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B. F. SCHVEIER,
THE COnSTITUTIOn THE UIIIOII AND THE ENFORCEUEItT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprlator.
VOL. L.III.
MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENN., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1899.
NO. 45
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CnAPTER VIII.
At ten o'clock a carriage drew up before
the resilience of the late banker, and from
It descended Sheriff Cobb, Deputies Lan
sing and Spears and their prisoner.
The coroner and his jury of six chosen
men were already convened in the library,
and to that room the officers at once re
paired with their prisoner.
A number of persons were already pres
ent in the spacious rooms, among them
being Attorney Dobbs and his son Arthur,
a rising young lawyer of near Robert's
age. Ir. Xorcnm was present, and De
tective Sellers sat near one of the library
windows, gazing apparently out on the
lawn.
The prisoner's sister and a number ol
other ladies were on the floor above with
th bereaved daughter of the murdered
num.
Sheriff Cobb stationed Lanning at thi
front door of the residence, with orders
to admit no one else to the house without
tug approval. "Why," he observed, "curi
osity will bring so many that they will
overrun the house."
Attorney Dobbs had visited Robert It
Jail and assured him that he had faith in
his innocence. He also bore a message
from his son to the effect that he would
undertake his defense.
When all was in readiness the sherifi
threw open the door leading to the cham
' ber of the murdered man and the Jury
viewed, the remains.
Dr. Norcum was duly sworn and depos
ed that the banker's death was caused by
the bltule of a knife or sharp instrument,
which bad been thrust in his breast with
such force that the heart was unquestion
ably pierced.
"Would bis death have necessarily beet.
Instantaneous?" asked Arthur Dobbs.
"Nearly so," was the reply; "there
might have been a groan, perhaps a cry
of help, but nothing more."
"There was, for I heard distinctly tht
last words he nttcred. They were these:
'Help! Mu?der!"
The one who made this assertion was
Herman Craven, who had entered the
room unobserved and stood motionless
near the door.
"You will be examined later, Mr. Cra
ven," said the coroner. Then turning to
the jury, he said: "Gentlemen of the jury,
are you satisfied as to the eanse of
death T'
All expressed themselves as thorough!)
so, and after viewing the orifice left by
. the en blade otihe k)jethe jMUtx. re: 1. .
paired to the library.
"Now, Herman Craven, if yon will be
worn, we will hear your testimony."
The coroner administered the oath, and
as Herman's statement was merely a
repetition of the words he used on the
night of the murder, in the presence of
the sheriff. Dr. Norcum and Detective
Sell ars, it is nseless to chronicle it fully
here.
"Are yon certain, Mr. Craven," asked
Arthur Dobbs, "that the cries you beard
emanated from the lips of your uncle V"
"Absolutely certain," was the reply. "It
Is impossible that I could be mistaken
there. And thosewo words I supposed
Indicated that he had been seized with a
sudden attack of acute pain from which
be sometimes suffered. His rheumatism
was of the inflammatory order. When my
cousin and I entered the room he was
gasping his last. His murderer stood be
fore us with that bloody sheath knife that
Coroner Field has, clutched in bis hand."
"Did you not know before you descend- (
ed the stairs, Mr. Craven, that itobert
Campbell was below 7"
"1 did not, sir."
"Had not your uncle informed yon that
be was expecting him, and with money
with which to take up a certain note?"
"He had notr
"What d yon know of a bag of coin
that the 'prisoner has informed me he
brought with him to redeem this note?"
"Nothing, sir; nothing whatever. 1
know that after the murder he had pos
session of that note, and that the note
bore the indorsement, 'Paid this eight
eenth of August, eighteen hundred and
fifty-seven,' to which my uncle's signature
was attached. I know not how be ob
tained it."
"Do you know of any reason why the
prisoner should have sought the life of
your uncle?"
"I know, sir, that he has possession of
that note of ten thousand dollars, and that
there was no bag of coin here when my
cousin and I entered this room. I know
also that he sought Miss DeRosettc's
hand in marriage. I know further that
he sought it in vain, for the reason that
my uncle had often stated to me that his
ardent wish was to see his daughter and
niyw-lf united."
Hei-e a sharp, quick cry drew all eyes
in the direction of the door.
Miss Hattie bad entered the room, lean
Ing on the arm of the prisoner's sister,
ami the cry emanated from her white lips.
Hubert Campbell was on the point of
denouncing Herman's statement as false
when he caught a swift, meaning glance
from the eyes of the detective, who had
not left his seat near the window, and
he said nothing.
"l)id you not hear the door bell sounded
twice during the evening, once not five
minutes before you descended the stairs?"
"The door bell was nor sounded 'after I
retired, or I should have heard it. I had
not long retired and am a light sleeper."
"You found the front door locked when
you ran from the library and down the
street, as you have described, crying 'mur
der r "
"I did."
"The windows of this room and of youi
unc le's chanilier, you say, were raised?"
"They were. My uncle, presumably, had
left them so to admit the breeze."
"Might not some other hand have thrust
that lilaile to your uncle's heart, and the
prisoner here but have drawn it forth?"
"That is for the jury to determine. I
have no wish that any other than the mur
derer of niy uncle Bbi"4 suffer for his
untimely taking off. Mr. Sellars and my
self made a thorough search of the prem
ises, ns he will inform you. There was
literally nothing found to incriminate any
5ne else. I doubt not that If Miss Pe-
Kosette and mvself hm. not- hastened
4own stairs Robert Campbell would In a
moment more have fled, probably bearing
his bloody weapon with him. As I hare
Itated. he would hav attacked me. I ac-
fused him of committing the crime. - Who
rise could I have accused? There he
tnrwt M. - . ' . . '
inrijJrJ co,untenan the picture of an
tnraged fiend, and. still bentjover my up-
tie's body, the dripping blade just with
drawn from his heart, blood covering his
hands and clothing. It was the life blood
Df my dear old ancle. Gentlemen, I know
no more."
"l'ou know you have lied lied like
"I submit, coroner," spoke np the loud
voice of the detective, "that the prisoner
should not be allowed to denounce a wit
ness in that manner. It is outrageous.
You should protect your witnesses!"
Sellars had arisen to his feet, and hi
it rode forward as he nttered the words,
with his eyes fixed on Robert, who, with
a moan, sank into a chair.
"I should have admonished him in a
moment more, Mr. Sellars, I assure you.
am conducting this investigation. The
prisoner must not again presume to inter
rupt the proceedings, much less denounce
is false the testimony of a witness. You
leetn to be questioning the witness in the
Interest of th prisoner, Mr.Dobbs. Axe
ihere any further questions you oesire
:o ask?"
"No, no! I think not. I merely consid
ered it my duty to see that Robert Camp
bell should not be held to court unless
there was probable cause to believe that
he committed this fearful crime."
"That is all, Mr. Craven," said the cor
iner.
Miss Hattie was next sworn, but she
was so agitated that hardly could she
speak a word.
Robert longed to take her in his a run
ind whisper words of consolation in her
are. but the keen eyes of the detective
were on him and they held him in his
:hair.
The testimony of Miss DeRosette cor
roborated that of Herman Craven in so
far as she stated that she also was arous
fd by what she supposed her father's
;ries, and that Herman knocked on ber
oor, and that with him she descended the
I stairs. Of the fearful scene that met her
' yes when she entered the library she
I xmld hardly speak.
"My poor father was gasping his last.
the moaned, "and Robert stood beside him
with a bloody knife in his hand. My
father slid from his chair to the Boor. I
believe I knelt beside him. I remember
learing Herman charge Robert with hav-
ng killed him, and then I fainted. I know
jo more."
"Do you know. Miss DeRosette, in
what esteem your father held Robert
Campbell?"
I know." was .the reDlv. "that he es-
ieemed him highly, for I have often heard
aim pronounce him a young man of integ
rity, worth and a high sense of honor.
"Excuse me. Miss DeRosette," said the
ittorney, "but in what relation did you
rtand to the prisoner r
"We were engaged, and with my fath
er's consent I should have become his
Fife."
A murmur of surprise followed these
rords.
"Had that sanction been obtained?"
tsked the coroner.
"I thinh not, unless Robert had asked
lis consent last night.
"Had your father ever said aught to
rou about a desire on his part to see you
the wife of Herman Craven?" asked the
ittorney.
"Never, sir! Never P'
"I could have informed the jury of that
fact," said Herman, "but I did not deem
tt material." .
"Has your cousin ever asked your hand
in marriage
"He never has."
"Yon looked upon the prisoner as you,
future husband?"
"I did. and do now if if "
"I understand. Miss DeRosette. Had
four father full confidence in Herman
Craven 7"
"Why, his being cashier of bis bank
should answer that question," calmly ob-
lerved the detective.
"My question was directed to Miss De
Rosette." said the attorney.
Hattie vu by this time completely
jvercome, and it was evident that she
Muld stand no further questioning, so
when she replied faintly: "As Mr. Sel-
ars has stated, he is cashier of my fntfi
sr's bank," the attorney stated that then
was nothing more.
Next Sheriff Cobb was examined, and
tie reader knows what his testimony must
save been.
Angel, the express agent, testified as to
Robert's having left the express office
with the bag of coin the night before.
shortly after ten o'clock.
The detective was next examined.
"I can only say," he said, "that in com
pony with Mr. Craven I made a thorough
lamination of these premises after Sher
iff Cobb had left the house with bis pris
jner last night. We searched all rooms
ibove, as well as these below, Mr. Cra
ren's included. Indeed, every room in th
house save Miss DeUosette's, which, un
Jer the circumstances, would have been
lseless. We were unable to unearth a bag
jf coin. There was certainly no one se
creted in the house, nor was there any
tvidence discovered by me while in the
house tending to incriminate any other
than the prisoner. If the blow was strick
en by other than Robert Campbell, the
Criminal made his escape from the house.
I bad the ground examined beneath the
windows by one who has a keen and ex
perienced eye. No one leaped from either
f the windows."
"Calban, I suppose?" remarked the cor-
'""Yes," was the reply. "Hannah state
lhat no one could have passed out the rear
loor without attracting ber attention. Mr.
Craven has testified that he found the
front door locked. Of course, something
urther may develop before court con
encs. I can state no more."
"Did not the prisoner himself call jon
into this case, Mr. Sellers?"
"Yes. Uncle Duke brought me a note
from him requesting my presence here and
swung thatUie murder had been commit-
ted " it
"I believe Ward Taylor, or Lennox, cal
ed yon Into the-Mulberry case. Mr. Sel-
end I fastened the crime
. . tam the Una or. tne
A low wsji uui - the!
two girls, who sat aide by side near me
j ,
nrlsoner was next allowed to make
statement, which did not vary
neharmTde.thTnlght
u,fT rvbh. the doctor and thel
raw
detectlve. .. far as
concludes the testlinony as far as
know, gentlemen." said the coroner.
"unless yon desire to question the ser
vants.
"Of what nse?" said Sellars; "their
statements would not be evidence. Hen
is Uncle Duke. He had been in bed twe
hours or more and knows nothing about
the matter that has not already been told.
Adam sleeps in the barn. Millie was sleep
ing on the floor above. Hannah did not
even know Robert Campbell waa in the
House.
'No nse questioning them." said one of
the jurors.
"I take it," Mid the foreman, "that we
have heard enough to justify onr holding
the prisoner to court."
'Well, take the case, gentlemen," said
the coroner.
The six men withdrew to one side, and
there was a whispered consultation of per
haps five minutes' duration, at the end of
which time the foreman announced that
they had arrived at a decision.
"W hat say yon?" asked the coroner.
"That we have reason to believe, and do
believe, that Alvin DeRosette came to hit
death at the hands of Robert Campbell,
now in custody, and we direct that he be
held for trial for said offense at the Sep
tember term of the criminal court, anc
without frail."
The banker's daughter had arisen to her
feet. Her face was ghastly white, and
only the casing of the door kept ber from
sinking to the floor, for Jennie had left her
side and ber arms were twined about the
form of her brother.
The coroner drew np in legal form the
finding of the jury of inquest, each mem
ber of the jury signed the same, and Sher
iff Cobb conveyed back to the county jail
his prisoner, who had imprinted a kiss on
the pale cheek of his sister, and raised
the hand of the banker's daughter to his
lips, while he whispered in her ear the on
word "Hope."
(To be continued.)
Household.
Plum Dumplings. These are very at
ractlvely made oy sifting three cup
ula of flour with which two teaspoon
Jls of baking powder have been min
ted, slicing In a heaping teaspoonful
f butter, and making into a soft dough
1th water. Stir In a cuDful of plums
sing either stewed fruit or the canned
rtlcle, according to the season. Par
tally fill cups with the batter, set them
n a Dan of hot water In the oven and
team for half an hour. Invert the
lumpllngs on dessert plates and serve
varm with liquid sauce.
Canned Plums. Use the sour plums,
Jlowing a half pound of sugar to each
ound of fruit. If the green gaga va--iety
are used, prick the skins of each
several times before cooking. Make
i syrup, bring to the boiling point
slowly, skim and add the plums. When
:ooked till tender they are ready for
he cans.
Spiced drapes Five pounds of grapes
Tour pounds of brown sugar, a pint of
vinegar, a tableBpoonful each of cloves
nd allspice and a little pepper. Put
ill together and cook slowly for throo
r four hours.
Mushroom Catsup. Take seme larga
mushrooms and choc them to pieces;
put them In a large pan with a great
leal of salt on them, let them stand so
for eight or ten days; strain them
through a sieve, then boll the liquor and
ktm well; let It stand to cool awhile,
and add to it half an ounce of black
and half an ounce of Ions; pepper and
mace to each gallon of juice; boll It up
ibout half an hour: bott'.o when cola,
?ork and seal the cork to keep It alr
'Ight. Peach Cake ruddlng. Line the bot
tom of a deep pudding dish with thick
-slices of stain sponge rake soaked In
herry. Fill the dish with fresh peach
es, sliced and well sprinkled with su
rar. Spread over the top a meringue
made of white of ccg beaten lightly
with sugar In the proportion of a ta
blespoonful of sugar to one egg, and
leave It In the oven just long enough
to brown. Set the dish on Ice and
serve very cold.
Peach Fritters. Cut the fruit In half
sprinkle with sugar moistened with
maraschino, and roll In powdered ma
croons before dipping them In butter.
Serve with a sauce flavored with bran
dy or sherry.
Tomato Honey. To each pound of
ripe tomatoes allow half a dosen green
peach leaves (or their substitutes) and
the grated rind of one lemon. Cut the
tomatoes Into bits, add the leaves and
lemon rind and simmer slowly for one
hour. Turn Into a cheesecloth bag and
!ress hard to extract all the Juice.
Measure, and to each pint allow one
pound of sugar (scant) and the juice
of one lemon. Return to the fire and
simmer slowly nntil the syrup la of
grood consistence: then bottle and sal.
Very nice for all kinds of breakfast
and luncheon breads.
Track and Turf.
Jhn D. GtlUtt, of Adams. N. T.. has
bought for J. H. Outhwalte. of Cleve
land, a fast -year-old mare for a
mate to Mr. Outhwalte's fast marc
Fontlna that recently trotted In 1.12
to wason.
The well-known trainer and driver
John Kinney, ha enaagod with Penn
Valloy Farm. Morris vllle. Pa., the h mo
of Oakland Huron. 1.09ti. and other
high-class horses ownod by Edward
Winters.
An addition has been made to the fa
mous MoOrathlana Stud Farm. Colonel
Milton Toung having recently pur
chased 449 acres of land on the Tato's
Creek road from the Featherstone es
tate for $25,650.
The Indianapolis meeting furnished
two new 2.10 trotters. Dr. Leek, ch. ..
by Sidney, dam by Buccaneer, reduced
his record from 2.10 to 2.094, and
Bonnatella reduced her record from
e tou to 2.10.
W. N. Burgess, of Flemlnsrton. N. J..
owner of Lynne Bel, 2.10H, rcently
lost a very promising 2-year-old filly
by the elegantly-bred stallion Director's
Jug, 2.29Mi, the dam Demg tne aecona
dam of Lynne Bel.
Geera won 19 races and $23,933 on the
Grand Circuit, while Myron McHenry
won 17 races and 128.312. Tom Marsh
won $18,900, while W. L. Snow, George
Spear and John Kelly each won over
$10,000 in the nine weeks of racing.
E. Corrigan's crack 2-year-old Gol
den Rule, chestnut gelding, Dy imp,
Golden Garter, dam Lucille Murphy
(Magnolia), made hla first appearance
at Ingleside, February 7, and has won
nearly $8000 In stakes and purses up to
date.
W. C. Eustis will shortly go abroad
to remain for a year, thus temporarily
retiring from the turf. He has five
horses In training, including Thomas
Cat. which, together with three year
lings, are to be sold at Morris Park
next month.
D. R. Harness, whose daughter owns
Imp, has a yearly colt, a half-brother
to Imp, in training at the fair grounds
to imp, in training at tne i air grounas
at chl,llcothei 0.. of whom he expects
great things next season. The colt's
name ta crusader, and he Is by Pales-
tine, oam onanng.
I In one momn neicu uuuiu iraif
over six hundred begging letters.
over
iaii"
FiKEMEN IN THE '403.
THE CHICAGO FORCE IN
VOLUNTEER DAYS.
OLD
Tirst ef the Hand t nglnee Paraale
oa the l abile t Qnare la tne Fall ('
the Tear lB44-Odd einbte la the
Pioueer Times.
Ciilrago had a Ore fighting farce at
tiuly as 1S35, bnt the equipment eon
tlstcd solely of leathern buckets, In
which water was passed by lines of
men formed for this purpose. In case
of fire the fighters would range tbem
selvpA In line, with one end at the near
est well er cistern and the other at
the burning building. Along this row
the buckets of water would be handed
and dashed on the flames. It was not
un!!l 184 1 that William B. Ogien bad
vuccecJed In workfug the people up to
the point of buying an engine, and
even thru there was strong protest
ns.-Unt It. the assertion being made
by Mr. Ogden's opponents that It was
a piece of wild and useless extrava-,
panto. Despite this the engine was
bought at a cost of $850. It was a
goose neck, piano box machine, work-,
ed by man power by means of long
brakes' at the sides. These brakes
were connected witn the pump, and
when forced np and down by forty
eaSafaSaair j55S3BE255
CHICAGO'S FIBST FIRE DEPARTMENT PARADE,
Scene U at Washington and Clark streets on the present site of the city and
the left and Baptist in the ailddle background.
nalra of muscular arms the water wa
Jrawn rapidly Into the box from the
;lstern and thrown with great force
through the hose. Strife between the
various comuanles for the honor of
throwing the highest stream was ever
rife, and the brakes or tne engines
would be worked with a violence that
threatened to wreck the machinery- 11
was with an engine of this kind that
:h Chlcaso Red Jackets made a tour
f the East In 18S2 and won the cham
pionship. The height of every young
nnn's ambition In the period between
1844 and 1858 was to run with an en
ln Rao carta and trucks were
;ood enough In their way, but the real
lrlstocracy of fire department work
was only to be found In the engine
bouses. Manning the brakes gave full
3pportunlty for a display of muscular
vigor, and victory In putting a stream
f water higher than any of their com
petitors brought to the engine company
members a glory to De oDtaineo in no
rther way.
Departaseat Parade la 184V4.
It was to celebrate the arrival of
ne of these old-fashioned engines, the
first real fire fighting machine to be
used In Chicago, that the department
was called out for parade and lnepec
rlon In 1844. Nobody seems to retnem
jer he exact date, but the review prob
ibly took place some time early In the
fall. The department then consisted
f three companies. One of these was
the Fire King. No. X, to which waa
tsslgned the custody and use of the
new engine. Metamora No. 2 was by
curtesy called an engine company, but
t bad no machine until after 1844, its
work at fires being confined to the
handling of buckets and the saving ef
property. The third organisation In
the department was a fire guard and
bucket brigade. Stephen F. Gale, now
hale and lively at the advanced age of
S3 years, was the chief engineer. It
was largely through his efforts that the
discipline and effectiveness of the force
were brought to a point of high excel
lence, and many of the Improvements
which afterwards marked the work
of the department were inaugurated.
Mr. Gale was a man of energy and a
strict disciplinarian. He took com
mand of the department m the spring
of 1844 and held the position for three
years, resigning In 184? on account of
11 ltealth. It being then the opinion of
sis doctors that he was in a precarious
condition. Mr. Gale Is now. half a
century after that time, apparently as
strong and vigorous as any ordinary
nan of 00. He and A. H. Burley and
C. E. Peck are supposed to be the only
men now living who participated In the
first parade of the Chicago fire depart
ment In 1844. and an three of them are
remarkably well preserved. Mr, Peck
was then a private ta the Fir Kings
and Mr. Burley was a member of the
Chicago Fire Guards, more popularly
known as the "Forty Thieves," It be
ing the custom then to apply the sobri
quet In a good-natured way because
the efforts of the guard were solely u
rected to the saving of portable prop
erty.
Fcene oa Comrthonee Fqnare.
This parade was held on the court
house sguare. the alto of the present
W - V. - - - j.Vr - .; ''if'.r.
city and county building, it was then
a vacant lot, and. while la the heart of
the young city, was Inclosed with &
rough slab fence like a piece ef pas
ture land. Washington street, on the
south, and La Salle street, oa the west,
both of which are shown la the picture,
were muddy, unpaved highways, prom
inent only because of the churches lo
cated oa them. The tJalversaUat
Church stood a Washington street
about where the Chamber of Oem
merce building now stands, and tha
fiaptlsts bad m house of warship on the
west side of La Salle street. Just north
of Washington. In those days the
court house square waa a favorite spot
for open-air shows and displays, as It
waa within bandy reach and yet far
enough removed from the business part
of the city to prevent Interference with
the trade and commerce of the town.
It was In this lot that Chief Engineer
Gale marshaled his firemen in 1844
and paraded before the admiring popu
lace that wonderful addition to his
Ore-fighting force a piano box engine
The department marched around the
lot, dragging the engine behind It, and
then halted at the south end. where the
machine was given a conspicuous place
and the firemen drawn "up In line
around It while the chief and hla as
sistants received the congratulations of
the citizens on the visible evidence of
Chicago's coming greatness. Most of
the population got Inside of the fence
and mingled In a free and easy manner
with the flremon, but some of the kick
ers the men who thought the pur
chase of a fire engine at a cost of S850
a bit of wicked extravagance remain
ed on the outside and passed uncom
plimentary remarks about the outfit.
In taking his picture of the parade by
the old daguerrotype process the artist
set his camera on Clark street, and
this brought into the foreground the
men who were hanging on the outside
Df the fence on that thoroughfare, mak
ing their flaring coat skirts and oddly
shaped high hats the most conspicu
ous feature of the scene.
STKFHKN r. OAXE,
(CMcoeo'a Oldest Plr Chfof).
In the '40s the beat men in Chicago
were Identified with the fire force.
Lawyers, doctors, editors and business
men did net think It beneath their dlg-
ulty to run with the machine In fact.
active service as a volunteer fireman
brought rewards to te way of polit
ical and social preferment, to which
even those In the highest ranks of pro
fessional and commercial life were sus
ceptible. One of the most cherished
privileges was that of appearing on
parade In the red flannel shirt and
leathern hat, which, with a pair of
black doeskin trousers, with the lower
sxtremities stuffed Into the tops of
iong-legged boots, constituted the full
Jress uniform. It was these things.
simple as they may now seem, that
tave enchantment to the fireman's life
ind drew Into the ranks the best men
n town. The actual fire service was
not particularly arduous. While the
:lty was built almost entirely of frame
structures, fires were neither numer
ous nor extensive, owing to the strin
gent precautions taken to prevent uielr
origin. When the department was
called out the disagreeable features of
the work were more than compensated
for when those who had been most ac
tive In fighting the flames were singled
:ut as members of the floor and recep
tion committees at the next dance.
3uch was a fireman's Ufa In Chicago In
1844.
Modern Solomon's Jadgnaeat.
The Greek ecclesiastical authorities
it Aleppo have been called upon to de
cide a case which strongly recalls Sol
mn's famous Judgment. By a
strange coincidence a woman and her
laughter both gave birth to a female
:hlld at the same time. Bat the ba
bies got mixed, and, aa one e-f them
was tagiy and the other pretty and
deal thy, both mothers claimed tne lat
ter. Th elder woman maintained
that, as all her other children were
aaadsome, the ugly child eould not be
(mm. vrbiks the (laughter claimed tStst.
being young, handsome and strong,
he oeuld not be the mother of a weak
tad ugly babe. The religious ebiaf of
the town settled the affair la a sjom
nary way. He adjudged the beauti
ful child to too daughter oa the ground
that. It being her first, the occasion
waa not to be made one of humiliation
ad disappointment, while the elder
mother could afford to forego her
.-lalm, since che had already had sev
eral handsome children. Malumat
:ConatantkHpIe).
Swindled Forty Lawyers.
Everybody is laughing In New York
it the success of a rogue In swindling
.'orty lawyers. His mode of operating
was to retain lawyers to prosecute
-a.lroad companies for fictitious Inju
ries, agreeing to divide the proceeds
ind on the strength of euch retainer
ro borrow small sums of money. Cheat
ing a lawyer Is regarded as a remarka
ble feat of ingenuity, much as the
Yorkshire wagoner regarded the feat
jf Nicholas Xlckleby, when a scholar.
In thrashing a schoolmaster who wsa
famous for flogging his pupils. The
honest wagoner gave Nicholas) a guinea
SEPTEMBER, 1844.
county buildings Unlversalist Church oa
In token of admiration for his exploit,
Albany Argus.
HOME FOR INEBRIATE WOMEN.
Lady Foaieraet Make New Departure
at Daxhnrat t'etreat.
In her home for Inebriate women at
Duxhurst, Reigate, England, Lady
Henry Somerset haa put Info operation
several new plans which are expected
to assist in the cure of those whom she
calls her "patients." In the summer
time a number of occupations have
been provided which will keep the pa
tients employed out of doors. The farm
LIST BBMBT SOMKBSET.
baa eleven hives of bees, and this year
over 300 pounds of honey was gathered
ed and sold, all the work being done
by women. In the farm hothouses,
which are 800 feet long, a good crop of
tomatoes has been raised and disposed
of. In the winter time the patients are
kept busy at weaving fancy aprons
and at knitting machines, on . which
underclothing is made to order. All
kinds of plain and fancy needlework
are also done by patients.
Extravagant Drees In England.
Members of the noblHty in England
make a great deal of pocket money by
writing for the papers and magazines.
One of these writers Is Lady Violet
Greville, and, according to her, the
American women are responsible for
the extravagance of English women to
day. Ten or fifteen years ago, she says,
the American women, "fragile, beauti
ful creature," appeared In England,
wearing Paris gowns and beautifully
colffured. and society succumbed to
them. That was the end of d toner
dresses that lasted for years and trous
seau gowns that were worn for a life
time. Then was the beginning of
frown and discontent, and debt on the
part of the Englishman, but the Eng
lish woman was patriotic that's the
way Lady Violet puts It and was not
to be outdone by the Yankee million
aires, and she took to good gowns.
Her Aelf-Dentat.
Arthur Miss Sweetaer came mighty
near accepting me last night, .
Harry That so?
Arthur I asked her If she cared
enough to marry me, and she said yes.
Indeed, but there were times when she
ought to practice) self -denial. Boatoa
TranscsiaL
SERMON
BY
Rev. Br. Calmagc
9ebjeett Small Annoraaees W, Rlioulit
- Strive lo OffrtWonM Che Tronbl-a f
Ula With the Help r God's Gra
- Petty Unevajtces Become Hlesilngs.
tCopyrlaht, Lonla KJorech. 1SSM
Washisotok, D. C. This sermon by Dr.
Talmaga deals with a subject which ap
peals to all dulses and conditions of men.
His text Is Deuteronomy vll., 20, "Thf
Lord tby God will send the hornet."
In my text the hornet flies out on Its ml
tlon. It Is a species of wasp, swift In ttl
motion and violent In Its sting. Its tonot
Is torture to man or beast. We have al
teen the cattle ran bellowing under the out
of its lancet. In boyhood we used to stand
eautloasly looking at the globular nes
hnng from the tree branch, and while w
were looking at the wonderful covering w
were struck with something that sent ai
thrleklng away. The hornet goes in
Bwarmg. It has captains over hundreds,
and twenty of them alighting oa one man
wiH produee certain death.
My friends, when we ore assaulted by
great behemoths of trouble we beoome
eblvalrle, and we assault them. We get on
the high mettled steed of oar courage, and
we make a cavalry chaige at them, and II
Ood be with us we come oat stronger and
better than when we went In. But alas for
these Inrectile annoyances of life, these
foes too small to shoot, these things with
out KDy avoirdupois weight, the gnats and
the midges and the flies ana the wasps and
the hornet-"! In other words. It is the
small, stinging annoyances of our life
which drive as out and nse us up. In the
best conditioned life for some grand and
glorious purpose Ood has sent the hornet.
I remark. In the first place, that these
small, stinging annoyances may come In
the shape of a nervous organization. Peo
ple who are prostrated under typhoid
fevers or with broken bones get plenty ol
sympathy, but who pities anybody that li
nervous? The doctors say and the famllj
say and everybody says, "Ob, she's only s
little nervous; that's all!" The sound of a
heavy foot, the harsh clearing of a throat,
a discord la music, a want of harmony be
tween the shawl and the glove on the same
person, a curt answer, a passing slight, tht
Wind from the east, any one of ten thou
sand annoyances, opens tSe door for the
hornet. The fact Is that the vast majority
of the people In this conntrv are over
worked, and their nerves are the first to
give out. A great multitude are under the
strain of Leyden, who, when be was told
by his physician that If he did not stO
working while he was la such poor physi
cal health he would die. responded, ''Doc
tor, whether I live or die, the wheel must
keep going round." These sensitive per
sons of whom I speak have a bleeding sen
sitiveness. The lies love to light on any
thing raw; and these people are like tht
Caaaanltes spoken of In the text or In tba
context they have a very thla covering
and are vulnerable at all points. "And tht
Lord sent the hornet."
Again, the small I meet annoyances may
come to us In the shape of friends and ac
quatntances who are always saying dis
agreeable things. There are some people
yon cannot be with for half an hour but
you feel cheered and comforted. Thet
there are other people you cannot be wltt
for flva minutes before you feet miserable
They do not mean to disturb you, bat thei
sting you to the bone. They gather up all
the yarn which the gossips spin and retail
it. They gather np all the adverse criti
cisms about your person, about your bust
-"oss, about your home, about your church
ke your t he funnel lntt
fSM-Mi - '--OKheartllj
when they tell yon, OS las. ---'weie
good joke, and yon laugh, too leftside.
The small Insect annoyances of life
sometimes eome In the shape of loco!
physical trouble which does not amount
to a positive prostration, bat whlet
bothers you whea you want to feel tht
best. Perhaps It Is a sick headache which
haa been the plague of your Hie, and you
appoint some occasion of mirth or sociality
or usefulness, and when the clock strlkee
the hoar yoa cannot make your appear
anee. Perhaps the trouble Is Between the
ear and the forehead In the shape ol
a neuralgia twinge. Nobody can see It ot
sympathize with It, but Just at the time
when you want your Intellect clearest and
your disposition brightest yon feel a sharp,
keen, disconcerting thrust. "The Lord
sent the hornet."
Perhaps these small Insect annoyance
will eome in the shape ot a domestic Irri
tation. The parlor and the kitchen do not
always harmonize. To get good servioe
and keep it is one of the great questions ol
the country. Sometimes It may be the ar
rogance and Inconslderateness of employ
ers; but, whatever be the fact, we all ad
mit there are these Insect annoyances
winging their way out from the culinary
department. If the grace of Ood be not Id
the heart of the housekeeper, she cannot
maintain her equilibrium. The men come
home at night and hear the story ot these
annoyances and say, '-Ob, these home
troubles are very little things!" They are
small, small as wasps, bat they sting.
Martha's nerves were all unstrung when
she rusbed In asking Christ to scold
Mary, and there are tens of thousands ol
women who are dying, stung to death bj
these pestiferous domestic annoyances
"The Lord sent the hornet."
These small Insect disturbances may alsc
eome In the shape of business Irritations.
There are men here who went through tht
34th ot September, 1869, and the panics o!
1873 and ot 1883 without losing tbeli
balance who are every day unhorsed by lit
tle annoyanoes a clerk's ill manners, or a
blot of ink on a bill of lading, or the ex-
travagaace of a partner who overdraws his
account or the underselling by a business
rival, or tne wnispenng or store conn
dences in the street, or the making of some
little bad debt which was against your judg
ment, but you wanted to please somebody
else.
It is not the panics that kill the . mer
chants. Panics come only once in tea ot
twenty years. It Is the oonstant din ot
these everyday annoyances which is send
ing so many of oar best merchants Into
nervous dyspepsia and paralysis and the
gravtr. When onr national commerce fell
Out on Its face, these men stood up and felt
slmost dcttnot, but their lite is going away
now under the swarm of these pestiferous
arnoyances. "The Lord sent the hornet."
The naturalist tells us that a wasp some
times has a family of 20,000 wasps, and it
Joes seem as if every annoyance of your
die brooded a million. By the help ot Ood,
:o-day I want to show you the other elde.
The hornet is of no use? Oh, yesl The
naiurallst tells us they are very Important
in the world's economy. They kill spiders,
and they clear the atmosphere. Aad 1
really believe Ood sends tne anuovaaoes
Of our life upon us to kill the spiders ol
the soul and to clear the atmosphere ol
onr skie.
These annoyances are sent onus, I think,
to wuke us up from our lethargv. There
is nothing that makes a man so lively as a
nest of "yellow jackets," and 1 think thai
these annoyances are Intended to persuade
us of the fact that this Is not a world foi
us to stop In. If we bad a bed ef every
thing that was attractive and soft and
easy, whnt wonld we want of heaven? We
think that the hollow tree sends the hor
net, or we may think that tile devil sends
the hornet. I want to correct your opinion.
"The Lord sent the hornet."
Then I think these annoyances com" on
ns to cultivate our patience. In the gym
nasium you find upright parallel bars
with holes over each other for pegs to be
put In. Then the gymnast take a peg la
each hand, and he begins to climb, one
inch at a time or two inches, and getting
bis strength cultivated, reaches after
awhile the ceiling. And It seems to me
that these annoyances In life are a moral
gymnasium, each worriment a peg with
which we are to climb higher- and hlahat
m Christian attainment. We all love to
see patience, but it cannot be cultivated
In fair weather. Patience is a child of the
storm. If yoa had everything desirable
and there wa- notliing more to gr, wuni
would you want with patience? Tlio only
time to cultivate It Is when you nrp lied
about and sick and half dead.
"Oh." vou sav. "If I only had the elr-
eamstaacesof some well to do man I would
he oatlent too." Yoa might as well ir,
"If It were not tor this water, I wonld
swim," or. "I eould sbcot thU gun It It
were not for the cartridge." When you
stood chin deep In annoyances Is the time
for you to swim out toward the great
headlands of Christian attainment, so as
to "know Christ and the power ot His re
surrection and to have fellowship with Ills
rafTerlngs."
Nothing but the furnace will ever burn
ut ot us the clinker and the slag. I have
formed this theory In regard to small
innoyances and vexations. It takes just
to much trouble to fit ns for nsefalnese
and for heaven. The only question 1
whether we snail take It In the bulk ot
pulverized and granulated. Bere is one
aian who takes It la the bulk. His back le
broken or his eyesight put out, or some
other awful calamity befalls him, while the
vast majority ot people take the thing
iileoemeal. Which way would you rather
nave it? Of course. In piecemeal Better
bave five aching teeth than one broken
jaw, better tea fly blisters thaa an ampu
tation, better twenty squalls than one
eyelone. There may be a difference ol
opinion as to allopathy and homeo
pathy, Kn In this manner ot trc--'
I like bomoepatnlo doses, small pellets
ot annoyance rather than some knock
down dose of calamity. Instead ot
the thunderbolt give us the noraet. If
you bave a bank, you would a great deal
rather that fifty men would eome In with
Checks leas than 100 than to have two de
positors co -ne la the same day, each want
big bis 10,000. In this latter case yoa
eoagh and look down to the floor and yoa -look
ap to the ceiling before yoa look Into
the safe. Now.. my friends, would yoa not
rather have these small drafts of annoy
ince on your bank of fuith than some all
itaggering demand upon your endurance?
But remember that little as well as great
tnooyancea equally require you to trust in
Christ for succor and for deliverance from
Impatience and irritability. "Thou wilt
keep him In perfect peace whose mind li
staid oa Thee."
I go Into a sculptor's studio and see him
shaping a statue. He haa a chisel In one
hand and a mallet in the other, and he
gives a very gentle stroke click, click,
ellckl I say, "Why don't you strike hard
er?" "Ob," he replies, "that would shat
ter the statue. I can't do It that way. 1
mast do It this way." So he works on, and
after awhile the features eome out, and
everybody that enters the studio is
charmed and fascinated. Well, Ood has
your soul under process ot development,
and It is the little annoyances and vexa
tions of life that are chiseling out your
Immortal nature. It Is click, click, click!
I wonder why some great provldenoe does
not come and with one stroke prepare you
for heaven. Ah, not Ood says that Is not
the way, and so He keeps on by strokes of
little vexations until at last you shall be a
glad spectacle for angels and for men.
You know that a large fortune may ba
spent In small change, and a vast amount
ot moral character may go away In small
depletions. It Is the little troubles of life
that are having more effect upon you than
great ones. A swarm of locusts will kill a
grain-Held sooner than the Incursion ot
three or four cattle. Sou say, "Since I lost
my child, since I lost my property, I bave
been a different man." But you do not rec
ognize the architecture of little annoy
ances that are hewing, dinging, cutting,
shaping, splitting and lnterjoinlng yout
moral qualities; Bats may sink a ship. One
Inciter match may send destruction t brongh
a block of storehouses. Catherine de' Me
dici got her death from smelling a poison
ous rose. Columbus, by stopping and ask
ing for a piece of bread and a drink ol
water at a Franciscan convent, was led tc
the discovery of a new world. And there
Is an Intimate connection between trifle
and immensities, between nothings and
sverythlngs.
Now, be careful to let none of those an
noyances, go through your soul unar
ralgned. " . l3viV them to administer tc
roursptrV' health. The scratch of s
jveaitn. ine soraicn oi a :
Aometlrr--ti produces loc,-
ay damage yoa forever. Do f
liXBSHfT
law, and toe
annoyance may damage you I
not let any annoyance or perplexity come
across your son! without Its making you
Better.
A returned missionary told me that a
company of adventurers rowing up the
Oanges, were stung to death by files
that infest that region at oertaln sea
bons. The earth has been strewed with
the carcasses of men slain by inseot
annoyances. The only way to get pre
pared for the great trouble of life Is to
conquer these small troubles. Wuat
would you say of a soldier who refused
to load his gun or to go Into the conflict
because it was only a skirmish, saying:
'I am not going to expend my ammuni
tion on a skirmish. Walt until there
comes a general engagement and then
rou will see how courageous I am and what
jattllng I will do?" The general would say
:o such a man, "If yoa are not faithful In a
iklrmlsb, you would be nothing in a gen
ral engagement." And I have to tell you,
0 Christian men. If you cannot apply the
principles of Christ's religion on a small
icale you will never be able to apply them
on a large scale. It I bad my way with
yon, 1 would have you possess all pos
sible worldly prosperity. I would have
you each one a garden, a river flowing
through It, geraniums and shrubs on
the sides and the grass and flowers as
beautiful as though the rainbow had
fallen. I woald have you a house, s
splendid mansion, and the beds should be
covered with upholstery dipped In the set
ting sun. 'I would have every hall In youi
bouse set with statues and statuettes, and
then I woald have the fonr quarters ot the
globe pour In all their luxuries oa youi
table, and you should bave forks ot Bilvei
and knives of gold, inlaid with diamonds
and amethysts. Then you should each one
3f you bave the finest horses and your pick
if the equipages of the world. Then I
would have you live ISO years, and you
ibould not have a pain or an ache until the
ast breath.
"Not each one of us?" you say. Yes,
each one of you. "Not to ynur enemies?"
Yes. The ODly difference I would maks
with them would be that I would put a
little eitra gilt on their walls and a little
u w , . amKMlilan An thai, allt.n.n T.. t
you sav, "Why does not Ood give us all
tbf-se things?" -Abt I bethink myself. Hs
Is wiser. It would make fools and sluggards
of us If we had our way. No man puts his
best picture In the portico or vestibule of
bis houe. Ood meant this world to be
only the vestibule of heaven, that t-reat
gallery of the universe toward whloh we
are aspiring. We must not bave It too
good la this world or we would want no
heaven.
Polycarp was oondemned to be burned to
death. The stake was planted. He was
fastened to It. The fagots were placed
around him, the Ores kindled, but history
tells us that the flames bent outward like
the canvas of a ship in a stout breeze, so
:nat tne names, instead ol destroying
Polycarp. were only s wall between him
ind bis enemies. They had actually to de
itroy him with the poniard. The flames
would not touch htm. Well, my hearer,
want you to understand that by Ood's
trace the flames of trial. Instead of con
suming your soul, are only going to be a
wall of defense and a canopy of blessing.
Ood Is going to fulfill to you the blessings
and the promises, as He did to Polycarp.
"When thou walkest through the fire, thou
shalt not be burned." Now you do not un
derstand, but you shall know hereafter. In
heaven yoa will bless Ood even for the
lornet.
roaj joj oraid ou tij-eq tunjj ailiug
Be not diverted from your duty by
any Idle reflections the silly world may
make on yop; for their censures
are not in your power, and conse
quently should be no part of your con
cern. New Tork Is said to have 7,500 barber
shops and 25,000 barbers.
A whale of average size yields about
2,000 gallons of oil. 9
Use temporal things and desire eter
nal. There is nothing truly valuable which
can be purchased without pains or la
bor. The true moment at which to call
upon one's self to take any new step
in virtue is at the fainting point, when
it would seem so easy to drop all and
to give all up; when, if you do not, you
make of yourself a power.
I would sooner walk in the dark
and bold hard to a promise of my God '
than trust in the light of the brightest
day that ever dawned.
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