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EUGENE CITY GUARD. LbUimiLL, . rraprleMr. EUGENE CITY. OREGON. OLD MAN GILBERT IlMtloa Day la Onw Election day I an exciting one la Greece. The last oue wu especially to in Athens. The people were to Tote for member of parliament The election occuri everv four Tear. For a week previous to the polling all the men and boys were parading the streets, headed ly band The Greek are blessed with most powerful lungs, and their shouts of "Vivaf foirly drowned the braying of the donkeys. The interest was so In tenM that the young children shared it, and an American ludy, passing a "mite of a boy" on the street, who was escort ing a little girl home from school, gal lflDtlv carrying her books, heard bira ask her if she hod a vote! The voting takes place in the churches on Sunday, consequently the customary service is dispensed with. In the church to which an American gentleman suc ceeded in finding access there were ranged round the church forty-two boxes, that being the uumber of the candidates. These boxes were something the shape of a tea box, one half painted white, with "Yes" on it. and the other half black, with "No" on it Tin tubes projected from the front outward. Looking through these tubes one could see that the boxes were divided into two comportments. Beside ea:b box stood a representative of the candi date, and over the box appeared the candidate's picture. Each voter, as he entered the church, had his name and address registered, and a check given him. The above mentioned representa tive then gave the voter a bullet, or vote, mode of lead. Formerly the dishonest voter would slip another bullet up his cout sleeve, and as he raised hi arm to the tube the bullet would roll down, and two votes instead of one be cant; but the repre sentative now watches to prevent cheat ing. Negative votes as well as affirma tive must also be cost; that is, if a voter objects to a candidate, be must cast a negative ballet. The voter, of courso, casts one vote at each box, or forty-two in all. Cor. Youth's Companion. Bj ELIZABETH V. BELLAMY, C'iMB THORPI,") Author of "Four Oaki," "Llttk Jqan na, tie. The Chinaman's FurclinM. The Chinese are not supposed to have much tuleut or liking for humor, but a little story related by the author of "Three Years in Western China" shows that they are not altogether deficient in that respect: Several of my followers were opium smokers, and oue of my bearers had con tracted a great craving for the drug, tie was somewhat disreputuble in appear ance, but a willing worker His bag gage consisted of the clothes on his back and a small bundle containing his opium pipe and the necessary paraphernalia for smoking. On leaving a certain village 1 noticed that the bundle hud UHMiiuud lurger di mensions, but my simulations as to its contents proved to be wide of the mark. A few miles to the west or Yung-Iin a halt was called for rest, and the cakes on the roadside stiitl were quickly bonght and devoured. I he opium smoker, meanwhile, sat apart on the edge of the tone mud. "How is it that you are ull eating and drinking, said he to one of hi comrades, "and I haven't a single cosh to follow your example?" The other man put his thumb to his month, and pretending to inhale, pro nonnced the single word, "Opium," at which the smoker smiled and was silent On the following day we were sud denly overtaken by a ijharp ruin storm, and when the other bearers were search ing for shelter the smoker solemnly pro duced his bundle, gravely uudid the cover, and proceeded to unfold and put on a first class waterproof coat which be had wisely purchased in the village to which we have referred. The astonish ment ou the other men's faces and the look of triumph in which the smoker iudulged were a study. Tha Flrat lloraa Car. It was in 1831 that 1 devised the flrat street car, or omnibus, as it was then called. This cur was composed of an ex tension to a couch body, with seats lengthwise instead of crosswise. On the outside of the vehicle was printed "Om nibus," in large letters. People would stand and look at this word and wonder what it meant "Who is Mr. OmnibusT many of them would inquire. I had a shop of my own at this time, and there 1 built the first horse cur. it was run for the first time in l&ti, from Prince street in the Bowery, to Fourteenth street This car had three compartments of ten seats each, entrance being hud from the idea. On the top there were also three row of seats, facing bark and front eating thirty persons. John Stephen on in Ladles' llome Journal. (Ooprrtfhtod. AUrlicbUtreserwl. Publish! by tpacl&i arrangement nitli Ui Uouurd Company It was dark wfien lie alighted at hi cabiu, which stood apart from the other negro quarters, and near the head of the lane thut led from the back premises long the garden. The cabin, built o! logs, with a chimney of clay, occupied one side of asmull enclosure, lurroundet by a wuttled fence. Here old Gilbert hod his garden, his tobacco patch and hi poultry yard. Plum' glad I is ter git homer heejacu luted. ''Hefo' I goes up terde gret house, I gwan bunt me aigg outen my own lien nesses; 'K-urs luk I ain' taste naire aigg ter my notion sence I been gone. Now, while old Cillbcrt was aloent at Sunrise plantation, several thing had liuppened to increase the colonel s linpa- tience at Nicholas' contentment in exile. In the first place, a sudden and violent storm bad unroofed Airs. l-onunl Thome's house, so that Miss Flora and her mamma hod been forced to take refuge at Thome Hill. This was very pleasing to the colonel; for though hedid not like bis brother's widow, be was very fond of bis brother's young daughter. Flora Thome, besides being fair to see, had the serene manners thut bo admired; she danced with grace, she sang the simple song he loved, she was very do mestic, and not in the least "leurned It was the strongest desire of bis heart that Nicholas should marry this pretty cousin, settle on the Ferndule place, three miles distant, and fuliill the dignified des tiny of a gentleman planter. But since Miss Mora hud taken up her aliodo ut Thome Hill, the colonel had mude a dis covery that caused him much uneasiness. Thut so pretty and charming a girl should have adorers wu in the natural order of things, and the colonel did not object to the frequent visits of Miss Flora's ad mirers; but thut Miss flora should favor any one of them ull more than another Nicholas being absent was more than Nicholas' father could endure with equa nimity. Mr. Aleck Ouge was the one among Miss Flora's visitors whose com ing vexed the colonel, and increased hi riigcrnok for his son's return. Salvation Arm and tha Craeailaa. It is obvious that if we would dud any analogy for the growth and force of this movement of the Salvation Army, we must go back to the enthusiasm exerted by the preaching of the Crusades, to the work of Francis and Dominic iu founding the mendicant orders, to the Protestant Reformation, to the preaching of George Fox, or to the growth of Wosleyaniaw at the close of the last century. Further, do attentive student of early church history can full to see many striking points of aualogy between tri method adopted and the results achieved by the Salvation Army and those which aston ished and disgusted the pagan world in the rapid success attained by the early missionary or the Llinstian church. Archdeacon Farrar in Harper. VarloiM Uum. Every once in a while the African mind will evolve au expression that has a wealth of grotesque twesy in it An elderly man who u employed about one of the public buildings in this city wu beard to remark: " 1 duuuo wliat Tie gwine ter do for doss fob aU ob my family T "Have you a large family, under" aid one of the clerks in a quixzical tone. " Deed I ia-aeben chillun." " Are they all the same color as yooT "No. sail i dey varies, rongin' all tie way mm dusk ter midnight"- Washing ton Post Four women have been arrested at fweattaroes, Hungary, on a charge of poisoning their husband and selling poison to other women for similar pur pose. Order have been Issued to ex Lame the bodies of many supposed vic tims. But how to recall hi banished (on without sacrificing his own dignity a point upon which he was superlatively sensitive was still the problem that en gaged the colonel's thoughts. He felt that Nicholas under sentence of banish ment ought.to plead to return home; he was sure that Sunrise plantation must have proved uuenduruble long ago; but Nicholas was giving proof of a more ob- stiuute endurance than his futher had supiosed him capuhle of. "Confound him for being so much like met" the col onel muttered, as he sat staring at the thorny popinac, where the accustomed mocking bird, rejoicing in the moonlight, poured its unstinted song. In the parlor Flora was singing to Aleck Unge some thing about moonlight and music, love and flowers, and the colonel raged like the heathen. Old Uilhcrt' familiar greeting fell upon hi ear with a soothing sound. Leaning forward iu his chair, the colonel descried dark visage just above the level of the pia.M floor. "Hellol So your buck ut lust, you old runawayl" he said jocosely. And how i Nicholas? Mawge Nicholos is peart ei a cricket, suh," Gilbert answered cheerfully, but added immediately, and with strong em phasis, "Hits a mighty lonesome place, tubbe sho!" "Hat Nicholas finds It lonesome!" the colonel asked eagerly. 'He aiu t complained none, old Gil bert sighed. "En' do craps is mighty promussin'," he supplemented, adroitly, though well he knew thut the crops owed none of their promise to Nicholas. Suddenly he changed the subject. Al though he still had it in mind to tell all he knew, he found it very hard to make his report; he could not come at it through the medium of the crops, and he was fain to try another course. boa di do tell me, uia water, down ter da quarter, 'bout do storm done uu roofed Miss Pauline's house?" "Yes," the colonel answered; "didn't you have a blow ut Sunrise plantation? "Tuhbesho, suh, what you tnoughtcall a high win', the day atter I got dere; but de aiu no dumidge done. Miss Flora en her maw, Miss Puuline, de is all safe?" "Oh, yes, only out of house and home; out of their own house and home, that is. They've a home here, of course, as long as they II stay. I don't know how long it may be about rebuilding. The house is pretty badly shattered and Fur- uivul Is not to be found in Tulluhussee. He has a job somewhere, it seems." "Mawse Job Furnivul you is tneanin', niuwster?" cried old Gilbert, excitedlv. "liless yo' soul, mawster, he is over ter Eden; seed him myse f; hud speech wid him." "What is he doing there?" "I ain't 'tartly made out ei he is doin' anythiu' iu 'tickler, suh," old Gilbert answered, uneasily. "But I'm a-thiiikin' it mought be a-savin' you a sight o' trou ble, mawster, if Mawse Nick wu hero ter go back eu' fo'th en' look alter robuildm' Miss Pauline' house." "Exactly t" exclaimed the colonel, with feeling akin to gratitude. "I'll send forthwith for Furnivul, and I'll have Nicholas at home. Go round to the kitchen and tell Dicey to give you a tip top supper. Keckon you're pretty tired?" 'Middlm, mawster; thankee, suh." old Gilltert responded, with sigh of iu- unite relief. "I didn't want ter go tell on Mawse Nick," he said to himself, on the way to the kitchen; "not ef hit wus ter be hoi p. En' thankful I am de Lawd Is pinted de way der git him fotch home 'dout me co k-lliu', praise be ter glory!" The colonel called Tom Quash, and gave him order to take the double buggy and two horses, and start for Sunrise plantation early the next morning, carry ing a letter to Nicholas, and another to Job Furnivul. The two days that intervened before this messenger's return were hard to be endured in patience; it u more than could be borne that Tom Quash returned alone. "Mia Furnival. suh. U thin' st de! pint o death," Tom explained. "En: dut ocount Mr. Furnival he couldn't come jV yit" I And Nicholas?" asked the colonel. impatiently. I Maws Nicholas is wrotened a note." ajt'd Xuw Quash, fuujbling lg thsruwn of" his hat," "fie sont his" ree-spec ei en' he can't come at ich short notice; is got some matters ter sorter straighten, but'll be along after a day or so." The colonel matched hi son' note and read it eagerly. It wus expressed in term calculated to mollify au angry parent, but there was Alex Gage in the parlor turning over the music wnn Flora sung, and the colonel found it hard to be patient. Tom Quash did not tell how Nicholas stumied and swore when he read bis father's letter and declared that Sunrise plantation was good enough for him; Tom Quash kept all this to himself, and pondered it iu his obtuse bruin. When Miss Elvira learned that Nicho las was coming home she locked herself within her room, took from a secret drawer the note she hud received from itoxatina White and read it for the lust time. Then she burned it, and having accomplished some extra pages of "Iiisbop Ken," went down to tea, look ing at least live years younger. CHAPTER V. ritiK.vos. Three durs biter Nicholas arrived at Thome Hill in hi usual bright spirits, apparently, und apparently very happy to be at home. He brought the informa tion that Mr. Furnivul hud died the night before, and that Job Furnival would rcsrt for work a soon ufter the funeral a tossible. The colonel was quite willing that Furnival should take hi time; the main point wn gained in having Nicholas ut home to turn r lora s music, tint when Aleck Gage came an hour luter, Nicholas wus off with un ancient umbrella under his arm, to pay a visit to old man Gilbert, Gilbert wasseuted uikm the sweet gum block that occupied one corner of his hearth, singing a vigorous hymn, while he worked at one of his round bottomed baskets. He felt In good heart; his pot of money was safe, and there had been no sign of the hungry sow about the woods; his "Dominicker had hatched every one of her fifteen eggs, und his tobacco was thriving; moreover, Mawse Nicholas wus summoned home, out of arm's way, and he hud not been obliged to betruy the young man s secret. "W ell tjbbe sho," he commented, in a pause of lis singing, "put off yo lei shoe when thesqueech'owl hollers, en' you'll ward oil dezaster. Something darkened the daylight, and he looked up, and behold! Nicholas was standing In the doorway. Supreme de light in this sudden, unexpected vision blinded his eyes, at first, to the faded umbrella, "Von mtanthrrt ij torn ens tltef" "Why, howdve, Mawse Kick! Huh you do? Hull you do?" he exclaimed, grinning as he rose, und rubbing his hand on his osiinburg breeches, before he held it out in hearty welcome. "I se plum glad ter e youl Nicholas shook hands, and sat down in the splint bottomed chuir, in tho corner opposite the sweet gum block. Then old Gilliert's eyes fell upon the umbrella, and grew big and round. Y ou is found him, Mawse Nick? Dat rumberillu?" And bo stretched forth his hands with a chuckle of satisfaction, Hands olu 1 ve something to say first," cried Nicholas, with a countenance and voice so unwontedly stern that old Gilbert felt his heart knock at his ribs, 'Where do you suppose this umbrella was found?" "I ain't nuver been able ter reeomem- lier, suh, whev I leffum," stammered old Gilbert, abashed; butrallving his cour age, he added, " 'ceptin' det I had him in Eilen." "In Eden it was found," said Nicholas, still stern; "beside the horseblock that stands not fur from the gate in front of a house on the east of the cornfield, Nicholas paused. "Tubhe ho't" ejaculated old Gilbert, fuintlv. He did not know what else to say, Nicholas so "held him with his glit tering eye." "What were you doing there?" de manded Nicholas, sternly. uid uiioert looked at mm and was silent. "You were watching me!" cried Nich olas, with growing anger. "And now I want to know what tale you carried to my fatherr "I wua uwtttchln' you," said old Gil oeri, sioutiy; " cause my mm misgive me what you needed lookin atter; but de Lawd ho knows what I ain't toted no tales ter mawster. I jes' toP him what bit wui pow ful lonesome ter Sunrise, en' he'd better foteh you home." Nicholas smiled. "There's vour um brella," he said, yielding the treasure to the owner's waiting hands. "You've the soul of a gentleman, as I've remarked once before." "I wus foteh up 'long wid yo' gran' paw, Mawse Nick," old Gilbert reminded him, w ith visible pride. "All do Thome wui genimen." "White and black!" said Nicholas, and burst out laughing. "Confound your old umbrella! if I had found that vou had carried tales to my father, I should have felt tempted to break it over your med dling old head. You leave me to man age mv own affairs hereafter, do you mind?" "Tubbe sho. Mawse Nick, 'ceptin' jes' dis young folks think ole folks is fools, specially a io' no 'count ole nigger; but I gwan say dis ter you. I'se toted you outer my back when you wu little, i'se roden you in de fox cyart, en' I'se trained you ter swim wid de help o' gourds; I'se carried you a-flshin' en' a-possuiu hunt- iu , en I e larut you yo' fust manners. All dis," said the old man, with solemn, uplifted forefinger, "alldismek bit huk kom I gwan give you instruction now. Doun you go mix yo'ae'f wid folks what ain't yo' kind, Mawse Nick. I ain't sav in notion beginstdeuiKurnivals, Mawse Nick; but de ain't yo' kind." "You shut up!" said Nicholas hotly, and strode away. "De Lawd sen' us help outen de sank tuiry," sighed old Gilbert "I'se pow'ful 'sturbed iu my uiiu' 'bout Uat boj. Cbil- luns is wuss en money. You tin hide dut awuy, ur you kin tote it in yo' pock eH but yo' chilluns you is goiter tote in yo' heart, en' sometimes de is a heavy weight, a heavy weight." Nicholas did not return to the parlor until an hour or so luter, when Aleck Gage wu leaving leaving under the colonel's auspices, one might say, for never since he possessed a house of bis own had Col. Thorne been so (rsclous in sjeeding the parting guest But if Col. Thorne flattered himself thut the young gentleman's visits must now become less frequent he was doomed to disappointment. Aleck Gage did not return the next duy, indeed, nor yet the next, as the colonel noted with secret satisfaction; but ufter these two duys of abseyce Miss Flora's persistent lover re apxared, and soon it wus manifest that Nicholas presence mude not the slight est difference to Aleck Guge. ror Nich olas hud ordered his horse and ridde forth w ith hi cousin's lover upon the first opMi'tunity thut offered after his arrival, solely to have it understood that be himself was not in love with flora. Tiie young men talked of indifferent things until they hud passed out at the great gate that opened upon the road then Aleck said, with a swelling heart: "It was very clever" he UHed this word in the southern acceptation " very clever of you, Nick, to leave the field clear to me this evening. He was a little jeal ous, naturally, of Nicholas, but he wished to do hi rival justice. "Monstrous clevert" cried Nicholas and with a bovish love of teasing, he add ed, "I urn what may be culled a fixture, you know." Aleck Guge frowned slightly. "But thut needn't keep you awake o' nights," Nicholas amended, the next mo ment, in a tone of sobriety so aged that Aleck hxiked ut him inquiringly. "My cousin Flora is not for me," Nicho las said; "I shan t stand in your way, Aleck thought Nicholas tremendously magnanimous; he looked at him with an admiration and sympathy not to be ex pressed iu word. To give up all hope of Flora Thorne seemed to Flora's lover a mighty sacrifice. He made an effort to be magnanimous likewise. "Tell you what, old fellow! he exclunued, impul sively, "You stand just as good a chance as your humble servant, if you mustn' mind my saying it if you'd only turn a new leaf. Let us start fuir and let him luugh who wins, eh, Nick?" "My thanks to you; I've turned the leuf,"Baid Nicholas, dryly; "and it make no difference. Or, rather," he corrected in an undertone, and looking fur over the fields toward Sunrise plantation, "it makes all the difference iu tho world He rose in his stirrups und kissed his band toward the distant prospect. Aleck stured. "I I don't understand you?" be stammered. "Well, this is no riddle, Aleck. Mind you, I'm not in Flo's confidence; but you keep trying; don t you buck out for my coining. "You mean there is some one else?" Nicholas laid his bund on his heart. "There is some one else,' he said. Hi voice was tremulous with emotion; his whole aspect changed. "I hope she is worthy of you, Nick,1 Aleck burst forth. He had a great ad miration for Nicholas, in spite of his faults. "Good heaven!" exclaimed Nicholus, impatiently. "Sho is u million times too good for met But thut won't prevent my clinging to her till death us do part. He uttered these lust words reverently, taking off bis hut and bowing his head. "He couldn't be worse gone if it were Flora herself," was the impression he mude upon Floru's lover. "It's not mug- nuiiimity, after all." Then he asked, impulsively, and half in a fright: "What will the colonel sav'f" "He'll swear," returned Nicholas, brief ly, and with n dark frown. Aleck hud no doubt of it, but he didn't ABOUT POLE VAULTING. AN ATHLETIC SPORT FOB PAT RONS. II Is Healthy and Manlf MM ..,.- Hni mill II Is Not aa Pouular aa Oilier Cianiss ! II fthould Become Ho. Bay so. "The fact Is," continued Nicholas, gloomily, "I m in a ticklish position. Mv father always exiects to have bis own way. He demands of me to marry my cousin Flora this wus the drift of what lie wrote me when he summoned me from Sunrise. Ami Flo' und I don't cure a button for each other not in thut wuv. You'll really do mo a service, Aleck, if you'll go on as you've begun; I'll help you out. One of these duvs, maybe, I'll have to ask you to help me out." Nicholas checked his horse and stretched forth his band. 'Count on me!" exclaimed Aleck, with fervor, as he clasped the proffered haud. "Tuint magnanimity, after all," he mused, with a certain sutifoction, as he rode his separate way. "By George, it's the gen-u-me, mighty God Cupid, and there 11 be the devil of a row!" CHAPTER VL FAINT HEART. "Oft, Bitr SU-holut, I do ltn you so" Nicholas rode buck with a gloomy brow. but as he drew near the house he began to sing, with forced gavety, the popular refrain, "Tallahassee Uiris," for he had caught a glimpse of bis little sister, sitting alone on the horse block, in the dim twilight, waiting for his return. "Dear little sister," he si. -bed, even in the midht of his singing; "if she were but neurer myown age!" Then he varied the word of his song, the better to suit the case: flrl. wool you mount np Tole vaulting 1st sport that ha M many good points to recommend It that 1 have always wondered why the game Is not more popular among American boys, (iood poles are plenty; ieuuea for high, and ditches for broad vault ing ure more than common; and a game which promises a great deal of healthful excitement, with the proba bility of scratching the skin off the ellrnwH. knees and nerhans the nose oiiirht to anneal stronirlv to anybody. In ut leust one pluce in England, Ulver I me flat on my at-H on me grm I kept clear of vaulting for some time e- , wQ,iltr thereafter, l nave ' ,- id clear eiirht and one- half fee't and pull the pole over the bar after them. . . As in high lumping. It is be t , to practice at s height well with n the limit of your ability and not atteroyt to do your oest oiiener uwu - There was for some time a question as to whether, in vuulting, the athlete Jumped first and then planted the pole, or vice versa. It wus finally shown by an lnstuntuneous photograph that the feet left the ground first. Walteb C. Doukt. Bin do little else LADIES USE THE CUN. rraetlre br remaie sum Association. Of In f Indies' rifle mutches have be come very populur in llermudu, where, during the summer months, the need of some outdoor amusement less excit ing thun lawn tennis was much felt. Some one hit upon the hL-a of rifle mutches, and an associution was formed called "The Ladies' Bermuda Klfle As sociation." It at once become popular; meetings were held for practice every week, una during the first week in every month took place. The compe titions were limited to rifles not ex ceeding 3S0 culibre, and the shoot ing of the Indies wus extraordina rily good, many "highest possibilities' boys than stone, vault. The American and English style of vaulting vary a great deal. The for mer, however, seems the fairer way of clearing the bar, the English method reminding one more of a circus trick than an out-of-door athletic per formance. The difference in style la most uppurent in the vault of Kay, the English recordholder, and Hugh Mas ter, America's best man. In attempt ing to vault the bur at eleven feet, Ituv crasos his fifteen- foot polo at about the middle, the left hand being about fourteen inches below the other. His pole is of the stoutest ash, for Hay is a man of neurly 1H0 pounds weight. Instead of the single, sharp steel spike with which Baxter's pole is shod, the Englishman's hits a triple point a tripod, whicn is peculiarly adapted to his style. He takes a short and rather slow run and then witli the aid of his pole leaps ubout eight feet in the air. Now watch Iluxter. His pole Is a foot longer thun the Englishman's, und even heavier, for it is to be sub jected to a greater strain than the other, though Iluxter is lighter thun his rival from across the water. The American starts loo feet from. the up rights on which the bur rests, lie grusps the pole with the lower hand at ubout ten feet from the steel point. His run is not at Kay's slow gait, but at a gallop that brings him to his take-off ut a sprinting speed. His eyes are fixed not on the bur which he is to clear, but on the bit of paper which he has placed at the point where he wishes the steel tip to strike. In goes the point und up goes the athlete. As the pole reaches the perpendicular the immense muscles of the arm and back ure brought into pluy to hold the body ut right ungles to the pole. Then comes the push to throw the body over the oar und the pole back. itut insteud of going over the bar with his face turned away, Baxter turns the body completely over and taees the oar as ho descends. Legs, body and head may already be well over the bar. A fimrer's touch will dis place the bar. This is for Baxter the most critical point of the leap. Quickly as possible the hand is thrown high aoove tne neaii, out it must be done at just the right time. If too soon, the body comes tlowu on the bar; if too late, the arm itself will displace it Hie best college vuulter in America is E. 1). Ryder of Yule, who is known among his classmates as the "hid. At the inter-collegiate championship lust year Kyder had a three-hours' con test with Welsh, of Columbia, in which each could clear 10 feet 7 inches, but no more. Decoration day this year the Kid" vaulted 10 feet inches, which is ihe grentest height ever cleared by a collegian. Kyder was taught nearly an ne Knows about vaulting br Air. George (iolille, of the New York Ath- lclic club, who also coached Baxter. At the national championships of America last lau, Alexander Jordan, tne mi-round atnieie, had an escape thut made the 5,000 spectators hold their breath. The bur was at nine feet ten inches when Jordan, whose pole was too heavy, decided to try an other. Ho chose one considerably lighter. At the highest point, iust as ne was clearing the bur the pole sud- leuly broke into a score of pieces. ,The big splinters fell end on to the soft earth below and several stuck uprlirht. There was a great cry from the crowd us tne vauiter leu helplesslv and JlfatcT- having been made at 100 yards, and there being some talk of shooting up to ioo or even 300 yards. Strict discip line, necessary to prevent accidents, wus enforced on tho runges, und every thing wus curried out as nearly us pos sible in "Wimbledon fushion." Alto gether the new p ist.iiue afforded a very great amount of amusement, and com bined well with other games at after noon parties, while, so fur from being a masculine exercise, as some carpin? critic suggested, it was very generally agreed that it wus, if anything, a more feminine pustime thun lawn-tennis. DEATH OF EDWARD BURGESS. The Well-Knowu Yachtsman Who Ilrreiillr Set Sail. American yachting interests have sustained u severe blow in the death of the renowned yacht designer, Edwurd Burgess, which melancholy event oc curred at his residence at l!oston,Mass., on Sunday afternoon, July i. The cause of death was typhoid fever, from which he had been suffering since Alay last, but it, was not believed that his case was critical, and the announce ment of his demise has shocked his many friends throughout the country. Me was born at West Sundwieh, Mass.. June 30, 1843, was graduated from Har vard In 1871, and in J H8 the college conferred upon him the degree of A. M. He was instructor in entomology at Harvard for some years, his increasing business in yacht-designing compelling bim nnully to resign that position. TriJImenws.'Wat) N. aHr Uil jump. "Ob, bit Tallahi with Dl, And riil bjr u li-til of Uw mooof Up jumped Missv, and stood on the horse block, clapping her bauds as she divined her brother's purpose. He was going to stop! He waa going to take her ou the saddle in front of him! Brer Nicholas! Site climbed up nimbly as a squirrel. There ain't no moon risen vet." she aid, with a childish giggle of supreme content, "But we ain't fraid! Oh, Brer Nicholas, I do love you so!" It was, perhaps, the twentieth time she had said this sim-e his return, three davJefore. TO I CONTIXVin. heavily toward the wicked lookin splits. Fortunately, he turned his body slightly, thus escaping all but one, which cut throueh the close-flttin i-icviiuiv ana iusi crazed the akin sufficient to brinir out the blood. And then what do you suppose Jor dan did? While the crowd watched the crimson stain on his white silk auuextc trousers growing larger, he I'n-ncu up nig own poie ana alter a new bar had been placed on the upright lu.iin-u tieauiv over, ion can lra agine the cheering that followed. Be- xore tne competition was done, though, uiicu .irc uau a cnance to re alize how narrow had been his eacape. ne reit rather "shaky." Perhaps thia explained why he was nnable to do hia wm in me competition thereafter. 'ue oi tne most d men it UPWARD nilROESS. t or fifteen 'ears he was secretary of the Society of Natural History of Bos- iou. ne leaves a wire and two sons. Among the famous yachts he designed were the Volunteer. Alavflovver and I'uruan. He first attracted the atten tion of the yachtsmen of "the Hub" by designing a catboat that outsailed every other boat of its class in the har bor. hen, tome vears airo. ltnstnn wanted to compete with New Y'ork for the honor of defending the cup against the tienesta, Mr. Forbes engaged Mr. Uurgess to model a vaeht to lieat th New York Priscilla. The I' llritan was the result, and her victor over her New l ork rival, and then the liritislmr rar i .... n mr. ur(ress a world-wide reputation. His triumph of 18s. wns mnrp t.linn nut. done by the performances of the May flower. Besides the three boats named air. liurgesB desnrned the cutter Knn. dina, the steam yacht Hanniel and the schooner Sachem. The last named Is a craft of wonderful sneed. Chlna'a Oovrrnmeut Iteportera. Ihe lliinese Government fa.it i n. porieu, aoom to employ a dozen bright juun8 men as reporters of civilization. they will be chosen bv comuetftive ex. amluation, and will be sent abroad for iwo years to study foreign countries. Each w ill take a specialty to wnrb nn and will send a monthly report to Pekin. After two years the government will use me services or each in the ilenartmpnt. in which he has done best, and the most ptotnfsing yonng men will be ennobled Chicago Herald. mints rt Glorious' '""""'.'k l master is the knack of , mron ing the pole back, in ordr not to displace the bar. The first vault that I ever attempted was with a stoat clothes pole ovrr a wire fence. As I raised I held fast to the pole which, of course, struck the wire. I don't know exactly what happened then, bnt I im agine the wire, suddenly drawn, sprung lck. I do know that the clothes pole came against my nose with such force.; tg break it ithe nose) and lay Lee's Attack at GcttTiburr. Gen. Sloeum commanded the x'.tht nt th union iiae ai ueirysnurg, bavine bis head- quaters on Clip's hia In speaking of Get tysburg Uen. jSlocurn said: "It was undoubtedly the create httl r,f the war. Gen. Meade said to me on the field that if Lee attacked him at a certain point he would beat him. It is a singular fact that the attack was made in just the way that Meade wanted it. and Pickett's delivered at the very point that Gen. Meade indicated in bis conversation with me. I was somewhat apprehensive regarding the result of the fhjht, fearing a succeasful flank move ment by the enemy. If Jackson had been there this would undoubtedly Lave been at tempted. Brooklyn Eafla, TWENTY SPECIES MAMMALS ARE OF BURROW, w Wt.. ..f .1.. Th Wonderful Work I artliuuruu U Imt eiiiillli Activity Wet (iroiiiid lMiratiUBti Although the artlmonu,w very Imiiortuiit agent iu ov-t breaking up of anil, lt api.ZI'K they ore nit effective In tht, Uu in the natural and artificial rTL far as I have been tt,i0 , creatures are rarely fu,i , V forests, where a thick lav .7, "St commingled vunu. i uu ciiaracn-r of thi..i.- UtlC; with brunch.. thut the creature are nut eoinnJ11! their way through It, ami tJl'i. the main avoid such sltuatfc will rever the soil la of t ver ' I earthworms are neantily fuund. Ji1 i present at alL The) Hrmi !nf limited to the soils of tCT. character, which have nouwifoJjS vegetation upon them. AstliegreuUTM,rtionoftb,exilit has been produced in forwt hri!?'1 flint examine the action of vriouT upon the soil of wowM com niaiiinmls ore of all our verU)brtH: 1 effective iu their action upon tL foiints. Twenty specie or mor, ? ' American mammals are Lurnjw forest bed. They either make their tions beneath the ground or nam, pursuit of food. Of the ottMZ!; rodents are perhaps the mart effectjV largo number of other small manuaS r? ' to the earth and make cormidemt,, -ll tion. In forming their burrowi or T?1 pursuit of other burrowing snlna. creatures often penetrate through tt n or greuter jwrtion of tho loU covenjr .' materiul which is withdrawn from tw row is accumulated about IUhkhh t result is the overturning of a tomiw amount of the earth and a eonmU(0, mingling of tho material with nJ mutter. When bmr;ht to the mint left exosed to the action of frtMUu i-T ing tip of tho materiul i greatly finni .1... l.. .1 - . a VUUB MIC 1UI IIIUUUII VI IUU W)l Ifl lOCiliUtg) loi8iucriie as is mo effect of bums niuniiuals, the princijial ovcrtursin.7L earth iu our primeval forcsU it accomri vy tiro iinwivuiuu) UI11IUUU. nboi woods are not vory deiwo, and tutinv where tho soil is soiuenhut Uttndy.oorari, species ef ants are very effective i working over the soil. Their burronai 10 tne ueniu oi aonie icei Deiow tha j and each hill brings to the air wtiI & foet of excavate-d matter, which, uiligh, spection shows, is much eomminjloi vegetable matter. Wherever tbw m abound they commonly exist to U of a score or more ou each acre, md , cujiants of each hill, iu many caM,br, much &s a cubic foot of matter to tat & in tho course of a single year. The acta : rain constantly operates to difftuw ttak teriul on every side of the hill. We mijtfj observe a turn layer or iwjiment ati for a considerable distance from thtdenu As is well known to all those whobm; spected the soil within virgin (orate.) earth is occupied by a host of lamliar, principally belonging to the group of ui but including also many orthopu-rotuur. These creatures in the course of their lilt: del-ground displace a good deal of wiLin tion of which is thrown upon tlieturdat. greater part, however, being merely diib beneath the surface, ine effect, honni to commingle and to break up thtwU thusfnvor its comminution. Although roots of trees do by far the larger partis rending which is accomplished to the t. layer, they do not bring shout mock a mingling of the soil W here the woods are wet and fiver t velopnient of the crayfish the effect alt group of animals on the overtuminf oft soil is extremely great It probaliljerat that which is accomplished in ourordjr fields by the action of the eartbvm i single crayfish will often bring in thcon of a single season's activity not lea Unit, a cubic foot of earthy matter to thearir. Iu certain districts where these iui abound there appear to be not less thin U; to each aero of surface. If nirh kki numlier it is evident that not lest thu cubic feet of matter is brought to the a from a considerable depth in the enaii year. As this matter is generally of i w fine nature and easily dissolved inna" raoidlv washes away and formi tlwi on the surfaco. I am inclined to belieittt large areas of our wet woods and ttastj borderlands along our streams are com)'; overturned to the depth of two feet i in the course of half a century by the km! of these animals. In oiieii grounds, In natural pnirif'j grass plains, tho smaller siweies of ur'; extremely effective sgents in overtmi. tho soils. Wherover the ground tw'n some time unplowed it becomes omipsR these creatures. In the sandy wih i em Massachusetts the overturnini wf plisbed by these creatures assumes ifwSj. col importance. For many yetn I ; been puzzled by the fact that the v terraces and plains of this region wu . tensively covered to the depth of W'i vwtra Kv -nntincr nf flllB aI)dM,fi small pebbles, while below the i&H foot pebbles of larger size are 0...1 ti, emiroii between then "'! nnrf.tltf nra-nnied with any material. obviously impossible to explaiD the" tions through tba aetiou oi earvu -..... .. .i.... iuu xranturei are found iu soils of this description, if much observation I have become cw that this coating of sandy great extent to be explained bytheKW various siwies of ants, in the for . . i. inrMr hta- lion oy me irom ui un.B--.- ta. and in the condition of open phutf 1 , of the smaller species. - Rolling Out Kill" Barrel By means of recent Improvement In the manufacture of Titles, as W. U'O barrels can now lie rolled In ; bv one machine. They are cold and bored with corresponding and even the rifling Is done autonw" so that one man tenilina six m-v turn out sixty or seventy bsrre With the old rifling machine rels was about the limit of W A but the improved machines attena erything after being once sure when the rifling Is completed, n8 to call the attention of tb Cincinnati Enquirer. I NMM-.iu.rjr rrellminsri J Professional Stnee Manager W J superintend amateur theatrics audience all seated! , l Professional Assistant j'a 'No one allowed to enter exce?1 i had invitations!" I "Jfo, sir." av' 'Did the policemen at the do"' s disarming everybody V "Yes, sir." . . .trail I "Riug up the curtain."-"!? American Book iTt American authors are more rew English in Jan. Last yLi and 119,000 American books 't into that country, so that tb f "Who reads an American bookf f answered. Chicago llerahL I The worst people ia the world ot,' blunder on good deeds; but "fV" practice of doing good soon beco" ; Twintr th vmu-and ha" a J kuBS- . manufacturing power of Japan more than ljo per cent. A clergyman has been caugM , prngs bom books at tne or" r