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Stranger Than Fiction.
From the Seattle CIV. T) Post-Inteli
pencer

From the Seattle CIV. T.) Post-Inteli-
gencer.
Captain ]. n. Armstrong, now in
command OF the bark kalal.aua, load
ing lumber at Port Blakely for the
west coast OF South America, was in
Seattle few days ago. Captain Arm
strong will be remembered as the com.
mander who brought the ship, Tenn
plar, from New York to San Francis
co few years ago on one OF the most
remarkable passages on record. After
being out for some time the captain
went into foreign port, and for some
reason his crew, excepting the Of
iicers left. Finally two English
ships came in, and from them Cap
tain Armstrong made up new
crew, and after being out four days
the entire crew, including the captain
and his daughter, were taken down
with yellow fever. The first mate
died, and several of the sailors. Those
who had the disease less violent threw
the dead overheard one by one. The
ship drifted about without pilot or
j navigator for more than year. The
captain for two years was so violent
from the ravages of the fever that he
had to be chained to the deck to keep
him from jumping overheard. He
wears the scars from the chains and
lashings to this day. During the year
that the ship drifted about the second
mate and three or four of the sailors
recovered, but being out OF sight OF
/ land and not understanding naviga-
ton, they were powerless to do any
thing with the ship. Finally the daugh-
ter regained her reason, but not her
strength. One day she sent for the
second mate and asked him to carry
her on deck, which he did. She then
sent for her fathers instruments, and
by the aid OF these and her knowledge
OF navigation she figured out the loca-
tion OF the vessel. She then took the
! charts from the cabin and traced out
, a route to San Francisco. She then
practically took command of the YES
sci and ordered the second mate and
surviving members of the crew to
make sail, and gave them the direc-
tion in which to sail. Every day for
months she would be carried on deck
to take the sun and give orders.
Days and weeks passed and the ship
continued on her journey, Being SO
light-handed vessel could not be prop
erly handled and could carry but little
sail, consequently her progress was
slow. After many weary, dreary
months the Captain regained his rea-
son, and when he learned OF what his
daughter had done, he was greatly
surprised and declared that had he
been placed in the same position be
could not have done better. The
ship was loaded with general mer-
chandise, the cargo being insured for
over 100000. The long absence OF
/! the ship, and no tidings from her, led
the owners and all interested parties
to believe that she, with all hands on
board, had been lost. Imagine their
surprise, after the supposed fate OF the
ship had almost passed from their
minds, when one bright day in sum
mer the ship Templar, with her cargo
all intact, came Sailing into San Fran
cisco bay.
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had SO carelessly laughed down a
coffin, and warm, living love was
STIRRING. in every pulse OF Guy, as, in
the hush OF still evening, he and Inez
came face to facein the very spot which
once saw plead eloquently with her
for her love.
She was rarely, dangerously lovely
as she smiled up at him, but no pulse
IN his heart stirred never so family
while he turned to walk with her.
NO she said softly, ''let us remain
| here, Guy-right here where l was so
unk!nd to you some weeks ago. You
will forgive it all, will you not?
read my own heart more clearly now,
and know / made sad mistake"
Her fair face was full of a warm color
as she laid her hand on his arm and
whispered: "You understand me, do
you not, Guy?"
He looked just little bit confused
under the beautiful, tender eyes.
IL have nothing to forgive" he an
swered. "Iou were not more unkind
to me than most women are under
! like circumstances"
| "But-but was mkind to myself, ;"
| she faltered. ~ made sad mistake,
Guy; it is not too late-if you love me
| still"
Generously he interrupted her there.
81 ain to be your cousin some day"
he said softly, feeling as though he
was dealing blow on the flushed
beauty OF her dainty face. "Hilda
has promised to be my wife"
| t.IJillo nolloe9IJ
There was passionate pain, incredu-
lity, wonder in the silvery tones; "You
will marry Hilda? But you do not
love her-you who loved me month
ago! Tell her the truth and she will
release you; she is generous"
"She is the girl love!" ne uttered
stern)y. "She is true and tender and
more to me than any being on earth
Make no mistake, Miss Cameron, l
cared for you when last we met here,
but an hour after we had parted
while yet the wound was fresh and
smarting-I knew what folly such af
lection was for me to cherish. From
words which overheard you say,
was convinced that you had made no
mistake in rejecting me, but did it be-
cause Mr.. Jarvis was pleased with you
and had half million. An hour aft
er you had spurned my love, it was
dead in my life-another pure, and
sweet, and tender stole to me through
a door aiar, and thank Heaven for
the gift, Miss Cameron, l think some
body is coming; compose yourself"
She forced the color back into her
face and stilled the trembling OF her
figure as slight, halting form appear
ed down the isle of shade.
Guy hastened forward, met Hilda
and drew her hand through his arm.
"My darling" he said to her, 81
have seen DR.. Blank about your an
kle and he says there is surety of
cure, if you will place yourself under
his care for half year. What will
you do my little sweetheart?"
81 will do whatever you desire, dear
Guy" she answered softly, and in the
dimness of the little glen he bent and
kissed her, unmindful OF the blue,
burning eyes upon him, which belong
ed to the woman who but loved when
she had lost him.
Six months later Hilda flung aside
her crutch and married Guy. Inez
married Mr.. Jarvis.
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A Wonderful Monkey.

From the New York Mining Journal
The most remarkably trained mon
key in the world may be seen in
Roosevelt street, near the East Riv-
er. He is nearly as large as New
foundland dog and has the strength
OF a gorilla. He came from Southern
Africa, where he was owned by an inn
keeper at a seaside watering place.
The inn failed and the unlucky land
lord sent the monkey as part OF his
assets to the United States, to be sold
for the benefit OF his creditors. Mr..
Donald Burns, the animal dealer in
Roosevelt street, bought him.
The monkey was confined in
large cage big enough to hold a
rhinoceros. When MIR. Burns APP
preached the cage and said good aft
ernoon, give me a shake Of your hon
est hand" the monkey put out it's
forepaw and shook hands with him
like q trained dog.
Here is reporter" continued Mr..
Burns; won't you show him how well
you can dance?"
llS lilClllSCllU jHOukGY SUOOd
straight up in the air on his hind legs
and danced a waltz to perfect time.
"Now,' said Mr.. Burns, "show the
gentleman how you can turn /. back
somersault."
The monkey stood erect, threw
back his head, and, with an elastic
jump, turned complete back somer-
sault. He came down squarely on his
feet, and looked about as if nothing
had happened. Then he turned three
OF four back somersaults in success
sion,to show how easy it was done.
AS a reward for his acrobatic feats,
Mr.. Burns threw the monkey an apple.
The monkey put up his hands and
caught the apple as Ewing or Ward
would catch a ''fy."
Mr.. Burns talked with the monkey,
asking him if he felt in good trim to
join a circus. The monkey utte red
several sounds like the barking of a
dog, which Mr.. Burns said were that
the monkey would like to join q circus
at any moment. The animal dealer
carried on quite long conversation
with the monkey, which replied
promptly to every question put to
nm, ana was very happy ana interest.
ing in some OF his remarks.
Mr.. Burns said that though mon
keys were almost a drug in the market
at SIS apiece, he valued this trained
monkey at $4,000. He has not yet
finished training him and intends to
teach him to ride on bareback horse
and tusn summersaults in circus.
He intends to have the monkey come
into the circus through the front door,
wearing a plug hat and a high shirt
collar and a rusty coat. The monkey
will stagger into the ring and want to
ride q bareback horse The clown
will help him on the horse and after
the monkey has ridden around few
times, staggering from side to side
and apparently hopelessly drunk, he
will throw off his plug hat, fling his
high collar to the winds, toss his coat
into the sawdust ring and ride around,
standing on one foot and barking.
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Outdoors OH al Earthquake
Nirht.

Lying awake under the broad cano-
by OF heaven, watching through the
endless hours of night, while helpless
women and children are sleeping
around, what horrors present them
selves to the Imagination. The rever-
beratine earthquake, whose mysteri-
Gus and resistless force you feel pass.
ing beneath you like u mighty wave OF
the ocean, is felt thousand times in
imagination to once in reality. To it
are added the horrors Of yawning
chasm and engulfing wave, with the
wild efforts to escape for yourself and
loved ones, whom you see holding for
dear life to tree or twis, or fleeing to
some strong building that the waters
cannot overcome. The sky seems OF
a pinkish tinge and the stars bedim-
med by nebulous haze. The air is
hot and stiffling. What mean these
portents? Shall the city be buried be-
meath showers ofgravel like those that
have fallen? Will a part of the main
land be broken off and slip into the
sea?
Wearied by wild imaginations such
as these, exhausted nature is about
to surrender to conqueling sleep, when
suddenly you are conscious OF an ap-
preaching shock, the buildings OF the
city quiver like the leaves ofthe forest,
the great wave OF mysterious force
passes under you with more or less
jar, according to the severity OF the
shock, and recedes in the distance,
leaving you again a prey to the horrors
OF Imagination.
If the shock is OF the second orthird
rate offorce as compared with thegreat
shock, women and children jump from
their eXtemporized beds on the green
sward and gather around with pale
faces and trembling limbs, while their
beseeching looks stir your deepest SYM
pathies-words OF soothing and en-
couragement are all you have to give.
You are as helpless AS they, but their
trusting you makes your words of
value. While you soothe and cheer
them as best you may, you are in
WdEdlS CuFSlllp tIe coward uleu, VINO
have also jumped from their places OF
repose, and are hurriediy putting on
their coats end shoes as if they would
flee they knew not whittier. In five or
ten minutes their excitement is over,
first one and then another returns to
his or her couch, and finally silence
settles on the scene, save when the
shout OF some negro exhorter on the
next square is raised to an unusual
pitch and breaks the stiffness OF the
night.
So wears on the weary night till the
dawn begins to illumine the east, and
the cheerful crow OF the cock is heard,
re-echoed from roost to roost. Slowly
appears the welcome sun, and then
the camp is broken, people thank God
that their lives are still spared, and
wend their way to their respective
homes to take up the thread Of daily
cares and troubles, but ready at q mo-
ment's notice to flee to the open
ground.-Charleston News and Cour.
Ter
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q boat load OF half drowned wretches
to safety and such comfort as was OBJ
tainable, while the rain still fell and
the water rose steadily higher. As the
darkness Increased it grew more diff
cult to avoid the logs, beams and
wrecks OF all descriptions which the
terrible river swept downward with
resistless force.
One OF these crushed at last into
Champ Preston's boat and crushed in
its side as though it had been an egg
shell. Inshalf a moment it had filled
and sunk, and the rowers were strug-
Cling in the black. raging current.
Stephens boat was close at hand and
rushed at once to the rescue.
Myra and Modin the meantime had
not been idle. There was much to be
done for those taken out OF the water,
and as the two worked together they
learned, il not to like, at least to re-
spect each other. Every roomin Mrs.
Tracy's house had been thrown open
to the sufferers; mattresses, beds,
hastily improvised couches of all de.
scriptions, covered the floors, and
there did not seem to be room for
even one more, when suddenly Stephen
stood before them, saying anxiously:
"Now, girls, don't either of you fly
of the handle. There's no charming
young widow in this party, for he's
alive and here. "
Myra Preston saw the white, un.
conscious face OF the form which four
men were bringing carefully in, and
sprang toward it with low cry.
"Did you save him, Steve? Oh,
Steve, did you, really" cried Mod.
Stephen turned and looked for a
moment into Mods face, then, opening
his arms, drew her to his breast, where,
dripping wet as he was, she laid her
cheek in rapturous content.
~ won't be left by every girl in
town." said Stephen. "l'll marry
you, Mod. You kept me from making
q fool OF myself this morning, and III
make you good husband"
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depend on the quality and compost.
ton OF the rock. The same may be
said as to Its transparency. On the
Rungtschorn the glass thus formed
by the lightning is black, owing to the
quantity OF actinolith which the rock
contains. 1t is brown on La Ruin
cite, the rock consisting OF feldspar
mixed with gneiss containing chloride
of iron. Under the microscope these
lightning holes display many interior
cavities, which must be attributed to
the presence OF water in the rock at
the moment OF melting by the electric
discharge. This vitritied material
has no influence on polarized light.
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a man who was thought to be a sa-
loon-spotter asked for whisky in an
olneyvllle, K. l., saloon the other day.
oh, yes; I'll give you some fine
whisky" said the bartender, as he hit
the man between the eyes, laying him
on the floor. The man never said a
"oro' but the fact that he has made no
complaint makes the bartender certain
.has ne was right in his diagnosis o,
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The Sweetest Time

IT'S pleasant to sit by the parlor stove
When the coal is brightly glowing,
On winter night with your own true love.
While the fierce northeasters blowing,
nut pcasanter far Is the summer night
When the dew is on the roses,
And fair Diann's silvery light
A beauteous scene discloses.
'oh, then, to wander through the grove
Where the breeze with balm is laden,
And softly tell the tale Of love
10 fair and gentle maidenl
on, the soft, the balmy summer night,
When katydids are sporting,
ana we see the fire flies flashing bright,
Is the sweetest time for courting.
- Hosfon Cnuri.,.
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3 It was a month later; Mrs, Nettie
Lennox and the gay party she had
brought with her for the summer to
her old home we're about to scatter
themselves in different directions.
Many an idyl had had its beginning
in those glad days OF heat and sun
shine, and few pleasant love-dreams
had aisd-that Viii L Irea Cameron
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
CREMATION.
The ultimate or Sanitation and the
Permanent Escape From Disease.

INDIA EAPoLIa. IND, November O.
The state Board OF Health, sccom-
panied by two veterinary surgeons,
have gone to Clinton county today to
investigate the pleuro-pneulmoniia
there. ConRreesman-elect Chesdle
makes the following statement OF the
condition Of things there: A lew
weeks ago a firm in Ohio shipped to
Frankfort 200 head Of spring calves
One hundred were sold in Clinton
county, the balance to parties, who
shipped them to Illinois. Pleuro-
pneumo mia exis 8 in aggravated type
among those sold in Clinton county.
Two we're killed and a post mortem
held by DR.. Navln, State Veterinarian,
and DR.. Jad Colville, OF Frankfort.
These two surgeons, and Others VINO
witnessed IL, are agreed upon
the disease. These gentlemen say,
and both are good authority,
that every case must be fatal; potn
are agreed, and sustained by the best
authority in Europe and America t,
that the only eiicctual remedy is to
kill and burn up all diseased and ex-
posed animals. 1t is not safe to kill
and bury TIE cattle Indiana has no
statute law which meets the case. All
that can be done under the law is TO
quarantine the diseased cattle. This
will not prevent the spread OF the
disease among healthy cattle. Under
these circumstances, our State authori,
ties must make q precedent. We stand
face to face with q devastating cattle
scourge. Mr.. Cheadle ssks That the
infected cattle be burned, the State
authorities to depend upon the Leeis'
lature for an Endorsement OF their
course.
The board held session at Frank
fort and examined the diseased cat le'
One OF the beasts WAS killed and q
post moftem held in the presence Of
the board. The members unite in
stating that the disease 10 contagious
and fatal, and they recommend tha'
eli diseased cattle be killed and burned
and that farms where the cattle Craze
be ouarantined for ninety days. Three
farmers have already killed and burned
sixty-seven calves. Three new cases
were reporte d today.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
SENATORIAL COMMITTEE
ON UndorVAIuaIiOns Suggests New
Merchants Appraiser system.

NEW York, November "a WASH
inQton special says: The members OF
the Senate Committee on Undervalua-
tions were notified al their last meet
ing that they would be convened here
early in November to take up the
thread OF their inquiry and 10 end saw
or to Come TO some conclusion as to
report. 30 far as the committee hes
proceeded with its inquiries they have
come TO a substantial agreement that
the present system OF merchant ap-
praisers has Outgr wn its usefulness,
and that the law authorizing, their APP
pointment should be repealed. The
committee is said to be unanimous on
this subject. Some very start
ling abuses have been discov-
cred as the result of this
system. Reports of the existence
OF importers rings have not been
wholly without foundation and mer-
chants, in many instances. through
this system have practically been able
TO fix the values oil their own imporla-
tlons. But the difficulty with the
COMMITTEES has been to agree upon a
satisfactory substitute for the mer-
chant appraiser system. The plan
which has been most favored is the
appointment of a permanent appeal
board Of appraisers to be known by
some specific title, TO consist oil
twelve expert appraisers, at salary
OF $4,000 annually, With tenure OF OF
fee during good behaviori the mem,
bers to be appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
THE TILTON TRAGEDY
And what Has Become Of che Prin.
cipal Actors.

Philadelphia Times: IL is now near
Nv score OF years since a comely,
graceful woman stood between the
lace curtains that shaded the window
of a lovely home in Brooklyn watch
ing a slender, dark haired man, who
turned to wave his hand before pass
ing out OF sight. There was emile
on both faces IS the hurrying feet OF
the pedestrian carried him around a
corner, a d the woman leaned out the
window to watch his vanishing form.
Two children played about her feet,
and 30 far as the ordinary eye could
see the house itself was the abode OF
Contentment, il not love. The dark
haired man was Theodore Tilton, aud
the woman, it Is needless to add, was
his wife; but what home has under
gone q sadder and greater change in
the came relentless timer After roam
ing from place to place the
FESTIVE Tilton has settled down
In Paris, where IL is announced that
ne means to stay. In lonely cham
Der Of Protestant Convent, at New
ark, Mrs. Tilton sits and sews from
day to day, the gray light of Novem-
Der falling upon her furrowed face and
lending an ashen color to her always
pallid cheeks. OF the little girls that
played Mt her feet that September
morning ia Brooklyn, one, Florence,
is living a students life in Switzerland
and the other has found a home among
friends in Chicago. They cay that
Tilton expects to marry again, but the
rumor is only rumor 1t Is quite toe
late for him to retrieve his former
errors whatever they were, and he
best serves himself by his dignitied
silence. For the other parties to the
great controversy perhaps the same
can also charltably be said. All thC
elements Of t, agedy are contained In
the affair, excepting the necessary
death, and that is more than equsled
by the uubrt ken silence which al
least two of the principals maintain
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
SPEAKER ClRLISLE'S SEAT
TO BE CONTESTED By Mr.. THOBE,
HIS OPPONENT,
Who States That He Has Testimony
to Justify Him-Mr. Carlisle to
Remove From Kentucky.

CINoIENATI, o., November 9.-The
Times-Stdr states upon authority OF a
clio SO friend OF Mr.. aud Mis- Carlisle
that they have bid sdieu TO Keniucky
forever as place Of residence.
"And You may FAY further" said
the gentleman, "that upon their re-
turn from kansas they will remain
short time the guests Fl Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Helm, of Covingtop, previous
to going to Washington. You may
also say that that will be the end of
their residence in Kentucky, land
thereafter their home will be with
their two sons in Wichits, Kas. Do
you know that Mrs. Carlisle feels
much more keenly the manner in
which Kenton and Campbell counties
treated her husband at the late cleo
ton than her husband, and she gave
expression to these feelings in public
on more than one occasion since the
eleCtion2 On Thursday last che was
driven to the postoffice in Newport,
and Col. Spence, whom her hus-
band iudosed frpostmaster, YVES re-
preached in not very mild terms for
leaving Newport on the day of cleo.
ton and going wi h others for hunt"
Not only did Col. Spence, who owes
his office to Speaker Carlisle, go hunt
ing on election day, but there was
another hunting party made up OF a
number of bis cid friends. Not one
of them voted or tried to iUhuen0e
any ones vote. There was number
Of Covington gentlemen who did the
same thing and they apparently did
it Intentionally. Later on the names
will be given, but it is known that
Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle-who are
furious over the matter-will never
forgive nor recognize them again. 1t
must be remembered that now the
Carlisles have no home in Kentucky.
They have sod their house in Gov
ington; their sons have moved to
Kansas and it would be merely a
nominal matter for the Speaker to
forever shate the dust Of the dark
and bloody ground from off his feet,
ss he has practically done it already.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
Jnmcs q R,niuc. of Maine.

NEW York, November 9.-James g.
Blaine spent Saturday morning in Wall
street attending to business ventures
In which he is interested. He dined
with his nephew this sfternoon. Mr..
Blaine's nephew, in talking about his
uncle said: ut has been said that
Mr.. Blaine is here for political pur-
poses. l know that he is not and that
he came here to look after some OF his
interests-his investments. He hes
not expressed any opinion about the
election in this city. l heard him say
the other day, NEST POSITIVELY, that he
was out OF politics and that he was
not seeking the nomination for the
Presidency Of the Republicans in
1891