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EUGENE CITY GUARD. X. JU CAMPBELIj, . Proprietor, eugene city. Oregon. THREE STAGfcS OF Llrt. axtk-koitiai. mi love, I know thai I miirt no; flslute: the noon of nluht In nigh; That speeds away and yet I stay. A llnuerlne lovor sweet am I Ah I bow 1 hate to say good -by. ood night, my own I when you're alone, Flrt slumber seal those itarry eyes, lit give a tender thought to one Who takes hi leave or you with algha. Wboeebeartitill for your presence orlee. One kiss adieu I wish for yon Dreams roseate and slumber light, Tbe time la nigh, when you and I, Ho more will need to aay good -night. VDPTUU ' Bw radiant In her bridal dresw I How awect tbe love-light In hereyesl . To-day ahe erowna my bapptneee, And earth become paradise. I marvel, as I look upon tier now, arrayed In beauty's pride. By what strange arte of lovw 1 won ,,TMe wingless angel for my bride. As! 1 seed go from her no more, Mer dread her Irate father's frown, ' Wben parting from her at the door, Jfor tear his sudden coming down. Xe more to leave her at the Rate, And sighing wander noine alone, for where sue Is tliui's home; thank fate kite's mine at last, my wife, my own. POUT-WUPTIAL. Wliefe that yon say " Tie folly's height To try on you that played-out dodge To eotne home at thlx tlmo of nlht. JYitenUIng I've been at the loilim?" Where hlo do you suppose I've bocn? "In some siiloon?" ou'T into a Joker. Hat lial what's that, you "ain't so green," Vou "know Unit I've been playing pokeri" Tm ehowlng cloven?" yea, for a couirh : I've got a void. What's that you snld? loo bed?" O, yes: what now, "tuko off my boots beiore I go to bod?" ' f eonrse, my dear, I finite forgot Ihade'inon. Hie there they go. "Take off my liafr" "I'm dr link?" I'm not. I wonder at your talking so. Too won't put up with" hush that olilld, The peace disturbing little elf. 6h, stop Its noiae ; It ants me wild What's that? hlo "bush the child my. euiir Wetl, let me have her by-lo-by Here I am In my stocking feet afe In your papa's nrms you lie; Vy-lo my baby sin mber sweeb And this la matrimonial life To wulk the lloor hue this, alack f He-Is a tool who takes a wile . Wrest Scott I I've stopped upon a took. Croat Julius Cmnar! look at that I i Oh, who would wed for love or polf My foot I Il re, take this squalling brat lad try to make It sleep yourself. Hi, "I'm a brute?" Oh, yes, of course That blasted took 1 What's that "I'm rude? Tou'11 sue at once for divorce" 1 wish to goodness that vou would. CUBTAI. Iinsm Cbwrter. I UNT MARGARET'S DREAM. An Old Miser's Sudden Trans formation. A Tory quiet, orderly household we roe at the farm after that w.ld, f rol o crmo, noisy Joo had gono back to his entr life. He had only dragged through "a month and a hulf of the summer at the dear, delightful old country home when hn declared the whole place a bore, but In truth It had only boon bored by him and packing up once tore lis wont hack, to his work in the ity, leaving everything more peaceful for hi al sonco; all, perhaps, except two anxious, yearning hearU that were faat growing sorrowful and old one the mother' . the oilier father's, lint Kttlo tho high-spirited hoy thought of i that the morn ng he drove away from the old farm fcalc; ha spirit, like tint grano ng horsi) tho driver (irmly held In oheek, wits lmiatient to be oil, to bo freed from restra nt. How hurriedly told the old folks good-liyn, and theu aa he dashed away threw a kiss from the tips of bin lingers t his s stor Nell, who stood and looked longingly after him. Uh, brothers, sons, too little you mro for the tender, auxlons hearts at homo when vou set sail upon an un tried sea and venture out alone. Several woeks passed away quietly nd ploasantly, too, except for occa sional b.ts of now (bad newt goes here, there and everywhere, you know) which found tho way out to our coun try home, that Joe wasn't living just mi he ought to do; rather too fast, too fond ot drink and sometime found at the gaining tublo. Poor Aunt Mar garet, It seemed aa If her face grew a fettle thinner, her hair a little winter every day after thnt I shall never for get ho v hho looked one morning as we all ant around tho breakfast table. lnahing her plate away, having scarcely tasted the food upon it, she sa d, look ing up at uncle, who was himself in danger of falling Into a brown study oyer his smoking mtiillns and steaks: "HuNliand. couldn't you spare a lUle frmo to run up to the o ty In a day or two? I fear that things are goin wrong with our boy some way. Thut was a queer dream I had last night -" nd here she leaned her head upon her hand and looked down thoughtfully. "I thought that Joseph was standing ow a pi'ouip ce. at a fearful height abovo black, yawning sea, and that we were powerless to help him. but when I reached out my hand and shrieked for aid an ugly l.ttlo dwarf came in sight, sod, in answer to my entreat es. bo said thoro was only onu way to save my boy, and that was money; but even that otlort would cost mo the life of my other child, and then, aa I threw up my hands in despa r. a beaut ful angel appesroi at my side. At that instant 1 awoke." "Tut, tut; there's nothing indrennx. wife. What could thero bo in such nonsenso tw that?" and uncle went on aipjvng h s eoiloo. wh le Nellie glanoeJ toward mo with a ftranjo. serious ex press on on her face, and then, with a cheerful snvle at her mother, she sa d: Nevermind, mother; you know 'tis said thatoreains must go by contraries, and if so. Joseph is going to make ns Tory happy about something." Aunt Margaret shook her head sadly, but noth ng more was sa d about the stream. I think, however, It did not quite paw out of an body's mind, for lalo that afternoon, when th i sound ot the ma'i've old door knocker re-omd- cd through tho ho 'se. wo all stitrte J nervously. A sieh of relief went round when Andrew returned to say that it was Mr. Wells to see Miss Nellie. I'our Nell, I think she had been longing for something to break tho monotony of t!ie day; she might have been klad if it bad only been any other vis tor than Mr. Wells. Uncle Ben sat m Irs big arm-chair readinz the paper, but in no way Ignorant of what was passing arounu n:m, to Noll aiu not uuie re fuse to go Into the parlor. Mr. Wells was a neighbor farmor, you must un derstand, rray aou i lei t our nn;in ation rush off into nicturiuir some rim- lio young gallant of tender years and sentimontal heart No; such is not the beau who come courting our el lie to-dav. There he Is a lank. (Trim visaged littlo man, si ghtly stooped about the shoulders, Dendine oe nealh the weight of the sixty years he had lived through. I guoss, His thin, white ha r hung In a mo-it neglected fashion about his neck and ears, and the lonsr white beard, flowing down npon his breast, added not a lit tle toward making up tho appearance of a oatr arch. Wa t a mlnut i, worse than all this, he was a most miserable miser, and had already been twice mar ried; and how could he dare set his heart on our fun-Iovinir, innocent. kind-hearted Nell; she so gentle and child-like that we couldn't bear to have the house left a single day w thout her, Many times it had seomod strange to mo why Uncle Hen would have Nellie receive Mr. Well's attont on. and why he would persist in talking about what a lino catch the rich old man would be for aiy girl. I had once or twice heart! Aunt Mar garet say that times were rather hard. and tbat uncle tllttu t always nave a m tie ready ohanrre when it was wanted. 1'erhaps that was why he thought It bo-it that Nellie should be, as he some times sa d, well married. There was John Athorligh, a nephew of Mr. Wells, the only child of his poor dead s ster, to whom the wretched old m ser never lent a helping hand. John was poor, but he was just as trenerous nnd good aa any nobleman that ever lived, home how uncle diun t seem to bo well pleased when he came about. as ho often did, to walk with Nellie in the cool of the evonlng, down the long shady avenue, or sit by her side and talk out on tho old stone steps lead ng ud to the porch. Tho vorv old steps wd th, 1 guess, N olllo's mother and father sat together and talked of love and tbe happy, undiscovered lutiiro during the days of their honeymoon long, long ago. I used to think some times ns I watched John and Nellie walk away how that it would bo a pity to spoil that mutch, for John was just good enough for Nellie, and Nellie well, she was en tirely too pood for anybody except John. All theso reflections, and many mora, passed through my mind while JSellio sat m the parlor and talked to her miserly old lover, and Aunt Mar- iraret sat In her low rncking-cnair, w tli her knitt ng lying idle on her lap, wh lo unole oont'nuod to read the news. By and by another loud knock re sounded through tho hoii-o, and pres ently Andrew announced a visitor to see Mr. Brandon immediately. Hooked at Aunt Margaret; she had vlitspod Iter hands nervously together. When mu le left tho room she asked, almost be seechingly of me. "1 wonder who It can be, Margie, can you think P" I knew her nervous statu of anx'et ', and doiormined at once to tind out about the visitor, and, If possible, re lieve her fears. 1 crept softly into the back parlor and up to tho folding doors, wh ch, owingtoan arrangement of heavy curtains. wa often le.t ajar, through wh ch 1 hoped lo get a s ght of the visitor. 1 had no sooner stolen up to the door than I heard footsteps In the hall, and uncle ushered his vis itor into tho room. It was too late to retreat; what could I do? To pass through into the front would be to in trude upon Nellie and her company; to come out from behind tho curtain would bo to appear liko a spy; so thero I stood stone still and wa tod. The Iir4 few minutes 1 was too much surprised and uneasy about my own situation to be aware of what was go ing on in the room, when at lat I caught tho sound of the stranger's voce; he was saying something like this: 'It is a very unfortunate plecii of work, sir. I beg leave to sympathize with you and your family; but bus ness is business you know. 1 was sent hero to settle this matter in a respectable manner, if possible, and I must pro ceed to do it at once. Your son, I am sorry to tell you, s r, but perhaps you know he has lived a liltlo fast of late rather too fond of wine and ovil com pany" , "Yes, yes," undo said, as if impatient to get at the worst. I nm sorry to toll you, sir." tho stranger continued, "but 1 think it hap pened whilo ho was under the inrtucuco of liquor, and likely stirro.indcd by his ovil companions. To bo brief, th's is ths whole story: Your son has broken into tho money-safe and robbed hid em ployer of $o,000." 'Bobbed! O God, my boy a rob ber 1" I shall never forgot the groans with wh ch ho sank back npou tho chair, from wh ch ho had rUon at this start ling news. "I own it looks bad, sir, but I have come to see if wecsn'tarrango it some how. His employer, you know, is our friend. He b d mo say that ho is not only will ng but anxious to shield your fam ly naruo from d sgmoe and ) our l.oy irom tho Tomtom ary, if It can possibly be dona Hut tho money must be refunded there is no other course." Five thousand dollars 1 impos s bio!" undo exda niod. "It wnul J bo :o take every th ng-to ruin my fumly." "I suppose nothing can bo done, then," the stranger c.t d, deliloratelv, aud aroso as if to depart "But wait a moment; let mo think," uncle sad, leaning hs head forward on ihe table by wh th he sat By and by, STrttinz up he sa d: "I will see what can ba dono," and loft the room. 1 was trying in vain to .hink what he could bo about when suddenly he re entered the room, accompanied by Mr. Us. Alas, I thoii'.'htof that nierl ,d man as our only means of h'-'p. I'hen thev all three ulked together in i low tone of voice. I could onlv un- I rstund a word now and then f uncle's tremulous vo ee. i'utt Hi: t a I o'eilier. I know hu meuni this: J must not he sent to th" I'eiulcniiiirv: that would kill Aunt Margaret The farm the old homes'ead - I know was so dear to bim must go before thnt should be done. Would Mr. Wi lls ad vance the monev? Taking uncle's arm. he drew him aside, so near by the cur tain beneath which I stood concealed I thought they could almost hear mv breath 'ng: h's voice was low. subdued to a whisper, but I caught the name of Nellie; something should be done if Nell e would con.-ent droat Heaven ! I thought and shuddered, can it be pos sible he will ask for Nellie's hand in re turn for that? Will uuele sell one child to buy another! "I can not tell; it shall not be miles she is w iling." Uncle sa d. and left the room. It seemed like an ae to me that I stood there tremblingwith'nilig nution and horror. If she is willing' Will they let her be the sacrifice to save themselves, and then say that she Is willing; but then 1 thought of poor Aunt Margaret, with bowed bead and briken heart; somcth'ng must bo done for her. Yes, after all. it would be a noble thing for Nellie to do. Ju t then she entered the room with he.' father. I caught sight of hor face she knew it all. 1 had never se n her look 1 ko that before. I 41111 s,ro wucle did not real zo the extent of the saori lice his daughter was about to make. I would not wrong him by snnpos.ng that hn did. "She Is here loalllrm that she Is will ing." uncle sa d. The st: anger looked up in bewildered perplex ty. Mr. Wells cume forward to meet iNell e. saying: ' "You have been inado aware of the importance of this steu. I suppoc there is no time for needless hnr.'ngue about the matter; if Joo is saved your father must go to-morrow morning w th the money. Of course I have no need of the place and do not want it; but if you will consont to an eurlv marriage-and here th i old man wince I a 1 (tie. perhnps because he couldn't en tirely forget the stranger's presence - I am willing to make you a dowry of the amount. In cash, the value of the farm; understand, however, that the wedding shall take place imm "I ately." "I am ready." ruts all Nellie an swerod. Oh how her while, wretched face and hollow voice smote upon my heart. I thought 1 co ild scarcely wait until tho stranger, who had now ac complished h s mission, was ready to depart Then Nellie, wild loth hands up to hor face, ran out of the room. A few minutes later undo went out, fol lowed by Mr. Wells, tho latter saying something about returning with a min ister. My blood fairly boiled. I rushed out of the room into the yard - I wauled to breathe tho fresh air; I was almost stillod with indignation aud anger. Scarcely conscious of where I was go ing, I wandered umong the trees some distnnco down toward the gate. When coming suddenly out upon the drive I found mvself directly In front of Mr. Wells, who was slowly driv ng out. I'o- litely I fling his hat. hu stopped h't horse (or me to pass, but I found it ut terly 'mpossible to move a step without firt giving vent to some of my angrj feelings. "Sir," I said, marshaling my oour age and endeavoring to appear undis mayed, "is it indeed possible that you are so lost to every manly sentiment of regard for tho esteem and rosi eet of your fo!low beings as to compel a wom an to marry you, and thai when you know sho abhors Ihe very ground you walk upon? You know as well as I can tell you that Nellie and John love each other dearly, and if sho wet e married to you a " tliotwund tini"s Bhe will always love him just ,iio sumo." With that i was satisfied, and . th out waiting for a reply I rushed ltv.k nto tho house. Uncle and .Nellie were bending over Aunt Margaret who had swooned away. When at last sho re turned to consciousness, it seemed as if she would break her heart with weep ing, tirst about Joe then about Nellie. But Nellio kept up so bravely nnd tried hard to appear as if she didn't liiink it would bo much of a sacrilice after all. that gradually wo all grow calm and began to make ready for ti-o wedding. Wnat a mockery it was, I' thought, but something must be done 'to make things look a little cheerful. I gathered some fresh dowers for the vases and arranged things shout the houso with as much neatness and enro as my drooping sp rits would per mit of. Promptly at eight o'clock thorocamo a knock at tho door, we were all stand ng around in Aunt Mar garet's room looking as welched es possible Nellio, dressed in 11pla.11 while muslin, trying to look cli"cnul. but making a miserable failure--when, to our great surprise, .Mr. Wells, tinnii iioimced. wilkod into the room, ac companied by his nephew, John Ather- leigli. "M;ss Nollie," ho began, without wa'ting to be spoken to, "tnv feelings havo uudorgone a groat change since I saw yo-t tit's afternoon, partly owing to a certain l.ttlo atunr. ion cm ask your Cousin Morg'o hero abo.it :t somo t mo. Kut my feelings li.we bcoii so greatly changed that i should not even be w.ll ng to marry you now. Of course I haven t beon blind to tho fact that you and John have loved each oilier all along; ana now. 1 ou are wi.i ng to ex hang "rooms it w.ll bi all r ght I eoulcu't b.'ai to think of hav.ni a w fo who would bo in lovo with a young c;'pe-graC'i liko this as long us she livi d. I havo niado ovr a d ed of the l.loeo equally divided between vou and John, it shi.U be a br dal present fioni the old undo. 1 am able to ."ive it you knjw. Now. aro you w.ll ng to make tho exchange?" And tho ioor old man actually tm led, as if iu scorn of h msclf. "Are von willing, Nellie?" John usk'd, holding out both hands to her. Hi. w Bhe slipped her ha.ids into them and cried as if her heart would break: but wo all Knew they weio tears of joy. Very quietly I stole over lo Aunt Mar garet's s do and whi-p red. Noll e i saved; tho old raiser has surely turuod to a sa nt "It is my dream, my droam!" Aunt Margaret said; "has not the 1 ttle black dwarf indeed bo come an angel?" "I guess w.i had as well, have it nil over and be done with it" Mr. Wid.s continued, rubbing his bunds as if well pleased w,th himself and evi rvbodv el-o. "I ve been w th John and got the license; the deed s all made out. and the preacher is already in tbe par lor." . You may bo sure the sorrowful faces of a few minutes ago brightened up ul th s strange turn of all'airs, and io ful ly enough we all repaired to tiie parlor where Nellie and John were united in marriage. You should have seeu dear Aunt Margaret s face when sho kis-e I the bride. Didn't we nil kiss her. though -no. not all. Mr. WellsI mean uever to call li m n miserly old wretch or sav other uglv names aga n. However. I don't th iu he bal any thing to do with this piece ot mere. 1 regard it as a spi-c al interference of 1'rovideuco. But I am getting awav from the Hiibp ct Hid he kiss her? No. Hut this is the reason why. Nel lie went stra ght up, and, putting both aims around him, k ssed h'm r gh heartily. 1 am sure, had he been the bridegroom, she would never have kissed h in like that What a perfect picture of self-satisfaction tho old man was after that but he had the good grace to I em a n only a little while after the ceremony. Of course we were all dying to talk about the strange things that had happened. I could not help thinking, as we all cast kind, grateful glances lifter his retreit ing figure, how much happier he must be than if ho had gotten tne unwilling little hrido. with the knowledge tint she aud everybody else was miserable about t How hlippv wa would have been after that except for poor, erriny Jo J. Undo went to the c ty the next morning aud did uot return for two davs li s fife was dark and solem i when he came into the old house uga 11. but no one dared to tpiestion h m; it was late in the even ng. and we had waited supper for his coming; Very qu ekly wo gathered around the table and bowed o ir heads, while uncle asked a blessing. Suddenly a shadow fell across the doorway, and ,when we raised our heads imagine what sur prise we felt there stood the truant bov Joe. Aunt Margaret sprang to her feet Don't come to meet me yet mothur," ho sa d "until I show you that I have not forfe.ted all claim to tour respect and love; that everything was not so bad as o,i have thought I didn't steal that money, or ever moant to steal it lam willing to ac knowledge my share of the wrong; it was getting " nto bad company and dr nking too much whisky, but 1 have not been guilty of stealing nnylh ng they have proven. After! had been dr. nking freely and made a fool of my self, as liquor alwavs makes me do. the boys dragged me into the plan they had already fixed upon, and until I was too drunk to know anything, they hurr ed me away w.th them; but they have been found. It is all cleared up now. and father shaut lo-e anything by me." "Thank the blessed Lord for that." Aunt Margaret said, and, putting both arms around him. she drew him into the room. Y'ou may be sure a great burden's weight was lift'd from our hearts when we heard .loo's story through, and how thankful we were that he had beon saved, and that Nel lie was saved. I shudder yet to think how n 'ar they were to the prec pice be neath which yawned the dark, dreadful sea of Aunt "Margaret's dteam. But the angel's w ng has turned tiie dark ness into 1 ght our sorrow into joy. ,ane li-entice, in Louixrille Uour.er Jourtuil. A CHINESE PRINTING OFFICE. rrianwork Th;tt I ft-inktin' slnwtr TltHD Kvtr Was, nu A v:sit to a Chinese printing estab lishment is productive of much that ;s interesting. Movable types aro in use in the San Francisco Chine o newspa per offices. The manner of gelt ng a Chinese newspaper on tho press und printing it is very primitive. The ed itor takes American newspapers to friends, from whom he gets a transla t on of tho matter he needs, and after getting it written in Chines1? in a man uer satisfactory to him he carefully writes it upon paper chcnrcally pre pared. Upon tho bed of the press, wlvch is of the stylo that went out of u-o w.th the last century, is a 1 tho grupli stone. Upon th s the paper is laid until the impress on of the charac ters Is left ther.i. A largi roller is inked and passed over the st mo after it has been dampened with a wet sponge, and noth ng remains but to t ike the impression upon the newspa per to be. ThoCh nese pressman prints three papers every live minutes, five papers Iu tho same time loss than Ben jamin Franklin had a record for. A Chinese printing oilice has never been struck by 1 ghtiung. The life 01 aChineso journalist is a happy ono. He is free from care and thought and allows all tho work of the establishment to be dono by tho press man. Tho Chinese compos tor has not yctarrved. Tbe Chinese editor, like the rest of his countrymen is mitative. Ho docs not depend upon h:s brain for ed torials. but translates them from all tho contemporaneous Amer can news papers ho can got There is no humor ous department in the Chinese newspa per. The newstmpcr ofb'eo has no ex changes seattere 1 over the lioor, and in nea:ly all ot ler things it d'.flers from the American estibli hmnt The ed tor al room is conuoetcd by a ladder with bunks on a loft above, where the manag ng editor sleeps, and next to it is. invar ably, a room where an opium bunk and a layout reside. Kvidoi:ces of domouio life aro about tho place, pots, kettles nnd dishes tak ing up about as much room as the p. ess. In ono instance on Wash ngton str.et a barber shop is run in the same apnrlmont w.th ihe ed tor al room, ai d. in all coses, ro d spos tion is liown to clevato tho pos t 01 of the "printer" abo e h s surround ngs. I an id tor linds that journal sm does nol pay. Inge's a job washing di-hes 01 chopping wjo.!. and ho does no", think he has descended far e'.thor. fiah Francisco ( aiL Tho mean elevation of this country ia Mt inahxi at 2.tOJ foot above aca level, and tho average rainfaJl a twonty-nino incoos. THE HERBALIST. k Very rioorUhlnf Professional Wanlr In Great lirltaln. The conservatism of onr country folk, in the matter of medicine, com prises, it may be said, almost all the r conservatism. They are beginning to regard ghosts and bogles as stulT and nonsense; they have learnel to be moderate in the r estimation of the Londoner, regarding him as neither a rery marvelous nor a very terrible be ing; they have forgotten their old cus toms to a very great extent and Ihor old songs entirely; but to a wonderful extent they believe in theefficaoy of the reined es handed down almost un chang id from the days when ''ie mouks were the solo depositaries of medical and surgical knowledge. Our simple gatherer is, therefore, a sort of doctor in h s way. He believes firmly that apoplexy," paralysis, gout, and rheu matism are to be alleviated by use of wall-tlo-vers; that the canterbury bell or throat wort is good for swell ngs or inuammationsof the throat; that golden rod stops blood-now; that Jesuit's bark cures ague; that the "golden wair, ' made from lilies of the valley, is good to strengthen the limbs of children; that red valerian, peony and columbine are invaluable peony in especial has tening the growth of ch ldren-s teeth, its dried roots being tied round 'heir necks. He can tell us all about the carm native hot and cold seeds, the opening roots, the emollient herbs, the capillary herbs. Ihe sudoiitie woods, the cordial llowers, the vast list of (lowers and roots which cure diseases of corresponding fonu such as nettle toa for nettle-rash, worm root for lunacy, liver-wort for liver oompla nts. san'ron Mowers for scarlet fever. He works hard, early and late; for his oc cupation necessitates a good deal of trespassing. Long before the wood man has shouldored h's ax and started for the copses, the galhorer of simples may be seen creeping along the banks of tedgy streams, or) knee deep in tho grass and flowers of pleasant fields, or drooping along hedgeways, or pushing his way through thick undergrowth, always in a shamefaced sort of way, for his chief enemy, the keeper, can not be persuaded that a man carrying a stout stick and a basitct is not after rabbits or anv other marketable creature that comes handy. All lite Ytar Hound. SNUFFING. Southern O rls Who Make Ttrilrve that Thev I'se The Trttllntlng Narcotic!. A High School g rl In a West End car. yesterday afternoon, took a Hat oxidized silver-box from her hand-bag, carefully removed tho cover, pinched a few grains of snufl-colored powder on the pink tips of her dainty fingers, and pushed it up her nostrils with a dexter ous grace that a continued snull-takor would have envied. Half a dozen pas sengers stared at her in amazement She. smiled placidly, brushed oft' her upper lip with a lace handkerchief, and remarked to her companion: Oh. I've such a cold." "So've 1," was the mcok response. Off came the oover again, the silver box was pa-scd over as a man hands out a paper of tobacco and another pinch of the brown powder vanished up another charming 1 ttle nose. Both girls sneezed once, very ni.ldly, and got off" the cur. A fashionahlo jeweler said: "We have frequent calls for snuff-boxes, silver and gold ones, from .oung men as well as young women. It is simplv what you might call a 'not on.' I can't say whether anything is put in the boxes, but I do know that young people buy them and carry them." A drtigg st said: "Oh, no; it wasn't snuff. Tbe girls have an idea that it is fashionable to carry those boxes, and naturally enough they want someth ng to put in them. Genuine fermented to bacco snuff would make them sick. We mix them ud a harmless compound, perfumed like sachet powder, put in a little pearlash to keep it damp, and just enough Scotch yellow to tickle them a little and make them sneeze. When a girl puts one of those boxes on the counter and says that she wants something to clear a cold in the head, we know what she means." iV. Y, Tribunt. BOSTON CULTURE. The Penalties of Hub Culture Often Very Severe. A lady in New York recently sought a friend who was an acknowledged lit erary authority and asked, iu a lone of deepest anxiety: "Will you tell me whether you would say, 'I shall do a certain thing Saturday,' or, I shall do it on Saturday?' " "I should never give a thought to tho d (Terence of ex pression." replied the lady addressed. 'But the Bostonians are so part cular, you know." continued tho inquirer. 'Now, I have a very dear friend there who used to write to mo frequently, but forborne time I have hardly had a letter from her at all, and whon I asked the reason she told me it was so painful to her to read my letters when 1 used of in-tead of 'in,' or when I in advertently substituted tho pres ent for the perfect participle, that she must, with reluctance, rclin- 3uish the correspondence." "My ear," returned the literary lady con sulted, "I should not consider her let ters or her fr endship of any value. I would rather have a friend "who would d sintegrate tho wholo language, and use a plural nomi w.th a s ngular verb, or vicj versa, than one who would ex press herjclf in that fasiron." "But nn frendis so cultivated." pers'sled tho lad,'. "Now, shewrotome thatshe had ne-er been so nearly satis'io.l with any F.ngl su as w th that of Mr. How ells, and that aftr hav. ngmado a criti cal exnmin.tt onof his wr t ngsshefound only ono error a sen'.cnco wher.' he had used in instead of on. It is a great deal in 1 fo to have a friend like that," and she sighej regretfully. "It is, in deed," lacon c vlly replied the lady ad dressed. A deeper significance ran through the terse little sentence tban the admirer of Boston culture suspect ed. Boston Trartler. .iTMPLI WOHDEEIUL f p cure, that are being made In n,rI, all chronic diseases, by Compound 0,7 gen. which is uken by inhalation: which acls directly on tke w,-ak.DM nerve centres and vital organs, n-.twi!0 them to the normal activities which )! been lost art simply wonderful, if are In need of such a treatment, v rlti Drs. Starkey & Palen, 152U Arch strL Philadelphia, for auch document and porta of cures aa will enable you to judo, for yourself whether It will be of aiirw in your particular case. ' Orders for the Compound Oxytren Hnn,. Treatment will be filled by H. U. MatW H21 Powell streat, between Bush ana pLm streets, San Francisco. California's wine crop this year Is tn maud at 15,000,000 gallons. . n' "CONsUntPllOH CUBS" Would be a truthful name te give to Dr Pierce's "Golden Msdical Discovery," th. most efllcaclous medicine yet discovered for arresting the early development) of pulmonary disease. But "consumption cure " would not sufficiently indicate th. scope of its influence and usefulness, u all the many diseases which spring from a derangement of the liver and blood the "Discovery" ia a safe and aura specifja. ot all druggists A aunflsh weighing 1800 pounds w caught off Wood Island, Mass. , The seed repntatloa of "Jfroioi'. 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