Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1882 — Page 3

THE ASCHOR. • 1 "And do you still long for the old life back fat the stalest" I said, turning to tbe wife. "No,” sbe answered. “No. not now, since the ttaby died and we buried It oat there In the •ardent" •> ~ CORRESPONDENT FROM COLORADO. Not whatever ills in ay come In the home wherein I stand Is this Rooky Mountain land lam all contentment, for Baby’s shadow on this floor Fell no* very long ago, J And she's buried there, you know,. In the garden, where the flowers Blossom through the summer hours; And my footsteps thither stray Otter through the long, long day. And I bend down low my ear Sometimes fancying I oaa hear Baby voices on the ai,r,. , And a visions, faint yet fair, Of my darling comes to me. — Faint and fair and shadowy if from the spirit land •fihe had come awhile to stand With me where w-j used to sit When the birds and bees would flit In and out among the flowers Through the happy summer hours. Once I wanted to go home; —Yes, but now I would not roam; There were days whn T was sad E’er my baby made me glad; When I eastward looked and thsn Longed to see the home again When I pressed in childish ways 11 All the liy-gone childish days, I wou'd listen, I would long • ’ For some sweet, familiar song; And my eagre eyes would glance O’er the prairie’s wide expanse In the vain hope I should see t. Some one who was dear to me. Bnt Slbel tWy would uot ooihe L- '•» Bringing oheerful news from hoineT •”"* Husband! yea, he’s good and kind But ea«jh mort Inc l would And r v It was “kiss me dear,” to go •*•• ' To the follow field below. I was lonesome all the day In the cabin far away, And It seemed—it seemed as though Ail looked dreary here below. And—whatever else might, dome If I onlf could go home I would once more happy be. Then, the baby came, you seel It was something new and strange— O’er tbe world there came a change And life was not half so weary Nor this world half so drsary As I sat and watched her play In the sunshine all the day. . All the summer long she played, All the summertime she made ** Happy moments—happy hours— Happy days, as with the flowers (y And the sunshinaon the floor She made home foreveWnore. Then, if any thought went back To the old familiar track It was but to let them see ~ What ablossiug damp to mo. Ah! the pain, I feel it still, As I felt it bound and thrill To my very soul the day Baby In lier cradle lay ' > And the doctor came and said Baby’s home is overhead, “Where the gates axe pearl and gold “And God’s arms his lambs enfold.” Then my baby went away Aui jher litUe torn>xf>}ny.' , r .' * In the garden ycuurer, where *» v * * Hands of mine could dally care For the yiljl ilowers that would bloom Over bob?’*, garden tomb, Now I d-> not care to go Since my baby lies there low; This is Tioino, wliato’er betide, Made such wheu my baby died, And the Anchor from the sktes Out tilery,in Mg apilen lies, Bidding close ab(i bladUug fast. All my future with the past.” t - , ' : ! f i Then across the cabiii fl<p>r Out beyond the open door Tear looked out to see Baby’s grave. And then to me ...... Came the thought that love above Caunot equ*i mother love When the anchor is a child Sinless,.stainless, undo tilt'd, Taken from one home of love To the other Homo above. \ Gwendoline.

A DETECTIVE’S STORY.

It was a dark, and rainy day. The da*wn had stolen in through the ashen clouds, and a dense fog wrapped around the bouse and lay upon the streets like a winding-sheet. A misty wind steely and cola, now and then would whistle along the wide avbnne and rattle the shutterless casements of the old brick liOifee. A wild, blustering day was that Tuesday, twenty years ago; and many a heart shrank with r a strange feeling of horror as they read in the morning papers of New Orleans of the tradgedy far down on Chartres street. It was ' one of those densely crowded districts for which certain locAfities in that city weie then noted.' Mr. L and myself had been sent for at an early hout And were among the first to reach the place, where a young girl, in Die very flush of her tender womanhood, lay muidered. On a low cot, the crimson stain on sheet and pillow, and the dark hair thrown back like floss of silk, the dead girl lay.. Underneath the linen sheet was traced the outline of the slender limbs, and founded form. Full of grace and exquisitely fiishidled had the creature been in fife. Even with the seal of death stamped upon face anfi torm, she looked like a child asleep. One almpstexpected the f'lorious eyes to open-the long black ashes to Jiff frotp the rwoxen cheek, A smile yet lingered about the lips as sunshine play son a ploud Sometimes —a»«d the olive tint of tne brow and neck still looked like life. * !* The lears f.ll like rain as we looked l fcpinfitalfeldrrit ijiis VaaMfcifcss Stranger from a foreign land. whence she came; none knevrTrerKfatory. The house itself had long been

deseJUfi—* ruinous building glvaplp to decay. But, one night the neigh* bore heard cries of ’distress, and the ‘ piercing wail of a woman in terror thrill out on the night-air; then lightsflashed in tbe windows, and the pitsaMKfc? m&gs} sound of low’music came out on the silent street—and then sobbings, like someone crying—and after this,all S’ew dark, and the quiet unbroken. ut in the early dayvn some one went into thc old house to search out the mystery. High up they found a looked door, which defied all efforts to open it* But they broke it iu at last, and ■ft a poorly-furnished room, and a dead .girl lying, oh the cot. There was nothlng in the house outside of this room to snow it had ever been inhabited. There was no wardrobe, nOdlesses; nothing but the crimson sheetcrand the linen gown; and on the floor,near the bed, a bracelet set with diamonds: but it bore no initial' mark—a silent jewel, beautiful as the arm It had encircled. There was' no due to bo found unless the bracelet would load’ to one; a curious trifle, fashioned like a golden serpent, and the jewels flashing like eyes from the head — even the tongue had a diamond flame and gleamed like a jet of fire. The girl had been stabbed to the heart, and had died w ithout a struggle. There was an awful mystery about it I could not unravel. To me It appeared there had been a crime comniited, which, if revealed, would disclose some terrible pitrpbse that now could not be perceived. But nothing could be done is yet. We must wait and watch, and this we did* ’ „ > * ! I heard of a sloop landing below the. city ate wd ays before, under the circumstances that created some suspicion. I determined to look up the parties who had seen it and see if I could find a4n# trace that would help my investigations. From this source I learned that an old man and woman and a young girl had landed vpsftel had immediately gone back to sea. Those who had observed its strange conduct then remembered to have seen it again on the morning of the homicide, at the same place, and the old man and woman were taken on board, but this time they were alone —only the two—the girl was left behind. The fisherman ami his wife who told me this, told me, too, that the young lady was richly clad, and the old people appeared to be her servants. A What could it mean? On this clew I went to Havana. Sometimes I am led by a strange feeling, which acts as a sort of foreshadowing of what is to come. , It was so now. I knew by a sort es intuition that I should find opt something about it there. Nor were my impressions deceptive* I did Ascertain that such a vessel had left that city, ostensibly on a pleasure excursion, but in reality. to spirit away an heiress to an, i mmepse estate. The' old man and woman had been bribed by>a treacherous uncle to put jier out of fcbe way. They had persuaded her to go with them by representing to her the evil designs of her relative,. Wrtn® her to New Orleans. Their plana-had been carefuljy contrived,, mid big, for the strange whim that Jed qae| to Ha-, vAna, Woura have proved successful. The false uncle was arrested and tried by a-Spanish tfibunaT'ToT Abduction and murder; the punishment was death. But the reajVierpctratdfg’'l brought back with Meit They confessed. the homicide, (told immediately how the fe'-dripip; was accomplished, and were .hung! “Good-by, my sweet.,. Up the heather-hedged lane .that led from Farmer Rediugote’s hunfy ble cot to the broad acres of meAdoW land aqd forest that encircled - the castle of the purse-proud opd haughty Duchess of Blue Island avenue these words, spoken in tended tones by a radiantly beautiful girl upon wtiosepure sweet face the last rays of the seating sun were fading with a mellow sfcsi» ance beyond compare, fell upon: .the ears of Perioles Hetherington like tbe blessing of the cassocked man of god to one who,after a iite of Hin,l|es upon, a hed of death- Pericles- paused* and looked back/*Bon scflr, My angel said. Ifm*' The sun-glints fell with a hectfff "flush upon his cream- colored pants? From a neighboring pond came the deep croaking of the frogs, soft eyed cows were coming slowly up fcqin the grassy meadows beyond tne .dim where the buttercup blossomed in all its golden glory! and tbe daisy (laid its white face to the earth. A brijttdTtf’ do? with heavy, sensous jaws (femte out of the corn and caugjj| ,Pericles by the rear of his pants. - Myrtle Redingote Ahe animal’S action. “Great heavens!” sbe criti}; “Pericles'will be unable to sit down for a weeki How can I live without sitting on his knee once in a while!” and with a low sob of pain she went into the parlor and began eating-can-dy.—Chicago Tribune Novels. , I *'* J

- if I Jeflerson Davis’ daughter VArina has come to be quite a bell in 3sew Orleans society. 1 ;, *■* Mrs. Bell’s murderer has been' aPS rested add Identified. He ’ gives .his.; name as Edwards. w «> i A bid lo remove resjtrlatietfc oi the Catholic clergy (from saying etc ) was Introduced .Ipto the landtag at Berlin. ’ ' ' ’ T Last jnoilth abcujt hbildr^n daily attended the pub Jc scbo<#ii of Chicago, and.werd instrmoted by rOOffe teachers. Rev. Henry Highland GkjffetL' died at Morravia on the 13th or Feb-' rua-y. ** |

MARCH FASHIONS FOR LADIES.

Large collarettes sire sure to be a novelty favorite. Oote more the dhene silks have come iuto favor. v Spelaplush is one of the late novelfor window curtains. Dyed Spanish laces, matching all colors, can be purchased. * T> • Alsatian peasant hats wilt be popular for spring and summerSkirts for street wear are made Much shorter -than formerly. For early spring wear preference will be given to Bectine cloth. “ The new bonnets are large for which we should be thankful. Pale green, with subdued violet, combine prettily in fie new soft wollenr, * j Many of the recently imported dresses have * very bbuffhnt appear-Rich-dolmans of matelasse, moire And satin tnerveilleux are for March and April. : 1 - * Foulades are shown bd exquisite patterns and will be' very popular this season. ; j , ■ ' Ginghams are beautifully brought out. The designs are delicate and coloring perfect. . , . 0 As many as four different shades are observed in a 4 single pieoe of •ehpogeablesilk, -co Embroidered borders are noticed on fabrics which we.d considered out of date last season. - t■ T • S “ ilßl .i !■ I Oriental waterjalisbavjpjg gorgeous Collers are preferrea oy many ladies [for evening wear. j " An important wrap of rare beauty shows gauze silver texture, 'Adorned with dove’s plumage. Ladies .of low. statu re look well in basques that project over the hips, a style now in vuguf. An elegant opera toilet made in Paris has the skirt,of scarlet plush; the basque is goM\brocade. Light blue brooatsM surah,combined with rich black,velvet, gives a very effective opera or -theater toilet. Surah silk is still considered a desirable material in the make-up of handsome street and indoor toilets. Dark green satin merveilleux are very important, figuring, in costumes designed for street and reception wear. ' Costly wraps are Worn at the opera and f henc they are frequently worn oted the shoulders dtying tne performance. Breakfast caps are in great demand for young ladies; the modes are variousl atid All Are pretty ahd generally becoming. *’y. ' *■’’ •A . Ginghams are brought on in such pretty pAtterns thpt they make very atylish looking costumes when made up in the latest fashion, \\ Polka dots as large as A half dollar are seen* idHhe late of goods, and material ’with’-smalleb 'dots;are hoWd\ r er the -mo9t sought dftdr. ’Sftoulder lirac es areinuc -for opera toilets. Thiadress embeUt - isber is generally rich lace add* ornamented with flowers. ’ A'royatpurple %rap, ridhly iu silver, bos. outer edge finished off’ -in,, deep -Spanish lace, embellished with cut beads Flligree k insects arc frequently employed in giving odd finish to graceful rhouriiingfcap.s made of vel-vet-arranged in three folds, designed for elderly ladies. A. basque with nine rows of guilt buttons passing dlown in front wAs worn on fourth street lasff Saturday afternoon. The center row Was very large, add the outer row's were in alternating sizes. v r ; Large lace collars Of point de Venice have a charming effect. This mode of dressing the neck is alwaVs becoming to ladies with swAh-llke throats” and tapering shoulders. Many of the late , style shoes are sensibly made with low English heelk and it is to be’hoped that they wilP supercede the uncomfortabte looking pedal coverings. Basques withjopen necks, filled in wjth soft, rich lsce, are favored, the Sleeves are cut to reach midway between the elbow and wrist, and trimmed with a deep lace frill. It Is predicted that the parasols ■thincoming season will surpass in ejegf nc-e and artistic designs anything ever before sbqwin in that line. 'ThejrwiU Match In ofltor aTI of the fashionable shades that Will be worn this spring and summer. In millsnery fashion has come out With a few very bold or rather exag*< gerated effects, all of whioh Will no doubt be tolerated and perhaps greatly admired,since they present much that is in ton|.” plush is quite a novelty in Superior loom productions. Tbe shadings of. flesn color, cc&ibined ,With, the tinges of gpld and block,give A qurjoui effect, and especially by Hgas light this goods associate! splendidty with stripe^p.lush. even-/ ing".tints of piußb are sort of dyes of the most defioate shadings. fl*U J 'll. ’ j A+* t . l press trimmings of ail styles exr press more or less color rffects In the’ orderJ Borne of the i-arniturel ,are gorgeous,ami also very expeuslve. Fringe* of cut jets, intermixed With." nilk hot! |tt*ei, corae at *34 pet ykldliah’tlsdiiufcKfqilique wOrk is soslewbat exj th«^gi(Viff®>nf j 12. are and

THAT RICH EXPERIENCE.

. .. M , • . .... . , A Free Press Interview Sustained and Its Senree Revealed. •’ Detroit Free Frees. A few months ago an interview with a prominent and well known physician, formerly a resident of Detroit, but now living in New York, appeared in the columns of this paper. The statements made by the doctor and the facts he divujgea were of so unusual a nkture as to cause no little commotion among those wh° them, and many inquirierwere raised os to the genuinepesshf the interview and validity of tho statements )t contained. Tne name of the physician was at that time suppressed at his own request. The Seal of secrecy, ! however, can now be removed, as the important and interesting letter which. appears below will abundantly show. In order, however, that the reader may better understand this letter, A few extracts are herewith given from* the interview in question. v , After an exchange of eburtesies and A few reminiscences about the war, in which the doctor was a prominent surgeon; the reporter remarked upon the doctor’s improved aPF e * ra| * oe i upon which he said: “Yes, I have improved in health since you last saw me, and I hope also in many other ways. One thing, hpwever, I have succeeded in doing, and it is one of the hardest thing for any one, and especially a doctor to do, and that is I baveoVeroonve inyprejUdices. You know there are > ome people who prefer to remain in the wrong rather than acknowledge the manifest right. Such prejudice leads to bigotry of the first order. Now, lain a physician, and of the 4 old school” order, tob; but I have, after yhhfs of experience and observation, dome to the conclusion that truth is the highest of all things, and that if prejudice or bigotry stand in the way ot truth, so much the worse for them, they ore certain to be crushed sooner or later. 'Why, when 1 knew you in Detroit, 1 Would no sooner have thought of violating the code of ethics laid down by the profession, or of prescribing anything out of the regular order, than 1 would of amputating My hand. Now, however, 1 prescribe and advise those things which 1 believe to be adapted to cure, and which my experience has proven to be such.” “How did you come to get such heretical ideas as these; doctor?” “Oh, they are the result of my experience and observation- I obtained my first ideas upon the subject, though, from having been cured after all my care and the skill of my professional brethren had failed to relieve me. ,Why, I was as badly off as many of my patients, with a complication of troubles, including dyspepsia, and consequently imperfect kidneys and liver, and X ffeared I should have to give up my . practice; For mouths I suffered untold agonies. Dull, indefinite pains In various pari* of the body; a lack bf Interest in everything around me; a lose of appetite; [headaches; all; these disagreeable sy in toms were added to pains wbfoh were both acute and constant. Bl,ck as I’ wae, hdwever/T became* restored to health in a most surprising? Mam ner and in an .incredibly short space of time, and it was'tnis that proved a revel Anon to me. That/jvaq the starting point, and my prejudices faded tepidly after that I cab assure you. I went to reading extensively, And analyzing piore extensively, a«d|»inc« that time I have discovered many things of real value to humanity. Why, only-a few,day# ago I advised a lady Who was suffering from a yseriious female difficulty and displacement to use the same remedy which cured me. - I saw . her this morning and she is nearly well; the pain and inflammation are all gone and she is arotind as usual. We have no right in the medical fraternity to sit and declare that there are no such thing as improvement or advanbetnent, or that we have a Monopoly of the remedies which nature has given to mankind. There are great changes going on in every department of life, and there are great developements in medicine as well. Thousands of peoj pie die every year fyom supposed typhoid fever, rheumatisms or other 4£om plaints, wheu In reality it is from caused by eating poorly cooked and diseased pork. Thousands of children are dying every year from .dropsy as the apparent sequel to scarlatina, when in reality it is from diseased kidneys which have become weakened by the fever they have just had.” “Well, doctor, you have got some new truths here, certainly, but they sound very reasonable to me.” “Well, whether they are reasonable or not, I have demonstrated to my own satisfaction that they are true, and 1 propose to stand by them, no matter bow much opposition I may raise by doing so, Any man, be he politician, preacher or physician* who La so considerate of his pocketbook or of his own personal ends as tostulify 'himself by suppressing the manifest truth, is unworthy tbe name of niau, and unworthy the confidence, ofihe public whom he serves.” The above are some of tbe principal pointA in the interview referred to. Now -for the sequel. The following outspoken letter from the doctor himself which has just been received is published In fail: Editor Detroit Freb Press: v . . ■ Home time ago a reporter of your patfjr had an interview with me which e said he would dike to publish. I consented on condition that you w.puld not Mention my name until I .-gave you, per* mission, t -have Mow aceomniisned publish or not as you see fit) that I had debated for a longtime whether I

would shake Ass some of The professional fetters whjeh bound me with others for years, ana tell the truth, or eot. -When I looked back, and thought of the torture-, like those described by Dante iu his trip toAhe infernal regions, whioh I endured from dyspepsia,and recalled bow much! would have given at that time for the relief whioh I have eiuce obtained. I determined that I would 1 take the step so long meditated, and thereby discharge a duty to my fWllowmen. If I could thereby save one poor mortal one night es tne terrible siifferings I endured, I would bo filUx salfefled, be the other consequences what they might. My dyspeptic condition was produced by a torpid liver, whioh did not, os a cofaseqiuenoe, remove the bile from the blood. Thlstpreduoqd derangement of the stomach, infiapnoration of its Coats, dyspepsia, constipation, headache,depression of spirits, yelloW complexion, fat-ooverea eyas, chills and fever; in short, I was miserable-to the last degree. I appealed in vain,to my books, to my skill and to my fellow physicians. The mystery of my illhealth grew deeper. I traveled* every-where-exhausted all authorized expedients—but to no purpose! When in this frame of mind, desperately Inneod of help, but expecting , none, one of my .u n professional friends called my attention to some- uhusual cures wrought by a prominent reme,ay and urged me to try it. I emphatically declined. But secretly and With the fiftn determination 1 that I wouldinever let anybody know what I bad I began its use, It was only an experiment, you know, but for that matter, all medical treatment is-experimentai. Well, to make a long story short, I experienced a sort of physical revolution. My skin got a better color. My liver resumed its functions, Ino longer had to arouse my Bowels with cathartics. My headaches disappeared with my dyspepsia; but still I w«a not cOnvinoea. . “Nature did it,” I reasoned. Bps determined to push my investigation to the (extreme, while I was in active work. '• I tried the effect of the remedy on my patients aflected with kidney, liver and urina.y diseases, watching every development carefully and studiously. Then I was completely disarmed, for the remedy stood every teat Imposed! Under suoh convincing cirqumßtances, the matter of confessing my cure became a question of conscience and of duty to humanity. “Here is a remedy,” I said, “that has done for ipe what the best medical skill of the country could not accomplish”—and as ap honorable man I will not suppress, the foots. I therefore write you and. most unhesitatingly assert that foi.aU diseases of the kidneys, liver, stomaoh or urinary organs which are Am&fiable to treatment, Warner’s 'Safe Kidney and Liver Uuresurpasses -any remedy I have ever known or qsijd, and since physicians have so much ill success iu the treatment of diseases of these organs, I am prepared to accept ail the consequences when I saV that they are,* if conscientious, in duty pflpndto use this pure Vegetable compound in their practice. , r - Your* very truly, •• J.-W/Smltti/M. D. Statements so outspoJtpn Os the above 1 and coming from such -a reliable flource are valuable! beyopd ques,Upn. Thpy conclusively, only the power of the remedy wnlph has become so well known and popular, but thh greAt Importance of attention ip tints to the first indications fit de.cljnlpg health. When* professional men of such high standing sink their predJUdice and willingly declare their belief in that which they know to be valuable, the public may confidently follow their example.

A Woman-Hating Parrot.

The oldest and most Interesting par* ratio tst. Louts, tn all probability, is owned by Frank Cafferata. Mr. Caf* ferata says that the bird Is over 60 years of age. “Let me tellyou about him,” Mr. Cafferata said, pddcessing s friend. “Let me tell you of him,” be continued, as he wanted upon his subject; *he Is the most extraordinary parrot that ever lived. Why, he has forgotten more than rilost parrots evtor knew. He was brought to St. Louis from New Orleans, and could speak no ptber language at the’ time of his arr.val than Spanish and French. Both these languages he could handle splendidly. > Time rolled pn, and he soon forgot bis French and Mb, and learned English- While at the old Olive street hotel he was In the habit, whenever he'heard an omnibus approaching, of shouting, “Right this way; all aboard for the Ohio and Mississippi,' to the great mortification of porters. He has no u&e lor women, ahd will try to exasperate them hy mocking them whenever an opportunity presents itself. I don’t know why it ip, but it is true, nevertheless, that the old fellow won’t permit any familiarities from any person iwho is not a child. A child be will, defend in a spirited manner, but persists |o:attempting to bite, every grown |>erson Who approaches him. In the mOrning he makes a tremendous fuss until he procures hi* regular breakfast, consisting of bread and coffee.”

The Agricultural Horse Race.

The question whether a layman may face horses without sin is he ore a Troy church. 'Jit will probably be decided that he can, If the owners of the track Have a few big pumpkins on haud tdlodk at between the rapes.— 1 ’ffty publication be expected shortly of an important work by Carsyle, hitherto quite unknown, deIcribing a tour in Ireland in 1849.