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j DFORD MAIL. THE ME VOL. IV. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1892. NO. 5. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. 8. B. PICKKL, K. D. Physician and Surgeon. Medford, Oregon. Office: Booms 1&S.LO.O.E. Building 7&AJTCIS FITCH, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW. Hedford, Oregon. J. B. WAIT, X. D. Physician and Snrgeon. Medford, Oregon. Office: In Chndera' Block. S. P. GXABT, H- D. Physician and Snrgeon. Hedford, Oregon. . Office on O street. BOBT. A. MILLER. Attorney and Connsellor-at-Uw. Jacksonville, Oregon. Will practice in all Courts of the State. J. H. WHITMAN. Abstracter and Attorney-at-Law VEZrORDr OBEGOX. Offlca In Bank bulldlne. Have the moat com' ptetn ant rvllable atmtracts of Utle In Jackson county. W. S. JONES, M. Physician and Surgeon. Hedford, Oregon. Office Hamlin Block, np-atairm. DR. O. F, DEMOREST, RESI DENT DENTIST, ofUctt In Opera House, Hedford. Oregon K. PB.YCE. M. TX Physician and Surgeon Hedford, Oregon. Ome Cbilders Block; Residence, Galloway residence. WULABD CRAWFORD, Attorney and Counselor at Law HEDFORD. OREGON. Office la Opera Block WM. M. COi.Vi.tt, ATTORNEY-AT - LAW, Jacksonville. Oregon, IN SUNSET LAND. In the Sunset land. In the Sunset land. Behind the glorious gates of gold mil o human band. There lie tue mountain, vale and wood ' The lake, the sparkling stream. More uncompared and pausing good Than through the clouds they seem. In the Sunset land. In the Sunset land. The pearl-and-opal sea of light In ceaseless mo Hon grand. Heaves at the feet of hills so bold We can not dream their height. Nor guess to where their forehead! old Bear up the gems of Night. In the Sunset land. In the Sunset land. All cool and sweet the pine tree waves Its slum ber-showerlng hand. And liquid argent runs the stream With slumberous, mystic note. And fast asleep the white, clouds seem Upon the lakes afloat. In the Sunset land. In the Pan set land. Ho trail of foot or trough of keel Is found on lea. or sand: No hand bath ever harmed a tree Or bent a blooming Sower; And matchless sweet as matchless free The landscape lies In power. In the Snnset land. In the Sunset land. The dream of Rest swims softly down as In dreams we planned. The war of work, the clash of Care, The racking of regret No echoing thought of these 1 there, ' Bo high that land Is set. Oh pearl-and-opal sea of light, barred back bj gates of gold. Oh rain bow bolts shot all too strong Into Time' pillar's old Let back, let lnl and let us wend Through country heaven-spanned. And learn the Universe's end. There, In the Sunset land I Forest and Stream. AN IVORY DUEL BX CURTIS KlNGDAJCE. od Manderson's face and shock the nerves of those wbo had oet od the younger man. i Manderson had three balls In the race; his opponent needed one to win. As though he had gained a victory over him self the youth approached the table. banked the onlv ball in sight ana went on from one grand coup to another until the pockets held all the balls his opponent had left. Manderson wins," cried the crowd, and lor a time the inter-change of money told how heavy the wagering had been. Suddenly, from a distant bed-room came the report of a pistol shot. .Frederick liowlestone Varies naa miiea himself. HI AKIN (J "OL )" VIOLINS. HOW THE CELEBRATED OLD FIDDLES ARE IMITATED. THE MISEE'S FLOWEES. A Maker Tells Some of the Secrets Sew Instruments Made to Ioolc Very An cientHow Cremona and Magginls are Reproduced in New York. MORRIS M. HARHNESS, Attorney and Counsellor Grants Pass, Oregon. DRUGSTORE Th lend In; drug store ot Hertford is GEO. H. HASKINS, iSuoKwwor to lla.ktn. a- Lawton.) He has anything: in the line of Pare Drugs, Patent Medicines, Books, Stationery, Paints and Oils, Tobacco, Cigars, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, And everrlhlii-r that Is canted 111 a OntH-laa Drug - Store. Prescriptions Carefully Com pounded. Vain Stwit, lfadford. Oregon. EAST AND SOUTH Southern Pacific Route THK MOUNT SHASTA ROUTE. XXFBESS TBAINS LEAVE VOnTLJUrD DAILY : North Portland Ar Medford Lv San Francisco Lv 7;3. A. H. 5:05 P. 7 -00 P. JL 7 -00 P. St. I Lv :33 p. M. I Lv :I5.a. M. AT Above trains stop on!-' at the following stations north or noeetmrg: i-asv roruano, wrojuu CTfuuihum- Halcni. A I ban v. Tauseat. Shedds, Haley, Harrisburg, Junction Cliy, Irving and KUgene. Ronebnrg; Mail Dally. Portland Boseburg Albany LooU Dally (Except Sunday.) Portland Albany ArlSS A.K. Lv6:0 AM PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS. Tourist Sleeping Cars Tor accoutnvxlatlnn of Second-Class Pas attac ed to Express trains. WEST SIDE DIVISION. BETWEEN PORTLAND AND C0KYALLI8. Mail Train Dally (Except Sunday.) 730 A. X. I 1 13:10 P.M. I i Portland CorvalUs At Albany and CorvalUs connect with trains of Oregon Paninc itauroaa. Train Dally Except Sanday.) Lt I 5:45 JL. aThrougb tickets to all points Best and South For Uakets and full InfonnaUon regarding r Ltes. maps. etc. call on Go's agent at Xedtord. sTkoEULEK. E. P. KOOEKJ. Manager. Asst.0. F. A P. Agt (Copyright 1891 by the United Press.) "You're a liar, sir!" The cold, rather unpleasant voice) of Frederick jfowiestone vancK eciioea through the lounging room of an aristo cratic metropolitan club, and his words caused several men to Jump to their ieet in dismay. Such language as he had used was seldom heard in that resort of those who claimed to be American gentle men. Previously to Varick's startling excla mation there had been various groups in the room, gossiping, smoking, drinking after-dinner liqueurs and indulging in that inspiring sociability that is so often found among club men when their families have left the city, for the summer. The discordant words that are quoted above destroyed on the instant this feast of rea son and How of soul, and, as if under or ders, every man present hastened toward the corner where Varick was seated. The man to whom the tatter's accusation had been hurled was a handsome youth whose face, as he gazed at Varick, was ghastly pale. His name was Norman Manderson. He was very popular in the club, and, as the crowd surrounded the small table across which the contestants dared at each other, it was evident to a close observer that be had more friends than his antagonist, a man his elder by some years. Suddenly. Manderson arose. He was fully six feet in height and the rage which inspired his soul made him seem even taller. Leaning forward he slapped Varick on the cheek. An hcur later the preliminaries of the duel nad beeu arranged, it naa leaicea out that Manderson had spoken disre spectfully of a certain woman, well known in flew xork society. vancK naa resented this and had dubbed his young companion a liar. The respective friends of the two wranglers had decided that. in spite of law and custom, a duel necessary to wipe out the insult given and returned. Now it happened that Manderson and Varick were the best pool players in the club. In the tournament of that year they had tied for first place and their rep utation as wielders of the cue was on a oar. Their seconds had. therefore, de cided that they should play three games of pool and tbat the loser tnereot snouia be under obligation to commit suicide, i You can well imagine the excitement that ' n re vailed among the onlookers as the duellists grasped their cues an 1 prepared to light with the ivory Dai is xor tne nign stakes of life and death. The pool room that night presented a most striking spectacle. There in were gathered the jeunesse dorie of the new world s metropolis, rale witn excitement. speechless with the enormity of the stake, tney watcnea tne game as its varying fortunes indicated first the death of one of the contestants, then the other. Varick won the throw, ana Aianaerson broke the bails. A suppressed sigh of disappointment echoed through the room as he Xuilea to score, men me eiuer man, with a smile of exultation on his face, Droceeded to pocket five balls. He missed an easilv accomplished shot on his sixth trial and his opponent, cooler man nis friends supposed be wouiu oe, succeeaea in tleing his rival. From that time on the nrst cz..ne was nip and tuck, as the old saving is. Finally one ball remained upon the baize. He who pocketed the sphere would win the game. Manderson made a brilliant shot but missed the reward by the smallest fraction of an inch. Varick. who found the object ball straight in front of a pocket had no difficulty in winning the game. Mander son grew paler yet, but smiled as his friends thro nired around him. wrung nis hands and urged him to keep up the tight to the end. Ready " cried the scorer, arter ne naa placed the balls in their pyramidical form. The second game began with a coup by Varick that was without result. Then Manderson began a brilliant ex hibition of skill that netted him seven balls and seemed to leave him a certain winner of the game. But he was not to have a walk-over. "When Varick finally missed a shot only two balls remained upon the cloth. "One hundred even that Varick wins," remarked a friend of the older duellist, anxious to injure the nerves of Mander son. "Til take you," came in a chorus from the crowd, and just at that moment the handsome youth pocketed a ball by a bril liant stroke and the game was his. Thus was it that the duel, so far as it had eone. had resulted in a tie. Ihe third game opened amid breathless silence. Manderson's " break " was sensational and he pocketed two balls at one stroke. iy most un ar ran table carelessness he missed an easy shot and retired. Varick, Still wearing his quiet, self-confident; smile, played brilliantly for a few mo ments and pocketed four balls. "I wouldn t give a dollar lor manner son's life," whispered a youth, stroking his blonde moustache complacently. M Bet you five to ten he wins," said an older man, who had been watching the play closely. ' " Take von." answered the blonde, put ong up nis money, in rattier a Bupercu- Iaiir ffAV. - The game, upon which hung life and death, now stood two balls for Manderson and four for Varick. The former, who oAAmml to he out of form, strain lost an opportunity to tie the game and resigned the table to his adversary after capturing only one ball and missing a shot, that fiould have been made by a novice. The excitement bad become oppressive. Not a sound was beard in the room save ihe click of the ivories and the jingling of coirs as the onlookers made their bets. Varick pocketed three balls and retired after a brilliant back shot that was so nearly successful as to increase the palloi Doctor." said the sick man, as he held out his hand without rising from the sofa, you see a happy man. I am going to die." This was the first time my neighbor bad spoken to me. Nonsense. I replied. "There is noth ing less certain, Mr. Edwards. But let us find out what is the matter." He described to me his symptoms, and then I examined him. It was too true. He was dying of hypertrophy. I was about to say something to calm him when he interrupted: " I know what you are going to say, but do not try to deceive me, because that will only add to my sufferings." He seemed to be perfectly confident and perfectly content. Now, what should a I doctor do by the bedside of a patient? ! He should give back health if he can ; and hopeful assurances if he cannot. In this case 1 cauld do neither the one nor the other. I was puzzled. But I went across to a table as if to write a prescription. In reality I was trying to think of something. Rapidly I passed through my mind all that I knew of my curious neighbor. He had nobody living with him except an old domestic, and rarely left his house and garden. I had often seen him going Into a small greenhouse that he had at the bottom of this garden, and which had given me the idea that he made a study and amuse ment of flower culture. Those of the town who knew of him called him an old miser. The storekeepers said he lived on nothing. I possess a great treasure, said the doomed man, "and what troubles me most, now the moment is come to be put under ground, is to leave it behind me. Th's was not altogether unexpectea. The man's avariciousness was well known. 'You will neither lose your money nor vour life. I told him. He looked up with a certain air ol doubt and suspicion. "I shall lose all," he said, with a feeble smile, "except the good will of my neigh bors, for that I never took any trouble to gam. Look at that closet behind you. It contains piles of paper bundles. In them is my treasure, my happiest recollections, my life, mv lie spoke rapidly these last words, ana his whole frame trembled with excite ment. Evidently this was an hallucina tion, but J looked into the closet and saw that it was packed from floor to ceiling with brown-paper packages. A slight aroma crave me the impression that they were herbs, and I wondered bow the seden tary miser had made such a large collec tion. I put my hand on one of the packets, when the sick man cried out, jumping from his sofa: "Don't touch them: for Heaven's sake, don't touch one! They are only flowers; common field flowers, principally violets. Come with me, and he took my arm. "We went across the little garden. It was a clear, warm night in autumn, and the circumstances idealized the common little natch that I had seen so often from my window. At the bottom, in the angle of the wall, the panes of the greenhouse mir rored the rays of the moon, iuiwaras asked me to enter. It was empty. We walked a Dace or two on the uneven earth floor, and then in the semi-darkness he said: "You are now a distinguished doctor: that is to say, a man of science and a phil osopher. Your mind cares only for facts. positive ana demonstrative. jjusi,i am dying. We might then, upon this freshly digged earth, talk or death without tne ordinary commonplace phrases. One ought never to tain, ot aeatn, said; "one thinks of it sometimes, per haps, more or less. "For twenty years I have not spoken of it; and for twenty years," he added, in a feeble voice, "I have thought oi nothing else. Fortrive me this once. He s topped, and a moonbeam striking his face at the moment, I saw a tear glis tening on its wrinkles. Looking down, he murmured : "She is no longer there; Mary, my poor Mary 1" and wept. ! After a moment he strolghted himself and spoke calmly. "In the soul, in a future life, in divine justice, I would like to believe in all that. But I can only think of Mary of that charming being who has quitted me for ever. What becomes of us after our death? Our elements separate, and these indestructible particles go to form new creatures. The tree, the moss, the bird. the reptile have their part of our body aiter it is dispersed to the winds and waves." After a silence of several seconds he continued: "When she died I sent for some work men, and in the angle occupied by this greenhouse had constructed a marble basin. This basin was filled with earth- poor, sandy soil that nothing would grow in. In this earth I made with my hands a crave, and in that grave sleeps my Mary. Then I raised this little glass house over the tomb, and sowed violets, and daisies, and the sweet flowers of the field, of which she made many and many a posy. "The sterile earth devoured the being l In the last ten years the sales of violins of modern manufacture, but marked with old names, have increased 50 per cent. There are probably only about 103 genu ine Stradivarius violins in existence, about the same number made by Guarnerius, and perhaps a few more Atnatis. Excel cellent imitations of theseinstruments are produced and sold in New York at prices varying from S-153 to $500. Genuine in struments bv the old masters cost from $2,000 to $5,000, and. of course, are difficult to obtain even at these figures, as very few of them are for sale. Three of the old masters especially are imitated in New York, as different violin ists admire certain distinct qualities of tone. They are Paolo, Maggini, Antonius Stradivarius and Joseph Guarnerius. Mag gini, who, it will be remembered, was the most celebratad maker of the Brescian school, made violins from 1590 to 1640. Many of his instruments are hanasomeiy inlaid on the back, and the wood he used is crenerallv out the wronir wav. The imitation of the Maggini vioun is made on the same model as the one used by the violinist Chas. De Beriot in his con certs, to whom the fame of this instru ment is largely due. This violin is not sought after to any great extent at the present time, because the quality oi tone is too deep and because there are many imitations in existence. Some years ago a New York maker, after considerable study, attempted to retaiu the model and give the instrument a more brilliant quality. He succeeded in imita ting Maggini on the outside and Stradi varius on the inside. The wood of the back, sides and neck is American over 50 years old; that of the top is a piece of cross-beam from the oia ot. Aiatinews Church of New York, and is over 100 years old. This wood has been in the possession of the maker since ISoG, when he pur chased a number of beams. The violin is varnished with amber varnish, dark yel low in color. Stradivarius. who is considered to have been the best violin maker of the uremona school, made violins and violincellos from 3660 to 1730. His first violins, which are copies of Nicolas Amati, are called Araau Strads. He afterwards made them with a lower swell, and after 1700 made those of the flat model, which are his best produc tions, and bring the best prises. An imitation made in this city is an ex act reproduction of a genuine instrument which tne maker repaireu in uermany in 1840. Its label was dated 17J5, and the model, workmanship and varnish were so exact that he was induced to take a copy of it. The color was gold yellow, and the tone of the imitation was more powerful than that of Joseph Guarnerius. The aualitv differs entirely, being more mel low and round. The wood of the back, sides and neck is the same as that used for the Maggini imitation, and that of tne top is a niece of a crossbeam taken from one of the old buildings that stood in the way of the Brooklyn Bridge and is over 103 years old. The varnish is amber gold yel low in color. Joseph Guarnerius. who made violins in Cremona from 1693 to 17), at first imitated Stradivarius. but aft rw ird made them on his own model. The outline and slightly resemble those of Stradivarius, but the swell is his own. It is higher than in the Stradivarius, and is beautifully curved across the center. A New York imitation in the market is a coov of one made by Guarnerius in 1700, and is adapted especially for quartette and parlor use. The wood is the same as that used in the Stradivarius imitation. Another violin made in New York is not a ennv of either of the old Italians, but ex perts say the tone has greater breadth than the Stradivarius, while the quality is very clear and meliow. It is a adapted for the use of any soloist, as the tone has also arreat vihration, and is particularly tine for a large concert hall. The wood is the same as that used lor the niaggim imitation, and the varnish is amber reu- yellow in color. The model was made in florm an v. in 1SJ4. " It is and always has been claimed,1 paid a veteran, " that a violin must be old to produce a fine, pure quality of tone, and that no new violins could be made equal in tone to the Italians. Now I have made violins over 50 years, and dunng that period I have studied carefully the differ ent maKes oi tne oiu iiaunu uiiuire. Simplv bv adhering strictly to their prin ciples and using very old wood of the proper quality, I have perfected a violin that has the pure, even quality of tone, responds easily, which is the principal point in a violin, in addition to power, and is superior in power to the famous Italians. It stands to reason that an instrument so constructed is preferable to an old one be cause the wood used is very old, and as it has not been in vibration for a hundred years and more, it has retained its strength. " New violins, with a new, harsh tone, are made without any principle whatever. The wood used is about ten years old. The instruments need plaving and age to make them smooth in tone, but if they are used fifty years they will never have the Italian quality, because they are not con structed on their principles. 1 have been able to convince many prominent violin ists, as well as amateurs, tbat a violin need not be old to be usable for any pur- A Iarlns; Reuse. One of the. most daring rescues on iecorJ,was made at Atlantic City- N.J., July 2o. James O Donnell and the Misses May and Lrzzie Ennell, of Philadel phia, went in bathing in front of the For tescue Hou.ce. They started to wade out to the bar, but were warned by the life guards that it wa dangerous, inasmuch the rising tide would, deepen the chan nel between the bar and the beach, and render their return impossible except by swimming, ihe headstrong trio disre garded the advice, waded ont to the bar. and after capering around among the breakers for half an hour started to return, The inside edge of the sandbar presents very steep descent, and before they were aware of it the three were struggling in water over their heada There was a wild yell for help, and then locking their arms nrmly together, the party sank a second time: Life Guards Peak and Young, who hod reamed the reckless bathers, started out to their assistance. They tried to sepa rate the drowniug oues, but they held so tenaciously together that their efforts were unsuccessful. In the meantime the guards themselves were growing weaker from exhaustion, and it looked for an in stant as if all would go down together. As a last resort Life Guard Peak seized 0'Donnell by t ie throat and choked him until his grip on the girls relaxed, while Young did the same with Lizzie Ennell. The other girl, thus released, disappeared under the water. At this po'nt the surf- boat, manned by several spectators of the affair, reached the life guards, and O'Donnelt and Lizzie Ennell were lifted aboard, and then Peak and Young dove and brought up the other Ennell instantly. navy. Hardly a vessel has gone to the I South Atlantic station whose officers have I not organized a similar expedition, and ; many of the graves of the dead rulers of j Peru have been opened and despoiled. The expedition which resulted in tue dis covery of the necklace was most fruitful. Not one, but a dozen graves were iouna. In-the center was the grave of one who had evidently been a princess, and buried about her in a circle were the remains of those who had teen her attendants. The mummy of the princess was in a sitting posture. All of tne elders were doubled up in the same way, but, while the atti tude of the central figure wore the aspect of death, the others expressed the most hopeless despair. Tbey have evidently been buried alive and some were in the attitude of tearing their hair or rending their garments. Only the central figure was adorned with ornaments, and chief among these was a necklace of gold beads One of the officers in the party coveted the necklace, and under an arrangement with the other members of the expedition he became proprietor of it and brought it home to his wife. Another officer brought home a mummied arm, and there are many other ghastly relics of that voyage now decorating the walls of smoking rooms and libiuries in Washington. Philadelphia Press. CATS F0K DISSECriON. SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR CURIOUS METHODS AND TACKLE. Primitive Idea ot Still Retained Hook. THEY MAY BE USED FOR THIS POSE WITH ADVANTAGE. PUR- Snows How The Trout Caught tne Diamond. This Is the way the latent fish story is told hereabouts, says the Eas ton Express: Joseph S. Frey, saloon keeper on South Third street, and William ttercaw were trout fishing up in Monroe county on Saturday. While forcing his way through a thick clump of bushes overhanging the stream Be caw saw a good-sized trout dart out from a bank of the creek and pass directly beneath him. working his way ! to a secluded nook a few feet above, the anxious angler cast his fly with such skill that in a few seconds hecauirht and safely landed a speckled beauty about ten inches in length. He made a second effort, but could get no more trout there. Well, the fishermen continued on their way until their sport had ended and they seated themselves to clean their fish, of which, of coui se, they had a fine lot, On opening one of the trout the fish was found to con tain a diamond shirt stud. This caused Bercaw to look for his diamond, when it was found to be missing. Then it flashed to the fisherman's mind how fortunate he had been that in passing through the brush his diamond tad b.en forced from his shirt front; the trout he had seen dart in front of him had swallowed the jewel, and then he had succeed in capturing the fish. To a i eporter of the Express, who inquired of Mr. Bercaw concerning the truthfulness of the story, the latter de clared it to be a fact in every part cular. f Anatomy Slight the Anatomical Difference Be tween a Blan and a Cat Nocturnal Serenades May Be Lessened. The Divine Sara's Origin. A dispatch from Portland, Ore., says Pendleton contains a nephew of the actress. Sarah Bernhardt. His' name is J. H. Keables. The discovery leads to the historv of the illustrious saras origin, differing materially from tbat given in her biographies. Keab.es has received a letter fiora his mother, now Mrs. L E. Bell, who lives at While River, Tulare county, C"l. She-states that her niece Miss Marv JVlunn, received a letter irom Sarah Bernhardt in which the actress dis closes the fact that she is Mrs. Bell's younger sister, who ran away from her home in new xont S' ate iniiry years ago. According to Mr. Keable s story. Sara s true name is Sarah King, and she was born on American soil. Her father. Kings- lev Kinir. was of French and Jewish descent, ind a plasterer by occupation. living at Rochester, si. x. Kara s mother was dead and she and other children lived with an aunt, her father's sister, Mrs. Mary Firefield, in Rochester. One day a remark displeased her and she left the house. This was not an unusual occur rence ann no attention was paid to it for the lime being. Sara did not return, how ever, nnd her fate had been a mystery for thirty-nine succeeding years. She has several relatives, including two sisters and a brother, in t:ie United States. Ossification of the Eye. Samuel A. Avila, the Republican leader in the Eleventh ward in Brooklyn, re cently had his left eje removed by a sur geon, saj-s t:c New York Sun. Thirty five years ago, when in his nineteenth year. Mr. Avila was bidly injured while he was at work in his father's paint shop, a niece of broken nail having lodged in his eye. By the advice of Dr. Agnew he concluded not to have the piece of nail re moved, and unlil last March, when ho be gan to suffer from pains in the left side of his head, he experiencea no trouoie irom it. The pains in his head became so acute that he consulted Dr. Matthewson, who informed hi in that he was suffering from a very rare disease of ossification of the eye. and that he would have to get it out. The operation was successfully per formed about a week ago. Mr. Avila says that he never hai a better time in his lue than during the hour he was under the In fluence of ether. The small piece of nail is still in the ball, as the ball is so hard that t-ie iron cannot be removed from it. pose. "Some of mv violins, he went af terpassing through several hands, have had loved so much, and tho atoms that I Mien snown to me by their owner- and rup the air would have received and the wind aontxt to be uenuine Cremonas. I have distributed remained confined here, so the greatly surprised these persons by con daisies and theViolets received life. vincing them to the contrary. A year "During these twenty years I have had agoa gentleman came in my store nud the most precious harvest that ever man pjeking up an old-looking instrument bo garnered. The flesh and blood of my i pan to piay on it. In tone and appearanee loved one her entire suosiance iormeu it looked like a genuine Maggini, but it the delicate tissues of these perfumed flowers. With the most scrupulous care I have gathered these Hovers flowers of all sorts, weeds even all that has taken life from the death i f my loved one is now there. That is the treasure I have house. "My Mary," he sa;d, "has been saved from the cruel dispersion that our impiety permits, and 1 have kept ner ciose to my heart. What can wedo with this treasure now, except to save it from sacrilege?" When we re-entered his room he took one of the bundles from the closet and opened it. Faded flowers aud dry leaves fell from it, and by the light draught from the partly opened door were carried hith er and thither. A spray was carried into the grate. Edwards saw it, and gently placing the rest on the embers, watched the flames flare up and devour them. Holding his arms around the fireplace, as was an imitation. Now if you could only make an instrument like that, he said, von would be able to make a perfect violin. He was dumbfounded when 1 told him that it was only an imitation, aud would not believe me until I showed him the stamp inside. N. Y. News. Great Speed on a Bicycle. , Seventv-three miles an hour !" That's what a Worcester. Mass.. inventor olaims is the speed which riders can attain on one of his "oycies. Is It sale- to laugn at this man? Let ub see. Twentv miles an hour was deemed impossible only a few voars aero,: 2 :20 for the mile was scoffed at, as-Deing leyond the range of possibili ties a fewmonchs ago, and yet'these per formances ar now known to be very much witi in the hounds of reason to-day. Yet, in spile of these facts, I imagine it will be p-rfectiy sare to nsit averyioua chuckle at the claim of seventy-three miles an hour on any manumotive ma-chi-ie. The description of the machine, to my unmechanical mind, is vagu , and all I can srem to grasp is that it is one big wheel with two rims, and the rider sits suspended from the inner rim. Outing. The use of the cat for anatomical pur poses has an enthusiastic advocate in Prof. Burt G. Wilder ot Cornell University. The doctor, who occupies the chair of phvsiology, comparative anatomy ana zoology, and his students utilize a great many cats in the course of a year on the dissecting table. The street urchins of Ithaca keep themselves in pocket money bv Catherine in all the cats they can find In the course of their travels and selling them to the dtor at a quarter apiece. The cats are kept until wanted in a "cat- house on the university campus, w.uch. by the way was set on fire recently by some mischief maker. They are chloro formed and killed without pain when needed as "subiects. The doctor receully furnished a lsews reporter with an interesting statement of bis views and experiences in regara to tne anatomical uses of the cat. I apprehend." he said, "that many phy sicians are somewhat startled when first they learn, from actual dissection, how slight are the differences between a cat and a man. Not only has tne iormer a head, a neck, a trunk and two pairs of limbs with similar bones, muscles and ioiuts. but also the chest abdomen and pelvis contain the same organs, similarly arranged. The heart inclines a little to ward the left, while the liver lies more npon the right. In fact, one is rather sur mised than confused to find the left kid ney further from the head, instead of the right, as in man. Examine t'te arm or front leg and there are shoulder-blado and collar-bone, humerus, uina ana ra dius, carpals, metacarpals and phalanges The brain presents all the primary divi sions and some of the fissures of the hemi spheres are homologous with those oi man. Even the roots, trunks and princi pal branches of the perplexing cranial nerves may be easily identified in the cat. As tho same may be said. with more or less qualification, of many other mammals, it pro per to explain why the cat is selected rather than the dog, rabbit, rat, pig. sheep or monkey. Were monkeys obtainable at a moderate nnce. thev would be admira- ably fitted for preliminary anatomical work, and the student should lose no op portunity for their dissection. Sheep and pigs are inconveniently large and costly. Rats are as inconviently small, and are not easy to obtain unmutilateil. Dogs vary in size and to some extent in struct ure, so that strict comparisons with man are difficult. The rabbit is eligible as to size. It is easy to keep and to rear. Its structure, however, like that of the sheep and pig. much less closely resembles that of man than does that of t ie cat. There are no cerebral convolutions, or canine teeth, the digestive organs are more strictly herbivorous, and the muscles are less easily homologized with those of man. Prof. Wilder went on to state that human subject was rarely obtainable out side of the medical schools. Hence, except ing the skeleton, which alone was as drearv as a iireless grate, the student was confined to books. This was bad enough for one who intended to enter a medical school and who desired to fit himself to appreciate the lectures, while the case of the unprofessional seeker aiter anatomi cal truth was usually less favorable. The human subiect was inconveniently large. and. supposing all difficulties of procuring it to have been surmounted, the student had almost an elephant on his hands. Handling and transportation were either difficult or expensive, or both, and the very table for dissection. If of the ortho dox pattern, was as little adapted to any other purpose as was a coma or nearse. The student must stand much of the time, and was thereby incapacitated for close observation, quiet reflection, careful draw ing or description. Tiiese desirable operations-were further hindered by the prox imity of those who, on account of the size and cost of the subject, are usually dis- sectiniT at the same time. "Now, as to the advantages presented by the cat as a subject of preliminary dis fifirtlon Prof. Wilder continued. "Cats are abundant and cheap and may usually be had for the askimr. or for a few cents. Tender-hearted possessors of superfluous animals have oven been ready to pay for their rem ova', and to the homeless cat speedy and jainless death is a real mercy. Uats may re Kiuea oy arowoing, or ay few cents worth of cliloroform, or, after partial anflBstnesia, by cutting the me dulla. St orage and handling aro easy and transportation is rarely required. Materi als for injection, even the finest, cost very little with so small an amraai. in snort, the poorest studen's may dissect all the cats he requires. N. Y. News. There are three well defined classes of stars, iudeed by the Quality of light they yield. In the ftist class are the clear white and "blush white stars like Sirius and Vega. These are supposed to be the hottest stars and the most-luminous iu proportion to the extent of their surface. Then there are the golden yellow or pale oranee stars, of which Arcturus and Capella are tine examples. These have be gun to cool. Finally, we have the deep orange and red stars like Aldcbaron and An tares. These have ad vauced tiU furth er In the cooling proces. Knw the nnectroscope Informs us that if he wished the heat to enter his blood. our sun belongs to the orange or Arcturus he bowed lower and lower over the fire as type, and it wo couiu view it irom aistaus The Male I Tough. The vitality of tho mule is little short of amazing. Iu Memphis one feil twenty five feet !own on opening in the street. It landed on its head and the hole being nar row it was unable to change its position.' It was sum osed that the beast had broken Its nec :, as a sharp, clicking noise was imrdw en it struck bJttom. Alter nan an hour the mule was hoisted out by the h. Is and luitl on the gtound. it snowed i-igns o life, but, notwithstanding, it wk it v.mi bra idy l.b -ra'ty, and in a little :o tlieu'Dri-oi Lne i,uuu sreuui- lor-w. oh ul col c:ei!, the mule roie to 1 is ffot and witl od off as thougu nothing Unusual had QirTd. Detroitii'ree rrt'sa. the flames decreased. Soon they died away; the ashes remained red two or three minutes; then there were only a few red apscks in the gray dust, and then all was gray. Suddenly Ed v. ards threw himself into this gray dust. I raised him. He was dead. All warmth had left his body before the ashes were cold. : space we should see a a lovely star of polo golden yellow. Arcturus is 11,500,000 times as far away as the suu, aud if our sun were placed at that enormousdistnnce its diameter would have to be eichty-two times as great in order to give a light equal to that received from Arcturus. I hesitate to present such figures, implying magnitudes far beyond any to which we have been accustomed, vet thev ae but the logical deductions of observed facts. In other words, Arcturus I had the old man buried amid the dust At t.hA rtnn Ha lovnd. It was watered and tended as during bis own lifetime, and must be a gigantic sphere, 550,000 times when the Spring came again the wild flow- larger than our sun, with a diameter of era bloomed on the lonely grave cf the 70,000,000 miles, or more than large enough two lovers, and they were all double to fill the entire orbit of Mercury. Sclen- flowers-W. Covnev.- tine American. NDIANS AS HSHEliMEN. Their Forefathers of SheU and Bona. Lines of Barh, Net of Vegetable Fibre. Clubs and Spears. When the artistic angler stands at the head of the pool clasping iu his hand a four-and-a-half ounce split bamboo rod, mounted with bands of German silver, a reel to match containing the llaest of fine Ik. carefully-braided line, and casts forth three dainty flies attached to a leader of Spanish gut. It is not strange that his thoughts go back to the time when the Indian crept along the same stream ana nipped out nne trout irom tne same pooL The fact is that the Indian was a very able angler. He did not do his fishing for sport, but to gain food, and he did it welL Not much is known as to how the Indians in the East, the o boric in es who wandered over the Shawaugunk and Catskills, caught their flsh. They had hooks and they had lines. The hooks were made of bone and evem sbeiis, wnicu were ruueiy hipped upon lines made of bark or dried plants. When poles were used they were tree branches or saplings. Upon the hooks were placed bugs or insects. Some idea of the primitive tackle ana methods of the early days of the country can be gained from the Indians of the Northwest coast, who are slow to adopt modern apparatus, and even now make little substitution for the tackle of 200 years ago, except in accepting iron barbs lor the early hooks oi sueu or oone. xne Indians of the earlier period had to do mostly with salt water fish, and depend ing largely upon fish for food were obliged to develop the piscatorial art and make big catches. To put out a hundred set hooks and gain a like number oi nsn was a matter of common occurrence with them. The size of the fish did not bother them, and they safely lauded immense halibut weighing as much as 150 pounds. . By steaming and 1-ending a tough piece i of a yew branch, various shaped hooks are made. One variety is twisted just as though the shank of a long weakfish hook were bent in a oval shape ana Drougut back so as to leave a little between the point of the barb and the long space shank, and across it a strip of steel is placed upon which to tie a piece or. oait. The hook that is used in catching cod and flounders, constructed with the spe cial purpose of preventing fouling, is de scribed by Judge J. G. Swan as follows; "They are maae oi Knots oi neiniocK limbs cut out from old decayed logs These are split in pieces of suitable size ana whittled to the required shape and bent by being steamed into the form which in the skil hook resembles the longi tudinal section of a goose egg. The lower portion of these hooks are turned in ward to form a barb, and when not i:i use the two ends of the hook are fastened together by a piece of twine, which is a'so used to tie on the bait. The two parts of the hook are separated by means of a stick or peg, which the fish knocks out wuen ne lases the bait, and the tvo ends of the hook close together and hold him fast. The peg floats to the surface and indicates to the Indian that he has caught a hsh. The Haidas frequently put on one hun dred hooks to a line, which act like a trawL and so plentiful are the black coa that often from fifty to seventy-five are hauled in at one time. The bait used seems to be anything bandy, as the skil is a greedy feeder and will take either fresh herring, squid, or a strip oi tne wnite skin from a halibut's belly. Whalebone snoods are used among the Vancouver Indians, but by the Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshin rarely. Indeed, thev do not hunt the whale, having a few superstitions which deter them. The eat- intr oi wnaics oiuouer i uruuimwu u tradition and custom, and when the whale bone is used in fishing appliances it baa surely come to them through trade. Bark forms a larger factor in the Indian fisher ies and has its use in line matting, ieuar roots are utilized, and specially the stems of the giant kelp. Vegetable fibre is t-.wlRt.pd Into a two or three stranded cord, and is often plaited with threads of wild hemp or shedded seaweed. The Northwest coast Indians also make floats and carve them into fanciful shapes. Often they are carved to represent birds or frogs. Under water floats are used to float the bait and hooks above the bottom in connection with the detachable sinker. Rpvprai varieties of nets are constructed by the Indians, mostly of bark material, wild hemp or nettle fibre, spun into twine. They are nowadays woven with a shuttle. The heavy rope part is of cedar bark. Cedar wood blocks buoy the net, and peb bles sink the bottom section. Deep nets ouite simitar in shape to those of the mod ern fly-caster are used to scoop out the salmon as tbey go up the streams. Traps or weirs serve to huddle the salmon into contracted space, and they can be lifted up in the nets with ease. Of course fishing spears are plentiful. The fishing club is just as much a part of the Indian outfit as the landing net is that or the tty-caster. The clubs are dec orated, painted, and made in forms sup posed to bring luck. x. limes. string L .the head, un one siae paint ot ink eves, v a and mouth. At the back oj the heck dr r through the string enough I of the twine to make two braids or plalta -, which will reach to the waist. Then tie : each one with a little blue ribbon. At the i waist line tie on another ribbon, pulling : up enough cord and cutting it short j enough for the arms. This dolly will p. ; tiently endure all of baby's shaking' and ! chewing, and is easily laundxied. TO PLAY "HOB3EY WITH. ' j The sport of playing "horsey" with baby : can be the means of great help to him In hie first efforts to walk. 2 he reins should be made as pictured of ribbon or strong strips of any suitable material. The sup- port under the arms is helpful to baby in ,; keeping him from falling, and Is not so tiring to the mother as holding to his clothes. Detroit Free Press. - What Was Absent. The was a party at the Browns house, j and the ladies and gentleman were busily ; engaged in talking. The evening was warm, and the parlor doors stood wide open. A slight noise attracted the atten- , tion to the hall, and, behold 1 there came J slowly down the stairs the two little Brown boys. Eddy and Harry, rubbing tbeireyes,cladintheirlongnightdes8es, j and holding each other tightly by the 1 hand. v "Whv. mv darlings " cried their mother, , who had tucked them safely In bed mora than two hours before, TThy no you come down here? Are you sick? What ails you?" No." said Ned. bunking In the gaslight and looking into the astonished faces of .-. the guests around him; "nothing ails us, only we worked up, and couldn't And tht head of the bear Found School Hard Worts. A Detroit youth of six years, who has just begun going to school, was so Im pressed with the importance of it that ha was early out of bed and down promptly breakfast for two mornings. The third morning he tame a little late, looking very sleepy. "How's this?" said his fa ther, pretending to reprove mm. "weu, by jimmy 1" said the youngster, thU hard work at school is using me up." De troit Free Press. Preferred His Withoat Spe. A little Scotch school boy getting IS 'clock lunch prepared for him by bla granny, looked up in the old woman's faoa and said: "Granny, does your specs magnify?" 'Oh, ay. said the otu laay, -tney magnify a little." "Ah, weel," returned the lad. "IwadjiBt like It ye wad taks them aff when ye're cutting my piece. Eddies Explanation. 'Yes. the earth is moving always; Night and day, and day and night," Said oar Eddie to his playmate. And It is do more than right Tbat lt should be. for 11 lt happened To cease movlnff, suddenly. It would fly like space thro urn And be dashed to pieces. Seer BABY'S PLAYTHINGS. Can Enjoy and Simple Toys -that lie Kot Destroy. The way to induce the baby to occupy himself for any length of time is a serious question for those having him in charge If we could only furnish him with some intellicible means of indicating his wants, we might more successfully plan his amusements. But as it is, we have to take it for granted that baby is pleased with our process of training and con touted with whatever entertainment we furnish him. One of the first plans is to attract his attention with bright colors. A pretty way to ao this is to suspend three or more balls of bright worsteds from the craaie or carriage rods; red, yellow and green being the preferred colors. Ihe knitted balls are, however, being superseded by the celluloid, and these are especially good because of their lightness and clean liness. Ctneer Story of a Necklace. The wife of a well-known naval officer, whose home is in Washington, wears about her throat a very beautiful gold necklace, the odd pattern of which has at tracted much attention and excited much comment. A great many of her timid friends would be horrified, doubtless, if they knew that for perhaps a century that necklace had adorned the mummy ot a Peruvian princess. Some years ago while a vessel belong1 Ing to the United States navy was cruisr ing off the coast of Peru, her officers or ganized an expedition to dig for mum mies. "Inca hunting" has been for many years a favorite pastime in the American Her Detective Phonograph. ?That " said the .quiet little woman, as she was showing herguestoverthe house, 'is my ball phonogragh and family record taker. My husband and my sons all talk into it when they come home at night, and each has to give the hour when they come In." "But mightn't they gi?e the wrong hour? asked the visitor. "Ob, yes; but I don't care about that particularly," said the little woman care lessly. "It shows me their conditiou, and that's what I want, you know. Now you stick those little things in your ears and PI! turn the switch and we will see what the report is. The visitor followed instructions, and then the little woman asked her if she saw the value of it- She said most emphati cally that she did. Then the little woman took the report herself and she grew red in the face as the machine began : -It'sh 2 G. M, n' I'm glad of it! Whopee-e-e?- Fullern a goat and had more fun than a box of monkeys 1 Whoop la, Maria, wow-w! Til bust " Than aha shut. t.hA maithina off and said. , . , ! -A TWINE DOLL. aL ha nitrinr n inXztk nn mo " Another iFOOd plaything for baby at this There was more sarcasm than sincerity age is a doll made of a huge curtain tassel In the tone ot the visitor as she replied or.a bunch of twine. Tie the twine at ta!. . its lemrth with tiny .blue bow. double it "I presume so." Then she added: "But at just this place, which makes the bowl T wouldn't nut t.h recorder on exhibl- on the trp oi tne neau. now uo again, Hon "Chicago Tribune. I allowing enough space above tn Sayings of Bright Chtiureau Uo to the Times Father flndignantlyW How does it happen, sir, that you have such a miserable report this term? Small son (born under the shadow ol isnxutai Hill Monument) I guess it's because yon I ain't a School Director any more. Street &. Smith's Good News. General Alger tells this story of an ex- i perience he and bis little son Allen had in an earthquake in California. The boy had missed his usual evening prayer, navmg fallen asleep after a day's hard riding. without undressing. When the shook came he sat bolt upright in bed and cried out : "Oh, papa, 1 know what s the mat ter. God's angry with me for not saying my prayers!" In the hippotamcus the eyes, ears ". nostrils are set exactly on the same plans. ; This enables the animal to sink Its body entirely below the surface, of the) watst : and yet be able to perceive the approact v of foes by hearing, sight and scent. - ; Largest Dlamotad In the Weald. Among the Russian crown treasures is . found a large prism-shaped diamond over . two inches long. It is called the "Moon of the Mountains" and has had a remarkable fate. Once it ornamented the Persian throne of Shah Nadir, and after the death of this mighty monarch, when his treas ures were plundered the "Moon of the Mountains also disappeared. . beverai years later, among other treas ures, this diamond was offered for sale by an Afghan to Armenian jewelers at a remakably low price. These jewelers wen three brothers named Schafras. During the pending negotiations the Afghan be- gan to fear betrayal from the ieweiers, and secretly left the city. One of the three brothers hurried after him, and over- -took him at Bagdad, just as the Afghan bad sold bis diamond to a merchant lor 60,000 piastres and an Arabian horse. Aa the merchant refused every offer of -the-- Schafras, the brothers murdered him and fled to Egypt. Here tbey fell into a quar rel about the division oi their nooty, and the youngest of the Schafras sent his brother out of the world by poison, and then went to Holland. From there he entered into negotiations witbthe Empress of Russia to sell her bis treasure; he went to Russia for this pur pose, but could not agree with ner pleni potentiary about the price and left St. Petersburg, going to parts- unknown. Not until ten years later-could Bussias ' agents bring Schafras, who bad settled m Smyrna, to terms. The "Moon of the Mountains" was sold for 70,000 rubles and a uhb oi nouuisy. xne newiy-oa. v. . ; went to Astrakhan, became impoverished k through speculation end died a beggar u . misery. The blood-stained diamond is the larg- - est in the world, but is not .perfectly cut On account of its "peculiar shape it cannot be used for insertion in crown lnsignias. From the German. . i Baniicaaia 1.1 fe PMerrar. ' A oertain sot or philosophers; Incaiiahl. of feeling affection lor anyone bat them selves, hag delighted In sneeriD jt Ian . andmarrlafre,and ha-n; arfruod that bache lorhood Is the only, conservative state But their theory is not borne oat by tin statistics of married and single life U modern times, so far at least as the mas culine gender Is concerned. If longeriti is desirable, then it is better that wt should marry than remain bachelors: for it appears, that, at every age, from twentj to elghty-flve, the death rate of the bene dicts Is very much smaller than tbat ol their uumated brethren. Gentlemen vrbs prefer a short-life and merry one tot prolonged leaseof matrimonial placid .ty, will probably aj-ie.-injoption with tn. cynioal philoaopheTS. Mew York Iodgat. last Ke!gnbreifcTScii.--oa ilk- .your new V aelshbofeJf . - --- --' Little Girl Mamma says they is awfta -ace people; real polite and CUristiao. - .-Has she called?"-: : "No; but We've sent in to borrow a dozen 'different things, an' they diant . once say they was just out." Good News.