THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. LIU.
MIFFL.1 NTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENN., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1899.
NO. 26.
B. F. SCHWEIER,
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CHAPTER VII Continued.)
"Am I Sirs. James Moray, or am I
nut'" says I'elia as BUe confront her
brother-in-law boldly.
lb-ally! this is an excessively awkwara
preeminent," lie stammers in reply.
i will not leave the house," she saya,
defiantly, "until you answer my ques
tion, ami t:ive me back my boy. Am 1
your brother's wife, or am I not 7'
"Wellof course at least Jame fc
sures me." he commences, still utterly at
a loss to know how to get out of the di
lemnia. "Why. Mr. Moray!" exclaims his bettei
half, "do you mean to tell me there's huuy
doubt uin the matter, when you've has
iureJ me. times hout of number, that
your brother his a widower and the boy
1 horpiian?"
"Then he lied to you," says Delia, -lit
knew his brother had a wife, lie has
epeut evening after evening at our roomr.
going out with my unfortunate husband,
and encouraging him in drinking and oth
er vicen."
"We!!, if you must have it," says Mo
ray, "this woman is my brother's wife;
but knowing the objection you would nat
urally feel toward her profession, 1
thought it 1 est not to let you hear the
truth, especially as I have decided to
adopt the little ly."
"Hadopt the little boy!" exclaims Mrs
Moray. "I'll allow you to do no such
thin. What! you expect me to hnct the
part of mother to a hnctress' himp? Revert
The very hi. lea makes my blood curdle."
"A mother to my boy!" cries Ltelia. in
her turn. "I would like to see you or any
other woman dare to try it. I am his J
mother! Where is my child?" she con- j
tinues fiercely, as she turns upon illiam
Moray; "where is my Willy? Give hint
back to me or I'll go straight to fhc next
niagii-trate aud tell him the whole story
from beginning to end."
Hut at the sound of his mother's voice
uttering his name, and raised as though
to summon him, little Willy has got down
from his chair at the iuncheon table, and
now, appearing at the drawing room door,
flies, with a cry of pleasure, into Delia's
arms.
"My child 1" she exclaims, "my own,
one child.' Let those take heed who would
try to tear you from me again."
"But, under the circumstances, I shall
not be justified in permitting you toro
move my nephew from my care," injer
poses William Moray niu-vnimlv fciia
father nbtwrninVwila'me, and unless the
law interferes, you have no right to take
him away. In fact, I will not let him
r
"If you don't, I'll turn him hout hon
the doorstep," says his wife.
"If you don't, I claim my right to re
main by his side till the affair is settled,"
ay his sister-in-law.
Wiiliaui Moray is like a man between
two fires. He really is to be pitied the
nit of the three. He docs not know
which of these women to conciliate first,
U'r n what tae.k to steer so as to make
his pi-ace with either.
"I took the child from your lodgings
ith the best intentions," he says to De
' lia. "You cannot bear the whole burden
of his support in case of anything happeu
ici; to my brother, and it was my inten
tion to help you by adopting Willy as my
son."
"You shall never have him," she cries,
indignantly.
"Mr. James Moray his coming hup the
havenue," just here announces Jeames
Plush, lustily.
It is evident that Mr. James Moray is
no welcome visitor at the Kirs, since the
servants have been ordered to give wain
hi; of his approuch. Hut his presence at
this particular moment is a real relief
to his brother, who gives a ready order
for his admittance. At the intelligence
of her husband's presence, Delia turns
very pale, and clasps the boy tighter to
hr bosom. But she does not quail, nev
ertheless. "That low creature here hagain?" ejac
ulates Mrs. Moray, "with his drunken
habits aud his biinplcasant, cunning coun
tenance. Well, there's a nice pair of yon,
and that's my hopinion, and hif I'd known
hit woubl come to this, I never would
Have demeaned myself by bentering such
family no, never!"
"Whatever you may think, be good
enough to keep it to yourself for the pres
t." replies her husband. "My brother's
coinins is most opportune. It relieves my
Hind of a grct responsibility. lie can
H"w do what he thiuks best with his own
child."
"He shall never take him from me
win," fcays IMia. as she holds the boy
close-clos.- a-aii.st her throbbing heart,
ml nerves herself for the coming inter
view. f'lIAI-TKU VIII.
James Moray enters the drawing room
t the Firs with anything but an assured
wtutei,nnce. He is perfectly sober, but
""t at all certain of the reception he will
S't at his sister in law's hands. For the
"'t is, he has only entered the house
twice l,err,. this-once when his brother
introduced Willy to the notice of his wife,
nd Ujjaiu when the child was hastily
wiiveyed from "tl.e lodgings at Tlolloway
" l-rixtuii, a;id sonic- false excuse was
for taking him there at thut time
of nirfit.
He has thought to make Willy's prcs
"e at the 1'irsj an excuse for inquiring
"'f the child, , i1(,,.a llis broti,,.,. my
nw a'"! 0 Mop l;,ke bis Sunday ''"-'
he n-ii t'"'m- I!ttle d(H' he tuink whom
''"""iter in Mrs. William Mo
il ""wing room. As he enters at the
' he makes his way at once up to her.
N, "" ,s out u hand to her nlmost depre
i, y She rejects it coarsely.
p!ae i r r 'VOUr lmml 10 mo- bif you
tan ' , J:"i-----, for I have found hout
" your deception for mvself."
to his , il n'-'n'" he asks, turning
wife .I'?I,L"' and in turning he sees his
. and child. Then there is no need of
'"-.1111,11. "So
0f l'"s ar..
you are at the botton
tight 1- "" "e says, angrily. '
-" nave
JOn tt...... .
: ---'--cij us niucn. ttoui u
leave' n COIning up here without mj
"?latir'.. d:m -v"u intrude upon mj
uons m thin v
buM!?1?' ne'? for in,- bnv " ho nnawers
. .v nd if v.. i j i.
ucineh t piaceu mm
rlf int f aIace 1 wuld have force
'I am whipped if you shall keep him
thought" exclaims her husband, as h
make, a feint of wresting the child from
M fTMP- "Th boy is mine, and I baD
do exactly as 1 choose with hiiu. The law
is on my side."
"You'll not leave him here, Mr. James,
not for, hanother hour, for I refuse ti
keep him," interposes Sirs. William Moray-
"Hit was never represented to me
when I consented to hallow the child U
remain bunder my roof, that he was iht
hoffspring hof a hnctress."
The start of surprise and disappoint
ment with which James Moray receive
nils announcement is not mst niton baai,
sighted Delia. She reads its motive at s
glance, and takes advantage of it. 11
Willy is discarded by his aunt, the burden
not only of the child's, support, bnt his
own, must fall upon her husband. She
remembers Mrs. Hephzihah's last word
and throws down her next card boldly.
'Take your son, then." sne says, .n a
loud voice, but with trembling lips, as she
pushes Willy toward his father. "If you
are to have the sole disposal of him, sc
must you take the sole responsibility.
will go out into the world alone and sup
port myself."
But this unexpected move upon th
mother's part startles William Moray. II
advised the recapture of the boy solely to
compel Delia to fellow him. If she ii
driven too far, and deliberately deserts
her child, the support of both brother and
nephew will come upon himself. And he
is not prepared to undertake it. There
fore he quickly interposes to cheek the
angry rejoinder that he sees upon James'
lips.
"Stop, James! pray stop! You are go
ing too far! What has your wife don
that you should threaten her with the
loss of her child? This matter only re
quires a little settlement. Cannot wc
talk it over together and come to some
amicable arrangement?"
"Oh, all right," says James Moray, mys
tified by the other's change of tactics,
"but I thought you said "
"Never mind what I said. We wcr
both put out at the time by finding Mrs.
Moray had deserted you. But now that
she has come back, we must try to patch
up this little disagreement. What is it,
Mrs. Moray, that you require my brothel
to do for you?"
"Simply this: To treat me decently! Tc
let me lie down and get up in peace, and
retain possession of niy w ehlllr-n- T
wTr wui iiiui. a uatv imseu to
expect it for years past, but if he wjll
only promise to refrain from striking m
and Willy, and to leave ns together, I will
work for him, as I have done, until I can
work no more!"
"Well, I think that is a perfectly fail
proposal, and one to which my brothei
should be pleased to assent. What da
you say, James? Have you any further
remark to make upon the subject?"
"Does site mean to come home with me
and do her duty?" demands James in a
sullen voice.
"I have already said I will. But I
don't consider it my duty to submit to be
treated like a dog rather than a woman.
I can support myself, and you can't. 1
am willing to support you on certain con
ditions; but the next time you force mc
to leave you, 1 shall go, not to Ilolloway,
but straight Into a police court, and set
if I cannot get satisfaction from the law."
"Let it be peace, James," whispers hit
brother; "it is the best policy, at all event!
for the present.
"We will have peace, then," says James
Moray, as he holds oat his band to Delia.
Their hands meet, bnt there Is no life
in the clasp that unites them.
The James Morays return to their com
fortable home almost in silence. Delia
sits in one corner of the third-class rail
way carriage, with Willy held tightly in
her arms, and her eyes fixed apparently
on space. But aa her husband glances
furtively at her, every now and then, he
percci vcsby the stern expression ofktf
moutn ana tne gravity or ner counte
nance that she is perfectly determined and
fearless.
There is nothing to eat in the bouse,
and neither James nor she has dined.
She orders something to be prepared tin
them as soon as possible: and Willy is
delighted to be allowed to walk round
with Mrs. Timson to the butcher's and
try and persuade him to cut a steak on
SIiinilnT.
The dinner appears and disappears. The
husband and wife sit down together, and
eat at the same table; but they do not
address each other, except in the most
formal manner. But the boy is present
and talks for both of them. Once Moray
harshly bids bim hold his tongue in ths
old fashion; Delia does not resent the
order, but she just raises her eyes and
looks him steadily in the face. It is suffi
cient. In that determined glance he read,
a reminder of their agreement, and W lUy
is permitted to chatter unrebuked.
But the hatred with which Moray has
commenced to regard his wife waxes
stronger with each proof of her power.
He is in the position of a madman bound
with fetters, from which there is no pos
oUity of freeing himself, lashing out in
mpotent ,ry. and foaming with rage be
cause he cannot reach the passer, by. Ue
wouTd like to murder Delia. Those cun
ning pale blue eyes of bis have a danger
oigW In them a. he watches her every
actfon. But she takes no notice of his
mXbeHeving that it is but the natural
consequence of the Vimt
they have gone through, and that it wUJ
jure itself with time and reflection. Sh
toJ?'?" hi, broth.
VYltn me . .. .
William. Delia has retired to
first place, because she is very weary u
the second, because she has no w.-b to
encounter her Dromer-."-".
The conversation which ensues Between
.. T" mlelv to the little boy.
trie Drome .:.'tmnAinie the opito-
whom William, notwithstanding tne 1 1
sition he I. likely to encoun er fron.
wife. ha. taken moke
He wants to person ot the
will, appointing him 'Xtever of
child, subject to no wT1? he
the mother, in the event of wni
promise, to -.BtU. W Ji-;.,
bring him up to tne prou-
a wool merchant. " as-
' Ana so i v.". 'r: i. beginning to be
severates Jemmy, who ta J" of
"Better "do it once," urges his brother. 1
"I have drawn up a paper that wm an
swer all the purpose. U yon will just write
your name the bottom here. Stop,
though! we must have a witness. Will
your landlady officiate, do yon think 7'
"Dunno." J'
"Well, we can but try," replies Wil
liam, ringing the bell,
Wbeo the landlady answer, it, he meets
her oo the threshold.
"Mrs. Timson, will you oblige n. by
witnessing my brother', signature? (1
have been inducing him to make a proper
provision for Mrs. Moray in case of bis
death," he adds in a lower tone, "and
really his health appears to be breaking
up so fast, that I think the sooner it is all
settled the better.")
"With pleasure, sir!" replies Mrs. Tim
son. James Moray just manages to sign his
name legibly,-and when his brother's and
Mrs. Timson's autographs have been add
ed to It, the ceremony is complete. Then
the landlady retires, and James Moray
applies himself afresh to the brandy bot
tle. "I don't think you had better drink any
more to-night, Jem," says William, as he
buttons up the paper that has just been
signed in his brenst pocket. "Why not
go to bed and sleep? You'll be another
man to-morrow morning. I'm afraid 1
can't stay any longer."
"It won't be long before you'll have
played oat your little game, and Y shall
be able to claim the boy as my own," he
thinks, as he makes his way down stair,
with the paper securely fastened in hi.
breast. Strange to say, the thought gives
him the greatest pleasure. Ue does not
love the child, but he covets him.
James, meanwhile, with the brandy bot
tle still close at his elbow, sits and rumi
nates over the events of the past day. He
is not quite certain as to what he has
committed himself by placing his signa
ture to that paper, but he remembers it
was something to "vex" his wife, and
that idea alone is sufficient to give him
pleasure. He would like to do a great
deal more than "vex" her.
If she were only gone now out of the
way unable to trouble him any more!
The wicked thought presses on the burn
lug brain, more than ordinarily confused
by the approach of illness, until it gains
the ascendency, and that which appeared
an impossibility ten minutes before, seems
the easiest thing in creation now. If he
only had a knife a sharp, good kuife
that he could trust she is sleeping sound
ly, and it would be over before she could
awake.
The man rises and gropes his way in
drunken blindness to the cupboard,
whence be draws an ordinary knife and
regards it stupidly. It is dreadful after
that to see him kneel down by the fire
place and sharpen the blade upon the
hearthstone, drawing it deliberately back
ward and forward, while a malicious
smile plays about his countenance.
Then he tries the instrument upon his
own finger, and drawing blood with the
action, laughs softly to himself, and hav
ing opened the door stealthily, makes his
way into the next room.
Delia is sleeping soundly. She does not
hear her husband's step. Nothing disturbs
her rest, until she feels the pressure of a
hand u&ab htr bxxly. oatsideth bed
clothes, as it is feeling its way up to her
throat.
She stirs the hand is still; she asks "Is
anyone there?"
The only answer she receives is the
falling of a heavy body against her in
the dark, while a hand grasp, her arm
and something sharp and cold Is drawn
across her unprotected shoulder. In an
instant the truth flashes upon her mind
that her husband is attempting her life.
With a scream for help that rouses half
the household, she wrestles with the arms
that attempt, ineffectually, to hold her
down; then leaping from the bed, makes
for the door, and throws it open, letting
the full light from the gas upon the land
ing stream into the room.
There he stands a detected criminal
shivering like a wretch upon the brink of
the gallows, with the knife still in his
hand. Mrs. Timson, clad in a mysterious
brown garment which she always dons in
cases of emergency, has come up the
stairs to inquire what the disturbance if
about.
Delia is about to denounce him when
both women start back with horror and
surprise. He stands where Delia saw him
hist, but now the knife has fallen from
his grasp, and he is shaking violently
from head to foot. His countenance, usu
ally so pale, has assumed a dark purple
tinge, and works violently, his eyes pro
trude, and the foam is bubbling round his
lips.
"James! James! speak, for mercy's
sake!" exclaims his wife. "I forgive ev
erything I will be silent ns the grave
1 "
But before she can conclude ber sen
tence the wretched man, after one or two
ineffectual efforts to retain his position,
falls forward with a gurgl aud a groan
upon the floor, and is w rithing in a fit at
ier feet, Delia is beside him in a mo
ment, loosening his cravat and necktie. In
a few minutes the convulsion abates
only, it would seem, to allow the body to
gain strength to meet the much worse
attack that immediately succeeds it, nnd
after which James Moray, with his shirt
front covered with blood and foam, lie.
quiet and struggles tto more.
"He is dead!" says Delia, in a low voice;
and she is right.
When the doctor, who has been sum
moned y some of the lodgers to his aid,
arrives upon the spot, he cc "mis her
verdict. The drunkard has been over
taken by the fate he was attempting tc
compass for another.
(To be continued.)
A Buffalo concern is about ship
ping 100.000 aluminium drirf rg cups
to New South Wales.
In Greenland potatoes r.ever grow
larger than a marble.
A curious state of things was ob
served in investigating the electroly
sis of water pipes in Dayton, Ohio,
in which it was found that Btones and
pebbles near the pipes in some cases
seem to have been electroplated with
the metal of the pipes, which one of
the experts believes has never teen
observed before
Interesting tests of wireless tele
graphy have been made at Kiel recent
ly on board a number of war vessels
three German miles apart (about 11
Knglish miles). On the whole the ex
periments have been successful.
Berlin boasts of seven coachmen
who are ret'red army officers, three
who are ex-oastors and sixteen who
are nobles.
Eight of the olive trees In the his
torical Garden of Olives, in Jerusalem,
are known to be over one thousand
years old.
Vanity is the yeaat-cake of pride.
Time wasted is good untaated.
Safety and success are the ends of
All wise counsel.
Judgment and decision are mans
great wheels of fortune.
ProsDerity is the touchstone of virtue-
it is less difficult to bear misfor
tunes than to remain uncorrupted by
pleasure. " ' .
- An injury done to one is a threat
held out to hundreds.
WHAT SLIPPERS WILL DO.
(wntn of Neatly Tmraed Ankle Are
Warned to Beware of 1 ben.
"I'm afraid," said the girl, "that
fou'll have to set the buttons over a
little."
"Yes." assented the clerk. "I believ
t wllb You've worn slippers a great
leal, haven't you?"
"Certalnly," she replied.
"I thought so," be said. "Slipper,
make such large knotty ankles."
Tbe girl blushed a little at the uncom
plimentary allusion to that portion of
her foet "But everybody wears them,"
she argued. - :
"Y?, I know," he returned, "but no
body ought to. Slipper wearing, when
Indulged In to any great extent, spoils
tbe shape of tbe foot. Slippers are
worn for various reasons. Some wom
en like them because they are comfort
able, others because they imagine their
feet look better in low, fancy shoes,
and still others because they are con
venient. The fact of the matter is,
slippers are not a bit more conducive
to ease than high shoes If tbe latter are
selected judiciously. Indeed, they are
less comfortable to the long run, for
tbe woman wbo la addicted to slippers
Is bound to have swollen feet a good
part of the time, and when she finds It
jecessary to wear high shoes the in
convenience greatly exceeds the pleas
ure she has previously derived from
slippers. For that reason the beauty
Is purely Imaginary, for there is noth
ing attractive in bulging, overgrown
ankles.
"Convenience is the only good point
that can be really urged in favor of
slippers. The ankles need support, and
If they don't get It they not only be
come deformed t a certain extent, but
their strength U Unpaired."
"What about the people who go bare
foot or wear sandals all tbe time?" in
terposed the purchaser, with a snilU
of satisfaction, which seemed to Imply
that she thought she bad him there.
"In that case," said the clerk, "the
whole foot grows and is strengthened
proportionately. But even In sandals
you will notice that the straps always
fasten tightly arouud the ankles, thus
affording them more support than any
other part of the foot. I have had tin
measurable wrath called Jown upon
my bead for preaching an Iconoclastic
doctrine that dispels the Illusions of a
lifetime, but I know my duty to my
customers and human kind in general
and persevere In the right course in
spite of all censure. Here, tnadame,
are the shoes with the buttons set over.
I will be frank with you and tell you
that your foot will not look so well as
it would were your ankles the normal
size. I think you have grasped the gist
of my discourse, which is, 'Don't wear
slippers except at odd moments when
In perfect repose. Slippers are the nat
ural enemy of pretty ankles.' " Chica
go TimeHerAML----4" T
' NEW RAILROADS UNDER WAY.
Estimated that 3, COO Mile Will Be
Constructed Till. Year.
According to the Railway Age, th
present year is likely to see a great re
vival of railroad building. It est!
mates that 6.000 miles will be added
to the mileage of the United States,
which would be a greater record than
that of any year since 1S90.
According to the Railway Age, the
building of 5.000 miles of railroad
the Investment of about $150,-
000,000. and the permanent employ
ment of 25,000 men. Tables show that
there are 590 now lines projected or un
der construction, with a total length of
40,503 miles. Of these lines less than
2,500 miles of railroad is In the New
England or Middle States. In the
Southwestern States there are 110 new
roods under way, with a length of 12,
211 miles. The South Atlantic, Gulf,
and Mississippi Valley States have at
equal mileage of new roads In pros
pect, the Central Northern and North
western States have nearly 9,000 miles
projected, and more than 4,000 miles ol
railroad are to be built In the Pacific
States.
The 4,000 miles of new track to b
built this year consists largely of ex
tensions and links for the large West
ern systems. With these additions the
railroads In operation in the United
States will be in the neighborhood of
102,000 miles long, of a total value of
about $12,5X10,000,000, and employing
million men In their operation.
Annoyina; Royalty.
Prominence brings with it all klndt
of trouble, the biggest of which is th
annoyance from cranks. During Vic
toria's long reign she has been pursued
by these visionaries. The most noted
crank wbo ever bothered England'i
Queen was a rjan, or boy, named
Jones. He stuck at nothing to find out
as much as possible about her Majesty.
He was always appearing In the most
unexpected places, and managed to
slip into tbe palace times without num
ber. Once he was discovered under the
table in a sitting-room, and ignominl
ously ejected. Four times was he
taken to Jail before he disappeared for
good.
Ktpllnir'a Clever Sister.
Rudyard Kipling has but one sister,
now married to an English army offi
cer in tbe staff corps stationed some
where in India. She Is a great beauty
nnd familiarly known as "Trlcksey."
She Is a very accomplished woman and
has written several clever stories.
Reminded of HI. Departed Wife.
Widower I say, my friend, have yon
wer been here before?
Burglar N-no, sir.
Widow Well, would you mind
coming around quite often say once
or twice a week and going through
my trousers. Just as you are doing now?
You don't know how much you remind
me of my dear, departed wife, Ange
llne. It seems almost as if she were
alive again. Good-night, my friend.
Qod bless you! Judge.
Russian Betrothal.
A Russian wooing culminates in tbe
betrothal feast, at which the bride
elect cuts off a long tress of hair and
gives it to her betrothed, who In turn
presents her with bread and salt, an
almond cake, and a silver ring set with
-turanouM.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
fctroageat Chain Incriminating: In
cident May Prove krrone ma.
A recent incident In London aerre
to prove that the strongest chain of
circumstantial evidence may be defect
lve.
A visitor at the American circus ex
changed comments with a well-dressed
stranger who sat by bl. side, and used
his own opera-glass freely. Midway
in the performance tho stranger re
marked: "I have been here several times, and
know the best features of tbe show. 1
ndvLe you to watch closely with youi
glass what la now going on in tbe
farthest ring. It is one of tbe mosl
Interesting numbers of the program."
Tbe advice was followed. The rlsitot
watched eagerly the performance in the
distance, and when it was finished,
thanked his neighbor for the hint, say
ing that it was well worth seeing. Th
stranger assented, and after moment
ary delay left bis scat, saying that !i
would not stay to the end. as he had
seen the show several tiroes.
- "It is your first visit here," he added
"and you would better remain for thf
last act, which is the best of the even
ing." Not long afterward the visitor missed
bis watch, and felt sure it had been
stolen by the stranger while the opera
glass was In use. The police at Scot
bind Yard advised the victim the next
day to advertise for the watch, and
.also to open negotiations with several
of the largest pawnbrokers for its re
'covery, leaving with them a descrip
tion of It In the course of a week he
received a cali from one of tbe pawn-briA-rs.
; "This looks like your watch," remark
J the dealer, "but I can't believe that
It Is."
) A gold watch was produced and a'
once identified. It corresponded exact
ly In size and design with the missing
iWatcb. It bore the name of the same
.watchmaker on the inner case, and
'also tbe number and date.
"1 am certain that It is mine," was
the response. "Describe the man who
Tins pawned It."
i This was done. The description tal
feed quite closely with that of the visit
r's unknown acquaintance at the clr
ens.
4"You have bought It from the pick
pocket," he added, "and must help m
Ip having him arrested and convicted.'
j The pawnbroker admitted that thi
evidence was strong enough to convict
(he man, but added that he had abso
mte faith in his Innocence. He askec
the loser to write to the watchmaker,
and ascertain whether, by any chance,
two watches had been marked with the
same number. .
.This was done, and a reply was re
qelved. stating that, by accident twe
watches bad been marked with the
-Brittle number and -wore exactly allt
One of them had been sold to an En
glishman, whose name was given In
the letter. The pawnbroker, when the
name was repeated, exclaimed:
"That Is the name of tbe man who
pawned the watch because he was
penniless! I knew that be could not be
a pickpocket"
Nevertheless, tbe Innocent man would
have been convicted If he had been
hastily arrested. The circumstantial
evidence would have been regarded as
conclusive. Youth's Companion.
"HOT TIME" AT FUNERALS
Lively Muaic that Follows the Bnrlo'
of Foldlera in Cuba.
War has Introduced strange funera!
customs, among tbe United States
troops in Cuba. The Increase ot tbs
appropriation for the burial of privates
from $10 to $35 has enabled the com
rades of men wbo have given up their
lives for their country to provide cere
monies that ape impressive and to in
sure the jroper care of bodies.
Notwithstanding the number of
deaths that have taken place wlthiu
the year of war, the Americans have
not become blunted, nnd funerals are
attended with much solemnity, only
one strange custom marring the Ini
presslveness of the ceremonies. The
ctmeiery in which the dead belonging
to the companies stationed at Matan
7ns are placed to await removal to the
United States Is altout a mile from the
city. Six soldiers carry the casket con
taining the body of a soldier upon theit
shoulders, each detail of pull bearer
belug relieved every few rods. As the
little company of men march out In tbe
early morning, or at sundown, the band
plays the "Dead March from Saul" oi
"Chopin's Funeral March." Officers
and men advance with measured tread.
The chaplain reads the burial service,
heads are bowed, and tbe casket Is con
signed to the receiving vault There Is
a moment of sllem-e. The chaplain
turns away, the men face about, nnd
then the band plays "A Hot Time In
the Old Town To-night"
The funeral Is a thing of tbe past
The tune restores the soldiers to cheer
fulness. When they reach the camp
on tbclr return all tbe sad associations
of tbe death and burial are forgotteu.
Tho Spliler.
The spider has a tremendous appe
tite and bis gormandizing defies all hu
man competition. A scientist whe
carefully noted a spider's consumption
of food in twenty-four hours concluded
that If the spider were built proportion
ately to the human scale be would cat
at daybreak (approximately) a smai
alligator, by 7 a. in. a lamb, by 1
a. m. a young camelopard, by 1 o'clock
a sheep, and would finish up with a
lark pie in which there were 120 birds.
Yet in spite of his enormous appetite
a spider has wonderful power of re
fraining from food, and one has been
known to live ten months when abso
lutely deprived of food. A beetle llvei1
In a s'.mllar state of unrefreshment fo
three years.
Growth t the Human Hair.
Authorities differ as to the rate ol
growth of the human hair, and it Is said
to be very dissimilar In different indi
viduals. The most usually accepted cal
culations gives six and one-half Inches
per annum. A man's hair, allowed to
grow to its extreme length, rarely ex
ceeds twelve or fourteen Inches, while
that of a woman will grow, In rare In
stances, to seventy Inches or seventy
five Inches, though the average does not
txeoed twenty-five to thirty Inches, '
A VICARIOUS SACRIFICE.
1 Oeorsetown Boy Who Owned Up to
Another's Offenae.
That the days of chivalry are not
ver and that the spirit of Damon and
Pythias is not dead is demonstrated by
an Incident that occurred at George
town University and has Just leaked
ut A poor young man who bad work
ed bis way through college passed his
examination and bad alluring pros
pects of employment as soon as the
graduating exercises were over, went
out with a party of students for a lark
one night and got Into mischief, aa
young men often do. It was not a dis
graceful act, but it was a violation of
one of the most serious rules of discip
line, and expulsion was the penalty.
The culprit was unknown, except to
his companions, and they -being scru
pulous in the observance of tbe code of
college honor, sealed their lips. But
the Jesuit fathers, who compose the
faculty, were unusually energetic in
their investigations and the evidence
was closing around tbe poor young
man in a manner that made him trem
jle. when Robert A. W. Walsh, a sopho
more from St Louis, entered the office
of the president and said: "I did it"
Walsh was a quiet well behaved boy,
popular with the faculty and the stu
dents, and bis confession created a
sensation, for he had not been suspect
ed. Nevertheless, discipline must be
enforced, and with reluctance and re
rret he was expelled from the institu
tion. He left Washington, escorted to
the railway station by a large body of
students, returned to his home at St
Louis and the next fall entered Prince
ton University. The poor young man
received his diploma and went his way
rejoicing, but it was noticed that he
never spoke of Walsh without emo
tion. As the young men are no longer
students at Georgetown there Is no ne
cessity of preserving the secret nl
the faculty and the students are all
twara that Walsh, being an under-class
man and the son of wealthy parents,
and having nothing at stake, voluntari
ly offered himself as a sacrifice to save
the reputation and the prospects of his
friend, who otherwise would have been
turned out of the Institution In dis
grace. The act was done without con
sultation and without the knowledge
of the student wbo was saved, and has
received absolution, and Walsh can re
turn to the university whenever he de
sires. He prefers to remain at Prlmce
lon, however, and the publication of
Jie story now will not injure his repu
tation. Chicago Record.
AN INQUIRING LAD.
Personal Adornment Which Appeared
to Be Unnecessary.
"When I was down In tbe Tennessee
mountains doing my duty In that pecu
Uar and primitive section." observed
the vieclal pension agent had" at
varlou. time, such glimpses or me as
yon pampered children of the luxurious
capital never get I remember one
June morning I arose from my simple
bed of clapboards on the loft floor of
a log cabin and proceeded down a lad
der to the earth, thence a hundred
yards down to the creek, where I was
afforded ample opportunity for my ma
tutinal ablutions, as the stream was
big enough to run a saw mill with.
"As I splashed my face In the clear
water and spluttered over It after the
usual fashion of a man who likes to
wash his face, I was Joined by the
ten-year-old son of the family with
which I was stopping. He stood on the
shore watching me with much interest
which I am glad to say I returned with
zest for he was a picture boy. He was
sandy and freckled and didn't look as
If he had had a bath In the memory of
man. Ills clothes were simple enough,
consisting of n cotton shirt and a made
over pair of papa's pantaloons, and
there was no hat to hide a head of hair
which I am positive never felt the pen
etrating and persuading Influence of a
comb. He was too much interested In
the mysteries of my toilet to say any
thing until I took out a jtocket comb
and began to use It on my tangled
locks. After a tug or two at It look
ing at him meanwhile, he spoke.
"Say, mister,' he aald, curiously,
have yer got to do that there?
" 'Do what there? I smiled In reply
That there that yer doinV
" Ton mean combing my hair?"
" 'Yes.'
'Of course. It has to be done.'
- 'Every mornln' this erwayT
" 'Certainly.'
"Well, geewhfllerklns, mister,' he
jald, with much feeling, 'yon must be n
heap o' trouble to yerself.' "Washing
ton. Post
Care of Peach Treea.
Peach trees should not be forced In
growth too rapidly, nor should they be
Boprlved of a sufficiency of plant food.
Orchards should be kept clean and cul
tivated like corn. Peach growers liec
ontmend that trees should be so trim
med as to shape each tree in a manner
to shade its own body, and thus pre
vent sun scalds. Distribute the growth
of limbs uniformly so aa to secure sym
metry and have the weight of fruit
evenly distributed. Strengthen the
limbs by ahotentng them back,-in or
ier that they may sustain a crop. Re
Suce the quantity of fruit when the
trees are overloaded, and also, by Ju
llclous shortening early in the season,
of the shoots bearing the fruit buds,
and direct the growth so that the crop
ca nbe gathered by a man standing on
ie ground.
A Pleasant Task.
Insurance Agent Before filing the
claim, will you be kind enough to give
me a certificate of your husband's
death, madame?"
The New Widow With pleasure.
Life.
The New York Tribune says that of
a large number of camphor trees re
cently Imported from Japan by the
Federal Department of Agriculture
nearly all were found to be diseased.
Though the trees appeared on cursory
examination to be fairly healthy, close
inspection revealed the fact that they
were ruined by mildew and scale in
sects. Despite all his refinement the light
and habitual taking- of God's name in
vain betrays a coarse and brutal will.
Choosing a wife is like unto a strat
agem of war. wherein a man can err
but once-
OF 1 DAY.
Preached by Rev. Dr. Tal mage.
object: "The Path of Safety "Mmm rat
to Our National KxUtence -The Iu
m of Monopoly, Nlhlllam and In
fidelity Pointed Out.
Copyright, Louis Klopsch, 1899.1
Wahhixotoic, D. C In this discourse Dr.
Talmage speaks of some of tha perils that
threaten our American Institutions and
points out the path of safety; text, Isaiati
Ixii., 4. "Thy land shall be married."
As the greater includes the less, so does
tno circle of future joy around our entire
world include the epicycle of our own re
public Bold, exbllarant, unique, divine
imagery of the text. At tbe close of a
week in which for three days oar national
capital was a pageant, and all that grand
review and bannered procession and na
tional anthems eould do celebrated peace,
it may not be inapt to anticipate the time
when the Prince of Peace and the Heir of
Universal Dominion shall take possession
of this nation and "thy land shall be mar
ried." In discussing the final destiny of this
nation, it makes all the difference in tbe
world whether we are on tbe way to a
tuner; ' or a wedding. Tba Bible leaves no
doubt on this subject. In pulpits and on
jflatforms and in places of publics concourse
I hear so many ot the muffled drums of evil
prophecy sounded, as though we were on
the way to national interment, and beside
Thebes and Babylon and Tyre in tbe ceme
tery of dead nations oar republic was to
be entombed, that I wish you to under
stand it is not to be obsequies, but nup
tials; not mausoleum, bat carpeted altar;
not cy( ress, bat orange blossoms; not re
quiem, bat wedding march, for "thy land
shall be married."
I propose to name some of the suitors
wbo are claiming the fannd of this repub
lic. Tbls land is so fair, so beautiful, so
affluent that it has many suitors, and it
will depend much upon your advice
whether this or that shall be accepted or
rejected. In the first place, I remark:
There is a greedy, all grasping monster
wbo comes in as suitor seeking the band
of this republic, andtbat monster it known
by the name of monopoly. His scepter is
made out of the iron of the rail track and
tbe wire of telegraphy. H doeseterything
for his own advantage and tor the robbery
of the people.
Things went on from bad to worse until
in the three legislatures of New York. New
Jersey and Pennsylvania for a long time
monopoly decided everything. If monop
oly favors a law, it pi-sef: If monopoly op
poses a law it is rejected. Monopoly stands
In tbe railroad depot putting Into t
pockets in one year 4-200.000 In excess of
all reasonable charges for services. Mo
nopoly holds in bis one hnnd the' steam
power of locomotion and in the other the
electricity of swift communication. Mo
nopoly has the Republican party in one
pocket and tbe Democratic party In tbe
otber pocket. Monopoly decides nomina
tions nnd elections city elections, stata
elections, national elections. With bribes
he secures the votes of legislators; giving
them free passes, giving appointments to
needy relatives to lucrative position, em
ploying tbem as attorneys if tbey are law
vers. carrvinR their goods 15 per cent, less
if they are merchants, and if he find a ease
very stubborn as well as very important
pats down before him the hard cash of
bribery.
But monopoly Is not so easily caught
now a. when during the term of Mr. Bu
chanan the Legislative Committee in one
of oar States explored and exposed the
mnnner in which a certain railway eum-
ymufttrnm btX a. bxtM-W NMU
land. It was found out that thirteen of the
Senators of that State received 175,030
among them, aixty members of tbe lovr
bouse of that State received between 5000
and 910,000 each, the Governor of tbat
State received 50, 000, bis clerk leceived
tSOOO, tbe Lieutenant-Governor received
10,000, all the clerks of tbe Legislature
received 45000 each, while 50,000 were di
vided among tbe lobby agents. Tbat thing
on a larger or smaller scale is all tbe time
going on in some of the States In tbe Union,
but it is not so blnnderlng as it u-ed to be,
and th rrfore not so easily exposed or ar
rested. I tell yon that tbe overshadowing
curse of the United Stales to-day is mo
nopoly. He puts his band upon every
bushel of wheat, upon every sack of salt,
upon every ton of coal, and every man,
woman and child in tbe United States feels
the touch of that moneyed depotlsm. I re
joice tbat in twenty-foor States of the
Union already anti-monopoly leagues have
been established. God speed them in tbe
works of liberation.
I have nothing to say against capital
ists. A man bos a right to all the money
he ean make honestly I have nothing to
say against corporations as such; without
them no great enterprise wou Id be possible,
but what 1 do say is tbat tbe stme prin
ciples are to be applied to capitalists aud
to corporations that are applied to tbe
poorest man and the plainest laborer.
What is wrong for me is wrong for great
corporations. It 1 take from you your
property without any adequate compensa
tion. I am a thief, and if a railway
damages the property ot tbe people with
out making any adequate compensation,
tbat is a gigantie theft. Wbat is wrong on
a small scale is wrong on a large scale.
Monopoly in England has ground hundreds
of thousands of ber best people into semi
starvation and in Ireland has driven multi
tudinous tenants almost to madness and
In the United States proposes to take the
wealth of 60,000,000 or 70,000,000 of people
and put it in a few silken wallets.
Monopoly, brazen faced, iron fingered,
vulture hearted monopoly offers his band
to this republic. He stretches It oat over
the lakes and op the great railroads and
over tbe telegraph poles of the continent
and says, "Hera is my heart and band; be
mine forever." Let tbe millions of tbe
people North, South, East and West forbid
tbe banns of that marritige. forbid them at
tbe ballot box, forbid tbem on the plat
form, forbid them by great organization',
forbid tbem by the overwhelming senti
ment of an outraged nation, forbid tbem
by tbe protest of tbe churclt of God, forbid
them by prayer to high heaven. That
Herod shall not have tbls Abigail. It shall
not be to ull devouring monopoly tl at thi.
land is to be married.
Another snitor claiming the hand of this
republic is nihilism.
He owns nothing but a knifo for nnl
versal cuttltroatery nnd a nitroglycerin
bontb for universal explosion. He believe
in no God, no government, no heaven nnd
no bell excep. what be cttu ttiiike on earth!
He slew the cwir of Russia, keeps many a
king practically imprisoned, killed Abra
ham Lincoln, would put to deatb ov.-ry
king and president on earth, and if he had
tbe power would climb np autil he could
drive tbe God of heaven from His throne
and take it bimsel', tlia universal butcher.
In France it is called communism; in the
United States it is called nuarcbtstn; in
Russia it ts called nihilism, bnt that last in
tbe most graphic and descriptive term. It
means complete and eternal smash up. It
would make the holding of property u
crime, and It would drive a dagger throuif t
your heart and put a torch to our dwell
ing and turn over this whole land Into the
possession of theft and lust and rapine and
muider.
Where does this monster live? In all the
towns and cities of this land. It offers its
hand to this fair republic. It propo-ex to
tear to pieces tbe ballot box, the leiriHla'ivi
haf, the congressional assembly. It would
take this laud and divide it up, or rather
divide it down. It would give a- much lo
the idler as to the worker, to t.ie bad ns ti
the good. Nihilism! This panther, liavisii.
prowled across other lands, has set its pan
on oursoil, and it is only waiting for Ul
timo in which to spring upon Its prey. 1'
was nihilism tbat burned the railroad pro; -erty
at Pittsburg during the great rmis; i
wts nihilism tbat slew black peui-lo in on
Northern cities during the war; It was ni
hilism tbat mauled to death tbe Chinese
Immigrants years ago; It is nihilism that
glures Out of tbe windows of the drunker
ies upon sober people as tbey go by. Abt
Its power baa never yet been tested! I
pray God its power may never be fully
tested. It would. If it had the power, leave
sverv church, chapel, cathedral, school
bouse and collrge in ashes.
Another suitor tor the band of this na
lon Is intldellty. When tbe midnight rat
lans despoiled the grave of A. T. Stewart
n St. Mark's churchyard, everybody was
ihookwd, bat infidelity proposes something
corse than tbat the robbing of ail the
r raves of Christendom of the hope of a ra
rarrectlon. It proposes to chisel out from
ibe tomb-stones of your Christian dead the
words, "Asleep In Jesus" and substitute
the words, "Obliteration annihilation."
Infidelity proposes to take the letter from
the world's Father, Inviting the nations to
virtue and happiness and tear It up Into
fragments so small that you cannot read a
word of it. It proposes to take the conso
lation from the broken hearted and the
toothing pillow from the dying. Infidelity
proposes to fcwenr in the President of the
United States and tbe supreme court and
the Governors of States and the witnesses
In tbe courtroom with their right hand on
?nl- s "Age or Reason" or Voltaire's
'Philosophy of History." It proposes to
take away from tbls country tbe book that
makes the difference between the United
States and tbe kingdom of Dahomey, be
tween American civilisation and Bornesian
eanntoaiistu. n tulluelliy uouiu ai4..j
the Scriptures, It would In 900 years tarn
the civilised nations backtosemlbarbarlsm,
and then from semibarbarism Into mid
night savaeery until the morals of a meuag-
erle ot tigers, rattlesnakes and chimpan
zees would be better than tne morals oi tna
shipwrecked human race.
The only Impulse in tne rigm aireciton
that this world has ever had has coma
from the Bible. It was the mother of
Roman law and of healthful Jurisprudence.
That book has been the mother ot all re
forms and all charities mother of Eng
lish magna clmrta and American Declara
tion of Independence. Benjamin Franklin,
holding tbat Holy Book In bis band, stood
before an infidel club In Paris and read to
thtm out of tbe prophecies of Habakkuk,
and tbe infidels, not knowing wbat book
it was, declared tbat It was tbe best poetry
they bad ever beard, Tbat book brought
George Washington down on his knees In
tbe snow at Valley Forge and led tbe dy
ing Prince Albert to ask tome one to aing
"Rock ol Ages."
I tell you that tbe worst attempts 1 erl ns
Df the century Is tbe attempt to destroy
tbls book. Yet infidelity, loathsome, stench
tui, leprous, pestiferous, rotten monster
stretches out its band, ioboroits with the
second death, to take the baud of tbls re
public. It stretches it oat through seduc
tive magazines, and through lyeen-n lec
tures and through caricatures of r-tllgion.
It asks for all that part of the continent al
ready folly settled, and the two-th-rds not
yet occupied. It says: "Give me all east
of tbe Mississippi, with the keys of the
church and with tbe Christian printing
presses then give me Wyoming, give me
Alaska, give me Montana, give tne Colo
rado, give me all the States west of the
Mississippi, and I will take those places and
keep tbem by right of possession long be
fore the gospel can be fully Intrenched."
But there Is another suitor that presents
his claim for tbe hand ot this republic. He
is mentioned la the verse following my
text where It says. "As tbe bridegroom re
joiceth over the bride, so shall thy Qod re
joice over thee." Before Columbus and his
120 men embarked on the Santa Maria, the
Pinta, and the Nina, for their wonderful
voyage, wbat was the last thing tbey did?
They sat down and took tbe holy sacrament
of t fie Lord Jesus Christ. After tbey caught
the flnst glimse ol this country and the gun
of one ship bad announced It to the other
vessels that land had been discovered, wbat
was tbe song tbst went up from all the
three decks? "Gloria in excelsis." After
Columbus and bis 130 men bad stepped
from the ship's deck to tbe solid ground,
what did tbev do? Thev all knelt and con
secrated the new world to God. What did
tbe Huguenots do after they landed in the
Carolines? Wbat did tbe Hollanl refugee,
do after tbey bad landed In New York
What oid-the pilgrim fathers do after tbey
started in Mew Kngiendr With hmmo
and uplirted face and heaven beaton-tag
prayer, tbey took possession of this conti
nent for God. Hojv was the first American
Congress opened? By prayer, in the name
of Jesus Christ. From its birth tbls nation
was pledged for holy marriage with Christ.
And then see bow good God baa been to.
ust Just open tbe map of the continent
and see how it is shaped for immeasurable
prosperities. Navigable rivers, more ia
number and greater than of auy other land,
rolling down on all sides to tbesea, prophe
sying la eg 6 manufactures and easy com
merce. Look at tbe great ranges of moun
tains timbered with wealth on tbe top and
sides, metaled with wealth underneath.
One hundred and eighty thousand square
miles of eoal. One hundred and eighty
thousand square miles of Iron. The land
so contoured tbat extreme weather hardly
ever lasts more than three days extreme
beat or extreme oold. Climate for tho
most part bracing and favorable for brawn
and brain. All fruits, all minerals,
all harvests. Scenery displaying an
autumnal pageantry that no land
on earth pretends to rival. No
South American earthquake. No Seotob
mists. No London Fogs. No Egyptian
plagues. No Germanlo divisions. Tba
people of tbe United States are happier
than any people on earth. It is the testi
mony ot every man tbat has traveled
abroad. For the poor more sympathy,
for tbe Industrious more opportunity.
Oh, bow good God was to our fathers, and
how good He has been to us and our chil
dren. To Him, blessed be His mighty
name to Him of cross and triumph, to
Him who still remembers the prayer of the
Huguenots and Holland refugees and tbe
pilgrim fathers, to Htm shall tbls land be
married. Oh. you Christian patriots, by
your contributions and your prayers,
hasten on the fulfillment ot the text.
While some people may stand at the
gates of the city, saying, "Stay back!" to
foreign populations, I press oat as far be
yond those gates as I can press out beyond
tbem and beckon to foreign nations, say
ing, "Come, come, all ye people wbo are
honest and Industrious and God loving!"
But say you, "I am so afraid tbat they
will bring their prejudices tor foreign gov
ernments and plant them here." Absurd.
Tbey are sick of the governments that
have oppressed them and tbey want free
America! Give them tbe great gospel of
welcome. Throw around them all Chris
tian hospitalities. They will add their in
dustry and hard earned wages to this
country, aud then we will dedicate all
to Christ and "thy land shall be married."
But where shall the marriage altar be?
Let it be tbe Rocky Mountains, when,
through artificial and mighty irrigation,
all their tops shall be covered, as tbey
will be, with vineyards and orchard, and
gr&lnflelds. Then let the Bostons and tbe
New Yorka and the Charlestons of tbe
Paolflo coast come to the marriage altar
on one side, and then let tbe Bostons and
the New Yorks and the Charlestons -)f
the Atlantic eoast eome to the marriage
altar on the otber side, and there be
tween them let this bride of nations kneel,
and thee If the organ of tbe loudest
thunders tbat ever shook the Sierra
Nevadas on the one side or moved the
foundations of tbe Allegbauies on the
other side should open full diapason of
wedding march that organ of thunders
eould not drown tbe voice ot him who
would take tbe band of this bride of nations,
aylng, "As m bridegroom rejolceth over
bride, so tby God rejolceth over tba ' At
tbat marriage banquet tbe platters shall
be of Nevada silver, and the chalices ot
California gold and the fruits of northern
orchards, and the spices of southern
groves, and tbe tapestry of American manu
facture, and the congratulations from all
the free nations of earth and from r.ll the
triumphant armies of heaven, "And so thy
land shall be married."
The Chicago Drainage Canal from
Lake Michigan to Joliet will be shown
by a topographical model on & scale
of seven inches to the mile at the Paria
Exposition. It wiU cost S3S00.
The most expensive fur Is that of
the black fox of Kamtchatka. the
skin of which when dressed become,
a very attractive blue. A single akin
Is worth as much aa 11000. A peliaae
worn by the Emperor Nicholas, lined
with this fur. coat $10,000.
An old man named Gregor Berda,
of Erlau. in South Hungary, commlt-
Ited suicide because a little grandson
had broken his favorite pipe. Near hi.
1 body was found a note on which was
written: "My pipe ia dead; I will die,
too."
Paper quilts are extensively used
abroad by tbe poorer classes.
nm. . c Tpry presence of royalc
slightly incoherent onow
the brandy.
muj Uck