7
of
THE MlDDLEIiURGH POST.
T. II. 1IAHTER, KmioiAKDlWR.
uihni.Kiit ini, ;m.. ;. gi, i.i.
1'olitic.illy. nrcnnling to close obvrv
crs, Ffnu.cis in a snarl.
Tl.e In l'un youth arc to lie ilucitcl,
whether thi'y wi.-h it or not.
I'p ti tlio 1 i't few y. ir-., Hie growl"; ol
impuiutioii in llie Wot 1m l been rapid
enough to keep -;i o with railway t- ten
sion. I mpi-rnr Turn, in his Int pce li
from tlin th: one, iiniiouticcd l lint lcpo-i!
in 1 icrm.in sa itis hanks i i ti l iiicreu-cd
! v $ "i,'OH, no i.
I'r.i'M hiving 1 1 1 liiitiiMt city in tli
I "n itj:! Mates I'iit-iiurg has lif4.-i.tiMf oiu
of tin- c'canci;, tin.- change lii-i n if dm
to lint Imi uiimj ol natural g.is in p.a mil
CO ill.
A correspondent of th"1 New Ynr.i
Wirrhl ma.s tlit-"1 scoicry that tin1 iit
trr A app' rs in the nam - or every Presi
dent tin rountry li.it liiid, r(.'.-it in thr-.l
uf John Tyler.
'Ih.it i.u Inyo tlgnte :i.ii'i0.iiii. -
i)'1. '1 n it r i re-cnt.-i tin1 nciuil value !
the real c-t itc nf '.i v: 'ior., ami is mi
in. ri-.i-c "f nt : . 1 1 v '.'. 1 per cent, over tii.it
t lit; prcvii.ti- ; i ir.
t-'oni" i'li-1 .f how :ir in vl -.vice the
i r 1 1 1 1 1 y nriLi.iii' - am in-ide up m.iy lit
hnd fiitin the slut. 111' lit ill til" .New ol k
."'' th.it tin- Man h n ittiier f vci'.xr'i
Kilt tu lll':H 111 .1 .111 Hit:' v .
I.copolil, Kin.; of the U'llan-', Iil4
licvi r -.iiril a iiia: ii uariant, and, a
thiMl.i t lie st;i:u'.i! ha- llive. neeii re
juii'nl, c i'.p tal piilii-hni' lil in pnxti
.'. illy abolish:' I in Ilc'.nini.
Tho former Cullicior of tin- port
'cw York and la'cr Ainei .can 'oii-.il I at
Ijiiidiiii, (icneia! K. A. M'lritt, tells a
hicn:;o icp iit.-r tli.it the .ji.e-tioii ol
Caiiadian aniii '.a' ion i ajd iti d even
uiore in I ti'-'ami than it .s i:i ( an:.. la.
Hie ngr'cultmal n turns of l1----yliovv
that while the titat .uliivatcl
n :i d tin- I nite 1 Ixingdotn has in-rrcH-c-il
siiii-e l"!s Uv niio'it hail' a
million in n s .-rid the a'ca umb-r gr is
y two iiiillinii acre-, vet th' re has Ih .-ii
no in. rta-e in tlic i u tilier of livo mui i.
The Ilulgar'ans are hardly up to ttio
modern ide is of civilization. At btl'i
given by royalty thu gue-ts cat -.villi
their tinkers, wipe their han.U on their
.'miiMTs or fi.i tli ilr hair; wlieu wcarit-.l
from .lancing remove their shoes mid go
Ixiut barefooted and conduct them
selves in many other ways which seem
strange t.i tho-e accustomed to the u-n'ej
vt iiiuderu polite soc ety.
It is jirn;Hised to i-sue paper money
I it,' an t f a 1 nomination as small
l-.nlt h -' ilci,'n. 'I he annual o-s
"
to .
trail. -i s l.y the di'jire iatioii of goli.oiii
- . , ... ., i.i ,
of that ...i1o.-.u..at,ii is .-oiii-thuig l.k. ,
V-j-'ii il '. ati l ll cliiiini d that much of
this wnii'd liesav'd went paper us.il.
The Lnlf sovereign is an iiu-onsenient.
nml easily lo-t coin, wiiihl- aimi-hcr
L rgniiii'ir. ill la.i'fof pa,', r.
The
rno.-c.
thing
.South
calle.l
Ix'-tcr
.l.'i .I'.c'i
is I. a-e l
' - m. of
think that '
ate tii.lt the
lla'ti
'e cry
V.hol.l
to
M-.'lll- 'O
l.il I-
ha- entered upon what inut be
a 'ho mi' in tip: a.i-.-nce of a:iy
in, in.; for it. I .nter prises are
Is ing iTMi-.i e I, we
tiy the huii'iie 1-. n
in I r i -1 1 nt a v :
m gilt
d l:o i
int i
a mil-! suv,
iin- need be
f in.i i-t-i;.l
m tivity d.iri.r; liu- ..ct lew mo,.ths.
o
ne would t!. ink tip. ail the wolve-.
in I- ranee bad In en killed be.'ole this,
f)iit ilunng the p.".st year 7ol of these
rate otis un ir.i.l h i e I ecu killed, for
whi h th.' lioveninieiit p..i i -rli .'iii in
pieiniuiiis. la 1 Tim wol.es were
h lleil, iir.d Miutli" year before. Two
;f the ui-Im-s k Led las: ctir had ut
l.l k.d huinuii ln-ings and upon tlie-e
two p-ein n:iis of -i-l" were pu'.d upon
rach.
The
rni;i.:ry
i ii i; is
i i'.d
v. h :.
T'-a'c
i thai
vtl'"S Is Dot
the pU!- llllll!
ti'-iu iis Ii ilii i
ii r : i- in- iriv
ih"
of s
w i
.-.'in
mily
ihei
r'-.i.
.nun
Ii .-. -aid
of Muall -uli
ih l.a
liy mi a
o l llS of ii
s hi-'ll
ul.ilu tlie
t f purity.
. er in c'lvui.it inn in ll gland
ivi ni ui.l ;i t.ireil ut a ; . 1 1 I i I
Mlllti-I
:.i.- ire
to -e
.ten." 'Hie
- i said to be
e it y per . e:it.,
lu the .'undar.L
i.fi.
.1. ;-
fll:
1 . 11
The lat sr 'll-s u:i tr.igedy is one of
the m st reiiiiirl.uble in ill.- nnnals of love
or luunier. Having lour dieigiitcrs,
Ib-liiy 'I hotuas coi.ld ha'.-.i su:id -oiui!
f tii'-m. I'm wiien two young iii.-n
op-d with the tw.i o .ie. ones lie went
ifi.r th' m witi-. lUi-"-lit, kil ll.; h'I
t.nt one da' gn'er. i n his way hoine hu
lieaid tl. it ino in ire of r.i girls hnd
tl. n.d. 1 h'.-se h'.- .on reel, eel, but
te!ore l.e l l u e li li s home unkind
fate ov. l too!; Ii in .n t l.e hu ; . of.in.olj,
".I the t hree 1 1 .hi ,'hti s. I i iles having
C) nunhtt .! . tu i.i.i the less of u fa bur
THE VALHNTINE.
At t counter richly Is.Inn
With St. Valentine's choice sonnet
Btnnds a Very charming mniitou
In the shaggiest of honnrta;
Iter love locks on I her tresses
App-nr a halo golden.
While the style in which una dtrsECJ
Ii extremely quaint anil olden.
Shu Inspect t-! glowing tr.'&surcs,
Silken, fringed and mtin banners,
Ami senns their anient measures
In the grnccfulest of marinirs.
Now ami then a nancy Cupid
I leases tliis hawiU'hiiijt critic,
Put the verses are too stupid.
J or a tnst? so analytic.
O'er forget me nots and rooi
I.iko a lititterliy elm waver J,
Till the honey o-io discloses
1 roves thu dnntient of flavor.
With this nectar I.ove insnatva her,
And ho hoMs her in possession.
Ami he tempts her and ho darei her
To the fo louing confession;
"If I hud tho trunk of Watteni,
And tiie wis Jem of tho sages,
I could punt n worthy motto
In tins lovelie-t of pig.'s;
Cut no truer lu-nrt it beating
Than the In-art whicli Ix-utu for mrt, love
So I s. nd n simple grctin;,
And I sign myself your Trllo!ove.',
P.iti-lied with lie r selection.
As tl." 1'iei k sin- r. imliur- s,
14 r the missive of (i'1'e-tioti.
IV' in til" pr. ttieit of purs'.
111 Ii- -he fa-tens f ilfs .Did plush?1
I n:iv in of ad uu rat on,
In n coiis.-ioiis way slid IiIiihIh-.s,
'I'll. nk. r ; uf its ili'-tiiiiiti.iu.
With n certain hern wonder,
! the tru ty .-'al is liro':"ii,
If his fate is liiil i. 'li uinlei-
."-'ii'-lt'-r i f tins t nih : tol en'
Wil! I.e. when his heart liisi overs
Who I'll- lit this fitr."ly wnriini
lie the li.'ijiple.t of lovers
lu tt. Vnl"i. ino sown morn n;'
Mi ir.h ii Cii i t- h o Coo ':.
BILL BUSHNELL'S LASS.
i TV . F. I'.rP.itiMllillJ.
j .Tii-h 1 le'cis and 'I oin Willis were both
deal in lu.c- with liill iiushnell's pretty
; ltt-s. Mo!.
! It thcte w.ms finytliin peculiar about
this ciri iiinstau. c, it was not ill tlin fact
of t lilt in ntuation, however, but in thu
I luci tiuit . o-n ami Tom were paitncrs
oint o'.Mu r- of it mining claim - and to
I fci e a couple of boon oinpviions Ueveloji
I into rival lm ers struck mhiio of us old
j in n. rs unout tlie camp ni mighty iiiiucr
' bu-iii. s-.
T he. were su: !i brotherly (Laps that, '
if U h id i't-i it anything hoi a love alliur, !
I M-ckou i- tlar the one or the other
1 wi u .i h ive give. i up to his chum; but
j th'-v ii iln't ii tlii.xcaac. .Neither seeini .1
1 lie- ine.l : lnid:;e uu inch, and, in this
liiiinu"r, scxeiul months went ly, with
encli line noitig his best to iniiku uuci. r
la iii:g imjircssiou upon li s inamorata.
At last, however, .lush made up his
mind that tho matter had dragged long
enough, and, not wishing to hurt hut
jiard's feeling by rushing ahead im
petuously, he decided to t.tKe him into
bis confidence.
The time cho'en was just before they
were going to quit work for tlie day,
mid w hile the scaiiercd tools were being
gathered up and put away.
"Tom," isi.id he, "you uu' ino hev bin
pan Is since we was hoys, an', not only
jnir.ls, but the closest sort o' tricudn.
I'liere's iie er bin a hilch lit ween us on
cntiy p.unt, an' 1 hope there never will
lie. i ur them reasons, rni gom to
speak right out in meeliii', so's to iiiiiko
invself liii.ierstooil. The fin.-' is, Tom,
"'i nu inn nt i.iiiui tiiiiaii; us in
-f;i1 H . g,d-old Hill
iiiishneil's la-s an', as it's ng in nature
lur i:s both to marry her, wove got to
I'gger out some way out o' the mud. lie.
llow can we do it, Tom, so' tu Keep
sijiiar irieinis uu' do jt-st.ee to ciun
Icl.ei'.s hue an' to Mol:"
To-ii's luce Kind o linnleii, as tlio'ig'u
h" w.isii'l i ve ghid Ilia: the sub. ec-1 h.id
In en I ro'.igt.l up, nud fed to tliiiiKing
and ul it'g a, his p.pc, without inuk.iig
tiny i in in . d an- rejiiy.
"it s a h ud nut to era-k, Josh,'' said
he, nt lengih; "wliul would you sug-gc-t
;'
'Wei!,
Ih ng s ;
s.iiiiir ,
feller as
, '' uii-wcie4.' ,!oh!i, "i4inci!
some-
;o: io he done, an' done on the
-ill. po.se we dnw lou. '1 lie
gets I he long cut bus tip! lust
dunce l
then the
. u-k lur the gat; it he fails,
lo-er can try Ins luck. What
il'vn s'iv r" I
Again Tom meditated, and puJed
vignioiily at his pipe.
"lt'i ai out the only thing to bo done,
I leek in," he said, uftel n long sileni-e. -
"Vou'ie sutislicd with the p.un, aiu'l
you:''
"i di. yes "
"Weil, then, you i" the cuts; a short
one un' u long one, ;ui' I'll try my luci; '
ou the it aw, ' j
Toiii iet to woik, slowly and thought:- i
fuliy, and after considerable delay, held I
up the two iwigs lor . o.sli to chooau hu
tWCill. I
"Wt-'il," Kni. .!o!i, in ho put forth a
ru l.r nervous hand, "lieio goes I 1 don't
wish you enny harm, pard. bul 1 hope '
I'll get tiie long one "
"Vmi don't tin. ugh!" cried Tom, tri
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i r i j 1 1 y, cusiing the reniuiiiiiig stick
to the ground. "Vou'vc got the thort
one, un' loo ." i
"llohlou! AVh'it rid you thiovviti'
that cut ii'.iay for, ufoio I sc; it: Het
yer life, I'm goin' tocom)iire them sticks
tifore I give in .'' excluimed .lo-h.
"i ih, well." said Tom, imputiently, !
"heie's the stick I tlirowed down, au' i
you see it's half au inch the longest." I
"Mo yo. i don't, Tom Willis." cried'
,7oMi "Unit urn t. tlin one ou i.iinjf
- j i --
by big odds I"
"Huh. ou can't rotno it over nie 1 'Uu
tliut. .Josh Fields!" returned tho olin r,
ho: ly. I'd be a man if 1 war you, an'
no, try to mk uk out o' the thing in that
w ay !'
"fco hero, Tom," said Josh, "maybo
you didn't mean to 'rick mo, but your
wrong, e-t the si. mo. I'll tell you huw
1 knuw it; Whuti 1 was tingeiiu' the two
tuts afore 1 ii rawed onu out, I crca-ed
the otnn" one w ith my thumb nail, no's
J'd know it again. Well, here's tho
mark on tno rhoit .-tick, which proves
my side ol tho ia.e."
nu :ir l it-1' il is. u l' 1L s snorier n mine '
"Yon lio, cum youl rotorttl. Tom.
boiling over with anger. "You hain't
the land to acknowledge 'you're bent,
an yo'te tryln' a ineakin' game on ino!"
"ion talk likea'tarnol fool!" blurted
losh, also losing bin temper. "Yo-j tried
a robbin' gatim y'elf, an now, when
you're t aught at it, you squeal I"
"Llnr!" liisscd Tom, seizing a hand
drill lying at his feet, and raising it,
inonaeingly, over his farmer's head.
"Sny tint again an', pari or no pard, I'll
brain ycl"
Well, you dld.nn' you know it! Y'ou
limln't the cervoto "
The sentence was never finished ; lor,
at that in-t.int, the drill descended with
a crash upon Josh's head, aud he fell
like a loj to tho ground.
For u moment Tom, frenzied with
rnge, stood over tho prostrate form, an
almost dcv.lish glitter lighting up his
coal-blnck eyes, hut presently a sudden
change took possession of him.
"My tiod !" gasped hc.hlseye.i rirctcd
in hoirortipon the white, upturned fare
mid gory locks of his victim. "I have
killed him! I Imvo inurdetcd my pard 1
till, how could I do it how coulil I for
get m'sclf nu' do such au orful deed!"
A new thought (eumed to force its
way into his perturbed mind at this
juncture-a connciousne'S of his peril
una he enst a furtive g ancu around him.
"I must not lie caught bete," muttered
he, "or in v life won't bo wuth a burnt
match! I must get awsy but where !"
He thought a moment, and then re
sumed his distracted snlitnquy:
".No; 'twon't do to leave, for that
would oiilv convince 'cm o' niy guilt,
mi' a pn-ed be after me in no time.
I'm in a desp'rit had fix, that's sure, an'
I'll have to cover tip all the tracoj q
the cii.nr. mi' cuv .losli has skipped.
.Aiier aiioiiier ,Cnr -n n gianco aooui,
.1. 1". 4 . l . i
to niaKe sine mat ins inovemenis were
inn icnii; waicneii, no nmi itu oown,
i . i i i. . . i .i
. men n i mp lorm into uis arms. an.
tlut'i bl n if. i v unfit nisi 1 iirlutt litunii
Iiia iipmfl a Mil
" - ' "
an iinii-c-i part of the mine.
II.- prii.-c.l a moment later, at the
brink ..fun old. abandoned shaft, mid.
after oner- mure looking and listening,
.rop.e,, u c o.,j ,ni . memurKypn.
.V Miln-h, ns the burden struck the
H'a.'taiit vii'er nt th" bottom of the
shaft, was heard immediately after, nml
then, with a blanched face and a haunted
look in his eyes, Tom stolo back tc
where the deed hid Icon committed.
..... , . . , . , . . ,
' II go bn. k to the place after oark.
muttered he to himself, "and till tho old
shat t up with tiilins iir.d rock. -No one
will then overrun ncross his body, uu'
poiiQi o on me for his murderer. "
All truces of the bloody deed were
carefully obliterated in the mine, uud
then Tom went home.
A tin- was kindled and supper pre
pared ; but he i ould not eat. There win
a gnawing -en-e of horror hovering about
him, w hich awed and desolated his very
soul. I ence was out of tho question.
nml in ins gnat nnguisii oi spirit no
sought solace in frequent snd copious
potations of liery liqu-ir.
1 Ins i.rougtit partial relict, and nerved
linn to put into execution a number of vessels and danced along to the mctalic
supplemental plans which he regarded as ,;,us ,lt their ends and llicre hung, n
necessary to his safety. ) 1 tliinng led globe. The men of tliotu
All of his partner's personal effects davs 'couldn't understand thu red ball,
were carefully gathered up, tied into a Hn.'l so thev thought a samt had a hand
bundle ami earned to tho old shaft, in in the phenomenon and christened the
which they were thrown, and buried balls St. Klmo's tire. There have been
beneath a uift-s of brushwood, stones and uny number of miraculous bulls of tirn
earth. 1 seen since by the sailors, but they, unliko
Tom had brought fa: of liquor I tho sailors of other days, did not pray to
with him, so as tu keep us s waning bt. Elmo : they only furled their fails and
courage during his labors, and by the , waited till their visitors hnd departed,
time tho task was completed, he was in ! Tho Swedish ship Edward was near
that reckless mood which is Legotten of Panama a few weeks ago. and the balls
continued indulgence in st.ong drink. I of fire struck her yards. C'aptuin
"I'll go over au' sec Mol," quoth he, Akermak had never heard of St. Elmo,
as lu) made his way buck to the cabin. and so lie and his sailors concluded they
"I'll tell her Josh 'has gone, an' when 1 had seen one of the most remarkable
sh.i finds there's no hope of gettin' him, natural phenomena on rccotd.
nn' that I'm tho sola owner of the claim, j A newspaper historian gives this
she'll say 'yes' quick enough, 1 reckon." ' graphic picture of w hat happened on the
With these, and a host of other loss ship. He says: "T he storm seemed to
pleasant thoughts rushing through h.s concentrate its fury directly over head
chaotic mind, ho turned hisstcps to- and ilasli itself ciown on the ship. The
ward the settiement, and shortly after- skipper said he had just ordered the men
ward was at liill iiushnell's cabin, to brace the yards as taut us possible
Mol was at home and reudily accorded when with a crush like a thousand can -the
wooer an interview. nous a bolt of lightning flashed down on
"Mol, my hps," said he, after a few the niiiin rigging, lust over the men's
preliminary words hud been exchanged bends, and a null of tire bobbed about tho
oelwcen th.-m, "thert's soiuetliin' raids like a red hot slali and exploded
a preyiii' on my mind, an' I want to tell with another cr.isii. As this electric,
you ad about it. 1 reck jn you've got nu bomb, or meteor, or lur.awuy devil, or
idea wh it I'm or vin' at, but I'm going' what joii p'.ea-e, burst, it scattered
t me right out plain, an' not be mis- flukes "of lire all over tho ship. Thu
uiidi-r-tond. .iosh nu' me hev both bin whole stonu lushea Hiirfueo ol tlio ocean
j urty swei t on you for a long timu, Mol, was illuminate. I, and the ship shone with
an l l a spoKcn eroont it itfortt this if it
nidu't bin for kind ' treudiu nn his
toes; but i.ow that . osh has uillcd U)i
slakes an' stiuci; out for other dig-
gin's"
"What is that you say? .Tosh Field
has gone awuy ,'" cried the girl, "surely,
Tom. yo-.nl.) not menu it'. '
"Course, lies gone; I thought you;
knowed it. lie come tome this moi nni' 1
nn', -ays ho: 'Tom, I'm sick o' these,
parts an' am goin' to light out for other ,
diggin's. lluy out my vhure of themiuu ;
au' we'll cu'l it quits.' lie wouldn't say
.... .. ... .... ..... .. i ,t :
1141 iiiiriiT, Ull , IIS liu Mill. t uw i uijcr llil
I.i, h uf I limii-ht him t ,.n' l," wnm
awuv. Su von tee, lassie, beiu' solo
owner o' the mine now, I can offer you a
,, . 'wi'i
purty scrumptious sort o' a home.
I
you hitch W!ili me, fliol: '
"Hut .lush might como back"
"Deuce tuke .Iosh!" cried Tom, impa
patiently, "lio was no great shucks
anyhow, an' I don't see what you wan',
o' h in! 1 love you a hiiudrod times
more'n he did, nn' I'd muko you ablamu
sight hup;)ier than that ouery ( ho).
..i. .. i i . .i... ..i.. .. . .i... i .
, 1,e T"J' lUJU"k Srl" '
,' , ii- I
"Us 1 reckon fo; k plagued sight
moron he.lido'yoi. or 1,h wouldn't hev
skmned out so sudd..ut without even
sny...' good-byo to you wtxt me a.,'
you, Mo . 1 reckon Josh s consciencu
was,, t altogciier easy, for a i eli.p , ii. has
been a ;l buck i ii he b Utes is apt
hoard in tint inner room of tho lAbin.and
a moment later afumiliar voice tang out
' throti;h tho open sloor
Hold on, 'lorn "Willis! lean stand
ab.nit us much us enny heiu , but that
liu I'll take from no man !"
Tom started inluntly, aud turned
terrified fnro toward the door.
liefore him, wth his head swathed in
bandages, and supporting his trembling
form against thu dooi-faring, stood no
other than .Iosh Fields.
"You see, I ain't quite as deasl as ye
took mo tu be, To:n Willis," coutinued
ho.custing a contemptuous look upon the
cowering wretch. "It happened that,
when you doused me iu tlie old shaft,
the wutcr broucht me to my senses, an'
after a little, 1 was strong enough to
I . .
in. ull iiiaiiiini s
x ... . I
crawl out an drag my sol f here. Mol
has already promised to be my wife, an'
aa I don't care fur more'n one partner:
you ran take the trail fur other partf
afore your crime is found out. Here's
few ounces o dust," added he, llinginit
him a bucKskin bag of gold, "an' 1 ad
Tiso ye not to bo found in camp to mor
row mnrnin', or ye may bo treated to s
doc o' hem."
Tom sneaked olT. only too glad to cs
capo thus lightly, and, thottg'.i Josh aad
Bill Iiushnell's lass have beon partner
for many long, happy yeors, neither hav
ever heard of tho would-be murderer.
Yanlit LUid:
A Cliincsa Joss llonse in (sntlinr.t.'
Tho Chinese have installed their god,
Kwau (ioou, in a new Joss house at .Nu,
10 Mott street, Is'ew York city, which
has been fitted up at a cost of IS'i.tmu.
The strange ceremonies were opened by
tho C'hineso Consul, Yce t-haw Now,
who was accompanied by his staT and
tho council of tho l oon Yce Tong, ot
I nitcd Chinese Jlrethreu. Thesacritlccs
were pigs, roast chickens, birds' nests,
stewed goats, pigeons, dried li-h, frh
wings, ea worms, saucers of rice, sweet
meats and nuts, with wine of a thousand
flowers. The priests in the procession
marched between two lines of ciders who
wore mandarin raps nni robes cm
broidcred with snakes nud dragons. The
various clans from (;uang Tong repre
sented in Mew York greeted Kwnn Cioon
separately, the groups consisting o
eleven men rach. 'I hey were tho Mooys,
t'hiens, Kw-uns, I.icus, Cheung', Ices,
Hams, Ycungs, t liouugs, Kuns, (hiii'jj,
Wongs, Liangs. cms, Taungs,
Kcvomms, Lis and Ifow. The worship
of the clans and the various services con-
j tinned ull lav nud stienms of Chinamen
i cnmu nl)j W(,,lt
whilo a tegular Chinese.
i,.,i t
enough alleged music to
. '-"
....... .i ... ....
! . .
, Tp nw hous(, i room t ,
. . . - '
: feet w.ile and twi ntv-ci.ht leet long.
I ln(1 lm, an arovc jn whi(.h hlanu
' Kr.,w,u,ll.n ,e of staine.l gins, l argo
, ,()SH Fllt.ks oru hl.,l in Klk(i candehil.M.
lUn.lsome va-es on ether side of tho
' tcmiilo "tiard tho L'o,d sniiits withm.
The god, representing the greatest of all
Chinese warriors, is a gold figure lour
nud a half feel high, squatting on n.i
ciiony t ihle in the c nter of tiie apart
ment. All around the walls, stretching
....;i;... ...... ..... ...
i . i
. II I'lll IIUI'l 11' 1 V 114111,1 HIU Kllll'fl 411 Villi-
rolored inpcr, cover.d with gilt hiero-
I glypliic. These tire tributes from re
; cipients of sjieclal favors from Kw-an
j (ioon, and thu ceiling is covereil with
more of them. Then) is a distinct flavor
of heathenism about the p'urc, but it
can hnr ily bo called intrusive save in
matter of instriimentHl music. Thus
1 the missionaries ot u hoary civilization
plant in tho untutored we-t tho propa
ganda ol their aueient faith, ic "jtine.
Sailons Scirril by St. Ill inn's Fire.
Some 400 or "i()0 years ago sailors in tho
15ay of lliscav were frightened by light-
mug which' struck tlie yards of (hmr
a inetabc lu-ter like u silver lipnlcl.
All Uih sailors prayed. Well, this
awful celestial visitor was only light
mug that struck a conductor, went iilong
thu yards Aid diopped iutu thu cu.
Vm Fy k J'rts .
Ciiin t ur:i Masqnprailo cs Si(tns.
Tho sn-.uggling of Chinese men nud
women from iiriti.-h America into I nited
States territory is a very lucrative busi
lie s at various points along the bordu
from Vancouver to Wiuniiieg. If th
venture fails at one place it is renewed
. i i . i
at another, and sooner or later tho pit
grnns get in. A new trick, just discov.
i . n-i :...-.... i- .
. rcu " " ", rT.f '
has almost taken away the breath of thu
I.-...1 i .i-.....i. f... .i... i .i...
I uiiiimi uu.i;iuis, nu iiiej ivuuw ti'ai. il
must liuvo been very successful for u
time. I he large number of s iuiiw.s com
ing into the country from Kritish Colum
bia finally attracted the attention of nn
o.l.cinl, and hu took a party of them to
nil. n clo.-c inspection it was found
that the creatures were not squaws at
uu, iiui, niuu ineiieii i
ull, but iililu bodied Chinamen who had
, .minted and otherwise disguised iheiu-
I selves so in to rc-emb'.u tiie typical
, (jf , f j !' ouo
'w a ,
, j ; ncross in the guru
. Ameririm Ullt ,.,., ve.,L
, ,, , , uf , .
, T, , , were
, bil,C(1 hr4, Francisco, and
i I
Cold Cycle.'.
Fcgiirding tho ice question, tho Wor-
a . roster ( Mass.) Hi has this: "A veteran
' cutter between hero and Huston is re-
a ported as saying that tho cold cycles
i change every livo or seven year--. Tho
! prediction or opinion lias been moro
than verified within the past thirty
years. 1 hut is to say, m I iS ice was
not tit for cutting till the litter part ot
February, and tlio season lasted into
March; theu ctuno thu year lstjij, live
yiurs intervening; then 1870, seven
years intervening; theu 1874, four years
inteivcnlng; then IrMI, seven .years in
tervening, and now we have the seven.
' years from 1HV'.
sVt iaHsVs-s,
nisii l-n-rrrr "'
,
" " 1 ' -
KEI.1GI0US BEADING.
My Wcrk for Cod. '
lift nVH rot die before don for Thee
My earthly wor , sthntcver it may lx.
Call mo not enc4iwitli inisxioim iinfnini I,
1et inn rot leavj myeiKu-eof ground un
filled! Tmpr m this truth upon me that not rne
Can do my Mrtt n tnat I h-avo undone;
For eneh one In thy vineyard hnth u njiot
T.i l.'ilxr In for lite, and weorv not.
Th' n, plve me strength nil faittifully to toil;
('mi vei ling tinrren larth t fruitful so 1.
I long to lie an Instrument of Thine,
To gather woriiip ers un o Thy slii inej
To Ixi the menus oie- liiiiiinii stil to rnvn
From the dark t rrors ir r h"M-lss gr.ive.
Y'et most I want a spirit of emit. -nt
To work where'er Thou'lt isli my lnliors
sjient.
Whether at homn or In a tra"ger clime,
In days of Joy, or sorrow's stcni'T tinits,
I want n -pirit nwive. to lie still.
An.l l.y Thy hv. r to do Thy Ii ly will.
Ami when the prayer unto my lips 'o'h risn,
"llefori' n ii'-w home ilnth my soul surpr m
Li't in" un- inipli.-h some gr nt wum for
Th."-,"
Ruhdne it, Ixird! let tny ps-tition l
'()! inn e me useful in this world of Thine,
In wnys nccordini( to T y wiil. not mine,"
Ict ni" not leavo my siu-o of ground u
till-il.
Call mo ii' t hence w-ith miwioit uiifiil(llli-l I
ln'l ni" not die Ix-lore Tie ilone for Theo
My earthly woi k, whatever it muy bo.
"Now He Known."
This wns rrimirkcil of certain man wlione
Slid I 'll d ntli lui'l l" n nun nni' nl. His life
tiinl be--ii pfiviiin;i"l to the ng of thris-wsirn
sud t'ii eiirs nml U-yond, dui inir n lai v"
part of w hii'h time he hud Ihs ii nil intiil'-l.
Altlio ih Ins hoiis4 Joined hard hv the s-met-uiirv
for many ye ns, he hid s.-l .om. if ever
rtil'-r.' I its ili us on a Silii niii May. His
llei(;hlior ill li.Hiillv ililillii ' state llv Hsw lil
lilisi fur the wni -hip of tin- living liisl. Imt
hi-p'l-i-t.'titly reliis4"l to j mi tin in. He was
Sll lllll(vli''V.'l'. mid enlisl for ll"lie of tin-si-tli
in ii-. Hut now he knuivs whether tliero is
t liial to whom h" Is a.voiintal4 fur nil
the ilissls dmie in 'he lusly. Jle knows
In lln -r thi i-4 is n il nveii nml a 11.11, n-d
whi'iher th" I.' id .I siis Christ Is the only
Saviour, lie knows whether Hie Hibl is
llie lii-i'ii'il Woi-il of tl m, nu t whether nil
its t' u liiiis are true. Hut nlns! h" knows
lis. lute to emris't his ini-t.iki-s. No man
lussl 1st nn infidel who di-sin-s to know the
llllll t'liln lief has ils seat Hi the hilllt,
: i I not In tln he-id. No man who has it
in his In nit to do tli- will if (iis will t-i
le t in itoiilif iih ii'ards Hie --ivut truths of
the lhlilc. CVoi.'ii iiie.
Tlio (fo-spft ol' I.ovo.
An eminent inini-ter of tni (joii el wns
tritieixsl Iss'imse In- d'd n. t pre.ieh tho law
pf li.nl, hut only mid always the love of
Christ. It was -a d that rsons nwiikenisl
hy sii'-h prenehing w ul.l not trulv reeit of
in. lliito itheeontriirv.it was found that
the more Miin. i-s i- 'nl ...i the lo.o of Christ
'ii dying In- them tin-di-"p r nud more iii
tense w us tlii'ii-hatred o sin. Sin was to
tin-in not -.imply tlie i"i.-itioii of l.-iu, Imt
Hint alioniuuilil thing whii-li nailed th ir
Siivi r to th" iieeui -4- I tiee. It is w II, of
eolirs' . to pl-esell' 11. 1 the do :l rill 'S of th"
lilh e ill ilue i i-iler nud pioprti.'U. Tl Id
preachers were v. i-y s stenmt e. 'I hev pr -s'lil.sl
in i heir sei ino s, at I" i-l onei- a y.- r,
llie "w hole I.ihIn o: iliv.llltv." Their tne.i v
i a- tlmt the p ..pie nn:' !
! x" l- sv.si. Hut the
ind'H-ii-iuiileil in
l.r.-a: truths of
Hi" eviili.'li.-nl sr.-. in m e wi italy con.
metis) with en h other th it if one is r.s-eivisl
it w ill hrnig in ull tliev.-st; if one is tiiiiu
lute I it w ill qui. l'eii nil th" r st. 'I Imt is not
shvays oii;--siiisl w hieh s's iu-mi. There is a
'lliri'l-.'liee I ft w. -on pulling III" .nil' oil onu
vide of a In ill mid fpuii in,; oil one sldo of u
burs.'. Inliiiur.
l'ovcrty nml I'o.ir Ii-i-n-lilng.
The calamity which I s mi I in drea I of,
Slid whicii is next to tlie witl.diuwnl of tho
i vino lil.i-sing, l he givntes. a . hiireh enn
in o , is thai t. e rising talent, genius nud
energy in i.ur ountry may leave iho mini -try
f th" go-p.d lor "odie'r pro csdni.s. ':
K-iiulul un in iinteiiniiej ' Mutih -w Henry
nys, "makes a seaudaloiis niiiii-tri . ' And
I w iil gi.e ymi ami her equally true. "Th
I oeity of the piil'noniige will ilevei 'i itsi'if
In th.)' p.iverly of t!e pulpi'.' 1 have nn
fiouli nli 'iit it. lientis'l p iverty to which
f III" lili.i-teis urn iIihiu ed, is one "f tiie
gri-nt t - ils iiniliT the sun. To place a lit n
iii.-i-4ii:ii-1aiic"s wh. r.i h Is cxh' ted to Ik)
ueii'-ioii- mui ho-pital , t o.;i hi. i and ns
wide as hi- heart l th- po r, give his
fiim ly a g hsI .sine tmu. to br ii.' I.eui up in
w hut is railed giiit. el lit , in d to d. ny n in
th" iiienns of do in ; . o is enough hu lor thu
hope . f leae , to I 11 ll '1 T i I' ei-leuiv. In
tin-.li-.-ii l of I'el't, m iii uiv daily iii iititli'a-
tio. s, in Inn ii sing leu s u hut w II 1 1 come of
his w it.' mid ehil'livn win-i hi. Ii' -el lies in
th-gr M-. n m note Itivnte 1 mini nud il.-l-i.-iiie
-sn-ili I II s Iiui i rial, to 1 1-mi- morn
uiii!iil hiilli-'pn utioii- - f I !-." pi n- It
is u lui er eup, mid ny h ait hi.sds for
lir.'tlll- II Willi Ii m- never told tll -il' mi-.oW-,
coll elillllg llli"l' lll'ir e!'i:lk llie fox that
mniw.sut In n-MtaU. 'c. (i.'ii -ii!.
'niiiiii-rliig-.
Wh 'i Hod w us n stiiii..ny II often sis-
llVts Ills proudest foes. Til" CHUsil of mis
sions is ni i lis- i ii g the ii. 1 th" enemies
of Chr sti.niity. Tho l. il, In i .iei on very
sid of t . e cioiil -l of li-iith. i.ow on onesidu
nn.l ii.i.i on toe other, hut fr.'iii t In-ill nil (io I
organizes victorv. Tiuth c nils hon.--'
nut ores t surrender, disci mtlts oth'-rsanit
silences d ceivers. 'I his time it is nn holii-st
nature who surr. nders U-foru the light that
luiiuli le s can no loiigei-- sist. Th - notorious
l'Mi'l llf i-t while in Frniiti) wuiii vindictive
inlidel nud Ceiiouneeil everv form mid shade
of religion, nud i sMH-iully did i.e rage against
nil ii issioimi i.st iid their ellorts. Hut after
he hud hnd clliciid lipsiilitmelit to Toliqllill
his host ilit nss i-eiM-d; when ho 1 nn 1 1 un
ilersia id the situati'iii his violence ehnng.sl
first into toleruiice ami then into apprecia
tion, mid in his r.-Mirt of his ailministruiiou
ot Toliipini, iis ently publishisl, In-mys Unit
lie uviiil- hilliseif of the help of th.wi iti-spi-sslj
workers for lost Immunity, lie ad
mit their im ueiise inll len.-o ever th" p "pie
and their know-li dg.) of t.ieni. by which, if
not by ll.eir n.l ice, he giiuli.l his net ions
Niying : that "without their uvistuiicu it was
iilui'isl imiHi.sihie lor him to sine .si, and he,
hud to iickiiow lislge t e great viilue of their
s. rv ii'es." It would Imi dilllcult to find a
more surpri-ing example of u coiiipleto turn
ing lips ile dow n of a 'ill i lit- until us publicly
nvoweil; iiini iii" luci is uu imp irtiiut te-ti-in
ny to the Miluo of mis ioiiury work.
i'i ts'.jfcci'iiii
. .
Tlio Ci-avlmr for Drink.
No mini or Minium .ould invent a tile thai
woicd siirpnsi tli" tu. is us lur us the utul
. i HVing tor liquor is concerned. A U-legruin
Hum Sim i''riiiiciseo,t'al lor.nsusol u nnnl
by I e iiuiiie of lldwuril W. Human, a skilful
env'iiieer, who oi-ciisionnlly g' es oil lonn
hprius, pawns everything he ons, Isirrowi
whui h can from his friends, and l hull
hands all over to the su ooii-ke4-per. On
the l.Ui of January ull his usual methods t
get ten cents tailed loin, und the. raving foi
h'Hior Im-cuiuu so strong that he proposed H
sell his b.Hly to a biiI.miii Uespcr lor u fuss ol
whis if. 1 ens un.l pafier were prorurcd, und
thu lollowiug contiui I wus siftiied:
".i A M A lY IH,
"This Is to certify that I, IC.Iward W. llo
nmn, of the city mid county f Jshii l-rnuc:.
co, f . r the considirailo:i of mm drink ol
whisky, do aureti. utt-r my ilu.lh. to leuvi
my body to l.e disposed of as All . i t hill
muy think lit. ll is mv ixur.ss wialithut
mi. i Albert White, ot my dujiu, .Inhssil my
body to the higlie.t bidiler.
"Kdw Aim W. II ima.v. '
Several witnesses si;ii.i I th ii' iiatnes tc
this ghustly docuiueiit, und thru the pool
......i..u . .. . u.u.l m irlnuM of uh iW from
IUII II P 14 .4 ... .. m t4 ,
W hilti's hands before il was halt I. lied, and I
liraiik it at una culu -Veto 1 urn II ituss. I
' ..... .....
TEMPERAy
Irtsh Down That tUn
t)ah down that bow
1hou2h the inmrklin. u.
Like a ewel fair,
Mar Irh-htlr shine
ThoiiKh the brow It HluiBiiv.
The sad heart cheer,
Tis followed by grief.
And the sigh and fear.
Touch net one drop!
Ke no mora a slave
Of !'' enn that Is friend
Of the worm and Mm
Sreeu oif tue yoke
That enslavra thee now
llear no more the I rand '
That's stan-pe 1 on thy
Oe?e on thy hearth!
8e wont, and denpiir1
Tlie starvinir, the ra
1 he wretched ere ulM,'.
What hath ili-spoilrit
And mad all so ilreari
Look on the wine eup,
'ihe answer la thers!
Break not her fond heart
Hint bitterness fui-is,
As alone with lio,
In sadness she kneels;
While the heart-broken jiriT
Hises up to the thrnno
Emm the uroanuiir, th, Wffaw
For thee, erring una,
)nsh.!own that bowll
Vo lonjier ilriiiu
Tlint eup of he. I,
I if death ami p nn:
1)1 tuk tho rr.i still siream.
Twill life impHi t,
And true iy nive
'I n thee, sa l of heart.
Relent I flo Tenipersara
The elle-U ot tlio a ehu i,. lM. I
with the form in whi. b it .st,.t,
are aiwuys bad. Aleoiml i,uu !j(
irardisl either as n is-i-on nrsi,
strictly a drug, lti vl .n-s tnuit',
substances w hi'-h. like opuiin, ll 4.'
nud lobiu-eo. pi.Hluce h(!,i, w t '
ri-nders iipri'enole, but wl,j h ir f ,
voii-iiuiT. iiii-r.-iiw in ins erav.iif j
uii-' s oi inn o i uk .
This iti'-rens dep. n li'inw np. ,
Is one of the worst Heels uf it-1,,
mid with most ikt-oii- it is iii4,ri,
us use even in small ii'ii.i.iuv i.
.1... l.. nil ...... .1 u .. '
1IIII4 llt'lll IJ " .4.1. lli"-fc .!(,.; ;j
.l.iiiuig" a Miinll oiinii'.itr uf ,..',
mllliient y dilute form, it t.u, ,,
ciisionullv. ll Is ei it. i,u tl,.,;t,
possililu health muy ls t-nji.ss-l ;
Use of nli-ohol. '1 his li -iii r, j,
oeeiisioiiully mid unit r tin rc
bIiovo stilled, is altcii'lel sri r.
physical and moriil. I n: ,
taken in larger iiinouiit..,r in er -;.
Or IS IIH't hlltllt'llllly. eVi-ll 111 ll;.. n
does jHis tive harm, ami ii.is l..i j,,:
lupi liy ns the Ii ih.t lri4i;ii4i
light, at decree there Is mune irri: .!.
htoinueh an I impairni'-iit oi .i..--,,
sliiiht iliBiirners ul eir. u iio"ii
Hid int ll'-ctlell. Often II i lt l ir.s.
false feeling of weakness n In h
excess, un.l, ol intrw, tu trt
J erfect liea t:i cm M-.ir-,,t
en.;oyil eontiniiou-lv I y n ii.i)-..
hoi even III strict urn u-rnteia I
exception In fivoi ot s.i :iis '. .r
with slow nml teeln" iii.---: u;,. i
weak ciniliiilioii; lor :n il.in.. .
ties of ililnte n.c.'hol tiiki n ..a .i
principal nn nl iiuiir.ive ihrn uti
once wo puss the h's-i-r ilt-n K
alcohol the etleets of Ils l.Mti
munt nrn striking ami ii -i-iro
mucous ini'iiilirun.) ot th- .t. mn .
the as-lit of .-111 "Hie Ciliurli ,n
Of tho liver Iwi oin.-s iliMir.li-rel j: .
important processes nt im.r,tj!i
turtied. 'I he nervous n-l -ra -i'-
mind iind i haract'-r nin e iin-rvi.
not only the iniury lirlinai
from ulcohol which we ii'i, m ir
theru are us.-ociut 'd w.tn it n-ji
proper hours of res', nml nvo;
posiirx, winch c.mti Hnittotu:
lice wrouuht upon the sy-ttn. iV
habit, if at all excessive, i-iiimik
easis .lirei'tly, ami ruins ixn iu
habitual use, even in very iiuont
reiulers health Ulistulile mil
liability to disease, anil th- i!ic:
when it occurs. O.o true men
In the trentin-nt of ihseas. IV
nrese rilm.l iudi. inlislv. It il'":!
is nt times ludisiiensihie hites
should never le preseril! w
nor without a cleiir r.s-on i
that tho tendency to tlisM
great, and tbat this halut
destructive. Ih: ll ifmi 'V
ttuudiuijuaii.
AVIicro Ilrlnk Kills
The following t. -tun": v lit
Westcolt. M. 1.. lUtv I'.w
trill Ailuillesex, lale.y upp iri :;
y.ii.e': "I rou.pten lyiir.X'.
iiiiiii heir. 1 bine ma ue nn iu
4onseeutive ilium -I- h.MiT"
un.l I . ni. not ri-limn I rem muti
public. I inn nn I. nml ii-i" -
loini iitstniner. or un ii.iv.i. &
so tliei e need be no leur t!.t il
t'Allggelilt. il. Of llelvi- llUi
i.eulli. lllclu l.llg .h'.-.tlis Inn.
den .loiiths. iM'i-ons teiinl ui-i-
with lUKiird to which i. m-i.
is lortiic in ng. -l.e w.-ii'
nml pel suns Ip.os llie liiii
'I Iii-mi iiiiiv I IT -imial' y rriii.'-
deuths lliilll nlmll'llic ei"-s
I if the riiuiiiining i ' ilw'31'
Ml mi-lee. r.le.l us leu g tH'-r'-.
I alcohoiie d:sase. a ule ill' -'1'
t eini'iis hu cidi s cniiM-.i hi
I....I .1 ,l,..tli Willi" llllll...''
arising leiaiise of iac.iiu ! '
...,i..,i iii,4i. i. mi" iii inn
the o 1 1 i cans 'Jl w re-lli'i' ;
ami P'.i Iho result, lis- r' -r
hi ii. one. iil.onlex V. el''.. nH-' v
heiiri, liver und kidney-. : I
11 1 ca es, '. d ci suuW;
StllKT nt alcohol. " U'r-I
to .leg. n-i alive cur. hue mus'
! ...-.. . in. nsi.r bV Vi-ll -.'
I li.lt. (1 ..r 1 1 a .s M.li-W'1
ll.irlv viihn nf M-'l). I.llt-l
tons over sixty -one yeurs of V
Tbre Wuriiinf I
"Peath in th.) cui'.'
'I'enlli ill the cup.' wii-'-""
in tlm cup, ' uy Hi c. i'U' -ilechuiiliou
1 thu .11-' ''
weight. Ile enforces iu
il i.ni-il fit.m the ptis'1
1 'i lio gi iul Loiiilim I1'1" '
scai-iely iinyluHly ml '
piers. Fr. c'arnwnu'.b t)
siijh the yellow levi r in
lug men beioro it ti'm i.'-'1
t' e I luted Kingdom 1 '"S.
t-i ol liun I, ..no Vis.l el
i-ver l'l.ooo is-iaou- i'"1
toiiil.-rs in t int niiiin 'r ,1
iloulreul, iU.l) leeloluili"11"
but one of them ib'.l.
tneu died of the di-e.is".
Moro Hum hliopslli"
'Ihere ore over In.' rWf
of Now ork -one to r1". ','
one to every -.'i lainii' '
Iii.Li.ih -a.o Lutein rs, ,l"
1I1M4U. in in o nn i4 .linns IsiU l"
u nn ilorato e.-tuiiiilB K'"4 '
illicit slioi.s and tilais-i
. .... . - llllll 1
kinds I. sold at M". '''
tlmt there sib J.Ii'J li.it"
llui-u i.ro iiiJ plac:
uresi ld; that there or" ' " ,,
and otlieis where lnjut-r rss
with the eatiuiiited illicit
of in.oo"). Varmiis
breud, mo it and uroiro-s
f.u.. .... l ..iln-reu
....... .1. f I -ll4.K
I 4IIII H4III)W lllftll ,4.4.
iork t-v H ".--' r
" -tr T- -Mk-ewi
i . . . . . i