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Have bedded, bloomed and withered long ago;
The grain my lavish fingers used to throw >
Long since was reaped for others’ garnering.
Yet I am rich ’mid my nature dearth:

My gold Is where the rainbow touches earth.

My wealth is molten of fill! many an 01!. '
Dug from the sacred caverns of the past;
Stored where the Present's quiet light is out;
Plied In the Promise-laud that lies before. ‘
All blent together. all of priceless worth.

All hid just where the rainbow touches earth.

. Andfbicmory. Faithand nope its guardians are.
As holding Love's strong hand I make my way.
Knowing I near a little every day .
The one sure goal where, pmlng o’er the bar.

I iilld. In all the glow of second birth.
My Treasure. where the rainbow touches earth.

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AILLI .ar ~

3.1.

Theory afl Practice. 2.

“Oh, I think falling in love is ..a more
matter of convenience, a matter that
can be perfectly well controlled as the
parties concerned desire. This falling

f.
A
u

a victim of Cupid’s darts, being mor- -’ '-

tally stricken before you know it, being
irretrievably impressed at first sight,

and all that, Ils all nonsense, alL fol-de- ,_

rel—depend upon it i” ? '

Mabel’s clear blue eyes clouded ever
as she earnestly listened to her cousin
,Agnes's words, and she said with a
tremor in her voice,— .

“ Then there is no such thing as fall-
ing in love at all; it is simply adeliber-
ate sauntering around and about, before
and behind, a slow settling down—mot
even a soaring upward; 0h, Copsin :
Agnes, you- don’t in year Warm heart
truly believe this, do you? Do you
truly believe I can love any one I
choose, that I need not love one _I do
not choose ?”

Agnes Hoyd’a. clear, sensible eyes
lacked tenderly and firmly into those
of her. sweet little cousin. She felt that
the time had come for her to saysoIme-
thing to her which she had been long-'
ing to say for two months, and now
that thebpportunityhadeomashemith -
her sure, strong sense of duty, did not
waver, but went to the point at once,
saying in her direct way,—

“Now, Mabel Steams, you have
cracked the ice, and I am going to
break it. I know perfectly well that
Frank Gauss is in love with you; I
know you are in love with him; I know
you are dreadfully in love with each

. other; I know, too. that you both
' know this ,or I should not have spoken.

Of course, I do not approvefbf the
match at all. I do not think you in
your reason approve of it, and I want
you to assert that reason; unite it with
your strong will, and lay the; whole
matter aside. I do truly believe just
what I have said—that there is no
sense in falling in love. I am twenty-I
six years old, and I have not fallen in
love. I have not chosento. .thn I‘
get ready I mean to marry, buthnot for
the present. Now lay your matter be-
fore me. plainly, and I will help you
dissipate the whole_- affair. II can tell
you in the first place why yen love
Frank; it is the old story of ‘Why,
Mary loves the lamb, you know!’ He
loves you—very right and proper; you
are a loveable, sweet creatluc; .11on
could he help it, knowing you as wélli
as he has come toknowyou, seeing yen .
so often at hissister’s home? But it
does not follow you should love him;
that‘is not right and proper, for he is
uota loveable, sweet creature. He is
overbearing, stingy. Selfish—”I

“ Agnes Hoyd, stop ! I will not hear
you talk so! You started by asking
me to tell you the whole story, and I
will finish by doing it. I do love Frank
Gauss—011,1 .ioyehim withall my boat
and soul! 139111 ready todoanytiiing,
in the world for him, and hrs—ch, you:
don’t w, ,you have no ddca hon

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clovely 119,313 with me, to me, he-well, I333
~~ canft

basin to fell you. because ”at:
don"t feel it 1" And Mabel choked wifil

a quick little sob, while Agnes pro-
ceeded mildly,—

“No, I don't think I do feel it. He
hasn't a cent in the world, and if a
man is ever going to have anything, he
ought to have made a fair begin-I
ning at his age. He has no ambition,
possesses nothing but pretty good style
and some sentimental twaddlaf Itis
very strange you cannotsee hiinas I
do. Now I should use my common

.sense an fling sentiment to the win‘ds. J,

 
 
 
 
 
 

Jon will now and "

then you Will know that'w'hich g!

my life. Till then you must not, you
really must not, say a word to me.
There is no use in talking, and save
can’t agree we must disagree on that
point, and leave it entirely alone. Come,
It is time to dress for Mrs. Town’s
dinner. What do you wear ?”

Mabel showed a determination in

‘ thus ending the conversation that sur-

prised Agucs. Rising from the cosey
fireside where they had been sitting,
she went to the wardrobe and took out

.; ahandsome Silk.saylng up she laldit
on Ith‘ebeds-

“Neverth sh ndver in l e
untlllhave deli‘gr 1y Nixie up y
mind. I sin going t‘OWear my garnet;
I suppose you wear blue. Who are to
be there ?—”

“ Only a small party, two gentlemen
from New York and a lady from Bos-
ton, with a 11011 or two. ! suppose. I

think Mrs. Town’ s lions are cubs; how- »

aver, they serve the purpose;”

An hour later, a gay party of ten: ~

were seamd in the hdndso‘mely appointed .
lining-room, at a table affording every. -
delicacy, presided over by Mr. and Mrs.
[own with that self-satisfied I-guess-

remis- is- about-hsSgoo‘d-as- you-find air, :1,

,31vhich often characterizes .

 

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Annulmkedwhmdm‘fi' “ mg;
mg her 7017 best; talking, in . m Agnes seemedto have lost all her seren-

:erested manner' to Mr. Young, her
neighbor, one of the strange gentlemen
from New York. Mr. Landon, the other
stranger, sitting on her right, gradually
fell into the conversation, as Mabel
seemed strangely fascinated -bya_ cer-
tain Mr. Gauss who sat next heron: the
other side. Of course, the conversation
drifted as is usual at conventional din-

ners, now all joining in one general
topic, now all laughing politely at some
old story ,-poorly told, and 11on again
running off into little channels enjoyed
by two or three. Thus by the. time
they rose from the table, Agneshed had

' ample opportunity to form a first opin-

ion of the stranger guest.

But somehow she did not feel like
forming opinion or passing ju,3
tO-night; she just gave horse ”Brim
the enjoyment of In perfectly deli];
evening. During the music she
Mr. Young had such a cosy chat in the
lovely great bay window; though quite
in the shadow, they were soon joined by
Mr. Landon, who proved to be a damper
Ito the 110wa conversation, in spite of

' mtertaining’mannbr 3 _., .
,. 11%de not so mpromclsit “909-?

scious of the drift of the evening as she
appeared; her lovely blue eyes twinkled

with mischicfss shy anturcd to men;

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

{and her bodied lover looked in despair

ent

riagc, she Whispered gayly,——

“ It’s all right. Remember!"

Agnes wondered a little at Mabel’s
manner as they returned home and
1etired for the night, but she had had.
such a good time, and was so enthusi-

 

- astic herself, that it did not trouble her.

The next morning a characteristic
note received from Mrs. Town ran

thus: —-

“MY DEAR Grubs :Auch a conquest
as you made last evening! It takes my
bicath away to think of it. Ifrcally
fool I ought to tell you, that you may
be plepared for the worst. Both my
charming guests captivated in one even-
ing! Quite too bad, for I planned quite
a little campaign with them. Now all
my other girls are outin the cold? Well,
well! I suppose you know Mr. London
is nothing more than a milllounaire,
and Paul Young nothing less thans
poor young lawyer, with not' g be-
hind him, and In]! the world befo him
“ What I started to say was this: we
all want to go to the opera toge or to-
11:.ght Of course youwill join s, and
the storming of; the castle will continue.
will come off in glory,
who all gory? I shall be on the ‘Hur-
1.1h’ side anyway and always.

" E; B‘You‘l‘s devotedly, "
- “Eben: A. TOWN. "

“Very gracious in her to attribute
the conquest to both of us. Ikn'ow
who the conqueror is, thougli,” said

3. Mabel, tapping her foot. “Will you
‘ answer the shots, or shall I do so, and
[L what shall the answer be?” "

" “Why, We will go, to be sure—of
course!” was Agucs’ reply. -‘

And go they did, and in going they
continued. Agnes was kept' in 'a whirl
of riding,_ driving, dancing and sight-
seeili'g'. Nag had she,enjoysd her-

' self more than during this deightfui

visit with her cousin.
Mr. Landon was with her cou-
stantly; Mr. Young whenever oppor-
tunity offered. Whose society did she
enjOy the better ? Not for worlds would
she say. Mabel, with her keen insight,
knew full Well that the long drives, the
quiet evening talks, with the unassum-
ing, intelligent young lawyer brought
far more satisfaction to Agnes than all
the devoted attention of the irresistable

 

' Mr. Landon. Full Well she knew that

Agnes was.- struggling against this same
conviction; but she held her oWn coun-
so], for she knew that time as- well as
patience does its perfect work.

A few weeks after Mrs. Town’s din-
ner, the ,girls attended a gay 'party‘ 1n
an excursic'm up the river; dinner at s
suburban hotel, dancing in the even-
ing, and a sell by moonlightfwas the
Order .of exercises, an order that de«
veloped into such a good time as is
rarely enjoyed. In spite of it hi], how-
ever, .A e33. appeared, ,very- sober at
tunes. Landon was persistent
enough in his attentions to keep Mr.
Young at a distance most of the time
up to the hour of dinner, after which
he proposed a walk to some pretty
reeks, and Would not be put off by
Agnes’ plea that she was too tired.
Assuming an air of determination, she
sauntered on with him. When once
seated onthe rocks, he began at once in
.‘lmpetuou's way, very unlike his usual
conventional manner,—

“Miss Hoyd, letters received yester-
day oblige me to start for New York
to-morrow, and frOm there I sail for
Europe In August on a prolonged busi-
ness trip. I beg you will not let me
leave without a word of hope that I
may come back for you before I sail
[ know this is a little sudden, but I
could not go without a word. All that

1‘“ :> V m’{: V. w. 3
self. I have tried my very best to live
up to my favorite theory and love the
men whom fortune told me I might
marry, but I cannot, oh, I cannot‘
Dout’t tempt me farther!” -

Agnes entirely lost her self-control

offered! his arm, and silently escorted
her back to the house. Under plea of
severe headache she gently excused
herself faith the gayeti'e's, and sat with
some quiet people on the piazza. &

When at last she and her friend were
' "‘ " room, she threli‘herselt

ing with? ,
been the

If"

 

“My misbrable theory
ruinof me! What shah I

“My dear, don't, don't feel so badly!
This is not so serious; this is not a
matter of a lifetime."

“Oh, but it is, it is! I was so obsti-
nate in my idea, so persistent in my
determination that I could love the
man whom I wanted to marry, that—
that I crushed my true dealings!
smothered my love and—and I have
treated cruelly, outrageously, the truest,
noblest man in this world. I snubbed
PaulYoung because Iwanted to marry
money; I Mve told him to go. I never
flu-give giyselflr, Whatshall I'dO‘i"

@3119 l ahewps: in despair,a film after,
sign hpdg _bbed herself éeepr, she
lay. th‘.) 0% wide 0pc wandering

what she could do. Of course, she
must. tell Frank, and he would help
In some way; “he always does, dear
fellow!” With this comfort on her
lips she too fell asleep, and awoke with
a hope that; reflected its brightness a
little angpes’ face.

But what coullgdp‘le be 116110? N o practi-
cal plan- presented itself. Paul had
returned to New York with his friend.
Mrs.To3wn- had gone to the seashore
and people generally had dispersed

 
 
 
 
 
 

ity and elasticity. Mabel, too, had not
seemed quite the same since that dread-
ful evening. Agnes had often ques-
tioned to herself why Mabel should ap-
pear so distressed over an affair not
die'rwn lolly, as the affair all her
“W wnradjrl “' gh‘téfied 1b the {"e‘xten‘t' or
enthusiastic approval and congratula-
tions from her many friends, including
Agnes herself.

fiAt the close of a busy day of prepara-

the}, m3 seated on the porch
“E? M niches Agdcstwo
letters,

“ Only some invitation and a drop
note,” she said in answer to Mabel’s
inquiring look.

The heightened color ,al! she opened
“the first was explained when Mabel
took tli‘o cards sud:

 

' Larener of New York; but the hated
breath as she opened the second was
not explained for some moments; then

she merely said:
“Mr. Young is in town, and will call

 

thisév ifwocaretosee him
“We!" 33 Mabel. J'fWeII, of
clinics!"

Mabel had an engagement for the
evening. When she returned late. and

 

 

" hemarriage 3‘
notice «it in. howl-mausohnd Miss-.-

Later in the privacy of their room,
Agnes seized Mabel, and smothering
her in kisses she exclaimed:

“ Inever dreamed I could be so happy!
on, my dear. how much, how very
much, it means! It really frightens
me, for I do not feel myself, and you,
Mabel, have been so true and kind with
me through all!” '

Then Mabel sank upon a chair, and
burying her face in her hands sobbed
aloud.

“ I am so thankful, so heartily thank-
ful! Agnes, can you, will you, ever
forgive me? It is all my fault! I
thought it would be such a funny little
trick to play upon your theory. It
wentso far that I dared not interfere
by speaking the truth, and I have been
so miserable! Oh, please forgive me,
Agnes! I deceived you and led others
to. Mr. Young is not a poor young
3.13aWyer, butch innuensely Wealthy one. ”

For a moment Agnes Hoyd looked a
very Nemesis; then softened and said:

“My dear, it was a fearful thing for
you to do, but I thank you for it from
my inmost heart. It has been the
means, through untold suffering, of
leading me to unutterable happiness.
Mr. Young supposed until he heard of
Mr. London’s marriage that Iwas en-
gag‘ed to him, but now all is right,
bright and lovely—now and always. I
have learned the severest lesson of my
life, and I, shall remember it well. I
shall net again, trust theory, Without
some practice."

0%
Evils of Deforestation.

,The destruction of forests leads to
many and serious evils. Tre'é's are nec-
essary in the hills and mountainsto
perfect the springs and insure a steady
supply or water throughout the year.
If all the trees about sources of the
streams are cut away the springs flow
' but a short time after the winter rains
cease. In. early summer they have dis-
apwodlicntfiolymodwith them the
small brooks they have fed, and which
were wont to supply the creeks and
rivers now either greatly reduced in
volume or vanished. Consequently
drought, poverty and suffering, and
fine 9ngcu_l_tural possibilities ruined,
With a' soil deprived of its needed mois-
ture. There is another evil scarcely
less serious. This results from the' 1n-
undations which almost annually
devastate those parts of Europe which
inthe long course of ages have been
gradually denuded of their forest, with
IittloIor no effort at renewal. Spain
has in this respect been the worst suf-
ferer: Except in certain favored locali-
ties, principally along or not far from
the southern base of the Pyrenees, or
along the Mediterranean, it may be
described as an absolutely treeless
country, its vast olive orchards afford-
ing here and there a partial exception.
Such desolation is absolutely appalling.
As mnatural consequence, the rains
that fall, not being detained by groups
or forests of trees, um off at once into
the valleys where they swell the creeks
and rivers, to enormous volume and
cause those frightful inundatious
which two or three times every year
form the burden of Spanish dispatches
and deplete the purses of the benevo-
lent in every part of the world. In Aus-
tria-Hungary and in different parts of
Germany there are similar experiences,
with incalculable loss of property and
loss of life, and to a certain extent in
France and Italy, though the two latter
countries fiudaremedy in the universal
dissemination, of the olive and the
,3 me, one or the other of which clOthes,
‘- and in a great measure protects, the

 

_ K fmost barren hillsides.

WG——
_ Horses in the West. _ 3
' 1101116 growing is becoming one 6f
the important industries of Montana.
It is now where the cattle industry was
ten years ago. Then the road to the
Eastern market had only just been
opened, and cattlemen were only just

,.,,

'~3_3bcg1nnmg to realize the importance of

their occupation. Horsemen have only
just now realized that they can market
their stack prbfitably 1n the States, and
are beginning to understand that the
horse interest is liable to develops into
one of scarcely less importance than
,-cattle growing They arenot quite so;

 

things .,. will Ice? quie different It
must be remembered, also, that the
quality of our horses will improve, and
that, too, as rapidly as the numbers
increase, and by the time our output
reaches 10,000 head instead of 1,000, and
1,100-pound horses being the best, there
will scarcely be an animal shipped that
does not weigh above these figures.
The horse interest of the Territory is
moving rapidly along, and will increase
in importance more rapidly than either
sheep or cattle did at the dates referred
Etc. he‘ Montana horse Will seen out
3,1151 extant afigure in the industrial
Livorld as do our wool and cattle in the
ileadfilg itrade cam-es, and the horse
”grovvers Will be grewing Wealthy quite
as rapidly as any class 1n the Territory
that is following any safe and legiti-

mate calling.
M”.—

Sho Indulged, But it Came High.

A geod story auent Fanny Kemble
hosts across the horizon from the mem-
ory of an eldeily lady who knew her
well. It was in the time when Boston
was the great ‘actress’tnominal. home,
and her summers were spent here and

, therein _rural Massachusetts. She had

eighbor to be her

" th kindhearted IOquaclty he Was be-
ginning to expatiate On the country,
the crops, and the history of the people
around about, when Fanny remarked
in her imperious fashion: “ Sir, I have
engaged you to drive for me, not to
talk to me!" The farmer ceased, pur‘sed
«up his lips, and ever after kept his
peace. When the vacation weeks were
over, and the dame was about to return
to town, she sent for her J ehu and his
bill. Running her eye down its
awkward columns she paused. “What
“if tlhsfltém‘, diffiiilid she; “I can not
understand It.” And with equal gravity
he rcjoinedl “sass—ac. Idon’t often
take it; ' but when I do, I charge!"
' The bill was paid, and the tragedienne
and the bucolic philosopher were fast
ijiiends after that. ’ .

33Archduchess Valerie,
dahghtor of the Austrian Emperor, 1s
not a beauty but she has a delicate bloom
and youthful brightness that make hel
attractive. She has the some wonderful
quantity of .hairpossessed by her mother
She is good natured. loves dogs, and is
as much at somehths saddle and isms,
much att'uihsd babel-seem is t? .tkrplh?
of the desert. Itis thought a s 1
will mam tile Duke of Modena.

 

 

the. young 3':

fifty have passed my windows and all
were loaded with wood. At other times
we see them loaded with bags of earth
and rubbish from the street, lime and
sand for the builder and heavy stones
used in paving the streets and side-
walks. Many of them are barefooted
and clothed in rags, while other; have
a piece of a blanket around the loins,
which form their entire suit. They are
driven to and fro by a mounted guard
consisting of about one-third of their
own number; thus to them life is almost
worse than death itself. When lumber
or long timber is to be moved the two
pieces are fastened to the pack-saddle
on either side of a mule or burro, while
the other ends drag on the ground; thus
they are trailed along to the required
place. This is the secret of transferring
everything for which a long geared
wagon is necessary. And it is even
said they pride themselves on their
native ingsnuity, for by this method
there is no time lost in gearing and
Iungearing. All the butchers’ supplies
‘ are carried more than a mile into this
city. We have seen one man carry five
dressed sheep or two quarters of beef
this distance at one load, for which he
received six cents per load. And consid-
ering that his employer is not required
to bay bay ior . corn for him and that
he pays for his own breakfast, he thus
becomes a cheaper creature or beast of
burden than the mule or donkey; henCe
we seldom see them used in the work.
Others are carrying large hogskin
baskets filled with hides, horns and tal-
low, while others are peddling or deliv-
ering sheep, goat or hog skins full of

~ 1.ard This receptacle is made by taking

the hide from the animal' m its natural
form, then the feet are tied up and all
cuts securely sewed, after which it is
filled from the neck and tied also. Then
when a supply is wanted they have only
to untie a foot or tap the body in some
convenient place and the quantity is
forthcoming. There are no wells or
water Works here, hence all water for
use is conveyed by water carriers and
sold about the streets of the city. The
scenes at the fountains in the early
morning is suggestive of ancient times
to the student of history. Women by
the hundreds are filling and bearing
away on their shoulders ollas (jars) of
water. These, too, are very similar in
form to that used by Rebecca at the
well. Men are there with their poles
and water cans. In short the scene is
composed of men, donkeys and dogs,
women, children, pet pigs, lambs and
goats. The air is filled with music for
all creatures of a kind are exchanging
their morning greetings while waiting
their turn. Thus all seem to enjoy life
while reproducing the scenes of old as
we have seen them pictured. And here
and then many dark eyed Rebeccas
are often won by the meetings at the
well.

 

0.”.a—
The Commercial Drummer.

The “commercial traveler” vulgarly
known as the “ drummer,” now repre-.
sents a very important class in this
country. They furnish a vast deal of
business to the railroads and an im-
mense patronage to the hotels of the
country. The number of New York
drummers is very large—there are “said
to be fully 30,000 of them. Of course
there are not so many as that on the
road at one time, for certain goods are
sold at particular seasons and the ser-
vices of some of the traveling salesmen
are only required for a few months in a
year. The drummer is generally a
pushing, Well-informed, plausible per-

icon. He must be a good talker and
understand the wares he is disposing of
3 as well-as the peculiarities and credit
, , of the merchant he calls upon. So vast
andso well equipped is this army of

commercial travelers that there is no
longer any necessity for country store-
keepers to visit New York or other
jabbing centres. He is visited at his
place of business, wherever situated,
by swarms of drummers, who keep him
thoroughly posted as to styles and prices.
A good commercial traveler is well’ paid
and always puts up at the best hotels
and travels in the saloon and sleeping
cars. They, of. course,_are a heavy tax
on the houses that employ them, but
with the present machinery of trade

they are-indispensable to the merchants
' and jobbers who have goods to sell to
i retailers outside the large cities. The
" ,, trade papers and the telephonic price

current, with the drummers’ visit, ren-

3 ders it unnecessary for the country
dealer to visit the great jabbing centre
' ' except—for pleasure. Nor does he want

so much stock on hand, as he can order
his goods at short notice by telegraph
as per sample shown to him by the
“drummers."
40-0-0”
English Vegetables.
Many of the favorite vegetables in
America. are unknown to the English.
Ill place of the succulent Lima bean
they have in England a coarse sort of
bean, in a broad flat pod, called “broad
beans,” only fit to be eaten when served
with, bacon. This season (I mean the
beans, for bacon is an everlasting
viand) is of short duration. At the best,
broad beans are not regarded as an
elegnnt article of diet. In place of sum-’
mer squash they have a green, melon-
like-looking vegetable called “vege-
table marrow.” It is a delicate vege-
table, with a soft, pleasant arbma.
String beans, or “scarlet runners,” are
plentiful, and English asparagus very
delicious and cheap. The French as-
paragus is easy to buy, a few hours
bringing it over tothe London market.
Even the nearest African ports bring a
goodly showing of vegetables and fruits
in their changing seasons. Peas are
abundant, also tomatoes, potatoes,
artichokes, French and English, the
the latter, called J crusalcm artichokes,
looking like white turnips. Gooseber-
ties are ,big _and red as crab apples,
while figs, grapes, cherries and summer
berries are not lacking. But they have
no corn, no Lima beans, no oyster plant;
and, alas! the peaches are mainly luxu-
ries in fiorists’ windows, selling often

as high as half a crown apiece.
W—

Those who have been once intoxi-
cated with power, and have derived
any kind of emolument from it, even
though if but one year, never can wili~
ingly abandon it. They may be dis-
tressed in the midst of all their power,
but they will never look for anything
but power for relief.

 

W

. It is stated that Mrs. Potts, wife of

that Potts who went throu h .the whl hill-

00] rapids, was willin or her hus-

band to risk his life. 0 one who has

not had experience can appreciate what
it is to be married to a crank.

. “I want to send some floral tribute
to the late Dr. Ketchum. What do
you think of as appropriate as a
device?” “The doctor died insolved,
I believe?” “ Yes so I understand}
“How would a broken piller do ?"

“ Gentlemen," remarked Col. Mooney,
the other day, ..“ let us strike for a re-
,fdrm in our dress. If women can Wear
dresses with the arms and yokes thereof

unched full (if holes to let the cool: air
1n, why can't we? 1’ m for reform!’

 

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asserted that the victims of obesity
shouldmortify the flesh and reduce
the fat by abstaining as much as possia
ble from liquids, and remaining in a
continual state of thirst. Latterly the
opposite has been affirmed, and I am
told that a reduction of weight is one

water cure," provided always the water
is taken as hot as possible, painfully
hot, and in great quantities. Experi-
ments have been made in Paris by Dr.
Debove which centrovert both these
doctrines. These experiments indicate
that, provided the same amount of
solid food is taken,_large quantities of
water make a man neither thinner nor
fatter. They were carefullymade on,
a friend who tack weighed quantities
of food daily, and while these remained
equal doubling the quantity of water
had no measurable effect on the weight
of the body. Still, it is quite possible
that the old theory. Of thirst cure and
the new theory of hot Water cure may
both be correct. Both violate the
natural conditions of health. Scalding
hot water, like as or coffee, or grog of
similar temperature, unquestionably
injures the teeth, stomach, and other

of digestion, and it is very probable
that deficiency of liquid impedes the

of the results claimed by “ the hot ‘

organs concerned in the early stages .

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the aid of the digesting fluids, becomes
‘ converted into chyle and blood. A fat
man may easily become thinner'..by
injuring his health. “Banting” is
dangerous, as many Who have fairly
tried can prove. The difficult problem
Is to reduce the fat without reducing
the strength at the same time. Askin-
, ful trainer will undertake" to bring any
man down to his “fighting weight,” ’1'.
9., to the best condition for violent ex-
ertion, but as soon as the discipline of
the trainer is relaxed the obesity, when
constitutional, returns, and along cou-
tinuance of high training' is murderous.
Perhaps the old prescription, “Keep
your mouth shut and your eyes open,”

when followed with judicious limita-

tions, is the best. Eatless, sleepless,
and walk more are safe injunctions,
provided they are obeyed in moderation.
The fat man who uses malt liquor as a
daily beverage deserves to be buried
under cross roads at midnight, accord-
ing to the ancient modes "of degrading

the wilful perpetrator of felo do so.
——»-o+o—»——-

What Hundred-Eyed Animals See.-

If the lobster’s eye consists of mole
than a hundred separate eyelets, each
with its own lens, what sort of a pic-
ture of the outward world does the
animal sec? Does he see a hundred
llillcreut images in the same object?
As he crawls along the rocky sea-
bottom' 1n congenial haunts, where the
wily fishelluan tempt his epicurean
appetite with his favorite food, does he
see a hundred lobster pots where there
is only one? Does the single whelk
bait within look like a hundred tempt-
moxscls? The same question
Would apply to the lobster’s enemies,
great fishes with flat, pavement-like
teeth, which easily crush: through the
mmor plates which fOrm his shell.
Supposing the lobster to multiply such
enemies visually by the hundred, his
life could scarcely be said to be a happy
one. The question thus raised is an.

I interesting one, especially as it applies

not only to lobsters, but also to all
kinds of insects. For instance, does
the house-11y, with its 4,000 eyelets, see
1,000 house-maids dusting the Window-
pane when there is really only one?
Does the cabbage butterfly, With‘ its
17,000 eyelets, see every cabbage multi-
plied 17,000 times? And does the
dragon-11y in same way see 38,000
turquoise-colored companions hawking
about by the pond side When there is

only one. The problem has been, fought

over‘by the zoologists with much vigor
until quite recently. The advocates
of the multiple vision theory, astonish-
ing as that theory may seem, have not
been wanting; but eventually the
advocates of the single vision theory
are now in possession of the well-fought
field. Whatever be the number of eye-
lets, or the number of pictures received
an the cornea, it is the retina Which
receives the ultimate impression from
external objects. The delicate, subtle
and mysterious nerve ends which we
call the retina are the ulitimate sensory
Apparatus which . determines ' What
shall be seen. The conclusion arrived
at 13 briefly this. Apart from the lenses
and cones in front, the lobster’s or
Insect’s eye is a hollow sphere pierced
by numerous close-set perforations,
running down the facets toward the
centre of the sphere. Only thosegrays
can reach the retina which run iu‘the
axis of the perforation. Other rays
than the axial rays are required to
produce a complete picture at the retina
end of each perforation. It follows
that the light impressions cause by the
axial rays, whbse number corresponds
with the separate nerve rods, forma
single picture or “mosaic” of points

of sight on the retina.
W

The First Piano.

The invention of the modernIform
of the piano dates back to about 1700.
The spinet, of rectangular shape, which
we manage to call square, was called
a virginal. It is frequently stated that
it was done to compliment Queen
Elizabeth, but this cannot be true, as it
is found mentioned among the musical
instruments of King Henry VIII. It
is more likely that it was so named
because it was intended to be played
by young ladies. It was essentiallya
lady’ s instrument, for it is said that a1
a concert in Oxford, England, the pub-
lic performance of the first male pianist
was rewarded by a storm of hisses.

 

 

He Frightened the Bear.
A Michigan fisherman who captured
a bear’s cub, which he had run across
Inthc woods, was pursued by the she«
hear. The fisherman dropped the cub
very soon, but this act failed to pla-
cate or divert the attention of the
parent bear, which pressed him hotly.
At one moment she was so close that
she was enabled to secure a mouth-

strength was fast giving way. and
the bear betrayed no sign of fatigue
or of relenting, when the fisherman
bethought him of an expedient. He
had heard that the most ferocious of
wild animals were subdued and terri-
fied by fire, and, drawing a newspaper
from his pocket he touched a match to
It and dashed it blazing into the boat’s
face. The eifect was magical. IThe
, bear rolled over and sever, grunting
with terror, and, on regaining her feet,-
forsook the field with asto mshing rap

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We may say of angling as Dr. Boteler
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could have made a better berry, but
doubtless God never did;" and so, if I
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WILL BE AT NORWALK.

November 1 7 and 18, 1886,
At Noriwalk Ila (cl.
Having qualified myself by years of hard study
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practical experience of twenty-five years In thi
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organist of in Co Ional Church. Waterbury.
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Pianoforte, Organ and Musical

Composition, 3
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E. WHITVIMITII,’

successorto B. Conn, ,

MERCHANT TAILOR

WEEKS’ BUILDING, WALL STREET. 7
a run. uni or i

Imported and Domestic Cloths.

Of the Latest Styles. constantlyi on hand.
Novelties in Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction guaran-
teedinevory particular.

PENSIONS

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Government Claims.

My sole business. Thousands ve RI hts
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91‘ ltratford; Avenue, Dridgepbrt, Conn

W. H. MEEKER3

54 Main Street
SOUTH NORWALK CONN.,

Practical Plumber,

Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbers’ sud
Steam Fitters’ Supplies, and an Fixtures.
Jobbing primpuy attended to. ; 1m

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General Insurance 1 Real Estate Agent
Money to Load.

Room No. a Gazette Building. Norwslk. Conn.

 

 

 

 

 

EMA INSURANCE 011., of HARTFORD.
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CAPITAL AND ASSETS, SS, 0302,. “72.04.

lusures against loss and damage Fire
terms adoptedtothe hazard and con I’stenteo with
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Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.
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so Succession BUSINESS ism

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orcialms for losses. No sound @17le insures

8.1:. Guarani. Tread,
Glo. R. comma. Secretary.

“A CARD.

havingp massed the ‘

FURNITURE BUSIIN ESS.

, Recently carried on by Wmnx moxwoon at

1 No. ,36_ MAIN STREET.

am prepared to meet the wants of all ros tIve

pusserch rsof furniture, both 811le pig”

wounsxnn l have on hand a large
stock which I W"! sell :

VERY CHEAP FOR CASH

lshailbepleased to meet 11!: old or new friends
wintguarane lwee satisfacti ouln
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New York Wood Turning Company.
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Round and Square Turned Belustcrs.
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FLORIST 81111118H VIVIAN,

UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwaik Cemetery.

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ta! Trees Shrubbery, Vines. Cut Fldwers alway
on hand andallsorts ofdcslgnsin Flowersarrauged
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promptly attended to.

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VICTORIA,

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A Fine Family Carriage.
Will be sold at a very low price.
HENRY TILLY,
CARRIAGE MAKER.

SOUTH NOB WALK. '5 .1

 

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expectations concerning its merits were
entertained by the town, and a crowded
house gathered to witness the per-
formance. And' 1n the pit sat Sheridan
KnOWles, by turns radiant with hope
and dejected by fear. The first act fell
flat on an audience filled with high an-
ticipations; even the second act failed
to effect the house, principally because
Chatles KembIle, who suffered from a

' cold, could scarce be heard; but, sud-

denly'regaiuiug his voice, in the third
act he aroused interest and gained ap-
plause. "Macready, inspired by enthu-

‘ siasm, acted with»; unusual fervor. In

the character of Virginius, to quote

-. , .LthaLTimesof,theiollowingomorning,

“ he touched the ypassious with a more
masterly hand, and evinced deeper
pathos than on any former occasion."
Interest now deepened toenthusiasm;
' cheers greeted the conclusion of every
act; sobs and excisinations attended

' the great catastrophe where Virginius

stabs his daughter, and the curtain fell
onshouse excited by terror and delight.
The tragedy took the town _by storm.
“ Perils of approbation,” says the Euro-
pean. Magazine, “ attended the an-
nOuncemeut of this successful tragedy.”
It was played for fourteen nights, and
was received with unabated interest
Knowles was advised to have it printed
immediately, that he might reap remu-
nemtionufrom: it! Bale. To aid him in -
this respect, Macready called on his

. friendJohn Murray, and requested that

he Would publish “Virginius. ” Mr.
Murray premised he would give it his

‘ ‘ ‘cons'lderatiOn, but acting on the advice

of his. render, the Rev. H. Milman,
afterwards Dean, of St. Paul’s, he re-
turned:the manuscript 5 in a few days
with thanks. Knowles then offered it
to Ridgway, of Piccadilly, Who at once

accepted it, and in the course of a

couple of months it passed into several

; ; editions. It was dedicated to Macready

inthe form of aietter which ran as
foIIOWs: “ My Dear Sir: What can I
do less than dedicate this tragedy to
you? This is a question you cannot
answer, but I can. Icannot do less,
and if Icould do more I ought and
would. I wasa perfect stranger to you;

you read my play and at once committed
yourself respecting its merits. This per-
haps is not saying much for your head,
but it says a great deal foryour heart,and
that is the consideration which above all
others makes me feel happy and proud

’ in subscribing myself your greatful

friend and servant, James Sheridan
Knewles.",

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’ Salaries of Congressmen.

The salary of 51 member ceases on
the day of his death. The salary of
the successor cenhnences the day after
the decease, of the former member,‘
though the election may not occur for
several months. The new member in
other words, draws pay for time he
never served. A member is allowed
twenty ‘cents. mileage each way, or
forty cents a mile one way, and he can
check for the full amouut'of both trips
when he_takes his seat. He is allowed
one hundred and twenty-five dollars a.
year. for stationery. The members
draw their money in different ways.
Some always overdraw, or, rather, bor-
row from the head of the bank. They
borrow, or get in advance, sums rang-
ing from ten to three hundred dollars,
and at the end of the month they have
nothing. The great. majority of the
members draw all that is comihg to
them at the end of each month. partic-
ularly those who have their families
with them. Some of them never see
an outside bank, but let their monthly
salary remain and draw night $311131!

 

sums. Others take out eirogalarles
and place them in other anks. J'Bu'
this is not done as 111th Mlge
Most of the members do heir din-A:

‘cial business over the counter of: the

Congressional Bank, and some of them
pile checks up as high as sixty thou-
sand dollars in a single season.
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I The Bell of Justice.
It is a beautiful story that in one of
the old cities of Italy the king caused a
bell to be hung in a tower in’ 011an
the public squares, and 611115; the

bell of justice," and confused 1'.
any one who had been me d
go and ring the bell, an he

magistrate of the clty, apd ask and re-
ceive justice. And When; in the course
of time, the lower end of the bell-rope
rottdd away, a wild vibe was tied to it
tollengthen it; and onedayan old and
starving horse, that had been abandoned
by its owner, and turned out to die,
wandered into the tower and, intrying
to eat the vine, thug the' bell. And the
magistrate of the city, coming to see
who rang' the bell, found this old and
starving horse, and he eased the owner
of the horse, in Wham service he had
boiled and been worn out, to be sum-
moned before him, and decreed that as
his poor horse had rung the bell of jus-
tice he should have justice, and that
during the remainder of the horse’s
life his owner should provide for him
proper food and drink and stable.

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The Isle of Man.

In the midst of the Irish sea, at about
an equal distance from England, Scot-
land and Ireland, is situated a. small
island, thirty-three miles long, twelve
miles broad and about 100 miles in
circumference, which bears the name of
the Isle of Man. Whence it derived its
name is uncertain. Some say that it
comes from a Saxon word many, which
means surrounded; others from a
Scandinavian word, man, signifying
isolated, to which, it is said, Caesar gave
a Latin termination calling it Mona.
According to some philologists it is
the Sauscrlt word man (equal to know),
and was so called because it was the
abode'of “holy, wise men,"viz., the
Druidic' priests. The Mona to which

. Tacitus refers is undoubtedly Anglesea,

for he speaks of the infantry of Sene-
tonius crossing from the mainland in
flat-bottomed boats, and of horses
swimming across and fording the
stream; but it is not imprObable that
the same word was used by Caesar to
designate this remote island also, es-
pecially if the last derivation be ac-
cepted, as the Druids occupied both
islands. The natives call it in their
tongue Mamet]: (in being the Celtic for
island), which some render into “the
middle island,” and others “ the island
of the wise men.” They also speak of
it as Melanin-regimen (the dear little
=Isle of Man) and Ellen Vannin. Some
regard the name as a corruption of
Mamie, the surname of, St. Patrick;
but both words may have been derived
from the same ..root The Danes and
Northmeu appear to have pronounced
it Mann.

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' battles Withdut, the domestic woes and

wrongs are the kit of women, and the
Iittleucsses are so bad, so infinitely

fiercer and bitterer than the great, thatI
I would not change my condition, no,
not to be Helen, Queen Elizabeth, 01

 

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