t
EUGENE CITY GUARD.
A, I CAM I'll KM - I'roprleior.
EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
THE LITTLE LAND.
Whon nt liotiic nlmin I lt
Ami in very imvl nf II,
t I Imve ni In nhui my ypf
To K muling llir iii.-u the skies,
Tn uoaiiiiliitf fur u Any
ToUie iI'hx.iiii l.iui'l of Day;
'J it the Imry Ian I nl:ir.
Where the lit.le pr-iiilc are,
W here tiiu clo.er loin un- tree.
An I the nun p ml ur- b; m-na,
Ami tl.e li'mn. I ki; little hl;i,
Kail llliiiut nn liny ll I'm:
, And aliuva the il:iiy iren,
'I liroiiL'h the trump.
IIlh o'rriii'u l tin- iium tile Lea
il unlit mi l I a 4 ..
In t h nt fori nt to anJ fro
1 nil unii'liT, i van io:
tee the inlrr utnl mi fly.
Anil ill'1 unlit im iiinri-hniif hy
J C'nrryiiiK pur i-U nh tueir feet
. Horn n tin- up'i'ii irnl K'ay street,
I ran In the irn I u
Wheie the Iii.IyI.ip1 Hill.
I can 1 1 nit) Hie Joint.-I was;
Ami on I l:h
Bee the frr e:it -r a a' low s pas
In li e y.
Anil the rminl bun rolllnir hy
Jli edinn on uch lliiiiKH 1-
Throimli thnt fori'tit I an pas 3
Till, a In a lui.klnif (.'lu-.,
i Iliimiiilrw fly ami dulny Ire.
An'l uiy tiny eli 1 we,
l'lilnliil very clitir and neat
tin the rain pool nt my feet.
MinuM a leaflet eome to hnn'l
Urtlilnii m ar to wheie I muti'l,
hirul.'lit 1 II hnaril thnt tiny limit
Ho u ii J the ruin pool i h to float.
I.lttln tliotitflitftil rrentiirei nit
On the itniM-y roiim of it ;
Utile thuiL'n with lovely eyca
fee me milium Willi niirpniie.
home are ria l In iirimir irrei-n
i ('1 hene hiive mm: in hii:t'e ln'i.'ii)
fime lite pit-il with every hue.
lila k iiml iTimnoii, uiil'l ti ii' t hill";
home lim e w Iiiuh uii'l h w I i t are gona,
Hut they nil look klti'llv on.
W hen my eyet I un e ii.'iiin
(ipen nml we all tiiliiir pluln;
IllKli, luire wall, a L'n ai Imre floor;
.n in lux kimiiit nn ilnmer a n-1 door;
I. real hiu o ip1'' pereneil on chairs,
rtltchliiit lin ks nml inchilin team,
fall ii hill Unit I -iil I i-hnl'i
; Auil talkliiK non-e me all tne tlmo
O. dear me,
'1 hat I rouhl tin
A ivillor on the rain pool ni-ii,
A ellin' er in the eloor tree,
Anil Jaitt come ha k. n uleepy licil'l,
I at" lit II I lit to no to heil.
Rtibrri Lima Afi iciMKii, in a Cltild'i (lunlen oj
Venn.
A FALSE Fill END.
Interesting Story of An Australian
Convict
I rHurtiol only thrco month n
from MrH'oiinii. whiti'i I luid been in
practiru us a hiii'i'oii for iilmnt ton
yrar.i. Wht'ti I wi'tit out to tlio colony,
thi-ro wih n rooiI (i-ii-n n;; in niot ol
of thii lurgi-r towns for ini'iliriil inun;
and I was cxrrtioiiiilly forttintitu
in tho intnxliii'tioiH with which tlVi
forethought of my frit-mis ut homo Iiml
prov.drtl inn, pat flits rung my 11 in
cons iltiriiblu niiniluTs. Willi n thro.i
years I was milking an annual int-onm
of ncnrly i'.'l.t (W; ami when, owing to
fain ly nt'i-i'ssitii-s, I was obligpil iv-jivl-fully
to tin n my back upon the new
land that had treated mo no hand
somely, 1 had saved I'JO.DOO. and had
in nd lition, oblaini'd a very respoct-
iililc Mini by tho .sale ol tlio good-w.ll ot
my praciii'i' to a it.st noiiilied wnini;
Jul iiliiuli isiirj'eon, who went out ex
pri'sslv In Miececd inc. 1 givo these
ilcta Is not in old r lo eiieoinae am
bit oils omig fellows, fresh (loin tint
schools.'to rush oil to Austral a under
tint impression that it is si II an Khlor
nil'), but ll ol'iler to show that 1 stood
well in the front rank i I my profess on
in Melbourne, and in some in. asiire lo
Account tr the fa t that when it een-
tlcinan who held very h en p il.lt
cal rank in V.ciira met w In a set pro
and ult.niately fatal ace dent, I wa.i
called to attend Imi. I Mippiv-s Ii
name for reasons wli c'i w.ll he oIivioiih
later on; but for convenience I wdl call
him Sir James lleill, .
S r tlanies was otic of the largest land
and Hlo kin Mel's in the colony. I h:tv,
ridden for Unity m les along the bank
of the river Muri'uiuli.dgee without go
Inir i) i his pi opcriv; and wliereas u l i-
nary men count ihcr possoaions by
hundreds of acres, ho countetl Ins I v
hund.eils of sipiarti miles. Ho had
worked hard, and his upward progress
had been gia lual; but it had niwavJ
been i-t in! v. When 1 knew h m, nn
man in Australia was nioio respected
or looked tip to. lie had been knighted
as a small reward for h .s sitvics as a
colonial m nister; he hail rece ved all
kinds of gratfiin.' testimon ills from
hi fellow -c t ens; Ii & wont In all tin
transact oas of li:n was as good as an
other man's burnt; and et S.rJaiues,
forty years before, had come to Austni'
lia as a conv ct. on account of the d s
graceful rr. me of lorgery. 1 never in
quired into the dcla Is of his case; and
inileed I never knew tlieui until he told
them to inn when he was on his death-
DCil
St James I ved in a bcaut'ful And
upaeiotis house oierlooking the mh.
and d slant a few in les troin the centel
of the c ty. In sp.le of h h seven t
years he us a good and active horse
man: and one morning, as was his fie
iiie!it custom, he rode into Mclliourm
in order to transact some business with
his sol citiir. He had iiiittcd the law
yer's olliee, iiml kip already ha'f way
homo again, when his horsi
was fr eiitei ed y sonic blast n
iit'ral o is w h c!i were being carried on
in connection with the making of a
new road. '1'h ii animal bei nine restive,
nml linally threw Sir James. He tell
licav.lv i p m a heap of stones, and h s
groom coming tip found him lay
ing in eiisil'lc. The unfortunate gen
th man, who was known to ceiy
one in the ueighl orho.nl, wa
tenderly carried lo tho nearest
house; and no sooner d d he regain
consc on. ne. s than he sent his servant
for his carr ago and d.sj a'.chcd a mcs
hi tiger to rc iii st mo to e( at once to
h o hi'ti.e. I rode th tlier imup d ati lv,
and r allied the place before Sir
Jaine-' i.rrval. 1 feared, tif course,
that he had lilt t w th nn ace do it; but
1 h d not the faintest idea of tho
nature of it; a d t.iereforo I was
grcailv sho ke I w hen, a fewmnuti
lat r. 1 si.w h in li.ted fioiu his oar
r ace, t;i lple-i and well-nigh rijioii h
les. 1I was font eyed to his bed
room, w i c!i was upon the trroutid
lloor; and upon examiftinz b in 1 d s-
covcred that sir. c nil oi n s r.iis we:
brokc.i. th:.t th.) inlernal.org n ha I
been iniiire I. iind that th r - was
prai'tcallv spenk ng. no ho c of lis
re-overv.' Sr Janu s was a bac'.elor.
and had no female relat.ves in the i ol-
onv. lie m ght live. I knew, for m.iu
davs; and his hotisekee; er, thoii.'ti a
k nd rind thouglitf.il woman, was far
too advanced in years to be ca; a' lo of
properly attending npo.i her unfortu
nate master. I sent the g -oorn ha. k
to Melbourne for an experienced ho pi'
tal nurse, and in th ; meant me re
main -d w th mv d st n?!iished paiicnt,
and did all that lay in my power for
him.
When the news of the aceMcnt wa
puhli.shel in t ie city, it occat onol
LTeat exciteine it. Several of Sir
JamiM former C'lUeagues milled n'ely
me! tog'ther; and one of them rode to
the mm si! to re piest that 1 would not
leave it so long as my patient continue I
t i breathe. 1 was to summon anv
ass stan -e that I might need, and to do
exa'il. as 1 deemed b -St.
W e would move heaven and earth."
sa d the gentleman, -to preserve his
valuable 1 fe."
I feel." sa d I, "that th"re is not
the slightest hope of saving it; but
you may be. sure that I will spare no
pa'ns."
Sir James had faint -il during his re
moval from the carriage to the house
and he did not regain tins use of h s
senses for nam hours afterward. I was
sittiiir bv his h dsido when ho opened
his eye-'.
'So I'm not gone yet, doctor," ho
gad, with a weird knd ol humor.
t.f '.m Id. a 1 .-I foe lonirf'
Who can say? ' I rejil e 1. You
are sadly hurt. Are you in much
iiain .
"No: thank (!od! In pain, but not
in severe pain.
"1 should warn von, I saal, as
eotitlv us I co ihl. "that if von have anv
worllllv nllairs to settle, oii should
h 'tile iliein spe-'ddy. Tnero s gr.evotis
danger.
'Tknow it." he returned, w th a sal
smile: "but 1 have jcfled everything -
eveiyth ng, that is, that a lawyer could
help' 111') in. Yetbefor' I il e then.' is
s miclh ng that I should like to con-
tide to von.
"Will it agitate voit to tell it?"
"Iniafr.iditw.il, a little," ho ro
plied.
"Tiien wait until to-morrow, Sir
.IiiiniM. Tne danger is great- even in
evitable. I fear; but not imuied a'e; ;i'n
von had belter wa t until you a-i
caline', mid. let us hop", stronger. TIpi
shock has tried vou terribly, and you
have not yet ha I t ine to recover from
it."
"As vou will," he assented. "Iiut
do not leave it until too late."
I recommended h in to the care o!
the nurse, who had bv this time nr
rived; and retired to bed, not know ng
how soon 1 might he su'iini'inod toliiin
or how long it might I e before 1 'hnuld
be alii1 again lo ijii.t li s side. In the
early morning I returned to Ins room.
lie was si eping. and the nure in
formed tne tnat lie had passed an tin
cvpecledly goo 1 night. Alter I had
lireal.lated, therelore, when lie one
more leu'iirred to the subject w hich
sceiiieii to be up;iermosl m bis in ml, I
pei'iu lied him to talk, but implored
him to control h niscii as much as pus
silili'. and n it to overtax lis strength
What he told me was in substance as
follows. I made exhaustive notes of it
ns ooii as I left h s room, ami I urn
conliile'il. that I have succeeded in re
calling many of Sir James' actual
lihras s. ll made a very powerful im
pi'c-s on upon mo, nn I I do not doubt
that it will eiiuallv excite the interest
and sympathy of the reader. Th
names alone are nil 'led.
"I was born," he -a d. " n London
in ISI-. My father was the rector of
St. - --s; and after putting in.! to
a good school he sent me to t 'am
bridge. I look mv degree in IS!;!, and
then went to th" bar. My chtef i'r end.
both al atnhr dge atul at the In icr
I inple. was llii itee lliven, a voting
man who possessed a-to isliingali lity.
remarkable good looks, great anilntain.
and the pro-pccl of sue. 'ee. ling to a
1 i'g fortune ami to one of the oldest
Mn.'li-h baiMiielc cs. Iti all :liese re
spects he was, 1 need M'a'.clv say. my
super or. 1 was a poor man; I had
mill my encrges to deieud upon; and
I had no inllii 'titial relatives, no near
relit es indeed of anv kind, except mv
lathe:-, I being an onh' eh Id. and my
mother having died during my infancy.
At the bar 1 imis. for a youngster, fair
ly successful. Kavcn and I had cham
bers together; we hail our law-books
,n common: and we were on such terms
of f:i. nd-h p .that we were know n on
our sta rease as 'tlio Itioihcrs.' I'or
sntiie years 1 lived a vcy happy life. I
made enough to eliabl . my sell lo live
in tolerable c li.fnr;; and in t me in-
d ed 1 tell invselt to lie just. licit ll.
looking out for a w fo.
One even ng Kavcn ana I went to a
ball al l.adv l s. We there m -t a
M s Mary Ihigster, a vourg g rl of
surpass ng beaut . ; and before tlicniglit
was spent we had both -as I lea ne I
sulise p cntlv fallen in love w th her.
Her lather, like mine, was a po r cler
gyman. 1 had bid 1 ttlo il iticiilly in
establ shlng nivself upon a foot n r o:
in t inacy w th her fatu ly; and ofti n
when I "v s led them. Haven accom
panied inc. Mary, thoiigli she was, as
I liae sa d. ill-Apr 'ssdilv lo. civ, w as
of a soinew hat cold d spos tion. She
was niienlhu -last c and self-eo ilaine I
I I an iiniisiial de ;rce: and ye:, in he
w aysh 'W.is anili t oils. She dosir. il
to in. nr.' a nitn w Im would make lis
way in the world; and it was o ily alter
soiiie very llattcr ng huts about in '
and my a! 1 W ha I I eon let drop in her
presence by her lather, w ho ev detitlv
faioied me. tii.lt she eoiisclite 1 to I e
coiue in v wife. Haven w as not at Mr.
ltagster's ho l-e on that eventful even
ing. Next mot n ng. when 1 met him
at our chambers. I lull h ni of what
had occurred. Ho changed color -
w h c!i at the tini" I attr. bated to the
strength of h s Ir endsli p for me and
then congratulated me in a soinewlia;
extravagant matin t.
When aro j on going to be mar
ried?' lie tiskod.
'So.n.' 1 replied. There is no
reason why we should delay. I could
w sh that t were a I tile better off: bu'
our m s ortune in that respect w.ll I
trust, d.sappcar in conre of t me. A
.t is. we shall, I th nk, be able to do
int v welt.' 0
" '1 wish yoii joy" sa;d Haven, ns h ;
rose to go into the Chance lor's Court,
whe e I .o had a href fiat mo n ng.
"1 had then no id 'a that ho nl-o
l ived Mary liag-t -r, nn 1 that he had
detenu ni'd. even a that late hour. I
not to w rench In r fro u m for h in self,
at least t prevent my marryinz her.
lis conduct toward tne remained, so
far as I could see. exactly what it had
been previous to mv engagement. He
was gen'al and fr cndly, appeared to
take an absorbing interest in all my
plans tor tho future, and actually ae-
coin pan cd me to lr inswick Square to
look over a house w n en was to b ) let.
a id which I thought of tak ngand fur
n shing. I found that the place would
I e rather bevond my means, and re
cretfullv told h m so.
" Nevermind, Jack,' h) sad: 'vou
will find sonielh ng better, perhaps
I5ut I certainly shotil 1 like you to have
the house.
"That even ng we were sitt'ng to
gether over the i ro. Jack!' ho said
suddenly, 'we are old friends, and I
want to give ou a hand ome wedding
present.
"Ho had. I should expla'n, recently
succeeded to the baronetcy and the es
tates, and was now a ra-h man.
" 'Yon are very good,' I answered
'Anvth ng that vou mav give us w l
be valued, not merely for itself, but for
the sase of the giver.
" 'We have b.-en in chamberg togeth
er, horesiitnid, -for more than seven
years. I shan't I ke losing your com
pany; for of course I shall bo robbed 'of
a good deal of it now. Ho plain with
me. Jack. Would not money bo more
useful to you than a mere present? It
usually is acceptable, 1 believe, in these
cases,
"I thanked him feelingly for his fore
thought. 'It would bo partcularly
welcome,' I said.
' Without another word, he drew his
cha r to the table, took his check-hook
from a drawer, and lille I in a draft,
wh eh, after he had carefully examined,
he handed to me.
"1 took it, and ga.ed at it with as
tonishment it was for a thousand
pounds! 'My dear Haven,' I gasped,
for I was overcome hy this act of ap
paieat and totally unexpected genera
lly, 'it is to i much; it is too good o'
you. I can not think of accepting it.'
" 'You know that I can well a ford
it,' bo sad, cii'tly. 'I ins.-t upon
your taking it. If you refuse, we can
no longer lomaiu on term of friend
ship.' " 'Nay, Raven,' I cried, wh lo my
heart sccto I to rise to mv throat. 'Po
not in sundersla id me. Th s ,s noble
of you. I thank you w th ail my heart:
but 1 can not ncept such a large sum.'
"II would not I sten. however, to my
refusal; and linally I pocketed both iny
pr do and the draft.'
"Mary Hagster was at the t'mo pav
ing a short visit to her frie ads in the
country; an I thus it hap n 'd that I
did not incut o i the fact p' my hav.ng
received Haven's liand-oni' present
edher to her or to any one else. I
looked orwa d to surpr sing her with
th t news upon her return to town; and
in tho meant me I si lit the draft to mv
banker's, a well-known pr vate linn,
w th wh ch 1 hal but recently op 'tied
an account.
"A few nionrngs afterwarl I was
s'tling at breaklast in mv bachelor
lodgoigs in Chapel street. Red ford
How. when, without warning, a pol.ee
officer entered my room, and showing
me a w arrant w hich author ze 1 him to
arrest in 'on a charge of forgery, took
lilt' into custi dv.
"As you may expect. I was thundo
truck. 'Forgery! Forgery of what?'
I exclaimed, half-mad leneil by the mon
strous charge.
"Hut I soon learned, a little am! guessed
the rest. Haven, in order to dispose ol
in ', ami to effect u illy put a stop to in;'
marriage had wr ticn out the draft in
an unusual manner, an I had appended
h s name in a way which had cans d li s
banker to d ci ne to cadi ttie cheek,
and lo endorse ,t w.th the words: "Sig
nature d tiers.'
"The draft hal hen returned in tli's
eonditan lo Haven, who without hesi
lat on had pronounced it t i be a
torgerv. According to his story, which
was only too plans. hlc. 1 alone could hi
the cr m nal. The check w as pavat-h:
lo me; I had access t i the drawer in
wh ch h" Kept the I ook from wh ch the
lorm had b en torn; and the clumsy
signature had been written ni'ich as 1
in ght have written it.
"Vou can guess the seipiel, doctor.
I was tr cd; an. I although I was very
ably defended by a h a ling counsel,
who was a personal friend of mine, I
was conv clcd and sen'ene -d to trans
portation, How shall I describe to you
the agony of tlio-edavs! In dueeonr-o
I w as sent out here with a sh p-load of
cut throats and tclosis. In af years,
doubtless, 1 was in arlv forgotten a
home, for mv conv. i t on killed mv
father; and who else w as there to re
member me save Haven and Mary Hag
ster, whom he, to a Id to mv wretched
ness, soon altcrw ard niarr edi"
At th s po nt Sir Jam 's w is seized
w (Ii s'lasmotl c pa ns, brought on bv
h s exc tenieiit; and 1 was obliged to
temporarily forbid h s eon! no ng the
a ii in t narrat ve. An hour or two
ater, however, Iiml ng h in calmer, 1
perm tie I him to go on.
I served my t .me, lie continued
"and then, having no friends in Fn-
gland, 1 decide I to remain here. L ke
many others, 1 went to the d gg ngs.
and. unlike most. I was fortunate. I
invested everything in Ian I and stock
tried to make nivself publicly Useful,
gradually obta nod the eonlidence ami
resj cot of mv fellow-c tiens, and two
or inree years ago, as x on Know, re
celved the honor of knighthood. 1 can
now sav wit i truth, doctor, that then
is no man in Austral a who won! I r
fuse to erap me by ihe hand because i
was once a convict."
"Has xour innocence never bee
proved!" 1 asked.
Never! he returned. "I m ght
perhaps, have made as-cond endoavoi
to prove t long ago; but I could no
br ng myself to make her unliappy
unhapp.er. that is, than ho has mad.
her. As 1 have told you. she leeanp'
Lady Haven. You can not expect hp
to e aid to tell you that the ma i win
so cruelly swore away mv liberty mad
her a good husband. He s stomal
it-ally dl-lreated her; and iiMmug
she bore liim several chddren. a id wa
1 have h ard. an exemplary w fn tint ,
ahe was crushed by his brutal ty. In
Deh ived jo ber as he would not hav.
. .i d to Irs d igs. Do o.i I. n ev
'. r I h -it I preset ve my love lor h
y.' 1 Jiave never cettSfd to I vo h :'.
. lough she believe 1 evil o- tirr a oi
v r sent me a ngle word of s -, mp t
v and 1 have le t everything I h :ve
0 her cUest a in, who by' tli's t me h
n of h s own. Rut I do ii"t know
v aether or not she is dead. I have
lowvicr. provided that, should sh" 1
1 vmg. slu is t) have a life int'-r st in
in estate. Poor thing, sho ile.irv.s
t; f ir aillv d d she s- fl'.-r. and not tin
re pientlv. I expe t. did she wan!?''
"And he?" 1 asked. '-What became
of Raven"
"In t mo ho deserted he", and
plunged into the lowest depths l
drunk 'iiness and dissipation. 1'e h .d
wvstel his fortune: and not ve y Ion.'
.igi I read that ho had been pickel u
it a lit n the" streets of Par s nnd had
d ed before his removal to tie) Ims
p.t.l."
"1 am shortly going to I ngland, S r
James,'' I -aid," "ami if lean be of any
use in discover ng this poor lady's
whereabouts, I shall be glad to do mv
best"
"You are going to England? I nm
happy to hear it You ca i then do
what I feared wou'd have to b done by
a th rd party. 1 want you to lind Lady
Haven and tell her w hat I have told
you. Tell her that, although we have
be-n separated for more than forty
years, I st 11 think of her: fiat 1 die
thinking of her: and that I forgive h t;
and- Yes, doctor, tell her. t o. that
I forg've h m. I must forgive him.
Yis; I do fully."
I n cd not go on to describe tin pain
ful hours I sp mt at Sir James' s do ere
death reloise t Inn from his sufferings'.
Sutlic ! it to say that he bore h m-olf,
even in his moments of greatest agonv,
with becoming resignation. l'ir 1 th"
la t he was thoughtful , for nil about
him rather than for himself; an 1 wlr n
Ihe long sleep at last closed h s w ary
eyes, I turne I away, feei ng that Aus
tral a had lost a nun the memory of
whom sh m'ght justly cherish.
Two or three months afterward I re
turned to England. Lady Haven, who
fo.- sum 1 1 me had b 'en in inipovi rlshed
circiims ance-i. had meanwhile been dis
covered by mv late patient's 1 cdors;
an I before I saw her, sh" ha I been ap
prised of the provisions of S:r James
Re 1,'y's wdl.
I ntroduced inyelf to her as his
frj'nd; and fo ind her occupying a
pleasant but not very well-fiirn'she I
lions! in one of the best sipiar -s of
Hayswatcr.
"It s nil a invstcr.." she sa'd to
me. when sh had lirst apolog'e.l for
tli" d sorder of 'her tempo -a-v a' ode.
Poor Jam s! He was once very fond
of in1. It was many years a. ;o. We
should have married you know, but for
an unfortunate c l'cum.sUu.'e. Perhaps
you have h ard of it0"
"I was si ghtlv annoyed at tin tone
in w h eu she spoke of her dead bene
factor. I have heard of it. Lady Haven," I
returned, ser.oii ly.
Rut it d d not spo 1 his sue ess in
I fe." she cont lined, with :l slight
laugh: "and now nt last he h i- in a lo
rest tut'o.i. Well, it is onh1 w'tat we
ile-erve! He robbed my late hnb:ind,
you know; and it is litt ng that we
should bo his he rs s it n tiJ"
I was beginning to f 'el angry. Even
if Sir James had b -en g I It y, she had
no right to speak of h in now in so
light and scornful a toue. Ahvalv 1
saw she was reekl ssly spend rg Iier
newly aeon red wealth, t iou h she ha I
not actually entered into po-s s on nf
t, the w'll not having then been
proved. Iler mi-fort ine had not made
a good won) ati of her. She was g;;ii 1
.lv d.esscd. Instead of being n mo'ini
ing. snt was covered w.th cwelry.
s uivlv t was well for poor Sr -Saims
that this van woman had never I e ti
h s w.fe!
"I.alv Haven. ' I said, sternly, wo
mac as well e.id th s. s,r Ja-t's H- lly
never injured you or anyotlr-r l;vnr
ciatire. It was your husband h
was th1 cr m nail lie wrote h s own
mine to that check which led to Sir
.lames' tran-p irtation. lled 'iiel the
facts, and cans 'd your benefactor tub'
sent to the antipodes! And do you
think that I. knowing all th s, w.ll
sutler s,r .hums' la r uani ) to to slan
dered?" She turned pale, and clung for sup
port to a char, "(iracimis powers."
she exclaimed; "is it can it b" true? I
knew it. th mi I knew il! My husband
once told me all. when ho was l,ir oils
w thtlr. nk. iod forgiM' me!" and sir
fell l.ke a corpse to the tlo r.
I stun mined the servants, wh i car
r ed h r to her room. I then sent for
a physician, and in Ihe meant in d d
what I could to revive her. Rut mv
el'orts were in vain, and soon after mv
colleague arrived she exp re i. A:i ex
am i;at oa subsequently d'sclosed the
lad that she bad longbie.i a -ulierer
from heart d sense.
1 am glad to be able to say that In r
son. who is now enjoy ng Sir James
Heilly's mini lice.it beipiet. is w rthv
of the 1 gacy. A week or two ago ho
sa led w.th iiis lam ly for Victor a. and
,t is his amb t on there to follow in his
b "iiefa -tor's footsteps. Ciiuiuln rn'
. o iriitil.
Wholesale Poisoning.
A horrible case of wholesale p iison
:ng at Levilen came before tneCrim
nal Court of The Hague mi Ap i! ; Itii.
Ti.e pri-oner is a woman of for'y-s x.
nam d Van de L ndeii. She is married
and has several ch Idrcn. li appears
that s ine ls'i'. she has attempted to
po son no l'ss than h2 persons, an I
that -he trad to po son evert b !' who
came in ll T way. It is proe t tnat she
kill d iwenty-scvcn of her v etims. and
that forty-live others became danger
ously II. S x t mcs she endeavored 1 1
I o s'm one of her s sters-in-law. The
pr sutler, however, is .ndicted lor mur
der. ng line p. rsons otilv. The I'ubl c
l'rocciitor maintains that ill in civeof
: In- cr minal was the ob a n ng ol
m i iei wh cli insurance soe ct es would
.i.i-o t.i pay n ease of illness or death.
-A. J'. lot.
C.alvanized iron water tanks must
t o' bo i s 'd. Pr. Venable. in a pa;ier
ea I b fore the Amor can hcui.cal
soeiott. has shown that water passed
hroiigh two hundred yards uf gal-..n-cd
ran p po took up 4.."J grams
i . i.c c rh inaje per galloti.
A DEI FLY IX1EEEST1X0 KAEEAIIVE.
The nnnie of Rev. John H. Chandler Is
an Iniiiercd one in the literature and lubor
of the liantist Chiirvh: enecia ly in con
nection w ith his feriy years' devotion to
missionary work in liurmsh and Siain; a
work in vrhiih Ids accomplished wife
slisrvd during the whole cf this long
periou. rorinosi oi tins tune lilsrrsi
dence was at Llaii(kck, in Siam, the rapl
tot of the kingdom. Here he rendered
himself valuable to the kinirand his court,
as trans ator of important documents. In
In'iU he was appointed U, S. Consul at
miiKkoK. jie was also tutor to the pres
ent kinir of Siam.
One of the almost inevitable results of
missionary labor Is the breaking down of
health, and neither Mr. nor Mrs. Chandler
escaped. In lb'l their condition became
so serious that they relumed to this coun
try for medical treatment. They went
back to Siam in intending to stay for
bix ear, but both soon im-w worse, and
bad to come to the United States at the
end of three. What Mr. Chandler's con
dition was at the time is given in his own
words, as related to a gentleman who
called upon him recently ut his home, in
Camden, New Jersey:
"J vus a compltie itmA ily lung
u-taknen.1 was go yreut that for months ut
a time I could not write or read. The
nerves of my stomach were totally demor
alized. My food uvuld not digest. I had
to lay aside ull my teaching and literary
labor. I tras u nuble to do either physical
or mental ivork. I was also troubled with
palpitation of the heart and with an obsti
nate catarrh often years' standing; alto
gether I was a very, very sick man. While
thus suffering, the Itev, Dr. MacFarlatuI,
a Presbyterian missionary, at Bangkok,
called my attention toCompound Oxygen.
He had tried it for indigestion and general
del ility and had found it very benellcial.
"While I was on my way home 1 found
myself in a very critical condition. I
almost gave up hope. On reaching Phila
delphia I consulted Drs. Starkey & Pulen.
I soon began theuseof Compound Uxvgen.
It acted like a charm. Very soon I felt
signs of returning strength. In the mat
ter of diabetes the relief teas particularly
noticeable. Improvement went on grad
ually but surely. I became so that I could
cat with regularity and really enjoy my
food. 7i titne my old symptoms of wretch
edness and weuriness jmsscd uu uy und I
was tinself again.
"You may judge of my health and
strength when I tell you Unit I was with
tie Siamese embassy in New York and
Washington a few months ago. traveling
with tin-in and going about as freely and
energetically as any of them. Compound
Oxygen had so recruited my system that
the unusual exercise of travel had no un
pleasant effect upon me. nor was I in any
respect the w orse f. r my journey."
bor full information as to this wonder
ful Treatment, address Pits. Starkky &
1'ai.kn, 1 llll and 1111 Guard St., Phila
delphia, Pa.
Orders tor Ihe Comp'und Oxvgen Home
Treatment w ill be filled by H.li.MatheWH,
1)1 Powell street, between Bush and
Pine streets. San l-iamisco.
At Gloucester, N. J., a child was kil'ed
by a thunderbolt.
WHAT 13 CATARRH 1
Catarrh 1a a iimcu jmriilt'iit ilitt'lmrse caumd hj the
Liri-H, net! uml ilttt-1. iiiiant uf llit; tt-L-t'tuule lutro-ite
aunt-l a in lite intt initl lining,' liii iulnuiiu nf tliu i.umi.
'1 lost urititt- in only ilttt-liiifil uiuler f;tvorullL- tircuiu
RtanuH, ami tht-Hc am: Moiliiii Ktutt- uf tbt- Imm.i1, uh tlic
liilaiitttl curliiiaelt- ef tllliTde, lilt- Ki rtli pulsun of pj'lilii
li. iiu rcnrv. tux.i iiua. fnan Hit- rt-u ntiKii i.f tin- itu-te
uiiUtir uf the Bnin, miniri-i-st tl 'itiviiiiution. hailly veil
tiiattii -U-iiinn aiHirUiitai!. ami utl.tr oiK..nn that are
yi nuinattil in the- I'luoil. liifs,- isiiii! keep the internal
lining liieint.ialie ut the U'lnc in a constant Kate of irri
tatiou, ever reaily for tlieihiKii.it uf the. set tin f the
L-eruiA, tthieh nnrt'U'1 up Hie liontrila unit ilottn the
taiicm ur hack nf throat, calinlllh' ulceration uf the
turoat: up the eustachian tule, can-in ihafueim: hur
ruvtllitf ill the tiH'iti culiis, cailpin,.' Iioam uess; UHiirmi;
the projs r structure uf the hroiieiiiai tutiea, ending ui
liultiioiidry coiisuiiiprii n and death.
Mau atteiiiptii have Uen luade to discover a cure for
thlii dl.-trt-hhiiik' dihtase hy the use uf inhale lit and other
lUet-liiuiia tlctkvtt, nut nolle ul llitue trtuOntntd can tin
a panicle of food until the istritMtta are either destroyed
or reiuoretl fiotn the mucous tiMtue
Some tune Once a well It una u phtniclnn of forty yean
namiiiu, uftt r much t-il.tiiiiitiitui'. tiucctsdtd in din-
cuvem.A- tne nets Khany coiuliiiiati. u oi ini;rtdl. ntn tthicli
never tails in at'sniutely ami iie)ttiantuuy eradicating
thi.t lion ihie disease, tllieli.er htauiiini,' for one year ur
forty team. '1 hobc w ho may Is' siilltlini; lloiii the almve
tliiwitAe should, ttithout d.-lay, comiiii.iiitute ttith the
iiuiuai rs, Me-srs. A. II. Iiiv.n it Son, JtO Kiiv Street
Wet:, Toronto, ami a-ct lull particulars and UcMtue flee
hy enctosiu stamp.
The crops of Southern Kussia are ruined
by long-euHt intied lirouglit.
Strict ne of ihe urethra in its
worst forms, speedily cured by our new
and improved methods. Pamphlet, n fer
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The Protestant churches in Japan now
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BESET ON ALL SIDES
Hy malaria, ho-.v shall wc esi afe the ilread in
fecliunf is the question which the denizens of
fever and ague districts ask themselves. The
answer conies from former stuferers who for
years huvo escaped ihe visitations of Ihe
periodic peourge, tliroinfh the tirnteeting infill
en e of llnstetters Momaeli Hitlers. When
the necessity for Using preventive measures
arises, use this means uf prevention at once,
ll regulates the liver, facilitate digestion, ami
liberates impurities from Ihe ss;ein. when
such exist, hy promoting healthful action of the
bowels ami kidneys. Act early. In all regions
where miasmatic, va'tors breed disease, it is
absolutely necessary to he provided with a
safegnuril. ami this is It tie. tt uugh a sojourn in
tm h localities is destined to be brief. No one
can Htl'iird to breathe malaria for a short time.
The Hitters is a sovereign speciHc for rheuma
tism, debility and nervousness. Keep it on
hand.
In Berlin S.lXKJ bricklayers are on a
strike.
BROWN'S LITTLE JOKE.
"Why. Brow n, how abort your cont is,"
said .tones one day to his friend Brown,
who wittily replied: "Yes; but it will be
long enough lu fore I get another." Some
men spend so much for medicines that
neither heal nor help them, that new
clothes is with them like angels' visits
few anil far between. Internal fevers,
w eakness nf the lungs, shortness of breath
and lingering coughs, soon yield to the
inacic inllui'iice of that royal remedy, lr.
It. V. Pierce's 'Golden Medical Discovery."
The crop of w inter what in Kansas is
estimated at li.tl.ttso bushels.
Kveryone's duty to use Oregon Blood furifler.
Trv Cermka for breakfast.
HUMILIATING
ERUPTIONS
ITCHING
AND
BURNING
TORTURES
Axn fvkrv prKriEsoFlTciiiNn. Poaly. Pimply,
Inherited. Scrofulous, ami I'ontagious liiseasrg
of the IUikmI. .-kin. ami tfdlp, with Loss of liair,
from infancy lo old ace, are potiuvel? cured by
the l l Tli l ka IH- .vrniK.s.
IT Mi l ha lti sol.vt xT.the new blood purifier,
cleanses the Wood and is rspiintion nf impuri
ties and poisonous -.lcmints, and thus removes
the cai sk.
I'lTlct KA. the (rrcat Skin Cure, Instantly
allays Itching and Inl'aniinntion. chare the
skin and -t nli. heals I'lecis and (sores, and
restore the Hair.
I t TiiThA Soap. an eco,nUitc ?kin Peatitifler
and Tinlt t lttsniisite. pretiared from 1'l'TlcrHA,
is iniiispen'snblein m-Mtiiig skin Uistases. Haby
Humois.Sktii HU tiiishe.l liapH-d and liilybk n
Nild fveryhero. lnec: I I'Ttci RA, inc.: Kk
StU.VKXT, In Soap. 2V. lTt parvsd by the IHir-
TK I'Kl'O AND I'UEMICAL Co.. H08TOS, MaRS.
Uicui fur "' liow to Cure tkia Uiiewea.''
TRAVELING CLOAKS, ETC.
Drrrtptliin ol thn Nrtvrtt Rtylra 1 111 port c J
lly Fasliliiiiablf) .Moilisti-t.
Tho newest travelin-r cloaks import
ed by fash ottablo mod stes aro of ecru
canvas striped with colors, 1 nml
throughout with silk, and trimmed
down the front with a long scarf of
brown wool lace. These are very dressy
indeed, and are made w.th loose square
i-leevcs fet in on tho shoulder and
down next the back forms, where thev
double under to meet the piece in front
Mohair wraps are trimmed wdli gal.
loon or a little lace; but those meant
for use rather than dress are plainly
stitched near the edges. The more
vouthful dust cloaks arj litted to tho
figure in red ngoto style, with coat
sleeves, nnd some fullness on tho tour
nure in pleats or in French gang ng.
SH11 others ar j lilted smoothly ove? tho
hips, nnd have tho sk rt gathered or
plaited to the edge. The latter are mado
either of pongee or of mohair; fawn or
dust-colored mohair, with gome
bows of green ribbon and a
hood lined with preen s lk,
makes a stylish cloak. The French
fancy for using this goods and gay
colors for those wraps also etend to
other sheer w o dens, like ve 1 ng whicii
enmes in dark brown w.th penc.l str pes
of red. olive and blua upon it. Th s is
made up in long red ngote w th a
hood, and is provided on each side
w.th a loo; and button to fasten it up
as a polonae anil display a red bison
cloth skirt that is worn under it. The
wrap 's, however, made very long, a id
may be worn over any other sk rt, or
over an entire dress. Iiourette or tuft
ed cloth of dark color is used for ulsters
and redingotcs. and there are also
others of strip d or Ida d K112I sh
cloths. Navy b'ue diaon il wool w th
red s lk lining for tho hood is popular
for the Kngl sh ulsters that are matin
w th close-littel front and belied back.
Tiie serge and corduroy ta lor jacket
for travel nghave been already no ed.
Perhaps the newest s;i"qiies are th so
of Kngl sh checked homespun mado
with a belt across the short back.wh le
the longer front is turned Lack down
each side in rovers that mav be unbut
ton 'd and lapped the i ppos'te way to
make the jacket double-breasted
When Eaby traa slci, tro pavo her CASTOMA,
When she was a Child, sho cried for CAST0I5IA,
When sho brcama Miss, she clung to CASTOIUA,
Whoa alio had Children, sho gave them CASlOItXa
Miss Miirv Peiidergast, aged 17, was
fatally gored by a cow at Charleston. III.
CANCER CURED.
I have had a cancer on my faro for many
years. I have tried a great many remedies,
but without relief. I almost irave up hope of
ever being cured, lir. lliirilinun, uiy con,
recotnr. emlcd Swift's Specific, which I liavo
taken with great results. My luce Is now well,
and it is impossible for me to express my thanks
in words fur what tins niciin tiie nas none lor
till'. -MliS. UU JIAltDMA.t.
Jlonroc, Ga Sept. i, mi. t
Swift's specific has cured a cancer on my
face, and has almost mode a new limn of me,
T. J. Tkatb, Wachisa, t'la.
I have tiad a cancer in my right ear for tlire
years. I iried every remedy the physicians
iirneliced, lo no pi rniarenl good. Sw ills tspo-eilli-
has w rought wonders for inc. It is tho
best blood purifier in Ihe world.
Juiin S. Jloiiliow, Florence, Ala.
Swift's Specific is entirely vegetable, and
5eeins to euro i tun ers by forcing out theiui
pui'iiies from the bl oil.
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