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two feet IN the ground, lines it with
tapestry of six, and provides it with
hinged door of mixed mortar and size
constructed to open outward only. If
you understand how to open it and the
owner does not desire a call, he has
made arrangements to eend his priva-
cy. On the side opposite the hinge
there are holes underneath the door
into which he inserts his strong black
claws, and no oyster is more
troublesome to force OF an Italian spi-
der, which fashions asimilar fortress, tits
said that if this hinge be broken by out
side violence, the creature makes q
second door, which differs from the
first in not being movable, and no one
can quite explain how it then con-
trives to enter and leave its apartment.
The common house-spider is of livid
ash color; others are black, brown, red,
green, yellow, or white. AS rule their
color is that which is best adapted for
concealment but some are notified, or
striped. or even marked like tiger.
Many are very hairy. One species can
run sideways and backward, as well as
forward; a few kinds leap in the same
manner as beasts II prey. Many
spiders cast their skins like serpents and
crabs, and it is said that, like crabs,
they can grow new leg if one of the
original set be accidentally broken.
Spiders have enemies as well as vic
TINS. Tiny parasites vex them exceed
ingly. A large-winged insect of the
Sphinx order pierces them with its
sting, and, carrying them off dead or
alive, buries them with its own eggs
that its offspring may I nd q meal ready
when they are Matched. Birds prey
upon them. They form an article of food
to the Bosjesmen of South Africa; and
the Inhabitants of New Caledonia will
devour them as cheerfullv as a hungry
boy beelsteak pie. In the course of
nature most of them die on the APP
proach of winter, though some live sew
eral years.
1t was once thought that spiders
webs might be useful in commerce.
Bon, of Languedoc, succeeded in max
ing pair of gloves, and also a pair of
stockings of spider silk. They were
gray colored, and as strong as ordinary
silken goods. But when the experiment
came to be tried upon larger scale, it
was found that the creatures ate each
other up SO greedily that spider-breed-
ing would never pay.-W j. Woods,
IN London CongregGtionalist. s."''t
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For Young Readers.
THE ROAD TO THE HOUSE OF
NEVER.


IA Spanish proverb says that 'by the road
OF By-and-by one arrives at the house of
Never
There's dangerous little Afrite who accosts
us day by day,
Upsetting every purpose in a soft, enticing
way,
Saying: g Rest from this, pray you, for to-
morrow you can try
If hard work is to be done, you can do it By
and-by."
Though he tell you not to do it,
Mind him not, or you will rue it,
For his words, so smooth and clever,
Take you to the house of Never
His voice is like SIRENS, and he always aims
He's idle as zephyr, and he bids you take
your ease;
If your spirits seem to falter. at your elbow he
Saying: wait little, brother, you can do it
By-and-by.'
Though he tell you not to do it,
Mind him not, or you will rue it,
For his words, sQsSmooth and clever,
Take you to the house of Never.
He commands an endless future, and has youth
upon his side,
So he ma kes your little horoscope magnificent
ly wide;
Quite disturbed by earnest plodders, he ap-
peals with witching eye;
What your hurry-wait a little-you can do
it By-and-by.
Though he tell you not to do it.
Mind him not or you will rue it,
For his words, SO smooth and clever,
Take you to the house of Never.
He's q tricky little prompter, and he always
fingers near,
Knowing just the proper moment when to
whisper in your ear;
He can span your pretty ralnbows, and make
fanciful your sky,
With his magical proviso of the golden By
and-by.
Though he tell you not to do it.
Mind him not, or you will rue it,
For his words, so smooth and clever,
Take you to the house of Never.
On your eyes he presses peoples, on your
will he puts q brake
Just to keep you soothed and idle, any trouble
he will take;
When he trains you to his harness-oh, so mis-
chievous and Sly!-
Then you'll doze away the Present in dream
of By-and-by.
Though he tell you not to do it,
Mind him nos, or you viii rue it,
For his words. so smooth and clever.
Take you to the house of never
Joel Benton, in HGrper's Young People.
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The mortality tables in the Compen-
dunn of the Census are comparatively
meager, not giving us sufficient data on
which to base the general conclusions we
would like to draw. We are promised.
however, further and more detailed
statistics in the full report is, long
me hence. N Y. Sun.
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-Pugilism and the New York police
force were jointly dealt severe blow
the other day, when Zone of the finest''
was so thoroughly knocked out in one
round by woman that he was unable
to respond to the call of slime. IN
y San. ...
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"A New York doctor says the best
cure he knows of for a cold is the old
fashioned sweat. Take ten grains of
quinine, hot mustard foot-bath and q
hot lemonade. d.. ..r'i
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An old Captain on the lakes used to
be called "Sinbad, the Sailor" till he lost
a vessel; now they name him "Sailbad,
the Sinner. "-SyraceSe Herald.
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Deaths in the United States.

According to the last census, 756, 1893
persons died in the United States during
looV' The death rate for the whole
Union was, therefore, 15.1 to the |, 900.
This is low rate. and vet Il was much
hlgner than that given in 1870, which
was only II. Sper 1000. while the death
1875.
DuC tne apparent increase in 1880 was
que entirely to more complete returns of
deaens, and even the figures for that
year cannot be regarded as accurate.
Except IN a comparatively small number
OF communities, vital statistics are not
gathered in the United States after a
scienullc system. The actual mortality
OF the Union is probably somewhere be-
tween eighteen and nineteen per 900,
instead OF little over fifteen. But that
is a low rate as compared with European
countries, the death rate for the whole
OF England having been 20.5 per thou
SAND In 1880, and for Scotland 21.3 in
1878.
VI the 756,893 deaths recorded in the
census returns, $40, 191 were of whites,
OUT OF a total white population of 49,
4Oz'9|o, and 116, 1902 of negroes, out of
total colored population of 6,752,813.
Inc apparent death rate, therefore, was
l4.44 among the whites, and II. % among
the negroes. A greater relative mortal
ity among colored infants in the South
ern States largely explains the higher
negro death rate, which must be accepted
as proved, we suppose, since, deficient
as Che mortality statistics among the
whites may be, there is good reason for
regarding the returns of negro mortality
as still more Incomplete.
Of the deaths reported, 391, 900 were
of males and 1854, 933 of females, the total
living population having been %, 5l8, 800
males and "a, 636, 636 females. For every
1000 deaths of females there were ,O74
of males.
The proportion of males dying in in
fancy was also greater than that of
females. OF the 800, 644 males who died
1853, $50 were under years of age, while
of the 363,S74 females who died 13S, 1926
were under 5 years; that is, the pro-
portion of deaths under years of age to
all deaths recorded was 4l9.51 per j, 900
among males, while among females it
was only 3S1.85. Nearly half the male
mortality was among very young chill
dren.
The causes of death were reported in
only 733,S40 cases, and the following
table gives the number of deaths from
each of the ten principal causes:
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que qu-lques minutes pour changes
d'attelage. Les courriers avaieit
bieu rcmpIi leur devoirS. On atten
DAFT partOut le liIs du vice-rOi.
La necessite de sa presence Sc
demontrait d'eile. meme. Dams cha
que bourg, des detac:ements armes
f:iisaient bonne garde. Toute au.re
cnaise dc poste edt etc vigonreuse.
inent visit6e. Celle-ci passait libro-
ment. PariDiS meme. an re';,is, rof
tlcier De service veDalt saluer le
! colonel ct prendre ses ordres. I,
descendant d petne, on meme So
co1tentait de METRE Ia tete 4 Ia
po.tjece. Vers IL mi|leu de il matt.
ce fut Pat qri, dams F!ntarlcur dc
Ii voiiure, seryit aux yovasturs 10
lunch tradi:ionnei.
Edward n'avait pas Gnitte son
manteau. Une ample crava:e, une
co;flure eafoncee jusqu'aux sou:cil'
le prolegeaIent en- outre cont:c tent
regard indiscret. D'ailieurs, OH Fei.t
dirjcilement reconnu. II await r;,ssj,
sa tarhs ct pris Pun des costumes
sln vicomte. Il n'etait plus lord I'itz
Gerald. lpais le marquis DE- Grand
.iou. Chez rev6que, Oh le presente-
r::it sous ce nom.
La mutt, dependant, s'avanca;t:
Uae belle ct tie<le mutt, toute res :
plendissante d'eioiles. Les bo!S,
les rochers. les sites pitto:esques.
empruptaient 4 la rapidiie de la
course une sorte de prestige fan
tastique. Llrlande, ce paysades
ruineS, semble faite pour les cla;rs
lie lune. En- etc, raube malinale ue
lui sled pas moins. Aucune autre
contree ma le reyeil aussi souriant,
aussl frais, anssi parfrlne. La ver>
dure, les tleurs, les eaux, les jeux
de la lumieIe dams Ia bruno ct dams
la rosee, tout a le charme de la fee
rie.
Vers neuf heures, la berline quit
ia bIusquement III grande route ct
gagna, par DIES chelnins de traverse,
une magnifique avenue d'ormes Sc
culaires. Gu distinguish, q Pautre
extre'nite, le perron dun chateau.
-Personne expIiqua Reginald ne
rhabite en- ce moment, hormis les
vieux concierges qui. je crois, p'en
sont jamals SORTS. Tous y doit 6tre
prepare pour nous recevor durant
los hauroc 1n from GRAND Solnil "a
seca plus prudent ct, pour no're
compasne de voyage, moins de fati
cue. Ellie est d'ailleurs lei chez ellie.
a COnt;auer.
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Cependant Poutrinconrt, au mis-
lieu de toutes ces rejouissances,
songeair a ses semailles ct d ses
mailles ct a ses cultures; la pre-
miere effnsion passee, il demanda q
aller vlsiter les champs de bic qui
etaient pour la majeure partie 4
deux lieues du tort, en- amont de la
riviere, vers lie lieu one ron nomma
plus tard la Pree-Ronde au point
OH s'arr6te la mar6e montante les.
dts bles furent trOuv6s s'6tre bien
comportes; lis avaient dependant
etc semes assez *ard !; une partie
meme n'6talt en- terre que depuis
six a dix jours mais, ajoute Les
carbot, lis ne laissercnt pas de croi
ire sous la neige durant l'hiver,
CONNIE je pai remarqu6.
''Cette rude saison fut employee a
ouvrir des chemlns dams les bois, a
faire du charbon, ct pour SO tenir
joyeusement ct nettement quaint an
wires, il fut 6tabli un ordre en- la
table du sieur de Poutrincourt, qui
fut nomm6 pordre dx Bon Temps !;
mis- en- avant premiersmeat = par
Champlain, sltvalt lsQuel ceux
d'icelle table 6toioBt nsttres d'h6-
te! chacun q son tour. Qui etoit en-
quinze jours une fois. Or avoit-il
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LIE
'!pjTAlNE: HlInvEI,
:, rp,NCAIS EN- IRLANDE.
pr CHARLES DESLYS. .
NV. or Sc nEvo1LERoNT
TPCIS SECRET.

TRCIS SECRET.
Non. car j'ai preslue remords
mil derlalna tani dc vengean-
les p6treS d'#bofl. Trop sou.
e mai pas en- ie pouvoir d'y
.,,s an flein. All les llalnes de
! It de religion sont atioces !.
onell qni renait de nous re-
ARE 4 Wexford. sen est rcton,-
an me diSant avec iorrenr
rssce donc ain>i cue nous me-
tos aetrc HIRES !
roralt raisou. Ne regrettez pas,
,-a,,l yo;re eloicnement de la
"a Of partez. P2rteZ sans res
dpr derriere vous. Rien n'et..it
SHE qu'ayec lie secouIs de la
sBce.
-Faat il done Y Tenoncer pour
spars I lit Edward.
Il repoase de Jack fut evasive.
siflemert aigu Finterrompjt
llsat du dehors.
Al! s'eclia Fitz Gerald, je re-
E.sais le cri d'Uncas.
Daa Wild Irish s'etait leye pour
depart.
-Aden donc! dit-il, mes compa-
.Sas s'ilnpaiieEtent et peut>6tre
Danger les menace. Avec eux sc
are IN vieiliard, III blesse, que
rs youlons sauver 4 tout rrix,
s John Marphy. .c'est le Pere
an!
C dc-nier mot s'adressait spe
irment a Cornelia.
oh murmara.t-elle, je ne l'ai
oablle! (!
Ick await lie pied sur la pre-.
fire marche soutcrraine il Sc re-
ssa, prononeant avec emotion
kplOles:
-)e dolss je veux rOus appren-
un autre secret. Il concerne
nelia. Votre estime pour ellie
IN augmentera pas. Mais, sachez-
voici trois annees que lie Pere
ku nous await unis. Ellie est ma
ane, ct puisque vous me recon-
hsez pour frere, ellie est votre
en.
lttiree par son regard, la belle
crave lrlandaise s'etait rappro-
@ De lui. Pour la premiere fois,
cement ct devant tous, il l'etrei
zeontre sou cRur.
Pus, sur I'm second appel DUN.
MI disparut.
Qaelqaes jours plus tard, un mes.
" aaresse par Reginald au vi
n'e le mandait en- toute hate a
lsbliu.
NAV.-LILE AUX DRUIDEs.
iancrede s'attendait au depart.
fen fut pas moins avec un ser.
aent de c@ur qu'i! s'eloigna de
Ey, La jeure file ellie meme
falssalt emue. Dams ses grands
oleus Sc Iisait un regard sin.
lne tendre e vive sympathie.
de plus assm6ment. Mais chez
Veomte, il Sc ravonait depuis
s'emps, c'6tait bien de l'amour.
SONNET des coteaux qui domi-
IA pleine de Kildare, il Sc re.
nna, cherchant du regard 4 Pho.
aa lie palsible sejour OH venaient
secoaler pour lui tant d'heures
iaeuses qai ne reviendraient plus.
! snvers respace, il 6voquait
vacleux souvenir de Lucy. Poar-
ne rayait-il pas rencontree
Tot! Aim6 dele ct libre de
suer, 4uei avenir -.
/, .Aiions. Sc dit-il enfin, ce ne
Eau'un reve.
y tout pensis. il Sc remit en- che
rat, au contraire, Sc mon.
sloyeax ct babi!lard, autant que
p'Asons qui Sc pourchassaient
les hairs.
Snll!ou-hou s'ecria-t-il pour
ueF rattention de son maitre.
u paarre corps await grand be-
[ade SO desourdir Nh peu les jam.
u Ia langue !. Musha c'est
mug nos chevaux qui, fatigues
!, ,'MSurle, rongent leur frein de he
\ aller plus vite.
M ~ sur sa selle, lie paddy Sc Ii
y! toutes sortes de cabrioles
~
:. saais, fit Tancrede impatiente,
:. % ia done appris Population
Iyoe'que cirque foraiuf
VA 6t6 ol0r,u ~. a<-V.:.>
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UNE
FEODALE
EN- ANIERIQUE
L'AcAD1E, 16o3-171o.
Les Poutrincourt
(16O2 a 1882
Les POutrincOUrt

". .Chacun dit: Y at des tresors
Y a-t-il des mines dor CT dargent ct
personne he demande: &c peuple Ia
est-il dispose a entendre Ia doctrine
chretienne? QUAINT aux mines il v en-
IL vraimeut, mais il faut savoir les
foliiler la plus belle mine que je
sache, c'est du bl6 ct du vim avec l.,
nourriture du bestial qui ceci. il q
de l'argent, ct de mines nous II en- vi
vons point" LEsCARBOT, chap. ~
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Every Business House and Residence In
the Place Torn to Pieces.
Several Persons Killed by an Ex
plosion in a Mine at Ashland,
Pennsylvania.
Progress OF the Labor Strikes-Ths
Cigars Makers Generally Success
ful-Miscellant Gus.
ANoraER CYCLONE.
This Time in sIerIden, Louisiana. Destroy
ing a Large Amount of Property.

This Time N SIerIden, Louisiana. Destroy
ing a Large Amount of Property.
Nxw ORLEANS, April 30-The Democrats
Meriden, La, special says: "A terrible
cyclone visited this parish, seven or eight
miles above here, Saturday evening, from
northeast to southwest. The length of the
track is fifteen miles The wind was OF such
terrible force that not house, tree. or any
obstruction is left. DIR. Johnson's Clubhouse
and other buildings were blown away; Will.
lam Taylor place was badly wrecked; s. II
Harrelrs place was torn to pieces; cabins
and barns were utterly demolished, while
rails torn from the fences were blown for
miles. B. f. Carr's Clubhouse, cabins and
barns were destroyed and some stock killed
Irby Whites dwelling was demolished
Only one roof was left on the place out OF
tWenty-four. One negro man and several
children were injured. John b. Newsam
and place were almost as badly served,
every house being wrecked except dwell
ing, which was only partially unroofed The
quarters on s J. Harrells place we're utter
ly demolished; OF forty acres heavy timber
land not a tree is left standing; fences on
the place were blown away, and not vestige
of corn or fodder is left. William Gimble's
place was badly damaged; Mrs. Y0ungblOod
seriously. and several children slightly hurt.
Several negroes, blown across q field. lit uD-
injured. No one was killed or mortally
wounded, but few of dwellings being direct
ly in the track of the tornado"
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WHIPPED AIs WIFE.
A Jealous Husband Beats His Wife On
mercifuily.

A Jealous Husband Beats His Wife On
mercifuily.
RoCKPoRT, Ind, April 26.-There was quite
racket ON the corner OF Main and Fourth
streets a few nights ago, between a husband
and wife by the name of Thorn, in which the
husband beat his wife numerically. on one
of the prominent streets of the city, before he
could be made to stop. The parties imph-
Gated in the disturbance are well known. The
husband Karl Thorn, is miller in the Nov
city Mills of this place, and is also stepso
of one of our prominent lawyers. Thorn mar
ried theabove woman in 0wensboro, KY, 8
few months ago. Her name was Emma Chel
derstone the daughter of tailor
rhe impression has been with great many
here that she was not a true wife, beinE
somewhat inclined TO like the company o.
other men better than that of her husband
The husband, il seems, had thought the
same thing, for, on the night in question
she was seen by HIM tanding on the afore
said corner, by herself, at about O'Clock
He stepped up to where she was standing
and accused her of being there for no gooC
purpose, which she did not deny. This haC
the effect TO enrage Thorn, and, taking from
under his coat a whip, he, for five or ter
| minutes, let the blows rain down thick anC
| fast before he could be made TO stop. Th'
wife has had him arrested The t-ial vii
come off some time this week. when more
| facts will be made known.
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was 20 distorted and mis-e ported that he
was placed IN false and des PicsbIe light.
THE STAR ROUTES.

lngersoll Announces His W.<t.ngness to
Submit the Case TO the Jury. but Bliss
Proceeds With the Opening os the Case.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Whezp the Star
Route trial opened to-day Mr.. Inze-soll an
nounced that he was willing to srbrait the
case to the Jury for the Dorseys, provided
Government counsel would agree to proceed
no further with the argument. Thscourt
then wished 10 hear from the Government
and Mr.. Merrick answered that the Ge-ern-
ment had not yet completed the openi1g OF
the case. "That is enough" said Judge
Wylie, and Bliss began his address to .he
jury.
He deSiayed the defense had failed 10 p-o-
auce any witnesses to contradict those called
by the Government. He believed that the
Court would instruct the Jury that il the de-.
PENDANTS withheld evidence in their posses
sion IL was the duty of the Jury to infer
those hooks and Gosuments would
prove facts unfavorable tothe persons who
hela'them. The Governmsn snt he'd not been
able 70 set the books. AS to the ex-
cuse that they did not wish
the Government to pry into
sham and they knew it, Why should they
Government unleos they were ashamed of
their connection with persons FAMED in it.
or. perhaps, they knew the indeT,would re
veal missing letter-the letter pat IN evil
dence by the Gove-2meDt. Why ha5 they
failed to produce Rerdells account books?
Then there was Cosler. He set here from
day to day. He was the man 10 whom Dor
sey said he turned oysr his entire rail busi-
ness. he could have told how the af9dsvits
had been prepared, ard which of the state
ments made by Dorsey and Rer5eli was
true He was disinie=ested, certainly not
interested forthe Government and after the
failure of the defence TO call him to the
stand, it must be assumed that unless he
was able to fence with the truth, be would
have endangered their case. OF John Dor
seys letter threatening Rerdell with
prosecution for forgery If he harmed the
the other defendants, Bliss remarked it put
John Dorsey in the position of endeayoring
10 compound felony. Halsh's testimony
could not be sneered awaT or discredited De-
cause he had q civil suit against Brady.
John Dorsey had svorn.that he relied upon
the honesty of the Second Assistant Post.
master General TO correct any inaccuracies
in his affidavits; said Biiss, and Brsdy he'd
sworr he accepted the Contractors affidavits
as true regarding them as honest men. Whist
an edifying state of mutual confidence.
Bliss then took up separately number OF
routes and pointed out the inaccuracies Of
sthdaTits and the enormous disproportion
between revenue and expenses. He quoted
Brady's comment upon the Mineral Park
route ia great through route(, and ssrcastic-
ally observed that 1t ran through the
Treasury.
Adjenrned.
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TkwHsBUR&
The Evidence Given at Yesterdays Inquiry
Governor Butler and sAe Board of
Health.
Adjsarned

The Evidence Given at Yesterdays Irquiry
Governor Butler and sae Board OF
Health,
Bosrox, April 30.-The Tewksbury inves-
tigation was resumed this morning. Tim
othy Kelherr has had charge of the burisls
at TewEsbary most of the time since 1879
Cases which had containedibe3ies from the
State Prison were sold and tas money given
to Thomas Marsh, Jr.; ABOUT eight cases re-
mained when he left. last Saturday. He
had sold about fifteen in al! Witness tes-
titled that the Marshes had had their
kitchen supplied with chickens from the
Aims Hcose, and their washing done by in
mates.
The Governor, acknowledging the consent
OF the State Board of Health to take charge
of Tewks5ury, Gays he proposes to furnish
money to carry on the Aims House until
the Legislature can make appropriations,
but he T1ill neither furnish it nor permit it
to be furnished IL it be expended by the
present Superintendent de calls attention
that the Board can appoint oSheers only
with his consent, and as he hes not con-
sented 10. the appointment of the present
officials. ne does not propose to allow any
bills contracted by them. Referring to the
custom of the Assistant Attorney General to
sign opinions, he suggests NUMBER OF Gus
toms may have been dissasteful to the people
of the State, and possibly maT have had
something to do with the change OF political
seutiraant
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IN the price OF mining. They soy even at
the proposed reduction of ten cents per ton
they would be Unsble 10 give miners steady
work, as there is little or no deEsand for
coal, and it would be Injustice TO tie min
ers, who have been idle most of the winter,
TO demand reduction and then fail to give
them steady employment Almost the
unanimous opinion Il the operators is that
the miners are getting rs low prices as con-
sistent, taking into account the price of the
necessaries OF life This decision by the cp-
orators stops all talk Of q strike in this val
ley among coal miners but the outlook for
steady employment is disheartening. The
Churchill mine. one of the largest in the
valley, will open tomorrow after an idle
ness of six months.
LYScHBURe. Va, April 30-Stemmers are
on a strike for further increase in wages.