EUGENE CITY GUARD.
L L. VAMPLh. . . fraprleUir,
EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
THE GOLDEN ROD.
There' fold Id the mlvr'e iht-st
Faat locked wllb aKiililru keys
And Kld al rr I'1 woman's heft
And a cold In tbe eaude at seat
There' tawny gold on tb wheat' liths
length
Where lie breee loesist blllnw and,
lint norer a gold eo full and free,
Ab, ma
None, none like the fililenrod.
Tbere'e fold on tbe maple' branch
That cleain oil an autumn la.
And a gulden crown when lb eaa die
down
WTiile tbeebailowe turn and fleet
There' a weallb of gold In lb pointed
learea
Whore tbe willow etrew (he cod.
But no ocb feathery MasTce,
Ah, me
Kou. none like the goldeurod.
There' gold In the dawn' faint streak
That glint on the poplar tree.
There' gold In the mine, and in lee of win,
And gold on the humble lire.
But by tbe plume of It kultflitljr cruet.
Where Hi wild wind ride roughshod,
I There I never a gold eo fair to aea,
Ab, Die
None, none like the goldrnrod.
Erneet McUaftVy In Arkaiuaw Traveler.
Few Colile from Kepoeur.
I remember some curious fiwtn of my
own experience in the army in 1H02 and
1803. I win not strong, and indeed was
bardly fit to be in the army at all. And
when I found myself exposed all dity
long to iteady rnin, and at night to
the outdoor air, with no. tire, no change
of clothing, no shelter but a canvas cov
ering open at both end, tlirongh which
the rain dripped constantly, it seemed
certain that the "death o' cold" o often
predicted mtiBt surely follow.
Why it did not follow wua more of
mystery then, however, thun it U now.
For I was In a place where the art of
man do longer excluded one of the prime
principles of health. I breathed pure
air because I could not help it During
ft service of fifteen month, with severe
exposures, but fresh air constantly, the
same immunity from cold) prevailed.
I remember, too, that when 1 cnine
home from the anny the Meaning and
the curse at leant one of the curses of
civil life came back together. 1 had
comfortable rooms to eat, breathe and
sleep in on the one hand, but very soon
' colds, sore throats and related troubles
on the other. Kr. J. W. Qnlnby in
Popular science Monthly.
BABY BEALS'
ADVENTURE.
Han eomed
Kidnaped by a Servant and
by III rather.
The most remarkable ca-e of kldimplii
luce the historic) ami mill unsolved lit j
Very of Charley itta' disappearance ie that
of David T. Meal, Jr., the two-year-old
oil of Diviil 'I'. Ik-nle, president of tli
Union National bank at Kaiiih City.
The family were at dinner the othe
evening. lieu a recently engaged servan
known a I.lz.ie Smith remarked, "I'll ei
Mr. Iteal' pniwr," and went into the hail
where the lialiy boy was iiliiylng with hi
lx year-old sleter Dora. The woman picked
up the child, darted nut or the rout door
and disappeared. Within three minute
the family knew that their darling hud
been abducted, and every mean that law,
love and money could. command waaset lu
niollou U effect hie rescue. Krieud flocked
to the aid of I .lis afflicted parents, the city
police guarded the depot and turned out
all available men fur eclal duty on the
cane, while a general alarm wan sent to Hi
regular patrolmen, and the I'ltiki-rtnii
agency detailed It skilled "operatives" to
find tlietral .
It developed during the night that the
kidnaping vim the result .of a well laid
plot lu which two and probably more con
Hiilrators were involved. With the Kohs
line vividly lie fore his mind Mr, Deals de
terinlned to submit to Utiaoclal loss rather
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Worshiping Meilleine lliilllee.
An eininetit lady missionary in Our
mah recently gave Dr. A. J. Gordon an
instructive but somewhat startling chaiK
ter from nor experience. In one of Iter
tours, she said, she came upon it village
where cholera was raging. Having with
her a quantity of a famous painkiller
she went from house to house admin
istering the remedy to the invalids and
left a number of Ixittlin to be used after
she bad gone. llcturiiing to the village
some months after, the missionary was
met by the head man of tho community,
who cheered and delighted her by this
intelligences "Teacher, we have come
over to your side. The medicine did us
so much good that we h.tvo accepted
your God."
Overjoyed at this news, she was con
ducted to the house of her informant,
who, opening a room, snowed her the
painkiller bottles solemnly arranged in
ft row upoti a ahelf, and before them the
whole company immediately prostrated
themselves in worship. Modern Church.
Unwary rawuebops.
The pawnbrokers' sales shops have held
me beforetheir windows many and many
an hour since childhood, and today when
I pause before one I feel a keener touch
of the imputes of youth than anything
else can bring back tome. There is much
humbug iu the bowery, but there is no
humbuglii what these stores display, Ta
lbot and tragedy are constantly exhibited
and enactud on every block of that throb
bing avenue, but it all seems to me as
nothing beside the tragic and pathetic
tales that are told by the goods in these
tore fronts, Ihe vnuity of man is felt
by every poor stranger who is knocked
about and jostled by the crowd that
throng the pavement, but for a sermon
upon vanity I know no text In all New
York like the contents of otto of these
windows. Julian Halph iu Century.
DAVID AND DOHA DKALS.
than ruu the risk of losing hi child. S
on the succeeding day he announced
through the papers and iu other way that
be would give 3,001) for his sun's return,
that be would ask no question and thai
be would make no prosecution. At noon
he received notice to meet a stranger at
the postolllce. He went there, but failed
to see the person wbo had written to
III in. Knrly In the evening he relumed
huine, despairing and broken dowu.
The bell rang about 7:30 p. m., and the
servant whu answered the auiiiinoii
shrieked when she saw on the steps a
n i nuked man. The stranger Inquired fur
Mr. Ileitis, and when he came to the door
made his term. Uu promise of Immunity
from pit ii In li mi' lit and tlic payment of
tW.UUU he agreed to deliver the child lolls
parents between IU p. m. and 3 a. III. The
condition went agreed to, and at the for
mer hour the II n known culler arrived
with little David safe and sound, lie re
ceived Id money and departed.
Meanwhile the Hiit.lioril.les had not Is-eii
Idle. They tracked and arrested l.l..iu
Smith and a friend of ber's named Albert
King, but the limn who delivered the child
aid got lliucasli eluded capture.
Mr. Ileal declines lu proseciite.cluliiiiug
that by the solemn terms of his agreement
he la in honor hound to make uo attempt
to punish the kidnapers.
JAPAN'S GREAT CALAMITY.
The Dead, Wounded and lloinelese Num
bered by Tboueamle.
The more, that is learned regarding the
recent earlliiiinke ill Japan tbe more
frightful grows the tale. At present it
seem well established that 1.1,000 people
were killed, 8!i,tK)U wounded nud 75.000 oth
er rendered homeless by the inter deslrtio-
rt-. v.
TWILIGHT TIME,
When the sunset limine are fading In the west,
And stum b.?;io to gleam across tbe sky,
The Under twiliirbt bring mo isiace and rest,
Win la, duer, to you my bean's beet lunging
lly
l bs miles that lie iK-twe-ti ue en s naught;
Your form uoiuea gliding softly to my tiuitlr,
And looking Into mine iritli eye love fraught
Your linger wau J ir idly o'er my heir;
Your loving touch a benMlctloo em
That call my noliler, truer self to bfe
I long to realize my manhood better dreams
And be a worthier actor in the strifu.
With purifying love your dark eye shine,
The but light llnifer on your dueky heir,
And then you gently draw y sir baud front mine:
I glance to where you knelt you are not there.
And an at twilight time my tlwiuhw of you -
Drlilge over all the mile that iutorveue.
And bring you to me ever good and true.
With nouo to aever, cuiuglit to come between
Frank Leslie S Mynthly,
QUITE IN THE DAliK.
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V.W 'S t
Fossil gbell Near lloston.
Twenty-one specimens of fossil shells
bare been fotiud in the vicinity of Di
ton. Some of these fossils were found
in the Muddy river, on the border of
iirookliue; some have been found in the
dredging of tho Charles river near the
Back Day. Some of the oyster shells
are ten inches long. Other specimen
come from South Boston, midway be
tween City Point and Castle island.
None of these are now existing north of
Cape Cod and but few north of New
Jersey, except iu rare cases. Phila
delphia Ledger.
Jepaueee Festival.
The Japanese festivals are easily re
membered: First of first mouth, the
new year; third of third mouth, feast of
dolls, for girls; Fifth of lift h month
feast of flags, for boys; seventh of cv
nth month, the day for the god and
goddess of love, Touabota; niuth of
ninth month, the "escape to the moun
tain," the feaetof chrysauthemums. The
latter is not now generally observed,
Philadelphia Ledger.
A Simple Care fur Cunsuinptloa.
An American physician, Dr. llelmer,
asserts that a ilose of peroxide of hydro
gen, twenty drops in water every day,
will do more toward curing consumption
than anything previously used for that
purpose, Ue further state that sixty
drops will sterilize a quart of milk and
render it harmless to children. This Is
applying peroxide of hydrogen to nobler
uses than bleaching hair, fur which pur
pose it has been principally used. New
York Recorder
' Aa Apt Kept.
-What Is that," said an oriental ruler
at his banquet, "which did uot come last
year, has nut come this year aud will
not come next yeajT An cflloer. un
abashed, replied. "It must surely be our
back pay." Instead of being punished
for his humor the man received what
was due him and was promoted to a
higher position. Sau Francisco Argo
naut A Kauas woman recently Ueoed a card
of thanks to friend who bad helped bar to
secure a divorce.
FUJIYAMA IIKKOIIK Til K KAIU'lKjUAKK.
lion of their dwellings. The city of
Nagnya contained UO.UUO Inhabitants
Within its limits only one limine was left
standing.
From this point as a center the seismic
disturbance seemed to spread in every di
rect iou for hundreds of miles. The earth
split and gaped for victims that fell Into
the crevice by thousand. Ancient tern
pies and modern structures alike went to
ruin, toleuiiia'S supposed to lie extinct
ndded their lire and smoke to the sieady
rumble of the earthquake, and for awhile
It seemed hs If the end of the world was at
hand.
Kven Fujiyama, the "sacred and Is-auti-fill
mountain," suffered. This wonderful
peak, long celebrated ill long and story by
Dative and traveler alike, was shaken to lu
FUJIYAMA AH'kH TIIK KAIiTllijt'AKK.
(From drawing by a native artist.)
mighty foundation. There was a report
like that of uncounted cannon nu a Isitthv
Held of giants, and a section 1,!00 by tkX)
feet iu sue rolled down from the summit
to a yawning abyss. Truly the occasion
was one of indeseribalilu terror, and the
faleof the living lu the stricken district
I more pitiable than that of the dead.
The latter are beyond earthly torture, hut
tin former lack for food.
Why They Kkeduddled.
A cherry tree in a colony of negroes near
Lake Contrary, M.., bloomed recent ly, and
au old colored woman, who Is credited
wllb upruat'.iral powers, decl.tred that it
was an iimeii of the approaching end of
III world The colony Ihcaiiiu excited.
held religious services and w alled for the
eud. Hut two week passed nud the ex
citement Is'ga'l t" llle,ld. Then seVdml
trees bl. smied and all the negroes lu lbs
colony p.icke I their household gmul and
left the place. Just bow their Might could
have any lullueuce toward p s(hinfng Ibe
expected Jiidgmeut day doc, not sppe.iY.
Few trade have increased so much of
late years as that of the secondhand
clothes dealer. A short time ai:o there
were not above one or two in each town.
Now they may almost be counted by
doacus.
The development of the cotton seed
industry has Ueti so great, and the!
many articles now made from It are so
useful, that it has supiduuted the famous
olive tree products iu a majority of
cases.
Electric headlight of about 2.500 cau
dle power are now iu general use on the
railroads in Indiana. They are very fa
vorably spokeu of by engiiMrs.
In nailing on keels by the use of mi
chiuery one man and a boy can heel M
Wind men, however sharpened their
remaining senses may become, would
not exactly be selected as the fittest
agents for the purpose in which I once
found myself engaged. Still there is no
knowing to wlmt they may liuve to put
their wits, anil although I liuvo no pre
U'litions to being slinriHT than the rest
of my fallow sullererH, or clulm the pos
session of tiny Bjxiciiil dodgincss, yet
there Is no doubt when one has to rely
very porxi.stctitly on ull one's faculties
in order to keep fairly abreast of ordi
nary mortals it is wonderful bow quick
the apprehension and tlto power of
drawing conclusions become. Yon are
not concerned with the history of my
Infirmity how I lost my sight ami so
forth it is enough for tho present pur
pose if 1 say that I have been blind for
some twenty years that I have- grown
jiiite accustomed and reconciled to my
fate, and without making light of it
liuve ceased to think about it, or re-
gitrd it as Interfering materially with
the ordinary conduct of daily li lu.
ery well, then. 1 chanced solne
three yeus ago to lie stuying with some
friends in their country house, not very
fur from Iotidnn, but nevertheless sit
uated iu a delightfully rural and se
cluded tlistriet. My host and hostess
lived in good style, kept much com
pany, uinl entertained in munilleent
fashion. Most of their friends, too,
were wealthy, and tho jewelry, as I
was told, which occasionally sparkled
within tin iso hospitable walls repro-
sented large sums of money. It was a
thoroughly easy going establishment;
meals were mitdo movable festivals, to
suit the varied arrangements which u,
oust iu it programme of aiuiisement
sometimes entailed.
i no inoiiiu was August. ,l lio weather
was line and hot, and on tho particular
veiling iu question it so happened tho
dinner was to partake of tho character
of supper, to suit the convenience of tho
house party, who were going on some
picnic boating excursion on the neigh
boring Thames.
IVow, I did rmt Join them for two
reasons llrstiy, lieeauso 1 wauled to
enjoy the quiet and peneo of the house,
ardens and shrubbery when entirely
vserted; secondly, lieeauso, ulwuy
ither a bud sleeper, I had been more
than usually wakeful forsoiuo nights.
uud 1 determined to go to bed early
and lake u certain narcotic, which hud
been recommended as quite hai'iulusa
uud uxivudiugly pleasant. It consisted
of a powder, and tho directions said it
was to bo mixed with a pint but lie of
light claret--a glass or two of which
might be taken on going to bed or in
tho course of tho night, if occasion re
quired. Knrly iu the evening I secured
tho whin from tho butler, nud myself
mixed it will) the drug by simply shoyf
ingthe latterdevterouslv into the bottle,
Then I shook it, corked it and stood it on
tho bed table, with a largo claret glass,
to bo ready for use when 1 retired for
tho night. This 1 did, us I proposed, a
little ts'foro Id, at which time I was the
solo occupant of tho house, with the
exception of tho servants. Their quar
ters, with kitchens, etc.., lay at tho ex
tii.'ino opposite wing from that iu which
my bedroom was situated.
Thus, as 1 crept up the main sfaireaso
with the aid of my stick, and by feeling
the well known landmarks by which I
am always ablo to guido myself after
very littlo pruetieo along pmisngey and
corridors, my footsteps echoed strange
ly, and 1 was conscious that an unusual
air of solitude pervaded tho place. Of
course the autumn twilight had faded
into night by this time, but that made
no dille-rcnco to me, and eqmdlv, of
course, I carried no chamber candle.
Somehow, nevertheless, I had a strungo
feeling of not quite liking the solitude
a sensation akin to nervousness, 1
suppose it would lie called. Viuieeus-
touied to regard myself as a coward, 1
yet could have wished that the house
had uot seemed quite so louWy. It was
vague, vain and ridiculous idea, I
knew still, tho nearer I got to my
room tho more it possessed mo. When
1 laid my haitd on the lock for a mo-
incut it quite overwhelmed me, and
iic-d hardly say that when I footed the
I uor resist my effort to open it my (lis-
omtlluro was complete. Then, after a
moment, I pulled myself togetlscr, fivl
ing heartily ashamed of the r.qs'dity
witii winch my heart was beatmg.
Another push at the door, and it
opened iKirtially enough to admit nie.
t-oinctlung had fallen inside mid
blocked it. I stooped to discover what
it was, aud presently my lingers lighted
on A wedge shaH'd block of wood with
a screw sties. in,' partiuliy through it.
This had caused tho jam. l!ut what
eould it bef However, I left it on the
tloor, cUssed the amir and walked slow
ly toward the window, knowing even'
step of the way nearly as well as yon
would w ith your eyes. The w indow
a French one-vitiing on ton stun!!
Ivileony, to my surprise was not closed,
us I am certain I left it nu hour or two
earlier, when I brought up the wine to
my room. ou might think the' little
discoveries would have increased my
nervousness; they had a contrary ef
ftvt; at least every fens.it ion was swal
lowed up iu surf rise and curiosity a to
w hat could have liappenol
However, I U-gan to slowly undress
blind man has to tlo most luecliuiii
enl things slowly, if he would Hot be
perpetually bruising or maiming him
as tisiiul, depositing each In Its acctis-Jhiia, but, although he fell onto the
floor with ft heavy mua, it uppeareu w
do nothing of the kind.
Then the thought suddenly flashed
through my mind that ho had drunk
deeply no doubt of my particular brew j
ami reinemberiiiif that tho bottle was
empty I trembled let, having taken
ft half dozen doses of the fascinating
mixture at once, he might never re
cover from his sleep. Ho stepping for
ward I stuted my surmise as to what
had happened and said, "lou had bet
ter send for a disrtor immediately."
"Well, p'raps so, sir," agreed the con
stable; "it would bo best anyways, for
he's about as heavy a bit of goods to
move as I've come across for ft long
while."
Then they laid tho huge, burly
burglar on tho floor, propped up his
head and left him lu charge of tho of
fleers till the doctor arrived. lie did
so just as my hosts and their friends
returned from their excursion, and you
may judge of the excitement thut fol
lowed throughout the household.
The medical man, after duo exami
nation and suggesting certain douches
of cold water, etc., reassured us all
with the hope that he would not die.
My assumption as to tho cause of his
coma was so feasible as not to admit
of dispute. Doubtless, by uid of his
dark lantern, he saw tho bot lu of wine
with its lubel announcing it to 1c
Medoo of tho first quality. Tusting
and trying, and finding It to be a light
and agreeable fluid, he drained the bot
tle at a gulp, probably as the first step
toward giving lilm the necessary cour
age and strength to proceed with the
business of the night. In this he was
probably Interrupted by the rapid
action of tho excessive dose, aud find
lug himself suddenly overcome by a
drowsy stupor hud staggered to the
bed mid thrown himself helplessly upon
it. The fellow had entered the room,
of course, by the balcony, having
hauled himself up with a hooked roH
which was discovered with the remain
Ing tools of his fascinating craft.
At the expiration of some three or
four hours, aud in tho dead oi the
night, he recovered sulllcietit conscious'
ness to stand up, and ho was then
marched oh between tho two consta
bles locked up, and eventually pun
ished according to law.
"On tiie whole," said tho doctor to
me Inter on, when we were laughing
over the adventure, "on the whole, sir.
it is it good thing for you that you tried
the e licet of the narcotic on some one
else. Fiat eieriinehtum iu corjajro
vili. Take my udvice, sir, uud don't
resort to narcotics; they are always
dangerous, mid that must have been
estioclally so. The drug clearly wus
a very powerful one. You have hud
a lucky escaH every wuy, for if you
had come iu eonllict with that gentle
man remembering how he was pre
paredI am afraid ho would have left
his mark on you, whereas you have
turned the tables, and, after a fashion,
left yours on him. 1 wish the law
would help you to inuUo it indelible on
his buck with u gisjd round do.en of
the cut. It is the only way to put a
stop to this armed business; it is the
only thing these ruscuU divad. How
ever, ho will give (jIiiiU men a wide
berth for the future, I prognosticate,
now thut he lias found one of them
such u capital thief taker." Chambers'
Journal.
tuincd plnco, for only by thut means
are we incapable able to And any ob
ject with certainty again,
Suddenly 1 thought of the purpose
which hud brought me to bed so early,
and began to doubt if I was going
through a good preparation for giving
the alls-ping draught a fair chance. I
had grown wider ftnd wider ftwake
every moment from that time when,
aseemring tho stairs, I had first felt ft
sense of loneliness. Nevertheless I
would tako it glass of my light claret
forthwith, considering thut by the time
I should bo getting into bed It would
be beginning to tako effect I stepped
out iu the direction of the table where
it stood, ft It ulMiiit for an Instant and
the next had tho bottle, within my
grasp. I lien 1 found Hie glass, ana
was proceeding, as I expected, to take
the cork out, when lo! there was no
cork. liaising the bottle, I instantly
knew from its lightness that It was
empty. This discovery wus conclusive.
Somebody had been In the room, per
haps wus hi tho room at this moment,
a most uupleasunt notion, but I was no
longer nervous.
Who-Is there? Fpeuk!" I cried.
"Who nro you, and where are youT
No reply. I listened Intently; not
sound broke the stillness of the sweet
autumn night. Taking my stick,
thrust it under tho bed and round
about in various comers of the nxiin.
The furniture appeared ft littlo disar
ranged, but otherwise there was no
evidence of tho presence of any human
being. Very strange, I thought Auy
wuy, I must ring for the footman for
I may say here that I dislike being
valeted, and beyond indispensable as
sistance prefer doing everything as
much as I can for myself, especially in
my bedroom,
As my hand passed across tho comer
of the table, it knocked something off
on to tho ground which nit tied like tin
and glitss. Not stopping to investigate,
tho next discovery my sensitive lingers
made on the table was some short iron
tool. I took it up and felt it, but could
not make out what It wus, so preceded
to grope for the bell rope close to the
bedhead.
Now, with ull thut had gone before,
Imagine my sensations when, as my
lingers passed over the edgo of the pil
low on their- way to tho top of the bed
stead, they fell upon a warm human
cheek ! Yes! tho check of a man, as I
knew instantaneously from his sparse
beard, whisker, and hairl Imagine tuy
sensations, 1 say, ut tjiat moment! 1
That I was startled beyond ex pre
sioii I admit, but I checked my Impulse
to shout aloud. I stepped back Into
the middle of tho room, bumping
itgauist a chair or something In my
haste. In two seconds, however, I col
lected my wits. Quick as thought ul
most 1 drew my conclusions mid settled
what to do. 1 went to tli,' window.
closed ana fastenea it as securely and
as noiselessly us I could, for I had no
desire to disturb tho intruder, whoso
far, except for tho warmth of his llesh,
apparently showed no sign of life my
puck ear told mo that. I stood still
for u moment listening, aud could not
even near liiui oreutlie. 1 lien 1 crept
to tho door, felt for tho key, which had
lii-en, I knew, inside, but it was' no
onger in the lock. Ily great good luck.
Just as I wa debating on how I might
secure the door outside, my foot trod
on what I knew to be tho kev. It was
lying close to that wedge like bit of
wood with tho screw which had first
attracted mv attention. I now guessed
what it was; so, picking it up with the
key, I passed out Into the passage,
somy cioseu una loeaeil mo Hour alter
me, and jammed tho bit of wood iu the
cruel; helical n it. At least, J thought.
whoever you ure, you shan't get out
this way, Then I umdo what haste I
could along tho corridor uud down the
stairs, rang tho dining room liell, und
in n few minutes hud told my story to
the butler.
Ho was for immediately rushing oil
upstairs to see about it nil.
No, no, Pitts," said I. "Wuit u
bit. Call two of tho footmen aud let
them tako up a position where they
etui see that no one leaves that room,
tio out and get hold of two or three
gardeners anybody, and post them
under the window. Then sturt oh"
somebody from the stable to the village
for the constable for two constables,
If there uro two. Now uuick's the
word. Tho fellow is sound asleep, wbo
ever tie is, out we may us well iiinlve
sure who he is."
These orders were rapidly carried
out, and hi less than half an hour two
sttdwart jKilieemiMi arrived. Olio Joined
the men under the window; the second.
the head constable, went upstairs with
the butler and me. Ho was the first to
enter the room. I slipiied In last to
listen
Hullo, my man, what ure you up to
here tome, wuke upl Uive au ac
count of yourself."
A pause.
"Why, ! Is sound as a top still!"
A noise as of slinking something
another pause.
"Oh, yes, of course, here's the littliJ
game dark lantern rolled over on the
lloor, jimmy and croUtr, box of noise
less mat hi-s, etrette-rarr, Pteette,-rarr;
I see. Hero you! wait up. This 'ere
kid won't wash; get up and come along
with me quietly." Auother shaking.
"Oh! you won't, wou't youf Hullo,
whut's tllisf Oh! indtvd tirmtHl, ayf
Yes, ft six shooter lu your breast pocket I
Fully loaded, too, no doubt! We'll
to that a bit later. Ah I and
knuckleduster, too, by jigs. You are
an ugly etistona r, and no mistake, you
Actual Experience of a Person
While Drowning.
TIfOTUIIT NOT OF THE PAST.
Hi
Wm
I v. I,
Werratlv of a N Vorfc Journallel
Who roll from Ule boat While Trying
to hh.H.l a Uuck-Uoer U Fait and
Wbat He Hid.
HE expected
aotnetimes hap
pens. I fell out of
a boat the oilier
day under almost
all the disadvan
tages I hud many
times thought of
as being likely to
bring about or
tain death. It was
half dark, for I
was out la-fore
dawn afier ducks.
It was bitter cold.
1 was thickly clad
and had on thick
gloves and rubls-r
hip boots, the
boots weighing
more than live
pound apiece. 1
was alone, my companion being half a
mile away iu another bout, Kxceptiug
him there was no hiimaii beinx witbiu
two or three miles. The condition were
all favorable for a first class accident, and
1 realized that fact, liavlnx often specu
lated as lo the chances agaiust me in case
of one.
I saw a duck. I slipped off one glove,
dropped the oars, seized my gun and turned
to shoot. The duck, as If divining my pur
pose, swerved quickly to the extreme rixht,
and 1 turned as quickly. The boat was a
liifht one, and my motion was awkward.
1 fell iuto the water (ace down ward.
Among the memories of early youth
there is one that every Isidy cherishes. It
is the myth that a drowning man remem
bers all the diss Is of hi life while he la
struggling. Having lieeu twice or thrii-e
before in Imminent peril of death by
driiwuing, I was skeptical of this. Now 1
know It Is untrue. I jotted down my
thoughts while they were still fresh, and
they were these:
First, before I was fairly wet, I said to
myself: "1 told you so. This is the chance
you lake goiuit In a boat weighteil Uowu
with Issits. Then, Instinctively, 1 tried
to swim, and found I could not because of
the hoots and heavy clothing. I mlybtas
well have beeu clad in armor. I remem
bered that I must not try to breathe, being
under waler, anil I promptly suspended
that function. Then I wondered how deep
the water was, and rememlwred that I was
In t he channel and that It was far over my
head.
Quicker than electricity came three
thoughts. First, "I cauuotaH'liii;" second,
If I tiodon ii I cannot come up again, for
the IkioIs will anchor me," third, "I must
get huld of the bout." With these thoughts
came a realization that the boat was proh
ably capsized.
1 hen euuie a physical struggle w hich 1
cuunot exactly recall. It w as a convulsive
turning iu the water aud a reaching up
The Bight Arm and Left Fool,
The right crin is always a little larger
than the left, but the left foot is almost
always larger than the right, presumably
because, while nearly every mail uses
bis right arm to lift a weight or strike a
blow, he aluiost invariably kicks with
his left foot, while the lounger stands ou
his left leg and lets his right fall easily.
Dccause ue mis teamed oy experience
that this is the best attitude he can as
sume to prevent lassitude aud fatigue.
Tins constant bearing of the weight
on the left foot makes it wider than the
right, and it often happens that a man
who tries on a shoe on the right foot and
gets a close fit has to discard the shoes
altogether because he cannot eudnre the
pain caused by the tightness of the left
If when riding on the street car you will
uiko cue trouuie to notice, you will see
that in laced shoes the gup is much
smaller on the right foot than ou the left,
while with tmttou shoes the buttons
buve to be set back ten times on the left
shoe to once on the right St. Louis
Ulobe- Democrat
are! What a luelv thing you're so
sound usUvt to-o-o be sure. itd I'll
luuke sure of you, my friend, while Fve
got the chance anyleow. These 'ere
bracelets will tit you like gloves.
There!"
A vause again; a little fumbling,
followed by the audible click of the
handcufK
"Call up my mate, sir, w ill you,
please r Tliis, no doubt, to tho but
ler, who, isanir to the window and
otvuhig it shouted to tbe man below,
who soon etitervd the room. Then I
could gvns pretty-well what they did,
Roui No targer Than Hruoklyn.
The exaggerations of Vossius, Lipsius
aim Chateaubnant, who give to inns-rial
Rome 14.000,000, 5.0O0.0OU and 3,000,000
of inhabitants are too absurd to deserve
uotice. Hume, who, in his masterly es
say ou the "Popnlimsness of Ancient
Natious," has discussed the question of
the population of Koine with his usual
learning and good sense, arrives at the
conclusion that Koine, when at her
teuith, might have been as populous as
London in 1700; in other wortls, that she
might have bad from 700.000 to 800.0O0
inhabitants. Uibbou estimated the popti
taiioii at i.wu.uoo. out it wouia appear
that the more moderate estimate of
Hume is the more accurate. The popu
lation of Rome at its largest, therefore,
did uot exceed that of Brooklyu in 1SUI.
-Brooklyn Eagle.
pairs of show per day. It would require gelt, and so I went on for ft few win-! which of oourse was to lug the fellow
I B, pwn to do lhli h Unl 1 ute fumbling about with my ganueuU off tlie UfL thltikuqMbmt would wake
The night ol the Stork.
The stork is a remarkably picturesque
bird; its snowy body contrasting with
the bright red beak and legs aud black
quill feathers of the wings, make it a
striking object The flight is uiaguifi
cent, bolder aud more buoyant thau that
of a heron. Like most large birds, its
powers of flight show best when it is at
a great height When we were on the
Biistei rock, in Saxou Switzerland, a pair
passed overhead, flying southward.
Though high above na, we could clearly
see the black pinion feathers, and as we
watched the powerful beat of the wide
spreading wings we thought of the
angels in Zachariah s vision who bad
w ings like the stork.-Chaiubers' Jour
ual
Taa Knowing Hoi
A horse, stabled with his mate aud a
FKI.L FACR DOWN W AUD.
ward. At t his moment I remembered that
if I threw my arm out of the water and
failed lo seise anything the movement
would help to sink me, but that I hud no
other chance. I had no time to reason this
out. It was a conviction.
The arms went up. I could see nolhiug,
but fortunately 1 touched something
which I knew was the boat. I cannot say
bow I knew it, but I did. One hand the
naked one -caught no hold. The gloved
left band caught the rowlock aud I felt
some boie.
Up to that moment only a few seconds
at most I had been intensely excited,
without control really of muscles or
thoughts. ith the tirst touch of hope I
liegan to reason.
First, I recalled the fact that I could not
get into the boat over the aide. 1 must
reach the end. Next, for my head was not
yet out of water, wondered whether I
dare draw injself upward far enough to
get breath, or w hether it would be better
llrst to work my way toward the bow or
stem.
I decided to try to get breath, aud pulled
my chlu up to my hand. To my dismay I
found it was not out of the water. I had
to work toward the end of the boat, aud
had little lime to do it Just then I re
niemlsired that a single minute of total
suspension of t lie breath Is enough to kill
au average (lerson, and I wondered bow
many secifnds I had left
1 was afraid lo try to work with my glove
on, so 1 shifted my bold to the right hand
and pulled the glove on with my right
thumb and forelinger. A I let go of it I
thought of my gun a favorite piece and
regretted thai il was probably lost.
With two free hands I ouicklv got to the
Ikiw of the boat and pulled my head out of
the water. Then, after drawing a long
breath, I yelled as I never before gsvi
voice. I knew ir Jim beard that yell lie
would be with me quickly, aud it uot there
whs no use iu yelliug. My business was to
try to t urn the boat over and get into iu
rranticaiiy us l worked at thU for my
reasoning powers seemed to leave in,- :,fter
1 bad reached the last sten- i-ould not ilo
it, and the rest is a maxe w herein cannot
trace thought further than to know that
a great chill overcame me and that 1
enily ceased si niggling, knowing tb.-a my
otily chance lay lu Jim's coming quickly.
Aiier ne nail pulled me out. Slid 1 had
recovered consciousness. reinenil-is-,l
that I bud uot recalled anything of my
mist life. David a. Ci'iitis.
torty Mouut EeereeU
The top of Mount Bwrest Is. of all
the world, the nearest noiot t.,uui
heaven. Fugiyaiua, the sacred snow
capped mountain of Japan, is not h.-UJ
as high as Mount Everest and if mem
ory serves me, the snows of Mount
Bltuio uro at least I0.O1KI feet lower.
Uo to the top of Mount
lepeh marriages in venuela.
The Children of Lepers May Be Kuilrely
Free from lb Uleeae.
The report on leprosy In Venezuela
mode to the state uYiMirtiucttt by &
Plumaeher, consul at Muracuil), d.
scribes ut considerable length the in.
traduction of tho scourge in 1S:'5, whi-i,
a sufferer from Santo l)ojuingti landed
it Muruetiibo and spread the infection.
In tho course of three year the evil
hud nttuined sueli proportion that an
island ttl-siut four miles distance from
the city was set opart for the Isolation
of incurubleN.
It wus not until IS7G, however, that
a charitable work among these exiles
was undertaken by a number of good
women iu Marueuibo. Their elorts iu
the way of better buildings, sociul ob
servances und euro have been so suc
cessful as to have attracted wide atteu
titm, and this luzuretto bids fair to be
come the place of seclusion for the
whole of Venezuela.
There aro now about 123 patients on
tho islands. Water works have been
constructed, und abundant supply se
cures cleanliness of persons and quar
ters uud tho Irrigation of the ground
devoted to agriculture. Tho diet is
wholesome and abundant, und the av
erage cost of tho maintenance of each
person amounts to about $13 hi Amer
ican money monthly.
A couifortuble building has been
erected for the use of the employes,
while for tho patients a large edillce
built of concrete, forming a parallelo
gram, with a courtyard in the center,
is divided into separate apartments,
plainly but sufficiently furnished. A
neat chapel litis been built, where every
Sunday religious service is held and the
sacraments administered to those who
may so desire. A pleasant feature is
the establishment of cottages, with
grounds attached, In which reside those
patients whose means permit it Lund
is given free to uny one who is able to
erect a dwelling, and as there ure quite
a numlier who posset's regular incomes
littlo homesteads ure soon formed, giv
ing tho Island a cheerful aspect.
It was at llrst a much mooted point
as to whether marriages should be
permitted umong the patients. It has
always been well understood thut a
union between a sound und a diseased
person would bo liable to result in the
propagation of diseased oiTspring, but
it wus believed thut inurriuge liet ween
two undoubted lepers was sure to be
fruitless. So, after a long discussion,
permission was given, and a number of
weddings were celebrated.
For yours the theory of sterility was
not contradicted by experience, and
stHuned to be about definitely settled,
when two births occurred on the island,
tho parents in each case being lepers.
Neither of the children has as yet shown
symptoms of the disease, aud one of
them who had reached the ago of 14
years, having Nis.sod hi whole life on
tho island with ilis leprous parents, was
allowed to return to society, after hav
ing been formally pronounced clean by
a lioard of competent experts.
This is but one instance of the puz
zling character of the disease. The
general effect of these marriages seems
to have been to induce more cheerful
ness und resignation, und to add great
ly to the good discipline of the estab
lishment. Although marriages would
not lie allowed between a sound and a
diseased person yet in the case of the
development of leprosy iu one of a
couplo after marriage the sound con
sort is permitted to accompany the
other to the lazaretto, and this has oc
curred in nittiiy instances. Cor. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
The Manatee In WaHhlngtuii.
The manatee, or sea cow, two speci
mens of which have been on exhibition
here, is now almost an extinct species.
The two seen in Washington were cap
tured iu the Indian river. Flu. Tho
larger of the two weighed about 8U0
pounds aud wus nine feet loug. The
other was a foot shorter and weighed
about 7o0.
The two hi Washington were said to
bo the only specimens that ever lived
more than u week after capture, and
they were apparent! v in good health.
Capt. Zellers says ho hunted several
weeks for these specimens, following
tliem for a number of days after he first
discovered them. They usually aro
found iu herds, which combine for
mutual protection when attacked, plac
ing their young in the center. They
are great cowards, always trembling in
fear of danger. Nature has failed to
provide them with any weapon of de
fense except the power to outswim the
sharks uud whales.
The disappearance of the sea cow is
accounted for by the fact that tho hide
is valuable and the llesh held in high
esteem for food. These specimer i were
driven into nets and pulled abouid with
ft roi?, which the captain looped about
their tails. He says that he will make
an effort to catch a couplo for the Na
tional Zoological park. , Speciiueus of
manatee have beeu hurjiooiied which
weighed four tons and were twenty
feet long. Washington Post.
The llvlglau Mlnee.
The miueral output of Belgium is
given for twelve years from 1S7T to
18S8. In 1877 coal was raised to the
extent ol 13, COO, 077 tons (2, 20 1 pounds i,
of 1.10,581,412 francs value, and in 1SS
the total reached 19 2lS,4bl tons, of
102,013,01)0 francs value. Iron ore di
minished in output from 231.127 tons
in l!77to lS5.342tons in 1SSS; lead ore
(galena) decreased from 11,542 tons to
414 tons only, while manganese ore.
which wtw not produced in 1877.
reached a total output of 27.767 toiii
in 1888; zino blende, 20.310 tons; zinc-'
calamine, 18.C77 tons, and iron pyrites,
20.107 tous iu lt77, declined in lsv to
12.370 tons. 12,107 tons uud 3,910 tons
respectively. Chicago Journal of Commerce.
lilanc. ascend
a uvi Binoit-u wuu ui mate sua ft - i o ...
third horse, stole hay from the stranger 1 "T T'"
to iriva, to h.. m.i. .hit. i.. ...... ! U"ll's ttl,J y" "ave about reached the
tented with the ration th.i I...I h. .i. of this highest of the HiiuA-
lotted him; and a horse iu a team nib- i laj moutai'w- It dwart everything K"r'. ducky, but I'll
bling some rich grass on hi side, gave at i 1,1 . e AlUe uuJ ,ue Alps, and it is ft . ""W for them. What
... inning kitut to tlus nohbxt ""i
intervals mouthfula of it to his coinpau- i ""'US king to tlus noblest range of
i l-i... ... .. . ........ ... I... ! .. T
ou, wuicu ooum not reaca it ronuiax . """uu m um worto. t rank Q.
Science ilouthiy. j Carpenter' Letter.
A Cooking School Graduate.
She Darling, please tell the grocer to
send me up two quarts of uiee, fresh
sponges.
Ho You can't get sponges at the
stop at the
kind do you
She I want the kind used for mak
ing spongecake, and tell him tier must
be fresh. Seattle Press.