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A V ) ' ) j J The Weal Church ot Ci list. Dr. how at would be If all Christian wtkl agree to Mum to Apostolic Curtatkitury. By Elder W. Kollaway. My friends and brethren of the aev oval tUirkHM denouilnHthwut of the city hare toM through your coIuihim tho rtgln iuhI history of the parties w ith wluou they at Mcntltled. nud I doubt not your reader have learned n.any things concerning each of them of whh'h tlwy w fniterly Ignorant. NVv U has neemod gomt to tue, M'"- Kdltot. with rour porinlsNlon, to write concluding wMr on the Ideal church ( of Ohrtat. and faintly mw How u would lw In Sukw, If all who rever- wvtiv htir ami joyfully owy Hie s Bmit IawI of 4lm i-IumvU woulil w nonmv tllrfckm of wTy iwino ami r" atoro tlie uiUty of tho liwtltutimi of Chrtst IVratutaUy I wirtw Klry hi nor h foiKl any. t r kiHmlimtlon. 1 hav Uii tjiiwht ty Hh Vmi1. aiwl Wkowlse oy olxtvmtkku. tlt tlnv l miiHrhlnK nnv xixlloiit tlmn whlrui In tli lHiisliokl of fill Hi. iu.ll 1 nUt nrt fully 1H Hi'iitinuMit t lrHl lu ilio IVtalniUtfa imU: "1U how itooil aihl lnw iiatiirt h Is for ltlirii to tlwoll oven tofc-othor In unity." I tvmcmlvr, lu tin wacntl rojiYvnwof Jwiw wtf.li liw ratikr m foro 11 loiwrtl hU wo. lit IU iMXVthOll OUt tlW Wlll tlk.lt lllH !VU mU-Ut Iw om as Hlulf autl tho fr'ailwf aivoiu lu a immlftot as woll as a mvivt uukm, t'sir U it from nw tbMi tu feiko nkwsur lu ulrialoua or tU'IHUlUlWtllMlS. Ii mh a nosltlon tl not uitnin lMvtUllty to all foWwvor tu Chi lit who have UK'niU-rshln ka tln' NhI.w. In dootl. no; trinl !s my vIukm hiw ihar ly I lovo tliom ami whiit irknlmva It Klvto tuo to aw ami Br,,'t Ikiii In tio ltxl. My posiUou U "oi)Hiwti Ut Willi rtrolmtkm of all tli; riirlsiliui iuhI IMvino; ami I win truthfully wy I am in foUowaklp with ttU 1m tliris tkuiity f tlw city; tun! wish only Hurt tlie exonwivmv whloh aro atuiWn! tlHrro woro rtnKl ty Uo Urothroti who Ikive alkovtM thouuH'lvos to l IkuihhI ivtM num. lnolluxU. Institu tlout. ikvtrUai, oixlora of ehun-h irov eruuHut. It woukt itot. with uxM lug gnu. le a Oittk-ult thluj; to do. to "Stand lu the way ami aoo, ami auk for Utf old patlMt, ivla'ro In the rihhI way. aud walk UhwIu." Ami uiuro ovw mwh of ovll wvmkl Iw broiiirbt to an mu1. ami tlie wkkm ami lnli'Jili of Johils woukt U jtrntltfod aud exalt xl tMfor imm. Ami wh:it more can a true tUirlntlnu UUtvT rKitise tlnu know In w liat 1 write I am lKit utiiiiud by tla nplrtt of i liuiH iHliutcts; uolt'lHV will I U4k're other Nalrnlt. nun who onnitot be ttmkiti to lu a matter In whk-h C'hrUt would foe the ir.iluer. So inux-.h by way of luttxxlucUon. Now for the mibjiet H la. The Ideal Ohnrvh of Christ It fOiould have a luiuke It nnwt 1m callel aomethluK- Wluit iNitter utuiM ran It have tlwia that irlnn It by It Ilrst buiklers? Anil Chat uaine I Church of Christ. In ile libxil eh n roll of t'hrlHt, MethodUtt, kiUat, IVitthy torkui. Kviuip-lli'al, aial MlitT twrtlal ami tltrhtlve inuniw would W dropiMtl; at erery tlHMijrhtfnl tUirkstlan feel llioy mIhhiUI Ih. lmkil the spirit of Ohrlst la oontliimilly nU-lUti: njntlnxt tti"iu and wtHnu tliom aside, niiich Ui the OlwiiiiHwal at atftarkuia wlio twh mum "kiy-alty to our own church." Tlwro kt m "own" i-liu. i-h. MrbtLui tuv tirtHt'a. Th y belong to His chiwvh. Why ut thou aay It. and loave It ot tliat. wltliout lutiKlinliiK h dlstlniiisliliiK AtriH ami KottliiK un wnl for a dlviskui? In Ue name of th kWl clinch of Christ only Chris t woukt 1) reooi.'nixl: the 1-ilon't-lK,'-k)iu:-to-iii or J-dt(JVr-frin you dili; luitkm wonkl tlliiiiHiir. To tlustin iyh tlw aeveral ai(fnn:iitU)i! of le liowrs It would be onouj;h to pnj. "Tlte Ohun-h of Christ ou tatr Rtrwt," or on Chun-h Ftnvt, or ou Oourt street, or ou w hatever t!Tt tliey may a-wmbk'. '"CirlKt an ohnivh" It ohei'tktMible aa a usnie. l"onuo It -alls the ohtmb ftr (lhrLsthuis, ntlar than tlwlr lb'id. 'of whom the whole family in heavi-n msd in earth are nyriied." A aoeond tmlt of tlw klonl Phil '.; f OhrUt woukl lie mutnal 1 v , a eo-oiwraitkm mt In word only bui m dopd and In truth. Tlsre would !' no competition, rivalrj". envy, lntirt biiralngx, among tlie varloua b .d.cn of ehrlgcendoin, an at irenent. A ioiii pany of btilwrers, flmlinff tln iKelveH at a dtatanoe from another comn.iny ami exirlenJmt incoiiroiik:iru in having V) go o far to aHsem! ! with iholr brothrun, k-kllng to build a central muetliiR-lMmHo, would lit once have the ayntiaUiy ami Kub.u.uttial aw or tne wnoin niy ir unrmt pco le lu the t-lty. Thiw Njrth .S.ilcm, ho k-ully noeding mk'1 accomm i.it.on, would be provkk'd with a place of worHhip. So also South Salem, an other wn'ily (IlKtrit-t. The aecturian response: "I hare to rr.iy to my own church and cannot alTuixl to help out- ule cuurclie, wonkl Ixt of the ptiat. Kvery OhrlMiian would lx; brother to kls ft-llow-Clirlstian, and hi hcci-khI lea and comfort would He near hi kart Uiider auch f;lrtumstancn it woukl be esmy to build all the church accommodation mHcitury uh faat na iiequWoe, without roBortlng to the ;iu-h-pe.nny devices of lee-cmiui par- lea, sociabkw, dramatic iMTfonnnncen, and the thounatl-and-on worldly sdnemes of raising money. Keolde, rlcli, ehgunt, expnive bulldliig would coaae to le ciTctcd, an there would not exist the neccBHlty of "ki'p lujr up the prestige" of any particular party by erecting grand ecelcHhiHtleal buildings, Involving the mcmlwi-Hhip in buidona grievous to le Ik:-iii;. In- aeod of Km Ijeyond their ability . So all church hulldliigs would lx; neat and inexpensive, agrcotLbte to the slm plicity anrl humility of Christ. Every thing would be so kind and brotherly liat men evorywlw-re would say, "Se; . how these Christians love and aid one another." Jn the Ideal church of Christ the rrwnlK-rKhlp would consist only of euch as itiiounce with their whole .!iea.rt the world, the flesh, and the devil sin of every kind; receive wllh out r.v.e,-ve or donbt Jiwtis the Christ m their only Savior, Ird ajul Hoiw; awl promiM! to walk in ull the coin- iiiuituliiwiiLi snd onlliciiuN'H of tlie Lord as philnly written in the Scrip tures of tlie Now CovtMiciut. UauriTS, lovers of their own Hve, covetous iincu, proud and the like, could not r!iin niliiilHi-tloii Into this church, or if tIey did .msiiKigw to "cikmp In nn awaros," would lio unable to retain iiiirilK?rdiin tirn-lu. No niinlsttir of Olrrlst woukl ever coax rich, inspect a- hie Hlnwrs to "Join the chucli." A lKjfW (imui would lie m weh-omc amd lirlael as a hkiji of nittuis; b(caur innry would not count The church would consist of "sail nts" and le a iniale of Christ dn tlie earth. Its inombjrshlp would Ik a converted, iliirttiuil UmxIv. Imitating tlie Perfect tne In all Ilia excellencies of ch.unc ter. Tlwre would le a plurality of puntiova in at ksist every body of any considerable size; and tlicse voukl flake tho ovwslght out of jiure luve Bud tut aacrlfkje ito themselvea, not aiming after worldly popularity, a h:g aalary, and itlio like. AVIth l'aul (sis good a pmaclicr m any we are nc qtialirUMl with In the world), tlwy would show the bellevors "all things." "tattorlng to aunwrt the weak," as well as tKacltlng thoin the law of Christ. As fast as men ghidly re eelvted tin word ail iwcre baptlAd, tltcy would consort with tlie saints, and be of them, without subscribing a long document of things true and probable, known and unknown. With such churches and leaders as thsso In &dout, tlw way of rlghteousm would t' known to all. Tho Ideal church of (Hrlet would Iw totally u Messed ItistltuHoti. If tlx' tlnw l g.a' by fof community ot gomls, breaking tweed front house u bouse, having at! thing lu eoininon, not saving anything we have Is our own. thew woukt at least 1 this, the surplua of the affluent would 1 a ! plV for tlW ImlltfOtH. llouever woiuu .lfyirilmte tlw necessity of follow ulnlM. There WiHlkl Iw no needy Christian. He who had lack would nml In tlw tv and luwpltnllty of him vlo gathered much all lw ueeded. Tlwre Iwlng ih great unionist to ly to preuolwe, iw heavy cassises to n.et 1W eockMitloal pnrtwse. houew eoukl Iw built ami iuiilniltmd for widows and orplmns. Tin' sick eoukl tw nursed, lVrsoiw of lmmt . . . t . ml,L,Vi,HnU roiikl W . i i... hiKuifavhlv 1h4ihI. Thciv would 1h tmsuw lu the jwekew f Christian to ik overy it of spiritual ami phllan tlitMpIc work. A it wtands toilay the siirpln imMiov of the inarlty of the dk-lpk tf i'hlNlst Is usel up kiwly In k.ilng V(kvlastk-al imichlm1 lu imttkm. In tho kbul ehur'h of Christ the worship would be IntviHloiially ami dieectly to hl. In brooking of bread ami pruyvrw, lu reaillun and rxHiind Ing rlie wmI, In edifying ami exhort ing om another all would be refnhiM, Mirtnulty wonkl Ih given Oie wlado brtllMrloil to d.vWp and ex-1 otvlso any jrlft from tlw Spirit. All wxaild 1 "exhorted to covet .tlwae gift eplnlly tluwe iiHwt wrvki-able to the lit ruction, iNdiifort and upbuild ing of tlw church. It woukl Iw iiilrttt to all Ut jmplMsy In turn, To tl.liv ovciitUrht Hnls-tnumhibtl. "the otlkv of A bNmp" 111 tlw K. V. of the X. T.k would I' taught to Iw lawful, lnleul of ptvNumptuoti, in the brotlwrhcod. Tlw wlmlo lliig gronnWd Uoii the Hertptniv, "If a man purge himself fmuu tts- (deill lug thtngl. lie ctwtll Iw a wssol unto Imiior, icuictltkd, aud meet fur the M.'iNhv'w ut iuwI piptiril nnti every g(Hl work." This would cherUli ami H mil kite ntliv ctiMcratkm, With iUti comlUkm pivalllug oiw woukl Iw ald-i to go Into the cIiiiivIhk In S.ik'in, and in or many umlevelittictl. ami uiih-vird men of (ol sMak wllh mwh unction a t imosiinl In this de gimrato tlnw. 'tlw worship would not Iw corrupted with dlsphiy. Smr slug crs wvuld nut be cngagtd to attnu-t tlw uugolly ihm tlw lust of amuse ment tw apimnkil to Kntcrtnlumcut ami diversion woukl tw uuttlimighl of. or tlkoogbt f only to Iw condemned, (thlklnni' day, with h ro-ltatioit ami ciintatu would go. Teaching lys Hm use of arm ami putting tltcm through jiillliary evolutlniiM to HUrju-t ami "koip tls'iu In tlw idiiirch" woukl U uufnl a vorltabk" iiloouim. tlon ami devkv of Sahm. nntl tMirt tUiii and depraving. Worship would Iw holy, it woukl Iw tlw drawing nigh of w-.ttdicd and rethwimtl imn to (iml with ;wril gratkudo and fervent prayir In vlohmtku of III terfv- tlos ami gootlnetD and suppUitUUin of Ills pwrvy ami gnice. 'nw Ideal church of Christ wonkl sing to Cod. ami not Iw iiddro&Mtug ttsolf ao niuch to man. Tlw kktil chtwh of Christ would en tertain and rejoice hi the bhHl Iioih' of the persoiBil ami glorUai retum of lis Savior Head, who kft with the wnl that 1 would return and r' reive III lMpli unto hMliNelf, tlulice fortili to Kbare Ills comiKiny lu tin- rcstonil heaven and earth of faith ful promise. (1) bhwsod 1ion-:i Tlwy would watch for the proillchil sIcuh, harliligir of tlw Kim; h nnwlf. Tliey would ikw In tlmiii tlw nptiroach of iDornlug. They would lsdleve tlmt all tiiiH-s ii tv it. it the aiuie, hut t hut tlw:-i Is a rkl wlwn Mw promise dr.-iw nluh fiiliuluxnt. They wtaild not blumk'r ulig through the world as Ignorant of tlw nearness of r ik'inptktu "as the hiiithcn. Certainly, tlMv would not he mockers and revll era of those who wait for their Ird calling pnmhocy "humbug." "tomfool ery," uimI tlw like; and Mlovor who are InterosM In the coming of the consuminaMo'i, having etenuil life and irlory In that crisis, "heretics, "crank, "fanjillis. and so forth, o whame upon siicli a ajsmk Hi:htliii.'ly nod contempt uoitsly of Mm siiiv word of prrplMey which shlncth In a dark place until the d iy dawn! () that tlwy would Iwlleve Christ a reliable In Ills prodlotloiM as lu JIls t-ittimiiy eonceruing the Fatlwr ami the way to eternal life; and ihen seek by the Spirit, of whom Christ said "He shall show yon thing to come," to know tin1 events alluded to lu these "revenlul thlnirs." which lwkmg to us and to our children and aro a hvitlinate mat tor of study. The Ideol church of Christ would now he raising anthem of Joy at this breaking of the day. mrrh-woaned, they would nut Iw Ieeutatliig for years nls-ad. Heal es tate hi Sodom, the doomed city. HcIwh to go up in smoke In i h last day lire would lose their value, whil' ksiklug at the city whos builder Is Cnxl and tnxisure of Iwnior ami glory reserved in htwven, wkii to ls inherit ed and cnJo.Mcd. Tlw Ideal church of Christ would -not aing of dim III a a frtnid; but 1st i-rylng iMiitiuiially, ( iis ljuni Jesus, conw ipin-kly. The kloal chun-h of Christ would n a fortaiing church ferlMarlug one niK;tlwr in love. It would ls a nurs- cry, la whk'h tlte weak and Jgnonint would Is) cherished and teuderlv nurtured in goodnts and triirh. A dellnlUou of tlw toiifiw framed out of an iiniimture and lmxrfoct knowkMlg or Jmlgnwot. woiikl mt Is- iiouneed iism as a deadly lienny nml cause for wijKinatJon and iiiitagnilsm. It would Is? unwilling to allow that inisappiv hensUm ami enmlly to !l a,r- syiion ynw. The cku k of some we have heard, nieu lacking lu dilniitlon, biv)dliig and hiHiMuilt.y, not to sav Christ la nltj', who woukl fasten the Mtigniit of "error," or "damiiablc heresy" usii their superiors lu grace and In brains, who hold an lums-eiit opinion lu niKlitociinn'.K, or d'clare n great truth w'hlch their purblind sight has never behekl, woukl have no countenance or approval In the hwsil ohomh. its jooMo would be: "In things essential, unity; lu HiIiik doubtful, liberty; In all things, char ity." In the Ideiil church of Christ Kcrupkw would lie rosswied ami tniiit cd with tonderuiws as the convlcMons of a hoiiI wIm) would phase Cod, ac cording to Its apprehension of Ills will. All the biviihron jinlifht not eoln eldw In tho winie Judgment; and of course: a private, jms-hoikiI apiin'heji slon of dirty and of rlghteoiisneHS would imi is- piiMJwd to th vexation prevail, and credit would Is; given to o:in!i, as far as lwe could sl-rnlcli it, of loyalty to Clirlwt. A chronic nee-b-'iirdcer would Ilnd hinwolf dMelknv-sh-l)Mil as a coition thnis iwrson. The ldivtl church of (.'hrlst would admit only of goveniinoiit hy law, and Its ruk? would lie iu wiwd of Christ, the same tliat ulial! be the KtiU'.d.nnl In the lant day, n dechin'd by Christ himself, The dicta or tra ditions of imui would never 1m ele vabsl into a standard of light or wrongdoing. Tlie history of the lat txir Is that tlwy have frequently made lold the distinctly doelured Ilvlne law, and It Is monslroiiM that a man's reception to olcnifd life or condemna tion to (Iclwjuna should turn upon an other main's ojilnlon or 'Ipse dixit; and inoro m that it should Iw afl'ecled by a jwrverslon of Hlw kiw of Christ or an Iniwvaitlon In Ills kingdom. Still, iu tho ideal church, where a subject wins a mattiir of comparatively small Importance, involving no serious tru Hi, RubmhtHlon to the ordlimnoca of the church wlicn imt contravening the oomnwindmouts of Jesus, would cheer fully pneva'H. The Ideal church of clirlist, tlunlly, would be a working church, Not iiiiduiicI,rllla.ilingof the whole lsKly')Vrl,rl't' 3? y('nrs lM'for,0' 'l.loBt the of the oluct. Mutual confidence! woukl I L"1'? ,,,l,,lll.llll P!! Jtul.ll,( courting tho walks! of nwi nor afraid of tlw torror of tne tuigouiy. wtnau not le tk'hwyl ly Jl alwuw or uimsis'Muible fear from publkly con fusing llmlM ami punching lw way of life. r'Jlksl wkth wU he ipmllilea t.nuuwratd lu 8 i"eH'r 1 :M (which mid), th ohurvh wvukt "ultlwr U klk tluaotlv. wtotuploytd. toi w to kdvwl mvr unfruitful lu tlw know UHtirM f our lord Jesua Christ." inuuvh work." Hiowew, wtikl not Utlwana Is ofMi sMlkHtt tho present day. much of which la wsdly nct-ltuikUmt: but of tho kind which prevalkHt lsfwe tlwro wero utvisaai ami w hlch fc nwntkuwil Ui I Tim. 8:10 ami i4.-wwlwre. lisp.iliUly waikl iweochtng of the tlesisJ Wlmro iMirtsl 1 not known Iw prosecuted wllhacdor and love, as It wa lu tho oarly days when dlsoll -went everywhere pi"vu'hlu the word, ewm Into atmngo liUitls, isiuitf auiHiniti aner a gny noit by th.Ne wlio had not resting np.ni litem the "Ww Is ine If I iireach not tlw OospW." IhaiMleaa In tlw l l.ol church everything would U disie C at tlw lrd nxpiliv; oimI thl slUNild Iw tho extent or a ChrWttkur atuhl Uoii. O for tlw ld.rl ihimdi of Chikd. It iiiime one. Its spirit otw. It object oiw. Its how mte, It Foundc1 mw, Ami tills iuio lu every litstanee that w hkh Jiwu Intended ami of which we read In Mw Dpi! In, Upon u. beMinn, rst tlw resjion- sl Ulllty of ircNtorlug tlie unity wnwn our ratiiers ttmk away. in we io It T Shall Suk'in take Uw load mm Is tlw m.lel city of tlw wrk! ail ' nintile to ChHstotiiluin? Tlw work l mi high iuhI holy a to eiket ctwtuil cmlit on the woi kuwn. 11 u rtoiv Christianity as It wo. Iwt ii get tlw stone out of tlw ruliUsli ml build again the walls now lying lu ruin. Iwt ii "take cmrugo ami do. ami the Lord will Iw with tlw go.nl." Ui us mt say, "l am satlitlkl wMIt Vhlns a they nn) I wont tllrhtkm; I Will suid m.wlf hi koe aKirt Iwlwvet lu Christ!' No, iw; If Christ I at ha ml. we want to l ekwr of nwfjr .In. ittdilsm liicluthd. C for tls kkal rliniM'h. w hose club divu shall not mak "half lu tlw sMHh of Ashdod." ami half In tlw Hebrew tongiw. t) for a clmrcM which eiiiluii.s nil nuhit-o that lu a iyltig we Is'hrtig to w we sluitl sny wo Is.kaig to all. With freedom to go and vllt our brethren from time to tlnw. ami ww Ikiw tlsy ami fclkov hlp them hi the Iml. wltlmut Isiv lug the splh-ful phniMW hurled at us of Iwlng "religious mn" qr "fjilp Himl vasmiim." (If "oil ivm, may Iw forgive tho wrotclsnl mwtarles who use sneli ktitgiuige!) Surely, we have had enough of m cmrlanwm, aud It I high time to tthdUh It. keeping only tlw ClirNtkinlly whkh w luiit at pi-nt In amalgam. If we have wrHtisi tt''orditi a lp reveiiliHl will of (lod us is'iimil by holy men of old, our isT deserves praetk-al rei)ii, If va have not. let some one wler It) th Hcrlprure show out of tlie Itook the ohl pntiis and tlw good way that Christian may ls togetlwr a children In oiw house. Meanwhile tlwre I mw wmsolutory tloiii.-lit, It 1 tlmt lliuilly, whuii tlw bkws.1 Feet ahull once niore stand t'lmil the Mount of Ollvv. ami the Klitk shall reign skkrloin.ly upon the ivirth disunion will have fused Into iiiihiMken ii ml etenuil unity, ami 1 1 tore Khali ls 'Ssw ttis k and one Shepherd, So may It be! CUM "I'M STANTIAI. K V 1 1 KNt K. Circumstantial evkleuc came very mar caui.liig u until to Is lynched suit also to Ih imjiistiy accused of rol beiy. That hapwuet m-nrly .'In years aiio ou Whldby Uliiud, a fctv uillcs frmii this city, and It remit red over s Himrter of a century to establish tin1 IliliiKVIice of the accuscil, The evl diiieo of the man' guilt wa o nsi elusive that the peo)ile of tho Island seriously i-oiiHldered tlw advisability of lynching li! in. Inasmuch a ls had persistently denied the theft In M'lo- niilon to tlw testimony or mur a oosen witness' who were jstsltlve of hi irnllt. Finally, he was given "I hours to leave the l-linnl. lie protested his Inuis'eiK-e to tlw last, but he did nut lo any time In siceptlug the Invlta tlon. In tlw early 'M) ou Whldby island a party of men were at work hi a Held mowing hay with old fashioned Kcjthes, A stranger came along seek ing employiiH'iit. A few hours Is-foiv a m-lKl'lnr hapiioiiod along and imld the overseer, Luke Wright, IK) In gold, which wa tied up In a buck skin beg Mid put In a coat p.s kot. It lurked soiui) time from Isdug llm noon hour, ami the owner carcletody threw tlie coat on a bunch of gmss. All Mil wa wltnciotfd by at least half do.cH men. In using the scythe tlw at ranger hud occasion to remove the ii nit so a to cut the grass, lie re moved the Karmeiit a few feet and laid It hi the stubble. At ihh.ii the men kiMH-kinl off preparatory to going to lunch. The owner picked up the n at ami the gold was missing. The most dllllgeut hiii rci fulled to llml II hiding place. Nuturally suspicion cen tered ou the similiter, and that nooii crystallized Into couiiiinlv evidence of guilt. Six men wero ready to swear to the fact a stated, Tlie stranger wn told lu no tlllliil takable term that Iw would Iw tin guest of honor at a lynching jsirty If he did not produce the money. Tlie feeling was very slrong, but the ad vice of cooler head tiggitcd that rliere might lt' a doubt as to the man's guilt, a the money could not be found lu hi possession. 'Die millter was settled hy driving the stranger off the Island. No one ever doubled his unlll and many expressed the opinion that after stealing the gold he cached It and at a later date returned for the treasure. That was the way the mat ter stissl for more than Ikl year. The Held III which the men worked was tilled year after year, and gradii ally the story of the lost gold assumed the phase of n legend, Not many years ago the farm was purchased by John Cilloxplc, I.Ike his pmloccsHors he continued to plough the land and sow crops. One day the upturned fur row revealed the presence of two or three so( gold pieces. A llud like that beat farming nil to piece. In an In stant ho was down on his knees scratching In the dirt find picking up coin, lie found more and more of the double eagles until the amount ran up to fitKl. The must dllllgeut search failed to reveal any more hidden wealth. Then, when the story was known the old timers decided that the gold was found Just about the spot where Luki i.-iumv woint-in llttll OMK nilica orflicu away from the Islund, and their where- ulstiits are unknown. Hut, neverthe less, CIllcKplc's find litis established the Innocence of the stranger who wiih iinjiislly accused of robbing his em ploycr, and who, had ho been arrested, would doubtless have served n term In the penitentiary for (arcany. Port Townsend (WiihIi.) Special to the Hun I' ranclsco I'.xuinluei'. ATA SKA IS ItOOMINO. It strikes one a little oddly to hear about a building boom lu far nwny Alaska, and yet such Information Is brought to Portland by a gentleman whose stialenients are credited. This Is C. A. Allsky who bus Just returned from a lnwlness trip to Alaska. He spent a month In Juneau and a short time In KM ka. Fifty buildings are now in construction at Juneau and many of then) aro handsome. Hard times are not known. The yearly out put of the Troadwell mlno, according to this Informant, is $1,(KK),km) and twenty-five years of work are hhs'ked out ahead. Six steamers per month aro running from Pugot Sound to Alaiska and trading between Puget sound cottutiies and Alaska boa in creased four fold. ! , i Mr. Galloway's Thought ful Address Upon Iudlvldiul Cuarartfr l)rifiul the Strfiifth ami Wecurlly of ('ivlllutluu. There Is lnvrdly any other wont In our kingmure which menu mmv lu life, tluUl tho wiwil clauwcttT. It rep resent the siiin of all Unit us'ii and woiihsi are lu themselves. It may Is coiuMiivd to a rervolr Into which nil tho rlvuh't ami stnsim of sr so mil Hiwir empty tlsiusiivt. f.wiu lug tlw collected ituli of life' ac cumulations, A hti Issai wild "It ts tlw crown and glory of life, It I human uul u iv lu It Ut fociu. It I moral order etnlsslhsl In tlw Individ tul, Men of elm noils' an not old) the (XHwekHK'e of sm-IHy, but In over) vWl governed state tls'y are It lstt Iikmivo power, Tlw slreiictli, the e- nitty ami the clvlllteatlmt of a nation nil dos.nd iih.ii liidlvkbutl liwni.tin' It eouMllhito a rank In Itself, unil illifiiliH and exult every stailoii tu life," Votl may iidmbx' person of In ti'lhvl biH sous-thing more U ihm-s nary lsforv )oii will trust them. It is ;tld that knowledge I Hiwer, but clmitu-b'r Is puwr In a inm-li Idghiv sense, for triltlif Illness, Itltvgitty, gmsliiess, lioii'tr snd cuiislsniicy r iiialtt!i" whk'h eounniuid the rout) d.Mi.v ami tvssi t of all imuiklud. Integrity 4s tlw backbone ! rliurac- bf) ami a loyal ndlwcenee Ui veracity mm most prominent eharucierlsile. Thein Is u inii.lifulnes lu ueiloiis its well a lu woixU, ami In order to msi mi w.ltflil of chnracii-r. a man must really ls wlwit Iw xinis to u. Ibssv the man with true character must ! thoroughly histest homul with him- Htdf, lHtiieHt v Hli Ids fvllow aud Ism t lhfore tlisl, Tlsit clairiu-ter Is miMt perfect whkil Is the nwutt of tho Nwt develotmwut MMtabk of Usly aud sitlrit, of mind, conscience, hiit and soul. Thl I the end; all vUw I but the llieiui. 'Hi ' Hot thu Ustsl SIKi-es tul Ufa In wlihll wan get the most (iliiwnro, tlw luom UKMiey, the liuwt owvr oi piuoe, minor tr lauw; nui u that life hi whk-h he gels the liiottl manhoisl. mid 'rforio the greatest amount of U4oful work and human duty. We are to a groat extent tin architect of nor ow n diameter. Cur iiiIihI are glveu us, bill our cbttinotcrs wtt make, 'he mmd 1 tho garden tint tiiiiiiiebi' I lite fruit; tho tniud Is tho whlt isigi'j tlw character I tm writing wo nil on H." "A snbtk thing Is a e'lanwier; aud a e.sisituit work 1 Hs f.u iimiUm." Whether It Iw good or bod. It ha lswi long In It growth, aud I tlw aggregate of million of mental act. A gmsl clmr sehr I a prsksi tlJng ami tho work of limiting It thu ttolik'st work ou annu, It Is during youth In whkh the In flueiw suiTouudlng us are nuwt int- tent nisi It I that porl.nl lu which I lie r.MitidaUous of our cmirncter ar nttit- IM1. "UeUM-iiil"-," Mild Iwd Col lingwoml ouiv to a ymitig man, "Is' fore joii are live and iwmty you must eshiltlish a ehurotier that will serve or ruin you through life." It Is dur ing till period lu which the average Hi receive hi education and pre pare himself for the dllll.-s of ttfler life; ami tlie asms-hit Ion of this eilil ciitliunl s-rlod form a H-erful Uiilu tine lu shaping hi clioracter. The Isstks he studies ami rends, (lis sur rottmllog, his iimm-Lalcs, .ncl.'N ami siiustlmiiles nil eu their llillil.'ln for g.Msl or evil. How l;iisirtunt thai I lew. should Iw of a iiatuiv to assist In Mint broad. litgli-mlmbM, Nrfeci devidopiiMMit which will b.-st lit him for a iioUe, sucM'kful and uwful life The force of example Is swsflil. We are to a great extent Ti'iiture of Imitation, .uul therefore, lllter'slrs with pifHoii of dis-ldel virtue and exc'lh'ucel of gmit Import a iue hi the formation of a gissl character." Hotter Is? n lone 1 1 in ii In bud coiimany 111 ipiulliles are cutchlng as well n diseases, (in with low sople and you think life I menu. It Is a trite hut triii. imului that "a uiau I known by tho foiiijiii'iy he keeiN." Kvl ishii pllliy Is like tobacco stiioko you enn not 1st long In ls peteiis) without carrying away the taint of It. Prom Impure air we lake ilisease; from Imd comimuy vice find imperfection. liieivfoix. avoid ii much ns istsslblc the company of nil vicious person whatever: for no vice I alone and ull are Infectious. Washington was wool to say, "He courteous lo all, but Inti mate wllh few, and hi those few Is1 well tried lfore you give them your cimhdem-c." It should Iw tlw nliii of nil young srsoii to go Into gisid so ciety. We do not menu the society of tho rich, the proud and fashionable, nut tne sisK-ty or tio wise, lw lutein gent aud the good. Our ediMiitlon should ls such as to Insure a lianuouUMis developmenl whU h will Isist lit us for the duties ami responsibilities of after Ufe Young fsMile who s.tid many jusirs at sclHsd wre too often apt to ls tlnl down by the shackles of mithiulty, ami thus Ihmiim clialned to the past, liiMleod of pnwsltig forwanl In the broad roail of prngrtslon, Tlwy are loo apt to forge-t the greal end of life, which Is "to Is ami 1o do, not to rood and Im-imnI over what oth ers haw lscn and lone." . 'Tlie exH-rl.noo galmsl from Iswk Is learning, hut the xpciienci' gnlm-d from aetunl life 'Is wkshon." As bus Is'eii said "It Is eompiiratlvely easy to be a gisnl blisdllphor, but Very dif ficult to live a life worth writ lug." If there Is not harmonious development a iimin may Iwj-oiiw like a tree wllh the br.inclws till ifi mw side, ami so IsM'omo wiH'isl ami oue-sldiKl men tally, and iwnclihully forget that tlww Is any thing else In the world hosldcs his own trade or profcslon. A ckirgyman all divinity and noth ing else, or a liiwyitr all precedents, di-clslnus ami revised sla.t-iiles, scholar all book learning and nothing more, Is always u ihiorc Jess pitia ble object." The eiirpeuror sihoiild Is' siimolililng inore Mian an animated hummer, and a day kiilsirer more than a walking spade, Ht. Itornnrd, tlw pkus Ablsrt, of Ckilrvuiix, was so iiiiwh of a saint that ho could kei.p no llosh on hi homn; Xciindcr, the chuix'h hlslorkin and juxifiesHor In one of the (leiniiui unlvpiihlllos, could not find his way to the lecture room to his own house alone. ColorUlge ,nd Wordsworth with all llsilr kaiiilng and fame did not know how to hike off the collar from a horse. JNmgluss JoiTold said he mice know a man master of twentyfoiir kingiiignw, but who md not an idea In any of thorn," Tlieso Instnmws show us tlw tiuNiianeo (f thut harmoniloiis devckupiuiMnti of iwhlch wo have spoken. It Is possible fof ft man to be a good scholar, ft chiar ,tliliikir, a log ical reawmer, and nit least a fair, aver age man of husiiwss Usi; and towards this doslrciiblo gisil en-ery young nian and wwumii slioiiid lend Iholti cmi-gles. The llwt thing to Iw done to accom plish Mils result tin huinaii cultim, Is to develop ns far as possible all the powers ot mind and intellect, and then ask nal.inw which faculty she Intended should lead tlie rist. Hut do not consider your education complete on tewing college and setlUng down to noma ibusinews or profession. I're- servo ImdiMIi of Issl.v and luliid and you can iliiarn faster after thirty el even forty than hefore. It lis tn( that the brains and ilntellects of onost iht- sons oecamo iuggisii py itlilrty ns fur u thd ijove of etudy i concerned. Thl Is ni ."or the twaut of use. Mliidy I liksoin, a those who study hut lu ll. Not wis-ii tlw ibrsln Is cxer 4. I in imlly. As wilt.li tlw tasty, so wltn the lualii, line gives suppleness tdastlelty, aud eiHrgy. Then kis'P this limtruuiont of llw anlinl lliuber by d illy rxenise, for It nspilres hnbltuiil study tu acquire and retain mental dtsctplliw. If these constant a cumulation of kmtwhslgo gulmsl by study ami -xs-rwis-e are of tlw right nutiue, they will strmnrtlmn aisl widen that (rue character which ithould l est al ills lust by every .vising man ami woman dur ing the educational peeks! of life. Tlw wirciiKUi ntsl si a ml log of a nn Moil diis'lids upon the charaeter of its ellipsis, lin king In paiiollsm and lulegiilly id pnipiMii, the honles of Chinese noldierv went down lsfore Hie liese eidlghteiwd mnuhissl of Jirp uii. Tisi ofiisi sMiiiii, we enleruilii foiilMsllngs of the decay of air free litKittniliNis; but so kmg ns men of character aro kept at the helm no malt r from wlmi msiksi of the coun try tlsv tony eiw, or wlsit their polliletii and religion conviction may is, 1st assured of a safe Nlilge 'hrough tho rapids and whliiiMHils which may emliimror IIm ship of stale, It 1 istl the Intelligent I'l'Och mid Irish Catholic or tl Kuuilsh and Cor ntiiii I'rotesinul liiimlgrouts we mcd fear; but the I'luillK'teliewt cbiss who know no Hag, no country and no Cod. Itous'lcMM tiiouifh'i' they Invade tlw ueriM piislmi of the AiiMS-kmii lions., ami bring all dWtllneilisis of wealth ami chauier lo tlodr owii low level, Tho bniva tisti ami women. whoe ehiinwter U the enduring foundation of this government, are of mwHy et-y li.i'Utmilliy ami embrace nisirly ewry ertssl mid IsHiif ; colisi-lcnllou lu tlw Integrity of tls'lr conviction, w orslilpplug the saim tlisl, protected by the Hiupk fold of the mime Hag, iiikI Inspired by the satis1 fiwllug of Justice, hiimnolty, and a firm Is-llcf In the beirilssiiiMsl of man, Whore Is tie Aluerknil who cnmiol fmifet hi ri'pulilliiinlsui or his thin- iwnicy lu the proud ronMioiisms that Lincoln and li.siul.iss were his cinmlryiiMii, Or where I the ittal whose benrt dis not 1 1 trot t wlili sil rloilsui nii.l pride lu contemplating lh military achlevetmsil. and world wide fame of I Irani and Kluii.lail, the one a PiHitesbilit the other a embolic, but IkiI.Ii the irtitn.li t lys of Anwr k irn clil-i-lilp. We might go on In definitely and yet tls one Important fact whim If upwmiitilml It wvi the char.i.-t.s of the mini, nud not til religion or poUllial convt iileln e by whUh hi iihiiiIhmhI ami worth were measured. A liiiHou destitute if elsir-iu-t r loiist so. in nis away Ix-foro (he euwiinl mini h of a hlkisT clvHlxatloii, A Mtlltlciil party whose aim 1 spoils and pku-e, witlestt ohunK'ter, cnumg I. ng emlnre. A piMfenrtir of Christian liy, wist 1st not a ehnrncicr built i.poii the enduring fMiudatlou of hti n.aulty and charity, 1 a disgrace to any church. Tlsise who built tlw foundation id thl Institution more than fifty cnr him wen iis'ii ami women of luilexl hie ch!ir!ictr nud wiw iiosscssul of tlw hlgls'st stamp of trtw mniilKKxl, nml cj.iltcd wotimnhiMsl; and while the mnjorily have pasMsl U-ymid llw feiiluts of Unite exlstisiiw, yet they have left a lusting Impress Ummi the rhantcbv of the Institution they hcl)sd to build; but Its enduring foun dation I llw chartti-t.T of the t mien! t.ow nttemlliig ami those who liavc gone forth with the s.nl nml sam 1 1, si of this tls'lr Alum .Muter. Y4- the ma terial fir the future grand altaliimeiit of the WIllnmrHte I nlverslty when Salem shall ! a city uf nu hundred thousand luhiiblmut, and the Willam ette valley will ciiiiinln n million h-o-pie, will ! Min stMks purity of char- mi or, Inltvcliy of pittpose. and virtue of tlw men and women, who will go from out tlie. hulls, to lake their plmis a tillmiis and holts' bulldei of thl train! y.siug stale of our. Ye, day by day Joii art bulldlus this strm'tun. railed character, nml every net of life Is a slom lu the mighty edifice. It Is to ! an endur ing structure, therefore hike lus-d how you build It. See to it thai the foundations shall Iw sivure. I lo put lint Id ii pi in the liarriov prliw.lplo of prejudice, bigotry, lutolcramv. fa mil liisui nml Injustice; but build It of generous proHrt-t.iui mi the hroad primtlphs of integrity, hois-sly, con slslem-y, limrliy, Jiottlce and eiptnl rlk'hts for all mankind, adding day hy nay to tin tteiy edllioe pure, noble, iiprlkiit dtiols, until at tlte end It shall stand a fair temple, honored by Cod ami man. rxotvupiuH Pi iti.ii; t.Axns. (.rent Areas In the Pulled Stale Which Have Not Heell Uevcloped, Tho governor of Wisconsin whs re cently lu Xcw York on a visit, uiiiler- lakeii with tls object of promoting t tit settlement of some unoccupied parts or w iscoiisin. lie umilc the statement then that there are 'J.'i.ikhi.iumi acres of laud In the slate unoccupied nud un improved ami siiliuble to tho require mi. nl of sen lc is having some knowl edge of agiiiiillure. These figures may sisrni large to .New Yorker who read of the sale of real estate hv mpiare feet, but, when compared with the nerenge of some other states In unused land, Wisconsin's llgures are iilmiist Insignificant. It Is a fact thut no one know ex actly how much unoccupied hind there I III the Culled Slntes. All the flitmes on the subject are conjectural. There uie In the United Slates I.imni.imki.ikmi acres or surveyed public lauds nml about I.ihhi.ihki.ihki acres of uiisiir veyed, undeveloped, ami Indian land ami reservation. Hie greater part of the mountainous region of the Ibs-kle ha never been accurately surveyed, and recent llgures from the slate of .Nevada show the misurveyed portion to Is' lu excess of the surveyiM part hy over fi,(KHi,(t"l iicre. lu California, too, there Is a very large amount of unstirveyed hind, and lu all the terri tories millions of acres of Hie name kind. XOVKLTIKS POK RNTttHTAlNKItS Tho hosless who Is n member of some literary sisiely or writing group can arrange a novel luncheon for her co-workers by the following simple method: Let the places nt the table be designated by nilnntiire books, re ueinbllng lu appearance If possible, those of classics from various lan tuages, (in each tiny volume put the mime of, the guest, When she open her hook, It will he found stored with boiilsms. A folded page should also he enclosed on which Is a brief account of th author whose name ap pears on the back of Hie mock volume. This suggestion can be modified In n great many ways, so Hint there Is plenty of chance for the hostess to ex press her own Individuality lu curry ing nut the Idea, It Is easy for n young woman who Invites her coinpiinlons of the tennis ttiurt to a tenuis lunch to astonish her guest by ultiiie decorations. These can hn ninde to seem pultc clnbortule without necessitating nny great out lay. Por Instance, let the (able repre sent a tennis court, tho linos Indicated- by ribbons pinned on tho doth, while across the center a while silk net can he stretched, supported by pol ished wooden poll1. If the hostess has a knack of ornamental nnhitlmr, she can decorate her menu cards wllh tennis designs and, appropriate, descrip tions, "Jiove nil'' will serve for the champion's card nml "Wrong court," will he appropriate for the young man whose tennis achievements ure not h remarkable as thoso ot ls dully oc cupation. A "poverty supper" Is a daring thing for a newly-mnriied couple to attempt, but with their Uitimato fiicuda It Is entirely safe, and It wilt Iw productive of iiimii aiiiusenieiu, suic m ih . will exiss-t lo llml all (tiling nud fiiiiilhlng sph k and span new. As em nt is iismilly In Just Hint iiiiidllloii, tt Is often dllllcult . . . M ...l.tt fof tliem 10 OUIHIII ill" lirow-r en. in for a poverty supper, but om old dishes nud silver can Iw borrowed nud the new outfit of kitchen wares will nerve. The effect on guests who ex pected to llud tho table net with glit tering eiitglsss, new china, and bright silver miming which, perhaps, they will look for the wedding girts they themselves gavel hut who see nn array of broken dishes, Hit and Iron pans, nud "cooking" knives nml npooii euu Iw easily Imagined. To Im consistent, tlw first course should be ou the table nml consist of the most nieagro fare-crackers and wnler, stale brend snd scant supply of butler, or something of that sort. For tern isirary decoration of the dining room, use cheap lithographs nml pictures cut from liettstiiS'is. lo lint light the gas, but for the first few minute con lent yourself with a dim lamp of small slxe, or, tsiter yet, cuudles stin k lu hollies. Clve the gnosis lime lo lake In the detail of the poverty show la thu dim Ilk-lit. then turn mi the lights, bring ou the pretty thing and serve Hie ihitnllcst supper you tun connive. MI STS AMI MI ST.VT8. Prodliflnii ii are the manual of cihpwtto Issued In these days, imlssty with a kind heart, a ilcsire lo pnnse, ami the mere rudiment of knowl edge of llw simpler stsial ttMponsl- hllltlc need worry about ilnir "milli ners," rue scir respts'i mat a g'ssi ciilim Icllie nml self reliance give will keep you from pushing and Intruding. A for "rule for conduct." pisdi! You need hardly boili.fr nlsuit that your own sense iloc not suggest, Arbitrary rides of elliiuclte, such n concern llw proper way tu shako hand, the iiiiin- 1st or cam to iw ten nt reception, the wny lo turn out your nml the special greeting Hint I the current fad. all these rules are liable to change from season to neasoti, vary lu different localities-, nml iwaii very Utile anyhow. A handshake thut Is the result of cordial Intent can never Is. rode, imr 111 done, Had temper i nlwa) III bred. Conduct of any kind that put in Iter to dlNtres I nlwny bad manner, illsrespect to nge or to tin dlguliy that oltlce or high achievement confer I nlwny how- less rmleucs. nml your own good heart will tell youihnl. The young girl Just out of schisd Is overwhelmed -with musin'ts and in tm is, but most of them nre nonsense. If she I modest nml self reslMH-lliig, she will know that llw Inevitable "young ma n " must tw treated with sumo reserve, Hut she m-cd imt 1 afraid to take his arm If she need his nsslstniice, nor lots she committed n social ci linn If she doesn't take It so long ns neither course I followed lo her own dUtreMi, or to hi tiiuiecessnry c iiilwirniKMuent. She wilt know that lltl Mime young fellow should Include her mother or guardian hi sis-lal plans, nt least till such time a the mother or giiardlnii have Judged him to Is trusted with the escort of the girl al inc. Her ow n Instinct will tell her that she should ut receive rich pres ent from n man utiles she I eiiitaginl to him. Inn ii u we it I never comforta ble to Is. miih-r obligation lo nny one, whether a "young man" or iiut- lhat flic I mi lu a position lo repay. Alt llm other mustn't easily rniiKe them selves under some equally simple nml rensolinble rules. Many of tlte remaining cause of nuxlety to the iieopyts come under I lie bend of prompt ami exact replies to s.m in I iinic Involving the making of s.s-hil engagements, of e.imlly care fully keeping of social eiimigeus'lits, big nml little, of friendly ilmughtftil lies of the one who Is 111, or who Is having nu niuiiversnry of some kind that tltiuaiiil a tall, or tine of re membiatne or greeting. Then there nre "table milliners," nml t hey nre made smii n buglwnr that one' npe tlie is nil lost. Hut even at the most formal dinner you need not Is- afraid. W II tell Dm InsOes. She I llposfd tosel the cMimple for everyone, Hon't ls frightened, and don't do anything lu a hurry. Indeed, those two stig gesilou will bring you through nlmest any formal ih-ciihIou if ymi keep s sharp lookout, and nnueiiiher Hint go.Hl toniMr ami n niislest desire to please, will make up for tm-re awk wardness nud make up hiimUomdy, WI1K.N NOT OX VI UW. Soiled llnery I far worse than none. Unless a woman bus time or a inn HI to Insure the proper care of hues nml Jewels she ii i ti k t not attempt to wear them. Ileal luce must never Is' sowed lu place perms lieu tly. Let It Iw so attached (hut It can Iw removed when the garment is taken off. If the lace ha Iswll rlllled, It should be gathered ou a draw curd Hint can be loosem-d to allow Hie nillle to spread out flat. Uou't fold luce; cover it Hal with (Is sue is'r, nud roll paper ami luce to gether, avoiding (ill Mat crease. Iice that Is soiled m a v be laid on a pnper heavily sprinkled with tbuir. a layer of flour to he then sprinkled on the hue ami another paper put over it. After a few iluys shake the luce frtw from the Until', ami the result, except iu ease of stain, Is usually satisfactory. There nre niaiiy directions for wash ing lace, hut better than all of them Is to keep It clean so that it will not ihmmI washing. Uon't have It "cleansed," for the cleanser I yet to be found who doesn't return Hie luce chalk-white mid stiff. Only the Idle hand should wear Jewels, and ring should be removed when the hands are washed. The best place for line stones when not In use Is deep down In Jewelers' sawdust, but they will do very well shut up hi a box, secured against being milled about. Clitiiiniid ami all hard stone may be dipped in warm soap suds ami even rubbed with a very soft brush, but tlie best rinsing Is nci'oniplisheil by holding the stone under ft (low of hot water. While still wet and hot pour a fuV (Iron of alcohnl over the stoiiq and no rubbing to dry It Is neces sary. Sever poke' sticky and hit of chilli nuder tho setting of stones, or use a tough brush for such treat nient Imperils the setting. Once a year stones that nre constantly worn should be Inspected ami denned hy a Jew eler. Veils ate n serious Item of expense In inislern women's dressing. Have a change of llioin, and after each wear flatten the veil out, lay it ou tissue pusr nml mil veil nml paper together. A veil Is thus kent ci-lsn nml umiuul. and with grout cure will hist almost ns mug ns tne nut, 'J lie toes or line shoes and slippers should be slutted, out with paper, each slus folded In cloth. Never poke lino shoes Into a shoe bug to rest with nil their weight on Hie toes. Smooth out the wrinkles from irlovcs after wcuiiiu?. iliixt thom kit with a cotlon cloth or tissue paper, mow irto iiiem, ami lay them closely lu ft box. Cloves should never tin Jammed together flat. TO MAKE A MAN TALK, Don't fire a lot of small talk nt n shy or silent iiinn, and don't pronunco him stunld If he falls to return eiiri-na. ponding lnnnltles, Ordinarily when a man is silent It Is been use you have not put him to talking about Hie right tlilllir: n ml If he accnm iilitnl.1 II lu 1,... cause you have not Interested him. (tins imiKe the mistake of thinking the essential tltlng that they them selves should seem to bo 'ihnvlmr , elegant time," and that b why they iniiiuiain nn unceasing now or chatter. Hut the real credit conies In innklng the escort linve a crootl tlmn Tim o-i,.i who can sit absolutely quiet and keep a ma a taming is tne clever gin, aud if Dm iiinn U sluphl she I doubly clever. It Is well to 1irt ft Utile coaching from the hote ns to tlw business or taste d" the innu presented, nud then . . ai aim tin IihiI armiinl to milt Joel kindred to hi Interests. It 1 dreadfully rude to tai yonr , ft . A (a i n If it t lis bllt It lOCIUI nsiuiw u mih i"" uiau with you talk ftbout his shop, v.... , know anrlhllK It all Ull - ------ - ' about hi litilnrs, Imt If you tippear lliterestwl nml wnimns oi i" ita the man will talk like one In spired. ften a little preliminary silence will put a any msn i . Ho reallxe Hint he U Mpsrled to plunge Into a roiiversntloit mid pres- ...... t...u.M .J 1,1a null ni-cnrd. or Fill II li-,l. "".7 , , , . give htm souw small commlloii, let Idlil fetch you nn ice or go ir shawl, or mk him nU-ut llw in an you Inst saw him with. If you nre rk-ver at guessing a mini's imssl, you inny perhiip Ventura with one w ho I bored beyond mensiire to nny. "I kimw you think I mil going to mnke you In k. but 1 am not; I am going to sit quite still, for I hnve exhausted nil my small lnlk."nd. Iwhobl! likely Iw will be nt once launched, so delighted Will be 1st lo Iwllevs that he I relieved of small tnlk. When Iw I slnrbil lend him on with syiiipnthelle iueHons, help him to say clever things, wt him see he Im presses Slid Interest you, give hbll reign nml Hike your ease. Tlw man will go home nml vole you the one lu- t..H..-tl..,r ulrl nf I he cvellllllf, HlllI that Is ihe liiisiriuul ncconipiisiiiiiein. ALASKAN HOP.MtAUY IMSPPTK Croat llrllalu' New 1alm ml the ohl On-goii I J iw tontnrt-ersj. Orwit Itrlialu's imw claim to issirty oO.iisj wiiwre inlk-s f Alnsknii t'trl Utry umler tier rss-nt doHoHkni "f the lsmmtary ls-tws.i Atuudta ami IMt Isli AneTkn Is reaiJy ihu Ii like a re oissdng of the ltnttoi nueetlon. Otbl ly enough, t. tt is Just llfty ycs imv this eoimtrv and Cn-at Ihitnln were lu tlwthk k of tle strngithi ovi-r tlmt oiwstlon. Tin extretiw claim or i be fulled HUiUm In 1H.' .u ir a Istumlary ou tlw ismiUH d ft I degrs 4 ms-ond. and out if ttwit claim grew the cry of "r'lfty-foiir, forty, or light r' Thut iwrtlntitJir iirii oi iai Uihfw wa ehiwwu tsswise It inarktsl the southern Isnimlary of Hussuui ter- rltre tsi the Pacllte 4inrt. a It mw mark tlw southern IsNimlary of the Aliiska i.un'htwe. irsnst Hrliaki ex tn'iw cirilm wn for tlw CohutiMa river as a Issimlary. Tlmt would have t'lven Jkt Hirts-fisirtlut of what Is now the slate of Wnwhlitgton, while a Isiumlary west f Um lbs ky mount nlus at 51 dtisnssi min. wmtld have glveu tlw t'lilt.-d iSmie rather uwre than ludf of Itrlilsh Coluiuhia. and tlw lst half of Cuit. hen Istrd Ashbnrl.si eanw to this country In 1HI2 with tlw l-ois' of iwt tllug the Issimlary iieUou Issween Maine nnd Canada after the king of the Xeihorhiuil had given up the nt !inpt to iiti.limte If, Iaule Webster, then sts retar)' of slate, luid It lu mind to push for a seiihuuotit, as well, of the Oregon boil 'diary ipwsiloii. Hut after Iwrd Asliburtoii bail ylekhsl 7,111 of he VJ.imi so ii i re mile III dls pule on the Malm frontier )w dtHilmsl (o 'onsltlr tlw rigs;i isMimlary- Tie Ashburton (rent)', or VapHiibitlon," a sisiie Kiigllshm,n bitterly called it, left this coimiry and tinsil Hiitalu with a w-H iiinlersttSKl Isnimlary from llw eastern limit of Mahw to Ihe It. sky iiHiimtalist, the lliw from Ihe like of the WinkIs to the mountains Isug tlw parallel of 4'. tlgrces north lot It isl... Itcyisid the Ibs-ky mmint alns l.iy (he ih4iUiille kind known then a tlw Oregon country, and wu bnwiug part of what In now Montana, all of wind an now l.Lilto. ongou ami Wushlngioii, nud. according lo our claim, a substantial plwoe of wliat Is now Itrltksh lerrttiwy. Ilils Oregon country was claimed jwirtly umler Hie Irentbs with l'ram-e In li;, fl nw lUuo of tlw IsiiilshtiKi puniuise, ami with NxUu lu lM'.l, nml itarlly hy nil son ut the discovery of llw Columbia river In ni'.' by an American. Capt. Cray. Kmrlaud also claimed the reg ion, and an nnsment was drsnvn for a Joint iHi'iiititkin for ten yetir. This won extmled imletuiltcly In vj, with a luxu lso that oil her mwts; might almmloii tlw agreement after twelve itioitth' notice. Holland bad dtsiimHl a m'tilement Hait tlxist tlie bomidiiry :it the foriv-nluiii parallel. Matters so remained until exnlora tlon on the part of the t'niicd Suites Is'gau to douioiistr.-ite In some im'iis- nre the value of the Oiviron countiT. nml the American settlers tliore eom- plalmil of tlw cuipiervutlve silcy of (he llritisli fur trmllng company imst- ntltig within the ronton. The Interests of the company ktl it to n.fer the presence or wilii Issihim to that of iimmi ami h dlsi-onruge Iminlgriitlon. Things lual n.irhed sis h a imss that tb demis-mtle mitkMial conveiilltiu of l.HII cntttsl for the rtsHvnimtloii of Oregon, which tmwnt Ch ousting of tls IMtlsli, ami Polk. In his stump sMssim, tietn.iini.M ttuu the Istnndury U xh1 nt 6t dcgniw 40 nulii. nortli. In oilier woixU, tlw deinocmtle party chilnwil ifor this country evervthlmr u the licllle I'oaet that was neither Mexican nor Kusshin. HanM Web stcr Itad rimught the fortv-nlntli nnr allel a Just Uiimdaicy, nml so hud Uw miiinel or 'Monroe. It was Hie ltrHlsli InsUtomw iiMiii tlw tVdumbla rlvT iHiiimhiry that Iwtnight olsmt the de mand for ftl degiis 40 lutn. lbiclmii- an, iMina secretary of state, offered tlw forty-ninth parallel In July, t845. but Cntt llrllalu again decllmul u, nun itoimindtsl the Coluiublii river, The debate on Hw question lu, tVm- irnws isan in leeenitiot ll, and closisl late In April, l4ti, after n vast amount of w talk end much nuirm on tskih uhlcs of the AtJnnlk'. Iktnlel WolMter nrgiil (siwe, and beciunw the NoiitiMMii democrats were more nuv lotus alsiiK 'IVxas tlmn Oregon, the r.wolntio'i giving Croat Utitalu notice tlmt the Joint ihxssciwIou must ivu. was oonphxl with the imcltlo declam- w as in iropnrv iw uiy for nu ninlca bki aoluthui of ithut dllllcnlty. Creat Urltalu Ntsiii inftor ofr'rHl to accept the forty-ninth parallel ins the liound nry, ami the ofter wuh n4iept(Hl. The now ilKmudiiry oueetlon raised by Cwit Hriialn concoina teniton' contiguous to the northern part ot Um region ckilimxl by the ndviwntes of the ft degrees 4(1 min. iKnpidaw of fifty yim ago, and oil VUe side of the l-nlted stat i giround for holding to tho tMXent accepted Alaskan boundary I In ofPeet jmrt of ihe old ground for Instating upon the ex treme claim of Preeidc-nt Polk, numo ly, tihe hmg-ri'cognhr.rtl llmltnthim, of tuss an Atnerkn. The treaty he-twiwii Kusshi nml (hvit Britain in m miiiietl 54 degress -al ndn, MH tlie southern houmkiry Qf ltussl.i'n p()S. Kcsshum on. tilw IVcIlii; coast, and from u iwliit on the etkwt on that lutl a mlo triUN-d ,tiw present accephil boundary lwtweeu Alanka and llrltlsh America. It is this bouiidiirv thut Croat ltrltaln now disputes ror an acquiescence of nearly v'Jnty ears. Ihe ami hi dUpuVlH conmleinhlv loss t,lian the aiva Involved in 11m matter of the Oregon tHniiularv, hut southeastern Alaska U rather 'iwWer kiiowni nw than tlie (XresMii countrv was llfty yirs ago h area lost to the IJnlrod tH ly the final seMle nieut I Ho Otegon .tioundury wnscon shlonnldy over UHl.tKNj gqunre miles Had we obtained tho .boundary of fU degrees 40 mm. we ahouhl haw tuny had nu unhiDken const line on the p., clflc i from soul,em (UlforXto the HAII4W1AV yRHIOIlT CIIARGKS. ajnio Iutercsthig Kates to ho Shin lmr of Uotsls. Cntiivi-kAlmif A.ii,i...xi porbatlon oveir ordluairv inlchwiiva I Wtieat, m most valuable of. vi producl, wmkl ilwnr trsiMiI1Iirw,J only ri tnlh to uinrkots woukt fcU for 1X is-r iiwiJ;.' that the niftrket for c..ni nt 7i wr IsNthH newt tw within a rui, of Ifttl mlh frrnn the pi,t f p,,, tlon, Tislay Isrth of Hh-s pruQ are carried fnsn tlw great unj. producing reglmi west of th uS telppl liver and sold nt mmt, (,A prk'en tlmn tlnsw n.iMl, tn inA supply the denser isipnUitloim fcJ lu the lbrn states ami in yJ (train ami floor an now cnrrlHj ;J VUUiuto to Now York over rlh routes ranging from 112 to j mile In length, for 21 nnii )Mr' poiiiwls, or only about 4 1 3 Nik Vet mile for the n-u-r a,tt llry gissls, such a calkvs-, c(l flannel, ennvs, lliwn crash, gloit Ji-on ntsl shooHuir. nre luken fi Mo ton to Vlcktburg, Mis., ii l,f7 utile, f'r Ui rent pouisls, or Utile less Mum 13 bl per mile. The rate ou enniiiil tv fin bsllog Dsh, fruits, tmsits uikI ;, to I ib, from Sin I'm n. o IsiU ovr rati litest ' from 22ni 2,!gt inllis III Itsigtli, 1 r,in, p smd. i ttlsnit otii' Iialf J cisit r mil per umie, Tle-re are merely t-xmuA, chargt on lmsrtant arilti.s ,g fJ iicn e, sei.euii nt nimpMii nml t out any intemioti or stiowing th u if i imrge in exiweoee, u ;u cksirly p!irent when It Is ml.kd i the vcnige chnrge Ushi all freU tralltc carrhsl by mil In Hw rJ Suites dining the yinr 41iI1ik an )i .nt. isJH. wo oi iy o.Ntitj or a rem . - ...tt.. M-t... .... . Iifll -S-r line-, in.- ao'iuKi- jot statu of Olilo, Imllann. Mlcliin i the jsirtlon of New York nml sj lvniiLii HlMliilid w.tt of liuffukj i I'tiiMisirg, was oniy o.i. or a c during tlw some yenr.-H. T. Nl comb, til tte INiubr Hcleno Muntii rnwT mciitTn a si:ei'kkJ The Adveiiture of a Kurd CW jsniiiu tor .-mxar4 film During last August w!i n rlnup curskm ttliis were lslng rim t j agara FnlU from nearly every mtli of the country, as U the cmt.mi y'r, I wa given 4'lmrge of n in-n train of Pullman (deeper dell vend the Krle hy a connecting Hue tuunii Into "Itarkest Indlanti." The passenger on thl train of the mw Wue Jeans tyw, many w hom wore crossing the Iwmlirt their state for the tlmt Hm, nud a b nwjrlty of them were Kinihig tb first ttiste of PnltiiHin luxtiri.s. j tlie shndi of night tsirau to fall t (lioiiirlit of tlw ptsKoiit;.TK iu;umil lurmsl to shst. In Hw rear of) I'liltmnn was an elderly farmer inf nis wue imiuiiik irom one or i lie IDtet kir ciMitiHes of (Im stnte. Tliey Wi-i tlw first iHS'le lo the car to ask t Mrter to lis tlsr Issl. no tlwy con "turn iu." Their tickets nuwn far of the nps Isftlis, which the purtf tiuiiHlhney made up for them. Al ter the portif had brought tlica tin laVler tils attention wan call.il to thi other end of the cor, when to tin niimxoinciit of the utlut pnswngi-n Ii tlio cor the okl lady qub-kly iixhiui.-i the kulder with the nki-tnciui of I gymmutt, climlssl tiver the curtail pile, ami dropisil into the IhtiIi When the jwrter i-ntne ahsig the olil g.iit Ionian was In Uie act of gluj inroiigu tue same iwrrormanre. ju Iiti-r hrtwipt'sl bini Is-fore lw lu (Miiipleteii ui giant nwing and crsu fully imnlng the cttrtitln slsmwl tin iiiMHlllleil tiller of the soil that th was an wisler way of getting Into a npjwr Iscth Hum by way of the roofj ni which i ne oni siia.ii niiiueu aim mij; he wmisIi-onI why Marhi had nut thoucht of sptltHug tlw curtain. Tie train, which wa running ipH clal ami making few stops, had not! rnu very far after tlrfs little luriihut wluii I felt the train give a slight tiin'h a If the airbrake had been sud denly applied. 1 guve Utile nttfiitlon to this, but had hardly d Ism lns.il It from toy mind when the train lurched nualn. I was then convinced that somoUsly wa meddling with the air brake cord wiilch runs along the rout of the ear. Two official of tlu pas senger departminit of the road who were In the roar sleeneT felt the terk lug of the train, and climbing iep hiddors at either end of the car begaa. to ksk fi" Hw ranse of the trmihlr. The oltlokd at the forwant end of tlie- car ipik'kty discovered the leak. The- old couple who hud mwKsl the nrrialit wle to get Into their lsrth had nils taken the air-brake cord for a clothes line nml liad hung nil of their wearliqr npiwirel, lmimllng lssts ami hIkk, m it. Tlw Wright of the clotblmf hsd atreh'disl the Hnl eo as to set the air brake. Just as the ilot bad lieen covereil the ohl hidy threw her "Hhaiw'' over the lliw. Ttds broke the eiunera Iwck. Tlie air hissed, the brake we set like n. vise, and t train tirought to a dead slainlsttll. After the eonl waa unloaded llw eld couple were toM of llielr luistakis SiiJ the train isiotod through tho dark night without any further aciiileun." TUB CLP THAT CHEEKS. It lsu't Iresd'n china, solid silver and nddle-nsirees tliat nuikt tastlne ten dellghtmi, ami n nip it that ant tor fluid may lw jvirt tij the welcome of a most mmlest WteKs, if met s.vry slw can dlspeuso entirely wllfc tho table and the one maid with a. ckvin ap:x and froe.h cap can hrlns In. on a najiklned tray, tlw little bio Jajsiiuwd twqxrt full of fresh ten. anil two or throe tiny tdue cups and twn cem, the little blue flve-eeid ihitt wlthi tlw homo wafers, the Rks samvr wltn Rlkid k.mon nml tlw link open liowl !,,,'. uwlr W ave lll,lt folkl StlVcf BiMtim K lu ,il.. hut t Ym haven't their place can lw tilled, hy patted ois so dainty tlmt no ww jvl wltlels., Tlw tea has Ikmh nde m tlw kitchen, by iMiniing '.Killing water Into the Uupot through a strain er containing tlw proiwr qiwntlty of tea. Most .lnpiiiioso isifj have a ior cola I n st ra lmvr a t tnp uimIcc the cover. Thb. strftlp HmM K nfc inowHl Iwforo tn cover te rttiirno.1. I ! , . ,,,ay wt Stow sttotig tnnn drippings. Sited! tray may be deposIU-d on nn table, at the hostess' elbow, ami w ithout any effort or f uas th hostess !!!?y J!,r u,d s,,rve: a llttk Utio noo tabk jwrhniw tuw.wlth the k ' l,y off. may mnke part of the Xiwlsuiiijg of the riHm, nml tue nina, muuvra aud augar inuv be tl on a append ldfcand-whlt iilHc nnpklu. Tlwn tlw ten mid kMiN wi ie fa ) brought in by tlw nwlil if ft a ochs'k I.V1.L-. .,.).. t . ... ..... outllt. then evervthlnir m.iv 1 la ll-u,0, ?he 8l,nilest little nkile kKtle w , ltd n long handle ajul mountixl ou a east-Iron Bland i uu v..,.,. hcpmivs fla m mm 8l,m vWw. hist or whins, and keeps cksin l irn-h wore easily. Tho Japanese pot 11M1V lw iua,l rf.w U.IH. AVhleh la ns emclout. warly as pcot ty nml tmwh lees exnensh-e than silver. A muov v,..,i...n. .. grano of tien, mi unaffty-tetl grace ofl Vm1"!1" WlU 'Itaitw the welcome. "in miss pinbtxihleml to-a cloths and all the osher exnslva notlona. WAR rAIXT AND FUATIIBRS. IIPWHII. ItLilev .Ti, aud ludlani cekdwWwl ;tfw Fisulli .c tune atfMwy here. 'JIutc was n niliii- h rorurn of a party yri W,1P 1 1 tors rcom 8itcvrfui raid upon the loux. The noted lighter , Chief .loseii'i. mini .T,n. i.... . j . IkVlllK-IIH, etllUIIHM iiwiUMis, -led tlw procession. All ills? -i. wero uwKiil lu war point nud --- iiiutisii ftgio iit-n oviv titve Sioux Avarrloit! tnkeu In bat tle and it wna dii-ltU-d all)!lt thw into tlie trlhe Jnshm,i k,u-..i ),.,,, . . vn. uuiiuiiiq tin itu t m stiake. Aftur ithla there was war daooo, lk- I . ' i -