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*1 • THE DYING BRAKEMAN. BY SUSlfe DRURY. Silent ttey sit In the shadowy room— The lamp burn* low— And they watt tb’ alarm of the signal bell, For ooe baa a Journey to go; He tbat shoos with tbe dream on bis lip. And the throbbing breast just heaving so. Hush! be start’, for the engine screams With human cry; He wakes with a start, and “ Kalamazoo 1” His white, white lips i epl.v. Soft steals the hour, and the wind sweeps by, With tymn and lullaby, moan and sigh, Wall, and laughter, and frolicsome glee. nark i ii .lira '.he i’uili uiu; .-ij Of the casement curtains about his bed. once more ne wakes. “Jackson.” he said; “ Chauge cars for Saginaw ahead.” They wipe hie brow with womanly care: Poor fellow! tbe trip’s nigh o’er at last.” “ Just feel his pulse, good fellow, there 1” “I thought he now had surely passed." “ That is the tugboat’s whistle, friend.” “ What iB’t he said “Sun Arbor?” “Ah! When will the Journey end!*’ Again the o'd yard engine yells, Some peril at band. “ Way, way, sleep op, no red lights gleam 1" “ He seems tc understand.” “ So cn he comes, faster each time, On this death-train.” “ Ypeilanti- for Eel River Road Change cars again!” Softly-s'owly passing— The end is very nigh, lihe luster t f the spirit world Beams on that closing eye. “ He’s going—close tbat creaking door, It moves him just the least 1” “Grand rrunk Junction-passengers Change cars for going East!” “ Hush 1" ’tin over. “Way.” “ what ?” “ Speak to me!” “ You're reaching the white station now." He whispers—“Da”— No, not Detroit; brakeman, to thee • The. angel whispered Death, not Do— A BRAND NEW SWINDLE. Gold Bars That Didn’t Fool a Chicago i Priest. Several enterprising individuals called upon Father Cote, of the French Catho lic churoh, corner of Halsted and Con gress streets, Chicago, recently, with a brand-new swindle. They were shabby sort of fellows, and conversed inbioken Spanish, One of them, Antonio Con- tozo, took the good priest aside, and re lated a Munschausen tale to him that savored of the wondeiful riches of Monte Christo, and was otherwise re markable. As the story went, Mr. Con- tozo, in company with his particular friend, Edward Ouora, had left Mexico during the month of April last, he for this country and Onora for Canada. Daring their voyage an Englishman on board the same vessel died, and they •succeeded in getting hold of his keys, with which they opened his tranks, in one of whioh they discovered a small satchel, containing eight bars of gold. This they carried « ff, and had now in their possession. With this preliminary statement, Antonio opened asmall satchel and displayed an oblong bar, resembling gold, which measured about six inches in width, four in breadth, one in thick ness, and weighed about five pounds. On the back of each bar was the follow ing diagram and inscription: K. Cartajena. R. Above the word “ Cartajena” was the diagram of an nrn, and the bronze blooks had every appearance of the genuine article. The tale was well told, and the fellows acknowledged the fact of the larceny and their fear of detection bj the friends of the dead Englishman, tfhey asked the priest to take the blooks for $500, and nse the proceeds from the sale for charitable purposes. Upon the priest expressing some incredulity at the genuineness of the bars, they filed off some dust from several of the blocks and offered to let him test it. He ao- oepted the proposition, and requested them’ to call again. The dust was taken to some experts and found to be 19 karats gold. Father Cote went with the story to a police station, and several officers were de tailed to bring in the Mexicans, which they did. The fellows osmn to the priest’s house promptly, and again dis played their gold, and both they and the bpgns stuff were captured. It was found that on a nnmber of sides of the blocks some genuine gold had been placed, and, taken altogether, the trick was a good one, and under ordinary circumstances would have succeeded in making a victim of some person. White Ants at St. Helena.—White ants were introduced into the island in 1810 in some timber from a slave ship. Mr. McLachlan has identified the species termea tenuis, Hagen, peculiar to South America. The mischief whioh it has done is almost incredible, and it appears to have simply gradually de stroyed tbe whole of Jamestown. A considerable portion of the books in the public library, especially theological literature, was devoured by them, and the whole of the interior would be de stroyed without the exterior, of the volumes seeming otherwise than intaot. The Famous Duke and Duchess Breed. A writer in the Mark Lane Express gi.es the history of the origin of thiri family of shorthorns, which has com manded such enormous prices for a few years past. He says: “ The first of the family we hear of was brought by Charles Colling from the duke of Northumberland’s agent at Stanwix, a massive, short-legged cow, of a yellow ish red, with the breast near the ground. She had a wide baok and was a great grower. Colling called her Duchess, and had often described her to Bates as a very superior animal, particularly in her handling, and told him he con sidered her the best cow he had ever seen, but that he could never breed so good a one from her. She was de scended from the old stock of Sir Henry Smithson, of Stanwix. Thomas Bates bought of Colling one of the descen dants of this cow in 1804 for 100 guineas, being a fine dairy animal; and he bought another at Colling’s sale in 1810. For the latter he paid 183 guineas, and styled her Duchess First, and from her all of the present family descended. Bates says he was induced to seleot this tribe from having found that they are great growers and quick feeders, with fine quality of meat, consuming little food in proportion to their growth, and also finding that they are great milkers. Breeders are now manifesting much interest to know the total nnmber now in existence of what are claimed to be pure Duke and Duchess. Total num ber of females in the Unitsd States, eleven, seven of which are owned by Mr. Alexander. How many of the re maining four are breeders we are not able to state; two of them, at least, are understood not to be. • There are six females in Canada, owned by Mr. Cochran. In Great Britain there are understood to be about thirty-three females. Of bulls, we have in the United States sixteen, in Canada, two, and in Great Britain about twenty. Total in the United States, 27; in Canada, 8; and in Great Britain, 53; in all, 88. Of these, ten oows in Ameri ca have Lord George cross, and four in England the same; while six females in England have the Romeo, and eight the Usurer otoss; and Grand Duchess, say ten, have Booth and other so-called outside crosses. There are two with Lord George cross through Lord Duke of Airdrie, and one at least, with the Grand Turk cross. Of the few so- called pure Duobesses, several are doubtfal breeders. Of the “striotly pare” bulls, the United States may olaim four (one a doubtful breeder), and Great Britain four—seven in all. The Peculiar People. An English religious seot whose be lief prevents them from employing phy sicians in sickness, have taken measures to establish a large hospital from which doctors shall be excluded and where the only remedial agents used shall be Q er and the anointing of the patient’s r. It is improbable that the law will allow the existence of such a hos pital, as it has lately convioted a mem ber of this peouliar sect of manslaughter seeing that his invalid child died be cause of his refusal to employ a doctor; but should such a hospital come into praotioal working it wonld be exactly the opportunity for the application of the celebrated “ prayer-gauge.” It will be remembered that some time ago Prof. Tyndall set the teeth of the re ligious world on,edge by proposing to examine the truth of "the doctrine of the physical efficacy of prayer by setting aside a ward in come hospital, the in mates of which should be prayed for, and if a larger number of them recov ered than in the unimpreeated wards the efficacy of prayer shonld be acknowl edged. The hospital of the Peouliar People would be a crucial test in this matter, and, as no physioians may enter it, it will afford more remarkable proof on the religions side than Prof. Tyn dall’s plan oould have afforded, since according to that the patients prayed for were to have tbe benefit of medioal aid the same as those unprayed for. FOX'S ROYAL FAMILY. Searching the Feature* of the Hutted States tor Blooded Cattle. Reclining on the dean yellow straw in a battered old building at 97 Pavonia avenue, Jersey City, a duke a duchess, several prinoesses, and other descend ants of royal blood were contentedly chewing their dads and switching their tails yesterday. To-day they will sail in the steamer Holland for their home in Elmhurst, Staffordshire, England. They are ail short-horn cattle that Iikvh been selected from all parts of the United StateB and Canada, and are prob ably the most superb spedmens of this breed in the world. Every means has been taken to get only cattle that are perfect in every point, and fabnlons prices have been paid for the herd. They belong to Mr. George Fox, the foreign partner of A. T. Stewart, who came to America in April last, and with his agent, Mr. William Dolby, made the selection. Fifteen animals were bought for $125,000. The most noticeable of the herd is the bull, the twenty-fourth Duke of Airdrie. He weighs 2,3C0 pounds, and iB simply faultless in structure, quality and handling. His lines are even and perfect, his color is roan, his hair is soft'and fine, and his massive limbs are clean and splendidly shaped. The Twentieth Duchess of Airdrie, sis ter to the Duke, is much like her brother, and to a breeder’s eye is a triumph of superior breeding. These two animals are from the famed Wood- burn herd of Mr. A. J. Alexander, Spring Station, Ky. f x and $30,000 was their cost. The Princesses are the Damask Second, Third Princess of Oxford, Sixth Princeess of Oxford, and Third Princess of Thomdale, all splen did cattle. The other cattle are animals that any breeder might be proud of. Stalls with padded walls will receive them in tbe steamer early this morning. —New York Sun, June 24. Ciscoe Fishing at Geneva. At Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, about seventy-five miles from Chicago, excit ing sport is found in oatobing the oiecoe, a species of the herring. Though never more than five inches in length, it is as beautiful as the brook trout, being covered with fine white scales, giving it tbe appearance of a quivering blade of silver as it darts through the water. It is a most delicious morsel, though from its fraii delicacy unfit for shipment, and is necessarily cooked as soon after being caught as possible. A peculiarity of the cisooe is that it runs for about five days between June 1 and 20, and is never seen, alive or dead, at any other season of the year. Simultaneous with its appearance, whioh is in countless millions at every portion of the shore, there arrive in the trees, on the water, and in the bayous reaching baok from different portions of the shore, myriads of the oommon sand fly, whioh become the eiscoe’s food, and which are nsed as bait. When the sport fairly opens, Lake Geneva, whioh is a beautiful strip of water nine miles long and four miles wide, with precipitous, sloping, and almost level shores, is then the moBt picturesque place in America, The fish is taken with a silk thread, a diminutive hook smaller than the minnow hook, and from one to three flies for bait, which you can supply yourself with by merely taking a short turn through the bashes, when.they will attaoh them selves to yonr clothing, or by carefully breaking a bough from a tree.—St, Louis Times. Burmah. Burmah is preparing to go to wap with England, and soon Burmese sub jects will be bounding blithely from the mouths of British cannon, with ten- pound shot following close behind their oarcisses. The king of Burmah was offended because the British Indians proposed to taka a slice off his territory, and made a show of war. The viceroy has sent an embassador to his Burmese majesty in his calace at Mandalay, bat as the peacemaker selected is Sir Dong- las Forsyth, the same brave Briton who blew the Kokas from the guns after the Sepoy mutiny, and the Burmese know him well, he Is not likely to accomplish much. When the king heard that Sir Douglas was coming he remarked diplo matically to the British political agent at his court that “ it would be well that no differences should exist between two such mighty powers as the British and Boamese governments” so it appears J tbat hia majesty is not afraid. Bengal has becom as much a British province as Cornwall or Kent, and it is just pos sible that, if his majesty of Burmah continues to puff himself up, his do minions will follow the fate of Bengal. AN EARTHQUAKBAT 8EA. (experience ot the Captain and Crew ot f _ the Ship Hamtitoni at New §ork last week from’Manila! Her commander, Capt. Boss, states that at 3 h m, on June 4, when in latitude 19 'deg., 16 min., longitude 57 deg., 51 min., all on board felt tbe shock oj. an earthquake, whioh lasted fully 10 min utes. Daring this time there was a heavy sea running, and in different places the water appeared to revolve in oiroles like a whirlpool. When the dis turbance first began the sea was quite smooth, but as the shock increased in violence the waters became correspond ingly r gltated, terrify ing those who were on deck and arousing those who were sleeping below. Suddenly the vessel receivi d a shock, as if she had grounded, and a peculiar rambling noise filled the air. k.imultaneously with the shaking, the sky assumed a dark, leaden hne. The atmosphere was also thick and hazy. Daring the oontinaanoe of the shock, control of the vessel was com pletely lost, and the ship refused to obey the helm. There was little, if any, wind at the time, yet the vessel was tossed about as though in the midst of a gale. The captain describes the upheaving of the waves as similar to what would occur if a series of heavy submarine explosions had taken place. The dura tion of the shook was long enough to enable those who were below to reaoh the deck and witness the unusual sight. After the disturbance had subsided, the sea again became as calm as before. The vessel sustained no damage and her cargo appears to be intaot, although her 5,000 boxes of sugar were thrown about by the shock. Brain and Sex. When we take into consideration, says a writer in the Popular Science Monthly, that the forces of organic and functional life represent simply the sum of gangli onic activity, a jnst idea may be formed of the extent to whioh this activity must be pifferentiated iu the sexes. It is simply necessary to extend the field of ganglionio aotion to the brain, the su preme ganglion of all, in order ■ to re alize the fact that here also functional differences most exist. That the brain possesses functions in oommon to the sexes in no wise renders it impossible to perform its part as an organ em braced in the sexual cyole. The rela tions existing ’ between the sexes are mutually voluntary, and involve more or less of mental action. As these re lations represent the opposite poles of straotural and functional life, this mu tuality must also represent phases of mental aotion whioh exists as sexnal traits. Concerning many of these re lations we know that men and women do not think alike, and that these dif ferences are radical ones, and have ex isted many years, and yet continue to exist. Take the ’abor and the ballot questions as the most widely known of the points of disagreement, which seem to have their origin in sexual mental attributes. Bat even upon these ques tions we find many men and women thinking and acting alike. Yet these are the exception, and not the rale; which confirms my idea of tbe dif ference in the results reached by the mental processes of the sexes; for enrely the want of agreement must be a radical oae in whioh it is a rare excep tion for the two types of mind to ap- 8 roach each other upon matters other lan the organic emotions. Keeping in view the aooepted fact that the brain, as an organ, or nerve-center, ia the seat of mental aotion with whioh its strnetnre either in its histological elements or it* relative proportion of parts, is more or less intimately connected, it seems rea sonable to refer these differences in the results of sexual mental prooeeses to structural rather than to any ephemeral cause. —A fond parent who bought a oow for his summer residence in anticipa tion of the delight that the product wonld cause Mb little daughter, was somewhat chagrined when Miss Pert* looking upon a pan of nectar, ex claimed: Oh, the horrid yellow least. It isn't half so good as the nioe bin* milk we get in Boston.”