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VOLUME 2.
JIEYNOLDSV1LLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17, 1891.
NUMI'.EK 35.
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VIOLETS.
Tns woodMrd calls, the nhartowt flea,
The tan eomee golden from the sett
AcnM the meadow I Hirer
For you I lke tlio fern fringed wef,
To gather vlolrtt wet wlih ilew
Which only bloom, my love, for too
For yon, my love, alone for youl
The grawiet bend, the detwdront thine.
The hewthorn'e breath li tweet at wlnet
The toft wind tteala with preaeace tweet
To fling white pelalt at my fret
And lift the Iravet from vlolatt blue,
Hitldrn to wait, my love, for you
For you, my love, alone for youl
Illne at your eyet, which hearta brgalle.
Their faint perfume tweet at your .mile,
I gather them, with fervrnt prayer
That they my pauloo may declare!
Their Detain pale, tear stained with dew.
May tell how I live but for you
For ywu, my love, alone for you!
-Uonaliw't Mugsilne.
UNDERPAID CLERGY.
SOME OF THEM RECEIVE LESS THAN
A DRAPER'S CLERK.
riie Trlnla and I hint Itrunnl of an Fng-
H.hCurnlo In the KlglKcenth Century,
r'.stmclt From a Diary Which Tell a DIs
mat Tale of I'rlvatlon.
A great deal 1b beard from time to
Mine nliout tlio underpaid clergy. It
has been recently said by an English
writer that "there are many clerks in
holy orders who receive less than clerks
in linen draper's shops." This is es
pecially true in Europe, where the cler
gy, or at least the curates, are paid
such miserahly poor stipends that but
for the generosity of tho parishioners
thoy conld not live.
In tho United States, too, the clergy
man, usually a college bred man of tal
ents and refinement, receives n salary
altogether out of proportion to his call
ing and his ability. This remark does
not apply to the clergy in the largo cit
ies, to many of whom are paid very
large unhides. In New York city, for
example, it . is said that there are 100
miniHters who receive salaries or f 10,-
000, and many of them have rectories or
parish houses free in addition, Hut
in the country towns, east and west
alike, tho minuter who gets 12,000 is
rare exception. Many, perhaps the ma
jority, do not receive as much as 1 1,000,
While the reflection may not prove of
tangible benefit to these underpaid serv
ants in the highest of callings, still it
1 interesting to know that in a social
and in a financial way, and in the self
respect consequent upon these condi
tions, the clergyman of today is vastly
better off than the chaplain or curate
of a century ago. In point of abject
poverty there are no vicars of Wake
field today, nor any chaplains who fig
ure as jesters or buffoons, aa did many
of the more favored ones of Goldsmith's
day.
The following extract from The Gen
tleman'! Magazine of 1766 shows how
poor was the lot of the curate of that
timet
"Monday Received 10 from my
rector, being one-half year'i salary;
obliged to wait a long time before my
admittance to the doctor, and even
when admitted was never once asked
to sit down or refresh myself, though 1
bad walked 11 miles. Item The doo
tor hinted be could have the curacy fill
ed for 13 a year.
"Tuesday Paid 0 to seven differ
ent people, but could not buy the seo
ondhand pair of black breeches offered
me as a great bargain, iny wife want
ing a petticoat above all things, and
neither Betsy nor Polly having a shoe
to go to church.
" Wednesday My wife bought a pet
tiooat for herself and shoes for her two
daughters, bat unluckily, in coining
home, dropped half a guinea through a
hole which she had never before per
ceived in her pocket and reduced all
oar cash in the world to half a crown.
Item Chid ray poor woman for being
afflicted at the misfortune and tenderly
advised her to depend upon the good'
ness of God.
"Thursday Received a note front
thu alehouse at the top of the hill, in
forming me that a gentleman begged
to speak to me on preanng business,
Went and found it waa aa unfortunate
member of a strolling company of play'
era, who was pledged for sevenpence
half penny. In a struggle what to do.
Tbe baker, though we bad paid him but
on Tuesday, quarreled with us, to avoid
giving any credit in future, and the
butcher seat us word that he beard it
wbUpered bow the rector intended to
take a curate who would de the parish
duty at an inferior price, and therefore,
though he would do anything to serve
me, advised me to deal at the upper end
of the town. Mortifying reflections
these, but a want of aumility is, in my
opinion, a want of justice. The Father
of the universe lends bis blessings to
us, with a view that we should relieve
one another, .and we consequently do
no mora than pay a debt when we per
form aa act of benevolence. Paid tbe
stranger's reckoning out of tbe shilling
In my pocket and gave lain the re'
mainder of the money to prosecute bis
journey.
"Friday A very scant dinner, and
pretended therefore to be ill, thut, by
avoiding to eat, 1 might leuve some
thing like enough for uiy poor wife aud
children. 1 told my wife what 1 had
done with the shilling; the excellent
creature, instead of blaming me for tho
action, blessed tbe goodness of my
beurt and burst into tears. Mem.
Never to contradict her as long aa 1
live, for the mind tbat can argue like
ben, though it may deviate from the
more rigid sentiments of prudence, is
even amiable for its indiscretion, and
In every lapse from the severity of
economy performs an act of virtue, su
perior to the value of a kingdom.
Saturday Wrote a aermon, which
on Sunday I preached at four different
parish churches, and came home exces
sively wearied and excessively hungry
o more money than twopence half
penny in the house, but yon aee the
goodness of Godt The strolling player
Whom 1 had relieved waa a man of for
tune, who accidently heard that 1 was
aa humane aa I waa indigent, and from
a generous eccentricity of temper want
ad to do me an essential piece of serv
ice, 1 had not been an hour at home
when he came in, and declaring him
self my friend put a 00 note in my
hand, and the n .it day presented me
with a living of '100 a year."
The Color of Mao.
The color of the skin in the various
races of mnn has never yet been scien
tifically accounted for, although numer
ous mythological Btories hnvo been told
nnd senseless theories advanced as rea
sons fur tho remarkable variations in
hue. Nor havo wo nnv certain data
concerning tho color of the cuticle of
the primeval man, the original "lord
of creation." A pretty African legend
is that he was as black as tho prover
bial nco of spades nnd that the present
pain color of tho Caucasian race is tho
result of tho scare God gave Adam at
tho timo of the fall.
It Is proper to state here that the
ramo legend says that the present black
raco are descendants of one of Adam a
Bona that wns born nnd left Eden before
tho great change in color overtook our
first parents. Tho Chinese believe that
tho original man was n creature half
god and half man, aud that his color
ramo about as a result of bathing in a
river of liquid gold. The Mussulmans,
tho American Indians und several ori
ental tribes and nations account for
their prevailing red or copper color by
telling the story of tho great being cre
ating tho first pair from red kaolin, the
common flro clay of tho potter shops.
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Soap For Chapped Hand.
"Contrary to the general notion,"
said n well known chemist, "good toilet
soap is the best preventive against
chapped bands that can be used. 1
don't mean its general nse in wash
ing, but as a salve or balm, just as you
would apply camphor ice or vaseline,
While the common soap generally used
for cleaning about the house is of an
alkali nature and chaps the skin terri
bly, a good toilet soap is neutral and
acts as a balm to the irritated skin. In
my business I have to wash my hands a
great number of times a day At first
1 had great trouble, for my skin, being
naturally tender, chapped easily, mak
tug large cracks in the flesh which made
it dangerous for me to work in acids,
At lust I discovered by covering my
bands with good toilet soap after I had
washed them rubbing it well into the
akin that 1 not only prevented chap
ping, bat kept my hands in elegant
condition. Vaseline and salves are very
good, bat none of them can do tbe work
of a first class toilet soap. Aa I aaid,
a toilet soap is neutral. A person conld
eat it without injury. Why, many of
the pills which are prescribed for yon
are made out of nothing more than toi
let soap." Pittsburg Dispatch.
It Waa Foggy.
Brazil ia the hotbed of "prevarica
tors for amusement only." It hoa in
actual existence an Ananias club, and
rumor credits Judge Silas D. Coffey of
tho state supreme bench with the pres
idency. The judge tells a good story
at the expenso of John Vanes, proprie
tor of the Vanes boiler works, and a
cousin te Carnegie, the iron king. He
said that one morning while a party
were camping at the judge's cottage
they awoke to find tbe thickest fog on
record. Vanes was missing, and a
.search waa instituted. He waa found
just outside the door, where be waa
cutting out alicea of tbe fog with a
cornknife and spreading it with aorg'
.hum molasses for breakfast. Vanea de
nies this and aaya he was cutting loose
the shadows of night that bad got
caught in the fog. Brazil (Ind.) Cor.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Force of Habit.
Speaking of force of habit, some
years ago there was an iron railing
around the capital grounda at Washing'
ton. Tbe appropriation bill provided
for a watchman to close and lock the
gates every night at a certain hour and
open theia at a certain hour every
morning. In the course of time the
railing or fence was removed, but the
gates swung between their Egyptian
pillars for a long time, and all that
time the watchman came and went reg
alarly, closing and opening tbe gates
according to law and drawing his sal
ary. New Vork Herald.
Tbe Janitor Autocrat,
The stnpiduess of the average janitor
of the New York flat was well illustrat
ed recently. A woman went out to call
a physician for her sick sister, and upon
returning with him the janitor refused
to admit bim, saying that he would not
allow strange men to enter the house at
night. Explanation was of no use, so
the doctor tried to force bis way in, but
was struck by the janitor. The experi
ence ended by the doctor being admitted
and the jauitof arrested. New York
News. '
MYSTERIOUS ELECTRICITY.
WATER LOCATION SENSE.
The Baaaaa Mlad May Hover Nnlve the
rmbleaa ef What It la.
To the metaphysical mind on the one
hand and to the confident ignoramus on
the other the mysterious nature of elec
tricity offers a fruitful subject of specu
lation. To the latter especially it seems
I reproach that the true nature of elec
tricity has not long before been made
manifest, and be is always prepared to
dash off an explanation with much more
confidence than Newton proposed his
theory of gravitation. It aeema inexpli
cable to the public at large that the mys
tery surrounding electricity ia not dis
pelled. It does not seem to occur to
those who are impatient to have the
great question, "What is electricity?"
answered that we are in just as dense
ignorance aa to the mechanism of other
phenomena. Gravitation, light, heat
and chemical action are in the same
category of scientific mysteries and have
had centuries more of thought bestowed
on them than has been devoted to the
new agent, While it now seems that
we may be on the threshold of one of
the greatest discoveries of the human
mind, yet it is possible, and even proba
ble, that the knowledge of man may
never le permitted to extend to the en
tire solution of the problem, for it is the
very problem of the universe itself.
Assuming what seems to he unques
tioned, that electricity, electrical action
or whatever we may call It, has its seat
in the atoms or molecules of matter or
of the hypothetical matter, ether, we
are brought face to face with the same
conditions that confront the cosmlcal
philosopher. As the latter can never
hope to have his material vision extend
to the bounds of tho universe, neither
can the molecular physicist hope to ma
terially appreciate tho ultimate elements
of matter. Lord Kelvin has shown that
if a drop of water were magnified to the
size of the eartli one of its constituent
molecules would only bo magnified to
approximately the size of a cricket
ball. Bearing this in mind, the im
mensity of the problem which is bo often
flippantly referred to is evident. Trno,
wo may demonstrate the exact relation
between electricity and magnetism aud
may satisfactorily connect these with
other phenomena and even obtaiu a
working hypothesis that will answer all
scieutifio needs, but the ultimate solu
tion may forever evade the hnmnu mind.
Whatever we do learn, however, will
not be through the speculations of meta
physicians or the guesses of tyros, but
through the physical investigations of
Hertzes and Teslas. While as a mental
training metaphysical speculation may
have its use, the absolute lack of addi
tions to our real knowledge during the
many centuries from Plato to Bacon,
when metaphysics held full sway, Is con
clusive that nothing can be expected
from this direction, and merely specula
tive theories in regard to the nature of
electricity deserve aa little considera
tion as is now given to the metaphysical
vagaries of the schoolmen of tbe middle
ages. Electrical World.
The Secret of Succ.M.
To be truly successful, a man must be
ablo to rise after failure. The general
whose campaign ia commenced amid a
aeries of disasters, but who, neverthe
less, by repairing his mistakes, concen
trating his forces and watching his op
portunities, carries triumph out of de
feat I the truly great captain. The
statesman or orator whose maiden ef
fort was covered with confusion and
ridicule, but who resolves in spite, or
rather because of this that he will force
bis opponents to hear and to respect
him shows that he is a great man, The
ability and the readiness to learn from
failure Is the secret of success.
The man who hat only an eye for dif
ficulties will not succeed. -When Howe
was appointed commander in chief In
the Mediterranean, a question concern
ing bim was asked in parliament, to
which Lord Hawke, then first lord of
the admiralty, replied; "I advised his
majesty to make the appointment. 1
have tried my Lord Howe on important
occasions. He never asked me how he
was to execute any service, but always
went and did It. Scnbner s Magazine,
Nitrous Oxide Ou.
Nitrous oxide gaa is a combination of
nitrogon and oxygen, formerly called the
dephloglsticated nitrous gas. Under or
dinary conditions of temperature and
pressure this substance Is gaseous; it has
a sweet taste and a faint, agreeable odor.
When inhaled, it produces unconscious
ness and insensibility to pain, hence it ia
used as an anaest hetic during short sural
cal operations. When it is breathed dilut
ed with air, an exhilarating or intoxicat
ing effect is produced, under the influ
ence of which the inhaler is irresistibly
impelled to do all kinds of silly and ex
travagant acts; hence tbe old name of
laughing gas. The circumstances under
which nitrous oxide should be applied aa
an amesthetio must always be determin
ed, just aa with any other anaiethetio,
by medical authority, Brooklyn Eagle.
"Young Mr. Tllalne."
"Young Mrs. Blaine," as she was
nee called, but now tho wife of Wil
liam T. Bull, has grown stout and
handsomer since her divorce from James
G. Blaine, Jr., and bur marriage to
Dr. Bull. She has been abroad and re
turned with muny bewildering tri
umphs of the great Worth. She has
taken a beautiful hoiuu uud has ser
vants, horses and carriages at her com
mand. Hor husband stands near the
bead of his profession, with an income
of 50,000 a year. New York Letter,
The Strange Faculty Poeaeeeed by Setae
Reptiles Even When Decapitated.
Reptiles and batrachians usually pos
sess what may be termed the wafer lo
cation sense.
My attention was first called to thla
by my brother, who, while engaged in
natural history expedition in south
eastern Texas, had what at the time we
both considered a unique experience
with a large sea tortoise.
This tortoise had been surprised some
distance from the water, among the
sand dunea that line the gulf shore, and
on being overtaken had its head chop
ped off preparatory to serving as a very
toothsome addition to our diet. Much
to the surprise of tho party the behead
ed animal continued on ita way toward
tho water.
Several times It wns turned around,
entirely or part way, but every time it
was ablo to right Its position perfectly
and attain imiko directly for tho water.
At tho tiino thin was imirated to me
I was of tlio opinion that thero must
havo been soinethint? in tho contour of
tho land that enabled tlio tortoise to
regain tho correct direction in each
case.
fsineo then I havo had numerous
prools that this ability belongs to n
number of species of tlieso animals in
tlio West Indies, mid that tho loss of
eyes and nasal organs, of tho entire
head and neck, in fact, apparently
works no iuconvenienco to them in this
particular. This Is n family character
istic which, so fur us 1 huve been nblo
to find, in not alluded to in any work
concerning them.
The sumo singular ability may be ob
served in certiiin species of water fre
quenting snake. Tho common watcr-
iimiki', often erroneously called the
"water moccasin, almost invariably
finds ItH way to tlin water, if not too fur
ii way, when its beud is cut off. St.
Louis Republic.
The Action off MnielViriii.
Tho impression held by Dr. George
F. Shrady as to tho greater safety of
chloroform in younit people, relatively,
than in old, is of mto in connection
with the case of a boy patient, about 9
years of ago, whom ho saw in consulta
tion with two other physiciiins.und who
was to undergo an exploratory opera
tion for a wound of tho head Biistuined
in falling down stuirs. Ho passed very
easily nnder chloroform ammthesia,
when suddenly he ceased breathing, the
eyea became glassy, nnd death pallor
quickly spread over bis face. Bystand
ers said the boy was dead, and Dr.
Shrady waa reudy to express tho same
opinion, but concluded to institute ar
tificial respiration at once, and contin
ued it 20 minutes before obtaining any
sign of life respiration had entirely
oeased, the radial pulse could not be felt,
and the only evidence of life had been a
few convulsive heart beats.
Suspension by tho feet was tried aa
well as the inhalation of nitrate of amyl.
The case appeared desperate, and though
tempted repeated!? to abandon his
efforts Dr. Shrady was finally reward
ed by the return of consciousness. Tbia
was his first unpleasant experience with
chloroform, although constantly on the
lookout for it. It demonstrated in a
striking manner the rapidity and force
of its action at a timo when danger was
perhaps least expected. The patient's
heart was sound, tho chloroform of
guaranteed purity, and every precau
tion observed. New York Tribune.
Creation of Knight.
The cereiuouies at the creation of a
knight have been various; the principal
were a box on the ear and a stroke with
a sword on the shoulder. John of Salis
bury tells us tho blow with tho naked fist
was In use among tho ancient Normans;
by this it waa that William theConqueror
conferred the honor of knighthood on
his son Henry. It was afterward changed
into a blow with the flat of the sword on.
the shoulder of the knight. London
Standard.
An Indian's Diplomacy.
1 heard a good story of a celebrated
Indian potentate who took an English
peer, who was staying with him, out
shooting. Trnth to tell, the peer shot
very badly, and the eastern prince waa
sorely puzzled to combine oriental com
pliment and empty gamebags. At last,
with a low bow, he said, "Your excel
lency shot splendidly, but God was,
very merciful to the little blrdal"
London Gentlewoman.
Oollty.
Jonea (in a loud whisper) There'a the
fellow that fired on tbe trains
Detective Hello, you rascal! I've got
you dead to rights! Fire on a train, will
you?
Prisoner Yea, you fool! I'm the fire
man. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The city of Albany has been beautified
by the unveiling of the King Memorial
fountain. The statue, which is the work
of J. Massey Rhind, is illustrative of
childhood, youth, manhood and age
gathered about the rock of Horeb.
There has been considerable, discussion
as to who invented spectacles and who
bad the pleasure of wearing the first,
pair. Tho honor ia generally awarded
to an Italian named Sulvino Armuti,
who died in 1317.
AH coins minted at Charlotte, N. C,
beur in addition to all other marks tho
letter C; those at Duhlonega the letter
D; those at New Orleans the letter O;
those at Carson City, 0 C; those at San
Francisco, B. ,