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M - I I. .Jon I' KlNTl.Vd. liiMid Work at Low I' rlcc-s . T KILM S Prompt Cash. All Mils subject t-- draft after 30 days. An old man sits at eventide when thcsuminer ' a snn in low; Hia thoughts , liko bird* of beauteous wine, go buck to the lotitf atfo; lie looks npon a golden Lresa which like n sun- beam lies In bin wrinkled palm, and tears wilt start un- bidden to his eyes. Tbe tress recalls :i girlish form; ho sees it through M* tears; A merry voico rings out from where aro grouped tbo vanished years; Ves , from the past two eyes look forth with loveliu-bt all aglow . And now before him stands once more a girl of the It'iitr Htro. You 'd smib) to see lier standing ' motig the niiii'Ifiis of today, Iler garments of a quaint old stylo forever passed away. And fu tho a:lie , bid away—a secret 'tis , you know- Is an old , old dress , the wedding gown of ag^rl of long ago. I hern are silver buckles on her shoes , a dainty littlo pair; The old , old man looks down ami smile.s , as if they ' re really thero; llu saw tbem trip the \Money Musk\ when the harvest moon was low, \What . -aid be on the homeward ride to tbat girl of tlie lone ago? . So matter what; the wedding bells rang Joy- ously one morn When o ' er the clover came tbo wind to kiss the silken corn . And ho wbo oft with beating heart bad played tbe Iwyish beau Stood up and blushed beside bis bride—tho girl of thu long ai™ . Mothinks that while he sits M- *\\ rocks , with life at its decline , .Still forbis eyes and his alone her silver buckles shine; I cannot tell you wben she died; this only du I know— Sho Is his bride today as wliew lift Y J OU ber \oi_y airo. A little miss steals fortli sometimes and climbs upon his knee; Ilor fingers smooth bis snowy locks , her eyes are fair to sis-; He kisses her u ith youth ful zest , his own eyes all aglow , Because sho i.s the image of a g irl of tho long ngo. —T. U. llarbaugb ia Good Housekeeping. A GIRL OF THE LONG AGO. SIMPLICITY. Onco upon a timo on an island , whicli tho sea lias Ions since engulfed , th e re livod n kin g an d n q u ee n w h o had on o son. Tho king wns a great king; hia drinking cup wa.s tho veiy largest in all tho realm; his sword tho heaviest; ho fought and lie drank royally. Tho queen was it beautiful queen; alio had so many wonderful cosmetics , and the}' wroug ht so mysterious and won de r f ul a c h a rm t h a t she l o oked not a day older than forty. Tho sou was a fool. \A fool of tho mo s t pronounc e d t ype , \ said thn bril- liant lights of tho kingdom. Whon he had reached tin: ago of sixteen tho king, his father, took him to the wars. These wars woro carried on in order to exter- minate a certain nei ghboring nation th at dared to possess toomucli territory. Hero it was that Simp licity showed himself a dunce. Ho saved twenty-four women antl thirty-six children from slaughter , and every stroke of tho sword which he was himself forced to give caused hiin to weep bitterly, while t h e b attlefield it.self , run ni ng over with blood and encumbered with the dead , fill ed his heart with such deep pity that for three days he could not eat. So yon must see that ho was a dunce , my dear. When ho was seventeen ho was obli ged lo assist at a great festival g iven by the king to all the magnates of his king dom. Hero again he committed many blun- ders. Ho c ontented himself easil y ; he ato sparsely of tho great banquet spread before him , antl he swore—not at all! His g lass would have remained always full beforo him had not tho king him- s e lf , to s a ve th e d i g ni ty of the famil y , emptied it slyl y from time to time. At eighteen , as ho began to grow a beard , ho was noticed by ono of the qu e en ' s court ladies. Court ladiea aro dreadful creatures , my dear. This particular court lad y wished for nothing l ess than t o bo kissed by the prince! The poor boy did not dream of su c h a thin g; ho tr e m b le d when sh e ko to him , and hid himself the mo- ¦t he saw the ed ge of her skirts in tho ns. The kin g, who was a good father , saw what was passing and laugh ed in his sleeve. But as the lad y still p ursue d t he prince , aud the kiss was still withheld , ho blushed for such a son and himself gavo tho kiss asked for , al- ways , to bo s ure , f or tho dignity and honor of his famil y and his race. \Oh , tho littlo fool!\ said tho king, who was a man of sp irit! It was a t tho ago of twenty that Sim- plicity became completely idiotic. He mot a forest and fell in love! In those olden times peopio did not try to beauti- fy tho trees by pruning and cruel inci- sions. The branches grew as they listed; God alono had them in charge , and moderated tho roots antl managed the saplings. Simplicity ' s forest was an im- mense nest of verdure , interspersed hero and thero by majestic avenues. Tho moss , drunk with the dew , flourished wantonl y; Iho eg lantines spread their pliant arms , sought each other and played mad pranks around tho mi ghty trunks o f :>:> trees. The great trees theniselvo ...ding calm and serene , twisted t roots in the shade and mounted .....li ltuousl y upward to kiss the rays of summer. The green grass fl o uri s he d , w hite in their hurry to blos- som the daisy and tho scorpion grass , growing confused at times , clung to- gether on the broken trunks of fallen trees. And all theso branches , all these grasses, all these How-era , sang; all min- g led and pressed closely together to gossi p moro at ease , to whisper low to- ge ther of tho loves of the corolla. A breath of life floated low down in tho shadowed coppice, g iving voico to each spri g of moss. Tho forest held hi gh carnival. Tha ladybirds, the beetles , the dragouflies , the butterflies—al l the beautiful lovers of the flowering hed ges—had gathered at tho four quarters of the forest. Th ere they established their littlo re- pu b lic ; tho footpaths wero their g uards ; th o s treams , their streams; tho forest , thoir forest. The y live d luxur i antly at th o f o ot of th e tree s , on l o w branche s , in the d ri ed l e aves ; live d thero as th o u g h at hom e, quietly and by right of con- quest. They had, like good citizens , abandoned tlio hi g her branches to tho ro b ins and the ni g htingales. The forest , that ha d hi t h e rt o sun g i n a its b ranches , in all its le a v e s an d flower s , san g now with tho insects and with tho birds. In a s h o rt timo Sim p licit y b ecame an ol d friend of tho forest. Tliey chatted ao h a pp il y to ge ther th a t it ro bbed him of tho last ve s ti go of sense. Whon he left the forest to shut himself again within four walls , whether seated at his table or ly ing in his bed , ho was alway s dreaming. At last , ono beautiful morning, he su dd enl y abandoned his apartments , and went and installed himself uniler tho old foliage. There ho choso for him- self an immense palace. His salon was a vast glade. Long dark green draperies ornamente d the peri p her y; 5 00 flexi b k p illar s , interlnce d like a fino gauzy veil , and of the bright hue of tho emerald , towered hi gh in tho air. The roof itself wa a one large dome of changeable bluo N.tin , st arred with solden _ ic>l° . - His mreping room was a delicious boudoir , filled with mystery and fragrance. Tl.o flouring antl the walls wero hidden under under a soft carpet of an inimitable pat- tern. Tho alcove , bored through a rock by some giant , h ad walls of pink marble and a floor uf ruby powtler. He had also bis bathroom , a living fountain of p uro water , a cryst al bath lost in a bouquet of flowers. I wil l not tell of the thou- sand galleri es which crossetl each other ill tills palace , nor of the wondrous land- scapes , nor of the gardens. It was ono of those royal habitations that God alono knows how tti fashion. The prince , therefore , could now be as foolish as ho pleased. His father thought him changed into a wolf , and so soug ht another heir more worthy of the throne. Simplicity was very busy during tho next few d a y s a f te r s ettlin g him se lf in his n ew home. IIo mado frienils with his n e i g hbors , th e beetles and the butter- flies. The y wero kind nei ghbors , with a s much bri ght intelligence as man. At fir st he had some difficulty in under- standing their language , nntl ho soon perceived that he would havo to educate him self anew. Ho learned the concise language of the insects. A sound indi- cated a hundred different objects , fol- l owing tho inflection of the voice and tho length of the note. Soon ho lost tho ha bit of speaking the language of his rac e , so poor in spite of its wealth of words. Tho way of living of his new fri ends charmed him. Ho felt supreme- ly i gnorant compared with them , and re solved to go and study at their schools. He was more reserved in bi s relations tow ard the mosses and lhe pines. As ht was not yet able to understand tho lan- guage of the blade of grass and of the flowers , his i g n o r a nce ca used a cert a in reserve iu his intercourse with them. But the fores t did not eyo him coldly. It understood that ho was a simp le soul , and that he held the most amiable inter- course with the denizens of the wood. No one hid from him. It often chanced that ho would surprise , at the en d o f a g lade , a butterfl y ruffling the collar o f a daisy. Soon the hawthorn overcame her bashfulness , just enough' to give les sons to the young prince. She loving- l y taug ht him the language of perfume and of color. The purple corolla hailed Simplicity on his awakening, tho grcon leaves told of their wild midni ght dances , th e grasshopper confided to him In a whisper that he was madl y in lovo with the violet. Simp li city had chosen for his bosom friend a. gulden dragonfl y, wi th a slen- der waist and quivering wings. This beaut y was a dreadful coquette ; she sported near him , seemed to call to hiin , then flew lightly from hia hand. Tho great tr ees , who saw these maneuvers , rebuked her vi gorously and solemnly whispered that she would come to a bad en d . Sim plicity suddenl y became restless. Tho ladybug, who was thu first to per- ceive the sadne?s of her friend , gentl y sou g ht to win his confidence. He an- swered sadly that he was as happy as ever. He r ose now with tho dawn , and wandered throug h tho glado until dusk. Ho softly held back the branches , searched tho thicket and the shadows formed by the leaves. \What is our pupil seekin g?\ de- mande d the hawthorn of the moss. Tho dragonfl y, wondering at this de- sertion of her lover , concluded that he was mad for love of her. She came ami roguishly fluttered about him; he did not perceive her. The big trees had jud ged her ri ghtly; she consoled herself quickl y with tho first butterfly at tho cross way. Tho leaves wero sad as thoy watched tho youn g prince , qu e sti o nin g ea c h tuft of g ra s s a n d s e a r c hing with a n ea g er eyo tho long avenues. They heard him comp lain of tho impenetrable thickness of t ho b ru s hwo o d , nnd they said , \Sim- plicity has seen Flower-of-the-Water , \ tho Undino of the spring. Flow er-of-the-Water was the child of a sunbeam r.nd a dewdrop. Sho was so limpidly beautiful that tho kiss of a lover would cause her death. Tho perfnmo of her breath was so aweet that a ki ss from her lips won ltl cause tho death of her lover. The for est knew this, and with jealous care it hid its a dored child. It had g iven her a s a sanctuary a spring shaded by a thick cluster of trees. There, in the silence and the shadow, Fl ower-of-the-Water glittered in tho mi dst of her sisters. Idly sho floated with tho tide , her small feet half hidden by tho ripples , her golden he ad crowne d with li quid pearls. Her smllo was the deli ght of the water lilies an d tho gladioles. Sho wan tho soul of th o forest. Sho lived without a care , knowing naug ht of earth but her mother , tho dew , nor of the heavens , but tho sun b eam , her father. She knew herself beloved b y tho ri pple that cradled her , by the branch that shaded her. She had a thousand wooers , but not one lover. Flower-of-the-Water was not ignorant of th o f act that s h o would d i e of l o ve ; she was pleased with the thought , and lived in tho hope of such a death. Smilingly she awaited tlio woll beloved. On o ni g ht , b y tho li g ht of tho stars , Simplicit y b eheld her a t the win d in g o t a g lade. He soug ht her during a long m o nth , hoping to meet her behind every tree trunk. Sometimes it seemed to him that he saw her g liding through the coppice; but he found onl y the great shadows of the poplars , swayed by the win ds of heaven. Tho forest became silent now; it mis- trusted Simplicity. It pressed low its le a ves , and throw d ark s had o w s o f ni g ht on the young prince ' s path. The danger that threatened Flower-of-the-Water m a de it melanchol y; it g ave no moro soft caresses , no more loving prattle. Undine eame again to the g lado , and once m oro Simplicity beheld her. Wild with long ing, he pu rsued her. The child , mounted on a moonbeam , di d n o t hear tho sound of hi s footsteps. She flew onward , li ght as a.feather floating in the win d. Simplicity ran , but could not overt ake her. Ho wept bitterly—despair fille d his soul ; but still he pressed on- ward , while tho fore s t watche d with growing anxiet y this insensate race. The bushes barred hia way ; tho thorns held him in th e ir s h a rp em b rac e , griml y ar- resting his progress—tho entir e forest was in arms to defend its c hild. Still ho k ep t on , th ough the moss grew treach- erous and sli ppery beneath his feet. The branches in te rl a ced more firmly and faced him , immovable as a wall; fallen trunk s of trees threw themselves ln his path ; tho ro c k s rolle d d own o f th e ir own voli tion and strove to entrap him ; tho in se cts ni p pe d hi a heels ; the b utt e r fl ies , brushing his eyeli ds with thoir wings , bl inded him. Flower-of-the-Water , neither seein g nor hear i n g h i m , still flew onward. Sim- plicity, with anguish , f elt that the mo- m ent was approaching when sho would again vanish, and desperate , breathless , ho dashed on. Ho heard th e ol d oak s call a ng r i l y after him : \Why did you not tell us th at you were a man? We would havo hi dden away from you ; wo would have refuse d to tea c h y ou , so that your shad- owed eyes would have failed to see Flower-of-the-Water , the Undine of the spring. You came to us with seemin g innocence , the innocence of tho dumb animals , acd now taHay yon . i_h-iw _. * __ : tno spirit or man. Look , you nr o crus. i- Ing the beetles , you tear our leaves , 3 011 break our bra n ches ; tho spirit of selfish- ne ss is sweeping you away—you would steal our very soul!\ And tho hawthorn added : \Simplicity pause in p ity. If Flower-of-the-Water should desiro to breatho tho perfume of my starry blos- soms , why n o t l e avo them to gr o w freel y on my branches?\ And the moss said: \Stay Simplicity ; como dream on the velvet of my fra grant carpet. In tho distance among the trees thou canst see Flower-r.f-the-Water playing. Thou shalt fee her bathe in the spring and casting glistening pearls around her throat. Thou canst share the joy of her glances ; stay with us; thon shalt livo and see her. \ Antl tho whole forest cried: \Stay Simplicity. A kiss will kill thee—d o not give that kiss. Dost thou n o t kno w ? Th e ev e n i n g breeze , our messenger , has ho not t old thee? Flower- of-the-Water is the celestial flower , who so perfume ia death. Alas! poor child , her destiny is a strange one. H avo mercy, Simplicity ; do not drink hor soul on her lips. \ Flower-of-the-Water turned and saw Simplicity ; sho smiled and beck oned him to d r aw n ea r , as sho said to the forest , \H e ro com e s my w e b e lov ed !\ Threo d a y s , threo h o urs , thre e minutes ha d the prince pu rsued her; the words of tho oaks still rumbled around him— he felt half t empted to turn and flee. Fl ower-of-Wio-Water already clasped his hands; sho tiptoed on her tiny feet; her smile was r eflected in tho young man ' s eyes. \Th ou didst long delay , \ murmured she. \My heart recognized thee in the forest; I climbed on a moonbeam and I sought thee—three days—threo hours- thr ee minut es !\ Simplicity was silent , scarcel y daring to breathe ; sho bade him sit b y her on tho brink of the fountain; she caressed him with her glances , mid he! l ong time did ho gaze! \Dost thou not recognize me?\ whi s- pered she. \I have often seen thee in m y dreams; I went to thee—thou didst take my hand; then together we would walk silent and trembling. Didst thon not seo me? D o st th o n n o t rem e m b er th y dreams?\ and as at hist he found voice to speak , \Do no t say anything, \ she interrupted quickly. \I am Fl ower- of-th o-Water and thou art my well be- loved! We shall die!\ The great trees ben t forward the bet- ter to behold lhe young lovers ; tliey trembled with anguish nntl whispered each other that the souls of the lovers would soon fly away! All the voices grew hush ed. The blade of grass antl the oak wero overcome with pity; the leaves had forgotten their anger; Sim- p l icity, tho lover t.f Flower-of-the- Water , was now tho son of lhe forest. She rested her head on his shoulder . and together they gazed into the stream: th e y smil ed in t o each o t h e r ' s eyes! Again , looking upward , th ey watched the golden dust that trembled iu the ra ys of the setting sun. Slowly their arms entwined—slowly—slowl y. Thoy awaited the coming of the evening star , whon they would blend together and fl y away forever! Not one single word milled the har- mony of their ecstasy. Their souls , b reathin g thr o ug h th e ir li ps , mingled together. Tho day faded; the li ps of tlie lovers grow ever nearer. A terrible anguish held tho forest motionless anil rigid. Hugo rocks , from which tho water s p r a ng, throw heavy shadows around th em; they alono wero radiant in the growing night! At last tlie star appeared in the blue above and their lips met in the supreme kiss , and through tho oaks there quiv- ered a long sob—their lips had met , and their souls took wing! On thn edge of the stream they found Simp licity smiling iu the sleep of death. His feot di pped iu tho ripples , his head reposed on the grassy bank. Closely pressed to his li ps was a small pink and white blossom , daintil y exquisite , and of a penetrating perfume. —Translated from the French of Emile Z o la , for Short Stories , b y Marion Opper. An Actor ' s Fourth. Ob , the glorious Fou rthl The under taker ' s usually solemn face wears a check- ered trousers smile, for on the day be fore July 4 the undertaker knows that many small boys will be wending their way heav- enward through the wide empyrean before the shades of the next evening fall , nntl be- foro another morning thoy will be industri- ously engaged in plunk-plunking an equal numbcrof golden lyres. Iu other words , the undertaker fondly believes that tho trail,; in coffins will be ns brisk and cheerful on tho 5th as the t rade in firecrackers and fireworks on the 8d. I believe they call this the balance of trntlo , antl I under- stand that statistics demonstrate that the trade is very evenly balanced. Tho Fourth being such n noisy day 1 generally spend it ou the 5th. This year , however , I determined to do the common- place , conventional , everyday sort of thing, and spcntl it as soon as I got it. I departed from habit and didn 't ski p. 1 am waiting till I get to be a bunk cashier. I waa hel ped in my determination to re- spect the calendar by the manager , who did not give a Fourth of July mat. I love to work. Early in the morning of firecracker day, about 6 o ' clock , I staid at homo and wrote a topical verse on independence , but remembering that I was born of Irish parents I was afraid that it would not have the proper local color , and tore up the polished rh ymes. Then I went out to take a walk. Bang! What ' s that? Onl y a torpedo in my eye. Aud tho boy said: \Mister did it hurt yer?\ I gave liim a dime for not putting it out altogether. \Gimme nnoder dime , an I '11 hit do oder eye. \ 1 feel sorry for a boy like that. I know his brother must be a comedian. When the sun hung in the middle of the heavens like a ball of firo 1 went homo and started to write a version of \Dr. Jek yll and Mr. Hyde , \ opus 20 , 002. But they aro not all my opuses. When I had finished I proceeded to Coney Island and hea rd nn Irish boy say, \Kitty if 1 put a matc h to your faco will the powder go off}\ Then he pulled her front hair and got ono of the loudest bangs of the day. This is taking tho place of tho chestnut belt. When I passed through Onion square in the even- ing on my way to the theater I heard three undertakers anathematizing the mayor and tho municipal regulations against fire- works and firecrackers. The returns were just coming in , and , notwithstanding the torrid temperature , the undertakers were being snowed under. They said the old com- bination of 100 firecrackers in a pack and one boy iu a box wasn 't working any more. I will spend the summer in the country next wiuter. Yours , with ono eye closed. —James T. Powers in New York World. Limestone Caves la Burra ah. The question has been raised whether tho numerous limestone caves in British Bunnah have been explored for archfo- ological remains. Tho Rev. F. Mason pointed out the probability of an ex am- ination of the st alagmite floors of these caves yielding important archaeological discoveries in 1S72. Many of the caves were known to have b een used by the Bu ddhists of former generations , as Buddhist idols were found in tbem , and it is probable they were inhabited by men in tho earl y time. —Phila delphia Ledger. , - -What the Would Likes. The world likes to be astonished , not ito-arted. The man who would succeed must rub ont all his interrogation marks ¦ad put in exclamation points. —Kate Field ' s Wash-ngton. EUREKA STOCKADE A FIGHTING AFFAIR OF THE AUS- TRALIAN GOLD FIND. Tli e Mining Colony of Victoria Rebelled Against Odious Taxation , Declared War and Hoisted ait Independent Flag—Ro- mance of Tlicir Irish Military Chieftain. [Copyri ght , 1892 , by American Press Associa- tion. Hook rights reserved.] OLD digging in Australia at tho time of the great rush was attended with much thc san.o excitement and stirring nnd romantic ep isodes as on our own gold coast in the early \fifties. \ Thither the Eu- ropenn adventurer of every social grade betook him- self; men from tiie border land of every country and men with no country lo boast their own-in short , fortune hunters the world over whe could b y hook or crook get passage to the new El Dorado hied there with the desper- ation of spirits bound to make or break. And they didn 't go in driblets , giving time for assimilation; there was a flood , a deluge , and the population jumped from 50 , 000 souls to :Ti0 , 000 in a year from tbe time the first Australian nuggets wero dis- played on the Strand in London. The rich diggings of the time wore located in an In- significant strip of mountainous coast nt tbo extreme southern point of tbe island about 400 miles long b y 200 wide. Tbo country about that time became a sepa rate political division under the super- lativel y loyal title of Victoria , although , ol course , thero is nothing in a name. Tbe population of a mining camp is not specially qualified to make any great sacri- fice to uphold an attribute so shadowy aa mere political dignity, and a vast squatting ground of diggers was what the British queen ' s young protege speedily became. A cotemporary historian wrote of its peop le: \From California came wild men , the wai fs of societies which Iind submitted to or practiced lynch law . Tiie social festers of France , Ital y and Gcrmanyshed exfolia- tions upon Australia. '1'he rebellions ele- ment of Ireland wns there. The disap- pointed cre w wiio thought, to fri g hten the British Isles from their propriet y in IMS were represented in .some strength. \ Tlie convict element of Austra l ia com- pleted tbe vile ingredients. With ship- loads of such immigrants unloaded daily at the A tctorian ports tbu colonial authori- ties— which means ollicials sent out b y the home government—wouldn 't naturall y find their rule a holiday outing under the best of circumstances. And circumstance. 1 - could not well be other than tough as things were. The land was thousands ot miles from the world' s storehouses , and in Itself produced nothing to make life wort h living, for gold alone cannot do that. Pro- visions became so scant that tbo govern- ment could barely feed the convicts of iti. penal colony. Freight from the seashore 100 miles inland , rose to i. '100 a ton. And all classes went gold mad; servants bolted , shi ps ' crews , porters , drivers and even po Iicemen ran off to the diggings . The lucky ones returned to the cap ital town and port to display their wealth aud incite the cupidity of the conservative stay at homes , and this thing going ou for months pro- duced a fever that upset everything and chaos was at no time far away. The best thing and about the only good thing wa? gold , gold in heaps at that , and this every body couldn 't pick up just to the liking. Poverty will not abolish itself even iu an El Dorado. After the boom had reached a state bordering on permanence , tlie colonial odi- cers bit u pon tbe clumsy idea of making tho camp pay its own way In the matter oi administrative expenses throug h a license tax on individual miners ; that is , every spade and pick , practically, must Haunt its license stamped with the colonial seal. Tho tax at first was £1 10s a month and was soon doubled , and every delinquent was torn from bis pit and placed iu a chain gang to work out the fee at bard labor. The luck}' fellows iu the diggings didn *t mind such trifles as a pound or two tit all , [ i . DEMANDING A SHOW OF LICKX3E. but tho great unlucky majority couldn 't more than earn their bread as bread sold then , and tbey resolved , after the manner of outraged majorities everywhere , to \kick. \ Kick they did , and the extra tax was taken olT. Having gained a point tbe \kickers 11 Btmck out again. They comp lained of the chain gang business and of tho collection ofthe tax b y \ armed men , \ aud asked a reduction from £1 10s. to 10s. The con- stabulary used in emergencies b y the au- thorities consisted of soldiers , and the gold fields wero soon ablaze with incendiary placards setting forth the miners ' griev- ances. \Down with the Troopers!\ \Down with Oppression I\ \Diggers , Avenge Yout Wrongs!\ Some of tlie Dennis Kearneys of the diggings harangued crowds in Mel- bourne , talked of the black flag and threat- ened to sack the p lace if they didn ' t get what they demanded. These insurrection ary proceedings had the effect of causing the colonial governor of Victoria to reduce the tax and to promise that compulsory measures for collecting it would bo abol- ished. The accommodating official was soon relieved , however , by a successor who instructed the police in the gold region to stam p out unlicensed miners , nnd sent a regiment of regular soldiers to back up tlie Civil ollicers in their unpopular ^t}\ This was the last straw , and for many months there was open war between the di ggers and tho government. Tbe head- quarters of the miners wero at tbe town of Ballarat , thc centre of the mining indus- tries. A league was formed \to resist t - .nd if necessary remove the irresponsible power Which tyrannized over \ the d borers. Due notice was given to Queen Victoria th at She must either ignore or call off her \dis- honest ministers \ or the royal prerogative would go down before that of tho peop le , \the most royal of all prerogatives. \ The llgners of this Victorian declaration of in- dependence Included besides a goodly rep- resentation of Englishmen , a German , an Italian , a United States negro , an Irish- man—destined to win imperishable noto- riety before the a ffai r ended—and several nondescripts either devoid of JI native land or of any recollection about it. The miners ' blood was up. The onerous tax which fell light upon the rich and was burdensome to the masses was not the sole grievance. Favoritism was alleged against magis- trates and other powerful officials. Miners who got in trouble with other classes were severely punished by ^| he law nnd other offenders went free , while murders and other offenses against them were un- avenged. The first governor had tried to make a show of reform by deposing a cor- ru pt justice , but his action only served to prove the existence of evils. The d ate of Victori a ' s Inde p end e n c e d ay remains a blank on the calendar of politi- cal events for reasons to be developed latex on , but on Nov. 29 , 1854 , the insurrec tion- ary movement culminato ^^^n d mass mnMintr nt R/lllArAi_________ i ______¦______! MMciituieu and hoisted theflag of rebeilioTi. It was a noisy meeting, not to say an en- thusiastic one. The moderates weve hooted down , signal shots of defiance were fired In direction of colonial headquarters and a blazing bonfire was fed from time to timo by tho dul y stamped and sealed licenses that had caused the trouble. Tho occa- sion was another tea party in its way. The governor , not to be outdone in demonstra- tiveness , promptly ordered a more rigid enforcement than ever of the odious laws , aud the very next day after the mass meet- ing and bonfire the royal commissioner and his police went to the diggings to de- mand a show of licenses. Tho first party was stoned ; a second that hurried to tho scene of trouble fa red no better , the riot act was read and tho soldiers marched up and opened fire. Nobody was hurt anil THE FIGHT AT THE STOCKADE. the mob dispersed , while a fewminers who had not been at the bonfire or bad p layed a shrewd Ananias game displayed their pa- pers at tho supreme moment , and the com- missioner and his police and armed sol- diery marched back to camp rejoicing. The miners lost no time iu replying to this raid b y a declaration of war. The lone Exile of Erin , whom fate had mado the John Hancock of thc Declaration of In- dependence , was elected military dictator , and for tlie space of forty-eight hours , more or loss , signed himself \Peter Lalor , Com- mander in Chief of tbo Diggers Under Arms. \ An insurgent camp was pitched on a height overlooking Ballarat , known ns Eureka Hill. Horses , weapons , ammu- nition , provisions and even recruits wero impressed b y tlie simple edict of \Peter Lalor , \ etc., and thu hill was fortified by means nf a barricade and stockade com- bined. The work of intrenching wasumler- takon in a hurry and every hour added some new dev is ¦ . • for obstructing and harass- ing the enemy ' s approach. As fast as they could be p rocured slab's were imbedded at one end , stakes were driven , ropes wero st retched , ca: is and other bulk y obstacles were overturned ;¦ .:: i to a!! \v;i .added < arth embankments , for the diggers hadn ' t for- gotten their t rade. The st ra ngely n- . -i posite intreuchim at enjoi cl cphi ineral nu toriety as tbo \Eureka blockade. \ ' Tbo warlike prejiarntio::-* '•! \ the iiiraii gents went on f.r two days aad lUvr .t nights undisturbed b y the goventment. The miners gave out. that they would a- sault tho governor ' s camp, but didn ' t do it. Tbeir equipment was tiie weakest part of the insurrection. Many hundreds pre- tended to bear arms , but shooting pieces wero scarce , and the majority bad to take np wilh rude pikes , made at a common forge and mounted on staves green from the bush. After four days of the wildest excite- ment and fatiguing labor—counting from tbe mass meeting of Nov. 29—everything being ready for tlie grand struggle , Peter Lalor ' s army took a notion about mid- night of Dec. 2 to go to sleep. And it was not a sleeping ou arms , either. The men stood valiantly to tbe barricade until mid- night , then made off to town , to their huts , to wherever inviting and comfortable berths could bo bad. Of course not all were so suddenly overcome by drowsiness. Thc \ commander in chief\ and a handfu l of trusty fellows , chiefl y pikemeu , how- ever , remained to guard the stockade and perhaps give an alarm of impending danger. Now tlio governor ' s troops wero real sol- diers—regulars at tbat , barring a few po- licemen , which is the same thing—and at half past ° , o ' clock on Dec. 3 , whon tbo great army of \Diggers Under Arms \ wero also under their blankets , the gov- ernor ' s military underling led out a de- tachment of not quito 300 men and noise- lessly stormed tho stockade ou Eureka IH U. \General\ Lalor and his old guard wero alert , nnd began to shoot with such irons as they possessed. The British bug le sang out , \Commence firing!\ aiad tho sol- diers rushed upon and over tbo barricade , dropping a score or more of pikemen be- fore the recall was sounded. The flag of defiance to colonial tyranny wa.s quickly hauled down , over 100 prisoners , wounded and unwounded , were taken , and between HO and 40 dead miners showed what mig ht bave been bad not the bulk of tbe diggers gone to sleep at a time so inopportune for the future of thc Victorian league. Lalor escaped , but carried a bullet in his person that cost him an arm and so marked him for lifo as the leader of the Victorian gold field rebellion. There were prosecu- tions for high treason and all that sort of thing but no conviction , and a general amnesty resulted. The leader remained in hiding until the affair cooled down , all the time unrepentant and bewailing the unfortunate drowsiness of hisarmyon that momentous morning. Thu miners eventu- ally sent their hero with the empty sleeve to parliament and bo served term after term, landing nt last in the speaker ' s chair of tho Victorian commons. So much for sentiment - ..wi tlmt. brief night tussle in V.eCev.se uf the \Eureka Stockade. \ GEOKGK L. KILMER. In Germany tho law of compulsory insurance again st old ago nnd infirmity, passed in Juno , ISSI) , completes tho pro- gramme of legislation for improving tho condition of tho workin g cla s ses which was set forth in tho imj«riaZ rescri pt of 1831. It affects moro than. 13- , QGG , 0QQ peop io , givi ng them an inalienable legal claim to support in cases of infirmity and in old age. Tho insur ance is compulsory in all in- dustrial occupations upon persons over sixt een yeara of ago of both sexes. Clerks an d tra des men ' s ap p r e ntices who do not earn more than $500 a year also part i c i pat e , but a ssistants and appren- tices iu druggists ' shops are excluded. Exemption from compulsory insurance i s granted to person s who work for food , clothes and lodging onl y, and who receivo no pay, or who are only in tem- porary employment. Tho pension for ol d ago varies from about twenty-five dollars to fift y dollars a year , aud i s granted to every insured person who has completed his seventieth ye a r , irrespective of his ability to earn a livelihoo d , provided ho does not already draw a pension for infirmity. Tho in- firmity pension varies from about twen- ty-seven dollars to over a hundred dol- lars , and is g iven , irrespective of ago , to persons.who are permanently incapaci- tated from earning a living. In order to establish a claim to a pen- sion un de r tho G e rman law , contr ibu- ti o ns , r egulated by tho amount of earn- in g s , must bo paid for a prescribed period. The means of paying pensions aro obtaine d by fixed contributions from tho imper ial treasury, add ed to re g ular payments on tho part of tho employers aud employed. —Youth ' s Companion. The Blood Circulates Rap idl y. Me dical workers have made many cu- rious experiments , but none more won- der ful than that by which they ascer- taine d the exact time required for the blood to make one ent ire trip throug h the system , which all students of physi- ology know means a comp lete circula- tion through tho lungs , veins , arteries an d g eneral c a p illary arrangements. Professors Dalton , Ilering, Poissenille , Matteucci and Blake have been the chief inve s ti ga t o rs in this line , tho first named having become moro eminent in this p a rticular b r a nch of re sea rch fr om havin g tho experience of tho others tc fortify himself with. AU tho old school anatomists believed that a considerable time elapsed , say from three to nino minute s , from tho time when tho blood left tho right side of the heart , traversed tho whole system and then again re- turned to tho starting point; Dalton has shown that tbo timo is much shorter th an wns formerly generally supposed. Ho says: \Dozens of carefully tabu- lated tests of this somewhat extraordi- n ary subject shows that tho blood of man makes a comp l e t e circulation o nce every fifteen to twenty-five seconds , ac- cording to tho ph ysical conditions of the sub ject experimented upon. \ —St. Louis Republic. Compulsory Insurmico In Germany. Entered for Hailing at Second Glass Rates, Signal Advertising. SPACK. j l \Y. '2 W.3 \V . 1 M. ' . 'l M. ti M. I VT !2 Words.. ' $ ' .Si $.351 5. ' 4. r » S:Co| S.Ta ' SKSSUojOO 2T> Words.. Ji. T, .33 .50 StTil 1.25 1.75 3.00 Ji Inch Hi .75 1.00 1.25 2. 00 3.00 fi.CO 1 Inell.... 1. H1 1.50, A I. 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TIIK SK; \A I*, having a larger circulation than any other weekly pa per on bong Island 11 B rooklyn not excepted),presents superior advantages as au advertising medium. imU f egtisboai unX, Sj|in& Gazzam—Who wns it said , \ A long pull , a strong pull and 11 pull ad together?\ iieiidncks-Oli , some member of tlie aldermen , l suppose. B CCKLEN ' S A RNICA S ALVE . —Th e best salve in tho world tor cuts , bruises , core ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores tetter , chapped h mis. chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions , and positively cures piles or no pay required* It ts guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, ot moueyrofunded. Price 26cents per box. For ile bv M. Wi Beechcr. li.tb. ion. lylas Peaches are beg inning to come into tin- market. This will double both tbe expenses and ibe anatomy ul the small boy . I have not used all of ono bottle yet. I puflered from catarrh for twelve years , exneri enemg the nauseating dropping in the throat peculiar to that disease; anil nose bleed almost daily. I tried various remedies without beue- lit until last April, when 1 saw Ely ' s Crea m balm advertised 111 thc Boston Uudget , 1 pro- cured a bottle and sinco tho tlrsi diiy ' s uso have Imd no moro bleeding-the soreness is entirely gone. —IJ . COavulson . with the Uotitoii Budget , lomieny wilh Boston Journal. M other—What did yon tell 1110 snch a great big lie for? Boy—1 couldn ' t think of a little one that ' ud do. M y c atarrh was very bad . For thirty years 1 have been troubled witli it—have tried a num- ber of remedies without rebel. A druggist ad- vised lily ' s Cream Balm. 1 have used only oue bottle and I can say I feel like a new man. 1 make ibid voluntary statement that othcra may know ot the Balm. —J. W. Mathewsou v Lawjer), Pawtucket, It. 1. One day with g lee I sought the sen , Cot into it with vim; But , lull! tho sea got into mo Because 1 couldn 't swim. •Then Bai'y v.r.r, SICK , WO gn?a inr Castors When she was c Child , she cried for Castor ic. When she became Mis:s , she clung to Castorla. tVJiou sho bed Children, she care then* ^ostoria. Y ou will never regret Fending throe 2- ccnt stamps to pay postage, to A. P. Ordway & Co., Boston . Mass., for a copy of Hr. Kauf man ' s great Medical Work; lth ' i pages; colore ! (lustrations; of great value to every family. Johnny (proudl y) — Me nn * my br o ther is twins, dim my—Bats! 'Fore I'd hive only half a birthday ! Ko other Sar saparilla possesses the Combination , Proportion , aud Process which, make Hood' s Sarsaparilla peculiar to itself. Jun i or Partner (when the ex p ert ha d finished his examination of Mr- Jejjer ' B books) — \Is he short in Ids accounts?\ Expert- \No , sir; It' s bis cash whicb is short. 0 \ Be sure you get A yer ' s \ i s an im \ porlant caution to all in search ofa thoroughly- reliable blood-purltier, Ayer ' s Sarsaparilla being the one on which there can he no manner ot doubt. It has stood tbt- lest of nearly halt a century, and bas Ion? been considered the standard . Judge—Your are accused of stealing an overcoat. Guilty or not guilty? Prisoner— JN' ol guiltv. 1 merely adapted it. Jud^e—What is your business? Prisoner—1 am aa American playwright. Ayer ' s Pills promptly remove tbe causes of .sick and nervous headaches. These Pills speedily correct irregularities of the stomac h , livcr , auj bowels, and are the mildest and most reliable cathartic iu use. So one should bo w ithout (.belli. \ Are you tond of tennis and do you understand the rules?\ Miss Bloomer— Y es . I Just do. I always remember to play from a si .ert suit. . D O C TOR YounsEU? and save money, and perhaps your life, bend three *J-ceut stamns to bay postage to A . P. Ordway & Co., Boston, Mass. , and receive a copy ol l>r. Kaulniaim ' s great Medical Work , uw pages , elegant coiorcd plates . \Wh y, the baby is getting his father ' s hair , \ exclaimed Aunt sue , enthusiastically. \Ves , \ replied Uncle Ueorge, \1 notice that us papa ' s bald spot is getting bigger. '' A MUCU-MAKHIED W OMA N. — Mrs . Fowler , of tbia cttv, was married last .January to her sixth husband , aud strange as it may seem , live ot the diet exactly two years trom their marriage day. Iler present husband had been sick for the l*st lour months with chronic jaundice, and was given up by lour of our best physicians: asa last resort bo Lcgan using t-Ulphur Bitters , aud yesterday told our re- porter that ihey bad saved his lite . Smilingly saying that he guessed Mrs. Fowler would bo unable to take a seventh better half lur some time tocome. — .hxcliange. When a married man buttons his sus- penders on ei ghtpenny nails it is sure evidence tbat he has been disappointed in lovo . SPECIMEN CASES. —S. H. Clifford , Now Gassed , Wis., was troubled with 'Neuralgia, and Rheumatism , his Momach was disordered , his Liver was affected to an alarming degree; appetite fell away,and he was terribu reduced in llesh and strength. Ihree bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd , of Harrisburg, III., bad a running sore oil his teg of eight years ' standing. Used three boitles ol Electric Bitten and - seven boxes oi BucKlen ' s Arnica .Salve , aui lus leg is sound and well. John speaker , of Catawba . (> ., had live large fever sores on Ins leg; doctors said he was incurable. One boitle ot kleelrie Bitters and one box of Buckleu ' a Arnica tialvs cured him entirely. Holii at Al. W. Beccher ' S druc store . 311 Bag ley—A nd Mr. Pessim called in the doctor jnst betore lie died? Why did he wait so long? Winks-Well , he wouldn 't take chances uutu be saw there waa no hope , anyhow. &ow T UT Tins. —I t will cost you noth- ing and .will surely do you good, If you have a cough , mill or any trouble with throat , chest or lungs . JJr. King ' s New Discovery for con- sumpUor , coughs and colds is miaruuteed to give relief , or money will be paid back. Suffer- ers trom U grippe lound it just the thing and under iu use had a speedy and perfect recovery^ Try a sample bottle at our expense aud learn for youifcelf just how uood a thing it is. Trial bottles iree at M. W . beechcr ' s drug store- Large size t>0 centa aud SI. ait The h e j d a y of tho farm e r ' s life is near nt hand , At this season he gets mower pleas- ure than ad other people. Eternal Vi g ilance is tho price of health. Rut with all bur precaution there are enemies always lurking about our systems; only waiting a favorable opportunity to assert themselves ; Impurities m [he blood may be hidden (or years or even for generations aud suddenly break toith, undermining health aud hastcnlngo ' eath. for all diseases arising trom impure blood Hood ' s Sarsaparilla is the unequalled and 1111- iipproachea remedy, it is king of tbem all , tur it conquers disease. 4\\__GU. The ambition of a politician lo get be- fore a convention is only cuualled by the ambition of a toad to get before a lawn-mower. E LECTUIO B ITTERS . —This remedy ia becoming so well known and sn popular as to need no special mention, AO wbo have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise. — A jmrer medicine does not exist , and it is guaranteed to do all that is claimed. Klectriu miters wilt cure aU diseases of the liver and kidneys , will remove pimples , boils , salt rheum aid other affections caused by impure blood. — Will drive malaria trom the system aud prevent as well as eure ail malarial fevers ' —For cure of headache, constipation and In digestion trv Electric Bitters—entire satisfaction guaran- teed , or money refunded. —Price &o cents and 5l.ou per bottle at M. W. Beecher ' s drug store. ttr He—Did y o u sec \H eld by the Enemy?\ She—No . but I' ve been held by a Iriend , and it must be much nicer. ** Am So Tired , \ U a \ common ex- clamation at fills reason. There is a certain bracing effect in cold air which is lost when the wealher grows wanner; uud when Nature is renewing her youth , her admirers leel dull , slugi;i->h and tired, 'Jbis condition is owing mainly to the impure condition of the blood , • and its failure 10 supply healthy tissue to the various organs of the body. It is remarkable how susceptible the system is to tbu hel p to he derived irom a good medicine at t'ds season. Possessing just tli : se puroyiug. building-up qualities wbicb the body craves , Hood' s aar- f-aparilU soon overcomes that tired leellng, restores the appetite , purities the blood , and , in short , imports vigorous health, its thou- sands of friends as m li out voice declare \ U Makes the Weak Slrone. \ 4wi90_ She—O b , the darling little bird ! I should think it would stai ve , taking such small m outtituis. He—It ought not to starve. Jt takes it peck at a time. Th e S pring, of all feaons in the jcar . is the one for making radical changes in regard to health. During the winter, the syMem becomes to a certain extent clopged with waste , and the blood loaded wilh impurities; owini' to lack of exercise, 7 close confinement iu poorly ventilated Miops and homes , and other causes. This is the cause ot tbe dull, sluggish , tired feeling to general at tliis season , and which must be •vercome , or the health may bo entirely broken down. Hood ' s Sarsaparilla l.hs attained the greatest popularity all over lhe country as the favorite spring Medicine: it expels the accumulation of Impurities through the bowels , kidneys , liver, lungs aed frktn , givtS 10 the blood the purity and quality i.e«es«vry to good health , aud overcomes lhat 11 red lecllue. 4.vl* _d. Mr. Pla inways (reproachfully)—That lamp always gave a very* good light , my dear. W hy have you put it into petticoats? for over fllty years Mrs Winslow ' s Soothing Syrup bas been used by millions of mothers for iheir children while teething. If disturbed at night ana broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain ol cut- ting teeth , sei. d at once and get a bottle of \Mra. Winslow ' s Soothing Syrup \ for children teeth- ing, lt will relieve the poor little sufferer im- mediately. Depend upon it , mothers, there Is no mistake abou: it. lt cures diarrhoea , regu- lates tbe stomach and bowels, wind colic , soltens the cuius, reduces Inflammation , and gives tone and energy to tbe whole system. \ Mrs. Winslow ' s Soothing Syrup \ for children teething Is pleasant to tbe taste, and is the pre- scription of one 01 the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States. Sold by alt druggists throughout the world. Price 25 cents a bottle: be sure and ask for u Mis Winslow ' sSooUii' Js Syrnp. \ )jl6I Business Cards. A- *^^^^^^ H^ uSnll il Jffi lBB-Blt^ a-ijI I^W^^^n itiHRin ^¦^Imnu ^. ^S r Z ^^^^r ^^^lWlirrj j ^ W_-£iC- n'kJrk ^^2^0gc m ^j _ ^*S r te ; ^ a ^ B. D. HOMAiU , ARCHITECT AND BUILDER , P. O , POX 350, Si BABYLON . L. I. 1'latls nn*l KslllnutRS fiirllisli'.'t nn short no- tice. 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S INOLK R OOMS . 7\ I C KATS TO 81.50. Douui.R R OOMS , $U5U TO 53.00 New York Elevated Railroad Dnpot in the ho- tel. Time to Grand Central Depot , 30 minutes Five minutes ' walk to New Haven , Hartford ami Bridgeport steamer*. jj ^ LUND , Painter and Interior Decorator , .33 Atlantic .wo., Urookiyn , K , Y. R KFKKE . VCKS — Jam... Uulfjcr , Habylou. lylGf. Henry Livlng.ton. Uabylon. ¦p \R. S. \V . LONUENEUKI -R , SURGEON DENTIST , A.iiityvliie Monday and Tuesday. fluby Ion Wednesday and Thursday. fatchoKue Friday and Saturday . Iyll7 fONAT-IAN CONKLIN , - IIKU.KH IN- 4TABLK MANUKF & CANADA ASHES , NO. 5 1IOHDEN AVK., [UP3TAIK9], LONO ISLAND CITT lrlS2 P. O. BOX , 43. - - NEW VORK f ~ l T. SMITH , REAL EST ATE AND INSURANCE , ISI.II* . N. Y. Is Hilly prepared at Ills ollice in lhe tormer Pn,t (U1i ,:e KtlildlnK to furnish bargains III Ileal Estate; supply Furnished and Unfurnished Cot- taires , Insure \ property ill l.eadllu* Compiinles of the world, Colleet hents . lake charge 01 Kstates . etc. NOTARY PUBLIC. K1B7 T^UUENEK. SMITH , .IlIN. AM . HOC. <' . F... CIVIL ENGINEER, ISLll\ , SU FFOL1C COUNTY , N . Y. SURVEYS AND MAI'S . GHADINC. -iSKWF.KlNii t'OUNTRY FLACKS LOCAL T-TLK MAPS. B KAOAN _: SON , • ISI.II* . K. Y. LANDSCAPE GARDENERS and GENERAL FLORISTS. Growers of Plants , Trees ami Flowering rthrubs. iJjuotry Places laid out ard Planted. rtVdding Deearatli- is and Puuera l Designs to vrucr. if . ru i y f ^ S EURwK r THORN E , BAY BROKE , L. I. Bl'll/UiCti it ASD DKAf.WU I N WAGONS ANO CARRIAGES OF _ iCl. KINDS. 6I1IIB3 Ituckboardf it.,.id Wagons , ICurcies etc., Ciilll to ordu In tt-e h .bt of style at lowest pi-Ices. New :iu,l- . ie. ' ., id hand vehicles of every •lescrlption Ior sale At lirlces to suit the times. fUlIN .1 . MCTEllS. ~ FLOKEST , ,<1 IlORDKH Avr... oini t.ie depwi . L OOK Island City. Makes a specialty ol [resli cut llowcrs for weddlnifs , .artio. , and churches. Funeral dc- siKii B Ofal, ues. -riitiljli s al shortest notice an.l of the lat. B C . .uyle.. IScl.llni;, ami ornament- al plants I,? ,u uoi.eu , loo or Louo . Private gardens Irlu oat ; al.io all kinds of vegetable plants ane o as. j,.iwn Top Dressing, etc. .Imll'l* V\f H. HOLDING , COUNSELOR AND NOTARY , >[OKTI!1'011T , N. Y. Ken l EstiUt * and Surrogate ' s Practice. Money to loan ou mortgage. l, *.1 J01IK F ILLER , LINDKNIIDRST , L. I., Brewer ana Kottiero A 1 LAGER BEER. Ilotel and , v.illlos supplied with fresh-bot- tled lai'er on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fri- days. Orders may h« left at the Babylon Post ouice. / A EOH.O E U. HEED , REAL ESTATE Farmingdale. L. i. Special attention irl ven to real estate through- out central laing Island. E E. BASSETT , • lylSfi AUCTIONEER , MAIN ST ., BABYLON , I-I. TXflLLIAM O. NICOLL , ATTORNEY A COUNSELLOR AT LAW W ILLBTT ' B B UILDING , B ABYLON . L. I. A LBERT D. HAFF , AMITY v '!?. NSKLU'B A T L AW * tf,M AMITYVILLE , LONG ISLAND . New York office ,-? William St. REAL ESTATE ANO MORTGAUELOANS. CLEAN NEWS PAPERS , rULL 8I=* M)4 me-lpped , .nlubl. (or eorerim •helwi , wiappfiw faekace* . *a Many ol them oontalm rancS TaloabT. rtandart nadlu aattar. ta n la »-***,_-4 pkeA *A **T*l I ttmmamw-v- **. ewt-Zamu ^ i Uil Tho Story of n Swladea/aMlvi. Where the Daisies Grow In erotosi,. . . . Th ey were boy and gHc\ j»ge.h . Like fl owers that grow ride Iff side thont askin g wh y or wherefore ^ ' these o had alw a3i3 been together , lau ghed _ . wept together all throagh the <ipe«m • ^ise o£ their childhood. One d' y the - ,allic d in . a field whero dai s ies gi p -v. \W hich is yonr fayorit a Hot - . Mar- gie?\ asked the boy. ; \Wh y, Harry, don 't you . know \ Tho daisy ; \ and she picked ctQt af K . IO an- swere d. ' ¦** . / \And why?\ he queried fqrtfccr. \Be cause they hav © , hji j i- j s ( ,f golil , \ sho said , \ which means tfat tl y are true and faithful. \' And £na|, thr ' alked of other things , while ovwjjad o new moon silvered in the skjHnil - J ored ev ening came. Soon ifteffroi . . ao lit- tle cotta ge on the hfll Jflirgar r , heard th e calling of he v Hwnc l jmd i. m the chil dren said goooTffigh' i pod •vent to dreams which only children know. Th e years rolled on andftton^ht their changes. The boy and gM ^uo man an d woman. The conntry was at war. Tho air reverberated witli ths e choes of ca n n o n ad e on Sumter , In which ominous peal of iron thunder everysinan whoso bloo d ran young and strong hnd heard tho calling of his name. ,- Harry had heard hia and answered ' f 'Here!\ and Mar garet approved. Thoy were engaged , and j-et sho bade him go. The wedding d a y was fixe d , and yet sho bade him go. Oh , woman! how sablima thon art in m oments such as these! ;.Wtlch blood , I wonder , will be thougit . Most eacred on tho reckoning day— ths ML blood of m en shed amid tho g lory ana the din of battlo or woman ' s teara^tfioke col o rl e ss bloo d drops of the heart—died unseen amid tho common p laces . jail existence? Wl i icl i , I wonder , will beiaeemed the hero , he who gives his lifo _ »td dies or sho who gives her life and'livjes? Tho ni g h t before he went Harry came to say goodby. It waa Boftj.and .balmy an d tho moon was fnt^9rS _ »ret met him at tho cottage door 1 *** rjfiy strolled t oge ther in th e m e adov Wheklf lie daisies grew. She picked anl 8\ave| hj m one \Take this , \ she sal e, . \ »M wear it , Harry. Let lt be th> Mfabl jh 0 f our separ ation—this little flowe^ which we h avo loved together si*ce onr jhil dhood. Let it bo our emblei* 1 In ttt 0 f ace 0 f death—if death needs h<^-*Jne to the last , golden hearted IP °nr < jpuntry and t o one another. May*3 <) d l)«i me . . c _f _i_ j >, she prayed and resf*d heT jiea^ on Harry ' s shoulder. ^^ f 1 Ho took the flows: EraPMCOUld not speak. What else tfey sa&Bwbat else thoy did , i.s secret of ' he vakBant cloud s and bended treetops. All t£w we know i s that they parted orthat Killy ni g ht. Yet no one saw the noon wlow paler , nnr heard iho v. oodtnds tKfydder , nor thu ni ght wind mo,n; nowjeven sobs w ero heard—so uoisefegs ia^Bp breaking uf a human hea rt , as M BW and un- hee ded as tho falling lJfl Hautumn. Th e days—those dnj flBcb seem a s years—crep t on ancJBBpght th eir changes. Harry waa dJBH _ i iMargaret slowl y dying. At fifj^^Mfrote each day , and then less oft-M Bf then for week s thero came no S Hit all. At last a letter came , andH Hjsopened it a withered daisy fell nl Kltp. She read as follows: ffl^MB \It is tne eve of baxWU MMorrow we li g ht our first great fiaB Bh-Jfl place the daisy whicli you gil In this let- ter when completed , afl Itlif) lett e r next my heart. If I I Iho ie who st ay upon the field sonJB ^Kdly hand , kn o w , will speed thiaH Hbits way , but if\ H She read no more. ll ft dropped listlessl y a t h e r sides ; tfl ^Bdropped. Motionless she gazeJH H ono en- tranced , tl: \ou gh til l I window where she sat; sho sai^H laid where they had p icked the H I in their childhood—the field nl Ihid said goodby—tho field wil If should never meet again; thei l l y a dark- ness , as of moonless I ll on her vi sion and she swoo l Hy. Then came tho sickbed , tli - f^B Is of hope , of despair , and then s\l Hh, Her grave is in the 9 ¦urchyard of t ho village and bear l Irordsf DIED FOB HIB Wi ^B MAROARET M I ftr, , : AGED 23- | Should you chancel_| Bfcnd want to see the spot , ask I H for t he grave whero daisies (I l(w York Times. _ l B Perfectly I I In D oc to r Pierson ' s I H>_ of life in the sou th west as hei Km; years ago— \beforo the war *l Baaka often of tho peculiar turusl leech there prevalent. Ho was ol But at an ecclesiastical meeting^B motions wero piled upon each I In til mat- ter s were iii a frightfu l Is, Final- l y the moderator was IB to for a decision. I Hu rose from hlsseat l Hne a pre- si ding officer thus a Pn| l u>il lift- in g his lank form tl B 69 ^ was am o n g t h o r a fters ol Hr sc h o o l house ho hesitated a I land then said: P_-_-_--Ei \Brethren , my deci fjfl It you aro all ahead of tho houndl I Jr D o ct o r Pi e rson coo l Rt ho d i d not fully compreheiid l H Eaning of the words , but he coa l I Mp seeing that th c decision was M Bolear an d satisfactory to the u| I i Philadelphia H torn . Philadel p hia pretrel l Bthing by themselves ; that is, thi le Phila- del phi a pretzel is , bl ^tuyulous manufacturers have H M imi- tations with maehiniB B^* bave serve d to l ess en thohi g Brd raise d by the reputation «jfl ^^Kkoemade pretzel. The pretze l Efcr with tho Dutch , and it 1>B B __B^ \* 1 \' J or i g inal purity in I AI B B^B^Berka c o unties , tho inhabi&S B)^H& have been s o many generwl B^B^°\ ' ' tr y that they ore uua$l BIHa mother tongue. Th«B B her e long enough tl I -T they mako their pil l l |^ t a ught , and talk tlttiB |wi they have manufacft B B\ o Soapsuds Aay ^IMT \_ Few persons knil Mr g soapsuds prove whol la_ :\, m ire. App lied to Bl* vtoV fruit trees , roses , B BBS S**' a vi gor and rapidity J _ M W*^ ^ perf ectly sutprisiii g l Kls so luck y as to have a _B ftW 88 ^ 0 th is valuable form cl B' f e an excellent plan to ItmA IH^ I. aD ^ pnt the soapsuds ari l I Jijoto it till require d upon I ^^jJPhils - delphia Ledger. B BB Ifc MedlcttX B| Me dicine lake is *1I Im^wi many visitors annuafl _ l llfwater that does not contain q l IjKjy, and at certain hours \I H I HO I ° gelatinous , ipa(ilj | that sinks and leaves I M Br, At the lake are two nkjl Kip P 1110 obsidian , the \\xfl Bfi° e ^ layers. —Potter; F<9 BB jfe* ' - . • • . - . ¦ .. ' . - .: ; f: * f!-5i __H mm:. UNKNOWN TO iWlfiiTOF,. When Bottom was \translated\ and Introduced to tho attendants of Titania ho en dea v o re d t o ingr a t i ate himself wi t h Good Master Cobweb b y saying, \Wh en cut m y fin g er 1 will make b ol d with y ou. \ To arr est bleeding tho applica- tion of a c obweb to tho wound has long b een a rural custom. Experience has shown that tho gossamer of which tho we b is composed forms a very useful styptic , but a very fatal objection to its use arises from the fact that as an ap- plication to an open wound it can never bo guaranteed as surg ically clean , f orm- ing as it docs a net for insects and at tho same time for the germs of many an infectious disease. Evidence of this was produced before tho Liver po ol cor o ner r ece ntl y t o u c hing the death of Martha Roberts , who , fol- lowing tho timchonored custom , had applied a cobweb to her wounded hand to stop tho bleeding. Blood poisoning followe d upon it s app lic a ti o n , and this terminate d , unhapp il y, in a fatal issue. It is n ot a solitary case. The princi ples of ascepticism have not yet become part of tho inte ll ectu a . equipment of the peop le , neither havo its lessons succeed- ed in overcoming prejudice. —Lon don Lancet. A Matter of Opinion. She had been having fun with Dude- kins ri g ht a long and ho ma d e u p what min d ho had to get even. It took the form of a brilliant and cogent conun- drum , whose answer Dudekins t houg ht was locke d in his manly bosom. \I have a conundrum for you , Jliss Fannie , \ ho said , wben he saw her next \Ah , \ she replied , \ what i s it ? Who gave it to you ? \ \I made it n p myself , \ ho assorted , bri dling somewhat. \In deedl What is it?\ \Why are my clothes like the moon?\ She hesitate d a moment and Dudekiw began to look triumphant. \You may think , \ she sai d slowly, and Du dekins somehow felt the sand slip- ping from under him , \it i s because thej have a man in them , and you have s perfect right to think as you please , but , tfr , Dndeki iia , opinions differ. \ —Detroil Tho Coliueb as a StylHlc. Cave Fair Warning. A keen sense of humor had a certain convict at Dartmoor , who carted down from bis cell one ni g ht his books , etc., and handed them to the principal warder with a statement that as he was going homo on the morrow be required them no lon ger. \Eh , what!\ tho officer exclaimed. \Why you ' ve got seven or eight years to d o , m y man. \ \No , I ain 't , \ tho prisoner replied; \I' m off home tomorrow. \ This statement caused much merri- ment amongst tho officials and warders standing by. They lau b e d o n the ot h er si de of the mouth, ..owever , the next day, for B-— car ) in tho day made a daring and successful escape from the g an g in which ho w a s w o rkin g on th e bogs , an d decamped across the moor. — L ondon Tit-Bits. Umbrella Etiquette In Turkey. In China ladies are atten ded by ser- vants who hold umbrellas over theii heads. The Chinese and Japanese in- troduce both the umbrella and parasol into their decorative work an d athletic sport s. In western Turkey it is n eces- sary to close an umbrella on meeting peop le of hig h rank , and a European trav e l e r wh o w a s p assing one o f t he palaces of t ho sultan was nearly run throu gh by the guard before he compre- hended that he must put down the open um brella he carried. Every one passing tho actual residence of the sultan lowers his umbrella as a salutation to \the brother of the sun and the moon. \ —De- troit Freo Press.. There is an old farmer out in J ersey wh o has as great a detestation of flirt- ing as was c ver cherished by tho mikado himself. I t was a great shock to liim ono e v e nin g at c hur c h w he n he cau g ht his fourteen-year-old daug hter exchang- ing g lance s and smiles with a neighbor ' s son a couple of years older. The old gentleman mu sed over the problem all tho way h omo , and finally hit upon an expedient which ho only awaited the op- portunity to put into practice. This w as not long in coming. As he turned a corner of tho road the next day he caught a g limpse of the young couple on tho road ahead of him , walk- in g along, han d in han d , and even as ho paused , speechless , he saw them ex- change a kiss. That settled it. With a few strides he had overtaken tho culprits and was marching them off to his barn , which stood in a prominent p osition clo s o by tho hi g h ro ad. A shout b rought out th e hir ed m a n , and iu a twinkling tho old granger had slipped an ox bow over his victims ' heads. Then ho seated them on tho doorstep and kep t them thero for ono mortal hour , calling the attention of all passers by to \ my two calves I ' m a breakin in. \ At the end of tho timo ho released th» prisoners , who made all haste to put an mu ch distance between cadi other a* pos sible. And now they dou 't oven speak when they pass by. —New Y ork Recorder. Hor llusliaiul in I-ticlc for Once. \I was onco ki dnaped by a pretty wom a n , \ was tho way Georgo W. Louthan, of the Smoky City, began a stor y at tho Liudell. \I was standing iu front of a popular resort in Denver , chatting with somo boon companions , when tho lady marched np to mo and said , severely, 'George , I havo been looking for you , ' aud before I could mak e r e p ly she took my arm and marched me off to a carriage. Mechan- ically T got in , and sho drove off with me , berating mo soundly meanwhile. I said nothing, but kept wondering who sho could be. She appeared to have a roster of my faults , for she enumeratod them all. Presently she stopped beforo a r ather pretentious dwelling, a nd I thought it time to ask for an explana- tion. Sh e turned upon me quito in- dignantly, stopped , looked hard at mc, then stammer ed fortli an apology. She had mistaken ino for lier husband. I accepted her apology on condition that the l ecture sho h. »l given mo should not b e wanne d o ver fo r t he man who lo o ke d like me. She promised , and I escaped. \ —St. Loui s Globe-Democrat. rxis-fc. An Ox Yoke Punishment.
