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4 The Ohio Democrat DURUM tc WH1TR, l'ubllshors, LOGAN. OHIO. YOUTH AND AGE. TOOTH. When t nm old, llioao lillls Hint bound Mv IKo wltnln tholr narrow round Will 1)0 tlm tliruxholil of tlio door Tlmt lends to frufldom nnd to fnmo, And tlio wldo world beyond lis move An Idlo Urcnin, nn gmpty niimo: Hut I, from enron mid troitlilos fioo, Its glories and Its Joys ahull boo. Tlio summer Isfo's ol Southern sons; Urnnt Imtttpn, itlorlmii victories! The tiounillcfH prutlcs of tint Woit, Wlioro rod men hunt the huffnloi Whntovor fnlrost itirts nnd best Tlio koiIs Imvn ulvc-n to tnor. bolow These, honrt of mine, theso shall wo see In tlio brnvu days tlmt nro to be. Am:. Wlion I was yottntr, this imrrow round Of hills n KlorloiiH world did bound ; Jloro, on tlio tilot vnllov lloor, I I dronmod of fruodnm nnd of fnmo, r Ern yet I Icnrnod thuy were no tnoro Tluin u vnln Uremn, nn ntnpty tiamo; Tn tlmt Rind, cnreloss Innif nun, Tlio lmnpy hours soomod all too stow. I hnvo been wrcclicd In stormy Baas', Not mlno lire's ulnrlntis victories: Uono tliu bright spoil on boyhood enst ; No inoro nlnnit the primrose wny I wiinilcr, for mv piitlis havo pniauil To this snd world of ovnry-iliiy. Oil, honrt of mlno, no moro wo know Tlio days and dronms of lonj; mso, Cliambtn' Journal. A FAIR PHYSICIAN. Why "Misa Voringdon" Gavo Doc tor Auckland a Roao. Edith Voringdon had just attained to tlio dignity of nn M. I), when, by two unoxpoctcd dciuisos, sho and her sister Clarissa bceanio co-proprietors of tlio Voringdon estate and its magnilicont rent-roll. This unlooked for oceurrenco naturally changed tlio tenor and the purposo of Edith's lifo. Sho had in tended to live in a suburb of London, and to work hard. She had meant after supplying tlio nioderato wants of Clarissa' and herself, by practicing among tho wivos and children of those gontlctncn who should trust hor skill to conseerato her t'nno and her profes. sion to tlio needs of the poor. Now, however, such a lifo was impossible. Tho sisters repaired to Veringdon Hall, wcro recoivod as one of the county fam ilies, and thought no moro of making a livelihood. "Now we can bo comfortable," said Clarissa, with satisfaction; "I never really liked tho idea of your going out in all weathers, Edith, to look after slot people, only I didn't soo how olso w& could mnko' both ends moot. Hut now wo can enjoy ourselves, and irivo par ties, and go to balls, and marry, if wo like. Only no ono will ever bo good enough for you, and no onn will over caro to marry such a silly littlo thing as 1 am," sho a'ddod, with a sigh. "1 shall mnko tho littlo northroom by tho hall door into my surgery," re marked Edith, who had been thinking abstractedly, and had not heard a word of her sister's chatter. "You must bo mad, Edith!" screamed Clarissa. "Pcoplo witli forty thousand pounds a year don't want patients," "Tho patients will want tne, my dear." "Hut, Edith!" gasped tho youngc: sis ter, "when you aro o rich!" "I don't mean paying patients," said Edith, with a good-humored snillo; i"l mean to dovotu myself to tho poor, i shall institute regular hours for seeing them here, and 1 shall visit thorn nl their own houses." Clarissa said nothing, but sho looked disappointed. "You don't scorn pleased, doar," pro ceeded Edith. "Surely you did not think I was going to abondon my noblu profession, and throw away my educa tion mid study and toil, just because I am rich?" "Yes, I did think so," roplicd Clarissa, pitcousiy. "I thought you would have stayed at home, and wo could havo breakfast lato and talk about our part ners, and read and work, and drivo out in tho afternoon, and dress alike in pretty colors! And now you will al ways bo in your black dross and your umbrella, and I dare say I shall always bo ill with fovcr, or something. I shall bo laid up with measles jn&t a" tlio county ball is coming oil', or 1 shall havo tho mumps when somo ono 's going to give a picnic!" "I hope not." sad Edith, mildly. "I 6hall take every precaution, you may bo sure You will run no moro risks than if wo had gone to Richmond, as wo in tended." "Of course you will do as you chooso, Edith, but I don't like it and 1 novor shall. Whenever I want yu 'o go out with mo thoro will bo a p iont to bo seen. Whenever wo havo friends horo you will bo suddenly called away. Babies aro always born in tho mlddlo of tiio night, and pcoplo always dio at throu o'clock in tlio morning, and I shall hato to bo left in our corridor all by mysolf. It will be as bad as boing married to a doctor!" "J don't intend to go out at night ns n. general rule," returned Edith. "I shall only allow myself to bo called out at odd tinios, on emergencies. And you can havo Naylor to sleep in your dressing-room, and then you won't bo alone, even if I should bo called up ovory now and then." "Naylor snores, and f couldn't bear hor so near mo," said Clarissa pettishly, "1 think you aro very unkind, Edith, but I suppose it is no uso trying to dissuade you." So tho matter dropped; and Miss Ver ingdon in ado hor own plans, and de votee! some hours of ovory day to tho praetiso of hor profession. ' Clarissa liatdd her suitor's employ ment, but sho gavo no outward signs of rebellion. Sho contented herself by on toring a silent protest as often as occa sion otic-rod, and became skilful in in uondoos anil homo-trusts. "1 havo tried to keep tho puddlu hot for you," she would say slguiiicuntly, whon Edith enmo in lato for luncheon. "I suppose," at another tiino "it is usoloss my hoping you will bo ablo to go with mo to Dormer Court this afternoon?" Or, wllh a profound sigh: 'Adriun Dornirr propound coming for fionui tennis to-day, but I was obliged to say I feared I should bo alono and not ub'lo to outurlalu him, .1 begin to think I must sot up a cliaporoul" Edith bora all theso attacks meekly. Cold luiiohoons nnd gossipy afternoons ut Dormor Court wore indued ludllVorcnt to lior, mid tlio necessity for Clarissa having a ohuporon soon disappeared. Adrian Dormer married Clarissa, and Edith began to bicutho mora frooly, im agining that whon tlio young eouplo re turned from their honeymoon to tako possession of tlio groat cast corridor, film would ba fit libory to spend her tlmu a sho like , and to devote lior&olf mora incessantly to her noble cnift. I Hut she was uilstakon, Her brothor- in-law dotostcd her profession oven mora heartily than mil ins wun, ami , though as Clarissa's lover ho had re frained from expressing his opinion, as Clarissa's husband ho left no stono un turned to bring Dr. Edith to r proper mind. In vain sho argued! In vain slut besought to bo left alono. Tlioy stillctl hor with tho bitterest objections. At last, In despair, she threatened to lcavo Voringdon, and to retlro to Wh.to chapol or Sovcn Dials, wlioro thu could pursuo her avocations un molested, and wlioro, sho said, sho could be oven moro useful limn shu was In tho country. This declara tion terminated the persecution. Clar issa dissolved into tears and paid sho could not bo separated from her onl, t sister, and Adrian was. norforco. lencod, not wishing to havo it said tlint I ho had drlvon his sister-in-law from hor own homo. A semblance of harmony rested on Voringdon Hall. Hut Inwardly Mr. and Mrs. Dormer fretted and fumed, and Inwardly Miss Veringdon was chafed and Irritated by tlio unspoken, but only too evident, disapproval of her brothor and sister. One afternoon when this stato of armed neutrality had been existing for sonio months thoro was nn ncclilent in a hay-licld through which Edith was passing. Sho hastonod to tlio spot, anil at ono rendered tho necessary services to tlio sufferer. A stronger" who came up wlillo she was thus engaged, looked on admiringly at tho deftness and doxtcrlty witli which sho arivsted tho dunirorotis blooding, and bound up tho wound. "You havo saved that man's life," ho sn'd, raising his hat, when tlio littlo affair was over and Edith had moved from the group of haymakers. Sho returned his .salutation with ft courteous inclination of tho head. "You will excuse tlio liberty I tako in ntltlrosslng you, when I ton you i nm nhvsician." cont'niicd the stranger. "1 canio up, iaucyiiigsoiiioiiiiiigwiiiiiniisi, and thinking my assistance might bo needed. Hut I found I wan not wauled. I can not help expressing my adnrra tion of your coolness and skill. You aro nodoiibt a member of the St. John's Ambulenco Society. "No," sa'd Edith, smiling. "Ah! I duro say you aro a hospital nurso," remarked tlio other, witli a quick glance at her dress, which was cxtromcly plain. "No," sho replied again. They had reached a gate, and the other doctor darted forward to open it for hor. Edith passed through, and did not resumo tho conversation. The othcrdootor stood hesitating. "I was trying to find my way to Ver ingdon," ho said, looking'at hor. "I am going thoro niysdf, and shall bo happy to show you tho way," said Edith. "Unless you would prefer to walk moro quickly? Hut tho lanes and fields will puzzlo you." "I would much rather walk with you, if I may," said tho other doctor. He admired Edith's handsome, intelligent face, and her simple, womanly manner, and ho thought that a tote-u'tote walk with her could not but bo agreeable. Morcovor, ho was curious to know how sho hnd acquired hor leech craft, and lie thought ho might discover this during tho walk. Accordingly, tlio two went to gether through scented hay-Holds, wlioro tlio dry hay was piled into cocks; ovora tiny brooklet, spanned by a single plank, where tho man physician gallantly of fered his hand to nssist tho lady doctor; along paths by tho hedge-vow, wht'ro dog-roses blushed and honey-snoklo swung, and down green and f-hudy lanes, wlioro tho primrose leaves wore yellowing, and ragged robingrcw in masses ot pink, anil speedwell in clouds of bluo. For somo tinio tlio conversation was desultory, though unceasing. Tho two young doctors for the stranger was scarcely thirty chatted away very pleasantly, and with considurublo cor d'ality. Hoth avoided professional ' " .... .t- ! topics; no, because it was nis custom, she, becauso sho was secretly enjoying I he idea of tolling nor companion, when Mioy parted, that ho had been olloring tho greatest courtesies to tho person whom ot all othors ho detested, a lady doctor. But their talk becanio moro confidential, and tho physician began to speak of himself. Next to his profes sion, !m said, ltu was most deeply inter ested in polit'cs. He had been in India for aomo years, and ho had conic back to find England in convulsions, ho did not know what would happen next. "Yes, there is plenty of reform needed," said Edith, thinking of the vote she was not entitled to give. "Ueform! I think wo havo had re form enough," cried tho young man, frowning. "Tlio whole country ap pears to mo to bo demoralized." "Do you think so? I think wo havo niado very littlo progress since tho He form bill of '2.'' "What would you havo moro?" asked her companion. "Woll! a more extended suffrage, cor tainly." "Would you give a voto to that hay maker whom you set to rights so clev erly?" "No, but I would givo ono to my self." Tho physician stared. "Do you go in for woman's rights?" ho said, slowly. "No; 1 don't go in for tlioin I tnko them." "Is that why you qualified yourself to attend to casualties?" ho inquired. "Partly. You don't disapprove, do you? You complimented mo just now on my performance." "I thought you did admirably." "You aro very gonorous. Some man can't bear women to do any thing ux copt housekeoning." "I am not o'f thai kind," ho said. "I ndmlro a cool head and a stonily hand, where ver I sco them." "I n.n glad," said Edith, "that you don't think I btopped out of my prov ince. " "Not at all !" he replied eagorly. "I havo often wished that inoro people had a littlo practical knowlodgo, and I re joiced to hear of tho St- .lohn's Ambul ance Society. Hut you say you don't belong to it?" "It Is n prcatploasuru to niotobouso ful," siio said, evading a direct answor, "Hut ovory ono is not so kind as you aro," shu iitldud, with a sigh. "My brother and sister say I ought to leave thoao sorts of things to Mr. Smith, thu nied'onl praotitlouqr of thu nolghbor- iioou." "If you hnd waited for Mr. Smith, that poor haymaker would havo died," said tho olhor doctor. "Arterial bleed ing, as I darn say you are uwuro, loads to the gravost results if not Immediate ly arrosted." "Yes, I know that," said Edith, with n slight smile. "(jfcourso :v littlo knowledge, Is & clangorous thing," continued ho warn ingly "I hopo you don't carry your beii'voleiioo too far. I prcsuiuo you don't think of Miporscdliig Mr, Smith?" "I assure you I noviir go boyond my piwinco," sa'dDr, Voringdon, with a vast assumption of humility, "Will you not bcllovo mo whon I say that I Imyu never offered advloo when 1 luwo not boon an qualified to glvo it as Mr. tmimit" "Of coiirso I boliovo von," ho replied readily. "No doubt, If you aro Inter ested in Ihoso things, reading and ox porleneo havo made yon ablo to man ago simple cases of measles or rheu matism. A huly llko yourself must bo a blessing to hor neighborhood." "I wish my sister nnd brother thought as you do," said Edith, sorrowfully. "They would llko mo to sit nt homo with my work, and only go out In search of amusement. They Unci great fault with ino. Thoy dislike my tnstos." "Aro von a district visitor?" inquired tho other doctor. "No," roturned Edith; "Thoy would mind loss If 1 wero any tiling ns ortho dox. Hut I weary you and hero wo part. Straight on is yon way to Vor ingdon. Through this turnstile Is my short cut to tlio Hall." fche had meant to pass through tho gate, and. from that vantage-ground, to Hash nt him a last shot. "On ood-bvo," sho had resolved to say, "Thank you for nil your hints, but 1,'too, nm a doc tor!" Hut her mischievous design was frustrated. "I am going to Veringdon Hall my self," said the stranger. "I wont to Dormer Court to see my old friend, Adrian, and thov told mo ho was mar ried and living licro." "Indeed!" said Dr. Edith, wllh.somo inward perturbation. "I'rav lot mo mnko you welcome. I ant Airs. Dor mer's sister." Atter tills sho made no further nt tonints to mystify her companion. Ho informed her that ho was Adrain's old school-follow, Uuy Auckland, and that no hail been in inula lor eignt years; nnd sho questioned him upon Indian climate, and Indian scenery, nnd Indian life, studiously avoiding all subjects which referred to their joint profession. Ho had begun to think her eccentric, but now lie forgot that slio was any thing but handhonio and clover. Ilo found her delightful, and was almost sorry whon tho walk ended. Adrain welcomed his old friend joyfully. Hut whon ho heard in what way Aucklnnd hnd made tho acquaintance of Ids sister-in-law lie was silent, and a momentary blank fell upon tho littlo party. Thou Auckland remembered Edllh'sVad com plaints, and ho felt sorry for her, and began to think it was a pity that such a fine woman should bo unmarried. Hut neither Cliirisa nor her husband di vulged tho secret of Edith's profos-ion, and oven when thu two young men were loft nlone after dinner, Adrian conliued himself to relating the story of his own muriingc, and of thu wny in which his wife and 'her sister had become tlio co heiresses of Veringdon. "Miss Vurinudon seems charming," ob-orved Auckland. Whereupon, Adrian somewhat abruptly proposed that they should join tlio ladies. When Auckland entered tho drawing room, Edith was sitting at tlio open window, looking pensively out into tho fragrant night, and Auckland thought that sho did not look at nil like a person who hankered after woman's rights. Sho was less severely attired than she had been in the afternoon. Hor dros3 was open at the neck, and a pearl neck lace rested on her fair throat. Slio woro diamond bracelets, and thero was a flower in hor bosom. Auckland had thought sho looked woll at dinner. Now, in tho dim twilight, ho thought her fascinating. Ho went and stood opposito to her, looking down at hor shining hair and intellectual countenance. Clarissa hail gone up-stnirs to sco hor baby, and Adrian had stolon after her. Tho two doctors wcro alone. "You seem to havo a lovely place here, M'ss Veringdon," remarked Auck land. "Ym:, it is a very (ino old place," she assented. "And it was a very unfore seen accident which gave it to my sister and me. It seemed impossible that two lives, under fifty, should pass away, and leave us in possession. Hut so it was. Jl is rntlior wul." "Woro you fond of your relations?" asked Auckland, with sympathote inter est. , "Not in tlio least. I novor saw tho son, suit) thu father but once. Hut their deaths hnvo spoilt my lifo." "Howr" "I hnvo boon obl'gcd to niter all my purposes. .It is right that 1 should live hero and bo idle, but it is a groat dlsan pointmont to mo that my education and training should havo led to such small results. I deceived you this afternoon, Dr. Auckland, iust for amusement. Hut perhaps Adrian has told you about mo?" "No. Ho has told mo nothing, Miss Voringdon." "Ah! Dr. Auckland, I havo another title." Guy Auckland experienced a sudden sensation of jealous alarm. The possi bility of only ono other tltlo presented itsolf to him. Was she a married wo man, with a husband in an asylum? lio felt uneasily doprossed. "What was that?" ho asked. "Dr. Auckland." sho answered, "I am qualilicd to call mysolf Dr. Vering don' It was a groat shock to him, and it was with dilliculty that ho contrived to gulph down his wrath and disgust. When ho spoke again Ids tone was planed and somewhat sarcastic. "1 congratulate you," ho said. But ho could not yet bring himsolf to call hor Dr. Veringdon. "Thank you!" she roplied. "I ought to apologize for so wantonly tricking you this afternoon. I had no idoa then that our neuuaintaiieo was likely to ex tend boyonil a short walk." Do was silent. Ho was trying to re member if she had told him an untruth. Hut ho could not bring this accusation against hor. Sho had fenced with him, but siio iiad told no falsohood. More over, sho was perfectly feminine and lady-like. Tho revolution that sho had niado to him gave no valid reason for ids ceasing to admiro hor. Ho had thought hor sweet when ho helped hor over tho tiny bridge ho had thought her brilliant at dinner, ho had been struck by hor placid demeanor and gen tle voice when hu had first entered the drawing room, yet, now that ho know sho was a doctor, sho was repugnant to iilm! Ho foil outraged. Ilo ought to have known; ho ought not to have been thus taken in. True, ho rocnllected that shu had shown no maniior of shrinking from tho accident In tho hay-Held, ho might have noticed that hor behavior was unnatural, but "Dr. Auckland," said Edith, "I am afraid I have seriously oll'eiulod you. I am so sorry." "Oh, It does not in tholoast signify," ho returned loftily, "Only, had you known it, you would not havo deigned to convorso with me," remarked slio. "Had I known you woro a medical woman, I should not havo ventured to uddross you," ho said stlllly. "I wonder why you 60 dlsliko lady doctors," said sho, wistfully, "Tho VI oino tutd children seem to Hud mo a comfort. " How, Auckland did not prcolsoly know why hu did object. It was against jits conservative principles tlmt women should bo doctors, but hu hnd no welt ilellnnd reason to uriro ncnlnst their be coming such. So ho brought forward a very trlto and not very relevant argu ment. "Wnniqii have no business." ho said, "to adopt nny calling which precludes tholr marrying." "This was on old-fashioned idea, but perhaps It was a wily thrust, l'osslbly it was lust nswoll that Auckland should know Dr. Veringdon's notions about ninrrylng. "When I oinbraccd my profession," said Edith, "I had no Idea of doing any tiling but mnko a Hvolilmnd for Clarissa and myself. I preferred thu medical profession to tlmt of a teacher, becausu I had always boon Interested In medical subjects, ami i nopeu it wouiu enable mo to do good." "Aid" said Aucklnnd, somewhat mol lllled. "And I novor thought about marry ing," proceeded she, calmly. "Why not?" cried Auckland, crossly. "Whon it girl Is very poor, and has to work hard and dress badly, sho does not think of marrying," Mild' Edith simply. Aucklnnd tried to picture tho com posed woman opposite to him working hard and dressing badly. Hut ho could not succeed. Though' her profession was odious to him, he began to think shu was a superb creature. "Hut there is no need now for you to work hard, or to dress badlv," ho said softly. "No," sho admitted. And It was a great admission. It seamed to imply mat sue niigiii oven iiiiuk h inurr nig too. Then lea was brought in, and Adrian nnd Clarissa canio down stairs, and Edith went to tlio piano, and snug and played in a way which enchanted the other doctor' exceedingly. Ho spout most of that night by turns praising Edith, vituperating her profo: nfession, and in wondering now n would bu u tlio two doctors were to wed. Hut before he went away tho next morning ho had re covered Ills equanimity, and went so far as to ask his sister-in-ar:ns for it flower. ".May I not havo a rose Dr. Vering don?" 'lie said. "Thoro aro plenty outside Dr. Auck land," she replied. "lint won't you givo mo ono, Dr. Veringdcn?" "Miss Veringdon will give you ono," sho said emphatically, and she complied with his request. When last I heard of Veringdon Hall, the two doctors had married and hnd taken up their quarters in tlio corre sponding corridor to that inhabited by Mr. and Mrs. Dormer. Edith confines her practice principally to her own and Ciarissa's nur.-orios. "My husband does all the work for us both," slio says, "and ho fancies ho does it a hundred times better than it was donu before." Hut tho two doctors do not quarrel on that score. Dr. Auckland always pre tends to ignore his wife's profession. . . . ,, ,., Nevertheless, under tlio rose, ho times holds a consultation witli The Arijosy. some her. NEWSPAPER WORK. X Grnditiitc's Idfii "if .loitrniilWm nnd Its Most U)tiil l-'ollnwcr. Mr. Charles Taylor G randy, of Cam den C. II., Camden County, N. C, is n modest youth who graduated a Thurs day or two ago from tho university at Chapel Hill, in that Stato. He wishes to bo connected witli an able, progres sive and livo newspaper ono up to the times. With that end in view ho ad dresses himsolf to tho Item. Wo thank him for his estimate of this paper, for it is ono which does credit to Ids judg ment, and it is a point on which wo aro in thorough accord witli him. Ho encloses testimonials as to charac ter, mental capaoity and accomplish ments, though ho admits that, as yet, ho does not claim "to possess either tho experience or the ability to edit a news paper successfully." Mr. Grundy's ambition is laudible, h!s "nativo capao ity and education" probably such as ho represents, and there is nothing m his letter so far examined which would on titlo him to this public notice. Hut it is in tho latter part of his communica tion that there is found food for comment. Ho says: "I am willing to mako myself generally iisoful to begin at the bottom. of tho profession; to read proof or mako clippings, or do any thing of that kind, if need be, conlident of my ability to linally work mysolf up to a position more oongeuinl to my tastes and moro biiitablu to my educa tion.." Tho proof-reader at tho bottom of tho laddor? Tho man who not only corrects printers' mistakes, but finds "punctua tion, spoiling, gritmmer nnd words for unlettered or cureless writers, who must so keep his momory stored with tho good things of tlio noted authors that hu may suitably fill in at n moment's nntico an inaccurate quotation, sometimes is com pelled to ovon grasp and mako clear the uloas of a shiftless writer; whoputs thu tinssliing touches to ovory column of tho journal before it goes to tho oagor ii'jn jaws awaiting it in tlio press-room. And ho will do "uncongonial work at thu bottom of tho ladder in attending to tlio "clippings." Yugods! What will tho soissors-edltor say to that? Good writers and brainy inon are not so raro, but a man Iio will noso among tho ex changes with a scout as keou and exact as a iToer.-hound's, who strikes the game when found and always secures gaiuo to tho popular taste, such a man' will bo kupt when found, and not kept on tho bottom rung of tho ladder oithor. It Is not usually a grateful custom to givo advice. The better tho ailvlco tlio moro distasteful often it is, and particu larly when given in place of moro sub stantial assistance. A few suggestions, liowovor, may not coino amiss to thu applicant in question. It Is presumed that at the North Carolina University, as at othor colleges, it modoratu degree of attention is paid to athletio uxoreises. If this Is l.'iu caso, though ho dous not say so Mr. Grundy's muscles aro prob ably protty woll developed, and ho may put thorn to profitable employment us stroko-oar in somo crow or as an ath lete for some huso-hall nine. If there nro no vacancies in theso lucrative pro fessions, then, perhaps, a pair of arms ablu to haiidlo a broom and a pair of logs willing to trot when ordered might Hud employment at thu bottom of thu ladder in tho ollluu of a live iiewspapor; and If thoro Is any thing valuablo in upper story, tho collego graduate would soon rlso to a higher and "moro con genial sphere. 'iAr. 0. DtMy City Mem. - A young man who had grown up within five inilo of Johnson Ci;y, Tonn., without over seeing tho town, visited it recently. After returning homo ho was asked what was thu biggest thing hu saw there, and ropllcdi "1 sued a whole lot of follows with rod clubs a stnwklu' uta ball." tf. 0, 1'kuyune, RESWEATINQ TOBACCO. IIiiit tlio Wroi! Is Colored Dark to Mrcttha I'lipubir Driiiiind. Ono of tho latest tricks In the tobacco trado is tlio artlllclal rcswcatlng of tho weed to incottho popular crazo for dark colored cigars. Tho crao arises from the false Impression that, becauso all good cigars aro dark-colored, all 'dark colored cigars nro good. Tho ground Inkon for this latter impression Is that ilm dark color Is tin Indication that thu tobaeuo has been naturally sweated through about throe summers, and has thus reached perfection of llavor. Tho color was formorly an IndlcAtion that this was tho fact, but It Is to no longor, for the Increased demand for tobacco of tho requisite ago caused mnnufaeltirers to find a wny of nglng It, or giving it tlio ap pearance of age, nrtlilchilly. This was ul llrstdono by painting, but a speedier nnd inoro wholesale process has been invuiitcd within thu last throe or four years called res wu:i ting. Tho fact that tobacco sweats is woll known. Thu first summer after it is cut, tobacco sweats very heavily !o that It ( an bo twisted anil tlod in knots like "klll-mc-quick" tobies. The next, summer it sweats much loss, nnd thu third summer tlio sweat is hardly noticeable. After eaeli .summer's sweat the leaf nf.'iiincs-a darker color, until it. reaches tlio huo of thu best Havana brands'. In order fo sweat tobacco the box is opened and the leaf "cased" or damp ened, ono "hand" or layer at a time, by dipping it in water. Tlio tobacco is then repacked in tho box and tho box placed in a steam-tight rocoptnelo a few inches from tlio lloor. A jet of steam rises through the lloor of tills chest right un derneath tho box, and tho steam is al lowed to play incessantly on it for sev-ontv-two hours, producing ns profuse a sweat as that of a fat man running up hill witli t lie thermometer at one hun dred degrees in the shade. Tho box is then taken out and tlio tobacco shaken out and allowed to ci.ol off. It is then repacked and is ready for use. Great care has to be exorcised after sweating tobacco to prevent it from becoming moidy. If it is found to mold it is often dipped in beer to kill tho mold. Hero is a probable explanation of the inebriat ing effects of somo cigars. Tho tobacco must always have passed through ono summers sweat boforo being rcsweated. This process ages thu tobacco throe or four years, but whether it improves tha quality proportionately is an open ques tion with tlio trade. Some say that ul reweeating has tho same tilled as tho natural sweat, rcsweated tobacco is per fectly equal to that which has aged nat urally; others say that it injures tho llavor. Othors, again, say that it does not affect, the flavor projudically or fa vorably. All agree that it makes tho leaf tender and dilllcult to work and thereby causes loss to the manufacturer. What is admitted by all judges is that : natural sweat invnrJubly improves the quality so that tho question remains how to distinguish tobacco naturally sweated from that which has been artt fioialiy rcsweated. It is a dilllcult ono to answer, the only guide 1-clng that ar tificial sweating often makes the leaf almost black, and always makes It a darker color than this natural sweat produces. Pittsburgh Times. FRANCIS SCOTT KEY. Cliuructrrlsllri nt tlm Tulimled Author a tho Stiir-SpiiiiRli'il llHiiniT." Francis Scott Key, the, author of tho "Star-Spangled Manner," was a prom inent citizen of tho District of Columbia when I can lir.it remember it. Ho be longed to an old Maryland family, and was quite a noted lawyer, serving for years as United States District Attor ney. During this period ho closed tho haunts of vico at tho metropolis, and thoro was less crime than before or afterward. Mr. Key's mind was in ventive, imaginativo and yot logical. Ho reasoned with groat Ingenuity, and, though his reasoning was not abstruse nor very profound, it never wanted vigor, plausibility or effectrvoness. Ho addressed himself to tho good senso and discrimination of tho judgo and jury, and, though in a high degree poetical, iiosoldom or never indulged In tho more ornaments of imagination or tho "daz zling fonco of argument." In early life ho had devoted himself to tho muses, and throw out from time to timo poetical oH'usions which indicated no common talent. Like all ardent and imaginative minds ho loved to bathe in the Pierian fountains, and to reposo by tho waterfalls of Helicon. Tho law, ho'wover, is inimical to poetry, or tho indulgence of poetical tooling, ami, liko Hkickstono and Story, lio aban doned the rallies and devoted himself to tho arid stuib and laborious practice of tho law, which ho regarded with rever ence as a science, and believed, with Hooker, that, "her seat was tho bosom of God, hor voice thu harmony of tho world." His political predilections, however, did not it together forsake him, and his beautiful lyric, tlio "Star Spangled Hannor," written in tho mori ilian of lifo, showed that ho could not wholly abandon his first love. And yot it will appear strnngo that, with all his poetical fervor, his speeches at tho bar and olsowhoro displayed nothing of a poet'eal temperament, and wcro dis tinguished only by great sim plicity of style, with scarcely any attempt at ornament. Ilo believed that good sens'i and argument, not embellishment, at tho bar, were tho priiidniciii et for of his good speaking as woll as writing. Mr. Key died in .Innuary, 18-1:). and was buried, with other members of his family, in a picturesque comotery at Frederick City, Maryland, from which can bo seen tho Sugurlouf and Catootiu mountains. In 18.')7 his brother-in-law, Chlof-Justico Tanoy, published Key's poonis In Now York. Tauuy says, in his introduction, spuaklng of tlio "Star-Spangled Han nor": "Thesongisbocoininga National one, and will, 1 think, from its peat morit, continuu to bo so, ospoolaily in Maryland." Llko till men, Mr. Koyhud ids faults, but thoy woro ovor.shadowi tl by thu splendor of his virtues. Ho was ardent in his attachments, but bitter in ids enmities, bonovoloiit, but prejudiced, useful as a citizen, and alike eminent for Ids philanthropy, his political abil ity and his legal talents. en Perlay I'oorc, in Ponton Pmluct, Tho United States lias boon tho richest gold and slvor producing coun try in thu world, tliougli but littlu of the precious metals was found hero boforo tho discovery ot gold in California in 1818. Thu tihlof produced was In -tho Southern States. The total amount of goid mined in those Slates from thu dis covery o; ino inoiui tiuiii io(o was ij-u,-000,000, From 1818 until 18711 tho to tal viiluo of thcgold product of tho Uultou" Stated wu 1,UH,000,Q00. GROWTH OF DETROIT. An Amirlonn Clly Which has Clumped Iti Nnllnnnllty Thrro Times. Detroit Is ono of tho oldest cities on this continent. Hoforo llondrlk Hud son set foot on tho Island of Manhat tan, and while Itenry IV. still sat on tho throno of Franco, tho Hiironi pointed out thu situ whereon it is bull to Cliamplutn, tho founder of Quolo as tho natural guto-way to "tho vas seas of sweet water," nnd then wai born In tho brain of tho groat Frond navigator the dream of a "Now France,' which should extend from the Atlantic to tho 1'uoillc, and havo Quebec an Detroit as Its eastern and western fort resses. This dream was inherited by tlu French inoiiarchs; but it was not iintf ninety years later that ono of them at tempted to make It a reality. Ther Louis XIV. commissioned tho Sieui Antolno do la Motho Cadillac, who from 1UU1 to 100!) had been In command at Mackinaw, to found at Detroit a f-eftle-mont, and erect thoro a fort to hold the region of tho Groat Lakes for the French Government. This was done: and Detroit, under tho successive reign.' of Henry IV., Louis XIII., XIV. and XV. was for nearly sixty years a French town n bit of "sunny Franco" hidden away in the heart of the western wilderness; anil sucn it niignt nave ro mained to this day had not Woife, on dark night in September, 17iVJ, scale tho heights of Quebec, and on tlio Plain, of Abraham changed tlio fate of Nortl America. Tho surrender of Dotroi' soon followed tho oonqiic.it of Quebec, and then it becanio an English town, and tiio western headquarters of thu Hritish power in America. It so re mained the extreme outpost of West ern civilization until duly 11, 17015, whon, in pursuance of tlio peace ol 178ii, it was quietly transferred to the United States. Thus wo sco that De troit has had :t unique history. Three time.? has it changed its nationality, and with each change assumed totally 'differ out characteristics. At first it was French, then English and last of all American, and in tho present town may lie seen a curious blending of the traits of theso various people. The old French habitant and tho courtly English resident lulvo long slumbered in their graves, but tho close observer will dotect that their spirits still walk abroad, and promunade its streets arm in arm with tlio irrepressible Yankee, who. in Ids sevcn-leaguo boots, is now .striding across tho continent. Brother Jonathan lias every where the astonish ing energy which, in well-nigh a single day, raho'd Chicago from its ashes; but hero he has been hold in check by those old worthiis. wlio havo now and ther whispered in his ear tlio fable of tin hare and the tortoise. This account! for tho fact that Detroit is to-day a fu rious compound of modern progress ami old-time conservatism a city of vail enterprises, but cntorpriso based on a broad, substantial and enduring basis. In tiio summer of ISl'.'i cannon planted at intervals along tho lino of tho Eria canal, all tho way from Albany to Huffalo, announced that Clinton's groat work was completed, and the West married to tho East by a bond that is indissoluble. Its gates wera no sooner opened than a tide of emigration set through thum westward. Soon all over Now England and Eastern Now York whole families, and in somo instances wholo hamlets, were on tho move, and such an exodus followed as never was seen except when tho Israelites canio up out of Egypt, and tho Kalmucks lied across thu stoppes of Asia. At ono time it seemed that rural Now England would bo depopulated. Its best and youngest olood joined in tlio exodus; and to this fact may lie traced the high character and wonderful enterprise of the West of to-day. Tho first wave rested for awhilo in Wcsturn Now York, and then tho gathering tide swept gradually westward along the lakes and the Ol'iio, and linally, in 18:10, it touched tho shores of Michigan. Then for tho first timo Detroit becanio in real ity an American town. In tlio beginning of 1830 Detroit num bered 2,222 people; that is, it stood pre cisely wlioro it was in 1805; and this during a quarter of a century when the population of tho country generally had increased in u ratio altogether unparal iolcdin history. Hut now tlio old town began to feel tho general impetus. It increased fourfold in the next ton years; and thus it has gone on over since, doubling about ovory decado, till now it numbers, with its suburbs, fully 200,000 souls. Thu slow-paced conservatism of its old-time residents is still scon in thu modern city; but it is now so wedded to Yaukco cntorpriso that wo moot hero an almost ideal community, safe, but pro gressive, not engrossed in mere money getting, but cultivating as well tho so cial amenities of life.' and extracting from existence, as it passes, a healthful and rational enjoyment. In proportion to its sizo, Detroit lists a smaller toroign population that any oily in tho Union, and as tho bulk of its" pcoplo aro of Eastern birth or extraction, it is to-day moro truly Now England in character than the good town of Boston itsolf. In no sense is it a Western town. In 1880 tho numerical center of tho Union was found to bo fifty-eight miles west of Cincinnati. With tho speed nl which population is now traveling westward, Detroit will soon bo tho central city of tlio country. Edmund Kirke, in llar pcr's Mugazinc. A Georgia Fisherman's Luck. A citizen of Vnldostn, Ga., having road tho current story of a recent enp turo of a deer by a hook and lino, writes to an Atlanta paper of an adventure with which ho mut .sovoral years ago. lie was fishing in one of tho mudholes near that place ono afternoon and hnd poor success. Finally, as ho was about to go home in disgust, ho was startled by tlio sudden appearance of a three foot snorting alligator, which swam rapidly in thu lishornian's direction, and seemed bent on making a meal of him. Tho piscatorial artist soon regained his solf-possoviion, and with an easy jerk of Ids fishing rod snt tho hook with its dainty load within a fow inches of tho suurluu's mouth. Tlioroptilosoizod tho hook and swallowrd it. Tho lono fish orniun then gave a quick jerk with tho rod and tho alllgntoi was fust. Thirty minutes after this pian returned homo with thu three-fool alligator nnJ tin ex ultant suiilu. llotl ami dun. A Detroit train;), who for ton days had boon driven froiuplttootophieo, saw a littlo boy full into thu river, and at oneo plunged In and saved han, although not until the boy In his strug gles had nearly drowned both, Tho tramp was assured by a pollcoinnn that no wouiuiri tie moio.sicit any more, urn bystanders praised him, nnd tlio boy thanked htm, Hu looked hungry as ha walked away to dry his. clothes. De troit Tribune, PITH AND POINT. A traveler recently returned from Alaska tells of a bear boing killed by mosquitoos. If nature know hor busi ness sho would Intrnduco a bear that, would kill mosquitoos. Norrislown ucrahl. Fred to Charloy, iust returned from nbroad! "Hullo, Charloyl How aro you, old boy?" Charley! "Tray bcaug." Strnngo how ono forgets hl mother tongue during two or thruo wwks' stay In VavcoiPoslon Trait' icript. 'I say, Bridget, what's tho namo of thoso rod llowers?" '"Sliuro, now, C don't llko to tell yo. 'Tisn't a nolco namo thoy have at nil, dear; for 'twas up at tlio house I heard your own mother herself calling thim spitunlas." An uxchango thinks that tho Chi nese way of removing dandruff with sandpaper is thu most effectual. Per haps it is; but tho common North Amer ican Indian has a plan which, though quite abrunt, is sa'd to bo reasonably BiTc.Jistclline (Dak.) Jlcll. A fashionable, young woman wiw soon in tlio stroot tho other day witli her hair coinbod. Much alarm was folt by hor friends until it was ascertained that it was only a caoof absent niindedncss. The young woman had forgotten to muss It. Boston Commonwealth. A wag brought a horso to a stop by tho word "whoa," and said to tlio driver, "that's a lino horso you havo there." "Yes," answered tho young man, "but ho has ono fault, he was for merly owned by a butcher, and always stops when ho hears a calf bleat." Prairie Farmer. A Flat Failure Feathorly Nico day for tho race, Duniley. Duinlcy What race is that? Feathorly The hu man race. Dumloy Oh, I beg pardon, 1 thought you referred to somo hor.-o race. Yes, you're right, we're having beautiful weather. Still living up at your father-in-law's, I suppose, Fuather ly? Puck. THREE MILES. How a Printer Mnilo tlio HpU or a Vfry DIxiiKri'i-iililo Sltimtlun. Hud Dillon, a Nashville printer, in company with a typographical compan ion, once walked from Nashville to Memphis. The only remarkable feature, of this incident is that Dillon is known as tho laziest man in Tennessee. Onn evening, while tho two printers, hungry and tired, were walking along tho rail road, eagerly watching for tho court house doma of .Milan, Dillon, upon meeting a man, asked: "How far is it to Milan?" "Three miles." "Thank vou." After walking somo distance farther thov met another man. "How far is it to Milan?" "Three miles." Thoy had gone above a milo when thoy met another man. "How far is it to Milan?" "Three miles." Dillon began to get warm. The sei enej of profanity is one of tho learned branches in which ho was thoroughly proficient, and seating himself on a, cross-tio hosworo witli great energy and volume. Arising, ho wiped the perspira tion from his brow and said: "1 can stand a great deal and am willing to excuse an ordinary liar, but when a man seeks to impose upon my bow-legs, it mortally offends mo. t haven't had a light sinco I was a boy. but if tho next fellow wo meet don't shorten the distance to Milan, he'll havo nioto whip, that sail." Thoy had gone probably half milo farther when thuy saw n man approach ing. Dillon took oil" bis coat, handed it to his companion and began to roll up his sleeves. "Tom, I'm in for it." said he. "Hud, for goodness' saku don't say anything to that fellow. He's a regular giant." "Can't help that. Say," (calling tho man who was walking somo distanca from tlio track) "how far is it to Milan?" "About three miles." "My friend, I wish you would bo generous enough to nialco it two miles and a half." "Kain't do it." "Well, then, I'll havo to fight you.". "All right, you're tho man I've been lookin' fur." Dillon approached tho man, who. soizing him, throw li m on the ground, with a force that took Ids breath. "Hold on," cried Dillon, as soon aa ho was ablo to speak. "How far did you say it is to Milan?" "Three miles." Oh, well, then, that's all right. I thought you said livo miles. Much obliged for courtesies so gracefully ox tended. Good evening." Arka'nsaio Traveler. HIS STRAWBERRY. A Detroit Huslmmr l-'oni! Hopes Crmlicil ! a DIkoIiIIkIiik Wife. An oflicor who was patroling Mullett streot tho other day saw a crowd of pco plo at a corner, and ho hastened his stops to discover a man sitting on tho ground with his back to a tree, while a. score of women and boys surrounded him. When tho ollicor made inquiries as to what had happoned a short, stottb woman with her sleoves rolled up con fronted him and replied: "Ho's my husband. He's a good-for-nothing la.'.y-bones of a man, and wo'vo had a row." "What about?" "Woll, I'vo had to support him by washing for tho last year, and he's been humble enough up to a week ago. Thou ho took lifty cents of my money and wont to a fortuhu-tollor. Sho told iilm that I would dio very soon, and that Jiu would marry a strawberry blontlo with fifty thousand dollars in cash." "Suvonty-Hvn thousand dollars, my dear," sighed tho man on tho grass. "You shut up! Ho canio homo stop ping high and feeing smart, and half an hour ago ho had tho eheok to tell mo that I stood.in Ids road. In fact, hu wanted to know when I was going to dio!" "I meroly inquired," groaned tho hus band. "And I morolv lott mv suds and ( jumped Into him," shu continued. "It was a pretty uvou tiling in iiiu iiuict, but whon I got out wlioro I could swing my right 1 gave him a couple bolow thu bolt and tied Iilm up. Strawberry blontlo soventy-Hyo thousand dollars second luarrlago huniphl I'm hl strawberry! Whon I get through with him I'll maku thai fortuno-tellor son strawborrlos for tho rest of her born days!" "Woll, bo gontlo," cautioned tha olli cor, as ho passed on, Ch! 1 won't hurt nobody nor noth ing," sho replied; and as tho ollicor passed on she lifted the man to IiIh feet and bunged him up thu stops and into tho house in a doublu-ontry stylu of book-keeping that rattled thu fiUingloi. VcivQil I'rce Press,