B. F. SOHWEIER,
THE OONSTITDTION-THE DNION-AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XVLI.
CONSTANCY.
vc nmv fiKKiOR
One moi
e, love. nrt where the emerald
Fre.kn into ninilc aim.)! the wild shore
Su'. Tjl'nirr ii,.- same. l..ve.'-lt tilled you
fiea
Wheti'vieR-reefcd '- lw and thc billow
Tw;li',', n-thP wlille sails, and two hearts
Wa,n',',"I!lp!i.,i Mlli fmni the crests of the
deep
..i.t.r -i III tli" l"v'. watchlne tlM'in flock
(Iw tM-fl' il':l hi"-1 ""' yellow sand
s. ii.'.'wMi' l:i"uli. her.' the weed-banning
r... k
I'.ntf"r t wave In the quivering Blrt
y. II. I lie ii. i sweil-i ia.s the j; lea in of
II, p ..l.l
rroH ,.. v . .11 lui?e, ninile the xea overbold?
ttedo mil f.'icel lh..e moments tl'.at gaee
I,, I t.i elir lieart" en the slime we love beat:
jti-re, "iwivt Hi e I'lne of Hod'a Rky and the
wave
Cm i.ii-c hi. wmie. I to Hie mountainous crest
u,.,, -ii.-h :i n:. hi! :ill the "tars in the sky,
1 u lover I. n . n d Iwas ou, love, and I.
"NOT I)KAI nirTSLRRl'ETH."
There an' fine mmnn when the,
mvefti.l ii-nis peculiarly bountiful.
Vt In n hii-hed twilight wings her noise
le.n way from lumen to wrap the
temple of the dead ill her soft, trans
parent drapery or f lie? pleasant moon
lilil up the in i--e.l graves, making
luminous the w hile sculptured marble
ilisKiveil t. tnareli up thc shaded
side of the slumbrous city, hiiiI muse
up.ni the link .uiories of the do
pm le.l.
'Mm star bum with lu-dre peculiar
to summer -kit. A lesr, niilil atmos
phere gave a ref refilling elaeli. ify to
my spirits. 1 wandered along I
H-areely knew where, nn.l found my
self, afler a leisure walk, near the nld-Vlii.m.-d
burial ground at lullstin
Kails. I wn-iH luippy Hum ; for having
that .lav received a diplotnn, 1 was
really iiiel pi nfe iuiially nu M. .
What directed my steps to the rural
burying ground 1 cannot now tell, but
I H-Ii,e.l t the time (I was romantic
lu I an enthusiast then) that pome
iny-terii.iis agency shaped my course.
1 drew near the rustic gate wnfl
open. The walks (.'littered in 1 tin
it runt; v elluw light; the shadows lean
ed down from the trees and frescoed
the smooth gravel with quaint traeerv;
the hu.ls and flower, grouped in dark
ina-ses iiii.in the gently curved mounds
(I knew they were I. mis and flowers,
fur their fragrance betrayed them),
teemed whispering in their silent
language to the beautiful dead below.
In my youth I was fond of symboliz
ing. Kvery inanimate thing had it8
type in some ideal of oriental fancy.
1 his evening 1 felt particularly poeti
cal. My imagination as as fertile
yes, I thought as fertile as Milton's, if
my thought-i were not as grand or my
images sublime.
1 sauntered carelessly along the side
where a hawthorn hedge twined its
tirrn tendrils together, dragging my
cane after me, and musing in a careless
reverie. Suddenly I paused. I leaned
by a huge, hoary elm, and cloned my
eyes, as the magic breathing of a flute,
skilfully touched, floated through my
dreaming brain. As I look back it
teems to me that that wan the most
blessed hour of my existence, for,
lain idling with that plaintive melody,
came a gentle face, with sparkling
eyes, serene brow and cheeks just
crimsoned enough to resemble two pale
rose leaves Hushing the purest snow.
O, how I loved that sweet May
Kendall! Loved I Forgetting my
(iod, I idoll.ed her, and egotist that I
was, fancied that my unspoken pns
ion was returned. J!ut I will not
linger. In those few momenta I was
(mining t.iy very soul's depth and fer
vor into tlio heart that I fondly
imagined as youth will sometimes
was in a sort of fpiritual presence,
vei beside jne.
Aly reverie was broken by the ap
proach of a stranger, and a light, sil
very Ihmc.Ii shut out the music of the
flute, for it was so like my love, May's
f io ringing, so joyous.
1 Presently, a a line, manly form
drew nearer, I recognized the features
of one w ho had been my college mate
two years ago. I would have sprung
forward to meet hi in. J I is name was
trembling on my lips when a sight
arrested my attention that chilled my
blood and made my teeth chatter with
a sudden freezing fear. Tho two had
come almost beside ine and there
topped charmed wit?, tho sylvan spot.
The lady held her hut by tho strings,
one arm was passed confidingly through
that of her companion, and when she
turned her bean.ing faco around to
ward me ( I was concealed by the
ilmdow) I r gnized, in the full flood
of lha moi.nlight Mav Kendall I
I I do not like, even at this late day, to
review the feelings that shook my
frame, when I heard them murmur
uch words of tenderness to each other
In riibdiied and happy tones. A death
ly faint ness came over me an I g.ith
tred from their own lips the knowl
edge that they were betrothed; and,
when that passed away, a lieree re
venge sent the blood boiling through
my veins. I could have leaped upon
biin, and demanded my May, my love,
without whom life would be R cuise,
nd the world a dread, de-.d blank.
But then hy what right could 1 call
her mine? True, she had been most
kind to me, but never more than maid
enly modesty might warrant twnid
the moat intimate friend. Now I knew
Vod forgive me for the rage thai
tujrged at my heart-strings as I thnrght
ef it 1 why she had talked to Fred
Wick O, fool that I was not to com
prehend hofm el She had smiled on
hid because I b;fl college mate
because I had ever some sweet, recol
lection to tell, Rie cornel) virtue t i
to praise; and blinded by my own
tundnrss, I fancied she lo.-ed ine.
How 1 stood there, weak, passion
tc nd parting with the violeres ol
my emotions, even till I lean ed t'nc
oaywhi'i, tho wedding would tnkt
place, I kn0v not, for cvry r.:w. in
niy body sec-nod changed to an in tru
nient of fcp,.,, torture. Fprtinat.dy,
"ey di not j.ass me, but retmcc.l the'it
eps; and I, bending low with almost
breaking heart, slowly left tho r'r.s.-.nt
Rraveyard, now only a a alley of dry
bones to me, and walked toward my
awellin-, too wretched to think da-lioe.rat-.iy,
or f(0 ftU thc cruiinjn(,
wight of disappointment.
Hie next day, before aonrisi, I vat
cn my way to a neighboiiag city. 1
' ,ln strange tumult, that I knew
not but. might prove fatal to mo. 1
JK i ready fr almost any desperat
Bea. and bad. moro than ono J
btidder as I think of It oivtMnrUtd
-.o-u, UL.i,,u. ui i called philoso
phy, nay, somothitig higher, holior to
my aid religion; and in time I be
came soothed, if not comforted; that
is, after I know May was irrevocably
wedded. '
Two months passed. I Aremed mv
self sufficiently fortified with irwd
resolutions to return once more to my
chosen place of residence. It wa
high noon when I drove up the piin
cipal street. A carriage dashed by m
a light vehicle. In another moment
it hail turned; and Frederick, May's
husband, was abreast. I involuntarily
drew in my horse. My friend's face
denoted anguish intense and concen
trated. "For God'g sake, Dr. Lane, my
early friend, do not stop till you reach
Mrs. Kendall's! My May lies there
eick dying!" he gasped.
I low ashy pale he was! My face
blanched. I felt a singular tremor.
He dashed ahead, neither speaking;
and in fifteen minutes I stood by the
couch of the young bride. That was
an awful hour. At its close I pressed
her white eyelids over her dull, glazed
eyes. Ah, heaven I thought I, kneel
ing with an aching heart, can such
Wauty tie dead? And still, for all,
there was triumph in the feeling tri
umph until I Iteheld the awful grief
of the bereaved husband saw the big
drops Wad like blood his pale, broad
forehead almost forced him from the
inanimate Wdy to which he hung with
the grasp of despair, clasping her to
his bosom kissing the white lips, the
whiter cheeks, even the gold locks that
lay damp and uncurled over her shoul
ders. .And when I left that house of
mourning, was it not strange the calm
ness I felt settling over my spirits?
Conld this thought, even in the faintest
tracery, pass through my mind at such
a time? "Well, she is not mine; and
neither is she his. I am glad fhat, at
she could not W mine only, none but
death can claim her now."
I fear, had conscience rightly ap
plied her torch, she might have read
those scathing words written on to
crimson portals of my heart.
The next day I went over to W pre
sent at the funeral service, and still I
felt that sorrowful happiness. Poor
Frederick was at times raving, then
stupid with his great grief. The
mourners assembled; the Wantiful
dead lay robed in satin in her colli n ;
already the large parlor was filled with
weeping friends. I took my station at
the head of the corpse. With unutter
able tenderness, yet without a tear, I
gazed upon that heavenly countenance.
It looked not like stern death, but soft
anil smiling slumWr. They were all
her young companions present, village
maidens, robed in white, whose silvery
voices joined in a simple funeral song.
Hut, OI how those voices wavered,
trembled, until tears and sobs choked
out their music, and one mournful,
heart-rending wail sounded through
the room.
At last the bonry headed man of
God arose to pray. Never heard I a
petition so mournfully tender, so oi tu
ple, so powerful. How gently he
spoke of her youth and goodness; the
circumstances under which God was
pleased to call her, just, as it were,
standing on the threshold of her happy
life, and looking toward the rose
colored future !
I still kept my place at the head of
tlio colfin. My eyes full of tears now,
never once moved from that holy
face.
Was it fancy? I thought the dear
features grew dim. My sight was
failing, or I bent closer to the corpse;
I drew back, wiped my eyes, looked
again. God of mercy I God of com
passion! vhat sent a wild shock
through my frame, and struck my
brain as with a wand of lire? I reeled.
I fell almost upon the coffin. There
was a moisture on the gloss moisture
that, when I applied my sleeve, would
not come off moisture upon the inside
of the glass.
As was customary every face was
bowed toward the earth in prayer.
What must I do? There were fear
ful risks to run. My knees tremble
and knocked together; ray heart Wat
against my sido till m body rocked
like a pendulum. The voice of the
pastor whistled in my ear. Kach mo
ment was an hour ; and yet the con
flict the horrible temptation warring
with my Wtter nature came again. It
was awful! awful! If I kept my
silence she was still tho bride of death-,
and as much mine as another's; if I
spoke she was again the wife of my
rival.
I daro not recall some of my emo
tions now. I could not have Wen my
self when that fiendish temptation W
eet me, and whispered mo to let the
dark grave claim h.r, if I might not.
The porspiraflon welled np from
everv pore, bin the agony was passed.
I could ffe .hrotticd the old pastor
that ho did not ce-tse, yet I feared for
the lifo the po.r husband should he
know tho truth too suddenly. There
was a tingling from my head to my
fingers' cids. I ahook liko n aspen
leaf.
"Amen!" O, how I thanked God
for that sound I clung to the coffin
for one moment, weak and helpless as
an infnnt.
The chief mourners were called first,
that tWy might be srarcd the shock of
beholding thc dear one borne out W-
, fore their eyes. J lie poor nusoanu
j tottered rut, supported on each side.
I What wji-e my ieelings as lie passed
I n.o 1 Next moment the sobbing mother.
, Now wbs my tiiiie
! "Quick! friends! neighbors I" I
carped. "Call the sexton in! Now,
. 6 ..... 11.11 IV.-
nian, oil Willi me coiim
God's sake, dt.ay not! She is not
dead!"
J rather shrieked tha said the last
word.
Tho change that camo over that as-
' scnt'v I Many swooned aay a
crowd rnshed to the coflin I pressed
thorn back the hand of the under
taker trem led screw after screw fell
rattling to tho floor my head beat
dull and heavy with the excitement of
hope an fear.
The coflin top was thrown aside.
In n.y arms I bore the fair creatine to
a couch. As I ret urned for a moment,
I saw her only siste-a girl of six
tcen standing as it riveted to the
lirr checks hodow and ghstly,
I her eyes fixed and frightfully glaring.
1 1 seized her by tne arm, duibub
not. 1 k her rudoly, saying:
"Unless you help mc, Marie, lie will
really dial Quick! come, cut off Mr
MIFFUNTOWN,
Wave Clothes ! Rim mini nn n
. D.U U1CII
must never know of this P'
The girl sighed, shivered then,
with a wild, unnatural burst of laugh
ter, roused herself from her stupor.
Then, as suddenly, a flood of tean
came to her relief. All wag right now.
Hhe followed me into the next room,
untied the white satin ribWn that con
fined the delicate wrists, unloosened
the linen bands on her breast, so that
by the time the young bride opened
her eyes she was lying as if she had
sought her bed for pleasant slumber.
And now, the most terrible excite
ment over, I breathed freely. And yet
another important task remained to bf
accomplished. By my orders the poot
husband had lieen briefly informed
that the ceremony would be detained s
moment. He was so distracted with
his gief that all news was alike tc
him. They led him wWre they liked.
He sat in a little room just across th
entry; so deadened were all his sen set
lie had not heard the confusion.
I went in, closed the door and stood
Wside him. He glanced up but once,
then buried his face in his hands with!
an unearthly moan that went to my
very son I. Oh, such joy, such pure,
exquisite joy as flooded my whole be
ing as I felt what a heaven I should
soon awake him to! Only angels can
tell how sweet it is to bring blessing
to the wayworn and hope to the de
sponding. "Frederick," said I, placing mv arm
aronnd his neck, "my dear fellow."
"lon'ttry to comfort me, doctor,'
his broken wice responded ; "my heart
Is torn up by the roots."
What should I next say? A thought
occurred to me.
"Do you rememWr what Christ said
about the little maid? 'She is nol
dead, but sleepeth.' "
My peculiar accent, my intonation,
struck him instantly. lie shook sud
denly and raised his trembling hands,
w-hile a strange expression shot over
his face. There were tears in my
eyes, but I smiled broad through them
at the same time; I tried to command
my voice, as I stammered, "Did you
did you ever hear of people falling
into trances? and"
Ho sprang to his feet, clinched mv
hands, breathed hard through his shut
teeth. His eyes glittered.
"What I" he cried, comprehending
the hopeful faces looking in upon us;
"dead? in a trance? laid out?
buried? alive alire I Great God !
Do you tell me she lives? my May?
who gasped in my arms? lay cold on
this bosom? Oh, have mercy! don't
mock me!"
He staggered against me, almost
helpless.
"Frederick," I cried, tears raining
down my cheeks, "She lives! she lives!
your precious May is saved!"
Another second and I was in his
arms, he dancing deliriously round
with me.
"Godbloss you I God bless you!"
he cried.
"Oh, ft is too Wantiful, too pood!
My dear God how I thank thee!" And
he lifted his streaming eyes heaven
ward. "Iet me see her," he continued,
locking my arm in bis. "I will W
calm very calm. And, doctor," he
exclaimed, "if ut any time my life will
buy you a precious boon, it is yours."
He did not dream, poor fellow, that
he had been my rival.
The mother hung over her child, the
husband Wnt over his bride, full of
thanksgivings. She, with her blue
eyes moving languidly, but fondly
from one to the other, whiHiered : "I
am better, stronger. I shall soon be
well again. I have been ill so long."
Frederick kissed her white brow in
reply, and smothered his sobs iu the
pillow. And then I left them, a hap
pier Wing a Wtter man !"
May and her husband still live, a
fond, Wantiful pair, even now.
I am an old bachelor; but have the
satisfaction of knowing I rescued her
I loved from the grave.
Anstrlan Opinion of American Women
American women, if they are not
always Wantiful, at least know how to
make themselves appear so. Nowhere
have I ever seen so many beautiful
wo-nen as in America, including even
old women with white hair. The native
American girl, especially if of English
or Scotch descent, is large and slender,
generally blonde, with regular features
and remarkably small hands and feet.
The complexion is often pale; rarely
do they have the fresh color of a Vien
nese girl. The most Wantiful girl I
have ever come across in my life I saw
in a New York store. She was an
American of Spanish doscent, of a lit
erally d7..ling Wauty, such as 1 had
never Wfore encountered in life or
on canvas. The happiest marriages
are those of American men to German
women.
A ood Cat Story.
A good cat-and-scveral-kittena story
cotnofl from the Wheeling postoflice.
It seems that when the stamp clerk
opened the safe in his department
aliout 7 o'clock Monday morning, a cat
that has lived around the building for
a long time stepped out and began to
stretch herself. She had Wen in the
safe since Sunday morning at 10
o'clock, about 21 hours, and as the
compartment she occupied was air
tight she had the air therein pretty
well worked over and it was getting
somewhat stale. The cat had evident
ly gotten lonesome during its confine
ment and was rather scarce of amuse
ments to pass the time away, for when
the clerk went to take out some stamps
he found four small kittens snuggled
together in the safe.
The Mikado.
The real Mikado of Japan is thus
described by In English traveler who
saw him recently on the Shiudbaya, a
race course at Tokio: "He sat with a
table in front of him, covered with a
rich silk cloth. He is a dark complex-
j ioned man, with more stubbly black
. Imir about his face thau is generally
worn by the Japanese. The Mikado
1 nnl D-cnerullv show himself in
i public, but ho is very fond of horse
racing."
II aire Toe Many Sick People.
The secretary of the California stats
board of health. Dr. G. Tyrrell, in his
annual report vigorously protest
' against the immigration of diseased
neraons. especially of consumptives,
to the slate. He says there is groat
rf.nirer of coutaifion from con
sumption. -
JUNIATA COUNTY.
HUVRMBKit.
All tennis outfits, flannel suits
And yachting costumes gay,
The straw bat, blazer, yellow boot!
Have now been put away.
Upon the lawn are seen no mors
Young men and msklens fair,
And where Is beard old ocean's roar,
The stormy beach Is bare.
Ieserto4 are the haunts of okl
Where Bummer's winds were tame,
Yet Cupid never minds the cokl,
He gets there just the same.
FUJI
Hriggs " Ah, I see you are out with
your overcoat?"
Griggs "Yes, I just took it out."
Tailor "la there any way that I cap
jet you to pay this bill, sir?"
Travers "Certainly. Lend me the
:ash."
"Have you any paper collars?" he
asked, as he sidled into the store on
tiptoe.
"Certainly, sir," replied the affable
:lerk. " Will one be enough? How
is everything in East St. Louis?"
Visitor The portrait is very fine,
but you seem to have devoted more
time to tho hands than the face.
Artist That's so. You see Us
bands pay over the money
Guest Waiter, bring me a cup ot
coffee.
Waiter How will you have it, sir,
weak or strong?
"I'd like it weak, but not week after
ext. Hurry it up."
Friend I see you are squandering
your money in all manner of dissipa
tion. Fast Boy Yes, I'm a little fiesh,
but I'll get ripe after awhile.
Yes, like pears get ripe in tho straw.
A man who was deeply in debt was
(tick unto death.
"Ah," he sighed, "if I could only
live until I had paid off my debts."
"Humph I" sneered the doctor,
bluntly, "you want to live forever, do
you r
Customer (in tea store tasting the
lea) I don't like his tea. It tastes
like hay.
Exasperated Clerk I don't know,
sir, whether it aoes or not. i m noi
uch a donkey as to know how hay
tastes.
'You are not looking well," said a
gentleman to ft friend who was suffer
ing from too much whiskey.
'Mo, I'm all broke up. I'm mighty
glad now I drank plenty whiskey when
1 had ft chance, for I couldn't do il
now," was the response.
Tailor (calling on Doctor) "Here i
this bill of six dollars that I have
culled on you half a dozen times about,
ami this is my last visit, sir!"
Doctor "That's right, sir. 1
charge a dollar a visit and we'll now
cull it square."
Hammerstein "I understand there
was quite a run on clothing In llaxloi
street this morning?"
Tackheimer "bo help me Mose
but you are right ! Some one snatched
first-hand suit oH one of Cohen'i
prize dummies. The whole street wai
in the chase."
Young Cleverton from New York
has Wen invited by Miss Calumet ol
Chicago to a whist party.
Miss Calumet Mr. Cleverton, you
will have uie for a partner, and will
you not remove your collar Wfore w
begin? I am sure you will he muck
loore comfortable.
"This cloth" said the tailor, "is very
durable, but, I will tell you frankly,
it has one fault. The texture is so
loose that it catches everything."
"That settles it," replied the cus
tomer. "Make me a suit of it, and J
will wear it to the races. If it catches
anything there I shall W satisfied."
Baxter (who has Wen out all night,
to office boy) "Here, James, go
around to my house and ask my wife
for a dean pair of cuffs." (An houi
later) "AVell, why didn't you get
them? What did my wife say?"
James "She said she'd give yon
plenty of cuffs when you came home."
St. I-ouis Man "I will Wt you s
new suit the r air will W held in bt.
Louis.
New York Man "Where is the suk
to W made?"
St. I-ouis Man "In St. Louis of
conrse. '
New York Man "I must . declin
the Wt."
Wife "You shabby man ! There'f
a big hole in your trousers. I should
certainly think you would get a new
pair and look decent."
Husband (two hours later, display
Ing new trousers) "What do you
think of these? Ten dollays."
Wife (crying) "That's just like
you, when you knew I wanted a new
bonnet."
i
Frofessor (to a student who had on
in the lecture hall a loud cravat instead
of a white one) 1 bene loud cravats
are becoming very fashionable, it
seems.
Student Yes, Professor; that's so.
. IVofessor (severely) But they are
not worn in the presence of gentlemen.
Student (somewhat confused) No,
frofessor; they never are.
"George," she said, as she lay quiv
ering in his tightly clasped arms,
"what was that noise I heard?"
"Nothing of importance, Gladys
darling," he answered. "A slight rip
in my coat, that was all." And then
as the sound of two Wating Warts
slowly filled tne room and floated out
through the back door, she murmured
softly: "George, dear, you couldn't
make that coat rip ft little more, could
you?"
One of the Board of Education, go
Ing his rounds as an amateur, put the
following question to ft scholar in s
country school.
"How do you parse, Mary milked
the cow'?"
Pupil "Cow is ft noun, feminine
gender, singular number, third person,
and stands for Mary."
"Stands for Mary 1" exclaimed ho of
the Board; "how do you make that
out?"
"Because," added tho intelligent
pupil, "if the cow didn't stand for
Mary, bow could Mary milk her?"
PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY G.1S9-2.
THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF
OIKLS.
CTOI.ISO,
Cycling, as an amnsenient for ladies
and girls, has, it is trne, scarcely made
the progress into pnhlie favor which its
votaries predicted, i'ossibly it is foi
one or all of the following reasons: 1.
That tricycling is at the Wat somewhat
heavy work for all who are not quite
strong. 2. Tnat for one of family,
eycliug is a somewhat expensive - pas
time. S. That, for want of a suitable
dress and machine, few ladies look well
when riding. 4. That, till compara
tively recently, cycle manufacturers
have paid but slight attention to tho
reqniromeuts of women In the matter
of machines specially constructed to
meet their needs in weight and suit
ability. The first and fonrth reasons, whi-h
have perhaps preveuted this healthy
and delightful pastime from becoming
as popular as it deserves with women
and girls, are fast Wing rendered in
valid, as ladies' bicycles of a suitable
and convenient pattern can now W ob
tained from most of the leading makers,
all ot which devote attention to the
needs of ladies. Manufacturers are at
last recognizing that, should bicycling
be made possible for ladies and become
popular, there is another vast Bold
opened for their enterprise.
Whether it W bicycling or tricycling
for which one "goes in," it should be
a recognized fact that the amusement
requires ft suitable costume eqnally
with riding, shooting, bathing, or gym
nastics. Half the opposition to ladies
and girls indulging in this excellent
amusement, whieh has one great ad
vantage over many other pastimes, in
that it nan be pursued winter or snm-
mer, spring or antnmn, proviuea me
weather W but reasonably fine, arises
no donbt from the fact that nine-tenths
of the women and girls one sees
"wheeling." either from their unsuit
able attire, their want of knowledge, or
from their looking ill at ease, act as
potent arguments aguinst tho prac
tice.
Firstly, then, let me deal with the
subject of dress, which has exercised
the minds of roost ladies who have
taken np cycling, as well as many who
have not. t f course, tne ioiiowing re
marks are intended for those who wish
to pursue the sport as they wonld horse
back riding or swimruing, and wbo are
naturally prepared to adopt a conven
ient and suitable form of attire for the
purpose. For those who cycle only so
occasionally that a special costume is
scan ely necessary, 1 shall have n few
hints later on. trnm many proposi
tions during the last six or eight jears.
a really sensible costume bas at length
Wen evolved, which is neither open to
the objections of the ne advocated by
the "advanced school," who wonld
have rut ladies and girls wbo cycle
into frilled knickerbockers, a blouse,
and a skirt the length of that worn in
the gymnasinm, nor of that brought
forward by tbeir less auvanoca sisters,
which was in reality the "Bloomer"
dress reUivivtiH.
Speaking recently to a young lady, a
M"' H., who, thongh she also rides on
horiwiM k. !rau D.io is at h ran in b
country, uses her tricycle a great deal,
and, iDdeed, thinks very little of a rnn
of thirty or forty miles, I was able to
gain souio vuluaMo information.
Miss H.,who has ridden soveral typos
of machines, both two-wheelers and
three-wheelers, said:
"Of course, I like horses but I also
like my bicycle, and now nse it a good
deal. You see one does not have to
wait for one's steed to W either
groomed or saddled, and it will stand
a whole day if necessary. It is nineh
less fatiguing to ride than a tricycle,
and it is qnite easy to nse, really, when
one has learnt the art of mounting,
which any girl will do speedily if she
only makes np her mind to it. One
can have such delightful trips. I take
my paints or camera, and a little
luocheon banket, and with a lady friend
wbo also rides, we go for an impromptu
picnio, or a sketching expedition."
What machine should 1 recommend
for a lady? Well, the one I ride my
self, ft lleferee, is as good as any; but
nearly every good make has a suitable
ladies' machine on the market now-a-days.
The ladies' Qtiadra.t, which
my friend rides, Is a Wantifnl little
machine.
Dress!" Ob, that question of dress.
As yon know. I Imgan cycling when I
left school at seventeen, and at first I
thought that an ordinary skirt might
do, but after I hail mined two or three
good frocks I found out my mistake. I
soon came to the conclusion that a
girl who values either her appearance
or her health ontdit not to attempt a
ride of any distance in her ordinary
clothes. Then I tried my ordinary
riding habit, but this though more sat
isfactory was nncomfortable, at least
the trousers were never wear trousers
when cycling as they "dragged"
frightfully across the knoes. Then I
tried, on the recommendation of an
other lady, the regular CT.O. oontnme
which war very comfortable, and qnite
all that one conld desire for every day
rongh and tumble work; but perhaps
I am fastidious it was not pretty
enough for me, so Miss G. and I put
our beads together, and our brains to
work, and designed the costume we
now wear.
Of what does it consist? Well, first
of all I wear next to my skin a silk and
wool combination garment, tight-fitting
and high at the neck, with half long
sleeves. Of course. I vary the thick
ness according to the weather. It is a
great mistake, Wth from a health point
of view as well as that of comfort to
wear one's ordinary linen undercloth
ing. W hen I began to ride I did so,
and I suffered for my indiscretion. At
the end of the first long ride I ever
took I conld have wrung the moisture
from my chemise, and the result was,
of conrse. a thoronch chill, which laid
me np for several weeks. Noxt to the
combinations I wear my stays riding
ones, with the hips ent away and a short
bust low in front and hii?h at the
back, laced sufficiently tightly to clasp
my figure firmly without Injnrious
pressure, and giving me s maxiinnm of
snnnnrt Over these I nsnally wear a
ribbed silk, or silk and wool snugly
fitting vest Then short, tight-fitting
knickerbockers, reaching to and bnt-
tonin? inst aWve the knee. Experi
ence has taught me that such a length
is the ideal one for comtorv, ana mat. a
tight-fyting garment is preferable in
many ways to a loose one, or any form
of "divided" skirt, which, if worn
without an onter skirt is neither de
ferable nor pictnresqne, and if worn
under an ordinary dress is a far more
olnmsy and cumbersome form of dnal
garment than is at all necessary. I
wear no peticoats, except in very cold
weather, and then only one a warm
linsey. My knickerbockers, as well as
akirt and bodice, are made by the
' tailor who makes my riding habit.
The skirt is made so that it just clears
the ground when walking. I, however,
see no reason why girli mh are accus
tomed to making tbeir own dresses
thoiil I not make all except perhaps.
I lie knickerbockers. 1 always wear,
warm, long stockings, which, by a lit
do patent of my owu, I arraut-e to but
ton at the front aud back (just above
it) to fhe kniokberWckers, by thu
means doing away with the necessity ol
ither garteis or suspeuders. The but
tons should W placed back and front,
as they get in the way if placed any
where else.
"Low heeled shoes and a Tarn o'
Sbnntt-r cap, that can be made to act at
a shade for the eyes, complete the cos
tmue, which I have found wear excel
lently if made of a good habit cloth,
with narrow braid trimming. I may
mention that my lady friend has fonn l
that the cheaper varieties of tweedf
and serges of well-known manufactur
ers, such, for instance, as Egortoo
Iturnett's, answer and wear admir
ably." For those who feel disinclined tc
spend a snm sufficient to fit themselvec
ont in such a costnme as that wbicb
I have jnst descriWd, a very nice cy
cling dress may W marie up of woolen
combinations, a pair of loose knicker-
Irockers, which any dressmaker could
make,a loose blouse bodice.and a skirt,
made full and plain. Mrs. Itehreu'e
"Omni" dress is said to be excellent
for the purpose
Many mothers wonld, I think, allow
their daughters to indulge in what it
undoubtedly a splendid form of exer
cise, could they but see them properly
attired in a dress such as that descriWd,
and mounted on a suitable machine.
Of course no girl or woman should at
teuip cycling who is delicate, or suffer
ing from any complaint which would W
aggr. ated by the vibration of the ma
chine. For those wbo are strong aud
healthy, however, there is scarcely a
Wtter variety of physical recreation oi
a similar nature.
0. H.
THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA'?
VILLA AT CORFU.
Of recent years the Empress of Ans
tria has spent part of the winter in the
island of Corfu, and during her so
jonrn occupied a modest villa, situated
on an eminence near Gastouri, a sniali
village far-famed for its Wantifnl snr-1
ronndings and the pnre Greek type ol
its inhabitants. In the spring of 1881
tbe Empress decided to havo a palace
in classical style erected on the same
site; aud commissioned Chevalier Huf
faelo Carito, a Neapolitan architect to
draw np the. plans and to superintend
the construction. Exterior and inter
ior of tho palace were to be decorated
in Ponipeian fashion. The Empress
named her palace "Achilleion" perhaps
in allusion to the dismal end of her
only son, who, like Achilles, was cut
off in the prime of youth. In the
atrium, or entrance hall, stands a
marble group, representing Achille
dying, aud mural paintings record tiis
principal events in the life of the
Greek hero. Terrace gardousext. no
from tho front of the stately strnetnrd
to the sea, and command the most ene
chanting views in the island, with the
Albauiau coast in tho foreground, nnu
tho suowclad mountains of Epirns on
tho horizon, lteau'ifnl trees of dark
foliaue aud a gorgeous flora form a
striking contrast with the marble
stiit in s, placed on the balustrades and
in the grounds. Jn the most pictur
esque spot of the park tho Empress is
going to erect a monument to Heiui ich
eiue, her fawrite poet, inoviiia
"Achilleion" is now completed, ami
the Esipress ElizaWth has resided
there Bince Sept. 21, leaving it only a
few days since. She loves to take long
walks t i different places in the islaud,
wherever historical remains, a Greek
rnm, an ancicut Venetian tower, or the
costumes of the natives attract
Wr. But very few of her m
tnuraije are allowed to accompany
heron these exenrsions. Indoors she
spends mncb of her time in studying
the modern Greek language, which she
speaks already fairly well, one of her at
tendants being a native from Gastonri,
with whom sbo can converse inner
m tkur tougne.
A Poem fok Ciiili.ken. Bt C. C Moork.
Twas the nlttlit I"' fore Christmas, when all
ihromOi ilie house
Not a crat tire was si Irrlnc. not even a mnnsp ;
Hie stockings were bung by the chimney with
c.rro.
In hopes that Bt. M. holas soon would be
there:
The clill Iri'n were nestled all snug In then
he.ls.
While visions ot siiKir-plums (lanced In their
liea.ls;
Anil mamma tn hr-r kerchief, and 1 In my cap.
Had Just settled our 1. rains for a long winter s
nap
When out on the lawn there arose such a chat
ter.
I sprang Irom my bed to see what was the
matter.
4 wiv to th.. window 1 Sew like a flash.
Tore cpen the shutters, and threw up the sash.
The mm.li. on me ureast oi me uew-ianeu
4II.IW.
(iave a lustre of mid-day to objects below:
lien, what to my womiering eyes su.iuiu ap
pear.
P.ut
nuniaiure
sleigh and eight tiny rein-
deer.
With a tittle, old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew In a moment It must be St. Nick.
More rapid llian eigl. s, his coursers they
came.
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them
l.y name ;
"Now. I lather I now,
Dancer I now, franeer
and Ixen'
on,C el! on. Cupid! On, londer and Hilt
7IMI I
lo the lop of the porch, to the top of the wall !
Now d ish a -lav! d ish away, d isli away all!"
sdi v le:ives that before the wild ourrlcaue
tty.
When i hey meet with an obstacle, mount to
sky.
e. up to the housetop, the coursers they new.
With the sleighful ot toys and St. Nicholas
too.
And I lien in a twiukltng I heard on the root
1 he i-rancuii: ami pawing ot each Utile ho f.
As I drew In mv head, and was turning aronind.
Down the chimney St. Nicholas caiue with a
bound.
lie was dressed all in (ur from bis head to his
And hi othes were all tarnished with ashes
and s.H.t t
A bundle ol toys he had tlunz on his back.
And he hH.ked like a pedlar Just opening his
pank.
Mis eyes ho they twinkledl Ills dimples how
merrvl
His el.eeks were lfke roses, his nose like a
cherry;
Ills droll l.ttle mouth was drawn up like a
h..w.
And the heird on his chin was as white as the
snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight In his teeth,
A d the smoke. It encircled l.ls head like a
wreath.
lie h id a broad face and a little round belly.
1 hat snook, when he laughed, like a bowl lull
of Jellv.
He was chubby and plump a right Jolly old
ell ; I
And I laughed when I saw him. In spite of my- j
seir.
A wink of his eye, and and a twist of his head, j
Poon rave me lo know 1 had nothing to dread. 1
He spoke not a woid, but went straight to l.ls
wcrk.
And lille.l all the stockings; then turned with
a I. it.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he .ose
lie sprang to ins sicign, w nis team
Rave a
whistle.
Anil awv thev all
flew, like the down of a
Hustle;
But I heard him exclaim, ere they drove out
of sight , I
"Marry Christines to all, and to all a good
nlitht I"
HOME.
Upon a mountain height, far from theses,
1 tomtit a -.licit,
A ml to nty lisinilng ear this lonely thins
Ktrr a sona of ocran iw-emeU tosmg,
fcvrr a tale ol oce.m seemed to letL
A ii. I. as th- sIh-II upon a mounuiu height
isjii,; ol llit. a.
So ilo I ever, leattues and leagues away,
oil.i I ever, wondering on.-ii 1 may.
Sing, U iny home. Slog, O my liooie of thee.
Jiuoene neld.
THK OLD AND TBI NEW.
In consideration of the comfort,hap
piness and prosperity of those depend
ent npon her l-.anagemcut, it is just as
essential that the housekeeper oonduct
her domestic affairs on good business
prinoiplon.H-H that men iu commercial
life do. She should not only keep a
itrict and well systemized aoconnt of
ill receipts aud expenditures and bal
ance the acconnt at the close of the
year, but she should also, at that time,
follow the example of all successful
iealers. and take an acconnt of stock.
This should be done that she may
aot only know what supplies are on
baud, but the condition they are in, iu
ar.ter to renovate and replenish
tluni.
The old Scotch proverb which de
clares that "Husband's canoa thrive
nn less their wives let them," is certain
ly trne. Hut many a husband's success
is m ule unnecessarily ditlicnlt, or im
perilled, by reason not of his wife's
intentional extravagance, but from ig
norance regarding bis resources and
the amount they can afford to devots V
household expenses. And what is of
fsr greater consequence, the happiness
of many a husband and wife is wrecked
by reason of extravagant or unneces
sary parsimonionsnehS in household
management.
There are husbands and husbands; as
tnere are wives ana wives, mere are
husbands that from a mistaken sense ot
kindness, shield their wives from all
knowledge of financial affairs and alio
them to only be burdened with their
own personal expenditures; (indeed, I
have one friend, an exceptionally broad
and liberal-minded man who selects his
wife's gowns aDd bonnets) husbands so
generons that they encourage extrava
gance in their wives; others so selfish
and lacking in a sense of justice, so
avaracious and niggardly that a fair
minded, generous wife's life is made
almost uneudnrablo;and husbands who
think every woman is incapable of
wisely expending money no matter in
what position of life they are placed.
There are wives so ignorant, inex
perienced, thoughtless and selfish that
Iboir husbands may well place a low
estimate on their financial ability. Hut
such isolated cases by no means war
rant any sweeping assertioDs,and there
are enough husbands who gladly ac
knowledge tbeir indebtedness to their
wive's co-operation and counsel for
whatever material success they have
attained, to save our sex from re
proach. There is also a large and constantly
increasing nnmlssr of husbands and
wives wbo realize that true marriage is
sue eqnal partnership in which there
must be entire confidence, and a wil
lingness and capacity in each to fulfill
th. ir rearective duties.
'J he I -est method ot arrautnng finan
cial matters, one which insures entire
freedom from domestic cases to the
husband, and self-resiect and valuable
knowledge to the wife, and is rapidly
gaining in popular favor, is that of giv
ing the latter a weekly or monthly al
lowance aud living strictly within
it
The amount of this should of course
be carefully agreed upon, and if an
itemized account of household expens;
es are kept this is easily ascertained
and once having settled upon a snm.no
self-respecting woman however ignor
ant of business methods, will, under
ordinary circumstances fail in her part
nf the contract.
I know ot nothing objectionable in
the plan and there are many strong ar
guments in its favor.
It tenches women business methods.
to be careful and shrewd buyers and to
take advantage of any depression in
the market; it takes them ont into tho
fresh air and snusbine away from their
daily round of petty, carking cares
an I it gives them that sense ef inde
pendence which is so dear to every
woman's heart.
There are different opinions as to
whether it is wisest to adhere strictly
to a cash system of making purchases
or to rnn a monthly account. Usually
the former is considered to !e, thongh
it is a question which every house
keeper mast I mi a law unto herself as
it is greatly dependent upon her good
judgment and resoluteness. All ex
pcriencel buyers know that dealers
will at times sell certain lines of
goods with which they are overstocked.
or as a means of inducing other trade.
at cost or nearly so. '1 hero are also
the semi-annual "Clearauoe Sales"
when all remnants, slightly soiled or in
any way undesirable goods are dis
posed of at prices far ImjIow the usual
ones. Then if one bas good judgment,
the purchase money or credit, nne can
effect a decided saving-
Hal the inexperienced, irresolute wo
man is led to buy what she would not
if compelled to pay cash, and the lat
ter is her only sufu method of econ
omizing. Decided savings caa also be made
in kitchen supplies, dry goods and no
tions by buying at wholesale of job
bers, i'njing dry goods ont of season
is another economical plan, and when
there are soveral children, hats and
shoes can be purchased in the same
way.
Of conrse no great savings will be
effected by following any of these
systems, but during the conrse of a
year they will aggregate a snug little
sum, and give you a decidedly happier
life than if they had been conducted in
a careless extravagant manner and
the commencement of every month
witnessed a scene as the tills of the
bntchor, the baker and the candle
stick maker were presented.
Nbvkb to tire, never to grow cold; to
nah'ent. Rvmnathetio. tender: to
I look for the budding flower and the
opening nean; to nope aiwwja, iu iovd
always that is duty.
It is said of more than half the men
that they resemble Napoleon; it is said
of more than half the women that they
have Madonna like faces. Still, there
was only one Napoleon and only one
Madonna.
OtrB opinions are not our own, but
in the power of sympathy. If a per
son tells us a palpable falsehood, we
not only df e not contradict him, bnt
we dare barly disbelieve him to his
face. A lie boldly uttered has the
effect of truth for the instant
Mibtk is the sweet wine of human
life.
NO. 3
A GRUMBLE
FROM
MAN.
THE SNOW
BT BK1.K WOITSII CLIRC
It's very hard to stand out here.
When all th - girls aud hoys
Are danclii" round the Christina tree
With lots of luu and noise.
One touch of Naluie, so they say,
Maks all the w.rld akin:
And yei they haven't h id the grace
Toa.sk the Snow Maniut
I've heard them talk of Santa Claus.
And all that he would bring ;
The piiintug-lo.s. and b-il.4 aud sleds.
And all ihat son of thing.
I shared their hnpa, yet in th-lr Joy
I have no l..t irpirt:
I s'pose, t-ecaiise Tin made of snow,
Iney think I have ni ueartt
I wonder, now. If 3 mta CVius
ill chance to think of mtf
If 1 could get uiy !o.-klng off.
I'd hsng them on a liee;
And theu, ieriia.s. ine aood old 8a
Would spv iliem dangling there.
And from his treasures deign to leave
lire poor suow Man a share!
Ooldm Day.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
There are 2 50 general In the Brit
ish army.
A $750,000 tunnel Is to be construct
ed at Leadville.
The Labor party polls 63,000 votes In
New South Wales.
Iron is to be made at Chattanooga by
au electrical process.
Over 1000 compositors are out of
employment iu London.
Nebraska is to send an exhibition
car through the country.
Buffalo has forty-eight public
schools and 155 churches.
Kansas City Is to lie entirely light
ed by a f loO.Goo plant
A new railroad Is to built between
Chicago and Omaha,
Over 2,f 00 men at work oa tin
Chicago World's Fair Park.
Log cutters on the west branch ot
the Suequehauna are organizing.
Williamsporte, To., will saw 270,
000,000 feet of logs this year.
American Car Company, capital
$100,000, is to start at St. Louis.
Mansion House street. Jxmdou, Is
traversed by 23 000 vehicles daily.
The Chiueee reckon this to be year
7.910,341.
A doctor says that one person in
nine is left-handed.
The Thames (London) police faros
consists of 200 men.
On the average a boy costs a parent
about $2"0 a year Until twenty years of
aga. i
Apple trees set "out eighty years ago
in New Haven, Conn., bore excellent
fruit last falU
1 be TresldRnt of the Swiss RepuV
lic receives but $3 J00 per year.
The necktie of the new Penn statu
in Philadelphia Is to weigh 300 pounds
A new hotel is building at Macki
naw Mich., for tbo use of hay-fever suf
ferers alone.
About B,COO,000,000 pieces of mail
matter are distributed by postal clerk
in the country yearly.
It would rennlre 1003 horses to cart
away the amount of soot which falls in
Loudon each month.
A co't with horns a foot long Is
owned by a farunr named Kavauaugh,
in Scrlven County, Ga.
In tho city or Berlin, wiyi a popu
lation of 1 315.U0J there are but 2b,8U0
dwelling house.
From the American aloe tree is
made thread, ropes, cables, paper,
clothing, soap, sugar and brandy.
Iu Fiji, the Friendlv Islands, Samoa
and New Brltlan, lOtl.O 0 natives wor
ship In Method lat churchoa.
Trains loaded with geese arrivs
dally at Berlin from Knssla. Ten thou
sand came recently on a single train.
A spoou for measuring medicine,
by which a dose e in be administered
without spilling, has been invented.
Three womeu, now over eight!
years of age, are living within a atone'
throw of each other near Norwich,
Conn., who have each been struck by
lightning at various times.
Among the delicacies tj be obtain
ed at a Japanese lailroad station are
sliced lotus roots, roots of large burdock,
lily bulbs, shoots of giuger, pickled
greeu plums aud the like
In Australia, where deadly snake
alKiutid, it has lieeu discovered that
strychnia is almost au Infallible cure
for their bites. The antidote acts
quickly, snake poison slowly. All phy
sicians use it
It Is estimated that the treasure
lying idle in India in the shape of
hoards of ornaments amounts to $1,
ffiO ,(., 000. A cotnpetont authority
Cilculaios tiiat In Ainrista city alont
th-re are jewels to thevalue of $10,000,
000. A Concord (N. II.) mule, fldinng
its necc swollen by soiuu aftV-ctiou that
it couldn't reach the ground feed
standing, laid down, an. I alter eating
all this grass within reach ou one Side
rolled over and finished its meal on the
other.
A careful investigator has ascer
tained, afler a long series of interesting
eiperiinents, that the mosquito's
taste for human Mmxi Is an acquired
one.
-From Areola to Waterl.K) NaaleoB
had 19 horses killej under him. They
were for the most, part wmte or gray
horses, for which the Euupexot had an
especial fondness.
lie Salivation Army in Ecgland is
insuring the lives t f its members, upon
the theory Mint the profits tberefrona
will assist the campaign, both in this
country aud elsewhere.
The apple crop of New Jersey this
season is the largest on record, and the
quality of the fruit is excellent Tbe
pear crop of the btate is also very large
and its quality unusually good.
In computing a man's age Ckinameu
always reckon two years back from tbe
day when he celebrated his first birth
day; or. in other words, as thouun he
were a year old at the time of bis
birth.
There are now in this country ten
Episcopal clergymen who can minlstei
tii the deaf and dumb, and four of these
are tlemselves deaf mutes. In this
country about 40,000 poisons are totalis,
deaf, and there ate about oue-balf as
many iu Great Britain.
A floating island In Sindauga
rond, which Is at suit a mile in length,
near Jacksonvile, Vt, covers about one
third of the surface and is about two
feet in thickness. It beats cranberries,
and it drifts from one part of t:e pond
to another, according to tbe direction
of the wind.
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