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MHMnnBMnmMMnHiMi > HE SOUL OF A FLOWfeR TN THE THOUGHT OF A CHILD. BY THE EARL OFLYTTON. I. The soul of a white e'emntis am I. Passing, the maiden that I loved beho'd me. To lose my lite in hers. 1 know nut why. , Her gaze compel I'd me. it. What could I <1<>I wa> hut a small flower, Root-bound. But h t sweet eye< Drew me. 1 loved her: and love gave me nAU'or* To rise, and rise. ill. To fi How tlieo. I scaled the e;:stlo Avail. And leapt t!:o bridg less moat. To follow tlioo I climb'd the elitl". ami did not fear to fall Down from the windy keep. The grassy le i. Where I was born, beneath me sunk; and small And smaller grew the farm, the field the tree. I left long since to find thy seagirt hall. I listen'd. ami J board the curlews call, And the hoarse murmuring of the great salt sen: I lock'd and saw thee leaning from a tall Ethereal.tower, above the world and nu\ I kntw that I was near thee. That was all I cared to be. IV. Love help'd me upward thro' tlw jatient year I rose: and still I had no fear; Tho', as 1 climb (1, the craggy glen deep down Gleatn'd with my dropping blossoms thickly stiown. Nor did the roaming wind-* and rains forbear To leave me oft o'erthrown. v. One happy mom. in at our lattice peeping, I saw thee sleeping: And tapp'il. 111 thou, with shy amazement. Didst ?ake. an I listen, an 1 fling wide the casement. And lo! I faced thee Trembling all over, faint at having foun l thee. Thou d.dst lean o'er me. an 1 mine arms went , . round thee And I embraced thee! VI. Clapping thy hands for gladness, thou dids cry, "What! is it thou Madcap, how couldst thou dare to climb so high; : Look down l?elow. Think, hadst thou fallen!" "Many a full had I," Laughing I answer'd: and made haste to show Where, hanging halfway down the castle wall. My blossoms tremble I over an abyss, And dropp'd. anddropp'd: and. Thus do blossoms fall." Ilaugh'd, "like kiss on kis\" VII. Then didst thou understand me, child, a* last. And tho i <!i 1st know me tlun l>y my tru name. Into tby jouI. thro' thy swe ?teyes. I pass'd. And my own soul a thought of thine became. viii. Thro'thy sweet eyes that thought may still fce ?een: Tho* by thyself it lie unnoticed quite, Nor can't t h >u utter it. Let others gue-s, Some call me Grace: some call me Charm: I ween That only One will ever win the right To know me by my true name. Tenderness. ? Youth's Comjxinion. OLD ANDREW AND ST.LUIvE. _ Old Andrew Licknev lived in a little log house that seemed to cling to the mountain side. It was typical of its owner, for old Andrew held on to the rugged mountain side of life. He was a strange man. Years ago, when the wonderful enterprise of the Methodist church sent its circuit riders in advance of civilization, old Andrew, or rather at that time young Andrew, parted the rank cane with the vigorous hand of the gos ?w>l TT<> wns never married. In latter r"' ? ? years, when lie had grown too old and feeble to longer engage in active work, his only household companion was a large shaggy dog, whose somewhat astounding cognomen, St. Luke, caused much comment, and, on one occasion, it is said, conference requested the old man to change the animal's name, claiming that it was irreverent to bestow on a dog so saintly a title. This request was not granted, and it was hinted that it had something to do with old Andrew's withdrawal from active warfare with the world, the flesh and the devil. St. Luke very much resembled his master. The odd fancy is sometimes indulged even by practical people that men and animals can associate so long together that they finally partake of each other's physical, not to say mental peculiarities. Old Andrew had but one <;ood eye: St. Luke only had one. Old Andrew's chin shook: St. Luke's under jaw was unsteady. Old Andrew limited; so did St. Luke. Several nights ago, while old Andrew sat by bis fire, his nodding and the snoring of St. Luke were disturbed bj a knock at the door. "Come in!" Steve Uluc entered. Blue was a large, rough fellow, with thick, coarse-grained skin, heavy eyes which looked not from a soul, and withal, a general expressior of brutality and lack of thought. Old Andrew arose and motioned the vistoi to a chair. St. Luke, lying in the cornet near the tire, opened his effective eye i moment and slowly closed it, not without an air of suspicion. Although th< old stage horse of the church, as Mr. Lickney was sometimes called, and Steve Blue lived in the same neighborhood, yet they knew very little of each other, foi in the rough fellow old Andrew could '"find nothing attractive, and in the some what intellectual preacher the dull eyes of Steve could see nothing at all. Thi? mutual lack of interest caused old An drew to regard the visit with surprise. Steve sat down, and with his heavy gaze fixeel on the fire, remained for some time in silence. The old preacher began te show signs of nervousness, but whethei they were observed by the visitor, 01 whether lie took secret pleasure in suel S111 I... 1.1 exniDlllons, inr uinvimni; hum, wuiu uui divine. At last Steve, removing his ya/.i from the fire, and fixing it on old An drew, said: 'You was down to Little Hock 'tuthci day, wa'n't you?"' ''Yes, I went down on business." "I 'lowed it was business," and Stev< laughed in a sluggish way. like the murk) slosh of swamp water. "Seed some o them gover'mcnt men down thar, didn'i you ?" The old man staiif I, as though seizec by a sudden fear. ''Yes; for some of the officers, hearing that I was in town, had me summoned before the United States grand jury." "An' you told 'em that several fellers in this here eurmunity was makin' wild cat whisky, eh The old man moved uneasily and re plied: "I was placed under oath and wa: compiled to answer the questions whicl they asked me." "An' I reckon you was mighty keen tc do it, wa'n't you "It was no business of mine, and I should have volunteered no informa tion." "You're .a putty slick talker, old man. All you wanted was a chance t( give us away. You want to see us <lru<; off to jail an' see our wives an' chillui starve." "The. assertion is unjust, Mr. lilue . My mission on eartl^ and it is now clos ing, has been to alleviate suffering, in stead of causing it. I did not know thai you were an illicit distiller. I did nol mention your name and only spoke ol those whom I knew to be in that unlawful business. "Unlawful business," repeated Steve, with a merciless grin. "What right has thegover'ment got to say that 1 shan't do what I please with mj^ co'n an' apples ? This here's a free country, old man " "I shall not enter into a discussion ol individual rights. You may entertain one ? J idea and I may hold another. I granl you the right and you should not withhold it from me." "Never mind your high-strung talk. I ain't got time to palarver. This here's a business visit, old man." "What business can you have with me, Mr. Blue?" - "J/emme tell you a little story." * "Thought this was a business visit." . "Well, airtcr the story the business ' comes. One time tnar was a feller what a quiet sort o' man. One o' the neighbors killed his son. He didn't say much an' didn't do nuthin\ Airter a w^ile_ another one o' the neighbors caused his wife to leave him. He didn t i, do nnthin'. Some time airterwards his brother told the deputy marshals that he was makin' wild cat whisky." Old Andrew waited for a moment to hear the conclusion of the recital. Steve sat. with his gaze fixed on the lire. "Well, what did lie do with his brother?'' "Killed him,*' and again there was a ' slugglish laugh like the murky slosh of swamp water. "What, killed his brother for so little when for great offenses he allowed others to escape!" "Zackly. The greatest sin what a man ? an do in this world is to repo't on a wild eat 'stiller.*' The old man looked around nervously, and then began to search the visitor's face. He might as well have studied a -hovelfull of earth. "This evenin'," said Steve, "a deputy marshal come to my house. 1 poked my mm tlimiitrli tln? window and killed him. Then I left, an' as I was passin' here, I thought I'd stop an tell you srood-bye, fur I've got to leave the country. How old are you?" "Seventy-eight.'" "It's bad that you've got to die so young," turning with a munli-rous leer. " .My find, man, you don't mean to kill me!'' "Oh, no. wouldn't kill you. A man never kills a snake what tries to bite him."' Steve took a short rope from his pocket. He made a loop at one end and sat for a time turning the lienip round and round. " " For the love of God, do me no violence. I am an old man with, only a few more days left.'' "A few more minutes you mean.'' 1 nmilil.i t,i ilctV'iid mvsi'lf. :lll(l am at your mercy." 'Don't reckon I want you to defend yourself, do you.' I ain't the man to give a feller a stick an' tell him to knock me down." ' Will you let me pray?" "No, you've prayed enough in your lifetime, an' 'sides that, you might pray for the marshals to ketch me." " No, I will only pray for myself. All, Mr. Jiltie. life is sweet even to an old man. The young, with bright hopes, can die quite as willingly as the old man who lias walked far along the dusty road. I did you no intentional harm, and I implore your forgiveness. Let me live?" " Old man, life is as sweet to me as it is to you. 'Cause you've read books an' pleached, don't think that your life is worth more to.you than mine is to mc " "Yes, but I would not take yours for the world. If you had but one hour to live, and I knew that by robbing you of that short time I would gain years and ' years, I would not lift a finger against you. You are yet a free man. You can escape. Yatt may take my liorse." "1 will take your horse? "Thank you." "After I have took your life." "Oh, Lord, save your?" Steve threw the loop over the old man's head and with a jerk pulled him from the chair, lie fell on his knees and with his palsied hands, struggled to loosen the rope. Steve stood regarding his victim with brutal fondness, lie allowed the rope to slacken, for he seemed to take a fiendish delight in hearing the old man's tones of agony. "Kor Christ's sake spare me!" catching the rope. "Spare me. and I will pray unceasingly for you. Oh. do you not know that there is an awful hell where the murderer's soul cries out in the deep anguish of unbearable torture!" "You'd better draw up a bench, old man, an' let me be a mourner." "Oh, that you were a mourner!" "An' then you'd have the heels on me, eh? To throw aside foolishness an' come down to business, vou've got to die. I'm - - * tllHI,,. gOlH to urail YOU I'OUIIU mis iuuiu lilt lilt life's choked outen you.*' He gave the rope a jerk, and the old man fell on his face. Around the room Steve dragged linn. The old man's tongue came out, and catching on a sharp nail, was almost torn from his mouth. The old dog arose and was gazing at the horrible performance. Steve, in turning to drag the lifeless body back toward the fireplace, stumbled over a stool and fell. The old dog's chance had come. He sprang upon the fallen man, seized him bv the throat, and with a strength that had long been slumbering, preyed him to the floor. Steve struggled desperately, but his hands becoming entangled in the rope, he was soon in a helpless condition. His groans were awful. The old man's life was but a mere breath. Steve's life was a storm. Old St. Luke panted with exertion, but he did not relax his hold. The next morning two deputy marshals entered the house. A shocking picture. The old man lay on his back, with his hands clasped. Steve's face was blue and his eves protruded in ghastly stare. They were all dead. The dog's eyes were closed, and in death he still retained a stronghold on the assassin's throat.? Arkanxmr Tntcchr. How Seven Men Dispersed 1,200. Mr. George W. Veatch, now of Nye county, Nevada, but formerly <>f Cincinnati, writes home tel init of a mob out West and how it was dispersed. He | says: A few years ago, in the county next adjoining Nye (Xcv.) on the east, at the . town of Eureka, where there arc large ' silver smelting works, using an immense amount of charcoal, which is supplied from the mountains, mostly by Italian coal burners, they struck for a rise in [ price, and would allow no one to bring [ coal in town. There were some 1,500 of , them in the business. [ Tlic sherill telegraphed the governor . that he feared a riot. That morning a man came in and said the burners were t assembling mounted and armed, and in. tending to come to town. The sherill , jumped on his horse, armed with a Henry rifle and revolver. Ik-fore he , got out of town lie hallooed to six men to arm and follow him, and meet - him at a certain place. He could I have had a hundred men if he had said so. Meeting at the place he said: 'T'm going to make a speech to that crowd, and they inu-t and shall listen to me. Tic your horses hoys, our Henrys are good for . sixteen shots each, and our Colts for six I?i. x- i??? ,,.,m i eo. , word, ami not unless they defy me." . Then on those seven men went on foot, . about a quarter of a mile, and came to i the strikers, fully 1,200 men mounted t and armed, but sober, though like their . race they became very excited on seeing . seven armed men coming toward them. The leader rode down on them fol - I lowed by the whole gang. The sherilT said: ''You know I'm the sheriff. You are an unlawtui crowd. You must dis> perse."' " To perdition with you and the law," and :i11 that vast crowd were riding ? round that little band of seven men, with I fearful oaths in their own language. " Hoys," said the sheriff, " look sharp!" [ Furiously the leader cursed and defied them. At the word "fire" th? sheriff r killed the leader, and seven bodies rolled [ from their saddles, and the quick repeating titles killed twenty of them * | before their horses could take them . j out of range. Had the seven kept their horses so they could have pursued them, . J manv more would have been killed. 5 They didn't think the sheriff meant any^ thing more than talk. Had they got into town and whiskicd, there would , have been an awful riot. So severe was the icsson, and so many mounted men I were seen bv the Italians urging their . horses toward Eureka, thev lied further into the mountains, thinking the whites I 1 were rallying to again .slaughter them. ( That determined sheriff in a lew days r went out to their haunts and told them J they could return to their business and j wouldn't be molested. ''Hut if you break | the laws you'll sutler worse next time." unesaiu: run (tamers norse rurew him, poor fellow! ami one of your men t shot him." The sherill told them they t could go to town and get the bodies. A f few went in, but they felt safest when the sherill was in sight. Many left the county, and there lias never been any more coal-burners attempting to defy the i ; law. How Bismarck is Guarded. [ (Joing to the Reichstag in Berlin Bismarck is guarded as closely as the F czar when he appears in public. Police : agents in plain clothes are posted all along t the way from his house an:l even in the chamber itself, and no one?not even a regular government employe?is admitted to any part of the building with[ out a special permit. As soon as the chancellor reaches his desk, attendants place before him half a dozen well-sharpened pencils and a large glass of Moselle wine. A new and formidable fighting ship has been built in England for the government of Brazil. She is named the Riachuelo, and is a steel-armored turret ship, 305 feet long, having a displacement ol 6,700 tons. She has fifty-eight water tight compartments and a belt of steel-armor eleven inchesnn thickness. PI I EX< MIEN A OF M ESMERISM. NOVEL MESMERIC DISCOVERIES MADE IN ST. LOUIS. Rabbits, Chickens, Snakes ami Dop ."tlesmeri eil b? a Womnii?Dctailn of noiik' of the Expci intents. In last December a irontIonian engaged to teach in Sr. Louis invited a number of friends to his house to meet u lady who hud just returned from Kurope, and who had traveled extensively in the East. She had .net .Madam Blavatsky and Colonel Olcottnud other members of the Theosophical society, but was not herself a theosophist At Damascus, where her husband died, she met an Arab physician who possessed in a limited degree what is called the power of tactual cure. The acquaintance which followed proved to her that she herself was strongly endowed with the mesmeric power. The Arab taught her how to develop it, and her knowledge of the Indian mystics, and the tremendous power they claim, was perhaps one of the reasons why she embraced electro bioloffy so strongly, mak? * ....1.. ..r i; i'? in.tr ii iin.* Mim\ <ii m i Miv. Tin* lady was able to perform some very remarkable feats, as she proved at the time. For instance, she took a small mirror, and. holding it before her face, breathed upon it repeatedly, finally putting it upon a table and making several rapid passes over it. In turn each of the party was invited to look into the irlass, fixing in their minds the face they desired to see. AY lien the reporter's turn came he fastened his mind upon the set I of fair features which were easiest to re- ! call and looked. At first his own face alone was there, but it faded away, dissolving first at the sides until nothing but the eves remained. Then the glass * ' ' * - u.nirwl I eioucieu uueriy wuu ni?u tun ? * called rapping I y spiritualists, and, framed on the clouds, came tlie countenance for which the writer looked. There could he no doubt about it. It was as truthfully limned as though the original herself stood before the mirror. Singularly enough those who tried to call up dead faces were the only ones who suffered even a partial disappointment. As the Madam remarked: "The glass will only project the picture in your mind. If that picture is faded you will get only your idea, nothing more." .Madam B. lelt the city shortly after for her home in Philadelphia, and returned to St. Louis in the latter part of March. In the mean time the experiments which she hud performed were not forgotten, and the gentlemen who had witnessed her power were anxious to develop something of a similar order themselves. Singularly enough it has been only the dark-haired and dark-eyed ones who have met any success at all. The books on the subject were ransacked, and some advance made. The doctor living on Olive, beyond Jefferson avenue, seemed to have the most | power. At these meetings, however, nothing hut the stock phenomena oi electro-biology were exhibited, until late in January one of the party made, the remarkable discovery that certain classes of animals, particularly ordinary barnyard fowl, pigeons and rabbits, were susceptible to the mesmeric intluencc and could be controlled with the utmost ease. Some of the experiments nrc so simple and so striking that a detailed description of them may be given. No animal will look man in the eye except furtively, the prolonged stare requisite for ordinary mesmerism is out of the question, and consequently the means had to be found. Taking a large sheet of good white I paper, a heavy black line was ruled up and down the center, about one-eighth of an inch thick and eighteen inches long. A chicken was brought in, a panicstricken and intensely excited Shanghai rooster. Standing the cock on the paper, his head was forced down.so that his beak touched the end of the black line, the line itself stretching out before him in the axis of the body. Slight, caressing ]lasses were made with the tips of the fingers of the right hand from the head of the fowl backward, and in less than three minutes lie was in a state of com plete coma. 1'Iiis experiment every one of the party has tried, at the doctor's and at home, and everywhere with the most complete success. You may remove your hands from the fowl completely. leaving him pinned by the psychic force to the end of the lead-pencil line on your paper. The pupils of the eyes dilate, the cock is entirely insensible to sounds at a distance of a yard, and if the passes are continued after the coma has begun for any length of time it becomes really difficult. to get the bird out of tlic trance. In one instance a sprightly bantam hen that seemed full of life and vitality died during the ex- , periment. A great many experiments with different colored lines and paper, drawn in different positions on the paper, all failed with rabbits, although 011 white paper a black "V" produced a coma which lasted as long as the passes were kept up, but no longer. The next idea tried was thoroughly successful. Two bright half dollars were placed on a table near an open window at which diffused daylight entered. ,,M tii-n inolwic mnirt 1 I1U> WUIU |JUI? inw ?| , and a rabbit's head held with the nose touching the table about an inch aml-ahalf behind the coins. Then with small pellets of paper and matches the pieces of silver were raised at the edges so that each reflected the light into one of the animal's eyes. The head was held tirmlv in position without hurting for about live minutes, when coina was found to have set in sulliciently to permit the removal of the hands, I iesit ingtherobbit swaying backward and forward, and altogether unable to move away. The customary passes were then made and the animal became rigid. It could he taken up and handled, and was as stiff as if it was a frozen corpse. After a trance of some ten minutes' duration the rabbit came back to consciousness of itself without any effort, being made to revive it. It reeled and staggered about the lloor for a moment or two, then seemed thoroughly to recover, eating with much relief some food that was given it. Pigeons, canary birds and mocking J birds were found to yield to ordinary j m.ininiilations if thev were held close to I I... r ? I the eye, and the breath is an all powerful element in mesmerising them, i When .Madam 11. had returned to St. Louis she took up with much enthusiasm the investigation which was being proseI cnted. It was as new to her as to the people making the discovery, although, as she pointed out, the snake-charmers of India have been working in this line for ages. Equipped as she was by her peeial sludv, sir: so >11 made advance* which had not been dreamed of by the others.* It was her idea to add the power i of music to the magnetizing. At first this seemed to have noclTcct, but finally a piccolo was secured, and the results with chickens, birds, rabbits, cats and at last dogs were truly remarkable. The time requisite for magnetixation was shortened to a few seconds, and the character of the trance changed. Searching through the line of instruments the oc- i anna was found to be even better than I the piccolo. I' is smaller and more effective. A rattlesnake was pureha-cd from a ; Memphis druggist who had been keeping ! the ophidian in his show-case during the j winter. It arrived by express, and, was ( at mice warmed and fed into activity. A j close examination showed that its poison- ! bags were intact and full of vciium. A ! chicken bitten by it died in forty two j minutes, a rabbit in forty. Afterconsid- j crable maneuvering of a rather exciting j nature, the snake was brought <>ut of his l)ox and bound to :i lath. A couple of i bright tin mirrors a later substitute fur I tin. olvcr half-dollars. were ad justed, and ] a slow movement played upon ihe j ocarina. The snake was evidently highly irritated, his rattles worked convulsively, and he hissed continually. Madam 15?, holding a small horse-shoe magnet on her hand, made the passes from the head down the spine. In a minute and a quarter coma began, continuing for about j two minutes, when the snake awoke. The angry glitter had gone out of its | eyes, and after an examination Madam j i}., cut the cords which bound it and i left it free to do as it would. The snake | at once came to a coil, with its head I erect, and began bowing with the bc:its | of the music. Touched with the lath, it | did not strike at the word, but rubbed its i head against it; and when oue of the j party, taking the precaution to put on a j buckskin over a k d glove, touched i it, it permitted itself to be fondled | as tamely as a dog. Doubtless, j had any one been foolKardy enough to I attempt it, the snake would have been j taken up and passed about; but this was not done. Subsequently attempts were made to bring it into a charmed state with the ocarina alone, but they were failures. The magnetization was proved j to be an essential part of the process. Before conclusive experiments could be I conducted, however, the snake, while he was being bound to the lath, slipped from under the crotch with which his neck was held, bit himself in several places, and, in littie less than half an hour, died. One of the party owned a large Newfoundland dog. Hejyas brought into the ! parlor, and. after a struggle, held in the . proper position for the tin mirrors to do tneir work. He succumbed to the glare, the music and the passes in eight min- 1 utes. The time would have been shorter, but he was desperately frightened, and succeeded in breaking away twice. When coma did set in he stood as rigidly as a statue, and Madam R, kneeling in front of him, continued the magnetization with { the hands and with the breath. This she kept up for nearly ten minutes, the dog in j the meantime standing perfectly still, except for strong convulsive shudders that . passed over him from time to time. No* * ---1 -.1..... * body was touching mm. i nc omv pujs- , ic:d manifestation of his condition, beside the position and the trembling, was the | slaver that fell steadily from his mouth. .Madam 15. announced that she meant. if possible, 1o get en rapport with the animal, and when the ten minutes were . up she had succeeded. She walked t<> the other end of the room, sat down and j said that she was going mentally to order lie dog to her. lie was still standing at i dead point in front of the window. Madam 15. said "now.'' The dog ; .vheeled round and came toiler, stopping \ i foot or so away from her chair. "Lie ( lown." I fe threw himself on the carpet. "<Jet up.'' He lay for a moment or more and then stood on his feet again. Madam B. explained the delay by saying that he did not begin to obey until she had made, ' in her own mind, an idiograph of her or- j der. The words went for nothing. "Imagine a rabbit running about the room.''suggested one. Thi' dog at once took up tne cnase 01 tlic phantom that existed but in Madam B.'s brain. In and out from corner to corner he ran, jumping chairs and tables in his wild pursuit. "Make him swiin a creek,M was said. Iu a moment Carlo was lying 011 his side paddling through imaginary water. The scene would have been amusing had it not been for the saliva that continued constantly to How, and which was so suggestive of rabies that every one fell nervous for the result. So much was the party alarmed about this manifestation that Madam J}., who shared the general uneasiness, ordered the dog into an out-house in the yard, where he could be watched. Almost as soon as he passed out of the trance it was manifest that he was the victim of hydrophobia, and it became necessary to have him shot. Madam B. has declared she will have nothing to do with this development of mesmerism, as she was thoroughly alarmed at the condition into which the dog was brought, and although some of the party may continue to investigate the clcctro-biologism of the lower animals, it is hardly possible that tliey will tret such results again, as not one has the lady's power of concentration of will and mesmeric control.?>7. I/mi* PostJJixjmtch. The Charm of the Human Voice. A word spoken has far more power to persua le and to move than the word written. This is especially true if it be well spoken?if it be uttered with the proper intonations nnd inflections and I>0 enforced with the right gestures. The propositions which upon a printed page will be: examined with a searching criticism, will when falling from tli? lips of a popular orator carry whole masses into some course of action. The reader will be able to detect the ill concealed dishonesties of the reasoning, lie will discern if there be any undistributed middle or illicit process of the minor premise. The hearer, has not time to make any such discriminations. 11 is nervous system becomes bv the power which the speaker sends forth from eye and tongue and hand. An undeseribabie magnetism goes thrilling through him in rapid current*. He becomes charmed, enthralled, enslaved, ready to do or dare whatever the orator may bid. Much of this enchantment is due to the voice alone. Its swells and cadences not only delight the ear, but through that organ excite the imagination and captivate the reason. It is 110 wonder that when an Athenian audience had listened for an hour to the glowing periods of Demosthenes, they forgot their own weakness and the risks of war, and cried out as one man, "Let us fight Philip." It is no wonder that when the rude soldiers of Hungary listened to the melting accents of their young queen, that with gallant enthusiasm they burst forth with the cry, "We will die for our sovereign." The spoken voice is. however, far less potent than the voice expressing itself in the melody of music. The rich gushing of the throat can call up in intense force all the emotions of the human soul. We have seen large { ou?jre<rations stirred by the most profound excitement as rude, untutored voices swelled into solemn grandeur in a service of song. The words were of the simplest?having in them no magnetism whatever. The whole moving power lay in the vast volume of sound. There is no exaggeration in the old story of Orpheus beguiling the powers of the lower regions by the notes of his lute. There have been sinners?there are singers now ?who could perform feats quite as marvelous. ?Sunny tenth. Tinware. Many people stiil think tinware is pure tin, and astonishment is often depicted on the countenances of the unsophisticated when told that only from two to six parts in a hundred of a piece of tin-plate is pure tin, the rest being sheet-iron or steel, and the tin only a thin coating. The process of coating ironplatcs with tin was first invented in Bohemia, or Silesia, in the fore part of the seventeenth century; but, like everything else in those times the process was very crude. The iron plates at that time were produced by hammering, nod of course varied much in their thickness, and seldom exceeded six or eight inches in width and length; these plates were heated, dipped in water, mixed with wood-ash. then polished by scrubbing them by hand with sand, covered with a greasy sul>I stance and dipped into molten tin. On account of the uneven surface of the iron plates, a heavy coating of tin?from fifteen to twenty pounds per hundred pounds of iron?was necessary to pro! duce a bright appearance. The plates that were made in those times were very costly, and were mostly worked into cuirasses for warriors, ornaments for church stec| >!es, and occasionally into I vessels for family use; but the latter were so expensive that a piece would be kept as a valuable inheritance by several generations. These plates were used in England largely, but were imported, because all I | experiments to produce them cheap ! | enough at home rem lined unsuccessful j untii about 1710 or 1750; from that time I on the tin-plating industry began to pros- i per in England. The process of reduc-I in.r ;,,t? tliin ulir.i.tc nf morn tiniform I thickness was soon after invented, and | gradually, England got control of all the markets of the world in this commodity, and since the adoption of the commodity for such general use in the United > States, the consumption here has been j enormous. This country now consumes about two-thirds of England's produc- j tion. J-'or the liscnl year ending June j :>i)th. lss-,>, the number of pounds of . t innc.l plates imported was ITI.NIW.OOO, ' representing in value Life in Yiicatau. Traveling in Yucatan is by m? means j all that the traveler could wish. Heside j the ordinary impediments of a torrid cli- I mate, ami the lack of ordinary means of j communication, cleanliness and diet, | there are dangers arising from the con-j stunt warfare between the civilized i whites and the uneompicred Indians of j the Southeast?only two or three tnoii- I sand in number, it is true, but daring I and deadly enemies of the whites, to i whom they give no (piarter. Their unpleasant custom of tying their victims to a stake by a long cord through the nose while they proceed to further refinements of torture, has a decidedly deterring effect upon the ordinary traveler. /?.W. tit. Ana'e iniri/1 i 1 to < 'lit lll.li-l lllllrw^ ?..v, - | satisfied with native productions while traveling in this region. Tortillas (1111- j leavened corn-cakes) and frijolcs (beans), seasoned withliery red-pep per, arc usually t he only articles of food, and must serve as utensils as well. 'Tpon the tortillas, as plates, you spread the beans, and with I . mother corn-cake, rolled up in tin; shape i of a spoon, you scoop in the frijolcs. I When the latter are finished, you eat the ! spoon, and then the plate, leaving no troublesome dishes to bother the cook." "After eatine, a calabash was passed ! round full of water for rinsing the mouth. The proper way is to fill the mouth with water, and, after inserting the linger and scrubbing the teeth, to spit it out. This custom prevails throughout Mexico, even among well-to-do people. Coffee and cigarettes then followed. The latter, in ; fact, were going all the time." But the ! politeness was unfailing. Everything i was placed at the disposal of the guest. Even the inquiry if a young lady was his host's sweetheart was answered with the customary phrase of courteous insincerity, "Si, amigo mio, and yours also." J ? Outing. < V PROBLEM OF THE TIMES. T KTAY MEN LIVE TO BE OWE HUNDRED M YEABS OF AGE ? I Dittrovery That Man Alreaily Lives *' I.oii^or Than ho Did?*01110 Way* to I'm Death Yet Further A nay. To be told that under proper condi- . ions we ought to live one hundred years, mil that the discouraging doctrine of the ntluencc of heredity in shortening life is inly true in a limited sense, is interest- . ng to most people. So, also, is the cir- '/ jumslance that we arc living longer than c ( tve used to live, and the assurance mm (< much may yet be done to prolong our lives. These and analogous topics were .riven in a recent lecture by I)r. John p Foster, of Bradford, England, read at the February meeting of the She/field Medico['hirurgical society: "The late Dr. Farr, in his description of the march through life of a million children has given the ? following results: Nearly 1.10,000 will die j in the lirst year, 00*0 in the second ,l year, 28,000 in the third year, and less than 4,000 hi the thirteenth year. At the end of forty-five years ."500,000, or V1 one-half, will have died. At the begin- J1 ning, of sixty years, :>?<),000 will still be a> living. At the beginning of eighty years, !K),000: at eighty-five years, 5J8,000: ami -x< nt ninety-five years, 2,100. At the beginning of 100 years there will be 22:5, I1' and at 108 years one. The mean lifetime of both sexes in England was calculated ^ some years ago to be 10.8.18, or nearly forty-one years. Mr. II. I luinphrcys has shown, however, that in the live years, 1870 to 1880, the mean age at death was . 4'!.."50 (females 45.:)), being a gain of nearly two and three-quarter years. n Thus within twenty years, notwithstanding an increased birth rate, density of population, and tho unsanitory condition of towns suddenly grown large, more than two and a half years have been 0 added to the life of every inhabitant of ri "The lipectatov asks: 'What is the kind d of life which is increasing? Arc we young longer? I)o we live longer, or arc J we only a little slower in (lying V 1 am bound fo admit that some of the gain in . early life is lost in middle life; that while the expectation of life at birth is 2r{ more, the expectation from 05 to 00 is a ' fraction less. But notwithstanding the slight increase of mortality at and upward, a large portion of the additional survivors live on to the higher ages. Of 1.000 born, the additional number of survivors is 35 at the age of 4.1; 2(5 at 55; s !) at 05; 3 at 75; and 1 at 85. The in- li crease is much greater among-.females, f,' By far the larger proportion of the in- t creased duration of human life in Kng- t land is lived between 20 and 00. It is 'I interesting to ascertain what is the nat- n urai limit of existence. Doctor Farr v says the natural lifetime of a man is a e century. That' is the length of v time a body will live under the t most favorable conditions. Another ji most interesting question is: ' When does old age commence?' Dr. Farr has 1< divided life as follows: Boyhood, 10 to ?3 1 "? years; youth, 15 to 20; manhood, 25 to ."?0; maturity, 55 to 7"): ripeness, r 7.") to H5; and old age, 85 and upward. "Old age really begins in certain pathological changes which take plarc at t different ages. It is interesting to learn v what conditions hasten or hinder these changes. It is held that all life; begins \ in a formless fluid, and from this ti develops into the varied forms of living 1 beings. There is a life force, inherited 1< from a preexisting life, which builds up 1 matter into living tissue, and holds it to- gethcr for a time; and the tenacity with which this force holds organized matter together does not depend on size, or strength or muscular development alto- s gethcr, but rather probably 011 an even s balance between the several parts, and 011 c something more. As the strength of a chain is cipial to its weakest link, so the n vital strength of the body is equal to the ) weakest organ. After the middle arch of life is passed these changes become ( commoner, and there is danger, if we continue to put the same pressure 011 a j weakened vessel, that it may burst. In j the hurry and strife of life men too often t forget this truth and pay the penalty. After."50 or ">o a good deal more rest and sleep are required than in earlier manhood. The physical powers have begun s to fail; the mental powers should be at their best. It i? probable that some of [ the greatest literary productions have ; been the work of man between liftv and seventy. Living public men in every department of literature, science, art and t politics, may be cited in proof. For many years after the degenerative pro- ( cesses of aire have weakened the bodily powers the intellectual powers remain cnmnarativelv unaffected. A weakened f 1 * nerve liber may retain its continuity, and a diseased vessel in the brain may hold t its entirety for a great Icncrtli of iinic if ] 110 great strain is put upon it. ,e "In taking the period of sixty-five to seventy-five, and still following the for- ( tunes of the million children born, we find that 309,020 enter this age and H51, 124 leave ft alive. Diseases of the brain, heart and lungs are the most common: s 131,400 die of old age. The numbers that enter the next decennial?seventy-five to , eighty-live?are 101,124. and the number that leave it alive are 38,505. About 122,500 die chiefly of lung, brain, heart , and other local diseases. Nearly 50,000 ? die of atrophy, debility and old age. ( Some writer says he has met few or no cases of death from old age, every- j body dying of some recognized disease, j It is true that the symptoms of disease become obscure in old age, many cas:'s of pneumonia and other inflammations es- f caping recognition. But il is also true s that many deaths attributed to disease j arc mainly due to old age; slight injuries, cold, heat, want, or attacks which in early years would have been shaken ofT. Of the million with which \.i; started. 2,1.'>3 live to the age of ninety-five?223 , to 100. Finally, at the age of 108 one ( solitary life flies. "Diseases may be divided into two ( great classes?the parasitic and the degenerative. The latter arc more prevalent in early,and the latter in later stages of life. Of cancer, which is one of the diseases of ojd age.it is uncertain whether f it belongs to the parasitic or the degen- > crative type. As it is the duty of the \ physician to help man through as many i of these stages, and with as little pain as ji possible, it becomes important to study t how to protect him from accidental dis- < eases, and how to husband his forces so si that he may travel far over the way be- i fore his strength shall fail. The first es- c scntial <>f life is his food, and beyond t doubt the majority are underfed, and a f large proportion improperly fed. The t mortality among the po:ir and the hard l worked, at all stages of life, is amazingly t larger-than among the middle nnd higher t> classes. The human constitution possesses a grrat amount of elasticity, and will tolerate departure from corrcct diet for a length of time, but in the end the penalty is rigorously exacted by nature. Lessened vitality inevitably follows impoverished blood and ill-nursed tissue. Undoubtedly, men are better fed than formerly, and fewer die of starvation. Hut the increased density of the population by the (locking of people to the towns has intensified old dangers. Unless sanitary improvements keep paec with the increase of population, the mortality increases. One-seventh of the population of (treat Britain live in London: a large portion of tlie rest live in large towns. Doctor Karr says: 'What is especially remarkable in London is the high mortality of all ages after twenty-live.' It is due to pulmonary disease. The saim- holds good of all large towns. Improved health conditions and increased population arc fighting a great battle, and. oil the whole, if not at every part of the field, health is winning." A Bee's Feel. i Naturalists say that the feet of the common working bee exhibit the combination of a basket, a brush and a pair of pincers. The brush, the hairs of which | are arranged in symmetrical rows, are ' only to be seen with the microscope. With this brush of fairy delicacy the lice : n ifu vnlrrilif* tr? r/tinnv<" flm ;i pollen dust with which it becomes ' | loaded while rilling the flower* and sue!;- j y ing up their nectar. Another article, 'I hollowed up like n spoon, receives all j n the gleaning* which the insect carries to 'I the hive. It is a panicr for provisions. <1 Finally, bv opening them, one upon A another, by means of a hinye, these two ii pieces become a pair of pincers, which o render important service in the construe- o tion of the combs. t] ? I '| Hotv JIc Wanted It. ! [ A merchant traveler at dinner request- j ed the waiter to bring him a piece of w rare beef, aud when it came it was r; re u indeed. I ( "Waiter!*' he remarkedwarningly, as he looked at the undone dish. " Yes, sail," responded the darkey. V "Take this beef out, please, and kill nl it." The waiter erf wled into a napkinritur and disappeared.?Mr rebuilt- Trar- lc tier. Sii HE SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE. < EBB? STOBIES THAT WZ1.X. DBXVB AWAY THE BLUES. 1 r> Pop for Him?Something Around Her?A IConiancc?He Foil Perfectly Safe?Tl?e Talk in; Do?. n ' There is a fine specimen of a bull>g," remarked Smith to Jones at the )g show. f "Yes, lie is a beauty." "You ought to have a dog like that, I Hies. Living in the suburbs, as you >, a watchdog is almost a necessity.'' i "No, it isn't,"' replied Jones, wearily. A man who has seven daughters, all j :er twenty-two and unmarried, stands his own light if he keeps a clog.''? hilaih'ljihui Cull. * Something: Around H?;r. . - 1 "There, Frances, you've caught anhor cold, and I'll warrant you caught when you were out walking with Joe 1 st night." "Oh, no. mother! I couldn't have j night it then, 'cause we didn't go fast lough to catch anything, in fact; we ( ist set down on the stile and studied ' itronomy!" "And did you have anything around an. my dear?" "Oh, yes, indeed I did! Joe's always irticular about that; lie won't allow irnr > sit down anywhere in the evening air ithout putting something around me." 'oakum Guzctti', I0e Felt Safe. "I hear you are going to embark in le manufacture of gun powder," rcinrked a Third street banker to a Pearl r/M.f mnn nn 'Ohiiwe the other dav. " That's the proposition now before 10 house,'" he replied. "Ain't you afraid to go into that kind f business?" "Of course I'm not. There's no more isk of losing money than in any other nsiness." " I know that, but I should think ou'd be afraid of being blown up " " Blown up?" " Certainly. Ain't you afraid of liat?" "Well, not hardly! I've been married [>r twenty - live years!"?Merchant^rarrler. A Koinancc. Thus spoke a fair girl, about whose weet young face there clustered a bang ike a solid stone wall around a flower ;arden, and in whose voice were mingled he soft notes of the flute and the silvery ones of a dinner bell, half an hour iate. 'lie person addressed was a cold, hard lan, with iron-gray hair and corkscrew whiskers, and with that stern look in his ye which prompts a man to go elsewhere to borrow a dollar. lie was siting in his ollice reading the morning taper. ' Well, girl, what is it?" he replied, ooking at the head lines of the Chicago ;rain market dispatches. ' Father, Gerald has asked me to tnary him, and i have accepted him." " I don't doubt it." " Yes, father; and I thought I would ell you, so it would not surprise you when he asked you for me." ' Don't worry yourself, girl. Don't worry yourself. I will not be half as mich surprised as Gerald will, my daring" and he reflectively threw his right L-g up over his left knee, and run his land carefully around the toe of his boot. ?Merchant- Traveler. Thi! Talking Ho:. It was in a .Market street restaurant. A olemn man entered, followed by his dog, eated himself, and asked for the bill f fare. It was given liini. ''What would you like to have; sir?'' isked the waiter, flipping the table with lis napkin. The dog meanwhile had climbed upon he chair on the other side ?f the table, uid was gravely regarding his master. "Well," said the solemn man, relectively, "gimme two fried eggs, | timed over." ' Gimme the came," said the dog. The waiter irazed at the animal with mia/ement mingled with horror. The olemn man continued: "Then I guess you can gimme a siroin steak, very rare, with fried polaoes." "Gimme the same," said the dog. The waiter's face assumed the color of :old boiled veal, "Cud o' collee, plenty o' milk," went >n the solemn man. "Gimme the same,"said the dog. The waiter shuddered, and, turning, led for the kitchen. A man with a squint, at an adjoining able, was much interested in the scene, le had observed it closely, and finally poke to th" solemn man: "It must V been a fearful lot o' work o learn that dog to talk.-mister." "It was," said the solemn man. "I should smile,'' said the dog. "What 'ml you take for him, now?" aid the man with the squint. "Wouldn't seil him," said the solemn nan. "You'd better n'<t," said the dog. The man with the squint was much impressed. He began making wild offers, md when lie reached a thousand dollars he solemn man relented. "Well," said he, "I can't refuse that, hate to part with him, but you can lave him." "If"'!! !>? sony for it," snid the dog. The man with the squint drew a check or the amount, which he gave to the .olenin man. The latter was about leavng when the dog cried out: "Never mind?I'll get even. I'll never .peak again." lie never did. The gentleman with the squint was iroprietor of a Dime and Freak museum >11 Market street. The* solemn man was a ventrilocpiial rook.?Suit Fniucisro Arjoiirt'it. Artificial Nourishment. A foreign paper relates a novel mcthoil or administering nourishment to in alids and persons with weak digestion, vhich, it is alleged, has been practised n Paris with much success. Diseases md enfeebled health commonly owe heir origin to the imperfect assimilation >f food. When the digestive functions ire impaired the body is insufficiently lOurished, and is unable to resist the ncroachment of disease. For the mainenauce of health and for restoration roin sickness it is of the first importance hat the food be not only of the most lourishing kind, but that it be adtninisered in a form easy of digestion and aslimilation. In a paper recently eomnunicatcd to the Medical Hospital asso:iation, Paris, by Doctor Debovc, he lescribes a form of alimentation which las attracted much attention. I lis sys- ' em is to supply nourishment in the form j >f powder instead of bulk. I'ncooked | neat, from which the fat has been j emoved, is minced finely, and allowed | in mii /ivilli of moderate heat, until t becomes perfectly hard without bring j mined. Il is then reduced to itipalp- i ible powder by pounding iu a mortar and j Kissing through a line si-vr. The poo ler so (li)taiiicd represents about four imcs its weight in llesh. The fiber and , he large percentage of water contained u the llesh are thus removed, and the j ssential properties of the meat retained ind presented in a form not dillieult to i ligest. Other alimentary, substance. | uch as lintels, beans, pens, etc.. run be. I irepared in the- same way. In ra>es ! >f consumption the treatment is said to )e remarkably successful, and in general lebility and nervous diseases arising roin weakness, restoration is rapid and HTinanent. A few spoonfuls of the >owder are erpial to the meal of a person villi a healthy appetite. The powder, vhen bottled.will kccpau indelinite time, ud may be taken with a little milk, j flaw, water or other Ii>|uid. Moss I'apcr. Consul tiade, oi i unsuania, lias sui>lilted to the United States government report, relative to a new material for taper. This is the white moss which ;rovvs so largely in Norway anil Sweden, 'he living plant is not used, hut the dead 1 loss which accumulates in the woods, 'he inoldering which the moss has unergone fits it for use in paper-making. l factory is now heing built in Sweden, 1 a district where a million of pounds f the dead moss can be collected. Paper f various thicknesses and card-board of lie white moss have been made; the lat r being as much as three-fourths inch lick. It is as hnril as wood, can easily | e painted and polished, and it has the | ' dvantage of not warping or cracking ' ith drought. It may, therefore, be ' se<l for window frames and so on.? HHfCl ,1 .iiujitanr. There :ire now 0*2,000 growing trees in , iTashin^ton, laid at regular intervals long 123 miles of fine streets. < "When a misfortune happens to a friend, ( iok forward and endeavor to prevent the mie thing from happening to yourself, l BETTIN'A, ... 'Oh! who will scale the bjlfry tower, And cut that banner down? Vll broken Is the Austrian power; ^ They gallop from the town; t Vnd surely 'tis an idle taunt, a With this day's victory gain;<l, 8 [b let yon painterl falsehood flaunt? The very sky ssems staine 1!" 'I 5o spoke tlio Duke: around ho glanc.nl - }, To see that each rank hoard: _ I ?ut every eye was on the ground. * No single soldier stirred: rhe shattered lielfry timb jrs shake: That highest spire of all a Jcneath a dove's weight might it break. J And s wen score feet down-fall. ? Sach thought: "Cut down by hml that s lag.' J Foolhardy were t'io dee 1, iVhe.i one three-pound jr snaps its staT v As breaks a withered re>d!'' 3ut just as silenco crew to shame. And none would lift his fac?, r V sunburned child, her fare a flam", c Stood forth before his Grace. She courtesie 1: gave a hasty glance To where I ho Hag flew high, j rhen, stammering, she said, " My lord, t May I?have loave?to tryf' ' You, child;" hi mocksd. " By Mars, you ' ponip To school thes3 veterans grim. 1 And your reward T "Th >se two fair plumes j That shade your beaver's brim." Loud ran1* his laugh, " So be it! climb! j The plume; are yours?if won.'1 She darts across the street as fleet As swallow in the sun; 1 The church do:>r clashes at her back; She l-ushe? up the stair? Against thj sky, in the belfry high, See, see her standing there! And now she slip? up to th9 liftd-?; Tho crowd all hold ther b.-eath, Highiran 1 higher slow she mounts, One step 'twixt her and death. Along mat narrow dormers eugo, Up to th'j broken b ill; Oh, shattered joist an 1 splintore 1 beam, Let not the brave child fall! Awl now she grasps tha slender staT; Then slowly, gently, see! The flag begins to sink. Good cord, Do thy work faithfully! The pully turns?the rope runs smooth? Down, down the gay folds gli le Along the quivering pole, until They hang her hand beside. Close gathered?look! shs cat3 their bou 1, Her scissors (lashing fair: Then lightly pushed from where she clings, They drop, plumb, t j the s juare; But no man thought ti raise his ch'aer Until?oh, b'essel chance!? They sea her clambvr down, and safe From the church stjps advance. Ah, then, what shoutings came from all, To lrnor su"h a deed! U p the old street at the Duke's side She rides his pacing steed, Her homespun apron filled with crowns, The Duke's plumbs in her hair: What man shall say a little maid Can never do and dare.' * It is r; lited that immediately after the battle of Soll'erino a detachment of t ie Italian force pased through a town near the field of the day's victory, and d scovered that t le enemy's colors, abanloned or forgotten in their panic, were .still flying from the old church. The spire had been nearly demolished bv the cannonades. In reply to the thoughtless rhallen;e of the leader to climb up und cut down the flag.'' alt -r the soldiers had shown their ueiierel unwillingn ss to risk their lives on t'ie tott?rin<? structure, a li'tle peasant girl, Hettini Mazzi by name, und rtcok it sue cessfully. She received a rich reward from the spectators, a? w. U as the on!y thing she had as.ied for on attempting her fat-tin long o-tri-h plumes whi?h the lea lcr won- in his military chapea'i, and by which h r ru-tic little faucy had been greatiy s' rack.?Edward Jreiueus Stevenson, in Harper x Yomxj People. HOIOR OF THE DAY iii the social circles of tho chickenyard the lines are very distinctly drawn, for each hen has her own set.?MorrhnntTratehr. Ella Wheeler asks: "Have you heard of the Valley of Babyland?" No, but we have heard ''from" it late at night. ? llartfurd Po.if. Pythagoras used to say that a wound from the tongue is worse than a wound from a sword. Pythagoras must have been a married man.?Courier-Journal. If you don't believe that "three is a crowd," just ask the young man whose sweetheart's small brother infests the parlor Sunday evening.?Neir York Journal. "Whe-e-w!'" yelled the man, as the dentist jerked his tooth out. "I thought you extracted teeth without pain." "So I do?without pain to me."?Kentucky State Journal. "Were you ever caught in a sudden squall?" asked an old yachtsman of a worthy citizen. "Well, I guess so," responded the good man. "1 have helped to bring up eight babies."?Chicago Hun. The man who takes a party of girls to a church entertainment may properly be spoken of as the conductor of the party, for he has to colloct the fair when it's time to go home.?Boxton Tiiim. " It is now settled," says an exchange. " that a newly-married lady ceases to be a 1 triile and becomes sitnply a wife when she has sewed a button on her husband's clothes.'' It is ttiis fact that ma^es us such happy people. The country is full of brides.?Somarcille Journal. THE CAKELESS KALSOMINER. The whitewasher sings a merry song, A son< full o? tender feeling, As he dance; the s^a folding along, And s'aps the ?fcuif o 1 the ceiling, He ^laps it on with a merry smile 'J hat l ghtsup hii la iai wrinkles. And more on youroverco.it and ti.e Than upon the wait he sprinkles. ?fit riv. . ! Ancient Music. The Egyptian flute was only a cow's horn with three or four holes in it. and their harp or lyre had only three strings. The (?recian lyre had only seven strings and was very small, being held in one hand. The Jewish trumpets, that made the walls of Jericho fall, were only rani's horns; their (lute was the same as the Egyptian; they had no other instrumental music but by percussion, of which the greatest boast was the psaltery, a small triangular harp or lyre, with wire strings,, and struck with an iron needle or stick; their sackbut was something like a bagpipe; the timbrel was a tambourine, and the dulcimer was a horizontal harp with wire strings and struck with a stick like the psaltery. Thcv had no written music, and had scarcely a vowel in their language, and yet, according to Josephus, they had two hundred thousand musicians playing at the dedi< v. ........1.. 11.... ci.: cnuon 1)1 r?liiuiliuii > innjui.. will \ IIIcairo Theodore Thomas would have died in the greatest agonies at such a concert. ? Cltioiyu Eye. The New Waiter. "This t-olTee is so poor I can't drink it." '.lust shut your eyes, put it out of sight, and don't say anything about it," was the reply of the new waiter, who was a humorist. The guest did not make any reply, but when he came to pay. lie handed over to the proprietor of the establishment a solitary cent. "Where's the rest of the moneyf ".lust shut your eyes, put it out of siirlit. ami don't say anything more about it. "That's what your new waiter sai'l when I told him the eolTec was weak." The new waiter tendered his resignation.? Siftingx. In Illinois the "habitual burglar," when he goes to I lie penitentiary for the third time, goes for thirty years, and the governor can't pardon him. At any rate, that's the law. We have 81)1 consulates, and the fees they gather more than pa\ their expenses. I ..Ui VI.Ml- ilu. oii-nlu< \v;m over Sill (KID The city of Chicago spends nearly 1">,000,1)00 a year in intoxicating lienors. Horrid. yes. it is. that we iiti^st suffer frnm disease. I nit from heart disease, nervousness j ami sleeplessness. I>r. (inives' Heart Regulator will give ymi imtneiliate relief; thousands say so. $1 |>er hnttle at druggists. Ti'itKEY iin|"?rts alnnit $1.000,tx>0 worth of Iietroleiiin from this country annually. That wonderful cat In i|i<i in known asLvdia K. l'inkhain's Vegetable Compound has given I lie lady a world-wide reputation for doing ijoofl. It is a living spring of health and I strength. The fashionable name of nervotn debility Is "ncurore." _ T>r. (i raves'Heart Kogulater cures all forms | if heart disease, nervousness, sleeplessness. | Everybody has n ltoom except, the trade ; . lollar. j . Piso's Cure for Consumption is not only j feasant to take, but it is sure to cure. Brazil's navy emisists oC iT.uoomen nnrt , tfty vessels. j I p . PRESIDENTIAL FAYOBITES. ome Interesting Fact* Concerning the Men Who .Stand Clone to the Chief Executive. Visitors who from curiosity or business ave called at the White House must have een impressed by the courteous yet systemaic manner with which they were received nd escorted through the mansion. The entlemen whose dutv it is to receive all perons coming to the White House are Colonel 3. S. Denmore, Mr. John T. Kickara ana jar. '. F. Pendel. and they have occupied their resent i>osition.s through the various adrainit rat ions since and even during the war. Mr. 'endel 'was President Lincoln 8 body-guard; aw him to his carnage the fatal night on vhich he visited Ford's theatre, and he now as in his possession the blood-stained coat rhich Mr. Lincoln wore on that memorble occasion. There is not a public man in America to-day who does not know nd who Is not known by, these genlemcn, and the reminiscences of public and ncial life which they can recount wotdd 1111 . congressional volume. During the weary yet the ivnr thrniicrh fcho moro leoceful times of Grant's administration; virile Hayes held the reins of governnent, and when Garfield was shot, it was hese men who stood in the executive manion, welcoming the advent of each new adninistration, towing at itb departure, and reviving ltoth martyrs through its portals. During that long, hot and never to be forgotten summer, when President Garfield lay between "two worlds," the nation became iware of the deadly malarial influence which lung about the White House. But all through ;hat period these three men never' deserted ;heir posts for a single day, although each >110 was suffering intensely'. In conversation A-ith the writer, Colonel Densmore said: "It is impossible todescribe the tortures I lave undergone. To be compelled to smile md treat the thousands of visitors who come tiere daily with courtesy when one is in the greatest agony requires a tremendous effort. A'.l that summer I had terrible headaches, heart-burn and a stifling sensation that sometimes took away my breath. My appetite was uncertain aiid I felt severe pains in the small of my back. I was under the doctor's care, with strict instructions not to go out of the house, but I remained on duty, nevertheless. You would be surprised to know the amount of quinine I took; on some days it was as much as sixteen grains. "Anrl was Mr. Rickard badly off, too?" "I should think he was. Why. time and again we have picked him up and laid him on the mantel, nere in the vestibule, he was so used up." "Yes, exclaimed Mr. Rickard, "I was so weak I could not rise after lying down without help, and could only walk with the aid of two canes, and then in a stooping position. Oh, we have been in a pretty Dan condition liorn oil r\f net "And yet you are all the embodiment of health," said the writer, as he looked at the three bright and vigorous men before him. "Oh, yes," said Mr. Rickard, "we have not known what sickness was for more than a year." * "Have you some secret way of overcoming the malaria and its attendant horrors f' * "I think wo have a most certain way," replied Colonel Densmore, "but it is no secret. You see, about two years ago my wife began to grow blind, and I was alarmed at her condition. She finally became so she could not tell whether a [>erson was white or black at a distance of ten feet. One of her lady friends advised her to try a certain treatment that had done wonders for her, and to make a long story short, she did so and was completely cured. , This induced me to try the same means for my own restoration, and as soon as I found it was doing me good I recommended it to my associates, and we have all been aired right here in the stronghold of malaria, and kept in jjerfect health ever since by means of Warner's Safe Cure. Now I am not a l>eliever in'medicines in general, but I do not hesitate to say that I am satisfied I should liave died of Blight's disease of the kidneys before this had it not l>oen for this wonderful remedy. Indeed. I use it as a household medicine and give it to my children whenever they have any ailments." "Yes," exclaimed Mr. Pendel. "I use it in my family all the while and have found it the most efficient remedy we have ever employed. I know of very many public men who are using it to-day and they all speak well of it." "I weigh ICO pounds to-day," said Mr. Rickard, "and when my physicians told me over a year ago I coulu not hope to recover I weighed l?i jxjunds. Under such influences you cannot wonder that I coudsider this the Lest medicine before the American people." The above statements from these gentlemen need no comments. Thev are voluntary and outspoken expressions from sources which are the highest in the laud. Were there the slightest question regarding their authenticity they would not 1x3 made public, but as they furnish such valuable trutns for all who are suffering, we unhesitatingly publish them for the good of all. A Reading (Penn.) taxidermist has a collection of 7"),1)00 butterflies. A .lliniMtcr ExpreNMet HimNcIf Forcibly. It will Ik.' seen by the following letter from Rev. Chakles Pike, of Wateruury, Conn., that men oftentimes representing the highest callings are brought by disease and sickness to a level with all classes. Medical and professional men generally dislike to countenance proprietary medicines except in extreme cases. However, the case or Mr. Pike is an exception to the general rule. He believes it a duty to suffering humanity to publish to the world the merits of a good article as well as to instruct a few spiritually: I regard it as a duty as well as a privilege to give my testimony in support of so valuable an article as Hunt's Remedy. I liave used it with great satisfaction, aud consider it the very best medicine in use. I am fifty-seven (57) years of age, and though a native of Boston have spent many years in the South and a number in Connecticut. From the nature of my calling I am constantly changing al>out. Two years ago I contracted a weakness of the kidneys, which was apparently made worse by drinking the water in the different places where I resided. For a long time I suffered severely, and used many socalled cures, but none of them did me a particle of good. Finally I purchased a bottle of Hunt's Re redy of Mr. Laker, the druggist, with the guarantee that it would help me, as it afterward proved. It is now my purpose to speak well of a medicine that has yielded results so gratifying to me. I sincerely believe that any one who will use it will indorse my statement. I propose to express ^ljiself honestly. tt.ul efully yours, Rev. Charles Pike. "iVaterbury, Conn., June 2", 1883. Loftt' Faitli in Physician*. There are innumerable instances where cures have been effected by ScovilTs Sarsaparilla, or Blood and Liver Syrup, for all diseases of the D1CKXI, Wlien Lllt*> null uixu tti'cii u.u UJ physiciaus. It is one of the l)est remedies ever offered to the public, and as it isprepared. with the greatest cave, s:s a specific for certain diseases, it is no wonder that it should be more effectual than hastily written and carelessly prepared prescriptions. Take this medicine for all disorders arising from impure blood. It is indorsed by leading professional men. l.nclles in Amrricu long before they reach middle age frequently find themselves suffering from some of the complaints and weaknesses peculiar to their sex. For all such Kidney-Wort is a great boon. It induces a healthy action of the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system aiid strengthens and gives new life to all the iml>oitant organs of the body. It is nature's great assistant in establishing and sustaining health. Sold by all druggists. Purest and bestcod-liveboil, from selected livers, on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard .V Co., N. Y. Absolutely pure"and sweet. Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians declare it superior to all other oils. Chapped hands, face, pimples and rough skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by Caswell, Hazard it Co., New York. Rheumatism.?'"Wilson's Wonder" cures in 8 hours, or money returned. Sent on receipt of $2. Medicine depot, 09 Park street, N. Y. 2.5 Centa Will buy 11 Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases. Book of 100 pages, valuable to every owner of houses. Postage stainjjs taken. Sent jmstjmid. New York Horse Book Co., 134 laniard Stivet. New York city. "IliicliU'l'nlbn. Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kidney. Bladder and Urinary Diseases. #1. Druggists. The North American Indians, especially the Seneca tril>c, made such frequent use of jietroleum that for many years it was only known su Seneca oil. Now it is known as CarMine, the Wonderful Hair Reiiewer. "KoiikIi on Corn*." Ask for Wells' "Hough on Corns." l.V. Quick, complete cure. Coins, warts, bunions. A New Suit. Faded articles of all kinds restored to their original Itcautv by Diamond Dyes. Perfect and simple. 10c. at all druggists. Wells. Richardson &Co..Burlington.Vt. "ilOIIR.I (III C'OIIJlilN. Knocks a Cough or Cold endwise. For children or adults. Troches, l.V'. Liquid. Txlc. Wiien the ass wages war on the thistle it is to assuage his hunger. That Tired Feeling Will ;h RftlictH nearly everybody In 'he Spring a worn. in? from nature which should b? immediately regardi d. It tell* that tho *yntem ha* been overtaxed during the winter and that it Is now unable to withstand the debilitating fllei-ts of warmer weathor, In this condition of tlic body humors of tilt* bloo I are liable t i break out in scrofula or other blood disease. Now is the time to purify tlu> t !ood and Tone Up the System by taking Hood's Sar>aparilla. " Hood's Saixapnrilla purities my blood, tones up my sy-trm ?ud seems to make me over."?w.J. Blaiu, Corning, N. Y. "I could not sleep, and would get up in the morning with hardly life enough to get out of bed. I h id n > a p. petite, atnl my face would break out with pimples. I I n ight a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla. and soon began toslo ?p soundly, could g?t up without that tired and I lliquid feeling, and my appetite improved."?K. A. S.xNtOltn. Kent, Ohio. Hood's Sarsaparilla S ild by all druggists. $t, six for $"i. Made only by ('. I. HOOD A CO., A|iotlieoaries. Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar N.Y N U?21 Regeneration for r 9 I IT UV enfeebled systems, ,? LJ ^Lf, rToiTtt suffer">K Jrom ajtenS stomachic SSSGESSS? lllgeH^F Br ^8 tpr's 8t?inach HitM fi I H P&?!f terssooffftctiveasHu R g Q Inviuorant. Forsalo > nil Drtii'pis" nnd Deal"!"'' c i'era I f^-DON'T FAIIi ie?*Br to tend 3-cL tiusp fnr the moat cotrpltu Catalogue o: rYPE, BORDERS, CUTS, PRESSES, AC. LOWEST PRICES. LAROEST VARIETY. NATIONAL TYPE COMW^^r- \ : ; . ; v.- .. yy;/^. LIKE HIS FATHER. He Was Afflicted with Stone in the Bladder, also like Him, was Cared by the Use of Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy (of Rondout, N. v.). Mr. S. W. Hicks, of Pl -asant Valley , Dutchess Co., N. Y., tbe son of Mr. E. 6. Hicks, whose name may have appeared in this journal in connection with .an. articl similar to this, was. like his father, afflicted with Stone in the Bladder, only tbat his case was more serious than his father's. The father advised the ton to write to DU. DAVID KENNEDY* of Rondout. IV. V.* who,he said, would tell him what to clo. Dr. Kennedy replied,sufzge8:ing tneiweoi NEBV'S FAVORITE Rcnunv, which had worked so successfully in the father's caM3. Mr. Hi -k-s, who ha 1 bi>en assure! by the lo"al physicians thit tliey could do noln- ' in r more tor hiin, trie;! FAVORITE IIEJTI DV. AfU-r two weok-i' use of it he passed a s'one three-four; lis of an inch long and of thethi kne? of a pip .' stem. Since then he has had no symptoms of the rotu-n of the trouble. Here is a si -k man iiea'ed. What be'ter results cou d hive b?;n expxted i \v bat grea er benefit could me Hen! science confer? The end wils ;rn.ined; t'ir.t is Purely enough. Dr. Kennedy assures the public, by a reputation which l*e cannot afford to forfeit or imperil,that tie FAVOHITi; KK.nCDV dot's invigorate the bloo 1, cures liver, kidney and bladder complaints, as well as all those diseases and weaknesses po uliar to females. CJ 1 1 A Crick, Sprains,Wrenches, RheuSs n Mm fC maUsm, Neuralgia, Sciatica, __ _ _ __ __ Pleurisy Palnj, Stitch In the D A I BU J* Sld*> Backache, Swollen Joints, Heart Dlseaas, Sore Uoscles, Pain In the Chest, and all pains and aches either local or de*p?eat?d are instantly relievo! and speedily cared by t the well-known Bop Plaster. Compounded, as it is, of tho medicinal rirtues of fresh Bops, Gums, Baliams and Extracts, It Is indeed the belt pain-killing, etlmnlstlnrf, soothing vid strengthening Porous Plaster ever made. Hop Platters are sold by all druggists and conntr^ftore*. 15 cents or Ato for #100. , Hailed on receipt of ! II 1# price. Eop Platter Co., " Proprietors and Manu- E3 - A JD Km ^9 factnrers, Boston,Mass. m ! #% 1 Ci 1% tW"Coated tongue, bad breath, sour stomach and lirer dis<*s^ure^^awley|^tomae^n^UTe^llSj?rtfc I ? CI V'fi fCMMBALM J Cansesjio Pain; f GlreS Belted* Once. Thoronjfh Treatment will Cure. Not a Llqlid or Snuff. Ap- ' 11r mthf Inser. HAY-FEVER Give it a Trial. 60 cpij'? ?t Drugprtftt'. k1 <en'? bv mail rejrl*t?red. settd for tircjlar. tLY BROS.. ] rikvifts. (^wrcgo. Xf. Y. j DR. DAVID^ j KENNEDY'S r IlkllTllMWJ . jJUW' '^\ Pleasant to Take, ^ l\ Powerfal to Care, jk/ And Welcome In Every Home* "nS&ff KIDNEY JJl LIVER CUBE SWff ffil Dr. Kennedy'sFaTor- vip flfill?## iJW ite Remedy U adapted to ^tgH lr jr" ^ all aire* and Doth aemitAJI fording permanent relief ra all coses caused by impurity of ths blood, (inch u Klilney, Blndder andldver Complaints. Constipation and Weaknesses ? ?. in esses where all other medU cines bsd total 17 failed. Norolterer ?ooald despair ss lonn as this remedy is untried. It h*? an unbroken record of success for many yesn, snd has won hosts o( warm friends. M.?? tht^S^memloneT 'Kennedy (takes bis personal snd profeaiional the statement that Favorite Iteinetly will do *?Forsale by ill dra?ri?t?. or write to Dr. Darld Kenneily> Kondoutt N. Y. Y WHBOE'S OOMPOUin) PURE COD LIVER L OIL AND LIME. J To the Con*nnipti\e.?Wilbor*s Compound o 1 Cod-Liver Oil and Lime, without possessing the rery nauseating flavor of the article as heretofore used. I* endowed bv the Phosphate of Lime with s healing property whirh renders tb? Oil doubly efficacious. Remarkable testimonials of its efficacy can be shown. Sold by A. B. \Vrm<)B.Chemtst.Bogton.and druggist*. Paynes' Automatic Engines and Saw-WIL OUR LEADER. , We offer an 8 to lo H. P. mounted Engine with MID, SO-in. eolid Saw, 80 ft. bolting, cant-hooks, rig comptota foropomtion, on c*rs, f 1,10). KnctnO on iklls-lRfl less. 8-nJ for circul.tr (B). B. \V. PAYNE6c HON8? Manufacturers of ail styles Automatic En? gin en, from 2 tofco H. P.: also Pulleys, Hangers and Shaftng, ?Imira. S. Y. Box 1860. | Walnut Lent Hair Restorer. It I* entirely different from all others, and as its name Indicates it a perfect Vegetable Hair Restorer. It will * ?i. ? -II roatnmoT&V immoaiaieiy ireeinu imsu nu<u ? > ^ hair to its natural color, and prodaco a now growth where it has fallen off. It does not affect the health. which sulphur, mgar of lead and nitrate of lilver preparation! haro done. It will change light or faded hair in few days to a beautiful gli.ssy brown. Ask your druggist for it. Kach bottle is warranted. Smith, Kline J: Co., Wholesale Ag'ts, Phila., Pa., 11 nd C.N.Cnttenton.N.Y. WE WANT 1000 BOOK AGENTS forth* new book TlUUTY.TlIJtEE YEARS AMONG OUR WILD INDIANS. By Gen. UODGE and Gtn. SHERMA.V. This Great Work Is Indorsed by Prc? t Arthur. Gen. Grunt, and thousands of Judres, Bi?hop?. Clergymen. Editors. Etc.,a> "thr lint, moti ThriUinp, and moit ViituMe Inthtin book trrr urrittru.' its Superb llltiatrntion*. Oreat Author*hip, and Solid Mrrit make it the booming book for AoenU. ?3~ TO.OOO inld. Agents ell 10 to tl)a dav. or S--nd for Circular*. Extra Ttmu, ^ Specimen Plate. ?te? and jwlge for yimrxlf. Address A. 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