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B, P. SOHWEIER,
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THE CON STITUTI ON-THE DNION-AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XLV.
MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 14. 1891.
NO. 43.
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DEATHLESS.
EM. A WBKBI.IR WIT.COX.
fliere lies in the center of each man's heart
A if immn ami love ior in. gooi and pur.
And II but an atom, or hirue
1 1 1 J on t 111' shall endiin
After the body haa none toe
Yea, after Hie world has pu
rid l( but an atom, or lamer part.
nr. endure
decay
i passed away.
The longer I live and the more I nee
Of the struggle of souls toward heights
abOTe,
Ttis tronufr this truth comes home to m,
That tiie universe rests on the shoulders of
Love
A love so limitless, deep, and broad.
That men lute renamed It and called It God.
Ami nothing that ever was born or evolved,
Nothing; cieated hy light or force.
Hut nvep In Its system theie lie dissolved
A shining dron from the great Love Sourof
A "hlnllig .li oil that shall live for aye,
Iho' kingdoms may perish and stars may 09.
HER FIRST LOVE.
From the German.
ItV S. ELEANOR MYERS
"Have rmrcy upon me, fatherl"crled
Lena, as she threw her arms around hla
rmk. "Leave the choice of a husband
lo me! I feel thai this engagement you
liave made will cause my death It It be
refilled. "
"Nonsense! One does not die so eas
ily," said her father, a he led her to
the soffl. "Your mother made the
ame declaration to her rather when he
promised her hand to me; and she did
not die, but lived happily for ten years
ifterwerd.''
"Happily!" said Lena, as she
zazed at her mother's picture upon
:lie wall, "I never saw her laugh In my
ire!"
"Is laughter an Indication of happi
iess?" asked her father, harshly,
"I do not think that you ever saw
Four mother werp either; she was al
ways calm and cheerful ."
8.'' sighed Lena, "hr heart was i
cog since dead, while she still
,ived."
"That Is all foolishness." said her
father angrily, as he walked with rapid
strides up and ilowu the room. ''You
women are always thinking and talking
inout your heart ana your love. It Is
mly the weakness of your sex that
causes it to lie so, and I must tell you,
Lena, that do not believe In ouch
iocus-pocus; I have never yet known a
w. man to die Tor love.
It two persons of sui'able acre, rave
i desire to make each other haonv. and
he parents ap rjve, that marriage will
in nine cases out or ten prove not to be
i fallnre; but if they think of nothing
Uni love, tuey are apt to bnd them
selves mistaken. And what is this so
DBlled Love? It is like an opium dream
a short sleep of pleasure out of
which one wakes wiih a heavy feel
inn of depression. The poet says that
ills
'An hour of bliss, an aye of pain.'
I do not believe at all in a first and
only love."
roor mother. " said iena. witn a
deep slgb.whlle she gazed still upon her
plcture.tnat seemed to look down upon
Mr lovingly, with eyes tilled with un
lied tears.
"Why do you say "Poor Mother' in
that heart-broken tone, I should like to
know?"
"she was certainly not your first
love," said Lena.
uerr iieiioron laughed aloud upon
bearing this. ".Spare me, at least,
that foolish imputation," be said. "I
married your mother because she pleaded
me; she was as good a glil as many an
other, and brought me a handsome1
fortune besides.''
"And did my mother love anoth
er
"Yes; so she told me when I asked
her to marry me, but her father knew
thai I would make her the belter hus
band of the two, and paid no attention
to ber girlish nonsense. He told htr to
et ready to marry me, and she did.
ACd now, Lena, I do not wish to hear
iny more about dying. I have told yiu
that you must marry young Kleeman,
I have pledged my word to his father,
that the wedding shall take place in
eight days, and I shall not breik it
Old Kleeman is very anxious for the
match and be Is a rich man. The young
man loves you, Lena. What more do
you want? lie has borne with your
foo!Ih treatment vety patiently, as you
must kliow."
"O, father, I know all that Is true,
but I cannot marry a man whom I do
not love! I should blush -for myself
were I willing to be sold to Kleeman,
because be wished to purchase me, and
I will not deceive him by feigning a
love that I can never fee'. I "
"That is rot necessary," interrupted
ber father. "You need not love him,
as you call It, only be true to your mar
riage vows. You must respect Klee
maa,and I know that he will make you
a gjod husband."
"It is Impossible for me to be true to
him when the. imaae of another is in
delibly graven upon my heart," soblieJ
Liena. " i es, father, I love another
and no power on earth can ever ch itige
this undying affection."
"IIol Ho!" said Herr Hellbron,
And pray who and where is this
'othcrf "
L.na's beautiful eyes sank before the
keen glance of her father's and she re
plied In a tone scarcely above a whisper
"Count Jl, xr)i."
"That young ollicer?" with a rough
laiidh. "Have you given your heait
to a pair of Epaulettes with a title?
AH right, Ue a fool as all women
a e.''
"Faiher. I told you that I love him.
never thought ei.her of his rank or
bin title."
Herr Ileilbrnn walked to the win
dow, wbihtie.1 the tune of a love song,
and drummed an accompaniment upon
Ine glass, then turning toward his
daughter said sharply: "And this
fcajie-grai-e of a Count ?"
'Loves me as much as I love him."
4ul1 wiiy baa he not come to me
to declare his love, and ask for your
band?"
"because he knew that you had
promised me to another, and that you
""u ratner die than break
word."
youi
n,,"8 18 Probably very glad to know
M you have heen promised to an
other. However, I will think over this
i Lut (l" not forget that in eight
aW there will be a wedding."
CHAPTER II.
E'aTen your father has decided It,
toldo,: "rB 1(l9t t0 m8 forerer,"
gapped Lena m hi. i
. TJoun8 W)unt Selsen
as be
O, cruel.
Crelfatei
Au young giri was almOTt crazed
nU. 8obs choked bw utterance
as she tried to sneuk
J. ne count continued: "How often
have dreamed of the golden future
lighted by your sweet smiles, Lent, my
lost Jove! I have sat by the bour.trylng
to picture our happiness when we should
journey through life, side by side. And
now to think that all is over all lost I
M inexorable, cruel fate has torn you
iroui me and henceforth T must inad .
nely. loveless, jovleas lifel O mv God
uow can a oear it?"
! Every word that the young man had
spoker, added to the pain that Lena
had al-eady experienced; but her first
tnought was of Ins anguish and how
she oould comfort him. She kissed
him fervently, and said in broken
tones: "My Albert, as long as I
live, my thoughts will be al
ways oi you. in all my
misery, I find comfort in the thought
that you love me, aud I feel that If I
could die now iu your arms that I
should die happy, dearest and then
I would be yours to all eternity; my
pint wouiu watcn over you and cotu'
fort you - but when I think of marry
lug that m in he knows that I do not
love him O God let me die now!"
"And do you love me so much?"
asked the young man, as he kissed her
eyes auu sweet moutn. "Are you
mine, heart aud soul Torevjr? ft Is
very hard, my Angel, that one should
come between us and our happiness.
wii you are mine to all Eternity.
Lena, even if you do bear the name of
another. Is it not so sweetest?
"Yes Albert, 1 am yours forever,'
robbed lena, "and ' but the kisses of
the Count prevented her from finishing
ner protestations, ana caused her to for
get for the moment, that on the next
day she would become the wile of
another man, and that the lov d being
in wno-ie arms she now rested, would
lose all that Le held dear in life.
Ana you win swear always to re
main mine, Lena?"
" Albert, I swear that I will."
"Aud to-morrow, you must "
Lena gave a cry and covered her
face with her hands, for
she remem
bered that she had come to bid her
lover adieu. She stood so long sobbing
that the Count became Impatient, and
gave her a most unlover-llke look, but
the poor girl did not see It. With a
Breat effort she t mod her tear-stained
fuce toward him. and, taking his hand
said: "Dear, dear Albert, we must
part now. O cruel Fate that has for
bidden me to become your wife and
bear your beloved name! but remem
ber that I shall remain yours heart and
soul though a world should revolve be
tween usl Farewell!" and she tied to
the house.
The young Count looked after the
light form until it disappeared from
bis view, ai d said with a sarcastic
laugh, "My wife.' Truly that would
be a fine piece of work to join my high,
titled name, to that of a low-born shop
keeper's daughterl Who ever thought
of marrying her? By Heaven, not
CHAPTER IIL
The marrUga Leila ran" merrily,
while the wedding guests were crowd
ing to the church, all filled with anx
iety to see the bridal pair. Lena, the
white, beautiful bride, elegantly
dressed, walked with down cast eyes
by the side of young Kleeman, whltse
fine figure, beaming countenance, aud
eyes shining with a joyful light, made
a pleasing picture to look upon.
As they Walked Into the church, the
organ commeuced, and In its solemn
tones Lena imagined that she heard
the farewell notes of her happiness.
The Priest was waiting Prayer
Book in hand, and they knelt before
blm.
Lena was deaf to the voice of the
Friest, and prayed to God with all her
soul: "Give me now O God, a sign of
thy power. Thou can'st with one word
still this beating heart, and close these
eyes in death, ltelease me. U kind
lather from this misery! Give me
some token of thy pity and thy love!'
She looked around as if expecting to
see some Divine Interposition, tut
naught met her gaze, but the upturned
faces of the guests.
The Priest ceased his prayers, and
they all arose, then the marriage cere
mony commenced. "Will you take
this woman for your wife?'' asked the
man of God and young Kleeman in a
firm proud tone answered, "Yesi"
"Will you lake this man for your
husband?" and Lena In fearful an
guish, half senseless, looked around
still, for soma token that her prayer
would be answered, but seeing none, a
look of gloomy despair o'er spread ber
countenance, and her limbs trembled so
that she could scircely stand. All
eyes were upon n er as sne turnei to
Kleeman and saw the angry giauce, ana
bitter smile upon his face. "No!" she
raid lu an inaudible tone, "I cannot
give myself to that man, and I shall
not."
The Priest repeated the question:
"Will yo'i take this man for your bus-
band?" Lena glanced again at her
almost husband, who was as white as
heiself,and summoning all her strtngtn
and courage, the answered In a loud,
clear tone, that rang through the
church: 'Nul" and fell senseless upon
the floor.
CHAPTER TV.
Gloomy and revengeful feelings filled
the breast of young Kleeman, as he sat
with his father, In his room. lie knew
that the scene at the church would
give rise to much gossip and scandal.
He cursed his fate, and the girl who
had so openly insulted him.
"Try and calm yourself, my son,"
said bis father as he took his hand,
"and forget the girl who has proven to
be so unworthy of yon. Seek another
woman for a wife, one who can love
you."
"Father, I do not love her any
more," said the young man, and taking
his hat, he walked into the garden say
ing: "I do not love her, but Heaven
U my witness that will have re
venge." CHAPTER V.
hi" said the vonng Count
Belsen, as he tore the letter that he had
received from Lena, in fragments,
'that girl has placed me In a pretty
dilemma, by ber sentimental nonsense.
This Is a cursed jokel She ought to
know that love does not always lead to
marriage I thought the girl very
pretty, aha pleased me, but she might
have known that I could not marry
, e"8he writes to me about that foolish
No?' in the church, and says also that
her father will not object now to her
marriage wltb me as If I ld
even thought that poatible. I
J will go there at once, but not to
greet my promised bride.
Lena
must be made to understand
what I mean and It is full time
just
that
she knew it.
"My Love affair with her has been
much talked of here, and I very
much fear that it will reach the ears of
my beloved, rich Countess Aurora,
who would never forgive me, for what
he would call, my guilt. I must go at
once and have it over."
In a short time he reached the bouse
of Herr Hellbron, and asked for Lena.
When she heard his voice, she ran into
the room and with an outcry of joy,
flung herself in his - arms and kissed
him, passionately, saying: "My dar
ling, I have kept my promise. I have
remained yours. Aow 1 shall be your
happy bride!"
With dilated eyes and heart beating
wildly with joy, Lena had not noticed
ttw look that the Count gave her.
"Dear Lena," he said coldly, without
returning her caress. She looked at
him with amazement. The tone of
his voice had changed, and there was
no mistaking the cold indifferent ex
pression of bis eyes when she said.
"Albert, is it not true that you love
me still?
"Certainly." said he. In a quick.
sharp tone. A long pause followed
for Albert did not know just how to
commence the Bubject, and Lena was
silent with astonishment and anguish.
out sue saiu at last in tones of the
deepest tenderness: "Now we can meet
to part no more, dear Albert, and we
can show to the world that we belong
to each otner. Can we no t.mv heart'.
i,.m '
1U6I
Count Belsen did not answer, but
walked silently to and fro. Then be
stood before the poor girl, and said in a
rough tone: " You did very wrong not
to marry that rich man, Lena, and I
rear that you will repent wbat you
have done."
How can I repent it. when it
leaves me free to marry you," she re
plied. lie hesitated a moment, and then
said. "Let us have a full understand
ing with each other, Lena."
n by do you speak bo coldly and call
me 'Lena. Am 1 not .your own
Lenat"
"That cannot be." said he. roughly.
without noticing her tender caress.
My parents would never give their
consent to such a marriage, and
neither could I." Lena stood before
him staring, motionless, as if turned to
stone, and the Count continued: "You
will perhaps be klud enough to remem
ber that I have never spoken a word
about my marriage with you, neither
liave I said anything to give you the
impression that 1 ever intended to make
you my wire. I know my duty to my
rank, and to society, better than that."
Lena, still standing motionless and
ghastly pale, suddenly grasped his arm.
aud said, "You have then deceived
me! Your sworn words of love have
beeu all hypocrisy and lies!"
"Jso; by Heaven! Lena, that is not
true," said the Count, feeling relieved
that a part of his unpleasant duty was
over.and he oouti iued almost tenderly,
"1 love you still tbe samel . - You ax
my beloved, my Lena! It Is only be
fore the world, dearest, that we may
not betray our happiness. But what Is
the world to us? It knows not love,
and is suspicious, even of purity and
loveliness. We will always love each
other, darling, but we mu-st hide our
love from the world."
"You mean," said Lena, faintly,
'that you do not wish me for your
wife, that you do not Intend to marry
me?"
I am too young, for a married
mail." said the Count, "not of an age
to marry, for some time yet.'
Lena stifled a deep sigh, and by a
great effort of her will, she aroused
her pride, aud drawing up her figure to
its full height, said in a commanding
tone: "Leave me! Liar aud Traitor. I
despise you! This Is my last word.
Leaver'
Count Bels?n bowed coldly, and left
the room. Ijiia listened to his retreat
ing fool steps, until she oould hear them
no longer, and then sank down and
sobbed as though her heart would
break.
CHAPTER VL
."several monies passed by, and Lena
was still numbered among the living.
One morning she stood before her
father blushing like a rose. She had
been telling him something, aud Herr
Heilbron laughed until the tears came.
"Father," said Lena, "you should
not laugh at such a serious and holy
thing as love."
"I must be made of stone," said
He lbron, as he wiped the tears fiom
his eyes, "If I could keep from laugh
ing now. Half a year has hardly
pasned, since you swore to me, my
daughter, tuat you could never love
any one bnt the Count, and that you
would die of grief if you should become
the wife of Klee.nan. Then came
that foolish scene in the church, when
ion caused everybody to laugh at you
and your father. As soon as 1 gave
you permission to love aud marry your
dear Count he departed for the gar
rison, aud you never wished to Lear
his name mentioned again.
"I thought that Kleeman in his mor
tification and rage, would have left
too, but Instead of that, the young
geutlemxn has been coming to the
house, as though nothing nnpleasant
had occurred. Strange isn't it? And
now tie comes and asks, the ae.cond
time for your hand, and you say of
him as you did six months ago cf the
Count, ' love him.' Ha! ha! ha! It
is enough to make the Priest laugh."
"Why do you remind me of my
Tolly, father? Yes I was a fool then,
but we should not refer to the past,
when the future holds so much of life
and love for me."
"I only remind you of it, Lena, In
order to show you that I was right in
telling you that love would not kill
you. Has grief driven you mad, as
you said it would? Your cheeks are
s fresh as ever, and your eyes as
bright, yet scarcely has one love had
time to be buried, before a second one
appears. Will you say now that I am
wrong in not believing in any woman
love and In distrusting all this swear
ing about the first and the unending
lover' "You are not right, father. There
is but one true love. We otten err In
taking a fleeting fancy for love, and do
not realize that this Is the case, until
we love for the first time. My
feeling for the Count was only an
illusion of the senses, not love as 1 now
know. Kleeman thought at that time,
that he loved me, but; it has only been
within the past few months that I have
awakened in his heart a first true
"And you, my daugher, truly lore
him too?" , , ,
"More than my life, for I feel that I
oould ale for him at ny time, u it
I were necessary. The only fault that 1
have, as yet, discovered in him is, that
tie will make excuses for my treating
him in such a shameful manner."
"Yes, it is a wonder to me," s:ud
Heilbron, thoughtfully, "that he did
not avoid y u after such conduct on
your part, I cannot understand it."
"You need not understand It, mv
dearest father, you must believe it. I
accept this wonderful love as a gift
from Heaven. O, all enduring love!
The stars appe ir, and are gone the
sun and moon are sometimes hi I from
view, but over them all a Spirit of
ljove is eatbroued forever!"
CHAPTER VIL
"To-morrow, dearest, you will be
mine, all ui'ue," said Kleeman, as he
pressed hjs promised bride to his heart.
"Yes yours forever, my darling;
and even death shall not part us."
While Lena was speaking, an un
pleasant smile played upon Kleeman's
countenance, and he looked at her, nut
at all, as a lover should look who ex
pected to be married the next day. It
was a cool and calculating look, but
she did not notice it, and it soon disap
peared. He turned to I-ena and said
in the tenderest tone " W ill you grant
me a ravor, my precious wife to be?'
"I am only too happy to be able to
erant you one, my dear, soon-to-be
husl and. What is it, you wish me to
dor
"A few months ago, when we stood
before the altar." and Kleeman's
countenance assumed a gloomy expres
sion 1 remember that the Priest ad
dressed the first question to me. I sup
pose it Is the custom?"
"O do not speak of that time, dear
est I" aud Lena hid her face in his
bosom.
Kleeman paid no attention to the in
terruption and continued. "It happens
that to-morrow, we shall have the
same Priest who officiated before,
and the same guests will be present.
"The favor that I would ask is this,
that in order to have a little change.
you will agree that the Priest shall ask
you the question first,"
Let it all tie as vou wish." said
Lena, too happy to interpose an objec
tion to anything. Then Kleeman went
to the Priest, to instruct him in re
gard to the change.
CHAPTER Vltl.
Again the marriage bells rang right
merrily, aud again the cues s came
crowding into the church, with a much
greater anxiety to see the "bridal
pair," than they displayed the first
time. '
The young couple entered the church.
What a changel Instead of the white,
trembliug girl that they saw six
months ago approaching the same al
tar, a beautiful woman, with blushing
cheeks and beaming eyes walks
proudly beside the man that she loves.
How her heart beat with oy and
thanksgiving for the gift that she be
lieved Heaven had sent to her! Only
six months before, she had shrank from
the sam man and begged of . uod tc
atop the beating of that heart, ratlu?
than she should le ome his wife. O,
the magical change that love has
wrought 1
They knelt again 'before the Trlest
upon the steps of the same altar, but
now pra se and prayer were In Iena's
heart; "O Uod I thank thee for this
great, great happiness, Hn,i i pray fiat
we may never be parted either in this
world or the next!"
The Priest finished the prayf rs, and
they all arose. "Will you take this
man for your husband?" he asked
turning to the happy bride, and with a
beaming fare she answered in a loud,
clear, Joyrul tone, "re-!" "Will vou
take this woman Tor your wife?"
There was no lesponse, and all eyes
were turned upon Kleeman as e
looked around with a sneering sm 1h.
The Priest repeated the question.
"VU1I you take this woman for your
wirer"
Kleeman looked into his race and
answered iu a loud tone that rang
thiough the church, where the stillness
of death reigned, "No!" and roughly
releasing the baud of the bride, he
walked protiuly out.
CHAPTER IX.
Several years passed by and Klee
man had become a rich man. A beau
tiful woman called him "husband."
but he always seemed restKss and un
happy. He had traveled for a long
time after that second scene iu the
church, and In a distant country had
met the beautiful Amelia. He re
solved to win her if possible, and hav
ing beard her say one day to a friend
that she "had resolved never to be
stow her hand upon any man who had
loved before," he at once set about
convincing her that be had never loved.
He swore so fervently that she was
his first and nly love, that he suc
ceeded In winning the lovelv girl, and
she became his bride. Then the happy
pair set out for Kleeman's home, in
tending to visit seveial places of inter
est on their wav.
After a few days of travel they stopie 1
at a large city, and went to visit tin
sights and principal buildings. In walk
ing around, they stopped before a lanre
edifice, surrounded by beautiful gar
dens. Amelia was admiring them,
when her attention was arrested by the
Inscription over the entrance "lus.ine
Asylum."
She expressed a desire to enter it.
and Kleeman, only too hannv to lie
able to gratify any wish of hers, eladly
acceded. The attendant led them rrom
cell to cell where they saw the poor nn-
iortunates, some oi whom were violent
and foaming with rage, and others
grinning and laughing over their
strange fancies.
All this was new to the yming pair,
and interested them as a comedy would.
The man in attendance oiiened the last
cell, and they walked In. This apart
ment was handsomely furnished, anl
upon a divan sat a young and beauti
ful woman, who aiullinirly greeted
the Inquisitive strangers with, "Yes!
Yesl' The attendant told them that
the friends of the young woman, paid
quite a large sum, to have her taken
care of, and that accounted for her
rich clothing, and the luxurious furni
ture. "She has been here three years,''
said he, "and during that time has
never spoken but two words. Yes! and
Not On ber good days, she always says
Yes! and on her bad ones Nol and she
has some very bad ones, when some
times we have to use the whip."
While the man was speaking, tha
poor nufortunate looked around feat
fully, and wl eu he mentioned "whip''
she covered her face with her hands.
Kleeman, white and trembling, leaned
against the wall, for be knew only too
well who bad caused tha wreck of that
once lovely and Intelligent woman.
"Some of our inmates haTUah tha
victims of disappointed love," said thi
roan, "and this Is one or them. He:
lover left her and never returned, ant
that is why she is here." The younj
woman laughed upou hearing this, an
said, "Yes! Yes!"
Kleeiuau could betr no more III
took the arm of his wife and wins
pered: "Let. us go out, I f el faint
the air Is stifling here!" They hurried!
left the cell, and went out iuto tin
g irdeu. Amelia was the first to speak
"ily dear husband, I love you stil
more when I see how your noble bear
is moved by scenes of suffering.
e how you were affected bv the sich
or mat poor girl, aud your efforts tc
conceal your feelings. I also felt deei
compassion lor ner, sue was so beautl
. r .ff ... -
i in: i am uouuiy inanKiul for m;
happiness with you, dearest. Then
are many women whore lives havt
been wrecked, and who die from dlsap
poiutuieut lu their first love. I bellevi
that a f reat many men will have U
answer for the sin of murder, aud tha
Is the reason that 1 took an rath nevei
to marry, until I met with a man wh
oould assure me by all that was nii-s
sacred that I was his first and ouli
love.
"Listen!" said Kleeman. with aulv
ering voice, "What is that?" Loud am!
clear came the tones of a sweet volet
sIngliigi"Yesl,Yes! Yes!" They looker
up aud saw through the barred win
dow which had just been opened, tin
face of the young woman Hiey had
leit a few moments since.
As her giauce fell upin Kleeman
stauding in the bright light, a gleam
of recognition p.isseJ over her counte
nance, and, "No! mo! No,"souuded sc
loudly through the still air, that anothei
attendant came running with stick in
liHnd, ready to administer the blows.
Kleeman hurried his wife out but th
"No! No! No!" mingled with the
sounds of the blows, pursued them fai
up the street.
Kleeman bad his revenge, but lit
heard those words until his dying day.
Oft in the still hours of night he woulii
start up and reach out his arms, cry ing
"lesi lesl lesl'Tor he knew that h
was Lena's first and only love.
The Wafg r CaaeU.
If any other animal give out it it
Hill possible to make it travel a few
ui!e by judicious use of patience
and a club; but not so with a camel.
Whou he lies down he will get up Only
wl.cn lie feols like doing so; you may
drag at the su ing which is isstened to
the stick through his nostrils till you
teak' it our. he will only grown and
pit. It was my first experience with
cainols, and 1 vowed ibat it should be
niy last; for, taking tbem altogether,
they are the most tiresome and
troublesome animals I have ever seen,
ud are suited only to Asiatics. Ui
most pntient and long-suffering of
human beings.
Besides llicir infirmities of temper,
resulting, I lelievc, from hereditary
dyicla, as evidenced by such coated
tongues, offensive breaths aud gurg
ling sloinach I have aecu with do
other ruuiinaiiu, they are delicate in
the extreme. They can work only in
the winter month, for at soon as their
wool begins to fall. Samson like, their
atrength abandons them.
Tbcy cui travel only ovor a country
Vhere there are no atones, for the
pads of their feet wour out and then
they have lo be patched, a most
troublesome oporation. Tlie camel is
thrown and a piece of leather stilchcd
on over the foot, the stitches being
Inkon through tho soft part of it; in
this condition' it may travl till the
skin hits thickened sgnin; or, what is
more likely, until it iefu.es lo take a
i"tep(Cnlury.
A "Hebbet."
We do not know the origin of the
word Hobbf-t," for it is not in any
dictionary that we have had occasion
to consult; yet it is said to be in com
mon ui6 Th Wale a a measure of
grain Just at the bushel is with us.
A hbbliei Of barley it 147 pound, of
wheat 160, of oats lOo, and of pcus
and boshs lfio pounds. Perhaps tho
compiler of some of the newer dic
tionaries may strike upon thi old
grain fiioftsure and give it derivation.
Nev York Son.
Three Mysterious Water-Holes.
Scion itio inquirois arc puzzled by
certain mysterious wiiter-holu in the
ledge ou the shoro of the B.iolhbny
Laud Co npuny'a territory iu Maine
They are on iho eastern side of whal
is known ns "Spruce Poiia,"-cloo to
tho fain ius "Lover' Walk." There
aro tVreo of them, eight inches to ouo
foot lit diameter, and about ten Inches
ilccp. Thoy nro bowl-shaped, perfect
ly circular, and in slouo a hard a
the lardcst flint. Locally they are
a'cribed to the Indians, and are sup
posed to hnvi) been used by that
people in pounding corn. One thing
mire, if they were ever used for that
pui Me it vas in nges lonjj past, when
tho surf line was much further out
than it is nt present; In this day and
ne sea water fills lliom twice a day,
rendering them w holly unlit for any
such use. li it podsiblo that the pen
insula of Maine and New Brunswick
is slowly sinking beneutli the waves?
The very idoa is startling.
Why is It that we despise the man
who puts himself in our power, and are
quite apt to respect him just Iu propor
tion as he is out of our reach.
A cattle range in Washington, is
over 300 mile long and 200 miles
wide.
A king mackerel was recently caught
on the Maine coast by J. H. Cunning
bam, of Syracuse, N. Y'. that weighed
1000 pounds.
Teachers' salaries in tha United State!
annually amount to more than $d0,000,
000. Cashmere shawls are made of the hair
of a diminutive goat fouad Us
Thibet
TAUUV AND TOM.
Out In the night, ou the h'i,u broad fence,
Siiiglug the soug of their love intense,
Are Tabhy and Tom.
What though the shot and brkkhats fly?
What though the neighbors for slaughter cry
They dream wrapt up iu each other's souls.
Nor think of time as it onward rolls.
'Tis no occasion for fear or strife,
Tis a romance a scandal of feline life.
They -corn to dodge the projectiles burled.
They are monarch of this great luiduigb'
world.
They sit all nbebt on the high board fence
And siug the soug of their love intense
Do Tabby and Toiu.
FUN.
If the young ladies of this great and
glorious country were not so attractive
as they are, a great many young men
would never go to church. Souierville
Journal.
The line must be drawn somewhere,
Mr. Woolly. If a man insists on
wearing a tlannal shirt, he is lucky if
it isn't drawn around his neck.
Puck.
It is stated that our naval force at
Sumoa "consists of one admiral, two
officers aud five men." The Navy De
partment should send on two more of
ficers, so that iu case of mutiny the
forces will be equally divided.
Life.
He knew. Mr. Hibred "What do
you suppose the bard referred to when
he wrote of the 'slippered pantaloon?' "
Mrs. Slapdash "Really, I have no
idea." "I bet you I know!" "My
son you were not spoken to."
Truth.
Seasonable. Wife "Can you give
me some money, John, dear?" Hus
band "What do you want it for?"
W. "I want to buy a new switch at
the hair store." II. "I sec; you
want me to make a contribution to tho
fresh hair fund." Boston Courier.
Refreshing names Old Soaker
"Can you recommend some beach
where I can go without striking a mis
erable, dry, prohibitory desert?"
Friendly "Let's see. Juniper, Rye
or Bar Harbor would seem to oiler you
a choice of evils." Lowell Citizen.
"See here, Mr. Grocer," said a Hart
ford housewife, "if you are going to
bring me any more goods I want them
to be of the very best." "We keep
none but the best." "I presume so.
But you sell the worst in order to keep
the best." Hartford Post.
Would-be purchaser "These cigars
are much smaller than usual." Tobac
conist "Yes; you see, the cigar
manufacturer noticed that the last two
inches of the cigar are always thrown
away, so he makes them now that
much shorter. " Bosion Gazette.
A Moving Plaint George "Will
you " Alice "Oh, George, this is
so sudden." George "Not a bit of
it. That hairpin of yours has been
stii-king into my shoulder for the lust
twenty minutes, and I can't stand it
any longer. Will you please move a
little?" Lawrence American.
Twisted history Sunday school
teacher "And now, Johnny Hapgood,
it's your turn. What did his father
do when the prodigal son returned?"
Johnny (who can't help reading the
sorting editions of the daily press)-
'Please, sir, be jumped on Ids neck
and kissed him."-Puck. ; Americans, nmt incy nave auvay
seemed a mysterious race. Tlicy were
Young Harduppe "But don't you looked upon in old time as sotxere a
think you could learn to love me? Is ' nd magician; many a poor gvpay
there no hope?" Ancient heiress "I t ic0n accil90,i 0f lnagic for MO l
am afraid not, Mr. Harduppe. My ,cr ason than wa Ejmerelda in Vic
heart was lost when I was but a young ' 0r Hugo's novel "Notre Dame do
girl." Mr. Harduppe "But you p,,,.,,Wue gym gM who wai kilcJ
oughtn't to count what happened be- fcechuso she had a trained goat that
fore the war." Terre Haute Express, j,,,,, j dallce .j pUr tricki. Evc
Reason Dethroned. Judge "Did nowadays there lingers a mystery
you ever notice any signs of insanity abont tho gypsiei iu llicir lonls. It is
in the deceased?" Witness (a mem- 111 difference, thia mystery, 1 hat has
ber of the Legislature) "Well, once, t not a few Scholars to tho study ol
when he was a member of the Legis- the Romany and his naiiucr of life. It
luture, he introduced a bill that wasn't fascinated Georae Borrow, who u'enl
a particle of interest to anybody ex- to- Wamlor with tho wnudorers and
ccpt taxpayers." New Y'ork Weekly. ' pilch his tent by theirs iu quiet dingle
"And I want to say, 'To mv hus- I r b ",6 rM: "d Mr; Charles
band,' in an appropriate place," said G' LuIol,d- w,, ," M" ,ravoU' ln
the widow in conclusion to Slab, the England or Egypt, AnierIca.or Russia.
I.-. 1.1- 41 ... a ail.. la- a - il .
gravestone man. "Yessum said
Slab. And the inscription went on: .
"To my husband, iu an appropriate !
place.
."Chicago Liar.
Not Her Size. Customer from Seed-
ville Do you keep the best make of
shoes here?" City Dealer "Yaas,
our shoes are all A No. 1." Cus- '
tomer from Seedville "Then you
can t suit me. i taae x o. o.
Munsey's Weekly.
Miss Hortense (of Boston) : "In
deed, I cau hardly look into the deep, '
opalescent amethyst of the star-be- '
spangled midnight sky without recall-
ing Rosetti's 'thin, blue flames of souls'
on their way to Heaven.' Then, too,
the soulfulness of inner mentality is
grand! Have you ever read 'Sully's
Psychology?'" Mr. Charles (also of
Boston) "No; but I thiuk I shall,
first chance I get, since he did up Kil
rain in such great shape!" Light,
A Capitalist.
"Where did you spend your vaca
tion, anyway, Smith?" asked Jones,
casually.
"Spent it at home," replied Smith.
" I couldn't afford to go anywhere this
year."
"Is that so?" said Smith, promptly.
"You're in luck, old man. Leud me
five dollars, will you?" Somerville
I-
1 Will Sot Let Thee Go.
I will not let thi e go.
Ind all our month-Ions love in thisr
Can it be summed up so.
Quite In a single kiss?
I will not let thee go.
I will not let thee to.
t thy words' breath could scare thy deeds
As the soft south can blow
Aud toss the feathered seeds.
Tlieu might I let thee go.
I w ill not-let thee go.
lad not the great sun seen, I nilitht;
Or were he reckoned slow
To bring the false to light.
Then might I let tbec go.
I will not let thee go.
The star, that crowd the .umnier skiu
Have watched ui so below
Wilt all their million eyes,
I dare not let thee go.
I w ill not let thee go.
Hare we not ch'd the chorge'iil tnuou.
Now rising late, and now,
D cause .he set too soon,
And shall I let tllec got
I will not let Ihre gn.
Have not the young flowers been conten
P ncked ere their buds could blow.
To seal our sacrament?
1 Caunol let thee go.
1 will not let thee go.
I hold tbee by too many lands;
Thou Barest farewell, and lo!
I have tbee by the hands,
Aud will not let tbee go.
Robert Bridge
Hf HO ROUS.
How (o make an army fly Break IU
Wlllgi.
A nervous affection A man on tin
eve of proposal.
A place for everything Tho old-
fashioned garret.
The buyer who tries (o beat yon
down II a price-fighter.
Our spare hour are well named;
they seem the shortest Of the day.
The only chance for the very f at
man a an athlete is on the all-round
class.
What a wife! who thinks her bus-
Caud baa told her all, hasu'l been told.
is simply appalling.
We all re cct those who know more
than we do ; but we don't wish them
to ruu our business.
Some women wear their lives oul
trying to look young, but they Viot nol
tire themselves half so much as they
tire other people
The man who is a long limn making
up his mind, may arrive at a correct
judgment; but it I guuorally too lato
to be of aoy nse to him.
A proposal. Slie (piqued): 1 don'!
know exactly whal to make of you,
Mr. B'and? Ha (eager to -suggest):
Er Why not try a husband?
Quidnunc What mutes your hair
so niiioh grayer than your whiskers?
Bulflnch Why, my Imir is a great
deal older than my whiskers.
'Mr. P. Cuniotis is a bright, breezy
fellow. I he uot?" aid Hobb, and
Dobb lepllod: "I should thiuk he
anight be, be is always tiyiug to 'raiso
the wind."
The Gypsy Jargon.
It rS Iiccnuso gypsic of all lands
wliorover thoy go aro R jinnuics, a
! ihcyeM '" ' French-
or Hunga.Ian. or Englishmen o
"a" ,yu"
country, Air.rrat.cn
?roo,ne "PC,,,U '"' iMi 'x1 "In
W9V Icnts;" Mr. Hubert Smith
married a "vnsv. It is hot merely the
H tMuf hi,scf that interests these
mcf jt ,lU tallffiwjf0 or jrgonfoi
Uumum U i, ,oll!ror. Bul
,vA . .i ....: .....
....., i. (..,i.. .i.i. v..ii,i,
p lasos snd .expression, are . th
lui'est proof of their Hindoo origin.
Some constantly in the mouths of the
ilutbby, shiftless wanderers are to b
found in the Vodus, tho oldest sacred
Ityinn in existence; other are in
Common use today in India, A friend
it mine once told mo ho was learning
Romany as a beginning to the study of
Sanscrit and lllmlostunoe. Wid
Awako,
A l'sanlng Ageat.
Peddler Please, mum. I'm aelliu' a
polish to cieau silver
Housekeeper (sharply) uon i warn
none.
Pcddler-Very aorry, mum. but I
ee the neighbor was right. They
said there was no use culliu' here,
'oanso you didn't have no silver.
Housekeeper (wildly) Gimme six
boXos-MNew York Weekl
N VP. ft Yuirrrtw if rnn nan nncsi V.I
avoid it
N EWs IX BRIEF.
Electric launches are Increasing la
number.
The average age that women many
at Is 22; men 20.
Apples are as prolltable a crop ia
California as oranges.
The Chinese do not permit their
women to be photographed.
The average worklngman wears out
live ounces of muscle a day.
The Vatican at Home contains 20!
s'iiircases and 110 J different rooms.
The cost of burying the laf Grand
Duke Nicholas of lins.-ia w.is $200,000.
The latest humanitarian proposi
tion is to chloroform criminals to death,
A Maine woman, when she wishes
to s ell beans, runs them through the
clothes wringer.
A peach grown at Sylvan la. Ga..
weighed IS ounces and measured 13
inches in circumference.
An English scientist has invented a
machine which makes the footstep of a
fly distinctly audible.
Ttre sun was free from spots on 173
davs ln the year 18(.H), as oompared with
21 i days In 18S9.
Pure chloroform, something hlthar
to unobtainable, will now be made by
M. Plctet, a chemist of Geneva.
One of those rare freaks of nature,
a pure white deer, was seen recently by
a party of sportsmen in Maine.
Labor can change five pounds of pis
Iron worth five cents into 110.COO Steel
watch springs worth $ 1.75 per dozen
510,070.83.
An Atchison (Kan.) man whD has
pent a $5 bill to England in an envelope
for the past twenty years, says he bai
never lost a dollar.
liecent experiments show that if th
tassels are removed from growing
corn before pollen is formed a muob
larger amount of grain will be pro
duced. Waste slag from the basic steel
works Is now used extensively as
fertil'zer. Such is the demand for It
in England that its value has advanced
from CO cents to $0.50 per ton.
Six miles off the Ladrone Islands,
in the Pacflc Ocean, a Russian vesaa,
took sound tigs recently and found a
depth or live mile1, the deepest spot yet
found in any ocean.
In some Geiman schools ordet
have been given recently that, owing
to the dangt r of the spreading of
tuberculosis; the dust must hereafter
lie removed from door and furniture
with wet rags.
William Allibone, of Punta Rassa,
Flu., has an alligator which eats up tha
refuse of the Allibone household, and hi
a better scavenger than the average gar
bage man.
A citizen of Macomb, HI., has Im
ported three partridges from India foi
breeding purposes. 1 hey are small and
very gamy birds, black and brown ln col
or, aud are very productive.
An author in a rf cent manual on
horsemanship has succeeded ln putting
into print the peculiar cluck used la
starting horses, which is made by thrust
ing the tongue against the roof of the
mouth. He spells it "KIk."
A statistician has computed that
a man might add $.i00 a year to Ms In
come by saving the clippings of his hair
every t'.me It is cut and having It man
ufactured into soft pillows, mattiestes,
etc. No hair is so soft as that of hl
man beings.
1 he well-known periodic comet of
Encke was discovered on a recent
morning at Lick Olis. rvatory ln Cali
fornia by E. E. liernard. It is very
faint and is following closely the path
predicted for it by Dr. Barklund.
Another series of experiments In
tea culture is to be made by the De
partment or Agriculture, this time at
Los Angeles, Cal., and the United
States Minister to China has been asked
to provide the seed.
Red stockings are generally color
ed from matters of aniline whloh con
tain large quantities of antlmonlao pro
ducts. When perspiring, this matter
becomes soluble, enters the pores of the
skin, and produces a violent rash.
Empress Frederick, of Germany. Ia
fascinated by the genius of U. Rider
Haggard, and by way of returning the
compliment he has dedicated hla last
book to her.
The prettiest royal girl In Ea&tern
Europe is said to be the Princess Helens,
of Montenegro, who, It Is reported, is
the allotted bride of the heir apparent
to the Russian throne.
Diamonds were worn by every lady
present at the opera in London on the
night when the German Empress was
there. The German Empress and the
Priucess of Wales alone mixed pearls
with the brilliants.
LTzalieth Bisland, who made the
flying trip around the world, has become
engaged to a New York lawyer of re
pute named Wetmore and Is coming
home from London lu October. Tha
wedding will take place ln November.
A process has been Invented for
waterprooilug clothes by dipping them
in a chemical mixture which does not
injure velvet, plush or any fabric, even
those wiih a nap But for some reason
or other it has never come Into very
general use.
The Sultan has made trouble for
himself by interfering in the fashions
of the day. He has issued a decree pro
hibiting the Indies of Constantinople
from perambulating the streets ln Paris
costumes that they have adopted of late.
Artesian well boring is a new ia
dustry In the Republic of Nicaragua.
The usefulness of these wells cannot be
calculated. Every year thousands of
cattle die for want of water. Agricul
turists In general, and coffee planters
especially, suffer much for this neces
a:y. Only very few coffee planters
have water sufficient to wash their ber
ries", aud washed coffee brings al
ways from three to four cents more
In the market than unwashed.
Electric light has been employed
advantageously on board of a West In
dian steamer crossing the ocean to keep
a'ive and flourishing certain plants
which wrre being transported for ac
climatization. Blue Wing, a great 3-year-old of
former days, from the turf standpoint,,
made his reappearance at La ton la re-
cently after a long absence from the
prominent tracks. It is said he had late
ly been racing out lnthe "bushes," and
winning right along The old fellow
looks well, without apparent blemish
of any kind, although he was reported
broken down years ago. In his nC
here he displayed some of his old-time
speed, coming In thUd In good oome
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