B. F. SOHWEIEIl, THE OON8TITUTION-THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OP THE LAWS. VOL. XLVIII. MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1894. NO. 49. REV. DR. TALMAGE. THE nnOOKI.YN DIVIXE'3 SUX DAY SICU.MOX. Si'iuect : "Victory Over Tain." Tht "XMthr ''.sn tVre be anymore i'D." Tt.-velstion 4. Ti-e first qacMioa t'latyoi w'in n nnt to 'hnnir your r.'sM- n?- to ssvrU Vhat fc th health t'm r-'-;-? Is tt f-biiken of terriblp Ji-nr Tr-? '.V -at rr- tl: bill? of mortality? Vh-t is th- '',-' ii rti-; How liiTh rises the t'mrrmomet-" ?" An nn 1 not r-nonabl in askiii, Va::t an t':i sanitary conditions of the !n-av n!v e:tv in o which we all hope to ttov? !v t-xt an swers it by saying, 'Xeitln-r sh.iil thrrn bo anv more pain." Fiir, I ri-mnr!r, thorp will 1 e no p-.in o disappointment in heaven. Iff evii-l fit th jieture of what you aa;iripnl--! n' lie when you bepan it besile tiic pi - a-" o' what yon have realized, I would fin 1 a rr I clifTerenee. Yon have sturnble.l upon irr -a-disappointments. Perhaps yoa ex :". I riches, and you Lave worked hur.l e-iou ;h to (Jain them; you have p'nnteii and worried and persiste 1 nntii your hnn Is wr- worn, and your brain was r.ii-It-J. and ronr heart fainted, and at the end of this lot.:: strife with mUfortnne yon fin J tlritifyo.i have not been positively defpatel it hasl.een a drawn battle. It is "still I a? and tu-sle, this year Iosintr what yoa rainei las. . financial uncertainties, pu liiij; down fa?tr than yoa build. For perliap twenty or thirty years you have ben running your craft straight Into the teeth of the wind. Perhaps you have had domestic disappoint ment. Your children, upon whoseeduce tion you lavished your har t enrned dollars, have not turned out as expected. Xotwitb-rtnn-Jinirall your counsels an 1 prayer and painstakinif. they will not do rirrit. M my a KOol fattier has had a bad boy. Abj!o-n trod od David's heart. Xn.it mother uev.T Imagined all this as twenty or tiiirly years ;ro she sat by that child's cradle. Yonr life has been a chapt.ir of disip f ointments. Hut conn witn m an 1 I wid show you a ditrnreni s; n. Bv Go l's u-r.icn entering the other ity. rou wid n rv -r ar.iin have a blast! hop-. The mo-t ju llant of expectations will not rea.-h tlier alV.alion. Coming to the top of onr hill of joy, th re will be other heights risin up in trie v.slou. This soni of transport i I iut lift you to higher anthems, the syeetest choml but a prelude to more tre-uen lous hririaoav, all things better than you bad antic. piteil tha robe richer, the crowa bri -liter, tiio t mpid grander, the t:iron.r mightier. Further. I temnrlt, tb:Td will be no ptia of wearim ss. It may he many hours sine you quit wor!.tut many of you are unrested, oma fro-n overwork, au l tone Iron dull ness of trade, the l.iu-r more, exanistmg than the tenner. Your anUie a-r'ie. yonr spirits flair, you wint rt. Are th-rse. wheels always to turn, these aim; ties to fly, thesa axes to hew, the saov:1! to lielv, thi--?- pens to fly, tin s- l.oois to be postcJ, tinae j!Oo Is to be sold' Ah. the preat ho'i.lay appro-ti'ie.. more curse oi takinakeM. No more p'm: Inif until the b.tck a't:ie. Si iiur r ii .!! . -tion until the brain is ttwil er i. X i mor.i pain. Xo more carp n;ry, for taa uiau-iioni are all Luiit. Xo nmr-) m-isonry, for the walls are all r.-nr-'d. X more li-imoii 1 C tinp. for the ?jn tire all s -t. Xo mure t-H beatinir, for tna iro -vns are ail co :ote I, y.o more agriculture, fur the harvests ox4 spontaneous. Further, there will be no more pafn o! poverty. It is a irtrltlin to be r.-a!!y poor; tohav?yotr cott w : .r our an I no money to ct another ; to li-u-i y tir d .'ir barrel empty an ! notbin; t i.ur l-r i ! wti for your chil Ir n"; to Iiv-in an u i!ie...t iy pv vid no means to ci-ine your h imita tion ; to have your cMM si.?:: wit'i so'iie riysterious disease an i not be abi- to s.'curi .min'-nt medicil a'-iiity; to have son or t'auzhter beiu the world an I yoa not havx anything to help triem In st:irtln , with a mm I capiWe of research an i hiii eout-T" plation to !e perpetually ix;J oa questions f mere livelihood. Poets try to throw a ro-mne a' out th- poor man's cor. but ther! is do rom-in'; about it. Povi-rty is hru-', crue'. uurelen: Insr. But Lazarus wa'if 1 n: w:t'io:it n's ras and his itise.ips. aa 1 so all o C-:rit's poor wake up at last wit l-oui any or their disadvantages no a ms'io:isj, for they ur-i all princes; no lems to pay, for the" resi dence is crriluitous : m 'ar n-itts to l ay, :or the robes are divinely i;:s:iir.-i!e.i ; no seat in church lor poor fol., i--ui eiiity atnotr temple worsh'ti-ir- ; no hovo.s. no h ir t rui-at no insurdcieut apparel. "I'hey s ia'l Lnn'-rno more, nit;ier n:ill t'i-9 sun ;t,'.it en litem nor any h '.it.'' X n ore p i'l ! Further, therj will b' nopi .'i o. pr;inT. All tliee aoeirit on' mti-ii s-j iti :im tr i up. AVj clas-p ban is an I wi.k to.'-'t n-r, and taik and lau :li an 1 w to-'.-t i.-r. but we must alter awhile s p tr.t - Your itiv will be in one place, ntin in mother. V;f look each other lu l in t;'e fa for the last litne. We w Ii besitllu-; ioet'i.-r o-ni even intr, or walking to-retner trn i day, and nothing will bo .unu-u tl in our app 'ar anee. or otir COMV-Ts.ition, Iut Go I knows tbat it is t le hist ti'i e, and n essentrers frota eternity on tn-'r i-rrun I to take nsaw.iy k:io.r it is t!ie la-t time, aa 1 in heaven, where tcey make rea ly lor our !e partinir spirits, they kuo.y it is- tlf last :i:ue. Oh. the lonir airouy ot eart i.'y s p rat iou ! It is aw ul to stand in your tu.s ry llir it.n death bai-ic from the couch of your chil I, and try to ho'.i fast the liftleon and sto ali the tune t ii (it he is g tta wer'k-r, nr. 1 tin: Lrcath is s'lorter. a:"el make outcry to od to help ns and to the.! dors to save him, and S'e it is of do av.'ii1, and then to knosr that Irs spirit is trope unl that you hrsvo nothing le.'t but the casCt that nclJ the j vi , nn 1 that in two or three iay3 you P ust xtn rut that away an i walk around a out the liom an I tind it desolate, soine trn.s feeltnsr rejel ious, nu 1 tneu to r solve to "reel ! Cf rentiy nn i to r -eoive on se.f contro', and just a you have come to what you tiilnlt is pjr.'ert s "lf conrro! to !-n I ienlv coaie upon some little o:ai or p cture rr s".o ) half worn oat an I I ow all the floo s f tie "il bur.-t in oa i w -i wail of a'ony ! Oi. my Col, how h ir I i- is lo pt-.rt. to close fie eyes that u 'v r can 1- : merry at cur oomin-r. So kiss ttto hr.n i t at will nev-T ag; in uo us a k:n in-s. I kao'jr reli.-ion tiv. s prent runfo' it on In men nn hour. :m ! wenu it to oe co:n orte I, but anyhow and any t iy yoa maire it it is I t u '. On sleaml .at w'-.rtr: nn ! at nil cir win flow w- n av smile wh-u we say farewell. i ut tiieso coodi.ys at the d ut.ibe t thi y j-tst t ike hol 1 of the het.r' win iron pinchers nud tear it out by tile roots tint. I all tho tihers quiver and curl in the lortur an I drop tnieb Wool. fiiese sep nations are win- presses, into wl ici our hearts, like red e listers, are thrown, and then truu ds turns t ie win lass round and mail until wj ar ntlerlv crushed and havs E" more capacity tosurl.r. an I wa slop cry.nj because wJ hhve wi pt all our tents. On ev ry st.est. on evry doorstep, by every couch, there have been p irtin.-s, Hut once past the he::venly porta s. and you are tn rou --h with such seen-s forev.-r. In run land there are many hand ciaspings and em hracines, but only In reocrnitlon. That preat home circle never brea ;s. Once tlnd your comrades there, an 1 you hav.t fieti) iorevi r. Xo crape floats from the dour of that blissful residence. No cleft, hi.l.si :e where the deal sleep. Ad awak-e, wile awake, and forev.r. So puslnnir out o. emigrant ship for foreign shore. No toll'n; of bell as the funeral passes. Who.e g u ra tions in Rlorr. Hand to hand, he rt to heart, joy to joy. Xo creep ng up the ii.n s of the death chill, the leet col I until hot flannels cannot warm them. So rattle oi Bepu;chral R iles. No parring, no p i n. Further, the heavenly city Will havrni pain of body. The ra is pierce I w in hnrp distresses. The surgeon's knife must cut. The dentist's pinchers must pull. Pain ts fought with pain. The world ''" I aai. S. oi. s ot dis-n-e', UK" 1'u,'nrfn2 ! u,t n'inr for a enrc-.fs. s'rugglo as " 'ii-l:-uillb.-.veit. Our ni'ures bre int p telv susceptible to suffsr r7. Tuo eyc.ir.B loo'.'tht ban', with imrr.ei.S'3 capaoity OI Tuh little e'lill m 3's tt thn miXrance or 1'V manifold d's--;s s. You h.-tr Oie hr.H rrv of iu'ancv i; t I u "d srr'k.-s into the vallengnn. Y-m s- itt leal in coosam f g Icy rst'n' i k- mor- tt'nn tilfofthem iu.o the ..ii ji. Oil age puifa, dlrzy and w ak and s" ort br v.th-d an I dim slg''tet. On evi-rv northeast w n 1 co ne .'own pleur-it- and pn-u nonia. War lilts its sword mi l ha -ks awav the lite of whole genera t ons. The hnspltiis of the earth groin into I ear oi iod tneir compiami. cboleras ami shio fevers and typhoid and Lonron plagues make the world's knees T knock together. Tain has gone throngh ev?ry street an 1 na every ladder aud down evnry shaft. It is on the wave, on the mast, on the beach. Wounds front clip of elephant's tuslc an t adder's sting and crocodile's tooth nnd hors.'s hoof an t wheel's revolution. W gather up the infirmities of our parents and transmit to our children the inheritance augmented by our own sicknesses, and they a-M to them their own disorders, to ptsathe Inheritanoe to other g nerations. In A. T). S62 the plague in It a smote into the dun 5000 cltiz-ns daily. In 51, in Constanti nople, 1000 grava digger worn not enough to bury the dead. In 1813 ophthalmia g"ir.-!l the whole Prussian ar.ny. At times the rarth has sweltere I With su (Taring. Conntnpthe pims of Austorlitz. wher 50.000 fell i of Foutenoy. wuora 100,03d fell j ft Chalons, where 300.035 fell : of M ir'us' Hght. In which 200,000 fell ; o. the tragedy t Herat, w icra Genghis K aaa m.is5a.:re I l.nno.O'JO m; a, an 1 of Nishar. wnere he si":? 1.747,'JOO people ;of the 18,00).009 thi3 mon er sacrifloei in fourteen ys.trs as lie wnt forth to do as h ileclarad. to extsr n:nat the entire Chines nation au I m iiii tlia em pire a pastura for tittle. Think of the death throws of the 5.009.000 men sacrificed in one campaign of X'rx-s. r.tin'; of tho liO.OtO th-tt perished in tho i rre of Otcn 1. o' 310.0:0 dea 1 nt Acre, oT I.TOi.Onf) dead in th siege of Jerusalem, of l.S'.tj.OOO of the dead at Troy, an 1 t ien co-n-plcle the rev.e'.r bv considering the stup 'n dous esrimv.e of E Imund E ir'ie, fi it t 10 loss by war had been thirty-Uvs times tie entire then pr sr-nt poon'atiou of the glob". 't tliroilL'll mill rar ! lacArl ions. ...e gunsnof traetur, fie siVr wiun Is, the cashes o' th battle ir, theslain of bom' shell an I explo le I mine nn 1 falling wall and those destroy. d under the gun car riage, and thi hoof of the cavalry hors", the burning thlrs's. 'n cimp fev.'rs. the frosts that shiv tropical suns that jnote. Aid It u i -r it into ons line. ?ornpress it into ; .vor l, spell it in one iyilabl". c! in't it :n one chain, pour tt 3Ut in one rotn. distill It into one tear. Ay, the word has wrlthe.1 in 6900 yeirs of suffering. YV.ty dotf t the possibility of a luture worl. I of suffering when, wa sen tli :ortiirs tnat havij been inflicte 1 in this? A desertT irora Sevastopol, couln; over to army of the al'jes, pointe.l bck to the fort ress and said, X:iut place Is a perfect hell. Our lexicographers, aware of the Immense ne cessity of having plenty of words to ex press the d'ff.-rent sha les of trouble, have strewn over their pages such worJs as 'an novance." "distress," "grief." "bitterness." "lieartaohe." "miser i.winirav" "nanir.' "lortnre," 'afllicf ton," "angu!s,'. "tribu lation," "wretchedness." "woe." But I have irlad soun t for ev.-ry hospital, for every I ckroom. for ev.'ry iife'oag ii.vi!i l. for every broVen heart. 'Then shill be no morepvn." ThinkOod! Thank Go 1! Xo malarias float in the air. No bruise! fno: tr-ads that street. Xo W'ary arm. Xo painful r- spir.ition.. Xo-hectio flush. Xo aaecan drink of that healthy fountain and k-'ip fa nt heartol or faint hea led. II whose foot toii'-hs that pavement becomes n athlete. The firs? kiss of that su nmer it will take the wrinkles from the old man's ?heek. Amid the mu'tital of songsr-rs t ot one diseased throat. The first flasi Df the throne wiil scatter the dirkni'ss of those who were torn blind. See, the lame man leaps as a hart ant the ilutnh ? ng. From that bath of infinite delight wa shall step forth, our weariness forrotten. Who are those ra liant ones? Why, that ona had his jaw shot off at Fre lerieksburg ; tnat one lost his eyes in a powder blast ; that one had his ha rk brok-n y a fall from the ship's halyards ; that one died of gangrene in the hospital. No more pam. Kure enough, here is Itobrrt Hall, who never before s aw a w rit dav, an I Edward Puy pon. whose tody was ever torn of distress, an I liieh.irl Jtixter, who passed throri'ji nntold p nsical torture. AU well. Xo more pain. . Here, too, are the Tiieban legion, a great host o' 6666 put to the sword for Cnrist's sake. Xo distortion on their countenance. Xo ilrs to hurt them, or floods to drown them, or r.ieki to tear them. All well. H re are the Siorch Covenanters," none to hunt them now. The dark cave and imprecations of Lord Claverhouse ex changed for temple s-rvice, aud the pres ence of Him who nelped Hugh Latimer out Oi the fire. All weil. No more pain. I set opn . the door of heaven until there Mows on you this reir -sblng bre-z". Tlie fountains of God have ma le it cool, and the gardens hav ma le it sweet. I do not kno v ti nt Solomon ever heard on a hot day, th? ice ci'-k in an ice pitcher, but he wrote as if be ill I wiren he said, "As cold Wiiters to a thir-ty sjal, so is too 1 news irom a far con nl ry." Ciamiering among the flre-n Mountains I was tired an 1 hot and thiis'y, and I shall not lorget how re'r-shing it w.is when, after awhile. I he.ird the mountain brook tumb ling over the rocks. I had no cup.no chalice, so I got down on my kne-'s and face to driuk. Oh. ye clim'iers on the journey.wlth tut feet and pare 'ed tougu rs an 1 fevered temples, listen to the rumbling ot sapphire brooks, ami I flowered b::n!;s, over go'den shiviig. Listen! "The Lamb which is in t'.e niti -i of the ih'one shall le-rd tilem unto iiv eg fountains o. wiser." 1 do not oiler it to you n a chalice. T take this you ninst lieu I. G d iloin oa your kn rts and on your fee?, and liriuk out or" tnis great fountain of Gi l's couso atloa. "And, lo, I heard a voice froaj heave j, t s tue voice of ninny Wateis." - News in Brief. Cloves grow wild in the .Molucca. DuncR the lust 2,000 years Jiritnin bus i fia invaded by fan s from over I he eon uo less than 48 Union. "ihe most . rnpully moving star known in s ui'o d'u-s not move along with one thousandth part of the speed imparted t the liut which it radiiites, and by wLi rh uloue we become aware of its existence. A house well built of Crst-cluss brick wiil onllast one cocstrncted of KriiniU'. t As'ronoiH rs claim that ti:cre are ver 17,5 iil.OOD comets iu the su?ur system uionir. Sis years ago tho pried for a complete equipment f a trolley car was SI M0; now it is betweou. 100 J and jl-JOU " ' . . A grafted tree at jUonticelln, Flu., annuiilly btnrs a mixed crop ot peaclns, apples, inriirs, quinces and crabs. A Hos'on naturalist, with a tuning folk, has discovered that crickets ebirp iu uDitoii, and that their note is Euuturul. Hubert Jsrowain;? wrote "lhe Kit),' ami thu Book' at fifty seven. Professor Hall says the actual mo mentum of some of the tiniest mete ors is equivalent to that of a cannon ball. IVatiutoil is a vid uWe ingredient o oa p. The Nulionul Toothpick Association cleinnau output.of iifiy-two carloads of t roth p.trks annually. . Fruit wrapped in heavy brown paper i.l stand liftsea degrees more c..lJ than if not wrapp ii. Many Chinese books are made of w. oi1, each r2e biinrcut from a block ufUr the manner of an engrav- E(La g-owing pumpUin or melon vine i.l reach pail of wuter lelt'ueir it in a few dnja. v "deer was shot throngh the heart lia the voods of northern Maine . rtcen ly and traveled for threeqnaWerj I of a mile after the shot was Artd ' before Le fell dead . A pcientilic Frenohmin has dts cov. red that potatoes planted near an electric wire grow to be TeiT Targe, and tomatoes in contact with the strne object ripen eight days earlier than usual. SHE AND 1. W.t fi..t I love my love so we'.'.? Vhy is she all in all to me? I try to tell, I cannot tell, It still remains a mystery ; ind why to her I am so dear I cannot tell, although I try. 7alss I And both answers here ; She is herself, and I am L Her face Is very dear to me, Her eyes beam tenderly on mine, But can I say I never see Face fairer, eyes that brighter shins? This thing I cannot surely siy, IX I speak truth and do not Uo ; - Yet here I am in lovo to-day, Tor she's herself, and I am L Zt cannot be that I fulfill Completely all her girlish dreams, For far beyond me still Her eld Ideal surely gleams' BJid ye I know her lovo is mint?, A flowin.-r spring that cannot dry. Vhat explanation? This, in One, Ehe is herself, nnd I am T. jlid all t':e cords by which fond hc:.r.j Are drawn together into one. This is a cord which never purts, But strengthens as the years roll on .nd though, as s 'asons hurry past, G r a re, beauty, wit aud genius dlo, Tiii ti r isti hour tills charm will Ir.-, hi 3 U i-rs-.df, aal I a.n L Eh? is hers -If, an 1 1 a:n I. Now, hm "forth, evermore tie s:ii?, Tiil tie f.ar'.: rng"l drweth nigh Aa I caileti !i r aa 1 mi by nim?. ret, r.rt-r di'alii h::s doa3 its worsj. X'tii rls'n soul will straightway Xo m-ct th r oifi" r. As at f.rst, "pisi! "t; itrsrir. I s'sail be I. . ' I'.eiolrOtii Sunday Hc-rnl J. A AVOMAN'S T1UAL rr T.VFV3 iiiT-r. APTAIN r.EKT r-m's wife, Lily, was delicate yor.ug woman, with rrluo eyes, brown htrir and a Eoft, low voie?. ' "In fact, she loois r.s if a breath ot wind ...-1.11.1.. i :"P board," . 2id the -'iij.'.; . y raptiiin, cue morn- ' ' ing to his mat?, as tlicy ttiiol on t!i3 iiurtir-deek of his ship, the Flying rrow, which was Rtiimliug r.loTig pitst tha coast of lower Cuinen, frien, cn htr way to the Cape of Good Hope. "Aye," tsiJiji r.-.r.tc, gluneing to irprd the frctty v.-i.V, who st:t not fr.r cjF, talking to jior nr.:, a T; tile boy ol six years. "But in suite of what von -.. .. . ... v iiui'i.i iJiu.. i: a. j i i - say, I have no ilciiot she has courage. ! xler aceoini-isnying you on a sea voyagi Xroves th::t. " "Courage ! She Ins none at alL 1 have known her to be frightened by a mouse ! you yourself w itnessed her terror in tho etorm wa had a few davs ago." "I think I have heard you say bho is a good bhet with the rifle." "Yes ; ell habit. Her father was s great sportsman, and he taught her cot to bo afraid of a gnn. But she would tremblo at the thought of shooting a bird that I know, She could never be persun.le.t to fire at anything but a woo-.it-n t..rgot. " "iueasc or'au erh'rgf ncy, however " "-"'ciiKviise, mnu !" laughed the cap iari. "She would be as wonieu always f.ro in tiu'.e of peril too flurried too txeited to do anything, how much so ever she might have the wish to be otherwine. IJut I like her none the less for this feminine failing," added ( .Bertram, who, being a strong, power ful, decided man, seemed an excellent match for his frail looking, gentle part ner. "But persons like her sometimes fhow more real courage than larger uu 1 more masculine women." "All bosh I People say that, but they seldom really think so." On the day after this conversation, a gale from tho west drove the ship to ward the coast, compelling the captain to anchor within a hundred yards of the land, in a small sheltered bay, to save his craft from going ashore. By the next morning the gale had subsided, but the breeze soon fell away to a dead calm, preventing the skipper from sailing. He had lowered his gig to enable some of his men to repair certain dam age w hich the cabin window had sus tained during the tempest. At night, the men not having yet finished their work, the boat -was left astern, with the warp attached to a pin aboard. Little Thomas, .the captain's six-year-old son, was in the eabm just after the men left the boat. - The night was very dark, and none of tha ocoupants of the eraft observed the movements of the youngster, who, when the cabin was deserted. ' opened' the window, seized the warp" of the.! boat, and, drawing the latter close to the vessel, got into it An hour later, Mrs. Bertram, missing her little boy, went on deck to look for him.' But she could not find him. The captain and his men joined in the search, but.it was Boon evident j that he was not aboard. At lengin it was discovered mat tne boat which had been, left astern was gone. The pin to which the warp had been fastened was found broken, show ing that the boat had got adrift. "I see," said the captain. . ."Thomas .must have got into the boat, and be gan pulling on the rope, in this way parting the pin. " ' j.y boy ! My boy I" cried 'Mrs. Bertram,' in anguish. "Where is he? Where can he be?" The captain tried to laugh away Jier fears. ; "The boat has drifted ashore," said lie. "The current .sets that way. Oon't worry, Lily ; we will soon havs him back." .... . He lowered a boat, and was soon &King lor tne enorb, wiin a twa rew, one of the men standing in the low, holding tip a large lantern, which hrew a broad gleam across the water. The sailors were soon ashore, but vw nothing of the boat. ' I'hey 6houted tho little boy's namei srain and again, but there came no re ionse. ' ' . . Far along the shorethey polled, but iey discovered no sign either of the oy or the gig. ' - For hours they vainly continued the) 'arch.-' . .i . "What surprises me," said an' old j aflor. J.'im that we" did not h.er tha Kin 1 tie fellow sing out when he found him self going adrift. Can it be, air, he fell over and was drowned right under the ship's stern?" Bertram 1 bowed his head on Ihis hands and groaned. "I have had that same thought," ha said. Tt was . past midnight when the searchers returned aboard. The poor mother, as pale as death, seeded al most ready to swoon, when she learned that no trace of the little one had been found. "We will look again in the morn ing," said the captain. "Don't despond, Lily." All that night he endeavored to soothe his wife ; but her anguish was almost beyond endurance, such as no pen could describe. At daybreak the captain had his boat down again. Besides the crew, it now contained Mrs. Bertram, who had insisted in ac companying the party. After a long search, the boat was discovered among some rocks, where the breakers had almost dashed it to pieces. Had little Thomas been drowned, or had he contrived to get out of the boat and reach the sandy beach a few feet distant? A cry of joy escaped the vigilant mother. She pointed to tho sand, where the impressions of little shoes, not yet washed away, were visible. I Leaving two men in charge of the boat, the captain, followed by his wife, and the rest of the crew, and armed with a loaded rirle which he had brought with him from the ship, made his way inland. There was a thicket a short distance beyond the beach, and this the party entered. The ground was marshy in some. places, and the tracks of tho lost boy were occasionally seen. Following these traces carefully, tha party at length beheld, ahead of them, a small opening, and there, not a nun' dred vards off, apparently asleep, on the bank of a shallow fctreuni, they bo- held frttlo I homas ! He lay upon his side, his cheek rest ing upon one . arm, his long curh streaming on the ground. The rosy, healthy color upon his face at once convinced his mother that he was unharmed as well. At first tlfi happy woman could nol utter a word for joy. Then, with a cry of gladness, with outstretched arms, she run toward the Bluniberer. But she had not taken ten steps w hen her chewks blanched, and an exclama tion of dismay escaped the whole partv. An enormous crocodile had slowly lifted its hideous proportion from amongst the long reeds fringing the lower pnrt of the bank, and was now crawling toward the sleeper. The animal, half covered with mud and green slime, presented an appear ancc at once uncouth and horrible. It was full twenty feet in length, its body covered with rongh, irregular scales, its legs spotted, its claws sharp and crooked. The jaw wide open, revealed rows of sharp teeth which were not close together, but a little apart. Each of its eyes, of an oval shane, and of a fierr; blood red hue, looked as if separated by a dark line, which gr.ve to it an aspect of indescriblc ferocity and vora ciousness. The terrible jaw was already within a lew feet of tne cbuil s head. Before the most active of the sailors could reach it, the' teeth would close over that bright face ; those golden curls would disappear in that ugly mouth forever. The captain stopped and quickly raised his rifle. "Fire, fire, for God's sake !" screamed his wife. But Bertram's hand shook. Even had it been steady, he would not have dared to tire, lest his bullet should strike his boy instead of the croco dile. He was a good shot, but so near was the fierce animal to the sleeper that the chances were ten to one that he would hit the child. Lily understood the cause of her husband's hesitation. Meanwhile the frightful teeth of the crocodile were now within a few feet of the boy ; the bloodshot eyes snapped wrtn greed and lerocity. ' In a few seconds more the little ona must become the monster's victim. And now over the mother's face there came an expression of iron firm ness. ' From the quaking hands of her ex cited ; husband,- who. still fearful oi hitting the child, could not bring him self to fire, she snatched the rifle. raised it and took aim at the crocodile's eye. ' ' ... Like a statue she stood for an in stant ; then the sharp report of the rifle smote upon the air,, the teeth of the crocodile closed with a click, its head dropped - to the . earth, it emote the bank a few moments with its hard tail and then fell on its side dead I The mother's aim had been true; the bullet had struck the target, had pene trated the monster's eye and lodged in Its brain. Such a, cheer as then went up to tha tky was never heard before. But Mrs. Bertram thought of acth-' ing just then but her child. The report of the ride bad waked dim, and. he was soon in his mother's irms. . His story was. to this effects After ke got into the boat, he had commenced m pull on the warp-rope, which, and lenly parting, he fell backward, strik ing his head against a thwart. He was BtunneH, and for some time ifter he was so confused that he hardly realized what had taken place, but lay rith dizzy brain, perfectly stilL When at last he . realized his situa tion, he was tod far off to make' bis feeble voice heard. When the boat itruck the rocks, ' he got out on the land. After vainly shouting, he thought he would try to get nearer the ship. He left tho beach, wandered about for iwhile ; then he became very drowsy near the close, marshy thicket, and so lay down and fell asleep. "Aye, aye, my boy," said the cap tain, and you may thank your mother For saving your life. Lily," he con tinued, turning to her, after they ar rived aboard ship. "God bless you! Jlou have proved yourself a noble creature. The other Jay I thought and espreesd the thought, that one.so frail and usually so timid as you co'iia naves Km limn n-bf fr chow cnnriura Now 1 perceive and acknowledge my mistake, or you have shown me tnat tne soiesi and most gentle woman may, in certain situations, exhibit more firmness and resolution than a strong man." Xe York Ledger. - Light and Darkness. ' A New York electrical journal som time ago told of an incident that oc curred in the fitting up of a new ofScc building near the Xew York end of tht Brooklyn Bridge. Tho engineer ol tho building wished to wire tho ofticei throughout for the electric light in addition to the gas pipes on which th conservative proprietor insisted. Bui all his artniments were in vain, nrt-l tht j apparently useless extravacaacu ol ' electric wiring was obstinately vetoed. Suddenly, however, a happy thought struck the venerable owner. "Why, he said, "if the wiros cr.rry electricity, can't you make then curry gf s, too?' A counterpart of this st-jvy ii now tolc of a shipyard carpenter, a native o: Troon, on the coast of Ayrshire, Scot land. When tho contract for lighlin; the first -three steamers fitted with electric light at tho Troon shipyard was completed this man formed one ol a social party gathered to treat th electricians who had made the installa tion and otherwise celebrate the event. Iti a burst of candor and coriva lo Bhip, he was overhear J saving to om of the wiremen: "Man, l'ct?r, ertd workin' wi yon on they bostj I be lieve I could .put in the electric lielit luysel', but there's only ae thing thai bates me." "Ay, what is that?" eaic his interested companion, willing tc hrlp him if it lay in his power. "It'i this, man ; I dinna ken hoo yon get tho ile alang the wires!" St. Lonii Globe-Democrat. Why Lost People Walk In Circle!. It is a matter of commonnowledg that when a man is walking blindfold or is lost in a fog or in some unknown forest or desert instead of walking straight ho has always a tendency tc work round in a circle. The most commonly accepted explanation of this curious fact is the slight inequality in the length of a man's legs. The result of one limb being longer than the other will naturally be that a person will unconsciously take a longer stef with the longest limb, and . conse quently will trend to the right or tc the left, according as the left or right is the longer, unless the tendency tc deviation is corrected by the eye. The explanation is supported by tho facl that in the enormous majority of casei tho human legs are proved to be ol unequal length. The careful measure ments of a series of skeletons showed that no less than ninety per cent, had the lower limbs unequal in length; thirty-five per cent, had the right Limb lunger than the left, while in fifty-five per cent, tho left leg was tho longer. The left, leg being, therefore, more often the longest, it is t "be expected that tho inclination should take place more freqtvntly to the right than to the left, and this conclusion is quite borne out by observations made on number of persons when walking blindloldeu. science oil tings. Three Tall Brothers. "The life of a Maine woodsman and hunter is very healthy," said Char lea E. Hay den of Auburn, "and it is not an unusual thing that men who follow the life from boyhood develop into the veritable giant of old. While I was at Castle Hill, Aroostook, I made the ac quaintance of three brothers, who were said to be the tallest men in the county. Their names were Allie, Elihu and Eli dad Frank. These three brothers, laid along in a line on the floor, would measure twenty -one feet to an inch in their stocking feet, and without their caps on. Two of them were more than seven feet tall, and the other one was a little less. Old Mr. Frank, their father, was taller than any of them. Their occupation is that of woodsmen, far mers, hunters and horse swappers." Lewuton (Me. 1 Journal. Boijr Cheeks and Bald Hnart. It was a noticeable fact that large percentage of the Union Leagu: members who waited ' In the club asseiubly-room for 'election returns on Tuesday night were rosy-chceked and bald-headed, says the Philadel phia Press. A well-known doctor,' who was in the room and who is :is bald as a billiard ball himself, took occasion to explain the singular matter by remarking: "The scalp and the stomach are st, closely connected that the condition of one easily exerts a strong influence on the other. Jlalr falls out because the scalp is feverish. A man who loves to eat and drink the best he can get is very apt to have a feverish stomach.. If ho keeps this un the fever is permanently lmnartedto the scalp and the hair . falls out, JShow nie a rosy-cheoked man with a bald head, and I'll show you a-person who loves to live well, and who has an inexhaustible! fund of good nature. They like fun and excitement, and for that reason can often be fount! in the front rows of our theaters." apiipniaii. -,. The reason why so few marriages ire happy is because -young ladies spend their time in making nets, not in making cages. Swift. A man's real possession is his mem ory. In nothing else Is he rich, in nothing else Is he poor. Alexander Smith. ...... Employment and hardships prevent melancholy. Johnson. '. : The manly part is to do with might ind main what you can do. EmersoiK herever luxury ceases to be inno cent, it also ceases, to be beneficial. Hume. - -." Nature has given to men one tongue. but- two ears, that we may hear .from others twice as much as we speak Eptctetus. ', . . . God asks no man whether he will iccept life. That is not. the choice. You must take it. The only choice Is how. Henry Ward Beecher.- Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him. Benja min Franklin. :-"v . .. . . ." The laughter of man: is the tentment of God. Johe Weiss. con. It has been computed that the death rata of, th". "globe is . sixty-eight per mlnut. ' - - CHINESE LEGEND ABOUT MUSIC. Bow tha Divine Art Was lieduced to a System. "The legend tells us that Lyng Lun wandeied, deep in thought, to the land of Lljoimlg, where the bam boos grow. He took one, cut a piece of it between two of the knots, and having pushed out the pith, blew into the hollow, whereby he produ ed a beautiful tone, like the sound of -bis own voice. At this moment, the river Hoangho, which ran boiling 'along a few paces off, roared with its jwaves, and the noise it made was 'also Id unison with the sound of iLyng-Lun's beautiful voice, and the sound of the bamboo. 'Behold them,' cried Lyng-Lun, 'the fundamental sound of nature: And as he was musing on this won derful coincidence, the magic bird Foung-hoang and bis mate came fly ing along. They perched tn a trte, and began to slug. Imagine the de light of our musician when he found that their song was also in unison with the sounds of the river, the bamboo, aud his own voice. Then all the winds were hushed, and all the (birds of the air were silent, as they listened to the song of the magic bird and bis mate. "As they sang, Lyng-Lun, who had found bis opportunity and like a wise man meant to use it, keyt cutting bamboos, and tuning them to the n-ites of the birds, six to the notes of .the male and six tt the notes of the 'female. When they bad finished s;ngitg, Lyng-Lun had twelve bam boos cut and tunei', which be bound together End took to the King, and thev gave forth the twelve notes of our modern chromatic scale. "Theodd notes F, .(J, A, B, C, sharp, D sharp were the male notes, and the even notes F sharp. G sharp, A sharp, c, 1 E, were the female, and with that partiality for the mas culine sex which Is not peculiar to the Chinese, they pronounced the six odd oi male toucs perfect, and called them 'Yang,' and the six even or fe male notes they pronounced imper fect, and called them 'Yu" The writer thinks that, with an origin so poetic, we niiun; certainly have expected music to develop into something which would Justify its being called in China, as with us, "the JJivine Art," but, accord, ng to her'account, a Chinese orchestra is the uiost atrocious, ear splitting per lormatice one could possibly listen la Still, a she remarks, there are two sides to every ouest'on, and the Chinese and Japanese trained mu sioiaus list n to the efforts of west ern aitisls with a toleraDce born of a sense of lol'tyuperiorlty. Thegourd, ir chmg, is said by the writer to be the must pleasing of Chinese instru ments, and she tells us, apparently without the slightest attempt at humor, that ' it seems to be some thing akin to the . Scotch taup pei" Another instrument, the ou. is a very poetic con ei-tion. It is descnUed as in the form of a crouching tiger, with twenty-seven teeth on its back, lika the teeth of a saw, and is scrap ing these with stick. Music. I.iTe of a Trained' Nurse. The number of books, with their civr. unpronounceable names . which nurses is training hare to study Iriw'hten away all rattle-brame 1 ap plicants, leaving only the studious, determined, a d reliable, says Dona hoe's Magazine. Heroines they are, every one of ttieiu who finishes the bourse, as anyone must see who has lived among them and watched them through each - busy day, dressing wounds, bandaging and making bandages and rollers and linings ot splints, cooking and serving delicacies dressing ihi newly born and prepar ing the dead for burial, anl making :he rounds with physicians and pur ee ns, from whom they receive their practical train ng. In addition to tht se few duties mentioned oat of the thousand and one that will sug gest themselves they roust attend lec tuies, - recitations, and demonslra tions.and prepare for their own exam- to whom tbey have not been intro inations, which in some schools ot cur j duced usually heads such a list, say3 each mouths. Even from this brief i the Philadelphia Press. showinz it will be seen the life oi a trained nurse is a ceaselessly busy one, jielpful and truly, noble, but in no way & sinecure. iSo one but the fairly educated and cultivated -t-lioiiid enter the profession, since nur.-es should have these qualifications quite ' Us fjuch as the me. hanlcal sk 11 in order o render them agraeable to the class bf people who commonly employ nurses. And none - but the patient ind self-sacrificing ncedenterthe pro-, fession expecting to rise to the rank: of a Kloren, e 'Nightingale; at least, that is the conclusion of one who has lived with them, studied their life, una profited by their training. . "At Home." A story used by the current among the , students in Aberdeen 'which ihowcd that, tip to a comparativejy recent date, ancient- prejudice-. were f retained by the old-fa-hiohed Scotch profesjT. It related to the late 1 rincipal FiHe, who had a weakness tor the refinements Qf life; " '. '"' ' . Just after, ,:at home" cards became fashionable, one of the direst specl- jiens of the old ' profess onal rigime was surprised to 'receive a missive which read as follows: ' "Principal and Mrs,' Plrie present their compliments to : Professor T. ," and-hope he is -well.- Principal and Mrs. Pirie will be 'at home' on Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock." -. This was something which evi dently-required an answer,' but the: recipient of it was quite equal to the occasion. He wrote: "Professor T. returns the compli ments of Principal and Mrs. Pirie, and informs - them that he is .very. well IiTofessor T. is glad to hear tbftt Principal and Mrs. Pirie will Le at home uo Thursday evening at 8 o'clock; Professor T. will also be at home." Many men . are like a bird on a branch always wavering. Cincinnati was originally . called Losantiville.. The total hog slaughter last year was 18,990,530. Russia produces 111,649 barrels of petroleum daily. - Colorado has 3,000,000 acres under artificial irrigation. Admiral Newport gave & name to th: Rhode Island city. An autograph of Napoleon sold- ia London recently.! or $G0. LAND OK DROUTHIE CRONIES. Convlval Caledonia's Curious Inn, and Hotels and Some Farts About Them. Bohert Kempt has gathered To gether many interesting historical items and quaint anecdotes about the inns and hotels of Scotland, says the Caterer. It must be confessed tha historical side begins very late, for in olden days inns were practically un known over the border, travelers be ing received in private houses as guests. .Consequently there is no record of such ancient London hos telries as th? Tabard, in South wark; the Mermaid, in Bread Street, or the Llue Boar, in rastcheap. When De foe went to Scotland he had di.ricully In finding an inn at Aberdeen, and thus in spite or a royal edict issued by James I. in 1424, to the e "eot that in all borough towns where there was considerable trailic, hostel rics should be established, but these institutions did not flourish till very mu h later. Mr. Kempt gives some amusing information as to the pains and penaltiesenactcd in the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries regarding the hours of closing, drunkenness, etc. The inns of Aberdeen are ac corded a whole chapter, for there U much 'o say about those of the last century. Thi?y practically formed open clubs for the wits and learned men or the hospitable city. over very modest repasts and potations, grand symposia were held; the Phil osophers lived low, but thought and spoke high. . Dr. Johnson seems to have appre ciated the Aberdeen inns; he lound them almost as congenial as his haunts in Fleet Street, and certainly far better than the Scottish houses of entertainment. Among other in teresting items of information Mr. Kempt joints out that whisky is a comparatively modern beverage, and that in olden days claret was almost as much drank as ale. The He'ent Albany is supposed to have ru.,da ciaret pipuiar. in lso red Uasj! ny wine sold in Aberdeen at sixpence a pint, and later, on claret and .o t wine could be had at eighteenpence a bottle. Indeed, claret and port in those early days could be procured cheaper in Scotland than in most parts of England. In the cities and country side are many inns with his torical interests attached to them. Ir. the lever, auld Arms Hotel, Brae mar, is the stone on which the standard of Mar was raised in 1745, the beginning of l'rince Charle's wild escape. Other inns are associa ted with names venerated in S ot tisb history and literature. There are many inns in the Highlands closely connected with Burns, the Et. trick Shepherd, Mr Walter Scott, and other' kindred giants of oid. Scott mentions that it used to be the lishion to eat oysters in the Covenant Close, Fdingburgh, and Mr. Kempt lias gatnerea together many .details as to this once lasbionable form of indulgence. . I uring the eighteenth centuty it seems that the test soci ety jn the Scottish capital, ladies and gentlemen, used to make parties at one of the taverns in '-Atild lteckie," there to partake of oysters and porter, ending up with brandy and rum punch, with songs and danc ing. Some of these old Aberdcniun and Edinburgh inns were theaucicnt houses of noble families great ramb ling buildings, with many rooms, some of remarkably fine proportions. Even a few of the country inns were former mansions of the lairds of the soil. - ' ' ' Baby Liked It. it Is not to be expected that eery niotner who sings her baby to sleep is the ow ncr or a voice lull of melodv and harmony. If good singers were common they wou d not be appre ciated. . . Of course, it is hard on the babies, but then there are so many th ngs that they have to endure without murmur, that this a l iction is only one or few. Heine klseri bv tannin But a mother's voice always sounds sweet to the baby, and has the de sired effect of throwing him Into a trance.. (Jther reonln In tho hnn jo J may not be entertained to the same ..degree. Some of them have been '.known to say so. - young mother who has an inter esting intant hadsui h an experience. Her voi;'e, sne knew, was not in Pat- ti's class but it answered the pu--rose nicely. The tther e.ening, without informing the maid of the kitchen that she would be sway from home for an hour, she left the baby in care -of her sister, who has-a Ch rniiug voice. On her xetum.she mentioned the aotof. her ah,pnw in the maid and was surprised at the ro piy: 'x'ea, ma'am, I knew it. ' I could tell the difference in the singing to the baby. You must excuse me, but I can't help saying, Mrs. .!- that you have-no voice for. singing." No Objections Offereil. A young man of Petroit, who writes poetry now and ' thee, srent several weeks of the past summer in one of the Interior towns, where ho loafed around a newspajer office. au-J did up a number ot local events in poetic measure. ( ne day a promfhent citizen died and a friend of his, who knew the young man and h's poetry, called on the ed.tor to see aliout a .funeral notice. "We have it In. good shape," said the editor. "All the facts?" inquired the friend. 'Yes, aud a poem by our visiting poet from Iietroit." The friend began rubbing his chin in grave doubt "All right, all riht,'rheex:biiincd; brightening; "I suppose it will . be safe enough for the young, fellow, the man will be buried before the poem appears." tiaaoumraij umet Conductor (to passenger) Do you iee that young man In tire' forward snd of the ear who is occupying four leats? ... ... ...;. Passenger Tea. Conductor I think he is crazy something wrong with him. He is a Chicago drummer and .when I asked aim how trade was, he said dull rexas Sifting. BUDGET OF FUK HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. . riie Way of the World Proven Definite Information A No madic Race Last Chance - Prudential, Etc., Etc. The whole world loves the modest man, Whether he be great or small, But yields up its plunks iu great big chunk To the man with a surplus of gall. The wbo'.e world loves the quiet man, Who's as silent all day as the owls, Cut it's neeHess to mention that it givts ttJ attention To the fellow who gets up and howls. The whole world loves the psi-Wiil man, "Who see no osnasion to bic'i"r ; Pat the fall right of w-iy, you'll parmit mc to say, It gives to the strenuous kieker. . Indianapolis Journal PROVE. Hardhead "Theorists are fools." Thinkhard "Indeed! That's youi thaory, eh?" Puck. DEFINITE INFORMATION. Miss Giddy "I was born in sixty nine." Jones "This century?'' Judge. A NOMADIC RACE. First Floor "How many servant.! do yon keep?" lii.ijh Flat "None ; but we have no enl of 'em as casual visitors." Puek. T.AST CHAVCP. Mother "I think your husband i a poor excuse." Daughter "Well, a poor eseusa i better than none, isn't it?" Detroit Free Press. CONSTTTCTIOXAIi. "I took a long walk yesterday,' said Boreman, as he took a scat by ltusrman's desk. "Take another, old man," suggested Bnsvman; "it '11 do us both good." Puck ax Effective fire escape. "What are you so busy about?"' said one employe to another. "I'm at work on a fire escape." "Going to patent it?" "So. It's my resignation." Wash ington Star. OOOD REASON. "But, Emma, how can you prefei the plain and shabbily-dressed Juliu; to my elegant and handsome brother ?" ; "That is quite simple ; your brothei is in love with himself and Julius witb me." Tit-Bits. SUSPICIOUS. Mr. Suddenly Good "I dropped a ten-dollar bill in the contribution boi in church last Sunday. " r His Friend Cynic "Did yon, in deed? What was the matter with it?" New York Times. THE ATTRACTION. Annie "Do you know, Mabel, 1 had two offers of marriage last week." Mabel "My darling Annie I I am so delighted ? Then it is really tru that your uncle left you all his money?" Bu3alo Express. pncMamAL. Miggs "Why does that boy alwayi ride his bicycle in front of the doc tor's office?" Biggs "He's a beginner, and wanti medical attendance handy in case ol an accident." Kate Field's Washing ton. FISITSD FOB A COMPLIMENT AU COT TT. Alice (looking at her portrait "Don't you think that Van Brush hat managed to make rather a pretty pictnre of me ?" Edith "Yes, he really has what I remarkably clever artist he is I" Judge. A DVUt BIBS UXXXXO. David Slowpay "I shall bring yon back those dark trousers to be re seated, Mr. Snip." Mr. Snip (tailor) "All right, anJ it you'll bring the bill I sent you sii months ago I shall be pleased to re ceipt that also. " Wonder. ENTERPRISE. Wool "After starving for twenty 'years, old Potts conceived an idea which tesulted ia making his for tune." Van Pelt "What was it ?" ' :, Wool "Changed the sign over hi shop from 'Junk'.. to 'Antiqiui.' ' , Truth. . A TERRIBLE THREAT. Hired Girl "Now, you go right this minute." Tramp "Please, mum " away Hired Girl "Go away, I tell you. Clear out, now, or I'll I'll give you a piece of mince pio that the youn missus made herself." New York Weekly. TIME WORKS WONDERS. Dickey (aged eighteen) "Wiil you marry me, Pen?" Penelope (aged twenty) "Marry a man who is younger than I am? Dear me, no 1 Wait until you are twenty five.'Dickey. . Then you'll be two years older than I am, and it will be per fectly proper." Puck. A QUEER CUSTOM Little Boy "I gueBs thought I was always goin' baby."- ' everyn.i.iy to bliiy a Little Oirl" Why?" ' Little Boy " 'Cause every time any visitors come, they . always holds up their hands and says, 'why, hoT he's giow-n,' " Good News. Slang From an EioeUent Source. An English paper recently alluded to the expression "dark horse" as a piece of American slang. It woula probably surprise the editor to know that Thackeray in "The Adventures of Phillip," and Beaconsfleld in "Tha oung Duke" both used the expres sion, and : in each case in precisely the sense in which It is now employed to denote a candidate who early in the race does not appear at aJL Phil adelphia Call, . , .. : IT? Va. i. 1".,'
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