Soot and Shoe Store,
A. HUNT, Proprietor.
Will herssfter kM a ouybM lUxk ul
laiics', Kisses' ail Cbildren's IM
BUTTOX BOOT,
Slippen, Whit and Black, Sandals,
FIITI IID IHOM,
MEN'S AND BOY'S
BOOTS AND SHOES!
And In fact everything- In the Boot and
Shoe Una, to which 1 Intend to devote
my especial attention.
MY COODS ARE FIRST-CLA88I
And guaranteed ai represented, and wlH
be told for the In went nrices that a food
article can oe anuraeu.
V. Hunt.
OPTOMITION
Is the Life of Trade!
SLOAN BROTHERS
Will do work cheaper than any other shop
In town.
Horses Shod for $2 Gash
With new material all around. Resetting;
old ahoee $1. All warranted le
give satisfaction.
fiiop on thi Corner of 8th and 0Uv 8ti
SPORTSMAN'S EMPORIUM
C.M.HORN,
Practical Gunsmith
CUNS, RIFLES,
Fishing Tackles and Materiala
sewlnc MacHines ufl Needles of All Mi for Sill
Repairing done in the neatest slyla and
. warranted.
Qont Loaned and Ammunition Furnished
Shop on Willamette 8t. opposite Postofflce.
Book and Stationery Store.
Poitoffloe Building-, Enrsn City.
I hare on hand and am oonitantlv reoelrins
an assortment o( the best
SCHOOL ft MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS
STATIONERY,
gHonA Books, Portfolio, Card, WalMt,
BLANKS. ETC.
A. S. PATTERSON.
D. T. PRITCHARD,
MATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
Repairing of Watches and Clocks
axeouted with punctuality and a a
reasonable cost.
Willamette Street. F.acena City, Or.
B. F. DORRIS,
DEALER IN
STOVES, RANGES,
r
Pumps, Pipes, Metals,
TINWARE
1KD
oqsb Furnishing Goods Generallj.
WELLS DRIVEN PROMPTLY,
And Satisfaction Guaranteed.
WILLAMETTE STREET,
Eugene City, - - - - Oregon.
Central Market,
ITlslierAcWntlcinw
PBOPBISTORS.
pill keep constantly on hand a full supply of
BEEF,
SlUT
w
TON. PORK AND VEAL,
Whloh ther will sell at ths lowest
market prioes
fair share of ths pnbtlo patronage solioited
TO THS FABHIBIi
v will pay ths highest market prloe for bU
oatue, nogs aaa sneep.
Shbp on Willamette Street,
EUGENE CITY, ORECON.
Heat dellTered to anr psrt of the elty free
of onarge. J mall
f. m. Trams.
1
Nit
DEUGS, YZDICUTES,
'shes, Palnta, tSla, Oil. Iae,
TOILET ARTICLES, Eto
rslolaosr Fraaertptlona Cotxtpcmndad.
2
Swamp Muck.
One ton of swamp muck of average
quality contains from twenty to thirty
pounds of nitrogen. This nitrogen,
notwithstanding the slurs that have been
cast upon it for its inertness and una
vailability, is of equal value to that con
tained in several substances generally
considered to be of value as fertilizers,
such as roasted leather scraps, wool
waste, and other matters containing ni
trogen, and chiefly valued on this re
count. From thoexperience of farmers
who have used large quantities of swamp
muck it appears to bo of sufllcient value
to make it worth while to dig up as
much as possible during tho winter, and
to bestow it where it will do the most
good In every possiblo place and way
in the Held in heaps composted with
lime, In th yard spread sullieiently
deep to absorb all the drainage from tho
manure aud to be decomposed by its
help, in tho pig pens, fowl houses, and
stables to mix with the manure aud to
add to its bulk and so enlarge the sup
ply of this indispensable and valuable
product of the farm. JV. J'. Time.
m m
Tom I ing, a . li uaium at M nne
apol s M mi., tuiis wri.es to the I'ost
m.isler at Augu-ta. t.t. : Mi:. Post-
,TMi: 1 ave a letter for ton sir
a il 1 : sk in wli eh how manv inhab-
anl-t t;) I vo and how m my Chinese
men to op ng laundry now uud how
many steam laundry now s r and you
loll nil about in which town for "me
know answer.
Eugene City Business Directory.
BETTMAM. O.-Drr roods, clothing, cropcrlcs
and general merchandise, southwest corner
vt uumetle aud fclghth streets.
BOOK BTORK-One door south of the Astor
Home. A full stock of assorted box papers,
plain and fancy.
CHAIN BR03.-DPttlers In Jewelry, watches,
oloclts and musical instruments, Willamette
street, between Soveuth and Eighth.
liORRIS, B. F.-Dealorln stoves and tinware,
Willamette street, between Seventh aud
Kiglith.
FRIENDLY, 8. H. -Dealer In dry goods, cloth
ing and eeueral merchandise. Willamette
street, between Eighth and Ninth.
GILL, J. P. Physician, surgeon and druggist,
postofflce, WillameU) street, between Seventh
and Kighth.
HENDRICKS. T. O.-Doiilor In general mer
chandise, northwest corner Willamette and
tiinth streets.
HODK9, C Keeps on hand fine wines, liquors,
cigars and a pool and billiard table, Willam
ette street, between Eighth and Ninth.
HORN, CHAS. M.-Gunsmith. rifles and shot
guns, breech and muzzle loaders, for sale.
Repairing done in the neatest style and war
ranted. Shop on Ninth street.
LUCKKY, J. S.-Watchmaker and Jeweler,
keeps a flue stock of goods in his Hue, Willam
ette street, in Ellsworth's drug store.
McCLAREN, JAMES-Choloe wines, liquors
and cigars, Willamette street, between Eighth
and Ninth.
PATTERSON. A. 8. -A fine stock of plain and
fancy visiting cards.
PRESTON. WM.-Doalery in saddlery, har
ness, carriage trimmings, etc.. Willamette
street, between Seventh and Eighth.
POST OFFICK-A nsw stock of standard
school books Just received at the post otlloe.
RENSHAW, WM.-Wlnes. liquors and cigars
or wie oust quality Kept constantly on band.
Ths best billiard table In town.
W. MATLOCK.
i. D. MATLOCK.
MATLOCK BROS.
BUCClfBflORS TO
i. liemlrickM.
Having purohased the store formerly owned by
i. u. nenoricKs, we take pleasure in in
forming the public that we will
keep a well seleoted stock of
CONSISTING OF
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes,
HATS, OBOOIBI1S, NAILS,
Crockery utTobaccon
la fact our stook will be found to be complete.
By honest and fair dealing we hope to be able
to scours a liberal share of the
pnblie patronage.
and examine onr stook and prioes before
purohaslng elsewhere.
We ean always be found at the
OLD HENDRICKS CORNER,
Where we will take all kinds of Produce
In exchange for goods.
MATLOCK BROS.
Feb. ti. 1884.
McClung & Johnson,
suocasaoiu to tbi
LAKE COOKTY MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION.
We would annonno to ths oltlsens of this
county that having purchased the entire stock
of merchandise of the Lane County Mercantile
Association considerably below the original
eost, and having added largely thereto by re
sent purchases for cash.
Our Stock is now Complete I
And second to none In this oounty. We cor
dially invite a careful examination of our
Ktck. as ws know we can give you satisfaction
th in goods and prioes.
Oar Alas la ta Sell aha Best
far tka Las! Ifoaey.
Csll pad asamlne our goods and be con
vinced, even If you do not with to purchase,
we always take pleasure in showing goods and
giving prices.
All Mils el Product tiiei at HIsM MirletHatss
Liberal DUeoanta far Cash.
LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
Poretga and Itemrstle.
At Sunavside. La,, Dr. Adair fatally
(hot J. A. McMath.
A cyelone destroyed considerable prop
erty at Charleston, S. C.
The population of Dakota Territory It
413,751). against 135,177 in ltttu.
The contluued drought (a England la
causing serious damage to crops.
The revolution In Panama la said to be
over, the first rebels having surreuderd.
During August there were 380 cases of
smallpox, 115 fatal, at Torouto, Canada.
The Ute Indians are reported to be starv
ing againand threatening to go on the war
path.
Work has begun on a ship canal to con
nect the Caspian Sea with iheTranscas
pian Hallway.
At Geneva. 111., 0 111 corn McNott and
Grant were shot dead while attempting
to arrest burglars.
Lightning struck a house at Newcastle,
Pa., killing two persona and severely in
juring twa others.
The German corvette August has keen
wrecked and 238 men lost. The ship was
valued at $1,750,000.
The New York hop crop Is said to be
damaged fifty per cent, by heavy rains
and muggy weather.
At North Lawrence, Ohio, the wife of
Andrew Lawrence was struck by a loco
motive and Instantly killed.
Fred PeUrson, ah educated and wealthy
German, ased about 30, suicided at New
Orleans, while intoxicated.
Fltzpatrlck. Hell's counsel, has received
an order to take the case before the Mani
toba Court of Appeal at the next term.
Three men were killed and one seriously
Injured by a stroke ot lightning while
swimming In the Illinois river near Peoria.
Hiram Frantx. a noted desperado, was
shot and killed by an ollicer near Middle
ton, Pa., while resisting arrest for robbery.
Matthias Smith ot Battle Mountain,
Nev.. took a drink of carbolic acid In mis
take for whiskey, lie died within half an
hour.
It Is reported at Nogales, A. T., that
three Americans and eight Mexicans were
killed by Apaches during a fight near that
place.
At Uvalde, Texas, Samuel Marvels,
while drunk, shot and fatally wounded
his brother George, who requested him to
go home.
Francis Jordan was buried at Philadel
phia, and the remarkable incident of the
ail'air wis the fact that his six sons acted
as pall-bearers,
An irrigation ditch Is being constructed
In Northern Wyoming which will be the
longest in the United States. It will cover
over 100 miles of country.
At Franklin, Pa., a freight train struok
a phaeton containing three young ladles.
Stella Smith was instantly killed and the
others seriously injured.
The number of immigrants landed at
Castle Garden since the 1st of January is
about 30,000 lens than during the corre
sponding period last year,
Maj. J. J. Mash, a capitalist of Thoma8
county, Ga., died at his home In Dunran'
ville from the effect ot a rattlesnake bite
received ten hours previous.
Buck Anderson, a desperate Cherokee
Indian, was Instantly killed at Fort Smith,
Ark., by Deputy Marshall James L. Spen
cer, while resisting arrest.
J. A. Spain, a brakeman on the Chicago
& Alton Road, fell off a freight train at
Springfield, and twenty cars passed over
his body. Death w as instantaneous.
At Laredo, Texas, aeldiers brought flva
bandits to the city who were captured
after a desperate fight, in which three ban
dits were slain and two soldier wounded.
?he Standard Oil Company has sub
scribed (5,000 toward a monument to Col.
E. L. Drake, tho discoverer of petroleum
in the oil region ot Pennsylvania in 1800.
Albert D. Swan, one of the most promi
nent and wealthy citizens ot Lawrence,
Mass., was shot aau killed by Henry K.
Goodwin during a brief discussion about
a debt.
A case of starvation is reported at Erie,
Pa., when a young girl died for want of
food and medicine on accouut of the pride
of her parents who refused to solicit aid
until too late.
On the Lanque plantation, in St Charles
parish, La., live negroes sought shelter
under a tree from a storm. A bolt of
lightning struck the tree and killed all
five instantly.
Ex-Governor Fenton dropped dead in
his oflice at Buffalo, N. Y., it is supposed
of heart disease. In 1805 he was elected
Governor of New York, and in 1800 ha was
elected U. S. Senator.
The Scotch steam dredge Beaufort, from
Savannah, Ga., to Greenock, Scotland,
has been wrecked. Captain Sonny and
his crew of ten or twelve men are believed
to have all been lost.
Rev. S. S. Idleman, minister ot the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Green
Spring Rub, VV. Va., committed suicide
by jumping from a window and fractur
ing his skull. He was labarlng under a fit
of temporary Insanity.
Workmen at the Boston ga works ex
humed the skeletons of nine adult and
five children while making aa excavation.
The bodlea appeared to have been
thrown into a trench together, as they
were all found In a heap.
During the past thirty months the cir
culation of the Chicago Daily Sun has
increased 0000 copies. The 6'un is more
generally copied than any other humorous
paper in the country. H. I. Goodall, its
editor, has achieved world-wide fame..
The Iowa Republican State Convention
nominated State Senator W. M. Larrabee
for Governor on the first ballot. J. A. T.
Hull, his opponent, was nominated for
Lleutenant-uovernor, ana juage ueca
renominated for Supreme Court Judge.
The Sheriff of Reeves county, Texas,
John Morris by name, while on a spree
used his revolver freely. An attempt was
made to arrest him and during the fracas
the Sheriff waa killed, after having shot
one man dead and seriously wounded
another one.
At Springfield. 111.. Officers Camp and
Gobi arrested a man named Gardner for
beating his wife. H was released en
bail, and secmring a revolver fatally shot
the ofilcers who arrested him. Officer
Camp fired five shots, three of which
struck Gardner, killing him Instantly.
Phillip Nash and Ilenry Klrby quarreled
at Leadvllle, Colorado, over a money mat
ter. Kirby seized an ax and nearly sev
ered Nash s head from his body with one
blow. Kirby went to his rooms, donned
his best suit, lit a cigar and coolly walked
to the JaL and sarerndered to the author
ities. On the farm of Geo. Harrison, near De
Soto, Iowa, the dead body of Mrs, Harri
son was found in an unused well. The
family relations of the Harrisons were not
very agreeable, owing to the presence of a
Mrs. Lowry. to whom Mrs. Harrison
objected. All manner of evil rumors were
afloat, and the excitement was greatly In
creased by Mrs. Lowry drowning herself
In a cistern.
The Kuklux visited Dal ton, Ga., and
dragged Mrs. Jane Ladd and six of her
boarders from their beds and gave each
one fifty lashes. Some of the women are
in a critical conditon and may die. The
band then went to the bouse of Tom Car
ver, a noted thief, aad beat him to death,
after torturing him for half an honr. An
other negro man named Arrastead was
so terribly beaten that ba will die.
MARKET REPORTS.
rertlaad.
FLOUR Per blil. standard brands.
1 1.; others, ::iMaJ;l!i.
WHKAT-Per ctl. valley, J1.131.17J:
Walla Walla. 1.7i(gl.l0.
BARLEY Whole, 4 Ctl, 90c(1.00;
ground, ton, fUi& J).
OATS Choice milling, 3538c; choice
feed, .WXfc.
HYK-Perct', fl.NXSi.
C ORN MEAL Per ctl, liWoA
HOMINY Per ctl, .50.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR Per ctl, fi50
ie.
PEARL BARLEY-Perlh, 41351c
OATMIiAL Per lb, iil(c3jc
MIUULINGS-Per ton, $18(20.
BRAN Per ton, 111114
CHOP Per ton, lt)(aia.
HAY Per ton. 7(aa.
HOPS Per lb, 6J(sUlc.
BEANS Per ctl, pea, ?2.56(2f 2.75; small
whites, 2.75; bayos, 3.5U(33.73; lima,
3.25; pink, $2.50a2.75.
BUlTElt-Per Infancy roll,22lc; Inferior
grade, 12; pickled, 15(20o.
CHEESE Per lb, Oregon, 12$13c; Cali
fornia, 12(l3c.
EGGS Per dot, 20c.
DRIED FRUITS-Per Ib,apples, 2J'25ic;
pitted plums, California, 10c: do Oregon,
10c; peaches, halves uupeeled, ,llo; black
berries, 14 15c; prunes, California, 7i($8e;
raisins, 2,50o,3.u0 f bx.
RICE -China, No. 1, $5h da No., $51;
Sandwich Islands. No. 1, v tb, Ola.
VEGETABLES Beet, fl; cabbage, f 1
1.50; cauliflower, f dox, O0c&1.00; cel
ery, if dox, U0c(oi$i; cucumbers, f box,
75c; green corn, V dox, 10c; sweet potatoes,
V lb, lj((3i2c: onions, new, 11c; rhubarb,3c;
tomatoes, V box. 50c(a.$l."5.
1OTATOES-New, lb, lc.
POULTRY-Chickens, V dot, spring.
2.5o,:i; old 91(8(4.50; ducks, $4.00; geese,
$0a7.50; turkeys, P tb. l(K0l21c.
llAMS-PerIb,0114L
BACON-Per lb, t4t.
LARD-Per lb, Oregon, 80. Eastern, 8
"pICKLES-PerS-gal keg, $1.10.
SUGAKS-Quote obis: Cube, 7J; dry
granulated, 7jc; fine .crushed, 8c; golden
C, tljic
HONEY Extracted, 7lc; comb, 14c.
COFFEE Per lb. Guatemala, 131; Costa
Rica, 12c; Ola (Sovernment Java. 18c.
TEAS Young Hyson, 25(05c; Japan,
12a,55c; Ooolourf. lcglioe.
CANNED GOODS-Tomatoes. If dox, $1;
vegetables, V dox, $l(a)1.5U; salmon, l ib
tint, doz, j$1.2o; jams aud jellies, V dot,
$1.00.
TROPICAL FRUIT-Oranges, $2.50
3.00 box; Limes, $3.00; Lemons, $3.50(4
$12.50 box; Bananas, $3e4; Cocoanuts,
$,; apples, box, 50c(it$l.
SEEDS Per lb, timothy, 60c; red
olover, 14(a,15c; orchard grass, 10c; rye
grass, 14loc.
WOOL Valtay, Hkgloc; Eastern Ore
gon, 11X0) loc.
SALT Liverpool, $10(g20 f ton.
HIDES Dry, i4(415c; salted, 0(97.
TALLOW Clear color and hard, 44j
V lb; (jrune, 4Jc.
Han Francisco.
BAGS Calcutta wheat bags, 4i5c.
FLOUR Extra, $l.UO(214.VO If bbl; super
fine. K2.MKa3.50.
WHEAT-No. 1 shipping, $1,371(31.40
rou; AO, Z, $l.j(ii.dl:g; Milling, fl.iOg)
BARLEY - No. 1 feed, $1.30; brewing,
$1.321iaa.4.i.
OATS-Feed, $1.1211.20 tfctl; Surprise
and choice milling, $1.30jil.40; Black,
1.05(3il.l21.
CORN-Yellow, $1.30 f ctl; white,
$1,274(3)1.30.
KYE-1.301.35tf ctl.
GROUND BARLEY-$28(S29 t ton.
MIDDLINGS $21.0022.0U ton.
CRACKED CORN $20 ? ton.
BRAN-$1510 0 ton.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Per lb, Sc.
CORN MEAL Per lb, 2Jtt31c
HOPS 4(a) 8c lb.
HAY-Barley, $710 If ton; alfalfa, $10
12; wheat, fUKgll.
STRA W-60c(&tl0e t bale.
ONIONS New..6 C(tt0ic If ctl.
POTATOES-Early rose, 3000c; river
reds, 40cto,45c; sweete, OUc) $1.
BEANS Small white, (1,25(1.75 ? ctl;
pea, 1.50(i 1.7j; pink, $1.35igl.45; red,$l.t)0;
bayos, $2.uOig)2.5U; butter, $1(41.25; Jimas,
l.OlKall.UU.
SEEDS Yellow mustard. 23c If tb;
brown mustard, 24(2jc; alfalfa, $1314c;
canary, a$4c; hemp, 3i$3jc; flax, 2(a21c;
rape, 242jc; timothy, 64(ftGc. .
VEGETABLES Cucumbers, If bx, 35c;
tomatoes, 10gi25c; if bex; green corn, V
dox, 7(gil21c; string beans, Jlllc V R.
FRUIT Apples, 25000 If box; lemons,
Sicily, $11.60(0)12.50: California, $2.0o4.&0;
bananas, $i.503 Vbunch; Mexican limes,
$lb.b4) a box; Pineapples, If dox, $4.00
(g6.0u; strawberries, $As4 if chest; plums.
if box, 25gi3oc: watermelons, $8(0)12.50 If
100: peaches, ft) 50c t box; blackberries,
$2.50(0)5.00 V chest; grape, 30(0 60o If box;
quinces, i5(s 40c f box; pears, If box, 30c
$1.50.
DRIED FRUIT-Sun-drled apples, le
2c for quarters and 2c for sliced; Alden &
Plummer, 51(aHJc; pears, sliced, 213c;
whole, 2c; plums, pitted, 6c; do nnplt
ted, Id lie; peaches, unpeeled, 74(a8c;
peeled, 12c; aprieots, 71c; German prunes,
4c; French do, 4c; nectarines, 0c; black
berries, ,9c: California Figs, 2C5c; Cali
fornia raisins, $1(41.50 for loose and $1.75
fe2 for layers; London do, $2(&2.25.
NUTS-Californla almonds. 6c If lb
for hard shell and 10c for soft; peanuts,
3a,4c; California walnnts, 9c; pecan, 10c;
filberta, 13c; Brazil, 9c; hickory, 70o;
cocoanuts, $45 If 100.
HONEY Corab.510 If Tb for best
grades; strained, i(g,5e.
LARD California, tins, 10-Ibs, 88ic;
5-tb tins, 8ifetlc.
CHEESE-Callfornla, 691 If tb.
BUTTER Fresh roll, fancy dairy. 32J
$ lb; good to choice, lf71(o)30c; pickled roll,
tlntlc; other grades, ll21c,
EGGS 27(o:i5o If dozen for California;
Eastern, 17(b20c.
POULTRY Geese, $1.501.75 If pair;
ducks, $3.50(5.50 If dozen; hens, $5W0;
old roosters, $l($5.00; young do, $5.00'
6.00; broilers, $2.60(44.00; turkeys, live, 16
(Si 17c If tb for hens aad 1819c for gobblers.
SALT-Liverpool, 14 22.50 If ton; Cali
fornia, fine, $14(916; do, coarse, $10U
TALLOW -Good, 6c 4 tb.
BEESWAX-25To)27c If tb for yellow.
HIDES Dry. V lb. usual selection. 16(3
161; dry kla 16I7; dry calf, 20c; salted
steers, 60 to 651b. 8c
SUGAR Dry granulated, 7c: extra
fine cubes, 7c; fine crushed, 7Jc; pow
dered, 71c; extra fine powdered, bo
SYRUP American refinery ia quoted
at 30c in bbls. 321c In hf bbis, 371c In 6-gal
kegs, and 471c in 1-gal tins.
WOOL-San Joaquin, ll14o If lb;
choice northern. I8fta0c
At St. Louis a stupendous counterfeit
ing scheme has been unearthed, A bundle
of counterfeit note representing $320,000
Brazilian money was capture, by the
police, and Lucien White was arrested.
The intention was lo flood Brazil with the
bogus notes, which were perfect. They
were evidently printed from the original
plates.
In the course of a friendly frolic at Pt.
Chester, N. Y., Jasper W. Umberfleld
aged 17, became angeredand sent a bullet
through the body of hi cousin Jonathan
M. Carpenter, aged 18, and then blew out
bis own brains, dying Instantly. Young
Carpenter's wound is thought to be fatal.
Overstudy by young Umberfleld is be
lieved to be the indirect cause of the shooting.
PUBLIC VACCINATION.
Tlie I'sllrnl and How Tlioy Con.lurt
Thomarlvei I'nclrr the I.iiitI.
"It is all a matlor of temperament
whether tlioy cry or not," :tid AisUtunt
Uity Physician Prince, ns ho ca elully
exnminod a virus point. "We uro va
cinating fifty or sixty, and Hoiiictimi's
more, and some make musio nnd others
are quick"
"Noxt!" shouted an attendant, a two
mothers with 'stnijrglinjr infunts, eucli
with clotliing disnrrungeil and left arm
bared, left tho room and two ot.icri
took their places.
The first subject was an infant of
fourteen mouths. She did not at nil
understand tho object of the ceremony,
and looked with wonderment, not un
mixed with four, as the lancet scratched
tho delicato skin. The next moment
the lips puckered and the child broko
into a prolonged scream. In another
Instant the oilier child, who was under
going the operation, followed tho ex
ample', nnd there wm a chorus of jolls,
rivaling a horde of Comanche.
"See that?" said the physician.
"That one was still enough until this
chap set him oil'. They are not hurt In
tho least Tho first one was ecared,
and tho other screamed bv force of ex
Binplc. Thorn! don't yell so. It's all
over. Come again a week from to-day
nnd let me see Low it takes," bo added,
ail livssiug tho mother.
The next oalNirouglit a rosy-chocked
Scotch lassie of twenty, dressed in her
best, with ono sleeve of her blue jersey
han;in' limp by her side, laying bare
her plump pink arm. . "
"Will It hurt?" sho asked a little
nnxiouslv, as Mm seated herself and
yielded her arm to thu grasp of tho phy
sio an.
"Not a bit," was the answer. "See
If it d(xs," nnd iu an instant a tiny
drop of blood discolored the fair skin.
The ? rl laughed as sho said:
"It d.du't hurt a single bit Is thut
all?"
"That is nil; only wait a fow mo
ments until it dries."
"Next!'' was shouted at tho door,
nnd with tho call camn a terror. He
was it boy of three years, who evidently
had been accustomed to have his own
way. lln was attired in a brilliant red
frock, a cooky wits in each hand mi l
lire was in his rye. Ho was nccotnpa
n'ed by a girl of eight or nine years,
evidently his sister, and nppenred not
burn to command. There were signs
of rebellion at the first glanco of the
physician, which, nt tho first move
ment, broko into opeu revolt He
lunged out with his right, tlion with his
lo t, tli 'ii both feet were brought into
active piny. lUood-curdlinp: yells wero
emitted from his throat which his sis
ter endeavored to pacify by thrusting a
nickel into his mouth, anil wns only de
terred from thu prosecution of the
selicmo by vigorous renion-lrancos of
tho physician. The reportVr offered his
services aud succeeded iu preventing
tho youthful pugilist from killing the
d c!or, while tho latter performed the
slight but necessary operation.
Others came and went, many of them
children, sonio apparently servant girls,
until tho hour passed and thu seance
was over until another day. JJoaion
Oobe.
GLADSTONE'S WIFE.
Tersonal Cliaracterlntloi of One of
Leading Women In the World.
the
Mr. Gladstone Is accused of being
jolly and jaunty of lute, but it Is not
always mentioned that on nil festive
occasions, whether nt an artist break
fast or a theater party, Mrs. Gladstone
is always at his Bide, as was the case
with Mrs. Disraeli and her lord.
Though not har.dsoino, she has a fine,
kindly, Knglish-matron presence, and
has exorcised great influence over him
all through his life. "Let mo ask Catha
rine" was a constant saying of his be
fore deciding on Important political
3uestlons. She has ureat sagacity and
iscrelion. Many ladies and gentlemen
of remarkable astuteness in their own
estimation have endoavorod in vain to
glean from hor the faintest inkling of
coming events, and her aplomb is as
remarkable as her discretion.
An Instance is going the rounds of
the clubs. When, two years ago, Mr.
Fortescuo resigned the Secretaryship
for Ireland in Air. Gladstone's Cabinet
he wns very anxious to hear what Mr.
Gladstone would say of him in announc
ing the event but was unwilling to ap
pear upon the scene. He therefore, In
stead of taking his ordinary place, made
bis way to thu ladies' cage. The only
occupant he discovered on entering
was tho ono of all o;tier ho would have
avoided seeing Mrs. Gladstone. lie
was about to evince his discompo-ure
iu tho rugged spasmodic way peculiar
to that llower of Quaker subtlety, and
which was a Kubjoct occasionally of un
pleasant observation on his visit hero,
when tho lady, perfectly at her ease,
held up her finger, and, shaking her
head with an air of tender reproval,
whispered In a low tone: "Naughty,
naughty." Unlike Lady Boaconslield,
who entertained very little, and when
she did with great discrimination, Mrs.
Gladstone entertains with a large nnd
promiscuous hospitality, never troubles
herself about the amalgamation ot her
guests and is systematically Indifferent
to their assortment at table. Buffalo
Commercial Advertiser.
Mistaken Identity.
A man who had evidently just bp
rived by the train walked into an Austin
boarding-house, and asked:
"Is Day in?"'
"What Day, san," asked the porter.
'What do I know about him? Do 1
look like a detectives? If Day ain't in,
tell Week to step out here."
" What Week do you refer to, sah?"
"Oh, lat week, or week before
Christmas! Do you take hie for nn al
manac? Who runs this shebang, any
how?" "De widow Fltipjack, snh."
"Well, then, vou tell her to take
down her sign. I read on the sljn out
there, 'Boarding by Day or We k.' and
now it seems thut both of 'em have lit
o;it Thnts:gn is put up there to de
ceive the traveling public," and he
picked up his gripsack and swung him
self on board of a street car. -Texai
Hiftinqs.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
The first wedding In America was
that of F.dward Wilson and rMcaminh
White at Plymouth in 1621 UoAon
Journal.
Mrs. Tom Thumb, now tho Count
ess Magri, wears for shoes a child's
No. ,'). und the Count wcurs a child's .
No. 8.
Mr. Elizabeth Granger, of Pitts
lield, Mass., who lias been a widow
seventy-live years, celebrated her one
hundredth birthday anniversary re
cently. Robert Collyer savs tho scientific)
length of a sermon is thirty minutes.
If a man has anyth ni at all worth
saying ho can say it in that time with
out repeating himself.
A marked spirit of deferential
courtesy is shown by tho more impor
tant of the English reviews In troat ng
of the works or personality of American
literary men who have won their spurs.
Chicago Current.
The Emneror of Germany has con
ferred upon Minnie Ilauk the honorary
title of " Imperial Chamber Singer," a
distinction snared by ouly three othor
foreign prima donnas, Adolina Patti,
Jcunv Lind Goldschmldt and Artot
Pudifla. The Bible revisers base their con
fidence in tho ultimate genoral accept
ance of the now version on tho prece
dent afforded iu the history of the King
James version, which enmo into gen
eral uso despite the fact that it was not
rcoclvod by the generation contempo
raneous with iU production. Chicago
Current.
Some of the ephomoral poets of a
generation or two ago, who fluttorod
and soared aloft on not over-strong
pinions, are nearly forgotten by reader
of tho present day. Among thctu was
Gronvillo Mellon, who wrote so many
temperance lyrics that ho acquired the
aqueous nickname of "water-melon."
Boston Budget.
The story is denied that "Orphcna
C. Kerr" is in straitened circumstances.
Ono who knows him says of Mr. Newell
that "ho is not old, but on the con
trary, young, halo, merry and the de
light of a charming circle of which hU
family is tho center and most tlevotod
to him. Iu other words, Orpheus C.
Korr lives an Ideal life; ho writes whea
ho pleases, nnd besides his family, who
adore him, ho has mauy friends."
Chicago Tribune.
Dr.Allibouo is the veteran literateur
of America. At the age of thirty-four
ho began his "Dictionary of Authors,"
which may almost bo termed his life
work, since it gave him occupation for
eighteen years. Hi only assistant la
thi task wns his wifo, who copied the
manuscript notes to tho extent of 20,000
pages of foolscap. This work contains
8, 110 double columns and includes a
list of 47.000 writers, and such a pro
duction show Its author's enthusiastic .
love of literature.- N. Y. Tribune.
HUMOROUS.
The tramp is of the genus that
meats by chnuco. Yonkers Gazette.
" There are poems unwritten and
songs unsung." "Yes," says an edi
tor, "it is this that reconciles us to
life."
" An Omaha doctor kisses his wife
seventy-live times a day." Trying to
kill her, probably; eminent authorities
say that kissing is deleterious to health.
Lowell Citiien.
"Dear me," said a lady in Fifth
avenue the other evening. "How the
ohlna cra.e Is growing! Here's a New
York club that is paying $3,000 for ft
pitcher." Albany Tune.
" What makes the rain growl so
loud, mamma?" asked little Joe in ft
thunder-storm. Another small friond
under similar circumstances sa d that
she was afraid of the "quick sunshine."
N. Y. Independent.
Miss Miggs "I hope, my dear,
that vou don't go to the thoater alone."
Kstolle "No, Indeed. 1 never think
of going unless I am chaperoned."
M'ss Miggs "Unless you are whatP"
Estelle -"Chaperoned." Miss Miggs
"That is the way with me. I always
like to have a chap around." Drak4,$
Magazine.
A man in the smoking-car on ft
Danbury & Norwalk Railway train this
morning leaned over to the man who
sat iu front of hltn and said: "Have
you a match?" ."Ye, but 1 hain't got
any cigar," was the prompt reply.
"Then you can't want the match,"
said the first man, sweetly. Danbury
(Cf.) yew.
A Galveston mendicant was in the
bablt of calling at the olllce of a local
lawyer and receiving a small sum on
account of former acquaintance. Last
week the mendicant called as usual,
but the lawyer said, "I can't assist you
any longer, as I've got a wife now, and
need all the money I can lay my hands
on." "Well, now, that's just coming
it a little too strong. Here you actual
ly go and get married at my exponse. "
Texas Sijtingi.
At a station down in Indiana the
Lake Shore Company employs a lady
ticket agent. She is a good agent, aud
attends closely to her business, but she
is a woman still. The other day a lady
traveler stepped up to the ticket win
dow and inquired about a train that
was a little late, "Will the train be
long?" she asked, meaning if It would
be long in arriving. "Oh, yes," was
the reply of the fair ticket agent,
"longer than last season, but without
so many rutlle around the edge."
Chicago Herald.
A Big Advantage.
"How do you like your new home,
Mrs. Gazatem?"
"Splendid! It's a charming place."
"I'm so glad to hear it lor I was
afraid you wouldn't like it"
"On whnt account?"
"Why, the church across the way. It
would be an annoyance to some."
"Why, that's just what makes the
place so lovely, according to my notion,
it's a privilege I never enjoyed before,
for without taking the trouble to dress
and go out I can peep through the
blinds and look at the fashions tdl my
eyes ache, and if I want to grit my
tooth I can do it and nobody's the
wiser. It's perfectly splendid, and
makes a body loel As contented as ft
wax figure in a show window." Y.
Uerald. . !