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JANET LEE
In the Shadow of the
Gallows.
I
BY DAVID LOWRY.
CHAPTER VI?Continued.
" 'Tie not of him I was speaking, j
Would that all the world were like MaBter
Lee."
"Who, then, of the Lees "
"If you command me to speak plain* I
ly
*1 command nothing, nor can I, by virtue
of my office, command any man. I
simply execute the will of those in authority,,
as you well know. And I tell
thee, Giles Ellis, I like not the duties of
my office in ill times. God save us all
from making more of our office than
strict, even justice calls for in perilous
seasons."
The Marshal of Salem exhibited more
feeling than he had ever been known to
reveal. Giles Ellis, too, looked very
crave now.
"Since yon Bpeab so plain, Master
Hobbs, I must even speak as plain in
retnrn, lest yon misconstrue my meaning.
And since yon are a friend of John Lee's,
all the more reason for plain Bpeaking.
It is said some of his family has dealings
with the evil one."
"It is said]" the Marshal repeated, in
visible alarm. "Oh! an it come so closer
than *it is said' "
"I do not say it of my own accord. 'Tis
in friendship I say it. Neither can I say
anything touching* this of my own knowl*
edge. Ibnt do this to advise you in
time, bo you may prepare John Lee
in case yon are compelled to do yoni
duty."
"Oh!" exclaimed the Marshal, greatly
relieved; so younuu* uuiuiu^ uiuiciunu
idle rumor?"
"Nothing but what report 6ays."
"Aye, but report, as you know well,
may hang the best man'in Salem. But
I'll make a note of it, and I thank tnee,
Giles Ellis, for a timely warning. And,
now, what is this rumor?"
The misfortune that befell John Winslow
was in everybody's mouth. The Marshal
of Salem was on the point of asking
Giles if any of Lee's family were sobpected
or mentioned in connection with
the monstrous cruelty, but Giles anticipated
him.
"An| it go no farther, it i'b said that if
the truth were known some there are in
John Lee's household who could explain
how John WinsloVs horse and lambs
were killed."
" 'Tis past belief," said the Marshal.
"Mistress Lee is as kindly as any woman
in Salem. Janet is as like her mother as
any daughter born of woman may be. 'Tis
a thing past all belief."
"I am glad we are of one mind. Master
Hobbs. But if the people will talk?
aye, and if any accuse John Lee of harboring
witches "
* Why, then, I will say 'tis false. I vill
stake my life on it."
*EaBy, Master Hobbs."
"True?I had forgot. There is hie apprentice?but
there is neither force for
much good or evil in Ezra Easty?and as
for the maid?it would go hard with me
indeed to be compelled to take any of
John Lee's household in charge."
"That I believe, and it does you credit,"
Giles Ellis answered. "My interest in the
welfare of the family is eo great I could
not forbear speaking to yon.
"A very proper man, and a kindlier than
I had thought him," 6aid the Marshal to
himsel when Giles Ellis passed on. "A
very good citizen. I will do my best to
defend John Lee from foolish and evil
tongues. No harm shall come to him or
his an I can prevent it."
Pondering thuB, the Marshal of Salem
pursued his way, marveling at the evil
times.
CHAPTER Va
LIKE A ruua Uf liuuimao rnua a lkus
BET.
Silence reigned in and about John
Lee's house; the restful calm of a quiet,
well-ordered, happy home prevailed. The
old-fashioned clock in a high case, made
by John Lee, ticked loudly, measuring
the hours with a precision that seemed a
characteristic of John Lee'6 movements,
publio or private. Whether at home or
abroad, in all his dealings with the world,
everything wa? done precisely, promptly,
quietly.
A man of few words, save when speech
was a virtue, no man in Salem had proved
iu time of need a man of action as plainly
as John Lee.
Dorothea Lee and her daughter J anet
met each other in the narrow passage to
their sleeping apartment. The mother
fie on the point of speaking. Janet also
seemed to be framing a speech, but before
either found suitable words, John
Lee's voice was heard, saying:
"Dorothea, it is time for worship."
Dorothea turned and entered the room
where John Lee sat, saying to Janet:
"Speak to Ann."
Presently Ann and Ezra Easty followed
Janet into the room, where John
Lee sat, with a preoccupied air, while
his wife handed him the Bible from a
shelf, and seated herself near her husband.
John Lee took his spectacles from
their case carefully, rubbed them slowly
with his handkerchief, like one in deep
thought, placed the Bible on his knee,
glanced at the light, and spoke in grave
tones:
'These are troublesome times. We are
6yrrounded with perils. There are things
eaid and done such as only the evil one
can instigate. I have lived in dangerous
times. 1 nave seen enougn to convince me
tbat a providence oven-tiles the wisest of
mankind. Bnt I have never known, nor
do I believe there ever was a time when
men stood more in need of the counsel
and comfort given in this book"?John
Lee's fingers seemed to caress the cover
of the well-wom Bible on hie knee?
"than at the present time. Every home i6
threatened. No man cr woman knows
the moment they may be called uj.<on to
answer charges tbat the vilest would
blush to meet. No house is secure, no
man or woman'B life so free from re
proach "
A loud knock on the door caused Ezra
E&stv to bounce on bis seat. He cast n
terrified look at Ann Bieeer tnn
was m a tremor. Janet l^ee rose quietly
and opened the doot. Samuel Hobbs,
the Marshal of SaleiD. entered. John Lee
placed the Bible on the table at his elbow,
and rose.
"Yom are somewhat late, if you are
come on business?but you are alwayo
1 ? ? ?o won B.J1 v..no, " ln\'n
1 CiV/UUiC | uo j w* nv*i nuvn, dhim v vwm
Lee.
The Marshal did not take the seat proffered
him. On the contrary, he looked
like a man ill at ease, lie moved his
hands nneasily, and Etamujered when he
spoke.
"The business is none of my choosing.
I never did more unwilling '*ork?cuver
made more unwilling errand."
-Since that iB the case, ihe sooner the
business is dispatched the better.
Speak out freely. The way is open to I
you."
"My business concerns you nearly."
"Say you so, Samuel?" John Lee
looked down and reflected. "DoeB it concern
any one beyond those vou see here?"
"No."
A silence fell upon the little circle so
ppressive thit Ezra. Easty was sure the
Marshal could hear bin throhbinc.
At last Jo tin .Lee,'still standing 'With MB
faoe to the Marshal of Salem, broke the
ilence.
"Since it concerns all here, what ma/
your errand be?"
The Marshnl strove to clear his throat,
but could no; <tn the insiant. He looked
at Dorothea LeeTi Fac?. 5hd 'Was regfiF3ing
him calmly; if there was more than
reasonable surprise or curiosity, her eyes
did not reveal it. Jonet Lee contemplated
her mother and father with an undietnrbed
countenance. At last the Marehal
cleared his throat, and with hat U
hand, in a voice that was far from clear,
said:
*1 came as a friend, rather than in my
?
umciux uupauiiv.
"For which I thank yon," John Lee answered.
Then leaning nearer the Marshal,
he added: "Speak on. As friend,
or Marshal of Salem, I am ready to listen.
What may thy errand be, Master
Hobbs?"
"I came to warn yon you are suspeoted
of harboring witches."
Upon hearing this, Ann Bigger made
the 6ign of the cross in the air unperceived
by the others. EzraEasty's knees
trembled, his teeth were inclined to
chatter; but he braced himself flpmly on
his seat, looking with shifting, fearful
glances at the Marshal, the picture of abject
fear.
"Witches! God save all here!" exclaimed
Dorothea Lee, standing upright
in her alarm. Janet Lee alone looked
| calmly from her parents to the Marshal.
John Lee made a movement a6 though he
would resent the charge, then reconsidered,
turned toward Iris wife, and, realizing
that the amazement in her countenance
wa6 reflected in hiB own, placed
a hand heavily upon the table beside him,
and sank into his 6eat overwhelmed, stu naAa/3
wnfh omo7oroonf and Vmrrnr tbftt
conld find no ntterance in words.
The Marshal did not anticipate the effect
hiis words produced. Me seemed,
now that he had accomplished his errand,
at a loss what to say or do next. He
looked from one to the other, advanced
slowly to the door, opened it noiselessly,
turned, swept the circle with a comprehensive
glance, then closing the door
after him as people do when entering and
leaving the presence of the dead, walked
Boberly away.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE SHADOWS IN THE HOUSE.
On the day following the visit of the
Marshal, Ann Bigger and Ezra Easty approached
each other when unobserved,
casting furtive glances from Bide to side
as they availed themselves of the first opportunity
to speak.
"Did I not tell you prido would have a
fall?" said Ann.
"And have I not said, time and again,
water will find its level?"
"Yes; more times than you need. 'Tis
the one thing comes out of your head.
And if you say no wiser thing folks will
think you are empty-headed. Water is
sure to find its level?what mystery is in,,
that?"
"Since you take me up so sharp, why
do von srieak to me?"
"Because I would make a man of yon
if yon would let me. But I was Baying,
see bow our Janet goes about now. No
longer fcigh-headed is sbe. But, truth
to tell, I never would have looked for
witches here."
"Nor I."
"My sister Bays it's a sure sign witches
are near whan a cow turns three times
and holdB her nose out. And I can
be awom our cow did bo this morn. *
"Did she so?" Ezra's eyes were opened
wide.
"But nothing is so bad as to meet a
black dog on the road. A wise man or
woman turns back, and is sure to eot,
if it's only a bite?a crust."
"My tongs fell out of my hand yesterday,
and the bit fell from master's plane
to-day."
Ann held a hand up, wamingly.
"I thought some one was near. I
found a straw lying across the door when
I opened it this'morning. That is a sign
of evil. Worse still," Ann moved nearer
me apprentice, ? iuuuu mo uruuiu jyiug
fair acron a crack in the floor. It's all
come of Martin Lee's wickedness, I'll
be bonnd. He is a wicked man, else
master would not quarrel with mistress
about him."
"But master is not to blame. I heard
him say?and so did you?that his brothei
deserved no better than others from the
law?meaning the worst the law could dc
for him."
"Look! Look!" Ann exclaimed; whereupon
Ezra glanced around and beheld a
large spider swinging in the air.
"Kill it!" Ann hissed, as she seized a
poker and struck at the spider. Instead,
she hit Ezra upon the knuckles, who
whipped his hand to his mouth and blew
on it lustily. The spider fell and disapv>aa*a/?
o nflnlr
^QOAOW tU 0 VUVUi
"Now, 111 6wear there are witches in
the house. That is one of their famil.
iars You saw it as plain as I did."
"Hush!" Ezra said, "here comes the
master."
But John Lee passed on, paving no attention
to them. When he was out of
earshot Ezra said:
"Wonders will never cease. 'Tis the
first time he fonnd me out of the shop
and did not ask why I was idling. There
is more in this than tlie Marshal suspects."
"There is much more than any one
knows," said Ann Bigger; "but some
things I know. I know milk and cake are
stolen. See!" pointinc to the dresser. "I
put more cakes there an hour ago than
would serve the family."
"Who ha6 taken them?"
"That i6 the question I would like to
answer. Who?"
"Who but the mistress or Janet"
"Why should they take the cake?"
"My mind misgives me; 'tis mistress or
Janet."
As if to illustrate the saying, listeners
hear no good of themselves, Janet entered.
It was one of Janet Lee's marked
traits that she never beat about the bush,
bat vent to tbe point at once.
"What were jou 6aying of roe, Ann?"
Ab the apprentice and Ann looked at
each other, Janet added, quickly:
"Do I look like a witch, that you should
tare at me sor"
The apprentice and Ann, marveling at
tbe suddenness with vhicb she came on
them, and remembering the spider, were
frightened, and betrayed it in their looks.
Ann edged to the door and disappeared
without answering. Ezra, trembling,
followed her quickly, and Janet was left
alone.
As the servants withdrew, a handsome
young man, with an expression of candor
and a bearing indicating high breeding,
entered. As he approached, Janet
held up a finger worningly.
"Are you not af.-aid to come near me?"
"What is this I hear?" the young man
aid, witn concern. >
"Do you not see? I am, a witch, Arthur.
"
"I have said bo many tjmec."
He would have said more, but she covered
his lips with her hands.
"Hush! if tne Parris children said the
half you have eaid, it would hang them.
Call me anything but a witch. 'Tis no
true-love term to me in these times."
Arthur Proctor replied lightly, "Whit
ie this story Ann Bigger's sister tells? Is
it true your father is charged with barboring
witches?"
Torynf ovnloi r>-? a /? 1 n a
vu, AilUUl . uuutv LAVlBIUiCU, iU a
burst of pa^ion which surprised her
lover, "I do not cute for mysejf! but my
father and my poor mother! Do you
think there is d?nger?"
To which Arthur Proctor soberly replied.
considering well each word:
"We cacnot tell what is or what is not a
serious matter. The slightest jests may
prove terril le ean.est. There are those
who maRe mountains out of mole-bills.
The father of lies i6 loose."
"Shame on the people of Salem, then,"
exclaimed Janet Lee. "Who has done
more for ?alein than inv father? Was he
not Joremost in the tight with the Indians?
Did he not stand guard that Salem might
sleep safely? Who wa6 it ran into Polly
Turner's bouse whea it was burning, and
carried her out in his arms? There is no
truer man in Salem than John Lee. No
more God-fearing man or kinder. And
all know there is no gentler woman?none
more cenerous to the coor, or more con
Bidarate?tnan my motner, eiee efie wouia
not have preferred too before Giles
Ellis."
"And did she bo?" Arthnr Proctor's
face beamed with pleasure."
"Or I would not say so. My father's
he ail was Bet on Giles Ellis?bnt my
mother likes thee best."
Arthnr Proctor clasped her hand fervently.
"Trust me to serva yon both. I
could not rest until I learned the truth
concerning this wild rumor from your
own lips. The very air is burdened,
poisoned with malice and folly of all
kinds. Old women's gossip, children's
talk, matters men should not repeat in
earnest, become as grave as though the
breath of life depended on it. Now that
I know how it lies with vou I will ao
straight to the Marshal and get his ear.
I will find him at Thomas Beadles' tav
ern, i aare say. hb mere an me gossips
gather?except each as wear women's
clothes," added Proctor, scorafnlly.
"Beware of Giles ElliB."
"Why should I beware of Giles Ellis?"
he asked.
"Because he left me with an evil liok.
He will not harm me. He will wjeak
his hatred on some one dear to me, I
kno?. 'Tie in his heart, and ha has the
power."
"Let him try hie worst with me. I defy
him."
"Yon do well to keep np a etont
heart."
"And do yon, too, keep npastontheart.
Now I'll away to the tavern and see what
I may."
A moment her hand was clasped firmer,
then Janet Lee eVood alone, sighing,
?aying to herself: "I must keep np a
tout heart. Trouble never comes singly.
Poor Uncle Martin. This will be worse
than all. How it will end heaven only
knows!"
She pondered long, then walked to the
dresser, and, taking some cakes from the
| plate, hastily concealed them, but not so
quickly as to escape the Jynx eyes of
Ezra Easty, who stood near the window
observing her in obedience to the command
of Ann Bigeer. He waited outBide
until Janet entered the adjoining room,
then, seeing the way clear, entered and
approached the dresser, smiling grimly
over bis discovery. He was looking at
tbe cakes when John Lec came upon
him eo suddenly that the apprentice
started. His maBter demanded, in stern
tones:
"What now, Ezra?"
"I was looking at the cakes."
"Do not add lying to theft."
"I am no liar."
"There there; say no more. Yon only
make a worse of it."
"But, Ma6ter Lee "
"Go, go, before Dorothea come Cease,
I say. We will discuss this after prayers."
Tbe apprentice's face waB wrathful as
he seated himself in his UBtial corner,
for Dorothea Lee, entering at that moment,
lit tiie ruphlightand placed it on
the table. Janet and Ann, following her
into the room, seated themselves, while
John Lee sat with bent head, his thoughts
seemingly far away. He held his spectacles
idly in bis hands many minntes, a
thing unusual. Bousing himself at last,
be looked about him, and in a stem voice
said:
"I'will read a lesson from the Book of
Life."
[TO B* CONTINUED.]
Crawfish and Their Habits.
t 4 'There is nothing so fatal to crawnsn
as a thunder storm," said a fish dealer to
r Washington Star writer. "When I
make a shipment of them to any plafce at
a distance, I always make sure that the
weather promises well. On more than
one occasion I have had entire consignments
killed on a journey by a small
electrical disturbance. Another thing I
have to look out for is that the crawfish
snail be so tightly packed as not to be
able to turn upon their backs. If they
do so, they work their feet until exhausted
and die.
"The worst enemies crawfish have are
eels, whose.iavorite food is one-year-old
crawfish. Bigger ones seem very rarely
to be eaten by the eels. If you want
plenty of crawfish in a pond or stream,
you must catch all the eele. The crawfish
themselves are very voracious feeders.
As Boon as dusk setB in each evening they
become lively and move about with great
agility. They swim well and have very
l",?" When thArpftwtish has SDied
n&gu mvm w.? ? e
.its prey, it steals up and with one bold
dash impales the little fish or frog on its
tusk,' as thje long horn between its eye
is called. Then it drops to the bottom
and devours its victim.
"There are plenty of crawfish about
Washington,, in the Potomac and its
tributary streams. In the spring they
come to market in great numbers. The
female stays in her hole while the young
are batching from the e?gs. On an average
each one has from 150 to 200 eggs.
The young look like small worms and
remain for some time attached by strong
threads to the mother's tail, baing thus
protected from fishes and other enemies.
At the end of a year they are as big as
wasps, but they grow slowly, and three
or four years elapse before they get as big
as four inches. By the time they are
eight years old they have reached full
Ol&C*
"In Europe, I am told, fishermen
gather crawfish by tne aid of torches. Ia
rummer the animals seek the shallows
where the bottom is clear, and those who
hunt for them do so at night with flaming
pine knots. This method is called 'light*
ing.' The crawfish are dazzled by the
light and do not attempt to escape, so
that they can be easily captured with the
hands. One person will uften take a
thousand in a night. Crawfish are much
cultivated abroad in the ponds and incisures
of water. No artificial means
are resorted to for their propagation, but
eels and predatory fishes are caught and
removed. Thus the crawfish are given
a chance to multiply, and they are fed
upon fresh meat to fatten them for
market. The industrv ia rery profitable."
The Johnstown flood separated
many families that were not united
for many days, and there may still be
former residents of that little city
who are mourning the loss of friends
who may be living. A reunion after
long separation has recently taken
place. James Agnew and his family
lad their home washed away by the
3ood. The mother and children were
'escued and cared for by the Relief
Jommittee, ana men ?eni> iu menus
in Tennessee. They never heard from
the father of the little family, and he
was piven up for lost, as among those
who were in nameless graves. But
Mr. Agnew all this time has been
learching for his lost family. He was
fwept down by the rushing torrent,
and amid the wreckage was bruised
and injurei so that he became unconscious.
He was cared for in the Red
Cross Hospital, and lay there unknown,
shattered in mind and body.
When he recovered so as to be able to
identify himself his family had been
Bent away, and the confusion of the
records placed them also among the
lost But diligent search has. after
three yeare' separation, reunited the I
ifamily.
" ON ELLIS ISLAND.
THE NEW ST STEM OF HANDLING
IMMIGRANTS.
An Average of 2000 Poop Foreigners
a Day Are Coming Here
?How They Arc All Examined
and Disposed Ot.
- U ' _ J ITH one of the par
IA A f ties of viators whc
' \l y apply daily at the
J!. Barge Office lor peril"
'' mission to visit Elr
"\ fclis Island, the writei
r ' made the trip on
tin Tuesday morning.
^ ?=: The boat runs from
fi. ' the Barge Office to
H the island about
i r every forty minutes,
from 6:45 a. m. tc
8:30 p. m., and one
was just leaving, sc
the visitors strolled in the Battery Park
while waiting for the next one. All the
seats were filled with newly arrived
would-be citizens, and others stood in
groups, their bags and bundles and
babies at their feet. It was easy to tell
when the boat was coming back, for
most of them left their seats and crowded
the entrance to the dock.
It is a delightful ten minutes' sail to
Ellis Island, a spot of land at the mouth
of the North River and directly behind
the Statue of Liberty. It seems to be altogether
covered with buildings, and it
is very nearly so. The Government has
just completed a hospital and other necessary
outbuildings, and there is little
ground left unoccupicd. Id front of the
large building two steamers were being
moored, both of them black with crowds
from an incoming European vessel. As
we passed close to them to land at the
a group op pon
1 - * I--? J"*'" m'nf iiMcrma ono.
ecu 01 uie ituge uuljv |?v/i,uikijuv
tumes and bits of color were noticeable.
The Government has five transfer
boats and three barges, capable of carrying
2500 people. These meet the incoming
steamer at her dock and take off her
living freight with great expedition.
Most of the landings are m?de in the
early morning, so that the passengers
can be examined and investigated and
sent on to their prospective homes the
same day. Over the steamer's side they
are hurried, and their baggage taken on
the barges. In most instances the barges,
which were intended only for baggage,
have to take passengers, too, for it is
found impossible in many cases to dissever
the immigrant from his personal
effects. He lugs it around with him
everywhere, and when he is waiting, invariably
tries to sit on the whole of it,
no matter bow many pieces it may happen
to be. When he is away he gets a
friend to sit on it.
The trip from the steamer to the little
island is very perplexing to most of the
foreigners. Years ot Governmental opnrpjisinn
have Derhans rendered them
docile,and at the Bame time cunning and
suspicious. Most of them think the
island is merely a floating dock, though
why they should be taken there when
their destination is in the interior of
the mainland they canuot understand.
But, as will be seen, the idea is in every
way wise and excellent. By no other
arrangement could the country and the
immigrants themselves be as effectually
protected. By it those not wanted cannot
escape, and can he readily returned,
and those acceptable are protected from
the sharpers and harpies who, on land,
would be waiting for them.
Told in all the languages available
that they must land at the island, the
immigrants lug along their possessions
to the great building and are ushered
into a pen. Their eyes open upon the
greatest transportation depot in the world.
It measures 410 by 150 feet, and is divided
off into separate compartments by
large-meshed wire nettings, so that the
wholo is always under scrutiny, and
there are no corners tor cunning tricks
or evil deeds. As they come into the
room the newcomers are closely inspected
bv a corns of medical experts under the
charge of Dr. John Godfrey, of the Marine
Hospital Servicc. Then they arc
passed on to the registration department.
"What's the matter with me!" exclaimed
one irascible Irishman the other
morniDg, "I'm no Bashi-Bazook, nor no
Phanian, neither! Yet those fellows
wid the caps on sniffed and sniffed and
smelled me all over. Here's me papers
to show for it."
His papers were all right, but
looked a trifle consumptive, and the
doctors bad laid their ears close to his
IMMIGRATION Rl'ILDTKG ON EIXIS ISLAND.
breast aud buck to listen to the workings
of his lungs and heart. Thfi doctors
pick out the sick and prescribe for
them at once, or send them to the hospital
in the rear, where they receivc
treatment. Those liable to have contracted
contagious diseases are sort to
the contagious diseases hospitals, and
the idiots or lunatics are taken immediately
lo the New Jersey State Asylum
at Hoboken.
Those of good health are passed on to
the Registry Department, where they
produce their papers, answer to their
names, give their age, nationality,
whether they can read and write, where
they are going to, to whom, their occu
pation,, amount of money they bare, if i
they have railroad tickets, and if they '
have ever been in the country before, i
> In the case of those able to speak Eng- i
lish, the last question generally comes i
first. i
Those about whom there is any ques- 1
' tion are crowded into the next depart
ment and detained. They may be there 1
for a few minutes, an hour or so or until <
the steamer which brought them is ready i
to take them back. This department is ;
under the charge of N. J. Arbeely, Major i
Setnsy and Morris Sinverstein, a trio who 1
i speak most of the European and Asiatic
languages. The first named, who is a
Syrian, and was for some years the
United States Consul at Jerusalem, claims <
i to speak eleven languages; Major Semsy, ,
a Hungarian, speaks six, and Mr. Sinver- j
i stein, five. So when Mr. Arbeely ^yalks 1
i up to an immigrant he rarely says "Ke :
; voulette?" or its equivalent in French or <
German; but his "what-can-I-do-for- i
i you" salutation is generally in Arabic, t
i "Shoo biddah?" or in Greek, 44Tee ]
> telete?" or in Turkish, "Ney stinrsin?" i
: The same with the other two gentlemen. ]
i No one would think they were all asking j
the same question from the words or the I
manner of putting. <
While we were detained by curiosity in i
the detention pen, Colonel Weber came ;
hurrying through and recognized the
greybeard of the little party as an old ,
acquaintance. He explained that the
immigrants returned comprised paupers, i
criminals, contract laborers, those suffer- ,
ing from contagious or loathsome dis- j
cases and insane and idiots. Of all these ,
there had been retained during the year ,
on/1in<T A nril 1 loot. 2004 nnt of 445.000. .
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This, too, was about arf many as Castle ,
Garden (when the Emigration Bureau
was a State department) had returned in
four or five years. Colonel Weber invited
the little party to view his offices, which
are situated at the west end of the building.
They are fine, largo rooms, flooded
TUGUE8E PEASANTS. 1
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with light by wide windows. "That's i
what we wanted," said he; "light and <
plenty of it; for after a week or two of
steerage life these people are none too i
sweet. We are doing everything we can ]
for them in that respect. We have sup- <
plied them with barbers and are erecting t
bathhouses." ]
There are only about 112 Government t
employes, each of whom speaks two or \
more languages, and, in addition, the f
trunk railroads have about seventy-five \
men employed her?. 1
The Bureau was transferred from the j
the Barge Office to Ellis Island the first (
of this year, and Colonel Weber is exceedingly
pleased with the increased
accommodation and the improved system
it has enabled him to make. "We can
now handle 10,000 people a day," he i
said. 4,We handled 5100 people in \
one day a couple of weeks since, and
everything worked nicely, and there was
no relax of efficiency of service. Wc
could not have dooe this at the Barge
Office or Castle Garden."
By the time we got upon the huge
floor again some hundreds of the immigrants
were hustling on the trunk line
railway companies7 boat and being con- *
veyed with their baggage to the various *
railroad depots. Others had just passed 0
the doctors and were registering, so that
we could see the whole system. The 4
women sat in groups, with their bundles *
and babies, while the men were getting a
their money chaugcd, sending telegrams, P
buying tickets or laying in provisions at ^
the lunch counter. In this large new ^
building there seems to be every possible 4
comfort and convenience for the new- 13
comers, and as no one is allowed among a
them except officials or persons well c
known to the Commissioner they are en- a
tirely protected from sharpers and trick- 8
sters. The rates of exchange are sent
from Wall street every day and posted
InnmianrnQ mi 1- ^
up I LI 3C VCiai UiUVlWUW
road rates are also made clearly known, ?
and the food served at the restaurant is "
good and cheap. P
The women, too, and the children, al- *
though shabbily dressed and bearing the
marks of a passage in the steerage, were, d
as Colonel Weber remarked, of a good t(
class. There was one large Portuguese 1:1
group that, having washed and eaten a a
frugal lunch, seemed fairly content to v
wait. They had not the fresh com- 0
plexionsof some newly arrived groups ^
from Northern Europe, but their eyes
were bright with eager hopes of the fu'
1 > Inn^ Thoro M70TP an XT
lure 1U LUCIl ugn iduu 1U..V ..... J
number of babies, and it seemed that
even the poorest of ttiem had some bit
of jewelry or bright ribbon?probably
saved up by the fond parents for this
auspicious day. Some expected to meet
friends or relatives. For these there is
a platform with tiers of benches at
the far end, where they can wait and
watch for friends. For the same purpose
there is a gallery running all around the
building. These friends give the names
of those thev seek to the registrars, if
they arc there early, and when the immigrant
comes up to register the name
is called out. Those friends coming after
the registration give the Dames to
officials, who bawl them out all over the
floor and take pains to find the proper
parties.
There are a Dumber of girls who come
in couples or alone, for the purpose of bein^
domestic seivants. There are two
matrons who attend to these. They are
detained and their f riends here, if they
he. nnv. fire at once telegraphed to. If
thsy have none they are turned over to
the religious missions?of which there
are several doing excellent work?and
there they are cared for and have suitable
situations obtained for them.
For those detained who have come in i
violation of the law of 1891 and who
have to be returned, there is a separate ('
building, tilled up with double-decked
berths ou which is a wire mattress and a
couple of blankets. They always make 1<
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i pillow and bolster of their belocgings.
There are cots for about twenty in the
men's hospital; only five were occupied
on Tuesday, and it was about the same
[n the women's. The contract laborers
Mid others who are to be returned are
fed by the Government until the vessel
which brought them is ready to sail, and
the expense is charged to the steamship
company. If, after being returned to
the ship the passenger escapes, the company
can be fined $300 for each one and
the clearance papers withheld until the
Bnes are paid.?New "York Advertiser.
A Remarkable Swinging Bock.
The "swinging rock" of Mount Tan
dil in the Argentine province of Buenos
A.vres is one of the most remarkable
features of South America. A gigantic
block, twenty-two feet high, eicjhty-two
feet long and fifteen feet broad, with a
diameter of more than 4560 cubic feet
ind weighing about 50,000 pounds,
seems pivoted to its base by an invisible
pin, and has a lateral motion from east
to west, produced by the wind or by the
propelling strength of man. The rock
is shaped like an irregular cone. When
the wind begins to blow from the southeast
it begins to rock to and fro in the
iir like the branches of a large tree.?
Philadelphia Press.
1 Duke's Country House on Wheels.
The rage of this season is to be carawaning,
aud as carried out nowaday it
jertainly has its charms. The quaint
gypsy house on wheels, with its solitary
room and tiny windows, the hugh red
md yellow box houses of the menagerie
ind circus, the Home Rule, Salvation
irmy, Church Association and artists'
caravans, with which we are all more or
oaa familiar aimnlv nowhere in com
parison with some of the gorgeous
palaces on wheels that are being built
this season in walnut and ash with
saloons and kitchens, silver knockers
ind plate glass windows. And quite
unique, even among these, will be the
Duke of Newcastle's land yacht, the Bo- J
bemian, in which the Duke, in cor pany ]
with Mr. Gambier Bolton, F. R. G. 8.,
ind valet, intends from time to time j
making a series of photographic tours in (
Great Britain and on the Continent,
commencing immediately after he returns
from his five weeks' trip to America.
The Bohemian will carry a beam of
six feet nine inches, which is fully nine J
inches wider than any other caravan yet i
built; and, at she is nearly fifteen feet
long from bow to stern, she will require j
some careful steering to get through ,
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narrow lanes witnout running agrouna, <
and, in passing through gateways, without
wrecking the posts.
The table will be unique, as, to gain ,
space in the saloon, when pot required
it will disappear into the floor, leaving
a good clear gangway in which to walk j
up and down and entertain our friends, t
not to mention room for the morning "
tub. There are, in addition to the sleep- G
ing berths, hammocks and a tent, and c
iccommodations at a pinch for six 01 r
sight persons.
The motive power at present will be ,
supplied by two useful London dray t
aorses, able to do a little trotting with- 1
>ut breaking down, while at the same j
;ime they will be fully up to their load. (
So one can carefully watch the Bigns of 1
he times without seeing that electricity *
" * a? g *
snii De tne motive pawer m mc uc<u
uture for railways, carriages and cararans,
and the sooner this becomes ua
'ail accompli the better, for one of the
greatest drawbacks to the successful
raising of a land yacht is the constant
TUB BOHEMIAN.
ear of a breakdown on the part of one j
f the horses. ,
we lniena starting iu juue, oaiu
he Duke, "for a preliminary cruise ou c
he Kent and Sussex borders. This is
perfect paradise for the amateur J
ihotographer, as at present the camera, f
>lack cloth, and tripod are almost un- ]
mown there; the scenery is magnificent, a
he old churches and ruins of ancient j
lonasteries deeply interesting, the roads t
re good (a matter of importance to the :
aravanist), the hills are not very bad, jj
nd by hiring a third horse we hope to ,
et along capitally. a
"After we have got things a little in- t
o shape, the Bohemian will work her J
?ay along the south coast, and eventu- J
lly enter another photographic para- >
ise, the New Forest, where we shall a
robably cruise about for some weeks if ^
he weather is propitious; but even on ^
ull or wet days there will be plenty to .i
o,for we shall have photographic work *
a attend to, the animals to look after,
be piano and typewriters to amuse U9, N
nd, above all, 'the log' to be carefully t>
written up, as we hope to make this J|
f interest to our friends."?Pall Mall u
razetie. b
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The 4,Louif-J?'elt Want." i
The only reliatle collar-button trap, l
Patent applied for.)?Judjje.
The children of the German court are J
jarning to dance tLe minuet. <
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TEMPERANCE.
IMTORTAHT fOR DRINKERS.
A man who drinks whisky
"Will feel awhile frisky,
And paint the town brilliantly red;
But soou in the gutter
"With misery utter?
He'll wish with a curse he was dead,
A man who drinks brandy
Will feel live a danrfv
As lone as the smell's on &is breath,
fiat soon in the 'tremens
Sn&kee, bogies and demons
Will chase him and scare him to death,
A man who drinks wine
Will feel very fine.
And play funny antics and shout;
But for it he'll pay
With headaches next day,
And die when he's young from the gov
A man who drinks gin
With pleasure will grin
And have what he calls a good time,
'Till with a red nose
And dirty old clothe*.
He, homeless, will beg for a dime.
A man who drinks rum
Will think it's yum-yum,
For may be, an hour or so,
'111), poisoned his blood
And brains turned to mud.
He dies in sad spasms of wo*.
A man who drinks beer
Feels good for a year.
And thinks it don't hurt him a bit,
Till bloated and red
And hog-like in head,
He falls on the street in a fit -
An apple jack drinker
Peels gay m a tinker
Until (be bad feeling comes on;
Then, nerves in a quiver,
He jumps in the river,
Or blowioff his head with a gun.
A man who drinks water,
As everyone ought 'ter,
Enjoys to the utmost nis life;
He's bappy and healthy,
Respected and wealthy,
KnA loved by his children and wife.
?H. C. Dodge, in Chicago Hon.
CHICAGO'S SALOON RKVINT7*.
The number of saloon licenses issue! i
Chicago so far this year is about 6400, wblc
is 700 more than for the corresponding perio
of last year, and will give 1850.000 add!
tional revenue to the citv. The amount t.
be received from saloons this year nroraiaa
to exceed IS, 200,000. This will giro the work
some faint idea of the importance of our 19
tail traffic in liquors, when saloons alone pas
jver one-tenth of the whole city exoenses
?Mida's Criterion iChicaio). ^
NO LONGER DEBATABLE.
Whether the drink habit is increasing or
?bating is beyond proof, and is the subject
it muck assertion in both directions. The
noral and physical deetraction of mankind
37 the drink habit is no longer open to debate.
It is conceded by every one that it
Ills our almshouses, jails and penitentiaries
with its victims, and our homes with pov>rty
and indescribable suffering and distress,
rhe practical question lor statesmen and
jhilosophers is, "What is the beet method of
educing the evils of intemperance to the
ninimnmy'?Judge Hubbard, of Iowa.
SALOON DECORATION.
At a certain prominent place in Cincinnati
1 new saloon has been opened, after fixing
he place up in the moat elaborate manner,
rhe reoees door in iront u all that art can
nake it, finished with stained glass: on either
Ide of the door are large show windows. In
>ne is an easel holding a horseshoe of the
nn?t riAlirafa km?l nirvilv imh&rtHa.-) wihh
eras, and in the other window is an elaborate
decoration of crimson and white rents
rith fern leaves for the background. On
.he day of the opening a man in passing by
ras heard to say after gazing intently for
lonao minutes on tbe display: "They ought
o put on the window 'please omit flowirs.'"
Another one added: "This is oar
uneral;" and so it is, i>ut mothers and wid>ws
will be called on to sbed tears.?Chrisiaa
Worker.
CHURCH T0TAL-ABSTI5INCB 80CITTI*S.
The Christian at Work, commenting apca
the recent Conference held in New York
under the auspices of the National Temperance
Sofciety to promote the organization ol
Church Total- Abetinenoe Sociede?, refers tc
it as a revival of "an old and much needec
line of temperance work," and says:
"During tbe last years much attention hat
been given to the law side of temperasoi
work. Twenty years ago attention wai
particularly directed to abstinence. Possiblj
this last has beon too much neglected, aa?
we hail itsrevival with hopes for the future.
There must be a temperance sentiment?a
total abstinence seatiment?before there can
be expected the needed legislation. Let ui
hope that there will be work for winning th<
drinkers, especially for saving the young,
ana on tn? piauorm 01 toiai abstinence.
The saloon system is growing. It is gettioj
more defiant. Bnt the whole complexion o;
affaire may be changed in a generation i
the children can be kept from the saloon aac
from touching the intoxicating cup. Let a
hail this new more along old lines with inter
est and with oar help."
lOTHZR'S PLACE IN TKMPKRANCI WORK/
Home is the training school of virtue and
nother is first teacher. To the child no in-,
fluence is so great as that of the mothea: ,n-i
rord truer than here, no form more beadtij'
ul. It is to the mother thAt the child cliagH
or protection, to her it looks for guidance,
^be good mother is like an anchor to hold
. child fast to the right amid danger; she Is
ike a compass to guide it in its wandering,
lie thought of mother has redeemed many
, wayward man whom no other influence
ould'save. A good mother is God's best gift
o home. To her comes the duty of makinj
,ome what God destined it to be, and wbec
vil comes to home it falls more heavily
;pon her than upon any one else. When?,
hen,is her place in the great battle of bom?
gainst intemperance? It ought to be in
he very front ranks of home's best defendrs.
By word and example, she ought to
each the children to lor? an 1 practice the
oly virtue of temperance; she oug?t to be
ae nrsi mj pracutx n um sue wwun, v
anish from her home everything that
?nds to encourage intemperance: jto keep
quor from her table ani out of b'or home;
j teach the children that liquor is not neossarv
for joy, nor Is it neceasary for sordw;
that the home is brighter ami happier
rben temperance rules; that the safest and
est way to guird against alt possible in
jmperance is total abstinence. Keep your
oys sober, keep your girls sober. If in?mperance
enters, be kind in your counsel,
e firm in your urging. Pray for the weak
nes. pray for the erring ones. Your prayers
nd tears will often win a heart stee'ed
gainst your ankind and harsh abuse. ??oth<
rs of Christian homes, enter the army of
postles of temperance! Tou can succeed
'here the printed wor 1 and the eloquent adress
will fail. You can reach the heart
hich refuses the influence of society and
le church. Be apostles. Preach in your
nm?? nrparh total abstinence bv word and
cample, and in jour family prayers beg
eaven t? seni its sweet influence into your
omes, to the hearts of your loved ones.?
cbool and Hone Maraz ne.
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
It is asserted that in Wisconsin seventy3ven
of the postofflces are kept in saloons.
Jerusalem hoi; 133 places where liquor is
Did, the license fee? going to Constantiopie.
The lrjili Presbyterian Church ha*
roused itself against the drink traffic an 1
raffickers.
The present available stock of wines in
taly is estimated at from ten to fifteen
lillion hectolitre?.
The fhil -^e'pbia Ledger says that of the
3tS liquor lionises in tdat city, eigoty-ave*
re held by worn -*u. H
It is estimated that there are at the pres?ntfl
ime lf.OOO.OOU gallons of wine of alt agee inH
hi cellars of California. M
Hereafter the nurses in the training?
chool of the National Temperance Hospital^!
/ill be distinguished by a special street suitH
f navy blue with bonnet to match. H
The Quarterly Journal of Inebriety says^B
'The most rational cure for inebriety that^Q
ias been ur^ed at this empirical stage of theH
ubject is this: Have the patient intereste<^B
a prize fignt. and p!ace him in trainingH
or three months." H
lu reply to the question?"Are you i^H
ttvor of the people around you having th<H
Kjwer to suppress the liquor traffic by theiiH
iwn votes, shoul 1 they wish to do so?'-M
*,408 personr, in fifty-.me small com?
jiuin'tiea in ScotlanJ, unswered " Yes," arnJB