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The same to thee, though y? ars of pain
. May leave their traee on cheel; or brow,
k And hopeless teal's, in silence shod.
May dim the smiles that gkul thee now.
Time's unrelenting liand may grasp
Each eliann that other friemls most prize i
Yet leave untouched this heart of Love,
That makes me lovely to thine eyes.
?Jennie l\ JSiijeloir, in Ilarner.
A GOLPIpiJiOOSE.
If Melicent was beautiful, she never
' looked into the jjlass long enough to I
know it: if she was irood. -lie did not
B think of her*e!f sulliciently to recognize j
R it. And if .Melicent did not, of course i
nobody else did.
M Melicent looked upon herself as born !
x _ iMI ,xf j
fio nn up nif emi?i\ spines?u ?uii m |
general make shift in tin- family. Aiul |
as people usually take you at your own
valuation, everybody else regarded Melicent
as this providential sort of stop-gap.
I am not sure, however, that much gratitude
was extended to Mcliccnt; perhaps
it was held that if tlu-re was any gratitude
in the matter, it belonged to Providence;
and it is easier to be grateful tProvidence
than to people; a debt to
Providence is seldom troublesome, and it
bcius deferred payment.
Melicent had a charming little homj of
her own when the mother was prostrated
with paralysis. Of course she left it,
' and hastened to her mother's side at once.
Her affection called her, and it was her
duty. And really there was nothing
else for her to do. It was her place,
rather than that of the two daugutersin-law,
by the bedside cf that sufferer.
But it was not pleasant for her to remember
that she left "her home at aii hour's
notice, and could know nothing as t^, the
comfort of her husband, and she would
i- not have been a woman if she had not
wanted her husband to be comfortable and
!' yet had not half hated to have him comfortable
without her. Charlie wrote her
}. every day how sadly he missed her, aud
Lthen every other day. and then once a
week. 15ut he never told her how well
he was learning to do without her; and
he never said anything about the gay
bachelor evenings in the pretty diiiimrroom,
nor of the general bachelor air that
was creeping over her cherished drawingroom.
and over all the rest of the house,
iu fact. Hut of course Melicent suspected
something of it: and lier suspicion did
Km not make the lonely watches l>y the bed
side any the happier. Still, it wn* her
B wish and her comfort to do for her mothW
or what she might, although, alas! nothE
ing remained of the mother out an old
habit of exacting all her dues, the one
B prevailing passion of her life, selfishness,
H receiv.ng its very apotheosis now, so that
B nothing would be received or suffered by
V / her, except at Melicent's hands. The
B bovs could not be nf much help to her
B here; and the married brothers, it was to
be presumed, had their hinds full in
their own homes. Once or twice it occurred
to take her mother with her; but
to that the feeble voice lifted stout obH
jection, prefering to die in her own home;
H and it seemed a cruelty, when her heart
was so -strongly set on it, to insist that
sue should go anywnerc eiso to uic, especially
as it was she who had to die,and
not another.
And then the married brothers, Francis
and James, lifted their voices too, and
would not hear of the mother being
taken out of the neighborhood, and the
home that they had always had to run
i.-. into being broken up. How could Mciicent
be so seltishas to think of it/ What
should happen to Melicent's home was
quite another thing. And, moreover,
what was to become of the three boys in
such case? Neither Francis' wife nor
James' could receive them, and therewas
no room for them in .Melicent's little
house. Xo, the mother must stay where
she was, and of course .Melicent must
stay with her. At the end of a year,
of which she had thought every week
would be the last, Melicent had seen her
nusuanu uuiy unce, tor it ?ua quiit .impossible
for him tu obtain extended leave
or to make the long and exnensivo
journey frequently. Naturally he thought
lie was being overlooked in the matter,
and expressed his hurt and indignation.
In one way it was not unpleasant to Meli-.
tent that he should express it; but in
another view she saw possible danger,
and did her best to soothe him and avert
it.
But the indignation grew. At the end
of another year he summoned her home
imperatively, and Melieentsaid she must
go; and of course the mother had a convulsive
spasm,or a spasmodic convulsion,
and as Francis' wife had a six-weeks-old
baby, and .lames' simply asserted the impossibility
of assuming new duties, Melicent
had to explain the case, and stay
where she was. " It won't be long, it
N won't be long,'' the mother would murmur;
and "how can Charles be so exacting?"
all the others would say; and
"who should take care of mother if not
Melicent?" was the combined remark of
the family.
But Millicent took care of mother in
more ways than one. After Millieent's
^ marriage her mother's little property had
suffered in some general financial catastrophe,
and Millicent had turned to account
a pretty talent for painting that
she had; and although she might
have laughed at any one who applied too
r flattering epithets to her work, she was
well content that it should sell readily,
and that she could umj its proceeds on
her mother's comforts. It did seem as if
under such circumstances she might have
been allowed to take her mother home,
in spite of her brothers. Imagine her
. consternation when, upon tier saying as
_ much on the occasion of her husband's
last visit, he also took the opposite view.
"I don't want your mother,'* he said,
f bluntly. "I wans you. If your mother
were there, I might as well not have vou.
T linvn emoll lot .... ....-t i..
B 2so. In the present state of your mothW
er's healtli and intelligence a good faithful
nurse can be procured that will answer
as well as you. and I can have inv
wife ag.tin, my home it's mistress, and
you some share of life. If this thing
. goes on, I shall begin to hate the whole
kit of your relation-. It seems that I
am nobody, not to be considered, a cipher,
a nonentity. There is nobody in
the world to be thought of but your
brother's puling wives and a paralyzed
old woman."
"But, Charlie darling, you forget it is
vi my mother."
| "You forget it is your husband."
And the end of it all was a violent
quarrel between Melicont's husband and
James and Francis, all taking the same
view from antagonistic points,and Charlie
flung himself out of the house*, and
vowed he would never write or call
~ upon his wife for a word till she re- j
turned to his house.
And lie kept his word. And he I
I thought every day how lie had to fore-1
a go tne sweet presence that others coulu ;
jf enjoy, how he missed the hand and head,
the thousand and one little devices of:
skill and talent, with which she beauti- j
lied the home and changed the beauti- |
fyinir. Perhaps he had 110 thought of ;
R the tax at all that had been upon her, in
k addition to the cares of housekeening; i
L but he thought a great deal about th?j
B tax it was to her to be painting and
I selling, in additiou_ to.-the keeping of j
^4lt'r moiher's home and
the home of those three hulking boys.
[ He could not comprehend or make alf
lowance for her natural feeling, it had |
grown into something that so outraged |
his own rights and feeling; and to him :
her bewildered conscience seemed at last |
to Oe only an excuse for doing what 1
she preferred. He grew more and more j
angry, in a snrt of blind rage, that her |
life should be spending for these people |
and not for himself, and one day she re- '
ceived notice of a suit of divorce upon !
the plea of desertion.
Poor Melicent! ^he had felt it coming.
When week by week and month
by month went by at first, and her pleasant
home was still so far awav, she had
IKil it IVSIIIII1?? All i IK, I UUCUUIIU O 1IU|/U~ j
ticncc, that she recognised t<? be as j
righteous as i: was unreasonable. .Every |
day had been an agony of apprehension
to her. But when at last the notice
came, she was, at any rate, out of her
suspense, and hud the rest of certainty.
She did not blame Charlie; she could
not. She did not believe in divorce her|
self, she held herself as much his wife as !
ever; but in the silent depths of her
heart she bitterly upbraided fate that had
forred this cruel lot upon her, and she j
L wore a black gown always afterward.
I It was at this point that Ben, the ;
f eldest of the three lad*, brought home i
one day a young wift. Perhaps the out
spoken reproaclK's of James and Francis
made .Mem-ens more lenient, isen aau
nothing with which to support a wife, j
I but Melieent felt s hat, at any rate, here
L was a help in household duties and in
f the nursing of the mother, and again
silently upbraided fate that B;?n had not
brought her home a year ago, and set her :
free herself to go to her own home for a !
r while, befoie the husband whom she so I
loved had taken this fatal step.
| But of course .Melieent was mistaken
I in hoping for any good fortune out of
her life's events. The young wife soon
proved to be only a miserable invalid, i
and another weight upon her hands.
Melieent dared not thiuk; she let
her mind dwell neither upon the
future nor the past: she only
lived from one moment to the next, and |
only set one foot before tin* other. This j
would have been easier for Melicent if |
she had had anything to console her as I
she wont along. The boys seemed fond )
of her in their way?she was an affair of j
their comfort, and they valued her as a
part of it; they were not fond of her in !
a way to save her an hour's work or a I
moment's pang. Her mother was of I
course so fond of her that she would |
hardly let her out of her sight?an op-j
pressive, savage fondness that made only i
bondage. Hut she hail none of a!
daughter's friendly conlldenccs with her;
the height of their intercourse was a subdued
fault-finding on the mother's part,
as if it were owing to Melicent's act that
she was ill and poor and helpless and got
well no faster.
So Molicent went along with her burden;
now and then she found time to
read a book, although usually it was in
the watches of the night, and in order to
keep herself awake when some exacerbation
of her mother's i!lnc?s occurred;
and now and then Maud, the new wife,
^ave her a little pleasure of music, being
often well enough to play the piano of
an evening, and letting the strains mount
to Melieent iti the sick-room, the least in
the world refined and mellowed by the
ascent.
Whether it was that her powers
ripened now with the years, or whether
the strain upon ner nerves wrought them
to highest expression, Melicent had
never painted so veil as she did now,
and her Avork took 011 a decorative
character that brought tine prices.
She had not sufficient, suspicion in her
nature to think of concealing the
fact; and as soon as the brothers kne?v
of it they saw vistas of good fortune
opening before thcni. They were not
goinjr to ask .Melicent directly for her
money; they knew a trick worth two of
that. Francis had long wanted a horse
and phaeton; and James' wife was longing
for a velvet carpet on her parlors and
hall. They had their respective desires.
And then the wives (juietly let Melicent
know that the boys were worrying to
death over their debts. And Melicent
paid the debts. And what had been
done once was presently done apiin.
Well, if Meliccnt could do that, wincould
she not do more ? If Dolplimight
only go to Europe for a year and improve
himcelf in his sneeialtv. what an arclii
tcct he would be! It was talked of
guardedly till Mclicent caught the idea,
aud then gradually discusscd openly.
And at last .Meliccnt thought she might
venture. Of course it required her to
work all but night and day; and all but
night and day she did. I)olph wrote
her delightful accounts of what she could
see only through his eyes; and he said
little of other experiences that he had
while she delved with her brushes and
colors, and called upon a tired brain for
fresh effort.
One day now James decided to change
his business. But it involved his leaving
town for a while. And while he
was away, why could not his wife
and daughter come and stav at mother's?
It was always mother's, although Meliftmt
nrnvidcfl fivnrvthin<? there was
vv"v I"~ "vv o
there except the house. Very true,
why not ? Mother was delighted, in
her feeble way, with the idea of added
members and cheer in the house; and
Maria and her daughter Helen came over.
Of all the women in the world, to none
was Melicent so thoroughly antipathetic
as to Maria, a mischief-making, suspicious
person of a jealous temperament,
obnoxious to Melicent in her personality,
her mannes, her want of taste, her want
of principle, and the very sound of her
voice. When she saw the auction going
on in James' house, and she realized what
it meant?a move for life?she reeled
away stunned. It did not seem to her
that she could bear this last drop of bitterness,
the utter bitterness of daily life
j with a wrangling woman, whose child
had been trained to be little better than
a spy. Not that there was anything to
spy. but that even the smallest trifles,
misinterpreted aud reported, add to the
boiling of the daily strife. And when
Roger, who despised this sister-in-law,
saw what it all meant, and Dolph, who
already hated her, came home, the combat
deepened. Roger and Dolph must
have rooms outside the house then, and,
of course, Melicent must be responsible
for them. Roger had a small salary, with
which he dressed himself and bought !
theatre tickets; Dolph played the tine
gentleman while waiting for olde- arclii
ttcts to appreciate his gifts and apply to
him for aid. They were perfectly secure,
for according to Meliccnt's view of life a
debt long left was almost as dishonoring
as a theft, and one owed by any member
of the family was owed by all of
them, and that meant owed simply by
herself
"I don't see why you do work so constantly/'
her mother whimpered, in her
indistinct way. "I should think you
would see 1 needed your attention as
much as your everlasting boards and
canvases.1'
When, one day, a second attack of
the disease rendered her mother's tongue j
powerless at last, and she really did need
more attention, the canvases and designs j
naci to suucr; out it was 110 renei mat ,
her mother could not upbraid her any
more by word of mouth; the beseeching,
following eyes were doing it all the time.
Of course Maud could do nothing in I
this emergency, and Mrs. James was i
worse than useless. Melicent had j
to break through the mother's prejudices 1
and hire a nurse, in order that she might!
go on with absolutely necessary work less j
totally hindered.
]t is hardly surprising that this coursc
met with a very decided objection from
Mrs. James, who saw money diverted
from legitimate channels by the nurse?j
money that would have bought
Helen the loveliest of spring suits, and
who always pleased herself by speaking
her mind, and could rot, for the life of
her, see why an old woman should be j
indulged to the point of ruining the rest j
of the family. AY hat a household it was! !
T.i,.wi * w,*.,1 n...i :<i.
?j ?i 111 vutiu ituiiinw, aim >? i i 11
his wife, organized an opposition to
Maud and Hen, the atmosphere was only
one of crimination and recrimination.
Melicent could do nothing for her mother
that Maria did not make her uncomfortable
because it was not done
for Helen; she could buy herself no
luxury without feeling that she deprived
Doiph and Roger of its equivalent;
she could give them nothing without encountering
scowls and unpleasant remarks
from James and Francis. The
bills for Maud's doctors and message
women and drugs were sums that might
have made a provision for old age. She |
began to feel as if it would soon be an
impossibility for her to meet them and
all the rest, for in this atmosphere inven- :
110:1 was deadened and the pencil alsied; 1
sometimes it seemed to her as il every j
line she drew represented irreparable I
waste of vital tissue.
v*?r i u.rc* m?i 1. v wiYw? /--or*/! f/-\r fli.it
.w.
All the vital tissue might waste, so far I
as she was conccrucd, but not till her j
mother had gone; not while she was so
needed by the rest, for by one of the j
strange contradictions there are in all of ;
ns, she ioved these vampires that were !
sucking her life-blood.
"We must stop our bills and lessen our I
expenses," she said one day to Men.
"There are a half-score of my things unsold
at the exhibition. I am ceasing to
lie the fashion. My brain seems to be
useless. I have 110 i leas, 110 freshness,
and my hand trembles so that it caricatures
my line. If I could only yo away
just now, and have a little rest!"
A little rest. For ten years now it
had been nothing but work and worry,
work and worry?apprehension, pain, I
sorrow, and now was coming despair.
Francis came 111 one evening and told
her that unless she could help him about
the mortgage of his house it would have
to iro. lie had mort paired it when he
wished money for something or other,
sure, probably, somewhere in his inner j
consciousness, if not in his external j
thoughts, that she would redeem it; and
now the day of redemption or of loss
had come. There was only one thing to ;
do?the mother, with the consent of the j
rest, could mortgage the homestead. {
But the consent of the mother could now !
never be had; so there was nothing to j
do. Yes, one thing?Melicent could give j
her note, ller dealers would doubtless
discount it. And to meet It f There was
the great prize to contend for. (iained,
it would discharge the note. Not gained,
the note could be renewed, and constant
work must wipe it out. " I have not j
th(? strrnrrth " eho nuirrrmivrl Jinnnllffl 1
liut, nevertheless, she tried. Ami any j
one who has called upon a brain alter
nate fire and lead knows what the effort !
was. Never before had Francis shown
such interest in her work. lie was in to
see it in the morning, and g?ve it its last i
look at twilight. ' What a devoted j
brother he is!" his wife 6aid to her i
crony.
"I never knew a picce of yours hang]
on so," he said to Mcliceut. " And some- |
bow it has none of your old snap. It is
leaden. You really must call up your
reserves, Melicent, if you want to win
that prize."
' You really must.*' said James.
" If you want to win the prize," said
Ben.
Poor Melicent! She looked at her work,
and realized what they meant. The fountain
was exhausted; the sparkling How
had ceased; they were drawing now the
drejjs. the very Ices of lift-. And why
should she call up her reserves?
why should she win the prize? why
should she not slip away and let somebody
else work now? What reward had
she for all her work? Not even the
consciousness of doing right, for her
sense of right and wrong had always
been conflicting, and never left her at
ease since the second time her husband
had demanded her return. And as for
living for the sake of such a home as she
had, was it worth the while? And if her
right hand lost its cunning what then?
She shuddered to think of herself then
at the mercy of these ravening wolves, as
for one moment they stood revealed to
her?only one glancing ami lading mo|
incut.
She was holding the candle and lookj
ing at her picture carefully as these
thoughts swept through her. Suddenly
a little flash, a creeping light, a crackle,
a llame. She had held the candlc too
near. The work was ruined.* She did
not care for the work: but it was hard
work; there was no time for more; it
was her last chance; and a thousand
sharp, heart-burning thoughts darted
into the air like sparks, and then a withering
flash seemed to surround and blast
her.
They found her lying on the floor, the
candle extinguished as she had fallen.
She never knew what befell her, but
slipped oil her burden in that flash, and
if there was any more work done in that
family, it was not done by Meliccnt.?
ll'tr/icr\i IJasn r.
The Richest Redskins.
Of all the Indians in the United States
savs a correspondent, the Crows aie per
haps the richest, as they certainly are the
laziest. According to their own estimate
they number 1.100 women, flOO
men, 770 boys, and 070 girls?3,500 in
all, about 800 in excess of what the interior
department in Washington has it.
The Crows have 4,713,000 acres reserved
to them, which comprise some of
the very best agricultural and grazing
lands in tl\^ United States. Their reservation
is m Custer County, Montana,
and contains more land than some of the
States of our Union. It is situated on
the south bank of the Yellowstone river,
with a frontage of nearly one hundred
miles on that stream, and takes in eomI
plete the beautiful valleys of the
j Little and Big Horn rivers, bcbeside
many other rich meadow lands
i made fertile by the numerous streams
j which take their rise in the Big Horn
j mountains. It is indeed a beautiful
j country, and the Indians know it as well
!? tlm u'tiitoc iln- fur if was in the same
i beautiful valley of the Little Horn.
I eight years ago, that Sitting Hull and his
j thousand warriors, rather than give up
j their birthright to the pale faccs, fought
| General Custer and his soldiers until the
last cavalryman lay dead on the field.
Ever since that memorable day in iy?0
the Sioux have had no home. They were
hunted by the United States troops and
renegades of their own tribe, were driven
about from point to point all over Northern
Montana, and finally compelled to
j capitulate to Colonel Iiges and the military
at I'oplin river on June 7, 18t<0. As
, soon as the last Sioux Indian was made a
| prisoner, Congress took in hand the mati
tcrof their inheritance, and bvan agrec .
... T?_P
metu maue wiui inc v^rows oil .iunu i*.
l.sso (live days after the surrender), and
approved by Congress on June 11, iys2,
I the Crow Indians fell heir tc the very
lands the Sioux Indians had forfeited by
reason of being at war with the United
States government. This was the bitterest
pill the Sioux had ever been forced to
swallow. It distressed them far more to
sec their hated foes established in tluir
own beloved home than all the losses
tlfev had sustained in the Little Horn
light.
But the Crows are there, free to roam
at will over four million acres of beautiful
mountain and river lands, whiic their
ancient enemies, the unfortunate Sioux,
i are penned up at Pine Kidge, Standing
Hock and other agencies, under the surveilance
of the military, virtually prisoners
of war.
Of these four million seven hundred
and thirteen acres belonging to the
Crows at least one million acres are
capable of the highest cultivation. Yet,
during all of last year and up to the
I present date, there were but ten acres
[ cultivated by the government for the
Indians, and one hundred and twentyfive
acres tilled by the Crows themselves
[ without assistance from anybody. From
j the one hundred and twenty-five acres
handled bv the red men were obtained
about one thousand five hundred bushels
of vegetables, which were consumed entirely
by themselves. Last year the
Crows put up thirty-five tons of hay and
cut over three hundred cords of wood.
The winter mouthy, as is the custom
among all tribes, were spent in hunting
lor game among the mountains and 011
the plains.
Hut the Crows, with .1 keener insight
than is possessed by ordinary redskins,
have always kept an eye to business as
well as to pleasure, and in consequence
they returned from their last winter's
hunt with not only a goorllv supply of
meat for their srjuaws and papooses, but
Also with nine thousand dollars worth of
robes, furs, peltries and skins. The
principal wealth of the Crows lies in
their large aDd fine herds of ponies,
which are unequalled 011 the continent
for mettle and endurance.
A Norwegian Farmer's Vehicle.
The cariole is the Norwegian farmer's
gig. a very unpretending vehicle, consisting
of a narrow seat supported on a
wooden frame by two cross-bars of wood
which are fixed in the shafts and serve as
rude springs. On this tiny seat the solitary
traveler perches himself, his feet
stretched out in front of him on the floor \
of the gig, or planted in two small rests
at some depth below the seat. Behind
the gig is a horizontal board, on which
the traveler's small box or portmanteau
is deposited, and where the post-boy
(Skvdsguti has to accommodate himself.
In addition to this cariole proper, or single
giif, there is a double one, (the IJeisekjaerre),
often used by traveling pairs.
But the cariole is the earlier and better
institution. Two persons with the necessary
quantity of luggage are quite
weight enough to be behind one of the
small Norwegian horses on a road which ]
is pretty certain to be rough 111 places
and to have some sharp declivities. The
cariolc seems, too, by far the more appropriate
vehicle for this wild and solitary
country. ' It is a kind of land canoe,
by me;:its of which one may ensiiy
nurt company with "the madding
crowd" and penetrate into the perfect
seclusion of primeval nature. For the
postboy is, as a rule, given to silence and
close attention to his horse, and, being
out of sight, is readily forgotten. To
one who finds a keen delight in now and
then getting rid of customary associa
tions and immersing his miud in wholly
new surroundings hardly anything can I
be better than joggingalong in a cariole
011 a fine summer day. One soon gets used j
to the odd bobbing movement of the lit?i
i.'/ /.. ?- ..( /...
IIU W.-IIILIU. I'll ff f ??fry Jtotrcc.
Sandwich Island Homes.
A letter from Honolulu to the Boston ,
Tniiincnjit says: "The houses of Honolulu
are always open, day and night, as j
the temperature is so warm that one has j
to sleep out of doors, as it were, to get ]
enough fresh air. They are built mostly '
of wood, though many of the oldest and \
more substantial houses are built of coral ;
stone, a few of lava stone, and many may j
yet be seen within the limits of Honolulu
made of grass and occupied by the
natives.
These native huts or houses arc built
by makinga framework of bamboo poles,
covered with layeis of the banana tree,
the trunk '?f which can be removed in
layers. This, again, is covered with
grass and trimmed on the corners and top i
!.< n-/.ncii<ir Jin /rro^e flllTnrnnt !
uj '"-""I'o l-,v r.'*" ? w.* |
patterns. One opening or door usually !
admits enough light and air for the aver- !
age native, though some huts are di- j
vided oil into several room?, with two j
and sometimes three doors. A mat hung (
down on the inside, covering the opening.
is the common door.
Mats made of broad grass interwoven
or braided, and sometimes Hags, form
the carpets, aud a pile of from two to :
ten, and sometimes even more, makes '
the bed on which the natives and invited |
guests sleep.
Furniture there is none, the natives
always sitting on the ground with their
legs crossed beneath them. Their
kitchen is outside, and is composed of a !
heap of stones and ordinarily an iron
pot.
It is a wise candidate who knows his
own picture on a campaign banner.?
Nctc York Journal.
| A SURVIVOR'S NARRATIVE.
ONE or THE GREELY PASTY TELLS
HIS STORY.
A Vivid Description of the Disastrous
Kxiicdition lo (he Far >'orth?The
Survivors' Pitiful Plight.
To a New "lorK World reporter, Henry
Biederbeck, one of the six Greely survivors,
said: ,-I know nothing of my own
knowledge of the story of cannibalism.
1 cannot tell whether my companions
ate human flesh or not. I know I did
not. Had I done so, I would tell of it,
for, under the terrible circumstances, the
act would be an excusable one. As
to the shooting of Private Henry, it
would not beseem me to talk. I was
only a humble member of the party, and
the olliccrs, with Lieutenant Greely at
their head, are the proper persons to
give information on that subject. We
all kept diaries, more or less full and accurate,
but we were obliged to send
them to Washington. They will probably
be published in a few days in connection
with Lieutenant Greely's report.
The authorities at Washington have
promised to return the diaries to us as
soon as they got through with them. Had
I my diary with me I could tell you
everything accurately. As it is I must
depend on my memory alone."
"When did you leave Washington?''
"On the loth of June, 1881. The
party consisted of Lieutenant Greely
and twenty-four men. The Proteus,
which has since been crushed in the ice
in its attempt to relieve us. curried us to
our destination. We did not form the
crew of the vessel. We were soldiers
duly enlisted for the exploration expedition.
Nautical skill was not so much a
requisite as scientific knowledge and
capacity of endurance. We were to
proceed to thecircumpolar station established
by the United States government
at Fort. Conger, and there we were to
make meteorological observations and
explorations until we were relieved."
"Where did you proceed after leaving
Washington?"
"We stopped at Baltimore for a day
and then sailed north.reaching St. John's,
N. F., on the 7th of July and Disco,
Greenland, on the l(5th of the same
month. We were all in good health.
The climate is mild in this part of Greenland
in the summer, and the green landi
scane is vcrv beautiful. We were royally
entertained at Disco by the natives, and
afler enjoying ourselves there a few clays
we started out to reach our destination.
We got as far as Cape Baird, in latitude
eighty-one degrees, when we struck icebergs
which completely blocked our way.
The great mountains of ice, rising for
hundreds of feet above the level of the
sea, lay before us, and we knew that
behind them was the solid ice-pack.
There was nothing for us to do but to.
retreat into winter quarters. This we
did in Discovery Harbor, Lady Franklin
Bay, which we reached on the 11th of
August. We had plenty of provisions
and made ourselves as comfortable as
possible for the long Arctic winter. We
employed our time in building caches
along the coast to the north and south,
storing thera with food for future use."
"When did you again start out to reach
your station ?"
"In the spring of 1882. The weather
was comparatively mild for that region
and the ice yielded to the sharp keel of
the Proteus. We used only sails and
carefully proceeded northward until we
nri-ived at Kort Cor.<?er in latitude eighty
one degrees forty-four minutes, where we
were to remain. The Proteus having accomplished
its purpose in bringing us
out, now set sail back to New York, and
our party were left alone. We were supplied
with provisions more than enough
to last us until September 1, laSU, on
which date according to our instructions,
we were to leave the station and return
under all circumstances. We were in
good spirits, because we had had very
little sickness so far and had the right to
expect that the government would send
us a relief-ship to bring us more provisions
and new men. No ship ever came. I
They sent out. the Neptune but it did i
not reach us, and the Proteus was crushed
in the ice and went down with all the
provisions intended for us. We had a
steam launch, whaleboat and a small
dingey. With these we made trips in
between the ice-rifts whenever we could.
Other explorations we made on foot, and
altogether gathered a good deal of valuable
scientific knowledge. Still, as
muiiui aner monui pusscu aim nu snips
were heard from and our stock of provisions
grew less and less, a gloom settled
on Lieutenant Grcelv's brow and expanded
itself over our little colony on ice.
The lieutenant waited as long as lie dared
to and finally, on the Oth of August,
1883, gave the order to break up camp
and return.
"The horrors of the expedition then
began V
"They did. It was easy enough to
tell us to come back, but we couldn't.
We followed ifie shore along Grinnell
sound and get to Cape Hawks. We then
crossed Hayes Sound to Ellesmerc Land,
and then coald go no further. The terrible
Arctic winter set in and we were as
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il illWUU ill tUU WU11U. 1 A1U iUi|/aoo(lui\; i
barriers of '.lie icy elements shut us out
from all communication with the rest of
mankind. Sickness and hunger began
to assail us. Lieutenant (ireely kept sending
out men on foraering expeditions.
Some returned with theglad intelligence
that there was a stock of provisions at
Cape Sabine. With great difficulty we
managed to reach the cape oil August j
10. We found the provisions, but we
knew they could not last long. For some
time wc had been put on half rations
and our daily food was still further reduced
until, as you know, we tried to
subsist on four ounces of provisions a
day. From August 26 to September 21)
we were adrift on the ice and made land
at Haird Inlet, but finding that we were
again blocked by the ice we returned to
Cape Sabine."
''l"p to this time'no deaths had occurred,
had there?"
"No. Hut the grim monster was already
overshadowing us and we knew j
that his stroke could not much longer be j
averted. The tirst deaths took place ;
1 rm .Tnminvv 1 ,S of this Vlilir. The IllCn i
succumbed to the bitter colli, hunger
and privations. Wc were twenty-iivc
when wc reached Capo Sabine, we were
seven when we were finally rescued,and
of these you know one lm since (lied.
That tells the story of our hardships.
It needs no detailed dcsctiptiot><from me.
Beside,'' concluded Mr. Kiederback,
"the papers have alrcadi^cld you how
when our provisions were all gone we
eked out the lives of the few remaining
by catching shrimps and consuming our j
sealskin tents, and our leather boots.
All this is true. As to Private Henry's
death, as I said before, I am not at liberty
to give further details, and as to
eating the dead bodies of our comrades,
I deny it, as far as I am concerned. It
was a terrible experience and I hope
never to be compelled to go through it
again."
The Ivory Plant.
The ivory plant is a native of the j
northern regions of South America, ex- j
tending northward just across the Istli- I
mus of Panama, large groves of it having |
been recently discovered in the province
of that name. It is found in extensive
groves, in which it banishes all other
vegetation from the soil, or scattered
among the large trees of the virgin forest.
It has the appearance of a stemless
palm, and consists of a graceful crown
of leaves twenty feet long, of a delicate '
pale green color, and divided like the
plume of a feather, into from thirty to 1
tifty pairs <>f long, narrow leaflets. It j
is not, however, really stemless, but the :
weight of the foliage and the fruit is too
much lor the comparatively slender
trunk, and, consequently, pulls it down
to the ground, where it is seen like a
large exposed ro.>t, stretching for a j
length of nearly twenty feet in old
ixlonio rrl%/i In.n'no flro I
JIKIll-O. ? iiy KJ'>H W ...v- w.|.|
by the Indians to covcr the roofs of .
tlieir houses. 'i'he group of pistillate |
flowers produces a large, roundish fruit, I
from eight to twelve inches in diameter, j
and weighing, when rijie, about twenty* j
five pounds, It is covered by a hard, j
woody coat, everywhere embossed with j
conical, angular tubercles, and is coin- j
ik.c./I of civ nr tui'im nnrtimw c!ifh run- !
mining from six to nine see Is. These i
seeds, when ripe, are pure white, free I
fiosn veins, dots or vessels of any kind,
presenting a perfect uniformity of texture,
surpassing the finest animal ivorj ;
and its substance throughout so hard that
the slightest streaks from the turning
lathe aro observable. Indeed it looks
more like an animal than a vegetable
product; but a close comparison will
enable one to distinguish it from the
elephant, by its brightness and fatty
appearance, and its minute cells.
' This is a nice neighborhood; stransre
that the authorities would allow a blacksmith
shop around here," remarked Sanderson,
when on a visit to Boston. "Oh,,
that's not the noise of a blacksmith shop; i
that's my neighbor's daughter practicing
a piece of Wagner's music,*' replied the I
Bostonian.?Brooklyn TL.:e*. i
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Shirring is quite popular again.
Large patterned brocadcs arc much
worn.
Long evening gloves come with painted
backs.
Brown bids fair to be the favorite color
this winter.
Jetted braids appe'ar among the new
dress trimmings.
Lace and small fichus arc worn with
morning dresses.
Belts and sashes are lied at the side,
instead of the back.
Gold crowned bonnets arc no longer
stylish, and arc but little worn.
Craz.v patchwork is said to have been
suggested by certain Japanese patterns.
Bibbed silk jerseys are the latest form
of this most popular and comfortable
jacket.
Worsted lace is a pretty novelty and is
seen in all shades. It will be much worn?
this season.
The teller of the Granite National
bank, of Quincy. Massachusetts, is Miss
Flora Underwood.
Bombay husbands cut off their wives'
noses for punishment. In a single week
live such cases were lately reported.
As late as 1840 there were but seven
vocations into which New England women
had entered; in 1814 the number
was 317.
Miss Laura White, a sister of Congressman
J. D. White, of Kentucky, has been
admitted to the special school Df architecture
in Paris.
Snakcskin belts are fashionable. The
skin is highly polished and mounted in
gold or silver. The rattlesnake skin is
most highly prized.
The old style Knglish walking hat in
pale brown and gray shades is coming in
fashion, and will be worn in the street
during the coming season.
Turbans made of marabout feathers
are coming in style again. They will be
worn down on the forehead, after the
(Id fashion, and not on the back of the
head, as they have recently been worn.
Hag vests arc still worn, especially on
the dresses made of soft, clinging materials.
On the new imported dresses,
the vests are invariably made of velvet
of a contrasting shade to the rest of the
dress.
A Troy, N. Y., robin found three
iiinofia nf msHr lnrfi lvinf on a lawn
| i"--- j ?o
bleaching. and carrying them olT built
hersclt a very high-toned nest of them.
She was allowed to bring up a family in
the nest.
Painted fans are losing their popularity
in Europe. At a sale in Madrid a
Wattcau fan, formerly belonging to the
Princess of Savoy, brought only $740.
In London, fifteen years ago, one of no
greater beauty sold for $2,.} >().
The latest novelty in bouquets was
carried by the Princess of Wales at a
ball after the races at Goodwood. It
was of roses, and in the middle of it was
concealed a miniature electric lamp, the
light from which could be turned on at
will by means of a little switch in the
form of a lady's brooch.
The huts and bonnets of the coming
season are contradictions of each other,
j The hats arc large, with tall, tapering
crowns, and narrow or medium width
urims. 1 nc uonncis, un mo cuuiniry,
are small, and there is a tendency to rcj
vive the "gable roof" brim, a peak
I above the forehead, introduced two years
ago.
Empress Eugenie's long black coat and
blacic cane, on which she leans constantly
attract the deepest sympathy
of the gay world at Carlsbad. She
lives at the chateau of Westminister, near
the Schlossbrunnen, and is accompanied
by the wife of General Kourbaki and M.
Petrc, formerly prefect of the police under
the empire.
Belts can be worn with all waists.
They are narrow or wide, according to
taste. Deep belts are not suitable for
women with short waists. Silver buckles
are much sought after when artistically
chased. Young ladies and misses wear
belts without, buckles. These are closed
under a rosette or ribbon bow. The same
bows are on the shoulder, and at the
front of the neck. The directoirc sash
is also worn. It is wide, of soft fabric,
and is loosely tied on the side.
Wnys of Circns Elephants.
"He knows nothing beside eating 700
pounds of hay, two and a half bushels
of oits,seventy pounds of Graham bread,
a bushei of carrots or turnips, and drinking
three barrcis of water, each day,"
said the trainer. "He does that as regular
as clockwork, in two instalments,
and begs the rest of the time from every
one who comes near him. lie never
goes oft his feet, not even when he
sleeps, anil he never lost his temper
while we had him, except once, when
something had angered him. That was
in winter quarters in Bridgeport, but I
soon got hnn quiet by putting an additional
iron clasp on his tusks."
"But how can you handle such a colossus?"
asked the reporter, glancing up
at the fourteen feet in height which represent
the 24,000 pounds of elephantine
matter.
"We drive four stakes in a square,
and fasten ropes with pulleys to each
leg. Then we pull the legs apart until
his majesty's belly touches the ground.
In that way we throw him, and leave
him fastened down until he begins to
beg oil. After that he is treated with
kindness until another dose becomes
necessary. But, as I say, Juinbo is a
very pleasant fellow and well behaved."
"I presume the elephants soon learn
to know their keepers," suggested the
reporter.
'That they do,hut not every elephant
is kind, they grow wicked as they
grow old, especially the hulls. Wc arc
more or less in danger all the time,but we
become attached to them as a man will
to a horse. They nil have a special hobby
or liking. For instance, llcbe, one of
the members of the herd, some years
ago, developed a great liking for a
camel. Whenever the hitter lay down
Hebe would stand over him,put her trunk
around his neck, blow on him, and express
her love in shrill trumpetings ol
delight.
"Gypsy, another of the herd, took to
children, and when Frank Melville, the
bare-back rider, traveled with us,Gypsy
showed a remarkable fondncs-; for his
littleson. The animal recognized thcchild
every time it came into the tent, and
was almost frantic if the boy didn't come
ii]) iiud fondle his trunk."?C/ticnjo
Herald,
Oddities of the Mails.
" I wonder if this is dynamite," said a
clerk in the newspaper and package department
of the New York post office to
a H'nr. reporter as lie picked up a round
package covered with white paper and
carelessly tore it open. It contained an
expensive straw hat addressed to a leading
sporting man in this city.
" Do many such things come through
the mails?" asked the reporter.
" You would be surprised ro see some
of the curious things," he said. " You
see that hat comes from one of the leading
hotels in Saratoga. So he probably |
forgot it, and sent word to the clerk to
forward it by mail. It would make you
laugh," he continued, "to sec some of
the articles of dress that arc sent from j
the hotels to actresses, actors, drummers
and sporting people. We find nightgowns,
linen dusters, canes, hats and
spectacles. Among other things are !
worms and insects. . You see, if a j
farmer finds a curious pest eating up his j
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trees or plants lie gainers specimens aim >
sends them to the agricultural editor of
his newspaper, who makes an inspection
and tells him what they are. Frequently
the packages get broken, and the contents
crawl away before they reach their j
destination. A irieat number of packages
of minerals, quartz, and newspaper i
cuts, that weigh very heavy, are sent j
through the mails."
" Are you allowed to open all such
packages?"
" Yes; the law compels us to open all
packages of second-class matter when we |
have any doubt as to what they contain." j
"Do the carriers have to deliver
heavy and inconvenient packages?"
"No; notices are sent to the persons
to whom they are direc ted, and they call
for them."
The Idnck death of the fourteenth
ceutury, believed by some to have been
Asiatic cholera, although the symptoms,
as described by the historians of the
day, differ widely, actually desolated
the world. It is computed that 1 -'J,000,000
perished in China, and elsewhere in |
the East about 2.7,000,000 more. Ger- j
many lost nearly 1,300,000; Italy half i
its entire population; London alone in j
excess of 100,000. In Europe fully :j0,000,000
must have died, and, in all '
quarters of the globe, not far from 70,000.000.
A. despondent person ought never to
pat blue lish.?Lotion Post.
4
vr ' ' ' " PEOPLE
WHO LIVE LONG.
FACTS OP INTEREST ABOUT HUMAN
LONGEVITY.
Some Instances ?r PcmnsWho Have
liivcil to nn Extreme Old Apre?
Soldier CentenarianN.
A letter to the Boston Adcrrtivrr contains
some interesting information about
persona who have lived much longer than
the biblical allotment of seventy years.
Says the writer:
While fully agreeing with the general
conclusion of your article on longevity,
viz., that there is a tendency to exaggerate
the age of old persons, and that there
are fewer centenarians than most people
suppose. I think you judge in an extreme
of skepticism in making lO.l years the
outside authenticated limit. The late
Sir George Comcwall Lewis actually
doubted that any man or woman had
ever reached 100 years. Mr. Thome appears
at first to have coincided with him.
but the case of Lady Smith, who reached
103, and other indisputable instances,led
him to advance his figure to a half decade
b<Jyond the century.
I think there are numerous thoroughly
authenticated instances of considerably
greater longevity. The late William
Thomas,of Plymouth, recently the oldest
surviving graduate of Harvard college,
was fond of relating in his old a^e how
on the 1st of January. 1800, being then
in his eleventh year, he visited with
several ministers, in attendance at an
ordination, Ebcnezer Cobb, a life-long
resident of the town, svho remembered
Peregrine White's funeral in 170:), as
well as he might, having been born in
1004. lie survived until September,
1801, being 107jj years at his death. He
was a respectable citizen of a town
whose records were kept and neighbors
abundant, and there could he no doubt
as to his age. Iu 1878 a pauper?a bedridden
and bitterly idiotic woman?died
in the Dayton (().) poorhousc, infirmary,
as is the more euphoaistic or Western
term. She had been there forty-one
years, and her age was reported at seventy-six
when she was admitted. There
woo mAfivn fnr /Ionnnfinn rvr r> vncrrrn.
ration in 1837. If no mistake was made
she was 117 at her deccasc, and even if a
decade be struck of by way of caution,
she must have been 107.
A few years ago General IT. V. Boynton
furnished me, by request, a transcript
from the pension bureau giving the
ages at which various revolutionary soldiers
and their widows had died. Unfortunately
it is not just now at hand,
but it recorded several acatns of persons
in their "centenarian teens;" of one. if
I remember rightly, who had icached
121, and of quite a number ranging from
100 to 110 years. The pension bureau
requires clear proof of service and of
continued life. If there was deception
in one or two of these cases there could
not be in all, and there could be no motive
for pensioners to exaggerate their
age at the time of being put on the rolls.
Mrs. Angelina l'odesta, a native ot
Italy, died in 1878, aged 109. Of her
ex:reme age no one who saw her could
doubt, ller eyes had that hazy, far-off
look characteristic of centenarians and
monogenarians. llcr son, who was not
quite sure of her exact age, sent to her
birthplace, and the Latin document,
duly attested by the parish priest,
declared that her baptism took
place on January 12, 1709. I saw her
when she was past 100. Her bodily
strength was sufficient to allow her to
dancc at the annual balls of the Italian
residents of Cincinnati up to nearly the
time of her death, but she was mentally
quite childish.
''Master" Sullivan, the father of the
general and the first American ancestor
of the well-known Massachusetts and
New Hampshire families, is credited with
dying in 179(5, aged 105. Mrs. East
man, mother of Judge Joel Eastman, the
distinguished citizen of Coos County,
N. II., died in 18(57, aged 103 years and
six months. As she was one of the little
school girls who discovered in 1708 the
buried infant of the teacher, Ruth Blay
?who was hanged because Sherilf
Packer would not wait for Governor
Wcntworth's reprieve to arrive?there
can be no doubt as to her real longevity.
I might make the list considerably
longer, but must content myself with referring
to the account of Samuel Welch,
of Bow, X. H., recorded in the second
volume of Farmer and Moore's Historical
Collection of New Hampshire. Welch
died April 5, 182:3, and Messrs. Farmer
and Moore visited him about a year be
fore. He was then in his 112th year
If the public records of his birthplace,
Kingston, X. II., arc correct, he was
born February 13, 1711, though he insisted
that he was born the September
previous, the time when his father requested
the record to be made having
been inserted as that of the birth itself.
His mind was clear when he was seen by
the two eminent antiquaries. They conversed
with him ;it length and we refer
the doubting to the detail of the interview.
It is true, as you say, that 110 graduate
of Harvard has ever attained 103
yeais. Yale has been favored with fewer
centenarian alumni than Harvard, but
one of these few reached 103. Iu 1857
there were living graduates of Dartmouth,
all Presbyterian and Congregational
ministers, Itev. John Sawyer, of
Maine, aged 102 years; Iiev. Laban
Ainsworth, seventy-five years minister of
Jaffrey, X. II.?the longest pastorate, I
think, 011 record and preceded by a year j
of " supply "?aged 100; Rev. Ethan !
Osborne, of New Jersey, ninety-eight,
and Rev. Zachariah Greene, of Hempstead,
L. I., aged ninety-seven. Before
1H58 hud ended nil were dead, Mr. Sawyer
at 10:5, Mr. Ainsworth at 100 and
some months, Mr. Osborne at ninetynine
and Mr. Greene at ninety-eight.
Just now Elbert Porter, Dartmouth's
oldest living graduate, bids fair to round
out his century,having passed his ninetyninth
anniversary Inst December.
A Story of Arctic Adventure.
Now that so much discussion has been
raised on the subject of the alleged cannibalism
in the Oreely expedition, some
interest may be felt in another dreadful
story of privation and danger, where a
similar temptation was heroically resist
eel. as toUl by James .Mcintosh, sole snr- i
vivor from one of the boats of the whaler j
Chieftain. On May '2(i last the Chieftain
sent out four boats in chase of a whale,
two of which, one commanded by Alexander
Bain, the harpooner, lost the ship,
and failing to lind her, shaped their
course for Iceland. Soine days later two
of Bain's crew died, and Mcintosh then
came into Bain's boat from the other to I
act as steersman. The only other occu- |
pants of the boat then were Bain and a |
seaman named MclJrcgor. On the fol- ;
lowing day Bain thought lie saw land, j
and they altered their course to steer lo
it, but found i to be only the reflection
o a cloud. Uy so doing thev lost their
I consort, which did not follow them.
Next day McGregor died, and his body
I was committed to the deep. The
I same day a storm arose, which
I lasted tliree days, during all of which !
time Mcintosh remained at his post as j
steersman while Iiain lay helpless and I
despairing in the bows. At last the
storm abated, and the undaunted steers- I
man addressed some cheering words to 1
his comrade, but without rousing him I
from his lethargy, which continued so 1
long that. Mcintosh at last grew anxious, !
anil though hardly able to move, his legs j
being benumbed with cold, managed to j
crawl along on his hands and knees to
the bow of the boat, and found Main |
quite dead. A. terrible sense of utter i
loneliness came over him, mingled with !
the fear that in his desperate condition :
(lie had not tasted food of any kind for j
several days), he might yield to the temp- |
tation of supporting himself on the
awful means of nourishment within his <
reach. Determined to avoid this danger
at all events, he with a great cll'ort, weak j
as he was, succeeded in heaving his dead
comrade's body overboard. On the fourteenth
dav he perceived a small schooner
1 ' - - ...... , i.:. I
and made a desperate euon- iu wave m? i
cap to attract attention. He was scon j
ancl picked up by the ship, hut it was )
found necessary to amputate l>oth le<js,
mortification having set in. He finally |
arrived at Dundee on Friday week. The j
gallant fellow, who is married and has I
one child, is now in a perfectly destitute !
co' dition, as the loss of his leys precludes
his returning to his former sea- j
faring occupation, and he has never ;
learned any other trade. ? I,omlon /''ill ]
.\f tll Ibuhjct.
Wlial lirows on Waterloo.
On tho two fields of Waterloo and !
Linden, splendid crops of crimson pop- i
pies appear every year. The ground
which nourishes these is packed with j
the remains of soldiers. The pre para- >
tions of opium derived from the poppy j
have been used in the form of laudanum
and paregoric. ?o, pain has been stil.'cd i
by the remains of pain and death, and j
babies put to sleep by the dead bodies of
meu who fell in the deadly onslaught.
It. is predicted that full, gathered j
skirts, and boots without heels, will be |
the next fashionable caprice.
in autumn-time.
Now comes the brilliant mornings, kindling
all
The woody hills with pinnacles of (Ire.
?Bayard Taylor.
The maple swamps glow like a sunset sea,
Each leaf a ripple with its separate flush.
?./. }{. Lowell.
Tho fallen loaves are with raindrops pearled,
And southward flies tho swallow;
Is song then passed from the silent world?
Is there no spring to follow?
?/lnoH.
I see ngain as one in vision sees
The blossoms and tho bees,
And hear the children's voices shout and call,
Anil the brown chestnuts fall.
?Longfellow.
The year's departing l)eauty hides
Of wintry storms the sullen threat,
But in thy sternest frown abides
A look of kindly promise yet.
?rsi yaw. |
The busy shutttle comes ninl goes
Across the rhymes, and deftly weaves
A tissue out of autumn leaves,
With here n thistle, there a rose.
?T. B. AUlrirh.
It was autumn, and incessant
Pipe the quails from shocks an I sheaves,
And, like living coals, the apples
Burned among the withering leaves.
?Longfellow.
Tho summer passed, tnc autumn came; the
stalks
Of lilies blackened in the garden walks;
The leaves fell, msset golden nnd blood red,
Love letters, thought the poet, fancy led.
?Longfellow.
Think not, when the wailing winds of autumn
Drive the shrivering leaflets from thetreL'?
Think not all is over; spring returneth;
Buds and leaves and blossoms thou shnlt see
i Whither away, Robin,
Whither away.'
Is it through envy of tho maple leaf.
Whose blushes mock the crimson of thy breast,
Thou wilt not stay?
-K. C. Stedman.
The bird wanders careless while summer is
green,
The leaf-hidden cradle that rocked him unseen;
When autumn's rude fingers the woods have
undressed,
Tho boughs may look bare, but they show
him his nest
?Holmes.
IIUMOR OP THE DAY.
An ocean swell? a naval dude.?Sifting*.
Great sfaying powers?Those of the
irl of the period.?Life.
The old bull may bellow, but he can't
UlUW ma vwu uuiu. juwmu/u.
A cool ])rocceding?Icebergs in motion.?Bradford
Sunday Mail.
In crime as in horse racing, the fust
ones come under the string first, if the
judges do their duty. ?Merchant- Traveler.
Old maids would make a very tiresome
literary society, oecause they are always
ready for the question,?Hcmors.
Softly, through the garden gate he's stealing,
To meet his love upon the grassy plat.
Tho risen moon his lithe form just revealing;
'Tis not Adonis?'tis the Thomas eat.
?Marathon Independent.
The New York Commercial savs "campaign
sonys are now played by the
barrel." iiut many of them are first
ground out by an organ."?Norristoicn
Herald.
A nice, pious young man, who tried to
steal a kiss from a Washington bello, got
his nose so coyeied with red paint that
h.s pastor subsequently stopped him in
the street and discoursed to him for ten
minutes on the evils of strong drink.?
Burlington Free Press.
A London physician has ascertained
that there are "six deaths among one
thousand married men, ten among the
same number of bachelors, and twentytwo
in the same number of widowers."
It is believed that married men are usually
too busy to die.?Aew York Graphic.
PERIL OF A PET.
"Oh, doctor!'' she cried, in a spasm of fear,
"Come, fly as you ne'er flew l>efore,
Else, ere you can save him, my poor little
dear
The Iwrders of death will cross o'er!"
Ho slacked not his speed till he entered her
door.
Where he found a remarkable groupSix
ladies, with tear-dampened faces, hung
o'er
A pug-clog with symptoms of croup.
?St. Paul Herald.
HEALTH HINTS.
llnlf a tcaspoonful of common salt,
dissolved in a little cold water and
drank, will instantly relieve heartburn.
An old nurse says that rain water, if
heated very hot, is very soothing to
weak and tired eyes.
The fumes of burning cofTcc are a
powerful disinfectant. Pound the coffee
in a*mortar and then strew it on a hot
iron plate, which, however, must not be
red hot.
When putting glycerine on chapped
hands wash them thoroughly in soap and j
water, and when not quite dry rub in j
the glycerine. This process will be found
. I At- *1- ? ?1-1
mucn oeiier uiau me oiu ones.
If people were us careful in avoiding j
the habits which produce disease as they i
are persistent in seeking cures for their !
ailments, the number of invalids in the |
world would be much reduced.
The sulpho-carbolatc of sodium, in
thirty-grain doses given after meals, is
recommended in flatulent dyspepsia.
Also in ten-grain doses for nausea and
vomiting, particularly in pregnancy.
A pan of sliced raw onions placed in a
room where there is diphtheria will absorb
the poison and 'prevent the disease from
spreading, The onions should be buried J
every morning and fresh ones cut up.
One Snake Swallows Another.
Colonel Boh Glllam has in u glassfronted
box live large sharks, two black
and time rattlesnakes. Xone of them
have had their fangs removed, but all are
as dangerous as when, captured. The
largest is over five feet long and has
thirteen rattles. They were all capturcd
by Mr. Vine Sandford on his farm in
Greene county.
Xot long since Mr. Gillam had a very
large king snake in his box, and, obtaining
a black snake, he put the two in the
box and watched for the result. For
several days the king snake would cat
nothing that was given him, and only
watched the black. Finally, one day,
sounds and a desperate struggle attracted
those in the store where the reptiles
were kept, and it was seen that the
king snake had the black's head in its
mouth, and was endeavoring to swallow |
t.f.? mt 4....^ # i.^Wln'nA n.wl !
I11II1. U1U l\M? >? 11 tiling ??IIV4 [
lashing their tails for an hour, when the |
black snake was dead. The king snake \
was three weeks in swallowing the black, I
and for six weeks after lie had completed |
this he ate nothing.?Athene ((la.) lint- j
Nicknames of American i;ilies.
The following are some of the queer '
nicknames of American cities: Pittsburg.
Smoky City; Alexandria. Delta >
City: Cincinnati. I'orkopolis; Boston, I
Modern Athens, the Hub; New York, <
Co! ham; Nashville, City of Kocks; In- j
dianopolis, Railroad City; Detroit, City |
of the Straits; Denver, City of the i
Plains; New Orleans, Crescent City;
Baltimore. Monumental City: Washing- ,
ton. City of Magnificent Distances; New
Haven, City of Klins; Hacine. Wisconsin,
I'elle City; I.ittle Hock, City of
Hoses; Mobile, Shell City; Kansas City,
Mushroomopolis; Lowell, City of Spindles;
Minneapolis, City of Flour; Ilolyoke,
Massachusetts, Paper City; North
Adams, .Massachusetts, the Tunnel City;
Peoria, Illinois. Whiskytown; Alton, ,
Illinois, Tassclburg; I'okin, Illinois, '
Celestial Citv. !
j
C'aitgrlil Napping.
The following anecdote shows that. if j
the guid wife lacked grace, her husband j
did not make tip the deficiency: A min- |
jstcr of the ' kirk'' of Scotland onei. ; |
discovered his wife asleep in the midst, j
of his homily oil the Sabbath. So, pans- j <
ing in the steady and possibly somewhat 1
monotonous flow of his oratory, he broke ! i
forth with this personal address, sharp I j
and clear, but very deliberate: "Susan!" j
Susan woke up with ft start, and opened | I
her eyes and cars in a twinkling, as did | ;
all dreamers in the house, whether |
asleep or awake. "Susan," he con- I ;
tinned, "I didna marry ye for ycr boauty, I <
that the hail congregation can sec. And, !
if ye hac not grace, I hue made hut asair I
bargain wi1 ye!" !
As a rule prices of butter are much
higher in recent years than twenty-five
years ago. Cheese is now about ten per
cent, higher, as an average.
SELECT SIFTINGS.
A boy named Forbes, says the Chicago
Inter-Ocean, living in liock Falls, was
fishing from the dam and hooked a catfish.
He was unable to pull it in, and
after struggling awhile the fish turned
nnd started down stream. The boy
went over the dam head first, holding on
to the pole, and started for the Mississippi
river, the catfish in the lead. Asthey
went past the paper mill, gome of the
workmen saw the boy in the water and
went to his rescue in a boat. They overtook
him, and took him into the boat,
lie was still holding the pole,and hooked
to the line was a cathsh, which they
captured. The boy weighed nighty-five
pounds, and the cattish thirty-five
pounds nine ounces. Thus it is demonstrated
that a catfish can get away with
more than twice his weight of boy.
Be respectful toward others, thereby
sol f-rcsnei'.t.
TTew Catalogue of Organs.
Tho Mason & IIamlin Organ and Piano
Company have just issued their new catalogue
for the season of 1S84-5. It forma a handsome
4to pamphlet of forty-six pages, and
contains illustrations accurately snowing the
appearance of all tho styles of organs regularly
made by them, with detailed descriptions
of the capacity of each; together with
quite full mention of tho general modes of
construction employed and the great favor
with which the organs have been received all
over tho world; with accounts of their
triumphs at all tho great comparisons of
such instruments at World's Industrial Exhibitions
for many years; with pictures of
medals, decorations and diplomas of honor
obtained.
In looking over such a catalogue one is forcibly
reminded of the magnitude which the
business of reed instruments has attained.
Twenty-Ave years since only a few were
made, under tho name "melodeons," which
had not and did not desSerye much favor with
musicians, enjoying very limited sale, at
S rices varying lrom $40 to $125. Now 80,KJ
organs are mado yearly in the United
States, which are sold in all civilized countries
at prices from $22 to $1,000 or more.
This at least may be said to any purchaser
of a Mason & Hamlin organ; he will unquestion.ihlv
oot the verv best instrument of its
class w&icii can b3 niado. Thirty years1 experience
is a guarantee of what this company
can and will do. They cannot afford to send
out poor organs.
The present catalogue shows an increased
anil vtry complete assortment, both as to
cases and capacities. It will be sent free, to
any one desiring to see it, on application to
the Mason & Hamlin Organ and riano Compino,
Boston, New York, or Chicago.?Boston
Traveler.
A substitute fo.' sand in house plastering
is found in sawdust
"Yes; I shall brtak the engagement," sh?
Bald, folding her arms and looking defiant
"it is really too much trouble to converse witl
him; he's as deaf as a post, and talks like he
had a mouthful of mush. Besides, the waj
he hawks and spits is disgusting. "Don l
break the engagement for that: tell him t<
take Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. It will
cure him completely." "Well, 111 toll him,
I do hate to break it off, for in all other re
specte he's quite too charming." Of course
it cured his catarrh.
There are 75,000 clergymen in the Unitec
States.
No lady need be without Mrs. Pinkham'i
Vegetable Compound because she ia far di?
ten*. from drug stores. The proprietors senc
it postage pail by mail from Lynn, Mass., It
tho form of lozenges or of pills; price, $1 pei
box, or six for (5. Send for the "Guide U
Health," which gives full particulars.
Thebe aro 560 baskets of peaches in a car
load.
"Delays are Danierona."
[f you are pale, emaciated, have a hacking
cougn, with night-sweats, spitting of blooc
and shortness or breath, you have no time 1x
lose. Do not hesitate too long?'till you an
past cure; for, taken in its early stages, con
sumption can be cured bv tho use of Dr.
Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery," a;
thousands can testify. By druggists.
Twenty States and Territories havtf adoptee
compulsory education.
"Woman and Iler Diseases"
is the title of an interesting illustrated treatisi
(96 pages) sent, post-paid, for three lettei
stamps. Address world's Dispensary Medi
cal Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Recent statistics show that there are ii
Maine to-day 04,000 farms.
rvi?i.ir D
A AVVWVT CI /
It gives us groat pleasure to state that th(
merchant who was reported being at the poin
of death from an attack of' pneumonia, ha
entirely recovered by the use of Dr. Wm
Hall's Balsam for the Lungs. Naturally hi
feels grateful for the benefits derived iron
using this remedy, for the lungs and throat
and in giving publicity to this statement w<
are actuated by motives of public benefaction
trusting that others may be benefited in i
.imilar manner. '
' nuii(k on Dentist" Tooth l'owder?
Smooth, refreshing,harmless,elegant,cleans
ing, preservative ana fragrant. 15c. Druggists
Butter Bnyera
everywhere are refusing to take white, lard]
looking butter except at "grease" prices. Con
sumers want nothing but gilt-edged butter
and buyers therefore recommend their pa
trons to keep a uniform color throughout th<
year by using the Improved Butter Coloi
made by Wells, Richardson & Co., Burling
ton, Vt It is the only color that can be reliet
on to never injure the butter, and to alwayi
give the perfect color. Sold by druggists anc
merchants.
Mothers.
I If you are failing; broken, worn out and ner
vous, use "Wells' Health Renewer." $L Drgts
I Why suffer longer from Catarrh,Hay-Fevei
land cold iu the head? A sure cure is Ely'i
IrVoam Rftlm If Ic ?mf o linnirl nrennff nnr
iis easily applied. Fifty cents.
1 recommend to those suffering with Hay
Fever, Ely's Cream Balm. I have tried nearlj
!all the remedies and give this a decided pref
erence. It gavo me immediate relief.?C. T.
i Stephens, hardware merchant, Ithaca, N. Y,
; The penetrating qualities of petroleum ar<
[well known to those who havo any knowledgf
of its properties at all, and that is what makes
'it so valuable as a hair producer. Carbolin<
is crude oil deprived of its odor and color.
licd'iiiiff*, riics.
Flies,roaches,an Is, bed-bugs, ratsjnice.chip
munks, cleared out by "Kough on Iiats." 15c
23 Cent*
Will buy a Treatise ox the Horse and His
Diseases Book of 100 pages, valuable to
every owner of horses. Postage stamps taken.
Kent postpaid. New York House Book Co.,
134 Leonard Street. New York city.
Young i)len!-Read Tills.
THfe Voltaic Bei.t Co., of Marshall,
Mich., offer to send their celebrated ElectroVoltaic
Belt and other Electric Appliances
on trial for thirty days, to men (voung
or old) afflicted with nervous debility, loss ol
vitality and manhood.and all kindred troubles.
Also for rheumatism, neuralgia,paralysis, and
many other diseases. Complete restoration
to health, vigor and manhood guaranteed. No
,risk is incurred as thirty days trial is allowed.
Write them at once for illustrated pamphlet
free.
Thin People.
"Wells' Health Renewer"restores health and
vigor, cures, dyspepsia, sexual debility. $1.
, Public speakers and singers use Piso's Cure
for hoarseness and weak lungs.
Steel nails are taking the place of iroc
ones.
"A Great Victory"
Another Wonderful Cure by Hood's Sarsaparilla
"In the winter of 1(7? 1 was attacked with Scrofula,
id cue of its most aggravating forms. At oaf time I
had do less than thirteen targe nbietnei over and around
my neck and throat, continually eiudln* an offensive
maes of bloody matter, disuiistiiiK to behold and almost
Intolerable to endure. ll la impossible to fully describe
iny sufferings, as the caso wascumplicated with Chronic
Catarrh. Alter three j?ini of misery, having been
treated by three physician!, I was worse tliao ever.
Finally, on the recommendation of \V. J. Hunt!e;,
druggist, of Lnckport, 1 was induced to try Hood
Sarsapanlla. And now, after having taken twelve Dottier,
within the last twelve months, the scrofulous ernp
lions Ii.itu entirely ceased, and the abscesses hate all
disappeared, except the ui<>tit:l)tt>' scars, which &r?
daily Incoming 'smaller by degrees and beautifully
leu.' 1 do not know what it may have done fur others,
but 1 do know that in my case Hood's Sarsaparilla has
proved an effective specific indeed. As an evidence of
my gratitude 1 r.end these facts unsolicited, and 1 am
rraily to verify the authenticity of this euro by personal
correspondence with any one who doubts it."?CHARLES
A. Koiiekts. Ilasl Wilso.i. X. V.
The above rure >s fully endorsed by W.J. Huntley,
the well-kin wn drugnist. of l.ockport, N. Y., who cafis
it "A Groat Victory" fur
Hood's Sarsaparilla
8old by all drueiruK $1: six for $i. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD ? CO.. Apothecaries. Lowell, Mast.
100 Doses On?J>ollar
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ad Liver Diseases, /'Jon or IToa-j
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HIGHLY recommended.
It euree Biliousness, Hesdache, Jatmdioe, Son#'
v Btomash, Dyspepsia, Constipation andPflse./
IT WORKS~PROMPTLY
and oures Intemperance, Nervous Disasse*,
General Debility, Excesses aad
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USE itaTonce.
It restores the KIDNEYS, LIVER and BOWELS,
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physicians.
Price $1.25. Send tot Illustrated Pamphlet to
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HUNT'S (Kidney aud Liver) REMEDY,
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It will cure entirely <11 Ovarian troubles, Tnflsntrna?
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It removes Falntne.*.', Flatulency, destroys all cistbv
l for stimulant), and relieves Weakness of ttao Stomach.
It cure* Bloating, Headaches, Nervous Prostration,
J General Debility, Sleeplessness, Depression and Indlgestion.
That reeling of bearing down, causing pain,
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> Send sump to Lynn, Haes., for pamphlet. Letters of
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' THE SURE CURE
1 ? POE ? ?
KIDNEY DISEASES,
LIVER COMPLAINTS,
\ CONSTIPATION, PILES,
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| PHYSICIANS ENDORSE IT HEARTILY. |
H "Kidney-Wort la the moat luooewfiil remedy
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"Kidney-WortUalwaysreliable."
Dr. E. 21. Clark, 80. Hero, Vt.
[ "Kidney-Wort has enred my w i& after two yeare
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? IN THOUSANDS OP CASES
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In this way tho wont diseaece are eradicated
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For the Cnre of Kidney and Llnr Com*
. | plaints, Constipation, and all ^disorder!
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To women who suffer from any of the ilia peco?
7 liar to their sox it is an unfailing friend. All
Drnni*ts. One Dollar a bottle, or address Sr.
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A LADY'S EVIDENCE.
I From PiUtfieli {Matt.) Eagle.
Mrs. Pearce wan completely cured of Kidney
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> peculiar to the sex.
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fH/y FEVER ^jgf Ely'sCceam Balm; hare
y aSe(^ il 'aTOr,lb'# ^
l? y <y?<5" njl results, sod eta eonfl.
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