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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1891)
at Vtlfll lu a.. Of f atber'd dead f rum all Aiiu-rli-n, nonh. nuth. wi. wiiriii-iney eaill up, ' ; r.nwno farm, from fertllo Pennsylvania, Humus. Ohio. rrom th iin-aaurflMa Wei, Virginia, th aoulb. His Csrohnaa, Texas (Even here. In my mom aludowi and half light, In the noiwlrw, metering flames. Again 1 am the aialwart rank on tiling, rlslnjr-I hear the rhythmic tramp or (he armies); Tou millioo iinnrlt name, all, all-jou dark b quest fmm all the War, A special verse for you-a Hash of duty loni org. lected-your mystic roll strangely guiber'd here, Fch by nam recalld by me from out the dark nnw and deuth's axhm. Henceforth to be, deep, deep within my heart, r vonmig, inr muiiy a mim j ,, Ur, iuiit ucsuu nin enure or unkuuwn name, or airiu ur souiu, Embaluied with lore In tbla twillirht aonr. -Walt Whitman. THE DATE, At inrmen iprang out of bed that morning she exclaimed with exuberant gayety: rP.1 , v 1 . . nKinj, iwmy ni wsii am years out; And she ran to the mirror. She surely expected to find her face entirely changed. The l.ia.nnu' ilium tienceof the little child, the still stronger wishes of tho grown up girl, the readimt of romantic verses and fantastic stories everything contributed its share to wards setting forth in tnac brightness Hint so ardently longed for hour in hei life. And without doubt she was now sur prised not to find a radiant ulorv crown ing her head, except the blonde braids Which formed a halo about her forehead, Then she raised her eyes, and while site rested her gaze upon a picture that hung on the wail utidcr a wreath of everlastings she could not suppress the words: "How beautiful mamma was! We do look very much alike." Indeed, the countenance of the young and beautiful woman, inclosed by the frame, and that of the charming maiden resembled each other like two sisters of the same age. The expression of the face, the childlike, undecided irlance, gave the dead it'i..io.t i':e appearance of a younger sister, and a perpetual smile seemed to play about her lips. "I am as lieuutiful as she," Carmen continued, without taking her eyes from the picture; "only it is noticeable that 1 have a more decided character. Of course, for have I not been the head and mistress of our hoise so long now? And if any one should erhaps not take me for such, just let him ask patia. But there, I chatter, and he is certainly ex pecting me. Carmen hastily completed her toilet. gracefully grasiwd the tram of her morn ing dress, and quickly left her room to go to that of her father. Don Juan Crisostomo Lopez had just at tins moment finished shaving. Ilis face resembled that of a priest, gentle and good. With a little comb that he always carried with lain he bad once more eomled his gray jK'ruke that ie mke, so inseparable from his personality. with which Don Juan Crisostomo had covered bis head ever since years ago he had passed some lime on the island of viiua. vt uric uu unci nunc it-ter imu Mine .!......, .... - ..i ... tered bis health and robbed him of his hair. uiriueti; exuiuimeu uoh owm on hearing the noise of the door, and he turned with open arms toward his daughter. He pressed her tenderly to his heart and murmured: "Yes. she is the living picture of her mother. Poor Consuelo! rrom me she . has not one feature! Cut is there a bet ter balsam for my wound? For does not her charming being, with all her beauty and grace, return to me in this child, so uiomieami sweet, tnat sue left Ueiinm in the cradle when she Btppjied down into the grave?" ; "Listen, little rogue," said he immedi ately thereupon. "You must not think that I have forgotten this day. Yonder on the table lies the present." (Quickly Carmen released herself from his embrace anil ran to the siot men tioned, A pretty little c:tse stood on the marble slab. Carmen oened it and showed her delight "Ah, what a precious ring! A ruby et in diamonds." "It is a memento of your mother,' said Don Juan, whose eyes tilled with tears. "1 often heard her say that she Intended one day to present it to you. It must lie ono of the ornaments of her girlhood, for 1 did not give it to her Put it on your finger." Then they went to the dining room and breakfitsted in the happiest mood. The southern sun. that floods with it golden rays the coasts of Malaga, where father and daughter are living, danced in the bottles and glasses and drew vivid flashes from the stones of the ring. Car men did not take her eyes from them, now taking the ring off, now putting it on, as she examined it closely. Suddenly she exclaimed: "Ah! my Ood! I have broken it! Do look, jwipa! But no! It can be ojiened like a medallion; and there is a date on it, too: 18- Waif She cleaned the ring with a few drops of water, and after she had carefully rubbed it the date shone forth clearlj and plainly. "June 2," lWiC. Does not this date re mind you of anything, pa?" "June 2. istki?" related Don Juan, and dropied his fork. "Xo! O yes! in June. 1 btM, I was in Cuba. You have made a mistake, little oue. Let, let nif see." Carmen gave him the ring. Don J nan read the date, anil a slight pallor covered his face. Then, shrugging his shoulders and smiling, he exclaimed: "Nothing! nothing! some forgotten anniversary, iierbaj entirely without significimce." But uo one knew better than he with what lealous care he had collected all the reminiscences of the life of that wo man, whom he idolized in his memory, And which he treasured there as faith fully as one treasures the allies of a be loved creature in a sealed urn. He could not, therefore, calm himself, notwithstanding the great effort he made to control himself. Without saying an other word, be arose from the table, and, after he was out of Carmen's presence, he hurried to his room in search of soli tude, there to solve all the questious that were rising in his troubled brain. So; be could not harbor the least sus tiicion against Oinsuelo. It must be a mistake. Who knows? It was not at all therefore from any misgiving that Don Jnan turned to that little cof- " ' for where 1 preserved . th. fetu. of As I lit In twilight, Ute. alone, hy th fllckerlnc i Consuelo like priceless jewel-those of oak flame, their courtship and those which th in. Musing-on Umg past war seenee-of tbcouDtlea .1 t .1 , 1 " buried uukuoD nidi-. w,ewmtm , denies of the wife Imd inspired in her Of Ui mwt i-nuxaauiiiiideiitedair'Baniliea 'during her uiurriaje of three year un--th- unrvmniu. til death CHine to rob him of hi com- .,,! .,:r.. ' .',.l,h ?'" - panion. Since that time he had never I1". 'Veil for a moment, Willi the key j 'f -""er; 11 WUS UIWByS attached to M watcn clinin: for it seemed to hiui that he waa there also preserving sotue thing of the soul of the dejwrtcd. uutor uts trembling hngers a small paohage of letters fell on tha tulilA Their envelopes were all covered with post marks which indicated th. stations of their great journeys, ami carried the ..5e': r "aenores Ramirez & Co., for Don Juan Crisostomo Locz. Habana." lie soon found the letter sought in tho package, and the date June 3 IMO sprang before his eves. She had written it on the day that followed that uivste- nous anniversary that was inscribed on the ting. Did he mistake, or was the letter really iuieii wnu a iromuuug nauu.' Don Juan read: "At last, after many weeks, I took my first walk. Manuel icrsuaded me to uo it. Ue tried it several times before, but in vain! But yesterday I yielded. auu we wanted uiong the beach. And in a postscript Consuelo added "You may imagine that at the sight of the billows I thought of yon, since you live so far away, far, far beyond yonder unie line or tlie horizon. Don Juan dropped the letter. lie also was looking at a distant, indefinite point, with the unfathomable expression or one who seeks to explore the nasL Then he read hurriedly tho four lust let ters or the package. The nume of Man nel did not again appear. This silence apearcd to him like a lie. The more so since he found on his re turn that Manuel, his youum brother. who looked so haudome in his ship offi cer's uniform, was still in Malaga. And he was now insrpnnilile from them and gave them the plainest pro fs of the greatest attachment And how intent he was ou becoming the godfather of Carmen! And then only he returned to his ship and set his sails for distant seas. But suddenly the ship stranded, and no one hut a boatswain could save himself. n..a. 1 I . . 11 a a uui in me letter which Manuel wrote a few days before he left the harbor for the bust time, he inquired after all with much sympathy. And in Don Juan's memory the recol lections followed each other prophetical ly. The inconsolable pain with which Consuelo received the report of the ship wreck. The despairing effort with which she asked his forgivenesi in her last mo ments. "Forgiveness! What for?" Dn Juan struck his forehead with terrible indignation, and he almost screamed out when Carmen gently rapped at the door. "What!" exclaimed the girl, entering 'yon have not yet put on your fin coat!" Cannon was dressed to go out, with parasol in her hand and hat on her head. Don Juan arose violently and like a surprised criminal. Without looking at her, he murmured: Where ar'' we going?" Why, to cemetery, papa, as every year. Soon he was ready and the two started on their Way. On the street Carmen felt how her father's arm trembled in hers. Don Juan win talking to himself. " hat are you saying, papa?" Carmen asked him. "I am couutiug." "Paces?" "Xo, months." "But, my Ood, I have never seen you like this. Of what are you thinking?" They entered the cemetery, and pro ceeded to their family graves. Before Don Juan opened the gate, he stood still for a moment and viewed the individual stones. Two names were inscribed on them: Manuel Antonio Loiez, ship ensign, died on the ocean, July 11, 1WJ7, and Consuelo Anas de Lojiez, died May 6, 1SG8. There were two other Btones on the same bury big plot that were awaiting their inscrip tions. Don Juan sank his head and knelt down. Cannon was already accustomed to those gloomy meditations. She left him, therefore, undisturbed, passed to and fro m the little garden that surrounded the graves, touched up the flowers ana rib bons of the wreaths, and added fresh ones, uut wiien about twenty minutes later she saw that her father still did not move, she called him with a soft voice. Don Juan did not answer. "Poor papa!" said Carmen, "he loved her so much!" She again went away and read the in scriptions on the long rows of graves. W hen she returned her father was in the same bent attitude, his forehead al most touching the earth. Already a few curious jiersons were observing him. Cannon t.-lt a little asliameu ou ac count of this strange manifestation of his i;rvt sorrow aim approached him. saying: Uut. papa, yon win take cold, it u- time to return home. Come!" Dou Jnan did not move. lie resembled a statue. Cannes touched his shoulder and then he arose. His face was covered with a door pallor and bis eyes reflected the bewilderment of iusanii v. He arose mechanically from the earth, exii imed ms amis as u towards a vision and munnured: "Consuelo! Consuelo! How could a love him more than me?' "Franco" in Five Stories a Week. Tho Very l aefiil Cent. Per.r.ies, so long despised in the south and west, are now demanded by those sec tions ci eagerly that the Philadelphia mint, t lie only one nianufuc'.nring minor coins, c-u-.ot keep up with the demand. Thrca u::i. ion pennies were made at the mint tes: L'.ontb, but If double that num ber hid le.a produced it is probable they could tt oncv have been placed la circula tion. V. i '.. l!io influx of common, vulgar copper peiiuies in the extravagant west and the aristocratic south, there is a drop la the general prices, particularly of small articles. This, while benefiting tho buy ers, will also do gotd to nicrchams by in creasing consumption to a very decided extent. Pennies are very good things, particnlirly if one bas enough of them, and their widespread Introduction all over the United States, though rather late In coming, new seems assured. Trade Ex porter. Would Make Lair Tent. One concern at YVaterville, Me., made 18, 000 OU) square yard of cotton goods but year, and a Maine Dewipor figures that the cloth would mako a tent that would cover S7U acres, and bold all the iople of Maine, New H.inibire and MamacbuaetU comfort aUr swud, with a ruig of nun Uutn 168 ai.-rv la tbe center, lntaat ring the M.Oofl tone of Maine couklUexuibitedaltogethar. New York tJuo. ALL MGIIT liEVELERS. IN AN UPTOWN RESTAURANT EARLY IN THE MORNING. t9 Who Mart al mn Cailnc Uoum al ' O'Cloch a, Tea and Com-A fcnorer al the TabU-Tba Man About Town, It U SoVl.ck In tlie morning, and thia isau i lt,wn s'xtb avenue rmuurant hu h never : f'"" nli:h, ur ,u'-,ml "Areata o'clock l",' "'""l"' ,y? nu,y, ,.to th. diluent, early ruing man of bu.iue-. ' fo,u"'l'u ul i"lf and roll prviwratory to bis trip don towu; the wurkmgwoiuan 1 with her morning U-a and Uut, who lubora 1 1"""1' for ' lr llu'i liw "au whodm-wit, i"1"'" diaiiumiUj tho k''1t and tin ! U"';'!,vl,,r1: " )""' Ju.t atarting out to - ...u, mn. .uv man m nouiaiuiv uiu aMv w ho baa keen too much of it all hero to but at one common altar of auoteuauce. Un a Uuid are two brilliantly policed veanels re puted to bold tea and nilfee. In effect they do hold what wuaouceati Infumou of U and rolfee, from which the soul and rwui-e flid boura ao. It ia now a tame, tu-U'lew, abile ami nmrWi fluid. It nutttent uL The pub lic ilrink it and seem ntiII.Hl. An Ameri can rtwtauratcur of the middle cla ia not bound to furnlfh what bis guta do n call for. Tbiwe brilliant uriin, with their com plicated Biwrutu of piand guiiKee fur regiateriug the lieiljt of the Buid within, "KKext monuineiiu to the dearted virtue of tue lieverni; they bold. Without all is whited and lirillmnt; within it ia a tea and coffee aeiiulcher, When you call for coffee there is some thing lioieleiuly exuatTnting In tlie habit uated ajwurance with which the waiter grabs an inch thick rimmed cup, turns the stale nuni into it rrom tlie elaborately molded and Kilihed faucet, and baii; it'dowuou the table liefore you. He considers it coffee or tea. Protect to him that the Uuid has lost its strength, all virtue, all aroma, all sem blance of its original oelf, and be would act you dow n as an Anarchist, a Nihilist and a moral pestiieure from hiarestaurautith point oi view, The tea and coffee are brought in very thick, heavy cun. Occasionally thew cups are notched, ua if aomo one had tried to bite out a piece. Other eui have several noU-hes and suggest the edge of a aw. Onliuarily they do not have more than two notches. The window la filled with pieces of pie uimce, pumpkin, apple ami cranberry. Ily each piece of pie ia a bit of chevse. The pie u now ready for operation. Some of these pieces of pie have beeu waiting for days lu this window. 8o bus the cheese. The sun has shone on the pie aud the cheese. The sun lmarta s flavor of its own to pie crust. It is a sun baked flavor. The sunie sun hardens the cheese. A customer enters, seats himself, orders coffee and cakes, aud goes to sleep In his chair. The waiter brings him bis order, lie sleeia on. Presently be snores. It ia a snore as regular and peaceful as though be were in IkhI hnter Ave young men. They are fash ionably dressed, carry canes wear exiieusive Jewelry, are up to the requirement of the season as reganla neckties. Their wanner is almost boisterous. Their self consciousness never desert tbem. Their faces are clean shaven. Their silk hats are glossy. Their hands are of feminine delicacy. Their culls were put on in the evening, their boot heels are not in the leasl woru, but flat as the face of a greenback. They ear ll'J iwntaloons. They are full of the effervesi-ence of youth and something stronger, ibey may be cot lege students, w ho have been laboring at the tuski of education until 'J m the moruiug aud are Hungry. The waiter stands patiently by, while, be tween loud talk and laughter, they study with lively diligence the lull of fure. Tney seem eujoying life. Ho seem ouly endur ing it. The snore of the snorer amerts itself plainly at intervals amid the bum of voices around. Ilis coffee and cakes steam under bis nose. Ue beeds them not. His bead titis buck at Intervals. He restores it quickly to its place. The unconscious effort is winful to witness. A young man enters. He is aliout to seat bim at the same table with the snorer. W'beu it evidences itself to him that there a snorer sits, be moves away. A man is talking somebody's philosophy to an old gray head. The gray headed man ia silent and meek. He says little in reply. The talker has in his hand the book of the philosopher he ad mires, The two have finished a nieul of corned beef bash. Now with them is the "flow of soul." The philosopher so enthusi astically talked about is of the Htiitivo school. The talker is a positiviat. Tlie old man doesn't seem to be much of anythiug. Hence, he is a good man for a oaitivist to talk to. Occasionally the talker roads the old man a inssage; or he reads him a whole uige. It seems to nude little difference to tbe old mau. He makes no resistance. There now enters a mau with a mau about town air and three young ladies of the garish order of beauty. They at-at lliemsolves at a table. All order fried oysters. This starts tbe man at the oyster counter into life and activity. He manipulates those oysters long opened and covered with cracker dust It is some time since some of these oysters drew their last breath. Tbe artiticiul heat of this place has not a refreshing quality. It is steamy, mingled with muny breuths aud many odors. Tbe snorer Is still audible. His Albert hat falls on the floor with a bang. It does not awaken bim. The waiter picks it up, puts it on, Jogs bim gently by tbe shoulder and sug gests that bis coffee must be getting coli Tbe snorer awakes, looks surprised and en gages the reujt before him. Prentice Mul ford in New York btar. Speed of Telegraphy. When the first electric telegraph was es tablished the sjieed of transmission waa from four to five words a minute with tbe five needle instruments; in IMU the average rate for newspaper message was seventeen words a minute; tbe present pace of lie electric telegraph between London and Dublin, where tbe WheaUtotie instrument is employed, reaches 4ti3 words; and thus what was re garded as miraculous sixty years ago has multiplied a hundred fold in half a ceutury. Deviled Almonds. The fashionable relish, deviled almonds, is easily prepared. Blanch one-half pound al monds and wiW them very dry; beat two ounces of fresh butter in a frying pan, lay in the almonds, and fry gently till of a good golden brown color. Lrain tbem ou a piece of clean blotting paper before the lire, dust them with salt aud cayenne and serve very hot. fcautelng. The word saute, frequently met with in recipes, mean simply cooking an article In Just enough hot fat to keep it from burning vr sticking ; in short, what tbe ordinary cook means by frying. It is useful as distinguish ing this method from frying proper, which U immersing tbe article completely in hot fat. Didn't Need Any Point. Broad Street Dame (waking from sleep as the clock strikes at 11 p. m. Mercy toe! Have yon been down stairs reading all this time? Husband I've been sitting in the bars parli teen lor waiting for that young man to re. "Bemember, mr dear, tnat toq were young once yourself." "I remember. That why I watch lim." Philadelphia Beeord. There is a mountain of coal la Wild lions vail. Wr. T.. which bas Ua buruinz tut thirty years. It sands up dause vuluiuss oij A BUREAUOFBLACKMArL. London Vainplrn Who Mali a Living Out of Aiuerlraii llualneaa rlnie rirlea, It Uaa mw.il. come t the knowltxl-e of Amrrii-au cupltaluti anil promoters tbul tiieiiaanvlt-iiuitic and carefully tilanued bureau of lilac, mail lu vsintvuce in London, tin workup of which are miit-ouled from tho public, but which have proven a thorn la the side of uumernus American cuter prUca. Bo fur as known, the limd of the bureau i a man who move la fair buiness andax-ial i-irvlea In London and luu iiillit euco lu tvTo or three iiewapnHrot!lf, lu cludiu a "miauciul" pttier. llu huaauuiu ber of corniHiiiileiul ou thia anlo of the water, where lie formerly lived fur a num ber of years. They keep liim informed at to Americans w ho go abroad to ruiao money fur the promotion of euUrii'ixituf variout kiuila, Tho miuutett dcluiU of theao enterpriM, are anvrtoincd by thow corrvspouiUuiU, in ordur to tlnd any tamiblo Hums. Ou the arrival of au American In London, to present to the bankers there any scheme of Uuauciul cooxruliou, he la called Uion by tue bead of the bureau, who delicately proffers his services. It these bid accepted and terms agreed Uu sutlleiently exorbi tant, all gots well. If not the unfortunate American ttiuls his projivt ONiaiUvl in a urt of tbe press and attacked in circle w here the blackmailers move, Ulten lie turns about and conns home disgusted, realizing hour i " " show buttle be may exwct to Iwbled by uopciess it is to ugtit away rrom borne. If he uii ii uo uu wit, aa ue cau. au army of smaller blackmailers spring up to stick him. His bust course is to ignore them all, of course, liut few men have the courage to uo tnat, A shrewd American promoter who told cf these thing from experience, added this ad vice: "Tho best way to be rid of the vaiu pine is to keep yourself and your project a secret; If you go to London to raio money, go to au obscure hotel und tuke lodging. Keep away from club and exchanges. Deal ouly with the bunkers. Oive them tho fullest opiKirtuulty of investigation. When you get your money come away as secretly a you went. Hby, 1 cot f'.io.oW w Loudon ouce. and bad a bogus suit brought to enjoin me from carry ing it out of the country until I should have settled a commission bill I had never dreamed of contracting.1 Now York Tribune. Tampoua Funeral Displays. For twenty years or more there bas been a loud protest iu New York, from the press aud from the pulpit, aguinst extravagance at funerals, but it doe not soom to have done bit or good. 1 be extravagance is aa great today as it ever was, and it sometimes seems even greater. Tho long lines of carriages following hearse to too cemeteries are not shortened, aud the heaps of costly flowers, Instead of diminishing, seem to grow larger. It is not uncommon to see a couplo of car riages crammed with flora I offerings alone In a funeral procession, while the hearse also carries a fair shore. The custom of sending expensive tribute of flowers to lie uin cof fins or be bunked around tho room is almost a mania. It bas been preached against, writ ten against, condemned iu a hundred wavs. but it still goes on. Even the request In the published death notices, "Please omit flow ers, Is wholly disreganlcd. The flowers nre piled in up to the last moment, and then there is a small mountain of them to I taken to the cemetery, where they rot in few days and have to be raked away aa rub bish. All efforts to sbate tho flower nuisance (for that's what it really Is) have thus fur wholly fuilcd, and the outlay to keep it go ing Is as reckless ana lavish as ever, Tbe carriage abuse also bold its own, and, not only that, but very often the omiimnt or many of the carriuges nil themselves w ith whisky from flusksor bottles on tbe way to the cemeteries or when returning, aud get up scenes of tho most scuudnlous kind, la some cases, lu fact, a funeral is simply a ca rousal, with all that the word Implies, Per sons are sometimes seen stumling by an oien grave so drunk that they nre in danger ot tumbling iu. Many of tho funerals tluit take place iu New Y ork are no credit to religion. or civilization al any rate. uw York Cur, Detroit r ree Press. The Period of Retarded Growth. It will be noticed that w lieivo the age of most retarded growth for the boy Is about 13, and tbe age of most rapid growth (after tho llrst two or three years) is about 10, the corresiKiuding ages for girls seem to I about uand IJ respectively, Iho period of retarded growth seems to lust longer with boys thau with girls, A more imisirtaut portion of the total growth seems, ou the average, to be gained by boys between the ages of M and HI than by tbe girls between tho ages of 1J mid 15 (their timo usuully of most rapid' growth). But, on the contrary, during the time from birth to the age of 17, boys, as a rule, acquire a smaller portion of then full growth than girl do Iwtween birth and the age of 1"). Iu the great majority of cases girls add very little to their height after LI, though of course there are many ex ceptions. Hoys, on the other hand, usually add two or three Inches to their height after 10, It is noteworthy that when girls grow after l' such growth I nearly always aivoin- panied by certain Irregularities, w hich ap pear to Indicate some similur relation In the case of such abnormal or Irregular growth as undoubtedly exists in tho easo of tho rapid growth always observed at aluut tbe time of puberty. Uicbard A Proctor, llarn and Fence Advertising-. When barns were first pitched upon as sign bearers the advertising contractors bad no difficulty in obtaining the privilege lu return for painting tho roof. 1'ulnt is a stumlurd preservation ot shingles, and the thrifty Jer sey or Pennsylvania former jumsxl ut the chance of getting but roots aiulod for noth ing. Tbeu comietitioii stepiicd in. Some body else wanted to be advertised iu such conspicuous places, and was t iiling to iaint the entire bain and form hou-to us well for the privilege. In this way tbe price but risen until some thrifty farmers have been able to get long term contracts at I oO mt year for the use of their barns or fences, which are to bo kept lu good condition by the advertising comsiny. Forms with good barns near the railways or great highways have thus etihanoed in selling value, and the owner chuckles to himself as be jingles hi Stijiend. New York Graphic. The Hnake of 11 ugal. The mortality from snake bites in Ben gal is much larger among women than among men. They are usually bitten In the early morning, when they go out un seen before daylight, either to fetch wood from tbe faggot stark or for some other domestic purpose. During the rainy sea son, when nearly all the rice fields areun der water, the snake take refuge lu the higher plats of land, on which the vil lages are built, aud they bide themselves In tbe little woodstarks and granaries In the court yards of the bouses; while not infrequently they take up their abode In the house itself, where they are allowed to dwell with impunity, and sometimes fed with milk, until, on some unlucky dsy, the wife tread accidentally on the snake in the dark, and it turn upon her and bite her. From the bite of a full grown cobra death ensues lu a very few minutes, slid the natives bare no such remedies st band as English science might nse, but they put a vain faith In tbe fanciful charms and incantations recommended by their priests. Quarterly Review. The Create! Elevation. The greatest elevstion which has been attained by man I 87.00U feet about seven miles this height having been reached during a balloon ascent made by Cilaishcr At this tremendous distance above the earth's surface physical exer tion is found to be almost impossible. owing to the great rarefaction of tbe at Hioapuere. ieirou rrtarras. ft' TWKLVI' .MINUTES. THE TIME IN WHICH WOOD AMPUTATED PROFESSOR A LIMB. A Thrilling- ( onlr.t Ilrlwrea Two Kinl Bant hurgroiM Iiiim Ing a Siti'huiai WUat Yaukra ail lo A iTeltjr Tlwa of hurglral Work. "Yea, geutleiiuMi, I remeinlirr well the fiVt time I auw 1'rufiwior Wood, 'old Jimmy' on wo lined to cull him for abort, do thowiuiv operation. It was during my Unit tlx months service as Interne lu this very lnpitul, uiul tho prottwor waa at the head of our diviiou 1 waa aa full of book knowledge truutise cn aurgrry then, but greener thou gnu w ith t huuillo end of the kuifo." Tho speaker was the professor of clinical surgery iu u leading uiih1ic.iI college, lie hud Just compli bil, iu the pri aeuie of a lurD-o cliuatof atudiiitBUemlilii in the amphithea ter of Hellenic hospital, the dilllcult oeni turn of amputating at the hip joint the leg of Oiioof theHjoritieuts, w ho bud beeu Injured by fulling from a scalTohL "Well, alut that tie Langeubeck, of Berlin, descr'.ifd a imxIiiVatieii of the old opvrntion ul the bip, and Dr. M'ooJ wua anx ious to ixTform it Mure his student. It to "-'IP ,,v tun m. lain-mirr, UIO luillou Hootch surgeon, came over to this country bapiH'iicd that Ir. L'allemlir, the famous lor the tmriH of tukuii.' a mi'ii ntoour h.m. pitul systems, and uuturally he became the gUi-At of I'l'. Wood, wlio wua a crusty old bachelor and had an otllce ou Irving plait). "I'ullender was a true tvw of tho canny Bcolchmun, with a brogue that ciiuscd tho bovs to suiilo every lime ho iiiMreMicd them. "For a week lie attcuilcd all the livturce and clinics of the prolcMtor, and naturally, a hi u4iluiiU, wo were trying to do our pret tiest. "One Friday afternoon Saturday being our main oieratlug day- tho professor cuino iu alone, aud la-fore going tho round of the wards, a was his custom, ho asked: " 'What have you got for to-morrowf " 'There is plenty of material, professor,' Was the reply; 'almost anything you liko.' "'That' gtssL Olud to bear it Looks liko biisine s,' the professor remarked la conically. " 'Uy the bye, doctor,' he presently re sumed, 'lwidc our regular work I should liko to bnve two os'ratiou tlutt are exuclly alike. Can it be donef "The surgeon informed him that in ward eight there were two oor fellows who s uiled his skillful hand to release them of their legs, which bud beeu muiighxl beyond tho lioiie of cure. "The old gentleman's eves brightened, Slid forgetting that he was a bit stiff, ho Jimmied Up and exclaimed: 'How fortunate, doctor; incli t nrllent luck. Have thotn all ready for to-morrow aud Ml show him something that will mal.e bim think a little more of the ability of Aiuoricau surgoous thau be due nowf "It was Greek to us aud nobody knew what be meant. "Half an hour before the rllnlo the pro fessor, acconiunicd by Dr. Cullender, arrived at the hospital. Dr. Wood worn a white wuist cout, and tbe ever present red rose drood from the luisi of bis rriuoe Alliort, " 'Dr. C'allcmler and I will each do one of tlie amputations at tlie thigh, just to see bow quickly It can lie done,' bo sum carelessly, "Instantly we graaied the iitui'.tiou and the remark of the previous day became eu tirely clear. He wits going to show tho Scotchman that he could even do au oi ora tion quicker than the re mi-U gave htm credit for if be was a mind to, and the glum, dreamy expression of his eye showed that he meant to l.'ty himself out. " When tho first case was brought up Dr. Wood rose, and grasping Ur. Cullender by tho arm, led hiui over to the table and asked bim to proceed. We had everything pre pared, and 1 was just applying the buiuluge after having removed the other dremlngs, When Dr. Culleuilur took tbe kuifo iu band and begun tbe oiierution. Kxuctly twenty three minutes after he made the first incision bo tied the femoral and nut down, leaving us to attend to the minor uctuila. "The professor watched his Scotch Col league and followed every stage of tho oiieiw tion w ith great Interest. As soou as we got tho patient down stairs I bud the other one brought up from the wnrd. He wus ulrcady etherized, like the llrst one, aud it only re quired a moment or two to empty tho or tcrics ii nil complin the big vessel, and men- tullv I called tnno. "D;. Wood picked out his fuvorite double ei!..cd amputating knife, hobbled over to tho Kit side of the (wtient and picked up the bruised limb, lu a twinkling he made out tho line of demarcation, and stwtdied himself for the circular Incision. With a single sweep the flesh was laid bare to the bone, aud without losing a second the riogtoum was craN)d away. To all apjieuraiices the professor wus working at bis regular gait, but we could sue the difference. 'Dr. CalloDiler was fairly staggered, and bis eyes bulged fearfully, so great was his as tonishment. 'Click I click! click I' went the bulldog forco as their sharp teeth closed on tho ends of the bleed ing vessels. "The saw was next brought Into play, and with a ih Ish ilmh-er-r-r, the femur was di vided. The dressing of the fliiaaud smooth ing tbe cut surface of the bono completed tho professor's pint of tbe operation, the rust oeing leu to us. 'Die time, gentlemen, was exactly twelve minute, or, lu other words, bb beat Uio Scotch surgeon eleven minutes." "How ubout the character of the workr asked the junior assistant. "Well, that would be bard to tell Doth patients recovered, and, to tell the truth, tho slump made by the profinsor, while not quite so ueat, was to my mind much more sorviceanle than Dr. Cullender. "Professor U'ood mude no reference to the rapid time, and Dr. Cullender was too much surprised to say a word about it. I don't think It has been equaled since. "Directly afterward Professor Wood did Langeulwck's operation, and without hurry ing himself be can-fully mudo bis flute ss you saw me do today, and went through the various stages step by step, nevjr stopping except to change one instrument foranotner. It was tbe prettiest pleco of work in major surgery I ever saw done. Hardly bad be wlixil hi bands dry when Dr. Cullender grouped both of them and exclaimed In broad bcoU'h: " 'An', dochtor, sure ye've outdoun Lan- gentsx-U himself.' home years afterward, while In Berlin, Dr. Wixsl visited tlie great German surgeon, and a 111 in and lasting friendship sprang up between the two men.'' New York Btar. Nut at All Kitraordloary. "This, ladies sn' gents," vociferated a menagerie orator In a small town in Ken tucky, "Is the great Arabian dromedary, with two humps upon bis back instead of one, but the extra hump will cost you nothing. He is the Arab's beast of bur den. He fetches an' carries, while the Arab sits Idly lu the sand and (impress ively) he ran go eight days without water!" 'Only eight days!" waa the genera! ex elsmation, and then tbe crowd moved on in search of something Interesting. Phil H. Welch. All Got Their Khar. 'Sin. mr dear pupils," said Deacon Barnes to his Nunday school class, "Is tbe legacy of Adam." And tbe bright boy in tbe class re marked that that was probably tbe first ease on record where a wUl was not broken. 'Yes." said tbe deacon, "but It should be remembered that there was enough to go round. I don't remember bearing of anybody who didn't receive but share of the Inheritance." Boston Transcript. THE MISANTHROPE. IX me go no In my own way, free and uiilnitninelnl: no h "tii'ywl rxen Of yount, uor aunlil that li run ay, fan unooth the ulh I Irvu.l . Tho world Erin ou and rittii jireacb lint hope l dead! Itope lived for one brief Initnnt lu my breaat, And then It died like hiiv doner Dom of the earth and of the earth a part-. wlmt in liTe to me? Or future lite -tlut fairy Imwer You call elerniry? ie,iil,e Wilniot fliirrla. THE CUH3E OF SCOTLAND. There Are Twenty-four Reason Wlijr the Mn of IMauiuiiila Is Called rnliiear. Every reader 1ms at some period of his or ber life heard of the nine of diamond referred tons "the enrse of Scotland;" bnt why, erlint, you have never taken Uie time or trouble to ascertain. In my "HeiKisitory of tho Harennd the Wonderful" I find no less than seventeen explanations of thp origin of the expres sion, while Southwick's "Quizzism and Its Key" gives eleven, sewn of which aro wholly different fnmi the answers given in the work alsive referred to, making in all twenty-four different accounts of the origin of the expression in tbe two works. Southwlck traces it back to 1715, men tioning a caricature of that date which represents "tho young chevalier" at tempting to lead a herd of bulls ladon with papal curses across the Tweed river with the uiuo of diamonds lying before them. Perhaps the most satisfactory explana tion of the enigma Is that which refers it to tho massacre of Olencoe. The or der for that cruel deed was signed by tbe Earl of Stair, John Dalrymplo, sec retary of state for Scotland. The coat of arms of the Dalrymplo family bears nine lozenges, resembling diamonds, on its shield, Thus it appears to have been with reference' to them that the nine spot of diamonds wits called "the curse of Scotland," The best and most likely of tho other reasons for the origin of the expn'ssion are given lsdow. During tho reign of Mary a thief at tempted to steul the crown from Eliza beth castle, and succeeded lu abstract lug nine valuable diamonds from it. To replace these) a heavy tax waa laid on the people of Scotland, which impover ished them to such nn extent that nine diamonds, whether on cloth, cards or real jewels, were spoken of as "Albion's curse. " In the game of Tope Joan the nine of diamonds is tho poo, whom the Scotch Presbyterians consider a curse. It is a.o said that the Duke of Cum berland wroto his inhuman orders at Cullodcn on tho back of a card, the front of which was marked with nine dia monds. The "Oracle, or Rosolver of Questions," printed in 1770, says that the crown of Scotland had but nine diamonds, and that tho Scotch pcoplo were too poor to add to the collection. St. Louis Re public, A Little Darren Kingdom. The little kingdom of Greeco embraces a territory of about 2.1,000 stpiure miles, and has a population of a little more than '.',000,000 Ureeks and Albanians. Scot land has about the same territory and almost twice us muny sople. Switzerland bass third less territory and a third mors people. Belgium and Holland taken to gether ha 'o alsittt the sumo territory as Ureece aud live times as muuy people. As for wealth, tireece Is proverbially the poorest country In Europe. Her rugged mountains and barren shores are hardly lit lu many places for the scantiest voim tut Ion; she has uo rivers with fertile banks; ber commerce is still undevelom'd, aud she Is rut oil from Europe by the treacherous Adriatic and by the InhoHpit ahlo strip of Turkish territory that prom ises to keep her for sn Indefinite future from opening her railwuy connection with tbe unrtu. Iu Ureece today it Is the universal ctis torn to speuk of "going to Europe" Just Americans do with tho stormy Atlantic between New l ork and Liverpool. Add to all this tho fact that this little barren kingdom of 2,000,000 souls bus a public debt of (bO, 000,000, and supports an army as law ss that of tbe United mates. The taxes are so high t hut the island of Creto, now under Turkish rule, would nearly double lis ratio of taxation should It enter tho kingdom of Greece. But iu spite of all this discouragement Alliens to day Is a busy lilve of educational Instltu tlous, and lu all the country villages there are thrifty schools, a compulsory law being carried out with more vigor year after year, len veurs ago the statistics for Illiteracy lu Greece were ahead of those of Italy today, aud these ten years have revolutionized educational aflulni in Greece. "II. W. II." in New York Post. Chine aa Oplara (muggier, Who do I think are tbe most successful smugglers? The sleek faced, uionn eyed Celestials, most emphatically There is no portion of a vessel or Its cariro sacred or safe from the manipulations of the rascals They have the deadly drug plaited In their queues, quilted In their clothing, packed In the cork soles of their shoes, and tucked away In the soft, cling Ing folds of their silk handkerchiefs They have false bottoms and sides to their camphor wood trunks, false bottoms to their cooking utensils, snd they are false all the way t hrough 1 hey will construct material to resemble coal. Gil the Interior with opium and plac It In tbe coal bunkers until all suspicion is allayed and uie steamer uiscuarged; tney construct tin boxes to fit around masts and cover their deception with false mast coats well calculated to deceive the Inexperienced eye of a landsman. They will store It away In boxes of tea, cover it up wltb preserved ginger, snd have It they will, despite all efforts to suppress the prac tlce.-New York btar. Id th Cause of Dclenc, A man went down from Paris to Auteull a few weeks ago, and, hiring a room in a secinuea part of the city, shut himself up In It with a quantity of provi sions. He stuffed the kv holes with paper, pasted paper ovet the window panes, and In other wayr manifested a desire lor secrecy. Arter lie bad remained there several days the inhabitants told tha police about him and the doors wen burst In. It was then found that he was Inoculating three terriers with his own blood In order to ascertain whether a bite that he bad received from adoir was likt-lv to prove fatal He explained that be was experimenting In tlie cause of scleuco, aud expected to discover some means by which every man could be bis own Pasteur. New York nun. Catching Monkey arltb Deer. At Darfur. in Africa, the monkeys are said to be so inordinately fond of a lind of beer made by the natives that the be erage is useu oy treacherous man as a means of rapturing their unsuspecting relatives lans oi beer are placed within reach, snd when the convivial monkeys have become so thoroughly Inebriated that they fail lo know the difference be tween the man and tbe ape tbe negro takes the baud of one of them, in all good fellowship, snd leads bun off. The other naturally follow bim, and so good by to their liberty. Ouce a Week. BILLION'S IN A CART. HOW CUSTOMS RECEIPTS ARE TAKEN TO THE SUB-TREASURY. . From .100.000 to 1,000,000 Carried lo a Modral (lid Hand t art A Hlmpl If. trm-liHlly (u.h-.l N.w pun of Pay. Ing Custom A heavy wlni-led hand cart, wltb a thick set little guiding wheel lu front and pushed by two men from behind, clattered down th steps of the William street entrance to tbe custom bouse at !i t' tlie other afternoon. I It was I nil. in si y followed by four broad shouldered lulsirm men, a niKntb faced old I mini of cleru-iil upieuriiiico and a atero likin' man with a heavy brownish mus tache, who ipiickly Ki-oiiied themselves oa both side of it nil I In front of it aud be hind The little group, wilu the curt rum bling In the center, pushed rapidly to Wall street to the north aide aud then went at a quick pace up the street to Nassuu, then around to fine street and wu swallowiil up iu tlw rear entrance to the sub trcuMiry building. All uhm the Journey from the custom house to the siib-treusury people Btopni ami gumi curiously at tbe ' group as it hurried along and tried lo gets gliuiu of the curt It was not a very hand some vehicle. The box was literally a box iron bound and tightly lis ked with a heavy brus wdlock, but those who understood the mutter knew that it might coutniii anywhere from t'sxi.iMO to f I, ooo.ooo or inure, and that this money represented Uncle Hum's daily tolls on meivhmiiliso uiirted from abroad, and that it was on it nay to be poured into the treasury, another contribution to swell the great surplus which now lie idle there. TIIK kNW Or TIIIKVM. For over twenty year, ut uUmt the same hour on aix days in every week, th curt bas made tho sum Journey surrounded by Its escort, How many thieve have cast en vious eye at it, how muny Seculutors on the vorgo ot ruin, bow muny dishonest bank employe with the iuiieuding crisis of dis covery hanging close over them, have thought that to only liuve for but a few weeks or a few ilnys the contents of that ugly iron bound box would be rescue from ruin, flight or suicide, anybody ran Imagine. Doubtless many a gang of knave have wasted many a long hour trying to devise aomo during icheme to wuylay it guardian, siiiush the heavy liox and make off with ita content. Itut from all thia nothing bas ever coma Kor nearly a quarter of a cen tury the old curt bus trundled over its route and not an unlawful baud bas been raised against it. Collector iledden in bis time did reirive, it is true, a written warning that a plot bud boon hatched to attack the treas ure cart, It waa the work of some practical Joker, most likely. A little extra precaution wa exercised f.rr a time, but the plot never devcloieiL The most daring robber could not fail to see the madness of such an at tempt The cart ho carried It millions with never the loss of so much a a cent Familiar a is the sight of the little vehicle and it guard Its upiearam-e never fulls to partiully stop the hurrying Wall street throng for a moment. Those who know what It means east a reverent eye on it as It passe. Strangers who understand nothing of It catch sight or the big letters "U. B." painted on each end of the cart, and the hur ried seriousness of those who surround it and know that It U uo light matter that Is in bapiL Tbe system by which the money Is thus transferred is perfectly simple. Iu tbe cashier's ollli-e at the custom bouse are kept four boxes, Iron bound and made of thick oak board. They ure two feet In length by on foot III breadth, and about a foot in depth. At euch end is a massive iron handle that lu itself welgha nearly two of the fllteeu pounds at which each box tips th beam. When the day's work is completed tbe money Is eouutiil ami placed In thesu hoxe. It is then delivered to the cusUsiy of United Slate lirtivtive T. J. Murthu. Four labor ers then come, anil each one shoulders a box and curries it to the ground floor. Here the boxes are placed in tho strong box on tbe cart, which Murtha hs-ka At the sub-treasury th money is again counted, and if it agrees w ith the custom house count a receipt I given. DAILY AVKRAOIC or CAHIL "Tho daily average of cash we carry," aald the good until nil detective, "ia about t-'iU0,-Oofl, though of course there are many days when we curry over a million. When we have a good deal of coin the load is a very heavy one, ami this, with the weight of the cart and the boxes, makes It no easy thins; to push. We ahvnys huve two men pushing and four around it, lsitle myself and the niessenger. 1 am the ouly one who is armed. W go up the north side of Wail street be cause there aro more wople there and always some of lusjiector Byrne's detecMves about I have only been here about two years, but I supiswo we have curried not fur from tiV),. 000,000 In that time. What wealth that eld cart ha had iu it iKiwelsl It makes a man dizzy to think of it The surplus In the treasury would bo as a little chicken feed In your pocket comsired to it i never feel th least fear of an attack. How could they get away with anything! The street is (Uled with H-ople. They would have to disable me Hint There would be pistol shot before that Then they would have to smash in the box ou tin cart, and then they would have to lug away the dead weight of one or more of those Inner boxes. There would ls Alio people snd a dozen DO licomen ami detectives about Is-fore they got that fur. . The system Ia almolutely safe so far as that Is concerned, unless a small army of despcrute men sweep down uu ua" Notwithstanding the svauiu inaugurated of paying customs due through the medium ot bank desisit in tbe sub-treasury and certified bunk check drawn thereon, tbe old cert still goes over its regular route. But the days of iu glory are tiumlwred. Already fully half the du'-j are paid by the check sys tem, and as Its advantages become better understood by banks and importers it will sursede the old system. So the historical cart, like many another Wall street celeb rity, will drift iwmiilcsa into some obscure corner and ita past glories will of forgotten. New York WorlX Height of Mrteorologlral Station. Of the present very limited number ot high Station for making meteorological observa tions there are only two iu Europe which ex ceed 8,000 meters In height, being about 10,000 aud 11,000 feet resgiectively. Among those in this country Pike's peak, which has an altitude of 1 1, 100 feet, exceeding thus, by more than 3,000 feet, any in Europe. These great height are much more accessible on this continent than in Europe, there being five In America where 11,000 feet or more is reached by railroad built for facilitating mining work; the highest of these iu North America ia Mount Lincoln, in Colorado, th mining works ou which are U,.J7 feet above the sea. Public Opinion. Certain Bigna ot Civilisation. The covernor of the Gold roast made a visiting tour among the native chiefs in his district to leant their desires ot the government. Tbe king of Pram Pram wanted to revive an old custom, of wmcn a part required the exhumation of the dead; the people of Quetta wanted th tax on spirits reduced from a shilling to Sixpence; Addah wanted a reduction of the rum tax, a road to the beach, a school. a bell to mark the timo, and a free ferry across the V'alta river and Increased sale lies to the chiefs; the kinirs of Odumassie and Akropong each beg ired for a pair of handcuffs and a lump. I here are signs or clvUization on the Gold coast. New York Bun. Lik Other Weupoo. Oen. Wolaeley aays that tb bicycle Is a mil itary instrument of great promise. And, ia koe with many other nuiitar waapona, it i bic a raUiur than kills.