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VOLUME 42. YO.RKYILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1896. . NUMBER 12."
BY RODRIGUES
Author of "A Conflict of Evlc
V *
Copyright, 1895, by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
CHAPTER VI?Continued.
The two men entered the building,
and Mr. Mitcbel obtained the key to bis
compartment. He never took it away
from the place, for he thought it safer
in the keeping of the officers of the
ft vaults. Descending into the great strong
room he took a tin box from his drawer,
and then went into a little private room
provided with a table and chairs. Opening
the box he took out several packages
which he laid on one side. Among these
the detective was amazed to see a red
Russia leather case bound around with
a strap, upon which appeared the name
Mitchel in gold letters. Could it be pos
sible that this was the case containing
the missing jewels?
"Ah ! Here it is," said Mr.Mitchel.
"Here is the photograph." He handed
it to Mr. Barnes, who saw at once that
it was the pictnre of the dead woman.
"And here is the letter. Shall 1 read it
to yon?" Mr. Barnes assented with a
nod. His thoughts were mainly upon the
"* . red leather case Mr. Mitchelread alond:
"Mr. R. Mitchel:
"Dear Sir?You will be surprised to receive
this from one of whom perhaps you know little,
but who knows much concerning your
family?so much that, were she to tell all she
knows, your high toned sweetheart would
send you adrift in a jiffy. Some say that silence
is golden. So it must be in this case. If
you wish me to keep silent, you must be ready
to pay me $10,000 on Thursday night, when I
shall call for it. I send my photograph that
? you may know I am the writer when 1 call.
You see I am not afraid to do this because if
you call in the police I will simply tell my
story and you will be ruined. I may go to
gall, oat mill aura IIUV wuri j luc mutu, cm
there are worse places. So be ready to receive
me on Thursday night! Yours truly,
"Rose Mitcheu"
Mr. Mitchel handed the above to Mr.
Barnes, who read it over carefully, examining
the envelope and postmark,
both of which proved that the letter
w was genuine and a year old.
"Did you give her the amount demanded?"
asked Mr. Barnes.
"I must explain what I did. When I
received that letter, it was plain that
there would be nothing to lose by receiving
the woman and hearing her
6tory. I determined not to give her any
money. Therefore, when she called, of
?? course 1 did not have any such sum.
After listening to her I changed "my
mind. I found that, through certain papers
which she had, and which she did '
not hesitate to show me, she would be
able to ventilate a scandal which might |
result just as she adroitly prophesied?I J
mean in the rupture of my engagement.
Naturally I wished to avoid that. When
I told her that she should have the 1
v money if she would call again, she be- '
came furious and said I had tricked her '
and now wanted a chance to hand her
over to the police, eta I saw that I
must settle with her at once and did so
* T j x- ? L?
Oil mese terms: x agrtwu iu givw uei
cash enough to go to Europe and the
balance in jewels."
"In jewels?" cried Mr. Barnes, star- '
tied.
* "Yes, in jewels. You are surprised,
but that is because you do not know my
bobby. 1 am a collector of jewels. 1
?
The case lay open on the table.
have $300,000 worth in these vaults. :
Therefore, while I had no such amount i
in cash as $10,000, I could easily give <
her three diamond rings, which I did,
with a letter to a Paris jeweler, who
would purchase them from her. Thus
was I rid of the woman, part of the
agreement being that she should never ;
return."
"Mr. Mitcbel, a man of your intelligence
must have kuown that such prom- i
ises are not kept by that class of people."
"True, but I obtained from her all
the documentary evidence which she ;
had, so that I rendered her powerless to
annoy me further. You said awhile ago
that it was a seriouB admission for me ;
tr? moIro thot: T woo in thic wnmfin'c
power. I suppose yon meant that soch a
fact supplied a motive for this murder. ;
Now you see that this is not true, since
I can prove that I released myself from
that position a year ago.". !
* "How can you prove that?" \
"I have the woman's receipt, in which i
she states that for the sum of $10,000, f
or its equivalent, she delivers to me <
familv documents, etc." I
"Have you the documents still?" ]
"I prefer not to reply to that ques- tion."
^ "Very good, but answer me this one:
Where did you obtain this leather case
and what does it contain?" As he 6aid
this the detective picked up the case and
held it before Mr. Mitcliel's eye. That
gentleman was evidently confused for a
moment, but finally answered:
"It contains some jewels."
"Jewels? That is what I thought.
May I examine them?"
OTTOLENGUI.
lenoe," "A Modern Wizard."
"Not with my permission."
"Then I mnst do so without." And
with a qnick movement the case lay
open on the table It was lined with
VilnMr oHt.irf nnH -nnntjuTieri mms similar
to tbose described in tbe paper found in
the dead woman's pocket. What seemed
more important, however, was a piece
of writing paper upon which Mr. Barnes
found an exact copy of the list and description
which he had in his pocket
The detective noticed with astonishment
that though Mr. Mitchel had refused to
permit this examination of tbe contents
of the case he made no effort to prevent
it, and now sat back looking on in the
most unconcerned way.
"Mr. Mitchel," said Mr. Barnes,
"why did you object to my looking into
this case?"
"I never show my jewels to?strangers.
It is wrong to tempt people."
"You are impertinent, sir! What do
you meap?"
"I mean that I regulate my life by
rule. This is one of my rules, and
though I do not doubt your honesty, you
are a stranger to me and so come within
the operation of my rule."
"Your cool impudence will not avail
you in this instance These are the
stolen jewels."
"Indeed! no yon discover mac, as yon
claim to have detected the thief, 6imply
by looking at them?" Mr. Mitchel assumed
that sarcastic t'?ie which iiuu several
times irritated ti e detective.
"Have done with child's play," said
Mr. Barnes. *'I I., ve a list of the lost
jewels, and this case, with its contents,
accurately matches the description.
What is more, this list in yonr possession
is the facsimile of the one which I
have in my pocket."
"Ah, now we come to tangible facts
and leave the realm of psychology,"
said Mr Mitchel, leaning forward, with
evident interest "Let me understand
this. Yon huve a list of the stolen jewels.
That paper is a facsimile of this
one here. The description, too, tallies
with the case and jewels. Is that
right?"
"That is quite right Now can your
remarkable inventive faculty fashion a
story to meet this emergency?"
"Mr. Barnes, you do me an injustice.
I am no romancer. That is the differ
ence between myself and the criminal
class, with which you deal. Those poor
devils commit a crime and depend upon
a sequence of lies to clear themselves.
On the contrary, I follow this rule, 'Refuse
to answer all questions, or else answer
truthfully.' Now, in this case there
are some points as puzzling to me as to
yourself. Them I 6hall not attempt to
explain. One of them is how you can
possibly have a duplicate list of my jewels?for
these are mine, I assure you."
"Here is the list, "said the detective,
taking it from his pocket and comparing
it with the other, "and. by heavens,"
he continued, "the writing is the
same!"
"That is interesting. Let me look,"
said Mr. Mitchel. With which he arose,
walked around to the other side of the
table and stood leaning over the detective.
"You see, I do not ask you to let
me take your paper from you. Yon
1_4. A. iL?J. T 1J .'4- > ?
rnigno suspect tuuir x wuuiu ueotruj' iu
Mr. Barnes handed both papers to him
without a word. Mr. Mitchel bowed as
be took them and returned to his seat.
After a moment's careful examination
be handed them back, saying:
"I agree with you, Mr. Barnes. The
writing is the same. What deduction do
you draw from that fact?"
"What deduction? Why, I found this
description of the stolen jewels in the
pocket of a dress belonging to Rose
Mitchel."
"What? Do you mean to say that she
was the woman who was robbed?" The
blank amazement upon Mr. Mitchel's
face disconcerted Mr. Barnes, for if he
did not know this, the mystery seemed
deeper than ever.
"Do you mean that you did not know
it?" asked Mr. Barnes.
"How should I know?"
This caused a silence. Both men stopped
a moment to consider the situation.
At length Mr. Barnes 6aid coldly:
"Mr. Mitchel, I am under the painful
nnaoLoitn nf r?1nr>int? mn nnrlpr nrrpet "
UVLVOU1 VJ V4 J v v* v?uv. w.vwv.
"Upon what charge?"
"Upon the charge of having stolen
jewels, and perhaps of having murdered
Rose Mitchel."
"Are you in a hurry to take me with
you?" asked Mr. Mitchel coolly.
"Why do you ask?"
"Because if not I should like to ask
you one or two questions."
"You may do so. "
"First, then, as the robbery was committed
on a moving train, will you tell
me how you supposed it to have been
accomplished, since the passengers were
searched?" Mr. Barneshad his own idea
Dn this subject, which he did not choose
to tell. He thought it well, however, to
nretend that he had still another theory.
At least he could observe how Mr
Mitcliel received it.
"As you say, all were searched. The
Srst was Air. Thauret. Nothing was
found. Let us suppose a case. This man
rhauret was in the same carriage with
the woman Rose Mitchel. When the
train stopped at New Haven, suppose
that he took the satchel, left the train
and passed it to you through the window
of your section, thinking that only
tiis carriage would be searched. After
his own examination he left the train at
Stamford. Why may he not have tapped
upon your window and have received
back the satchel?"
"That would make him my accomplice.
You are wrong. I do not know
the man at all "
"Yon admitted having met him when
Miss Dora Remsen introduced him to
you."
"Ouceonly?at a gamingtable. That
is why I was displeased to see him in
the home of my intended. Passing the
robbery, then?for despite my denial you i
may think your explanation correct,
and a jury might agree with you?let
us come to the murder. Do you suppose
a man would make a wager to commit
a crime and then go to the extreme of j
killing a woman?"
"I do not But, having committed i
the robbery,' and then having discovered
that this woman, who, you say, has i
blackmailed you, bad actually taken an
apartment in tne same nuucung wiui
your affianced, you may have gone there \
to urge her to leave and have killed her k
to save yourself."
"Plainly you do not know ma There
is one point in what'you say which is
interesting. Did I understand that this
woman had an apartment in the Thirtieth
street building?"
"Certainly, and you knew it"
"You are mistaken. Let us return to
the jewels. You think that these are
the missing gems. If I prove to the con- ,
trary, will you agree not to place me
under arrest?"
"With pleasure," said the detective,
feeling safe in the idea that what Mr.
Mitchel offered to do was an impossibility.
"Thank you I That gives me my freedom,
in exchange for which courtesy I
promise you all the assistance in my
power in finding the murderer." Say- (
ing which, Mr. Mitchel touched an elec- >
trie button, and when it was answeied "
sent a message up stairs asking Mr.
Charles to come down. In a few mo- {
ments that gentleman appeared.
"Mr. Charles," said Mr. Mitchel,
"would it be possible for me to enter
these vaults without vour knowledge?"
"It would be impossible for any oue
to enter here without my knowledge,"
said Mr. Charles.
"You keep my key, do you not?"
"Yes.Bir." * (
"Have I ever taken it out of this
building?"
"No, sir."
"Then you think it impossible that I
should have been able to have a duplicate
key and to have entered here without
your knowledge?"
"An utter impossibility, sir." i
"Can you remember when I was here
last?" . 1
"Certainly. It was about two weeks
ago, when you told me that you were
going to Boston."
"Thank you very much, Mr: Charles.
That is all" Mr. Charles retired and 1
Mr. Mitchel looked at Mr. Barnes with 1
a smile, saying: '
"You see you are wrong again. The ,
jewels were stolen yesterday morning,
and I have not been to this place since, '
and therefore could not have placed 1
them in this box. Are you satisfied?"
"No. If you wtre able to commit the j
robbery on the tram while i watchea
your section all night, and to have succeeded
in getting the jewels away al- 1
though you were searched, you are in- 1
genious enough to have found a way of 1
getting here without the knowledge of
Mr. Charles. Or, he may be paid to lie *
for you. I feel too sure that these are '
the gems to be so readily convinced to '
the contrary."
"So you did watch me that night, i
Well, I am sorry you had so much trou- i
ble. I must give you further proof? ]
Very good. Examine these." He took I
out a package of letters and from them i
extracted a bill of sale, dated five years i
previous, in which was once more an i
accurate description of the jewels and s
case. In addition there was pinned to it ]
a receipt from the New York custom j
house for the duties paid, which paper (
was also dated back. This was evidence
which Mr. Barnes could not refuta |
Plainly this particular set of jewels be- <
longed tc Mr. Mitchel. I
"That is sufficient It would be folly i
to arrest you when you could show those j
documents to any judge and be released. (
At the same time I shall not forget the
coincidence of these two lists, and that
one of the button."
"By the way, Mr. Barnes, would you
mind saying where you found that button?"
:
"In the room where the woman was
murdered." 1
"No wonder you valued it I am sur- <
prised that you should have presented it
to Miss Remsen." There was a twinkle <
in Mr. Mitchel's eye which annoyed Mr. t
Barnes, but he made no reply. Mr. i
Mitchel continued: i
"In consideration of your not placing
me under arrest, Mr. Barnes, I will {
give you a hint. I made that wager s
with my friend Randolph yesterday s
morning?rnai is 10 say, uec. a. i nave i
until Jan. 2 to commit the crime about i
which the bet was made. Should you f
come to the conclusion that I am not t
guilty of either of those now engaging ]
your attention it might enter your head ]
that I still have a crime on hand, and t
it might pay you to watch me. Do you i
catch the idea?" i
"There is little danger of your com- t
mitting any crime during the next i
month without my knowing it," said ?
YT
iui. uaiuuo. s
"Now ]et us change the subject Do \
you see this ruby?" taking a large ruby \
from the case before them. "I am {
thiukiug of having it set as a present to (
Miss I^emsen. Will she not be envied t
when she wears it?" \
t
TO BE CONTINUED. I
pisccUitnmts fkading.
A MAN AND A BROTHER.
By Artemue Ward.
Artemus Ward is dead and gone,
but his pleasant, genial humor lives
after him to keep his memory fresh.
Here is a bit of fun and philosophy
from his pen. It was written in England
:
I was sitting in the bar, quietly
smokin a frugal pipe, when two middle,
aged and stern-lookin females and a
young and pretty female suddenly
entered the room. They were accompanied
by two umbrellers and a Negro
gentleman.
ijt-v r?J 4 ? JJ? on
"iso you ieei lur iuc uuwuiruuucu s
said one of the females, a thin-faced
and sharp-voiced person in green
spectacles.
"Do I feel for it?" answered the
lan'lord, in a puzzled voice?"do I
feel for it ?"
"Yes, for the oppressed, the benited
?"
"Inasmuch as to which ?" said the
lan'lord.
"You see this man ?" said the female,
pintin her umbreller at the
Negro gentleman.
"Yes, marm, I see him."
"Yes!" said the female, raising her
voice to au exceeding high pitch, "you
see him, and he's your brother !"
"No, I'm uarned if he is !" said the
lan'lord, hastily retreatin to his beer
casks.
"And yours!" shouted the excited
female, addressin me. "He is also
your brother."
"No, I think not, marm," I pleasantly
replied. "The nearest we come to
that color in our fam'ly was the case
of my brother John. He had the
janders for sev'ral years, but they
finallv left him. I am hanDV to state
that at the present time be hasn't a
solitary jander."
"Look at this man ?" screamed the
female.
I looked at bim. He was an ablebodied,
well-dressed, comfortablelooking
Negro. He looked as though
he might heave three or four good
meals into bim without a murmur.
"Look at the downtrodden man !"
cried the female.
"Who trod on him?" I inquired.
"Villians! despots!"
"Well," said the lan'lord, "why
don't you go to the w.llins about it?
Why do you come here tellin us niggers
is our brothers, and brandi&hin
your umbrellers round like a lot of
lunytics? You're wuss than the sperrit-rappers."
"Have you," said the middle-aged
female No. 2, who was a quieter sort
of person, "have you no sentiment?
bo poetry in your soul?no love for
the beautiful ? Dost never go into tbe
green fields to cull the beautiful flowers?"
, UI not only never dost," said the
lan'lord, in an angry voice, "but I'll
bet you five pounds you can't bring a
man as dares say I durst ?"
"The little birds," continued the
female, "dost not love to gaze onto
them."
"I would I were a bird, that I might
By to thou 1" I humorously sung,
casting a 9weet glance at the pretty
young woman.
"Don't you look in that way at my
lawter," said female No. 1, in a violent
voice ; "you are old enough to be
ber father."
"Twas an innocent look, dear madim,"
I softly Baid. "You behold in
me an emblem of innocence and
purity. In fact, I start for Rome by
the first train tomorrow to sit as a
model to a celebrated artist who is
ibout to sculp a statue to be called
Sweet Innocence. Do you s'pose a
sculper would send for me for that
purpose onless he knowed I was over~
ft rv.-u 1.^ ^
aowin witn innocence r nuu imu^s
;rror about me."
"It is my opinion," said the leadin'
female, "that you're a scoffer and a
wretch! Your mind is in wusser
aeclouded state than the poor Negroes
we are seekin to aid. You are a groper
n the dark cellar of sin, O sinful
nan !
" 'There is a sparkling fount,
Come, O come and drink.'
No ; ^ou will not come and drink."
"Yes, he will," said the lan'lord, "if
you'll treat. Jest try him."
"As for you," said the enraged fenale
to the lan'lord, "you're a degradid
bein, too low and wulgar to talk to."
"This is the sparklin fount for me,
lear sister !" cried the lan'lord, drawin'
mddrinkina mug of beer. Having
Jttered which goak, he gave a low,
umbline larf. and relapst into silence.
"My colored fren," I said to the Nejro
kindly, "what is it all about ?" He
;aid they were tryin to raise money to
lend missionaries to the Southern
states in America to preach to the
/ast number of Negroes recently made
ree there. He said they were without
-he gospel. They are without tracts. 1
[said, "My fren, this is aseris matter.
[ admire you for trying to help the
ace to which you belong, and far be
t from me to say anything again carrying
the gospel among the blacks of
.he South. Let them go to them by '
ill means. But I happen to iudividu- l
illy know that there are some thousands
of liberated blacks in the South ]
.vho are starvin. I don't blame any>ody
fer this, but it is a very sad fact. I
Snmo opa rpnllv tnn ill to work, some I
jan't get work to do, and others are i
.00 foolish to see any necessity for 1
vorkin. I was down there last win- 1
.er, and I observed that this class had 1
jlenty of preachin for their souls, but i
skurce any vittles for their stummux. I
Now, if it is proposed to send flour I
and bacon along with the gospel, the I
idea is really an excellent one. If on t
tother hand it is proposed to send I
preachin alone, all I can say is that it is i
a hard case for the niggers. If you i
expect a colored person to get deeply i
interested in a tract when his stum- i
mnolr is pmntv vou exnect too much." I
I gave the Negro as much as I could '
afford, and the kindhearted lan'lord I
did the same. I said, "Farewell, my I
colored fren, I wish you well, certain- I
ly. You are now as free a9 the eagle. (
Be like him and soar. But don't attempt
to convert a Ethiopian person
while his stummuck yearns for vittles.
And you, ladies?I hope you are ready
to help the poor and unfortunate at '
home, as you seem to be to help the <
poor, unfortunate abroad." <
When they bad gone, the lan'lord |
said, "Come into the garden, Ward." .
And we went and pulled some carrots
for dinner.
WAS PARADISE AT THE NORTH POLE? 1
In an interesting and highly in- j
structive article, Edward S. Martin, i
T a^iaoI U/\ma Taii n 1
Ill LUC utiuuci uauico liuujQ uuuiuoi, *
reviews the numerous theories ad- i
vanced by scientists in the endeavor i
to solve the perplexing problem as to <
the exact location of the site of the
Garden of Eden. After sifting the i
theories the writer concludes that the ?
question is no nearer answered than it i
was 2,000 years ago, and that there ]
are no present indications that the i
matter will ever be definitely settled i
by any man. To one of the latest and I
most ingenious theories Mr. Martin
thus refers: The North pole will i
seem, at first thought, to the average 1
investigator the most unlikely site on ?
earth for Paradise to have occupied. I
Nevertheless, several thoughtful and 1
sober books and pamphlets have been, i
written in support of the North Pole's i
pretensions. The North Pole nowa- ?
days is bitter cold, but it has not <
always been so. Geologists tell us
that the earth was excessively hot,
when it first began its course?much ,
too hot to admit of the presence of
any living creatures, except, perhaps, a
salamander. As it grew cooler vegetation
began on it, and then it began
to be peopled, first with fishes, and
then with birds and beasts; finally
with man. The first spot on earth to
get cool enough to use was the North
Pole. In the process of time it got too
cold, but there must have been a long ,
period when the polar region was the
most comfortable part of the world. |
During this period, many eminent ,
geologists believe, there existed around |
the North Pole a continent now submerged,
and that on that continent,
our progenitors were comfortable in' j
their first home. It is known, with
entire certainty that the polar region
was once warm enough for tropical |
vegetation to grow there. There was
light enough also, for such vegetation?
abundant light, indeed, for all uses, (
and plenty for primeval man. Geology
tells us that man might have lived |
at the North Pole.
WHERE DO OUR BIRDS WINTER?
The robin in winter is sometimes -
seen in the latitude of St. Louis. He j
goes southward as far as into Eastern |
Mexico. I
Sometimes the meadow lark may he <
seen in Northern Illinois during the j
cold weather; but he is very plentiful t
then in the Southern States. Long {
before severe frosts come, the orioles ?
and bobolinks hie them south, and do ]
not return until the grass and leaves {
are expanding. Blackbirds also throng (
the Southern States, and some of them {
go as far as the table lands of Mexico. |
Of that numerous family, the warb- {
lers, the black-throated blue warbler s
winters in Florida, while the yellow- ?
throat and the palm warbler have ,
been found to winter in Southern t
Illinois. t
The catbird goes as far south as t
Panama and Cuba, and the mocking t
bird stays largely in the Southern ?
States, although it sometimes goes to
the Antilles and the Bahamas during
the winter.
The swallows are to be found in 1
Florida and the purple martins in *
Mexico ; the ruby-throat flies among ^
the orange groves of Florida, while the f
whippoorwill may be found as far south >
as Guatemala. 6
The thrashers and wrens do not go *
no f?r south as some of the other birds. c
The wood thrush winters in Guatemala, 8
the hermit thrush along the gulf coast, t
and the cuckoo passes to the highlands 1
of Mexico. c
The rose-breasted grosbeak visits &
Cuba, the indigo bunting reaches 0
Southern Mexico, the golden plover 8
flies as far as Patagonia, while* the ?
upland plover makes itself at home 8
in Brazil or Peru. 8
The more brilliant the plumage of a
bird, the further south it migrates,
and even those birds which are the e
most resident?like the jay, the grouse, j
and the quail?move in winter to a 0
milder climate.?Golden Days. v
b
Five Poisons In the Cigarette.? n
To be healthy, the cigarette must be s
thrown away, says Prof. Laflin. It is k
yery injurious, and sure death to the si
person who smokes it habitually, v
Why ? Tobacco in any form is bad ; n
but in a cigarette there are five pois- 6
ons, while in a good cigar there is only ii
one. In a cigarette there is the oil in c
the paper, the oil of nicotine, saltpetre w
to preserve the tobacco, opium to L
make it mild, and the oil in the flavor- t<
ing. The trouble with the cigarette is ii
the inhaling of the smoke. If you
blow a mouth full of smoke through a
handkerchief it will leave a brown
jtaiu. Inhale the smoke, and blow it
through the nostril, and no stain will
appear. The oil and poisons remain
in the head or body. Cigarettes create
a thirst for strong drink ; and there
should be anti-cigarette societies, as
'here are temperance societies,
reachers ought to watch and see that
their pupils do not smoke. In 1879
there were 900,000 cigarettes manufac- _
tured. Last year there were 1,*200,300,000.
Sulphur.?The value of sulphur in
throat difficulties is but little known
among families, though most physicians
prescribe it in some form. An
ordinary sore throat will be relieved
)y a gargle of sulphur and water; one
ablespoonful to a glass of water, and
jsed frequently. In our own family
lour of sulphur is always kept ready
for use, and at the appearance of irri- ,
:ation and cankered spots, a gargle ia
riven or the powder is blown through
i paper tube directly into the throat.
\.t different times we have seen the
throat trouble relieved before the pby- 1
jician could arrive, by the simple use
jfthis valuable remedy.
It is said that tbe burning sulphur
n a case of genuine diphtheria is a
mre cure; but a throat specialist tells
is that this is not practicable, as the
patient has so much difficulty in brcathng,
that the fumes of sulphur are
nore likely to strangle the sufferer
;han relieve the disease.
Th? snmo is true of tar. tumentine
ind the various remedies which have
reen circulated through the papers
so much of late. A sore throat is do
trivial thing, and no time should be
ost in the matter. If, after discoverng
it in a child, it does not improve
n a few hours1 time after the use of
sulphur, send for a reliable physician
without further delay.
Foe Tipplers to Ponder.?An
eye-opener" generally reveals a bloodshot
eye.
No man drinks to please his wife.
An qld coat is usually found on an
old drinker. .
A jag of whisky costs more than a
jag of wood.
A thick tongue and a thin purse are
often the property of the same man.
When liquor goes into the stomach,
love goes out of the heart.
When the saloon men all stand up
before the bar of God, no one will say :
'Well, gentlemen, what will you
have ?"
When "sweet 16" calls for her first
glass of wine, the devil will be there
to pull the cork.
A most diabolical masb? sour mash.
Hell's national flower?the rum
blossom.
The key to perdition?whiskey.
"Set 'em up"?headstones lor the
Irunkards.
It takes some time to age whisky,
but it does not take long to age the
man.
Treatment of ACute Rheumarism.?For
external applications in
icute articular rheumatism, there are
none more efficacious than mustard
poultices. The use of these should be
commenced at once, as soon as the
joints become painful. If only a small
lumber are affected, poultices can be
tpplied to each simultaneously, or in
mccessiou until all are treated. When
lew joints become involved, renewed
ipplicutions are demanded ; in fact, the
lisease should be "chased" from one
iffected portion to another. The
wnltiees m&v be aDDlied twice dailv.
ind after their use the inflamed joints
ihould be wrapped in dry cotton wool,
ind then bandaged neatly and lightly
vith flannel. Some authors claim that t
hese coverings are useless, but all who
lave suffered from the disease can
estify that exposure of the joints, even
o the warm air of the sick room,
iggravates the pain. '
V&F Some of the new women, under
he leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanon,
have gotten out a Woman's Bible,
rhey have eliminated every passage
hat bad in it any real or fancied teachng
contrary to their views of woman's
phere. They have revised the
listory of the creation and of the fall
f mankind so as to make woman the
uperior of man and to acquit Eve of
he charge preferred against her
brough so many ages of being conerned
in the downfall of man. They
lave laid irreverent bands upon many
>ther portions of the Word of Truth
,nd marred the perfectness of the Holy
Scriptures for many personal reasons
nd self-aggrandizement. Bob Ingeroll
would blush at their blasphemies.
Luck and Labor.?If the boy who
xclaims, "Just my luck !" was truthul,
he would say, "Just my laziness!"
r "my inattention!" Mr. Cobden
/rote proverbs about "Luck and Lanr
" If. tvnnlH hfi well for bovs to
jemorize them : Luck is waiting for
omething to turn up. Labor, with
een eyes and strong will, will turn up
omething. Luck lies in bed and
,-ishes the postman would bring him
ews of a legacy. Labor turns out at
o'clock, and with busy pen or ringig
hammer lays the foundation of
ompetence. Luck whines. Labor
rhistles. Luck relies on chances.
,abor on character. Luck slips down
) indigence. Labor strides upward to
idependence.