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THE INDEPENDENT 13 IS3UED Naturday 3Iornlner, BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. THE INDEPENDENT HAS THE FINEST JOD OFFICII IM DOUGLAS OOO NT Y. CARDS, BILL n FADS, LEGAL BLA2TK& ' And other printing, including Large and Heavy Posters and Showv Hand-Bills. Neatly and eipedlUous'j executed AT POIITLNI) rItlOJES. Ont Tenr fits Months M Thr SSoaU......, ... ftO ... l ou TbK are the term Tor those pay'n in advance. The IsnerssDZNT offers fine inducements to ad vertisers, Teims remfcuuab.'e, . VOL. 7. ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1882. NO. 15. nTjra PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. JEWELER, AND OPTICIAN. ALL WORlTwARRANTED. Dealer In WoleDio, Clnfki, Jewelry, And a Full Liue of Cigars, To'aaccts and Fancy Corn's. The only reliable Optometer In town for the proper adjustment if Fpecucle ; always oa baud. Depot of the Genuine Brazilian Pebble Spec tacles and Eyeglasses. OFFICE K'.rttt door south of postoffice, Bose bnrg. Oregon. ; rAHOSV'EY'a SALOuw Nearest to the Railroad Depot, Oakland .... i- ,. -j ... . J Jas." Muh ouey, Prop'r. The finest of wines, liquors and cigars in Doag ' las count, and the best j BILLIABD TABLB In the State kept in proper) repair: Parties traveling on the railroad will find this place very handy to visit during the stop ping of the train at the Oak land, Depot. Giro me a oalL ! t Ja8. jiAHOIvKY. a JOHN FFIASER, Home Made Furniture, WILBUR, OREGON. Upholstery, Spring Mattrasses, Constantly on hand. ; Etc. FURNITURE; ?u have the best stock o luruitnre south of Portland And all of mv own manufacture. No two Prices to Customers Residents of Dougla3 county are requested to give me a call before purchasing elsewhere. ALL WORK WARRANTED.- DEPOT HOTEL- OAKLAND, ! - OREUOBf. Richard Thomas, Prop'r. rpHIS HOTEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED for a number of years, ami has become very popular with the traveling public. Kirst-claas 8LEPNC ACCOMMODATIONS. And the table supplied with the best (be market affords. Hotel at the dor if She I'Mili-nitd. Furniture Store ! JOHN GILDERSL12VE MA VINO PURCHASED THE FURNI ture Establishment of John Lehnberr, is now prepared to do any woi k in the UPHOLSTERING LINE. i He is also prepared to furnish i In all styles, of the best manufacture, and cheaper than the cheaest. His Cliair, T11ok, BedstendH, i ' . ! WnhMtnnds, ETC., ETC. ETC. Are o superior make, and for low cost cannot be equaled jn the State. The ' Finest of Spring. Beds And the Most Complete I ofas Alwaj-s on band. ; Everything in Me line fur nished, of the best quality, on the shortest notice and at the lowest rates. COFFINS MADS AND TRIMMED. And orders filled cheaper and better than can any other establishment. ; Desiring a share ,of pnbl'c patronage, the un jersigned promises to oiler extra inducements to all pat.ons. Give u e a trial. ! I JOHN GILDERS LEVE. H. C. STANTON, i Dealer in , Staple Dry Coods! Keeps constantly on hand nient of a general assort- EXTRA FINE GROCERIES, WO0H, WILLOW 1M) GLASSWAKF, ' ALSO ! Crockery and CoVrtage A full stock of MCHOOL 15 O O IC Stu-h as required by the Tublie County Schools All klnda of STATIOSERT. TOYS ami PAXCT ARTICXKS j To suit both Young and Old. BUYS AND SELLS LEGAL TENDERS furnishes Checks on Portland, and procurt S Drafts on San Francisco. SEEDS ! SEED5 ! ? AIXKnPSOr.BKNT QtllUIT ALL: niSDEip Promptly attended to and (ioods shipued with care. Address, I Hacheuey & Beno, ; Portland. Oregon Jiottcc. Notice I hereby given, to whom It .nay concern, that the uinieriif ed" hna besn awarded the contnut lor keeping the Doulus county raupent ! the period ot tw.i years. All persons in need ot asistneo irom aid eourity must first procure a certificate to that effec-t tivm am member of the Counry Board, and present it to one ot the following named persona,! who are author lied to, and will earc tor those presenting such certificate W. L. Button, Roseburg; L.L. Kelloirjr, Oakland; Mrs Hrown, Looking Glass. Dr. 8crosrn Is authorized to tarnish medical' aid to all persona in need of the game who have been declared paupers of Douglas county. WM. B. CLARKE, Supt. ot Poor. Roesataa, Or., Feb. 16. 18a0 LATEST NEWS SUMMARY, BY TELEGRAPH TO DATE. Michael Davitt has taken leave of the United States. Private advices indicate that the Suez Canal wi'l be reopened to traffic forth with. Seneca, Kansas, was visited by a heavy wind and rain storm on the 11th. Fruit was damaged but other crops were bene fited. At 12 o'clock noon on the 12th several flags of truce were, flying from forts and city of Alexandria and the town was, on fire in many places. Jack Harris, the best known gambler in Texas was shot and killed at San An; tonio on the 11th by Ben Thompson, the famous marshal ot Austin. Statistics show that the condition of stock in Iowa is less favorable than in previous years. The decrease in hogs in the last year is 176,000. Wm. Ritter, a negro, was taken from jail in Henderson, Ky., on the 12th by & mob and lynched. His crime was that of raping and killing a mulatio girl 12 years old. The London Times says it is contem plated to call out 7000 of the army re serve to take the place of unlearned men belonging to the regiments prepared to proceed to Egypt. John B. Gaines, editor of the World, and Col.' Sears, of the Post emptied re volvers at each other at Louisville on the 10th as a result of an editorial contro versy. The only result was a slight wound in Sears' foot, and two bullets under the skin of an unoffending witness of the f usilade. Both were arrested. A very high wind storm passed over Marysville, Kansas, on the St. Joseph & Western railroad, 100 miles west of St. Joseph, on the 11th. From the fact that wires are all prostrated it is thought ser ious damage was done to the town. A heavy storm also prevailed at Lincoln, Nebraska, and through that section of country. Everything is quiet at the mills of the Cabinet iron and eteel company at South Chicago, although a large crowd have gathered around the depot awaiting ar rival of trains. Preprrations are being made to start up three of the sixteen fur naces with non-union men. Oilicers of the company are present and there is a large force of police on hand. About fifty specials have been sworn in. Union vaea claim they will not make any trouble. A very heavy rainfall at Lebanon, O., on the 10th raised Turtle creek to an unprecedented height. The reservoir of the hydraulic works broke its banks and the lower portion of the c.ty is inundated. Several small houses were carried away and all the bridges in that part of the city were..ashe$L; out, Thousands of sheaves of newly cut wheat were floated off. The loss is variously estimated from $50,000 to $100,000. ' At a meeting of the Colorado Press association at Denver on the 11th Col. John Atkins of the Rocky Mountain News was elected president, W. E. Paber sec retary, Grayson McArthnr correspond ing secretary, and R. H. Tilvey treas urer. Fifty new members were elected. Capt. J. T. Smith delivered the oration. Eugene Field read a poem, after which they banqueted at the St. James hotel. The association accepted the courtesies extended by the C. B. & Q. railway and about 75 members with ladies left for Chicago to be absent a week. The main building for the mining and industrial exposition at Denver is about completed and articles for exhibition are arriving in considerable quantities. The work of arranging exhibits will be com menced next week. All departments will be well represented. The machinery department will be exceptionally large, having nearly a hundred entries. There will be no delay in opening on August 1st. The fine art department will be the most complete and will contain about 400 works of high order of merit by American and foreign artists. A correspondent on board the Helicon sends the following. The loss of the Egyptians must be dreadful. A number of shells repeatedly struck the works just about the guns and threw np volumes of yellow dust. It was often thought "the guns must have been demolished, but they appeared uninjured when the smoke had cleared away. The funnel of the bu perb is pierced, and the plate below the foremnst o' the Glacis torn away. One of the boats of the Inflexible is useless and others badly damaged. The Inflex ible bore the brunt of the fire of the west end of the lias el-Tin fort for three and a half hours. The Sultan has a shot clear through her mainmast and another through her funnel. The harem adjoin ing llas-el-Tin. and an aditcent rirle tower, continued to burn all night. A correspondent on board the U. S steamer Quinnebaug says: The Egypt ians foaght splendidly and ships behaved magnificently. The Quinnebaug an chored only five cables away on the port beam of the Temeraire and nad a nne view of the contest. Shells from the forts frequently fell quite close. A cor respondent on the Invincible telegraphs "The fort and batteries on the sea wal are a heap of ruins. The Egyptians stuck to their guns until tne forts were crumbling. The aim of Egyptian gun ners were chiefly against the Penelope and Inflexible and they fired principally round shot. Their elevation was bad The Invincible was seldom hit. The armor of tne bupero was penetrated Egyptian officers set a good example to the men, often jumping upon the parapet to see the effects or their hre. The party of marines which landed from the Invin cible to blow np Fort Mex saw several dead inside the fort. The Egyptians had no shells, which fact accounts for the small number of casualties on British vessels. At 5:15, oa the 12th, the Heli con approached the Invincible with offi cials from Dervish Pasha, who had been trying to find the flag ship at night, with j a letter from the ministry to Seymour to offer to dismount guns: Admiral Sey mour replied that the time for negotia- tions had passed. The Ras-el-Tin palace i They were firing pnncip)ly round shot, took fire during the bombardment and i Twenty minutes after the first gun from was still burning at the time this dispatch the fort our royal braces were shot away was sent. Men were called for on board i and immediately afterwards a shot pene the Invincible at 1 P. M., to go ashore trated forward, a splinter wounding a and spike the gnns of the forts. ' stoker severely. The district attorney states it is impos sible to obtain convictions under the Sunday liquor law of Ohio, and has dis missed all pending cases in Cincinnati. Special Judge Dnffio of the 4th Iowa district holds that the prohibition amend ment is now in force and on the 10th' he instructed the grand jury to indict; all saloon keepers whether licensed or not. In investigation as to the cause of the Scioto disaster, testimony is conflicting as to whether the pilot was drunk. The vessel has been raised and will be towed to Wheeling. 57 bodies in all have been Tecovered. Particulars of the Kansas storm still come in, showing the damage "was not overestimated. Destruction was com plete wherever the clouds struck. Sev eral bad accidents are reported a nd many wonderful freaks of wind, but no deaths yet. Damage to grain was very consid erable. Failures reported to New York last week 121, against 109 the week before. Western and middle states show an in crease, while southern and eastern states had 16 less. Western 41, southern 17, middle 32, Pacific, and New York city 8. Total 121. New York city failures insig nificant. News from Nebraska leaves little doubt but that state is ready to take up the prohibition campaign. Liquor men, while conceding an amendment would be adopted readily if submitted to the people, hope to beat the measure in the legislature, as they have already done, and they have the support of most of the daily newspapers. The executive board of the union of American Hebrew congregations, repre senting 15 congregations, held an annual meeting at Saratoga on the 14th. The question as to what manner the Russia refugees could be best assisted to become self sustaining was discussed, and it was resolved they should be assisted in learn ing mechanical trades and also those who are adapted to it undertake farming. It also resolved to issue an appeal to all congregations to appoint committees to solicit aid for Russian Jews and inaugu rate a rule that every made Israelite in the United States, from the age of Id be required to contribute $1 annually to a common fund to aid the poor in Israel. A dispatch from Alexandria says refu gees were chiefly (i reeks and Italians, only one being English. Twenty-seven of these came from the Egyptian bank. whence they made attacks on the mob, driving them away. The manager gave shelter to friends from the Banque Gen erale and from the Credit Linmas. These with the manager marched in a body to Marina at four in the morning, after the mob, satiated with butchery, had retired. The soldiers and mob. joined by bun- dreds of women, sacked every shop, en tered the houses of Europeans and mur dered the inmates. The marines who landed took rations for the day. The party detailed for spiking guns landed at ort Kuebe and dismantled the large smooth-bore pieces. Admiral Seymour wished to land marines and take posses sion of Fort Napoleon and march to Cam- el-Dik. but on learning that the fort was minded and a large body of soldiers sta tioned at Cam-el-Dik, operations were postponed. The Candor has gone to Port Said. The following account is given of the bombardment of Alexandria by an eye witness on board the war ship Invincible: The great artillery combat which raged all day ended in complete success. The ob ject for which we fought has been at tained, the forts and batteries on the sea face of Alexandria being a heap of ruins. Considering the extent and nature of the tforks, weight and number of guns mounted, and dogged pluck with which the Egyptians fought them, the result has been attained with a surprisingly small loss of life. The total of casualties in the fleet being five killed and twenty- seven wounded. It is difficult, so soon after the engagement, to write a cool and collected narrative of the " events of the day. The dead calm which has succeeded the tremendous roar of artillery which has cone on for so many hours seems strange and. unnatural and we can scarcely realize that the first great sea fight with artillery of modern type had been fought and won. At twenty minutes past six the ships of the squadron sig naled all ready, but still further delay was necessary as the .Lgypuan ofhcers carrying the admiral's reply to the minis try had to be put ashore. At half-past six a quick order was passed round the deck to load with common shell, and a gleam of satisfaction shone on the men's faces and at seven o'clock signal was made to the Alexandria to open the ball by firing one gun. A heavy boom came across the water ana ttien there was an anxious pause. Would the Egyptians answer or would they evacuate the forts. No sound came from the fort, but in the batteries opposite we could see men load ing guns and concluded they would fight Order was given to con. m.mce indepen dent firing and a signal was run up for the fleet to begin, a general engagement, A deafening salvo from hve 'J inch guns went from the side of the Invincible, while overhead ten Mordenfeldt guns on the topmast swelled the din which burst forth from all the ships. The bank of smoke which at once arose like a wal from our ship prevented ine from seeing the results of our fire, but from the tops it was seen tnat the shells had struck rather low and the sights were raiseti from 1350 to 1500 yards. The Monarch and Penelope had both work close at hand. The roar of their heavy guns and ceaseless rattle of their Gatlings and Nor denfelds machines, and the shrieks of the rockets which the Monarch was discharg ing, added to the sounds of our own gnns inade up a deep continuous din which is impossible to describe and was most be wildering to hear. In any momentary interval the sound of guns from other divisions of the fleet told that they also were hard at work. Hardv, a midship man posted in the maintop, signaled the dhection of the stroke of shells and their accuracy of fire improved. Meantime the enemy 'a shots were coming thick and fas:, their aim being directed chiefly against the Penelope and Inflexible. REMEMBER HIM. BV-EDWAUD KING. Out of the mellow West there came A man whom neither praise nor blame Could gild or tarnish; one who rose With fate appointed swiftness far Above his friends, above his foes; Whose life shown like a splendid star To fill his people's heart with flame; Who never sought for gold or fame ; But gave himself without a price , A willing, humble sacrifice An erring nation's Paschal larcb The great gaunt patient Abraham. ' I never saw his wrinkled face, Where tears and smiles disputed place; ! I never touched his homely hand That seemed in benediction raised E'en when it emphasized command, What time the fires of battle blazed The hand that signed the act of grace Which freed a wronged and tortured race; And yet I feel that he is mine My country's: and the light Hi vine Streams from the saintly oriflamme Of great gaunt patient Abraham. He was our standard bearer; he Caught up the thread of destiny. And around the breaking Union bound And wove it firmly. To his task He rose, gigantic; nor ould sound . Of menace daunt him. Did he ask For homage when glad Victory Followed his flags from sea to sea? Nay, he staunched the wounds of war; And you owe all you have and are And I owe all 1 have and am To great gaunt patient Abraham. The pillars of our temple rocked Beneath the mightv wind that shocked Foundations that the fathers laid But he upheld the roof and stood Fearless, while others were afraid, His sturdy strength and faith were gooo. While coward knees together knocked, And traitor hand the doors unlocked To let the unbeliever in. He bore the burden of our sin, While rebel voices rose to damn The great gaunt patient Abraham. And then he died a martyr's death Forgiveness in his latest breath, And peace upon his dying :ips. He died for me; he died for you; Heaven help us if his memory slips Out of our hearts! His soul was true And clean and beautiful. What saith Dull history that reckoneth Butcoldly? That he was a man Who loved his fellows as few can; And tbat he hated every sham Our great gaunt patient Abraham. Majestic sweet was Washington: A ud Jefferson was like the sun He glorified the simplest thins; He touched; and Andrew Jackson seems The impress of a fiery king To leave upon us. These in dreams Are oft before us; but the one ' Whose vast work was so aim ply done The Lincoln of our war-tried years Has all our deepest love; in tears We chant the Memoriam Of ereat gaunt patient Abraham. TBIXGS BEIXU &QU4L. "Things are not equal in this world," sighed Hester Thorn, sitting down at the end window of the farm house, and letting an open letter fall from her hand on the floor. "What is it now, dear?" asked her ni3terRuth, who was lying on the chintz ounge that was drawn up under the two front vine shaded windows. "Any new trouble?" Yes. Oh. dear ! it is nothing but trouble, Rutb. I am tired, tired, tired of it all. I have lost the school. The committee prefer a teacher from the city. Ami how are we to get through the year now ? I have just been reading about the grand doings among the court peo ple in England, and among our own aristocracy in this county balls, parties, operas, and all the rest of it, till my heart is gray, as our old Irish nurse used to say. O Ruth ! what have they done to deserve so much sunshine in their lives? and what have we done to merit all this trouble and misery in ours?" Hester dropped her brown head on her folded arms, and fairly cried aloud. "It does seem hard," said Ruth, when she grow more composed; "but God knows best what is best for us, dear. And I am afraid I have been a little sel fish lately, while you have been toiling and thinking so hard. It has seemed so sweet to me to be free from pain, after that long fever, that I have thought of little else. To see the sun and the green leaves, and to hear the autumn whistle of the birds, has been such a blessing, that I have scarcely known how to be grateful enough for it." "And I n grateful, too, Kutu, that you are getting well again, cried Hester; "and I know that every one ought to be thankful, if they can eat, drink, and sleep well, and be free from sickness and pain. But, Oh Ruth, all the same there is the doctor's bill to pay, and all the bills of the year ! The farm we cannot work ourselves, and lm sure thai Gonegal takes advantage of my ignorance in the way he manages it and the land does not furnish half we need, though while our poor father lived, it supported us all; and now that I have lost this last chance th a j high school I really and truly, Ruthie, don t know what is to be done V "The debt must be paid, and paid at once," said Ruth decidedly. "I see but one way,' Hester." "What is that?" "Mortgage the farm." Hester was silent. "And for the sake of his old liking for our father. I think Steadman Rich- inga would lend you what you need.' continued Ruth, watching her covertly. Hester started. A crimson blush dyed her face and throat, but still she did not speak. "Hester, come here and tell me. How was it between you and Mr. Richings ? asked her sister gently. The tears rose again in Hester's bright dark eyes. She looked out drearily across the reaped fields, toward the high hills where the Richings homestead dom inated the town. "I I don't know, Ruth," she said "He used to come very often to see me." "I know." "And I thought he loved me. I had reason to think so, Ruth. I looked for ward, confidently, to being his wife, al though he liad not said the decisive words. He was here one evening that cousin John from the city and he again." evening the Thorn came never came "But did he not write to you?" asked Rath. "Not a word. He went next day to the city, and then to Europe. It is two years since I have seen him; and I can not go to hiin on an errand i like this, Ruth!" Nevertheless Hester did go to Stead man Richings before twenty-four hours had passed over her bonny brown head. The next afternoon was one of those serene and lovely ones, such as are on'y vouchsafed to America in the latest of the autumn, after the harvest is reaped, and the fruits are gathered, and the sun has only to shine warmly down upon the children o! men, without a care. The sky, from rorth to south, from east to west, was a deep, deep blue, and only a gentle breeze was stirring among the tree-tops and the blossoming vines. With infinite exertion Hester dragged and tilted the old? lounge out into the sunny yard, and afterward wrapped Ruth carefully in a cloak and shawl, and half led, half carried her out there for the first time since May. I As Hester sat by the rejoicing invalid, Gonegal, the farm hand, entered the kitchen and laid two letters op the table. With a swift foreboding of misfortune, she left Ruth and possessed herself of tbem. They were from the butcher and grocer of the village, demanding imme diate payment of the accounts! inclosed. The news of her loss of the high school was already known throughout the place. One look at Ruth, so happy in the gol den sunshine, and Hester's mind was made up. ; She ran to her room, made a hurried toilet, stole out by the back door, and took the hill road that led from the vil lage to the Richings place. How calm and restful and happy the grand old red-brick house looked, with its French windows, and its double leaved doors, standing wide open to the autumn sunshine. Two gardeners were at work in the grounds, bat not a servant was visible in the house as she stole in through the wide hall and opened the library door. Steadman Richings, just risen from his writing-table, hat in hand, and ready to go out, confronted her. He started as if he had seen a ghost entering; for Hester was now deadly pale, and only by keeping the thought of her errand firmly before her, could she summon courage to go through the interview. j "O, Mr. Richings, we are so poor!" she began, incoherently; "and Ruth has been very ill ever since last May. She needs nice things to strengthen, her; and I have lost the school. I cannot get them for her unless we mortgage the farm. Will you take it into your hands and allow us what you think proper for it It may save Ruth s life! j It Is for her sake. I could not have come to see you else," she stammered, turning crim son u ider his fixed gaze.and feeling a wild desire to sit down and cry her heart out then and there. i With an effort Mr. Richings recovered himself, and set about making his visitor comfortable and at ease. j He wheeled an arm-chair, loi violet velvet to the open window, and made her seat herself in it. Then he rung the bell for his old housekeeper, a quiet, neatly dressed "friend," who had known Hester and Ruth since their earliest chtldhood, and their dead parents before them. Throw off your hat and shawl, Hes ter, and stay and take a cup of five o'clock tea with Mrs. Paynter, and my self, said Mr. Riching, adding his en treaties to those of the gentle old lady. And then catching sight of the anxious eyes that she lifted to his face, he smiled. and whispered: "Be at ease, Her.ter, you shall have that money, and as much more as you need, foolish child," he added tenderly, "you have only to ask and have, though it should be half of my kingdom. You knew that well six years ago; and I have not changed in that time, though you have." Mrs. Paynter had been bustling about, ordering in her best silver, her prettiest chica, and her choicest dainties, in the way of cakes and pre serves, to do honor to her unexpected guest. bhe soared a little to herself, as she persistently turned her back upon her master, and his significant whisper. Who knows," she thought, tinkling the heavy silver spoons against the costly "dragon china. "In my opinion there was always some misunderstanding at the bottom of their separation. If they have been brought together again by a fortunate chance it shall not be my fault if they part before it is all explained. Friend Steadman will be a happy man if he wins her for his wife at last." 1 Hester sat looking on like one in a dream, as the good old lady did the honors of her trav. "That whisper still hauted her; haunted and nuzzled her at the same time. There had been one bitter drop ! in the enp of which she had not spoken to her sister. During Mr. Richings absence in Eu rope, rumor bad been rite concerning his devoted attentions to a beautiful and intelligent young lady from Boston, who was traveling on the continent with a party of his friends. Hester had heard the news like every one eise,and by day, in many a lonely reverie at night, in many a miserable dream, she had fol lowed the happy pair in their wander ings among foreign scenes. Her cheeks had grown paler, her eyes less bright, in conseauenee: vet even Ruth, who knew an otner ot ner secrets, Knew notmng oi this one. It was because of this report, beeanse she looked upon her former lover as one lost to her forever, as completely as if the marriage vows had been spoken, that she had finally summoned courage to apply to him for help for the sake of Ruth. But, if this story of his approaching marriage was true, why should he watch her now with glances of undisguised happiness and affection? Why should he whisper assurances of his friendly aid in sueh a tone? tiester a cheeks grew hotter each mo ment as she mused over this problem. If she was mistaken if rumor was for once in the wrong what mast he think of her for coming in such a singular way ? "My dear, thee don't get on well with thy tea." said Mrs Paynter. who read the thoughts of the two, who were still unconscious lovers, much better than they could do themselves. "I will make thee some that is fresh. I will see my self that the water boils." "No, pray don't. Indeed, I need no more tea; and I must be going, or Ruth will grow anxious," said Hester, rising from her chair. But the designing old lady trotted out with the silver teapot in her hand, say ing decisively: "Only one cup. Thee must wait." "You were more willirg to stay with me once, nester," said Mr. Richings, as the door closed upon Mrs. Paynter. "I wish I.knew what first changed you. Did I offend you in any way in the good old days?" 'No, oh no!" stammered Hester, look ing for her bat. - Mr. Richings gently removed it, from her reach.. "You shall have it presently. But now that we have met, I think you owe me an explanation. Why did you not tell me in that old time, dear, that you loved your cousin best?" "My cousin? What cousin? asked Hester wonderingly. "lour cousin, John Thorn. "I never cared for him, Mr. Richings, exceot, of course, as a cousin." "Hester, he was here on a visit once. It was the day before I left my home for Europe." "I remember, she said With a sigh. "He came to me that evening, as if from you, Hester. He told me that you had always loved him, from your child- hoou; but that you had been dazzled for a time by my superior wealth and posi tion. He brought me a letter, purporting to come from you, begging my pardon ior navmg encouraged ire, wnen you ought not to have done so, when your heart was his, and his alone. I have that letter now. You shall see it to morrow. He seemed truthful and manly, and he certainly loved ycu with all his heart, Hester. He asked me to go away for a time, and let your mind recover its usnal balance, so that you might choose intelligently between us. Under the circumstance he described, it was a fair and reasonable request. I wrote a reply to your letter, and gave it to him to deliver. I then went abroad. Six months later your cousin enclosed a second letter from you, to say that your choice had fallen on him. So I gave you up at once. And I was much surprised on reaching home, to hear that you were still single." v "My cousin John was foolishly fond of me, said tiester, as calmly as sneconui speak. "I never cared for him, and he was very jealous of you. Those letters were forgeries. I never saw them. Nor ilfcd yours reach me. "The scoundrel V began Mr. Richings, hotly. But her look stopped him. "He is dead. We can forgive," she said softly. "I am glad to know that you were true, and I hope you will be happy in this lovely home when Miss Senter comes to share it." "You have heard that stupid report, eh?" said Mr. Richings, tossing her hat and shawl on the sofa behind him, as she again reached after them. "Maud Senter is a lovely girl, a good girl, too; and yesterday morning she married one of my dearest friends, and I was 'best man on the happy occasion. So much for her! And now, Hester, my darling, the troubles and clouds of ten years past can be cleared away at once and forever, if vou will only say the word. That dead man's falsehood has kept us apart quite long enough. We will forgive, as you say. But it must be in this house, and together, as man and wife. Hester, you won't refuse me? Say yes; and let our troubles end here on the spot." Hester must have made a satisfactory answer, for Mrs. Paynter opened the door at that moment, and flew back with her unneeded tea, after one half starting,half amused glance at the recon ciled pair. And Ruth, an hour later, found her self gathered up from the lounge, and carried, in a light, strong grasp, to her easy chair, beside the cottage win dow. "I take all Hester's beloved cares on myself henceforth, si ter Ruth and I beein with you," said Steadman Rich- iner's genial hearty voice, as he pressed a brother's kiss upon her lips and brow. Didn't Want to go to H' aven. Not far from Hartwell, on the Carolina side of the river, a revival meeting was going on at a country church. A party of young men were engaged in a rail road survey, and could not attend the meeting in daytime, but went at nignt. After a stormy sermon from the preach er, who gave a vivid description of hell, its climate, and inhabitants, followed by a red-hot exhortation from one of the brethren, they literally sformed the fort. One of the railroad feuows was sitting in the back end of the church, and the preaoher went up to him and said: "Don't you want to go to heaven? -"No," he replied. This horrified the preacher, and he said to the congregation: "Here is a voung man who says he, doesn't want to go to heaven. Now, my friend, why don't you want to go to heaven.' "Because, I would have to die to go there." How to do up Lace C obtains. Hav ing washed and dried them in the usual manner, starch and redry them. Any number may be prepared in this way, thus saving the trouble of making starch every time that you wish to put them upon the frame. Taking, the number that you are to use at once, dip them into cold blueing water and pass tbem through the wringer. This will not re move the starch; it will only put tbem into a condition so that when stretched and dry the mashes of the lace will be clear and free from starch, which will not be the case if taken directly out of hot starch. The Wa, WeLive -Now.-"Well, old chappie, what did the dwtor say? ol wv" ! irt said I was to give up tea, and nlentv of rest and all that. Mean take to." "But what did he say abont big cigars and brandies and sodas in the morning, and all that?" "Oh didn't mention it. Fact is never asked him." London Punch. . : simple Idiocy. An editor of a great city paper is sup posed to be ordinarily posted on the im portant facts of the world. If an ordi nary clod-hopper should talk ignorantly of certain well-known facts, it is cot to be wondered at. How many leading newswriters gabble about gold being the standard and. basis? The report of the secretary of the treasury of the United States for 1879, is an example in point. In one place he quotes and urges on congress as follows: "The secretary recomends no mere pa per money scheme, but measures look- ? A. 1 1 . 1 rag w goia ana silver as tne only per manent basis." , In another part oi the report, after showing how erroneously reduced is the average product of gold and silver ninoe 1856, and how both these must dimmish in quantity, and how population and consumption increase, he says that "if other nations use as much in proportion as does France and the United States, there would not be enough left for coin age." (See page 186. Messages and Doc-1879-80) . Is not this simple idiocy? " What would be thought of anyone who would advise a return to log cabins, wooden bridges and fences, and would talk of wood as being the only safe per manent basis for everything in archi tecture and mechanism, in view of the rapid decrease in the lumber supply and increase of demand? What would be thought, even though man has the power to increase the growth of timber. Bat here is a rare precious metal; its annual supply diminishing while daily its consumption increases through ten thousand inventions and improvements in the arts, and the rapid growth of the worlds population. Yet we find some persons, like silly prattlers, talking of a mnanent basis. "1 am for the single standard," says one. "If he who talks abont what he is ignorant of be a fool, : then you certainly are one," could be re torted on him. As pertinent to this I will just add that the ablest, most exhaustive work on the question is the senate committee report on demonetization of silver, . 1877, No. . 703. The facts developed there and ad mitted by all parties show that the pro duct of the two metals is rapidly ap proaching nil. Per contra the number of consumers and of modes of consump tion are with daily accelerated speod hurried on toUnfinity. One or two facts from it should be enough. ' Thns, threa nations that between 1820 and 1830 did 7.000,000,000 of trade, now, in the same time, do $70,000,000,000. Again, Sir Hector Hay, a great authority, as all ad-. mit, saj s that .Great Britain destroys in some manner unaccountable 5,000,000, or 20,000,000 of gold ach year, one fifth of the whole annual product of earth! and earth's population is rapidly doubling! Well may the Jeweler's Journal, o'f Chicago declare, as it did last January, that gold will soon be too costly for jew elry, and silver must in a few years later become a3 scarce; for any increase -of supply is the accidental drops while that of demand is a steadily enlarging stream. These are facts undisputable. How long then will men talk foolishly about either single or double basis? The Squirrel Hp a Tree Problem. "A squirrel is up a tree and a man on the ground with a gun is trying to shoot it; but the squirrel persists in keeping on the opposite side of the tree from the man. The man walks clear around the tree to the place of starting, the squirrel going about in the same direction and keeping the tree all the time between itself and the man. Now the problem is, 'Has the man been around the squirrel?' He has been around the tree with the squirrel on it but has he been around the squirrel?" Tho Buffalo Express invited answers to the problem, and received thirty-seven, of which fifteen say yes, the man does go round the squirrel; and twelve say no, he does not. A few have Bent us their reasons, and two furnish figures demonstrating the problem. The fol lowing answers are printed: "Of course the man goes around the squirrel. He goes around the tree and everything on it." "Should the squirrel have the start, I am of the opinion that the man goes around it." "Not by a dnrn sight does the hunter walk around the squirrel. The man don't go around the squirrel. I have tried it.and had I got around the squirrel I would have shot it. If there was no tree there, and the squirrel was running around in a circle on the ground, and tho man was going in a larger circle, I should say the man went around the squirrel. But when you put -a tree there it is dif- ' ferent. The man doesn't go around the squirrel any more than the squirrel goes around the man. Of course, if I am standing on the nigh side of the horse and I start to walk around him.and the horse keeps turning as I go; I am on the nigh side of him ail the time, am I not? And I don't go around him if I am on the nigh side of him all the time, do ? The case is pretty similar to thi3 or the squirrel on the tree." Springfield j Union. It Never Sqtjeaked. Fre3. McCabe, the ventriiiquist, was a great joker. Some years ago he was on the Missis sippi, on board one oi tne steam Doats, and, making an acquaintance with the engineer, he was allowed the freedom of the engine room. He sat down in a cor ner, and. drawing hisliat over his eyes, seemed lost in reverie. In a few minutes a certain part of the machinery began to 8 ineak. The engineer oiled it and went about bis business. In another few min utes the squeaking was again heard, and the engineer rushel over, oil-can in hand, to give the offending spindle en other lubricating. Again he rushed to bis post, and again the spindle began ennpftkinff louder than ever. VJupiter!" he yelled, "the ftI a, a I . - i Oil itiurts uli wiw wvi rv v engineer began to smell a r soon the spindh? squeaked rat. Pretty again, and. filinninc ud behind McUabe, ths en gineer poured half a pint of oil down the joker's back. "I guess that "ero spindle won't sqnaak again." And it didn't.