Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1886, Page 3

‘Written for Te Evestno Stan. A THOUSAND POUNDS. BY PHILIP ROURKE MARSTON. I shall love no oneelse! Bi id, I can consent to be no man’ would be always suspecting evi 1 frequent repetition scenes 48 we have bad to-day would in time wear out the stro! worn out might even turn to bate!’ There are qualities in you, attractions about you, ipfin- itely dear to my heart. Ishall pray for your success. There are plent less sensitive than myself, whom you migh make happy, and who in their turn would appler than ever I could have done! rt than desperately ember, It was we should part—but do not let us art in bitterness!” vate moved towards him, but he turned from er, Say ity ely: “You couid bear with my moods well enough till this rich fool of acousin came back from none eXisted, and it love; and love (Copyrighted 1886.] For a lady who is about to pass, as @ holiday With her lover, the twenty-fifth anniversary y,it cannot be said that Rose Bellward looked the incarnation of earthly She sat alone and expectant in Grove Lodge—a small house in a new district of London, occupied by Mrs. Bellward and her two danghters, Rose were not rich; honse had that speckles4appearance Which is only ovservable when the services of ssional domestic have been eked out by the combined forces of ail the feminine of women meek of her birtha: the drawing-room ¢ The Beilwards “That is unworthy of you,” she said; but he “If you marry him, may you be.as miserable as I would have made you happy!” n his cage ran- Rose sat in the little draw- oe z-room with its well worn rej iture, its | sacked his see pocanpbsigan is sopra rset at the woman he loved with hot, bewildered then he sald brokenty:, iood-bye—and good-bye for ever! And no morg’” she asked, her voice tremb- ‘ttn for hemp. —The Baltimore few gift book as_conspieu- wasa stuffed bird under the window, between the Christian poetry ‘0 more!” he answered, tearing his away from her and moving to the door, opened it, and then turning back dashed something violently on the table. The next moment, not only the room door but the street door closed upon him, He was gone in- na brightly-gilded eage, untouched by aay sympathetic instinct to tell him that t under him, in a vauit of glass, nveless Wing and songless throat was Likely enough had once upon a time made merry in the cage where now the live bird Just so had he shrilied out his song in spring sunshine; prodigal:y dashed afar rape seed and canary in search of the dearly-loved and banetul Just so in the pauses of song had aned with bimself Miss Bellward opened the small case he had flung with such violence upon the table, and saw there, reposing on a bed of white satin, a ‘cross to wear at the neck—a cross of roses carved in ivory. About it was a strip of paper on which ‘Roses to the that he ‘was skiliful in carving, and. that this gifthad been the loving labor of his hands, taken cut of time that be could ill afford to spare! and as she gazed the hot tears crewded into her eyes, and her life to come looked gray and empty as a winter sea, without sail upon it or gull above it. The bird’s son lacerate her brain; and she di Woman in troubie does; she went to her bed- room, cast herself upon her bed, and cried as if her beart would break. curious habit. that women have of tak- ing their troubles at once to bed, It seems tobe their one and only resource. A woman takes while a man, if he can, al- ‘lag. But take it how we may, that is a bitter hour when we seem to be clos- ain, the thrilling book of romance—for, after all, youth means only the power to enjoy romantically. “That youth’s sweet-scented manuscript should close!” Reginaid strode away through the May sunshine. Itis wl! trivialties of grief which makes the pathos of it. The heart of the trouble As Reginald was storming on through the London streets, toward the quarter of the town in which he had his rooms, he was ence’ by @ Bohemian ‘a clever fellow, dest mark, though now clad in clothes decidedly the worse for wear. hand and thus accost “Heart alive, man! Off on a spree?” lied Reginald, “and only just in and he hurrie spreeing,” meditated the bail look more like it!” It was true that, ior him, Longhurst was quite For the occasion which was to save been so festive, the old rusty velvet shootin; Jacket was replaced by a carefully brushed, ‘The disreputable ike had given place Preserved perpetu was written just so had he in low notes n nothing else but serene Yes, dear, you have done well “Will Beauty try it iter a little demur, would proceed todo. So had he hopped from perch to perch; so had he revelled in the swing depending from the roof of his house, and known—had he known—the terrible episode of green, glaring eyes, as the cage swayed dread- fully in the eluteh of the clinging claws, and fluttered feathers flew this way and that. Had he, too, heard the rush to the rescue and the wail of tbe defeated enemy? he, too, by night, with head tucked safely under his wing, dreamt of those dreadful eyes of green flame, and, dreaming, sounded a strange unbirdlike note, making any one who might be in the room wonder what could be the matter with self-laudation. again?” whic her trouble lyin; ways takes 1t wal ing, to open it never it may be called the tragic, and tragedy Men's Christian assoc! formally opened their —¥The Spring Garden Presbyterian church, ‘tended a cull to Rey. David N. J.,and he hasexpressed ‘Asit is with birds so is it with men! We chirrup and we sing, we swell our feathers with pride or flutter them with fear; then we pass, and others succeed to our position after death we are not available for stuffing and putting under glass cases by way of reminder, ‘we are very soon out of sight, and very soon out of mind, to those who have loved us best. Some- jn this strain ran Miss. Beliward’s thoughts as she listened to the canary’s song. You see she could remember Beauty the First, Upon Whose glass vault. Beauty the Second was now raining his seed and splashin Still she was not being sentiment then, this 25th of Indow with their ipe in moath— lay to make his Philadelphia, has e: Wills, jr., of Ringoe: @ willingness to accept ~The congregation of Olivet Baptist chureh, has extended a call to Rev, formerly pastor of Olivet ginald by the What a swell you aret | }yjlminston, Del Edward Newberr: no mood for talix. other, “I hope Catholic parish of delphia, is nearly ¢ it will ve one of the 1i —A Finnish congr in New York city church until recentiy congregation on Moir: ath school institute will be held in the Presbyterian church of Cumberland, Feb- nd 16th, under the direction ofthe Sabbath school association of the Presbytery of Of what is she thinking, May, while men pass the w! flower-laden barrows, shouting as they go, with ation only adopted by their All a biowin’ and a and comfortable wide-awa to the uncomfortable but respectable chimney pot, The truest humor has just a suspici Pathos, the truest pathos has just a suspicion ‘of humor in it;and there wassomething,surely, little tunny in the idea of & mai putting on his most respectable clot receive such a blow as this man had—thoush in @ way it was one which he himself had seemed the light flashes with almost dazzlip; Isshe thinking ot Years ago, when she had waited—not in this Toom, but in room overlooking the British to come, some one Whose step made her eyes shine and her heart beat—some one on whose grave the grass had how been growing greenly tor four Fools are we who ‘try to with the living! very sad and just some one Arrived at his quarters, he assumed his old ind turning to his is trouble always should, he began to smoke and to walk up and down, le had lost her! lost her through his own violent Jealousy! and the thought wrang his heart so that he groaned and swore. As the day wore on Reginald tried to work; but it was no good; he even forgot what the thing was he meant to do. In those days life was a hard fight with Longhurst; he did the illustrating for some of the cheap ‘papers; also he did the reviewing for some of the weeklies; just managed to get along and hoped for better things in ¢ apartment which served him studio, and bedroom was.a veritable Workshop, and lacked both grace and comiort. ‘This room was in a tall, shabby house standing ina shabby street. Feet tramped up and down Stairs; bells rang; somewhere a baby squalled painfully; all these things he and they all seemed to him fraught with a special significance. up bis hat and set his tace westward. walking some distance he stopped before a handsome house, the door of w r ¥ @ stately footman, of whom Reginald in- Qutred it Mr, Fullerton were within fullerton was at home,” the man re- plied, “but be was at work in the studio.” “All right,” rejoined Reg! Jast ‘tell him wishes to see him.” ‘The man disap led the way to —The sixteenth Women’s Board of Foreign Presbyterian church will be held in the Lafay- ette-avenue church, Brooklyn,on April 14th work-a-day coa\ keep anniversaries | true smoker in ‘They are meant tor the dead Ido not mean for a moment to imply that Rose was giving her right hand toa living lover while her left retained that of a dead one. young romantic love bad been genuine, and enuine bad been her grief when death frus- trated her hope, and a fever, brief but virulent, Stopped forever the gentle and chivalrous heart Which had beat with such 103 But as the flowers grew on her lover's grave, though not perhaps with quite so quicl growth, hope grew again in her hear four years after her lover's death, ghurst, a struggling young artist, with ® manly hgure, elear-ent, handsome face and te ark, passionate eyes, laid his beart at hher feet, she Was nothing loath to take it into her keeping. Still, when the anniversary of her Birthday came around, thinking of a certain grave within sight an sound of the sea, Yet her look then was not the look ef one who ts entertaining ghosts, say- ing: * Yes, I remember what you said that day, what I wore, what kind of a day it was—indeed, J remember it all! ali! thot about your taded lips woul love for her. and by these means in the present, — The standing he could not hel; Atlength he :ook of which was opened zh the ghastly smile seem to say I have Beside Miss Bellward on the table rb bouquet and a beautiful and costl king at these, her dee} we and earnest, with the look of one prepar- to mvet some érisis. he was worth looking at, was Rose Bellward, with her rare, violet eves, her_pale, proud face, her lips at once sensitive and resulute. The dress h simple in texture, fitted so as vantage her beautifully molded. which inclined to be rown hair, with was coiled fold on inald; “he'll see me, that Mr. Longhurst red, and swiftly returning, thist The walls of violet_eyes grew it were hung stries, the floor strewn with indifferent corners stood won- ases, trom some of which great lilies bloomed. The room was pervaded with the scents of latakia and coffee; softly to and fro in this artistic paradise, was the “spirit of the place, Edward Fullerton, lear to the heart’of esthetic London. He was tall and slight, with and @ dreamy, taraway look brown eyes, yét he was know: hand at a bargain, who were close friends, the: have been a greuter contras! ineb of him the practical workman, the other inch the useless esthetic. Fallerton’s luxury inter- ested Longhurst, whose strong manliness in turn stimulated the other. * Whut's the matter?” asked Fullerton, in the softest of voices, when the door had closed, ilder than usuai! thought you were going to take a ho Your young woman, as you cali ler? ~T have ho young woman, Persian rugs. she wore, thou; derful antique v: Round her bh massive, her abundant hts glinting in it, je was evidently deep In thought, regarding the flowers and the fan with wistiul eyes, when @ quick, impetuous application of the knocker to the street door made her start. Forestalliny the servant, she hastened into the hall an med the’ door herself. The next moment she was caught close in strong arms; the door closed, and lips met lips. “ May all good things be with you ont said the man, heard under ‘the influence of & great excitement, when it became shrill, Reginald Longhurst would bave been a per- fectly handsome iman but for a painfully weak, Feceding ebin. ‘There they stood in the hall, she with her hand In his, her hi der, while ‘bis lip folds ot her hair. ‘and moving long fair hair, in’ the large n to be a suarp Between these two men, re could hazdly t, the one every church, Philadelphia, $400 and $1,000, res ‘The Work’ will tractor for immediate completion. — A great revival is in progress at Mariners’ Bethel, Philadelphia, Rev. H. A. Cleveland, pastor. About forty persons have been reported 4s converted within a few wee! is well known here, hav! M. E. church as pastor. — Dwight L. Mooay, the evangelist, presided over an unusually enthusiastic ‘y 22d. On the subject of city “What you want in First, a quarterof a million Pat 350.900 into small places of wor put the other $200,000 ke a supporting fund.” —The Woman's Home Missionary society of the presbytery of Baltimore met Tyesday in james, pres ne Misslo retingand made day, leasant titi His yoice was each other. pleasant ti “You look even nst bis shoul- the soit, shining me, dear,” he said, and with something almost like asbadow of Teiluetance she let herself be drawn into the hand a modest bou- they were not worthy but the best he cuuld manage. them to her lips, praising their they entered the room the seent of other and rarer flowers penetrated their * replied the other, oken off?” asked Fullerton with genuine elization he said: So piaced in be: “Yes, that’s it. We quarreled about some- nd I toid her to go." d something lke # gulp, “she went; on interest to m Then after a ‘There was silence for some time. Then i ghee lerton sald, laying his hand on the other's | {dent o! the Woman's Board of Hor York, presided over the “ You must live for art?” In reply to whieh col Up, SAyinx, “Well, I'll be off now! d just look ih to Ie pening address, inald d—d art, and @ sea in nautical "be asked in a hard, con- course. Now, mind, you are to you have the news. I'm not company yetforany man, Good bye. Look and with a pressure of body's way, Reginald wan- ‘London _ streets, ‘@ sudden faintness re- iad eaten nothin lato the, bar, and had bimse! bread and cheesé and beer, over, he filled his pipe and and water, and there Yet again having ‘No romance to be a lover as this, is there? upromantic as the glass of spirits at hi any of the horsey room with hime an without being noticed there “with the @ bard and drink: ‘out th> process see You Up soon ay nds they parte Getting in every dered aimlessly about the When it was eveni minded him that long, so he went need of mine!” He took d, and with no considera ed but still much ¢ brussels carpet, he set them beneath his beel, white his brow really darker and darker, “J am sorry you should be so ‘petulant, ing back, while a smile, in which seora and pity were bleaded, grew ‘round the corners of her mouth. he asked, catehing sight of With @ rising inflection of tone; that also @ gift irom the same iibe1 is totake charge of a p: Crystal City aud adjuc This simple me: called for whisky he sat smoking, and his glass re- got out of such None at all; he is ipe in his mouth, as 1 ‘elbow; as unromantic as ntiemen who shure the who look sometimes, him, at the man Fk. $60" rows ing “steadliy with? ming in auy way to lessen ‘The floor of the parlor was strewn with fine shavings, and henceforth their. smell. wil always recall to him the desolation of that night. From out the clouds of tobaceo ratsed from many pipes. her fair tace seemed to float and he heard again ner ulet, passing sentence ak Of Jealous rage. At registered all the sounds the hammering of customers desiring to frequent demands at the bar for “iours of Scotch whisky,’ of giny and euch like, and the’ of, “Well, oldman, what shall it be?” the tavern boasted & club, be club-night, and from 1g ¢ame many @ shout avd many a music-hall £iven with true British ings, and al es Of the place, became fused with his despair. romantic lover? Not he! He should the dark water's nge, Instead of id contract and his tace grew chamber of deputi Then with a sudden impulse she went to and putting her arms about bis neck, Dear don’t be cross! How can you mis- ie so? Surely, it is natural that my ‘own cousin, who as a’ boy should pay’ me some attention op my birth: whieh, was my playmate, and look at him; voice, so appalling! the sane time his ear ing on around bim, lasses On the table by We them refilled—the fr y But the demon of a naturally violent tem) agsravated by insane Jealousy, was roused In man, and he thrust her She drew back to the other side of here was a dangerous light in her €s, & dangerous red spot on either cheek. In arding bird shrilled on, and Reginald spoke: “Will you fing those flowers out of the win- dow, send that man back his gift, and swear to see hum never more? Will you do this?” “No, I will not doit, ‘o& will not do that to please me?” will not do that to please you, Iwill be ‘Your wite; I will not be your siaw b answered. swept away in astorm ‘eb, we part now and ht love might have tamed love 1s powerless and bave my lite <, lank sentimental less fool! Ive seen how he would 100k at you with those sawney, seh his when he thought ming awa; interrupted him. “Piease vent ym _bim almost e Window the unre ‘and the eternal qi and it happened to and her voice was firm, , the chorus bet i; and all these thi se agi Pe fiaal ing here at the table toper. But he will ot booze all night. At length he settles his ac count, palis his hat down over his eyes, and "fle was one of those stoutly-built, strong- headed men who can imbibe i showing any ill effects. He walk teadily back to his room, himseil heavil; wall with a sig! “Then, by Hi the flirt in you, to do thai! ed a hell by that lon; the entered it, threw and turned to the of infinite weariness. In a tew minutes the sound of heavy breathing that filled the room showed the whisky hud done jis work. The man had drunk that and be slept. your stream of abuse else- stowing offensive to me cause you love bim! seen how things ba t he inight sleap, (To be Continued.) ——-e- me Sleigh Ride, re she interrupted him I must speak here! have said before what Tam e Went on, her ‘Our engagement, happy one, thought hours in it whieh I shall aiw IT know I shoul golng to say not Reginald, has not there have been ‘ays love to rem There has hardly been ri nan to whom T day’ Of glorigus winter weather; ave spoken of whom you have not been jeai- Ou, till the feeling has ‘cultninated ieee ae faue idea about my cousin. Hirt, and that yi the hilt of his sword his sword, would not fora time hiave been lost to Fi it in tact was when, humds of the Pr it went back to France, and that it might not a second time become the sane 3 Spe leah BS tal w: Tours and froin Tours to Bordeaax, It has had strange adventures, too, in France itself, Thus, under the consulate and the empire, hoWeld i as a gurantee for the repayment. ‘weanwaile. Sent ito his wife rane a ‘occasion inal ite aay ou say Tam @ rlove might ped—and now i that Uenderness and forbear ‘fBnce might cure you of your jealousy. Ti lant ume there wad a painful seehe bewcen us because of it you were penitent, and swore it Should not happen again. I thought you meant Your words—and see what has come of theint ‘Another woman might have concealed both could not respect a man trom whom I had to conceal things to win his favor; and I will marry no man whom I can- You have sald more than once *bould part, and ‘ou bad hoped you: Tam no flirt, but L ho; 2 sce how vainly ho held it as a 2 it was Detter we — when you pleaded for forgiveness but the words you have said to-day Anal, Don’t think that I misjudge you! 1 be- lieve in spite of your words abit ond dear,” ‘by an excellent tm! Said on more than one exhibited as t you love me Charged with the here her voice taltered, “indeed. RELIGIOUS NOTES. CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE, —The Presbyterian churches of the District have a seating capacity of about 9,000. — Naryan Sheshadri baptized lately twenty- five individuals in one village on his field near Jaina, India, Mr. Sheshadri 1s well remem red here asa delegate to the Evangelical Alliance some years ago. —Many of the friends of Rev. C. Herbert Richardson, now of Baltimore, are anxious that he shall succeed Rev. W. 8. Edwards, the pres- ent pastor of McKendree M. E. chureh in this city. Itis now thought that Dr, Edwards will be made a presiding elder. —The congregation of the E-street Baptist church surprised itself on Sunday last, There Was a debt of nearly $1,000 for refrescoing and making other improvements in the church, and the pastor, Rev. Dr. Faunce, called for sub: Tiptions,which in a few minutes went beyond the amount asked, and nearly all was cash. nnual conference of the M. E. church south, which will convenein March at Staunton, Va., will most likely appoint Rev. Dr. 8. K. Cox, of the Mt. Vernon Place, in this to another field of labor, ‘Tudor, who several non Place and is now of St. Louis, is spoken of ‘as Dr. Cox’s successor here. —The Metropolitan Presbyterian church, on Capitol hill, being straitened for room. for its congregations, the people of that church have determined to make changes in their edifice, which Will largely inereas also, to provide ‘new modes of exit and to ii close the church lot with a substantial iron fence. ‘The growth of this church is one of the sixns of the rapid growth of the eastern section of Washington, —There is some talk now of Rev. M.F.B. Rice, the pastor of the Fourth Street (East Washington) M. E. church, succeeding Rev. G. Hobbs as presiding elder of Cumberland dis This is, however, not a pleasant rumor to the members of his congregation, who have assed resolutions expressing the wish that Mr. Rice be allowed to remain with them the fuli term of three years, —The annual report of the treasurer of Cal- vary Baptist church, of this city, for the past Year shows the total church receipts to have been $7,651.19, $7,623.44. The total receipts and the mission S The sum of $702. Rev. Dr. W. V. ZO Was at D its seating capacit: disbursements, for the chureh unday schools was $9,590.08, 16 was collected by means of the little boxes placed in the pews, which take the place of basket collections. year there were fifty-six baptisms, members received to membership by le five by “experience.” ‘There were ‘six deaths and twenty-three members — The northwestern branch of the Young ation, Philadelphia, has During the missed by letter. — St, John’s Reformed Episcopal church, Philadelphia, is about to purchase a lot upon which to erect a churh building as soon as sutfi- cient funds are obtained. — The new school building, erecting in the . Charles Borromeo, Phila- m pleted, and when finished est in the archdioces tion has been org: has purchased the ccupied by a Norwegian meeting of the Missions of the — Rev. Dr. MeVickar, of Philadelphia, Is be- ing mentioned as likely to be elected assistant P. E. bishop of Penns: prolonged illness, be voted tor in Kansas next May, Dr. Morton, of St. James’ church, has presented to St. Luke’ parjsh, Church Hill, a handsome, baptismal font in memoriam to’the Right Rev, Dr. Henry ‘te bishop of Euston, mmittce of the Episcopal locese of Florida wish to take no action look- ing towards the filling of the vacant bisnopric until all the Indebtedness of the diocese is patd. The estate of tue late bishop is greatly embar- jew of Bishop also named us —In the United States, including Alaska, there are about 290,000 Indians, Among these thereare not far from one hundred Protestant missionaries and two hundred teachers and em- sehools carried on by Protestant Teligious sozieties, —There are in the Baltimore conference of the M. E. church south fifty-eight branches of the Woman’s Foreign Missionat juvenile societies, ference has sixty branches and three juvenile Society and irginia_con- — The Episcopal bishop of Pennsylvania, Dr. Stevens, has improved very much in health during the past few days, and e: be strong enough to tai roe, where he will remain for a few weeks in the hope of fully recovering his health. — Rev. J. T. Craig, pastor of Fiftieth Baptist has _recelved pledges id Fifth churches for ively, for the building soon bé given toa con- ‘cts Soon to rtress Mon- ing served the Foundry meeting at Suaderland, of this city, made an address, giving statistics Of work in the synod of Baltimore. —Rev. Dr. J. H. Foy, until a year ago a prominent minister of the Christian or Camp- bellite denomination, was Sunda priest of the Prote: ceremony took pl St. Louis, and \ ertson, assisted ordained a ‘opal church, ce at St. Peter's caurch, pnducted by Bishop Ttob- Rev. Robert Ashetor of Kirkwood. 9 mbracing De Sota, ‘so The Crown Jewels of France. THE HISTORIC STONES TO BE SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF AGED WORKMEN. As stated in yesterday's STAR the French es has agreed that the crown Jewels should be sold to provide @ fund for aged workmen. The approval of thesenate 1s neces- sary before the sale alluded to above can be proceeded with. A commission of jewellersand connoisseurs of jewels, appointed to value the crown diamonds and to should beretained, recommended that number of Jewels ‘or Jewelled objects. should not be sold, and thelr advice is to be complied with, eave in regard to the foreign decorations and the insignia of the jon of Honor worn, Napoleon HL. ” says the report on subject, “recall no historical souvenir.” The girdle in diamonds which the Emy caused to be made on the model of by Mule, Derval in “La Biche au Bois, less a historical than an anecdo! Three objects, instead of bein be melted down. Of these twoare swords which be- longed, one to the Dauphin, the other to Louis XVIII The third of the objects to be melted 1s the imperial crown made in 1854 for the nation which never took place. as “insignificant in workmanship and of doubt- fal taste.” Its value is more than doubtful, con- sidered as a historical relic. Pius IX., it will be remembered, had been counted upon to per form the ceremony for which it ‘was made. But Napoloon III, never found himeelf in a position to induce ihe pope to assist, in his coro- nation. The two royal swords ¢rown which was destined never to be used are, after the stones have been taken out, to be melted and sold as so much metal, in’ order that they may not tall into the hands of Mme. ‘Tussaud or the proprietors of the Musee Grevni, A FAMOUS DIAMOND, ‘The government does not, howev. to sell the famous “Regent,” which was ac- quired by that Regent Orleane, to whom it owes its name for over toid of the “Regent” that it had been st French deserter froin the eye of the figure of Suggernayt, though according to another ver- sion, It was’ stolen, not trom a slave who had ‘ound it ina mine, and the habit of carrying itubout in a wound made expressly for its recep! of his legs. This stone has the reputation of being the purest, if not the largest of famous diamonds, ‘The’ kings of France wore it in however, carried it in ress Eugénie ‘he one worn Pevaine. ral sold. tal It Is inscribed imperial ‘$675,000. "A 5 |, but from. a, tion In one ‘at Waterloo, it fell into the ns. After the Restorat of the Prus- en the capl- from Paris to derbergh LIFE IN A REAL OPIUM DEN. One Whe Knows All About It Tells of His Strange Experiences. THE TERRIBLE HABIT, ITS HOLD UPON HIM AND THE STRUGGLE HE HAD TO BREAK AWAY—OOLD, UNROMANTIC FACTS ABOUT THE DEBASING PRACTICE. ‘From the New York World. AN HABITUE, T have read so many untrue and unreasonable articles about opium and opium smokers that [ deem it a duty, as one who has bad a thorough Introduction to this habit, to write a true and unblassed account of all my experience, which will serve to enlighten your readers in all the details that have heretofore remained a mys- tery. It is no fault of the papers that they have been unable to get at the bottom facts, because those addicted to the habit are not noted for their veracity, nor do they wish their secret to becomg known, But Ihave been cured of the habit and so have no more Interest in keeping the secrets of the United Order of “Dope” flends. One evening three years azo I met a friend whom I had not seen tor some time. who professed to be so delizhted to see me again I thought It very strange he should be in such a hurry to leave, and I told himso. He then unbosomed his reasons for leavin; Ee a or morphia, ‘most unbearabie. break the habit or die. ‘My treatment was this: the same time auftering bet paring this extra to the taste an It is imported box about five inches The can is ont: it puffs up anc nce was not the consisten nearly the same color. it when selling is by a Chinese weight calle fune. There are about eighty-three yune in an anda can contains 415 fune,or about five ounces, This sells for $8.25 quality, and interior grades as low as ‘quantities eight to ten _fune are sold for A REFORMED FIEND. ———_.@5_ BURNING THE DEAD. The Crematorium at Washington, Pa., and How it should take me with h reluctance, but after some reminding me that if 1 ever had cause to re- Joint Tshould never blame T laughed at the dea of harm coming, except if the place were raided, willing to risk. So away we went, taking acar Getting off the car we proceeded to Pell street, where he led the way up several steps through adark ball and rapped atadoor in the back leading to ttle basement. = ine one from the inside inquired “Whi My friend replied: “Zn she quay.” (Chinese words meaning opium emoker.) ‘Who en she quay?” was asked. “Little Doc,” my friend answered again, Alter a moment's waiting a bolt was with- drawn from the inside, and opening the door we proceeded down fhe stairs, which were lighted by alantern hung from the ceiling. ‘There were about six steps, then another door, in which a little wicket opened and a yellow face appeared, scrutinizing us 1 pediew many?” the face’ ack He showed great rsuasion consented, ent the Visit toa nd this I was on seeing us ” my friend replied, and another bolt Was withdrawn. My friend opened the door and we entered. It was. asmali room, smelling Ike most Chi- nese laundries, only ‘the odor was more pro- nounced. ‘The room was about twenty fect long by filteen wide. On one side, extending the Whole length, was a platform raised two feet above the floor and wide enough to permit a man to lie at full length. above this was another platiorm only a few feet below the ceiling. At the further end of the room were two siintlar platforms. ‘The end of the room was partitioned off, hay- ing a door and a large window. had a number of wooden bars running across it, These were to prevent any one reaching thelr hands through to the counter bebind. This little room was lighted by a single gas jet and a en were in there talking away ‘The platforms were oc- ‘upied by men and women in little groups ‘amps and smoking cigar- ettes and, I afterwards learned, opium, Several people were stretched out asl My iriend was evidently well the smokers, for they nearly all and asked him what was new out in the world. Selecting a vacant place, my friend told me to take off my coat and place it on alittle stool to He sat on the edge of the bunk talking toa man who had risen from the bunk when he entered, He invited this m: Introduced him to me as Frankie “the Kid.” The Kid accepted the invitation and lay on the other side of us, my fri my breast. A “lay-out, ‘ was ordered, and one of the Chinan lay-out” consisted of: little tin waiter,a knitting needle flattened atone receding toa point at the in he called a yen lock, a little glass peculiar pattern, a wet sponge in a all tin dish to deposit cigarette and a pipe of very eur jain shell con! stuil and this was the Four or five feet risen up asa rival. ‘This window couple of Chinan in their own languag lying around little D. acquainted with be used asa pillow. are consumed, building no unpleasant o ume is trae in the reception-room. The crematory was built and completed in On December 6 of n tosmoke with u nd resting his head on mation in it. one, but notwithstanding, an e: porters and citizens waited hou e disintegrating body. any cremations have tal increasing in number from ye: the bodies thus end and graduatly disposed of was thi Lemoyne, the builder of the cre had it erected at his own expense, and to whese heirs the property now belongs. Lemoyne was an enthusiast tn all he ad- He figured prominently in the anti- itations before the to believe Just as honestly In erei in eusy circumstances medical praet stumps or ashes arry-looking The “Kid” prepared the aking one long Tired to dol Into a sit of coughing. ipe and my friend Next was ny ewise, but it threw me They told me to brea zh IBY Nose Whenever I felt the cho sensation. ‘I did this and got along pretty well, they sald, for a beginner. ein later yi ‘When I had smoked several times I began to have a dizzy sensation about my head and ob- Jects appeared very indistinct to my vision. had an Itchy feeling all over my body which I tried in vain to relieve. and there was a feeling of nausea at my stom- 1 then decided to stop smoking. My friend told me to lay perfectly stil and but the more TI tried the less became exceedingly Ismoked a little more try to go to slee, sleepy I felt. sensitive, the least little noise eausin tremble with fear, and my heart beat wi also felt very thirsty and asked for a drink, but they told me that I must not, above ail things, attempt to drink water. So T lay quiet a little while longer, getting ali the more nervous, and then determined to start home. My friend warned me not to, but I persisted 1 stood on my feet the room seemed to whirl around and around and strange noises buzzed in my ears, passed off in a few minutes and my throat felt so dry I could not resist the tempta- tion of taking a drink from a bucket of water that stood on a table in the. I drank it I was sorry I {riend’s advice, for the instant it was down up itcame as bitter as gull; so, hastily bidding my staggered out and started pulsive to the known that Dr. Lemoyne was going to build crematory there was vigorous opposition, This, however, soon died away and gave place largely of indifference. the cremations that took place were aimost altogether of bodies trom other with the general interest in the subject that has arisen during the past two or three years there is a perceptible advance in public sentiment here in favor of cremation, and it Is deemed not unlikely that the crematorium will eventu- ally supersede the borough cemetery in lucal favor as a place for disposing ot the bodi +r. and Suicide. A New York correspondent says: The in- delicacy of some ot opera boxes attracts attention. They dress as no self-respecting woman could, ana they chat- ter and Jabber like a gang of monkies. When one goes to the opera and sweeps the tlers of boxes with an opera glass fora moment, the question comes, “is it proper to look?” Upon careful examination and scientific com- uutation It is pretty certain that of the women in the opera in any five boxes adjoining one an- other, not less than one out of every three is three-quarters naked above the waist—that is, of the square inches of surface from the waist up, three-quarters are exposed to the view and and rose up. T! joint. The moment. had not heeded my. friend good hight, The fresh air revived me somewhat, but I vomited every few steps, pitching about Ike a drunken man. I was completely bewildered; rything appeared backward ‘to my mind: and It was with the greatest difficulty I man- aged to find my way toa car, But in some way, succeeded in reach disrobe, but threw myselfon the bed just as I was, going to sleep instantly, morning, still Very dizzy, undressed and got slept straight through tll the next woke with a pale face, bloodshoteves and a dull pain in the back of the head; like going to sleep again, and started out to attend to my business for the how Iam unable to say, T I did not wait to I woke in the but conquered’ this, ‘While this ts true of opera goto balls it is far worse, semi-nude figures increases until fully 95 per What may be thought of the propriety of this stripping of the body from a standpoint of modesty is one thing, and. from the stundpointof health isquite another. Every sensible person knows and will admit that nothing can be more trying to the constitution of any young girl or middle-aged matron than exposure, and yet night after night hundreds high-hecked cloth dresses to put on the low-waisted, low-necked, sleeve- It they were to go to a place where there were no drafts no harm would be done, but as it is, in every place they go the rooms have not only different temperatures, but the doors are being constantly opened and closed, letting in currents of cold alr which sweep over their naked. shoulders, Doe: come of it? Of course. itis said that Sffss So-und-So has a bad cold, or that Mrs, This-and-That fs laid up with pneu- monia, that one hardly pays enough aiention to the remark to remember it, colds, the doctors say, predispose women to cold by creating a local weakness in the Lun; Nothing is so common as pulmonai nis or bronebial affections, and 2 tof ten the case is no more remote than the low-uecked dress. ‘The doctors may speak of this evil and implore their clothes, but without avail, will take medicine, but at clothes they will in- sist upon drawing a line. — ee —____ Died Among Paupers. THE COMPANION OF DAKWIN ENDS HIS CAREER IN AN ALMSHOUSE. A dispatch from Erie, Pa., says. Dr. P. W. ‘Moshlech, who has been oneof the most accom- Plished philologists of his time and was the master of ten languages, died in the Erie ity almshouse in his seventy-ninth year. foshlech was born in Bainesburg, Rhenish Prussia, After preliminary study at Mayence ears In the university at Boon with bigh honors, espectally in the department losophy and medicine. da practiced niedicine in Paris fur, seven iis talents there won general recogni: tion, and during his residence in the metro) he mingled upon terms of intimacy with vi men high in the worl He afte pal cities of Ei of botany, g Rs soon as this sickness passed off I longed to smoke again, and did a day or two later. This time I did not smoke as much, lay quietly. joint aftec smoking and drank no water, 8 not tll I reached the street that any un- pleasant feeling arose, and then I had exactly Ube same experience as before, but was able to. get up in the morning cent fs reached. only feeling very thirsty For several other nights I had the same but each night I went it was less A few more nights and I commenced nt from the pipe, GETTING USED To IT, Alter smoking I telt extremely easy and com- fortable, lay indulging myself to the extent of my imaginative nature, indulging in the wild- est fancles, that appeared at the moment so real, and no thought of worldly trouble entered my mind. Then the frequenters of the joint were always telling stories, cracking jokes. Sometimes we sang in low voices. Feeling hungry, two or three or us clubbed together and bought a kettle of hot coffee and sandwiches from a. little restaurant near by. Again such refreshing sleep. How the time flew! Hours were only minutes and T flannels and to get the reai enjoym ‘My next step was to learn how to preparg m: for smoking, and before this I al- Ways had to get some one else to do it for me. This ts termed cvoking, and takes months to become proficient in, ‘To do this the needle or is grasped between the thumb and rst two. fingers of the right hand. ‘The pot ium, and on removing ita ize of’ @ bead, adheres to the jow held over the flame of the lam up to the size of achestuut, Striking it against the globe of the lamp it bursts and a little confined, steam. escapes, Shriveled up. ‘This is repeated Until It ceases to if any, acertalt leaving it all ‘The object of this process is to evaporate all moisture from the opium, changing it from a sticky substance to wsolid, similar to sealing- pe is held in the left hand and the bowl warined over the light. The opium, in a melted Over the face of the bowl into & coe, the until it fs shaped ti the point of the needle. This is tern ‘The coue is now heated until it is ve needle is pusbed into the small hole of the bowl Of the cone tll It becomes he bow! is thoroughly pushed entirely into the which now adheres to ted out, leaving ‘and flattens the heated, the needle { hole, melts the o ‘small Hole through the opium Of the bowl. This mass is termed a smoke this the bowl is held over the that the pill 1s directly above the flame. ‘apor or smoke, Into the bow! along with the todo this right, I ig Treaugnily leave the jolut once @ hours, the eminent came to this count extensively, located ‘hough @ devout Roman @ Was soon aiterward tendered the febrew and Greek in Bethan: a West Virginta institution under the the Campbellite denomination. He continued ' Propose melted opium. It took me over a month pow caine to the joint every. ing in One wo Pid tetters aian't lew ry w Rome togoto. ‘They were the much forevery 3 was brought la ashell, I hardiy than one meal » day. Som that because Ithought it was bes! because I cared ior it. FIRMLY IN THE TOILS, Some nine months after my first introduction toa joint I was unable to get my usual smoke one night, I felt very bad when I got in bed, but immediately tell int which I was aroused in cooks, recel orth of opium, etimes I only took t for me, and house began bis talent: wor use sleep, local scholars, and Dr. ‘the morning after much of the'head a eyes, a catarrhal Ag chattered and I a cold sweat cove: break stomach. Haifa. 1 now realized forthe first time that I wasa victim to the opium habit, or, as the Chinese re x Ma ae oftener. When Teould not smoke i used fered was indescribable. ht in the midst of conversation I would be seized with this sickness and must quickly get an opiate or be completely ‘This went on for some time. My face became sallow, my eyes bright, the hoor unless I Was either under the influence of opium or mind was filled with the darkest thoughts towards mysel! and life became al- It was then I determined to I went to the coun- from my old associations, kept reduc- lum every day gradually, at ‘ing nervines and tonics.” It took nearly three months of unmentionable re I was cured. vice Is to keep awa forms, as no good comes of for smoking, called by the smokers ‘aqueous extract of the ordinary commercial gum. The Chinese have a secret mode of pre- ct, making it more palatable \d easier to get ready for smoking. from China in an_ oblon, long, two and ahalf wide, halt filled, ‘asin warm weather would overtiow the can ifallow- made for this swelling. It is about ley of tar melted in the sun, and ‘The mode of measuri: from opium in all ‘The 0} ‘a’ can, best Operated. Anewspaper correspondent at Washington, While cremation asa meansof disposing of the bodies of the dead is yet a novelty to most communities, and is in many places looked upon witi the utmost disfavor, It Is here an es- tablished and approved institution. No one here looxs upon it with more of curiosity, and few with more of disfavor, than upon a church burying-ground. The Lemoyne crematorium here was the pioneer establishment of the kind In this country, and its early success is fully dup to the presont date, Washington, Pa., or “Little Washington,” as it is called in Pittsburg and_thereal from Washington, D. C., 1s a_borou six thousand inal south of Pitisburg. uts to distinguish it ‘The corpse is the fumes from o undergo ere- | ‘my and cold crowd of re- for their turn and heseemed ation. Being dropped his rs, It was his de- light, to get some attentive ear into which he could pour his arguments ip favor of burning the dead, Once ortwice, though feeble with age and disease, he appea hall of Washington to pre mation and ehallenge d erations on which he laid much stress were its healthiulness and cheapness. ‘The cemetery ot the borough is situated on a high hill just with- out its limits to the southwest. He contended Fr used by the people in the south- ernend of the town was largely impregnated with secretions and gases from the decaying bodies. But itmust be said that the vital statis: ties of the place never indicated any such thing. ‘The idea of burning the dead was at first re- When it became pubitely in the town ‘nt his views on cre- ‘The two consid- For some years the women , of thse who ereenta ‘These constant tients to wear wutifal women. Buffon and other i sclence and literature. spent several years in the princi- urope, aeeouoe, moss ot. an time logical subjects bearing uy no “The Origin of Species,” the work which contemplation, He was also the In 1860 Dr. and, after travell then had in hausted, the Erie coun ta if ay the ane Et ‘on several Oo- Atter Walton Dwigh: alive at least one cases ure reserved ut forward in Uh e Supposed fugit not fair to presume t panies have relaxed th re not in posse: Binghampton phys! Place onthe 19th. View in church and was recognized 0 sands of persons who bad kpown him in life. laced, not in a receiving vault, More than a month fh bitants, situated 1 Its ‘college was in former years its chief glory, and James G. Bluine, Ben- Jamin H. Bristow and other men of note are alumniof it. But ot late the crematoria has This les a little to the Southeast of the town, about one mile from the court-house, In external appearance the butld- ing resembles @ smull brick country school house, and one unacquainted with its real pur- pose might easily mistake it for such an edifice, Within are two Tooms, one containing the fur- hace and the retort for the body, the other fitted up with chars and tables as a reception room for the friends of the deceased. ‘The act of cremating is very simple. A fire is kindled in the furnace about forty-eight hours before the body Is to be subjected to the heat, In this time the temperature of the re- is raised toa very high degree, and its fire- lay walls become white hot, then introdueed and in twelve hours nothi is left of it butashes. The flues in the retort are so constructed the body down into the furnace fire where they nd surrounding the orsean be detected, His body was but ina brick-lined tomb. after Dwight’s supposed death, it is stated, he was seen and positively identified In the streets of Chicago by a gentleman and his wife who knew him well, Dwight’s body was exhumed and examined after it had been buried five months. clans representing the insurance companies, who examined the body carefully, aver that certain gun-shot wounds received by the colo- nel ut the battle of Gettysburg were not found upon this body, corresponding with a record of his wounds tn’ the that'if Col. Dwight Is nizht of nis Supe tue only. per onel sudden; by gelsemium, the first operation he served man; was mayor of for a coachman. from these sun dogs, or ‘an IS WALTON DWIGHT DEAD A New Theery Advanced in the Famous Life Insurance Case. 4¥ EFFORT BEING MADE TO PROVE THAT DEATH WAS SIMULATED THROUGH THE AGENCY OF A DRUG—A SINGULAR CASE AND 4 SINGULAR ‘The tact that at the coming term of the New York supreme court, to be held at Norwich, New York, one of the tamous Dwight insurance cases will probably be selected for trial, and that the result will put an end to long litiga- on, has revived interest in a celebrated case. supposed death at Bing- hamton, N. Y., in November, 1878, the insur ance companies contested the claims made against them on the ground of suicide, com- mitted to defraud the companies. Dwight was insured in several companies to an amount of $250,000. He had been wealthy, but In various lost his property. suddenly on the 15th. The ter of his Ii with which to pa against the Germania com) sought to pros but failed. It night premiums insurance came due four id that he had no money In the suit brought pany the defense ve that Dwicht committed suicide, alleged that thi be abandoned at the coming trial, and that some of the contesting com; ing to substantiate a theory that Dwight is not dead at all. One of the persons Interested has elaborated this theory to a newspaper cor- respondent. This person says that on the 31st of last March four of the Iie 1 panies entered into a written agreement with ties—one of them a famous detective the companies stipulated to p or the production within six months Dwightalive,” or upon the produc- tion of evidence that the said Dwight was year subsequent to the 15th ‘ovember, 1873, such fuct to be proved to the satistaction of court and jury in some one of the cases now pending. has expired by imitation, and as the pending generally and conid have calendar at any time ve produced if found, it is tair to presume he was not found, but it’ is at the insurance com- ir efforts, or that they on of valuable clues. atter the reported them, An autopsy periormed death was uttended by physicians representing the Insurance companies, besides a number of ng who were familiar With the colonel’s features. His brain, lungs and heart were examined. His funeral took His face was exposed to ; A. Hull, who sat up with’ him the A death, swears that he was present in the testified t within eigit’ feet sev Ure uistance) of Dwi 5 turned on, showing everything plainly in the bed, wien, Withoui premonitory om and just a | cracker and making a jocular remark, the eo xasped “and cailed: “Charde, and beiore the Latter could go next door aud nee and retura to his bed: dying, and in a few moments w It is alleged that tinetly recognized what as geleemiuin, a te known to the gener: jew Yor! te, posite the sun, meeti tiaking a continuous band of white. yn to show agail ground. ‘There Anally riect circles and e: ENTERTAINING A TENDER-FOOT. Giving @ First-Class Impression of some of which are lent and quaint in design, but are not as Ushak. They are also and narrow, are Latek or fufty as thote o remarkable for their neutral tints, Many of which pass tor Kurdish are manufac tured in Armenia proper, theif distinctive merit ty In quality and dew higher intelligence employed G'eordes ts wn interior town in Asta And is justly renowned for its produc jed ruge and carpets. Although tactured in the same w: the others tn their texture and quality. ‘They fre made of the fluest kind of wool. The woo stick the size of » darning-needle, ‘From the Bismarck Tribune. It was 23° below zero yesterday, and the wind was in good working order. tenderfoot was coming down the street on a sort of crippled dog trot, Just as he reached the corner be was stopped by Ed Sloan, the rustler and assistant banner winner. Sloan ‘saw the stranger long in advance of the meet- ing, and decided to make an expression on him. He doffed his buffalo coat and cap, threw off his under coat, and at his confluence with the shivering tenderfoot he appeared in his shirt sleeves, wiping his brow with @ handker- chief. The tenderfoot was startled. Just as he was aboutto pass the sweltering Sloan ex- claimed: “Good morning, stranger; you look Sort o’ feeble. Not sick, I hope?” “Good morning, sir, dumbsounded strang a trip hammer. . never enjoyed better health in my life.” in close to the bull the wind, and look: lance of ing ui yet they differ from the cross stitch in canvas work. Hing colors are g mixed with blue. stowed apon th of the material pensive rugs that Turk: are not usually of @ lary feet long by ten or twelve tect wide, but these productions of Asiatic Turkey; 1 Roumelia, which calied ktllims. These killims are of all sizes of the quaintest pat qT ‘They are not fatty, like but bave a amooth surtac heavier than th: They have both can be turned ov easily swept. deen changed Into © Unt, the briilian zling, and would render a ir manufacture and the q some are Bfteen ‘These are the falteringly replied the | ,, These are the - his teeth chattering Like I am not sick. I of November e prevailing color at Sloan with a half and it was plain to be seen that he thought he had met @ lunatic or erank of the most virulent type. “But you look coll Sloan, a3 he rubbed som and kerosene on_ his fi ance of heat and ne Of this medicine; ‘Yegot the darndest’ case of chilis I ever The stranger looked wild. The wind whistled round the corner with a vicious howl, and the end of his nose to keep up wear’ weil, au Their somber tue has rece jacalated the honest e more cayenne pepper ithe appear- “Here, take defense will is somewhat dar- dining-room quite panles are endeavor. American market Is now abundantly ied with all these Varieties, and they Justly deserve the patronage they receive; fa of all articies of furniture, stitute a very rugs and carpets com important fen, siner carpets, or even rags, Were unknown com: modities in’ Europe, Stranger rubbed the “Well, I must say that you are the most won- lerfui character Lever nict,” said the tender- foot. Don’t you think you' will freeze out here a day like this in y eas the time of floors of her presenee chamber were covered with rushes. ur Shirt sleeves?” "yelled from the east Until’ carpets were. Importe r d long been in use, production Of tins commodity naturally xd & sense of interest in the minds of rprising, and the manutacture of car pets of various Kinds hits been (he consequence, tal rugs and carpets seem unrivaled. The preierence given by the elite to these goods induced many’ toembark tn theit until the market ix now flooded varieties and qualities that the of producing. man, I tell you mild, baimy atmosphere ofa day to plant your pu: Just been out hoeing my. KE: and I find that the blasted bugs This As this agreement ie Caen Rose potatoes, have got onto ets goinand take @ lem- excuse me; I guess I'll go back to the ied the tourist; but about to leave Farmer Wall i And perspiring, car M and a sheaf of wheat on the otuer, eli, Sioan,” suid he, “littl Yes.’ How are yon getting al “Very well, indeed. "I ing on the northwest quarter, bors’ girls have come over to go ‘onade to cool off on. just as he was ce approached, his coat on Oriental world is are sold even below thelr market value, and others at reasonable rates lous prices, under various pretexts—the prin are “antique, idently collect hain square of Constantinople, e they would not fetch more than ten. oF ve piastres, or about half a dollar, priced at m $50 to $150, because Uhey were antique! : the nap worn off, mber by long use, but many at tabue igh- and the neigh- 4 plumming oa By this time the stranger looked faint. said Sloan, pointing at the red stranger, “don't you vhink that entieman is in "pretty bad shape? you lie ought tosee a doctor.” Why, my friend, what’ you?” asked the farmer in a voice that went frosty air like the ghost of a |, sure enough, th torn and tattered, soft and Stained and othérwise mutilated. These are the matter with echoing In the Come wut for your health, I suppose carpets; the staple, bein, wer was about to speak Capt, n the scene dressed in a td: base ball uniform, and swinging All aboard for houted the captain, as he & gleeful expression’ in his \d a ruddy giow on his cheeks. game of bail, too short for flament, is converted only into felt, either for garments As the stran, Call came upor Rogues, T INVITED To TEA, AND LECTURED AND SUNG TO. From the London Chronicie. ‘Admit bearer to @ Free Tea for Rogues, ‘Thieves, and Vagabonds, on Friday evening, Jan. 8, at 7 o'clock, in the Lillie Road Mission After the teed an ad dress will be given vy your sincere friend, Ned Wright.” ‘The dubious compliment conveyed iu the above invitation might naturally have been imagined to induce a feeling of dimdence on the part of its recipient, but apparentiy del cacy Is not a marked characteristic of the Not only did those to the ball grounds,” 8} dashed by with sparkling eyes eon general’s office at hington. They also declare that the teeth Of the body, which was very even and periect, did not cortespond with the noticeably irreeu- lar and prominent teeth of the colonel. discrepancies were alleged to exist. Oue of the Officers ora New York insurance company, who for twenty-tive years had been engaged In un- eurthing frauds against insurance corporatio: and who had been successful in many very and celebrated cases, Vinced, after # close analysis of all ‘the elrcum- stances, that Dwight had ne’ freely admitted by those who take this view, alive it 1s one of the most and imposture conceded that Col, i man and pos mand adroit ness that if he ouce uudertook to defraud insur ance companies ie would not take any chances “Will you go out to see the stranger?” midly asked Mr, walk down with—' But he was gone. He rushed back to the hotel, went to bis room, thawed out over a iained inside gazing rollicking blizzard of -bound train arrived, hali, West Brompton. sieam radiator, and out upon the first real, the season until the Bast He pald his bill by the bell-boy,. refusing tospeak to any one until be was safely seated in the Pulltaan sleeper. out he asked the con a little extra speed, As the train moved luctor if he would put on as he wanted to see his “dangerous classes, wife and children once more before he died. om tickets were addressed” pre: selves in fall force, nearly filling ti hall, but there were a number of outside who, though not specially tavited, willing and’ anxious to prove that they qualification foradmission, : men, many of them mere lads, assembled under thé Mission hail roof to enjoy the meal provided for and afterward to listen to the exhortal Ned Wright, The proceedings were toler orderly, but there were one or two turbulent ent whom nothing epparently int was made by @ dim back of the room that he bad been asked to tea and bad had none, “Don't take any notice of him; he is a contounded hie, for 1 saw him rinking Just now,” was the rel t, aud the malcontent was accord: wn, though ot without the pr —} m1 can prove What you've #ai ve in.” ight then gave out the hymn, “Hold the Fort,” which was sung to the accompani- ment of 4 violin and harmonium, Wright next claimed attention for one of his characteristic in which, with considerable and feeling, he depicted his early life change the’ conversion had worked in ‘The narrative of his early exploits in the crimb nal line awakened a more livel his hearers than hisspiritual. ‘count of bow he met in battle and conquered ‘one Cooper, a prize-fighter, in two hours and and twenty-eight minutes, was recelved but some exhibitions of imly visible when be in consequence ot twen' stinence, be should, again, beable to “scttle” him in an hour, a Mask-Wearing Women. A thousand women sleep masked every night in this city, says: the Albany Journal's New York correspondent, Thatisan estimate, but it is based on facts that make it entirely trust- worthy. Inoneof the streets given over to Fetail trade in women’s decoration, trom the harmless necessary calico to the vain super flous satin, from essential coverings offeet with shoes to overlayings of faces with cosmett there hangs a sign-board which tells that tol! masks are sold Up stairs, traffic was actuall was a pliable mask, impregnated with an oily ‘nd is meant to be worn on the face during bed Umes with the expectation that it would improve the complexion. visage was in a cunning Turkish Rugs and Carpets. BY OSCANYAN, From Harper's Bazar. te Oriental rugs and carpets have at- tracted the attention of the refined, and are ‘sting favorites for many rea- eral utility and and peculiarity sessed Lhe necessal likely to prov: among which are their gi beauty, richness in eolors,oddit: of design, and durability. Rugs and carpets the east; even Ate but we will confine our observations at to the production of those articles in would satisty contented gentlem re manufactured all over comes in for her share; taking a pice ere are five spe eu in Turkey, lities where they are produ Ghiordes, Kurdi isa district in Asia Minor, not tar trom 4. Its inhabitants are the cies of rags and carpets nown by the res} bette found beneath a window of the cottage some Ume alter the xumined by experts, left of its contents table poison. public, and only re- ntly used by regular practitioners in some $ of fever, though its peculiar virtues as a fever antidote bave beeu known among the planters and negroes of the south tor many xtracted from the common Jim- son Weed so abundant in the south und souto- ‘Taken in suilicient does it produces a temporary paralysis of tae motor nerves with- out loss of couscivusness. Tne eyelids close without the power ot raisin; julls, the body turns cold an tere is complete simulation of death. This condition may last for hours. body upon which a post-mortem ex- amination was made was the body of Dwight, there was nothing discovered in ihe organs of the body inconsisient with the theory of death iv is asserted by medical ex- perls hat death from a large overdose of geise- jium would leave the organs of respiration in ubvout the same condition as they would be if death were produced by strangulation, Butls there a reasonable possibility ot Dwight, being still alive? Could he, with the aid of faithful confederates, be delivered trom the brick-lined tomb, constructed under his pel sonal supervision, designed by himself? Could ‘he, under the influence of elsemium, lie with face exposed in chure! uring the funeral cere ing any sign of anim: substituted for his after tne physicians familiar With his features had satisiaciorily viewed nis: real body and operated upon by New York physicians who did not know Dwight in life, requiring the scal pulled down over the iuce, with, perhaps, a physician there to unobstructively aid appear- ances? Would jt be reasonably possivle Wo se cure a body at all resembling Dwight's? it is worth while to note,” says the gentle- man quoted by the correspondent, “that the undertaker who assisted at Dwight’s funeral wus recently charged with being one of the principals in the violation of the Pheips grave in Binghamton, Kienards, the lawyer, who was cunVicted of the cuurge aud senvenced to a year's imprisonment in tue county jail, very Tmanfally wok all the biame upon himsell, and tue undertaker, Ayres, Was ucquilied, also be added that the celebrated Cardiff giant riginated in Binghamton, and that nicderates in that deeply-laid scheme remained true to cach other, and kept their mouths closed for years, Gr until the affair be- came a joke.’ sate De Witt Clinton’s O1d Slave. FUNERAL OF A COLURED MAN WITH AN INTER- ESTING HISTORY. Harry Brown, at one time a slave of Gov. De ‘Witt Clinton, of New York, was buried at Honesdale, Pa., Sunday. The funeral was more largely attended than any service of the kind that bas taken place here in years, Only twelve colored persons were present, this number con- stituting the entire colored population of Hones- dale. Harry was born in Shawangunk, Ulster county, New York, in ‘by Cornelius Low, from whom he was solid when a lad at sheriff's sale, bought by William Smith, of New ¥: ‘By this master he was al minister of the cif McKee. Soon afterwai ‘Thomas Powell, ot Newburg, New York, whom years, In 1814, while Clinton e purchased Harry Soon afterward he married one of his master’s slaves. When the slaves were liberated in New York in 1827 Mr. Clin- ton assisted Harry and bis wife in obtaining a home, and up to the time of Lis death in 1823, continued to look sfter their welfare, Upon the death of their old master they came to Honesdale, where they their days Harry as a day laborer and his wife —_——+e+______ Brilliant Solar Spectacle, A DAZZLING PHENOMENON THAT WASOBSERVED AT SARATOGA, A very remarkable celestial spectacle met the eyes of early church-goers in Saratoga last Sun- day. Tothe north and to the south of the sun, which was shining in a cloudless sky, appeared @ sort of rainbow point, which gradually grew in width and length, becoming intensely bril- iced, viz: Kool: reserving to this day their nomadic character, lead a roaming Iifeyand devote them- selves tosheep grazing. Owing to their pairi- archal habivude-.rugs have become an article of Wantage in their tents and huts, hey are inade by the women,especially by the ‘oung maidens, who consider’ it their perogar live to manufacture one at least as thelt dower prior to their marriage, and are on that aceount careful in their manufacture, and endeavor to display as much taste in design and in theeom- bination of colors as possible. In the first place the wool is carefull dried aud carded, and_ then drawn from a primitive distaff. Part of thi sometimes twisted, the rest is left loose like itis ‘then dyed. The dye-stutts y the women themselves, and the e hues is said to be attributable to the peculiar nature of the water and the ef- e climate in the process of. twisted yarn is used for warp, thatis, that run longitudinally( hence the reason for its being twisted, in ordiheto give it strength suf- ficient to support tension). “These threads are stretched ina frame-work, orloom, ina diagonal position, at an angle of forty-five degrees, 80 a8 Jo enable the operator to reach them with ease, ‘The operator sits or stands before the loom, ac. gording to the size and progress of the work. The soft or loose yarn is use the cross threads which each thread of the war; inwrest among vice did. Hisac- nf them, the Jaw clammy ‘and he to meet Cooper German wool; are prepared b; brillianey of {ler a model made entering I found mony without betray ion? Could _a body be article of bamb d. for the woof, or pass between and across ‘palternately. In ordinary cloth weaving the woof is thrown across with & t-weaving this is im) ‘on account of the Immense width and the constant change required by the colors. The thread of the woof is therefore wound on short sticks and passed by the hand between. the \d. drawn up With the fingers in tufts of sufficient length to produce a fluffy surface,and ‘according to the hen the row hi is, by an arrangement, made ternate warp being ter sinking and the lower ter rising, forming a lock-stiteh; then an instrament called ¢arrak, or comb, is_ pressed with force against the woof, which sets it firmly in its place. The tufts that'have bee are now cut and trimmed with sci le even, after Which the next row of woof is. laid in the Same manner, In Jaying out the design the workers pattern, but tollow their own judgment, Young girls acquire such dexterity and skill in the work that their hands and eyes are soon trained to do it with ease and rapidity, These rags and carpets are ot one piece, no matter as to size; they can even be made to order to suit an American parlor or dining- room, with borders to fit the apartment, in- cludibg the fire-place. The people of Koolaare, however, chiefly engaged in manufacturing Tugs to serve thelr own purposes or to. supply the market, These rugs are of two kinds and of different sizes, The one is called namazkiah ‘The first is used tor and Is therefore known us the second for domestic use. The namazkiah bears in its center a design the mihrab, or niche. which is the Mohammedan altar, ‘This center piece has at one end of the design the form the eeddjaade is alike at both onda Te jarger the jade is alike at both ends. The is tre manutactared at Usb. shak is a town of considerable extent, not tar from Smyrna, It ts noted for its tS, which are a speciuity ‘with the people of that place, although rugs are also made there, The manulacture differs greatiy from those made at hoola, They are of @ betier quality, heavier in texture, and more close! also in hues. The prevail in the Koola rugs are red, and white, harmoniously blended, giving them ht and cheerful aspect, while the carpets ‘ot fewer colors, green have a sombre appear ities, such as lity, and their oman could get a snug ft, the idea being that the skin of the entire taco should come int posed medicamen close contact The probabiity Sweating of the skin really produces ness and smoothness, though exposure Lo the coid might easily chap th and thereby more than spoil the gain. learn to a certainty that about tw and inasks had been sold within Js fair to beli at least @ thou: hem. 1 was describing this morning, and he ts marked that the information would la ‘of Value three days before, way,” he explained: “I went home lute at nig! and stole soitly in, so 9s not to awaken my Wile. The gas was burning dimly. at the bed lo see tt she was asleep. face that wasn’t my wife's. hers, Lhough, but sbe had on one of those tne fernal complexion masks, The: rosy and pretty, you know, and how was I to discern on sight that it wasn’ Wife suid in pretended frigtt, while the made her voice unrecognizably muffled, *Go ifyou please—you are in the hat was ber little jol too,” I remarked.“ in various colo1 of the pattern. pleted, the wat to change positions, each all drawn apart, the up) week, and it ve that, with so many distributed, jd women wre nightly wu MM this to a fri “It was Just this he figure was yre painted areal face? My ‘No it wasn’t, “Itscems that I dida’t logetic ulacrity which she thinks ranger, and for and the other ought to have characterized a devotional pw the life of me I can’ covered the truth before I tried to soothe ber alarm jocosely. Biess me it I don't fear a suit ——____se0______ of a sharp urch, Steering the Toboggan. From the North Adams Transcript. le the center of red out toan Episco- named Rev. he was bought by woven, They ditter Ing colors ety spent the remainder of ak, being com) and dark red prevai ance, ‘Owing to their many good jelding’ buoyancy, so pleusant to the ‘commanded a jcularly at Con- ‘where large sizes are joors of the drawing- oy ye Ee hance. He bas once more vindicated his carpets have good ‘market everywhere, stantinople and Siny: required to cover the rooms of the grandees and those of the mosques. ‘The inhabitants of Usbak seem ufacturing any size ent roper conveyances ur mi ‘ben very large, they are woven Iu balves aod uarters, and jolbed after they ——— +00 INVOLVING THE RELEASE 01 MANY Con- olving Ube release ot 250 con- bas been filed in viers.—A suit in victs “from the penitent ‘capable a if they only pontiany to gran Bim “good time” under the law by law is two months for the first year, three months Jor te second Teach tbeir des- uiactured e" allowed by Room at the White House was mani k stuns, wi d haifa degree hite streamers, like the tailsof two in the west and i a Hit i g i 5 £ ; 5, eg ; ii 3 * % 2 i i f o £ BEE E ay i Ee Fal i i | i i