A MYSTERIOUS WEDDING. Waaaa thought that Mar Forster mn( marry John Charriugton, but ha thought differently, and things which Jaha Charrington intended had a qaser way of coming to pass. He asked her to marry him before he went up to Oxford, she laughed and refused him. He asked her the ueit time he came home. Again she laughed, tossed her dainty blond head, and again refused. A third time he asked her; she said it was becomiug a confirmed bad habit, and laughed at him more than ever, but said yes. We were all asked to the wedding. In liriihatn every oue who was any body knew eveybody else who was any oae. The coming marriage was much canvassed at afternoon tea tables and at our little cluo ovei the sakdler's, and the question was always asked: "Does she care for him?" I used to ask that question myself in the early days of their engagement but after a certain evening in August I never asked It again. I was coining home from the club through the church yard. Our church is ou a thyme-grown WD, and the turf about it is so thick and soft that one's foot-steps are noise less. . . I made, na sound as 1 vaulted the low. lichened Wall, and threaded my way between the tombstone. It was at the same instant that I heard John Charrington's voice, and saw her face May was sitting on a low, flat grave stone, with the full splendor of the Western sun upon the migiionne face Its expression ended at once and for ever, any question of her love for him It was transfigured to a beauty 1 should never have believed possible even to that beautiful little face. John lay at her feet, aud it was his voice that broke the stillness of the golden August evening. "My dear, my dear, I believe that I should come back from the dead if you wanted me." 1 coughed at once to indicate my presence, and passed out into the shad ow, fully enlightened. The wedding was to be early in Sep temter. Two days before 1 had to run up to town on business. The train was late, of course, for we were on the Southeastern, and as I stood grumbling with my watch in hand, whom should I see but John Charrington and Alay Fereter. They were walking up and down the unfrequented end of the plat form, arm in arm, looking into each other's eyes, careless of the sympathetic interest of the porters. Of coures I knew better than to hesitate a moment before burying my self in the booking .office, audit was not till the train drew up at the . plat- M .t .. t i j : .. I .. .1 1 1 . : with my Gladstone and took the cor , ner in a first-class smoking carriage. I did this as good an air of not seeing them as I could assume. I pride ray setf on my discretion, but if John were traveling alone 1 wanted his company. I had it. "Hullo, old man," came his cheery voice as be swung his baggage into my carriage, "here's luck; I wa3 expecting a dull journey." "Where are you o ft to ?" I asked, dis cretion still bidding me turn my eyes away, though I saw, without looking that hers were red-rimmed. "To old Branbiidge's, he answered, shutting the door and leaning out for a last word with his sweetheart. 'Ob, I wish you wouldn't go, John," he was saying in a low earnest voice, "I feel certain something will happen." "I must, May. The old boy's been awfully good to me, and now he's dying 1 must go and see him, but I shall come home in time for " the rest of the parting was lost in a whisper and in the rattling lurch of the starting train. "I shall surely be back tomorrow,'' he aid, "or, if not, the day after, in heaps - of Mm a " ! "And suppose Mr. Branbridge dies?" . "Alive or dead, I mean to be married on Thursday!" John answered, lighting a Cigar, and unfolding the Times. At Peasmarsh Station we said "good bye," and he got out, and I saw him ride off; I went to London, where I stayed the night. When I got home the next afternoon a Tory wet one, by the way my sister greeted me with: i "Where's Charrington?" : "Goodness knows," I answered tes tily. Every man since Cain has re sented that kind of Question. "I thought yon might hare heard from him," she went on, "as you're to give him away to-morrow." .. "Isn't he back?" I asked, for I had confidently expected to And him at home. "No, Geoffrey" my sister always bad a way of jumping at conclusions, ' aspoctauy sucn conclusion a were least favorable to her fellow creatures. . "Hs-hasnot returned, and, what is worse, you may depend upon it be mat You mark my word, there'll be M wedding to-morrow." I was at the station at 2 JO. I felt rather annoyed with John. It seemed a sort of slight to the beautiful girt who avsdhlm, that hi should eome, as it wjwotof braath, and with thsddst .tf iMvatife him 'to take bar hand , MM of oa would hare given the ' kacrmm mi anr lhraa in taka Xstt tbslo'cteek train glided to ttft gSJH Mt again, having brought to our utue station I thttMMytd. There waM oiaer train for tttirty-five minutes. FiTe minutes later I flung myself into the carrisge that I had brought for John. "Drive to the church!" I said, as rnim. hut the door; "Mr. Har rington hasn't some by this train." Anxiety now replaced auger. It was five minutes to 4 as we drew up at the church-yard gate. A double row of eager oa-lookers lined the path from lycbgate to porch. I sprang from the carriage and passed up between them. Our gardener had a good rrom plate near the door. 1 stoppeu. "Are thev waiting still, UjlesT 1 asked, simply to gain - time, for of course, I knew they were by the wait ing crowd's attentive atti.uue. "Waiting sir? N'o, sir; why it must be over by now." "Over! Then -Mr. Charrington s come?" "To the minute, sir; must have mis sed you somehow, and I say, sir," low ering his voice, "1 never see Mr. John the least bit so afore, but my opinion is he's been drinking pretty free. His clothes was nil dusty, and his face hice a sheet." A murmur from the church an nounced them; out they tame. ISyles was right. John Charrington did not look himself. There was dust on his coat, his hair was disarranged. He seemed to have been in some row, lor there was a black mark above his eye brow. He was deathly pale. Hut his palor was not greater than that of the bride, who might have been carved in ivory dress, veil, orange blossoms and all. As they passed out the ringers stop pedthere were six of them and then on the ears expecting the gay wedding peal, came the slow tolling of the pais ing belL A thrill of horror at so foolish a jest from the ringers passed through us all But the ringers themselves dropped the ropes and fled like rabbits down the stairs. The bride shuddered aud grey shadows came about her mouth, but the bridegroom led on down the path where the people stood with handfuls of rice; but the handfuls were never thrown and the wedding bells never rang. Then the tongues were loosed. A babel of anger, wonder, conjecture from the guests aud the spectators. "If I'd seen his condition,", said old Forster to me as we drove off, "I would have stretched him on the floor of the church, sir, by heaven 1 would before, I'd have let him marry my dmighter!" Then he put his head out of the win dow. "Drive like fury," he cried to the coachman; "Don't spare the horses." We stood in the hall doorway, In the blazing afternoon sun, aud in about half a minute we heard wheels crunching fcthe gravel. When the car riage stopped in front of the steps old t'orster and I ran down. "Great heavens, the carriage is empty! and yet" I had the door open in a minute, aud this is what I saw: No sign of John Charrington ; and of May, his wife, only a huddled heap of white satin on the floor of the car riage and half on the seat. "I drove straight here, sir," said the coachman, as the bride's father lifted her out, "and I'll swear no one got out of the carriage." ' We carried her into the house. As we stood, her father and I, half mad with the horror and mystery of it, a boy came up the avenue a telegraph boy. I hey brought the orange envelope to me. i tore it cpen. "Mr. Charrington was thrown from his horse on his way to the station at 1:30. Killed on the spot!" And he was married to May Forster in our parish church at 3:30, in pres ence of half the parish. I shall be married, dead or alive!" Before a week was over they laid her beside her husband in our little church yard on the thyme-covered hill the churchyard where tbey had kept their love trysts. Temple Bar. A Treasured Hoof. A very interesting relic has fallen in to the possession of the well known Birmingham physician, Sir James bawyer. it is one of the hoofs of the identical horse that Lord Cardigan rode in the charge of the Light Brigade. Lady Sawyer's father who was a Lin colnshire rector, received this precious relic of the historic charge from Lord Cardigan, and it bears an inscription to this effect -The four hoofs are now disposed of aa follows: The Prince of Wales, an honorary colonel nf ih. Tenth Hussara, has one; another be. longs to the oncers of that famous re giment, and It is brought out at meet on state occasions; the Countness of CanarJig owns a third; and the last, which is the off bind hoof, graces the sideboard of Sir James Sawyer. It is beautifully mounted in silver, and i. naturally highly prized by it owner -Lonaon Tit-tuts. it is stated that an averas Quart of ovsters contains aMut tbo sai quantity of nutriUva aufaatanee a quart of milk, or a pound of vary awn oeer, or a pound and a half of fresh codflfb, or two-thirds of a nmmnA of bread. TtearotMof dovaala thakv-aihai riirioiis Culling. A man should weigh tweaty-si pounds forerery foot of his stature. The total export from tho 2 Zealand gold mines hi heen over 5 1,000 sterlings. A philosophic observer remark, tuai "it is not what a man doe but what he gets caught at that weighs in the world's judgement" There are now living in oue house in a village near Norwich, Eng. five generations, the ages of the individuate beiug ninty two, sixty-one, thirty auc, nineteen and six mouths, respectively The fouious Winchester' elm, iu Boston receutly cut down was standing full grown in 130. ne reaiy with the Indians was signed under it and it was the last of New England's historic elms. There are 200.483 Indians in the United Mates, exclusive of Alaska, this enumeration Including bucks squaws aud pajoess. The available toroe for fichtning is uu w, umy .. half of whom are warlike. Tiir is an annual "feast of False Fares" iimonir the Onondaga Indians iu Northwestern New York that follows some weeks' after the "White log Feast" Tlie faces are mostly wooden masks made by themselves, om are not old. Therwi.ire ir. Swift, who' was one of the attorneys In the celebrated trial of the Niser I'aine will case in New York is said to have received a fee of $.0 000 for his services. He lives now in ratsdara, N. Y, and is still a young man, only 40 years of age. ... A young man, being asked by a judge whether he had a father and a mother said he wasn't quite sure whether be had or not rirst, his father died and then his mother married again and then his mother died and his father married again; and now he didn't ex actly know whether they were his father and mother or not Londoner's are very much interested in the discovery that the one original home of Cashmere shawls but Germany I.arire Quantities of German-made shawls are taken to India with imita tions of Cashmere marks on them and sent into the. iut rior and sold as native products. They cost in Calcutta about a pound. They sell for 7 Two boys near Boston Island, Booth Hav harbor, recently, saw two big eagle fighting in the air 200 feel above water. The talons of one bird became entangled In a wing of the other, and both fell into the sea. When the boys rowed out to them one of the eagles showed fight and they were obliged to kill it, but the other was captured alive and measures six feet from tip to tip. The Flag iu The Navy. The red flag is a mark of danger and shows a vessel to be receiving or dis charging powder. A flag at half mast means that a death has occurred, and hoisted unioa down is a signal of distress. The yellow flag belongs tothequaran- tine service, And when eisplayed is a sign of contagious disease. A flag of truce is a white flag dis played to an enemy to indicate a desire for a parley or consultation A convoy flag Is white, triangular in shape, bordered with red, and is worn by men-of-war when convoying mer chant vessels. A church pennant is a white pennant, without swallow tails, charged with a blue Latin cross, hoisted at the peak, during divine, over the ensign. A dispatch flag is a white, square flag with Ave blue crosses, generally known as the five of clubs; hoisted forward de notes important and urgent special service which must not be interfered with by any officer junior to the one by whom it was dispatched. A Vry Queer Satellite The satellite nearest to the nlaiiet Jupiter must be a singular place of residence it there be any nossibilitv nf residents at all resembellng human- beings, in the first place though it is bigger than our own moon, the into. stance of which it Is composed is leas than half as light as cork, so that itia not a very solid place of residence. In the next place, though the sun appears very dim from it as compared with what it appears from the earth it has a moon-namely, Jupiter itself whose surface appears many hundreds of timet larger than out moon. in the third place, the recent obser vations made of this satellite by Mr. Barnard in the treat Lick oiwmtM. make It not improbale that this satellite ' la really cut In two. and that tharnfm ' there may be two separate little worlds probably not separated by any very great distance (for the total dlamaf.. of the two together, If there be two divisions of the satellite which was always supposed till quite recently to bo single, is not above 2 miles cross; revolving together through space soma even of the detail nf of which worlds must be viatMa from ms otnsr if then be anything like iwawpai pn eiwernaiL It the satellite m not eat In two, Mr. Barnard holds that than nn. k. . light , bait round It, Tsryllke toe light IT. rr-u,l,wr ", wo that this rurht bait nrodaeaa tha all TlairHI naAaa aad. -i . FiniTINCBYJELECRAPH. Trm(rrarf tm fa-r frm th Wlra Bl Amy Dlitaara. The printing telegraph, though a de vice of comparatively recent develop ment, has been the subject of oxleM investigation, and practical workers in electiclty have directed their whole at tention, in some instances, to the transmission of messages and the re cording of them in plain Roman char acters. A very complimentary notice to a new system has recently appeared m various electrical papers a the most perfect system known. Its advantages are simply those of an electrical typewriter, by means of which the message is printed iu the presence of the transmitting operator in page form, and a duplcate of the same printed at all the receiving sta tions on the line, whether it be long or short circuit. The benefit of such an apparatus to the press at large can be readily seen, iecially for the dis trbutlon of current news in the various news paper oflicee. A single trans mission prints It simultaneous, in page form, ready for the compositor's case in all the news paper offices of many cities. It is said to differ materially from every other known means of telegraphy in one essential particular. In it the impulses move the instruments whereas in other systems the instruments move the impulses that is to say, the trans mitter of the message is cause to run by a separate power. No combination of electrical impulses or current is em ployed. An even succession of dote or impulses, which operate the flamed relay armature at the receiving station places the revolving type wheel in the required position, when the local mech anism causes the letter to be printed. The apparent impossibility of trans mitting printed characters 500 or 1,000 miles over a single wire at once presents itself to the mind, and it is overcome in this system, it is asserted in a very sim pie way. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a certain number of impulses, which revolve the type wheel to the required position, when the let. tens are struck by the local mallet Fourteen impulses represent the en tire alphabet, making a complete revo. lution of the type wheel, which may be turned 200 revolutions per minute, thus securing very rapid printing. Its ad vantage also is that of absolute secrecy as a means of communication. The advantage of the printing telegraph for the transmission of news to newspaper offices is unquestionable a subject com manding attention on the part of pro gressive proprietors. Paper and Press. Frankness. Professor .Simon Newcomb is well known as a man whose scientific studies have tended to exaggerate a natural disposition to mental abstraction. Tim professor's friends, who are also his strong admirers, understand his pecul iarity, and overlook in him what might not be excused iu a common per son. A lady is very fond of telling this incident: She was at a reception given at Pro fessor Ncwdombe's house. The occa sion had been made delightful by the professor and his accomplished wlte and daughters, toward the close of the evening the lady, who had enjoyed the affair greatly, approached the host and asked him, with much enthusiasm, "How often do you have these delight ful reunions, professor?" No jKilite, prevarication delayed the reply, "Thank God, madam, but once a year. .San Francisco Argonaut. ."Misapplied Benevolence. A short time ago a "distinguished citizen" of a neighboring state cele brated the fiftieth anniversary of his wedding day, and received on that oc casion, in the shape of presents from admiring friends property to the amount of $19,000. At least that is the sum at which he estimated the value of his presents, and the figures Which he gave to the reporters. The gentleman referred to is not in im poverisbed circumstances, nor in any need from public or private charity, and possibly when he invited his friends to his "golden wedding" he did not expect that they would "come down" with such liberality, but he did not refuse their bounty, nor did he ob ject to the amonnt of their contribut ions being published in the newspaper It passes our comprehension to con ceive why a well to do couple, with all the comforts and luxuries of life at their command, should le made the recipients of a new fortune in addition to their own ample means, simply be cause it has pleased heaven to prolong their lives to a ripe old age, and they have lived together, as all married peo pto ought to live, in peace and harmoi.y. Benevolence might be more wisely di rected than In the making of such un iteesasary presents, to say nothing of tha shock which the self respect of the recipient ought to receive when tbey pckat the cash and see the fact blaz- wuau w we column or the press from Main to Califoraifc-New York IaIr. -; ttva- year-old William was talking about his knuckles and his brother aatad want he meat, "lmoaathsllttk Am on ay Angers," was U ready aapty Waiting for ' A man Willi eleven weeks of wiry hair and a long growth of beard stepjd .. . k..w.hnn in one of our cities .Knhrily and sat dowa Proba- i in hid best mood. At any rate he looked cross, even though it was bis next tnni. "Next," said the barber. "IU wait for Sam," said the man with the hair and beard and as he said it he kicked at the dog and looked about as pleasant as the circular saw in motion. ' "AU right," said the barber with emphasis. "Next" The "next" got into the thair and left the man who was cross sitting by the window watching for Sam. Half au hour passed. The shop was ful and there seemed to be a good deal of amusement among all except the man who was waiting for Sam. One by one the customers kept coming in. The clock hands passed from 6 JO p. m. to 7 JO p. m., and then to 8 JO p. m. At about this time the door opened and a bead popped in. "Heard from bam yetT said the head. "Yes," replied the barber. "How is be; having a good time ?" "Guess be is. At any rate he says he is. "When do you expect him home.' "In about three weeks." The door Blamed after the questioner just as the man with the nearu, wuo was waiting for Sam, jumped to ins feet Oh-what did you sayTshout- ed he, "Did you say Sam wasn I coin ing for three weeks'". The barber repressed his smile, ana , I in a voice mat was low aim cvuu ni;, he said: "Yes, sir. Sam is up country, and we expect him back in about two wee.s and a half. But if you want to wait for him we'll make uy a bed for you right here on" but the rest was lost by the door slaming on the retiring form of the man who was waiting for Sam. Lcwiston Journal. lie Owned a Sand Bar. A gentlemau from Maine bought a dozen lots in a South Dakota river town some time ago as a speculation lie paid his taxes regularly for several years and finally went out to see his property. The agent w ho sold him the lots met him at the station, and after shaking hands with his client said: "Ah, Mr. Pettiboue, you came upon us at an inauspicious time. "What do you mean, Mr. Corayshun T "Your lots, sir." "Y'es, what about them ?" "Well, sir, you know 1 suggested that you buy near the levee." "Certainly I do. You assured rue that when tho Great Midland railroad built out from here it would cross the river at this point, and my lots would treble In value." "Quite true, so I did. But man pro poses and God disposes. He lias sent his rains and his floods and changed the course of the river so completely that the Great Midland has decided to cross twenty miles above here." "And how does this effect my Jots?" "You see that little bush out in the middle of the river near the end of that sand bar?" "Y'es, yes; what of it?" "That's the southwest corner stake of your block!" Chicago Herald. An Old Act for Compulsory Kdiicatfori. It is of the year H'Ji and belongs to Scottish legislation: It reads aa fol lows; "Item. It is a statute and or dained through all the Itealmo that all Barronnes and Frcechalders that are of sustance put their eldest sonnes aires to the schulcs fra they be sex or nine zeires of agetand til) remaine at the Grammar Schules quhill they be com petently founded and have perfect Latino. And thereafter to remaine three zelres at the schules of art and jure.swa that may have knawledge ana understanding of the Lawes: throw the quhilks justice may remaine universally throw all the Itealme. Swa that they are Schtreffea or Judges Ordinares under the. King's Ilieness may have knawledge to doe justice, that the puir people sulde have noneede to seeke our Soveraino Lj. . principal Auditor for ike small injurie. And quhat Barrone or Freehalder -of substance that hiddis not his son at the schules as said is, havand no lauch ful essoinzia, but failzie herein, fra knawledge may gotten thereof, he sail pay to the King tha summie of twentie pound.-J. N. Hollock in Christian at Work. Protector Against Nicotine. An electrical engineer of Camhin Springs claims the invention of a mouth-piece for pipes that will prevent any connection of the nicotine de posited in smoking with the tongue. He makes a hollow ball with a . tubular or slotted stem attached to it I uwiin iuw umi usual orifice in the mouth-piece of the pipe, or cigar or cigarette holder, so that the amoks shall pass out through tho tube or slotted stem and upper slotted part -of the. ball, and tha tongue shall rob against the ball In the mouth of tha orineo, and thus avoid or prevent tha aaUva of tho mouth from going or work tog back In 'the mouthDUce."-.- TorkTslsgram. Tha vuestioa is asked u !V a train- "Hoi As . . JUU flf, pjoyea in stores and s!JM salaries live?" It woi-y be surprising to u number f ho manage to week, and who have h,f art of making ! dollar po M . would ordinarily. "Save up money on ft a some iriaredulous person. 1 There are not many, it m& niitted. but four poor girls ing from 8 o'clock ft, tu 6 at night, three ai aaJfirhj 7 other in a shop, have been trying the plan 0f .J housekeeping, which j.n.t,. come perfect system fw J women who cannot afford to J tbe place they prefer, or beryj satisfied when they uudtrrtafeY cbeaperplaces. K When the store whom thrt girls worked has closed for three proceed to the m an J where they are met by ti,e bersof the family, and the f., home together. 1 Having heard of the j.lfasaJ which these girls have at their J ments and being desirous f JH herself how the plans ar nJ the writer, by special invitac! ly took an eveninjr mi ni nuJ The house is on a side n-Jl easy walking distance of ill the room up two f is its. 3 a large apartment and has ttv, dows, w hich are prettily dn dotted muslin tied b;u k vi -ribbons. The walls are tii,w' ( pale cream coloi and tlie whoj" showed the good ta;;tr- nf tht'- A folding Ltd- of c-,Uta l tho frcntf which is a loaM and a broad couch, Ylkh un5, two easy chairs, one rocker other chairs and ail tlielarwl furniture. i In front of the door ktf.-W side room, which is us 4 asa t: is a large screen, evid-nUy q manufacture, but decidtdij J tal. Two sets of shelves adorn i! between the window, and filled with books. There oeu good pictures 'mng about, til pretty things, watched over b j bust of Dickens on a bracket " White tho writer km sda.--neatness of tho room and prv ' general appearance olc of tit set the table. There was no array of silver ' 'i' dishes were daint- although tasv not many of them, and (be le not spoiled by ;nu)jgk seJ1 IfJ tiling pnssei HT4romiair, Iw hungry. After a while the cut ot was considered, and found n 48 cents. That did not incif butter or coffee, the former tat ' girls 20 cents a week, butter cents and tho cofi'-e the r'ina f sif.vwlsinufwl rviiilr nt 11 tJPT: vai v v vj. iiltvu lima u iw '. j bring the total up toM Ij At the end of the wwk 9j mnbA ... Anu, ,...r,t, -V 11 expenses for tho l.nm'y si fcr about 81.80 on an average. wt Ihrt rrinm iinriirroulw-il r:'J ; ceptiou of the beds, at id ts arc able to hire at the 1 jw pra ' a month. .. fort In the same room which CC mentioned is running wattr. A shelves have been "built in";tba things more convenient for TOf keepers. "' Mt The gas stove, bou jjlit at i & ' set on a little rawed, ,UiU" corner which is com red st oilcloth. fi Tinware is hung up ill everything looks as orderiyssfar: They do not flnd time for pm I dishes, but they have plenty J soma food, and niif thoroughly their maiiiie'tft '- Occasionally they are iart spend Sunday or to tea duritf-jj. but they feel very much X their cozy room which they f together soiong, mid their f have such doleful txirieDy ing up boarding places andtr ni rTitH salaries would be j ihey tried w-oirV keeping.Ilostou.Wwbe. Why Camphor U C4 In each ton of caniplwr- to this country from JspM per cent of camphor and ? waste. l...vi.r fill--Dill - phor evaporates during w ieavln 12 J -2 per cent of H reduction. A-NewVor shipped a 76,000 plant f facture of Camphor at IW with a view of savin? Uj waste in the production ot Growing Potutoe In . An Auburn woman ib hung up a calico wi-app' : of which was a potato, a 1 , did not use the wrapW'i - .t.. iitiinvei red'' seven or sla-ht perfect If. , &,a Kennebec Journal . AUttlairl,'iho ' father had gone to the lT'l uiiKKwnUy aaked "if f!.i tropic voted at the equsw