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B. P- BOHWEIER,
THE OONSTITDTION-THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Iropx4etoi-.
VOL. XLVI.
NO. 25.
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THE KING'S TOUCH.
lb-1 Will 9 tmich there is mftclc in tt!
W lien tne early dawn In the east Is re.l.
And I hear te song ' ne lrfc a lid linnet,
lv.HI rise like wraith from my sleepless
bed.
Then nipped In a elnak 1 1 hodden gray
I m steal 1 ke a shai o r the mils,
Ami diwn where the pei-duu us willows sway,
and the rich, ripe grape us scent diS-.tlLs
-Illl I re:ieti the edies of the forest wide:
Aud Hi re Kill 1 bide, where the still shades
are.
Till tlie Kinft and his huntsmen forth do ride.
And I lie sel wild horn nuiS out afar.
"I will wait and listen until I see
Tne niHldini: plumes of the merry men.
And ill'' khiii'Ioii pennants flo .tin? free,
A k e.uu of lm:n In the lonely glen.
Ihen lone In the l-st at his roal fet.
1 tll kneel for the tu'ie'tof hit he itlng hand,
tei chance lie will give ere I entreat;
befoie I cry be uiuy understand:
lr.e Kinn's proud Leech will be there, I
now
A wise old man with a reverent air
And the laui.'hiiiz courtiers, row on ro :
Vet not unto them will 1 make my pr jor.
" I n the K ing, the King, w ho w 11 know It ail,
Hi ee will discover tne w.und concealed!
lie will' bend to hear mo before I C;il;.
Whom the king touches shall be healed t"
Was the maiden cure''? Ah. none can telll
ne was oust and ashes louir a,s ,
W nil the proud young king and his leech as
well.
And the smiling courtiers, row or row.
But whether t''e dawn in the eat be red.
or whether Hie si r bloom out atlelit,
ln,s truth rem uneth. Iiw' niMrts lied-ad;
"Whom the Kill:: loaches shall be he .ledi"
-Jlli c. K. Dohk, in The Independent.
TOLD IN THE YI LIGHT.
BY BELLE MOSES
Aiues arouu i uriar I,oil;e the snow
lay Leaped, deeper tliere than about
tli- iittier villa?, which were liuilt upon
fclevteJ ground, while Briar LoiSije
iiestlea in a no'.low. liut If tlie two 1'
niates of this aboda Vfrn Rnow-WuiiT-fl
tliat fiiot troubled tliem little. They
(ill In nil ...1. !.;.'
utiD mi iu a. i v riivil UIIILI, mis
mother and daughter, whose kinirlom
was th-ir home, so tl-y c .u'd afrd
to laugh at the Vaguies of the Wralh
er. They were very corr.paaionaWe; for
whellier through the inllueuce of Mil
dred Yicat's healthful ilo v if spirts,
or the still unquenched f.re of the
mother's youth, the years hud pinned
lightly over the older woman's heal,
lier figure still retairel itj graceful out
lines, her soft Bkiu wai uawiiuklei!, her
glossy black hair scarcely showed a
silver thread. A wojiau, one could
ste, wlio had carefully husbanded the
lKrSt year of her life, so now at the
harvest time there were no dis ippoint
Idk tares among the golden main.
The uiut'.er was iu the fullness aud
peifection of maluritv, and the
daughter in that sweet first g'.ow
of youtii fair of face and joyous by
nature aa a girl of nineteen should
be.
Briar Lodge was a fltting bowr for
two euch charming women. It wa3t'ie
bome of Mrs. Vicar's girlhood,
where, as Madeline fia.u, he htl
made it thu most attractive place on
the hillside.
The l'rince came at lust, invdd
Biiar Lodge and took MaiMina cap
tive; but lie di d In the flu-Ji of happl
ness. Lilt'e Mildred uav- waimtli to
ber mother's lire, urging her to cast
off the blighting Influence of her sor
row; and Madeli ie's nature blossomed
afresti, all t: e bel ter aud stronyr r for
Its cruc'al tesf. Thoi.gli many of the
old suitors a.'hin surroun led her, the
beautiful, lonely woman only tw.ne I her
affections more cicely about her little
daughter.
After a loDger stay tran usual, the
snow was beginning to melt, and one
bright afternoon Mildred Vicars armed
berself with a light snow shovel, and
sallied forth to aid the sun In his work.
From beneath ber jaunty seal-skin cap
ber bright face glowed wit'i the stirring
exercise, anu snatches of song rose to
ber lips, floating on the clear thin air
down amr-ng the frozen hollows and
out upon the broad stretch of moor
land. Her eyes were often turned in
this direction, until a certain dr! spot
on the horizon took a more definite
shape. Then the color de-pened in her
cheeks, and she bent to ber voluntary
labor as if her daily bread depent'el
upon it. Xearer and near, r came the
Lurrying figure of a voung man, whos9
steps were bearing directly dow n upon
Briar Lodge. Beaching the prickly
bedge be called softly:
"Mildred I Mil I red 1"
The girl dropped her shovel and
turced quickly around, meeting a pair
of ardent eyes that caused her own to
fall In some confusion.
"I I am glad to see you home, Her
bert. When did you arrive? As she
poke she came slowly up to the hedge
that divided them, ard reached ever
ber little gloved band in greeting
to the newcomer, who cauaht it up ami
kissel It passiona'ely before be released
It.
"Didn't you lenow I was coining to
day 1" he aked reproachfully. "I an
are yon expected me M.lired. An
swer me tru'y. I cannot believe that
you have forgotten."
"Forg ittenl oh, no!" returned .il
dred quickly. I thought I imagined
well, if you must have it I UU look
for jou to-day."
Herbert Overton's face grew radi
ant. "Have you no warmer welcome for
mo? May I not come in?" he aske", af
ter a vain attempt to reprsesi hiu s-1?
of ber hand, across the iuterveaiug bar
rier. "Tes," she ventured slowly, and
mother says you may stay to te i if you
like."
There was a tremor in the so.'t vo ce;
but Mildred shot a roguish lot k at him
from under her long lashes, aud the
young man waited for no second Lid
ding. Another mo-nent and he was be-siu.-
her, grasping both her band?, and
trying to read the pretty downcast
"7hat am I to understand by this,
Mildred?" he demanded in a low, eager
tore.
She did not withdraw her hands, but
witii an impulsive movement she nest
led cl-ser to his side, and answtred al
most in a whisper: "Whatever you
wish dear Ilerbet.''
Then they lost sight of tima and p ace,
aud fell to planning their future, as
s. .y happy lovers can.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Vicars sa; aloae
lth her 'houshts, marveling as the
I', ort afternoon wore or, a the intri
,;a'e we-iving of circumstances which
l-ad biought these young people to
ll v ber. bhe was thnnkrul that it was
bo, for it pattly effa-ed an act of ber
own which had cost ber many a bitter
pang of self-reproach.
She had once been engaged to Co!onel
Overton, Herliert's uncle an! guar
dian ; but with tli9 dawn of ber love
for Ashley VKars she felt that ' e
could no loi ger teen her promise. He
released ber It a all he could do
for her happiness was bis first thought.
BrT d,7 he never aet foot in
his tlmf1 He"P"ae deal of
hirt.. f abrad. superintending Her
bert s education, but when his nephew
determ ned tj practice law in the city,
ne iok up hia residenca nna mnl- in
the old mansion on the brow of the hill.
He had never married. He and Made
line met occasionally, but beyond a
grave bow on either side there was no
further intercourse.
The young i-eople, however, made up
lot their elders, and Madeline was glad
mj see tne feeling that had grown be
tween thsm. Not an thn rir.t.i.i tt.
lUt.-neJ quietly enough whun'An hn
return that evening Herbert rWuI hm
consent to a s, eady marriage with Mil-
uieu rears, ana an unwonted flush
came to his handsome face as be said:
"I am sorry for this, Herbert. Had
you confided to me sooner I might have
sparel you much pain. Sucu a thing
cannot be thought of, aid let me advise
you, my boy, to go back to the city.
The only hope for your peace of mind
is to root out this unfortunate love.'
HtrVert looked flushed and indignant.
"I oo not wish to root it out, uncle,
you do not know Mildred. She is t.uth
and sweetness itself."
"The girl is like her mother,' an
swered Coionel Overton; she loves you
no v at leas', she thinks sne does; but
let a han.ls mer man appeal to her fancy
and her ovei-iender conscier.ee will
blight jour happiness. Withdraw be
fore it w as too la.
"It is too late now," burst out Her
bert vehemently. "I cannot understand
your prejudice against Mildred."
'I have no prejudice agilnst the young
l iuy. I do not know her," answered
the (JoIoneL Then, after a pause, he
continued, "I am the last person to op
posj a true love match, Herbert; besli!e
I know that oppos tion only ade'sfuel
to the flame. But this much I as of
you leave th n?s as they are for awhile
l ou are both young, aud can wait.
(o back to the city and your work,
and it In the end I find that X cin give
my full and free consent I wili send for
yon "
"Yesbut" began Herbert.
Colonel Overton smiled rather fa-lly
as be laid a cand on his nephew 3 suoul
d r.
"I know what you would sav, Her
bert. You are of age aud quite your
own m:vster,fully capable of controlling
your owa affairs; but I deserve from
you some blight consideration after
year j of fa:thful guardianship. The
tame hot blood flowed in my veins once
that now courses through yours, and
L will not have its warmth chilled if I
can help It. Can you trust me for
awhile?"
There was a abort struggle, then tier-
be rt held out bis hand.
"I owe you ,oo much, uncle, to re
fuse sucli a resquest,'' be said, in a
trembling voice.
Colonel Overton grasped the proffer
ed band, then went slowly and thought
fully rroui the room.
Just at sunset the following day an
other figure nifcdd its wy across the
moorlaud toward Briar Lodge a t d'er,
statelier figure than Herbert's. It was
the Coknel himself. It was over t wen
ty years i ince he had taken that walk.
and he h sitated now almost afraid to
Htir the slumbering passion of his youth.
He had fought a long, hard battle, and
if he hal not ben victorious, be had at
least r treated wi'.h flying colon". Why
bhonld lie j ipardlzi the little that re
mained ol his future for tlie sake of
Herbert' j baplne.-s? The thoughtless
boy might be grateful to him for an
hour, and then he would live bis life
alone; for Madeline's daughter should
not haunt him always wita ber pres
ence, mat would ie too niucr. ai
fifty, when the sun of youth is forever
set, and the twilight bhadows creep on
apace, he fchoiilu liave peace, unm turn
ed by the gnawing of a pain which be
thought dead.
But as be strode along, his fine figure
alert with graceful, easy motion, and
au eager look in his dark eyes, on?
miiibt almost have fancied that the
years which bad sllvereJ hia hair bad
done no farther damage. And he was
himself surprised to rini his heart beat
ing with the old impatient throb, a)
he traversed the well remembered
path
The sun bad vanished behind the
bill, leaviug a misty pink trail, when at
last Colonel (Keiton passed up the
pretty walk wh'ch led to Briar Lodge.
How strangely familiar everything
looked without. The garden still pre
served the s im trim asiect, but as be
was admitted be noticed at on :e the
subtle change that pervaded eacn nook
and corner.
A blazing log fire cast grote'-q-e
lights over the room into which Colonel
(jverten was ushered, and be stood on
the hearth preparing himself fcr an in
terview which would surely be a pain
ful one to both.
How would she meet him? With the
same unembarrassed coldness that bad
so often wounded him? His conjectures
came to a smiden halt, for Madeline
had entered quietly, and now stood be
fore him with outstretched hand and a
faint s tiile hovering on lips which
trembled in spite of all her efforts.
"You are welcome, Grevllle," she
said, using unconsciously the familiar
name, aud as the Colonel took her hand
and looked into the sweet, unaltered
face, be felt a strange, wild impulse to
take her in his arms and forget the in
tervening years.
Somewhat at thesight of him a crowd
of tender memories swept ever the
sleeping heart of Madeline Vicars. A
feeling deeper than friendship made the
bio. dnio ait slowly into her cheek.
She withdrew her band from his grasp,
and said Iu a low, burrlid voic., "I I
will ring for lights. It is very gloomy
here."
"Oh, no,' answered the Colonel
quickly; "I not detain jou long.
Surely, af er all theie years, yon can
not eny me a few moments."
"1 tave never done that.
"True," he interrupted. "It was
voluntary banishment. I was afraid to
come here, Madeline. I am afraid to
be here now, but that necessity forces
me "
" You speak of the children?" she
questioned.
"I speak of your daughter and my
nephew, who have mot unfortunately
formed an attachment for each other."
"Unfor unately?"
"Yes, 1 say unfortunately, for yo
know from experience bow it may end.
I cannot allow Herbert's life to be
waste las mine was. He is young,
ambitious and clever. I have great
bTheteabimslowly filled Mrs. Vlckers's
mm! "Yon are bard," she
Sede.:I thought-I thought-"
epaued. "Mildred's hapjine Is
evendearer to me. She loves your
IZIV truly, and perhaps, QrevUle,
their marriage may-may triage 0Ttr
the gmi between us. we may be
friends on- e more.'
She nervously clasped and unclasped
ber hands, and Colonel Overton saw a
few bright tears trembling on her lash
es. 'You mean well. Mainline, be an- .
s wered quietly, "but though we aej
past the turning point in our lives, tne
even flow of friendship can never exist
between us. As lor Mildred sue is
young she bas seen nothing of the
world. There may be some other wno
may touch her heart more deeply I
have known such cases aud then Her
bert's happines will be wrecked."
Madeline was weeping bitterly; but
Colonel Overton continue!: "I do not
mean to reproach you. lour course
was better than deception; but I will
protect Herbert to the bast of my abili
ty." "And Mildred poor little Mildred-
is she to suffer too?"
Madeline rose from her chair, and
coining close to him laid a beseechiog
hand upon his arm. The Colonel seized
It, ana Oxed bis passionate, pleading
eyes upon her.
"Madeline, Madeline! you try me
past my strength. Did you thluk or
my feelings when you told me the cruel
truth years ago, and now am I required
to make still greater sacrifices? Even If
all should turn cnt happily, do you
think that It would cause me no pang
to see Mildred your very image fli'
tini a.out the old place whl?h has
known no gentla presence since you
refused to enter ltl Would you forca
me into exile again? Madeline, I am
too old leave me my solitary hearth,
where I may spend a few peaceful twi
light hour."
"Mildred could make them much
happier for you,' pleaded Mildred's
mother.
Neverl" he said with sudden Are
"There is but one way of happiness for
all. I am mad to dream of such athirg
for when I gave you up, Madeline, 1
swore 1 would never approach you
again. I shall keep my vow. But, it
you truly wish to mend the breach be
tween us, then it Is your place t3 seek
me not for Mildred's take nor Her
beit's, nor even mine, but at the bid
ding of your own heart and desire."
He gently disengaged ber c inginft
hand, and left her to ponder bis
words.
So while Mildred sang in the joy ot
her heart, Madeline went about her ac
customed duties, daz-ti and bewildered.
When the twilight came that meant so
much to her, she coul l bear It no long
er; she lert the lovers to their dreams,
and scarcely giving herself time foi
thought, slie took ber way across Ih
moorland, halting at last at the famil
iar gate. The spirit of the place wa
dead the serene old gentlewoman who
bad brightened the homestead for ber
children.
The front door stood ajar, so Made
line slipped in, and guided by old ass
clations, found her way to the library.
This door was closed ; Bhe turned the
handle softly, and entered unobserved
by the lonely occupant.
The room lay deep in shadow, the
glow of the fire was subiuod and fitful ,
and the sight of the solitary man be
fore it, buried in his own thoughts, un
conscious of her presence, touched the
tenderest chords of ber hart. She h- ard
him sigh once, as she: moved silently to
ward him In the gathering gloom. Sua
paused behind his chair, and summon
ing all his courage, laid a timid band
upon bis nead.
"Greville, I have come," she wh's
pered.
He did not start, nor even turn, but
he reached up and drew her gently
around in front of him, without a
word. She crept Into his embrace, a d
there another sweet and solemn secrei
was told in the twilight. Timet-Demo
crat.
Tha Exiled Eugenia.
Upon her first visit to Paris
genie's beauty was ravishing,
was likened to a snow-flake on a
day; like the fairy-like mist
F.u
She July
that
hangs over iagara; like all that is
purest, freshest, loveliest In nature
was the impression that she produced
upon perple. Once at a great ball
she was clad entirely in white, of the
fleeciest, gauziest, mistiest descrip
tion, and with a very simple parrure
of emeralds and diamonds glistening
in ber blonde hair, looping up her
transparent sleeves, and shining on
her lovely neck, she was as complete
ly a vision of delight aa eye ever
rested on.
The remainder of the story i9
known, and her marriage, ber reck
less extravagance, the war, her down
fall and escape, are tales of history
told again and again. She encouraged
frivolity and spent money more reck
lessly, perhaps, than any other woman
ever did. She was conceded to be the
best-dressed woman in the world.
Her wardrobe cost 1,000, 000, and
her jewels were ot fabulous value.
She spent $10,000 a day for household
expenses. It was the age of gold.
She undoubtedly was the cause of her
own downfall, but she did many kind
ly deeds. She was one of the first to
recognize the merits of Rosa Bonheur,
and it was by her wish that the tal
ented artist was decorated. Her
legacy of woe is unmatched by any
woman in history. She is all alone.
Her jewels have been scattered to the
corners of the earth; her crown is
torn asunder, and the precious stones
are now used to decorate women she
never saw. Her steps are dogged by
spies when she steals like a house
breaker into beloved Paris. Her
beauty and strength have faded. She
ha9 waited long for the end. Ladies'
Ilotne JournaL
The largest walerwheel in the -world
Is at Laxey, on the Isle of Man, where
It Is used to pump wat;r in working a
lead and silver mine. The wheel has
a diameter of seventy-two feet, six
inches, is six feat In breadth, bas a
crank stroke of ten feet, and develops
about 130 horse ower.
"NIOHT." -
BT OWEN MEBEDITH.
urseof analllrjg world, beloved Klghtt
Our days are fretful children, weak to bear
A little pain ; they wrangle, wound, and flgii t
Each other, weep and sicken and despair,
lhou, with thy motherly hand that uealetl
eare, Stllle-i out little noise ; rebnkest one,
9"ottiet another ; blamest tasks undone ;
Kelreshest Jaded houe. and teacbest prayer.
Thine Is the mother's sweet bush-hash, that
stills
The fluttering of a plaintive heart to rest,
Thine Is the mediclnms band thAt Alls
Sleep's opiate; thine, the mother's patient
breast ;
Thine, too, the mother's mute, reproachful
eyes.
That gently look our angry noTSe to shame
Whea all is done ; we dare not meet their
blame.
Iter are to silent and they are to wise.
"SILENT SCOLDING."
flimt Is Wnat th K-t. IX. Talmai;
Calht Srowl dc.
Tins is a dark woild to many peo
file; a world of chills, a world oifog,
a wjrld of wet blankets. 2Tine-tenths
of the men we meet need encourage
ment. Your work is so urgent t hat
you have no time to stop and speak
to the people; but every day you meet
scores, perhaps hundreds and thou
sands of persons upon whom you
migbt have direct aud immediate influence.
"How? How?" you cry out. I an
swer. By the grace of physiognomy.
There is nothing more catcning
than a face with a lantern bchiud it,
shining ttear through. I have no ad
miration for a face with a dry smile,
meaning no more than the grin of a
false face. But a smile written by
the hand of God, as an index or table
of contents to whole volumes of good
feeling within, is a benediction. You
say:
'My face is hard and lacking iu
mobility, and my benignant feelings
are not observable iu the facial pro
portions. "
I do not believe you. Freshness
and geniality of soul are so subtle and
pervaaing tliat they will, at some eye
ir mouth corner, leak out. bet be
hind vour face a feeling of gratitude
to God and kindness toward man, and
you will every day preach a seriuoti
Ions as the streets you walk, a sermon
with as many heads as the number of
people of meet, and differing friu
Dtl.er sermons in the fact that the
loimer it is the better.
The reason that there are so tuati;
sour faces, so many frowning faces, so
many dull faces. Is because men and
women consent to be acrid and petu
lant and stupid.
The w ay to improve j
your face is to improve your disposi
tion. Attractiveness of physiognomy
iocs not depend on regularity - of
feature.
I know persons whose brows are
shaggy and whose eyes are oblique and
whose noses are ominously longitudi
nal, and mouth strangles along in un
usual and unexpected directions; and
yet they are men and worn-n of so
much soul that w e love to look upon
rnem, anu ineir presence is au evau-
gelism, writes Rev. Dr. Taltnage in
the Ladies' Home Journal. They get
married sooner than the painted doll
babies that call themselves young
ladies, and make home happy long
after the curls have turned gray aud
the foot of the dance has turned Into
a rheumatic shuffle.
I have a special message for women
one don't small as a word, but
mighty in influence. It is this:
Don't scowl. Scowling spoils faces.
Before you know it, my sister, your
forehead will resemble a small rail
road map.
There is a grand trunk line from
your cowlick to the bridge of your
nose, intersected by parallel lines
running east and west, with curves
arching your eyebrows: ajd oh, how the most practical orrvations that
much o der you look for iJ , 1 nave yet scpn on tne subject of the
Scowling is a bad habit that steals epi(iemic. it pointg out that the
upon us unawares, lie frown when ; mortality from measles "exceeds any
th light is too strong and when it is ' thing tnatcan tnU9 far attributed
LW T";""- i- no " " " to Influenza." It appears that over
knot w hen we are thinking, and kr.it 13 000 (ipatng from measles occur an
them even more tightly when we can- nually in En(tland and Wa,es and tne
not think. There is no denying i ,..-..,...,,:. hc M inrf
there are pleuty of things to scow)
about.
The baby in the cradle frowns when
something fails to suit. "Constitu
tional scowl," we say. The little
toddler who likes sugar on his
bread and butter tells his trouble in
the same way when you leave the
sugar off.
"Cross," we say about the chil-
, , .. - , . , . , .. , .
area, ana --worriea 10 aeam, auoui
cne grown ioiks. ana as ior ourselves.
we can't help it. But wc must. Its
reflex influence makes others unhappy;
for face answereth unto face in life as
well as in water. It belies our re
ligion. We should possess our souls
in such peace that it will reflect it
self in placid countenances.
If your forehead is rigid with wrin
kles befors lorty, what will it be at
seventy? There is one consoling
thought about thsse marks of time
and trouble the death angel must
always erase them. Even the ex
tremely aged in death often wear a
smooth and peaceful brow, thus leav
ing our last memories of them calm
and tranquil. But our business if
with life.
Scowling is a kind of silent scold
ing. It shows that our souls need
sweetening. For pity's sake, let us
take a sad-iron, or a glad Iron, or
smoothing tool of some sort, and
straighten these crease9 out of our
faces before they become indelibly en
graved upon our visage.
Ancient Hrlnklnff Kuli.
We give the rule bout drinking
healths as it is among the burgers, so
that no mistakes may be mad, say?
a writer in Scribner's.
"1. Offer your friends before going
to table a glass of red wine, as that is
good for the digestion and is a pleas
ant wav of welcoming them.
j "2. With the first glass the host
must wish his guests an appetizing
J meal. His friends must answer with
a glass and wish the same to each
other also.
I "3. If the company consists of only
ten or twelve people one can drink
their health in turn, but it is useless
to do it all at once, as all may not
have such thirst at the same time.
When you wish to drink ask for a
glass of wine of the man or maid who
is serving.
1 "4. If the company is lave and
there are perhaps thirty at table it
would be useless to drink every one's
health separately, as one would then
take more Vine than one cares to
drink. If you please you may include
. two, four or six in one salutation of
your glass, beginning with those
furthest off and then continuing, first
' nn the ricrht hand and then on tha-
left.
"5. The dispute still exists as to
cne propriety or Kissing the lady who
tits next you as you drink her health,
or thanking her with a kiss when she
jrlnks yours. Still more unmannerly
is it to leave your chair to kiss the
young ladies who sit at a distance
from you. It is not proper to kiss a
lady without washing your lips, and
besides it creates a confusion at
table,
"9. It is not well to insi3t upon an
One's finishing his glass each tin?, as
that would do away with the freedom
I
of your guests, but It is quite proper
to ask the lady next you if you may
All ber glass from time to tim
A Bright Hoy.
"I have heard many bright sty.
lngs of children," a lady remarked
recently, '-but am' sure that tht palm
in this line must be given to a small
boy living not many miles from Bea
con street, for it proves the sense of
humor is developed at the age of 4
years. On the occasion in question,
Jack, as we will call him, was visit
ing at the home of his grand pareuts
and a heavy rainstorm that was pre
vailing had caused a leak in the ceil
ing of the laundry. Following his
grandfather to the scene of the dis
j aster, he was vastlyentertained when
' a drop of water that had oozed
through the plastering descended
squarely ou the top of the latter's
bald head. After enjoying his laugh
for a momeut, 1? turned and went
quickly up to the parlor, where the
I the rest of the family were assem
bled. " 'Grandpa is ill,' he announced
bursting in upon them. 'He is
the laundry.'
la .
"Visions or heart disease, apo-I
plexy, and so on, naturally were up
permost in the minds of his hearers,
who made a general stampede for the
door; but the confusion was broken
in upon by Jack's childish treble.
" 'You needn't hurry so,' he said,
'it's only an attack of water on the
brain.'"
The Anatomy or tho Ojater.
A clam is considered as an emblem
of stupidity and callousness. But
you will make a great mistake if you
put the oyster in the same category
as when vou class a Cbinamau and a
Japanese together. The oyster Is so
strong that no human fingers can
open the doors of his house If he
wishes to keep them shut. Liver and
digestive organs he has, as sensitive
as ours; respiratory organs as com
plicated as the human lungs; ma
chinery for getting a water supply
and for preventing an oversow, and a
wonderful mechanism for tranDinz
his food. And he has a heart whose
j puisation3 may be seen after his house
nas been torn frolu hlal
Knowing this, it is easy to com
prehend how cultivation and care
may not only improve it in looks, but
also cause the quality of its meat to
. surpass that of the uncultivated oys
. ter, as much as grain-fed poultry sur
passes the product of the barnyard.
When your host offers you oystvs
that are plump, round, thick, deep,
, light-colored, and fringed quite thick
I to the very o-lge, then you may be
' sure that they have not only lived
l with few disturbances, but under a
nign state or cultivation.
Measiea Mora Fatal than tha Grip.
There is little comfort, as a general
rule, in the columns of the Lancet,
but that journal contains this week
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during the last decade. Why do we
take no account of it? Because, I
suppose, measles is most fatal to in
fants, whereas influenza chiefly car
ries off the aged. We all of us ex
pect to grow old, but we can none of
us hope to be young again. Yet the
life of a healthy Infant is of more
value 1ian that of a sexagenarian
who bad not strength to combat the
i "
lnfluenza microbe. London Truth.
A Uadiy Oiiii Job.
"Hello, parson," said the man who
rang the bell "How are you?"
"Why, how do you do?" was tho
parson's pleasant greeting. "What!
Remember you? Of course I do.
You're the young gentleman I married
to a charming lady last year, are you
not?"
"Yes," said the man, "and that
marriage hain't gone just right,
either. You see we're divorced,
an' "
"I am very sorry," said the parson.
"What can I do to help you? I "
"Wal," and the man twirled his
nat nervously, "I was wonderin' if
you wouldn't think you was dom' the
square thing if you "
"Yes?"
"If ou gave the money back I paid
you for marryin' us. Boston Jews,
Napoleoo'e Bad shoe
Ibe recent loss of an eye by Prince
Christian von Schleswig Holstein
through the bad aim of his brother-in-law
attempting to shoot a bird, re
calls some similar misfortunes. Na
poleon 1., while hunting pheasants in
Fontainbleau, shot out the eye of the
most genial of his Marshals, Nicholas
Massena, Duke of Rivoli and Prince
of Lssling. Massena, however, was
even a greater courtier than generjj
and immediately declared that the
shot came from the gun of Marshal
Berthier. Berthier at once declared
himself the cause of his comrade's
misfortune. This diplomatic attempt
to shield the Emperor greatly pleased
His Majesty and he rewarded both
Marshals with favors and presents.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Some horsemen believe there Is
oothinz finer tban a courser.
Bert Eaton of Napa, Cut., owns a
four-legged cbieken. The two extra
legs grow out of the body at the place
usually occupied by the tall and are of
the same shape and size of the other
legs. The chicken ip now two months
old and is strong and healthy.
Along the Arctx Coast men cnt oft
the hair on top of their beads, so tl at
' they look like monks, the object being
to avoid scaring; the caribou by the
flutter of their locKs. The Esquimaux
are fond of eggs not yet hatched, but
about be.
In Some, Italy, a few tourists stil.
hire balconies on the Corso, whence to
throw flowers at other tourists, while
they themselves are the targets of a
mob of ruffianly boys armed with de
cayed vege ablea. This is all that is
left of the Roman CarnlvaL
A Dexter Me. man received fo
from a friend a few days ago to whom
he iiad loaned that amount twenty-Dve
years ago. Accompanying the pay
ment was a diamont) ring ot large
rUue as inUrest,
m FAMOUS STAGE DRIVER.
nia Skill Sated Coachload Cram m T.1b
ol Indiana.
The heroism and bravery of Robeit
Emery is an example to every schoo!
Uiy in Nebraska to-day, says the
hnaha Bee. Gage County has the
honor of being his home, and Beat
rice the abiding place of his posterity.
In 1804 Robert Emery was a stage
driver along the St. Joe and Denver
route. In August of that year oc
curred the great Indian raid, when
so many settlers lost their lives.
There were uine passengers in his
coach s. -n men and two ladies.
Although exceedingly dangerous, he
offered to drive to Liberty farm,
where his brother Charles lived. The
morning of August 9, 1S64, was beau
tiful. The sky was clear and cool
and a refreshing breeze came up from
the northwest. The coach left the
station of Biir Sandy with its freight
of human life drawn by four large
and mettled steeds in which the
driver had unbounded confldenco and
over them nerfect control. Tho
journey was without accident or un-
usual incident until about 11
o clock, up to which time no sig; ot
Indians hud been seen. But, just as
the lead horses had passed over the
hill and were on a spur that led into
the bottom land, or valley this was
narrow and bordered on either side
by deep ravines, worn by the water
and before the coach had commenced
the descent the driver discovered a
band of Indians about thirty rods in
advance. He wheeled the horses in
an instant two rods farther on he
could not have accomplished the
turn and, laying whip to their
backs, commenced an impetuous re
treat. The passengers were terrified
and were at once on their feet
Emery ?aid: "If you value your lives,
for Ood's sake keep your seats, or wf
are lost.'
The Indians, about fifty in num
ber, gave chase with their terrifying
yells and for about three miles, which
were accomplished in about twelve
minutes, pursued and pursuers made
the most desperate efforts at speed.
The savage yells of those blood
thirsty villains and the wails of de
spair of the men and women in the
coach are past the power of pen to
aescribe. But to the glory of the
driver be it said that he was the only
steadily-nerved and unexcited person
in this mcnioraole chase. The coach
bristled with arrows, "like quill3
upon the fretful porcupine." They
grazed young Emery on every side and
cut the tarrett off the head of the
wheel horse, but the young .mai?
heeded nothing but his driving.
There were two points at which all
would have been lost but for the
driver's presence of mind. There
were two abrupt turns in the road
where the coach would have been
thrown over had he not brought the
team to a halt and turned with care.
This he did to the dismay of some of
the passengers, who saw escape only
in speed, but their subsequent praise
of his conduct was as great as his
courage was cool and calculating. !
George Constable, who was cdnduct-
lng an os train over the route, 1
saw the coach about a mile ahead and
at once corralled his twenty-five wag- '
ons. The brave driver drove his nine
passengers into this shelter and safe
ty. Words could not express the
gratitude felt for their hero and de
liverer. In the delirium of delight
they embraced and kissed him, and
thanked God that he had held the
lines, and that thev were in a posi
tion where they could not interfere.
The ncble steeds were not forgotten.
The passengers petted them and cast
their arms aliout their necks with
feelings of grateful emotions.
This memorable drive would nevei
be toi gotten, though not recorded
here, for the story would be handed
down to posterity by the succeeding
generations of the saved. The hero
of that day's chase won not his best
laurels in that hour, for wherever he
was known his gentle manner and
kind deeds won for him a welcome in
every heart, and wherever known
there were praises heard. Devoid of
boastful pretense, he wore meekly
his well-deserved honors and silently
carried a hero's heart. His health
was frail and in about a year he was
prostrated with fever, and while upon
his deathbed, yet still conscious, Mrs.
Randolph, one of the number be bad
saved from a horrible death, placed
upon his finger a beautiful gold ring,
on which was engraved the following:
"E. Umphry, G. C. Randolph and Hat
tie P. Randolph to Robert Emery, in
acknowledgment of what we owe to
his cool conduct and good driving on
Tuesday. August 9, 1864." Soon af
ter this he passed away from these
scenes of warfare to the silent and
peaceful realm of the dead. The doc
tor who attended him in his last
hours eulogized him as a silent hero
and one of the noblest of mankind.
China' imprest and the Silk industry.
The Empress of China has recently
cjen endeavoring to give an impetus
to the manufacture of silk in that
country by starting a silk-weaving de
partment of her own. One of ber
great motives for this step, according
to a Shanghai correspondent, is to
create an employment for the many
millions of girls and women who are
at present excluded from all labor ex
cept that of making embroideries and
doing the lighter kinds of house
work. The Empress has had the nec
essary looms, skilled artisans and wo
men trained in the management of
silk-worms sent to the palace of
Peking from the imperial silk manu
factory at Hang Chow. The indus
try will be started in the palace
grounds, which Her Majesty, by
Chinese enstotn, is forbidden to
leave; so that the apprentices will be
uider her supervision. This setting
the fashion, so to speak, shows that
the imperial family is beginning to
realize the backward state of the
country, and it is likely to be pro
ductive of good results, for anything
thus started spreads rapidly and
gains a firrr footing among the people.
The average number of loiter, wit- A mascnlar colored mn 'n Awn
ten per bead of the population is: Eug- county. Maryland, ki'to lAfur.
land and Wales, fonv: fcotland. ?n wu cn T.?"!, "f
thirty; Ireland, sixteen; United States, 'pK n ,mlf. aV bniM"i
twenty-one; France, flfJeen; Germany, throwing him with Tiolence sufficient
thirteen , and Italy, seven. to hr-k tu nect
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LAUGH AND GROW FAT.
A HEALTHY TONIC FOR IN
VALIDS OF ALL KINDS.
Hamorom Anocdotea Gleaned from Tui.
ons Source Something; to Read HMel
M 111 Make An body Sleep Well Betur
Than Medtclna Whan Taken Uolora Ka-
lirinc.
It All Depend.
"What kind of a man is be good,
bad or indifferent?"
"Well, that depends a good deal
on who teeters on the other end of
the plank with him."
How so, sir?"
"Well, if you size him up alongside
of Judas Iscariot he looms up midd
ling fair, but when you come to sit
him down between such fellows ai
you an' me, Judge, he does dwindle
terrible surprisin' he does, for
faot"
Somewhat or a Dilemma.
?am Johnsing I wants ter ask yer
advice about sum An'.
Parson Baxter What's yer got on
yer mind now?
"I has been keeping company wid
Matildy Snowball for moah dan six
munfs, and I wants ter know If yer
aJvises me ter marry her?"
".Suit yourself about dat. No mat
or what yer does yer will be sure ter
hab remorses afterwards dat yer
didn't do different."
A l.aod applanation.
Judtre Accused, are you
really
blind?
Blind Man--Yes, your honor.
"How did you become blind?"
"By a fit of apoplexy."
"Wby, then, this picture on youf
breast representing an explosion in a
mine, in which vou lost your sight?"
'Please, your honor, berause to
represent apoplexy painting is power
less, so the artist had to do the best
he could." Texas Sittings.
Typewriters' supplies.
Quite froper,
ITinter Lackey, that neighbor of
mine, wanted me to step in and ask
you if you wouldn't give him a notice
this week. He says he's taken your
paper some time and you've never
mentioned his business in your read
ing matter.
Printer Humph! I wonder how
much of an item he expects? Do you
think about a "stick" would suit
him?
Hinter Ha, ha! Capital. "About
a stick." Ah, yes; I see you know
Mm.
Onn't Appreciate Good Thfarr.
Friend Ah, there! Stager, what's
become of your new star that shone
so brilliantly at the opening of the
seasoiv"
Theatrical Manager Oh, she's still
on the road.
Friend Kind of petered out,
though, hasn't she?
Theatrical Manager Not by a Jug
ful. She's all right; It's the audiences
that have petered out Detroit Trib
une. A Deadly Alternative,
First Robber Say, pard. I know
they're crowding us Drettv close, but
wouldn't it be better to run out and
take the chances than to remain here
and swelter? It's awful hot in this
shed.
Second Robber So it is, old chap;
but isn't it better to be hot In the
cvd th,n r.,n ,,i t,a k :V, in
thc head?
e ot Miracle Not Paued.
Pretty Sister (hearing Johnny re
cite his Sunday-school lesson) Now,
Johnny, can you tell what is meant
by a miracle?
Johnny Yes, sister. Mother says
that if you don't marry the new par
son 'twill be a miracle, judging by the
way you go on with him.
aba Did N't Keed It.
JlusiC leacberune two tnree;
one two three; rest
Miss Njwrich (taking her lrst
lessons) Oh, I'm not tired, Perfesserl
I couid keep this up all day. Puck.
A Suspicious Cirenmstance.
Bank Director How are
the
cashier' account?
Bank President Why do you ask?
"I heard yesterday that he had
latclv been vaccinated."
"Well, what of tnat?"
"I thought perhaps they have
6mall-pox In Montreal just now."
Texas Sittings.
The publication of a biography of the
Duchess d'Angouleme recalls the tact
that tbis famous French court beauty ia
lit remembered nowadays by the pear
named after ber, which Is popularly
called the "Ducby-dangle-um."
Truth.
IEWS IN BiilEF.
Mr-re than 550,020,000 was expend
ed on the Edcurial Palace in Madrid,
Spain.
A fish dealer in Bath. M.. nn nut.
I ting open a yellow perch found eight
, twenty-penny nads in the stomach.
I (ew Orleans. La., with an ar.a ot
227 square miles, covers more eround
limn any other city in the United
Slates.
Alexander Hockaway, or BlueBiv
er Township, and a blacksmith by trade,
recently celebrated Li? 112 h birthday.
Horticulturists s.y that applet
grown in grass ground will keep longer
than the same fruit grown on cultivated
land.
In aim r st every school of the Mik
ado's Emplie it is ibe custom one day
in the autumn to take the pupils out
rabbit hunting.
The oldest woman in Indiana is
Grandma Sears, of Plevna, Ind, She is
108 years old, and bas smoked her plpa
'Jaily for ninety years.
The world converses in 6000 known
languages and dial.-cts, and In d litlon
to these there are some that scholars
have not yet learned and classified.
At the present day sacred pigs roam
inviolate about the Buddbi-tt monas
teries of Canton aud elsewhere in
China.
Mrs. Susannah Abbott of Cam
bridge, Mass., has kept a d?ily jour
nal for half a century. She is now 94
yeaia old.
A French-Canadian at Montreal
and his daughter have recovered $125
each against each of three persons for
burning them in effigy.
It cost over $200 In legal fees, re
cently. In South Carolina, to settle a
claim of $5.
A s'ze In a coat is an inch; in un
derwear the same; in socks, an inch; in
a collar, a balf-ii cu; in trouseis, one
Inch; and In a hat one-eighth of an
'nch.
Policeman Benry Hand, of New
lo.-k City, bas fallen heir to $75,000,
but he will complete his twenty years'
term on the force, so that he may be
ntitled to a pension of f 000 a year.
Oue of the largest camellia p'ants
ever known Is now growing in a nurs-ry
near Birmingham, Enaland. It qui e
Qlis a large greenhouse. Some 2o00 buds
have been trimmed from the tree, and
it still has 60OO.
-A Stockton CCftl.1 well borer recen
tly found the tooth or an animal at tne
depth of 1124 feet. It resembles the
tooth of a monkey. Another tooth ap
parently that of a herbaceous animal,
was found at a depth of 900 feet.
The houses occpn led by threee Con
necticut Governors Richard V. Hub
bard, Pbiueas Lounsbury and Morgan
G Rulkeley stand in a row In one
street in Hartford.
The vethoJist Episcopal Church
has over 15,0(K) ministers, 14,000 local
preachers, 100,003 olllcial members, and
3X1,000 Sunday-schcol officers and
teach, rs.
The Chinese have many kinds of
ceremonial di-hes and cake-". Thus,
oranges form i Introductory course
at ceremonial dinners, and preserves of
betel nuts ara offered to guests at the
new year.
The tomb of Francis Marlon on
the Belle Isle plantation near Pinevil e,
S. C, is a ruin overgown with shrub
bery. Even the decayiug remains of
the big tree that was blown across the
tomb years ago, smashing as it fell,
still lies there untouched .
In both Scotland and Ireland thi
entrance of a bee into a cottage mare
particularly if it is a bumt.ld-bee is
looked upon as a certain algn of death
of some one then residing there. In
other localities if Lets in swarming
settle upon dead wood it Is regarded as
qual y ominous.
A fox-terrier in New York city is
credited with ability to repeat the
words "please,' "I am glad," "I am
sciry," and "thank you' with suffi
cient distinction to be easily under
stood. The average household lamp burns
a gallon of oil a week In w nter. A
! kitchen stove of fair size bums a tou
of coal a month. If kept burning all the
time. For a grate fire a ton of coal
month should do for two large
I ,res-
What are described a9 the finest
tabJes m the world are those occupied
by the magnific-nt horses of the Baro-
ness Yon Zuyllan in Paris, France.
The stables cover three acres of ground
and are fitted up In a style that is little
less than sumptuou;.
In 1$S9 a man walking along Cre
sent Beacu. Block Island, discovered the
hip bones of some gigantic species of
extinct animal. Tne comb ned wtight
of the two bones (generally speaking the
sacrum is called a single bone), wa?
nearly 800 pound.
A contributor to a New York pa
per cays; ''I met a hotel chambermaid
the oth-r day whose lower teeth were
nearly all missing and from a s'.ngnlar
canse. She had been for a great many
years In the babit of holtiing the pillows
In ber teeth while she drew on t. e slips
with both bands and it resulted in tlie
loosening and gradual loss of those
teeth npon which the strain was the
greatest.
The savages of the Amazon region,
of South America, fed Hie com n. on
green parrot Tor generations with the
fat of certain fishes, thus causing it to
become beautifully variegated with red
and iaIIow fpAihflrq. lit likn munnr
the natives of the Malay Archipelago
b a process of feeding changed the
ta kative lory Into the gorgeous king
lory.
The Chinese make what is called
"Onl-wa-hl," or grass cloth, from the
fibre of the common nettle. It is said
to make a splendid cloth for tents, awn
ings, etc When made into belting for
macjinery it Is said to have twice the
"strength of Isaiher.
Eben lilaza. of Porter, Me., was ap
pointed Postmaster of that town by
President Jackson in 1829, He held
the offi e until Cleveland's adminstra
tlon, and row, at the age of nlnetv, he
its around and watches his son Amos
oit mail in ibe same office.
The smell and bearing of the Qsh are
acnte, and It can be domesticated so as
to come at call; they are usually long
lived. A pike was put into a pond
with a ring and found seventeen years
afterward.
James Madison was a Congressmai
at twenty-eight, and John Uaudolpn at
twenty-six, while John Quincy Ad ms
was appointed Minister to England aud
tha Netherlands at twenty -seven.
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