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' ^ „ Anna*# *fWen m '• baJo they fclL o her hand and heart., enry irave. linn sXVliil * Km*m • -.'^a * ,' 4&d--ere tr.st Sun lias *unk to iw» '&•** Must fill a lonely gr»v«u (T .f Be* Id* the window- ersfc* she standa, :- •Jjti- Recal l the days of yore, .. „ .- ,:,rj: * •,: |^ :Th.! dnn»eon waits, the prtsoa-gteOB^| Are seen and felt no more. ^ ® i A train a bright and joyons chl'd, » With children iair she plays. * , fhe roams t« rouirh indent lordly 1 In garden bowers she strays. : ' *" Again 'mid lord* and ladies ftajr *W She da ces at the b t 1, ,W#*'# And many a face in turned to I .;#%<&••• The loveliest of them alL Again a tall imperial form - ppe rs upon the scene .MJ Dark eves, like liahtninsi through the A stem and kingly m en. rCp*. Again he takes her trembling band, " l fe Again he's benning o'e her, ^ Attain be whimpers words ef MM* •*>, . •. Her royal, proud adorer. -* • In the French chapel » dusky llaltt At her tall lover s si de j Aga n she stand >, ami passes Ht Her English Harry's bride. !«* Uro&the galley's K earning (lack . -"jT" •*' ii --; Shc8eeB'hemmligh da ce,„ . , 11 "f She sees the dlsapp aring Tie#" ' •*- •V®#' Of the dear land of Frauce. • # *1* '-JMfifil ' She sees the King, with tender BmUe, ? ,;..*.. Bend down, a d hold his breath, if ̂ V.. • Lest he should wake her lovely child,'1 rt>; " Her flower, Elizabeth! ' j Ate starts--she hears the dnngeoil tfa® 1 WtiV atMVa A# nvmad man ; With step* of armed men. Inter the servants oi the K n She pa.es, and trembles the *.! *fS$ "No wprd? No message from the Ko pity for lils l»i ide? Then tell my lord that, b easing ldn»! * ,4 , . His i Id love, Anne, Hied. ' "giy that I d d not fear to dl .t i For hope I loosed above. With life I panel wh n 11 My own 1 part King Hatry's love. "And let the King recall the llpl, When he to wo me < a me, U:LI. And let my child, Elizabeth ™ s* tt.vere her mother's name." **et> So spoke the Queen. And Holeamly 5- A bell-Htroke cleft the breese. And on the c Id -tones, reverently, She sank upon her knt es. SiS Then pressed her ladies to her side, * And wailed her doom JO share; Ame's touch and sweet, low j ^ Calmed everjr sti.rmy tear. Then with a swretly-serious brow, ' And scarcely-tre nbliug hands, v.ij' ® She robed her for the altar's pa e. Where Deatii--stem bridegroom--stand*. fThe air was sunny-sweet that day, 4'9-ft •'* And soft with floral scent, »sj» iWhen Anne, through he prison-way, Toward the scaffold went. iSweet and imperial cilm her ] w |. •% Her step on each rude st ne •"J 'Was light, as when, in roys^l blase, %'fii •'* She walked to England's throne. . The surgiag mnltitade around j. Gave way to sobs and sights '•Hie racced Jail r« downward gaaad. For tears were i»«heir eyes ; " i/'titecl save the K ng!" a harsh voiceerUl ;J * . A deathlike silence then; " $i?^**ldAnd soft i nd clear, upon the Came Anue's voice, "Amen.' ' A glance of steel, a go1 den head Falls o'i the < ommon sod; *M ^ te'8 v a^> a lily soul " Wwa d borne t J O i s -Sj«» *y 4 Kiss. ly . , I had had many WHFTT6 %AL8Y WWP® hostile; Imt I tbooght M % toaale tv|kbfM>m, and *t:% - f "Yes, how do you do, Charley? You IfitVe spoken to me for the last time to , fw snubbetl, and, old boy, I want to ..j fpfo^i my heart to yon." Here emotion choked his utterance, and I noticed the large round tears roll­ ing down his cheeks--something unus- *al for him. But, being in somewhat •of t hurry, I said, "Frank, will yon call -*t ny house this evening ?* Looking up suddenly, he said, "Will ;your wife be at home?fe *, "No, not until 9 or 10; call at 7," "•aid I, passing on, scarcely knowing wrhich direction I was traveling, he had startled me so. For seven years I had , mat Frank Brown almost* daily, and this had been the first time he had re- "torned my salute. We had been schoolmates and fast ..friends, sharing always almost equally ,?• everything. The same seat in the little old brown school-house was al- , - ways shared by us; our lessons were Always studied together. "We had at-, tended college together, graduated with same honors, but I, in an unlucky 4.,-Ptoinent, unknowingly crossed his path. Pn the year 1802 we graduated, and I, being more frail and del­ icate than he, found mv health | ( goae. Confinement aixl hard ^tudy luul almost t.ikon niv life without niy knowing it; and, instead of going into business, as I had expected, I was compelled to change climate to save my life. So, after remaining at home one - short week, I started to Colorado, •where I remained for a year; and, find­ ing niv improvement to be scarcely : noticeable, I, upon the advice of a good 4 physician, went up to Oregon, and, in fronting and trapping one year, I found myself a man weighing 190 instead of 115, two years before. But I had ac­ quired a taste for their rude manner of - gaining a livelihood, and concluded to "remain longer. Weekly I received my kind and encouraging letter from Frank: and, judging from what he bad written me lately, I came to the conclusion the fellow was going crazy, ' ' * lor he talked of marrying, and we had •greed not to marry until we were 25, and, being only 22, I thought he had, •or soon intended, to break his promise; •i. %nt I was not long in suspense, for the Jery next letter I received from him he * «*w«gged of me to release him from that •acred promise. After a night's study, I wrote him, freeing him, and only red that I might be notified in time be present. But I rather think my j (I®'6886 M"as not as gentle as it should liave been, for I suddenly felt a jeal- Ousy, and almost envied bim the honor -mii* l>OS8e8Hine more than L But thia %as n^; all. We liad both always l>een on familiar irms with the same girl, and, when I 1 asked him who the luckv girl was, had utterly refused to tell"me; and I s afraid it was no • other than she. et I didn't feel as if I cared much, «nly the idea of folks thinking I had peen "sacked," as Frank always called n My home was no more a home to #ne; I could not sleep, and in truth I *Jras not at ease any time or place; my tife was miserable. So, after remain­ ing two months longer, I resolved to areturn, unbeknown to Frank, and ascer- *aiuior myself. In fact, I felt as if I pad oegtui to love the girl. Early in January I started for home across the •ottntrv. Seven in all of us, and the little fortune I had obtained, by . my <care and hard work, I had packed, with fjbome^choice furs and Indian moccasins, a stout trunk, and, labeling it as f*Fura," sent it home by water and rail. was not afraid. Set being m lack thia time, however, OM ttdraing I found myself a priaone#, bound haaa lad foot, with a fearful woondl on my head, from which the blood flowed qtwe freely. On aeerng me tm&etoMNiMioniness, ait Indian squaw came ftp to like with a sympathising look oh fan oos&tenance, and I immediately took adrantage of thia and said, in her own tongue: "My dear brave little squaw, will you bring me some water?" A little startled and trembling she turned to obey, when a sturdy warrior forbid her, and spirned me with his foot, saying, "You are the only one we got of your crowd, and lost ,nine men, and you sliall die nine deaths." This enlightened me, and I aasm'e you the knowledge wasn't very welcome. To think I was all alone, wounded, bleeding and condemned to die, seemed more than my soul could l>ear; but, not wishing to iwrrow trouble, I inquired of the warrior how they had captured me. "Ha! ha!" said he with his most hideous frown, "you were easily captured; we had been watching your party for two days, and, knowing this spot to be a favorite camping ground of the pale-face, Ave concealed ourselves a Short distance from it and watched for your arrival. I hid myself beside the log you took up your watcli upon. You sat at one end and I lay at the other, within twenty feet from you. So when all was quiet, and you half asleep, it was the work of a mo­ ment to throw my tomahawk and strike you down. Your fall awakened the rest of your warriors; and they made it a death hail for us with their rifles. Securing you I made my retreat and escaped; but the rest being hemmed in by the high rocks proved but a squaw to your rifles and warriors. "Let me free, and fight in© lair!" said I. "You were a coward to strike me from the back." Quick as a Hash he darted at me, and would have dispatched me, hail it not been for the bright-eyed squaw, v>%o grasped his tomahawk just tip he was about to bury it in my feverish brain. Seldom before in history have we heard of a squaw deterring a brave warrior. "Stop!" said she, "save him for torture." For a moment he glared at her, thenvwalked away saying nothing but, "Guard him, Fawn." Coming nearer to me she sat down on a stump. Feeling grateful, and believing her to l»e friendly, even though she had suggested the idea of torture, I said in a feeling manner, "Thank you, my brave and noble Fawn." Looking me full in the face a moment she rose and, coming nearer, said, "Be quiet and I will bring the water." How my heart bounded with joy! One friend and at such a time! Dear reader, have you ever felt this joy? If not, I cannot tell you of it, for words cannot express it. Shortly she returned, having two rude wooden vessels from one she gave me a drink; from the other she took a piece of soft buckskin and proceeded to clear the blood from my face, and bathe my head. . Well, I knew then why the wounded soldier, on <the battle-field, endured so much for water. For a moment I thought of all gifts of God; this was the greatest. In five minutes I was a different man. I felt strong Mid refreshed; Mid inked her if I might sit up. Saying nothing, she brought a bundle of buffalo hides, and placed to my back. Then she left me. Being left alone I thought to look around. To the right, left and in front of me I could see nothing else but wig­ wams ; back I could see some low scrub timber, and scores of the genuine "pa­ poose." & I had not long to meditate, however, for suddenly I felt a soft hand touch me on the arm; and turning quickly around I beheld my preserver. I looked up and smiled; when she stepped aside and I beheld the chief. His looks made my blood rnn cold. "Paleface great warrior," Panther say. "Yes," said I, addressing him in their" own crooked tongue, which greatly sur­ prised and amused him, for I spoke it even more crooked than they. "Your warrior is a ooward; he struck me frj behind." "In fight," said he, smiling. !^r "Let me loose 1 let me fight him fair!" "No! no!" said he. "Paleface great warrior, and will kill Panther." mmm I •«*! wilt. With this Fawn took him by the hand and led him away. Then 1 read all. She was his daughter and only child, I afterward learned. Left alone, I began to look around for some crevice of escape, but, seeing they had paused and were looking at me earnestly, my eyes rested on thein. The chief started on, but she flung to him, a ad he again stopped, and, after a few moments more of conversation, he went rapidly to his wigwam, and she came bounding toward me with her whole face ablaze with joy and a large hunting knife in her hand. I was to be free, I knew, and my heart gave such a bound it almost severed the cords which stayed it. Pausing directly in front of 'me she said: "My father, the great chief, has given you to me; and you must stay with me, and I will let yon loose. Will you?" said she, eying me sharply. "Yes," said I quickly; and at the same time I was thinking "until I can escape;" but she read my thoughts, and said, "You talk only from the mouth; must come from the inside." "All right," said I, "I will stay with you." Seemingly satisfied, she freed me and together we walked to her father's wigwam. His countenance seemed to beam with joy. "Ha!" said he, "the Paleface will marry my brave Fawn?" "I will always stay with Fawn," said L Laying his hand on my head he said, "Brave war­ rior, brave warrior! Panther fears you; and he is the bravest warrior in my tribe. My Fawn be proud." She bade me sit down, on a buffalo robe near the tire, and busied herself getting me something to eat. I had not felt hungry until I smelt the savory odor of the venison roasting; and I was almost compelled to snatch it from the sod and devour it raw; but I waited, and it was soon placed before me, on a clean piece of wood. I ate as I never ate before, which fairly delight­ ed Fawn. It then being dark, shfe spread rfUmo hides down and I lay 'me down for a night's rest, and sleep. She lay by her father and watched me closely. I was so tired and weak, from loss of blood, that I soon fell asleep, not awaking un­ til almost morniug, aud then only when awakened for my breakfast, which I relished. Very tired, I again lay down to rest, and think. I dare not try to escape now; and if I only could persuade Fawn to go with aroused wylf aad "UltoUwKd the twain by teHfa« tlieiaof lbe whites, and for thr*>e long, oold week^I was compelled to do the same every day One morning, early in February, the weather being warm and pleasant, Fawn came to me and said: "The warriors are going alter deer to-day, and I will take Charles along," As she had quite readily learned my name. Supplying me with rifle and am­ munition, we started horseback, or rather pony back, on the chase. I had my own rifle, and it did my soul good to' behold one faithfnl friend, and one familiar object. I was fresh and lively and eager for the chase and exercise. I had discov­ ered, in my short captivity, the entire male and female population were slaves to Fawn's will. Yet she was gentle and kind. I was glad to be oat in the cool, refreshing air. No snow on the ground, and it was dry. We galloped over the hills and through ravines toward the south, in advance of the warriors. My mind was of escape, yet I dare not men­ tion it. Toward noon we saw a flock of deer in a valley, and we paused until the hunters came up, ten of them in all. Fawn directed five should go quite a distance to the west and come up the valley, and the other five should go to the east and do likewise, while she and I were to remain on the bluff and fol­ low the herd either direction. All went joyfully away on their mission; and I noticed Fawn was very silent and thoughtful. I dare not say escape. Suddenly she looked up and said: "Charley, I have been thinking so much how the whites live since you have told me so many nice stories about them,* and have concluded to run away and take you with me. Will you go?" I did not know what to think. I was as anxious as anxious could be, but I feared to make my feel­ ings manifest. I laughed and said, "What would you do among the whites, Fawn?" "Well." said she, "I have thought It all over. You can get married, and I can wait on you and your wife." I laughed and said, "Is this from the ' inside V" "Yes," said she, earnestly. "All right," said I; "when do you want to go?" . "Next spring," said she. Hearing a slight noise, I looked around just in time to see Panther dodge behind a tree not twenty feet distant. "He has heard all," said Fawn; "and for his cowardice he must die, and we must now or never run away." She rose and started toward liim« when he stepped aside and threw his tomahawk at me. But I was equal to the emergency this time, and, stepping aside, it went buzzing past me. I lev­ eled my rifle at him--one report, and the deer went flying down the ravine, and his soul, if he had any, went flying to eternity. The ball passed through his body a little above the heart. We went to him, and he looked up, saying, "It's fair; you can have her now. I would have killed you in a moment more. You are a brave warrior." With this he breathed his last. We mounted our ponies and were about to start, when, looking down in the valley, we saw Ihe deers coming, and the remaining four of his party in hot pursuit. "All is well," said she, and we galloped off on our long jour­ ney, which was accomplished by Die 4th of July, nothing more transpiring of note, excepting severe cold weather, which caused us great suffering. In August I went into business; and Fawn, under the care of my sister, soon be­ came an expert cook. I made inquiry about Frank Brown, but no one could give me any clew whatever of his whereabouts; and, when I made in­ quiry about his proposed marriage, people most intimate were more ignor­ ant of it than I was. At a party, the next week, I met a voung lady, a stranger in the neighbor­ hood since my departure, and we at once became very intimate, and in about one year we were married, and went to keeping house, with Fawn as cook, general help and com]>any. Two weeks after, one morning early, as I was on my way to the train, I met a man so drunk he could not stand aloue; a man I at once recognized as my old and intimate - friend, Frank Brown. I paused and gazed at him in horror. ' He at onoe recognized me, and, extending his hand, said?: "How are you, you rascal? You came back on purpose to marry her, but you won't live long to enjoy your home." With this he staggered past me and went on. I watched him some time, and then, being near the depot and the time I was there, I turned and proceed­ ed, wondering how it could be I had married her. Taking ray seat in the coach, I began to think I remembered of Flora once going to tell me of ,a young man want­ ing to marry her, and she had said, Yes, provided he would let liquor alone." Not wishing to hear more, I had said, "Come, now, my dear little wife, don't go to bragging now," and that ended it; and so no more had been said until I returned from the oity, after meeting Frank. Then I said : "Flora, who was it you onoe agreed to marry, provided lie would quit drink­ ing?" "Why do you aak, Charley?" said she, laughing. "Because, said I, "I met that gen­ tleman yesterday morning, and he was "drunk." "Well, I will tell you," said she, somewhat sorrowful]/. "It was Frank Brown." "Poor fellow! hasn't he seen the error of his way yet?" ^ She told me all, and I could connect all the broken links then. 1 continued in business, and Frank worked by the day and spent his hard earnings for liquor. We often met, but he never spoke until the above-named day. Promptly at 7 he called at my house. Fawn showed him to my private office, where I joined him a few minutes later. Taking a seat, I handed him a cigar, saying: "Frank, it seems like old times." "Yes, yes," said he, with a.sigh. "And now to my story," said ha. "One week ago to-night, Charley, if you remember, you were awakened by a window dropping, you thought, by accident ?" "Yes," said I, wondering what would come next. "Well, it was I who dropped that window, and it is to your wife you owe your life." "How! Where!" said I, excitedly. "Keep cool," said he, "and you Hiiall know all. At 3 o'clock 1 approached your window; and finding it loose raised it, crawled in and made my way to your room, as I knew the house well, carrying in my right hand a No. i Smith & Wesson, with the avowed in- Dont look pierce my heart 'rith wMi I had lotfllod my ai'wMMMbead when Flora turned _ - ly, a*yin|r, "Charley, I wen} asleep so «|Q* after coming to bed I forgot to ku» yon good-night; kissing you ah* tatftd to sleep again. Then I thought oi oomething I never thought of before. loved yon, fool that I had been never to think of this. I in a second learned to hate myself. I turned frojfe you, aimed the revolver at my own brain, and would have blown my own brain out at your bedside, had it not missed fire. I had not the cour­ age to raise the hammer again. I loved your wife, and for the world I would not deprive her of one joy. I would have died for either one of * you then, and will to-day. I left you, and let the window fall as I went out, , I was so nervous. You awoke and came to the window. I stood by that bush yonder, intending to give myself up; but yon returned to your room, and I wandered away." "Now, CJiarles, yon know all, and I deliver myself up to you. Put me in prison if you like; I am willing to go." Eying him a minute, I could plainly see the poor fellow was deadly in earnest, and had repented and re­ formed. I said: "Well, Frank, I will put you in prison." "All right," said he nervously. "Yes," continued I. "I want a good book-keeper, and T will give $1,000 a year for your services. What,do you say?" "I don't know what to say," said he, the tears rolling • freely from his large, brown, intelligent eye. "It is to great a change for me, and so muoh more than I deserve at your hands; but I will accept and prove to you I am still a man and worthy your respect, as of old." With this he rose to go, when I said, "You have no home now, Frank; will you come and board with us? I will give you that in addition." "I will," said he, after a minute's de­ liberation. The poor boy left the house with the happiest countenance I have ever seen. The next morning at 9 o'clock Frank could be seen at his desk busy with the books, as he can be seen to-day. Be­ coming one of our family, I soon no­ ticed an intimacy growin g^between him and Fawn, which ri])ened into affection, and in one year from the day I hired him they were married, both remaining with us, Fawn occupying the position of the overseer of the household. Five years from the date of their marriage I took Frank in as partner, and such we are to-day. And, dear reader, if you should by chance pass down State street, in the city of Chicago, to-day you will hehold our sign; but I am forbidden to tell you more. FAMILY DOCTOR* A HANDFUL of flour bound on a cut will immediately stop the bleeding. , BUBNS and scalds are immidiately re­ lieved by an application of dry soda covered Vith a wet cloth, moist enough to dissolve it. To REPLENISH the fire in a sick-room when the patient is sleeping, have the coal in paper bags, and they may then be liandled noiselessly. A CUUE FOB SCIATICA.--A cure for neuralgia and. sciatica--and, as I am told, an nnfailitag one--is too valuable, not to be recorded. An English officer, who served with distinction in the war with Napoleon, was once laid up in a small village in France with a severe attack of sciatica. It so happened that at that time a tinman was being em­ ployed at the house where he lodged, and that this tinman, having been him­ self a soldier, took an interest in the officer's case, and gave him a cue which, in this instance, succeeded immediately and forever, and which I am about to set down. It is at any rate so simple as to be worth a trial. Take a moder­ ate-sized potato, rather large than small, and boil it in one quart of water. Foment the part affected with the wa­ ter in which the potato has been boiled as hot as it can be borne at night be­ fore going to bed; then crush the pota­ to and put it on the affected part as a poultice. Wear this all night and in the morning heat the water, which should have been preserved, over again, and again foment the part with it as hot as can be borne. This treatment must be persevered with for several days. It occasionally requires to be continued for as much as two or three weeks, but in the shorter or longer time it has never, failed to be successful.-- Vanity Fair. NIGHT WOBK AND LONG HOURS. There is no disease so insidious, nor when fully developed so difficult to cure, as that species of nervous degen­ eration or exhaustion produced by night-work or long hours. It is easy to understand how such a state of pros­ tration may he induced. The brain and the nervous system have be very aptly compared to a galvanic battery in constant use to provide a supply of electric fluid for consumption within a given time. "As long," say a recent writer, "as supply aud demaud are fair­ ly balanced, the functions which owe their regular and correct working to the fluid are carried on with precision; but when, by fitful and excessive Tie- man d carried far beyond the means of supply, the balance is not only lost, but the machine itself is overstrained and injured--disorder at first and disease afterward are the result. This illus­ trates pretty clearly the condition of a wel'-halanced brain and nervous sys­ tem, supplying without an effort all the nervous force required in the operations of the mind and body, so long as its work is in proportion to its powers; but if embarrassed by excessive demands feebly and fitfully endeavoring to car­ ry on these mental and physical opera­ tions over which it formerly presided without an effort." The symptoms of nervous prostration are exceedingly painful; we can afford to pity even the man of pleasure, who has by his own foolish conduct induced them, but much more so the brain- worker, who has been burning the midnight oil in the honest endeavor to support himself, and probably a wife and family, with respectability in life. He has made a mistake for which we can readily forgive him. In the pleas urable excitement of honest toil he has forgotten that the supply of work can­ not be regulated by the demand or need lot it, but by the power to produoe it. He has been living on his capital as well as the interest thereof, and when he finds the former failing--when he finds he has no longer the strength to work as he used to do, and starvation itself probably staring him in the face if he ceases to toil, why the very thought of coming collapse tends only to hasten the catastrophe, and reason itself may fall liefore the continued mental strain. --Cpwell'M Magazine. A marm m wmm Always keep one room where the landy may comfortable, Have ttfentf of iwmhiag food P*e|MU«d be- lor commencing. Let the bureaus, chests, trunks, closets, all be put in good order. Look everything over to see that there are no moths. It is an excellent plan to take all clothing, etc., out of doors, put on a line and give a good b(M»Mujg. Always so»»i6(_ plcatj of camphor-gum in the trunks and boxes, when repacking, as this is the simplest of remedies for moths. Now clean cellar, by removing all refuse, brushing out all'boxes and bar­ rels, sweeping thoroughly overhead, the sides, and underfoot. Once a year cov­ er the cellar with whitewash made yel­ low wliith copperas, wash windows, scrub the floors and wash the stairs; sprinkle the floor with coperas water. Replace barrels, or rather put them in some part of the cellar, so that any moisture that may gather under them may dry out. Next clean and arrange attic, or store room. In each room begin with the closet, take down the pictures, wipe clean and lay away, all ready to hang up again. Move out the furniture, take up the carpet, sweep and wash the floor. Wipe down the walls with a broom wrapped in a soft cloth; flannel is the best. Hard-finished walls can be Washed and spots may be removed by crashing with pummice stone. Clean the paint and windows, and while this is being done have the carpets thor­ oughly beaten; tack carpet down, wipe furniture, having first* if necessary, washed it in soap suds, wiped dry and rubbed thoroughly with wet flannel with a little kerosene. This method will clean all hard wood furniturne and make it look as good as new. Ammonia water, or a damp cloth dipped in whiting cleans paint nicely. Cold tea is the best thing to clean var­ nished wood with. Bedsteads should be taken apart and washed with eprro- aive sublimate. Use a feather for this (and be careful that it is left where it cannot be used by mistake, as it is a rank poison). If this is done onoe or twice a year one will never be troubled with bed insects. Of course, if the room is to be kalsdmined, painted or papered, it should be done before the carpet is put down. If the carpet needs freshening up after it is tacked down, sweep and then wipe with a flannel cloth, wrung out of warm water with ox-gall in it, in the proportion of one quart of gall to three pints of water. The improved appearance of the carpets will amply repay the trouble, if this is done once in six weeks, as this rubbing raises the pile and freshens the color. A great deal of pains should be taken to clean all upholstered furniture; turn chairs, sofas, etc., down; beat thorough­ ly, using a brush made on purpose for cleaning around tufts and buttons. Rubbing dry with a cloth wrung from ox-gall and water in the above propor­ tions, will wonderfully freshen up all worsted coverings of upholstered furni­ ture, and all stains can usually be re­ moved with it or ammonia water. If dust has lodged back of the glass over a picture, remove glass and wipe carefully with a clean cloth, clean the flass, fasten into frame again tightly. [ gilt frames are varnished with Dam­ mar when first put up, it will be no trouble to keep them clean by wiping off with a damp cloth. When the kitchen and pantry are cleaned it is an excellent plan to put on a boiler of stroag soda water or white lye, made by pouring on boiling hot water to ashes, stirring up and letting settle, and then pouring off the clear water (and, by the way, a gallon of white lye put into the water in which clothes are boiled will wonderfully whiten and not injure them in the least), and putting in all bake-pans, sauce­ pans, tea-kettles, etc., and letting them thoroughly scald, they will be so much sweeter for use. ^ After cleansing shelves, cupboards, etc., out clean papers and fit them to all the shelves; now. if t'ns, etc., are thor­ oughly boiled, wash and wipe and put in order--a place for everything and everything in its place. Of course a kitchen and pantry need cleaning several times a year. To cleanse sink-drains and all places that become impure, take 10 cents' worth of copperas water, and pour down, once a week or two, and it will keep all such places pure and sweet. It is one of the best disinfectants used. A SuovV Storm In Wales. In Wales, during a snow storm which covered Great Britain, a train was lost and was sought for by bodies of men on horseback. Finally the top of it was discovered protruding through a snow­ drift sixteen feet deep. The imprisoned passengers had suffered from hunger and cold in the unheated cars for eight­ een hours. It took a day and a half to dig out the train. The passengers suf­ fered fearfully from the exposure. The lack of appliances for clearing the roads. involves an extraordinary ex­ pense, of which some idea may be con­ veyed by the fact that to reach one train it was necessary to shovel away snow from six to eighteen feet deep for a distance of over five miles. In spite of experience the English railway au­ thorities seem to leave snow storms out oi their calculations. A snow storm ap­ pears to strike the ordinary English­ man at home as something' not to be resisted or handled by anything less primitive than a broom or hand-shovel. A Just Cause. During the war, while Gen. Steele commanded the post at Little liock, an old Arkansawyer was drawn up before the General on the charge of shooting a soldier. "Why did you shoot the soldier?" de­ manded Steele "I had a right tor shoot him, Gen­ eral." "Did he insult your wife^" * "Wussen that, General.?* • "Did he strike you?" "A heap wussen that." "What did he do?" "Why, General, the onery cuss said that I was an uneddyeated man. That was more'n I could put up with. He hit my daughter with a churn-dasher and said that my wife was as homely a« a cow, but, General, when he insinewated agin my college trainin' I couldn't stand it no longer, and I lifted him.--Arkan- saw Traveler. A Man of Original Ideas. The late Clark Mills was a man of original ideas and determination to carry them into effect. Thirty-one vears ago, when he built a furnace in Washington in which to melt the bronze for his great atatue of Jackson, scientific men ridi­ culed him for constructing it partly un­ der ground. Away down there, they said, there would not be oxygen enough for a flre to melt bronze. He answered tfcat h* would sMittlre Sttflk&aat heat by preventing itses« f̂c*Q«gh ney. On a Sottifc Cpoliiia farm, he said, he onoe knew it heavy i«>n chain to be missing. After a long seatch h was found melted into a shapeless r*" at the bottom of a charooal pit. If there was heat enough confined m that pit to melt ifcon, he felt sure ihat he could melt bronze in his half-underground furnace. So he persevered, and the logic of events in time prov««i that he was right. Tie Prowess of Crptain Myks 8tudisk The iron hand of the oolony4ndeal- ing with the Indians, and with evil­ doers along the coast, was their intrepid Captain General, Myles Standish, a small man, who was sneeringly dubbed by one who had felt the weight of his authority, "Captain Shrimp." He was agile, indomitable, and hot-tempered. A Yorkslureman of a gentle family, he had been a soldier in the Low Coun­ tries, where he fell in with Robinson's congregation. Liking them, he settled in Leyden, without joining the church. He came to New England in the May­ flower, and led in all the military oper­ ations of the colony, going foremost in every dangerous undertaking. He was quick of decision, and prompt to act. He terrified Courbittant's hostile fac­ tion in Massasoit's tribe by surrounding a village in the night and taking all the inhabitants prisoners, A merchant named Weston having planted a colony of reckless English on the side of Wey­ mouth, who had rendered themselves hateful to the Massachusetts tribe, some of the latter conspired to destroy Plymouth colony and Weston's settle­ ment with the same blow. Massasoit gave information of the plot to the Eng­ lish, and even directed who must be executed by a sudden surprise, in order to cut of the heads of the conspiracy, and so prevent the attack. The danger was imminent, and Standish set out for Weston's colony under color of trading, though some of the Indians reported that the little captain was evidently an­ gry inside. In the insulting carriage of the Indian Standish easily saw their intention to surprise and cut him off. Pecksuot, a stalwart chief, had sharpen­ ed* his knife on the back as well as on the edge. "This knife," said he, "has a woman's face on the handle. I have another at home; it has a man's face on it, for it has killed an enemy. After a while the two shall get married." Standish and his men fell suddenly on some of the defiant ringleaders, whose names Massasoit had given, and killed them with the knives which the Indians wore about their necks. The little cap­ tain, with his own hand, stabbed to death, after a desperate struggle, the powerful and insolent Pecksuot. The measure, was a harsh one, but tlife peril was very great, and Standish had few men. The mode of execution was that by which the Indians were accustomed to deal with such offenders; it was what Pecksuot intended, no doubt, for Stan­ dish and his companions. It is to be re­ membered, too, that the slightest re­ verse would have brought the whole power of the savage tribes upon the English. Robinson, in Leyden, was deeply grieved at this slaughter, and wrote: "Oh, that you had converted some before you had" killed any." Stan­ dish carried the head^ of one of the In­ dians back to Plymouth, and stuck it up as a barberous trophy. In extenua­ tion, it is necessary to remember that, more than a hundred years later than this, Temple Bar, in Londoq, was de­ corated with liuiuSIi heftds. -- Eggleston in the Century. Floating Specks In the Eye. Many persons are troubled with such specks, called by the doctors "muscte volitantes"--flitting flies. They pass across the vision while one is reading, or rise when the eye is turned quickly upward, to descend slowly again as the eye resumes its ordinary position. They are always in motion. Notwithstanding their name of "flies," they generally appear as minute beads, or strings of beads, or bits of thread, or transparent globules. When one at­ tempts to hold them before his direct vision, they immediately float away. People who are subject to them often suffer from needless fears on their ac­ count. * But such may be reassured by the following from Williams' work on "The Eye," its author being an eminent professor in Harvard University: "The former idea that these appear­ ances are to be regarded as premani- tions of amauroria"--loos of vision from paralysis of the retina--"is still so pre­ served as a tradition, that it is often very difficult to convince those who have become alarmed from perceiving them, even by the most positive asser­ tion, that they have no important sig­ nificance." Most studious people observe them when their eyes are fatigued, or they are suffering from indigestion. They are frequently quite troublesome to persons looking through a microscope, but they are then exceedingly distinct, and are interesting phenomena to ex­ amine, provided the mind is at rest about them. The opthalmoscope can detect no cause for them in tho eye. Prof. Williams says: "That they are not the result of important structural change is evident from the fact that they vary from one time to another and in different circumstances, being seen, for instance, more numerously and dis­ tinctly after congestion from fatiguing use of the eyes, or when looking at a light surface, such as the ceiling, a cloudy sky, the page of a book, or the snow-covered ground."--Youth'* Com­ panion. A Submarine Army of Torpedoes. A remarkable means of defense is known as the "Graydon-Leacli system," and provides for the maneuvering of fleets of torpedoes under complete con­ trol, below the surface of the water, and admitting of entire or partial withdraw­ al at pleasure, to permit the passing of friendly vessels, or enticing hostile ves­ sels within the limits and then sur­ rounding them with torpedoes that will insure their destruction. The torpe­ does can be massed, moved in various directions, and, in fact, maneuvered similarly to bodies of troops, and, being entirely submerged, give no signs of ap­ proach to the enemy. The system is comparatively inexpensive,,aud the plan Rimple. No hostile fleet could enter a harbor defended by it, and therefore its novelty, simplicity and practicibility render it very valuable. Though we have at present no adequate means of defense for our coast and seaport cities, yet by this system of torpedo defense a hostile fleet could be kept beyond shell­ ing distance of New York, Brooklyn, San Francisco or any of our seaport cities, and even the mouth of Chesa­ peake Bay can be easily rendered un passable.--Our Continent. THE best way to get rid of OUT politi­ cal rogues is to cell them. is quite a dHfoceaee between letting ym in and letting yon via. THX paragraphar of the Montetovn Herald was offered 150 to paas a night in a grave yard and refused. It was the one in which his mother-in-law W*B buried. IT knocked a man abont e?asy to find that the button he had "by mistake" put in the contribution-box was one of a set for his wife's saoque, and they oast 30 cents apiece. f MARK TWAIN, lecturing on the Fiji Is­ lands, offered to show now the canni­ bals ate their food if any lady would lend him a babv. The lecture had to go unillustrated. LIFE must be a perfect desert to the women of Salt Lake. What can they talk about ? There's absolutely nothing a man of that city can do that is scan­ dalous.--Boston Port. TEACHER--"And what was the reply when Cambronne was called upon to surrender?" Boy (slightly mixed)-- "The old blackguard dies, but never surrenders!"--Boston Transcript AN American says that, from his lata experience of English weather, he should imagine that "Rain Britannia!" ought to be as popular in England as "Hail Columbia!" is in the States. A HCNOBY man went to a church fair for his "supper from 6 to 9." When a thin oyster broth appeared as the only nutriment he exclaimed with Hamlet: "Oh, that this stew to solid flesh would melt."--Syracuse Ilearld. THE deacon's son was tolling the pas­ tor about the bees stinging his pa, and the ptlstor inquired: "Stung youi: pa, did they? Well, what did your pa say?" "Step this way a moment," said the boy, "I'd rather whisper it to you." A COUNTRYMAN sowing his ground, two smart fellows riding that way, one of them called to him with an insolent air: "Well, honest fellow," said he, tis your business to sow, but we reap the fruits of your labor* To wfaioh the countryman replied: "Tis very likely you may, for I am sowing hemp. LIEUTENANT: "John, I have noticed for some time that my shirts always come from the laundry one week too late. How is this?" John: "Excuse me, Lieutenant, but your shirts are always so clean that I think it a pity to take them to the laundry, and so I wear them another week." "I THOUGHT you came here to attend your mother's funeral," said a man to an acquaintance whom he met at a show. "Well, yes," he replied, "I was called to attend the funeral, but when I ar­ rived I found the circus in town, so I concluded to come here. You know that in Arkansas you can go to a funeral any time, but let me toll yon a circus is the b6ss.--Ark. Traveler. A PERTHSHIRE minister, more skill* ful as an angler than popular as a preacher, was once giving advice to a preacher on the benefits of early rising; and mentioned as an instance that he had a few mornings before composed a sermon and killed a salmon before breakfast. "In Tact, sir," said he, with self-satisfaction, "it is a matter on which I plume myself greatly." "Aweel, sir,"' was the pointed reply, "I wud much rather hae had yer saumon than yer serfnon." "WHICH am de properest way to sup­ press oneself, does yer flay: 'We eatod at de table,' or 'we has done ate at de table,'" asked one Austin darkey of an­ other, they being engaged in a gram­ matical discussion. As they could not agree, the question was referred to Uncle Mose for his decision, which was: "In de case ob you two niggahs none ob you am right?" "What am de proper way to say: 'We eated at de table,' Uncle Mose?" "De properest way for sich cattle as you two am to say: 'We fed at de trofTexas Sif tings. KING HENRY the Eighth, being desir­ ous of making an extensive and unique collection of Mothers-in-law, and being unable to obtain satisfactory advice from Cardinal Wolsey and Sir Thomas More, sent for a railroad superintend­ ent with whom he had been in the habit of consulting, and confided to him his perplexity. "Your Majesty," replied the Railroad Superintendent, "the only satisfactory method upon which to con­ duct an extensive Domestic Traffic is the Block System." "By our lialidome, r thou savest truly," replied the king, and having created the superintendent Lord High Brakeman of the Kingdom, he sent instantly for the Royal Heads­ man and instructed him to put a razor edge on the axe. Moral--It is the curse of kings to be attendad by slaves who take their humor for a warrant.-- Geprge T. Lanigan. • . 1 The Scientific Apocalypse. A Scotch clergyman, Dr. Wadded thinks he has found out what is to be­ come of Satan, the father of all evil. The learned divine readS the solution of the problem in that revelation of an : angel coming down with a chain and a key and binding the dragon and casting him into the bottomless pit. Tho an­ gel, he says, is electrical-science; the chain is a coil or telegraph wire, and the key is the telegraph key. The an­ gel of the dream lias come down with .. the coil and the key and, is encircling ' the world with chain lightning. The preacher saitli that in exactly tlie pro- , portion that electricity circles* the world evil will be defeated and the re­ generation of mankind will progress. In this view telegraph-wive stretchers and telegraph operators will supplant, preachers, and the electric light is a • beacon of paradise.--New York Tri­ bune. PrsTlsions for a Day's Shooting In Texas. ' One gallon of whisky, three fried ducks, one quart of cocktail, four loaves ' of bread, one bottle of wine, three pounds of bacon, one bottle of whisky, > two dozen eggs, one jug of whisky, sausage and ground coffee, one pint olf whisky, coffee-pot, one demijohn of > whisky, cheese, sugar, pepper-sauce, two bottles of snake-mediciae, one can- . teen of whisky, ten pounds of Irish po- tatoes, one small keg of whisky, three lemons, four pocket-compiniions full of whisky; also, some cigars <»ad a coil-oil • can full of whisky, in case of accident to the glass and stone-war* packages.-- Breham (Texas) Banner. EDITH--"Are my shoes -srooheted?" If other--"Certainly not, my dear." . Edith--"They are black, ain't they?" Mother--"Yes, that is undoubtedly • true." Edith (triumphantly)--"Well, j then, isnt that crow shade r Silenoe ' on the part of stern relative. DICK estimated the number of species of animals at 300,000. Of mammala ; there are about 15,000: known species of birds 7,000; of smphlhia, 1,500; of fishes, 8,000 specks. X. *" ' W ^ , 'i. iiaiaiaaii