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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1892)
t I EUGENE CITY GUARD, 1. 1 CAM r HELL. . . freprletor. EUGENE CITY. OREGON. j j " HOUUAY3 IN AUSTRALIA, tiit people of Th"' 1 r ' ,J""' Tk Tiilugt I sally. Tht easy going method of business llf In Anttralla, which is one of th thing that most forcibly Impress tbe American visitor, 1 la do way belter illustrated than In the great numlr of holiday with which tii colonist indulge tbciuselve. How many die Ijon there ar lath Aus tralian commercial culundar I cannot at th moment ur through want of ready reference, but my luiprussion li that tbey average one a week the year round. Tble It certainly not an extravagant eat I mate If we consider not only- the daye appointed (or publle festivity, but alio those that are H aalde by varioiia guild anil trade. The buysber, the bakera and the candle tick make, tbia manufactory and that wboleaale warehouse, all have at leaat one day of iecial jubilation la addition U thoee legally set aitlila by liberal and pa ternal government. If we count the daye that are In part or wholly wanted iu prepa ration for those celebrations aud lu recov rry therefrom the total would be aome thlng startling. I went into my tailor' the other day U inquire why a auit thut had becu promised a week twiore wae not yet uuiivereu. "Whon we took your order." wild the bead ciitter blandly, "we quite forgot that Thursday wan the tallore' picnic." Aa the dar wae then the Monday following could not aee what bearing thli ohaerva tlon had on the caee. Tbe brad cutter wae much surprised when I expressed thie opinion. "Ab. well." aald he, "you aee the men hare not got back to work yet. Tbey make rather merry at the plcnlo.of course, and are aitt to keep It up when they get borne, and we nerer expect to aee much of them nntll after Sunday Hatnrday alter noon being a regular half holiday anyhow, don't you know. However, we ahall prob ably aend borne your order by Wednesday, One get used to tbia aort of thing In Aus tralia. Beslu these occoiional and fugitive boll daye in which certain classified bodia of Individual participate there occur at least twice in the year a continued aeriea of fee tlvltle, which oomtutne a week or tw each at Christina and Easter, At Christ- tnaa the Melbourne stock exchange ad jouro for a fortnight; many Urge nianufoctorlc entirely iiupend opera tlone for ten da)t; tlie bank are closed nd tbe pottoltlc la only open at brief and uncertain houre for a week; evwry body who can aave, beg or borrow, or otberwiae gain foeation of sufficient money for tbe purpoee guc Into tbe country, or to tbe racee, which, like the poor, are alwayi with ue of Australia, and Melbourne la an aapect of desertion like a city itrlcken with the plngue. The Kaster rason brings aimllnr phenomena to light. Cloelng on Thursday night, no bank, warehouse or olllce opened until the Wed nesday following. Every train was packed to uffocutlmi either with people going Irom Melbourne Into the country or com Ing from the country into Melbourne, all seeking change and flying a rapidly na might be to econee that ivm unfamiliar In that pursuit. Melbourne letter la lioaton Journal. Fetes la England. Early in ipring the dog foxes travel great distances to find their mate, nnd on till evening their cry may be heard plainly, throo short, husky barks, like the oughofadog with a bone in his throat. Tbe vixen ocasiiumlly inters a plaintive bowl, a weird, uncomfortable noise. Tbe first cube are dropped early In tbe middle of March, aometiniea in some large earth that has been used (ur years, but frequently in a bole which the vixen has made fur herself. Unlike the otters, foxes do not resent the presence of other of their species In their hunting ground. A pair of otters will monopolize mile of river; but If there Is plenty of game and tbe cover are quiet half dozen vixens yiay take up their quartern in one square mile. The quantity of food which the cub require la extraordinary; nnd if the fox were uot the in nut running as well as one of the most active and enduring of suit mala the old ones would find it hard te atlsfy them. Fortunately for the moth rs of large famlllea for they sometime nave as many as seven at a litter tbe oubs are omnivorous fncdors, and, except snakes or storts, will eat almost anything. Fish, frogs, fats, small birds, Held mice, rabbits and all kinds of game or their usual fare. The vixens prowl round every fowl house tn the parish at least ouce a week. They will cllmbnn Ivy covered tree nd catch a wood pigeon on her nest, or bide iu patch of rushes and catch the moor hen as she swims from her Island borne to the bank. Meantime the father of tbe family leads a comfortable bachelor life, spending the warm days curled up la a snug neat in the long, dry grass, with good thick tuft between him and the wind. or, If the day be very calm, be allpa Iuto. the crown of pollard aud sleep there. lxmuou bpoctutor. ' Don't Tear to Drink Cold Water. That cold water at any time our most natural beverage should become danger ous at the very time when tbe system is most urgently In need of refrigeration eeina physiological paradox, aud my skepticism hi that respect wot atrongly confirmed by a long sojourn in Algiers aud fnanlsh America. On the hottest afternoon of a tropic! summer I have seen Mexloaa soldiers kneel down at tbe brink of rivu let, cooled by the snows of the high Sierras, and quench their thirst without atiut, Just as our nature guided fellow creature would obey tjie promptings of au unmis takable, nay, almost lrrwtstlble, luttlnct, Tbe mure Idea of dreading the conse quences of enjoying that most natural of all luxuries would seem wholly Incompre hensible to several hundred millions of our fellow men, and we might, Indeed, aa well warn them pot to ruu the rltk of indulging first claas appetite by eallug, or not to yield to the appeals of a work exhausted body by falling asleep. Kxierleiioe would certainly never Illustrate the wisdom of suoh warn ings, and tbe real secret of tbe strange de lusion Is either the mediieval monk doc trine that "whatever is natural is wrong," or misapplied lesson derived front tn fate of su nut ruck alcohol drinker.-Dr, Oswald in Home Maker, Serfs sad Aljisra. ' Serge la tbe economical woman's ma terial. She delights lu It gloat and ita (rashness. When it limes these ah put it into the washtub and it cornea ont new gain. For thesuinrueroutluglt Is incom parably better than flannel. The only ma terial that approaches it for every day out of door vacation wear It a good alpaca, and lpaea has a surface which is not becoming to all complexions. For women who eon wear It, alpaca i very cool, very durable, very light, wonderfully considerate about bedding dirt this is point for the eco nouiloal woman's oousidenttlnn and mat to be relied on when caught In the rain than most material, though in this re peel erg la its euiwrior. New York World, Anxious lu Knew. Tommy Is your little boy aa big at me? Dr. baintly (the parish clorgjuieu) Why do you ask, my little nianf Tommy 'Cause ma .aid when my cloths got too shabby fur iu to wear she would end them over to jour house. CI ntloW tsd FunJbr. - I IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. The Boy Whom the Olrl Berased Be eonss Ureal Ma la After Life, A fashionable physician told ma an In teresting exiwriune the other day. Thirty rear ago ha wae a bov In one of tbe Til We near New York. Lik most lads of his age be bad sweetheart, with whom be used to attend prnye' meetings, parti and other affairs. ULe some other village maidens, this maid was capricious, and one fine day she coolly gave blm tbe go-by for some other fellow. To add Insult to Injury she badgered blm about bis pros Dect. and asked tauntingly what be was going to do when he grew up to be a man. Oh I he waa going to be doctor, ana great doctor, Bhe laughed and aald con' temptuously, as only wicked, heart break' Ing girl can, that he'd never amount te much, because her mother hod told bcr that he was very stupid. "Well, that' all right," responded out doctor, grimly. "You 11 hear from mt some day, because I am going to make success of it." The vlllsge lad kept but word. He became a famous doctor and at tended some of the most celebrated person! in tbe United State. II rose constantly iu bis profession, and bad almost forgot ten bis village maid when on day not very long ago be received not from ber asking If be waa the same person she bod known a a boy. He replied courteously, but without unnecessary words, that h was. About two weeks later tbe lady tailed on him at hit office. Bhe wo gray haired and matronly. She hod seen hit name hundreds of time In tbe public priuU, but hod supposed thai It must be some one other than her former admirer. Then she asked would be do her favor, iler husband bad bad reverses, nd was at present aort of demented paralytic. Bhe was too poor to provide for blm, and had vainly tried to have him ad mlttrd to one of the hospital for incu ablet. The doctor gave her note to the tuiicriutendent of the hospital, with which be happened to be connected, that wa tantamount to an order for tbe adinissio of tne patient. Two months after, tht husband died in tbe Institution and the widow called to thank the doctor for bis service. A tear glistened In her eye, and with dccphlgh she hinted at how different thing might have been If her mother badn't for bidden her to have anything more to do with the stupid village lad. The doctor, who saw tbe ticklish ground the widow was treading, rapidly changed the subject, nd soon after bowed tbe lady out with much dignity to receive on of hi blah priced patients. Hut be waa very absent minded, aud shocked hi now caller con' iderably by the diflldeut manner In which be asked after her symptom. Hi mind waa wit b tbe Hudson river village girl of thirty year ago. New York Star. What a frlvate Offered General. I wo serving In a regiment under Gen. Bauks wheu one of our men (truck bll captain, aud wa of course put under ar rest and beld up for court martial. One day Just before tbe trial was coming off ht sent word to the brigade general that be hail something of the greatest Importance to communicate. Tbe general went down to see him, or rather hail the prisoner brought to his tout, and when they were alone be said: "Well, my man, yuu wanted to sue mef "I did." "You claim to have very Important nowsf" "I have, general." "Well, out with It. "Well, general, you know tbey brand government mules aud homes?" "Yes." "And that some of the boy who get an animal try to efface tbe braud and aell Blurt" "Yes." "Hut they make a poor job of It." "Urn I" "Well now, general, I've got a dead sure thing on that brand business, I can take one oil lu a week and never turn a hair, My proposition Is this: (let Capt. U. to withdraw his charges aud I'll not only give you my receipt, but I II agree to steal and sell a hundred mules a month and give you half tbe profits." The general uldn t brain blm on the spot, but the offer added an extra year to the seutauce of the court martial. New York Hun. A Word lo the Men. Of course there are masculine women womeu afflicted from birth with ruaunlah minds, and predlsosed to channels of use fulness which are more commonly navt gated by men. 8uch women or not ail bally IirosNca either. Some of them even presume to marry and have children. But tbey are exceptional creatures, and are anally counterbalanced by the femluiue men. The average womau la a thorough' going womnu, aud Is not to be educated out of It, i oil may teach her Iatln, you uuiy let her oiierate typewriter, or teach school, or work lu a factory, or dot off lan guoge by telegraph, and become as Inde pendent as female still. pendent as you please. She is a persistent If .Mr. Allen will only stir up hi males, and see to It thut tbey are oomimUnt, faith' ful and good providers, he may ceuae to distress himself. The proiKirtlon of the geutlur sex who limltit upon reosoulng by logical proccsne and comiietlug with men iu bread winning avocations will not be great enough to afford him legitimate dis tress. Take care of your men, Mr. Allen, and your women won't have to take care of themselves. And if they don't have to they wou t do It. bcribuer a. Mothers and Children, "The niithcr's breath I ay tweet," say Scotch proverb. The same sentiment I lets tenderly exprtwied by Uerman aud l French proverb, "Mother's truth keeps con' ttant youth." Another Scotch proverb Is Illustrative of the Influeuce of parental example: "Trot Ivy t her, trot mithur, how can fool ambleP" 1 be Idee expresited by the Lngltsh prov erb, "Tbe crow thinks her own bird the fairest," takes iu Uerman the form of 'Every mother's child hi handsome," or "No ape but sweara he has the finest cbil dren." Kvery mother knows, though many heed not tbe fact, that unless she transfers some household duties to the daughter she en courages her child to grow up in sloth and ignorance. An Lngllah proverb thut utter the warning: "A light heeled mother makes a heavy heeled daughter." Youth' Com panion. rerwveraoee Will l lk Mr. John A. Igan tars she ho taught herself the use of carpenter tool until able to build a cupboard or put a new shelf in the pantry. Sb maahd on thumb, sawed the other half off, crippled two An ger and knocked her knees, but persever ance won and the jack plan la king. De troit Free Tress. Itostray the Sparrow s. The American Oruit hohigists' union of ficially recommends that all public foster- ng of the r.nglish sparrow be stopped; at Ita introduction luto new localities be roblbited by law, and that all existing for Ita protection be repealed and unties offered for It destruction. Chria- ian at Work. Much legendary lor 1 connected with be date. The small round hoi at the lck la said to have been made by Moham med's teeth, when one day he foolishly tried to bite one, aud in some place U ; i xpresslon "at the same time a date and 'uuiy" is explained by the fact that in ; lUmatan the day's fast I usually broksa by Bnt eating date. 1 A New Yorker's Adventures in the South Seas. A SHIPWRECK AND ITS RESULTS. (lie I'rlnrlpal Cutaway Mails King of an Inland and Offered I'ollmlted Wives. How Us Ilrewnl Htrong Vrluk an AbandiiBsd His Throne and Crown. fCopyrlght, IMC!, by Amerlcao Press Associa tion.) UST about three yH hundred miles to 1sKl" Australia Is the paradise of this world. It' a long, narrow Island guarded against all the encroach menu of civiliza tion by coral reef, There Is no harbor for vessels, and therefore n chance offer for tbe South sea com' mercial pirate to trade with tbe na tives, to kidnap them or to introduce the vices of drink and gaming. I wo king of that glorious little spot for nearly ilx mouths, and if my sense had been equal to my luck I'd be king there still." So spoke tall, gaunt man who is known to nearly every resident of upper New Y'ork city as Jack O'Urien. He is old now and not rich, but be bos enough of this earth's dross to keep the wolf from the door, and he is wealthy in a fund of expe rience and adventure such as fulls to the lot of few men. His father was "North of Ireland" Protestant. He and his six brother were born In New York city. All father and sons belonged to the volun tcer fire department. Along In the late fifties Jack became caiiormau and a rover. After an absence of ten years be returned and found that hi father nnd brother had gone to the war a Union soldiers, and tnat five of tbe latter hod died, face to the front, on the Held of battle. Comparatively speaking, Jack wa wealthy in those days of bis early return, and be made thing pleasant for his surviving relatives, He bought S mall schooner for the love of the sea was strong In his veins and took them sailing up and down the Atlantic coast. Then, a time passed on, tbe weather beaten old adventurer from the south Pacific struck bis colors to the little god Cupid. In other words, he met and mar ried a handsome, sensible woman, who i still hi wife. After that, naturally, 1 desired a home on shore not far from the ocean, but still rock anchored and stable, So bo settled down In New York, sold bis ship and, like tbe honest mariner he is. fell prey to land sharks. A few thousands he had given to his bride, and that tbey now have, but the re mainder of his modest fortnnehe "let out," a he terms it, totho still well remembered firm of Grunt & Ward. Of course be never got a pinny's return, but wheu tbe crash cumo he faced tbe inevitable as bravely as ha had faced many a typhoon' "borrowed from my girl," as he phrases it made a few judicious investments, and now, as the autumn of life come on, ll able to calmly view the world from tbe porch of hi little suburban cottage and recall the event of hi stormy and world wldo career. IIccuuho bo ha leisure after labor chanced to hear tbo strange story of how Jack O'llricn became king and bow he lost bis Job. 'It was Just after my little shindy with the Alabama, when I got out legal papers anil held that big Confederate cruiser for three days in an Australian port until all tbe Yankee vessel got awny," remarked the old gentleman, "that I cleared from Syduey for a copra crul.to down among tbe islands hnmoa way. I owned and commanded as taut a lit' tie craft as ever plowed south Pac!!lo waters, aud had a splendid crew of six men. Tbe second day out it came on to blow. Then a fog shut everything from sight, the steering apparatus got out of order and it seemed us though all the ele ments nnd deities were against us. We couldn't keep our courae. We could only guess where we were, nnd all of us, myself Included, got panic stricken Hut we fought on as best we could until late one dark night we heard tbe roar of breakers. The current was carrying the ship Inshore like a helpless log, and the only thing to do wo for every man to make his own struggle for life. Tbe ves sel struck, and from the way she ripped sport I knew we were on a coral reef. A second later all of us were In tbe water, "How I got ashore I can't say, but wheu the sun rume up I found myself lying o the beach, halt naked, sore, bruised nnd dazed. I staggered to my feet and got my first conscious thought on seeing two of my men lying not far awuy and apparent- M81-OVKKKI) UY THK NATIVES. lydead. I limped ami crawled to theil sides. Tbeu I fell exhausted, when a cri roused me nnd I raised niywlf a bit from tbe sand. Several natives wvre approach ing from a palm grove. I molltvt mut tering that I didn't care whether they killed us or let us alone. The rest for some time I don't know how long was a blank. " hen I awoke I wo lying on rude couch Just oiit.sidethedoorof a big hut, and near me sat my two men, who had been re ived, and who were tbe ouly ones left of y crew. '"Hello cap,' said Tom Masters, who ow lives iu Host on; 'glad to see you ouiin around, cause we're iu luckf How sof I feebly queried. "'Why the niggers speak English and we're prophecy.' " It was explained to me by Mr. O'Urien that in the South sea tbe islander only are "uiggers," and that Africans, Indians, blui'se and so ou figure in the list with Fnglish and Americana as "white folk." He further said that Masters, with the aid of Dick Dear, the i tber tailor, made plain to him their extraordinary statement. The island was called by the native Ontaru. but this name had been practically aban- meii lor tluit or twehome, tbe change in title having followed the rescue fifteen yean previously of the sole survivor of the rrck of the British hark Chelsea. This wsif waa a Pitcairn Inlander, and asserted that he was a gnuxUnnof Adams, rman who figured in tbe famous mntinv n the ship Bounty, lit taught the na ve l.nglisb and gradually weaned them from the use of tbrir own tongue. He ex plained to them let principle of rtUglon mm' at be understood tbem, and the result was h itrang mixture of Jewish rite and Christian observances, A year went by the Pitcairn man be gan to prophesy, and just before bl death told the people that they must watch fur the coming of man "white a tbe foam of the ea," who would be their lawgiver and guide. He, too, would be cast up by tbe waves. Before he died tbe stranger taught them one song, "Home, Sweet Home," and explained in a rude way lu meaning. Therefore the native looked about with new appreciation of their surroundings, and, their tongues halting bit at the askimllation of tbe new lan guage, changed the name of their Island from Ontaru to Swehome. Well. It transpired that the casting ashore of Captain O'Brien, Tom Master and Dick Dear wo regarded as tbe f ulllll mcnt of the prediction made by the other castaway of years before. Continued tbe captain: "I wasn't white a sea foam by a good deal, but I wa wblter'n anything they'd seen, for you know tbe Island is so reef fortified that no ship can get near it. Soon as I got able to ttand a lot of old fellow came to me and said I was to be made chief. "Tbey banded me an old broken paddle as a sign of royalty, and some stalwart men put me on a sort of seat, swung me up to their shoulder and lugged me olf to tbe council house. There they uld me homage and asked my will. By my first decree I appointed Tom chief of police and Dick speaker of tbe boune. The house 1 made up of a dozen elderly men and told tbem we would consult when anything lm- port unt had to lie decided. But, bless you, no government was needed. "The Swehomers were like angels with out wings and grub was a drug on the market. The air, tbe sea and the land combined to make life a round of luxur ious laziness, and tbe only bother I had wo all along of that dead Pitcairn Is lander. He'd told my subjects that Solomon had a thousand wives. There wasn't that tnuny women In the kingdom, but my tub- CHOSEN AS MOKAItCIt. Ject were rather inclined to turn over U me nil tbe females, young, middle aged and old. I managed to explain, however, that under tbe Christian dispensation one helpmeet was considered enough, and after tbnt wo progressed quite comfort ably. 'So things vient on for five perfect months. We'd wake in the morning and wonder if it wasn't all dream, we were so blamed comfortable. Hut our own in fernal enterprise busted up the whole busi ness at lost. One day the three of us wan dered nlouu tbe shore and saw something that stuck out of tbe sand. It wo musket barrel. We dug down nnd got out six; also a big kettle. Thry had the French llower-ile-luce stamped on tbem and must have been relics of nn ancient wreck. All to once Tom blast his bide had an idea. 'What's tbe matter,' he said, 'with making a worm and still out of these guu barn-Is and this pot?' So we got pieces of hard wood, made a fire by friction, bent tbe iron, fixed thing's up, gathered fruit- principally oranges and in time had coa cocted tbe most villainous brew that ever parsed mortal lips. Tbe whole Island got drunk, then got sober again and demanded more. Now it was Dick'H turn to have nn Idea. cuhs him. 'I want no more of that stuffl' be exclaimed, 'but I'd like to get where I can have a good swig of rum. lt's put to sea and chance it.' Like fools we agreed. e launched a small fishing bout, by miracle got outside the reefs and breaker and were picked up nearly dead three days afterward by the tramp clipper ship Yel low Jacket. I bey made me work my pas sage to Sau Francisco me, who had I wen king by the right of prophecy and the will of tbe peoplel "Ail that is year ago now, but as I sit here of a flue afternoon and watch the westering sun I can conjure up views of that glorious island the stately trees, tb gorgeous birds, the roar of tbe surf, tbe sweet voices of tbe women, tlie considerate and brotherly kindness of tbe men, tbe harm of tlie isolation that shut us out from the scheming world and yet gave u full view of the splendors of the universe. Above us swung the southern cross and the full orbed moon by night, by day the great trees tempered tbe blaze of the tun. Nature and man were In harmony, but we had to spoil all with our ideas! "Alas fur tbe days when I was a king!" FltED C. DATT05. Hnw the niaekinake Climbs. A blacksnake, measuring perhaps trll'.e over six feet, was found clinging to side of a small tree, around which it mid hav wrapped itself nearly twice I ' . wished to do so. Instead of this the .a!. c passed right and left, at short dis- iiiicis catching the folds along its under iris over aud liehind tbe slightly project- ig roughness of the hark. As the snake rested only five or six feet ilT tbe ground one of tbe young men who saw It grasped at its tail to test its cling ing qualities, but so great was the force Uh which it pulled upward that it proved ilillicult tak to bold it. I inally becom' lug annovnl at Its ill treatment, the snake 'ached down threateningly at the offend ing hand, and toeing his bold fell to the round. front In reanuts. The price usually paid by the consumer or peanut eater Is ten to fifteen cent pound for the best grade. As the farmer receives but three to five cent per pound there seems to be a wide margin of profit for somebody, but a a matter of fact the dirt which the fanner is careful to leave on the nuts often makes up 80 or 80 per cent. of the whole weight. After allowing for this loss of weight in the cleaning proceo and the expeusea involved in getting the nut ready for the market the profit is perhaps uot so enormous, though it Is still gh enough to stimulate the dealers to considerable activity. St. Ixmls Post-Dispatch. It Expressed the Popular Idea. JCsthetio Gentleman I presume you strive to make each article suggestive of it use tn both form and decorntiou. Silversmith That is our constant aim. Lihelic Gentleman Then why don't eon decorate your cream pitchers with pas toral scenes instead of the allegory uf the old oaken bucket? Silversmith The latter is more thor oughly In vord with tlie prevailing idea. Jeweler' Weekly. Another Testimonial. "Is marriage a failuref" ' Yes," replied Annette, as the gated proudly at bier ring linger, "it Is m far as Uclle FUkbo la concerned. "-Ufa. NERO SURPRISED HER THE DISMAL STORY OF A HORRID CRIME THAT FAILED. Horn Grand ma Posed a a lady Maebetfc and Couldn't Sleep After Making Poor Old Macbeth Do tbo Job Amnio Civet the Dog a New Lest of Life. "It hannened when you were little bit f a fellow-so high," and the old ludy, l-mllnir down, stretched her hand out Lome tweutv-four Inches from the floor. He had como to u Just a fluffy, plump, tttle ball of wixd wheu your father wa vnunff. and wrhap that wo why your grandfather and I alway loved Nero Just a little bit better than tbe other dogs. "Tbe yeurs went along; our boy became a man. He married, and presently you put in appearance, you little scampi Yet Nero was with us still. Ho was very old, of course, and the greater part of bl time was snent on tbe hearth rug; but then, who had a better right to It, 1 should like to know? He was welcome to It, I m ur. It was only when I began to notice that the old fellow was stilToring and that hi life wa getting to be a heavy load for hint to carry that I at last broached tne uojoa very gently to your grandfather. " 'Charles, my dear,' said I, 'don't you think that Nero is getting just a little decrepit?' "'Well.' replied your grandfather, stroking his chin, 'be cerUiiuly Is not quit so lively us he used to lie, but then, neither are you, my dear, uor um I.' "I crossed the room nnd sat down beside him. 'Ah I but ago doesn't mutter to you and me, Charles. Wo don't mind, for we can remember. But it' different with poor old Nero. Auo means for him Just misery nnd pain. It si-ems cruel lo pro' long it. The children will lie fairly heart broken, I know, but I wo thinking, Charles I I was think' THK DECISION. "Your grandfather drew back hit chair and looked at mu iu nmascmcut. "'Youdou't mean to wiy, Martha, that you'd' "'Yes, I do,' 1 nodded emphatically. 'It's the kindest thing we can do for him.' And nil the time I wus finding that I was the blackest hearted creature that ever lived. "But after a little your grandfather came round to my way of thinking. It's a way be hail!" added tbe old lady simply. "'How shall we do it?' said be at last. 'I've got ouly one thing to say alsiut it. lie sha'n't be drowned, Martha. Drown ing' only fit for kittens. Yourgruudfatber always did hate cats, my dear. "'Drowned:' exclaimed 1 Indignantly. 'Well, I should rather think not, indeed! Now, I've thought this matter out very carefully, Charles, nnd I rather incline to to arsenic, A little urscnic properly admin istered will answer the purpose. We can give it to him on a bit of beefsteak. He's vory fond of that. "Your grandfather drew out hi red silk pocket handkerchief and blew his nose very hard. "Very well, Martha, I'll do It. Only see that the stake is a porterhouse, the tender est you can get. I'm nut going to have it said that a dog of mine ever died of indi gestion." "And so it was settled, my dear," con tinued tbe old lady. "You were all in vited the next afternoon, and we had cookies and currant wine. Nero lay before the fire all the time with bis tongue hang lug out. THE DHEADtTL CHIME. 'It was winter time and a stormy night. I remember it as well as can be. I had a little cry there in the twilight, and after that I felt much better. Both your grand father and I drank a little stronger tea than usual, and by the time that Nero' liedtime came I felt quite like a Lady Macbeth. But I can't say as much for your grandfather, my dear. He had to re sort to a thimbleful of hi old Martcll be fore he could even doctor the steak, and even tbeu bis eyes were so blurred that he put far mora arsenic on it than wa in tended. "I carried the lantern and your grand father followed with the platter. Nero used to sleep in the stable, aud we found him there, sound. The light of the lantern partially aroused him, and placing the platter temptingly nigh at hand we locked tbe door behind us and hurried away. I thought tbnt evening never would passl Tbe first half hour we whiled away by making preparations for the funeral. but after t hut oh, my dear child, I thought that 10 o'clock never would cornel But It wasn't a bit letter after we got into bed. lour grandfather very soon began to snore, but there wasn't a wink of sleep for mo. You see I've always been interested in medicines, and I had studied this cos out pretty thoroughly. I knew by heart the various symptoms, and when the dos would begin to take effect. THK POISON WORKED. "As the clock st ruck 12 1 gave your grand - at tier a nudge. I couldut stand the silence. 'He Just about in the midst of it now. Charles. It's beginning to digest.' "Your grandfather gave a grunt of as sent, and then was off to sleep again. ell, I stood it Just as long as I could; then, just at daybreak, my will cave wav. nd I insisted upon getting up and goiug oui iu me stable, ur -course, your grand father wouldn't hear of my going alone. though he didn't waut to get up and go out in the cold, so both of us dressed has tily and went out iuto the yard. I carried the lantern again, and your grandfather had the koy. 1 don't know whether we felt worse wheu we left poor Nero to his fate or now, as we came to view tbe conse quences of our (Jeed. "The night bad been blustering and the now was piled about in great drift. The lantern glimmered upon them. Our tooth battered, aud your grandfather's hand was trembling so that he could scarcely find we xeynoie. And then, my dear, the next moment I louud myself lying in a now drift. The lantern had gone out, but I could hear your grandfather spluttoring in the now a yard or two awny, while some big black object with no end of barks waa scamper ing over both of us." "It wasn't Nero, grandmal" cried the boy, who had listened, open mouthed, from the beginning. "Why, bless my heart, of course it was Nero. What else wa It likely to bef That rseuichad given him a new lease of life, and he lived happily for two years after ward. Then he was run over by a railway train and every one of u went to his funeral Your grandfather had given him an overdose," said the old lady as she clicked her needles,-New Y'ork Evening Sun. Go to bed at night to sleep, and not to think over the troubles of today nor the anticipated trials of to-moi row. One wo man aid: "I plan my next day ' work each night after retiring." Poor little nervou thing, tbe looked it. Gtatiug It Down lino. Marguerite, a blue eyed cherub of 5 yean, kno bow she want tbe gas turned when tht it ready for sleep. After the had taid ber prayers a few nlgbtt ago, and a her mother wa preparing to lower the gas Jet. tbe said: "Mamma, turn it to just a DimrJe." anH th.. cloted her eye to sleep and dream of "Pin i .-l n t. i ) ui iuer. omiaio (Courier, To Bo Treated with Reaper!. "Tou greet that lady with great deference, Maud. Who is hr "Shel Why, tb 1 Mrs, FooUvap. Sbt it literary." "VVhat baa the whtteor "Oh, she has just had a ttorv i v um Atlantic." Boston Uxnmoa- I Wealth, - -- IN THE ARENA AT NIMES. I port That Dose lbs Topulaeo Nearly at Mnch a Hull flatting. Wearied out that Sunday morning with wandering through Interminable corridor and clambering over the brokeu range ol teaU, we descended and asked to be let out. Tbe wife of the guardian wa for tb time being in churge. Waving bcr fat hand with true southern dignity toward tbe nearest archway, through which itraggliug line of miscellutieou mankind was passing to the interior, "Ladies," said bo, "I counsel you not to leave, im at ternoon, a doubtless you know, there will be a serious affair In tbe arena, with trl dents and cockades, but just at present the youth is going to exercise aud amuse itself with a cow a smull cow left over from the lost course." We were impressed by ber manner and began meekly to retrace our stciie. ilaV' log found and established ourselves In tbady spot we turned toward the arena nd perceived for the first time that tb central space was encircled by low wooden paling closed at one extremity by pair of red pointed doors which mignt nave been looted from a north New t-nglanu barn. Inside the baling In convenient proximity to these doors were ground some forty of la jouueHse de Mines, or age varying front IS to 50. There were soldiers and police men off duty, clerks from town shop and "hands" from tbe neighboring farms, boy with dogs and boys without, all swayed by the same passion fur the clussic diversion of the arena. A crv is raised of "Ella vient!" and a tu multuous movement arise among tb youth, followed by a series of loud thuds, as eighty heels smite the wooden paling and eighty leg are adroitly swung over to the aide of safety. The alarm proving false, they cautiously return to tbe post of danger, and not until this escapade' ho been several times repeutexl do tne barn door actually turn upon their creaking hinge and admit to the arena lean and wistful looking beifer. She let her eye drop languidly, first ou the jeunesse astride the fence, aud then with a shade more of interest upon ourselves. Even thus, be holding bcr full face, we could but own that she was a smull creature. A little trl' angular black head, with moody mouth, sleepy eye and widely branching horns, two short, thin legs nnd waving tail were all that we could discern. After few momenta of suspense one of the mora adventurous youths stole forward on tip toe, whooped In tbo animal's ear and then dashed back to tbe fence amid loud ap- olause. Moolly turned her head half around and contemptuously switched her toll. The experiment wo repeated from the other side of the oval space, and she started on calm trot for the red doors, only to find them closed. Her movement had quite suf ficed, however, to clear the arena of human combatants, with the exception of one plump sergeant, who missed bl leap over the paling and lay biting the dust. We waited Impatiently for the next act of the drama, but nothing ensued, ana tne con victlon slowly forced itself upon us that the fun was all over. "It was very interest ing, wasn't it, ladles?" said the guardian' wife, as she accepted her fee and ceremonl ously bowed us out. Harriet W. Preston in teutury. An Equine MarveL New Yorker are not easily taken aback. but a large number of those who happened to be iu the neighborhood of the Tribune building the other day were considerably surprised, to say the least. A man seated in a buggy, and driving what at first sight ap peared to be a hone, drew up at tbe curb, The man's name U Frank Fraundfeltcr, of Eustou, Pa., tad be said the animal was s buffalo horse." He bod Just bought it from Oscar Stempler, In Monroe county, Pa., who bad bought the animal' mother (a mare) out of a drove of Texas horse about twelve years ago. The "buffalo horse" is a gelding, 15 1-3 hands in height and weighs 1,100 pounds. It is completely covered with a cont resembling coarse buf- fulo fur, in close curls eight inches long, growing equally thick and long on all por tions of the body and legs. In the winter, Mr. Fruundfelter said, the hair grows much longer. This long, curly buffalo hair gives the horse a remarkable appearance, the more so as the hair ou the legs is as dense as any other part, muking tbem look like four thick lur covered post. In it gait it resembles a cow more than a horse. Nevertheless it is said to be a good roadster and has the pulling power of a mule. 1 he shape of the animal s head is distinctly that of a buffalo, and in lieu of a mnne there is an extra growth of brown hair. In its hindquarters, also, the horse closely resembles the buffalo. The owner said thut neither he nor Mr. Sterap- lur ever beard of a similar animal. New Y'ork Tribune. Two Shell Holler. An English engineer proposes to make boiler capable of withstanding greatly ln creased pressure by constructing them of two shell and maintaining a pressure in the space between them. A boiler to work safely under a pressure of iUO pounds would consist of an tuner shell capable of withstanding pressure of ISO surrounded by a shell whose safe working pressure wa 100. Keducing valves allow sufficient (team to pass from the Inner boiler to th space between the shells to maintain th required pressure, and the Inner shell la thus subjected to an unbalanced pressure of only 130 pounds, although containing steam at &0. hach compartment is, of course, provided with safety valve. New York Commercial Advertiser. Men Don't Smoke In the Italn. There I no person In New York upon whom a continued wet spell ho a more de pressing influence than the retail cigar dealer, une or tbem said to me that a suc cession of rainy days made him blue, be cause his sales fell off so. "You don't care to go along the street smoking," said he, "when one hand Is holding your umbrella and when every wind makes your cigar putter." And I remembered that I did not fancy smoking in the rain, especially when tbe wind waa blowing the drop in my face, despite tbe umbrella. Epoch. Where Ignorance I nils. Little Sam Washington (spelling out the words in an advertisement) Mammy, don't s-t-e m spell steam? Mr. Washington Co'se It do, honey. Little Sam Den dey's got steam windin' watches. Mr. Washington Fo' de Lawd, honeyl I 'spect de ge'mans carries inrine 'stead o' watch key. Jewelers' Wecly. Preparation for Opportunity. Sir Henry Havelock joined the army of India in his twenty-eighth year and waited till he was 63 for the opportunity to show nimseit nttod to command and skillful to plan. During those four and thirty year of waiting he was busy preparing himself for that march to Lucknow which wo to make him famou as a soldier. Youth's Companion. In the United States all peanuts crown are used for eating purposes. Table oil made from them was put on the market a few years ago, but owinn to the exm-n did not succeed in holding its own against other oils made of cheaper vegetables. It is proposed to connect the South Am-e. lean cities of Buenos Ayres and Monte video 180 mile apart by a small over bead electric railway, on which cars for mailt and light freight may be run. It Is not only an economy for hnm. maker to keep aa account book, but it is great satisfaction to know, from year to rear, exactly what bat been expended. SAVED BY IJGIiniXo NARROW FROM ESCAPE OF DESPERATE 0 TRaisj ROBBERS, The Telegrapher, Who Tell, ( g Waa Pound Hand and Pool, Holt Kuocked Out th. Lender aid tiro lo the Station. A the following sensational tal. . direct f nan the lips of a wester" L m pher. who mode one of the group of.j! tellers, he playing an Important part l,3 Incident, and a hi veracity , i been questioned, tlie tale must cepted at the proper value of undil,j truth and so pass iuto the record 0f VlTT undoubted from the wild and woully "In my early experience with the graph business," said he, "I was located j a place called Medicine Hat, a small m of shanties on the Nortl itlfi !'..( (i road, a operator, ticket agent and Z inL Mwlir-lna lint ....!. I , "P1 A U ' ' agcni. jueuicine Hat could be cUj among tbe town a being thirty an from nowhere. What little bushL." esM done wa on account of a mining vliuj anma thirty nilli-a hnpk In tl,. .. . I'luuniaiti The entire population of Medicine H j could hav been easily crowded Inbi ii. little village station. lbi "One night, after day of the most ml try weather that 1 had experienced lit months, I was detained at my ofllce on to count of delayed trains. A contlnuoui roll of thunder, accompanied by lnir, flashes of llgbtulng In thedistnnce, warned me of an approaching storm. I fretted and stormed, as I wanted to get to my board Ing shanty, about a quarter of a mile at tbe country road, before the storm broka ,1 wa leaning back in my chair Dunlin over the event that had brought me west when uddenly a voice broke upon my eart " 'Hold up your band, quick!' I "Glancing up I auw a huge rerolvn pointed through the little window in tht wall through which I sold tickets, and be bind it a weird Minsk, with terrible shin ing eyes. In endeavoring to comply m the command, especially tbe latter In Junction, my chair swung around, my brad truck on the edge of the table aud uncon clous I rolled to tbe floor. "When I regained my wit I found my self lying on the floor of the outer waitini room bound hand and foot, with a hm' ungainly looking fellow standing over mi with a Winchester. The storm had brokei over us, and the wind, ruin, lightning and thunder were something terrific. "All at once my trained ear caught tht rsund of the telegraph sounder, aud turn '.ng my head I perceived a man at iny desk working away at my key. He wore i musk, but this did not disguise the fad that he was a young man. As the cliarao ten were ticked off and came to my can ) knew be was feeling his way as to the Iocs tion of the delayed trains. I also noticed that be frequently arose and made use ol the ground wire from the switchboard which tut off tbe main office, in which ai located tbe train runner of the division At frequent Interval sharp cracks of light ning would re-echo through tlie room u they struck the arrester on the twitch. But the man worked on totally oblivioui of his surroundings. "Suddenly I caught the drift of what hi wa sending out over the wire end was hor rifled to learn that he was trying torn nlpulate the train order so as to cause i wreck. Train 47 and 48 passed each othet about five miles up the road from my st tion, and he was sending out orders with I cool, steady hand to train 47 to take s tid ing about ten mile east of .Medicine Hat and to train 48 to pass 47 at the regulst place. These orders would have thrown the two trains, which were heavily lailel with passengers and express matter, to gether very near my station. "I could easily bear the sounder, tnd from bis orders knew the would lie wreck er was an expert telegrapher and thorough ly familiar with train running. Every now nod then the wrecker would raise bit baud from the key as a more severe stroki of lightning would come in over the win, but be was too intent on bis deadly work to desist. Tbe tramp of heavy boots on the platform outside told mo that the con templated wreck was an organized schemt for robbing the express company and pas sengers. "My mind wa in a horrible whirl and I frequently strained at my bindings to gel my bands loose, but a savage curse from my guard warned me to be careful or my life would not be worth much. On account of the trains being behind time I knew they would be pushed to their utmost speed by the engineer, and if they came to gether the wreck would be a horrible one. "Tbe storm continued to increase in ton and peal after peal of thunder re-echoed over and above the little station. Stilltht wrecker at the key kept steadily at work weaving his web of destruction. Suddenly be called out In a voice of mingled satir faction and devilish glee: Ah. that fixes tlie matter all right Forty-eeven has signed the orders at the water tank and in ten minutes they'll go together. Tell the men to spread out up' He never finished the sentence, a blinding flash at the switchboard, a shriek from the wrecker and the office appeared to be one mass of flame. My guard rushwl from the building, and with a mighty ef fort I wrenched my hands free and pulled mvself throuih the door. The little Bt- tion was dry as tinder, the oil from tht trainmen' lump added to the combusti ble nature of its makeup, ami lu a niomcu. flumes were breaking out In every part "With Inml pHm anvrral of the wreck er' confederates dashed toward the littl room to pull their leader out, but the best drove them back, and a voices were heard up the country road coming toward the station they all disappeared in thedsrk ness. "A man named Humoty Logan untiw my legs, a my hands were useless on w- count of the great numbness oecosionea by the tightness of the thongs, ana i qun ly explained the situation to him. W huntwl un a lamn and dashed down tM track and around the curve in one direc tion, while I swung the lantern upontM train coming down the straight piece track to the station iu the other direction. My lantern was not seen by tbe engmrn, but the burninir station acted as a danger signal and tbe train drew up at the station, the engineer totally ignorant of tbe danger they were escaping and only intent upon helping to subdue tbe flumes. Twenty-n" word explained the situation to the enf neer and a group of passengers tht Pt ered around, and a train 47 sio rounded the curve from the east, suosi tiating my story, the organization ot prayer meeting tber anil then voui" been an easy matter."-Washiugtou &uu- Any Time After Snntet. SAKnnt hnf tlmo and where did " knight originate and flourish I" sked.ttJ teacher. And the smart Kid boy reckoned In the dark cages. And for fiftieth time that "eck the poor, P4' teacher wished she could out and die. Burdette, Standing by Her Cans. ncMarvMi'e eicrrMul rniir name on l face instead of on tbe back of the check, V dame. , - Mr. Dressier-Look here, young f"! husband ain't got no more rights than I W He signed bis on that side when he writ document, an' I'm go in' to. Judge. Th Whole of a Part. Dudley-Aw-Bloodgood, do roe two" fit the calf! Elood good-Yes, Dudley, they Bt yo welL Burlington Free Free.