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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1892)
THE EIGHT STAGES. (Ml JlJ b'M to a mother's bral TiiJll el'. . . Brl-h-Uing oo bPP "n Jo,,r.icd sow by a sterner nil 11 of promise Ufa now teem meow by a loving wife Riirde-:ed with care, J,,,,, tureada Id dark brown balr w TwlJlM'iC attain. , , . uro lug 01,1 n'' f,,,,of P10- psunreallied-rertatlast -Boston Traveller jjy STRAXflE PASSENGER. - ,ere ou our way from Hong Kong to . .h. on the coasting steamer Jtamoa, ':-..... Wilkinson, U. 8. S., in Th. - i.n-inn Evening Htar, when tapt. Pi., "HIiii Achates" of ,,w "' ,ooked at W t!ierl"K cl"u'1 ,n wetwi,r1 "1 re l h it won't rain Iwfore we get LCai! weare ju-t thirty mile away." Ho do J"" k,,ow t''e lll"t8nte " "u,''iy. "SLnoTat tlmt iwk, and over beyond It you through a rift in the cloud a little like a p) Hintotithetopof that black Ltain T1' I1'" ,,oint ' ,iai"'ln on J ,,!!, i.iir.niMl th pagoda is as good a sign al for this town an if that whole black Tfwfre painted in wlilte letters a mile high lad half a mile wide-A-M-t Y. I never see Jiilw the oagodu or the city that a cold chill J , run over me." ' , "Will u I' ll me why, captainf ' "Certainly, butit'sa long story; well, here rm, m one of the first treaty ports in China op"' 'oreixu -" Lr time the noted hatred f.f the Chluese for foreiKiicra was more intense than at any other port I was then captain of a ateamer on the Jnt line plyitf between Amoy and the Eng iBoeniajiy of Hong Kong, some two hundred Biileaaway. ... Om cloudy evening In November 1 went uliort in Amoy to make a few final prepara tion for mv shin- departure the next day. While on "h'1'- I n.-i-"d that my footsteps eredo!ged by a disreputable looking coolio, wtio approached me with great earnestness ta hi manner as aoon aa we had ranched a comparatively oeu spot, where the growing 1 asrkiiess shut out the teeming hordes of a Chinese city. I saw that it would be impos sible to avoid an encounter if this strange follower should prove to be a high way man. I 8o carrviug my hand to my hip pocket, bere 1 felt the friendly "grip" of my re volver, 1 waited for the man to come closer. Jtben'iaw that the coolie was In great dis treat, and moved by bis earnestness, 1 stopied to listen to bis tale. The man explained, in Chine and "pidgin" English, that be had a brother In jail who was to be beheaded iu twodaji more for capsizing inasailltoat and drowning his passenger, a mandarin's toa Tbamsndarin. bentou revenge, had thrown the boatman into prison, where the farce of atrial had been gone through with, and the Innocent man had been doomed to die. The coolie said that his family were all wretchedly poor, but that they had managed, by the sale of most of their belongings, to raise money enough to bribe the jailer toallow the prisoner to escape, and all that was necessary to save bit life was to get him away on some vessel to the nearest foreign colony. The poor creat ire fell on bis knees and implored me to save bit brother's life. , Be would give me anything everything be had only to give the hunted creature a hiding place, to save a fellow being from the headsman's axl All this was muttered lie tween broken solis, and the poor man wept as If it were he himself who was only to sea two more suns rise before the earth would drink up bis life blood. ! 1 felt my sympathies Intensely excited, and yet I knew the treacherous nature of the Chinese and the danger in interfering with their ideas of justice, and, wishing either to test the truth of his story or to prevail upon the coolie to choose some other means for bis brother's escaw, I said: "I'll stow liim away and carry him down to Hong Kong for five hundred taels" inboiit Ave hundred and fifty dollars), thinking that such a price would be utterly beyond the coolie's means. The poor man seemed staggered at the enormity of tb urn, a large fortune to one of his class; but be rallied in a moment and said lie supposed he would have to pay it; that it was a fear ful turn, that he was very poor, and to raise so much money his family would have to sell a they owned; but be must save his broth er life; if the captain insisted be would have to pay it ! My sympathies were now still more keenly aroused, and seeing that the unwelcome pas anger would be sent, and not caring either 'fo break my word or to profit by the poor retcb'i misfortunes, I said: "Well, I'll do it fx the regular fare (about ten dollars); bring him down to the wharf at 11:30: I am going ff to my ship then." The coolie seemed overpowered with Joy, aad was still "kow-towing" bis thanks as 1 moved away and be disappeared in the dark less, I had no sooner reached the wharf, about jll.-tip. m., then I was touched by the same ewlie, who now offered himself aa "sampan" jnan. 1 followed bitn to the boat, and there paw another man as poorly clad as his broth r. When we shoved oft 1 noticed both ere very clumsy with their oars, but as my ip was close to the wharf we were aoon alongside, ! Here I handed my overcoat to tho boatman and be picked up a buudle tied Chinese (ash to in a large handkerchief, and we went o Jard, leaving my new acquaintance In the I sent my steward forward on an er rand that would detain blm for a few mo enta,and then had the coolie deposit hi bundle in a smll plmat. in t.li cabin and told aimUiat that must be hla brother's hiding ft until we put to sea, and that he must fquicktogetintolt. At a motion over the aide the condemned an ipraug out of the boat, which be bad ade fast to the gangway, and slid noise "T aft through the cabin and into the iot 1 turned the lock and put the key in .y pocket But as he passed the cabin lamp, curiosity aad led me to take a searching glance at my fang passenger, and, in apite of his un ipt hair and soiled and tattered clothes, ! "ght complexion and refined features re ed in the coolie's brother (!) a Chinaman f the higher classes. I I then tried to scrutinize the boatman, but m man's back was to the light, and, the ard returning Just then, I paid my sara Taa fare, and my strange acquaintance de parted. i 1 turned in, wondering who my mysterious wger might be, and my tbougbte were j without vague misgivings of the noted "ry of the Chinese. . 1 "k early, and had hardly begun dress- before a herald came to inform me that viceroy of the province desired to see me "J "jamen" at 10 that morning. Tbia r1"" summons I at onoe connected with I harboring aa escaped prisoner, and, full " Twe distrust, I had almost decided either PW to sea two hours before the advertised . Boon, and so temporarily avoid any ex Ptaations, or to plead press of business, aad V"e to obey an almost royal command. "sturhM k. u j w i i ii. -i waen another herald came to say that Iroy bad .colluded, a. be deajrrf to ee tlie .l.ip, to vi.lt the capUiu, aud that my presence at the -yatuen" would be excused. Much a thing u a viceroy vi.itiiig iu state a merchant vessel ult unprecedented, tin! I begun to fnir that I wa implicated lu wiv wuw iji a political rank. prisoner of high Now the customary official messengers be ao to pour iii-lli-t, two clad iu rubea of stale announced that Ins excellency wuuld arrive in half an hour; theu four more that be was coming iu ten iniuuUn; tuen four horsemen, pnudily camrlned, rode down to the wharf, where 1 was now waiting, to say that their master would arrive in five minutes; then a procession of liveried ser vant, twarlug aloft ou high pole red sigu boards, on which all the virtues under the tun were ascriM in Chinese characters to their lord; soldiers with flags and swords and siears, men with wbiis and gongs to clear the way; mandarins oq horseback; llctors with long pheasants' tails In their cajie, and large rabble ou foot-all proclaimed that bis excullency bad arrived. Alighting from a gorgeoua green sedan chair, borne by six teen men in livery, ha greeted me moat po litely and accepted my invitation to take passage in my gig off to the ship. A large K)i tion of hla escort followed, occupying a small fleet of sampans. The viceroy was ushered into the cabin, and, strange to say, selected a chair imme diately In front of the (loir of the closet ia which the refugee was concealed. After a few courtesies had been exchanged, I was informed through an interpreter that Prince Ichang, the leader' of an insurrection, who had Iwen captured and condemned to be beheaded, had made his escape. Suspicion, they said, seemed to jioint to his being se creted on board my ship; a tamvm had been seen to go alongside of her the night before aliout midnight ; it reached the ship with two boatman and one foreigner, and returned to the shore w ith only one man, and be made off in great haste as soon as he had Innded, leaving the sampan adrift "Of course the captain knew nothing about the escaped pris oner, and so be could have no objections to allowing the ship to be searcheiL" This was subtly put To refuse to allow it would le equivalent to acknowledging thai the man was on board, and would cost me any place in a company whose interest it was to placate the unfriendly Chinese. To allow the ship to be searched Involved the possible discovery of the man, and In that case his re capture and certain death, as well aa my own dismissal from the company. Either course might eudanger the lives of the foreign community in Amoy, against whom the hatred of the Chinese needed only a pretext to begin a general massacre. I felt the color come uud go in my cheeks, and for a moment 1 thought of delivering the refugee up to certain death, saying that when I took him on board I was not aware of the nature of the offense, and then revulsion of feeling came over me. 1 thought "this man bos trusted his life ill my hands and, hunted crim inal that lie is, I will not betray him." All this flashed through my mind in an in stant, and when I turned to the viceroy I felt the same spirit of helpless yet indomitable de fiance that every true sailor feels in the fury of the storm. I said quietly: "Certainly, your excellency; my steward will turnover the keys to your servants, but they will find no such inuu ou board my ship." The search party went all over the ship, directed by the crew, and after probing into corners and peering in amongst the bales of silk and boxes of tea, no stranger was found. This waa reported to the viceroy, who said: "You have not searched this cabin; do so." 1 was wild with excitement and alarm, but my relief waa intense when my furtive glance showed me that the search party did not dare to ask their master to move from iu frout of the door. This relief waa of short duration, for be again asked if they bad searched everywhere. "Everywhere except iu that ajiartmeut behind your excellency's chair. We will look there, too; where is the keyl" 1 now became thoroughly frightened, and fumbling for some loophole to escape, I told the viceroy that that was a locker where I kept my wines, and I was ashamed to confess it to so high a ruler under the "Sou of Heaven" that I sometimes hid opium and other contralmnd articles there. Would his excellency forgive me if 1 begged that that place be left unouened, aa my peccadilloes, if discovered, would cost me my post as ca tain. "In that case," said the viceroy, "1 will save you from trouble by inspecting my self; the keyl" Doubtful whether to confesa my complicity or to brave it through, I thought of the mys terious nature of the whole affair, and hoped that the strange passenger might iu some mysterious manner have escaped. 1 his straw of hope that drowning desperation clung to saved the day. 1 reacliea in my pocsot, auu with trembling lingers pulled out tlie key The viceroy unlocked the door, opened it, and closed it hastily behind him. My nerves were theu so wrought upon that I could almost have heard the dew fall, and 1 fancied 1 heard a word within spoken very low. Then the door opeucd again, and there was a rustle of silken robes, the door closed, ii.l the vicerov said in Chinese, "No one hire I" I felt my heart throb with one great bound, nri tl.ino-s seemed to reel around me. When I recovered my composure euough to look up with pleased and graterul eyes i saw an ex oression I thought I recognized, and in an in stant 1 knew what my own unstrung nerves ml the recal rolies had before oonceaieo the miserable coolie of the night before was none other than the viceroy of the province of Kuh-kied, the absolute ruler of twenty-five million of people. I bad no longer a doubt that my mysterious passenger aud the royal f ueitlve we're the same, and that the viceroy himself was conniving at bis escape. The ship sailed on time, and Prince Ichang was lauded safely in Hong Kong, where be lived under English protection until a severe Illness let him have that privilege most mor tals enjoy of dying with his head on. Subsequent developments pointed to the fact that the viceroy was influenced not only friendship, but by an enormous bribe with which the rich prince bought bis head, and that, fearing the treacnery oi any of his subordinates, be bad planned and exe ii, a Mesne entirely alone. Of my e- ...,nr him he had no fear, as the word of "foreign devil I" would theu weigh nothing in PhinMM court. ttj-i un Krtorward 1 received from the viceroy of Kwang Tung a gorgeous pair of vases and some magnificent embroideries, "in gratitude for past hospitalities," and I found that my coolie friend had been promoted to the government or oneoi iue uu.i' luces of the empire, -True Flag. Throat of a Singer. On ail occasion a party of doctors were l; i:;inr in the parlor when rarepa ivw ; Th-. Flint said to her, " l,'..v.. inst been 'isruing whether tlie tltr.-i-.is of Mngem dinered un i any way from tlie ordinary throat." ell," she rcpli'd. "I havo no objection to your mLini; n examination of mine, if you like," and immediately put herself m the hands of the doctors, who thus had an op tiortunity seldom accorded the medical ' . .. . tv tn:., u-l.rt srna then en- lratcrniiy. ir. - -.- cmi-rvl nn his work on physiology, mscov- ..Ti ..;.., . .linVrence in the formation rii-u uuii . . . . of tlie throat, and afterward mentioned tlie fact in his book.-New York Com mercial Advertiser. K-a foil firmed Habit. Tn..it-But doe the chimney alwaya imoke like tbatf u.v,.-. Landlord-Oh, nol Only when there a a fire in the graU.-West Shore. Indeed! Jack-A friend in need la a friend In-, deed. .. t. . .. i , Tnmfm-ve-esn ne uu-u . v. v - York Herald. ( .- 0rk m v i ma r,,L X n. . caca Une nayea tO GCt Big I TWO ARE FUGITIVES. ONE IJI JAI1 tjrlea of Itanklai Thai Proved Uapopa lar at Utalavllle aad Philadelphia. How Mr. Musgrave Tried so Swladlt Life Insurance Companies. inree remarkably complicated oaaea ol fraud bave recently excited the readlna public All show bow very hard It U Ml be a rascal nowadays and gel away with anything Major William Tillman wai born In Vew Vnrk In lCU .n h. I staff of General A. S. Williams, of Micbl MAJOR WILLIAM TILLMAN. gan, during the war und theu held a lucra tive place aa paymaster. He married Miss Pettil, a daughter lu one of the wealthiest families in Louisville, located there in 1875 and waa soon a favorite of the very best society and In due time became cashier of the Falls City bank. At length he waa made commissioner of the ainking fund, which enabled blm to putfsJO.UUO of public money in bli bank, and then, aa the evidence now indicates, he went wild hen the Democrats nomina ted another man to succeed him, hla friend created a deadlock Id the city council aud ao held him lu place. Then be contracted with one William P. Johnson to elect the latter county clerk in 18U0, on condition that the bank should run that office, and spent somewhere between VO,U00 and tUO,- 000 In the election. No such corruption had ever been known In Kentucky. As much as fir) was paid for one vote. But Johnson was beaten and Major Tillman waa ruined. Nevertheless, be kept up a fail otttHide apiearance until the bank made an assignment a few months ago, and as soon as the new bookkeepers got to work figures of grave meaning were revealed. Major Tillman bad systematically falsi fled all the accounts. Overdrafts wera found on Arms long gone out of business. Oue for fo.OOO whs ou L L Warren, who CHAItLF.S LAWRENCE. had been dead eight years. His own a count was overdrawn for an enormous um. And, worst of all, he had converted tit his own nersonal use some tl5,000 out of the fortune of fcJl.OUO left to the widow and daughter of R 0. Alexander, rormeriy cashier of the bank. Yet his friends suc ceeded in getting him well on the way to Canada before much of this was known. The Philadelphia Keystone bank story Is similar. It president, Marsh, ia not yet found. "Honest John" Bardsley is in the nenlMntlarr for fourteen years. Charles rjuihier of the Keystone, Is In fol seven years and others have suffered ao cording to their degrees of guilt Soon r.p rereivins bis sentence Mr. Lawrence favored Bank Kxaminer W. H. Drew with a circumstantial account of their method of deceiving him. B. K. Muagrave was an enterprising lad of Indiana, Illinois and all around there, who had had some trouble oo a charge of forgery but still retained a good standing ith hi. friends. Charles M. Trout was a real estate dealer of Terre Haute. These two paid f 124 for a skeleton in St Louis, anf R. MUBGItAVt. placed It In a loghouse near Terre Haute which was temporarily the home of Mr. Musgrave. Oue night the cabin waa burned, the bones were found and great was the wailing of Mr. Musgrave's mother nd sister. It was soon revealed, however, that the "deceased" bad ,0U0 Insurance on his life a very large sum Tor an qn married man-all the policies having been .irn within a few weeks. Th. mnananie decided to set the detect ives to work, and straightway Mr. Trout was scared almost to death. He wasn't .i.. thut sni-ressful criminals are made of. He told Frederick F. Markle. brother-in-law of Musgrave, all about It, and the Utter went to Chicago and saw Musgrave, then returned to Terre Haute B. .... . .... L . fn i,m wiHtna, Charles M. Trout waa arrested and eon' wi am nn incu ijciui. .uo w.wm.. feaaed everything, m usgraie ii A Colt Adapted by a Cow. A vnnnff colt in Minnesela, Dakota, recently lost ita mother by accident, and has been adopted by a cow. The cow haa a calf, but seem to divide her affec tion equally between the colt and her own offspring, nursing both with the strict est impartiality. Liincoin journal. Robert T. Teamoh, colored reporter Th Boston Globe, hat become a j member of the Boston Preu dub. He ' U the first colored man elected to an ln ' oorporated whit man' club In Boston. ft ten W ? MR. AND MR3. BOWSER. Hie Former liars a llorse anil the Latter ti.u Even With tlliu. At 8 o'clock the other afternoon I accl- aeuutuy caugni signt or Jir. iiowaur sKulkltig about the backyard. Ho had acted very rest- km at dinner time, aud I at ouce fult that oinetbliig was wrong. A caller came and 1 could not get out to the barn for half an hour, and then It was too late. A horse stood In the stall, aud Mr. Dowser stood looking at the horse. "Have you you." I casual. I "Havel what f "Bought another homo, after those two killed off the coast of the uow statu of Wash dreadful falluresf Ington. and It is remarkable that the extent "Dreadful failures! I bought oue horse of territory where these animals are takeu ia ....I kA t. ....l.l.l.l..t Tl. Avti..t,i..lv limit. ..I lu.imr nttlv from III.. otilfT r, , neighborhood, but you ou- j,, nU a,lor j ..Mr tomer, please dont buy auother 1 t,. u-. a ... i .. ...... l ,..,-. ... .ou will ir..lv m.t win,lUI ' ; "dwindled! 1 get swindled on a horse? lira. Bowser, the man who can swindle me . on a horse haa yet to be born! 1 know Ytn from ears to heels. I can read 'em like so any books. We nei'd a horse. Here was a chunce for a great burgain aud I improved it" I'm so so sorry !" That's just like rou, but I cant help It I lou't prpse to throw a hundred dollars over my shoulder. I Umght that animal for f 1.10, and just In time to bead off a man who would have been glad to pay I wouldn't take f 400 for him as he stands there." I was much put out, and after a time Mr. Bowser followed me into the house and said: "Just wait a week and if be doesu't turn out all right I'll sell him for the fkXIand give you the extra 100." Nothing further was said until the next Diorning, though in the meantime I heard Mr. Bowser telephoning atsiut condition powders, bran mashers, toe weights, quarter boots, handltoldera and throat aweaters. It seemed to methat he ordered about f.VI worth of those things. Twice in the night be got up and raised the hark w Indow to listen, and be was out of bed and out to the barn with the first beams of dnvliuht Ho cauie iuto breakfast with a smile all over his face, and j nnounocd Mrs. Bowser, yourself and your child are Invited to a aleigh ride after breakfast" "You don't mean It!' "But I da Not only that, but I hope to show you a gait that will throw snow In the eyee of all who follow," He bad borrowed a neighbor s cutler ana bells, and after breakfast I got ready. Mr. Bowser said It was better to make our start from the barn, and when I got out there I found a lengthy, raw boned, wild eyed equine pawing the floor and working bis ears and anxious to be off. He looks dangerous," I said after watching blm a minute. So does a stuffed lion, but ho Isn't How ever, if you are a coward I'll ask Mrs. John son to go." Mr. Bowser, you are as pale as a ghost and all in a tremble. You are afraid of hiiu yourself." "W what! Arrutdor nun, or any oiner horse living 1 You cant go with me, Mrs. Bowser I Go right Into the bouse! ' I held the horse while ho shut the born door, and I sized the animal up as a vicious brute. I fully expected a calamity or some sort, but I would uot buck out nor let Mr. j 'Jowser go alone, 1 entreated nun to un hitch, but he glared at me and replied: Have you gone clean daft? Ibis Horse is as gentle as a rabbit, and I'd as soon lot the baby drive bun. nuoo, uuuuiuai now you mav go." But Claudius didn't go. He pawed the earth and the air, stood on his hind feet and seemed to have struck a circus. "Is this a blooded horse I" I ashed of nr. Bowser, who was looking puzzled. "Certainly. He's a r eoruaugut" "Then he doesn't fear us, does ho? And do Fearnaucht horses always go through these cunning tricks before they start offf ' "Keep still! (Jo ou, liautlltisr Claudius dropped down on all fours long enough to use his hind font and send the dash board of the cutter flying mgu auove our heads, andas I picked the slivers out of my bonnet I asked Mr. . Bowser if he hadn't bet tor lot the baby drive. Just theu the beast started. He started with a sort of hop, skip and Jump which gave me the impression that the cutter wanted to get over the fence into the next yard. After getting a start tn horse laid himself out for a run. aud as I re alized tills I said to Mr. Bowser, whose eye bung out like onions: "He was warranted perfectly docile, wasnt hel This is only his way of getting down town, isnt itr "He's running away r snouted air. Bowser, i his hat blew off and a great clod of snow whizzed by his ear. "But you ain't afraid of any horse living, you know! It's probably some freak on the nart of Claudius. What a delightful pacel" 1 I . , i l . : I i ... . Whatever eise oouiu oo snu aiuu. .u. horse, he was a runner, tie had a contract to draw us at the rate of a mile evory three minutes, and he didn't stop to count the cost How we managed to dodge street cars, sleighs, cutters and trucks, and to turn three or four corners (u safety I can t explain, out it was, perhaps, because I had the linos and Mr. Bowser was looking for a soft place to fall out on. The bruto stopiied after a two mile dash.and when I brought him up to the curb stone a policeman uaa to uit air. wowser um and give him a awallow of cordial to brace blm up. "I bad him almost atopped when a cramp caught me," explained Mr. Bowser to th crowd. "Rats!" called half a dozen voices. "Say, old man, you aren't flt to drive no such beset as that!" "Nobody but a fool would nave oougus uch a brute!" , Come off, old man, and buy you a nooDj horsel" Mr. Bowser and I went home on me car. We dldnt say much until we reacnea tue house. I wasn't going to say much then, but Mr. Bowser turneu on me with: "Now, then, explain your conduct r "What!" . . 'In snatching those lines out of my hand and trying to make a horolne of yourself I Mrs. Bowser, there is a umn w ou iiuub You have reached that limit! I may not be borne again this week!" But he was. lnaeea, ne nos ueeu humble ever eince. He got rid of the norse next day, gave me money for a spring bon net, and it is mutually understood that we don't refer to the past Detroit Free Pre. I'nmasked. There uvd to live a learned man, , As wise as wise could be; You'd find it very bard to find A wiser rasa than be. He'd studied all the ologiea, And knew them all by heart; Ko man was better versed than he la science or Id art Bis neighbors all revered him, and Deferred to him with awe; They thought he was the wisest man This old world ever saw But even this wise man proves do Exception U) the rule; far fliy be fell In love AjmI acted Ilka a fooL Journal of Education, The Limit. Daur-Why U . ' moon la suctioned to last only three Iliuiibun Ma At the end of three months the quar terly bills come iu.-Xw York Weekly. This Is aa Optical Joke Only. "Mis Henderson laughs Just like a '""Too bad. I hate a woman who Is guilty of maiwlaughter."--New York Sun. a i,...nr.tiom. RhH.ve a a-ood time abroad? ... v. i ... u upttlnir Tnlmr and tioe 'there are so many of my own 1 countrymen tbr.-Harper'. Baaar. I HUNTING THE SEA OTTER. HOW THIS COSTLY FUR IS GOT TEN IN WASHINGTON STATE. Perilled High Above Hie lllllows the Iar lug Hunter Watches with Ills Rifle and Glasses I'uwrliteit Law Thai la Care fully Observed. It Is not gunerally kuown that some of the luiost expensive fur producing animals aie aiou's point, at the uortheru entrance to Uray's harbor, up the coast to Point Ureeu- ville, a distauce of about twetity-four mile ti. ...i...u n.Uri ti. ... .tr..r tl.a fur of which is manufactured into the ruins ol the potentate and priucea or me vm World, Unlike that of tho seal, the fur of the sea otter requires no plucking of hair or coloring; In fact, tlie most valuable sklus are those wliiih are swkled through with a silver tipped hair, whii-h Is known as the silver tipped fur, the addition of tills hair adding 8.1 to .s) t cent, to the price of the skin. Theiv i:rc now several hunters engaged in killing sea otters at the place referred to.and the modus operandi of taking them was very interesting to me. TH "I'ROW'B NK.HT." The hunters build themselves derricks about forty feet lileh by taking three slim poles or pines of timber, each aliout forty feet lu length, and bolting them securely together at one end for the top, they spread them alsmt twenty-live feet apart at the bottom, ' giving the appwiranceof u huge trissl. These are set on the ocemi beach, alsmt midway be tneen hi:li and low tides, the foot of the poles being imlHsldeil iu the saud finui two to three feet The structure is then thoroughly braced, and a ladder built to the top by nailing pieces at convenient distances crosswise on the in land. Aliout eighteen Inches below the top of the I triiHsl, crow timbers are secured to the legs, and uisin these cross tunliers a floor from I four to live feet square is laid, and on th occanward uud two cd joining sides walls ar built up from three aud a half to four feet In , heiiiht On tho laud side, a door is construct ed to allow the hunter easy ingress and egress I to and from his "crow's nest" On the top of tho tiiissl, which extends about eighteen ' Inches above tho floor, a seat is ootutructed ' and around the Inside of the wall a row of shelving is placed. At low tide, when the wind is propitious, the hunter hies himself to his crow's nest, armed with a good pair of glasses, a Bharp rifle aud a lunch, and for six long houra h scans the line of tlie ocean just outside of th breakers, where he most expects his game to apH-ar. beu the tide tlrst begins to UikxJ bis ruiio is about 000 yards, but as it ran In the ramie Is shortened to 800 or 300 yards. t'.ren at these luttur distances it requires cleae calculation to know just how to shoot to overcome the rise and full of the ocean swell and the elfuct of the wind upon the bullet It is said thut not one out of 100 shot of the best marksmen is effective. VYheu the tide Is full the derrick stands In the midst of the breakers, and a laud lublicr like myself fw-ls a lilllu Mpieauiisii loosing uonu iruiu mi. dirav heiiihtsou the rolling waters oelow. The shooting is generally done ou a flood tide, so tho animal, when killed, will wash ashore, and evon theu it Is sometimes three or four days after oue Is killed before it Is bem-licd. Undoubtedly many others ar killed aud never do come ashore. MKANS Or IDENTlKICATIOtf, Each hunter murks bis bullets with a mark known to tho other hunters, aud when au otter Is found on the bench the Urst duty of the Under is to look for the bullet aud ascer tain who i the rightful owuer, for thisaign Is reflected among the hunters as sacredly as murks and brands are among stocaiuen. When an ott.w com' ashore with no bullet In him, as frequently occurs, the bullet having gono clean through the body, and no notice having been given, It Is regarueii as a "suoa ear," in stockmen's' mrlance, aud belongs to the finder. Sometimes an otter, ou receiving a death shot, sinks; but the hunter generally kuows when he has bit his mai lt, liy onsurviug in water with his glasses, he can discern, even at the greater distances which they shoot, the coloring of the water from the blood of the animal; ami If ho does not come ashore ou thai tide, notice Is at once given to the other hunters, who aro then on the alert to Hud him. But 1 opiuo that U'acb combers, 111 the bnH) of stealthy Indians, get away with many an otter killed by the white hunters. 1 have had occasion ninny tunes to pass along the beach at daylight during the bunting season, but I always found the Hat tracks or the si wash just' ahead of me, printed there since last high tide. The Indians hunt the sea otter In canoes, going out and coming In through the surf. Sometimes they go fifteen or twenty mile to sea ami stay out several days. But wheu they hunt along within a mile or two of the shore then there la blood on the face of tlie moon, and the white hunter "waxeth wroth," for the Indian scares away his game. When taken, the otter is akiiined whole, as It were, by cutting across the haunches and stripping the skin down the body and over the head. The skin is then turned, the fur in, and a board shoved through it. It Is then tightened by driving a wedge shaped piece down oa on side between the board and the skin, and another contrariwise on the other. All the grease Is then carefully removed and the skin is dried and laid away ready for the market An average skin is about Ave feet long by twelve inches wide, double, or, when cut, twenty-four Inches wide, and, In the hunter's hand, is valued at from t'JO to f 130; but these prices leave a handsome margin to th fur men who handle them. Iu Kussia an overcoat made from these same otter skins brings from f 1,000 to f'.'.OOO, while In China even more Is sometimes paid. The season for killing sua otter extends from May to October, aud so scarce Is this name becoming that four a season is cousia ercd doing well by any hunter. In fact, sum ts the season without taking any. The hunter have a rule among themselves which Is strictly observed that only oue derrick can be allowed within a range, L a, aliout a hulf taile, thus giving the whole beach a regularity of ap)earauce not else where oliservable. Portland Uregonian. A Technical Truth. Blobson Johnny, how many time have you played hookey since the base ball season begun.' Johnny Not once, pa. niobson That' a good boy. Ilere'i a cent. Johnny Thanks. (Ajnde.) Taint a lie, neither. I've played hookey a good deal more than once. Lawrence Amer ican. Preparing for Illm. "Cornelius," said Mrs. Maddergrass to her husband, "I wish you would give me some Instruction in pistol shooting. "You are not afraid of bnrglara, are yon?' asked Maddergrass. tZ?lT ZZi . .W ff .1 4 .. -. .1 (Lnt SB AAtlsTfll I " how old they are." Backet A Base Klaader. Teacher Now, can any one of the pupils tell me what Is meant by the nave of th church t Ilright Boy The man who takes up tb collection. America, Thai Depends. "Papa. U it correct to say 'the nor. ha I It.' or 'the noes bave Itr "Depends, my son, on whether you are talking about a vote or a com m iue ueao. Light. END OF AN HONORABLE CAREER. uddsn Death, at Paris, or Major lluod, a V.terau of War and Journalism. Major Jonas M. Ilundy, late editor In Chief of the New York Mail aud Express, waa born lu north ern New Hamp shire, but was tak en in early life to lielolt, Wia., aud was therefore kuown aa a citi zen of that at at a. He waa educated at Delult college, where Matt Car penter, afterward iinoiia as orator and senator, was bis most Intimate M.uolt 1. M. BUNDT. companion, and the friendship formed there com lulled during .Mr. Carpenter a life. A course at the Harvard law school com pleted Ilundy's mental equipment, and be was entering upon active lire wuen me civil war Ix-gnn. He entered the army and aaw much active eervlee, most of th time on the staff of lieiieral John Pope. He had doue some newspaper work on the Milwaukee Wisconsin before th war, and after leaving the army became musical and dramatic critic, as well as editorial writer, on tb New York Kveulng Tost In that place he was closely associated with William Cullen Bryant lu 1808 he was made editor In chief of The Evening Mail and after thirteen years serv ice with It was retained In the same capacity when It was joined with The Ex press In IWt, the new Journal hcing llie Mall snd Kxpress. colonel Mieparu, pres ent proprietor, recently provided for a brief foreign tour for several of bis writers, anil It was while on his vacation that Major Bundy died In Paris. To the Kcneral public he was well Know as th author of the campaign life of Gar field In 18fi0. General Garfield himself chose Major Untidy for that tusk, and mint of the wrltimi was done at Mentor; th work was doue In six weeks, aud is gener ally considered the beat of ita kind ever produced. HE WAS PRESIDENT OF FRANCE. The Long and Successful Career of the Late M. Grevy. Franroia Jules Pole Grevy, who died th other day at bis birthplace, Mont Sous Vandrey, lu tlie elglity-flfthyeurof his aw, was a typ ical Kretirhman of the middle class. The son of a mountaineer who was a Republican and a soldier, Grevy, at an early nue, Imhllied th an 1 1 monarchical principles that characterized his rJ whole political ca X-ruitsiPKNT ORKVT. reer. When a law student be took part In the revolution nf ttttl) On the restoration of peace he returned to his books, and after admission to ths bar almost immediately gained repute as au advocate. He participated lu the up heaval of 1H48. and Inter on, as a member of the constituent assembly, opposed ths designs of Louis Napoleon. The latter recognized his activity by putting M. Grevy In Jail, where he remained for several months. From the time of bis release un til lHOd be llgured little In publio affairs, aud consistently refused to luka the oath of allegiance to the empire. In the year named, however, he yielded to the "established order," and was at once elected a member of the corps legis late from the department of ths Jura. Upon the fall of th empire his cblefeat period of political activity began. From 1871 to IB7U bis parliamentary career was distinguished by all the tact, and ability of a great statesman. Hulisequentiy aa presi dent of the republic he gave France eight years of peace and prosperity. Then came the scandal of 1887, which forced him Into retirement Wilson, his son-ln law, was charged with having sold decorations of the Legion of Honor, and urevy at one resigned the presidency. The remainder of bis life was passed In retirement Ad Old Manuscript Identified. Probably not one person In 10,000 ever beard of Abu Bokr el Belting. Yet he was the most celebrated Arabian scholar of the Eleventh century. His name h come Into prominence among the erudite of late In connection with a manuscript owned by the Upsala University museum. It was acquired by the Bweillsn scnoiar Haasclaulstduritig bis travels in me east In 174-51, and was presented by Queea Louisa Ulrika to the university. It is in Arabic, but owing to the title page not being genuine the authorship has never been ascertained. Professor Ahlwardt, ol Oretfswald, ha now discovered that lta real title Is "Proof of Mahomet's Prophet- ship," and that the writer was Abu Bekf el Beihage, of the thousand volumes of whose writings ouly a few bav been pre served. Canada's Small Census Galea. The Deonla of Canada ar somewhat dis appointed at the showing made in their census returns. The population has In creased less than 000,000 lu ten years. Yet th government returns wer to the effect that 850,000 Immigrants bad arrived during tha decade, and a Toronto paper perti nently asks, "What has become of them all, and of the natural growtn or in pop ulation In Canada Itself?" Ad Octogenarian Naturalist. O. W. Dunn, the naturalist, ha been la California since UMD.nud for twen ty-coven years has been collecting specimens of ani mal and plant from every part of the Pacific coast north of Acapul co. Despite his ... age auu win uj nair ''! ha Is still active , i.l.-Ll and buoyant, and has recently com pleted a remark able tour through . W. DUNN. the mountains of Lower California and Sonora, In wblch b found over 100 entirely new Insects and many rare olant. It Is a sort of surprise to learn that th business Is very profitable, as societies and colleges pay well for rare speclineua, and tb rarest plants h has recently gathered are for the Palo Alto botanical Ki"dns which Senator Stanford la now stocking. He baa collected In bis time 70,000 of th Insects known as coleoptera or horn- winged, 5,000 orthnptera and over 8,009 UnhlnnMira. Amouit his recent capture m a hum Gila monster and whol Ivi.m nf hltalnff and anil Irmlna rent I lea, Mr. Dunn Is nearly eighty year old and as activ as tb avarag man ol lorty. The Worm Will Turn. Dadgcring Attorney Insanity runs in your family, I believe. Long Suffering Witness W ell, my grandfather quit gathering rags to liecome a lawyer. :ew ion sun. An admirable arrangement looking to th murk and saf emptying of the house has i .Hntrl at the Treiuout theatre, in Boe- Un. At any time, by aimply touching a but t.n in anv one of the eight handy place la different parte of the theatre, stvanteen set of folding door, leading to as many exit, ODsn simultaneously, actuated by electrical apparatus. LIFE IN A HOUSEBOAT. NEATNESS AND COMFORT IN FLOAT ING H0ME3 IN THE WEST. Pen Pictures nf Natives of the Upper Ml.l..lipl Who Npend Their Nights m the Water They I'ajr Neither Kent Nor Tairs anil Have No Coal Hills. Down by the water' edge and opon the broad bosom of the great Father of Waters ure moored a number of small louts, w hich are literally floating homes, did invito no hiiihU amotiut of cariosity. This new Venice is located near the east end of Uola-rt street bridge, and is popularly set down as a tough village. Standing upon tho bridgo, 75 or 100 feet alxive the water und flats, and look ing down upon these unique homes, you see a desolate stretch of shore line broken by rock piles, decaying skiffs, irregular slacks of bark and driftwood, fragment of liu roofing, rotteneeinos, broken bar rels in all stage of hoopless disintegra tion, ami nil the other flotxam and Jet sam incident to the beach of a waterway with tides or a varying volume of water. In tho foreground, and surrounded by this abomination of desolation, are moored the string of boat homes. All are small, but some are larger than other. From the altitude of the bridge they look liko chicken coops, or the residences of ultra-fashionable swine. Descending from Robert street to the flats by means of a long flight of steps, tho first boat approached is a small nn painted alTuir, stranded upon a stony strip of real estate temporarily loaned by the river The windows are curtainlos and dirty, no smoke curls upward from the stovepijie on tlie roof, and you conclude that it is untenanted. There is a win dow iu tho door, and a climb to the deck lays bare a bachelor's home, confessed In the comfortless interior. A TllltlFTY COIT1.E. The next boat was quite elegant In comparison, it wus auoui tuiny ieet long, painted dark lavender, ana naa a latticed porch or veranda, without a roof, extending around three sides. A hallow flight of steps led from tho ground to this porch on the deck, and pretty rustic flower pots and hanging baskets adorned the steps and hung from the lattice work. On the back porch a line full of baby garments fluttered in tlie breeze, and a big black dog snoo ing in the sun kept guard over all The owners of this boat are Danes or Nor wegians. The husband is a turner, and many or namental pieces of his handiwork can be seen about the boat Ilia wage are $2.50 per day, and with no rent, taxes or assessments. Btroet sprinkling or water tax to pay, and with nn Industrious, eco nomical and tidy little wife, this young man is uiuell lienor nxeu. ior eaviim money and enjoying life than one-half of the men who get double his salary. Following along the path the thira boat Is reached, and the young couple who live here are cousins of the turner'! family. Such perfection of neatness in every detail of the small household it has probably nover boon your good roix nne to see outside of a New England home. Tlie kitchen floor waa aa white) as soap and honest scrubbing could make it; the round breakfast table was oovured by a bright Turkey red table cloth: the small cook stove shone like a mirror, and every cooking utensil in sight was bright as a new dollar. Tho second room was a bedchamber, and the mime neatness was manifest in the whiteness of the spreads and pillow shams, the worked splasher and shining toilet sot. Not a speck nor a spot any where. If you are astonished into re marking njion this high state of cleanli ness the housewife, who cannot speak Kn.lisli readily, will point with a smile to the oceans of soft wator just outside the wiudow.and tho explanation is com plete, although you leave that house with your respect ror tue ecanuinavtau housekeeper raised several degrees. NEAT INTftKIOItS. The rooms of this boat are all neatly papered with a small patterned light paper and bright bordor of good width. , The floors of the sitting room and bed room are covered with a pretty square patterned oilcloth which looks not un like tiling, and over this is spread a strip of bright, now ingrain carpet for a rug In the sitting room stands a hand some hardwood swinging crib, fluished to resemble antltme oak, and the work of tlie turner next door, who Is second cousin to the month old owner of the crib. Nottingham curtains as white as the bed coverings are up at the win dows and looped back with bows of rib bon. A rustic stand and flower bowl, as ar tistic as many which adorn Summit ave nue lawns, holds a healthy species of palm, and rustic baskets filled with deli cate vinos fill the windows and lend an air of refinement to the room, which Is strangely Incongruous because of that picture of outer abominations that is Imprinted npon the retina of your eyes. In the fourth boat lives a young couple who are just beginning lire. Tbey are Danes, and have only lived on the river for one year. Their boat also contains three rooms, but owing to limited resources they were unable to fit them up as nicely as might be desired, but the same scrupu lous ueatness was over everything. The owner is building another boat, which la to be forty feet long and have four rooms when completed. A boat of this size, if built by himself, will cost the owner in the neighborhood of 1100. Ine boat now occupied by this couple was built by the man at odd times at a cosv of $S0. This man, who is the janitor of a Seventh street building, has lined the walls aud ceilings with thick paper, and the house is snug in the coldest weather. The small hold in th bottom of the boat has more or less water in it, and in summer it makes a very good milk house, while in winter they can keep a supply of meat on the ice without any trouble, and save money by buying in large quantities. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Steam heating of railway carriage, was introduced during the past winter in Prussia. The steam is supplied from the locomotive and passes through pipes underneath the carriages, the pressure InJ these being reduced to thirty pounds pe square inch. One Sale In Three Vsan. "I found tb other .lay a drummer who bad been o the road three year and had mad only one sale," be said, as be leaned ever tb cigar cos at th Kimball. Nobody believed him. ' W bat did be seU T' asked a listener. "Suspension bridges. "-Atlaota Consttt. tioa. --