The Windham County reformer., November 25, 1881, Page 1, Image 1

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VOL. VI.
rTERMS. 11.60 PER TEAR, 9 IF NOT PAID IN ADVANCE.
I
. a H. DAVENPORT & CO.,
PUBLISHERS
r
TO ADVBI8BR.-3 BOOHOII
iroulation now larger wan
ol two paper, published iHMtai
County. Its local circulation, wMxn the
County and in the towns immediately ad-
inig on the east, south and west, exoeeds
,h combined circulation of all the other
pipers in the county. Advertising rates
low, considering the large number oj
readers furnished. Send for printed
rates, or call at the office No. 1 Market
Block, Elliot-st.
$uiM ar
5J. offliTpeaoe. Office, 61 Court street. Boston,
-r RETTING & SON, Dealer tnTnT-
7 !?.iVhl1Sh?irS..i (riM.'U. and Uubol-
iWh St.. next West Brook. Home. .
yfrS.V.ail
ing nooaa, s uiwjw "
Ft danUeBnv? MaLTs
Cnstom
tieut a Furnish
Clothier, No. 4
Dry Good and
ouse, Mam oi.
JIn ?ud SurgwrnfthKu
M. D.,
ilU, VI.
.1 a,A Uitririuill. ilrHlLleMJUl
Crosby Blo.k, over Vt. National Bank Residence
19 Main street. Office hours from 8 to 8 A. M I
to I P.M.
HENRY TUCKER, Physloton and
8geon. Olulifaud Residence No. Oreeu
Street 6
A J. GLEASON, Coal Dealer, Offloe
, In Ureene's brug Store.
EL, COOPER, DinJ,
Uoonu, 1 door south o. J71
& loe Cream
Pratt's store.
PETTEE, Dentist, over
rripp'a store.
TiR. A. L
ALISBTJRY'S Dining and Lodging
ttOOIUa a 01 it 111 Ok U'jroa. v .
G
EO. E. GREENE, Druggist, union
OlOCKi JnttlU Ol.
r W. GREGG Druggist, Hols St.,
i opposite uigu.
N. THORN & SON, Druggist.
, Crosby Block.
H
, lirooltB Block.
I. HAWI.ET, Dry Good, Brook
niuca. .
C. DAVENPORT, Grooerie,
L. Crosby Block.
ft CO., Grooerie, 8
M
W. FROST
, Crosby Block.
ARTIN SCOTT ft SON, Grooerie,
nauger at i iiou,.bu.i . uuw
rn v sx AITT.TtTNG. Hairdresser,
JC Salisbury Block, 1 door North of American
Bouse.
c.
T. THOMPSON ft CO., Hard
Si: Iron and Steel, WUHston's Stone
BURNAP.
Makers. Main Street.
TTETJSTIS
J 1
Harne
BARRETT. Machinist, Ca
nal Stree., under old silt iaciory.
aMHAS,
XT' D WARD CLARK, Piano and Ea-
jj tey urgaus.
A V. COX ft CO.
Vare, Main street.
Stove and Tin
lolstsrer. Mala
Trv$ln Dlrtittrj.
Trains leave Brattleboro,
MOVING SOUTH.
Cor Miller's Palls and Boston at 4 20 (except
Mondays), and 10 a. m and 8 80 p. m.
For Spring-Held and New York at 4 20 (except
Mondays) and in a. m. S no p. m.
For New London and Buttons on N. L. N. K. K.
at 4 20 a. m., and s 90 p. m. , .
For New York via New London Bteamboat.
t 90 p. nt.
MOVING NOKTU.
rApU'hlinRlv.r Junction. Rutland. Well" Rlv
r. Newport, Burlington. St. Albans, Ogdensburg,
Montreal, ana est, ju a. in.
For Bellows Falls and White River Junction,
and Rutland, 6 sr. p. m.
For White River Junction. Burlington, S.A1
bans, Montreal, Ogdensburg, and the West, 10 JO
p. m
Unsurance
In both Slock and Mutual
Fire Insurance Cos.,
may be obtained at
LOWEST RATES
and in the beat and moat reliable oompanlei, at
UII11HJ Ul
SHERMAN & JENNE,
STARR 4 BSTEY'S NEW BISK BLOCK,
Cor Main and Blllo Sts., BUATTLKBOKO, V I .
Stitf
ILMINQTOM
CASH AND READY-PAY STORE.
Still continues- to sell gootu as low aa any own m
tile oune.
We keep a full line of
VffiKsSlN"'
New Dress Goods, Felt Skirts, Flannels, Ladies
and Gentlemen's Umlerwear, Men'a and
Boy'a Overalls, Ac, Ao.
Just examine and compare prices.
Best Jap. Tea, (new Crop,) 40c, 60c, A 60c, Old
Govt Java, Mc. Best Cooking Soda, To, 4 lbs.
Mo, 20 lbs. 11.00. Men's Pnre Gum Rub
ber Boots at the lowest price.
Call and see ns and satisfy yourselves that yon
can get more goods for One Dollar here than any
WBUTTEH, PALM LEAF HATS, Ac, 4c, taken
In exchange for goods.
8. H. ANDREWS.
Wilmington, Vt., Nov. 1st. 1S80.
CUIUS. MAS CARDS
rOB TXXS3
HOLIDAYS
1ST jLSTJ'XTS.SrOXl
-AT-
E. J. CARPENTER'S.
DIARIES FOR 1882.
Call and see them before Pur-
chasing.
E. J. CARPENTER.
NO. ELLIOT STREET,
BRATTLEBORO, VT,
Nov, 10, 18S1. '"I
William H.
Vanderbilt.
MRS. E. M. WHEEL EK, Ormmai
fc. wfGraulierinii'a Uuuse, Kluut st.
EA. WOOD, Dealer in Stoves, Tta
. wire and Agricultural Implemeuts. bx
ehange Block, Main SL. Brail leboro, Vt
A. CLARK, Hard-Ware, Iron
. " Steel, Agricultural Implements, Doors,
Bash and Blinds, No. Crosby Block, Brattleboro.
C. COLBY, Barber, Brook
. House, Brattleboro.
AN ELEGANT LINE
OF
MILLINERY,
LACE GOODS
-AND
FANCY ARTICLES,
la th latest Style and at
JLow Prices, tit
MRS. C. A. MILLEll S,
OPP. BROOKS HOUSE,
Wwio .
CHENEY ft CI.APP, Booksellers
and "StioneTs, & fiuTby Block, Brattleboro.
AF. BOYNTON Dealer in Boot
. ind Shoes, Marshall a toierbrouks Block,
THOS. JUDGE, Dealer in Boots and
shi? b, Judge" Block, oyi. Amcricau Moue.
HOUGHTON ft KEUCH, Dry Goods
aid Carpets, Uougntun s Block. Main at
-W"- n Hfll.TflN. M. D.. PHTSICtAH AND
ti . nSvRUKON, BKATTI.KBOKO, t Udlce Slid
iSiidence corner Main and Walnut treew. Al
borne from 1 to 2. and from 6 to 7 t clock P. M.
a ADSV M. TI.. PhvalelBJl and
I 3. Knrirnon. (TS. tiamiiiltig Surgeon lor
.... M nn Yllint MtrAM. tir&LLlB'
Pensions.
bora, vt
OR. POST, Dentist. All operations
. "one in the'bent maimer and warranted.
Oince and Residence junction High and Grsen
Streets. Braltleuoro, vt.
ITrM. L. BEMIS, Hoase and Sign
ww Palntar. ornamental raiuuiiK,
coing.GraiiSg, Kalsoming, Paper Hanging, etc
U Green Street, Brameooro.
INHOUSE.wW..tl
e-Coach to and from every train
'est Brattlehoro,
rKurjtuiu..
LW HOLDEN. Attobniy awd Coi n
. bsi!o"atXaw, and Insurancs agent.
Office at residence. South Londonderry, Vt
JV, KEYES, D, M. D., (formerlv 841
. "VoTumbus Afe., Boston)
Diseases and surgery of the mouth a specialty."
Dental Offloe over Bank, neuows i ana, vt.
D
AVENPORT ft EDDY,
I air Bd c.iK.ti.i uniss.
BRATTLEBORO, VT.
.,.nHnn vIvAn to tha trial of causes in
all the Courts in Vennout-State and Federal.
Forela-n and Domestic collections promptly at
ended to, and money uniformly remitted the day
ollowlng'lu collection. .
CHAS. N. DAVEHPOaT. J. G. EDDY.
READY FOR BUSINESS !
THE UNDERSIGNED would respect
1 fully announce lo the cltisens of this vicinity
that we now have a complete stock of all kinds
of ifooils usually Kept in a country store, and we
wishtose.l the same for CAH1I or ready pay.
After an experience or 14 years in inm nuo u
business we have come to the conclusion that
this is the only safe and true way to do business,
and to the advantage of all parties concerned.
If you will call ind see us, we think we can con
vince all that we are correct by our prices.
Below we give some of onr bargains :
JAP TEA, at 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c, and 60c per lb.
PURE COFFEE, S5c per lb., ground fresh In our
mill.
O. G. JAVA COFFEE, 32c per lb.
Get our prices on CROCKERY, before buying.
Covered Potato Dishes, 50c each ; Pickle Dishes,
20c : Goblets, 75c doz ; Glass Setts, 40c : Oil Cloth
for Tables, 30c yard; Bed Spreads, 75c to 1100;
lot remnants Laces at 10c each ; Men's D. 8. A T.
Calf and Kip Boots for 2.ot, and many other bar
gains too numerous to mention.
We want all the Rye, Oats, Potatoes, Butter,
Etrgs, etc., we can get. Biing In your Butter or
shipment Saturday night. Cash return made on
Butter. H. R. OHOWEI.L,
5 South Vernon, Vt.
CLOAKS !
LARGEST ASSORTMENT!
BEST NEW YORK STYLES!
PERFECTION IN FIT!
HAWLEY'S!
Dolmans, Sacqiies, Walking Jack
ets, Ulsters, New and Stylish Gar
ments, for Children and Misses.
Now is the time to find complete as
sortment of sizes, at Ilawley's.
Special bargains at Ilawley's in
44 inch, all wool French dress goods
at 58c yd. Same goods were $1.00
a yard last season.
Lot half wool cashmeres, new
choice shades,
12 1-2 Otc. a Yard.
Lot half wool Brocade aud Crape
cloths. Elegant new cloth shades,
heretofore sold at 20c. to 'sc., ior
15 Ots. a Yard.
Beautiful Novelities in Tinsel and
ImDorted Plaids for combination
with nlain fabrics.
Yard wide, all wool , Cashmeres,
never sold lower than 50o., tor
39 Cents.
Job Lot Towels at special prices.
Lot handsome Brocade Silk Hand
k erchifs, usually sold at Inc., for
50 Cents. "
Choice and nomplete lino of Wool
Hosiery and Gloves.
New Worsted Goods, Jackets,
Nubias, Leggings Mittens, &c.
New Skirts.
Comfortables, tl.00, $1.25, Jil.37
81.85. 2.00. 82.25. t2.50, 82.75,
83.00, t3.25, $3.50. Are selling a
great many of them.
Bargains in White Wool Blank
ets, at all prices. One lot, 144 blank
ets, weigh 7 J lbs., tor a.uu a pair.
One lot cheap goods, 11.50 a pair.
New Goods opening all the time,
to be let out quick at popular
prices.
N. I. HAWLEY.
Something about Horses.
-rmwnv AVE nf nritfnarr tntelllpence in re-
Jii gard 10 horses knows that alter the work of
a long, hot summer they seem to need something
mn." them nt) ilve them an appetite and
keep them in good desh and trim.
Concentrated Food
will do this. Don't fail to try it and you will be
convinced. Equally as good for COWS ; Increases
quaMiiy and richneu of milk, and keep a creature
flt for beef at any time. This is no humbug, but
all that is claimed, as we can abundantly prove.
For tale by
C. F. THOMPSON & CO.
BARNA
L
CLARK
r ANTED TO JOB THE CUTTING,
nin. .n hsnltns of one thousand cords
of logs to our mill th. coming fall and winter.
Would also lob the cutting of a few hundred
.... t .nl We have on hand lor sale a gooa
iupply of nice Ash, Oak. Maple, Bass, snd Hem
lock Lumber.
MW Apply to STEARNS, UNDERWOOD A CO.,
JsTettevtle. VU
C. W.STEWART,
The
The
ne-r. (Jraod Bsnralas In Organs and Pianos.
peoker BrC toe saoet perfect Piano known.
Batey Organ whtc leans ue wura.
Also Piano sod Organs of other manufacturers,
isot Instruments sold la the last nve years.
armi imt for T Estey Sewing Mschun.
I select all the Instruments that I sell st the
MiiSrlSory myself, and they are warranted rissr-
eltaaa l2Sunwnts taken in eiceeng. for
ew.
Adores
c w. m:wiRi.
u rattlebors). Vt
A. L. CHILDS,
WTLMINOTON, VT.
pkalu M
Groceries, Yankee Notions
Tskssn ana Coafootionorr.
Eddy's Tonic Beerl
A aealtbv and lefrosblnt drink.
D
YEINGI
TEA" CLEAKSISO I
4teowt
Leland & Gray Seminary,
TOWNSHEND, VT-
FALL EXAMINATIONS, Nov. 1, 17, 1.
LECTURE, Weclnesdav Evening, Nov. le.
PRIZE SPEAKING, Thursilsy Evening, Nov. 17.
EXHIBITION OF B. B. SOCIETY, Friday Even-
WSTKbVkRM BEGINS MONDAY, NOV. S.
Winter Is the best season for study. Thorough
Instruction guaranteed. Experienced and suc
cessful assistants. Table board during fall terra
oosl Il8.i per week. Board in families. Rooms
for self boarding and all expenses low. For half
fare railroad certlncales, rooms, board or other
Information, sddress early
twit C. C. BOYNTON, Principal.
Q.LENWOOD.
CLASSICAL SEMINARY,
WEST BRATTLEBORO, VT.
A Day snd Home School for Ladles and Gentle
men. A full Bird of Tesrhers will be provided
nd regular courses of instruction arranged. For
ther information address the Principal,
H n 8HAW.
West Brattleboro, Vt, August 20. l'8l! Ill
Is in full blast at his
NEW STORE,
No. 5 Crosby Block,
1st door south of Cheney & Clapp's,
where he can accomodate his
customers with
HARDWAKE,
PAINTS & OILS,
DOORS, SASH & BLINDS,
POCKET KNIYES.
SKATES,
SLEIGH BELLS,
&C.y 6lc.
BARNA A. CLARK.
Farm for Sale.
THE properly known as the Glbbs Farm, sit
uated in the tows of liummerslon, N mile
from Braitletoro, containing 4A acres, more or
less. Building, good. Farm in good state ol cul
tivation. W ill be sold cheap cash, n
ston gives immediately. Address
M. H. wniTOOIB.
Swll llolyose. Mi
JF YOU WANT TO
BUY OR SELL A FARM,
RENT OR LET A TENEMENT.
HirT OR SELL A HOUSE.
OR BORROW MONEY ON GILT-
EDGED MORTGAGE SECURITY,
Apply to sMVEIFomT st KDDT.
Ivie
a . . . riMMBST er
Mnsa kasKlMsse
KA.n-IBOISO DTI WOMB.
n. I. BALK,
mi
namr a rt T
j atrsw oSs tasi as 7 "
- JERSEY MILE.
-are vor w ait xD JEKKY nil.'
I J'.Wr will prnssptly snrply yoa.
fcwaat ssua asr eeats pes suai.
all
C KIWTOK.
trivrtn Rt a eosnnetent sad
y mmm s stteattoa oVrtng nrr w snmetiiinc
k.m a isus wialer. AOdrsss K'X ".'
swatueeara. "
-ITTArnrn muKmATfi Y-a sirw
perwar avelerred. A. C. LtSSkY
sua, Mass.
asmsrd.
Mr Ttiaaasirlvlits;.
The clouds hung low tho livelong day,
I oould not see their sliver lining.
And out of some deep rankling pain
My heart was heavy with repiuing!
Brought dreamsofh.ppy days depart
A pr soneu -piann m o.di alm.tMA
Sinote memory Ull th. tear drop, starts!.
My psalm of life was out of tune,
Its minor chords were full of ssdnesa,
Nor could I reach the upper height,
The sunlit hills of Joy and giailuess,
mi , I.. nf In... v.nl.lliu! OSVS
Mocked the dead calm of mines arountme,
The broken chains of faithless love '
Seemed stronger than the tie. that w.iid me.
Oh bitter ashes of dead faith,
That sprinkle every afler altar,
And echoes of a lost lovo's wraith
That make its sweet renewals falter, ,
I know why all the weary (lay . ..J
My heart oould utter no Thanklflvlng,
And why the anguish of life's j
Had made it seem not worth the living.
mof her aunt. H.Mow.rfh
vnnntmr sister oi juanion
at ner requesi, wins nouso, wucn u ........... I . f i, fmiw hiBtn.
aented himself on the back veranda, with it he got some of the family histo-
while Rachel, coat In hand, disappeared1 ry. It aPPf a"d that Ra Jay or the
in the kitchen. . u G0rdon For
in a lew minutes ne came out. ,:v" o,,tl
"There i. thy coat, friend, as goodas sytii, a Kay and "fF
new j it was only ripped in the seam, not mn
WESTERN
MORTGAGE LOANS
AFFOSD IXCLllT .ECTaiTT AND A
BETTER RATE OF INTF.HKNT TUAJ Am
An Experience of Twkstt-Five Ysars enables
ua to Select OOOD, SAFE LOANS, which we care
for to Maturity, both Interest and Principal being
Payable at onr Office.
GEO. W. MOORE & CO.,
4WI2) Ml Mala Street, HARTFORD, CONN.
THK SECOND GREAT CAPITALIST OF TUB
COUNTRY.
Though this gentleman is far less nota
ble than Jay Gould, whose portrait and
life sketch we presented last week, and
a far less important factor in American
liistory, yet he has probably the most
money. The ambition of old Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt was to have his
colossal fortune kept intacf, and after
training his Bon William II. for years
for flin nnrnnsp. 'hebeoueathed nearly all
of it to him, sending off his other child
ren and relatives with pittances compara
tively. Probably with what the old com
modore left, and its increase, William
II. is now the possessor ol a round iw,-
000.00J. lie wont on to Wall stieet a lew
yenrs since, got nipped by Gould each
lime, and tillimaely, if he had kept at it,
seemed sure to shatter his fortune. But
he was sensible enough to witnuraw,
when ho found he was losing heavily,
and has now invested his tremendous
wealth, except what he uses for his rail
road operations, in U. 8. 4 pi r cent bonds.
Alii this conservative way ne is exactly
fitted to pile up wealth, at the rate of
nilllnna n vpnr. Unless his children dis
sipate it, almost one more generation will
see the Vanderbilts equal to the Roth
childs of to-day. As they, and the Goulds,
Flood's and Alackey's grow ricner, poli
tical and commercial power will c ntinue
lo aggregate in their hands, the poor
mau will have a still harder chance, and
communism, and revolutionary schemes
will thrive. To such au end have tariffs,
subsidies, monopolies, and corrupt and
extravagant methods growing out of the
war been hastening us for the last 20
years. It is within this time that these
tremendous fortunes have been piling
up. A general ion ago such thines were
impossible. It is strange that the peo
ple do not ask what the difference is;
but the great monopo ists furnish the
money for the political campaigns, and
the voters are blinded.
William H. Vanderbilt is the oldest
la'e Commodore Cornelius
Vandrbilt. He was born at the sum
mer residence of his father, New Brans
wik ff. ".T.. and after a practical edu
cation at" Columbia College Grammar
School, he entered, in Ins eignieeniu
vear. the financial house of Drew, Kob
x rv, t Nmiv York, where, on the
expiration of two years, he was offered a
t.,.,i,ir, K,,nn hnwer. for sume rea-
)Son, he retired without any money and
went to farming. Toe Comimo iore gave
him seventy-five aeres of unimproved
land on SUtten Island, and he soon had
a larger tract purchased, mill S&0 acres
, T X- ..nantff.fil'. QmH
in reianou i mu
Mr. Vanderbilt alleges, it is said, that it
tried him sorely, as be bad not sufficient
means to work ana improve it inurougii
iv nor would his futiier advance him a
dollar to aid him. In this extremity he
mortgaged the land for $0,000, which he
turned to good account ; and the circum
stances coining to the Commodore's ears,
the old gentleman ODservea to nun one
day while they were riding together on
one occasion : t
" So you mortgaged tne isew uruu
furm for $0,000, did you xouaon i
amount to a row of pins, and never
will I
"T did morhraee the farm..' repliel
the son, " and have put every cent of it
the money ngut miu impimiug
land."
" Well," continued tlie (jommouore,
I'll have nothine more to do with you ;
for vou will onlv bring disgrace on your
self, your family, and every one connect
ed with you." . . ,
Th alter nroenotticaiion uoea nut ap
pear to have been fulfilled ; and as lo
his never amounting to a row of pins, we
think there has been no ver, clear veri
this assertion, either. How
ever, the Commodore tha morning after
tha rnnvHrsation.sent his son a check for
$0,000, ordering hiin to pay off the mort
gage immediately. .
Shortly after this period the btaten
ti.,.,,1 Knilmjd (Inmnaiiv became em
barrassed, when Mr. Vanderbilt and his
uncle Jacob entering the management
relieved the road of its difficulties and
improved its prospects in a marked de
t'if;i! Vib waa elected vice president
of the New York & Harlem, and by his
industry and conservatism, won tne con
fi.io.,. nf hiH eccentric old father, and
i,0,.0n,u tlm confidant and associate of
ll l.lu nraal nn.rHl.innS.
He succeeded his father as manager of
the great New York Central system, and
it n,t h admitted that they have
.!.. n o ,,,-,.(,. it work in railroad ini'
..,u,t. o.i.l raarfnetian that the world
has ever seen. By simply and grad
ually removing the hard grades of the
mod ihev have brought it lo such a
condition that their engines can haul
twice as heavv a load as on any other
linoa Every device known to science
tofacilia'e traffic, has been adopted.
Tho murlo that undertake to compete
aiiih it. nn enual terms are sure to be
ha lr r rttj.,1 .
In 1841, Mr. vamieroiit marr.eu m
k-ioaum fh iliuwhter of Iew lorn
clergvman, and a ChriMian lady oi s en
ing qualities and attainment. This
union has been blessed with nine chil
dren, eight of whom are still alive, com.
.;.in imntl interesting and charm
ing family of sons and daughters, all
finely educated. He has made various
visits to Europe where ne nas pun-.iaeru
numerous works of art for the adorn
ment of hi home. His new residence
costs $2,000,000. Though now 00 years
old he is hale and active. He gives
munificently for charities ana puuuc
enterprises, and in private life is a very
companionable man, though always on
the alert for bnsineas, and selfish ag
grandisement. In none of his mere per
sonal habiitt is he extravairant.
And yet dear hands that clasp my wii,
Fond eyes that tell me tender itoriea.
I would forget life's bitter draur.t
For what you give me of Its glories.
Now in the twilight of the day . t
I hear a song at happy moasures,
And so I kneel low in tne oust
Au inana -j- -
ii
We don't know why it Is Bat, Mr. Alfred B
n,. .h. accomollshed edlior jf the South Bend
Tribune, should choose to hide hUllaht under a
bushel, by publishing nis gracam. -
0m it plume; nor do we know th.rw. are alt
aether warranted in betrayiug the authorship he
has tried so hard to conceal. Yet w, venture .to
tell our readers that tne iouow... .
from Mr. Miller's pen:
BBULAH.
When the autumn winds are i roaring,
Aud tne autumn rains are pouring
Unceasingly against Hie pane.
Beating there a sad refrain:
When the flre is burning dim.y
Aud the shadows waver grim y
Along the ohambtr wall,
Then on my heart dark shadows ran,
All my 'y to sorrow turning,
All ml life wlliilu me burning,
While my throbbing heart am! brain
Throb unto the sad retrain .
Of the rain
Against Hie pane,
For my darling, sainted, Beulah,
Whom I loved who loved me truiy-
llath crossed the Stygian River
Aud is gone from me lorever.
Ere the lest fond word Wss spoken,
The thread of life was broken,
Ami in the misty, haunted tHl.lght,
Between the suullgtit and the starlight,
Her spirit took Its rl ght.
To the regions which are light ;
To be seen no more by mortals
Yet she stands within the portals
Of tnat far off silent land
Beckoning with her slender hand.
JohnBrmt.
JOHN PA VI..
He was doubtless a trau'p. His worn
and dusty dress bis crushed felt
hat, his dirty shoes, and the checkered
muslin shirt, tied at the neck with a bit
of rusty black ribbon, and the little bun
dle borne on his shoulder from the end
of a stout stick, told the story plainly.
Added to this was the board of a week s
except the moustache, which had not
been touched by a razor. He was rattier
a tray and g od-looking fellow for all
that, with a keen eve, an open counten
ance, and a well knit figure, and he
strode along as though he felt the wan
dering idler was real y the king of other
men, and tramping a superior art.
Presently he threw down his stick and
bundle, and made a leap in the nad,
just in time to stop a runaway horBe.wilh
the long reins flapping about his feet,
tho mannn Iwliiiid himswaving from
side to side: The occuonnts of the car
riaire, a couple as ohufashioned as the
"...'-ii ;n hih lh:v sat. hnd been
fruntir-jtllv crving to ihe old ,horse to
stop, and now that Bt!.oiiBha4 stopped
" bod is not vicio. said f.he man,
i-whose lauai"?o ""f"' .'."u"
to belong to the society
two geeae flew across the road aad before
I knew it he bad jerked the reins out of
mv hands and started on a run. Im
. i j- i mi i i tnnivntifi" tfii marrvini7 uut ui mccv
lorn, ana un aoar inera n iu unvv, .
' n i : ; ino " hut worse followed. Forsyth, who
U.UBUUIIipiB.Ill.MJ.unut... - " na '.nnn ant.
Van irw-.L-.ar. anrl aunr that, a nnw tlftrt I WMB UU Hie U'l V u r ni n ,
a it a a fA. tirofi nt nia nrprr.v wiih. tbhuuicu urn uio-
C : j j a ainot nn. nmi was drowned while umnk
h.r.,nt. It. did imt nrova an eafv iob. two years afterward, leaving his widow
t jk...i..ii k uJ . with n r.nR.vpar-0 d chi d. Kat'liel J?or-
aed to overcome her dodges and man- syth did not bng survive her husband,
a ii.. . i ...ri it in nrnved to have been at his death
uciivrea, Hliu uimiiy ku. mo uiuieonri; --- - - iAf.,l.
into tha hnm.vanl. he saw the farmer bankrupt. He had managed to get Mah-
and his wife drive in, and knew from Ion Stacy, who believed in him, to De-
her manner that Rachel was telling them
all about the fight. As he came forward
to reclaim his mended coat. Mahlon 8ta-
cey met him with a beaming countenance.
"Thee has placed me under obligation
come bonsman in a case involving, it af
terward turred out, a questionable trans
action. Mahlon paid the judgment, but
was obliged to mortgage the farm, which
had been in the Stacy family for four
generations. He adopted the little Ra-
. . ., ... , ,
nin friend Paul " he said "I bear chel, sent her to tne wesi xown bcuoui
TJe V blijei to resort to force It to be educated, and bit by bit accumu-
s against the principles of Friends, but lated money sufficient to discharge ithe
sice theehadtodo'it.rm glad to learn mortgage. The bank In which he kep
thB did iiwell, A. big man. too, fori ns yingsbroke, and Jnotonly lost
face wasetheeoue thee dealt with." nte'est 'te'"
"There was no trouble in handling -''",-. hod
him. sir. The matter is not worth "-" P, '" jJik
speaking of. I am only too glad to have who rich h imsd?and
a rich man's son, there would be no dif
If Acuity. lhey say tnat itacnei nango
back, concluded tne ciera. i rnyuiKr
guess she'll give in at last. That's the
way Mahlon '11 pull through, in my judg-
Jady."
been of service to the young
With these words he moved. oil.
' stnv frinnrl." cried the farmer.
thee won't have compensation for thy
service, the'll at leapt grant us another
favor, and take supper with us."
The young man hesitated, but glanc
ing at the women, said: "lam not in
fit condition for the table ; I,'
" If that's all," eagerly rejoined Mah
lon, "we can arrange that. Come with
mo " And the vounir man was speedily
ushered into a chamber, where his host
gave him shaving materials, and lefi
him to hear more definite particulars
about the encounter, in which, like many
men of peaceful habits, he toon a aeep
interest. .
At the snnner table, John Paul, in
evading minute inquiry, lot them know
that he ved in JNew lora wuen at
muni 1
John came home after heinng ail this,
and found Absalom Browning there.
The voung Quaker was got up quite
smartly in plain clothes, to be sure, but
his shad-bellied coat was of the finest
olive-colored broadcloth, and his broad
brimmed hat of the very best beaver.
He remained to supper, ana was tre.ueo
with marked consideration by the far
mer and his wife. Rachel seemed to be
little embarrassed. John glanced at
her a little curiously, but she avoided his
eye. The hired man went out after he
had eaten his supper, attended to the
the metropolis, of which they had heard,
but never seen, and Hid it in a plain and
lucid way that showed he kept his eyes
open wnne iib wa ii nui'ii'. . ,
. Trl.l Cnr.n.. nnH Tnlin
Alter supper lUUlllUll OUV.rj
Paul sat on the- veranda while the wo
men folks were clearing the table, and
the former, after two or three prelimi
nary hems, spoke his mind.
"The was looking for work, perhaps,
friend."
"No, I can't say that I was.'
"Thee wonld take a job if thee could
get one, maybe."
"That depends on what it is.'
"Can thee mow ?"
A smile broke over she young man s
face. "Not verv well," he said, "I did
learn how to swing a scythe once when
Twhen I was on a farm for a month in
the hay season ; but I am not an expert
mower."
"That might come by practice.' re
joined the farmer. "You see, my man
was obliged to leave me before the hay
was all make ; and when I met thee I
was going after some one to take his
place, and did not succeed. Thee might
be of help if thee would, aud I would
niva rhp fnir wftffes."
"Well, sir, it ib new business for me ;
but 1 11 do the best I can ior yuu un ;u
can do better ; and as for the wages, we 11
not differ on that."
"Tim tho. .Ml otav here, and we ll tack
le the south field to-morrow," exclaimed
n. fnm,.r invoolv. "Naomi, thee 11
I Ml3 ... , J - - ; , . ..,
i-ret a room rean v ior if'euu a au..
8n John took Mahlon Stacy, or, as he
imiXISTRATOUS- SALE OF REAL
V V.TATE a PKHH.INAL PROPERTY AT
. riinv
The euharriber will sell at public A art toe, on
the premises. SaTI KIIAY, Not. . 1WI. ' 'cl k
sharp, toe following dewnbe.1 property belong
ing tiW Estate of w H BRAYLEY. lateof We.1-
.... .i....i th farm, situated 1 mile
soaik of village, on road leading to """'''
sad Patoef . l-S mile from a h.l olinlli 1'
seres of land well adaptefl to gr anu a'-'--with
eit-ave sua-ar orchard of tree,
BUiirsMlv one of the rx farma In tha pan ol lle
t,..a Alw the origin BKAI.EY FARM, eoa-
, u, . . ,, mi in N.oith Dart ol town.
Aisn acre, of past urate and woodland. A l 1
irraHaonA A, an 1 other wood hus. II ao m
srre, oa road to fart Paioey, 2 l- miles from
steaai Bill. ery desiratile lota. , .
Penamsl wnf " "" 'ay. " ,J
and on.',lder. IK, boahela corn. 10 bush o.
I saowiiHt swsiBe, horae raae, rans " ...
ran, 1 o lrser sled. plow, sad harrows corn
valor, eora .heller, straw rouer. sieiah. winnow,
lac aauL. Otare srtirlea loo nonneroua to mes
Uoa . H BKAI.EY. Adsuaisuator.
,-BVk ,1 U.I u .rtin.Mr
mS. Vt. KOV. IS. 1SBU .w
B. Happy. It is the easiest thing in
the world lo be happy, if men and wo
men could only think to. Happiness la
only another name for love, for wheie
love exists in a household there happi
nem must also exist, even though it lias
poverty fr i'a cluee companion ; where
love exists not, even though it be in a
palace, happiness c in never nne. He
was a cold ai.d selfish being who origin
....! ih. snvinir that "when poverty
louies in at the d'r, love flies out of
the window," and his assertion proves
conclusivelv th.-t he had no knowledge
,.r i... - r,.r nnmiM-tionablv the reverse
of the axiom quoted ia nearer the truth.
When poverty conns in at the d.wr, love
true love is mote than ever inclined
tr. i.rrv and do battle with the enemr
Let those who imsirine themselves mis
erable, before thev find fault with their
sttrroundinga. search in their hearta for
th) cause. A few kind words, a little
forbearance, or a kiss, will open the way
a tlnrui s-af ss 1 Yl far 1 in in a house lrk-
sani hi- ihe cluuds of discord and
anamutbiUty.
mv ii it i ma "- .... i .
obliged to the-, for if thee, hadn't caugnt
him, he misiut uivyo
high bank below there .,'
The tramp nouueo, nn i", o ,
when the woman spoke.
" 1 riend, sue Hani, DP"V
thy coat up the back.
f'TiouB I ?" returned the tramp, feeling
for the rent. " So I have, I must get it
mended somewhere."
" As thee did it helping ns ' saiu uie
man, putting his hand in his pocket.
"I bar that," said the tramp, raising
his hand, and showing with a laugh a set
of white teeth. "I don't take money for
stopping horses, but I thank you for your
intention."
" I tell thee what to do, friend I don t
know thy name," said the woman.
The tramp smiled again, and said
" You may call me John Paul, if you
choose." ...
" Well, friend Paul, does thee see that
white house among the tree., off from
the road back yonder? Thee eo there
and Bay to Rachel that's our niece that
her uncle and aunt, Mahlon and Naomi
Stacey, sent thee, and ask her to sew thv
coat for tbee. She'll make it passable at
least."
" Thank you, ma'am : I'll do so."
The tramp removed his battered felt
hat, made a bow rather more courtly
than might have been expected, and the
panies pursued their several ways.
A brisk two minutes' walk brought
John Paul to the lane leading from the
road to the Stacey farm-house, Down
this lane he turned, and when half way
in it he heard a woman scream. Ihe
next minute a pretty young girl, with
i.. fl,-mu over her shoulder, ran
out of the house, pursued by a great, bur
l rnnu-h fellow, who slopped when he
saw the other tramp coming. The girl
kept on, but when she observed the
new-comer, stopped also, in doubt whetn-
n,na a ,.,,n federate.
"Anything wrong?" inquired John
ll'i'hn (hot man !" easoed the nir'.
There be tramps, and tramps. The
one to whom Paul advanced belonged to
Ihe baser order, brawny, wnisny-aouueu.
a..A hr,,lol
"What do you mean by frightening
this vounti lady ?" ... . .
" Take it easy, pard," rejoined the big
r;niii. " The gal gave nie a
r i! '..-j. i ' " tl
.is 'iih a kiss. . 'there's no bones
i i.
reddened. He took
off his coat and threw Hon the palings of
the lane fence. ...
Mi,l Lb. auetly. "you will
, ,,
leave. . . ... .
"When I Kiteoodan- reauy, anowcicu
the other, insolently.
"No, sir now."
it. i h.l Siinnnsn voo spell able.
:. . rr , . : .u.D Li. nn.
vou see trial r ami na u
'i .1. .. ..r i,a .nnnver man.
It was d ished aside suddenly, and the
.:h. h.J nf inhn Paul fell witn inn
. . ftUlMTnn Who
force between tne eyesui ...v
fell, doubled in a heap, ne waa up m au
i.ni tn on down 2in by another
r II. htntui I III,. 1, UWIG
..h tt iih hnih aims exteude I, toward
i.:. it was imtMsible to
.k:. ... I it .u not attempted.
Paul stepped suddenly aside, and before
his antagonist could recover himself,
i.. i.. ,h. ihmit wun nis rnriit
arm, and suddenly bending him over his
o n bended knee, tnrew
..( rlh to the B-roun.I wun a ion m"
made nnite an audible sound. Tee ruf
fian laid there for a moment or so mo
tion leas- . , ., .
"Thee hssn't killed him? timidly in
quired the girl. .
"So, miss." said John I'anl, "but I
have given his backbone a jar that make
him Bit k of fighting. Come, air, git np.
he aided, as the man began to stir;
' pick yourself up and go, or I'll give you
more of it, an J worte.
"I'm going." said the other, rising flow
Iv. and rubbing his back "I'm rn.
bW But I say, you ain't a man; you re
a s eam engine, you are."
As soon as the fellow had dragged
himself out of sight, John Paul took hi
coat, and find.ng on inquiry that the
girl s name was Rachel, gave ner the
Sojonnuioa iiumi 1. X 3
fflM riUaSS? blhhand, and nning i in spite of
snsie time as though it were me iuum
est thing pos-ible. .
rri,a huir-mokincr was over in three
j ht .T,,lin. as thev all called him
' .J it. ...Manilv tnfU7 VRtV
now, remaiiieu. iksiiuj - .
little about farming, but took teaching
kindly. He developed a greai
, v,.c the r tiBBils and wants
BUgB Ol HwntCT, v...- ,
and altogether mauiuii ot,...n-
Do
into the house. It was usual for the fam
ily to sit together an hour or two after
supper before retiring to rest. It w;ts
their main recreation from daily Inb'ir.
But the old couple had retired, and John
retired also, leaving the younger couple
together.
John sat at me winnow in uiouuia,
looking out on the night, snd thinking.
In a littie while Absalom Browning left,
and he heard the wheels of his wagon
driven after the fashion of Jehu, the son
of Nimshi. Then he heard the light step
of Rachel on the stairs on her way to
rest.
Tim next morning John went out ear
lv to see to the horses and cattle. When
ha returned to breakfast he observed
that Mahlon wacurt and monsyllabic of
speech, Naomi gloomy and Kacnei ois
1 John ate his meal silently, and
then went to the field with Mahlon. But
he soon made an excuse to return to tne
house. Rachel was alone there, seated
with her f ce buried in her hands, and
so intent on her thoughts that she did
not hear him come in.
What is the trouble, itacnei r ne
aclrod
The girl started up, and tne mooo
rushed to her face, but she made no re-
Plv- ... , ...o,, t:...1
la it to oea weuumg r iibcuiiuuucu,
".Tnhn Paul, thee's th-e's "
"Or did vou send Absalom B. about
h;a KooinnoB lout, niffht. ?"
"What is that to thee, John ? Uncle
.linl,-HRd with mo and aunt la sorry,
. .... . 1 1 i . i. : . . . v. . . . . I
ana now tnee musi w imt io it m nice i
whether I have or not?" 1
"Rachel, said he, taking her trem
i,,ot oa T had run sufficiently to seed In
J. " . ... , lnl.lr. tl.B
the journey, anu sasswui ,u
cars for home. The face of Rachel s at
tracted me, and she's the captive of my
bow and spear, anyhow. I won her by
fair fight," said he, laughing.
Thev all sat down to supper. The
farmer uoM hia customary grace Willi
great unction "For what we are about
to receive, the Lord make ns truly thank
ful I" and John, whose hanu nau iounu
that of Rachel somehow under the tab e
cloth, responded with a fervent "Amen I
November.
Who said November face was grlmf
Who said her voice was narsn auu au (
I heard her sing In wood-paths dim,
I met her on the shore, so glad,
an .mihnff. 1 could kiss her feet I
There never was a month so sweet.
Where short-lived wild flowers bloomed and died
... .I.ntln. innhMm, fall Se.rOSS
Vine-broideries, woven from side to aide,
Above mosaics oi tinteo iuua
Bo does the B'ernal Artist's skill
Hide beauty unuer beauty, aim.
And, If no note of bee or bird,
1 nrougn tne rapt suiiiifw w
Or the Bea'a murmurous trance, be heard,
A Preienoe in these solitudes,
Upon the spirit seems to pres.
'I'uodow of Ood's dear silence.
And If, out of some lnner"heaven'
Wltn Bolt relenting, u'jiuwt
Whereto the heart of June is given
. I, ....K.la wanl. and Sllln.rv.
Through forest crypts au.l arc hes 'leal.
with power unnumoeieu uw. w-.
This Is the month ofsunrlseskies
ininnui with molten mist and flame:
Out of the purple deeps, arise
Colors no painter yet can name ;
Oold lilies and the cardinal flower.
Were pale, against this gorgeous hour.
What Idleness to moan and fret
For any reason fair, gone by t
Life's secret is not guewied at yet ;
Veil under veil its wonders lie.
Through grief and losmade glorious
The soul of past joy lives in us.
Lucy Larcvm.
Man's Brutality.
How He Degrades Hlmaelf by Abus
ing woiueu in . urn.... ,.,....
her effort to withdraw it, "it is every
thing to me, for I love you dearly."
The eves of the girl filled with a sud
den liglit : "Thee I thee love me t"
John read the answer to his question
before he put it, and drew the sobbing
Rachel to his breast.
How long they stood there neither
could tell, but at tne sound oi junnion
ManionwasaaiiBuci.""" xr-,;T--... .nH- Rttr.hBl
his raw hand. The tourtn uay it iu...p --y ----- , -
w that on -d, wo "What keeps thee in the house,
farmer and John , in tun tne fa
fr aSSi time, the room. "We have work to get through
wawueu AW. ..O . - -- - - . with
took a book which stood upon the shelf.
and began reading.
r ;;,-.u i!i.. o .n ' ha snid. "there
rrnu n,o t rownt auu iiui.in
A null is a
"Let that pass for a moment, Mr. Rta-
Mahlon smiled cy. I have something to say. no
noins now me uiurtgoiic iuc .
"Why does thee ask r
"From no idle curiosity. What is his
name, and where does he live ?"
"His name is Forbisher, and ne lives
in New York. It is his lawyer, Wood
ford, who has the business in hand."
"Woodford ! Not Charles Woodford?
So! In that case make yourself perfectly
easy. I can arrange all that for you."
Is thee serious, jonn j. ac: . ioes mec
think Forbisher would do it for ffcee?"
"Why not? He never refused me any-
John read the poem, and in a way that thing I wanted yet, from the time we
,nlhere haoheard-read it with went to the same school '
Thee must be out oi my mum, u.
This Frobisher.they say, is worth a mil
lion of dollars. Uoes tnee expect to 111
fliiBncn Aim? If I didn't know thy
habits, I should say thee'd been drink
ing." "The man you speak of is worth more
than you say, in estate, but he'll give you
all the time you need. Let me see. It
is nearly eight, ine man closes at ten.
T have time to write a letter, hitch up,
and get to the post otlice in good time.
You'll have an answer by lo-morrow
ovaninir." and without further words he
went out, harnessed tne norse, ana urove
to the village, leaving Stacy staring in
In the fllt.ttnff-rOOm,
nuiii'vj " . , J
-i:,.i. W,ir nf noHtrv tnat Kacnei ub-
lUtlllBII vyj.in. - I -J .
lights in. But it can do no one any good.
It is funnv in parls, though.
. ,l i'a nnama
It Mil. i.wwi. ,
2noi nf this is hv no means funny,
said John, "the 'Bridge oi oigns, ior in
stains. . , ,,.. .. , u
"T don't remember, n 111 nice reu .i.
out?"
no one there had heard
e i: nnA fnrpo.
"Thee reads remarkably well, John,"
said Mahlon. .
pm, ..mature !" said Naomi. She re-
i0.nn tn the heroine, and not to John.
Rachel said nothing, but her eyes were
1U11 Ul . ,,
On Saturday John got two noure icb
r hor,,.B and returned wltn a ounuie,
.hi..h ho parried to his room. The next
Hav he came down to breakfast in a new
but after breakfast asked John if he
u (n'lim Vriands' meeting or to
WULiivi 2 , .
some other place oi worsmp,
"We go to meeting, of
h. stnv at home.
. h.,r Hoi-hnl'a father was
nol and Rachel goes there. Then there's
li.Jn.ii.i.1. on Prpiihvterians.
uie jiciuuuu." - . , .,,,
I shall go to me r.uiscopui
said John. ,
"Ah! Well, we drop Rachel at the
cross-road always, and thee can get out
there.'
Wmm. amazement when became oaca, tne
farmer was still in the house, wun naomi
and Rachel, discussing John's treak
During that day and the next morning
Mahlon wonld glance at John at times
with an expression made up oi nope,
and suspicion ol jonn s sanity.
At noon next day John quietly hitch.
. ,, -j r .u n;,.-,i oil nn the horse again ana witnout.
Sojonn waiaeu ..o... r" , with a re-asuting
place to the church, w
This was hours before the mail
L' - . . I .. V. 1 . .. . 1 ..n h,a S,,ni,av
Thoro wore few attend- was aire, anu juuu , .... -j
rnuTnd the 'coming of a fine-looking clothes, too. He did not get back nntu
toyman made a sensation. When supper-time, ,nd then handed letter to
i:.: Phonol where the rector of an smile to Rachel's inquiring looas as ne
..i::'!r.n. r,,,rih rave a service every al- went.
,.j...... F- ,r,,i,
, i ;,., oil
service was over, nosem, an., ."j
came out, some one wnispereu inai mc
new comer was "Mahlon Stacy s hired
man," and tne seni. on u... ....... rlrJJl( , x-.nmi "thee maxle no
Aha.lnm Hmltlinl WBB Waiting in UIB anu -
" ' " - I . 1. . Wnn. fitlH
vaiu u wv. . .
Kfohlnn. in the nresence nf the rest. It
waa noatmarked "New York," and the
formor nnennl it with trembling bands.
John, said he. alter ne nau rrnu n,
'"shall I drive thee home, Rachel V he
asked.
"Thank thee. no. Absalom, i came in
the carry-all with uncle and sunt, and
thev II stop lor me at me corner.
i'Ka.,i. aritod alongside, however,
1.a,linir his horse and talking to Rachel,
and John fe 1 behind. When they came
tn, iho onrnor Mali on and his wile were
already there, and A' salom renewea ms
request. Rachel made no demur, for
Naomi said it would relieve their horse
with one leas in. John smiie.i to mm
oif. Th aunt favored the courting.
The summer months came ana went.
Absalom Browning ca re and went once
a week, and sometimes twice, anrt Jonn
Paul remained on tne larm. ne a
to be a favorite, and his activity and
Hk,.i..i troni.th. with his great god-
L.t..w wnmAa him nnnular with the
n,.o'mon around. Alisalom did n't
like him, however. With Rachel he got
.i..no f...,r,lv She had been h s friend
from the tint, never torvT ...;.. .,.,-..-tune
championship. Then he real so
beautifully, and was mil oi taies oi aii-
r..i,in for. aocoming to ins o u
M.,nt ho had traveled a great deal. In
t.1. .., .nnp he had liu lfil np a aeai
. . . , , . . ..: u
mer But Man on, who-e spinis nau ma ", .,
mvr. mi. , r thli-hoar and made an alignment l
.ndTi."gimTas r.,fe. I hone -he ., be .Jenien.
i . . A i 1 1 inr tn von. Mahlon. 1 OU see, 1 nail
vs 1 can have
all the time I want. Thee has done me
a great service. I only wish 1 knew how
I ,w..,lH Miw HIM.'
"Porhan vou can." said John, smiling.
and taking Rachel by the hand. "Sup-
fiose you let me take care oi vm yuuuK
dv in future.
"Why, Rachel !" cried M-.hlon, in as
tonishment "Does thee and John
But Rachel's answer was not distinctly
audible, her face being so close to John
I',,!' araistcoat.
Has thee thought aooui means m p
. riro7" inniltrHl .Slllll. Willi a
- i i.. ; h.
last nutter oi expiniia ,j
lorn Browning.
Tnere need be no iron tne on mat
ami:" retuinexl jonn. nuii'"
confession to make. I have in someway
deceived von. When vou asked my
nam I mat said Juhntaui.
-And has thee been nsinganame to
hi, h thee had no right T" demanded
I have a right to mat name. on.
the a ia more of it. 1 m jonn raui
"Krobisher!" exclaimen Jianion, as .
:h h.k. in nn him. "Then thee IS
"I am. or rather was, the holder of
.n.,r mnrtrave "I aav sat-" drawing
s'lared by his wife.
C.h.1
The cause of this trouble John Paul
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Mrs. Hester M. Poo'e, editor of the
Woman and Household" department of
the Rdigio-PhilotophicalJournal, hai for
several weeks devoted herself to an ex
haustive s'udy and summarization of the
condition and treatment of her sex in
the different parts of the world. From
her compilations the Reformer has sev
eral times before made extracts. In the
last number are gathered these interest
ing fucti :
A writer who has closely observed
says : TJie value oi wives vaneo in umoi
ent countries. In Amcrict they are of
ten expensive companions, Dirt in tne
higher regions of the River Amar and
on the Ussuri, in Siberia, according to
information furnished to ihe British Sci
entific Association by the R"V. Henry
Lansdell, the price of a wife is eight or
ten dot's, a sli due or two cases of b'andy.
In another parf of the world, according
to evidence furnished to the same asso
ciation bv Wilfred Powell, in New Brit
ain and the neighboring isles on the east
coast of Guinea, the wives are absolute
property of their husbands, and are
bought, so'd and eaten by their better
halves. There was one New Britain
young woman who rebelled at her mat
rimonial relations, whereupm her hus
band s dd he could put her to better use,
and t-traightway killed and ate her.
Maurice Maor s: the. .editor of an Ital
ian paper in New ' York, .gives this ac
count of
iriontenearin Women.
The life of Montenegrin women may
be epitinniaed in two words work ana
suffering. In some countries women
work as mucn as men iu ouiciu n.u.o ,
but on the Black mountain they alone
do the work of both men and beasts of
burden. The variety and intensity of
their sufferings baffle description. I do
not hesitate to affirm that nowhere else
does the female sex live in such a
wretched condition.
n(hiirtr,f wild iov.noiseof gunshots,
clashing of gla-ses, and songs and dance
accompanying the binh ofaboyin Mon
tenegro; gloom and disappointment bang
over the house if a girl comes to increase
the number of the warrior's children.
Should you congratulate him on the
birth of a daughter, he is sure to cut
short vour intended compliment by say-
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and somestimes " 'tis a snake." Tne pior
little thing grows up ignored and despis
ed until her bodily strength becomes in
some way a source of revenue to the
family. The boys monopolize all the af
fections of both mother and father. The
former frequently Buffers the tortures of
Niobe, but tor lear or ner nusoanu umeo
her daughter anv tenderness.
The little waifs of the Montenegrin fam
ily can hardly walk about the nouse De-
fore they are inmaieu imo uuiwriium
work, and sent up the mountains to
gather dry wood. Return they must in
the evening, ucnuuig unuer hmho
few men would care to carry, or they get
a sound flogging and no supper, ine
Honor nf theif vonth nrematurelv fades
becau'e nrture has no time io shape and
develop their forms. Excessive labor
Btamps their faces with precocious age
and a repulsive manliness. The body of
the woman of the Black Mountain is il l
shapen and most ungraceful. She is
wanting in mat elasticity mm.. -soul
of ail form. Her carriage is heavy,
her step long, and her shoulders are
huckle-backed lite the shoulders of all
who pass their life journeying up and
down mountainous mads with loads not
in keeping with their physical strength.
Sue walks with her head inclined on her
breast, as though Bhe was crushed by the
f. cling of her own tbjection. No won
der, therefore, that she looks on the erect
figures of her father and brothers and
husband as on superior beings in whose
presence she ought to tremble and keep
silent. No wonder that those superior
beings, in turn, never miss an opportun
ity to assert their superiority and to rivet
the rh iins by which lhey keep her as
submissive as a dove.
Outside of household duties tne woman
f Montenegro haa no opportunity to de
velop her mental facul ies.
The November meteors.
Prnfoaanr Daniel Kirkwood, of Bloora-
ington, Ind., an excellent authority on
meteors, thus explains the origin and
nature of the meteoric showers of Au
gust and November. Ihe JiovemDer
stream crosses the eirth's path, and
hence at times encounters ,ne eau...
The meteoric matter striking our atmos
phere wi' h a velocity of more than t en
tv miles per seomd is rendered luminous
bv the collision, and is generally dissi
pated long belore reacning me eaiuis
surface. A remarkabe dinerence ue
tween the streams of August and No
vember has been noticea oy an wiiu
h.o .tmliod the phenomena. The m li
ter of the f rmer is spread entirely
.mnnil ihe orbit, so that the meteors are
seen in considerable numbers every year
about the ninth or tenth of the mouth.
That of the latter is chiefly collected in
. -inirlB cluter. whoe period of revolu
tion IB aDOllt oo yeem. .ue k1 o.iww
ers occur, therefore, but three times in a
century. Many persons sun living wen
mmniher the wonderful rain of fire on
the 13th of November, 1833. The writer.
who was then teaching a country school
in York rnnntv. Pennsylvania, mt Der-
aons on the following day who expressed
great curiosity to see how the heavens
would appear the next night, as all the
stars were believed to have fallen.
The shower of 1S06 in Earope and
that of America were suite remarkable,
but far inferior to that of 1833, when the
earth probably passed through the moat
dense part of the cluster. Another verv
hrtllUnt shower need not be expected
tillltf9orl!i0. The fact, however, of
the existence of two minor groups mov
ing in the same orbit has been clearly
, indicated..
A home'thrust: It is related of Geo.
Clark, the celebrated negro minstrel,
that being examined as a witness he was
severely interrogated by the attorney,
who wished to break down his evidence.
"You are in Ihe negro minstrel business,
I believe?" inquired the lawyer. i es
sir, was the prompt repiy. auu v niaa
rather a low calling?" demanded tne
lawyer. "I don't know but what it is
sir, replied tne minsirei, uut n- ij
much better than my tamers mat i am
proud of it." "What was your fathers
culling?" "He was a lawyer,') replied
Clark, in a tone of regret that put the
audience in a roar. The lawyer let him
alone.
Wonder if grass widows ever have
hay fever?
"It is true," said S!oi:umb,a8 he wiped
his mouuh carefully, "that one swallow
does not make a summer, but it imparts
a pleasant warmth.
Life is a complicated game, but clubs,
spades, diamonds and trumps are all
that are necessary to play it. Boston Siar.
Whvdo vou leave out the heirtB? It
strikes us they are impottant cards in
tiia..aame .Qt.lifaBnchestcr. Express. -Do
you lorgct we are living in the latn
century? There are no such things as
hearts in the game of life, although
there is a commodi'y called by that
name which diamonds will capture
evcrytime.
A gentleman friend had thirty-two
teeth taken out the other day without
pain, and no anasthetic of any kind waa
used. " False ! " you say ? Yes, they
were false Boston Transcript.
Such is fame. A conversation over
honrrt Iho other Hav: She "Did Sheri
dan or Knowles write 'The School for
8candaP?" He " Why Knowles, of
course. Sheridan was a general in ine
armv, you know, and never wrote any
thing. Didn't you ever hear about his
marching through Georgia?" She "O,
I remember now, but 1 always did get
those two men confused." Rochester Ex
press.
She was a Boston woman tall, thin,
with false curls and a sour visage. Be
side her sat her husband a little, meek,
demure looking man, who seumed incap
nble of b)ldness of speech or actio i.
Presently a guest at the other end of the
table bawled out at the top of his voice :
"Waiter! fetch the vinegar cruet." Then
the demure looking little man turned to
her and said: " D ivey, somebody wants
you." Brooklyn Eagle.
"Come here my little fellow," said a
gentleman to a youngster of five years,
while sitting in a parlor where a large
company were assembled, "do you know
me?" "Yeth sir." "Who am I? Let me
hear." "You is the the man who kiihed
mamma when papa was in New York."
Ha came home the o'her night in Iho
drizzling rain, soaked inside as well as
out. ' What excuses have you to offer,"
said his belter half, "for coming home in
such a beery condition?" "None, my
dear." was his answer, "'cept 'twas a
very muagy day."
Running water is sweet. It is your
tight tank that gets slimy, and putrid,
and unwholesome. He who opens his
eyes to see the wants and woes of other
people, and goes to work to relieve them,
will somehow insensibly forget to make
a fuss about bis own trifles.
Marrying by telegraph and telephone
is becoming very popular. It prevents
the preacher from kising the bride.
A wicked exchange accuses Emma Ab
bott of saying : "Some girls are born fat,
some achieve fatness and some hx them
selves np with old newspapers and things."
81. Peter. ,
Some years since, David Baker, a dis
tinguished poet in the State of Maine,
after the birth of his first child, wrote
and published the following pretty poem:
One night as old St. Peter slept
He left the gate of Heaven ajar,
When through a little angel crept.
And came down with a falling star.
One summer, as the blessed beams
Of morn approached, my blushing bride
Awakened from some pleasing dreams
And found that angel by her side.
Ood grant but this I ask no more
That when he leaves this world of pain
He'll wing hi. way to that bright shore, -And
Und the road to Heaven again.
John G. Saxe, not to be outdone, and
deeming that injustice had been done to
St. Peter, wrote the following as
st. peter's reply.
Foil eighteen hundred year, or more
I've kept the gate securely fast,
There hss no "little angel" strayed.
Nor recreant through the portal passed.
I did not sleep, as yon supposed.
Nor left the door of Heaven ajar.
Nor has a "little anger' lett.
And gone down with a fallng star.
Go ask the blushing bride, and see
If she don't frankly own and say
That when she found that angel bab
She found It.ln the good old way.
Ood grant but this I ask no more
That should year number still enlarge
You will not do as done before.
And lay It to old Peter's charge.
Post office clerk "Here ! your letter is
overweight." Pat "Over what weight7"
p o. (J. " At.s to neavy; put, anutuer
stamp on it." Pat "Och, gitout wid yer
fOOllll I sure, ll 1 put anouier ounuij uu,
won't it be heavier still?"
"How many carriages shall you want
to haul the grief?" is said to be the way
undertakers put it in ueauwooa.
A clenrvm insivs: "A young man died
n mv neighborhood yesterday, while I
was preaching the gospel in a state of
beastly intoxication." Exchange. In
what denominution does he belong to
be allowed to preach in such a condition.
On a recent Sunday, when the pastor of
one of the leading Presbyterian churches
of St. Louis was absent from his pulpit,
aovoml neraons expressed dissatislaction
at seeing a stranger in the pulpit, and one
ladv said she would not nave come ii
she" had known that Dr. was not go
ing to preach. An elder standing nei.r.
very promptly repnea : jiauam, wis
worship ot Dr.' will be resumed next
Sunday."
Haw They iet Married In Turkey.
a Turkish wedding of to-day ia an ex
tremely elaborate and curious perform
ance, as appears from a leiter by an
American woman who was invited to
one of the acs in a ceremony of the
kind at Stamboul. The visitors were all
t the door of the house ana, were met,
by a servant, who saw that all left their
overshoes outside, or if there were none
carefully wipe the soles of their foot
gear with a damp sponge. In the house
refreshments were served, wun gossip
f ir those who knew the language, and
finally all were taken to the room where
the bride w as to sit in state. The victim
was brought in by two old women, with
a Utile girl train-bearer, marched around
the floor, and finally climbed, upon a
gorgeous divan where she sat to be
st-.red at. Her dress was of blue silk
covered with embroidery in gold thread
and seed pearls. The veil was oiue
gauze, to match the dress, and fell to the
floor; over inis was goiu um
threads, hanging in masses as long as the
veil. These were fastened with a tiara
of diamond ornaments, sprays of flow
ers and leave, and diamonds were stuck
upon her forehead, each cnet ana im
chin ; and she wore several ring, outside
her gloves. And she could not, tor
ornaments, move a muscle of her tace.
In an outer room the -unbidden gn.
assembled, for the hall in the centre o.
the house was open to an, an..
the woman was led out that the com
mon people might feast their eyes, ine
strange wedding ceremonies continue
for a week, and the end of Tm"?S
no relief to the new wife, for in Turkey
it is women instead of men who , are
flirted with motber-in-Uws. The .bride
groom k the girt home "h
but she e nnot even speak ft the old
Udv'. preaence for a time w.tio it l
mission, and in case of incompatibility
a hkely to be shunned forever.