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About The east Oregonian. (Pendleton, Umatilla County, Or.) 1875-1911 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1878)
ty Qttqmm. rmu.tiicn rates or advertuixo w otfixt .' One inch, first insertion. . . . . $2 00 Each subsequent insertion, . J. . . . I GO EVERY SATURDAY WORKING, BV The Exst Oressalan PuWlshias Coapaay J. H. TOKXEK, Bus net H.mg.T. orrici: main sthkkt. Omu-ITK TIIK COItBT-BOl'kX. Rtr f Nnbarrlptlon In Coin: One Year, Is idnm II IM Six Month .... J .v Tan Months I Slcete Copies JO TlaM fclTrrttr ay euatrs tNlitaM mUtm ta a feast cttlaaaa, J mu per Ha. AilrriUlct una pr&t ao(Ur. J VOL. 3. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OllEGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 2, 1878. NO. 18. JOB WORKSSf. SIjc (foist Wjotriaiu A. ViUaticlle. WouldtttUou not be content to die When low-hunr. fruit U hardly clln; ling. Aud solilen Autumu pacs by? If we ruulil vanish, thou and I, Wtille ttie last woodland bird is s.in:lnjr, Wouldt thou uot lie content to die? Deep drift of leaves lu the forest lie. Red Intake that the frost U fliugl), And golden Autumn pasac by. Beneath this delicate rofe-sray sky. While suuset bell,are faintly riutflnff, Wouldet thou uot be content to die? For wintry web of niitt on high . Out of the uiufiled earth aresjuiugtui;. And gulden Autuuin passes by. O now when pleasure fade and fly. And Hope her southward flight is wringing Wouldst thou not be content to die? Lett Winter come, with walling cry. Hi cruel Icy bondace bringtajr. When golden Autumn hath pjtsod by. And thou, with many a tear and sigh. While life her watted hands 1 winging; Shalt praj in rain for leave to die When golden Autumn hath parsed by. Thrilling: Iucident of Fire tic SL Joliu We eopv Xrom Mr. Stewart's work on "The Great Fire in St. John, X. B, the follosriug sraphic account of one of the adventures ol that fearful night. En. Thins. Hr. John E. Turnbull' sash factory, in Main atrcef, despite all exertions, caught so quickly that tbc workmen uarroaly ecaKsl from the rains wiih their live". Mr.Turnbull crossed the street to hi residence, which, like many others oh tbat eveutful day, be considerel impreg aablo. lie bad worked long at the fac tory, and bad stored in his houie a large quantity of belting and tools of hi work shop. He had carefully gathered up everything of an inflammable character, cad had sept the yard clean, so tlitt nothing could ignite and i-prea 1 around the fire, that but too readily devoured every thing in its way. A vigorous defence was inaugurated to save the house. Mr. Turabull bad god assistants. Hi sons were there working like beaver., and Mr "Walker Frink, in his department, stayed the flames for a long time. The ccglt bors, believing, like Mr. Tumbull, tna.: nothing could harm his house, bad piled large quantities of furniture against its front. These were lying before tlie win do of the cellar, and alter a while took fire. Mr. Turabull, fearing that the boufe might after all be barued, and at the request of ber husband, made her es cape by the back window, and had to be lifted over the fence. It was well that she did go,fcr in a few minutes the b-'U-e was tbreateaed from a dozen qaartets. The fence in the rear was crackling, aad Mr. Turabull went down into the cellar and began to shove off the burning furni ture from the windows. He worked away at this for some time, never dream ing that the fire was so near to him, or that escape would soon be cut T. He bad Iot his hearing some years before, aad did not bear tbc roar of the fire nor feel its approach.' His son James wa- ap-stairs battling with the fire, and Mr. Frink was oa the roof. James Turabull, realizing in an instant the condition of his father aad bis infirmity, and knowing well tlie determined character of bis aeture, was about to rush into the cellar asd tell bim bow near the fire w&, whea be turned aad beheld a dark shadow in the doorway. It was ciming towards hi a, and for a moment struck terror into hk soul. The tall figure of a womin, deeply robed in black, holding up a long train ia her band, and with liesd-drets all aflame, stiod before Lim in the balL He adrasiced towards her, as soon as be could recover himself, and at once tore 0$ the burning bead-dres and stamped it with His toot, lie teen u reined the kmdlin sparks from ber dres. She seemed de feated and unab'.e to understand the na ture of these proceedings. Indeed sb remonstrated with bim, and begged bim sot to destroy ber bonnet. The fire bad crazed her brain, aad after escaping from ber boose sue had wandered into Mr. TurabuH'c blazing residence, unhcedful ef the terrible burns she bad received. aad notwithstanding tbat slip was on fire herself Tib several pieces, Jamcr, realizing we siaic 01 auairs ai oace, coaxeu iter 10 go with bim to thecellartoseebis father, but she bung back and implored bim to leave her there. He was forced to drag ber unwillingly along, and together they both arrived at the place where the father was still laboring to extinguish the fire that was coming from all sides. He knew nothing of the great headway that had been made up-stairr, and bad not even began to realize the danger of bis situa tion beloa. As soon as he saw the lady bo told hi son to go ana letch a mat and throw it over ber, and he would be with them iu a few Biinates. This was done, but as often as this mat was wrapped uround iter, it was thrown on again, some moments passed, and Mr. Turnbull finding that he could do no more, resolved to leave the house. He and bis son and the lady went up-staire, where a tflgbt tbat would have appalled a heart of stoue met bis eye. All nope of escape through the alley in the rear was cut off. The house was on fire in tlie back. The flames were melt ing the roof in a dozen places. On either side the blaze was at its height, and not a moment was to be lost. Escape lay in one direction only, and that was hazard ous in the extreme. They must face the fire and escape by tlie front door, or per ish where they stood. The position they were in was trying, but fortunately for them their nerves were strong, and they were cool and collected. And now they began preparing for the straggle. Tlie -warrior formerly buckled on his armor of steel before venturing on the fray, out the armor of the fire-fighters consisted nf old coats and wet clothes. A coat was Tateaed around the lady, who was still uaknoa to Mr.Turnbull, and her bead was covered. His son James, enrcloped in the same way, stood by her side. Jlr. Turnbull tied a wet handkerchief across bis EBoa'b, and after putting a coat orcr his hcail, tlicj began the mcuioralile rare f.ir life. James seized tjie lady, lifted lier on his hhouldcr and fnl'oaed hit fa ther out nf the luor. She vu heavy, very lull, and had pasted hi kltc the allut- ed llircc-tcorc-aud-teu. Iu addition to this,she was unwilling to leave the house, and twice she had to be dragged away tij main force from the sofa. In no inUnce did she seem to comprehend what wa lehiS done or ow great her jtcrit wat. she a more concerned alout her parasol and he-id dress than the apjvarcd to be almut her own pcronal safety. James seemed endowed ith t-upeiior ttrength. and he eizcd hi burden with a sort of death-grip fro.a wl-idi, despite her strug gle. she could not escape She after wards became caluier.aad while she made no attempt to get tf his back, he had her full dead weight to carry. The three rtepped iuto the street and walked into the lurnace. The heat was intense, and holding down their heads they hurried along. They ran orcr Mazing coals, and hands and (Vet burned to the very bone. They had not proceeded tweaty-five yards ' uuu 1 iic oousc wnica vu, siiuaieu near 1 tlie corner of Main and Svdner ttrret. ' when they came upon a boat, thirty fctt loag, which su lying directly across their patlixn its side. They could not pas by the inside and bad to "go around by the bow. They were hastening along to Charlotte trcc,and intended going down the street to the Ilallatt Wharf, and whea the worst came, the intention wa, to leap into the sea. But the lady grew violent just as the ttoat was passed a few feet, and refused to i-o any further. She traghteacd ber se f up, and slipping from James shoul der, fell prone upon the gruUBd. In rain she was reasoned with, in rain she was uked to make an itf .rt, in rain she was appealed to;sbe would not mnvr, but lay n her back helplessly, saying: "O leave me alone, leave me here, I'm very comfortable. The great fire, like a whirlwind, brushed against the exposed flesh of the three human beings and wore It to the bme. It was like some invisible fiend. Before them tbey saw no & unet, but a dead white beat that wa all the more terrible becaose it cob Id not be seen. Evey time the covering was removed from their heads, at they sought to look out and see where they were gmng, this intense, imperceptible beat burned their very eyeball. The trees alongside were -ra pedby this unseen power, and tbeir-1 trunks ks were tniati-d and tamed in it-1 cobra-like embrace. Ererythimr 10 the rood seemed charged with an element tint appeared to draw the flames on. liiougb Main street is one hundred sad five feet wide, and the fire was for the most part confined to the bouse oa tie side of the road, a est could not run tlie fsuntlet tbat night and live. JNo one can realize the awful power of the heat, which the Messrs. Turuball, and the lady they weres'riving to save experienced on that thrilling march through the melting vat- I cy, wiuioui naving passea turnugn a similar experience. It was a trial that can, never be blotted from their memo ries. Sj much time was lost in trying to in-1 duce their charge to continue oa with J them, tbat their chance of escape bv Charlotte street wat cut off, and the only hope tbat remained now. was to return by the terrible route they bad come. Tbe battle bad to be fought over again. Tbe rac4 back had to be run oace more. Tbe boat most be crossed again, tbev must go nearly two blocks forward, or die in their tracks. Tlie street was full of smoke now, and flying embers alight ed on their shoulders and burned their clothe, and the wild heat and the scorch u'g u imes were madly tearing through to their faces. Their charge remained rs helpless as before, and there was something pitiable ! 1. 1 u.l.!. I. . a. i in her be-eeching - a t ( a, 1 m t temptei them to accede to ber request and leave her there in the street. Uot not a moment innst now- be lost; tbe fire- king was tramping down all before him The two men seized her. She struggled and would not m ive. They dragged her to the boat, and she fell from their now ponerleas arms. Weakened by the fire, and sick at heart at their ill success, tliev could do no more. and conld scarcely resist themselves Uie desire to stay there by the upturned boat. and yield their lives back to Him who gave them. The old lady fell back, and . m uted wiui a tmtie upon tier lips. Tlie men, to weak to carry her fort ber. place ! her close by tbe boat, and shouted loudly tor help. But the streets were bare of people, and no sound could be her" "t their own voices rising above the " "f tbe flames. Tbey ran orcr treet, stopping every nsw and then to catch breath. On, on they ped. tbe youthful spirit of the one being mused, when it lagged, by tbe in spiring words of the wiry and rigorous elder. It was a terriblejourncy, fraught by direful dangers on every side. Each foot of tbe way was gained by a Strug gle, every yard was won by a battle, it was not un'il Carmarthen street was reached, tint father and son could realize that they were saved. They removed the covering from their bead, and looked back at the road tbey bad passed. A moment more in tbat fire would have been their last. A figare was coming to- wards them, as they, arm in arm. almost reeled uiinftrmrthn trM. .n.i t nm.Ml to be the brother nf Vr.m.n Mr Tnm. bull and bis boy bad tried to rescue. He was told that bis sitter was left bv tlie 1 aJ ... uoai oeaa, and that no earthlv nower could have saved lii-r. One can imagine bis agony when he icirncu mese Udiogs. The old lady proveu 10 U lra. ui. nr,l !. nf Vr T. M. K;cd. a former mavor nf tl. -5ir. At three o'clock the next mornin" Mr. Turnbull went back to M.tn frJI .n on coming up to the unburned trartion of Hie itoai. louna Close uv It lh r.tn.ln. of Mr. Heed. Mrs. Roed lost tn thn fir- two alstcrs tbe Misses niark- nn. whom, it is thought, was -burned in her boutc, oa the corner of Sydney and Main streets. These three ladies were highly respected and loved by all who knew tbeat, and their afflicted relatives meet with Uie sympathy of all. Tyixw as Actors. "Printer, did joi say," remarked Stuart ltohson, inquiringly, of the rked Mr. Shu reporter, a few nights ago, a he was on his way to a BjIou train. "Why, my dear boy, all our leading actors have worked with a slick and rule at the cae. It's the most natural thing in the world for printers to become actor, and fur writers and players to rub elbow to gether." "How do vou reason nut 5 our the-1 oryr" ettiB2 tyc is compositiun. A print er cojiiin 1 write an ungrammttical sen most natural thing in the work, I should fancy, fur printers to drift from the case to the stage or the editorial sanctum. "Who of the actor of the pre.eut day are printers! "Let me see, said Mr. Hobion, taut- 'nRlj- "There J. II. Stoddard, one of ... - ,!", - J one, to, Then there Montague, inewou!dnt think to see Fifth avenue behind bis 'f Wallack'; one uiux uoiingap span of bang tail thoroughbreds tbat he I was once a printer. "Is that up queried the reporter. "I heard thnt be wa, in some way connected with a nobleman, and tbat he has had exceptional adraatage or good surround ings and a university education." "oure been misinformed, ray bar. Montague, the gallant, that half Murray liiil 1 breaking its heart over, was a type-setter oa the Losdon ru, and that at not a very remote period either. Tttea there's II arry t". ip and I-anrcncc Barrett ; both were printers. lUirett had an hum ble origin, but be has been studious, aad is now one of the bet read men in the profession. John Moore of the Fiftb- avcuue theatre is an tbcr tips. JoeJef- fcrstin, the best actor of modern times. oare earned bis bread at tbe cave. So did that capital comedian, W. II. Crane; at did Willsam Warren of Boston, and Charles Burke of Philadelphia. Of dead actors who achieved wertd-ide fame, Wm. E. Burton and James W. Wallack, Jr., belonging to the craft. Job a Par- seile was a competitor, so wat rosr bumble servant, bat I think I was a bet ter printer than I am an actor. I believe Xeii Bryant as a flv-boy, aad I am snre Btrney Williams ai one. sieve riske. of the fifth aveaue theatre, hid ame- 1 . t - , . , uiing 10 bo wiin newspapers, obi am not certain that be was ever emp'oved in a con pou Eg room. TheoJnre Hamilton, another good actor, was a scb-pnatcr for ye-ir. I had almost forgwttea Ch-arica Fisber. He used to stick type like race-horse. Not loag ago be totd me that he went into a printing otace for tae first time in thirty vears. He said that be found tbe situation of all the Uxes readily, except the receptacle for tbe in terrogation marks: asd that 'wanted to know what tbe mischief I was deing therel " Tuc Bismarck Sntctn There is very pretty legend in connec the Bismarck family, which gt connection with to shew bow tbe oak leaves adorning tbe Bismarck shield were added to the ctover and the nettle leaves. It runs a folloas: Many years ago there was a lovely maiden, Ger trude von Bismarck. Numbers of noble knights and courtiers sought ber hand and heart, but she was, by ber own con sent and ber father s wish, betrothed to a cousin, a nooie ana princely youtn. One day there came to tbe cattle, where tence 11 ne irteii. so witii writers. Writing soon after the loss or her darling, and the pie find out that he is a confirmed old; hi only two year an I ciht month of to saorpliia alone, but she became addict is but another word for a -ting. Doth are father wandered over thia country and bachelor h podtively will cot marry, , life, who is Uie victim of the terrible ed to the use cf large quantities of the literature of thniTght,if you wilt allow Europe, and finally settled in New York, then female flatterers drop away, naltr calamity.4 Lut evening Mr. Lei brick opium, Uodannm and whuky. The re the ci predion. It' art; and it' the here he died. George grew to manhood. famHi become devoUd to vounger and ! was called nooa aad related the atorr of cent death of her a?ed fiilvr tmcni ta . ZrT , r , " V . V T issnd aad oae ways, which lead to a re tbe Wenden, with one huadred horse -ndim-oa. ixA . condonation be uieo, tu MJ u . -'"--.X ly, but firmly, refused him. Tbe prince wss greatly enraged, and. incited by ber great loveliness, determined to gain ber; I .n aa lias, t Xm sssa rvsnrj sts-trl at a.t lia, in-r invriinr. aeiertntnni tn trmm iirr:i ,o he called bis warriors, and said be toold break the cloverleaf iGertrudel with his own hand. On the same day he assailed the cattle, which wat but weakly defended. Tbe castellan was soon over come, and tlie "Wende entered tbe cattle. ind then the maiden s chamber. "I came to break yon in, you golden clover-leaf. ion don t sting like stinging nettles. Clover does not sting," he said, and with tbat he put bis arm amund her. A mo ment more and he withdrew it, crying out, "Mercy P Gertrude held a dagger over him, then struck it in bis heart. .lae netx,e, whoever I saw-all lilMr s H t a f-m afwlTa va1s1 will break or touch Bismarck's golden clover.1 Since then tbe Bismarck shield wears the oak leaves as a sign and crown of victory. Beeb PaoDECTtox. It is generally supposed that Germany is the greatest beer-producing country under tbe sun. This is not the case, however, and the palm of beer production belongs to Eng land, which country made last year only a traction fewer than nine hundred miilioa gallons, exceeding tbe production of Germany more than one-third, and equalling the product nf Austria, Bel gium, France and tbe United States. In asmucb as lets than three per (eat. of all tbe British beer is exported Uie wonder is that tbe average Britain doe not come to his Iter at a less mature age Una the statistics indicate. YTn supposed there were, perhaps. ne) raeo Jo Loca-port, n but never lureamed so mean a thing could occnr there as the following, which it said to Ulc ta w" descending in sheets, the n wuu ""o "c awuiug is nuu I hciu ii up, uicrcuy cxpsiiiir mo cronu to tbe rain. This accomodating crest I ure ePl aaihrellas for sslc.1 ' x0yf tlut cooler weather hat cotne. the I Kieav uumiua ctuivmucic is. ii uh i w be done with, the tramp! He is becom ruling in some localities, esticcially tho Middle States, not only a nuitanco buta terror to tbc community. The fermented essence of rice, steam lag hot. Is tbe favorite drink at Japanese watering places. bsve taken place on btate-uremen s day: trait of Mrs. Fremont wat bought by Mr. Z7a m . i Y t C, m 1.1 to attract the ao- "During the heavy shower in the after- John Townsend for $100; -Wtma. X birched in vala no.n,acrowd of rplcgaUicred under Morning" by George H, 11 lUghton, sold J.1 windowVfoTSe cor and a canvass awning. Soon after, and while for Si 17: a water-eolor sketeh of A. Von S"'? TOla..w . v.- A Strange Story. Thirty-three yeara-aw. a famiiT named llentnn, consisting of father, mother, son and daughter, resided in one of the West ern states near a small town called lilauk. The father was wealthy and lived in style, and his daughter Mabel, a child between two and three years of ae, was always elegantly dretscd.and George, the mo, a boy of seven, was preparing to enter an Eastern school. One day little Mabel disappeared, and her parents nevrr heard of her again, although they spent thousands of dollars In searching fr her. The heart-broken mother died and the memory of his lost sister was a! most effaced from his mind. In bl twenty-seventh year, while visiting a married friend, he felt in love with the governess of bis friend's children, a beantifal girl of about twenty-three, aad after some months they were married and tired happily for five or six years, a boy and girl being bora to tliem during that time. By the death of an uncle in San Fran- do, George was left a considerable for tane, who coavejed the intelligence to bim, alto staled that bis sitter s career had been traced. A tramp on bis death bed ia a St. Init station confessed that he and two companions bad stolen little am. a a Aiaoci uenron tor her cioines and a locket which she wore, aad tbat she had continued with them for several year. when her bright, nreltr lace attracted the attention of a kind-hearted lady in Ohio, bo adopted her and sent ber to school, where she remained until her patroness died. Mabel then became a teacher in a large school in Cincinnati, uni as ner neaim began to tall sue ap plied for a position as governess, and was stow in the family of Mr. M . or at least tbat was the last place he bad heard 01 her being in. "What was the name of the family she was withP asked George. Jl , was the answer. "Wbst name did my sister havcP "Mabel Ferris." "My GodT cried George, in sgoay. "She has been my wife for five years. L pn farther investigation this proved to be the truth, and tbe girl nearly went crazy, as she was a devout Episcopalian A separation ensued, all property being equally divided. Tbe childrea were pisxcU with friends, as neither parent could bear tbe sight of wbil was Jo them the fruit of a enms azainu G d aad The poor girl Is still living in qeietcity in Xew England, while the lsu,basd aad brother, after spending all w property save a tew hundred dollars ta dissipation, shut himself off from all cesamanicatiea with his friends, aad is to-day a poor farmer ia this county of Garrett, ameag strangers and where fci knew his sadly remarkable story. Dirorc In Turkey. Ja many things Tarkey is a wonderful eoanuy, asd some of its institutions are taarTctloui. Tbe law of divorce, for in stance, is a choice bit of jsritprudeaee. Should a lady have good reason to scs pect her lord ef infidelity, sbe has bat to summon bim before ber household, aad make an oath that, "May I cease to be a Moslem, if ever 1 receive bim again. He is dismissed d swam ft tJUrv. Bat shoald she repent of ber row, or should ber penitent husband Uad means to so:- ify her anger, through the intervention of friends or by any other of the thou agreed to, the law runs! tbat there mu.t a rcmlrTW ud ft, u on- leJt j.. mit ad,., CTiJty. Since tbe I . . " are , .i , , ex-husband infidelity was the primary cause of the divorce, it is necessary that at least one ssch charge be proved against tbe ex wife. A society of blind men exists for this purpose. Oae of them b solemnly deputed to take oa himself tbc part of co-respondent, two witnesses make act davits, and justice is aatisned. A cava uubrt Is privately talked of just uot, which illustrates this curious custom. A person of very high position in Uie house- bold of tbe saltan, during tbe tUtutage mtt, which took place alter the decease of Abdul Aziz, managed throagh bis greal bQaea(x n th0 pslace, and by the I " - T connivance of some of tbe chiefs of the "neutral gentry, to become tbe happy possessor of three beautiful Georgian alarei, whom be established in all pri vacy In a konak, at Stamboul. Some kind friend, or disappointed demandcr of bakshish, coaveyed to bis excellency's legal wife intelligence of too fact, bhe it a royal personage, and, as such, has the right to insist on being the sole pos sessor ot her husband. He was brought up before her, proved to be unfaithlal, and dismissed, menu interfered; a reconciliation was affected according to law, and an interval of repose succeeded vs... a a a . a a a " - i". r-V4 . i in t 1 1 j ron i rr wv ut n tvss snri irvsri a vaaass wccKssawnim return to bis -rapniaa bowers ' at stamboul, and be ts once " more pronounced a di'torc by his twice aggrieved spouse. Tnn painting, and books of General Fremont were sold at Kurtz's Art Gal lery last week, tbe General intending to migrate to rortb Carolina, where be will superintend somo copper mines. A por- Humboldt in his library, ith aa auto-1 i grapu letter, which ere presented to General Fremont, sold for i!6. aad thirteen bronze medals presented to Gen- cral Fremont by Baron Von Humboldt, brought til: a terracotta figure, six inches higli, which bad been presented to I General Fremont bv Haas C&riiUaa An dersen, was sold for S?. sad a beaatifal set of nine pieces of Sevres porcelain, decorated is blue Mi gold, -which bad been presented to General Fremoat by iNapoleoa III, went for $187.50 to Mr. Howard. Jf. Y. llomt Journal. A swell asioag flowers-. A daadcliofi. Advice to lUclielora. "Every dog has his day," an I so baa the bachelor. In all this weary old world there is no creature more hopelessly for lorn than the unmarried man who Lu cultivated the pleaiures of hi youth, and Gads himself j-ging alone with ever-increasing speed, despite gout and rheumatism down the aunct slope of life. While the bloom of youth aat on him, he was a gay gallant, whom ma neuvering mammas and marriageable daughters "followed, flittered, sought and sued ;" but when he enters the sea son of the sere and Yellow leaf, and peo- mora eligible beaux, and the girls turn 1 up ineir uainiy noses at mm. so ine social ties of "lang yne are one by one severed, and no new one come to take their place: then he tlie to hi club for companionihlp, but even there he most stand aside and play second fiddle to younger rival. In short, be finds him- self at fifty a complete social failure, aad it does not help the m titer aay when he ' realizes too late that it it all bis on I fault. Having been rendered doubly vain and selfish by over-adulation in bis halcyon days, be still bankers restlessly after a Imiration, and were he lest con cerned, be could discover with half aa eye tbat bis fancied "friend do not care a straw for him; and they use him only as suits their own pleasures, and thtt be hind bis back tbey bold his fotblc up to ridicule. And it serves him right, too; for be has neglected his beaten-appointed mission ia life that of making some woman bsppy, sad of building up a sol ace for his on and ber old age in the shape of borne and family ties, and chil dren to rise up In his declining years aad "call him blessed." If Longfellow idea is correct, that "No oe la so accursed by fate No 00c so utterly tlcsolate. Bat wo heart, though salnoarn, Kc poods aato bis own " then there is somewhere a desolate and dricl-npotd mild, stranded upon the rugged sands of time, whose life is as barren and bleak a his awn all because be neglected t find and marry ber I Oh, you crabbed old customer; yo-a selSsb aad sinful old bacatler, we call upon you to repent aad turn from tbe error of jour way ere it is everlastingly too late, aad sou become to chronically sour aad sasp- puc and at-gTlacr disagreeable that no woman in tbe world wilt have 103. lie- sides yoo are losieg all the real sweet- cess of life, and are pursuing an i;as l" of fancied pleasures which will la eviub y leave you at last to flounder hopelessly aad alone thr.-ugh tbe morass of a regretful old age. Matrimony may not at all time present "paths of peace," bat is the in Un its ays are wars of pleasaalaes,aad of "two evils it is al ways wise to choose the leavt," -single blessedness is a svth whea a man or woman has passed the golden rubicos of middle life, aad since "misery lores company, eves occasional -double j wretchedness ts preferable to continual solitary woe. The Victoria H-gia is a native of Bo livia, and was first discovered by D'Or- bigny, tbe traveler. It belongs to the family of the 3rwp-Ar, and bears a strong resemblance to tbe water-ltly,with which we are alt familiar. The same plant was also discovered by Scour Lourgk ia British Guiana. If any one will pay a visit to a river or pond in bis vicinity daring tbe summer, aad take a look at the water-lilies there growing; If be will exercise his imagination until by its aid the leaves of that plant broaden to a width of from three to six feet, and the fluwert, sometimes while, sometimes yellow, aad again violet, become magni fied to a footta Uianeler aad height, be will bare a tolerable accurate idea of the appear sea of this wonderful plant. It (etfume is delicious. Tbe leaves are smooth and green above, while oa Ae under side tbey are reddish, aad dindeU into a great number of compartments by the veins which project, leaving between them spaces which are filled with air.aad by ta cans of which the leaves are sup ported on tlie surface of the water. There is a rim around the edge of the plant about too inches high, which mskes it appear like a large circular tray. So well is the leaf baoyed up upon tbe surface of I . ."' . .a. the water and v strong are its fibres, that large birds stand and walk upon it while seeking their prey in the water below. Won "a III outs bt IUilwxt. Wom en have to take their chances in an Eng lish Hallway carriage. Two weeks ago two Kugby ladies took seats in a com partment of the scotch express tram tuston. Tbey were joined by x scotch geatleman, and just as tbe train was tuning, the porter put into the carriage aa ill-looking tailor, with a large bottle of whisky sticking out of his coat pocket, When they were off, be proceeded to o: w - - - fcr this to his fcllow-passengers. and oa I ,,. ,C-.,.. m,i. i.nrii le-iuiiuL. isn tiivsatiusa tw w ismvm be pointed at them ia tara. Tbe scotca maa immediaieir sprang upon ni ft . 9 .... wrested a knife from him, and seized him by the collar, forcing him back upoa tbe seat, and being fortunately a suong roans? fellow, succeeded in holding bi - " . . ... . . r . rinvn In tint tVMlMon. IBrcaiCUIBK w strangle him if lie attempted to got away Meanwhile, tho two ladies, in giw icr their screams heard. An hour afterward, upoa the train stopping at Blisworth, they were freed from their most unpleas ant position The area of the United States, includ las? Alaska, Its latest aequifltioa. 3.603.844 square miles. The area of Eu nine, including the adisceat islaadi. kick .' . a a mi aaa v t a J 350.000, of which Russia sku b early cos lain a ion i a 1 1 , wv miles, is I one-third. IIxiutoxes fell ia Clay county, Texas, during the great storm, measuring eight inches la circumference. - - tr.ft.ii.aw a w tan ins niar s it inn uma.ii au armia.Li Oood Sight, Papa. Another death from that horrible and mysterious disease, hydrophobia, has 00 curred, tbe victim in this iattasce bdeg I a child ot us iter years, aad the cause a ! bite by one of that villainous breed of dog whose presence in a city in which they literally swarm is almost a danger- uus a, imi ui mi bmj cvwu. i .1 . .r 1 . Mr. cnaries ieioricsj. a salesman in 1 tiie hanjaare store of Shields Ci UMther, I 11U Korth Third sUeet. reide4 with his family at No. IM1 Korth Twenty-foorth street, and it is bis youngest child, Cnarles tlarl IMbrick, untttUtlly briifbt fur the child' -soSeringa aad d tb, a fol-1 lows: Six weeks xxo to-daT Charier was playing with other children oa the pave- ment in front of the beer aalooa of Jo- seob Eichman. 01 the touth-wast coraer of Twenty -third and lidtos. aboat two I Mauri away from here. Kciimia's I ci!d was playing with a spitzer dog, be- longing to him, aad ths dog afterwards jumped in an apparently plavfal manner from one child to another, whea sudden ly my boy cried out that be was bitten. lie wat taken into iachmia bouse aad then brought borne. He was tbea at occe sect to my family doctor, aad word wat brought back that the doctor did sot think it was a d g bite. I saw the marks when I came home that night; oae was oa the left eye-brow and the other oa the left cheek, -tost beloar tbe eye. Both together were not at big aa tbe bead of a I . ?1 T7 11 . .1 1 . 1 - L I ica-pcaa j saju 1 uiu 001 uiui iocs we result nf a do bite, because a mom an who saw the child as the dog j a aped at it, said they were caused by his face . -a a a uikii gu:m un vneei ci & 00 j 1 carriage. Tbe marks disappeared in telve boar. I bad been for a long while Ia the habit of carrying my boy after he had awakened every morning down stairs 'pir?2J back, a practice be eaj iyed very much, bat on last Saturday taoraiag. fcr tbe first time, he showed a fear of failing so m vrked and unnatural as to excite my notice. He played all that day with his sisters, as usual, but hit mother noticed he wa drooping. Sunday mora in? he wat still evidently out of sorts, but aoth tng happened of note until the afteraomu. Then his mother stripped him for the purpose of washing him all over aad dressing bim. Tbe lastant tae water came in contact with his body be gave a yell c alike any sound tbe ever beard be fore. I came boms about six o'clock, aad she reported to me what had hap pened, i took aim cp stairs sad si with bim oa my knee fur aa hour and half. I tbea asked him to lie dawn with me. lie consented, but whea I laid bim dowa he gave a yell sacb. as I sever heard anything like ia my life. "From that time be would aerer lie down and it was tbea that his convul sions began. These were from seven to ten minutes apart, lasting a minute at a time. The sight and touch of water caused them tbe worst; a tear that dropped from my eje upon his cheek threw him into a coaruitioa. The con-1 rulsioe lasted all Sunday night sad Mon-1 1 . : I .... . - t i - I uaui ic9 minnics past six o ooca m i the evening, whea hs diel very easily. He was sensible all through bis sickaeta. and jat before his death be said to his little sisters who were crylag beside him : Ohl don't cry. I will pray for you all when I get to heaves.' His last words were: Good-night, papa. "Pk&idtlpXU OKI Hirers Utilised. Banning water leaves on the earth's crust marks as perxasaeat as aay of the violent coavuldoas of nature. The dis- corerr has lately been made la Australia that tbe streams of the Tertiary period. probably many years ago, but bow dried up, are vast storehouses of wealth. They are carcfallr searched out aad worked for tin. Tbey acted precisely lathe way as tbe rivers of oar oxa day, wash ing away the lighter rock, aad leaving a concentration uf tbe heavy ore ia tbe channel. Tbey vary considerably in depth, according to the remotcaes of their origin. In one ot lacm a strut baa km, .one to (VI ft-1 .-J t thai doth tbe ground is regular river bed, with, in some places, a collect! oa of loose drift sand, heavily intermixed with tia-ere. It has been opened, at that defile, to tae dittacce, horizontally, of 2,600 feet, aad explored by boring from the surface for 600 feet mote. The width ot tae has increase! from IS to 403 feet, aad it coatalas aa average of three feet of what il,. r, 1 UtAtr rlirt " ISil u la sit. il worth working, for it yields about 1 '-i per ceat. of meUl, aa excellent pro duce for tia-ore. Some ef these deposits are discovered at aly a few feet from the surface, a fact which shews that Uey am of much later date than the eae re ferred to above, but still ef immeasur able aaUauity. The state ef the earth also shows tbat these latter nvers werm BQi IB m;uw J f- w- , - ore hat been far less washed. Twenty' five of these tin mlaes have already beea found, aad although the dimcalty at tendiag all sew eeterprisea has rtUrded their development, yet within twe years they have arodaced 3.969 teas et ere. worth about f 1,009,900. What is it Ia aatare that impresses tu most I Is it BOt tbe aeseae oi seir-eea sciostaessl The violet aad the eat are ub conscious that there is ia them either beauty or strength. Tae stars rlew with out attempt at parade er heraldry af their wobuo. .""" . . ..T!? is to say that be ta lorgeuai et oiase. It Is tae Wghestelery et WM "I'l"'" -rf"v- w " - - - - tcr. The highest forar. ef character dk piayi iiseii ist ieau saw aware ot their Drum mess. vsrtiaa character loses maea ef Its excelleace if it becomes eoascieas ef itself. Dxxr 1 the sea aad deep k bell, bat pride ntaaeta deeper; it is coiled as a pokosoas worm a boat the feBadatioa ef the soul. 2 upper. The Opium Habit. Ella Hendersoa. aged thirty-three years: died on Sunday morn in at the residence of Dr. Stone, corner of Wood- ward avenue and WiKiam street, from the effect of an ovcMlose of laudanum. Till unfortunate lady was a daughter of John U. Hamilton. a former pnpf ietor of 1.1 If 1 If - ' . r- ue utrwara ii'KJx-, in 1 111s cny. ocrerai Tears airu lie ax-nairexl a tove lor Br- phinr, which, a years pxtfted by, devel oped into a mania for the inaidioaj drag. rinally the longing fur the stimulant be came so great thai she would obtain it at all haruds. Her taste was not limited drive her farther aad farther on ber downward coarse. Her friends, con vinced-that she waa no longer capable of taking care of ber children, took them from ber. Aboat six weeks ago Mrs. Dr. suae auadiy took: t&e anf'irtunate wonj- aa aider ber cWe. in the bots of wia aisg her from the babiu whkli were fat hurrying her to the grave, and lifting her occe'raore to the proper sphere. Bycda- cation aad intellect she- was entitled to a place among tbe most exalted of ber sex; ytt tbe morphia mania, the bane of ber existence, bad dragged her dowa to the verge of debauchery. The eSect to bring her back to a new life was a failure. Tbe thirst for mor phine seemed to be entirely beyond her control; aad deprived of it she could neither eat nor sleep. t or nocrs she woald pace the floor of ber room, sasmr-aiog all the energies of t - -1 .--.11 f .1 .-I- 1 ocr uni 10 uu ner in wrouusg ue ue- rooa appetite which was stifling ber, even as though some monster serpent had coiled Its slimy folds about ber aaJ was a crowing ucr 10 ar&xzi. Tie horrors of delirium tremens sunk into insignia' cane whea compared with the suflenngs that woman endured while trying to rid herself of ber appetite. "uire tae morphine; give me sotae- tiig that I may quench this terrible thirst, or let me die, she cried ia de spair! Tbe heart of stose w cold-melt at ssch snnenng, aad as angal could bat ep for one so untortsaste. .Morphine she mast have or die. w ita rscb an alternative, a smalt quantity of laudanum was given ber. Fatal draught! o sooner bad sbe taken tae first cup aad drained it to the vrrr drws, ere the de mon had takes possessioa of ber. aad was bearing her oaward toward the dark river. The first drink ot the polsoa de veloped all the cunning of the opiam- eater. Armed with all the grace which a beautiful and accomplished woman al wajs carries with ber, sba succeeded ia obtaining enough of tbe balefat drug to satisfy tbe demands of ber importunate appetite. For three successive weeks she has been ta a loag stupor. Ia the secla sios of ber own room she literally pois cned herself to death, although up to the very moment ci herdeata conscious, aad alive to what was passing about her. Practical Kladnrii. fWnfth mmr hn?ifnl and nrteti Instances cf real kindness I ever saw - canse to me ia this wise: I bad gone this wise: I had loto my butcher s shop oae Saturday night, and was waiting for my steak. n hue doing so, a maa. biacK wita use tail and dust of machinery, came in. He was old and homely, aad meanly dressed. aad I nrer should hare looked upon bim as a divine ageat of consolation had not a litUe girl coxae ia aad revealed him to me. "How's father to-day. Pallyr be asked. "He's worse, to-day, aad mother's down, too f aad the weary Utile tamg Sa crying soiuy to nerse i. i nea toe naaa stooped and said aametbing in a low voice, to which she only shook her head aad cried more bitterly. So he took, the basket from her, saying, -Rta away home, Polly, or that baby shell be ia ischief. Ill bring the basket." 3he offered htm twenty-five cents, but be harried ber away aad would not touch it. Tbea be cao-e som: good beef, a piece of bacon, and plenty of vegetables, and hav ing paid for them, walked oa to a large t exes eat hoase in sight. I gave him si lent reverence ac he passed me, fr I knew him tbea at ooIW Utxi s messeagrs. I ancoacioualy, but oh! bow blessedly, Ukiag a share ia the ministry of angels I Opportaaitiea like these are constantly thrown in our way by the angel wfeo watcheta over our souls; but if a biotker or sister be naked aad destitute of daily food, aad oae of you say uato tbea. "Depart ia peace, be ye warmed aad iUed, notwithitsadtng ye give them not uiuxi - uivi. nuiui tu ma body, what doth it pro&irSitcil. Txix-Taxs Lrrs. I have observed that Hps become more or tess contracted ia the course of years, ia proportion as they are accustomed to express good humor aad geaerotlty, or peevishness or a con tracted miad. Kemark the caret which a moaeat of ill-temper aad grudgiaeM has upoa the Hps, aad judge what may be expected from a habitual series of sack movemeata. Remark the reverse, aad make similar jshkrmeat. The mouth is the frankest part of the face; .t-ean-aet ia the least eetsceal its sensations. We eaa hide aeititer ill-temper with it, nor geod; we may afect what we pfessvsc, bat aicctatioa will mot help us. Ia a wroag cause it will oaly make our ob servers reseat the endeavor to impose oa taem. TH moaut is the seat ot oae das ef esaotietss, as the eyes are of an other; er, rather, it exswaases the tame emetics bat ia gfeeser 4eUil, aad wilt agreater irrrtt4l leaden cy te be ia i ZIam, t, u il -i,. r " I dmpk, aad of treWktg earasafeis; - et a saarp serrow, er rau-lreatsiag joy, - -f -j-j-sV. cS rLr. of xnaIJL, lihtnX sy-apathy. The moatlf, cat of iu maay B4Ul. may ho fancied threwiag up oae great expressioa iatotke eye as many ihr&ta ia a city ttftx. v. 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