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NAPLES AND NEW YORK.
The Beautiful and Typical Marine View
Presented by Each City.

Artists and descriptive writers regard
the bay of Naples as one of the most
lovely views ever disclosed to human
eyes. On that favored expanse of
shining sea and verdurelined shore the
choicest gifts of our fond and part ial
Mother Nature are showered lavishly,
as though she would attune the children
of summer and the sun to harmony by
the graceful beauty of their environ
ment. The soft tones of the blue VI ed
iterranean, the yet softer tones of the
clear Italian sky with its feecy, floating
cloud-islands, the bright colors of the
fishing craft, the dots of white canvas
in the middle distance and the smaller
dots away toward Capri and the hazy
horizon, and the subtle, indescriba BILE
charm of the mellow Italian atmosphere
merge into one perfect picture. Small
wonder it is that the Italians have
coined the saying: "See Naples and
de-
Americans who can not journey to
southern Europe, can enjoy view
nearly equal in some particulars and
superior in others to the Neapolitan
waterscape. From the span of Brook
lyn bridge than can view an expanse of
greater variety in human interest and
quicllened by more forms of life, even
though the view be without the eX-
quisite sky and sea tints and scenic
effects of the other. The lower stretches
of the harbor are bordered by the green
uprise of Staten Island, flanked by the
Knickerbocker estuary, named Kill Won
Kull, and by the Narrows, guarded by
the esplanades and parapets of Fort
Wadsworth and Fort Hamilton. The
harhor itself is busy with the mighty
transatlantic steamships, the coastwise
shipping and steamboats,, ferry boats
and pleasure craft of all descriptions
passing between the Bartholdi statue
and the national ensign flying at the
army post on Governor Island. Forests
of masts and spars line the shores. The
panorama of the busiest port in the
western world is before the eye.
Each view is typical: The Neapolitan,
of poetry and artistic culture, the Amer
lean, of direct utility and progress
Each has its lesson.-N. Y. Ledger.
Flags and Flags. -Wishletts-"We
had flag raising in front of our house
the other day" Misunderstanding pa
triotic?" Wishlets-'O, no, there was
a leak in the water pipe and they had
to take up the sidewalk. '--Brooklyn
EaG'
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being overloaded, shot too high, though
the call was pretty close, the bullet
cutting a channel through my hair!
Seeing that he had missed me, the
villain caught his heavy weapon by
the muzzle and hurled it at me with all
his strength. Quickly guarding, sue
ceeded in partially DETECTING the dan
gerous projectile, but yet it grazed my
cheek and inflicted flesh wound which
bled profusely-the scar, you see, is
still visible. Then, with hoarse cry
like that of an enraged tiger, he closed
in on me, lodging blow l aimed at
his head. The moment the fellow
grappled me found that in mere brute
strength he was far my superior, and
that | should have to depend upon my
greater skill and activity to escape from
his clutch alive.
cat such close quarters my trusty
weapon was useless, and l dropped it
to the ground. Locked together in a
deadly embrace, the fearful struggle for
mastery now began.
MY antagonist, time and again, tried
to fasten his iron grasp on my throat,
but was as often foiled. Then he
would attempt to batter my face with
his bullet head, but / was taller than
he and he could not do it. The brute
fairly foamed at the mouth with impo-
tent rage as he found himself matched
at every point, while l, for the first
time, inwardly blessed my stars that
the gymnasium of my aIma mater had
received greater show of my devo-
ton than was absolutely necessary,f9r
good scholarship. 1t is astonishfhg
how soon one who thinks himself utter
ly worn out by fatigue can pick up
when life is at stake; and 1 now felt
fresh as if merely exercising for fun.
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doors were closed and the reporter
looked at his score, seventeen detections
were counted, and all in one afternoon.
THAT isn't many" said the manager.
1--WE can beat that most any day"
"Do you never arrest these people,"
Eyes, sometimes. Every woman
that is brought into this Office runs con-
siderable risk, for sometimes lose pa
thence and send for an officer. But gem
orally let them go, as it would keep
us busy all the time prosecuting. Then.
most of these women are respectable
and have no intention when they come
in here of stealing, but they see goods
and an opportunity and cannot resist,
and there you are Chicago News.
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COLD MEATS FOR SUPPER.
ToothsOme Dishes That Are Handy to
Have on Hand.


any degree of perfection in the cooking
of meats which are to be served cold.
The English have great variety of
potted meats, pressed beef and veal
loafs, which are designed to be served
cold, and these cold spiced meats are
especially delightful in summer, when
it is not always desirable or convenient
to have a hot fire sufficient for roasting
or broiling. A plain corned beef pressed
in the liquid in which it is boiled is par
ticularly delicious served cold. A cold
pressed beef is prepared about as fol-
lows: Rub twelve pounds of Il round
of beef with half pound of coarse SUI
gar. Let it stand for two days, turning
it two or three times. Pound together
large teaspoon of mace, teaspoon of
black pepper, two of cloves, half tea
spoon of cayenne pepper, an ounce of
saltpetre, one small nutmeg and two
ounces of juniper berries. Mix this with
a teaspoon of sugar and rub it thor
oughly into The meat on all sides, and
let it stand for three days. Then rub
half pound of fine salt into the meat
i ct it stand for twelve days. rubbing
and turning the meat daily. 1t is then
ready to cook, or it may be dried, if you
please, like tongue. If it is to be
cooked wash it. but do not soak it.
Lay it in a pot that just fits it and pour
over it a quart and a half bcef-stock or
water. When it begins to boil, skim it
well, add a small onion, a carrot, pieces
of parsley and a bay leaf. Let it sim
mer gently for four and half hours
being careful that it does not boil down
in the pot and burn. This is really a
roast in the pot. Let it get cold in the
liquid it was cooked in. then put it in
the press, pressing it without removing
it from the liquid in the pot. Let it be
pressed for twelve hours, and serve it
sliced cold for tea.
A veal loaf is an especially nice dish
served in this way. TO prepare it,
mince three pounds Of the lean part of
an uncoOized leg of veal, add six but
tered crackers pounded fine, butter the
size of an egg. one teaspoon of pepper,
half Il teaspoon of cloves, an even table
spoon of salt and little parsley. Bind
all these ingredients together with two
raw eggs. Mold the prepared veal in
the form of loaf. Rub it with butter
and put it on 2 rack in the dripping
pan, and let it bake for two hours.
There should be water in a pan under
it, and it should be basted frequently.
When it is thoroughly done, take it up
and let it get perfectly cold. Serve it
on the tea table, cutting it in slices.
A jelied chicken is one of the most
delicious picnic meats we have, if it is
prepared at home. Boil year-old
chicken in as little water as possible,
till it is very thoroughly done. Separ-
ate the light and dark meat. Season
it. Arrange it in layers in mold. Re-
duce the liquid in which the chicken
was cooked down to a thick gravy. 1t
should be thick enough to form a jelly
when cold. Pour this gravy a little
over each layer as you pack it in the
mold Set the whole away till it be-
-
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rolliciing adventure, had come out to
the gold fields in search of fun, if not
fame and fortune. The first he was
bound to find everywhere, the second,
he, all unlntentionally, achieved, and
in so doing added to the last an uuex-
pected but quite respectable sum.
Frank was one of the bravest, heart
Test and most CHEEKY young fellows
have ever known: and when, tired of
the hard work on the diggings, he bade
us good-by one April morning and
started off to walk, as his first homcward
stage, across country to the main road
leading to Melbourne, we all felt that
we had lost comrade not easy to re-
place
In those colonial ante-railway days
GS54) we, who were located in out of
the way places, never saw newspa-
per. although to some of the more pop
ulous diggings the Melbourne Argus
was frequent visitor. We therefore
remained ign GRANT of the stir made in
the local press over certain events in
which Frank bore conspicuous part,
and of which | learned the particulars
only after my own return to America.
two years afterwards, when as | sat
one day in the readingroom of the old
Astor house, New York, who should
march in but Frank Power himself!
Then we sailed our voyage around the
word, made the weary tramp to the
diggings and dug our gold all over
again-in reminiscent imaginings: and
now, for the first time, | heard of what
had befallen Frank after he left us at
Jim Crow creek.
"You will remember" he said, that
when | bid you fellows good-by that
morning | intended to reach Colcralne,
supposed to be thirty miles from our
turned out very showery, and | got
pretty thoroughly wet half a dozen
times, which delayed me considerably,
so that when | stopped under the shell
ter of a big rock to eat my lsnch at
noon | found that | had not travelled
more than twelve miles. However, |
trudged steadily along during the
whole afternoon, keeping a course a
little east OF south, and fully expected
10 Hdhc lHe to"hsulp (HllldSc) ue-
fore dark: but when night came down,
black and wet, and | could see no lights
ahead, l began to think that | must
have mistaken the distance or the di-
rection-perhaps both. AS nothing
could be done except to push on, plod
ded away, steering by the lay of the
rocks, and after awhile came to a quite
considerable creek, along the bank of
which found regular cart-road.
knew that creek of about thi, size
ran through Coleraine at right angles
to the Melbourne road, but | could not
even guess whether l should now go
up or down stream, not being sure that
had not already passed the village,
ITO decide the point, l tossed up a
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HE only young
III a n Il n d e r
t w e n ty-o n e
years of age in
our camp on
j i IN Gro w
creek, an allu-
vial "diggings''
in the colony of
Victoria, Aus
tralia, was an
A m g + i C a II
youth of nine
teen II q IN e d
Frank Power,
who h a i l e d
from Boston,
Mass, and, in
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Absence of Mind.

Some people find it hard, in using the
telephone, to realize that they are not
face to face with the person they are
addressing.
A prominent merchant in the capital
city of state sat at his desk one hot
day in July. In order to secure some
degree of comfort he had taken off his
coat and his collar and necktie.
A clerk came into the room.
ellis eXcellency, the governor, wishes
to speak with you through the tele-
phone" said the clerk.
"The governor! Dear me!'' said the
merchant.
He rose, hastily put on his collar, his
nCcktic and his coat, gave his hair a
stroke, ahd went to the telephone to
answer the governors call.-Youth's
Companion.
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Eyes, Huldah's teller Jabez Short. I"
Martha Dolman snapped, 80 don't be
thinkin' O. settin' your cap at him, for
he's bespoke"
''Pshaw, Martha, F" Huldah interposed,
cheerfully, teacher has no cause to
borrow sweethearts, for there's a fine,
rich young gent coming all the way
from Glastonbury on purpose to keep
her company. Jabez Short, indeed!
She's city bred and flies at higher game
than our rough lads.
Coming to see me" Wanda fiuttered;
''who can it be?"
''She means Alphonse Damiens -
what, do you pretend to say you don't
even know him by sight-the biggest
catch in this county" Martha explained.
''And you're quite welcome to him,
Miss Arlington" Huldah added. ''For,
Notwithstanding his handsome face and
fine fortune, I'm glad it is you, not nae,
he's took fancy to-
Wanda's cheek tingled with indigna-
ton, but she was girl with much com
mon sense, so she passed without a
word to her room, little thinking, poor
girl, of the stormy clouds gathering
around her.
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CHAPTER VII.
RURAL JOYS.

Havana was miniature edition of
Glastonbury bound in boards-rough,
unplaned boards, as unsmooth as when
they left the sawmill, battered by rain
and storm, and lending the village an
air of abject squalor and dilapidation.
Paint seemed an unknown quantity
there in those days. / say in those
days, for a year ago an enterprising
doctor discovered medicinal spring in
Havana, built big sanitarium and con-
verted the dull fishing village into
gay summer resort, brilliant in color as
Joseph's coat; but when Wanda Airing
ton first saw the place she thought
there never was spot more destitute
of all that is pleasant to the human eye.
Even the grand old river, stately and
solemn. rolling with ceaseless swirl to
the ocean, failed to distract her mind
from the desolation around her.
Havana was a blot on a beautiful
landscape-man's defilement of natures
loneliness.
Sidewalks lacked boards, fences were
broken down and barns and outhouses
showed great rents in their sides like
gaping wounds. The streets were
tracks in the virgin soil, at one season
sand and dust, at another axle deep in
mud and only enjoyable when winter
laid over them her soft carpet of snow.
1t was nearly noon when Mr.. Dol
mans carriage drew up at his gaunt,
angular residence of Imprinted wood
with hideous blue paper blinds, which
made the eye ache to look upon them.
Wanda saw and shuddered.
The ''gyurls" were on the ''stupe" to
welcome them, for there were four Miss
Dolmans in various stages of celebato
decay.
The interior of the building was more
prepossessing. The great square sit
ting-room, with its neat array of simple
furniture. its pretty rag carpet, its Con-
necticut clock and its capacious rocking
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Arundel out to Havana to spend the
evening--a suggestion that had been
heartily Endorsed by Kate-for, who
knows? perhaps Harry might come
with them-but no; he would probably
not leave New York until after the tel
egram was sent.
Anyhow, she watched the slow, NOV
ing fingers of the clock in school on that
eventful afternoon.
At last the hour of dismissal came.
The last little lad had bundled up his
head in his comforter" and made his
bow, the last little maid had donned
her cloak and rubbers and heldtup her
chubby face for parting kiss, when
Wanda began to make preparations for
her departure. She generally was the
hardest to leave, as her cavalier. Bob
Slocum. had ''chores" to do at home
which deprived him of the felicity Of
escorting teacher home.
She had just put the finishing touches
to the arrangement of her white wooden
hood, in which her sweet face shone
forth too bewitchingly for description,
when she heard gentle tapping at the
school-room door.
To be Continued.
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persecute her, though she learned that
he had managed to pick up an acquain-
lance with her friends at Glastonbury.
Then she was cheered by the most
delightful news of Harry Evesham, who
had won the esteem of Mr. Hardcastle,
a railroad magnate living in Brooklyn,
who had appointed him his private sec
rotary with a salary beyond his widest
expectations.
tWhat charming man the old gen.
tleman must be-" Wanda unused, as she
read Harry's description of him-''rich,
in the beginning of hale old age, a
bachelor without relations or intimate
friends, he treats me like son and his
magnificent mansion is home to me-"
Wanda smiled What lucky old man
she thought Mr.. Hardcastle must think
himself to enjoy the constant compan-
ionship of SO gifted person as Harry
Evesham
But the climax of her satisfaction was
reached when one winters day the old
,eteran with wooden leg who in de-
sultory manner presided at the telegraph
office brought her dispatch from Mrs.
Evesham that Harry was coming home
on visit.
Harry coming homel
I am afraid to confess that she took
the precious paper and kissed it.
Ali she was glad now that she had
shown no malice toward Damiens-
even little glad that she had con-
sented TO allow him to drive George
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fore you know where you are you'll
find yourself slippin' a weddin' ring on
her finger. an then, heaven have mercy
on your
There was something so comical in
the old fellows horror of matrimony
that the young man, though he was in
no mood for the humorous, burst into
hearty roar of laughter
AYE, laugh away now, Master
George; time will come when ye wannot
be able to laugh for cryin'-then dunnot
saw dinna warn thee"
Il will not. You shall have the credit
of rescuing me from a terrible i'm
pending fate. Harkl there's the break
fast bell"
Bladon made no reply, but dutifuny
led his young master indoors. Never
theless he communed with himself IN
this fashion: "Poor. silly mawth; he
viii futter into the candle light an
SINCE his wings; but if old William
Bladon can save his masters son from
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chairs, gave promise Of degree of
homelike comfort not assured at first
glance at the place. Then the bed
room, with its dainty curtains and
snow white drapery, charmed and sur
prised the young teacher, who with the
pliancy Of youth soon began 10 make
herself at home.
The next day seemed like a dream to
her-a horrible nightmare, which dis
turbed her thoughts for years, when
the days of her bondage would other
wise have been forgotten.
Squire Robson escorted her to the
scene of her labors, rude little cabin.
standing in the middle of a square,
arid play ground fully a mile from
the village. With his own official
hand he rang the bell to summon the
scholars, who having shuffled into their
seats were treated to an eloquent dis
course. which Mr.. Robson had origin
ated as a Fourth of July Grafton, and
which contained many graceful illusions
to the "Star-bi-spangled Banyer."
Then, having discharged all his
oratorical fireworks, he left the pretty
teacher to her fate.
Could she ever forget the horrors of
that unhappy day? How she fell into
confusion worse confounded; how there
were thirty-six pupils and thirty-seven
classes; how no two children possessed
the same text book how this ones nav"
didn't take mo account o. grammar"
and that ones paw said he ''warn't
to be learned nawthin but rithmetic,"
how, when the shyness of the red
checked, brown-legged urehins wore
away, and the hot sun made them cross
and stupid, they began to quarrel and
fight; and finally how-pandemonium
broke loose. How she vainly tried to
still the storm, and at last bent to its
fury in pitiful food of tears. helpless
and crushed by her miserable failurei
how that big, rude boy, Jim Slocum, of
whom she had been in honest terror
from the first moment she set eyes on
him, suddenly and gloriously came to
her rescue by selling two of the worst
malefactors and humping their heads
together till they roared for mercy. and
vowed that he would Skin the hide of
the urSt lelttT a. lIouDltA ttdIuCE.
How deliciously quiet was the calm
which followed this sanguinary
announcement: and, how, when the
rest were gone, she kissed the lads
bronzed cheek in fearful gratitude and
bound him to perpetual servitude.
But Wanda's trials were not ended
with the close Of her school duties. The
climax Of that days miseries were
only attained when she reached her
lodgings and found the Dolmans In
fussy preparations for company.
"A surprise party, teacherl All the
tip-tops of the place coming to call
upon you" Miss Martha announced in
kindly glee.
"Oh, said Wanda, with a little gasp.
Must / really be PRESENT. ] am so
tired. L"
THE ideei Not be present, indeed
Why, tlrere'll be the pastor an his
family, the SINNERS. the La FORCES,
Josh Black, the gentleman as peddles
the milk. the Reidenbroclxs, and Hull
dah's feIler-likely as you could disap-
pint EN-"
.Huidah's fellow" Wanda queried. /
amused in spite Of herself
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a voman's wiles, the curse of second
Wanda may be spared the house of
Arundel"
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The St1Fysl tbe Year.
NO. Six 5 Sister.
Original Copyrighted Story
BERNARD BIGSBY.

"Strange how like she be!n he NUT
tiers to himself. 1.-THE very image Of
her ladyship, as she stood that awesome
day on the lawn of the old hall,
when"
The tap of cane on the stoop close
BY reused him from his cogitations
The old man started at the Interrupt
ton.
Heart alivel 1t is the young master
himself" he gasped, as he hurriedly
thrust photograph and papers back into
his pocket.
"Bladonl Bladonl Where are you?"
George Arundel cried impatiently.
"Here be, Master George, under the
apple tree" the old man replied run
ming forward to lead him to the seat.
Il could ma find in my heart to call
thee, thou vert sleepin' SO calm and
quiet like
Then am too late Oh, Bladon. do
not say that she is gone and not up
to bid her Godspeed!''
81 am afeared she have, Master
George" Bladon replied, humbly;
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spoke, murmured with a satisfied

spoke, murmured with satisfied
chuckle:
Didn't her sot down on him some?
He jest wanted takin' down peg or
two, an her did it fine, her did,"
Martha flashed indignantly:
You dare not say. that to his face,
Jabez Shorti''
Whereupon Huldah, who was ready
to tear Jabez Shorts hair for his re-
mark, with true feminine consistency,
flew to his rescue and gave her sister to
understand that one exhibition of femi-
nine spite was enough for that even
ing's entertainment
Meanwhile Damiens, like wounded
animal, sought solitude. For an hour
or more he paced up and down the
bank of the river. his hot blood at fever
heat.
He felt the indignity of the girls de-
meanor keenly and bitterly, but what
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SALVATION OIL
,ENrRAL vERMoNT kAILRoAD
Corrected to Oct. 4, 1891.
GOING SOUTH

Trains leave RANDOLPH a. Follows
zoo m. Night Express from Ogdenshurg. Aon.
treal and the west. for Boston. Lowell and al
New England points. Sieepingcars fc- bos-
ION via. Lowell. also for Sprinznel runs dairy
sundays included Montreal to Boston VIA
lowell.
e 25a a.. Tail from 81 AlhanE and Burlington iol
Boston. via Lowell and fiichburg. for all
. puiais In New England.
70 2 m, Limited Express. fron OEdensburE, Nom
treal and the west. tor Concord. Manchester
Nashua. Lowell. Boston: and New loTk.yis
Springfield
Is pm. Passenger for White River junction and
Windsor.
GOING NORTH:
% "a. Night Express. from Boston aud New
York fer Montreal. OedeusburR and the vest
sleeping car to Montreal runs daily sundays
- tncludeL. Boston 10 Montreal via Lowell
10 a q. Passenger for Rutland burlington 81
Adams. RcAford and Rouses Point.
-O< n. Nail Train IRON Boston.iM ofcester,
sprinEaeld. New London. and New York. for
buriiuEfor. ST. Adams. OEdensuurg. Montreal,
and the west Drawing room carto montreal.
A-fe m. Past Express. from Boston tor
Montreal and West. Pullman Palace sleel'-
ing car attached running through 70 cnlAaso
f.souFE tickets Tor Chicago. and ne vest Tor sale
= te principal stations.
5 Z. Smith, Second Vice Pres.
s. W. Cummings. Gen. Pas. ACT.
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CHAPTER *
LOVES YOUNG OCEANS.

But things frightened
Time worked wonders even at dull
Havana
Work - that splendid tonic for I'M
strung nerves-braced our heroine mp 10
= cheerful endurance Of her surround
ings
Thez her children had begun TO love
her and their parents to appreciate her.
and. best Of al. Alpkonse bad ceased TO