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Year: 1878

LAKE. MICHIGAS Has IT'S GRACE DAZZLING,
and her father and brothers are as brave and
heroic she is herself. Sanford W. Morgan
is keeper Of the life-saving station at Grand
Point au Sable, Michigan, and, after the close
of navigation he allows the crew to go away
for the winter, but remains on the ground
with his daughter and his sons At daylight
on March %, during one of the most violent
gales of the season. with the sea so boisterous
that it was covered with foam. fishing boat
was discovered about three miles off shore, in
distress, by Miss Edith. Quickly giving the
alarm TO her father and two brothers, she
urged them TO go, volunteering to take an oar
herself to assist the crew. 1t seemed as
though boat could not possibly live in the
mighty waves, but one was launched, and af-
ter n pull of two hours. with seas breaking
over the small boat and threatening its de-
struction and the loss of those on board, they
succeeded in reaching the wreck, TO find that
one OF the crew who had been clnging to the
side Of the vessel had become exhausted, and
letting go his hold had been drowned An
other sailor, however, was rescued as he was
about to give up, and was taken ashore, nor
was this the first time that the brave young
girl had vcntured out on an errand to save.
Year: 1878

mankind. When Stanley's narrative comes
to be written, we should not mt all be sur
prised il the most interesting portion should
prove to be that which will describe this stay
in Uganda-supassing even that which will
tell the full story of the wonderful canoe-voy-
age down the Congo From Appleton'sJ Jour
nal FIR Nan
Year: 1878

But some miles away there is n comfortable
farmhouse, where flowers also bloom and
linen lies bleaching in the sun. 1t is essen
TALLY home of peace and kindness is spread
round, and is made to reach many far beyond
its boundaries. Here Kenneth and his dark
eyed wife live, their happiness tempered by
remembrance; and her welcome is as kind,
and her smile far sweeter and brighter, than
it used to be in the days when knew her as
''only Jean. BldcktrO0dS Magazine
Year: 1878

About half days ride to the south
east of San Antonio, nesting costly in 4
post oak grove, is the unassuming viii
lage of Lavernia. The residents of the
village and its vieinage are good people
that is, they are intelligent, honest,
and industrious. A young man of this
city, beiug desirOus of a country home,
selected the villsge of Lavernia- He
accepted a clerkship in one of the stores
of the place, and for some months held
the position to the satisfaction of his
employer. The young man became
popular, and his entIcing manners ap-
pealed to the tenderest recesses of the
heart of "a lovely young lady who figured
among the many pretty misses Of the
neighbOrhOOd. He was invited to .'call
around" ;" which request he was only
too glad to comply with, and it was not
long before friendships ties grew into
the strongest bonds.


But there lived in the same vicinity
another man having an ambition akin
W llisil VI lit 'hCr
he was informed that his hopes were
about to be blasted by this stranger de-
termined upon desperate measure.
So last Sunday he stimulated himself
with drink, procured revolver, and
proceeded to the residence of the COW
eted fair one. in search of the man who
had dared to venture to cut him out
As he approached the home of the
young lady, threats went forth as to
his purpose, and his rival, who was
there, being unarmed, felt insecure.
The young lady promptly conceived
what was the matter, and instructed
her San Antonio lover to betake him
self to fight through rear outlet Of
the house, secrete himself at a certain
place, and wait until she should bring
his horse around to him. The young
man ran; but, unfortunately, in jump
ing the fence, lost a section of his doe
skins, much to his personal chagrin
and the amusement Of an excited spec
tator. Meanwhile the violently-dis-
posed rival was disarmed and persuaded
to go in peace, while the San Antonian
bestrode his PAGER and skipped the
country, leaving the young man with
the six-shooter master of the situation.
The last heard of the young San Anto-
nian was that he had been seen in the
vicinity of the Court House, in this city,
making an effort to place himself under
the protection of the strong arm of the
law, while his rival was sitting mus
ingly in front of big log fire, and the
young lady, no doubt, wishes that both
of the parties had never even learned
her name.
Year: 1878

obtained. Butler fired the barn by dis
charging 4 musket into the straw, bnt
at the report his militia fled. His three
regulars made one prisoner and took
him back, while Butler remained to
finish the work of firing the place.
Four British soldiers coming up penned
him, but as he backed against the wall
he felt that it was frail, and holding out
his gun as if to surrender, threw his
weight against it, broke through, and
escaped under fire. He served two
terms in Congress in 1S3S-43, fought
in the Mexican war as Major General,
was wounded at Monterey, commanded
the army after Scott's departure, and
was voted swords of honor by Congress
and his State. He was the Democratic
nominee with Cass when Taylor was
elected President. In 1851 he was the
Democratic andidate for Senator; in
1861 he performed his last public act AS
a member of the Peace Conference.
The venerable gentleman prides him
self on having voted the Democratic
ticket from Jackson to Tilden, and upon
knowing no member of his family who
is not a Democrat.
Year: 1878

The late melancholy death of Jules
Robert, the medical student, leads me
to give you few pictures of the life of
the poorer classes of French students.
The meagre condition of the average
students pocketbook naturally compels
him to avoid the more expensive and
luxurious quarters of Paris and seek
those which combine the most adyanta-
ges with the greatest economy. For
this reason the eneighborhood ofthe Pan
theon is the fayorite resort of these care
less, free and easy Bohemians-here he
may enjoy the greatest social liberty
wearing oftentimes his dilapidated and
outre costume without fear of comment
from the "ower" fastidious Partisan.


If he be so minded he may smoke his
pipe in peace while strolling through
the adjoining garden of the Luxem-
bourg and exchanging glances with
the pretty grisettes and bonnes who
daily throng its pleasant promenades.
The charm of this most lovely lounging
place of bright summer morning as
contrasted with the close dissecting
room or dingy studio are oftentimes
too great a temptation for the poor stu
dents to resist; and most excellent
samples of the Paris student may be
found here, from the beardless young
fellow, absorbed in the thrilling pages
of 81 'Histoire dun Crime" to the SOL
emn old savant, with spectacles on nose
and musty volume under his arm.


When the burning sun of midday
drives the loungers from their pleasant
seats under the spreading chestnut
trees, the Palace of the Luxembourg
offers attractions equally great. Within
this magnificent building, erected for
Marie de Medicis and adorned by the
genius of Rubens, is gallery of paint
ings by modern French artists, among
which may be seen many celebrated
works by David, Gros and Gerard. This
gallery was opened in 1918 by the
Count de Provence louis WILL, and
is free to all.
Year: 1878

So carefully che wrapped the blade;


SO carefully, so tenderly;
With priceless ointment on it laid,
And pssse down the surface made.


From hilt to point, so ienderly.
And ever as she spread the balm.


The wound that hurt SO bitterly,
The throbbing wound grew cool and calm
And wide outspread that bleeding palm,


Wherein the nails clenched fearfully.
And ever as she Gang her song.


So gently and 30 wistfully,
His anguish died that beat 30 strong,
His eyelids fell that walked so long,


And slumber wrapped b m graciously.
Bu. who will play that wond ous part


All. who anoint the sword for me?
The sword that wounded soul and heart,
Who b the gnawing pain depart


And bring this healing unto me?
Where is there any skilful leech.


With precious gums for m nistry.
This spell of balm and land to teach7
Alas how could he grasp or reach


The sword that wrought my asony?
Thou only, Lord of life and love.


From the divine humanity
Canst sp cad the balm that blade above,
It, sharpness and my woe rem We,
And thine almighty h alng prove.


Dea Lord. anoint the sword for me-


Come speed ly. come speedily.
Year: 1878

Those who have never personally in
spected the lower levels of mines may
obtain some idea of the degree of heat
to be found therein by visiting the Sa-
wage works at the change of the shifts.
The men-packed together a. close as
they can stand on the cage-are popped
up out of the shaft all steaming hot, for
all the world like bunch of asparagus
just lifted from the pot. They make
their appearance in a cloud of steam
that pours up continually from the
''depths profound" and are dimly seen
until they step forth upon the floor of
the works. AS the men land and sepa-
rate. each carries with him for half a
minute his little private cloud of vapOr.
As this passes OFF, the man is seen to lie
naked, from the waist up, his skin as
wet as though he had just been lifted
out of pool Of water. The men bring
up with them-besidcs steam-an
amount Of heat that may be felt by the
spectators as they pass.


All this is at the top of the shaft,
where it is considered quite cool-what,
then, must it be hundreds Of feet be-
low, where the men started from-down
where the water stands at 157 degrees
Fahrenheit. Down there no steam is
seen-it is too hot for it. 1t is only
when the hot, moist air coming up
from the lower regions strikes the cool
air toward the top of the shaft that it
takes the form Of steam. Down there
where the men come from you must
keep your hands off the pump column
and the pipes, and if you pick up any
iron tool you will at once put it down
without being told to do so. Down
there they handle things with gloves
on, or wrap rags about the drills they
are guiding, and iron apparatus they
are moving, and down there too you
well learn to keep your mouth shut
after you have drawn a few mouthfuls
of hot air into your lungs.


Perspire, 1t is no name for it. You
are like sponge that is being squeezed.
You are ready to believe that you have
10, 900, 900 pores to every square inch Of
surface, or as many more as any au-
thority may mention, and that all
these pores are as large as the cells of a
honey-comb. You go for ice water.
and it almost seems to hiss as 1t passes
down your throst-you keep going for
it, and thus, in a short time nnd out
what becomes of the tons and tons of
ice that are daily consumed in the mines
Remain below among among the min
ers for an hour or two, and when you
are finally popped out at the top of the
shaft, all red ho., and steaming, among
the other asparagus sprouts. you will
appreciate the beauty, the light and the
eoolness Of the INNER world
Year: 1878

the Globe. Our country seems in one
or other degree of its vast ATTITUDES, to
be a fitting recipient for all the best
productions that other lands can boast,
and there Is no reason why we should
restrict the range of our acquisitions,
for very often it will be found that a
soil, apparently useless for all our
staples, is just the thing for something
not previously introduced. The fact
that an article did not grow there
before, is no better argument against
its future success than the reflection
that only red men were the aborigines
of America would be against the possi-
bility of European white men living
here. Take, for example, that valuable
fruit, the banana. At present it is not
cultivated to any great extent in this
country, though it exists en- our Gulf
coast, and in some parts of California,
but we believe its cultivation might be
profitably carried to many places as far
north as Maryland.


Throughout the tropical regions, the
banana forms the chief subsistence of
whole races of men. IL is, indeed, in
ferior to grain in nutritive qualities,
but produces much more yield to the
acre. Half an acre planted with wheat
in Europe, would support only two
persons while in bananas, in the tropics,
it would maintain fifty. 1t has been
calculated, says Marion, that a plot Of
ground 100 yards square in bananas,
will yield 1000 lbs in nutritive substance
and, consequently, that this fruit is, in
amount of product, as 133 to l compared
with wheat, and A to l compared with
potatoes.


The easy conditions of growth and
the facility of its cultivation are also
greatly in favor Of the banana. The
tree in its tropical home. is about Is
feet in height, consisting of simple
stem, round and straight, greenish
yellow in color, and surmounted by
spreading crown of broad oval leaves,
six feet in length by Is inches in
breadth. A thick, strong back stem
runs through the center of the leaves,
but they are, nevertheless, so delicate
that the wind frequently tears them.


A tuft of blossoms appear in the
middle of this leafy crown some six or
eight months after the termination of
the plant, These are succeeded by a
cluster of delicious fruit some eight
inches in length by one in diameter, so
familiar to us in our seabOard cities.
These clusters, which often weigh from
80 to 20 pounds, sometimes include from
100 to $50 separate bananas. when the
cluster is cut off the severed stem dries
up and new shoots rapidly spring from
its base preparatory to fresh yield of
fruit, which will appear in the course
of six months.


The cultivation of this precious tree is
accomplished by simply protecting it
from injury and turning the soil at its
root, while its culinary preparation is
achieved by mere boiling, baking, or
roasting, although it is. susceptible ofall
the refinements of the French and En-
glish cuisine.
Year: 1878

Doctor s., the whilom Professor
of Hebrew in one of our theological col
leges, had strong impression that his
wife was not the most tender-hearted
woman living, and it had even entered
into his Imagination that she was not
capable of deep and self-sacrificing love.
IN fact, he had more than once let her
see how his mind was bent in that re-
spect, and be sure that it did not at all
mend the matter.


One day the doctor had gone to a
neighboring town, to visit friend, on
foot. On his way home, and when far
from any human habitation, a sudden
shower befell him,-aye, it quickly
came to be a storm with lightning and
thunder, vivid and crashing. The poor
man was in a terrible plight. He was
subject to rheumatism, acute and pain
full, and a thorough wetting by rain
would be sure to bring it on. As
Year: 1878

In San Francisco recently, a China
man made his way in great haste the
police station, and lodged information
TO the effect that Chinese Court was
in progress, and that its possible out
come would be the hanging of the ar
raigned party. A couple of officials start
ed with the Chinaman to look into the
matter, but they had not proceeded very
far before they were met by some Chi
namen, who held brief conversation
with the informant, which resulted in
his stating to the police that ii was all
right. About an hour later tie China
man returned and said that his uncle
had been hanged. On proceeding to
the spot where the crime was said to
have been committed, the body of
Chinaman named All TEX, or All Young
was found suspended from the ceiling.
The position of the corpse was such as
topreclude the belief that the Chinaman
had committed suicide, as was charged
by several Celestials who made their ap-
pearance upon the advent of the Off
GERS upon the scene. Upon information
of a nephew Of the deceased, All Fong,
the proprietor or boss of the house
where All TEX had been hanged, was
taken into custody. The nephew stated
that a quarrel had arisen between All
Fong and All TEX concerning some
money which the latter owed All Fong
and that he believed All Fong had kill
ed All TEX first, and then hung him up
to convey the impression that he had
committed suicide. This is at variance,
hover, with his original statement, in
which he charged that Chinese
Court was being held, and that it was
the intention of the Court to hang his
uncle. This is believed to be the truth.
and it is inferred that the fear of the
vengeance of his countrymen deferred
him from sticking to his original asser-
ton. At the inquest all sorts ofcontra-
dictory stories were told by the Chi
nese witnesses. A post-mortem eXami-
nation revealed the fact that the de-
ceased was hung up anterior to his
death. This, coupled with the further
fact that the ceiling was too low to per-
nit the deceased to hang himself, his
knees nearly touching the floor. makes
il almost certain that All TEX was mur-
dered.
Year: 1878

The discovery OF gold in Nevada was
made by some Mormon immigrants in
1850. Adventures crossed Sierras and
set up their sluice-boxes in the canons;
but il was gold they were after, and
they never suspected the existence of
silver, nor knew it when they saw it.
The blush stuff which was so abundant
and which was silver ore, interfered
with their operations and gave them
the greatest annoyance. Two brothers
Grosch possessed more intelligence than
their fellow-wOrkers, and were the real
discOverers of the COmstOck lode; but
one Of them died from a pickaxe
wound in the foot, and the other was
frozen to death in the mountains.
Their secret died with them. When at
last, in the early part of 1859, the SUI
face groupings of the lode were found,
they were worked for the gold they
contained, and the silver was thrown
out as being worthless. Yet this lode
since 1860 has yielded a large proportion
of all the silver produced throughout
the world. The silver mines of Potosi
were discovered through the trivial cir
cumstance of an Indian accidentally
pulling up a shrub, TO the roots of which
were attached some particles of the
precious metal.


During the Thirty Years War in
Germany, the little village of Coserow,
in the Island of UsedOm, on the Prussian
border of the Baltic, was sacked by the
contendiDg armies, the villagers escap-
ing to the hills 10 save their lives.
Among them was a simple pastor named
Schwerdler, and his pretty daughter
Mary. When the danger was over, the
villagers found themselves without
houses, food or money. One day, we
are told, Mary went up to the Streckel-
berg to gather blackberries; bu' soon
afterwards she ran back joyous and
breathless to her father, with two shin
Ing pieces of amber each of very great
size, She told her father that near the
shore the wind had blown away the
sand from a vein of amber; that she
straightway broke off these pieces with
stick; that there was an ample store
of the precious substance; and that she
covered it over to conceal her secret.
The amber brought money, food, cloth
ing, and comfort; but those were
superstitious times, and a legend goes
that poor Mary was burned for witch
craft. At the village of Stuben, amber
was first accidentally found by rustic
who was fortunate enough to turn some
up with his plough.
Year: 1878

IHE OSPREY Almost every morning
the osprey, or fish hrwk, comes in front o
the window and fishes in the shallow water
near the house. Tie does not seem to be
rs expert Us the kinglisher. | have seer
him dive Il dozen times or more into the
water before bringing up his prey. He
sails around and around in the air; and al
last fixing his eyes upon n fish, he swoops
down, making the water splash around
him. His feet are large and powerful, and
he arranges his toes in the form of a SCOOP
as he plunges into the river this scoop is
his fishing-tacEle with which he brings NJ
his tinny food.


| think should not like to be an osprey,
for he seems to have such II hard time to
get II living, and yet he is an honest, we'll
disposed laborer. After he has succeeded
in catching fish, bald eagle often
swoops down from some tall tree where
he has been watching him, and by main
force compels this honest fisher to give up
his hard-won prey The eagle is consider
ably larger than his victim, being about
three feet in length. while the osprey is
only about two feet.


1t is quite grand sight to see these two
large birds wheeling through the air-the
osprey trying to elude the eagle, diving
first one way and then another, until at
last, when he sees the unencumbered eagle
must overpower him, in Il fit of desper-
alton he lets the fish drop, and the eagle
catches it before it reaches the water, and
carries it to some retired spot where he
devours it.


And now the poor defHudcd osprey
must 90 TO work and catch another fish
for his dnner.-MrS .Htry Treat, 50.
Nicholas for FetrW ,ry.
Year: 1878

A mighty realm in the land ofdreams,


with sleeps that hang in the twilight sky
And weltcring oceans and trailing streams
That gleam where the dusky valleys lie.
But over the shadowy borders flow


Sweet rays from the world of endless mom
And the nearer mountains catch The glow,
And flowers IN the nearer fields are born,
The souls of the happy dead repair


From their bowers Of light to that border land,
And walk in the fainter glory there


With the souls oil the living hand.
One calm, sweet smile in that shadowy sphere
From eyes that open on earth no more,
One warning word from a voice once dear
How they rise in memory DER and DER
Far off from those hills that shine with day
And fields that bloom in the heavenly gales,
The land of dreams goes stretching away
10 DINNER mountains and darker wales.
There lie the chambers of guilty delight,
There walk the spcctrcs of guilty fear.
And soft, low voices that float through the night
Are whispering sin in the hopeless car.
Dear maid, in thy girlhoods opening flowers,
Scarce weaned from the love of childish play,
The tears on whose cheeks arc but the showers
That lreshen the early bloom of May
Thine eyes are closed, and over Thy brow
Pass thoughtful shadows and joyous CLEANS,
And know, by thy moving lips, that now
Thy spirit strays in that land Of dreams.
Lighthearted maiden, oh heed thy iectl
Oh keep where the beam of Paradise falls;
And only wander where thou mayest meet,
The blessed ones from its shining walls.
So shalt thou come from the land of dreams
With love and peace TO this world of strife;
And the light which over the border streams
Shall lie on the path Of thy daily life


William CuiieH Brwtat
Year: 1878

INDIVIDUAL WORK. cannot hell
thinking that if there was II little more
individual work, little more moral cour
age in the world to save men, the worlC
would not be so much Of wreck as it il
to-day. Ifyou saw that Il friend, a brother
was taking Il wrong course, what wOulC
you do9 Would you merely say, Dear
dear, dear! how painful it is that so many
men are going wrong Just as sure as he
continues that course he is u lost man; but
he will go-dear dear, dear!' and when
you hear the deSpairing cry coming up
from the depth and, II told you so!''
Now what should you do? Should you no
lay your hand on him and say, My frienC
you are going wrongm--What if he swears
at you? Never mind; save him if you can
Many Il man hasn't got so far from youI
sympathy but that one word kindly said il
his ears MY friend you are going
wrong" will check him. The difficulty i,
that we let men go so far from our sympa.
thy that we cannot reach them. Now, il
is this individual work that believe is tC
reform the world and bring it back to God
John B. cough.
Year: 1878

striving to do more than the others, and
the little home will keep their hearts pure
and their minds free from giddy thoughts.
Each Sabbath day they will gather there
to feel that it is home, and visit with and
advise with each other, and letters from
father and mother across the wide ocean
will be opened and read again and again
through fearful eyes. Arc there four
other snch girls in all this land Detroit
Free Press.