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EUGENE CITY GUARD LATEST SEWS SUMMARY. IT TKI.l-WHAPII TO DATE. Hsnry Jackson, livery stable keeper in Chicago, skipped tho city with a wo ' nian on the 3d, after (urging Lia undo' name to notes for soveral thousand dol lars. Thomas Jonca and Quo. L. Franks, of Catton Springs, Texas, met on the street on the 3d, Frank with a shot-gun and Jonca with a revolver. Both tired and both were instantly killed. In the eountv court in Denver on Jan uary 3.1, Mrs. AngmitaL. Tabor obtained a divorce from Lieut. Gov. II. A. W. Talwr, on the ground of desertion, the action buing mutually agreed to by me attorneya of both parties. Alimony was places at 2W,000. The postofllce department has con tracted for a largo quantity of new stylo poHtal card or combined letter and en velope. Fears havo been exprcssod by aome poatul expert that it would Inter fere greatly with the roronue department, esjiocially if the reduction of postage to two cents was adopted, Imt those in lavor of the new cards reply that aimilar foara f weie expressed when the postul cards were first propound, and then, an now, the lotter postage was threo ccnta. Should the reduction bo nuulo, a larger letter aheet and envolope, oomhined with a two cent stamp upon it, would be among tho things to follow. There are somo curious features con nected with the death of Col. Devine, which occurred in Washington, D. C, recently. He waa dining with somo old frienda, and thoy were discussing tho rapidity with which work on the Wash ington monument was pushed forward. One gentleman remarked that the monu ment was now very high higher, in fact, than the figure on the dome of tho Capi tol. Col. Dovine wild it waa true the monumoot was very high, but be soon expected to go much higher than the monnment. As ho spoke these words ho sank back in his chair unconscious, and very aoon expired. Col. Devino was highly rospectod, and i retired army oill cer. A Washington dispatch aaya a funny incident occurred in the houso on tho 2d inat. The bill waa tukon up fur the atroot railroad in Washington with an impor tant amendment tucked on. Tho house ,. being weary was about to pass it, when Keal, of Ohio, who was in a barlwr chair, .- heard of it, and bounced from the chair, ' wiping the lather from hi face with a towel, and forgetting his ooat.boundod in to the arona, demanding the speaker's at toution. When he bad done this, bo ran book for his ooat, which he pulled on minus collar omi.nooktie. lie was em barrassed, but inland earnest, and for once, at least, couimnAlbjd. the attention of the houso, and got Ui&iiuenduiout ro- joctod, ' , Tho Chicago Times will publish a let tar from John Schuyler Crosby, governor ' of Montana; toHonutor Veat,raobeiimoe to the hitter's request, lie suggesta the, enlargement of tho Yellowstone National Park to tho eastward over a section of country not suitable for agriculture, hiM- that oflloers of tho army nn appointed and furnished power and sntllcient force to protect the lurge gumo lu tho park from destruction, lie includes elk, autulopn, black-tailed deer and ltoeky mountain sheep, but exoludua buffalo, whoso place he thinks can better be supplied by cat tle. He suggests that fnuds for laying out the roads through the park bo fur nished tho superintendent, and object to private corporations being given control of the park property. Ho thinks the park, if eulurged and protected from pot hunt ers, will furnish an overllow of game aufllnient for legitimate hunting outside its limits. A San Francisco dispatch of Jan. 4th aaya: Great exeitemout was occasioned this morning by tho report that K. J. Baldwin had been shot in the hotel by a atrango woman. The hotel waa iustautly besieged by a tremendous orowil, who vaiuly endeavored to effect an entrance Police officers rushed to the scene of the shooting, barricaded tho doors ami kept tho crowd well on tho street. A vouug woman waa found on top of tho stairs ad- Ioining tho elevator thickly veiled and loldiuga smoking pistol in her right baud, and acting as if demented. The affair oenurrod at ton o'clock, at which time Baldwin was eugaged in convolu tion with a gentleman at tho foot of the atttlrs. Suddenly and without a word of warning a shot won hoard, striking Bald win in tho arm. Tho woman was iustautly arrested and taken to tho city prison, where she gavo her name as Flit eroua, claiming to bo a eousiu. She was evi dently autl'ering from nervous prostration, and sesined nneonscioua of tho scenes around her. Wheu sho had sufficiently recovered sho sent for Mr. Gray, of Gray 1 Havens, and jravo him some inform tiou regarding the causes loading to the shooting. It appears that aome time ago she made tho acquaintance of Lucky Baldwin, who proposed engaging her services as a teacher ou his rauch at Santa Ana, near Los.Vngeles. The young girl consented, and after entering npon her duties she said she was frequently importuned by Baldwin, who finally made au indeceut assault and succeeded iu seducing lier. Tho story of her fall followed her to Sauta Auitu much. She nays ho ruined her, mind and body, an 1 refused to coutrilmte to her support, and she had determined to kill him. Mis Baldwin is young and preposesaing. Sho says her mother is dead; her father livoa iu Oregon, whore she is known by tho name of Fanny Haldwiu. Tho wounded man's version of tho affair is to the effect that the wotnsu came from Taoouu some years ago akiug assistance, and that alio waa no relatvo of his. Ho gave her harge of a school ou hia ranch. Kuniors that alio was an improper prison for the position reached him, and finally it waa proved to his satisfaction that the charge were true and he removed her. She pes tored him with letters, asking $30,00(1 to have her life insured, so that wheu she committed suicide aha would leavo her darent well provided for. He reeeutlv gavo her $20 as ha didn't wish to see her atarve. The ball eutered the left arm and took downward course and lodged in the wrist, and has not yet Ixvu found. At last accounts the wounded man was resting quietly. No struma results are aDticijmu-.l. The girl is said to be a graduate of Forest Grove Uuiversity, Oregon. . Wallace Ross will row Ilanlan at Win nipeg, if the inducomenta of hurt year are renamed. The National Cigar Magors' Aasocia tion, protests against cutting off the ad valoruin duty on imported cigara. The San Pedro, sister ship to the Tacoma intended for the Oregon trade, sailed from Philadelphia on the 3d. The Keokuk, Iowa, elevator burned on the night of Jan. 4th. It cost $110,000 new and had extensive repairs; insurance, 830,000. John White, colored, sues D. L. Staf ford, white, both of Boston, for $500 damages for breach of promise. The plaintiff ii aged 4ti, defendant W). f Two construction trains sollidod at ttumnor, Cal., on the 3d, killing one Chinaman and wounding several others. Two flat cara and ono caboose were de stroyed. Well known New York capitalist have subscribed 850,000,000 to build a railway from New York to Hartford, to afford New England a road to connect with the metropolis. The export of Hour from San Franoisco during the past year amounts to 1,000,000 barrels, valued at $:,000,000. Thia is tho largest export of flour known in the history of the state. A circular has boen issued by the Cen tral Pacific railroad stating that orders for emigrant tickots from liavro to San Francisco, with fare for through trip at $05, will be furnished on application. A. J. Decker, agent of the agricultural department, says Kansas is specially adapted to raising sorghum, and that with improvements .in manufacture it promises to be ono of tho large sugar growing status. A Berlin dispatch to the New York Herald says: In well imformcd circles a story ia now circulating to the effect that Emperor Wilholm, on the 22d of March, which ia hia With birthday, will abdicate in favor of the crown prince. Suit has been commencod by the ad ministrators of the estate of Cephas M. Woodruff against the New Jersey Central railroad company to recover 8100,000 damages. Woodruff waa killed in the Parker Creek calamity last aumuior. The Springfield, Ills., iron works, will atop making stool rails and convert the mill into ono of the largest in the coun try for heavy plates and other commercial iron and steel. It will cost three-quarters of a million to niako the change. D. C. Dudloy, vico preaidont of tho Calumet Iron and Steel Company of Chi cago, aaya those mills will oloso January 15th for a month or six weeks on account of tho low pi ice of nails. About 20,000 men will be thrown out of employment on account of this action. Geo. P. MuConkey waa found dead at Hamilton, Nevada, on New Year's night. At first it was supposed ho hud taken his own life, but subsequent invostig.ition tends to prove that the killing was a cun ningly plunuod murder, with circuin stenuea manufactured for tho occasion to make it seem liko suicide. While Mie northern bound passenger truin was neuring Cilieuto, Cal., on the 4th inst., Smlthj tho Los Angeles Mor mon under life sentence for tho murder of his son. attempted to'eauopo bv jump- 1rfg from tho train. '-II fol,-ui such , a way that the tram passed over due log, severing it from his body. Little Thunder and Coding Feathers, Chippewa,, chiefs, were in Cbieajjo on Jan. 4th, on route to Washington for the purpose of making a trade with tho gov ernment whereby they can obtain a res ervation at Bed Luke and certain agricul tural implements and utensils necessary for a civilized Christian life, such as they are living. Hitherto they have had little encouragement from the government. They are accompanied by Father Ignatius to Massona, a missionary. Some 1200 of them ocoupy tho reservation. Tho Now York Evening Post of Jan. 4th says: The 'estimated oost of new buildings erected iu this city in 1SS2 was $11,778,680, or just $3,U05,i8i loss than iu 1MM1. More plans were tiled last year than tho year before. During the lust six mouths of lSS'J there was a continu ous deoliuo iu tho oost of buildings erected, tho principalo causo of which was the very high prices of all classes of building material and extra rate of the real estate market. During tho past fif teen yeara the total capital invested in building has been $1,210,310,520; total uumberof new bnildiugs, 68,070. A Knoxville, Ills., dispatch of Jan. 4th says: St. Mary's Episcopal school for young ladies at this place, was burned to tho ground this morning. Most of the hundred scholars were asleep when tlie flumes were discovered and had barely time to escapowhen the alarm was given, leaving their wardrobes and property. Many escaped by ladders. Miss Gillette, of Bull'ilo, Ills., broke a leg. Miss lias ford, of Dubuque, was seriously injured by fulling from a ladder. E. A. Keight iug, n firemen, also fell and was injured. No other were injured and uo loss of life, though atone time it seemed inevi table. The building was an imposiug three-story brick, handsomely furnished. The students were mostly from Illinois. Boss on building about $23,000, fully in sured; loss to ladies, in property, about as much. The building will be rebuilt soon and in tho meantime temporary ao oouimodaticu for the school will be used. A San Frauoiseo dispatch of Jan. 4th says: Siueo the defalcation of M. P. Kuy, auditing clerk of Alameda county, was made public, bogus warruuts aggregating $15,000 have been discovered. It appears that the knowledge of tho false eutries wai the result of the merest accident, but for which tho fraud would perhaps have never come to light. Among thoo hold ing warranta wa tho Ouklaud lnuik of savings, which discounted them when there wai no funds in ttie county treas ury. At the end of each month a state ment of the warrant in its possesion was sent to tho treasurer' office. The clerk made the mistake of uninberiug two of tho warranta, so that warrant No. 22.KI apHiind on the bauk'a list aa drawing 100, while the treasurer' list showed it to Iuto been presented for $3 20. No trace of the missing man is yet found. Of late he has lxcndubbling considerably iu stock and frequently visited faro games, and almost all of his spare time was speot with fast women, lie baa beauuful and accomplished wife, who was obliged to Uav hira on account of his wild career. . Q.XLT FOB 115. "How lie yon thia mornin', 'Squire Dunnln ? . ,,. , nl. mi.Mlin'. Misa Pattv. middlin , Hain't quite so spry aa I was twenty-odd vtra mcto: but hold On bit and I'll help you down." And bo Baying, alder manio Si. Dunning reached up large fat band and eased Miaa Patty a descent from the one-horse ahay mat oia ioaoe waa tugging at, evidently not wishing to tarry, for she seemed instinctively to conclude that if Misa Patty stepped there was no telling when she would resume her journey. You see, though, Miss Patty was a good old bouI as ever lived, sue waa very much given to harmlosa gossiping, and she generally tarried long at the whino when she began to talk over her own troubles and trials. Mbe Patty was.aa she herself expressed ii nioli nntn sixtv. and. in fact, she had 1 admitted the samo thing for a number of vears. so that most folks put her at sev enty, or thereabouts. Just now Misa Patty, was in a peck of trouble she had come down from tho Boa-deaf farm in search of female help. Mrs. Dunning, the hotel-keeper's wife, came out to greet the now-comer, being a! way glad to seo the tidy body, especi ally as Miss Patty Slocnm'a butter was the best lor miles around, aud sho al ways made it a point to briugsome along with her. Just now Uncle Si., as most people called him, was grnuting over tho three gullon of buttercup yellow creamery. Mrs. Dunning relieved the butter maker of her baskot of eggs, and she horaelf gathered lip a bunch of garden soss, and brought up in the rear as the trio trudged through the garden and around to the araplo hotel kitcheu, Miss Putty remarking, as they were passing the side piazza: "I've got to have some help somehow or other. I've inquired all the way aloag, but girls seem to be mighty scarce; allersthe way these days, when you want 'em to do bit of work they are no where around. If it warn't for this rheumatia now" but right hero Miss Patty's voice waa lost aa she turned the corner of the great house. Though lost to view she was indollibly stumped on the memory of the gronp of girls that sat on the front piaxza, some in low wickor rockers, ono in a hummock, awiuging lazily, another half sitting on tho railing, her saucy face half hid by the luxuriant woodbine that clambered up the seoond story. 'I say, girls, come hore, every one of vou,'' and the face that had beon peep ing from the woodbino came into full view, and tho dainty muslin clod body sailed down tho steps, and four othora, not at all aliko, but every one moro or less pretty, followed after her around the west side of the house, and within hearing of all ' that was said in the kitchen. "Mum ia tho word, now, girls, and don't one of you give an audible smile for your life. I think the party iu that immouso Bunbounet shr-ker I aupposo you'd call it it a case; aa original, too; and I want to bear what ahe is going to do about her help. She makes me think of old Aunt Hauuah, tip at tho Springs. This old body is just such a go-ahead-sharp as a cricket, and except for her lhonniatis, would bo equal to half u dozen such girls a you and mo." When tho girls hud reached the desired spot, right under a high window that opened out of the buttery, that was Mrs. Dunning's pride, and a marvel of convenience, by the by, they all sat down on a long wooden bench that was under great overhanging liluo bushes, just now laden w ith immense clusters of the lovely perfumed blossoms. Roso Stonloigh, tho loader of the group, put ouo dimpled finger up to her lipa, iu "follow your leader" atyle, each raised a flngor, and they were quiet as mieo. Presently through tho window camo tho voice of Mrs. Dunning. "Indeod you must Htop n minute, Miss Slocum. You'll bo. all done out tiuio you get back homo aiain." "No! thank o all tho same. I'll try one more place, and then I'll get back home again." "It is too bal you can't find anybody. vYliat is tho particular rush just now? Surely haying has not commenced with you'r "No; not that exactly, but I've a Bight on hand just now; got to do down somo pio plant, and then them 'ero gooseber ries are about ripo enough to can, and in about n couple o' weeks tho cherries'll be (on hand, and pester the hired help anyway! I'd sooner grub 'long any how thau bother with any o' them, if 'twant for this plaguey rlioumntis. It kinder catches me woust in while, and no use to talk, it takes the spunk clenu out of mo. 1 heard as how they had somo sort of jle down to tho postoffk-o that was powerful good for aich eases, an' I guess I must git me a quarter's worth, just to trv. Feel sort of 'fluid to. too.'5 "Girls, ait still, and I will be (buck in a trice," and off flew Hose, skimming past stately Helen Parker, who still sat on the luarai, scratching away with her pen, an oval stand before her. "What are you up to uow, Base StoneleighV" "Cm't stop to tell auy libs just now," said Hose, as she Hew up tho broad stair way and into her room. Presently she emerged an altogether different looking person. In place of a muslin sho had donned a school-girl gingham, a white air:m, and plain linen collar, her hair all smoothed dow n to get the contrary crinkles out perfectly m-tural, you know. Down sho went, stole back "and seized Mrs. Dunning's blue gingham suubonnet, and darting out to tho won deriuj girls, had just time to signal them to oome t: the front, when Misa Patty emerged from the other sido and was about to ascend the step of tho comical vehicle, Mrs. Dunning tnrniuR after her, saving: "I hope you'll succeed in your efforts, Misi Slocum. It I wasn't so busy myself I'd let Solena come up a day or two and help you out, but you see we have the semiuary girls at least six of them aud it keeps one kinder busy. Why. what oa eartht" Hero tho good old lady had to stop in sheer amazement, for she recognized her own suubonnet coming toward her with little body underneath. Bo-e did not stop for anvthin?. but sailed np to Miss Patty, made a demure little bow and commenced: "Floase, ma'am, I overheard part of your conver sation, and I thought I'd offer mvself if you think I conld atrip pieplant or ossiat you in any way; anu buo uivyi white lids as though she was frightened at ber own temerity. "You don't look as you could do mnen. JTow much did yon expect to get a week, and where did yon come from?" queried business liko Miss Patty. "I came from over yonder some miles, and have a sick aunt, ond want to earn aome money. Fleaae try me, anu u i Inn'fc nil it I need not stay." "Well, aeein' how yon came in the tick of time, and look kinder clipper like, I'll take you along. Have you any recommends along?" "No-o, I haye not, but .Mrs. Dunning here knows me, she did not expect to Bee me to-day bunting a place," and the smiling eye were turned upon the landlord a wile, anu, uiu oy wo suu bonnet, she made a grimace at the puzaled face that was slowly taking in the fun. "Oh, yes,' explained the vpd old lady, "I do know her, but I jntibt her capabilities regarding housekeeping. But I'd try her if I were you. You might do worse." "Can you come right along? I'd a heap rather you would, seein aa I'm clean tuckered out now." "Oh, yes; certainly I can. Mrs. Dun ning, I left my bundle, a gingham and a few other things inside. Will you have them sent? One reason I came waa thut Cora, over there, used to know me and I heard that tho girls were going to spend a part of vacation here, and then I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone if I could earn a bit wdilo over." Misa Patty looked rather suspiciously at the white dimpled hands, and it was hard telline what waa in her thonghts, as they finally drovo off. They went down into tlie heart of the village, and Hose pulled the sunbonnot further down around her foco, murmuring that "tho sun was rather warm." "Now. we will have to wait for the ten train," said Miss Patty, "and if you will mind the horse I'll just drop right in the postofBce, and got what I want. I ex pect my grand nepnew on me morning train, aud if it happens to come in while I'm in hero vou ies' keep an eyo open for a long, good lookiu' chap, with an im mense gilt chain, aud toll him I'll be out as soon aa I can git my i'e and lamp chimneys, and other stun. MinU the horse, now! So saying off she went. Rose sat very quiet for some minutes, Dceoini; from the depths of the bonnet. It was dreadful this having to wait when she was in for a frolic. Ten, fifteen min- ntes went by when, in the distance, sounded the locomotive whistle. "Whew!" mimicked Rose, "a grand nephew coming. I suppose her idea of a good lookiug chap ia one that can do all manner of hard work, and a great gawk of a fellow he is I know." Her reveno was interrupted oy tlie stopping of tlie train and the rush of pas- scngers getting on anu ou. w ltu a aing a liug, a puff and a snort the great en gine steamed out again with a long line of cars trailing ufter. Rose had all sho could do to manago the restless old mare. Whon Doaue finally became quiet Roso looked over to ward the depot in search of the gilt chain, that being upportnoat in her mind. lhe passengers had all gouo their sev eral ways except two; theso were a lady and gentleman. There was a cloud of dust, a carnago drove up, and amid a show of greetings tho lady was helped in, aud immediately driven off. Roso came to the conclusion thut tho tall gentleman must be tho nephew aforesaid, who, espying Miss Putty's turnout, camo over. "Excuse me, madam, but I believo this is Miss Patty Stocum's rig, is it not, and did sho send you down for me?" "I'm in for it now," thought Rose; "he thinks I'm tho hired girl, no doubt; but I'll carry it through or die, for the girls would make a laughing stock of Aloud she said: "You can jump in if yon like; Miss Sloculn will be out pres ently; she is in the postofliee and I ex pect her every minute now. Contrary to her expectations he seated himself besido her, aud with a polite "Allow me," he took tho reins from her hands. Miss Patty's watchful eyes hod taken in all that hud occurred outside; she now appeared at the open door. "I'll bo thero in just three minutes, Tom; just niuko yourself agreeable to the voting miss; bIio is going to help me a bit for a week or so." "I'll wait three hours, aunty, if you like; I'm not at nil in a hurry; and the brown eyes wore as full of mischief as those o! Roso's. Rose's were as blue as tho sky, though they might havo been green or vellow for all tho glimpse Tom could get of them. He was mentally anathematizing sun- bonnets of all descriptions, and wonder ing if tho man who invented them was dead yet ; if not, ho wanted to make a tar get of him immediately. As the being beneath tho (to him) hideous structure was rather quiet, he concluded to bide his time, aud if it proved interesting ho meant to havo all tho fun possible during his two weeks' stay. He solilo quized thus: "Now. Aunt" is inst as sham as a steel trap, ami if tins liltle piece here does not toe the mark, sho won't have her around, but wo will fix things. I wish she'd throw back that confounded head-gear, and let a fellow see what she is like." Presently Miss Patty, having com pleted her purchases, stepped out, was bonded into tho wa?on by tho clerk, he being glad of an excuse to satisfy his curiosity regarding the occupants of the front eeat. Tho sun by this time was getting very hot, and Misa Patty told Tom to drive aloug ri-ht smart, as sho had dinner to get yet, and they had three miles or bo to go. "Why, yes, Auuty, I know the pre cise distauce; why shouldn't I, when I lived here so many years; soems though you now have more enterprising people about here thau there were three years ago." "WaU, yes; yen see since them semi nary girls came soems oa though it is livelier about here; you know that they built the seminary' the fall yon went away. Old Doane did her best, and within half an uour they were in sight of white house, with green blinds and lowly trees ana immeiae rose bushes. "Jest drive 'round to the back, Tom, I've lot of traps here and I dont like to lug 'em clear through the houso. Having done as he -was desired, he sprang nimbly to the ground, he helped Miss Patty out, then handed her the bnndleB, and lastly gve Rose firm good-sized hand, ond very awkwardly knocked off that terrible bonnet, Rose having untied the strings to get a little air during the home drive. The blue eyes looked defiance at the brown ones, while the brown ones had look that pleaded, "I'll never do it aguin, please,' ma'am.", . Rose followed Miss Patty into the house, while Tom attended to old Doane. Everything was as neat as a pin in tho little kitchen. The low stuffed rockers were inviting, and Rose Bat down. Having found her tonguo sho wont iuto rapturea over everything she saw. , "What a dear little place you have, so old-fashioned and so home-like. Let me pare those for yon; I'll do it ever bo tbin." Having finished her task she went from one thing to another, and her bright ways and lignt step soon won Miss Putty's esteem and Rose had firm friend forever alter. Tom was astonished at the clear pretty face as he tipped tho bonnet off her head, and ho mentally rosolved to be on his good behavior, for, as he told old Doano, out in the barn, "blue eyes, brown hair, short and plump, and a will of her own, which showed itself in those blue depths, full of fnn, though, in fact, Doane, if you'll help me to manage it, and don't tell Aunty until it is all fixed, we'll marry her; that is, of course, pro viding she isn't spoken for before this and will have us, you know, eh Doane?" Doane neighe.l a though she under stood everything, and Tom gave her whole peck of oats in his ubsent-mind- edness. Two throe weeks glided by. Tom was a model of good behavior. Miss Putty was delighted at the successor cer preserving. Rose learned the art of but ter-making, and sho made Tom pick berries, churn butter, and in a hundred ways make himBelf generally useful, and though he protested tha he was "sinf ully abused," he could not keep out of the kitchen. "When the three weeks were up, Rose decided to tell Miss Patty that she was only a "seminary girl," and that she must go home to, spend tno rest oi tne holidays. "I will toll you what, Rose, if you and Tom here will hitch horses, you might stay right along. "Hurrah for Aunt Patty r shouted Tom, "what do you say, Rose, will you be my wife ?" "Oh, Tom Slocum, I have not known you but three weeks; besides what would my folks say ? and don't you know.Tom, the old saying, that 'a change of name, and not of letter, is a change for worse, and not for bettor?'" "I am only a school girl, Tom, and would make you a mad-cap wife." "I'll soon tamo you," laughed Tom. "We will writo to father aud mother you seo I claim them already and I do not waut my wife too learned. Say yes, Rose, darling, and I will attend to all difficulties, uud the old saying won't bo a truo saying in our case. Aunt Patty, who meuuwhilo sat ston ing cherries, now Rpoko again. "Tom is a good boy, Rose, and you might do a great deal worso, 'sides I want to see him settled in life before I dio." "Well, as you are both so determined you may have me, Tom, for better or for worse, mind, 1 warn yon, it might bo for worse. . "We'll take all the risks," cried hap py Tom Slocum. So in just a month from that day, Kose Stonelcigh became the brute of Tom Slocum, and a huppier couple never existed. And her five bridesmaids were the girls that sat on the veranda of the hotel. Though somo o: them are grand mothers now, they never forgot their wild little leader, Rose Stoneleigh. Au K!ii't;c (ostiune. A ball supper is agony to many womoii because tight lacing makes it unadvis able to eat heartily, but thero was ono matron, on a recent occasion in New York, w ho overcame all such difficulty. She ato bulkily and still remained comfortable. I do not know, says a cor respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, whether sho holds a patent on tho de vice, but I am going to describe it any how, and whoever copies it must tekj her own chance of a suit of infringement. It was what may be called a duplex, front action, adjustable basque. It had the material cut away from the front of the lining in vest shape, and trimmod up each side and aronnd the neck with a revers collar of the trimming. The lining was provided with eyelet holes and a lacing string, so that it might bo drawn as closely or as loosly as the wearer chose. To conceal thia lining a shirred vest of silk or satin was set on just in side tho revers collar, and each shirring was merely a tepo facing on the wrong side, ii; which was insorted an elastic ribbon which permitted it to expand or contract. Thero were five of these cross- way shirrings, tho upper one being at the top ol the front darts, and above this the vest was arranged iu four easy plaits tlitit were sewed on the neck double at tho ton to form a standing frill. A hook and loop on each shirred place fastened the vest below, and tbere were similar ones above. I saw the wearer let out a few lines of lacing of her corsets in tho dressing room before supper and ad justed the b vsquo to theenlargeraeut.but she ate more than she intended to, evi dently, for she afterward retired to ease her corsage once more. The Sueriff Talks to the Boys. "I tell yon what it is," said a sheriff the t ther day, "these people in the jail are t-e happiest people on earth. No mat ter how cold the weather is, they don't worry for fear some one will come in and leave the door open; they don't have . to bounce out in the cold at midnight to be snre everything ia locked safe; they are not startled out of sound sleep by horrid suspicions of burglars in the rooms; they don't have to put np stove pipes, nor tret np on scold morning and go to market; they am t always worrying abont losing the key of the front door, nor do they have to rnn to the drng store at mid night for paraorio for a baby with the belly ache. They have lots to be thank ful for and ought to be happy." Then the sheriff borrowed chew of tobacco and went to serve notices on (street-car 1 . s uxivers i or iasi armng. A CHRISTMAS Salt HUM. It is the day of good cboer, it ia day of festivity, it ia the day of p? and good will, ll is iunsimas uay. fl, children Lave boen awake longlefj daylight and tho patter of liltle feet hJ disturbed your morning dream. Et little fingers have emptied the well !ill6 Blockings and the bright eyes ha, grown brighter over the many it! yariod contents; happy greetings u good wishes have been exchanged atnoi; the loved ones, and carefully hidilJ gifts, whose secret making has occupy so much time and attention thepa' month have beon presented and waru. received. . Husband pronounces i drtssing gown and suppers lust ti thing, while the dainty watch which y recoive in retnrn is just too perfect ( anything. The toot of the fish born and the ro! o-dub of the new drnm make plcasitf melody in tho back yard. The itlorim, sunshine streams down in benedictioniJl the appetizing odor of roast turkey u.Jj -,i .... l i: !. ... . . .. c jiium jJUUUlug vuiujjiciu uiu j'wi-ui lull,. satisfaction of those who are of (L earth, earthy. It is such a merry, mem Christmas, yon think and the world pleasant place after all. Is the world such a ploasant plact and is Christmas snch a happy day? t. you and many others, yes, but there i. alas! another Bide to the picture, a sii! which we in our happiness are apt v. turn from. Just within sight of your beautiful home is the cottage of a poor widon iuu iiuvo uui lurjjuuuu uiut uwim yT when the crushed and mangled body o' her husband was carried past your door Sho has never rosovored from tbt shock and to-day lies helpless and hem broken on ber lowly pallet; humble friends, poor nearly us herself, bit helped and comforted her, what havo you done to lighten her great sorrow.' There is your poor over-worked wait woman, who toils so hard to support be five fatherless children, will their scant, fare be more abundant' to day throtigi, yonr kind ministration?" Iu the next block are those six little girls whose pilgrimage to their mother's grave has often brought tears to eyos no osed to weeping last Christmas was to them "merry" for they had Mother, bat to day, oh, to-day is sad indeed surelj in your great happinoss you have re membered thorn. I know you senti basket of flowers to lay on their mother' coffin, but have you sent them a basket a','1 t9 wt.1 oiniiA tlinnO tW ''' When yon came home rosy and joy-f ons, laden with toys and pretty gifts fori your little ones, did yonr heart go ontf in pity to your sad faced neighbor, who ' last j ear also bought to vs, but who to-1 day goes sadly forth to deck a little' grave? When your petted darlings i! danced around the Christmas tree and P' clapped their ban-Is at the pretty sight, did you teach them tne blessedness of giving? did you toll them that yon had decked the radiant tree not for them alono, but also for other children less fortunate, but equally deserving? Your sweet-faoed daughter, merging so rapidly into .maidenhood, who sees the world only through mother's eye), who is so easily moulded cow, have you taught her to remember nnd be kind to the poor? Havo you told her as she adds tho expensive Fronch doll to tho dozen sho already possesses-, of the Children's Hospital, where toys are so eagerly wel comed, nnd where little girls with poor twisted backs and misshapen feet, lavish pathetio tenderness on dolls of rags and paper? Have you told your kind heart ed boys of the many poor little cripples, chained to their beds and suffering in tense pain with beautiful patience? Have you told them how glad these poor littlo fellows would be, of the pretty picture books and magazines which they have grown tired of? Would it not be a beautiful thing to interest your children in these poor little ones, whose Bufferings are so great, whoso pain is so hard to bear? 1 remomber a dear little girl, wuo. having visited the incurables' ward in a children's hospital, became so anxious to do something for the poor little suf ferers that Bhe, with two of her play mates, trot ud a doll fair. She had found that some of thesa poor crippled children had never been out into the I country, and she wanted to raise money enough to hire a carriage now and then K to take them where they could see "real grass and flowers." " i A great work for little hands, you will ! tiring, to get up and manage a fair; but it was done, and most successfully, and f , ' the proceeds, thirty dollars, was the t nucleus of a carriage fund, for a wealthy . gentleman, hearing of this protty act, took Uie rest upon himself, and every pleasant day in snramer, for this hap pened in one of the old and cold New England States these lit'le sufferers sre taken in turn to ride out into the beauti ful country. Oil, sister mine, so richly dowered, so carefully tended and cherished, it is the good we are able to do to others that makes life worth living. If wo can lift ever so little of the burthen from tired shoulders, our own rest will be all tho sweeter. And to those to whom God has given great and overflowing abundanco I would say: Ob. favored one, be constant in well doing, bo charitable at all times, but more especially at the season of peace and good will. The kindly word, the generous offer ing, the good deed done in secret, shall be its own reward here and in the bore after. Has he not said: "Inasmuch as ye have done it to the least of these, je havo done it to me?" Katr E. QnisiAx. Weed as a Phintkr. Tliurlow Weed first attempt at type-setting, wheu an apprentice in s printing office in Ouod daga Hollow, as told by himself, is rath er amusing. The ordinary notice of the death of a clergyman's wife was brought into the office in the absence of the pro prietor and editor, just as the paper was ready to go to press. Mr. Weed thought he would astonish the editor and pro prietor and put it in type. In sjttirf it up the word "consort" ocenred. H substituted the word "comfort" which made it read "comfort" rather tbas "consort" of the bereaved. The paper was thus worked off and sent out to tb villagers, and while he was felicitinf himself npon hia intellectual achieve ment the proprietor entered the office i furious rage and discomforted the as aspiring Franklin by boxing his ears. r 3