TEARS.
Not in the Hmo of pleasure
HOJ.O doth sother bow :
But i the s ty of sorrow ,
Ovr tlu Tjlo of woo.
Through shuin aad shadow look we
On l > ' .j\o < id the years ;
Hi 3 sjul would have no rainbow
\ h j . , os no tears.
Century.
CLEVER AUNT KATE.
It ain't no use in noinjf aijin .yonr
psi. Jcnnlo ho'd had in * own way
'round hero continual for mor a thirty
year * an you'll jest have to give in ;
no use tulkin at him. "i" only ma cos
him WUBS. "
Toor little ftfrs. Olcott had been ac
customed durinsr the whole of her
married life to "jost give in. " and
her only chance of peace was in yield
ing to her selfishly determined hus
band and allowing him to carry his
ppint without opposition.
Jennie was differently constructed.
She inherited her father' * strong will
and ho hud. much to his ourpriso.
suddenly discovered an opposing force
in his youngest child.
She had been away from homo for
nearly three year.s this pretty brown
haired jrirl with the determined face
and graceful carnage , and the father
secretly admired and almost feared
her.
her.A
A wealthy and childless aunt in the
city had besought Jennie to share her
home , and Htrain Olcott'd pretty
daughter , though clinging to the farm
with all its dear memories of child
hood and childhood's joys , chose
wisely when she yielded to her aunt's
requesl.
It was better , far better for her. for
even after her departure there were
plenty of children to keep the miserly
old farmer in a perpetual grumble
about money matters.
It was May and the country wore
one glad smile , and Jennie hailed
with delight the prospect of a visit to
her homo , assuming very willingly
the responsibility of housekeeping
while her two unmarried sisters at
tended the wedding of a cousin in a
distant town.
This morning she was cooking , and
with her sleeves rolled above her
elbows stood beside the kitchen table.
In one hand she hold an earthen plate ,
while the clip. clip , clip of a fork
sounded noisily as she whipped some
eggs to a froth
Yer sisters had to mavry to suit
him. " wailed the nervous little wom
an , --an you'll have to lee ; ef you
don't there'll be awful fusses , so you'd
jes' better give in. "
That morning the father had spoken
to Jennie of a young farmer , whom
ho termed a 'likely catch. " She hac
expressed her opinion of hint in so
decided a wav as to alarm Mr. Olcotl
for the safety of his much prized
authority. (
He was won't to speak of himself
as a marvelous example of the patri
arch. "Make 'em mind , " he would
say. "Keep yer household beneath
your feet ; govern 'em well and they'll
git along. "
Jennie's boldness in opposing hia
judgment so stupefie.1 him that his
anger had not yet had time to blaze
forth , but Mrs. Olcott knew -would
come , and so after her husband had
left the kitchen she pleaded with the
girl to "give in. " Jennie had been
very thoughtful during the little
woman's appeal but now she was re
solved , and it was the Olcott in her
nature which spoke. "I wouldn't
marry Jordan Moggs though father
should threaten to murder me. "
The eggs were stiff now , and as she
set the plate down on the table she
turned from her mother and busied
herself among the ingredients for
cake baking which were before heR
Jennie was blushing as she began
softly , "There is some one in Poole 1
like very much , mother and he's
coming out here , too. "
"He needn't mind comin. " said
Farmer Olcott grimly , as ho quietly
stepped into the kitchen. His face
wore a cunning leer and his wind red
dened cheeks were distorted by the
.sneering curves of his hard-lined
mouth.
Seating himself on one of the
painted wooden chairs , he drew the
bootjack toward him and took off his
heavy'Shoes with a calmness and de
liberation which warned Mrs. Olcott
that he was thoroughly aroused. The
poor little nervous , broken-spirited
woman had learned that this particu
larly quiet and inoffensive manner of
removing his footgear always pre
ceded a burst of passion.
Hiram Olcott set his cowhide boots
by the stove to dry. kicked the .act
under the table , and. turning toward
his daughter shouted.
Don't let me ketch none o' yer
city fellers comin' to see you. Ef they
do I'll talk to 'evn ; not a word now. "
he growled , shaking his long finger
menacingly at Jennie as she essayed
to speak.
I'm master in my own house and
you'll not talk till such time as I am
done. You've been away and kinder
forgot how things is run here , but you
might as well get broke in now. I
tell you I won't have any city fellers
a-follerin' you- and if I ketch your
Aunt Kale mukin' any matches for you
I'll just bring you home from bein' a
fine lady down there and sot you
workinV
Before Jennie could "speak he' had
gone into the dining room , slamming
tho.door behind him.
"Tears of inortiQca ion and * rage
stood in her brown eyes and hot
words leaped to her lips , but as she
glanced down at the agonized face of
the little woman beside her the fierce
mood changed. She bent to kiss the
pain drawn lipa murmuring. 'Never
pleU'llr lOlcott jVitn aisifcjff'pf fw
He'ff v * 6ry1"ind * ffit * " along "peaceabiS
like ; an' Jet' gir ia for the sake of
quiet Yer pa's gettin1 wuss antf
wuss. "
Jennie wrote a partial account ol
What had occurred to her Aunt ICato.
and this was the answer of that clover
woman :
MY DEA.R NIECE : Your father needs
managing and I will undertake to do it. ]
have written to him to come down to the
city and advise me about the sale of a
piece of property , and you need not be sur
prised at anything that happens. "
Mrs. Kate Calding was the only one
in the world who over did understand
her brother Hiram , and she planned
a clever little ruse to bo played on
the unsuspecting farmer.
Mr. Pan. . whom Jennie had con
fessed to nor mother she cared a great
deal for. was well suited to her. Ho
had not yet declared his love , but it
was not ungucssed by the shrewd
little maiden. To Mrs. Calding. hou--
over. ho had opened his heart , and
she bade him wait a little. She knew
how prejudiced her brother was
against all arrangements not con
ducted by himself and rightly con
cluded that he might put serious dif
ficulty in the way of the young pee
ple.
After satisfying herself that the
name of Jennie's lover was quite un
known to her brother , she resolved to
introduce hirn as a young man who
would be a good match for Jennie , if
only the girl would be wise enough
to think so. Allowing him to believe
they had never met she trusted to
his unequaled obstinacy to do the
rest
Tve wanted so much to talk with
you about .Jennie. " said the lady , as
she and Hiram sat in her well ap
pointed dining room the night of the
arrival.
"Yes , and I'm willin1. She ought
to bo settled. " said the old man de-
cidedlj' .
It does not do , Hiram. " began
Mrs. Calding. watching the hard
.ined face intently , "to depend on a
girl's choice , and"
Well I guess it don't , " he inter
rupted , with a sneer.
"There is a young man in town
who. I know , admires Jennie , and if
10 should meet her 1 know something
would ccme of it. " Very quickly , yet
with the utmost caution she made
this statement
The old man was interested.
Kich1 he inquired rubbing his
hands gently together.
Yes , " was the answer ; then she
went on :
Of course , it's so very uncertain.
Jiram. You see , Jennie m'ght ro
use to have a word to say to him
and "
Now. Kate , look here. " interrupted
the thoroughly excited old man. as he
drew his chair nearer hers and em
phasized his words with decisive ges
tures , "ef I like that young man I'll
just take him on homo with me. an1
I'd like to see Jennie tell him to go
if I'm livin' . "
Mrs. Calding was delighted at her
success thus far. The next day Mr.
Bryan was introduced , and became
the old man's ideal of a son-in-law.
On the farmer's return to his home
Mr. Bryan accompanied him. having
accepted the hearty invitation of his
new friend to "jest run out and take
a look around our part of the coun
try. "
Jennie had been apprised of Mr.
Bryan's coming and of the little de
ception in which she was to play her
part. She met him as if he were a
stranger while her father secretly re
joiced at the thought of subduing his
proud young daughter.
M Mr. Olcott took an early opportun
ity to enlighten Jennie as to her duty
toward ho new f.'iend , and with a
twinkle in her eye she promised to do
her best to please him in the matter.
A week passed. Jennie and Mr.
Bryan were very happy. The days
were delightful ones to them , and the
old farmer rubbed his hands at the
success of his scheme and gave his
consent to an early marriage with no
hesitation.
Ho often speaks now of his match
making. "There's Jennie , " he will
say. "She'd hev picked up with some
empty noddled city chap ef I hadn't
just took her in hand. I brung Bryan
out and told her that she'd got to be
have to him. It's the only way to do
jest make 'em mind and they'll git
along. "
They would not undeceive him for
anything the happy young couple
but when he boasts they think with
loving gratitude of clever Aunt Kate.
Drake's Magazine.
Origin of
No subject has been more fertile of
speculation than the origin of lan
guages. Many maintain that the lan
guage spoken by Adam is lost , and
that the Hebrew , Chaldee and Arabic
are only dialects of the original
tongue. Goropius published a work
in 1580 to prove that Dutch was the
language spoken in Paradise. Andre
Kemp maintained that God spoke to
Adam in Swedish. Adam answered in
Danish , and Eve spoke in French ,
whilst the Persians believe three
languages to have been spoken in
paradise Arabic , the most persua
sive , by the serpent ; Persian , the
most poetic , by Adam and Eve ; and.
Turkish , the most threatening , by the
angel Gabriel.
Some very interesting experiments
aave been carried out in this country
with two immense magnets made from
two large Redman guns. A crowbar
which was applied to the magnet re
quired the combined force of four
strong men to tear it away. A hand
ful of tacks thrown In the opposite
direction immediately flew back and
attached themselves to the magnet
Several 15-inch cannon balls , solid ,
and as much as a strong man conld
ift , were held suspended in , the air ,
oneunaertf'the other. The mosi
}
anVu8infexperimenfc | was m&de 'with a
iiedeelhammer. When' one I "tried' to
wield it in'a' direction-oppoiite'to the
magnet he felt as though he were
rying to hit a blow with a long
oathor in a gale of wind.
MEXICAN OPALS.
Wlioro They Are Pound und Haw Tlioj
Arc ; Klillshecl.
The opals are found embedded in "a
tough , red porphyry-like rock , and this
opal rock runs in veins , which have
thus far been found in only two Mexi
can states , Queretaro and Guerrero ,
the former on the Atlantic slope , the
latter hundreds of miles awuy , border
ing on the Pacific. The German capi
talists , who have received a consider
able sum and bought the opal mines ,
evidently think the deposits are
limited and that they can control the
product of the country. The old
method of mining opals was a novel
one.
one.Mexican
Mexican owners of the mines or veins
would give to any one the privilege of
going1 into the mine and digging for
himself at so much per lay or week.
This custom prevailed until quite re
cently , and Americans , hiring a squad
of peons and taking tools , would go
out and do a day's mining1 , paying § 5
for the privilege. There was enough of
speculation and uncertainty about such
expeditions to make them entertain
ing.The
The op .1 which could be got forsev-
enty-five cents now brings from § 5 to
§ 10 , according to the anxiety of the
purchaser.
Not until it has been out of the mine
several months can any estimate of a
stone's value be formed. Probably
three-fourths of Mexican opals crack
during the period of seasoning , and
then they are worth little or nothing.
The native lapidaries and experts
have a way of concealing defects and
enhancing the luster by boiling the
stones in oil , and many opals are sold
fresh from this treatment only to dis
appoint the buyer a few months later.
Mexicans do this so well that they can
even deceive those who are experts in
gems.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Waking Up to Find a Sualco on His
IJosoni.
"A short time ago I was camping
with a party on the shores of Lake
Erie , not far from Ashtabula , " said
George Wilson , a mill worker. "Shortly
after we had retired one evening I
heard a peculiar whirring sound which
I at . 'There is
recognized once. a rat
tler in camp , ' I exclaimed. 'I am go
ing to get up. ' 'Hush ! ' came the word ,
slowly hissed through the teeth , from
a companion near me. 'The snake has
crawled into iny shirt bosom. ' This
was very softly , and we were almost
paralyzed with fright at the prospect.
We were all afraid to stir for fear the
reptile would take alarm and strike
its victim. It crawled over his body
good naturedly , evidently enjoying
the warmth , for the night was a little
raw.
"At times the snake's head was close
to his face , as he told us afterward.
He feared the motion of his chest up
and down in breathing would stir up
the animal , and he tried hard to
breathe as little as possible. Finally
the snake crawled toward the fire , and
in an instant the whole camp was up.
One seized a club and broke the rep
tile's back before it could make a
spring. It measured nearly five feet
"The man who had the terrible ex
perience collapsed like a rag after the
experience was over. During the or
deal AVO were all surprised at the cool
ness and nerve he displayed. With all
danger past he fell into a faint , but he
soon revived. "
IN SUPREME COMMAND.
Admiral Goldsborough's Overwhelming
Egotism.
There is a good story and a most
characteristic one told of the late Ad
miral Goldsborough. It is not in any
way an orthodox utterance , but to be
perfectly truthful the admiral made
no pretentious to being orthodox in
matters either sacred or profane , as
the incident will bear witness. It was
during a trip to the Mediterranean
when the admiral was in command of
the fleet that the chaplain , a zealous
young man , preferred request to hold
services on board the flag-ship on Sun
day mornings. The first Sunday after
this permission had been given , the
young chaplain's trepidation gave
place to supreme satisfaction
when he noted that with the
exception of the admiral the officers
and men of the fleet were assembled
in full force. After waiting for a few
moments for the admiral , who failed
to appear , the chaplain opened the
services in regulation manner : "The
Lord is in his holy temple , let all the
earth keep silence before him. " As
the voice rang out in the opening1
words the admiral walked on the deck ,
and though his face betokened a
storm , he took his seat in silence and
so remained until the congregation
had been dismissed.
Then he rose , and striding over to
the chaplain , said : "Young man , I
want you to understand in the future
that the Lord is not in his holy temple
until I , Admiral Goldsborough , am on
deck. "
Catling Guns Hun by Electricity.
The Gatling gun is now worked by
an electric motor in the Amerian navy.
The motor is attached to the breech of
the gun. Hitherto a couple of men
were required to serve the gun , one to
train the piece and drop the shot , the
other to work the firing crank ; but
now one man is sufficient By touch
ing a switch he can train and operate
the gun at will , so as to fire either a
single shot , or at the rate of 1,200 a
minute.
Animal's Codes and Signals.
Seals , when basking , place one of
their number on guard to give the
alarm in case of danger. The signal is
a quick clap of the flippers on a rock.
Babbits signal with their forepawS ,
and have regular signals and calls.
The Betort UoillaL
Irate Father Did ; ypu erer , eam
lollarinyqnrlife ? 'Boa Yes , fathaf ,
jeveraL .jButyotfneverpaidlme. -
What is
Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infanta
and Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor
other Karcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrnps , and Castor Oil.
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Castoria.
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Da. G. 0. OSGOOD ,
Lowell , Macs.
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Interest of their children , and use Castoria in *
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morphine , soothing syrup and other hurtful
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thorn to premature graves. "
Da. J. F. KracnsLor ,
Conway , Ark.
Castoria.
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H. A. Aacmut , M. D. ,
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