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MIFFLINTOW1N. JUNIATA COUNTY. FENN A.. WEDNESDAY. JULY 15. 18
NO. 31.
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CHAPTER XXIV.
After leaving the doctor! house Fev
ral walked slowly and thoughtfully along
n the direction of Park Lane. He seem
"i to have grown much older within the
ivt few days, for the one aim and pnr
se of hia life was about to be fulfilled
to was about to meet face to face the
uan who had wrecked his life, and driven
sis beloved wife into an early grave.
He proceeded at once to the ducal resl
lence. lie was admitted without question
tf any kind, but when he asked to see the
luchess, the footman gravely informed
lim that both she and Miss Greybrooi
lad left the house.
The man led the way to the duke's
itudy. During the two preceding nights
die duke had had no rest, and the want
f sleep as well as the mental anguish
which he had endured had left strongj
3-aces npon him. He spent the whole of
ne night arranging his papers, and a
tarly morning the next day, bis Spanish,
errant entered the study, only to finil
Sis master still busily at work. He hand
al him a note found in the rooms of the)
I lichens. It read:
"After what has occurred, yn cannot
expect me to remain longer in yeur house:
. i am, therefore, returning to the home
from which you took me. Meanwhile let
ne assure you that whatever step you may
;hoose to take will not be opposed by me,
ts my sole wish now is to be fre from the
legradation of bearing your name.
CONSTANCE UOWAKTH."
Crushing the letter in his hand, fhe duke
returned to his Btudy; all his de.res seem
ed altered now. If Constance wished to
be free if by obtaining a divorce he
would be acceding to her wishes, ho no
longer seemed to desire it. Ho had re
garded this act on his part as a means of
revenge; he oeliered it would be torture
to her to be branded as infamous before
the world, bnt since rhis was not the case,
he determined to think of some other
means of gaining his end.
He was so lost in his meditations that
be did not hear the gentle rap at the uoor.
When the door was aliened, however, he
started np and faced l-'evernl.
"My lord." said the latter, with some
thing of his old airiness of manner, "I
have come to inform you that all my ar
rangements are made, and that I can
place myself at your disposal at any time
yon may be plonseft to name.
The duke, who had reseated himself.
looked up angrily.
I must request you, Sir. Feveral," said
he, "not to thrust yourself upon me unan
nounced. At present 1 am too nnay to at
tend you. He so good as to leave me."
"Sorry to be cmellcd to refuse, re
turned Feveral, taking a chair; "you have
agreed to light me, and until you do I
hull remain your constant compnnion
The duke stared: was the man mad or
drunk? Feveral, folding his arms, calmly
returned his companion's gaze.
"You are astonished," said he, "yet I
see no cause for astonishment. As I
said, yon accepted my challenge. I do not
mean to let you escape."
"Escape! what do you mean? Do you
think I fear you?"
"It looks like it," returned Feveral, still
sitting with folded arms and preserving
an unruffled demeanor.
For a moment the two looked into each
other's eyes, then the duke returned to his
desk. He made no further attempt to rid
himself of his companion, but tried to con
tinue his work. It was a difficult task,
however; the strange nervousness which
had taken possession of him was increas
ed ten-fold by the fact of his enemy's
presence in the room, silent and unobtru
sive as it was. Whatever he did, he felt
that Feveral was watching, nay, more,
that he had power to read his inmost
thoughts.
He had intended to leave that evening
for Avondale Castle; he How changed his
mind, and resolved to defer his journey
until the next nlorning, hoping by that
time to have shaken himself free of his
tormentor.
But though he retired to his room, he
did not go to rest, but sat hour after hour
gazing into vacancy, and thinking. As the
boors passed on the house grew quieter;
all the servants had retired. One o'clock
struck, and the duke started from his seat.
A sudden thought occurred to him; Fev
eral must be sleeping; here was a chanco
to escape from this man!
CHAPTER XXV.
Tin duke moved noiselessly forward 4o
the room which had been formerly occu
pied by Feveral. and of whicn he believed
the secretary bad retaken possession. 1 1
tried the aoor geuuy, uuu iuuuu n iockcu.
Perfectly satisfied now, the duke con
tinued his way, noiselessly passing along
.l. A.Jr.ra and down the thicklv Car-
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peted stairs; when he reached the door
be found It securely lumeueu, uui iir
noiselessly drew back the bolts and bars
and tnrned the key in the lock. The door
yielded to his touch, it opened, he stepped
across the threshold, and was met face
to face by man.
It was Feveral!
"Ah, my lord," said he, "I see I was not
fhe only one who was restless to-night
Moonlight and fresh air are certainly
preferable to stuffy rooms and sleepless
ness; at least, I thought so, anil so I cuine
forth; and see how beautiful everything
looks beneath the calm silver light."
He paused; the duke made no reply; at
first it was surprise, now it was shame
. which kept him silent. Had he remained
a moment longer Is would most assuredly
bare tried to st rouble the man, so great
(vas his rage and senaa of humiliation;
with one quick mrramit b. step! back
had dosed the door, leaving Feveral oot
awn.
After breakfast the carnage was an
nounced, and, greatly to the duke's amaze
ment, he was allowed to enter it alone. He
believed that Feveral, wearied with hi
long night of watching, had determined
to let I p escaint. Ue drore JuiklT
krailn fl station, and having taken bi
ticket ( secured a compartment whicl
be asked the guard to lock.
jof a time fee TM left alone; he watch
I Cu the crowd gathering uiwd the plat
! form, but saw no face he knew; at length
the train began to move; he was con
gratulating himself on hia escape, when
the carriage door was hurriedly unlocked
and 1' everal stepped in.
It was useless to protest,' or indeed tc
make a movement of any kind; the train
was now well started, and the two met
were locked np alone.
Neither spoke; Feveral, Indeed, behaveo
as if he were entirely alone. Taking nc
notice whatever of his companion, be re
clined la tne further end of the compart
ment and began to read a newspaper. The
duke, angry at first, gradually became
more snbdued, and stared at his compan
ion in singular rascination. To escape
irom nim was impossible; II at the next
station he changed his comparrment Fev
eral would assuredly fallow; and be dar-
ea uoi sees; protection, tor once given
into custody Feveral would be silent no
longer, but would most assuredly heu
ignominy on him before the world.
He looked at Feveral; he had dropped
nis paper now, and lay back with closed
eyes. Very noiselessly and cautiously thf
duke crept forward; Feveral did not movf
suddenly, with a spring, like that of
wild panther, the duke leaped npon hi.
sleeping companion, fixing his fingers it
his throat.
But Feveral was instantly aroused. It
was bis last lapse of weariness. It wai
the duke's final chance to rid himself ol
an implacable foe. Resisting him. over
powering him, Feveral told him what he
should insist npon the duel, and at once.
The night mail to Dover, the Calais
boat, the train for Paris what a sombre,
ominous journey it was! Pertinacious at
a ferret, Feveral kept a close watch on
hutjeuemji aud.at last the duke, grimly
welcvuued the crucial moment when hit
siiierior ability as a marksman would
certainly rid him of a dreaded enemy,
At 5 o'clock the next morning they met
at the spot agreed on. The duke had
fought several duels, and yet the feeling
wki.h poum inn it htm was a certain kind
of fear. He dreaded lest the fortune ot
war might go against him, and so prevent
Inin from dealing to Constance that
amount of punishment which he believed
to be her due.
1 he pistols were produced, examined
nim loaded. The doctor nut out his in
strnmeuts, the ground was measured, and
the gentlemen were asked to take theii
places.
One moment," said Feveral, politely.
i nave a word to say to the duke."
Tne seconds and the surgeons retired.
and the two men were left alone. Tin
duke said nothing it was Feveral wh
siMike.
-My lord, he said, "as we, neither o(
ns, can tell what kind of a termination
this little affair will have, I wish, be fori
we take our places, to confide to you s
piece of information which will doubtlese
give you some satisfaction. It is th
your rival lives!"
The duke started.
"ily rival lives!" he exclaimed. "Whai
do yon mean, sir?
"Simply this, my lord; that I have dared
to disobey your instructions; you told
me to cast the poor gentleman into thi
street Instead, I had him carried to the
house of a physician, who dressed the
wound, and undertook to cure rhe patient.
Lord Harrington is at the present moment
progressing rapidly toward recovery."
During this sicech the duke's face was
a study. Huge at this news, coupled wirh
intense hatred for the man who brought
it, completely mastered him. Scarcely
knowing what he did, he sprung upon l-r-eral
and, locked in each other's arms, the
two men fell upon the sand.
The seconds, alarmed at the unexpected
turn events had taken, immediately rush
ed to the rescue, and the two men were
separated. Feveral arose, seemingly as
calm as he had Keen before, but the duke
was panting with fury.
The two men were placed back to back:
the paces were counted, the signal was
given; the principals wheeled and fired.
When the smoke cleared Feveral was seen
to be standing apparently unhurt, but
the duke was lying on the ground. Hugo
rushed to his master and lifted his head.
Cine glance at his face, and he tamed
with a startled look to his companion.
"The duke is dead!" be said.
CHAPTER XXVI.
At 4 o'clock that same afternoon Fev
eral stood again in the streets of London.
The journey from France had been made
mechanically, but now he paused, realiz
ing the nature of the task which was be
fore him. Some one must tell Constance
what bad occurred. He hailed a hansom
at once and drove to Dr. Priestly's house.
On alighting at the gate he came face
to face with Alice Creybrook.
"Miss Greybrook, this is fortunate,"
said he, taking her hand; "how is Lord
Harrington?"
"Much better, and past all danger."
"I wish some one to go to Avondale
Castle, to the Duchess d'Azzeglio."
"Ti Constance?" cried Alice in alarm;
"is there ill news for her, Mr. Feveral?"
"Whether the news be good or ill, it
will be for her to determine. The duke
is dead."
That same evening Alice left London
for Avondale Castle, but before startl
ing she had heard from Feveral the whole
story of the duke's death.
While all these terrible events bad been
faking place, Constance, utterly ignorant
of what was going on, had been living
quietly with her grandmother.
Life to her was virtually over; abe be
ieved that all happiness for her was end
ed, but she was glad to escape the degra
dation which would have come upon her
had she been compelled to return and live
with her husband. The only consolation
for all her sorrow was the knowledge that
her cousin lived. Day by day she waited
and watched In feverish eagerness for
the letters which came to her fro, her
friend, always bringing her some comfort
and making her miserable life a little less
hard to bear. When Alice arrived she
rushed to embrace her friend; then she
saw that her face was pale and troubled.
"Alice, what is the matter? why have
yog. comeZ abe cried, in, alarm.
"Ljrd Ha.Tington is almost well." said
Alice, quietly taking her friend's baud
"I have other news for you. Coustance."
Then she told her aa tenderly as irissi
Ide the whole of the story, which she bao
heard from Feveral, and Coustance, lis
teuing to her, realized that she was free.
Early the next morning the three ladies
left Avondale Castle for Iondou. By that
time the news of Coustauce's widowhood
had spread. - They reached London early
iu th. day, and drove at once to l'ark
Lane. One glance at the house, and Con
stance began to realize for the first time
that the news was really true. It seem
ed t her as if the shadow of death hung
ver the place. All the b iuds were d.swr,
and she felt almost suffocated by the fee
ing of intense stillness which reigned
everywhere.
The body of the duke had not arrived
from France, but was hourly expected.
Hugo had telegraphed that all must be in
readiness for its reception.
The story of the duke's death was a
nine days' wonder. The papers took it np
and discussed it in their columns, . the
ladies in their drawing rooms. Various
stories were circulated, and certain whis
pers concerning the duchess were set
afloat, but none of these could be substan
tiated, since the only man who could have
given credence to these reports was dead.
Meanwhile Coustance lived on very
quietly in l'ark Lane. Greatly to. Hugo's
amazement, the only will to be found was
one which made Constance the sole mis
tress of her husband's immense fortune.
Her first care was to dismiss Hugo, and
half her retinue of servants: then she
caused a number of the rooms to be closed;
and lived quietly with her grandmother
and Miss Gr.ybrook in the few small
rooms which were set apart for them.
Three weeks passed thns. At the cud
of that time Coustance, yielding to the en
treaties of ber friend, consented to take
a trip abroad. She was in her room one
day, giving orders to her maid, when Alice
came to her, and asked to speak to het
alone.
"Constance," said Alice, "whom do you
think I hare seen to-day? Some one
who wishes to see you."
In a moinentConstance's face flushed:
for she thought of Frank, and Alice not
ing this, continued hurriedly:
r'It was Mr. Feverai, dear."
"Mr. Feveral! exciaimed Constance.
Alice, have you forgotten he killed the
duke?"
'lie killed the duke; yes, in fair and
open fight Oh, do not look startled, dear.
I do not wish to condone a murder but
this was not a murder, and there are
some wrongs which only blood can wipe
out He came to me to-day while I wai
walking In the park, and my heart bled
for him, he was so changed."
Half an hour later, when Constance
was again in her sitting room, the door
of the room was opened, and Feveral was
nhown in.
Mr. Feveral! Could this Indeed be he
this grave, gray man? Although only a
few weeka had passed since she bad seen
him, as many years seemed to have been
added to his age; the mask which he had
assumed while in the service of the duke
had been cast aside, and she saw instead
of the plotting spy a weary, heart-broken
man.
M r. Feveral," she said, "I sent for you
yes; and now that you are here I do not
repent of my action. I could not speak
because I am so sorry to see yon like thW
you are so changed."
Ho smiled sadly. "I hrve no longer a
part to play," he said; "my work on earth
is done. All I pray for now is death. My
one joy in life has gone from me, and 1
have lived to avenge ber; that was all
craved for, to see the man who had killed
my wife and wrecked my happiness deaj
t my feet
"Yon have suffered so much," she said;
"I am sorry for yon."
She held out her hand; he took it, held it
in both of his, and the next moment war
gone.
Since that day two years have come and
gone; thel4ulou season lat 114 neint
again, a-d tne tragic story of the death of
the Duke d'Azzeglio Las passed entirely
from every mind.
Th. spring has come on with unusual
brightness; so thinks Sir John I'riestly
as he sits at the window of his study gaz-
ng ont upon his garden, where bis wife i
busy amongst her flowers.
His wife, none other indeed than out
old friend, Alice Greybrook. looks up and
beckons to him, and he obedieutijr rise
and goes down.
I have news," she said, bnghtly. "Con
stance is coming home."
"Von don't say ao!"
"But I do. Just listen."
She produced from her pocket a letter
and commenced to read:
We are coming back, dear, and would
like to stay with yon fur a few days before
taking possession of our home. Frank bat
managed to dispose of my old house m
Park Lane, so I thank heaven I shall have
nothing now to remind me of that one ter
rible episode in onr Uvea. Frank and I
are as much united as if we had never
been parted; and I shall try to forget that
there was ever a time when I was not bis
wife. CONSTANCE."
That same evening a happy party gath
ered in Sir John I'riestly's dining room.
There was Alice, fulfilling the duties of
lost ess; near to her was Constance, and
.a her right was r- rank, looking nsnrt-
aomer than ever. The talk was flowing
merrily, when it was interrupted by Alice.
Do yon know what to-day is? Rhe
cried. 'It is the anniversary of the day
in which we were all married."
"Then let ns drink a toast," cried Frank.
"Priestly, old fellow, may you and Alice
be as happy as you deserve to be; and
may Connie and I continue as wc are; ch.
Connie?"
She laughed and nodded, and drank tho
toast (The end.)
Food for Thought.
S'rfe t has rn:ncd more people than
starvation.
Nothing is mora noble, nothing mor
enerablo than fidelity.
Love can lx miKUUiiorttood. bn
never ovel-estimated.
There are two kinds of Rniinaes the
clever and the too clever.
Only be who lives a life of bis own
can help tue lives of other men.
Men of great methods seldom niakq a
blunder sad aseeliloni make a hit.
It is bard to tell which will weaken a
man tuott, to natter or to pity him.
If von admire a thing, don't examine
it too closely.
Everyone occasionally feela that it
is bis doty to say something to keep
bis neighbor from beinc too promt
One tenth part of the labor and
anxiety that men display to acqnire
fame on eartu would establish their
reputation in Heaven forever.
When a man wins a las-suit, it
doesn't mean that be will get the money
that be has been fighting for, but that
another snit will be filed.
Each one ot as is hemmed in by the
horizon of his own times; imagination
can penetrate beyond.
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fa's-;
ANY were the eccentricities of
the recent disastrous cyclone in
St. Louis. While stout build
ings collapsed iu the wild embrace of the
itorm, weak structures survived and re
main to-day as though they never experi
mceed a severer atmospheric disturbance
than a gentle summer zephyr. One of
the remarknble incidents of the fatal visi
tation was that of an infant which was
PLEA FOR SIMPLICITY.
iri.. mentation One of th. Greatest
Fault, of American Architecture.
One of the greatest faults In Ameri
can architecture, although happily it la
more to be noticed in the buildings of a
past generation than tlioso of the pres
ent. Is a too profuao use of ornamenta
tion. Ornamentation may bo beautiful h.
Itself, and when applied to nrchiti-c-ture
niny not ofTcnd the eye at the fir.it
glance, nnd yet as one lives within its
presence, grows tlresomo and creates
resentment. If one builds a house ami
Its gouoml linw are strong, be should
Insist, before everything else, on a fii'e
dom from petty details of ornamenta
tion. There should be no tawdry cor
nices, flimsy brackets and spindle work.
In design these tuny seem attractive,
nud may be deemed necessary to cover
bare spaces of stone or wood; when
they are 111 place, however, they prove
a torment to the eye. In the matter of
Interior finish the Annie rule holds goon.
There cannot be but general regret at
the panning of the honest handiwork
In wood. The workman was an artisan.
If not an artist, and he rarely si mod
against good t:uo, everything beln in
keeping nud general harmony of de
sign. One must be clinry. Now In the
use of machine work, mouldings and
earrings are practically turned out by
wholesale without regard to Its partlc
nbir use or location, anil they frequent-
ratsFKrvm visw.
ly clash with themselves and surrotiiid
ingn. -There should be plain cnflnss
and door panels, and no elnboratesha.se
boards If the best effects are to be ob
tained; In particular, one should guin-il
against ornate mantels and the "built
In corner" cabinets glittering with p!;iss
or mirrors. Plain walls give the best
background for pictures, and nrtliicial
Ailments virtually kill one's furniture,
no matter how handsome It may be,
The passing of the style of ornamental
plaster work Is matter for congratula
tion. A simple center piece for the
chandelier in a large room Is permissi
ble. If It Is unobtrusive, bnt even this
Is not necessary. .There Is no longer
any need for plaster cornices. These
gather dust and dirt and consequently
become unhealthy as well as ugly. The
modem method of paper hanging cov
ers the break between celling and side
walls, and furnishes an artistic nub
ititute for the old-time cornices.
There is a less need for the warnings
over ornamentation at this time inas
much as popular taste Is steadily mov
ing In the direction of rich and slni;l
effects. Every year brings a notable
improvement In architectural style.
We Illustrate an attractive residence
and describe Its principal features as
follows:
General Dimensions: Width, through
sitting-room and dining-room, 31 feet
3 inches; depth. Including veranda, f3
feet
Heights of Stories: Cellar, T feet 0
Inches; first story, 0 feet 6 Inches; sec
ond story, 0 feet; attic, 7 feet
Exterior Materials: Foundation,
stone; first story, clapboards; second
story, gables and roof, shingles.
Interior Finish: Hard, white plas
ter; plaster cornices and centers In
parlor, dining and sitting rooms. Dou
ble floe? In first story "with "paper be
tween; finished floor, soft wood. Trim
In hall and vestibule, quartered oak.
Main staircase, oak. Panel backs un
der, wjfldws to parlor djpljif-room
STRANGE THINGS DONE EY THE GREAT ST.
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carried high into the air and then safely
deposited in a tub. In another case a por
tion of the bark of a tree trunk was cut
off as though by a knife, but the rest of
the bark was untouched, and even the
foliage remained on the tree. Through
the side of a stout barn three beams were
driven us though forced by a battering
ram and a four-inch beam was forced
entirely through a steel boiler. Lafayette
l'ark and vicinity bore the brunt of the
storm and the beautiful pleasure ground.
FIRST FLOOR.
ar.d sitting-room. Picture molding In
prlnclpnl rooms and hall of first story.
Chnlr-ruil In dining-room. Bath-room
slid kitchen, wainscoted. Interior wood
work stained to suit owner nnd finished
In hard oil.
Colors: ClaplMiards, seal brown.
Trim, Including water table, corner
boards, cornices, casings, bands, ver
anda posts and rails, outside blinds,
rain conductors, etc., chocolate. Out
side doors finished with hard olL Bash,
es, Pompelian roil. Veranda floor and
celling and all brickwork, oiled. Wall
shingles dipped In and brush-coated
with light sienna stain. Roof shingles
dipped in and bruah-coated dark red
stain.
Accommodations: Tho prlnclpnl
rooms and their sizes, closets, etc., are
shown by the floor plans. Collar under
the whole house, with inside and out
side entrances and concrete floor. One
room finished In attic; space for two
sacoxD noes.
more. Attractive main staircase. Slid
ing doors connect ball and parlor, dining-room
and sitting-room. Attractive
circular bay In second story.
Cost: $3,400, not Including mantels,
.ange or heater. The estimate Is based
an New York prices for materials and
a nor. in many sections of The country
the cast should be less.
Copyright. 1806.
A Poem by Artemaf Ward.
A writer in one of the New York pa
pers haa been printing some interesting
reminiscences of Artemus Ward, In the
coarse of which he brings to light some
amusing verses by the famous humor
ist Inaamuch as they have not been
reprinted for nearly forty years, we re
produce them here. They are entitled
"Loss of the Good Ship Polly Ann: A
Pathetic Nautical Ballad."
"As the good ship Polly Ann was calling
Across the briny, briny sea, -She
sprang a leak, and no kind ot baling
Could save or would save she;
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one of the fineet In the nation, waa turned
into ruin. Bat while monuments crum
bled and giant trees were uprooted ol
snapped asunder a weak, thatched-roofed
summer garden remained unharmed. All
around it trees were broken down and
swept away, yet not a handful of thatch
from Its roof waa removed. There were
many other vagaries of the storm in and
around 8t Louis, but these incidents and
illustrations give a good idea of its truly
wonderful operation.
The sea, the sea, my boys.
With her cargo, and old Captain Grives,
Being the total loss of the good ship Polly
Ann and 1,400 Uvea.
'Captain Grives waa a gallant old man.
Gallant, gallant was he;
:Ie drank his rum from a large tin pan.
Jovial and jovial was he.
Says hp, My boys,' when the storm wai
ragin.
'Farewell to onr friends and wives.
For we're goin' down In waters very
surgin'.'
Being the total loss of the good ship
Polly Ann and 1,400 live.
"Then np did speak the brave first mat,
And a nice-spoken man was he;
Says he, 'Ere we go I've a suggestion to.
to make.
To make, to make,' says he;
'Ere this vessel goes down and we all d
sink,
I propose, propose we all take a drink.'
'That's very well said,' says the goo
Captain Grives.
So he filled np his pan; the brave seafaring
men proceeded to Individually and
collectively imbibe, and the unfor
tunate vessel went down, being the
total loss of the good ship Polly Anr
and 1,400 lives.
"Previous to which the second mate he
spoke,
His name, and his name was Rrown;
He says, 'With deep grief do I very nearl)
cnoke,
At the Idea, the Idea of going down
While ashore my Betsy cleans the dishes,
Likewise the spoons and the knives,
I shall be food for the pesky old fishes.'
And I regret to say that he was; being
the total loss of the good ship Polly
Ann and fourteen hundred Uvea.
"And now ronng men of high and low
degree.
Your attention, your attention 1 ask;
Never leave the land for a life npon the
sea
'Tis a very, a very sad task;
You'd far better plow, you'd far bett
mow.
Than to go, to go for a sailor.
Never leave the land don't a sailing go.
For fear yon may suffer the same mel
ancholy and harrowing fate that be
fell the gallant Captain Grives, his
energetic and worthy crew, and the
rery valuable cargo on board the
Ill-fated vessel; being, as I have
already Informed my readers, the
total loss of the good ship Folly
Ann and fourteen hundred lives!"
A LATE NOVELTY.
New Style Bicycle Frame for Whlcr
Much la Claimed.
A wheel made In New London, Conn,
Is one of the season's decided novelties.
When the Inventor first made the draw
ing of this now famous wheel he was a
bit dubious regarding Its practicabil
ity. The weight of tho machine, with
road tires and saddle, Is twenty pounds.
It is claimed that the triangular form
of construction is the stillest and light
est It also Is maintained by the mak
ers that in this form of construction
there can exist no cross vibrations.
One feature which would not be ap
parent to the average person Is that
the outside front tube of this machine
Is the upright or steering tube of the
TB I.ATB8T XOVELTT IN WBICI.S.
front fork. This allows any adjustment
of the handle bar from the front fork
crown to the seat post; also the handle
bar Is made rocking In the piece, so
that any leslred position can be se
cured. "
The front frame tube Is within the
steering tube of the front fork, entering
through an opening in the fork crown.
The back stays are detachable, admit
fng of this method of assembling. A
large diameter of tubing Is used
throughout, making the frame appear
attractive. The wheels used are twenty-eight
Inches In diameter.
People pretend to hate eln, but they
all lore It
REV. Ml TALMAGE
The Eminent Divine's Sunday
Discourse.
Subject:
44 Woman and
fli es.
Her Sacrt-
irxT: "to i.riint .i hU theqneen nnfort
llm koig with the crown royal to show tm
IhoiIh and the pri:i her heiuty, foi
sn was talr to look . n. But thu quewt
'i.-bll ro iiw. l to noma at the fcincM coin
111 inilniBiils y his ohamhorlain": therofox
m in in- vnrv wroth, nn.X bis augo
burned blin." V-iIi.t 1.. 11, 12.
Va """"I nint l tho pniaiws of Hhuahnm.
I ho plunxeltM Hi n!U;iie wMh tho moru 1111
mil. lilt columns r:"""llr,lil an
wreathed, the wi-iilth of i-..uplres Uashinc
,.,, ITK.V15, 1 no eerings a-lornnl witt
limutes of bird nnd Iw-ist and sonues o-
po-r nn l e-.i,.u;t. The walls are hunt
".in :iiiii.i,i Hli.l einnlitxoneit until It seem'
that the wholn rouiM of splendors is ex-
nausie.1. Each areh is a miuhty leap 01
...u.iik. lurai aruiuveitient. uol ten Hlarf
shining down 011 gloa im; arnhtn,un. Iliing
IncH 1 of embroider-. I work in whleli niiiiule
the b.ueuens of the sky, the gtvenm-M of thf
Itnissanil th whiteness of the tea foam,
iapwtrios hung on silver riutrs, weddinir to
gether th pillar of marble. Pavilion
r aoblmr out iu every direction. 'Jheefot
repose, filled with luxuriant couches, into
whlob weary limbs sink until all fatigue is
submerged. Thtwe for earon nl. w!ir.
kings drink down a kingdom at oneswallow.
Amazinir Npnctaul! Light of silver drippim;
down over stairs of ivory on xhiolds of gold.
Floors of stained marblo, sunw-t red aud
uiitht black and inlaid with gleaming pearl.
Why, it shoiiis as if a hoavoul v vision of nm.
thysl and jf-luth an-l lopas ami ohrysopr.isu.H
..a uanniuni ran iiii;iiikii upon Htiushan.
It seems as if a billow of nnliHiial plortr h,..
lashed clear over hnaveu's battlumeuts upon
this metropolis of Persia.
in connection with this nalnco thnm la
pinion whent the mighty mn of foreign
lands are sealed at a hannnet. ITn.w 11,,.
spread of oak aud linden aud acucia the
iuoii-8 are arrantreii. The breath of honey
suckle and frauklncen.se Alls the air. Foun
tains lean np Into the llcht. the sr.raw str,.,.t
through with rainbow falling in crystalline
ntpuniu ukiu uowcry snruns, then rollinir
down through channels of marble and
widening out her and thero into
swirling with the finny tnbes of foreign
aquariums, bontered with scarlet annuin
omes, hyperii-mns and main- color.l
ranunculus. Montsof rnn-st nir.l nn.l lu.,wt
smoking np smbl wreathes of aromntb-H.
The vases filled with apriuots and almonds.
Th liaskets piled up with apricots and
dates and Hps ami oranses and pomegran
ates. Melons tastefully twined wilh leaves of
ac-aeliu The bright witters of Eula-us tilling
the urns aud sweating outside, the rim in
llit-liniir tM-a.ls amid the traeerl.-s win
from the royal vats of Ispahan and Shiniz.
in hotilos of linked shell, and lily shaiioTl
cups or silver and flaifous ami tnnkar.u of
solid colli. The music rises higher, and the
revelry breaks out into wilder transport
and the wine has flushed the ch eelc and
touched the brain, and louder than nil
other voices an the htc-ough of th Ine
briates, the ifabbloof fools and the song ol
the drunkards.
In another part of the pnlaco Queen
Yashti Is entertalnlngthopiini-essi-HOf Persia
at n banquet. Drunken Ahasiierus pays to
his .servants, "You go out and fetch Vnshti
from thnt ban. put with the women, nn.l
briiu; her to this banquet with tho men, and
mh im oispiay ner beauty. Tho nervants
imiieiiiately start to oney th king's com
mand, but there was a rul in oriental so
ciety that no woman mitrht apfiear in public
without having her face veiled. Yet here
was a mantliite, ami no on dnro dispute, do
mauding that Vnshti come in 11 tl v.-ili-.l be
fore the multitude. However, th-rn was in
Vast. It's soul a principle mor regal than
AtiHsuerus. mor brilliant than the goti ol
Shiishan, of more wealth than th realm of
1'enjni, which comiuiuiileii her to disoln-y
this order of the kinir, and so all th rlght
eousness and holiness and modesty of her
nature risis up into on sublime refusal.
She says, '! will not go into th banquet un
veiled." Of course Ahiisiioriis was intimate,
and Vasbtl, robbd of l.eristtiou and hot
estate, is driven forth in poverty an I ruin to
suffer the scorn or a nation and yi to re.
ceive th applause of alter generalions who
shall risu4i. to admire this martyr to kingly
iiisolcm-e. Well, th last veoi.ii; of that
b-a-t is gone; t.. Inst garland has faded:
the Inst arch has fallen; th hist tankard has
been destroyed, and Shiishan is a ruin. But
as long as th world stands ther will be
multitudes of men and women, familiar
with the llible, who wid com into this pic
ture gallery of (tod and admire the divine
M.rtrab o' Vashti lh queen, Vnshti tho
veiled, V.uditi thu saorilice, Vashti the
silent.
In th first place, I want you to look upon
Vnshti the queen. A bluo ribbon, rayed with
white, drawn around her forehead, indi
cated her qui-cnly position. It was no small
honor to lie qus n In such a realm as that.
Hark to th rustle of her rolies! Nee tilt"
blaw of her jewels! And yet, my friends, It
Is not necessary to have pal-u-ealid regal
robe in order to be queenly. When I seen
woman with strong faith in Oo I putting her
foot upon a'l meanness nnd solllshness aud
godless dl-plny, going right forward to. serve
Christ and the race by a grand and glorious;
service, I say, "That woman is a queen,"
and the ranks of heaven look over the bat
tlements upnn the coronation, and whet bet
she come up from the shanty on th com
mons or the mansion ot the fashionable
square, I greet h- r with the shout: "All hail!
Queen Vashti." What glory was there on
th brow of Mary of Scotland, or Eliaihetb
of England, or Margaret of France or Cath
erine of ttussia, compared with the worth of
some of our Christian mothers, many of
them gone into glory or of that woman
mentioned in the Hertptures, who put all
her money into the Lord's treasury or ol
Jcphthahs daughter, who made a dem
onstration of unselfish patriotism or
of Abigail, who rescued the herds and flocks
ol her husband or of Ruth, who toiled un
der a tropical sun for poor old, helpless
Naomi or of Floienoe Nightingale, who
went at midnight tostnnch the battle wouuds
of the Crimen or of Mrs. Adoniram Judson,'
who kindle-t the lights of ia vation amid the
dnrkm-us of Vurmah or of Mrs. Humans,'
who poured out her holy soul in words which
will forever be associated with hunter's born
and captive's chain and bridal hour and
lute's throb and curfew's knell at the dyiuJ
day and scores and hundreds of womcnj -unknown
on earth who have given water to!
the thirsty and bread to th hungry ami!
medicine to the sick and smiles to the dis-l
eo'jragit their footsteps heard along darkj
lane and in government hospital and in!
almshouse corridor and by prison gate'
Ther may be no royal robe there mny be
no palatial surrounding,, Bhe does not noedj
them, for all charitable men will unite with
the crackling lips of fever struck hospltaf.
and plague blotched buuiretto in greeting
her as she passes: "Hail! Hall! Queen
Vaahti."
Again, I want yon to consider Vashti th
veiled. Had she appeared liefore Ahasuerus
and bis court on that day with her face un4
covered she would have shocked all th deti-j
caeies of oriental society, and the very men
who in their intoxication demanded thnt she
come In their sober momeuts would have de
spised her. As some fl-.wers seem to tbrlvi!
best in the dnrk lane and in tho shadow aud
where the sun does not seem to reach them,
so God appoints to most womanly natures a
retiring and unobtrusive spirit. God once
in a while does call an Isabella to a throne,
ora Miriam to slrikethe timbrel at the front
of a host, or a Marie Antoinette to quell a
French mob, or a lHjbofah to stand at I he
front of an armed batlaiion, crying out
"Up, up! This is the day in which the Lord
Will deliver Sbu ra into thine hand." Aud
when women a e called to such outdooi
work and to such heroic positions God
propane them for it, and they have iron in
their souls and lightning in their eye, and
whirlwinds in their broaih.and the borrowed
strength ot the Lord Omnipotent In their
right arm. They walk through furnaces as
though they were hedges of wild flowers and
cross seas as though they were shimmering
sapphire, and all the harpies of hell down to
their dungeon at the stamp of her woman'V
indignation. But these are the exception.
Generally Dorcas would rathar make a gar-
ninnt for tho poor boy. ii-necifi would
ruther till th trough for th camels. Han
nah would rather makes e-cit forHimue.
The Hebrew maid w uld rniher plv a pre
scription for Nmman's lepr.isy. Tho women
of Sareptu would rather gnthor a- few "ticks
to cook a meal for faini bed l-'lijnh. Phin'
would nit her carry a letter for theinspiied
aiHtetl. Mother L'ds would rather educate
Timothy in th Scriptures
W hen I sea a woman goin nbout her dai'y
duty, with cheerful dignity presiding at tho
table, with kind and gentle but Ann disci
pline presiding In the nursery, goin. 'out Into .
I he world without any blast ot trumpets, fol
lowing in the footsies of Htm wlw went
aiiout doing good, I snv, "This Is Vashtlwilh a
veil on.'" But when I seen woman of un
blushing bol I1103S, loiiil-voieci, with a
longu of infinite ci-tler clatter, with rri
giuit look, passing throirth th stn-cts wall
th step of a walking bn-im, mylv arrayed i i
n very hurricane of mil inerv, 1 cry out,
f'Vahii has lost h"r veil!" When 1 see a
woman of comely featnie", and of adroitness
I Inteiiiv-t, and endowed will all that I lit
-hoola can do for on, and of hiirh social
I'-wition. yet moving in siv-iety with sui-er-iliousuiss
and hauteur, ns though siiv.voiil-l
iuve people know tticir place. 1111. 1 an iinile-
4ip3d 'corhLinatlo of giggi and strut and
rhodomontn le, endowed with allopathic
quantities of talk, but only homeopathic in
liiiitesiiiiii's of sens, th terror of dry goods
clerks and' railroad conductors, discoverers
of sigiiiflcnnt meuniiigs In plain conversa
tion, prodigies of badinage and innuendo, f
hv: "Look, look! Vnshti has lost her veil!"
Agn'n. I want you to consider Vnshti tho
ineriflc. Who Is this I sin coming out of
that ptlace gat of Kliushau? It seems to m
that I hav seen her lie fore. Hho coino4
homeless, houseless, friendless, trudgimt
long with u br-kim heart. Who Is she? It
is Vashti th Hacrill.-e. Oh, what a chant; it
wits from regal position to a wayfarer's
crust! A little while ago approved and
lought for: now non so poor as to ai-Unowl-
eilg her acquaintan.-is.liip. Vnshti th :ic
riflco! Ah, vou and I linve seen it many a
time!
Here is a home empahvod with beauty.
All that refinement aud books and wealth
nn do for that home has been done, but
Ahasuerus, tho hiisb-inil and father, is taking
hold on pal lis of sin. II is gradually going
sown. After nwull lie will tl un.ler nn.l
struggle like a will I wast in tho hunter's net
farther away from God, farther away from
tho right. Moon th bright apparel of tho
children will turn to razs; soon the house
hold song will ltccouie th sobbing of a
broken heart. Tho old story over again.
lirntal centaurs breaking up th mar
riage least of Lapitha. Th hous" full
of outrage and cruelty and ii'iomiiia
tlon, while trudging forth from tho
palace gate ar t lasbii and her i-hil.lrcn.
There are ho:n-s that are in danger of
such a breaking up. Oh, Ah iBuerus, that
you should staud in 11 homo, by a dissionic-.t
life destroy th pea--e a id comfort of that
home. God forbid that yourehil.lren should
ever have to wring their handsan I have peo
ple point their linger lit tlietn as they pass
town th slr.-et and cay, "lheto goes a
drunkard's child." Ood lorbid that the littl
feet should ever have to trade; th p ilb of
poverty and wretchedness. God forbid that
ny evil spirit horn of th wmo cuportn
brandy glass should com forth and uproot
that garden, and with a lasting blistering, all
consuming curse shut forever th palace gatu
against Vashti and th children.
During th war I went to Hagorstown to
look at the army, and 1 stoo 1 in the night on
hilltop and looked down upon them. I
saw th catuptlres all through the valleys
and nil over th hills. It was a w.-ir.l spc
Jacle, those campflres, and I stool nud
Wntcned them, nnd the soldiers who were
gathering around them were, no iloubt. talk-
ug 01 their Homes nnd 01 tun long match,
hev bnd taken and of the battles tliev u-oro
to tight, ltut after awhile I saw thtocnmp-
llreH begin to lower, nn.l they continued to
ower until they were all gou out and th
mny slept. It was imposing when I saw
ho eauipllros; it was imimsing in th dnrk
less when I thought of thai great host
lSliH'p.
Well, Ood looks down from heaven, nud
Jl sees the llri'siib-s of Christendom and th
nved ones gathered nr.Miud these flnsldes.
!These nre the cainpllr--s where we warm our
fclvi'S at th close of th day and talk over
(he battles of life we have fought and th
battles that nn yet to come, find grant that
whon at last thes fires lieglu to go out and
continue 10 lower, until llnady they nre ex
tinguished and the ashes of consumed hopes
trow the hearth of the old homestead, it
may lie because wu have
Goo to sleep thnt Inst long sleep
From which mm ever wnk-i to weep.
Now we are an army on th march of ilf.
Then w will bn nn army hivou t 'ke.l in lh
tout of th grave.
Once more I want yen to look at Vnshti
the silent. You do not hear any outcry from
tills woman as sh goi-s forth from the palace
gate. From th very dignity of her nature,
you know ther will l no v-icifer.ition.
Sometimes in life it is necessary to make a
retort; somctlmit in life it Is necessary to
resist, but tliere are crl.-s when lb in.t
triumphant thing to do l.s to keep silence.
The philosopher, confident in bis newly ilis
'jovcred principle, waiting for th coming of
more Intelligent generations, willing thnt
men should laugh at th light niug rod and
ootton gin and sto.imlxmt waiting for long
years through th scoffing of philosophical
schools, in grand nnd magnificent silence.
Qulilel, condemned by mathematicians and
scientists, caricatured everywhere, yet wait
ing and watching with his tclcscop to nw
tho coming up of stellar ro-enforcements,
whenthostars in their courses would fight
for tho tVqmrnlcan system, then sitting down
In complete blindness ami dcafm-ps to wait
for the coming on of tho generations who
would build his monument nnd boir at his
grave
The reformer, execrated by his cnlom
pornrles, fastened In a pillory, the slow lire
at public contempt hurnlu-; under him,
jrouud under tho cylinders ot the printing
press, yet calmly waiting for the day when
purity of soul and heroism of character will
let the sanction of earl h and 111 plaudits of
heaven. Affliction, enduring without any
complaint the sharpness of the pang and th
violence of the storm, and tho heft of the
Jhnln and of the darknesss ot night. Wait
ing until a divine hand shall bo put forth to
tootho the pang and hush the storm and re
lease the captive. A wife, abused, persecuted
ind a perpetual exile from every earthly
Jomfort waiting, waiting, until th Lord
hall gather all His dear childrenin a heaven
ly home, and no poor Vnshti will ever be
thrust out from the palace gnto. Jeois, In
lilence and answering not a worn, iinnking
the gall, bearing the cross. In prospect of the
rapt uo us consummation wncn
Angels thronged Ills chariot wheel
And bore Him to His throne,
Then swit their golden harps and sung
The glorious work is don.
Oh, woman! Docs not this story of Ynrhtl
the queen, Vashti the veiled, Vashti tho sac
rifice, Vasnti the silent, move your soul? My
sermon converges into th on nlisorbing
hope thnt none of you mny bn shut out of
the palace gate of heaven. You can endure
the hardsh'.s. and the privations, and the
cruelties, and the misfortunes of this life it
you can only gain admission there. Through
the blood of the everlasting covenant you go
through these gates or nuver go at nil. God
lorbid that you should at last hn banished
Irom the society of angels and liinished from
the companionship of your glorified kindred
and Iwnlahod forever. Through tho rich
grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, may you tie
enabled, to imitate the example of iU.-hel,
and Hannah, and Abigail, and Deborah, ami
Mary, and Esther, and Vashti. Amen.
How bard the man who paints tries
to bring the conversation aronnd to
artists.
Had the prodigal's money held out
be would never have knowu the, taste
ol bis father's fatted oilf.
Our own hearte, and not o'her men's
opiuious ot ns, form onr true boaor.
Revenge is the coward's courage;
forgiveness is tiij brave man's re
venge. Men, in general, are but great chil
dren. No woman who has a house tbat is
clean i.eed ever be ashamed of the fut
bitnre. It you want to please a man, recom
uieud tbat be dt boiuethiug he has long
wanted to do.
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