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Time spae rolled ob tha mighty murtc
Walk) to It low majc itle modulation,
Th chraii of chaos slowly wpt alile.
The Father spake a dream that had been lying
Haahtd from rtemlly In sllenrsj there,
Heard Ui pare melody anil low 'replying,
drew to that mualr In tha wondering air
Orcw to that mtiwo .lowly, grandly waking,
Till, bathed In beauty, It became, aVrirM I
Led by Hit voice, It tpherle pathway taking,
While glorious cloud their wlnira around It
furled.
Nor yet ha ceased Out sound HU lore re
vealing, Though, In repone. a unlrerac movrt hy I
Throughout eternity, It echo pealing
World after world awaken in glad rrptr.
And wnerwMW, In hi Mrli rrratlon,
Aweet mualo breatln In ware, nr lilnl, or
ol
TU but the faint and far reverberation
Of that great tone to which tha planet roll.
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TMROUtiH I'AHKF.NIJKK.
"Whetn are yoti going, Dlokf"
"Hack to chut with my through pas
sengers." And Dlok Davis, the conductor, left
tha mail our nntl entered tho through
coach attached to the train.
Cloning the door hi walked straight
to an old man seated lu thu center of
the car. Ills hair nml board wore m
whit m saow, but tlu'iu wrtronoorowV
feet or Hla forehead nor wrinkle en hU
cheeks. Hla eyes flaahod with the lusty
llghtjsf manhood, though hi hair Indl
oatetnhat he hud crossed the Imundary
of tlrlWsoora years. .ijw1 ci'l
He smiled when the pleasant-faced
conductor dropped Into thu sent before
him, mi leaning forward made a re
Mark In alow tone Of voice.' This Ire
'nark canned Davla ,to raise, his head
And gaae at the beautiful face of a girl
who slept In a seat, beside the white
boardod paMengor., ,
"She sleeps Mlk a ohllilt said the
oondtt6tor, admiring the face, nnd with
Ing, perhaps, that he.' could, fonjoy such
a lumber. '
'She always sloops that way," re
sponded tho passenger, With a smllo,"
"and when alio wakje alio Is fresh M a
rose."
"Your daughter Ha oomiiany, I soo,"
observed Davis, glancing at the remain
dor of the oooupnhU of tho oar, who
appeared to be alcoplng aoundly.
"Yea; they aro going tbrongnF'
"Oh, yes; nono nut through paaaon
gera are admitted to this coach. Thoy
are oomnmnlcatlvo fellowMravcleu, I
hould aay."
"They are not," replied the old maa.
"Mr. Davla, I do uoVllke-my, traveling
companion!," aodtha apeaker'a voice
wan lowered. 4
The conductor looked atirprlacd.
"Will you be kind enough to explain,
Mr. Radcllffef" ..
A ahort time p'revloua to tila conver
sation tho conductor and paaenger had
exchanged enrda, and wcro thua en
abled to addroaa each other by name,
"I oaniaoarcoly oxptaln.V waa tho ro
ply of the paaaenger. "There la ii man
in thu fourth aeatfrom tho atove, whom,
unaccountably, l tlo not like. Ho board
ed the train at Homuoy," and I hao
caught him looking aikanuo At Mabel
and mylelf. Then thu follow who ap-
Konra to lie aaluep,' throe aenbf behind
im on the oppoaltu sldo of the abile,
haa boon guilty of the Vamu thing, ami
I bolievo tnuro la nu undeaatandlug bo
twoen the iiartlea. ,1 dovAt want you
to think I fear. Never ULrmv life, and
I have paaaed through LHb wllda of tho
Amaaonlau valley, ffofo jTfeared man.'
Over theru Ilea the OnlV Jewel to which
I cling," and he rioddod' toward the
alumlwrlng girl. "She la tho aolu oroa
turu through whose veins runs a drop
of my blood, and you mtud know aho Is
very dear to mo." "
"Certainly, Mr. HmlolllV said the
conductor, "Your entire solicitude is
for hur."
"Exactly."
"Do you know those follows?"
"I do uot; never saw them buforo In
my life."
"Conductor Davis was thoughtful a
moment. '
"Yourself and daughter can avoid
thorn by taking up quarters in the for
ward car. I assure you that you shall
not bo considered as intruders, nnd that
thu accommodations will not lack for
comfort."
Hut tho passenger gently declined the
oouduutor'a offor, and said ho woujd
finish his journey in thorouoh which ho
had been placed In for that purpoao.
After a fowmoro words Davis loft the
conch and paastfU into tho express oar,
and soon appeared to forgot his passen
gers. '
Tho door had hardly closed on tho
conductor's form when tho man noar
est tho atovo showed animation. lie
turned hla head and looked up the dim
ly lighted aisle, not forgetting to let his
eyes rest on the old traveler and his
daughter. Ho was a hamUome man of
about thlrty-tlvo years old, and above
his luxuriant crop of sllkv, auburn
whiskers shone a pair of mild blue
eyes.
Not one man In a hundred would
have chosen him for a rascal.
Ho was well, almost flashily dressed.
There was a handsome diamond pin
pa his bosom, and a crested ring oalUs
hand.
Allowing his gaxo to return t'owntho
aisle, ho fixed it upon another man who
appeared to be sleeping, u short dis
tance from him. Tills man was quite
young; his eyes woro heavy, and the
only hirsute appendage on his face was
a long-halroiV raustacho that dropped
over his mouth.
The two nieu oxchangod looks which
told that thoy woro not accidentally
thrown together, but men who were
well acquainted with each other.
. .P ,!10 ""--mentioned one looked
at tho old passengor whoso head had
dropped upon his breast, n and who ap
peared o be dropping Into a sound
slumber.
Seeing this, tho man motioned to tho
other, who straightened iip, nnd the
ext moment the twain occupied one
'Isk really wkep," asked the
"Xtmaaa't tell anything about the
old dotUre," waa the reply. "Hfllookaaa
though hfi waa alep(ng 11k. Morpheas
himself, .when Jittjnar. t wklcMns; tia
fnm one corner of KTa eye. 'We'can't'
afford to wait much longer, elan the
gamo will Im up. The girl la sound
asleep,"
"Yesj you could Jerk her from tho
seat and not disturb her sluinlets. Is
not ah a beauty?"
"A perfect hourllV
"Of course she doesn't know that
you aro on the train?" ,
"Cortalnlv not. lon't you.rrcollout,
she was aaWp when wo boarded thu
train at Homnny?"
"If sho know w wero hero she'd krep
hero eye wide open and post tho old
gentleman, who yet remains In blUsful
Ignorance of tho fant that I have made
lovo to his child. If he knew me as you
ilo. Ilordock, he'd )lay the role of Vlr
glnlus before 1 should wed his Malwl."
"Ho would, Indeed." answered the
young man called Ilnrdeek; ("but laay,
let's work. 1 have the tattle afcall i
use It new? What dii you say?"
"We are not there yet," said tho oth
er, looking out of the window upon the
star-lit earth.
"Wo must be very near. Thn,road
whore Morley la waiting is a mile this
side of tho town. .Tfi'ehT lookt' there'ls
the clump of trnni. he tolri me about
The road is three mlloa from this polut.
We must work now."
"What If the old fellow Is only sham
ing?" "I'll uso thu handkerchief very ef
nilngf
..Hi
fectively."
"All right."
1 Tho youngest of tho party now rose
and walked up tho alslo to thu further
end of tho coach.
He cast a quick but scriitinlxlng look
at tho wlilto-lmlnjd man who, despite
his suspicion, had fallen asleep. For
three oouseoutlvedaya ho and hisdaugh
lev had been on thu train, and during
the tlmo tho father hail slept but little.
His child's objections to tho sleeping
coaches had boon listoned to, nntl tho
twain had not quitted tho through pas
senger car.
They woro traveling to ono of tho
largest cities in tho oast, whuro they
hoped to dwell until death should tear
thorn apart and call each other f nun tho
worldi
Cyrus Itadollfln for such wns tho
father's namo was n bnnker of cuit
bohco In n city far west of tho Allegha
nios, Hla wealth was the open sesame
into tho highest society of tho laud, but
ho was not puffed up with thu pride
that la too often found with itches,
Having no relatives save hla daughter,
he fixed thu great love of his heart upon
her, and It was a lovo vaster than his
wealth, and as deep as tho sea.
ltut let us return to tho suenes In tho
through car.
Thu man at thu end of the car glided
toward the old gentleman. His move
ment woro watched by his confederate
wiiom no nan leu in tno seat.
As ho paused besldo his victim, he
drew a handkerchief from his bosom.
Than tho faint odor of chloroform
wns soon prevalent, nnd tho handker
chief was hold under Cyrus Kaduliffo'a
nostrils.
While this was bolmr done, thu blue-
eyed man left his sent and uamu up tho
aisle till ho passed his assoulatu and
stood ImwIiIu the sleeping girl.
"Shall 1 doso tho others?" inquired
tho young man, in n whisper, as he
glanced at thu three remaining paixen-
Sum, who woro asleep In their respeo
vo seats.
"No, they'll not waken," was thu re
ply. "Now give Mabel a bit not too
muuhl"
And tho unconscious maiden was
mndu to Inhale the powerful anaes
thetic. Then with cautious glauco up and
down thu car thu eldest man lifted Ma
bel from hur seat.
"Wo must be near thu road. King
tho engineer down to slower tlmu.
Qulekr
These words wero spoken to thu young
man, who caught thu bull-ropu and tug
ged at it manfully.
"Curse III" he exclaimed. "It seems
to have caught somewhere. Thu train
is increasing its speed)'
"The face of tho man who held Ma
bel suddenly grew pale.
"Jerk it with all your might!" cried
ho.
Tho man obeyed, and thu ropo simp
pod In twain.
"Thu game is up, I am afraid. Wo
have certainly passed the road. It seems
to tno that we are going at tho rate of
forty miles an hour."
Tno bluo-uyed man hastened to place
Mabel In the seat from which ho had
lifted her without being seen by tho con
ductor. Hut In this ho failod.
"(Juntlomon," said Davis, calmly,
and nt tho samo time he displayed a re
volver, "you will oblige mo by return
ing to tho Neat you havo so latelv occu
Clod. Your little scheme of abduction
as failed, but I would Inform you that
you will bo under guard tho remainder
of tho run. Any attempt to escape
might bo nttealod with serious results.
I witnessed your villainy from tho plat
form." Tho rascals did not reply, but with
dogged Htillenness dropped Into tho seat,
and two brakumen wuru placed over
them.
A physician, who was n passenger on
tho train, attended to Mr. ltadcllffo and
his daughter, and in duo time thov re
covered from the effects of tho chloro
form When Mabel looked Uon tho blue
eyed man, she recognUed him as Sarcd
Abbott,, a rejected lover. His confed
erate, Hurdouk, sho did not know. Tho
man who was waiting near tho station
for tho nbduutlng party never foil into
the clutches of the law, but It was cer
tain that tho principal ami his eager
assistant saw tho inside of n peniten
tiary. It was Dick Davis' haud that held tho
boll rope, while Hurdock tugged at It,
ami his signal that Increased the speed
of tho train, thus effectually preventing
tho villains' escape.
Cyrus KadolllTo proffered conductor
Dick a handsome chock for his services,
but it was refused, and tho reward he
finally accepted was tho hand of his
lovely through passenger.
.. Breaking Is tho worst and therefore
the last means to be used in the correc
tion of children.
FARM, UKI'.S AHli HOl'NKHOI.D.
I i Partial 4'Mllairr.
A-oorreawawdt tAlUn Hural Stm
YorUr glres hi method a follows:
"Wo have learned a now method of
cultivating potstor. A shallow furrow
was plowed, In which potatoes were
dropped, two plcci in a hill, three feet
apart. Another furrow covered them
nicely. Tho third furrow from this was
planted In n simitar manner ami so con
tinned dropping potatoes in one furrow
and lonvlnjr three until the Held was
plowed. 'I fiey camo up rather slowly,
but grow finely, nnd this fall showed a
good crop. Ilather the Iny man's meth
od. some may sav. but a verv ludlelwu
one, wo think, in n dry season. We al
ways have planted, and probably al
ways shall plant, our potatoes ileep,
They da not require as much hilling,
and aro not as llablo'to rot."
A Umm Mia ft ft"w.HMliM-r
Is afforded in the fact that all wild
birds feed their young upon animal (In
sect) food, oven if berries, buds, seeds,
etc., form the natural diet of tho parent
or adults of thu same species,
Thus young chicken will not thrive
so well without It mHhey will If siip-
(illed with animal food In somn shape
iarth worma are capital, for very young
ohicks. Cooked meat, chopped up fine,
with boiled rlco and potatoes, Is n very
nourishing and acceptable dish for them,
when young.
Hut not too much of this nor must it
be given too often. Otherwise they
scour, from the excess of tho moat feed.
A little two or three times a day will
help them, until they get to bo six
weeks old. Ily that time they will be
strong enough to run In tho field nml
grass, whero they will gather a mro
natural supply of this kind of food; and
generally plenty of It. l)ultrj World.
A MchII Hnrti.
I havo n plan which utilises all tho
room, with stabling tho most conveni
ent and economical of feed, time ami la
bor. With a farm of 174 acres, I had an
old-stylo burn, 4xtO, with barn floor In
tho center, stabling for thirteen head of
cattle in staticheons. I put a fourteen
feet add I ton to each end of this barn,
changed tho barn floor to one end of the
barn, which takes fourteen fcot, or ono
of thu new nddltons. Tho barn now
stands 10x78. Fourteen feet off for barn
floor leaves two rows pf stabling, each
fifty feet long; which stnbles (In stanch
cons) 17 head of cattle each, or ,11 In all.
The hav mow Is In tho centre of tho barn,
tho stabling on each side, tno cattlu fa
cing tho mow, which is fourteen feet
wiuo by fifty long, samo length as tho
stabling. Anothernddltion.aback stable,
14x40; can bo usud for sheep, or parti
tioned off to suit your convenience.
Above tho stabling tho barn is all free
for storing hay or grain. I'fiit, Prnctienl
Farmer.
Haw (o Krrp HaTsT" rrrah.
It is sometimes desirable to store
nwav eirirs In the summer or fall, when
prices aro so low that wo can not afford
to aell them, nnd keep them till In tho
winter, when they aro often very scarce,
and will bo keenly relished or can bo
disposed of af a good price, if good and
fresh. To keep them thus wo do not
believe there is a more simple and ofli
dent way than tho ono wo havo always
practiced, and which was successfully
practiced by my father for tho last thirty
or forty years. This is by taking nono
but perfectly fresh and sound eggs and
sotting thorn in layers on thu "tip" or
small end, in a box or basket, or any
thing that will hold egt;s. Wo do not
put anything Initween them, nor do wo
put them up "air tight," but wo always
keep them In tho collar. Kggs that wo
have put away In this position last fall
are to-day after six months ns fresh
ami good as the day they wero laid, and
wo have never found ono that was
spoiled or stale among them, when
thus served. Wo feel coutldent that
thoy would keep good and fresh for oue
year. I wish some of your readers
would try this method and see how
long they can keep them, and then re
port tho results. A, M.
lire Krrulaax fnr Farmer.
Nuxt to fruU and vegetables on tho
farm, honey is one of tho rarest luxu
ries, but since nature has provided flow
era so bountifully for tho busy bees to
Slither their rich stores of honey, and
ncu a 'few stands of bees require so
llttlo oaro and trouble wo wonder why
It la that ever farm does not havo boea.
A stand of common bees cost but little,
nnd by getting an Improved boo hive,
thoy aro easily handled. Then get an
Italian queen by mail; a dollar queeu
will Italianize the eolonv, giving half
bloods, being fertlllredby the drones
in thu hive; a tested or fertilized queen
will in less than two months rear a full
colony of pure Italians. Tho Italian
boos are n lighter color, more beautiful,
more prolific, more hardy, more iualus
trloua and moro pcacahlu than black
bees. Thuro aru not a few minor points
in which thoy aru also superior. With
the improved movable frame hives tho
moth Is readily kept out, and wo luollue
to think tho destruction of bees by these
posts was Mio greatest drawback to boo
keeping In former times, when tho old
box hivo gave them their own way.
Transferring should bo dono earlv, and
the bees will go right to work and
gather honey. iVtskrn Agriculturist.
A KellNMtt tFrw.li Ollnr.
Ten years ago wo constructed a fruit
cellar under our stable, and it has prov
ed so satisfactory that we venture to
give a brief description of it. Tho di
vision walls aro constructed of brick,
nnd the apartments aro two in number,
an outer aud inner room. The outer
room ( but partly underground, and Is
ten by twelve feet in area, and eight
feet high. Thu Inner room is wholly
underground, and frost-proof; it has
four brink walls and n cemented Hour.
In this room tho fruit is stored early in
Docomber, when tho weather becomes
cold. Tho outer room holds thu fruit
during tho autumn months after it Is
gathered, nnd Is cool, well-lighted and
dry. Tho windows aro left open and a
free circulation of air allowed, so long
as no danger from frost exists. When
tho fruit is taken to thu inner room, tho
door is closed, and no light admitted.
Ventilation is secured in moderate
weather by opening1 tho inner door and
throwing "down a window in tho outer
room. In this collar wo kept apples of
last season's growth until tho present
winter, in perfect oondlt'on. Some of
these apples exhibited at the autumnal
agricultural fairs were pronounced as
fresh a thoe of lat season's growtn.
Motion Journal of Chrminlry.
fitlwrHNc! trwMrilerV'nrlMB
The following arn Intending Iti-nn
concerning tho commercial value and
properties of tho IwttiT known wood,
a laid down by tho Atntriran lluihUr.
Klactlcily Ah, hickory, harel, lance
wood, chestnut (small), yew, onakn
woo, Klarticity and toughness Onk.Wceh,
elm, lignum vllie, walnut, horulM-nm.
Even grain (for carving and engrav
ing) Pear, pine, Ihx, lime tree.
Durability (In dry works) Odar.oak,
yellow pine, chestnut.
Iliiilding (ship hultdlng)-(Vdar, pine,
(deal), fir, larch, elm, oak, locust, teak.
Wet construction (as piles, foundations,
flumes, etc.) Kim, alder, Im-ccIi, ouk.
whltewood, chestnut, ash, spruce, )
htnoie.
Machinery and millwo
Ash, beech, birch, pine, elm, oak. Holl
ers, ota. Box, lignum vlt mahogany.
Teeth of wheels -Crab tree, hornbeam,
locust. Foundry patterns Alder, pine,
mahogany.
Furniture (commni)) lleech, birch,
cedar, cherry, pine, whltewood, llest
furniture Amboyna. black ebony, ma
hogany, cherry, maple, walnut, oak,
rosewood, satin wood, sandal wood, chest
nut, cedar, tulip wood, zebra wood,
ebony.
Of these varieties, tnoso that chiefly
enter Into commerce in this country are
oak, hickory, ash, elm, cedar, blnck
walnut, maple, cherry, butternut, e.to.
MaiMMrlnir 'rsi.
Manuring corn In the hill has the ef
fect, on poor soil, of pushing tho crop
forward in tho start. Hog manure in
particular will do this. The elTeet is
quite wonderful, but it gradually dis
appear, and in the fall, when thu crop
Is gathered, llttlo If any difference Is
seen between tho manured and iiuma
nurcd land. It is a permanent impres
slou that Is wanted, and this will bo tho
better secured by applying tho manure
broadcast. Tho reason of this will bo
seen when it is considered that tho roots
of tho corn, when it is grown, spread
out in all directions, occupying with a
net-work the whole extent of thoground.
Hence the benefit of working tho ground,
as also of broadcast manuring. This
explains why working Itetween tho
rows, nnd leaving unstirred tho soil in
Immediate or near contact with tho
hills, proves a success. It nlso ex
plains why corn thriven upon sod; thu
sod is everywhere, (reding tho roots as
they extend.
Manure, however, has a benefit when
applied In tho hill. It will attract or
furnish moisture, nml give increased
force to tho plant, thus favoring it in a
drouth, and starting it tho sooner, Just
as any rich ground will do. Tho better
way Is to follow the plow with an even
ly spread coat of manure, giving time
to wash out tho soluble parts lioforu
planting, whero sod Is turned down for
manure, and tho surface soil needs a
stimulant to start tho seed. Tho better
way, however, is to turn down the sod
early enough, and to fellow with a coat
of manure, or some fertilizer, as tho
corn will do hotter for tho increased
tiehnoss, there being sufficient at tho
Doing
well
surface to start
tho crop without
our manuring in thu hill. Thus there
will bo well-sustained L'rowth from the
tlmo of planting to the end of tho sea
son, tho incrcoseof fertility securing an
Increase of ylold, and a bettor prepara
tion of our laud for thu crops that are
to follow. INsldos, the high condition
of tho land will, in a measure, bo a
guard against tho mishaps of thu' seo
80U. Country (icntlcnum.
.She Danced In Her Shroud.
A Htohmond, Vn., dispatch savs that
several months ago a Mrs. Hillltz, a
highly respectable and wealthy tier
man lady, was taken ill, nnd, in ordor
to receive jrroper nursing nnd treatment
was removed to tho Hospital of tho Llt
tlo. Sisters of thu Poor, in tho western
part of thu city. Sho was verv pouular
with tho inmates of that institution and
during her sluy inado many friends.
Abut two weeks since Mrs. Hilllts, who
had been in bad health, grew suddenly
quite ill. During her Illness aho receiv
ed every attention from tho good sisters,
ilnd nil that medical aid could do, was
dono to alleviate her sufferings. She
grew worse, however, and somu of her
physicians camo to the conclusion that
sho could not live much longer.
On tho following Saturday night Mrs.
Hillltz died. Tho body was, according
to tho custom, shroude'd nnd laid out lu
tho parlor of the institution. Tho good
sisters who had watched by tho bedsidu
so faithfully wero gathered by tho side
of tho corpse nt midnight when the
clock struck twelve. Tho sisters did
not grow weary in their watch over tho
dead sister.
Suddenly, as they looked upon her
faco still in death, tho sunken eyes ap
peared to flash, tho bloott came back to
the faded cheek, nnd as though Imbued
with superhuman energy, tho dead body
rose from Its resting place, which was
drapcdlwith n black pall emblematic of
mourning, and spoko to tho affrighted
watchers, saving, "1 am not dead yet,
but 1 will dlo soon." Tho old lady
then danced around tho room, sung aud
shouted in a loud, ringing voice. Tho
inmates of tho hospital woro thunder
struck and paralyxed. As coon as tho
nurses recovered from their fright they
placed tno old lady in bed whero She
lingered uutil about nine o'clock, when
she again apparently died.
Thu affair lias created tho uio-t in
tense excitement, and thousands of per
sons visited tho hospital.
JJiVe Snow. Put to cook four spoon
fuls of ground rice it can bo ground
in any coffee mill lu ono pint ot water;
stir well, and cook about fifteen min
utes, then add two spoonfuls of butter,
n littlu salt, two spoonfuls whlto sugar,
and a few drops of lemon essence;
havo boiling onu pint of milk; pour it
over tho rice; stir well, aud let it boil
until thick; then pour it into a dish for
tho table. Excellent, cither warm or
cold,
OruJinm llmulTo a pint bowl ot
wheat spongo raised over night, ndd
nearly a quart of warm Water, half a
cupful molasses, salt, aud stir in as
much sifted Graham flour as you can
with a spoon,. Do not knead it, but put
each loaf ia a separate pan. When,
raised, bake ia a quick ores.
AT THU I.AftT.
Thfre muit trWfS"HiH lli all !-1 -A
rrt fruition from th lirror-l pt,
Krl, Nrtni- ij. tor t.M. pirlng Irt 4ti.l fru,
A trixUriutit.ram ti. drjr Sirr it Ut.
Thrir III tr MSni-thln -utim thr 'iff re
jlloiMV ,.
Horarthfnsc loure Ur 'bj fir thin urrr
nlit . , $
A prtxqwit MruUl, -.pnr ttynar
KniUUaU r"Ut rtynu 'cl7 he lirbu.
S) rhcrr up, hrurt, nl fur that morrow wait '
Diesm what jou II, hut prr towjrit the
ilrrsm;
lt fancy ftiil1dullrffit through the Ktr,
Ami tier the current, would the cm- the
trrani.
Thin, when that onrthlrg lira athwart the
way
Comlnj( unaought, an food tbl-ip aerm to
ilo
'To 111 oroTe brneath tha (tilth ot acttlng day
A notiler meed than now wduH beckon rou
For. lifted up by romtant, forward atrtfe,
llow will attain xi marreloua a hlf ht,
Thrre can he nothlnr found within this life
After this day to form a fitting night.
Mo Heaven, alone, ihall crer fatfify,
And 'iixl'a owa light he erer Ihtht enough
To guide the purlStd, tnnoMnl eye
Toward the smiMith which He beyond the
rough.
There will tie ftomcthlng when theae clouila
klm hy
A Isiuhtroti yielding from the fruitful
pt;
(Sweet -rtc-e and rrt upon the pathway
He,
h'ru though hut death and flowers at
llHt.
HOIIEKT HOUmN.
Tho most famous, of magicians wns
tliu latu Hobcrt Houdiu. Ilo waa never
excelled, and seldom equalled, in his
calling. Ilo was well declared to bo
tho prince of conjurors, for he elevated
his profession, and was an nblo mathe
matician nnd mechanician.
His Ingenuity was unlimited, and it
was absolutely Impossible to detect the
secret ot his Innumerable tricks and
performances. Without the least as
sistance ho would hold an audience In
delight and amazement for hours, every
thing being done with a graceful facili
ty which showed that Houdln absolute
ly enjoyed his business. Ho taught his
son many of his original tricks.but never
imparted them to others, while the se
cret of his most, remarkable performan
ces has died with their master, and no
one can over hope to reproduce them.
Probably tho first instance tn which
a conjuror has Iwen called upon to ex
urcUu his profession in Government em
ploy was that of Kobtrt Houdln. Ho
was sent to Algeria by tho French Min
ister of Foreign Affairs to exercise tho
blnck art in that benighted country,
hoping thus U) destroy tho Influences
exercised amongthe Arabs by tho Mara
boutsan Influoncu which was often
mischievously applied. Hy n few cun
ning, yet clumsy tricks, these Marabouts
passed themselves off as sorcerers, and
were held in fear and veneration by tho
ignorant tribes. Tho French Govern
ment desired to show the Arabs that
those would-bo leaders among them
woro moro Impostors, and that their
pretended supernatural powers wero
without thu least foundation in truth.
The best way to do this, it was thought,
would be to send ono among them who
should eclipse their skill, nnd thus dis
credit their science and pretended pow
ers. It was resolved to send Robert
Houdln, and tho wizard was ordered to
appear at tho Government olllco in Paris
forthwith.
Houdln was a little puxzlcd, to know
what the Minister could want with him.
Tho plan and purpose of tho Govern
ment wero made known to him. and ho
entered with spirit Into tho idea and
its successful application. With every
facility and all needed protection, Hon
din sailed for Algeria to astonish the
natives. r - '
Arriving under favorable auspices, ho
went nt once to work upon tho object of
his mission, nnd gaping crowds followed
him everywhere, thinking him Inspired.
He succeeded in showing tho people
that he could vanish thu fmnniw ir,il..
ots, wlio had obtained such control over
me ignorant masses ot tno' population,
and thus throw them into such discred
it that he succeeded in disarming thorn
almost ontircly of their influence.
Still thcro was ono of tho Marabouts
whom ho had not yet met, and who
scoffed at tho reported puwers of this
French wizard. A day was therefore ap
pointed when tho two should appear be
fore the puoplo, and each glvo evidence
of his own peculiar powers.
Ono of tno great pretensions of the
Maralout was to invulnerability. At
the moment that a loaded musket was
pointed at him nnd the trigger pulled
ho pronounced a few cabalistic words,
and tho weapon would not go off. Hou
dln instantly detected thu trick, and
showed that tho touch-holu of the mus
ket was carefully plugged. .This ren
dered tho Arab, conjurer furieus, aud
he, of course, abused his French rival
without mercy. Houdln waa perfectly
cool, and turning to him, said:
"You are angrv with me."
"I am," said tfio Marabout.
"And would be avenged?'1 '
"Yes he replied, regarding Houdln
with eyes gleaming with ferocity.
"It is very easy."
"Show mo tho wav."
"I will show you,' said Houdln, qui
etly. while tho Arab was all attention.
"Tako a pistol; load It yourself.
Hero aro bullets. Put onu in tho barrel.
Hut stop"
"For what?" said tho Arab.
"Mark tho bullet with your knife,
that you may know It." Tho Arab did
as he was told.
"You aro qulto certain now," said
Houdln. "that tho pistol Is properly
loaded." i J
"Yes."
"Tell me, do you feel no romorse In
killing mo thus, even though I consent?"
"Nol" -and the eyes of the savage
grow darker with nn expression of cm-
It is. strajisv." said Houdln. wlwirurt
sadly.
You are mv enemy, and I will kill
you. he replied.
Wait but a moment." ,
lloridin then Muck nn apple " the
poThfof a knlfo."and calmly gnve'the
word, a he held the fruit raised In one
hand. "Fire"'
The pistol was dlH'harged. the apple
tlew far away, and there appeared In its
place, stfick'wn the point of the knife,
the bullet 'Which'! the Marabout had
markedi The spectators, though they
wero arotistsl to Intense excitement of
ftcllmr. remained mute with stupefac
tion, while the Marabout bowed before
hi aitiHirior, saving:
"Goo Is great! I am vanquished1''
Great was the triumph of thu French
wizard.
Houdln then called for an emptv
bowl which lie kept constantly full. njsl
boiling coffee, though but few of thw.
Arabs would taste of it, for thev were
sure that it was the evil one's coffee ot
from whehco it came. He told them1
that It was within his power to deprive
them oi all strength ami to restore it to
thero at will, and ho produced In lllus.
trstlou a small box, so light that a child
could lift it with the fingers.
And now came their astonishment.
Tbi box suddenly became so heavy
that the strongest man could not rhl.se
It, and the Arabs, who prize physical
strength above everything, looketi with
terror upon tho magician, who, they
doubted not, could annihilate them by
the mere exertion of his will.
i
The people expressed this belief, in
which tho wizard of course confirmed
them, and promised that, at n day ap
pointed, ho would convert onu of them
Into smoke. Thu day came and the
throng was prodigious. A fanatical
Marabout had ugreed to give himself
up to the French sorcerer for the exper
iment, at
The preparations wero on a grand
scale. The Marabout was made to stand
upon a table, and was covered with
transparent gauze. Then Houdln and
another person lifted tho table by the
ends, when tho Arab disappeared In a
profuse cloud of smoke. The terror of
the spectators was indescribable. They
rushed out of the place and ran a long
distance before tho boldest could mako
up their minds to return and look fo?
thu Marabout. Thoy found him near
thu spot whore ho hall so mysteriously
disappeared, but ho could not nnswer
their questions; he could toll them noth
ing nt all, and only gazed wildly at them
like ono bereft of his senses. Ho was
entirely ignorant of what had happened
to him.
This was Houdin's closing exhibition
in Arabia. Tho minds of tho people
had been filled with wonder, and lie was
venerated by all, while tho pretentious
Marabouts wero in utterdisgraco. ilos
Ion Times.
Advice to Those About to Marry.
I married my wife about thirty-llvo
years ago. The ceremony was per
formed about seven o'clock in tho morn
ing. Heforo retiring that evening w?P"
hadngood talk with each other, and thu
result has sweetened our entire lives.
We agreed that each should always bo
watchful and careful, never, by word or
act, to hurt tho feelings of tho other.
We were both young aud hot-temporcd,
both positive In our likes and dislikes,
and both somewhat exacting and inflex
ible just thu material for u life of con
jugal warfare. Well, for a few years
wo found it hard to always live by our
agreement. Occasionally (not often)
a.word or look would slip offtho tonguo
or faco before it could bo caught or snp
pressed? but wo never allowed tho sun
to go down npon .our wrath. Hefore
retiring nt night on such occasions thero
was always confession and forgiveness,
and tho culprit would beeonio moro
careful in tho future. Our tempors and
dispositions became gradually moroV'
congenial, so that aftor a few years w7
caiuu to bo ono in reality, as tho mari-
tal ceremony had pronounced us nonil-'
nally. In thinking back wo find that
for more than twenty years our little
agreement haa been unbroken, and
there has been no occasion for confes
sion and forgiveness. In business wo
have hail- adversity and prosperity,
failure and success. We raised n fnnW
Ily of children, nnd now haveour grand
children about us, and wo nro simple
enough to believe that we havo better
children and better grandchildren be
cause of our little agreement. Under
such a contract, religiously kept, no ill
natured children will bo reared, nnd no
boys wiUifind tho streets and bar-rooms
moro pleasant than home. To makA
good wifo or a godd husband requires
tho co-operation of both. .1 llcligiom
r.ililor.
i j
A Palalt Paragrapber.
Of tho eccentrio Lorenzo Dow Dr.
W entworth tells In the Troy Times these
anecdotes:
During one of hi" long peregrinations
a relative with whom ho ha.Phad diffi-'
culty died, nnd the first townsraidh Dow
met on his return gave him tho tfdlnirsx
"V aal," said Dow. "you tell tho fof
that there will bo a funeral sermoh
preached in the meetln' house next
Sabbath day at tea o'clock."
Thu appointment flow like wild-fire.
Dow's meeting house was a plcco of
woods near hla own hmi urltl. . .....
or a pulpit At the time set tho woods
""" wiwi an expectant crsjaWil,
and they wero not disappointed. ' Ho
took for his text, "And" the Lord set a
mark upon Cain," and such a tempest
of invective and sarcasm never fell up
on the memory of a dead man as the
deceased offender got as his eulogy that
day. My father heard him in Charles
town, S. C, s!xty vears ago. In a FrtV-
bvterian chureh furnUh,..! wltl. ...
tnoso old-fashioned tail pulpit, fifteen
feet in thu air. Dow, Instead of ascend
ing tho stairs, climbed up bv one of tho
supporting posts, and went bvor the ton
llku a monkey; throw off tho cushions,
which he held in detestation, and fl
ounced his text:
"Ho that eatereth not .by tho door
into tho sheepfold, but clfmbeth up
some other way. tho same is a thief and
a robber."
Tho practical illustration Hxed tho
tha text and tho senuon forever. In
Norwich, at one time, ho pulled out of
hit pocket his immense old Dutch plafh
beck, Mg as a small wannlng-pan, aad
at the moment of announcing hU text
flourished It In the air, shrieking:
uato all, Watch!"
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