TBB OLD COUNTRY CIBCUS.
How dear to my heart is the show of my
childhood , *
The old country circus my infancy knew !
IntbeM days of three rings , of hippo
v ' dromes , railroads , < '
How fond recollections presents thee to
' view !
For weeks , while the posters on fences and
. church sheds
Portrayed to my young eyes the scenes
that should be ,
No soft thrill of love no throb of ambition ,
Has since equalled the bliss I gained
'dreaming of thee.
The old country circus , the shabby old
circus ,
The wandering old circus -my .infancy
'knew. . ' *
i
How faithful I worked in the ways that
presented ,
To gain the few pennies < my-ticket should
buy !
.No toll was BO sweetened no r.eward so
" f. stupendous
Ho miser e'er cherished his hoard as
.
Row fair the sun ahono on the glad day ap
pointed ! ' .
How rife with strange bustle the sleepy
. , old town !
And .when o'er the hill came the rumble of
wagons ,
Thebound , of myheart'sald : "The circus
has come ! "
The old country circus , the faded old
circus , *
The one-horse old circus my Infancy knew.
What pageant of now can that ' 'grand en
try" compass ? ,
What wit of to-day like those Jokes of
the ring ?
And those divans of pine boards such
ease Oriental ,
Kg reserved * cushioned chain of the
present can bring.
One elephant only , satisfying , majestic ,
Not Jumbo , nor sacred , neither painted
it nor white *
Take them all , and the whole" gilded
fraudulent'humbug ,
*
Fora single return of that old honest
. delight , - * '
The old.country circus , the wandering old
f circus ,
The shabby old circus my infancy knew.
[ P. H. RTelch.
. MAT'S SACRIFICE.
"My last hope rests in you , May. "
"In me , father ? "
May Warren made answer in a tone
of surprise , raising her sad , anxious
eyes to her father' face.
As if her gaze discomposed him , Mr.
Warren turned his head , and his glance
wandered restlessly around the apart
ment. He was an old man ' , with a tall ,
spare figure , thin , gray 'hair , and was
sitting iu ah arm-chair by a table cov
ered with papers , while his pretty
daughter , May , sat beside him on an
ottoman. She repeated the words :
"In me , father ? "
he replied , starting from a
moment's abstraction. Do you remem
ber Colonel Leighton , my dear ? "
"Colonel Leighton ? An old man
with a heavy beard , partly gray , and
pleasant blue eyes. He dined with UB a
few days ago. . Yes , I remember him ,
father. "
' "Not so very old , May not so old as
I am and one of the fin.str men living. .
He is wealthy , very weaihy , too. "
Hemet his daughter's questioning
gaze fully , now , as if' he wished her to
read something in his face. She kept
her dark eyes fixed searchingly upon
his countenance , the ebb and flow of-
the -soft color upon her cheeks betray
ing the quick pulsation of her heart. .
"What do you mean , father ? " she
asked at length.
"I saw him last night. He offered to
help me save me , it- - "
"Ifwhat , father ? "
"If 1 wYiuld give you to him. "
'The words came hurriedly from 'Mr.
Warren's lips , as if he feared that if he
deliberated he should not be able to ut
ter them at all. As they fell on his
- daughter's ears sh'e started to her feet ,
pushing back her hair from her pale
face , in 'a bewildered sort of way , as if
" she were half-stunned.
"Marry me , father ? Colonel Leighton -
ton ? " she cried , in a low tone.
Mr. Warren took her hand and drew
her down to her seat again.
"May , Colonel Leighton will 6e a
good husband to you. I have known
m from boyhood , and understand
-perfectly his character and principles.
-He loves you will be kind to you , and
strive in every way to make you happy
And more and more , May ; he will
save me from beggary ! "
He paused , but his child , with her
- face bowed upon her hands , made no
reply nor stirred not. The mute dis
tress that her attitude betokened was
. not unnoticed by him.
"I do not force jou to do this , May ,
remember ; the matter is left entirely
fto your own choice. Uutyou know
, - whatmy wish is what the alternatives
will be if you do not acqept the offer. "
She knew only too well. Fully she
realized how absolutely necessary the
luxuries to which her father had been
accustomed were to him. Absolute loss
of possession did not seem the most
dreadful thing in the world to her , but
she knew what a wreck it would make
_ of him. In her youth and strength the
future would still be bright and full of
hope to her ; -but how could he , with
his aged frame and burden of sixty
years , commence life anew ? The hope
ful thought that she could work for him
and supply him with his accustomed
comforts afforded her but a moment's
.comfort. To him , . with his s ub'born ,
" aristocratic ideas , this would be the
most severe.trial of all his delicately-
rerred , petted child laboring for his
°
support. . He would never be recon
ciled to it. There was no alternative ,
sKe saw at a glance. Then , with a des
perate effort to , think calmly , she re
called the form of Colonel .Leighton.
She remembered his bowed head and
silvered beard , his dark , deeply-fur- .
rowed face , and fifty years. She could
get no further. A younger face , with
merry , azure eyes and tossing , sunny
hair sprang up in strong contrast.
' 'Stretching out her hands to hoj father ,
as if for pity , she cried out :
"I cannot-oh , father , I cannot ! "
The old man sank back with a groan.
' /Lost then I am Jostf1' he cried ,
shuddering. .
There was no reproach , only those
bitter words and ttiat" despairing atti
tude , White and tearless she sat at his
his feet , the agony of her heart written
on her face. The 'wild , desperate
thought that the sacrifice was possible
occurred to her. .
"Father , dear father ! "
He raised his head , whitened'with
the frosts of his sixty Sviuters , and
looked at her with a gleam of hope in
his sunken -eyes. She crept into his
arms , as she had done when a child ,
and laid her soft cheek against his
wrinkled brow. '
"You know that I love you , fatheV , "
she said. "I can never remember you
but as kind , tender and forbearing with
me. Your heart has been my home all
my life. I will , work , beg , suffer for
you I will die for you ohhow will
ingly , if need be ! But that oh , father ,
you do not know what it is that you
ask. "
He did not speak , but a moan broke
uncontrollably from his lips , as he
rested his head upon her shoulder.
The struggle in her heart sent dark ,
shadowy waves across her face. Could
she could she ?
"Father , " she whispered , hurriedly ,
"let me go now. I will see you again
answer you to-morrow. " And she
left him.
. He could not see -her face in the
gathering darkness , only a glimpse of
something white , but he felt the quiver
of her lips as she bent to kiss him , and
reached out his. arms to embrace her ,
but she was gone.
"Heaven pity me ! " The words came
like a wail from her lips. She was
alone in her chamber , flung prostrate
upon a low couch , with her face hid in
the cushions. The sound of the rust
ling foliage of the garden , and the
chirping of the birds came in through
the open window with the damp even
ing breeze , and the pale light ef the ris
ing moon filled the room with a soft
radiance , but she was , unconscious of
everything but' her misery. The house
was so quiet that the sound of a foot
step crossing the hall below fell upon
her ear and aroused her to a mo
mentary interest. She heard a door
open the library door and then a
voice uttered a few words of common
place greeting. She remembered it
well , and sprang to- her feet with a des
perate , insane thought of flight. But
the door closed , the house was "still
again and she was calmer.
She crossed the' room listlessly and
drew back the curtain of the window.
The scene without was beautiful. ' The
moonlight lay broadly on the garden ,
turning to silver the tops of the trees
and making the little lake beyond , look
like a great white pearl. Gazing earn
estly downward she saw a tall , shadowy
figure , standing beneath the shade of
the old elm. With a low cry she
sprang from the room and a moment
later stood beside her lover.
"Come at last , ray treasure , " cried
Mark Winchester , folding her in his
arms. She remained leaning passion
ately against his breast , while he
pressed passioate. kisses upon her
forehead , cheek and lips-
'Why have you made me wait so long ,
darling ? " he said , softly , and taking
both her hands in one of "his , he pressed
them to his lips. "Why , how cold you
are ! How you tremble"he ! contin
ued , as she clung to him. "What is
the matter , May ? "
' 'I waited because I dreaded to meet
you. Mark. "
"Why ? What do you mean ! "
And , brokenly , through her tears and
sobs , she told him"all. He did not
speak or stir while , she was talking ,
and when she had finished there was a
long silence. She lacked courage to
say more he would not ask. She re
peated the last words , "and to-morrow
I must give him my answer. " Still he
did not answer.
She looked up at him. In the dim
light she could see his rigid , agonized
face , white lips and gleaming eyes.
She stole her arms about his .neck , and
drew his forehead down to her lips.
"Speak to me , Mark ; say that you
do not blame me. "
He knew then that she had decided
and what that decision was.
"And you "will leave , me , May , and
marry that old man ? "
"Heaven pity me , Mark , for I must.
I will become his wife , and will be
true and faithful to him , for he will be
kind to me. You will hear of me thus ,
and when , you do remember my words ,
Mark , " that you are my heart. "
"I will remember , May. God help
us both , for I never , shall forget you.
They shall bury me with this upon my
heart. "
" And he drew a tress of soft , * brown
hair from his bosom.
For moment more one little
precious moment he held her against
his heart and then kissed her , put > her
gently from him , and was gone.
For a moment she stood alone under
.the trees , with clasped hands and face
upraised to the quiet sky , and then , she
turned and walked silently toward the
house. A bright light from the library
window streamed down on her , and as
she looked up she saw the shadow of a
bowed figure fall across the curtain.
"Father saved ! " she
, you are mur
mured.
A hand was laid suddenly upon her
arm , and she started with a low cry.
"Good evening , Miss May , " said
Colonel Leighton ; "I-have been seek
ing you. "
She bowed , and stood silently before
him , with a calm downcast face.
"I have just been talking with your
father , " he continued , carelessly pull
ing a rose from a bush near them. "He
told me that you have promised to
think of my proposal , and let-us know
what your decision is to-morrow. Is
there anything I can say which will in
fluence yon to form that decision in my
favor ? "
"You cannot say anything which
will influence me in the least , Colonel
Leighton. As my father has said , you
shall have my answer to-morrow. " .
He glanced at the young face so sad
in its calm dignity , and then looked
down at his fingers again , which were
busy tearing to pieces the blossom he
liefdtind allowing the crimson petals
to-fall at his feet as if they were frag
ments of the heart he was breaking.
In the long silence that followed she
glanced up ail him once , with the
thought of flinging herself upon his
mercy by giving him her confidence ;
but the stern expression of his face re
pelled her.
"Miss'May , " he said suddenly , "you
are averse to this marriage. "
His tone aided in rendering his words
an assertion. She was startled , but re
plied quietly , "Do you think so ? "
"I must be blind if I could think
otherwise , " he continued , with sud
den energy. "May Warren , you know
that you hate me that you would
rather die than become my wife , were
it not for your father's sake. "
Before she realized what she was
doing the monosyllable "yes" slipped
from'her tongue.
"And in doing this do you realize
how. you would wrong us both ? "
She was silent.
"It shall never be. I shall never call
you my wife , knowing that you do not
love me that your heart is not in my
keeping. 1 will not tell you of my
hopes , now I have dreamed that my
last days would be my happiest ones
it would no't interest you. Now I have
only to say that you are as free as if I
had never seen your sweet face. "
He paused for a reply , but she made
none. Bewildered by her position , she
did not know what to say.
"I know that I have only myself to
reproach , " he went on , aMy motive
in offering your father my assistance
was a purely selfish one. The consequences
quences are only what I deserve. I
had of - during
no thought the-long years
ing which he had been my true and
faithful friend , but cruelly took ad
vantage of his position to gain my own
ends. Yes , I am properly punished.
There was a bitterness in his tone , a
despondency in his attitude.thatgreatly
changed his accustomed dignified cpm-
pesure of manner. Half unconscious
of what'she did , only sensible of th
pity she felt for him , the young girl
put her hand upon'his arm andUum
said , softly ;
" . "
"Forgive me.
"Forgive me , rather , my child , " he
said , gently , taking the little hand in
one of his , for the misery I have
caused you. I should have known
that our paths in life could never be
one. But good-night , I will not de
tain you. "
She did not shrink from him as he
bent down to kiss her forehead with his
last words. He stepped aside to allow
her free passage to. the house , but she
did not move.
"You of father "
are thinking your ,
he.said. "Do not be distressed on his
account. Remember me in your pray-
e.rs to-night , and sleep sweetly. It
is all I ask. "
He did not wait to hear her fervent
"God bless you ! " or witness her burst
of joyful tears , but quickly left her.
The morning sunshine streamed
boldly into the apartment of old Mr.
Warren , where he lay in the heavy
sleep of mental and physical exhaus
tion The forenoon was far advanced
when a servant roused'him , informing
him that Colonel Leighton waited , him
in the library. Making a hasty t6ilet ,
the old man left his chamber aridjvent
to join his friend. The gentlemen met
cordially , and Colonel Leighton im
mediately requested that May be sent
for. They waited but a few minutes
before the door swung noislessly open ,
and wearing a white morning robe , the
young girl entered. At a motion from
her lather she sat down upon a low
seat at his feet , and then glanced up
with a confiding smile at Colonel
Leighton , who stood leaning against
the mantlepiece with an exj resnon efface
face half-sad , half-admiringly.
"We are waiting for your answer ,
May , " said Mr. Warren , quietly.
"I will leave the matter entirely in
Colonel ' hands " she
Leighton's , re
plied.
The old man glanced perplexedly
from her to his friend. Colonel Leighton -
ton stepped forward.
"My old friend , James Warren , " he
said , "I met your daughter last night
and talked with her. 1 discovered
with what feelings she regarded a
marriage with me , and cannot allow
the sacrifice she would make for your
sake. I will never marry her ; she is
free. And now I have to ask your
pardon for the unmanly way in which
I have taken advantage. of your em
barrassments and have come so near
to destroying the happiness of your
child. Every power of mine shall be
exerted to its utmost to relieve you ,
and all the reward 1 ask is the knowl
edge that you and May do not despise
me. Nay , nay , no thanks. I deserve
rather to be scorned for the part Ihave
acted. I have -one favor to ask , old
friend. Will you allow me to choose a
husband for your daughter ? "
"You have my full and free permis
sion , " said Mr. Warren , smiling
through his tears. "But" I hope you
will be more successful in your choice
than I have been. "
"Never fear , " said the colonel , with
a glance at May. Flinging open a door
which led to another apartment , he
called : "Now , my boy ! " and Mark
Winchester sprang into the room.
"Behold future son-in-law "
your - - ,
said Colonel Leighton , and ere the old
man could comprehend the scene , the
young couple knelt for his blessing.
At'a motion from his friend he gave it
willingly , and never was there a hap
pier party.
Through the interposition of his
friend , Mr ; Warren was saved from
ruin and his daughter made happy.
When May that morning asked for a
solution to the problem of Colonel
Leighton's knowledge of Mark , he re
plied : "I did not wait half an hour in
the garden to no purpose , little one. "
And she understood that he Had over
heard her conversation with her lover.
Through his influence Mark's talent as
an artist became known to 'the world ,
and a few years afterward he became
a popular painter and a wealthy man ;
and , out of gratitude to his benefac
tor , he christened his first-born son
Edwin Leighton Winchester.
Black sattne , gored and finished with
two or three narrow kilted flounces , is
most useful as an underskirt to wear
with black walking dresses , or as a
dress-skirt for the house with a lighter
overdress.
ABUUIUB. ' - 1
It spring has maids of honor
And why should not the spring , ,
With all her dainty service ,
Have thought of some such thing1 }
If spring has maids of honor ,
Arbutus leads the train ;
.A lovelier , a fairer ,
The spring would seek Ip vain.
For sweet and subtle fragrance ,
For pink , and pink and white ,
For utmost grace and motion ,
Of vines and vines' delight.
For Joy of love and lovers ,
For Joy of young and old ,
No blossom like arbutus
In all that springtimes hold.
The noble maids of honor ,
Who earthly queens obey ,
And courtly service render
By weary night and day.
Among their royal duties ,
'
Bouquets of blossoms bring
Each evening to the banquet ,
. And hand them to the king.
If spring has maids of honor ,
And a king that is not seen ,
His choicest springtime favor
Is arbutus from his queen.
[ H. H. , in Independent.
SENATOR MAflDERSON.
What He Said Concerning Settlement of
Abandoned Military Reservations.
Omaha Herald.
Senator MsJhderson led the debate in
the senate committee of the whole ,
concerning the settlement of aban
doned military reservations , with great
success , evincing a thorough knowl
edge of. the question and a careful
study of the. details of the subject mat
ter. He offered numerous amend
ments , which were all adopted. In
support of one providing that any set
tler who was in actual occupation
any portion of any such reservation
prior to the location of such reserva
tion , or settled thereon prior to Juue 1 ,
1883 , in good faith , for the purpose of
securing a home , and of entering the
same under the general laws , and has
continued in such occupation to the
present time , and is by law entitled to
take a homestead , shall be entitled to
locate under the homestead laws the
land so occupied , not exceeding 160
acres in a body , according to the gov
ernment surveys and subdivisions ,
( which date was afterwards modified
to January 1,1884" ) , the senator said :
This subject-matter is one of vast im
portance to the people of the frontier
states. The amount of land set apart
for military reservations in the United
States , as shown by the report of the
committee , is nearly three millions of
acres 2,920,850 acres. Of these lands
there have been already abandoned by
the government and no longer used for
military purposes nearly 800,000 acres.
There have been abandoned in the state
of Nebraska , Fort Hartsuff , with 3,251
acres ; Fort McPherson , with 19,000
acres ; Fort Sedgwick , with 40,960
acres , and Camp Sheridan , with 18,225
acres making in that state alone 81,436
acres of abandoned land.
The effort has been made for several
years past by special bills to throw the
lauds of these respective forts upon the
markets , either under the general land
laws of the United States or by sale
under such regulations and restrictions
as might be made by the interior de
partment , but these efforts have re
peatedly failed ; and I am heartily glad
to see that the committee on military
affairs have reported by general bill a
course through which these lands can
be placed upon the market. Of the
reservations that I have named , Hart
suff was abandoned in 1881 , McPherson
in 1880 , Sedgwick in 1871 , and Sheridan
in 1881 , and during all the years that
have elapsed since the abandonment of
these lands for military purposes they
have remained unoccupied by the
military and practically open for
civilian settlement. It is also
the fact that prior to the loca
tion of many of these forts citizens had
already under the homestead and pre
emption acts settled upon these reser
vations. They were not disturbed by
the military authorities , but were per
mitted to remain there , and in many
instances within the state that I have
the honor to represent citizens were
invited even after Occupation by the
military authorities to make settlement
on these lands. They took advantage
of that protection which was afforded
by the nearness of the settlement to
the reservation , and settledtheieunder
the invitation and that protection.
Now there are parties upon all these
reservations , not only in Nebraska , but
perhaps in all the states having public
lands open to'entry , persons who have
settled under this sort of invitation ,
and under , as they supposed , the pro
tection of the general'land laws.
I propose to extend the provision of
this bilM > y these amendments so that
any settler prior to June 1,1883 and I
fix that date simply that some date
may be fixed in the bill ; I am not
tenacious that it shall be retained any
settler upon the public lands who has
gone there in good faith for the pur
pose of obtaining a home under the
homestead or pre-emption acts , having
a right so to do , shall be p'rotected in
in his settlement ; and the different
amendments to this section that I pro
pose , four in number , reach that result.
The Greelr Relief Expedition.
Intor. Ocean.
Many are inclined to withhold sym
pathy from the expedition undertaken
in relief of the Greely party , because
they imagine Lieutenant Greely's voy
age was one of adventure. This is no
more untrue than unjust. He was in
deed a regularly detailed officer acting
under government orders to establish
circumpolar stations under agreement
of the polar conference between Eng
land and the United States. July 7 ,
1881 , Lieutenant A. W. Greely , Fifth
cavalry , acting signal officer , accom
panied by twenty-three officers and en
listed men , departed from St. John m '
the screw steamship Proteus , bound for
Lady Franklin bay , at a point within
ten miles of the destination. Here the
first obstruction was encountered , and '
seven days passed before the ice moved
clear out of the way. After that-tho
party were enabled to proceed unc
reached Discovery harbor , where , Gree-
ly determined to camp. The A station
was accordingly established and the
Proteus left the party August 18th , re
turning safely to St. JoHn. Since then
nothing definite has , been heardfrom
the Greely party.
Rumors circulated by Esquimaux
were plentiful , one of these being to the
effect that Lieutenant Greely had been
murdered by his mutinous crew , but
little reliance can bo placed on these
reports. The grave danger of Greely's
position was recognized by geographi
cal authorities , and in July , 1882 , a
party sailed from St. John in the Nep
tune to take supplies to Lieutenanl
Greely. The ship encountered every
adversity of wind , weather and ice in
its slow'and perilous northward course ,
and after passing Littleton island the
way was frequently blocked for days ,
and August 9th was nipped by the pack ,
being so held until the loth. On the
23d the vessel was forced bnck on its
track and the homeward voyage was
begun.
The second expedition was under
taken last year with similar results.
The present expedition , to bo begun , in
a few days , will be by a party in the
good ships Alert , presented by the
British government for this purpose ,
the Bear and the Thetis. The Alert
was the advance ship of the Nares ex-
Eedition in 1875 , when a point much
eyond Greely's was'reached. . It is
classed as one of the strongest vessels
afloat , and is a double-skin wooden
vessel of 1,270 tons displacement and
381 horse-power. She will be urchargo
of Commander Coffin , and will follow
in the wake of the other vessels , the
first under command of Lieut. W. H.
Emory , the Thetis under Commander
W. S. Schley. The Thetis will proba
bly be the flagship. Chief Engineer
George W. Melville will go with the
Thetis. The plan of search has been
carefully considered , and : will be fol
lowed on a supposition of Greely's
possible movements in view of his
Knowledge of points and stations. As
this is the best equipped expedition yet
undertaken the hope of success is pro
portionately greater.
Greely's expedition was really in ac
cordance with the meteorological con
gress of St. Petersburg , held in 1881
in decidirig by a national agreement to
project expeditions from various coun
tries to establish a series of circumpo
lar stations for scientific purposes of
observation and practical exploration.
There were to be twelve of these sta
tions , as designed by apportionment ,
and it was hoped that ultimately from
one of them a determination of the
conditions of the polar basin might be
secured.
Dead.
Arkansas Traveler.
The alligator that was sent from
Florida to the editor of thL > paper is
dead. After life's fitful fever he sleeps
as well as circumstances will admit.
The gentleness and persuasion of man
have thus far failed to place an alliga
tor on a social basis. In this world of
selfishness the alligator has selected
his own course and desires to scramble
for himself. The glass tank , with a
bed of gravel where the reptile could
crawl out and sun himself , was looked
on , not in the light of a great favor ,
but as a matter of course. There never
was'in either one of his eyes , a single
gleam of thankfulness. His tank was
shared passively with -a brother that
came in the same assortment with him ,
but there never passed between these
descendants of a parent stem a single
sign of recognition nor a word of kind
ly greeting. They would spmetimes ,
in a kind of dreamy forgetfulness ,
bump their noses together , but they
would immediately turn away without
a change of countenance and fall into
deep reverie. Tennyson , the one whose
cold claws are now folded in death ,
seemed to be in average health until a
few moments before the summons came.
He had taken a bath , and was lying
on the gravel , when his keeper
observed a change of counte
nance. Revolution of expression ,
with an alligator , has ever been re
garded as a percusor of coming disso
lution , The owner was summoned to
the gravel-side of the sufferer. He
seemed to be suffering with meningitis ,
for his head was bent like a bull-tongue
plow , and cords hitherto unobserved
arose to the surface of his neck , so
tightly drawn that they almost cut
through the rough hide. He opened
one eye and closed it slowly. A Flor
ida man who stood near the tank shook
his head ominously , and an old Florida
dog that had doubtless gjone through
many narrow escapes , walked off to
one side and shook with laughter. Ten
nyson reached out one claw and began
to claw around. He then extended his
hind legs , braced himself and slowly
turned and lay on his back. The old
dog observing this movement , walked
away again and laughed'in retributive
chuckle. The sufferer lay for a time ,
breathing at long intervals , and.then ,
turning , he raised up on .his elbows ,
looked at the sun and fell back dead.
This proved that he was a sun wor-
shippfer and consequently settles a
question which has Ion/ been in dis
pute , Herbert Spencer holding that alli
gators worship the moon with the
morning star as a delegate and the
north star as an alternate.
The Well at Cawpore.
Correspondent London Oallr Nero.
Havelock was already on the march ,
his nearer approach being made the.
signal for an episode which is the dark
est act-in the hurried tragedy. On the
eve of going out to give battle to the
English general , Nana Sahib issued
orders for the massacre of the women.
They were invited to leave the house
under pretence of being conducted to a
place of safety. But they had had
enough of the Hindoo's clemency. They
refused to move , and were shot by vol
leys fired through the windows , sepoys
entering sword In hand and completing
the work. This done , they were drag
ged out dead and dying , women and
children , and cast into a well that stood
opposite the house. There" they were
found when Havelock'a men , having
utterly routed Nana Sahib , entered the
town , flushed with the. generous hope of
rescue.
Now , only a marble cross set in & grass
plot dark m the shadow , of solemn
pews marks the site of the butchery ,
while the well itself is a prominent ob-
jeot in a rich and well ordered garden.
When Havolock reached Cawpore and
found this terrible truth at the bottom
of the well , it was too late to * furnish ,
Christian burial to Nana Sahib's vie- .
tims. . The well was bricked over , and
in due time there has risen upon the
site a beautiful marble figure an angel
with sad face , ' yet not sorrowing as
those that have no hope , but carrying ,
in either hand the palm of victory.
Over the gateway of the inclosure
which surrounds this solemn burial
place is written : "These are they who
came out of great tribulation.11 Round
the base of the statue runs the inscrip
tion : "Sacred to the perpetual memo
ry of a great company of Christian people
ple , chiefly women and 'children , who
near this spot were cruelly massacred
by the followers of the rebel Nana
Dhoomdopuut of Btthwoor , and cast
the dying with the dead into the well on
the 15th of .July , 1857. "
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Camphor gum , when packed with
furs , is said to have a tendency to
lighten the color. Thorough cleanli
ness and tar paper are commended as
moth destroyers.
A correspondent of the Scientific
American recommends sowing ; Hungarian - .
garian gniss around the oufer edges of
a wheat or corn field as a protection
against the ravages of the chinchbug.
Dr. Squib has substituted for the or
dinary blue and red litmus paper a sin
gle color , viz. , purple. This purple
litmus paper turns red with aoids , blue
with alkalies. It is claimed to be much
more delicate and convenient. & ' | ' *
Hydrophobia is said to be unknown 1
among the dogs of Australia , which cir
cumstance is supposed to explain the
action of Now South Wales and other f'
colonies in forbidding the importation
of dogs from Europe and America. / '
The analysis made by Dr. Rousch of
volcanic ash from the Krakatpa erup
tion shows the principal constituents of
the ordinary pumice-stone , with frag
ments ranging in size from that of im
palpable powder to upward of one mil
limeter in length.
The fibre of silk is the longest con
tinuous fibre known. An ordinary
cocoon of a well-fed silkworm will
often reel 1,000 yards , and reliable ac
counts are given by Count Dandolo of ' J
a cocoon yielding 1,295 yards , or a
fibre nearly three-quarters of a mile in
length. I
The power developed by the explosion - /
sion of a ton of dynamite is equal to
45,685 tons raised one foot , or 45,675 f
foot-tons. One ton of nitro-glycerine t
similarly exploded will exert a power f
of 65,452 tons , ind one ton of blasting
gelatine similarly exploded , 71,050 foot- 1
tons. i
"As a cure for pimples : Wash the face
in a solution of carbolic acid , allowing
a teaspoonful to a pint of water. This f
is an excellent and purifying lotion , \ f
and may be used on the most { delicate \ f
skin. Be careful about letting the wash /
get into the eyes , : is it will weaken I
them. }
MM. Houles and DePietra Santa have *
communicated a paper to the Academy j ,
of Sciences , Paris , stating that they j
have been unable to "discover any injurious - j
jurious effect produced by copper on /
the health of the persons engaged in /
working it , and advancing the belief /
that colique de cuivre does not exist. 1 <
It is stated that sackcloth or canvas
can be made as impervious to moisture ,
as leather by steeping it in a decoction
of one pound of x > ak bark with fourteen 'i
pounds of boiling water , this quantity '
being sufficient for eight yard ? of stuff. f
The cloth has to soak twenty-four
hours , when it is taken out , passed
through running water and hunej np x >
to dry. ' IJ
De Lcsseps and His Health. > \
Courier. '
M. de Lesseps , in fact , as on3 of his ' \
friends says , has a running account i
with sleep. He can sleep twenty-four , i
hours at a stretch and then remain for
five er six nights without sleep. He , i
sleeps at wm , when and where he > J
pleases. When he travels he gets into J j
the first compartment at hand. He ,1
sits on the front seat or back seat , in (
one of the corners or in the middle , if f j
these are taken. He examines his traveling - . \
eling companions. If he recognizes \l \ lone
one of them , or is alongside somebody j
disposed to talk , he speaks , and does /j
not cease talking ; if , on the contrary , | j
Le knows nobody , he crosses his arms , j j
drops his head , and the train has j
scarcely started before he is asleep , ' J
and so he remains without interruption M
till he arrives at his destination. When ! J
he went to his property , La Cheenay , , ' 1
near Bordeaux , he requested the guard ( i
to wake him in time , lest he should go (1
on to Bordeaux. At sea M. de Lesseps J
"settles his accounts" with sleep in a 1
still more perfect fashion. He remains |
stretched in his berth , and sleeps all (1
the way , except at meal times. He was j 1
thus able to sleep on a voyage from 11
Marseilles to Alexandria 107 hours out I
of 130 for which the voyage lasted. M. > |
de Lesseps , at the present moment , ia 1
the man who possesses , in the highest |
what call - * * 'I
degree , we recuperative - *
power. Till of late years he had recourse - I
course to the external application of 1
cold , and even of iced water to main,1
tain himself in vigorous health. He jl
had been invited under the empire to 1
spend in November a couple of days at > 1
Compeigne. The winter was eevere. m
The day after his arrival at Compeigne ' I
a telegram arrived for him. At 7 i
o'clock in the morning the valet dc ' I
chambre went to call him. Ha found I
the bed empty and that M. de Lessepa 1
was absent. In alarm a search was ( W
mads in the park , and , after half an I
bour's hunt , he was seen emerging I'm
from a pond , in which he had broken 11
the ice to take his bath. He bus now
renounced such cold water exercises , m
but he continues to devote himself passionately -
sionately to horsemanship. He may be
seen at some hour or other galloping .
amid the troop of.his children through
.he Bois de Boulogne. im
. The New York Telegram asks : "Are
joys getting worse ? " They are not
It Is impossible.
