THE TURNPIKE ROAD.
Wo strange It seems, ao ttraogs and week.
That here life's busy tide once flowed:
ThAt bravely trod oar mmdsire's feet.
With light hoart. or with heavy load.
Through this forsaken turnpike road.
' . ; - .1 ... t v. ... , -." i t . - . '
' af walking; In some holy nave
We tread the (rasa grown rats today:
aa If they marked some ancient grave.
We aearch upon the milestones gray
Their oumtiers almost worn away
Aeyond the wood and winding stream ' -Beat
the world's pulses, strong and clear.
With roar and rash of stool and Bteara;
But. chauguless through the changing year,
A aaored silence retime th here.
Tat violets and the windflower aweet
in fairy hosts here greet the spring.
And following Summer's hasting t'eet -Blue
Gentian shy and winsome thing
Comes forth to hear the last bird sing.
And Fancy -weaves a mystic spell
Around this nook in Nature's bowers,
Perchance the smiles and tears that fell. - -The
conquests and defeats as well
That made life In those bygone honrs.
Have hero found root and bloom in flowers
And could It be, on every tomb
(As to our Uiilwon goal we speed).
That some sweet flower should live and bloom.
Harvest of brave or holy deed
Ah. who i-oul"! ask a richer meed
God rest tlixir souls in byways fair.
Who heavenly seed on earth have sowed.
Walls we m tin still life's burdens bear
Patiently lit I iur loads of care. -
Henewiiiu ii our last abode
finch bloo.'ii lis tills the turnpike road.
-Annie l-ouue Brakenridge in Hpringflolct
Homesietul. ' ' .
TOLD i'Y A DEAD MAN.
One evMi::iic. not many- mouths agd
"three permus were seated in. a snug cor
of the lounging room of the Elee
Xricians' cluo 'of Vienna. ; From . the in
tent and elisor expression on the facet, of
two of them it was evident that the sui-
Ject of tlit conversation was more than
aardinarily interesting. ... ; . ..',"'..' .:
The leader f the conversation was a
mxajx appHrtitly on the turn of thirty-.
"Bve, with a t. we strongly marked- by the
ajpBsparing hrnsh of late hours and tmre
trained pus-tons. He had reached the
yith of tin- t tle. and was enjoying the
aanpatienct' f his listeners with a keen
weiish. 1 'At hifit. yielding to their1 eager
Jbaportunitit-s. he said: ' ' ' ;
'Well, I'll tell yon the' name of the
tody, but reitiember yon have given you
trord ot honor that it Shall' go no far
"ther ' When 1 followed her from the
train 1 fontid it was oh, shades of vir
ael Mrs Waldemer
"Yon lie' f : ' :, ' '
The words rang through the silent Vooui
Sike a trumpest blast. Springing to their
feet with a haste that sent chairs ' and
table flying the startled trio turned and
atw a gentleman tn evening dress stand
ing not three feet away '. His face wan
convulsed with rage, and his futile strug
gle for speech only caused his pallid lips
to atter incoherent sounds."' '"
For a few seconds no one moved, and
the ominons quiet was "only broken by
the deep, labored breathing of him who
nad so unceremoniously interrupted the
peace of the night; then with a sudden
bound a form cleared the ' intervening
apace, and before hand could be raised
te hindrance the ' boastful . roue had
-planted a terrific blow full in the face of
Jus adversary, almost felling him to the
floor. The infuriated combatants were
quickly separated by the excited by
jtanders. ' and both ' hurried from ' the
bouse.
On the following morning the fre
quenters of the club stood about in little
knots discussing the episode of the night
toefore. There was a "universal sympa
thy with the gentleman who had re
ceived the blow, and many strong ex
pressions of anger were indulged in by
the members', who were justly enraged
at the publicity ' that would inevitably
follow such a disgraceful affair.
One old gentleman in particular was
anuch excited.' ' He said:" y" -
"Such an unwarranted imputation
gainst a' lady's character should not
pass unpunished, and if Herr Waldemer
4oes not challenge that brute, why, I'll
'do it myself, if only on general princi
ples." ' ' -
As the choleric old man finished, a
commotion a the door showed the en
trance of some one with fresh news on
the engrossing topic. ; ' ' -
The newcomer was quickly surround
- -ed, and with the eagerness of a bearer of
glad tidings he exclaimed: '"- '.' '"
''Waldemer has challenged him, and
the challenge is accepted of course. 1
lutve just come from the house of Rukert,
who, you know, conducts all such affairs.
Be wouldn't tell me when it was to take
place, or indeed anything at all about it
But there are going to be some extraor--dinary
arrangements; 1 could tell that
by his air of mystery the pompous old
-idiot!- : V
The welcome intelligence created a
" feeling of general relief among the mem
bers, and it was hailed with great satis
faction. They dispersed to their various
fcomes, knowing that their code of honor
was still intact. ,
y For several days the " curious made
very effort to discover any details con
cerning the impending duel, but with
out avail" There was only a certainty
that it would take place, but where and
how was only known to the principals i
and the indefatigable Rukert. . !
On the morning of the sixth day after
the quarrel at the club the community
' was thrown into a state of horror at the
following article published in the Mens
y 'Freie Presse:
At half -past 8 last night, as a party of
young men-' were ' passing the house of
Herr Waldemer, in Strasse Wallfiscb
gasse, they were startled by the loud re
" port of a revolver coming from the direc
tion of that gentleman's residence, fol
lowed Immediately' by an ' agonizing
cream. They hastily forced the front
- -door, and after a vain search In' several
rooms, all untenanted, they 'reached the
study. There, prostrate on the floor, was
the' form' of bur well-known citizen
dead. "A hideous wound in his left tern
pie and a revolver lying near at hand
ahowed the cause" of "death. " Stretched
cross his body, her hair dabbling in a
pool of blood, was his beautiful wife. ' It
. was at first thought that she also was
deadi btit ' a' harfty iiaiuiiaatfon showed 1 he
that she had only Tainted. -
One of the horrified gentlemen ran lor
the nearest doctor and also to report the
melancholy news to the prope authori
ties. The others set'to work to revive
Mrs.' Waldemer, and soon had the satis
faction of seeing her recover conscions-
By a fortunate coincidence Dr. Breeion
happened to be in the neighborhood, and !
he was soon tn attendance. tie pro-
Bon need Waldemer past all medical aid.
but said that the lady was only suffering
from a severe nervous shock, natural '!
under the circumstances.
Despite her protestations Mrs. W;il
denier was taken- into" custody and re
moved to the house of detention, where
she remained during the night, all oflVr
of bail being resolutely refused. ? .- - '
Owing to a most extraordinary and
fortunate circumstance we ' are enaMi-d
to clear the unhappy lady from all sus
picion, and also to give our readers t he
details of a very singular duel that took
place in this city but a few days ao
and which undoubtedly caused the sni
cide just mentioned.
Last night at half -past 10 o'clock u
messenger left a package in the ante
room with instructions that it be sent
up to the managing editor.'" Upon the
removal of .he outer wrapper was found
sealed envelope with the following
note. .
- - 'June 13. 18SU
To the Managing "Editor-
"Yon wiii find inclosed an Import .ml
item of news, which you are at liberty
to nse only on condition that this en
velope be'ii-'t '.received Before '10 O'clock
this night I trust to your well known
honor to sec that this stipulation is faith
fully carriisl OUt. ' : --(
?' . -RCBOLPB WsXDBMICB.'"
Lionx before " the' receipt of "the mys
terious package Waldemer' s suicide ' had
been discovered, and so the seal was im
mediately' brtiken. ; Inside 'was 'the fol ;
lowing remarkable confession: :
' ,"'These, 'my. last words, are written on
the threshold of the unknown. -."Though
in the prime of life, the mere thought of
living has become a dread more terrify
ing than that of death.
' "It is still fresh in the' mind of the pn n
lic! how1 f overheard in my "clnb the name
of m? wife bandied about by a lecherous
scoundrel, who has already gone the
road 1 shall travel tonight.
"I challenged him. The challenge wan
accepted: - All the details were left to a
mutual friend a man learned in elec ,
trical science who enthusiastically "pro
posed the adoption of electricity aa a
weapon. "'I assented with ; indifference,
not heeding the agent so that 1 had my re
venge. -' My antagonist agreed, prompted
by "a professional curiosity. ' For several
days the mysterious preparations weni
on. and at last there came a note stating
that I was to call at a certain house on
the outskirts of the city at midnight.
'"Ouarrtvinat the place indicated the
scientist met me at the door and led the
way to a ' little anteroom on the second
floor. There I found my antagonist, and
it 'was only the knowledge that but a
few minutes could elapse before we
would be engaged in mortal combat that
restrained me from throttling him where
he stood. -
"We were taken - into an adjoining
room, and what' I saw there filled my
soul with a grim joy the lust for mur
der ' Returning again to the outer room,
we' were requested to submit . Without
demur to any preparations necessary. I
complied with alacrity, but he' evidently
hesitated before answering, and 1 noticed
with pleasure that his voice trembled
and his face paled with a cowardly dread.
"The old electrician produced two
long, close 'fitting robes that enveloped
us from ' neck to heels, and with skillful
fingers he speedily buttoned them around
ns, making the ' shroudlike garments
more secure by passing a stout cord
about the outside in innumerable turus.
Fettered in this way we lay upon the i
floor unable to move hand or foot. Sat
isfied at last that the fastenings were
secure, he dragged us with infinite care j
info the chamber of death. . - j
"It was a small. Ron are room, devoid of :
rnMitnm i.rt hnt AimW MritA(i hv n
common oil lamp suspended from the
ceiling. The floor had been waxed and
polished until it was as smooth as glass.
In. two corners of the room, diagonally
opposite each other, were a couple of pe
culiar looking metal . disks placed hori
zontally on the floor; and having a round,
flat knob in the center. Leading from
each were two lines . of insulated wire
about six or seven yards long, ending m
shallow cups containing dampened felt.
"Placing us side by side, midway be- j
tween the corners, tne cups were tastenea
to our bodies, one being placed on the
neck at the base of the brain and the
other at the extremity of the spinal col
umn. Thus attached to our respective
disks we were told that he who first
reached his opponent's corner could, by
merely placing his head on the efevated
spot, send the annihilating current on its
deadly way
"The old scientist, after1 a few hurried
directions, given in a voice agitated with
strong emotion, retired . to ' a corner,
where 1 could see him standing in an at- j
titude of rapt 'attention, his head' bent i
forward, his eyes protruding and glow- 1
ering with a fixity of expression almost
maniacal in its intensity. : j
"The room was filled with a solemn
quiet, unbroken save by the low mur- i
mur of heavy respiration or the Tegular
tick of a clock,, whose monotonous
rhythm sounded like the beat of a drum
to my overstrained nerves. ' Thus, we
lay for' nearly "half a minute, each wait
ing for the other to make the move. '
"A short reflection had shown me that
victory would come tb him who1 snowed
the greatest cunning, as the manner in
whichwevwere- tied precluded the dis
play of brute force, and ' the slippery
floor offered 'h'o Tulcrnm wherewith to
propel tone's- self along--
"Slyly 1 turned my head and saw
close by. the livid face of my antagonist'
his deep set eyes watchful and alert '
"As feint I turned slowly over H
did the same. Then with a sudden ef
fort 1 swung around so that my feet
struck him a sharp blow in the face. It
aroused all the devil in his nature, and
quickly retaliated by making a des
perate lunge at my head. . His heels
flew past within an inch, and the force
of the movement placed' him ' almost be
tween me and" my corner. He was quick
to see the advantage, and started to roll
with increasing force in that direction.
Then ensued a terrible race for the disk.
- '"Over the glassy floor, slipping and
eliding, with head advanced in futile en-
deavor to gain a greater momentum, we
writhed and. squirmed, vainly grasping
at the polished surface. - ,
"The room revolved in a dizzy whirl.
and soon my eyes were blinded by aching
tears called forth by a raging terror at
by a raging
the heart a fear that he might gain the
victory and live.. With one last super
human effort I threw myself across the
widening gap between us and stopped
his progress. There we lay panting for
breath on the very edge of the metal
- plate, but 1 was nearest. ; 1
- "After what 'seemed an eternity", of
time the strange ' combat recommenced.
I was posted in the angle, my feet pressed
I firmly against one ' wall and my head
; against the other. ' It was a living bar-
' tier of resistless strength." '
I '"Suddenly " I : felt - his form;- against
mine, creeping cunningly closer. With
a hasty jerk ' I drew my body in, and
! with shoulders pressed " firmly ' against
! the plasfered - sides gave one powerful
! kick and sent him ' sliding to the center
! of the room. Before he had' stopped 1
i was rolling in -the direction of his corner.
1 "With-elbow and heel, invoking the aid
of every nerve and muscle, I rapidly cov
! ered the' intervening space, and then
found my passage barred and the j?oal
snatched from my eager grasp on the
threshold of victory.' Wild with baffled
rage 1 threw myself upon hira, and with
hellish fury tried to tear his throat with
my teeth. -i .-.
"As we struggled the room resounded
with an -infernal din of gasping moans
and oathn ' strangled in their utterance.
For a time 1 ' lost all sense of direction,
and was only intent on crushing out his
viperous life. -
We had neared the middle when, by
what crafty trick 1 know not, he broke
away, and with miraculous speed, now
leaping half erect and now writhing like
a serpent, he again approached ' the disk)
1 watched him with fascinated eye as he
drew ' nearer and nearer.' My "tongue
clove to - the roof of my mouth, every
drop of blood turned to ice. and 1 felt
the bony hand of death clutching that
heart which in a second would shrivel
at the lightning's touch.
"He reached it; up went his head,
higher and higher: My God! why does
he prolong this living death? A thud as
it touched the' iron plate; 'a horrible
gurgling noise cut off in its infancy; one
long, convulsive shudder of the body,
and he lay dead before me, killed by his
own wire. He had mistaken the plate! ;
"Hours afterward 1 was carried from
the house,' my reason almost gone and
the dread terror of the scene still before
me. ' How his body was disposed of 1 do
not know Probably it was buried un
der a false name. His death was not at
my hands, but the horrorof it rests upon
me and it is more than I can bear.
Enrique EL Lewis in Romance.
Why Women -Have Dyspepsia. . r
A medical journal, in a learned discus
sion of the alleged causes of dyspepsia in
women, declares that they are mainly
lack of exercise and eating indigestible
food . t unholy.hours.. . .To this a cele
brated woman physician takes exception,
and asserts that laziness -and self indulg
ence' are hot the main causes of dyspep
sia in women. .
"I have found, she says, "that wom
en are 'usually victims of the ' atonic va
riety of 'dyspepsia--that1 variety 'which
comes from a lack of tone' tn the stom
ach rather; than from' any - disarrange
ment of its functions It is sometimes
caused by a-generally enfeebled condi
tion of thesyBtem. but is Of tener the re
sult of their getting overtired and then
attempting to rest themselves by eating
a hearty meaL "' " -
" "Women are so reckless in the expendi
ture of their strength they go shopping
for a whole afternoon, or they call, or
! entertain, or
are entertained, without a
thought of their bodies, until suddenly
they find themselves utterly wearied out.
When this exhaustion occurs, instead of
lying down for" an" hour's complete rest
before eating anything at all, they will
sit down to a hearty meal in order to
rest themselves, as they think; - and the
tired stomach is too weak to care for the
load of food that is thrust upon it. By
and by a dyspeptic condition is induced,
i and the poor souls wonder what they
have eaten that has brought on dyspep
sia." Detroit Free Press.
. English and American Homes. '
' Much is said of the luxury of the Old
Worlds but people who have had oppor
tunities for comparison testify that the
average of comfort in living is much
higher in the United States than in Eng
land and Europe. ' Even the homes of
the wealthiest are entirely lacking in
comforts and conveniences that : are re
f garded as indispensable among the mid
j die class and even the poorer homes of
j the United States. ' Many English houses
occupied by families of means are' not
1 supplied with steam or water, and the
general method 'of ' heating is by ' open
fireplaces fed-With smoky soft coal
Hot air furnaces are almost known.
Set bowls, with - hot and cold water
faucets, are' regarded as non-permissible
I extravagance even .; by the wealthiest.
and only the very wealthiest sometimes
indulge m the luxury of a bathroom.
hotel having one' advertises it as a spe
cial and unusual attraction. Candles
are still much relied on for illumination.
A hundred other, conveniences regarded
as necessaries in American homes are
unknown in English households. Good
Housekeeping: , . -. .
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'Xiittle "Albert' had been allowed to
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leaves of the big illustrated dictionary.'
The picture 'of 'the ' skeleton" impressed
him particularly, and 'at the breakfast
table the next' morning he surprised his
father by asking suddenly. ''Papa, can't
that bony fellow in the dictionary wig
gle his fingers?" Youth's Companion,
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, . . .. ; ITS TERRITORY. '' - . ;
It is the supply city for an extensive and rich agri
cultural an 4 grazing country, its trade reaching as
far south as Summer Lake, a distance of over twe
hundred miles. .
THE . LARGEST WOOL MARKET.
The rich grazing country, aloiig the eastern slope
of the the Cascades furnishes nasture for thousands
of sheepi .the. wool from which finds market here. h-.
The Dalles is the largest original "wool snipping
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The salmon fisheries are!
yielding this year a revenue of $1,500,000, which can
and will. be. more than doubled in, the .near future.. ,liTr
The products of the. beautiiul Klic&ital -; valley find
market, here, and the country south and east has this
year filled the warehouses, and all available storage
ulaces to overflowing? with their products.
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: It is the richest city of its size on the coast, and its
money is scattered over and is being used to develop,
more, farming country than is tributary to anjr other
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