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file ^eehaiitmUe HeieiirM ❖ rv. MECHAKCflLLE lEBCURY, POBLISHED BY Farrington L. Mead, E v e r y a T r l d a y J E v e n l n p r . O jJfce — M t t i n S t r e e t , M e c h a n i c v i l M sah a c o o a CO., n . y . SUBSCRIPTION.—The MEnoinir will he mailed to Bubscrlbers, postcgo prepaid, a t the following One Year, la Advance, .... $1.00 Six Months, in Advance, - - - .BO Three Months. In Advance, - - - - .25 One Year, in Arrears, - - - - • 1.23 ------------------G .-Pnl i S S i S - i l S i S B p i S s S g C, W. KEEFER, M. !>., Physician and Surgeon. :r.: Main and William Sts., . NEW YORK Mcchaniicv Offlce, cc l lie, F. A. PALMER, M. J)„ Physician and Surgeon, Offlce, Main Street, Mechanicvllle, . . . NEW YORK. aEO. P. H. TAYLOR, M. D. OPPICE HOURS, 12 to 2 and G to T.30 r . M., Stillwater, .... NEW YORK P.C. VAN WIRT, ATTOItNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Offlce on P ark Avenue, C. A. INGRAHAM, M. D., iPhysioian & Surgeon. Offlce, comer of Main and Hill Strccte, MechanieviUe, . . . New York VILLAGE CIVIL SERVICE. George R, Moore, .... President, William J. Adams, - - - - - Clerk. 1st W ano TnuaTBEs. 2d W abd T hubtee ! John R. McClellan. A. Nolsonn 'Whoclcr. John Walsh. ------- ----------- Samncl II. Hall) « • Henry SllbcrmaR) N o lso _______ Daniel Donnoliy. - Treasnrer, • Collector. CHURCH DIRECTORY. \OAPTIST— william street Rev. J. H. Messen- X> ger pastor. Sunday seivices a t 10 £0 a. m. and T 00 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening a t 730. Sunday-school at 12 1 ' ~ Ti/fETHODIST EPISCOPAL-Main street Rev. XlL James H. Brown, pastor. Sunday services at 10 SO a. m. and 7 00 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes day evening at 7 00. Snnday-school at 9 30 a.m. Wesley Wood, anperintendent 73EOTESTANTEPISCOPAL-(St LnkoW. Mali X stre e t ----------------- , rector, No-rcgnlar scr Vices held a t piescht -pOM AN CATHOIIO-{St Panl’*). Wlllian •X ir street. Rev. Father McCranor, pastor. Sundaj servlets a t 10 30 a. m. Vespers a t 8 30 p, m Sunday school at 3 p.m. SOCIETY DIRECTORY. ONTGOMERY LODGE-{StUlisatc'r} No.604 P I T I sncl A. SL. meets in Masonic Hall, on seconi and loiirth Mondsys ef each month. Geo. P . H Tav !• t. W. M. Oeo. Lav.Tcnce, Scc’y, •pyALraOON ^DGE-(McchanM!la) N o .«^ ^]M W O R T H L O D aE-aicchanlcvllle>N o.M 2 - -------- Ushers ' ___ 10 p-TO-Frem Albany, Troy, and points east, west . andaonth. ^-OO-pm-T' 54Spnt-]^ 8 35 *m“-Por Albany, Troy, a S points east, west i «and south. Also for Ballston, Saratoga and the 9 30 a m—For Stillwater, Bemls Heights, and points on stage rente north. - 120pffl^F6^Albany,T^oy,aad points east, west fJO.pntT-jror Albany, Troy, and points east, west .. andsotith; Also tor. tkbnylervUIe, Ketchum’a ,■ Corners and Ushers, direct. ' « M p m—Pot Stillwater, bystreet Car. ®'**“** east, west ^ . .RAILROADS. DEX.AWAKE AND HUB.SON. l^ortli' * am am pm pm pm pm Albany, 700 800 110 4<I5 .... 1130 Troy, 7 10 8 JO J 25 5 00 8 00 11 40 fibiwe*- 724 8 24 1 32 GOT .... 1100 W. Waterford Ti8 829 1ST .512 ............. Mechan'lcvine, 745.8EO 1G9 0 33 8 23 1218 RoundLake. .... 904 213 6 4G. 841 .... Ballstijn, .... 9 21 230 COl 8 05 12 00 Sarafeza, .... 940 200 G20 9 lO 105 ptjEdward, .... 10 13 3 25 7 00 9 40 1 83 WMtehall, 1106 40C 745 .... 213 am am pm pm pm am Sflnth. am am am pm pm pm pm Whitehall, .... B49 1130 2 05 ............. 1150 FtEdwatdi .... 7 85 12 20 3 49 ............. 12 30 Saratoga, .... 815 100 4 20 .............. 103 Balleton, , .... 829 114 4 35 .............. 117 HoQf ll X a I c ^) s s • s 8 44: X 20 4 52 • •»• ••• • • • • ^ Mechanlcv’l, 8 00 9 00 1 89 OOS 0 45 10 00 1 40 W,Waterrd,81T 919 1 65 .... 7 07 ............. Cohoes, 8 24 9 24 \\■> I t h r , ’ Schenectady Branch, ■West. STATIONS. East, mn am am pm VOO 915, Mechanicvillo 8 30 6 05 557 9 23 CoOnS 815 4B0 6 05 930 Hammonds 8 GS 4 42 615 9 36- Jonesville 7 50 4 35 845 10 OO Schnectady 7 05 4 00 pm. am am pm \ ■ - Bastpn, Hoosac Tunnel dfc Western, \Westward jim pm pm am pm Ebstony ' 600 6 00 830 3 00 pm am am pm pnx pm N. Adams, 1125 6 5) 1131 110 4 45 815 ■Hoosac Falls,1213 T 38 12 23 1 52 5 32 9 00 Eagre Br’ge,... . 760 12 35 ......... 6 45 9 10 Johiis'nvWle, ...... 804 13 00 ......... 0 01 .... Valley Palls, 13 42 8 l l 12 57 ........ 610 9 30 ■Schag'tic’ko, 816 101 616 .... Reynolds....................... i n ...... 0 26 ...... •Mcchanl’v’lc, l CS 8 40 1 25 2 47 6 49 9 36 llotterdam, 2 00 ................ 3 25 ;.... 11-0.1 • ■- am am pm pm pm pm T!r4twaVA am am am pm pm ' pm Hbtterdam, 210 B45 ........... . 510 .T... ■jrcchafilVlo, 255 TOO 9 20 2 03 2 4T 5 45 'HCyilOldS) sa« s 80 .> «*«••' s»v«* Schag’tic'ke ......... 816 9 53 2 25 .. 6 0T VjilleyFsBs. ..... 8 21 1003 2 31 .. 610 JohnsVlvUle, . . 1 .. 8 23- 1018 2 39 .. 0 18 •Eagle Br’go, ...... 8 4t 104 ; 2 65 .. 6 34 •Hoosac Falls, 3 St 850 1102 3 06 3 42 6 46 N.* Adams, 4 35 9 35 12 25 3 55 4 25 7 35 am a'm pm pm pm pm lEostcn, 9 33 3 00 640 19 00 lUCO u-.i'. am pro nm nm nm sa s 3 o f 7’30 Jonesville,- -1120 6 60 ’$06 8 23 Rotterdam Jun., 10 30 6 00 . SarntogaandScUnylervillc Branches. - North. STATIONS. South, ■pm' am am pm ■6 50 9 20 Meclmnicville 840 4 55 6 69 9 33 Stillwater 8 24 4 45 '6 03 9 40 Stillwater Center 818 4 35- 611 9 60 Eetchnm’a 812 4 25 ■6 21 10 03 Saratoga Lake 7 59 4 07 6 33 10 39 Saratoga 7 45 8 50 7 25* 1146. Schuylervilie TOO 245 cschors. For further particnlars, 1 ir In person with the Principal, _____ (MRS.) S. E. K. AMES. DR. M. T. MILLINGTON, X > J B I V T I S r J r , win attend to all tho different branches of dentist ry. Has an cxpcricnco of over Twenty ycare, and will guarantee satisfaction. The pnbllc patronage la respectfully solicited. Park Ave., near depot, - Mcchantcville, N. Y. S' H* HALLi M!i D,, Easier la Drugs and Medicines, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, STATIONERY AND SCHOOL BOOKS. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Msehanievine, - - - NEWXOBS, t h e f o r t u n a t e la L E s . You sail and you seek for the Fortunate Tho old Greek Isles of tho yellow-birda’ Then steer straight on through the watery Straight on, itrafght on, and you can’t go ■wrong. Nay not to the left, nay not to the right. But on, straight on, and the Isles are in right. Tho Fortunate Isles where tho yellow-birds And life lies g irt ■with a golden ring. These Fortunate Isles they aro not so far. They Ho within reach of tho lowUest door, by tho twilight star; sing by the moon’s can see them gleam by the twilight star; white shore— You can hear t They were landing steps; thpy were steps unto thrones Of glory fer souls that have sailed before, And have set white feet on the fortunate And what are the names of tho Fortunate Why, Duty and Love and a large content. Lol these are the Mea of tho watery miles. That God let down from the firmament. Lio, Duty and Love, and a true man’s trust; Your forehead to God and your feet in tho Lo,Duty and Love, and asweet babe’s smiles. And these, oh, friend, aro tho F ortunate Isies. —Joaquin Miller, in Chicago Current, D. a. DUUGLASS, Co., of London and Edinbnrgh, Travelers, o f , ford, C t, aaiMutnal Life Ins. Co., of N. If. Office, Vain. Street, Mechanicvllle, . . . NEW YORK. H. S. MILLER, Hardware,Tinware, House Piimlihing Goods, Stoves, Tin, Roofing; NaUs, Prints, Oils, Ete.. Etc., Main street, Mecbanlcville, N. Y. W. A. IRVING, Dealer in T I 2 S T W . A . K I C , Hoofer «u<l jro66er. ' F i r s t Class Worlr, - L o w e st Prices^ Park Avenne, Mechinlcville, N. Y. I . O . » I O J E , Undertaker. Every description of Caskets on hand, Incladlns metallic and marble. Pine hearse and bnrial robes. Will respond to calls la conatry or town. MJOXSXXXBX, . MechanlcviUe, * ■ — . NSW.YORK, ROGERS BROS., Mannfactnrera of and Dealers In ;Doon!.Siiiili,Biisionliii!i WINDOW FRAMES & BRACKETS made to order a t short notice. Builders are Invited to Ex am ine Our Stock. All orders by mall or otherwise promptly at* mded to. M. T . W. Snyder M iller, DEALER n r LUHBER, COiL, LIHE, CEMENT, Etc., A full asBOttmentofthe e g t M ie lifg a n . JPine V e iU n ff, R A fn- alrs, Jferetea a m i Novelty SM- inffj JSuilMna Thnher, etc,, JCeji-t c o n M tantlv o n Via n t t v o n ita A V liOJFJESX' CJSU PRXCE8. Yard near the General Offlce of tho B. H. T & r .R.R.CO. M echanlcviU e . H. Y. Geo. R. Lockwood, L I V E k Y & BOAEDING STABLES. Opp. D. & H. R. R. Depot, Mcchanlcvillc. Horses and Carriages to let at reasonable prices. Also a Hearse to attend funerals. S. A R N O L D , L IV E E Y & BOAEDING STABLE, New D. * H. C. Co^,’s Depot. NEW YORK. BARNES & LADOW. Manufacturers of and Dciileta In DOORS, SASH, BLINDS AND IMOULPINCS. W indovw ' F r a m e s ^ d ' B i r a e k e t s 'the country), and cast about her fdr ■jubjeefc worthy of her Dflncil. old cabin, not fit for a human Made to Order at Short Notice. C ard —Wo -wonld call tho attention of onrfrlcnda ) our now stock of Coiling and Beveled S.d ng pf BEST MICHIGAN PINE.. ope to merit aeontinnanco of past favors. MEouANiovmtif, N. Y. nnesi etc. StUIwaterrN.Y. LEE b r o t h e r s . I M eat M arkeli -DEALERS I N - . ; ■ VJEGnTAJBI..aE!fcy. IP R T J X T S , G O O 'O S . A.'fcc. Market, Main St., i * Mecbaii>liTlUe> “S0L”--A PROBLEM. CHAPTER I.— ^ELIMINATION. I t seems to be nn essentially masculine notion, tho world over, th a t tho female intellect is incapable of solving a problem, save o f the simplest order. Tho question in Mr. Haines Leavenworth’s mind, on a certain lovely summer afternoon, was as to tho p ossibility o f Miss Ida N o rthrnp’s solving the problem of existence w ithout himself as a c hief factor. I t was very evident that the y o u ng lady had m ade up her m ind on th a t point. W ith a partly sympathetic, partly ino.x- orable, facial expression, she industri ously drew tho threads of an open-work linen “ tidy,” as she rocked lightly Isaok and forth, on tho porch of • * - • ioned farmhouse whose owners di« > city boarders as a source of t process,: jaervously a t the !, while his oi I, reproachful < ty-hraided bro' honeysuckle, while h is eyes a bewildered, reproachf ' \le smoothly-h: object to revenue. Mr. Hail wooden (a v ery long, instance), and clusters of ho rested w ith a b ptession on the hair, dark gray eyes, and syn features of the lady before him. “I—^I tru s t you will n ever have occas ion to regret your decision,” he stam mered, growing red and pale by turns, and suddenly becoming conscious t h a t he bad said a hopelessl;^'Idiotic thing. Miss N o rthm p ’s handsome eyebrows showed an infinitesimal degree of eleva tion as she doxtrously tied some k n o ts in the fringe of her tidy. Haines Lcavon- vrorth was rich. H is father was a judge, his mother’s grandm other had been a K n ickerbocker; w h at more could any sensible g irl require ? If Mis! issHc-\’^ ------- ’ M etation was useless sel hat dowin terpretatio n on IS u to explain. 'orthrup chose to p u t t h a t in- his confused words, it e pressed his led foreheai e 1 his crimso h a t dow over h is crim soned forehead, p u t out his cold, trem b ling hand, and ■mth the faint touch of the lady’s rosy igei-tips to bear him i inionsbip on “ the arid ture,” as he insisted ( Ased o u t of Eden. Miss Northrop watched his retreating jure ■with curious emotions. She felt rry f o r “ th e a r id pathway o f h i s f u - 5,” as f a r as it went, feeliing ipalpable com- lathway of his u calling it, he i m orally w ould in as f a r as i t w e n t , 1 sure th a t some ne^w divinity time cause i t to rejoice and blossom. For ,B possible judicial father-in-law, and a Knickerbocker m^mma, she suffered fleeting p angs of regret. As to mon^ ishe h a d enough for h e r own moderate < Qhouse, h ad given her pli it r id e s on t h e lov e ly nv< farmhi hU laroused no pass th a t h e h a d m il :iighl he hod behaved like a . had touchedjKo lasant moo >vely river; in short, perfect gentleman. th e ;d like a perfect gentlem d n deep chord. Was ahe to blame _____________ iseonatrued h e r g ratitude, her n a tural pleasure in his refined, court eous ways. Oh, dear! I t was all a vexing, per plexing muddle! Miss I d a breathed a Sttle h alf-guilty sigh, folded her work, md went into the house, leaving the ig h t rocking-chair to sway back and forth of its own sweet will, u n til the latural forces (gravitation, retarded velocity, and whatever others were in-< in g i t to a state of res iiaVM v u ULi VVIUIJ OuaviU* hat, and sauntered aion^ the country road, sketch-book iq^hapdi I h ih e direc tion opposite to th a t which: her- rejected itof h a d taken. She was not entirely tisfied ivith herself, and w anted to ‘4o 'a little “ sincere” work as an off-set. An 'artist-friend ha'd Oped to ld h e r good*. naturedly th a t her sketches showed power.” H e did not tell h e r th a t the “ power” was too. thick in some places and too thin in oth p s . She seated her4 'Self on the inossy roots of an old tree ■ (artists usually do seat themselves on the roots of old trees when they do sketch in h e r fd r a A ruinous/ dwellings leCded caught h er fancy,\and s h n h ad siicCeC in tracin g its outlines w ith .afair dej of accuracy, when a childish -Bn a childish scream' startled h er, and a beautiful little child, jr year% qld, ran, out o f r.thq and almost in t a 'M iss'K o rthi doorway, an< -------------------- rap’s arms. H e r p'retfy bli red w ith weeping, her siiKen, •colored curls tangled, and ho* stained w ith dirt ^ndj teafs. A gingham apron .covered'* a: ragged gown, and 'her little feet wei hoeless and sloeki^gless. “D a d d y ’ipm e ! -daddy’ip m e l” sobbed he poor little waif, as she clung trem-* »ling to Ida’s skirts. , A red-faced, blowsy man staggered billet of sW T o '-rq le feet -were from the hut, brandishing a ood’ In his unsteady grasp, and, after ■ for th e child, his eara pressed sobs, he uttered an oath, and staggered back into the cabin. “ fie quiet, my podr b$by! N8 one shall h u rt you again,” Said MlsS NoMh- rup, soothingly; and, putting up her sketch-book (for the ruined dwell ing had lost its picturesqueness, and become hateful in her Sight), she took the little creature’s hand and hastened back to the farmhouse. Mrs. Morgan, her landlady, was volu ble in explanation. “Land’s sake I It’s Lol Eeese, old Sol Ecese’s youngster 1 He’s the shif’lessest, drunkenest old scamp out of State’s prison. The p oor little creetur’s mother died of a broken f won’ of a broken heart nigh on to two year and old Sol’s that tormented ugly ho ae o’ the n eighbors do rar the b,, goodnessoodness knows,nows, wee doo child, though g k w d all we can, on f t e sly 1 She’s as p retty a little youngster, when she’s clean, as there is anywhere around—if she could only bo kep’ n ice.” \Is there no law to protect her from his drunken fury!” questioned Ida, in dignantly.iignantly. “ W hyy don’to tho selectmen “ W h d jf the next tow n do sc She h a d begun to wash’the tear-stained face, and to smooth tho tangled curls; and M rs. Morgan paused in her task of slicing cold potatoes’for frying, as she answered, ■with a contemptuous laugh: “ T he s’lectmen are all afraid to med dle w ith old Sol for fear he’ll sot their fine houses afire I” “And meanwhile this poor baby must ran the risk of b eing b eaten to death,” said Miss Northrup, ■with flashing eyes. “ W ith a little assistance from you, Mrs. Morgan, I shall take the law into my own hands, selectmen or no selectmen.” A fter a plentiful supper of bread and milk, Miss N o rthrup’s little charge was robed in anim provisbd nightgown, m ade of a dressing-sack w ith the sleeves turned back, and laid to rest in such a bed as her baby fancy had never been bold enough to picture; while her new-found benefactor started across the flelds in company ■with Mr. Morgan, to interview old Sol. A few resolute threats on Miss, N o rth rup’s part, reinforced by Mr. M organ w ith an occasonal dffawling, “ T h a t’s so, Sol! You’ll got yourself into trouble if the lady takes them bruises into court ” —a string of oaths from old Sol, who was almost too drunk to understand itlv hack being'flonu, and the guardian- -rJli 8bip of Laura H enriette Reese was in- formally made over to 3Kss Id a N o rth - rup, who om itted h e r center Ijcrance lecture, from sheer returned to her sleeping charge, thohe affairffair bad been so fu l t h a t t a managed. - Tho laws of h e reditry troubled She knew, also, th a t there wen eradication and pruning; and as she gazed into those innocent blue eyes that opened a t h e r approach, and stroked the silken curls, the coming days seemed to be full of promise—full of work and worthiness. ; She had “ eliminate Haines Leavinworth. She h a d “ subisti- tu t e d ” Sol. CHAPTER i n . — SOLUTION. I t w as a fatal winter in the great c ity where Ida N o rthrup lived. The pesti lence w h ich broods in filthy courts, and dcus of moral and physical unclcanli- ness, had steuck at the strongholds of aristocracy as well; and mourning a n d desolation were in wealthy homes, where :e d ” b A young physician w ith few patients was s itting in his uptown ofiice talking w ith a college friend, when ho received a hasty summons to the house of Miss Ida Northrup, a block or two distant. “ Child very ill w ith the pestilence,” the m e ssage r a n . Ti:„ started at the name. n ^ k nowow Mississ Noi o rthrup, “Do you k n M N Charley?” he inquired, nervously. “I have m et h e r a t old Dr. W illard’s,” was the young physician’s reply. She is intim ate tvith her daughter Maiify. I be- ' 3 h a s lately adopted a child— orlittlow a if whom she picked u p imer in a farm ing v i l l ^ e . Bntnt onn hurriedlyum collecting phials Ins street H e we o h e d l, nd powders, and was donning 1 oat, when his friend exclaimed “ Charley, for old friendship’s sake, listen to mo a minute, and don’t thw a rt me, I beg of you. I t is a m atter of life and deam w ith m e!” * >l> :|< * * When Dr. Brute entered the room where Ida Northrup’a little charge lay stricken w ith the fever, ho was followed by a grave, professional man, wearing nn glasses, and a grizzled heard, im h e introduced as a “nurse,” Rob ert Safford. He had providentially m e t him and b rought him along, as it was almost impossible to procure a lady nurse a t present, so great was the demand. Miss Northrup was so absorbed in her adopted child, so anxious for the doc tor’s verdict, th a t she scarcely noticed :he nurse. Ah, could she have kao-wn iw h u n g rily the eyes b ehind the gree The new nurse was a perfect treasure. Bitch devotion, such sw ift silent, con stant helpfulness, and such iron endur- 'pneo were seldom witnessed, even among tho many brave, self denying workers in th a t city of the doomed. His unflag ging faithfulness bad its reward. There .pame a day when Dr. Bruce pronounced Sol out of danger—and when Ida Northrup bowed her beautiful head, \w ith te a r s o f th a n k fu ln e s s , a n d h e ld out h e r h a n d first to the physician, and th e n to h i s n o b le co-w o r k e r , th o eyes behind the green glasses blazed w ith glad triumph, and the grave and quiet’ nurse \ ' ^ n g ’inwardly the- song th a t brup had retired to )lring sleep a fter h e r M iiiani supg.‘ , lY h en' the physician, h a d . taken h leave, and Miss N o rthru p had retired her room for a : ‘ ‘ long anxiety, th e . nurfe watched her to^thtf'ulUxtent^^^^ ,from t h e d o o r o f th e sick-room , as^ h e r th e sale o f p o iso n e x c e p t on th e slender figure glided along tho corridor,’ and when she was no-longer in sight, he picked up a tiny knot of ribbon t h a t h a d 'alien from her int< his face lingeired led body song dress, and pressed i t tq md again. A comin; him, and he thrui bosom, b u t the ecstatic smil lingered there until his his lips again an d ^ footstqp startled'him , an d he into h is bosom , b u t th e ecstat e there un til ig ht repose. The nurse’s duties were over. Sol was -■wood In his unstead y grasp, and, afte r convalescent; and her adopted mother looking va in ly for th e child , h is ea ra had Come to settle her account vrith Mr. too dull -with drisH to hear her $up- Robert Safford, Ho had been 80 gentle* manly, so refined, so unselfish th a t yie fairly shrank from offering him money. W ith stammering, faint words, she finally opeiied the subject, and, to her g reat re lief, found that Mi*. Safford took i t as a m atter of course, thanked her for the money, and wrote a receipt in a th o r oughly business-like manner. “ T hen there is nothing more to be a t tended to,” remarked Miss Northrup, graciously. His eyes d w elt upon her face abstract edly. “ No—nothing more—to be at tended to!” ho_ enswered, dreamily, and bent oveij^his little charge to receive het good-by cares When he tu a grave, respectful leave-taking, 1 rested in his for a moment, and ho de tained i t in his clasp. He was trembli w ith his iQug-suppressed emotion, strange thrill passed over h is companion, and she gazed a t him piercingly. Memories of a h appy summer floatca through her brain—n manly form was at her sidt •ned to Miss Northrup for itful leave-taking, he r hand de- was n ot His —he drew green glasses grizzled beard. “Ida! Can you forgive me? H a v e l id a title to your esteem at last, for ever? Have I givea you lor taking back the words be unforgotten presence tdehernow ? Ah, “ elimination” ot y e t com p lete! hand closed more firmly over hers Irew n earer—raised his other h and, and removed the green glasses and the grizzled bei “Id a ! C.. gained a titl forfeited i t f „ . any reason lo r takin g bac k th e words you spoke the day we parted, ‘That you could never love a man ■who h a d not a t some time performed a noble dec fulfilled some h igh duty?' ” ;arer—nearer came the slender figure ihe cheeks pale with iw the lovely eyes filled lone who need forgiveness. Truly—truly you have shq,wn y our alleg iance—and the guerdon of knighthood is already yours!” The Colossus of Rhodes. The New Y o rk Olsn-ver says th a t the colossal statue of Liberty Enlightening the W orld, which will be reared ■within a few m onths upon Bedloe’s Island in the bay of New York, is sure to be com pared w ith the Colossus of Rhodes oftener than any other w o rk of the kind, ancient or modern. The most authentic accounts make the Colossus of Rhodes idi’^ high, w ithout reckoning the coronet, or 137 feet nine inches from the sole of the foot to the tip of the torch in the out stretched hand, the grand total height of pedestal and statue being about 220 feet. Thus the Colossus of New York •will be considerably larger than was the Colossus o f Rhodes. This Colossus of Rhodes[es, one of the seven wonders of the world, was the work of Chares the Lindian, a pupil of the famous Lysippus. There is still e x tant^ however, a Greek epigram of two lines, ■which attributes the work to Laches, also an inhabitant o f Lindus. The best authorities agree nevertheless th a t Chares was the architect of the Col- lus, a u d th a t i t was erected in the third itu r y B . C. L mechanician o f the following cen tury, Philo Byzantius, wrote a treatise on the seven wonders of tho world, one chapter of which was devoted to the Colossus. He says th a t the figure was joined together insile by irons and squared stones, the connecting bolts showing Cyclopean blows of the h a m mer; th a t after the base of white mar ble had been laid down the great statue was cast and built up in successive sec- tlonb until i t became “a second son-be- fore the world.” I t took all of twelve years (B. C. 292—280) to complete this great work, and the amount of money expended upon i t was three hundred tal ents, or over three hundred thousand dollars. after i ts erection A b o u t f if ty-six y e a r s a f t the Colossus was shaken a it t was a t e knees. :ein scul down by a th e sam e tim th e Colossus was earthquake, an d i broken off a t th e k The Rhodian taste in sculpture inclined to the colossal, for Pliny relates further th a t Rhodes had more than a hundred A few model Colossus to have b u t th( ave ennol ern authorities ha been really hey can show i luch a b e lief. I t is m o r e t the great Colossus lay in jarly n ine hundred years. Then lie Saracens obtained possession of Ihodcs, and their general, Moa'wiyah, sold in A. D. 672 the bronze fragments of the prostrate statue to a Jew ish mer chant, who packed them upon nine ■ed camels and carried them away, the number of camels necessary to remove the bronze, Scaliger calculated its weight a t 700,000 pounds. The popular idea of the Colossus oi Rhodes has long b een th a t i t stood with legs astride across the entrance of the harbor, holding a light aloft as a pharos, a n d th a t s h ip s could p a s s a t full sail b e tween its legs. This idea h a s been proved if such a leading iuggested te of the ag statue. The Colossus doubtless near the harbor, but not over i t in :able position so generally ac- j ancient author mentions false. The m ain h arbor of Rho< wide an entrance to adm it of posture, b u t a naiTi into the inner harboi by several travelers as the site stridin g statue. The Colossus doi stood near tl the remarkal cepted, foi this p ositii ___________________ Laudanum Drunkards. \W hile t h e tem p e r a n c e p e o p le a re b u s y ing themselves about the liquor question it w o u ld n o t b e a b a d id e a f o r th e m also to give some attention to the laudanum d r u n k a r d s , w h o a re n o w q u ite num e rous, and increasing w ith alarming rapidity. D r u g g i s ts w h o sell th e d r u g to th e s e thority of a u physician. Opium joi late sprung up like m fer a field for people, V labor a p Bismarck says th a t medicine has no progress in 2,000 years. The non-res- W a tion of O tto’s top hair h a s made hiat a trifl? h itler tqwi;rd medi^fil men. WISE WORDS. Good luck m a st Come to those who nobly eafn. I t is n o t the clock w ith the loudest tick that goes the best. The best backing a young man can have Is a good backbone of h is own. Pine sense and exalted sense are not half so valuable-as common sense. aj)t to si temper, like other adds, is rr whatever it comes in contact Fretting does a great deal of mis chief and never yet accomplished any thing good.” Purity, sincerity, obedience and self- surrender are the marble steps that lead to the spiritual temple. Instead of complaining of the thorns among the roses, we should be thankful there aro roses among the thorns. The b est comforters in affliction, are, those like .Tob’s friends who sat w ith him three days and ’spake never a word. H e who retuses to do justice to the defenseless will always be found mak ing unreasonable concessions to the pow- W hen life has been well spent, age is a loss of w h a t i t can well spare. But the central wisdom, w h ich ■was old in in fancy, is young in four-score years, and dropping off obsti'uctions, leaves in happy subjects the mind purified and Happiness depends not so much on means a n d opportunities as on the capa city o f using them. A nd this depends so much on experience and self-control that the probability of happiness in old age is as great, to say the least, as in B u c h a n a n ’s H o p eless Love. Reminiscences of Democratic adminis- onstantly trations of coming ter to the B e over there,” cently, pointin' near the execi ei-ican. said an old society bei ion, “lives a f, pointing to a brown- th e executive mansioi L-stone wom,an who m ight have been mistress ( the ’^ i t e House u n d e r Democratic rule he had seen fit to accept the hand of She if she h a d seei James Buchanan. She comes from a very wealthy Pennsylvania family, and was courted by Mr. Buchanan. H er peo- ple.wantedher to marry h im, b u t she d idn’t w a n t to. She iQved a poor clergyman, rector of a chutbh in her tow n ; b u t the family didn’t '^ a n t her to marry him, and so they arranged th a t he should be transferred to another post, some laiden too, for she went into retirem ent a t once and has married nobody. Neither the banishment of h er clergyman nor the ele vation of Mr. Buchanan to the presi dency could make h er change h e r mind, and she remained aud remains single. She is an old, withered and sad woman, living there alone w ith h er widowed sis ter in that great mansion, w ith actually more money than they know how to use. They are the richest people in \Washing ton, possibly excepting Mr. Corcoran, and they do'nothing w ith their wealth except to keep up their magnificent es tablishm ent and pet a lot of cats and dogs.” The lady referred to is the one of whom the story is told that Mr. Cor coran one day sent h er a p olite note some w hat as follows: “ M y D e a k M a d a m : I have been for some time thinking of en larging the A rlington Hotel. If you will state the value of your brown-stone mansion adjoining, I will send the check for the amount,” To w h ich she replied: “ M y D e a r M r . C o r c o r .4 n : I have for some time been thinking of enlarging my flower garden. If you -will state the value of the Arlington hotel adjoining, 1 will send you my check for the am o u n t.” The B a t tle of H a r a h ia. “Zuish 1” fly a couple of~ rockets, followed by the sharp bang of a section of howitzers. Eagerly -jve watch the effect, b u t the rockets burst upon our own men, and, though the snells have been nicely timed, they seemed to make b u t little impression. Breaking from cover, the enemy sweeps mrve r ight and left, his jonverging towi ard the of our square. Now _ _ J r i ^ ci^m e n c e s from the front directly assailed, the men havingg been jned to aim. F and foot closii w ithaninw i--„ . . ^ extreme flanks converging tow opposing angles irectly assailed, th e men h a v i n ------ _autioned to aim. N earer they swept, horse an d fo o t closing on either flank, b u t ^ tbey came w ithin our .zone of fire they buttefi forward, hit to death. The Nordenfeldts have now got to work, and within a few minutes the leading mob, for it was b u t that, fell in piles. But fanaticism knows no check. The chosen chiefs of the m a b d i were there, followed by their own chosen hench men. A nd what g allant m en were tbey? Right up to the cannon’s mouth, right up to the rifle muzzle, dauntless they rode, encouraging their followers with the promise of paradise to break our square. Sheik after sheik went down w ith his banner, although the mahdi h a d assured each that he was in vulnerable, and their fa i t h f u l but mis- lided followers fell in circles arouml • b l in d l y fo llo w e d .— in the Soudan, Haggles Ahead. A well-known American lady artist, resident in- Rome, relates that while standing one day near the statue of the lo Belvedere, she suddenly became esence of a country-worn- imer, a well-to-do-looking m, introduced herself as trs. xvaggles, of Missouri, and then asked, “ Is this the Apollo Belvedere?” Miss H. testified to the identity of the work, and the tourist then said.* “Con sidered a great statue?” The interrogat ed lady replied th a,t t it was thought to be one of tho masi 'are of the preseni an. The new-com American ■woman, intr Mrs. Raggles, of Mis i t w as generally o f th e masterpieces ol th e w o rld . “ M a n ly b e a u ty , a n d a ll t h a t sort of thing?” said the lady from the land of the setting sun. ‘ ‘Yes, ” responded the now amazed artist, “ it is said to be one oi the noblest representations of the human frame.” “ W ell,” exclaimed Mrs. Rag gles, closing her Baedeker, and, with arms akimbo, taking a last and earnest look a t the marble, “I’ve seen the Apollc Belvedere and I’ve seen Raggles, and give me Raggles I”— Argonaut. Seven thousand little g irls in the P h ila delphia public schools are being taught once a fortnight to sew. The plan is tb< entering wedge of the industrial system into the Philadelphia public schools. IN t i m e t o c o m e . Ih e flowers a re dead t'nat made a summer splendor By wayside nooks a n d on the sunny hill. A n d w ith regret these hearts of ours grow tender, As sometimes a ll hearts ■mil. We loved the blossoms, for they helped to brighten the lives so d a rk w ith w earying toil and As hopes a n d dream s forever help to lighten The h&a'vy loads we bear. How like the flowers, whose transient life is The hopes and dream s are, th a t for one brief hour, Make the glad heart a garden b r ight and splendid About love’s latticed bow er. One little h o u r of almost p e rfect pleasure, A foretaste of the happiness to come. Then sudden frost—the garden yields its treasure, A n d stands in sorrow, dumb. Oh, listen, h e a r t ! The flower m a y lose its Beneath the touch of frost, bu t does not fn spring i t wiU repeat the old, sweet s tory Of God’s d e a r b y and bye. In heaven, if n e v er here, the hopes wo cher- The flowers of hum a n lives wo count as W ill Rve ^ a i n . Such beauty c annot p e rish; A n d heaven has n o frost. —Eben E. Rexford. HUMOR OF THE DAY, Woman’s sphere—An apple dumpling. A floury composition—A bread pud- Little Bedouin boys are allowed all the dessert they want. A near-sighted man can be in the best of health and yet look badly. Its rather a singular thing that if you Expect to find coal you must look for it in vein. There are not many deer in the woods of P ennsylvania this year, and what few there are ■will die game. ilkini me .— Burlington Free Press. Alcohol can be produced from the nat ural sas of Western Pennsylvania'. Al cohol, when misapplied, is productive of natural, oratorical' gas .— H artford Post. Victor Hugo, a t the age of eighty- three, is b u ilding a house and overseeing the work himself, so as to be certain i t wilt stand a lifetime, —Detroit Free Press. Don’t fret if you cannot get into so ciety. The oyster is often present at a supper when he would perhaps prefer to be a t home in his bed .— Boston Courier. Kate* Field says: “ Mormon wives are horrible cooks.” This is not s t r a f e . It is a maxim old as the hills: \Too many cooks spoil tho broth.”— BiUr- Ocean. An old maid in Nashville keeps a par rot which swears, and a monkey which chews tobacco. She sa'ys, between the two, she doesn’t miss a husband very much.— Mo'chant- Traveler. A lady in Connecticut has a h a rp three hundred years old, and Johnson snys he wants her to come to his boarding house and match it against a piano he hears there every dL^.—MercTiaTdrTpirider. >rence M a rry a t a s k s , i n a le c tu r e an and a half long; “ W h a t shall we imen do -with our Men?” If Florence uld apply to a widow she would get a correct answer inside of five minutes. hour ai )Ove a ll o th e r o p e ras.” Tell’ his best work.” ‘B a r b e r ? ’ ” “No, I was k illed in W ilkes coun ty, Pa., recently, and three brass buttons and the shell of a pistol cartridge were found in its gizzard. Now ive know w h at has become of the U n ited States a'rmy .— Boston Transcript. lis m u sic “I think ‘William Tell’ his best w ‘‘D o you kn o w h is ‘B a r b e r ? ’ ” always shave myself.' A c] NABmD TRUTH. Sr Little drops of printers’ ink, And little type “displayed,* Make o u r merchants princes, ■With all their big parade. nginess— nters’ ink— 1 of husines ..’edit sink. —Bloomington Eye, “I’d h ave you know, s ir ,” said the ite c itizen to a man on the street, “ that my wife is a high-toned woman, and I won’t allow you to say a word against her.” ‘‘High-toned,” replied the other, “I should say she is h igh-toned; you can hear h er a mile when she is quarreling w ith the neighbors. ” “Ah, yes,” h e said, “ I love you.” “ 1 1 n o t young, Jo h n . T h e r e is a little ay in my hair, and some younger w o m a n m a y — ” “ N e v e r. A h , m y ow n darling, you remember what the j engagemen San Francisco Chronicle. “ Gentlemen,” said an auctioneer,with true pathos, “ if my father and my mother stood where you stand, and did not buy this stew-pan, this elegant stew- pan, going at one dollar, I should feel it my bounden duty as a son to tell b o th of them they were false to t h e ir country and false to themselves.— Argonaut, EIGYCLE BLISa A pleasant ride# A gutter wide, A bruised a n d battered form. A laughing girl, W ith flying curl, Helps the ’cycler so forlorn. Iis nuri Gay Cupi Pierced c . Andkindl Bat la Praerie, 'who can daily h e seen nn thehe streetstreets off Marshfield,arshfield, Wis.is., th r o u g h o u t th e cam- o t s o M W waf born in the Michigan peninsula in 1778, his father b eing one of AstoFs fur traders, scout ai 1 mother a squaw. H e served i and interpreterm the war of 1811 a sc o u t a n d in terp ri 'an d w as a so ld ier i‘g n ip Me^tico.
