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and heard your talk, and-and- Oh,
Duncan, I can't bear to think of 1t all !
Let us 60 back to the steamer as fast as
we can, and get out of this frightful
place |"
She covered her eyes with one hand
as she spoke, while with.the other she
clung to Duncan Rays arm, as Il it
we're refuge beyond all computation.
But all the way back to New York
she never once condescended to speak
to Harry Bolton or Mr.. Mcdowell; and
when she returned home that evening
she was engaged to Duncan Ray.
For 1 know now," she said, with q
little tremor in her voice, "who, and
who alone, would have risked lis life
for such silly child as Ip
And Harry Bolton and Mr.. Mcdowell
felt like recreant knights, indeed
"Decidedly awkwardp' said the
formen
eyes," assented the latter. "Puts
one-ahem!-in such an awkward posi-
tion.-Helen Forrest Graces.
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A Concert In India.

We were once misguided enough to
inquire of some native officials in India
what instruments Of music their town
possessed, and were waited upon next
day, in consequence, by all the musi-
clans of the place. First came group
Of nine women who sang some wild and
plaintive strains in unison In a minor
ikey; one of them kept time by occa-
onally snappiBg her fingers, vail
another performed rude accompani-
ment on small barrel.shaped drum,
the ends OF which were covered with
goatskin. The hesd-dress OF some
of these singers was peculiar, and con-
sisted ofafolds Of calico over the head
and round the throat, rather like the
drapery of some orders of nuns, and
similar to that given by painters to st
Anna and other holy women of the
Bible. The grouping of these people,
as they sat close together on the ground,
was extremely picturesque; and listen.
ing to the sad sweetness of their strains,
one could easily imagine such to hav-
been the appearance and ths melody of
the daughters OF Jerusalem as they
lamented by the waters OF Babylon.
The singing ended, man was seen
to rise in the background, lifting an
enormous brazen trumpet nearly as long
as himself, on which he blew two most
terrific fNlasts, e1cruciating to English
ears. q Cese sounds were prolonged,
and seen n(ed to sink down through along
wailing discord inexpressibly painful TO
listen to- 6ut not unfrequently to be
heard in that district Of the Punisb.
considerabl lie, and We were glad to make
this an excuse for hearing no more Of it,
and submitted with the best grace we
could to q performance OF tom-tom,
while two more men exercised their
lungs upon horrid little trumpets of q
smaller size. When these were dis
missed we had kind Of duet all on
one note from two men, one of
whom beat small drum open at one
end, like very deep tambourine, while
another played upon something like a
four stringed banjo. The lower part Of
this instrument was made Of gourd,
and two or three strings were passed
through blue glass beads, while the
other two were raised by cowries OF
different sizes the banjo was further
adorned by the green and gold label
from some English cotton.reel or piece
of calico, stuck on the stem by way OF
ornament.
Perhaps this concert was an unusual
amount OF native music for English
people to hear at once, but no one can
be long in India without meeting with
some Of it.-Temple Bar. s.
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Rose Leaf.

Rose Leaf Rose Leaf Rose Leaf, we called her
For she was, oh so dainty-sweet and hlos-
som.like and fair ~
The flush Of morning in her faca and in her
eyes the evening;
The red Of roses in her lips, the summer IN
her hair. f..
Rose Leafl Rose Leaf Our tenderest ca
resses -
We're never half so tender % her touches in
reply;
The fondlings of the fairy palms and pinky
velvet fingers,
The clinging of the dimpled arms, the love-.
illumined eyel
Rose Leaf! Rose Leafl The very airs Of
heaven,
They loved her, and came down to her, and
caught her in delight,
And far away, across day Of wailing autumn
weather, .'
She glimmered, wavered, swooned away, and
drifted out of eight.
james ". Riley, in Rarpe''s Bazaar.
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Rescued from the Grave.

"It sounds like good deal to say, but
once knew man who died and was
buried on the overland trail to Califor.
MIA, and afterward made his appearance
in the Placer mines of Prickly Pear
City-and it wasn't his ghost either,
but himself in the flesh" This was
the reply which a well.known resi-
dent of Helena, Montana, made to o
reporter.
SIN the spring of 49," continued the
citizen, "when the California gold ex-
citement was at its height, in company
with large party ] crossed the plains.
After getting we'll under way the chol-
era broke out among US and several
died. Among other deaths was that OF
man named W. q. Clark, of Henry
county, Mo. We buried him near the
point where the old Santa Fe trail
crossed the Arkansas rivur. We had
no coffin, but wrapped him in his blan-
kets, and inclosing him in covering OF
bark stripped from the cottonwood
trees, we planted him about seven feet
deep in the sand and piled logs on the
grave to keep the wolves from digging
him up. The next morning We moved
on.
"I remained in California until 1866,
and was then attracted to Montana by
the gold excitement. In 1868, while in
the diggings of what is known as Mon
tana City, I was startled at meeting
Clark, whom with my OWL eyes I had
seen buried on the Arkansas river nine.
teen years before. The recognition
was mutual, and on my expressing my
surprise he related to me that after our
party had buried him and proceeded on
toward California, a party of Indians
came along, and, seeing his new-made
grave, dug him up for the sake OF his
blankets and clothing. As he showed
signs Of life, they applied restoratives
and the result was that he was brought
back to lifaiand health. He lived among
the Indians for years, and afterward
came to. Montana. At the time l met
him he was working for Jerry Embry.
There is absolutely no doubt as to
Clal IDENTIFY, and he is now living in
PRE- Arizona, I believe"
a doctor cures you for nothing
kof psEureie no.bill.men.
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An Active Life.

Few mer in Maine have crowded more
genuine hard work into their lives than
Elder John Spinner, of Starks, Free
will Baptist clergyman, si1ty-four years
old. The old gentleman is q black
smith by trade, having worked twenty
years at that business. When nine
years old he commenced preaching,
frequently walking ten miles to achuroh
on Sunday, preaching two sermons, and
returning on foot at night. IN his life
he has moved thirty.eight times and
has erected twenty.three buildings.
Among other things he has delivered
over 5000 sermons, attended over 900
funerals et.rks, married 6Sr 400
Sse1 @ aa6I|s and
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Literary Impost0rs.

An impudent impostor has been fgur
ing extensively in Cork, ireland,
Mark Twain. The Cntrant tells us
Mark has been in Hartford all the sea.
SOD, and has sent dispatch to the Lon
don Times saying the man WAS a cheat,
but the latest advices from abroad are
that the fellow Is still successfully
making his way in ireland as Mark
Twain. It is extremely difficult to put
down such frauds, simple as it seems at
first. A recent issue of the New York
Journal Of Commerce told the following
facts to i''' strate similar point:
Similar occurrences are not unusual.
A year or two ago carriage accident in
distant city led to telegraphic state.
ment that a well.known and accom-.
plished lady author was dangerously
hurt, and exposed the fact that the per-
son injured had long assumed the name
and reputation of that lady, who was at
the time in this city, where she resided
A gentleman was greatly surprised at a
watering-place few years ago on being
introduced to lady, poet of wide
fame. whereas he happened to be an in.
innate friend of that lady, who was
quite another person. And in this case
so determined were people in their will.
ingness to be defrauded the impostor
triumphed, and the gentleman was
treated as q traducer.
Not many years ago very brilliant
and attractive woman imposed on q
large number of intelligent persons,
and obtained and held high social
position in this city, representing her
self to be the author of a series OF
novels. then published anonymously in
England, which were able and justly
popular. She was for more than year
admired and respected by many Of the
best people in social and literary circles,
and it does not appear that she robbed
any one of anything except tina: admifar
ton which wasfn reality due to anotRer
lady. Her exposure was the result OF
an accident. A gentleman who had
met her at a reception where she was
made specially prominent mentioned
the circumstance to friend, who hap.
pened to be the adviser of the Ameri-
can publishers of the foreign novelist,
and who was one of the very few ptr-
sons who snew that lsdy's name. BE
of course told his friend that the claim
ant was an impostor, and the result was
an interview between friends OF the
claimant and persons who were able tc
make the truth very clear, The shock
in the circles in which the imposture
had been so long successful was severe,
but was soon over, and the fraudulent
novelist silently disappeared.
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Longest Iron Rod in the World.

The longest three.quafter inch rod
ever made was rolled a! the Albany
iron works recently. It is 26s feet
long. free o. flaw and plump from end
to end. It is forty feet longer than
any rod ever before produ in this or
any other country, the ne4 lgest hav
ing been made in Psnnsy hia. The
manufacture was se1pesis 1tal to de-
termine how Tonga rod ooMdbe rolled.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"Louise, dear, don't let the men come
too near you when you are c6urting."
"Oh, no, mamma; when Charles is here
we have chair between US all the
time" Mamma thinks the answer was
rather ambiguous.
"Don't you think I have good face
for the stage {" asked a young lady with
histrionic aspirations, 81. don't know
about the STAGE" replied her gallant
companion, "but you have lovely face
for bus"
"Won't you please play us some
thing. Miss Hammerandbangg' asked
Fogg. II should like to, ever so
much," she said, looking at her watch,
"but really have no time" $50 I
have heard" said Fogg, ''but We will
overlook that you know
"When did George Washington dieT
asked teacher OF large boy. "Is hs
dead ?" was the astonished reply. "Why
il ia not more than six months ago that
they we're celebrating his birthday, and
now he is dead. Its a bad year on child
rem. I reckon his folks let him eat
something that didn't agree with him."
GoADED TO DESPERATION.
When falls the soulful moonbeams,
Upon the backyard fenco,
And tuneful feline choristers
Their serenade commence,
The suffering osthetic,
His utteraess forgot,
Hurls madly through the midnight air
His too-too sunfower pot.
The prize-in- -every-psckage tea stores
are at present the subject Of Q general
crusade. When man buys a ifty.cent
package of tea expecting to get a i've
dollar prize, and takes it to the wife OF
his bosom who opens it and finds therein
a pewter spoon, he feels q ayearning de-
sire to 90 out under the silent stars, by
the each fence, and kick himself.
It was youth Of modest purse
Said soft unto maid:
.Mbial #esla,, J'sa ri ihss taesla
r. Ice cream or lemonsdeT
Across the maiden's rosy cheek
Fast fits a winning smile;
"pn order some OF both, she said.
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The SOwer'S Song,

The SOwer's Song.
Now hands to seed-sheet boys,
We step and we cast; old Times on wing;
Andwould ye partake of harvest Joys,
The corn must be sown In spring.
Fall gently and still, good corn,
: Lie warm in thy earthly bed,
And stand so yellow some morn
That beast and man may be fed.
Old Earth is pleasure to see
In sunshiny cloak Of red and green;
The furrow lies fresh; this year will be
As the years that are past have been.
Fall gently and still. etc.
Old Mother, receive this corn,
The seed Of six thousand golden sires;
All these on thy kindly breast were born;
One more thy poor child requires.
For gently and still, etc.
Now steady and sure again, -. ..
And measure Of step and stroke We keep !;
Thus up and thus down we cast our grain;
Sow well, and you gladly reap,
Fall gently and still, etc.
Thomas Carlyle.
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"a youth to fortune and to fame un.
known" sent Dumas the manuscript ot
a new play, asking the great dramatist
to become his colaborer. Dumas was
for a moment petrifed, then seized his
pen and replied: "How dare you, sir,
propose to yoke together horse and an
ass2" The author, by return of post:
"How dare you, sir, call me horse ?"
Dumas, by next mail: "send me your
play, my young friend"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1882-08-31

A Russian Jew who reached Atlanta,
Ga, some months ago with four dollars
in his pocket is now building two neat
cottages on city lots that he has paid
for. The secret of his success lies in
the fact that his family,a a wife and five
children, all work as we'll as himself,
and contribute something to the gen
eral income. He averages thirty dol
lars q week as tailor. -.
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The American consul at Rheims says
that two years Of constant work and
crA are necessary to mRkea good bottle
champagne,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1882-08-31

A woman in Philadelphia VAS badl J
burned by the explosion Of doughnu
in . fyying.pan.
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Women of Ancient History.

There was one place among the an
clients where the wife and mother had
many more privileges and rights than
most people are aware Of. Professor
George Ebers, the accomplished Egypt
oIogist, informs US that in Egypt 5OO
years B. O., not only did women have
their own revenues, but they had en-
tire disposal of their property, no mat
ter in what it consisted; in short, the
weaker sex seems to have enjoyed equal
influence with the stronger. During
the reign OF the Ptolemies many coins
we're stamped with. the queens image
end cities were given queens names.
Moreover, sons in speaking OF their
descent more frequently reckoned it
from the mothers than the fathers
side" ALI this speaks highly Tor the
wisdom and justice Of certain periods,
at least, Of Egyptian history. Our
strong.minded friends would do we'll
to study up the Egyptian papyri, as by
so doing they might draw from antiquity
a few arguments for woman's rights,
and at the same time pull few OF the
feathers out ofthe plume OF our boasted
ciyihzation.-Ckristian at Work.
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Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes.
Two deep box plaitings arranged as
| puffs make beautiful tablier for sum.
mer elk dresses,
Light blue military cloth and checked
material is tsvofita- combination for
summer costumes.
The latest summer manttss are Of
fcelle lace, over Canton crapsor thin
silk of the came gray color.
The Long redingote is worn ever .
skirt trimmed with only one founce or
heaxy ruche at the bottom.
Tie balusters id many New York
hopses ara nphalsta lend, finished on
ither side with "a ~ fringe
Queen Victoria con- tires to patronize
English alpacas. apa al ;Sa1sn M
terials are steadily on the J rease.
Chemisettes or guimpes of plsfed
white null are worn with sMplice
waists Of dark lawn or foular5I dresses.
A.rsss leaf or sprig of yerbens or a
geranium ieaflis often Substituted in
finger bowls in place of " slice o
lemon.
The kilt plated Aounces placed at
the bottom of some pointed bodices are
remarkably becomi 6 to both slender
and full figures.
Some men are VI Fh their character
much as they are with their money
the less they havey- the more careful
heY have to be.
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b doctor cures you for nothing
bot NATURES no.bill-mep.
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birdie AcMurtry's Faith.

The heather bluonsed along the road
si0c 3; the hum Ct insects and the voice
OF birds iilied the summer air. l;y tn:
brock that RIPPED n'criily down the
n,,unt:,in-~i,,c stood u young. n.:n, tap
ping in,p:,ticmt!y with his zane Il tiny
loot that ,~e,,c.l out from i"nca,il his
cl,rckcre(l pants. Brushed c:.rclr>s,l::'
away from his white forehead where
two ,umnily golden locks, and Il NUM-
lcy five hat lMrcllC,i ;.unti!y Oh the
lack of his head.
Twill she never Gomez he i''tttcrc'i
in low, earnest tones--''Ncver come I"
llc:,. the sweet words Of love that are
waiting on my lips; for herr
\ fish rose to the surface 1T the brook d.
locked 1t the young man, and went
away tired.
II will seek her" he said. hut as he
turned to go a pair u cleaning arms
were thrO"'n ar,ul.l his neck and Two
rosy lips were puckerrd up for a kiss.
$50 you have come 1T last:' he :a;a
locking ut her f"ndly.
yes" replied the girl. ''Bir'lic Mc:
nurtrv never breaks u promise. | told
mamma that she would have to han.
Out the cloth = herself to-day. although
it nearly broke my heart to 'ts'>r her at
such time"
"Great heavens" said I:o.lcri.o Ia
himself, II had forgotten thai il " -
Monday. "-CH,c,I.W j'ib"nc.
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Ori:.in OF the Auction Business.

Itw:s first employed ~ the Romans
i, ~, .~rly days cf their city III the 0is-
m,.si,;c: O. s.mi!s taken in war. \ spear
was ;,,i,,?tc.i with II rcd flag attached
,,o.., l..il:r tnlh!cn.aiir ri blood am! war,
wLic;, was :a.l has h.vn continued az
th.. .,,,tjonecr's emblem, ever since. -
,mmic Of sale was formerly practiced III
,.,r;n,, nar;s Of Europe, called '':'ales ny
;n,.l ~, candle" The articles for sale
wore offered n the usual auction man
,cr and ut the same time wax candle
nm mel, in length WAS lighted. The I'D.
.;"r. named their price. and advanced
~. amounts one above anOti;~r. uiit1l
th.. i;y,,i went out, when the last bidder
WV. entitled to the go"t's or articles IN
Hn.~tion. At. the present Jay, thro"+:'
ti,.. medium Of auction sales, places arc
...t.hiisheI for the majority Of al CLASSES
~ mcrchandisc, works M art, literature.
etc. in this country-New YORK. is": t:
on.I Phiiadelphia Icing the chlc !.. c't'c =
where. at times, immense 4uan.''!leS. ~, o'
IT,. goods above named arc sold to the
;"odinw houses throughout the St1tts'
a ,s Csnadas; and this mode Of saie , has
49,; sM.com.. 70 necessary, by reason OF put
lie liked price being given. t' ,s;,; -. ..a,
.horf time auction quotations Will gov
e ., the commercial trade In America
Ercb0S0e.
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The 0lU In 1881.

II 1851 Was prominently the astrolo-
gers year, owing to the great conjunc-
ton Of Jupiter and Saturn, upon which
20 many trightful prophecies were based
1882 win be, in = similar sense, the
astronomers year on account of tue
transit of Venus. The transit does not
occur until December, but the :astrOnO-
mers are already preparing for their Oh
servatiO0s of il. In fact, they began
their preparations more than twenty
years ago, 10 important Is this event to
astronomical science. By the transit Of
Venus IL meant the passage ut that
planet between the earth and the sun so
that the planet is seen against the disk
of the sun like black dot. It owe. its
imllOrta nee to the fact that 1t furnishes.
perllaps, the best means ri nieasur-
ing tile distance between the earth aud
the sun, and this distance is the astron-
Onler's yard stick, without which lie
cannot get along. The more accurately
the suns distance is known the more
correct become other astronomical
measurements. Modern estimates OF
this distance have varied between 3d.
6hD.thN miles and 81 % M.OW mikes. Since
the transit Of 1874 it has been put ut
about 81, OCO, 0OA miles, but the s.slron''-
lllcrs think they arc yet one OK tw" hIh-
dred thousand miles out OF the way,
and this year they hope to cut these
limits Oi error down Very Nhsic''. Inc
results they achieve must stand for
moe than a century. since there will
not le another transit until 2,OA.
There will be the usual number of
conunctiOns OF the moon with various
planets this year. Although "f no spec
ial value to the astronomer, these con-
functions are interesting and often beau
tiful phenomena, and they serve +"
point out the planets to those vino 9th
crwisc might liz unable to identity Ike
earth's sist.r worlds among lie stars.
There Will he u few rather close con-
functions let ween some OF the planets,
and Jupiter, Saturn and Mars will i%
.ouspic,lOrs III the evening sky during
the winter and spring, "iE':iny hns OBJ
purtunities Iur observation to those who
!arsSeSs telescopes.
The expected comet Of ISL. has not
yet pu, IN al appearances. As some as
irumOn:rvs think that the last comet dis
covered III 1854 HAY nc ll' ION" l0st
Lex>.:'s comet which nObta. xMcted
t. sec ygaiu :.i,rr Jupiter k,c::>d 1t out
:< AN intruder in his family {" moons,
it may not DC too much I" E":~ that the
stupcndOus GENET ut lH!, wIic:' Is now
more than Twenty years overdue, Will
also nay the sun another visit and max"
the night again brilliant with the s'"r'e'
of his train.
The period Of disturbance in The sun
has ,iut vet reached its height, and the
great central lu,, mary n:,y!" expected
to furnish interesting scenes t"' those
who delight to gaze through telescopes;
1T the wonderful things that exist out
side the earth.
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aov tie Legislative hill Grii..5s ).

'i::' SAYS that the Nose. 'un;ii:;-
III! aH' ':!i"iit Of Cnir:r. -; w.n;id max:
"Ar !h!r;t - work could ever ;m 'lNi:c.
"' '.:c work Ui - s-;Hl,- goes right ON
IL ~ >i;;:;n~'.i:- whore :hc passengers
II; h..:.ll'-. ""'t'c - ewing. some Ni:i-
hs, ;':..".' ".ll!.' apln;::in the cai':E II"
t''r" i'rr'":v--: vel the engineer. the
IRE ZEN AMI rH,,!:.;., on the bridge; are
'''''.n" sc IN. ~. That il til" All
'''''@''": ;!Hvin" Il SNEAKER. lie is he
'';.' "n '';' !.r:.l::.r. 'i':,..n thc commit
:. -:!."''' ;'f:v IN !':;iih"r. each with
r,>,'.'':rH':.n. ANA ...u-: ni them with i
- -. .'r :'nri"r s:..:..sn somewhere &H'ii;
~ ::,i--nrr :i,IG. the r.H.s.$ on the
~" " "ar,. ;"::ndiny:!" n.c.t. work
~ 'l'''' '!o'"i,. and getting the meat
~; ~ ." eaten. Il rs' or four ti,:'cs Il
10y. ~: a!:;::.cr commands the house:
'r "'rE;- :,gr Ike Tie frcmicn, VINO
avg" ".'':,c .",-. an.! TIE committee;
!''>":'! ,.a. stewards; AMI cr,!-
r""''s, vi" .t,v:.ic tic material for
:,''' ,,,'H' ''".!. Government is enc OF
~" NM. Tat .l;>":l.cint f.ar;ul!y the
,''; ':l'''r: h::t after It's work Is
, M';;> W. !! :.n.s read; well. PeO-
-. III" latter stay away FROM Wash
a a" ."'' i, k"e.: ;iIc;r faith. Their I'M
;' n w! I" improved by com.
a., ~ : r., ''u' ':now.e:g r Is always ut
'Atr!~,' al G,i.h."