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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1887-2-3, Page 6s. 1 ELLIOTT'; OR, A P O P ... 1�/ y F \.! t �w ! ham. Lp e A TALE OF L I.FE IN CANADA.. FART IV.—(CoNal trDaee,) **Here are the evideuees of the alight of a Rapa ;M Raphael mad Angelo gen- les In *lie. 'Vatican , saw acv Ra hag lDispute the Holy Sacramexits,' Fhis Phosphy on eho.ol of Athens, his Annunciation and kis two great masterpieces, ' The Trans- figurationand the ' Madonna da Marrilo's " Return o£ the Prodigal Son''and Dorenielsi's ' Communion of at. Jerome' are grand bey and description. The Vati- caucontains thefinest tea paintings and sculp- tures in the world. Among the environs of Rome the Vitt Appia is interesting ; and to you the gardeus of Italy,—specially Ficr- euee, would be entrancing in their beauty. There. the variety, richness of color, and per- fection of the flowers, would give you some- '°hing to rave about for the rest of your life, to say uothing of its sunny clime, clear' skies and beautiful scenery. But I think I anay safely say that two pieces of sculpture, of which excellent copies are not unfre- 'gitently seen, have always been very sug- geative to my mind, and have pleased me .,roost. One seems to me to represent the 'seaman of the past and present ; the other the woman of the future. Whoever looks at the bust of Clyte will recognize in it a 'beautiful idealization of the ` clinging vine' type of woman tender, timid, gentle and graceful, but we;ak ; a pretty ornament, an endearing pet, but not an entertaining or a fhallrful companion. A man might like to 'have such a wife, as he would like some rare end delicate flower in his garden. To a cer- tain'ee:.tent she night be company for him, -4t.6 is a faithful dog that looks into his eyes i:..w be guided by every nish expressed there; but if he wants any interchange of thought, sorry .sympathy in his pursuits, any helpful suggestions in an hour of trouble, he must seek them elsewhere. Classical fable tells us that Clyte was enamored of Appolo, and was metamorphosed into a sunflower, which •continually turns toward that brilliant god. :?n the sculptured bust the petals of the com- ing sunflower are already seen forming around her. The moral significance, though not intended, is very instructive ; for if a woman continually turns to a lord and mas- ter for guidance, the natural consequence is that hers should become a vegetable exis- tence. `c Of allthe sculpture I haveever seenmost L admire the Venus of Milo. I never cease ea wonder how so each life and character could be expressed in such a colorless, hard substance as marble. There seems to be a soul within the stone, shining through it, as does a lighted lamp within a transparent shrine. A friend to whom I gave an admir- able bust of this noble statue said to me soon afterward : " You have spoiled my Clyte. I used to think her so lovely and graceful but the Venus of Milo kills her. I have been obliged to put her away in a distant .corner so that she might not be extinguish - tett by the comparison.' That remark was prophetic.' The true nobility of the Wo - num of the Past, the much -praised ' cling- ing -viae' type of womanhood will be laid away in a corner, it cannot stand compari- son with The perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command.' " " Oh, you must be in love ; you are al- ways rating about woman ! perfect woman ! As if there was ever any such thing." a' Well," said Bentley, I wilt tell you a story from the ancient classics that forms a Parallel in your own experience, in your ownshort, but eventful life. It is often on any mind, for, like Psyche, it seems that after much suffering you are to be unit- ed by God Himself to your believer 'Cupid, that is me of course. Ha, ha Well, there was a certain king named Apulcius, who had three daughters, of whom the youngest, Psyche, was a marvel of beauty, and altars were consecreated to her that properly belonged to Venus. The -anger of the jealous goddess was excited, and she commanded her son Cupid to in- spire Psyche with a passion for some fright- ful monster, but Cupid himself fell in love with her, and he bore her away to a de- lightful place, where she was visited every night by the young god, who left her at early dawn. Her sisters persuaded her that he who came in the darkness of night sad whom she had never seen, must be some loathsome monster, and they urged her to destroy him while he slept; but when she brought a lamp, and beheld his match- less beauty, her joy deprived her of the power of motion, and in her agitation she let fall from her lamp a drop of the hot oil upon his shoulder, which awoke him. With a few words of reproach, he fled. Psyche now endeavored to destroy herself, but nothing in nature would injure her. At k_ength, through the contrivance of Venus, she fell under the influence of sleep, brought -especially from the infernal world. From this sleep she was not aroused until Cupid came aid touched her with the point of one of his arrows, when she arose,and became sufficiently purified through suffering, she was endowed with wings, and united by Jove himself to her beloved Cupid." " Well, clear," ventured Bently, " May we not hope to see the world yet together?" " Oh, well," she replied, "I am so much afraid to hope, My life has been so blight-' ed, and my most reasonable hopes frustrat- ed in the past that now I feel quite sub- dued, and willing simply to lie in the lap of God, there to be nursed back to hope, and he fills my whole heart with .joy ; but it the joy I have from communing with n Mature, and if I tell you how much I adore Nature as it is beautifully expressed in Massey's sweet lines, and remember that, line of Burns—which tells that man is above nature, yott will be able to infer how precious you have grown to me. Nothing, :however, in this world is half so much to 'be admired as a true and honorable man. Some one has truly said, 'An honorable man is the noblest work of God.' " "Do you think so?" said Mr. 13entty; so do we business men; but the idea is getting abroad that the sharpest man is G•od's master -piece of Creation. Talents are lauded above charaeter, but while one is fuel, like turpentine, for abrilliant blaze, the other, like solid coal, • lasts longer, and proves most profitable to the possessor. Every man is a volume if you know how to read him," " Ah, yes," replied Ruth, "I knew a lady once who fell into a sad mistake by prefer- ring brilliant meteoric talents to fair busi- ness. abilities, and unquestioned probity of character. By it she blighted her own early life, saddened the home of her parents, suffer- ,ed untold wrongs, and humiliation, and in Cher efforts to,rescue the roan whose name she sieve from a prison, the just doneequence of ells evil deeds, she nearly perished from - 32) - exposure, and fatigue, Happilydeathproved to her a glad evao *el, and then with heart swelling with than fulness and gratitude ; she finds herself again offered the hand and heart of the sameworthy man of character and position, in wedlock, and this time, by the grace of God she intends to heed her father's admonition, and accept the proffer. ed blessing ; believing that it is a direct interposition of Divine Providence that ha brought it all about." Lf That very was a v �y h ppa p y termination truly," answered Mr, Beatty. " It is no given to all to live to correct the mistakes of youth. How much many would give to have their lives to live over again ; how few would marry the partner they did, how many would only repeat the mistakes of the past. I think nothing in this world so much to be admired. as a happily mated married couple, where the home is a hive of industry, frugality and love." I agree with the sentiment, said Ruth, "and see no reason why there should be so much misery, and sorrow as the result of mis- niating. We make ourown skies very largely. Our hearts oast their shadows without us, and therojeotions of these shadows tinge the word. We find on this earth, in a measure, whatever we bring the eyes to see. A joyous heart finds much joy in any oir- cuinstanoes and experiences, A gloomy heart finds no end of gloom. A aongful spirit hears music everywhere ; but a life that has no music in itself never hears a songful note, even amid the sweetest and richest of harmonies." " You love Nature, and make bright skies around you generally do you not?" said Mi'. Bently. " Such lausdcapes as that yonder with valley and stream, village and church - spire, glittering in the sunbeam, well culti- vated fields, herds grazing quietly in the meadows, and yonder in the distance, to- ward La Prairie, a steamer glides proudly along as if conscious of having done a clever thing in successfully shooting the rapids of Lachine above yonder, and those volcanic peaks in the horizon yonder that tell of past ages of upheavals and smoking craters, long since ceased to belch forth their fiery breath and smoke and lava." " Yes, I love nature, and I revel in its lesson on every leaf ; on every tiny flower, or blade of grass, Creator, God, is written. But don't think use a crank devoted to the modern feministic idea of higher education ; for much as I love to while away an hour among the fields, flowers, insects and birds each of them teems with inspiration to the thoughtful mind. I am no modern Amazon who prefers to desert the quiet pursuits of domestic life or woman's most holy office of wife and mother for the country -house or school -room, the lecture -hall, or rostrum. No, Herbert Spencer, your philosophy may enchant the while but cannot make me forget the privilege with which I have been endowed by beingborn a woman in this progressive era, in this beloved Canada of ours, the land of the free ; and a true woman should ever be man's faithful friend and counsellor." " These are noble sentiments, Ruth. I have no misgivings. You will be all the world to me, I am sure, and a noble woman when you have the opportunities it will be in my power to place at your disposal." wonldlnQt gi 4 aP}itolr trouble, only a little naughty alb 1Mee porizaps ,'. but as is the hive all are loyal to the queen bee ; so we would make you our queen, said all should yield you due allegiance, es loyal subjects. alien. 1, s" "..`ie. kiltci;of you to suggest so bright a picture. Sly mind is fully made np. Eight years ago; my dear old father pleaded with me to aoeept you ; thea when. 1 a000pted from you this ring I plighted my moat so- lemn vow to live for you alone, I shall keep illy pledge awl when it Is your wish to have `it so I will renew that pledge for life at the altar, I am resolvedlet the as with t to t its sad memories bo buried and,as Longfel- low on fel-• low sa s ' of in the l'vi ' o i ee y , A a >, ng pros i t, ti it within and God. o'erhead,' I have much to thank mydear father for, I shall please him by taking you for my husband. It has been the one great sorrow of leis life. Now I shall redeem the past to hien by marrying you. I owe mach to him; by his wise fore, thought this property was preserved to me s by an entail through which, while I enjoy lune° during life, it descends by right to mychild, llt S Ot is gg' old It is a .ossa this t p , a •k ithavelivepp P i h t to me. 1 d .tore in happy seclusion so longin that uaint old. Hall u there; everynok and corner of which seems so fulof interest, Ishould much re- gret• to leave it now, if it could be avoided." She pans ed for a reply; none came. :Ser- bert was absent-minded just then. " It was the home of the Raines, and the dear old Captain used to come over and have a game of whist with Grandpapa," she continued, "and talk over all the battles in which he had been engaged. He could tell all about the Alma, Inkermann, and the wild charge at Balaciclava. 'We thought them mad wheu they started for those guns he said ; ,and we missed them often after. I like this dear old spot because of the grand old soldier whose home it once was. " Well, dear Ruth, have you decided when you will make me the happiest of sten ?" " Will it make you the ' happiest cif men,' dear Herbert, to make me your wife? Have you no misgivings, may I ask ?" " None," was the quick reply. " Then you do love me, Herbert, do you not? Tell me once more the sweet story:I love so well, won't you, Herbert?" she said. "°You ask me how I love you" he re- plied, "" then as you love poetry, I will let the poet tell." " How do I love thee? Let me count the ways : I love thee to the depths, and breadth and height My soul can reach, when,—feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day's Stoat quiet need ; by sun and candle light. I love thee freely as men strive for right, I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In thy old griefs ; and with my childhood's faith, I lore thee with a love thou ne'er shall lose. And, by the saints! I'll love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears of all my life I and if God choose I shall but love thee better after death." " Ah, Ruth, it must be plain I love thee well. Must I my suit renew, or will you name the day ?" " What woman's heart could withstand such lore as yours, or resist such pleading?" she replied. " If it please thee let our nuptial day be fixed for the seventh of next mouth. It will be on a Wednesday and in just three weeks' time, so if odd numbers bring good luck, you will surely be a 'lucky fellow.' " " Lucky fellow ! Of course I am, my darling Ruth. You have made me a very happy fellow already. I accept your prom- ise, and here's the seal that binds the lovers' vow," said he, as he impressed a kiss on her lips. And so they were married,—and the little church on the hill was never more gaily decorared for any occasion • and never was it filled by a more select gathering. Never did bride look half as beautiful in her lovely womanhood, or Herbert Bently feel so proud a man as they left the church that bright summer morn, man and wife. The day was bright, and baskets of flow- ers, strewn in her pathway by the girls of her Sunday School class, dressed as a troupe of flower girls, seemed a happy omen of a bright and happy future ; and the old slip- pers and handsful of rice that flew after the stately equipage of the Bently's, as at rolled away from the Bently mansion where the wedding breakfast was given ; all seemed to say, " we wish you a long, and happy, and prosperous life." And so it has proved. Herbert Benty is a leading merchant in the city where they dwell. Ruth is the best and happiest of wives, and the mother of three more beauti- ful children. But Rosebud comes in for more than a fair share of Mr. Bently's at- tention, so careful is ho that there shall be no difference made, or anything occur to pain the heart of the woman he loves so well ; and whose charms he seems to appre- ciate more and love more fondly and tender- ly as the years roll by. And so the old gyp - ay woman's prophecy has been fulfilled. Dame fortune has smiled on Ruth Elliott, and she has lived to realize that " Lore is not a soulless clod ; For living it shall rise Transfigured in the light of God And giving glory to the skies. Tie that winch makes this Ole so sweet And renders heaven's joy complete." ("THE END.1 "How kind of you to suggest that," she replied. " Since I have come to know you well, I am more and more impressed with the dignity of man, and the dependence of woman. And how grateful we should be to God for so arranging matters, that we wo- men may be a necessity to and always min- istering, in various ways, to his happiness and well-being, for ' Woman is man's atten- dant angel, a ministering spirit she. "' " You have a high ideal, I fear," said Mr. Bently, " and I would warn you not to ex- pect too much in me ; for I am only a plain business man, not brilliant, or poetic, but I hope, honest, honorable and industrioue, and of a disposition easily to be entreated." " Yes," she replied, " but my ideal is not an extravagant impossible fautaey of the mind, but m your own dear self, a living, acting reality, and you answer to the pic- ture Blanchard has drawn,—his sentiments are mine. " Yes, I agree with the sentiments of the poem, but not with the application you make of it. You are too complimentary. I shall fall short of your ideal, and you will reproach me, or speak disparagingly of me to your friends ; then, instead of being a fixed star in your firmament, I shall have become a falling one." " Speak disparagingly of you t No, never ? Why should I ?" she said, " Even had I some slight occasion, no true wife could speak thus of her husband." " Nevertheless they sometimes do." " Do they ? Then more's the pity ; for the man's cause is woman's—they rise or fall together." "Let ns change the subject," she inter- rupted. " Have you ever read these lines : " Twos on a Sunday afternoon, as I lay in the shade So very cool and grateful that the spreading willows made, A holy calm spread o'er the scene and scarce a sound was heard Beside the humming• of a bee or warbling of a bird. The lazy kine down in the vale, stood knee deep in the stream; The church bells of the distant spire tolled soft as if in dream ; The earth seemed hushed to quiet rest, a trance did o'er mo steal, And while. I dreamed an angel bright stood near me asif real." "Well, that's the kind of spirit that I often find myself in here. You have spent happy days here, dear Rath, in your beautiful home with its pleasant surroundings. Have you no misgivings about changing your lot or making another matrimonial venture ? Since your estate fell into your own hands you have been beautifying Parkhill ; and I hear much of your doings in promoting the work of benevolent institutions. That is a; noble work, and profitable withal ; " for charity is twice blessed ; it blesses him that gives as well as hila that takes 1' " Go on and prosper ; you are like some beautiful spirit descended from a brighter sphere to dispense love and happiness here. But " Come live with me and bo my love; And we will all the pleasures prove That hills and valleys, dales and field woods or steopy mountains yield, And we will sit upon' the rocks Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks; fly shgliow rivers' to whose falls Melodious blrcis aing madrigals. And 1 will snake thee heds of roses And a thousand fragrant polios ; A nap of dowerb and a ldrtie P;mbroidered all with leaves of myrtle." "1 have thought you might not object to become the matron of a home ---a sort of y orphan a lupi p ay of your own, in which little Rosebud and I should be the inmates, We Notoriety. Public sentiment despises the desire for notoriety, andhelds that manwhois possess- ed by it to be not only a weak man, but, in a sense, a bad one. The popular explana- tion of the difference between the pursuit of fame and that of notoriety is that the man who loves fame seek it through lofty means, and the man who desires notoriety is regard less, of means. People believe that the man is either false or willing to be false ;that he will simulate or dissimulate qualities rather than give up his object, and does not seek it so much as he is possessed by it, till the sense of night and wrong, the becom- ing and the unbecoming, disappears from - his miud. Right and wrong have become alike to him an overmastering desire for personal display which is not vanity, but a separate and lower passion. He craves to be noticed, instead of craving to be noticed with reverence or regard, and will know- ingly lower himself rather than remain invisible in the crowd The Father's H ds Pull. Pa. " Johnny, what m o you jump up it church to -day V' Johnny. " Jimmy stud a pin into me." Pa. "Jimmy,, don't you now that is no place to stick a pin in Johnny?" Jimmy. " Father, if you will designate the exact part of brother John's body into which I can insert the pin in the future, I will promise you you will not have occasion. to rep ovo brother John for acting so in churoh.". s Their Sister's Advantages.. Two little girls, aged four years, were quarreling, when ono said : "I don't tare ; I dess my sister has a nine ,Ved shawl." _ ""I don't tare, milder," retorted the other. "I (less my sister's beau has a yedder nose dan your sister's yod shawl." awl.. Dual Ltita GBRMAN l The German Reichstag. wee crowded rltceittly, the occasion being the call- ' bug up of the Govoriniteut's Military bill in its amended form for second reading. Gen. Von Moltke opened the debate in favor of the second reading. " Should we against our will, he said, be involved in wttil- we abail be able to wage it, Tho eyes of Europe are fixed today upon this ley. II appeal to your patriotism to adopt the I bill and show the world your readiness to I make any sacrifice, even in your own ad, verse opinion, if the well-being of ourFethor- • laud is at stake," rsrsoe BDIAROK snul & 3arot Stauffab rg followed Go or al von n �. Moltke, and while he was speaking Prince Bismarck entered the ohamber. At the con- olusiou of Baron Steuffenberg's speech,. Prince Bisarck said :—The desire df p11 the militarymautlzarties of the elzspire to only opposed by Herr Richter, Herr Wind- thorat and Herr Grillenberg or. It was dif- ficult to conclude the peace at Frankfort, and it is still more difficult to maintain it. A degree of intimacy and mutual confidence now exists between Germany and Austria such as never existed at the period of Ger- man federation. We are bouud to main- tain peace for this quarter of the globe, but for this a strong army is required. Our re- lations with all the powers are of the best, and our good relations with Russia are bo- yond all doubt, I should have considered entering upon war on account of Bulgaria as an act of treason against my country. What is Bulgaria to us ? It is all the same to us whoever governs there. The friend- ship of Russia is surely more important to us thau that of Bulgaria. We have not a1 - lowed ourselves to ile induced to stake an enemy of Russia for the sake of Bulgaria. To maintain good relations among the powers is more difficult than you think. We cannot allow our efforts to be unified by journalistic orarliamentary attacks. Our relations with France continue good. To maintain them is difficult, because a long historical process must be accomplished be- fore the feelings of the past are appeased and differences reconciled. We have done everything to induce the French to forgot and forgive. DOES NOT FRAIL FRANCE. We have no present ground to apprehend war with France. Neither have we any reason to fear it if it should happen. There can be no question about our attacking France, but we must protect ourselves against attacks. 'Under no circumstances shall we attack France, but we shall always be compelled to arm ourselves in such a manner as to be equal to the contingency of war. This is the supreme object of the Army bill. I have firm confidence, in the peaceful disposition of the French Govern- ment and a portion of the French people. Still the past teaches us that we cannot count upon peace with France as perma- nent A Government may one day come into power at Paris which will make war upon us. This you must take into account. If we do not prepare ; if you say to -day when war comes we shall grant everything ; we should be laughed at. Is there in France a single paper or a single public person who soya, "` We renounce our rights to Alsace- Lorraine?" The possibility of French ag- gression is therefore a sufficient motive for the bill. France is a strong and well -armed power, her army is brave and ready to fight. We must never sit idle with our hands in our laps however peaceful France may look for the moment. WHAT FRANCE VICTORIOUS MEANS. Suppose the French proved victorious, what would we have to expect ? We should have the same French against us from whom we suffered from 1807 to 1813, and who would again so suck our blood that we would be paralyzed for thirty years. En• deavors would be made to permanently weaken us ; such demands would be made as to give up Hanover. I am only describing possibilities that might arise in the event of our defeat. The peace of 1870 is mere child's play in comparison with what peace would be after a war in 1S90. He who wishes to take the responsibility for this let him. The Federal Government will not take that responsibility, and they therefore submit this bill. They wish to have per- manently suf &dent trained soldiers in the empire. We have chosen the seven years' terns, because this was the period of the previous compromise and our constitutional life depends upon that compromise. The Federal Council did all they could in con- senting to the septennialperiod. They bad only the interests and security of the em- pire and the well-being of the fatherland in view. Do you believe that if you refuse to e lopb the tern ' iroposed t• the bill the red:„ oral Connell will deviate front their original proposal? If a similar, demand were made in ltranoo,do you thinly there is any possi- bilfty of its being refused1. (Cheers.) No ground existe foe plaoiug.d1ffioultiee in the way of the Federal Government in regard to the period of duration of the bill,espeofal. ly in vsew of thefoot that we have kept esrictly to the text and spirit of the consti- tution, I:;SIST pro ON ma Eli:1=)!IItaT'E P100. Understand, then, that we absolutely ad- here to our demand for the Septenoate, We caunet give way emit hair'e breadth. (Applause from Right) Who .can ggearan- tee always the salve majority in the House ? Do yeti wish to make the viae and fall of the German orntdependen t lsoz itl ea in the Reiobsag ? By oin so you change the Im ertal army into a parliamentary force In this case we might have to ap- peal to the electors to dIIsoover whether that is really the wish of the nation. We shall see whether the electors will permit ideas actively to exist according to which the strengththe i , len ofar Ot8 n h e m is to b d tm. ed by the Reichstag without t1 a consent of the Federal Council and the Emperor. You eon hardly expect that the Emperor in his ninetieth year will contribute to the de- struction of the work to which he has de- voted the last thirty years of his life—the ereation of Germany and the army of the German Empire. If, yon believe that pos- sible, if you awaken the slightest suspicion that those are your aims, and if you do not speedily satisfy the wishes of the Federal Government regarding the defensive powers of Germany by a complete acceptance of the bill, then we prefer to deal with another Reichstag. We will enter into no further negotiations with you. The danger in which wo might place the German nation by pro- crastination forces us to promptly obtain a decisive answer or to address ourselves to others who will dive uasuoh an answer. AN IDIDIEDIATL NEED. Tho question has been asked why has the Government not waited for the expiration of the existing Septennate ? One of the leading reasons was that the Government has been convinced that the system of frontier guarding requires immediate strengthening. We did not wish to en- danger the security of the empire by delay- ing the bill, and were not prepared for any opposition to so moderate a demand. Had we known this beforehand we should have done better to first consult the electors as to whether or not they wished to preserve to the German Empire its present possessions. As it is, we must now insist upon our de- mands. At the conclusion of the speech Prince Bismarck was loudly cheered. A Woman Trainedwho has everal Hus- bands. We've been talking with a woman who has trained several husbansls, and is now a candidate for another trial as a good wife. She makes some observations, gained from her varied experiences, that are valuable, and; as this is the bridal season, we think, timely. She says it is easy enough to win a hus- band ; it is more difficult to keep him. That any attractive little dumpling with bright eyes and a coaxing voice may gather in a noble husband. She insists that noble husbands are thick- er than red roses on a toboggan slide, but it takes a master hand to draw out that nobility and keep it at home. It requires soothing, she says, but if the wife understands her business she can direct things so that her husband will think it de- licious when she asks him to bring up a scuttle of coal or get up in the middle of the night to kill a burglar. She says it is use- less to try to describe the magic power a de- voted wife may exercise over her husband. Her logic contends that there is something in thegreat, rough, earnest nature of a man that can be won quicker and easier with gentleness and tender steak than by a bili- ous course of broom -handle reasoning with bread and milk diet. A husband with such a wife will not thick that, .because he gets up to warm the baby's milk near the fire, or to look for i cause ee hel&aslars, dno bais ckbone. one. obedient, It is siply be- cause he is the husband of the woman of whom he ought to be and is proud. Young ladies, if you expect to marry— and of course you do—you must drawyour own conclusions. This widow is certainly a clever woman. She is not especially a sweet -minded woman, nor a superior crea- ture. She simply studies her husbands, learns all their idiosyncrasies, and acts with affectionate discrimination. CIDICENS'IrAtfitlISS (iASSiiS, ittr. Cs -ares ,73orewell: YS your SISTER AT HOME? Jibs Sally who has .leave. Ar tfamily) . .E',i� C1t9Cav»gid in Glee 2 No. am l �J� J 11frt, C.''13,: Toms WILL t0U PLEASE SEE TIIAT SUIS GETS TIILSE FLOWERS? 468 S. VBS, I'LL TAKE Tli055 RICIi,T UP TO MIR ; S.BIe'LS, P11 DELI(-IUTISD. PRRVITIES, Babylon was captured by Cyrns the Groat 53.8 B, C, Parris woe greatly shocked over the Colin Campbell scandal. Prairie have 4IeYaStateclA 3,500,000 acres in "Texas this year, The street -oars in Pensacola, Plc,.,, are run wholly by eleotriotty. Dining the year 800 duels were fought ;t France without bloodshed. Juice of ripe tomatoes will remove fruit stains from cloth or the hands. I The churches of Cambridge, Mites., have done away with the hired pew. Mr. Dunhpin Ookermen has served Belle- ville ae tax collector for twenty years. Prof. Tyndall says the sky is indebted for its blue oolor to the particles floating itt the air. Cigar cases made of pigskin bouud in solid l cl silver, with match -box inside, are among the novelties. There in h re t m a. the employ of t P y emoted 550 Smiths, 360 Brow sons and 270 Joneses. ' Gold was discovered in Cab oruie in the spring of 1848, about sixty miles above the present city of Sacramento. Good thoughts are great travelers that have come all the way from heaven, bring- ing messages from God,—dfarvin. There are 20 universities in Germanyy. They show a muster roll of 28,000 pupils - A seventh of these are lectured in the class- rooms of Berlin. Duncan 'C. Ross will match himself to contend in a mounted broadsword contest ag{.inst any man in Europe, and will give or take expenses. There is no better medicine, no greater purifier, no better friend to good health, cleanliness, and long life and sunshine. There is an old proverb which says : " Where the sun does not enter, the doctor must." And the truth condensed in that statement is a whole lecture on the health of the home, Sunshine costs nothing, is re- freshing, invigorating, life-giving to both sick and well. Peoyle have somehow gotten the idea that nothing is valuable which does not cost something, and are too likely to value all blessings by the money value they represent. TIM EARTH AS A TIDiE-KEEPER.—A prob- lem which is attracting the attention of as- tronomers relates to the earth as a time- keeper. We measure time by dividing either the period during which the earth re- volves around the sun or that in which it turns on its axis. By the first method we measure a year, by the second a day. The earth, according to some astronomers, is los- ing time through two causes—the sun's at- traction and the friction, so to speak, of the tides. The speculative question which these astronomers are discussing is whether in the end the earth will stop its revolution upon its axis and present always the same face to the sun. When that event occurs there will be perpetual day in one part of the earth and perpetual night in another. But there is no occasion for immediate alarm. The rate at which the earth is sup- posed to lose timetrinly shorasens the year by half a second in a century There are more than 31,000,000 seconds in a year; there- fore, if the earth ever does cease to revolve on its axis, it will be more than 6,000,000,. 000 years before it will stop.—Cooper's Jour- nal. S. Gov - s420 John - Kitohen Reforms for This Year, Some individual who has probably spent considerable time in the kitchen courting. the hired girl, has noted the many leakages which cause the head of the family to growl. In making the slate of reform for the New Year, just glance over this little hill of par- ticulars : In cooking meats the water is thrown out without removing the grease, or the grease from the drippin-pan is thrown away. Scraps of meat are thrown away. Cold potatoes are left to sour and spoil. Dried fruits are not looked after and be- come wormy. Vinegar and sauce are left standing in tin. Apples are left to decay for want of "sort- ing over." The tea -Bannister is left open. Victuals are left exposed to be eaten by mice.' Bones of meat and the carcass of turkey are thrown away, when they could be used in making good soups. Sugar, tea, coffee and rice are carelessly spilled in handling. Soup is left to dissolve and waste in the water. Dish-towls are used for dish -cloths. Napkins are used for dish -towels. Towels are used for holders. Brooms and mops are not hung up. More coal is burned than necessary by not arranging dampers when not using the fire. Lights are left burning when not used. Tin dishes are not properly cleansed and dried. Good new brooms are.used in scrubbing kitchen floors. Silver spans are used in scraping kettles. Cream. is left to mold and spoil. Mustard is left to spoil in the cruse, etc. Vinegar is left to stand until the vessel becomes corroded and spoiled. Pickles become spoiled by the leaking out or evaporation of the vinegar. Pork spoils for want of salt, and beef be- cause the brine wants scalding. Hams become taintedAfilled with ver min for want of care. Cheese molds and is eaten by mice and vermin, Tea and coffee pots are injured on the stove. Woodenware is uuscalded and left to warp and crack. The Dog's Grave. Soft lies the turf on those who find their rest Here on our common mother's ample breast, -Unstained by meanness, avarice and pride, They never flattered and they never lied ; xo gluttonous excess their slumber broke, No burning alcohol, no stifling smoke, They Wei' intrigued a rival to displace, They ran, but never betted on a race ; Content with harmless sports and moderate toot, ]soundless in love, end faith, and gratitude, Happy the man, if there be any such, Of whoin his epitaph can say as such, Buying a .Present, Young lady (in book store)---" A Volume of poetry, please." ""Yes, ma'am. Er --what author 1" Young Lady—" Ob , I don't t ca resay anything i g e,cout the author, but the cover must herr monize with a cherry parlor table with a red plush top."