THI MUIOM LYRIC. IvHhwiwdalhst HMHrlhwiWsttsiy Wlsare letui ( wwrW M Iwar, WtU a trurapct Mil. twa a4 fall Utafatataryatal'art Uk Um hmck ium U dan aadiaKe, Una nw Ikal bold llr, W IU Um Habt launuHal trass a ! 4, U Uailul a Ijrhi . Pruts death aarsllerad, Uk nM wla nvturwi II; lb awlamlns breath -t tear, With MajUwe saeaaara taav-fa) pWe. ara Haa aa andertoa of trl Ybrwmh all Um rant of Tieaa'a raat shaa Wli th oid tasl il Unalaa fivt, KiitereC! toSen ul wurd aaWwhsa, 1km the snat f a Ijtvle llvel - WUItam It. Ilin la VauU)'lCMwMk TUB BIO QUICKSANU iw I .!.u.t 111.- ih wa U..- uk.ii 1 WUh n ,rf P Papa. dout Ilk , . aiwtairt MH Iximli in Um. very huddl tocher forward. They ar tip to , ftnt t( WBllllw(ll tttM mincbipf. you ra ii.jni4 ojhui it Th.y fuij t,rf,r thin PrriU ftrt, "Nom, K1U: nutunwr rrld Wuff , ukliiit iilniiit( of ilwlr dinwwu old Cptln U.v: tun! h iu)ml tMM k (tiaw, rrnuk lip4 lit nil nd Um bnl brinitiiml irw rwl which pro- rut lli Uwt i.lnrt. todrd fate faMtl from Ua ttorM Impioit) U-fare Im wmtd miwt lit mam Uh Imt on. "Tb rw nil rilil, l ly ltt wv tf tlt IfaU wiw ninw Uwm ud sundown, if IhU brmM blk wTl b t tlwy were bP.'riwI o pwt Ihf TtwW m4 th wouUi nf th t4rda." ' fur ui llw rivr wlib frlhiful wl.wily. "IVrtMix you know lrt, v." iwid i IVn rutin Um ixhvII Mid tlioy drind Uie riUinn rUy dmiKlilipri "but I ! Imrk towwd U IVfrbm. llirv Uicy km (dotUng uiuUiiy or ra friik pulli tuwrd ft little UWl on oibrr dnxulful thiiitf. Mid Mr. K.1-i tlio rljilil liul mJ vf tlm ib4iiil Mid vara"- i iKtwlrd in makinif UutllnK. "Uimiphr irruwUtixljr tuttrra(tv1 th j lLiumJo fiwt Hie Umt imintor to ciiu. nud h M-owlwt darkly. "U' bmvy nk, Mid tli tlim, tflrting, fMiu Mik Ibtwardft lUfit tlit yoa gri wrro blgli wMxr wwk when lit tht fall idi ftliout my cr." ' ond wv wept up thu trriu. NnUm of tti" kind, nk!" pMbtfKl i ItoMrio, umdd4 ! th bluw b bd Dlft. fthbuiwh l.luhod nwly. U ' rwivd. tgnorifnl to bk fl th wa I wbo Bret nutitvd tlis qutrartiona dtnxhy twiit by the rmmi Mid ordered of llio mru.mid rftllwl bin tUiilio to out lht Irnni bunt. , tU matter. H taid be would miKtftvt : Into it h lmtd wi!b fail fi)Uiwn to t you". : , i pumi , . Well, I du't want bia oxp'stU.iMir i Tb wwowl waf wit tbvut luward tUowd U- rapuin. 'l iu cuuuuanibir ! the fugitiwa, and wbn the rmiil fttn of tiM IWi-at, and bava lailrd Uinw water 10K wioukU to know my bui mm. Ttm thinx ar ftll iu yow imaa iution, and t don't thank rVaiik KJ ward fur tMonratritttf yoa in bbaUuu iny tuoal rivll't in-w rm by lhgbt,H' ' Hariiift thtw dlivird blnwrlf t.V cap iat tarnad on hia hl aod vntrml tha rabift. while Ella, with aooUicr direful took toward tha nitlrn fat-rd crow, bavd ft dwp aisb and tank iuto a chair which th tint mate of tha IW Imw, hauitiiM Frank Gdwanlx, had plaiwl for br on th poopdvek brnratb an lmprovinl awninK that hal Urn atrvtc had to abeltr bcr from tha ray of tha buruinK ttui. Her fara brihtentJ prvavnUy, wbn qoiat ttep aanadad do tha deck, and tha mala aloud btwida br. "What did ha aayT be akl in an ratter whiupvr. "iWi-pouanl tin whola thing ft ft illy jtirl'ft foolish faiii-y.aiiJ (talked into tha cabin, rvd with ftupr, wbrn I niru Uourd your nanw." I faarcd aa tnach," aaid tha young man aadly. "Ua ia blind to tha daily Mchinatiotu of tbosa eopprr facol raa cftla, and U U no um giving him adric. "They were plotting mischief brfura wa wrro out of sight of Uuftynift. "That acar facd scoundrel, Manurl Roaario, lias lcaructl that wa bava a cargo of arum, ammunition and gnnrral atorea for tha troops at Kurt Yuma, and thia knowledgo Has axi-iUsl bis cupidity. "Wht'U we stopped for waU-r at Sau Francisco inland ha in-t an i-nt of tho iusuixeuta, and was pMUilsed liberal sum if lie would capture tha Tcuscl and turn it Mid lite cargo over to them. lie does not know Unit i overheard bim plotting. j the male into which he had been brought 'If be did be would be cowardly and i by bis folly, desperate enough to knock me on the A fw weeks Uler, In the month of bead with a belaying pin torn dark s JMinary, lat 4, before bis departure to night" j tha army, and when M. do t'anlaiiicourt -Oh, Frank r cried Ella, and ber beau- 'bad already stwted for the ChatilUon Uful face paled witb apprehension. -Do . congress, the emperor worked altuivt v be careful aud watchful-for my sake r i ery evening with M. de la Besnanliere, "I wiiir was his response, "and ftsjwbohadlhefureignofnoeinM.de fao your fatber will isvt Uke the precaution j lalncourt aliaence. In the course of to checkmate ny move these ruffian : these conversations, which were kept up tuay make 1 will perfect my plans so : far Into tlm ulgbt, he often opened hi that we ran escape from the bark iu rase ' mind to him in a strange fashion. Thus Kosario aud hi men mutiny and seise her." "And papr faltered Ella. "I'll force him to go with us. Now dou't worry, dear heart, for I feel able j to cope with tliese rascals when the time ! for action come. They were in the upper Oulf of Cali fornia, where it narrow to meet the water of the Colorado river. ma. L . r, i a l cm, a Tift bark Peerless, of which Ella s fa- W HI VaIMIM IHI14 U"Ul'l " with arm and aiumntiitiuu uud other snpplies for tlie United State troop at Fort Yuma. All bnt two of the original crew ship ped in New York had died of the yellow fever, which broke out with terrible vir ulence shortly after they passed Capo St Lucas and eutcred the gulf. The captain had mMnugml to get hi vessel into Uuayinaa, anil there the two ' remaining member of lit crew had de serted. " In consequence he was obliged to ship a native crew Mid employ Manuel Uo sario, an ex-pearl diver who, unknown to him, was implicated in a revolution then in progress on the peninsula, to en list the raqnisit lumber of men. Roaario bad got together ft band of as bloodthirsty rofBan a it wa pomibl to find, and had no difficulty in Inducing them to lend ft Willing acquiuvence to all bis nefarious selwnne. He boldly ptauned to make Captain Myers, the captain's daughter, Ella, and the mate, Frank Edwards, prisoner, ' seisui Oih vessel and run it luto a seclud ed harbor between the head of Han Fran (risro island and the month of the Colo 1 rado river. '- Here he would be Joined by a party of the Insurgents, who would loot the ves sel, after which it would be broken up. The tide on the Oulf of California are gigantic, the rise and fall of the water averaging seventy-five feet Rosario knew that they would enter the month of the Colorado river that night, and as the tide was particularly swift at that point the bark woold be securely anchored during the ebb and flow of the tremendous current This he rosolved should be the time ana piace or sium-k, ana ms raiuuat henchmen only awaited his signal to make the cuptuin, the mate, and the beautiful young girl prisoners. in tow of the bnrk wn a small dinghy. Drawing this np to the rudder .Ht Mate Edwards opr-ned one of the cabin windows and dropped Into it such articles as would lie of nxe to them In their flight, as well ns provision for three or fonr days. He then informed EUh of these prep arations, and she held herself in readi ness to flee at a moment's notice. At about 4 o'clock In the afternoon the Peerless entered tha river, and as the tide wa low and would shortly turn Captain Myers secured his vessel with a bow and stern anchor and awaited the coming rush of water, preceded by Jts ordinary high advance wave. It could be discerned in the distance. The captain and hi daughter were leaning over the stora rail watching its approach when Mannel Rosario gave the signal for revolt. He and two of hi men stole softly to ward tho nnsuspecting captain. He dashed op the companion stairs. Captain Myers in another monwut was struggling in the grasp of Rosario' companions. Before the latter could draw weapon the mate shot one and badly wounded Rosario released Ella, whom h had rtaed, ami alionted for awdslane, , Kwmttinii hi heavy ! srionther Mat Kdwarda brtmiHit tha Imtt down npoft RtsMuio'a hed wttli fore that wnl hint moaning Mitt half nI to th dec. quick ! h cried. seUlnn Ella' im, 0m ! irn nil. Titer la a ld dor. Drop Into tlto boat I will keep ' the oilier ruffian t ty." I It btrait flriiitf luto th bord of ad- ( vftnclnjr mutineer. Hy the tint M revolver m emptied Captain Myer and K1U Ud reached lh Ihirinir th aTtenioou h had cleaned tit captain's: d.i'ilil- barreled sliotcun, heavily charged ll with situ aud con cealed II im deek under ft tarpaulin. U T wra within 300 ynl nf tba WamL Aflrr tlwwl" abouted Rowrio, laap- ing upon tha beach as soon as tba boat gnmiidrd. Suddenly they began to floumli r and sink in t)i aaud. , . "A nuit kiuiiKir tliey cried, Mid otaila deierate effort to reach Oral ground. lu vain! Tha tuora they struggled tba deaper they SMik, and when tba nett wav swept tip tha river tliey wer ingnlfetl In ten feet of water. Not soul esraped, and wlten, aft waiting palienlly on the island until tba big tiile waa full. Mat Edwards rowed Ilia captain and hia daughter back to the Peerl, there waa ft look of grateful pride on tha old skipper's faca as b re garded bis brav young mate. Four of tba tnatinerra bad been shot dead and three other wer desperately wounded. Tit bud lea of the dead were thrown overboard aud tb wounded were iinpriaoneil In tba forecastle. When Fort Vnn.a wa reached and tha veaavl bad been unloaded there waa a grand wedding on tba deck of tb Peerless, and when ah started on bet homeward voyage a happier couple could not b found than Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edward.-New York World. NaawletMi aa4 TallernuMl. What waa strange In Xapoleoo't be havior toward me was that al the very lima that ba showed himself mutt sus picious "of ne be waa-eroleavoritig to draw me nearer to him, Thus lu the month of December, 1813, he asked nie to resume the port folio of ftirvign affairs. i which I straightway declined, convinced as I was that w could never aifree cm 1 the ouly pnaaibU way of bis escape from be several times repeated to him, after reading the dispatches in which the Duke : of Viceoia told him of the progress of the Cliatillion negotiations. "Ah! if Tal- teyruid were there he would pull m through." Talleyrand's Memoirs in On- tnry. Uells have been cast of steel, but they do hot produce the perfect note result- I.. I.... . I ... .... I .1.. TI nil m'fil Ida uiw wt i'Itik', w ih ow u , , ... emit extremely Una sounds, but th brtt tlenea of this material renders tliero sure to crack in using. An English latwrer ouce said to hi minuter: -Sir, yon have often told usof our forefather. Now, I know of Abra ham and Isaac and Jacob, but who wa the frmrthT haritjr la aha Rawkafallae traaail.. John D. Rockefeller's KMthoA of dis posing of charity is described by The Cleveland PlaimleaUer. It says that tba great bulk of hi mail la eiamiaad by his private secretary, and only the few appeals which Impress the latter gentle man favorably are Mated along to Mr Rockefeller, who tftka stack of tboin to the breftkrasi table every morning and dlstribntea them aanong his children. These member of his family are charged with the duty of opening the letter and consulting their content. Then each child decides what shall be done with the application, and the decision 1 writ ten on the envelop and th name signed for reference if need be. After breakfast, Mr. Rockefeller gathers np the mail and personally in spect each application. Ha than weigh the case and then ftct a fall conscience dictate. This dictation I frequentiy contrary to the decision rendered by bis child, but that doesn't end the matter; not at all. The, father gather hi children about bim and review the case, announcing hit decisions, and when they conflict with those given by the children he explain the reason for the departure from the recommendation. A llwabla lluf. Tom wyiy, or Jonnsonviiie, has most remarkable freak of nature ; It is a double female dug pup, about six mouths old. It has four well developed leg ia the proper place. Aside from these there Is another well developed leg protruding from near the root of the tall and tins grown about half the distance to the ground, at which point two well devel oped feet liegim to form and have grown in Kirfect shape, and both feet now drug on tho gronud as she walks. Hbe I in perfect health and is ft well developed double female, each part of her organism performing in unison Its, separate func tions, Nashville American. , A llargala la Ulgli Ufa. Mr. Higbiip Yon said that thing would not coit over $30. Mrs, High up I gave exactly V) for It; liut then I paid the modiste more for her promise to tell everybody that it cost a hundred, New York Weekly. Eva Brhnnock, a faith cnrlst and re ligious enthusiast, has jnst finished ft forty days' fast at llttsburg. Bhe was track by the foot that whenever she opened the Bible she saw a command to faat. Iter fast differed from all other In that the attended to her duties as a teacher nd keeper of rooms In the Beth any home. When her fast wa ended he ate a hearty dinner with no bad ef fect, : , 0NC0NQucea Bhjb UwoHft M ft bl ffftll. Ilrtvaa laMsM rma Ua am, tlllkia u -- -- -"' ' Vt taiMMt CarkW, hark Hatptaw ti taaad wtlii rl raski Hat. Mini'nan'i ton, I Jar t" klai taa ma aUII, Aa kaataa km la Urauk atum aa4 kiajbt itar ikaial laa iba kt40a tlarfa Rip baaa ml a4 ainaUi at wa4 faaiaUI. -M. A. Ua Walft Uaa. Jt, ia TaaOii Oav aakaa, ajJVER AUNT KATH "It alu't no ua In gvlu' agin your pa, Jaan--b's bad bia own way 'round bare eo tin osl, for mora'n Uitrty yaaw, mi' you'll st la give lu; iiotise laikln' at him. T only malm bim wita," IW tilt! Mrs. Olootl had been ao cusUonsd during tb whole of ber mar rlad lift to "jest give in," and ber ouly chaste of pea wa ta yielding hi bet rlrbihly d'Utraiuad husband and al lowing him to carry hi point without opposition, Jeaal wa dlffemitly constituted. Kb inherited ber falimr's strung will, and ha had, much to hi Mrprt, sud denly discovered an opposing force In hia youngest child. 8h bad been away from bum fot ftaarly throe, year -tats pretty, brown haired girl with lb determined far Mid graceful earrtag. ftftd Um father secretly aduitmd and altawat feared ber. A wsaUthy and chiUUw auut in Um city had bemg!it Jennie to share bar bom, ftn X II Irani Uloott pretty daughter, ihufagb cutting to Um farm, with all Its dear tuetnorii of ctiildhoiid Mid rhild hood' iy, choa Wisely when alts yktlded to ber aunt request It wa better, far Utter for her, fur tvaii afu?t her going there were plenty of children to keep to tu overly old farmer In per petual grumble about money waiters. It was May and th country wore on glad amila, and Jeeiola bailed with dV light lb proupvcl of ft vial I to her koine, aaumiug vary wrllincly Um responsi btlity of housekeeping while her two uu married aiater sllrnded th wedding id cunaio In disuot town. Thl morelag aha was cooking, and With ber sleeves rolled abov bar elbows stood beside tba kitchen table. In one IuhmI abft held ftft aavrthen plat whtls b clip, clip, clip of fork aoamted noisily as sh whipped -ma egg to ft froth. ' Yer siaters bed to marry to suit bim," walled tb nervous little woman, W jror.11 bev to, too; f yon don't there be awful fvtea, so you'd Jea better give to.' That morning lb father had spoken toJeanivufa young farmer, whtan lu teruved "likely catch." Kit bait ex prawn d ber opinion of hint In so dn-lded ft way as to alarm Mr. Uloott for the aafety of bis much priaeil anlhorlly. It wa wont to speait of himself a a marvelous exampta of Um patriarch. "Mak 'via mind," he would aay. "Keep yer boiuehold beneath yer feetj govern 'ul wall, an' they'll git along." Jennie's buhtnea In opposing his Judg ment so lBwAeil him that bis auger had out yet had tlm to bbute forth; but Mm. Otcuit knew It would Come, and so after ber husband hatl left Uie kitchen site pleaded with Die girl to "give In." Jen bia had been very thoughtful during the Utile woman's spia-al, bat bow she wa reaulveil, and It waa tha Ulcott in her j natore whkh spoke. "I wouldn't aiarry ' Jordan Moggt tluwigh father should ' threaten to tuardnr um." Tha eggs were aUlf Bow, and as she I set the plnta down on the table she turned from her moUier and busied her elf among th Ingredient for cake bak ing which were before, her, Jennie waa blushing aa sh began softly, "There U olu one in I'oole I llkil very much, mother, Mid he cooiing out here lo" "Ha needn't mind cmntn'," said Farmer Olcott grimly as he stepped quietly Into the kitchen. His fa. wore a ciinulng leer, and bis wind reddened cheek were distorted hy the sneering curves of bis bard lined mouth. Heating btuianlf on one of tha painted wuudeti chairs, he drew th bootjack toward him and twk off his heavy shoe with ft calmness and deliberation which warned Mm. Olcott that ba was thoroughly aroused. The poor little nervoo", broken spirited woman hail learned that this particu larly quiet and inoffensive manner of rt tnoving his fisiigear always prernded a bnrst of pawuuii. llirsin Ulcott set bia cowhide boots by th stovs to dry, kicked th jack under Ui tMe, and. turning toward bia daughter, shonted: "Iioii't let me ketch none o' yer city fellers eomiu' -to ee you. Ef they do, I'll talk to 'em; not word now," he growled, slisking bis long finger menac ingly at Jennie, as she essayed to speak. "I'm master in my owh bouse, an' you'll not talk till such time as I'm done. You've Isien away an' kinder forgot how i things is run here, but you might as wel,' get broke in now. 1 tell you I won't bev any city fellers a follerin' you; an ef I ketch yer antit Kate makiu' matchea fur you 1 II Jest fetch you boms from bain' ft fits lady d iwu there an1 set you workin IV furs Jennie could speak he hud gone Into the dining room, slamming the door behind him, Tear of uiorliacatlou aud Tag stood lu her brown eyes and hot words leuixx to her lips, but as she glMioed down at the agonised face of the little woman bealdu her the Here iniod changed. 8h bent to kiss the luiin drawn lips, murmuring, "Ntrver mind, mother dear; 111 be patient for your sake." "That's a gisl girl, Jennie.'' replied Mrs. Ulcott, with a sigh of relief, -try and git along ptacoablo like, an' Jest give In for the sake of quiet Yer pn's get tin' wusssud wu-s." Jennie wrut a parltnl uccouutuf what hail occurred to her Aunt Kate, and this waa the answer of that clever woman; "My Dear Niece Your father need mauuging, and 1 will uudertnU to do It. 1 have written to him to mine down to tho city Mid advise me shout the sale of a piece of propwty, ami you i.ecd not be surprised at anything that hsppei)." Mrs. Kate Cidiiirit was the only otto lit the world who ever did understand her brother Hiram, and she hail plaaned ft clever little rase to be played on the un suspecting farmer. Mr. Bryan, whom Jeunle had con fessed to ber mother she cared a great deal for, wss well suited to her. He had not yet declared hi love, but it wa not uiiguessed by the shrewd little maiden. To Mr. Guiding, however, he hod opened his heart, and she bade him wait a little, Hho knew how preju diced ber brother waa against all ar rangements not conducted by himself, Mid rightly concluded that he might put eriotwdifncalty lu the way of the young people. After satisfying herself that the name of Jonuie lover was quite un known to her brother, she resolved to introduce him as yonng man who would be a good match for Jennie, if only the girl could be wise enough to think lo. Allowing him to believe they had never met she trusted to his uu eqoaled obstinacy to do the rest "I've wanted so much to talk with yoa about Jonuie," said that lady, as she nd III ram sat lu ber well appointed drawing room the night of the arrival. Yes, aud I'm willin'. Bhe ought to be aeUled," said the old man decidedly, "It does not do, Hiram," began Mr. Cabling, watching the hard lined fare (sAtiy, "w a spew on grm tmmr, ad"- "Wall, Igueaslt don't," b Interrupted with ft Mieer. "Thar I young man In town wbo I know admire Jennie, and If b aboald meet her I think aotnethlog would coins f It" Vary quietly, yt with th at Biut cauUuti, sh mail thl statement. Th old man waa interested. "Rirhr Im inquired, rubbing bt hand gently together, "Yea," Wa th answer; then sh want on, "Of eonrs It' so very uncertain, Iliratn. Yoa see, Jsnnls might refuse to hv ft word to say to him, and" , "Now, Kal, look here," Interrupted tha thoroughly exrltml old sumi, as ba drew bis chair nearer her and etnpha aiaed hi Words with derisive gealurm, "ef 1 lik that young man I'll jnst take blui out borne with mn, an' I'd like to Jennie tell hi in to go, If I'm llvln'," Mr, (aiding wa delighted It her ancreaa thus far. Tba next day Mr, ttryan wss introduced, and Waina lb old man' Ideal of sn-tn law, On the farmer' return to his bout Mr. Bryan accompanied him, having ac ceptrd the hearty Invitation of hi new friend to "ja run out an' take a lock around our p..M of tli country." Jennie bail bwn apprbwd of Mr. Bry an's coming, Slid l,f th little deceptlou in which sin was l play her part. Kit met him as If he were it stronger, while her futhet srcfelly rejoliwd at the thought of ettbdulug his proud young daughter. Mr. Olcott too an early opportunity to enlighten Jennie as to ber duly to ward hi new friend, and with twinkle in her eye she promised lo do her lat to! uIc&mi him lu tlm matter, A week passed. Jennie and Mr. Bryan were very bsppy. Th day ware de lightful one to them, and the old farmer rubbed bis hands at tha success of his scheme, and gave his consent to an early toarrWigo with no Iwwitatlon. llo often spnnks now of hi match making, "There's Jennie," be wilt say. "Hlie'J hev plckml up with ttie empty ncaldlnl city rhnp ef I hadn't jest took her In hand. I brttng Uryan out an' told ber tliat she'd got to Miavs to bim. It's tho only way to do jest make 'am mind, an' they'll git olontf." They would not dwvlva him for any. thiug-Uia bappy young Couple; but1 when he boasts they tbluk with loving rratilud. of clever Aunt Kal.-Fraivs 1 Burton flair in Drake Magaslne. j N0TC3 ABOUT MCN. Kx PtwIawaiar Oenernl James began 111 aa a Mwanapsr aan. Charles Dickens, sua of lbs grvsl autber, la a mairuii tundoa priuier. Rev. Henry lttunlngr nftUilatad at Ihs second snarnsge of lit aim her recently al IWtblelwni, Pa Many lawyer saviea Jiawh ll.dieat tir fab euul maaiMrr and rl( pasiantow whea trvlng a eaaa lu curt, Charles Tslm.of Itarre, Vt, IssUhty-flv years af Sir, has twenty ulna living chil dren and works for bl llvieg la a stone tiarrv. John Jsr Kmx tlieta !! tm of hank nrraldanl mora lurrailve srel leas esactlng j than thai of controller of lb currency si Waalilugton. As prr.lil.m of tha Drexvl institute of phllstlpfala at IID.uoO a year. Prafewor atacAllteier ia the M pMd teacher In Ih j I'ultadMatrs. Jiawnh I'lilllser, of th N'vw York World, ha much luiHvd In heal lb, and bass pert lo eranras hi perantMt management of lbs paper si Im dlslanl day, Congnwmsa Miller, of rVuth Carolina, has lull lu Nisrk hlin as a colored man, hi skin Msg wl-.ia aud bis hair perfect I v trslght II t forcible speaker. Jsaob Sterl, of Nicholson, Ps.. has s re- niMkabla m-onl aa an American voter, Mr, Heel Is m years old snd et his Aral I praaJdcntinl Iwllut In 119 for James Mad I son. Henry W. IVataon, who is now legal sd vlaer to tin mikado of Japan, fortneriy re sided In Unraatar, N. It. Mr. Deulaon haa llrnl In Japan about Iwsnty-lbres jearm. Manager Toueey of tb New York Cen tral t on of lbs moat eonipeleiit railruail men In th country, Ha bsa served in very pualtiuti front (1 reman lo bis preaenl position. Herrelary Filer is youthlul hsklng oltlrlal. Ilia form U Ulna and agile, his hair dark sad bis bright, II ba aaay nd ngslng manners and Is affable snd approachable, Tbs late Mr. Ilradlaugh hail a must Im provident way of living. It wss his bahtt to get Utile money togntber by lecturing and writing, and then lo live on It until it was almoal vxhauated. Prealdriil HarrUiu slgttol tb copyright hill with lb quill of an American e-lr, which was furi,ihel hv ltotr 11, John son, of New York, secretary of tlie Inter national t'upyrtKhl league, Mr. Johrwon now has tlie qui 1L The Hon. II. ft rWord, mlnlstar to llel glum iiiidrr Lincoln's administration, lives moat of hia time In that country. !tra)mla ft portion of each yar In Florida, where he haa an orang grove. Mr. Ninford has croaaed tlis Atlantis eighty six limes. QUEER EXCHANGE ADS. I A handsome new dn aa In exchange for a bookcaaa tbre feel high, with glass doors, also a hall labia and occasional chair. I hav top bunting boots, small sIkIiu, very good; will lake a Ht 1 1 ton cheta or a dosen bottles of sherry lu exchange, Army Oflleer, Wanted-New boota for family of seven; good sxchsng given, or arrangements can ) mads for Inatructlon In bicycling and French. "A SKiig Iwlh" for sale cheup; have no fun her uas for It Will take half a dosen new or a iIomii second hand silk pocket handkerchief. Grandfather's clock, oak case, sight-day, good condition, thirty shillings cash, or will Inks half a dosen undemhlrU Apply tha Iter. -, Cleveland, Yorkshire. I am 111. Will anybody Uk my haudaam quite new velvet bonnet from mef ll.ciMl me thirty flv shilling. I will sell It fortwslve shtllliiKS, or I will take two quart of cod II ear oil, s packet of mustard planters, ami 100 quinine pills In exchange. I have a complete set, dosens ut each, of Indies' uiidsrclothlng, Ixwt make, carefully flniahed, prettily trimmed, which I will give to suy lady in exchange for a month's board and lodging In Uindon; a comfort able bed ami a meat break fast exiectd.- London Kxchange and Mart Anything usoful to tho value of one pound will bo gmtafully accepted by a re formed young man who wishes to purl with bis dreas cost and vest; plain cloth, new; would suit person of B feet II Inches, with client of U7 inches; (lo not caro shout offers of jewelry, billiard halls or cigars, PEN, PENCIL AND BRUSH. Robert J. Burdette admits In a very good poem that he Is forty-five, James Psyn, the English novelist, has Joined tlis SUIT of Punch. li. L Fsiyeon, the Eugllsh author, writes all his novels on a typewriter. 1 lu hi a small man, with a Jolly round facs. He ba two brothers In business in America. On thousand dollurs per square Inch Is th estlmato placed on all Meissonler's pictures now on exhibit ion in Loudon, and this Is th calculation of a very conservn tlvs oritla Henry WatUirsou, th brilliant journal lat, aspired to ha a pianist when a hoy, and appeared In a number of concerts, but a felon rulilmd him of bis thumb am' changed his career. Mr, James 11. Gilmore, of Nsw York, better known under his pen name of "Ed mund Kirk," ho given a valunbls coIIbo tlon of over 1,000 letters and autographs of prominent Americans to the historical museum of Johns Hopkins university, THE FLOWERY ALCHCMIrTT. tllt,l,, kutt My rr riwa . Tkjr aeMr ekak saeavart Ull thai koial at fll sky, ftal mv Itiataae ames HI wt Afaiual Um ew Ull ul tkla T - Illal, tok. hWl Eo t UtJf wklaaar aaM, I'adatantik a swaalkriar sltaaa, Uaaas Um taatf keaanw'a luart 1'asa Um Akikaiiat, A atlKvina. gar, Inirlaula f'lww, lb liat to la Mark aa4 rUW, IIM.ab.hk4l II f featl paia ruaa vlulail llluwm's llaktMlag kllad as Whaa I lean mt kad's eakraaai Wkaa I Iraitaeimalr for, Tkr eaewlaaa kaky gesaa, Ulai,a),kMI TUa verf nail aikt ks luU lbs tab Tie lillla Ulr ut Um vato. Ao4 the ft ytmmi vImM 4M af ikiais, Ob, ft. Ukmi ftuwarr AletMKUatl 1 bus llnliia, sar. InUlaalos fallow, " Tb'ia U4eM be la Mark aod tallowl FOLIjOWINQ the ska. At th" time of "the great earthouak of D." sal.l Mr. Hwiddler-WlltlMU bwl.ldler, of CalavrrM-I wa at Arlca, Peru. I have not a map by uw, and am not certain that Arlca Is nut In Chill, but It can't tuak much differences there was artbqnaka all along titer. Hum Baxter was with us; I tbiak he bad gona from Kan Francisco to maks railway or mithiiig. On tba morning of tha 'quake. Ham and I havd gun down to ' l''l We had sued our boot and began to moult, whan there wa ft slight tremor of Um earth, a if tb elephant who tnpporta It was pushing upward, or lying down and getting np again. Next, th surge, which were Battening themselves upon Um sand and dragging away such trifle a they could lay hold of, began racing out fteaward, a if they bad received dispatch that koine bwly was not epied to liv. This was needle), for we did not expert to live. When th e had receded entirely out of eight we atartvtt after It, fc. It will be remembered, w had en to bath, and bathing without sum kind of water is not rfrehtng in ft hot cbmale. For the first four or flv mile tlie walking waa very difficult, although tlie grsde wa tolerably Steep. Th ground was suft; there were tangle4 forests of seaweed, old rotlvtt ship. maty ancbors, bnman akwb-tona and maltiude of thing to Impede th pedectrian. Tb flonndering aliark bit ottr leg a w MM pael them, and were eonelanUy s)iiplng down npon th flat fish strewn al'Ut like nnuiga peel on sidewslk. Null, too. had stuffed his shirt front with such ft Weight of doubhajtia from Ut wreck of an old galleon that 1 bad to help him arrow all the worat places. It was very disjiiriting. i'resently, away on tlie western borf ton, I saw tha sea coming back. It oc-curre-l to me tlwn that It did not wtah it to come back. A tidal wave is nearly always wet, and I wa now a good way from home, with no means of making a gn., Tha same waa true of Sam, but he did nU appear lo think of it in that way. He stood quite still a moment with hi eye Died on th sd valuing lin of water; then turned to me, aaylng very amesllyi "Tell yon what, William, 1 never wanted a ship so bad from the cradl to th gravel I would give tn-o-r-e for ft shipmore than tor all the railways and turnpike yon could scare up! I'd give more than ft hundred, thousand, million dullarst I wouldI'd give all Pm worth for just htthv-ahlpr a To show bow lightly be could part with his wealth, h lifted hi ahlrt out of bis tnuwrs. miUsximing himself of his doubloous, which tumbled alaait hi fet-t, a gvddeu storm. By this ttiue tha tidal wav was clone upon tut, Call that a wavel It wa on olid grm-n wall of water, higher thau Niagara Falls, stretching as far as w could see to right and left, without a break lu its towering front! It wa by no mean cb-ar what we ought lo do, The moving wsll showed no projections by mean of which the most daring cliuilx-r cutild bopa to reach th top. There ;a no Ivyi tliere were no window h-dge. Way! there waa the lightning rodl No, Shew wasn't any lightning rod. Of course not I L)kln:( deiqialringty upward, I made a tolerably good heglnnliig at thinking of all the mniii M'tlons I hal wrought In the lb-all, when I saw projecting beyond the crest of the wave a ship's bowsprit with a man sitting on It reading news paper! T'liunk fortune, we were saved! Falling up.ni our knee with tearful gratitude, wc got np agaiu and ran ran as fast as wo could, I upect; for now the wilole f, report of the sliip budged through tho water Jut above our heads, and might l e rs balance any moment If we had only brought along our mn- hrellaal 1 shouted to the man on the bowsprit lo drop toi a line. Ha merely replied that hia dmoiidenca wa already very oncMiH, mid he hadn't any pen and ink. Then ' I told him I wanted to get aboard. Uu said I would find one on the beach, utxmt three league to the south ai d, where the Nancy Tucker went ashore. At theso replies. 1 was disheartened. It waa not so much that the uiau with held nrslNtaiice as that he made puna Presently, however, ho folded his news pniHr, put it carefully away In hit pock et, wont aud got a tine and let it dewu to us Just a we were about to give up the rai-e. Sum made. a limge at it and got it. I laid hold of hi lugs, the end of the rope was jMuud about the capstan, Mid as soon aa the men on board had bad little grog we were hauled np. I can as sure yon thut it was no fine experience to go up in thut way. close to the smooth, vertical front of water, with the whale tumbling out all round and above us anil the ,.word IIhIics nosing n pointedly with vnlgnr curiosity. Wc had no sooner set foot on deck, I ud K"t Snni dlsengnged from the hook, Wore Than Leprosy Is rntarrn. lino there one rmt one pre piir iiiou t lint doe cure Unit disease, ant) that is the California Positive mid Nega tive Elect rio Liniment Hold by all druggists. It also cures neuralgia, rheumatism, headache, sprains, burns and nil piin. Try it and toll yun negihbor wliero to get it "Tho Jersey Mly," Anoi.iwka Coitaok, 11 JulyJ. (lenllenient A II ho' It Is very unusual for me to line any lotions or wftKhea, mill. In an iwor to your rcqinwt,l hav tried Wisdom's lohttt.'i-cBiti and llohcrllne. The former I rnuslilcr especially cllloaclous In csmis ol rniUlhinwaoMhe nit In, and I have been iwlnir It every day for tlis lal forlnlgbt, 1 hav fiiund the Kobiirliiis an xeeirnnl pi-epiu atlon In CfiHiia of tan. aunhnrn. eti ciiiiMod by espoHtiro In March wIiiiIh and. July sun. Vours rnllbinlly, 1, 11,1, is i.ANiirnv, To Messrs. Wisdom ft Co, Tftk) It Bfor Breakfatt The groat appetiser, tonic and liver rcirlihilnr. in line lor mors man ou yeara in rainiaun, PimlMvn specific, Air liver ooinplslnt. Had tiwle In the inouth on arlHlns ly ibemnrnliiK, dull pains In the heart and baukofthe eyes, tired fiiclinK, dlstlnemi, hinirour symptoms of liver ooniplalnt. Itommty Ir. Henley's Kng IIkIi Dandelion Tnnlo. Helleves oonaupstlon, sharpeus the sppet.lt and tone up the entire system. Clot the genuine from your druggist fr l, and ink according to ulreotlous, than the pure-r stepped op with look nil tnc,il-.'TickU, gentletnes." W told bim b hadnt ny UckeU, and h ordered n to tat mi bore ta boat II wm repreawntssl to bim that 4kU svaisrUlft (mpoayibtft mnlfrjh.clr-ninaUn-i; bnt b replied thai b bad nothing to do with drcumstanoea did not know ftnythlng about circumtaoca. Nothing would tnovft hint Ull lb ep Uln, wbo wa really ft kind Issftrted BiMt, cmo on deck and knocked him overboard. W were now trippd of otir clothing, chafed all over with lUS bruahaa, rolled onourstornachs, wrapped in flanneU, laid befire ft hoi iter In th alotsa and strangled with cabling brandy. W bad not beta wet, nor had wa iwallowwt any ea watar, but th turgwm aald this wa th proper treat uient It I nncertain what b might navn done to u If th tender baartod raptAin had not tbraahed bim Into bis caliln and told us to go on deck. By thu tlm th ship wm pawing th town of Arlca, and we were about to go astern and Ash a little, when ah gronnded on a bill top. Tba captain bovftotttolt tba ftucbor h badftbont bim, nod when tba water went wn-ling back to its legal level, taking lb town along for company, there w were, in tlst mlitst of a charming agricultural coun try, but at anm dlaUnc front any -port At sunrisa next morning we wer all on deck. Hum Muntored aft to th bin nacle, cast hi ey careUwaly npon th compaa and uttered an ejaculation of ftstonialutiut "Tell you, catin," b raliad out, "thl haa been ft direr cxjovuhUoU of na ture than yoa bam any idea. Every thing been screwed right ronnd. Nee dle point du amithr "Why, you lubber!" growled lb skip per, taking look, "It p'iuta d'rectly to labbard, an' there' th sun dead ahead T Ham turned and confronted bim with t stoady gax of Ineffable contempt . "Now who said It wasn't dead ahead? toll in that tmowa bow much yon know about earthquake. "Course I didn't mean Jnst this continent nor just thl earth. I tell you, tba whot thing's turned r From Col let-tod Baste be. A ftasad Ma Crtos far His Hal. "Yea," aald an old Ik captain, "a drowniug man will catch al Uaw. I hav aeeo many lllwtrntioM threof. Most people think Uia old proverb is merely figure of ch, bnt It is a liv ing truth." "Ia It true, captain, wa asked, "that the first thing reatraed man think of Is hiahatr "Yea, air," replied th captain, hi fac lighUng up, "that i fact, too. I hav aoeii It mpbasia4 many time In lb course of my xpsYtatKa. Over and over again 1 hav been called to the aa IsUtico of drowning man. I wonld plunge in and reacua him just, let as say, at the but in toot Dragged on th dock, gasping for breath, hi voice choked with water, tb man, if he fol low hia instinct, will, as aoou as he re gal ua the leaat degree of strength, sud denly rise from bis prostrate posture and stretch his arm toward hi bead, Uien, Uiiasing hi hat (usually lost In th struggle). h will cry ont desperately, pointing to hi bat floating down the river, "Oh, save my hatl savs my hatr" "And be will never think of himself, eaplainr -But seldom, sir," wa th reply, "A retctiedl man is the most ohUnat and headlong being Imaginable. He want to do all aorta of foolish thing. He gener ally want to rush up and b away be fore be has had lima ttt recover hia strength. II mentis weir enough, no doubt, bnt he nearly alwayt forget to present hi obligation in tangible form." -Detroit Free Press. Wfca Orlilaalad Ika laa Trt Pcrhap the deftest artist In the de partment of fabrication wa Ueorge Hteevens, the Sliakespearian commenta tor. Animated by an Impish spirit of trickery, to which jealousy of rival an-tlipiari,- may have lent a silc of mal ice, ho Industrious! devised canning snare for their f-l. tie would, for ex ample, disseminate fictitious illustra tion of Shake pear ' text in order that MsJiine, wbo wa hi chief butt, might be entrapped Into adopting thin,and giv him the gratification of correcting Um blunder in hi next edition. Under tlie pseudonym of Collins and Aniner be would Insert paragraph in Uie daily pre purporting to be curtou extract from rare books, cojiie of which no one who wUhed to verify the paaags ever succeeded in discovering. Among these curiosities was th ro mantic story (that haa found it way Into Todd' "Life of Milton") of the port having been aeen asleep under ft tree by lady who became enamored of his beauty and placed in his hand some Im passioned verse of Ooarlnl, which, when he awoke, to fired his fancy that ba made ft journey to Italy in the hop of tracing her. Another wa the story of the deadly upa tree of Java, which long obtained credit a one of the fairy Uie of science. Nineteenth Century. Tkr Skells, There are three human crania lu th Waslungton museum which were found iu the gravel at Trenton, or everal feel below the surface and the otuer near the surface. The skulls, which are of remarkable uniformity, are of small size and of oval shape, differing from all other skulls in tho museum. In fact they are of distinct type, and banc of tbegreat est importance. So far as they go they Indicate that pitlipolithio man was exter minated, or ho become lost by admixt ure with other during th many thou sand yeant which have passed since he Inhabited the Delaware valley. -Washington Letter. ' , Tlie Dlil Woman and tba Kartkqu'aks. At lochia they disinterred an old wom an, unharmed. "Ood bless you!" she cried, as they helped her out "But for pity's sake," she added impetuously, "dig a little deeper aud aave my" "Whatf Is there any one else alive here?" they in quired anxiously. "My hen!" continued the old darae, Cornhill Mngaiine, BrATKO';Oilio,riTVovToMcoo,l u Lucas County, J V Frank 3. Ciiknky makes ontfr thut lie Is the nenlor partner of the 11 i m of K. J. Ciiknky A Co.. rtolng biiHlneaN In the City of Toledo, County suit Htnto ntnreanld, nml I bat aslii Uric will nay the auiii of ONK HUNlUtliU Hi II.I.A IIM for each and every rsae of ('atahhii Unit csiinot be cured by tho us of Hall's Oatakhii Cckk. KKANK J.CHRNKY, Sworn to before me and auliaerlbed In mv preacuce, this 61 h day of llccenitier, A. D UmI. A. W. Ul.KASON, , SKAt. I iT ' ) . A'efnrv PiiWic. Hull's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally nud Sets directly on the blood nml uiueouaaiir fuees of the system, Hend nr lestlmnnbils fl-eo. K. J. CH KN K Y A CO., Toledo, O, .Hol(tby DruxglHU, 7c, ; Esoltmnt Runs high at the drug stores In this place over System Builder as everybody is nsmg it for catarrh, of stomach, dys pepsia, constipation and impme blood, and to build up the system it certainly poHsosse wonderful merit when all apeak o well of it, A Itargalti, , j For thirty days only, we are Riithor Ixed to oft'er twenty-two feet front on Mnln street Independence for the sum of $500 Location valuable. Terms easy. Apply to Independence National Bank. 21 Prescott & Veness, PBOPBlfTOM Of Independent Saul fllill, Ancrscn a. .-sLii n FIB AND IIAUD WOOD, ROUCII AND DRESSED MJMCEIJ I A. Wnrxift, Msngr, THE Livery, Feed and Sale Stables. YOUNG HORSES. DOUBLE A"0 SINGLE TEAMS. llrtVCbw TurnouU (or Commerctal'Trareler. Price rewnbW tad flfttbsW Uou goavantotO. OivutftCU. VOBTH END MAIN 8TBEET, J. X J05E3, Pnorx -THE CHURCHILL- Sash, Door and Ma uu factu ri ng Cc aOu Having la full operation Ktunevaa fry Klla and several tlond ftultars worth machinery, ws are now prepara tn fill any snd all order, ft mill work. Orders aoUHud from any jairt f the valley, wbkh wUI seselv prutiipt etMaMoa. To asir kl eaatuatrrs as wtab to aa) that wa will hart snasumtly on band all Uw uueat dealgna la oar trade. I'rwnpt atteatkm well kw given and eflees as low as onsIateft with gnoi mark. $4 ifflee, eoruer Trad and H Igk streels, llaletn; P. O. box X , School Books and - FOR USTER Tho Public Is Most Cordially Invited to Cull and Triee Our Lata Selected Stock of Writing I'lipem, Tablets, Tens, Ink, Uiilcnt, etc, alw AU Lite ftehool Books in Use in tlie Pnblic Schools. Wagon Making -AS Carriage Repairing IV. i. Of Ibis aM has oeeoad a Wa.uii limit Ih lea aama kulldlua alia K. K. K etiiral'a liiarkamuk shoe. Hs Is aa rtparV nel workawa havtnt kwrnad kw Han la Kumtx. Ila a,ltria a ahan of Uie sumac tad luarstita aaUdseUua. ' -: THE :- Wtllamstte Real Estate Co. Indcpemlcniv, Oregon TrniiHucts a gcucnil IlenI rtntc lUisl tieas, buys and sells Pronerty, cflcct Insurance uml ihs-s a general Conveyance Ittislncas. Pii riles having Laud for side will tltid It to their advantage to List Their Property Willi this Company, as tliey are dally sending lists of land east, thus plac ing dcKlraldc pmiierty before the resi dent of the East. JAMES OIIWON, J. V. KIKKI.AN1), President. Secretary. H. M. LINES, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND UNDERTAKER, SPEPESDEXCE, OREGON, SI A full and complete line of Funeral'goodi Always on nana. Ml Csvsata, anil Trails-Marks oMilnert. and all Psl eut himlneas cowlarted for Moderate Fess. Our Office Is Opposite U.S. Patent Offies. and we run nir aient In lets tine than thoas ri'lnolo from WnnliiniMiw. 8ml simlel, drawlntt sr photo., with drrlp tlon. Wo sdvlao, If palentahle or not, free vf thante. Our fe not due till patent Is necured. Pimphlst, "llnw to Ohlsin Patenta," with tames of actual clients In jonrHtate, county, or town, aont free, AddreM, C.A.SNOW&CO. Osssstt Pstsot OMc. WsiMseto. D. C. mod it mm, Sueosor lo ELKINS & Co., FROPRIETCRS OF City Truck and Transfer Co. Hauling of all Kiuds Done at K o a s o n a b 1 e a t o s . Mill Feed, Oak, and Ash Wood .FOR SALE. ISiT-Colleotlon Made. ' Monthly-el - INDEPENDENCE, OREGON 1 lnilrTM-nilcnce, Oregon. NEW 1 NEW BUGGIES v GOOD RIDINO HORSES. rJ"-t " , a " Stationery BALE BT- & LOCKE. THE- STU3:;S-:-V.O-:-;ilLI V '-v-iii- MAXUFACTUBED. Can rnulnate I be ipaed nf wheel as low a ft atndiea nrr minute In mnnc wind. We oas only IS dinVmil pleeet Ul I be en lira eiHulrue. lion of I he trim wtwk. Our Mill cannot be e,iialled Svallnpllclly. power and goveralnf principles. We manufai-lure Tanks, Fumus. Wind Mill Supplies Of every deatrlptlon. BelNihle arm la warned la unoccupied territory, Addreaa, P. B. STEARXS & (X., Rushvillts lud., U. S. A. end for catalogue. We arc not selling at cost, bnt we are selling cheaper tliaii tlioso who are selling at cost. We quote some of our prices : ies' Shoes: SX . $l.TO,22O,2.4O,150, 90 aud 8.75 Hisses' Hose: , 10, 12, 18, 20 and 25 cents. Ladies' Hose: , IS, 2), 2, 30, 40 sud 45 cents. Everything elso proportionately cheap. B. F.ANDREWS, Prop. A,,,MVErlCYJbr A pajophlet ef Information and aD-.J siraiHer tbe lawa,abuaitie Utm loi vmain ruTvwi, i aTeaoi, iTaiie.l aiarta, ixipjrwiita, amil JiWyjt xSl Uraadnar, aaw lars. lewis Kelso, DEALKIl IN DRY AND FANCY GOODS Ladies and Cents Fur nishing Goods. Most Complete Stock of I Boots and Shoes In the City