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DBAD AT H1B FEET IN THE DBIPPISG BAIH. BT CHARLES CURTZ HA US. Ac up the Etream, onto the very feet Of Launoelot, the knight 'whom ebe revered, Elaine, the Lily Maid of Aetolat, By the dumb servitor was gently steered, Bo by the voiceless servant, Death, am I In silence borne away without one sigh, Up to the feet of him I loved, but who. Loving me not in torn, hath let me die. And In the cold gray morning I shall lie At the feet of him" I love, that he may look On the face of her who, loving, trusted fcim, And trusting, both her name and home for ook. fco go I forth with never & moan or tear, Forth from the world of hate and weariness, Out on the silent sea of peace and rest. Into God's love and mighty tenderness. Tke sky is raining In my open grave, In which this sinful body soon shall rest. But it softens the mold and the sides of the grave, That they press not too harshly on my breast. But ere they place me in its cold, moist clasp, A moment I shall lie at tils dear feet, For death will lead where I could not go In life, and give to me my boon most sweet * To lie at his feet in the dripping rain, With his eyes upon me is better than life t To be near liim, though dead, will be sweet to me? The woman he would not make hie wife. I forgive the sorrow, suffering, shamey For the bliss that I had, tho' the living brought pain, And my body will know when it lies at his feet, 80 much does it long to be near him again. Hutchinson, Kan. JANET LEE In the Shadow of the Gallows. BY DAVID LOWRY CHAPTER II. THE MURDER. Ihe Bailor was awakened by a draught on bis hand. The draught came from the opening in the window. He was, as many of his cla6s are, a light sleeper. Be lay quietly listening. The storm had expended its fury, but the wind was still high. Above the sound of the storm be beard a peculiar sound against the liuu ui iuc uuuoo. Tb? Bailor sat bolt upright in bed. The noise continued. The sailor slipped softly out of the bed. walked across the room, and felt in his pocket for the weapon he relied upon. Then he donned his clothes. As he was doing this a gust blew in the room. Stooping, the sailor was just able to discern a figure at the window. The intruder was feeling his way cautiously. The distance between the window and the bed was not more than three feet. The man wa6 well in the room: he was feeling the side of the bed when the sailor'B hand clutched his throat. There was a smothered 6oand as the sailor pressed the intruder back on the bed silently. At first the sailor waB resolved to throttle the robber. Then as he relaxed his grasp, the intruder Baid, in husky tones, "For God's sake let me ibwuh. "Who are you?" "Take your hands from my throat" "I'd serve you right to end your life here. Stealing in upon a traveler to murder him." "I am no thief. I am the landlord's on." "A likely story. 1*11 call your father np, and you can tell him how you came in on me." "For God's sake, listen. I am powerless. See?I bear no arms. I am a sailor?an honest sailor." "God save the mark!" "I tell you I have just escaped shipwreck. I am just come from Marblehead on account of a foolish fight, but I'm no more to blame " What! So you were on the " "Eliza. Ana wrecked before. Now the omcers aro utmimK me. i can pivioi am not in the wrong; bnt if my lather knows I am here, he will almost kill me. I've cost him trouble?and money. I thought to steal in?this is my own bed and room?sleep a while, and be off early before any one woke." 'Stop?let me feel your hand. 'lis true. This iB no base liar ufter all." "I tell you I've been away from home lour months?four years it seems." "Come?let's have a look at you." The Bailor held a tinder box in his hand. A flame illuminated the room, and in the brief period the light fell upon the intruder's face the sailor scanned him from head to foot. "I know you?you were among the first to stave in'the casks of rum. Here, lie down, and In the morning go like a man to your father " "I dare not." "Well, lie down, and go to sleep." The landlord'6 son oast himBelf, just as be was, on the bed. The sailor disrobed once more and laid down beside him and fell asleep the second time. He was awakened later?he had no ides what time it was?by creaking 6tairs. He removed the cover, stepped noiselessly oat of bed, and, as he donned his clothes a second time, listened intently. A life of danger had sharpened senses naturally acute. Yes, there conld be no donbt about it. Sometodv was ascending the stairs stealthily. The sailor felt his weapon, and moved back to the bench. The dooi was opened slowly; then in the darkness the sailor thought a man's figure was dimly outlined. The stature waa that of the landlord. Now another step was heard on the stairs. In the darkness the 6ailor was enable to perceive the movements of the figure until suddenly he became sensible of the presence o:' some one near at hand. Then the sailor realized that he was unable to prevfint a terrible, a monstrous crime. The figure hovering between him and the bed stooped. At a venture the sailor aimed his pistol at the figure, fired, and then boundiDg past the man he fired at, he sprang across the bed, darted through the window, and falling on a plank placed against the house (placed there by the landlord's son), slid to the STOUXIU iUU UiDappcoacu m iuo umauvco. when the report of the pistol was beard, Grizzle Meade was approaching the door with a light. The sudaen fright caused Grizzle to drop the light, which was extinguished. When the landlord, who had been Hung headlong to the floor by the sailor, regained his feet, he cursed his wife for letting the light fall, stumbled againpt her in the dark, then hastened down stairs for a fresh light, and peedily returned to the bedroom. Grizzle Meade was wringing her hands in terror, and crying, "We are undone? we are undone, Daniel." "Peace?be quiet," her husband commanded, as he approached the bed and b?ld the light over it. Grizzle's eyes were on his every movement. Suddenly he put a hand over his face and staggered back. Grizzle seized the light from his trembling hand and looked at the man on the bed. As she looked her frame seemed to be rigid, the blood receded from her lips; her face grew ashen-grav as she stared stonily down on the face row veiled forever with the awful shadow of death. Sha ODened her mouth, bat no Bound issued from her lipB. Then she turned Blowly. her body seemingly as rigid as stone?turned, with norror aiming ner eyes, and stared awe*Btricken at her busband, cowering, groveling on the floor, with the knife in his band. Then, with a cry that sounded like that of a wild animal, Grizzle Meade fell in a heap beside her husband. ' * - -y'r ' %[' rj{- ' ' CHAPTER III, IN EVIL DATS. The early dawn saw Grizzle Meade moving briskly about the house. The landlord of Globe Inn was gulping a glass of liqnor, wnen me glass was wrenched from his hand. "What! Do _jou want to put the ropee round our necks that you mcst fly to the liquor? Must I find wits for both? If you had not been so cowardly you would have made sure." "Have done, Grizzle. It ie the band of God. How could we know he was there? how came he back?" "You'll drink no more till all is over, or we will hang. Hang! Do you hear that, Daniel Meade? Will we help matters by babbling? I have washed and dressed him. ]So hand shall touch him." Her husband shook his head. "Fool! I see our way clear. Lisiten! We will Bay it was the ballet. The boy came home, and we put him to bed. Are you listening, Daniel Meade? Then the drunken 6ailor fought him in the night, ehot him, and fled." The landlord looked at his wife with lack lu6ter eyes. "Eouse, man, and leave liquor alone, unless you want to hang." "I nromiae. but we might as well be done with it." "Yon would think differently an' the Tope were abont your neck. It is not above understanding. The wound in his head will satisfy all. Now, then, away? speed ye, ana tell now our ooy s oeen murdeted. "We must alarm our neighbors and tne authorities. Away now. Daniel Meade repeated the "story his wife put in his mouth reluctantly. As he repeated it he regained something like the assurance that characterized hiB dealings with the world. The announcement of the murder ereated a profund sensation. The elements of agn?at mystery?a mystery that seemeA impenetrable Were recognized dy me intelligent, while the uneducated regarded the event as additional proof that supernatural agencies were daily demonstrated in the affairs of mankind. The authorities, on the other hand, calmly noted: first, that the poor boy who had twice escaped death at sea in a miraculous manner, came home to be murdered by a drunken, quarrelsome sailor; second, that the murderer effected his escape easily and in a manner that would have suggested itself to the dullest comprehension; third, that the authorities owed it to themselves to capture, convict, and hang the murderer speedily. The news spread fast and far. Great crowds thronged the Globe Inn to view the remains. The marshal of Salem was notified by William Ayers, Daniel Meade's creditor, to postpone the collection of his debt for the present. Such a proceeding at that time would have made Mr. Ayers very unpopular, and he was look * J * IflK lUI WOiU W jJUiitiwai pioiciuitu^ The authorities viewed the remains, made due note of the testimony submitted by the grief-stricken parents, Marshal Hobbs, Giles Ellis, and Ezra Easty, and acoorded dne prominence to the statements made by the marshal and Ellis in the record. Scareely any note was made of the sworn statement Ezra Easty made. Ezra was only an apprentice to John Lee. Th?? >,? Mmm'TiD nf th* inntfiAnftr'B son were committed to their last resting place with much ceremony and public manifestations of concern. Contrary to the expectations of , the landlord, the notoriety given Globe Inn was the means of re-establishing the custom the inn enjoyed in its be6t days. William Ayers, Meade's creditor, was paid promptly a week after the funeral. Principal ana interest on the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds was paid on the nail. There were many who expressed surprise at the ability of Daniel Meade to meet this and other obligations,' but as the custom grew, and Globe Inn flourished, the thoughtful held their peace, and rejoiced in the prosperity of a man aorely tried. m m m On the morning the murder was made known, Ezra Easty, apprentice to John Lee, one of the most respectable citizens of Salem, overheard portions of a conversation between his master and mistress and their daughter that made a profound impression upon him. Ez*a was not wnere nesnouia niive ueeu wueu ue uemu the conversation. His master thought he was in the shop?indeed, had sent him there. The shop was a considerable distance from the house, but Ezra, whose curiosity (always easily aroused) was then aflame; made an excuse to return to the house, and hearing loud words in the best room, glued his ear to the door, holding the outer door in the narrow passage leading to the shop conveniently open. As soon as he could contrive it he made an excuse to leave the shop shortly after his master entered it. John Lee's manner as he looked at his apprentice that morning was peculiar, or perhaps the apprentice felt guilty. Ezra's purpose" was to speak to the maid servant, Ann Bigger, who seemed equally anxious to place a distance between herself and the house They encountered each other at the end of the shop opposite the house. "Oh, Ezra! You heard them, too?" "I could not help hearing. If people talk so loud one might hear them half way across the lot. "Such sharp things as Master Lee said." "Bat did not his own daughter answer him promptly?" "Aye, and bo did the mistress speak ont boldly. I did not think it was in her." "Who, think you, Ezra, is all this quarreling over? I was setting the milk, and was fearful the mistress would come on me every minute, so I dare not remain loneer." "That is plain. Heard ye no name?" "I have told you I was fearful of the mistress." "I heard plenty?more than master or mistress would like me to know. John Lee had best not make Buch an ado an a man stops a few hours lato with bis friends." "What did you hear? I have my own suspicions, but fijst toll me what you know." "Woll, then," Ezra answered with a backward glance? "it ie plain to me all this talk is about Martin Lee, John Lee's brother, who must have done somo dreadful thing," "Aye, that is clear, eke Janet would not defend him 60 warmly. Sho vras ever talking of her uncle?and when he comes home how it will be this way 01 that wnv 'Tia HVaIv aha r?momhora nim when she was a child; *11 the presents she places store by are her Uncle Martin's. But what terrible thing has thiB brothsr done to set his own flesh and blood against him?" "That is plain, too," said Ezra. Then he coined a lie solely to make the maid I servant think he was much wiser than be j really was. "Master is, as you know, proud of his good name." "And so is mistress, for that matteraye, and Janet thinks she iB as good as lives." "So it is not much wonder John Lee is angry because of the disgrace his brother may bring on the Lees. I heard enough. I make bold that this brother iB in trouble, and has written or sent to his brother to help him. Janet was hot to help her uncle in his strait,, and I heard * nere JSzra iiasty lootted arouna mm and whispered, "Ann, I heard John Lee say his brother Bhould never darken his door until the matter waB cleared up. But it is Dest say notmng ror me preseni. M?yh.<p this will prove something. There aie Btrange mmors going." "Yes, and we must take heed, Ezra." "What! Art not afaid?" "I am?and so are yon. There's none living ure not afraid "of witches. Why, an a witch were to come now." Ezra Bturted, then blushed. "Ann, it is not well to invite them." "Pooh! 1 but did it to try you." "Why. what can a man do more than .? * woman if tne witcneR are at nand. There! I must be going?master will miss me." "Say not a word of this, Ezra?we will 6peak of it again." Baid Ann Bigger, as she hastened into the house. When they separated Ann Bigger could scarcely restrain the inclination to run to v ? * J in f A uer Blfciier, wuu mcu ucoi wjr, IV her of the mysterious quarrel ehe had overheard. It web later in the .lay when ehe availed herself of the first opportunity to visit her married sister, and retailed all, and much more than Bbe had heard. The air of New England at that time was full of BtranRe rumors. The evil one, it was saia, was lying in wait in every imaginable sbape, ready to pounce pon weak humanity. When Aan BigRer'e sister listened to the story Ann related, she instantly assumed Ufartin Lee had incurred the ill-will and fear of his brother by making a compact with the devil. "It iB all plain to me, Ann. This Martin Lee we have heard of has come back with the devil's art, and has cast a spell on Dorothea and her daughter. John Lee will see hie brother burned for the good of his fellows rather than bear him near." "I never thought it could be like that. An that be eo?why, I'll not tarry in the house longer le6t I be bewitched like my "Tush! Have you no fear. Sty your prayers three times a day. If yon eat a crust when you get up, or before you go out." > "A crust! I'll eat half a loaf if it will keep the evil one off." "There are many ways of spiting witches besides having a clear conscience, else there'd be none free from them. But you are sure Martin Lee has returned?" "As good as sure?Ezra Easty agrees with me. He heard all, and he 6ays " "Then come to me to-morrow, and keep your ears and eyes open. We'll Bee what is at the bottom of this." When Ann Bigger's sister was alone she did not permit much time to elapse before she shared her secret with a neighbor. Andthift was the way the trouble began that imperiled the lives of the Lees. CHAPTER IV. A BALD LOVER'And so," Giles Ellis said, musingly, "Martin Lee has returned. Art quite snre thi6 is true?" he asked his cousin. Now, this cousin was the neighbor with whom Ann Bigger'B sister shared her secret before the day was over. It was now evening, and Giles had called to see his cousin's husband upon a business matter. "Strange," continued Giles, "that John Lee has not made his brother's return known. He is not a man to keep secrets." "They may have good reason to be silent. I have always heard Martin Lee was of a headstrong nature." '? f. - 11 ?n % Ana bo ib 0 quo XjKV, bd ail won uivw. He was never known to tnm, once his foot was well Bet on tbe road. But your meaning " "Ought to bo plain to a man as keenwitted as Giles Ellis."* "Do you think Martin Lee is not a welcome visitor?that it is as well he keeps indoor6? Ib that not it?" "God 'preserve us!" his cousin exclaimed. "You take the words out of my mouth." "There i6 no mistake?Martin Lee you are sure has returned?" "Nay, I said not so." And then Giles Ellis' cousin told him how the news came to her?if she added to it Bhe.was. aa most people are, unconit. Upon nearmg cms unes Ellis smiled, but it was not the smile which made people think they wronged him when tney suspected a man with such keen black eyes, so closcly set in his head; for his was, at best, a sinister face. "This is wortn pondering over," he said to himself when he was alone. He was walking toward John Lee's house rapidly, when a sound attracted his attention. He had a quick ear and eye. There was light enough to see the lamb that was crossing a field near him. Giles Ellis looked savagely at the lamb, then, casting a swift glance around him, ran toward it. As he ran he produced a keenbladed knife. The lamb avoided him? ft ran into a corner, but Giles grasped it and drew it toward him, saying between his 6et teeth: "Now, then, John "Winslow, this, too, -will show thee what 1 can do to repay the mon who bears -witness against me." His teeth gleamed. The smile on Giles Ellis' face was sardonic as he tnmed the lamb's face np to him roughly and held its neck over his left knee while he slashed its throat. The lamb straighten ed its legB out as the blood spurted from the great wound. Giles Ellis rose, and. looking down at the dying animal, said: "And had I a score here I would serve them the same way as I did thy fine horse, Master "Winslow. Blame that, too, on the witches,* be added, scornfully, as he thrust the knife-blade into the soft earth repeatedly. Then wiping it carefully on the gra?B. he replaced it in his pocket and returned to the path. He was walking away from the field where the lamb lay, when be paused suddenly, 6tood still, and listened. Then he vented a terrible oath, darted to a clump of undergrowth, and there, in a depression in the earth, beheld a man crouching. [TO BE CONTINUED.] The Good Old Time*. From an ancient account book found at Eastport, Me., it appears that in 1797 tobacco was sold by the yard in that settlement. The limited purchasing power of a day's wages at that period is shown by the price of nails?Is 2jd a pound. A day's ordinary wages would pay for abou* (our pounds of nails. .What absurd little things people quarrel about! What trivial matters cause ill-feeling in families! The mutton being roasted too little or the beef too much, an opinion about the temperature of tbe house, or the style of curtains that ought to be bought for the front windows, the definition of a word or its pronunciation, are not topics worth a quarrel when peace and good-will are of so much importance in the home. A little ill-feeling is like a little seed that may grow into a large tree which will shadow the whole house. Many a man and woman must look back with regret on the hasty word or the cold reproach which was the entering wedge that split a house- ' hold in two; and yet how few make a point of uttering the soft word that tumeth away wrath. It Is 6aid that Paris receives wltn Jeers the announcement of Madame Bernhardt that she intends to pass the autumn of her life in a convent; but they should remember over there that Bernhardt can never grow old, and that by the time she came to the autumn of her life there would be nothing else in the world that wouid be novel to her except the convent. Ward McAllister's article on farming shows that he never had the most rudimentary knowledge of the agriculturist's art He never raised a mortgage, bought any Bohemian oats, nor gave a promissory note for lightning rods. LAND OF ME MALAY. AN INTERESTING BUT LITTLE KNOWN REGION. Singapore and Its Surroundings?Peculiarities of the Natives and Other.?? Man-Eating Tigers Found in Abundance. 0 the ordinary trav\ ~| eler the Malay archiHI~ pelsgo is perhaps the -s 'east ^nown Par^ ?* the globe. Few tour*8tB &? to e*pl?re though it extends for , more ^an *^00 miles tS. jBwfc'-dJ from east to "west, - and is about 1400 in ?breadth from north to south. It is situated between Asia and Australia, and consists of a number of large and small islands located almost ' on the equator. Three of these islands are larger than Great Britain, and one of them?Borneo?is larger than the whole of the British Isles put together. This region enjoys a climate more uniform and hotter than any other part of the globe, and all kinds of tropical fruits and flowers are found in it. It also teems with animal life, including the man-eating tiger, elephant, ourang-ontang, etc. It is inhabited by an interesting race of mankind, the Malay. This peculiar and at one time warlike race is found nowhere else except in these regions. Hence the name Malay Archipelago. TV. nionoo are nf orpfttfir interest 1'CTT ^iUV/VU Ui v w. O"- , to the traveler than .Singapore, the capi- j tal of the Straits Settlements and the chief port of disembarkation lor all ports of the Malay peninsula and islands.of the Archipelago. Here is found a variety of Eastern races and as many different modes of life as in any town of its size in the world. Malays, Javanese, Tamils ?a race of natives from the south of India?Arabs, Parsees, Portuguese, Burghers, Hindoos, Chinese, natives of Celbes, Borneo, Bali, as well as other racetf are to be seen daily in the streets. The Government is English, as well as the merchant community, but the greater portion ot tne population codswuj ui Malays, Tamils and Chinese. Chinese are to be seen everywhere, from the rich merchant down to the poorer laborers, miners and agriculturists. Tbe wealthy Chinese merchant is to be seen every evening driving along the bund in his ! carriage, looking sleek, fat and dirty, j He lolls back in the cushions, enjoying the Seabreeze?, with his long tail tipped , with red silk and reaching nearly down to his heels. His coachman is attired in the most gorgeous livery. Altogether he has a very grand turnout, and loves w duvvt uiiiinvu r mx=\\ -I I ^^SCmlSmS a ch1nk8b TEMfLiia at ainuAruiiD. Id the Chinese bazar are hundreds of small shops, in which a miscellaneous store of hardware and dry goods are to ! be bought wonderfully cheap. The I shop keeper is smiling and polite, and will show you his ware, no matter whether you purchase of him or not, and he does rot seem to mind if you buy nothing. In the interior the Chinese grow vegetables, gambier and pepper. Their small clearings are to be seen everywhere in the jungle. Their greatest enemy is the tiger, who, when he feels hungry, will make an occasional raid.on the heathen Chinese and take him home for his supper. At felling jungle the Chinese are experts. Their neighbors, Malays, look at them working with a satirical smile, and regard them, as do other races, with utter contempt. The Tamils from 8outhern India form a numerous body of Mohommedans, and with the Arabs are petty merchants and shopkeepers. In dealing with tourists the Tamil always asks twice as much for an article a3 he is willing to take, and in driving you about the town he is certain to ask double the right fare, and if not *- _ paid it insults you in ins -own uiaic^b. He is aa objectionable man, and is often very annoying to a stranger. The best remedy in such cases is to give him in charge of a Malay policeman. Planters who are accustomed to this race of natives generally take the law into their own hands and administer to them a sound thrashing when they are insolent. The Javanese are largely employed as SCENE IN S servant^ laborers and sailors. They are a harmless and industrious race, and mingle more with the Malays than any other people. In appearance they are not unlike the Malays, hut they are of a more yellowish color. They make excellent laborers on the coffee plantations and are now largely imported from Java. Tht native Malays are chiefly boatmen and fishermen, and they form the main part of the population. The harbor is an excellent one, acd is always crowded with ships of all Nations, from the imposing men-of-war down to the more humble Malay and Chinese junks. Fishing boats and passenger sampans are to . be seen dotted all over the water in great ( numbers. j The town itself comprises several very 1 handsome public buildings and churches, Hindoo temples, Chinese joss houses, 1 Mahommedan mosques and bazars of all [ nationalities. The botanical gardens oc- ' cupy a large area of ground near the bar- * racks and are well worth a visit. In I them it to be found every variety of 1 +rnr?if>nl frtltocre, Thpv arp. handfiomelv 1 laid out, and in their vicinity are several ' picturesque bungalows almost hidden in tropical foliage, the abodes of the merchants. Jinrickshas are to be seen every COCOANUT GROVE where, drawn by Chinamen, but they are i not much patronized by the European community, who usually prefer hiring a i gharry. 1 The island of Singapore consists of a number of small hills 100 to 300 feet : high, the summits of which are etill covered with dense jungle. These hills, i as well as the valleys below, are the abodes of tigers, and frequently one oi these animals invades the very surborbs of Singapore. In character tha Malay and tiger are not unlike. They are both cunning, treacherous and fearless, and, when roused to anger, bloodthirsty and ferocious. They also both hold human life in the most reckless contempt. Anyhow, be that as it may, there is no hunter in the world that can excel the Malay at tracking and snaring tigers. Their favorite way of catching them alive is by digging pits. These are usually placed at the junction of several paths, and are ?n well concealed with leaves and sticks that often in wandering through the jangle I have nearly fallen into them. If the pit is sufficiently deep the tiger, when once trapped in this manner, seldom escapes. If lie is to be taken alive ropes are passed round his legs and other parts of his body to render him helpless, and then a sort of bamboo cage is put over him. Everything must be made secure and the tiger rendered perfectly helpless before he is lifted out of the pit, and it is an extremely difficult feat to accomplish, but the Malays are adepts at it. They generally starve the tiger for two or three days before commencing operations,thus reducing his strength. The Malay is not demon strati ve, and never openly expresses his feelings. He exhibits a reserve, diffidence and even bashfulneu, which is in some degree attractive andleads the observer to think that the ferocious and bloodthirsty character imputed to the race must be exaggerated. He is very slow and deliberate in his speech, and especially backward in introducing the subject he bai come to discuss. Though he does seem to hold the European in contempt, as- well as other races, yet he is always profusely polite when he meets one. "Tabeh Tuan," is then his favorite expression, which translated into plain English means "How are you, sir?" If, though, he meet a European who in his opinion has done a mean action and is not worthy of that salute he will pass him with Bulky indifference manifested on every feature of his countenance. He is lazy and not fond of work. His favorite pastime is fishing, and as long as he can catch sufficient fish he will never hire himself out for manual labor. In the interior of the peninsula a wild and savage race of people called the - - - - * I- -1 J Sakis are loum. xney are ueuevcu have been the original conquerors of the country, and between them and the Malaya a deadly rivalry exists. They live entirely by themselves in a nomadic state. They are occasionally met with in some parts of the interior, but it is the . wisest plan not to speak to them, as they are very distrustful of straogers. Their I favorite weapon is the "blowpipe," a 1 small instrument through which they ( blow a poisoned arrow with deadly pre- ' cision a long distance. In fact these ar- ! TNGAronE. rows are steeped in such poisonous ingredients that the Malays say a tiger will die in three minutes from the effect of it after being struck by one. There are only a few miles of railroad on the peninsula, but at> land is opened rJnnKfloac there will be more. It is as yet a new country, and the chief means of access to the interior is by means of rivers. There are a few good * roads, noticeably the road from Singa- , pore to Johore, the seat of the Malay ; Government and of the Sultan of Jo- 8 hore. It is distant about fourteen miles, c and the whole distance can be accomplished in a jinricksha in from two to thxce houw, The scenery is very pic- i y-A ' -r<? j - v..;. i- v;v turesque. The road runs through jungle, interspersed with roadside villages and police stations. At night the Chinese will not be persuaded for love or money to draw a ricksha along this road on account of the tigers. The Malay Sultan is an exceedingly dignified and courteous old gentleman, and has traveled a *ood deal in foreign countries. He is ilways glad to receive well-accredited foreigners into his domicile.?San Franmo/IA PViwnninlo A Young Lady's Blouse. The fancy for picturesque gowns has NiStdP^i AT SETGAPOBE. almost annihilated the rigidly plain tailor-made costume, and it is quite an art in itself to combine the fit and cut of the tailor with the artistic elaboration of the modiste. A brilliant example of this is found in a costume of green cloth, with a tight-fitting coat of velvet .to match, having tails at che back. Over this is worn a small Eton jacket of the cloth, with a braided fern-leaf design at the centre back in green braid outlined with gold cord. The short over-sleeves are braided to match this, and the tight velvet sleeves finish plainly at the wrist. The front of the skirt is made of velvet, and over this, long on one side and short on the other, is arranged a shaped piece of the cloth with a deep border of the crreen and cold braid. D~ O The newest grenadines are gauze-like and beautiful. Those in blacs are prettily figured in color, taking various conventional forms, one example being Striped with tiny orange stars, divided at intervals with narrow bars of blue. The latest in corselets is made of leather in a deep tan color, in antelope bkinorkid. It is cut short on the hips, pointed at the front and back, and laces at the centre front. Narrow braces extend over the shoulders and fasten in front of each shoulder with a buckle, whereby the brace may be lengthened or .shortened at will. The blouse bodice being very likely to become a daily necessity when the warm weather settles in, this corselet supplies a bond of union in joining the bodice to the skirt. The holt**? hnHirp will he lonffer than hereto fore, and the belts as wide as the figure will allow. A stylish example is illustrated in this column, and is made of, blue terge, with the tops of the sleeves of heavy-cord black sicilienne. The front is open to the belt and displays a YOUNG LADY'S BLOUSE^ Breton vest ornamented with a band of nandarin velvet covered with embroidery n gold, silver and jet. The belt and :ollar are of the same, and narrow cuifs peep from the inside of the sleeves. The apote of lace straw embroidered n gold has trimmings of cream silk mull md velvet and a black aigrette. Many thnnorpa ATt> nine on the familiar Russian alouse, which will be found especially Jesirable for the pretty cotton Bedford ;ords for summer wear.?Frank Leslie's. At Washington's Birthplace. The cut herewith is from the Century, [t gives some idea of the proposed menorial to be erected by the United States Government to mark Gen. Washington's airthplace. Geo. Washington was born j|P AT WASHINGTON S BIKliirLAvr,. it Pope's Creek, near Bridge's Creek, Westmoreland Countj, Va., February J2d, 1732. The house was burned long . 12o; a few bricks of the old kitchen ihimney are still to be seen. Dogs kill $4,000,000 worth o1 shnep n the United States each year. POPULAR SCIENCE. HHR In all artificial light tbe waste is ovflHj ninety per cent. Seventy-three per cent, of the railro^^^^ passenger cars of Massachusetts are heat^H^fl by steam. BHfl There arc 413 species of trees fon sfl^H within the limits of the United Stat^HH ana lerruones. I^Kfl The banana yields a larger supply HH food for man than any other plant on flBH similar extent of gronnd. MB It has been scientifically demonstrat^HN that the earth's axis once every 137 da^HH undergoes a distinct oscillation. HBS The microscopi8ts say that a caoequiBB has twenty-two "teath" in the end ot bill?eleven above and the same belol^DB The corporation of Glasgow, ScotlandHfi is about to erect a generating staticflHfl large enough to supply 40,000 incandefl^H cent electric lamps. In testing the conditions of the atmo^^B phere inside a petroleum tank, if the at tbc bottom is found not inflammab^^H or explosive the air above is sure be so. ' A new care for hydrophobia was rodflQ #-ii_ a.?s_j _ it. n t ceasiuiiy tneu ju tue xriu>i/eur uusvivuia; Milan, Italy. It consisted of a subct^^H taneous injection of the virus in th^^B ''fixed form." Sn An English paper proposes a new spraj^H^ ing machine that will deliver the spra^HH under cover so that the wind will nt^^H disturb it, and also one that will raise c|^H the vines and thus permit the spray reach all sides. , J99B A further great reduction in the coe^^B of aluminum has been hoped for by IC^H Faure, whose process consists in obtain^Hj ing cheap aluminum chloride and de-^Hj composing it electrically. The chlorine^H would be a valuable bye product. The^^J commercial success of the plan, howeverj^H is sot yet assured. JflB It has been found that by passingHfl mixed hydrogen and carbonic oxide over^H nickel and cobalt they can be separated^Hj Thenvby applying the hydrogen to stnpl^H of platinum, a powerful primary batterj^H is formed which will yield, it is stated,^D fifty per cent, of the total energy in thci^H hydrogen absorbed. nB An installation of electric light is be-^B ing laid down in the Batignolles Tunnel fl near Paris, France, in which the inca8?jH| descent lamps are placed at a height offlj about fifteen feet above the rails. Th?'^H light is received by plates of burnished tin covered with glass, which reflect a Bfl soft and agreeable light into the carriages. JH Long distance photography is rendu quite successful by a new camera with telescope objective, which consuts of s^R concave lens of short focus and a convp^^B lens of considerable length of focofcjjjfl| 'These are put at a certain distance apart,' depending on the difference of the two:^H foci. By the laws of optics this arrange- HE ment projects an inverted image of aa H object at a long distance from the leilse&tH A photograph by Dr. Gill, presenter to the Paris Academy, shows 30,000 to 40,000 stars, besides two nebalffi, ia an area of four square do-; greea. The exposure was orer three!: hours, instead of one hour as arranged; for plates of the international chart of^ the heavens; and if such exposure were" 'possible for the entire man, it is thought^ that 800,000,000 stars would record1 their existence, instead of 30,000,000. | Dr. Oriesbach of the Geological Survey of India, who has returned to Ban-v goon from a tour of exploration to thej north of the Bhamo, reports that near* Myitkina, in a district absolutely uninhabited, he has discovered most remark-^ able alluvial gold deposits, stretching tor ~ a great distance up the course of streams;/ and no less than fifteen miles in width. A ton of alluvial deposit produced twentyfive grains of gold. Lead also has been, found in abundance. Breaking on Ihe Wheel. I Breaking on the wheel was a mode of capital punishment, said to have been.] first employed in Germany, according to J some writers on the murderers of Leo- f pold, Duke of Austria, in the fourteenth \ century. According to the German method of this execution, the criminal- j was laid on a cart-wheel with his anna > and legs extended, and his limbs in that posture fractured with an iron bar. Bat I in France, where it was restricted to I cases of assassination, or other murder* H of an atrocious description, highway / robbery, parricide and other great , crimes, the criminal was laid on a lrame I of wood in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, with grooves cat transversely in it mk above and below the knees and elbows; fl and the executioner struck eight blows JH with an iron bar, so as to break tbe^H limbs in those places, sometimes finishin^^H the criminal by two or three blows the chest or stomach; thence called co JHHJ de grace. He was then unbound laid on a small carriage-wheel, with^PHB face upward and his arms and M&JrU aouDiea uoaer mm; mere to n still alive. Sometimes the executioner was directed to strangle the crinjfnal,^ either before the first, or after ope, two or three blows. This punishment was abolished in France at the Revolution; j but it was still iesorted to in Germany as the punishment for parricide as late as 1827, near Gottingen. The assassin of the Bishop of Ermeland in Prussia, in 1841, was sentenced to the wheel;?^ Yankee Blade. ? Shaping the Eara. The day for the ear that stands afc s right angles to the head is over. There's been a clever little arrangement patented for correcting the tendency some babies' ears have to stand out. It -- - -i? ? ? 15 a uiuoc-uuiu^ V/U|j iuauu ui nuiw vopu that holds the ears close to the head and ties under the chin. It is really merely the framework of a cap, and so is. ies^ troublesome and less heating than a muslin cap would be, and can be worn day and night. Tbere are few less pardonable disfigurements than outbranching ears, and they aio less oftcu the result of a natural tendency than of the careless handling of a baby. Few mothers and fewer nurses nofcico when they lay a baby down whether the soft little car is crumpled under or lying close back to the head, and they rarely take the trouble when they hold a baby to see that its ears are in the natural position, but will hold it for the longest time with the head pressed against their bosom, and the ear turned forward instead of back. "As the twig is bent the tree is inclined" applies with aa much force to the physical as to the moral growth of a child. Babies, when nursed constantly bv one person, often suffer seriously from being always carried on the same arm and in the same position. ?Washington Post. ,