VVir a5 PKSlSS a a. in B. F. SUHWEIER, THE OONSTITDTION-THE UNION AND THE ENFOKOEMENT MIFFLINTOWIS, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27. 1892. NO. G OF THE LAWS. K11 tor And r-oTT-itr.. ITAl VVTT - . . ... - .OF I 1NTRY-MINTRY. BT KOESI FIELD. Willie anil Bess. Oeorae and May once, as tni- clilUlrrn were liird at play, ad old man hoary ami tiittHrim chiih And watcln'.l them pUyini: their pretty tami. llo H-mi to womti'r, while ataintlnit there. What the meaning thereof could be AM but the old m in yearned to tihara lit the tittle children's Innnrent glee, ' they circled around with l.umh and shout, m told this rhyme at cuuutlni; out: "intry-mintry. cutrey-coi n. Apple s-ed and apple tlwrn; Wire, brier, limber, lock. Twelve ueese lu a flock: Some flew wit. mime tlew west, Some 0 'W over the cuckoo's nestl" IVIlHean l Ri Oeorgn and May Ah. the mirth of that Suniiner davl 'Tuns Kiither Time who li id Pome to share Thrf liiiweiit Joy l tnnw children there; lie learned betlines the K line they played And into their -port with lliein went he How could Die children have been atrald. Wince little Miry recked whom he mitfiit be. They laughed to he ir old Father Time Muinbliuit that curious nou-eose rhyme f "liitry-mmtiy, ciitrey corn, Apple seed and apple thorn; Wire, brier, limber, lock. Twelve gese hi a Ruck ; Home flew e.4sr. some flew west, boine tlew o-er the cuckoo' nett" H lllle and Bess. teornle and Miy, And Juy o Summer where are tlievt The uilm old man -till Rtandeth near Ciootilnii the soui; of a f.ir olT year; And Into the Winter I come alone, Cheered by th-t' mournful requiem, Soothed by the dolorous monotone That shall count me nil .is it counted them I tie solemn voice of old Kallier Tiino I Hauling the homely nursery rhyme, lie learned of the children a Summer morn When, with ".tuple c.M and apple thorn." Life was full of the d.ilcet cheer That bnngeth the i-r.ee of heaven anrar 1 tie ouud of the little ones bird at ulay illie and Hew, Georgia au,l May. Chicago Kewt. KOJATA. A STORY fob childhen: from tot bus- KIAN. There was once a king nnmed Kojata. Married for three years to a Queen ithomho greatly love 1 ami by whom h ) was beloved, ho was yet childless. 1 his wob a subject of mucli distress to I im. In the hope of diverting his mind from tne coutemplution of this m uree of regret, ho set ofTon a visit to the divers provinces of his kingdom. Alter travelling for several months, he turned towards his capital. One day, fatigued by the heat, he ha 1 his tent set np in the open conn try, intending to wait there the cool ness of tho comi ig evening, lie was thirsty, and not finding any water near him, he mounted his horse to go in search of it. At a short distance from his encampment he discovered a limpid spring, on the surface of which a gold cup was iloating. tie hurried towards tho attractive water and tried to seize the enp, but it escaped his grasp, lie made new at tempts, now with the right hand, now si ll the left; the cup, however, de feated all his efforts to grasp it. "Wait a bit," he said; "1 shall be able to get bold of it presently.'' Anil, seouiug the wa erculni, and the cup floating motionless npon its sur face, he stretched forth both hands to seize it; whereupon the enp vanished from his sight. "The plaguoy thing!" exolaimed the Koiota; "I'll give it up, and do without it.'' Saying this, he knelt npon the ground and began to drink by dipping his lips in the water. Bnt when his thirst was assuaged, and ho tried to rise, he felt himself held by tho chin. and vainly endeavored to release liim self. "Who is it? who is holding me in this way? he criod. Nobo.ly answered; bnt before him, in the crystal of the spring, he beheld a frightful face, two great eyes, as green as emeralds, a large mouth grin ning iu a strange fashion, and two olaws clutching his chin like a pair of iron pincers, from the grip of which he found it impossible to free himself. At length, from tho depths of this en chanted spring, an invisible being cried to him: "All your efforts are useless; you can only recover your liberty on one condition: it is that you will give me the thing about which you know noth thiog, and which you will find on ar riving at your house." "With pleasure," replied Kojata, thinking that he knew qnite well all that his house contained. "Remember your promise," said the voice of the invisible being, "or you will repent of it." At these words the claws relaxed their hold. The King remounted his horse, ami continued his journey. When he arrived near to his capital, all the people hurried forward to meet him, and made the air ring with their shouts and cries of delight. On the threshold of the palace was the Queen, and near her was a Minister holding in bis arms a cradle in which there was a baby, a rosy and snperb boy. The King gave a start on seeing it "That," he said, "is the thing abon t whioh I knew nothing, and with which 1 must parti" And great tears ran down his cheeks. Without revealing to anyone the cause of his cruel emotion, he carried the child to his chamber. Afterwards he tried to continue his customary mode of life, and the pleasant and peaceful Course of his reign : a vain endeavor Ceaselensly he was haunted by the memory of the fatal pro mi so he had given. At every instant, day and night, he trembled lest someone should comr; and carry off from him his peerless treasure, his only and so-loug-desired on. Little by little, however, the recol lection became less tormenting, his lears less acute. His son grew up, and everybody admired his grace and strength; he was loved, too, and uni versally called "Handsome Milan." One day, while hunting, he allowed himaels to be drawn far away from his companions, in pursuit of a wild animal, and presently found himself alone in the rni.lut of a Hnnui format. where neither path nor sign of human life was vi,il,le. iu a sort of clearing, surrounded by pine trees, stood a tall lime tree thickly leaved. Suddenly the foliage of this tree became agitated, and from the bole came forth a strange old man, with green eyes and a round ohm. He advanced towards the young huntsman, and said: "Oood-day, Prinze Milan. I have ior a long time been hoping to see you." jjWhoare you?" asked the Prince, ion shall know that later. Jt'or Present, go book to your father, and tell him to niuko haste to pay his Uood l'ye. till we meet again." the old man disappeired. The "inee returned to the pained, and King l rolute hia aJv-'Htre to the trembling. "What a misfortune! My near son, we must parti" ribi 7 WoP'n. e told him the ter rible promise he had given. Mibm n?.WeeP Sd tether!" replied -Ine evil, I am sure, iJ.no. irremediable. Have a horse got ready forme, and I will set nflr - a viUl U speedily, I hope. Tell nobody our secret, least of all my mother, whom it would greatly distress. If iu the course of a year you do not see me again it will be because I shall be dead. Kojata, giving way to hia wishes, gave him a tine horso, with golden strrups, and a good sword. The Queen sobbingly gave him her bless ing, and he rjde away from the palace. i!'or three days he rode forward withont knowing whither he was going. On the evening of the fourth day he vyiuK mo iooi oi a mountain on a silent and desert plain, in the midst of which, shiuing in the light of the setting sun, a mirror-like lake lay spread. He approached this mysterions basin, and beheld thirty beautiful ducks bath ing and disporting themselves in its liquid waves, and thirty white robes ly ing npon the shore. The rriuoe dis mounted, and slipped into the midst of a cluster of roe. Is, taking with him one of the snowy garments spread upon the ground. A few minutes later, the ducks, hay ing sulliciently enjoyed their bath, re turned to the shore to retake posses sion of their clothes, and immediately transformed themselves. In place of twenty-nine wob-footod ducklings ap peared nine-and-twenty beautiful young girls, who rapidly dressed them selves and hurried away. The thirtieth, nuable to find her white robe, remained in tho water, turning from one side to the othor, scared, bewildered, weeping and sobbing. Tho 1'rince took pity on hor. He put aside tho roeds and rose. The poor terrified duck saw him and cried to him: "Prince Milan, give me my robo. For that good act you shall bo reward ed." The Trince obeyed. He put down tho fairy linou on the shore of the lake ! and then discreetly retired from the spot. In a moment the raotamorphosis was completed; he saw before him, dressed in a white robe, a young girl of match less beauty. She held her baud out to him, and. lowering her eves and blushing, said to him, in a gentle tone oi voice: "I thank yon for having done what I asked you. You could not have done anything better for yourself, and 1 hope that yon will be content with me. My name is Wellona. The young girls you saw bathing with me are my sis ters. Our father is the enchanter (Jzernuch, who governs the subterran ean world. He is possessed of riih treasures and a large number of castles. For a long while he has be n waiting for you and is very angry at not seeing you arrive; but have no f ar, and fol low my advico punctually. When you come in face of this powerful sover eign, cast yourself upon the ground and approach him crawling on your hands and knees. If he stamps his foot with rago, if he threatens yon, go still nearer to him. I do not know what he will order yon to do, but what ever it may be, I shall be near to as sist you. Now lot us depart." Giving tho ground a tap with her little foot, the earth opened, and the beautiful Welleua and the Prince de scended into tho subterranean region and entered the palace constructed en- entirely of carbuncles, and shining like the sun. 4 zemnch was seated on his throne. His eyes were as green as the leaves on tho trees, and his hands were claws. Following the instructions of his pro tectress. Prince Milan threw himself down with his face towards tho ground. The terriblo magician was in a state of rae. His eyes darted flames, and he gave utterance to such horrible cries that the roof of the palace trembled as if it were going to collapse. The Prince crawled humbly towards him. At length Czornnch burst into a fit of laughter, and cried: ' 'Tis well; I shall not be your ene my. Hut, nevertheless, you must be punished for not having eome sooner. To-morrow you shall know my will." Two .- ervants politely conducted the Prince to tho chamber w hich had been reserved for him; and, being fatigued, he immediately went to sleep. Next day the enchanter sent for him, and said: "I want to ascertain what you can do. This eveniug you must set to work, and during the night you must build me a palace, the roof and walls of marble, and the windows of crystal. Around this palace there must be a large garden, waterfall, and a lake with fish in it. If this work is well executed, I shall be good ualured towards yon; if not,you will have yonr head chopped off." "Accursed magician?" the Prince said to himself, on returning to his chamber ; "he condemns me to death, and laughs at me while doing it. He siit with his head between his hands all day, absorbed in the thought of his crnel destiny. At hist evening came, and with its coming a little beo tapped at his win dow, and said to him: "Lot me iu." He opened tho window. The bee transformed itself: Welleua stood be fore him. "Good evening, she said: "why are you so downcast?" "Do you not know thit yonr father has condemned me to death?" "And what are you going to do? "Submit to my fate." "What an idea! Hon't lot yourself be so easily conquered. Go to lied,nnd sleep in peace. To-morrflw morning rise early; your palace shall IZ bnilt; go round it, a hammer in your hmd, as if you had just finished constructing it." The next morning, on rising. Prince Milan beheld the palace completely built. The Czernuch examined it-min-ntely, and was astonished by it "An, liO said to me yonnjt i riuce, "you are a skillful aitist I mnst now try the penetration of your mind. I have thirty dangliters. To-morrow they shall be drawn np before you; yon look at them once, twice, anJ, the third time, yon shall tell me which is the youngest, or you shall have yonr head chopped off. ' "Very good," said the Prince to him self ; "that's an agreeable task. Why at the first glance, 1 shall recognize Wellenal Nothing could be easier to do " "It's not so easy as you think," said the little bee. "My sisters and I are so much alike, that my father himself ean hardly tell whioh of us is the oldest and whioh the youngest But, bo that yo may not make any mistake, I will, on your third examination, wear a patch on my right oheek." The next day the magician a thirty daughters were ranged in a single line. The Prince looked at them attentively, and could not distinguish which of them he loved. He examined them again, withont lessening his embarrass ment. finally, at the third trial, he perceived on a white cheek a tiny, rose colored patch, and turned towards uzernuch: -ams,' ne said, "is the youngest ox yonr uaugnters, tlie I'nncess Wei lena." "He's protected by Satan himself I" muiierea me magician, grinding his loom in inry at the defeat he had bus tamed. "I admit yonr ability," he said to Prince Milan; "but I must try 70a once more, and in a different fash ion, tome hack to me at the end of three hours. I will then set fire to match, and, before it is burnt out, you must make me a pair of boots reaching iu 111 j allocs, uo ana get ready lor mis new piece of work, and return to me at the time I have named." 1 he Prince retired dispirited. The little bee new to him. "liow melancholy you appearl" she said. "AiasI I shall never be able to do what yonr father demands, and shall have to die." "No. I love yon; I am yonr affianced uriue, we must live or die together. And now we mnst fly." Saying these words she licked the window, the moisture instantly con gealing there. Then she took her lover by the hand and led him to the spot where they had descended together in to tne subterranean region, thence to the margin of the lake where she had erst met him. There the Prince fonud his horse awaiting him. The animal neighed with delight on recognizing his master. The two fugitives sentml themselves on his back, and the gallant steea galloped away with the speed of an arrow. At the honr appointed the enchanter waited for Prince Milan, and. not see ing him arrive, sont a footman in search of him. The door of the chamber was looked, and Wellona had thrown away the key. The servant knocked and de li verered the message he was sent to give; the moisture on the window re plied, in the tones of Prinoe Milan's voice: "I'm coming presently." Three times, at intervals of several minutes, the footman repeated the summons, and always received the same answer: "I'm coming presently." At last Czer nuch cried furiously: "The wretch is making game of me! Let his door be bnrst open, and let him be seizeJ, gagged, and brought here to mol" The door of the Prince's chamber was burst open; nobody was in the room. "Ah, the ecoundrell" cried the magi cian, foaming with rage. "He has taken flight Til go and arrest the deserters." A moment afterwards, the Princess said: "I hear tho beat of a horse's hoofs." We are pursued, and some ono is qnite near to us," said Prince Milan. Woe to us!" exclaimed the young girl, "it is my father. Bnt his power expires at the first church whioh stauds beside his road; he cannot pass that barrier." A moment later, Czernuch, perceiving a hermit, said to him: "lto iii-nl i, iiaro yxro seen a mia iau wuumu ku dt uu Jiiuiw back?" "Yes, Prince Milan and the Princess Wellena, They have dismounted to pray in the church." "Oh! why eannot I wring their necks? ' cried the magician, furiously. He went back to his subterranean kingdom growling, and, to satisfy his anger, had his servants flogged all round. The two lovers eontinued their way peaceably, and came to a beautiful city. Prinoe Milan wished to enter it "I bog of you not to stop there," said the young girl. "I have a fatal presentiment as to that city," "I only want to see it, and then we will continue our journey," replied the 1'rince. "Alas! it is easy to enter, bnt diffi cult to leave it. Bnt go, since it is your wish. I will wait for you here, changed into a white stone by the way side. I'ray be prudent The King of this oity and the Queen will come forth to meet you and witn them a charm ing girL Take carel if yon kiss her, you will immediately forget all that has passed between ns; and then I shall die of grief. Go; I will wait for you here three days. If, at the end of those three days, yon do not return But go, since it is yonr wish." Transformed into a stone she waited as she nau saiu, one any, two uuvs. three days, bnt Prinoe Milan did not return. The fatal prediction bad been real ized. On entering the city he saw the King, the Queen, and a beantifnl yonug girl advance to meet him. Daz zled by the look, by the smile, by the perfect beauty of this yonug girl, he kissed her on the cheek; and the mem ory of his dear Wellena instantly fled from his mind. "Alas!" cried the poor girl, "he has deserted me. I have nothing more to hope for in this world, and have but to die. I will change myself into a little field-flower; 1 will stay by the wayside, and some passer by will crush me un der his foot" In a moment the transformation was accomplished. Along the road plodded an old man who paused to look at the flower, on whioh a tear glistened like a dew-drop. Tho flower pleased him. He carefully detached it from the gronnd, and planted it in a pot, and took delight in tending it, withont in the least nun pec ting tho return it would make him. From the day it entered his rustic dwelling-place everything in it was each morning punctually set in order. At meal-times, by an invisible hand, his table was spread with a spotless white cloth, and the nicest food was set before him. He enjoyed all these mar vels; bnt he wished to know to whom he owned them, and how they were brought about He therefore sought an old sorcerer, who said to him: 'Be awake to-morrow before cock crow, before the break of day. Look carefully around you, and, wherever you see an object moving, throw a handkerchief over it quickly." Next morning, on the first ray of sun appearing, the little bine flower quit ted her pot and flitted from one side of the room to the other, dnsting the room and lighting the fire. The old man rose and threw over hor a hand kerchief which had been given him by the sorcerer, and in place of the little flower, a beautiful young girl appeared before him. "Why have you recalled me to life?" she cried. "Prince Milan was to be my husband, and he has completely forgotten me." "Prince Milan," replied theold man, "is on the eve of being married; from all parts people are flocking to assist at his wedding. ' The faithful Wellena wept bitterly, then, with sndden resolution, dried her eyes, and, in the dress of a peasant girL went to the city. Entering the palace kitchen and modrstly accosting one of the head cooks, she said to him in gentle tone: "Will yon allow mo to make a wedding-cake for Prince Milan?" The prond and se f-sufliciont cook was not in the least disposed to accept such a proposal; but when he saw bow pretty and graceful this young peasant girl was, ho replied to her politely: "Yes, my pretty one, if yon wish it. make a wedding-cake. The head cook advanced with a solemn air, bearing npon a silver dish a cake mndn in the form of a crown. verylody admired this piece of pastry, its elt'g.iut form, and 1 s golden crust. The Prince, lie fore whom the cook had placed it, cut off a piece, and from tho opening. Hew out a pair of turtle-doves, which wheeled in flight about the table, the female doxe crying to her companion: "Don't leave me! don't leave me! or you will forget me, as Prince Mil in has forgotten his Wel'ena!" At those words tho Prince recovered his memory. He roso from his seat and hastened to the door, where ho found his betrothed awaiting him. Under tho bnlcony of the palace stood his faithful horse, pawing the gronnd with iinputienco. He leaped into the snddlo with his own trno bride, and they soon reached tho king dom of Kejiita. The King and the Queen received them with tours of joy, aud their marriage was celebrated with a splendor never before seen. Kowspnpers in Germany. Dr. Bamberger contributes a most interesting article in the shape of a paper on the German Press. Its foible, lie says, is omniscience, especially in nil that relates to foreign countries. Greater stores of historical and geo graphical knowledge lie hidden in Ger man editorial crania than a 10 to be found in England and Franco togeth er. So greatly 13 Dr. Bamlerfrer im pressed with this inborn facility for apprehending the conditions and pe culiarities of other nations thnt ho is almost disposed to sec in it a provi dential call to Germany to re-extublish a new Holy Roman Empire over all tho world. The Heptile fund, he says. amounts to $2.r0,000 a year, but Hep tile fund notwithstanding-, German journalists, even of the financial genus, are less corrupt than their brethren elsewhere. Journalism in Gormanv, however. labours under many drawbacks. First, there is tho excessive localism, due to the law of regional limits; secondly, the thirst for liquid rooted iu the Ger man organism contends with the thirst for information, and his coppers po in beer, not in papers; thirdly, there is tho severity of the law against the Press. Not very lonp; ago a court of law decided that a writer could be refused admittance to a theatre subventioned by the public money, although he had paid for his ticket, because he had criticised the actors so sharply that he had spoilt the pleasure of the public In thjyjfvrnjynce v- aiodVrn Military Hides. Tho London Standard rays: On the whole, there seems ood reason to bo satisfied with our own rifle, tne Lco Mitford. It is light 91b Co tho tightest in Europe, except tho French arm, which is two ounces less; it fires eight rounds, and in this direction is surpassed by no weapon ; and it has a range of no less than 3,500 yards, with a smokeless nitro coinpoun I. At 2,01)0 yards the percentage of hits when ex periments were lately made, the object being four companies in quarter column standing a good sized target was 48; at 2,300 yards it was 21) per cent. ; and at 2,800, 18;but tho latter range is over a mile and a half, and if on y 18 men fell before tho enemy at that dis tance it wotill have its ellect. Another advantage of the new ritle is its reduced calibre, for this enables the soldier to carry more ammunition. The late General SkobelefT, who saw as much fighting as any one of recent jeais, was of opinion that 130 rounds wero necessary to keep up a fight when once troops were committed to it; and it is certain that 00 rounds per man were found too few nt St. Privat, whero tho French tired away all they had, and were forced to re treat, ammunition wagons not having come up. Itiissia is supposed not to have settled what magazine rifle 1-I10 will adopt; and this is also the caso with Spain, Portugal, Norway, and Sweden. Even non-progressive iVina has a magazine rifle, the Lcc, which fires five rounds. The new rifle and field artillery have enormously extended tho dang -r zono into which no troops can pass without peril of death. The new field-pieces make capital practice at a range, of three and a half miles, t.nd the ritln is sighted up to a couple of miles. What is tho result? Obviously the troops must be spread out more as the area of the battetield widens, and the men must no longer advance in massed 1 umns. These changes neccssitato the abandonment of the old cast-iron tac tics, and the adoption of a new system, in which much more is left to the indi vidual intelligence of the soldier. FLOWEKS BY TELEGRAPn. An association has recently been formed by the leading florists of New York by which flowers may lie de livered in any part of the civilized wnrlil nt n fflw hnnrfi' nntitA A aaJa of telegraphy has been adopted by the I association, and a representative of the trust, who understands this system, is to be engaged in every city and large town in America and Europe. Ihenseol this code saves the ex pense of a long telegram to those send ing flowers. On Christmas Day in London over twenty dinner tables were decorated with flowers, for which orders were j sent the day previous from the associa tion, j In three hours after the order is ' givei here flowers are delivered in San Francisco. Yesterday orders were j executed here from that city for every- ' thing fiom an elaborate table decora tioa to a small bunch of roses, and all was done in less than two hours after the receipt of the telegram, Flowers are ordered daily through tkis system for London, Pans, Vienna and all over Europe by those having friends there. As oon as the society (eta in complete working order the ex pense attending telegrams, which is only nominal now, will be abolished. Many a Christmas rose was worn there by fair ones yesterday oidered bj sweethearts far away. I BOIi HKK KINti TOOK KEVEXGE. BT FLORENCE E. BCRCH. "Fish! "Fish out o water!' Catch lold and chuck him in. ' I llobert Fislt was fresh to the place a town-bred boy who had never pad I lied in a brook: much less dnckod his iiead before the salt-sea waves when j ''white horses" were riding in npon the tide. No wonder if bis now com pan ; iotis held him in contempt "What kind o' fish d'ye call him? asked ono, standing up all ready for die dip. I "Too big for tho a sprat," returned another; for llobert was as big as most ot them. "Herrings for Sunday dinner!" cried a third, Bill Tuck by name. "Bob Herring 1 " shouted halt-a-dozen voices. Accordingly Bob Herring it was. Now, a boy who can't endure a nick name is a surly customer, and Bob whs anything but that It was that rofcronce to the Sunday dinner that ! annoyed him, for thereby hnng a tale. Arriving on the wagon-load of household goods on the Saturday before, Bob's mother had discovered that tho only butcher was one that visited the village twico a week. So Saturday bring one of his days, away went Mrs. Fish, accompanied by Bob to find him out At length, after threading their way by several dusky streets, and through some narrow openings betweeen the wooden houses ou the quay, they came to an old shed by the water's edge, from the door of which strcamod a flickering lilit. Bob's mother pushed past the women who were coming out, and stood to wait until the batcher was at liberty for his last customer. "Ah! Missis," he was saying, as hs threw his kmfo down on the block beside two lumps of b-jf, "first come, first served; that's all the choice that's left" Bob's mother pressed forward as the woman grumblingly made choice; but another customer had pushed past. "I'll take that bito' brisket," said she. "How much?" The man namod the price. J 'oil's mother interposed. "I was first," said she. "Quite right, mum," returned the man; "but this lady was here last week," and bundling up the meat he gnve it to the older customer, who bus tled out to join her boy waiting by the door. Casting about in her mind for what slib should do, Bob's mother decided on sixpenny worth of bloaters as the readiest substitute. And as Bhe tnrned into the shop, whom should she see agninst the counter but the very woman who had done hor out of her bit of beef; and she had told the fish wife all about It "Herrings for Sun day dinner," sang out the boy, as they loft the shop. This was none other than Bill Tuck, and ho told it round among the boys, and made Cue fun of it No wonder tnh shontd feel 1h.1t he wonld like to pay into liill Tuck, first chance he got Bnt, luckily, opportunities for revenge do not always come to hand. Bob found a better way of putting matters right Eight or ten days later, the Fish family being quite settled down. Bob had fallen into a regular way of going to school. Ho was on his way one morning, when ho heard half-a-dozen of his schoolmates racing down the street after him. "Ii'll be np," shouted tho foremost; my father says it will!" They were very near the schoolhouse by this time. One or two turns Iironght Bob full in sight of it; and lo! a most extraordinary Mght met his eyes. The playground had disappear ed, and there was a flood right up to the steps. Tho moon was new; a stiff breeze had been been blowing np the ''channel" all night long; and there was a spring tide. Bob stood looking on in delight. Boys and gills wire pulling off their stockings to w ide across. Some were already iu the doorway; others wero ecratnbling np tho steps or sitting with their feet dangling whilst they re-shod themselves. Une girl had left her slate and books just where Bob stoo.l, to help a little one across, whilst her brother carried tho boots and shoes, aud her playiLates on the steps waved hands and cheered. Bob felt like cheering too. He was just pulling off his own boots when someone shouted "Here's Bob Her rinvr, daren't even paddle. Chuck him in." It was Bill Tuck, who had just come np. If Bob had been a fighting boy. BiLi might have repented it As it was, Bob merely threw down his slate and in he went Bill cheered derisively; but someone bpyond cried out, "Don't leave yonr elate behind." Just then tho bell rang. Mary, having put her siitcr on the step, was half-way back to fetch her slate. 'Bring mine," callod Bob, but it was nowhere to be seen; and whilst he was hnnting about, tho door was closed for prayers. Bob expected the cane when the master culled him to the desk. Hs related how he had loft his elate npon the grass by accident and found it gone on wading back to it "Yon are nure yon left it there?" tho master asked. Bob said, "Yes, sir." 'Somebody must h ive dayed you a trick then." Bob looked straight ahead. Only tne, boy had come over after him. "Is there any boy whom you sus pect?" the master questioned further. Bob looked down a minute. Then he answered, "Please, sir, I'd rather not say who." At twelve, the water having gone down, the children tnrned ont into the playground. But there were no games that day. All wantod to know who had served Bob such a trick, and he was being hard beset when somebody cried, "Why, here it is!" The slate was lying in the mud jnst beyond the hnrdle-fence where Bob had stood. "Of course he dropped it" sneered Bill Tuck. "Lost his wits paddling." Bob knew better, though. Some days later the boys were enjoy ing a bat be, amongst them Bob, who hod won their favor by his conduct about tti6 slate; and bravely he was fetting on with his attnmpts to swim, iill Tuck was some distance ont, his head just bobbing np and down npon the surface like a floating cork. Nearly all the others had got ont, but Bob was looking full that way, when suddenly he saw liill struggle for an instant, then disappear. "What's np with Bill?" cried he, wading down into the water again with all speed. All the others turned to look. Bill was some way ont; but Boh pressed bravely on, the water gradually mount ing as he went, till ho could hardly! ke his feet. A minute more he, would have thrown himself foiward and strnck out But at that moment Bill rose close against his side, and Bob caught holJ, aud slowly towed him to land. Kill lookod pretty much ashamed when he saw who Lis preserver was. "It was the cramp," said he, as all the others crowded round. "Never had such a thing before. 1 might ha' gone down to the bottom, though," he went on presently, "if it hadn't been for Bob; and I should have deserved to, after that tries I served him t'other day. Ho ain't a chap to owe a grudge." So that was Bob's revenge. THE WOMAN FAKMFR. The following sensible comment npon what is required of a woman who un dertakes furming as a business, we find contributed to the New Encland Farm er by a woman who has had practical experience: It is seldom that a woman's ontlook is broad enough to manage the busi ness 01 a large farm easily or success full'. From girlhood to womanhood her hirgost purchase has probably been that of an occasionul new dress or cloak. Suddenly, from the position of a farmer's wife or daughter with its comparatively narrow and qniot sphere of operations, she is called upon to take up the broader and more onorons duties of a man. No longer may she busy herself with housewifely cares alone; as larmcr, taxpayer and citizen hor horizon is vastly widened, and far more is expected and demanded of her than in her former qniot sphere. In stead of the faw dollars ontlay for per sonal adornment, hnndrcds and thou sands of dollars if the farm is a large one, pass yearly through her hands. claiming careful planning and wise ex penditure. Market reports, cron statis tics, tariff, taxation, socialism, the labor quest on and many other topics of equal importance call for careful consideration and have for her now, as larmer, deep and vital interest What wonder that sometimes her woman's heart fails hor at the vastness of the issues before her? The only remedy that I know of for this dfficulty a nar row outlook and inability to reason out far-reaching effects from certain jnven causes is for her to broaden and deep en her education as ftr as is possible and ".Look np and not down, look out and not in, look forward and not back and lend a hand." Boston Newspaper Amenities. Please, Mr. Herald, don't give your self any uneasiness about the ' Tran script; we own our building aud can pay cash for printing presses at the same time. Boston Transcript. Was the virility ot the Transcript ever more strikingly displayed than in tho sentence quoted above? There is no Nancyistn in that crushing retort, but only upcrbi'sculiue strength. "We own our own building, and can pay cash for printing presses at the tame time." The charming creature we presume, means to insinuate that the Herald does not own its building and cannot pay cash for printing presses at the same time. Wed, the present Hoi aid company does not own the building that was buil out of tho profits of the I Ierald newspaper.but it hires It at a sat isfactory rent for a term of year, .with privilege of renewal, and it never was contemptible enough to try to humbug the put lie into thinking otherwise. As for the rest, the Herald is promptly meeting all its bills upon presentation, and putting by such a tidy sum besides that it is quite within the range of probability that it may, iu tho not dis tant future, invest its surplus iu tho granite pile that adorns the cor ner of Milk and Washington streets, scr.iling to the junk dealer for old iron tho press now used to print tho mam moth edition of that strikingly original and creative sheet known throughout the civilized and uncivilized world as "The Transcript of Boston." Boston Uerald Mr. Stanley's Mother. Mr. Stanley, somehow or otner, li not much loved. And yet in many re 'ationsof life iie seems lovable enough, The slory of how he brought his old mother up to London, put her up at a grand hotel, and told her that he wished to make her a very valuable present, is full of humor and pathos. It was just after he had eome back from the Abyssinian campaign. Her curiosity was much excited, and she eagerly watched him unfasten a care fully tied-up parcel, wondering what precious contents wo ild soon be re vealed to her view. ''It is very valu able," said h, proudly, 'and it will become still more so as time goes on." So saying, he unfolded before her eyes a strip of torn and blood-stained coat, worn by King Theodore when ho was k lied. But, alas for Mr. Stanley's pride! His mother, so far from ap preciating it, was frightened at the blood stains, and begged him to take it back, w liich he did, feeling his gift was somewhat misplaced. Other lel ics, however, she was glad to receive and to cherish. There used to bo a small Stanley museum in her cottage, in which she kept the hats her son wore in his search for Livingstone, an African war-club, named by its maker the tree of life, a papyrus cradle, like that of Moses, and Hie small American flag which he carried with him on his hunt for Liv ingstone. All these used to be on view before the good old ludy died and was buried in a coffin on which was record ed the fact that she was "the mother of II. M. Stanley, tho African ex plorer." She loved him and so did her sister. So also did the boy Dualla, who waited upon him for many years, and was one of the most conspicuous features of Mr. Stanley's chambers in London. A Filial Emperer. The Emperor of China visits tho Empress Dowager at the Nanbai pal aces every five days to Inquire after Her Majesty's health. The visits are always made very early in the morn ing, attended by a vast retinue of per sonal followers. After saluting Her Majesty and making the usual inquiries after her health, the Emperor generally has same State affairs of importance to consult with Her Majesty, whose ad vice and suggestions he still highly values. This his filial conduct b made manifest to the world. SALTON'S INLAND SEA. CrS WATER ORADUALLT K1SINO AVD ITS AREA MUCH OBEATKB TBAX WHEN DISCOVERED. TritA, A. T. A party of ex nlorers has just returned from the Snlton Sea district anil it is avideut from their report that the oe inland sea is' hore to stay. Wh-n the water first came into the old dry bed it was said by scientists that it was only a temporary affair which came periodically and which wonld go away as soon as the sun had full play npon the water. For some weeks there was no perceptible increase of the water and then it begau to recede, and the acii ntists in question felt prond of their predictions and saw them veri fier. The reiiort of the men who have just returned, however, takes from the glory of those who thought they knew all about it The report says that the sea is not only still there, but it is in creasing. The water is gra dually ris ing and, notwithstanding the constant evaporation which is going on, the sea now has an area of many miles greater than it had when it was first formed. The water is stoalily advancing, and it will not be long at the present rate be fore the whole surface of the old bed will be covered many feet deep by the salt water. There is undoubtedly some under ground connection w ith the ocean, for the water is coming in much faster than the small stream connecting it with New Hiver and the Colorado would warrant The water is intensely salt and has that peculiar acrid taste of the sea water. The party whioh has jnst returnod made a trip clear around the sea and saw no place where there wat any indication that the water was from the rivers, except at the place where the break was first made. They think they discovered a place where the ocean water came through the earth, as there was now a constant boiling of the water in the sea. It is now believed that this country will be redeemed by the formation of the sea, and it will be of vast benefit to the mining industry of the country. ARABIAN BABIES. Life has exceptional difficulties for the babies of Eastern nations, especial ly for those who are of sufficiently high rank to be bronght np according to all the ancient customs of their rce. The lady who tells her own story in the 'Memoirs of an Arabian Princess," sava that a royal baby's first toilet, in Arabia, consists in winding a bandage about its body, after It has been bathed and perfumed. The little creature is then placed on its back, its arms and feet are straightened, and the entire body is swathed to the shoulders. In this position it remains motion less for forty days, bnt the bandage is removed twice a day that the child may have a bath. The Aral's believe that this process will make the body straight for life. Under such circumstances it seems fortunate that babyhood is not a period that an be remembered In after-years, for no one wonld choose to suffer snch days of misery again, even in recollection. If the child be a girl, on the seventh day after her birth, holes, usually six in number, are pricked in her ears, and when she is two months' old heavy gold rings aro attached to them, to be worn throughout her lifetime, eicept during periods of mourning for rela tives. On the fortieth day the baby's head is shaved, a ceremony whioh could scarcely be performed in onr own country, whero tbiok hair is usually of a later growth. This oporation is con sidered a very important one, and thirty or forty persons are witnoases of it, for the performances of certain rites. The disposal of the first hair is re garded as a very weighty matter; it must not be bnrned nor carelessly thrown away, but buried, thrown into the sea, or hidden in some crevice of a wall. The fortieth day marks a turning point in the child's life. Heretofore it Las only been seen by its parents, the slaves on duty ana a few intimate friends of the family; now, however, it may tie seen by anjbody, and is re garded as fairly launched on the tide of existence. Several charms are attached to Its body for protection against the "Evil Eye," hoys wearing them to a certain age, and girls still longer. The favorite charm consists of a gold or silver locket worn on a chain. The smallest children among the Arabians are strongly perfumed; every thing they use, from their clothing to articles of the toilet Is covered at night with jasmine, and liefore it is use. I, fumigated with amber and musk, and sprinkled with otto of roses. GRAMMAR LESSOX3. Russell is three years old, and his elder sister, Bes-ie, is trying to teach him grammar. Bessie herself apeak correctly, and she does not like to have Kussell make so many mistakes. Bat she does not think her 1 tile brother is a very apt scholar. "I singed mv song to Mrs. Hooker, last night," said Russell, "and " "You should say '1 sung,' not 'I singed,'" interrupted Bessie." 'Yes," said Russell, hurriedly, "I snng it, and she thinked it was nice." "O Rnssell!" cried his sister, with a little frown, "you mnst not say 'thinked' there is no such word! You should have said 'She thought il was nice.'" "She did not say so, anyway," said Russell, stoutly. "She said, - think that's very nue' 'cause I 'member now I" "O dear," laughed Bessie, "can't I ever teach you the difference between the present and past tenses?" "No, 1 don't guess you can," said Russell, wearily. The next Sunday Rnssell went to Sunday school. "Did yonr teacher give you any candy to-day?" asked Bessie on his re turn home, for the little boy was often the recipient of such sweets. Oh, yes," said Russell, brightly, "and I'd have brunged yon one if I'd have thunked of it!" Youth's C'otn xxinion. Gentloman (to young lady Trom Richmond, on the cars) Beg pardon, but I am a Dhvaician. Your mmnun. ion is very pale. Is she serlou.ly af- ! rccted r Young Lady Painfully so, I os.-uro rou. ' "An aneurism, perhaps?" "No: I think hia namn ! Ai Ihm fenas." Richmond Recorder. 1 i-EWS IN BRIEF. Berlin, Germany, has 210 miles of sire-Ms, The Shah of Persia has a tobacco pipe worth $100,000. There are over 9003 brass bandi In .be 3 ilvatlon Army. On at. Britain used 500,000 barrels o our apples the pail year. Singapore, India; is nt last getting rid of the plague ot dog". In Southern Europe 83,000 oranges have been picked frotn one tree. Castile is the only country In the world where Castile soap la not used. A syndicate of Chlcagoians Is about to embark in fig-culture on large scale. About 10 per cent, of the floweri that grow In Europe are odorifer ous. t Ine ground bone used as a fertilizer is worth twice as much as Is the eoarse ground bone. It is feared that lawlessness in the famine stricken districts of Russia, will get beyond control. The consumption of coffee Is declin ing In Great Britain, owing. It Is said, to the excess of chicory used. The curious custom of placing dolls on graves obtains among lot-holders In the Baltimore (Md.) Cemetery. A huge potato, weighing twenty seven pounds, has bteu raised by a farmer at Bayou Sara, La. A mountain of coal In Wild Horse Valley, Wyoming, has been burning for more than thirty years. The number of locomotives In the United States Is about 30,000 -one to every five miles of railroad. Russian peasants besieged the Czar on his railroad journev with peti tions for relief from starvation. It Is still possible to purchase land In New Zealand at $2.50 the acre, or to rent an acre at twelve cents per an lum. The annual pay roll of the officers, professors and employees of the Uni versity of Michigan amounts to nearly IloO.OOO. In a lifetime of elahty years the human heart beats S'W.O.O.OOO times, an average of seventy teais a min ute. Ilenny Cook, a Norwich, Conn., tailor, bus a teard seven feet two inches long, though he is only five feel six Inches. The temple of Hom-mon-JI, at Ikegatul, begun In 12S2 and finished In l:)7, is one of the most famous re ligious sliucturea In Japan. It is said that four-fifths of the steam engines of the world have been constructed within the last twenty nv years. According to an estimate credited to Sir J. B. I .awes the yield er acre 0! wheat of the United kingdom for 1-iUl was SO bushel. In 1890 the total area of olive plant ing In Spain amounted to 2.881,642 ncres, yielding G0.9CS.6t0 gallous of oil, worth over $39,000,00 . Reliable authorities say that th death penalty is always i:ifllcted la Hiam 011 every one who is heard to mention the Kind's name. In the pockets of clothing d!sca;d. ed by a burular In Indiana were found U tran-lati n of Ciccir's Commentaries nnd a problem in algebra. AUraveler said the other day that Phllsdelphla had more people with ihuk h.Ur and blue and gray eyes than iny place I o had ever visited. Petroleum, which nctually flowi unai led through the rocks, baa been discovered at Crow's Nest in the Ca nadian Rocky Mountains. Carrier pigeons are lielug trained at Portsmouth, England, for carrying messages fiom ship at sea to the shore. During some trials they successfully srossed the channel during a fog. 1 he artificial incubator of eggsorlgi pated in Eayp where it is still car ried on. Aecoidlnc to a consular re iHitt no fewer than 75.000,0000 eggs are hatched In this way every 5 ear ou tb tanks Nile. Robert T. Barker, of New nd ford, Mass., read the Bible through for the first time lu ISO-. Since that date he has read it ninety-nine times. II usually takes him two mouths to read it from beginning to end. A man fishing at Jersev, Enylana, was caught by the rising tide, and a lioat had to be put out to rescue him. ;Tlie next day the magistrate sentenced ,hiui t eight days' hard labor "for the tioublo ho bad caused." There seems to be a go.xl prospect for the establishment of a line ot .bteauiship-t I etwee 11 PldUdelphia, IV, aud certain poiti ou the Gulf of Mex ico. The tower bridge over the Thames, London, Eeglun l, built 011 the Bascule principle, ha caused the underwriter of Idoyds to refuse to insure veSotW that have to pa's it. The first yard of cloth ever made In the Rocky Mountain country was turned ont on loom oiV.i lu the new cot ton mill in Denver, Col., on Ttitns day, Nov. 12, IS il. It was made from cotton grown In Texas. There are now living in one bouse In a village near Norwich, EnjUnd, five gene rati ins, the ages of theiudiviJ. nala being nluity-tao, bixty-one, thirty six, nlueteen and six months respect ively. So greathas been the destruction In Rome, Italy, of the many palaces and public monuments that it is very difficult even to trace the plans of some of the more Impoitaut which were known to have existed. A treasure composed of pieces 01 gold as large as a twunty-maka piece has been found at Beulhen, in f-ilesla The pieces of which there are said to be about a million, are btamped with a portrait of King Ocho ot Bohemia, aud bear date 150S. Who has a greater combat than he that laboreth to overcome himseli? Thia ought to be our endeavor, to con quer ourselves to make a further growth injholiness. Tbb widow of Senator Hearst has en dowed five $ (00 studentshis for young women at the State University of Cal ifornia. Candidates for these scholar ships ore to be recommended by the superintendents of schooW. but are not to be given as prizes for the entrance examination. The miner Is the man who gets down tonisworK, ft n fen if it: m -ii It I m !!.:i 'it. 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