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EUGENE CITY GUARD. I. L. CAMFBE1X. Preprleter. EUGENE CITY. OREGON. THE EMPHATIC GIRL A Woiihi That Only a Determined Man Could aalely Marry. She wa an auburn-Unfed girl with large glittering eyes, massive shoulders and determined lip. Had ii not born tor an eiprettalon of florccnesssbe would have been beautiful. Aftor she bad taken her teat she glared at the little machine attached to the scat in front of ber, In which U held a pair of opera glasses, that may be secured for uto by the agency of a twenty-Are cent piece dropped Into the alot Aftor consider able trouble with bor pocket the fierce girl tnataged to fish out her purse, and by pawing around in it for a moment found a quarter, which the extended toward the machine. The thing failed to work, the girl waiting in vain for the front of it to fall open. For a few sec onds the stared at It, and then exclaimed In a tolce audible for many feet around: "The thing sticks. " Then she began to pull at It, talking aloud, and Anally losing ber patience completely. "Well, I'll have that glass," she said, angrily, "or I'll bare the money back. Come tore, usher," this latter to a mild-looking youth who was showing some ladles to their seats. The usher approached and quailed vis ibly before the firs of the angry girl's yes. "1 dropped a quarter in that ma chine and it doesn't open," said the glrL ''Sow, you'll open it or give me back twenty-five cents." The UHher pulled at the box and shook bis bead whon it failed to respond. Then followed a remarkable scene. The usher was in dospalr when the girl, after a terrible tirade, sprang from her chair with the declaration that she would speak to the manager and bave her rights. As she stepped Into the aisle a bright silver piece rolled from bor dress to the floor. Tb usher stopped and picked it up. "Isn't this your quarter, lady?" be asked, holding it out to her. The stormy expression faded some what from the girl's face as she took the money. "It's probably mine," she said, "but It Is not the one that I put in tho box." "Suppose you try and see," suggested the ushor. "If It goes in you can be sure there Is no other money in thorn." The girl scoffed at the idea that sbt bad not put any money into the box bo fore, but to prove it conclusively she tried the machine again. The coin foil In and Instantly the opera glass was at ber disposal. Tbore was a pronounood Utter in tho immediate vicinity as the girl resumed bor seat and snatched th glass from its plane. "Stupid boxes these are, any way," snapped she. "The money probably went right through it the other time." Here was a Now York girl that only a patlont and determined man could safe ly marry. N. Y. Sun. NANTUCKET'S SWEET BELL How II Was Broach! from Portugal to larul Maw England. The subject of church bolls Is a re minder of the beautifully swoot-tonod bell in ono of the church towers of Nan tucket. It has somothtng of a history. It was cast In Portugal and was intended for uso upon a convent, being dedicated "To the good Jesus," in somewhat lengthy Inscription In the Portuguese langusgo, oust in raised letters upon its sldo. There are various romnntto stories concerning the moans by which it came to be buug in the belfry of a New En gland church. Ono says that it was taken from a Aoatlng wreck by a Nan tucket crew; another 1 to the effect that It was captured by a prlvatoor, as the anguls in the old North Church, Salem street, are said to have been taken. Tho teal truth is said to be that a Nantucket sea captuln at a Portuguese port heard tho bell as it was being tested, fresh from the foundry, and, being oaptlratod by its exquisite tone, induced the makers to part with it and east another for the coavent Ho brought It to Nantucket in his ship, and It has ever since hung in the church steeple. There is a tale about tbts wondorful boll that has a local application. It la said that some years ago some people of the congregation of the old South Church beard the bell and thought that It would sound well in lloston. This was whlls the church was still worshiping in the old edifice. They made overtures to the Nantucket church, writing from lloston that they bad heard that it was pos sessed of a very Ana belli that the Old South was in need of a boll For what price would the Nantucket brethren sell their bell. The Nantucket church Ig nored the main question, and returned reply that they bad heard that the Old South had a very flns clock. For what price would the lloston brethren sell their clock? lloston Advertiser. "A LITTLE NONSENSE." Tlmt speculator "What shall I buy to-day?" Second ditto "Huy a bar omefer they're way down just now!" "Fldo ate the canary yesterday." "Ate the canary! What did you do to him?" "We gave him some pepaln, poor thlngt You know be Isn't used to such Strong diet." Puck. "What wages does your husband get?" asked Mrs. White of Mrs. Week. WogesP snapped Mrs. lllaek, angrily, "my husband does not get wages at all, 1 would have you understand. He ac cepts a salary." Mrs, McOorkle "What Is your son doi ng now, Mrs. McCrackle?" Mrs. Mo Crackle ''lie la a pharmacist" Mrs. McCorkls "A farm assist, is be? Why, I beard some one say be was clerking in drug store." Judge, Henevolent old lady "Pear, dear! Little boy, bj do yon alt cn the curb stone eating those crusts?" Small boy "I'm doln' it for ma health, ma'am. You didn't suppose I was hungry, did ywf" Lipplncott'e Magazine. Lawyer "Did yon ever notice any signs of insanity in the defendant?" Witness "Only on one occasion. A passenger picked up a dollar la a horse car one day and be was the only man on board who said be didn't lose it" Epoch. Mrs, Yesst "Johnny, are yon full ovnr to your bouse?" Johnny (whose mother takes boarders) "Yes; you see Uncle Remus sent a barrel of fall apples down day before yesterday, and now we're very touch cramped." Yoskert Statesman. There is wisdom ta proverbs; but Tory boJy knows that the statement, "Speech Is silvern, siienoa U golden," lit aot made by a dumb man. Pack. ALL RIGHT TO-MORROW. t's floomf aow tit world looks dark and your benrt Is full of sorrow But lesv ibe subject 'to God, ny dear-lt'll all come rltfht to morrow I ' Jt'U all come rlirbl In tb mornlof brtgbt-ne nerd jour woe to burrow Night lenua so luky east to eare-lfU b all rl((ht to-morrow I I learned this mailm when a eblld of a sappy eld mecbsnlo Who used to whUtl tb wbol day loos, nor ever field to panto) Tbo' troulile came sod It oftea did for b lot bulb bom and money Bis fas wo bright with e cbMteB'd Ufbt sod bis "mile was always sunnjrl And ere be rtM be wot tor ma ftwss tb pale, fray light o' dawntiif). "Mjr lad," be said, "my trouble's o'r; It as all com nxht Ibis morning I I bsv no gold to lesv you, friend, I is; It to my sorrow; But here's s salve for every 111 "Twill all torn right tomorrow I' This maxim Is of purest (old 'Twill stand tb wear of sues Til founded deeper tbsa tb lor of polymstbl SKl-S. If trouble should come home to you and BO man's free from sorrow Just leave the tended skein to Ood-yon'U And It straight to morrow 1 You'll find thst life's s tangled skein; just full o' knots snd ravel. And prone to lap In hopeless eolls ss thro1 this world you trsvel. But sing easy tbe livelong day oof borrow any trouble, For there's a way of viewing tare tbey call It Wing double.' God kerns a balm for every bruise ea hsnd, so leave your sorrow To Him alio tpsres the broken reed' and trust II im lor to-morrow." e And many s dny has pass'd away stuee my wine mentor perished; But, with bis memory ever green, hi mailm buve I rhcrlnbed. -Letltl Virginia Douglas, la Detroit Free I'm. PEMLOUS BUSINESS. How a Plucky Offloer Counted In diana In Arizona, A psrallelogram formed by a line from Camp Verde eastward to tho White Mountains, south to tbe San Carlos, con tinued westward to Camp McDowolL and thence north to the point first named, would contain fifteen thousand square miles of rocky tnountaln-poaks, doep canyons, beavlly-wooded mountain streams and dark pine forests. Here and there beautiful little valloys snd parks are found, each an Isolated oasis, and It Is in this isolation and the inter vening barriers that the peculiar diffi culties of the region for campaigning purposes are discovered. Aftor Incredible upward toll along the slgzag trail the scouting party reaches tbe sharp rocky ridge, whence the al most procl pi tons descent begins to the pleasant ramp ground far below, and it is plainly seen from the commanding height that tho beautiful grassy plain 1 of vory limited extent, and shut in on all sides by almost lmpraotlcablo mountains. Thus are an lolpatlons of rest and refreshment somewhat dashed by the prospect of the Interminable, heart-breaking, rock climbing struggle to begin again at daybreak. In most wild mountain regions the narrow berme on the edge of streams, or the bed of tbe stream It self, la the only passable route, but here the mountain torrents that pour out In very direction from tbe great ranges pass for tho most part through dark precipitous box canyons whluh cut off communications between tbe parks, Strung together like beads by tbe pure, clear, deep streams, and all who would penntrato tho mountain ranges must do so by painfully climbing their rugged sides. In this Apache paradise many varlo ties of climate are found. From the cool shade of tho pine forests on the "lllaek Mesa" to tho burning sandy wastes that form the vitllcys of the Salt and Gila rivers, one pusses from one extreme to tho other, but would prefer rather to re main in tho worst than encounter tho torture of a journey over the mile on tulles of confused and jumbled masses of rocky mountain-peaks to reach tbe better. Tho theater of operations thus faintly outlined, as well as adjacent portion! of tbo immense Territory of Arliona, has been for many years the scene of innu merable conflicts betwoen tbe troops and the many Apache tribes. A record carefully compiled by tbe hUtorlan of one of tbe cavalry regiments which took its share of the sufferings and hardships of tbo mountain scouting betwoon tbe years 1871-75 shows that In that period tho regiment bad nlnoty-seven combats with tho maraualng savages. Early In the year W'l It became evi dent that a portion of tho Arivlpa Apaches were using Camp Grant as a baNe of supplies and pushing their ma rauding parties out In every direction into tho settled parts of the Territory. The dread entertained by the settlers tor these marauders la best appreciated when the character and mode of war fare of the mountain tribes are under stood. As an old wagon-master re marked to a cavalry oOlcer: "We have a horror of them that you feel for a ghost We never see them, but when on the road are always looking over our shoul ders in anticipation. When they strike, all we seo Is the flash of the rifle resting with secure aim over a pile of stones," be hind w hich, like a snake, the red mur derer lies at full length. All the Apaches are footmen, mountain climber. They will steal horses and use them, but when driven Into the mountains tbe horses becoma a part of their ration. Graceful, well-formed, with leg of steel wire, light and active as a eat, the Apache en the rocky hill side is unapproachable, and to fight bim, with any chance of success, be has to I attacked with skill and great caution at gray dawn in hia blvouao far up among the rocks. Many a surprise has been effected by night marches agaloat natural fortresses absolutely unassailable in the day-time by any numurr oi men, ana Wbere, II the In dlans bad discovered the ascending col umns, even In the night they could have repulsed them with great slaughter. As a first step In the campaign, tbe commanding (ieneral directed that all warrior receiving rations should be counted every day at a place to be se- j lected, within five miles of the post I In order that the uflVer detailed for this 'delicate and dangerous duty might bs bis to Identify and keep a record of tb young men, a metal tag stamped with a umber was issued to each Indian ot fighting age. Many of the Indian re ceived the order with sullen dissatis faction, brrsuse, it carried out It check-mati-d their roving. Seated oa theit heel In Increasing eoncentrio circles la front of the (ieneral. the crouching atti tude and the suady glare ot their bril liant bead-like eyes) made them resem ble make colled ready to strike, sad it was plain that when opportunity offered they would resist by the moat deadly mcsns tbls effort to eootoh them. Th next day tbs cavalry officer do tailed rode out four mllos from tbe post led bvone orderly, to meet tbs young ssvsges and make tbe first count , , i. i. i The 'fleer seicrw-a was ono uw seen consldersble service and fighting, j but be subsequently confessed that bs would bave been glad to exchange tb duty assigned him for a detail to lead s forlorn hope over a breastwork. However, be bod been told by tbe General that it was undesirable to send rma nn the dutr. as some of the war riors might become alarmed, and in their ignorance mske trouble, ana mat tbe object was to give tbe Indians a fall chance. So out be rode, with bis heart in bis throst feeling pretty confident thst unless be kept bis bead soms young "buck" would stab bim in ins back, and tmis aisunguisuing mm u, take his dcDarture for the war-path. The place selected was at tbe foot of s bill on which was situated tne largest Indian vyiage ot the reservation. Ar riving at the mint the officer was mcl by tbe whole band rushing down ths bill-side with yells and shouts, ana ai tia annroached nearer be bad tbe borrot of perceiving that they were nearly all drunk. They bad boen ceieoraung in disagreeable order of the day before by a "tlswln" spree. Tha Lieutenant received the charirt by dismounting and standing, with s nonchalance which was far from natu ral, at the foot of a large Cottonwood tree, tbe orderly, mounted, holding ins bones a few yards In rear. It was soon apparent that several or. tue cmeis uaq remained sober, and were) doing tbeli ntmost to prevent trouble, and by tbeli xertlons tbe rabble was baited about twenty yards from thettree and seated with soma alterlot at 'tha usual half- circle formation. The counting officer then approached, with book and penoU In hand, and thnuffh ODDreclatlnff tbs dsnger ot assassination, he resolutely passed along the ironioi eacncircieano checked off tho numbers on ths tags. Many of tbe rascals, with Impudenl drunken leers, shook tha tags in bis face, and one follow refused to show bis. Passing the mutineer for tha time be ing tbe lieutenant concluded the chock ing process. He was now confronted by a formldablo problem: either be must capture the drunken young savage or submit to the Indignity of seeing ths orders Intrusted to bim tor execution treated with contempt, of which ths Indians were sure to take advantage, taking it for a oonfosslon ot weakness. In this porpluxity be called up ths ordorly with the horses, and then turned to one of tbe most reliable oi the chief standing near, and made signs to him to bring up the young man and force bim to show bis tag. Ths young follow lounged up when bidden by tbe chief, but stood Immovable staring at tha represent ative of the Government with dri nken Insolence, Giving the orderly, who was still mounted, a fow words ot direction, the Lieutenant mounted his own horse as It to ride off, and at a signal the orderly, a fine old soldier, suddenly drew his revolver and covered the votinil savage, at the same time making an Im perious sign to bim to jump up beuinu tha officer. The old chief took in the Situation instantly, and seising the fel low under the arms, almost threw mm up on the croup of the horse behind the Lieutenant and so, coverod by ths steady pistol of the orderly, they rode off. The Indians were quick to appreci ate the defeat of the braggart, and the little procession of prisoner a.id captors was followod by yells, so reams and joer Ing laughter. The prisoner was safoly landed in the post guard-house, a sub stantial witness ot tha norva and cour age of a resolute officer over tho savage fury of tho Apache, Such oaptures wore not always made so successfully. A. few months later two soldiers ap proached to arrest a young follow who was seaU'd on tho ground wrappod in a blanket Quick as thought the Indian throw off tbe blanket, and by a loft snd right stroke with a knife killed ono lol dlor and severely wounded the other. No further trouble occurred at tha dally verification ot tha Indians. The young men who preferred war to steady rations quietly slipped away and were seen no more, and a correct estimate of the number ot tha bostllos was the re sult ot the counting process. General Wesley Merrltt U. 8. A., In 'arpr's Magailne. lt- ABOUT THE SUN-DEW. How a Queer riant Catches and De vour Small Insects, The sun-dew Is on Insect catcher. Borne have long, narrow leaves; others round ones. These sparkle In the sun Shlno os though covorod with raindrops or dew. It is a sweet sticky substance, by which insects ore caught Through a magnify glass the leaf will bo seen to be fringed around tbe edgo, and covered on tbiyipper surface with what has been called tentacles, because they seem like the arms ot certain seo animals, with which they rapture their prey. The leaf sags a little in tha middle, and when an insect Is glued fast by the sticky drop, every tentacle begins to curve over and fasten him more strongly. Tha movement 1 very slow, so slow that It takes frequently several hours for It to be complete. What is very remarkable about It it a fly alights on tha aide ot the leaf, or anywhere away from tbe center, the tentacle it touches bends over, carrying its prey with It to tha center of the leaf, and then all of the tentacles move toward the middle and clasp It The leaf then pours over it a liquid acid, which dis solves what is good for food, thus acting as does the gastric juloe in our stom achs. One full meal will last the plant nearly a week. It must hove the right kind of food, however. Vr. Dorwin fed a sun-dew on cheese, which mode it turn yellow and sickly, and it finally died with dspepslo. When a few drops of milk were poured en a leaf. It curved up around the edges, making the form more cup-like, while tho tentacles bent over to absorb It Another re markable thing has been noted; it a bit of meat Is divided, half ot it placed on the leaf and the other on some mo beclde it the piece on the leaf will re main fresh until digested, while that on the moss becomes polled. Portland Transcript A young couple of Brodysvllle, O., were married twice In two days, Tbey ran away from borne oa account ot tha objections of their parents, and were married by a 'squire at Aberdeen, U, but tearing the marriage was Illegal, they returned borne, tnd tbe next morn ing tbe ceremony wo again performed by a local 'squire . Tha most skillful amateur bull fighter la lieiteo Is tha son-la-law of Ua President ot tb Ee public SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. Tha application of hydraulic powe to the manufacture of iteel seamless boats is one of tha latest things In fcn gland. These boats are thought to be In very particular superior to those made of wood, and can be made at about tbs same cost -Engineers use kerosene to remove the scales which form n the Inside of boilers. The oil is poured into an empty boiler and the water then turned on. The oil, floatlngon tbe water, then comes in contact with tbe scales befora tbo water does. -The system of sinking shaft through quicksand and other water bearing atrata hy freezing tha soil with brine cooled by refrigerating machines is a practical success. The freezing ex tends thirteen feet each side of tbe ver tical pipes which are driven down to carry the fluid, and the froson material works like soft sandstone. Physicians In Italy, etc., believe malaria to consist of a fungus floating In the air and soaking In the water, and likely to enter the system In much larger quantities through tha water drank, than through the air breathed. Hence. In malarious dlstrlots all drink ing water should be boiled and then Al tered. Compound locomotives are to be the railway engine of tbe future, in the opinion of Mr. T. L'rquhart, of the Lon don Institution of Mechanical Engi neers. In competitive trials a com pound locomotive consumed 29 per cent less fuel than an ordinary locomotive running ander exactly the same condi tions, ' ' In a French village of about 400 In habitants, eleven of the aeventy-four deaths in eight years were from cancer. Dr. Arnaudet finds that six of tbe case of cancer were in a single neighborhood, among persons who nsed as a beverage cider diluted with . dark-colored water from the swampy ground, and that in five of the victims tha disease attacked tho stomach. These foots are given In suoDortof the vlow that canoer is con taglous, the swampy water seeming to have served as carrier of the contagion. A chemist of Bockemhelm, Onr- manv. has discovered a new alloy, which is said to resist the attack ot most acid and alkaline solutions. Itcontalni IS parts of copper, 9.34 parts of tin, 1.83 parts of lead and one part of antimony being, in fact a bronze with tha addi tion of a little lead and antimony. It is claimed that the alloy Is much better than ebonite vulcanite or porcolaln for vessels or fittings liable to be acted upon by chemicals. Considering all tha achievements oi sclenoo on this globe and among the colostlal spheres. It sootne strange thai there Is a part of tbls oartb not yet ex plored. In other words, we bave weighed tbe planets snd marked tbelr orbits, but we are unable to make a map of the world. It is Idle to Imagine that Arctic exploration will be abandoned. The quest for the North Pole will go on to the end of time, if not crowned with success. A very simple apparatus for obtain ing an eloetrlo spark la made by a Gor man pbyslulst Round the center of s common lamp chimney Is posted a atrip of tin foil, and another atrip from one end of the chimney to within a quartet Inch of this ring. Then a piece of silk is wrapped around a brush, and the In terlor ot the chimney Is rubbed briskly. In the dark a bright eleutrlo spark may bo seen to pass from one piece of tin foil to the other each time the brush is with drawn from the chimney. Many othei experiments con be tried with this op parotus. . 'CORN AS HUMAN FOOD. Efforts to be Mad to Introduce Mtli la European Markets, It will be difficult for tbe people of this country, whore corn Is such a popu lar article of diet to understand how limited Its consumption Is in the old world. Indoed, It is stated that during tho famine in Ireland, whon America sent to tho distressed Island ship-loads of supplies, nothing but tbe pangs of extreme hunger overcame the prejudice which existed In Ireland against corn as a source ot nutrition for tbe human stomach. It Is still held by tbe bettor class In Europe that corn Is unfit for food, and its wholosomoness is gravely dlsput hI. It would seem that by proper offort this mlsupprohonslon could be removed. The lectures and writings of scientific experts have failed to ac complish this result and a more con vlnclng method must be employed. It the people of tbe Old World knew how palatable and wholesome Indian oorn Is In all of tbe shapes In which It Is prepared for human consumption, tho foreign demand for that cereal would Increase to a degree that would quite remove all danger ot over-production in this country. Corn has tbe merit ot cheapness, it contains a very large percentage ot nutriment and being proof against the process of decay which renders other food commodities perish' able, It can be transported to tb utter most parts ot the earth and preserved tor any length of time. A comparison ot tbe stalwart corn-fed American with tbe underslxed Mongolian, who feed on rice, and with the degenerate Romans, who subsist upon macaroni, furnishes proof ot Its health-giving properties. All that Is required to popularise it Is to en fore It claims In a manner which will compel recognition. The moment Is ripe tor such an undertaking, and tbe Edinburgh fair furnishes tho oppor tunity. Hut there must be a departure from tb usual plan of display. The stomach as well os the eye must be enlisted. The proof of the pudding is In tb taste. In connection with the corn exhibit at Edinburgh there should be facilities tor cooking it In Its various popular forms, and thus it would be presented In a new light to the European public. The mere preparation of it in such ohspe would constitute a strong attraction, and cause it to be talked about far and wide. W.th tbe seductive flap-jap, the toothsome pone not to speak of mush and molae pudding to pleod for it Indian eora would soon be able to make it way ta the markots of Europe. The time 1 coming when America will find in lands beyond tbe sea an out let for Its surplus ot corn, and that day may be hastened by a well-directed stroke ot the enterprise and Ingenuity tor which the people ot this country are noted. It tha tolling millions ot tha old world can be Impressed by practical demonstration with tba merit ot In dian corn as food, and can b taught to aat it It will soon ceas to b aa artt el ot fuel la this country, and will pay a handsome profit to tba producer. Tba experiment oa tb plaa suggested is worthy ot a trial, aad It 1 believed that It would lasur satisfactory aad success ful results. Kioto City gtar. notes on osJuLATIQN' rarloa M Kfc IWrlbed Bf aad Navel Wrltan. Tber Is distinct literature of kiss ing, and a bright snd thoroughly sensi ble young womsn of tbls city bos a largo collection of notes snd clippings on this subject Allot tbe poets bsve written of kisses In a more or less amorous stylo. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, among scores oi others, bas tbe following: And I swasr by lb stars sna my soui .uu TbaUwIII bsv you snd bold you snd kiss Tboogb tb wbol world tnds Is the wsv." . . . I ,v,a HnV liia'inllll Tennyson bihk "if fruit In these words: "O, lov I O. Are I oae h drew With on long kiss my wbol soul through My Hps, at suullgl't urlnketb dew." Amlle Rives, now Mr Cbanlor. made some valuable additions to tbe kiss lit erature of tbe century, bbe bandied the sub'ect with freedom ana onginau- Kh showed that kissing was quite enjoyable In the brood bollwoy of the old mouse, through which tho sunlight streamed oskint os It was under any other circumstances; and to ber mind nothing could be more dellghtrut man a salutation of tbe Hps asweop tbe foot while the klssoe and kisser were sliding adown a haystack. Uerrick's poetic definition of the kiss Is masterly. It Is as follows: -It Is s erenlur born snd bred It, taeen tbe llns sll cherry red." "I will never kiss a man who Is not my relative," sold on East Side young tsdvtosterdav. "until neismy pronnsi-u husband. And even with engaged people I think there should be little of it 1 oo much kissing will surely result disas trously. It may be pleasant but my swoethesrt If I ever get one, wll not got a single kiss from .me until we ore engaged, ond then be win gotoniy single onus, sure enough. Ho shall hove no more than one k ss ot each meeting. Now, oftcr you think over this, I am sura you will agree with me." Drifting back to stage mssing, a goou anecdote may be related. Tho leaden in a olav were about to kiss eacn otner. The heroine rushed Into the arms ot the brave and true lover and, to all appear anccs, their lips met in one long, soul ful kiss. Then there- was o momentary lull. In which the occupants of theboxet caught this distinct whisper from thf loading lady: "Onions ana ocer again, as I live! This thing bad better stop, or IM kick." . Despite these sometimes unpleasant features, It will ever be the cherish ol every vigorous youngster of his race ond even tbe older youngster to vole the wish of some one, now dead and past kissing, who wished "That wonmnliiMM hsd but one rosy moutr To kiss them sll at one from north to south What an Intensity of bliss such oscu lotion wou'd lie! Hut oftcr oil, most ol us are sat sfled to take them ono at a time. Tbey last longer. Komas City Times. "THE EMERALD ISLE." Who Was tho Originator of This Synonym lor Inlaid. How many orators ond poets have been oredited with the authorship ot tb expression "The Emerald Isle' one of the most pootlo pet names for s beauti ful land It would bo difficult toonumer- ate. Writers of "Answers to Corre spondents" In journals ot high and low degree even In the oountry of Its blrtb have attributed it to Daniel O'Connoll, John Phllpot Curran, Tom Moore and Davis; the honor has boen accorded to Dr. Madden, to Thomas Francis Meagher snd to D'Arcy McGee; but to none of those does It rightfully bolong. It was. the Inspiration of an Irish poet and pa triot who, but little known among read ers on this side of the Atlantic was in many respects the equal of tbo best of these, ond os o lover ot his country in no sense tbe Inferior ot any. In 1815, ond on St Patrick's day, Dr. William Drennan wrote the preface to o little brochuro ot bis poems, In whlob be explained thst he bad furnished them to o young friend "just entering the printing business, to give him an occasion of showing the public bis pro gress in tbe typographic art" One of the poems, entitled "Erin," opens with this stoma: When Krln first rot from the dark swell Ing flood, God bli-tsed tticgrten Island; lie saw I was rod: The K ii eratd of Kumpe, It spsrkled, It shone. In the ring of tb wor d tb must precltm lone." Hut it is in the tenth stanza that occurs tbe expression with which this article Is headed: "Arm of Krlnt prove strong; but be gentle as brave, And.upll ted to s rlke. still be ready to ssve; Nor one felng tf vengeanoo pr. sum to ue file The esuse, or the men of the Kmersld Iile." To many who hove met with the ex pression for the first time in this poem, it bos seemed that it was here first used in print; but In a note the author, touch ing upon the poet's jealousy in regard to the priority of claim to an epithet likely to become popular, says: "'Iho Emerald Isle' was first used in o party song, written without the rancor of party, in tbe year 1795." To this be adds: "From the frequent use made of the term since that time he the author fondly hopes that It will gradually be come associated with the name ot his oountry, as descriptive of its prime natural beauty and it Inestimable value." And tb patriot-poet's fond wish was gratified years before he died. Once Week. THE BLACK SWAN. Tb Ora ee ful Water Hlrd I N Longer Kara A via. At one time the black swan was un known or regarded as a freak of nature. In the "Antiquary" Sir Walter Scott makes oneot his characters aa-: "What1 Is It my rare avis, my black swan?" Hut since tbe discovery and opening up ol the Australian continent it has beoomt mora common, for it is found in large flocks In the south ond westof Australia. On writer says tbat they bave become so abundant tbat he bas seen flocks o' them being driven In the street ol Sydney as it they were a flock of geese. Tbey are found to be very prolific and ar tamed with great ease, and It hat aot been found diffloult to keep and breed them In captivity, bat the experi ence) baa been tbat the Urn of theit breeding I uncertain, because the sea sons ar entirely reversed oa tb north era bait of the glob to what tbey are in tb southern hemisphere, Tb black swan Is mora slender la build thoa tbe common awaa and aot quite so larg la body. Tb plumage, aa a being white- Tb eye are bright red, a Is tb. beak, but th. latter baa a white Ua. Th feet ar black. Tha Toun of a Mi! rOMUsaa. whea hatched ar . v . j r- . i . SELLINQ HUMAN HAIR. ter Mmkpt the Crop Is Grown aad Bow It la Bought - In remote Swiss, German and Frencb Tillages traffic In human hair Is as rec ognised a portion of tha commerce as tb sale of butter and eggs, and is, U the young peasant girls, a very impor. tant matter. Tboy grow tbelr balr with a view to selling it Jut as their fathers and brothers grow tbelr corcols and raise their cattle for the same purpose. In many cases, whore tbey ore fortunate enough, to hove it of a good, marketable eolor and fine texture, they get for tbeli war more than tbelr mole rolotivei cauld hope to cleor ofter many yeors ol bard toll Tbe great drawback to tbo lucratlve- ness of halr-formlng la tne siownes oi growth and tbe fact that the some hood is rarely known to produce a remarkably fine crop twioe. An objection to It Is dislike, nstural In a woman, to pari with what is a nature-given ornament We may foel positive that in the dis tricts where hair is sold it is a proud distinction to be In constant possession of a good crop which 1 definitely under stood to be "not for sale," and which ar gues well for the amount of worldly goods enjoyed by its possessor. Here, where there is no recognised commercial value placed on luxuriant looks, it was a year or two ago quite fashionable to hav balr short and wavy, like a man's. There, howevor, the con solation bas to be administered in the shape of bard cash, and evon with that croat soler in their bands the peas ant hair-growers can seldom see their shorn tresses gathered up by the Indif ferent purchaser with equanimity. One village raarkot is hold every sec ond Friday and is attended by buyers from Paris only. Those wane aooui toe streot the village boasts but one long, t,lla fla o-lrla stand about In couples so thot they moy give eocn mv,- moral aunnort The business is transacted in a large room. The sellers, having bod their balr combed out and examined, wait for an oflor. If tb!s be satisfactory the buyer takes np a bright pair of shears fastened to bis waist and cuts the treasured tresses, papering and pocketing them quickly,, so tbat the denuded girl may see ss lit; tie of them as possible once they have passed out of ber possession. She then goes off and uses all the means she knows of to cultivate a new crop, which occasionally Is successful up to tbe third and even fourth transactions, though rarely Is the first bargain bet tered. The crop, however, Is capricious; occasionally a second growth and a third have been known to exceed the first in longth and fineness to a surprising de gree, though, If tbe color be fair and particularly of golden sheen, tbe second crop even is almost Invariably not satis factory in this one particular. Puroly whit hair, U long and nne. may be converted into a llttlo fortune by its possessor, supposing she be so minded. Albino women bave been known to obtain for a crop ot hair white as snow ond fine os spun silk the nice little sum of $750, which certainly would make hair-farming a remunerative occu pation, supposing that only two such crops could be raisod and disposed of in a Ufo-tlmo. It is said tbat the Frenob ex-Empress paid (200 an ounce tor balr to match her own, which was, In her you tb, that much- prized hue which is the same as virgin gold. The difficulty of exactly match ing hair Is muoh greater than might be supposed by the casual observer, who sees only the four colors known by hair experts as type-colors white, black, brown and blonde, bach of these pro duce numerous shades not less than sixteen of every type and the subtle difference in these shades of hair Is wonderfully perceptible, as those who have a little and want to match it spoed- lly find out Hair which is artificially colored to match Is most unsatisfactory, as the hue Is not stationary; Hair died on the head is a far from en viable possession, as It requires frequent redlpplngs, and its owner (the ways of hair dye being inscrutable) bas usually to disappear from social ken during the process. Not alone that fact but also that medical men declare softening of the brain to be brought on by the use of hair die, os well as diseases ot the eye, makes this a most undesirable practice. A fine head ot virgin-gold colored balr will bring from $200 to 8500, according to Its length and luxuriance, and to those who have It and are anxious to convert It Into bard cash it maybe pleasing to bear that there are orders in advance for all tbat can be produced ot this de scription for thr next 11 v years. Chatter. THE SALMO TRUTTA. A Enropeaa Game FUh to B Introduced Into American Water. The fly fishermen of the United States bave a now pleasure before them. fish not hitherto knojvn in America Is to oe introduced this year, and there every reason to believe that it will thrive and multiply wonderfully. The fish is the European sea t.-out sal mo trutta. a fish well known and abundant in England. hile the sea trout is a salt-water fish, It inhabit land-locked iresn waters and thrives there. Of its enaracteristicsas a game fish one writer, Mr. henneu, says: "There is no fish that swims whiob will rise so boldly at the fly, or which, wnen noouea, shows lor its size such In domitable pluck, such gallant and de termined courage. It Is the most game ami meniesoma usd. Known to Europe, or probably to the world." David Foster say also that the sea trout "exceeds for gameness and per- uuotiij every otner liriUSO Dsn. in the summer of 1889 an American angler who fished In Scoth waters for a time wrote a letter to Shootlmr ai Fishing telling what great larks be bad with the sea trout The editor of tha paper became so much interested In the fish through this letter that he deter mined to import the fish to this country. Accordingly he arranged with United etates r isb Commissioner McDonald to nave a supply or egg cared for at tha Craig Hrook station. Me. Mr. Mcdon ald choo-e this station because they war ( 1 1 .a a . . -.. u fur wawr, lavorabl condl- uua oi temperature at all seasons of the year, and natural conditions of food. Beeide-s, there are several streams la tb vicinity of the towns of Ellsworth, Bucksport etc., which empty directly Into salt water, whera the fish can b turned loose and find tho natural condl tlons needed for them. i b eggs will soon arrive. It wilL of I T T . , " U I ' P 7. V' . brought E$l n4 how th., ;rrowiBP.1".te flsb.rm.a o be lmpau.-nt-N. Y. Si BIO STEAM ENGINE. It Has n W Month Coder Ca tion and la a Sight Tb larg engine which bas bees t der construction at ths Fiahkill j:!" Ing machine works for the p,t months Is a great piece of work la iv Una of machinery, and to those h! y.slt tho establishment dally It Us w! der to behold. It stands just ini'doi the doors ot the main shop and it , tends in height through an openlnjoJ tbe second floor of tba building. Thee. glne Is of the Corliss type, snd Is for u,, Xew York Central & Hudson BiT(f Ballrosd Company, to be used in s gnu elevator in New York City. In Boa-- and weight it is tbe largest and flnett engine ever built at these work, it , similar to the monster Corliss enytM wblcb hundreds ot our citizens saw ru nlng In Machinery Hall at the Plilladel phla Centennial In 1870, though not large, and that was a beam engine, tni this Is known as a vertical condensing engine. To give our readers an Idea of whit this massive and beautiful engine Is, wt will give a description of it without going into minor details. Tbe cylinder Is set In the top ot two oast Iron frames, which are fastened la tbe bed plate, making the total height of engine 2t feet The base of tb engine occupies a floor space of only 13 feet by 8 feet The cylinder is 63 Inches in diameter and 4 inches in stroke; the casting of tb cylinder weighs alone over S tons. Tin steam pipe Is over U Inches In dlametei connecting the cylinder with the con denser, and the -plunger receives iu motion from a double beam, which U connected with the cross-head by meant of links. Tbe crank shaft Is a solid piece of wrought Iron 18 Inches In diam eter, 20 feet long, and weighs nearly I tons. Tne cranic pin is iu inches la diameter and 13 Inches long. The t, wheel Is made In four pieces in the fora of four bolt wheels; which when joined together, form sn immense wheel, 16 feet in diameter, 65 inches acrosi face and weighing altogether 85,000 pounds, For convenience of Inspecting the differ ent working ports ot tbe engine, It ii divided Into two ports or stories by cut Iron platforms, which are reached froo the floor of the engine room by cast trot stairways; the plotforms are supported by braces from the frames, and a roiling made of brass pipe, supported by wrought iron stanchions, forms o safe guard around the platforms, the hand rail or the stairway being made in ths tamo marnor. The motive power of tb engine is estimated at 1,000 bono power, and when completed It will weigh IN tons. When it is shipped to New York It will require five or six cars to carry It Fiahkill (N. Y.) Journal. EXPECTING TOO MUCH.' That What Many Irson Do When Tbey Engage a Fhytlelan. When you buy a ticket from any ol tbe leading railroad companies they eta not promise you, if they are truthful, that they will take you to New York Is time to catch the steamer to Europe. Many things might happen to delay thi train wreckage, Are, flood, tornado you might die yourself. A berth In on of the finest ocean steamers does not as sure you that you will land safo in Liv erpool, Queenstown or Havre, l ou con tract to bave your house built according to certain plans and specifications, tin house to be finished aad ready tor occu pancy on a certain date. Do you alwaji find it ready at ths promised time? When you occupy the bouse do not th windows often move with difficulty, th doors close badly, cracks appear in th plastering, tbe plumbing unsatlsfactorjT You find that the plans and specifica tions were not followed. You get on the cable car and pay your nickel, te ride a few blocks, or a few miles. Th cable breaks or the grip gives out and you are compelled to walk. In none ol these coses mentioned, and bundredi more could be cited, can you be assured that what you desire will be granted. There is nothing certain but death and taxes. Whon you call upon a physician, yos very often demand from him more than you would from the railroad company, the steamship company, the contractor, or anybody else. You often say, "Don tor, what will you take to cure me?" You may have been sick for many yean Your parents may have been delicate people and started you in life with In herited tendonclos to disease. You nut have Injured yourself by bad hablts yeu may refuse to correct these bad habits when pointed out Notwithstand ing these facts, you want to be "cured. No honest physician will promise yoa s "cure." He would not guarantee a con for a scratch of a pin, for men bave died from as trifling a matter as s acratch of a pin. Cure, formerly meant, "to cars for." He will do that Quads promise cures; the true physi cian never uses the word, except in iti sense "to car for." Remembering th Instances olted above the uncertainty of earthly things no intelligent pe"08 should ask a physician to guarantees cure; and it a so-called physician under takes to make such guarantee, every in telligent person should know that tb guarantor is a quack. Health Monitor, MYSTERIOUS MUSIC. Hearing "the Spirits 8ln(ln( Coder tb W ater" at Pas goala. It was late one evening in September, 1875, tbat I first heard tbe muslo of Pa cagoula. An old fisherman called m from tha house where I then was, te come down on tha river-bank and "hear tha spirits singing under the wjter. Full of eager curiosity, I readily obeyed tha summons, and, if what I heard can not be properly called muslo, it was cer tainly mysterious. From out of tha waters of tba river, apparently so4 forty feet from its shelving bsnk, rose a roaring, murmuring sound, which gradu ally increased in strength and voluxe unti; It bad reached its height when it as slowly descended. It "ver advanced or receded, but seemed always in tha aame spot; and. though I remained there soma time, it never ceased, but continued to rise snd fall in the manner that I bave indicated above. The reader may obtain a better idea ot tbe musio If he will place bis ear against a telegraph-pola, the timber of which, acting aa a sounding-board for the wires that ora ployed upon by the wind, give forth a strange, tremuloos sound, that Is an exact counterpart ' the "music of Pascagonla" with thU difference, however, that whereas tb music of tbe wires is very wsvering tremulous, that of the water rises sod A soldier, writln to bis affianced, ioa-Pnbtpltl. a. follows: "H.v T 'm Jw offectlonst