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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1877)
ttb (IVA tV4i. t -""J " r M. t. . tnvii. gxMsr aa f " . 1 ' IrriCK-OoH.I'llolrT W iSUIBWTOSArBBST .TKKMsV IK ADVAKOCl . t On yar... 'I asoalbs. T"r ssnalbs... . 1 A DVERTUKMICJm Ussrles OB Tarns able MARTHA MARBCEHEAO: 1 . tb 114 ee Mtra f tsebslsa. . '' BTMuA.J.Ui'XIWiT, 40TBOB tr'HMTI BBIB," "BIXBB DOVS,1 ' AUIS ABB BBS ST tBB," "TBB MAM t a BoBB." MOBa WSBAV BPBBBB " t "NABOB MOBBISOB,' i j ', BT0.,BTO,TC. . . (RBUtwd, amordlng U At of ConvraM. la to year l7T, by Mr. A, J. Dunlwsy; la lb onVw ol lb Librarian efCoacrsssst WashhujtoaClly.) CHAPTER XXIII. Major Marblehead wu wearied with th weighty matter of th law. .Not that bla official dull ; were at all bur densome. Indeed, bla principal oecepa lien bad All aloug beeu limited to lh regular drawing of bit salary; And Ibl bl obliging eon-ln-law bad usually se cured for bin. But b sighed for aucb distinction aa a anaa of strong will, lit 11 money, and, narrow mental eallbre .eaa only see a re la tb rural districts. Ma remembered (b old meetlng-booss la Oalcatowa with many a deep regret. There b bad been the ledrjJbrt JieJ "bad-meted aummary vengeance upon everybody wbo had dared to rldleule or defy bin; and, eves la nwCbha- ' lam, where a younger growth of com sanity bad persevered somewhat mora persistently tban waa agreeable io bla a If-esteem la doing tbelrowa thinking, apeaklng, and acting, regard I eee of bla ipt dlrxt, bo had not failed to feel blm aelf an oracle. He longed-for tba Che belem meetlng-bouss, wherein be might e i pat late before tba Sunday School apoa tba divine "decree," concerning which ha could talk mora fluently and wUb. understanding than be could over hop to talk of or eiplala politic. The glare of tba great elty bad long ago lost It charm, and, but for Mr. Mar blrheed, ha would have feelgood ai tba aloe of bla flrat quarter of nominal eer Tie.. Not that Mrs. M. waa la thejleast "atroog-mloded." Bherldiculed all womeiT who desired equality before the !yjatiLfcXtIl hr point la-faeeref feminine aubjugatlon aa only auch a womaa eao, to tba complete satisfaction of the ifllletantelab throng of maaculln admlrere who baakad amid the dispen aatloo of hospitable .things,' and look aoanaelof bar dally la partlaaa Intrigue, -Area while fearing that other women with mora booeety and, lea aodaelty would, bad Jhey bar opportunity, get constantly out of their apbere. Major Marblehead had paaaed a sleep- Jess nlghtKor day b badlieen ellm ulaiipg bla courage, not t reach the re elgalag polalla? bla political career, but ' fa hreakthe proposed reelrnatloa to bla wife, who ruled him, as do all womea wbo profess contented and unreasoning -political allegiance la all uteii. He had -doxotngy Tm " eh u rcb, andfiAd .been gentry-reminded "bjT Impertinent uaber In white k Ida And a fob chMn that ba wa alnglng oat of time and tone, In voklnggeherAl attantloa and open ridi cule Upon bll aoaorou and BAnetlmoul- 'on effbrt to lead th pralae of Jehovah In the aanctnary, Mr. Marblehead bad nadged and . grimaced at him la vain, and waa Inex pressibly relieved wben tha uaber Inter fered. . , Not ao tha Major, lie waa humili ated, outraged, angered. Tha triumph ' ant glance bl wife threw at him when bla voice died out waa an unwise etroke of policy on her part that sealed ber fata. Tba Major kept bla own counsel till tba mornlog, paaalitff, aa I bava aald, a Bleep) alght. And then be tendered bla resignation, which. It I need leas to ay, wa unconditionally accepted. There are alwaya too many Impecunlou '"office-hunter from every Htat In wait ing for administration plume or frag- menta for any man to be coropcllaiL'ia. Keep bla place unwillingly.. - , . The deed accomplished, tba Major felt relieved.. But there waa ye a formida ble work to do. Ia hi dilemma ba consulted tba Honorable Thomas Jonee, wboae aid ba Bought In breaking the ' newa to tba real bead af the family, first ejuletlng that fuocttonary'a Indignant opposition by Informing htm that he waa himself to be bla fortunate suceeeeor. The aid woman'll fume and fret Ilk th very devil, Tom.. But break It to ber a geqlty aa yoa eae, aod let ber -know that I'm not to be trifled with, won't yoa f" Tom curled bla lip with a contemptu oua sneer. Ha knew aa well aa did Ma jnr Marblehead thakjtbe shivering, heal , Ullng maa Ufore bTm bad beea trifled with" all along bla later married years, and ba keenly enjoyed bla father-la law'a humiliation, for ba thoroughly de spised blm. . . Bona aod daugbdra aeldom take !nJy:toncn--relatlB, if- gmwu U) maturity or Deaf It when the relations begin; am! th step parent who t ri val pb aver tba natural aolmoelttee en kindled by Booh anallleae must baa paragon la All tha virtue. A ad tb - reader knew that Major Marblehead aa -a paragon wa not a aueee. . ' Old man, If you're not to be trilled with by my respected maternal relative, you'd better prove tha fact to ber aalls jaetloa by making yeurowa revelattooa, I propoaa to have nothing to do with tbem' -What, TomT After all tha patron age yeu'r received from my bandat And evea new yoa Are reeol vlng proaao- Mm VOLtT3Ii VII. tlon and pay through my boonty, which you neeer anUclpated, and don't do- aarr. Do you propoaa to repay ma for all my klodneea by taunte and sno. tempt"' . - - The aoa-la-law laughed derieively. If I don't deeerea my oew honor, yoa arc a dlaboneat maa, Major Marble bead, ela you would not confer tbem apon me. But Itaecma to ma that la apeaklng of your power to patronise ma yoa overlook tba fact that but for oe aforemeotlotied I a mediate maternal aneealor, who la remarkable woman, by tba way, you would aeeer have re ceived the title of Honorable, Ibougn you -bad eouaammated your four aeore and a docea year. If tttere'e any debt of gratitude la tba bargain, ll'a on the other side. You ought to be very much obliged to my mother for conferring apoa yoa a public poltlon, with It ap propriate houora." Th Major aogerfyr jjimomf ot overcame bf timidity. Til revoke tha appointment!" he ahouted, accompanying the declaration with an eipletlve that waa not esactly benleoa. . - Hava-A eare, MBjoe-MArbleliead," aald Tom, coolly. "You might give your-proverbial piety an - uneeemly twlat, and get ft badly out of Joint, you know. I believe yoa do not eonelder It etrlotly ortbodoi to wear." The Major went bla way In ' high dudgeon. "Jt tha old guy rave," aald I ha Hon- Arabia Thorn a Jonee, chuckling' a be' aollloqalied. "The appointment , I mad already, at bla own dictation, aud I'd Ilk to aea him try to go back on IU Wouldn't tha old woman make It hot for blm, though T? ; " : ' Mra, Major Marblehead waa Loy with ber new fall outfit. ' A bevy of dreaa maker bad been employed at tier boue for a fortnight; for rbe wal a frugal manager, Aod made It ber balneea to overaea ber peraonal espeneaa, ae well aaherooiflt, andorevral.riajr ah bad taken no particular Intereat In the Well bad It been for the Maor If he bad not atopped a while to dally wlib raaotutlon. ft would have been com paratlvety eay to have broached th eutijectwbeo beflrat entered thedreaded preeence, and before the auditory of aewlng women.. Mn alwaya feel tbelr Independence moat when 1n company of women wham they hold at disadvan tage. ' ' , " ' " .'. Blnce the ebroalellngof thla atnry bo- gen, JtMuthotiiA had an amaaloy agJ perlenee analagoaa U lb above Idea, which will not be out of plAoe tight here. I waa traveling In company with ttTeraLyattbg friend n etsge route of which th Northwestern Tranpaellmn Company boaiita an ;Jo1nTohrhD"Dy7And we bad lo the roaet an army surgeon, a acleotlOe "M. v.," who had derived bla theoretic knowledge of men from "doctoring" elck aotdler In colored regiments, and hie practical know lodge of women front nursing the. four laun dresses to each. company, that,- from constant over-work end frequent child, hearing, are almost alwaya ailing. lie waa expatiating with moon learned ig norance a poo tba extreme physical weak nee of .woman, when I ventured to aay, by way of reminder, that moth erhood, la Itself, waa a bnelaess that would ovsrtax tb alrongeet mao; and, even with tba motherhood and accom panying house-work left oat, there waa not a man In any regiment who- could do the washing regularly for a quarter of a hundred men without breaking down periodically with backache and other - nervoue dleordere peculiar ' to women,"- Tba learned disciple of Keen laplaa voocbaafed ma no reply, hat ha took occasion to aay, not long After, to one of my gentleman friends, that he detested that woman, rih made him I I feel II ka a con founded fool " : - - I leave tba reader to make th appro priate application, while I return to Major Marblehead. v Tb poor fellow had no appetite. Th servants had prepared a sumptuous din ner"; for Mra. Marblehead wae an epi cure. And ber eonetantly Increasing ro te nd I ty "Was a practical proof of her power of digestive assimilation. The Major eat fit a vU to hie wife at dinner, and her Inquiring ayea war turned upon blm, "full-orbed and earnest. " ' "What alia yoa, Major Marblehead V "Nothing." Pity the Major bad forgotten Anuaolaa. "Why don't yoa eat r1,. -Tea not hungry." "Which la eery unusual, Major. Yoa most doe yourself with brimstone and molassee to purify yoer blood." Mra. Marblehead wa an lave terete fogy About some things. "Wife, I'm going lo leave Wash In ton." T ' -Vmmpkr - ' Wife" had heard that threat too ftea to feel tha leat .alarm, 8be lelgaed ae further reply, bat helped lereelf boaatifully to tba feast of fat :bl6. 7 " "tV!Urt for Oregon ja a fortalgbt, Mra. Marblebead," gulped tba Major, InetiacUvely dodging aa Imaginary blow. - Bll II do reply. Sh4 thought aba k aew ba did not mean It. II waa eertaia aha was com log to her aeuae. "I bava resigned my office, aad ap pointed Tboaaaa la my there V ,-POHTLAND, OHKGOX. FIIIDAY, UKCKMIIKIl 14, 1H77. Tba fatal fact wae out; Ha eon Id riot. if he wottld, recall It. "You're an Idiot!" waa tha humble reply of the womaa who opposed equal rigbta for ber aex because of woman' "geolleneea," helplessnesa, and all that. "Yoa speak the truth, wife. I was an Idlolelse I should newr bava Wi tempted from tba quiet path of raral Ufa Into tba whirl of politic. With you, now, It'a different; ou have po litical aeplratloo. You love power aod place and Intrigue aud eieitenient. . If 1 eouid uav Mtaguea m irac jn. jwnr favor, I should liave done It long ago; for virtually. It waa alwaya your, lu etead of mine. 1 Woman, yoa have en gineered the whole arrangement from tha beginning. But Tor yoa I ehnuld have never seen .Washington. ' Yoa ought to have been a man." .' . 'I've often thought aa much, Major; aud now I know that God either made A mistake, whou he gave me will and ambition and aenae, or man baa mad a greater one In denying me the right to uee them on my own rceponeibillty." "Then you waat to become a voter, eh?" The- woman's- look -nf Indignation fairly withered her wretched lord i voter Major Marblehead, yoa surely must ba altogether out of your heed. I'm Aetoolahed at you." "Well, I'd Just a well tell yon tbe bote irutbi for It has to eome. I had to resign, or be impearbed." "Major Marblehead !" The world of astonlshetf Indignation those words convey ed eaanot be el preeel on paper. "I wish yoo were your Own represt-n- Utlve, Mrs. MarblsbeAd. '. I do, really." Oht so you want, A etrong-mlnded Amaaon fur a wife, eh T" "I'd like a wife who could Answer be fore tha law for her own political pecca dilloes, madam !" "I tlnnt flnderslahd yoii." ' . r "Read thatr' And the Major thrust three eeveral ft Idea of Impeacbment before' her wondering eye, which, but ened bla good name beyond possible restoration. Mrs. Marblehead .waa thoroughly alarmed. Like many other official par asites who Are recognlied'by lb law ae legal - appendage of law-makers, the woman, who opposed woman'a equality before the law on tbe ground that aucb equality Would make schemers of there, had " been engaged la farming out Fed eral appolntmeuta for a bonus, and the facta bad come to light, very nearly to her husband's ofQoiai undoine?, It waa a "lucky Afterthought of the' Major' that enabled blm to produce these proof at auch a. time. When he waa conversing vTtb Thomas Jonee aa hour hcfur,tis hsil hot Ihniighl of nfte bad not received tbemr efflefelly, hie resignation having been tendered Iknd accepted before ba Importaut papers hAd been aervel.( In his first trepidation he bad tbruat tbem la ble pockets, with a Arm resolve to keep tbe matter secret. Hew it leaked Into the ear of Mr. Mar blehead the reader already knows. Con cerning" the furore mad about It In political eirelee yoa, reader, aball know bye-aod-bye. '. . fro-be eonllnued.1" A Fbbb Platform. Tbe Beecber family have a decided way of doing aa tbey please, and aaylng what "they choose about It. At tbe Womaa Suf frage Cotiventlou la Hartford tba other day. Isabella Beecber Hooker aaluTT Ml Hinman aaya aba la glad thlel a free pisiform; but lew of yoa know bat It baa coat on woman to niak thia a free platform. I waa brought up to work with the aetata, not with the Inner. But there came a time when I invited A United BUte Senator to pre side' At A-meeting In Washington, And lo apeak for Woman Hurrrage. I uevei BkttlTrrr"WlJelt5efTi "was temperate, or whether he wae chaste. There came word to me in Washington from fr leads at home: 'Do not epeak on tbe platform with that woman,' alluding to 00a of the speakers there. I sent back word: way do 1 vow ass. me not m apeak on tba platform with that manf I knew mm to do uocuaaie, ani 1 aakit 'l never will refuse to speak with soy woman. till you ask me not to' epeak with an a nc baste man: tin you apply tbe same rule to both men aud women.' Thia ia my platform. I paid for -thla stage: grew every boh, on It, aad bave'tloue uothlg-lM eat and drink and Bleep Woman Suffrage for the past month. It la a tree platform, aod every one la free to apeak hia or ber mind mynn It on aay aubject tbat eome up. Unoe I should not have dared do this. ' Now I do not car what you say I" Applause. A Tim sly Bt'oaRSTion. Do not keen tbe alabaster boaee of your love and teudvroeee sealed up enlii your friend are dead. Fill their live with aweet- BpcAk Approving, cheering word while tbelr ear can bear them. And bile their beana eaa be thrilled by Tbo-tA4ogo youmean" Xg-sV when tbey ere gooe, say before they go. Tba flowers you mean to send for their eoffliis, send to brighten and sweeten tbetr homes before toey leave tbem. I f my friende bavo alabster bote" laid away, full of perfumee of sympathy and affection, which tbey Intend to break aver my dead' body, I would rather tbey would knag tbem aat la my weary hours, aod opea tbeas, that 1 may be refreshed aad cheered by them while I aeed tbem. I would rather have a bare eoffla without a flower, and a funeral without aa eulogy, tban a life without the eetneee of love aud aympathy. Let ua learn to anoint our frleuda be forehand, for their burial. Fotl-mortem kindnesses do not cheer the burdened spirit. Flower on the coffin aaet no fragrance backward over tba wear esys.--Aw j or x.vamgeim. . rasa APBBTH, Pbbb niam, ru Pbopi.bv 0U WASHIIQTOI LETTEB." " . T eaa EDITUBOr TBBJJSW OBTBWrTt 1 Tba aatl-reeamption bill I still In suspense, though Mr. Ewing made the closing speech yesterday. It has had so maoy reverse and ha beconi ao nearly a changeling tlt what will he ibareeult. Anally wa will not now pre tend to Indicate, It heavy buaieo of amendment are to le disposed of, and- an opposition led byjuch as Mr. Conger may prolong action apon tbe bill through resort to all manner of .parliamentary tact tea, till we moat forego our Thank-, giving -turklca or accept some desired modification of Ita provision. ' Th promiel long holiday from Novamher 521 to December Sd ha already been shortened, and realty it -now see id w are tb have uone at all, though we have made due' provision for the. army aod navy, and have put the Inevitable sil ver queatloa Into auch a good abape that alL partlea llLacceptltlAyeAlMlot, conceive where tha shutllag-off place will eome In the stream of Congressional apeK;b-iosa4iHtf"Bdfe that reason we fear Ins promised good, time of rest will dwindle down to an adjournment 0DTbahIisgTv1ng day only. The wilier can abut down hia water-gate and atop hia mill at any time, but the grist of speech-making In, Congress I nsver udlng, and chance alone seem to atop IU . Th Kenate adjourned last night aver till Monday next. It baa bad the Question of admission of Ixulslane's and Bouth Carolina'a Benatom under dlsoussioa for several day. But aa II became evident yesterday afternoon . that tha Democrats could gain their eud. In consequence of the eo-callcd de fection of Senator Cooover and Patter son, and the abeenoe of Senator Sharon, of California, -the Kepublicane eecured au adjournment though under a tie which the Vice-President decided with his aftirusatl ve vole, The ehangea of : time's wblrha-glg may be aeen lu tbe Hennte." For see publicana bava bad therein clear aud decided majorities upon every jarilsan guesUSJBiuJtMi JBflaT. the absence of one member-anablea tba Democrat toearry a point which will give them4 control of that body. If three Demo crat be seated, tbea the Republican as cendancy I gone, and but for tba skill ful padiameatary taetlca of Mr. Ed munds, yesterday would have seen tbe Seuale for tbe flrat time since 1860 la the bauds of tbe Demoerale. Mr. Blaine I abssnt, but being paired off Itb a Democrat, hia presence would not affect the Issue. Senator Patter son, of South Carotins, and Couover, of Florida; though Kepublicane of the ex- tremeet type In tbe past, voted with the Democrats on All question yesterday, aud their course eaused greatest eon- stsrnatloa amsng the ItepuMlcau, autt mi ii -.I,., th - Hag referred quite pointedly to J'aIU ancee" in hi spsech on tba floor, And there la no doubting tba fact tbat these "All Isnc " eoobl havs hurld ths publican power In tha Senate for year (ooom but for tbe presence of Senator Edmunds, lie bad been absent lor eev eral day oh a shooting expedition with some friends, and bis retura was as for tunete for hj party a wa that of Oeu- I Grant at ritteburg Landing, or 8berdaa at Cedar Creek, for their arm- lea. In tha abseoe -these Qenerals, the enemy bad broken down their de fense, turned their flanka, and were burling the broken and dleordered col umn bark lolo.. Irretrievable root and dtaoftleT," and yet the coming of the General turned tbe tide of defeat Into th at ream of aaeceee, and enabled the beaten forces to' become victorious. - It waa a narrow escape, and tha Kepubli cane may thank their alare for the lead ership of Mr. Edmunds, while the Den) ocrata can. bold him agalo responsible 'of ft genr.li.hli bl.ih !.... J tbem on tha eve of aucceas. Did Bens tor Bayard," of Delaware, poesem. that phlegmstiecoolness w bleb'djstingutshee Senator Edmumls, under all circum stances, be wouid be a formidable foe Indeetl. " Bet be la excitable, and an Adroit opponent cad easily mislead blm lib flank, movemeata through per sonal or unimportant Issues. Edmunds ia a master of sarcasm aad parliament-. ary expedient, and tbey served a good purpose yesterday for bla party, loss- much as Inevitable defeat etared It ln- tbt face until hi force were brought to bear Agalnet tba anemy. . Wa to-day heard a prominent Democrat lavelgh lag agalnet Mr. Edmunds' resort lo par- ameutafy taetlca lo prevent admission of the Democratl Seuatora, eeemlagty forgetful that In parlies, as la war, every expedient le honorable ao it secure sec- Next week operation will be In teresting, because tbey will determine .".Vj,.,'!L?.l,J..h- ,li lftJlbtJa-J tare, and both partlee will ass every ca dre v or, every deeira ta attain their ends; tha one la to defeat, and tba other to obtaia tha admission of these Soulbera Senators. . Or so Qreenweod baa returned from tba West, aod now Ilea qaita 111 at her boos aa Capitol Hill. Her eampalgn- Ing la Colorado And California baa not proven;' Aa strengthening aod Invlgor Atiug to her as la other year. . Fxux. ' Waahtagtoa, D. C, Nov. 23, 1877. Tha womaa who thrilled aa audience with a bright aud electric aoille haa beea engaged la light tba auditorium of a theater. : " , "" . .. Cleopatra' leadl. A sea-going obelisk la each An anom aly in lb history of archltectarajhat It w oM have been unreasonable to el pec I the huge monolith now on ita -way . to Englaud to csps"llhoul at least one marine ad ven lure.- Unlike men, raonu- menta are euppoed lo lead quiet-a uneveutfui live, remaining 1 In one position, and preeervl olfirent calm amid .the eh bustle that goon around tbem. Occa sionally, however,. It happetie that even aa obeiUkwwsll experieuee the up and down of ftfeV be uhject to the caprices of fortune, and enjoy opportunities of visiting different oarta of the world. Among thia ela of traveling obelisks, the Cleopatra' Needle now ea toyaie I ooiileuoue. After bavlng been livaeo out of the granite quarries of Pyene at an Immense eiiiemlHure in human I iMir. aud at eiNfi cost to the tresaury of Thotbroea III., thla mouoiith bad for a lew hundred years a comiaraiiveiy prnspemu ellatenee at Helloiioli. Its- ttonenf bread and wine were offered at ila pedealal with profier solemnity, and In A.nianuer hlahlv Interesting ton tu- dentotnh freaks and-frottcBof irtmhrr,arKef5f ah officer and crewof six iuen, tlveroau. The sides of the moniinient wlo will remain on board of her, 1 11 cm were Inscribed with the uamee of Turn and lis, the settiug and the rising sun; and if the granite possessed those sent I mental ay tnptthle which M. Gautler scribed in Ihe IJior obelisk Ja uo doubt it thrilled with emotion while recelvlug the oblatioua otlerett to til' deltiee. The element nf change flrat entered Into the exieteooe of Cleopatra's Neetlle at Ihe time It waa sent down the Nile to decorate the Casoareum, aud since that lime the olieiisk haa had but little peace.. First aa earthanake overthrew it, then the aand drilled about It, and for a few agee the aelf-eufliclent monu ment, aocuMomed to the devotion Of myriads of Egyptians, had an opportu nity to acquire the virtue of humility, In 1901 It again roae to the dignity of public Imports ooe. A tenl of Hrltlsb allor atatioued in Egypt became Inter ested In-the nrust rate mnnidith, and plans were laid for' Ita removal tu Eng- nd. Operations were sea reel v under way, however, before Ihe admiralty de cided that British sailors had no busi ness with obelisks, aud in compliance Ittl ""their" orders the work -wa aban doned.- Tbe public lost Interest In the cetved no furtiier attention aave from archsjologlsta and wandering tour bit a on til 1wr.iX&ClQ3i&rnist pmsejrted 11 to lb rrince ttgent. and the nritmn nearly-Hfovernmeut formally accept ted ll.eglO. i"oqMn or ite remova. wa itgal.n seriously eulertalneil, hut tbe estimate of the expense, X 10,000, deterred the eco nomical British nation from making the atterupt-Ialaal the- late Mr. Joseph Hume, great economist aa he waa, advocated lie removal in the House of Commous; but again Ihe expense; thla time computed at 7,000, appeared loo great. After thla the uuhappy obe lisk waa efJefed to tb Cryatal Palace, which Institution promptly but politely declined th honor of recei ving auch a gift. By thla time the mouunient, If at all sensitive, must have concluded lhat Ita cup of humiliation; waa attoot full. But werse was yet tQ.come. lu H52il suffered--mutilation at th bands of Mr. Scott Tucker, an. antiquarian; who brought a emair fragtueui lamlaml areawulsil It tuthe Jliltlsh Mil' l11"1 - gin, in IH')7, the aunjeet r lis 1 1 removal waa brougbt before the Urtitsh government by a ootlflcstton -from ihe Khedive that ba bad let Ilia ground un der Ite feel, or rather aide, lo a iireek fllreliattt - t.'nlni4 limvmtt IrrMiwin, ,- UinTmiis.rTnTTHiiror commerce, disgusted with a tenant w ho paid no rent ami could- not be elected, qujtly hurled tha. unhappy monument under the saud, and carried on Ills in glorious pursuit of sordid gsin slov tbe fallen shrine of Egapt's greatest god. Better times were comlug, however. Olielisks are not like mortals. A yeara. passed in the seclusion of the grave Impair neither their beauty nor their value. Cleopatre'a Needle wae hurled, but Ita memory still lived, and In 1878 it entered Into tha heart of Sir J. E-Alexander to once more agitate the question of its rrsurrertrnu and removal to tha Inhospitable shores of Albion. Not even yet, however, would thechllly bosom of Mother England respond loan appeal on behalf of, the unhappy monu ment. Only an Individual heart warmed toward It tbat of Professor Era m us Wilson, who ottered the sum of Xlq.OOO toward accomplishing Ita removal. He anon found a coadjutor lo the person of Mr. John Dixon, an able engineer, who piopoeedlo undertake the task. . t Tha aeheme dsclssJ by thl gentle man was me construction or a wrought Iron pontoon, ninety-two' feet long by fifteen feet In diameter, within which tha obelisk" m ir lit be conveyed to Eng laud by sea.' Tbls pontoon ahould be furnished with a series of bulkheads or diaphragms, dividing tha ship Into eight water-tight com pail menta.. The obelisk was to pase through these hulk heads, which are provided with "spring beams'' made of limber properly elastic. I'pon these spring, beaone Cleopatra's Needle ahould rest, and he so packed and calked thai any nudue at rain would hut break or bend a piece of timber, leaving th obelisk Intact.. Tbe flota tion power nf tha pontoon thu coa- eiructed la 7tS tons, while the weighs leas than a fourth aa manyhnd the ballast but thirty tonaHviice ll was believed that ll could' not easily founder, even ahmildjine or two of Ita eight eonipertmeWeoeoome filled with water. Toe sbp's buoyancy being thus provi.leifrVibe deck-house, meats, and other fhflngs were next completed. The deck-house waa fdaced above the pon toon and near Its eeater. bavin a steer ing wheel tn tha fore pert, and aeeoea- to tha beach of tha Mediterranean, waa coaxed Into entering lha pontoon ta a eery logenioue way. - Tba soil under a abort length of the obelisk having been completely excavated, tbe segment of tbe pontoon meant to cover I hot part was built around It. Another, and still another, bit waa treated la like manner, lb sag men la being duly fastened to gether. Wben ready for taking Ihe sea, aa the poei toon's completion, tbe Needle waa brought by hydraulic pressure Into a proper post 1 ton. A roadway was tbsn dug up to lha aea wall and through It, and a abort, sloping platform made, narrow "hurricane dechas also bull! fnltedStateelhan live litany nthermuo. " T.'" ' I iJ)!,- ? ahova the cabin. Two bit, keel, were try; Bupport. Hayes beea,., hi. admin- 'IilllZZ mlded below. J V l.t ration bs brought pes to the coea- '. piPlT 1 P'; sTeta lu heaeen . ' ... . U-v a o.l hkaw IJrai.l ra.u.allv aa a Alld hould 4her flu I A Woman rising Tha rM.tonwhen completed waj seat n ' Ztll'SlrZ '"- the'lhro.H.. be will imnli. leAUxaudria In sections, r-a-ly tore- mail wiinmu gone wno male a ire , ,,,. celveber.lngularfr.lght7-Th.Ne-.ile, mehdo.ia blunder in h .Xl ff&Zx&ZT which ... lying burled l thc.and eh "-r.l.lilp of Hm Army for th. ire. -Hit ' .. . . .. .k.ii . . M.iiiii, . m r . v . . . . ...... ... ..... r - - t - 'mM. kj jjt i - - , NUSIIIEIt in. leading Into deep water, so -Utsl-Jris ship, with the obelisk inside, could he easily rolled Into the aea.' - , Everything went propitiously for. the traveling obelisk, tsn Maw occurred In the calculations. And on Heptember ath the following jubilant dlptcf wa re- Egyptian officials, the foreign repreaen. taMvea,And all the Eogllsh community in Alexandria. . Great I merest was taken In the ceremony. The cylinder had been In dork since the unfortunate aeeldeot lhat- -happened In rwWnir -H down to the sea, but all damages are now thoroughly reislred. ' A cabin. steering apparatus, and mast have beeu an. M-d 10 tiMi snip, wnictt te hww qulU ready for sea. Ills Cteoalra' draw about nine feej of water fof wanl.aiHl len feet aft, and seem buoyant enough; but although liiey have given Jier two keel sons on which lo steady her,lhe general rear la that ahe will mil heavily In a heavy aeawav", and she doe not seem to answer her helm well. She will he In stress of west her should con pel the tug to cast her off, and Mr. Dixon, the en gineer, will accompany her In the tug." The veasef wblohM)k the (Jeope-Jl nrhef Voyage towarj KngTan.l was Ihe "lga," an iron ablp owned by the M. Andrew Steam toropsny, lverfXHil, Booth, master. Towed by thia Vessel, the pontoon containing' ihe obelisk mad steady headway toward England until the latter part of the week ending October 13th. The )lga" and her con voy were at tb'a time ia the Bay of Bis cay, when a gsle overtook them, which Incressed lu fury toward Sunday even ing. Soon after dark the wind Iwimc so high that the "Olira" cant oil the low-ropes, and about ly o'clock a tre mendous sea overwhelmed the "CleoHi. tra," broke some of the rail ballast adrift, aud left her with a atroug list to strrKanl. CBptBlnCarterJucom of the latter vessel, feariug auotbwr such aea might capsixe her, aignalet'for as sistance. The "Olga" sent a boat with a volunteer crew, which found the ''Cle opatra," and caught the rope thrown to them, nut P4uill iHd bold 011, and drifted away. The "Olga" Imagined Iter boat waa with the daybreak, IheTirsleT-oiitlnuIng, a very skillful atleiuiit waa made, lo get the "Cleopatra's ' ere 1 ifi inoaen succes'iuiy ami 11 was men found that the twist'screw were nilwii.g. lid 'the "Dlga" slesnied away to look after them. Th search provel fruitless,. and on returulug, the "t leopaira " could not lie found, and the "Olga" at once, headed for Falmouth. , t n thla manner our unhanpr olieiisk waa lost at sea. Tbe lid of lorlune had not foraakeu it. however. Within twit day'a time, the "t itxmaurice," a vewel nouipi irom MiiKiiesoorougn lor BrfW - cla, si ah ted the wandrrer not far from the spot where 'shs was cast olf, and taking her. lu tow, landed her at Ferrol. bon t he coast uf Spain. JIurjM r't H'etlly. Eow to b Eanduyne. eelved at the foreign omc from M Hold w hale ins n's sttenttnnr W.W1IH1S Tifn- wrtAttlan at Alexandria; "I yeeierdsy Douneel ita Sflsh." and. after puiiiuu - ranoutliy I launched the cv Under iron sblo t leon- I nn tha ..n.... i.-.i. ..... .1., . .. 1 u ng a mag- atra, eonlainlng tbe otiellsk known as 1 10 leeward ol ll, went 11.. w to bring up auge and I t'leonatra'a Needle.' in presence nf the rili Inn.a Wi.-.. 1.,1 ...,ki .. tit?.',-. 11 , h charges lis again, but we make 110 !bP.k,i?i!""'t ' . bun, snowing that now" -Moak people w some. NoImhIv denlee the great power whlcn any person may have who has a ha. 'aveU befoie a word, ha spoaeji. .aiiu we see au QJi lu men and women to Improve their looks, Na. Alt can not Iwv good, features they are aa God made them hut at mo any one cajjoojByd1T-eT?orriy with gOodtivaTlfi; IU11 hard to give rulee In a very short space, but to brier these will dot - . I Keep clean wash freely. All the skin want is leave to act Ireely, and It take rare of Itself. It thousand of air-hole must not be closed. - Eat regularly, aud sleep enough oot fvwXloti ttiucli. Tbe stomach can no more work all the tfiue, night and day, than a horse. -It must have regular work ami rvst, . ' Oood teeth are a belp ta good looka. Brush them with a soft brush, especially at night. Goto bed with cleansed teeth. Of course to have white teeth It la need ful td let tobacco alowe. Aii women know that. Washes for tbe teeth should be very .simple. , Acid msy whiten the teeth, lint It take off th enamel and Injures them. Sleep in a oool room, in pure air. No one can havaacleanly akin wbo breathes bad air. But mora than all, In order to look well, wake up mind aud soul. When the mind Is awake, the doll, aleepy look pa see away from Ihe eyes. I do, not know thai lbs brain expand.' but 1 1 seems so. 'fit ink, and read, not Irashy novels, buMbook sod paper that have something In "them. '. Men aay tbey cannot afford books, and sometime do not even pay for a newpaper In that case It doe Ihem little good, tbev feel so mesn while reading tbem. But men can afford whs tbey really elmoa. If all tha money spent iq self-ludulgeuc) In hurtful In dulgence, wssspeul in bojkor papers for self-lmprovewieotjsre should see a change. : Men wnuhf grow handsome, and women.'loor' The soul would shins out Ihrougir'th eyes. We were not meant to'b mere animals. Ietushave books and read tbem, and sermons and -heed Ihem, " . . Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, who ha been "due" at any and all limes during the last fifteen year, ta one of tba cheeriest of Invalids. He wears glove ou haada a small as tliose of a ten-year-old child, relishes rich food, though butler aud eggs are forbid ten htm, tabes an occasional whiff .of to bacco, ami, when In health, has two ounce of whisky or brandy after dinner, W hold that tbe right to' the esseo tlslsof life wholesoms food, comforta ble shelter, ami proper chdh I ngw belong ta every human weeng wbo I willing la work; and earth, air, and sunlight are tbe common heritage of Ihe race. - Much Is now being aald concerning th Christian ue of omecx A for ua, we cannot get beyood this term. Fancy reading I u a new version of lha Bible: "Take up thy cross, nod cigar. And follow am t" f f.. . ' ... rail an a.l.lr..as al.a I.a.1 n rM n. ml nM 1 - . , . . , A Jnarnal forth Peol. Iwvotae' to ib lBlrtr Paaaaaltjr. ladrpvaUeul la Piilillr aa4 Rrl'lB. h Allv to alt LI aud Tborahlv J L A I I I MFlrl lb Opposing aud Kxpusluf tbe Wrons ol lb Msm. ' CorrespondeWt srltirovcr Rwunrt lrs tures Wttal Mish"kuaieA tbelr names -Kdllor, or no allvnititn wiH be lvu lutbrlr. eonimaiilrailons. . -Taking 8wordth. rCABri-L TSCI1.JI. WITH AW IB-TlliHT A- " Kki. an ai'Ukdiu a u eus. It wa eoihe time l-f re we culd dla- tlngulah the sieek, rising and falling wUh the sea, winch had attracted the bapa a mil lielore .It, we Isy to for our nnal liislruetloii, the sktpM-r look the wheVl to "keep her head on If yerran," and th one w ho held the air-light !i rel was told "When y're sure I've struck him, -pr wtrti ir. . He was" aa cool as a ciiciimber as he look the hsrpo.ni and ciiltlug spade for ward, eotling thellne (ell end of which wee fast lo the jiarpooti, the other end to the barrel) carefully nil deck, will, the caution, "Waie alien ll fl .kesont," and taking ouly enough with him to hie r.HH.1 nn tit bo a pi rt end tn give him ample eliM.w roiu. His elation reached, he fixed the spade in the suit- port ready to receive it, laid the iron Mi frnt ol bun serosa lbs cauY waved hia band, and we filled away, close hauled. Never waa a mil hiore slowly sailed by Ihe little croup In the pit of th White Cloud. Never bad our Itearla beaten faster than aa we.tieared the fifteen-feet aea. o lb pilot la aluioet over him; lowly he raise tls!rui, l.'rsces him self, ami hurls It with all the strength of both sluew arms. The Iron sinks -deeply into the sleeping flli; there I a mighty surge, lbs liue fisae over-, boanl aa quickly a thought, the Host aplaxhv as It. dHpMara lieiieath the water, then. alt la ailll. ye luir and wall. Presently up bobs ll. final. The Bah, finding the slraiu of III air-tight ban! loo severe, Is coming to the aur, face. Now the waier bubbles and IxilJs just n uder our lee, and the swordflaii . tireachea half his length out of his ele ment, shake himsrlf savagely, and swims at lightnTng epe for (lie barreL- u nU sword, but It reels so lightly on top of the water that lie can not injure it. Then lie slops, look at us an instant, (nd itarta towsri Ihe boat. We have. 110 lime tu bflng-her ln-s-l- armitid, and if he strikes it will be sinldaliii- The kly alt, bilnging his iong-haiidltd, lhree-coriiere.1 spade, aud, aa the ll-.li couies williln slrialug'iris tsnce, sima mie swltt, IHM-rrltig bioy GaXtllTriTT-TTiii -4na Intnliln Seoul dniHt harmieaa, tiie iifK-r inuseles at its base are Mrie., aiui ii psaavs under Us, Jarring the boat, .and splakhlug ua with water as he aounda. Again the float goe under and la out of sight a longer time than before- Again thefish throws'litihseir out of watrr, allowing hissw.iHriTauglng down at an angle or forty-rive degrees. He swjwis once or twice around the barrel, tlitoll alarla Ilk avl. .Itfrard I t.w. fi.rt.rn. k irp,n Ual wTih the float plowing I hind hm. When-we best UD lie fa feebly lighting It. He aounda for a abort' lime, hut comes up exhsusled. Once r twice he rolls-over un hi side, but' recovers hlni'svlf and awiiua on In viort tacka. We preaa blm too nl.Hwl v: and ho la poweriess-to injure ua, nor does be 1 .... l 1 IT--I rT trlkuapparently res 1 1 ting lhat -" "7 """) his wrapiin Is n'li aaliuxlgiJMI Ulllft'f, '' ',' "f" i'amrtlng up Ihe oilier side. ....- t of device . ..." ri i ..... .i ,. Aud au he sounds and swims, fight and runs, until at last lis succumbs to exhauaijon and lien still. We work up ali.ngaldeLjia't,s wenft, tb pHot puur surs inio me verv me. there Is a shudder along his whole body, his fins work convulsively a moment, and tbeu he Ilea motionless and dead. We Mg A lack I to our nisi 11 mast, and, after -cob-si.terable labor get hint aboard, where we can examine si our leisure his pecu liar shape, and sdlnlrs bis graceful "cliptier build." Our Nantucket ter ea llniatea bla weight at lielween 600 and Alio pounda. His aword ie ever three feet lu length, its broken point and nleked edgee proving that Itaowuer wa an old, a well a a lighting fUh.- Fur eil and Stream. . Hev. 'Mra. J.. E. Irvine," anr evangelist of oonal.iwable oiertv, t at presAhl hold-: ing a series of revival meetings In the northeastern counties of I'eunaylvaula, with marked success. Mrs. Irvine baa but recently 'returned from Kuniie, where she wss actively engaged in the revival movement for over two year. There thnuaan is were eon verted through her Instrumentality. Closing her la bors there, ahe a few mouth ago re turned to me 1 mien nta'es. forrtis past lew awm Mrs. 1'r v 1 1 been earnestly engaged tier have heeu convert!!, and tha-allar continues tn be fllletl.wiHi MitVita nightly. Mr. Irvine has a culinliig way about her, and her .words rarely fall lo draw upon the teiidefest chords nf the- moot stub- sinners. Through her earnest ng some of be worst drunkards. gamblers, men, once wealthy aud Influ ential cIMbsiks jhul wtio have been brought to povery aud degradatfoif by strong drink, have been led to. the allar and aaved. . Tbe meetings continue to grow In interest, and nightly the church . la filled lo overflowing. The surround ing country la iile thinly populated, . and many com (1 flee 11 to twenty mile to attend the meetings. - Hh never fall lo draw a large congregation.' - Itev. I)R, l!t,IKM, TIIR WtiMAN-IlATES. It sti.hspieiteil that during tb session of the Gongrerwl lonal AssoclaTtnii, held Isat week In jleover, Otat the lUv. Dr. ttiia, who niade hluiaelf so n.Hnrious a an opHinenl of Woman Hullrage during tbe 1st" enmpnign, wa present wben aa intelligent ao4 cultivated Christian lady, a Mrs, Itwsou, arose lu in that other place ? Coiorado Farmer, A writer la the Mxliel World aaaerU lhat nervous diseases are ou be de- cresap, tseausi of a higher and belter mode of living a mora bountiful us of nutrition toand indulgence In rerre bIHm; the tendency to .lloiliiiall Ihe In crease of fsiuillssysHi'l the deeliniHg in fluence of Ihe tefrors of a dogmstie tiie '"g. ' CpwsedTof two hnwiied atvill -sTlpd Ing American watchee have recently asnt to India imt railway service. . .