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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1898)
OUR COUNTY . . . Correspondents iCagle I'olut KlllflllU. IIV A, J. IIOWI.KTT. I. M. Klitdlu Iiuh completed nr.-lli-r liiiilillnij on Ills pioiniiicH In Kiitflu I'uliit. ' A. MoNull tiutl a vnry severe (it tuck of palpitation of tli'i heart luHt Claud White uml Hurl Taylor were pleasant cullers at our Iiuiihh lust Sunday evening. J. P. Momiuw Im building an ad dition to his hum to in iku more room for fixul and shelter. Ell Dahuok tin H i-iuutud u new residence on tliu tract of lund ho purchased of Chil, Purlimont. I hiii Hurry to suy Hint Jiiy Groviir had Hid miHforlunii to got kicked hy u linrHn on I'ridny of lout week. Mr. and Mth. Iltiug.lund, of Con tra Point, woro the huhhIh of Mr. nnd Mrn. Kelsoo on Wednesday of lllHt WIM-k I understand that Win. Hut. has rented tliu Kvtiry Clayton property, u part of tliu old T. I. I.lnkewiler place, and I a goiii( to live theru this winlttr. I'oti.-r Young, who lias boon in Klamath County for Homo time, Iiuh returned lioniu, and hn and his hrotlivr, TliouiiiH, ure now putting in a crop. There wa) a liltlu uouiul party at Mr. Brown's, on tho Kwuu place, lunt Friday ninht. ('iito a iminlior of their friends assembled and spon. the evening very pluutiautly. Kx County Clerk (loo. A.Jackson nnd mm, William, panned throuuli Kugle Point liiHt Saturday on tliuir way to llio inountitliiH on a hunting OXiH'dlllnn. Mrs. (iunrgn IC. Ilownll, who has liuitn visiting relatives in AhIiIihkI and Mudford, rulumud to our dom icile hint Saturday. H o In moro than pleased with our country and especially the delightful climate. Wo had quite a Hcaro at our houi e Inst Kunduy morning. AfUir build ing a II ro in the boating stovo I went into tho kitclion to maku or.e thuro, and upon returning to the Hitting room discovered that tliu roof w in on fire. I gave tho alarm And noon had a whohi brigade of assistants on hand. We succeeded in ox iuKiiiahing the fire before any damage wait done, Last Saturday seemed to bo an uuuHually buoy uay in Medl'ord. Quito a number of our neighbors were seen on tho streets, they hav ing taken to marvel their lurkoys, chickens, hogs, butler, cggB, wool, buy, and In fact alumni everything thai tliu fanner produces. We all know that when we take our. pro duce to Mudford we will be treated right by the business firms. Last Stturday night a company of Kagle Pointers and a few from tho surrounding oountry gavel". K. Nichols' family n surprise. Some of the oouipAiiy oarried sugar and the other nucemtury Ingredient!) to make candy, and the result was a fine lot of candy nnd a royul good time. Surprise parties are getting . to be so common that one never knows when he will be taken by elorin. There his boon quito a number of families passed through our town during the past week, going to dif ferent parts of our extensive sur "round'ngs. Mr. Ditsworlh moved a family up to tho Flounce Rtwk preoinol laHt Friday, Mr. D. re ports that there is quito a numbor of families moving into that section of tho oountry and that a.Medford capitalist has secured a favorable location there and is preparing to make a second Cotestin out of it for a summer resort. They will clear awav tho under brush, build houses for campers and clear tho stream of obstructions go that vis itors can prantico tho angling art and have a goon time. Ornvuii' Tasteless Chill Tonlo In a porfoot malarial liver end blood partner. Komovos biliousness wlllioul parsing. As pleasant nn loranii syrup. It Ik as largo as any dollar tonic and rflitllH for IW cunts. To got tho Kunulno aU (nr Otovo".'. For mile by Strang, Uio drug glit. Browusboro Items. nv RKIIKOCA. E. Esmond, of Lake Crook, was seen in our midst Sunday. .. J. A. Miller is attending to tho Best Jr.pan Ceylon English Breakfast Oo'on Ideal Blend o Schillings Tea fall work of hi ranoh on Pool bill. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Perry, uf Big itutte, woro tho guests of Mrs. Jas. Miller Suturduy night. II. II. Wright, the l-aki arnek postmaster, Hto)iod in town Satur day on his way to tho valley. Alpha Pntton, of Ashlutid, culled Hut unlay while on his way to visit his cousin, Israel Patton, of Big Hullo. W. H. Cooper, of Washington, who has been making a lour of eastern and Houthern Oregon, called on rel atives hero Monday, Malaria produrea wmihuuM, nunorul debility, tiilliiusaua, loss of appullte, IndiifeNtloil sad O'liisllpalloii. llrovun' Taatulunn Chill Tonlo remove the cuuno wlilcli produce these tniU' bias. Try It mid you will be dollkiiled. K contM. To not tlio Kirnuliie ank for UroveV I'or milo by Strauif, llio drug-idst. Items from I'Doriuairs Creek IIV AMOK CAIll'.V. Willurd Wilson visited with . his folks Saturday evening. Miss Zullu Yocom spent Saturday mid Sunday with her parents. Miss Mary Murgreiter visited her pnrentH Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Unlit. Wilson made u business trip to Modford Monday. Missus lteatha and Nellie VV'ulf, of Juuksouville, were visiting friends hero Sunday, Mrs. Cofer mid children are ill this weuk. We hope to hear of their ipendy recovery. Kd. Olson returned to his homo on liig liullc last week, accompanied by his friend, I. L i!niddock. The wealhur is fine at present, and will give the dinners a chance to gut their fall plowing attended to. - John Dungny met with a very painful accident one day last week iiy mashing bis thumb with a sledge hummer, while at work in the lim ber on tho Crump ranch Misses Maude, Grace and Anna Wilson attended the parly given at J. P. Truu's residence, on Griffin creek, last Friday evening, and re port having hud a very enjoyable time. The M untain Home Literary Society met Inst Saturday evening and an interesting program was rendered. Tho subject I'or the de bate nt the next meeting will be the same as on last Saturday even ing. All are cordially invited. I.aiatlre lirnroo Quinine Tiblcu more tlio bowcU (t-nlly, rillevva the ouunb. curat the fevorlnh oorelltloo nnd huudacbe, making It the beat and qulckoat remedy for couifha. colda and In grippe. Curca In one day. "No cure, no pay." i'rlceloccnu. Kor dole by Strang, the drugglNt. Trail Croek Tradings. The Rogue river road is still orx-n for travel. James Gordon has returned from tho valloy, where he has been visit ing his parents. N. Vaughn and G. A. Culv re cently had a narrow escape from drowning while crossing Kogue river with a tour-lie ree wagon load of potatoes. One span of the horses turned into the (loop water, causing the driver to lose control of them, and ono of tham sank three time? before reaching the shore. The men succeeded in getting the horses out all right, but hud to call on Henry, Uriah and Hubert Gordon to help them get the wagon out. Chus. Briscoe Trail last Friduy Bi-aglu. passed through on his way to Grandma Briscoe returned home last week, after a week's visit with Mrs. In low. Uarvev Inlow's fine Shetland coll is the adiniralio i of the whole community. Jesse Richardson and Mr. Ifutoh ison, an artist, are taking, a trip to Crater lake. Mrs. J. G. lirisono is making an oxtended visit wiih her nephew. t'rot. J. W. Storms', at Sisson, Calif. Most all tho farmers hereabouts have completed their full sowing and havo a larger acreage than there has been tor years, Fred fnlow and Jesse Richardson, tho noted uimrods, killed a fine five point buck a few days ago which weighed over 200 pounds. I no travel continues crossing trom ft. Klamath on toe Itogne road as muoh as any timo during tho summer months, there being no snow on the mountains Rev. Wallace, of Ashland, was visiting friends on Trail croek this woek. He wbb accompanied by Rev, Hufl, late of Alabama, who will probably locate on Upper Trail orees:, . Klamath County Items. From tho Itopiibllcnn, Miss Mary A. Boasen, of Minno sotn, hns been appointed assistant tenoher in the Klnmitth Indian sohool. John Smart arrived Sunday from Fort Klamath with 420 head of mutton sheep which ho had sold to Louis Gerhor at $2 50 per In ad. ' T. W, Richardson's steam boat is POWDER Absolutely Pur now in operation and it made its trial Irip Tuesday, The boat gives pei feet satisfaction and will meet all requirements for which it was built. The following attorneys are in attendance at this session of the circuit court: II. F. Murdoch, J. S. Orr, Geo. S. Nickerson, J. W. Hu- milker and V. II. Mills, of Klamath Fulls; C. A. Cogswell, of Lakeview; A. S, Hammond, of Med ford, and District Attorney C. B. Watson. The Ashland-Klamath Falls stage was again very lato this morn ing, and as a consequence the drivor was placed under arrest by Marshal Hchailock for ill treatment to dumb animals. The poor horse whose tusk it was to draw the mail cart, presented a horrible spectacle, being almost nothing hut skin and bones, and which looked as if it had not tasted food for several days. Complaint was made to District At torney Watson and he will likely institute proceedings against the contractor, one Grant AmeB, for ex cessive cruelty to animals. The ivay the Ashland mail has been ar riving lute nearly every morning, and the poor skinny horses which are being driven without proper feed, is a dixgruce to humanity and tho government. This contracts should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, for we are not only deprived of our proper mail service, but compelled to winiens the eruel and inhumane treatment uf poor dumb brut'.-s which are nardly aiile to stand alone when thev reach here with the mail. No Cure-No Pay. That la Die way all druuKlalaJaell Groves' TaucleHa Chill Toulc for malaria, chills and fever. It la almply iron and quinine In a taate leaa form. Children love It. Adulta prefer It to bitter, nnusentlng toulca. Price. Mcenta For aale by Strang, the druggist. Talent News Items. Dr. J. M. rveene. of Medfnrd. vis ited Hon. and Mrs. Matthew Stew art last Sunday. S Sherman lost a valuable cow last week, hor death resulting from some unknown cause. Mrs. W. H. Hreeae's sister, nee Miss Rose Waters, and her husband arrived in Talent last Sunday on a visit. Elmer O.itinan and family ex pect to leave in a few days for San Francisco, where thev will make their future home. Z. P. Webster had the misfortune to cut off the index finger of bis left hand, while he was splitting wood. one dty lust week. James Helms was taken quite II last Sunday. Drfl. Harurave and Pick-el were nailed, and we under stand that he is better at' present. '' Mrs. A. .1- Wilcox returned home MnnHav from Ashland, where she had been to take care of Mrs. Geo Roper, who was being treated by Dr. Koiiannnn for the removal of a cancer from the right breast. A Sure Sign of Croup. Hoaroeno88 in a child that is subject to uroup Is a sure indication of tho ap proach of tho disease. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy 1" given as soon as the child boeomes bourse, or even after the oroupy couyh has appeared, It will pre vent tho attack. Many aiotners wno have crounv children always keep this remedy at hand uud find that It saves mem tnuon irouoie ana worry, it, can always bo depended upon and is pleas ant to take Kor sale by Chas. Strong, druggist. Mod ford: Dr. J. Hinkle, Centrul Point. Ruch Items There will bo a dance at Kelaoe's hall on November 25th, C. M. Ruch is having an addition built to his store at Ruch. C, C. Kelsoe is making various improvements on his hull at Ruch. A number ot farmers in tins vt- cinity are plowing and putting in grain. Chas. Hamilton has completed the work on the bridge across Poor man's creek. The Lnnajto and Steep. A physioinn quoted by tho Boston Transcript says that aoute insomnia may be promptly ourod by the praotico of deep brenthlug. : Draw into the lungs as muoh nir as possiblo nnd do not ox halo it until obliged' to, and then as slowly ns possiblo. It Is stmiewbat of n task wheu tho nluht is oppreBslvoly warm, but if persisted in 1b fairly ru;o to rollovo that hypornsmis of tho brain whioh ovorydny folk oall wakefulness. Tho tricks of the sleoplosa to induce sloop are many, but none is found to bt moro immediately offioaolons than tills plan of forcing the lungs to take the burden oft tho biain and nerves. PACIFIC COAST NEWS. THE WEEK'S NEV3 A3 lIC:EO FROM THE DISPATCHES. Jrlpla Trailed? In fcl llnrailo County. Tile NW' Vorll lleirl eent Ordered Home From Motolulu Owing to tin Prutitleiiee of TypbuPI Kover. A iiuw ovuuiiia- paper, the Thnoi, ha entered tliu lie d at i'ortland. The oranifo crop in tlio vicinity ol Highland, G'al., promises to be the eurllnat on record. Tliu contract work on tlio locks ihal will make tliu Yumliill an upon rivui nbinit compatud. Whi'n using a curling iron Mi Myriln Ca'iivnn of Helo, Or., jalibeil II Into liur eye und nearly deatroyHd hei nielli. In a piinkln contest at Bun Lull OIip i A. Ilarnliuril had a- quitsli thai wulifliod Vi) pounds uud won flrsl prize. Thnimand of acres ill Kulumaih county, Or., havo he en reclaimed by a syndicate that lia-i constructed a large ir. fitatlon ill'Ch. 'I ho contribution-! of tho children ol Wuiliington statu to the Lafayette fund will, it is estimated, bo overs tiioiiaami do.lars. Omaha exobsitiou modnU wan awarded to tliu state of Washington for tne best diaplay of fruit and the second beat display of mineral. Experiments with fl.ix culture In O.eg'in Iimvb proven ei.c uraging an I the lurmuM of thai statu will probably turn iheir attention to ihutcrop. K isturn Oregon sti,cmen are wor ried over I lie poor oulio.de for if rust and predict that by February then will be A BCHrrity of beef cattle. - Wages iu Washington lumb. r campi huve advanced 2" per com, and logi are worth $1 2j and $159 more pel tlmuiand I bull they uoie a year ago. Hay shipped from the east to South ern California lias beuu found to con- ta n u dangerous amount of seeds ol penrcions weudii, particularly of tba UiiHninll lliiaile. Tliu leaaou Oregon prunes aell foi from 2 to L'i cents per poirid Iosh than the CalifVirii a pruduui ul New York if a d lo be Ihal the Oregon product is improperly dried and improperly pack ed. 0 to Anderson, n young tailor ol Need es. C'u .. is dra l fiOm the effecti i f j knilu uouitd ill iliu breast receive l at tliu ha mis of Char.t-s b. Woich, a painter. llo:U men had been driuking and wound up in a quarrel. Mr, umibcoiiio, an lialtan woman, was allot antl fatally wounded at her home in L' Angules, by r'ruucia Ba deiifer, w ho had lienn working for Iter. Badeirger, who had been drinking, be rimo enraged bucauae the woman ac cii-e.l him ol stealing aoine ahirls, nnd di-chargud the couiunls of a ahotguu Into Mrs, Giuacoino's breast. Andrew ('. Groom bol and killed his wife, Me. lie C. Groom, aud then killed hiniic.f, in a lodging house at Portland, Or. Jealousy is said to have been the cauao of the tiaudy. Mr-. Oroom, whoso parents are highly re speclnble residents of San Jose, Cal., has lately heen employed at music halls iu thai city. Sheriff Ulnkeiy of reiuileton, ur.,nas offered a reward of 100 for the appre hension and conviction of the mur derer Mis. May Wallace, the young woman who was shot recently while standing in front of a window in her home. , A tfip'e tragedy was enacted near Shingle Springs. Dorado county, Saturday night,!", which the murderer! completed his bloody work by lermi- fiauntf nia own uiu. jack mcaieenot; and killed both his wllo and mother-in-law with a rifle. After making sure that his aim had been true and that ! his viotims were dead, Nickle removed j the shoe from his right foot and with hi toe discharged the rifle al his own! breast. His third shot was as uner- ring a. the ioriner two, killing him in- alautly. ' A Are was discovered in the Eikhorn hotel at Canyon city, Grant county, Or., and within two houra the entire business portion and a number of resi dences were reduced to- ashes. Tho buildings were mostly frame, and the fire made rapid progress. The confla gration was due to an explosion ol a lamp. Tho loss will exceed $100,000. Ow'ng to the prevnlence of typhoid fever.lu in..- New Y; ri ezinieut of vol- Motwtr m fw awtiont and gt a rvo tnatmtnt frt: H or aim, ana oialif. A you trot, man Artyouwtak Whtrtt How long I Do you hart paint t ! Whtrof Homhnot 1 Miaht twoattt Howoftont , Do your tytt blur? Whan 9 ' Doyoutfaopatnightf HomlongP Art you eonttipaiadt .k row "X. W am ' aJV ' f "V K TM mm "X. a mm jm mm - fav ' 'mm I Am war thtst quostiont and a tptcial trial trtatmtnt mill ho prtparod and tont to you by mail frtt. You tako no ohanctt. Aadrott HUDSON, T STOCKTON STREET, - CAN UTANCIsKO. cal. unteert siatlonai at ' Hoiirjlfilu the Waahlntoir authorities have ordered the reimeiil to embark for Ban Fran eisco us .ono as possible. It will prob ably 1- sent to New York wbon II reaches, the couat, and there mustered mi f o vice, Jrwoph lioyie was burned to death Ii. a room in a hotel at Los Angele'. His dollies are supposed lo havo caught 11 ro from an overturned lamp. Tho 3-yoar-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Oaushiiiy fell into a well at lis home near Manlon, Cal Its mother wat aloou at the time and unable to help it. The California Hlate Teachers' o. elation is to meet at Haula Rosa the last week In December.. A rumor i- circulated in Han Fran cisco that tke Central Pacific railroad has made a rangemeota to pay lis en tire Indebta.lnoae, Including tlio gov ernment's c a m of 159,000,000. Captain O a ii v 1 1 1 e It Palmar of the Wyoming I htballoiy committed sui cide at tli Presidio, fan Francisco. Saturday. His mind is supposed to ' t..... i . i i j i have beon unbalanced. llun. .a r.lnl Cnn ..,.1 t... I 4000 votes. A Memaanl L.elter. It takes a clevor man to And a good word to say on every occasion. It is said of Thomas liailoy AliiriiU that he once received a letter from bis friend, Pro fessor Edward S. Morso, aud found the handwriting wholly illegible. Mr. Al drich was not at a lota for an answer. In due tinin there came to Mr. Morse the following reply: My dear Morse, it was very pleasant to receive a letter from you the other day. Perhaps I should have found it pleasanter if I had been able to decipher it. I don't thiuk I uia-.'ered anything beyond the date, which I knew, and the signature, at which I guessed. There is a singular and perpetual charm in a letter of yours it never grows old, und it never loses its novelty. One can aay every morning as ono looks at it: "Here's a letter of Morse's I haven't read yet. I thiuk I shall take another aiiy at it today, and maybe I bull bo. able in tbe course of a few years to make out what he means by those t'e that look likow's and those i'a that haven't any eyebrows." Oili-T letters are read and thrown away and forgotten, but yours are kept forever unread. Ono of them will last a reasonable muu a iifutime. Youth's Companion. Early Uee of Tobacco' I have heard my grandfather say that one pipe was handed from man to man round about tbe lable. Tbey bad first filver pipes; the ordinary sort made use of a walnut shell and a straw. Tobacco was sold then for its veight in filver. I have beard some of our old yeomen neighbors say that when tbey went to Mairuesbury or Chippenham market they culled out their biggest shillings to lay in the scales against tho tobacco. Sir W. It standing in a stand at Sir Robert l'ojnt7. s park at Actou, lock n pipo of tobacco, which made tbe ladies quit it until he bad done. "Brief Lines Set Down by John Aubrey," 1669-86. Tkt l-hlloaopkleal Tailor. How often have I taken away a gar ment for a fault which did not exist and which I of course never intended to tectify. How often have I taken back the same garment without it ever hav ing been unfolded aud been commended for the alteration which bad not been made, and tbed been reurebended for not having doue what was right at first. A man to be a good tuilor should be either a philosopher or a mean, cring ing slave, whose feelings had never been excited to tbe pitch of manhood. "Life of Francis Place." I.ltcrarjr Parian. Fynsbly What ia Wally doing now Harrison Well; when I last saw him oagaBe(J Utfrary Fynshly Indeed I I didu't think he tad cnongb brain to write. Harrison He wasn't writing. He was chasing a newspaper thet the wind had blown away. Londou Fun. This Is Tour Opportunity, On reoeipt of ten cent, cash or stamps, i - ii, ,u. i hi l ,h. ..T.r Cua (Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon. strata the great merits of the remedy. ELT BROTHEB8. 66 Warren St., New York City. Iter. John Beid, Jr. . of Great Falls, Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm to ma. I can atuphaBixe his statement, "It is a posi tive cure for catarrh if used as direoted." Rev. Francis W. Poole. Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. Ely's Cream Bn!m Is the acknowledge cure tor cniarra ami rouimua uu ainvut; nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 oents. it fret. Tl quMtioni twv at fa, a no two qunnont Inatmtnt mu$t oa pnpana sot- tptcial troitmont mill pnpara tor if tuntf trom Htrmut utomty. Lotto. Lott mannooa, tmnsions, moi- anonolf, amy spout, opott aonro xnt hytt, fttpltitnttt, you ougnt to got a tatoial trtatmtnt. no pattnt mtai- .... .i. tint, out a oarotuiir prepare a trtatmtnt. trtry man can hart a trial trtatmtnt frtt. Thou- tandt hart boon cured. and they write in black and whitt taymg to. Antmorquettiont and got a trial tree. l om AW T 'V Oh, the Pain X)f Rheumatism! Rheumatism often causes tb moat fit' (enM suffering. Many have for Tear) vainly sought relief from this disabling disaaae, and an to-day worse off than aver. Rheumatism is a blood disease, and Swift's Specific la the only cure, be cause It is the only remedy whiou eta reach such deep-seated diseases. A few years ago 1 was taken with InfutmnaV- tory Rheumatlam, which boeam to tnteoM ' that 1 waa for week unable to walk.' I triad several prominent phyal-. etensand took their treat ment fallhfuUy, bat waa unable to get the alight, eat relief. Infat,ayooa dltlon eeemed to grow -worse, the dJseeae spread over myentlre bod7,and from Korember to JIareal I suffered agony. I trie1 many patent nadlelna. Upon tbe advloaofa friend I decided to try DU none irjunrvw B. 8. S. Befora allowing me to take It, how- f"ri mJ S"rdlan, who lyiod the remedy, and pi potaah or meroury. I feft no WM at giwouw. Mul ironounoed it rree oa t en muob better aitaf MU kin tan hn4tlM. that I enlltluued the rem- er.and In twomontbj I waaeurnloompleUly. The oure waa permanent, for I have neveratnee) had a touch of Hhenmatlem tbouah maoy times exposed to damp and enld weather. Klsanob M. Tirraix. ITU Powettoa Avenue, Philadelphia. - . Don'tsufferlongerwith Rheumatism. Throw aside your oils and liniments, aa they can not reach your trouble. Don't experiment with doctors their potash and mercury will add to your disabil ity and completely destroy your diges tion. c ccr: The ef . will fiura mrfectlv and nennanentlv. It is guaranteed purely vegetable, and contains no potash, mercury, or other mineral. Books mailed free by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Oa. AN ANCIENT CHESS KIN0.I3 Baply some rajah flrnt hi the agea gone Amid hie bnKuid bultee Angered thaw. 1 While a black nightingale, sun aw art ae ha, Banff hii one wife love'a passionate oralaoa: Haply thou laayst have pleaaed Old ri seise Jobn Among hii pastures when full royally He sat in tml. urnvo shenliords at his fe While lamiu of baljuir. wiulied aad glimmered on. -What dent thnu here Tb7 masters are) an deed. My heart U fnll of rulb ni 1 yearning pais At tight of thee, O kins, that hast a crown Oallaallng their', and teilut of groatnees Asd TurouKh cloud li- nighlaot unabated rlnaj And munnura of the dark malentlo town. Jean Xngelow. A SAD NIGHT.' How Carlrle and llsh Haal Dlf- frred Even About the Hlcy ' Leigh Hunt and Carlyle were one presant at a small party of equally well known men. It happened tbat the con versation rested with these two, and tba others sat, well pleaaed to listen. Leigh Hsnt talked on in his bright and hope ful way, when Carlyle would drop soma heavy tree trunk acioa his pleasant stream and back it np with philosophic al doubts and objections at every inter val, but Hunt never ceased bis joyous anticipations nor saturnine Carlyle bis infinite demuts. Tbe listeners laughed and applauded by turns, and now fairly pitted them against each other as me philosophers of hopefulness and nnhope- fulneea The contest continued with ready wit. philosophy, pleasantry and profundity and extensive knowledge of books and character. '. The opponents were so well matched that it was quite clear that tbe oonteat would last indefinitely, bit night waa far advanced, and tbe party now broke -up. They all sallied forth, and. leaving the close room, the candles and tbe ar guments behind them, fonnd themselves under a mcst brilliant and starlight sky. They looked up. Carlyle can have no answer to this, tnongnt Hunt, ana shouted: "Theiel Look at that glorious harmony that sings with infinite voioes an eternal song of hope Id the soul of manl" '. . - Carlyle looked up. They all remained silent to hear what he would say.' Tbey began to think be was silenced at last, but ont of the silence came a few low toned words in a broad Scotch aooent: "Eh. it's a sad night I" V. ; They all laughed and then looked thoughtful. - Theie might ba sonmiweoa tor sadness, too that brilliant firma ment perhaps contained infinite worlds, each fall of struggling and suffering beings. ,.- - .---- .. Sydney Smltk'a Joke. Sydney Smith waa very happy la hh, oountry life, and his children caught his spirit of ...delight over common' things. They loved animals and spent ' long hours iu training them. One littls beast, a baby donkey, became under : their tuition, perhaps the most accom-1 plished of his species and unconscious-1 ly gave rise to a quatrain which now belongs to tbe fame of Sydney Smith. The doukey was a well educated chap. He would walk np stairs, follow ths family in tbeir rambles like a dog and when tbey entered bis meadow run to meet them: with ears down and tail ereot, braying joyously. " ti One day, when Billy's head waa crowned with flowers and he waa being ' trained with a handkerchief for a bridle, Mr. Jeffrey unexpectedly arrived. . Ha joined iujthe sport and to tho children's . infinite delight mounted Billy. , ' Thus he was proceeding in triumph when Sydney Smith and bis wife, with three friends, returned from a walk and took in the festal scene. The great man advanced, with extended hands,- and greeted his old friend in an impromptu whioh has become familiar to the read ing world: Witty as Horattus Flacous, . . . As great a Jacobin as Gracohus, Short, though not aa fat as Baochua. Seated on a little Jackassl ..Youth's Companion. " It is said that there is in Sonora a tribe of Indians with yellow bair and alue eyes.. . ' . rtnent Ouarantev
