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HE WAS GREATLY HISTAKE’N A Maryland Chemist Reckoned Without His Host. I live in the midst of the malarial districts of Maryland, near the city of Washington, and am exposed to all the dangerous in fluences of the impure air and water of that legion. Being naturally of a strong constitution, I had frequently boasted that no chills and fever or other malarious complaint would ever trouble me. This was my experience and the condi tion in which I found myself six months ago. I first noticed that I did not feel so sprightly and vigorous as was my wont to do. I felt tired and enervated. Soon I noticed a distinct and distressing back ache would make its appearance in the afternoon, increasing in severity if the exercise was more than usually violent. Then a stretchy feeling with profuse gaping made its appear ance. Then my head, always clear as a bell, would feel heavy and I began to have headaches. The cold stage was marked with chatter ing of the teeth, severe rigors passed over me, and no amount of clothing could keep me warm. The chill was succeeded in turn by the fever, in which I seemed to be burn ing up, the congestion in my head produced a violent pain in the frontal portion and a heated sensation of the eyelids, with an in describable aching of the lower limbs. Nauseau and vomiting occurred with severe retchings, and when the paroxysms passed off I was thoroughly prostrated by a weak ness that was felt in every part of me. I drugged myself with quinine, and ob tained some relief. But my respite was of brief duration. I was now so much reduced that I could hardly walk or stand upright. My disease soon culminated in a continued malarial fever which kept me closely con fined for about a week. I became exceed ingly depressed and melancholy, so much so that I lost interest in my work, and, indeed, scarcely cared what happened to me. During all this time, it must be under stood that I did not neglect medica treatment. All the most powerful remedies were tried, such as liquid arsenate of potash, valeriante of iron, mercury, bromide of potassium, chloride of bismuth, chiniodine, Chinchonidia, quinine and several others. All this I did under the advice of eminent physicians. It was while I was in this deplorable con dition that the claims made for Kaskine, the new quinine, as a specific for malaria were first brought to my attention. I knew nothing of its value to justify my having any confidence in it, but as everything else had failed I deemed it my duty to try it, so I began its use, and its prompt and radical effects were of the nature of a revelation to me. Many people may think the statement scarcely credible, but it is a fact that after only a few days’ use of Kaskine all the leading symptoms in my case were decidedly abated or ceased altogether; and in a few weeks from the time I took the first dose I was cured. This was about the first of January, and Since then I have experienced no recurrence of the malarial symptoms in any form. A remedy of such exceptional virtue’for the cure of malaria ought to be commended and universally made known. I have therefore urged it upon the attention of my friends several of whom have used it with like good results in every case, and it is with the greatest pleasure and sincerity that I com" mend Kaskine to sufferers from malaria everywhere. Respectfully yours, J. D. Hird, B. A., Assistant Chemist Maryland Agricultural College. P. S.—Should any one wish to address me as to the genuineness of the above letter, I will cheerfully respond. Other letters of a similar character from prominent individuals, which stamp Kas kine as a remedy of undoubted merit, will be sent on application. Price §I.OO, or six bottles, §5.00. Sold by druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of price. The Kaskine Company, 54 Warren street, New York, and 35 Farringdon road, Lon- Ao n.r m no 3 top col n . Kctdy 50 yciff BucMJSftx! operation? STROPS PORTABLE MIUB ftrWTl'A QUEEN SOUTH FRENCH BUIIRS IF for Stock I'eod or Meal fox* A-family uoe. 4 styles. 9 adzes, rl— Every mill GUARANTEED, u a Write for descriptivo circular, STRAUB MACHINERY CO., Cio.. O. auglG—wky&t aug Sep oct ujvdec c o w no! WHAT DO UNITARIANS BELIEVE ? UNITARIAN TRACTS AND PAPERS SENT FREE to any one addressing Corresponding Secretary Women >’Auxiliary Conference, Newport, XL I. _ v.-kylamapr.C my june jy aug sep •llotfW)qo6 Vf.LX'OKV V&k* V IWWEiiHESS Or the Liquor Habit. Positively Cured by A dmiiiMt erink Dr. Huiues’ Golden Specific. It can be given n a cup of coffee or tea without the knowledge of the person taking it: Is absolute ly harmless, and will • met a permanent and •pe- dy cure, whether tiie patient Is a moderate drinker ur an alcoholic wreck. It Las been given In thousands of cases, and in every instance a feet cure has lollowe-1. IT NEVER FAILS. Ibo system once impregnated with the Specific, it become* an utter in.possibility for the liquor appe tite to exist. For circular and full particulars ad dress GOLDEN ,SPEC IFIC CO M 1&5 Knee Etreet, Clucinuatl, Ohio. THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1887. * FATAL COLLISION. Wreck and Fatal Injury Upon the Air-Line Road. THREE KILLED AND OTHERS INJURED. A fatal railroad collision occurred up on the Air-Lino railroad yesterday morning between passenger train No. 51, north bound, and a freight train. The scene of the wreck was about three miles south of Greer’s station, South Carolina. Cause of the Collision. The train, scheduled as the first section of No. .)!, left Atlanta crowded to its utmost car rying capacity on time, at 7 o’clock last even ing, with Engineer Wall and Conductor Mar shall in charge. A second section left Atlanta heavily loaded at 9:30, running only to Green ville, where it arrived at 5:20 a. in. Engineer Wall, of the unfortunate train, is a well known and rather noted engineer, and his death at the post of duty will be widely re gretted. His homo was in Charlotte, N. C. Owing to the largo number of passengers, making many stops necessary, the train lost time for the entire distance to Greenville, ar riving there over four hours late. At this point the second section was laid out, and No. 51 received orders giving it the right of way, and left the station at 5:05, four hours and twenty-live minutes behind schedule time. The train was assured a clear track, orders having been telegraphed to the south bound freight to sidetrack at Greer’s station until number 51 arrived. It looks as if these orders were disregarded by Conductor Harris and Engineer Revel of the freight, thereby caus ing the wreck and loss of life. Where it Occurred. The two trains came together in the fatal crash in a cut, at the end of a long curve, three and one-half miles south of Greer’s station, at 6:30 a. m. Both trains were running at accel erated speed, gained by reason of the down grade to the cut in which they met, and there was no warning to the engineers of either train until a few seconds before they struck, giving no time for escape, and tiie escape of the engi neer of the freight train, as far as known, without injury, must bo regarded as miracu lous. The wreck took fire from the engines, but beyond the destruction of a box car no damage resulted from the flames. Several cars of both trains were badly wrecked and were piled up in a chaotic mass, the express, mail and bag gage car being literally torn to pieces. The debris filled both sides of the cut, making it somewhat difficult to assist the injured from the wreck. The casualties, so far as reported up to twelve o’clock last night, were three killed, three se riously hurt, and a number of others, whose names arc given below, received slight in juries; six train men and one tramp among the latter list. The passengers who were in jured were*all riding’in the baggage and ex press cars, no one in the coaches being injured. The following is a complete list of the killed and injured so far as can be learned. The Killed. 808 WALL, enginer passenger train. LOUIS WEBSTER, fire man freight train. MRS. HAMP M’DOWELL, of Asheville, N. C. Seriously Injured. J. R. ERAVIN, express messenger, one leg broken and foot ma died. EDWARD HARNETT, fireman passenger train, arm torn and mangled, also badly scalded: recovery doubtful. PHILLIP BLACK, (colored), freight brakeman, concusiion of brain. Slightly Injured. CHALAIN CHASE, Spartanburg, S. C., ugly gash in leg. WILLIE ERWIN, brother of express messenger, buised. MISS MARY M’DOWELL, Asheville, N. C., ankle badly injured. MISS B. F. QUINN, Washington, D. C. MISSES MARY and MAMIE ERWIN, Asheville,N. C., bruised. JAMES KILDAN, mail agent, Greenville, S. C., bruised. t W. R. WILSON, mail agent, Atlanta, painfully bruised. S. M. DYKEMAN. mail aj.e-.it, Atlanta, painfully bruised. A colored brakeman, two other colored men, and a tramp, names not known. ANOTHER BAD ONE. Charleston, AV. Va., October 20.—Shortly before no n today, the fast express on the Chesa peake and Ohio railroad, consisting of six coaches, going west, met with an accident twelve miles be low this city, in which twenty-six passengers were more or less injured. None were killed outright, but several were seriously hurt. The railroad authori ties sent to the city for surgical aid and Drs. Henry, Tompkins and Thomas left for the scene of tl e ac cident. reac king there within twenty minutes. The accident was caused by a defective switch, over which the engine, baggage, express and mail ears passed u iharmed, but the three middle coaches, ail well filled with passengers, were thrown from tlie track, and two of them turned completely over, one turning twice. It is impossi ble at this time, (8 p. m.) to learn the names and in juriesof all who were injured. The following are a few of the sufferers: william F. Simmon, New York, right forearm fractured and body slightly bruished ; Lewis Baker, colored, Columbus, Ohio, badly bruised about the body and legs, O. D. Wat son, * Taylorsville, New York, concussion of the brain, and temporary paralysis; John Kelly, Indian apolis, In liana, scalp cut, wrist dislocated and shoulder bruised; Mis. Catherine Miller, New York city, head cut and spine badly injuiel; Mrs. Miller will soon become a mother, and it Is feared by the doctor that she will have great trouble; W. F. Uisc<c'<. Kansas, darkle fractured, head cut and leg bruised; Charles James, colored, of this city, cut and bruisedin back and body; Dr. Wm. Fowler, of New York city, badly bruisedabout the spine and hip joint, a metal flask in his hip i o .’ke' inbeded itself in his thigh, the doctor’s wife had a foot mashed and suffered painful bruises; Otto 1 evi, peddler, New |Y<»rk city, badly bruised and injured internally; Gen Robinson, tobacconist,Mays ville, K., sustained painful bruise; Marions Smith, United States pension agent, this city, was bruised on right hip and both legs.; two passengers, whose names were notleurned, suffered with broken backs. It was fortunate that the fires had gone out in the stoves, or the loss of life would have been great. Persons Who are Suffering From Wounds at Charleston, West Virginia. Charleston, AV. Va., October 21.—Those persons who were most seriously injured in the rail road accident at St. Albans yesterday are yet unable to continue their journey. The parties who are worst hurt are: Mrs. C. Miller, of New Y’ork city: her husband siistti n “1 painful bruises, while her little child suf fer > with contused head. The family were en route to New Orleans. C. B. Si a tonstill, of Independence, Mo., incised arbital wound; side injured, also left hand. -W. F. Hitchcock, of Springfield, Mass., right clavi cle broken. He was enroute for Kansas, returning from a \ Nit to his pan nts. Mrs. Fricberger and cjiild, New Y’ork city, en route to join her husband at Chattanooga, buffer ing with concussion of the brain. W. W. Simmons, New York city, arm and collar. Mrs. Miller, New Y’ork city, who seems to have received the most dangerous injuries, she being en ciente. There were about one hundred and fifty passen gers on the train, which contained baggage and express cars and four coaches, and out of the num ber there were twenty one passengers injured, all of whom except seven went on their journey, carrying with them minor scratches und bruises. Ti e railroad people arc v r ry reticent about the affair, notwithstanding the company is not to blame for the accident. TIIE COLLISION AT GREER'S. The Inquest Attaches the Blame to Con due tor and Engineer of the Freight Traiu. Columbia, 8. C., October 21.—[Spccial.]- An inquest was held today at Greer’s station over the dead body or Robert T. Wall, the engineer of the P e.sengcr traiu who was killed in the collis o i yes terday m-raing. C. F, Marshall, conductor of the passenger train was sworn ami snl i ti.at lie was run ning from Atlanta to Charlotte by orders, with the ri_ht oi track. When tho collision occurred ho was taking up tickets in the sixth carljack from the engine, but went forward immediately and found Engine r Wall dead. Tie evidence ofomer wit nesses, went to show that the height trtin passed Greer s contrary to orders and that it w s going wild and , reckless. Tiie verdk t of tie jury was that the deceased, R. V. Wad, w.’S kill* d by tho collision and tl.e collision was caused by the reckless running of Con ductor Reviile and Engineer J. F. Huns, on tho sj ecial train, which collided with the nassenger t aim It is now clearly established that conductor Revillo tin I Engineer Harris jumped from the freight train before the collision and with the knowledge of their ruckles up*s became frightened at tiie horrible disaster an I fled. It is reported to night that they went to Charlotte, drew their pay and went to Salisbury, where they have been ar rested. There are seven of the wounded in Greenville and they are receiving even* possible attention, but it is f ared that it will be impossible to save some of them. Collision on the Nash ville, Chattanooga and bt. Louis Railroad. Chattanooga, Tenn., October2l .—[Special.] A terrible coUlslon occurred this morning at Giro o’clock on the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, one mile west of Whiteside, i which resulted in the almost complete destruction of two engines and t\velve freight cars. The Memphis aid Charleston road uses the track of the Nashville, Ciuitiauoo ja and St. Louis mad from Stevens »n, Alabuna, to this city. A west-bound freight on the latter road ran il.l >an east-bound freight on the former road, almost totally demolishing tho engine and uiin of the Nashville’road. A. N. Wallace and an unknown man were instantly killed, and Chas. Johnston badly injured. The men were riding in a box ear next t»the engine. Two other men in the same cir e- ciped uninjured. The engineers and firemen of both locomotives jumped for their lives. The road was not cleared until this afternoon. The Opal Bing. From the Providence Telegram. “But, Jack, I always thought opals wore unlucky, ” said Phyllis Redfern to her husband as she looked down at th? ring ho had just placed on her finger, and then at his smiling face. “1 hope you are not superstitious, dear—why that ring has been in our family f< r fifty years, and I think we have boon pretty lucky notwithstanding. I am sure J am in luck to get such a wife,” and ho kissed her tenderly. Jack Redfern followed the st a. and was very proud of his beautiful wife, though at times inclined to be jealous. He did not want her to be even on friendly terms with any other man, and grew out of temper sometimes when she only meant to be civil. In spite of all this, Phyllis was very fond of him, and it was a great regret to her that he was com pelled to be away on voyages so often. Early in the spring there was some talk of his ves sel going abroad. Jack said he would go down and see if he could not make some arrangement to stop over a voyage at home. Phyllis spent the time dur ing his absence overhauling the little cottage and getting things in order. One afternoon she wont out in her garden to weed her Hower beds. The tulips and hyacinths were in full bloom and the air was filled with fragrance, but she was thinking toj much of her absent husband to take pleasu o in anything, as she worked with a will. “Phyllis cried a pleasant, but lazy voice. She dropped her head and looked up. It was only Rob, her cousin, Robert Dukehart. “Why, Robert, how you startled me!” she said. “Will you come in? But lam very busy.” The young man sauntered in. “You’re always bu?y, it seems to me. Phyllis, when I’m about,” he said with a smiling sort of im pudence. “Won’t you shake hands with a follow for the sake of old times?” A flush, almost as bright as the tulip streaks, rose in the young wife’s cheeks; but she gave Rob tne tips of her fingers. In her girlish days Phyllis had been a good deal admired, for her own sweet face and winning ways for the most part: but in a few cases, the fact that she would one day inherit tho old Dukehart home stead served to enhance her attractions. Her cousin Rob was one cf her most assiduous admirers. Ho followed her like a shadow, and even after her engagement to Jack Redfern, was a little disagreeable by his marked devotion. After her marriage on one occasion cousin Rob had excited Jack’s jeah u anger by making himself over-attentive to Phyllis, and some pretty sharp words had passed between them. Bob stood and watched her, admiration and re gret in his eyes. Why could she not have been his wife instead of Jack Redfern’s? "Let me do that for you, Phyllis,” he said, after a minute. “If you were my wife you shouldn’t drudge like a slave.” “But lam not your wife, and glad enough lam of it.” she replied. “Go away, Rob; I don’t want you here when Jack is absent.” Bob laughed an ugly, provoking sort of laugh. “I suppose not, Phyllis. You’re afraid he’ll como and find me here, the jealous brute. I’m not going.” “Then I’ll go myself,” said the young wife, with dignity, and she left the g irden. He looked alter her as if he would like to follow, but hesitated. Something glittered on the ground at his feet, and he stooped and picked it up. It was the opal wedding ring bo had seen glitter on her finger. Rob whistled softly and put it in his pocket. Then he went over to the village tavern and spent the afternoon over a bottle of brandy and some soda. Lounging on the tavern porch, he saw Jack Red fern coming down the road, and a wicked thought flashed through his over-excited brain. “He’s coming in. Now, boys,” he cried, “look out for some fun.” Jack came in to leave a message with the bar keeper, and, having delivered it, was going out again, when a loud voice caught his car. “Hcjo sto Phyllis Redfern,” it said. He wheeled around like lightning. Rob was just in the act of draining his glass. “How dare,you trifle with my wife’s name?” de manded Jack. Rob laughed sneeringly. “When a woman shows a fellow a favor he dares everything,” he answered, and held up his right hand. On the little finger gleaned the opal ring. Jack saw it and his dark face flushed crimson. He cleared the distance between himself and the speaker with one bound, and before the breathless bystanders could interfere, he had felled Rob to the floor. Without stopping to sec the effect of the blow, Jack ran all the way home. He met Phyllis stand ing in the doorway < f the C )ttage. “Phyllis,” said he, angrily, “where is your wed ding ring?” She looked down at her finger with a start, her heart failing her at his tone. “Why, Jack,” flushing and speaking with embar rassment, “it was on my finger. I hope I have not lost it.” Her husband threw her from him with a muttered exclamation, and strode out of the house without a word. It was many weeks before Phyllis was able to be about again. Rob, appalled at the trouble' he had created, returned the ring and told how it came into his possession—too late to cb any good. Jack was gone. “111 find him and bring bini back to her if it costs my life,” said Rob in remorse, and with a last look at her death like face he departed. How long the summer was to Phyllis, waiting for one who never came. A mother now as well as wife, her heart grew sad that perhaps he should never see the baby. One day as she stood at the gate a quick, re?olute tread resounded in the road below. Phyllis looked up. with her h< a r t iu a wild flutter. It was not the po> m n, but a tall, bronzed man. “Oh, Jack ! oh, Jack !” Her cry of rapture startled tho birds into silence and hushed the chirpin < crickets. In a twinkling Jack nad her iu his strong arms, and his tears fell on her cheeks. “Oh, Phyllis, can you fo:give me?” he said, with choking voice. “There is nothing to forgive,” she sobbed, cling ing to him. “S -e, Jack, I have got my wedding ring. How I missed you", Jack. You can never know how I hungered for you, Jack,” hiding her holfac: in his breast, “there’s someone besides me to welcome you. Can’t you guess, Jack? A little, wee baby, Jack, with his father’s own eyes. I thought once you would never sec him, Jack, but thank God, you have come.” He could only hold her close to Ids heart; he had no words to" answer her. “Jack, how did you know'.’” she asked at last, when the first rapture of the reunion was over. “Did you get my letter?” “No,” he answer- d hoarsely. “It was Rob. He followed me across the oct an, found me and told me everything. I’hyllis, cun you forgive me?” “Jack,” sl.c said softly, “you are my baby’efather. What God has joined together no man can put asunder. Let us go homo.” * —————. Oh! That Headache. “How I ain tormented with continual head ache. Itisache! ache! ache! mornin",noon, and night. It is the last feeling and thought before restless Blumber and tho first sensation at return of consciousnc.'s. It is the terror and torment of my life, and there seems no promise of an end to it while the lamp of lite continues to burn. I feel at times as if I must go mad. I move about in my anguish or must lie pros trate and helpless in my agony, witli the solo pity,‘oh.no! not sick! only has the headache.’ Jfut neither insanity or deatli comeg to my re lief. On,on. mu 11 pursue this pat!) of persist ent pain. No help, no comfort, no relief. The toothache may bo ond< d by extracting tiie tooth, but where is tho good surgeon that can extract the brain to stop tho pain.” Tho safe and best way is to reach tho foun tain of life, put it in ns healthy condition as p. • ii.b.i.' t: ngthen nnd vitalize it o that it may correct tiio disordered member and give nature the chance to real-sort it ,clf. This plan has been tried very su<x:e sfully in hundreds of cases am! found to boos p irmahent relief. Ono of the good virtues of the Compound Oxygen Treatment is that it docs not go into the stom ach for lire pretended purpose of attacking a specific disease, but increases tho vital powers so that nature may repel the invader. For full information write to Drs. Starkey A Palcn. 1529 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., for onevjf their little books called “Compound Oxygen: Its Mode of Action and Besults,” which they will send free upon application, also their monograph on headache. ROASTED REDS. Cremation Among the Alaska In dians. THE CURIOUS FUNERAL CEREMONIES. From the San Francisco Chronicle. Among tho Indians known as tho Thlinkets, who inhabit the coast and contiguous islands of southeastern Alaska, the practice of cremation is universal, except in the case of shamans, or medicine men, whoso spirits after death in habit a higher world apart from tiie common herd of slaves who aro considered scarcely worthy of this distinction. At this late day, among a people who have no written characters, and whoso history has been handed down by word of mouth, it is im possible to trace tho origin of this custom which has, through long ages, become a reli gious rite, and tradition offers tho explana tion that many years since one who had died returned from the land of spirits, and, collect ing his people, gave them his experience: “When deatli releases tho spirit it goes forth to seek the happy hunting land, and slowly gropes its way along a narrow, rough trail, over sharp rocks and through tangled forests (on account of which’ the corpse, when pre pared for cremation, is well clad, the hands and feet being protected by moccasins and mittens). After a weary journey it comes to the shore of a broad, green river, across which, in tho far distance, aro seen people who look scarcely larger than mosquitoes. To these tho spirit calls to send a canoe, but, receiving no answer, drops down upon tho soft moss and is soon lost in sleep. Awakening lato and hearing voices calling, it sees a canoo approaching from over the waters which recrosses witli it to a beautiful country filled with Indians only. Here are recognized all tho old friends and brothers who have gone before and who now come crowding around witli a welcome and good word. Those whose bodies had been burned were found in the full enjoy ment of their senses, sitting in groups around blazing camp fires, feasting on salmon and seal with full boxes of oil and grease, while those poor spirits to whom this privilege had boon denied were lost in misery, shivering in perpetual cold and want. ” APPKOACHINO DKATIT. Tho Thlinkot believes that shortly before death the spirit of some loved friend gone be fore will appear to him, saying: “My dear brother, or good friend, you can last but a few suns longer,and it is best so, for life is but hard; so be ready, for I will como soon to lead your spirit to a land where all is happiness.” With this assurance the Indian meets death without a murmur, and it is not to be wondered at when wo remember that his whole life is but a struggle with nature for existence. Witli the last breath tidings go out to the clan, who assemble with blackened faces to mourn the dead, and in former years the nearer relatives cutoff the hair. Tho corpse is now dressed in tho most valued garments, the face decorated in red and black and placed in a sitting position with back to tiro wall, opposite the entrance. All the property of the de ceased is now brought and piled on either hand —tho Thlinket counts his wealth in blank ets, kept stored away in camphor wood or cedar chests. Masks, rattles, robes, guns, hunting and fishing implements and dancing parapher nalia arc placed directly around. The head is surmounted by a grotesquely carved wooden mask in totemic design, brilliant in its inlay ing of holiotis shell and topped by a semi transparent forest of sea lion whiskers, while over tho body is thrown a highly ornamen tai blanket, woven from the finer fleece of tho mountain goat and worked in black, white, yellow and blue from old pattern boards that have been handed down through generations until the designs have become conventional. THE CHAMBER OF DEATH. For three days tho dead remains a sl'ont spectator of household affairs, which have to go on much as usual, as a number of families live under tho same roof. Visitors como and go, food is prepared at thecommon central tiro, and children toddle about, tumbling over tho sleeping dogs; but a general air of quiet pre vails until nightfall, when the tribo assemble with drum, rattle and dancing sticks, and to their measured accompaniment keep time iu monotonous chant, eulogizing and lamenting the dead. The scene is weird to a degree, tho many colored blankets, the blackened faces, the wails hung with arms and fishing implements, tho curiously carved am! colored house posts, while festoons of dried fish and moat depend from the roof, and all seen through the fitful flashes of tho great crackling fire of cedar logs, over which at intervals oil is dashed to redouble the effect. For three nights this scene is repented, but on tho third day tho wealth of tho deceased is distributed among the relatives, each one re ceiving a certain portion, as judged by popular consent. Tho funeral pyre is now erected directly-in rear of tiie house, or on the outskirts of tho village, in proximity to tho shore. Logs of the fragrant yellow cedar are now brought ami laid upon each other, forming a hollow parallelogram seven feet long by three feet wide. At a height of from two to three feet a flooring of logsis laid, leaving air spaces be tween them, above which the walls are con tinued for another foot. Beneath tho flooring and around tho sides kindling and spruce knots saturated with gum are placed. All being in readiness, on this tho fourth day, tho class assemble, a plank is removed from the side or end of tho house, and through this opening the dead is carried on a mat made from the inner bark of the red cedar, for it is a strongly rooted superstition among these people that should tho body pass through the doorway that later the death spirit would return to claim more victims. As tho body is carried out an old woman takes some coals and burning fragments from the fire and scattered them after it to drive away the spirit of death and cleanse the passageway, and af terward throws out a dog to accompany its master’s spirit to tho world beyond. Tho procession now makes its way slowly to ward the place selected for cremation, and when reached the body is deposited on tho raised flooring of tho pyre and a torch applied to tiie resinous splinters, readily igniting the whole mass. Tho women—in full dancing habiliments, consisting of a blue-black blank et, laced with red cloth, and ornamented with hundreds of mother-of-pearl buttons, fancy colored caps or head dresses of raven or eagle feathers, immense ear-rings and noso pendants, faces blackened, and carry ing in tho right hand a long pole, tho end decorated with sprigs of evergreen and bright streamers—form in a half-circle about tho head of tho pile. The men, with dancing sticks and rattles, aro grouped on one side. Tho nearer relatives sit about promiscuously, moaning and waiting. Tho older mon lead tho chant, or dirge, which is joined in by all; and to its slow notes tho women keep time with tho body, swaying from side to side and bowing in unison, reminding one of the famous sword dance of tho Bedouins. Oftentimes the arms and personal belongings of the deceased are thrown on tho fire, which, by means of long poles, is constantly stirred, and the chant continues until the body is re duced to ashes and tho logs consumed. Tho family collect any remains of hones and tho suppos' d ashes, which aro carefully deposited In small decorated boxes or trunks covered with cedar matting, corded witli spruce roots, and finally placed in deadhouses or family vaults <1 irectly in rear of the houses. CLOSINO THK CEREMONIES. Every one now returns to tho house, where a grand feast is spread, consisting of dried sal mon dipped in seal oil, herring spawn, pota toes, roots, berrim, edible seaweed, shell fish, seal meat and tallow from the fat of the wild goat of the mountains. Since tho establish ment of many trading posts nt convenient points throughout this section iargo quantities of hardbreail, flour, sugnVand teaaroconsumed on these festive occasions, and aro much rel ished by tho natives, who consider that tho quality of tho white man’s food gives him his superiority, and, as they express it, is “skoodum (strong) for Indian man.” But dried salmon and seal oil will ever remain tiro Thlinkets heart’s delight. Food and grease are placed In carved plot ters and consigned to tho flames, to sustain the deceased spirit on its weary journ* y. With tho coming of night the men assemble, seating themselves around tho fire, when tho women in full 'lancing costume silo in, forming in con tinuous rank around the walls, facing tho au dience of males.and repeat the swaying,bowing dance previously enacted at tho cremation, keeping time to tho chant. This closes tho fuuera. ceremonies, which have now lasted through four days. The dead may be honored again in future years by a period of dancing and feasting, and the rebuilding of a dead house is always a season of ceremonial celebra tion. in olden days upon tho death of a chief one or more slaves were sacrificed to attend him in the spirit world, tiro bodies of the poor unfort unates being cast out upon tho shore, tho por tion of the ravens and dogs. Tho spirits of those killed in battle or fight are believed to mount upward witli tiie smoko of the funeral pyro, and when tho flashing lights of tho Huora chase each other across tho southern skies the warrior spirits arc said to bo at play. MARRIAGE SUPERSTITIONS. From the St. Louis Glol'o Democrat. Any one who gives attention to the matter must havo noticed that there is quite a differ ence iu the number of marriage licenses issued each day from the recorder’s office, and a little more careful observation would show that the difference is constant, to use tho language of tiio mathematicians; that is, there are certain days of the week on which tho number is exceptionally large, and others on which it is decidedly small. As would n at urally bo supposed, this difference also extends to the days on which the marriage ceremony is performed. Recorder William A. Hobbs, who is interested in the matter both from tho stand point of fees and that of student, says that most licenses are issued on Wednesday. Since the office w r as established, in .Tune, 1881, this feature has been most romarable. On Wednes day, tho Sth, forty-six licenses were issued —the greatest number known, except’ on the Wednesday immediately preceding fair week. SUPERSTITION AND rHII.OI.OOY. Philologists assort that Wednesday was so named in honor of the old Scandinavian con queror and god Odin, whom tho Saxons con verted into Wuotan or Wotan. But the pop ulace havo a philology of their own, w'ith which Mr. Hobbs has been acquainted since boyhood, and he says that the reason Wednes day is considered a good day to marry upon is because the first syllable of its name plainly declares “Wed.” And when new laws wont into force it was naturally considered a good day on which tosocure authorization to marry. But the recorder adds that it is a rarity to issue licenses op Friday. That day is practic ally tabooed. Since the present recorder has held the office licenses have been issued only on three Fridays, and then only two or three on each occasion. THE MATTER INVESTIGATED. Inquiries among the clergy as to the favorite day for marriage elicited quite a variety of answers and reasons. Among Catholics it would seem that Wednesday is tho choice for matrimonial ventures, but nobody, not oven Rev. 14. S. Phelan, could assign any special reason for this preference. Rev. Dr. A. N. ITolliiied, of tho Grand Ave nue Presbyterian church, was led by his expe rience to believe that Wednesday and Thurs day were most favored, and ho gave a unique reason for this. “People,” ho said, “do not wish to enter upon such an undertaking Into in the week, close on Sunday, and Monday and Tuesday aro wash days in most families, oven in those whore the ladies themselves do not havo to put their hands in tho soapsuds: so you see it resolves itself into a question of practical convenience.” Another Presbyterian divine found that re ligious people preferred Thursday, and tho reason seemed to bo this: Protestant wed dings take place mostly in tho evening, and, as in the majority of evangelical churches prayer-meeting is held on Wednesday even ing, both tho service might be detracted from and an additional burden imposed on tho minister, so the considerate Christians defer tho ceremony until tho following day. On the contrary, Rev. George C. Adams, Congregationalist, although ho had kept no record of such matters, inclined to the belief that Wednesday night at eight o'clock, just when ho was getting ready to go to prayer meeting, was decidedly tiio period that most of his people saw fit to enter upon the matri monial state. CUSTOM—SECULAR MARRIAGES. Rev. Dr. J. E. Godbcy, southern Methodist, had known people to bo married on almost every day of the week, but ho, too, found that Wednesday was the favorite, “Reason for it?” said ho, "I know of none other than custom. Tho four-lilt Us of people —tho nine-tenths, you may say—do things be cause others did them before them, and so comes custom, and custom makes that fash ionable for which tho original reason is lost.” German Lutherans and Kvangelicnls aro also favorers of both Wednesday and Thms day. Justice Patrick Kane, who Jins quite a fame ns a marrying magistrate, had most of the calls for bis services in this lino on Thursday. A noteworthy fact in his experience was that ho had three weddings on Friday in fair week, and ho had never known of a Friday wedding before. J ust hero it may bo remarked that tho ministers of all denominations, and others who pay attention to tho subject, agree that there is a prejudice against Friday as a day of mar riage, while the records show that tho prejudice extends to tho taking out of license on that day. A few, when asked why this should bo, readily replied, ‘Tdon’tknow,” but most of them said, “There is a feeling against Friday because it is known as hangs mans day.” Other authorities say that tiie ill repute in which tho sixth day of tho week is held comes from tho ancient celebrations of tho crucifixion of Christ. Asa matter of fact, Friday would seem to boa propitious day, de riving its very name from Frcyaor Freyga, tho goddess of love, to whom it was anciently ded icated. Hebrews do not, us a general thing, celebrate marriages on Friday, hut their mo tive is a religious not a superstitious one. The Sabbath really begins on Friday evening, and they hold that it is not proper to commingle the Joys of tho holy day and of marriage. Rev. J. B. Brandt was one who hmd that there was opposition to Friday because it was “nigger day.” A young lady promptly cor rected him, stating that Saturday is known by the democratic name. Rev. Irl R. Hicks thought that both Thursday and Saturday camo under the ban, “because,” said lie, "these days were recognized under the old re gime as tiio ones on which .Sambo was allowed to go and see his Dinah, ami so they became unfashionable.” HICDIIEW I’REFEItENCKH. Mention has already been made of the rea son why consistent Israelites will not marry on Friday. Tho same applies Io Sabbath holi days, and when a leading rabbi of this city united a Hebrew and a Christian in tho bonds on Erev I’asach, tho eve of tho Passover, a few years ago, pulpit and press rang with de nunciations of the deed, tiie like of which had never been known in tho previous history of Judaism. But there are other times when custom, founded on historical events, makes marriage unlawful amongst Israelites. One is from tho month Jjar (except the 18th day), because during that time a plague swept off 24,00<)disciples of Rabbi Akibah. The three weeks following the 17th day of Tamuz (July or August) aro also unpro|>itious, because of the destruction of Jerusalem in those days. Hebrews have their favorite day, Tuesday. In the first chapter of Genesis, in the descrip tion of the work of each day (except Monday) it. in noted that God said tho work was good, but he is recorded as making that statement twice on Tuesday, so that day is considi red doubly blessed. While Friday is held hi abhorrence and blds fair to continue so for ages to come, in olden times many another day, and even whole months, were avoided by the superstitious as unlucky to marry upon. In Ovid's “Fasti” it will bo seen that May was tho month of ill omen, and it continued so down to Christian times. Sir John Sinclair’s Statistical Account of Scotlahd, published In 1793, quotes tho min ister of Logierait, in I’ertbsliire, as saying of his parishioners, “None chnso to marry in January or in May.” The same worthy gen tleman also stated that none of them would dare marry on the day of tho week on which the 11111 of May fell. Childermas, or Holy Innocents’ Day—De cember 2b—was long considered, and perhaps still is, in England ns most dangerous for those i contemplating wedlock. “No, child,” says a mother in tho Spectator, “if it please God, j’ou shall not go into join-hand on Childermas Day.” PROPITIOUS DAVS. An almanac for tho year 1.159, “by Lowes Vaughan, made for tho' mercydian of Glous tre,” gives “Tho tymes of weddinges when it bogyneth and endeth. January 14, weding be gin. January 21, weddingo goth out. April 3, wedding bo. April 29. wedding goth out. May 22, wedding begyn.” In 1655 Andrew Waterman, mariner, set forth an almanac with a list of days on ti t page “good to marry, or contract wife (I' i women will be fund and loving) viz: January 2,4, 11, 19 and 23. February 1,3, 10.! 19, 21. March 3,5, 12, 20, 23. April 2,4, 122 20 and 22. May 2,1, 12, 20, 23. June 1,3, 11! H',2l. July 1,3, 12, 19, 31. August 2, 11, 18, 20, .30. September 1,9, 16, 18, 28. October 1, 3, 10, 17, 27, 29. November 5, 11, 13, 22, 25< December 1, <B,IO, 19, 23, “9.” Little attention, no doubt, is given to thesa old-time lists, and the prospects arc that with increase of knowledge all superstition as to days lucky or unlucky will die away. 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