Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1892 — Page 2

CAST UP BY THE SEA.

nrfsoners tleu- eyes caught those of^theirovn l*BUaq|Breod by order of the both arranged on the *>mo charge, and ia dear and de the prom men t features of the case. '•' dwelling iipoo the salient facts that ioirin a mysterious ’manner on the had that she had seen the same night that the burglary was committed; and that the sum of tw« hundred guineas, which was the #*aet amount stolen from the rec tory, had been discovered concealed, With valuable articles of jewelry, in vm^ secret cave within the house of I***d the prisoners had Risks'of eacholier with strange Stories that required confirmation. Edith having been called as a wit gave her evidence in a plain, straightforward manner that excited Die admiration of tho court. She by declaring her convicher dyinj| father had Intended to give her some’ advice concerning their intimacy as the am/that he had no intention of con- |* this stage proceedings deposition of the sick man, iic requested permission to make a few remarks, as from respect to the court he eoulc no longer allow the case to proceed without laving this Important document before the gentlemen of the juryj I am prepared to prove that the charge against the prisoner is not only false, but that it originated in the conspiracy of a woman named Lee, now dead, whioh has, I am ashamed to declare, been supported by a man who not only occupies a high social position in but who is present moment is a member of the grand jury. The document that I hold in my hand, and which I am about to read to the court to save valuable time and to stay further proceedings.is the actual confesssion of the true murderer, deposed by him when beimagined himself dying, and witnessed by four persons. It *8 «8 IQitOWq 'fi' “I, Thomas Jackson, a dying man. do positively declare upon my oath, as I hope for pardon for my sins fam the murderer of company with one John Cain, since hanged for murder, I broke into the rectory of the said Henry Jones, and effected an entrance by forcing the kitchen wludow. Having stolen in cash a bag containing two hundred guineas, which we took from a writ ing desk, we were disturbed whilst packing up the plate within a blanket by the appearance of the Rev. Henry fired the pistol which shot him down. We then escaped with the money. The burglary was planned by a woman of Sandy Cove, well known as Mother Lee. since dead. She swore falsely that she met Paul and Ned Crrevytogether with a negro named Tim. on the road from the rectory on the night of the murder. Thesa persons are perfectly innocent and knew bothing of the matter, but to save us and to spite those whom she hated, Mother Lee conspired against them. 1 feared to die with this load upon my mind, and about fourteen days ago I sent lu a magistrate to say that I wished to tell him “’Sqaire Stevens, of Herron Hall, was that magistrate. He came to not to be such a fool as to inculpate but to let the law take its coin so. as it would be bettor for me if I .sav,><] my neck and let Paul and Ned (1 rey be hanged instead. He gave me five golden guineas to hold my tongue. llnm tt»d got frightened at night -rhtß T TV alone. I knew the ’squire * was"n aootfndrel, and I oould not wrong Miss Edith by letting her mar ry such a man without some warn SO 1 sent to hei-to m^* te this confesKea I , ' conspiracy,

BY SIR SAMUEL W. BAKFR.

tea substance of his deposition, and pointed out Stevens, to whom ha swore personally. Great excitement was caused in court by this distressing scene; it was hardly quieted when the judge addressed the jury previous to their dismissal. He was a calm, dignified looking man of about fifty-five years of age, tall, with handsome features. : but shaded with a peculiar castof sadness. He requested that the bag of guineas and the trinkets should be handed to him for his inspection. The diamond necklace and locket, together with the rings, and also the parcel of hair that Polly Grey bad saved from the drowned lady were laid before him, while tbe counsel for the defense in a few itords explained how they bad come into the Greys’possession when Ned, as an infant, was washed ashore with I the locket around his neck. The judge examined the trinkets for a few minutes, and turned deadly pale. He then touched a concealed spring In" the locket, of -which Polly had been ignorant; it flew Open, and exposed the portrait of an exceedingly handsome man about thirty, in a cavalry uniform; this strongly resembled the judge. “What is the matter with his lordship? Bring water!” said several voices, as the judge, having opened the parcel that contained the long fair hair, fell back on his seat for the moment overpowered by faintness. Water was quickly brought, and recovering his calmness by a great effort, be looked fixedly at Ned Grey for some minutesin silence. “Edward Grey," he at length said, “retire with tbe usher to my private room." Ned Grey shortly found himself alone in the judge’s private chamber. ~ Excusing himself for a few minute on the plea of Indisposition, the judge left tbe court, and entered the room where Ned remained alone. Advancing directly toward him, he seized both his hands, and, as he stared intently in his face, the tears rolled down nis cheeks. Suddenly clasping him in his arms, the judge pressed him fervently to h:s breast as be exclaimed, in an agony of intense feeling, “My son! my child! cast up by the sea! At last I know your poor mother’s fatal This is her own dear hair; the necklace-the rings, all were hers; the locket, with my portrait, I gave her on our wedding day. She left for England with you, an infant, on the Calcutta Indianman; the ship was never heard ! of. and until now I never knew her fate. You are Edward Neville—not Edward Grey. My own child! my son!" ■ CHAPTER XXIII. Katherine Neville, Ned’s un fortune and lovely mother, had been forced by ill health to leave her husband in India after the birth of her first child, the hero of this story. At that time Sir Charles Neville was a cavalry officer in the East India Company’s army, but after the mysterious disappearance of the vessel ic which his young wife and child were lost he had become melancholy and had given up the army. Returned to England, he entered at the bar and distinguished himself by extraordinary ability, until he at length became a judge. The early sorrow of his life had made a deep impression upon him, from which he had never recovered. He was a man of large fortune, who had inherited the title and estates from his father, who was a baronet in the county of Devon; thus Ned, as we must still call him, suddenly found himself a man of both mean's and position. The sessions were over, and Sir Charles Neville now formed one of the party at the rectory of Stoke, as Ned had confided to him his affection for Edith, to whom he could have no possible objection; in fact, he was perfectly delighted with her good qualities, which, in addition to her beanty, brought her as near to perfection as any woman could attain. | Sir Charles Neville’s first visit was to the churchyard of Stoke, where he found the simple inscription on the stone cross above his young wife's grave, which he shortly changed, as the mystery of the “lady unknown" had been dispelled. lie accompanied Ned to Sandy Cove, where Paul and Polly Grey had already taken possession of the pretty old cottage on the cliff; there he sat upon the terrace wall and listened to tbe sad stery of the wreck, as Polly described that fatal night, and pointed out the spot where she and Paul had discovered his pretty young wife floating drowned upon the surface, with her long fair hair they had at first mistaken for seaweed. A few days after he hod visited Sandy Cove, Paul Grey and Polly received a letter from Sir Charles Neville expressing his warm acknowledgments for all the parental kindness they had shown his son Ned when friendless and destitute, and informing them that a sum of three thousand pounds was lodged to Paul Grey's credit in the bank at Falmouth, whioh he trusted would in some measure testify his admiration of their generosity, and render them indepenaent for the remainder of . their lives. j This s udden and unexpected wealth hardly compensated Polly Grey for I tbe loss of Ned, whom she loved as her son, and who now would most probably leave the neigborhood of bis old'home. Neither could Ned quite enjoy his new position without a feeling of regret at the startling j change. He had received from Polly 1 tbe care and affection of a mother, which he retained as wormian d tudethat he owed Jo her. I In fke tnaan 1.1 ID A Tomeo ftiATMIS

waa insulted continually in the streets. Hislife wasa constant tor he-bad loved Edith to desperation: be had been scorned ter her; she was now in the arms of his'rival, who, no 11 longer the foundling Ned Grey, was heir to his father's titles and estates. It wss a lovely day in spring, as warm as midsummer; the bright green leaves had clothed the trees with their new-born foliage: thebawthorn was in full blossom; the bluebells, and primroses on the banks, and the wild roses in the hedges, gave a hopeful glow to the scene, as nature seemed to rejoice that tbe icy fetters of winter were broken and she was once -more free to revel in her beauties. It was a time when all should have been happy; there was a peaceful calm in the soft air, broken onle by the songs of the skylark and other birds that sang joyfully among the tall trees. The motherly bens, proud of their young broods, busied themselvos in a quest for insects for the newly-hatched cbiekens; goslings, like balls of golden down, floated upon the ponds of the. farmyards ; young foals gamboled in the fields, which resounded with the bleatings of the now hardy iambs, and the earth had awakened to the command, “ Increase and multiply. ” Could any one be unhappy in such a scene?

It was the morning, and James Stevens walked hastily to and fro on the broad terrace before his mansion that commanded a view of the sea, with the tall spire of the village of Stoke sheltered in the vale, about three miles distant. All was beautiful and calm in nature, but there was no peace within his heart. His face was haggard with care, and deep lines already furrowed his features, while a gloomy frown had settled upon his brow. There was a mighty oak upon the lawn, whose gnarled branches cast a shadow far and wide: beneath this tree was a rustic seat, upon which Stevens presently sat for a few minutes,and then rose again in his restless humor. He started. “Ha !" he said, “the bells! ail happy but myself. Death and confusion seize them 1 They are the Stoke church bells 1 He marries her this morning ; and I am lost, despised, trampled down, disgraced, and my enemy triumphs! ” In the mean time, while his evil spirit held possession of him, and he brooded savagely over his defeat, all was joy and happiness at Stoke. It was the day for Edith's marriage. The church bells were ringing merrilr. aad the village people were gayly dressed in their best clothes, while the approach from the rectory to the church was ornamented with triumphal arches of leaves and flowers ; the pathway through the churchyard was. carpeted and thickly strewn with sweet scented blossoms, and lined on either side by rows of prettily dressed children, all of whom loved Edith and delighted in the happiness of the day. Ned was already standing in the church, accompanied by Captain Smart, who acted as bridegroom’s man. The noise of many wheels was heard, and the string of carriages approached, as Edith, having alighted, was received with cheers from the assembled throng of village children, as she was led by Sir Charles Neville along the flowery pathway. Never had she looked so lovely, and as Ned received her at the altar, before which they knelt together, the blessings of the multitude were expressed in simple but earnest words, “ God spare them to live happily together 1 ” “One cheer more," shouted Captain Smart, as with his only remaining hand he waved his cap above his head, and led tho “ Hip ! hip ! hip ! hurrah!" The happy day waa nearly over; the guests were gone, and only Mr. Banks, the clergyman who hadofficiated, remained. Ned called him on one side.

**My dear sir, ’’ said he, “to me this is a day of such true and perfect joy, after all the difficulties and dangers of my life, that I can not rest so long as I have an enemy whom I have not forgiven. There is one whom you know—James Stevens, the squire—who has through life, even from early boyhood, hated me with an uncalled for intensity, although I would have made him my friend. Act for me as a peacemaker, I pray you. Go to him and tell him from me that I will forget every injury, and I trust that the past may be forgotten on both sides. Say' to him that I stretch out my hand, and let him receive it in sincerity." The good natured clergyman would hear of no delay, but, nappy in the office of peacemaker, he returned home, and mounting his pony, he rode at once to Heron Hall. On arrival at the entrance lodge he had to dismount to open the gate, as the porter and his family were enjoying themselves in the the village, where a grand feast for all comers had been prepared by Mrs. Jones. Having passed through, he rode up the long avenue of elm-trees until he arrived at the oak upon the lawn, the branches of which overhung the carriage-drive. As the moon shone through the tree, it cast a horrible shadow upon the ground before the horse’s feet; the animal shied, and nearly gave the clergyman a falL At this moment an owl upon (he boughs gave a shrill and wild “too hoo, too hoo, too hoo, too hoo-o o-o !” The pony startled, turned sharp round, and threw its rider heavily upon the lawn beneath the tree, while he galloped off in the direction of the village. Mr. Banks, half stunned and giddy with the fall, rose from the ground. He was not naturally superstitious, but he had an indescribable feeling of something terrible. There was an old swing upon the oak, and the oreak of the iron hook now jarred in bis ear as the wing swung it to and fro. He started at a shadow on the ground. It looked like a human being suspended by the neck to a naked and withered branch. He looked up, and the first object that met his view was the body of a man hanging from one o« the ropes that had formed th l?7 iDg \J ho a ooljr a LkF* ““S 0 ™ 2d*&ati h *

“A ladder and a knife!" cried the clergyman. “Wlmre ia tbeSquirer Stoke," replied the astonished servant; “Quick with the knife and ladder! A man has hung himself on the oak tree!" continued Mr. Banks. In a few minutes several servants with a knife and a ladder, had accompanied him to the oak, and tbe rope being quickly severed, the,body was let down. A cry of horror and surprise was uttered by all present as they recognized the swollen and discolored features of James Stevens.

Nearly two years bad "passed away since* that fatal night. The rectory once more resounded with the shouts of merry boys, as Mr. Banks had married Mrs. Jones, and kept a school. The cottage’on the cliff at Sandy Cove had been much beautified and refurnished. There was a large porch, fitted with seats and shaded with woodbine and sweet clematis; here Paul Grey dgligbted to sit with his still handsome wife, and smoke his pipe on a long summer evening, and talk over old times as he'looked upon the sea. It was then that the well known step was often heard, and Joe Smart appeared as io days ot old; and the-two friends, who loved each other like twin brothers, would chat over tbe adventurous deeds of their youth, while Polly knitted and listened untiringly to their oft-re-peated tales. There was a pretty, smart-looking luggei'ancborea in the bay, much resembling the old Polly, and christened with her name. Now that Ned Grey was gone, this vessel was Paul’s only child. Often would he cruise with his old friend Joe Smart, and he delighted to point out to the revenue officers the places where he had run a cargo, and tell how the old Polly had dodged the government cruisers and laughed at their fastest cutters.

“Ah, those were good old times,’ 1 Paul would exclaim, as he laughed at his friend Smart. “The old Polly was a saucy boat, that was too sharp for even a certain Captain Smart of his Majesty’s coast guard.” Ned and Edith lived happily with Sir Charles Neville at Elmley Court, his seat in Devon, whence they sometimes went to visit tbe cottage at Sandy Cove, to the great delight of Paul and Polly Grey. It was a lovely day in August, the anniversary of that' when Ned as an infant had been washed ashore. He and Edith were expected at the Cove. The carriage wheels were heard upon the cliff, and Polly rushed out upon the terrace to meet her anxiously awaited guests. Edith had a treasure that she longed to exhibit to her old friend, Polly Grey. It was her first child, a boy about four months old; she had christened it Edward Gray Neville. Descending the zig-zag path with the child in her arms, wrapped in a warm shawl, Edith followed Ned, and then ascending from the little village by the steep footway, she arrived on the terrace in front of the old cottage. After the first loving greeting, Polly, who considered herself the graiidmother of Ned’s child, hastily withdrew the shawl from the face qf the lovely infant and took it in her arms. Gently kissing its sleeping face, she regarded it attentively for some moments and then exclaimed: “Three and twenty years have passed away this very'day, and they seem but as yesterday! Here is the child! the same in face and age as that little Ned Grey that I pressed to my breast and nursed as my own—a blessing from God to my childless home—a son cast up by the seal" THE END.

WONDERS OF OLD.

A hunting horn in Limoges enamel, made in 1530, and which is believed to have formerly belonged to Horace Walpole, was sold recently for 6,000 guineas. Like some of the rings of to-day, the signets worn by the Israelites bore inscriptions. The breastplates of the high priests were set with twelve precious stones, each one representing a tribe of the children of Israel. The oldest armchair in the world is the throne once used by Queen Hatafu, who flourished in Egypt 1600 B. C. It is made of ebony, beautifully carved, and is so hardened with age as to appear to be carved from black marble. Black glass was once used for mirrorq, as well as transparent glass with some black substance on the back. It is related that the Spaniards found mirrors of polished bli»ck stone, both convex and concave, among the natives of South America. Glass, as far as research has been able to determine, was in use 2,000 years before the birth of Christ, and was even then not in its infancy. In the state collection at the British museum there is the head of a lion molded in glass bearing the name of an Egyptian king of the eleventh dynasty. The British museum possesses a cup of almost fabulous value. It is of gold and enamel, is adorned with subjects from the life of St. Agnes, and cost MO,OOO. Tbe cup derives moat of its interest and value from the fact that it was given to Charles VT. of France in 1391, by his uncle, Jean, duke of Berri.

A complete suit of knightly armor contained the helmet, the cuirass for breast, epaulieres for shoulders,bras-' sarts, upper arms;coudiercs. elbows; avant bras, lower arms; gauntlets, gloves; faudes tor flanks; haubergeons, a quilted surcoat; cuissarts, thigh pieces; genouiliieres, knee guards; grevieres, leg pieces; solerets, shoes and spurs. IT/itnoi* wawn Mncaea n *l uj riuuior, "cni rt'pi nieu loe

MONITOR AND MERRIMAC.

Tbe Aannehin* of the Raleigh Recalls (be Greatest of Naval Duels. Norfolk Lett»r to St. Leal* Glebe Democrat. With the aid of 1,200 pounds of tallow, 250 pounds of Alban j grease. 300 pounds of soft soap and the force of gravity the 1)140 tons of steel slid down the ways and floated like a duck. All newly-lsuncbed ships float like ducks, and in so doing the "hull of the Raleigh simply fulfilled her destiny.: —■ —-—— ■ft. Thirty years ago to the month another warship left this navy-yard, steamed slowly oat off the Elizabeth into Hampton Roads) and in twelve hours revolutionized 5 the science of naval warfare. The Confederate Merrimac, with her roof of iron, crossed' the roads, moved right up to the United States sloop of war Cumberland, with thirty guns, crushed in " her wooden hull as if it had been pasteboard, and sunk her. Then, turning attention to the frigate Congree, with fifty guns, the Merritnac drove her agroupd, disabled her, forced her to surrender and burned her. For an hour the Congress poured broadside after broadside upon the Merrimac, but the solid shot bounded off the armor as if they had been baseballs. Having destroyed two of tbe best ships in the United States navy the Merrimac drew back behind Sewell’s Point for the night. That day’s work taught the world a lesson. It marked the end of the wooden war ship. It ushered in the era of the iron clads. The long, symmetrical steel hull of the Raleigh, which slid down the ways into the Elizabeth, was the legitimate successor in naval science to the Merrimac. The day following that on which she gained her double victory, the Merrimac steamed out of the ftoads to complete her work of annihilation. The Minnesota was there, and several other wooden vessels of the United States Navy. These disposed of, the cities of Washington and Baltimore were at the mercy, of tbe Merrimac, and if she could’ demonstrate seagoing qualities for brief periods Philadelphia and New York might be destroyed. Confederate fortunes touched one of the highwater marks when the Cumberland went down and the Congress was burned. But the surprise was on the other side when the Merrimac presented herself in the Roads for the second day’s work. Out in front of the fleet of wooden war-ships lay a craft as queer and extraordinary as the Merrimac in naval architecture. The papers of that day said it looked like a ‘‘cheese box on a raft.’’ During the night the Monitor, the first of Ericsson’s creations, had arrived. It had been a terrible voyage down tbe Atlantic coast for tills strange craft. The escape from shipwreck had been a narrow one. But the Monitor bad come. And as the Merrimac moved forward: the monitor also advanced. What a battle it was! In after years every detail of it was analyzed and studied as a science, and the navies of the world were rebuilt from tbe keel up to conform, to the new conditions. It was armor against armor. Back and forth, on straight lines and curves they moved, each seeking the other's vulnerable point, Solid shot struck tbe low, sloping sides of the Merrimac, raking her from stem to stern. Solid shot made great dents in the turret of the Monitor and fell off into the water. There they pounded each other for hours, and then, shaken and damaged they parted with mutual respect. The moral effect of the battle of the Merrihiac and the Monitor was great. The North took breath. Washington and Baltimore were safe. Monitors were at least a match for Merrimacs. “Build iron clads” was the lesson of that day in Hampton Roads, March, 1862, and “build iron clads” was the order which went to every navy yard of all the nations of the world? “A cheese box on a raft” describes the monitor type pretty well. Three of the monitors lay beside the dock of the navy yard on the Elizabeth the day the Raleigh was launched. At the time of the Chilian excitement a few months ago these monitors, that had been resting peacefully at anchor for more than twenty years, were hauled up to the docks and the work of refitting them for active service was undertaken. Rather strange to tell, they were found in good condition, and in a few days they could have taken up position at the mouths of Hampton Roads, or Chesapeake Bay, or wherever wanted to repel attack. One of these monitors was scarred and dented in a score of places. Solid shot had hit the turret fairly and squarely, bending in the plate until it made a perfect impression, but that was all. Nowhere had the armor been punctured, and so far as outward Inspection showed, nowhere hod the best guns of the Confederacy been able to inflict serious damage. All of the honor this Government recently bestowed upon Ericsson in sending his body on a war ship to his native land was worthily bestowed. The inventor of the monitor deserved well of his adopted country, and the debt may yet be Increased. What did the Merrimac look like?

A citizen of Norfolk answered the question. He was old enough to be a courier to a Confederate general when the great naval battle occurred. He saw the Merrimac building. He saw her steam down the Elizabeth and into Hampton He saw the Cumberland go. under with her flag firing, and he saw the Congress forced to surrender. And he saw the next day’s duel between the hope of the Confederacy and the dream of Ericsson. “What did the Merrimac look ilker The ex-courior glanced up and down the river, where 40,000 pooplo were standing or sitting on all min* ner of craft writing for the steel hull of the Raleigh, 300 feet long, to start to her baptism. The ex-couri-er's vision took in the little fleet of monitors. It passed by the venerable frigate Franklin, in mid stream, with towering masts and boarded portholes, once a monarch of the sea. now a receiving ship. Ooean steamers, with their black halls, trim revenue cutters double ecidwl ferrvwßb “

schooners, the graceful swift, hardwood passenger boat of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, yaohts—these alt passed In mental review. And the ex-courier, pointing beyond them all to a very low, almost flat roofed building on the Norfolk shore, said-; - “There.do youeee that warehouse over yonder? Well, tbe Merrimac looked just like that building would if it was on the waiter. She had a roof that slopid down just about as that roof slopes. The shot struck that roof and just bounded - 1 “ The roof was made of railroad rails laid close together, wasn’t it ?** “ Oh, no 1 That’s a mistake. ” y “Seems to me the Northern papers said so at the time to account for the solid shot making no impression. " “ Well, that's all wrong. I saw the armor when it was put on. It was in iron sheets six Inches thick, and’it was <. laid on the roof and bolted, That was the armorfrom which the solid shot bounced off. It’s another mistake to say that the Monitor didn’t run from the Merrimac. She did run, for I saw her. She got out into the shallow water where the Merrimac couldn’t ram her and then pouhded away with her guns. Hullo —there she goes. ” The great steel hull had begun to move. The truth of Confederate history was forgotten in the pride of present patriotism. The ex-courier became as enthusiastic as the ten-year-old girl by his side, and joined his “There she goes 1” to 40,000 others.

A FAIRY LAMPLIGHTER.

A Beautiful Story of tbe but Hours of Keats. Philadelphia Record. Affection often inspires ingenuity. In a recent life of Joseph Severn a narrative of the artist’s care of the poet Keats in his last illness includes a new and graceful incident. Severn, worn out with watching and tireless service, would sometimes drop asleep and allow the candle to go out, thus leaving the sick man in darkness, which he dreaded. Realizing that this was liable to ocour, Severn hit upon a happy device to keep the light still burning. One evening he fastened a thread from the bottom of the candle already lighted to the wick at the top of another unlighted one set ready near by. Not being sure that the experiment would ceed, he had not mentioned it, and when, later on, he fell napping as the first candle was burning low the invalid was too considerate to awake him, but lay patiently awaiting the extinction of the flickering flame. Suddenly, just as he expected gloom aud blackness, the connecting thread, too fine and distant for him to see it, caught fire and a tiny spark began to run along it. Then he waked up the sleeping nurse with an exclamation of joyful suprise. “Severn! Severn!” he cried, “Here a little fairy lamplighter actually lit up the other candler But it was only the good fairy of many sick rooms, loving forethought, that had lighted the candle. s "f

Half Man, Half Auimal.

Mineral Springs (O.) comes to. the front with a monstrosity. The head of the child, if such it can be called, resembles a rhinoceros and is of a soft cartilage and almost transparant. By close observation the blood can be traced. The least touch will cause the child to open its mouth and make a noise like an enraged animal, savs the San Francisco Examiner. A triangular mark of a blue color extends entirely across Its forehead. The case is vouched for by Dr. Connor, N. W. Cross, and E. W. Johnson, of Mineral Springs. The freak consumes about three quarts of milk daily. The child belongs td a family named Die, residing near Blue Creek, in this county. Its left eye is black, while the right oye is a deep blue. Its hair from its nose back to the right side is light and fine, while the opposite is coarse and black. Tbe left hand and foot resemble the claws of an animal. It makes short barks like a dog.

Stub Ends of Thought.

There are as many million kinds'of hereafter as there are many million kinds of people. - It is the man wbo thinks wrong and does right rather than the man who tbinks right and does wrong, who is the favorite in the pools. A newspaper never tells half it knows. A wise man will think what a fool will say. The world is not greatly indebted to good natured people for its progress. Harmony is the brain, melody the heart, of music. High tempered people are not necessarily ill tempered people. There is no corkscrew without a coffin nail.. __ J_ , Broken hearts have been repaired. A wife is wisdom.

School Age in Various States.

The age at which Tpupils are al lowed to enter and to continue in the public schools differs greatly. Of the forty-nine States ana Territories, six admit them at four years of age, nineteen at five, twenty at six, three at seven and one at eight. The States admitting them at four, are Maine, Connecticut, Florida ana Montana. The schools of Alabama and North aud South Dakota, do not receive them till they are seven, and those of Texae exclude them till they are eight, and only allow them to attend till they are sixteen. Twentyfive of the States and Territories allow pupils to attend the public schools till thav arrive at the age of twenty-one. Of the remainder the j “school age” terminates at twenty 'in nine, at eighteen in seven, at sixteen in three and at fifteen in three. For ingrowing toe nails, take one dracm of muriatic acid, one drachm of nitric acid and one ounce of chloride of tina Apply one drop of this mixture to the affected part once a day. This gives instant relief to the {nun caused by ingrowing toe nriL . The Bied star la one that kas'enosjeh raone? to dowu m J “ '*¥”**•

THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

sags 1 «-» • •« , - ;v fords much relief in cases of acute sore throat. . Water cress contains much sulphur and is one of the best remedies for scurvy known. Jt should be eaten raw with salt. - - Parsley is entirely effectual in removing the odor of onions after a meal The green sprigs should be eaten as celery is, with the onions. One ounce of tj»e sulphate of potassium to four gallons of water will destroy all mildews on plants if they are. thoroughly sprayed with the liquid. . > To clean bronze ornaments, take one drachm of sweet oil, one ounce of alcohol and one ounce and a half of water. Apply .quickly with a soft sponge, but do not rub.' Te make tinfoil labels adhere to collapsible tubes use a mixture of the best fish glue and gum arabic dissolved in water. A little glycerine may be added to advantage. It is said that dusters of clover, if hung in a room and left to dry and shed their perfums through the air will drive away more flies than all the flytraps and sticky fly papers can collect. In cases of acute coryza (running at the nose) caused by hay fever, influenza and the like, charge a small plug of wool with a 2. per cent, solution of camporic acid and introduce into the nostril. ——.- —123 It is said by one who has tried it that a tablespoonful of green Java coffee berries steeped in a cup of oold water over night afid the water used as a drink before breakfast every morning will, in time, effect a cure of any rheumatic ailment.

Nitrate of potassium, in one grain doses, thoroughly triturated with sugar of milk, and given ever y two hours, will produce great relief in cases of acute bronchitis, characterized by a sharp, short, dry, hacking cough. Lactic acid 1 part, salicylic acid 1 part, collodion 3 parts, mixed, has been rcommended as an excellent application to corns and warts, effecting their removal in a short time. A new remedy for night sweats is a salt shirt—or shalted shirt would be better. Immerse the night shirt or gqwn in a saturated solution of common salt, drying it thoroughly and then wearing it at night. It is qlaimed that, mixed with glycerine, iodine proves much more effective as a local application than the plain tincture. This is due to the retardation of the dissipation of the iodine, or, more likely, to the skin remaining soft, and hence inbetter condition for absorbing the drug. qA remedy for excessive perspiration, to be made into a fine powder and applied to the hands and feet, or sprinkled inside the gloves or the stockings, is as follows; Carbolic acid one part, burnt alum four parts, starch 200 parts, French chalk fifty parts, oil of lemon two parts. Rice is the least nitrogenous of all grains. It is a good addition to bread, and is especially serviceable to combine with foods containing a large amount of nitrogen, such as peas, beaus, etc. It is peculiarly adapted to iuvalids, as it is one jot the most easily digested substances known. An excellent application for “black eye” is twentv drops of calendula (juice of marigold) to a teacupful of water, applied by means of a pud of lint. Calendula is a splendid substitute for arnica in case of a bruise where the skin is abraded, os in such a case the latter will often produce What if known as “arnica poison.” □ Tie up one pint of flour in a cloth and boil for four or five hours. Remove the moist outside of the porridge and grate the hard inside. Mix one or two teaspooafuls of this with cold milk, then add boiling milk and cook until It thickens. Season with salt or sugar, like a custard, or use cold with blackberry jelly. This is a cure for dysentery. For attaching lantern slide bindings to glass nothing is better than bichromated paste, which is used for attaching paper to glass in the manufacture of electric machines, and which is a most useful paste for many purposes in damp climates. It is made as follows r Mix, very gradually, four ounces of water with two teaspoonfuls of flour. Place In a saucepan over the fire, and stir constantly until it boils. Now add slowly five grains of bichromate of potash, stirring all the time. Set aside to cool. This paste must be kept in tbe dark and used as soon as possible. Soak the paper in it, attach to the gloss, and then place in direct sunlight for a day. Thi3 sets up a chemical change in the bichromate of potash and renders the paste insoluble.

Jedge Waxem's Proverbs.

Some men kin make votes that can’t make laws. Mighty few patriots sit up nights wurryia about failin’ to git an oftis that don’t pay, j, , , 1 » A candidate for offls fs williaer than a gal thet wants to git married. It’s mighty bard work for a politishan to keep in the middle of the road. A candidate for constable wurries as much over it as a candidate ter President uv the United States. " Pettycotea has no biziness in politicks and vity versy. Its because some uv the undeservin’ ones is gittin big penshuc* that lots of the deservin’ ones goes beggiri. There is plenty of money in the country If we only knode how to git holt uv it. , , t '

Clean Water. Pare Milk.

vivan w bvcii m. A letter in the New York Tribune of recent date, from a Newark, N. X., physician, reads as follows: “Would it not been expedient to remind the people, especially the farmers and dairymen, that it U impossible tor cows to drink from stagnant ponds or running streams polluted by sewerage or mill-washings and supply healthful milk. If there Is i any doubt about the purity oi the water to be given cows to drink*it should be boiled and cooled, to which some corn-meal and serenen -_|l tnmw La admail ts SHI II . 5 Ok* Id