Alma record., March 09, 1888, Image 7

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A WINTER WAIL.
From the morn that chill November
(ireett us with a pintle nuke,
Till the eve that aigliiiij; April
Tearfully her leavct dolh take,
Dav and night without cessation,
Willi a Bwift, rriiiiimelciia flow.
Anthracite Into (In furnace
And the licat.ng btove doth pa
With lnatlute man extended
Yawn those dc nuon of despair,
MitUng men wicli most devoutlv
lie coiil. climli the golden sialr;
For nosooner cmi" the keau
Of relief Iroiu he 1 1 1 1 1 hill
Then the conl man wnh h s clamor
Full of g.i U'f hia bo, in HI Is.
(Hi, for fields of vernal verdure
In some jtcini -troii c i linn-.
Where the thermometers arc Btrnng;crt
And the sun shines u.l lie time;
Where ho ft I x rrZ', odor-la leu,
. Hied their fragrance on ti.e ulr,
A in 1 Mich thing us Uivc wnj coal Urea
NcVrr hi ing u moment's care.
Vdti li. 11 W. A, ,ew ,r! l.
The Black Rose.
1 rnnslate.l from the Oci mini, ly Y.
S. lliirlM-ii.
If any oni had sui.l a year ag;o that
I would cwr have inn thiougdi the
dr ug Miiiw ami storm, after a Mack
rose, 1 certainly wiuil. I ha e declared
that person to In- In-reft of ordinary
intelligence; Imt now I coiiM very ap
propriately usk myself, if 1 wciv in
the full possession t f my mental povv
ers; for only u few davs ,ne.-, I went
nil over the c ty anxiously etiileavor
lti to purchase (itic, regardless of
x)t because Eveline hal e;iress.'d a
desire to havo one. Mie deprived me
of tny judgment, w tli her bewitching;
smile, her m:n i ti ;;mccs, her great.
Jeep ert". tho grateful puisn of her
bead, ami her beautiful, maj-stie
shoulders. Slio entrapped nie in :i
net. woven from a thousand f.ie na
ti iir. innarin;g threads, in which .she
drew me whither .she would; and on
Unit occas on e-he drew mo nfler the
black rose.
I do not know exactly how it came
nhouL I have always been Mich ;i
quiet, thoughtful m:iti. and falling .n
love was tli- lat tiling I would have
thought of doing; lull at the fateful
ball, exactly one year :g, when 1
paw her in that yellow atin bod ee.
with her golden hair, tl
ly arched ei brows, ate
lark, prelli
r f.i rv-l.ke
lnovem-'ii.; trom tli it liur J was mt
like in v former
f
Was pretty.
hill not po tiv fly beautiful; oiiecuuM
also not read anr great depth of t'c--l-in;
or character in her deep erav
oves; hc wa lr ght and wi'sat lie, hut
had Iio especial taictit, and her cmi
veisat.on.il powers were on 1 v ord .nar v.
1 klleW tliat her fain IV Were III VeiV
inoderate circumstances, and there
fore believed that .she would mt object
to tnarrv .some nung- man of fortune.
1 knew that he knew 1 was in nMd
'circumstances, and fell that if 1 won
her, that niv fortune would have much
to do with it; and ret I followed her
like, yes. like a ta.thful little dog-,
and could not tear nivseif trom the
Uiaic chains she threw around me.
She .seemed to enjoy every possible
luxiirv;how r-h in mag-ed to do so, I
could never understand, for. her ex
travagance wouid almost bankrupt a
man. She did not trouble herself
about household alVairs; and I strotigdv
suspected that her mother had to ex
ert evei y energy to keep up the ap
jH'arance of ease and comfort before
the outide world, an t that she worked
.secretly to contr.Vc that her daughter
nii-gdit d less elegant and b-coin njgdy.
1 did not know whether she really
loved me or not; sometimes I imped
Bo, from her act mis, ,iit was nver
pure of it: I was, therefore, co itiu
ually trou! led w th the iiiiiri taint v, so
that if a s uie day p issed without niv
freeing lnr and exchanin a few
words with her, 1 was alisolutelr til s
eralle. 'I'liis iale of all.iirs lated for
a whole ear. 1 oii.d not makeup
my mind to ;.ve I km- up. and was, also,
not willing', exactly, to take any deeded
Btep whicli would hind me for 1 to to
the enchantress. he aiteiidl ball
after ball. Went to a II tashioiiablo places
of amusement, and each time she nue
ceeded in making her todet more refitr
chc than any me ele. l'or the coming
ball fdio fancied that she wanted a Idaek
roso to wear in Icr golden ha r; that
would lit? novel, would attract atten
tion, admiration and wonder, and
would excite tlm envy of some.
Hut wern there any black roses in ex
intenee? I aked myself, when I thought
of e;ratify:n her wish; I had read of
such a raio llower be n (in exhibition
at llower expos tions. but had never
been one; and all of my acquaintances
whom 1 asked about it sad they did
not think thev could be gotten. One
of them said that lie had ween a rose so
darkly red that it was almost black;
but that was several ears m'o. At nil
events it. seemed that they were very
rare; and how was I to obtain ono in
winter time? I went to at least ten
llower stores, six gardeners, and every
where that 1 thought I had a lliid of
U chance to cet :t, b it in Vain.
Marie, the da.ijlit- r of the llower
dealer at Kin-'s plac. my pretty 1 ttle
friend whom I had known from her
childhood said she h id had, oin e, two
roses almost Mack, wh ch she had sold
to (Jraf. Ivoiisfeld, and whh-li liad
caused a sensation at thecurt ball ami
was afterwards mentioned in the report
of the ball on account of their ;reat
rarity and U-auU.
Mar e was a charming girl nmn;',
blooming, pretty, inodet and lov'd by
everybody, and was sai l to bo r ch, for
her father whose only child she was,
had the- most etetiive an I prosperous
business of the k ml. supported hy the
ruost distin'iiishe I ami wealthy clas.
Mrie repaid, d me w ith an interest,
vhich .he tried in aiu to conceal. Her
fefl wonbl turn iale and then would
cover with blushes w hen I would enter
the "torn Middenlv, and sometimes
when she spoke to me her voico would
tremble. And I could her pretty
delicate little hand quiver when ho
delivered the (lowers (o me, whicli I
oftentimes purchased more- to e;t a
chance to feast tny eyes on her pretty
face and to enao her iu a few word.
of conversation than because I really
wanted tho flowers.
Krelinu seemed to enjoy being
with me. 8he was quick and brilliant
iu reparto. She would sometimes press
mv hand warmly when she would
thank mo for Nome gift that
I brought her. and toy hopes
would climb to fever heat in cous.
qiicncc. Hut then slio seemed so col I
and indilVei'iuit towards me, when slm
knew I loved her. 1 found myself
wondering how Marin would act f 1
were to take her hand and tell her 1
loved her. Her 1 tile trembling, soft,
white hand would lay in mine and ln r
face Hut what was I tli nkin
about? At Hastate there wa aiiollc r
gardener. It was already twelve o'clock,
and llvelino must have the black rose.
I called for a cab, but theft! were
nono to be had, and it was snowing,
raining and freezing. I must walk.
1 could not semi am one, for 1 must
get them in person. In vain, in vain.
After my long walk I was doomed to
disappo ntuieut again. Tho llower
dealer did not have them. It was
already two o'clock. What could 1
possihiy do? II iw I would like to grat
ify her w sli and see h 'r smile of pleas
ure! Conl I thev be made? No; im
possible. Hut stop. Could the natural
loses not be colored? Mm Woil'd oulv
want them for one evening. So, with
brightening hope. 1 hastened again to
liing's place.
"Marie, a couple of dark red roses,
please," I said, entering the store.
"Ihey are for 1'rauleiu (iunther,"
she faltered; and in her eves 1 noticed
a pained and sorrowful expression that
went strangely to mv heart.
"Yes. for the Kasino ball to-night," I
replied, hastily. "I'lio darkest you
have, please."
I took tho (lowers but somehow the
pale, pretty face, and tho sad expres
sion, atl'ected tint deeply. I motioned
to a cab and drove home. "Why am I
a chemist,'' I s:i d to myself, triumpu
antlr. "f I can't overcome uch a
ditlieult as this?" 1 locked myself in
mv litl le laboratory whcli 1 had liardlv
entered s nee mv iu fat u it ion with J'.ve
line, and worked about two hours on
one of the roses w th iron, powdered
brimstone, and charcoal dust. I almost
smothered myself by inhaling the dust
and odor of the ingred cuts; but
tr uniph! the roso became black deep
velvet black.
I wa ted until almost lime to go after
I'.veline, and th-n prepare I tle other
rose, w.th greater sueeess lliau b 'foro.
for it w as more baut ilully and perfect
ly than th tiist.
I got a carriage and drove to I'.ve
line's home. I ).d on get itiJ"sh,' said
in great suspense and exeitem -oit. run
ning to meet lie-. 1 nodded, and held
out the package to her. Mi" threw her
arms around ni" and kiss... me press
ed both mv h mils an I looked tne in the
ees !,e klieW Weil hoW to slioW her
appreciat on; she admired th" ro-e,
her eves b'ained with do! gilt, and her
cheeks colored beautifully. Fur an in
stant I w as a 1 ni' st jealous, f(r it del
.seem like shn applet- ated the roso more
than she did me, and 1 could not re
member that she had ever blushed with
delight at seeing me; but she was o re
spectful towards me. and this time al
most ailection.iie. I was more infatu
ated with lief than ever. We went to
the ball, of course, with her mother as
chaperon. I had provided a commo
dious carriage. Her mother and I sat
with our backs to th" horses giving
Kvelino nil of the back seat so as not to
rumple the elegant parly costume she
wore. Mie created a furore, she was
always the queen of the ball-room, but
oil this occaioii more so than ever,
lief old gold bo lice was beautifully em
broidered w.th flounce, and tin' rose
nestling am ng her gold mi tresses, at
tract"! the attention of everyone. I
did not uivselt eseriuo being mentioned
as it was known that I procured the
strange flower that many had never
seen before.
With what queenly grace she carried
herself! She was at home in the bill
room; was greatlr admired and sought
after bv every cultivated gentleniin.
with h r pleasant smile to this one,
her bow to that one, her pretty round
ed arms, her queenly head, in sitting,
standing, waltuig or dancing, sh w as
a model of perfection. She was con
stantly the center of an admiring group
of old and o'llig. atld was besiege. 1
br dancers. Fverv one who met her
was favoraby impressed w.th her.
Hut of all her friends and a dm rers
Sue. seemed to appreciate mo the most.
I decided to know my f.ito that very
li ght. I felt that mv happiness de
pended on i it r Ix'iug able to call that
irresistible essence of womanly lovel, -liess,
my wife.
The (its! dance was ended;the s'gual
from the coronet in the orchestra an
nounced tiie next da nee. I approach
ed her to secure tlm wait. s,(. h:t,
promised me when oh, horrors! what
did I see The roso had eompletelr
hanged color; no longer sh nin black,
but faded yellowish gfeen, spotted
with rtl-ty edges to the leaves. It
must have been ciu-ed by the prepara
tion in the hair, the nitrogen, the
heated atmosphere or the gas. What
if Kvelino hould notice it and discover
the cheat? Whit Would he do?
What would she think of ni"? For a
tnotii"nt I was ee ted and astonished
that I could hardly control my voice to
speak to her. 1 did not have niU"h
tune for speculation. Large pi ito
glass mirrors w th narrow glit frames
covered the walls of the salon. She
glanced in the mirror opposite where
we Mood, rea l for the Wall, w id
her arm resting quietly in mine. Sud
denly she drew her arm aw.iv and ap
proached the glass. I could see her
face in tho mirror, very distinctly.
She turned ei v pal": her eves became
fixe I with astonishment and ch'gr n;
she trembled from head to foot. W th
a powerful and angry movement, that
I had never thought possible for her
delicate white hand, she tore th rose
from her hair ami as quick as lightning
ha I ground it nto powder beneath
her feet Ib'T ligure Im-CIIDO suddenly
angular, her shoul !ers high and point
ed, and her lace had the express. on of
t'urir.
I had never in my life son .ueh a
revengeful, ugly, and malignant face
it revealed to inn a cold heartless wo
man of the world, whose onlv aim in
life was to gratify her measureless
vanity and coquetry. How was It pos
sible for a hum u being to change so
completely in an instant she was al-
soluleU hideous. Ad the fears that I
had entertained that I might not win
her. were gone; I was struck
wit ti amazement at the d'seovery
I had made. '1 hen 1 saw that
she was attempting to resume her usual
dispass onate express on; but sho was
Hot successful, for she Could not con
ceal her anger. A disagreeahlo dry
smile plave I around her mouth.
"Yo dece Ve I Inc." fdio said, turn
ing to mo with a poorly atl'ected calm
ness, but tho tone of her Vo ce b'lray
ed an uidescfi liable suppressed vehem
ence. The words came from her lips
almost hissiuglv; and in her eves lay a
world of cold deliberate hatred. "The
rose was colored," she continued, why
did you make a dupe of me? If any
one had noticed it I never could have
forgiven you."
She drew her hand languidly across
her forehead, and sjgnili"d her readiness
to dance. 1 had seen her mother, how
ever, in the mirror, w ho had taken her
seat oil tho opposite side of the Pall
room, and had evidently noticed that
something was wrong, g e I.. i warn
ing glance of approval. Km i l ie had
suddenly become unbearablo to ni",
more detest aide and perverse than 1 had
ever thought any woman could bo. 1 was
permanently cured of my infatuation.
I felt that I could not stand to be with
her any longer, no. not another mom
ent. I could have walt.ed with a snake
with quite as much pleasure as with my
quondam model of perfection. I rea-
l.ed that 1 ha I I u iu the power, the
very slave of a heartless, fiadingless
coquette. I roused myself from the
flood of painful seusat'ons that had
eomo over tne; but instead of oll'er.ng
mv arm tor the wait I l"d her to her
mother and excuse myself, leaving her
surrounded with eager appl.cants fur
the dance.
A moment later I stood alone out
side of the building, ami breathed free
ly th" fresh u ght air. It was verr
quiet there; only a fa:nt sound of mils c
reached mo through tho thick walls.
The great arched eanopv above was
bedecked with star, and they shone
out clearly over tho snow cover
ed ground. A siililini" tranquil ty
rested over ever th ti g. 1 was in a
peculiar frame of mud. I was free; it
seemed to mo that I had thrown aside
a life of uncertautr and doubt, and I
looked forward into a future full of
hope. You have lot a year," I said
to myself, a car thrown away on a
worthless fancy, an I what did ion see
iu her anyway? You have allowed
yourself to become fascinated with a
col -hearted soci'-ty tlirt. and almost
made v on i s.d f miser i Ith-for life. Under
the carefu'ly studied manner, the ap
pearance ot an aug"!ic dispos tion, and
th." beswtcii ng sin le, :lv the ugliest
nature ever Po,
chehiioall v colore
of the Woman,
:iloi", mi ha e
I 111''." "Hlessed
opened 111 V MVs ti
in a woman. The
t rose is emblematic
and in th" coloring
n in love all this
the accident that
I' illlMel lections.
And then, in mv thoughts, I beheld
i Marie as 1 last ;ov her when I bought
the roses, w th her fresh bloom ' II g face.
' h.-r bla k eyes, h-r cherry lips, her
I pretty waving glossy black hair. Marie
: whose eyes be'ra c. not the slightest
i dec pt on. I'n id'. Me I. truthful and as
1 pur" and iiudelilo I as the flowers she
. lived among.
How was it poss b'o that I could have
! heglec'ed Slteii f hoblo geiM'l'oUs
; I I for that p lirtted butter-fly?
Then I longo I to seo Marie as
j I had never longed to seo anyone
, before. I knew tiiat sh,. was also
at a ball that night, at the Flower club
' ball she h 1 1 p,;, me so, bashfully as
1 she ili opped her e-lashes on her l osy
.hecks that nftertioo't in the llower
I store. (Iu ded by an uncomrolable ni
j pul-e I found myself going to the street
: iu whicli stoo'l the elegant budding of
! the Flower Ass(o at ion. and in a few
I moments stood in the ball room. Marie
j saw mo at once, from where sho sat
j alone; she dropped tier eyes for an itl
! stant. and then looked up to ni" as I
I approsehed W th ilrli a look of glad
I siirorise, that I felt a t hrdl of indo-
seribable happi ie-s run over me.
1 Hut I st I before her unable to
'sp.aL I can't reni"in') r t hat I ever
felt so much misgiving iu tny life before.
; All at once, the thought slrilck Hie like
1 a blow, what .( I onil 1 ever get her.
; What if she shoul I feel a contempt for
1 my seeking tieklo d spusitiou. She
; seemed to be far above me m cvery
! thin g. so noble, s,, good.
I "You here, Ib-rr Crowsfeld. I
thought you were with Fraulein" she
blushed deeper and corrected hcrelf;
i "at I he K as no b ill. "
I "I have been there,'' I said, but left
to look you up."
j "Me?" she said almost in a whisper,
i "Yes, you. Friulein Marie, I have
, ii i vi'i-; niueli m stakeri m my feel-
; ings (11 along." Then I told her all;
j ili about my infatuation for Fraulein
j ( iiiul hen.
i "Yes. Marie," I said, "I have been
1 ealoii'U endeavoring to grasp a paint
i ed llower, and pissed the really fresh
and natural one uuuot eel, "
i "No. not u.itiot ce.l." 1 said, as she
suddenly opened her eyes wider and
looked at me "ii , ly aim st p lined. "I
suppressed all my inclinations towards
vml. to gratify the foolish spell that
w as on me, ' '
j Mare looked me earnestly in the
ces an instant, then sh,; slyly took mv
baud, and press ng it in her little,
w arm, soft, p dm, s i d, "I b diev you
and trust urn; I have been trouble I
about you a long time. I have known
Fiaulc'ri (iuntheit many vein and I
knew she could not make you happy."
Then the. orchestra began plaviug a
wall and the next nioiue it Mario was
iu my arms, h wis the happiest wall
of my life Towards midnight Hcrr
H-hre, Mar.e's father, in an excellent
humor from t.,e eflects of tin?
champagne, which the oid gentleman
participated in. in an adjo niug room,
came to look after M trie. Hi! seemed
surprised to find Imr with nm. "What
will Fraulein ( iu nl Imn say to this, niv
boy," ho said, shaking his linger
knowingly nt me.'' "lo voti know
what a black roe is, Heir Hchrc?" I
, haid in answer.
"Hah! fool s'.ness! there are no
naturailf black roses. Colored hum
bugs," ho ul warinlf. "Well." I
whispered in his ear "that is Fraulein
(iiiulhen, I have never seen Marie in
. her true I ght before. I want in-r Heir
, Ibdire, and she s will ug lo take me.
Wh hay known acli other a long
time, will jou consent to UP" He
looked at mo sharply for a moment;
then glancing at Marie's happy face
said:
"If Marin w shes it. We fathers
must alwavs accede to our daughter's
wishes. You will liud my answer in
Marie's face, take her ami (iod bless
jou both."
So I won my wife ami life's happiness.
A JAPANESE CLUO-HOUSE.
Itoiiifin tie Origin of "The Mnple
House" A licvy of l!piiutle.
The Maple House is one of the select
clubs of .Japan, to which only the high
er classes are admitted, s.v. s a Tokio
correspondent of l'tc Si?i I'runri.-iro fj.r.
(tmin-r. Mr influential fr cud came in
to play again, and I had the pleasure1
of enjoying its entertainment. The
history of tho club is founded upon tho
fact that s,,uie years ago soniebod . j
carved a piece of wood ill some fantastic
shape, ami placed it in a beautiful lake
neat hv. Shortly afterwards it was
noticed that this carving had sprouted,
and they planted it on a lull a I j lining,
where a 11 tuiishivl and formed a beau- I
liful grove. Tho autumn fol.age of these
maple trees is a most beautitul s ght.
nil! ijuito diilcreiit from anvihng I
have ever before eecii. in fact, this
impresses vou al'out every tree on see
in Japan that vou have so n iu other
places. It improves in appearance ami
si cms of prctti.-r foliage. Ami I th s
grove stands the Mm1o H oiso, bu It
and furnished in Japanese st.-, and of
large .sie. '1 he doctor 111 d heard lim
admire .some of the i-ia tty girls m tho
tea-holses, inid said lie Would show tiie
Americano"' some leant es, aid one
who could talk Kugiih. He then took
mo to his clul", ami as we approached it
tisked if We should sit oil the porch or
go inside. Having a holy horror ot go
ing barefooted ami having cold feet, 1
selected the porch, but changed my
mind and went inside. In Japan if jou
wish to call a servant, o't do so hv
clapping hands three tuios, which
brings tiieiu from ail sides. It was very
hv dent that otne time during h-s ldo
ti c doctor had been an old staler, as he
was most heart It welcomed hy all. They
linally brought cushions for us to sit on
Iin ly embroidered with maple leaves.
The tea service, waiters, glasses, all
were decorated w th maple leaves. Tho
cakes and candies were ail in the shape
of and represented autumn leaves in all
tints. Very pivltv ami charming oung
ladies were in attendance, w.th com
iileMoiis as clear as alabaster not laid
oil bv the bottle, ei I ief t in-i r beauty
. . - . , , , , ,-i
be.ng only mai n d by the fed-pa nt. . I
lips. Thev wa.led on us vervculel.,
lint yet tho doctor was not sati-lmd and
kept sending for Couny," who linally
came. Sim spoke Ktigl li in thesvve.-t-e.Sl
touts. We Wcio served bv the
v on ii g holms on their knees, and look
ing so sweeth that I not only ma-hed
"Connv," but also the other three. All
.laiiaueso girls are very modest and
bashful, ami my American stylo of
mashing nearly paral7.ed the tung
dames. l'assing around to the front 1
began to leal .e the swell crowd 1 was
in by seeing t he can iages and hacks,
w ith all sorts of coats of-arms and liv
eried servants literally covered with
gold bra d.
Avenging the American.
Among tie many stories of Uobin
lloo I exploits ot ltcrnal the Mexican
bandit, ;s one of how he avenged an
American. I'p iu a deep gorge beyond
San IMoiuas an old man, an American,
was stopped one day by a lone horse
man and ordered to give up his watch
and h s niom-r. "Who are you? ' ask
ed the traveler. Kraclio Ib-mal," was
t lio response. Then the old man didn't
sav another word, but handed over
all he had, the robber aNo taking h s
holse.
A little farther d own tlm canvon the
tiaveler. plodd.ng along on foot, m -t
four horst-im u going up- "llow does
it come.1' asked the leader , "that an
old man like on :s walking iu these
mountains?" Tim pedestrian repl.ed
that lierual had j i-t taken his hor-e,
watch and tnoiiev. li 1 he say his name
was Tiernal?' Vou wa t here." sa d
llu5 man, and he ipiiekly disappeared up
tin canyon. 1'resentlv ho returned,
bringing everything that had b-eti
utolen. "Here is your horse, watch
and money," he said; "the man who
took them lies up om!er, dead. Ho
was not lScrnal. 1 am Ib-rnal." The
old man had but yd. ami Hernal re
marked that be would need more to
carry him through, and gave him $H
additional. Funmc 11. Ward in I'hil
ildcldll't J.'cyml.
l'apcr From lohaeco SIciih.
"What do jou think that is?" inquir
ed ti wholesale stat oner of the writer,
at the same time hand ng the latter a
.sheet of note-paper of excellent quality
and the linest liuish.
Taper," answered the reporter.
"Can't roil give no something hard?'1
"Oh, ve; of course it's paper, but
what's it ma le from?''
"I. nen rags."
".lust what I thought you'd vav. but
you see you don't know at all. No sir;
that paper which appears to be manu
factured from linen ra-irs in its
natural state, no'h tig but tho stems and
waste of tho toh iceo plant. A use has
been discovered for thousands of tons of
matt ral that has heretofore been prac
tically worthless. Another new paper
making material i.s bamboo, which afler
be n criishod to pulp, can be made
into an excellent quality of paper. I
shouldn't bo nurprised," added tho stu.
tioner, rununati veiv. "to hear that
some gen lis had tuceee.le.l in IliaiiU-
fact uring paper from pulverie I eobblo
stones. It's a 'M eat count l'V, and VOU
can't most always tell what's go ng to
happen next." Ace York Mad and
No '1 rouble to Him.
Whenever I meet a person w hom I
believe to bo' niv Infer. or, 1 treat him
wdh as much courles.' as though he
were mv etpial."
"Hut it is so seldom that you meet such
a person tliat it ctmot b t much of a
strain upon jou." Xtbras'ta title
Journal.
THE ELECTIONS OF 1000.
Here Is n Mat Hint You lioult ( lit
Out Miit l'itr In Your lint.
All thf Htatri will elect Preside titlnl clcctois
on Tne day, Noveinhcr i. Tim electors thru
chosen will wet m t the r renis-ctlve t.il cupi
tols on Wednesday, 1 lei einl.rr . mel cast 1 1 i r
ballots for l're.df ut mi I Vice President of tie;
I'liiif-d Mate.
Alabama w.ll elect state olll crs und lei!.i
ture M .'eUr, August i, and tjo n gn sMiu ii
'I Ilea l.iv, NoVeillher It.
Ar'u.uis.n id eln t atato ollh cr and 1 gis-
l.tlliie Mond.tr, fejtrllher 11, aild Colili ss.
lueli 'i'llesd.tv, N'oVciuher '
( l.f.'l aii.t will chi-l .art of Its ley; iIat UK
it 1 1 . 1 I oliei f sIII'll Tlles.laV, N Ve(.er l'.
I 'olnta-lo w til elect Mute otliecM, li";i slut lire,
,uinl ( oiuo easinen, Tueslav, .N emher ti
(Joimei tli lit ill elect hi air olli. ei s, IpUIh
ture, und 'onm e-smeii, lues. la., N.veuilM a ti
lielau arc will elect legl-lalnie an I . oii.itiS
,MUn 1 u.-s.l.i. November r.
.l li.r. la will tricct g tvernor, lieutenant u'ov
cn or, legislature, uu l Coiicicssiueu lur.t,
N o ember i.
icory;ia w id elect governor and legihlitlun
e liieh las-, October i, nii't C'oin:ie.-mcu
1 lies lay. NovemliiT 0.
lil.iio.s w.ll elect governor, lleuteii.int gov
ernor, fecietfiir of stale, ti ea-wirer, incli'or,
ulloiiieV ireiieral. legislature, Hiid C"iijrea
men lues.i.tf, November (.
Iml'ana will elect 6il otlicen, legislature,
Miel ( ' nik'i fsiiiii 1 ueslay, Nov 'inber
In a a ill cb-ct minor t ate ollici s an I (Jou
jiessaien, 1 U's tar, .V iveinb a li.
haii.Mt bl elect utat" t:)ien, leixlalure,
Ull I ( ollgie's'lC'tl l lles bn, NoV'.'lllbei' i.
Keiiiucas w.ll elect (.'iu,;rcHiiieii Tuesday,
November li.
l.uiiaiia vrill elect htnte ellicera an 1 legis
lature 'lueaUiiy, Abill 17, and Coiircibiuen
'1 U"s lav, November ti.
M.iine wi'l elect governor and other state
oilic-i s, .-Hl.il uic and Coiigressiueii Mo.iU.iv,
N-I.lriiibi.-r 10.
M.trv aiid vrill elect Concr. f -inen Tuesl.i,
No', elllber '.
Massachusetts will elect Mate ..Hirers,
lei-.utuie and Congrea-iiien 'lu"sd;if, No
vel utter 'i.
Micicaii ( 111 elect p-ate f Ulieer , lcg'latur(f
aid Congressmen Tueslay, N-pV' I!i'm- li.
Minnesota ill elect fctale nili 'i m, legls
laiiu c und Con'i esMiieu Tuivl y, Novem
ber V
Misslf-s'ppl w.ll elect Congressmen Tiici lajr,
November ti.
.Misoiiil will elect fttste otriers, leglalaturo
and Cno;ieiin;ii Tue lay, November 'i.
NebianUa vr;ll eled iaie ollicri. .eg'sl.i
ture ami C"ii.jrcMuiMi Tued.iy, N'oremb. r n.
NeVitda Will elect lel-laluie an 1 t oii-rc-i-iiieu
Tuexdar, November ii.
New Htm;. shirt will elect governor and
other Mate olhcers, legislature and (.onres-..
hi-mi 'lues lay, NoTembril.
New Jrr.r will elect legislature an 1 Cou
Urc'ssiuen lif I if, Novembrr i.
New VorK will elect governor and lieuten
ant governor, legislative an 1 liongi es-ni'-n
I UCt'l.tt, N oVt-lllbT u.
North Carol ii ;t w.ll elect nt.it e the, n, leg
islature, ami CoLgrcskiiien lucsdav, Novc.n
b -r ii.
Uaio will f'prt eec-etary (f statu andCoii
ir mueii Tue.l.tv, Noveuc.er ti.
Or- g ! w;l. e.t-ct C ongres-in -ii an 1 l.-gld.t-
,
1 eiuisi .vai.l i vvid c ed a mi-rcine court jo l'
l.i-Utui e, un t i ;,,,.,,'. l u,., , ., s N -
emii-i ii.
Kho.,. I ,a n 1 u ill fleet hta'e t?i e; s .-ind
1 -lsi.it, ii e W e li:e- l.iv. A iil I, .
Liessju. M Im.s liT. Novemb.-r li.
s-oulh C.iro.ilia VS i.l ect st at - olJj
bit lie, and Congressmen 'luc l.i,
b. r ti.
J . !.'..C will elect governor, 1
und Congressmen 1 u s li , .V.v-mb
'leX is will elect Bl nto ( l!i e-, .
1 (
N -v
.o-ia'arc
. at 'ir-,
I 'i.
sia uie,
nn t ( -ngic-sm-ii Iuel4., .Nov in' ei .
'cl 'iioiit Will fled Pt.ite ol.iee: s. leg si.
an) ( oiurcsHiiion 'lu-l., se, i-iubci 4
'ugUi.a vvid eled Cong tis...ei. Iu-
lav,
JM-I.temher 4.
iu ma will elect Congressmen 'lues lav,
N' iVMllli'T tl
West Virginia will elect statu ili ei. legv
luture, and Cougi cs-iinen 'iueal.tr, Novem
ber ti.
S ii-cotmln will elect atafe otliccrs, leglslu
tuie, and Coiigremeu Tuesday, Novem
ber ti.
Singular Freak of a Servant.
A gentleman residing a short di.stunce. from
L'nloii Mntioii Lad a Mrang( experience .th
udoui'Stic tiie other inoiiiing. About mil
liijht the wife nas awakened bjr noises u.i the
lower !lo jr. M;e ceiled fo the man who h.el
jr 'iiiiscd to (Toted In-r at ail times and
ll'ces, but v h n be was aroused he never
tbougtit of the mntil yowv and advised his
w ife to ec al.rfL t w.' A coin; loiiiist?
ua fuDil'y agree 1 iijiou tliattlie wite w-and
go a-) far a the sta.r.Miv, if the hiiseati-l ae-i-oiu;
ati:''d ii"r. dins wa oone, uiel when
the ntairwiir batils'.er whs reached the bar
e.lar w a cubed t-i bo as to L'tve him w.niihig
tliat I. is i f- rete! in bis oaii baud or hc-.S.
Hut wie;i they culled tokliov w 1 1 o i a s be I ..v
the) he.il 1 til- To ce of ttle.r (tWIl s,v. -( lli ld
L'el, V Iio -:.! tl.at she was J le;-ilr.ig bl e.li
l.isl. Mje was told that lul lllght w is no
t me t re; ar.t I rcakfat, b it she p-piied
tint t die hud l,erd the ce x li t,tr.Kt' ft, ail I
lit? ""ii! 1 pre;. are breaU f it. 1 he co l ( le re
tiled, the host jii-d that he was not c-oin-I
ell". I to kid a bi.r.'Ur or two. oon after
fulling H-ieeji the geu'leiniiti of the lioiiS" win
awnkrii'-d bT souif one stiuiding near th- bed.
It re.j'iir-d but a few 8-coii Is lo linly w.iken
h ui, b.r titndiiig above h- saw tin- Feiv.nl
who hit 1 been I re;i.tr.l)g the lilldlil-lllt break
fast w Itu a chi ving knife and threaten ing to
k 1 i ti i : n. A ri ;ht for the kn.fe l'ollo'.Tf I, ant
th s, v.mt w is co'i. uere I. I he ge ut e nam
b. lieV -B that ha I In! Hot a i ,'t a ened when he
did le woull tier be a coi;b-. A'.i ,l.t-r
.1 Hi ri u i.
Iliblical ( hcstiiits.
fhe i, timber of letters In the HI ble Is
j 4V'.; words, Tri.'i'.'J; verBes, id, 173; chapters,
1,1'.'; l ooks, r,.i. 1 t,e lobC't Iwk In the oi l
i '1 estMiirnt i I'-alniB, it hayiiii; l.Vl chapters;
! the -rtrst Is Obadiah, It having but cue
I chapter of twent r-one veries. The lot gest
1 IcKii-s in the N w lBtitiiieiit are Mutthe.
1 and the Act, each of which coiiBists of
; tw enty-eiglit chapters altlioiich Luke
c-oiita.iit more veifes and words, 'lh id
.lolni a the ahortest, containing one chujt-r
of fourteen rerses and '".; word. The loug
, est chapter in the )'. 1 Testament Is the Hath
' P-ahn. whCh contains IT'l Terse. I he
sho'teot chupfer Is the 117th Psalm; It coii-
twins but t wi Terss. The longest chapter In
'the New 'letam--iit is the llrt chapter of
. Luke. Jt eor.t.t tis e ghtT verses; tin shortest
I. .h.hn. tir-t t ha ir ; .t cmta ns ten vitm
'1 he h n .(' v r is- in I h- Ibl '1 est anient i t !
iii nt i c of tne p:gl,t!i ( hapt.-r ( f INde-r: it
c-or a n t et w or .s e- .nip- -sed of 4 .'ti le t-i s ;
th- -i- tt a' v re Is the twenty liftli v-re .-f
til ti 8 lift; ter Ci I. C-Tor h l- s, c'1' I B t II g of
twt .v it I r r r ut. 1 three w or '1 h- n 1 I be
vers.- Is tie ti,!it Vrr of the lti, p.,,, Iu.
The nine'er p Ii chapter of II. Kings an t th r-t-.-sevenili
chan'er of IsaUh rea l ali e
'lhe I' gh'h, flfeenth, tweiitv lirsf, and
tlrrtT ti'-t v. rues (,f the 1 i.Mti Pb.i'iii
. are ulik" II. e N.. k of .hh Is the
o'd-st t.ook hi the, ,,!e, and the twenty
fl st vrs" of the Beyenth chn't- rof Ivra con
ta ns .ill the l-!t-is t f the iilph.ib. f with t! -
xee; t on or L" 1 1 c thlrtT tiftli v
e mmiIi c! a; ter of M. John U th th- r'.est in
the b.b.e.
;
Why He Wat Admired.
"Mv friends admire ni- a great t!cal inuic
allv," said a young tr.iveihic-iru n who Lad
never h-en croni nent for self conceit.
I didn't kn it that you sun
"I don't, nd, wliat'B more, I nevi r trv.
Ihiil'a whv I am a lmlr f d. " M'r 'int ';oee.
Wotild If 1 hey lured.
It Is Bald that Miss T"Wii!ey, cf Tennessee,
Ciin tame the wildest beasts by A look. Wo
wi!i she would cat her eye at mime of the
wlbll es goio al ut the wool tar II. .li
a iornii
CURRENT EVENTS.
A pound of L'ldted .Statea iiudca It actual
ly wan tli fit'. A i-ouul tf nickel 5 t-cut
piece I oi tli l.VV.'iii.
Mi-a Kittle C. Wi.kiris, cf f)wyhee county,
Idnli'i, owns In t wet n 7- 0 and N O horntf, and
I'm 1 the rant h.ng buhinesa yeiy piofltable.
1 he coriiait; or.tiigf crop of soUt!icrii Cull
foinia is ext.eited to be much ereater than
la-t year. One ctiiii.tle is !.' n to ,.'' M ear
Jou Is, against l,"ii .r loads t;e 'i(it M ason.
Colonel l'.eimett II. Vo.ing, of l.oiiv.lle, re
cently M-nt to a I'liiUdelj.hia ftb-nd a pair of
Kentucky tinker that weigied t-ixi V-eight
jioiiii'N -the cobbhr forty-four uul the hen
tweutr four.
'lhe highest j i ice, Hi:;.i, al la-t year
for a picture at auction w.ci It-oi- her' portrait
of Mine, ile 1. inpadour. ( i i m-h'Toiig h'a
"S sti" brought I'.i, '.)", and 'Jnn.ei'a "Van
;.., -n" it; :pj:,.
It it the fashion now in Vakh!iigtoii for cab
inet ladies to keep their private secretaries
like the r husbands. Mi. Whltiey was the
lnt to employ a secretary to i.k nft. r her b'
cial correspondence and keep her tablet of en
gagements. Oystrrs are very abundant hi Aii-tndla and
cf verr good uuality. '1 he goveihui-nt controls
them, and the law s forbid their being takeu
fiom the vraler till theyreacha (.fan hi.-.
A liieue Is it-ijuired for the ti-h -i in- n, and
holders are iejuin-d to pay ;'-' t - u ' for . v ry
three bii-I.els ot oyt-Urs. 'lhe aunuai I ice list:
fee is i', K
They aie tf.lkii.g about c-t ,h;;h;ng &
Maple f-ugtr I.vhai g'- in V'-mion! to guard
iig.i:nt adulteration. It fs sai l tha- th- wide
spie.td a lu teral i'.n cf genuine maple ugar
and syrup Is resulting BeriousU to the sugar
Industry of the 'a. The anion! product Is
about lJ.O'i,iM) pounds, audit i th-. ught the
orgBiiiatioii of an eXcli.iiige would Increase it
'." per cent. '
A paengf-r and ticket agnt of a Florida
rndroal, at Jacksonville, Fla., h i a ii'-vel
way of advertising his line, li- has a rack
ma le of wne, tilled with tie- rli-O'i'it orang"s,
and on each oiange u atainped an a lvt-rt e
uient. Wh-!! an one comes into his ticket
( llice Bet kit n iuforni it oii a!i .ut his line,
especially If he is from the N-rih, he is hi
v.tel to titke an oiau.-c or tv.
A teinlerfo.it who had beer hiiel h "herd
g-es.-'' on t icnei al Montgomery' ran.-h, car
t'hleo, ( al., becau.e tired of or-lu a-v mcth i Is
of killing the ni.d b;nl, and, sat ur.it ing a
(jUMitity of w-h.-at with Mrjchiiine, scitleied
it about the f.ehU. Ill the InoinUig there
W ei e 'J.41 ) (had gees- Ling about and their
carcass. coinplct.-Iv d.im'ii l Up 1'iue t. ret k,
SO tl.at It oVclllo.Ne l ilr, IuU aS.
A well-known att.st oi New Voik tells a
little story th.it will Interest tli- mental
scient s's. II- wa st'ing .n his sleep:ng
chilli. b r 1 lie ..t II I - a 1 Ii g a I'lem-h le 'V.I,
when h s w ife, W h i 1
1 r. t I
it I. I
. Ill-
11 to
II t Il
p'll- holil-S
1 a dream
ii was an
,s--of til-
ha I ih-V'T
I U a .'
;.id j i:
,ler p.ut
lioVel,
exact
pl-.t of th
ia 1.
1 1 a I
Ati ih o g'r!, '.v ho t.re ! of l..-.e n. ih.- farm
er in h- r s. ct ion r 1 ! o i ; v !, ,i r . i . c.v : i.g
l.ot ; a. ng. h c. I - e l . - Jt i'. Mi -'
Irlile 1 .' j acies o!' l.o 1
of evei v Uo.l.ir t xpi u I.
g. -t all av ei . ge ie.d oi
the a. l", t.d sold il f I
; i od i.i 1 1' -n vi as $. s, ; j
fertdiZct. ar.d the u.i
i;-pt slr.ci account
i n r.i . - .c . t he cr 'p,
lb l t V -.. V ! il-!. els to
!.'. 1 h eosf of
.la lid r 'it b T
li oil th- in Vc.-tlm.lit
was 41 p r i cut.
Wine.s of noted years ti I main t a: n theii h:!:
prices in the Luropean market. At a s d- of
a wi li-kiiow ii private cedar In I! i.nburgli late
ly, I.atours vv Perrier-Jou-ts of the gi.-at y. ur
cf In'sj, r al . i the case, ioi I l.ntitfe,
I '..'!. T". liuht. en hundied an 1 s- VelltV WaS
icpnseuted bv Maiga JX at f ':... ' t!.- ot ,
and Haut Uron at J.7. Ibc-met of 174
brought .M the case. ( ).v ing lo o ir hi.-h da
tles on w lues, tlice ; rices would l.av het-u
toiisiderabl) exee-de I here.
One tirm cf fiu t sh:;;eis iu rreno. Cal ,
has sent Last thin season 'g.m.uM boxes (..f
ruisiiiS, each lex weLb.l.ti twenty p-tiiuds. A
it takes f 1 1 ni three t ifoiir;.. nd of green
praj-eB to make one pound of dried, some
thing l.ke 4 ivm.coo pounds of g.een pia;t-4
were handled. 'I hen- wer- a.-o sh p; ed l,
('co,o i pounds of peaches, as m.inv iiprlcta,
i.et.-tarih c, sii-1 i ears, and t.o ei.d of sic.iiler
fiuits. 'I lis one iii in l.as a d out for fru.t
and ages this se.. son '-.tVl.O M.
A (n;er made bv iltir I. a b w gg, ( b-nuitn .-,
will rt-it the action of both ti and water.
'I lie ii.anuf.it Mire is C'-conij l;h -d br using
twenty live i arts ..f ast-estos iitu,. with froiu
twenty tire to th i ty j aits of u in D im ml-
hate, ni"i-t. ii iiig the mvire with chlor
ide cf zinc an 1 thoi on.-1: i . wa -hiug it in water.
It is then treated lb a sola:,..-, n; one part
cf n. sin sap n cm; l,t to ten j n of a solu
tion id pure aluminum sulphate, after wl.ic.i
it :s niiti.ufucti.ied into paper like ord. nary
JU'p.
Probably tli" rio-t re marl b'e railroad In
the world fa that tunning frun tiloggint to
I.ounering, near V.ciiii.i. It is ou'v twen'y
ti ve miiea in length, and cost cvr $7,iOM).
It begins at the little station of ( ilo.gnitj!. at
an elt-vatif.il of 1.4") feet, and from th-re tho
train, hau ed bv two p.-ireifui Ice . motives,
vrin-ls round anl round over aome lift'-en ilou
blc viaducts and through ss many tunnels. It
creeps along t ree. pii-es a.Tor li.ig g! lapses of
Borne cf the wildest scenery in K.4io;-. Ita
terminus, Luuntriiig, is at an elevat.ou of 3,
.VttJ feet.
The rabbit war In New Zealand rrr:d Austra
lia is becoming more stiiois thiu evtr. Tho
ilimateof Australia suits the rabj ts admira
bly, and to doe, the Bptirseriess of the popula
tion. The result Is that the rabbits hold the
field, ami thev invupy and possess nearly -,-1
1011,0 1 1 acres 1 if Ian 1 in Victor. a dli-y hiv.
iTossed the Mutr and aie 1-..11 i inn ng their
devastating; match ti-trthwar-Js. M . 1 1 Li Austra
lia, Tatn:inia and New Z-.tlan I have all .-uf-fete
I to an extent that it Is a m uap.e.bl
to est. mate.
The terr.ble ! l ..ir I in I.iot 1 y n pr -c. d
ed by rem..rkab!v 1 -.. r, lean if ,) weather.
The air was so i 1mi il.at citi-s and towns,
lakes and timber f n tv m.I-s distant uas cie.ir
ly y siMe. The toiith win I inclt.'-l the sue w
and the cl let Inhab t.o. I began to talk about
a .Taiiu.ti v thaar. Atoutau ho .r ufter noon
t.f the tine morning, a ilu l cvers, rea-1 the
skv and the bli..ird begun. One of ibs
characterl-t.es wastti.it the air wa tilb-d with
tine h e tluf, ili i ven with '.err. lie .'nice, !ildi
choked lie unfortunate i.i .1 short time.
l'roh b.t 011 iu the S.u'h has .b-veit p.-d what
Is kn.ov n as t he '.la iiaica ging. r l. .i.k-rd."
In the s; nr-t iy , tth-d regions of th- Smtli
II jU'T is s.-l I, ,f at nil Iu the ' "en. ra! sior- i,
and thee ill no- take th- r sA ..: l .-lng their
geliei itl trade bv st I ling b'ijoi s ut reel ii n-uil y
W hen public teiit linelit lla.s dec. 'led ill favoi cf
troh.bliloll. Lilt the)' Cull sell Jil'it.Ci tin-
ger, and the thiity top- r cm h c nr falily
ilruii.it 11 a half t iut b-,:tie cf the. m M11e of
alcohol and essence of ginger. In view of liu
Use t f .lauiali a as an intoxicat ing lnoengj.
! the town cillicer cf l.iwony le. (i.i., have
I pHfBed an ordinance (.rohibit lug the sa!o of
I that tipple wltLlu the tuwu I1l.iI:i.