- . "j-.t-i'H; (W-tJW, rl-tJXWrj 'MM :5 ' ' :? ' B. F. 8CHWEIER, THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. MIFFLINTOWN. J UN1ATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JULY 30, 1S90. NO. :i-. wptltai. ABSURD CHINESE NOTIONS. rimarkabie Ijnorancsnf Medloln In trie Celestial Empire. M, dical Science in China" was the 0f a aper read In-fore the Academy ,,: Anthropology bJT lr- Henry S. prMjt'!i. The paper hud Wen pre .,:el by Prof. 1- P. Thwing, of tha , t. n llo-pital, uiul as sent by him f , 1'r. I'raytou to W read before the iiU'iuv. l'r. Thwing declared tliat Ji'l nut eist in China. The un."- of ceuturies h:iJ rrystalized, uud there wuaau abundance of theories, .:, illations, traditions anJ supersti t but very little knowledge. One cause of this was the Chinese ! mge, the mtt meaner ami tedious , f n'.l tongues. Tho Chinese scholar v, n d.:!ereut to other tongue because :, u i,i unable to Btinly them in his , m. 1'. it "till greater obstacles than : u.-re tho igu. ranee an J prejudice ,. tl.e l eopl. The metlioj of study uu t tne means of information atT.rdcd ut'lnu. se doctor were Jitlioult to over , :ui . A Millie Chinese work on i .jii r rue. Ilea- and therapeutics, was 1:1 forty volumes wiih quotations from niitiiors. A work on plants was in i. Tty volumes with l.Tl" engravings. t:.-' dissection of the body is for l.i.l.leii lu China, the Chinese have the H. i. -t a": urd notions of anatomy anJ j.Lv-i.'I.'gT. They believe thut tlie fiod I i-fs froiu the spleen into the stomucli, t:..tt t!io larynx leaJs into ti e heart, tint the soul is in the liver, mi l that tin' pit of the stomach is the seat of It. nth ami the source of joy. They r. i;a il the skull as one lone, likewie tlie arm. They regard tlie right kidney the gate "f l'f,- utul "1J taa each organ is related to earth, air, fire, ii. i tul and water. Fire rules the heart, in nils the lungs, water tho kidneys uu I s- on. There ii not a square inoU of hum in I h thut is nameless to the Chinese, i application is made on the Jual ir.nciile of action and reaction, and h rhs, incantations, idols and numerous oth. r i-agau means are used in treat ment. Tlie medical students study avatmnv from the copper model of n.i:i, huh is pie: oed with holes and L.niheil with the names of pulse-. 1 ti. e pulses are. divided into six wrist p'iles, and each wrist pulse U sub ,i;v!e l into twentv-f..ur others, 'lhere- f ro the C'hine-e medical student has to .-inly 1U pulses tn order t Income l.n:i;har with the Chinese system ot nn.keiue. The idol is also brought int.) use, and it is believed that the part m which the patient sailers may be ruied by rubbing a corresponding part nt the idol. AnT b -dv may become a I'lirtnr. mid conn n ntlv nuueks and nu posters are abundant. Still the h h 1.1s that to j rolouir a disease is eiiuiv- K'et.t to ulmg the money obtained tr in the patient, while having a ca-. t. riu n.ite iu death may result in th ,i .. tor 1. .-imr his head. Iu si.ite of all t!.e-e .i iV.culti. s the Chinese race con !.: ly imt. i .rji. ry n Ci.ine.-e, us t utt.riy unknown to the iicT believe that any Jis- :'."ireoii nt in life will lie transmitted t . the i.et world that a one-IepgeJ i::iu'.!l become a i-ne-Iegfted angel An I i t the Chinese are capable of ' ! iuiii- excellent surif ous. for they I ie a. I the coolness aud deftness ueets i-.rv to tlie calling. lr. Thwin de- in I that the d ances within the lust :. tv veurs in the practice of medicine la China ha 1 bet n marvelous. The iu-vil-iou of I'.nrope in and American .Im t. rs had wrought a great change, the Chinese were at List gradually :i'.iiketiunf to the necessity of a scien tific tu iv and practice of medicine. The pc ple had learned where to finJ :ti:ef, and were denouncing their 1 r e,t and ipiacks. Chiua was an un limited tiobl for women physicians, as a Chines..' woman would suffer almost i n . thing before the woul.l submit t tiiatitieut bv a male. Vaccination had i . u recently introduced, and was re- giir.ied as a blessing. There were alsi. itv mi ss on hospitals in China, with eiu-Utv doctors in attendance, aud an etl. rt was being made to establish an iL-inim tor the inaalle, nolll. thiu hit erto unknown iu China. The conserva tism of the Chinese was a gr.-at barrier to advancement in the knowledge an practice of medicine, but it was being overcome slowly but surely. i t hi m -V. r. Punctuation. 1'. w of our readers are aware that the i--.stem of punctuation now so generally ml-. . ted, and whi.-h Is so altmlutely ; e. ssary to the preservation of the nil-uiing of the author, is of coiupar i- tiv. Iy ruo.leru origin. It was not ant 1 the close of the fi. ti- i,th century that those familiar marks. the peroid (.), the colon (:), the comma '. , were introduced in mnnuscrip writings, and less than a century ag. the semicolon ( ;i was first used in tyiio- graphy. The periol is the only poin tiiat is -ot modern. It was nsed bv the l.uuians indiscrimi-atelr. It was nevpr employed to indicate the t.rminati' u of a -m utence. Its ue se'ms to Uavo l.e.u to K'pHrate, answering for the t'a e," or blank now seen betvei n Words. 1'unctuation is of much more mjwrt- icca than is generally supposed Owing t., defeet lVik Till nctiiation. tha follow ill tT "Ksurd passage appeared in a German H,, r Next to him I'rince Bismarck alked in on his bend, the well-known military cap on his feet, large but well - I lis! d top-boots on his forehead, uark clouds in his hand, the inevitable walk- 0jr cane in his eye, a menacing glai.ee la gloomy silence. Ti.oroiiTFL L YuL'Til-Uld Crutu- mlHiv i r.. ,..t vn niiniit - - - ''ill. JiUIC loom J - - - ...- . ilrii..lfl.uivar v. he ashamed f yourself. Wiih all a-never man spake ilIf' ,K the money I give you you ought i would that men should do to you, do Ji-.ut by somethlrg for a rainy j yen so tot hem." . VoungCrummles-B.it I hav rut 1 makes good scholar goo.1 l l ".tnethmn f r a rainy dav. gol brothers and stn. Old Crummles-OI., you "have, have dren. good men and women. h " T0I: What Is it. wonder that Mandy had a success. ul Young Crummies An Umbrella. school. Mandy'a School, "Oh. Man.1t! Coma anlek. Tmr father's fallen down from Hi har-rnow and I'm afraid lie's killed himself." M.m.lv, stsrtleil bevoud lueaaure. ran at her mothvr't summons. Her father hud fallen indeed, but he was not killed, lie lay on the barn floor groan, iu with pain, for his leg was broken. Mr. i a IwiiKht was an elderlr man who had passed his life in teaching. lie had been prlncipvil of a private academy iu the town of Monroe. Yet. though a aood tustiuctor, he lad never learned to manage h.s own money matters wisely. Abot a year before hu acc - lent he had been obliged to give up tlie academy and had moved iuto the village of Itlatrnmott, hep ug to be ap pointed teacher of the village school. lie had beeu too late, thouzh. In mak- ng his application, and a younger man h.id been given the place. The young man, however, had not proved a suc cess, aud now, af ler twelve months of patient waiting. Mr. Cartwright had been appointed to the position. School was to oten tliat very morning aud now he had had this serious falL 1)1 1. dear! oh, dear! ' sighed the mother whi'.e the surgeon was attend- ng to the Injured limb, "we we just u the point of thinking ourselves cum- ortable aji.im, and now tlits trouble h.is come. It does tui as though we move out of ons trial right into an other; thoegh I suppose it's all ordered right or It wouiunt 1 so, and what ever is to become of the children to-day 1 iu sure I can't tell. Mandy looked out of the window which commanded a view of the village street, und saw the children assembling lietore the school-hou Uoor. The nws of the accident had not reached them. Some one must go aud tell them about it, and that tome one must be herself. She reached upward for her hat which was hanging on the wall. Her father from the adjoining room. saw the movement. lie called his daughter to his side. Mandy, couldn't you act as my sup ply to-day? I think you could teach very welL" It was a good deal to ask of a lo-year old girl who was just recovering from a sudden fright. Mandy, though, was one of the sort who are leady for emergencies. She had a remarkable amount of self-pos- ession lor one of her age. Irobab1y the reason for this was tliat her mind as well as her body had been carefully trained. She was a strong giri in every way. When she swept a room she did it thoioughly well. When she studied a lesson she mastered it. Her father had taken great pains in teaching her. and he was Justly proud of the result. itbout a moment's hesitation Mandy ran dwwn the hid o.i which their house was standmg.and was pres ently siinoug the group of wailing chil dren. "My father's had a bad fall and can- wot come to school.' she announced; w ill you let me take his place?'-' "Yes. yes, yss," they answeied in a confused murmur. It was evident that Man.ly was popular aauiig the boys in. I Kills. "I'm 'most glad tlie old man fell," one boy whisered to another. "I'd rather have her for a teacher any day." He was the leader of tlie school and his opinion was worth something. At least, so they all thought. "JJo you think they'll let Iier stay.'" whisiieied back the one to whom this contidence had been Imparted. "Well. I hoi so. !et's all do the best we can to help her." Mandy mounted to the platform and rang the teacher's bell. As she stood tlieie bringing the school to Older no otie c uld have called lier pretty, let she had a kind, pleasant face, with a winning cinile which was always ready to beam upon anyone. o doubt tliat was the secret of her popularity, r or the re.-t, she had a clear con plexlon, urlirfit gray eyes, brown hair, with a rather large nose and a broad moullu "Wouldn't vou like to begin with singing?" she asked In a cheerful voice tha gave no hint or her own anxieties. " Ves, yes, yes, the childieu au- swered as liefore. "Then weTl sing a verse th it I like. It Is this. I will first teach vou the words and then the tune. "To do to others as I would That they should do t i tue. Will make me honest, kiudaud good. As children ought to be." The words were quickly learned, and the tune almost sang itself. Mandy read the Bible and th?y all repeated the matchless prayer, "Our Father, who art in Heaven." After that, sjwll iug, reading, arithmetic, recess, pco- iiruphy, w Tiling, grammar, r-very ooy and girl knows wh t a busy day It wai and how fast the houts tlew by. At four o'clock the scholars weft home aud reported. At seven o'clock theie was a meeting of the school corn mi' tee. I move,M said one of the number, "that Mandy Cartwright be allowed to fill her father's place until he is able tc take it himself. Sne seems to have made a bit to-day." "1 second the motion," said another, and they all apreed that this was the best arrangeiueut I hey could make. The next morning when Mainly ai peared liefore the school she felt a triile I ailer than the day before, and sevtral years older no doubt. Hut the -not a girl to put on airs, evdi though she had so unexpectedly arrived at the dignity of schoolnilsiress. She open d with the same verse that she had taught her pupils on the pre ceding day: "To do to others as I would That they should do to me." "Children," said she, "that is tht ouly rule we will have while I am youi teacher. I think that if we all try tc obey It we shall have a very pleasant school, dou't you?" "Yea, yes, yes," they answered iu their own vigorous way. Aua iney an I tried, and the school was the best one in thapart VZU sncs. f J'Ver father recovered the 1,,,,,,: persuaded him to teach iu anotier "district," in older that Mandy j might continue to teach tiieir owu l-oys an! g rls. Wlin HTM before hear3 of a teacher who bad only one rule? But tha' rule was taken from the greatest vi ieai. - . who snoke words ol wisoom such RUBBER BULBS. How They Ara Mad and Prepared for Market. It is commonly supposed by the un initiated that the "bead," or raised line, that encircles a bulb shows the joiuing of the p.eces of which it is made. The fact, however, is tliat the pie.es or original parts of the bu.b are invariably joined at right angles to the bead line. Long bulbs, such a syrin ges and atomizers, are made of two pieces; round bulbs, as pumps and balls, are made of three pieces. New and unique styles that call for varlatiou from the established modes are dally encountered. A competent pattern maker, bow ever, wi.l find little difficulty, as a gen eral thin, in so joining the parts as to secure the best results, both in vul cauizing, wheie the even swelling of the article must bi considered, and in wear and tear, where the seams must run so as to be protected as much as possible by the general contour of the bulb. After the pattern maker lias decided by measurement and experiment upon the shape aud size of the parts which go to form the bulb, zinc or galvanized iron patterns are made and given into the hands of the cutters. Mixed sheets of trie required thickness being s, read and afterward cut iuto convenient sides or squares, the bulb making begins. Koch p ece cut must have distinctly skived eJges. Considerable care is ne cessary iu this, as the slrei gth of the seam depends upon the smooth httlnit of the edges. The three parts for hol low balls may, however, be cut with a die. The pieces when cut are arranged in large books with leaves of smooth cloth. If the bulb has a neck, small pegs of Iron are first prepared by being cemen ted and wound with strips of rubber as a nucleus for the neck. The two or three parts of the bulb are then bru lied w ith cement the whole lengtb of the skived edge, after which they are thor oughly heated. When thoroughly warmed and soft ened, the bulb maker. taking a prepared peg. places the neck ot one piece on one side of the rubber core, and another neck piece on the opposite side, then presses them firmly together, aud roll ing the whole tube-shaped piece be tween thumb and foieQnger.bas finished the neck of the bulb. The next process Is that of knitting the edges which ftrm the seam. Hold ing the finished neck toward him in his left hand, wiih the thumb and forefin ger of the right he pinches the edges firmly together for nearly the whole distance round. T le shaps is now not unlike that of a "lonit clam." Into H e side aperture. which is left open, is poured a little water or liquid ammonia. The 0ening is then made still smaller, aud, as a final touch, tin maker puts his lips to the or lice, aud pulling out his cheeks till they look like miniature ba loons, bl ws full aud bard into the inside of the bulb. The softened rubber under this sud den pressure expands, the flattened shape is lost in a fuller and more round ed outline, bile the operator, with a quick nip of the teeth, clones the open ing, the imprisoned air aud wat' r hold lug the sides a,vart in symmetrical ioi pulency. There are those who can never learn the knack of blowing up a bulb with the mouth, but are obliged to use a bulb to inject the air. After the makers have done with the now par'Jy made bulb, it is passed to the trimmers, who, armed wil'i scissors with curved bLales. carefully circle the seams, cutting away all unevenness, till the whole exteiior is smooth aud ready for the mould. Iu front of the trimmers are a number of shallow pans partly filled with chalk. Into these the bulbs are laid. A small dumb waiter take-) them !on u to the mould room and returns the empty pans. The bulbs on leaviug the chalk pans are deposited in a small cylindrical box which, turning a few times pow.Ierj them eo effectually that the rubber cannot adhere to the inside ot the mould. An experience! mould worker now taking one-half of a mould iu his left hand, with h s right gently forces the bulb iuto It, capping it with the second half. If the pattern maker has done his part faithfully, each will just lit its mould. If not, they will come out ot the vulcaniz -r wrinkled, showing that it was too large; or, ir glazed aud im perfect, that it was too small. A flat Iron ring or clamp holds the two sections of the mould together when in the vulcaulzer. This is lightened b iron wedges w hich are driven between i he mould ends and a clamp. The moulds, after being keyed, are pile 1 on cars that run upon small tracks 111L0 the vulcauizers, aud are cured by steam heat. When the curing process is com pleted the vulcauizers are opened, and the cars, by a short extension of the track, vre run under a simple shower bath, w hich quickly cools them. They are then unkeyed, the moulds twisted open aud the bulbs t-tkeu out. If tin work be well done, the swelling of the liquid within its rubber prison has ex erted so intense a lorce that every line and letter within the mould is repro duced upon the outside of the bulb, while the sulphur combining with Un heal has sealed the copies with its magic sjell. The iron peg in the neck is next loos ened by means cf a blunt awl, ami t lipped out, leaving the bulb perfect in shape. In the mould room are large car-like boxes into which the bulbs are thrown. A box being full, it is trun dled away to the cyhuuer room, where it uudergoes a thorough scouring and polishing in huge slowly levolviny cylinders. When taken out of the cyliuders the dirty yellow color wh.ch the bulb bore on leaving the mould luis wholly disap peared. It now looks smooth, white and finished. The neck being cut ofl the required 1- nglb by a small adjusta ble cutler devised expressly for the purpose the bulb is ready for market, or for the various fittings which accoin Iauy It as adjuncts to the syrlnge.atoui izer! or other bulb. Where a smooth, clear cut hole is needed in any part of the bulb, except the neck, it is cut by a swiftly revolt ing punch. The neck hole is left by tlie Iron peg as already desciibed. A good illustration of the power of the imprisoned steam within the bulb may be obtained by knocking a clamp off a mould before it has been treated to the shower bath. The two hemispheres of iron will fly apart as if by magic, the bulb swells to treble its no: mal size.aud explodes with a loud report. The mould workers are BODietlmts badly burned by hot water, which bursting bulbs scatter in all di rections. A msll JBSil bulb, one tha m a good, energetic spring, that Has Just the right smoothness of outline, that is not scarred by imperfections in the mould, and that has the whiteness of a healthy cure. Is an object that always wins the respectful admiration of rubber men. Toys, balls and hollow goods generally are all made in the same manner as bulbs. HARD-WORKED CLERKS. Female Toilers In the Chicago Pen alon Office. Uncle Sam's female clerks in the Chicago Tension Otliee have good cause to dread the quarterly pay-day which confronts them just four times too ol ten every year, says the Cliicago lUraltl. irom 7.30 o'clock in tha morning until the same hour in the evening these Industrious toilers In the Government vineyard have scarcely a minute's rest from their labors, and for several days following the begtuning of each quarter they are the hardest workers in the custom-house building. The Tension Office at Chicago prior to one ot these occasions resembles a great bee-hive, yet a very quiet one. At 7.30 in the morning the interior already pre sents an animated appearance; the si-mi-larkuess ot the room is relieved by electric lights tliat glimmer like stars above the various desks, yet fail to relieve the gloom of the large apait-1 ment. Groups of girls are Hinting about in the passages between the desks and some liave started on their long day's labor, from the unskilled w ho are sort ngpaiersand placing t' em in plgeou-holes to the pretty yo ing black-haired clerk facing the door, who is already fathoms deep in figures. A busy little woman with a supply lag, containing pens, blotters and ink, pas-s from desk to desk, re plenishing the clerks with material with which to work and later return ing with a large pile of vouchers from which to copy addresses on the eco nomical br wn envelopes which Uncle Sain furnishes to his large family for ofiicial use. If there were any inclina tion to gossip among the scores of fe male clerks it would soon be nipped iu the bud by the head clerk, who watches his brood very closely. The novitiate wno In her innocence begins a conversation with her vis-a-vis, is sud denly aware of a warning glance bent upon her, and look ng up she notes a frown that stems strangely out of place u.ioii a face modeled from one of nature's jolliest patterns. A phren ologist wou d be surprised at this ap parent paradox, for on that round head tne bump of cotubativeness is almost invisible. But lile in this mlnature West 1'olnt lias forced an unnatural sem blance of eteruness upon the "cap tain's" features, and during lusiness hours bis natural social tendencies are wholly obscured. The clerks engaged in addressing the tension envelis encounter some very queer iiaiuts while copying addresses iroin the vouchers. As the right hon orable c-tnimi-sioner at Washington ab hors abbreviations every name must be written out iu full there are no labor raving devices in the teusiou depart ment. So the nimble fingers form such queer cognomens as Nebuchadnezzar Monsheiiuer, Kp.iphr.Mlilus Eiuimiuou das Mauschrau-cli. Jane Turnipseed. Ulysses Grant, Schelh-r de Bou', Nils G. filer, or more melancholy yet, Hyppelile Gravelot, and a score of others equally peculiar and outlandish. When the great Lard playfully asked: "What's In a name?" he was not ac quainled with many female usion clerks, or they might have given blm several pointers iqion this uiucn-uuoled interrogation. There g rls by the way, are nearly all well educated and refined in mau uer, but, as Mrs. Tarllngton would say, somewhat "rejoosted" in circuur stances. They ate a better grade than the average clerk, aud the majority have eagerly seized these positions as offering more respectability than other work w.thl.i their reach. Four out ot five are dressed m black, which somber hue lells ltt ow n story. It can not be said that they are contented with their lot, for this is scarcely true, yet they know if they fall out of the ranks there are plenty who stand ready ti take their places. So they steadily p.y their pens aud occasionally heave a sigh of regret as they see the army of lguoiaut men in the offices across the hall who are smoking in the corridors aud leering at the girls as they pass. Mother's Turn. ''It's mother's turn to be taken care of now." This speaker was a w insome young girl, whose bright eyes, fresh color, aud eager look told of light-hearted happi- i uess. Just out oi school, sue uatl the air cf culture which is an added at traction to a blythe young face. It was mother's turn now. Did she know how my heart went out to her for her unselfish words? Too many mothers, in their love fot their daughters, entirely overlook the idea that they themselves need recrea tion. They do without all the easy, pretty, and charming things, and say nothing about it; and the daughters do not think there is any self-denial In volved. Jenny gets the new- dress and mother wears the old one, turned u side down aud wrong-side out. Lucy goes on the mountain trip and mother stays at home and keeio house. rally is tired of study aud must lie down in the afternoon; but mother, though her back aches, has no time for such an Indulgence. rear girls, take good care of your mothers. Coax them to let you relieve them of some of the harder duties which for years they have patiently borne. When Do Babies Become Intelligible The ivstener may mention the case of a fond mother of his acquain ance who has a remarkable baby, who", the mother insists, says "Mamma's little girl" so di-tinctly that anyb idy in the world could make it out. And this is the way. exactly, that the baby pro nounces it: "LubUe, lubble, lubble!' This is not n .ii y such plain English as a friend of 'lie listener's, now a man and an honest and able one, who. when he was i years old. mystified the members of his family by calling out iu the imperative mood: "Bixit. baxit. cloxltl" A'.l gathered rouud and tried hard to make out what the youngster meant. But the roost definite statement that they could get out of him was "Bixit, baxit, cloxitl" At last, by dlni. of a good deal of pantomime, the chhd got them iuto the pantry, and indicated a particular place in it, and then his re mark translated Itself to them. What he meant to say was: "I want a bis cuit, in the basket, In the dosseC" HELPS TO HIGH LIVING. Sua. Carry out to heart's content, soul's purpose. ffrm. Set fiiot on some one path to heaven. Tnrs. lave Id barmoDy with truth. Wfd. All cood things are ours. Thur. look Dot thou down, but up. J- rL The Voice said, "Call iny works thy friends." Ait. W ho cii.)uer mildly, Go.1 benhmant 1) regai deth. ftvbert Brotcjiing. TKIE X1RRUUE SOT A FA1LIBE. 'Almost 8 o'clock I Harry Benton hurriedly replaced Lis watch and laid aside the book he had b en reading. Marion, 1 think I'll go down town a little while. Do you mind?' The young wife, sitting at the op toslte side of the table, glanced up fiom her delicate embroidery. 'Yea, II any, 1 mind; but what does it matter to you? I have been left alone a great many evenings this win ter and t-uppore I can survive your absence to-n1gu as I have done be fore.' Why, Marin, you aie not angry? Oil, no, not in the least. Go if you like. He carelessly kissed his wife good bye, and hurried out into the darkness and cold of the winter's night. Marion listened to his departing foot bleps with an unusual feeling of loneli ues, and sighed as she remembered the days of their early married life, when llarrv was content to spend his leisure evenings with her, aud seemed always eager to contribute to her happiness in every way. The more s! e pondered the sadder she became, until bitter tears fell thick and fast up m I er work. She fell, that Harry was slowly but surely drifting away from her affections, and she shud dered a she thought of the hollo wness of life without him the mockery of ex;s'ence without his love. Wheu Harry Benton sought and won the hand or Marion Bradley, she was the acknowledged belle of Fairfield. Harry was a promising young lawyer of sound moral principles, nattering business pio-pects and generally con ceded to be iu every way worthy of Dr. Bradley's young daughter. Uiifoitunalely, Marion hud never known a mother's tender care. The Inexhaustible love of the maternal na ture she was not permitted to know, an 1 yet Dr. Bradley had never forgot ten his wife's dying Injunction: 'Train the child in the way she should go; love her and care for her always as 1 would have done.' The good housekeeper, who for so many years had presided over the doc tor's household, hau, with the kindest intention, shlelde-J Marion from every thing iu the nature of work save that which she was disposed to undertake of her own free will. Marion had inherited much of her mother's beauty and was exceedingly attract. ve. Vivacious in conversation. always light-hearted and full of good humor, was a universal favorite among her young associates, and, as she step iied into the arena of married life, one and ad predicted a successful and happy career tor Lawyer Benton and his fair bride. The marriage occurred on N ew ear's eve and a td.ort wedding journey fol lowed. A cofey little cottage in a desirable part of the town was the wedding gift of Dr. Bradley to his daughter, and, during the U-mpjrary absence of the newly-mated pair, the entire house w is furnished ready for occutiaucy. The doctor's faithful hous keeper, whose precious charge Mariou had been since her birth, beeuiiugiy anticipated even the most insigidticeul needs of the new household, and nothing was left undone that could contribute to Marou's con venience and comfort. The oil of parental affection had been freely sprinkled u on the waters, aud Harry Benton aud his young bride set sail upon a smooth sea unruffled by waves of care or trouble. Tney were sut reiuelv satisfied in each other's love, and happiness reigned as queeu of the new home for many mouths, t very thing about the house was so brigh and attractive as Harry aud Marion inspecte I it for the first lime, that t.iey were quite charmed with the idea ot housekeeping, aud de cided at -nce that it would be far pre ferable to boarding, as they had con templated doing, Marion suggested that she was equal to the ta-k of both uiislre-s and servant, and It was agreed that the should attei.d to the household duties without the questionable assist ance of a servant. Kverytlrng possessed such an air ot cleanliness that it w as a delight to the young matron to perform her dal:y duties. The linen all so new aud spot leos, the daiuty china aud hUhly pol ished silver served to counteract the effect o; nianv an unsuccessful culinary attempt, for who would not rather be served with biscuit strongly suggestive of heaviness under such couditious than to partake of a fe ist w ithout these pleasing accompaniments. Harry was not blind to his wife's failures in the cooking art, but out of kindly consideration lor her feelings be ra e.ully sampled her varied concoc tions, not always, though, without a tlavor of suppressed merriment. As the whiter wore on. Hairy busied himself through the long eveuings with leading, which was always of an in structive chara- ter. and Marion usually tniployed the lime with some fascinat ing bit of fancy work. This was her one great fading and wiih her it could ji ally be termed such. She cared little for books save occasionally some light n Tel. Blogiaphy. history, science had no charms for her. They would do for Harry; a mau needed those things. Barry had frequently ventured to remonstrate with her and endeavored from lime to time to impress her with the fact that study was as necessary and beneficial to her as to him. He had oil n tried ti interest her in his busi ness affaiis and suggested that she ni ght help him in many wait if she would. But Mariou deuied adaptability and taste for buslne-s, and every effoit to prove the ror.trary was unavailing. S i her uuabib.tiuus, telliah nature was cont Inna'ly absorbing nourishment from Harry' forbearance and gentle man. Days, weeks and months pass, and the hurrying wheels of time bring Mai ;oi'j lint wedding anniversary. An other year passes more quickly than the first; and so they come, one after an other, till we find her bathed in a flood of tears, lonely and alone. Her house, once so attractive in its lieatueas, bad tuffered seriously frwui neglect. Tht daiuty dishes which, af ter paUaut practise, ska Wad succeeded in preparing so nicely, no longer tempted the hungry husbaaf, it wi always with an unwilling effort that Marion undeitook to please Harry in anything which Intel fered with her comfort. Yet she was wholly blind to the possible fact Ibat she might be ir sonally responsible for her own trouble born of Harry's seeming neglect. Her untidy appearance, her indiffer ence to all the little tasteful touches which means to much to a woman who values hei husband's admiration, were not suggested to her sorrowful, ques tioning spirit. These things bad grown upon her so gradually that she failed to see wherein she had changed as well as Harry. So. without any scruples of con science, she buried the bitterness of her soul beneath a calm exterior and re solved that Harry should never know the price she had set upon bis devo on. Next day Harry came home from the cftice and handed Marion a letter which the postman had le't upon his desk that morning. Marion hastily broke the seal and read aloud the contents. Well. I am no glad,' she exclaimed, that at least I am to have a visit from II 'en Meldrum. '1 he two girls had been room-mates at school for two happy years, aud a lasting affection was the resulr. Both had uiarr ed aud settled iu widely sep arated towns, and now for the first time in their married lives they were to meet and spend a few weeks together. Marion anticipated the visit with In tense pleasure, aud to busy was she in preparation for the event that the trou ble which had borne so heavily upon her during the mouths that had passed, temporarily took iu flight. The day arrived when Helen was ex pected. Marion had taken special pains to have the house iu order, and a pleasing improvement upon the ordi nary appearance was distinctly notice able. As the hour at which the train was due arrived, she don in d her wraps am) hurried to the dejiot to welcome her old friend and school-mate. The train with its long line of heavily freighted cars pul'ed slowly into the station and Marion readily recoguizedjher expected visitor peering auxiousiy from a win dow. Affectionate greetings were ex changed and the reunited friends chat tered merrily as they wended their way to Marion's home. I hardly felt justified,' said Helen, 'in leaving my husband surrounded by so many busiuets cares, even for this visit which promised s much of plea--ure. But he insisted that I should take a rest aud I knew no way in which I could spend the time more fatistactorily than iu visiting wiih you.' So really I am indebted to your bus baud, Helen, for this visit,' said Mar ion. "But, pray, why do you feel such a responsibility iu connection w ith his business? You surely have nothing to do with it.' Oh, yes, Marion, I flatter myself that I am quite indispensable In my busbaud's otliee, aud certainly I try to make his cares as light as my time and ability will allow.' The conversation then turned upon various other topics of mutual inteiest, aud soon Helen was usher, d into Mai. Kn's co-e" parlor 1'ioui the very moment of Helen's address, Marion was strongly impressed with her attractive appearance. Everything iu connection with her dress was so suggestive of exquislve feminine taste, and yet oue would eadily discover that dress, in i s opu lar senye. could claim but a compara tively small share of her attention. Every movement was energy Itself, and her conversation was full of inspi ration, born of a cultivated and aspir ing nature. Helen,' said Marion one day, '1 have been thinking how liulilly the years of married life have affected you. One wou'd think you were sti.l a scho 1 girl to Judge from your looks; aud you -eein so anibl lous still. Why, 1 flung my ambition to the wiud when 1 was mar ried. What need has a woman to bother herself ab iut books or busiuess w hen she has some one to take care of her?' Why, Marion, I am really aston ished to hear you talk iu that way. You surely are not iu earnest; and yet I know that what you have said is but the echo of popular sentiment. Iet me give you my Idea, We hear a great deal nowadays about the failure ol mar riage. The question has been repeat edly discussed by representatives of all classes. It has beeu caricatured to a deplorable extreme until we are dis gusted with every refereii e to the matter. It is the irost absurd question that was ever suggested for discussion. And, yet, 1 am forced to admit that there are many marriages which are rightly termed failure-; but that Is ii t au argument substantiating the failure of marriage as an institution. Every man and woman, who euleis into the holy state ot matrimony, assumes an individual responsibility, and in the conscientious appreciation of this fun damental truth l.es the veiy essence of success. Why, Helen, what rejponsi il:ties can a wife have adde from the discharge of her household duties aud the rear ing of her children?' 'A very natural question, Marion, to be sure; but these constitute the giuiind work o! domestic lile into which ihe wife should weave all the embellish ments which her circumstances will admit. Oh, if women, instead of des pairing under heavy burduns of domes tic unhappiuess, would liegln a thor ough aud impartial search for the r own possible failings, how many miserable yearsmigbt be avoidel. Many a inao drifts away from borne simply because his wife has ceased to be altr-ctive. It Is no fancy with him; it is an actual condition to which lie gradually be comes accustomed. She takes no pains to interest herself In what Is pleasing to him or to make herself the center at traction, as she should be. If he comes home from his daily toll weary with the vexations of business she manifests no special pleasuie at bis return or solici tude for his comfort. An i as far as sympathy in his business alTaiis is con cerned it would never occur to hiiu 10 mention such a matter, an I where is the man worthy the name who would not appreciate the aweel sympathy and counsel of his wife In the ever-recurring perplexities of business llfef But, Marion, I did not intend to preach you a sermon. You have doubtless thought t'ja matter all over for youraeif, as I have. Marion reclined upca a couch with one arm carelessly thrown above her head, aid for a moment she seemed iu deep hut painful study. Weil, Ileba. she said iesently, what you have statod may all t- 'rue, but I never thought of the ruatUr in such light before.' 'But you will admit It, 1 am sure,' said II e'en, 4upon mature reflection Women are so ready to believe ad men brutes because there aro so many who neglect home and family and drift Into lives of dissipation aud vice. In nine cases out of ten, the wife possesses the means of rescue, aud yet she is wilfully unconscious of the fact.' Helen suddenly discovered that Marion writhed under her argument, and reflected that she might have touched a very tender rpot iu her na ture. But Marlon, with true womanly pi hie, was careful to conceal from Helen any intimation of trouble that might exist iu her ow n family. During the remainder of Helen's visit her mind was constantly reverting to that conversation, and although she assumed to be inleiested in whatever was being said or done, the could think of but oue thing, and that was her mis taken conception of marriage. The days passed ail too rapidly, and Helen's pleasant visit uaa ended. She bade goo. I -bye to Mariou and Harry, little thinking of the telling influence she had exerted iu that home, Mariou watched the train bear her friend away with inexpiessible feeling of loneliness which lingered for many days. Harry began to notice that a' e seemed deeply intent upon some matter which she evidently chose to conceal from him and for a time he refrained from questioning. On Xew Year's Eve, as they sal iu the twilight enjoying the solemn quiet of the dying day, Marion suddenly de- tei mined to open her heart to her hus-J band as she bad not done for many months, aud to know Tor herself whether the old love could be revived through any act of here. She ciept into his arms with a look of b-set clung tenderness, and gathering together ah the courage of her nature, she unfolded the bitterue.-s of her soul to him. She related the conversation with Helen and told him of the deep Impres sion it had made upon her own heart; she told him of the struggles with pri e in confessing to him her faults and of her unselfish resolves for the new year. Aud all that evening these two, whose tide of affec'ion was slowly but surely ebbing away with the current of the years, renewed their wedded love and thaukel God for Helen's vis.L How to Take Care of a Watch. The following may be takn as fun damental maxims in the care of a watch: 1. Do not let a watch run down, but wind it regularly at a fixed time each day. I. Set your watch by and compare it w ith a reliable regulator. 3. Hold the watch still when wind ing it. 4. Never thuke a watch violently. 5. X ever meddle with the works. ii. Never cany your watch near an electrical machine. 7. Do uot let your watch run more tliau two years without cleaning. 8 Never put your watch iuto the hau ls of a poor workman. If your watch stops: 1. ?-ee whether It has run down, and if it has wind aud set ii. 2. If It has uot ruu down, see whether the bauds have caught. If they have, by using care you may free the in. 3. If neither ot these, take the watch to a watch-maker. If a watch is dropped Into the water: 1. If into fiesh water, open the cases to the works and put the watch, oiened. Into a cup of kerosene or machine oil. No time should Le lost iu doi.ig this. Then, as soon as possible, take 11 to a watch-maker. Give the Boys a Chance. We mean your boy. the lit tie fellow you left & home this moinine when I you slaited for the store or otliee. j'on't lorget he has wants as real and tangible to li'in as yours are to you. Kemember be is no more a born saint than you were. And if you just re llect a little you will be ashamel to think how far from It you were. Dou't forget him ns soon as his "good-bye. papa," fades away behind you. 1 nln't he ask you for somethi..g? a jackknlfe or a hammer or a new slate or come pencils or something or other? If you love your boy and wish to show him that you do you might U tter forget a business a; ioiiitn.ent down town than forget his request. If he asks you for something your better judgment Bays he should not have, don't be content with simply ig noring the boy'a wish, but take tlie time and trouble to ex pla n your rea sons Boys, even pretty young ones, are quicker than you may think, to set a point. Always give a reason for re lusal of his request, even if it is the one you too often give, that you can't af ford it. Aud be careful how you give that reason. If he has lost or broken his jackknlfe, aud asks you for a new one, don't scold him. Albeit you may give him a little lesson in carefulness, but don't tell lnoi you can't afford to eive him ten cents for a new one, and then before you leave the house pull out your cigar case and light a ten-cent cigar. . I he boys will be drawinic invidious distinctions before you know it. Brazilian Society. Society In Brazil Is divided in three distinct clas es the aristocrats, the middle and the lower classes. The ladies of the upper class are undeniably Leautiful. They have raven black hair. white teeth and perfect forms; and If it were not for the enormous amount of plaster-of-parls enamel with which they cover their faces they might have lovely, cteamy complexions. But their won drous eyes are the chief aud never endii g chaim large, dark, lustrous and full of expression, throwing more meaning into a single glance than an hour's conversation could possibly con vey; for though attractive and capti vating in their simplicity and grace, they may not tie able to write a single sentence correctly for the education of women is uot considered essential to their happiness. They learn embrold eiy and music indifferently, and spend their lives In rocking chairs and ham mocks, never reading a book of any description. The girls are very fond of their doll3, taking then wherever they go, even to church; and never give up playing with them until they are married, which Is generally between the ages of twelve and sixteen years, thus early assuming the imuortaut and responsible duties of life. Young mothers, little more than twenty, with four or Gve small chil dren, are no uncommon slg'it. Alllituli axe mot listener, NEWS IX B1UEF. An Australian town has givpn its streets chemical names, such as Argent, Beryl. Cobalt, Kaolin, Iodide, Oxide, Bromide and Sulphide. Pome beer was recently discovered walled up In the cellars of a brewery at Burton-on-Trent, which had been brewed in the year 17HS It was found to be in good condition. A French journal estimates that the total length of the telegraph wires of the world, including submarine cables, exceeds 00 t.C'UO miles, four fifths of which are m Europe aud America. Miss Tauucef n !e, the eldest daugh ter of Sir Julian T.iuticeforle, the Eng lish Minister at Washington, is the lead r of the fashionable walking bri gade. She Is tall and graceful, and Can outwalk any two of her nuiusrous ad mirers. In Warsaw the iuli'ii houses, res taurants and caTes have l-eti ordered to remove their telephones, on the ground that by their use warnings have been scut around to all iu the business whenever the oliee s-t out to raid them for violations of the excise regu lations. Trofess.ir Thompson, who was a teacher in Philadelphia when he ma le the discoveries w Inch have p aced him among the woild's in liiou aires holds that sooner or later electricity will Isj obtained direct from fuel, Without the intervention of steam. It Is said the law nvulating child lalor in the factories of New York is generally observed. The law prohibits the employment of children under 12 years of age, and limits the labor of all minors to sixty hours each wee k. The measure was not intended as a hard: hip upon employers. A small boy's cainpositiou on "Umbrellas" states that "rin'-iellers were Introduce 1 in the rain of George the Third, which was a disastrous one in many particulars, being the tiue when the 1 tedarat ion of ltid. p mleiice, was signed by the four hundred and about the date w lieu George Washing ton could not lie." Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe reached her 7Sth birthday on June 14. She was born in the mouth the United States declared war with Great Britain, aud was Ihe seventh of the thirteen children of Dr. Eymaii Beecher. This large family is described iu Mrs. Stowe's "Oldtowu Eols. The greater portion ol the cedar telegraph Kles used by the Western I'nion Company come fiom Michigan. From 40 to 20iJ men and nearly 40 teams are employed in gathering the oles and putting them in proper shae. The poles range from ! to ti'i feet in length aud are worth fioiu ;1 to J7 eacli. A Cooper monument is to le erected lu the New Y'oik town that James I-'enimoie Cooper made famous by locating his home there. The ru mor that a rtumlter of subscriptions have been received from Philadelphia Cuftom House em.loees who have le siirned within the past few months, and who were uiid.-i an enthusiastic iuis..i prehMisioti as to the facts, seem to be basele: s. Benj'amin L. Farjeon, the novelist, is a dark-faced, piercing eyed, intensely intelligent looking man of geul.d man ner ami Jewish extra, lion, lie liegau life as a journalist In New Zealand, w here he lecatne pi opt i.-tor of a news paier; but having received a friendly letter of eiicoiuageniei.l from Charles Dickens, cast the cares of editorship to the winds, and lelu.ned to England, since when lie has turned out some twenty novels. The Desert of Sahara Is slowly be coming inhabitable, with the aid of science. The Lower Sahara is an im mense basm of aitesian waters, and the French are f i mliig fresh oases w ith skill and success, so that the number of Cil tivated tracts Is Increasing rapidly. After a eiiod of years, 4 ! oases have 13,000 Itihahi'aiits, and li'yunj trees lietweeu 1 and 7 years old, and 100,000 fruit trees. The Empress Eugenia, It Is said, is as much of a recluse as though sic Were a nun. All day long she sits in her sunny pa-lor i:i a little London house, with a tablet In her lap, sketch ing or writing lor a memorial nhe is prejiaring for publication. The book will contain the letters of ihe late Etn iieror Napoleon and the Prince I in lerial, the pro. ee.ls from which mil go to the fund for the relief of the widows of the war of ISTo. "During his visit to Norway ftp eerman i-.mpt-ror maue i.imsei: very opular," says London Truth, "and the inhabitants of the towns and villages which be visited were ev.ry where de lighted with him, and warmly praNe.l his pleasant aud simple inaniieis. He nxie alone in a carriole when on his country excursions, and was so much pleased with the conveyance that he purchased one, and also Unight a I.f odden boat for use on the lakts nt Pots dam." Tlie rge for gen.s was never greater than at present, and the daugh ters of America are to the lore. At some recent entertainments g.ven abroad, the Americans were t:ou-picuoiis for their gems, and attracted esi':ial at tention by wearing some of those formerly lielonging to the li-ncli crown. One lady is described as hav- ! Ing her skirt loojied up with d. anion. 1 j studded chains, an 1 tassels which om-e formed part of the regalia of is.ib.-lia of Spain. I It is the custom in some) colleges J for members of the graduating cla-s to ! exchange photographs, so thai e.ich has a complete collection of his cla-smatcs. j Before photography was invei.tel litho ' graphs were frequently exchanged, but a gentleman of New York has just dis ' covered anong some old pup-rs belot.gr ing to a pat generat m a very uuiqu collection, the silhouettes of the s-enioe 'class of Bowdoin College for 1-J4, in cluding that of Franklin Pierce. They are not cut from black paix-r, as is frequently done, but the proii.es ate cut out of white paper which u then placed over black. J oVo better or chea:er insect des'royer can be found for gardens than the ton I. I English gardeners often pay a shilling rach for them. i A vtnj Ingenious Instrument h.is lately appeared for showing the velocity and pressure of the wind. 'Ihe ellect is produced by the rising or tailing in level of mercury in a trough. I Victor JUryer in a recent addict de clares that we may reasonably Im.j.-j tliat chemistry will teach us to ui.i'se the fiber of wood a source ol buuuu food, - - 'H'M I'll. ;""" aiiiii'.-,V, ,, ?tfnh
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