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The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

ing,-not that of Berlin, alasi n wns q
time of great cold. bomhardments, cpl
denies and famine. but, thanks 10 our
care, cur efforts. and tho indefatiga-
bic tenderness which surrounded him,
the serenity OF tho old man was never
for an instant disturbed. Up 10 tho
cld was able to gct him white bread
and fresh meat. There was only
enough for him. and you can Imagine
nothing more touching than those
beefsteaks of the grandfather-so In
nocently selfsh-the old man upon his
bed, fresh ard smiling, his serviette
tucked under his chin; near him his
granddaughter, little pale from her
privations, guiding his hands. giving
him drink, helping him to all those
forbidden good things. Then, revived
by the repast, in the comfort of hia
warm room, with the winter winds
outside, and the snow whirling past
his windows, the old cuirassier recalled
his campaigns in the north, and related
to us for the hundredth time that sad
retreat from Russia In which they had
nothing to eat but frozen biscuit and
horse flesh.
DO you understabfa, little one? We
used to eat horses
she understood oriy too we'll. For
two months she had eaten nothing elsc.
From day to day, however, as convnl-
esccnce progressed, our task beside the
invalid became more difficult That
paralysis of his senses, and of all his
limbs, which had served us so well up
to this time, began to disappear. Two
or three times already the terrible vol
leys from the Maillot gate had made
him start and prick up his ears Hike o
greyhound; we were obliged to invent
u last victory for Bazaine, under Ber-
lin, and salvos fred in his honor at the
Ipvalides. Another day his bed had
been moved to the window-it was,
believe the Thursday OF Rezonville-
and he saw the national guards massed
together on the Avenue of the Grande
Armee.
What are those troops doing thereT
he demanded; and we heard him NUT
ter between his teeth; Bad 'orml bad
form!'
Nothing else happened; but we un.
derstood that In future, we must take
great precautions. Unhappily, we
were not cautious enough.
'one evening when l arrived tho
child came to me full of trouble
ut Is tomorrow they enter she
said.
WAS the grandfather's door open7
The fact is that In thinking over It
afterwards l remembered that his face
had, on that evening, On extraordinary
expression. 1t is probable that he
heard us. Only zoe spoke OF the Prus-
SLAMS, while he thought Of the French,
in that triumphal entry which he had
so long expected-MacMahon coming
down that avenue in the midst OF fiow-
ers and the flourish OF trumpets, his
son beside the marshal, and he, the old
father, upon his balcony, in full uni
form, as at Lutzen, salutipg the torn
flags and the eagles blackaned with
powder.
Poor Father Jouvel He doubtless
fancied that we wished to prevent i'm
from being present at this u,arch- past
of the troops to avoid too great an ex-
element for him. He took care to
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31
THE LESSON or THE HILLS,

The peaceful hills, they stretch away,
Beneath the shining sky. or gray;
They laugh with beauty. drip with tears,
As PASS tho rank and flle OF years.
They lie across the waters bright,
A vision for our hearts delight;
They hide behind the mists OF rain.
Like smiles lost Ia storm OF pain.
The mighty hillsl they stand for me
The type OF vast eternity.
Across the ohangeful sea OF life,
Beyond the want, the woe, tho strife,
Where peaceful lies the wished-for goal.
And nAuRht disturbs the anchored soul
The blessed hillsl unmoved they Lie
As rolls the turbld century
About them and above them all
God lets the pail Of silence tall.
o soul o Eager heart of minel
Draw from the hills knowledge divine;
Proud spirit bow-bo still bo still
While passeth over good or I'll.
Or Joy, or sorrow, laughter, tears
These are but brcathlngs OF the years.
The larger life Is thine to know,
The pure, the radiant after-Rlow,
Wherein the soul may pause and see
The glory OF the yet to be.
Sweet hills my soul looks unto thee
As there abiding all the FREQ:
Here we are bound. our shaokles shake,
We strive, We roach, our cry We make,
What men call praycr-we wait to hear,
We wait to clasp the answer clear
No sound, no Sign, but there ye lie
In undisturbed serenity,
Teaching endurance, courage, might,
From each serene, untroubled height,
Teaching tho same old bibllo loro
Taught in tho sacred days OF yore
Peace" and "be stlll' stronger than
speech,
Ohtllsl the lesson that ye teach.
.da Iddings- Gale. in N. w, Christian Adyo
cate.
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letter was read to him from his son-
an imaginary letter, of course, since
nothing could now get into Paris, and
because, since Sedan, MacMahon's
aide-de-camp had been drafted Off to a
'ierman fortress. Imagine the despair
of that poor child, without news of her
father, knowing him a prisoner, de-
prived of every comfort, perhaps i'll,
and yet Obliged to make him speak in
those cheerful letters-they were
rather short letters, as might be ex-
pected from n soldier in the field-of
advancing steadily into the conquered
country, Sometimes strength failed
her, and, consequently, there were
weeks without any news. But the old
man got uneasy, and could not sleep
Then promptly came a letter from
Germany, which she brought and read
gayly to him at his bedside, keeping
back her tears. The colonel listened
religiously, smiled with an intelligent
air, approved, criticised. and explained
to MS the difficult passages. But where
he was especially fine was in the an
| swcrs he sent to his son; Never for
get that you are Frenchman,' said
he, BE generous to those poor peo-
pie, Do not make the invasion too
heavy for them And then there
were endless recommendations adora-
Bile twaddle about respect for the pro-
prieties, the politeness due to ladies-in
fact, a complete code of military honor
for the use of conquerors! He added
also some general observations on pol.
itics, and the conditions to be imposed
on the conquered. On that point, 1
must say, he was not unreasonable.
"a war indemnity and nothing fur
ther. What is the good Of taking their
provinces? Can you make France out
of Germany"
HE dictated this with q firm voice.
and one felt that there was so much
candor In his words, such fine, pa
triotic faith, that it was impossible to
listen to him unmoved.
"Al this time the siege was adyano-
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

The editor of certain agricultural
paper who is very cautious about Civ
ing his opinion received the following
inquiry from correspondent; "Can
you tell me whether apples will keep
better in dry atmosphere than in a
damp one, or vice versa?' The editor
replied; "All things are relative in
this world. Whether you could keep
the apples better in dry air or a damp
air would depend very much on the
number of small boys there were in
the house. Youths Companion.
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could. but IL was tie grandfather him
soh who served us best In this imax
mary invasou- He had conquered
Germany so often under the frs
empirel He know all the moves before
hand: Sec, now they viii go there
they will do that, and his forecast.
were always realized, which did no,
fail to make him very proud.
UNFORTUNATELY 1t was in vain that
VIC took towns and gained battles; we
never went fast enough for that in,
satiable old fellowl Every day, when
l arrived, l heard of new feat oi
arms
Doctor. we have taken Mayence,
the young girl told me, coming toward
me with heart-breaking smile, and ]
heard, through the door, delighted
voice crying:
"'We're getting on! We're getting
on! = In week we shall enter
Berlin
"At that moment the Prussians were
not more than n week from
Paris. We asked ourselves al
q first whether IL would not be better to
remove him into the country; but once
outside, the state of France would
have revealed everything to him, and I
thought him still too weak, aud too
much stunned by the great shock he
had already received. TO know the
truth. IL was decided, therefore, Ia
let him remain.
"on the first day that Paris wGs in.
vested, | went up to their house, re.
member, much moved with the anguish
Of heart that the closing of the gates
of Paris, the battle under the walls,
und the changing of our villages In to
frontiers brought us. found the old
gentleman jubilant and proud.
"'Well,' said he, here Is the siege
begunr
II looked at him in astonishment.
"'What, colonel do you know
Ills granddaughter turned to me.
"'Ah! yes, doctor. That Is the great
est news. The siege Of Berlin has COM
nenced,'
This she said, drawing out her
needle with such IL staid little air, and
30 tranquihy--how could he suspect
suything2
The cannon from the fortsl He
could not hear them. This poor Paris,
wretched and convulsed He could not
See It, What he could see from
his bed was bit Of the Arc de
'rriomphe, and in his room was a
whole curiosity shop of the first EN-.
pire, we'll calculated to maintain his
illusions. Portraits of marshals, en-
cravings OF battles, the king of Rome
in baby's robe; then large stiff con-
soles, ornamented with copper trophies,
laden with imperial relics, medals,
bronzes, stone from Helena, under a
shade, miuiatures-al representing the
same lady, becurled, in ball costume,
In yellow dress with leg-of-mutton
sleeves, and bright eyes--it was all
this, the atmosphere OF victories and
conquests, much more than anything
we could tell him, that made the brave
colonel believe so naivcly In the siege
of Berlin.
From that day our military opera
tions were very much simplifed. To
take Berlin was now only an affair OF
patience. From time to time, when
the old man became too impatient, a
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

Higgins-Mean man that fellow Bow.
ser. He's something of an epicure, SO
! hired French cook to help matters
on when he was calling on my eldest
daughter.
Virgins = That ought to have
vlinched matters.
Higgins-It did with vengeance.
Do married the cook. Truth.
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31
WILING no WORK.
How the Tramp Dissrmcd suspicion and
Got a Saunre Meal

How the Tramp DisRrmod Suspicion and
Got Square Meal.
The tramp was very humble when
he asked for something to eat
Please, num-" he said, I'm starv-
in; won't you give poor feller as has
lost all his family bite TO eat?"
But there was something cold and
suspicious in her manner. She was in
clined to doubt his honesty from the
start.
Want pie, 'spose," she said sharp
ly.
mo, num-" he answered mecklv.
I'm afeared pied be too rich for me
now"
"Doughnuts, mebbe,' she suggested.
mo, num-" he replied. Dough
nuts is all right, but l amt expectin,
en- poor lone man that's down on
his luck can't afford TO be partickler.
Some old victuals that's left over'n do
a hungry man plenty good enough,
Amt you got little stale bread that
the dog don't want?
Poor man." she said, considerably
mollified. II believe you really are
hungry"
"Yes, mum, starvin' regularly starv-
in"
Then she tried the last test of sin.
certify.
"See here" she said. "A man that's
real hungry will work to get some-
thing to eat'
"Tll work. he replied promptly.
Pm workin' man. I've worked fer
the city. Give me suthin' to cat an
I'll work fer you,"
"l'll try you," she exclaimed; and
then, after he had eaten enough for
two men she said;
II s'pose you can use hammer and
saw"
"No, num-" he returned apologetic-
ally.
We'll, you can handle shovel, any.
way"
mo, mum"
Her first suspicious returned and she
eyed him sharply.
"You said you'd work for your din
ner," she exclaimed.
"Yes, num-" he replied, but I
amt used to workin' except on the
municipal sewer pipe extension plan. !"
whats that?" she asked.
wy, mum, all feller has to do il
jest to step up an draw his pay. I've
drawn mine now, an cheerfully Ger.
tify that the coolzin was good. Good
day, mum."-Chicago Times-Herald.
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31
True Pol,tsne...

An excellent suggestion was that
contained in the remark of a little ten
year-old girl from the country, who
had been visiting summer friend in
her city home. Ibid you have good
time?" asked the child's mother when
the girl came back from her weeks
visit Beautiful" replied the little
traveller, with great enthusiasm:
why, they were SO polite they made
me feel just as if | was the one that
was at homes and they were visitin'. /
had beautiful timei''--Youth's Com
panion,
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speak to no one; but the next day, al
the very hour in which the Prussians
were timidly entering on the long road
leading from the Maillot gate to the
Tuiieries, the window just above there
opened softly, and the colonel ap-
peared on the balcony with his he'll
met, his big cavalry sword aud all the
glorious equipment of Milhaud cuiras-
sier. | still ask myself wnat effort
OF viii, what fresh spring of life
could have thus placed him again on
his feet and in harnessl Be that as IL
may there he was, standing behind
the railing, wondering to find the
avenues so wide, so silent; The shutters
OF the houses closed; Paris dismal as A.
lazdretto; flags everywhera, but 40
strange, all white with red crosses.
and no crowd running befo~e our SOL
diers
For momept he may possibly
nave thought he was mistaken
But. mol Yonder, behind the Are
de Triomphe, was confused noise. a
black line advancing in the growing
lhen, gradually,
the peaks OF the helmets shone, the lit
tie drums of jena began to beat, and
under the Arc de PEtoile, accompanied
oy the heavy rhythmic stops Of the
troops and by the clash Of sabers
burst forth Schuberts Triumphai
March
Then, in the mournful silence ~
tne place, rang out cry, q terrible
cry; To arms! to armsl-the Prus-
sans! And the four Uhlans forming
the advanced guard saw yonder on the
balcony tall, old man wave his arms,
totter and fall, rigid.
This time Col Jouve was really
dead. - Translated from tie French
for Strand Magazine.
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31
PeculiaritIe, on Ferre,..

Ferrets are usually rather shy and
sometimes are very cross and bad-tem-
pered. If they take fancy to people,
they are like squirrels and can be ca
ressed and made much Of and enioy it
very greatly. Ferrets were originally
brought from England. They are Of
great value to clear premises of rats.
When not hunting, the ferrets should
be kept in dry box or pen, with the
top of, the depth to be about three
feet, the bottom filed in with sawdust
or earth. The rat is the natural prev
and the favorite food of the ferret.
When there are no more rats, raw meat
is the very best thing to feed, although
bread and milk, or any other food.
with the exception of salt meat, can be
given them, together with milk and
water, the same as to cats. At first
the ferret should be handled by the
tail or back of the neck, the latter be-
ing the preferred way. A strange fer
ret should never be handled from the
'front.', as he may bite, IN Y. Ledger
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

What will you have, dear?r
II don't know what want"
81 don't either
What's yours?'
"oh, don't mind mo-"
"Ycs / will, too /"
mo, dear, suit yourself"
Yes, know, but which do you pre-
fer?' s n
"Oh, j don't know; give me choco.
lateo" ass@
Dear me, | don't see how you can
drink chocolate; give me vanilla,
please. - Buffalo Times. ttft
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31
Dey is locked open, doctah?"


Lady to butcher) See here, I
thought that ! ordered calf tongue OF
you? Look at this; It is as long as a
beef tongue.
Butcher Beg pardon, madam, that
Is calfs tongue; you sec it was q fe.
wale calf, Texas Siftinga.
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

When there "a too big head ~ 80.
or you will be In danger. Simi,asrnsam On.
that Important safety valve of ,ha wncn
the bowels, becomes obstme.sd' 'e sSslein
promptly with Hostetter's Sto,aeeh vhen u
and guard against the consequence ~, Y,
closure. Biliousness, dyspepsia na'a..,s y ~
rheumatic and, kidney complaint. nersaa'
ness and neuralgia are all subngated dIMsseas' M ",
pleasant but potent conqucror 81 dIsesssa. ~ .nls
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

Col. Windbagger (the prominent poll
tician)--'That fellow. Grimshaw, is too
internally mean to live!
Friend-What has he done?
Col Neutrality-suspicious.? Why, con-
found him, l published card in the
Bazoo yesterday, announcing that /
was not candidate for congress, and
In to-day's issue he comes out with a
card asking who said wasl-Puck.
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

"WHY was the bee selected as a ,r,a.,
OF industryln asked Tillinghast. apecsnu'sal srousl
business with him Is always humminr'ss y
piled Gildersleeve. 70
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

THOSE who for the first time are 10 becor.
mothers should use Mothers Friend nMrssaI
suffering will DO saved. Sold by drucvis,sa ~
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

Statistical authorities estimate that
in few years more the preponderan
OF the manufacturing aud transporta.
tion interests will make these the rul.
ing classes OF the country, to the det.
Fsment Of the farmers
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

CHoLIY-"Why do so many Of The v,r,. :.
married IN Junei June brides,' Won ksssg kncas,g Y
Polfy-'That's easy VS. because thsss.
asked. Chicago Record. WY ~
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31
No Drugs Needetl.

Mrs. Ebony-Little Caesars jaws are
locked fast.
DIR. Darktown--Am dey locked shet.
or locked opena
''Dey is locked open, doctah?"
Oats easy cured. Put or piece er
broiled chicken between EN-, an eff dat
don't work, try watermillion.--N Y.
Weekly.
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31
THE SIEGE OF BERLIN.
ny ALPHoNsE DAUDET.

E were returning up
the avenue of the
Champs Elysecs with
DIR. V, asking him
n b o II t the walls
riddled with shells,
the pavements torn
up by grape-shot, in
fact, the history of
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

WAR kills men, and men deplore tho lo...
but war also crushes bad principles IN
tyrants, and so saves societies.
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

Men old at thirty. ChS,.
lIttle, drink, or want n lily III, and smoke A,
tingie, never satisfied ~ nasslm s,e lime, Nerves
full. happiness gone, : htTstning's beanti.
system tells the story, TbeUeosac esoUosaceo-saturate
out Ne-Io.Bac viii xiii lln,e tbe ! an easy way
effects Tor tobacco and mai'd s,e dnerve-cravine
vlgorous and manly, Sold idas az you strong,
70 cure by Druggists everv,sh eve vna guaranteed
Don't Tobacco Spit or smsowsnne Book,
NNweS Nsys Svorla lree tv Az Sterling ReneSsHs aSHs Ls
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

- DON'T believe Jack win ever ,....
anre issr,, verse than that he viii asv.. y
isarh not 70 attempt II Boston pna ass,t assset
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

CuMso-s.What do Won ,Is-,
Ing womanf'' Cawker.-.ssa ssalnk Of the com.
rying me. II she waits 10 hn.s. nrs Is not wor.
she win not arrive ia yourlils,,S1aa liSa ner glpves
Judge. 'lneor minau
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31
IN re ELtrRp.L WORLD.

1T is suppose by ome that when
a tree is struck y lightning It is torn
not by she eleetcitybut by the explo-
sion of water sudcny converted into
steam by the het ofthe arrested cur
rent.
The Broclxprt, !. Y, electric light
plant has been quiped with automat-
ic sprinklers tie boiler-room, and
all wires in thedytamo-room will be
run in porcelin tubing under the
floor.
According tie Pittsburgh Times
the contract or he electrical equip
ment of the Mnlattan Elevaten rail-
way, of New FOX, has been awarded
to the Westiuhtise Electric Co., of
Pittsburgh. IIcCers between S6,0o0,-
900 and $1,000, 90
I'm Argentina the preservation of
meat by electrtiy is to be tried on
large scale by in English company
that owns the ptentS 1t will set up
six establishments in Buenos Ayres,
Entire Rios andBanda Oriental TO kill
q, 200 head Of Gale day.
Electric carhave been prohibited
on the road froi Berlin to Charlotten-
burg. They weld have passed by the
Imperial Techieal institute, and ex-
pcriments showd that the current for
the railroad spngly affected all the
apparatus in ie building, so as to
make delicate scientific observations
and experiment impossible.
Work is progressing on the Niagara
Falls a. Lewiton electric railway,
which is to extnd along the bottom OF
the Niagara rycr gorge, the roadbed
being about Eenty feet above the
level of the watr. great amount of
blasting is required TO cut n bench for
the roadbed inthe steep, rocky walls
Of the gorge. he line will be double
track, STANDARD gauge, and will be
equipped with observation cars having
all the seats facing the river.
The Westinghouse Co. Is under
stood to have perfected an under
ground system for operating street
railway, and his mile in successful
operation in Warrington. II has also
a thousand feeiof track with an un-
derground curret for an electric loco
motive, which is being used TO switch
freight cars. tits simple, reliable and
not costly. Th, system will probably
be offered to thepublic in a short time
and first In thoe cities which do mo-
permit the overhead trolley.
The efficiency of many of the Lon
don fire brigades, 1T is said, has beer
greatly promoted by the adoption of I
new system OF loud-spealSing tele
phones and fire alarm posts and appa
ratus. The principal apparatus con
sists of call point, or post, for th'
street, and an Indicator and reply ke.
for the fire station. Instead of givin.
the alarm by means OF the ordinar.
electric bell, an electric "hooter" !
used. The alarm is given by simpl.
breaking the glass or opening tn
door OF the post, but can not be givel
by the earthing Of the wire (for tcstin
or otherwise), or by contact with othe
wires. This arrangement costs muc'
less than the ordinary method, an
minimizes the possibility of false calls
The effectiveness of this new system
said to be much increased by ne'
method of placing FIRE stations in pei
manent telephone communicate
with men in charge of fire escapes q
fixed street points on the single wir'
The call to the man in charge of tn
escape is loud enough to wake him
The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31

Hoods Pills the atter.dinner pill and
AOS sAao family cathnrtic. 5c,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-01-18
"A PRINCE OF ANAHUAC."

A new book, and Il very interesting
one, is ga Prince of Anahuac," by
James Porter, Of indianapolis, who,
10y the way, is IN uncle of our fellow
townsman, Frank Porter.
"a I'rince of Anahuac' is Il story
of the Aztecs long before the time of
the MontezumaS. AN Aztec story is
always delightful, and this is written
in charming style that pleases a
person of literary tastes, i'll these days
when the average modern novel is a
series of authorizations and situations
limited at. 1t abounds i'll picturesque
descriptions of the fascinating country
of the tropics, inhabited by IL people
who, centuries ago, gave to woman Il
place as exalted as she occupies at the
end of this century i'll many countries
who claim Il more advanced christian
ity and civilization.
"a Prince Of Anahuac" is the story
OF the restoration OF the IeZcucan
Kingdom that had been subjugated by
the Tepanecs, a more warlike tribe of
Aztecs, and the pictures given of the
home life, social customs, religion,
soidiery and warfare are full Of inter-
est. Of course the civilization of these
people was far in advance of anything
in the world at that time, and this
book has a historical value as treating
of this. The appeal of Eutzin. young
nolleman, for a union of the tribes to
overthrow Maxtla, the tyrant, IS full
Of patriotism aud bravery. The story
Of the devotion Of Hualcoyatl, the
Prince Of AIahuac, for those who
befriend him shows linn to be Il noble
character. We can promise great
treat to those who read this delightful
book.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-01-18
SOUTH BROWN.

The finest snow Of the season fell OF,
Tuesday hight. 1t was very heavy,
without drifts and will he of gre.
advantage to the wheat.
Harry JIixon has the s.boss'' fodder
rick of the Observation-Disclosures Two
hundred tons.
Scott Miller has returned from the
promised land, the strip, and brought
back samples of wild grapes grown
there that almost rival those of Escho!.
BY all means let us have the oval.
ley Circuit" mentioned Ill last week. $
GRAPHIC.
Why not petition to clear tie docket
while we are at it? Harvey and
Arnold ought to be hung CT course,
but there are more than a score OF
others who need tile same kind oil
medicine. Let us include Reed, Grey
and others. What Kansas needs is 4
Governor who will sigh death war.
rant, with as good grace as he woult
thanksgiving proclamation.
j. G. Gibson drove over to Fair
view school house, near PIyor's grove
last Sunday.