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clared to be the most unique spectacle
of their adventurous lives.
When the Cyprian was wrecked on
the coast Of Wales few weeks ago. the
200 people who stood horror-stricken
along the shore saw an act of heroism
rarely witnessed under any circum-
stances. The Captain, John A. Stra-
chan, of Liverpool, had told those on
board that every one must look to him
self Most Of the crew had dropped
overheard, and Capt. Strachan also
prepared to leap into the pillows. He
tied life-belt about his waist and
mounted the rail. At that moment he
noticed the pale face Of boy peering
rom below decks. The lad was stow
away. few hours ago he was a sneak.
an unworthy thing, miserable pilferer
of privileges but now the skipper only
remembered he was a human being, TO
be saved, If possible, at any rate not to
be left behind. Without q word Capt
Strachan unbuckled the life-belt from
his waist and dashed it ship-shape upon
the little stowaway, bidding hin save
himself. ~ can SWIM" said the Gap
tain; "take the belt" Over the side
went the stowaway, lifted upon the surf
like cork ; over the side went the Cap
tain, trusting, like the good. brave fell
low that he was, to his strength, en-
feebled with long watching and anxiety.
But swimming was impossible in such
sea. The boatswain, struggling for
his own life, caught at the Captain, who
was still making Roadway, and both
went down, never to be seen again,
while the little stowaway, with the good
Captains life-bclt about::his waist, was
flung upon the Welsh coast, battered
about, but alive to tell the story of his
fate and his kind friends heroism.--
Philadelphia Times.
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4 VIEW DysyNrrpr.xr

III" new disinfectant which has coma
into huch considerable use in England
on account of its proved efficacy i.
prepared AS follows Russian turpentine
and water are placed in huge earthen.
ware jars, surrounded by hot water air
Is driven through the mixture in tho
Jars continually for 300 hours, the nj,
OF this being a decomposition of the
tufpentine and the formation of pecul.
lar watery solution. After evaporation.
the substance is placed in tin cans ; il
Is described AS being light brow pow
der, OF a very pleasant taste and odor. is
not poisonous nor damaging in any re-
spect, and is capable in very remark
able degree of preventing or arresting
putrefactive changes.
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TIE QUEEN IND TIE DOCrORS.


BY the unwritten yet immutable laws
of the Spanish court no one but Span
ish physician can attend the Queen OF
Spain. When the illness of Queen Mer-
cedes became desperate her doctors
called in their German colleague in con-
sultation, but told him that he must
prescribe for Donna Mercedes without
seeing her on their report Of the symp-
toms and condition only. DIR. Kisbert
declared that it was essential for him to
examine the patient before he could in
dictate what remedies would be efficacious.
This, however, could on no account he
permitted. He then suggested that he
might be allowed to see her through
some open door or window without APP
preaching her or even entering the sick
room. That concession, too, was re-
fused. "Thep, gentlemen, I can do
nothing was the reply. 81 am wiling
to prescribe, but can hardly do SO with
good effect without personally inspect
ing the patient" He wrote prescrip-
ton and then left the palace. Three
days later the fair young Queen was
dead, but the laws of Spanish court
etiquette remained intact.
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less attire. Gentlemen OF the Jury
said "Old Abe," when he arose to
speak, "the gentleman who has Just
spoken has made a strong argument.
He has quoted the law and evidence.
and it is not for me TO say that he Ia
wrong. He may be correct in all he has
said. But l want you to take look at
him. Look especially at his upper half.
and then, gentlemen, tell me If any man
who comes before you with his standing
collar buttoned wrong end TO-, with the
points sticking away out behind hi,
ears, may not be altogether mistaken In
his arguments ?"
The plan was successful, MIR. Lincoln
had broken the spell which the elo-
quence of his opponent had thrown over
the jury.
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Worse than ali, they have again forged
the chains Of an ignominious slavery on
the wrists of women what they call
their religion offers perpetual premium
for mems lusts: their teachings kill tb,
germ OF chastity in the hearts Of child.
hood before il is ever warmed into life.
and destroy the honor and sacredness OF
home.
The men Of the East should consider
these things, and should re . ember that
once before there was an institution in
this country around which there was a
shield of sympathy; its divine rights
were declared from thousand pulpits
Congress was too sordid and too coward
iy to deal with it Wholesale merchants
and great corporations lent their infIu.
ence to perpetuate il, aud a venal press
rang with anathemas against any who
dared to denounce it. But there came
day at last when men had TO choose
which should live and rule, that institu.
ton or this nation.
The history of what followed is fresh
in all minds; and. little as the masses
believe 1t now, there will come q time.
II this monster in Utah is left TO grow
when there will be another call for vol
unteers and for money; and, as before.
tens OF thousands of brave Young men
will go away, never 10 return as before
there will bean enormous debt Incurred.
as before. the country will be hill.
locked with graves, and the whole land
will he moistened by the rain of wom-
en- tears.-C. G. Goodwin. in liar
pei''s Magazine.
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The writer was standing with some
friends on clin between Placentia and
st. Mary's bays. There was NO breeze
and the SEQ was quiet. Within Q few
minutes the surface Of the water became
alive with cod and lesser fish and while
the members of the party were endeavor-
ing to find an explanation of the odd oc-
surrence whale came up near the clin.
The huge fellows jaws were agape and
spouting q column Of spray like o gey-
ser. Something was the matter with
him. He evidently was trying to get
away, and his struggles had frightened
the smaller creatures round about. As
the whale drew near the shore the men
saw the fins and formidable weapon Of
large sword.tish and q moment later
thrasher, or fox-shark, fastened him.
self on the monsters back. The sword
fish was piercing the whale below, driv
ing him to the surface, and the thrasher
was giving it to him from above, seeking
20 drive him below. When the thrasher
struck his huge antagonist the sound
WINS dull thud, and when, missing his
aim, he hit the wafer, the sharp crack
was heard for half mile. The waves
were beaten into foam, the whale trying
to ply his tail upon his enemies but be-
fore hs could get his ungainly body into
position they were out OF harms way
and making . new attack upon An unex-
Pscted quarter. The contest continued
40 long that at the point OF battle the
sea was oolored with blool, but the
whale escaped frAlly, and the last seen
OF him he was blowing in triumph ave
miles OF tho coast Many fishing orsvs
rovsd 10 the scene Of the cotton aud
we're excited witnesses u what they d.
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SOWING WILD OARS.

The most magnificent specimen OF
young manhood that have ever known
was young fellow student named Hen
ry Haines As an athlete on the campus,
as scholar IN the school-room. as an
orator in the arena Of debate, he was
facile princeps, everywhere and always.
We were not SO much envious of him as
proud of him, and we fondly fancied that
there could be no height Of fame or fort
une too difficult for his adventurous feet
to climb, and that the time would come
when he would fill the world with the echo
of his fame, and il would be proud thing
for any of us to declare that we had known
him. A little tendency TO dissipation
WINS by some Of us observable-a little
dash OF dare-deviltry-but this was only
the wildcat sowing which was natural
to youth and genius, and which we did
not doubt that after years would chasten
and correct.
But the years came and the years
went. ard the young collegians were
scattered through the world, and ever
and anon would some of us wonder what
could have become Of Henry Haines.
We looked in vain for his rising star,
and listened long for his coming feet.
Some time ago, for a single Sabbath,
was preaching in Ney York. My theme
in the morning had been "The Ghost of
Buried Opportunity" On my way to
my hotel I discovered that was "shad-
owed" by desperate looking wretch,
whose garb. whose gait, whose battered.
bloated look all Enthusiastically betokened
the spawn of the slums. What could
the villain want with me? / paused at
my door, and faced about to confront
him. He paused, advanced, and then
huskily whispered +: Henson, do you
know me?" assured him / did not,
whereupon he continued, "Do you re-
member Henry Haines ?" "Aye, aye,
well enough, well enough, but surely
you are not Henry Haines ?" 81 am
what is left of him-I am the ghost of
him." l shuddered as l reached for his
hand, and, gazing intently into his face,
discovered still some traces of my long
lost friend, still doubly lost, though
found again. Iput my arm about him
in brotherly embrace, and drew him to
my room, and drew from his lips the
sad story of his shattered life. begged
him by the old loves and unforeotten
memories of better days to go back with
me to my Philadelphia home, and, un-
der new auspices and with new sur
roundings, to strike out for noble des-
tiny, which I hoped might still be pos
sible. But, striking his clenched fist on
my table, he said: Henson, it's no use
to talk to me. I'm dead beat, and am
dead broke. I'm burnt. ont volcano.
and there's nothing left of me but Gin
ders now. have come to New York to
bury myself out of sight of all that ever
loved me. 1 know the ropes here, and
shall stay here till 1 rot. 1 live in a
muskrat hole near the wharf l shall
die as have lived, and have lived like
dog"
In vain were my earnest protests and |
brotherly pleading. He tore himself
from me, and went stumbling off to his
den by the wharf
He had sown the wind and was reap
ing the whirlwind. He had sown to the |
flesh, and was reaping corruption. He
had sown "wild oats, and the oats were |
now yielding dread harvest of woe.-
Rev. p. S. Henson, Of Chicago.
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JAMAICA-THE LAND OF PLENTY.
In the woods the soil literally disap-
pears beneath an inextricable mass of
creepers, ferns and rare lichens and
MOSES Of freshness and vigor Of vege-
tation almost incredible. The most ex-
quisite, natural rockeries, overgrown
with rare plants, meet the eye at every
turn. The gnarled roots and massive
limbs of the giant forest trees are draped
with quaint and beautiful parasites,
which fling their delicate hower-gemmed
tendrils from branch to branch and
droop in heavy, graceful sprays from
among the densely-foliaged boughs.
Avalanches OF hoary old mems beard,
and frightful, scaly snake-like looking
witches entangle the dead monarchs
OF the forest, which cumber the ground
In numbers, and beneath their sheltering
warmth the most lovely little shells find
refuge. Trocatellas akitinas, and a
hundred others, all striped and barred
with beautiful rainbow tints, pale pink
and grey, amber and black, pure trans
parent white and somber brown, funny
little fungi Gungoes we call them) grow
on the soft decayed wood OF the dead
trees. Big umbrella-shaped fellows,
under which "dupies" GHOSTS are
said to sit, and beautiful soft white ones,
with prettily-crimped edges, which are
awfully nice to eat; when boiled they
make the most delicious soup. We
have no end of nice eatables growing in
our woods. Epicures go gastronomi-
cslly mad over our vegetable delicacies.
The mountain cabbage is a great favor
ite. This is slender. graceful palmetto,
and just between the body Of
the tree and plume.like crown of ser.
rated leaves which graces the extreme
top is soft, white heart, cozily nestled
between closely packed layers Of cool
green bark. This makes the most de-
icious vegetable possible when boiled
and eaten with butter. It far exceeds
in delicscy and favor any cabbage ever
grown. The soup made from it, too, is
just splendid, and the pickles are too
lovely for anything. The rivers abound
in delicious fish, mountain mullet, Gala
pevit (Which from time immemorial pis-
cstory epicures have extolled), cray fish
shrimps, cells, crabs and many others.
too numerous 10 mention. The seacoasts
abound with turtle, great and small !;
manatee or the far-tamed sea-cow, lob.
sters, oysters, conch and mussels OF all
descriptions. Delicious fruits grow
wild everywhere. The Avocado pear,
the guavs, the shaddock, the Tangerine
orange, the Spanish lime. the cashew,
the musk and water melon. the passion
flower cup, the gransdills and ever so
many more.
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WHAT Is INERTIA?

Inertia is that property which renders
a body incapable Of putting itself in
motion when at rest, or coming to rest
when in motion. When q stationary
body begins to move, or a moving body
comes to rest, it is not through any
power Of its own, but because it is acted
on by some external agency, which we
call force. That no inanimate body
can put itself in motion is evident from
our daily experience. The rocks that we
saw on the earth's surface ten years ago
are to-day in precisely the same place
as they then were, and there they will
remain forever unless some force re-
moves them. 1t is equally true, though
not quite so obvious, that body once
in motion cannot OF itself cease to move.
The earth revolves ON its axis, the heav-
emily bodies move in their orbits, just as
they did at the time Of the creation !;
they have no power to stop. 1t is true
that on the surface Of the earth NOV
ing body gradually comes TO rest when
the force which put it in motion ceases to
act /; but this is owing to the resistance
Of the air and force which draws il
toward the center Of the earth-not TO
any agency of its own. Remove all ex-
ternal forces, and the inertia would keep
1t moving on in straight line forever.
II u in consequence OF inertia that
horse has to strain hard at first TO move
alOad, which, when it is once in motion,
he can araw with ease. A car, through
its inertia, continues moving after the
locomotive is detached. Through in
ertia . person standing erect in sta
tionary boat or wagon is thrown back
ward II II suddenly stats his feet,
touching the bottom, arc carried for
ward with II. while his body, by its in
ertia, does not partake Of the onward
motion and falls backward. So, per-
son standing erect in boat or wagon
that Il moving rapidly is thrown for
ward IL it suddenly stops /; his feet cease
70 move at once, while his body con-
hnues in motion in consequence Of its
inertia, and falls forward.
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WHY WE DIE EAsLE

Some Of the reasons why men catch
cold and find premature graves:
Living nine-tenths Of their days in the
house breathing house air bleaching
In the house, and getting thin aud sal
low IN the house. Sitting down to eat
tired and perspiring. and then wonder
ing why nothing touches the right
spot" and ones food seems TO do no
good.
soaking and scrubbins onsssli 70
death in daily hot baths.
Taking health paper and trying 70
live up 70 it, directions.
Going 70 bed hungry. Getting crazsd
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THE EASTERN SENTIMENT TOWARD
THE MORMONS

While this system is spreading and
being daily strengthened, whilo some
thing u going on in Utah which, il left
exclusively to itself, would, in genera.
ton, bring women TO the auction block,
and utterly brutalize men, the people Of
the East do not seem TO be greatly wor-
ried. Though the Gentilcs OF Utah
never wronged the Mormons, though
they have given to Utah its prosperity
and accumulated wealth, though they
own quite wo-thirds Of the property Of
the Territory, and though they have
never asked anything Of the Mormons
except that they obey the laws, still the
sentiment Of the East is that they are .
predatory set. and that tho Mormons are
entitled 10 peculiar and tender considers-
ton, because. when their presence and
customs had become intolerable 10 the
people among whom they dwelt. they
started ont into the wilderness and e.
tablished thriving Territory.
Wnie uoang this the Aormons have
shrunk from no crime. recoiled At no
falsshood. have murdered and robbed
Americans in secret and laid the crime
70 ssvages. and still. while despoiling
Americana. have ahed crocodile tears
yer their own extreme suasrings. They
have disobsyed and deridsd The laws.
and still continue 70 do 70; they have
insulssd and driven away United stssss
olaSials fos no oasnse except that a Try
ing 70 DO their duty under thsir oaahs,
aad " this he's bssa performed by ths
osdsu a lsas than thirty nsn. Who. in
ths meantime. have absorbsd 70 much
q ths earnings o. The people That hey
poassss more money and psopsEty thAa
I've times 20.000 a thsis dupss posssna
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PLEASANTRLES.

A RoUNp.TRIP ticket-A ball check.
Pooh whisky makes rich divorce
lawyers.
MANY bold fellow has been bowled
out by the flowing bowl"
The young girl who dropped basket
OF eggs while flirting made mash.
The man who was itching for office
was elected; but it was by scratch.
SAID the lecturer "The roads up
these mountains are too steep and rocky
for even donkey to climb therefore,
1 did not attempt the ascent"
A FORTUNATE fellow: Fogg says his
friend Pingry is so slow that he never
catches cold and couldn't get within.
mailing distance of the slowest Of slow
fevers.
AN old man Of so died at Staten island
while waiting for the hour appointed for
his wedding. Nothing strange in this
lots of old fellows dye in anticipation Of
the event.
TooTs thinks there should be four
ghosts in the play of Hamlet" quot
ing in support of his theory line from
Gray's elegy The rude four fathers Of
the Hamlet sleep"
A CHINAMAN named On Tick is about
to start laundry in Detroit. This will
leave no reasonable excuse for any ono
to fail to appear in clean shirt on Sun
days.-Free Press.
ScHooLMIsrREss Gust beginning a
nice improving lesson upon minerals to
the juniors): "Now. what are the prin-
cipal things We get out OF the earth 2"
Youthful angler, aged Confidently:
Worms"
A GENTLEMAN, in conversation with q
lady, Wanted the grace and wit Of .
new acquaintance whom he had met ats
watering place. Is she pretty 2" asked
the lady. "Not 30 bad, he answered
"indeed, she resembles you somewhat
in look"
A scHooL-TEAoHER asked, "What bird
Is large enough to carry of man ?"
Nobody knew, but one little girl sug-
gested "a lark. And then she ex-
planned, "Mamma said papa wouldn't
be home until Monday, because he had
gone of on lark"
bUNDAY-scHooL teacher (aboui TO COM
ment ON st. Paul's direction for conduct
OF men and women during divine service):
snow, do You know why women do not
take oil their bonnets in church2' Small
boy; Zoos they amt got looking
glasses 10 put EN- ON again by"
SAID Mrs. Smith, who had come 10
spend the day, TO Little Edith; care
you glad TO rec me again, Edith 2"
Edith-"Yes. MN, and mammals glad,
too" Mrs. Smith" Is she?" Edith
--"Yes. MN she said she hoped you'd
conc to-day, and have it over with"
~ JUST went out to see friend for q
moment, remarked Jones to his wife a.
he returned 10 his seat In the tho ater.
"Indeed. replied Mrs. J. with sarcastic
surprise. g. supposed. from the odor Of
your breath. that you had been out 10
see your worst enemy Jones WINGED
Orr belle Injecting country aunt)-
"Oh. I'm 70 glad 10 see. you'll Come
and see US next week. do. for I'm going
70 have German on Thursday" Aunt
with seventy)-"Not I. child. don't
want 70 zee any ons Of the family that's
going 70 make fool u herself by mar
rying foreigner.
HAIr the teacher; "'And Il came 70
psas when King Hezskiah heard Il thsa
hs rent his clothes.' Now. vhaA do
that mean, children Abe rat biz
clothsss'" And . boy with biz hsoth-
sr said il VS. "letsina fellow have w
NE d 'sm Tor isv doIlan. ~ Bsothsr
Dave did with his ulster lsst spring.
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The law may be jealous mistress,
but she could not retain the affections
OF young Syracuse attorney who, after
careful consideration Of his own capa-
cities and computation of the briehess
lawyers of his acquaintance, has yielded
to the substantial, if not picturesque,
charms OF tailor's goose. He thinks
his chances for Congress have been
somewhat impaired, but he now expects
to secure competency, and eventually
get to heaven.
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MATTHEW ARNOLD says: "Sanity-
that is the great virtue of the ancient
literature the want of that is the great
defect Of the modern, in spite of all its
variety and power. 1t is impossible to
read carefully the great ancients with
out losing something Of our caprice and
eccentricity, and to emulate them we
must Mt least read Them"
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A PENNSYLVANIA woman, who leaped
upward to hang an article of clothing up.
on hook in the ceiling Of her kitchen,
caught n ring on one of her fingers in
the hook and hung there. her feet not
touching the ground. Her cries brought
assistance, and she WAS released. pain
fully wrenched but not seriously
harmed
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SUICIDES in France during the last
thirty years have increased with alarm
ing rapidity. The percentage is rs.
From 1851 to 1866 the records show
that the annual average number was
$3.50, or one for every s, 1873 inhabitants.
Returns for recent years place the An
nual number at 6,496, which is one sui
eide for every 8, 16l inhabitants.
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A BLACK bear in Idaho undertook 10
hug young lady, and she punched out
one of his eyes with her parasol. Hooray
for the girl ! She's ready to protect a
mans rights from Infringement, when
he isn't there to do it himself. Boston
Post.
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WAT a srASDlxe-ooLLAR DIN.

All things are fair, 80 it is generally
thought, in war, in horse trade and in
. law case. II u probably on that bad
rule that the late Presidsnt Iincoln act
Cd when he defeated an antagonist before
. jury. The anecdots il thus told by
DR.. Bstsman;
He Yves often pitted against eminent
lawyers during trials in 6ansamon Coun-
~ Circuit Court On one occasion he
vas opposed by very able advocate,
Who made powerful. eloquent and con-
vincins speech 70 the jury, and NJ. Lin
ooln saw that Il had been very elective
on the minds a the jury. The gentle
man. moreover. IVES . man Who vas very
pssoius In his dress. - veil = manner
end osatosy.
But M. Lincoln had besn observing
him. and cav dsv IN his usually fault
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SAYS social critic: "Women are all
more or less born actresses the first
word with most OF them is, How will
it lookY They know that their pretty
pretense of fireside necdlework looks
very we'll to their admiring friends and
even to their husbands. They know
that its meaning is understood and &C
cepted."
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THERE is no fountain which the angel
OF healing troubles with his restless and
life-giving wings SO constantly as the
fountain of tears, and only those too
lame and bruised to battle miss the
blessed influence.
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PRINTING from blocks was invented
about the year 1922; printing from let
ters cut separately on wood, in 1888 :;
printing from letters cut separately on
metal, in 1850; printing from letters
east in molds, in 1855
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PROFESSOR in Psychology Can we
conceive of anything as being out Of
time and still occupying space ?" Mu-
steal student dhoughtfully)-" Yes, sir;
a poor singer in a chorus"