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PHILOSOPHY. I ,hl if bwl asjaiusl alt sorrow, au I taid, -I will b bspir ii-'f wfau." Alaal fuilauue lL ilarllua ul au) fl.sral Ui4 tk-nraih lb Miulr palL Tha trleved in J arblnt brarl la ullrrtMutl deaiaur: Mj Irars (iiabrd frwuitb'lr source In saoilra t reams. TiM (MMnt; ( mora ! raaiilf Ibal ballfctbl ahm.sM 'rt Itistuibw) irsiull draams. I roauird Jor. but K.rr rm.a inUtrlmaTar, As brought such irirfa as atrium- M'r fur. !; A bash uf thorns prahf up a brr bka.tn'4 bul yratrrilaa A bad uf (kileis. At las', full llra-d uf srvkliit; J..J ami lloilluf r-.rnia. I aaid. "b. IhliiK of Irani I prilbi-acoiu With Hi t'la) -ba Oral la grrrt ma u lb aiorrow Mak ff mr hrarl lb? Immr." ftrta Jur outrr.t4l bt r a ika lo fiilUia whrr I ami. An llaia fli w h ai lo a falr ' rirram: Tba fras-raiit air srruusl tilled II b songs ml Illlgelil. Aiil Ufa )" tiruia. Then wraith It prnuri: hu rU b ara Ibry b.iuli Coailrnlcl hearts, ami slrrngf Ii lo brar thrir lul; A ad wall) a lataut- PH'I-"! iiDalliruB M irr I,ifirr lit a !' ha wail Ml trai h l'i) heart ihe.lrar I'blbianplif Tbal ahuairs lil.-siiika n II" Imiiiau ran-: UriKlillr arm. 'lis man's l-t I Tl I. eg ta dl Ami M.iki r (a. e! Of whst atajl la II I Our lite ara rn i a lia li lilrahsll rod! l. li il.-r.ls-n.it jrrr: Enough i a, mm llial I t lo rrrrt In art a III end lu bar uf ami lean. -R. II. Krblllligtua III liiatd Hulls, krrllig. A MAI! ITA I. KI'ISOPE. Yea, Itiioul had certainly married fur lore, mil lie hud thrown himself with ucb enthusiasm into hi new lifi that in a day all hi relation w ith tin- outer WOrlll Were shattered like gills. Ill' hat himself in hi sanctuary, turned the key on the inside iiikI tati In hnppi net drop ly drop. When ly chance yon encountered liiin lie harUy gave you worJ; hi' teemed to I afraid of hi paat, uml tKk c ur lo avoiil nil iIum- ho co II M 'Ki.-Mlily rrcull it to iiiiml. RjiouI wu thiiH for n'liifi i'ht mould. Towunl tlio initUlU' of tin' ninth he IiikI reliijM i' ' ' '-nirr lintiit. )m tuft bitn lino' i. , ' .: v. Hi IiikI rwuiiied his ( i'ur, walki'J moru leinuri'ly ami tld not illMlaiil to Cilot l.n laviioliul claiico at a iirctty wntiiun. This not U--.tUM- h iu Ii-mi hu fj iu hia hum or loved lia hi jin-tty t let lo wife. Oh, no, nut ut all; for when ertr I nu t him li aaMin-d me lurmntly "that hi wifi wan a tn-amiro." When a himliaiid Mira thi KOawiliVfly there ia no room to iloiiht that lie i itill - a lort-r. You do not uk"- with me? A man, you n.iy, who umioiiiicea lliua that bit wife ia a treauri ia a man who blow .upon tea or iioIhh already cold. Ah, well, nerhap you aru rik'I't; when the fire Maine one warm hiiiiK-lf iuid ireii oral 1 y tay nothing. To tell the truth, Knotil had herfim to blow uxu hi lire. The iwwtiicM that had intoxicated him liinn iiiontlia aKO apiM'ured to him now a littlo iniiii. the wurm teiiitxTiiturti alamt hint a little heavy, nml when hi wifo vuiiie miftly behind him and kiMd him "ii the hrow he U'Kan to notice what he had neve; uotireil liefor" that i-lie rufthil hi hair. He Raid nothing, hut wa irnlaleil.au noreil; all the more an a the tender lit tle woman, M-eiiiK notlinor her lf. after her kii would clime lilt eyin with her little handa ami lan'li like a gleeful chihL "Come, come, Louise," naid he one trKiriiin. ti 1 1 1 1 ri It iiiiiuhMihli' to lie ri lent longer, "do yon not that I am read i iik'.'" "Thin nay, 'My dear little wifo, 1 adore you!' and I'll let you go," Loiii rettirneil, with the xiiit of an aiitfel. ' Hut 1 have aaid it fire hundred and one time already, and to lie frank, LouiM-, ilei lllie to be forced to r'a-at it ewry quarter of an hour." And he ttoo'ied for hi liook, which hail fallen to the floor, and clociiiK aa it fell.ohliued him to lox live minutea more M-'kin the nlace where he hud left off. which no much im reai-d hin laid humor that ten minute later when they aat down to lunch ho found the muji tli-cidedly too taJt, Olid aid ao. "Why, no, liaoiil; 1 J not And it ao, Loiii-' returned imiociiiily. "Hut I do. and that Kettle it," Kaoiil declartnl wn'iiiitorily, lamriiiK water in hit bou illou withadoterniiiiiil air. "The fact ia, my dear, your ci-ok know no more of .iioiuiif than ahe know of finance. Tint food ii iineatahle. It l only at a restaurant that a preM-ntnhle ' fillet can lie had." Ami he hreatln-d a ort of i(,'h that rev nil.liil a atilkil re . fret. "But a month ajjo ihe lcavd von," orgiil Louise, who. in jiitu uf her love ind getitli ne. did not lack eiirit: "I Jo not undepitund it." "You do not undcoUtitl! Now, why lo you nay that? And "uch a tone! Tlie very minute, it nn nu to Die, that 1 ! ect to anything, yon jump to the con luhion that I am content w ith notliinjf." "1 diil not aay that." "You have it to lie uippoM-d, never theh'aa." Silence fell between tlieiu. but mean while ftaoul, Mill fiiuiini;. thought how, .re, ntly, they would K" to inntall thrtn elve in the kittimc room, having neither theater uor ball to attend thi evetiinc: that he wonld open lua pajaT. and, while reading, he would n-e over it eilj;e the regolar uiovement of hia wife' needle, plying back and forth in that eternal -tubroidcry: and that, after the paper, its wonld rraiune hi biaik, yawn three timet, loC'k at the dock, and then, to kp him from (foin to tlecp entirely, hi wife would ap-al to him with the. runal queation: "lilue, black or red In thi corner, Raotil? What do yrm tay ivtr "PetT An exprrasion that had ouca brought tear ot ti-nderat to bit eye and uat now teemed ttaiurl. All tiiee thonuhu came one by one. and gradually he felt hi ld bumor In- citae, till tuddeuly he rt-uuie.l har- It. -I do cot tea what thereat o extra. ordinary In Aihicg to hav a properly cooked filVt" O -WeU, 1 wm wronj: Til tea to tbt Bf it," Lo-mm antwered. with mauner li::!a pnm. Raoul laid down knife and fork re ijcedly. "My dear child." taid he, "have 1 aaid that yea were wrong? Ycm have a Terr lingular mama f r poaing at an injnred perron." At heart he f!t bimaelf on j art, but ac9-er waa ttrocger tfcaa be, aad nvpontr d W 1J avals. O "If only yon would becalm, Rannl," Umi- la-Kan Kcntly. lk calm la-calm, yon aaxf A if I were thu one who bat lt hi teinjiert Hut, Loiiire, thi it Krfri-tly t'blldlah. What i-!m- h.ive you for dinner bealdea tin tin. tr 1 ri ally do lint know." Toe in, il came to all end in the pro-fniitil.-t iiiice. Iiiiiuraliately after wuril K.wml ti.k hia hat. "Yoii are ironic out, Kaonlr" baxardml Lout' aoftly. "If you will kindly penult ineT And out In) went, but not with an a iired atep. tin the ataircaae he ttopptd to li-ti n. "Slii- did not ak me, even," thought he woi,ierint:ly. "if I were '"! to bo lute. How traiie! Hut it prove what I lad let i-l that I have la-eu tiai Weak with her iii the tirat iiiontlia of our mar riue." I line in the at reel be auaed attain irreaiiliitely, not knowing where to ifi but finally t roll.-d on at random, but toning hi irlovea and till tineaaily re flit'tiliK. Ilia wife wa the beat little woman In the world, but he had been too weak with her, there wa no donbt of it. At the tobaccoiiiat't on the corner he etopail to light hi cigar. Oil the botlle vard all the rufe were ieu, a crowd tilling the chair. Ah, how good it wa! To atroll at one' eaae iu Pan one inuat alway atroll alone. He paed la'fore hit old club, blaring with lia'ht and atir with men, but he dared not enter, though be bad a great deaire to do no; lie dreaded the tiuilit that would KTrrt hia aparance and and croaMil to the oppoaite' aide. Then, tix, bow irritating it wa when he gave hia anil to hit wife to have her niake thoe long ti la-fore the Jewel er' and milliner' that alwaytuiade him to f uriou. Yea, be wa right lo troll agreeably In 1'ari one muat 1 alone. Nevertbelea. two hour biter, filled with reiimrae, he I timed hit t lt home ward to find hi wife with red eye. "I'ryint:!" thought he; "actually cry ing, aa if 1 couldn't leave the Iioum a moment without her la having a if I hail really dea rted her!" And inatead of embracing her, a he really wiahed to do, be calmly mounted the ttaira with an icy little "Good night, my dear!" Loui"e, on her. tide, wa far from tlupid; her huaband wa bored when with her she felt it; the felt, too, that even the ruatlo of her akirt irritated R ioul. What ahoiild ho do? The U-st the could, at all event-: and by it thou aaiid and one little wifely effort and attention ahe aoiight to re-etahlih the tender little chat and joke and joyoni laughter iu the comer by the fire. Out the very restraint that the imputed upon herself made the effort alxirtive. Tiuie and again the oaiied a talk with him iu the old, light hearted fuahioii, only to be thrown back nou bi-raelf by a cold or nonchalant "yea" or "no" from ltaoul, accorded without even raiding hia eye. More thau all. too, the wa wouuded in her telf reauect when trviug on a dreta or bat before him.ou the effect of which the had counted, to receive only an iu dilTerent, "No, it ian't bod, that drem or hat but, had I been you, I'd have taken yellow iu place of that blue. Proud little Louise! Only a woman anil a wife would know how ahe auffcred! Thi Mate of thing had laated perhapn a month, when one evening, H.ioul, who wa "till at table, received a note, nil tealiit and white and daiutly U'rfnmiil "Allow Hie." aaid be, addreaaing hi wife; and he tore opeu the note, which ran: Sit i'HK KAOi i.-Vbu kuoa If II would Dot be aKrwable lu )"U to find )uiirarf atiaia lo tbal llltle restaurant of lb Hoi ila ID rrnnra. whli b la lu lb luldilleol tba aalvr. Ill rouia Nil. A. I II uol, alio aliiilo dwu Umiu tba lakv I bataaa Mr ibal Tura ilav Ii. m. (Iiumirniwi thai rmmi all! lie free. What ilo yuu llilukf At all tvvnla II will ba aril lu are. Tuaard I o'cl k I be uiu will baia gnut be lilml Ibe Irers: It will la- fmb ami nail In Ibal lllllti'balri.ai.d Ibr nilrtebaliubruind tbrra ar liul ili'lli u. Iblur, AaiMii. "Amanda, Amanda," aaid Kaoul to hiiliM'lf; "where the devil have 1 known an Amanda:" and he reiiuiimil a mo ment Niiuleriug. "I it bad lit'wa'r" naked Louiae quietly. Then he rvmi'inlicred hi wife' pre. ence, and answereil like a man interrupt ed by an iiiiiairluiiate chatterer, "No, m only from my tailor." And aa he hurriedly began to migar hia coffee to ea caN) haikiug hi wife iu the fare it teemed to him, from the corner of hi eye, that ahe waa oliaerving him fixedly. Thrown itf bin balance, he did liot tear Up the note, ll one ualiallv that Willi tailor' effusion, hut replaced it care fully in the envelope and allpi it into hi tax-kct. Stranger Mill, and a Mill more difficult thing to explain, he wa charming all the ret of that evening. That letter and Amanda whom he rutild not all the leant in the world routed in him, apparently, the gayint faliciea. He waa flattereil, though be would never have admitted it, that there were aome who did uot lielieve the old tpirit entirely dead in him. -1 hall certainly go to that reiidei rou." he told himself, "and it ia well for me tliat I am not like mine men. Very few indeed Could reaiat a lllomi'llt of inadncM. which for me will m only a moment of frolic. To go on a I am U to rait out like iron. Ah. how lucky it it for me, too, that my wife it an angel! She doe not inspect, poor darting; uot the leat in the world." He turned to look at her betiding tranquilly over her embroidery and mnrmunil again, "No, not the leatt in the world!" And with twaggering air he lagan to pace the anion, buiniu;ng to biuraelf with aatta fivtlun. like one who i arnied to th tetb and who ta-lla bimwlf. "I kill no one; it i only becanee I am good bow lf(vi.l tiny do not know." And retdlr. feeling himaelf at that moment of a to perior eaaence, he wat happy aa a king. Next morning, while breakfaating. Raoul conld not reUt the temptation to exj lain what a fillet cliateanbnand waa, and how to cook it. If you would like one thi evening." aaid the young wife, "auppoee I try it," "No, thanks; I pke of it, but do not want it. Moreover, it would not be poe it'ule thit evening." and be thrilled with ph aaiire at putting hi foot on the alip pcry incline, penuadtal that he at leaat would not faiL "Bat why not t&it ereoingr Louite tri-ted. "Iltve I not told yon, then? 1 met Paul Varrnna today, and promiaed to dine w.:h him tonight. Hit brother, be ! MT1 baa j'i-t returned frum Mexico. I i trhM to excuae mytelf, but be tnaUted ' M mUt-b that I couldn't get outof it, yon 1 know." "Indeedr auid Locate. Preaently R-aoul roe. kita4 hit wife gjjj itarteid out, turning car last! y at ' t door to call back that may be te voM m( g aier aU; It rmZj eooli 1 fT not u ii. Neverlbelraa toward 9 ovuk .h. model hinlvnd n-turnei. "I'm going," aid he. "Paul would I trrionalv Vi xitl if I failtnl to dine with him. And you. my little Louiae, yon are uot to worry, lieatili-t, I've thought of niuethitig go to t our wunt't to dinner. Jean will bring yu home, and I'll take yon f.ere la-fore I Mart. How di that tint vou'r" "Perfrx-tly; but it tlieilleaa to trouble youraelf to eaiurt llie tliere; I can eaally go alone." Half an hour later ltaoul, fn-ah haven, perfumed, amiling. carefully drea, jumped into a coupe, and et out for the liol de im eilliea. lid wa ffiy pouiiil lighter it t'riel to him, a be mounted the restaurant ttep. liut then, hat if. after all. the did not conic? No matter, be would not think of it, but continued on. greeting again with pleasure that varied odor J ruharto reatauranta, that rattle of plate and glante clinked up and down the Main by hurrying waiter, towel on arm, and kuivet and fork tticking like quill from their jacket 'ket. "Monsieur i alone?" aked one of them affably, advancing to meet him. "Ye; but I expaft tome one. No. 3 i fn-e, i it not ?" "Ye. moIIMclir." He threw open the door, and llitoul euteml joyously. "And monsieur will not order now?" demanded the man, ileaiting the menu with a flourish. "Not now, I'll wait;" and he threw down hi hat and Ksik.il almut him. The tamo eternal cabinet that he had teen a hundred tiluea red llJaT, leafed With gold; a ofa with three cuahioli. none too oft; a cl.ak in gilt bronze, two flower I" 'la taitli flower, an upright piano out of tune, a car t w here all the laaita of Pan had a right to leave their trace, and a table in the center, laid with cover forttto. The fork were twisted and turuisheil from w-rvice lo hundnila of mouths, the crystal heavy, warranted not to "nick," and on the edge of the plate and the n-t of the "imli-structible" chiuu the Inline of Die reatanrnnt acroll.il in gilt Something iu the iirroiiuliugiecallcd to ltaoul the dl:;ut that he had once felt, but certainly would feel no more; in vert h' l.-sa he got Up and opened ttiile the window to freshen the atmorphere. which wa indisputably a tntle dose. "How ciihoiis!" he iiiuriiiuriil: "lull I hail forgotten all this!" And he la-gall towhiatleaoftly tociKise away faliciea not ao ph-iiaaut that tten coming to mind. Suuehow or ilher his gayely, !, setiued leaving him. lie ilrew out hi watch til rn-e the time a quarter pa-t 7. and he w.ot di.liiii ily hungry. What if that letter after all una a joke? A joke! II" had not thought of it that way, but mayla- after all it wat U tter it should be ao. (jltiet a I? wa now not to any and -iu No S, it wa very gay indeed in I lie adjoining cabinet, that loud clutter of plate and clinking glns.se mingling nt timet with gay burst of laughter. At last a rustle, of tkirt approached in the corridor. At the same moment the door flew buck, a lady entered pre cipitately and fell, evidently a prey to fearoremlwrraaiiment, brent hleaaly upou the tofa. A lady? undoubtedly. Uneaay and ptiMlod why he knew not Raoul ad vanced to meet her. She raised her hand, the veil wa off, and Louiae waa before him! Louiae, terene, tlllilillg, tltirilflled ua ever and tweetly murmuriiig: "I wa dying, you ", Raoul, to tatte a fillet Chateaubriand proia-rly pre pared." How thev nettled it and what explana tions were made 1 have not an idea. But oue thing it certain. Raoul no longer "kick over the tracea," it aa happy and content a the day it long, and Louise, aa generout at the wa wine, baa never onre time that little dinner in a restau rant to much at whiiered "fillet cha teauhriaud" in her hulatud't preaence. Translated for Argonaut from the French i f tluatave Drox by E. (!. Wag pener. The M'alerwav of Mar. i'rrbap the majority of tbt reader have trail and aperulaleil mi one ur mora of Iht variuua Ibrorira reiecllng lha an railed "coal" of the planet Mar. Are tbej really the work of intelligrnl iM-ing or are thry natural watercoiirar which flow from thrir tourer into Ibe variout lake and teat through an rait b crust which lack tba density to utter resiatanre lu the rurn-ut of Iht moving waters' Tbrae quealioii, a Well aa the acore of other which will ual uralljr auggret thrmaelvr to the reader, will In all probability remain unaiiaweml throughout all eternity, but the fai t r main that the Marsian atrwim without exrrptiuu flow hi straight 1 1 lira and are of uniform width from aource to mouth. In the region callrai "Opbrr IjumI" by the aatronomert two of iheae trraiii. atwiil 70 kilometer apart throughout thrir length, art iDleraaa-teai at right angle by a third, Ibtwidlb of which 1 the aaine aa lhat of tba two main waOrrway. Then, again, the talaud of Hellaa i prrvlded with two ttrMmt or canal which flow directly acru it from ocean 19 mu, cnawing each other in the exact geoKraphlcal center. Tbra and other facta lead lo the belief that tbeae wttaarway are auhject to Intelligent ooo troL feu IahiU lU-publia rtlMBr4 aaaf. An old New Yorker, who take innll regularly, wrote to Sanitary Superin temUiit Edton a few dayt ago to com plain that tome tnnff which be bad been nting had cauaeil inflaiuinatory tymp torn which tuggeated poison. Dr. Ed ton examined the tample of muff whii b wo flit with the complaint and di-cov-ered that chroinate of lead, known in the trail at chrome yellow, had been mixed with the muff to brighten it. He next ascertained where the tntirT waa manufactured in the city, and called on tba manufacturer for an explanation. Hulatequently the manufacturer de clared that be had oatd the pol-.noui color in the muff by mistake, iipjns.iii g that be wat using a bannltta mean of Improving the appearance of the article, tie promiaeJ to ttop nting chrome yel low, and alto consented to dettroy tome of bit atock which bad been colored with lt-Nw York Letter. khasa with ataaa aaale. A Berlin thoemaker baa invented an arttflcial ttone aole for footwear. It U made of a aolution of f.me kibd of pat ent cement and pure white quart! tacd. K pair of inch thoee will laat for yean ea any pavement, and are aald to be lattie and ey on the fewt. PhUadeL (,ti Ledger. Tbe bardeat know a wood it ld to be cacut 'ml. It turnt tbe edrf ? toy a, however well tempered, to It It clajnaat Paavrlt are very prnhabla. Tber eaaotA be coBttdtred a firtt rate LaecstOMttl Ukt Aiur a lime Uy Oecay THE MINK SOKCKIiKH. MALAY FAKIRS WHO WORK THK 10 NORANT AND SUPERSTITIOUS. rta Are ta falral aa Thar Were taaaa Vrar Aa Orauaaala tllir4 7 Ila ra la laraklaf til Mania, er TaUlarr tailrll. ml tka Mia. Miner in all countries have Invn iwtnl for tlieir up. rstltloll belief a to va riont matter affecting their gal or ill luck. Honthaayc ra. aorcerer. or at ii ast lode finder. Wert) in t agm trn:-! to lecure the tatisfactory reauita which are now nowadayt more reaaoiiahly hojail for on the retain of the mining ex rt and engineer. The luteal turvival of belief in the occult jaiwert of the "mrd- Iciue man" or mircerer it prolxibly to le fouud iu the Malay p. uiiisulit. which contain the imwt lu.i.rtant tin work ing yet known to exist. The iii.ll vi.l nal who thu guide hit employer to fortune, or the reverte. it known aa a pawang. Uutd the practical termiiiation of in dependent .Malay rule throughout Die major porliou of the peninsula, ataiiit iv year ago, the pawang wa a nrognized member of every uiiiiiug ttaiT.aud rwog nixed not only by the mine owner but by the petty chief, who alternately en couraged or ohatructtil inmiug cnu-r-pnte. So potent wat he that he could foretell the pruepveta of a liune, levy tine. ( which went into hia own ptaket), dintt tho offering up of animal aaorihVca ami en force rulea revting the workiug of a mine which hut for him would have been limply ridiculed by the miner. Al though in many diatricte hi preteuinut are now diecredited, he atill linger on, tuperatltioti with the existing generation of miner having yetalirm hold in the more remote district. The pawang may or may not be the hereditary tucceaeor of a priileveaor. Iu tome caaea h it aelf made, and at taiu hi Mitioii by a few lucky fore caatt aa to the value of a projected mine. In a territory where, a it aometime taid, "If you dig lip tho highway, you are in re to find tin." the tuperuaturally gifted proepector hat a tolerably eaty tatk. Not that tin it always found w In n bole It tunk. But a uioilerate ao- quaintanco with the uaiial indication it quite inflicteiit. (.Iiinesti oi inaiicu meant do not often trouble a pawang in the initiatory Mage. But :Pn the mine "ttream tin," or tiu aaud, with an overburdeu of 10 or 20 feet earth and gravel it fairly Martini, the pawung tuggetta that be alone knowt how to keep good luck in night. Sometime be ia politely informed that hit aervicea are not wanted, and he leave in wrath, pre dicting all sort of disaster to tho unbe lieving towkay or manager. I' port the whole, however, be manage to get hi way. A fine phytical appearance U IndUv peuiaule. Wheu engagtsl iu any duty, toch a invoking tpirittorufferiug tacri- Dee, be it allowed to txume only one of two position with bit baud retting on bit hit or w ith them clonped behind bi back. lie alone it allowed to wear a black coat in the mine. At in the cate of camphor hunter in Formoaa and gulta percha buuter In Malay a, be nte a peculiar vocabulary. Tuut catt, ele phant, tiger, buffaloe. etc., mutt not be mentioned by their URtial deaignatlon, nor are tuch auiinal (tiger unfortu nately aometimea prove unpleaaaut ex ception) over allowed upon a mine. Perhai the oddett article in the iuv wang "index expurgatorint" I the lime fruit or lemon, which under no cir omittance may be brought to a uiino, and thould tb juice be thrown into the mine water dire vault are dreaded. Raw cotton, glaaa and earthenware or an unsheathed tpear or kri are equally anathema, all the article mentioned be ing offeutive to the bantu or tpiriti which haunt the mine. Aaauiuiug that the pawang U eng.ivd by a mine owner at a fee varying from 13 to CM), bit firt butiue i to erect a platform or altar, constructed of a ie cial kind of wood. The four brauchea, which eerveaa tupport. have the bark peeled off for about ii feet from the ground to where the twigt la-gin. The leave on the latter are not removed. A tquare platform, nieaauring 13 iuchet each way, of peeled ttlckt It fixed to tbeae auppurt at about three feet from the ground. A foot alaive thit count a railing round three aide of the plat form, while a railed ladder with four rung reache from the open aide of the platform to the ground. Fringe of co coauut ornament the railing, and the whole construction ia bound together with creeper, rattan, however, being forbidden. Upou it offering are laid, and the pawang invoke the bantu or tutelary (pint of the mine to bleat it with good fortune. A bag of tin tand from the first washing la the fee paid for thit aervioe. Sometime a cheaper kind of altar it made by placing In tb gronad a tingle peeled ttick with it upper end tplil in four, upon which 1 placed the little platform above di-acribed. The next procoa I to bang an aucha, or tquare frame, about 19 inche each way in the tmelting bout jott under the eave of tb roof. Thi terve a an interior altar, npon which the miner place their offering to the bantu. The accurate banging up of th anrha ia a matter of tpecial care. Tbeae preliminaries accomplished, tb mine I considered ture of luck. Pall Mall Gazette. Cadar the Mvaree UaartHe. Should European vetaelt Lat.d their force and Interfere in the affair of Bra lit, tber ia no eectpe from tb conclu de) tbat tucb act would oonstitute a eaua of offinte to the I'nited btate goiernment. L'niler the light of tb Monro doctrine the adminittrati'H can oonttrue tuch actt a nothing le than an offenae. Lf Europe can without let or hindrance land troop iu Craiil and menace tbe teennty of that republic, Europe can do hkew in every Anier Icaa rrpublic Minbeapoli Tribune. A rrahlatorl Burial Grama. Aa Interesting archaeological find baa ' bean reported from tbe iw.ghhorhood of ' Potter t Ferry, on th Wnyr river, about nin rntie tooth of Tuakaloota, Ala. When tb recent high water re ceded from tbe nver bottom it wa fonnd tbat th current bad unearthed a prehlilorio bunal ground. Great quan tities of boman Uine. rough ttonework and pottery wer left expoted. It Mur miaed ber from th nature of the flic tcnnA tLxf it wu a Choctaw burial I ground, but a tlfvtcgb examination rl3 1 be tnad at oao and lb rwulta reported. TrE PRISONERS' FRIEND. Ilafttra Ilia l.ulllr. Mra Marlli A Midi r has for liitnr yrar larru know il in ( liicagu at "Ibe priaoiirra' fr rml." and brr fair i writ kliowu In all the rinilnal liiaiiiuiinii of Ibal rity. Her nirlhed of work I qulrl, Iml rlTicliv Mie vuila jail ami lalkswiili I be pnamirta, . , ... .... . , i .i i t'll'tlltg lllll I llnae Willi iiair i-th urw. ... b thrir friiiiila. For lhre ahe il.sr er rands and work ont.i.le Ibe Jul. flie In u ,i . .iriM .,..1 if lli-r am follllil W.irtbv of hellrf alia i(.H-. into eoiirt tml .lr.ii..ir tllrlll Mir rollii la w II llraaa-a. ami II la brr one tniriMise alKite other Ibal tl.i liinocriil man shall auffrr. ilieiloraii.il shun the liardrnnl mm ui rrliue. "It I lhoae,"aul she, "llial I think Il doe uimt kissl to work w lib Kindnaw Mils. MAIITIU A. Vllll.H. accomplish" w on.lrr w itli I hem. It i a thing ah loll I Mrange lo their la-lug. K very man I their enemy. Thry l.k at the world a a rbearlea pla-e. Their In fliietir roiihtrractcil and kept away from other I what I most draireil III a move Bieiil for reform " Tbe novitiate i sought after to lie re clalinnl la-lore hotenf virtue I gone. To enumerate tbe laivathat have lai n a-rsiinil ed from llielr evil w v by the "prlaonera' friend'' would be ilillliiill. Mr. Miller' work ha not la-en rutin I) conlliml lo pria ouand Jaila She Is well known ill the Inat pltal. where ah ha workrd faithfully. 8he ba gone among tbe alum and by force of moral suasion. In which she has the great est faith, tbe baa (ought mil girl and put tbem lu Iht way of better live. Mr. Miller it Iht pioneer prison reformer of America, and for 4 year she ha la-en engagnl ill th work. In St. Lout in IV4, when ahe wa scarcely VO rear old, a young man wilb whoa urent the wa vrry welt ec.pi ii iuted wa sentenced lo a term In the penitentiary for lareeny.. She knew him lo be innocent, but despite all effort he was taken to Jrffrraon City. Mr. Miller drew up a petition, took It from house to house In St. Inls and obtained many signature. Then aba conveyed It lo the Mate capital and laid It before the governor. Her first effort wat tucceasfiil. 1 his experience with eriuilual interraled hrr in the cause. Spurred on by surer, the determined to devote berarlf to work in tbt prison. She tludird out tb question on two line that poverty would diminish with crime ami with it tuffering; tbat tb redemption of tbe hardened from tbeirwaytand tb turn ing back of the tyro In crime to tb beaten path wat the only true kind of charity. After a long work In St. Louit Mr. .Mil ler moved to Ilavenport, I., where she lived until tbe went to Chicago in lsj. Her fame bad tpread, and the held a place of bonor among philanthropist. The tlrat work Mr. Miller did after the moved to Chicago waa to begin ail Investigation of tbe penitentiary at Joliet. She called to the minds of the people the Iniquity of tb prison whipping post. Public opinion waa aroused, and the whipping pot wa banish ed. Prison reform brgau In earneaL. Tb work did not slop wilb prison, but went to lha lockup and jail. Mr. Miller doe not heller in punish ment for crime and call th prison and th Jail school of crime and th alma maten of burglar and murderer. "Uf courte," tb tar, "there are tome mm who are vicious and a menace to society, aud some thing should be don with tbem. Society hat to b protected; 1 appreciate that. In tan asylum are humane and worthy lu ttltution. I believe tbat penltentiariea niakt more crime. The mora tbal crime Is flaunted before the eye of women and children, the more occasion there will laa for punishiueut. Crime trausinlta itarlf. What w ought lo do i lo nMralnaud educate our criminal class. Prison disci pline I worth more a thousand time tban the grated cells, tbe high walla and tbe prison guards," SUCH 13 LIFE IN CHICAGO. The Mralarlona all ail oar Thai thallar aa Aflrrtliiaal Young Couple. On a certain west aide corner lot iu Chi cago Mandsa I lily little collage. Tbe front gale ia hardly JO feel from Ibe street lamp. On tbe side of lb lamp uexl the gate It a round smear of black paint. A reporter Witt L'H t . 1 ' ii.: lt I . t m ' ft j' i ii . i . ' " i aot,ri!to a birrictLTT. wat paaalng tb corner on night, and b Dottoed tbat lb atreet lump was so palnUd tbat tb deep shallow fell on the front gat of tb lot In which Mood tb lltll cottage. Tbl wa a suspicious circumstance, and lie felt aura there must la) a atory In it, to b asked the policeman on tb beet, aod of eourt tb poliormao could tell him. "I know lb girl very well," taid tbt po liceman, "bba was mad enough w hen tbry put lb lamp on that corner, because it made too much light in tbeir front yard. Tb fallow work over tber In th store, aod tbey used to go Ut daocing school or something of tbat klod. and when tbey cam bom h would aland at tb gal any where from 10 uiiuutrt to ao hour. Of cuurte after tb lmp was tber b rouldn't do It without making soow of blmarlf, ta oo night ah toid me b wat going Ut paint tb glaaa, and sure enough b did " The ftsaaaaa for laa ttlstataao. Tbia tpricg setaon I very trying for bona bred doggie, and unlet great car U taken of tbeir xerciae and diet ti ey ar pretty ture to bare a touch of dlatemper. Thit will promptly announce itaelf by running at the eye and n.ie. aad tbe email quadruped thould be at once taken to the doctor. No home treatment it safe, and a good doctor will cure bun in two dart and prevent a re lapse. Keep vermifuge comfit alway by yon and g1T him on now and than a a prevsmUv. Nw York Prt. lul, sa J m V '," bm- ! iH lit AN OCEA.N TUA(iKI)Y. TMF. TERP.lCLE FATE WHICH 8EFEL 1ME CENTRAL AMLRlC. A Cui.lrst I'siaarra Anfrj Water aast a llurkrt l.lur, la ttklih lha latter lasl. A r..ar.ll I U(larrr - Itlral (lulilaal th t lira la lha llrsr.ia. And who that r.-nn inUr ran hear without a thrill the ii. uiii. of t)a tteain thlp Central America, which tank In a great st . mi on S-pt. 12, l-''7. with most f her oftlcers an I crew, nearly 0 sa- tell.-ers Hlld l. sl,ll III gulil? The Ceiitr.il America wat rrowde.1 with tr.'.isure laden np!e from Cali fornia on iheir wuv in New York. Aft er leav.ng ll.iviiii.t oil Sept, H the ran into a storm The steamer lgan to leak, and Captain lb riiih ti ralle. npon the pa.M'ngirs to form Unit and pat 1 the buckets. Il ntr after hour th tem pest howled, and the blue vessel groaned a the immi ti-e sea broke against her. Hour after hour the men with the buck et toiled for their live: slowly the wa ter gained on them. The olliii r exhorted tbe bucket gang not to pause fur a moment if lha ship wa to ! saved. The wind roan- l and the storm Increased in fury. Kvery pat aeiiger stuck to hi (Hv-t and worked nt. til In fell lo the deck exhaustiit. Then the women offered In lake the place of their wornout. faulting huslwml and brother, but none of the men would al low it. A the h.'rror of the situation gradually dawned on the mliidt of the women and children the air wa filled with sounds of terror, but alaiv th raging hurricane and the criiw of lamen tation rise the chorus of th bucket men: llrare. eh! brave, nhl stamp nd fax We'll Is jnll) blalhrr, uht All day long they ang tin tong and fought for lit.' against the steadily ris ing water. Mr. Kistoti, a bride on her t honeymoon trip, pawed bottle of win to the heroic u lo strengthen them in ' their d-i:'rat work. All night long ! the ttrugglii waa coutiiiunl, and Mill the occ-an gaimil inch by inch. The women I begged, with tear in their eye, to b allowed lo help. Tin y cheered the brave I fellow and wept when they aaw them i fall to the deck with while face and ' trembling limit.. I During the uext day the peril of th tteainer wn Inrreaaeil by the lack of fiswl and water. The hurricane toeaed the inking hull aliout and thattertv ber apart and mast. While the tired and tleeplo men ttuck to the bucketa the women kuelt and prayed to Uod for a tistance. I About 3 o'clock in the afternoon a tail wat teen to windward, tlimt were fired and tignalt of diatree hoisted. Hie Mrange vcaicl. which turned ont to be I the brig Murine of Button, answered the tignalt and tried to approach, but the gale blew her alwut three mile away. Then th boat were uiade ready, and the women and children prepared them telvc. Tlu y liaJ to strip off nearly all of their clothe and put on life pretenr er. Many of the women had gold, which they could not carry with th thcin. Twoof them went to their ttate room and took ont liag of $20 gold piocea. which they threw down In the cabin. Inviting th joiner to tak what they pleated. Th money rolled aud jingled about on the fl'ir. while tbe two weeping womeu explained that they were returning home to enjoy the fortune which they had made In California, and that they would be begnr if tha thlp wat lout. None of the women dared to ' take more than two piece of gold leal it might weigh them down. ' The men atill remained at their work, laying that they would remain on b iard nntil another ship arrived, at the Marine conld not take all the paanenger. and the women and children mutt be eared flrtL Among thoae heme waa liilly Birch, th famnut ralnttreL i Two of the lifelKMt were tmaahed by th tea. but three boat were Oiled with women and Children, luuny of the latter being infant. Tho last boat to leav carried the chief engineer, lie tolanuly promised the captain to return, but th moment he got into the boat be drew a knife and threatened to kill any on who followed him. Later on, when the wom en and children were put on board the Marine, tho chief engineer, like the cow ard aud liar be woo, refused to return. I Now the linking iteamshlp wa to low ! in the ocean that almost every ware ' twept her deck. Home oi the paaaeiiger 'got into th rigging, while other tried to build a raft. Night came on. The ttoriu continued to rugn. The thlp quiv ered and careened. Rocket sou re I np into the bellow lug. angry heaven. Slow ly the vessel till.nl with water, and the doomed boat clinging to ber deck and rigging prepared for death. There wat no weeping aud no ahrit king, no wring ing of hand. The captain Mood at the wheel to the last. All at once the hip, a if In an agony of death herself, made a plunge at ao angle of 43 degree, and with an appall ing ahnek from the engulfed mat the dtaappeared, and nearly SOU human be ing were left struggling among tbe fierce water. The trene wa horrifying, and many who were saved afterward fainted at the mere memory of It. A few held on to plaukt and t par all through tbe wild night, aud a the day broke the Norwegian bark Kllen arrived and picked op 49 of the men. "I wa forced out of my court jurt before I met you," taid the captain of the Ellen to tlie recued pataenger, "and when I altered my court bird Sew aero th thip once or twice, and then darted into my face. A few min ute later tha bird repeated it move rcent. I thought it an extraordinary thing, and while thinking on it in thi way the mysterious bird reappeared, and for tbe third time flew into my face. Thit Induced me to alter my oourte back to tb original oue. and in a thort tlm 1 beard noise in lb and discovered tbat I waa In the midst of abipwrecked people." Who ahall tay what power guided lb flight of th frail meaenger through tb tlormy air? New York Herald. rrg r4 nickel. Dr. Stephen A. Emmons claim to hav ueeeedad ia forging nioktl. 11 yt th metal la at wrong aa stetl. eta he mad a cheaply trl It aa tuarrptlbl of aa bright a poiitb a silver. ta advantage over atari ar that it it water aad acid proof. In otLtT word, ba aaaert It will not ruaL Philadelphia Ledger. HI r.lat r flat. Data) hter It y b worship tb gnmna I wait on. J Faruiar 11 d'a-a, hf Ther.'rapa b'll i-lp Bi to pay off lb mattea; a It. i Lueaag. COURTSHIP IN GREENLAND. aa A rail ttaaalr I.QlWIs- allWal lata Mairltaaatr, Bine the Danish miaalonarle hav gained the conndene of tb native of Greenland, marrluge In tbe far north are celebrated ly th rejreeentatirca of the church, la a recent tn of on of the Danish its-r on i f th ml. tlon irii give lha following account of the way coiirtsl),i and marritg art) brought about t The man caHni n the mltaionary and tavt, "1 wish to take unto mytelf a wife." "Wbi'ini" atkt the missionary. The nnvn i-'ivi her Htm. "Have yon spoken i'h bert" At a ruin the answer it in the nega tive, and the inla-ioiiary ak the return. Bectuse." comet the reply, "it ia to difllctilt. You must speak to ber." Thu inlsaiotiary thi n call the young woman to htm and taya, "I thluk It U time that you marry." "But," the replica, "I do not with to inarrv." "That it a pity." add the mlwion ary, "a I have a husband for you." "Who i he?" ak the maiden. The missionary name the candidate for her love. "But he I rmt worth anything. I will not have him." ' Ho WeVer, " u ggeat the lu I saiisnary, "ha it a gisal fellow and attm.lt well to hi honae. He throw a good bar- 1 rssm, a id he love you." I The Irifnl.md Uauty listen atten tively, but again ibi Ian that the will Hot accept the mall at ber hilttmnd. "Very well," gi onthemltalonaryi "I do not wish to force yon. 1 thall eaally find another wife for to gntal a fellow." The missionary then remain tilent aa though he baikcd upon the incident a chased. But In a few minute tho whis per. "But If yon wish It" "No," antwered the pastor, "only if you wish it. I do not with to overjwr tuade you." Another tigh follow, and the paator exproam regret that the cannot accept the man. "Pastor," the then break out, "I fear be I not worthy." "But did be not kill two whalea laat tumuier while the other killed oof Will yuu not taka bitn now?" "Ye, yea; I will." "Uod btee you both," amrwerath pastor and join the two in marriage. The thaal He Waal. Delacroix, tlie painter, wa walking out oue day In Pari with friend of bit, when he fell into a brown ttudy. " What l up with you now ?" aaid tb friend. "I can't get a certain ahada of "al low," replied theartitL "What fort of yellow?" Just then a cab drove patt. "The very thing I" the painter gatped out "Stopt topl" "I am engaged," tbe cabby replied, without (topping. Dcltcrolx Mailed In purtralt and at a atecp place in the Rue dea Martyr over took tbe cab. Opening tba door, ba aid. in tone of entreaty, to tha paa- aenger lntide I "Do plea tell your driver to atopi I want your complexion for a painting on which I am at work. There 1 a color merchant clot at band. I ahall cot detain yon above five minutea, and In acknowledgment of th tervic you render me I will prtaent you with a aketch of my pictura." I Tbe bargain waa atrucks Delacroix got hi yellow, and a few month later the "fare" received a (ketch of hia "Anamination of the Archbishop of Llcg." Harper 'a Young People. Tslacllr ef Ik Earth Roiatlaaa. Everybody know tbat tha earth make one complete revolution on Ita axl one every tl boor. But few, however, have any Idea of the high rata of apeed noceaaary to accomplish that feat. The hlghiwt velocity ever attained by a cannon ball haa been estimated at 1,6128 feet per aecund, which ia equal to a mile in S.S aecisnila. Tb earth. In making one revolution in 24 hour, mutt turn with a velocity nearly equal to tbat of a cannon ball. In thort, tha rata uf ipend at tbe equator haa been estimated at nearly 1,300 feet per aet ond, ur a mllo every S.S ta-coodt. Therefore It ba been calculated that lf a cannon ball were tired due wt-at and ecu Id maintain ita Initial velocity in dependent of the earth, and could keep np the apet-d with which it left the mouth of tho gun. it wonld beat tb tun In LI apparent journey around the earth. tit. Loui Republic Cnsahlaa th Clark. The hotel clerk who la flip may be a priae package to bia employer, ttecaua ome people love the eaay familiarity which bloom without cultivation, and then again om don't. One if tho who doesn't recently walked np to tb deak of a boatd ry. "Can you give me a room In thi bouae?" he asked, with tha air of a man who wanted the beat. Tbe clerk tpried up at once, "I couldn't very well give yon one aut of it," he replied, whirling the reg ister around. "Well, I gneaa tomebody Ue can," retorted tho visitor, and be picked up hia bag and walked out Detroit Pre Pre. Orlfla ml Taardry. Tawdry came from St. Audrey. In old time there waa aa annual fair In everal cltie of Europ on 8t. Audrey 'a day. Incautioua porton wer fre quently Impoted on at tbeea fair by worth lea t Intel jewelry bene tha say ing, "Bought at Audrey'," waa equiv alent to show without value, A T(ataaiaa " I thought you were a vegetarian, and till you ar eating roaat mutton I" "Yea, but I am only an indirect veg tarian that ia to tay, I only eat tb Beth of such animal a liv on vege table diet." Relaejcranial. A airaaa Ordlaaaaa. Tha city council of Salem. O.. baa pad ao ordinance prohibiting girl from bting on th street after 8 o'clock at night. A number of the young men of tb place ar already preparing to lav and locat whr th rtghu of th fair s ar not Infringed upon by th city aothoritlea. Exchang. Thar U a poet ia th State boro Jail, II wu th first of th cpricg eaon, aad tha watchful editort alppaal hint ia lh bud. XUaaU (Oa.) CoaUtatioav co o o 0 O Q O o o oo c:3 o o o