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VOLUME 2.
nEYNOLDSVILLE, PEXN'A., W! ! M SDAY I I ( I 5IIIKK U 1U93.
NIIJUJEI. :K.
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A PRELUDE.
In ronth, beside tho Inneljr sra,
Voices and vision, rntno In me.
Tltanlaand her furtive broods
Were my familiars In the wood.
From every firmer 1 lint broke In flame
Some half artltulnle whisper came.
In every wind I full the Mir
Of some celestial messenger.
Later, amid the city's din
And toll and wealth and want and tin.
They followed me from street In street.
The dream, that made my boyhood tweet
At In the alienee haunted glen.
Bo mid the crowded way. of men.
Strange lights my errant fancy led,
rttranse watchers sat be.ide my bed.
Ill fortune had no shafts tor me
In this aerial company.
Now one by one the visions fly.
And one by one the roices die.
More distantly the accents rlnf.
More frequent the receding wins;.
Full dark shall be lbs days in store.
When Tnlce and vision ennie no morel
Thomi Unlley Aldrlch In Scrlbner'eV
AN ODD REGULATION.
HOW THE HOUSE OF COMMONS GETS
MEMBERS TO PRAYERS.
Piety Not Always the Incentive to Punctu
ality Spurred by the Desire ta Hit Dor
Ins; the Day's Proceedings The Cere
monlnl of Opening the House.
The house of commons In unique
among the legislatures of tho world in
having no complete accommodation for
Its members. There are altogether 870
members uf the house, and there are
Uactly 430 seats, of which only 800
are on the floor. The speaker tukes the
chair at I o'clock, except on Wednes
days, and unless the house has agreed
to what are called "morning sittings,"
which begin at 9 o'clock. Three o'clock
is sufficiently lato in the afternoon,
judging by the example of other legis
latures, but it is too early for tho men
of business, the practicing lawyers and
the men of fashion, who still form so
large a factor in the membership of par
liament. It ia rarely therefore that
there are more than a few members in
attendance at that hour. Another rea
son for this abstension may be that
this is the hour of derotion. Each sit
ting of tho house is begun by tho sol
emn reading of prayers by the speaker's
chnplain, at present the well known
Archdeacon Farrur. Those who attend
prayers reap an immediate and earthly
reward. On the large tablo that stands
in front of the speaker's chnir there is
box which contains a number of cards
with tho word "Prayers" printed upon
them.
The member who lias attended pray
ers writes hia name on this card and
thereafter places it in the small slot
which is at the back of each seat in the
house, and for that particular evening
that seat is his. lie may leave the seat
far hours, but lie is entitled to it when
ever he returns and can expel any per
son who may have taken it during his
absence. There are only two classes of
persons in the house who have any set
tled rights with regard to seats. The
front bench on the right hand sido of
the speaker's chair is called the treas
ury bench, and on this sit the various
members of tho existing administration.
The bench immediately opposite is call
ed the front opposition bench, and on
this sit the members of the previous
administration.
There are, it will be thus easily un
derstood, two peculiarities under these
circumstances about the attendance at
prayers. First, the gentlemen usually
present are not always those most dis
tinguished for their piety. The caustic
editor of Truth has taken in recent
years to laying the foundation stones of
nonconformist places of worship, but
nobody woald be less likely to set up a
claim for special piety than Mr. Laboo
chere. Nevertheless, every night of
the week Mr. Labouchere listens with
pious attention to the ministrations of
the chaplain. The secret reason is that
the first seat on the front bench below
the gangway is a place peculiarly well
suited for the guerrilla that is ever cm
the watch for the moment to make am
onslaught on a wicked administration,
and Mr. Labouchere, as the chief of the
guerrillas, is especially fondof this seat
and has occupied it for years. This
incumbency, though sanctified by so
many years of usage, has still to be won
by regular attendance at every even
ing's prayers. The rule is inflexible,
except in the cases already mentioned,
that a seat can be held only for one
night, and that then it shall be won by
attendance at prayers. The second pe
culiarity is that the men who are most
in want of the assistance of prayers, as
having the heaviest responsibility upon
their shoulders the members of the ad
ministration and the leaders of parties
are always conspicuously absent.
Just before prayers are begun the
procession of the speaker to his place
in the house takes place. Enough of
the old ceremonial still exists to make
this a quaint and interesting spectacle.
The speaker still wears the lurge, full
bottomed wig of state occasions, is
dressed in a short tailed coat, covered
by a sweeping robe, wears knee brooches
and low shoes with large buckle. Bo
bind and before him is a small cohort
of attendants the sergount-at-arms
bearing the mace, the chaplain with
prayerbook in hand, the trainbearor
holding up the train and two or three
other attendants, tho exact purpose of
whom it is impossible to tell beyond
the desire to make the procession more
imposing in point of numliers. The
sergeant-st-arme, like the speaker, is
knaed in knee breeches, with low
shoes. He carries n sword by his side,
but Is allowed todlspenso with the wig.
The ceremonial Is made more imposing
by the ioliceineu and attendant, who
shout along the corridors which sepa
rate the speaker's house from the house
of commons: "Speaker I Hpeakerl" a
shout which has a strange, indefinable
affect, however often heard, and stirs
Vie blood somewhat as the dreams of
l)o (jnincey were moved by the recol
lection of tho Roman consul passing
over the Appian way. It sounds like a
reminiscence and momentary embodi
ment of all the fierce struggle, oratorial
triumphs, tragic and world shsking
events which are associated with the
history of the august parliament of
Great Britain.
When the speaker reaches the lobby,
the chief of the police force attached to
the house repeats the cry, "Hpeakerl"
With the additional words, "Hats off,
strangers," and it is rarely that the
lobby, however noisy and tumultuous
before, does not fall into a certain timid
silence as this black, solemn and pic
turesque group sweeps by.
When the spenker enters the house,
every member rises from his seat. The
spenker bows two or three times as he
walks up the floor, and some of the
country gentlemen and the more cere
monious members of tho house bow at
the same time. Thomas Power O'Con
nor in Harper's Magazine.
In Defense of the Weed.
The American silver weed, or tobac
co, is an excellent deienso against bad
air, being smoked in a pipe, either by
itself or with nutmegs shred and rew
seeds mixed with it, especially if it be
nosed, for it cleanseth tho air and
chonketh, supprcsseth and disperseth
any venomous vapor. It hath singular
and contrary effects, it is good to warm
one being cold, mid will cool one being
hot. All flges, nil sexes, all constitu
tions, young or old, men and women,
the sanguine, the cholerick, the melan
choly, tho phlegmatick, take it without
any manifest inconvenience; ttqnench
eth thirst, and yet will make one more
able and fit to drink; it abates hunger,
and yet will get one n good stomachs
it is agreeable with mirth or sadness,
with feasting and with fasting; it will
ninko ono rest that wants sleep, and
will keep one wnking that is drowsie;
it huth an ofTentiivo smell to some, and
is moro desirable, than any perfume to
others. That it is a most excellent pres
ervation, both experience and reason do
teach.
It corrects the air by fumigation, and
It avoids corrupt humors by salivation,
for when one takes it either by chew
ing it in the leaf, or smoking it in the
pipe, the humors are drawn and brought
from all parts of the body to the stom
ach, and from thence rising up to the
mouth of the tobacconist, as to the
hclmeof a sublimatory, are avoided and
spittenont. "A Brief Treatise," 1603.
How Do Ton Gross Tour "T'sT"
A graphologist has discovered that
chnracter can lie read from the letter
"t" alone, according to an English pa
per. He claims that the vertical line
represents the fatality of life, and tLj
horizontal bar the Influence human will
exercises over this fatality.
In addition, ho claims that the higher
or lower a writer crosses the "t" is a
guide to the amount of Ideality contain
ed in hia nature, and that the lower
part of the letter corresponds to the
practical and material part of the man's
character.
For instance, the optimist crosses
bis t's with a line that slopes upward
from the ground to the sky, as it
were. The poet often crosses his t's
quite above tb vertical line In other
words, in the sky
The pessimist crosses his t's with
downward sloping stroke. The line
which is below the ideal portion of tbt
letter descends little by little until it is
lost among the sad realities of earthly
existence.
The practical man, it appears, always
steers a middle course, and crosses hia
t's neither in the ideal nor in the ma
terial manner, but exactly midway be
tween both. Boston Globe.
The Barrister's Retort.
A case was once tried in Limerick
before Chief Baron O'Orady. A bar
rister named Bushe was making a
speech for tho defense, when an ass be
gan to bray loudly outside the court.
"Wait a moment," said tho chief bar
on. "One at a time, Mr. Bushe, if
you please." The barrister waited
for a chance to retort, and it came
presently. When O'Orady was charg
ing the jury, the ass again began to
bray, if possible moro loudly than be
fore, "I beg your pardon, my lord,"
aid Bushe. "May I ask you to repeat
your last words? There is such an echo
in this court I did not quite catch
them. " ' ' Seventy Years of Irish Life. "
Bui in or nilead.
The real balm of Gilead is the dried
Juice of a low shrub which grows in
Syria. It is very vuluable and scarce,
for the amount of balm yielded by one
shrub never exceeded 60 drops a day.
According to Jostphus, the balm or
balsam of Oilead was one of the pres
ents given by the quoen of Shaba to
King Solomon. The ancient Jewish
physicians prescribed it evidently for
dyspepsia and melancholia. Methodist
Protestant.
CAPTURED BY MOONSHINERS.
Two Drummers Have an FCiperlcnco la
the Mountains nf Kentucky,
Two drummers, Alf Hill of Chicago
and Tom Johnson of Baltimore, decided
to take a few days oft and go fishing on
the Cumberland river near Harlan,
Things went smoothly while there. The
natives were hospitable and kind. But
they were not so fortunate on their re
turn trip, as they missed the road and
became lost in the mountains. While
wandering hopelessly about they ran
into a body of mountaineers. They
were promptly arrested, and after a con
ference on the part of the mountain
people they were blindfolded.
After what seemed to them an all
dny's tramp the blinds were suddenly
removed, and they found themselves in
a cave lighted by lamps. About 80
rough men and women surrounded
them. They were asked many ques
tions about their business, and after
they succeeded In showing they wore
not revenue officers the attitude of their
captors changed A meal of their best
was set before them. After this the
fiddle and banjo were brought out, and
the "light fantastic" was indulged in
for several hours. The drummers were
then blindfolded again and led from the
cave. After what seemed to them an
endless march the blinds were again re
moved, and thoy were told that they
were on tho main road. They were
also told that the fate of the informer
was death to go and never return.
In the cave were several small stills
with a capacity of several barrels a
week. The cave bad several depart
ments for sleeping. As to where the
cave is located Hill and Johnson have
not the remotest idea. Louisville Courier-Journal.
RECENT BRIGAND OUTRAGES.
Bold and Drutal Robbers In the Caucasus
Itob and 111 Treat flood Man.
Brigands in the Caucasus are becom
ing bolder than ever before. Extraor
dinary stories of their recent outrages
uro coining to hand. Tho following is
a typical instance:
The other day a band of 24 men, with
a pack horse and ammunition, ap-"
proached the village of Zaturoff in the
Baku naphtha region. They met four
peasants and asked where the richest
man lived. The first peasant refused to
say and was immediately cut down.
The second, declining to give any infor
mation, wus stabbed. Tho other two
led the brigands to the house of a be
nevolent wealthy man, Hadshi Hus
sein. The latter hesitated to say where
his money was kept, but u dagger driv
en through the muscles of his right arm
and left there induced him to lead the
robbers to his safe, where they found
10,000 rubles iu gold and valuables
worth an equal amount. Hadsbi Hus
sein was afterward decapitated.
His bonsekeeper wore gold earrings,
which attracted the attention of the
murderers. In a moment her ears were
cut from hor head. She sprang to the
door, but was stabbed, Hor cries had
alarmed tho villagers, who opened a
fusillade upon the robbers. The latter
mado a desperate sortie, regained their
horses and made good their retreat,
leaving four dead victims. All efforts
have failed to unearth the band. Mos
cow Letter.
Ad Indian Treasury Looted.
A grave scandal has come to light at
Indore. Treasure which has long been
supposed to be guarded in the Kbasgi
treasury, amounting to 900,000 rupees,
is missing. Her late highness Ma Sabeb
told the maharajoh that she had pre
sented a few of the gold ornaments
from the Jawahir Khana to some of her
servants, and that the younger Ma Sa
hebs the stepmothers of his highness
knew all about the jewelry and silver
articles and cash in the treasury, and
that he would get all information re
specting them from the younger prin
cesses. But no one of them has been
able to furnish any explanation respect
ing the missing sum of rupees, or the
jewels, ornaments and silver articles
which were with them. On this as'
count the allowances of theraaharajah's
stepmothers have been partially with
hold while the mystery is under inquiry.
St. James Gazette.
Cam Look In and Bee Bis Heart Beat.
A remarkable case was presented to
tho students of Starling Medical col
lege a couple of weeks ago by Dr. Lov
ing. The patient had been subjected
to an operation for pleurisy by a Buffalo
physician, and five ribs in front and
four in the rear were removed. The left
lung was entirely gone; an open cavity
extended through the chest The heart
was laid bare, covered only by the per
icardium and could be clearly seen puls
ing in its normal activity. Dr. Lov
ing stated that there was probably not
auothor case like it in the United 8tates.
The man is 88 years old and is in fairly
good health. It is a marvel that he is
alive. Columbus (O.) Dispatch to
Cleveland Leader.
A Pistol Shot Brings Down an Eagle.
Captain F. 8. Robertson, uncle of W.
R. Blackford of this city, made a re
markable pistol shot several days ago
while riding on horseback with a party
of friends from Saltville to Red Rock,
Vs. A large eagle flew across the path
00 yards ahead of the party, when Cap
tain Robertson, with one shot of a 83
caliber revolver, brought the bird to
earth. Tho eagle weighed nearly 10
pounds and measured 6 feet 7 inches
from tip to tip. Baltimore Sun,
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AKTKK AND EXAMINKIt'8 NOTICE.
The Ilorouph of West
lteynoldHVllIu
VH.
Winnlow Towniihlp.
In the Court of Coro
I'leiiH of Jefferson
County. No. 1, Kcb'y
Term. IW4.
Hit I Inn In Kuiill.
Having been, on Ileo. 11, Into, appointed
Mauler mid Kxamlner, In alxive rune, ioiftilfc
nbly adJiiHt and apportion IndchtcdncHH be
tween paid Itoroinli of Wet Itc ynoldsvlllc
mid the towimhlnof Wliwlow, all persons In
letestcd are hereby notified that 1 will per
form the duties of above appointment ul my
olHce, In the Borough of Hrookvillo, on
MONDAY, THR 2TH DAY OF MARCH, A. D. H94,
' AT TKN O'CLOCK, A. M.,
And all person having claims airnlnst the
Hiild township of Wlnslow are hereby notlflcft
to present them on or before the date aliovo
mentioned, or they will lie forever burred.
Iec. In, IrtW. John M. VanVmkt,
Master and Examiner.
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