The Eugene City guard., May 28, 1892, Image 3

) 0mQ AN EARL
. exclaimed Mr. Jenkina to
f eider Matilda, "who do yon
.Sved.ttbehoteir
tliJ our frlenuV Inquired the
n! I could say he was," aald Sin.
..'o Matilda, it la no loss
J'wof the British nobility."
,in Belu t,..r
nVdoToaknow, motherr
. few minute since, and with my
. . . li.ttpr nnon the wheel
1I
5- I went r
, r.ri Snencer. Jonesboro hotel.
.svht over to tho hotel and
, .ht it waa ao.
W1 , . tB yonnsr man to me.
The landlady
1 to me. Oh,
Si. be i ucU on cleKftn' yung
.d all that air of high breeding
Jjjo Ton which you only find in the
"i2iy, mother, you quite excite my
'HBttfrve cot more to tell you, Ma
iu I've nianagt-d to got nn invito
STfroin tbo landlady to como over mid
r ... M that wo shall bo introduced
SLTonly think of that! And if-
lTtittok-he should take a fancy to
Zltai, Matilda, though I ought net
it. you are very pretty-just the
Lrnicture of what I was nt your age;
!7wm aaying. I don't think it at all
taWobable,at least impossible, that you
5Ld attract bis attention, and think
Jt ( fine thing it would be if you
oold become a countess."
Ujs, Jenkins paused to take Lroutn
tot this long and rather loosely jointed
(cb to see what effect it would have
her daughter. The latter scenic
Jjte as much affected as she could wish.
$e wot like her mother, wot only in
fona, but in mind, and her mother'!
bad stirred her ambition.
"La, how fine that would be!" she cx
diimed. "I guess Ellen Hawkins would
t ihow her airs any more. Tho mean
fltatnre, I wouldn't take any notice of
r, except just to invite her to tho wed
fing, to tbat she might liave a chance to
avymy good luck."
"Very true," 6aid her mother approv
luglr, "but you know a good deal must
tedone before this can be accomplished.
Too must endeavor to look your pret
tied tonight, so as to produce an iin
msaon npon the young man, if possi
ble. I think you had better wear your
peen de laine."
"So, mamma; that doesn't become
se. I shall wear my plum colored silk,
md yon must lend mo your gold chain."
"But," said Mrs. Jenkins reluctantly,
"I was going to wear that myself."
"I don't see," said her daughter, toss
kg her head, "that it is of much conse
quence how you look. I presume you
font expect the young lord will marry
pn. But it is very important how I
look. If I can't go looking decent 1
won't go at alL Of course nil the ladies
to England have gold and jewels to
war, and I know he won't say a word
to me unless I have something of the
tort."
"Perhaps yon ought, Matilda," said
her mother. "Iam sure it is my sole
lim in life to promote your success, and
i I could only live to see you the wife
of in earl I should die in peace."
Notwithstanding the apparent disin
terestedness of this remark it is proba
ble tbat unless Mrs. Jenkins expected to
than in the prosperity of her daughter
the would have cared considerably less
(or her alliance with the nobility.
That was a busy day for Mrs. Jenkins
and ber daughter. It took them up to
the very moment of their departure to
imnge their toilet. At length, resplend
ent with the best their wardrobes could
furnish, they wont over to the hotel. It
nay be remarked, by the way, that Mrs.
Jenkins, with the cunning natural to
nch an admirable manager, had not
whispered a word of her ulterior designs
to the landlady. She even cautioned
berdangblernotto address the noble
man by his title in the hearing of any
one else.
Six o'clock fonnd them seated at the
hotel table. It so chanced that Earl
Spencer was the only guest (the reader
most remember that it was a small coun
try inn), and accordingly Mrs. Jenkins
ud her dunghter had the distinguished
tranger quite to themselves. It suited
lb. Jenkins to appear quite ignorant of
to earl's station even of his national
ity, unless be shonld himself reveal it
It would have been somewhat difficult
b decide wherein lay the marks of high
birth which Mrs. Jenkins professed to
tod in the stranger. He looked much
Bore like 4hird rate clerk. He wore a
ksh waistc at, an extensive cravat and
I gorgoon watch chain which iniijht
fcve been vM. bnt looked more like the
owyn;i:8 which remind one of the
old prove;' that "all la not gold that
gUttera."
But Mrs. Jenkins was not a voi'i.iu of
peat discernment She sawiavluig but
oat might be expected of an, rui, and
onrmured in the ear of MatiMi .Lst Lis
'PPearance was .very, distingue by the
Jhe pronounced' tfieword ill a w,nv
lerown. -'
Matilda nodded assent to bur mother's
"Jar-, and began to play off her airs
graces upon the distinguished gen
an. Her delight was great to find
t the was creating an impression.
arl listened to her very attentively,
J&d even condescended to exchange a
"We playful badinage, f 1
I should judge," said '.Mrs. Jenkins at
Bth, "that you were i ct an Ameri-
There is soraeth'.ng about yon
lach makes me think you an English
n?" -.
"You are right, ma'in," aid the earl,"
a from England.-
Jlay I ask if you nave been long in
"fcountryr, i : .
Mrs. Jenkins, hardly 'knew whether to
r or or not, bnt flualTy decided not to
nly a few months.: was the reply.
few months," thought she. "Then
" m,st certainly W traveling .Incog..
should hav heard of his being
ythepspera
wea they were reaiy to depart the
paging ladytoraed to the English
'I ihoujd bo t Lj i ippy indeed to sea
oar hem. tot to-morrow even-
il you har L0 1 engagement I
T aJwaya hai , tery idea of the
"ghai, and ai i) gij to have an oppor-"""tytosbowii-"Thank
, r MUUU, UJ BUI
W1J ahenr? i n ,rtinlv calL
"Those Twv.n1. ... ..
u.L ruinaruv po
Ute thought the youn, man after thrir
departure. he sut in hi, room imokinj
cigar. "I really think they bav, taken
quite a fancy to me. My eood looks. 1
thinkitm.mbe.forlhaveffa.S
recommendation beside on earth. Well,
if I find the girl has money I may int
rrovo my advantage and offer myself in
matrimony. Mon..y would be very ac
cptable jast at prewnt."
Had Mrs. J. ukins heard this soliloquy
he would probably have come to the
conclusion that there was something
wrong about ber calculations, but fort
nnntely for our hero this was not the
case.
WHERE! PIPES ARE MADE
v,umuu8 THINGS TO BE SEEN ANO
HEARO IN A FACTORY.
to
It will be readily imagined that Mrs.
Jenkins exerted her culinurv skill to the
utmost in preparing for her illustrious
guest. As he saw the numerous dainties
spread out before him he felt a glow of
joy pervado his frame, and determined
on tho spot to lay niege to the heart of
Mutilda.
The reader will easily imagine that bis
advances wero readily met by the young
lady, who was quite enraptured by the
conquest which sho had achieved over
the heart of an earl. Nor was her mo
ther lew gratified. The good lady held
her head higher than ever, und speedily
anticipated tho time wheu, us mother-in-law
of un earl, w would take pre
cedence of ull who had hitherto ventured
to look down upon her.
"You know. Matilda," she said, "that
wuen you are u countess I shall of course
do dowager counlct-s or countess dowa
ger, I really don't know which. I wish
I could find somewhere a book of the
British peerage; then I could find out
without any trouble." She thought of
going to tuo bookseller and asking him
to send for the book, but on second
thought decided that it would be most
prudent not to run any such risk of re
vealing her aspirations, oveu if sho were
obliged to remain in ignorance a little
while longc.
One point, however, puzzled her a
little, riotwtthstanding tho very in
timate terms uf the earl with her family
he never ventured any allusion to bis
rank or his English estates or tho amount
of his income, which Mrs. Jenkins
would havo been very glad to learn.
"But I suppose, Matilda," she re
marked to her daughter, "that he is de
termined to remain incog, so as to make
sure that you marry him for himself
alone. I have read of Buch cases in sto
ries, but I never expected to have any
thing like it in my own family. Really
I think it is quite romantic. On the
whole I guess it would be best to say
nothing about it nntil you are fairly
married."
Matilda acted upon her mother's pru
dent advice, and although her curiosity
was as strong as her parent's she care
fully guarded against betraying it to the
earl.
At last one memorable day she burst
into her mother's room with a triumph'
ant glow on her face.
"Has he proposedr exclaimed Mrs.
Jenkins in great agitation.
"Yes, mother," was the reply of the
overjoyed Matilda. "He told me that
he loved me to distraction.'
"I congratulate you, conntess that is
to be," said her mother. "By the way,
did he say anything about bis runkr
"Not a word, mother."
"I ntn not at ull surprised. Be sure
then that you don't give him a hint that
you know anything about it. How mucn
we shall enjoy going to bnglanil!
"Wei" repeated Matilda. "Surely you
don't propose going across the Atlantic
at vour time ot lifer
"At my time of life!" said Mrs. Jen
kins sharnlv. "Indeed I do. ' I don't
mean that you shall have all the enjoy
ment But did the eurl fix the day for
the marriage?"
"no left that to me."
"Then fix it as soon as possible. Yon
must not let him slip through your fin
Kers."
That day three weeks the important
ceremony took place in Mrs. Jenkins'
cottage. Scarcely was it over than that
worthy lady, no longer able to restrain
herself, addressed her son-in-law:
"I trust, my lord, that you will never
regret this day."
"My lord!", repeated ber son-in-law,
exhibiting unequivocal surprise.
"Certainly you cannot expect to re
main incog any longer-"
"But I have no cluim to the title,
mft'flm.H
"No claim!" exclaimed the mother and
dnusbter, turning pule. "Are you not an
earl-"
That is onlv mv Christian name.
"And what is your employment?"
asked Mrs. Jenkins on the point of faint-
"I am a house painter, madam, but
being a little unwell was ordered by tho
doctor to spend a couple of months in the
country.
v Hm w a veil owr the scene tbat en
eued. The lofty fabric of pride which
Mrs. Jenkins had bnilt up fell to tho
ground, and her chance of being allied
to the British nobility seems more re
...r.tA than fver. Caroline F. Preston in
&ton"klobe-
WoDdrful Specimen of Skillful Carrlng,
Cra Cur Required to Make Good
MrrchutD Dp It t Difficult
Tell Real Meerwhuai.
AutMtn tifet, iwtwei-n neekumn and
eilur, l built Uoulilu. There U row of
hop and itoren in front with a narrow
mi'wuiu mid another row of fnrtorir b
num. l ber are muuy curtoun thinm, ii,l
u i new mciorim, which front on small
areawaya ami oldcime conn. Silverware,
cane, bailee Hid mimII machinery of all
kind are nmue tln-re. Hcsidea there are
several fiu'tirlea. One of the uicwt in
icicxuiik oi umw pine factor ra u mvir
Jonn xtmu Hb.it room on the llrt floor
lighted by two Wndrnva which never have
my or euuligit. I he man in charge of
the factory wi Wirn in Austria and learned
the profession vhirh his father had bef.ir
him. lie U a nail well along towurd 50
)eantor aye, win gray Imirnud mustache.
He h. -until pairtf fold rimmed iDcctuclnv
and when he wodm put on irold rimmed
eyenliuM over bent, lie in very proud of
du oitMiiexa. '
My father II ed in leiina In the old
lime,' .utiil ha. "lie wa a genius, lie
DttMcd nix exaimiiituimi iu his profewion,
u amber, imrKchaiim, ruhlwr. tvorv.
wood and met la. At that time a man
bad to serve ttuniipreuticesbiii for a lima
lerm iwinre ne ocameit Journeyman; then
ne una to travelitroum! and see the world
before be wa slowed to oien a shop. My
father bud a lyumil griilus for his profes
sion, and pns'M the examinations without
having to uf e an nppreutictwhiix lie
proved tbat li was not an apprentice."
KKIt CARVINGS.
hittimidl
Wtutevf. u nt MnM mnst
. L UUItf Will
jwveaunt u jfm wu gradous re-
"Udeed.t.. on ... Te 1
l c'- Tl' T -1- W
r.ratltude.
cu -f hn?; ehlUren, a phy-
BCltul, m mu 7-. whom
tnem, says: unt u;n 1,T',r -vj,,,
knew very wen, nai wj
hnps rpnioved from his arm. lie got wea
and perhaps thought I bad tOcen a good
deal ot interest in him, although I w i not
conscious of showing mm extra aiw iu.
The morning he was to leave he sent K r
me. When I reached his bed I bent over
him. "Well, Willie,' I aoid, 'we will aU
miss you when you are gone;' and after
ward, 'Did you want to see me specially?
The little fellow reached his hand up and
laid it on mv shoulder, aa I bent over him,
and whispered. My mamma will never
hear the last about you.' Could any one
express gratitude more beautifu!ly?"-ew
York Times.
A Famous Compliment.
Of famous compliments paid to tbe fair
sex the supply is o large nd dazzling that
It it a matter of no small difficulty to pick
out the brightest gems; bnt if the follow
ingwasunlooked for it certainly deserves
.place among the best. Fontenelle, when
ninety years old, pased before Mme. Hel-
etius wltbout percenm u.
aam lady, "that Is your ganamrj.
then! TO before me without ever
looking at roe: J had looked at you,
nuulame." replied tbe - bpMt D,rer
could have pasaed . yoa at ''-Uoa
Standard. -
Belles. ..
UIWH
Amon relic of VJ5?
ebaracr I f"?. a!
grilled flesh of St Lar 'v
w. .. .nlltt n wd.
There are ifmy things in tho back room
hich show I nt both the father and the
son weivgeniKes In their profession. Tliere
Is the cap of I tool haudle In which Will
iam lliriilmiil. the man who has clmrue.
bad made a 11 f chessmen. The box is
one and ttpfler inches iu diameter by
hair an incli li height. There is room In
it for the ivl L- set. lie hiw thiiiKS which
he made hi he was l.'i, which show the
kind of aiuJrenticefthip he went through.
lledoctiul show these things U all of
bis cUMtioieti. but he kii-ps them put away
In a cabnet i tb a number of carved ob
jects, lae d them is an amber akttlL It
is less tlm thee-quarters of au Inch hlirh,
bat thebone'aud articiilut ions are dis
tinctly utrki-1. The carving is so fine
that a nignit'lng glass has to l used to
see it inetiiil Another is a holder, where
a moukfilh t hollow head for cigarettes
is Iauglilg, bit in requires a mauulfyiiig
glass lo(e tliclinesof his ninth. The most
costly othe pipes represents a mermnld
holding conch shell close to her breast.
Her sctf tail is twined about a larue
branch i white coral, which will become
brown )icn the piie Is smokeaL Koch
scale is irfect. The mermaid has much
more eresion in ber face than have
some titho big statues In Central park,
though here is hardly half an inch of
Djwmcaiiu on which to carry the lines.
The in In charge had a pride in bis
work, e took the reporter in his work
room al showed him tbe raw amber and
meerscluin, the half finished pipes and tbe
finisheoirviugs.
)ST OF HIW MEERSCHAUM.
The Derschaum comes from Turkey In
boxes, t hot holdsaboittliftypouudsand
is wortfrom fJO to taoo, accordiug to tbe
size ail quality of the pieces. It looks
like plter of Paris smoothed off and
roundcj .The am ier looks like beeswax
or lurgpscm of resin. It comes in pieces,
and iawrth from 13 to (M a pound.
Meerscif n to make a to pipe costs about
2.50. b amber tips raw cost about one-qunrteiopne-half
as much.
Whet i order comes for a plie tbe
proprieokoes through the stock of meer
schaum I get a piece out of which the
pipe cat lut withas little loss as possible.
Kour-fUlof the meei-scbaum Is wasted,
though tichlps are often saved und made
Into Imiliou meerschaum pipes. Tbe
mcerscli:ii is first cut on a circular saw
into a piaa little larger than the phw.
If tbe cuag shows holes or cracks the
piece U ci aside. Then it is soaked In
water fififteen minutes und cut the
rouKh git with a knife. Then a hole is
drilled t ugh it and it is turned with a
half mot After the turning tbe stem
Is insertc It Is smoothed off when dry,
boiled in x and polished; then it is ready
to be sol
The an - is worked with a chisel and
turning eeL Tbe chisel is sharp and
razor lik A clumsy operator would cut
bis Unto off with it. An old operator
takes th ve of amler in bis band and
round) i tb the chisel, the forefinger of
the left I 1 serving as a guide for the
chisel to y. When it it rounded it is
held W the face of a roughened wheel
until i I irned to approximately the re
quiredil Then it is put in the same
turniiilwl and a bole it bored through
It Tl for the more common and
cbeupt Iber stems, the kinds that are
put inHrwood pipes which sell for fifty
and m five cents. It does not take
more ill quarter or half hour to finish
one olnt stems.
i IMITATION MEERSCHAUM,
for a more costly pipe will take a
e shortest time in which a good
um pipe can be made la three
daysJhat is for a plain pipe. If the pipe
is to larved tbat time bas to be added.
Worm have spent montht on carving
one ti
Tbist and chlpt from the amber and
meertum are saved. Tbe amber dust is
melund made into amberline. The
meertum dust is chopped up and work
ed Id! paste, from which imitation meer
schutpipes are made. It is a common
Idea real meerschaum can be told from
ImlUi meerschaum by the fact that real
meet mm floats on water, but imitation
meet mm floats also. Imitation meer-
achaean be made which will color bet-
Jre&l meerschaum does, tbongn it
. b.. ... In.v rwt the enlnr ( litre
to.colvit in the business to tell a real
-:'tion meerschaum.
irom au uj
' 'i. ukt arteMimate of the cost
THE WURSTEL PRATE!
A Deterlptloa ol a Popular Pleaeur
Ground la tb City of Vlenus.
The XoU-l Prater, In tplteof itt Viennese
character, U-ars the stamp peculiar to the
gathering place of the classes dlrigeantea
in all lante citiex Characteristic uf Vienna
in a far higher decree i tbe WurHtcl Prater,
the gathering place of those whom Hichanl
Wagner would rail tbe less cultured, and
unhappily also the lens prosperous classes.
We will pass by the buxom servant maids
who here, upon the green grass under the
did trees, receive the court of military Don
Juaus (from tbe corporal down), while the
children with uoisy laughter play their In
mx ent games. Such tceiies are to be found
hi all cities.
Neither will we linger In the company of
the Ilea trainers, bearded women, nil nosed
prophets, faded somnambulists, female
serk'tit charmers and Hon tamers in
thtvaillMre velvet, women with lish tails,
Indies with hairy mvks and a mustache
which would not 111 become a drum major
all these Isdong to the international
brotherhood of roving Juggler who are
distributed over the entire earth. Nor are
we Inclined to place the theater In the
Wurstel Prater In the first rank uf Vien
nese 'Vpeciallies,'' although plays are there
performed which deal In a laiiKUntte cr
fectly well adapted to the mode of thought
of the lower Urals of the Viennese popu
lation.
What particularly deserves considera
tion osn distinctly Viennese feature is, for
instance, the swinm In which girls with
glowing check. and a wild grace of motion
shout and scream merrily, while stalwart
fellows in shirt sleeves, urged on by their
encouraging cries, hurl them high into
the air. The spirited, fleet foou-d dance
on the green, under the open sky, deserves
to be seen, for here all type, in all sorts of
costumes (only none that are elegant ),
form a picluresmie tout ensemble. So
also it is entertaining to hear the ladles'
bands In the rtwtaurauta play Viennese
tunes. It is advisable, however, in order to
gain an insight Into tho harmless and
genial manifestations of the Viennese pop
ular character, to take a seat under the
leafy roof of the chestnuts in certain parts
or the park, ami participate In the lively
drama which Is there la-ing enacted. To
be sure, one must. In order to comprehend
the pleasure of an old Viennese in these
scenes, try to share sympathetically bis
old Viennese sentiment.
A stranger Is not unlikely to find fault
with the large, Dowered and not always
Immaculate tablecloths, the not altogether
stainless napkins, the plain and often bent
forks and sikxuis, ascribing all their short
comings to a defective sense of comfort.
lie will conclude, perhaps, that a little
snu tigtt and cheese from dealer In "deli
catessen," or a breaded veal cut let (wiener
schnitzel) procured from the waiter, or a
couple of small sausages with vinegar (of
the kind which In Vienna are called Frank
furters, and in Frankfurt wieners), consti
tute too frugal a meal according to his no
tion. He may insinuate, too, that the
dishes presented excel more by the tfener
ous abundance of their quantity than by
the fineness of art displayed In their prepar
ation. Granted.
Iiut just in this simplicity there is nn In
expressible rhnrm to the uative, who has
brought with him as spice a generous dose
of health, gx)d cheer, pleasure In living,
and above all, a good apis'tite, and has the
faculty to laugh heartily at a stupid witti
cism. He bravely admires the Jugglers on
the stage In their faded tights, and lie is
particularly well disposed toward the mu
sicians who H'rform the Vieuiii'se yodel, or
melodious Viennese luillads in toft and
toothing strains. If tbe old Viennese, to
boot, bas consumed his fair share of excel
lent beer, then he is filled with a blissful
sense of oblivion of all the world, which
finds rent in the saying: "Sell my coat. 1
am In heaven." wunam binger in Har
per's
An Interesting Affair.
Of the father of tbe present king of
Bavaria It Is related that one day when
two of bis cabinet ministers called upon
him with the draft of a new law for which
they required bis approval and Signature,
thvy found him sealed In his armchair
with an open book on his knees. After
reading the statute to his majesty the
ministers stood for a long time silently
waiting for an answer. At length, when
their patience was nearly exhausted, the
king suddenly closed his book with a bang
and exclaimed, with a look of unutterablo
triumph,"! have got him! I havegotblml"
he bad caught and crushed a fly. San
Francisco Argonaut.
I'ets at Sea.
Manv of the sea pets do not appear to
mind rough weather In the least, but oth
ers are extremely afraid If the vessel ships
heavy seas. Once, during two weeks or
bad weatber, the ship's cat on board an
Atlantic steamer was frightened almost to
death. Nothing could comfort It The
poor thing wandered alsiut as disconso
late as a man condemned to be banged. In
less than a fortnight that cat grew as thin
as a rail Hut as soon as good weather sot
in again It waa aa happy as ever and grew
fat in no time. Ixmdon Tit-Hits.
Tough Times,
A yew tree, almost destitute of branches
or bark, grows abundantly in tbe Caucasus
to a height of from fifty to sixty feet, and a
diameter of a little over two feet. It grows
slowly, but Its tlmtwr is almost indestructi
ble, except by lire. It is considered tupenur
in durability, appearance and toughness to
mahogany, which it otherwise somewhat
resembles. In tome large forests of this
tree it is very difficult to distinguish the
live trees from the dead ones, the lutt-er Do
ing very numerous and said to stand for 100
years after death without exhibiting decay.
-Philadelphia ledger.
On Way to Cut Brass,
To cut sheet brass chemically the follow
ing method meets with great success:
Make a strong solution of bichloride of
mercury in alcohol. With a quill pen
draw a line across the brass where it Is to
be cut Let it dry on, and with tbe same
pen draw over this line with nitrio acid.
The brass may then be broken serosa like
is cut with a diamond. Mew rorx
Times.
n ntthm nar.riule
of a p.; pu ,)CD rt ,hf raw mattral
to small ;".(. fnr a big pipe
can be nsrt 4 A , r4r.rxb witholIt
a whole bx- : t . Vf , hmt
finding tuf u- If. ,, a,ir holes
lty of BrtH t'.u & ,-aa
sod cracks k ' -:'
1 " OnT i
party made ao
One of 'oerTffalo fiherewas a wild
Italian idiwjf believe ttfthe "bugger
animal '"America cam tonight to
wug,''wyh crept upon men -est of
eat t''y are out and leave the I
tbe
biW. that if Biiv come to America
tKymot sleen in a tin corset toprotact
Urerv Detroit re rress.
Tare lUsl Voaafaters.
There are two young peopl in Euroji
whose birth has placed them on the thrones
of their respective nations Queen Wil-
helm Ina of Holland, and tne Daoy King or
Spain. ;. ,
In tlie far enrt they nave anoxner royai
cousin; be Is the emperor of Annam, and
Is under tbe protection of the French gov
ernment. New York Herald.
FOILIMr BURGLARS.
PREPARATIONS TO
TEMPTS AT
FRUSTRATE
BURGLARY.
AT-
To Color Mahoft-sny.
The natural color of mahogany when It
is too light may be deepened by applying
a mixture composed of one-half gallon of
water, four ounces of madder and two
I Annree. nt fust Id ftoil and SnnlT W llil
. untouched, and tbat editor war3i,4VT,ut it t wri streak the grain with
uuu will gle new manogony quit
black. '1 i.'J. New York Tribuua
the coloring of
How a Klf .New Vora Jeweler fluariU
Ilia Costly Treasure Safe Within
safes Are lurluaeU In I'rsll but Sen. I
tl t'aliliiete Alarm Hell Al.o.
I lerv are Ji feet of showt-ascs.half of them
on each side of a long room, and back of
them areas many feel of upright cases stood
against the wall. In the rear of the room
are more cases, and wherever there Is room
for them hiv costly music boxes, bronze
statuettes and other valuable articles of
huroiH'au and American make. All the
showcases nre full of Jewelry and other ar
ticles made or gold ami sliver. Fur twenty
feet near the front tbe cases hold nothing
out real diamonds aud other previous
stones, ror the place is a big jeweler s sales
room up town, where no imitation articles
are sold nothing but real gold and silver
aud real stones.
' hat a beautiful field for a burglar!"
was the Idea that Hashed through the
mind of a reKrtcr who entered the place a
lew days ago.
"What do you do with your goods at
night? the rciRirtcr asked the proprietor.
"1 here Is no secret alsait it," the Jeweler
replied. "Do you see those three cabinets,
those black walnut cabinets, against the
east wall? We put everything iu those at
nighU"
"Yon trust to a black walnut cuplioard
all these rases of gold and diamonds, do
you, valued at at about how much?
"If you take the entire lot," .Mr. Jeweler
latigb.il, "you can have it forfcui.Ooo. Hut
come la-hind the counter with me and let
me show yon the cabinets."
The jeweler led the way to the middle
of the east side of the room, between rase
full of diamonds and costly stones on the
one hand and upright cases full of silver
teapots ami trays and sugar lion-Is on the
other hand.
SKl't'CK CAIUNFTA.
"Here," he said, when the cnbinets were
reached, "Is where we keep everything at
night, except such largo article aa would
not go In. In our business it Is not tho big
things, but the little ones that are valu
able." They wore ordinary looking walnut cab
inets, each M-rhapa seven feet high aud live
feet wide, ami each with folding doors, an
npM-r and a lower panel In each door, A
boy might break them all os-n with a
hammer iu one minute.
Hut Mr. Jeweler threw open one of the
pairs of folding doors and disclosed Inside
au Immense safe that sts-med tosay, "Come
on, now. if you're a burglar; let's see what
you can do!" It was one of the polished
tU-el sort, with tremendous resistance
written all over it.
"These are railed burglar proof safes,"
said the jeweler: "but I need not tell you
tbat no safe is burglar proof. Nothing has
In-cii or ran Is- made that cannot be broken,
ami an expert burglar ran ojs-n any safe in
the world. However, I think these nre aa
nearly burglar proof as any safe in New
York. It Is merely a question of time with
a burglar, and these safes are warranted to
resist any attack, except with explosives,
for twelve hours. There is not much dan
ger from guiMsiwder or dynamite In such
an exposed place, aud to operate with tools
tnccessfully requires twelve hours."
SAI'KS wmny 8AFKS.
As be sisiko he opened the safe doors.
Three-fourths of the Interior was divided
into shelves, all of the same height and
breadth. The1 other fourth was taken up
by another safe, npimreully complete Iu it
self.
There Is where we keep our most valu
able goods, the diamonds and other very
costly articles," the jeweler continued,
tapping the small Inner safe. "There is
one of these inside of each of the large
safes, and each small tafu Is serate aud
complete iu itself, with Its own separate
combination. If a burglar manage to
reach the inside of one uf tbe large safes he
still has another safe to oien Is-fore he can
get tbe most valuable goods. Tbat Is all
that steel can do for us. Now we call in
electricity to stand guard. Kcb safe is
connected by separate wires with the llur
glar Alarm company. If au explosion or
any other jar should move one of them a
sixteenth of au Inch out of its place, a bell
would ring in the headquarters of that
company, and within ninety seconds two
policemen would he here. If auybody
should turn the combination knob a hair's
breadth that would have the same effect.
'Hut that is only tho second step toward
security, let me show you the third."
He closed tbe folding doors of the walnut
cabinet.
Tan one of those panels with your fin
gers, please," he said.
The sound t hat followed was intinledand
heavy, entirely unlike the sound made by
tapping a thin wooden panel.
These slight cabinets are not as de
fenseless as they look," the Jeweler con tin
ned "Those panels are made of paste
board, and other part of the cabinets,
although of wood on the outside, have
pasteboard within."
r-ASTKUOARD AND TI.
And why pasteboard?" the reporter
asked.
"Because pasteboard Is a better noncon
ductor than wood. That panel you tapied
is made of three thicknesses of pasteboard
and two thicknesses of tinfoil. First there
is the outer iastelioard panel, which is
stalued and grained to imitate walnut,
then a layer of tinfoil, then a second sheet
of pasteboard, then a second layer of tin
foil, and finally a third sheet of pasteboard,
hlcb forms tbe back of the panel Tbe
first sheet of tinfoil Is connected with the
positive pole of an electric battery; tbe seo
ond sheet of tinfoil Is connected with the
negative pole of a battery. With the sheet
of pasteboard between them the metallic
sheets do not touch, ami there Is no circuit.
Dsnenhower anj th niislng Cadets.
Hnnenhower was In charge of tbe mesa
ball ul Annapolis during the evening meal,
and Julim Hashiel, of Baltimore, who waa
then a first classman aud the must popular
cadet in the academy, started to leave tho
hall l-cfore the order had la-en given to
rise and march out. Da-hicl was only ex
erclslng t privilege whit h had long been
accorded to first classmen, hut Dnneuhower
sharply reprimanded him and sent him
I sick to his sent. This public rebuke to
their favorite nod abrogation of tho pc
privilege so incensed the owlets that tbe
entire battalion hissed vigorously.
Daiii uhower immediately had the nois
iest division marched nut Into the corridor
aud brought to "company front." Then
he made them a little sHech, telling them
that while he regretted having to unpleas
ant a beginning of bis acquaintance with
them ho was determined to enforce strict
olsslieuee nud resiss t.
"Now," he said, "1 want everyone of you
who by look or action manifested disap
proval of my course in the mess ball to ad
vance taie pace. "
On the instant the entire division, with
nut an exception, advanced one pace. The
bloml rushed to Dauenhower's face and
then receded, leaving him aa white aa a
sheet. He almost staggered, nud his voice
fallered as he said:
"Tbat is right. You are men, ami I ex
pected you to face punishment with the
rootage of mnuhiast. I shall resirt tbe en
tire division to the commandant."
Tho matter resulted in no serious con
sequence to the nircudcrs, however,
aud chielly, I am confident, through Dau
enhower's owu intervention. Hut it was
not until toward the last that the young
stent at the academy came to understand
and appreciate John Danetihower. Inter
view in Chicago Mail.
A Visiting Kagl.
F.ven when half tamed and provided with
food, the sea eagle docs not lose its preda
tory habits. A full grown young bird,
which bad met with some injury, was kept
for some win-ks and fisl by the gardener at
an old castle in tho west which has ts-eti
the home of the chiefs of a Highland clan
for perhaps as long as the clilt of which It
forms almost a part has la-en the eyrie of
the sen eagles. Y hen runs! ami released
It returned to ho fed, and In lime, grew so
familiar as to enter the house.
The dining room, as in ninny ancient
Scotch houses, was at the top of the castle,
with several windows looking out over the
Atlantic Breakfast was laid and many of
the guests were iu the room, when an os-n
window was suddenly darkened as the
eagle Hew Iu from the tea, and folding its
wings alighted on tbe sill. It then flapped
on to the table and after lisiklng at the
guests standing Iu the room it made its
way down the table and swallowed the
butler which was set for use at Intervals
down the Iswrd.
For two years tho eaglo lived alsjut the
rastle, but Its visit to the farmyards were
not less frequent, and thong It "indemnity"
for these out rage was i: i iald, it Is tola
feared that the engl, 's disappearance was
due to a reprisal from an Injured flock
owner, Iiondon SH-etalor.
French and American Dressmaker.
Says a woman who has Investigated:
How many American names do you see on
the signs of nnslistes In Chicago? You do
not have tostop to think of the multiplicity
of French name you see, provided you
give such things any thought. Some of
these names nre genuine. Some are as
sumed, take it tliere are tome genuine
French modistes in Chicago and 1 am not
saying that a French uuxllste does not
generally understand her business. Hut I
know what 1 am talking alsiut when I tell
you that most of the swell d-es that you
tee at the opera and other swagger places
where It is proer to wear such things are
made In Chicago aud by Amerlcau dress
makers. A 1'arislnu modiste who came
here some years ago with a shopful of
French dressmakers told me not long ago
that she had none left that all her work
women are Americans. She tays that they
are bet ter workers than Frenchwomen and
that they have a better Idea of what an
American woman ought to wear and how
she ought to have it made." Chicago
Tribune.
Colonel Ktlisn Allen'a Hword.
The sword which Colonel Kthnn Allen
carried w hen he demanded the surrender
of Fort Ticonderoga "In the name of tbe
great Jehovah anil the Continental con
gress" Is. by gift and inheritance, the per
tonal property of a young ncwspaor man
of Jackson, Mich., Hannibal Allen Hop
kins. The sword is an old fashioned blade,
nicked aud venerable, twenty -seven Inches
long and slightly curved. The handle
measures seven Inches, making the total
length of the weapon thirty-four Inches.
The handle Is of bone or horn,
Tbe mounting Is of silver, washed with
gold, the latter being partially worn off.
A dog's head of silver forms the end of the
handle, and from this to the guard runs a
silver chain. On one of the silver bauds of
tbe scabbard the name, "Ktban Allen," Is
engraved In large letters; on another band,
"K. Urasher, maker, N. York," and on atill
another, in script, "Martin Vosburg, 177V
Why this name appear no oue knows.
St. Louit Globe-Democrat.
Th (tneipected Cue.t.
If there 1 any annoying thing In the life
of a housewife, It I the arrival of a guest,
by invitation of the husband, notice of
which had not previously Isn-n given by
tbe aforesaid husband. Under such cir
cumstance much good taste and considera
tion must needs t shown on all ililea. For
Instance, I beard of such a case where,
when the husband and lilt guest arrived,
It was to find the wife 111 in bed, where the
bad retired after preparing an exceedingly
plain meal consisting of codfish, baked
potatoes, bread and butter and tea. Tbe
wife nerved herself to leave ber lied and
' I.I- ... .1.- I I -II L - lu.
But let a burglar begin to operate upon the P !"""' " , "T 7
I.
reoulre thirty days and the skill of
y-two people to produce a bank note, no
iter if its denomination is one dollar or
,00a To maintain the bureau requje
annual appropriation of U.IOO.OA
ssnTTa wood of Australia is hart- and
.Un-toak. It is well adapt-1 for
pantting and u, RId ts destine; to be
wTj?ufVor wltL'rch boilder.owing
to IU rich deep mahogany eolor.
.. .nllttin wood. ui,
when b-"- v"'ir rf,ffen foot. "Vu m tuls great city.
hrrs - . TESTES '
nnr
JrVf '-feard. with great , ArcUnia.Gsbr aaa e.
wrwifgrj'n th Ye Eoaa. .
at
4H
-- - w, Mmaon, "thjt ar
las so.ow unxUim that each lv U
atroL
cabinet, and run a knife blade or a gimlet
or anything else through the panel, and
the metallic tool, touching both sheet of
tinfoil, instantly completes the circuit, a
bell rings In the burglar alarm oluce, and
two policemen come, as before." I
'It tbat all?" the reporter asked.
'No, not quite," Mr. Jeweler smilingly
replied. "Besides these little appliances
we have a watchman to the store all night '
Part of bis work it to press a little electrio
button every half hour from tbe time we
lock the front dooat night till we open it
In the morning. Thereby he tells the
burglar alarm people tbat he is awake and
on duty. If he lets sixty seconds beyond
the half hour pas without pressing the
button, tbe two policemen come to tee
What Is the matter, just a if somebody bad
tampered with the safes."
There were no more precautions and
tbe jeweler and the reporter emerged from
tbe inner region of gold aud precious
stones.
"Thank you very much," said the re
porter.
"Oood day," said tbe Jeweler. "Come
again: but always coma In tbe daytime."
New York Sun.
exactly aa though everything had trans
pired according to prevtout arrangement
and mutual consultation. I'll warrant the
buslwind nnd wife had an Interview on the
itlbject Inter In the day, and I am certain
that both agreed that their guest waa a
perfect gentleman. Detroit Free Pre.
Honesty rtnt Itasealltjr.
There It no greater fallacy than tbat of
the superior practical character of rascal
ity. Often, indeed, It gains a temporary
advantage. Honesty is often drowsy and
very laxy; but when It awakes and stirs It
I the most practical of all forces. Among
tbe pure drop of wisdom that fall In prov
erb from the accumulated experience of
ages, none is purer than that Honesty Is tbe
beet policy. You call it a mean motive of
conduct, but It is no meaner an appeal
than tbat of the familiar Christian exhor
tation, Be good and you will be happy. It
Is primarily not a rule or a motive, it is the
simple statement of a truth, and Tweed il
lustrates it a plainly aa John Jay.
Oeorgs William Curtis in Harrier 'a
A Bad Dog. w
Two fashionable ladies were conversing
few days ago, when one of them said
there waa a very dangerous dog tat ber
neighborhood. '
"Ha he bitten anybody?" asked one of
The sweet girl students of Denmark. (
, . . aesirons mat an tne worm snoniu snow .
Mother (reading from Blb!rt--Aadl ' ot thsir aspirations, b.v. de- th,
tt shall be given to you; seek aui ye uinmnJU - announce the fact ty wear- "Yesterday he caught a little pig by the
find; knock and it shall be opened nolo T l'l w " ear and bit rl terribly."
CANNIBAL INDIANS.
AMERICAN
TIME
SAVAGES WHO AT ONe
ATE HUMAN FLESH.
vdn. For every one that asketh recdveth "! lii,llark hut with a black ribbon
Small Child (aged six, interrupting with . rouii -Mgi university badge thereon.
deep sigh) Ah, that was in those days, not banu and u-c
in these) London Truth. I
Evidence of It.
Nellie saw a negro for the first time the
other day. "Is be an orphan, mammal"
tbe asked.
"I don't know, dear, why?" she aaked.
"He's dot his face and bands in
to." Harper's Bacsz.
Is that so? If he it tbat kind of a dog
I'm cot going to let my children play in
that neighborhood."
"Nor mine either. "-Texas Sifting.
say that tnany of the
Pyinml niiir. I.uili Af thm lees
k i ,., 14,.. !.. Uow oftea w bear It said of some sweet,
,u lSl Zi.iL matronly dame, "How much handsomer
which poured fortuXn!?1hbt'nn5 Mr. U now than when .be wa. a girl,"
In great streams on the atjr ' or of some Intellectual woman, "What a
clay beds. This mixture of L4' f ne, noble face!" but who can And any
lava is now mixed and used tor -V I" tag attractive la a faded, dressed up doUf
Th Tribe Lived nn I.snd I'pon Which
tha City of Chlcafo Now Htands It
Wat Slauy Year Ago and th Practice
Doe Not rrevail at th Pre.ent Tim.
There was one sKt on the North Amerl
cau continent, and only one, of which w
have authentic account, where man eating
people dwelt, and that dark spot was
found within the geographical limit of
what is now flic states of Indiana and Illi
nois, Hen-, prior to the beginning of tbe
present ceutliry, was found a society of
savages la-longing to the Minnewayt
(Miami.-), who devoured the bodies of pris
oners of war that were bunted at the
stake. The writer, while a resilient of
Fort Wayne, I ml., over fifty years ago,
where the .Miami and I'ottawattotule In
dians then resided, hail very often teen a
very old, shriveled up squaw, a repulsive
hsiking creature, who, It was aald, was
descendant of the family uf man eaters be
longing to the Miami.
I remember one Sabbath afternoon. In
SeptcmlH-r, IKM, while taking a stroll with
my aged friend, Jeaue Uattiste Urn no, an
old French engage and Indian trader, then
at least eighty years old, a very Intelligent
man, having Iss-n educated for the priest
lussl, possessing an extraordinarily good
memory; we had readied a Is-autiful spot,
a small grove that skirted the banks of the
Su Joseph river a mile alsive the town.
Seated on a log on the elevated bank of tbe
stream, he gave me a thrilling description
of tho terrible defi-at ot lieueral 1 1 armor
at I his very spot in 171)1.
He was a spectator of this engagement.
so sanguinary nnd disastrous In its results.
lnlo talking, a canoe with several Indians
in It was passing down the stream. On
discovering Kruno the canoe was headed for
the shore, landing at our feet. I at once
recognized that same old hag of a squaw as
one of the party. After a short talk with
Ilrunothey turned into the stream again
aud passed on to the town.
A MAS EATING VAMIIT.
I then told my companion the oft repeat
ed story that I had heard regarding this
woman. He said that it was true; that he
had known her for over forty years; that
she was the only (laughter of White Skin,
the last head of the family of man eaters.
I knew her father," he said, "when I first
came to this part of the country to trade
with the ludlnns In 1770. White Skin at
that time was said to lie about ninety year
old, and no doubt it waa true; yet be waa
an active, Industrious man, posse ssed of a
very retentive memory. The family, dur
It g the time I knew them, consisted of the
old man, an aged ton and this daughter.
They resided on Kel river. They were
known far and near aa the man eating
family. The Indlnnsseemedtoshun them.
I he old man and his family manufactured
buckskins, were tanners or dressers of
deerskins; they excelled in that business,
tor a numls-r of years I traded with them.
purchasing their skins for tbe Detroit
market, where I found a ready sale for
them, I fonnd the old fellow bad no re
luctance to talk about the man eating
charge made against him, particularly
wit b mo.
One beautiful moonlight night, while
seated upon the grass in front of tbe bark
but, smoking our klnnlklnnic, the old man
gave me the entire history of that portion
of his life connected with tbe man eaters.
And this story I have written and told to
often that I know It by heart, as th
schoolboys any.
While Skin said that to eat human
flesh was a religious rite conferred upon
his forefathers many, many generations
before, when the Minnewayt included
most nil of the Indians living on this side
of tho big river, tho Mississippi, and, by
hereditary descent, passed from family to
family.
A IttitUUOUS niTR.
On tbe death of his grandfather, bis
father and his brother became the sole
representatives of this order, each having
the right to perform tbe ceremonies at
these human saerlllcea. I asked him how
often be bad eaten human flesh, and did he
assist In killing those to be devoured?
No,' said he, 'they were always prison
ers ot war and generally Indians from hos
tile tribes, and now and then a pale face.
In my younger days I participated In
great many of those feasts. We all liked
the taste of human flesh. It was much
sweeter than the llesh of wild animals. We
never ate it solely for the purposes of food,
to satisfy hunger. We partook of it as a
religious rite, although some of the In
dian wheu Invited to partake with ns
would eat mure than others. My brother
and sister liked It to well that thoy would
eat until they were full. As time passed
the custom gradually declined. The Catho
lic mlssiouarli-s did much to stop these
saerlllcea. It has been over twenty years
since I last tasted human flesh.'
"White Skin nrided himself uin the
fact that he represented a faiuUy that bad
such great distinction oooforred upon It.
When 1 wa about twenty year old,' aald
he, 'I attended grand feast of this kind,
held on th east bank of tbe St. Joseph
river, near Ke-kl-ou-gn (Fort Wayne). We
were notified by a ruuner the day before to
be at the place of sacriflco early the follow
ing afternoon We reached the ground
alxmt noontime. The laces ol tbe entire
family were painted black; even the pap
poose op It mother's hack.
TIIK CtlvEMONV,
" 'A crowd of several hundred Indian
had already assembled, anxiously await
ing tor the ceremonies to begin. Th pris
oner, a Sauk Indian, who was perfectly
naked, fastened to a stake, was chanting
his deat h song. Hu was very brave. When
tbe tun was yet about two hours high a
squaw approached with a flambeau In her
hand to ignite the fagots, when tbedoomed
prisoner snatched the flambeau from ber
hand and set fire to bis own funeral pile.
At this act of bravery the great crowd sent
up shouts of ad ml rat ion.
'When dead tbe body was laid npon tne
burning coalt until it was well cooked.
After a prolonged ceremony, my father cut
off a piece of tbe flesh for each member of
the family, presenting It to us upon a
sharpened stick, while we sat in a circle
around the smoldering embers. After the
family were all helped, my father, in aloud
voice, asked If there was any person present
who wished to participate in tbe feast,
when several men and squaws cam for
ward and seated themselves In the circle.
They were then told to help themselves.
"'While the feast was going on a deep
tilence prevailed. And just aa th tun
went down behind tbe treetop it was an
nounced that the ceremonies were ended,
when yell went upthat shook theearth.'" '
Detroit Free Pres.
id used to r -4-N1
Couldn't Btsnd Daylight,
Tbe Salt Lako Ilerald is responsible
for tbe following: At a quarry near Salt
Lake frog bopped out of a pocket la
the center of a rock which had just been
blasted. The animal wu of small ilza
and perfectly white. Its eyes were un
usually large, but apparently blind.
Where the month should btv beea
there was only a line. Tbe frog died
ucxt morning.
"-"
It Is wonderful with what facility roast
ed coffee Imparts Its virtue to boiling wa
ter. Probably no fruit give np its virtues)
so rapidly.
When a dog Is In hi own dooryant he
doesn't have to be very big to b brave
enough to bark at aa tlephaat la the
street.
i