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EUGENE CITY GUARD. LkCANriim . . mprleMr. EUGENE CITY. OREGON. A WONDERFUL "DOQ. Hoi He iavad Toaw Boy frost Almost Vntoli Death. Nit is biff Jet-black Newfoundland doff who live in the northern prt of New York City, and U supposed to be Jointly owned by Oscar and George Smith. One Saturday afternoon the brother, with two other boy, tramped up to the Itronk river to a disused mill dam, detormlned to have some fun, and of eounte Nit waa alonff. Presently they found an old boat, twelve foot lonff, fastened by ruaty chain to take. They climbed in, and were amualnff themselves by rocking It, when the chain broke and the boat drifted out from the abore. Hardly more than fifty yard down the river the water runt orer the dam and fall twenty feet on the lagged rock. There were no oar la the boat and nothlnjj It dm h substitute. In the middle of the river the boat twunff lazily around until the prow pointed toward the dam, and then It began to drift alowly down stream. Nit had atood on the thore with ears and tall erect, watching the boat drift away, and apparently considering It rood kike. But when the boat be gan to move toward the dam Nit became ill at ease, and ranbarklngand whining up and down the bank. The boya were thoroughly alarmed by thla time, too. They cried out for help, and Nit, telling them by a sharp, short bark to wait for him, sprang Into the wator and beat bit way toward the boat, now dangerously near the dam. Nit swam right in front of the boat, and tried to stop it with bis body, but the current swung the stern around. Finding that this wouldn't do, Nit swam around the boat twice, think Inff very earnestly all the time. Hiring solved the difficulty, as be thought, be sprang up on the gunwale and seised It with his tooth. This lifted him so far out of the water that he couldn't swim. Then be let go his bold and went around the boat once more for another Idea. He got It, and then the question arose how to convey it to the frightened youngsters. Nit swam close to the boat, and sticking bis bead over the gunwbale, looked im ploringly into little Oscar's faoo, and whimpered. Oscar misunderstood, and thought Mt was tired and wanted to come in for a rest. He seised the loath er strap and tried to lift him in. But Nit Instantly dropped back into the water, and pointing his bead toward the shore, began swimming for all be was wortn. Gradually the downward course of the boat was stopped. It swung around In answer to Nit's powerful legs, and slowly drew near the shore. It grounded within a few feet of the dam, and the boys sprang out as bappy a lot of yougstors as lived. They started homeward on run, with Nit barking and frolicking around thoin. Gulden Daa. THE rEvVCOr" LIPt. fh Road to Any Kind of flraatnet l.le Through the (omuionlaca. There is an element of romance in almost every successful life that pro foundly interesting romance which ilea in expausloa out of small things Into great ones. There is nothing which so profoundly interests men as the story of the development of a genuine Ufu Into usefulness and power. It is a story Ulna traUd and described generation after generation, and yet the interest In It is more widespread and more Intense than ever before. The most commonplace men recognise an element In human life which they find in others If not In them selves, which has in it the power and the charm of something mysterious, something of which the man himself is not fully aware) something which is continually leading him to plaoea which he did not expect to reach, and putting Into bis band prists which he did not expect to win. There is some thing magical In the change of position from obscure and untrained boyhood to fame, power aud that force of manhood which seems to be equal to all occasions and to which all opportunities are pre sented. At we read these brilliant stories we often forget that from the chief actors the splendid outcome wat concealed. The man of genius, of ar tistic talent, of any sort of gift,, works along quietly from day to day.; often feeling that nothing remains but the raveling out of life; when unexpectedly some new impulse stirs him to the depths, some new occasion okes a new power, some new opportunity oiTers the one thing that wat needed to bring out all there was In him. The road to any kind of greatness Ilea through the commonplace. Those who walk It often see nothing before them but the dead level of dally work; It la only at Interval that the road suddenly ascends the mountain-side and the world weeps into view. It is these splendid momenta, however, In the man's career which attract us, and which we see; the long, arduous, often monotonous, every dsy Journey Is hidden from us. And this Is true, not only of men who attain the most eminent suooosa, but of those who do any kind of faithful work. LI to, for the most part, must be made up of what, for the lack of clearer Insight, we call drudgery; which It really a discipline and training of all that Is highest and best In ua. There are timet when moat of us foci that nothing remains but this dead level of bard work, that no new door are to open before ua and no new prlies to be gained; but no man who la work ing intelligently and faithfully ever loses the power of growth, and the con sequent expansion of life which comes with 1U It happens again and again to all of us that, at the very moment w hen tbeoutlook eueuit most uninspiring, there auddenly comet a new piece of work or a new opportunity which bring back the freshness of our spirit, the joy of our labor, and makes us feel that we have taken a long step forward. To those who are faithful life continually renews Itself, not only in opportunities, but in its promise aad Its reward. Christian L'nlon. An association la London, called the Sunday Society, occupies itself witil arranging the opening of private col lections to the puhllo on the Sabbath. For two Sundays recently the Duke of Wellington hat opened Apsley house to those who wished to see its treasures. King Humbert, before leaving Na ples, ordered that a bronie wreath should ss soon as possible be deposited n Garibaldi's grave la place of the Sowers he had put there. He said: "Our country and my house owe so much to Garibaldi thai this island must bear from myself and my son tribute of everlasting gratitude." LONE HOLLOW; Or, the Peril of the Penroys. When be rained the ball below, wbicb was dimly lighted by bracket-lamp, the man's face stood revealed, and we rcog site him as the genial hunter, Louis Kin gal. Hepas&ed to the end of the hll,lift"d a window and peered out into the night, listening intently. "I hear no sound of wheels," be mut tered. "I hope Dr. Cotton and bis patient will not disappoint me to-night To wau-n that villain, and guard a prtclous life, without making a bslk, Is tiresome snd dangerous. It must be time, too, for that lofsmout Captain tocoms nosing about. 1 heard hltn tell Lucy Mist alio need not look for him in several dsrs, but I Judge that to be a blind. Possibly, however, he nisy have taken the alarm. Bs was out until late last night and seemed pale and agi tated when he returned." The reader can readily guess why the Captain was agitated on tin previous night The spparition at the pool bad completely unnerved him for a time. On the morning following be had driven awsy toward Btonefletd, assuring both Lura and Lucy that be Intended to be absent several days. Fmgl had been where he overheard this, but be bad not believed It. After listening a minute Fingal closed the window and turned his steps towsrd Orate s room. He found tho door closed, and at once applied bis hand to the knob. It refssed to yield. Dropping to the floor Fingal attempted to peer Into the room through the keyhole. No light glimmered thore, and then the young hunter seemed to realize for the flrst timo that something was wrong luside the sirk ehsmber. He thrust asinsll reed thatht picked from the floor Into the keyhole. lie then made a discovery. The bole had been stoutly plugged I Something surely was wrong. Uogrssptd to knob snd shook the door. No snswer from within. A chill shot to the besrt of Fingal. He tailed the name of Lucy and of Grace, but received no answer. A terrible fear op pressed the young hunter's heart as be lamed from tlie door and hurried to the stairs, lie aped down these, three steps at s time, and came near landing In the arms or Hie colored maid. "Lucy, you here I" demanded KUgsL oosrsely. "Who 1 with Grace I" "Miss Lura, I 'suect" "Ida not heller It." "But I left bor dar-" "Something Is wrong, " Interrupted Fin rsl, selling aud shaking the maid furiously. " You haven't been fait hf ill, girl. The door to Oreoe's room Is locked. Hsve you the key l" " Deed, mane, I hasn't" , Fingal stood Irresolute for one moment, then sprang to tht outer door, opeued it snd passed out Into the night lie bast mad to the side ef the building, tosspot where light glimmered from an upper window, tbe window of Grace 1'euroy's room. For an Instant the young man stood Irresolute; .then, sovinuig to remember something, be sped to the rear of the old house and In less tlmu a minute returned bearing In his hands a ladder. It wss but ihert work to place this up eguiuat the tide ef the bouse. It just reached the window-sill. A moment later the young hunter was mounting swiftly unwsrd. He soon gained the top and although the curtains were Irewn he found a crevice through which he oould peer Into the room. What he saw caused hi m to start and aearly full from the ladder. His hands clinched the stone sill until the blood seemed ready to burst from beneath the a alls. Ia the center of the room stood Captain Btarbright with a look ou hit fare that wat actually terrifying. It waa only with Ikt utmost effort that Fingal held himself from falling. The Captain' hat lay on the floor. Hit tost wat off, hit arms bar to the elbows, snd he wss evidontly meditating some rrible deed. Fingal saw him move toward the bed, gate for one moment at the placid race of tl apparently sleeping girl, then head forward with the look of a tlcnd, aud twin his Augers about the throat of hit nasusptotlng victim. "Oirat heaven 1 he would strangle hcrt" gasped Fingal, hoarsely, almost losing his hold In the iu tensity of his horror. With a Ighly effort he ateadied himself, sened the sash, lifted it swiftly sud plunged head long Into the room. The noist and the unexpected appearaure of the hunter startled the would be assas ata from hit work, and ha at once turned his attention to the new-comer. He glared an Instant In evident alarm, then, with an unpreeaUna, sprang at theyouth as he came U his feet, "Jsurdrrert" cried Fingal. "Hal the infernal hunter sneak. I'll throttle you for this I" aud Cuptuin RUr brigtit, evidently completely mastered by rag and fear, sprang with the fury of a madman at the throat of his unwelcome visitor. Together the two went to the floor in a struggle for the mastery. At the tame time a wild scream filled the room. Grace, wakened by the combat, waa terribly frujltfraed, aud It was her voice that filled tbe old house with Its pierciug notes of alarm. Fingal struggled desperately, but seemed to be no insU-n for the infuriated Cuplam, "I'll throttle you I" hissed Btarbright. "You hav meddled with me and my affairs far the last time." At this moment the long black hair on Flsgal's head oame Into the clutches of Starbright another moment and his locks wart free from the head of hit antagonist With a great cry Captain Starbright cam to his feel, quickly followed by the hunter, a sand tried the donp. and a vol.- tvithmtt asmaudM euimibai-r. unneeuiugriii the ffcptain atood staring at FugaL Hit eUMindmnl seemed too full for words And ae wonder. Before him stood, In the person of Finish toother person eulirsly. Tuere was no mis taking that ftco, the pug nose, with mus tache brushed aside, that danciug, red foretop. "Lara Jnsra.aa I UveP exclaimed the aaUMBslfd Captain. Tb gcrl regarded him With folded arms, brealhMig short, br eyes flashing, her white teeth gleaming. She felt herself maures of the situation. Her hand shot forward suddenly, a bright object gleam tug at the eL " Yeur rare la run, Captain Rlarbright" tee uttered lowly yet fiercely. "Stand aside, I wish to open Ua door,1 He ! to have no desire to thwart berwsthea while cocked revolver was painted toward his breast, asd so he obeyed without a word. He gtauced at the bed to aot Ue fact that Uraue had faiuted. vt lis. some difficulty Lara turned lb key and tdamted Dr. Arthur Cotton. "Alor uttered Lure, "Wait." This was all. The dctor (lanced at Cap ias Btarbright. Ussa at lb g.rl Us seasssd aunihed to Had her is male attire, aad Lara fam-wd she saw a look of seouV t'aHrualoa his grave fan. "1 eaa exulaiu, Arthur " "It doesn't math,' be (tiered, aaortly. T swineas la with Uioiua Kurtmgbt, I awppose you reotwaue ate. lpurar" Bavaslgbt aad rwovered hi composure. tad stood with folded anus r ranting tho ostor from under frowning brow. 1 uppoa I do. Ton are tha mHu who pretend to knowledge of medicine Dr. Coltoa." The iao " "But 14 ax tall you,' grated the Captaia. with augry vehemence, "I have oerrolttcd your Interference here to the cost of a life. Look yonder at your work. You shall suffer for this- this murder . lie Mlnted to the bed. Quickly Dr. Colton stepped to the tide of Grace snd bent over the wasted form. A moment thus, then he fuced the Inmates of the room once more. "She has fainted. It It better to for the present Should she die you will have another murder to answer for. I know that you have-been systematic al!) iwiioning tills girl-" That is fa.se!" 'Don't Interrupt me," said the doctor, with strange calmness, no trace of emotion ou his grave face. "1 uiude a discovery not long since that startled and shocked n:e be yond measure. You had the reputation of being a generous gentleman, with few bad hablia, and all your acquaintances looked upon youss sn honorable man." "Really," sneered tho Captain, "you do me proud, Dr. Colton." "You may feel less so before I am through with a little history I propose to relate." "I pray you, don't put yourself out on my account, doctor." "No, hut on several e;counls I will pro ceed. Some year are you fell in with Mr. Penroy, Ur are's father, and became very intimate with him. He trusted you fully, and to bis cost. The time came when that man was brought home dead, with bis skull crushed, said to have been caur-ed by the kick of a horse. I besnve, however, that It was done by a club, and that it waa a part of a plot formulated In California to gam possession of a million dollar" "Indeed I" sneered the Captain. "I am getting ahead of my story, how ever," proceeded the doctor, aa Captain Hlorbrlght coolly assumod a chair. Tbe doctor and Lura remained standing, how ever. CHAPTEIl XXXII BITHiHtJTIO. "Don't put yourself out, doctor, H said the CapUiu, with an assumption of coolness be did not fuel. ''I care nothing for this yarn or yours, and ran not wall t bear it" lie came to bis feet "Sit down," ordcrod Lura, omphasiilng tho order by covering him with her cocked revolver. He sank back Into bis chair with s muttered Imprecation against the "tiger cat." "it was In California about two years sho that my first scene opens," proceeded the doctor. "Two met, smong the gold hills of that State bosame bosom friends Lawrence Brandon and Karl Vundlble. They first met in San Francisco and went to the mountains together. Karl Vucdihlo was an eccentric man past the meridian of lire, one who bad eeen better days, ho serted, and Ilraudon believed him. In time Vendible made confidant of bis young friend, Ilraudon, and told bim a atrange story or the past "Kurl had been the block sheep in the family of four boy. Two were dead, and Karl, the youngest, hod drifted to Cali fornia In search of adveuluro even at the ago of fifty six. Ho astiired Urundon that It was not really necessary for him to light hand to hand with the world, since he bad a brother who was a millionaire In one of the Slates beyond the Mississippi. That brother,' said Karl, 'always symiia- timed with me, and defended me against tbe assaults of othce. I was proud, how ever, and wouldn't accept his boun'y. I haven't seen Morgun for ten years, but I know he must be a very old mun now.' "Then Kurl Vandihie Uiok from his pocket a letter which hod lately come from ins aged brother beyond the mountains. I will roud s part of it." The nonchalant expression on the Cap tain's face changed to nervous agitatiuu as Dr. Colton drew forth a wrinkled en veloie, stained and frayed at the edges from apparent rough usage. " Tills Is nothing to me," growled the Cup tain, uKuin utiompting to rise. "Sit down I" Again Kturbriht looked Into the mutile of Lura's revolver and subsided without more words. Opening the letter, Dr. Coltou proceeded: "'Come home, Kurl. I am Unending tc pass tho remainder of my days at Lone liollow, the old stone house whuro you once staid for a day and liked the hunting so well. You shall one duy owu the place and every thing that 1 have. In fact, I have made a nfll in your favor, leaving everything to you with the ono couditiou that you allow my granddaughter, (Iruco Fcuroy, an an nuity of twenty Uiounund a year after she comes of uge. I muke the stipulation be cause I love the girl, and sho has been most dutiful snd kind to me. You are twenty years my junior, snd will have ample timo to enjoy my wealth after I am gone. Come, Karl, I am becoming feeble; feoliug mv years snd Infirmities more and more every day, and I wish to enjoy your company a Hit lo while beforo I his to the other shore. If jou receive this I am sure you will not refuse to grant tht prayer of your last of kin.' "That It the tuhttsnceof the letter read to Lawrence llrandon by Karl Vandihie," (aid Dr. Colton, "and It wo that letter that Influenced llrandon to commit an awful crime." "What Is this to met" demunded Captain Btarbright, curtly. "I can not remain " "Hut you must remain," declared Lura, with seeming malicious satisfaction. And he did. "The reading of that letter act evil thought at work in tho brain of Lawrence llrnndon," proceeded the doctor. "He suddenly conceived the idea of winning the audible million for himself. Karl ex pressed a detertuiuatloa to return to the States, and Hraud n expressed adesli-o to accompany hltn. The two set out from the mluing camp together; but one of them reached Sacramento Lawrence Brandon. In the night time be Hole up behind hi companion, dealt bun a murderous blow from behind, and then, after making sure of his death, he hurled the body into a gulch and hastened on his way. 1 will be brief for time is speeding. Brandon came to the Hi.-Us and Dually ensconced himself at I-one Hollow. He told of hit friendship for Karl, Morgan's brother, and of how he had been with hiin when he died in a lonely ravt on the gold range, Morsau waa deep- t ,v,t y,r Karl's sake ha twirrln,l.l Brandon, who now uoro tbe assumed name of StarbrlRhl " "This Is false I" "Sit down!" commanded Lura, at the villain attempted to rise. "I won't ixak again, either. A bullet will be the next compliment you'll getl" White now, with cold sweat standing out In great dro, the pseudo Cuptum wo obliged to hun to the remainder of the narrative. "tawrence Brandon murdered hi trust ing friend and came Lal for the purpose of stealing a fortuue. Had his murdsroua blow succeeded, all might even now be well with this villain. Karl Vendible was not killed, however. Ho lived aud came F.at but the blow had affected his brain and he wa demented. "Instead of coming to Lee Hollow be hid in a cave, once a counterfeiter' resort in llaugtuiut'a Gulch. Sometimes he bad moments of nity, but they were cf short duration. He led a hermit life, and watched lo uwt Lawrence Brandon. He did meet him Anally, and rtvotruiied him. He fired wtlh tlie intention of taking life. Somehow, it seems that Brandon, alia Starbright, hvd lo concoct further scheme of villainy, anumg them the poisoning cf Grace Fenror, that he might, through a forged will, actio upon the nxll:on left by Monraa Vendible." "That will is not a lyrfprt "Keep quiet," ordered Lura. "I have come e.-ar to the end of my Wry," proceded Dr. Colton, witb the ut Boat gravitv. "Before yon went to Cali fornia you had sought lo win the baud of Miss Joyce. She read your character and despised yon. Afterward, when sb learned that you wpre at Lona Hollow, ahe re solved to thwart yotir designs upon the unsuspecting old man Vendible and upon Orace, alt hough at that time sh knew nolb Ug of the crtoie you had committed among to goiu nil! of California. " Disguised as FuuraL tb hunter, sh hss been quite sucres-ful in thwarting your villalnv. Your attempt upon her life on two occasions failed signally. She discov ered your attempt to ponon her cousin" "y heaven I this is too much," grated the Captuin, white and trembling, at tbe same time coming to his feet "This plot arranged between you and thit shameless girl will not ucred. In good fsitb I fame here. 1 vj tho friend of Karl Vendible. I My name is Starbright end I "Do you deny that you attempted bis . li 'Interrupted the doctor. ld. inostemiiliutlcallv " "You did not strike him down in Cali fornia!" "No." . "You did not 't hired assassin on hi track but a few week since, and tink bu bo.lv In a dark pool in the woods!" White, stern, grim as fate wat the face of Dr. Arthur Colton at be put lues questions swiftly to the trembling men be fore him. "N-n-ol" faltered CspUln Btarbright, reeling and erlncing. "Then, perhaps, you will dare deny the thing to another witness." Dr. Colton turned iwiftly and flung wide the door. Two men orossed the threshold. Captain Slurbrlght glared wildly Into the face of the foremost man, then be uttered great cry of avonv and terror. Tbe dead had indeed come bat t to earth to stand as a witn -ss airainit him. "Karl Vundlble alive!" Then the hattcred opirit sank weakly, snd Cuptain Slarbnght fell heavily into hi chair, covering hi face to shut out the view. Before them stood the men we have known ae Don Beuito, the maniac. No there was the light of reason glowing In bis eyes, yet be was tb o snd pale, and lesned on the arm of bis companion, an officer, for support "I am not dead, Lawrence Brandon," said tlie wronged Californian, in a solemn voice. "A blow from your baud clouded my brain and tent me forth a demented wanderer upon the earth. A weight of yean ha w helmed me, yet I did not forget nor forgive the man who struck that blow, tbe man I trusted and conllded In only to be murdered, almost, by his treachery. "Your lost attempt upon my life proved a futile as the first, thanks to this brave doctor and his equally brave helper, Lura Joyce. Ilotli were on hand to rescue me from the watery grove into which your minion hud cant me. Tbe ttona broke loose at the outset 1 was unconscious for tome time, and these friends conveyed me to Stoncttold in a light vehicle. The shock lo my system was terrible, but it served the good turn to restore my reason. ''From the hour of my regaining conscious ness I knew every thing. My head it yet tore, and I sin very weak, yet I managed last night to astound you on the brink of the forest pool, where you bod gone to con template your latest villainy. 1 bad been to tlie cave after something left there by me, and spying you moving toward the pool I dogged jntir teK and executed a little tableau that frightened you so that you swooned. From your pocket I abstracted UiU," holding up a delicate vial, "which tbe good doctor informs me it a tubtle tnd deadly iioison. You have used It My brother Morgan died from itt effect before ho signed the will, to which you afterward urnxed Ins name. Your race is run, Law rence Brandon. You have many murders to answer for, all toguin a million tuat wat not for you." As the man paused Lura held aloft a fold ed document "Tlie lust will and testament of Morgan Vandihie, which leave all hi property to Karl, his beloved brother. Thit will has been concealed, and ia tho only ecnuiue document in existence from the hand ot Morgan Vaudlblo. Icouitratuluteyou, Mr. Vundlble." Starbright dropped h t bunds aud glared at the piixT In a hopeless, despairing way, ins ruco was like ileum Itncir. "And now," taid Kurl Vuudible, "1 hav the satisfaction of turning you over to the custody of un officer, Lawrence llrandon." "ttuit," cried tho culprit, huskily, as Vandible' companion advanced, displaying a pair of handcuffs. . Then he came to his feet ami shrunk bock across tho floor toward the window. Seize him!" cried Lurs. "There's tudili-r ut tho window. He will escape." "Halt sir I" "1 will not be tuken alive!" hoarsolv uttered tlie haggard villain. On the Instant ho presented a revolver, which be alwav carriru iu caneoi emergency. 1 his movement deterred hi seizure, and then, crouching quickly, he glided through uie open window. Hoth tho officer ar.d Dr. Colton dashed forward and peered out The escaping villain made a misstep, slipped and, with a wild cry, plunged headlong to me ground ooiow. "1-1 fvl that I am not loni for this worm, (vari." The voice wa fullering and low. and the lip thai uttered tho words bluo and shrunken. Beside the couch sat two men. Dr. lolton and Kurl Vundlble. Outside the first snow of tho season wa lifting softly aowu upon mo gray root at Lone Hollow. Ono would scarcely rewgniie iu theemacl- atcd man en the bed our old acquaintance, inpiuni Mururigni. , Bodily and mental suffering had done Its work. The plunge from the upper story of the great house on that night just a fort night berore had given the man a shock from which he could not recover, and he was slowly and surely dying. "There is no help fur you, Captain" "Hush I Do not utter that title. It was at false a my life has been. Where where is Austin Wentwordl He ought to be here." "He is still behind prison bars," answered the doctor. "And for my crime. Yea, It iroi mine. I meant to get rid of them both when I fired that hot. My aim was not good. I wa nervous, I suppose. Dropping the pistol I tied, snd milking a swift detour, came upon Austin and Grace from the direction of the Imu.-e. I hope he may bo act free. And Ura.-e " "She is improving" 'i-I am Bled." And now." said Karl Vendible, "tell ut about the others, the wit), and" "Kvery thing said scainst me la true, sven to forging the name of your brother to that will. He never would have changed the flint one had he not supposed you dead never." The dyiug niau was breathing huskily. Soon he opened his lips and told the storv of his villainy, confessing every thing. "Now - now, can you ever forgive me for the wrongs I did, Karl - Karl, you whe were once my friend f loitered the dying' man at the last. Karl thought of his own sufferings, ot tht dead brother hastened to his grave by poison administered by the band of the man before him, and remained silent "You can uot V grouued the dying man. "A higher power may-lock trr, not to me," answen-d Vsndible, In tone of (ol eum gravity. Then tho sinking man gapcd, attempted tc speak, but fui.cd. A convulsive shudder passed throuirh his f-unie, a gp and then silence-the nun of evil was dead. With his death comet the ending of out lory. We have no desire to prolong lot narrative. Threuch the effort of Lura Joyce, assisted at the last by Dr. Colton, rmnoiKion uaa overtaken the man who had stake.! I s ,u.l in the struggle for fortune. Ue had meditated the deslruct:on of tht last lVnmv iu h t eager desire to gaiu tin wealth cf XI ijor Vsndible. Caught, be bad falW'a a-.id d:-.d a KiKsralile death. Austin Wcnlword waa at onea m'hukH The forged wdl wa cast aside and the gen uine probated, which waa aaufaclory k ell, Mrv IVnroy having the promise oi ample pm money a well aa a home whtfc b lived, and Grace the snug sum of twenty tbsuMtid dollar a tey. This wa enough w marry on, n en I word and Grai-e believed ana tney coequ,ty acted upon It aad 1 Thirtieth infantry, in garrison at Dom ware united eariy the foiloenag spring . runL Urn. France, . Lawver Oripe. fearing peoeritln for hi port In Ibe transaction wilb Lawrencs Brasdon, k rl Btoneneia ana wa k "hmUct Cabereaiid her ami were arreU oa their reappearance at Lone Hollov auc were sent to prison for a term oi years. I .npa Jnvrtftl Ye, whet of ber who had proved th guardian augel of the Fenroysl She won Dr. Arthur Colton, cerUiuly, aud becamt hi happy wife a yesr af ur tbe death of thi wicked Brandon, alia niarorifuu On the wedding morn Karl Vandihie as tonished the bride with a ocrtiilcato of de posit In the Stoneflcld Bank, In ber name, for the snug um oi twenty inousauu uvua "I owe every thing to you, brave littli woman," be aid, gravely, "aud you mu accept thi in slight recompense." It proved the nest-egu for a future rortun Till IMP. A CAPITAL ANECDOTE. aw Dr. Dwlght MM the Aequainlaiws of Osmil". the Aiueilruu Addlsou. A Dr. Dwight, the celebrated presulont of Y'ale College, seventy odd years ago. was travoing through New Jersey, hi chanced to stop ut a stnge hotel. In ouo o: Its pipulous towns, for tho niwlil, says Uu Jlow York Lodger. At lute hour of tin same, Mr. lvunie (a once noted writer; urrived also at the int.. and bad tho mis fortune to learn from the landlord that bit beds were sll paired with loogers, rxcepi one, occupied by the celebrated Dr. Dwight "Sliov.-me to his uirtment,'' cxciuimec Denuie; "although 1 um a stranger to tlx Kev. Doctor, -rliup I can bargain witl him for in y lodgings." Tho lumiiurd accordingly waited on Mr Denuio to tho doctor's room, mid there left bim to introduce himself. The doctor, al though in his night gown, cap and slippers and just realy to resign himself to tho ru fresliin;arinsof Somnu, poliU? request td the strungc intruder to bo scaled Tin doctor, struck with the intellectual physi ognomy of hit companion, unbent bit austere brow, and commenced a liururj conversation. The name of Washington Frankiiu, llilU'iihousc, aud a host of liter ary and disliiiKUisbed chuiocters, for souu timo gave a zest uud Intercut to their con versuuon, vMil Dr. Dwight chanced to nieu tiou Ihanumonf .';uiiie. "Denuie, tho editor of tho Fort Folio,' suid the doctor, in a rhapsody, "is tho Ad disou of the United Stales the father Oi Auierii-.in bjiles leltres. But sir," con turned he, "is it not astounding that o man of such a geuius, fancy uud fct-ling, shoulc ubirudou Iniiiseif to tho Inebriating bowl and to bacchanalian revels!" "Sir," saiu Dcnnie, "you ore mistukeu. I h.r.e beeu intimately acquainted with Denuie foi several j ear, aud I never knew or saw him intoxicated." "Sir," rejoined lh doctor, "you err; I have my iiiformutiot from a particular friend; I aiu coulldout thut I um right, and thut you arc wrong.' Deiiuiu now ingeniously cliuuged the con vorsuiiou lo the ciergy, ruuiurkiug thai Drs. Auvrcromhieuud Mason were amongst our most distinguished divines; nevcrihe less, ho considered Dr. Dwight, Fresiden' of Yalo College, the most teamed thro logian tlio flrst logician and the greaieti poet that America had ever produced "But, sir," continued Dnunic, "there art truila iu his character, undeserving so grea und who a man, of the most detestable du scrip' ion- he is tho greatest bigot and dog matist of tho ugel" "Sir," said tho doctor "vou uro grosxly mistaken; I am intimntclx aciiuuiutcd with Dr. Dwight, and I know K tin) contrary." "Sir," replied Deuuic. "you u ro mistaken ; 1 have It from an ui iluiulo acquaintance of hia, who I am con iidciit wmiid not t.-ll un untruth." "No more slander," suy the doc-tor, "I am Doc tor D'.v:ght of whom you spoakl" "And I," exclaimed tho other, "am Mr. Denuie, ol whom j, u spuko!" Tho uitoiimliment of Dr. Dwight may be better conceived than told. Suffice it It suy, ihcy inuluiilly biio.ik hands, and were extremely happy In each other's ocquuint mice. Home Advertising. Models. The following geuuino "ads." are extract ed from un uiuusing Utile volume entitled hngli.,h us S.io is Wrote," forming Ko. Sol Appluiun'a "Furchuiciit Fupcr Scries:" 'JMVO YOUNG WOME.'J want waiaing. WILL V lit UK.NTLKMAN Who loft hit IV in jih lor aua.y . a ideas cull and vui ii, tog tii r tn the ickuli? ANTED. young man to take charge ol In. , hl's ol a reiiKious tu- n et ui nil. I Hllt KK.Vl', a line, a,r, ul -luini.ued bed roc m lor agenuvmuu iwelvj feel square. ANTEU, a woman lo wash, Iron and m II M ens or two rows. I'll'KKTS, :& o nt-: rhlliiren, halt-price, to N hud ut the i a Hun's i,tHie. To ih.wo native specimens we add an ex ampin , ,ipHHl for us from an English pro- vine. .1 iiewsiiuixir: JUST KKlKlVUD, a fl lot of hvo Ostenc I nitidis. ler.ous pureuamng the same wll In skuino.l and cleaned while th-y wait SoMKiionv says that drinking beer wiT quench t ho thirst. Toi-hups it may, butnot quickly n water. Some men' thirst i c hard to quench with b,-r that they swallow ten glasses inside of an hour, whereas onf pintef water will atify a plain, ordinary, every -day thirst for eight or ten hours at lime. An I'nwnrthy Rusplrlnn. Mr. McSwat picked up a doughnut that lay tin his plate, examined it crit Icully, made a mental estimate ot ltf weight, mid laid It down. 'Lobelia," he suid, "did you make this?" "I did. miHger," replied Mrs. McSwat. proudly. "11! have a whole plateful ol thcin on tho table in a moment." Mr. McSwat made no rcnlv. He was th.aklng of the J10.000 for which he had nstircd his life tho day be fore, and as ho looked at that doughnut and then at hi unsuspecting and Innocent young wife a look of cold, hard supicion settled ou his face Chicago Tribune. Point from potatoes Is a new wrin kle in tho arts and sciences. Kuhlow's Trade Kcvtew gives tho manner of prep aration. 1U.11 a kilo of peeled potatoes in water; after msshing, dlluto with water and pass through a One sieve. Add two kilos of Spanish white diluted with four kilos of water, and the result will be a color of beautiful milk whit. OihVrent colors can be effected hv the addition of different ocWs or minerals. Apply with a brush; It adheres to plas ter and wood very well, will not peel. and best of all la cheap. A cn-at many people aeem to be laboring under the impression that a trip In tho electric cars during a storut accompanied by lightning is excepting dangerous. Such, however. Is not the case, for so excellent are the precau- lkns taken to Insure that the discharge is conducted to the ground that no harm can result. Each car is provided with ightninif arresters, which protect the apparatus from all damage, and abso lutely insure the safety of the passe n evr Electrical Review There are now aurh a large number foreign oillceri studying at Berlin isi the tterman Government has est h- llihed an International military academy r their accommodation. There are a freat many Turks and also several Chi nese offWr. A nuuipi-t prt-ducing its musical note by t! vibration of a circular steel membrane by mean of elw'rlelty bat been inventel by Captair. Zluang. of the CHANDLER. an. r.moiu "Old Zaeh" One Harried Out of Ohio. It was In tbe smoking-room of one of tbe comfortable parlor cart on the Do troit, Lansing dt Northern road; the timo was lost Sunday evening, and the tpeaker a prominent Michigan Repub lican end a man who was a close per sonal friend of Michigan's great Sena- t0'The Inst time I taw Senator Chand ler," said the gentleman, who is one of tho best reconteurs in tho State, "wat during" the Garfield campaign, when be bad concluded his labors in Ohio, and wat on bl way to Wisconsin. But I am going to give you the etory, as near as I can remember, in hit own lan guage, and only regret that I can not re produce his Inimltolilo tone and gest ure. I asked if bo had seen Garflold lately. "'Yes,' be ssld, with that inimitable drawl of hi, 'I saw Garfield the other day, and he did not want me to leave Ohio, but I told bim I bad to. I was afraid to stay in the confounded State any longer.' "He asked me how that was, ana 1 told him that when I loft home t bought of my friend Ilohl a now bat. "Tben.I made a speech at Akron, and when I got through with my talk my good Detroit hat was gone, and in its place was left this Infernal old Ohio hat (showing, with an Inimitable gTlmaco, a bat that had seen better days). "Then 1 went to a place they call Tiffin to mako a talk. I bod a gold headed cone that had bocn presented to me in 1857, and of which I thought a great deal. I laid it down when I began to speak, and when I got through the cane was gone. "Then I went to Cleveland to maVe a talk. Now Red Ribbon Roynolds had been there some time before, and had met with great success, and when I looked down on my audience it seemed as though uln:ost every man bad a bit of red ribbon in bis buttonhole. "I thought it would be a good idea to kind o' touch upon it in my speech, and was figuring the thing over in my mind when it came time for me to begin. "Just as I got on my foot and put my notes on the tablo by my side some fool opened the window at the back of the stage, and some of my notes fluttered down among the audience. "I was annoyed at this, and took something from my pocket to weigh down the pages of notes which were left when I was aware that something had created a sensation among tho audi ence. There was a shifting around, a good deal of smiling, and some sub dued snickering. For a moment I thought something was wrong with my clothes, but I soon ascertained that every thing was as right as usual, but the sensation seemed to Increase, and it bothered me. "At last I glanced down at my notes, and to my horror discovered that when I supposed I had used my jack-knife for a paper-weight I had really takon my corkscrew for that purpose, and there it kiy in full view of that audience of red r b"boned men. "And so I told Garfield I was afraid to stay longer In Ohio. "At Akron I had lost my hat, at Tlflln my cane, and at Cleveland I had come blamed near losing my reputation. No, no more Ohio for me." Adrian (Mich.) Times. DUEL BETWEEN COWS. A Series of Unities Which Knded In the Death of One of the llovlnes. Two families living side by side in a country villain hnd each a cow. The cows grazed in different pastures, but often came together in the highway when going to and from pasture. They were on good terms, for they had been acquainted several years. Ono of the cows was sold, and a new one, a younger cow, camo to take her place. When the young cow and the old cow of tho other family met for the first time, the ysunger attacked the older. They locked horns several times, each trying to drive the other, but they wcro so evenly matched that no advance was made by either. As the fighters became more enraged, and as the younger cow had no buttons on her horns, they were driven apart, fearing that injury to ono or both might result The owners of the cows re gretted that the cows could not "fight it out," for until one did conquor, the battle would be resumed at every op portunity. Several battles followed, always with the samo result they must be separat ed, for they became more furious at every onslaught. This state of things was inconvenient The owners were not farmers, wore away during the day, and must depend on the children to drive to pasture and drive home, and there was no way to either pasture except thcough the highway. The cows were driven in and out at dif ferent times, but when they came to the placo of battlo, they lingered, threw up the earth, and the children had difficulty in driving them farther. Tbe owners bad nearly reached the conclusion that there must be a change of cows before peace was restored, when "the duel" occurred and settled the matter. Ity a misunderstanding on the part of tbe drivers one day, the cows came together at the usual place. As they had not seen each other for several weeks, and lingored less at the former place of meeting, their enmity might have diminished. At all events tbey were not "on guard" so much as they had been, and owing to this fact and to intervening roadside trees and bushes, they did not see each other till they were less than fifty yards apart Evidently they saw esch other at nearly the same moment for both start ed Into a run, which increased as they went on, and, heads down, they came to gether, head to head with a crash, a re port that was heard in both houses. The older cow fell, and did not move again. She was dead knocked in the head as with a butcher's axe. The other was uninjured. Geo. A. SlockwelL in Coun try Gentleman. . A French Inventor by a chemical process prepares a silk-like fabric from cellulose, out of which fabrics are woven that closely reseniWy Bilk. Specimens of the new fabrio were recently ex hibited to the members ot the Silk As sociation of America. They found that it would take twice the quantity ot the artificial fabric by weight to produce a given quantity of cloth that it would of pure silk, that it would not be aa strong ' as silk by about one-third, and that it almost entirely lacked the elasticity of ilk. It resembled ailk ia appearance, 1 but that wa all. Iu relative cost or cheapness as compared with ailk has not yet been demonstrated. It Is hardly probable that anything will be found to take the place of the silk-worm's thread. - SENATOR A DRESS SUIT'S TALE. DIIBenlties Which Attended a Young 1. yor't K.nlres to Hoelelj. A case recently decided before Judjf, Fallon, of tho Nluth District Conrt, da velopcd somo unusually picture, feature. Daniel Bradley, a tailor at No. 5 West Twenty-sixth street op. poslte Dclinonico's, was the plaintiff and John T. O'Connor, a' lawyer at ioj Broadway, was the defendant Philip Carpenter, of the I'otter Ituiij. ing. brought the suit for Bradley 4mj carried it (tho lawsuit not the dress suit) to successful issue. Attorney Klllsheiiner, of No. 107 Broadway, represented the somewhat rocky case of Mr. O'Connor. Tho evl dence brought out these peculiar points: Lawyer O'Connor ono day found him self tho recipient of an invitation to swell social alTair uptown. This seemed to bo a somewhat unusual event in his career, as it found him without a drost lult lie hurried off to Mr. Bradley, the tailor, where he sought to negotiate the loan of a splko-tail coat and the other personal adornments necessary to a suc cessful entree to the social swim. Bradley didn't keep dress suits to hire, but having a desire to help a 'truggling man along in the world he introduced Lawyer O'Connor to Dennis Shea, a dealer whose specialty is dress suits to loan for a fair consideration. In thit case the consideration wa3 fixed at S4.:,Q for the evening. O'Connor didn't have the "four-fifty," and Mr. Shea did acah business, and hence the negotiations were blocked. Bradley's kindness of heart again came to tho rescue, aud he consented to go O'Connor's security for the dress suit for the evening. Thus it was that soci ety was not deprived of Mr. O'Connor't presence, as he blossomed out In much radiance in the hired suit and for that occasion, at least as Wordsworth puts It, "society became his glittering bride." Tho dress suit seems to have been a good fit and otlvnwise satisfactory to Lawyer O'C'ounor, for he did not return it next 'lay. according to tlio stipulations In the leasn. Neither did ho return it tbe next day, nor tho next week, nnd ha has not returned it yet That Is the reason tho red-eyed law was invoked. Shea wanted his money, and had re course on Bradley as surety. Mr. Brad loy paid, and then began to look around for O'Connor. Investigation showed that Mr. O'Con nor had "hocked" his business suit nnd was disporting himself by night and Ijw day in the hired suit, the rent of which was all the time piling up. While Jay Gould might have been appalled by such a situation, Mr. O'Connor was serene. He was treading tbe flowery paths of Bacchus and didn't care a rap' for ex penses. The matter went on until Lawyer Carppnter was forced to bring suit, which was done before Judsje Fallon. When the case came to trial .Mr. O'Connor was lawyer enough to know It would be a point against him if he appeared in court wearing the suit at issue, and by some heroic, elfort ha managed to appear in a regulation suit He and his lawyer made a hard fight but a judgment for the vuluo of tho hired suit was recorded against him. The whole tendency of tho case went to show that getting intosocioty in a hired dress suit is attended with dangers and drawbacks. X. Y. World. EMPRESS FREDERICK. Her Opinion of liustav Freytag'a Mills Work on Her Late Husband. The Empress Frederick has. according to tho llcrlln papers, delivered her oplni n on Gustav Freytug's new little work on her lato husband. Her Majesty has, in tho first place, pointed out certain errors, especially In relation to herself. She said, among other things: "1 was proud to bo nblo to fol low tho high flight of his spirit, to un derstand his plans, and to shorn in his wishes. We were one in thinking and feeling. Tho words, 'He ordered overy thing according to her thoughts and wishes, are decidedly incorrect In im portant questions the Emperor used to ask my opinion. Wo exchanged views, and he was glad to call me his "Golieimruthin' (privy counciloress), who was versed in every thlnjf. but be never was unhappy or dissatisfied be cause I was of another opinion than himself." The Empress also objected with some indignation to the passage which says that "She had come to her husband from greater circumstances, richly gifted, and that be had inspired his pure and simplo soul with the fooling that what had taken visual shape with in him was her work." Her Majesty said: "It was he whose high-soaring mind warmed me for all the ideals that filled his heart. It was he who worked, practically sowing In my heart those seeds which had already grown in his to the most glorious development All that has grown out of the harmless child that he then took into his palaco is his work." On Freytag's certainly rather curious remark that such domination threatened to bring difficulties and con flict to the husband, the future ruler of Prussia, Her Majesty sank into deep reflection, and exclaimed: "Such domination! I brought him difficulties and conflicts? When and w here? Did I ever try to sub ordinate his will to mine? Tho Em peror was not a man to yield to the do minion of his wife, even if but must I read all that Is written?" She pushed the book aside and, stepping into a win dow recess, gazed long and mournfully at Emperor Frederick's portrait hanging there, and then left tbe room, unable to speak further. It is said that the Empress has pro fixed the following motto from Schiller's "Maid of Orleans" to her copy of Frey tag's "Reminiscences:" "The world loves to blacken what is radiant nd to drag the eminent down into tho dust I do not mourn. There are still noble hearts that glow for tbe man that is high and rare." - -OnfCSn but succeed ays. TTleTe must be reverses and disappointments, and the funerals and burials of dead hopes. Hut the man who looks at the bright side of things is the man who sees many of these dead hopes having their resurrections, and lominjrout of their graves, to live larger and better lives; and if not this, who see new hopes being born to take their places and do their works, and perhaps fill bettor place and do better works. Illustrated The power of one ot tne greatest political figures of the day, perhaps of til time, is said to be on the wane.- Tbe Empress Dowager ot China has been thorn of her prestige by the reU-lious Independence of the. young Emperor. He refused to see the bride which she forced upon him, and has been Issuing rigorous decree on his own account He has be-en censuring the old Minister! right and left particularly Chang Chi Tung.