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I <!>„ ,*N ¥ Sfrmiw'mimmmimmm**mimmmmmmmmmmn n w*V\ — T~ 1———_—, William Pe»n. , Cgead at the oommsnKwataoo. of theSO&th •tmwpratu^ of the landing of William Bonn : at Chester,. Ea. The t>oem was Written by . •fft^.'Whitwoi! whea a boy of sixtseB.] • ^5^f.'|yisfBl? og his. .cjichjd throng ' '.,,$&§waiticirinhjabattH<U-es»» ,\^%e.J$Ue? tyiwnjph ne'er :We known . ... •,' Ql. j^i^ apd of^&hteotisiiesifc. 3?9unde« of^onnaylvoiMal Thou * - IMdft fael it when thy Words of ppaoa Smoothed the stern chief tairfs swarthy brow '; Andba3ft-;thedreaaf(il'wara8noe,oeaao» O^ SohnyHnira ban^S no fortress frovrned, ' The ipeafiefaNa* alone vras therai ; iJo'beaoon'flreathehiUtppsoroiiJned, No death shot swept the Delaware, In manriiers meek, in preoepta mild, tEhon and thy friends serenely taaght. • tThesavage huntsmen, fierce and wild, To raise to heaven his erring thought. How all nnlUte thebldody band That unrelenting tiartez led TEo princely McmtBzuma*? land, And ruiu 'rottiid.his pathway shed. With hearts that knew not how to spare* V v.^Disdaining milder meana to try, • ^js-o$iin$>n aword alone was there, ..-.' Ichejnijum's ohoioe to yield or die. But thou,' raeelc Pennsylvanian sire, • Unarmed, alone, from terror free, ' Tatight by the heathen oonnoil fire JShelessons of Christianity. J!pnhder. of Pennsylvania's State! j Hot on, the blood-wet rolls of fame, 3$nt with the w«e, the good, the groat The world shall place thy sainted same. 1824. —John (3, Whittier. A MERE CHILD. r-'yj' V A meanly-furnished, low-celled sit- fihg-roOm, with aparaiBne lamp on the table, shedding.all its light on what came immediately beneath it, in coh- . sequence of a green cardboard shade that kept the rest of the room in dark- less. \Within the circle of light an ink- stand, a sheet of notepapor, and a Tirown 'hand writing % hereon these • \words: \ It will not be so very dull, for I Save met with some old acquaintances who live here in summer—those pretty granger girls that were at ITenderson's ttall and one or two other places last •winter. Their father has asked mo to go and seo thorn—tennis, and so forth. • Bather jolly J I have found some rare specimens of ferns—wall spleenwort, xusa muraria, and several fungi I never sajw before. How am I? Never bet- tfcc. This air is like so much new life ~ \''tome. Love to the pater and yourself Irom Your affectionate spn, \GjuEitkNT MOORE,\ ' uThepen was laid dowmthe lettel ylaced in an, envelope; the latter df- tooted, and, a £tamp'dabbed on sidfe- -ways to the corner;, \Then the writer pushed hack his chair, yawned, and stretched himself, *' Done my duty. Now for a little pleasure. Wonder whether they're at liome. Only eight. _ I'll go and see.\ He went out into 'the passage, stoop- ing to avoid knocking his head as he passed through the low doorway, •which was never meant to admit six ieet of humanity. \ Mrs. Grant!\ he called, taking from ife peg a soft felt hat. \ Yes, sir,\ came from the direction •of the kitchen. \I'm going out—shall be in by ten, perhaps sooner. Xou needn't get any , .supper ready.\ «« Very well, sir.\ \ A ten minutes' walk in the cool Evening air and he was in the center of a family party, greeting \thoso he imiiW» being introduced to others, and fitting, down amidst them, half be- wildered by the light and buzz of voices. . 3ut Clomont Moore know how to adapt himself to circumstances. The youhgest child was soon on his knee, , while he ;4i|jided his conversation be- tween her\andj;her father—between .anecdotes of a wonderful dog he pos- sessed and the failure of the hop crop. \You are staying at Grant's farm^ are yv% not?\ asked the motherly-' --lookingmistress of the house. \Do they make you comfortablo?\ . \Pretty \VeU,\ he answered, passing Ms hand gently ovor the little one's „ .yellow curls, \They mean to, so 1 don't grumble- Mrs. Grant is a kind «lpt soul and not a bad cook,\ \You came for your health, I think £Oit said/' .nqtuircd Louy, the clever <me Of the family, raising her dark eye- ,.. brows interrogatively. . *f Yes';,and I like tins \better than the seaside, for t go in for a little, bot- anizing its a rule in my holidays. The f/fictwati canietp grief, on my bi'ey- ... Jdle-T-bro)w my leg—mnd was used up .|0r4n lulconswonable tjiue. Andnow .' Jt*ve thrown over (jjbe doctor and come down here to' recruit.\ Sis i?ye fell, unconsciously to him- \. self,'' on; the third sister, Zoo, whose „\ Small, oval face Was full of interest. . She WHS apparently 1 twelve or thirteen .years of age, with golflenrbrown hair, • iimVshpit and, .curling ajiout her head. . Frorei iter he looked toward Marian, Wlio wasliuy with some dainty faney- ... i^prk, ofer Which her pretty hands JoofcA.yery expert and her fair face: urery; inlftnt.. ,'.\.-. . \T'ltey are generally artists who ' coine fostay at Mrs. Grant's.\ she said, ,. Iboking up for a minute. \J3o you : Retell at all, Mr, Moore T C : , \#ot I,, MlS.9 Of {infer, I wish % . 40uM,\ he added, with a meaning look . *hafe aihde her color; ','... \'fflus was the first of many eyeninga .' .imfetfcitttf.Grangers; tot the young Mian found the fatnUy gatiierings more Me'asant th&n ,W ,o\m society; and although he did not say so, more ' ^leasartt than any he had known la his wii .home. '.. *.% o-mitfrow W the last of thefjearm,\ jleagant holidays,\ hpsaid, regretfully, 9neafk-rm.onj ftt the, conclusion oi a 0m.at teiimav \I nju^t fee idlefiq longer. Md we have never been over ,to that ruin ycta ?»eritjone:d,\ \The castle? You really ought to seeitl\ said Louy. \Well can we not ail go to-morrow?\ ' \I should like it of ajl things. Have you any'objection, Miss Granger?\ \ I ? Oh, no I\ Marian answered, quickly. \And Zee, of cqurse?\ \. Oh, yes, Zo'e onust come!\ and he smiled down at the little girl who.was standing silently near. \I will see,\ she replied, doubt- fully.. \Good-byei then, for the present,\ he Said,, shakin'g hands with the elder .girls'urst; and. then, instead of taking- Zoe's sinall, outstretched flngers, he bent down and. kissed them; • \Good-bye little one,\ he said, laughing. \Mind you are to come • with uSi-or I don't mean- to go.\ Zpe's cheeks became deeply suffused. She gave him a look full of indigna- tion and outraged pride, then turned and fled. \Why who would have thought-^-\ he began, somewhat diseoncertei, breaking off as he saw the looks of the others.' \I suppose,\ said Louy, coldly, '* that you are under a mistake, Mr. Moore, Zoo is not the child she looks. She is nineteen! \Nineteen I\ he repeated, \Impos- sible 1\ \She is indeed I\ Marian answered. \She always\ looked young; butjast winter she was ill, and had her hcurciit off, and since then she looks worse than ever!\ Moore colored hotly himself now. Then, with a half apology, ho ran off across the lawn in the direction he had seen her take. lie found her sitting in a little arbor overhung with clematis, with her faoe hidden, bitterly crying. Finding she did not movo he was half inclined to. go back. \ Miss Granger,\ he said, successful- ly, resisting the impulse, She started, and began hastily to dry her eyes. \ Yes.\ \ I beg your pardon. I had no idea —how could I have?—that you were not a child.\ She looked so very small and so heartbroken, and at the same time so pretty, that Clement felt half tempted to take her in his arms like the child he had thought her. ' \Can't you forgive me?\ he askod, humbly. \ You make me feel so teri- bly guilty. The fact was, I never no- ticed you much, or I could not have made such a mistake.\ Zoe looked up with a faint smile. \ The first time I met you,\ she said, irrelevantly, '* ut a party lust winter. you said to some one,' What a pity to keep that child tip so late! She ought to have beep, in bed hours ngol'\ \I did, apt know we had over inet tiefore. I^remeinbec your sisters. \It is very importunate to be so in- significant,\ said she, her lips quiver- ing again. \I dare say you think me vory silly; but you can't guess how hard it is sometimes to bo so com- pletely overlooked!\ Moore looked down at the slight, shapely figure, less than flvo feet in height, as though ho saw it fur the first time. \Now I think of it,\ he said, \I must have offended you ,a hundred times by my stupidity. \Well I shall know better in future.\ His face expressed so much contri- tion that she laughed outright \I don't bear you any malice, Mr. Moore. There's my hand on it.\ He held it for a minute. \ Trove it, then, by coming with us to-morrow.\ .\Very well. Good-bye.\ \Good-bye said Clement, and left her., A word inore with the other two and then he was gone; and Louy and Marian Walked down a garden path arm in arm. * \lie is very nice,* said Loay. \Very handsome,\ her sister said, with a sigh; \\but he's very—very—\ As she paused for a word, Louy nodded. \Unimpressionable.' Depend upon it,, there is some one in London.\ After these mysterious words two more sighs might have been heard, had anyone; been near; and the sisters were silent, thinking of to-morrow. The Weather was kind, and did not $amp their spirits with rain.- The suc- ceeding afternoon found the three sis^ tefs suitably attired in their prettiest cotton dresses, ready to start, when the young man appeared* \I hope you'Won't objectto my vos- culum,\ he said, as they set off. \I always.take it when I'm, going any dis- tance. 1-l^ree miles, I think you said?\ they chose by. mutual consent the short, cut across the fields, the said short cut taking a'uiuch lunger time than the following of the road would have done. There were so many stiles to climb, and over every one Moore hatl :to help Marian, who was very helpless and nervous. Then he made an at- tempt each time to assist Zoe, who as frequently .derlmedf and nimbly sur- mounted them by Jierself. ,. , iLouy, too, Was independent. Sjhe was even a little sarcastic, for Zoe's ear, at the amount of laughing,, and .pretty awkwardness, and' holding of. Clement's hand, before Marian was safely landed In each new rneadow. And then—oh, iiorforf there was a field of .cows to be crossed. And Marian was dreadfully afraid of cows. What Should they do? * ;' I thought j-ou ladies who live in the country were more courageous,\ said Moore, as; the girls came to a standstill. \Shall I go and send thefn farther away from the path?\ \Oh no, for theft- they would be suroto run tf)js way.\ And Marian looked absolutely pale. *' Come along, then, and take my said be, laughing. \I'll undor^ take to pilot yon safely through, and then come Iback for the others.\ j&ufc kot# and 2oe had seen qows beforei.and followed, witnout waiting for » protector. And very so6n they were in the road, the uninteresting dusty roady with no stiles and no wild beasts to encounter. \ Ah!\ exclaimed Moore, suddenly, \ there's the moonwort! I must get it up, if you ladies will wait a mh> ute.\ He produced a little trpwel from his; pocket, and plunged his hand among the Jong grass to sep; rate it from the> fronds of the ferj Immediately there was a shght MssiftL sound, and Zoe sprang f orward.in time to see something glide slowlyinto a hole in the hank. She turned toward Moore as pale as death. \What a narrow es—\ she began, before she realized, that his face aiso worp\ an unusual expression. \Oh Mr> Moore, it didn't sting you ?\ . For answer he turned up his coat cuff and displayed a couple of little marks of teeth. \Was it a viper?\ he asked, and Zoe nodded. • •- A quick exclamation, a sigh and a slight rustle, and Marian was lying in the road unconscious, with Louy bend- ing over her. \Here's a pretty. kettle of fish,\ muttered Clement, putting the tiny wound to his mouth and sucking it, \Not very dangerous, is it?\ \Yes rather,\ said Zoe, with a shiver and a glance at her sister. \Come the Castle inn is only about half a mile! Do como, quickly never mind them! She is coming to!\ She seized his arm as he stood ir-* resolute, and half dragged him along for a few steps, when ho gave way to her earnest entreaty and walked quickly on beside her. \Brandy is tho best thing,\ panted Zoe, who had hard work to keep up with him. \Arethey eyer—fatal?\ the young man asked a few minutes later, with assumed nonchalance. \No; that is, very seldom. A severe illness is the worst that could result, I think. Is it painful?\ \ No,\ said Moore, toEing an unblush- ing fib, as ho glanced down at the white little face by his side. A sudden Idea flashed into Zoe's mind. \ Stop a minute!\ she cried, snatch- ing out a dainty pocket-handkerchief. \ No, give me you*s, it will be longer. That's it I Now turn up your sleeve.\ She bound his handkerchief as tightly as she sould\ round his arm, a little, way above the wound. \1 can improve that,\ ho said, and thrust his pockot-linifa between the folds to tighten it. \Thanks my child,\ he added, forgetting his resolve to remind her no inoro of Iter juvenile appearance, #Xhey hurried on again and wero soon in, the inn parlor,, surrounded quickly by alittle group of curious and sympathizing women. Zuu dispatched aome one for the doctor, and set to work apparently to reduce Cleinent Moore to a state of intoxication. Sho forced him to drink glass after glass of brandy, until ho obstinately refused to take another drop. Sho pleaded, insisted, implored hini almost tearfully, but ho remained firm.. \If I have any more, I shall .not know what I am doing,\ he said in her ear ; and finding him so resolved,, she desisted and longed for the doctor.' That gentleman arrived at last and set their minds at rest. He appre- hended no w'orso result than a good deal of pain. Thanks to the prompt steps already tiiken. They had to return home rather crestfallen, in a vehicle obtained at the inn, picking up the other two girls at a cottage where they had been waiting for Marian to recover from her faint- ness. , She was a good deal reassured at tho sight of Moore apparently nono the worse—tho only effect; of his wound being an unusually silent mood, from which he had not recovered when they parted at the Grangers' own door ; he ..retaining the vehicle to take him oft to Grant's farm. \I must thank you some other time,\ he said, in a low voipe to Zoe, as ho handed, her out of the chaise; and she, with forehead puckered into syuipa- thtitic lines, asked, in the same key: \Isit very bad?\ Ho shook his head, lifted his hat, stepped in and was driven off, waiting till he was out of sight of the house before sinking back With eyes closed and with a sigh of relief at the freedom from his self-imposed restrain^ Mrs. Granger sent down to the farm the next day-to Inquire after Win, re- ceiving for reply that he was very well 'and Would call the next day. However, ho did- not. come; /and when two or three had passed without any Element, a certain amount of anxiety Was felt though, not exvpressedi \Louy said Marian, one night When they were alone, \ J, firmly be* lie've he likes Zoe better than either of us, 1 am not jealous—but who would havethought it! Such a child as she looks!\ She glanced into her mirror, but saw only a blurred reflection. And Louy kissed, her' gently, tut answered nothing. Zoe was; never taken into their con- fidences. §he was\ always left out, even in her own family, being still looked upon as: \so very young.\ Clement Moore having written home to say' that he should stay where ho was for another week, spent two days in lied and one in ah ea&y-chair. On tho fourth hp' emerged from the lat^ f iced porch with the intention of ac* qualntinsim frhmds with his recovery. lie hiPflot gone far aiohg the road before,he espied two or three sniali figures in a meadow off to the right. He leapt the style and made for them, As lie had thought, they wore IZoe and two smaller Grangers, with bask- ets, in search oi? blaekberriesi Moore kissed ; both the little) oftos and pointed to a part of the field behind him, • \ There ar,e aome splendid blackber- ries overtherej\ he said—\whopper/i! You two go and get them while we istilyhere.\ The little girls ran.off obediently, and than he turned to Zoe, to take both her Ifttle hand?. \ t could not come sooner. How ,pale you are looking, child-4 begyour pardon, i meant Zoe! I wish to heaven J could think it was on my ac- Tntnt! Are you not well?\ Poor little girl! She had tortdred herself, so much in this day or, two. of ignorance respecting him. that all hot efforts; to keep hack the.tears were vain. \She'turned from him, her cheeks burning with sliatne for the hot drop? that rained over them. \Wiry Zoe! What have I said ot done 3 ? Have I offended you again ?\ \ No;\ and she choked back a sob and dried her eyes. \What then? Zoe, 1 came to thank you for all you did for me, and I don't know how to doit. In fact, nothing Will express what I feel, except—\ He looked at her doubtfully, uneer* tain how she would take the conclu- sion in his anind. The drooping 'Pf.r1.0S : eyelids and renewed accession of color settled the question. Bending down he elapsed his. uninr. jured arm about her, ahd prossed on her mouth such kisses as neither she had received nor he ever given be- fore. \ Heaven bless you, my little darling! It Is very soon |o speak, but I know you as well as I could in a dozen years. Forgive, me, sweet, itnd trust me.\ But though a year passed before the complete proof of Zee's trust in him was bestowed, the marriago created some surprise; for, as friends of tlu. bridegroom said aftorward: \ Sho looked so absurdly young!\ Tljror Killing In Java.-r- The following is a translation of an extraordinary report published in the Java Bode, the chief paper of Batavia.: \ Yesterday, so says the Mataram, a newspaper at Djooujakatra, there took placo hero the announced clearance among tho tigers belonging to his highness, the sultan, in order to make room for a fresh supply when the new tiger pens will bo built. At about 10 A. M. the sultan, tho resident military commander, assistant resident and other spectators appeared behind tho Kraton and jcated themselves in a_ grand stand qotf8tfiicfea''toT1Iie'\pin;- pose. thousands pf Javanese flocked to the spot to seo tho combats^ Soon a fight between a royal tiger and a buf- falo together in a pen commenced, Tho tiger was several times tossed into the air and then gorod to death by $t6 bnf • falo, which had been mado as furious as possible by peppered water, ( 6urning nettles and rod-hot iron bifrs. The combat lasted fully two hours. After- ward began tho ratnpoUm or tiger flight. On the plain alongside the Kraton stood Javanese armed with stout spears, fifteen to eighteen feet long, drawn up in rows one behind the other, forming altogether an ex- traordinary largo square. 'The two foremost rows lay kneeling, the two hindmost stood erect, In the center of this open space were thirteen, straw-roofed rooden pens, in. each of which was a tiger. At a given signal a musical instrument called the#a?;i- elan begins playing a martial air to slow measure. Three tiger keepers then step out of the ranks and approach the cage. Two of them bear each a burning torch, with which they set fire, to.the straw. The tiger, frightened \by the shower of sparks, is then forced out into the open space, but knows not whither to turn. It moves around and seeks wliithcr it can find an outlet, until it endeavors either by a desperate spring to get away over tho human wall which keeps it inclosed Or tries to creep through underneath. But it falls pierced by the many spears which have struck it. It utters a savage cry, which is drowned by the applause and shouts of tho multitude. In silent agony it strikes around furiously with its mighty paws. The shafts of the spears often break -like glass. In such cases a single blow might cost the life of any unfortunate within reach pf its claws. It is afterward, filled in duo form. This scene took place in the same way thirteen times successively with as many tigers, the. 'festivity closing at 2 f, M. Only a few accidents occurred. One soldier, by ill lack, received ~a spear thrust, when combating with a tiger, and was severely wounded in the leg. A native received a bite when one of the tigers broke through the square and was killed outside it, after causing great commotion among the spectators. An affecting scene presented was that of a.large tigress bringing forth a cut while she was h'ei ng slain,\ How a Whale Breathes* The windpipe does not comhmnicate With the mouth;. a hole is, as it were, bored right through the back of the head. . Engineers would do well to copy the action of tho valve of the whale's blow-hole; a more perfect piece of structure it is impossible to imagine.', Day and night, .asleep or awake, tho whale Worlis his breathing apparatus in such a, manner that not a drop -of water ever gets down into his lungs. Again, the whale must of ne- cessity stay a much longer period of time under water than seals; this, alone might possibly drown Urn, inasmuch, as the lungs cannot have access to fresh air. Wo find that this difficulty has been anticipated and obviated by a, peculiar reservoir in the venous sysr tern, which reservoir is situated at the back of the lungs,— Prarit{ Jgwtitwd* Up* FACTS AND eiOMMEOTS. The rapidly-decreasing number, of sheer) in the United Kingdom leads the English piess to_„a-iliseussion of its causes and the remedies needed. In 1874 there weie nearly 35,000,000 head Df sheep. In 1877 the number had fallen to 32,000,000, and since then the decrease has gone on without abate- ment until at the presont time the number is estimated at only 38,000,- 000. In Iieland alone in the past ten years the decrease has, amounted to over a million head. The foitunes of four leading West- ern railroad men were estimated eighteen years ago as follows; Stanford, UOfiOQ; Crocker, $25,000; Hunting- ton, $iOO,O0O;.Hopkms, $100,000; total, 6235;00O. Shey are now rather stint* ingly recorded as follows: Stanford,- 180,000,000; • Crocker, $40,006,000; Huntington, $5O;QOO$00j Hopkins? es- tate, $30,000,000; total; $200,000,000. These men formed a syndicate to nuild a railroad to California, and made im- mense personal fortunes from the ven- ture. Alittle incident of Hungariancrinv jnal prticedure shows that after all torture is not so obsolete as. was sup- posed. The facts afa stated by ; a legal adviser bf the prisoners in amomOpal; to the minister,' and 'they* show no'w 1 agreeably a commissary of police in Hungary combines business and amuse- ment. His business beinjg to extract confessions, tho criminal is hung *up by his feet, or if a woman, is suspended over the fire, when the required infor- mation is at once cofnmunicated. All this is forbidden by the law of the country, bnt still it goes on. In regard to. tho manner in., which the Chinese are 'sweeping California waters of fish, the San Pxancisco Bul- letin gays: A walk of observation through Chinatown in this city will disclose the fact that fish of all kinds are taken fix nets and afterward dried for both Chinese homoand foreign con- sumption, that range from one-half inch to three inches in length by an eighth of an inch to one-half an inch- around tho largest part of- the body, They are to be seen, day in and day out, after being dried, in largo baskets, ready for shipment or' consumption, at every flshstand of tho Chinese. The fish are-not confined to any distinct •speoieBj butare of * innumerableclasses. A Romantic Story. An Innsbruck ('Germany) co-respond- ent of the Boston A&DWti&e? tells thra story: In tho. Silver chapel is the, tomb and marble effigy of that beautiful woman, Phihppina Weiser, whose photograph you see in all the shop windows of Innsbruok. Bdr eyes wore olivine, it is said, dark blue, her liair gojden chest- nut, and the skin BO titosparenfc r that the \red wme could be \Been as iif ran, down the lovely throat.'* In tho pho- tograph her beautiful face rises up like a lovely flower out of a high iuf£,_ a su- perb jeweled collar withpehdaaljewolfi is bound closie about the high-mounting neck of the rich dark velvet xobe,thehair is parted and rolled back irom a high, broad, intelligent forehead that has; nothing Greek about It, but is a clear, good, Anglo-Saxon brow; on the, head is a net-eap made of small goldroseltos, with pearls and a jeweled border around it. Tfie-Jtrch of the delicate eyebrows is £eri(&fe the eyes have a bewitching exbjfegsion that is both courageous and pleasing;; she had a shapely nose, a lovely mouth and chin, and an expres- sion of dignity, refinement and gentlo- hess; pel feet womanly loveliness, ejjfttaoterlze this pictured semblfcnco of a woman who was the most beautiful of herSity,' a^d whose lomantiehistory has : inspired rhanyapoet and di amatiat. She wilS; this daughter of a rich Augsburg H banker. ¥ei dinand, nephew of Oharle: *y\ 1 eH madly in love with \ £heyN«Mjye married secretly, the momersif, two f\ons, Waits you can see^t Scl \* the charming castle oi uirge niountain slopes, irCrn In&sbruck, WO^A\ and tFerdinattd spent theA; was , por- *Jhbrau, jM.mtlta, I short igo- Phil a »3ton& The Dufco do Santona, a Spanish grandee of the first class, has just died at Madrid, leaving an enormous forr, tune to ids only daughter. He wa3 of obsoure Cuban birth, and once fol- lowed the hatter's trade. At this he acquired great wealth and was ever ready to Rp<md large sum\! in fiehalf of tne Alphonist party in all political contests, even while Alphonso was-yet a mere cadet at the military academy, with only tho slimmest chance of over reaching the throne. So, when at last the young princo did become king, he remembered gratetnliy the devoted fol- lower who had rendered him such sig- nal services. He gave him opportuni- ties of largely increasing his fortune, made him Dufce.de Santona, and, at his death, occupied, a place amohg the chief mourners. : A Now York woman recently I860 for her dog's portrait. Well, it is probably worth a great deal mot e than the dog.*— £oweU C?lfeft. Consumption has hitherto been re- § arded as a disease of the lungs, which hmot be reached directly except by inhalation, aud the value of that form of medication is problematical. A new theory of the disease, called the Salisbury theory, makes it one of un- healthy alimentation. According, to this View, it Is the fermenting of food in tho stomach which furnishes to the circulation noxious material that affects the lungs on reaching those or-> gaiis. Granting the truth of the theory, we shall have to con- sider consumption as enrable. All that needs to be done is* to use only such food as will not ferment In the stomach, and to dean out that organ occasionally lw a judicious, use of warm water, with simple tonics before mOais to aid the digestive process. A Weak solution of ferriq per sulphatbis recom- mended for inhalation to cbecjfc hemor- rhage in the severe stage of the disease. The idea is well worthy tho attention of the lnany who are supposed to be In the initial stages of consumption, It would be an Inestimable booh if it be the means of saving them, to say nothing of the many others whose oases are other wise hopeless. •WuiiamF.Cody, better Mown aa \Buffalo Bill,\ believes that General Custer killed himself, when he saw that death was inevitable, Inpreference to being lulled by the Indians, !te gives the following reason for Ibis be- lief; \the Indians'.will notiflutWnte a body which they find dead, aiu\0en- eral Custer's was in© only one wtiit was'not sculped and qthSriylse cut to pieces of burned. My impression *is that he, after seeing all his command, shot down, and that he himself nmsfc also goTwiaed a.nd took hil^wa life rather than be liilled by the savages. t was in General Crooks command that soon after ari'ived upon the scene, and although Custer w*nt into the tight with sijven qo'ropanie&,' and' had 300 men killed, 1 am satisfled be wonld never have given the Indians battle had he not thought rehifpreeiaents wero near lit hand. Some time after the engagement an Indian warrior told me that Custer was tho last mttn to feti, and MM himsolf. Had Onatef been: given entire command t>t the troops he would have whipped the In- dians instead of being crushed by thorn. They did not recognize Ouster after he was shot, as he had a few months previous cttt off Irisriong hair.\ It is estimated that Alabama wifj tu*n out 570*000 tons of pig iron In and Jferamana spent theiJ> to :,\* J it»pina matpled life. The Emperors^' '^ppr was naturally very angry at Remand riagO, but during one of liis W»ar- Ittnsbrnek the lovely wowan\to with her two young boys and^cgi him to iforgivo her. History 'tellsX pretty; touching story,how he had only 1 to look at Philippina to justify liis son. When Ferdinand tho emperor died Bhe dost her best and most pow- erful iriend. Her mother-in-law was forever taunting her. So ono morning the poor woman lay dowh in her bath- tub and drowned herseif, in order that her dear husband might marry a royal wife. Ton ean see the bath-room at. Sohloss Ambras,but the eustode denies the legend, I am happy to say, and I am uriwUlingto believe it. Mei hus- band, tho Count of Tyro), mourned.her loss. Tradition says he was frantlO with grief, and builfi tho beautifnl SllbernO chapel, wiere each lie buried. True, honiftji-iod again only two yeairs after hot* death, and his aeeond wlf^^i was of his own rank, the daughter of Duke William, of Mantua; but be never livedagain atSchloss AwbriaSi A Story of the Swiss Hlnister* A Wuahingtou correspondent writes/, Tlie following incident la related of** .jlmil ITrey, the new Swiss minister here, who was a captain in theiHghty- second Illinois \volunteers during the war. The new Swiss minister re> cently arrived in this city. Mr.Emil l\rey Was Confined in Xiliby prison ai.. one time, it WW he remembered, as hostage fbrthe Confederate Captain \W J. Gprdon, condemned to death by a Federal court martial. PJtesidentliinr coin, upon being so informed, stayed the atecutton of Gordon, and tho then Caption !?rpy, of the Eighty-second Hlinois ypldnteers, Mow the first minister plenipotentiary. from Switz- erland to tne Tinted States,, 'virtually saved Gordon's life, who was. soon afterward sent to jtichiijond by a flag, of truce,and In return, Captain.. Prey was released. This morning Captain Gordon, who Is sojourning In this city, called On Minister T?rey, and the two saw each other for the first time. As may be well supposed, tho meeting was highly interesting'to both, and to till who chanced to bo : present. There was a rattta! intorchange of ex- . perienep? durthg tats prissa lif^eoteacli, and a recital of the fearful suapens* both were, subjected to fef a time. They separated, evidently bighlj grati- flpdtohave personally met Itch other after an interval of: seventfl^a years, When the life of ofie de|eiided oriihat of the other, and under, circumstances so changed.. Mr. IPrey on his return to Switzerland Was compelled to re*. naturalize himself, Which he did, to become president of the Swiss aonncii. He is also, major-rgeheral in the Swiss array, ,'. : ; U-: '.. ' '',.'~ : Ifctegi-apWc Cable ineidont^r The work in the operating room atj Heart's Content, 2?. J\ hal brought out anumher of ;curIous faota abotit cables and cable operating. $or in- stance, New York city, semis and re>'' ceives about^^ twc4hiras of «ll the-cable: business of the Hnited States, ShUt? delphia cornea next, thOrjt Chicago; whiie some of the, smaller $outhetn ; cities, with their messages xolating-tQ- cotton «aie8f outrank more Northern cities like Boston^ ^altitnorfeSfe liouis ; or (Jincianati* It amazes me Meg-\' raphets there. to tell them of- the im- portance of places like JSfew Haven,; Albany, 1'roy or Buffalo, front whieh;. the cable business is«o small th#.ittf the Heart's Content station, they ma supposed to be little towus* \ The present price trfamessageisllEty cents a word. Xet, a few ye^rs .;%o,. ; when i, ; oornpetition i-Mueed-ths ra$e-totwcly« : cents, theittcreaae in- *ho • nuttibBf »& cable messages' was kelatively ve$y • • small. But as the conipfetlUon w'as- coraparativeiy brief< the test of \elieap rates can scarcely bo^alM kMi: mOi As showing thoimportance«f losing steatly men imeableWorJt s theoxaiaplft • is^ited oS a subordinat» *t Tahmti* ohdrged with tlw dutjiof uutag e»Jf* tain ftompfex eonnectton* Wifeh'tlij wires th«o, • Om 4t\f he hmmm ' texioated, and> «s» one kiww \ intekato tBonneations, 4onis»«aie«itioa ' between two wntinents was Wrtl-ftigti stopped for a Inrge. par| nf » day natli a drnuktad could reewer from, 3bli three, • •• •* •\- . - .\•'; \ x_i / /-.
