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thread the straits Of Belle Isle; while the
night brought such glowing stars as seemed
to descend and pulse and throb into ones
very soul and the great northern lights
quiyered behind inscrutable films like half
hidden planets swung in the hands of the
infinite God.
The olden key to the entire norther fish,
cries, Chateau Bay, was reached all too soon,
for we had come to feel warm affection for
our hairy friend, the simple missionary,
who here, before debarking, pointed out
with excusable and modest pride some of
the many beauties of the wild and splendid
scene Back to the far south in dark line
against the purple horizon were family
traced the dreary Newfoundland shores.
Away to the east like speck upon ATTAIN
tics breast, was the fierce and lonely sea-
sentinel. Belle Isle. Back along. the gulf
benenth millions of white-winged gulls,
sped toward us the plumy crests Of q mil
lion emerald waves.
A PLEASANT PICTURE.
Over there to the left is that strange cas-
tle-like basaltic rock, rising in vertical col
umns of fve-sioed prisms, with tremendous
detached clusters at its base; almost as Gu
rious a geologic specimen as the far-famed
Giants Causeway. To the right looms High
Beacon, ], 200 feet above the bay. Through
the majestic Temple Pass the steel blue
watersot Temple Bay lead the eye to softly
blended heights beyond, above which are
again the eternal hills of Labrador. Here
and there about the bay cluster the tiny
white houses of the descendants of those
who once fled from fire and sword at sunny
Grand Pre-. Between headland and head
land are long rows of decrepid fsh-stages
where picturesque fisher folk toll as if for
dear life at all hours in the short summer
season. Here and there are sloops, smacks
and schooners, coming, going, at anchor, or
noisy with the labor of unloading their
great though almost valueless stores.
Here lies princely yacht, there Gov
ernment corvette; yonder great hulk of a
trading bark. From time to time the mists
come and half hide and half reveal; though
over all rests clear and cloudless sky. One
hears close and far through these flmy cur
tains the sharp tone of the Scot, the grunt
of the Norwegian, the hearty voice of the
the gutteral exclamation of
the Nasquapee. the liquid tones of him from
Acadia. and, closing ones eyes to measure
it all with the finer sight of thought, the
curlew's calls from myriad bird-throats
come in Chateau Bay, as if in some magical
to transport the wanderer from
these ever-desolate shores to the quaint old
beaches of Brittany, to sunny Azore Cove,
Dr. to some dreamful tropic isle of song.
EDGAR L. WAKEMAN.
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At first they will be a little awkward and
shy, afraid to laugh aloud or applaud
good point; but after being warmed mp and
accustomed to their surroundings somewhat,
they are as impressionabie and ready to be
pleased as so many children. There is nota
bit OF cynicism in such an audience. Every
chestnut is a new minted joke to them, and
every act of our slight-of-hand man is q
miracle.
"But speaking about audiences, the
French negroes on the Bayou La Fourche
make perhaps the toughest-looking audi
ence ever seen behind footlights. Few of
them wear anything more than q shapeless
straw hat, a calico shirt and mud-colored
trousers; and although none of them are
ever known to shave, every man carries q
razor. Their hard life on the plantations
develop their bones and muscles at the ex-
pense of their beauty, making them the
strongest and most brutal looking class in
America. But their looks belle them. In
the 30 years that I have been patroling the
rivers, only once have had serious trouble
in the Bayou country, andthat occurred last
Christmas, in Pointe Coupe Parish at the
mouth of the Red river. 1t was a white
man who caused the trouble.
A GOVERNORS CHIEF DUTY.
because would not admit him free to
the show he fired eight shots from his VIM
chester through the side planking of the
boat wounding two plantation hands and
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MIRACLES OF FAITH.
Some of the Strange Notions Entertained by
Ancient and Modern People.

Some of the Strange Notions Entertained by
Ancient and Modern People.
Texas siftings.l
Amy doctor or druggist could prepare a
nostr um of such repulsive taste that no hu-
man being could be induced to swallow it;
but it would be extremely difficult to invent
a scientific theory or a system of faith SO
atrocious or so extravagently absurd that
not individuals-nay, multitudes-couldb be
persuaded TO believe in it and persist in it
even unto death.
All Egypt, from the delta of the Nile to
the LybiSn desert, went into ecstacies of
joy and thanksgiving whenever black
bull-calf with single circular white spot
on his forehead was born. If the white spot
was not circular but also exactly in the
center of the forehead, their exultation rose
to madness, and Herodotus speaks of an
Egyptian farmer who died with grief when
a cow which he bad sold a few weeks
previous became the worshiped mother of
such a calf.
The Gymnosophists of ancient India paid
divine honors to certain trees, and passed
their lives in the woods in state of abso-
Lutte nudity, and cup and can with the mon
keys, while millions of Hindoos believe that
it is wicked to kill any animal, and actually
allow themselves to be devoured by tigers
and crocodiles if they cannot save them
selves by flight, for fear that blow struck
in self-defense might endanger the life of
the precious quadruped. They believe that
if man Injuries these creatures on earth
their reproaches and resentment will follow
them through all eternity.
Sir William Jones describes the indigna-
tion of Hindoo family who had witnessed
the chase of wild COW by two English
officers. A Hindoo girl in the family of
Captain L., one of the offenders, never could
look at her master without putting her hand
to her heart and heaving such bottomless
sighs, that Mrs. L. was about to discharge
her. But the lady was completely concil-
lated when she learned the true nature of
the girls concern. "The poor, poor Sahib,"
said she, "what a future awaits himl As
soon as he ever gets to heaven that COW will
charge him, and gallop after him and butt
him forever and egerI'
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THE DEVILS BELLOWS.

An Ancient Writer Makes Some UncompIl.
mentary Remarks About Mirrors.
Stubb's 'Anatomie Of Abuses, ~ 15s5.l
The Lookyng-G -Glasse.-The devin never
could have found out more pestilent evil
than this, for hereby man beholding his
face, and being naturally given to fatter
hymself too muche, is easily drawn to
thinke well of hymself; yet no man seeth the
true portion of his face, but a counterfaite
efhgie, and false image thereof in the glasse,
whiche the DEVIL suffereth him to see, that
thereby he male rise into pride, and So Of
fende the Divine Majestic. Therefore male
these lookyng-glasses be called the devill's
believes. wherewith he bloweth the blast of
pride into our hartes.
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wear a dress that is old and faded, but her
shoes and gloves will be fauitless. The
latter she never removes when in society.
except under the most urgent necessity. She
will dance or dine in them. apparently with
out soiling, as though they, too, were a part
of herself If she adjusts shawl, a scarf,
knot of ribbons, or bunch Of flowers, it
is always with a peculiar grace-a touch
like the skillful. stroke of painter upon
his canvas, which no person can initiate,
and which he himself cannot reproduce.
CHARMING HOMES.
There is something charming in French
home-the perfect symmetry of its arrange
ment, the utilization OF every inch of space,
the beauty of its internal adornments, very
often the results of the skill of the deft
fingers of wife and daughters; but there'is
nothing tawdry. There is an innate love
for the beautiful in the French character
that has been cultivated for centuries by
daily contact with the best works of the
"Old Masters in art galleries, schools of
art and catbedrals, until the mother in
sensibly impresses upon the child love for
artistic surroundings. Paris has long been
the center of polite society, and the lesson
has not been lost upon her people. In land
scape gardening the Parisians undoubtedly
excel any other people in the world, and
the home is small indeed that has not Its
garden of Hell-trained flowers. Even in
the apartments of the poor, on the upper
story of thk tenement houses, you will find
the box Of flowers and the trained vines.
In the garden, the Frenchwoman chats,
sews ara gossips, and sips wine with her
friegks. The wine is to her what the ice
yDeer or spring water is to the American
mething to be drunk and passed to friends,
Ut morning, noon and night, and between
times. 1t Is given to the children and the
babes.
The beauty of a French home is that
usually there is no waste. Everything is
utilized. The 8 o'clock breakfast of hard
bread and coffee leaves nothing to spoil.
The bits of meat left from the noontide meal
will be made into delightful patties for din
ner, while the remains of the chicken or the
duck, will form the basis of the soup. The
French woman does her own marketing;
knows to one ounce how much she needs Tor
the days supply, and what she should pay
for it, and it is more than probable that she
will prepare the meal with her own hands.
She can concoct the daintiest of dishes out Of
the simplest and cheapest of materials. The
dinner may be served by a waiter in white
apron and gloves. while the hostess is chat-
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NOISE As MEDICINE.
Ringing a Bell Not n Good WAY TO Cure .
Man of Deafness.

Ringing Bell Not n Good Way TO Cure .
Man OF Deafness.
Cincinnati TimesstarI
A novel cure for deafness was proposed
oy Bellefontaine (O.) physician some
years ago. One of his patients became 50
deaf that only the loudest sounds could be
heard by him, and after employing every
scheme known to the medical world, or at
least to the physician himself to restore his
patients hearing, the doctor hit upon a plan
that had at least the quality of originality.
Um, mused the doctor, "let me see.
You can hear thunder sometimes, but that
don't come often enough. Railroad
trains?-but no, they don't come 10 this
town very frequently, either. What you
want is several hours practice daily. ALL
have 1T! Get permit from the proper
authorities to ring the bell in the court
house. Go up in the belfry right by the
side Of the bell and ring it for several hours
daily" And the physician rapidly wrote
out his instructions to the patient.
And the latter actually carried them out.
Every morning he would ascend to the top
OF the Court House tower and ring the big
bell for hour after hour. The ringer could
barely hear the sound of the great clapper
as it struck the hard metal, but all the i'm
habitants of Bellefontaine and the sur
sounding country did and throngs of people
visited the town on the first day of the ex-
pertinent to ascertain whether fire or war
was causing the unusual racket up in the
old Court House tower. When the truth
was learned the citizens were disposed to
kick, but on the solemn assurance of the
physician that a deaf man was being re-
stored to hearing they agreed to suffer in
silence %.
a4f1o
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SWINDLIEG A BANK.
An OniciaI Tells of Shrewd Game Which Ii
Sometimes Worked.

An on,cial Tells of shrewd Game Which IL
Sometimes Worked.
A Bank Teller in Globe-Democrat.l
1t is the rule with most banks to do no
business with absolute strangers. and to re-
ouire identifcations or at least references.
Sometimes when a man wants to open an
account he resents very bitterly the demand
for an introduction. If he would only
consider the matter he would see how very
important the rule is. There are many rea-
sons for it, but the chief is to prevent
scheme which has frequently proved sue
cessful. -
A member of the gang will open an ac-
count and pav in and draw checks in most
regular manner for several months. linen
one day he will happen to be present when a a
stranger presents large check, the two wall
recognize each other as old friends, and the
rogue with an account will identity the
rogue with a check, which may turn out to
be a forgery. With all precautions as to
INTRODUCTION and identifcations, frauds are
possible, but without them frauds woulo pe
simple and easy, and, as natural result,
freQuent,
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grace and politeness, than the English
woman, the German, or the American; but
she will insist upon her rights with quite as
much persistency, and usually wins by the
very charm of her manner.
Her clothes are dapted to her position,
her occupation, and the occasion. She does
not adapt herself to them. They are part
OF her. Her linen is immaculate, often
exquisite. Her hat becomes her face,
and is not necessarily a walking ad-
vertisement for some milliner. She may
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A GOOD POCKET FOR CANDY.

Why n SMALL Boy Wished His Father wss
Kangaroo.
Youths Comp gsniOn.,
Little Johhny, who had been taken by his
father to the geological garden, was greatly
interested in some kangaroos, and especially
in one which had number Of young ones
in its pouch.
"oh, paph )" exclaimed Johnny, "I wish
you was kangaroo"
why, gohnny?"
"Cause if you had a pocket like that.
what piHes of candy you could bring homer
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A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT.
Scotchman's Method of Keeping bis Wife
From Laughing.

Scottish Americana.
He was hard-working man, and he
wanted to have his wife's portrait taken.
While the photographer was arranging his
camera the husband sought to give some
advice to the companion of his life regard
ing her pose.
'Noo then, Betty" he said. 'be shair and
keep yer face stracht an mo- be laughin'
Think seriously or ye'll spile the pictur.
Remember that yet father is in prison. an
that yer brither has had to compound wi his
creditors, an jist it try to imagine what wild
hae become O. ye hadna taen pity on We. "
If Betty didn't look serious after that it
certainly wasn't his fault.
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15.Year. Old Rattlesnake.

Mr.. John Harkless, Of Crete, paid the
Press office avisit on Friday last to re-
new his subscription for the paper. Mr.. H.
had with him 15-year-old rattlesnake
with IL rsttles, that was shipped to him from
Virginia. We admired his snake ship-at
distance and our foreman climbed to the
top Of the press and remained there until
the mako was shipped OF on the train.
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r EN- CHI wo-
men are charm
ing, exclaimed
a young lady
who had spent
several years
a b r o a d and
some time in
Paris. This is
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tug Lark toved her back to the same place
this morning most of her store goods were
gone and the Trader was covered from stem
to stern with a bulky and odorous cargo Of
bones, rags, old iron, leaf tobacco, honey
and seven calves.
In the four weeks she had foated $50
miles, had made an average of three land
ings a day, had sold $500 worth of general
merchandise TO the isolated dwellers on the
river banks, about half of it for cash and
half for produce, which would net the trader
another profit of 20 per cent, making the
four weeks journey pay clear profit OF 80
odd dollars
When the Ohio is choked with ice the
trader makes his headquarters in the warm
er latitudes on the Mississippi, and with the
advent of summer comes north to escape the
Southern heat
A FLOATING POPULATION.
He is one of floating population much
larger than even the dwellers in river cities
have any conception of. There are at least
5000 of them. They live in houseboats in
the Mississippi Valley, some of them start
ing from the Monongahela in September
and slowly going with the current along its
1000 mile course to the Gull, picking up
their frugal living by various means en-
route. They spend the winter in Southern
lagoons, which TEEN with FISH. oysters and
game, and in the spring manage by fair
means or otherwise to tie up to some steam
boat and be towed into Northern waters.
But none has a more adventurous life
than Mr.. A B. French, perhaps the best
known riverman in the valley.
"There is more life in six months on a the
ater boat than in six years on any other
craft afoat, 'he said as he sat upon the deck
of his own boat this morning and watched
the swallows skimming along the water.
"What is theater boat?"
This is one."
In its virginia. dress Of fresh white paint,
picked out with gold leaf, it was glittering
enough from a front view to be the barge of
a modern Cleopatra; but when seen broad
side on, the long gallery OF pictures which
ornamented its sides made it look like moth
ing so much as a floating circus bill. There
were 26 paintings in all-13 on each side
ten feet high and half as wide, each pictur-
ing some scene from the variety stage, or a
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undoubtedly true if you
fall in with the charming
class, but there are French
women even intellectual
women-who are loud and
rude, but they do not rep
resent the masses. As a
rule, the French woman
has More cleverness tact
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Mrs. Aleet-If you. should make 81 900
unexpectedly, Tom, would you give me that
diamond pendant I've been looking at so
long?
Mr.. Aleet-Why, yes, dear.
Mrs. Aleet-Very we'll; I'll order it to-
morrow. stopped wanting that ivory-in-
ished piano to-day, and thousand was just
the price of it.-Judge.
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HARE'S REMEDY

For meni Checks the worst cases in thres
DAYS and cures in i've days. Price 81 90. at
]. FLEMIN9S DRUGSTORE
1sSxxTss1 "A Market stress
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ting gaily and unconcernedly with you, but
she has designed and prepared the dishes.
They are the best economists of any women
in the world in both food and Dress and the
whole amount spent in year by the mid
die and laboring classes, never reaches the
limit of their income. There is always
something laid by.
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COMFORTABLE CRAFT.

wild beast, painted with fidelity to nature
attained only by those artists who paint side
show placards.
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FRENCH HOME LIFE.
Belva A. Lockwood Talks of the
Women of La Belle France.
FRENCH GIRLS AND THEIR DOTS.
Their Freedom and Social Privileges After
Marriage.
THE FEMALE MERCHANTS Of PARIS

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE p1sPArcH.l
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6eacnuWeiler-Einc mofnin.
Mr.. Coddington-Yes; but not good for
clamhshine. evidently. I've been sitting
here an hour, an haven't had bite, though
I was told it was the best place on the shore
for them.-Puck.
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CLOSE CORPORATIONS.

CLOSE CORPORATIONS.
But do not imagine that these homes are
an open sesame into which any casual ac-
quaintance may enter. On the contrary,
they are very close corporation, devoted
to the use of the occupants. If you Have
won their confidence, their esteem and the
acquaintance has beer long, you may be in
vited to breakfast or to dinner. The French
people are jealous of the intrusion of
strangers, and must know the character of
the individual before their confidence is
given.
Their family ties are very close and the
utmost respect, attention and affection
characterizes their conduct toward each
other. If you are young man and have
been invited into family where there are
attractive daughters, you must pay them no
compliments and make them no presents.
ALL attentions of this sort are reserved for
the mother only. You may not invite them
to walk or to ride, only the mother, who, if
she accepts, will take her daughters with
her.
The French girl Of the better classes is
reared in the utmost seclusion. She has no
liberties. She does not leave her mothers
side until old enough to commence her edu-
cation, when she 10 sent to the convent,
where she remains until her graduation.
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QUEER RIVER CRAFT.
Twenty Thespian Artists Drift 1000
Miles on a Flat Boat.
THE FOOT-LIGHTS GO WITH THEM.
Each Evening They Tie Up, Fire Cannon,
and Money Pours In.
THE FLOATING TRADERS BIG SCHEME
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH,

S INCINNATI,
" August s.
W b en- the
F / o a t / n e
d. Trader slipped
~ her moorings at
the foot of Lud-
low street and went South
with the river about four
weeks ago she was loaded
to the guards with a
miscellaneous assortment
of groceries, drygoods,
hats, boots, shoes, hard
ware, tinware, crockery,
drugs, tobacco and cheap
jewelry.
When the little steam
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SCENES ON THE ST. LAWRENCE.

with glimpse of the struggling village of
Jones, the bays innumerable islets sepa-
rating the roadstead into grand expanses
and divisions; saw the place where over 400
years ago stood the French fishing city of
Brest, now utterly effaced; gazed with de-
light upon the mighty terraces behind, !
crowned far to the north by the mystic!
cloud-wreathed peaks OF Bradore; rounded
Point Amour as the setting sun was lighting
up its ragged sides; and left the bay Win
the great Amour light twinkling ON our port
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And they make magnificent audiences.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-03
To Montana, Oregon end wsshlnxs.n.

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 by lT miles, and to Portland by s9A miles- time oorrcspondtngiy shorter, varying from one to two days. according to destination. No through passenger cars of any kind In to Idaho. Oregon or Washington.
 Tn addition .S being ,h. oaiy rail line .O SpokAne Falls. Tacoma and Seattle. the North. ern Pacific reaches all the principal points in northern Minnesota and Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Bear ln mind that the Northern Pacific and Shasta line is the famous scenic route to all points in Cali. forniA.
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