BEFORE OEATH.
I
w for the rope if It be not Duns
tlie swlinm r's ttrusp in tbe rock ha dungf
l belp In comrade's .niptle blast
n the peril o' Alpine heitfits la part?
4 need that the purring plan roU
the runner l safe beyond the (rooj?
wortlJ to eulogy's blandest breath
u whimpered in car that are hushed In
death?
(,. if you hove but word of cheer,
(t, while I m alive 10 hear!
Margaret J. Prestoa
Off CANYON JOE DIED.
Jy recollections Canyon Joe rue 11 a
que churncter, whose brief carter ami
j, nt end are not recorded fa tUo annals of
givut anil growing we-t. Ho wus an
jtio a child of tlia east liut ho grew to
Jhbood among the rough frontiersmen, and
ihowl of the coyote, the shriek of tlie do-4,-tive
blizzard, were as iiiusdc to his ear.
I niiture nan gradually transformed to n
H;ana that matched well tlie hardy cactus
i the stunted chaparral. IIo wus called
jyoii Joe because ho was found in a canyon
some trnpiKUH and adopted by inn. He
struyci iroiii a wagon tram on its wny
rtali and got lost. At this time he whs 14
m olil, aim possesses or an amount of
jve, wliicn, uy assiduous cuiiivulion, de-
wl u s capacity to cut a wine ami criin
nutb In uny conimmiity that gave lii.'ii
.slightest provocation. lieu 1 met liini
u several years utter the war. 1 win
Bi a mining parly prosectiiig in Arizona,
were in t liu tdeiik hut picturesque nimu..
us ifgion where old Ooroiiinio so long
d the United States army. 'Ihcro were
a of us in the party, including a
breed scout and several oM miners,
knew 'the country pretty well,
evening we bud struck our ennin
lie mountain side, near a Mil ill stream,
put out the usual pickets for Indians,
ii we heard a commotion and verv soon
scout came walking in, leading a hoi.e
had a rider. Tlie liorsenuni was Canyon
and be seemed to lie very happy to find
jlte men with plenty to eat and drink. He
1 two Indian sca.ps, fredily taken, dun
in;; at the pommel of bis saddle, und ho ex-
ined that be killed the redski is in an open,
ire flsut. The miners present did not
lit this, and rather suspected that be
ftied uik)ii them unawares. His fuce look
ts if is bad been tanned for ages by a hot
land scoured by dirt scooped from an al-
plain. Although only medium sized be
Ined to possess a wiry frame und greut
iqc.il strength and endurance. His eyes
fre small und a piercing black, set very
e together, mid separated by the bridge of
try thin aquiline nose. Ho asked jierniis
i to camp witb us that night, and agreed
Jet as guide for the party during the rest
tlie trip. It was considered lietter toutil
(lnni than to have him at large perhaps
Hng up the Indians aguiiLst us so we
Sc liiin a cordial reception. After supier
sat befoi'3 a small fire in front of the tent
J passed the bottle. Canyon Joe drank
ly, and begiiu to narrate some of bis ex
its. The hulf breed scout, a tall, aililetic
$i, sat, or rather reclined, on tlie ground
tlie fli-e, opiiosife Joe He kept ?j-).n-'
jUned on the latter and listened ntteutive
;lmt never ventured a remark.
Canyon Joe related the following advent
1: 'It was along In the 'ISO's that I agreed to
I us scout for a party of nine men who
tited to explore the country now known
tlie Black Hills. These men were a tough
some gamblers, some miners, and 'all
il on the shoot. I was barely 3t years old
looked younger, so when I offered my
I as a scout they laughed at me and called
I a kill But when they made inquiries
$ learned that I bad been nearly every
jcre in the west and killed about ns many
, liansas the next one they accepted my
ih ices. If they bnd not I intended to nsk
or two out. to settle for calling me a kid.
ijise men soinehow knew that plenty of gold
in the Black Hills, and had a map that
- bio miner gave them on his deathlied. We
Jrtl up the Little Big Missouri river in a
I. rjpe yanl Ismt, with plenty of provisions
f firearms. It was slow work pulling up
i 4 river, but in ten days we bad gone quite a
jtmce. We hadn't been bothered by Indi-'-f.
and I tin night it mighty queer. It was
I'litiei.i i of tlie year ami tlie weather was
f Ai ni-hi wo tieil our boat to the bank
''j canid on shore. We always took pre-
stations, thougli, against the Indians, for
i r or a surprise. JustalKiut sunset one day
i ot ashore as ii-uul and walked up the bank
i select a place to camp while the party
: ed along in the boat. I bad not gone far
It'll 1 henrd a volley of llrearms. 1 rushed
i jllie river und saw the boat a few hundred
; lls above, but, no one was pulling at the
tfs. Every man in it. was dead or dying. .
rwdof Indians on both sides of the river
"ire firing into the boat, and some were
- timining out to bring it to shore. Theat
ick was a complete surprise, and I lave no
tout the first' volley killed them all. I
'tited revenge, but single handed I could
$ attack them. Luckily I hail my rifle and
munition with me or 1 would have starved
4death. I knew that I was far from anv
Element, nnd that if I escaped the Indian's
nngiit meet death in some other form. I
pt swiftly from the river, aided by the op-
n..n;uMiK nignt. nnn una gonealiout Hair a
; die when a big Indian stood right up in front
"line, l was a surprise to him. and I know
! was to me. but I drove my hunting knife
mio uis ureast so qui' that be tumbled back
without a groan. He was a stray Indian be
Jtiging to the band who did the murderous
nrk at the river. For three days 1 kept up
- brisk pace, and managed to kill some game,
'bicU I ate raw. Then fatigue began to tell
'ifron me.
t'Ou the fourth day I trudged along weary
d dispirited. ( knew the Indians were not
hiving chase, but I didn't know bow soon
'Mght meet another band. I came to a
-Mow stream and waded across. As I
'kited to climb the bank I was struck by the
'Ppearance of the soil. I scratched obout a
le aud found that gold was plentiful. For
hile I forgot my fatigue and drove two
a ksdown to indicate my cluim. I slept
'ar by that night, and when I awoke the
-In was up, and two rough looking white
n, aimed with rifles, were standing near
1 tried to get up, but I fell back ex-
usted. The men ramo forward and asked
bow I came there and what my business
I explaiiiel my escape from the In
ms, and then they treated me better. They
! ked nie up and carried me to a smail house
little distance away. When the en
tlie boos an Indian woman, who
oved to be the wife of one of the men, as
fted them to put me on a few si-ins spread
fntbe floor. A half breed gi'l, toll and
Jndsome, about 17 or 18 yean old, the
tighter, was in the bouse and pad scarcely
y attention to my entrance. I was fever
'b from hunger and wanted to gorge at
but they gave me food in naU quanti
For two days I did not tir from tbe
f1- In my delirium I must have
ked about the claim I bad staked, for a
n I became lucid I noticed that
l-ange had taken place in the people. I re--vd
to play delirious in order to discover
eir plana. I raved ard talked incoherently
ZzZy ermi oat: 'I'D come tack and
ork my claim.'
iere .iV(. ' ' " " ! ' "" l
uere in less than a i;;;t'h.r
bin,U'?fth'rrPO',Jp,lcX,11y! "V". WIlUo
wun. iw.ua prisoner. The Indian woman
dlth:rekJ,,l,,,is!,utt,'
day t u e they frequeutly left me alone, .ml
. ,oLh tn'?Bl'1 f" Kl ,hefl and eat
enough to strengthen nie. Theees-ond night
Th. n i"' tl,e 1,"lia" B0,'"' kl .
1 1 "M ,mt"""y lcepvund slept
oundly until ms,,,. Then I awoke and raved
in weaker tone of vol,, as if I were gradu
"y unking. The balfbre,Hl girl 1 noticed
Was sleei.iuK aU tlw ufu.,.I1(H)n Mon
she awoke, and her mother said to her in the
bioux language, which I understood: 'Ta
coina, the stranger may die to-morrow. To
night you will have to natch him.'
"Taconia replied: 'Oh, why not get rid of
bin. to-nightf We do not wish to be bothered
with him further.'
"They thon discussed in detail my chunees
Jf getting well. The girl picked up a large
bunting knife and looked at me. Her mother
motioned her to put tlie knife dowu. I bo
beve 1 would have been settle! then and
there but for that girl's mother. I made up
my mind to esj-ajw that night, no matter if 1
bad to tight my way out. It was a bright
moonlight night, and 1 felt that I stood a
good clim.ee to have a rifle bullet put in mo
at long range in making a dash lor liberty
und life. Tlie girl took a eat near the door,
and the otliei-ssoon fell as eep. My title was
standing in the corner and my large hunting
knife was on the pallet. Why they left the
knire so near me is a mystery, unless tney ex
isted me to use it when witing jerked Is-ef.
,'U1' death watch m me liegan at 1)
o'clock. For two hour be scarcely moved
in her chair and appeart leeply engrossed
in thought. 1 remained perfectly quiet und
at long intervals groaned leeblv.as if my end
were near. Between 11 and'lS o'clock she
rose aud looked at me. I dared not oien my
eyes. Then she turned mid walked steathily
to the door, and, to uiy great joy. oivned it
und went out. In u second 1 was'mi luv feet,
secured my rifle und had my knife ready for
action. With cat like tread I reached the
door and stepped out into the broad glare of
the moonlight. The girl was nowhere to be
seen. I hud resolved to level my rifle and
threaten to shisit her if she made an .outcry
or tried to prevent my escape. I turned to
the right of the h use and reached tin cor
l er, intending to run down to tho creek,
Taconia reached the corner from the other
direction just as 1 did, and we collided. Klie
seized me and guvea loud yell. It was all
too sudden for nie in refleet t f.trimt si,,.
a woman and plunged my knife to the hilt in
ner oosom. As ptio fell 1 sprang over her
body and made f or t lie it,x,L- I l,,iv.l tim
t'vo men coming and knew that I could not
esciqie mem by night. 1 got behind the
banks of tlie creek and shot them both down
liefore they cume within fifty yards of uie. 1
do not know to this day whether thev are
dead.
....Iuiv'cgbc u!g!,t- I fled to the south, and
when daylight cume 1 was many miles uway.
Ujhal girl Tucoma bud not"
Canyon Joe's sentence was never finished.
The half breed scout who had listened intent
ly, without moving a n.usele, to the cold
MiIDiImI I'Meiful Gtii'aiifT nvaii. t.i is. ..
.-w... . . ...... r..t...f, s'.s. mu .11 v muv
sepavuted him (loin Joe, and buried his large
iiuninig Kline io mo nut in tue ueari ot me
mail Who killod till) lieillltiflll TniHinni .Ton
expired without a groun, and before any of
us couiu in icrpo.se ine si'out nun cut ins scalp
clean from bis head.
Tacomu was tlie assassin's sister, and be ex
lilainetl that Joe murdered lnr in eolil lilool
in the duy time in order to make away w ith
tbe gold dust in the bouse. Tbe grief stricken
father pursued and wus shot, but not killed.
His brother, who was with him, wus killed.
Tiie half breed scout wus absent when the
murder occurred. He vowed vengeance
against the man who murdered his sister, but
lnut nn elew hv utiieli til ilisover tin. iimnn
or identity of the assassin. Canyon Joe had
.1 I. l. I....- l.i. .11 :
uianii tin' mui:u uim uni iiiuiscmtiiuh,ui eiso
bo would never huvo related tho story. His
body was left on tbo mountain to tho vult
ures. Homer Fort in New York lluil und
bxpi ess.
Novel riau of a Tobacconist.
"That will be $10, sir," remarked a retail
tobucnmisl near city ball as be proceeded to
wrapip a Ihix of Havana cigars.
"How can 1 keep them fresh?" inquired the
purchaser. "I have tried every way I know,
but somehow or other I never can preserve
their freshness and flavor at tho same time."
"Why don't you leave your box here, thenT
"1 don't see bow you can keep them any
fresher than I do. 1 have tbe same contriv
ance that you have iii that saucer in this
showcase. But no matter bow wet I keep the
sponge tbo cigurs dry up in spile of my care."
"I won't keep that box for you. I'll givo
you a fresh cigar out of a fresh box every
time you come in for it."
"Yes, but I can't afford to pay a retail
price for my cigurs. I smoke too much. That
is tho reason I buy my cigars by tho box."
"There is no need of you doing so. Here ii
a little book of coupons. There are 100 in it,
I charge you $10 for your K.H) cigars, and
throw the book in. You come in here when
ever you want it and take a cigar of this
same brand from a fresh box in the case, und
I collect the coukids. You can send a dozen
couK)us around for your cigars by messen
ger, and be sure of getting just what you
send for. It is the cbeupest, most convenient
and most satisfactory way of buying cigurs 1
know of, und 1 am sure you will liko it."
"Are there any other stores following this
plauf n-sked a reHirter when the purchaser
exchanged his box for the book of counus.
"None that I know of," returned the
dealer, "but there will be before long. I in
vented the plan, 1 think, but it Is certain to
become popular with all who buy cigars
by the box. It hel s tbo dealer, too, as weli
as tbe smoker, for it holds bis trade. The
sooner tlie system is generally adopted it will
be better for the trade aud will materially
reduce the price of cigars to the smoker. It
has added one-quarter to my soles already
this year." New York Muil and Express.
He Wanted a Chang.
Mr. Frank It. NUx-kton at one time suffered
much pain in his eyes and was forbidden to
read. The flint day that the doctor granted
him half an hour with a book his friemls were
curious to know what look be would select.
-nivtM tun uiiiih ml vert inMnts.r be demanded:
and explained, as a shout was raised: "Yes, I
am pining for advertisements. My wife has
read everything else aloud to me; but I badnt
the heart to ask her to read auvenmemenui.
p,.. ...ami .li.v. ha rievntl the whole of that
J-Ul -s ... ... j
precious half hour to advertisement. Tbe
Epoch.
The Ventriloquist' Trick.
a -n , . feMfi 1tlr in Tendon to shake
n ii'is. . " - j
a prettily dressed child, who creamed most
piteously. Finally be threw It to tbe pave
ment and stamped upon it, for which be was
knocked d"ww hy an Indian eovhmnn,
who then found that be bad struck a ven-
triloquiit with a duaun.vuoago aew
PATHS HOME LIFE.
HOW THE GREAT SINGER WHILES
AWAY THE TIME.
The lUthtir Komadle ExUUbm rasaed
In HoUU and Palace Cars-Break fust.
Luncheon, Dinner Slgnor Mcollnl.
Lalla Kooku"-llotmu and rUods.
There has been
.- " i iv niru
printed aliout Mine. Patti home life, as far
m tho term can be applied to the rather
nomadic existence iulo.sI m hniui. ...,i .........
I - " ------ J..IU1 w
can. At very few irsons, however, have
s-.. fMMKVKi ronoieuovwa the incident
of a prima dnnn' ,tiw.
....... UUilllV, IIIQ IUU"
lislie.1 ttoriea have Iwen rather Interesting
tltiit. ...... . m A
ine reporters and interview
erthat have dealt wit U the subject at any
ltigth havo had to depend, in truth, more
upon their imagination than Uon an abun
dance of fact. During M me. Putt i's sojourn
in the United States, which may be taken oi
a fair specinieu or ber exrience elsewhere,
her days have gone by with oinetbing akin
to conventual uioimtonv.
Awakening toward 8 o'clock in the morn
ng, the soiigsti-esstak.-SBcup of cotTiw U-fore
leaving her bed chamtier. The two or three
hours thut go ny lief ore .uiiclieon-tlie French
dejeuner a hi fomvhette are whilml away
with the maids, tho birds, ond the dogs, Sig
nor Nicolini apwaring at Intervals with a bit
or gossip, a suggestion, or some startling in
telligence apropo, of a partieula. Iv long run
made nt the billiard table. At noon luuchcou
is on the table, and Mine. Tutii sU w into
tbe dining mom and claims her share of (Uk
and of ono dish of meat, ending up with a bit
of fruit, Tho prima donna never rats bread
in its habitual form; tho bread laid before
her is cut into thin slie, ,,d t,ked until it is
as bard as wood. She drives dailv from 3 to
4::iJ or ft, unit very little eonversa'lion is car
ried on as the carriage rolls through the park
or up the road us far us Judgo Smith's pop
lilur bosU'hy.
HUE. PATTl'8 PINNEhSJ.
When Mine, l'atti is to sing in the evening,
sue dine ut 4 o'clock in the afternoon; when
she is not to iiertorui, dinner is served nt 7.
One or two friends are generally invited to
dine with la diva, and formality ia avoided as
much us Hsible. The menu is mude up in
tbo morning, and woe to the cook if all its
coiiiKjiient iirts are not prepared not merely
to the queen's, but to the songstress' and to
the tenor s tosto. A great feature of Mine.
1'atti's dinners is the Ice that is brought in at
that stage of events at which the plebeian Hu
man punch is habitually nerved. At the
Windsor this marvelous compound is called
' Lalla Hnokh," and for the liehoof of tbe un
iuitiuted it may be described as resembling
tho more widely known "ponding nesscl
brode," minus tho fruit contained in the hit
ter delectable couiiound.
"Lalla Km.kh" is the single subject, outside
of billiards, uoii which Signor Nicolini
waxes positively enthusiastic. His admirers
will ls pained to learn that owing to his ten
dency to bilious attacks, bis doctors have for
bidden him to artuke or his favorite delicacy
with anything approaching self inriiilcvjirg.
At dinner Signor Nicolini drinks claret, but
avoids white wines. As for Mine. 1'ntti, two
orlhreo yeurs uro her physician prescribed
claret, with n view to em u lung ber ruthci
lihloverished blood. Just now no traces of
nuaj'iiia uro perceptible, und Mine. Paili hav
ing wearied of claret is (leninlted to mingle
a little whisky with her water nt dinner only.
There is no such meal us supcr in the l'atti
household, and by midnight Signor and Mine,
Nicolini havo retired.
IWNTESs AND FKIENDK.
Ill davs km aniirt for ncrforinniicra Mn,
l'atti never receives, and does little or no
talking, w lien she is not to sing in tho even
ing she entertains her friends from 1 toS
o'clock in the afternoon, and after dinner u
little music of an out of the way sort, i.e.,
zither playing, banjo solos and so on, by
artists who are only tsi happy to be asked to
meet la diva, is enjoyed by tbe hostess ami
her friends. The latter are not very numer
ous, but they are of long standing. Many of
them belong to well known Hebrew families,
and nearly idl uie connected with the world
of flnuiiiv. Mine, l'atti has, practically, no
professional intimates. At distant intervals
sbo is called upon by some artists that havo
known ber abronil, but it. cannot be said thnt
uny close acipiaintame exists between bel
aud ber brothers und sisters in art.
Nor duos Mine. Patti cultivate, as do most
singers and actors, the society of journalists.
Those whom she bus known and liked for
years are welcomed as friends, but in an
evening convei'sotiou with them and others
there is no hint of the hostess' profession and
no mention of experiences or triumphs
nothing, in brit f, to suggest that the urtist
cures to supply material for a newspaper
article or for idle gossip. With her guests
Mine. Putti prefers to converse in English,
which she seuks quite as Illicitly as if the
had never left Eugliiml or America. But sho
drois into French, Italian anil German with
perfect fucllity, always recurring to English
as soon as practicable. Mine. Patti stiivesto
diffuse the belief that Signor Nicolini under--utnds
the vernacular, i' be dm-s not svak it.
ignor Nicolini, unfortunately, makes no
effort to kis'p up bis wile's well meant and
iuuocent deception. New York Sun.
Vanity of Men Who Travel.
"The mirrors ill thesaears," said an elevated
hrakenian, "are sources of much amusement
bi us. They illustrate the vanity of luen.
Everyliody, of coui-se, likes to look in a glass
once in a while, but wo have msseugers w ho
seem to be head over birls in love with their
couutenniK'es. You can excuse u man whose
vanity lends him to bsk ut himself two i,"
three times in a trip to Harlem, but when he
leans forward in his scut and gazes ut him
self for ten minuU-s it's too much.
"It seems to la a discuse with some. Many
know their weakness, but seem Hiwerlss to
stop the habit. They make all kinds of pre
texts for looking at themselves. One man will
luss at bis collar, another at his shirt stud,
..nd a third wiH stroke his face ami l''k in
tently at a pimple. A fourth suns it lis bis hair
or trie to inane a rels-llious cowlick May in
place. Anything to make the s-oplo ::i the
cur think that he really cares nothing for his
looks, but wants to be respectable nothing
ii.ore. There are very few men who are not
i dieted with the malady.
"Women, however, do not seem so unxious
set- themselves, or if they do they conceal
It is very seldom that one will get up
I fore a mirror. When she does there's cause
for it" New York Hun.
The llallet Girl's Oifle.
Those who take the palm to observe tbe
chorus girl In tbe burlesque and comic
operas say that tbe red eared era Is over.
Taking the idea from Bernhardt, the small
one of tbe stage painted tbeir ears bright
pink. Their new affectation is called tbe baby
stare. It take) tbe place of the roguish
glance and tbe iby ttroop.
The operator of a pair of eye opens them
to their widest, flxea them directly upon a
man in the front row and calmly keep tbem
there to long a circumstance permit.
Neither ogle nor wink is recognized by tbe
cool orbs tons employed in tue infantile art.
They seem aware of nothing beyond the ocu
ar manifestation. Sew Yw k bun.
CHARLES SUMNER.
Hl Kindness Toward Ills Clerks Visit
In. the Kirk anil Those In rrlson.
PcrhaiH something of the senator's k induce
of heart may be well shown by his treatment
of his succeeding clerks when they were ill
une oi them was suffering from an attack of
of fever ai d ague. He occupied a room in the
senatoi s house. The shakes were followed
by a fever thut had drenched the poor fellow
in perspiration and left him exhausted. He
had n i knowledge of the peculiar nature of
the disease, anil thought himself very ill; but
tbe senator, who hud seen bim from time to
time, ooh-Kohcd the idea, and urged bim to
rise, dress and dine witb bim wheu be would
meet sumo pleasant sple. Ho tried to rise,
but was tisi weak. The senator said that be
would s:on put strength into him, and bring
ing n Untie of rare old Burgundy and a gol
let of cracked ii-e, tilled the glass; then rais
ing the shr fellow's bead on bis knees, he
held the glass while the clerk drank tho con
tents, lis effect was magical; it was admit
UHn his latent strength, aud he was enabled
to apjvar at dinner and play bis part well
with his knife and fork, mid to assist really
in entertaining the gui-ats present.
Afterward enother of bis clerks was tern
Ikirurily ill, but so much so that be was
forced to keep his bed. Ha bad brought his
wife and child with him, and they were liv
ing in such rooms as it was possible to ob
tain in Washington during the war. While
they oi serod their purHse, they were not
x.ictly titled for the reception of visitors.
One day the lady was surprised and emlnr
nissrd by finding the senator at Iter door,
-iiiiliugly demanding to eo bis sick friend,
i'lie clerk got well rapidly, and was soonuhlo
'o attend to bis business a;ain, and bo felt
'.hat the cad was made in all kindness and
iviiqialhy.
At Mistime bis private secretary became
piiie ill and remained so for somo neck".
I lie senator kept himself w M Informed ns to
lis condition, and lieu he b;-gan to get liet
rr, arranged for bim a long trio into health
;iviug regions; and Pndinj thut financial
reasons precluded the taking of tbe proscribed
fourner, ho sent bim a check as an udvaiico
vivineiit for future servhes. Tho invalid
was as much encouraged by the senator's evi
leiit U-licf that be would certainly be able to
lYsumc bis functions as by the trip itself; at
my late, between the two be recovered bis
-treugth, and his family attributed his recov
ry largely to the senator's kindness.
He not only visited the sick, but those also
who were in prison. Tho New Itcdford
hooner cullisl the Pearl sailtsl for the north
in IMS from Washington with seventy-six
scaping slaves on board. She was pursued
md brought luick, the slaves were sent to their
iwners, and the captain, Mr. I), ay ton, with
he male, Mr. Havre, were imprisoned III tlie
Washington city jail for having tho negroes
hi Umrd of their vessel. Mr. Sumner often
visited these MKir men, and ho also did what
he could for their comfort. He often visited
ilhers n iio also in bis opinion were linprop
rly incarcerated. He hud little time for
mere mH'iul calls; and the time came Uually
when bis own strength left him to such an
stent that he uvuilcd himself of the privilege
f the oldest ineinlHT of tbe senate Pater
jil'JJS.'i'.'i.'j'.'-Was .culled end be seldom r-
.uriied u call, and hardly made ono except
iroiii time to time UH)ii a sick friend, or
when the exigencies of etiquette made it ex
tremely necessary. Arnold Burgee Johnsou
in The l'i-nioHilitnn.
Naval Strength of the World.
It npie:irs from the "Universal Register"
for lvr, ksued by the committee of "Lloyd's
Register of British and Foreign sShippIng,"
that "('.real Britain has 0 guns capable of
penetrating HO inches of unbacked iron, and
10 (ilbei-s which can penetrate IIS inches of'
the same innterial. Italy has 'iU gilh'i which
can penetrate U3 Inches of iron. France 14
guns which can pierce U7 inches, and 14 otlis
era utile to penetrate 33 inches of unbacked
iron. Russia has '.I) guns and Haih 2 equal
totbeienetiutiouof "4 inches of iron, and
no other nvur has any guns capable of an
equivalent result. In other words, of guns
able to sMietrato 24 inches of unbacked iron,
Fruce has IS; Italy, '.'0; Russia, 2(1; Spain, 'J;
and Clival Britain, "i. Next, regarding the
speed of their war ships, we find the severul
ismers stand ns follows:
"Shii of 20 knots and nborc: England, 1;
France, 1; Italy, 10; Spain, 3, and other
Eiirosaii nations, 4. Of 1U knots speed
England bos 11 ships; France, 10; Uerniany,
3; Italy, 2, und other nations, U. Of IS knot
shiw England bus 5; France, 7; Germuny, 2;
Italy, 0, ami other nations, 0. Our supremacy
is, however, chiefly seen in 17 knot shls, of
which we have 23, mounting 181 guns;
France, 4 of 20 guns; Italy, 5 or 40 guns; and
other nations 4 of 19 guns. England bus II
shiis of IK) guns that can ileum ID knots,
whereas France has II only of fsS guns. At 1.3
knots France beats us witli 10 shiM of 214
guns, as compared with our 12 ships of 120
guns; and at 14 knot France lias 2") shlpsof
XU gun, whereas we have only 15 shijis of
ii2 guns. Summarising these figures, it n
iears that with xwds above 14 knots we
have Wl sIi:R of 705 guns; France, 0!) of O'JU
guns; Cennaiiy, 85 of 2Ki guns, und Italy, 41
of 201 guns."
Out of a total iiiprcanfilo tonnage now
nflonl of 2H,!M"i.li-i0. firer.t Britain mid ber
colonics own 10,!i:;il, l"(l. The total steam
mercantile tonnngn of the world Is 10,5.'ll.M;t,
und of this (beat Britain nnd tier colonies
own no less than 0,.MIT,S71, or nearly two
thirds of the whole. Scientific American.
It Wus Nothing- Nerlons.
In one of the city's molt select and quiet
localities, the other evening, cries of alurm
and repeated calls for the police were beard
Issuing from a bouse occupied by a most re
speclublo family, and tint neighborhood bo
cumo greatly uhu nied. All sort of conjec
ture were indulged in, some fearing Hint
murder was in progress, while olbeis Is-liovwl
thut a burglar bail lieen encountered. Just
cs the police reached tho bouso the noiso sub
sided, the door was quietly opened, and the
gentleman at tbe hea l of that partlcuhir
household ciuno out aud remarked to tho
ofllcers that be was sorry for the dlsturliance
occasioned; but there was no serious trouble.
A gentleman lodger wascxnloring the kitchen,
in the dark, for some refreshment, und bad
put bis foot into a trap which tie) conk bail
set to catch a purtkularly thievish rodent
The war dance indulged in by the hnoles
bslger, and the yells bo emitted as be hn -d
aliout on one foot, wbilo the trap maintained
its grip on tbe other, wc tho secret of the
disturbance. Boston Budget "Haunterer."
Float Fishing a Hollow Mockery.
Float fishing, the old fashioned country sort
of angling, is now being reduced to a hollow
mockery by tho aid of electricity. "An er.
ningement bss been devised," lavs The
Electrician, "by which a pull on tlie line
close the circuit of tiny buttery carried In
tue liae of the rod, and this is made either to
sound an alarm or to gently tickle the band
of the fisherman a lie groi the butt. Noth
ing now hinder the sportsman from going to
uleep." Float fishing is evidently tbe thing
for people who like to carry along big can
of "bail." New York Tribune.
A shoemaker in Blngwi ha Invented a
water veloHisMe, with which be ha made
success ul trial Uipa,
A SNAKE FARM.
Virgin Illinois Prairie Devoted to Snake
liaising by Wholesale,
The great snake farm at Gallon, Ills., con
sists of forty acres of virgin prairie, owned
by Col. Dan Stover, nnd is a short distance
from town. There are flhirty-even mounds
of earth on tho farm, presred in ucu way
thut the snake use them for nests, aud there
are about ten or twelve nesta to the mound
The colonel says that each nest turns out
aluutadox n rattlers each year, so that hi
stock is increasing rapidly, lie hat a con
tract with a Philadelphia patent medicino
firm that is making a rheumatism cure and
furnishes tin in 2,'sJ snakes a year at $2.25
each. No snake less than four feet long is
accepted. Last year TlSJ snakes were sold,
bis customers being scattered through a num.
ber of cities. As much care is taken of tbe
young snakes a if they were lauiU,
r5
"WW
FKD MY TIIK CIUI-DMCM."
The newly hatched snakes, if not properly
eared for by their mother, are taken to tbe
colonel's borne, located in one corner of the
lot, and there fed by tho children, who cntch
bugs for them about tbo garden and street.
Sometimes t Iio eggs were hutched out under
the stove, A half dozen very largo snakes,
with their fangs drawn, are kept alsmt the
bouse as pets. They aro excellent mousers,
much better than cats, the colonel say. The
colonel wanders ulxmt bis farm, taking no
other precaution against the reptile than to
wear a air of thick boots. When a reporter
called on bur tho colonel romplulned that the
neighbors did not come, to visit bim very
often, and that bis wife didn't like that much,
for sho was fond of company, but, ou the
whole, since there was plenty of money In the
business they were very well contents
Omaha Herald.
AT THE HOME PLATE.
High Ball Seventy-five cents admission to
grand stand. Washington Critic,
The opinion of a winner on the result of a
ball gains 1 apt to be one lided. New Or
lea in Picayune.
A hot ball Ii not to lie particularly dreaded
if a man is hungry and it i a Ash ball. Bos
ton Courier.
"Where is my boy to night V. sang a Bur
lington mother. Probably at the bulletin
board watching for tbe baseball returns,
Burlington Free Press.
A Meehanlral Itlnw Ftps.
Ireland I famous for it stout and its
whisky, and it also promises to tscoiiie so for
its bottles. An Irishman, Mr. Francis Has
lctt, lias Invented, and an Irish company
have brought out, a .mechanical apiwratua
for blowing glass by the moot j. Hitherto it
bos been considered Imposi-ililo to improve
Uhiii the buuian lungs, and so the f las blow
em of the world have gone o4 pulling tbem
eke nway at 4'J years of age, w hich is the
low average of life among the handicrafts
men. The new Inventlou disH'iisc entirely
with the human lungs, nnd Injects the air
into the molten gifts by an air pump not un
liko nn ordinary syringe in shas and action.
This is fastened to the ordinary blow plieand
makes little illlTcrenre to the work man In
handling. Manifestly tbe Invention is of ad
vantage to tho workman, and as to the em
ployer, it will enablo him to produce bottles
at two and a half times greater speed. Chi
cago Tunc.
It's the Way with Noma Women.
"Yesterday, as I was standing in a door
way on Washington street, waiting for
mart shower to cx.wnd Itself, I found my
self in the company of two women who were
examining some cloth through a abop win
dow. One of them, who was short, plump
and cheerful, said to thn other, a tall, rather
thin and somewhat harsh looking person
(whom I Judged Instinctively to have a neat
but unhuppy home, a shrewish U'liqier and a
shiftless husband): 'Why don't you buy It f I
am sure you need it.' 'Need it,' said her com
panion; of course I need it; don't I need
everything! but did you ever know me to
have anything" Boston Poat
B0CIKTIFB.
17U0KNK LOIX1K NO. II. A. V. AND A. M
J J MeA'lrlaiid third Wednesdays In eaub
inonui.
CPKNCK.Il HCTTK LOIHJK NO. 9, 1. O. O. F.
KJ jlleet every riicsilay evening.
W'IMAWHALA KNCAMPMKNT NO. S.
i ? Meets on the second and fourth Wednes
day In each month. a
ljU'.iKNK LOIMiK NO. 1.1, A. O. U. W.
I J Meets at Masonic Hull the leoond and
fourth rrlday la each month. M, W
T M.OKA It Y POST NO. 41, 0. A. It. MKKTH
tl, at Masonic Hull Ihenrst ami third Fri
days or each month. Uy order. (Jomsunukh.
OIlDKIt OKCIKHKN KltlKNlW. MKKTS
the II rht slid third Halurday eveniiiKsal
Masonic null, nyorueror u. u,
IIUTTK LOIHIK NO. .W. I. O. O. T. MKKTS
I) every (Saturday lihhl in Odd Fellows
Hull. W.C.T.
T EADIN'O HTAIt HANI) OK HOI'K. MKKTS
ii it the C, I . t.liurch every Hunday atler
noon at l:Jl. Visltoi made welcome.
Eugene City Business Directory.
HETTMAN, O.-lirv tfoods. clothinir. trroreiie
ana Ki'serui merenumiise, southwest corner,
Willumelle and Klifhtli streets
CP.AIN IlltOH.-Dealers In Jewelry, watches,
clocks and niusieitl instruments. Willamette
street, belweeu rteveutli and f.lahth.
rillKNKLY, H. II. -Hester In dry goods, cloth
ins; and veaersl merchandise, Willamette
ireet, between KlK'ith and Ninth.
GILL J. P.-I'lirslclan and snrgeon. Wlllain
etle street, between Iseveiith aud tlg-hlK.
IIOI)KH,C-Keeps on hand floe wine. Ilniior.
clxars and a pisd and billiard tahle. Willam
ette street, between Kisrlun and Ninth.
110 I'M, ( HAH. M. -Gunsmith, rifles and shot
guns, breech and niuside loailen, for sale.
Itepairiiia done in the neatest style and war
ranted, chop on Ninth street.
LUCKKY. J. H.-Watchmaker and jeweler,
keepsaflne stork of ;nod In his line, wUlaiii
tte street, in KUsworth drug store.
McCLAItES. JAMRH-Cholce wine, llnuors
4rirr. WllUnieUeflrret. between Li'.t
and Ninth.
POHT OmCK-A new stock of standard
School buoks just received at ths post otflo.
RIUNEHART. J. B.-Honse. slow andearrtatre
painter. Work guaranteed Bret-olaa Hteck
old at lower rates thaa by aaoas ui Eugsne,
MPT
0. C. . K. TIM! TABU.
Mali Train "orth. S it a. m.
Mall train soulh. IJIH p. M.
0'F1C H00KJ, EnnEMg CITY P0T0ITICV
Oeneral Iellvery, rrom T a. M. to T r. M.
Monrr Order, (rem J . M. to t p. u.
IteirtKier, from 7 A. u. to 4 p. u.
Mails for north close al v:IAa. m.
Mails fur soulh close at 1;:J p. m,
KImII. .if kVHi,LII ..I ... - . . w
and Thursdav.
Mails for Mabel close at 7 A. at, Moadat aad
Tbiirsday.
'" Cartwrluht close 7 A. . Moadar.
DR. L. F. JONES,
Physician and Surgeon.
WIUf, ATTEND TO PltOKESSIONAl,
call day or night.
Orril'I-t'nuliln In t.,.1..
found at K. It. I.uekey : t o s drnij store. OiHoa
hour: to li u., I to I p. u t to i p. u.
DR. J. C. GRAY,
0
KKICK OVKIt OltAXaK 8T0HK. AU,
work warrunted.
IUKjIilmc khji administered for painless ea
traction of teeth.
GEO. W. KINSEY, .
Justice of the Peace.
1JKAI. KSTATK KOIt HAUC-TOWN LOTS
It and farms. Collection pro. nulls at
tended to. r '
Iticsiinjxcs; -Corner Kloventh and High Btsu
huKwne l ily, tlr.-ir.in.
D. T. PRITCHARD,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
Itepsirlnx of Watehe and Clooka
eseeuied with piiucluality and at a
reasonable cost,
Willamette Mtreet. Kaceae City, Or
F. M. WILKINS.
Practical DriiEislClieiist
DRUGS, MEDICINES,
ItruMhes, faints, Ulaaa, Oils, LU.
TOILET ARTICLES, Eta
Pbyslolsna' Prescriptions CosnpounttedU
SPORTSMAN'S EMPORIUM
C. M. HOUIV.
Praotioal Gunsmith.
CUN3, RIFLES,
KlshlnK Taukle and Materiaa
Mil MacbinesaDdKeeElIes of All IHi nr Sale
Ite pairing done Ih the neatest stjrla ao4
warranted.
Gum Loaned and Ammunition Forniahai
Shop on Willamette Street, opposite PostoOe,
Boot and Shoe Store
A. HUNT, Proprietor.
Will barrsftsf IM s eoniplsts rtoeS el
Ladies'. Misses' and Children's Lte!
Ill TTO. IIOOTH,
Slippert, White and Black, Sandafa,
FINE KID SHOES,
MEN'S AND BOrS
BOOTS AND SHOESt
And In fact verytlilnir In the Hoot aa4
. Klioe line, to whirh 1 intend ki devote
hijr especial atUiutlon,
MY COO03 ARE FIRST-CLASDt
A ndtrnsrsnU'ed as represented, and wlU
lie sold for the lowest prices that a (oo4
article can be airorded.
A. Hunt.
Central Market,
IlHlioi-AcWntklim
PROPRIBTORS.
Will keep oonstantljr on hand a full roppif C
BEEF,
MUTTON. PORK AND VEAL,.
Which they will sell at ths lowest
market prices
A fair share of ths public, petronags solldlassl
TO TUB VABMEBKl
W will par the niftiest market prto far Sat,
oslUe, bogs sod sheep.
Shop on Willamette Street,
KUCIMI CITY, ORECON.
lfeati Uersret k ear part of ths sHy IW
U ehargs,
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