SPANISH LOVE BONO. (Front ttia SpriugAold Republican.) No w-orvl f nilne two tell you How I Itwo jrou tnto worn, There In no charm or imII you Out nut alne ltv waa burn That hoitla uon tor a tutu U SIM tara wat first forlorn. Bow cm I Umr you, only If tt be tor uxlujr? Wbai cheer can tpeed my loaly ad heart upon it way And now cu I, returnlnc, Cheat buglng with delay 1 Ah, yoa may know the reAona That bkl the tear-tout Martt And ytw may ttiiws love'a mwu And bid old hv depart. But how bring back that moment WeHnrt atwud heart heart? How arwtft tlio briof ntirht paaara, Tha worn oui;k ou apace That quicken ywir earoea With wwry food embrace tier, through my pain, I foi the rain Of klase on my face. The Abandoned Honse. OR fifteen rear I tmumtl f?'? nearly every day, and tmie- vir nines iwieo n uay, uiroutiii a little trwt altuatetl at the extreme limit of the Fau- jA bmrg 8C Germain, ami end- Init In om of those iims nlttcent boulevard which tadlat about de InvalMt. It wn on of tlHM very rare I'arlMluu by way where there la not a atUKlo hop. I do not know a more tranquil pot Several garden, eoelowtl In long low, walls overhung with branch , abed over the deacrttnt attwt lu May the delicate oflor of lilac: lu June, the heavier perfume of elder Bower ami acacia. Among the was ono abode even mora Isolated than the other. When the porta cocher opened to admit a landau or coupe, the pedestrian (who heard the echo of hta tep on the atdowalk) aaw only a gravelled roml. bordered with a hedge which turned abruptly toward a house hidden amid the verdure It would hav been dif ficult to find a corner utoro aocludcd. The place con tallied neither gardner'a house nor porter lodge, uothlng but that neat in the foliage. Ono could not glance at thin bower without thinking, "How happy om tould be here aolu cum sola' with a grande paaalonr For the pavilion wa Inhabited. The garden, gay with flowers, alwny carefully attended to, waa a proof of that In winter, the amoke from the ohlmueya roue to the gray sky, tad In the evening a light shone dimly behind the thick curtains, always closely drawn. Several times I saw going or coming through the lattice door an old servant In sombre livery, and with a circumspect, even sus picious, air. Evidently I should gain nothing by Interrogating him. He sides, what right had I to trouble with vain curiosity the unknown host or hosts of the closet! house? I respected their secret, but the enigmatical dwelling continued to ex ercise for me Its singular attraction. One July night, a stifling night un der a dark, heavy sky, I came home about It o'clock, and, according to my usual habit, I mechanically turned my steps so as to pass before the mysterious pavilion. Tho little street, lighted only by three gas Jet far apart, which flickered lu the heated air, was absolutely deserted. Not a leaf stirred on the trees in tho garden. AU nature was dumb In the quiet which precedes a storm. I was In front of tho pavilion, when some notes were struck on a piano within and echoed In the motionless air. I noticed with surprise that, doubtless because of the heat, two of the windows were partly open, though not enough for one to see the Interior of the apartment Suddenly a woman's voice, a soprano of won derful .'sweetness and power, burst forth upon the silence of the night She sang a short melody, of strange rhythm and the moot touching mel ancholy, In which I divined Instinct ively a popular air, one of those Bow ers of primitive music which are never gathered In the gardens raked ly professional maestri. Yes. It certain ly was a folk song, but of what coun try? I did not recognize the tongue in which the words were written, but I felt there the plaintive Inspira tion, and fancied that I detected lu them the sad spirit of the North, The air was thrilling, the voice sublime. It hardly lasted two minutes, but 1 never felt In all my life such a deep musical sensation, and long after the song had died away, I felt still vi brating within me the final melodious note, sharp, penetrating, sad, liko a long cry of pain. I remained there for a U ng time in the hope of hearing that delicious voice again, but sud denly a storm burst uion the city. The wind shook the trees. I felt a large drop of rain on my hand. I was obliged to make all haste to get home. Some days afterward I was In tho Casino at Dieppe with some Jolly companions, and took part in an ani mated discussion upon music. I praised popular airs, which spring spontaneously from an innocent sen timent In aid of my theory, I re lated my adventure. "What do you think of this air?" I asked Prince Khaloff, a young Rus sian with whom I was very Intimate. "I shall never forget it," I said warm ly. I proceeded to sing it Indifferent ly well. "Well," replied the young prince, "you can congratulate yourself, my dear sir, in having had such a rare treat That melody is a song of the sailors of Dronthelm, away out In Norway, and the beautiful voice niuat have been that of Stolberg, with whom wo were all in love two years ago, when she made her debut In 8t, Petersburg, that stolborg who was the rival of her countrywoman Nll sson, and who would have become one of tho greatest singers of the century If sho bad not been suddenly snatched from art, from the stage, from success of all kinds by her love for Count Basil J.obunof, at Dint time my comrade In the Guards, when we were both cornets In the cavalry. Yes, for two years we were without news of Basil. He had given up his commission, and left Ilussla without saying adieu to any one. And we only knew vaguely that he had hid den himself In Paris with his wife; but We were Ignorant of the place of his retreat, until you now revealed It by chance." "So," said I, "the wonderfully gift ed artist has renounced everything for a little love affair." "Say rather for a great passion!" cried tho prince. "Although very young, Stnlberg had had numerous flirtations when she mot Lobanof. I was there In tho green room on the evening when Basil who, I should toll you, Is as handsome as a god was presented to her. and I saw the diva pale with emotion, even under her powder and pnlnt. Oh, It was startling,' and I thought that she would carry off our young friend Unit same evening, pell-mell, with the tri umphant bouquets, after the fifth act. But immediately he became as Jeal ous as a Mussulman yes, Jealous of the very public when she sang. He was always there in tho front seats of the orchestra, and at each burst of applause ho turned abruptly, and cast a sombre look over the house. That look seemed to express a desire to slap tho whole audience In the face, KverytJiing went wrong. Kven when the czar was present, die prima donna had eyes for no one but Basil, sang always to Basil, That caused trouble behind Uie scenes, and the poor girl decided to leave the stage. Kite- did so at the end of tltrH months, at the closo of her eugngomeut lie married her and nlneo then they have hlddou themselves In Paris, in the rottvnt which you dlnoovwvd. They must ho dead til love. Hut I will gladly bet a hamper of ilmuitwgue that Basil will get over tt He Is built tike tho Furueso Hercules, and they any HHr Utolbonr is consump tive. They pretend that It Is disease which give her voice Its wonderful power aud extraordinary sweotneM and patho. Her nlft Is the result of disease, like tho pearl. All tho same, no matter how much In love wlih I.obamf then poor girl Is, sho will dlo of weariness lu that eago lu which ho keei her. Then she must slug very rntvly, since lu the ntsny times you have passed befow their house you have beard her but one that ntht of tho storm. Well, It will end badly." Tliu conversation turned to other things, and tho next day I left Plow to go with some, friends to lwer Normandy, I had only been there ten days when I rend accidentally In A theatrical paper tho following no tlce: "Wo announce with sorrow the death of Mile. Ida 8tollsrg. the Swedish cautatrieo, who shone se briefly and brilliantly on the stage In Oernuiny and Hussla, and who re nounced her lyrical career lit the midst of her success and has lecu living quietly In lnrl for two youi? mist. Sho died of pulmonary con sumption." I hud never seen Sloltsrg. Once only had I heard that Incomparable voice. Still, tho reading of this com mouphtco notice, which announced to me the fulfillment f Prince Khaloff's dismal prophecy, broke my heart I knew now the whole mystery of the clMod house. It was Ueve that the Hwr woman had languished and been extinguished, deeply in love, no doubt, but stifled also by the captivity to which sho was condemned by the Jtal ousy of her htisbaud. No doubt, also, she was full of regrets for the former triumphs of her abandoned art. The fate of Htollterg seemed so aud to me that I fairly hated the man who had wrttleed her whole llftx U seemed to me a fop. an egotist, a brute. I was certain that ho would soon con sole himself for the loss of his wife, that ho would main forget the poor dead woman, aud that unworthy of tho love which he had Inspired, he would also be Incapable of grief or fidelity. On my return to Purls, one of the 'Irst persons I met on the boulevard was Prluee KlmlotT. I told him how much I had been moved at the news of the singer's death, and I could not hide from him the Instinctive antl ithy which I felt toward Isibanof. . "Behold, you people of Imagina tion!" cried the prince, "You were -harmed for an Instant by this wo man's voice, and yon feel a posthum ous love for her, and a retnectlve hnilousy of my poor friend. I own to you that I have always thought Basil a more sensual than sensible man. more passlonato than louder; but I have seen hltu since poor Ma's death, and he Is a prey. I aur you. o the mostjmrrlblo and sincere de spair. When I expressed my sympa thy to him. he cast himself In my trms, and repeated to me, as he wept in my shoutder, that he could live no longer. And it was not pretence. He gm at once to Senegal. b Join he Jackson mission. a party of ex plorer who will bury themselves, orobably forever. In f rightful Africa. This Is not common, yon will own. tn following the Jackson mission Ba sil certainly will las faithful to his noor love's memory, for he will meet out there only the most horrid mon keys of women, and It Is to Im fen red lmt fever or cholera, or a shot from the gun of a savaco, will end the ooor liov's life and sorrows. Take back. I beg you, your rash and pre mature Judgment npon him. Be sides, ho had before his departure an tdon which should certainly seem af fecting to yon. That pnvlllon. where he has Nvn so happy and so unhappy, belongs to him. Well, he has closed 't forever. BahII wishes that no liv ing being should ever again penetrate that abode of love and sorrow. You ran pans there now, and see the house fall Into ruin, and on the day when they put a notice upon It. on that day vou can say. 'Basil Lolmnof Is dead." I left the prince, and tho next day. reproaching myMf for my Injustice. I went to see the deserted house The shutters were closed; the dead haves of the great plane tree, half-bare tit was tho end of autumn), covered the grass of the lawn. Weeds forced their way through the gravelled walk. The work of destruction had begun. Months passed; a year; then an other; then the dally papers were full of the great anxiety felt over the fate of Jackson and his companions, from whom no news had come. You know that even today the world Is Ignorant of the fate of those bnive explorers. Living always In the samo vicinity and passing every day before the abandoned pavilion, I saw It decay, llttlo by little. The rain of two win ters had Inshed constantly the planter of the facade and covered It with fl damp mould. Then the slate roof was damaged by wind and rain storms. Dampness attacked everything. U ards sunned themselves on the wall; tho balcony was loosened; tho roof bent The iiippearance of tho poor house became lamentable, As for the garden, It had returned quickly to Its savage state, Tho flowers were not cultivated; tho roe-bnshA were untrlmmed, and had only leaves and branch s; tho geraniums were dead. The grass hud long since disappeared under the dead hny, and the hlch stalks of the weeds were disdained even by the butterflies. Nothing grew there but thistle and the pale poppy. It was a gloomy simt! Years rolled on. It was now Impos sible to hope for the return of the Jackson party. Evidently thoso In trepid pioneers had succumbi-d to hunger and thirst In some horrible desert or been massacred by tho sav age, and Count Basil Lobanof was dead with them, faithful to his Slol- berg. The deserted bouse had fallen absolutely Into ruins. Tho great tree which was near the bouse, and whose 'oMairo was no longer kept in cheek by trimming, had thrust one of Km Immense branches through the win dow. Tho shutters had fallen off, and tho tree had pushed Its way Into the Interior of the disembowelled house, There -might be mushrooms within and even grass growing on tho floor of the salon, Knch time I passed be fore the old ruin which had come to the last stages of decay, I thought, abandoning myself to a romantic rev ery, "It is better that It should be ho. If they had heard of tho count's death, the heirs no doubt would have caused steps to lie taken at onco for Its restoration. They would have broken It open brutally, and let In tho garish light of day, to desecrate thoso hollowed associations of love and sorrow. Basil' Lotmnof has done well to disappear, and nature lovingly d(vP'l."s slowly this old love-nest and keeps It from profanation," I ho other day I saw the ruin again; tho branches of the great tree canm through tho roof, and there worn llt tlo trees growing In the rooms. Then I met Prince Khaloff, who had not been In Franco for a dozen years, We walked and talked together, and told him all about trio abandoned house, Its slow destruction, and the thoughts it suggested, Tho prince burst Into laughter. "Decidedly, my dear fellow, you will never bo anything but a poet. Basil Is married again, the father of three children, and holds the office of first secretary to tbo Itiisslan ambassador at Home." "The Count I.obanof Is not dead!" I cried, stuplfled. "On my last visit to Borne he was a well as you or l." , "He did not go with tho Jackson niii'lvf lilt. IIia itiillillitiiH in tin I" t cried, furious at my wasted sympa thy. "1 should lmve sustMS'trd Dim. It seems that ho forgot his leid love at once." "till, uo," replied the prince, "Bssll Is not so guilty as that Wild with rlef after her death, ho would, for good or bud, ito with th parly, and he sot out for Meiiegamtiia. nut ou the sixth day of their march he fell Noi'lotisly 111 and waa taken to 8t Liiiils by a caravan, In tho greatest agony. There ho recovered -but It was not his fault. Ills friends profit ed by his weakness and lack of en ergy to carry him back to F.uropei and since then, after watting a long time, ho linn consoled himself.' "Hut then the ihmted house! What docs that comedy signify?" akcd I, in a bad humor. "How severe you are. my deurt" replied tho amiable Kusslnn, "It Is not a comedy, but It proves, ou the "ontrary. that the remit Is a man of honor. What did he promise? Tuil is long as ho lived uo one should go 'Miller tho roof which had sheltered his love. Ami he has kept his word, thouKh It has cost him a great deal. Itiffldc, M ho knows If ho does not dwaya mourn his delightful singer, ind regret bitterly the evenings isssed in that closed house, listening 'o the divinely sad music of that voice which caused htm so much happluosM, mi much sorrow? AU that I ran tell yon." added the prince with an Ironical smile, "Is that with a large fortune, a lsutlful family, and a home In tho Eternal City, a desialr inu love twelve years old ought to ho eiiditriilile!" AM ATl'U'U "hTKONo"m UN, Herman iMrlchs Stronger Than San dew. William Steluway a Ulant I know of four men who do not nose as sons of Hcrctth, aud who never made a eiiny by spoctitrular oxlilbltlotie, who, I think, could hold their own with the quartet of foreign Invaders, Knndow, Hamson, Attllit and Itutmilus, In (rials of strength. Tltrso men aro Herman Oelrlehs, principal owtior of the North Oermau IJoyd Ktsamahlp company; Tea Merchant Harry Buerineyer, Editor William B. Curtis and Piano Manufacturer Wll tlam Hteliiway. ttf those Herman (h'hlchs. millionaire and clubman, Is tho atrongcMt, ami stronger, I firmly believe, than Sandow or any of the other prufcMdoeal strong men. Two of tlusw men, ts, emilil coins very innr te giving Corbett or Jack- Mn a trouncing In the squared circle -Oclrlelw nud Buermeyer. Both of ihess gentlemen wore adjudged by coimtotuiit expert fully cniNtble of holding their own. even with the mighty John u nulllvan when that renowned gladiator was In his prime If thpy could do this with the Bo tonliiu, they might go a shade better with the t nllfornhtn or Australian nt this "big four," as I will call them. thre- Oelrklw. Nuermeyer and Curtis were aud are as good all Amtiitd heavy weight nthlet.-s as this or any other country has ever seen The fourth, Steliiway, despite his 4S years, can jierform downright feats of strength not Juggling tricks mat any of th profewiloiial strong mm would find It hard to implicate. Once, on a wagir with friends at a private trial. Oelrlehs entered a lion's cage, and pnqierly aecoutered for the fray, of course, actually overcame and reduced to a state of exhaustion by his physical resources a full-grown monarch of the Jungle. The Hon was tetitusled with a plain leather strap, but was not hampered In ny other way, Oelrlehs thus did better than Handow, w ho only dared recently -to try with a tame and crippled old llou at Nan Francisco. When John I- Sullivan was lu his prime ten years ago, knocking out uii'ti nightly In four rounds on his tx hlbltlon tours, Oelrlehs offered to meet the great Bostonlan In private and give him Jltt.tHHl If he (Oelrlclil did not boat him. Sullivan was not him whit afraid, hut as ho waa making floti.nisi a year Juxt then b listened to the video of his miiiiaci r. the fa nun's siHirtsmnn, Al Smith, and do- terniiiusl to take no chances, much to Oelrlehs chagrin. Father Hill Curtis and Buermejr rank next to Onlrlch as strong men. Another "strong man" In private life Is (ilovnnul p. Morosinl. In early life h was a sailor before the mast Ho Is over M years of age, yit h Is a perfect Hercules In strength. il Ham StnndlMh Hayes In llowlli g and Cycling tiiiwtte. TUB TRKATY WITH M'SSIA. Self Itesct Demands That the I niti d Mates Should Abrogate It. Si-nator Titrplo introduced a Joint resolution declaring that it Is no long or to tho interest of tho United States to continue the treaty ratlllcd with IIuhhIu last April aud that notice shall 1h given to tho emperor that the maty shall expire at the end of six months, the term prescribed In Its text to proccde nullification by either sluner. The Immediate cause of the Intro duction of the resolution Is refusal by HusHla to permit American ettl was of Hebrew faith to travel or so journ In that country. We cannot tolerate this assumption by an abso lute deHiKtlsin of tho right to dis criminate among American cltlxi-us to the advantage of some and the in Jury of others. There are clnuses In the treaty which should hav roudcred it olinox Ions to Hie senate and executive of the United States, who ought not to have approved It, It was approved iinilcr tint Illusion that In the Bering sea controversy,, then unsettled, rat' lliciitlon of the treaty would Insure for us at Washington Russian friend ship diwdrnble In the adjudication of tile fisheries question. No matter what tho fallacy under which its ratification wos effected It was offensive to the people of the united Mutes, who did not submit o It llio more willingly been use of an implied but Improper and Irrelevant argument or consideration for Its rat Ideation. We gained nothing at Paris hy tho treaty. We were not entitled to gain anything by It So long tix Russia continues an ab solute despotism, so long as human rights In that country are utterly at the mercy of official caprice In the highest ranks and subject to the cor ruption or malice of officialdom In the lower planes, It HI hecomi a free peopio to enter Into any compact ben eficial to Russia and discreditable to tho Institutions of democracy. Hussla has treated us with open contempt in violating the articles of tho treaty guaranteeing to tho Amer ican cltlwn equal rights within lier domain. As she has nerself broken ail oswintlul part of tho treaty, It Is demanded by ut respect ihiit the Milled States shall abrogate the In strument altogether and without de lay. Chlimgo Herald. IT COSTS. ' "I say, wllliout fear of contradic tion, that hundreds, yes thousands, of dollars are spent annually by the county to pay Justice, constable and district attorney fees In the useless prosecution of small civil dispute un der tho gulso of criminal notions, This system ought to be frowned down. It Is an outrage!" Such was the scathing denunciation mndo bv Judge Khnttuck In the circuit court yesterday morning while deciding the case of George vs. Klnicl.- -Portland Sun, . THE BEAUTIFUL ROSE Tho Queen of All tho Plants. An Immense Number of Varieties. A Conuliw Hlslorjr 'of Tt'Olort Do light fu I, Vei ful and varied Vegetable Product. The quostloii has beu asked "What Is ihs most romurkublo family of (towering plantar and a dntcrtpiioti of the family characters Invited. Willi the alii ot a friend 1 have decided to give ths rime or Rosaccae family the plaei of honor. It has for all ages ln the fuvorlt dower, ami as such it has a pluco In goiioral literature that uo other plant cau rival. It Is called (he queen ot (lowers, and among them rlns su pmiiei wllliout It no garden, however humble, Is thought complete, for lis dliiiilty, fragrouet and Infinitude of form and color It Is Interwoven with all sstry aud all art Rolsrt lluins comimrea his love to the "red, ml, row, that la nswly sprung In June," and Twnnysoti slugs sweetly. "She Is coming, my life, my fate, The ml nm cries, She Is near, sho la loHir. and llw white rose wn-ps, Hits Is late," Tho rose was a groat favorlU with tho (i reeks ami Romans, Nero caused showers of rose to bo sprinkled on his guests at banquets, ami Helloga bains carried this to such an extent that several persons wcrw suffocated before they could extricate themselves from ths mass. This flowi-r was dedicated to the gml Slleme, and was among the an cients the symbol of oerey, A rose banning over a great labls was a hint Hint renvoi satlon was to bo "sub rosa," It was customary, tw, for wreaths of roe to im worn by war riors, and rowj leave tpeuil) were often strewn on th dishes an festal occa-dons. In later tlnips the rose was ossvmlly drdlcansl to the virgin, and In Dilute s I'aradUo she Is leriued the mystic llos. lu Knullsh history, lit Hit feud be-twi-cu Hut house of York and l-aie caster the white rose was the badge of tho former and the 01 rose of (he latter. The rtsm still remains ths flower Of Kl'HtHlld. lu tmsd case the roue of the jts and ths rose of the botanist Is one and the Mime In kind, but popular UMgo has attached the Hams of the rose to a variety of plant who kin hip to the tru plant no tsitnulst would for a moment admit. Tho rose gives It name to the order Hosaecao, of whlcii It may l considered the type. Tho genus consist of sjiecle varying In ninutwr, according to the diverse opinion of Imlnnlsts of ipp. site sehiMits, from thirty to one hun dred and cluhty or even two hundred aud fifty, while the garden varl-tl are numbered by the thousand. The sMH-le are native of all pari of the Northern hemisphere, but ar sc4titily represented In the tropics. To this Rosacea family belong the Rplmeee. the Rubus, or bramble, In cluding dewls-rry, hliirklwrry, r brri". niullstry, all fruit lcnHng fTlien come the delicious strawberry. with Its entiles variety, and the black thorn. Hawthorn, chokeberry. wild crab tree, prune, plum, cherry, js-or, quince and "the apple." In whstm spring th life never falling, which sin hstt to Atlnm when h last's) knowledge forbidden, ami found deutlt In th fruit of It Tho roo has ben g"own for many centurle ami has been erosMl and rocrod so often Hint It Is dlf ficult to refer the cultivated forms t (heir wild protolypt. The hhsmtlt'.' aiH-ar In all color except blue, and this color may Is? produced In the near future. Many varieties are pro duecd by budding or grafting on th stem of the brier or bramble, and It Is not an t'ttcommoii night to so a rose tnte with three or four different kinds of rose on It. I'or fragrance, what flower can com pare with It? An essential oil of ex cccding fragrance Is dlMitled from (he It ono Damuscctm aud Rom Masclutn, cnMed otter of Ros. It requht about 20.000 flowers to make half ounce which sells at ft. Tho nsie water of commerce Is chiefly prodi.etd In KuroK from the cabbage rose: conserves and Infusion of rose are prepared from the tetals of rosa (lalllcla, and aro useful for medicinal purpose, as ire also th wild cherry anil blackiH-rry. ihecner ry, laurel, and seeds of the peach yield much pruslc acid. But lu no instance tits' the rose secret honey, For Its fruit, variety of color, fra granco and beauty, and usefulness It should stand for the most remark able family of flowering plants. As wo are yet undecided as to tb state flower for Oregon why not adopt tho Eglantine or sweet briar rcse? A. r. J. A QUIET STREET IN NEW YORK A aucer place Is Extra place, tin little out of (he way street from which Louis Welnbngeii was taken lis a cholera suspect It Is only one block long. It 0m-iis on First street, thf rear end stopping abruptly at the back yards of tho Second street houses. It is the oddest and quietest block In the lowev east side, (ireen tree are rare lu tiiot section of the city, but a glance over the board fimeo at the end of Extra place re. veals the tops of half a dozen onks In the rear yards of tho Second street houses, and their green foliage forms a pleasant contrast to ths dull colored double tenements on either side. Tho side walls of the buildings at 10 and 12 First street rim back some distance from the corners, and thon comes, on the left hand side, the rear walls of the rear tenements behind buildings facing tho Bowery. On the right hand side, however, Immediate ly adjoining the side wall of I'J First street, ore two five story tenements numbered 4 and n. Behind thorn Is a courtyard In front of a roar tone ment of tho kind known as double decker. An alley between 14 and 1(1 First street lead to the open court and rear tenement Thoso three tenements ore probably tho best known living houses on the east side, and their owner, Mrs. Gun- titer, who runs them as a gigantic boarding house, Is well known by the worklngmen of tho city. Mrs. flunther has a large heart, as many laborers who have been down with hard luck can testify. Her lodgers number generally between 200 and 300. They range from the hod car rier to tho piKr mechanic, and ore treated alike. Tho houses ore full almost always. Mrs. Gnuther pro vides accommodations for all honest worklngmen, whether they have money or not. Her big dining rooms In tho basement of the Extra place houses ore a sight to be seen at meal hours, although all of her lodgers do not eat at her table; some eat outside. Without Mrs. Gunther's establish ment, Extra place would be In danger of sinking to the ordinary level. Ped dlers rarely venture Into the street. Mrs. Gnnther doesn't like them and her lodgers will not tolerate them near by. Tho lodgers evidently ap preciate this fact that theirs Is the quietest spot for mile around, and wot) Mills tho loud voletHl pfiltllcr who dare to venture around th cor ner. IHuIng the similiter Extra place Is a plcturcsqu locality. Mrs. Oini tlier's lodgers, lu their shirt slevves, sit ou the sidewalk during the ev utmis, smoke their pipe aud swap tui'ix All I quiet Slid peaceful there, yet a walk of only half a mlu utt bring ono Into the I'.in aud c m fusion of tho Bowery, Everything Is clean in the street sod th tenements. For years buck Extra place ha been as It Is today. Before Mrs. (lunther's big reuiiir drov the for mer occupants out of the double-decker It was the quietest little bltsk In th iielHlilstrhtNid, Crooked lampposts ami ugly fire coca pes are In sight but ths sast side eye ha betu educated sp to that sort of thing ntul the straight and dignified lamppost I re garded with n much suspicion as th bare walls of a tenement The truck stand beyond the curb of the sidewalk at night. The rest of the street Is clear. The truck Is driven by on of Mrs. number's lodgers, ami It Is by her special pnrmliMltm that It stands thers. One word from her and a hundred men would hustle It Into First atroct.-New York Sim. NEW CZAR AND PEACE OF EU ROPE. There Is no safely In predicting any Mum In a game in which a youthful monarch of Russia holds a strong hand; but, though many rumors ltav been running around nlsiut the ne,v er,ar, Nicholas Il thee Mttem no probability of his undertaking any Inflammable role. Russia ha so much morn to gtilu by peace than war, Barely a third of her army has the now small lsir ride, aud It will b two year before ths othir regiment are n tUlpietl. Her revenue are none ttHi great Rustla need her money for ll traus-Slovrlau rail way; uml she ought not to blow it out of ths mouths of big gnus. No tloutit there is tension in many of the tiilerimtloiinl - rohitloim; but that 'a always present; and diplomat are growing morn reasonable, It I prob able that what ha been said of th character of Nicholas Is lu the main tru; ami this should tend him to fol low In the ftsilsit'iM of his llhititrlotis father ami make ittewla still tho dic tator of is-aes. No man will Ih rash enough to say that war nmy not come. Every ou of tint eontlneiiis has Mtts where an aiH'Ideiitnl outbreak, ths blunder of an over-xcaloiia servant, may work such a hardthip, actual or Ideal, to some great (Hiwrr as shall call for an ex cited demand for reparation. It Is then that heinU, If not thh'k skins aro lu dfiiiaiid; and It Is (hen that (he I'fferveseenc of Journalist In arch of circulation or notoriety dts's tiiont harm. Tit human animal, ac cording to Ids kind. Is (he slliiest of all animal. If we measure him right ly: I know of no other that Is capable of such Irrational freaks; and It Is on these Hint peace or war hang by a hnlr. But (o resuuis, I do not lie- llov, despite all the talk, that there is In tho present status of tl world a Set of eondllloiis width Will had lo arly war. -Thee. A. Ihslge, lu (he rorum, CI.EVF.I.ANH AMI THE CAN A I, There Is said to Im a slnmg under current of opinion among congress men that the Nlcuragua canal will at lat rec-i-ive very earnest attention during this session. Many tleinis riis. It I thoiiktht, will favor It for the niko of rehabilitating their party In public intimation. For Instauie, t'oo)er of Florida says that nothing ni'UI restore tho popularity of the party so much as to authorlte the ,-outtirm tlou of the canal; that the party added lbs Mississippi valley md llie Pacific coast to the Putted Stales, nud It should provide for this great enterprise. Mr. Cleveland said itothlnit a Unit Mm canal In his im-ss tge. In tin : he llmil'iMilntiil (hi) public. Some tl.t lii nil Ion wan cNiH-cied of him tn view if expression (hat h has dropissl .vtthl i Die hi"! year. A geiitU-tmiii vho hits bu ll prominent lu (lis public rrltv. ttiitl In connection with Me- iracuii canal matter. Is authority for very luiereetltig Interview with tin; preshli-ut during his outing but suu mer. Congress was at the time tlu korlng at the (aiiff. The president then remarked that the canal was the most luipnrmtit subject before ths country, and (hot as soon os the tariff 'egmhitlon came to an end he would ettd a SHt'lnl canal message to con gr'Ms. Tariff legislation did not end until 'enures adlotu-iifd. It Is not quite ended yet, If Mr. Cleveland could hnve his way, as outlined In his message. But It Is probable, In view or the re cent election, that nh tariff legislation will Is enacted during the short ses sion, perhaps none attempted. It Is possible that the president Ignored the ftinnl In his message because ho con template sending In a sHclnl nies ing on the subject. In that event the people will pnitloti the omission and welcome the spec lol message, If It take rood American ground. So far as party politics may bo In volved In the mailer, the republican of the Pacific coast, at any rate, will not grudge Mr, Cleveland or his party my capital which they can make by securing the prompt construction and eontrol of th canal under government auMpli-es. It Is a matter of business, which trntiMcends any consideration of mere partisanship.-!. F. Bulletin. CHRIST'S PERSONAL APPEAR ANCE. Among the more modern paintings representing the Savor Is that by Cor- regglo, painted In the slxteouth con tury. It nipj-ceouta ;'' Chrlet with n short, curly board, and long, waving hair, surmounted by a crown of thorns. There la a look of mute an guish on his face that Is heartrending. but, nevertheless, tho face -Is rather weak. Tho most terrible ltkeccM Is that painted at nlwuit the same time as that of Corregglo. by Albert Durer. It represents a powerful face, wttJi a urn-lam cast of coimtenauco, with eyes distorted by pain and angubih, aud even a trifle of anger Is apparent The l;hrlst of Kaphao, a centum poniry of both the above, Is an es sentially Italian work, the face being itmiiui. although the model for the forehead and upper face woe evident ly a woman. Tho Rembrandt Christ, of the sov ontoonth century, wonirs au impious ant expression about tho mouth, and has too long a taco to to perfect, yet It is ono of the grout nrtjst's hurt ef forts. Perhaps tho most fantastic picture of Oiirlht Is that painted tn tho flf- teentu century hy Leonardo da V ncl. It represents tho Savor looking oyer nis shoulder, a cynical smile on his faoo. A hand may be sts-n In his hair. evidently drawing tho hold to one sldo. It crfhnot compare In beauty, nowever, .to the same artist's face of Christ In tho foitnous "liord's Supper," xno nouiost and tho grandest is that by Titian, painted In the sixteenth century. It U a face of resignation, of flrmmews strong, yet mild; mild, yet strong. Titian was 00 years old wiion ho nainto'l this, and It Is con sidered as ono of his masterpieces. Of the absolutely modern paintings of Christ those of Munkacsy, Ary Shelter amd Gabriel Marx rank high est; still, every one of these ore Imag inary proauctious, and the Savior will still continue to be the "Man of Mystery,"-Home and Country. , OCCIItlCNTAL JOTTINGS. Raspberries are In all slagt, from tho bl'smi to the ripened berry, In Ciss coimly. ConsliU-rablo fruit I being shipped from tho Grucd Rondo valley to Wea ver. Srveral big merchant of Eastern Oregon have formed a "ptsd" to buy KimnIs together. Riddle, Pougiu county, lias noi hoiiwsi enough lo accommodate the people who want to live them Hhcrmau county owes $i'l,072 In warrants and li;toret. Cash on hand end unpaid taxes cut this down to a net debt Of fiO.IMKI, Tho Arago, Coo comity, creamery 1 receiving nlsiut 4,000 pound of milk each day, and the dally output of butter Is atmut IU pound. One of our farmer u ot town, says the Cottage Grove Under, re cully sold a cow for $12 nud a hog for fin. In Oregon tho hog 1 king, wbllo the horse nud cow take ft back seat. The price of flour, say the Grant County News, on account of the de mand aud excellent quality, has been rained to $I.W sr barrel wholesale md f l..') at retail. Tho Pendleton roller mills' purchase price for wheat ha dropped from .'Ml to SH ccnis. William Davis, of Klamath county, has made .lino pound of butter this season, which netted him cents sr Miuud. . U i said that hi cow paid him WIS per head this year. Track-lnylm m progressing rapidly ou the old nurrow gauge railroad. The heavy rails which aro now be ing put down hnve Iss-n laid a mile or more north of West Dayton toward Dumb, The lnavy rails now belug laid down, ami greatly Improved rmul Ited on this Hue would Indicate that tho Southern Pacific Intended making this branch in good lms for a much greater increase in traffic over tho Hue. Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Fow ler, who visited linker City last work, has returned East but exis-d to be In Baker again In the near future. Astoria Is to Issue lsintls to tho ex font of flMO.OOO to obtain money to construct a system of waterworks. Tliey will run 80 year and draw & s-r cent llllerest Willi a successful season's ossra- ttons Mil ml It the Pendleton scour ing min has cltsetl for the winter ami iiisltls and out tho building am to bo painted. The mill has proved to b a complete sncee. When It starts up In the spring tlure will have been mndo many Improvements, ami the aggregate for IWtt will, beyond doubt, far excel "the amount handled this year. "Baby Ituih," the promising 2 year otd flllv owned by Matlock It Malark cy. of PciiidMoii, I HI. and her owner urn seriously alarmed about her re covery, - There I In progress at the Tina tilt Indian agency a census taking since the allotment nou ha Imcii taken. At that time there wr 104.1 living iti the reservation, and (57 came later to claim a right to residence find tlm allotment of land. The census fwdiig taken Is different In character from any which has gone before. At this 1 1 inn will ho ascertained ths total number of Indians reading on the re rvo: the numlM-r living In lwus; iIim number living In tepees. Til wonderful Increase hi the mill leg population of Spuria district, in Colon county, within (lie mt few months, says the Pnlon B.publlcan, shows the iNisslldo results of the tie Vflupmeiit of our mining resource Ukiii our Mipii)alloit. At the June election (her were nliout forty votes cast, while, were there an election held today, there would Ih not h-ss than S.K vet, an Increase or 0 per cent, and It I predicted that by next year (hero will Im no l.s than l miners in that district ' Tlis latest proportion to he con sidered hy Eugene cltlxeii Is hit n box and bosket factory, to le located at Fatrmoitut. It Is prottosed to ns-t a box and basket factory, with yards, dry kilns, wnrelioiim-s, etc., and erect a sawmill with a -capacity ef no.nxi feet per day. The projectors ask for n Hear tide to the grounds only when the factory tin Ikh-ii In operation .'to days wltli a force of no men. This Is the number of employes (hey ex iHK't (o start out wlih; and as business Increases will ex-ot to run the fore up to l.vi or VJ) men. They aik a sulmldy of fXMl from the rltlxcna to assist In moving their iimehlucry. THE ARCTIC REGIONS. A wlltl gisiso chase after tho North polo surely sc4ma, on the very foeo, to bo a ftsil s errand. Perhaps It Is, for I doubt If aiy very startling fact will bo added to wlence, even it Uie North toh lndot! reached, of course, ihivro Is, or would be, a huge amount of aatlsfrctloti and glory to nave laen tho discoverer of the pole, but whether scltico will bo enriched thereby, or simply antlsfivd with the fact of our having "got lucre all tho sumo," Is an open question. The life ted by explisvrs to those d ivory, regions, especially during tho long winter night, Is so hansely iiionotonoit a to scarcely warrant diMcrlption, ami yet no belter Idea of the hardships, Bufferings and misery endured for tho sake of science cau bo gained, than by a glimpse of tho tinny tiro or uie Aretlc traveller. I chanced to be one of the member of a recent exHHlltkm, ami was lu charge of tho win to quarters ot the torthornmost portlim of Nova Zembln, or Novala Zemlhi, a the island are called by the natives. Imagine a nigh; that nettles down tike a pull and an Intcrmluahlo dark ness that Is only relieved by di.ll. gray twilight for a few hour out of tho twenty-four; then, added to this, thermometer so fur tlown below aero that the mercury often frcones, mis orublo quarters, poor food, and the monotonous existence, and you will scarcely wonder why so many Intrepid investigators nave given up tho tin equal battle and laid down to perish in tno darkness or hopeless dcanair, You will also scarcely wonder that tho most ardent enthusiasm Is likely to Is) consldero'ldy cooled, morally as well as physically, under tho elreum stnnces. What matter It If tho whole world is watching tho outcome of your In vestigations with keenest Inteiwt, when you are so far removed from earthly comforts and earthly aid? Ami yet, In spite of all the bitter knowledge gained by tho hardest kind of existence, the eunio explows will attoiupt expedition, after expedition. I may woefully Uwk tho proper en thusiasm, yet I cannot but admit tlutt even the (leliirhtful prtwiKM't of dlscov erlng donna of North polos would not tompt mo to ngaln wudorgo tho hard- sliips of that long Arctic night, even tho memory of- which I would gladly dispel as a fearful dream. Home and Country. , ARGENTINA WHEAT PRODUC TION. William Goodwin, of Liverpool. writes as follows: Tho Argentina wheat crop of 1803 that has resulted In an export of 7,000,000 quarters In 18IH, was grown under wonderfully favorable circumstances, because the ground was lu such perfect condition' ror working Hint tu& nbseuce of clod- crushers and seed drills was acarcclv rolt, nud otter a few showers, the autumn nnd winter were dry and cold, so that the plant gained root strength and tillered wonderfully, wiiu uio result unit tno average yield was in perhaps three-fourths of the country greatly lu excess o' former years. The present cron was vorv woll got lu. but the winter, thouch dry, was rather worm, and wheu I l.,ft Buonn Ayr In Heptemlier It wss not thought that Uie prospect were for a larger crop than In im. In spit of n estimated lucre' of 10 ts-r cent In acring and the slew ? Improvement In cultivation limt HI of Itself inuke a very eoiisldcrubw m-i-moMt of prtstucthm a tlm u- on. The weather ho since b-eii very I vorablo. and 1 think that a large crop I to lie exported, but II I uoi to in exiss-ttsl that tne incres . t, iwr. will bear i'omparls.ti with th lniiae of 1H04. The rcuiurkablo crop or w.i ymr ally cause exaggeransJ cxjieeiaiUms to Is. tnatle, and It Is very difficult to form any accurate estimaiee in a iuhi ly popiilabsl country whrc the stalls-.i..- ..t ,nii am really guesswork, ami where It Is very difficult to as certain th actual yicio now iiinnn- tng is U run swing , A REPORTER AND ItCROLAlt. Richard Harding Imvl. wh'ss ln torest in Hf must have dlmlulslid eoiisltlerobly sine he look to wrKing fiction and gove up good, noble re porting, thought that h would Ilk to capture a lot of Philadelphia burglars, Mr, Duvls was Uieu repirtlug for a Philadelphia mr. H dlgulMl hlmslf as a burglar, and Jived with the gang for two or thr weeks. All tfero arrt'Sti-d ami some of them are .till lit Jail. A gout actor was cvl dnily ltt to the world In Richard Harding Davis, He Im few of the burglar's Inst Inch, and dtswii't look like a burglar, but he played Uie part mt well (hat wheu one of the swltid lr whom he had met In the course of his criminal exjierteiico miled nt hi fut her house and beheld Davis arrayed In fin linen ho ga-d at Dnvls In adiulrnilon. and whunsiwl hi tn rmti i coiigraiulatiotis, thinking that Davis hud Intnsluceil himself Into the hotiM as a butler with au ey to fulure rascalities. The man's Idea In calling wos to swindle (he rvanls of (ho house In some way. Davis' acquaintance with the crook of course made llw under taking a failure Davis gained the confidence of the burglar by rcpro willing himself as a burglar from New York who wanted to keep quiet ami out of Byrnes way for a lull while. New York World. GOVERNOR WAITE'H SCHEME. Today It became definitely known about the state house that Governor Watte I to establish a union of wet irn governor to be known a "West ern Ixslgo No. 1, of tho Grand Con eoltdittod t'liion of Turnetl-down Gov eniors." Tlie three leading members are to be himself, together with ex Governor U-wt'llliig and Pciinoycr. It t said tlutt the governor U de lighted with the achome, because it 1 w'luJ)y silpuluud that lie I to lie walking delegate and can ride in Pullmans, at the same time using the Wake family a private secretaries. On the orKiiulxatlon of the new union the first thing tlutt Walking Delegate Walto will do will bo to order a strike of tho governor for an eight-hour day and salaries to bo dmibled. If the i;mftil cundldati do not comply with tho orders of Uie minority Uiey will be prtMiounccd scabs, and the I iihui will attoiiqit to cause a thvup of the government of the different state and siuqsnid bustncM. In this way the governor bos to bring Uie plutoiTat to tonus. He Intend Uie first st liko of tlio goveruor' union to bo a sticiHMM, ami will start It some thing ou the order of the A. R. V, trike, Di'uver Sun. REVIVING CtwTlT:.( E. The lucrense lu new railway enter prise of hue, say the Railway Age. I a notable ludlciitlon of reviving coitttdetifo In the flnnucla ami Imlus trlal world. When (ho panic ntnick (he country a yar and a half ago hundreds of project for railways ag gregating thotitmiitls of miles were suspended, ami work in progres oa niiiueroiis lines was stopped. Mean time the country has kept on grow ing, and Mads which were thought to lie iifodcd then Bre, In moat cases, be lieved to have greater reason for ex istence now, with still more encour agement from anticipation of tho future ami now, as the cloud are rol'ltig away, deferred enterprises, to gether with many new ones, are com Ing Into netivlty. Our weekly record F. L. Kelley. City Livery Stables. Stylish Turnouts Always iii Readiness. Having lately purchased the entire interest la the, Rallies of Peter Cook, we are now better prepaml than ever to meet the- demands oi the public m we. are now making and lire preparing; to make many anbHtautiul, improvements. Teams bourtled by the day or month Traveling men a specialty. G-ITTE TJS Independence Tailor Shop T. LAYTON JENKS, Propribtor. SATISFACTION B. M. Ktim, ESTES & ELKINS. INDEPENDENCE OREGON.,.' Draying andX iHuiiling, DONE TO ORDER. Charges Low and Prompt Service. Vou will nnd our team, on the utreet, or els , m Bt ttl6 ' anil riiiuoii carrhilly moved. The WEST SIDE Haith MostComplata -f ; In Polk PRICES THE.L0WEST: A. W. D ockst eacler. (Hutvossor to -PKOl'lUbTOdOF- fUi., UllV A m ana Independence, Oregon. Hauling Done at Eeasonuble Rates. of in "orporailon ami of nsds tq,a whleli construction I in progress or I about to Is'gltb show that all over the oiirtitry a renewal of railway building I at bund, making tin. out look for the coining yr vry n'':ir. aglug for all Industries wiiich r connected with (hi coiuprchnnslv iu dosir. Few vi!ry extensive llm- are In ptoM-et but the numlM-r of frxat coatl aud brsmhe for which there .iit to U room and ptl Is rry great FOUR HTAPLKH,' potal'M-a ami tmlm. Th market U lis rcly sicatly for the ttt u for anything al all off quality. Hw,Ti are lower, wtkms steady. Oregon Burbaiiks. one,, HI Onions, Yellow, fair lo rlwlce. ,miU Wjol.TTh markt I qi-! t ,m,s. thing doing lu a quiet way, but the absence of rush. Tho clip I all Bl and the stock of spring flceci-s Is nil, whl'o of fall there mny b slwnt Xmytm twuiul 1-ft Jo the grease tuotold. Tliers are some go hit in this stock, and nice K'iectl m are pos sible by going from one warfboum, to ai other. Scourer are alMrjt out of stipp'ic and may come Into (he mar ket end lake up a good th ai of wooj siiltabl for (heir purisso at any ilgy, IIui. For th bet grade th ntsr ki t I firm at , the ruling range of prlcci which I very low. At these 'ow price there Is a steady ih-nixiid. Fair to good Pacific cnwf, 1j:h.,IV. H IJmsl to choice, 1W4..,. WnM S. F. Country Merchant' JIAILKOAIM). TIME TABLE. nit.ailSM Mveatealk ttuiut t,lm lud.peiitlvuc. Miuu.'tv,h. k 10 : ;:kl lifluO (!:! U:A 11 ' X:l t:ii 13 Saw :) East and South via The SHASTA Route of Ibe I Southern Pacific Co. rnlifi.rntu eirM Imlim run dnttytiirplii m nil uliu IwIwwh purilfeoU and AiLui, MuUlll o-a f. luu A. Nona i .. .. . . " . - i.t. ririiNu a,. I tr. Allmnr Ar. I Ar. Sn fntiicliwm I, A 1:30 A. M. i-A A. M. Roisbur. Mad Qwniy.) " Ts. '' ' . Arrlvi? rnriiiitia .... mi a. s, i WMfUurM lOwi um ...7M. . I I'lirtlHitd . .t&lr.x. I; A a. I Ml PULLMAN BITFFKTT KLEEPEI1S ' and . 8eooud-t1ass 8k?plng Cars ! stlacbed -to all througU trains. West Side Division. etwn Portland ana Corvallls. Uull tml dally (sxivpt Muodajr J I 1J m I I.v iWuuiid A r" I 11:H m I Ar..linli'inliuAr 6 . p n l:M p tn le"pm icim I sr lorvaiiiK i, At AlOauijr and Corvallln. nnnH.-t with tntlai Oftvn I'willo rfeliioKtt Exprsx train aalljr (eserpt Huuday) iln p" tnTtJ.Vnl.ii d ... ArTi."i75 T:aJ v iii A r...finnvllle... tjj 6 tip m Oregenlan Railway Division and Pertlana and Yamhill Ry. Airlle mail TrL-kly. Klo sin I Lv..INrllajid... 6 Jrtpin I l.v...komnoulli . 6H6 p iu I A r Alrlla,. ..Ar' S-05 p ro ..1-VITrMsm tv 1 70 s a Through tlokn In all ix.lnlt In lbs Fan tern rluia, t'anmla. and Kun.u, can be obtained frutiit. M.sriVtU, AgDt, lBdvodviit. R. Kl'EHLKR. K. I. KOUKKs, NanaKfr, A ml . K. I "a. Agt 11IHTLANI), UKKUON. W. H. Roy. CALL. KELLEY & H Proprietors. Maila to order in any Btjlo. i A irfect liuo of .. . . I J- ouinjoes 111 WHYS OU UilUU o seloet from. GUARANTEED. W. B. Ei.kin V Countv , TWORKTHC BEST. fhtiftea HUwih) Transfer Co. Slab wood for aal(