to be forgotten by De Ean geais the occupants of the infirmary were suddenly startled by a tremendous uproar immediately under their win dows, and, on looking out, imagined for a moment that paudemouium hail broken loose. Such a siectacle had assuredly never been witnessed at St. Cyr. The entire quadrangle was thronged by an excited multitude, rushing to and fro In tu multuous disorder. Hinging their caps high In the air, and bursting every now and then into a loud and prolonged hur rah! - Was" It a revolt, marveled the sisters aud their patients, or what coull it possibly mean? A few minutes sutliced to explain the mystery. A liasty step was heard out side the door, immediately followed by the entrance into the sick room of au adjutant, bearing in his hand an official document, the contents of which, re cited by him in a sonorous voice, were greeted with an enthusiasm bordering ou frenzy. "War is declared with Prussia. By imperial decree, the seniors are hence forth sub-lieutenants." Before the sisters, deafened by the clamor, had recovere 1 f roni their stu pefaction, they found themselws aione in the infirmary, the invalids, oue and all, having mustered strength enough to throw aside their wraps aud make the best of their way down stairs. Gaston, whose instantaneous cure Sister Angelique, after described as little short of miraculous, was the first to rejoin his comrades, and, descrying his persecutor, Bouchard, standing apart from the rest, and apparently iu no very good humor, went up to him with outstretched hand and a frank, cheery smile. "Well, lieutenant," he said, "you won't have me cropied now!" "So it seems," grimly replied the other, returning somewhat reluctautly the proffered grasp. "You have more luck than you deserve; for, depend upon it, I should have shown you no mercy!" Each of the seniors entitled to promo tion having notified to the adjutant on duty the regiment to which he was de sirious of being attached, the prepara tions for departure were sjeelily com pleted. At an early hour in the after noon the band of exulting youngsters started for Paris, intent on making the most of the three days allowed them before joining their respective co ps. Gaston's regiment being stationed at lane, he had ample leisure, after par taking of a farewell repast at 15re.baiit's with his old companions, to carry into execution his long cherisheJ project of paying a flying visjt to his cousin Louisa at Trouville; aud, repairing on the third day to headquarters, reported himself to the colonel of the Forty s coud dragoons, who received hiiu most cordially. "You are dispensed from duty,' said his chief, "until you have g t your kit in order. Ma foi, young man, you have arrived in the very nick of time, for before the week ii out w shall t ou our way to the fion'." On his first apiaraii(.e at mess. De Langeais discovered to Lis as'onish nicnt that every one of his new com panions, without exception, was closely cropped. "A very necessary precau tion," said the president, "in war time; the less encumbrance we carry about us the better. A long beard and as little hair as jossible; no comb or razor wanted, nothing but a simple 'brush up.'" "Xot to mention," chimed in an old campaigner of proverbial baldness, "that a heavy helmet plays the very deuce with one's hair." Gaston listened with due respect to these well meant exhortations, but without the slightest intention of being influenced by them; and, on the arrival of his division at Metz some days later, had already, more than once, declined to avail himself of the services of the regimental barber. Xevertlieless, he instinctively felt that a continued refusal to conform to the general custom, must inevitably en danger his popularity, and that the only way to atone for this obnoxious singularity was to distinguish himself by some exploit which might obtain for him an honorable mention in the order of the day. An opportunity soon came. On the 18th of August, bis regiment, posted near St. Privat, behind an avenue of poplars bordering the road to Saar- - : -nfi), e ,fit.1.;;r - i'' - l - rr;ti - bruck, had been exist ed for seve al hours to a galhug tire of the German art lljrv, aud had suffered severely from an incessant sunui of shells, whic'i were beginning to set the trees ou fire. The position of the French corps be came untenable, and the colonel, de ciding that the tuemy's guns must at any cost be sill need, ordered a small detachment of dragojns commanded by De Langeais to charge, and cut them off fro.n the ma n body. The Germans, taken by surprise and imag ining they were about to be attacked by the entire regiment. ceaseJ tiring and hastily ret re. t eJ, leaving oue of their guns on the field, which Gastoa, at the head of fifteen men, bote down upo-i, and, sabering the guuuei , car ried it triumphantly iuto the French lines. "Bravo!" cried the colonel, :::mly grasping the young sub-lieul-uanl's hand; 4 "you have deserved the cio.t- for this, and I will take care that yic! get It!" Stimulated by this first suecer ;, and eaer to justify by some further ict of daring the good opinion of his chief. Dd Iingeais neglected no opportunity of proving hims-lf worthy of it. ij.s patched on a foraging expedition u:i 1 attacked by au outpost of infantry, ho completely routed them and brought ten prisoners iuto the camp, and a few days later held his ground for half au hour unsupported save by his own men, agaiust au entire corps of the enemy. His gallantry did not pass unrewarded. Xot only was the Cross of the Legion of Honor conferred on l int, but his name was three times mention, d for exceptional bravery in the order of the day, and his speedy promotion to the rank of lieutenant was generally re garded as a certainty. At this juncture the unexpected capi tulation of Metz was a severe blow to u m, and, unwilling tt accept compara tive liberty ou pari he conceived a project which, although extremely haz ardous, lni.ht enable him to join the Army of the Loire. His design being approved of by the general coimuaudiug under Bazaiue, who intrusted him with a letter to his colleague, Aurelle de 1'aladlnes, inform ng htm that the army of Prince Frederick Charles would shortly march toward the Loire, Gaston exchanged his uniform lor a blouse aud a peasant's straw hat. and, carrying a basket of eggs, pursued h;s way coolly in tne directi n of the eneiLy's 1 lies. "It is a terrible risk," he thought, "but better be shot at once thau rot iu a German prison " Challenged by the first mau he met. and arrested on suspicion, he was taken before the colonel of the regiment, who, surrounded I y his officers in coun cil, sciutluized the prisoner attentively "Where do you come from? ' he inquired in tolerable French. "From Ladonchamps, on my waj with these eggs to Grigy," was tht young man's reply. "Are you aware that you run the risl. of being treated as a spy ?" pursued h;s interrogator. "Xeoessity lias to choice," retorted De Iingeais, with a perfectly iiidiffer eut air. During this brief colloquy the oflicers g'anced curiously at the stalwart in 11 vidual before them, whose appearance contrasted so strangely with thehofiiely dress he wore, aud were almost unani mously of the colonel's otenly expressed opinion that ha was no peasant, but an ollicer in disguise, and consequently a sjy. A pause boiling no good to tho accused ensued, and iu another moment his fate would have beeu sealed, when a gray haired major who had been in tently eazing ut De Langeais suildt u!y rose from his seat. "Stay!" he exclaimed; "with all sub misiou, 1 think you are mistaken. This man, whoever lie may be, is no oflicei. All those we have taken prisoners have been close cropjied, and no one evoi heard of a French soldier ou active ser vice with such a hea l of hair as that." "True, the major is right," assented several of those present. "It may be so," said the colonel, only half convinced, "and in that case he is entitled to the benefit of the doubl. Give him a pass aud let him go and b -hanged somewhere else." "A narrow escape, " muttered G.us ton to himself as he left the camp. "I wonder what Bouchard would say if he knew it." A week inter our hero reached his destination, and delivered his creden tials to the general lu command, by whom the grade of lieutenant was im mediately conferred on him. At the conclusion of the coiiipaign he was pro moled to a captaincy, an 1 iu 1871, alter the final toule of the commune, mar ried his cousin Louise. Iu the follow ing year, while on leave in Paris, .. Came across his old enemy, Bou -hard, on the Boulevard des ltalieus. "How goes it with you?" asked Ih.i latter, as they were sipping their al sinthe together. "Admirably." replied Gaston. "Here am I, a captain at L'ii, Chevalier of the legion of Honor, and the husband of -i charming w ife; aud all this no thank i to you, by the way, Bouchaid becau I saved my hair." Learn a Trade. A good trade is something which bank failures or comuieicial panics do not destroy. It is a passport to all countries and climes. Something which can be carried in our heads and hands. A demand note which passes current everywhere. The oue thing that cannot be learned n an academy or college. A strong crutch upon w hich to lean. The friend of our youth who will not desert us in our old age or affliction. The only language understool by th j people of all races aud climes. Beyond the possibdily of decline at any time years enhance its value. The only proerty which cannot le? mortgaged or Sold. It is a calling which can be declined or taken up at pleasure. Something alxut which neither friends nor kindred can quarrel. Reports from growing crops In O regon are favorable. As amber attracts a straw, so does beauty, admiration; which only lasts while the warmth continues; but wis dom, goodness aud real worth like this loadstone never lose their power. Thesrj are the true graces, which are linked and tied band in hand because it is by their influence that human hearts are so firmly united to each other. "Is there much water in the cistern Biddy?" inquired a gentleman of hh Irish girl as she cuw up from the cel lar. "It is full on the bottom, sir, but there ia none at all on the top." ?'"'' - 1 '-'lA -' ' I -'--'-'''- NEWS IN KKIKF. London has not :ad a fatal case of small-pox since Xew Year's. Berry pickers get what they can and can what they get. The name of Key East, X. J., has been changed to that of Avon-by-the-Sea. Students w ho use tobacco in any form are denied admission to the Uni versity or the Pacilij at San Jo, Cali fornia. A Nebraska boy stubbed his toe recently, injuring his foot so severely that lockjaw resulteJ, from which he died. Out of respect to Queen Victoria, the private papers ot John Bright, like those of Lord Beaeoaslield, will not be published till after her death. A farmer In Connecticut fed his cvsttle on leaves during a portion of last winter, it is said, and he inten.Is to re peat the experiment when cold weather again sets iu. From Vienna comes the intelli gence that a tourist and a guide (na i.es unknown) fell from a precipice anJ vvero killed while descending from the ueaU of Sonnbliek, in Corinthia. A Yankee has set up a school jn and adve.t'ses that he "w:l! teae.: ;! Frenchni m lo sjieak the only sensib'e language in the wot Id iu six weeks aud at a cost of onlv fj.V A Bartlelt iear tree near Wmsted, Conn., is not only loaded with lull jreeu pears, but re t nilv put out buds sgaiu and is white with t.loss.iius. A -ree loaded both with fruit aud blos- 'ins is a rarity. Sapphire produces fomuatnhulistii : -id iiniels the wearer to all goo I ..-rks. In the zodiac it siu I'n-s Leo, - d in Christian art is dedicated to St. .V -ad row, emblematic of his heavenly Mi arid good hope. Some g.ve this U- 'n to April. During a short thunder storm at A itrim, Tioga county, l'.i., hhtniug tr:jke a telephone wire, turned one end ck and welded it soli llv, making a ' i. It is said th i weld was as jei-:.-jt as any expert could have made Keccht experiments at the ear hos ; iL-il in London indicate that staiuiner- Jg is not a nervous defect only. In iterations for deafness in several cases he patients were cured of siainui. riiig Jso, and the result is the opinion that it-mimering comes from some delect iu the hearing. Physicians around Galena. Wis., are puzyled over the case of an 8-weeks old child that has beeu asleep ever sinefl its birth. The infant, which is pt-rfectly formed and of ordinary s ze, takes nourishment regularly, but never vu.ca. Tiie feat of lowering a large house Intact from an undesirable locatlou on a hill 50 feet high to the street was ac complished in San Francisco lately, the cost being about $7uJ. The building, before removal, brought on -account of its poor location, only $00. A curious collection of newspaper cuttings Is being brought together by M. Benedetto Locatelil, by order of the municipal authorities of San Kemo. It is to contain every article published by the Italian press on the Enieror Fred crick III during his last stay at San HetHO. The collection will be kept at the Bibliotheca Municipale of the town. ---The Shah, ou his former visit to Iondon, attended a grand concert given In his honor. Being asked afterward what part of the programme especially pleaded him, he expressed great delight iu hearing the first selection, referring to the hideous sounds accompanying the "tuning-up of the orchestra. The Burmese lielieve that the ruby ri(tiJM like fruit. They say that a ruby in Its crude state is colorless; and, as It matures, changes first to yellow, then to Rieeii, then to blue, and lastly to a brilliant red, its highest state of perfec tion and rieness. In tho zodiac it stands for Aries. Some give it to De-cemU-r, and make it the emblem of brilliant success. When a French Deputy Is cen sured and expelled by the Legislature he in forbidden, it is said, even to enter the palace where the sessions are held during the fifteen sessions following his expulsion, and he is fined a half ot his pay as a member. Furthermore, ho is comilled to advertise his shame in the department w hich he represents, at his own expense, by posting In pub lic places three hundred printed ac counts of the whole affair. The "Jack Sheppard" of Sing Sing Prison, X. Y., died there recently. He was .lames Muntgomery.serviiig a term for burglarly, and received his alias on account of his daring attempts to es cape fiom the inMilution. Ou January 5, ISS'J, w hile tinning the roof of the mall.' prison with a gang of convicts, , he eluded his kecers, went down on a ! lope ladder he had secreted aljout his ; ix'isoii, entered Warden Hrush's bath ' room and then walked boldly through J the hitter's house to the outside coun try, where, after a hard chase, he was ' captured at the point of a pistol by Fanner Ginsler and several other men. In June last, with Convict Chailes II. Ciiiniuings, whooccupied the adjoining csll, he removed a big stone from be tween the cells, and had nearly sawed through the bars of au outside window when discovered. As the deceased has no kuown relatives or friends he was buried in the prison cemetery. --A juvenile beggar is working a very profitable little game around Xew York. He is 8 years old and wears just enough clothing to keep within the lines ot decency and always looks dirty "Mi 1 forsaken. He usually takes his stand near the entrance to a restau rant, and when a patron comes out he asks him for a nickel to get a cup of coffee or a saudwiclu He tearfully tells a sad story of how he has lust a little money and is afraid to go home. lie Invariably gets his nickel aud, to the doner's satisfaction, always nukes a joyful dive for the door. A World re porter who had noticed him several nights in succession begging, handed him a nickel the other evening to "get a cup of coffee." As he d isappeared iu the doorway the reporter hurriej down the stepi to k-ep au eye on him. As soon as the lad got inside the restau rant he hauled out fr. ui under his coat a single copy of au evening paper and offered it for sale at two of the tables. lie then edged up to the cooler, look a drink of water, lucked up Ins coat and came out for a new victim. Whatever the iiuiiiIxt of a man's frieiiils, there will le times iu his life when he has one too few; but if he has Duly one enemy, he is lucky indetxl tf Ue h.:fl not one too many. ..... . -f. . . .. . . hi li - - --- r A'-
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