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TIIE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1893. Tbe Weekly Chronicle l 1 hk;" - ! f HK 1AL1 . - M L AM l-rltsOXAI.. the lsliv br..inrir. I n.l , with an attack ol pneumonia. ' Tins flag on the Court " "l ,mH ' K. S. Karri. Ml for Wapiniti this mast in respect to the memory o( J umrjg wilu double team ''" Hon. Jan. i Mr. Hugh (ilenn returned U.t even- Miss Cert rude Meyers, arrived .n the injf fr0II, a flTinf( business trip to Port vesterday noon train from Portland, airs J Uml -ill Mlnrn Mtt MoniUv. Tl. rlmir of the M. K. ehurch' will The contract for the construction ol the Columbia Navigation Company's rail ay Jia been awarded Messrs. tilenn A McKenxic. The entire w Uth of the Columbia river la froren over today opposite thii city, for aome distance above the Regulator wharf to a po"t bout opPs' l,oe factory. Mr. A. IS. Wilcox hai returned uv Bake Oven, from his sojourn for hit health In Portland, during which time he haa nearly regained hi former strength. N-cretarv Noble has ordered that ML Uainier and ita adjoining landa on the western slot, be withdraw n from settle ment, and Senator Squire expect Mount Kainier faresl reservation to I made by proclamation tomorrow. Sao Francisco hai a new candidate for public favor in a very handsome publi cation entitled Town Talk. The copy before ns is a gem. ! " " matter and make up, while the printing is of the highest style of the "art preserva tive." The new machinery ordered for the steamer City of Eltensbnrgh last full rs .Wived en route, and is iut now being placed io position. She wiil be , . . . : l-.il- tlie only uoai on me run - re smf two smokestacks, and Will emble the Mississippi ''v"r steamers in this respect. The.Telegiaui says: "The senate is not taking very kindly to F.astern Ore gon's wishes. First, Black man's bill for a bridge over the John Iay river was de feated, and now the same fate 1eflls Haley's portage bill. II that section had a few more senators it would I more fortunate." Not such a lslsoii. let it tie hoped. A Washington dispatch to-day states tliat Senator Dolpli yesterday saw the presideut regarding his bill extending the time for payment on railroad land, bat the president wonld not act until the secretary of the interior had ap proved the bill. The latter was then called upon for an immediate report, and the bill w ill probably be approved to-morrow. Aluminum -horseshoes have been tried in one of the cavalry regiments. A number of horws were shod on one fore foot and hind foot with this metal, or dinary iron shoes lieing used on the other feet. At the end of six weeks, during which time the animals had been moving on a hard and stony road, it was found that the aluminum shoes had worn much better than tboe ol iron, and not one of the former had gone to pieces. i'ortland weather yesterday, beat the Chicago weather of latt Sunday where it was so cold that firemen srf frozen to the sidewalks at a fire. In the consoli dated city yesterday it' is said the weather was so cold that conversa tion couldn't be carried on the telephone wires, the words freezing on the wires and dropping off into the streets, to tbe imminent danger of passing pedestrians. Many a business man cuts down his newspaper advertising just at the wrong time. It is not the return from jndic ions advertising which brings success? It is tlie cumulative effect. Watch the business of two firms, one a live presis tent, aggressive advertiser, the other, negligent. Which becomes the lead ing merchant in a few years? Buy a space in your paper, make it interest ing and don't begruge the money. Ad vertising in a live paper pavs. The l paper can live w ithout your advertise ment better than you can live without its effect. The Demorest medal conUst. Wednes day evening at the court house, greeted full bouse. The contestants Misses Martha Schooling, Stella Harvey, Kachel Morgan, Jennie Russell, Ruth Fisher and Daisy Allow ay fairly excelled in their work. The medal was awarded by the judges, Messrs. W. H. Wilson, Ir. Kcbnedaker and Mrs. C. J. Crandall. to Miss Jennie Russell. An enjoyable feature of the evening wat the solo by Mist Myrtle Muhell, accompanied y Mrs. Patterson. The programme passed very pleasantly and at the close three little boya "got no and laughed a dis - missal to th atKiinnie. . , The storm of yesterday was a w spread one. It extended all over Oregon, W'athington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. In some placet as suming the dignity of blizzard. At Umatilla the wind blew from the north east at the rate of forty m 11 an hour, accompanied with a light fall ol snow. On the coast, dow n by tbe deep sea now fell and over at Tntoosh Island the wind blew 73 miles an bour. At Tacoma and Olynipia the snow wat three Inchet deep, and at Kugene City It was eight Inchet. At Sissons the tnow wat the deepest, measuring (wo fct. Rain or tnow fell at nearly every point on the coast from San Francisco to the extreme northern telegraphic rangu. I- mm th iHitlir t hiwilrte Mlimlij. " mu k All The Ihtlles ic houses will be tilled witi, Ut, by tonight. Scufcrt Bros., are harvesting big i of ice l the cannery ice house. I lf. t-Viil.-p lir-n.-rst i quit ill meet promptly at seven o clock mis evening. Dr. J. C. Taylor, who has been very 111 for three woekt past, is reported to be Improving. There will be lots of fun coasting on Union street this evening, so says oneof the Y. B. C. C.a. Xo services will be held in St. Peters church tomorrow, as Rev. lather Brons geest is dangerously ill. Kansas City, St. Paul, Sacramento, and New York City, have representa tives in TlPaHes todav. The fine dry flakes of snow continued to fall nearly all last night, adding two and one-half inches to the record M r. Thomas Burgess of Bake Oven was in the citv yesterday. He says the trip coming in was the womt one he has ever experienced on the road. J. F. Lucas of Centerville, is in the city, lie says Klickitat county is in the height of good feeling over future bright prosiiects in all lines. The snow is two feet deep on IHitch Flat this morning. This flat is about 2,50ii feet abjve sea Itvel, and about nine miles southwest of the city. Sth Morgan, the populist orator is in the city. He is quite enthusiastic over ,....:.. w.i.-. ,;..,. i refine iiouwcai uiumwii. -vw, believe that he i entitled to any ottice in the gift of Presides Cleveland. That lawless comet has again been seen from the Lick observatory. The heavenly lunatic will get into trouble and lose another of its tails if it doesn't exercise more discretion in its ramblings. Ir. Sutherland of I'ortland, is in the city for a few days. It cannot be a pro fessional business, as our city physicians complain of dull time In their line. As one said yesterday, the city is distress ingly healthy. Preaching morning aud evening at the S00,0UO. Methodist F.piscopal church, by the j A close friend of the president says pastor. Sunday, Jan. 2l)tb, to which all j tj,al jlB js not jn f4V0r 0f the acquisition are cordially invited. Revival services olny territory by the United States will be continued next week. It all ttlHt j, pgred by water. How does arrangeto attend. iroVer feel about it? A few minutes past i-' o'clock today a ' Krienda of Latimer Booth w ill be robin was noticed perched on top of the I pienBe,j to learn that be is now so rap eonrt house flagstaff, chirping content- jji- recovering from his serious illness edly amid his snowy surroundings, the flag below him flying at half matt in the cold breen. "Poor rbin." The Mignonette dancing club held its weekly meeting last evening at Frater nity hall. A large number were present, and jollity reigned supreme. The club dances are a very enjoyable feature in the season's pleasures. F.ldon Patten was arret-ted last even ing by Marshal Maloney charged with assaulting his wife with razor. He was tried befoie Justice Schntx this morning and found guilty of m in pie as sault for which a ten dollar hi!-- was im posed, not having the wherewithal, he was remanded to the custodv of Tom Ward. Recorder Menefee had J. C. Hansen before him this afternoon charged with breaking into the store of Mays & Crowe. The evidence adduced showed clearly that the prisoner was the guilty party, and the court accordingly held him to appear before the grand jury. Hit bonds were fixed at M0, for want of which he was remanded to jail. The launch of the steamer Regulator and Western Queen did not come off to day according to programme, in conse quence of the fact that -there wat no water in sight. The river is completely frozen over and as an ice bridge is such a rarity here it w ill le kept for exhibi tion purjioses as long as possible. When the ice goes out, the steamers go in. Dr. Iiiuehart finished moving into his elegant resilience, at the head of Laugh lilt street yesterday. The doctor de serves congratulations on having one of the most picturesque locations and the handsomest residence in the city. He has, In addition to all the modern im- ttrfitian.atiia . .. i . elui.tpii. 1 i 1 1 1 a 1 1 1 trnf'V , ,;.,. u ,ulo Ther but few ,.ilU.. on the co,at of the , (j, Tw cm o( m i ,i0UM., U), f ,n. 1 '! esterday s Cliao.Mfl.ie iiuotes a Portland paper, aa saying that, the cold I was so severe at that place, as to freeze the worda on the telephono wires, and intimating that It surpassed the incident reported Irotn the east, of the engineer who was frozen at the throttle. The Dalles it generally found in the proces sion, and a case is reported hero of a man who was actually "froxen out" during the recent cold snap, w hile sit ting by a red hot stove, trying ti enjoy himself in a game of cards. He lost hit last nicaei. J. Folco was arrested Thursday even ing by ItepiUy U. S. Marshal Jameson on com plaint of a woman named Maggie Plummtr, charged with sending obscene matter through the mailt. At the pre liminary hearing last evening before I'. S. Commissioner J. M. Huntington he was held to appear belore the U. N. district court at I'ortland. Folco ad mitted having written the letter, but denied that it was of an obscene nature. The commissioner, howver, saw tit to give the letter an obscene construction, which was contrary to the meaning In tended by Mr. Folco, as he endeavored to explain it. Folco gave the required bond for hit appearance and was set at liberty. Kruin lbs Psllr ChmiiU'le. Monday. Tickets for the Fireuinn's ball are go ing off like hot cakes. When you see our ad. top-side-under-most, fetch in your job work. Mr. D. K. Oilman of Dallas, is in the city at a guest of Messrs. French A Co. ' S. F. Weill of Portland, came op last night to complete filings on forfeited railway landa. If you don't look at the fourth page of Th Chromcm daily you are liable to lose something. Miss Liztie Richards who has been visiting in Portland for the past three months, returned yesterday. Attorneys B. S. Huntington, and J. Li Story left for Salem yesterday to attend the supreme court, now in session. The press of America Is almost unani mous In expressions favorable to the an nexation of the Sandwich islands. Mr. V. F'ricman of Helena Mont., is visiting his uncle, Mr. J. Frieman, of this city, while on his way to San Fran cisco. The lovely snow fell so admirably Sat urday evening and this afternoon at to call forth numerous "beautiful" expies sions. Report says two men were drowned on the ice above The Dalles today, but we failed to trace it to any corroborated source. Mr. J. D. Parish returned yesterday from a business trip to Prineville. He finds stock generally throughout the country in fair condition, and well pro vided for. Misses Myra and Adnah Helm of Nan sene, who have been visiting their sister in Albany, are in the city where they will spend a few days before returning home. Mr. Maine left a will bestowing all his property upon Mrs. Blaine, and making her sole executrix without bonds. The total value of the estate is estimated at as to admit of the hope of soon again ap pearing upon the street. The late proprietor of The Dalles and Prineville stage company, Mr. A. W. Brauner, and the present proprietor Mr. J. D. Parish, spent some time to gether at Nansene last week. After handling blocks of ice for a week ( n.!l I.-ni,ww.r Jn,l K fist. Im. .Iwiiled ! that there is one .ingur thing about -!n., .1r. Tl.Pv'r never ao .. .I,v feet! Thi. i. mhv some I U A.l. t..lr tlrm...,.etera. It's l . . - I lucky for thermometers that they have . no feelings. Vinitfir trk t Tie bill snrroundiiiir ' this city yesterday plainly olieerved the line of the ferry cable in the ice across the river, as distinct in the reflection of the brisht sunshine at if it bad been chalked out with crayon. The mystery of the mark is hard to account for, at the cable it supposed to be resting on the bottom of the river, clear out of sight. Mr. Jos. T. Peters' residence narrowly escaped destruction from fire lust night bv a lamp upsetting. Some of the es caped oil setting fire to the carpet, lounge and curtains made it look for a few minutes as if there would be a ser ious fire. In putting out the flames Mr. Peters' hands were burned, and until they were dressed by a physic ian, the pain was very severe. Hon. Win. Hughes of Ileppner, came up on the last nights train direct from the 3d liouse at Salem. He stopped over today. to attend to some bnsinest at the land ollice, and proceeded home on the noon train. He says there were no influences at work to defeat the Haley . bill other than that of corporations Hon. C. L. Phillips late of The Dulles, but now one of Portland's chief market providers, is in the city shaking hands witli old time friends and acquaint ances. Hit present environment hat not stunted his love ol thia rock rihU-d Queen City of the Inland Kmpire, and we expect to enumerate htm hs one of j at ,0,"e ,lll,lro ,lu-v- j Speaking alstut taxes in the oonsoll- dated city, a Portland aragrapher suyt: "A citj' w ith a tax of four per cent, can not jros per long. It it only a question of a few brief years w hen its projierty will so detertorale in value that an eight per cent. tx. will lie necessary to meet its obligations. It won't lie long before prorty will I a burden no man will want to carry. Portland owes debts enough. . An increase will discourage investment within its Iraundarict. Its heretofore healthy progress will' lie re tarded. ' Fieo bridges, 'mountain of debt, and no money will remind ua of the proflgacy of 18113." Mr. O. L. Stranahan of Hood River, is in the city today. We acknowledge a call this afternoon. . A Portland contemporary endenvors to look surprises wtiile announcing tnai the west side cars are often "crowded andevi'd." Mr. J. R. Ixjvo, an old time citixen i f this region died yesterday at his room in the Cosmopolitan, lie was a veteran ol the Mexicun war, M years of age. He was a resident of Poplar grove, Sherman county for ninny yean ; of late he hue lived in The Dalles and worked at his trade as a carpenter. He hut been in poor health lor tome time, suffering greatly from asthma. He wat a mem ber of the A. U. I'. W. and the remains were taken in charge by that order, for burial. Charley Nickel, the gentleman from Jackson, in the lower house of the Ore gon assembly says: "A jute mill in the penitentiary would furnish cheap wheat sacks for the farmer, and at tfie tame time would not compete with any khfd of labor in the state. The biggest in dustry now within the walls of the atate prison is that of stove making, which it a competitive industry that shuts out all other opposition. ive us cheap tack for our wheat and wool. In accordance with a message received at the Union iron worka yesterday from Washington, a crew of 150 men hut been working night and day on the new const defense vessel Monterey. By tonight the finishing touches will be put on the already completed ship, and she will be turned over to the government and taken to the navy -yard at Mare Island, where the will take on equipments and stores and be prepared to sail, possibly for Hawaii. The Mohican left at 7 o'clock yesterday for Hawaii, and tbe Ranger is momentarily expected to sail. The Adams is to leave tomorrow morning. When tho bill to appropriate 10,000 to blast a fishwav in the rock nt the fulls at Oregon city came up for a vote in the assembly, you didn't tee a man from the Inland Empire skulking disgrace fully, avoiding a manly vote nor gyra ting about its only being a benefit to the valley. We are told that even Cogswell and Dodaon voted for it. In our estima tion this is a very important measure to tlie people ot the valley, ana we are glad that it received the hearty support of our membera in the legislature. We ahall be pleased to hear that Pete Gates and Yeatch have been stuffed with fresh salmon by this process, but shouldn't weep if culled upon to write n Haves obituary on "choked to death by a fish bone. It is reported that Geo. Moore of Buke Oven, has had a bad streak of luck ' lntjlv. Onit of ton thnrnmrfiliril iiih! tese cats was killed accidentally by a quarter of beef falling opon it, aud an other one was drowned in the well George directed the man of all work on the place to get the drowned cat out of tbe well, as he and his wife were going away for a few days. To get the cat the man went into the well himself, con trary to instructions. The well is forty five feet deep, with seven feet of water. In the evening of the day on which the event happened neighbor who chanced 1 . - : . 1 - . . i - t l l'-g .l'l:o. i iiou-je, uiio WM attracted to the well by the noise of luo umn " "Hu gone uown tne w en r0Ie nd Couldn't get back. mansg-3.1 to keep his head out of water, but was-nearly perishing when addi tional help arrived, at the neighbor had to K three miles-for assistance to pull ttie man out. tie got tlie cat out an right enough, but don't think he will take any more such chances. Good sleighing it such a rarity in The Dalles that a genuine, old-fashioned sleigh ride is accordingly greatly en joyed. With the night simply perfect, the roads in fine condition, and fifteen of the jolliest boys and girlt in town packed into the bed of sleigh Saturday night, nothing could have added to the enjoyment of the party, unless it wat that a certain young man might have left his feet at home, which took up so much room, that, although he tried to keep them "out of sight," the young lady next him was simply crowded into an inch of space. After riding around town until at every w Indow a face might be seen peering out in a vain endeavor to see the "dog show" parade, they were driven up the Mill creek rotid, where they might sing "Jingle Bells" till thei throats ached without disturbing any one. On returning the Hieigh was drawn up in front of a cosy-looking homo and they were invited in and royally entertained by the host and hostess. Lunch was served, and, ac cording to newspaper parlance the tablu "fairly groaned;" but in this CHse it was so quickly relieved that the groan ing was from another source. However it soon changed to the voice of song, and tho neighborhood fairly resounded. If these young people havn't the chance to enjoy another sleigh ride for somo vears, ? ...jii i .11 -i .... . ..I lilts win ua a stiiiicieiiv rem inner ui .in most pleasant way to send an evening. ntoriiEi v. Invest l our Havings In The Dalles and ('mi out ua Top. Come get you a home in our city; It't thriving, it's well bred, its pretty. It's going to grow in a manner not slow ; lie wise let who will be witty. More actual advance in the values of real estate in The Dalles will be realized In this year of lS'.iH, than hat occurred in the past 15 yeart. Paste this prophecy in your mem. Thing lu H Itrmnnkcrrd. The "jumping jut k" is beautifully Il lustrated in the comments of the Port- am! , Telegram resiiecting the recon sideration of the liuley bill In the senate for the dalles portage railauy. Listen to the following: "A badly disguised atteuipt to keep up apearance U-lore onxress is about all there is hi the re ousiderallon." Butler made the mo tion, and advocated its pusHutfe. by a strong and sensible speech. Weuther- ford followed in the same strain, and lialey amke with much earnestness ol the needs of F.ustern Oregon, and how it had willingly Isjrno its share of the txni!..n ... .1.. t .....! ,.i ii.. ..i . I the state. Allev, Cogswell and others, who are against the bill, would not op-, pose a reconsideration if, as was under tru-ul it i.'aBfA, il.a nn.m. .t j mittee of investigation to report two years hence. With this understanding, and for this purpose, the bill was laid on the table. yrlone la Tho Dalles. Thit morning about 9 o'clock the resi dents of The Dalles were startled by a low rumbling noise which increased very rapidly, and everybody was in quiring what it meant. Some Kansas people volunteered the information that it was a genuine eastern cyclone. But UKn investigation it proved to be Hcr rin at his photo gallery at work upon his tumoua runs 1'anel, the most beau tiful of all photos. Gallery over the post office. Advertised Letters. Following is the list of letters remain ing in the postoffice at The Dalles un called for, Friday, Jan. 27th, 180:!. Persons calling for same will give date on which thev were advertised: Bramlet A Brown Mrs Khzzie Butts Mrs A Bryan Chas V Bvrue Peter Chapman G D Craig Rev Crider J Duuson Mrs Cyrena Kellogg C M . Henderson J A .Morton r.oUliu Mackaulav S S Schotield Mr McCain J L Smith 8 L Smith D II and A Scott Thos Smith Boss WilliamTaylor Miss Alice Taylor Mrs Ann (2) White Lawyer Ward Mrs Jlollie v oous Mrs a Wislev Mr James Florence Mrs C M. T. Nolas, P. M. Self Conceit versus Slelf Confldeaee. While conceit may produce u negar ti vely agreeable effect it cannot be called a positive charm. We do not think a person more charming because his conceit, and we do not encourage it in those who are dear to ns. A parent re presses rather than stimulates it in his child, and u person who should plainly and laboriously cultivate it would not be in eril of canonization. It is doubt ful if conceit ever accompanies reul greatness. A great man, indeed, may have the self confidence that springs from tbe consciousness of power: but consciousness of power is very different from conceit of it. The one is a fact: the other it fancy. George William Curtis in Harper's. A YouiiffSters Wish. The Africau explorer Paul B. du Chaill u was explaining to a very Binall boy the various inconveniences of lifo iu the equatorial forest. "It's dreadful, Dickie," said he. "to think there are be nighted tribes who do uot know what soap ia, and who do not wash from one year's end to the other." Dickie was pensive for a moment; then, "t wish," said he, "1 was ft 'nighted tribe." Chaperons Must Go. Mr. De Style How does it happen that onr daughters are going around without a chaperon? ' Mrs. De Styhi I've dropped the silly custom. It doesn't work well on this tide of the water. "Why notr "The young men seem rather nfntid of chaperons." New York Weekly A Rubber Insole. Persons with tender feet will be inter ested in an insole tor boots and shoes. It is made of hollow india rubber, inflated with air or gaa under pressure, the ex ternal protective covering being canvas, silk or other similar materiul. Inserted in the shoe it relieves the pressure of the leather aguinst the tender parts of the foot Shoe and Leather Facts. Magpl Among th Creek. With the ancient Oroeks the magpie was supposed to poasoss the sonl of a gossiping woman, and we all know bow nnlncky it is to meet an odd number of the species in Ireland. Irish Times. In Belgium no person is allowed to voto unless he is a taxpayer to the amount of forty francs a year. Thia low makes the voters only twenty-two out of every thousand of population. The Kentish plover, like the stone curlew or thickkuuo, is being rapidly ex terminated in the county from which it derives its name by collectors ami so called "naturalists." After tho juice is squeezed from lem ons tho jteels ato useful to rub brass with. Dip in common salt, then brush with dry bath brick. In some, countries the loaves of trees are utill used for books. In Ceylon the leaves of the tall pot tree are used Surveyors at work on the OiU river In New Mexico claim that they have dis covered a mountain of pure alum a mile square at the base and 8.000 feet high. The importance of the nitrate beds of Chili Is shown from the fact that tho output lost year was valued at $.10,000, 000. NOTICK, All Dalle City warrants registered prior to Mav I, 1 S 1 1 , will be paid il nreented at niv olhce. Interest ceases troin and after this datu.s Dated, Jan. 3d, l!:. L. Loans, tf. Treat. Dalles Citv. THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST. Who would not basts to do soma mightr ttalntv If ufi occasion guv It lo his band. KdowIdii that st lis cloa bl nam woo Id ru. Coupled with pralM. llirouuh a (rauful bud Who would not hear wltb toy soid groat rruiud. Iilildinv blin dr tooara a glorious duW Tho laftk Is eiuy that aeruros us fams. Hut ah! bow eeldntn romre the trumpet cau ! That mlr the pule and till tbe vein wit a, Amue. When victory ik fierce effort, oaos for all. . And smiling fortune points a way lo fsm Along some pwtb of honor free from blamev j To one. tbe cull to do great deeds spMka load, ' To one. amid a vast uubonored crowd. j Ksr otherwise tbe common lot of mMk i Our hourly toil but sreks tbe menus to Heat I Our dull monotonous tabor knows do plaa hsvs I bat w hich stern necessity dotb giro. Our earning fill an svsr leaking slovo; Our Uok fulfilled, another .till succeed. And brief neglect britm uverurowtb of wi Whm wonder, then. If sufTorlng men repltsa, Aud hopelrneie give way lo mad despalrf Pouie murniiirsi. yea. cttmo. in scheme qivi Tbal placed them where thesawsof frettlnsT rare Across their brows a deepening channel wear For ihem uo springtime speaks of hop re newed. Hut changeless wintry skirt shore them brood. Ob, fools and blind! This world la not tbe goat Hut shapes us for a larger world unknown: Tbe vilest slave that keeps a patient son I Hhall yet rsnk bigher then tbe sensual drono Who seeks to pleat bis worthless self alone. If humblest toll be hardest, yet be sure. He most shall merit who can most end or. Walter W. tikes la London Academy. Rsiiiuiskliig by Faith. Some forty years ago, on a cloudiest) Sabbath morning, the president of Obex lin college, Professor Phinney, walked briskly to the chapel there had been' a distressing drought and began the ser vice with an extremely fervent prayer for rain. . The prayer was long, and be fore it was finished the skies began to darken, and almost before the congre gation was dismissed a copious rain be gan to fall. The suggestive fact in this relation is that President Phinney had been observed during the morning to give very watchful attention to the ba rometer. H. Chandler in Science. . Hain Without Clouds. We have it on the authority of Sir J. C. Rosa that in the south Atlantic it rained on one occasion for over an hoar when the sky was entirely free from clouds. In the Mauritius and other porta of the southern hemisphere this is not a rare occurrence; but in Europe it is, and the greatest known length of its duration was ten minutes at Constanti nople. All the Year Round. Origin of Two Weller Stories. Many of Dickens' stories referred to events much spoken of at the time. Tlie story of the marbles was doubtless fonnded on a tale then current, and the tragedy of the man who killed himself after eating muffins was an elaboration of the account of the snicide of tbe Hon. Mr. Damer, who destroyed himself after a snrfeit of crumpets. Notes and Queries. There are a good many things in the animal kingdom which we do not yet know, or which we have only just dis covered. A good liniment for inflammation, rheumatism, swellings, etc., is olive oil well saturated with camphor. The New Club Member. I read conscientiously Sunday after noon at the club the weekly rules and regulations laid down in the newspapers concerning the details of life, that I might regulate my behavior thereby; and I notice that "initials are not con sidered good form on note paper, not even monograms." This did uot particu larly interest me, as I have for years used a firm, plain and unruled paper though I do not delight in two sided let ter writing, and the only notes I atu punctilious in answering are dinner in vitations and the good wishes of Miss Porphyry sent to me at the beginning of each world's year and mine own. But looking np aud across the ball t saw young Spriggles busily engaged in tho consumption of club paper and en velopes. Letters stood in high stacks upon the table. And I formulated this maxim : The newness of club member ship is in direct proportion to the amount of daily correspondence. The clubling parades the club stamp as tha newly married man his wife. And I should regret this thrusting of such dan gerous weapons as pen, ink and paper into the hands of the wise and the fool ish, were it not that club paper had oc casionally its uses; as when Thackeray wrote that delightful Roundabout in de fense of Lord Clyde. Boston Post. Th Kiss In History. What a fleeting, intangible, evanes cent and altogether delicious thing a kiss 1st No savant can analyze it. The genius that fathoms star spaces cannot measure it; the science that weighs the fraction of an atom cannot determine ita specifio gravity. And yet what an im portant part it has played in history aa well as in romance. It has been the re ward of genius for was not Voltaire publicly kissed in the stage box by the beautiful Duchess de Villars in compli ance with the demands of an enthusias tic tit to thus reward the author of "Merope?" It has been the bribe of politics, for when Fox was contesting the hard won eat at Westminster the beautiful Duch ess of Devonshire offered to kiss all who would vote for the great statesman. And the inspiration of patriotism, for did not the fair Lady Gordon turn recruiting sergeant when the ranks of the Scottish regiments had been depleted by Sala manca, and tempted the gallant ladt by placing the recruiting shilling between her lips for all who would to take it with their own? New York Sun. Kqulns Arintorrscy. "That fellow i. awfully stuck up," mmurked the cob to the polo company, at ho wagged his ears in the direction of the new tandem horse, ."lie refused to recognize me today in tha park. He may be a society 'loader' now, but I re member when his mother used to be driven by the grocer's ton." Harper'