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v. 'l . 8T. MARTIN'S DHEAM. 8t Martin otic, to mm an ancient tal Bet frtU oue wintry day to Invent the snl( . Ilia warm and furry umutlo round htm cut Furbad tht tatranct of tta biting Wait; Not long ha walked along th auowy met Era a poor btnar came, bla itcpa to meet; Halt naked, wretched, hlrerlng In the gale, It Martin waited not to hear al tale But stripping off bts tnantla rich ami warm Ua wmi'iHHl it round tha beggAr's skivering form. That night upon his couch he lay and dreamed: An Heavenly Tlsltant befor hliu SMiued To stand, and fill with radiance all the place, That light camo surely from the Savior's fa. , . But what was that about Hla sluail dors thrown? St Martin looked again; It was hit Tha cloak he gave the beggar In the streetl , Tha TUlon apnke, in accent mild ami "As ye bave done unto the least of these." gt Martin fell In worship on hit And whwThe dared again to raise hit A Cut and a Kiss. R were alttlng around ll' S&fci tire at Colonel lUJlmrow t. r?if Dinner W ovw-iwu. . )&Mf iwn over for Mi inw-Mw. hour of stmM J whUltP ami contWem had Arrived, ami we imd hJUnu one anoMutr ttte various reason which accounted for our being uwisutIwI, for we were all bachelor excel th coWrncI, ami ne bail, a a varMy, told th reasons why be wished he wo unnu?!wJ (hla wife was away). Jack Dexh-r, however, had not spoken, and It wm nlv In twists to a dltvct aiH--ul that he related tlie following st'jrv. nii nuiv 1m true or untrue, hut I must reirtrk that Jack always ba' , rather a weakness ror repre-!m"ii. hlmsolf on term of wndewsendlng Intimacy with the nobility and vwi greater fo4k. tv s?hm Atetiv. There wat a mnithetlo. silence. Then he began -For sobw rwm beet known to bi-r-olf," mid Jack, with a patient shrug of his shouMt-rs, "Hie Duvliess of MetliiMmbani (I don't know whether any of you Mlow know ber) chose n nil -t to mo as a suriur iut iu.- luuul of her tlaughter. Mary Fit uMilne. The wonum was o Ignonuit that alw may really have tliougut that mv birth was not etimU to Uer unuga Wa; but all the work! knows that Uu Vfimnri were veoman two iionnrvii Tars airo. ami that her grace's fam llT bails from a stucco villa In Uio neJiehborhood of Cardiff. Howovw, tho duclwsa did object; and when Uie Mjion (In tlie course of w hich I hti aet Iuly Miu7 many tlms) eniknl tmsu-ad of allowing lflr daugbh to oar a serUst of visits at house when 1 bad arranged to be, ahe sent her off a Switzerland, under the care of I dragon whom she had engaged to keep aae and other dangerous fellows at a roper distance. On hearing of what add happened from George Fltz- iiine (an intimate frk-nd of mine), 1 at once threw up my vhats and started la pursuit I futt confident ttiat lJuy Mary wa favombly Inclined (In fai t, 1 bad certain proof w1ilcl but no natter), and tlutt if I won her heart I could break down the eld lady's op- odltlon. I Klkould ciTL'iInly have sue- eedud In my ernhcprlso, and Ixhmi at this motitent the hiMbaml of one of tlie KMt boautlful girls in KiijcUukI. but for a very curious and unfortunate fruumstnnce, which pliu-e! ine In an tntfavorublo light In Mury'a eym. 1 wa not to blame; It was Just a bit of Mia luck. "I ranged over most of Swltaarland a search of Lady Mary. Wherever 1 went I asked about her, and at art I got upon the track. At Inter- taken I found hor name In the visitors' ook. togother with that of a Miss Dibbs, wlwm I took to bo tho dragon, I questioned tlie portor and found hat the two ladle bad, tho afternoon before, hired a carriage ami driven o a quiet little vlllago tmu fifteen Bailee) off, where there was a mimJI but gjod ton. Here they evidently meant to stay, for letters wore to be sent after thoin there for the next week. The place was described to me a pretty and reared; It seemed, there lore, an Ideal apot for my purpose. I vuvlo up my mind at onoe. I started o next day after luncboon, took the Jeurney easily, and came In sight of he lltftlo inn about 7 o'clock In the evening. All went well. The only aueatlon wa a to tho disposition of mum uaam itowarua into. I prayed inac s no mignt turn out to be a roinun lc dragon; but; in case she should arova obstinate, I made my ap yroaohe with all possible caution. When my carriage atopped at the door I Jumped out The head waiter, a klg fellow in a White waistcoat, wns vn uio uiepa. i drew Mm iwlUe, and ook a ton-franco plooa from my re a young lady staying mmvi i. unei. -xiui, rair, hjuid omer and I slid tlio piece of gold -wen, yes, sir,' he said, 'there ! young iaay, aud site Is all that you my, sir. raraon me, Monsieur Is .ugiisn r - 'Yes,' said I. "'Ah,' said he, smiling mysterloui ly. 'And it Is Wednesday.' . " 'It is certainly Wednesday,' I ad mitted, though I did not see that the day of the week mattered much, "He came close to mo and whis pered: " 'The lady thought you might come, Ir. I think she expects you, sir. oh, you can rely on my discretion, sir.' "I was rather surprised, but not . Tery much, for I had hinted to George Fltzmolne that I mount to try my luck, and I supposed that he had passed my hint on to his sister. My predominant feeling wns one of grat ification. Mary loved me! Mary ex pected me! There was complete men tal sympathy between Mary and my elf! "I went up to my room in a state of great contentment. I had been there about half an hour when my friend the waiter came in. Advancing to wards me with a mysterious air, he took a blank envelope out of his pocket and held it up before me with a roguish Smile. " 'Monsieur will know the hand writing inside,' he said, cunningly. "Now I had never corresponded with Lady Mary, and of course did not know her handwriting, but I saw no use In telling the waiter that. In truth, I 'thought the fellow quite fa miliar enough. So I said shortly and with some hauteur: " 'Give me the note;' and I took an other piece of gold out of my pocket, We exchanged our possessions, the waiter withdrew with a wink, and I tore open the precious "note. " 'Whatever you do,' it ran, 'don't recognize me, I am watched. As oon as I can I will tell you where to meet me. I knew you would come. M.' "The darling!" I exclaimed. 'She's a girt of spirit I II take srood cure not to iKtrity her. on, we ll circum vent oll Htbtwt hot wihii us.' "At 8 o'clock I went down to the sail a tnangi-r, It wa qulto empty. Mary ami Mix DlliN no loutt dined In their own sluing room, nud there appeared to be no oue else In the boteL However, when I was natr way through my meal, a stylishly dressed young woman came tu nml tat down at a tame nr. tne enu or uie room farthest from where I was. I should bave noticed her more, hut I was In a reverie about Mnry's admir able charms, and t ouly Just looked at her: he wat frowning and drum ming angrily with her linger on I he table. The head waller hurried up to her; hla face wat covered with smiles, and ho gave ine a conlldeiillnl nsl en passant. Nothing else occurred ex cept that a villainous looking fellow -something, to Judge by his apsnr anee, botwecu a valet and a secretary -thrust bis uly head through the door throe or four times. Whenever he did m the waiter siuIUh! blandly at him. He did It the tout time Just at tha lady was walking dowu the room. Swing her coming, ho drew Iwek and held the dmr i.n for her with a clumsy, apologetic bow. She smiled acorufully and imsscd through. The waiter stood grinning In tho mid dle of tho room, and when I, In my turn, roo, he whispered to me, 'It's all right, sir.' I went to bed and drempt of Wary. "Ou onterlug tne room mo uexi morning the llrst person I saw whs Mary, Sho was looking nuomniy fnh and pretty. She snt opposite a stout, severe-looking dame In black. Mrectly my eyes alighted on her 1 sehoolod tbeui Into a studiously va cant expresal.m. She, poor girl, wns no diplomatist She started; she glanced anxiously at Miss inhbs; 1 iww her lls move; she ldushod; she seemed almost to smile. Of course this behavior (I loved Mary the more that she could not con ecu 1 her de lightful embarrassment!) excited the dragon' rurloaliy; she turned round and favored ma with a searching unite. I wa oo.unl to the occasion. I com prehended them both lu a long, cool, deliberate, empty stare. The strain on my self control was Immense, hut I supported It Mary blushed crlm sou ami her eyta sank to her plate. I'oor girl! She had sadly overrated her power of deception. I was not sur prised that Miss Dlltbs frowned se verely and si.HTcd audibly. "At that moment the other girl came lu. She walked up, took the table next to mine, to my confusion, bestowed upon uie a look of evident interest though of the utmost short- lies one of those looks, you know. that ein to be repented of lu an In stant and are generally the uusd de liberate. I took no notice at all, as suming an air of entire unconscious ties. A few minutes later Mary iM up and made for the door, with Miss lllit tu close attendance. The Im prudent child could not forlnnr lo glance at me; but I, swing the drairoa'a watchful eye upm me. re mained absolutely lrresHinstve. Nay. to throw Miss Mldis off the scent, i fixed my eyes on my neighbor with assumed preoccniMithni, Flushluii painfully. Mary hurried out, ami 1 heard Mlna Itllibs hiiIIT acaiu. I chuckled over her obvious disapproval of tny nelk'htmr and myself. 'I be ex evlleut woman evidently thought us no iM'tter than we ought to ImI ltut ( felt that I should go mud If I could not siH'iik to Mary soon. "I went out and snt down In the verandah. It was then ntmtit half past 10. The ugly fellow whom I hai' noticed the evening before was hung Ing about, but pn-scntly n wnlu came and spoke to him, and he koi up with a grumble and went Into the bouse. Ten nduutes afterward my neighbor of the salle a mniiKor came out. She looked very discontented She rang a hnndhcll that stood on the table, and a waiter run up, " 'Where's the head waller? she asked sharply. " 'Pardon, nia'umelle. but ho Is wait Ing on Rome Indies itpstnirs,' "What a nuisance,' snld she. 'Hut you'll do. I want to give him an order. Stay, come indoors nod I'll write It down.' "une iitsnnpcnred, ntnl I snt on wondering how I was to get a sliiht of Mary. At last. In weariness. went Indoors to the smoking-room It looked out to the back and was dreary little room; but I lit my rlgnr anil began on a three days' old copy of the Times. Thus I spent a tedious hour. Then my friend the head wait er appeared, looking more roguish than ever. I dived Into my pocket, he produced a note, I seized It. 'Why have you been so long?" (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, eome to the wood behind the hotel Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.. I havo thrown the spy (poor old Dlbbs!) off the scent M, "I cniiKht up my hat and rushed Into the ball. I ennuoned Into a young man who had lust got out of a car rlnge nnd was standing lu tho ventn chili. With a hasty apology I dashed on. Beyond doubt she loved mi And alio wns honest enough not to conceal It. I halo mock modesty. longed to show her how truly I re turned ber love, nnd I rejoiced that there need be no tedious preliminaries, Mary and I understood one another, A kins would he the seal of our love and the niogt unliable beginning of our conversation. "In five minutes I was In tho wood lust ix-foro I disappeared nmoni; Its trees I heard someone railing, 'Mon sieur, monsieur!' it sounded like the volco of the head waiter, but wouldn't have stopped for fifty bend waiters. I took the path Mary had IndU-nted and ran along It nt tho top of my speed. Suddenly, to my Joy, I caiiulit sight of the figure of n t'lii; Him was seated on a mound of grass, and, though her face was from uie, I niiulo no doubt It wus Mary. Sh woro the most charming blue cloak (It wns a chilly morning) which com pletely enveloped her. I determine) not to shllly-Hhally. She loved me- I loved her. I ran forward, plumped down on my knees behind her, took her bend between my hands, dodged round, and kissed her cheek, At last, my darling!' I cried In passionate tones. "l?q Jupiter, It was the other ulrl. tnougni "I sprang back In horror. The girl ooked at me for a moment Then she blushed; then she frowned; then- wny, then she began to laugh con- Hiuiiedly. I was amazed. At Inst," you cnll It. she ensued. I call It "at first;' " and sho laughed morrlly and melodiously. Sho certain ly una a nico laugh, that girl, ow, concerning what follows. I have, Hlnco then, entertained some doubtg whether I behaved In all re spoets discreetly. You will allow that the position was a dllllcult ono, but It Is, I admit, vory possible tbut my wlsoHt course would have boen to mak an apology nnd turn tnll ps quickly as I could. Well, I didn't. I thought that I owed the Judy a full explanation. Besides, I wnnted a full explanation myself. Finally (oh, yes, I hog you fellows grinning and winking), Mury wns not there, and this young lady rather Interested me. I decided that I would have five min utes' talk with her; then I would run back and find Mary. " 'I must beg a thousand pnrdons,' I bogan, 'but I took you for some body else.' "'Oh, of course,' snld she, with a shrug, 'it's always that.' " 'You appear incredulous,' said I. rather offended. "Well, and If I am?' said she. "My feelings were hurt. I produced Mary's second note. , i 'If I can trust to your discretion I'll prove what t say,' 1 remarked In a nettled tone. "l shall bo very curious to hear the nroof. sir, and I will 1st most dis creet,' sho suld. Sho was pouting, but her eye danced, llenlly, sue limned very preltyalt hough,, of course, 1 would not for a moment compare her with Idy Mary. 'A lady,' said I. 'was o bind as to tell me to seek her here this morn ing.' ' " 'Oh, a If I tsdleved thatf "I wa piqued, "There' the proof,' I cried, fling lug the note Into her lap. ".She took It up. glanctnt at It, and gave a little shriek. " 'Where did you get this?" "Why, from the head waiter.1 ''Oh, tho fool! she cried. 'It's mine. 'Yourat nonsense! He gave tne that and another last night' "Oh, the stupidity! They were for -they were not for you. They were for-someone who Is to arrive.' "V pointed at the signature and gasped, 'Ml Do you sign MF "'Yes; mv name's-iny nnme begin with M. Oh, if I'd only wh'H that waiter this morning! Oh, the Idiot!' "Then I believe I swore. "Madame,' said I, Tut ruined. On the strength of your wretchml notes, madamo, I've cut tho girl I love best lu the world-cut ber dead-dead dead." "'What? That young lady in the oh. you thought they were from her? Oh. I seel How-how oh, how very amusing!' And the heartless llttlo wretch went off Into another pea I of laughter. "You nretemted not to know her! Oh. dear! oh, dear!' and her laughter echoed among the trees again. '1 saw her looking at you, and you ate on like a plgl Oh, dear! oh, dear! "Stop laughing!' said I, savagely. "Oh, I'm very sorry, but 1 cau't". What a scraiie you've got Into! Oh, dear me! Aud she wiped her eyes (they were ss blue as her clonk) with a delicate bit of a handkerchief. "'You ahnn't laugh,' said I. 'Who were your notes forf "Homebody 1 expected. He hasu t emua. The waiter took yon for him, I mippose. I never thought of his Is Ing so stupid. Oh, what a brute she must have thought your Aud she begnn to laugh agnln. "I had bad enough of It. I hate be ing laughed at. ,,,,,,, "'If you go on laughing. said I, 'I'll kls you again. "Tho threat was a failure; she did not ajHnr at all alarmed. "'Not your she said, toughing worse than ever. "1 should like you fellows to under stand that my heart never wavered In It allegiance to Inly Mary-my conscience Is quite clear as to that but I had pledged my word. I caught Hint tiresome girl round the waist nud I kissed her once-I'm sure of once, anyhow. She gasped and strug gled, laughing still. Then, with a sudden change of voice, sho cried, 'Stop, s4p!' "I let her go. 1 Imiked round. We had a gallery of sectntors. on one side stood the ugly headed valet: tm the other. In attitudes of horror, Mary nnd Miss Dlbbs! "'You've ruined us both now, said the girl In blue, "I rose to iuy feet and wns ntxiut to explain, when the ugly fellow rushed nt me, brandishing a cane. 1 had unite enough to arrange without be ing bothered by him. 1 caught the cane In my left hand, and with my right I knocked him down. "Thou I walked up to lady Mary. I took no heed of Miss Dlbbs' pres ence; It wns too critical a moment to think of trllles. "Iily Mary,' said I, 'appearances are so much against me that you can not wisll)ly attach the slightest weight to them.' " 'Sir. said she, 'I have no longer the honor of your ncitialutnuce. 1 have only to thank you for having had the consideration not to reeognUo me when wo met so unexpectedly in the illnlng room. I'ray continue to show me IIh same favor.' "With which pleasant llttlo spmdi shn turned on her hind. It wns clear that she suspected me most unjustly, I turned to the girl In blue, but she wns beforehand with mo. "'Ah, I wish I'd never seen you,' she cried, 'you great stupid creature! Ho (she minted to the prostrate figure of the ugly servant) will tell Frederic everything.' " 'Come, aald I, 'I was only an ac cident; It would have been Just at bad If ' "As I spoke I heard a step behind nio. Turning round, I found myself face to face with the young man with whom I had come In-- oolluslim as I rushed through the hall. He gaxed at tho servant-nt me-at tho girl lu blue. "'.Margaret!' ho exclulmcd. 'What is tho "f "'Hush, hush!' she whispered, point' Ing again to the servant. "I stepped up to him, lifting my hat: "'Sir,' said I, 'kindly Inform mo If you nro the gentleman who was b come from huglaud. " 'Certainly 1 come from Kngland, he snld. "'And you ought to have arrived on Wednesday? " 'Yes,' be answered. "Then. snld I, 'all I have to say to you, sir. Is that 1 wish tho devil you would keep your appointments. And I left thetn. ITImt's why I'm not married, boys, Where s my glass r "It Is n very curious story," ob served the colonel, "And who were they nll-tho girl In bltm-nnd the young mnn-nnd the ugly servant and Frederic?" "Colonel," said Jack, with an air of deepest mystery, "you would bo ns tonlshed to hear." Wo nil pricked up our ears. "Hut" he continued. "I am Hot nt liberty to say." We sunk back In our chnlrs. "Do you know?" asked the colonel and Jack nodded solemnly. "Out with It!" we cried. "Impossible," snld Jack, "ltut may tell you that tho matter engaged the attention of more than ono of tho foreign offices of Kuropo." . "Good heavens!" cried wo In chorus, and Jack drank off his wblsky-and water, rose to his feet and put on his hat. . "I'oor dear Mary!" snld ho, as ho opened tho door. "Sho never got over :t." Tho colonel shouted after hhn: "Then what did she marry Jenkyns of tho Hlues for?" 'Thine," said Jack, and he shut the door. WK NEED TKOI'LE. What Oregon neods should bo a live discussion, for It applies with equal rorco to (ill or Oregon's towns. This Is by no menus a now thought hut ono which bus suggested Itself nat urally to nil old resldontors. -Tlio llite It, I'. Kiirlmrt once snld to Mr. Crock er, upon tho driving of tho lust spike m tno MwKiyous: "flow that wo have raiirnna we need money." To which Crocker replied! "No, you don't need money, you need peoido, and neonle will bring money!" How true nro theso words, yet what Inducements are being mitda to bring peoplo, out sldo of a few rustling real estate agents? There lire now mn ny peoplo looking this way, shall wo Invito them? Gervuls Star. A plno-needlo factory company lias ngrood to establish Its Institution nt Grants l'nss, Or., If $2,000 Is raised as a bonus for them. Subscriptions are being taken now.' TUB CELESTIAL GRUS A Brilliant Galaxy for April. Venus in aU Her Summer Beauty, An Interesting reposition of tbs Start aud Coiistcllstlont Showing Their Seasonable Movetnrut. On a clear, missile night lu w Inter or early spring, tho most nmguUlcciit constellation of the year are to be seen. Toward the north Is the dipper, Its poluter ever directed toward tho polo star, whoso steady light Is eager ly sought by the lost traveler or utortu-lossod mariner. Toward tho south a io tho beautiful (delude nud tuagnltlceut orlon, never to lw forgot toil by one who has ouco learned to kuow them. Toward tho east Is the Hon, the well marked sickle Indicating his head. All over the celestial dome the glowing constellation can no traced, AcriMi them lie the faintly defined, gnusy light of the milky way. On April 1st, at 0 o'clock in ine eve ning, due south and about oue thlid of the way from tho horisoii to too jonlth, Is Slrlns, tho brightest lived tnr lu the heavens. This glnnt star, four times as lurgo as our suu aud omitting forty-two time as much light, has Ueu known since the dawn of history. It npiH'tuunce lu ine heaven showed tint ugypuau wiieu tho Nile was about to rise and when lo sow their grain. A little to the north and west of Stilus Is the con stellattou Orion, and still further west nro tho Delude and llyadca In Taurus. ltut during this mouth, the constel lation are not the only Itciiutlful ol jeel to lie seen lu the heavens, r'our planet add their light lo that of the axed stars, nnd two of them, Yenus mid Jupiter, outshine even Slrlus. The most brilliant star to Im sccu in tha sky during the mouth of April 1 the planet Venus, the evening star. At soou ns the sun sets It will lie vis Ibte lu the west, Us splendid Imhiiiis piercing the twilight long U-fore the other stars can ls scon. To the unaid ed eye or even through au otwra glass, it always appear round with rays of light forming a halo about the cen tral Issly. but a tcl.-ope shows that it present phases like tho iiiihiu, sometime a slender crescent, some times a tpmrter, and then full. Just now It Is glbtsius, like the lii'sm Im l ween llrst quarter and full. It Is moving eastward among the stnrs nl k muuewhat faster rate thuu the sun iiul Its brightness Is slowly Increas ing, The crescent iimmhi will puss a short distance north of It April -7th. Venus Is not the largest of tho plan ets, nor Is It surrounded with a system if satellites, nor dis-s it present Ik-iiu-ilful surface marking like some oth er ineinU'rs of the solar system, but to the linked eye It stands uurlvslcd. It Is Inside the earth's orbit, H-Ing only sixty-seven million miles from the suu, and doc not aptwur to re volve around the suu, but vibrates back and forth. Its movements seem veiy uncertain. Sometimes It moves rapidly etthvr toward or from the tun, and then again It leisurely makes ds way among the star or even stands still for days, l-'or runny weeks it may Ih Invisible; we have almost forgotten It when sumo clear evening wu see It lu the west, down Hear Hie imrUoii. Just after sunset. Mgbt af ter night It moves further nwuy. In creasing In brightness. When It Is forty-seven degree from tho suu, or slsitit half way from the horlson to the xenlth nt sunset, It seems to slop and thou Is-glii to retrace It steps. While It takes two hundred nud twen ty days to puss from the suu to Its greatest distance eitht. only seventy one days are necessary for the Jour ney buck. This year it will reach Its greatest distance east July loth, aud will pass the sun agnln Scptemts-r IHth. It will then disappear from sight, but a few days later It will In? noon in the east, Just before sunrise as the morning star. Continuing Its rapid Journey, It will reucti Its grunt est illstauce west of the sun Novem ber IHth. Turning once more It will slowly approach the nun, remaining during the winter and spring of istiu, to light up the eastern sky with Its radiant splendor. When Venus Is first sien In the west It Is on the other side of the sun and Is furthest a way, being then about one hundred and sixty million miles 'from us. Its disc In the tele scopo npMnrs circular, liko tho full moon. Hut on account of Its dis tance It does not send us the greatest quantity of light, which depends on both tho phase and tho distance. As It apparently moves away from the sun, It Is approaching the earth nud Us phase changes from full to gib bous; but Its apparent diameter Is greater nnd Its light Is Increasing. When It reaches Its greatest distance from the miii, only one half Hie sur face turned toward us Is lighted. As it moves buck toward the sun tho (lis.' hanges to crescent, but It Is so near tmenr.hl.u,t..s and reaches a maximum when the planet Is thirty-eight degrees from the sun. This year, Venus will reach its greatest brilliance nbout August l.'tth and October 2 1 Hi. When furthest from the sun It Is frequently seen In th.) duy-tlmo with the miked eye, thus Knowing timt it fur outshines nil other member of tho heavenly host except tno sun ami moon, 'J ho Crocks had two nnines for Viinus Phosphorus when morning star and Hesperus when evening Minr. because they supposed them to bo dif ferent planets, Hut lifter a tlmn It. wns noticed that they were never seen on tho same day. As I'hosDhorus nppronriiod tno sun It became Invisi ble In tho morning light, but a few days after tho beauilful Hesperus, the evening star, appeared on the nt le er side of the sun nnd so It wns nt last discovered that I hey were the same. Pythagoras seems to hnvo been tho first to notice this, about five hun dred years before Christ. Venus shines vvllli such n brilliant light that It Is almost IiiipohhIIiIo to moo any markings on Its surfneo. Dur ing tho latter part of tho eighteenth :eutiiry, Schrotcr, a Herman tislroiio- inoi', after nine years of watching. announced that ho Intel discovered a Dliintlnj of one horn of the crescent r Venn. Ho supposed this to Indl ato a mountain twenty-seven miles high. Tho blunting Is still seen, but astronomers have not accepted Xehro- ters mountain theory. Faint mark ings nro occasionally sfflui on 1ho sur face, nnd wlllilii tho hint fow years n map of Venus has boon ntibllHbod. showing n surface of light and shade, supposed to Indicate hind and wntor. If nt this Is only provisional; It does not Indicate certain knowledge. Tho tlmo of rotation of Venus on Its nxls has long been In dispute. For innny years It was supposed to rotate In a llttlo loss tlmn twenty-four hours, (Ireat wns the surprise, when, in 1H1I0, Schlapnrolll. the colebratod Italian astronomer, whose work on Mars has excited the wonder and admiration of tho astronomical world, announced that this time was certainly wrong and that Venus probably rotated ono. luring a revolution nbout the sun. This would mako its rotation time two hundred and twenty five days, nnd It would always turn tho tame fueo toward the suu. V s has au sttnospliere much denser limn our own, Itoeonl observ ations seem lo show Hint Its ntuios phero Is filled with clouds nud theso clouds reflect the light which we re ceive. This would account for the brilliancy or Its light. t , , Next to Venus, Jupiter Is the bright est planet lu the evening sky, It Is favorably sltuutod for observing, be ing Just north of orlon. Mars, which during Inst fall was a brilliant object and occupied the attention Tif astrono mers at all large observatoiles, Is now bsi fur from the earth for favor able study. It can still bo seen as a bright red lar, Just north of tho Hyndc lu Taurus, list summer, I'rof. Cainpls'll. of the I.lck observa tory, annouuiH d that be could find no evidence of au atmosphere on Mars, but an i;.t!io!y different result has been reached by two Herman nsinm moors nud published during the Inst month. on April 21th. Saturn will ilo ns the suu sets nnd after that we shall se It lu the enrly evening hours. At presold ,lt dis-s not rise until after H o'cliH-k and cannot bo well seen be fore 0. Mercury cannot Is oliserved during April. I'muits and Neptune need a telescoH for observation, ni;NTiNunirMtArrM. A New Industry In the rbdmont Section of North Carolina. The enthusiasm with which tho search for mouuxlin Is now Mug prosecuted III the I'loilnioiit section of North aud South Carolina Is some thing reiunrknblo. Mn, women, and children talk alsjut It, div.ttu about It senrch for It, and would perhaps eat It If It could lo prewired so that It would bo palatable For 'J"" hun dred years Urn plunlers on lint Const stumbled over phosphate r k, which had been brought to tho surface, and considered It of no value. Finally, after the lute war, a man of selenium turn of mind begun to Investigate thl rock, and ss a result au Industry lm sprung up that now amounts lo mil lions of dollar annually. lu like manner gold miner year af ter year In their search for gold along the streams of this 1'leduiont sec tion have Imhhi finding In their pan a heavy yellowish sand which they east aside as worthless. This ha all been completely reversed lu the last twenty mouths, aud uowndayt a pro spector will cast aside fair ssclinent of gold while prosecuting his search for inonatlio. To obtain nioiiaslte from the hundred llttlo stream that nro fouud lu the mouaxtte belt the prospector sets out. provided with shovel and pun, With his shovel he wtKips out a hole lu I h IhmI of the strewn or m-nr by It. He g'' through the alluvial diqioslt until be strikes a whitish sand and gravel. Of this he tneks a iuful and washes It out. carefully examining quality and qiuiniity. After prosH-ctlng lu is-v-end different plue he I able to de ride whether the branch," a these small streams r cnlh-d In the South, Is worth working. If It promise well it trial Is made. Tho top soil Is strlpsd off from a small area until the luounxlte stratum Is reached. That sand Is taken out and carefully washed. nd If the results are satis factory then work Is lgun. Contractors do most of the mining, taking lenses snd paying a royalty of front one-seventh lo one fifth, Occa sionally the mouaxlto , privilege Is bought straight out, and In some In stances '.isi nu acre has bii'ii paid. Sometimes, however, the owners work their own laud. Common, unskilled Inlsirers are em ployed to do the work. "Strippers' nro the hands who clenr away the top mill, removing nil timber growing thereon. They go down to the sand nnd gravel. The gravel gang couieu next. They turn It over to the wash ers, who get out nil gravel, sliver, ami clay, leaving a mixture of heavy ma terial behind. This g through n second washing, nnd (he mnierhil left Is marketable luoiinitlte. The washing Is doiio In a wooden trough from twelve to eighteen feet In length, twelve huhes wide, and twelve deep. There Is a cast Iron per forated plate at the upier end of the box, through which the mouaxlte drops, while tho lighter stuff and clay float away. A stream of water flows through tho Iwx. Hxport wash ers receive II a day, but the are plenty of men w ho do Hits worn fairly well, and are anxious to work at uh cents per day. Overseer and time keeper receive $1.50, This 1 consid ered fair wages down South, where there Is llttlo demand for day labor now. Tho sand Is alsiut as current as gold dust, six cents a pound being the av erage price. It Is estimated that n group of well-mnnnged hands will nrnko twlcn their dally wages. Let ters of Inquiry mine from all countries seeking Information nlsmt mounr.lle, and. Judging by the nuinlicr and char acter of these received by the geolog. leal survey from various Kurnpenn countries, the Industry and (ho amount of money brought Into this l'ledinont section for monar.llo this year will hardly amount to less than f 100,000. Moim.lto has been found In small quantities In Ilussla, Norway, lloheinla, and In gold washings in Hra,11 and In the mica veins at Que bec, but nowhere has It been found In such enormous quantities ns lu this belt. In this country.. Tho vnlue of sand de- ponds upon tho raro metal, -thulium, which It (oiitaliis, which Is separated from the associated material by very complicated chemical processes, wlilcii are kept secret from everyone except those who mnnlpolto the operation. It Is then used In tho inanufncturn of Incandescent gns burners of different forms. , Tho finding of irinnnr.Ho Is Urn best thing that has ever occurred for the poorer people of tho section lu which It is found. Hundreds of day laborers nro now feeding their fatn'llles with tho money made lu this Industry. CAPES FOR Sl'M NU. Thoy Come In Many Styles nnd Are Miulo of All Sorts of Material. Capes display a tendency to multi ply lu style and fulness, and are un mistakably tho garment most adapted and most useful for spring wear. Nat urally they are shorter than those worn In tho winter, nnd they are tniido of nil sorts of tnaleiials. such ns serge, smooth-faced clot lis. per forated cloth over n darker shade and bright color, satin and velvet. Thorn of moro dressy and siiininnry descrlp. Hon, with beauty, not warmth, to roc. omtnend them, have a deep yoke of velvet embroidered with Jet, or ono of silk thickly covered with spangles, find double frills of chiffon or in around tho edge, A Charming I t tie nnvellv In thU special lino of frivolity has a yoko i f grcon spangles, put on so that they overlap each other like fish stales. and two frills of qccirdloii-nUilted black chiffon with satlu stripes on tho edge, falling below. The ruche of chiffon around the nock is veiv fntt and wldo at (ho back, nnd a bunch of white, roses with plenty of green loaves U tucked lu at one Bldo hi front. Many of the capes nro made with stolo ends, but tho Frenchwomen con- sldor It a matronly stylo, so it is not popular with them. Rutin ribbon nr. rnngod In loop, on cither sldo of tho front at tho nock nnd falling In ono lopg oud is a pretty substitute for tho . viilll llflll stole cuds and inucu In effort. .., ,ia. niificked Tho cnue ir - - f Wlhi A tho rapes a Vis n.or. suitably garment, whh li '"' 'T '. ents., of rnlbHl a "Zn Z rV&" l,U" k i'TiT i I k Is de k'd out arouttd s&$U" 1 TSliia SuSrffnl urn rloih are ' 'TrMli. apptl trimming of 'Dit w ben.!, snd perforate d r Mil m hrlght silk lining mak . a ery J leered "with Jet and Pt tervals all around b . f. .,, front Is arranged I" 'M T . (J ,, slightly overhangs a J -lie " ' t. J Jetted yoke Is nnlbed " with Jet and are finished ',u ,,M,(-ofilarlbb;M.. VaiH'H or coioriHi "" '' ., ... J!r ,T.ni lice is'tow, ere y ...,. slel, with l-aded laco an 1 vnr frill of Jelled net. Tie. niche I made of klltcl lace ami satin .. very wldo and full In Urn back. Uuehe of black taffeta silk pinked o, tie edge Is an odd trimming f'T l, and I put on either Hire or f.- r rows, according to Hie depth f He aim. They aw very effective In black cloth or velvet , m .ru Very pretty Imported m r mdo of bhi. k br.sfld.-d silk canvas, with the design embroidered In Is-ads over mngenta rolorcl silk. Mag.-n a velvet form lb !" v . " drawn through a handsome Jet bu'," In front , m - j m mmim r THH MA It KIC1 HI'I'OHT. I.lvorp.s.1, April l.-Whest, spot, steady; demand psr; No. 2 red winter. U M; No, 2 red spring. f SMl ' ' hard Manitoba, f.s No. 1 Califor nia. U lid. .... Hop at Itmlon. Tactile coast, 12 lo. New York!f dull. San Fraticlw-o-Wheat. shipping. S.V I obtainable: milting grade are fairly firm nt tsr,i.V, p 1 iii. 1111 THE WILLIAMS HOUSE. AFIIWT-CI.ASMICOTKI. limited m-sr lb H. 1. det, im rWoiul street, i n i i : i i : n i ) i ;n c i o 1 1 m o x. ROOMS, light, clean and airy. TABLE supplied with the best in market. PATRONAGE of the public solicited. W.W. WILLIAMS, Prop. L. Ktllsy. City Livery Stables. Stylish Turnouts Alwavs In Readiness. Having liilcly urcliitsol tlw mijr hitrmd in tho .tullr of l'rtrr t'sKk, wo uni now Is-ltcr jwikuy! lliiui ever to meet the demands oi the jiublio ns we nrn now making and nro iirrpttring to tuiiko many stilmlanlliil, itiijiroveomiitrt. TeamM tnitrdotl hy the day or month. i raveling men a ajM-eiaiiy. 11. M. KTK. ESTES &, ELKINS. INDCPENOCNCt OREGON- Draying and - Hauling, DONE TO Charges Low and You will nnd mir lenm. . the ,uvt, or ! sml Plum I'nrvfully niovnt, m INERT STABLE. C O. Groves, Proprietor. East Sido Railroad street Jirst-CliisslligH, Ueasoimblo Clmroe. Can ful driver ami t,ats fuilho, for Tmvrllng lwn llorsrs hourilrdLy the (I(J., Wwi, r 111(Hhi TO SALEM DAILY The Steamer Alice A. Geo. Skinner, Pron Will ll'live Inill'lHMIilclicit evnrw rf... u FARE5ocentseachway. For Freight and Passage, apply on board. ubc, The WEST SIDE H.ithMo.tCompl.t, 4. J0B 0FPIGEI3 . . rum PRICES THE LOWEST. A. W. DooksteacW (Siicoeimor to Charlon hi...i " ' -WWriUUToR OV-m Gily M ad Transfer Co. Independence, Oreeon Haullaj don at n.hin taT 6 ' p. I. HUE I C)., BVatrleUrt) 1 Mepritiu lib futcrf Me'M"r FIRST-CLASS Drain Tile. fall ) HARD TIMES. OmCI AND FACTORY Intiqicndence, Orton y u lbs C suwt BLACKSMITH SHOP And how CHEAP Ytw esa ft t"" Work 'Pone. Wagon Repairing ol A! Kinds, H. 1 (UH. Proprietor. n BIHBER W BATH 25 W. H. Ry- KELLEY & ROY Proprietors. W, 11. lJOR ORDER. Prompt Service. lev, r,U.r. M ,i -l ,k). Kurntu , near Little Palace Hotel. county. WORK THE BEST. ' i i . . i - Chitrloii HtnnU) JlAILttfui TIMKTAM.7" East and Sou? i Tho SHASTA nf llwu. . Southern Pacific ('ItfortiU l,rr. ilft. i ii un. i.(n lrr nbr M.I) I'Ui.lma.n Jimerrtte) West Side n,w: Mll tmln 4.ii)i totny j'l ...; tiiSi-r-J I IS Af . Utb p in 1 At , 'tZuZr-fj ) At Aitof ami -.m. ." '" I'M if ? ! I Af . . "s.i.ii.liiC; j OrMn Railway 4 FoHtand antl Vnaa AMI. .il TiVvwtif. Bbl.N. It . ti. . . . . r , . -" thftnh HrkM. lo .a (ml!) fct fnna f, M. SI l tit, A, t!2 tC Kl:itll.it. Kr.itr Mir--r At.( r K 11'itru.vp.fcm HOME BUILDl Will (vmiiilt ihtit btt trmU by parrluMtbi SASH AND DEC of llr rrlin'il. atsiuViet; M. t. cro; Inlrn-ntk-i),Of, r to Krij-mu A VstJkt Ktitfur pitM snd ornlti 4x all ii lunJ. SCREEN DOOC CITY STABL Horees Fed by the! Week or Month.: Best of Attention Given S Left in Charp. INIlKPKNPEXCR . ?E 1 K. I'HKWXrrr. Prescott 8c Ven rrrttcton FIR and HARDWOC A" 1 Rouh and Dre LUMBER. J, A. WHEELER. Mi CIIICKEIiyS! Imitetan Siwdtn. I Mak money irhtlcl lima hwnt.ll.M.vuU C.lalofjIclU.ll.iMiil ll.nt tlrwnhr. tvrty ' poultry biMiueM. .i fETAlCI.1 A ISCTOAlTt (rfl (lilt buHDCMCOIMllHinl t MO0'J.SlTt Oos Omci is Orw.iu U- w CMKi'W iemto fc remot lrm Vhmi;iun. Scad minirl. ttiinc PT?" t k COkl Vl MUM) In lh U. 0. " v" C.A.SN0W&C On, P.TtNT Orricc. izZi" JIDniMHW - i! fftri f V clean, a jt, ii"'" , (mis "r . m t . , ,.nlll. rt-rr!fl WlfiSsV Ml.r.iti4 Miff i!Tmta4 Slab Wood f,r