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A BROKEN LINK.
Twas a broken link in the chain of fate,
By what chance shattered no one could tell;
We only perceived that sooner or late
Love would not work with its magic spell.
’Twas said in its making hands magnetic
Wrought at the forge with wondrous skill;
'l‘hat forth from the anvil sparks prophetic
Flew o’er the world and are shining still.
Twas said it anchored the Rock of Ages
Fast unto the hurtling heart of time;
That held by its power prophets and sages,
Lifted the race to its golden prime.
"I‘was said, at its breaking, stars from heaven
Fell in showers, like a ceaseless rain
Of burning tears for the unforgiven
Sins of tile past that do rise again.
Twas said nor time nor'the gods could mend it.
That human power would work ill vain,
That the wrong would hold which once did rend
it,
Till love from love's grave should rise again.
——.O-.-O.—oo-
Susy’s Mistake.
In a darkened room, where the shut-
ters were closely bowed and tied with
broad black ribbons, a lady was unfolding ‘
and stroking with tender hands the con-
tents of a small trunk. Not packed for -
a traveler's comfort, the trunk contained
only the possessions of a babe a year
old. who had “gone before" to the
heavenly home. For six months the
bereaved mother had made a weekly visit
to the tmnk, unfolding and refolding
every baby garment, packing carefully
the baby toys and stroking tenderly
every tiny object endeared by "the touch
of the little one she had lost. Yet, on
the day when the sixth month had rolled
by, her tears fell upon the dainty
embroideries, the worn socks, the broken
toys, as fast as on the day when she first
put aside the clothes Baby Willie would
never wear again. Her dress of heavy
black, loaded with craps, suited well her
pale, tear-stained face, heavy eyes on
grief-drawn mouth. "-
While she was yet busy at her mourn-
ful task the door opened softly, andtwO-
beautiful boys of four years old, her
twin sons. Eddie and Charlie came into
the room. Seeing their mother busy,".
they softly stepped to her side, and ,
stood quiet until Eddie spied a tin horse“ .
and wagon on the floor. A momentilatar
he had grasped it, and was pulling it
down from the summit of a pile of little
garments. Down toppled the whole pile,
the cart rattling noisily. The mother
looked around with a quick from
“You naughty, heartless boy 1" she
cried, sobbing. “How can you touch
your poor, dead brother’s things? I
think you are old enough to know poor
Willie is gone, never to come back, and
mamma is so sad—so-——”
Here the sobs choked her; and the
- children, terrified,.began to cry, too.
‘fEddie sorry," one sobbcd; “don't
ky," momma.”
" Is Charlie bad boy, too?" asked the _
"Other, with a "piteous wail in’his voice
that should have gone straight to the
mother's heart.“ " '" * ‘ "" "‘
“ Go to the" nursery," "she "said, and the
little ones trotted off, hand in hand,
vaguely conscious that they were in dis-
grace, and ready to be comforted by
rosy-checked Nannie. their nurse.
" “ And. dear knows," said that warm-
hearted individual to the cook, “it is a
shame for tho poor darlings. It’s not
blaming Mrs. Aiken I am for crying her
"eyes out for the beautiful boy she lost.
Didn't I love every curl of his hair, the
pretty pet? But look at the two that’s .
left. Wouldn’t, they be a_ comfort to
anybody, and Mrs. Aiken only speaks to
them now to set them crying. Sure she
can’t expect babies like them to remem-
ber their brother more than six months,
and if they were downright wicked, she,
couldn't be harder than she is if they '
laugh or romp. She‘ll break their spirits
entirely."
And the mother, rocking to and fro,
with the picture of her dead boy clasped
to her heart, was thinking :
“Everybody is forgetting Willic'but
me. But I will never forget. I will
never, never cease to mourn for my
darling. Oh, Willie! Willie !"
Breaking in upon her sobs came a
whistle, a men-y whistle of a popular
tune, and the door of the darkened
room opened again noisily.
“Where are you, Susy? 011!"
Voice and face fell, and Mr. Aiken
stood silently at the door. his eyes
slowly gathering the mournful expres-
sion suited to the funeral aspect of the
scene before him.
” I was hoping you had gone "out-when
I did not find you in the sitting-room,"
he said ; “ but Nannie told me you wepe
up-stairs. I wish you would "not spend ,
so much time in this room, Susy. It is
wearing away your healt "
“ Oh, Fred," the mother robbed, “how
can you whistle! I don't expect sorrow
or sympathy from the children, but you
—I thought you loved Willie so dearly."
“So I did, Susy, but I made a .most
fortunate investment in business afew
weeks ago, and to-day I Was able to pay
ofi‘ the mortgage on the house. Idid
feel lighthearted-when I thought I had
secured a home for my family." »
“Oh, Fred! how can you think of
money and houses when our beautiful
boy lies dead 2"
The young husband stood shame-faced.
and peniteut. In the shadow of the
darkened room, with Willie's picture on
the wall, Willie's clothes revealed by
the open lid of the trunk. Willie’s toys
standing on the floor, it did seem cruel
and heartless to think of anything but
the lost child. And Fredhad loved his
baby boy with all a..futher's fondness,
and grieved for hlm‘deoplysndtruly.
30 he stood silently waiting while Susy
dried her eyes and came to his side.
Carefully closing the "door of the room
where she kept the precious souvenirs of
her boy. she followed her husband to the
dining-room. Everywhere ' the bowed
shutters kept out God's sunlight, and the
house was as dark and gloomy us if a
corpse awaited burial there. .
Awed bylihe father’s grave face, the
mother’slook of woe, the children ate
silently, gladly scrambling down and
escaping to Nannie and the nursery
when the dinner was over.
“Come Susy,” Fred said, “I can
afford to take a few leisure hours to-day.
I will get a carriage and we will take the
children out... Arun on the sea-shore
will do us all good. for the weather is
getting hot. 7'
"Oh. Fred. drive me to Greenwood.
It is nearly a month since we were there.”
“ Well, as you wish," said Fred, pity-
ing the pale face, and really fearing that
he was growing heartless. “We can
take the children down to Bath after-
ward."
Nearly a month after the day described.
which was a fair specimen of the days
preceding it for six long months, a silver-
haired old lady sat knitting in a cheerful
sitting-room. Inasleeping-roombeyond
a lady lay upOn the bed, resting after an
exciting "talk. wearywith crying. and-
half sleeping.
While the old lady plied her needles
with her sweet, placid face clouded by
some troubled thought. Fred Aiken came
into the room. ‘ '
“Oh!” he said-kissing her fondly,
“ You always look cheerful hero,_m0ther."
“I am glad you still love your old
home, Fred," wasthe reply.
“has Hluarcs ”on S
10-day i"
, keep him."
“She was herd thisdnorning, hud—-—"
accept Russell's offer, and take the Call-
fornin. branch of the business '3"
“She said you thought of it. But,
Fred, I hope you will think better of it.
You are doing well here, and your firsi
duty is to your own home."
“ I have no home i”
“Fred, you shock me i"
“There is a funeral vault up town
where I live," wastho reply, “ but the
home I had there is gone. I have been
patient, mother, as you advised me. I
have not said one harsh word to'Susy. I
respected her sorrow, and tried to com-
fort her, but I tell you frankly that I
shall become insane if I do not getaway.
It is useless for me to tell you that I
loved my boy, my little Willie, as fondly
as ever father loved a son. I grieved for
him sincerely, but after my first shock
of" pain was over I thought of him safe
in our Savior's care. happy, released
from all the sorrows of this life, nndwas
comforted. God hadleft me my wife,
health and strength. It seemed to mo
monstrous and wicked to see no light or
hope in life because abnbehad retulllod
to Heaven pure and spotless. ButSuay
would not see the loss in this light. It
became her religion to'lnonrn for her
baby ceaselessly and hopelessly. She
hugged her grief to her healt till the
whole world was dark, and would hear
no word of comfort.” "
“Have you told her what you have
just told meof your own source of com-
fort ?"
“ Over and over again, but she only
sobs more pitifully because I do not
share her feelings. You advised me to "-
be patient, to let time carry its healing
"to her. ‘ I have" been patient. but I am
losing my own powersof usefulness in
the dreary atmosphere of my once pleas-
ant home. Myboys are growing pale
and thin in the unnatural suppression of
their baby spirits. Susie has actually
persuaded them-that it is a sin to romp,
to make a noise or laugh, and I have
- seen Eddie put his finger on his lip, and
soy-to Charley :
» "Den’t laugh!
bruzzer."
“Fred ii" ‘
“I assure you 'I do not exaggerate.
The house is like a-prison. Every room
is kept darkened, and the whole atmos-
phere is heavy and actually chilly in this
glorious summer weather. Susy nurses
her sorsow till it is becoming a nlonoma-
niu."
“ Cannot you coax her out ?"
“ She will go nowhere but to Green-
wood. and the last time we were there
she fainted on Willie’s grave. "
“ She is not strong." ' j .
“ Because she shutsherself up closely
in the house. dark and gloomy as a vault,
destroysher appetite and "weakens her}
You fordit baby
..whole system. I cannot use'any stern-i. -
ness, exercise nny_strong authority, for
it‘ seems like actual brutality and want,
of feeling for her sorrow. But Imust,
escape ! I am becOminig unfit for busi-
ness, and— Mother, 1 have actually
been tempted .to join bachelor parties to
get rid-of the necessity of returning
home, "to meet only darkness, tears'and
repining !"
“ Oh, Fred, you frighten me i"
“I frighten myself i It is because I
am losing my strength to resist such
temptations that I' am considering this
California ofi'er. Susy will then have no
one to consider, am” will have at least
air and light out of business hours.
Mother advise moi What can Ido? If
it is cowardly to run away.,shirk my
duties as husband and" father, I will
stay; but I tell you frankly I am afraid
I shall be driven to neglect home, wife
and children if I find nothing there but
gloomand darkness." .
There was a mailing noise in the sleep-
ing room as Fred ceased speaking, and
the door, which had stood ajar, was
pushed open. Susy stood upon the
threshold. her heavy black draperies still
clinging around her, but her face lifted
with a look upon it, that went to Fred's
heart. . . '
It was the expression of so much pen
itence, such heartatricken remorse, that l
he held out both hands, to gather her
closely in his arms. There she spoke:
“ Forgive me, Fred, and stay with me!
~I did not mean to be an eavesdropper,.
but I heard all you said, and I see how
wickedly selfish I have been. You were
so kind, so tender, that I did not realize
what I was doing in my neglect of you
and our boys. Do not go away Fred ?"
“Never, Susy, if you bid me stay."
“I do. Methanfiou will help me to
"Not now! I must give my answer
this morning. I am off now, but I will
be home to dinner." , _ .
It was still daylight on the summer"
afternoon, when Fred Aiken came home.
Before he entered the house, he dréw a,
deep sigh of relief, seeing the "shutters
of every window opened, and the light -
shaded only by inner curtains. In the
sitting-room, Eddie and Charlie, long
banished because they were noisy, were-
building block houses. Their dress
showed plainly that -Nannie had- no
longer sole control of their appearance,
and on each little face was a serene hap-
piness, as if some long-felt restraint'was
gone.
Susy, in a dress of black, thin goods,
had put snowy ruffles at wrists and
throat, and, for the first time since her
baby (lied, had arranged her hair fash-
ionably and becomingly. Upon her
face, still pale and thin, was a smile of
welcome for Fred, and the kiss of greet-
ing he gave her was cordially returned.
“Papa!"-the'boys shouted. “see us
tumble down the tower momma built." .
without any” quick cry of restraint: for
their noise or the gleeful shouts of the
little ones. ' .
It is nearly seven years now since
baby Willie was laid to sleep in Green-
wood. Two= little girls are playmates
for Eddie and Charlie in Mrs. Aiken‘s
nursery, and another little grave'rnarks
has learned well tholcsson impressed
upon her heart when the selfish sorrow
so nearly blighted her home. .
The little ones God has taken can
never be forgotten; Tears still fail over
their pictures, the silent souvenirs of
their brief lives, but the duties to the
living are never forgotten in borrowing
for the dead. What God has taken to
His own care, the mother has learned to
resign submissively, thanking Him for
sunlight He gives, and treasuring grate-
fully the memories of brightness. with
the sorrow of the little lives ended.
' inns smonn'r.
“Judge." said a young lawyer to~a
very successful senior, “tell me the
secretof your uniform success at the
bar." “Ah, young man, that secret is a
life study, but I,will give it to you on
condition that you pay all my bills dur-
ingthis'session of court.” “Agreed. ails".
said the junior. “Mamet-indisput-
able evidence." At the end . of the
man om. promise. _
promise." “All, but you made if."
“Your evidence, please?" And the
judge, not having any witnesses. lost a
case for once. "
_..... _-.\
“Has she told you I am going to,
my two noble boys and my own home, '
" ing him if 0 friends."
And down came the rattling blocks, .
a second bereavement. But the mother -
the blessings spared, shutting out no'
month the judge reminded theyoung'
“I recall-no suche
lecomr AND his LAW OFFICE.
Asa lawyer Mr. Lincoln never attained
the high rank and reputation of Evarts,
Brad y, Se ward. Carpenter and Webster.
Ho never had their kind of practice, not
retainer, or a great city press to report
his speeches to the million. His largest
fee was five thousand dollars in a Rail-
road case, Although notably success-
' ful, his peculiar strength lay in reason-
ing of fucis, more than the law he cited.
Few men ever. lived with a broader
grasp of human nature and a clearer way
of explaining things. This came to
him by his genius and intuition, and
that early battle with poverty of re"-
sources, to gain wisdom, gave him a
marvelous memory of all he learned.
A large, .ungraoeful frame, that to
others would have been a‘ hindrance,
was to him in Illinois, an element of
greatness. As a trial lawyer, his grasp
of the merits and mastery of the right
theory to win with, made him a power-
ful advocate before a jury. His manner
was so plain that it unforced attention;
his eyes were ,picrcing, his look so
earnest, his words so apt while speaking
that even an adversary became con-
vinced by his reasoning. One who
heard him in Leavenworth, during the
early Kansas trouble, said : “Although
his audience was largely bf enemies,
fifteen minutes later they were cheer-
He put a clear
rcasou in 9.1 that he said, and clenched
it by an incident that carried conviction
straight to the hearts of his hearers.
His keen, quaint. crisp stories were
only "side lights to bring out .his word-
painting in bolder relief. Like the
brilliant Carpenter, whose style was
somewhat similar, he held his audience
, by a flower or a tour, as best suited his
purpose, even without seeming to be
eloquent. . ‘
His modest office in Springfield was
in the second story of a plain red brick
.block, reached by narrow dingy stairs;
largo and poorly furnished, supplied
with numerous odd looking chairs and
tables, and not very inviting in appear-
ance. Such conveniences as type-
writers, file-cases, letter-files, and book-
rncles were then unknown in Springfield.
A few old briefs remained in his plain
handwriting, and verymcny law-books
lined the walls, in cases, but neither
rich carpets nor fine ceilings adorned
the firm's office. The windows were of
small glass and not attractive. The,
days of good law-offices had not arrived"!
and the" solid comforts of the average
city lawyer weroull unknown Qto’Mr".
Lincoln, save as he found: them with
. *ll’l‘s fnvdrite "counsel, Leonard Sweet, in
" Chicago. - . ’
Born and reared in" poverty, ”he in.”
"llcritetl.‘by" it"both a fund of humor and
"afvein of sadness that never left him.
In'his struggle with the world inyonth,
and with- win: in manhood; called to
”high statibns'before he was fully known
- to the people, it is doubtful if he ever
fully realized the lame hehad won as
an advocate, or the genius he possessed
as nman. He‘was born of his‘ time, a‘
creature of the age of giants, a genius
from the people, all the greater for his
struggles, for he really did more than
any man of his day to destroy caste and
give couragcio the lowly, and therein
he wrote the very brightest pageant
human progress. , "
With Lincoln, prompted labor be-
came honorable, and men no longer do-
nied their humble beginning. Lincoln,
the lowly, the exalted, the pure man in
rude marble, the plain cover to a gentle
nature, the giantframe "and noble in-
tellect! The shaft that marks his silent
resting-place, the books he read, the
office he used, the strong body that
covered his warm heart and wise pur-
poses were only the outer symbols to
the higher gifts or his Creator! All
gifts and graces are never found in one
person. He is great if the good pre-
dominates. All are not born equal.
Giftsare diversified; but if ever a man
had the genius of greatness it was Lin-
.cOln. ‘ As all are eloquent in that which
they know, he was eloquent in the
affairs Of life. "
. . Ora—fl
THE sxuuousn or FLOP. BBS.
In all ages, and among almost every
people, flowers have been adopted‘as
symbols, types and emblems of human
combination, affection and loyalty. The
reader need scarcely be reminded of the
red and white roses which were the
badges of Lancastrian and York rivals
to the English throne. .- » .
But this symbolism of flowers dates
backto periods for older than the time
ofthe Wars of the Roses. The ancient
nations had their emblematic flowers.
The" special flower of tho Hindoos,.for
instance, has always been the marigold.
The Chinese display as their national
- flower the gorgeous chrysanthemum.
The Assyrians for ages proudly wore
the water-lily. Egyptians delight most
of all in the heliotrope;_ though. the
papyrus leaf, used by the ancient Egyp»
tians in place of, paper, muyvalso be
regarded in a night sense nsfthe sym-
bolic plant of the land of the Nile. "
The Greeks and Romans were in habit
of distributing , the flowers in their
luxurious gardens among their gods
and demigcds"; just as in yet remotcr
times the sweet basil arid the "moon-
flower were sacred to Asiatic deities.
. In the Roman custom, to Juno was
devoted the lily, to Venus the myrtle
and the rose, to Minerva the olive and,
the violet ; Diana had the dittany, Ceres
.the poppy, Mars the ash, Bacchus the
grape-leaf, Hercules the poplar, and,
Jupiter, naturally, the monarch of trees, ?
the oak. ,
So, we may infer that among the
Romans. the lily and the oak' were the
emblems of power; the myrtle and the
rose of love ; the olive and the violet..of
learning: the ash, of ' war; and the
grape-leaf of festivity. .
Even the days of the week, as we use
them now. are named from deities who
had each his apécial flower: the Sun
(Sunday). the sunflower; the .Moon
Tni's day). the violet; Wednesday (the
god Woden'a day), the blue monkshood ;
Thursday (the god Thor's day), the
burdock; Friday (the goddess '"Frea's
day), the orchis; and Saturday (Saturn’s
(111]). the horse-tail. '
We also find that in our time, the '
sacred days in/ the calendar of the
English Church have all their flower or “-
plant emblems, the principalgof‘which
are the hollyfor Christmas, the palm
for Palm Sunday, and the amaranth for
"All Staints' Day. ‘
Monarchs and nations have often had
their symbolicfiowers. The thistle is
the emblem of Scotland and the sham-
rock of Ireland. Tile flear-de-lis is the
badge of the royal house of France. and
the amatanth of that of Swedoii. The
'rose blooms forever on the royal coat-of-
arms of England .. _‘
A Frenchman who had purchased a
country. "seat 'was so lainin of the
wunto birdsmhis on. .“_ tscme
'traps,"'-replied,an old officer, :1" and
they'll come. 'Izwa's once in Africa and
there wasn't sup sad to be a woman
within two huh I. hung ‘a
air of earrings and a- bracelet u on a
Else, and the next morning I form two
women under the branches."
ed miles.
did he have fifty thousand dollars as a "
T(Mondn!). the daisy; Tuesday (the god '. .
THE "ITALITY 0F FROG-S.
How long it is possible for frogs to
live without air and food has been an
matter of experiment many times; but
in the face of well established instances
like those quoted it is difficult to con-
duct experiments that will be con-
sidered as beingof n convulsive chm-actor. ,
That these creatures should be liblc to '
live not for centuries only, but for
ages, appears contradictory to all reason
and common sense. In some cases frogs
have been found in cretaceous rocks.
The oldest fossil toads and frogs occur
in tertiary rocks. If, therefore, those
found in cretaceous rocks had been
there from their formation it would be
equivalent to saying that ihelive frog
could be ages and ages older than its
fossil relative. To most people such
a declaration would be the height of
absurdity. If thoroughly inquired into
it would probably be discovered that in
each case there was afissure in the rocks
or trees in which frogs have been found
large enough for the admission of water
and the embryo frog which has developed
there. It has been assumed by some
that the frog naturally centains" an acid
which by chemical action on the stone"
provides that the space at the frogs
disposal shall be aslarge asits body.
A second hypothesis is that not the egg,
but‘the primary frog, scarcely larger
than the egg itself, falls into the rock
_ or tree and continues to grow, deriving
air, and food in the form of "small in-
sects from the water that penetrates to
its abode. Certain it is that frogs, when _
. artificially secured in air-tight and water-
tight vessels, speedily dio. Experiments
made by members of the "French Aca-
demy a century ago proved this. Milne
Edwards early in the present century
inclosed frogs in vessels impreviousto
air, and the creatures speedily perished. _
Three frogs was once incloscd in a close
box for eighteen months, at the end of
which time one was dead, and the
remainder in a dying condition. Dr.
Macartney buried a toad in a vessel
covered with a slate about a foot deep
inthe ground. At the end of a fort-
night it seemed well and as plump as
before. When, "however. he "inclosed
the same toad in an air-tight vessel and
buried it It soon died, and at the end of
a" week was much decayed. Dr. Buck-
land made some experiments which are
claimed as conclusive. He placed'twclve
"-toads""separately in twelve holes cut in
blocks of hard flinty sandstone. They
were firmly sealed in. . The imprisoned
anilnals were buried three feet deep on
Nov. 26. 1825. At the ,samc, time four
'~ toads" w'or'e" deposited "in holes out in
the heart of an apple tree and the
opening securely plugged. Four others , ,
were also placed in plaster of Paris,
covered with luting.‘ On Dec. 10, 1826,
all the buried toads were examined.
All in the hard stone and in the tree and
two in the plaster of Paris were dead.
The remainder were dying, but some "'
placed in asofter stone werein toler-
ably good health, and some were actually
fatter than when" placed in the holes.
From this it would appear that in
positions where water can penetrate
frogs may live and even thrive, although
buried at a considerable depth, entirely
away from the light and any. visible
means of subsistence. —
oo—oo—o—o
RAYDIONI) WAS BLUFFED.
"‘Our train was—Tate," began Bay;
\ mond, who was relating some hotel e'x-
pericnco in a Texas town, “ and it was
mining and the airwas raw. I felt cold
and out of sorts. We had just twenty
minutes in which to eat supper and get
to the theatre. I remember I hurried
into the little dining-room of the hotel.
and sitting down at one of the tables I
picked up my plate and turned itover.
I felt cold and clammy, and I said to the
gentleman (all the waiters in Texas are
gentlemen) who stood sizing me up, in
his shirt sleeves and a napkin tied
around his legs for an apron ; ‘
“ ‘ Please warm this plate.’
“ ‘ Warm it? What the h—l do you
want it warmed for ? Do you want to
eat it?’ ' '
“ That was the reply I got," went on
the actor. “I sized up the waiter once
more. I saw but the butt end of a horse
"' pistol sticking out of his hip pocket and
then I saw that I must be polite and take
what I could get. So I said, as I forced
a laugh : . ‘
" ‘ Oh, no. I don't want the plate
"wormed, old boy ; I was only joking.'
" ‘Old boy? Say, look ‘ here, you're
d—d familiar, ain't you ?'
"That settled it,” said the actor. “I
played Mulberry Sellers that night and
all the supper I had was the raw turnips
I ate on the stage." .
W—
ron GIRLS ONLY.
“She won't do. Marie ; she won’t do,”
said the man of the house, just in time
.to upset the negotiations between the
mistress and a' new nursery maid.
“ Why, dear, don't you likeher ?"
“She's not young enough. "
" That's why I was engaging her.
"She's not young."
" That's why I object." ‘ -,
"Henry, what do you mean i” ~
_ “I want a young, pretty, bright girl.
with a clean white apron and a pretty
I‘)"Oh, yes, I suppose yen do."
“You-arc wrong, my dear. I do not
mean that.” '
,"tht i" ‘
“ Your tone was significant. No. I
have a theory. I think that children
grow up a good deal like the people who
take care of them?I _
“Oh." and she began to cry, “I sup-
pose yon don't like to have your children
grow up like their mother. " ' "
“ My dear, don‘t be ridiculous. I
.mean that theyget to speak and act like
their" nurses, and I wish my children to
"have no mannerisms that will be offen-
ve." ,
"What kind of a nurse did you'huve,
Hen -?" "
‘"‘ cdam," he’said, rather confusedly,
“I had a colored nurse, but it deesn't
work with boys. "
memos. 11am,
, The people are called together by
best of drum. usually at midnight--
"The ceremony begins by admistering
oaths enjoining secrecy. Dancing then
commences, the excitement being aupr
' plcme'nted by copious llbations of rum,-
till-‘onc or more of the wretohes falls
down in. a fit. when the spirit of Vou-
doux is "supposed to have entered into
"them. These orgies generally last
three days, but often much longer. On
the first night a priest sacrifices a cock
at the alter, the blood being drank
warm. Dancing then recommences, ,
"and the orgies go on till the individuals
are incapable of. further exertions.
‘ ‘ ‘ On the third night the orgies
continue, when a little child isbrought
in; the child's throat is out by the
priest, the blood handed roundland
drank 7whilo warm rithcwbodyds. then
set up and eaten all. that which-is not.
disposed of being salted forfurthorfl
1338. "1:"; ~ ‘: . : >1
”Wow your learning, like your watch. .
.in a private pocket ; do‘not pull it out.
and strike it merely to show that you
have it.
2 RINK Anna: "sun-wanna.
A simple plan of making seawater
' pullinlnlc Would be a great boon to ma-
riners cast aWay in boats or rafts, and
also to our naval forces. Mr. Thomas
Kay has recently shown that the baneful
effects of son-water as adrink are chiefly
duo .0 the presence of chlorine, which
. is combined with sodium and magnesium.
it produces thirst and scurvy, when taken
in excess. In order to remove the chlor-
iuc, he mixes boa-water with a certain
pl'dporliom with citric acid, or silver
citrate. aniljhus produces what may be
called aunild mineral water, which is
drinkable, and, being nearly free from
precipitated chlorine. is not injurious to
health when taken in moderate quanti-
ties.“ At a recent meotin "‘ inManchester,
England, he treated wsf'pint of‘ water
brought" from beyond thaEddystonc
with 960 grains of citrate of silver. and
four grains of free citric id. "Silver
chloride" was precipitated and the over-
lying liquid degcnted and'filt'cred. Each
fluid ounce of it contained about eighteen
grains of citrate of soda"; one-and-a-half
grains of citmto of magnesia, half a
grain of citrate of potash," one grain of
sulphate of mlgncsia, halfla grain of
sulphatcof limo, one-flfthfisin of citric
acid, endless than half awn. of nude-
composed chlorides. . Wisp! soda
in this liquid moi "tilicifladtsiibf;
magnesia aperienf, fibuiqflt posesses
medicinal propC‘rtiea." Itifliuld be safely
used to moisten the tongue", "and throat,
and drunk in small quantities. The cit-
rate of silver employed“ to treat the
water should be kept in a stoppered
" bottle, covered with indie ynbbcr. so as
toexclude light. air, and Organic-matter,
as it is easily decomposed. " As an ounce
of citrate silver converts?" half a pint
of sea-water, a man may keep alive for a
day upon "it. Seven ounces will, it is
therefore inferred, keep him alive for a
week, and it has been proposed to stow
bottles of the salt under" the thwarts Of
life-boats, and in the lockers of certain
life-buoys, which carryrestorativcs.
99—.
DONE wmr mu covmasnm.
“Judge, my wife does snore just
awful, n I must say it, but Ldldn'twant
to, and thought, mgybcrI wouldn't have
to. There’s nosuoh thing as getting a
wink of‘sleep inthe same house with
her, and as I have to work for a living.
I’ve got to do my slumbering at night.”
“ But that won’t give you a divorce.” _
“ Not if I pay for it 1’"
“Why, no; "you'd be'kicked out of
court." " "
“ But slang with" her snoring she
whistles" through her nose like a tug-
»bont. She's a little woman, but good
heavens, judge. She'd raise the dead !"
“That don't make any difference.
The law says, you must put up with it
and make "the best of it. To get a di-
vorce you must have ,a reasonable cause
to begin with." " .
“Well, great Cmsar, judge! Ain't
having to sleep in the coal shed enough
to begin with, I'd like to know. I
thought the law was made to help a
body along. Don't it take no pity on a
man at all i" "
“ Not ina case like that. It presumes .
that you married the woman with your
eyes open." {
"So I did. judge; and they've been
open ever since. Docs the.law say I've
got to go without sleep till I drop, or
bunk in the barn? Does the law give
that woman the right tomako a fog-hem
of herself and shake the whole house
with her nose assoon as she shuts her
eyes? Does the law uphold her in rob—
bing me of sleep that's the same thing ~
as bone and pnu'lcle to me 2 Does the
law give her the tight to whistle through
her nose and snore fit to make a cow
bowl the livelong night, and at the same
time give her a whack at my property if
I leave her to safe mylifc ? Does it do
all that, judge ?" _
“Well, yes ; it simmers down toabout
that." .
“Well, then, I'll never vote again as
long as I live, and. I won't pay a cent of
taxes if, I hang for it. If the law tries
to b‘ulldoze me that way it'll have to
paddle its own canoe after this, that's
all. I fit for the government. once, but
r11 be blamed ifI'llcver do it again."
" mu GAME . "or xnwm"
Among the earlier contributions of
Josh Billings m a brief sketch on
what he termed "“ the game of yewker,"
and it will probably be new tomany
readers, as it is here reproduced:
This iil~bred git’mo ov kar‘ds is about
twenty-seven years old. 'It was fast
diskovered by the deck hands on a
Lake Erie steamboat, and handed down
by them tow posterity in awl its juven-
ilo beauty. '
,It is generally played by four persons,
and owes mutch 0v its absorbingness to
the fdckt that yl kan talk, and drink,
and chow and cheat while the game is
advancing.
I have seen it played on the Hudson
River Railroad is smoking cars with-
more inimaculato skill than anywhere
else.
If ya play there ya will often hold a.
hand thatwill astonishxyn, quite often
four queens, and a ten-spohwhich will
inflame to bet seven or eight dollars
"that. itis a" good band tow play poker
with. but ya will be more astonished
when ya ace the. other feller’s hand..-
which invaribly consists of four kings
and a one-spot. ‘
compare tcwjbldzpledge in majesty,
enny more thigh; ”'eLgame ovpins‘ does
to a square shun-chronic. .
I never playv‘yewkeA
, I never would learn how,.
' ' l. 5 ‘
prlimvlvlise originally created class few
the Connektikut-line, in Nu England,
where thegamo cv seven up or old
sledge was born, and exists nowinawi
its pristine virginity. -~
I play oldsledge tow this day, in its
natifl'fierceness. . .
But I won't play enuey game. if I
know my char-skier, where c‘ jack will
take an ace, and C ten-spot won't count
out ov
me.
8“I won't play no such kind ov game,
out .ov. respekt tow old Conncktikut,
my'niitifl‘ place. " ,
__.....—.c-.—-—-"—-- 1
SHE WAS "HUGH WOBBIED.
3'——
A young lady who was much worried
about her complexionasked the advice
of a vegetarian Mend as to the best
means 'of improving her appearance.
"Take to vegetarianism," said her
friend. She took wildly, and fed on
nothing but parsnips washed down with
copious droughts of dandelion tea for
one month. Tonal-d3 the end of the
twentyveighth my she was nearly as
pretty incolor atbntterine. Yet, some-
. how or other, the tint didn't please her,
and after consulting her vegetarian
friend again, the, young lady snhsisted
for two months afiplcklcd cabbage and
Mpbem.vmegor, meat. - Slowlybnt
surely he'r oolcr'dungec, till she became
'a goodicppyot indomi- Still not
satisfied; she varied. her nourishment
cncc'_'mbrc. isndfbkiafid ion strawberry
ice andturnips for six months, when-she
assumed a lovely‘pink and white hue.
A very tasty tofilibatone has just been
erected to her memory by her vegetarian
friend ‘ -
Yewker is a .mollatto game, and don't _
W; Ell "l A"
What the PeoplelSay about
Dr. ll. C. FlilWER’S REMEDIES.
Bridyeport 001171., March, 1885.
“Dr. Flowcr’s Liver and Stomach Sanalive can-
not be too highly recommended to those suti'erin
from dyspepsia and kindred troubles. I have us
it myself, and know whereof I speak.”
Riv. SYLvns'rnlt CLARK,‘ _
itector of Yrinity Episcopal Church.
-12 Prospect St, Bridgeport, CL, Feta, 1885.
“Dr. Flower's‘ Nerve l'iiis have been of great
benefit to me. They are simply invaluable."
_- Mas. cuss. E. Wleor.
Clinton A ve., Stamford, Conn. April,188ii.
“Four bottles, of "Dr. Flower's iver Sanative
have done more for my. wife than all the doctors.
Before commencing its use she suffered intensely
from livertroubies; She is to-day in better con-
dition than she has been for years ; is able to attend
to her househgld'ddtles, can enjoy her meals and
also Walla” . til that was for months. -
- . "Roi-walk, Gama, mlrch, 1886.
“Dr. Flower’s Liver Sanative is the best medl~
cinc for stomach troubles I ever saw. It has cured
me of a case of long standing, and I glad] testify
to its merits." Mus. A. G. ans.
uanimry, 001.12., April. 1885.
“i can thoroughly recommend Dr. Fiower's
Nerve Pills. 'l‘hey are just what every woman
who has the cares of a house and family needs, for
they seem to haves sedative and quieting effect on
the nervous system without icavinguny nu leasant
effect behind." , Mas. JAN: 0".
109 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn, April, 1885.
“I recommend all sufferers from dyspepsia or
liver complaint to use Dr. Flower’s Sanative. I
speak from personal knowledge of its value. It
has helped me wonderfully." MISS MARY Manx.
Brewsters, X. Y., April, 1885.
“l have been troubled with a torpid liver for.
years, and have never found rmanent relief un—
til I co ”enced using Dr. F ower's Liver Sana-
tive. I happy to be able to add my testimony
to its worth." ' Mus. F. C. BAIuY.
ls Van Retpen Ace.
Jersey one, .i'. J., April, 1935.
"Your Sanative is doin the great good 3 my ap-
petite has improved, and am growing stronger
every day. Miss Ina Bucxlsotnn.
"1y18- For Sale by all ill-aunts.
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St., New I'ork. New Method. Holds an case
with ease and comfort. Relief at once. arties
attended to and return home same day. Also, Va-
ricocele Without surgical operation. Advice free.
Open day and evening. Sundays till 2p. m. Es-
tablished 15 years. Book for 2 cent stamp. 1y9
, . lisanm Elissa.
_ (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 Ifastgaining the confidence of
the public all over the country.
ansv, 6A.. June 16, 1894.
Old Indian Cure is a perfect blood purifier.
-, F. A. Tomas, A. B., A. M., iii. D.
After twenty years’ use of O. I. 0., I can safely
recommend it as perfect a blood purifier as our
materia medics furnishes. J osnru PALMER, M. D.
1 take leasure in saying that after using six
bottles 0 0. I. 0., for a case of Scrofula of eight
years’ standing, I am full restored to health.
- S. S. W. Mun, Echeconner, Ga.’
W. B. J obson,Macon, Geo.. writes z—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 0. l. a. Company, .
Perry, (3a.. and 42 Clinton Place; N. Y.
For sale in Norwalk and South Norwalk‘at Geo.
B. Plalsted’s drug stores. I
PENSIONS
’And Government Claims my
..Sole~3usiners. Thousands have
Rights Neglected.
ADDRESS, Free of Charge,
Gemw. E. NOBLE , Bridgeport
———'1‘ W0 —-—-
Wheelers. Wilson Selim: Mullins~
Pill Silt al a Great lacunae!
One old style Wheeler A Wilson Sewinillachlne
in fair running order, which cost us, will be sold
if applied for promptly for 810.
One ditto, cost new sic, will be sold for 825. It
is in rfect order and no machine is capable 0
doing tter work. 'It is really worth $40. Appl
at tho Gaza-rm Orrlcn.
OLD FACTS
WITH
NEW Focus!
is TiSiiSSAIi-Plllilli.
This is a careful selection of
household receipts for Cooking,
Curing, Cleansing and in short
giving the most approved modes
of‘ doing everything connected
with Our daily" family living, It
is a book of l5_5 pages and every
reeeiptgi'vcn has been practically
tested and approved. The book
is issued bytlle compiler and sold
for the purpose of liquidating the
debt upOn the Episcopal Parson-
age at New Canaan,
Bound in Cloth, 75 Cents.
’ “ Paper, 50 “
:h'oij-:.Sale at all news stands and
at the" Gaza'l'ru OFFICE. “23
MRS. L. A. DENSLOW.
NEW CANAAN. June 1, 1885.
for working peo le. Send 10 cents pos
HE Page, and we wil mat. you free, a roya
valuable sample box of goods that W!
put you in the way of making more money in a few
days than you ever thou‘ght possible at anyl business
Capital not required. ' on can live at clue and
work in spare time only, or all the time. All of both
sexes. of all ages,grandiy successful, 50 cents to so
easily earned every evening. That all who want
work may test the business, we make this unparal-
leled offer: To all who are not well satisfied we will
send :1 tops for the trouble of writing us. Ful'
particulars, lrections etc, sent free. Immense pay
absolutely sure for all who start at once. Don’tde-
lay. Address, Sussex & Co., Fenland. Maine.
w—SPORTSDIAN’SW
CAMPING OR FISHING TENTS
Of all Kinds, Shapes and Sizes.
.,\ «1
it like ~ -
’95
4 .. 9 ...-:‘-,.>
W"
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c...
.\
Yacht and Canoe Sails
. .of most appoved styles. Also
-———A. W" N I N G 8——
For Store Fronts. Windows, Yacht Boats, etc.
New Style or
-—-CANOE TENTS—
lsde at low figures.
lisp, Burgess cadavers, of all kinds.
Camp Stoves. Camp Chairs. sacking Bottoms,
Hammocks. ll kinds of
FANCY TENTS,
and in fact anythls made from canvas when_ an
intelligent desert t on is given of what is peace).
My beautifully lustrated circular now ready
Send stamp for price list. Address
8. nnmuwsx. to South N. Y. any.
o. E. WILSON;
General insurance ll Real Estate Agent
" Money to Loan.
ltoom No.7 Gazette Building, Norwsik. Conn.
EMA INSURANCE Co., of HARTFORD.
incorporated» , 1812. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL All! ASSETS, $8,902,272.64. *
Insures against loss and damage by Fire, on
terms ado tedtothe hazard and consistent with
thciawao com naation. COWLESdMERRILL,
Sole Agents for orwulk and vicinity.
TILE
Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.
flas now completed its
18ih SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstanding a cedar of unpaid losses
pr clplms for losses. No scum! company insures
or east. ‘
W. 0. 8mm, Pres. S. E. mean. Tread,
Gso. R. anus, Secretary.
A. ~~OARD.
Having purchased the
FURNITURE BUSINESS,
Recenti y carried on by WILLlnr Maxwoon at
No. 36 MAIN STREET.
I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective
purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND
ORNAIl-lx'nl. I have on hand a large
‘ stock which I. will sell '
VERY CHEAP FOR CASH.
lshallbepleased to meet all old or new friends
and will guarantee satisfaction in
every case. ,
EFORGE H. RAYMOND.
"literal: 1.. colour,
FLUBIST’il Nilli 'YM-AN,
UNION A V EN UE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NORWAEE, - CONN.
Dealer in In Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plums, Fruit and Omamen
tal Trees Shrubbcry, Vines. Cut Flowers alway
on hand and all sorts of designs in Flowers arranged
to order. 41y2
Grading and Ito-filling Cemetery Plots
. promptly attended to.
.s.
Seven Years Experience n U. 8. Patent Office.
Geo. R. Byington,
SOLICITOR 0F
PATENTS.
Fireman’s Insurance Building,
W'ASHINCTON. D. c.
Extenslon Cruel Ircfure Congress a Specially
W. H. MEEKER.
. 54 Main Street,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.,
Practical Plumber,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbcra’ and
Steam Fitters’ Supplies, and Gas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. , 1y21 -
To Rein.
Three Rooms suitable for a small family on Main
street, Borough. Apply to
. 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.-
A Small Cottage
With plot of ground at Winnlpauk, ForSale Cheap.
Enquire of J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer.
A Small Farm
For Sale-Cheap. The old Benjamin Bishop Homo-
stesd at North Norwalk, or old road to Silverhtine
consisting of Plow, Meadow, Pasture and Wood
Laud, will be sold as'a whole, or in parcels to suit
purchasers. A good chance to secure a home-
stead.
Apply to J. B. El Ls. Furniture Dealer.
Building Lots
Within 1 mile of the Center. A number of desira-
ble and eligible Building Lots near the residence of
Chas. Kellogg, Esq., and Broad River District
School. Enquire of - . ‘
J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
House and Lot opposite residence cf Charles L
St. J ohn, Main street, Lot 70 feet front. -
Apply to J. B. ELLs,Furnllurc Dealer.
For Sale.
The Homestead of the Subscriber, No.- 8 Camp
street. Good, new House and Burn, 100 feet front
on Streel- Apply to
Successor to ' V
E.‘ Quintard’s Son.
‘1' I'll! OLD “AND
Opposite Horse Railyay Hanoi,
Parlor Suits,
. BUFFALO LOUNGES.
Ri'l'l'ill an REED ROCKERS,
Folding Carpet! Rockers.
Walnut Chairs & Rockers.
Upholstered Easyphairs
Chamber Suits,
CYLINDER ROLL TOP DESKS, LA.
DIE’S DESKS, and DESKS and BOOK
CASES COMBINED, LIBRARY, MAR-
’BLE TOP, CENTER, and WALNUT and
ASH EXTENSION TABLES. -
" Plush Top Stands.
FOLDING BED, '
Wire Beds and Cots.
Hair. Gotta, 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.
J o'seph B. Ellis,
Bibles at 1.8 and Old
Testaments at less
a the
mm‘fi'amma.
moon.
m presents atom away, send us a
ouuwpifsrpgatale and b 333 yop will
'_ y ge . a so a 0 large
value, that will start on n work that will at once
ring you in money aster than anything else in
America. All about the $900,000 in ' presents with
each box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either
.sex, of all ages, for all tho time or spare time only,
to work for us at their own homes. Fortunes far
all workers absolutely assured. Don’t delay.
usual-r A 0.0.. Portland, )faine.
Powstn
Absolutely Pure.
'I'lun rowder never varies. Amarve. or. pure
strength, and wholesomcness. More economic
than the ordinary kinds and cannot be sold in com
petition with the multitude of low test, 3110
weight allum or phosphate powders.
Y floral. BAKING PownsuCo.. 106 Wall st., N.
. 1v43
CHOICE
'F‘OR SALE
0n Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STURGES. or 0. E. \VILSON,
GAZETTE BUILDING: dtf
For Sale Cheap.
ILallsi'lgmspld altachtlrgaln,}f applied for soon
nea o tage 0 six: coma in d
seignborhocd'and three-rhinutcs’ waili ofgllle
Bridge. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale.
A Chestnut Standing Desk. Apply at
- 'l‘nls OFFICE.
For Sale. '
DOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE madeb John
A Blissett, London. Will be sold chedp for
cash. ltnqulre at this office. .
F0 R S A L E ,
NE two seated square box side bar wagon.
One light lumberbcx wagon.
One second-hand square box wagon.
one one-horse cart.
if“
A. LYON, Knight Street.
w. commas,
FURNISHING- UNDERTAKER
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT,
Residence 143 Main Street. Telephone Connection.
C
N‘-
. .
GEO. W ARD SELLECK,
.- 4 HARDENBROOK’S BLOCK. WALL STREET,
FAMILY. cnocsme's, '"
"ALEX. s. GIBSON.
Organist of the First Congregational Church,
- Teacher or ~
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition, '
Lock Box 3 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
'J. BELDEN HURLBUTT. E
Attorney and Counsellor at Law;
Room No. 4, Up Stairs.
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK,_ CONN
BERNARD COHN.
—MERCHANT TAILOR;—
WEEKrs BUILDING, WALL, STREET.
A FULL LINE OF p
Imported and Domestic Cloths.
Of the Latest Styles, constantly" on hand.
NoveltiesinScotch Suiting. Satisfaction guaran-
teed lu every particular. .
Horsé Sheeting.“
WM. MCCORMACK,
No. 111 MAIN ST., NORWALK.
Shoeiug 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. Give us a call. 1y39
n ~0~O~O~O~OV~O O O stF'Of
:Sflfitnn‘séaiérlfi Gilli?
“WMEM’ ,-
PROPRIETOR :
L. B. SUTTON, New Canaan, Ct.
For Catarrh and Cold in thallesd it has not an
equal: (lives immediate "relief. Pleasant to' use.
‘Csnses no sneezing. Restores the diseased mem-
brane to a healthy condition.
-—Persistsni Use Assures a‘. Perfect Cure l---
Alleviates Catarrhal Headache. 50 cents by mail
and at druggists. R. W.;ROBINSON Jr SON, Whole-
sale Agents, 184 Greenwich street, New York.
For sale by Geo. B. Plalsted, Norwalk. 1y15 ‘
_ TRADEVITAMARK
P I L L S !
For the cure of
F 'ever and. Ague,
And Intermittent Malaria] Favors.
VITA Co. : ' Ksrros'r, N. J., April 24, 1885. ll
Dear Sirs: ' ' Iliad been suffering with malari-
al intermittent fever for more than twenty years,
until my life had become aburden to me; ~ The last
attack which was four years since, threatened «to
terminate fatally. Through my‘ brother-lu-law
who had been recently cured of fever and sgue, I
heard of the PILLS, and procuring them was cured
by them in a few weeks, and have had no return to
this hour. I most cheerfully and earnestlyreccm-
mend these PILLS to all suffering from this mis-
erable disease. - -' J sssnr Hstnsnssxx.
Price 50 cents. Send for circular.
Vita Company, 12 and 14 Cliff St.. New York.
F. H. PEC'K WELL,
ARCHITECT, I
g No.“ 7 WATER STREET,
AGENT FOR
~ Gilbert Lock Company.
Dibble Manufacturing Company’s door
- - knobs. —
New York Wood Turning Company.
Corner Blocks for window casings.
Round and Square Turned Baluste'rs.
‘ _ “ Newels.
Plam and Double Moulded Stair Rails.
Also Flat Moulded Door "and Window
Casings furnished at short notice. "
u u u
_ p In'clu mg a full set of extra
' xifigmput? needles,
. III C I
“em“...mrrimm" m" a:
C II
y #10 or 850 for lull-=1: 33°"
Sin eriileoll$17
war wan You Anvil, Vise, Cuf-
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THE 01:19AM: ELAN.
Check, in the West Indies, is a two- ‘
fold art—"the art of poisoning combined
with the art of imposing upon the cred-
ulity of ignorant people by a pretense
"of witchcraft. The Obeah man or
"woman is one of a great guild or frater-
nity of crime. Hardly a criminal trial
poems in the different colonies in which
he is not implicated in one way .or
another. His influence is unbounded;
the credulous peasantry holding him as
prophet, priest and king of the district
over which he holds sway. If a negro
maiden wants a charm to make her lover
“good to her,” if a man wishes to
avenge a wrong, or to know the secrets
of the future, the Obcuh man is at hand
to supply the means and to proffer his
assistance and. advice. .
“Under the title of “ bush doctor " he
wanders from place to place at the cost
of his dupes; supplied with food by one,-
with money by another, deniednothing. ‘
Hispretensidns are high; but he has
means at hand to enforce them. He
declares himself powerful to cure all
diseases. Ho can protect a. man from
the consequences of a crime; he can
even reanimate the dead.
His knowledge of poison is immense.
Every bush and tree furnish weapons
for his armory. Unfortunately, in too
many instances, more effective agents
are not wanting to‘ his hand." How many
planters have had poison administered
to them- in their coffee, how many book-
keepers have come to an untimely end
by the mixture of ground glass in their
food may be seen in the records of the
slave courts" of the different colonies—
Barbadoes and Jamaica especially. Next
to cholera and yellow fever, Obeah was
the greatest danger which every white
man connected with the administration
of a sugarestate had to encounter.
There is something .indescribubly
sinister in the appearance of the
Obeah man, which is readily observed
by persons who have mixed much
with the negrocs. Sometimes, as
an outward and visible sign of his trade
or calling, he carries about with him a
staff or wand, with serpents wreathed
about itcr the rude likeness of a human
face roughly delineated on thehandle.
Lizflrds' bones, cats’ claws, ducks' skulls,
grave dirt—that is, earth taken from
the grave of a freshly buried corpse—
hang in a bag at his side. He has his
cabalistic book (albeit he can seldom
read), full of strange characters, crude
figures and roughly-traced diagrams and
devices, which he pretends to consult
in the exercise of his calling.
Onjone occasion I happened to be in
a court-house during the trial of a
notorious thief, when I noticed one of
these gentlemen enter the, room; a very
'dirty handkerchief was bound tightly
round his head, and from under his
shhggy brows I could see a pair of small,
cunning eyes which never took their
gaze from the face of the judge. The
prisoner was undefended and was finally
" convicted, butI was afterwards told that
instead of. employinga lawyer he had
‘retained for his defense this Obeah man,
and had actually paid him the sum of
. The
wizard had undertaken to “ fix the eye ”
of the judge, and had" persuaded the
miserable .dupe'that this would infalli-
" bly insure his acquittal. .
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.» WHO FIRST DREW DOWN THE LIGHT
KING 1
The" history of lightning-conductors ex.-
' tends-over but a brief period of time. It is
ordinarily dated from the memorable even-
ing when Benjamin Franklin, accompanied
by his eldest son, succeeded {in the bold
experiment 6f drawing lightning from the
clouds down the conductor afforded .by the
wet string of a silken kite. It is remarkable
that Mr. Anderson does not refer to that
which converted the first failure into the
subsequent success, namely, the wetting of
theakiteostring by the thunder-shower. But
we cannot help confessing a sort of satisfac-
tion, on behalf of'the. Old ‘World, in being
taught to antedate this triumph of experi-
mental sagacity; though only by a few days,
in- favor of an experiment made at the sug-
gestion of Buffon by M. Dalibard. At
Marly-lchille, about eighteen miles "from.
Paris, on the road to Pontoise, M.'Dalibard
possessed a country-house, standing on a
high plain, some four hundred feet above
the sea-level. Here a wooden scafiolding
was erected, supporting an iron rod eighty
feet long and a little more: than an inch
thick. At about five feet from the ground
this rod was connected with an electrical ap-
paratus. Shortly after the whole was fixed,
"on‘ May 10, 17 52, (fifty-five days before the
observation at Philadelphia) a thunder-storm
came on. M. Dalibard was absent in Paris,
but he had left the apparatus in charge of a
faithful sentinel, one of his servants, an old
soldier, Coimer by name, with full instruc-
tions. Coifiier presented to the conductor
"an iron key with the handle bound in silk,
And was thus the first human observer who
drew down, by tentative means, the electric
’spark from the clouds. On May 13, 1752,
"M. Dalibard startled the Academic des
Sciences by reading a report of this first
great experiment made as to aerial elec-
tricky—Exchange.
AN son or CORRUPTION.
“In the court of James I," writes
Dean Church, in his Life of Bacon,
“the atmosphere which a man in office
breathed was loaded with the mints of
gifts and bribes. Presents were as much
the rule, as indispensable for those who
hoped to get on, as they now are in
Turkey. ,Even in Elizabeth’s days.
when Bacon was struggling to win he:
favor, and was in the greatest straits
for money, he borrOwed five hundred
pounds to buy a jewel for the queen.
When he was James’ servant the giving
of gifts became a necessity. New Year's
Day brought round its tribute of gold
vases and gold pieces to the king and ’
Buckingham. And this was the least.
Money was raised by the sale of offices
. and titles. For twenty thousand poun .is,
having previously offered ten thousand
in vain, the Chief Justice of England. ,
Montague, became Lord Mandeville and
Treasurer. The bribe was sometimes
disguised; a man became a. Privy Coun~.
cillor, like Cranfield, or a Chief Justice,
like Ley=(afterward ‘the good earl, un-
stained with gold or fee,’ ofL'Milton‘s'. .
sonnet), by marrying a cousin or a niece
of Buckingham. . _ .
W‘ .
Consequence is; the best '"friend we
have; with it. we my bid defiance to -
man ;without it,‘cll the friends in the
World can be of no use to us.
~ tow-0—
’ "EverybOdy smokes in Holland—that is, -
every male body. Walk. the streets
of Amsterdam early in the morning "and
observe the most diminutive office boy
"sweeping the :sidew‘alk, polishing ‘the
dobrplato, or cleaning the windows, with
"a six inch cigar in his mouth. It 'is no
uncommon thing for a boy ten or twelve
years old to address you seriously. A
beetye yuur mijn beer as u peleeft."
And sober rgray-haired' men give them.
the desired light and pass on. I have
"Seen a' boy not fourteen years of age
dining with his parents at the table
d'hote at the Amstel Hotel, light a cigar
"when the waxed tapers were passed, as
they always are in Hollandpimmediately
after desert, and calmly puff away, much
to the astoxfishmcnt of the British mat-
ron: and tintinrnnmsnt
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