The Eugene City guard., June 13, 1891, Image 3

ONE LIFf
gar Httla IiumI la resting
Oti the ann lost ftekl it of old,
loi be ihine H ft only tha night braese
flul nuliw H so soft and cold.
rye low hi sr garlng
e ao faithful IO him
And Iw ihloa U Uie shadowy lllighl
Thai nuikto them no urang im1 diio,
flef pretty turn toward hlin
AB. when did bar foot turn aaayf
jUid be think It Ui sllery moonlit-til
That ma" X "O 'aiul and fray
0 sptrit tlwl nagon and falters,
Takuoiiraaad whiapar "Uood by."
4 life' 'hy. Ufa la nothing
tt he million aacb minute dia.
With million each minute dying,
Wlitl matter ooa Ufa or deaths.
Ooa fragile and tender eitnu-ticav-Oo
tremukxi. pualug brealbr
A Ufa? Why. a Ufa I not blur
What muter though one turn dlml
Alu' for the folly of reason.
Oo Ufa I the world to blm.
J U lo Fraud IxaJle'a Nepapr
FISANCISCO.
From out of the sands of that sun
parched desert which stretches across
our southwestern country the Zilli Le
jjnl, Indian named, rises abruptly. For
many mile the mountain lifts a barrier
across the plain, us precipitous sides,
'warred und broken by crevices, or
jrugged with fallen bowlders, render pas-
fsnge nnpossiuie tu uii uui ma naeu sav
Ltit who have found there a home.
i In these solitudes a fragment of the
ttvaio Indian tribe, under the leader
lip of Diorunu old Francisco, have for
long while indulged their savage in
lincts. Anu wiine me arm or tne law
too strong for them to make open war-
ire, little provocation is needed to in
it them to mischief unless detection
nd punishment hang Imminent
Here and there lo the tortuous fast-
lesses a spring bubbles from the rocks,
r . . .. l (. t . . .
In J along me water, oeiore it sinks mio
lie sitnd, Is found luxuriant pasturage
U the herds of Indian ponies.
Midway in its extent the mountain is
lioken by a narrow puss through which
cinders an Indian trail. It was just
ure that several months ago an after-
ion sun was scorching a party of young
jrveyors. iney naa oeen riuing an
ay across the dusty plain and were
igerly looking now for the water at the
H of the mountain. A score of weary
uck animals, with drooping beads and
ng ears flapping, were picking their
lay ran riiliv over the stony trail while
Li ilium rude old Hamlin, the Mormon
ticker, with his two Mexican assistants;
fcliind these followed in single tile the
fcung men of the corps.
iThe ringing crack of a driver's whip
tv and then came echoing back from
ie cliffs along with the unintelligible
ligon of a Mexican urging on the tired
Jules. The tinkle-tinkle of the lead
Lire's bell moved slowly on; the dust
tse in clouds from fourscore feet; the
in poured down between the narrow
falls, and as yet no sign of water had
cn seen.
i youth named Jim Impatiently pushed
cad in his eager search. He bad not
ne far when lie sighted an Indian boy
ding leisurely through the pass. Ah,
ere was one who could tell of the cov-
k.1 snrini, Pvlnt-l nir liiu linroA h-ft hup,
id to overtake the little savage. The
jy roused up at the sound of galloping
jufs, and seeing a white man following
fa-st. without pausing to question his
ent. lashed the shaggy pony to the
or its speed.
Hold on, there! Hold on!" Jim called
lii hi . but if his voice reached the
itened youngster he gave it no beed,
doss to urge his pony the faster. Then
freakish thought crossed the young
Vi's mind, und spurring lug horse wild
long the trail he begun to utter war
'loops and shrieks that might have
kUled old Francisco himself, bad he
in near.
flie nimble pony was making good
led, but the little savage, fearing to be
ight and scalped, thought the moun-
safer than the saddle. Without
piling his pony lie sprang lightly to.
(ground, run up the hillside and dis
jfured in the bowlders at the foot of
rtliff.
1m could scarcely keep his saddle
b laughter for a few moments; then
rode along the trail to where the little
w had disappeared and called to him
me down, that he was a good white
A and wanted water. But he might
Well have hailed a wild jack rabbit,
"be pony checked his speed when the
left him, but still eluded the young
ij's efforts to turn him back in the
tow pass. The pack train came up,
J the wild animal scurried ahead of it
the puss had widened into the val
There he was turned and sent
ilcing back toward the mountain.
ut the perverse little animal instead
returning insisted now upon following
train. Again and again the boys
ted at hira, and away he would go
i moment; but presently his heels
id Ry into the air and back he would
, frisking impishly, and through
rest of the afternoon followed at a
Mice.
spring was found before sunset, and
f was pitched for the night by the
of the water. The animals were
fd loose to graze. The weary men
ped upon the ground, while the
busied himself preparing supper,
ently a shadow fell across the ground
re we lay, and looking up we ob
ed a solitary Indian approaching, a
ket thrown over his shoulder and a
on his arm. It was so usual an oc
ence that tittle heed was given him;
everywhere they frequent our camps,
big incessantly for whisky, h'lwco
food. But when he drew neui und
no request, noreven acknowledged
r wlutation of "How," we knew that
a another object, and that he was :
' ipoeed.
I awing his blanket round bini. he
;d a little way off and stood as silent
specter. He was very tall and
,;ht, with finely chiseled features in
I of the brutal face so common to
Indian. As he Dosed there in the
ght.his picturesque garment draping
t him, with rifle in hand and the
1 shadows around, I could almost
?the spirit of Hiawatha had risen.
! J this time supper was ready, and a
r ", of coffee was poured and offered to
t'-i" i idian. He neither accepted nor re
f i. but remained as motionless as if
t ad been cast in bronze. Turning
i ' Mly and walking a few steps away,
'e u tered tha long, tremulous call of the
''!''. An answering note caie from
' ills near by and soon other Indian
t iired by ones and twos and joined
' ii about the fire. They continued to
"Uj in until thirty had gathered
arouj'd m and all vera armed. Food
c ffered them, but not one accepted; .
Ihey were not diiscd to be frlcudlv
Night had come and with Itth. mM
breeze from the mountain The camp
fire blawd cheerily, and around it I he
Navajos gathered, squatting upon their
haunches. Our men were weary with
iue uay s ride, and after the animals had
been picketed, drew out their blankets
and lay down about them, their baggage
under their heads. Noother trouble was
expected if the stock were guarded from
slaniede. for a body of troops lay at the
ton, tnree days Journey from the moun
tain. After the men had lain down the Indi
ans drew doner around the fire, now and
then gathering fuel, or speaking one to
another In their own language. We lay
on the ground in the shadow, butauuinst
the darkness the swarthy figures of tho
tiuvujua were mrown in oou reiicr ny
the lirelight, and they were not so fur
away but that their voices came to us.
What a dreamy picture it seemed as
we fell asleep! The coppery figures
arawn about the fire, half concealed ly
their gaudy blunkets, thcKleam of rillcn.
the sleeping men, the dusky animal forms
outlined in shudow, while off on tlic hills
a coyote harked at the moon, which was
tinting the east and the waste of desert
The picture was soon forgotten by the
boys, but the Mormon, as was his duty,
lay watching.
Presently the Indians formed In a half
circle about him that had first come to
us. and made ready for a powwow
Hamlin knew then that our visitor whs
the noted and dangerous Francisco. The
chief began to speak lo his warriors in
Piute. It so happened thut Hamlin hud
been ruined among the Piutes and un
derstood the language even better than
the Navajiw. He heard Francisco re
counting the wrongs of his people; how
often their pusturus had been wrested
from them, their horses and cattle stolen.
And now they were being followed
into the desert Only one moon before
two comrades had been murdered on the
plain, and by whom but these men? To
day a ony had been driven from the
mountains; to-morrow what outrage
might be expected? What should be
done? They were thirty braves, the
white men numbered seven. Horses
were here, food, rifles and powder; one
bold stroke and all would be theirs.
The boys had been sleeping some hours,
when Hamlin wakened the nearest one
with a touch. "S-h-h-h!" he whispered.
" Danger!" If an Instant every nerve
was strung, and .he would have risen
but the Mormon pressed him down. The
Mexicans were already whispering to
gether, and soon the entire party was
on the alert
We were still in the shadow, though
the moon was shining now. My first
glance was toward the fire. All the In
dians had vanished but two, who were
squutting before the smoldering embers
as they had been earlier in the night
"The Navajos have gone behind the
ridge," we were presently told, "and
these two remain lest we should suspect
something wrong, und he on our guurd
or get away." Then the Mormon told us
what he had overheard. Francisco had
plunned to attack us just before day,
when most likely the entire party would
be sleeping. They had withdrawn the
more surely to take us unawares, and
bad crossed the ridge in order to conceal
their liro.
He had beard more; news bad most
probably reached the fort of the murder
of the two Indians, and a squad of sol
diers been dispatched to investigate the
matter, for a detachment was in campat
the Chez-a-kla spring, only ten miles
away, it was men u ociock; a man
must start off at once to notify the lieu
tenant Even if the troopsdid not arrive
before the Indians returned we might be
able to defend ourselves for awhile till
succor should come.
One of the boys was selected as mes
senger. None of us had yet risen from
the ground; the Navajos thought us sleep
ing. The lad began to slide off in the
grass, and presently reached the edge of
a little gulch undiscovered. There he
dropped over and under shelter of the
rocks made good his escape. It is need
less to say we did not sleep again. Every
eye and ear was on the alert and every
rifle in hand Now and then a coyote
slunk near, and the uncertain shadow
gave our nerves a thrill, or if his mate
called we fancied the Navajos were sig
naling. The suspense so wrought upon
the nerves of the party that they would
gladly have followed Hamlin to surprise
the Indians in their camp; but the watch
ers were near. A suspicious movement
on our part, and they would have van
ished like phantoms; or the cracit or a
rifle the whole band would be upon us.
Hamlin, too, grew restless as we lay
there, and presently crept near to us.
He had been considering the chances of
the troops arriving in time to be of serv
ice. The Chez-a-tla was ten miles away,
and even were the detachment still there
they could not reach us before 3 o'clock.
It was t,he day before when the Indians
had seen them, but had they remained?
It was doubtful if the lad could follow
the trail aright, and, besides, the Nava
jos might attack us at any moment
.. . . Ifl . M
Hamlin had nerves use me rest oi us;
perhaps he had more. He was a gaunt,
muscular man, who bad been reared
among the Piutes. where his father had
been sent a Mormon missionary, wav
ing enjoined us strictly to lie quiet, he
raised up and yawned, as though but
just wakened from sleep.
"Hello, tnerei it you gomis iu i
b mv fire, why don't you keep it burn
ing?" he called out to the pair who were
yet squatting about the embers. "You
trifling, lazy buck, now you keep that
Ure up till day. or I'" take my cowhide
and drive you off!"
The blazo crackled and the sparks flew
up as he piled the fuel on. while the two
moved back somewhat Drawing his
blanket about his shoulders. Hamlin
squatted near them, shivering and pre
tending to be cold. Presently he spoke,
inquiring after some Mormon friends
who had been among the Navajos.
"Are you Mormon man?" one of them
asked. It was just the question be
wanted. Certainly he was a Mormon,
and knew so and so, and his father was
old Hamlin, whom all the Navajos knew.
"Then you ought to he ashamed, a
Mormon man, to work for Pellicanoesr
said one. "Pellicanoes are thieves; they
ateal Indians' ponies.
With this, conversation began In Na
Ts jo fashion, and as they talked. Hamlin
moved slowly nearer, until they were
face to face. The bright fire threw them
in high light and beyond were the un
certain shadows. From the darkness
came the long, wavering call of the coy
ote, and ever and anon we were startled
as some browsing pony clinked the peb
bles in his way. The suspense grew in
tolerable as the moments slipped past
and the time drew near when the Navajos
would return. And what could Hamlin
mean? Wit, he seeling favor on his own
account? Was he about to desert us?
A miiii ade touched me, and pointed to
the place of the two driver a little way
off in the shadow. Their blunkets were
on the ground, but peering intently, 1
taw them to be empty. The Mexicans had
sliied off in Ihednrkueiis undiscovered.
Iluiulin must be informed at once, and
I ruised on my elbow to call. Perhajts
he heard me move, for the next moment
he sprang at a Navajo's throat like a
wildcat His coninnion uttered a single
"Yip!" and leued lo his feet, but before
hi wcnHu could be used was pinioned
by the two Mexican Hamlin hud
seized the larger, and as we run up they
were clenched uml struggling.
The two were quickly gagged and
bound. The .Mexicans wished to dis
patch tliem ut once, hut milder counsels
prevailed
We were uncertain if the cumn be
yond the riilge hud heard tho warning
note, and with ull haste threw the sad
dles und more valuable packs Umii the
animals, sprung to our places and hur
ried along the olwcuro und difficult trail.
We rode with whip and spur through
sand and sagebrush, over stones and
gulches, across fallen timber; a mad,
wild race, as fast as beasts could strug
gle. After the intense night of watch
ing action was relief; wo could have
jumped from a precipice, charged a bat
tery or fought a band tf grizzly bears.
On and on we urged the train; one
mile passed, two, then three; by that
time we were shaken with the perilous
ride, the animals were panting, and our
speed slackened. Another mile and a
call was heard. We puuscd to lUtcn
Were the Navajos following, or was it a
friend? A moment and another whoop
camo ringing, and there was a sound of
galloping hoofs. The voice was familiar,
and we sent an answer echoing acrosr
the plain.
In a few minutes we were with friends.
The lud had reached the Chez-a-kla and
roused the camp, then mounted ahorse
and was guiding the bluecoats back to
our aid.
The next day Francisco was followed
into the mountains and shortly after
ward captured; but instead of taking
him to the fort for trial we culled his
people together and held a grand pow
wow. Hamlin explained how the pony
had followed us, and the lieutenant de
clared that he had been sent to seek and
punish the murderers of the two Nava
jos. Then a present of tobacco was
given, we each whiffed from Francisco's
dirty pie, and, as the story books say.
all lived happily together ever after, for
as long as we worked iu that region they
were our friends. John Willis Hays iu
Youth's Companion,
Trratment of Cancer.
There appears to prevail among the
luity a belief that the cure of cancer is
seldom effected by tho use of the knife,
and that, when it is used, the disease is
quite certain to reappear. At the recent
congress of (ieruian surgeons a number
of them told of the after results of ope
rations for the removal of cancers from
the tongue and throat. In one instance
the whole tongue was removed from a
patient twenty years ugo. and the cancer
never returned. Another patient first
had the left side of his tongue removed,
and, as the disease renpix-ared, he was
again operated upon and tho other side
taken out. Thut was between five and
six years ago, and yet sinee that tiiuo he
has remained perfectly well. I'roiessor
Kustcr, of Berlin, presented a case of
carcinoma of the tongue ukii which he
operated ten years ago, and which has
not returned since. Professor Von IJerg
mann exhibited two patients; one was a
case operated ujion two years previously,
and the other four years before; the dis
ease had not returned. As for carcinoma
of the throat, several patients were pre
sented who had had the entire larynx re
moved, and now, several years after the
operation, there had been no signs of a
recurrence of the disease. Uoston Her
ald.
A t'lunm-l Shirt Exchange.
"You cannot imagine how the flannel
shirt business of our store has grown in
tho past few years," said a trusted clerk
of one of Boston's lurgest firms. "Two
years ago three clerks were enough to
handle all the trade in flannel shirts we
bad. Now I have six good men under
me, and the work is all they can do.
Everybody is wearing flannel shirts now,
and our sales amount to more than 73,
000 shirts a year.
"You know bow a flannel shirt will
shrink ? I have a plan which will not
only make a man's flannel shirt fit him
all the time, but will enable him to come
out with a new style shirt every two
days. My Flannel Shirt Exchange will
take a shirt that is too email for a man
from washing and give him one a size
longer of the same quality for the small
sum of S3 cents, provided the shirt he
brings in is clean, Thus a man with a
80-inch torso can get the shirt of the 32
inch mun, and give his out to the 28-inch
man, while the 32-inch man will take
that which belonged to him of 87 inches,
and so on up to the largest" Boston
Globe.
Prarcntlou of Tabcrculoila.
The pathologists of the New York city
health department, in their report on the
prevention of tuberculosis, specially em
phasize the following facts: First, that
tuberculosis is a distinctly preventable
disease; second, that it is not directly in
herited; and, third, that it is acquired by
the direct transmission of the tubercle
bacillus from the sick to the healthy,
usually by means of the dried and pul
verized sputum floating as dust In the
air. The measures, then, which are sug
gested for the prevention of the spread
of tuberculosis are: First, the security of
the public against tuberculous meat and
milk, attained by a system of rigid official
inspection of cattle; second, the dissem
ination among the people of the knowl
edge that every tuberculous person may
be a source of actual danger to his asso
ciates, if the discharges from the lungs
are not immediately destroyed or render
ed harmless; and, third, the careful dis
infection of rooms and hospital wards
that are occupied, or have been occupied
by phthisical patients. Boston Herald.
Bvptllra Vim Land Animal at Tint,
"Reptiles a they are found In the
world at the present day are but degen
erate survivors of their kind as they
existed in epochs long ago," said Pro
fessor Cope. "The flrnt reptiles of the
world made their appearance at the
clone of the paleozoic period, when the
coal was In process of formation. Tbey
were all land animals. Among them
there were no flying creatures, no ma
rine swimmers, do gigantic type and
no especially herbivorous kinds."
Washington Star.
ABOUT FINGER RINGS.
Something About tha i nilomi of th Put
anil I'rurnt hi 1'lirlr I m.
The famous Dr. John Thomas, bishop
of Lincoln in 17.13, married three time.
On the occasion of his fourth espousal,
he put this motto on his My ling:
It I surviva
1 11 niaka Ihrm flta
nUtoiy does not tell us whether the
fourth Mrs. Thomas npproved tho senti
ment, nor whether the much marrying
bishop lived to carry it out
Tho motto riikgs of today are putterus
of the posy rings of several centuries ago.
The inscriptions are, of course, more
modern, but the sentiment remain the
same. Of lute society bus gone, back to
tho reul old Kuglish ihwv, and the humls
of our American belles are being adorned
with rings that carry tho same mottoes
that graced them in King Hul's time.
Thcro used to ho a custom in Home
which in.ulo tho bridegroom send the
brido before marriage a ring of iron lo
show how lusting tho union ought to lie,
and tho frugality they were to obse-ve
together; but by and by luxury crept in,
and the iron ring was exchanged forono
of gold, which change doubtless delight
ed the Roman ladies.
Numerous superstitious are connected
with the ring. Tho English aud French
ladies of the times of the Crusades slept
with their pillows whilo their lords and
lovers were away fighting the infidel.
The custom was supiKwcd to produce
pleasant dreams of tho absent ones, ami
the rings wero believed to be talismans
of safety. The Scotch lass who looks
through her lietrothul ring three times
on the night before her marriage is sure
to see visions of the happiness In store
for her, and the Greek girl who finds a
ring will marry before the yenr is out.
The women of the uncivilized countries
adorn their fingers with clumsy rings of
bone mid metal. Not satisfied with this,
they wear rings in their ears and through
the nose. Gypsy women are fond of
rings, some of which they claim possess
magical powers.
Of course there is nothing in the sr
called invisible rings. We are told that
the fatuous circlet of Gyges rendered
the wearer Invisible, when the stone was
turned inward, and that tho ring which
Otuit, king of Louibardy, received from
tho queen's mother, ulwnys directed the
owner the right road to take in traveling.
There is a legend that a knight's daugh
ter onco found one of these Invisible
rings on the day before her wedding.
Charmed with tho beauty of it, she put
it on and wore it to the altar. After the
ceremony she happened to turn the
stone inwnrd, when lo! the prince saw
her vanish, as it were, and rushing from
the palace ho was uliout to throw him
self into tho sea, when he was checked
by the bride discarding tho ring and
calling him by name.
Tho custom of wearing locks of hair
or pictures in rings has gone out of style.
The poisoned ring is no longer made, for
we have got beyond tho days of tho Ror
gius and tho Mcdicis. It is generally be
lieved that Hannibal killed himself with
poison which he had long carried in a
ring mndo for that purpose, aud Demos
thenes is said to have worn a poison
circlet
The true romance of the ring is con
nected with the engagement and wed
ding fingers. My lady wears the one
with anticipation aud the other with
prida As long as the world stands the
hoop of gold will possess a significance
which no other personal ornament can
have. T. C. Harbaugh in Pittsburg Bul
letin. Wuuliifton' Jump.'
A story is told of Washington making
a famous jump for a wife during his
youth. "He was riding, so the story
goes, along the Potomao above George
town, when he camo to the house of a
large estate, and seeing a crowd on the
lawn, he asked tho cause of the gather
ing. He was told that a jumping match
was in progress, and the prize was the
hand of the farmer's daughter. Ilo
looked on for a time at the different
jumps, and finally asked if he might
not also try his skill. The host con
sented, nnd Washington jumped farther
than the furthest As he did so ho noted
that the countenance of the maiden fell,
and that she looked rather woefully at
the face of his leading competitor, who
had made the next best jump, and who
was evidently her lover. lie resigned
his claim to the lady's hand in his rival's
favor, and it is said that this lady after
ward recalled the circumstance when
she met him at one of his presidential
levees." Cosmopolitan.
T r
Making Out a Prima Facia Cats,
Here is a yarn about the incorrigible
small boy which I heard yesterday. An
Albany woman was telling a Bingham
ton woman, who was visiting in this
city, of the rapidity with which rents
were shooting skyward in Albany. The
Biughamton woman, after listening
awhilo, began to tell of the Binghamton
rents. Then her small son interruptel
her, just as she had finished tolling what
she paid per month in Binghamton, by
remarking: "Why, that wasn't for a
month, mamma; that was for a day."
Both the women laughed at the boy's
idea, but the little fellow kept right on
and paralyzed his mother by aiding: "It
must have been for a day, any way, be
cause tho man used to come every day
for the rent" Reporta sayeth that the
the Binghamton woman collapsed.
Albany Express.
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Ona Waj lo Clear tha Soora.
Two gentlemen were walking on F
street recently when one said:
" Let's cross the street There comes a
man to whom 1 owe some money, aud 1
don't want to meet him."
"Does he dun you?"
"No; tfiat's the worst of it He never
speaks of it"
After they had crossed over, the debtor
walked some distance in thoughtful si
lence. Then he said, seriously:
"I wish that man would get mad about
it and go at me with a club. 1 can't pay
him the money, and I wish ho woulJ
thrash me like fury and settle the mullet
so that I wouldn't ever be afraid again to
moet him." Washington Post
Tha Coiumoa Fly.
The common fly lays more tiian one
hundred eggs, and the time for eg;; lay
Ing to maturity is only alut two weeks
M.nt r.t ii have ntudied eeometrical pro
0-rta ion. Here we see it illustrated.
Suppose one fly commences "to multiply
and replenish the earth anout June i
June IS. if all lived, would give 130
Suppose 71 of these are female, July i
would give us. supposing no cruel wasp
or other untoward circumstances to iu
orfr ii 2.19 flies. Suurxise o.az or
these are females, wa might have, July
15, 843,720 flies. New yor leiegrara.
Marry. II n lit" llimm n( Itnana.
On the outskirts f Hie Ghetto a long
Street led to the portico of Ocluvia, where
Titus celebrated his triumph ond Syrian
captives Uiro the oila of the temple iu
his train. Close by the colonnade of this
noble ruin, the ancient fish market, which
had been held here for centuries, might
still have been seen a year or tw o ago.
The sight was alriMngly picturesque.
The many storied houses of tho narrow
street almost shut out the blue sky over
head, und the sunshine streamed through
tho meeting roofs on the glittering scales
of fish mill the worn marble slabs which
had been in use since the days of the
Cn'sar. A few steps further on was the
theatre which Augustus built in honor of
the young Murccllus. Here w o were met
by another of those strange contrasts
over which Auicro loved to moralize.
Under t he Doric urchesof the lowest tier
artisans had their shops, and the ruddy
light of the forgo glowed uihiii piles of
green vegetables and watermelons and
joints of tiieut which dangled from the
travertine blocks of the Augustun age.
Above the Ionic urchesof the upper story
rose the grim walls of the Savclli palace,
built in (lie middle ages on a lofty heap
of debris within the theatre.
This w as the home of Nielmhr when
he lived in Konio as Prussian atnluissa
dr. From these windows he looked
down on the fountains, tho orungo trees
and flowering jasmine of his little gar
den, and far away across tho Tiber to St
Peter's und Monte Mario. This district
has undergone a thorough cleansing.
The ancient fish market and the shop
have been removed, und the Ghetto lev
eled to the ground. Whole streets were
carted away last year amid clouds (of
white dust and mortar. Only the for
tress looking walls of thoCenci palace,
the Hrtico of Octavia and the theatre
of Marcelhis remain, Isoluted and
stripped of their surroundings. In short
the whole of this remarkable quarter has
disapeared to make room for more Ism
levards and "jerry-built" houses, Nine
teenth Century.
Iran' lUnil Plays Into tha I'lionograptb
It was Mr. Edison's express desire to
have some of St rauss's waltzes recorded
on the phonograph as being one of the
most characteristic products of Vienna.
Accordingly, the phonograph waa taken
to the music hall yesterday where Heir
Eduard Strauss and his futuoua band
were w ailing. When theettoriuous fun
nel hud been adjusted and everything
was ready, tho baud struck up "By the
Beautiful lllue Ihinulie." Musicians and
conductor seemed to be fully aware that
they were playing not only to the world,
hut to posterity. The famous waltz has,
perhaps, never been played with such
purity nnd such vigor. 11 err Strauss
was quite impatient whilo the wax cylin
der and tho tulies were screwed on, and
it was interesting to watch his face as ho
listened to tho familiar strains thut re
turned to him. He followed every note
most criticully, and confirmed the asser
tion thut not one tone hud undergone the
slightest change. Afterward a merry
polka was played and a delightful min
uet from a string quartet, the gentle, re
fined music of which was wonderfully
reproduced. Mendelssohn's Farewell
to the Forest" came next, und a quartet
of cornets, and the Instrument rendered
the loud passages as faithfully as the
soft and tender ones. London Daily
News
I'liwrlroiii Mfnctlra.
In a recent lecture the well known
eleetriciun, Professor Nichols, wits dein
onstniting the fact that an iron rod be
comes a magnet by forcibly striking
onn end while holding tho rod in a
north nnd south direction. Hy way of
illustrating his remarks lie told how
while yachting several summers ago he
wits sailing from the Isle of Nlionls to
ward the const of Maine when It was
noticed that a large mountain In Maine,
a landmark, had iiiiueeountably moved
several points away from Its natural
position.
Under the Kiipimsition thut the com
pass was being affected In wmio way
everything around it was moved away;
but to no piirose. The mountain re
fused to move, until Dually an umbrella
which was laying near by wim removed,
when the mountain quickly moved
buck to where It belonged. The um
brella as the owner walked nlong hud
evidently been tuped ag.'ynst the
ground, which eventually cuuxod the
steel stays holding the rover to become
qulto strongly magnetized. When
placed near the compass a deflection of
the compass of several Kints liud taken
place. New York Commercial Adver
tiser. '
Antllrara Cipriani.
The most striking figure, physically
speaking, ut the recent worklngmen's
congress in Paris wus that of Amilcare
Cipriani. Cipriani was burn at Rimini
in 1844. Nominally he is a journalist;
actually he is a fighter. 'A Socialist since
he was 13 years old, he has for thirty
years fought and suffered. Twice he
has been condemned to death; once to
New Caledonia for life actually ten
years; to twenty-five years' hard labor in
Italy actually eight (chained to a log).
Ho was delivered from this last by the
persistence of the Italian people, who
nine limes elected him deputy. To de
fend his eople against the triple al
liance of Russia, Germany, Austria on
the one hand, and against Boulunglsm
on the other, Cipriani has started a uni
versal federation of the people a move
ment thut has already spread widely in
Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. He
is a giant in physique, but with a beau
tiful tenderness of manner. Ilia eyes,
hair and beard are block, and the two
last are graying here and there. He
speaks French perfectly and with great
energy and fire. London Star.
Curious Atmoplirl I'beuouiaua.
A Boston lawyer, who has returned
from a trip to Muine, tells of a curious
phenomenon existing at the Livermore
fulls in that state. At the foot of one of
the dams the descending water seems to
be driven back with so much force that
half way up the column of water there
is on ever moving line of wuter, like a
crease in a piece of cloth. This has an
effect upon the surrounding atmosphere
that is almost incredibly great The
phenomenon is not observable at all
times, but when the "wave" is visible on
the falling wali-r objects suspended in
the air at some distance from the falls
are observed to vibrate perceptibly in a
regular movement The vibration, while
perceptible at the time when the "wave"
can be seen, seems to stop almost in
stantly after the "wave" disappears, and
it seems almost certain that the latter
causes the former. Boston Advertiser.
GOING OUT AND COMING IN.
OiitiiR nut to hur u clothing;,
lining out, the lull to r:
Coming In no rry Ntnwly.
C omma Innich work inn ixj
Oolnirmu friHii iishocisv.
Commit In. ihi hint in Hln.
OtttM-liM irtjim ut luilf iM-iuilm
Coiiijt rm uml coming In
Tli'tsii.'li Hi iiimiv want of tiniue Ufa,
f'niltl hriHjth imr lllllllliltf isjt;
To thr liulrhiT ainl Did Imki-r
When tiiv ini-iit ail iiivaiI am nought
From iIihoIiI ami mgrli worn wall!.
To III ri-tiH Norltl of grtisl;
Ooingout hiIIi ijfli anil uilni,
Toiii'ly eiii'li Umlly ihnsI
Tbron'h the Mdiilv that emm! tia daily,
Throiik-h th lulls llml mu-4 Iw nirl,
Thnnmh tin nuiiiv IHS-.1 uf childrea,
Whrrv the IhmhIi ' irrow mg yet;
To till lltlsv Will III MlMMIt us.
With It li.-mll. i not nn,l alg.
Resiles Mi-enm of little peniiiea,
Hushing isit Int c the ilin
Coming tuark m) t try tow ly.
Though ne I ry lo toll ami nara;
Coming to llit ili'iir old homestead.
Coming In to keep iu urnve;
Weary, art we very often.
Weiiiy. when wtitry to win.
From tha world the htlla eunkav
Whlt'h are slow In coming Iu.
doing out lo M.v the latisv
Coming Iu our tiiwrt tochr-st.
Oolng mil to y lor schooling.
Coming In to fuuilly dear;
CraselisMi ntrnini of 111 lie Hniilea,
Which wo tlml so hard lo win.
From the doorway of tha homestead,
Uohtg out mid coming In.
l'orll.uul Trnurrlpt
Cultivation of liny.
There are as a rule plenty of boys on
tho firm, bul, as tho Iowa State Register
said recently, their cultivation is fre
quently sadly neglected. They are not
cultivated in a way to make them con
tented und successful farmers. Tho fa
thers of the boys on tho farms do not
sufficiently take them into their confi
dence, to consult tliem ubout all of tho
farm operations and give them to fuel
they are partners in all that Is done.
Tho father should also, when ho sells his
hogs, cattle, horses, or any of the crops,
sit down with his hoys ond tell all about
tho sale, the amount received, and com
pare the cost and profit of one class of
farming over the other. Show them by
figures wbut it costs to raise wheat anil
corn, as well as what amount of corn and
grass each animal eats during hislifonnd
what each brought in the uiarket In
this wny hoys will be cultivated Into
thinking, Intelligent farmers, Instead of
mere drudges.
Then the loys should be consulted what
to do with the money received from tho
crop that tlieir joint labor has produced.
The father can point out to them what
debts have to bo paid, what the necessi
ties of tho family for food and clothing
will require, and how the Imlauee shall
be Invested whether In buying more
land, laying a foundation fur improved
breeds of stock, and what it shall be. In
this way reiort all of the operations, the
aumo as you would to partners in busi
ness. They ure partners, und they should
bo made to feel thut they are truly part
ners in the work, and partners in direct
ing all of tho oierutioiis of the farm.
Noma pule of Fnnler Sunday.
Thomas Cunningham, of this place,
who is a corresHinding member of the
Numismatic and Archioological society,
of New York, possesses., among his many
other "curios," n complete file of Pliin
ney's Almanac from 1803 to 1887, inclu
sive, the publication of which wus stopped
in 188. Iu looking over them one is
struck by the variety of dates on .which
Easter Sunday occurs, every day in tho
mouth of April being represented except
tho lust llvo. Throughout tho file it oc
curs five times on the lUthnnd five times
on the tOtli of April; four times on each
the 1st, 2d, llth and 12th of April, and
four times on tlmlllst of March; three
times on tho 4th, (lh, llth, ?th, 8th, 10th,
1.1th, Hill und 2,'d of April and the 37th
and SSth of March; April 23, 1880, being
tho lutest and March 22,1818, the earliest
dales on which it occurs. Eight dates in
March are represented, viz.t 22d, 23d,
2oth, 20th, 27th, 28th, 80th and 81st
Utica Herald.
A Queer .Mina ol Valuabla Wood.
Forty mill's alxive Now Orleans Is the
old bed of the Bonnet Carre crevasse.
Fifteen yours ttgo the Father of Waters
bur.U his bonds and swept through there
to Lakn Poiitchartiaiii. Five years ago
the state of Louisiana, with the assist
ance of the Mississippi Valley railroad,
rebuilt the Bonnet Carre levee, but it
could not restore altogether the condi
tions prevailing antecedent to the cre
vasse. The river iu the ten years it
passed through the swamp piled up its
amis against the big cyproaa forests
there It has left behind a burled for
est The piled up sand has deadened
nearly all the trees, aud a shingle mili
la now at work there manufacturing
them into shingles with all the rapidity
with which that machine works. New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
A Curloaltjr of Red Tape.
A curious rase of red tape has just
come to my attention. The Brazilian
Indians huve a trick of compressing the
skulls of the dead. They tuke out all
the liones am) reduce the size of the
head to about one-third of its original
dimensions, but manage to retain the
features and expression exact A gen
tleman In New York on a recent trip to
Brazil secured om of these heads and
shipjied It home. It now lies In a box in
the basement of the custom house, aud
he can get it no further, bacause the
health officer will not give the neces
sary authority to the customs officer to
pass the Invoice, for the reason that no
certificate has lieen furnished as to the
cause of the man's death. Cor. Chicago
News.
Anmlii l.lahilllle.
Master Thief What yer so glum
about? Didn't yer git ther chap's over
coat? Apprentice Yes, but ther wuz a lot
er bills in ther ioeket Will I hev to
pay 'em ! Puck.
In Frankfort experiment are shortly
to be made to show the application of
electricity to at-rial navigation. The
pulley which controls the ascent and de
scent of the balloon will be operated by
an electric motor, and a telephone wire
will enable conversation to be carried on
between those in the balloon and those
at the starting point below.
A wrench, culled a sprain, which Is a
twisting of the ligaments that bold the
bones together, shows Itself by a great
swelling aud (mill. The way to treat
It Is to bind the parts In cloths wrong
out In hot water as hot as can be
borne, or, as In a foot, put it Into hot
water. Then bind with a bandage to
make the Joint Immovable.
Tonlb Pretest
In Iceland, that country of gentle,
primitive custom, from time Immemo
rial it has been the fashion to present to
lad or Inssln, when the first baby tooth
Rpiared, a lamb to be his or ber very
ow n, cared for and tended as no other
pet could be, and never to be parted
with.
There mines to us In a pretty story
concerning the ways and manners of
that sturdy, truth loving and warm
lu'arleil s)ple account of such an offer
ing to the bailiff's son. A winsome, soft
eyed creature was Botna, the queen of
tho lamb flock. The pet grew apace, a
did tho frolicsome owner, and when be
was 10 years old, a hardy shepherd lad,
Botna had bcromo old, toothless and
la mo. She could no longer go away to
pasture w it tt the herd, or eat ber fill of
grass, even in the pleasant midsummer
weather. Her faithful young master
was, however, mindful of Botha's needs.
Ho had not forgotten that every year she
had given him a little lamb, and in her
old age a corner was given to her in the
family living room, where she could see
familiar faces and hear the voices of her
best friends. Many times a day she was
fed from a bottle, and was never taken
out for fresh air unless the day was mild
and the air balmy. Fortunate Botna!
Harier's Bazar.
A 'Tslnter" tat Co.
Every sailor has his story of the mis
takes which "landlithliers" make over
tho names of thingsnt sea, which always
seem to bo exactly the opposite of what
they are on land. A sheet, for Instance,
instead of ticing something broad, like a
sheet of clot h or a sheet of water, is noth
ing but a roie.
A now boy hud come on board a West
India ship, iihii which a painter bad
also been employed to paint theship'sside,
Tho painter was at work upon a staging
suspended under the ship's stern. The
captain, who had just got into a boat
alongside, called out to the new boy, who
stood leaning over the rail:
"Let go the painter!"
Everybody should know that a boat's
painter is the rtqie which makes it fast,
but this boy did not kuow it He run
aft and let go the ropes by which the
painter's stago was held.
.Meant imo tho captain wearied with
waiting to be cast off.
"You rascal!" he called; "why don't
you let go the painter'"
"He's gone, sir," said the boy, briskly;
"he's gone, Kts, brushes and all!"
Youth's Companion,
A Window lleroratloa.
What is more beautiful for a low screen
around the kitchen windows than sweet
peas. If the kitchen is on the sonny
side of the house they will luxuriate with
uo other fertilizer than the soap suds of
the weekly washing. The seed should
be planted very early in the season, in a
rich, sunny place, as deep a six or eight
inches. Some floriculturists plant them
in the fall, putting them down the depth
of ten Inches and covering the ground
willi rich fertilizer. They must be giveu
sometliing for support as soon as they
are out of the ground. Bushes may be
nsed for this purpose, but a wire gauze
of large mesh, painted a medium shade
of green, is prettier thau anything else.
The new varieties of sweet peas are con
siderably larger than the old varieties
and will cover a trellis from four to six
feet in height ' A mixture of black-purple
sweet ieas with the old fashioned
rose and white "painted lady" looks very
pretty on such a trellis. New York Trib
nne. Turkey's Tlad Navy.
A naval awakening is being forced on
the Sublime Porte by the visit of the
German eineror. The condition of the
Turkish fleet Is so bad, costly ironclads
have boon allowed to rust into decay so
long in the waters of the Boaphorus, that
the Ottoman government would be wise
not to offer anv maritime display to so
keen a critic, so good a judge, as the
Emperor William. Corruption and in
capacity combined have made what
might iiuve leen an important factor In
a European war a mass of useless metal
Hobai t Pasha was a strong man, but he
was not strong enough to get the dock
yard men paid their wages when they
were due. In no part of the Turkish
treasury Is there such gross dishonesty
as In that which has to do with the
navy. If 11,000,000 were put at the dis
posal of the government to-morrow for
naval purxses probably not one-tenth
of the sum would be really expended in
fulfilling them. London Worhl
Women Ahead There.
The constitution the state projectors in
Wyoming have been framing contains a
peculiar feature or two that may not
facilitate Its entrance upon statehood.
It is the only new stute thut has ever
abolished the distinction of sex in the
voter, This instrument not only pro
vides for female suffrage but establishes)
a new educational qualification. The
voter must vote in English and read in
English, and, if not a native, must be fully
naturalized. This is a marked change
from the practice of the other new states
and some of the others In the west with a
large alien born clement. Women have
had the right to vote in Wyoming in
nearly all its history, and have sat on
Juries and held the lower judicial posi
tions. But an applicant for admission,
earning with this condition, may be dis
covered by wary congressmen to hava
insufficient population. St. Paul Globe,
The Cowrwtcher Carried Off bar Colt.
A valuable mare and colt escaped from
the barnyard of Abiab -Hayes, the noted
stock raiser, of Cincinnati, recently, just
as a freight train came thundering down
toward an adjacent crossing. The colt
got in the way of the train and waa
eangbt on the cowcatcher, in despite of
the mare's anxious neighing. Tha long
train could not be stopped until It had
run the better part of a mile. Then the
colt rolled off nnlmrt The mar bad
wildly leaped culverts and crossing
fences, and was almost up with tha en
gine when her unharmed colt fell safely
down the side of the track.-Cor. Phila
delphia Record.
The Meilcaa Monolith.
The removal of the great monolith,
the Goddess or Water, from the ancient
Mexican city of Teotihuacan, is attract
ing widespread attention among scien
tific men. The top of the statue is below
the surface of the surrounding plain, and
as it is over ten feet lower, it is seen that
the task of its removal is no ordinary
one. It is of granite, contains 202, cubio
feet of solid rock. Its weight is estimat
ed at 23 tons. A temporary railroad track
nearly three miles long will be laid from
the station on the Mexican railway over
to the place where the statue now stands.
IU age is supposed to be about 1,409
years, Chicago Herald.