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WHO BIDES HIS TIBIE.
Who bides his time and day by day
Faces defeat full patiently, ‘
And lifts a lnirtilrul roundelay,
However poor his fortune be—
He will not fail in any qualm
Of poverty—the paltry dime
It will grow golden ill llis palm.
Who bides his time.
.Wllo bldes his time—he tastes the sweet
Of honey ill the saitest tear;
And though he fares with slowest feet,
Joy runs to meet him, drawing near:
The birds are heralds of his cause,
And like a never-ending rhyme,
The roadsides bloom in his applause
Who bides his time. ,
Who bides his time, and fevers not
In the hot race that none achieves.
Shall wear cool wreathcn laurel, wrongll
With crimson berries in the leaves,
And he shall reign a goodly king,
And sway his hand o'er every climc,
With peace writ on his signet ring.
Who bldes his time. '
W0”.—
The OIIL Chart.
“With all your fine courage you
Wouldn’t dare to spend an hour in the
old Grange‘ulone after dar "
“ Iwould 1” cried Rillu, with a flushing
glance at her fair, pale cousin.
0h, Rilla, but they say it is haunted!"
{altered Bessie Sage, with a little shud-
der. ‘
“By rats and owls," said Rilla, laugh.
lng. -
Miss Justine Penrynn, the heiress and
beauty. and also the cousin of fearless,
darilgg Billa Brooks, rapidly concocted
a little plot, which should test the girl’s
courage, and also appease the spirit of
malice and spite harbored in her own
heart.
She had no cause to hate Rilla, but'
hate her she did, and with venom. She -
had all heart could desire—or atleast it
seemed so—youth, beauty, fortune and
friends by the score, while. her young
cousin lived in penniless obscurity. It
came about in this way.
Old Capt. Penrynn had a son and
daughter. The son married to please
his father, but the daughter married to
please herself, and suffered disinherit.
ance in consequence. She died in a few
years, leaving a baby daughter, and a
pleading, pitiful letter to her father,
who read it.with tears in his eyes, and
who forwith took charge of the little girl
—a brown-eyed, dainty sprite, who made
the old Grange merry with her childish
laughter and powering, childish feet.
It seemed that Capt. Penrynn was
doomed to out-live all his family, for his
son also died, leaving one daughter, so
he haul only two grandchildren to inherit
his wealth, and he made a new will, di-
viding the property equally between
them. ‘
Two years before our story opens, he
died very suddenly; but when Lawyer
Sago searched for the latter will, 10 ! it
had vanished.
He was astounded; he went through
his old friend’s private papers again and
again, but no will appeared, except the
one leaving all to his son and his heirs,
forever.
“Perhaps he hid it," mused the puz-
zled lawyer. “I remember, just before
he died, he pointed toward that chart
and tried to speak. I will examine it.” ‘
He took down the heavy chart, and
shook it, and looked behind it, but only
the blank wall met his view. So he read
the old will, after an elaborate explana-
tion to the assembled friends and rela-
tives, and Justine listened with secret
exultation, and Hills with some pain
and bewilderment.
Miss Penrynn returned to town with-
out. ofi'ering even a small portion of the
estate to her cousin. '
“A mean, heartless, stingy thing!”
nied Bessie, indignanly. 7
Her father secretly agreed with her.
He could not see pretty, impulsive Rilla
turned adrift on the world, and took her
home with him, to finish her education
with Bessie and to help teach the
younger children.
She had lived a quiet, busy, happy life
there until Paul— came out to the village '
to spend the summer hunting and fish-
mg.
It was by the doctor’s orders he sought
the healthy quiet of country life, and
after making acquaintance with Lawyer
Sage’s family, he ceased to groan over
the dullness of his existence.
He had not been in Hartwell more
than a month, when Miss Penrynu came
down for a few day'sf She wished to
consult dear Mr. Sage'vabout some in-
vestments. and she coolly announced
that she would stop with them, and her
Paris finery and finished worldly graces
quite overshadowed Bills and Bessie.
The few days had lengthened into
three weeks, and they had been weeks
of torture to poor Rilla, for she had only
to endure half-veiled taunts, and cutting
malicious stabs, from the velvet-tongued
heiress, but her poor passionate heart
suffered an agony of jealousy. Justine
stepped in between her and Paul Daver-
ant. She claimed his attention almost
as a right, and, with a fine assumption
of careless indifi'crence, he allowed her
to do it.
Perhaps it amused him, perhaps it
pleased him ; Bills thought the latter,
and blushed scarlet with shame and in-
dignation to think that she had given
her heart to a man who cared nothing
for it.
She grew cold in her manner toward
him, and avoided his society so persist-
ently that he must have noticed it,
though he made no sign. But she was
miserable and half-reckless, and rather
fancied the idea of spending a night at
the lonely old Grange, which had no‘
been inhabited since the captain's death.
Perhaps it was haunted, as some of
the. ignorant country people said, and
perhaps something would happen to her,
and then she would, never ’have the
heartache any more. '
"Suppose you go to-night,” said Jus-
tine, afte'rafow minutes’ thought. “We
can leave you as we go on to the party,
and call as we return. " ,
“But Mrs. Williams said she wanted
Rilla to be sure and come; and then, I
want her to enjoy the party. " 4
“Nonsense! It, is sure to be a dull
affair; and then, Mr. Daverant has gone
to the city to-day. Our dear Bills. would
not enjoy it unless—"
“‘I am sure you are altogether mis-
taken; but I care nothing for the party,
and—yes, Iwill stay at the Grange to-
“ 011, Bike, don’t—momma will be so
angry!" pleaded distressed Bessie.
“She must not know it until after-
ward, and thenvit will only _be a joke, " .
said Justine. “After all, Billa’s heart
will fail her when the time comes."
“Not so; it is made of tougher ma-
terial than that," said the girl coldly.
“ Is it ? I thought it was rather soft
and weak. "
”Did you? That proves that even,
you can make mistakes sometimes. "
And Rina met hercousin’s mocking eyes
steadily. '
That evening, Miss Penrynn held
quite a conversation with her maid—a
conversation made up of terrified pro.
tests on one side, and threats on the
other. , .
“ Oh, I dare not!" sighed. the Woman
clasping her hands. _ '
“Then consider yourself dismissed
from 7 my service.” said the mistress
Associate l-Idi tor. I
. dow and vanished. *
and flirted as though she had not a care
' first sight of the Grango,.but there-was
ESTABLISHED 1800.
Volume LXXXV.
coldly. And then, to save her situatibn.
she submitted.
Rilla put on her white party dress,
fastened some superb crimson roses on
her breast and in her hair, and with her
deep, dark eyes, her fresh, delicate
color, and piquaut face, I am not sure
that she did not look Iovelier than her
cousin with all her laces and glittering
jewels. I -, h .
The Grange was a mile from Hartwell,
and Bessie almost wept when Billa
sprung out of the carriage before the
lonely gate; and Bertie Wilford, their
escort and Bessie’s lover, used all his
powers of persuasion to change her
mind. .
But the amused glitter of Justine‘s
eyes, she remained firm, and waving the
halL-door key at them in farewell,_shc
flitted up the leaf-strewn walk to the
dark, desolate old house.
A light. shiver crept over her as tho
hall-door swung open with a noisy crock
of its rusty hinges, and a gust of damp,
ill-smelling air rushed out ; but lighting
a bit of candle she had brought with her;
she mounted the stairs to her grand-
father’s room.
Most of the flu-niture had been re-
moved, but the old man's armchair still
stood by the window, and the chart hung
on the wall opposite.
Billa did not feel afraid, but rather
sorrowful”: 7 _ "
“ Poor grandpa! you intended to pro
ride for me,” she said, and patted tho-
ehair. ,
Then she opened the window, and
sat down by it to keep hSr long vigil.
The hours passed, and for all her
heartache she grew drowsy, and sleep
was steeling upon her, when a soft,
stealthy footfall' echoed from the stairs.
She was sitting erect and wide awake in
in instant. She listened breathlessly.
Yes, the steps were coming upstairs, and
along the hall. She” could hear the
rustle of drapery, and then- the door
swung open, and bracing herself, she
looked to see who or what it was.
The sight was enough to try stouter
nerves than a young girl’s. Rilla felt an
icy thrill rush over her, and she caught
hold of the chair-back for support, when
she saw the tall, sheeted form standing
motionless in the doorway, but she was
at bay, and after the first few moments
of toner, she found her voice.
“ Who are ' you ? and what do you
want 1’”
Miss Justine had not provided for that
question, not crediting her cousin with
courage enough to ask it, but an answer
was not needed;
A great owl had taken up his-abode in
the hall, and disturbed by the unusual
sounds, and the flicker of candlelight,
he gave one awful hoot, and flapping his
wings, swooped dewn over the head of
the ghost into the room.
It was more than the waiting-maid
could bear. »
“Oh, Lord, Miss Rilla, what is it ?"
she shrieked; and tearing her ghostly ,.
raiment ofi', fled to the girl for protec-
tion. H
It was a case of “run, black devil,
white devil catch you," and after recov-
ering from her astonishment, Rilla
laughed aloud. ‘ -
“ Sarah, what does this mean 1’"
“Miss Justine made me do it. Don't
——don?t lot the thing touch me? I
didn't want to do it!"
But after knocking down the chart,
which fell with a crash, and upsetting
the candle, the owl flew out at'the win-
Rilla soothed her terrified companion,
relit the candle, and then essayed to
pick up the broken chart. But the
frame fell to pieces, and out from the
back of it rolled a bundle of papers.
Meanwhile, all went merry as a mar-
riage bell at the party. Bessie left it to
Justine to make excuses for. Bills. and _
that young lady did so with the best -
grace inthe world, and then she danced
on her mind.
But timid Bessie suffered a cruel
anxiety, and she drew a breath of relief”
when late in the evening Paul Daverant-
entered the room. I '
He glanced slowly around, and a shade
of disappointment crossed his handsome
face. .
“Where is Rilla, Miss Saga 1’" he in-
quired as soon as he reached Bessie.
That question loosened . Bessie’s,
tongue, and she poured out‘the whole
story to the gentleman, who listened
with a quietness the gathering fire in
his eyes belied. ‘
He glanced at his watch.
“It is time the joke ended. If you
are ready, we will go on tOgether. If
not—" . .
“Oh, yes, I am glad to go! Call
Bertie, and I will speak to Miss Pen-
rynn. Il ’
Justine smiled disagreeably, but think-
ing that it would not do to go too'far,
she' made no objection to an early dc-
parture, but gave her version of the
little joke, and all called' Rilla a silly
child for taking any one so literally.
The others listened in silence, and
Bessie clasped her hands and strained
her eyes through the gloom to catch the
a keener pair of eyes watching, also, and
the horses had hardly been pulled up
before the gate when Daverant dashed
open the carriage-door and sprang out.
All his careless indifference, his lan-
guid nonchalance, fell from him under
the pressm'e of fear and anxiety.
He entered the empty, echoing house.
He mounted the stairs two at a time,
softly yet clearly calling,—
"Rilla, Bills!”
She met him at the doorway of her
grandfather’s bedroom, flushed but
radiant and unharmed.
“ Rilla, love 1" he cried, and snatched
her to his breast with hurried, passion-
ate words of love. "
“Is it true? Do you really care for
me ?" she said, in a sort of glad wonder.
“So well that if you had come to harm
this night my peace and joy would have
been forever destroy " he said, bend-
ing his lips to hers.
In her happiness she could afford to
be charitable, and she explained the
presence cf‘the waiting-maid with as
little blame to, her cousin as possible,
and then came a brief account of the
fall of the chart, and leading him near
the candle, she held a folded paper out
to him to examine. .
"What is it?" he inquired, struck by
some subtle change in her.
"Gmndpa’s last will, hidden in the
back of that frame. Oh, Paul! you
loved me without the money, butI am
'glad your wife will not wme'to you
penniless.” .
“Let her come as she may, she will
always be my best beloved, my dearest,”
he said, with tenderness. ”After all,
malieo can averreach itself," be con-
tinued, as they went down stairs hand in
hand, the frightened maid closely fol-
lowing. "If your cousin had left you
in peace the willmight never have been
found.” ‘ '
And so she thought, railing bitterly
against herself and all the world, when
made to comprehend what had occured.
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"‘ I. knew he could not have destroyed
the will, and I always felt that the 01d
ulna-t. had something to do with it.”
BUILDING known.
".10 sandstone commercially known as
ironstone, which is extensively used for
buiilling purposes ill American cities
is subject to disintegration from the
action of the sulphurous acid, produced
by the consumption of coal and from
frost. There is much dil‘ferance in the
ability of various quarries to withstand
these destructive influences. The outer
surfaces of some buildings in New York
and Philadelphia. have been, by the
advice of an eminent chemist,
treated with a mixture of paraffin and
ca-rbolic acid with apparently good re-
sults. The flat surfaces are warmed by
means of a'stove like a plumber’s stove,
but with a flat side, and the parafiin
penetrates the stone readily—it is said
that in some instances to the depth of
one and a half inches. Moldings and
carved work are heated by means of a
blast flame from India rubber bags of
illuminating gas. Another process has
been suggested, but the preliminary re--
sults do not appear to be of a satisfactory
nature on account of its tendency to
crack. In this process the mixture used
is an artificial stone, and consists of
three parts glass sand, three parts
broken marble, two parts anhydrous
clay and two parts freshly slaked lime
still warm. After a coat of the above
has been applied, washed in with water
on the following day. The central por-
tion and wings of the Capitol building
at Washington were originally built of
which desintcgrated so
of the structure, and the whole was
protected by several coats of white paint.
The wings afterward added to the above
and now used for their House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate Chamber,-a.re
built of white marble, which conforms
in color to-the central portion of the
building, so that the whole building,
appears to be made of mprble.
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THE’CHEAI‘ AND THE DEAR SELLER.
Is it not the first law of economics
that the cheap seller will supersede the
dear seller and get all his market away ?
Certainly that is true in the long run,
but it is not true in five minutes. The
difficulties in the way of the “ undercut-
tcr ” or underseller are very great in-
deed. In the first place, “the trade"
hate him, and the hatred of the trade is
unpleasant—good assistants shunning
the banned shops—or, in the strictly
organized trades, intolerable. Effort
after effort has been made to beat the
bakers, who hold very closely together,
but with very little result. They will
let down pieces to a point, but no fur-
ther, being quite aware that in all trades
‘which take room there are limits to
competition. Two half-pence on two
loaves are not equal to a penny on one
loaf when the ovens will only hold so
many loaves. Then the buyer who cares
about a fall of- a penny is always wanting
credit, and does not like to quit the man
who will give it, and who regards de<
sertion as the one unpardonable sin.
Moreover, he, or rather she, believes in
the customary price, and, whatever the
newspapers may say, cannot get rid of
the impression that somehow the under-
seller is giving her, in some way, in-
ferior quality for her money—a belief
diligently encouraged by the regular
tradesman. And lastly, the underseller
being anxious mainly for accidental
custom, is neither so obliging nor so
patient, nor so careful about deliveries
as his established rival. So strongly do
these. three causes work together, that
we hays heard of instances in which
bakers 1n populous heighborhoods have
brought their undorsélling rivals stocks
and Sold them. at their own prices with-
out their-customers either knowing or
resenting the tax so directly levied.
The force of habit, which even arrests
,dcw‘nfalls in bread,is much stronger as
to articles less needed and less accur-
ately understood, till we arrive at cases
in which, as in the milk trade, cheap-
ncss is positively suspected or disliked,
as if it must of necessity be based upon
some fraud. Of c0urse,*in the end, if
wholesale prices are low the underseller-s
win, and the new price establishes itself,
in which case woe to the retailers when
wholesale prices rise. They have to
endure a storm of inquiries, objurga-
tions, and epithets which must take the
sweetness of their previous gains quite
out of them, and very often are com-
pelled to yield and compensate them-
selves by unsuspected reductions in
quality. As a rule, however, the de-
mand that a customary and low price
should be lower still comes with sm-pris-
ing slowness. and the distributors, when
their wholesale market has given way,
enjoy hnexpccted profits continuously
for months. The public will not, in
this instance, grudge the shopkeepers
their gains, for they had previously
been suffering greatly from different
causes—one being the difficulty of
meeting the competition of the stores;
but they certainly for some time past
have had cause to bless the “general
depression. "
*0ng
NEW YORK'S FIRST LOCOMOTIVE.
The driving wheels of the first loco-
third one censtructed in America, were
seen lately in West Albany, prior to be-
ing boxed up for shipment to New
York. These wheels, in a new coat of
green paint, rested against the frame of
the foreman’s ofiicc inthc machine shop.
On the hub of each in yellow letters
was: “De Witt Clinton, first trip,
August 0. 1831.”
pounds. In diameter they are about
five feet. From a solid hubin the cen-
tre spokes less than an inch in diameter
are set, similar to those in a wagon
wheel, but further apart, and extend
to a folloc half an» inch thick and» three
inches wide. 0n the outer edge is a
series of holes which originally held a
she] flange in place. The workman-
ship is crude. compared with that of to-
day. The driving wheels n0w turned
out at West Albany weigh 1,900 pounds
each without the tire, or more than five
times as much as the wheels of the
Clinton, which was the first engine that
made a trip in this country, both of its
predecessors breaking down. The en-
gine was kept as a relic in the repair
shop at West Albany until ‘ ten or
twelve years since, when it was broken
up, and the copper and brass sold to
locomotive works. The driving wheels
were tossed into a pile of old iron.
Shortly after Master Mechanic John
Orton assumed charge of the works, two
years since, he was having things
cleaned up, when he ran across these
old wheels. He had them hung up,
and they remained suspended against a
well until the visit of some of the Gen-
tral Hudson river officers recently. It
was thought these old drivers would
be 'a curiosity to be suspended in the
Grand Central depot in New York, and
so the order was given to paint them
As for Lawyer Sage, he rubbed his
hands and gd— : _ ,
up and forward them.
motive engine built in the State, and the '
when applied in --a melted condition,
Each weighed 350 .
o
A CITY IN THE Ant.
Ninety miles west of Albuquerque, in
New Mexico, is perhaps the most rc-
markable town in the United States. I t
is the pueblo of Acomas, placed on a
butto four hundred feet above the val-
ley. In inaccessibility it has for three
centuries been in Gibraltar of safety to
the Acomas. A correspondent of the
Lawrence “Journal" thus describes the‘l
ascent :1 There are two means of ascent,
one by. afiiglit of steps out into the wall,
and risiug‘nt an angle of forty-five dc-
grecs, and-the other by a fissure in the
rocks, leading up into the mountain.
Both ways'have been trodden by hun-
dreds of feet until the steps are hollow
troughs. Either one is exceedingly
difficult, and neither is tolerably safe.
We choose the one along the fissure.
With all the danger and fatigue, it. is a
laughable sight toscc a person—some
other person—make the ascent. One
‘ has to stride over the fissure, one foot
on the right-hand side, and the other on
the left, and at the same time press the
hands alternately against the rocks for
support. An Indian will throw a live
sheep around his neck, and go upvquite
rapidly without touching either hand to
the rocks; but I am satisfied I never
could do it. '
They told us of a pathetic incident
that ‘ occurred on the outer stairway
several generations ago. 'Several men
started up, each with a sheep on his
back. When nearly to the top, the
sheep carried by the foremost man be-
came restless, and .the shepherd in
trying to hold it fast lost his footing,
and in falling swept his companions over
the precipice, and they fell on the rocks
at the foot in a lifeless heap. The
Indians have carved a representation of
the accident on a rock near where it oc-
curred, which scarcely serves to steady
the nerves of those who go by that route.
The top of the elevation is level, and
contains an area of sixty or seventy
acres. At one side stands the pueblo, a
blunt pyramid of adobe and stone
honeycombed with rooms; at the other
the church and graveyard, and near the
sentre a pond of pure water thirty feet
in depth, and several yards in extent.
The priest was made acquainted with
the object of our visit, and the ringing
of the church bell soon brought the in-
habitants of the village around us.
When they understood that the title to
their lands was in question, and We had
come to take testimony, they showed
great interest, and discussed the various
points involved with remarkable in telli-
gence, considering their limited oppor-
tunities for a knowledge of law. As
nightfall came on a. number of the men
who had been at work in the valley
came up, bringing delicious peaches and
grapes, which we were glad to accept,
in view of the meagre preparations for
supper. We slept in the church,
wrapped up in our Navajo blankets, mid
never felt more secure or happier in our
lives. , '
When the gray dawn peered through
the little mica window-panes it revealed
great roof-beams more than a foot in
diameter, and thirty or forty feet long,
and through the open tower a bell that
was cast in 1710. How these immense
timbers and this hell were brought up ~
to the top of this clifi' no one living
knows. The Indians shake their heads,
and the priest shakes his, but no one
ventures an opinion. The timbers are
there, however, aswitnesses, and fmorn—
ing and night, as the seasons come and
go, and generations pass away, the bell
speaks for itself in the silvery tones that
pleased its founder in far-oil" Spain,
when King George was on the throne.
The adobes—or the earth of which they
were made—were brought up from the
valley also, for the butte was a bald rock
in the beginning. And the earth for
the graves came the same way, requiring
forty years, the priest said, to complete
the graveyard. It is the only completed
graveyard I have ever seen. The old
priest seemed very happy in the charge
of his flock, and his flock Seemed happy
in possession of him.
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“ MASHING " IN NAPLES.
In loitering through Italian towns
nothing strikes the youthful stranger
more than the extraordinary grace and
beauty of the women, and henaturally
desires to expre’ss his gratitude to those
who have lent aj new lovliness to live.
In the North this is easy enough.
“ How beautiful she is 1” echoes where-
. ever small feet fall lightly on the pave-
ment of any city from Venice to
Florence, and now even to Rome.
Dainty little ears hear the words not
unkindly, and soft, sweet voices will
sometimes argue not quite kindly as to
whom they were intended for. But in
Naples we must be silent and discreet.
The nobleman have revolvers and the
lazzaroni long knives hidden away
somewhere out of .sight of the police,
but yet within easy reach. Let the
young man be careful, and, if he must
give vent to an admiration too passion-
ate to be silenced, let him draw his
right hand dewn his face from the cheek-
bones' to the chin. That means, “Oh,
how lovely she is!" and the slower the
movement is, so long as it is clearly
perceptible, the more deep and lasting
is the impression supposed to be "indi-
cated. Every woman, be she peercss or
peasant, understands this sign, and will
go home the happier for having seen it.
Whether it was of yore a symbol of
worship for the_old Etruscans we can.
not tell. It is certainly one of the most -
sincerc forms of adoration that modern
Naples knows. *
W
pm CONTENTS OF VHEB BUSTLF- ,
.—
2 ClamBelle rclatcsthe follbwing in a
"letter, to the Cincinnati Enquirw: "I
' went to'church lastSunday with just the _
most sensitively devout girl that breathes
the airof this sphere. whence She will
arisetothe azures anddelights of Heaven.
She is truly fashoinable‘, too, and her
summer costume was a dream of beauty.
She ought to have been spiritually com‘
posed and religiously happy, but I
plainly saw, as, I watched her through
the services, that she was'ill at ease."
" ‘What’s the matter, dear?" I whis- ,
“'I can't. imagine,’ she said, sadly;
‘but somehow or, other I am getting no
consolation from the exercises. The
rector is as enchanting as ever, the
weather is perfect. my own religious ex-
perience was comforting, up to the time
fluence is at w I’m sure. '
“ After we got" home and were disrob-
ing to dress anew for dinner, a sudden
exclamation from my friend arrested my
attention . *
” ‘Clara, Oh, Clara! ' she cried,-‘I’ve
solved the mystery. Look here,’ and
she whipped out a copy of the .Police
Gazette from her bustle. ‘That‘s some,
of Brother J ack’s horridditertiturc. How
blind I must have been?! I am so care-
ful always, pretty nearly, to select the
Ohm Umbn to put into my bustle--
when I am going to church. 'Thcn‘I
seem, somehow, to get on case of soul
from the services that is due, inme
degree, to what I am sitting on. But to
rest on a Police Gazettel No wonder
the religious exercises went for worse
than nothing i ’ ”
I sat down in ' pew. I am positively ‘
miserable in in mind. Some occult in-
I This Part)“ LAKE 01“
TRINIDAD.
I
The most remarkable feature of Trini-
dad is the Pitch Lake. It is about a.
mile and a half I in circumference. The
pitch at the sides of the lake is perfectly
hard and cold; but as one walks toward
the. middle with the shoes off, in order to
wa to through the water, the heat gradu-
ally increases, thc pitch becomes Softer
and softer, until at last It is seen boiling
up in a liquid state. ' The air is then
strongly impregnated with bitumen and
sulphur, and the impression of the feet
Oduring the rainy season to walk over
most of the lake, but during hot weather
a great part cannot be approached. I
extract the followingaccount from the
narrative of a gentleman'who visited it
from. San Fernando: “To get to the
lake it- was'necessary to sail ten miles on
the Gulf of Paris. The course lay along
the shores of. the district of South Na-
parima, with cane cultivation coming
down nearly to the water’s edge, and the
planter-3' housestplaced so as to com-
mand good views of the sea; then past
the swamp called, par excellmwa, the
lagoon, which fronts th'o sea for three or
four miles, and extends fai‘jpto the in-
terior, a fertiln source ofilagues and
fevers to’thc cstatesiidjoining, especially
to leeward. Then (giggle some more miles
cf bush, and‘tlle’n our vfdestination, the
bepch and village 5.of La Brae (which.
signifies pitch). Nothing’could be more
appropriate than the mime, for it is
[t is the shore, it isrthe bed of the sea as
far as you can trace it. It is the street
and the surface of the ground. It forms
the floors of the houses, and is under the
vegetation which flourishes with tropical
quurianéc all ‘ around. The road pro-
ceeds almost in a straight line from the
shore for about a mile to the borders of
the lake, which is wholly covered with
pitch, presenting the appearance of
motion, though quite hard [when he
visited it]. It appeared as if wave after
wave was coming 6n, each one having
sufiicient consistency to preserve its
crest, as if the” ripples on a level sca-
shore had been suddenly arrested and
solidified. The pitch is quite level with
the edge of the basin. It was our ill-
tention to proceed toward the middle
of the lake, and after we had spent some
time on the border Iurveying the singu-
lar scene we beganto put our intention
into effect. The sides of the hummocks
were ,slippcry, and very steep; but be
pursued our way till we arrived near the
middle, where .was a larger flow of
pitch than any we had crossed. Somz?
guava bushes afforded shelter from the
sun's rays, and there we halted. Tile
stillness was verymarked. Not a sign
of animal life but what came from our
own party, whilc‘thc black, brownish
hue of the surface cf the pitch added to
the monotony of all around. Yet even
here were the guava, bushes growing,
without any visible soil to nourish them,
although probably a cropping-up of soil
in the lake gave them place to strike
root'in. The water in the lake is so
slightly tinged ‘with the taste of pitch
as to be drinkable, and there are, many
places where those igclincd to bathing
can indulge their wish. ”
-———-0--.-O-.—'*—
now man Is MADE.
We see a .spiderspinning its net or a
caterpillar lowering itself by a thread
from the branch Of a tree.
we think how many unsolved questions
hang suspended on the silken lines.
True, we know something about silk,
our microscopists teach us that the
thread of the silkworm consists of two
solid poreless rods like metallic wires
laid side by side and cemented together ;
while the spider’s line is composed of
qmany such parallel strands, in some
,cases over a thousand, though each is
far. more minute than the single line of
a caterpillar. Our chemists have ana-
lyzed this strange seeretipn, and find
that it consists of an outer, less compact
portion, known in the trade as “gum,"
while within lies the’ true silk, named
fibrione, or sericiue. But these parts
are composed of oxygen, hydrogen, car-
bon and nitrogen, but the gum is less
compact than the sericine, and can con-
sequently be removed by a careful ap-
plication of soap' and water. Last
though assuredly not least, our rogues
have made the question of “weighting" or
“loading " silk a matter of anxious study
and of year-long experimentation, and
are now prepared to convert one pound
of silk into four or five pounds of some
thing devoid of all the properties which
render silk valuable, but which at any
rate can be sold as silk.
In one point only silk differs chemi~
cally from wool. etc., and that one point,
is very interesting. It contains, like
' gelatine, no sulphur. But between gel-
atinc and silk the difference is wide.
Gelatine dissolves in "hot water and
softens even in damp air. Silk is not
acted upon by water. It exists, indeed,
. in solution in the secretory reservoirs of
the spider, the silkworm and other
creatures. But when once it has been
emitted and has dried and hardened,
which it quickly does, it shows no dis-
position tc resume a liquid state.
———oo-.-O.—o-o——
A DEAD lamina. Town.
There is in Victoria a town of ruined
Ilouses—Matlock. Its life began in 1864,
with a rush of diggers. The last inhab-
itant left in 1879. ' In the fifteen years
Metlock had found a fortune and seen
it turned to dross. The diggers lost
their wits as at Ball-amt, lit their pipes
with bank notes and played at skittles
with bottles of wine. “On one occa-
sion," says Mr. Sutherland, two lucky
diggers laid a wager aboutwhich of
them should treat the assembly to the
largest ‘shout!’ The first ordered sev-
eral dozens of the most expensive wines,
for more than thecompauy could be ex-
pected to drink with the utmost dili-
gence. But p the other completely~
eclipsed this effort by ordering out the
landlords whole stock of champagne,
amounting to about two hundred bot-
tles. It was bought and disposed cf in
every absurd way that reckless inge-
nuity couldfinvent. This sort of conduct
ruined many of the diggers." Decson,
the poor man who went- out one day
with his children's cries of bread ring-
ing in his ears, and returned with the
nugget (“Welcome Stranger") that sold
for ten thousand pounds, was a man of
good personal habits, but he soon fell
into poverty. He did'not know when
he had enough. He invested his for-
.tune in machinery and lost it all. He
* toilcd'on through life in poverty a bun-
dred yards from the spot where a single
stroke of his pick turned up a fortune.
O
NAMES on cunts.
—-
The}: City of Churches” is Brooklyn,
-New York ; the " City of Masts” is Lon-
don; thc “ City of Monuments” is Bale
timorc Maryland; the “City of Refuge"
is Medina, Arabia, where Mohammad
took refuge when driven by conspirators
*frOm Mecca; the ‘{ City of the'Sun" is
Baalbec; the “City of the Tribes" is
Galway,~, Ireland, the residence in 1235
'of thirteen tribes who settled there ; and
I the “cleanest city lathe world” is Brok,
. in_IIolland.
is left upon the pitch. It is possible.
pitch here and there and everywhere._
But little do ,
NORWALK, CONN, TUESDAY JULY 21,1885.
What the People Say about
III. B. C. FlIIWEII’S REMEDIES.
Bridgeport, (701172., March, 1885:
“Dr. Flower’s Liver and Stomach Sonative can-
not be too highly recommended to those suffering
from dyspepsia and kindred troubles. I have used .
it myself, and know whereof I speak.”
. REV. SernsTEa CLAnx, ~
Rector of Yrinity Episcopal Church.
12 Prospect St, Bridgepm't, CL, Feb” 1885.
“Dr. Fiower’s Nerve Pills have been of great
benefit to me. They are simply invaluable.”
, Mus. CHAS. E. Wiuior.
Clinton Ara, Stamford, Conn. Amfl, 1885.
“Four bottles of Dr. Flower’s Liver Sanative
have/done more for my'wifc than all the doctors.
Before commencing its use she entered intensely
from liver troubles. She is to-day in better con-
dition thanshe has been for years :18 ableto attend
to her household duties, can enjoy her meals and
sleep soundly; something that was for months be-
yond her power.” HERIAN Human.
‘ .Vorwalk, Coma, March, 1885.
_“Dr. Flower’s Liver Sanative is the best medi-
cine for stomach troubles I ever saw. It has cured
lne of a case of long standing, and I gladly testify
to its merits.” Mas. A'. G. Burrs.
Danimry, 002111., April. 1885.
“I can thoroughly recommend Dr. Flower’s
Nerve Pills. '1 hey are just what every woman
who has the cares of a house and family needs, for
they seem to have a sedative and quieting effect on
the nervous system without leaving any unpleasant
effect behind." MRS. JANE uovr.
109 Pearl St, Hartford, 007271., Apr”, 1885.
“I recommend all sufferers from dyspepsiaor
liver complaint to use Dr. Flower’s Sanative. I
speak from personal knowledge of its value. It
has helped me wonderfully." MISS liIAuY MEEK.
Brewster-s, X. 12, April, 1885.
“I have been trOubled with a torpid liver for
years, and have never found permanent relief un-
til I commenced using Dr. Flower’s Liver Sana-
five. I am happy to be able to add my testimony
to its worth.” MRS. F. C. BAanr.
I2 I'd-n Rcipen A re.,
Jersey City, N. J., April, 1885.
“Your Sanatlvc is doing me great good ; my ap-
petite has improved, and 1 am grow in; stronger
every day. Miss IDA BUCKINGIIAM.
1y18 For'Sale by all Drugzists. .
RUP’I‘URE
CURSE—PEEP & 00., 501 Sixth Ave., Cor. 30th '
St., New I’ork. New Method. Holds any case
with ease and comfort. Relief at once. Parties
attended to and return home same day. Also, Va-
ricocele wnhout surgical operation. Advice free.
Open day and evening. Sundays till 2 p. m. Es-
tablished 15 years. Book for 2 cent stamp. 1y9
(OLD INDIAN CURE.)
Is rapidly taking the lead of all other Blood Purifi-
ers being the only original 0. I. C. Purely vege-
table having no potash, mercury or other drug in
it, whatever. It is fast gainingthe confidence of
the public all over the country.
PERRY, GA., June 16, 1894.
Old Indian Care is a perfect blood purifier. ‘
F. A. TOOMER, A. 13., A. M., M. D.
After twenty years’ use of 0. I. 0., I can safely
recommend it as perfect a blood purifier as our
materia medica furnishes. JOSEPH PALMER, M. D.
I take pleasure in saying that. after using six
bottles of O. I. 0., for a case of Scrofuia of eight
years’ standing, I am fully restored to health.
S. S. W. SMITH, Echeconncr, Ga
W. B. J obson, Macon, Geo.. writes :—Two bottles
cured me sound and well of along standing case of
Rheumatism.
If you suffer from any disease due to impure
blood, a certain cure is within your reach. Orders
by mail promptly filled.
The O. I. 0. Company,
Perry, Ga., and 42 Clinton Place, N. Y.
For sale in Norwalk and South Norwalk at Geo.
B. Plaisted’s drug stores.
To Ken I .
Three Rooms suitable for a small family on Main
street, Borough. Apply to
J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
A Small House with about one acre of ground at
Broad River. Opposite Mrs. James Panton’s.
, Apply to , J. B. ELLS, Furniture Dealer.
.-\* Small Cottage
Witll plot or ground at Winnipauk, ForSale Cheap.
Enquire of J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer.
A Sinnlt Farm
For Sale Cheap. The old Benjamin Bishop Home-
stead at North Norwulk, or old road to Silver Mine,
consisting of Plow, Meadow, Pasture and Wood
Land, will be sold as a whole, or in parcels to suit
purctpascrs. A good chance to secure a home-
stea .
Apply to J. 13. Bus, Furniture Dealer.
Building Lots
Within 1 mile of the Center. A number of desira-
ble and eligible Building Lots near the residenceof
Chas. Kellogg, Esq, and Broad River District
School. Enquire of
J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
House and Lot opposite residence of Charles E.
St. John, Main street, Lot 70 feet from.
Apply to ' J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
The Homestead of the subscriber, No. 3 Camp
street. Good, new [louse and Barn, 100 feet front
on street. Apply to
1 11.1111
. ' Successor to
~» E. Quintard’s Son.
flppusite H0183 Railway ileput,
Parlor Suits,
BUFFALO LOUNGES'.
' RATTAN allil REED ROCKERS,
Folding Carpet Rockers.
Walnut Chairs & Rockers.
Upholstered, Easy Chairs
Chamber Suits,-
CYLINDER ROLL TOP DESKS, LA.
DIE’S DESKS, and DESKS and BOOK
CASES COMBINED, ‘LI’BRARY, MAR.
BLE TOP, CENTER, and WALNUT and
ASH EXTENSION TABLES.
Plush Top Stands.
FOLDING BED,
_ Wire Beds and Cots.
Hair. Cotton, Wool, Rattan and Excelsior
Mattresses, Pillows, Bolsters, &c. '
Husks, large or small quantity
Live Geese Feathers.
’Call and Examine when in want of
anything in my line.
Josepha luv
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR.
" o. E. WILSON,
*Ilenclal Insurance it. Real Estate Agent
Money to Loan. ‘
Ream No. 3 Gazette Building, Norwaik, Com).
‘TNA ISURANCE Cm, of HARTFORD.
Incorporated 181-). Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,272.64.
Insures against loss and damage by Fire, on
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
the laws of compensation. COWLES a MERRILL,
Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity.
o
TiIE
Norw‘alk Fire Insurance Co.
Has now completed its
18111 SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losses
or claims for losses. No sound company insures
for less. ‘
W. C. STREET, Pres. S. E. OLIISTEAD, Trees,
GEO. R; Camus; Secretary.
.9. CARD.
, Having purchased the -
FURNITURE BUSIN ESS,
Recently carried on by WILLIAM Locxwoon at
No. 36 MAIN STREET. "
I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective
purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND
ORNAM ENTA L.
~stcck which I will sell
VERY CHEAP A'FOB. CASH.
, I sh'aiibcpleased to meet _ali.old or new friends
and will guarantee satisfaction in
every case. , x. .
gs‘oacr H. Ramos
' PETER L. .GUIGUE,
FLORIST llNIIlt YMIII.
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwaik Cemetery,.
NORWINLE, - CONN.
Dealer in In Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen
tat Trces Shrllbbery, Vines. Cut Flowers alway
on hand and all sorts of designs in Flowers arranged
to order. 4iy2
Grading and Rc-filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
$.13. WILSON, ‘
Carpenter? Builder,
Steam Band & Scroll Sawing,
WindowFrames, Blinds, do.
Packing Boxes, Mouldings and
Brackets Made to Order
Orders by Telephone or Mail promptly attended to
First-Class Turning 110116 In Ul‘tltl‘.
Shop and Residence. 11,, Summer, Street,
1:39 Norwalk, Conn. .
ROOMS TO LET on moderate terms to the right
parties, in first-class neighborhood. Apply to
S. B. WI SON.
W'. H. lIIE SEER.
54 Main Street,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN,
Practical Plumber,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbers’ and
Steam Fitters’ Supplies, and Gas Fixtures.
J obbmg promptly attended to. 1y21
PENSION
And. Gpvarnment Claims my
$919 Busmers. Thousands have
Big-lite Neglected. '
ADDRESS, Free of Charge,
GemW. E. NOBLE, Bridgeport
' Pflill', While all Granola,
BANKERS.
Orders executed for cash or on'margin
for all securites current in the New
York -market. Correspondence
Invited.
MEMBERS on THE NEW. Yonx SToox Ex.
CHANGE, AND Paornls'rons or “ Poon’s
MANUAL or RAlLWAvs.”
45 Wall Street, New York. 1y41
l have on hand a large _
“DRUNKENNESS -
Outed in its Various Stoves-
Desire for stimulants entirely removed. Ilome
treatment. Medicine can be administered without
knowledge of patient, by simply placing it in cof-
fee, tea or any article of food. Cures guaranteed.
$IIIC Will. BE Pill!)
for any case of drunkenness that Golden Specific
wil not cure. Circulars containing testimonials
and full particulars sent free. Address,
GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO"
1y29 185‘Race Street, Cincinnati, 0.
,II‘. If. PECK WE I. L,
ARCHITECT, .
N0. 7’ - WATER S’I‘REE’I‘,
Gilbert Lock Company.
Dibble ltlanufacturing Company's door‘
knobs.
New York Wood Turning Company.
Corner Blocks for window casings.
Round and Square Turned Balusters.
‘6 (I 6‘ H Ncwrelsl
Plain and Double Moulded Stair Rails.
Also Flat Moulded Door and Window
Casings furnished at short notice.
l. B. cnlurunn, '
Insurance, Real Estate and
Investment Securities,
3 I Main Street, Norwalk,
AGENT FOR THE
American Ins. Co., of Newark, N. J.,
Assets ...... * ........................
5 1,721,424
N crthern Assurance 00., of London ..... 15,225,422
Germanic Fire Ins. Co., of New York. . 2,700,076
Montauk Fire Ins. Co., of New York. . . ~. 339, .
Jersey City, of Jersey ................... _ 310,863
7perc ht. Bonds 6L Mortgages
or the Equitable Mortgage 00., of Kansas, and
6 per cent. Bonds
of the Middlesex Banking 00., of Middletown,
Conn. Principal and Interest of both guaranteed.
Securities of all descriptions bought and sold at
New York Quotations. -
A large number of desirable dwelilngs and forms
for sale. . 13:16
Notice to Farmers!
Flows AND HOW REPAIRS. '
HAVING purchased the. stock of Flows and
Plow Repairs formerly owned by the Austin
Company, S. E, Olmstcad, and the Slmonds Foun-
dry, wc' are prepared to manufacture anythlng
wanted in that line. Salesrooms foot of Mill 'IIill
SOLE AGENTS FOR CONICAL PLO‘V.
' A. J. Master 8: Bill.
for working people. Semi 10 cents pos
age, and we will mai‘. you free, a roya
valuable sample box of goods that wi ,
put you in the way of making more money in a few
days than you ever thought possible at any business
Capital pct required.
', 6m14p
easily earned every, evening. That all . who want
work may test the business, we make this unparai-
leled offer: To all who are not well satisfied we will
send $1 to pay for the trouble of writing us. Fui.
particulars, directions etc., sent free. Immense pay
absolutely sure for all who start at once. Don’tde-
lay. Address, STINSON &. 00., Portland, Maine.
Bibles 'né’ 1-: and on
Testaments at less than
racy. rat
re orts an, order at every
cfifar two weeks. Rare
' , e co foragematomakc
,1 money. Send 31.00 for out-
‘ m. Tunas van! LIBERAL.
The Henry But Pyb. 00.,
Nor-mall, Mu.
' SewingMa- I -
chines. Only
m a fuilsct ofextra'
— » as: “tn“. M. s...-
‘ it use. out to n VIM
, elch. a 100th If an
your. Benin-o ud‘lhrnble. Don‘t
magnum M mull-u no better».
a will and them anywhere on ll th‘yu'
trial before Eeying.‘ Circulars and all
pullout-u {addressing
E. .0. n W]: l 00.,
D."
You can live at home and ' _
work in spare time only, or all the time. All of both ‘
sexes, of all ages,graudly successful, 50 cents to $5-
,, .
cream"-
. f , Number- 29.
POWIEII
Absolutely Puré._‘
Tuna rowfie‘r never varies, Amarve. 01 pure
strength, and. wholesomeness. More economic
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in com
petition with the multitude of low test, 3110
‘- weight sum: or phosphate, powders.
orAL BAxnvo PownnaCo.. 106 Wall st., N.
_ 1v43
015101613 ‘ '
Building tots
IfibR SALE:
0n- Wilton Avenue
Apply to
n. J: s'rlmans. or o. n. WILSON,
GAZETTE BUILDING- m
For Sale Cheap: I
ILLbesold at aBargain, if applied for soon
a small, neat Cottage, of sixr coma, in good
neighborhood, and three mlnutes’ walk of the
nridge. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale.-
A Chestnut Standing near. Apply at
. ' THIS Omen.
For Sale.
Avggglég BIAREELLE‘DiprFLE made by John
. on on. ' he s d -
cash. Enquii-e at this office. 01 cheap for
FOR SALE,
NF. two seated square box side bar wagon.
One light lumberbox wagon.
One second-hand square box wagon.
One one-horse cart.
this A. LYON, Knight Street.
w. s. shaman,
FURNISHINQ ,UNDEBTAKER
orposxrn hens]? R. n. DEPOT,
Residence 143 Main Street. Telephone Connection.
GEO-WARD SELLECK,
_ HARDENBROOK‘S stock. WALL smear,
FAMILY GROCERIES.
ALEX. ‘s. GIBSON,
Orgamst of the First Congregational Church.
Teacherof .
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
Lock Box 3 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
‘ .1 . BELDEN HURLBUTT.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4, Up Stairs.
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN
BERNARD COHN.
—ME~RCHANT TAILOR,—
WEEK’S BUILDING, WALL STREET.
A FULL LINE OF
Imported and Domestic Cloths.
Of the Latest Styles, constantly on hand.
Novelties in Scotch Suiting.- Satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular.
*Ho rs e Shoeing.
WM. MCCORMACK,
110.1111 mm sa, mamas.
Shoeing in all its branches guaranteed to be done
‘ in the best manner. Special attention paid to in-
terfering or tender footed horses. All work war-
ranted. hive us a call. 1y39
g;\-o—~o~';¢wo 0 or o 3.-.-..“ 0'
Slitnnfsffiatarlh Gilli
i
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lasagna uglnwm
PEOPRIETOR: ,
L.B. SUTTON, New Canaan, 01:.
For Cntarrh and Cold in the Ilead it has not an
equal. Gives Immediate relief. Pleasant to use.
Causes no sneezing. Restores the diseased mem-
brane to a healthy condition.
-—-Perslstent Use Assures a‘. Perfect Cure!“—
Alieviates Catarrhai Headache. 50 cents by mail
and at druggists. R. W..Ronxnsox a Son, Whole-
sale A cuts, 184 Greenwich street, New York.
For ‘ale by Geo. B. Flaistcd, Norwalk. 1y15
' TRADEVITAMARK p
P .I L L S 2
. . For the cure of -
Fever and. Ague,
* And Intermittent Malaria! Fevers.
VITA Co. : ‘ Kurponr, N. J., April 24, 1885.
Dear airs; ' " I had been suffering with malari-
al intermittent fever for more than twenty years,
until my life had become a burden to me. The last
attack which was four years since, threatened to
terminate fatally. ‘ Through my brother-in-law,
who had been recently cured of fever and ague,
this hour. I most cheerfully and earnestly recom-
mend these PILLS to ,_ all sufierin from this mis-
. erable disease. . . JESSIE ALLENBAXE.
- . - vPrICe 50 cents. Send for circular.
Vita Company, 12 and 14 Cliff St, New York,
. _ :VISIT,:~ _ .
THE GREAT SECURITY VAULTS OF THE
American Safe Deposd 00.,
Fifth Avenue and 42d Street, New York,
One Block West of Grand Central R. R. Station
. Your Negotiable Securities, Important Papers,
. - _ ' or other Valuables
Should have their place in this
“MATCHLESS STRONGHOLD
. ron
,Absolutc Security Against
Fire! ‘Accldent-l, Robbery!
Safes at $1.). $15 and $20 a year and upward.
STORAGE or SILVER, ML, WITH GUARANTEE.
' NO OTHER COMPANY
Alfords relative Security, Convenience, Elegant
,ihppointmcuts, Privacy and Protection equal to
his.
HON. II. II. VANDxcx, _
Late U. S. Assistant Treasurer, President.
RUSSELL RAYMOND, ‘
26t16eow
home use. Either
Size $4.50, $5.50
36.50.5ent freight
paid on receipt
ofprice, if your
hardware dealer
does not keen
them.‘ Good agents wanted.
CHENEY ANVII. AB WISE Co. Detroit, Mich.
$200,00ugetmapw age ofgoods oflargc
value, that will start on in work that will at once
bring you in money aster than anything else In
America. Aliabout‘the $200,000 in presents with
eacn box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either
sex, of all ages, for all the time or spare time only,
to work for usat their own homes. Fort nes f
allworkers absolutely assured. Don't dEIay. .
BALLET-r a 00., Portland; Maine. .
m presents-given away, send us 5
Money to Loan.
En nil-c of O. E. WILSON, No. 3 Gazette Bulld-
ng, orwalk, Conn. 1.113
. heard of the PILLS, and procuring them was cured
“6 . by them in a few weeks, and have had no return to
Secretary and Manager.
3 wsr wan-rc- Anvil, Vise, cm-
Sim. Wm. 011’ Too]. The
best for farm and
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THE KEY. or DEA-rm ’ .
—.—
_In the collection of curiosities pre-
scrvedin the arsenal 'of Venice, there is
a; key of which the following singular
Itraditionisrelatoa :— - , ' ‘
“ghoul: the year 1.600 one of those
dang 0118 men, in whom extraordinary
‘ talent is only the fearful source of crime
and wickedness beyond that of Ordinary
men, came to establish himself as 5 mar-
chant or trader-in Venice. The strain-gel- '
whose name was Tebaldo, became en-
amored of the daughter of an ancient
house, already afiianccd to another. He
demanded her hand in marriage, and
was, of course, rejected. Enraged at
this, he studied how to'be revengcd.
Profoundly skilled in the mechanical
arts, he allowed himself no rest until he
had invented the most formidable weap-
on which could be imagined. This was
a key of large size, the handle of which
was so constructed that it could be
turned round with little difficulty ; when
' turned it discovered a spring, which, on
pressure, launched from the other end a
needle or lancet of such subtle fineness
that it entered into the flesh and buried
itself there without leaving external
trace. Tebaldo waited in disguise, at. '
the door of ‘the church in which the
maiden whom he loved was abOut to re- ‘
coive the nuptial benediction. The
assassin sent the slender steel unper-
ceived into the breast of the bridegroom.
The wounded man had no suspicion of
injury, but seized with a sudden and
sharp pain in the midst of the ceremony
he fainted, and was carried to his house,
amid the lamentations of the bridal
party. Vain‘ was all the skill of the
physicians, who could not devise the
cause of this strange illness; and in a
few days he died. Tebaldo again do-
manded the hand of the maiden from
her parents, and received a second re-
fusal. They, too, perished miserably in
afew days. The alarm which these
deaths—which appeared almost miracu-
lous—occasioned, excited the utmost
vigilcnce of the magistrates; and when,
on close examination of the bodies, the
small instrument was found in the gan-
grened flesh, terror was universal ; every
one feared for his own life. The maiden
thus cruelly orphaned had passed the
first months of her mourning in a con-
‘vent, when Tebaldo, hoping to bend her
to his will, entreated to speak with her
at the grate. The face of the foreigner
had been ever displeasing to her, but
since the death of all those most dear to
her it had become odious (as though
she had a presumption of his guilt), and
her reply was most decisive in the nega-
tive. Tebaldo, beyond himself with
rage, attempted to wound her through
the grate, and succeeded; the obscurity
of the place prevented his movement
being observed. On her return to her
room the maiden felt a painin her breast,
and uncovering it, she found it spotted
with a single drop of blood. The pain
increased; the surgeons who hastened
to her assistance—taught by the past-—
wastedno time in conjecture, but, cut-
ting deep into the wounded part, ex-
tracted the needle before any mortal
mischief had commenced, and saved the
life of the lady. The State inquisition
used every means to discover the hand
who dealt these insidious and irresisti-
ble blows. The visit of Tebaldo to the
convent caused suspicion to fall heavily.
upon him. The house was carefully
searched, the infamous invention dis-
sovered, and he perished on the gibbet.
M”
MEAT EATING NOT NECESSARY.
——
It is a. vulgar error to regard meat in
any form as necessary to life; if for any
it is necessary, it is for the hard-work-
ing out-door laborers, and for these a
certain proportion is no doubt desirable.
To many it has become partially desir-
able only by the force of habit, and be-
cause their digestive organs have thus
been trained to deal with it, and at first
resent a_changc. But this being gradu-
ally made, adaptation takes place, and
the individual who has consumed two or
three meat meals daily with some little
discomfort chiefly from being often in-
disposed to make active exertions, be-
comes, after sufficient time has elapsed,
stronger, lighter and happim‘, as well as
better-temperedandmanifestlyhealthier,
on a more delicate'dietary. Alterations
in the dietary, especially of elderly per-
sons, should be made gradually and
with caution. This condition fulfilled, a
considerable change may be effected
with satisfactory results when circum-
stances render it necessary. A brief
allusion must bemade to the well-known
and obvious fact that the surrounding
temperature influences the demand for
food, which therefore should be de-
termined as regards quantity or kind
according to the climate inhabited, or
the season of the year as it affects each
climate. In hot weather the dietary
should be .lighter in the- understood
sense of the term, than in the cold
weather. Living on cereals, vegetables
and fruit, with some proportion of fish,
and abstainm' ' g from alcholic drinks,
' the some persons would probably enjoy
' the high temperature, and be’ free from
the thirst which is the natural result of
consuming needlessly substantial and
heating food. ..
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THE DEAD sin on THE WEST.
The famous Dead Sea of the West,
Mono Inke, situated in Mono County,
California, is thus described by a writer
in The San Francisco Chronicle. Its
.water is so strongly impregnated with
alkalies that the hand held for a few
minutes in it will crack open and the
skin be eaten ofi‘. No-living thing exists
in it, though it is said that often, after
strong winds have blown across its sur-
face, there is a layer of worms several
feet wide on its leeward shore. It
cleanses cloth dipped in it almost in-
stantly, and if they are not as speedily
removed does worse. Its shores are bar-
ren, bleak and lonely in the extreme,
bordered by a soil that will grow nothing *
but the scrubbiest of sage brush. In the
prosperous times of Bodie a steamer
plied on the lake, but it is now laid up
in ordinary. The length of the lake is
about thirty miles and its greatest width
about eighteen miles, Seen from this
magnifioient point, surrounded by the
great walks of Bloody Canyon, it is one
of the noblest views on earth. but at the
some time it only proves to one who has
been about its shores and toiled across
the deserted and sandy interval tothe
welcome foot of the Sierra, with even nc
better way across than the Bloody Can-
’ you, that truly “distance lends enchant-
ment to the view." ' J '
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The use of fire in the preparation of
foodispecullar", 7 toman, who has been
called the “cooking ammal' .” A few of
the strictly herbivorous and carnivorous
animals- ' have shown a capacity for chang-
ing their diet. Thus, the horse and cow
maybebrought toeat fish and flesh; .
the sea birds can be habituated to grain;
cats are fond of alligatprpears, and
dogs take naturally to plantain. Ger.
tain animals, in passing‘from the young/
tothematurc state, make a rem. _ arkablé
changeof food ;, thus the tadp/ole/fEcds
upon vegetable matter, /but when it
becomes qfrgg ithvesofi WIS-
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