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1 . 1 - -- "V"' Lost Lina; -OB,HE BITTER AND THE SWEET, i A Tab of Two Continents. j BY MRS. NINA LAWSOW. I CHArTER XXXVIII.?[CoNmfUED.] I "Ho w did it happen, Uncle Cristo, j that my wife -was brought here when a ; babe and left with you all those years? j And did not yon know what those pa- j pers were to her ?" "I'll tell you just how't was, or least- J wise just how't was told us. "You see, we have been here for j these many years gone by, now, and I have allers lived peaceably enough all | our lives; but sorrow will come to them j who try to do good as well as to them | th&t do eviL "When my oA<i woman was : a girl, she used to live in St. Louis, . Missouri,- and she worked in a doctor's I family; they thought a sight on her, and when we got married and came here on the farm they missed her awfully. Well, you ?ee, one day, artei we had been here two or three' years, this same old doctor that she lived with came h%re with a little baby, and that little baby was our lost Lina. "The doctor gave me arollof papers, j and said that they were to be given to the girl on her eighteenth birthday; he said that the mother died when the baby was born there in St. Louis, and that they were English people and their home was in England; they had 1 come to America to see the country, and snon arter the babv was born its ! father had to go home immediately on Boms important business; of course, the baby was too young to go so far, and he just left it at the doctor's. Well, Lina's father started for England, but he never got there, for he was drowned at sea; the boat, with everybody on it, wa3 lost, and no one ever heard of it since; you see, there was a terrible storm on the ocean, and the boat was kinder old. "Well, this doctor heard all about it, and after awhile his woman died, and of course he could not keep the tranger'a -.baby any longer, and then lie brought her to us; he said the name was Lenora Churchill." "What! Churchill? An ancient,honored English family, and I have often heard my mother speak of them; but go on, uncle." "Well, that was her name; leastwise that was the name on the pile of paper; but the doctor paid that we might call her what we pleased,-and of course she eeemed like one of our own, and we called her Lina Rice." "My poor little darling! Yes, that was tha name she gave when she was sent to my home; she has a very strange history, indeed." "Yes; it almost broke onr hearts when she was taken away from us; but I reckon it was all for the best, or it would not liave been so. This place is lonely enough without her, and now that she is your wife and the mother of your little girl, I warrant it makes you sore at heart to lose her, but we have to put up with s icli in this world." Kay could make no reply,but pressed his little girl close to his bosom, and you could see the tears in his eyes. He had written the old doctor at Michigan City to write his mother and tell her that he had been found, and would soon be with her in England. He thought it best not to write her himself, for fear the shock would be too great for her present feeble condition. Early in the fall, Kay bade all his old American friends good-by, and, with his little girl and a good, trusty man, he left the bitted scenes of the past and Bailed for England. CHAPTER XXXIX. How old Mr3. Bristol's eyes brightened and sparkled at the sight of hei long-lost loy and her beautiful little grand-child. "Why, Kay, my boy, she is just like her mother, and a lovelier creature never breathed the breath of life; now tell me all that has happen^ sines I left home." Kay told her all, just as it was, and when it came to that part where Jeann;ttc had played bupLi a cruel part in the drama of his life, his mother was very much affected. "And to think that once, long years ago, when you were children together, I secretly hoped that she would really be my daughter some day, bit I see now that she would never have made you happy, had such a thing happened," "No, mother, I never could have loved her or any woman as I did Lin a; God created us for each other, feu man and wife, and I cannot understand why He allowed us to be so cruelly separated." '"God's ways are mysterious, indeed, my boy, and we should not question His wisdom." "The missing links of our chain of happiness are all found now but one, mother, aud if of that link the lost one is not found, the chain will always be broken, for no link could till that space as long as the Avorld stands." "Don't look on the dark side too much, for, perhaps you may yet be successful. Kay then told his mother all that Farmer Rice had told him about Lina, and about the papers that had been c f/\ 1 an /-? "Oh 1 what did I tell you, Ray?" f!hnrfh-ll ? Yes. that is the verv name: voune Churchill, a fine, no t>ie young man, marnea your Ann* Rega's daughter, and soon after their marriage they went abroad, and never were heard of again; that has alwayi been a mystery. Yes, you may well be proud of yonr little wife, "for the Churchills were noble people; theii fama and honor is equal to that of the Eristols. They say the old Churchill Castle still stands by the sea. and is a lit monument to the fame and glory of that ancient race." "Yes, I hayj often heard it spoken f, and know where it is. They say the Bcene from the old tower is grand. ] euesa I will run down to London before we return to America, and while there I will go out and see my old friend, Sir Charles "Willoughby. The Willoughby estates join the Churchills', you remember?" CHAPTER XL. Kay remained with his mother about month, and during that time he im{proved, physically, very much; ho now ooked somewhat like the Ray of old. ^et there was always a tinge of sadness about him that nothing would idrive away; his faca was always the brightest now when he was romping frith his little trirL ox had taken hej tfpln F5e 1Tor5ewi?li Em wLen lie went out for a ride. His mother would always remonstrate with him about acting so, but then he would always good-naturedly reply: MOh, she is all I have left, mother, and let us lnve a ride together. And, of course, she nlwavs did. Finally Bay decided to spend a few weeks in London, and while there he intended to pav Sir Charles Willoughby a short visit, but when he arrived at the great city the streets were hot and dry, and the very sight of them made him sad, for he and Lenora had spent a few weeks there on their triD round tlie "world, and now, "as Tie passcJI along the streets, those happy days were all brought before him so plainly that he long< d to get out of the city as soou as possible; it was those miserable feelings that caused him to go out to see his friend at least a week before he had intended. When Kay arrived at the fine old gray-stone home that had given shelter to the Willoughbys for so many years past, ho did not find Sir Charles at home; he did not expect Ray so soon, and had run down to the city on some business the day before. About three o'clock in the afternoon Ray arrived at this cool, shady country homestead, very warm and dusty from his ride, and he felt rather weary and sad that day. Of course he was Borry to hear that his friend was not at home, and yet he was rather pleased, * 1 -1 ~ lor it gave mm a goou cuuuub iu icsi for a few hours. Ho was taken to liia apartments and after removing tlie dust as well as possible, ho threw himself upon a sofa and soon fell asleep, and did not waken up until just a short time before dinner. Of course he was awfully hungry? who is not after a long drive in the country?and then especially if you are able to sit down to such dinners as Lady Willoughby serves. Ray did full [ justice to the meal, and after it was [ over he had a very pleasant chat with his hostess. "That shaded drive down there looks too cool and tempting, and if youi ladyship will permit I will take a short stroll under those leafy branches. I Ferhaps by time I return, Sir Charles j will have arrived." "I am sure I have no objections, i Lord Bristol, and you will certainly i enjoy the walk, for it is very tempting, I indeed. That is the drive that leads ! to Churchill Castle, and tho old place is exceedingly charming now, since the new lady arrived." Ear had recently fallen heir to the title of lord, and "would now be compelled to spend most of his time in England. Pay took his hat and cane and started down the cool shaded drive toward | the castle, wondering all the while who and how old the "new lady" was, and who was her husband, or whethej she was unmarried. Many strange thoughts passed througn his mind as he walked on. | Suddenly he looked up with a start, j for he was no longer under the shade, but the bright rays of the setting sun shone full on his face. He looked to the east, and there in the distance stood the old Churchill Castle. "Ah! I did not think I had gone so far, bat as I am so near to that grand old place I'll iust walk around here | and take a peep at the'West Park;' ; they say the lakes are full of swans; : and it always does, for some reason or other, rather soothe my nerves to see them swimming over the smooth dark water." There w?re a number of parks on tho estates, but this "West Park was noted for its many swans, and Ray soon found himself again in the d.ep : shadow, and the gras3 under his feet was like the richest moss. He walked ! some little distance, past some very I rare flowers and large towering statu1 i!1 A- ~ Inlrao ary until ue came wj uuo ui aui^o. As he passed along occasionally he would catch a glimpse of a swan gliding over the waters, through a small j opening of the foliage of the bushes along the edge of the water. As Kay stood there in the dark shadow of the heavy foliage, his large, j handsome eyes feasting on beautiful ' nature, there came over the lake to his j ear sweet music! All! He listens, 'while hi* heart ! stands still in his bosom; the music is : a sweet voice that ha thinks he has ! beard before, and the singer is playing cuitar. Hark! It becomes louder; the voico oomes nearer. "Am I dreaming, oh, spirits, or do I bear with my natural ears?" He trembles in his excitement as he stoops to separate the bushes and peep through at the lake, for it seems that the sweet voice is there. Ah! What do his eyes rest upon that so fills this man's soul with ;jcj j that he drops his cane and lifts his hat j from his head; he kneels there upon j the grass and thanks God, with a happy smile upon his face. It was this that he saw through the bashes. About half way across the lake came two largo, spotless swans, swimming side by side, and oa.-h had on a harness made of gold cord, and each was reined with a gold cord; they drew, as they glided over the water, a swanshaped little boat just large enough for one; this little boat wa3 gilded and looked like some fairy structure. In the back part of the boat sat a beautiful young woman, with long, golden curls that fell carelessly over her shoulders, and the dress she wore was as white as the down on the swan's back; tho little tapering fingors were picking the strings of the guitar, while from the little rose-bud mouth came the sweeteit sounds thai Ray ever heard. The song that this little fairy sang Ray had often heard before, and the voice he knew also, but there was a tinge of sadness in it now that he had not heard before, and how eagerly did he watch that sweet face as it "eama across the lake toward him. "Oh, God I in your goodneEB you gave me the bitter that I might enjoy the sweet; could I but this instant clasp her to my bosom, it seems that I could die the next minute, for this little fairy is my long-lost Lin a." Ray had at last found his wifo, ana how Bweet to his ear did that voice sound, as it played upon the still waters; lie was too thoughtful to rush from his hiding-place and call her to him, Tor Tie Tilew that ahe would be fri rrl?f n/1 nn.1 mAvlinrta Inll ? i **i^hh/mcu, ?uu pcxuapo 1 un ilUUi i-no boat into the water, so he patiently waited until she came quite near, and then he began to sing with her, as they had done in those happy days. At first shb did not seem to hear the voice in the btahes, but by and by her ear caught that voice; she listened, but heard nothing; she began to sing again, and her great dreamy eyes were gazjeg tip at jlhe dark-blue gkj; ?he fiearfl tue voice again, and tne~guitar dropped from her hands, and her eyes were east toward thu bush where Ray stood, but she could see nothing. "Oh, sweet voice, the sweetest of all I ever heard, let me hear you ngain; it sounded so like my darling's. Perhaps he knew that I was thinking of him." Stooping over, sha took those delicate reins in her hands and guided the swans to the bush where she thought the voice came from; the little boat stood still, and she peeped into the bushes but saw nothing. Then again that sweet voice rang out more clearly than ever before, and she sang one of ? - *' ' i.1._ J. tfay's favorites, ine same suuij tuuu auo nad sung to iiim tnat mooniiguu nignt on Lake Michigan. Ray sang with lier now, but bis voice was very low, yet she plainly heard it, "Ah 1 That is my darling's voice, and it sounds so very near." The guitar was laid on the bottom of the boat and the swans reined up to the shore. Lenora lightly jumped from the boat, and as her foot touched the ground Ray stepped from his hiding place, and they met face to face. "It is I, little one; don't be afraid. Thank God, I have found you at last, my long-lost little wife." He sprang forward and clasped her to his bosom. Lenora was too frightened fo speak," and her little "body trembled in that close, loving embrace. "Is it really you, Ray, my long-lost love?" "Yes, darling, here I am, sound and well; and how have you managed to hide from me all this time ?" "They said you were dead. Ray. And <1i/1 vnn rpn.llcwrit.ft this?" And fcllO drew from her pocket the cruel letter that Jeaunette had written, and that had almost killed the poor wife. "Read this, Ray." He took the letter and read those eruel lines there in the twilight. The tears came to his eyes as he read down the page, and as soon as he had finished he crushed the paper in his hands. "You did not write that, did you, darling ?" "No, little wife; that was the work of your enemy." Lenora threw her arms around her husband's neck, and 1heir lips met in one kiss that seemed to give life to them both. They remained there in the park, forgetful of the falling dew, and told each other of the misery they had endured since that dark, terrible night. "Perhaps, Ray, dear, those days were but to test our love, and now, since the cause of all our troubles is removed, we shall live in peace; but I pity poor Jeannette." And they did live in peace ever after. Ray sent a message to Sir Charles that he had found his long lost wife, and would spend that night in the Postle. And he SDent most of his nights there tinder the sunshine of Lenora's bright smile. The next summer they took their little girl to America, and spent a few months at the old mansion and with A.unt Jane and Uncle Cristo. Gertana Girindani returned to her homo Ln Italy, and soon married a very wealth? man. Brave Johnny Jones, after searching the West over, found a little girl that looked very much like Lenora, and he married her. The Unknown finally reformed, and so did Captain Hutchinson ; perhaps the sad fate of "Jim the Desperate* had something to do with their reformation, but we do not know, and it always remained a mystery who it was that finally killed the desperate Frenchman. [THE ENS.] A Wis for Every Day. "So you do not believe that Mr. II? ? wears a wig?" he asked. "Certainly not." "Where's your proof?" : "Look at his hair?smooth, gloss} and natural." "Very good -wigs are made nowadays." "Well, did you ever see a wig grow?" "Not exactly." "Uis docs, if it's n wig." x "Are you Sure of it?" "Of course I am?that is, sure that Lis hair is his own, for I have seen him on the day when he has had his hair cut. I have seen it grow day by day until it needed cutting. Iu fact his hair i3 wonderfully vigorous. Hardly a day passes that I do not sec II and once I remarked to him how rapidly his hair grew. . " 'Do you think it's too long?' he said. " 'Well, yes, I do, a little,' I answered. "'I'll get it cut this afternoon,' he said. "The next morning I met him and hi3 hair was cut and trimmed almost too closely. Where in the world did you get the idea that he wore a wig?" "My dear young innocent," was tha reply, "wigs are so skilfully made now that one can't detect them. H has a wig for every day in the month. When he wants to have his hair cut ho puts on his shortest wig. The next day he puts on a longer one and so on step by step, as his hair grows. Finally his hair gets too long and he has it cut? that is, he goe3 back to the short wig and begins all over again. Seeing is not believing."?New York Tribune. In Case You UreaK Kour Lesr. Immediately place something beneath the fractured part of a broken leg to support and keep it motionless. In the absence of a better appliance, the broken leg may be strupped or bandaged to the other to keep it straight. Of course, a board as wide as the leg and wrapped about with even layers of cloth is to be preferred for this purpose until the docter arrives or while the patient is being conveyed to a shelter or to his home. Accidents usually occur out of doors, and, therefore, information regarding the best method of transporting those who are seriously hurt form3 an important item in a course of instruction in rendering "first aid to the injured." A chair with two strong sticks placed beneath its seat will arrange a safe carriage foT a wounded person after the injured part has been bandaged to something that will hold its broken or displaced bone in an immovable attitude. What is familiarly known a ''queca's chair" is also a convenient means of moving one who is helpless. " * The '-chair" ia lormea Dy eaca ui tnu persons grasping his left wrist with his right hand and then clasping the right wrist of the other with his left hand. Seated upon this support, with an arm about each persona neck, an injured person mnv be safely carried a long distance without greatly fatiguing his bearers. Of course, if the patient faints, he must be laid in a horizontal porition until ho re* covers.?Brooklyn, Citizen. ICELAND. ; i THE NORTHERN REPUBLIC l GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED. i Geysers, Destructive Volcanoes. Mad j 1 Lakes and Barrens of the Islands ' ? Domestic and Commercial Products of the Land. 1 It is an interesting fact that Detroit in- j eludes in its population an illustrious | representative of the sturdy race of Norse- j men who people the far off Island of Iceland. Ilis name is Ludvig von Dolckc, who is not only the hardy and stalwart man who would be expected to come j from such ii bleak and rucreed countrv. 1 but an unusual accomplished linguist, a < close student of alfairsand events around j him,a physician of established reputation, \ a rare entertainer and a man of faultless ] manners. i "There is no country," said Dr. von j Dolckc to a representative of the Free < Pi-ens, "so little understood and so gen- < erally misunderstood as the Republic of ( Iceland. It is far from the regular beaten paths of civilization, and being situated, i according to popular opinion, within the | region of eternal snow and ice, has been, ; until within a comparatively snort time, unattractive to all but the most venturesome of travelers. It is a largo island i geographically belonging to the western hemisphere, situated 650 miles north and , west of Norway, 500 miles north of Scotland and 160 miles east of Greenland. It is of volcanic origin, is irregular iu shape, the coast being frequently XmTTVT TTT7PT 1 . indented with fjords, or bays, and its area is 41,000 square miles, or about the size of your State of Pennsylvania. "The natural scenery of Iceland is the grandest and most appalliug to be found in the world. In the interior are vast valleys, deep abysses formed of extinct craters, plains of brimstone,honeycombed rock and immense fields of lava which have tilled the beds of lakes and transformed fertile dalc3 into stony deserts. These tracts are thousands of square miles in extent, utterly destitute of life, and the fearful silence of these barrens is only broken by the hissing of hundreds of thousands of hot springs and the constant subterranean thunder of smoking volcanoes. The whole surface of Iceland bears the traces of fearful volcanic eruptions, and the most appalling of calamities from its fiery monsters are liable to be reported to us at any time. "Ilecla, which stands isolated in the centre of the island, and visible from the sea on clcar day3, is 5100 feet in hight, with a circumference of twenty-five miles. It is well known to you a3 one thf tlirpfi rrrefifc volnanoes of Eurone. the others being .Etna and Vesuvius. But Hecla is by no means the most furious on our island, although it has erupted thirteen times in the past century. Other spasmodic volcanoes are the destructive Skaptar-jokul, Oraefa, Krabla, Katlugia and the Hofs. Each of these latter named mounts have been the centres of terrible eruptions. They are known to us as) slumbering volcanoes, and for tha treasori ore ail the more dangerous, as men are tempted fftto a fanciful security around j their basis, and the character of their frowning neighbor is only proclaimed bj i a sudden outburst of floods of hot water, I * j ice, stones and mud which sweeps man and his property to destruction. "The lava field of Bridcamark. twenty miles long, fifteen miles wide and four hundred feet high, occupies what was \ once a fertile aud thickly inhabited | plain. ' About 1S53 occurred the worst erup- | tiou in the modern history of Iceland. For years a wide fissure on the side of Skaptar had emitted flames and smoke, but there was 110 realization of the peutup fury which was contained. The winter had bceu a mild one?a sure indication of an approaching eruption?but the people who inhabited the fatal dales and plains around did not heed the warning. Jn one day, without any premonition, Skantar seemed to snlit and from it issued a stream of lava which flowed eighty miles to the sea, filling lakes aad rivers and sweeping everything before it. It was a mile wide when it was confiued to the dale of Skaptar, and 600 feet d;ep, but when the plains were reached it would spread out in vast seas. This stream was three years in the process of cooling. At the same time the volcano emitted such CASTLE VON DOLCKE (ICELAND). clouds of dust and ashes that it spread to the Ijlores and even to Scotland, where i the ;now was blackened in one night. There were iZUU lives lost and hundreds of thousands of ponies, cattlc and sheep killed in this eruption. "Toward the centre of the island are encountered hot springs, boiling mud lakes and sulphurous jets of steam, which indicate plainly the molten condition of the earth underneath. In this district are tne urcut geyser aua xue marveious | Strake geyser, noted as among the wonder of the world. Like their companions in the Rocky Mountains, they are spasmodic in their action. When in process of eruption the Great geyser throws a column of hot water from ft spout sixteen feet in diameter more than 150 feet in the air. "Strange as you may regard it Iceland actually has a summer. It commences in June, though the days grow longer from the early part of May. "From the 1st, 2d or 3d of June to the j 1AiV "t-li.1. 1 T,*l? ?.a kAna enm. XULJLIj liiu ur lAiu ui uuiy nc U^TC oummer indeed, and the sun shines day and night. Then in the winter, which lasts from October to April, from the early part of December to within ten days of New Year's we are never visited by the suu, and if it was not for the nord hyset' (aurora borealis), which by some strange dispensation of Providence constantly illuminates the northern jky, we - - ' r_'; " ' vould "be in perpetual darkness." TTe iave gentle rains in summer and heavy 'alls of snow in winter. The snowfall is arely less than nine to eleven feet, levelng all small house3 and rendering sleighng by your snow vehicles in Detroit a perilous undertaking. Our sleighs are nade very low with broad runners, and he box is cauoe-shaped to form a runner f the crust is broken through. Our wheeled vehicles are also made low,with i similar box, so that in the spring or fall ;hc wheels permit of transportation over Dare ground, and the box forms a runner :or snow diifts. "The tempcrturc of Iceland varies jrcatly with different seasons, owing en:irely to certain conditions. In summer tve may say that the average temperature is sixty-seven degrees, and the extreme ninety degrees, while zero would, perhaps, be a mild estimate for winter. The sold is often so intense that the mercury in the thermometers congeals. I have seen by a spirit thermometer a registry of 127 degrees below zero, which is rather chilly even for Iceland. "jS"o great dependence can be placed upon Iceland's summers. The Gull Stream lends its balming inflnence to the action of the sun, but it may also be the very cause of many of our cold summers, Icebergs float down west of Iceland ir summer and striking the west branch o: the Gulf Stream, and also the prevailing southwest winds, are brought back t( our southerly shore and left strandec there to keep us company, frequentlj during the entire summer. They an very unwelcome visitors and have causec us many famines on account of theij chilling influence upon our crops. "How our people have advanced ir the face of such fearful elemental foes a; those which constantly confront us is i marvel to me. Do not think me ex travagant in my assertion that the Ice landic people are distinguisned for thei intelligence, and there is scarcely a peraor upon our isle who cannot r;ad and writ* the language. Iceland now lays claim tc 119,000 population, this marking s iteady decrease during the past eignrj fears, caused by psstilence (small-pox), famine, the fiery upheavals of nature anc in emigration which is constantly upor the increase. In my opinion, if you 'will illow me to say so now, these disturbing elements in my native country will eventually depopulate it. The proposition t< transplant Icelanders in Alaska, formed THE SUMMIT OF THE SEAPTAH. under President Cleveland, was a gooc one. By the way, it is not generall; understood that the ' Islendcktunga ' o: 4 Noresmaal' is the oldest of any languag< in all Europe. It is owing, perhaps, t( to the fact that it has had less frictioi with other tongues that it is so reraarK ably well preserved. The people valui knowledge and seek after it. " There are but two divisions of peopl there?the Normans, or Fricdmcu, auc the Bodesmen or Boender. The Fried men are all members of the nobility, i you will call it so, and members of thi class believe that they have no equals 01 the earth cxcept Americans. Anyone o this class is placed within reach of th highest honors of government, and the believe that no people who do not en jo tho same possibilities are their equals The Fricdmen do no manual labor, am cither own land or else belong to one c :he gentler professions, such as ministers physicians and musicians. A very fei merchants and no tradesmen belong t the upper caste. ilBut Bodesmen are in no sense slaves They are paid according to law, and i they work laud they give their respsc tive master or mistress one-tenth ef thei labor. Thev are strictly free aud enio freedom ot' religion, freedom of speeci and absolute personal liberty. By pei sonal liberty, however, we do not includ the right to move from one place to an other without permission, because if the; bccome impoverished away from hom they would become a burden upon strange community. A child, until it i seventeen years of age, cannot leav home. There is an absolute equalit; among all members of the Friedmau an< the same may be said of the Bounder The latter are very humble to their supe riors, and are profuse in humility whe: they salute masters or misfresses. "There is but one city in Icelarn which is worthy of the ri!une. That, a you well know, is Reykjavick or Reikia vik. You must not laugh when I tel you that it contains but 10,000 inhabit ants. Remember that it has a very lon< name. All other collections of house: and inhabitants are kuown as byers o havns, such as Friederikhuvn, Christians ham, Sundsvalleshavn. The fauiilia Icelandic appellation for villages n 'kjodstaadt,' or place of merchants. "The domestic animal? of Icelaud an the reindeer, the most useful of our servilt animals. It was introduced in Ieelanc about 300 years ago and is used for al! kinds of work. It is of an affectionate nature aud easily trained to the rein anc can be guided by words; a tew scrul cattle; some pigs; curious long hairec dimunitive statured ponies who seem tc live aud thrive with nothing to eat, anc many sheep. Mutton is the staff of lift in Iceland, and its wool, which is ver abundant has at times controled th< European wool market. "The commercial products of Icelanc are fish, wool, mutton, moss, creosote pamicestone, sulphur, salt, down horse; and wild birds' eggs. The domestic products arc rye, barley, oats, buckwheat, potatoes, turnips, cabbage, kale, beets various other vurieties of garden truck apples, plums and berries, the latter ii enormous quantities, particularly whortle berries and cranberries, cherries, straw berries and sloes. Pears are very few anc small, and we rarely see a peach, lemoi or orange, and those which arc importec to lis are considered great luxuries Grapes, though not native to the island are grown, but never ripen, and arc pre served in the green shape. "One peculiar feature about Iceland i< that such a thiDg as native wood fuel L unknown. But we are not entirely with' 5 - ,".i " . '-T M?mm out wood for fuel and for building purposes. Our wood supply was to me, when I was a boy, a matter of much wonderment, and since I have reached man's estate I am still puzzled about it. It comes to us as driftwood, but wher, it first enters the great and ever-flowing ocean stream, which is discharged below Iceland, I shall never know. The quantity of driftwood upon the southern shore of Iceland is so extensive that patrols are constantly kept along th? shore to recover it. Some of the timbers are in shape of tree-trunks broken off by the winds, some sawed off by the hands of men, some hewed into beams, some, which by its shape, once lormea u portion of the hull of a vessel, all floating up up to furnish a people with wood, who would otherwise be obliged to de- "W pend upon turf and brown coal for fuel. P* This is a curious fact and one I do not remember of ever reading about in the Pi i numerous descriptions of Iceland. de "One of tne most extensive industries f?[ i of our people, and certainly the most b historical, is that of the catching and pre- fe . serving of fish. Of these we have many varieties, the more important of which 0j [ caught in salt water are the clip-fisk, ct f roed-spaetter, flunder, torsk, herring and di ? tunger, while our short, furious and icy- * 5 cold rivers abound with laxsan, salmon, eels, caip, pikrellen and many other unt important varieties. There are many f ways of catching fish, some of the meth- ^ , ods being peculiar to Iceland. "We uso ai j nets, hooks, spears and harpoons and also ^ I huge baskets, woven of water willows, ^ r of a flat and round structure which fish aj j swim into, but by the peculiar mesh, are tt [ caught by sharpened sticks and held cap- ^ r tive. One of our methods for catching ^ fish will sound very improbable to you. p: 1 In fact, if you discredit many of the fish j stories related by your townsmen here, I ? j do not know how you will characterize w . tnia story. An oruinary uuat, auout r y M- s 3 / "?(fl \ Jl>-^ si : rCVWh ; j i j ] THE GEEAT GEYSEB. a t twenty feet long, is provided, on one side with n wide board which stands at about J quarter angle from the edge of the boat 6 into and some distance beneath the li water, reaching the entire length of the ? boat. This board is made verr smooth, t polished, and is sometimes painted white. In the night the boat is rowed slowly in & such a direction that the northern light ? 1 shines and glistens upon the board. Fish ^ jump for the board and shoot over its q * edge into thsboat, sometimes filling it to I r its utmost capacity in one night. This 1 [ fishing apparatus is called by us a fruejn 1 baad. n * "The familiar saying may be true that a Lucifcr requested permission to try hia si 5 hands at creation, and that from the n fragments left by the antagonism of fire ? 0 and water, the unused and useless rem- i, ^ nants of the volcano and earthquake he 1? * made Iceland, but I will guarantee that a * he is very much disappointed over the ^ 3 civil condition of the people. There is a not a lawyer in the whole land and no e f need of them. Every one there is his r e own law-maker and law-giver. The s y general code of law and liberty is so j 7 simple that it can be rcadiiy compre' IrendcQ and understood by less cultivated * . people than the Icelanders are. [ "Theft is almost unknown upon the t !> island, but in case we have a thief a coun- t v cil is held by some chosen men, either * 0 the folketing or landting. I personally s know of but two instances of this kind. I ' One man?an inborn Icelander?during a J. f very severe winter, while sick and dis- r nbled by a broken arm from work, had i r stolen four sheep. He was tried, as you t v term it, by a jury of thirteen men, ^ ^ and it was found that he acted to ^ save his poor family from starva- n O I ^.1 Ti A V?f\ Qnfo/1 frrvm fl " llUUt lb NVilS UtC'lUCU bUUb ug aut<v.u Iiv.it ? * necessity, and lie was famished with ^ 5 food, fuel and medicine as punishment. j, e The other case was that of a stranger, a g a ahoemaker by trade, who had ample t< s means of subsistence, but had stolen ^ e seventeen or eighteen sheep. He was d ? tried and found guilty of enriching hira- ci * self with the property of others and was 0 sentenced to pay for tho sheep?to pay ^ 200 crowns into a fund for charitable ti 1 purposes and to leave t'ue country under g pain of being beheaded. "We have jails a 1 but they are unused and tho hinges of a' 3 the doors are rusty. Civil disputes are rare, but adjusted by arbitration; no 1 sheriffs, constables or policemen are to n * be supported. Our written law rcgu? lates fishing, hunting, marriage or in- ?: s heritance. We live simply, drink mod-. " r erately and hold ourselves up to the ^ world as a people worthy of imitation r by countries larger, richer and more in- si 5 telli*nt than we are." C ? mm 90 j A Setback for McAtklns. j " " ? McAtkins (very tiresome)?"Want to th 1 ? ii r 0?? f f\t j I near sometumg luonys . Old Crusticus?"No; I've heard it be- ki fore." > dr T< N( 3 Bishop Blyth, of Jerusalem, says there ia j are now in Palestine nearly 70,000 Jews, j]? . whereas in 1883 thera were only 23,009, tb md in 1841 only 8000. hi -r TEMPERANCE. I , V WORDS OP WARNING. v -i Look not upon the wino When it isrei; It sparkles to destroy, Its power is dread. Taste nottbe rosy wine; Thy lips were given To speak of hops and love, Of God and Heaven. Lat thy bands handle not The accursed bowl; It holds a poisoned draught To kill the soul. A sweeter cup is ours? TVater so bright, God's precious gift to man, Sparkling with delight. TESrPETlANCE AND CIVILIZATION. Tho statistical rccords of the Austrian ar OfTlco prove curiouslv bow exactly the ogress of culture coincides with the proess of temperance. The recruits from the etropolitau districts (Vienna, Fraeuo and jda-Pesth) do not always mako the most ssirable soldiers. In honesty they arc bend the Hungarians, and in subordination r behind the Tyrolese an I Salzburgers. at, as a class, they invariably outrank their llow-soldiers in respect to sobrioty. Theylirk work, they are apt to hatch plots ;aiust obuoxious officers, but thoy keep out ! the drunkards' calabooso. A soldier wha in read and write is less tempted to seek [version iu alcoholic befuidluoient.?Tlt4 'oice. A GOOD UECOm>. According to a statement contained in a cent number of the Gospel Messenger, the gan of German Baptists, substantial and iportant action on the subject of temper* ice was taken by the church at Pipe Creek, id., as early at 1778. A resolution was then lopted forbidding the brethren to engag# the manufacture of intoxicating drinks id in 1801 it was decided by unanimous voti tat no member of the church should engage i tne saie 01 strong arm*. 1a io? it wa? dered that no brother should give strong rink at the sale of his property. In 1840 ft rotest was entered against the common istom among farmers of furnishioz infcoxiiting liquor to harvest hands. This is A ood record, of which that particularehoroft^ ill have a right to boast in timo to comfc^ ALL THE DRINKSHS DEAD. Chauncay M. Depew says: "Twenty-flve ears ago in Peekskill I knew every man, roman and child in that placa. And it has een a study with me to mark boys who tarted in every grade of life with myself, tp ae what has become of them. I was np last all and began to count them over, and it ras an instructive exhibit. Some of them ecame clerks, merchants, manufacturer!, iwyers, doctors. It is remarkable that very one of those who drank is dead; not one vingof my age. Barring a few who were iken off by sickness, every one who proved wreck and wrecked his family, did it from um and no other cause. Of those who were hurch-going people, who were steady, inustrious and hard working men, who were rugal and thrifty, every single one of them, rithout an exception, owns the house in rhich he lives and has something laid by,the iterest on which, with his house would arry him through many a rainy day." THE DRINKER'S SHAB2. It is estimated that each year there is paid or rum and drink by the people of the United itates not less than 1903,000,030. It is also 8timated that there are in the country not| bss than 250,000 persons who live in part or a whole by crime, of whom 90,000 to 100,000 rein couflnament at any ouo time. The verage cost to the community of each of hese 330.000 for expenses of prisons, courts, jsses by roberry, surveillance and police GX enses, is $2000, making a total of |600,OOflL00 a year, or for these two items a total of, ay #1,400,000,000. Is it wonderful labor iuguLshes. that hundreds of thousands are ut of employ, that poverty abounds? lather, we wonder that, with two such leaks; he ship does not founder in mid-ocean. On this same subject the Chicago News ays: "The product of one bushel of corn aade into whisky is four gallons, worth $18, ut of which '^<?5 'ho Government gets .'. $3 60 'he farmer gets -40 'he railroad gets 1J/L 'he manufacturer gets iTJo 'he vender gets .>"T00 The drinker's share is the delirium trelens. But there still remains much to be pportioned. The drinker's family has ftbare?misery, poverty suffering; the ccmlunity has 2, share?it loses honorable and seful citizens, and gets in their places sots nd vagrants. Total result?loss of manood, health, happiness, comfort, sustenance, ibor, money, peace, order. Who gains when 11 lose so heavily?'?Religious Herald. I BUSINESS VIEW OF THE LIQUOR TBASTIflj The Christian at Work, in a recent strong ditorial, refers to the fact that all busine* nen are demandiug sob3r men and total atf tainers for their work, not only on ra& oaHs, but in all other departments of labqt; * .flays: it is easy to see how the rule as to strict obriety may yet be extended to all depar$nents of the world of labor. When it comeS o bo generally understood that a man giveQ o even occasional indulgence in drink hap ho odds against him, for this reason, in ODJ aining steady and remunerative work, tho esult must be large ana increasing acceeions to the ranks of the anti-liquor army, from a purely business point of view, tna iquor traffic must come to be regarded with eelings of determined hostility. It is a buiitess that lives at the expense of every other lusiness; iu the proportion that it flourishes bey must decline. Tho loss comes not only lecause of the money turned from the chattels of honest trade into the tills of the iquor saloons, bnt it com?s in a larger ami aoro serious way, becaus?of t!ie wrockage nd ruin caused by the liquor habit among lie bodies and souls of men; because it de-' elops aud promotes Idleness, unthrift, shift-, sssness, dishonesty, disease and crime. The, ood customer of tho saloon is a poor cuflDtner for every one else. The more liqoor; e buys, the loss he buys of tho real nocesslr ios of lifo and the slower he is iu paying his ebts. Tho liquor trafile L?, in truth, ths nemy not only of tho home, of the church,) f society and of the state, but it is the enemy f every honorablo and logilimato busiuesa.! ho time is uot distant, we hope*, when tnr ruth will bo recognized by every m&nataged in honorable and legitimate business nd a warfare declared ail along the Una gainst the common enomy." TEMPEnANCE NEWS AND NOTES. ?* Geauga and Harrison Counties, Ohio, hava o saloons. The President of the world's Columbian, ^position. Ex-Senator Palmer, of Michigan,' a tetotalor, _ j Forty young women of Des Moines have gned an agreement to receive the atten-] ons of no young man who drinks, chews,! mokes or swears. A cas3 has been carrie.l to the Supreme, ourt of Connecticut to decide whether per-! ms shall be punished who refuss to disclose bore they purchase intoxicants. Ether drinking is oarrioi on to such ark in Tr.i!*nr1 that the nriests have had/ i interfere. The practice Is said to be( jiinlly prevalent in London socioty. Thirty-six "tvet" counties of Georgia have; 10 convict to every 03.) people. One htta o-l and one "dry'' counties in the soma tate have one convict to evory 1323 people.! Although there are m-iny wii > would have believe that the rosjlte of tin um of aJcotlics are not so ssrious in Europoau Connies as iu our own, tits lost cansus shows at in Germany only 11,(555 persons died by \ urder and suicide, while 23,4,0 parished t>y coholic drink?. It is 6aid that United States marshals do jt attempt to enforce the prohibitory liquor w granteJ to Oklahoma Torritory, and lat Umte.l States reveuue officers collect ivenue from one bnndreJ and four saloons: Guthrie and eighty-three in Oklahoma ity, whiie overy city has saloons. Hawaii, with Its cosmopolitan populati od? is only 1300 English speaking peoplo. The. r. C. T. U., having its inoaibership exclu-! rolyatnoug this class, roceive3 and dis-' irses $600 a year, keops a missionary afcj ork among the natives an i watches oveih io tomparanco interests of the entire proud! ssven islands comprising the Hawaiian] UgUUIU. Ex-Governor Larraboe, of Iowa, in bis ad-, v&5 boforo the convention of tho Inter-stat?', ?nperanco Union lately held in Lincoln, j jbM gave as his deliberate judgment, result-1 g from extensive observation, that there is it one-twentieth part of tho intoxicating [uor consumed in Iowa at tho present time at there was before the passage of tho probatory law. J