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. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPT! OX. One Tear.....;,.,..... ..... ., $2 00 Eix Months . ................... 00 ADTEB1UIS6 BATES. One icch, one insertion. .'. .....f 1 00 One incb, each sttbsequeat insertion... 60 I 1 r ! , Special Requests. 9IW 1.- 3n writing on business be sure to give the P$stof5c9 at which, you get ycur mail matter X' . ., . .2. Ja remitting money, always give both nameancl Postomce. ; - : 3. SSend matter for the mail department on a leparate piece of paper from any thing for publication. . " - .- - ' 4 .fWrite communications ojily. on one .cle the Eheet. A BAPPJ NEW TKAR." "X Hfcppy Kew Tr !" says one and all. Like a wave of Joy it fills the air! , Fronvthe aged Hps Jrind greetings fall, "S nippy Ne-w Tear V Oh ring it out Witii the organ's tone, and the peal of bells; Let the little children sing and shout, With gladness and joy each, bosom swells. .it.-";;. ' : s- sptnjess ana pure as a veil 01 snow, llaslowly unrolled before our eyea. And day toy day, as the year -went by, - V line was written upon the scroll; We gaye to them each a smile or sigh, We have only smiles to give the whole. n . - .- . he fair white page of the coming year, Oh.fwhat is the lecord it will bear? W ill faith and courage our pathway cheer. And loving hearts all our sorrows share? 5.1 those it cornea like a wave of light, -Gilt-edged and bright, as the morning! dawn;.: - ' rj . . To other rt, perhaps, like a ray less night, Krcjtn --which moon' apd star ha vo been ' - firttihdrawxi. 1," ' ' But the Hand that has held us hitherto 1 s able to keep to the very end ; Though the way He-leads us be strange and - - fiew ' ' , ' IHapustiee aui mercy together blend. So, with stronger faith in the God we trust, , Let us greet with smiles this happy day, And wait for reward, if wait wo must, Till Jhe scroll of the year has rolled away. I , . Oktra Ii. Heath. 1-1 A NEW-YEAR'S GHOST. The, wind races wildly through the towHmaking a weird, moaning sound in.doalate places near the coast, where fSS&i darlq rocks cast their uncanny shadfws, -and around the village gables. : The few stars which glimmer between the heavy clouds look pale' and. shiver "ina:, bufc-.the village windows are red with light, and 1 it is . evident that an even of no small importance is at hand. Lanterns gleam along the main street, footstep's echo on the frozen ground, for t$ere js only the lightest sprinkling f snow over the rough hubbies. But 4antern3 and .footsteps all wind toward the vjilage store just now, where every evening the sailor and farmer, even the squhibj the aristocracy, as well as the humler portion of the town, congre gate 6 discuss the weather, the crops, the iifcws, and to relate thrilling stories of adventures at sea. :" To-night conversation is uniisually bnsk and interesting. The parson himself. 4a- there,, and condescends to . joke Jkjlittle with the "cozy group at the baefvof the glowing store, while wait ing fr his purchases to be weighed and fled up" in separate brown paper pare'?l3. and, in spite of himself, waits a moment to hear- the denouement of a 4 1 - 4- X-l.J -At. J.1-- liuiii.uir iiuuai slui v. iuiu wilu uie as- syrarjce that it is a solemn fact, b$ a l)rowti old sailor, who shakes his gold ea-iings as he proceeds in his recital, v;ith si great deal of nervous energy. . 'Now. Ihis is ez true as I set in this chee. . gentlemen," he announces, gravely, at the end of nearly every sen tence r ;, . - And though he is not sitting at all, but leaning hi3 stalwart length over a llouribarrel, no one seems to doubt. The 1 iqulre looks as efravely interested as the boys. The parson smiles, -but it liceable that the smile atiects only ide of his mouth, and is as lacking iusement as is the open mouth of ian who is waiting for the forceps dentist in the advertisement of tne toothache medicine which adorns the. smoky wall." The teller seems to be -stricken himself as his hearerB. Feet of the' tale is heightened by ?ad silence of the plaee the dim- n the lamplisrht. the weird shad- ows-in the corners, and meandering . wrealas of smoke which curl up toward the dngv rafters overhead, and. encircle the head" of the old story-teller, giving Jiim taie iook pi an enchanter or a genu of old working over the tire. ; Outside there is the troubled voice of . the s4a, the wailing of the wind. The sto' vcnuea, a long-cirawrr Dreatn goes urbu54 the circle. ' The parson gives utterance to a nervous little lauluthen. suildfnly becoming allye to his dignity , and his duty, spea'cs against the tolly of superstition, with which he declares the Afholo town to be alir e. '"VVflll, it a'n't no wonder,- parson, ' wherl ghosts is seen walkin' these here streets on dark nights,' ' spoke up anoth er old fisherman. "I see John Norton's . ghost last night as plain as I see you this blessed minute. I went daown to my boat-haouse there to the landin' abouf eight o'eloek, an- a comin back, jest cyJl waz against them tew tall pine trees if ore you git to my haouse, there he was standin1 'n' lookin' me in the face! I The moon shone right onto his features, 'n' lor'! there wa'n't no more mislakiin' 'enxthan 'mistakin-" my broth er's j I didn't say nothirA I was so kinder "took aback, not believin' in ghostsj afore," 'n' he turned into the woods road that leads; to the old Nor . ton place. He moved spry emuff, but ' t wa n' t like walkin'. He kinder glided , ' offline a shadder, 'n1 his coat .looked sorter thin 'n' while." " T'ail, naow, if I ha' n't dashed!" ex claimed a jolly-looking farmer, rubbing his sjfubbly chin, excitedly. "My wife 'n lier sister declared to Moses that .they'd seed the same feller last night, walkh' past the house 'bout twilight, bntBspn,ce that . spiritualist woman has been;here"in the village, they've been ft seein' 'n' hearin' all sorts o' things, 'n' 1 1 didn' t make no account of their ghost, no more 'n nothin'. at all." Who was John Norton?" inquired the parson, who was a new-comer. ' - A sea Cap' in who got wrecked some .eight years ago, and as promising a young 'man as we ever raised in the town", - said the Squire slowly. 'L was t his first voyage as Captain, and those Whofwere saved say that he stood by the hip until the very last minute. He ijs-as found frozen to death on the '. wrepc after the storm was over by a vessll which was bound for Boston. JohA was known by the Captain of this vessel, and 'he brought the body into port! with him, and it was sent on here and buried." : - 44 irhen" there is no doubt but what the manj is reaJly dead," said the parson. , - 4 -bakers have sometimes the faculty of Coming to life again, you know; that i is'fhe added with due seriousness, hfere are falsefreports of their death. H fjnany sailors have come back to - mouth safe and sound, who have t baeii reported drowned?" 4 4 Never but one sence I've been old enough to remember," said an old man, whoihad hitherto been silent. "That wuzf Luke Higgms, 'n' he'd 'a' done hiss jlf 'n' the taown both a fayor if h 1 is no one sj in an the n ot thd as aw Therff the d ness i ESTABLISHED 1848. died. It'a them tind rhnna what dew turn up, not starlin' good fellers like John. John, he wnz a drh. ful loss." 44 Oh, there's no possibility of John's being alive," said the Squire, nervous ly. "I saw him buried myself, poor fellow. He was engaged to mv daugh ter Elsie, and she, poor girl, has done nothing but mourn for him all these cars. I objected to the match at first, but before he went, away on his last voyage, I became fully alive to his good qualities. He was a iTave, manly fel low." Enter Mrs. Blagg the wife of a fish erman, quite, out of breath, and look ing very wildl 4 4. What is it, Mary . Jane? You look as if you'd seed a ghost, too," said her husband, who was one of the circle by thQ fire. 4 4 So I have, Lemuel, true ez voii are alive. I come right face to face with John Norton eomin' through the field from our house to the main road. I see him just as plain ez I see you folks neow, but I didn't wait to see him long, I ken tell ye, but-just scud by him like lightnin', 'n' run intew the Squire's, 'n' toid Miss Elsie all aboutit. I wuz dretful scart. but I thought shed orter kheow about it. so I kep up till I got there, 'n' then I went oft' intew a kinder faint. Bern' sorter weak after a fit er phthisic, T onnlfln't afnnVif " 4. V DbUU XU. 4 4 Hap w did he look?" .man under his breath. 4 'Dretful nateral, 'only inquired one kinder white 'n' peaked, 'n' he kinder halted 'n' looked straight at me kinder wild 'n' priseu. xney say gnosts aon t never I don't s pose ho spected to meet nobody in that lone some field.' 44 But how could you see his face so distinctly on so dark anight?" said the Squire, seeming considerably disturbed. 4 4 Good grashus, you don't s'pose I went through? that there field without no lantern? Still, after giving him one good 4 look, If wuz so flustered- that I dropped the lantern on the spot, 'n' run screjechin'- along as fast as I could. You'll hev to git that there lantern, Lemuel, fur 't wouldn't dew to lose it, no haow; we can't afford one." tew git a noo 4 4 Well, good people," said the Squire, 44 we mustn' t let ghosts inter fere with our New Year's festivities. It is time that all invited gnests should be at my house, and here." am I, the host, away from home." And the Squire hurried out of the store, and a'ong the dusky wood until he came to a brilliantly -lighted bid man sion on the hill.4 " It had long been his custom to' give a housg-warming, as he called it, on 'New Year's Eve. Nearly all the town were bidden to these festivities, and they "were enjoyed hugely by young and old, rich and poor. Some of the oui families thought the squire somewhat democratic in his way of giving cnw inments, and rather turned up their noses at the small sailor's and fishermen's families; but neither the sailors nqr the fisher men took it to heart, and everything went merry as a marriage bell, as a general thing. The squire entered the house, greeted a few guests who had already arrived, and then sought Elsie, his daughter, who was standing by the window at the end of the long hall, looking pale and distressed. 44 Don't be troubled by Mary Jane Blagg' s nonsense, dear," he said, 4 4 she is a foolish woman, and is always imag ining all sorts of mysterious thiDgs." ' But, father, I've had such strange dreams of late. I don't believe in such things, of course, but they say several other people have seen the appari tion. '? 44 Nonsense! it is all imagination. May be one of the Port Nortons is about here, just now. There is a strong family resemblance between them all, you know. The' mystery will be explained in a few days, I am sure." Elsie cleared her brow, and entering the parlor, greeted the doming guests with her usual quiet cordiality. one was a tall, handsome girl of ;twenty seven, with the brow of a madonna, and large, dark eyes, which, even when she smiles, are intensely sad, though filled with a warm, kind glow, which cheered ene like a fire on a frosty night. The large, square rooms are soon filled. Heartsome fires leap on the wide hearthstones. There is gossip in the corners, playing of games by the young people; there are quiet flirtations on the stairs and in the halls, and after supper there is to be a dance in the great dining-room. 4 "Elsie looks paler 'n soberer 'n ever to-night, don't she?" asks one of the gossips in the corner of her crony. 'Yes, she duz. I was a hopin' that Bhe'd quit thinkin' or John Norton, 'n' drive Tom Bollms. that 's worn to a shadder waitin' fur her, some encour airement. They did say, jest before John went away, that she nvas ruther turnin', the cold shoulder son him, 'n' favorin' Tom; but, lor', there warn' t no truth in it, fur I see she and John part the day he went away, 'n' though they was both quiet emuff, there warn' t no coldness between 'em. I kin tell ye." 4Did you hear heow John Norton's ghost hed been seen raound here by four or five diflerent persons r" says an other eossip in a mysterious whisper. "Elsie's heerd on it, and she's terribly out about it. "For gracious sakes, no! When? Who? , Wall, I kneowed suthin' wuz goin' tew happen. ' I told Siah so this very night, fur there's bin tewlookin' erlasses broke here tew the squire's within tlie past month all shivered to pieces. Phebe' Ann, the help, told me BO." 44 Mis' Lemuel Blagg, she was so took aback by seein' or him, thet she went intew a faint, 'n1 it took tew glasses or sperit to bring her' tew agin.' r 44 You don't say so! I never heerd tell o' such a thing. Where wuz she? 'n' bnaw did he look?-like a corpse, or like a live man, ez I heern some dew?" 4 4 Wall, she was so flustered when she im thp.t she droDoed her lantern, 'n' carn't tell fur's I kneow jest' haow , i , i.' l. TT: . Draft ' Tf Jo Ink He U.1U. lUUii. auuu nam x j.xj yu Johnson V lier sister hez seen him tew, fx? they Bay h looks dretful nateral, hed'a' X)TTTT TC1TTT1T t m -r - r? f ' - ! " ruBLioiijiij. Al KUTJdliiKl?OKl)TOiN. N. (I.EvjERY ERJDAY MORNING. only some older 'a' he did when he died. They,'re a settlin' up the old Ncfrton estate in a putty queer way, them Norton wimmen over tew the ort, 'n' that's why his srhostis alurkin' ai'ound these parts, I s'pose." . opeakin' o shosts." savs CaDtain Riley, an old sailor who had had more strange experiences. known more mysterious happenings,' than ' any other man in . the town, and that was saying a good deal; "I saw a dretful strange apparition out tew sea abe&ut twenty years ao." vuotelius aboutit," said several of the young people in the same breath. eavmg their games and loinmsr the circle around the fire, for- Captain Riley's storie3 were famous in the town. ' ' Wall, naow, I s'pose I've told the story ajiundred times over at one tihie n' another in this place, but if vou are anxious to hear it I can tell it asfa'n." Nearly all the people in the room were anxious to hear it, and after tilt ing to and fro in his chair several times, and clearing his throat wjth a great deal of vigor, he commenced to relate the thrilling tale of a ghost which appeared on shipboard during one of his oreisrn voyasres the .erhost of a sailor who had been wronged by the former master of the vessel, and Was mysteri ously murdered on shore after the ship reached port. Elsie, her large, dark eyes dilating with interest--or emotion,, ioined the istening lcle, thousrh she usually either laughed or frowned at the Cap tain's woiiv? TOAinla "Let us take the lamps out of the yoom, the storv will seem ever so much rcore real," says one of , the laughing girls, who enjoy nothing so much as the blood-curdling which arises from the contemplation of the' supernatural. bo the lamps are removed, and the glorv of the scarlet coals and flickering firelight only half illumine the large room, with its dark wainscotings and deep window embrasures. As the tale goes oh the fire grows lower and lower. fchadows gather in the corners and creep in among: the sileht; eroup of listeners. The old man's voice has a 6trange, weird quality ia, it, like that of the -'sea when it whispers to sands where there are graves, or around rocks, where there have been wrecks; like that of the wind when it moans in the chimneys of haunted houses, or in ghostly woods where some murder has been committed in years gone by. reriect silence reigns. Jiut iust as the interest of the tale is at its height, and the young people are clinging to each other with awe-stricken .looks, tne fire flashing into sudden life shines on a face framed in one of the window- Eanes. the face of one who . has been uried in the old grave-yard behind the church nearly eight years. The" eye 3 are fixed upon Elsie with an eaer, searching glance for a moment, and then the flame and it vanish together into the darkness. Elsie, who has met the .glance with her. own eyes, utters a wild, scared cry, and falls fainting into the arms of her companions, bhrieks sound irom dit ferent portions of the room. j 44 John Norton, if ever I seJ him in my life. Why, his face was as plain as daylight," is heard in awed whispers from every side. Ihe 'bquire. who has been drawn to the room by the scream3 of the women, on learning the state of affairs, rushes immediately to the front door, and there upon the steps, with his hand upon the knob of the door-bell, stands the ghost John Norton! The 'Squire involuntarily takes a few steps backward, and stands in speech less amazement and fear. 44 Happy New Year, 'Squire! You don't seem Very glad to see me," come from the ghost in a hearty, most un ghostlike tone. 441 am afraid I fright ened the ladie? in the parlor. Jt was so dark that 'didn't think I should be seen." ' ., 4Who m the world are you m- quired the 'Squire, looking somewhat J relieved. 44 Don't you know John Norton? Have I changed beyond recognition in these eightyears?" lint.you DutJonniMorLonis ucau, said the 'Squire, with chilling remem brances of what he had read about ma terialistic spirits in his mind. The ghost laughed merruy. 44 If I am dead, I am profoundly ig norant of the fact," saidhe, "audi am surely John Norton. ' . Elsie, who had recovered from her fainting lit, at the sound of his voice rushes into the hall, and is immediately folded in his warm, strong arms. 44 Ghost or man, you are my John," she says. ' Several ladies became hysterical at this point, and the squire in a state of the wildest excitement walked to and fro. rubbing his hand across his forehead in a dazed manner. 44 What is the matter ?" inquired John, finally releasing Elsie from his embrace, but still holding . her closely by the hand. 44 1 know that I was reported drowned, but how many sailors, have come back under the same circum stances." 44 But you are buried in this town. I went to Boston myself ajid identified your body. Have haven't you seen your grave-stone ?" John stared at the amazement squire 4 in blank 4'No, I can't say that I have. . A man doesn't often see such a saght. What do you mean?" . 44 Why, a body wa3 picked up from the wreck of your ,ship, which Captain Graves, who knew you very, well, took to be yours. The face was disfigured a good deal, but the body had on a coat with your name sewed into the lining. It had the same mark on the left hand, and the hair, complexion, height and size corresponded exactly with your own." "- 44It must have been poor Thompson. Everybody tdok him to be my brother. He was very much like me certainly. I was saved by a miracle,' and was taken on board a ship bound for Australia. 4 'But, John, - why did you not come home before?" said Elsie, loosening her hand from his grasp, and regarding him with reproaching dignity. 1 A Family Newspaper; Devoted to Home Intf rests "Eecause I heard that Elsie Nevell was married to Tom Rollins;; I hlard it from his brother, .whom I saw dsften while in Melbourne. '"Tomrhas knjowgM that l was living au the time, f. the scowfidrel! He left 'town as soon aS he, heard that I wa3 on my way honi$ -1 hoped to find him here, for X have an account to settle with him. ' jj 4 'He is, indeed, a scoundrel," lays Elsie; 4'but, John, this is New-Year's Eve, and wa, are so happy.t usforr give him. Let us forgive re very thing that was painful in the past, ;, now Hb at we are to commence the NeWiYeajr to gether. Surely, it cannot fail to'jjbe a happy one." ' gi 4 4 Amen!" exclaims John. - j I . But the squire says after. a moment's, meditation: , - ' j' 44Nw-Year'8 Eve or, not, 4aiigter, I believe if that man doesn'tkeepj out of my way, I shall throttle. Mm. 15 lou' g Magazine. !' , Esquimaux Carpentry. I . The builder selects snow ol the proper congistency by sotfnding a sdrift, wiih a cane-made for the purpose, qfreinqeer horn, straightened by steaming, fand worked down to about half fin inclj in cl: nieterf with a ferule of walrus tuik or the tooth of a bear on the bottom. ;j: By. thrusting this into the snow fee? canf tell whether the layers depositedeby suefces sive winds are separated byj'bandp; of soft snow, which would, causa the blpcks to break. When the snow is selected ho digs a pit to the depth of eighjfeen inches or two feet, or about the length of J the enow block.' He then steps iti tha pit and proceeds to cut out the Jblocksfi by first cutting down at the endpf thq: pit and then at the bottom- aftevk3,-cut-ting a little channel about an iAcli orjtwb deep, making the thickness of tlie pro posed block. fi' I ' Now comes the part thai freqiiires practice to. accomplish suffcessfilly. The expert will, with a few thtists of his knife in just the right places sbliji off the snow-block and lift it carfefully out to await removal to its positipif pnj the wall. The "tyro will almost eyitfibly break the block into two or tlifee pieces utterly unfit for the use of thi buiMer. When two men are buildinga.hi one cuts the blocks and the otier erects the wall. When sufficient blocks have been cut out to commence wgrk fith, the builder marks with bis e'yts: 'of per haps draws a line with hislkli..es:ib- ing the circumference of AheblipUding, usually a circle about ten or twelve jlfeet , in diameter, The first row ofg4pcls is then arranged, the blocks piaffed; as to incline inward and restiig f against each other at the ends, thua&oring mutual support. When this ifH $s bm pleted, the builder cuts wajitie rat and second bloeks,' Blantjnjin. rom the ground upward, so that tgB! .second: tier, resting upon the first srojgf cai ba continued on "and around . svally and by .gradually increasing the inward flant a perfect dome is constructed of uch strength that the builder cif liflt upon the outside while chkingf the. interstices between the' blpis. fThe ehinking is, however, usuallj don by women and children as th buigling progresses, and additional feotetki secured from the winds in weiy cold weather by banking up, wiif a large wooden snow-shovel, the snowjg.fctheJbase often being piled to the deptp bf 0iree or four feet. This makes thepgiooper fectly impervious to the ws3.d I in the most tempestuous weather, pien; the house is completed the bijllers are walled in. Then a small hol ipouifr two feet square is cut in the wp on the side away from where the enthce,fis to be located and; is used to pss in the lamps and bedding. It is tbSij wlrlled up and the regular door cut lhfout; two feet high and niched at thtop It would bring bad luck to carrjptjhe Red ding into the igloo by the sal4 d)r it would be taken out. $eiore tie dosr is opened the bed is constructs tat sJiow- blocks, and made from one t three or four feet high, and occupj a tftre&- fourths of the entire space. hkhher the bed ana the lower ui doorj the warmer the igloo will be. torn, an Arctic Explorer's Beminiscmocs. f iiv m is 8f Muscle-Beatia In Riga, Russia, there is amnasium at which many diseases are-ounl'' by beating the surface of the &pdyfwilh the hands, or instruments caBekl 4gmus- cle-beaters." Si These instruments consisfpbf . three elastic tubes, fastened togetfNr a the handle; the circumference offfepcli tube is about that of a finder, itsfingh, as also the thickness of the Material of which it is made, varies . aeibrdia2 to the different 'purposes for b;ich: it is made. ' V- 'l I Dr. Klemm, the manager the insti tution, holds that, as so mMh rfefuse mattv. Is constantly thrown Fj through the skin, it is of the utmosttboi-lance that this organ sheuld be kfpt . i4 the best possible condition, an tha the best method of doing this and! promo t- mg nerve-currents and Diooa oncuiuon, is muscle-beatins:. , Kh He further hoids that the tallvamage of this manipulation over ' al others, is that it makes the texture ol the skin softer and more elastic, ydndf that its action spreads deeper ai I no6nlr promotes nutrition of rnusclIbut also the activity of the blood-vsjels df the" bones. It i3 especially beneficial,. J cashes bf rheumatism and all chronic ifeeasjps re sulting from an impWed cjilatfon of the blood. , - ' .i If the surface of the bodyds cqld at any point, it is an indicatiotpf ai ob structed circulation, and. Wr slafping with the hands or beaters, tpl thefparis are. warm, the equilibrium cf me fircu 1 . - j j 1 ' lation is restoreu, uuu seEij(juw w quences to health are often joidoxl It is a very old custom a treft mse- the diseases of the human bpv b me chanical means. ' The mft apjeient peoples, the Egyptians and3.ian, had in use many diflerent manipmatiorls and exercises of the body for ther)urpf se of aiding the curative tendencijof niture. Dr. Karell, physician to If p Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Rufcfria, ssyshe aeTees'comnletelv with theli principles laid down in a work on this Jupjecl, and that they &r based Qn iH jiural sciences. Ji. P., tn panioii. u and General Sews, Mr. Stanley's DIscoTcris. A correspondent of the London Globe who has interviewed Mr.' H. M. Stan ley, says that gentleman has had prac tically unlimited means at his com mand, through the srenerositv of the King of the Belgians, who, moreover. has been the main supporter-of teveral of the so-called International African Expeditions; as Mr. Stanley puts it, he uas ucen in a position to pay ior every cubic inch of air he and his men breathed, and every square foot of ground they trod upon. The object Of the King of the Belgians appears to have been entirely disinterested simply to do what he could to render accessible to coirimerce and civilization, and there-" by develop the resources of the great interior of Africa. For this purpose the Congo formed a splendid channel of communication, only unfortunately it3 lower course for many miles is obstructed by impassable cataracts. To surmount this obstruction has been the object of Mr. Stanley's work. He states that already he has carried a well-made road, fifteen feet wide on an average, from below the cataracts, 230 mues along the north bank oi the river, far beyond Stanley Pool, and therefore wed up into the navigable upper waters. To assist him in this under taking he has not only had native workers, but relays of .young European as superintendents ; and for this work he finds Englishmen better than any others, and would be glad to have a fresh supply to send out. So substan tially has this road been constructed, that it has stood the deluges of rain that break down upon it from the mountain siaes, ana nas Dorne tne neavy u-amc which the' transport of engineering plant to the upper reaches has rendered 'nec essary. Causeways have been laid where necessary and bridges buijt, and the road has, by means of excavations, embankments of stone, and layers of earth, been carried right round the face of a mountain which comes sheer down to the river at one place. On rounding thejnountain, Mr. Stanley states that the road enters an avenue of exquisite beau ty and coolness which has been cleared through the forest. So thickly timbered is the oountry in some parts that thou sands of trees have had to be felled, and .their roots either grubbed up or leveled. At intervals along the. road, stations have been planted, and already there is a regular service of couriers between the stations, and by them a growing trade i3 being established. As to what are the possibilities of commerce along this route, he states that, during the prog ress of his work a million yards of Man chester goods have been distributed through the country in payment for labor and other services performed by the natives. One of the articles of transport along the new road Vaa a fine steam launch. with which Mr. Stanley has done some good exploring work some 400 miles above Stanley Tool, quite 700 miles above the mouth of the river. When he feels at liberty to publish an account of his work (at present bis first duty is to his employer, the King of the Bel gians), it will be shown, the correspon dent believes, that some first-rate ex- f)loring work has been done. The aunch for example, was taken up a new river, opening from the south bank of the Congo, some distance above Stanley Pool, and which, it was found,led into'a fine lake. The lake was covered with fishermen's canoes, whose occupants looked aghast at the snorting monster puffing out smoke, and" fled in dismay. One, however, was caught, and-after being soothed down and kindly treated, was sent off loaded with presents, to his wondering fellows peering from among the bushes on the shore. In Mr. Stan ley's opinion, the soil is capable of un limited development for crops of all kinds, and, by judicious use, the supply of caoutchouc in the forests is inaxhaust iDle. The greatest difficulty to the utili zation of the river throughout its navi-j gable .leDgth is the almost untamable tribes who inhabit the upper reaches bef tween Stanley's furthest point and the. neighborhood of Nyangine. Men, Women and Snicide. Men are everywhere becoming more weary of the burden of life. Authori ties on sanitation and vital statistics tell as that, of late years, life the average human life has been considerably pro longed by greater attention to the means of preserving health ; yet, concurrent with fchis 'improvement, there are a greater impatience of life itself and a greater desire to escape its burden.; Women are less prone to commit suicide m Europe than men, and extensive in vestigation of the subject has convinced' Bignor Morselli that the tendency to suicide increases with age more, strongly among the unmarried and widowed, than among the married of both Braces. . The, following table curiously illustrates this' fact. Among L000.000 . of persons of each class in Europe generally, in bo far; as the returns enabled him to compare . them, the following numbers coaamittedl suicide: - ; Marred men with children Married men without children :205 479 626 1,004' f 45 158 104 238 Widowers with children. Widowerg without children Married woman with children Harried women without children , Widows with children '. I..., Widows without children Women cling to life much more strongly than men, and that under the most wretched conditions. A childless widow would appear to be far more deso late in the world than a widower similar-; ly situated ; yet she bears her loneliness better donbtless-from religious straints,: or from possessing a larger measure of that tope which springs eternal in the human breast. The Contemporary Jt- Nasal ParalTgi4!, A candidate asked a .man, who wa working against him, if there was not something the matter with his nose.v 1 " Not that 1 Knows oi," was the jepij. Isn t your nose paralyzed 7 , " Why, no ; what makes you think go?'r responded th other, i feeling bis nasal orcran. . : "Nothing, except that my opponent has been leading" yon about by the nose for the last four or five years, and you don't seem to know it, so I thought you could not. nave muca xeeung mil. 11 TERMS $2.00 Per Anna a 2 I J. Terne's Story. CHAPTER FIRST. We are now in longitude 120 degrees fifteen minutes, and latitude eighty- three degrees thirty-five minutes," said the doctor. 4 4 Yes," said the Captain. "We have vet 17,852 miles, twenty yards, fifteen feet and nine inches of ice to cross beiore we reach our ship," said the doctor. 4 'Exactly," said the Captain XIX UlttU V-LIOU, lb X3 UAXXXG tVC Uil, said Hatteras. " " - 4,We have left from the explosion 2,000 pounds of roast turkey, fourteen kegs of baked beans and eleven gallons of applejack," said the boatswain. 4 'Pack 'em on the sledge at once, said the Captain. "And how long will our provisions hold outr " asked tne doctor 44The apple-jack will probably last antil morning," said the American. 4 4 And after that?" ,4We shall have to stid to New Jersey for more. 4,But how?" '"Leave that to me, oaiu kuo n.xucif can How is the temperature?" asked the Captain. 4(Jne hundred and ten below zero. 'Good. Hand me my ear muffs. Are we ready?" "We are," said his companions. 4,To the north!" cried the Captain, executing a song and dance, and kick ing a Polar bear off an iceberg. 4,To the north!" shouted his compan ions. CHAPTER SECOND. 4 4 All is not yet lost," said the Cap tain. 44I have just taken an observa tion. We have yet a few thousand miles to go. Shail we push on, gentle men 44 We shall," cried his companions, 4 4 We are down to our last drink," sighed the American. '4But I have tel ephoned to Jersey City for a fresh sup ply. If it arrives in time we are saved, There is not cold enough in the Arctic regions to stand up against Jersey City whisky." 44 We have not eaten anything for seven weeks," said the doctor. ,4But shall we turn back for trifles?" asked Hatteras. 44 Doctor, you. must have a plan. Has your science gone back on you at this critical moment?" 44 Give me two weeks in which to think over our situation," said the doc tor, seating himself on a cake of ice and falling into a brown study. 44Bears!" said the boatswain. 44 Where?" asked the Captain, ex citedly. 44 They htvve been .at our heels for the last two months," said the boatswain. ,4The applejack," said the doctor. "Magnificent!" said the Captain. 44 One sip and they are at our mercy,'' said the boatswain. 44 Saved!" sard his companions. CHAPTER THIRD. 44 We have now occupied this scooped out iceberg for three years," said the doctor. ' 44 And there has been a monotony about our existence which does not agree with my love of excitement," said the American. 4 4 You forget the whist, "'said the Captain. 4You know I always prefer poker," said the American. 44 It is simply a national lire judice," Baid the Captain. 44Gentlemen, you will not quarrel with the temperature 200 below zero," said the doctor. 44 Remember we are now but 3,000 miles from ;the Pole. Save your breath for our final effort." 44 We will," said the Captain, shak ing the hand of the American and set ting up the blubber oil for the crowd. CHAPTER FOURTH. 44 We seem to be drifting into a seeth 'ing whirlpool," said the Captain. 44 Yes, if we keep on this course five minutes longer we shall probably all be lost," said tlie doctor. 44 Let us take an observation," and he went forward' with his instrument while the frail boat on which they were sailing whirled aroUnd at the rate of two thousand rev olutions a minute, and then suddenly shot out at right angles as though fired from a hundred-ton gun. 44 A narrow escape," said the doctor, quietly, pocketing his glass and ventur ing alt. 44 How long is it since we lost the American overboard?" asked the boat swain. 44 About four months,", said the doc tor. 44 We are now close upon the Pole," said Hatteras. 44 As near as I can make out that must be it over there," said the doctor. 44 You are right," said the Captain. To England shall belong the glory of its discovery. 44 But it has a strange look," said the doctor, gazing through his glass. 4 'Per haps it's the fault of the Polar Sea at mosphere. 'It is covered with stripes," the Captain, pulling his hair and ing ashore as ttye boat grounded cried the beach. V Can it bo that dastardly Yankee has" "Shave, gen asked the Amer ican, stepping out of his barber-shop at the base of the North Pole. 44 He has," yelled the English Cap tain, as he proceeded without delay to go insane. Brooklyn Eagle. ' The art Mrs. Hayes possesses for en tertaining, Bays a correspondent, is wor thy of, study. With a dozen guests on her hands, and others 'constantly arriv ing, she is always mistress of the situa tion. Although full of animation,-yet , she is cool and self-possessed. Her eyes do not wander while engaged in conversation with a single individual, yet she appears to know the movements of every one in the room. She is very ready in conversation always leading, and very frequently ; contributing more topics and comments . than any one present. She entertains, and does not exact entertainment from her cuests. It Was written: "Good for nervous ness is a characteristic of celery; out the intelligent compositor rendered it, Goed-for-nothingness is a characteristio of the clergy."r(7An rf Work. 4Vrrien," O.aarterlv. Semiannnal &e Yearly eon tracts will be made on liberal terma. ' . ' Obituaries and Tributes of resoeet " charged for at advertising rates, - ! Nrt commnnmatinna will ho niihliii'hf'fl una less accompanied, by the full name and ad dress of the writer. These are not requested ior puunoauon, out as a guarantee oi guoa -faith, , - . All communications for th n&ner. &nd bnsiOss letters, shenld be addressed to THE BANNER1 Ratheferrdton, N .C PERSONAL AND LITERARY T l . r-Mr. Parnell writes that his, doctort forbid him traveling, and that, he can not address constituents until after th session. The Rev. J. P. May, of Memphis, refused communion to an excommuni cated member of his church," and the latter attempted to whip him. The dominie was equal to the occasion, add the other is in the hospital. John Steele, better known as "Coal Oil Johnny," the fame of whose mag nificent fortune and reckless extrava gance still live?, i3 how engaged in man ual labor at Williamsport, Pa., and re ceives $2.50 per day for his services, The new hefr to the Swedish crown, son of the Crown Prince, will be called Prince Oscar Frederick Qlaf Gustavus Adolphus. Duke of Shoonen. Had he been born a week earlier his birthday would have fallen on his namcsako'a 250th anniversary, which would have been thought a happy omen. Queen Victoria has conferred a baronetcy on Mr. William John Clarke of the colony 6f Victoria. This gentle man is probably a son of -the man known as Big Clarke, who made the greatest fortune on record in Australia. This is f probably the firsthereditary; honor con erredonan Australian, ij, Minister Hamlin wS$ impressed with the informal politeness with which he was received at the court of Madrid.- At his first presentation King Alphonso, , who speaks English, but not so fluently as the Queen, said to him: 44Now, Mr. Hamlin, come into the next room, and let me introduce you to my wife," not calling her the C;ueen. " The late Philip Turpin Johnson, of Chesterfield County. Virginia, left all his property, including 44 the country seat of the great Revolutionary orator and Governor, Patrick Henry," to Dr. J. W. Johnson, of Richmond, to whom the . deceased was not related. Mr. Johnson was a bachelor brother of the late Major-General Edward Johnson, of the United States .and Confederate service. - - . -Charles Gordon Greene, Jr., son of Colonel Greene, formerly editor of the Boston Post, whose death in Paris wa3 recently announced, had lived abroad for nearly twenty-five years. He was an energetic and successful man of business, and strongly endowed with the family taste and talent for . litera ture. To the leading magazines of Eu rope he contributed many papers, arid ' did, besides, some work as a corre spondent. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY A Florida youth has discovered te&fc strong, soft, flexible rope can be mule from the fiber of the common cocklobur bush. The deepest mine in the world, ac cording to Prof . H. Hoefer, is the Przi- i brain silver mine in Bohemia. The lowest depth 3,300 feet below the sur face. . - - A progressive Atlanta Ga.) man- claims to have invented a "milk pail that i Kept in motion oy a spring, and wnen he sets through milking a cow the milk nas neon cnurnea into ueucious uuiwjr. Salting, M. L. Fouriment asserts, is v not necessarily fatal to trichinae imbed ded. in meat. These parasites may live in salt provisions for lifteen months. Salting, indeed, often serves to preserve the-" vitality of tnchinse, as it; protects them to some extent from the destruc- ' live influence of heat. A needle manufactory has been es tablished at Brooklyn, and is the only one in the country, all needles hitherto having come from Europe. They .'are to be made by machinery, which will be the first attempt of the . kind. The manufacture has been entirely by hand and requires many operations ; the con version of the wire into rough needles requires twenty; the tempering and an-1 nealing nine ; polishing five, which are repeated seven or eight times, and sort ing live.. The Brooklyn enterprise will, , it is to be hoped, prove a success., Brooklyn Eagle. - Mr. James B. Smith, of Hackets town, N.- J., has invented and patented an improved signal for railroad cross ings, tunnels, and dangerous places, -which is declared to bo cheap, durable, and incapable of disarrangement. A . bowed spring is placed near the rails, so that the wheels of the passing train-? operate upon it, and by means of a lever and wire attachment woric .a gong Dell and signal which are placed at the re- -: quired distance ahead on the track, i The signals, remain exposed until thej trains have passed,, -and Jy means of another spring are restored to place.- Christian Union. A new building . material called "fossil coral," has been .discovered in a small island in the Bay of Suya, Fiji. When it is first removed it is soft and easily cut into square blocks or any oth er desired shape, but when it is exposed to the open air for some time it grows ' very hard and assume? some of the characteristics of fire-brick. What the. actual origin of this substance may have been is uncertain and will form .an in teresting problem for geologists. AV any rate it has been found so useful for j building purposes Jthat the Fijian Gov ernment have given a large order for" cubes of it. : - v Sheep should have airv, welMit tered sheds, with plenty of sunshine,, and protected from snow. One great """-" - wr o - -r , vert straw into manure. Hence much litter is usually trewn in Sheep sheds, to the distress of the sheep, unless they have hard places to lie upon, because their feet and legs get so not. A few platforms, like old"doora, which can be shifted about every few days by torning over,; will be .greatly enjoyed, and will promote both health and Jonifort.i--'a5r Spurgeon is sometimes more blunt than polite. For instance, in his recent answer to a neighbor who asked him, to . support a certain candidate for election to the School Board on- the ground of hi3 belonging to the Blue Ribbon Army, he replied: "Do you think .1 am goiDg to support a donkey just because he has a bit of blue ribbon tied to him?V i .it i p! I W - 'fl A ii rirf ii ii ri -C2
The Rutherford Banner (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
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