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EUGENE CITY GUARD. ft. L. CAMrBKLL, . . rraprtetor. EUGENE CITY. OREGON. HOME AGAIN. Tfoma mrnln ! Mother, your hoy will rent, Kor a llini' at lcn-t. In tint nlil home net. How k"'"I to see jrou In your cornered nook n un anuiiiiK or euiK, or miner or nook Tim same aweiu mooter my hoyliooil knew Tl (nitlilul, tlio iatiuut, the tender and true. Tom have little eliantrti'l ; ah well, maybe A low limy Ilium In too brown 1 aiie; A mm K or two nndtir sunllnK eyes, Ho lovingly Imnt In ulti'l surprUM, Tie I who lmv ohiinR'l, nil mother mint, From a leasing Uil lo nmnlioud'i prliu i. Mo lonirer I ollmb on your knee at nlghl for a story told In the soft i!rllilit; No btoken aliitn or book all torn Jo I hnnic to you with It i'ln worn; Itol I'll come lit you Willi my graver cure, Too ll lielp ids beur thuin wall tvndor pray ers. Ill Mm aisle, a of old nd yon Will help ilm in a n to be brave unit tni: Tit tiw uiHn' lint boy, only olilor vrown. And the world has ninny a atntii'illiiKstone, Ah. unit her mlnn thorn Id always real When I Unit you iioro In tint old hoio nest. JMeC.UcKMVer, LIFE AT SEA. The Day's Work of the Sailor Not Attractive. Washing the Duck and I'nlnj the "Holy tlunr" I'alnslakliif Weevils Wot luff In. Ilia Pra lllspull lue Io Watrli" Wo. Tim day's work may ho said to begin I Imlf punt II vo in tin) morning with Ilm nporiit'on of wishing tlio ducks. When tlm clock underneath Ilm break of tint poop indicate that time tlm ship's boll Ji struck thrleti; it In "three bells." A 1 lie sound dins awny Ilm boatswain ut tar a stentorian "Turn to," mid tlm hardy iiirlor prcpuni for toil. Thoy lirt put down their pi pun; for they havo been enjoying a dcl'ghtful sinoko uflor tltn cup of dubious coffee served out to them in Hiot pnnikin ut li vo o'clock. Tticn, if thoy tiro in warm Intitules, limy d vest themselves of tun r shoes nnd storking, turn up thoir nether gar ments, nml display to the eye of tho ou aervor n hid crou variety of manly e'dvo nnd burn feet. Two men, per Imp, proceed lo lln pump ami begin to fill tlm wash-deck luli; tli rcn or four others nrm them -Ivcn with brooms, and there roniiiin one or two tailor lo taw along buckets of water for tlm l.onlHWn n to iliish uIkhiL There in a poeul nr art, only to Imi ncii rod by lOiisiilcrabhi practice, in throwing a Imki tfiil of water on to tlm dock so tliat it limy spread about properly. Cant from l ho professional arms of iho boatswain, the water fall with a familiiir "smack" Just behind tlm bare foousl mariner with tho'r broom. It sweep playfully over llmlr feet, and inimmlintely tlmy begin to scratch away aa if tin y wvra dotorm ntl to tin troy tlm dock. Ho buckot after buokt-t ! dipiM-d into tho wash-douk tub ami pasftou on to the boatswain; In fonio iJilpa lm iuf a ho e, ami then mora men are able to apply tlumiMilvos to the broonii nnd nmii)lM'rs. If a ship i noai in port and tho captain wUhoa the dock to appear piirticiilnrly whit", cor tain article very familiar to seafarer are employed in the operation of clean hg. 'l lii'no are dnnmu'nated, by some nautical freak of d etion. "holy stone." yjom the mere nuinu we might Imagine lhc.ni to bo tho trea-ured f i agiueiita of aome clHsitlcal ihrne, hut in reality, they are most humble piece of mind tone, about Iho size of half a brick. Toelry nbuiulons the nautical mind when the scamim u es tho holy stone. lVturo to jourxelf half adoen hronxml and I aio fooletl ma lneiK, on tholr hands and kmn s, lngubr ously scrub bing tho ilccks wit l these hlones, so that people a-'hoio mnv oxolniin: "Huw bcMiit. fill a sliljt looks," Th i men wash ami scrub a way unt'l aUtut i 20. At this t mo a tinge o'f liope and pleasure aerts tsolf in their in mis; th.i happy moi uiu-; sleep of tho w.tteh below llier comrades of duty-i about to ho ilestroye l, Someboilv goi-s to the fh'p's bell ami strikoi it'seven tunes; it U "even Mk" lmmedi aUly one of the s rubbing sailors runs with bare feel to tlm forecastle as If lm had jui-t hearl some beautiful nioUsly and whs detenu nml to follow it to It aourco. Hut what dues he dP lie does this: Directly ho enters tlm fcrocatlv he breaks" Into tlie mon nbomiuablo bathos. His Kleep:n'; com rade I o pcaeefully In their ' bunks around that unambr;s til place. They slumlier, th y divnn they nro eiiioying the end of their four hours' respite tronv ther toils, et this man enters 1 ko a vocal lieml of most violent discord to disturb tliein. Ho looks at thorn and he veils: "Hi, you sleepers -seven bells, here-show a Us, come! ' He continues In 1h;s sinun t II ho lias uttered enouli noise to awaken a dormouse In tim ilopth of winter. 'I hen the watch behtw wake up. as is only natural; they st rin toor bunks, rln(pish the r blank blankets, und crawl on to their sen bots, thence to the deck. They do not trouble themselves with any tiivia'ties of the toilet. Llfo la abort, fivnh water Is rrecions, and jmi sonal aopearaiuM is a frivolity at sea. One of tl e r numlsr lroesisls to iho pallor tho naut cal kitchen and rcelves irom the cook t can of so called col'eo; ibis, logeiher w.lli aea bsenit. fmnis tlie sailor' IreakfasU 'Jim etitee I a black mystery st wed to il Htra ti n; the bis. luit rcM-n.bl 's an edinle stone, tolerable a cttrioMv, l ut ii. iioionons as an trtie'e of i'a ly d et. Yet vcoilsaroa 1'a nstaking race of iiilliiitesiiiml crea lur; they love t ,ve tmd die lit tb0 aea bscuit. As a harl keartid comet ble it ha no r val. A sa lor lakes one of the tbin ja fioitv the biwd baige'' nnd mh te , ng i nst h s liiec; lie repeats tho i rocess, but the liUcu.t Is Imi'iTtui liable; the man bo- rooms ion ri'Meu nnu ornsiies it a ;a nst nice rncr oi ins aea t n -m; at lust tho "muni o iK-enk. Hint tho mariner is able lo br. ak!:st. True, some of tho r ur irts are soft, but tho weevil genei ally liml out th Umoi.i tlm man. The asutcsl b -caLlaat drtirs in vatbms 'dps: in sonm tlm seamen are sl owe,! hmIuI I'utido caiieU "ouroo," or else a apoob' 'of hash known a "lob cou .' Thi'so nro doubtless excellent In themselves: but tlm careless in inner in which titer are cooked detracts from thoir pood mini tie. Happily, the sailor is no epicure, althongli ho con tinua'lv L'i limbics at his food. It h onlv whon soinn meal turns out onus unlly bad that ho bcooinns wrathful, in such a case ho may tako tho articles oi food buck to tho galley, lling them con tomptuoiisly on tho I'.oor, and uitcr im Drecation araiost tno cook; or, per imps, Im nnd his messmates will f irm a niehniclioly procession ami carry tlie objectionalilu nit ons aft for tlm inspci; ton of the cantft n. However, who the watch below linvo finished tim hr ef bro ikfast thoy cut up some to bacco and enjoy a smoke. Then 'eight bells" is struck that li e'cht o'clock in tho niorn'i.ir nnd they proceed on dock to relieve their comrades. L'nlo a the work of "holy utiiiiinrr'' ta luiin tr fMirriiwt in Ilm niwm tion of washing tho- dioks is usually oimpmtcd by "egin bolls." tons otiontly tho men who come on duck at that t ine betake themselves to various other (bit es about the t-hip. The day's work at sea is full of in finite variety. In stormy and variable w ather there is, of oour o. plenty of seanian-hip about the men a u ities: vardi havo to bo trin:med acc irding a the wind, sails furled and running-gear attended to; bit in calm weather the sailor develop into a curious jack 1 all trades, in s i iron ship the rust has to bo continually ch ppeil o.I her side , anil this Is an unenviable task on tropical o:iy; then there is always pica ly of palntinir to bo done. Kverr Sai iinliiy morning tho masts havo to be greasrd d wn to preserve tl em from Iho burn n; sun, mid words fail to rx prof. how nnsnvory th's pnrfor miner is. I'oriodica ly tlm ropes of the ves cl nro ta red all over, ami the tar a 'h to- to the men's liamls for mint lis. 'J'hvco or four of the best men are cont'nu diy busy repairing the rigging und dialing gear, while others are cout Dually em jiioyeii about tho decks, "seizing mocks, puit ng new s ramis in ropes, etc. 'Jim boys and apprent'ee have generally to fetch and h ild tlm tar and oronso-pots and marl no spikes for the men nt work, not at all an unpleasant task in lino wen' her, up on a topgallant yard, o it of tlm mate's way, although n k'lowlulgo of the art of holding on by one u ( vel (is is oiien (I s r tl e. Jt is curious what a quant ty of work thoro Is always to bo donn ni mrd sh i). Tho morning watch go below to thoir dinnor at twelvo o'clock, their comrade who came on deck to relieve them hav ing previously been an likened from their sliiinliers at twenty minutes past eleven in order to part.tke of tho mid day meal. Iloro is a bountiful arrange ment: Theso latter breakfasted nt uiht. o'clock; after that they smoked, "yarned," mended, or washed thoir clothes, nnd turned into their bunks to sleep, but soon niter eleven they are vociferously aroused to eat a d'noer of hot pea soup and unpalatable salt pork. Imagine what appotito a sailor has for this unspeakable moal on a burn in 2 hot day in the trop o. Then nt twelvo o'clock they go on deck to relievo thoir mnios, who come below In a stnlo of profuse perspiration, to enjow a similar ropasL Something might bo said in favor of the pea soup if it were only well preparod, but, as a rule, it is a most untempting tluid, served up in an unctuous tin. in order to lessen the monotony somewhat this comoound is given to the men on ulternato days, and there is a streak of philanthropy evi dent In this. Nor is tho mi nt much boiler; ono day It is salt pork, which may or may not be rancid; the nei day it is a piece of baneful beef, famil'itrly known as "salt junk." After every meal the sailor indulges in h s pipo: this Is more to him than his breakfast, d li ner or tea. Tho averngo allowance In merchant sli ps to each man ami boy is ono mid a half pounds of b of. or ono 'and a ouiirter pounds of pork, bos ties about I lire -quarters of a pound of Hour with tho Isx-f, nnd a full supply of pea s nip with the latter. Tho quantity is audio ent; It Is the cualitv that lacks. Throe marls of water nro always allowed to each man per dav. lint sires vnrv a great deal, as much in tin quality as iho ouaiility of fo d they servo out. I'his dep n tU upon tlm class of owners. tho captain, steward, and oven tlmo.'ok. Some, ships regularly provide pckles or butter; o hers servo out prcsrvo I getables and tinn d nunt.s tw ee a week: wh lo a few do not even allow tinned meat on inmdiv. Hut. taken li tlm aggregate, sn lors' food is m scr ably baiC Tho Hour is always moro or less musty and sour, and oven .sometime mi run or w 'evils as u havo unite a gray color. 1 Im afternoon w itch on dock Is em ployed in tasks of tho sanm k ml as iho duties wh cli engaged the niorn'ng hours. A four o'clo -k p. in. tlm wateo Is again changed; thus it may bo seen that, generally speaking, the inon have four hours on' duty and four oil'. 11 it if this vnriat on took place with undeviat'ng regularity il is evi dent, that one set of m en would always Im on deck thw creator part of tho night They would turn out at H p. m,, ami remain on dutv till midnight; then they would havo four hours' rest and vise again at for in tlm morning; m with every night Accord ngly, in order that ono watch should not alwavs have the long n ght duty, thoro are what are muit tally call.d tlm 'slog watches." Tlicsn ar.i tho hours between t p. m.. nnd N p. in. Tlm afternoon watch on deck, that go below to the r tea at four o'clock, o mo on deck a ;a n BtsiN o'clock; so tliev have their two hours' "dog watch." At eight they go Mow again; thus the n g!it wa'olmsl are viir.ed. Tho term "dog watch," i M lieve. orig nates in the jocund Idea that a dog uinrltt bo able to ttko charge of the ship Mweo six and gut in ton evening. At s x the teaman lin's'ies his days work as jack of all trades, and. UhIcks t a re nro nautical du les to bo perfor rod, owing to tho variab'litv o( tlm weather, loin watches have U sure to sn o'e. yarn or a ug sons a the night ;Uvonds upon tho ocean." This i the tini i w ien tho . lor app ars in h's most inleresi n and romnntio aspect, estioe'ally rfn Ixmiil tho homeward ImiuiuI vo ml; if tho n'ght is line ho tor cvU all about his nmnv I anU'.iips ami is a liglu-h, arusl Ui ng. full ol irol.c some hiimnr. It Mi'inssti-ango to consider that, at a rule, the uiior ba k'a worn to uc when tho w hi her is stormy thnn when t s liim. Of course, when a perilous '.ah of wind is blowing that carries away come of the sails and spars, or when tho vessel is near ng land in still" breeze, there is unceasing labor for the tar. It is a thrilling sound, tho cry of "All hands shorten sail," and nosoi- man can tell when ho will be ablo to go below ngam. Hut on board a good sh p in a strong gale, far out nt sea, there i comparatively little actual work wlmn tlie labor of furling tho necessary sails has beon accomplished. It is all watch ins and waiting, tho hoping that some thing will not carry away, and cause sonie nasty work aloft Tho :as sweep over tho deck, and render all painting, chipp:ngof iron rust, and polishing of brass-work impossible. Iho hoiinsmun has the hard task then of keeping the sli p from being continually Hooded by the thundering waves. After all, it is not too much to nllinn that the calling of the sailor Is one of the hardest on tho fao ) of tho globe. Ho live on a float ng house of businnw which is alwavs carrying h in into un exnoctcd labors, nnd there is consider i, bio truth is the old nautical saying thn "work at sea is never done." Brooklyn hagc CELTIC NAMES. Mara, O'n, Murpliv and Kolllrana Ite.ldlnff In Our Knur I'rinrlpul CI I Ira. Thorelntive numbers of Celtic inhab itants in tho four principal cities of the Union must be a niaitT of interest to every Irish nationalist lo nnd out such a matter with absolute certainty would bo well n'gh impossible; but by means of tho directories of tho cities. a omit tin Celtic population of which wo tlesiro to spo ik, a very closo approx imation can bo ma lo as to tho Jri-li dement they conla n. We had recently an opportunity of examining thj direct ories of tlm four principal American cities New York, l'liiladelphia, Chica go, and Uoston nnd took tho troublo lo count tho number of columns o' oach directory that contained tlie mo t common and numerous Irish names, and the results are very , interest ing. It will invariably bo found that whenever thoro nre the most It's aiid Macs, and the most Murphy nnd Siillivans, t'lero is the largest Irish population; fur Iho names Murphy and Sullivan, ami names which begin with 0 and Mae, nro the most .numerous among the Cello raco. Tho prelW 0 should, by right, bo retained I eforo the names Sullivan a id Murphy, bat in most cases it has beon discarded. Tho number of names in tlm columns of the directories of the four cities men tioned is very nearly the same mi I will avorngo about eighty. ' Tho following table give! the number ot U sand Maes. Sullivan and Murphys in the four cit.es mentioned: KKW YORK. Coiimni. Names bpjrlnnln with O i mnua bt'Kintiiiiir with Muo lit- buliivunt and alurphys combined 21 Totul co I urn n 2ul rtlll.ADEI.PIIU. N'tnies betlnnlnif with O ,,, is Nmuea bcjrmnlus with Mnu 17i, Sullivan and Murphys combined 6 Total columns u.i CIIICAOO. Nnmca bcftlnnlnn with O is Nitiuea beiiiniilnn with Muo 71 Sullivan and Uurpbya cumblaud ta Totul columns m BosroN. Knmoa hoKinnlnfr wltli t) , so Niinica bcKliiuliiK with Mnu hi sullivmia nml siurpbya combined... 31 Totul column. ui Kltllll the fnt-pirn'rifr If u-U1 ha cn.. 'n-'-'K " " bw)h, contrary to tho mineral belief, that I'hil ailidphia is absotiitely and that lio.stun is ro.alivetv the most I oltio of Anier can ties. Tho imputation of New York is. u round numbers, 1...00.0OU. I'll l.itli 1- phht ntKi.tM.O. Chicago 7W,H0(i. ami lios- t n iOO.UOi'. I'IihuIoIdIi a. nbout om- th rd lo.s in population than New York. has til'to n moro columns of ( ultio names; but Boston, in proportion to ,ts populat on, is the most Celtic of all. If Now ork were as Celt c as lioston its lii eclory would have about GoO columns of ts, Macs, Sullivan nnd Murphys, instead oi zih; and ir it wore ns p.opor t.oiiat ly ( eltio as riiilado'pliin its di rectory would contain about !) K) inslen I of '.'U4 columns of tho Celt c names men tioned. Chicago Is relatively nnd nb. soluloly the least Celtic of tho four e t- n s. It is about as populous mid a half is ltoston. but its d rectory coiitams only 11:' columns of th piouiinent Cel tic name against l,Vi In tho Hoston di rectory. We use tho term Celtic instead of lrih, bocnuse a considerable minoritv of the names beg nning w th Mae are eotcii rather than Irish, lioston, then, is in proportion t its population tho most Celtic and tho most Ir.sh city iu America. Tho o- so of Philadelphia is curious. It Is s;v'id to contain a smaller forolg i born population than any of the gio.it e.tiis of America, and tins is pnbiby o; vet, with the exception of Hoston. it is relatively the most Celt o of tlm four cities, Th's is explained by tho fact dint long tig.) a tar back as tho time when what are now known as tho United ; tates were Hritish colonies the e was avast tide of emigration from Ireland to this count, v, an l tho groater part of it was direct d to I'cniisyUan'a The diifcrcnco between the Insh element in ito-lon and I'll ladelph'a is that in the former cty it is new and in thu latter it is u;d When ono rem n;h'rs that the pro-. :ivcs t) and Mae have beer. iropvd in v ry nearly half tho names tt.at org. n. uly had tin m, and al t'eit abou' lif.y per cent, of Irish names have bee 'Ulier translated or so eha g 'lthatit takes somo one eren more ir.-i nod than a savmit to reeognio them n the r mu t laU tl American forms, he is astonish si at ti e immensity of the Iri-h clement in n erica, and marvel how it came to as that tho m ll.cn and a quarter of people th t I o'nti't contained only two hundred ytar ao have grown to itn In conte vab'c mult.tnile th. t have sine.i I absolutely over half the earth. I h ca o 'tttien. Doctor What a Is yon, Rir t ent I don't know, thiol, r. t rv liavj siicu a imxung sound m my ear a I tho .1... . , 1 ... i " tmi 1 fco wi itMig nt my tongue.' I'oetor No, never minL I'ring your wife a ound soum day. 1 d" like to look t her, i,; ia es emu. NAVAL ARTILLERY. Zallnakl's Ciua I'ronouured ao Infrrnal Triumph of American lnnully." It wa not to bo expected that a country in which mechanical genius ha reached '"''h a development as in tlm United State, having finally decided to set to work in earnest on tho task of coast defenses, would be content merely to adopt the systems of other nations. Something new and original in this lino was naturally to bo looked for; and new and original devices have not boon slow in presenting themselves. Ericsson's Destroyer and Lieutenant Zalinski's dynaiiiite-giiii have made their appear ance most opportunely. Tho first ap propriation voted by Congress with a view to tho creation of a real navy and for tho construction of guns and fort will, no doubt, bo followed by others. But years must elnpso before tho results will bo visiblo to tho eyes cither of tho American pooplo or of their possiblo foes. In the meantime, tho dynamito gtin cruiser and we trust other vessels of tho samo typo will have been launched; and these, together with Cap tain Ericsson's submarine artillery, may sufllce to protect the country by the natural dread which the unknown al ways inspires. Lieutenant Z.ilinski expect that the gun cruiser will 03 able to discharge from its three gnus, in tho courso of a single attack, thirty-four hundred pound shells at a maximum range of two miles, making a total of twelve thousand pounds of nifro-gelatino ex ploded upon or in tho immediate neigh borhood of an enemy's ship. Tho Lon don Timet declares that this is "tho most infernal triumph of American in genuity." But it is questionable whether Captain Ericsson's Destroyer is not an equally infernal triumph. The siibmarino gun with which tlie De stroyer is armed has, its Inventor states, "not failed in a single instance during a long scries of trials to expel tho sub marine projoctilo with a velocity ex ceeding three hundred feet in three seconds" an extraordinary velocity when tho resistance of tho water is considered, and far exceeding that of nny foreign torpedo. Tho caliber of tho gun is sixteen inches. The pro jectile is twenty-livo foet in long h and carries three hundred pound. cf gun cotton, "a charge sullicient," savs Cap tain Ericsson, "to shutter tho hull of ironclad ships of all classes so com pletely that tho boastod 'water-tight compartment.' will provo of no avail in preventing destruction and sinking." With guns throwing four hundred pounds of dynamito above, and three hundred pounds of gun cotton below tho water, the United States can pro ceed to tho construction of a navy and of coast fortifications without fearing that, if forced into war before tho completion of these works, the country win be lotitut altogether unprepared. 0. Times-Democrat. SALMON IN ALASKA. Tbelr Number lleyoml the Hllcf of Thou Who liars Never Seen Them. The numlier of - salmon in these Alaskan streams, whether they empty into tho Arctic or Behnng Sea, or the Pacific Ocean, is simply beyond belief to a person who has never seen them with his own eye. Iti ascending one of tho small streams that empties into tho Pacilie Ocean, from tho Saint Eliiw Alps, in a canoe, manned by a couple of Indians, tho salmon were so plenti ful that they formed a solid semi-circle in front of tlie canoe, with its bow as a center, and a radius of nbout twenty feet, nnd this semi-circle looked like the ripples of a small cascade, the protrud ing noses, backs and tins corresponding to the small stones that would project through such a waterfall. We had no salmon spear, but ono of tho Indians made one from a pole, cut from the bank, on tho end of which ho whittled a rude barb. This was too fragile, however, until the end was hardened by burning it In the tire, when it be came much better, when a few salmon were secured, losing a doen, neverthe less, to where ono was captured by tho extemporized spear. Wherever we ran the vast swarm against n shallow rip pie, where it was hard for so many to get over in a hurry, great number of them would go scurrying past us 0:1 either side, making a much splashing as a flock of ducks, and giving tho In dian a good chanco to nso his spoar. Hundreds of these fish were seen that had great ugly sears on them caused, my Indian guida said, by the spears of tho numerous Indian fishermen wim, at that season, were putting in their winter supply of salmon, and whoso weapons were far from always being eaeetive. We killed a number with a Winchester rifle from tho shock by a shot on tho water, directly over their heads, which never failed to turn thorn belly upward at once, and before they recovered they were safely landed in tho canoe. Lieutenant Sehvnlka. in American Field. A powder that is composed chiefly of phosphorus, and designed to sup plant ordinary gunpowder for sta n punioacs. has been devised by a New York inventor, who. as a test of its qualiliesplaced himself in the mi(U of a dor.en oV moro "supers" at a theatre a day or two ago, and permitted them to blaze away at him with their muskets only a few inches from his head. It is put up in cartridge so thin that when discharged tho whole charge com pletely disappears. No trace of it can bo found. Tho report is deerilied as K ing as loud, tho llame as vivid and the smoke appearantly as denso as that of ordinary gunpowder, but it has the advantages of giving forth no odor. -V. '. Trihune. An ounce of keep your mouth shut is better tli in a pi.nl'of explanation after you have said it 's.ut ami Ltathcr Reiijrltr. AN AFRICAN ROMANCE. A ramoua Wlanlonary Who Married One of Africa Woaky Dauf liters. Probably no missionary in the world has been so prominently before tho public In the past two years as tho Roy. George Grenfell, of the Baptist Congo Missions. Hit name will always be as sociated with the exploration of most of tho Congo tributaries that are now known. Ho has not only seen more of tho Congo basin than any other man, but ho Is also a careful observer, a good route surveyor and fairly well skilled in the use of geographical instruments. The geographical societies of England, France and Germany have sought for and published contributions from him, and there is no doubt that, next to Liv ingstone and Krapf, he deservedly ranks among tho foremost of Africa's missionary traveler. Perhaps few of the thousands who havo read tho reports of his interesting journeys are awaro that Mr. Grenfell, who is a thorough Englishman, is the husband of a native of Africa. His wife is a colored woman, originally a heathen, whoso tribe has for many years inhabited the Atlantic coast, a little north of the Congo. Ho is, perhaps, the only whito missionary in Africa who has married a nativo. This strango marriage Is said lo have como about in this way: Few mission aries in Africa havo had Greiifeli's large and varied experience, though ho Is still in thn prime ot life. Before wo heard of him on tho Congo nt all, he told us much about tho Cameroon country, which tho Germans havo sinco annexed. Grenfell is ono of tho few men who seem to bo perfectly adapted forsuch alifo as lie is leading. Ho loves his wild surroundings, ho loves the ex plorers' toilsomelife, lie seem to endure the climate as well a a native, and hi heart is thoroughly enlisted in tho work of Christian missions. While geog raphers havo been reading and writing nbout thrf now regions nnd tribes he has revealed to the world, ho has looked upon these new countries chiefly as now fields for missionary enterprise. Grenfell mado up his mind long rgo that he was destined to live nnd die iu Africa. Ho decided, it is said, after long reflection, that it would greatly impair his usefulness if ho took a wife from among tlie fair daughters of his nativo laud. He had good reason to doubt that ho would be lucky enough to find a white woman who could en dure as well as ho the climate of. the torrid zone. Ho had not the slightest desire to marry anybody whose life 01 health would bo sacrificed if he took her to Africa, or for whom ho might havo to sacrifice his life work by going back to England with her. Ho there fore decided when he married to wed native of the country. In tlie course of time Grenfell met his fate at the mission station and trading post of Kabinda, on tho coast not far north of tho mouth of the Congo. Ho saw among the mission converts a bright young woman who had received a fair education In the mission school oi Kabinda. Sho was a comely girl. She had been instructed for years in tho arts of housewifery by tho mission ladies, dressed in the garb of her civilized sis ters, was neat and industrious and a devout Christian. She was, in fact, in her changed condition ono of tho best products of missionary labor. Grenfell believed sho would make him a good helpmate in his future arduous work as a pioneer missionary. In duo time they were married, and from that day to this, Groufcll's friends say, ho has had 110 reason to regret tho very unusual choice he made. It can be said, on tho authority of Henry M. Stanley, that tlm two babies who have been born to Mr. nnd Mi's. Grenfell nro "beautiful litile children." Tlie home of tho Grenfell is on Stan ley Pool, but until tho past 'year they have have not been there much of the time. Mrs. Grenfell and ono of the children accompanied tlie missionary on some of the adventurous journeys iu which ho has explored over 8,000 miles of Ilm navigable waters of tho Congo Isisin. Sim sat unperturbed und very comfortable behind tho wiro screen that warded off the shower of arrows which were launched at tho little steamer Pence by thu hostile natives of Mobang River. A writer, who evidently had not heard of Mr. Grenfell's little romance, recently mentioned as proof of tho fact that whito ladies can retain their health and vigor on tho Congo that tho mis sionary, Grenfell, was accompanied on his long journeys by his excellent wife, A". T. Sun. Our Mineral Resources. The report of tho U. S. Geological Survey on the mineral resources of the United State for 183,5 contains somo interesting statistics. The total mineral product is valued at f 423,521,356. an increase of $15,303,608 over 1834. Among seventy mineral substances cited, coal is tho most important, show ing a total valuo of 151),019,59G. An increase is shown in the production of coke, natural gas gold, silver, copper, zinc, quicksilver, nickel, aluminum, lime, salt, cement phosphate rock, man ganese and cobalt oxide, whilo the pro duction of coal, petroleum, pig iron, lead, precious stones and mineral waters decreased. Science A Chicago policeman report that the other night, while ho was chasing a burglar, tho fellow suddenly fell "as though he had been shot, and lay un conscious, bleeding from a wound on the head mado by a big icicle that had fallen on hivu as he ran. Hc was car ried to the police station, where hi first words were: "What do you want to shoot a fellow for ?" He did not know what hit him. PERSONAL ANOIMPtHQf Tho president of the Fut Men', x socintion of Jersey City wei-l,. .A pouml.--V. '. Mail. 0 411 Mrs. Carroll, of Macon, Ga., h had charge of the railroad switch 1 that place for tlie past twenty.fi years. senator Cameron, wltilo he A clinetl to make a jniblic ubrrijiti,m tho fund for Mrs. Logan fr ,.,..S() ' which ho said would be anlisfaetorr ta ller, is said to have canceled ,,, turned to her a noto of tlm lato s,.nv tor Logim for a loan running U, tho thousands. Philadelphia Prcs. A Boston lady who sent a mm of beautiful roses to Dr. Holmes re ceived from him this charitablo nous "Many thanks, dear Mrs. P forth iiitifitl roses; and if the garden wero as full of flowers, as your hearth; of kind feelings, thoy would leave no room for sidewalks." Boston Herald. Miss Nettie Carpenter, tho Aincri can girl violinist, has been playing with great success ut concerts in Germany At the concert which she recently gayj, in Berlin the Crown Princ, ttj Princess were present and loudly np plauded her. Her latest apnea inm.e wuh in Leipsie, whero she has created a positive furor. Chicago Tribune. Prince Dolgoroiiki, brother of the morganatic wife of tho late Czar of Russia, is living at Tahlcqu:ih, I. T. Ho was a Nihilist, banished to the Si berian mines, whence ho made his Vlu c.ipo uftcr livo years, remaining j China nino years, and finally cotuin to the United States. His sister, the Princess, is living In half exilo in France, and is very wealthy. Denver Tribune. About a year ago it was announced tint Annie O'Connor, an Irish servant girl in Toledo, had fallen heirtoa large fortune in England. It was not true, but Annie was sought for by suitor of every class and last Wednesday she Wat married to James O'Koefe, a wealthy resident of Pittsburgh. But one hun dred other girls who try this plan will get left with husbands they will have to support Chieaqo Inter Ocean. "A LITTLE NONSENSE." An Indian girl has been born with out a mouth. She will very soon begin to realize that sho has forgotten suiuc thiiv;. Burlington Free Press. Jtidgo Prisoner, why don't you go to work? Tako hold of any thing! Tramp Yer honor, it won't do; I did) take hold of a chicken and here I am. Another Paradox "H'm," solilo quized tho innocent, "it's funny, but it's true, that it's never so easy to 'down with the dust' as when one's 'raised the wind.' "Funny Folks. "Henry, you nre such a bad boy that you are not lit to sit in company ot those scholars on the bench. Come upi here and sit by me!" exclaimed an ex asperated teacher. Boston Transcript. Amateur Sportsman "What did I bring down, PatP" Pat "Yer owr dog, sur; blow his head all off!" Am. Sportsman "Where's tho bird?' Pat "Picking at the dog, mi "Life. If you have ever noticed tlie men who occupy the front seats at tho tho nters you must have remarked hov much more polite they nro than tint ladies. They do not even wear any hair. Burlington Free Press. Citizen (seeking free information) "If you had a case of dyspepsia, doctor, what would you do?" Physi cian "I would treat the patient with my best professional skill ami charge him a fair price for it" A. 1". .Sim. Tlie counterfeiter whilo making his debut in the penitentiary remarket! that he was suffering from iiew-mou-ey-a. Tlie people who heard it took him out and tried to get a few jx-nr added to his sentence. Merchant Trarclcr. First Omaha dame "And so Miss Pretty is going to marry the Count do Luna?" Second Omaha dame "Yes. tho Count thinks her father is well off. but he'll be dreadfully taken in on that. You see tho Count Mopped nt the St. Blank Hotel, and us Miss Pret ty's father is tho night clerk there tho Count naturally supposed from his ac tions that he owned the whole estab lishment." "Yes, I see-hiulu't been in this country very long." "No." "Well, Miss Pretty is a strong, healthy girl, but 1 don't believe she'll like tak ing in washing." Omalia World. HOW TO CUBE A BOY OK CROUP. Mrs. Samuel Nutt, of South Haven, Eamas, tells how she saved the life of ber boy. I have been using Allcock's Porous Plasters for the last ten years, princi pally for a weak back. Not lnnn ago I found oiy on very much Inclined to croup. He h id bailacroupyciUKh.anda wheeziiiK sound in his luiifrs every time he breathed. He nearly died from the obstruction of the throat I covered him from the throat to the pit of the stomach with ALi.uocKa Porous Plasters. In two hours the couch ceased and bis breathing was much eaMer. In a few days he was entirely we 1. I kept the Allcock's Touous Plastkrh on him six day, einoe then, whi.-ver he Ik effted with cold in the thnat, I never u-e anythioii bit an Ail.crjCK'a Porous 1'i.astkr, which cures him linine flitttely, without any inconvenience, 'i'hey are the best preventative of thw croup ever kcown, and I wound not be without them for any consideration . , BUFTUKX PEEJtAHESTLT CURED. We will pay reur fare from any pnrt o. United State to Vortland and hotel eiponse while here tf we do not prodnoe Indifmutoblc evidence fnno well-known bunkers, doetora, Uwyers, merchant and farmers at to our re liability in the cure of reduceable mplura or tornia. withoat knife, ncrdle or harp iiiKlru menu You an ncure aainnt aocidtmt from the lint day until cured, aiid the cure pu; ran teed permanent or money refunded. Yoii raa work every day. no matter what your ocrn na tion, without aamn-r or Inconvenience, (on sultaUona free. Olllos honn from 10 Ui t daily. CornwpondFnta will encliwe uamp for rlf and addrem lrv Fordan A- l.nthrr. nnma S nul ft, first National bank. forUaud, UieKOQ. aisnuon una paper. I