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EUGENE CITY GUARD. L L. CAMfBKLU Proprietor. EUGENE CITT. OREGON. i Contarloasnaas of Uunu Essstloas. Every doy' experience may iupplj freah llliiHtriitloniof the Immense llillu- ence of contagion In the development of all human eniotlons. Nor is It by any ms ta be let down u a weaknes pecul iar to or characteristic of a feeble mind. to be blindly suscentlble of sucn eon toglon. Even the strongest will are bent and warped by the wlndn of other men's passions, persistently blowing in given uirectioii. ur.gmni j !"' wuav sua -r". . antler, are perhaps, Indeed, anectea iJ. .V.n MmmnnnUn ncopl by the emotiona of those around them, because their larger nature are more nnen to the sympathetic suoca. u ihlpa with every aaU et, they are cangh by every breeze. It la a question oi oe- pre. now ,..ucu em.u ,.. B"r, i. M It la only by contagion, and not by any kind of mlinriiv nr command, that emotion can be communicated. It la a matter of com- mon observation that any effort to direct ine emotion loonier nam m Kiiwui; w nrnduce the onnoslte effect to the one in- tended. To chHllenge a man to be brave 1 to make him nervous; to bid him ad' mire a person or a work of art ia to sug Best to him to be critical: to command a young man or woman to love tho elect of thelr oarent I to chill any nascent In' clination In ths desired direction, and to make It a duty for Montagus to bate Capuleta la to start the love of Romeo and Juliet. W must give the feeling we desire. We cannot possibly impose It. Fortnightly Iteview. One Mali's Morning Hoaik I rise between 7 and 8 a. m. usually, and at once spread the bedclothes over the foot of the bed to let fresh air sweeten the sheets and destroy all effluvia. I then throw off my night dress, go to the wash ng bowl, wash my hand witn tonp, and then swill my face, ear and neck with water only. I rarely use aoap to my face. Since leaving it off I find that my face la less covered with scurf. I then dip my band In the water and rub my arm, (best, body and limb with tbe wet band. While (till wet I dry my face, car and neck, and then give my body vigorous rubbing with the towel, and o get Into a glow. My bead gets washed only every three weeks, as j find too much soap cause scurf in the head, bleaches the hair, and make It brittle. I use a metal comb and brush, and use them Just enough to make the hair assume a civilized form, a too much brushing pull out the balr and weaken the sculp. Occasionally I go in for a little mild exercise before dressing, such a throwing my arm about, or stooping In various way to exercise tbe muscles. When dressed, I go out for half an hour' walk before breakfast, no matter bow cold, wet or foggy. I come in warm, hungry and bright. I take no fond nor driujt before going out. T. K. Allison In London Time and Esho. Orlef ot an Actress. Speaking of actresses, the publlo only get faint and occasional Idea of the per sonal grief which are often masked by tbe mimic jollity of the stag. An actress at a city theatre was engaged the other night in the performance of a soubrette role. The part called for unceasing gayety of manner and frequent laughter. The Job was half done for tbe night, and the recess between acts wo nearly over, when a telegram wa hnuded to ber. She opened It, and read tbe simple wonlst "lie is dead." Her agitation was in tense, but it was no time for private sor row. The prompter's bell rang, the cur tuln went up, and the comedienne skipped Into view of the audience as merry of as pect as berore. The message had dropped from ber nerveless hand at the wings, and a leilow actor hid picked It up. When ths girl came off the sceue be restored It to ber. "Isn't it drea.lfulr" alio asked. "lamentable, Indeed," th man re plied, sympathetically. "Who I ltf" 'My pet pug dog, Allele." And during ths rest of the play the poor actress masked her grief, and bad npt even the sympathy of that actor to instaln her until tlie final fall of she curtain. New York Sun. Paris' Matrimonial Aganalas, The police divide ths matrimonial agen- ties into three classes. Ths first category oss lor ordinary clients the noblemau without fortune and the high government functionary who has been retired on pension. The feminine element I gener ally recruited anong th foreign colony, orphans with dowry and rich widow who bore themselve to death in th prov inces. The second class agent uegotiate witn lower grade functionaries, retired officer and middle clues folk, who are "poor but honest." in the third class I comprised all th agencies that accept no matter who, provided they can extort good commission for their services. This classification is doubtless an arbitrary one, but it is commodious for police re quirements. In the best of these agen cies, little If any advance payment 1 required, but tlie applicant signs an agreement to give B or more per cent on tlie dowry within a cerlaiu length of Urn. 1 hardly ueed add that the wiliest geuu manage to "touch" a commission from both parties. Fraud Lelaud In The Epoch. Popularity of Arujr OOlrsrs, In few matters liss fashion changed more radically than in the esteem in which th army is held. Thirty years ago, Henri de l'eue, whom they have just laid in his last mating place, lampooned tlie "Subs" unmercifully. He got some bad sword thrusts, it Is true, for bis reward, but the public took bis part pretty generally. No una ennui tit Imvi vmnti, ...ilium, i.. nut houses, and even if they did not tear the lames' Ureases with their smira. as In said, and eat more Ice atid drink more champagne tliuu ought to hav fallen to their share, they were not welcome guests the uniform wa discredited. Now, It Is ths 0ien sesame to the most exclusive salon lu tbe capital All the young heiresses and daughters of the nobility are snapped np by the lieutenant and suo-iieuienaiils. A wedding without a good show of uniforms is a poor affair, ... a uriucgroom in a liim x coat look half ashamed of himself. It la their tura ow. Paris Cor. Argonaut. httllkia la tka r a I nf,u-i ii..) t . . , Lw.tiu.p aoih r... t. " , ' u sui iiiata iji Miinupnm mn wim in me course of boring tin 1 Suratn tunnel have given rise at Baku to I Ui opinion that large mpplle of petro- leum probably exist In the Interior of the aucasus. a large petruleum field has Rasa. i ,V,. Z. " . i-i Mil BlilJrf. Ill I naa 1 ( I nr- ST I estate of Wm UtL h taken np by torn Urn esnltali.ta Th. great petroleum fuunuin at Uakn hai at last ceased to ipout, although th oil In Uie well is sUUaglUled. PubUe Opinion. - ins paupers 01 LUiieru-k lN,1.n4 nave reiused to go lo work in place of iuuuhiji wuuim ii uw un iinie. The Pamell Iieaderslilp Commltte ha issued a circular asking tlie leigu branches in tandon to alhhate and giv me niumi-iii lauorer now on tnke. t. ague the eominitf-. .,nt.r.. .i"":. 171 Vek I listaiice. .... .j vuioi a THE DIAMOND BUTTON rBOM TBI DIXIT OF A UWTH AHD TH Hon book or a upobtzh. Br BAKCLAT UOBTH. rtVmrrtehted. l8BB.br 0. at Dunham. PuMlshsd tr epecUl arrasf taunt through The imanrai fnm Aawciauoa.! That you love tlie man Fountain w'lth strong, powerful love a love which excites my resiiex and admiration; thai the ohiect of that love ia man who i.p, ngm0 by sufferance only, not by rgMt; and that even when you believed him to be a murderer you ihed the bright l ,iir Inu unrm h m.' -r-- - , "How do you know thee thin 'They come to me profeasionally-1 am the legal adviser or the dead lemple i,n'a mother and lister. -Mother and isterr" ahe exclaimed ,, tiloUf,la nad netber mother nor r-nor ,ny relative. "That U strange, .inc. he wa. rela- tive of youra-a remote one. Flora blushed "That waa a (lb, Mr. Holbrook, I free- T confeM it; I con fun also in the gmtie 0 w ,g i mm beaten, Though I am not pleased that you know so much, 'lie not alarmed. But one other per ion possess) these facta, and you can rest assured neither he nor I have any desire to use the knowledge thus ob- tained to your disadvantage or to that of Mr. Fountain. Thank you. But may I not ask what your purpose I lo telling me th thincsT 'I might fall back on the statement, replied Holbrook smiling, "that having a feeling of regard for you 1 desired to relieve your mind of unjust suspicion against one you love so well and tlie en tertalning of which must have given you so much torture; but sucb stutemenl would not be the whole truth, for I have another purpose as well, not an entirely unselfish one. "And that purpose isT "Let me explain. Tlie fact of Mr. Fountain's Innocence came out hidden tally In the pursuit of certain inquiries and the proposed Initiation of some ac tion touching the murder of Mr. lem- pieton, and iicrnaps it may oe said also in an effort, feeble a yet, to connect the Into Mr. Templcton with the Into Mr ricrson. 1 (hall be very frank brutally so, 1 fear, Mis Asligrove. The fact that you susiieeted Mr. Fountain of the mur dorof Mr. Templeton that Mr. Fountain had remarked, with reference to an en terprise he was engaged upon, that Provi donee had removed Mr. Teinpluton from his path, and the final fact that that en terprise was made known to me by Mr Fountain s call upon me, to be an effort to obtain the lute Sir. Plerson property, how that in some way, unknown to me, Mr. Templcton was connected with Mr, Plerson. and the Interests of Mr Fountain and Mr. Templeton were an tagonistic. I Jiave the audacity to ask you In what way Mr. Fountain touched Mr. Piurson, and how it was that Mr Templeton' interests were antagonistic to those of Mr. fountain? In that point lay your reason for accusing in your mind Mr. Fountain of tlie deed, "May I ask to whut use you would put the information were 1 to give it to you always presuming I had such informa- Hour' I believe I had the honor of Inform ing you that I am the legal adviser of Mrs. and Mis Templeton. Tlie Interests of the brother are now the Interests of the mother and sistor." Flora showed clearly that the knowl edge of the existence of a mother and sister of Templeton was not pleasant to her, and she remained in profound thought for a moment or two. Holbrook waited patiently for her to speak, finally she said: Mr. Holbrook, I shall not conceal from you that 1 know tlie relationship you ask to be Informed of. In the brief time I've had to consider I have made up my mind tliut 1 cannot speak of it, for 1 cannot expluin it without giving you secret 1 have no right to give to a third person without the consent of Mr. Foun tain they are hi they belong to him sod concern liiiu only You have reas oned most accurately Therein lay the reason of my unjust suspicion of Mr. Fountain; the motive was so strong, and he himself felt the bltturnos and disap pointment of finding Mr. Templeton in hi way so much, that 1 feu red In a mo ment of passion he had been led Into a frightful crime. I must, however, de stine to answer your question." Holbrook bowed courteously and re marked: Uf course, that send me to Mr Fountain." If Mr. Fountain determine to In form you, I, of course, can offer no ob jection. "Perhaps you may And yourself able to aniwnr another questionr" r lor seemed to give him consent by an inquiring expression of face. "ou.wlll perhaps remember." he con tlnued. "that on the occasion of our pre vious interview in this house I displayed a diamond button I had found that morning at the place of murder." Perfectly well. ou seemed to recognize It then May I ask to whom you thought it b rongeur .... . , , . u u.. ..II l I J ' . . , kiiu me luav laugnim: v. dui part' - T T'IeJ M "e"' "jour display of ouuon was a trap laid for mer "I confess it Laid on th imnulse of the moment." I have no objections to loll vou. I had seen a similar one worn by Kendrick V..I.U Ahf "He was very proud of It. as he had Inherited it from hi grandfather, who hd received it from an Italian nobleman in whose family it had been for manv """""I VUUCTjrilllHj OOOie I I ('muni'' juu snow quite a much as I ij.. . ..,... I " "e u out imi more than an so - 1 ' " J""" -miniiiiii m out i ,ln,,t ' go to soma quie " hat eirtbly connection can b have I to nutter that puzzle nieao?" I "That I for your astuteness to dls- www, irinicu (UV MUIT. QOI WIWOUI UM 1 Anada w 1 1 iL. i . i . . . . t . ,U,plclo.a rcra hor "1 cilno, M1P Jou In that matter." ' Ul Dt "o'wook roe to take hi 11 bedld to alias Ashgrove, risint wiln blm. (aid: rearao apology Is due you. But I sure V VOU W1U eicuaa a natui, .II.. an protect ber secrets?" Holbrook began to feel aihama,! n it hlmielf under th gentle dignity of ber apo'oy. and felt It almost a rebuke; so "JT . . . .. ks nsrlkaw1 I -tl,a anoIOCleS Should ba mlna fna ith ' much awkwardness an3Utlle Wn3uea. Thus, with a better understanding hAtviwn them than had existed amwi I their first Interview, and perhaps than ever before, titer parted after a warm grap of the hand. CHAPTER XXIIL TOM kUEKa LONO STEP rORWARD. ,0M was not dis- pleased to be alone for a time, in order that he might give him self up tothought When he parted from Holbrook be bod little idea of going to loun tain that Is, lit tie definite idea of what lie could accomplish by seeing and talking with biia The truth is, he was much disturbed The bitter disappointment in finding that he bod not detected the murderer hud unsettled him. Beginning in doubt, he hod gradually gone on to a full convic tion, and bad discounted his triumph Now everything was astray. He bod never failed so before: he had never lie fore been enticed so far upon a false cent. He began to fear he was losing his cunning. If the story were to become known, how they would iuugh at liiiu at police headquarters; what gleeful storien of hi defeat would hi competitor have to toll; he would be compelled to leave town because of their jokes and laugh ter; hi prestige would be gone in the office of The Sol; he was now conscious, with a feeling of self contempt, that he had of late been assuming airs of supe riority among hi fellows. Then he consoled himself with the thought thatnfter all no one else hud made the progress in the affair that Hol brook and himself had mode. Then he recollected, with another wave of sell contempt, that when he thought triumph wo theirs he hod attributed all to Ins own efforts and shrewdness, and now in failure he was quite willing to take Uol brook Into partnership. After all, say what might be said, the affair waa deep, intricate and mvsterious. back of which lay a moss of tacts winch must be ascer tained, arranged and digested. finally be said, with an Inspiration of hope: All is not lost yet, and my commis sion has not been i ecalled.n By that time lie hud reached tbe City Hall park, with a view of hunting up the Shadow and relieving hlin from duty for a time at least, or until he was want ed again A he passed the city hall be saw the old attorney, George Parker, descend lug the steps. There s the Shadows friend, he commented. "That old fellow ia slosh ing around with a claim against Pier sou's estate, not knowing against what momentous affairs he may be knocking If there is anything crooked In his pro ceedings on behalf of that driveling old drunkard in Vnrick street, how he will take to cover when we light the fuse if we ever do. Tom chuckled; presently an Idea struck him. "I'll give hi in an interview. Perliup I'll elicit something." A the old mail wa about to puss Tom checked him. Good afternoon, Mr. Parker. I've heard that notice of a claim to Pierson's estate on behalf of James Preston lias been made before tbe surrogate. What i there in it?" The old man looked at hira sharply and not with a pleasant expression. "Who are you? "Bryan, of The Sol." "Oh, a reporter, hey," replied the old man, with a grin ntid an expression of relief. "You reporters are very sharp The notice wo only filed within the hour." "Oh, yes, we lay pretty close for the news. Uut what is there in ilr Well, I think there Is a good deal In it, or the notice wouldn t have been filed. A lawyer would naturally say that after he had taken upaclient'scase wouldn't he? However, the matter is not in such form yet that I can talk alxjut it, esKH-lally without conference with the counsel who bear the leading purl I can say this, that the notice was filed merely as a precautionary step I don't care to say anything alsiut it or have anything said now If you will promise to av nothing now, when the mutter conies up I'll give you the iuaideof it ex clusively That's what you young men want a beat isn't It?" "Yes. that's what we are always look ing for. replied 'lorn. "I ll keep my promise. If you will 1 know there will be a great story The old man Pierson lived a double life." 'What do you know about It?" In quired the old man fiercely 'Not very much, to bo sure 1 know be used to pass under another name at one time." "You do? What name?" 'Fountain. "coolly replied Torn. Tills was a reckless and audacious assump tion upon the part of Toio. He knew nothing of the kind. "Fountain, did you say?" queried tlw old man. knitting his brows, deeply in- "When and hna iciT -o "tin ih n vmt "What else do you kuow about Pier- -1 nsi s aooui ail. learned n oy ao jidenl. I know why he aasuutcd it it was because he wanted lo marry a wo man under that name.' I lie face of the old man took on in expression of serious alarm. Tom watched him narrowly. Ah, had he any children?" asked lit ll man. " ea. I think so. A son and a daugh ter. " Will UMW. i ii..,...i.... .... .. i .i.. .i i . ,lu eeuwn puixieu. linn. 11. n . a r I'ryan. you nave information or v -- "" P1' where we can exchange conti l'no - s I should not be surprised if rur information were worth paying for ii,..u.......L. "umnui'iT, To Mt '"S into shal- w water, for be had ts-en drawing upon Imagination for his facta, led to go on from tbe evident alarm hewaacaua- ing the old man. was not hi purpose to go further. lie i.l "I am always on the make, if I can do anuarelv. Mr larkar I h.v. no oh, jection to giving you all tiie infortuatio pus- on the subject. But I canAot .M . . k i . . ..ar, .a imporuuil engag. mental which 1 am alrvail nrvnliia. w not meet this eveumgr "No engagement again. HTn.mnmiw. then. No. Dot tO-mOITOW. of town. This is Thursday; make it Monday next, at 11 at tliil IML" -All right This place 1 convenient for me." "One moment. Mr. Bryan. Do you know where the son Fountain, you Irnnw is nowT "1 do not know, but I could obtain knowledge easilv. I think. "Verv welL Don't foil me on Mon- .InT." Tom hurried away, glad to escape, for frrm a ana f nura mischier be nau liHn leil into this encounter. "I ll have to concoct a story," he sold tn himself, "nnd meet tlie old man on Monday. I may learn something of value. But what was it in my lie that Atatitrhaii iilm u? !t ma see; he is making a claim on behalf of that old drunkard on the ground that the old sot Id a lirntlier nf the lata Pierson. Now, if that is so. one of them bears an assumed name. Which? From his disturbance when I said Pierson had once been known as Fountain, it must have been the dead man. Now what? Why. he is fright ened about the idea of the marriage and wants to know about the issue. Um. Just then lie crossed tlie path of one of New York's most eminent lawyers. 'Good afternoon. Mr. Bryan, ald the distinguished ornament of the bar. Good afternoon, judge," returned Tom as he stopped him. "Judge, I want a woodshed opinion." The distinguished man laugbed. "They are often the ttVost expensive kind of opinions, even if you do get mem for nothing. Mr. Bryan. "Nevertheless. I ll risk It. with so treat an authority. I am on tbe hunt of a mysterious affair. Not five min utes bl'o I had a conversation with a man who touches the matter slightly, and I made a remark or two which dis turbed him greatly. He was not at all frank or communicative, so I tried to reason it out, and I ran against a legal wall." "Well, if I can assist I should be pleased." "Let meputasupposititiouscaset John Smith marries a woman under the name of Jacob Brown and raises a family of children He amasses fortune under tne name of John Smith living a aouuie life and dies without a will. John Smith is supposed to be childless. Can his children under the name of Brown claim to Inherit the property?" "There is no other or previous mar riage of which there is issue? "No." "Well, I should say If the identity of John Smith and Jacob Brown could be established that the Brown children could inherit and the mother take ber dower rights." "Notwithstanding there was an undis puted brother of John Smith claimant to the estate?" "Yes, notwithstanding there was a claimant in the person of a brother. But you understand that this is an opinion given on your statement of the facts." "Thanks," said Tom, ."I can see through the wall now, and it helps me greatly." "He moved off. "Ah," tie said to him self, "that' what frightens Parker. His little scheme would go to grass if my lit tle romance were true." With this, Tom dismissed the incident from his mind and set about finding the Shadow This was quickly done, and Tom dismissed him fw the day. Then he thought seriously about call ing upon Fountain, and finally deter mined lo seek him. With Tom, to de cide was to act, and forthwith he sought the places where he thought the gentle man was most likely to be found. CHAPTER XXIV. HOLBROOK TAKES CP TUB CASK WITB RE NEWED INTEREST. HE visit to Flora Aebgrovs had brought forth a fact which was of I m po nance, though In Hol brook' mind it did not receive the consideration It n-as entited to. His mind was fixed upon establishing the lines connecting Fountain and the dead Templeton. and the relation they bore to tlie dead Pierson. These line established, be thought tbe way to the determination of the mystery would be straightforward and rapid. Hence he gave little thought to the fact that an owner of the diamond button hnd probably been found. He did not blame Flora for refusing to yield up tlie secrets of Fountain, and in fact respected her reserve. He did wish, however, that Tom bad not gone to Fountain before the result of Ids vimt to Flora had been known, and bis first im pulse waa to set out in search of bis journalistic friend and communicate the facts in hia possession. Indeed, it would be so much easier to meet ami talk with Fountaiu after the interview with Flora, A little re IU vt ion told him how useless would be the effort, for be bad no knowl edge of Tom's plana It was now late in tlie afternoon, and he could dq nothing if he returned to his office, so he determined to call upon the Teuipletons and see if he could not elicit something from them that would point to their connection with Pierson. He found both ladies In and both un affectedly glad to see him. He plunged at once iuto his subject by asking if they bad any relatives of the name of Pierson. Mrs. Templeton was quite sure she had none, and as equally sure Mr. Templeton had none. On Mr. Templeton' aide it was easy of settlement. 11 or husband, after his un cle's death, whose name was the same, had no relatives in this coun'ry , however remote. He maintained a correspond ence with relative of the same nam in nglatid and also with those upon his mother's side, of the nam of Col chester He had visited England a few time duriug his life, and on two occasions relative had visited him in this coun try, but they had returned to their own home. TfO IK CONTm'KM ON A SAILIXG SHIP. t PICTURC6CUE EFFECTS OF MOON LIGHT ON THE WAVES. A Magnificent ' Orleut-Ceo- flirt uf Moonlight and Lightning A jamah a Miower on I'hospborasoant Waters The rhntitoiu Ship. . A sailing ship moving quietly onward, or lylni restfully iu the heart of a calm, niters a surface iiHn which the magio i I.... ,.r i,u iiiikiii will tmliit a hundred lovely Hiin :i. The clear, shurp shadows resemble J t Inlaid upon the ivory 01 me planks. The spaces of spleudor upon the !...ia lu.tM.H.ii the black lives, wrought by the interception of the reflection of the end of a boom or tne ciew 01 a win, ro in.. 1,.,, u ,,r ahlninir silver. There is nothing fairer thun the spectacle of sleeping ship wiiu ner cunvua winning lent from the yards, stealing out to tbe liuht of the moon tliut soars sparklinfr as U wet from the sea. A fine effect is often produced Dy a con fli.t nf nuvmliuht and lightning. I wit- .,..1,0,1,1 . nmr-iiiilretit scene of this kind in the Indian ocean, the Island of Amster dam iff styht on tne starooaru quurier. There was a full moon In tbe north,- and n ti.o annth hnnir a vast bunk .of clouds charged with fire and thunder. Tbe early gusU of this electrio storm orone away rrraul wlni?M of vanor from the shoulder of the main body, and sent them speeding athwurt the moon, me enining ot me luminary was ghastly, rendered so by tne .ltiirimtinna nf her own light, darting wildly over the edge of the driven clouds, with the quick dazzle w we souinera flashes. Her beams seemed to be colored i. ti,. .iu.trin l,.iirilni- It was the eve. of course, tbut carried the reflection of tbe blue and sun origin aaris to me Illumination: but the effect was a tii, inch the llL'htnlnir struck its own helMsh quality Into the fabric of the sliver beams ss Uiey tell irora ine rims oi me Avina rlmiilH. The combined Illumina tion put a new and monstrous face upon the ocean, it maue you tiling ot a aeou sea complexioued to a very mockery of vitnlltv hv the llL'ht of such flames as those from which Milton's. Fiend rose to etoer his flight to dry land. , PIIOSFHORESCEJiT WATERS. T vni ones becalmed In highly phos phorescent waters, but the surface was so still that the few gleams visible In the Hni-ir nmfnunri were faint as tlie reflection of a star riding upon the heave of the hid den swell. A clonu gatnerea overneaa and its sooty belly seemed to lean lor sup port unon our scarcely swaying trucks. Suddeuly it rained. One should spend some months In Jamuica to understand the meaning of such a "shower" as this. In a fow moments our decks were half full of water, the scuppers sobbing madly; the roaring of the ram and hail smiting tlm ni-enn drowned all other sounds. The sea was so phosphorescent that a piece ot . , i , i i i i a i WOOa, aroppeu overooaru, ciiirJiieu oui. u as though it had burst Into flames. Judge thun nf thn effect of that Niagara fall of rain and hail! The ocean was flushed np Into a plain or nre. ii swept spariuing in one vast Incandescent sheet to Its limits, rihnmlnir Into sickly suluhur as it ap proached the horizon. You might suppose mac sncn an iuu mlnnilnn na thin would have revealed any thing nlloat upon it; but, though I took a long look round, Dcwig ueepiy impressea hv tlil nmlih-n. wonderful burnlna of the ocenn, I saw nothing, till all at once tbe darkness was split by a flash of lightning tuat leaped ironi ine ciouas away over our foreyard arm and shot into the water, as It. KnMtnml tn mp. a lefifjtiA diRtnnfc and on our starboard quarter, and then to this mighty liare there sprang out upon tne View B targe snip, wen wiiniii a iiino oi na annirir.ifl down t.n her tjirmniln. Thn sight made me catch my breath for an in stant, lor tne wouuer or ii lay in ncr having been invisible until the lightning threw her np, so bright waa tlie water with the lashing of the rain. One waited for a second flash to make sure: and I HnrA mv. hull she foundered before. It came, there would not have been wanting people among us to swear tout mey nuu seen the Phantom Ship. OniGIN Or TIIE LEGEXD, Indeed, it is quite possible that this grand old legend had its origin la some atmospheric elfect due to lightning, moon shine or fog. I have sometimes at sea, but more often in our narrow waters, watched a ship for a few moments, re moved my gaze, and, thinking of ' her presently, looked for her agaia and found her gone. This is one of those mysterious disapcarances with which all seamen are acquainted. - The evanlshment, however, grows more perplexing when, after search ing for the vessel and believing her to be gone for good, you look for her again later on and And her almost in the same place. A thing of this kind would have been ac cepted by the early mariner as a miracle. He would have come home with a yarn about it as long as his arm, and so have fired tho first poetically minded guest he could constrain with his eye with visions and fancies ot a spectral ship. Be this as it will, disappearances and reappearances of this kind can be due to nothing but the subtle and imperceptible gathering of haze about the object Mist will often take its complexion from the atmosphere. I have seen a bank of haze of so Bkylike an azure that but for the curvature of the sea line under it caused by the deflective sweep of its base I should have accepted it as pure blue air. White mists also, of a slightly opaline tincture corresponding to perfection with the hue of the heavens beyond, I have detected only by the apparent depression of ths horizon under them. A ship may be In tbe act ot piercing one ot these elusive Tells with her flying jibboom when yon first catch sight ot her. She Is as plain in your sight as your own vessel; yet when you seek her a minute after she has van ished, and there is nothing in the somber or sunny texture of the stuff she baa en tered to persuade yon that what yon are viewing is not the same browu or ceru lean sky that stands over and on either band of It. Macmillun's Magazine. Tint Trad to Learn. The best trade to learn is one that can never be handicapped by machinery. In ventive genius has well nigh driven the shoemaker to the poor house, for shoes can be manufactured so cheaply by ma chinery that many cobblers have been driven into other pursaits. And It is the same way with the carjienter tailor, black smith, saddler and others. For a while typesetting was thought to be safe from the iuromls ot progressive machinery, but now I see that some genius has Invented an Instrument that Is calculated to drive the printer from his case. It is doubtful, however, If any machine will ever be con structed to lay brick, paint carriages or upholster a lonnge; and so these trade are the best for young men to learn. Clobe-Democrat Interview. Bona ot glam's Kin. .. . . ... ... nun n-u,(vurv nUI sons to Europe and given thera some Terr ....... . 1 .. : i. .- l . ,, . . . - Hiuu auiii-r, null 11 is pUDilsned in The Bangkok Time. He tells them not to as sume the title of prince In Europe, and not to boast that they are princes. As the king is defraying all the expenses from his own private purse, and not out of the flin.la nt th .tat. V. 1. n. i .-w... . .w.v, ui uas ueiiueu on De positing a sum In th banks sufficient to give ach of them 1 6do a year for the first Ave years and 2,0UO year for the second five year. A sum ot $18,000 will be placed la th banks, bearing interest, and earh inn arill ha .).. j .. . m. ui aw iui sur plus on attaining the age of JL- - airoki by tlwlrlelty. A highly Interesting nnd sngpestlre ao eounVof what may be c lil lntoW Klectrlclty was recently printed m l he hu James' tiazette. At the freuzot foundry In France an electric furm.ee is nsj . In which the light equal; that o f 1W.0UO candles, and the heat Is such that ateel melts like butter in a tvm seconds. Now people standing: at a il.stuuce of a few Wu. feel no heat, a thermometer Ave yards away, does not indicate much n irease of temperature. Vet a subtle In fluence Is at work, and n spectator who re mains for an hour or two is said I lo .ex perience "a burning sen-.ition, 'th1,nor1e or less rutin iu the neck, f.xe and forehead, the skin at the same liiuo assuming a cop pery red tint. Later symptoms are head ache and sleeplessness. Afterward t he skin of the fiiee gradually leels off In brood flakes, while I lie complexion is left of a flue brick color." The symptoms are those of continued exiiosure to hot, bright sunlight, Iu extreme caw they are those of sunstroke, though the ouly apparent agent has been lutenee light. As to this It must lie rememlicred that the quality of radiant heat is to pass through the air without appreciably raising its temperature. When it meets a calorific body that body Is heated, as Illustrated in a room warmed by a glowing fire. The air may not be warmer thun 60 degs., while the furniture Is warm to the touch, yet no sense of chilliness is experienced, because the body and Its clothes have the property of absorbing the heat thrown out from the fire. In the same way the in tense beat of the electric focus may exert its Influence at a distance. The value of the observation, if it l correctly reported, lies In it suggestion as to the way In which sunstroke of the indicated type Is produced. Public Opinion. Unbannr O'.d Men. Tli. nrnfmulntml man. WllO makes ihls living by hurd knocks aud constant exer .iu nmna tn pnw the business man or speculator who tan go on making money almost wiinoiu wors, nuu uu vou ..no n a fortune which seems enormous to one who mannge to pick out of the world, by constant enueavor, a snug uv a little more under favor able conditions. But when old age comes the professional man has an immense ad vantage over the merchant, particularly tlm merchant who It, from the na ture of things, so common in a country like this the merchunt who was not edu cated In his youth, and whose chase after the mighty dollar hos stunted all the more refined and studious aspirations he may originally have possessed. For the old merchant, rich as he may be, there is little satisfaction in the last years. He can either stmgglo on after dollars which have no longer any signifi cance or charm for him. or he can spend bis time moping and loitering uneasily, miserable in idleness, und not knowing which way to turn or what to do with the time of which before lie never nau any to spare. Of course, this is not the cose with all rich old men who huve mode their money In trade. Some have as convenient nnd satisfactory methods of employing their minds as could be asked for. Uut the majority are not so fortunate. Scat tercd about this town are rich men, or men with all the property they have need for, and more, too, who are quite unhappy : ,i. i . 1 1 i.. in tneir idleness. Chicago .u-raiu. Nervnim Effects of Applause. The effect of nppluuse upon artists is often quoted as due to their nervous sus ceptibility. Tho fact is overlooked that It is an unmistakable evidence of approval, and is as sucb desired. Artists do not relish such expressions on the same prin ciple that our heuthen visitor delights in the tom-tom, or our own civilized small boy In the "glorious Fourth" racket. It is the direct medium of communication across the footlights. But that artists do possess nervous susceptibilities of a most pronounced order i very generally the case, and is n point in their favor as indi cating the temperament and tastes of genius, even though it does not insure the possession of its creative force. A highly strung nervous organization may, and usually does, introduce Into the character of its possessor much unexpressed pathos, and is, therefore, less comfortable than a more stolid nature; but it is also more prompt and active, and the world owes niucb of its Btlrrlng music to the instru ments it holds at concert pitch. Lilian Olcott's Letter. What Dr. Tltn Mnnson t'oan Says. In the matter of eating the lecturer said that tlie notion accepted by thousands thnt we must leave the table hungry is nonsense and rubbish. An ascetic is just as bad as a glutton, and both by their conduct pave the road to disease and dis ability. Dr. Coan didn't think much of vegetarians, tie believed we were born to eat meat. For consumptives he recom mended pure air, milk, butter, starchy foods, stimulants and food rich In fats. People with liver complaints must let sugar, starchy foods and fats alone. Nervous people should eat fish, meats and milk. Folks in the professional line and brain workers must have lots of meat, fish, milk and vegetables. The announcement was made that we have tew glnttons in this country because nearly everybody is on sucb a dead rush. Milk, boiled, fresh and skimmed, or with a certain share of lime water and konmyss were cracked up, and young and old. nervous and dyspeptic people were told to drink milk in either of these forms. New York Sun. Run on a "Wildcat" Bank. When the banks did not want to redeem their notes they would take only one bill at a time, and on such occasions a long line of men would be formed awaiting their turn. It a man went up with (11,000 the teller wonld not redeem it iu a lump, as the law allowed them to redeem in $-5 amounts, nnd would make the holder pre sent It bill at a time. When the bill was handed to him he would turn it over, look at it In every way, smell it and feel it, and finally picking up a gold coin and exam ining it, would turn it over to the holder of the notes, when he would be given an other bill and go through the same move ments. A man with $1,000 in small bills could in that way keep back a line ot men for a full business day. J lobe-Democrat. An Unusual Eng-agente-nt. "Excuse me. sir. but are von a nir'-. pocketf" "les, sir, I am." ''I want yon to do me a favor." "What Is ltf" "I have several thousand dnllnra mv pocket, and ns it will be quite late whet, i gvi uonie i snail uaturoiiy oversleep mv self in the morning." "lsee." "There Is mv ennl. If rnn wiV. -nti. my house to-morrow forenoon until yon See my Wife Start out with an T'm., it,,,. a-shopping cast iu her eye aiul will rob uer nuu uiiioe wun me m be jooj friend for life." Cincinnati Knoulrer. Chinas Opposition to ftteun-boats. Among the rpni.irl-iliU . vanced bv the PhhiMa tn ..!..- Introduction of iimmluuiti i.. i- . wu .uv ll)W langtse is the allegation that a very fierce and rtrong species of monkevs live along the river where It breaks th'ron-h the mountains, and that tuey would not fail to hurl large stonn from the heights down upon the steamers, probably sink ing them, while the anthnriti. nM w. powerless to prevent the outrage or arrest tbe offenders. The real obstacle In the way Is not monkeys, but aboot 20.000 Junk men, who think steamboats would take away their present means ot livelihood. Xew York Tti Railroad la Ceylon, So closely doe the railroad approach water's edge that there seems barely room fyt it between the clustering palm, add red tiled roofs of tlie village on on Id and the blue bluing sea on the other Every now and then, when a larger wav than nsual come rolling in, the who! breadth ot tlie track la plentifully bo ' sprinkled with .spray. But in spit of thl it is thickly dotted with white tur bans and blue or scarlet sashe, parti col. ored klrt, brass riose rings, dusky faces, and thick, block hair glistening with co. coanutoll; for tlie railroad is a favorite promenade with the natives, who find it firm, smooth roadbed a great relief after tbe toll of plodding ankle deep through tbe soft, unstable sand of the beach. But all at once a shrill whistle Is heard, and the turtianed promenaders scatter way from the track to right and left, while the morning train comes rattling up at extra speed, as If in haste to sweep away tbe intruders who nre trespassing upon Its private rood. Out ot the third class cars which are nothing more thun overgrown wooden boxes, with both sides knocked out peer the round faces and beady black eyes of half a dozen native children, to whom a Journey by the won derful English "Are carriage" is a treat that never grows stale. From the win dows of the second class the sides of which consist chiefly of Venetian blinds tastefully painted with red dust lean the limp white Jackets and heated faces of three or four English soldiers, convey ing In every scowl of their smarting, sand plastered eyes at least 40 worth of oath at 5 shillings apiece. Tbe first class la chiefly conspicuous by its absence. David Ker in New York Times. Romance of the Future. The realm of the half supernatural has been much worked, but It is by no means exhausted yet Is there nowhere a family merged In our complex civilization which descends, and knows that It descends, from the race believed by old commen tators to be mentioned in Genesis, the half breeds ot heaven, the children of angels and men. and which re tains from that descent powers and capacities and longings, and, above all, certainties as to another life, and with them religious obligations unknown to its fellows all around, always operative, yet always of necessity concealed? Is there no one who is undying, yet must obey all other conditions of humanity; no one, except St. Leon, for whom wealth is pro ducible at will, yet who dreads to use his power; no one possessed of tbe faculty Bulwer used to hint nt, but never utilized in his half supernatural stories, of gen crating lu another mlud any Idea be wouldf Tbe novelists who have used mesmerism as a machine have thought of that power, but have always limited it to its subject's periods ot unconsciousness, and employed it for some comparatively trifling end. Except in the departments of mesmerism and sleep walking, the romance writers have hardly utilized the facts of physiology now creeping slowly into common knowl edge, while they have left the machinery of science to Jules Verne, who nse it with the intellectual subtlety ot a peep show proprietor who hus hired an electric light. Suppose a man in sleep learned all that waking he desired to know. It would be but a grand exaggeration of some well known mental processes la sleep. London Spectator. Ncvel Shell for Rtraniboat Warfare. "The coming weapon of civilized war fare will not be an explosive bullet, but a Chemical one," remarked a scientific gen tleman a short time ago. "Many sugges tions of this sort have been made sod some plan will bo adopted before long, unless I am greatly mistaken." "What is the bost pltiuf" "I am inclined to favor the suggestion of Weston, tho electrician. He suggests the use of nitrite of ninyl. It is well known that this lru3 possesses the power of causing Insensibility very quickly In a human being breathing its fumes. The effect is equivalent, temporarily, to a paralytic stroke. Now, nitrite of amyl is very cheap and plentiful. He proKises to Ore shells filled with this chemical instead of gunpowder. It will not bo necessary to penetrate a ship. A few gallons of this nitrite dashed on the deck of a war ship would soon render her crew helpless. The most powerful ironclads would be even more vulnerpble than the light cruisers, for they would be sucking down great draughts of air through their artificial ventilators and the odor would thus rapidly permeate the whole ship. The whole crew being rendered helpless for an hour or two, the ship could, of course, be towed Into a snfo spot, while tbe captors ventilated her and removed the Insensible men." New York Mall and Express. Testing th ToacVng Machines. A professor or governess is engaged to Instruct boys and qlrls, let ns say in Latin, history, or physiology, and It Is assumed that he or she will act. precisely like a teaching machine for that particular sub ject, and never step beyond its borders. A little common sense would dissipate this Idle presumption supposing it to be really entertained, and thut tbe mania for cramming sheer knowledgo down the throats of the young does not make their elders wilfully dlsregardful of the moral poison which may Alter along with It Every human being, as I have said, ex ercises some Influence over the emotions of his neighbor, but that ot a teacher, especially if he be a brilliant one, over his students often amounts to a contagion of enthusiasm throughout the class. His admirations are adored, the object of bis sneers despised, and every opinion he enunciates is an oraclo. And it is these professors and teachers, forsooth, whose opinions on ethics, theology and politics it is not thought worth while to ascertain before Installing them in their chairs to become the guides of tbe young men and women who are tho hope of the nation. Fortnightly lJevievr. tailnei or tlie rnbati DTonterOb The Cuban montero's indolency grows rather out uf overproduction than inher ent laziness. He does not require and grab and wear his life to shreds to set great store by. No condition he ever kuew required that. He has no love for luxury Hence he is in nowise distressed or distracted. He has no envious longing for broad acres, for one acre will suffice. If he owns half a dozen, his unnecessary wealth rests heavily upou him. He needs no fuel to warm him, for a loving son al ways does that. He needs but little clothing to protect him, for he lives in endless suramy. He requires no barns and great storehouses, for all the world he knows Isnnetidless storehouse with the bin-end at his very door. He needs no grand house, for the whole flower blos somed island is an o lorous bed chamber eternally. He may herd cattle, or work on the sugar plantations for a few months of the year; but, if he does, a negro or guajlro is his slave for the rest. The whole active. DroiuDtins element of need Is eliminated from the montero's life. You must know this before yoa can know hira. Getting a little closer to his home life and thought, he may be said to exist In perennial serenity. He marries because his father did. He rears children because they come. They are welcome to come, to stay, to go. The wife attends to ner few duties hannilv; she has no "mis sion" to become frenzied over: and the yams come on the table at the richt time. So in the montero's. there is abetter light than in some ot our pretentious American homes. Edward L. Wakeman. There are four men In the house waa part their hair in the middle.