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EUGENE CITY GUARD. la I CAMPBELL. froprleter. EUGENE CITY. OREGON. (PUBLIC ART EXHIBITIONS. Use Gawd Dona fey Oh ef Tnaae to M, LmI-Afatnatil fur Sunday Opnlns Professor liaise v Q Ire, director of lb Bt Louis Art museum and of the ! tl:n prosperous village of Veion: Bow Thf Moved It. Here Is another of the stories which Value of old masters. the people of Tournaisis, In Belgium, ' piQuRES OP INTEREST TO THOSE toll at Uie expense 01 weir neibuuun uj Mark Twala's Story. A few yean airo the Band of Work era, or eome other church society, gave an entertainment in Hartford, and Mark was requested to tell a atory. He consented and a large audi ence was Die result. When he mount ed the platform be insisted that the gas be turned down low. Up on the atage stood Mr. Clemens, with a strong light from a reflector shining full in his face, while all the rest was darkness. He preseuted a weird spec tacle, with his hair standing up all over bis bead. In a deep, sepulchral voice he begun and said ho would tell the tale of "The Golden Arm." This an ar- ounir trirJ bad e of gold ; she died and tale tells bow a tillcialarm mat was buried, and ber father finally thought he would exhume her body and tukethe arm that he might sell it. Accordingly one durk. stormy nitrht be set out on his mission. All this w Utle Mark s voice kept c-rowing deep er and more sepulchral. The father dug up the body, obtained possession of uie coveted arm, and started back home. The wind was howling, the road was dark and gloomy, and the guilty pa rent nervous and very much frighten ed. Suddenly, above the mournful cry of the soughing wind, came a low, diurnal wail, sayings "Where's my golden arm I Where's my golden arm?" and glancing over his shoulder Uie terrified father saw the ghost of bis daughter, her good arm gesticulat ing wildly, pursuing him. lie ran on borne, and all the while came Uie wail of the child, savin?: "Where's mv golden arm! Upstairs he went this cry still ringing in his ears. Ue un dressed and timidly crept into bed. Out on the stairs, nearer, ever nearer, be beard the wail, and in terror lis tened to Uie patter of advancing foot steps. Suddenly the door was opened and the ghostly figure of his daughter advanced to his bedside, crying, "Where's my golden arm J The fa ther, frightened almost to insensi bility, covered up bis head in the blunkota, and Uie spook placed her band on Uie coverlets and cried, "Whore's my goldeo arm I" Just at this moment Mark gave a jump, spread out bis arms wildly, anu in a voice that could have been heard in' Massachusetts shrieked, "In hock, by jingo." At a meeting of the Band of Workers held a short time afterwards it was unanimously voted not to ask Mark Twain to tell any more stories. Minneapolis Tribune. . Top Mohoiai T. . , Pope Nicholas V (Thomas Faretv tucolli) was born at Vina in 1398. Edu- cated at Florence and Bologna, be fixed his residence at Uie latter city. of which ho subsequently became bishop by the appointment of 1 o jbugruuui iv, uunng me stormy period of the councils of Basol and Florence, and in the dilQcult nego tiations of the German and other churches which arose therefrom, he conducted himself with such abilitr and prudence that on the death of Lugemus IV tie was choson to suc ceed him on March 0, 1447. At this time the Anti rope Felix V still a t I Cm it niainuuneu uimBeii, aitliougn sup ported by a very small party. But Mctiolos V prevailed upon him to abdicate, and thus restore Uie peace vi uie cuurcn oy terminating the schism in 1449. In the judgment of the literary world, however, Uie great las V lies in the eminent service which be rendered to that revival of letter that date from Ins time. The comparative repose in which be found the world at his accession en abled him to employ for the discovery and coUoction of Uiose masterpieces of ancient learning measures which were practically beyond the resources of his predecessors. Ho dispatched agents to all the great editors of the east and west to purchase or copy every impor tant Greek and Latin manuscript. The number collected by Nicholus was about five thousand. He enlarged and improved the Koman university, lie remodeled and may have been said to have created the Vatican library. Eminent scholars from the east and west were invited to Homo, aud he en deavored to check the progress of the Turkish arms by arousing the Chris tian princes of Europe to an effort for the saving of Constantinople. But lNioholua did not live to see the fruits of Uio revival of letters which be had inaugurated, dying March 24, 1455, at the age of 57. l'hiludolphia Times. art department of Washington uni versity of the some city, was in town tbeothor day. Professor Ives baa devoted most of bis time and ef fort for the post dozen years to Uie ad Tancetnent of art interest in 8t Louis. and as a result Uie museum is the best arranged and most inlelliL'enUy con ducted institution of its kind In Uie country, and Uie art school is one of Uie most thorough. The art museum is a handsome stone structure at Lu cas place and Nineteenth street the fashionable residence center of Uie city and is one of the few buildings thoroughly adapted for its purposa While its collections thus fur are not large, they are intelligently formed. and every object shows not only a phase or inloresiinir niatoncal devol opraent, but is the best example obtain able for showing this. The museum has been chary in accepting miscelhv neoua gifts, aud has purchased with. uie greatest discrimination. The art school is equipped with one of Uie fin fMft vil Ifwfimifl nf lnuta in lliA flnnntiw and from it have come a number of artisU of ability. The school bos sent abroad several students, and has part ly supported them there. Baid Pro fessor Ives "We have quite a number of collec tions of fine pictures in BL Louis, but most or them contain almost exclus ively works by foreiirn artists. I bone. by a aeries of exhibitions of American pictures, to interest our people more in American art, I think that the best work of the American painters of today is equal to the best that is pro duced abroad in certain lines. I think that it only needs introduction to se cure appreciation, and I want to show bow sincere and strong much of it is. Our art museum is now beginning to be well appreciated, eince we be iron opening it to the public on Bunduys our attendance has increased on all days, and many persons have mani fested interest in it who for rears passed the building every day without having Builiciont curiosity to look in side. It is particularly gratifying to uio vuui uuwy wummgnien visit me museum on Bunduys. I generally man age to be there myself on Sunday At one Ume Uie morning of aboil day Uie male Inhabitants of Vezoo were discovered In a great state of par ley and perplexity in a field close by Uie village church They bad come out with a strong resolve to play ball, and hod discovered that Uie field wai wo narrow. "Ah," said Uie burgomaster, "here eomes Peter Corbeau, who made tlic mistake of studying to be a lawyer. He is wine in devices; he shall decide what we shah1 do. Master Corbeau looked over Uie situa tion. "There is nothing to do but tc move the church," be said. So the villagers all took off thcii jackets and tlirew them down in a heap and to determine how far they must push the church they measured the dis tance from the heap of jackets to the church and found it to be exactly too yards. Then they all braced Uiein selves against the church and pushed with might and main. Toward noon they stopped for rest and to gather strength for further punh big. But somebody now measured the distance from the pile of jackets and discovered that happily It was not nee essary to punh any more, because the measurement showed that the church bod been moved back ten yards. Then they fell to their game of bah and did not find out for some Ume that while they were hard at work pushing at the church a mischievous Inhabitant of Toumasis, who happened to pass, bad moved back the pile of jackets I Touth's Companion. II Kept aa Eye oa tha Plata. A special collection was announced for Uie duy in a Scotch church, but at the purse strings of the old furmen were known to be pretty tightly tied Uie collection was to be taken up in the old fashioned ladle after t ho delivery a stirring discourse on giving and the excellencies of the scheme In question About the middle of the sermon the WHO LOVE FINE PICTURES. Thai Awful Boy. For a Ume after the various drop-a-nickol-in-the slot machines were in troduced Uicy made honest returns for Uie chewing gum and various other articles which they supply for cash iu advance. One morning, however, an Inspector upon unlocking a machine at the New York end of the Brooklyn bridge, was ainoxcd to find that bis stock bad disupearcd without leaving Uie noceswry cash to balance ac counts. For some hours he was un able to explain the shortage, but his final conclusion was, Uiat an alert boy bad attached a siring to a coin wiUi a bole in it, and had Ashed through Uie slot until the box ceased to yield fur ther profits. For all that, however, Uiese ma chines pay large amounts monUily to those who are interested in them. They are, like the weighing machines, the property of a stock company, and gouUeniun who has invested a por tion of his money in Uiem tells me that they yield him a larger interest than he can get in any other way. New York News. aitornoous, and 1 enjoy directing their minister, happening to look out of the window, spied a cow wading about in the adjoining cornfield. Turning to word one of the side scats, where sat the owner of the corn, and presumably of the cow aim, he stopped bis sermon and sold : "Rub Stovleson. there's a coo wast yonder true Uie kirk up to the horns among yer corn. Ye'd better look aftor't at once." Up sprang Rub, seized bis Ions; haired luiu hat and stick, and made for the door, while the minister calmly took up the tliread of his discourse. As Rub reached the door the minister stopped again and song out: "By the by, Rub, ye'll better Jist leave the collecUdn wi Uie beadle In case you dlnna get back again." It is confidently stated that the hullo profited more by Rub on that occasion tlnui it would otherwise hav done, and no wonder. Few, unless to tally bankrupt, would have had the hardihood to pass without drawing the purse alter such a hint Chicago Times, . attention to those thinirs which will suggest improvement in Uie clioractcr of Uie work they da Some of the men who became interested in the iron work from Nuromburg are now doing very clever work in the same direc tion. Others have studied the old car vings, and have gained a degree of artistic appreciation that Uiey have ap plied in their workmanship to their very decided advantage. But for the Sunday opening many of these men would have absolutely no opiiortunity for visiting the museum, and from the results that have becomo evident thus for Uie wisdom of Uie man has been demonstrated tome very clearly. I really think it is a public misfortune mat any audi museum in the country is kept closed oil Sundays. To the great museums of I ranco, so much re sorted to by the working people on Bunduys. is due much of that artistic quality that you find in almost every arUcle of French production even for uie commonest uses. The same op portunities openod for our own in telligent, quick witted people would very soon influence the character of the work produced here." New York btor. Wadding Face. Bald a well known clorgyman Uie other dayt "I think the clergy have too much to say about the smallness of some of their wedding fees. There is no earthly reason, in the first place, why a clergyman should receive any foe for his services on such an occasion. If fees are to be (riven at all. they would be much more appropriate when a clergy man is asked to ofliciate at a funeral, which In some cases may consume sov era! hours of his time. But, granting Uiat a wedding fee is allowable, my ex perience is thut such fees are as a rule too large rather than too smalL I have oUlclatod at the weddings of a groat many mechanics and working-men. and and in a large majority of Instances Uie grooms have given me 110. Some of Uiein have given $15 and even $20. Now, the lowest of these sums is out of all proportion to the average Income or a mechanic it is much more than they can afford for a service which a Christian minister should be glad to ren der for nothing.- And in my own prac tice I have always returned the foe in such cases, unless the groom was so fool ishly proud as to refuse it. But In dome- so I admit that 1 am running counter to me almost universal custom of the clergy. My own personal opinion Is that In an age like this, when the world is so ready to find fault with the clergy, It would be wiso to abolish wedding fees entirely. At tho same time I do not as sume to decide the matter for any one out myseir. mew York Tribune. A Kovel Point ef VUw. In a German military town a party of friends were seated round a table drinking beer and giving expression to their admiration for the perform ances of Joseph Joachim, Uie eminent violinist who bad lately visited Uie city professionally. The enthusiasm waxed greater and greater till it was finally interrupted by the trumpeter of a cavalry regiment, who remarked) "All very fine, no doubt, but just put him on a horse and Uien see what he can da" New York Commercial Advertiser. I'lwtiifiirf have )nvn rvUhltHhed a fiuodwin, Stevens rountv, Wash., Tho to!win, IMWtnifiHtrr, sin) st Kettle Falls M-veiin county, II. 1. liiishnell, Jmt-inapter. V Both Bands. Recently, from my close attention In many years' capacity at the circuit court, I have been Buffering from partial or In- clplont paralysis of the right hand, or wnat is otherwise known as pen paraly sis, the result, of course, of constant writing with that hand. With so little, use of that member, I era beginning to maxe my lurt band very useful, and I find it Is a much more important feature than we usually Imagine. 1 think the bsblt of cultivating Die service of Uie left hand should be more general and taught from early childhood; In that way Uie flexibility would be established and Uie right hand saved from the great train upon it. It is not at all necessary to be what is termed "loft handed" to be enabled to use thut hand. I show one young lady artist m ho la not at all so, yet who can use the loft hand as well aa Uie right perfectly by cultivation. She can draw with the left hand as easily as she can with the right one, turned to ward Uie right. My case should be a warning to writers especially, not to leave all strain to one baud, but to cul tivate Uie service of the other, or at least its assistance. I now have to do much of my writing with my U ft, and accom plish it quite as well as with the right, and I am by no means "left handed." St. Louis Globe-Democrat Tk WaUsaal ratlin. Jackson I'm going to start a new paper, and I think 1 11 call it The Um brella. Merritt Whyl Jackson Because everybody who tees it will take It, Herri tt Tea, people would take it but thay wouldn't pay tor H-West Plantation Philosophy. It's nachul ilut de higher we gits In dis life de mo' trouble we bos. De taller de tree grows de mo' its shuck by de wiu'. De bigges' an' bealthW chile mighty often doan' grow up tor ermount ter Detain'. De bigges' an' mo' pronusin' wheat sometimes runs ter straw. I has knowed many er thief dat could dis count er bones' man in ptittiu' up er straight una. 1 slut iicljer yet seed er baby dat could cry any mo' pityful den er painter ken. "1 bope I lias 'liition, but I doan' know" I bab beam folks say; but I nobor beam er man say, "I holies I has money, but I doan' know." Dat sorter 'ligion dat yer hopes vers got, out uoair know, ami gwine tor do yer no mo' g(xxl don dor money what yer hopes yer's got, but doan' know. hi I wux axed tor put er estermate on how much er man Is wuth ter dis yere worl' I would fust try to flue out bow much be thinks o' his mother. Er man may be good tor bis wife an' kine tor bis chillun. but ef be aiut good to do olo 'oman dat give him part o' ber lire an' rust larned him tor walk toward de success what he bab reached, he aiut de right sunur pusson. Arkansaw Traveler. A Foreigner's Mistake, Distinguished Foreigner Yes. I have trav eled a great deal in this country and I cannot help wondering why your government does not catch these train rubbers aud lock tbem up. American Have you met train robbers! "l'leuty of them; they're everywhere, it seems 10 nio, out i must say they are very pomo tor uiguwaymen. "rolltor "Very; and I notice, too. that ther ara all colored men." "Oh, those are not train robbers; those are porters. Umaba World. A Cook's Blunder. Omaha Dame Jane, our euest Mr. n Iluuter, complains that you chouned un his uwvjr aucss i or sinaung. now cook It wasutfor kindling, mum. I thought they was a pair of chickens your husband sent home, an' I was trvin' to cut tbem, mum. "Of all things! Where was it voa said vou worked before you came hereP "At Mrs. De Ktvletboardiiur Omaha World. , Rrfrevhlng Ber Memory. "I am so clad yon came In. Mr. Wahuh said Mias Croexy, brightly; "mamma and I were trnne to recall a curtain nofi rerhaps you can kindly coma to our assist anee. uii urst nam Is WalUr." "Beottr suggested Mr, Wabash. "No, not Scutt; It begins with 'W.' " hitman, possibly; Walter Whitmanl" to, jes, Uiat Is It Walter Whitn,. Thanks, aw fully ,'-Tba Epoch. Tha Small! Editor. At one time about 1SS.1 Th ri. West (Fla.) Democrat was under Uie editorial management of Uie smallest man who has ever used the pencil and paste "to cive to airy nothinca a local habitation and a name" Mr. A K Sawyer, better known as Gen. Saw. ver, although Gen. Shorter would be far more appropriate. On the begin ning of Mr. Sawyer's connection with the Democrat he was 23 years old, 30 inches high and weighed 39 pounds. Dwarf in body, but giant in miud, this prodigy dictated the politic of Uie southern end of the Florida peninsula for years, and when be did at last re sign bis position in favor of a larger, but not better man. it was not because bis fountain of bright Democratio ideas had run dry, but because be bad been tendered a more lucrative posi tion at Uie head of a large wholesale house. A remarkable personam, in deed, is Sawyer, the midget politician. J. W. Wrifht InSt LouiaKcpubbe, Anarlcant Not So Easily Honbanr a Thay Onr Wars Tha Hlfh and Low Water llarai of turn oat Palntan Ms rlllo'a Bans '"m SIS Wi ISd.OOe. The value of pictures has been very considerably disturbed by the revelations recently made. It has thrown suspicion upon the method of sale by auction, which has heretofore been so popular, and suggests the possibility that more than one of the great picture sales of re cent years have been In a measure "cooked" affairs, In which prlcee have been made to rise to a height by no mean in accord with the actual state of the market Americans have not shown quite the some taste for "old masters" as have the people of other countries. Once they reverenced them on account of their age and crave high prices for their pictures. But they were innocent then, and when they awoke to the fact that most of the old masters which they owned were bo gus, they made baste to rid themselves of the same Since then Americans have had little to do with this class of pictures. Now, however, they are beginning again to buy them. BIO AND LITTLE OEMS. Following are some extreme and some average prices or the pictures or men whose names are mentioned: Jan Van Eyck An adoration of Uie magi In the North wick sale in 1859 fetched $2,100. Van Eyck's works are scarce and much sought after. The pict ure mentioned must have been an excel lent example, for another picture of the same subject was sold in Cologne in 1863 for a little more than $500. Only the best or his pictures have sold for more than 300 or $300. Ouercino His finest works In the Lou vre are valued at 14,000, 3,000 and $6,000, the "Martyr of St Peter at Mo dena" being considered worth $9,000. Nearly every gallery in Europe has some specimen of his work. During the last century the highest price obtained at auction has been $2,400. Small heads and less significant works have sold as COLONELQUARITCIIVX By E. BIDES HAGGAED, And so Edward bade bis estimable parent farewell, and departed. Nor hi truth did lis require any admonition from Mr. Coasey, senior, to maka bitn anxious to do CoL Quar itch an ill turn if the opportunity should serva. Mm Juet, in her numerous affection sta let tors, had more than ouca, possibly for reasons of ber own, given bun a full and vivid resume of tba local gossip about the colonel sin! lda,wbo were, she said, according to common report, tngagad to be married. Now, absence bad not by any means eooled Edward's devotion to Miss de la Molls, which was a sincere ous enough in Its own way. On the contrary, the louger be was sway from ber the more his (nation grew, and with it a vigorous undergrowth of jealousy. lie bad, It is true, Ida's implied promise that she would marry bim, if be chouse to ask ber; but on this he put no great reliance. Heno bis hurry to return to Boisinglmm. Leaving London by an afternoon train, be reached Bouiuguam about half past fl, and In pursuance of an arrangement already made, went to dine with the Quests, When bs reached the bouse he found Belle aloue in the drawiue room, for ber husband, bavins: I . in I..... ..Ml Alnr.. n... Wl l.V ,U WW, WIU V.ll, UJWM.IJg, UUI MV wbat to bis relief be bad no opportunity of private conversation with ber, for a servant was in the room, attending to the Ore, which would uot burn. The dinner passed off quietly enough, though there was an ominous look about the lady's face which be, being familiar with these signs of the feminine weather, did not altogether like. After din ner, however, Mr. Quest excused himself, laying that be bad promised to attend a local concert in aid of the funds for the restora tion of the damaged pinnacle of the parish church, and he was left alone with the lady. Then it was that all ber pent up passion broke out She overwhelmed him with ber affection, she told him that ber life had been s blauk while be was away, she reproached bim with the scarcity and coldness of bis letters, and generally weut on In a way with which be was but too well accustomed, and if the truth mutt be told, heartily tired. 11 is mood was an irritable one, aud to-night the whole thing wearied bim beyond bearing. "Come, Belle," be said, at hut, "for good ness sake be a little more rational. You are getting too old for this sort of tomfoolery, anguish to one of the opposite sex ever do quite realist this, ihey, not unnaturally, measure the trouble by the depth of their own, and are therefore very apt to eome to erroneous conclusions, ui course, we are now peaking of cases where all the real pass loo is on one side, and Indifference or compara tive Indifference on the other; for where it Is mutual the grief will In natures of equal depth be mutual also. At any rate, Edward Coasey was quite sensitive enough to feel the parting with Mrs. .Quest acutely, and perhaps be felt the manner of it even more than the fact of the separation. Then came another considera tion. 1 He was, it is true, free from bis en tanglement, which was in itself an enormous relief, but the freedom was of a conditional nature. Belle bad threatened trouble in the most decisive tones should be attempt to carry out bis secret purpose, which she bad not been slow to divine, or marrying ids. Prom some occult reason, at least to bim it seemed occult, the Idea of this alliance was peculiarly distasteful to ber, though no doubt the true explanation was that she believed, end not inaccurately, that It was in order to bring It about that be was bent upon desert ing ber. The question with bim was, would she or would she not attempt to put ber threat Into execution! It certainly seemed to him difficult to Imagine what steps she could take to that eud, seeing that any such steps would necessarily involve ber own ex posure, and that too wbon there was nothing to gain, and when all hopes of thereby secur ing bim for herself had passed sway. Ior did be seriously believe that she would attempt anything of the sort It is one thing for a woman to make such threats in the acute agony of ber Jealousy and quite an other for ber to carry tbem but in cold blood. Looking at the matter from a man's point of view, it seemed to bim extremely improbable that when the occasion came she would attempt such a move, tie forgot bow much more violently, when once it has taken possession of ber being, the storm of passion sweeps through sucb a woman's heart than through a man's, and bow utterly reckless to all consequence tbe former sometimes be comes. For there are women for whom all things melt in that white, heat of anguished Jealousy bouor, duty, conscience, and tbe restraint of religion, and of these Belle Quest was one. But of this be was not aware, and though be recognised a risk, be saw In it nosufllcient reason to make him r.ay bis bond. For day by day tbe strong desire to make Ida bis wife bad grown upon him, till at hut it possessed I him body and souL For a long while the a in iu'. i.i i'.i ...... ,ur ui in to ia.. for his day's shooting, , bv '"f cartridges, and In due vonZ "'hm tba castle, to And Uenrgt and . midons, In th .ha,, of , "'"si already standing In the ymi ihr r iw, ooionel, I He i, h in end bave a glass of iomeibl,V ""Uft tart" said Georce: so J not to "have . glass f .o,,, i the cbanea of awinz hln i.. . be found tbe old gentleman bu,n.,"IR''i in writing an enorinoui letter. iiaiioo, coionel," be hall --i KBiuug up, -gioo to see voa p. ' ' a few moments, will yonl l ... . ( off my mind. Hero, (da I u. eitt ill you i lero. hni i.i... shouted, "here' Col. Quaritch 'Ur "Uood gracious, futiier," mij th lady, arriving in a bui-ry, -you uUt tbe bouse down," aud then she turn J"1 and 'greeted Harold. It wu tbVg that they bad met liuce the eventful described a chapter or two hac k J""'"! ion might lie coushlei-ed a liuu . t at any rule he felt it so. lww "How do you do, CoL Quarltchrih. quite .imply, giving ,m hln,w,H Wft I' mi It new n She sprung up and faced him, ber eyes IDWQ( D,u smoiaering in nil Dreast, ana Bashing and her breast heaving with Jealous soger. "Hunt do you meanr she said. "Are you tired of mef "I did not lay that" be answered, "but as you bave started tbe subject 1 must tell you that I think all this has gone far enough. low as $10. A few single fiirure paintings Unless it is stopped. 1 believe we shall both bave been sold at from $.0 to $230. be ruined. 1 am sure that your busbaud is Hans Holbein Ilia works are abund- becoming suspicious, and as I bave told you antly represented in foreiitn galleries. ,Saiu auJ "6ttlo " ono the business gets to Thoueh one of tha ereatest German my rather sears, he will fiisinbent ma- painters his pictures have never brought large prices at public sale. A portrait of a lady was sold in 18o0 for about $2,000; other portraits in recent years have rarely exceeded $200. Guldo Reni-IIis "Rape of Helen" In the Louvre has been assessed at $3,000. His works are in all the European gal leries. They have seldom sold for more than $2,060. A "St John" was sold in 1853 for $3,400. David Teniers More of his pictures than those of any other painter have been sold publicly. He Is extensively copied and imitated, but of a list of about 830 different sales of his pictures Uie highest price ever brought for any one was $3,000 paid in tho Von Sasseniren sole, in 1832, for a painting called "The Five Senses." UURILLO AND RUBENS. Murillo The greatest of the Spanish sehool in point of value. There are nine of his pictures in the Louvre. Tbe most celebrated of these is the "Immaculate Conception," for which tbe French gov ernment paid $123,000. This Is far In excess of all the others, which are rated worth everywhere from $1,000 to $12. 000, at which figure the "Holy Family" has been appraised. His pictures figure in all tbe principal museums of Europe. and bave often sold at auction at very high prices. There were no less than fourteen of his pictures in the famous Soult collection, to which the Louvre's "Immaculate Conception" belonged. The "Flight into Egypt" broucht $10,000: the "Jesus and St John as Children." J 12.. 000; tbe "St Peter Bound," $30,000; Uie "Miracle of San Dieco." 117.000: a Brigand Stopping a Monk." tS.OOO. The rest of the pictures of the collection sold for from $1,000 to $3,000. The price brought by the "Immaculate Concen- tion" was the largest ever paid for a pictureat the time. It is doubtful wheth er it would now realize an equal sum, as Murillo's work has not increased In estimation, while new standards of tastes have taken possession of picture buyers, A large painting of Uie very same subject in Uie Ear d ley collection was put up at auction in 1800, but was withdrawn in de fault of a bid of $45,00a Since the Soult sale many of his works have been publicly sold. The Empress Eugenie gave the largest price brought by any of his other pictures. She paid $8,000 for a "Sleep of the Infant Jesus" at the Patureau sale In 1837. Many of his works were sold in Uie Aguado collection in 1843. They ranged from $18 to $3,000. at which sum one of bis Annunciations was disposed of. One of his pictures fl cured in the Aspinwall sale here a few years ago, but was without a buyer. It was subse quently taken to London, where, after long negotiations, it was sold, presuma- oiy at no very great price. KUDens, being the wince of painters. his pictures have naturally commanded very great prices. The fact Uiat be worked much through his assistants has. however, made a treat difference in their value. His works in the Louvre are estimated at $20,000, $30,000 and $40,000, some of the famous series in the life of Mary of Medicia being valued at $00,000, His single portraits are worth bout $2,000 to 13.000. Tbe famous Chapeau de Pallia," one of Uie most beautiful portraits ever painted, was sold in 1829 for about $13,000. Few of bis best works bave sold during Uie present eentary. The highest price brought at publio sale at any time was for an in terior with portrait of Uie family of Bal thazar, which brought $36,000 at tbe Eardley sale in 1800. Some of his por traits have, nevertheless, sold for no more than $100. New York Commercial Advertiser. Belle stood quite still till bs bod flultbed. Bhe bad assumed ber favorite attitude, sud crossed ber arms behind ber back, and ber sweet childish face was calm and very white. "What is tbe good of making excuses and telling me what is not true, Ed ward r"kbe tbe tale that be now beard, to tbe effect that CoL Quaritch had been beforehand with him, bod blown it to a flame. Ida was ever present in bis thoughts, even at night be could not be rid of ber, for, when be slept, ber vision, dark eyed and beautiful, came stealing down bis dreams. 8he was bis heaven, and if by any ladder known to man be might climb thereto, thither be would climb. And so he set bis teeth and vowed that, Mrs, Quest or no Mrs. Quest, be would set bis fortune upon tbe hazard of the die, ay, and win it even if be loaded the dice. While be was still tbiuking thus, standing at bis window and gazing out on to tbe market place of tbe quiet tittle town, bo sud denly saw Ida herself driving up in ber pony said. "One never bears a man who loves a I carriage. It was a wet and windy day, and Bints aa Sleeping It is a rood thine to have a room well ventilated ; but ventilation is not all Uiat is to be desired. Tba tired feeling in the morninir may be due to an over weight of bed covering. It may De due to malarial poison or to over exertion during tbe day. Try another sleeping room one atory high er, if possible. Hard, dry rubbing wiia a large Turkisn towel, just De fore going to bed, has an excellent ef fect Rhubarb is wholesome when it ripe and well cooked, but it is not right to eat too freely of it New York; Telegram. woman talk like that; prudence comes with weariness, and men grow virtuous wheu there Is nothing more to gain. Vou are tired of me. 1 havs seen it a long time, but like a poor blind fool I bave tried not to be lieve it It is not a great reward to a woman who has given ber whole life to a mau, but perhaps it is as much as she can expect for I do uot wutit to be unjust to you. 1 am the most to blame, because we need never take a false step except of our own free wilL" "Well, well," be said, Impatiently, "what of ur "Only this, Edward. I bave still a little pride left and If you are tired of me, why -(to-" He tried hard to prevent it but do what be would, a look of relief struggled into his face, bhe saw it, and it made her wild with Jealous anger. "You need not look so happy, Edward; it is scarcely decent; and, besides, you have not heard all that 1 bave to say. 1 know what all thu arises from. You are In love with Ida de la Molle. Now there 1 draw tbe Una You may leave ma if you like, but you (hall not marry Ida while I am alive to prevent It That is more than 1 can bear. Besides, like a wise woman, tbe bas fallen in love with CoL Quaritch, who is worth two of you, Edward Coasey." "I do not lielieva It" be answered, "and what right have you tossy that I am in love with M iks do la llollol Aud if 1 am in love with her, how cun you prevent me from marrying her if 1 chooser "Try, aii'l you will see," she answered, with a little laugh. "And now, as tu curtain has dropped, and it Is all over between us, why, tbe best thing thut we can do is to put out tbe lights aud go to bad," and she laughed again and courtesled with n nch assumed playfulness. "Uood night Mr. Coasey; good night and good-by." He beld out his band. "Come, Belle," be aid, "don't let us part like this" She shook ber head, and once more put her arms behind ber. "No," she answered, "I will not take your band. Of my own free will I will never touch it again, for to me it is like the band of the dead. Good-by, once mora, good hy to you, Edward, and to all the happiness that 1 ever bad. 1 built up all my life upon my lova for you, and you bave shattered it like glass. 1 do not reproach you; you have followed after your uature and I must follow mine, and iu time all things will come right in tbe grave. 1 shall not trouble you any mora, provided that you do not try to marry Ida, for that 1 will not bear. And now go, for I am very tired," . and turning she rang the bell tor the servant to (how him out In another minute be was gone. She list- eued till she beard tbe front door close behind him, and then she gave way to ber grief, and flinging herself upon tha sofa, covered ber face with her bands and sobbed and moaned bitterly, weeping for the past and weeninir. too, for tha long desolate yean tlet were to coma Poor woman I do not let us judge ber too oaraiy, lor waste ver was the measure of her sin, it had assuredly found her out as our sins always do flud us out in the end. She bad loved this man with a passion which has no parallel in the hearts of well ordered and well brought up women. She had never really lived till this fatal passion took pos session of bar, and now that lu object bad deserted ber, her heart felt as though it had died within ber. In that short half hour she suffered more than many women do in their whole lives; but the paroxysm passed, and ha rose pale and trembling, with set teeth and blazing eyes. "He bad better be careful," she said to herself; "ha may go, but If he tries to marry Ida 1 will keep my word yea, for ber sake as well as bis." When Edward Conwy came to consider the position, which be did earioutlv m th. following morning, be did not Bod It very satisfactory. To begin with, be was not alto gether a heartless man, and such a soane as that which be had passed through oa tbe previous evening was In iter If quit enough to upset bis nerves. At one tima, at any rata, be had been much attached to Mrs, Quest; be bad never borne ber any violent affection tliat bad all been on ber side; bat still be bad beeu fond of ber. and If be could have done so, would probably have married bar. Evaa now be waa attached to bar, and would hare been glad to remain ber friend If the would bave allowed it But then casta tbe tima when her heroics eomnwoosd to weary him, end ha on his side began to tall in lova with Ida da la Molle, and aa bs draw back so she came forward, till at kngth be was wore out end things culminated as bas bean described. He waa sorry tor ber too, knowing bow deeply sbe waa attached to him, though It is probable that be did not in tba heat realise tha extent to which she suffered, fur ncthar men nor wocnea who bavs tnteobonaily or otherwise base tbe cause of iataossmautaj the rain was on ber cheek, and tbe wind tossed a little look of ber brown hair. The cqb was pulling, and ber proud face was set as sbe concentrated her energies upon hold ing him. Never to Edward Cossey bad sbe looked more beaut if uL His heart beat fast at the sight of ber, anl whatever doubts might bave lingered in bis mind, vanished. Yes, he would claim ber promise and marry her. Presently tbe pony carriage pulled up at his door, and tbe boy who was sitting be hind got down and rang the bell tie stepped back from tbe window, wondering what It could be. "Will you please give that note to Mr. Coasey," said Ida, as tbe door opened, "and ask bim go send an answer I" and sbe was gone. Tbe note was from the squire, sealed with bit big seal (the squire always sealed his let ters in tbe old fashioned way), and contained an Invitation to himself to shoot on tbe mor row. "George wants me to de a little par tridge driving," it ended, "and to brush through one or two of the small covers. There will only be CoL Quaritch beside your- seu ana ueorge, but I bope that you will have a fair rough day. If I don't bear from you, I shall suppose that yon are coming, so aon i trounie to write." was nothing iu the words, and m tl, that be was very welcome. man really loves a man there it aboiiu!"' atmosphere of softness and tender nZ," which canuot be miktaken. Hnn,..i lH only perceptible to tho favored in,n?,?" himself, but more generally i, to he di by any person of ordmarv l.)dta!t,? very short course of obwl.-athm iS ill , . "'"iien.i.i wnj wiu uuuvinca mo rcoiier of th. iJ tico of till, ohsvrvation, and wl,i.0LJ gets to know the signs of the wenthwi?J! ' probably light upon mors ulfuin af heart than wera avm. ,.,.,... . r " gallon. . " ,urnl,"v This softness, or atmoiplierle Influeno. ubdued glow of affection raUiatini llirlit within, wn. ,.l..iu . "K'Wli --o , ij ciiuuZD VI, !. WhiU kt was ef iti OulrUm ud. yes, i wtu go," said Edward. "Con found that Quaritch. At any rate 1 can show bim how to hoot and what is more, I will " wis wm oim about my aunt' CHAPTER XX TBI COLOKtX GOES OCT BHOOTMO. The next rnorning was line and stllL ona of those lovely autumn days of which we gat iu course or a season. After ureasiasi naroid Quaritch itrolled down hi garden, stood himself against a Rata to tbe right of Desd Man's Mount and looked at tuaanoe. au aoout him, their foliage yel- ' ran, were the giant oaks, which were the pride of the country side, and so quiet was tbe air that note leaf upon them stirred. Tba only sounds that reached his ears were tbe tappings of tbe nut hatches ""7 sougnt meir rood in the rough cran nies of the bark and tbe occasional falling of rigunpa acorn from Its lofty place on to ... jraaiueneain. The sunshine shone bright but with a chastened beat the squir rels scrambled op the oaks, and high in tbe blue air, tbe rooks pursued their path. It was a beautiful morning, for summer Is never more swart than on iu death lied, and yet it niled him with solemn thoughts. How manv autumn, had those old trees seen and bow many would they still lea long after hi eyes bad lost their sight And if they were old. bow old was tbe Dead Manl Mount there to his left Old, indeed I for be bad discovered It was mentioned in Doomsday Book, and by Uiat name. And what waait-a boundary biU, a natural formation, or. aa lu name im plied, a funeral barrowl He bad half a mind todig one day end And out, that is If he eould get anybody to dig for bim, for th psopla about Hon ham were so flrmly con vinced that Dead Mans Mount wu haunted, a reputation which It had owned from tima Imnwmorial, that nothing would bava tsar. H. eooiamplated the (rami mound care, rutty without ooming to any oooclmln., Ua looked at his watch. ItmJZsZtUt Ida that morning, and ceruiulv it m..i. frieud tbe colonel unspeakably m "Are you fond of suootlngr ibt ui., presently. "Yes, very, and have been dl r.iy ;f.. "Are you a good botr' she .-.iiU vai ' "1 call that a rude question," at tmmi uniting. "Yes, it is, but 1 want to know " "Well," said Hurold, "I suppose that I im pretty fair, that is at rough shooting never had much practice at driven birds iu that kind of sport" "1 am glad of that" ' "Why, it does not much matter. Omb out shooting for the sport of the thing" "Yes, know, but Mr Edward Cue. end sbe shrunk vmibly as the uttered tk name, "is doming, and ho is s very good ito and very oouceite.1 about iu 1 nam ton to beat bim if you cau will you tryr "Well," said Harold, "1 don't at all liki hooting against a man. It is not iporuou. like, you kuow; and, besides, if Mr. Cowj is a crack bot, 1 dare say that I shall teni where; but 1 will shoot as well as 1 caa." "Do you know, it is very feminine, but I would give anything to see you beat bior and she nodded and laulit-d, Wiereupoc Hurold Quaritch vowed in hm beart that if u in him lay he would not disappoint ber. At that moment Edward Cossey fast trot ting horse drew up ut tbe dour with a pro. digious crunching of gravel, and Edirsnl himself entered, looking very Un.Iso.ue mj very paid. Ho was admirably Unsked, that to say, bit shooting clothes were lauu ijlly muds and ..very new lookm-, and at were bis boots, and so was bis hat, and a were bia bammerless guns, of which ha brought a pair. There exists s certain elaa of sporUmen who appear to bave Just waits out of a sporting tailor's shop, and to this class Edward Cossey belonged. Ererythlnf aoout mm was or tne Dest and newest and most expensive kind possible; even bit giua were just down from a famous maker, and the best that could be had for love or ruoner, bhving cost exactly a hundred and forty guineas tbe pair. Indeed, be presented a curious contrast to bis rival Tbe colonel had certainly nothing new looking about bim, an old tweed coat an old bat, with a piece of gut still twined round (t, a nadir frayed bag full of brown cartridge, and, Ia4 of all, an old gun with all the brown worn off the barrels, original cost 1? lUs And J there was no possibility of making any mis take as to which of the two looked mora of a gcsitleman, or, indeed, more of a surtsnua Edward Cossey shook bands with Ida, but when tbe colonel was advancing to give bim bi baud be turned and spoke to tbe squire, who bad at length finished hit letter, to that no greeting passed between tbem. At the time Harold did not know If tbis move wit or was not accideutaL Presently they started, Edward Cossey at tended by bis man with the second gua "Halloo! Cossey," sung out tbe squire sfter bim, "it isn't much use yocr bringing t guns for this aort of work, i don't fmr'i much here, you know, at least not now. Y.a will only get a few cock pheasants and a (c brace of partridges." "Ob, thank you," be answered, "1 always like to bave a second gun In case 1 should want it it's no trouble, you know. "All right" said tbe squire, "Ida and I will come down with tbe luncheon to tba pinny. Good-by." After crossing tbe moat Edward Coawjr walked by bimself, followed by bis man and a very fine retriever, and tbe colonel talked to George, who was informing bim that Mr. Cossey was a "pretty shot be was, but rather snappy over It" till they cams to a field of white turnips, Into tbe details of tbe sport that followed we need not enter, beyond saying that tba colonel, to bis huge delight never sbot better In bis life. Indeed, witb the exception ol one rabbit end a hen pheasant that flopped up right beneath bii feet be scarcely missed, though be took tbe shou as tbey cam Edward Cossey also shot welL and with one exception missed uotbing, but then he never took a difficult shot if he could avoid it The exception was a woodcock which row is front of George, who was walking down so outside belt witb the beaters. He bad two barrela at it and missed It. and on it carat among the tree tops, passed where Edwsrd Cossey waa standing, about half way dowi tbe belt giving bim a difficult chance with the first barrel and a clear one witb the second. Bang! bang! and on came the wood cock, flying low. but at a tremendous speed, straight at tbe colonel's bead, a most puzzling thot However, be fired, and to bia joy (anil what Joy is thare like to tba joy of a sports man who bas just killed a woodcock which everybody has been popping atf), down II came witb a thump almost at bis feet 1 bu was tboir last beat before lunch, wmcs was now to be seen aDoroachlnz down a lain In a donkey cart convoyed by Ida and the squire. The latter was advancing in atsgs of about teu paces, and at every aUga he stopped to utter a most fearful roar bywaj of warning ad and sundry that they wen not to shoot in bis direction. Edward go bis guu to bis bearer and at once walked oil to join tbem. but tha t-olonel went it' George to look after two running cocki bich he had down, for be was an ou fashioned sportsman, and hated not picking op bis game. After some difficulty thej found one of the cocks in the hedge row, bul tbe other tbey could not find, so reluctantly tbey gave up tbe search. When they gc K tbe lane they found the luncheon read while one of tha beaters was laying out tM game for tbe squire to Inspect There were fourteen pheasants, four brace and a half ot Pertridgea, a hare, three rabbiU and a wood cock. "Halloo," said tha aauira. "who thot tbs woodcock f" WelL sir." aald Donnr. "we all bad pull at him, but tba colonel wiped our eyes.' "Oh, Mr. Compv " uM him. in anVwd surprise, "why, I thought you never muaJ anything-.- TO BI CONTINUED.! Two Chinrap nffii-iulu .munnaiiied l'T Knulixh eiiL'inwrw hav.. mine to !' lVtendmrji, their oKJect Win to Con struct a railroad between Kuwia and China.