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
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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.
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