EUGENE CITY GUARD.
LUCAMmlLU . . Prrleler,
EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
HANDLING FAhM TRUCK.
Con.tanl CliaiifM Mrthodi of toe-
"In tho handling of farm truck."
aid a dealer, "changes K on witlt t,ie
doiumid of tho times, u In all other
brunches of business. Tlio packing
lioiiw. of Maryland employ an army of
workers In tlio busy season Just bow
many I do not know, but considerably
over 10,000. Then tlio truckers them-
(l.n nleken or (mtlierers. the ex
tra hands to convey tlio truck to tlio
wharves, tho extra men employed on
itoaiiibouts and railroads, the torteni,
trluimeni and packers, the commission
mnrpliniitiL the sellers, the buyers or
'order men.' the wagoners and their
)ilH-ni, and the tally keepers will make
fully 10. WH) or 12, (XX) more persons who
are given employment uy me utju
bushiest in Its season.
"Witliln a year or to a great change
hat been made in tho manner of ship
ping fruitt and vegetables, particularly
that clans which does not bear a great
deal of handling. Timo was whon tho
old Uour barrel, with boles cut In IU
sidct by means of a hatchet, and tho
oblong toiuuto box, with Ita two com
purtments, reigned supreme. Uoth of
those have now abdicated In favor of
the splint basket, and though the old
stylo of packages is still frequently
seen, U reign Is over.
The box, holding about scvcn-elghtlis
of a bushel, was largely used In ship
ping peaches, tomatoes, peas, pears
and fruits and vegetables of that class.
The growers, however, found that the
half bushel splint banket presented a
much more attractive apearaiico, lie
sides which tho fruit could bo oxaniinod
with such readiness that the basket of
fruit brought Just as much as tho box,
though it contained nearly a pock less.
"Liko wise men the growem adopted
the half bushel basket for shipping their
fruit and tomatoes. Half barrel and
barrel baskets of the same order have
largely replaced barrels and crate for
the shipping of peas, beans, kale, spin
ach, apples, eta They are cheaper
than new barrels, though they cannot
well comH'te with old ones. The
splint buskets are also made for ship
ping bniiiuiiM, being mado In size to
hold one, two and three bunches of the
fruit Their great point of superiority
It lightness and strength rather than
cheapncM. A bosket that will hold a
barrel of apples will weigh Just about
half as much ti an old flour barrel, and
In shipping produce long distances they
save a good deal In freight charges.
"A struwlHiard half buhel basket Is
also used, hut tliis produce, men say, is
Dot very satisfactory, particularly If the
weather happens to bo dump. The
splint baskets are made in Haltlmore.
A poplar or gum log which has been
thoroughly steamud, ami which is as
long as the basket Is high, Is put into a
machine which clauis It tightly, lathe
fashion, at each end. This revolves,
and a long knife Is pressed agulnst the
log, cutting nIT a shaving or veneer,
about one sixteenth of an inch thick.
At tho shaving comes off it posses Into
a clipping apparatus, which cuts tho
shaving Into strips. This and the saw
lug out the round bottoms of the bos
kets are the priuclpid ports of the work
done by machinery, hitting thorn to
gether Is largely done by bond." Bal
timore 8 ii n.
II lull Priced Clitars In Itrolt.
"It's the fourth hi the eastern trade."
"No."
"Yes."
"They are referring to Detroit with
reference to the cigar trade," remarked
a bystander lu explanation. "Our
friend, the cigar dealer, sayt that De
troit is next to New York. Uoston, Iluf
fulo and Chicago in tho matter of sale
for high grade cigars."
"That's right," replied the cigar deal
er, "1 claim that It's my cxicrlcnce
that Detroit Is one of the best of our
markets for high grade goods. Wo sell
mora cigars here and better grades
than In many eastern and southern
cities twice tho site of Detroit The
people here have a better educated
taste. We sell mora two for a dollar,
threO'tor-a-dollar and two-for-a-qunrtor
cigars than wo do nickel goods. Yes,
sir, I maintain that tho generid stand
dard of tnsto iu Detroit In the matter
of cigars is very high." Detroit Free
Frost.
Thla It on Aitninmny.
Professor Asaph Hull, who hat used
tho big telescope at the United States
observatory In Washington for meas
urements of Saturn during tho. last
fourteen years. Ilnds the time of rota
tion of the planet to be ubout 10 hours
It minutes Si seconds. This is nearly
Dfteen minutes less than the period
stated lu most of the astronomical text
books published In the hitter half of
the present century, but Is remarkable
at being only one hundred, seconds
lest than the crtod assigned to it by
Sir William llorajhoL That astron
omer of a century ago obtained his re
sults hi this particular by the aid of an
Instrument far Inferior to many of the
to colled smaller tclctcoet of today,
and the (act Is tcuiuouy to the won
derful ability of the man wluwe name
was for years given to the pliuiet he
discovered, now generally culled Ura
out, Chicago Tribune.
Ualr rondtr.
On Feb. 23, 171)3, Mr. Pitt proposed
a tax on persons wearing hair powder.
which he estimated would bring to the
revenue 210,000 annually, but was the
death blow to the custom, for Its use
was immediately discontinued. Those
persons who continued to wear it were
termed guinea pi,s, because one guinea
was tho amount per head of the tax
Isotet and Queries.
Captain Warren, alio was killed iu
the lmtiiin llht, wss one of th, lNn
IICHrit-ll Slid llUU'lletlC ICllOW to holll
his soldiers looked dp s t father, and to
whose associate ollin-ra he was s brother
tolm proud oL "Old Wallace's ''grave
will 1 kept green hen those ol mre
prominent soldiers will le forgotten.
THE DIAMOND BUTTON
rBOM TUB DU1T Of UWTUtATOTM
won too or a Karon-re b.
By BARCLAY SOBTE
(Ooprrtfthtod, If by a It Dunham. nibllitv4
by l W trranirouMut Uirouf s Tb Amartcat
fnm Amoo latloa,)
CHAPTER XVI
CCPU) THIS TIME FLUTTKItS II II W1!0
8 the time drew
and emotion than
he had been real
conscious of
had liccn
IteineiiU
two pre
vious days that
I... tiul iA Uun Mm
self to llttlo seilate or prolouwl thought
Events had occurred with such rapidity
und clone succession that lifo was really
whirling with hhn.
It was only as he drew near the hotel
l,a mother and daughter were
staying that he realized that, after all
the one thing wlilcn teemed imporuini
to him above all otheit was this visit.
Why, he was at a loss to tell, and it
was with something of a shock that he
was compelled to confess to himself that
nhove all and through all the beautiful
face of Annie Teinpleton had been be
fore hhn constantly.
Men will deceive themselves. Just as
Ilol brook did. when he answered his
own awakening by saying- "Her face
liiuintH m ns a beautiful picture I tome
times see will linger with me for days.'
Tho ladies met Him in tne public par
lor of the hotel. They welcomed him as
a highly prized friend, and- the trust
with which they fairly threw themselves
Usin hhn was very pleasant.
Thev had waited for him anxiously
and liiey were deeply Interested in the
amiLMiwt detail of t lie business he had un
dertaken for them. They hung upon
his words as if he were to bring them
salvation.
'Mv llrst sten." he Mild, "will lie to
t.ilin out letters of administration for
Mrs. Teinpleton, and this done wo can
take possession of all your brother I nf
fuirs." I Ih pmlained to them that the proceed-
iiiL'H were likely to be lone delayed and
vexulious. and it was not long before he
found himself Installed not only at legal
counsel, hut as adviser upon all points in
family matters
It was verv osrreeuhlo to him. to be the
recipient of all the little confidences as
to family detuils. cost of living, the
wuvs and menus and he, who for
twelve years had lived a bachelor life.
found iliuuestic considerations highly In
leivsting. especially when presided over
liv a Is-aiitiful girl who paid special def
erence to Ids own wisdom.
it was agreed that thev should return
lo 1 1 u i r home In l'lainlleld the following
day. and set it in order for a prolonged
Hhxencu.
While thev were irmifl ho wns to ob
tain for them apartments, where they
would !' ill less expense than a hotel
tnd secure greater comforts.
He did not tell them of the suspicions
inlcrhiiiied liv Tom Hivnii and himself.
for, in tniili, ho would have found it
iillh nll lo hive presented them in nn
Intelligible maimer, if he had thought it
wine toaioiiHU lioiies litt wus not certain
if realizing.
Touching tho murder, he informed
them that a series of inquiries had la-en
Inst luted, but that as yet It was impos-
tilde to say anything as lo the result
Finally he drew away rrom the suiv
1oct in which tho two Indies were so
much interested, and directed iheir
thought to other channel Thus he in
duced them to lay aside their sorrows
for a time, until the hours passed so rap
idly that the clock pointed II before he
was aware it was to lata.
He was more and more pleased with
the character of Annie Teinpleton liei
artletniioss and sincerity and tier charms
of mind and temper.
That night he tut long In his room nl
the oH-n window over hit cigar his
thoughts busy with the charming voting
girl with whom, through accident apmr
ently, he stood In closer relation than
any other man, and he grow very tendet
over them.
CHAPTER XVII.
ON 4 NKWFORT VKRANDA,
UR story move
along a day ot
two, and we are
carried to New
port
On a bluff over
looking a wideex
pause of water
and well along tin
drive, stands s
cottage, which elsewhere might tie called
a mansion, yet at compared with iu
neighbors It It tmalL
It has many angle, short towers and
high ones, niany gables, curious win
dowi like eyes, in long sloping roof- s
recessed balcony here, and renin. he
eropiiug out there, lu unexpected placei.
and a juniMe of corners, projertions tttxi
angles, yet all orderly, harmonious ami
arlidio
On th veranda which adjoins the
porto cochcre, a young lady imewupninl
down with evident impatience The sin
slowly sinking into the wrst, tends lu
rays li,tlng under tho roof of the er
anda Slid lights up with golden gleuue.
the shining hair of Klori Ahgrxv
The lioiise l the sumiuer iilem-e ol
fbits-rt Wilherspoon, and tlierelorr the
summer home of the Indv
Tlie roll of carriage wluvls In the ,li
tnncs attracts her attention, and tlie lenm
0er the railing
The carriage turning Into ti,-hl. slit
vleat It with great expectancy plainl)
ainiilfi-si on her beautiful faco
In a moment more she it rnahhnl Pi
ascertain Ita (HXUim, and aa shedoea to
a smile of relief wreathes itself abcul her
rtxT tli
Thecarriage draws up at the steps and
j the isxuant who alights is
(Jarry Kouutaiu. .
1 near to visit the
ft' l'fi? Templclona. Ilol-
rJl'--f hrook found that
WAieT' 1,0 hmi r,'K,,ruV'1
fiLWh tl,i' vi,il1 'ltM
.,- .'!-Vf ureator inurest
J, -fZS.,f "i IV
'-MtriVW such
U I of the
I ia-W:
She ireets htm with suppressed Jov
8he hurries him oil in charge f a
servant, bidding him to hasten to a tins-l
Ing with heron the feranda as si as
lie en n remove the stains or travel
I In n she teau heraelf In one of the
-.iiimut rlmira which Invite reisme Khe
leans her head upon her hand, her ellsm
resting un the arm of the chair and
she relues into a deep study
Tlie thought she indulges are evident
ly not pleusunt. for she frowns and liei
face is dark.
Thus she siu when Fountain, net I)
arrayed, rejoins her He says gayly
"You perceive how ols-dieiit ( am
You commund and I am here."
She lsks at him gloomily and says slit
is glad to see him.
"I should only know It," he rcpirts
'by your saying so. ma belle."
Khe looks at . him angrily as she re
plies
You can be very gay under all the
circumstances. Is tho distance from e
York so great that you feel perfectly at
ease here'
He looks down upon her somewhat
puzzled, for he is standing iu front ol
her He draws a chair closer to hr
site down very ueliis-rau-ly
"Flora." he says tlowly. but gazing ai
her steadily, "your moods are inexplicu
ble. For the past throe weeks I have
not understood you. When I saw you
lust in New York you were nervousness
personified, and you treated me nl timet
with disdain, and sometimes I Imagined
positively with aversion. Then comes
your Imperative summons to come hilli
er. disregarding at nothing my reasons
for remaining in New York. Now. tell
aio, what it the meaning of your strange
conduct'"
"You have then observed my con
duct?" she returns, with an expression of
contempt as she looks over the wuter.
"Can you Hnd no reason for it?"
"Upon my word I cannot. If you
have fault to find with nie ss?uk oul
and don't resort to innuendo. "
"Innuendo." she repeats, with fine
scorn in her tones. "Harry Fountain,
are you a hypocrite, or the coldest
blooded man who lives?"
"1 do not think you are well." he re
plies. "I shall advise your uncle lo
consult a physician."
"Don't treat me as if I were a child."
she answers, pussionutuly. "I am en
titled to your conlldcnce if to nothing
else. Docs not your conscience reproach
you, or have you none?"
"The charge of withholding conlldcnce
from you comes with hut ill grace.
Flora." he said sternly. "1 jeopardized
my chances of peace, comfort and happi
ness in this world in order that I might
give you my conlidenco. You hold every
secret of my life you know thai of me
which no other person in this world
knows."
"Except one except one," she cried
passionately, leaping to her feet nnd
striding up and down the veranda "Ex
cept one, and from the consequences of
that one I would save vou at the risk of
my own life and honor, though it seems
to me I hate you, hate you for it."
Fountain reenrded her with nimi.o
menl, aud Ins face grew pale us he mut
tered under his breath, "Is it Hissible
that she can have been informed by some
one?"
He stopped her as she passed him. and
forced her to sit down.
'I do not know what you refer to." he
replied. "From the lime 1 confessed
my love for you I have concealed noth
ing from you I considered iniKirtanl. or
which could or ought to ullect our rein
lions, even re'niotcly."
'Oh. Imleedl Have I hod a record ol
your dally lifo?"
'No, you have not, nor will I give it
you The monitor of cignrs I smoke, the
glasses or wine i drink, the passages ol
the daily life of a young man of leisure
permissible in a liachelor, if lo he con
deniued In a benedict. I have not given,
nor will I give, nor would any broad
minded girl, such as I have regarded
you until the past three weeks, demand
them" 1
'I'ltssnges in tho life of a young man
of leisure such, for Instance, as strange
disguises at late hours of night."
Ho Hushed a dull red through hisilark
skin
'I do not know to whot vou refer," he
replied
"You do not know," she repeated
scornfully, nnd then, lifting her hands
iK'fore her fnee as she closied them so
tightly ns to fairly pain her, she cried In
agonized tones. "I cannot, I cannot bring
myself tosMakof it to him My (lod
can I not hate him? must I go on loving
him in spite of mysclfy"
lie watched her, strongly moved him
self, showing auger aud alarm. He mut
tered, "Koine one has discovered it and
betrayed me to her:" llnully he said with
forced calmness:
'I cunnol tell what possesses you. 1
picsuinc in your own good lime you will
Inloi in me what it Is, when I can defend
myself as I shall I rcHut, the willi
holding of conlidenco from you cunnol
Isi charged against me.
"When I confessed my love for you,'
he continued, "I told you that I did not
have the fortune rumor credited me with,
that it was nearly exhausted. When I
made that discovery which shocked and
nearly erased me, I came to you at once,
olTcriug you the freedom the world did
not know you had given up, telling you
I was illegitimate.
'When I made the further discovery
that by nn ctToii I might receive a for
Hum, hut involved in the elTort might
possibly lie the exposure of my illegiti
macy, I came to you with it and you
Imilc me make the elTorl, promising to
face the world with me, saying you had
no property and wo would fight to
gether "These are the great events of. my
life. Is the aversion with which you
have wvined io regard me recently due
to my illegitimacy? If it Is. let mo say
as 1 once said lo you before you can le
free, I urn too proud in my degradation
to hold you against your tniwl slightly
exprcvHl wish, though it broke my heart
lo release you."
Sheshisik her head, murmuring:'
It is not that, it Is not that"
'Is it," he pursued, "that we are both
sir. and you have finally concluded you
cannot face poverty with me?
'It is not that; it ia not that," she re
peated. "No, 1 could hardly believe it was, for
ihey are lo Isith of us now old stories
and w e have grown accustomed to them
Things tre not worse for me, they are
better Providence lias removed Tern
pleton from my path"
She leajusl to h, r r,N. crying aloud;
"My liodl can he refer to it like that
It it (sMsil.le tlmt such a wan can live?"
She sfpt up the veranda, so charged
with emotion and pus-sion that she could
not remuin milL
He followed her, saying:
"We.ll, IJmve begun the .cJTort, b,ut 1
will' abandon It If you wUh. I have
taken tlie Urst steps. I have even gone
to far at to Inquire for certain papers,
and have called on lawyer, lieury Uol
brook" . , . ,
bhe whirled upon him, her face pictur
ing the greatest alarm.
"On Henry Holbrook? Are you mad?
That man would hang you if he could.
Great heavens! It was to take yoff from
the possibility of meeting that man that
I called you here. Do you know that
Uolbrook taw the murderer of Temple
ton escatie into the park?"
bhe had grasped him by the thouldert
and pulled him squarely In front of her.
liefore Fountain could reply, a hearty
laugh rang out upon the air.
"Ha, ha, ha! Oood! good! I applaud!
Encorol Encorel The scene is good. You
should go to the front veranda to rehearse,
and you would get, immediately, a fash
ionable audience."
Ti,.,u frlvml of the house ap
proaching by a path some distance oft.
'1 tie next uiomijpi ne m i
shrubbery, long enough to enable them
both to recover themselves. When next
he apieared he was near the veranda.
"When I heard that Fountain was
due here," he said, as he stopped beneath
to talk, "I laid to Mamie, ow wo will
have tome private theatricals.' And at
congratulate you, f lora, f was too far
olr to hear the scniuueui, out uio kuiii
was realisilo." .
riin.i ,nn titra it." reti lied Flora. "1 11
give you a secret will you keep it?"
"As my lifo.
"Then it ia a scene of my own compo
tition." J CHAPTER XVIII.
TOM DISPLAYS THE DIAMOND BUTTONS.'
' t..,w..TisB OUNTAIN found
V.iJ-r16? excuse to leave
i,i ' VI the veranda, and
go on to the
grounds.
"What infernal
scoundrel can
have told her?"
he muttered to
Malfl cou,(1 8,16 ve
found out Ana
the disguise, too?
But who could
have supposed
the would have
shown tucb pas
sion, such resent
ment? Yet it it
one of tbote
things a woman
doet not forgive. Dut what could tlie
mean almut Holbrook? What does ho
know about It? Or how can It concern
him? I will return to New York and"
A turn in the path brought him face
to face with a man who wo trimming
the shrubbery.
"nello." said Fountain, "you're new
about here. Hot Mr. Wilherspoon
changed his gardener?"
"Yes, sir," replied the man, still con
tinuing his work.
"How long ago?'
"About three weeks now, elr." The
man spoke with a strong Scotch accent
"I had not heard of It," said Fountain.
Indifferently, as he turned away.
"No, sir," replied tlie man, bending
down over a busli.
As Fountain turned into another path
the gardener watclipd him disappear
from view, then tossed his pruning
shears into the bush, aud saying, "I've
heard all I wnnt to know," lied rapidly
in the opsisite direction.
Fountain did not find another chance
for confidential conversation with Flora
that night again.
Late in the evening he did find an op
portunity to say to her:
"If you will formulate your churges
against mo, I will try to meet them to
your satisfaction. You have been mis
informed nlmut something, evidently."
"No," she replied iu a low tone,
placing great restraint upon herself,
"nuver shall 1 revert to the matter
again; I have thought It over, and ao
cept the consequences. I love you too
deeply, though I hato myself for it. but
I'm yours, and I cast all consideration
to the winds. Let it pass."
"Shall I be ablo to see you alone to
morrow? I must go back to Mew York
to-morrow night."
"To-morrow night," the said in alarm.
"Yes, I must It is very Important"
"Is it thut enterprise, we talked of?"
"No it is not thut which calls me
back some notes to meet tome money
to wise,"
"Promise me you will keep out of the
tight of Holbrook. Promise me you will
avoid him in every way."
"We have not been in tho habit ol
meeting."
"But promise me faithfully you will
seek every way rather than meet him.
He is dangerous to yet"
"I do not understand you, noither do
I fear him, but I will promise you."
Upon this they parted, she retiring for
tho night
Dick Witherspoon persuaded Fountain
to wnlk out for a smoke, and they shortly
found themselves at a resort much fre
quented by the young men of that ex
clusive watering place.
A littlo play was going forward. In a
far corner of tho room a number were
sitting at a table.
"Hello!" said Dick Witherspoon, "there
is Tom Bryan; what under the tun brings
him hero?"
"Who It Tom Bryan?" asked Foun
tain. "Tlie keenest newspaper man in New
York, and the beat of fellows, as well as
one of the most amusing."
The two joined the party and were
warmly greeted, whilo Fountain was
presented to Tom.
Tom was telling a rattling story of ad
venture, in which figured persons known
to fume, and which was eliciting much
laughter.
During its recital Tom placed both el
bows upon tho table, holding hit hands
upright to Illustrate tome point In hit
anecdote. He wot telling tlie story at
Fountain, and did not fail to notice that
Fountain looked curiously at the buttons
Tom wore in his cuffs.
They were the ones Holbrook bad given
him.
To draw his attention to them was
Tom't purpose.
When tho talo was ended and the talk
flagged for a moment. Fountain leaned
forward and said:
"I beg your pardon, Mr. Bryan, I am
not often guilty of the enormity of direct
ing attention to the wear of gentlemen,
but the buttons you have are so curious
that I should like to make an inquiry."
"Pardon is granted, for I am rather
fond of these buttons. They are rare,
and as a poor devil of a newspaper man
dosen't often mount valuable jewelry, I
am distinguished among my follows for
them."
fro BE OSTtXVKD.1
II
m
V JJI I A
ey: mace cf cmystal
IVtiat a ir Verb IX-'l-r fnya ConcrtH
l;i5 Arilllrlitl Opt lea.
"It h nil vrfinf to n bully bey wl:!i
a rKH eve.' " sold a J if letl la;io mauufw-t -nrer
ami li:.;'-'.-U-r v. iiu Is something of a
''. 'hyp. 11 ell wronr?" t
"Well, there nc.y ' hutly boji- but
there U no Mich thing " K'i' i:J l'J-, ,
Wliutwoiiidvoiici.il this-:" we asked,
att:iiB.nnoti:iie'holdi:ig uu au nrtiticial
human eye. ,
"I wedd call that a crystal eye, because
it H nw'.o out of crystal, and not out of
ghiss-"
Is the-? nny difference!
"Of eocr) tliero is. As I understand
It, crystal eyes cannot be molded into
shape. Jiii,t how they are eolored and
made to Imitate tho natural eve 1 have no
idea. You i-e, the method of making
artificial humt-.n eyes out of crystal is one
of the secret arts. I have tried to see
whether there It not something lu the
books, but tho write mulntaln a deep
silence on tho subject."
Where are most of the artificial eyes
made?" .
"We Import most of our eyes from
Franc. The manufacture of artificial
human even is iu the hamln of a fuw
Frunch workmen, who keep the process a
secret, tho same as the workers on
(iobelln taietry keep their art a secret.
There are two or three lu thla country en
gaged In the manufacture of artificial
eves, but their product lacks often the
close fiulidi and the naturalness of the
French. Yet we can make a good eye to
order."
"How much would nn eve to order rostr
"Not over fdfi. Wo keep a large as
sortment in stock, and tf we can lit a
man the cost would be only x? 10. There
is not such a dilTerence In is-oplo's eyes at
most persons suppose. Tlio ordinary
black eye, tho light and dark bluo eve
and tho gray eye, and what in called tho
wall eye ere pretty much on tlio same
pattern. Oculists fiavo studied the dif
ferent shades und tints of the eve so long
that they muke a pretty good match to
tho nutural eye. Not only Unit, but they
can lit on artificial eye exuctly In the
place of a diseased eye after the lntter
Lub been removed.' If the mnsrles have
not been duinnged, tlio artirichil eye can
bo mado to roll a little after the manner
of a good eye, but hardly lu 'tho line
frenzv' of the past. I have known easet
so skillfully duno that it was a linrd mat
ter to tell at tho first glunco which was
the artificial and which was tho natural,
although a sharp observer would dis
tinguish it in a short timo."
"l)o you think there aro manybnlly
boys In New York with glass eyesi" we
laughingly inquired.
"Well, I rnn bnrdly say how many Now
Yorkers sleep with no eye open. A fair
est imato would perhaps be over l'.WK) or
1,200. A great nmny from out of tho
city come to bo fitted with artificial eyes.
I can Judge somewhat of tho nuuilier by
tho ainouut of my sales every year."
"I supposo you have como ucross some
curious coses?"
"Yes, I could tell you aomo funny ex
periences which I have hud. I remember
one young lady who was never suited
with 'her eye, and had It changed once or
twice a year. Another old lady used to
lose her eye about once or twico a year.
Ono man who used to go on periodical
sprees often went linmo without his eye.
lie cumo to mo ono dr.y and ordered an
extra optic. Ho suid that he wanted to
be prepared for any emergency. Dut I
guess tlie greatest emergency wns meet
ing his wile after being out ull night."
L. J. Vance In New York llrnphlc.
Trying- to Cheat the Bank.
"Tliero any number of people, some
times,! think, ns nmny as nine out of ten,
who seem tq thiult it no crime to cheat a
bank," suid a clerk in a financial institu
tion to a reporter. "If there is a streak
of meanness anywhere in a innn's nature
it will crop out when ho Is put to tho test
on a question of money. Sometimes I
have amused myself by experimenting
with iteu to find' out whether they were
honest. There is au easy way of ascer
taining, For instance, a depositor bunds
in his bank book, together with a number
of bills and checks, tlie amounts of which
are to be pluced to his credit. Ho has
mndo out a deposit ticket, which ho holds
In IM hand whilo I count the money.
'How much?' I ask. 'What de you make
IW he Inquires. I name a sum f 5 or $10
larger thau I have ascertained the amount
to be.
"If tho man ft honest ho will sny ho
thinks I am mistaken, but often ho will
turn around and nuikeout another deposit
ticket, fixing the amount to correspond
with tho figures I have given. Then, of
course, I count tlio cash again and an
nounce thnt I have made a mistuko, nnd
to prove it hand back tho money and let
him recount It. Won whom nobody would
everBuspoct of crookedness in business
matters aro often very quick to take nd
vnntngo of a littlo mistako in their favor.
I know several wealthy gentlemen who,
I truly believe, would never think of pay
ing buck any sura, largo or small, that got
into their lmiids through n bank clerk's
mistuko." Pittsburg lHsputch.
The rhyslclun and the Cook.
Considered from the standpoint of mor
ality and hygiene, which iu t,onio respects
seems almost one and tho same thiug,
there is no reform movement that appeals
so directly to tlio lnrgo hearted physician
as this present effort goitijr on among us
lo secure rational cookery nnd authorita
tive knowledge of facts and rules iu
dietetio science. Why should not the
doctor have u eluiir in the cooking school?
His place in nature prophet, lawyer,
guide, philosopher and friend makes lilra
at home wherever help Is needed.
What wo shall out, and how, aro ever
recurring problems. I'pon their wise so
lution depend, to a great extent, the
health and happiness of n-ankind. Tho
experience cf the past upon this subject,
a linp.-less, unclassified mass, wheat and
chuff, nlsiut as valuable as uncut gems
frmn n niftie, is the nuturnl inheritance of
all women interested in the ennoblement
of domestic lifo. Put other times require
otlicr manners. Whut is tho best food,
and how liest prepared for Nineteenth
century man In America? Iiewildered wo
men aro uttering the old cry: "Come over
and help us." Have you sound knowledge
upon tho science of common thiugs? Co
you wish your fellows well? Then,
friends, let us go. Medical Journal.
A Valuable Man.
Mor.ngor of a Theatrical Company
That mun who Just passed Is the most
valuable mnn that 1 ever took out ou a
tour of the country.
Incredulous Friend Ho does not look
as though he was much of an actor.
Manager Ho can't act at ail, but as Le
Is a rhamplon pedestrian he never hot
any ditliculty lu getting back to town.
Bostou Post.
Kot tb Laws Mowar.
"I hate to makeacomplaint, Mr. Smith,
bet that lawn mower of yours is a terrible
nuisance.'
'Lawn mower! I ha vent got any lawn
mower."
"Ilavent got any lawn moweff Well,
that's good! As though 1 baJnt heard it
night and morning ever since I movtd
here. There! there goet the confounded
thing again I"
"but. my dear sir. that Isnt a lawn
mower That a my son winding np hit
Waterbury Boston Transcript.
After the death of the editor hit widow
edited the first newspaper published In
America.
WHITE ANTS OF AFRICA.
A Twor I'rrttture. I'.llnd nil t'nanned
Tim l liilillnj Jlenyimen.
Tlie whit e ant is blind ; it has many emv'
mies. and run never pr.s -.iro food until it
comes nhove pround. How does It to.ve
the dlfllriiltv? It takes the ground out
along with 'it I hnvo seen white ants
working ou the top of a high tree, and yet
It was underground They took up some
of the ground with thein to the tree ton;
Just as the Ksqiilmaux heap snow up,
building it Into tlie low tunnel huts In
which thev live, so tho white ants collect
earth, onlv hi this ca e not from the. sur
face, but from tomo depth underneath the
ground, and plaster it into tuuneled ways
Occasionally these ran along tho ground,
but more often mount iu endless ramihc&
tion to tho tops of trees, meandering
along every branch und twig, and here aud
there debouching into largo covered cham
bers which occupy half the girth of the
trunk. Millionsof trees in somo districts
aro thut fantastically plastered over witb
tubes, galleries, and chambers of earth,
...i ....... .u.,iu -,.lM,t. ,,f subsoil must
bo brought up for the miuiug of even a
tingle tree.
1....-I.,.. thm rrrnwlmr wall One SOOO
IWItUVlu WW f,."" O -
discovers one, two or more termites or
a somewhat larger build, consiucraoiy
longer, and especially of tho mandible
These Important looking individuals saun
tcr about tlio rampart in tlie mobt leis
urely way, but yet with a curtain air of
business, as if perhaps ono was tho master
of works and the other the orchitect.
They aro posted there as gentries, and
there they stand, or promenado about, at
tho mouth of every tunnel, like Sister
Ann, to see if anybody U coming. Somo
timcs somiibodv does como In tho shape
of another ant tho real ant this timo,
not the defenseless ncuropteron, but eomo
valiant and belted knight from tho war
like formicldai. ' Single or In troops this
rapacious little Insect, fearless in its chit
oiious coat of mull, charges down tho tree
trunk, its antenna) waving defiunce to the
enemy and its cruel mondihles thirsting
for termite blood.
The worker white ant Is a poor, de
fenseless creature, and. blind and un
armed, would full an immediate prey lo
theso well drilled bundilti, who forage
abont In every tropical forest iu unnum
bered legion. But ut thecritical moment,
like Ooliath from tho Philistines, tho
soldier termite advances to the fight.
With a few sweeps of its scythcliko Jaws
It clears the ground, and while theattack
Ing party Is carrying off Us dead tho
builders, unconscious of tho fray, quietly
continue their work. To every hundred
workers In a whlto ant colony, which
numbers many thousands of Individuals,
there are perhaps two of tbeso fighting
men. The division of lubor here is very
wonderful, and the fact that besides
theso two Bpecialir.ed forms there aro in
every nest two other kinds of tho same
bisect, tho kings and queens, shows the
remarkablo height to which civilization In
theso communities has attained.
These mounds aro built into a mesh
work of tunnels, galleries aud chambers
where the social interests of the com
munity aro attended to. The most
spacious of theso chambers, uauully far
underground, is very properly allocated
to tho head of the Bocicty, the queen.
The queen termite is n very r.'.re lusoct,
and as there are seldom more thr.n one, or
at most two, to a colony, and ns the royal
apnrtmentD are hidden far lu the earth,
few persons have ever seen a queen, und
indeed most. If they did hiippcu to come
across It, from Its very singular appear
ance, would rcfuso to beliuvo thut it had
any ccnncction with white ants. Her one
duty iu lifo Is to lay eggs, cud it must be
confessed she discliarges her function
with complete success, for In a single day
het progeny often amounts to raraiy thou
sands. Pull Mull (Jazetto.
An Arab Woman's Dress.
Of whatever rank or station an Arab
woman may bo, her dress consists only of
a shirt reaching down to tho mi'.lrs.
trousers (not drawers) end a kerchief for
the head. Tho material varies, of course
Rich pcoplo havo gold biwudes of mcr.v
patterns, velvets and silks richly trimmed.
During tho hot season plain white calicoes
or muslius are worn, Shirt and trousers
aro nover of tho Bame pattern. The shirt
must not be too long, that it may uot hide
the rich embroidery of the trousers or tho
two anklets; a number of littlo golden
bells aro suspended from ono of these,
which mako a pretty tinkling souud at
every Btep. Two long tasseied ribbons
hang loosely over tho back ofc on both
sides of the head, from tho bund that is
worn round the forehead. Tlio silk ker
chief reaches down to tho ankles.
In her walks an Arab lady puts on the
"6chele," which Is shawl, waterproof and
cloak, all In ono. Tho Scheie Is a large
shawl or mantilla of black silk, more or
less richly trimmed with gold or silver
borders, according to the wealth and taste
of Its owner. This ia the only wrapper
an Arab lady uses until it is completely
worn out, its fashion never changing;
even tho greatest and richest ladies do
not possess inoro than ono Bcliele ut a
timo. "Memoirs of an Arabian Princess."
Where Voney Ia Mado.
Tho actual cost of each Bunk of Eng
land noto issued is abont five cents. An
ordinary day's issuo of notes, with a cor
responding number canceled, is from 20,
000 'to UO.GOO. As an oSset to this ex
pense the vearly gain to tho bank in notes
destroyed by tire and water amounts to a
large sum. which, however. Is taken Into
account by tho government when adjust
lug its uatiouai debt and exchequer ar
rangements with the bunk. The "Old
Lady of Threadneedle street," as the
Londoner lovingly calls the Institution,
which; next to his queen, ho most deeply
reveres, Is very liberal when dealing with
cases of notes destroyed or mutilated.
The secretary's office attends to those
matters, and there mav bo seen 4aily rem
nants of notes which have undergone
every conccivablo ordeal short of absolute
destruction. Little pulpy masses which
have passed through tho digestive appa
ratus of doga and children, half burned
pieces that have unwittingly done duty
as cigar lighters, remnants of every kind
of which enough Is left to indicate "in tho
faintest degrees tho original worth nil
receive full consideration, nnd tho own
ers lose nothing. Eveu total destruction,
when fully proved, Is no bar to Indemul
fication. when good security against pos
si ble mistake U giveu. The Inlander.
Girls Who Married Titles.
By actual count there are over 400
American girls who have married foreign
titles, and 1 am not at all sure that the list
Is complete. In almost every case the
American girl has been rich, while the
European nobleman has been mildly pov
erty stricken Wo have yet to record the
case of a rich and titled foreigner marry
ing a poor American girl This docs not
prove, anything, but it looks very sus
plcioua. Washington Cor lilobe Demo
erat
In fill Favor.
Ilobbs There's one thing I can say
abont Brown, that is, he's generous to t
fault.
Blobbs Tea. when the fault don't be
long to other folkt. Detroit Free Press
Ilsd newspapers been tnvented before
the English language, the word "cal
nmny" would undoubtedly Iiave been
spelled "columny. liurpcr's Bazar.
The phylloxera is spreading In the vine
yards of California. Another disease
tailed root rot hat also appeared to aid in
the work of destruction.
A "Dugout" on the Pralrla.
To bT'n w,th. the habitation of tht
homesteader is either a dugout or a bom
built of square of od tuhon from the
prairie Nebraska or Kansas brick, ti
they are facetiously termed. Tlie dugout
Consist! of a hole d'lg iu the sido of a
canyon or any sort of depression on tlio
prairie which will serve as a wind break.
This hole Is roofed across, about on i
level with tho pralrio, with Inch boards,
and these aro covered with sod. A foot
or so of stovepipe protruding from the
roof is the solo indication of a hutnun
habitation . (hie room generally serves all
the purposes of the homesteader aud his
family If ho prospers for a season, ho
adds to tho front of his abodo by erecting
walls of sod ou the Bides and putting lu
now front, tho old ono serving as a parti
tlou between the two rooms. This ii
considered a commodious dwelling. After
riding over tho quarter section looking
for au owner, espying such an abodo, and
guiding your team carefully down a
break nock descent to the frout door,
would It surpriso you, upon entering this
bole lu the ground, to find, for Instance,
a verv modern organ with an imposing
cathedral back towering high in one cor
ner of tho room? But this Is no cause for
astonishment very frequently Jirgaus '
and ornate designs In furniture aro to be
found lu tho dugouts.
Or, If tho lady of the house should In.
vite you to remain for tho meeting of the
literary club there In tho evening, would
you sture at that? Kot ut all. Literary
clubs, which the members ride all the
wav from live to twenty miles to attend,
ami where they discuss with great earn
estness everything from the lutest politi.
cal problem to tho most abstruse point in
metaphysics, aro quite tho regular thln
with our homesteaders. But to behold
this lifo so full of paradoxes in the height
of its incongruousucss you should bo a
spectutor lu tlio dugout when a neighbor
hood dauce is in full blast. The earthen
walls havo been skillfully tapestried for
the occasion with calico, and when the
fun begins, tho clay floor speedily ro
Bponds to the capering of tho many twin
kling feet, and there times a cloud of dust
thatwould stifle nn Iudiun. But, bless
you! they don't mind a bit of dust. A
polished floor and tho most perfect sys
tem of ventilation attainable could add
nothing to their enjoyment. I rank- II
Spearman iu liurpcr's Mugnziue.
Practical Hints oa Disinsection.
Corrosive sublimate (mercuric chloride),
sulphate of copper nnd chlorido of iron
are among our best disinfectants, tho first
two being poisonous. At wholesale drug
nouses iu New York single pounds can bo
obtaiued, mercuric chloride costing 75
wilts, tho others 10 cents a pound.
A quarter of a pound of corrosive sub
liuiuto and a pound of sulphate of copper
In one gallon of water makes a concen
trated solution to keep In stock. We will
refer to it ns "solution A."
For tho ordiuary disinfecting solution
add half a pint of "solution A" to a gallon
of water. This, while cost iu j less thau a
cent and a half per gallon, is a good
strength for general uso. Uso in about
equal quantity in disinfecting choleraic or
typhoid fever excreta.
A 4 per cent, solution of good chloride
of limo or a quarter pint of "solution A"
to a gnllou of water is used to wash wood
work, floors aud wooden furniture, after
fumigation and ventilation.
For fumigating with sulphur, three to
four pounds should bo nsed to every thojt
send cubic feet air spaco. Bum in an old
tin basin (bating in a tub of water; keep
room closed twelvo hours, to allow the
fumes to penct rato ull cracks. Then open
a window from tho outside and allow
fumes to escape into air.
Soak sheets, etc., in chloride of lime
solution, wring out and boil.
Cesspools, etc., should bo well covered
on top with a mixture of chlorido of lime
with ten parts of dry'ssud.
Isolate tho patient in an upper room
from which curtains, carpets ami sttnTed
furniture havo been removed.
Tho solution of mcrcurb chlorido must
not be placed In metal vessels, since the
tnerenry would plato them. Lucius Pit
kiu iu 'i'ho Ceatury.
"Flush Ttaies" Fifty Wars Ajjo.
Fifty years ago Mk-hlgnn experienced
that sort of prosperity which, being basod
upon a riso in prices rather than upon an
increase of values, ended, as such pros
perity thvays ends, in panic and disaster.
There was u:i extraordinary demand for
wild luuds and for places with "water
privileges" on which to build up lurgo
cities. Tho government hnd opened three
laud offiees lu different parts of tho stato.
Those wero besieged by crowds anxious to
"enter" lund at $1.'25 an acre. Every
proprietor of a "city," which ex
isted ou a beautifully engraved map,
started a bank. Money, lu tho form of
bank notes, hecamo abundant, prices rose,
speculation was stimulated, cud men, and
even women, caught tho "fever" incident
to flush times.
Then came the crash. Specie payments
were suspendsd, and money Warno
"tight." Trices fell. Tho banks wero
supposed to have iu their vaults gold and
silver suflicleut to meet iiO per cent, of
their circulation. The specie kegs were hi
somo cases found to havo nn upper layer
of coin, which concealed nothing more
valuable than nails aud broken glass.
One of theso bank3 was known as "Tlio
Bank of Sundstoue," being located In a
part of Michigan where quarries of fine
grit stono had been opened. Its promises
to pay wero widely circuluted. When the
panic cume, a man who held manv of the
bank's circulating notes made all "hasto to
reach Sandstone to get them cashed. The
bank had assets, out of which it paid tho
billholder a millstone for ever $10 note,
a grindstone for every $3, and for every
$1 bill a whetstoneYouth's Comcanlou.
Animals' r..'slt of Property.
A recent writer sr.ys: "I luive been ex
ceedingly interested as a horticulturist
and student of nature in observing tho
recognition of the rights of property in
domestic animals. A lien will not con
cede a grain of corn as belonging to an
other, but tho ono robbed will manifest
Indignation; but a hen will recognize the
right of another to the occupancy of a
nest, if not thereby seriously discomfited.
A cut makes no claim to possession until
her foot is on the piece of meat. After
possession, however, she asserts her posi
tive rights, and heavier rats will allow
the claim. Old cats will often allow
young ones to rob them, but they will not
allow older ones to do the same. A dog
not only claims a bono while in possession,
but establishes his right to the same bone
when buried, and woe be to the dog that
opens the cache. 1 This recognition of
iroperty rights is seen everywhere In
ower life, although theft Is common.
"Again, if you find your horse In his
neighbor's stall, eating oats, and scold
him for it, his retreat is mado with marks
of Lbamo.' I have seen the same mani
festation in a fowl lilobe-Democrat.
In tnlon There Ia Strength.
"Say, Jim, ain't yon a member of the
Sons of industry?"
"Yes, I be. 'I was one of the fir to
Jlne the organ'zoshun." .
"Then yon want to go down to the
blowout. They've hired a hull an' are
goin' to have a spewh 'bout things."
"Cnn't go. It's right mean, too."
"What's the matter of goinT
"Got to hold the baby while my wife
chops kindlin'." Detroit Free Press.
The man who hat a little more to do
than he can attend to bat no time to be
miserable. Uncle Esek.