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EUGENE CITY GUARD. t. U VAMrHMLU rrprlir. EUGENE CITT. OREGON. BIO MONEY IN A NECKTIL Cm! Oaly TtJ U, bat It Waa Worth Twealy Tl ul IH.H' Ills necktie wiui wortli fiO.WX). A plain, blank, ordinary looking, every day four In-hand, but worth 0.000. lis wo a traveler who hud Just eouio In on the 8anU Fe route direct from Arizona, and he removed hid coiit and t preparatory to denning hi cinder pnokled fane In the lavatory of a prorn kient Michigan avenue bobd. With the careleniine of a western mini he flung hi float and vest on a contiguous choir, but hi necktie, hi four in-hand, be carefully rolled up In a small oom pas and thniHt deep into hi trousers pocket Tbi minimal exhibition of caution excited the curiosity of a friend, and the natural query, "Wherefore?' devel oped a moHt Ingenious dovlne. 'That necktie i W(nlh Just f20,000 pin the oont price of the artiolo Itaelf. Subef" The mlle of Incredulity brought the Taluable piece of black silk to viow again. With hit penknife the traveler opened the neiim. mid. while unfolding the ripped portion, ln..l"l tho eye of the lkentic with ten crisp, clean 11,000 bill. "Ten thousand dollars on this end and the mime ante on the other. Heat a money belt all hollow. "I wax held up by the Jiime and Younger boy in Uliie Clay Cut one time, and Jim Younger run hi hiuid over my body and felt the money belt, and I handed over Just $1,200. Hut what thief would ever look twice at a fifty cent ueektier They might corral it if wa red or yellow, or even ky bine, but plain black I too unobtru sive, for tho chap run to high color. Thi plan I better than the porous planter ncheuie too. Never henni of it ? "Well, next time you travel with more ready eauh than you cure to have obtainable, tep Into a drug store wid buy two porous plaster. Fold your wad neatly and tint, wrap around it a piece of oiled silk and Htick n planter over it and ou to the outsiilo of the other planter. Then lap thi double deck planter on your client ami no one' the wilier. Hut the four in-hand rack et' the bent," and the man with the 130,000 necktie gave it a final twist a be tied It around hi collar, dipped ou hi vet and coat ami walked out, serene and secure witli twenty $1,000 bill snugly hid away in hi queer safety deposit vault. Chicago Sew. New York' Literary ami Artl.llo Clan. Tlie Century I assisted by other club in looking after the literary and artistic need of New York., Among them may be mentioned the IotuK, the I'layer', the I'ellowcraft, tho Author' and the Aldine. The l.otun ha long been familiar to the public, and a great deal ho been wild of the brilliant gift which Mr. Booth ha made to New York in the handsome house of the Pluyem' In (ini mercy park. The com plaint In indeed made that in these two club the non professional element tend to strengthen itself at the ex pense of the professional. The complaint I not mi unusual one; it ha been made with regard to the Gurrlck In Iondon. The Fellowcraft b composed of writer and artists con nected with the press. The Author' club in, a it mime Indicate, made up of men who have written hook. It ho room, but no club house. The Aldine, founded by publisher and art ist, ha within two yean taken posHos ilon of a house in I-iifnyctie place. -E. S. Nodal lu Seribner . Wh.o Home Full. A certain librarian declare that one day a vWtor pointed to a bust which adorn the reading room of tho estab lishment witli which he Is connected and asked, "I that anybody about here?' The librarian, tipHising that the questioner wu simply attempting to guy him, answered : "He ho been dead too long for mo to preaume to say where he Is.-' "I mean wa he a man who lived here," corrected the stranger; and then without waiting for a reply he added, "What wa hi name?' "Nero," the librarian answered. "Nerol" the other roHuted thought fully; "Unit don't seem Just like an American name. What wu hi busi neer" "He was at the head of the fire de portment," the librarian replied un bluidihigly, Benton Courier. Tht Mpltlor a a IlKiufily. It ia not surprising (hut so iinninny looking a creature a the spider should have various attributes of a more or hsm surprising nature u warded to it. In rural districts it is no very uiieommou occurrence to find that there is a llnu belief lu the curative power of spider in case of ague. Kliiuar Albin nay Uiot he ho been lustruiiieutal In cur lug several children of thi oomplaint "by hanging a large spider, ounllncd iu a box, oUmt their necks, reaching to tlie pit of the stomach, without giving any1 Internal remedies." Condiill Magazine. The Moilcan boy ha plenty of play, though he roros little for hoops or hull, tops, kites or marbles. Unless he is unusually poor he luu a horse and sad dle of his own, eeciul!y If he lives In theoountry; and no matter how poor he may tw, he ha a donkey, or con borrow on in live minute. Professor Boyew'ii, the Norwegian ovelist and teaiher, is a short, thick let man, with brown U'arJ and curly air. lie ia about 40 year old and ok more like a man of busines H eolleg proftMHor. The pollution of the Ohio river ii be in investlmtod bv lh Kt.i. IL.ur.l ,. Health. Dr. Probst savs that his report will be very unfavorable as to the use of Ohio-river wstr for drinkine purpose, Ad interstate agreement woul I br necet-! sary to prevent further pollution. ANOTHER'S CRIME. noM tri diart or inspector num. B; JULIAH HAWTE0E5E, Aotbor ef Tk Great Bank Bobbery, Aa American Penmin," Eta ODprrffht by O M Duohsm. sod pubUsbad, OuwifB specUl srrsonnrat bf ttis Aawncss fraa AMocistlos IUi Cuwll Co, Mw York ta4boodaa. "Wo hud agreed ls'ftre to go to Mex ico. He had letter and papers. 1 took them and went traveling us Valentine Martin. I saw ihut in that way 1 should gi tu t:iuding in the place which I could not havu oliiiiincl for mvself, and tliut the report of my death would throw on the police. I wu cordially received in Mexico, nnd put in tho way of doing some valuahlo business. Everything prosercd with mo. m it had never done before. The story is loo long to tell fully now; hut in the. midst of my Buccessan estruordinury thing occurred, an Eng lish aent or the M.irtin estate came over and told mo ipMiiiig me to be Valen tine that by my brother death 1 wa the heir I did not wish to enter into explanation, so 1 simply told him that 1 did not want tho entato. and that it niilil go to the next of kin i had for cotlen lli.'it Val liiid a wife, though, of . . I. ...I Colirse, I KlieW Ull aisilll licr nor uuu ruined his life in more ways t hull one, and was no Is'tti r than fclio should be, but if hi death weru known she would he emit led lo a share of the estate It cemNlic bad got wind of tho r'nglinh n 'eni Ihimih'v). and had foil"" - . I hhu fn'iiu New Zealand. I bad u curiou in terview with her; she chained me fin ally with having undo away with her hiishnnJ ill order by ixTSonatini; him to cct bis pniiicrty. und tieuting my usser- tion that I was not going to touch tho nmisTtv as mere buncombe. Hut the next cluy 1 got a letter from her in which she actually offered, ill caso I would uuike common cause with her, to goto England, prove her marriago to nico tine, get the estate and then divide with me!" "Puor Valentine!" murmured Puuline. with u trembling lip. "When I refused she declared war, and said she would expose me a an iuv poslor und probable murderer, bhe learned that I wu muuugcr and port owner of u vuluaMe mine that I hud dis covered near I'uchuca The other owner were two high olllcers of the govern ment, fihe went to them with her story They ol-l Mie what she had said. I had th'endy made up inv uiind what to do: 1 gave liiem the whole history Of w hat had biiis'iied since Valentine and I hud left New York; I told them what he hud told me alsiul his wife, ami then I showed them the letter she hail just written me. 1 knew I was risking everything In mak ing clean breast of it. but the fait wa I was tired of living under a name that did not belong to tne, and I wanted to put an en. I to it at ull hazards." "I nm glad of that!" said I'auline. "They were rather upset by the story, and for u while I thought the ntTnir would go against me. Hut I susect they considered me tisi useful a iiinn to lose. I wits making a great deal of money for them and doing all the work, and then the woman's letter liis'd the beam They said llniilly that they would accept mo for what I was if I could give them satisfactory proof that I was what I de clared invself to be Ut me show let ters or vouchers from reputable persons in New York Is'iiring out my account of myself and they would accept mo as a full equivalent for what I had pretended to lie I had a power of attorney that Val had given me on the steamer, hut of course I could not tell them what had led to my le.lSing New York. I could not ask any one here for a certilicate of good character until my mime had been cleared of the charge against it Rut it wouldn't do to hesitate, so I said, on the spur of the moment, that I would go to New York, get the evidence they re quired and return to them with it. 8o here I am. but I overheard some conver sation coming clown on the tsmt Is'tween the KiiKlish agent nnd a New York de tective which made it sts'in probable tha( my iilfairs will be investigated whether I like it or not, und that mean while the true story of how the robliory was committed has not been revealed yet How is it?" The answer to this question led to long conversation, in the coursoof which Percy learned all that had happened dur ing bis absence. Including I'auline' mar riuga Theseiirch for the thief for whose crime he hadsiilTcred had.isyet met with no success, but it was still Mng carried on After discussing the matter, it was ibsMded that I'ercy's presence in the city should, for the moment, Is1 kept a secret from every ono. even from his mother and Judge Ketelle. He should conceal himself in lodgings in the uper part of the town, where Puuline could visit him from lime to time, und report the pro gress or ulTair. and learn, if possible, from lnsnctor Hymen, what were the object and result of tho English agent Clifton's mission to New York. There might lie clitlicultie in the way, but the brother uud sifter were young nnd be lieved that tho longest laiio ha a turn ing It whs late when Paulino drove up to tho door of her house, and, alighting, wulkcd up the sto of tho porch. Her mind was full of her brother, nnd she did not notice the lull man with tho I lack tiuistai ho who stood on the corner of the street tapping Ins boot with hi caue. CIIAPTF.lt XX. A CHICK. AVISO seen the lady into the house, the man with the black m u l a c h I o s turned on his heel snd sauntered way Hlack Horace t (us he wu known !.! ... i...: . , f j f ; was ma csirn CO .ji j y' If I acnmmui career, 'v. I and his tuvbcut position and char acter were the result partly of innate vil and purtly of circumstances. Ho hud received an excellent education and had graduated from the New York Mod ienl H'lusil in good standing Cp to that lime, beyond a tendency to loom coin- i . , , , , , . I Jli no mmcvably U,J tendencies. The 1 cIlucs wore that h, would outgrow hi, ' LI M ,v"V.t IT ' . a 1 M I J U.--. . u liiintl 1 1 torn At a Hirtin iipier with hwcotn rude lie got Into a quarrel with one of thfin. ending in a soufile in which blow were exchanged The quarrel was pulcbeil up and lbs two antagonists drank together, tail ihonk linncl and fl. ........ u.irrtflv Ikfirs U (rriKift flllJ U'Uti deiennined to "get even." At the end of the evening, his late antagonist being iimewbat the worse for licpior. Horace volunteered to see him home. They walked off together, Horace revolving in hi mind the scheme of some practical joke. That night Horace's companion was found insensilileon his cltsirstep with the mark of u blow from a sluugshot behind ins ear lie never entirely recovered consciousness, und died the next day after uttering the name of Horace I)uice. Horacu was urrested on a charge of murder, und in default of bail was thrown into orison Afteraloua scries of delavs extending over a year ho was brought to trial und acquitted The evi dence, though amounting to strong probability, wu not conclusive, and tho jury gave him the benelit of the doubt. He went forth nominally u free man. but bis sm-ial and professional career were blasted ere tbev b id fairly Ixjl'UIL 1 !l0 1 sliudow of tlw mark of Cain, if not tho mark ilself, was uikiii him. Ho might In: ve changed hi nutno nnd and achieved success in another country. Hut half from sullen obstinacy, half from lack of business energy, !i6 did not do this. Instead, he drifted into bad so ciety and soon found himscli in harmony with it The class of scs-'ty in wnich iie had formerly moved ceased to know him. The (Kilicv began to take un interest in him. but ho wa shrewd and cautious enough to avoid falling iuto their hands. Some of his escapes wore very narrow, but up the present time hi photograph had not up-ured in the rogue gallery. In such u case, how ever, detection insure to come sooner or luler. Some oversight Is com.ui'uM. some "pul" turns stale' evidence, or some fatality nwurs. Since the time of his dou niull Hornre Dupi-e had wandered from place to place and lived in most states of the Union. Hut again und again he returned to New York, thocgl' he knew that he ran greater risks there than elsewhere. At the tune we come up with him he had ticcn alwent from the city for nearly a year. It wu on the day after bis arrival that his com punion. Cirush. bad called his attention to Mr. Ketelle. She was the sister of the man of whose murder ho had Isen accused. This fact wus sulficienl to inspire him with ani mosity agninst her Ue had never seen her before. The only member of the family with whom lie had ever come in . , i i. . iH'rsouul contact wus jerroiu ;oien uui he owed them ull n grudge. If it had not been for them he might have had a succcssful cariH-r. lie was prepared, therefore, to do her whutever ill turn came in his way. It wus un additional motive that the ill turn to her could be nmde of advantage to himself, lirush had suggested this, and though he had turned aside the suggest ion he considered it none the less There w;uc no need of letting (Irtish into the allair lu secret councils was safely Resides IjI UsIi had no claims upon him quite the contrary, ho. too. was usscs'ialod with whatever was disastrous in his life He made up his mind to carry out his purixise with out suying un) thing to Crush ulsuit it Several days passed One ufternoon Mrs. Ketelle left her house and took u Fourth uvenue car tiptowu She left it in the neighlsirbcHHi of Harlem, walked across town a couple of blocks uud en tered the door of u small Hat that formed part of un unlinished block on o side street She remained there for upwurue of ii u hour Twilight wa beginning to fall when she came out. She had not walked fur when she heard a step behind her, und u voice said, "(iihhI evening. Mrs. Keleliu How is the judge lislay'r" She turned and saw at her sido a well dressed man ol dark complexion, who fixed his eyes Ukui her in it manner she did not like. Hul his knowledge of her name and of her husluiud led her to sup pose that she must have met him some where and forgotten him. "You must excuse mo, sir, she sanl. out you nuve the advantage of me. " indeed, I believe you ure right," he answered, with a short laugh. "The ad vantage is ull on my side. Hut tell me, Mr. Ketelle, how dis-s married life suit your Does the judge come up to your expectations? For my part I should think twice before marrying u woman so much younger than myself Hy the time you arocoiuing into full bloom the judge will be in the sere und yellow leaf Out I upHise you know how to manage him Ho hasn't Is'trayod uny symptoms of the green eyed monster yet, ha he?" This speech produced such astonish ment iu I'auline that she could not find word to interrupt It. But when tho speaker paused alio stood still and looked him curiously in tho fuce. You don't seem to lie Intoxicated." she said at length "You may Iw crazy V hntevor vou are, 1 advise you to to. I do not want you." "No, 1 upioso not." he replied, re turning her glance insolently. "1 am not the lucky man. The judge has no cause to be jealous of mo. Hut, on the other hand, I may lie of some use to him Of course, it will ho a pity to spoil your little game. You have managed it ull so nicely, even to providing him with lodgings; nnd he is such a line looking young fellow, and it is ull so lovely und romantic. Hut, you sec, I havo a high regard for tho judge, und 1 can't bear to ee hiui made a fool of These billing and cooing in the jvurk and assignations hi Hats they must lie stopped. Society won't stand it. And the best w ay to stop it that 1 can think of is to tell I Judge Ketelle." Pauline listened to all this attentively, at first with a dreudful fear that thi unknown man had become acquainted with the fact that her brother had ro turued to New York. Hut as he went on she perceived that he supiosed Percy to be her lover; and then hi object ! came clear. A deep blush overspread bcr face. That she should be thought capable, ev-;n by a wretch who did not know her, of an illicit intrigue, filled her with horror and anger. But under neath this feeling there was another and ctZZ Z tT, K T r,fWU"S Itf- .. ...J J ! m T aufe. at 1,1 that .he cculd aav, him by uie sacnuce (so lar as tin man wa con cerned) of her reputation a a pure woman Hy letting him continue to ai t, irt ti tl.nt it u - - -.-.I: ii ; mu uruiiiiurj iUiriLTUO him fot hl!l .iWnc.h. divined thai u m.M for Uml i TOUt irill IOII1CJ BI1U .Ko.u L r of s-cl.tv. Almost immediately upon hi grarfua- tion. however, hi dtiny took a sinistiT I .hn trf fit unfit I III! " " iirr mi.- . - r - - , , . the tiinu armed when I be divulged The ucr.ice m I'"! Wdnou. u one l"ne i could I culled us.n i '"""" ., . .... linn in ner unuu " WUS H Mi"" - . whether or not she should muke it. I have beard Unit there were web person as you. but I never saw one be fore." she said. " You are blackmailer. i to.!'' I xii re was nouiethliig in licr tono tnai touched a sore. skh in hmi. canou una dygrudc-d ihougli he had become. 10 m i,vr beautiful face and angry eyes ; gjng straight Into bis. and to tct l that j K.r contempt for hmi was lar ion j,nai for her to make any iitten.pt to express jt j wrd. was an cxH-riciice that cu-n ho found try in Uu reiiiemis'icu, wuu a frinir ftf llOIH'IcS raC tliat he might have no IheJ ' tl10 riSht t0. meet this lovelv woman on term of .oeiul equality, and to win her respect and perhaps her rcgar.L As it was, it was imM)ssiblo lor ono humau k'lng to desniso another more than she despweu 1 1,!.,, Ami vet what right had she to des.aso hint if she wore herself repre hensible before society' The thought burdened him again. "1 see you are up to business aa well a to onio other tilings." he saiiL "1 huv? my living to make; you uro paid for by vmir l.n.hnml mil UlUllsO VOUrsi-ll Uy UC- 'ivini, if ilU Uivorce you. yotf niav mm out what it is to mane your own way in the world, as long as your good hxik last no doubt it will lie easy; but after that von may I ready to take a few lessons from me. Ht meantime 1 Intend to bleed you for what 1 want. A soon aa vou get tired of paying ine 1 ball go to' the jiidge-itnd you will go to the devil. Is that plain?" "Yes. I understand vou. You will certainly earn your money." she re marked, with a smile that made him grind his teeth. "Well, then. I will puy you for your silence. Now, as to the amount. Have you thought about that?" "You will hand over live hiidred dol lars this evening. I will let you know when I want any more." "No." she said decisively, "I will not give you live hundred dollars. That is absurd." "Either that, or your husband knows all about your performance liefore he goes to bed to-night." "Very well. Hut recollect that by be traying me to him you will free mo from every restraint and scruple 1 supiose you don't need to lie told that I am not kindly disposed toward you. The pleas ure of destroying you would coniMnsnte mo for the los9 of social position you sneak of. While vou are with my hus band I shall Is? with lnsioctor Hyrnes. I promise you faithfully that vou shall sutler the utmost penalty of tlie law. and after tho law has done with you 1 will take you in hand myself When that time comes you will wish thut the law had kept you longer You will nover draw a breath that is not fn-e from pain and terror as long u you live. Look at me, sir Don't you think 1 mean what I say?" The quietness of anger at white heat was in her eye and voice, and it scared the man somewhat, as it would have scared a much more doughty rascal He forced a laugh and utruck his Issit with hi cano. After a moment she turned and resumed her walk up tlie street. Ho remained where he was until she wa half a Mock distant Then he has tened ufter her and overtook her. "Look hero, Mrs. Ketelle," he said, "business ia business. I'm not a fool. Tell ine what you can do, and I'll eive you my answer." She replied ut once, continuing her walking, but keeping her eyes upon him a she spoke. "1 nm allowed by my husband II fly dollar a week ockot money 1 will pay you twenty dollar a week until in my opinion you have had enough I will pay you your first month's wages in udvnnce eighty dol lars. You must be careful not to apply for more until tho month is out. Those are my terms." "They won't do!" said ho, blustcringly. "You'll pay mo two hundred now und fifty a week, or it's no deal! Coino, now!" "If you address me again, except to accept my proposition, I will have you arrested, come what may!" The color rushed to her face und her eyes Hashed. She wu losing her teuqier, nnd she wo evidently in earnest. He was silent a moment, and then shrugged his shoulders. "All right, I'll take it, ho said. "Hand over tho money. "I do not curry .-that amount in my purse," she returned quietly. "How am 1 to get it, then?" "Y'ou will come to my house like any other or8on to whom things are paid. Did you think 1 wa going to make appointments to meet you at the street corners, or in liquor buIooii? My hus band will pay you." "Your husband! Look here, Mr. Ke telle, you ure u siuurt woman; but if you think you can pluy any game on mo, you are mistaken. You have more ut stake than I havo. Don't try to bluff mo!" "If 1 have tho most at stake, why do you feel uneasy? You will receive your money in that way, or not at all It is just as you chooso." They hud now reached the corner of the avenue, I'auline signaled the down town car that was approaching, and got iu. The man followed her. She handed the conductor a double fare, remarking, "I am paying for that person." No conversation passed while they were in the car. Du(ce was ill at ease, but ho could not see but thut he had the best of the situation. She could not alTord to betray him. On the other hand, what if Judge Ketelle should hap pen to know him by sight? No; ho was certain they had never met; the judge had taken no part in his trial, either as witness or jurist Besides, again, was it not her interest to protect him? The car stopcd, and they got out and walked across to her house. Tho dor was opened to her ring, and they entered. "Is Judge Ketelle in?" she asked the servant. "Yes, madam. He has just gone into tlie library." "Sit down here," she said to Dupee, addressing him as if he were a trades man's clerk u ho had called for his bill "1 w ill let you know when it is ready." She passed through a door on the right. leaving him there. Presently he heard "-"-n Then rJ.eo-x.nrtrnn.nher rtlw up the hall and culhsl ,o y. ..C)111( .,, ' WHV He went forward, and found himself in the library The jud-e wa aeated at a writing table on which sto.! a stu- ; dent Limp He w as in the act of tak- inc hi check Uiok fmni u drawer. (to si coNTUtcan. i FEW HEALTH HINTS. KIUKATOA'S KIUTTIOX. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE NOTED VOLCANIC EXPLOSION. rrrlMMr, ivrfon.....-. of thM Volco. W l I... t H.L I sn.r-..l- f cra.h-i:nn. f ,...r;...i.i..u-o,.nc.i I'hi-iuiiiiiim. I IK-CO there were earthquakes along the shores of the Strait "',b"!'dtt;,b,u1 Kraka Ug,.ve..uigof reuwakenlngunlll Mav 2 lW when there wu a sudden J J v le d .rupiion.bvwliicl.acoluinn of seven miles, uud some of the nioutr ej,;,,.d wa. "carried a fur a ";- f ire It descended to the earth. This ertm Z wu accompanied by l,Mse w hlcl n lktaviu, Hl "die w.v- W'l'"deJ Ue vu . , '. ,.f ,.. while d.sirs and win dow wcm slmken. The foneo his out break soon subsided, and such thi. gs .are sTcoumum in thut purl of the world that llttlo attention was paid to t. J Ui May 2tt an excursion party from HatiivU visited the neliililsirhooU and omui icu i-'"-- rrat.li of the luoiinl uit. as it t hen appeared. ' the ini.Mlo of June another crater opened, und the clcuso pan oi ci-or ..... Lad been banging over the region .was perceptibly Increased. After that the bVlsnd became every day the sceue of greater activil v. On Aug. 1 1 there were three principal and eleven smaller volcauio iirc-s visible upon it. WI1KN THE fills! OAMIC The climax came on the 27tuof Angnst. On the afternoon before it could be seen that a crisis was iipprouchlng. Tho story as told from the logs of various ships that wore hi the ncighlHuhocid shows that fro nuent explosion! then occurred, and that Aie air wus tilhsl with vupor. pumice and dust, illuminated by a glow from tho vol cano below, and by contiiivou flashes of lightning from above. Tho sound of fre quent explosions was heard at great dis tances, and waves were started that were felt hundreds of miles away. The invest igut ions of the committee have proved conclusively that these crup tions of tho afternoon of Aug. 20, hy shuttering the island end tearing away great fragments from it down to below the level of the sea, were tho direct cause of the terrific, outburst of tho following morning, bv which tlie island wa nearlv deslrowil. and the vast tidal wave started that overwhelmed all the Islunds for a hundred mile about. Through the breaches niailo by these explosion in the wall of tho craters tho sea rushed in tor rents. Tho tirsl effect, as when dirt or stones are thrown into tho mouth of a geyser, was to deaden the violence of the eruption, und produce a season of com parative calm. This lasted tluougli the uiglit of the 2lith und well along into the morning of tho next day. Hut tho terri ble euei-gv 1 1ms smothered was merely sup prosed for a l hue. U accumulated deep hi the earth beneath tlie fcmall Boa that quickly tilled up tho crater above, and the longer it was confined tho greater be came lis power. At 5;o0 o'clock In the morning came the first outbreak, but it was not enough; tlie water poured iu faster than the power below could throw It out, and tho forces of liro below were held in subjection by tho sea. There was auother outburst ut 0;!4 o'clock, but this, too, the sea subdued, driving tho beast of the volcano buck ouco more into its eiib terriiiienu caverns, whero it wjred and fumed for nearly four Lour. Then, ut 10:02 o'clock, it burst out with au awful violence, flinging the ocean back in waves a hundred fcL't high, that rollcu ou lor thousands of miles before they wholly subsided. NOISE OK THE CHEAT CKASH. The noise of this lust great crash of the conflict between tho forces of tho water and of liro was heard over uu area equal ing one-thirteenth of thesurfuce of the globe. People a thousand miles away thought a vessel iu distress was firing minute guns uud scut out a Bhip to her aid. At Ceylon. 2.0U0 miles awav, people thought Unit ships were practicing with their heavy guns somewhere iu tho uoigh borhood. uud even a fur as Rodriguez, 8.UUU miles from Krakatoa, a Bound was heard as of tlie roar of distant artillery. Mora thuu this, tho air wuves which ac companied tho sound spread after the sound itself had becotuo inuudiblo and delicate instruments ut various observa tories and otner stations iu all parts of the world recorded the passago of unac countable utuiospheric impulses, not once, but time ufter time, until it is a scientifi cally ascertained uud proven fact that tho air wavo from tho explosion passed seven times around the world before it became so faint that it produced no effect upon the lust ruments ihnt record such Incidents. At Butuvia. 100 miles distant, windows wero blown In, gas put out, a gasometer lifted from its well, nnd even walls were cracked merely by t ho vibrations of tho air. The sea wavcs'hurlcd out from the vol cano iu all directions were more disas trous, if less far reaching, than the air waves. Thirty-three miles from the vol cano some of the waves were li)5 feet high. Towns, villages and lighthouses were swept away. A mau of war was carried up tho Telok Belong valley nearly two miles inluud and left stranded thirty feet above tho sea level. 'Tho wave was a very perceptible one all tho way across the Indian ocean, and at Ceylon, Katal and the Cape of liood Hope its passage was made a matter of record long before anything was known of the explosion. KKl'Km OK THE EXPLOSION In the immediate vicinity of the Island the ellecl of tlie explosion was almost In conceivable. Two-thirds of the island of Krakutna and tho whole of a neighboring island disapjieared entirely. Lang Island was increased by au addition to its north ern end, und Verlatcn Island was enlarged to three times Its former dimensions. The moss of matter which was blown away from Krakutna has been calculated ut 200,000,(KKMH)U cubic feet. One of the in cidental effects of the cxploshin was the exposure of a magnificent section of the Island, nearly 2.000 feet high, showing admirably tho formation of the interior of a cnvtua Thc most curious part of the report is that devoted to the optical 'phenomena that followed the eruption, including the remui-Uublo colored sunsets in all parts of the globe, which were almost certainly the result of it. Tho Hon. Rollo Hussell aud Mr. Doudas Archibald had charge of the preparation of the parts of the re port devoted to tuis subject. Jucy found that at the time of the explosion so great a mas of dust and vapor was thrown into the air to heights estimated at from 12 to 2J miles that for l.0 miles around darkness prevailed at midday. Much of this matter fell quickly to' the earth, masses of pumice stoue covering the sea thickly for a long distance about, and were carried by t he ocean currents to all parts of the world, so that even yet they are bring washed ashore in places far remote from the straits of bund. New York Bun. Ice was produced in summer by means of chemical mixtures by Mr Walker, in 1TS3. This was the first known attempt tn this direction. A discussion of the Malthuslan theory eurneu me statement tnat clergymen as a rule have th largest families. I A note obtained by fraud or from a ' person tn a state of Intoxication cannot ba collected, A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most effective prayer. Leasing Outer wrap""" . .......iiu known that w It eannni oe " ,klnin nract cs IV oreauie ni."h" - - proc en .,, ,u. function ShhkeThaVie- lungs it can clean. Hut m otiur "" -v r-v" orcleanlinesscun Its usefulues be im nsire.1 T If it doming rr. - psire.1 i mm JwhOJ be thrown tern nd a so Mint om " ii in, b . i.. ...iio iiiii nir un- should resell me . . i- - - -- den-lot ilng, thereiore, ii - . ., " r.. riiniint washlns and shrinking. It will still be loose d perm t of a volume o air .- .. - -i i .iiu r.kiiiurA thtt the the oouy. u imm.",' --- outer garments should also be compara- t vely large, no at ...-- -- - ,i. .T.rv movement to be mode with as much ease when they are ou a when ihtJ . . I...I.I. ..MM. all. without ex- lucre ii - . cent ion. should practice, and yet it Is saie ... . ... .. n I., Cat, lit nilf to sav that inn one u.u ... ... , - people do follow It. Reference is made to the removal of the uudervest on retiring, and the substitution of one kept tor night wear alone. The underclothing, during the dav. becomes filled with einanat on from the bo.lv. and must be well aired reiriilarlv every night, otherwise It be come to a considerable extent poisonous, and the noxious matteis aro again ab sorlied by tlie skin. Thi self poisoning I sure to go ou uuless the rule given i observed. Kafety from "colds" depend lu no slight degree upon how the neck l dressed. Nothing should be worn about It which Interferes Willi US ireeuou. u. u.. u v l.i it hn encumbered with handkerchiefs, which so mauy wear as much for appearance s ior ...... o.v. Let each one now choose a certain kind of collar, and wear no other style until spring comes Even a very Blight, wat-lntiiill It. this imoortaut article of dress will tavor a sore throat. The habit of wearing the fashionable banduges silk neckerchiefs is so exceedingly bad ono to get Into, and, as a rule, those who have it are frequent sufferers from throat troubles. Practically the collar aud neck tie will be sumcient proiecnou cor tuo i.. vvlmii th a mill I intense, turn- l(l.,'UI ....v. " --' . lng up the coat collar will be a sufficient additional protection, unless cue is nuiug fur In a strong wind. When leaving the cold air and entering warm rooms, remove the outer wraps at -., I ,ll,,a full In i.liNprvn tliit rill v... v . - oftener than do men. When people have . , . .. I .. ... .. , L. Deen long euougu iu wunu ruu.u iv w come heated, they should not leave them and at once enter their carriage or a street mp r.i.li.t th.WM rnnilitiotia thev ar chilled even by a Bhort ride. Before attempting to nuo mey suouiu wuia a few blocks, until the body is accustomed to the chuugo and circulation is active. After ono has been exposed to intense cold and is even slightly chilled, a cup of hot tea or coffee is advisable to "warm up." Alcohol, so often taken for the pur pose, is more active, but seldom better than the simple, harmless beverages men tioned. During prolonged exposure to cold, as on a long drive, hot drinks should not bo indulged in, for they render the body yet more sensitive to cold. A word about foot coverings. Woolen stockings, of course, should be worn by all. Wear now heavy shoes aud delay to put on overshoes as long as possible; when once they are ou. Keep them in BAwcirtu itottl iict atwinrv C'un frlvAra conductors and other men out all day in .... I.. :u I. .. v. .. .. ... . .. , 1 . mo com win uu uy iut ujuiv iaiu..u. iuu.v if they discard leuther boots and shoe and wear cloth shoes inside their over- tilifuta Tit. m Ilii.ir f..pt will Iia hnttAF ventilated, perspire less and hence keep u ii......... ir i.i UlUvu vttt.iiivr. uuoiuu uuaiu. Took Her at Her Word. A queer episode In Connaught life wa the case of tho king at the relation of Iienuls Bodkin versus l'utrlek rrencn. The plaint iff and defendant were neigh bors. The hitter was of tho "ould shtock," full of airs, and possessed of an Intolerable temper. lie and wife hod conceived a deep dislike for Mr. liodkiu, who entertained an equal aversion to the rrenehes. Bodkin bad happened to of fend the squire and lady. That evenitig they entertained a large company at din ner, when Mr. Freuch launched out in abuse of her euemy, concluding her wish "that somebody would cut off the fellow's ears, aud thut might quiet htm." The subject was changed alter a whilo, and all went ou well till supoer, at which time, when everybody was happy, the old butler, one Ned Hegan, who, according to custom, had drunk enough, came In. Joy was iu his eye, end, whispering some thing to his mistress which fcho did not comprehend, he put a large snuff box into her hand. Fancying it was some wblm of her old ecrvunt, sho opened tho box and shook out its contents, when lol a pair of bloody ears dropped out on the table. The horror of the company was awakened, upon which old Ned exclaimed: "Sure, my lady, you wished that Dennis Bod kin's ears were cut off. so I told old Geo ghegan, the gamekeeper, and he took a few handy boys with him, and brought back hi ears, and there they are, and I hope you aro pleased, my lady." The gamekeeper and the "boys" left the county. French and his wife were held in heavy bail at tho Gal way assizes, but the guests proved no such order wa given, that It was a mistake on the part of the st-rvaut. They were acquitted. The "boys" und their leader never reap peared In the comity until after the death of Bodkin, who lost his ears many yean before his death. Argonaut. The Maf-nlflcence of Clvfllzatlnii. Talking about tlie early days In Cali fornia, there was au old fellow down in the country who was the first senator to So to the legislature from his-district. Lis district was a rural one, ind there were no bouses only cabins there rough wooden cabins, with nails for hat racks and a rope for a wardrobe and a cracked looking glass for a dressing tablo. He went to tsacramento, and when he got back the entire district came in to call upon him, and he gave them a wonderful account of the magnificence of civilization in the capital of the state. "Yas, boys; I had a china basin an' a cake o' soap scented by gosh; smelt like the flowers, an' there wor a little place in the wall with a row of big hooks in It, an' I said to tho waiter, 'What's that for? 'To hang your clothes hi,' says he, un well, I diuu't have any clothes to hang in It; but it wor splendid, but, boys, that wornothiu". What do you think I hadl A real bureau, a real, carved bureau, with a looking glass biggcr'n this window hi It. It wor gorgeous, gorgeous." "Under tones" in uu Francisco Chronicle. H Did 8plendl.Ur. Sunday School Teacher Johnnie, yon did splendidly today. "Yes, ma'am. "I wish all the little boy in the elan would study their lessons as you do. Ar you struggling to win the prirer I "Naw. Dad said he'd gimme a ticket to the next circus if I got off my lesson without a breok."-Xew York Graphic. Iteporiera' Work and Pay. The pay and work of differeut reporters vary widely. A column a day i more than most city reporter write. The pay of Rich reporters varies from f S to HO a week and then are more who get $8 than there are who get HO. I doubt if the average of city reporter' pay throughout tbe country ex ceed ls a we.-W. H. B." in Tbe Writ. ABOUT DARK MISSIONARY HORN Tr, . his exploration! Tb Climate, la MVhh,.., fliyslcal n.ararirr A res,,. tie re tirui.ii j ,, Bab,. I. III. !.- r ih. ..," '"S There arrived i 1. Ut... IK Australia an Enubj with his wife, has pwJ;, portion of the a.t thirt,. Central Arricu. Hi, ,mm( , , C. Horn, and under the ir.i UH London MiMsmimry ,.y : eumloved bnildimr vu..i. lK Lake Tanganyika and travHlin,' the dark continent ,H"'a dipt. Horn in a convenum, tMirtcrsaid: ItH.-,,-,-..- . i people of Arncaare varied, have tienetriiled into il,ui... " " vu iiu, ..i ' are unaniinoiisni their cottflnj theshive trade isthe chief civilization and commerce. Afo until the past twenty veurs thu? being an arid, uulie'al'tliful' Conil7" cuuse outside of a given di.t.nJ,' wa known of the land. WiaU,' true that , great tracts of coiintrt barren and no water exiu, itiu . inu)( uijjj j. ploitatioii it ha b.n pn)Vj abuudttiit supplies of water an k.. turned which will make the coantrtbt uoin iuto a perfect garden of fluwl -In the most arid part I ever vuiu Ogogo-tliH people dig weU. ibj WHter. which is carefully toni f time of drought. Perlmi nn iJ"' conntry ha a more healthful dial than Central Afric a. u the iut,nT land rise- to a high elevation many deutliB and sickness among Ea penti are canned more by tlieronj,,, of life, absence of iiri-n.i,,i,..i . , good doctors and nurses than frm, mutic causes OrCUPATIOXs. 'On the shore of bike lmm there are at least nine tribe dUtim-in in physical characteristics, latignipaj fashions and weuHus, clothing, tecture und domestic life. Tlietw expert fishermen, using seine and tnn and as the lake teems with ash uv, ventures are well repaid. Iron laW per are smelted for manufacture, Imj, the crudest style. Both of these m in the form of small bur, ivory, rnUa palm oil and dried fish are article circulation among distaut tribe, ftt. teryof a rude description LfalsoiuJ. while the art of weuviug cotton cloths well known. 'The churucterof these natives ii fantile lu couiidence und suspiciun,a eosv anirer und reconciliation, in mu veloped instliict they are cNieiitii;; children. Under evil influence, mi. the introduction of spirituous liqM and otlier vices of civilized uiitions,iiij rapidly become demoralized." The idea of regarding these Cental Africans in the same liitlit us Aamnliii or Indian alwrigines is ubsurd. Win better known they will be looked ua as healthy children, imitative and nt to aennire knowledire. I Deprecating in every possible nunw the horrible feature of the slave trclt the explorer tliinks that by honest trl, a selection of gixjd employe by tin many organization now engaged u Central Africa, on the Coiu'o aud thi great lakes: by justice, develuprnfiit i the resources of ministries, togrUM with the earnest co-operation of the mi- siouanes, the prosperity of the grni country aud its eopie win u au usturtii fact TUB SLAVE TRADE. I have lived in Africa." conttafl Cunt. Horn, "loinr enough to auinj- self thut tunny a so called 'savage itta-K by African natives was in reality 1 pl iant defense' from their poiut of tier, that the low type African of whom n hear is often but a noble savagedej?!! by contact with Arab ivory aud sun dealers During the past ten or tweln yeors many white men and women inn lived among the tribes of tlie far interi and it has been discovered that mey w people of much the same passiois ( v..noii,no Alrhnnirh easily denrM. vnuLwiiwiw ...v. o . they are also capable, when surrounM by favoring circumstances, or raws civilization and of grasping higher l better things. In tho fne interior numbers 01 PWP in every tribe are slaves. Prisoner, i n IhlUill mii lpinne.1 for witchlTlll and other offenses and their fsmili weakly persons or those in disttw, f nun haiiu ti VUUIO Oia m. ""-v I'" , hand, traveling toward the coast nV direction where the value u groc There they are collected by troJm U. Ul .,otn ami A fricUQ. W anun. ouai . . system of slavery can be abolished i the aid of the Arab traders. A" .i livinff and twj VUeUl OCUCr luwra v n - , will cense to barter slave wita v tribes that exchange ivory. ' That the Arabs have been invited the slave tra.le by the natives; that tw prefer ivory, and frequently take iU only as the alternative; that the a" suffer more at the hand of eb than of the Arabs; that the great m and most horrible features of the W" aro esseutiallv African aud the idW" -are facts testified to by Burton, ft Laviugstoue und Stanley. X trade ia in my opinion an Af ncsn, an Arab question, aud while tow have been published of horrors anci P lage committed by Arabs at the end of Lake Tanganyika aud the nu end of Lake Nyanza they were ia and exaggerated. The dcpred.nj were committed by the wnta Wagaragauze tribe ufter the depan of the Arab trader. wlioept F amoug them. "-San Francisco v cle. Macaulay' Memory. It is well known that Mitcautay ory was prodigious. He could the minutest dates of English hiW biography to a discussion of the wr ative merit of different ancient " and rewat whole strophes froa (Jreek dramatists, tie cou.. - every word of every article he ww ten without prompting. i without Ledger. Philosophy of the ruiit Mr. Levi Fisher sold a couple or of hist year cotton to the Ben week. Some one told him '''"'V got more for It If he had sold ' 'fjl Yea." was the remv; "but if I It then I wouldn't have the money Something in that. Uartwell sua- Taking th Lew- Southern women are said to h t the lead of their sex In money ma New Vork The bead of tbe nchc of dressmakers is a outheru wom women of southern birth '-vjcu front In other direct ioa--" Herald. i r