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Au Unsought Appeal.
In the market place at Atri,
Placed free for all to swing,
A large bell hung for those who sought
In Justice’s name to ring.
The hamlet was a peaceful one,
Not many wrongs to right,
And now the rope was worn away
And would have fallen quite.
But leaves and tendrils of a vine,
Which twined themselves around,
Alone sustained the molded strands
From falling to tho ground.
A poor old horse, half starved and thin,
With neither friend nor hay,
Turned out by master, barked by dogs,
Sought food along the way.
Sleepily grazing on he found
p A vine whose shoots were fair,
He cropped and tugged until full tone
Filled the summer air.
The town turned out, as was its wont,
The edict to obey,
And the poor steed’s unsought appeal
Was answered from that day.
—[J. W. Mitchell in Philadelphia Call.
Authentic Ghost Stories.
It is when we turn to visions of living
persons, or to thoughts and suggestions
relating to living persons, at a distance
from the person affected by the vision
or impression, that we find evidence
most difficult to deal with, and the re
sults not only difficult to explain, but
not altogether satisfactory for discus
sion, because the number of those who
welcome the discussion of all such'mat
ters with ridicule enormously exceeds
the number of the more sensible.
To illustrate the class of cases in
question, I will take a few very care
fully selected examples from among
hundreds that might be cited.
la the following case we have the di
rect evidence of the person affected,
who is well known, may even be said to
be in some degree eminent—the Rev.
James M. Wilson, head master of Clif
. ton college, England, and senior wran
r gler (that is, first in the honor examin
ation for mathematics) in the year 1859.
I W’as at St. John’s college, Cambridge,
when he was there, taking my degree
only one year later. I was captain of
the boat club to which he belonged,
and have played in the same games
with him at foot-ball and at cricket.
He was a capital wicket-keeper, which,
though not in itself a proof that he
would not be liable to fanciful notions,
will suffice to show every one who
knows what cricket is that he was zeal
ous in open-air games, since nothing
but constant practice will enable any
one to keep wicket successfully. The
following narrative is in his own words:
“I was at Cambridge, in full health,
boating, foot-ball playing, and tho like,
and by no means subject to halluci
nations or morbid fancies. One even
ing I, felt extremely ill; trembling,
with no apparent cause whatever, nor
did it seem to be a physical illness or
chill of any kind. I was frightened.
I was totally unable to overcome it.
I remember a sort of struggle with my
self, resolving that I would go on with
my mathematics; but it was in vain. I
[ became convinced that I was dying. I
was in a strange discomfort, but with
no symptoms that I can recall except
mental discomfort, and the conviction
that I should die that night. Towards
eleven, after some three hours of this
I got better and went upstairs, and got
to bed, and after a time to sleep and
next morning was quite well. In the
next afternoon came a letter to say that
my twin brother had died 'the evening
before in Lincolnshire. I am quite
clear of the fact that I never once
thought of him, nor was his presence
with me even dimly imagined.”
Let this story, in which not only was
bo apparition seen, but the presence of
the relative who died at the time of the
strange sensation was not even imagined
be compared with the following, which
is one of the best authenticated of a
class of stories whose name is now be—
>* coming legion;
In September, 1857, Captain W., of the
Sixth Dragoon Guards, left England to
join his regiment in India, leaving his
wife at Canibri Igo. On the night be*
tween the 14th and 15th’of November,
1857, she dreamed that she saw her hus-
band looking very ill, and she thereupon
woke in great agitation. When she
looked up she saw the same figure stand
ing by her bedside. Ho appeared in
uniform and as if suffering intense pain.
He then gradually faded from her view.
At first Mrs. W. supposed she must still
be asleep; but rubbing her eyes and
listening to the of a child
beside her, she convinced herself that
what she had seen was no dream. In
December, 1857, a telegram from the
seat of war appeared in the morning
papers, stating that Capt. W. had been
killed before Lucknow on the fifteenth
of November. The family solicitor ap
plied for further information as to the
date of Captain W.’s death, which Mrs.
W. felt sure must have taken place on
the fourteenth, and not on the fifteenth.
But the date given in the telegram was
confirmed at the war office. At this
time a singular circumstance came to
light. The solicitor chanced to men
tion the case of a lady, a friend of his,
who, according to his account, had a
tendency to see visions. Turning to
her husband, she said:
“That must have been the same ap
parition I saw on tho evening when we
were speaking about India.”
They were able to fix the date by
means of a receipt for an amount paid
that day, as the fourteenth of Novem
ber. The solicitor on this applied to
the -war office again, saying that the
friends of Captain W. were persuaded
there must be some mistake about the
date. The officials stated, however,
that there could be no mistake, since
the death was referred to in two dis
patches from Sir Colin Camp
bell, who, in both cases, gave
the date as the fifteenth. In March,
1858, a letter arrived from a brother
officer, giving an account of Captain
W.’s death. This officer, who had been
riding beside Captain W. when he was
killed, stated that death occurred on
the fourteenth of November. Finally,
though whether on the strength of this
officer’s evidence, or through faith in
the apparition's truth to time, the date
was altered to the fourteenth.
It seems never to have occurred to
anyone to consider lhe difference be
tween Indian and English time. If the
time of Capt. W.’s death really coincid
ed, as Mrs. W. then and thereafter firm
ly believed,with the time of her dream
then, unless she went to bed unusually
early, he was killed on the 15th of
November, Indian time. Suppose,
for instance, she had her dream
at ten o’clock on the night
of November 14, then at that
moment it was twenty-four minutes past
three on the morning of November 15th
at Lucknow. Supposing it was later, as
the account suggests, then we may well
suppose that daylight had already
broken on the morning of the 15th at
Lucknow, at the hour when Mrs. W.
had her midnight dream at Cambridge
and her husband met with his death.—
[Cosmopolitan.
The Measles.
Measles begin ivith the symptoms of a
bad cold; hoarseness, a cough, sneezing
and weak eyes. Oa the fourth day a
rash appears on the forehead, spreads
over the face and extends to the body.
It is a darker red than the rash in
scarlet fever, and feels slightly raised
to the touch. When the rash first
comes out it looks like Ilea bites ar
ranged in little half moons on the skin.
The great danger is of taking cold,
which may bring on inflammation of the
lungs, and of injury to the eyes from
over use or exposure to too strong a
light.
The patient should be, kept in bed in
a well-ventilated room nt a temperature
of about sixty-eight degrees. The win
dow’ must be lowered a few inches at
the top, if possible, the opening being
covered with a strip of flannel to pre
vent a draught. A e fre-h air is in
dispensable, if this makes the room too
cold, a fire must be lighted to counter
act it.
A warm sponge bath should be given
each day, folded blankets being placed
c.ver and under the patient in bed, the
night-dress removed and the hand hold
ing the sponge being passed under the
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY. MARCH 24.1888.
[ upper blanket while bathing to avoid
exposure. The window should be shut
during the bath. If the rash causes
much irritation it may be rubbed with
cosraoline or sweet oil.
The eyes should bo carefully shaded
from the light, and no reading permitted
until they are strong again. Serious in
flammation and permanent weakness of
the eyes may follow’, if these precau
tions are not taken. It is often very
hard to keep a child amused and happy
under these restrictions. This is one of
the difficulties that a good nurse will
overcome, and she must remember that
the child’s comfort during life may de
pend upon the care it receives at this
time.
To avoid cold, all clothing should be
warmed and aired before being used. A
flannel jacket worn over the night-dress
is a great protection.
If delirium comes on, and the rash
suddenly disappears, tho sufferer should
be put into a warm bath containing four
tablespoonfuls of mustard to each pail of
w’ater, taken out after a few minutes,
quickly dried with warm towels, and
wrapped in blankets until the doctor
comes. If the child has a quick pulse
and seems very sleepy, the breathing
should be carefully watched to detect
the symptoms of trouble with the chest.
Milk should be the chief article of
diet. It may be used in gruel, custard
and blanc mange, and varied with beef
tea, chicken broth, mutton broth, toast,
and any light food.—[Youth’s Com
panion.
Facts About the Year 1889.
Tho year of 1889, which comprises
the latter part of 113th, and the begin
ning of the 114th year of American in
dependence, corresponds to the year
6602 of the' Julian period; to 7398-99 of
the Byzantine era, the year 7398 com
mencing September 1; to 5649-50 of
the Jewish era, the year 5650 commenc
ing September 25 at sunset; to 2642
since the foundation of Rome, accord
ing to Varro; to 2636 since the begin
ning of the era of Nabonassar, which
has been assigned to Wednesday, Feb
ruary 26 of the 3967th year of Julian
period, and in the notation of astrono
mers to tho 746th year before tho birth
of Christ; to the 2665 of the Olympiads;
to 2201 of the Grecian era, or era of the
Selucidce; to 1605 of the era of Diocle
tian; to 2549 of the Japanese era, and
the 22d year of the period entitled
“Meiji.” The year 1307 of the Moham
medan era, or the Hegira, begins on
August 28, 1889, and the first day of
January, 1889, is the 2.411,004th day
since the commencement of the Julian
period. —[Science.
Charity ami Crime.
A very pretty little woman, with a
clear complexion, carnation lips and
hair that the “Maid of Athens” might
have envied, walked rapidly down
Chestnut street Saturday afternoon.
When opposite the Mint she halted,
opened a dainty little purse, clasped by
a tiger head, and dropped a quarter in
the outstretched hat of a blind mendi
cant. The lazzaroni glanced obliquely
■ at the coin and then stowed it away in
| the recesses of his many- pocketed gar
i ments. A detective and a reporter
i witnessed the the incident “That wo-
I
man,” said the detective, “is one of the
cleverest pick-pockets and shop-lifters
in the country. She and ‘Kid’ Miller,
the confidence man, once worked to
gether, but there came a squall and
they parted. —[Philadelphia North
American. ♦
Keep Hoiim* Plants Clean.
i When the room is swept, sprinkle tho
‘ carpet with damp sawdust or spent tea
l leaves, to keep down the dust, and
cover the plants with papers, and leave
them on until the dust has settled. Ivy,
and all smooth-leaved plants, should
' have their leaves washed weekly with tj
soft rug and blood-warm water. Other
> plants with rough leaves should he
taken to the bath-room, or a sink, laid
on their sides, and given a thorough
drenching with a syringe or a watering
; pot, held high to give force to the
i shower; let the leaves drip well before
returning the plants to the room.
Worth Their Weight in Gold.
It is no unusual thing to see small
I volumes that you can hide almost in a
vest pocket go for from twenty dollars
jto eighty dollars. Some books, if they
| are rare enough, of the incunabula and
| black-letter kind, will bring hundreds
•of dollars. The first edition of one of
Longfellow’s books, “Tho Coplas de
Manrique,” thin and dingy though it be,
brings almost always near fifteen or
twenty times its original price. Tenny
son’s first thin volume, containing also
s his brother’s poems, which must have
been published for not more than a dol
lar and a half, I saw sold the other day
for only a trifle short of forty dollars.
“First editions” are especially stimula
“ tive to prices, as there are so many col
-1 lectors who pride themselves on theii
possessions in this line. The editions,
! however, must be of books and authors
| themselves highly esteemed. Their value
| rests on the fact that, having long been
out of print, they are poiitively unpro
curable, except by the rare accident
which the book auction occasionally af
fords. An uncut copy of a first edition
or book has extra value for it bears its
own evidence that no bookbinder has
I cut down the margin.
It is surprising to see how dingy and
i apparently worthless some of the rare
i books are that bring high prices. If
| you do not know the special charm that
i is bestowed on the air to the iniated by
I one of these suspicious volumes, of
) course you can not rate it highly. You
would give more tor a gilt-edge modern
i book that has just preceded it, and was
sold for twenty-five cents. But now tho
coveted prize is announced, and, lo! it
goes up to, perhaps, eighty-five or one
hundred dollars. You must be born a
! book-fancier to know wherein that
! value lies. J’aper and print and de-
I scription arc powerless to communicate
I the information. —[Cosmopolitan.
The Busy Bee's Latest Rival.
“1 never saw honey look like that,”
i remarked a New York Mail and Express
i reporter, who had ordered toast and
i honey for his breaklust. “I never saw
! a honeycomb look so white or be so
i uniform.”
j “Well, sir,” replied tho waiter, “I’ll
. let you into the secret. That is rnanu
. factured honey. The comb is manufac
i tured now of a white wax. Moulds are
: made to the shape and size required
j and the heated wax is poured in and be
! comes an [imitation honeycomb. A
piece of this comb is placed in the jar
and the syrup poured in. They can’t
make a good imitation, though; nearly
every one whocalls for honey detects the
! imitation. The wax is whiter, and then
I it is unpleasant if it should get into the
i mouth. It is much cheaper than real
i comb honey and sometimes tho supply
i runs short and the manufactured honey
I has to be used.”
A Mysterious Well.
' Last July, Farmer Hathaway of Sierra
i County, Cal., sank an artesian well.
At the depth of 300 feet he struck water
which flowed at the rate of 200 gallons
a minute; but it was hot water—hot
enough to cook an egg in three minutes.
The water from the well flows for halt a
' mile over the sandy desert, then forms
a pond several feet in depth and sinks
! into the sand. The other day one of
Mr. Hathaway’s children told him that
, the pond was full of fish. Her father
laughed, but the child was right. The
pond contains hundreds of mountain
trout from one to three inches Ion".
Where they came from is a problem.
All the water that flows into the pond
> is boiling hot as it comes from the
| ground; there is no spring anywhere
near the pound, and no one has stocked
its waters with small fry.
Dishes to Order.
The first hotel in this city, or in this
country, for that matter, to adopt the
Moslem custom of serving dishes “to
order,” was the Irving House, which
was opposite Stewart’s store, at Broad
i way and Chambers street. Tho “inno
vation” of the Irving House was not
popular at first, but soon became
j general—[New York Times.
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
It is as great to be a woman as to bo
a man.
Death rocks our second childhood to
sleep in the cradle of the coffin.
Many people are busy in the world
gathering together a handful of thorns
to sit upon.
There is nothing that so refines tho
face and mind as tho possession of great
and good thoughts.
One good thought retained and nine
ty-nine bad ones let go, and we would
all be the better for it
An irritable man lies like a hedgehog
rolled up the wrong way, tormenting
himself with his own prickles.
No one is a more dangerous enemy to
nil that is sweet and good in human life
than tho one who lends to impurity the
sanction of splendid talents.
Ono of the saddest things about hu
man nature is, that a man may guide
others in the path of life without walk
ing in it himself; that ho may boa pilot,
and yet a castaway.
In the early ages mon ruled by physi
cal strength. Now they rule by brain,
and so long as there is only one man in
tho world who can think and plan, ho
will stand head and shoulders übovo
him who cannot.
If thou art rich, then show the great
ness of thy fortune, or, what is better,
the greatness of thy soul, in tho meek
ness of thy action ami thy conversation,
sympathize with man of low estate, aid
th<! distressed and show consideration to
the neglected; be great
The motives and purposes of authors
are not always so pure and high as in
the enthusiasm of youth we sometimes
imagine. To many the trumpet of fame
is nothing but a tin horn to call them
home, like laborers from tho field at
dinner time; and they think thomselvcS
lucky to get the dinner.
Whole Colonies of Lepers.
An Indianapolis doctor denies that
leprosy in this country comes from tho
Chinese. On a recent occasion he is re
ported to have stated that whatever
traces of it arc found in the United
States arc attributable to African
slavery. This particular doctor is said
to have ridtdo an extensive study of the
subject. The statement he makes might
be safely left to the scalpel of the gentle
man of the samo profession, whoever he
may be, whose shingle is hung out in
his immediate vicinity.
But, as wc have a sort of remote in
terest in the subject it may be proper to
interject the fact that twice in this city
wc have had to pull up by the roots and
transport to China leper colonies, in?
each case numbering over twenty per
sons, and that another is now slowly
gathering which will have to bo treated
in the same way. The facts in both
these cases arc easily attainable—the
numbers exported, tho price paid for the
pipage, &c. But tho Indianapolis
specialist regards all this as a sensation
alism that is regularly started about
once in every two years on the Pacific
coast.—[San Francisco Bulletin.
Care of the Sick.
The etiquette of tho sick room should
be better understood. Many a patient,
nervous and excited, has literally had
the life forced out and gone to the grave
through uneasiness or fri’ ht over his
mysterious surroundings. There is no
time when a man or woman more needs
to have natural and cheerful people
about them than when tossing on :» sick
bed. Talking in the room should al
ways be done in t natural tone of voice,
and never in wh.-pers. There should
be no tiptoeing and no long faces, or
discussions ovi r this or that grave symp
tom. The doct r that don’t bring a .
breeze of cheerfulness with him to
lick room bad better quit business and q
goto the undertaker s trade. There are
many forms of di-ease where the patient
is killed or cured, not oy any remedies,
but by the indiscretion or dheretion of
the physician and attendants.— [inter- •
Ocean. ' ‘Mfe
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