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Eugene city guard. LkCilNILk, . . ITeprletar. I COLOMQIIIRIIWX EUGENE CITY. OREGON. Bf E. EIDER HAGOASD NATIVE3 OF PATAGONIA. itis ZrM of the Men Women Do All Manual Labor Ornaments. Four yvun ajroCliili and the Argentine Republic divided I'sUiK'tnia between them, the former taking the StruiU of Hugellun, the key t) the commerce of the went count, and the lutter the piiniiiw. Thm in tho pitrtitinn the Indiana fell to the Argentines, but they kept a fur away from their ownrs as posnilile, for fenr of being imprwtsiU into the army. Their numbers have been to much reduced that there are not more than 8,000 of them left, and these remain around I'uento Arenas, where they (lnd the so ciety of the Chillanos more agreeable than that of the Argentine further north. They are still mindful of their tribal relations, and have similar customs to those of the Sioux. The term Putiigonian is unknown to them and was given by the eurly explorers because of their lurge feet. Those who formerly inhabited the lower latitudes had the tribal name of Tehuelches, while further north they were called Cliennas. The native dress of the men is a chirps or breech clout; a shirt of calico, which is a modern innovation;' leggings of horsehide or the skin of the puma (the panipa lion), and over all a splendid rol ofguanooofur fit for any king. These rout's, like the blanket of the North American Indians, are never laid ssidu, and are worn like the celebrated breeches of Bryan O'Lynn. The leather side is painted in bright colors, with symbol and tracery to represent the achievements of the owner in battle or in the chase, and some of them bear fantastic dceigns. A well tunned robo. is worth huh a dozen horses, and is much prized by the owner, who will not purf with it unless he is very drunk or thirsty. Tho best ones are made of the skins of young guanocos, sewed together with the sinews of the ostrich, so that tho shape of the animal will appear. Thoiur is sort and silken, the bocks and sides being of fawn color, and tho belly of the purest white. One can buy tliem of lie traders at Puenta Arenas, but they seldom go to market, as people on passing vessels -pick them up ' for curiosities. The Indian women dress as the men do, and it ia diilicult for a stranger to distinguish the sex of a Patagonia nutive, except from the difference in stature, as the women are short and stumpy and generally have a baby slung over their backs. They do all the manual labor, pitch the tents or toldoe, as they are called, skin tho game that it brought down in the chase, make the robes, cook the meals and everything else in the way of drudgery, for their lords and masters are opened to every form of work that cannot be done in the saddle. Both the men and women are given to wearing loads of solid silver ornaments, much of which is antique, and handed down from generation to generation. The silver comes from the Andes, and is obtained by trading with their neighliors, the Aruraniun Indians of Chill. Hunting is their business, and their amusements are gambling and horso racing. They are great smokers, but do not have the calu met of their North American brothers, Using cigarettes exclusively, like the Spaniards, from whom they have ac quired the hubit, and rolling them with the skill and grace of a huughty don. Philadelphia Times. Trfii Axn paused, However. Evidently De must bavs slept some time, for tin lamp was out and tbs Are dying, lie got up and bunted about In the dark for some matehes, whlcb at last hs found, tie struck a lit, stand ing exactly opposite to the bit of paper with the copy or Bir James d la Molle's dy ing message on it This message was neatly eoplod long ways upon a half sheet of large writing paper, iucb as the squlrs genorally used. Its Unit litis ran as It was copied) "Do not grieve for me, Edward, my son, that I am thus suddenly and wickedly dune." How, as tbs match burned up, by some curious chance, connected probably with the darkness and tiie sudden striking of the light upon bis eyeballs, it came to pons that Uur old, happening to glance thereon, was only abis to read four letters of this first 11ns of writing, all the rest seeming to him but as a blur connecting those four letters. They werei D K a d being reflectively the Initial letters of the first, the sixth, tbs eleveuth and the six teenth words of the line given above. Tbe mnteb burned out, and be began to Bunt about for another. "D-E-A J," be said, aloud, repeating tbe letters almost automatically. "Why, it spells 'Dead.' Tbat Is rather curious." Something about this accidental spoiling awakened bis interest very sharply it was an odd coincidence, Qe lighted some cau diss, and hurriedly examined the line, Tbs first thing tbat struck bim was tbat tbs four letters which went to make op the word "dead" wore about equidistant in the line of writing. Could It be! Us hurriedly counted tbe words In the lino; there were sixteen of them, that is, after the first; one of the let ters occurred at the commencement of every DUb word. This was certainly curious. Trembling with nervousness he took pencil and wrote down the initial letter of every fifth word io the message, thus: Do Dot grlers for ma, Edward, my son, that I 0 E am thus suddenly and wickedly done to death by a d rebel murderers, lor naught bappenetb but ao eordlof to God's wUL And now farewell, Edward, curious edifice bad been designed tori sum mer bouse, and for that purpose lined througbont with encaustio tiles, nobody as a matter of fact bad ever dreamed of using It to sit In. To begin with, It roofed over a great depression some thirty feet or more la diameter, for tbe top of the mount was hol lowed out like one of those wooden cups upon wblcb Jugglers catch balls. But, notwith standing all the encaustic tiles In tbe world, damp will gather in a hollow like this, and tbe damp alone was an objection. The real fact was, however, that tbs spot bad an evil reputation, and even those who were suf ficiently well educated to know tbe folly of this sort of thing would not willingly bave Bone there for purposes of enjoyment 8o it bad suffered tbe general fute of disused places, having fallen more or less out of re pair and become a receptacle for garden tools, broken cucumber frames and lumber of various sort. Harold got tbe door open and entered, shutting It behind bim. It was, if anything, more dixngreeable In tbe empty silence of the wide place, for the space roofed over was considerable, than it had been outside, and tbe question at once arose in. his mind, what locked tbe door of the summer house, and started down tbs mount at a trot. Tbe wind bad risen steadily during bis hours of work, and was now blowing a f urloi'S gale. It wai about a quarter to 4 in the morning, and tin stars shown brightly In tbs bard, clear blown sky. By tbeir light and tbat of tbe wanlog moon be struggled on In tbe teeth of tbe raging tempest. As be passed under one ol LIFE FROM DEATH. BeaeflMtloiis from ths Dead as Dlastratea by the Egyptians. A package of peas was once found io a fold of the wrappings of an Egyp tian mummy, where it bad Iain undis turbed 3.000 years. The peaa were at f!f SETl once soaked in tepid water and after- uo voam uo ucku u el 1111 Ui v ava wist uoou, i - , aud guessing what it was ran like a hare. H wards pluuUd. Ibey soon germinated. was none too soon. A circular gust of mors tban usual fierceness had twisted tbe top right out of the great tree, and down It cams upon the turf with a rending, crashing sound tbat made bis blood turn cold. After this escape he avoided tbe neighborhood of ths groaning trees. George lived in a neat little farm house about a quarter of a mile away. There was a short cut to it across tbe fields, and this hi grew nnoly, and produced a goou crop. It will be remembered that at various times kernels of wheat have been found in the wrapping cloths of mummies, which, en being planted, have grown aud flourished finely. The above facts teach us a very in- tersting lesson regarding the Egyp- a snort cut hi ib across me neius, sum mis m .. , . j ! took, breathlessly fighting bis way against , ' years far far back; it is lul ws shall meet In heaven. Kjr moneys hare I s m bid, and on account thereof I die unto this world. o u knowing that not om pleos shall Cromwell touch. n i To whom Ood shall appoint shall all my treasure a be, for naught can 1 communicate, b e When be had done he wrote these Initials In a bust DEad mans mount abe Great beaveul be bad bit upon the reading oi ine mime, The answer was "Dead Man's Mount," fol lowed by the mysterious letters A. B. C. Breathless with excitement, be checked the letters again to see If by any chance he bod mado an error. No, it was ierfnctly correct "Dead Muu's Mount" That was aud bad been for centuries the name of the curious tumulus or mound in lls owu back garden, ths same that learned antiquarians had dis cussed tbe origin of so fiercely and that bis aunt, the lute Mrs. Manser, had, at tbe cost of two hundred and fifty pounds, erected a mushroom shaped roof over iu order to prove that the hollow In tho top bad once been the agreeable country seat of an ancient British family. Could It then be but a coincidence that af ter the first word the initial of every fifth word In the message should spell out the name or this remarkable place, or was It so . i fin I 1 IJi III I Will 11 1 '4V t I V I Usi, Usee of the Willow. It is an interesting fact that not only Is the presence of extensive growths of the willow found to be anti-muluriul In its Influence, but that from a certain liecies of this sumo bountiful tree, or its bark, is derived the comparatively new but well known antiseplio pro unit ion Culled sulicine; it is of a pure, bitter taste, highly febrlfugul in quulity, is lurgely Used in various solutions, also in surgical 0(erutioiis, and Is the most elTectuul pre ventive of putrefuction In the system yet known. For these purpose the willow Is now being extensively and systemat ically cultivated. At the end of two years the switches are from four to seven feet long, and are cut and gathered into bunches like sheave of wheat) in the tripping; building they are steepexl in water and the Imrk at the larger ends loosened for a couplo of inches by ma- cmnery; one uy one tne switches aro placed in tho mechanical striper and with a uir of pliers are pulled through With a sudden jerk, being then wiped olf with a wooden cloth, bundled, and laid away to dry. All the leaves and hnrk are dried and baled, the average yield be ing a ton to the acre, the willows com manding, when dry, $200 pur ton, Frank Leslie's. How ths Gruuia "Ikrums." I have hud sumo experience with the rullcd grotwe. The peculiar nolne mado by them while drumming is usually mode while the bird is (.landing upou a log, hut the log bus nothing whatever to do with the sound produced. The bird while drumming assumes an upright po sition and droops his wings until the flight feuthers alimwt or quite touch the log or other js'reh on which he stands, lie then, by an intense muttulur effort, makes quick, Snwiiixlio bouts with his wings. In doing this the etuis of the wing feathers may, and rhnt some times do touch the log; but it is the in tense quiver of the flight feathers, a they come in contact with the still air, in the hort and intensely rupid beaU that pro duoe the soft, yet )xwerf ul and far reach. Ing sound. No impact of a feather or feathers with a solid suMunce -especially a moss covered log could ever make a sound ciublo of Mng heard for a quar ter of a mile. The air seems to be tilled with the sound, soft as it is, and it seems to come to you from every direction, so that it requires a quick and practiced ear ro locate it correctly. This is proof posi tive that it is produced by vibratory ac tion in Die air, and not by tle impact of wo scum suusiunces. uor. American Field. facta A bon I ILrllo. A k)Tcr of the ''curious In number" has arrived at some interesting facta about Berlin. The city baa 10 mil. of streets, so tliut a person might walk ten days in the capital without retracing his stejis. If the 1.400,000 inhabitants marched in double file they would form line nearly 730 miles in length. If the citizens determined to (tart upon a jour ney at the same time, all the cars of Germany would accommodate but two thirds of tbe number. Sew York Tribune. Governor Steele of Oklahoma Is threat ened with assassination by Oklahoma Citv toughs because he refused to sign the bill whlrb passed the IevislsHire Io- ths dtL be marvuedoo boldly aid aiikvked eating the capital at that place. I the summer bouse door. Kow, though this It was not an accident; obviously the pris oner or more than two centuries ago had In his helplessness invented this simple crypto graph In the ho that his son, or, if not his sun, some one of bis descendants would dis cover It and thereby become the master of the bidden wealth. What place would be mure likely for tbe old knight to have chose to secrete the gold than one tbat even in those days bad the uncanny reputation of bring I,.....,....! I U'l. . I.I iiujiinu, , iiu nuuiu vrw tUlllS Ul lOOKlUg for modern treasure in the burying place of ins snciuut avail r in those days, too. Mole hill or Dead Man's Mount, belonged to the i la alone lumlly, who bad reacquired it on the break up of the Abtwy. It was only at ins Kcstorulfou. when tboDofTurleigh branch cams Into pnsression under the will of the second aud lust baronet, Bir Edward de Molls, who died iu exilo, that they failed to recover this portion of the property. And If this was so, and Sir James, tbe murdered man, bad buried bis treasure In the mount, wimt urn the mysterious letters A. ft C. mean! Were they, perhaps, directions as to tbs line to be taken to discover Itl Harold could not Imagine, nor, as a matter of fact, did be or anybody else ever Hud out this either then or thereafter. Ida, indeed, used afterward laughingly to declare mat old Bir James meant to indicate that lie considered tbe whole thing as plain as a u v, out mat was an explanation which did not commend itself to Uurold's practical mind. CHAPTER XXXIX BUT NOT TO BKD, rial-old glanced at tbe clock it was nearly I Iu the morning time to go to bed if lis was going. But he did not feel Inclined to go to bed. ir lie did, with tills great discovery on bis mind, he should not sleep. There was another thing; It was Christmas eve, or rather Christinas day, the day of Ida's an' swer. If any succor was to be given st all It must tie given at once, before the fortress bad capitulated. Once let the engagement be renewed, and even if the money should subsequently be forthcoming, the ditllculties would bo doubled. But there; be was build ing his hotHw uiHin sand and he knew ft Even supKMiiig that he held In his bund tbs key to the burial place of the long lost treas ure, who knew whether it would still be there, or whether minor had not enormously added to Its proporiioiul Hewaaallowingbiabopes ami ins imagination to carry bim away. tit ill be could nouleep, and he had a mind to see if anything could be made of it (ic ing to the gun room, ho put ou a pair of mooting boot, an old coat aud an ulster. Next he provided himself with a dark lantern Hid tlie key of ths summer bouse at the top m uean man mount, aud silently unlocking the back door, started out Into the cordon. Tbs night was very rough, for ths great gale was now rising rust, and bitterly cold, so cold that be hesitated for a moment before mak ing up bis mind to go oa llowever, be did t on, and In another two minutes was (limbing the steep sides of the great tumulus There was a waa moon la tbs cold sky the wind whistled most drearily through tbe naked boughs of tbe treat oaks, which rroaimd In answer like things in pain, liar- aid was not a nervous or lniireasionable nan, but tbe place had a spectral look about it, and be Could not help thinking of tbe evil reputation It bad borne (or all these agea, There was scarcely a man In I Ion ham, or Io Boisingnam either, w bo could have been per suaded to stay half an bour by himself on Dead Man's Mount after the sun was well dwwn. Harold bad at dilToront times asked me or two of litem what tbey saw Io be afraid of. and they bad answer! that it was sot what they saw somucb as what they felt lis bad laughed at the linn, but now h ad mitted to himself that be was anything but comfortable, though if be bad bad lo put bis feelings Into words be could proUbly not have described tbera further than by savinc that be bad a general sriiutioo of sonis body being behind bim. However, he was not going lo be frightened by this nonsense, ! so, coos sniff ail superstitions to tbeir father Harold got (As door open and entered. waste to do now that lie had got there? tl3 treasure was thereat all, probably it was deep down in the bowels of tbe great mound. Well, as be was on the snot, be thought tbat he might as well bave adlg, though probably nothing would come of it In tbe corner were a pickax and some spades and shovels, Harold got them, advanced to the center of tbe apace, and, half laughing at bis own folly. set to work. First, having lighted another lantern which was kept there, be removed with the sharp end of the pickax a large patch of the encaustio tiles exactly In the center of tbe depression. Then, having loos ened the sod beneath with the pick, be tcok off bis ulster and foil to digging with a will. Tbe soli proved to be very saudy and easy to work. Indeed, from Its appearance, be soon came to the conclusion that it was not virgin earth, but worked soil, which bad been thrown there. Presently his spade struck ignlnst aomothlng bard; be picked it up and bold It to tbe lantern. It proved to be an an dent sneor head, and near it were some bones, though whether or no they were human be could not at the time de termine. This was very Interesting, but it waa scarcely what be wanted, so be dug on manfully until be found himself chest deep in a kind of grave. lie bad been digging foran bour now, and was getting very tired. Cold ss It was. the oersniifit.inn nnnrad frnm him arranged He sat down to think It over, I As he paused for breath he heard tbe church trembling like a frightened child. Obviously dock strike two, and very solomnly it sound ed down ths wild ways of tbe wind torn winter night He dug on a little more, and then seriously thought of giving up what he was somewbnt ashamed of having under taken. How was he to account for this great bole to bis gardoner on ths following morn Ing I Then and there hs made up his mind that hs would not account far it Tbe gardoner, In common with the rest of the vil lage, believed tbat the place was haunted. Let bim sutdown the bolo to the "spooks" and tlielr spiritual activity. Still be dug on at bis grave for a little longer. It wna by now becoming a matter of exceeding labor to throw the shovelfuls of soil clear of tbe hole. . Then he determined to stop, and with this view scrambled, not with out difficulty, out of the amateur tomb. Once out, bis eyes fell on a stout iron crow bar which was standing amons; tbe other tools, such an Implement as Is used to make holes hi tbe earth w herein to set hurdles and stakes; and It occurred to bim that It would not be a bad Idea to drive this crow bar Into tho bottom of tbe grave whlcb be bad dug. In order to ascertain if there waa anything within his reach. Accordingly bs once moss descended Into tne hole and began to work with tbe Iron crow, driving it down with all his streinrtlL When bs bad got it almost as deep as it would go, tbat is about three feet. it struck something something hard there was no doubt or It lie worked away In great excitement, widening ths hole as much as be could. , Yes, It was masonry, or If It was not masonry, It waa something uncommonly like it He drew the crow out of tbe hole, and, seising ths shovel, commenced to dig again with renewed vigor. As be could no longer conveniently throw tbs soil from tbe hols be took a "sleep" or leaf basket, w hicb lay handy, und placing it beside him, put as much of the sandy soil as be could lift Into it, and then lifted It and shot It on the edge of ths pit For three-quarters of an hour be labored thus Bioat manfully, till at last he came down to ths stons work. He cleared a patch of It and examined it attentively by the light ef the dark lantern. It appeared to be rubble work, built In the form of an arch. He strnck It with tbe Iron crow and It gave back a bollow sound There waa a cavity of some son so demos th. His excitement and curiosity redoubled. By great efforts he widened the spot of stone work already laid bare. Jucklly, tbe soil, or rather sand, was sofrutule that there was very little exertion required to loosen It This dons, bs took the Iron crow, and Inserting It beneath a loose flat stons levered It up. This was a beginning, and, having got rid of ths large flat stone, be struck down sgain and again with all bis strength, driving tbs sharp lHut oi me oeavj crow into tbe rubble work beneath. It began to give bs could hear bits of it falling luto the cavity below. There! It went with a crash, more than a sonar (,nt oi Ik lis leaned over the hole at his feet, de voutly hoping tbat the ground on which hs waa standing would Dot e-lva wav alan. ami tried to look down. The next second bt inrww nis bead back, coughing and gasping. Tbe foul air rushius an (rum th mrit chamber, or whatever it was, bad halt poisoned aim. Then, not without difficulty, he climbed out of the grave, and sat dowe on tbe pile of sand bs had thrown up. Clearly u muss lei me air in tne place sweeten a ut ile. Clearly, also, be must have assisUnos M be must descend into tbe treat holt, Hs could not undertake tbat by himself. us sai mere upon tbe lge of the pit. wuoueruig woo UMTS was be eou d trust. Fins bis own gardener. To begin with, he would neiw come near tbe place at nk-ht and h aidea, such people talk. The squiref No; h could not rouse him at this hour, and also, for obvious reasons, tbey had not met lately. Ah! he had It George was the man I Ton (in with, be could be trusted to hold ha tongue, and the episode of the Droductlon oi tbe real Mrs. Quest bad taogbt tbe colonel that George was a person of no couimoa powers, lie ceuld think, and he could art also. He threw oa his coat, extinguished the large suble lantern, and havitt passed out, tho gale which swept, and roared, and howled in Its splendid might as It came leaping across tbe ocean from its birthplace in tbi distances of sir. Even the stiff hawthorns fences bowed before Its breath, aud tbe tall poplars on the sky Ilne'bealllkea rod beheati the fresh rush of a salmon. Excited as be was, the Immensity and grandeur of the tight and sounds struck upon bim with strange and awful force. Never before had he felt so far apart from man, and so near to that dread Spirit round wboss feet millions of rolling worlds rush on for ever, at whose word tbey are, endure, and are not He struggled on until at last bs reached the bouse. It was quite silent, but in one oi the windows a light was burning. No doubt its occupaus found it Impossible to sleep In tbat wild gala Tbe next thing to considet was how to make himself beard. To knock at the door would be useless in that turmoil. There was only one thing to be done throw stones at the window. He found a good sized pebble, and, standing underneath, threw it with such good will tbat It went right through the glass, lighting, as he after ward heard, full upon Mrs. George's sleeping nose, aud nearly frightening that good woman, whose nerves were already shaken by the gale, Into a fit Next minute a red night cap appeared at the window. "George," roared the colonel in a lull of tbe gale. "Who's there T came tbe faint answer. "Me CoL Quaritch. Comedown. I want to speak to you." Tbe bead was withdrawn, and a couple oi minutes afterward Harold saw the front door begin to open slowly. He waited till then was space enough and then slipped in, and together they forced it to. "Stop a bit, sir," said George; "I'll light the lump," and he did. Next minute be stepped back In amaze mont "Why, what on 'ortb hev you bin after, turbo said, contemplating Harold's flltb begrimed face, and bands, and clothes. "Ii anything wrong up at the castle, or is tb cottage blown downr "No, no," said Harold; "listen. You'vt heard tell uf the treasure that old Sir Jamei de la Molle buried In the times of the Round beads." "Yes, yes. I have beard tell of that Hev the gale blown it upf "No, but by heaven I believe that I am in a fair way to And itl" George took another step back, remember ing the talcs that Mrs. Jobson had told, and not being by any means sure tbat the colonel waa not in a dangerous condition of lunacy. "Give me a glass of something to drink, water or mine, and 1'U tell you. I've bees digging all nigbt, and my throat's like limekiln." "Digging, why, whereP "Where! In Dead Man's Mount" "In Dead Man's Mount f said George. "Well, blow me, if that ain't a funny place to aig at on a night like this," and. too amazed to say anything more, he went off tc get tbe milk. Harold drank three glasses without stoo ping, and then sat down to tell as much of bis moving tale as be thought desirable. e CHAPTER XL. HOW TBI KIOHT WENT. George sat opposite to him.-bis bands on his knees, the red night cap on his head, and a comical expression of astonishment upon nis meiaucnoiy countenance. "Well," be said, when Harold bad done. "blow me If that aiut a master one. And yet there's folks who say that there alnt no such thing as Prowideuce not tbat there's anything prowided yet p'r'aps there ain't nawthing there, after alL" "1 don't know if there Is or not but Vm going back to see, and I want yon to corns with me now." "Nowl" said George, rather uneasilv. "Why, colonel, that bain't a verv nice snot to go digging about in on a night like this. I nlver beard no good of tbat there place not as i nouis by sicn talk myself," be added. apologetically. "Well," said the colonel, "you can do as yon like, but I'm going back at once, und going down the hole too; the gat oiutt be out of it by now. There are reasolls, bs added. "why, if tbis inouey ia to be fouud at all, it this: Their religion taught them to provide for the continuance of the fruits of the earth in remote times, so that the blessings of God might be made manifest to man as well through the bounties of nature as in the growth of the spirit. And thus they made use of death for the trans mission of the germs of life to ages in the incalculable future, for they knew that the repose of the dead was sacred among the people of the passing gen erations, and that only chance and natural changes and causes would re veal their good works reproducing for others, perhaps at a time when the need would be greatest, those life giv ing plants whose benefits tbey had enjoyed. If the Egyptians honored the dead with costly burials, they took cure that life should have the benefit of death in something more durable than monumental stone and the fulsome ness of eulogy. How much nobler, how much higher, the economic moral ity of this than the later custom of placing marble memorials over or be side the dead, and inscribing upon them, not aiways the true character of the occupant of the tomb, but a sup posititious one which wealth could purchase perhaps a lie to the genera tion then passing onward, and only a description of that which should come after. The Egyptian priests tried their dead, in solemn court and and with an imposing ceremonial, and they gave honorabft burial only to those who had been honorable in their lives. Why may we not believe that those dead in whose custody were left seeds for the reproduction of fruit in after ages were persons of peculiar sanctity of lives or distinguished by the noblest virtues? We may venture to suppose that these things were confided to their ghostly keeping so that the blessings of the inheritance might be magnified to us. The world is every day learning by sharply presented contrasts to respect more and more highly the wisdom and religion of those mighty men of Egypt whose histories they have so carefully handed down to us. Their monoliths and tablets, thus inscribed, now thou sands of years old, if left where they belong, under the burning heaven of the east, and enveloped by a pure. clear atmosphere, will be fresh, com paratively, as though newly hewn when our shafts and memories shall have crumbled into dust, our books become mildewed and worm eaten and the memories of our honorable dead shall be perpetuated only in other and perhaps inaccurate histories. James M. Stewart in Washington Post J. L. PAGE, GROCERIES -DEALER IN- GROCERIES Having purchased tho . Grocery store, we call the alien ; of tho public to the fact th 1!n will keep on hand a ' First-class Stock -OF- Hln a lam sail ennniMs stock of Htauls sod I Faucy UrwsrlM, tiuujlil Ul Mm InM luaiSMS EXCLUSIVELY FOR CASH, Caa offer the public better prions than IQjr other house In GROCERIES, Which will be sold to our at the lowest rates. patrons EUGENE. Produce of all kinds taken at market price. FISHER BROS. James McClaren, -CHOICE- R. B. COCHRAN & SON, Real EstateAgents Kl'GKM CITY, OK Will attend to ft-nemj real mUte biulnrM, Mich w iiuyiuir, telling, letuliig n4 rrntlnf Uiim tud city urup- urac tice on sHjuth title uf Ninth ilrtwk. J. DAVIS, Merchant Tailor, llm remoiwl to the oM Lane Comity Bank buiMIni on 1 WllUnmtfetrt?t. He 1 1 prepared to do all kiudi of I worn on mi in im mm. i A lat-sfe rwck of Hue Jlothi on haud fur cuitonien to I elect r itn. K-tmlrinii and cleanlm. done prompt j. HailafactluD I guarauteeU. Wines, Liquors & Cigars, Willamette Street, bet. 7th end 8th. GEO. F. CRAW, POSTOFFIGE CIGAR STORE Eugene CHj, Or. HOFFMAN HOUSE t EUUEXE, OREGON. WANTED. Wool, Hides and pars AT GOLDSMITH'S. should bs found this morning. Todaj is Christmas day, you know." " en, yes, colonel; I know what too mmn. Dless you, 1 know all about it: the old saulra must talk to somebody; if bs dont he'd bust: so he talks to me. Tbat Cossey's coming for bis answer from Miss Ma this mornini. Poor young uuly, I saw her yesterday, and she looks like a ghost, she do. Ab, he's a mean one, that Cossey. Larver Quest wornt in it wttb bim, after all Well. 1 cooked his iraoaa for him, aud I'd give summut to bavs a baud In cooking that banker Chan's too. You wait a minute, colonel, and I'U come along, gala ana gnosiesses ana all. I only bope it maynt bs after a fool's errand, that's all: and ha retired to put on bis boots. Presently be ap peared again, his red night cap still on bis bead for he was afraid that the wind would blow a bat off aud carrying an unllgbted lantern in bis band. 'Now. colonel. I'm ready, air, if you be;" and they started. lbs gals was, 'if anything, fiercer than ever. Indeed, there bad been no such tem pest In those parts for years, or rather cen turies, as ths coudition of ths timber by 10 Anl.u.l. . I. . ... I .. 1 ft . ; . , v.w uw, mui uiuy Kiupiy uBimeu. "This here wind must bs tike that as ths squire tells us on in the tlmeof King Charles, as blew the top of tbe church tower off on a Christmas nigbt," shouted Ueoree: but Har old made no answer; and tbey fought their way onward without speaking any more, for their voices were almost inaudible. Uuce the colonel stopped and pointed to the skv line. Of all the row of Mil poplars which he had seen bending like whips before tbs wind as bs came along, but one remained standing now, sum as ne pointed tnt vanished also. Reaching the summer bouse in safety, they sntvred, and the colonel shut and locked tbs door behind them. Tbs frail building was uteraiiy roy lug in tbs Wry or toe storm. "1 hope the roof will bold," shouted Oeoree. but Harold took no herd. He was thinking oi oiuer uiings. iney ugnted the lanterns, of w hich they now bad three, and tbs colonel slid down into tbs great grave bs had so in dustriously dug, motioning to George to fol- low. ibis that worthy did, not without trepidation. Then tbey both knelt and stared down through tbs bole In the masonry, but the light of tbe lanterns was not strong enough to enable them to make out anything with clearness. "Well," said George, fulling back upon his favorite expression in his ajnaarmeut, as be drew bis niht capped head, from tbe hols, "if tbat aint a master one, I aiwr saw a maoerer, tnats all What be yoe egoiug to do now, colonel! Hev you a Udder berer "So," answered Harold: "I never thought of that; but I've a rood rone: I'll crt it" Scrambling out of the hole, be presentlv returned wuh a long coil of stoU rope. It belonged to some dm who bad been recwutlv employed in rutting boughs off such of the oaks as Deeded attention. TO SK 3uNTtM'KD. A Well Merited Iteboke. First Actress The impudence of these men is simply insulting. What do you suppose that front row baldliead sent me this morning? ' becond Actress Oh. what was it? Do tell me, quick. "A cri at bm floral heart with a love letter in the ton and a diamond pin in the center. "How rich he must bel What did you do?" "I summoned a messenger boy In stantly, and, after tearing tlie letter Into bits, I scattered tho pieces over the flow era and sent it back to the fellow. I didn t want to quite break his heart. though, so I retained tlie pin." Omaha world. Central Market, 5B Fisher & Watkins, PROPRIETORS. T0WN8END & Harrison, Proprietor!. EUGENE CITY MILL COMPANY PflTTESSOJl, EDljlS & CO. -MANUFACTURE BEST GRADES OF- Family v Flour. Store flraln on the most favorable terms. Wlmi celpts uf any wart-house noith of Kits De, pruetlrs signed, takeu In eichaiige for Flour or Feeii Will keep oonstautly on hsotl a hill supljr of 11 lithest Cash Price Paid for Wheat F. M. WILKINS, Mutton, Pork and Veal, PRACTICAL Which thvjr will sell at the lowest market prices. osn or me uuunc pauoiuuin solicited. A (sir Druggist and Chemist TO THE FARMERS. 1UIU8 and B price for UKtP. DRUGS, MEDICINES, Brushes, Paints, Iaa. Oils, Leads, Tol- let Articles, l.tc. Shop on Willamette Street, EUGENE CITY, . . OREGON. M. ats dellreml to any part of the city free of ohsrje Physicians prescriptions compounded. G- Plocies KEEPS ON HAND FINE Three Classes or Americana "In your travels through the coun try," says an Englishman, in speaking of the United States, "you aro constantly running across two classes of people, the hifalutin' boasters who think they can whip all creation, and the apish imitators oi European ways, who spend their time in apologizing for their country. But it is only fair to say that the vast majority of the people belong to neither of these Classes. Unfortunately, however, a vis. iting Englishman is much more likely to meet the two classes sjKiken of than the larger class of self resisting Americans who really represent the genius of the country. And so he goes home with a false impression of the people, ' New York Tribune, The Snpplj of Quinine. It is ea curious fac t that while (ha annual supply of quinine for the whole world is about .C00,000 ounces, the con. sumption of this drug in the United States is more than 8,100,000 ounces, or nearly one-half the entire product The price of quinine has been so low for the last thrse or four years that large planta tions of the cinchona tree have bivn nn. rooted in Ceylon, and the uiiiiiura, wvion produces a Terr !.... . 1 ..ii .... . .... .".k..i.iounu me oars: mat is niar keted, and the exports from that island declined more than one-third between iooo ami i?8,. American Agriculturist Why He Was Remembered. Kemembrance is not always compli mentary. A man who was sadly given to borrowing died very suddenly. Dur ing me lunerai services, a comrade took occasion to say: "There is nothing lost of ma uiuu out a lump oi mortal clay. Ttu .,.,(.,.,;. i.- . ., r ... - .oumuii in lne people was uiw-nso wnenau oiq man grumbled out audibly: "Is toot Ik'ndhimmoreasdreehun- "nu nona ke Pa-k von cendtl Youth's Companion, For a, Coo4 Maeilac Forastromr mucilage pulverize sepa rately about equal nana of mm I a wa4 faulty and gum tragacanth; mix thoronsulr while dry, and then add sufficient wter This Is a better mucilage than you can get at the stationers, ia clienp, and will keep for a long time without anythinir to preserve it Gum ami .in i. t.J ? and brittle for good mucilage, and cum tragaranth. if used al,..- J??! dissolves, and remains in luuina.-.ri T. P." la The Writer. , SPORTSMAN'S y EMPORIUM. Liquors, Wines, . Cigars, HORN & PAINE, AND A Pool and Billiard Table. DEALF.R3 IN- Cuns, Rifles, Fishing: Tackle and Materials. Sewing Machines and Neeilles of All Kinds Tor 8 ile. Repairing done In lbs neatest style ana warranted. Guns Loaned andAmmunition Furnished Store nn Willamette Street. F.W.A.CRAIN, En MO JEWELED, .', Willamette street, between Kltfhth snd N;ota. T AND SHOE STORE. A LI 1 1 ft I n-!A ne iiuit i , rrufjficivii W1U hereafter keep a eomplete stock of LtAtDHiEtS' Misses' and Children's Shoes, BUTTON BOOTS, Slippers, White and Black Sandals, Fine Kid Shoes, Men's and Boys' Boots and Shoes, Junction Cltr, Or. Anil In fast e.erythlm In the Bunt snd Shu 1 uicu & uitenu to aerute mj especial auenuun. MY GOODS AKE FIRST-CLASS And ruarantMd u ti.mntjMt anil will he sold for Ike lowest pitoea that a (noil artio.e eau be aflonlej A. n. DR. JOSEPH. P. GILL Rriedal sttM,!.... M CLOCKS and JKWKUtY repalrlm WATCHES. Can be found at kls office or residence when not pron-slnnallrencaard. hl ienm ou V'i.Ltk BtTM. nnnnlt the Prwftenes Church. Eugene Foundry -AN 3VEa,cliiiie Slxops. C. N. FRAZER, Proprietor. -MAKES ALL KLXDS OF- Castings, v Store v Fronts v and v Enanes. REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY A SPECIALTY. ftire satisfaction. Fhoi U Phop rwva C. N. F BAZtB.