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glad that their journey is almost done.
Butterflies come and 60 on lazy wing
the crickets chirp cheerily in the grass,
and the eagle sailing in the blue even
ing air have no warning to give.
HarkI Is that thunderp
Men and women turn in their tracks
as they look in vain for a cloud in the
sky. That rumble comes again as they
look into each others faces. 1t grows
louder as women turn pale and men
reach for their trusty rifles. The ground
trembles, and afar off comes din which
strikes terror to the heart. "Indians!"
they whisper. No! A thousand times
better for them if savage Pawnee dared
ride down where those long-barreled
rifles could speak in defense of the
peaceful camp.
." A stampede of buffaloesr' gasps
one of the men as he catches sight of the
advance guard under the awful cloud of
dust. Rifles are held ready for shot
and the children climb up on the heavy
wagon wheels to see the strange pro-
cession gallop past. If9f
Here they come! Crack! crack! crack!
from three rifles and shout as each
bullet tells. Next instant shaggy
head, followed by dust-browned body,
rushes through the camp. Then another
and another. The men shout and wave
their arms-the women and children turn
paler yet.
The roar and din shut out every other
sound and the wagons jar and tremble
with the conclusion. Now another
shaggy head-another-hal dozen--a
score-a hundreds great living wave
which sweeps along with the power of
tornado, followed by others more fierce
and strong, and the camp is blotted off
the face of the earth more completely
than by any power of Heaven. Nothing
to be seen-no shout to be heard. Wave
followed wave across the spot-over the
bank-into the stream and across, and
when the last of the herd has passed the
keenest hunter can find nothing on that
spot of wood or iron or cloth or flesh to
prove that a dozen men, women and
children were there wiped out of exist
ence and reduced to shred and dust
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The Japanese story-Teller.

His temple is shed of mating sup.
ported by sticks, under which stretch
rows of rough forms. He sits on a
raised dais, with his fan, his cup and
his teapot on one side. As his lectures.
or stories, or recitations are given from
memory, ne has no book or even paper
of notes; he adapts his discourses to his
audience, who squat on the settees,
smoking. incessentiy, listening with rapt
attention and perfectly silent, except
when some especially telling bit EFFORTS
simultaneous screech of approval. A
cluster of young bloods swagger in.
After three sharp raps with the fan, a
cup Of cunningly-concocted tea and a
preliminary clearing of the throat, he
begins, not, however, before he has
saluted the audience, no matter how
small. with three bows expressive of
his being their obedient humble serv-
ant. 1t will probably be legend of
the good old days of Gonghen Samoa
relation of hair-breadth adventures in
the cause of chivalry, battles, murders.
suicides. all pointing to the triumph of
virtue and the fall Of vice and all illus
trated with extraordinary facial contor-
ton and gesticulation. The young
men like this sort of thing; their blood
runs fast and their hearts beat as they
hear of the prowess and glory of their
ancestors and make invidious compare
sons between age when the land Of the
Rising Sun stood alone in her beauty I'M
tainted by the evil Influences of Western
so-called civilization and the present
degenerate days. Enter a group of
damsels and children. spick and span
with gay dresses aud bright faces. all
giggling and nudging one another. The
lecturer changes his theme, completely
dropping his melodramatic air for
simple, artIess manner and begins one
of those inimitable little child stories or
home legends with which Japanese
mothers have from time immemorial
lulled their babes to sleep and from
which not q few of our modern nursery
legends are derived. The futter and
restlessness of the audience subside into
silent attention, save when a laugh or a
cry is irresistible; and when, at the ex-
piration of ten minutes or so, the fan
is sent round for the cash offerings, all
rise with a FEELING of having thoroughly
enjoyed themselves. pay their mites
and tumble into the outer air with
burst of merriment and laughter.
Should there be an appearance of staid-
ness and stolidity about the listeners
the reader can shift his tone and suit it
admirably to the circumstances. He
retails, with an earnest, parental air,
pithy little pieces of advice, nome
thrusts at foibles and weaknesses, play
ful gatherings with domestic faults,
sometimes rolled into q sort of sermon,
sometimes given out disjointedly and
with an accidental sort of manner. AT
my rate he manages to please all who
come to listen, and at the end of long
summers day his receipts must very
amply repay him for his exhaustion.
dH tie Year Round.
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A PerilOus Balloon Voyage.

A balloon was recently sent up from
Lille, France, containing two occupants,
who had several very narrow escapes
before they again alighted on terra
firma. A heavy wind was blowing at
the time, and on the balloon reaching
an altitude of 1000 metres the cold air
condensed the gas and caused the bal
loon to descend with fearful rapidity.
Carried along by the wind, it struck
violently against tree, throwing out
one OF the occupants, who only saved
his life by clinging to the ropes of the
balloon and swinging himself into the
car again. The anchor was thrown out
but the speed at which the balloon was
travelling broke it off as soon as it caught
in tree. The balloon then started of
at furious pace, impelled by the gale.
and, in crossing railway, narrowly
escaped being cut in two by the tele.
graph wires. At last, after completing
distance of four and half miles in
i've minutes. the stump of the anchor
caught in the branches of a tree. the
balloon came to a sudden stop and
burst and the two eronauts were thrown
down with the car, which fortunately
lodged In the tree. Some peasants soon
arrived and extricated the unfortunate
travellers, who were not injured by their
dangerous voyage.
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N. Lesserteur has just given publicity
to a plant which has q great reputation
as cure for rabies in the kingdom OF
AMMAN. This plant, of which the name
is hoangnan, is a kind CT Llama, closely
akin to the false angostura; its effects
are similar to those Of strychnihe and
brufihek NJ Bouley, in speaking of
this new remedy regrets that no new
facts corroboratfve Of ita efficaciousness
are given, but is of opinion that the
property recently shown to belong to
rabbits Of easily, contracting hydropho-
biA BY SnnOculatioh, should be utilized
for making experiments thus so easily
performed. Interference to this subject
M. Bouley related an anecdote about
garlic, q substance which has ALWAYS
had great reputation among remedies
against rabies, and is constantly found
as principal integral portion in large
number OF formula long kept secret. A
young man had been bitten by a mad
dog and symptoms of rabies speedily
appeared. His family, in a state of the
greatest alarm, scarcely knowing what to
DO with the sufferer, shut him ND in a
loft where some garlic had been left to
dry. In his delirium the poor fellow
seized the bundles of garlic, ate greed
lily OF them and soon became exhausted
and fell into deep sleep. When he
awoke he was cured and the symptoms
OF rabies had disappeared. British Ned
zeal Journal.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The minimum salary now paid to
ministers in the English Presbyterian
Church is $1,000. In consequence, the
Synod receives many applications fol-
admission from other denominations.
The Rev. r. G.. Moore, who has the
distinction of holding the poorest living
in England Chat of St. James, Shipton)
which Welded S15 year, has died at
the age of "a. He held this living over
fifty years.
The English and American resi-
dents of Berlin have presented testi-
monial 10 the Rev. Robert Bellson, who
has been chaplain here for twenty-five
wears, but who is now compelled to re-
Sign on acc cunt of his advanced age.
The income of the American Church
Missionary Society for the last year, if
not the largest in the history of the So
ciety, has never been surpassed or
equalled but once before. 1t amounted
to the magnificent sum of 81, ,615,
which was sufficient to carry on the
great missions of the society and to pay
off the large deficiency which was ac-
cumulated during the two preceding
years.
The largest per cent. of the minis
try of all Protestant denominations in
this country in the foreign missionary
field comes from the Congregational
Church, which supplies 4.29 per cent.
of its own ministerial force. The Pres
byterian Church North supplies $50 per
cent. the Presbyterians South, 1.33; the
Baptists of the North, 1.O1; the Episco-
pal Church, O.57. 1t is stated that of
the 9,145 ministers which the Southern
BaDtists have, only six are engaged in
foreign lands.
AT a conference held in London
short time ago to consider plans for eel
ebrating the centenary of Sunday
schools in June, about 200 ministers of
various denominations were present.
Sir Charles Reed, in reviewing the his
tory of the schools, said the English
census of 1851 showed that $50, 1000
teachers were engaged in the gratuitous
instruction of the young and that they
had total of l, los, 900 children in their
charge. This year the Sunday-school
Union alone was able to report no fewer
than a million children within its organ
ization, while in addition there are to
be reckoned the children in schools be-
longing to the Wesleyan body and to
the Church of England.
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Within the past few days strik1(
large scale have broken out md
operatives in the weaving and r.
industries in the north of Francs
journal de Roubaiz states tha5
district of Roubaix sixty-six mill
been brought to a stand-still ~ J
hands thrown idle. In some 60
strike hands demand an imcgcc
wages, in other . reduction Of q
of labor. Measures have been e
the authorities to prevent dlsfn1
but, SO far, the grcUistes have re-
from any excuses. They peIo
streets in bands Of 1000 or 2,OQ0s
ing the Marseillaise and other
songs. The masters have hel1
ings but have not yet decided
course to take. A proclamafion =
issued by the Marie in Frenc
Flemish urging the workpeople
eign nationality to return 70 theK
until the questions now raised =
tied lest they should involve ~.
in popular demonstrations
might entail their expulsion non ~,
territory" At Tourcoing = mn. u
hands in some forty mills have ~
work, and four Of these esfablla
have been entirely closed. The - q
to the number of twenty-thrce =
Wednesday and resolved, BY ~
of fifteen TO eight, to resist the deI
of the men. It is feared that the ~ ~ 4
will still further extend. At -
strike is impending among the pr
and iron-founders. Business ge1
throughout the districts affected y
strikes is already suffering to .
extent. London Times.
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drinking, try as he may. He'll end in
the gutter yet. in spite of his father
money and position"
1t was June, and Sophronia sat in the
er's neat. old-fashioned garden. singing
to herself as she sewed busily on dress
she was altering for that good woman,
who had no cause to complain of her
daughter now. 1t was fifteen months
since that affair of the lecture at New
bury, and Sophronia had entirely out
grown the advanced ideas which had
been so ridiculed by the people of Ben
nings. She was as firm an advocate of
temperance as ever, but she felt no
"calr' to lecture. What work she did
for the cause was done SO quietly, that
no one knew of her efforts except those
she helped to purer life, among whom
was old Joe Boone, who had become a
credit to the town, so sober and in
dustrious had he been for the past year.
Sophronia had undertaken the dis
trict school, much to her mothers joy,
and had proved herself success as
teacher.
The memorable lecture was never
mentioned between the mother and
daughter, though Sophrdnia often won
dered if Theodore Dwight had kept his
pledge. But she had no means of find
ing out, and could only hope for the
best. She was thinking of him this
bright June afternoon, and wishing she
could see him, when shadow fell across
her work, and looking up, she saw the
object of her thoughts standing in the
doorway. But how greatly was he
changed! The flush of dissipation, the
haggard look about the eyes, were gone,
and the Theodore Dwight who now
stood before her in all the glory of young
manhood was a son of whom any father
might well have been proud.
81 have come at last, Miss Mar
brook" he said, "a and 1 am glad that
can tell you in all truth that l have
never broken my promise to you and
that now am never tempted to do so.
l have brought you my father love and
thanks, for though he has never seen
you, he cannot but love you for what
you have done for me-"
Happy Sophronia! her young enthusi-
astic heart bounded with delight and
she had not regret in this supreme
moment for her failure in the town-hall.
Had it not been for that, this young
man would not now be standing before
her. freed from the terrible vice which
had almost broken his fathers proud
heart.
Theodore Dwight spent the entire
evening at the cottage, and his first
call was not by any means his last. All
through the summer and fall he came
often to Bennings and with the new
year claimed for his the hand of the
brave little woman whose platform at
tempt he had reason to bless and who
never had cause to regret taking for
husband the young man she had saved
from ruin by her failure as lecturer
Florence II. Birueu.
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COULD WE BUT SEE.

How sweet II here beneath the skies
The prayer might anwered be,
~ Lord. let nov thy servants eyes
BE oped, that he may see!'
For then what truths would stand revealed
About us and abovei
What links whereto our eyes are sealed,
United love with Lowell
Howwnat we name the world of space
A world of life would show.
And how sweet ministers of grace
Forever come and go.
lis not that any pure thing dies,
Or skies lose any star:
It's but that men have not the eyes
To see things as they are.
-YOuh's Companion.
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The Fall River corporations have
long enforced arule by which employees
who left without giving ten days. no
tice forfeited ten days pay. The legal
Ity OF this is now to be tested by a law
suit.
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Trinity Episcopal Church, in Roch-
ester, has been sold for secular pur-
poses and has been deconsecrated by
BISHOP Coke. The Bishop says that a
building once consecrated to God can
not lawfully be given back to secular
use without counteracting sentence of
the Bishop. He pronounced that SEN
tence with services of great solemnity.
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anu was proiuSe III ner tnankS 10 the
young fellow when at last poor So
phronia was safely deposited on the sofa
of the hotel parlor.
Poor little lecturer! when she recoy-
cred from her fainting attack and real
lied her complete failure, she sobbed as
II her heart would break, unheedinv
the presence of the stranger, who lis,
tened with compassionate face to her
laments.
80 mother! 1 shall never, never hold
up my head again! / did not think it
would be so hard to stand before an au-
dience; but l was fairly sick with fright
and the words of my lecture went right
out of my mind. And of course have
done more harm than good. o dear, I
said if could save the soul of single
man from ruin through drink I would
think l had not lived in vain; but now
there is no chance of my doing even
that much; for l shall never try to lee
ture again." and her tears fell faster
than ever.
"Miss Marbrook," said the Young
man, suddenly coming forward, and
taking her hands, "you have done that
much. Your noble effort, even though
uncrowned with success, your tears,
have done more for me than the coun-
sci of dear father. or the advice of
friends. l pledge you my word that 1
viii never again touch drop of liquor"
do you really mean itp' cried So.
phronia, starting to her feet, her eyes
sparkling with Joy. 0, then my failure
was not for nothing. 1 can bear the
modification of it if feel that l have |
saved you from ruin. May Heaven help |
Tou to keep your pledger'
II shall keep it" he answered firmly.
: And | shall never forget you;" and |
iropping her hands, he hurriedly left
he room.
"Do you know the name of that
'oung man who has just left usP' asked
drs. Marbrook of the hotel clerk who
inferred the room moment later.
Yes; he's no stranger in Newbury,"
vas the answer He is Colonel
)wight's son, Theodore; but no credit to
be old man. who can't keep him from
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Agricultural.


Is CoiamAns liura World We Esd =
oommauieatioa irem r " Bsl, upou
the sabjsei ssFgested by thc above
heading from WATCH article we qsote
he following
ncs tie 'boom 81 SOC has be-
cone an assured fact. ksown q ~ men
sheep bate taken new Yalae is Tie
esumMiios 81 their owners Al 70
time since the var have sheep been -
hard to boy. not that prices have 81
rsneed 30 greatly. except for animals
q mos, excellent breeding. bot there
seems 10 BE ne disposition 70 part With
them Tor the present a, any price Tie
true situation il one hard % 6eGne 10
sheep aud wool The sheep and wool
boom is quite like The Grant boom =
likely to resait ia a Big thing, or is =
safe euosgh thing to tie 20 Little has
beca raid about the future lor sheep
czcept thai they have been for some
time. and Tor the future will be the
coming animal year ago we had rs
much Inquiry lgr sheep as now int the
iuCi aiioa % buy was less than TOW
those WHO have sheep du not care Ia
sell those who want sheep ate perhaps
.tLiukius Is the spring will he better
time 20 buy at lers prices, Should
there be any decline in wool, this would
seem probable Of THE there seems
little expectation AS the manufacturers
wants will require NOR raw material
than our domestic ieeces can supply
before The new clip ia reached. The
foreign wusls are and will be in demand
still mere TO meet these needs. Last
spring western mills were uncertain AS
to the failure OF manufactured goods,
and did not choose to buy in heavy
stocks lest they should lay on their
hands, and possibly values might shrink
and they would lose money. Many Of
the western mills were idle. The revi.
val Of trade has pot every mill IN mo.
ton. The orders for goods have eI.
ceeded all expectations, and the wool
supposed to be near at hand when
wanted--if waited it might be--Bow
seems to have been shipped east. Now
il has to be shipped back, or western
mills must again step"
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COLLINS -
|OLTAIC PLASTER

Affords The most grateful relief Ia Rheu
msti'm, Weak Spine, Local Pains, Ner.
vous Affections, Locs Rheumatism, Tic
DouloureuK, Nervous pain, Affections u
the Kidneys, Fractured Ribs, Affections
of the Chest, Co d. and Coughs, Injuries
of the Back, Status aud Bruises, Weak
Back, Nervous Pain OF the Bowels,
Cramp in the Stomach and Limbs, Heart
Affections, Enlarged Spleen, Bruises aud
Puuetures, rheumatism, Of the Wrists
aud Arms, Asthma, Gout, Local Deep
seated Paius, Pain in Chest, Stitch ia The
Back, Pain In The Hip, Varcoso or en-.
arged Veins, Crick IN the Back and Neck,
Pain and Weakness III Side and Back.
Hoarseuess, Sore Throat, Lumbago,
Whoopins Cough, Sharp Pains in The
Breast, Heart Disease, Quinsy, Diabetes,
and for Lameuess IN auy part oithc BODY,
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CatarrH
Never Falling Relief.
AFFORDED BY
SAHFORD'S RADICAL CURE

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