Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1890 — Page 8

HOMS. Sweet word that spans all spaoe. that knows i no bound, Yet dwells In narrowest oompass; welcome word! Dear tjrpe of Peace—though sheltered by the sword. Mid Saxon-speaking races only found. Our earliest recollections all abound With little notes of thee; our years are stored With memories of thee; each spot adored By youth, in age becometh holy ground, non etingest In the handgrip of tire tire; Thou meltest in the Mother's tender kiss; The wanderer longs to reach thee—Guiding Star Of all his thoughts; like Israel's Plllard Fire By night thou leadest him through childhood's bliss, To that loead Home he pictures from afar. —Loan Rosßlyjj.

A SMUGGLER’S DAUGHTER

In 1842 1 commanded the revenue outter Fire fly and was ordered to the Gulf of Mexico to see after the irregularities that were reported in several ports bordering on the gulf. In due time I arrived at and investigated the custom affairs at Mobile auu soon after sailed for New Orleans. In both these places I found the state of aii'airs even worse than I had supposed, and at once set to work investigating. I had n6t conducted this a week before 1 ascertained that the custom house officials were in league with a band of Texas and Mexican smugglers, who were running in large quantities of goods without paying duties. lat once communicated with the authorities at Washington, and in due time received orders to report the names of the delinquents and then turn my attention to breaking up the gang of smugglers, taking them and their vessels into the nearest disinfected port I fitted the cutter for a cruise and Started on my commission. Before I had been on the look-out a week I had the good fortune to capture a Texan «raft, well laden and bound for the port of New Orleans, Again, starting out I cruised for several days without coming in contact with anything suspicious. But I knew very well that there were more than one craft engaged in the nefarious business, and that sooner or later I should fall in with them. During a calm one day, my trim little craft hardly moving through the waters, I thought I beard the sound of voices to the windward. There was a thick fog lying upon the waters, Ph prevented me from seeing bemy bowsprit scarcely a rod; but every moment the voicee sounded plainer, and soon I detected the splashtag of oars and conjectured that some graft like ourselves was becalmed, and were striving to make a little headway with their sweeps. I at once ordered my lieutenant into the boat to soe what sort of a craft ft was whose oaptaia was evincing so much enterprise. The search and observation occupied nearly half an hour, at the end of which he returned and reported the immediate presence of an undoubted smuggler, but whom he suspected had also caught a glimpse of him as he peered through the thick fog. lat once ordered all the boats lowered and manned, with the intention of boarding the suspicious craft and overhauling her papers. But the rascals got the start of me, and after Scuttling the schooner they took to their boats and struck out ustily to make their escape. The pursuit was highly exciting, but as they took different directions, they gave us much trouble in following them. At length we overhauled one of their boats, containing two rough-looking men, and one of the most beautiful women that it has ever been my fortune to encounter in any part of the world. The smugglers dropped their oars, and, drawing their pistols, showed fight. But, without firing a single shot, we convinced them of the folly of resistance, and they immediately surrendered, and were taken on board the cutter. The pursuit of the Other two boats proved fruitless. I was surprised to find in my lady prisoner one whose culture eminently fitted her for the best circles of society. Gradually I drew her confidence and her history from her. Her father had at a former period been very wealthy; but, having engaged in war between Texas and Mexico, had lost nearly everything, and had lately resorted to smuggling to get it back again. She was his only child, and fearing that ill might come to her he resolved to take her with him. This she could bear much better than the addresses, of her father’s lieutenant, a coarse, villainous-loqking rascal, who had during <,he past year made violent pretensions of his love and had offered his hand in marriage. This she had often refused, but he continued his importunities, to her great sorrow and disgust. A week passed on, during 'which time I had fallen deeply in love with the smuggler’s beautiful daughter, and had evidence shat she was not altogether indifferent to me. In fact, we came exceedingly familiar, and passed -manyan evening on the after-deck - conversing about various localities and on various subjects. On© evening about dark I left my aihia and came upon deck for the purMia of taking my last observation by daylftfllt. Before I had {.itf to ioddeaiy iprany upon me. 1 •••** J

not to i tay situation. ' They were Ike •- - - crew of which I had oaptured two, and who had been reinforced and came out with the intention of capturing the Firefly. It was a pie -.- of unwarranted carelessness on the part of the men on watch, bat there was no help for tt now. My crew, with the exoeptioa of the man at the wheel, and the one on guard, were held below, and 1 was myself entirely unarmed. ••Surrender or die!” demanded the leader—the very man who had so annoyed my beautiful friend by his offers of marriage. “And then,” he oontinued, 4 •show me where you have plaoed Hope Austin.” “I will do neither until compelled,” I answered resolutely. “Then take a taste of that!” and he sprang upon me with his drawn 'cutlass. At this instant Hope Austin appeared in the cabin gangway with a cocked pistol in each hand. Coming directly up to where I stood she placed one of them in my hand and leveled the other at the hoad of her old annoyer. Thrusting his Bword into his scabbard, he drew a villainous-looking pistol and pointed it at my head, at the same time ordering one of his men to shoot Hope if she made any demonstration; but before the words were fairly out of his throat he measured his length on the deck, and the others surrendered. Hope accompanied me for some time after that and until I had freed the Gulf from its smugglers and on my return to Washington I obtained a short leave of absence, duriffg which time and by the aid of a minister I changed her name to my own.

THE USE OF SLANG.

Americans the Wont People on Earth in ThU Respect. “A man born and bred in the United States fails to appreciate how much slang he daily uses in conversation,” Baid an intelligent American who had just returned from a continental tour. “He fully appreciates these blemishes, however, when he returns to America after having had daily intercourse with some of the well bred persons in Europe. He picks up these blots on perfect speech so gradually and they multiply so rapidly that before he is aware of the extent of these acquisitions at least one-tenth part of his vocabulary oonsists of slang expressions. This fact is so true of America that even the ignorant peasants of Ireland recognise it when their countrymen return to their native land. As heard in America slang seems to add foroe and expression to conversation, but this is only seeming, for when contrasted with really simple and consequently elegant diction the difference in strength can readily be seen. There are some slang words, however, in the American vocabulary which, if used at the right time and place, find their bull’s eye like a minnie ball. But as a rule the use of slang words is only a blemish on conversation, and its use cannot be too heartily condemned.”

Museum and Church.

Before a dime museum on Washington street, Boston, the other Sunday evening was a sign announcing: “Scientific Church. Grand Concert and Lecture on Old Maids and Prize Fighters. Collection 10 Cents.” A steady stream of men was passing the ticket office, each depositing his “collection” and receiving a ticket in return. Not far away was a church in which was a service advertised with an equally striking titie. There was good Binging, too, and free admission. But the audience was a slim one. The contrast suggested that the devil can beat the church as a drawing power in concerts and entertainments —in fact, in everything except pure religion. As a steady going pastor once said: “In the long run there is nothing that keeps up a church like piety.”

Grand Duchess Alexandrine.

The Grand Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the sole surviving sister of Emperor William 1., was born during a ball at the royal palace. Queen Louisa and her grand mistress of the robes, Countess von Vose, left the ball suddenly and noiselessly shortly after the dancing had commenced, and the entertainment proceeded without interruption. Toward midnight the countess suddenly returned to the ball room arrayed in a dressing gown, and, regardless "of court etiquette, hurried up through the maze of dancers to the King, to whom she announced the birth of a daughter.

How Names Grow.

How names grow receives an odd illustration in the Congo country. White people are known in the Upper Congo districts as Batendele. Tendele was as near as the Congo nature could get to the pronunciation of Stanley “ba” being the common prefix for people. In a somewhat similar way the Indians of the northwest coast bestowed the title of Boston men on all white people, as ships from Boston were those most frequently seen b.v them in old days when the Oregon coast was a howling wilderness.

A Church novel Advertisement.

I One of the leading churches in Minneapolis hat adopted a novel method of increasing its attendance. Kach

gentlemen visit we notets ana wore off a list of the guests who are dominoiled there over Sunday. Neatly printed invitations to attend service in the church are enclosed in envelopes, sealed up and directed to these guests. They are left with the clerk with directions to place them in the boxes in the morning. As each man oomes down to breakfast Sunday morning he finds a letter for himself. Opening he discovers the invitation. It excites his curiosity and in many cases the invitation is accepted. The plan has been in operation but a short time only, but thus far has been found to work well.

Electricity for Cancer.

A young physician attached to the Chelsea Hospital for M omen has invented and used, it is said with success, a machine which, in cases of cancer, will direct a current of electricity against a diseased cell strong enough to destroy it and at the same time will not injure a healthy cell. Those that are destroyed are said to turn into a hard substance, that remains without causing the patient any inconvenience.

To Relieve the Pain of Tooth Pulling.

An electrio instrument has been invented which is designed to remove the pain incidental to the extraction of teeth. It consists of adjustable prongs carrying buttons and connected with an electric battery. The buttons are placed on the face over the nerves leading from the teeth to the brain, and a circuit is established the moment the extracting instrument touches the tooth to be removed.

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