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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1893)
JUDGE NOT. eel; ' vorklnc hie brsls Aad ul hrmrt lh-w iwm 14 m Whet 10 ''" d"n ,m " " la Oud pur aunt wr a ear. bruusl'l f""n wane W1 wue Bftai, Wwra I""" eniil.leleely f.ilul ant ;M1 fh, h--S. Ih air. Iliai freia thy ahrtil yAV fee a liifcea thai Ip-lvW rw .ail tn rk-d la deadly 6Vbl n Kb mm up InlrruaJ (W7 !" aKa f lance euuwl a,urvb tsy awUfof SeJ i-s ' U'(lnii( thy tmrj 4,l ).! hp. bu4 wail and eaa, M 1111 r- wt dsxbua; ei ol lb !) mar be Toe iwwini of the krifU uf paJa A 1, J hK eail a-lnry Kial mar ran Taw euul I0 """V da) a' -A. A. rrooaar. DICK HUYL The writer owe Ui U.rk Huyl a debt, (,! exactly uf gratitude, a the story cill demonstrate, which she, by writing his biography, seel ti discharge. Dick Ilml'p history will never m written by tue. nor by any one elae who knew In adorn .Suuliiy tchoul library; h was mt that Win l of a boy. Dick M an Alt" e lii'liun, with all t he character- blicaof total depravity that the word Aijii ! convey or suggest. We wer children together, Dick and I. We lire), fought and played t' get her for two yean iu the same anny set. ( n one memor able ia:caiin. Dick, ii;ti;wted by th Jrvil for I firmly believe in the devil, If only f'T Aache dropta! down the neckofmv frock a live toad. It waa the cne of my firat fit uf hysteric", and I determined. If I ever grew old enough, 1 would tell the whole world how bad a young Awhe could le. In 1 if 1 reiiieinU-r rightly, (Jen. Crik had stui-eeded, after years of bloody war and t lie boa of hundreiUof nap) iiieti.insiilaliiingiiioat of the bands rwiiipili the AMu-he nation of New Mi-m-oaiid Arixotia. They had dwelt in the droit KhMit of inunntain and Uiirt. from which they freiiently emerged to roh and uiurder all miuers or emigrants that they could ambush, ruving nothing for the human wind to conceive of in the way of cruelty when ver a white mun fell into their Kwer. At the reservation, although they were well fed and iu.te decently treated, it wa necessary W watch them coustant ly.and large f tnsiii were de Uill for that purpose. Nevertheless, a-anvly a week paxm-d Imt sumll aiiatl of Ai lie. iuiilly ll by mime attro:t-iTiO-liw, wonld pli quietly uwt the (uarlnaifl eacajm through the ilnrkneMi into tli-ir beloved cactus plains and mountain Qrri'ii. Koll call nearly every Uionilli ilevelneil theae atiM-ntcea, and Drit day woiilil come news of murder, rajiine aud horrors ifetierally. A favorite Ai'lie mow of dinoin) of the minus-ne-tint; fn-iKhter. miner or emiirrant Viiec:iiiii tliey had succeeded in raid itiK, wan to tie tint victim by the four liiuU to t;ifc, Mul then to build a fire un tint airtion of bin Inxly di-iRnated is the old fji-lnoiii-d almauiusiM "virRo." There pfined to be something par tWnUrly fancinatinK to the Apache tein-p-mip-iit in tlii form of torture. Death U-i!i$kinj iu coming, it gave thewioaws and q j.wx plenty of chance to invent mall tonneuti), on the side, ua it were. T!ic women in.l children einlKranU bat efpinuh. .OiHi e it to Kay that the aiaolutr hatreil entertained by them) In diim fur the white was fully rwipro caiitl. eiNviull; by the soldiers. It waa no em. y jiuitti r .0 track aud aucceWully folluvr the ruuaways tliroiih the cactus mJ niiKuit thickets, over the barren dm-rts and dewihite lnoutitaiiis that nuiku up the topography of Arisona. But in that parched country water is uuly to be found at certain pprinira and "water holes," between which days of travel often intervene, but which are equally well known to soldier and to lndiuiiH. So when the morning report showed tuUi'ti. CYiM.k thut so inuiiy warrior, tiaw and pappootte were mi.ilii, the grim old warrior would make no sirn of puniiiit, hut on the nixlit following, or prrhaiai the next one, a squadron of mounted men wonld tile silcutly out of the rev-rviition tearini orders to move as rapiilly un pomible to the water hole of 1'alo I'iuto, or to AKiia Urande Sjirinx. or to some other place where the presence of the precious fluid favored a rampitiK place for the renegade. The tniupn were always xmitively Instructed to bntiK biu-k no priitoncr, all matters of ill-tail U-inn left to theofilix-r in com nunj. Our June inorniiiK there wad) pirtiil uiinHitiK i-ight Indians, eleven qua and pitpi)ooM, includinir Wah mo, Uian whom a more d -pravod and crarl Indian never existed, even in Ari ona. Two nii;lit afterward a squad of the Titj thirdjjifantry. Crook's own reir ""eat. uudeiQjeut. Huyl, a splendid young (vlluw, who has since h-ft the ""me, was s.-nt out on a scout with the aol orders. Xo trace of the renegades found, but a burned ranch and store istion and a cremated cowboy gave suf ficient evidence of Indians at large. The nijfht, or rather Jut at dawn, after long snd fatigniug march, the scout rachl a natural rock ba.in at the foot of 'ma of the steepest and most inaccee bl knoha to be found iu desolate Ari . This U-iain had ufu-n collected a "I'ply of a-rid wati-r, which, however. driiikalile enongh in that country. A thin vapor uf smoke from a nearly Int fire convinced the troopers that ir night's inarch had not lieen in vain, "J on crwping up as close a possible ths btile were outlined agarnst the fop aiilei p. The httle na.lron silently deployed t so as to avoid misaiuK a single shot. fd at the word of command fired, kill nearly every one of the Indians. The others jumped op only to be cnt kn by the rewrve fire. The only two Onhort were Wahnemo anil his i-year-old paiTKaave. (trapping the child, be prang for the mountain side, scaling the rocks like a chainoia, amid a shower of bullets, soon distancing bis pursuer and Sntmg cut uf range of their rifle. Halt- on a shelf of nark, he art the child own and proceeded to indulge in every shibition of contempt arxl derision that imagination could iuvent to aggra Tt tbe discomfited troopers, who Pbp,l tbHr several sets of Wtb in at the Insnlts of the old bee L hen. Tney were relieved at Uat by tbe arrival Lieut UuyL who bore in hi baad a w Ur-Pt rifle, received only tbe day L? ,b "couta starteit This wonderful gun waa guaranteed to carry I forget i.ioo yard with ac- rscy. snd the lieutenant who wa one W tU lat Alows in the world in garri- bnt tjnite e,,ld h-arted and Uood lii:r? . v 11 . . eonoerned. Ht-jar-ced ttat M Ms irun rrrrinir nur tk. l-.n. yrt he was goiUg to trv. The ArawK-' feeling swMire againt their carbine, -d hia taunts until ft tlt-1 iaLina rontinued deliberate aim. with sights raised for I.) yard., fired. Ilia aim was troe, ami tbe gun all that it wa hoa.te.1. The old Kivage plunged fa-e forward over the li-lj,,., and crashed down the ro ky mountain aide at tlit Very fet of hia slayer. The attention of the aoldirr wa bow directed to the psppoo the subject of this sketch. That interesting infant till calmly occupied the ledge and wa evidently turning the situation over In his mind. The troopers, with Lient Hnyl at their head, slowly and painfully clambered up the rucks and finally ap proached the orphan, who. instead of squalling as a civilised christian cnUd would have done, commenced throwing po nes ui ins purnnera, bitting LieoL liuyi squarely on the mate with a half pouiul rock and drawimr blood ooiiionalv lie followed this snccea by other good mrows. canning as nearly a Mnio as do. ible. At laat. by flanking him, our AM4ctie waa km-ked down by a blow from a sata-r and stunned. His capture waa now easy, hut tlie lieutenant' or ders were to return no priaoner. "What shall we do with tbe little deviir acked one of the men. "Shoot him or throw him over the cliff after his father'r The -little devil" had re gained cntipcionptien by this time, and deliU rat. lv act bis teeth Into the calf of the soldier's leg. Lieut Huyl wiped hi bbaaly nose and replied: "A baby wbo lights this way ought not to be killed in cold blood. l!y (leorire. I'll take him back to San I'urloaif it ctsU ui my oommiiMion!'' A gag was put into the vonng one' mouth to prevent any more biting, and with a soldier holding each hand be landed on the plain below. There be was placed on horseback, a lariat tied to one foot, NiMwd under the horse and tied to the other, and thus the trooper re- iumei to tbe reservation. Lieut. Huyl wa a great favorite with Oen. Crook, but he bad diaolieved or der nnd confidently expected to be put nmli-r arrest. Hut the general had al reaily heard something of the stone throwing affidr, and had enjoyed hearty laugn ..ver Jiiivi broken nm. v uen tne lieutenant in making bis re port rem bed the iint where Wahnemo was killed the general iutermpted with liy the way, I think yon bad better not let me know officially any more of this cout than you have already told, Then glancing at the swollen nose he burst into a roar of laughter, in which all tin, ittliMP fidti-MPa The yimng Indian waa coiiTTued iu the armory witil his first fright waa over come. The soldiers of Company A named him Dick Huyl, and fitting him out with a uniform fashioned from iSe lieutenants' old clothe regularly ad spied him into the service. In ! than a tunn$ the small recruit learned to express hiuus-lf tolerably in Engliph, and in a very short time had ( cumulated all the accomishment of tobacco chewing and profanity pisMeaard by the soldiers. He aUo picked np a wonderful knowledge of bugle calls and evolutions, alwavs turning out at roU calls ami taking bis place at the extreme left of the company when in line hen I first knew hint he hod been nnder the refining influences ot the United States service two years. If that Indian had improved in that time I am veny glad 1 did not know bun before, He was not beautiful accord! tiY to classic HViidanls. The Apaches flatten the bead of their babies between boards, aud this, a much a anything else, served to render Dick unattractive to u children. Then be had su a predilection for carrying snake iu Lis iNK-ket The soldiers spoiled him, of course, and upheld him in every villainy lie chose to perpetrate. When he shot the innle in an ambu lance filled with women and children, causing a runaway and a smash up, one soldier thrashed hi 111 with a barrel stave, and a dozen more gave him five ceat pieces to comfort him. They alternate ly pounded and ;stted, but it wa all one to him. He seldom langbnd and never cried; be was an Apache. I said he never crMl. I wl note an exception. Every SaturdaV afternoon the men took him out behind the quar tor and gave him a bath. Tout procea waa very simple. Tbey stripped off hi clothing and turned the hose on him, On these occasions the shriek of the lit tle aavage could be beard all over the post I have not seen Dick since I waa 9 year old, but I like to think that he grew up and regularly enlisted in the old regiment and is now an honor to tbe service. "Spupskerriwe" in ew York Tribune. PrtMpecla CIcmmI. Flurry, dear." falten-d the Waahiug ton youth. "I couldn't summon cour age to tell you what waa in lay heart aud I wrote it. Yon, got my letter, didn't your "Yos. George. I got it." "And yon read it, didn't you!" M Yea, I read it. In fact, I I read it over twice." "And uow, Hl.sjv." he said, Mwing bolder. "I have come to learn myT'aUB." "The bet I can promise yon. Oeorge," said tbe blushing daughter of the dis tinguished congressman, withdrawing hir hand from the anient clasp of the infatuated yonng man, "is that I will advance yonr letter to a third read ing tomorrow." Chicago Tribune. A mmt pp w Uaa laaai. A new type of go lamp that has been introduced abroad consist primarily of an argaud bnrrter inclosed in a globe, with the air fr supporting combnstion admitted Uth above and below the fUme. The lower supply of air passe through the center of the burner, while tbe upper supply enter from above the burner into the globe, which incloaw beside the burner a metallic deflector upon which the flame 3npinge and U Conducted to a porcelain bell mouthed I exit above. Tbe supply of air entering I from above is thus highly heated in iu passage. 1 be result 01 tbe well laiancel prrr1ion of ru and air admitted to the globe, which practically become th combustion chamber, result in a brill iant bulb shaped light of high illumi nating power. New York Teb-gratn. Taifcasl Torn Math. A farmer alway had a prodigious number of last word to say whenever he wa leaving th farm fur tbe city. On ooe orcUaon tbe hired man' patieix gave out "Mr. F ," aid be, "yoo'd be an awful bad maa ter die. You'd have so many last word that the urier tak'" tall would com in before yer Christian Luuav KEEPS OUT OF SIGHT. YET THE WORK Of THE STAGE CARPENTER IS IMPORTANT. Bast In the Maaagar lbs Blage rarawnlar la I'roltahljr Ike tVraaa stlib ka Ml Ambarlly llahlad the kaaa el m Tbaalar Ilia Us' as. As the public must know, every well ordered theater ha connected with it a budy uf ufllciul wbo are .never snQon the stage except by accident This me chanical staff differs in size and ability, but a fair uuiuher for a good bouae will roinprto a stage carpenter and hi as sistant, a property man, a (layman, two Cietuen aud a gasman. W still call him a "gasman." though th closet fall of kuob and lever and button manipu late electricity instead of gas in most modern honte. The uew mode of lighting is more expensive than ga. but it Is easier to manage and Itiere is much lea danger of tire f nun it By the way, speaking of fires, the awakening of the authorities iu moat cities to a cotiaciousiiemi of the danger from fire in theaters make no end of trouble for the stage carpenter, a well a vast inroad on the pockets uf the manager. In addition to th electric tight. Mr. Albaugu bo lately added to hi theater a new asbestus curtain aud a great pipe for water, which mu along in the tiles aud can be made to drench instantly every part of the tage should a fire break out among th Inflammable mass of scenery and prortiea which must be always at hand. Even in these day, when many com bination travel with carload of special scenery, the theater must hare a fair stock of its own. Drawing room scenes, wood scenes, cottages, kitchens aud even barns must be in stock. These can las changed iudeliintvly by a few small set piece to be used iu front, thus affording a variety to those traveling coiupanie wbo are willing to use the scenery be longing to the house. This is alway desirable from tins manager' point of view, as the cost of getting special scene ry in aud out of the theater is cousider- able ami ia alwrara at Ilia evrw.napi. OnMhe other hand, it U less troubl(rW)v'd '""hng of being oouatautly bau v . , . .... 'trmmt atul Imi,ii,wI fn out than yon would suppose to tit st- cial scenery, when it U used, to the re quirements of different house. Th only difficulty arise In the rasa of a very small theater, wbeu th scene some time ha to be cut and luppeil. There k a great deal ol difference in tbe eaa with which scenery may be handled. Take, for instance, the storm sceus iu "L'leoiatra." Th one used by Mm. Hero bard t waa inaig) in France, and waa so heavy and massive that it gave no end of trouble wb' revr it went Fanny Davenport wa much lighter and more easily handled, although the effect wa more elaborate. We could prepare it in a very short time aud with out tbe slightest bitch. Some actors and slag malingers are much mora fastidi ous thanothors. air. Slunstivld is the nioit exacting person lu this respect that 1 know. More things have to be hired for a Mans field engagement than for any other three companies. Another very trying season for the stage enrprnter is when grand opera comes to town for a week and tbe bill ia changed every night Seven performances, each one with dif ferent scenery and proierties, involve a lot of troublesome detail for some oue. Every theater has it own paint frame and paiut bridge, and when uew scenery la required the scene punter usually comes and does the work"un the spot Everything concerned with stage setliug is short lived, and soon becomes very shabby on near view. In drawing room scene the nphoUtered f uni Are is cared for a well a possible, but tlie constant hasty handling toon tuaW it batysv-d and worn. In fact, the best materials for mantels, cabinets, bric-a-brac of large use, even for chairs, is the papier tusche, with which a clever property man can work such wonder. It i light and easily handled, and stand hard knock remarkably well. The stage carpenter usually gets hi plan of the scenes required for a com ing attraction some time in advance of the engagement lie must meet many of the needs a be can out of hi lock in band, and then arrange fur the manufacture or rental of the rest He must be on hand at every performance to see about the actual work of chang ing the scenes, and be ready to set straight any accident which may occur. His business i a regular trade, as iu fact is that of very person on the me chanical staff of th house. The car penter must even accompany the fly man in his perilous duties aloft if occa sion requires. I)y the wsy, I ouce had a flyman who was an old sailor, and found that a nau tical career wa th best possible train ing for the business, lie wa the handl ist man at getting around 1 ever saw, and if a rope broke be could splice it with marvelous speed. Ileaidoaall these dntie the stag carpenter attend to re pairs in other part of th house, and make improvement wherever he can. 1 have iust come this inornimr from tha skylight, where w?ueed larger-opening for th eacap of moke, warm air, etc Tb ventilation arouu J a stage must be quick and thorough, so that when pow der is used in volleys all smoke and odor will pass qnickly off. B. F. Morrison In Kate Field's Washington. St. Reaaa'a B(r for A aim a la. L Benan bas known any numlier of instance uf superior sagacity in brood hens. II felt that he did not go too far In regarding rata and dog that be had known aa humble relative. When a child he bad for a neighbor a dog that disliking the Friday' dinner of fish and potatoes, used regularly on Thursday to ge looking abuf for bone to bide them sr b meal next dv. How did he knew that Thursday preceded Friday? Another dog associated Monday with personal cleanlines, and used as regu- ilr a it cam around to go and tak a bath, unlea th weather WW very cold. when b gave himself absolution. Hi waa Jocko. London 1 rutn. Keel law Servant Mr. Macray want his break fast served in bd this morning. Landlady What ia tit matter I ha Ul? Servant No, ma'am. Iiut tha tailor earns a little while a. o to crease hia Lata ml Tblevee. Easterner Have you any bora thievwa LVyouOsertiori? w Westerner Lot of 'eaa. O Lour p "Ye. Cemetery Lu," Oe4 5. ' CiU. KVE IN JAIL e dives a Itaarrlpilaaj ef Ladle ttrwmi Tllana. As foe enter UkIIow Htrret jail th door arafuily Cfcaad attar you ami kirkej by mean of an iron ka-k about tbe sis of a pictorial family U,l!a. You tbaa remain oa In until for quite a swlL Yoe do not bear tbe prattle of auiknl ilul.lrrn suf mora. All tbe glsd sunlight and stem-a coodemlng parsmsnta ao.l tiauk balred vblldrro of Uiv in; ten street are beard no mora, and the beary Iron soarm duor shut out the stall et tl eonitatt from th alley near by. Ludlow f traet jail may u surrouuded by a very ai avraliia and dirty quarter of lb city, but bea you Intel ail larhanfcd. You rrginutr first. There is a pool pen fair that you can rile e lib. nd th clerk diwaont elww tnlu and read a sporting ;r "O'T"" "ail for a roma. lis Is there to atuiud lo bwiiiess, and b attends to It lis li ot swin to cur wbetbar you have any baggaa or not You can stay br for days, va if you don't bar a any usees,-. All you need Is a aiud word aud a nuUimus fruui tu court Un enters this sanitarium either a a boarder or a felon, if b decide to coni la asaUianier be pay tb srsnknllSa sk for Ik. privllegof sitting at bistable aud eatu.Vib lusurwa of Hat market You also get a tvttar room tlian at many boUU, and you bars a food atrvng door with a padlock ou It eblch enables you to prevaut the sudden ami uuluokod for entrance of tb chamber maid. After a fa srevk at tbe snomide at I IV er day, I think th room In which I am writing Is uot uiireaaouabl at II Kuli, of cvurae, w mla tb soa brvsat bcrw Yoo can pay f.V) to 1100 per week here If you wlili, and get your moneys worth, too. For tii latter sum ooe may live la tbe bridal cbamlwr, so to aank, aud eat tbe vary beat victual, all tlie tuna. A bonnier "ts a good stand room, with a omlerful aiiiouut of seclusion, a pw,'u bel, UMe. chair. cart and so forth. Worn his window one can see as far a tbaey eaa reaclL Uraw iron bar kern th muMiultoe out and at uiKht Hie roonia are liamly hghtedJ by intaiidwaiit lights of oue candle poWiW each. eat snuffers, eonaiating of th thumb aud fiUngrr uhhi on tb bai)u-a to b found In each occupied room. liread la served to the fmhnien and Junior in rartaiigubu- wads. It U auch bread as con victs' tears bsv moistened many Uiousaud fear. In that way It get quit moist Ttptmcat iiaiuful feotur about lif la Lud low street lull is lb confinement One ran- pered and beiiimcd Iu. On more duarxeahl thing I tb great oriaJ distinction here. Th uor man who leeis in a slou nicb near lb roof, and Is constantly eloowed and bustled out of hit bed by Mi-neat and rwlk-as (rmlu with a tendency towards Insomnia, u harassed by meeting to tb courtyard and corridors to paying boarder who wear good cktbe. bv well, bv llH-lrci.-ara, brandy and Kan lucky bee all the time. The McAllister crowd her I just a x- cluuv s It Is on th outaldo. iiut, great Mcott wbst a comfort it is to a man like me who baa lawn uearly killed by a cyrl.ine to feel the firm, secure walls and solid time lock wheu be goes to bed at nightl Even if I cannot belong to lb W here, I am almost happy. Q We ret ue at 7 JSJ o'clock at night and aria at C 'M in lb morning, so a to get an early start. A niniisalio bos five or Un year to serve in a pine? Ilk this naturally like to got at it aa aoon as puaubl each day, and so be gets up at i :!o. We dreai by the gaudy light of th cand and while we do ao w remember far away at bom our wife and tbe little boy asleep In ber-arms. They am not got upatO:oU II Is at this hour W remember tb fra grant drawer In the dreaarr at bnuss wber our clean aliirts and collar and cuffs and socks snd handkerchiefs are put every wsrk by our wife. We alao recall si we go Hit our stone den, with It odor of farmer corned beef and tbe ghost of some bloody banded predeceaeia-'s snore Mill moauing In lb walla, tb picture of green graai by our own door way aud the apple that were just ripening when tbe beneb warrft t came. Tb time from fl:'iuio breakfast is taken op by the averag of non-paying inmate by doing lb cliamberwork and tidying up bis stateroom. 1 do not know bow others feel about It but 1 dtalik cliamberwork most beartily, especially wbrn I am in JaiL Noth ing baa doo more to keep nout of Jail, 1 guuas, than tbe fact that whileluer 1 have to msks up my bed and dut the plana We go down to tbe sink to wash our fare and bamia, it is a pleasant sight and re miii'U nwof a herd of rod legged geas b) a mud hole. lirvakfaat Is generally tab! d'hote, and eonaiitsof bread. A tin cup of cuffu take lb tail of tb bread out of your mouth, and llwo if you bar sum LI m burger ebon In your pocket you can with that remove tbe taste of tb coffea. Dinner is served at 13 ockA. and comista of more bread, witb soup. This soup has everything in It except nouriabment Tbe bead on thi soup U uotiosabl fur quit a distance. It Is diaagreeable. There Is very thing in this soufi, from shop worn rioe up to neat's tout oiL Uno I thought 1 detected euitine in It Tb dinner menu U changed on Fridays, Sundays and Tbursdaya, ou which day you get tb soup first and lb bread afterwarda la this way tl. bread 1 savsit Tbrv days In tb week t dinner each maa get a potato witb a thousand legged worm In it At 0 o'clock comes supper with toast snd rcasnesa. liread is served at (upper time, together with a cup of tea. To those wbo dulik bread and never eat soup, or do ant drink tea or coffee, life at Ludlow Street Jail is Indeed Irksome.-Hill Nye In New York World. Not la Slotk. Rural Dame llave you any pretty wall ptrl High Class Dealer flndlgnantlyl-Pretty all tapsrl Kn, madam; w keep aMblnc but tb moat highly artistic designs. Phila delphia Kecord. Geo Advtee. "I era on my wsy home, doctor." said a rl..2tn, who was after some free advice, "and I'm tired and worn out What ought 1 to taker "Tak rah," replied tb lowk bgeot physician. Worcester Oaaette. Mrs. & -Mr oW Mr. 8 . would roe Table. f U J ii kindly led uia your bat far tb plsyl Mr. & Oilflily flattered; Certainly, wita pipesnra What kind of a part It til Mr. R Cht Is 00 of tlx as parts where Sue wiahs to iuok ss absurd a piasiLis tua't ye know! LIT a. UELICS KKOM THE SHIPS. SOME OF THE QUEER THINGS SEEN IN OLD SOUTH STREET. Qaalnt Mgarvheads Whir Have later. eallng; llllurlra-llaw Same ef Tkeaa Were llaaillad llarlnf (he nrafl Ulwla. A I'eeelNiUlle Old Salt. A twittered looking old fellow, wearing in antiquated thin beurd that wa tha color of pn k'sl oakum, stood on South street yesterdav, gur.ing at one of tbe big tlippcr shis that was loading prepara tory to a trip around the Horn to San Francisco. His gaze was somber. Ho seemed In some way discontented with affairs a they stood. Evidently h waa not pleased with bis immediate sue. rounding. "Handsome ship, that," remarked a byst sinter to the veteran. "Humph," snorted bo of the oaken beard. "Mcbls you're a jedgo o' shijav" "Well, no, but I thought "Oh. mi did." retorts the veteran. "Well. 1 thort you dhl Well, that air cllpK-r she air well enough for her. 1 ain't savin' she aiu't a bit handsome to look at, but I've seen a heap better. Thar wui the Davy t'nx-kett She wux sship ss wa hausuiu au' as did hansnui. An' there wux but what's th use? Time U changed an' ships is changed an' South street is changed. There' more wreck along here than anything else. "What d'ye think I seen along here a while ago? Well, I went iu one of them junk shotst where they kecia all nrt of thing that they pick up from old ships, an' shiver me ef thar in that shop wuzn't the figurehead uf a ship I ailed in thirty year ago. Twin all battered an' broke, but I knew it at oncn. Welt. I bought it, an' I'm goin' to take it np to C'nettykut, where I live, au' kct-p it there, Au' I ain't goin' voyagin' through South street any inou. It makes me feel like a castaway hint my self:" With this the ancient on re lapsed into silence which be wosjl not break. TIIK Old) miJt IIOLKftKHD. In one respect the old sail was right enough. South street can show an abundance of queer relics uf wrecks and relic of brave men wbo have gone down to the sea in ships within the last thirty years or more. There are a number of shops that keep all sort of queer thing on hand. They pick these things np in variety of way, and there la a consid erable sale for them. There are figurehead, for instance. On the olden time every ship of any pre- tenalon bad a figurehead. Owner of vessel vied in their effort to cift flu designs, and the enterprising gentlemen who modeled the representations of fair maidii, sea nymph, of trim miiUhiptnen or of admirals in unifnri) did a right pretty busiuess. A simpltsort of scroll work has taken tlie place c(j the dashing figure of the past Of course there are exceptions. Tha big English four master, the Falkland, has an excellently modeled representa tion of the Fair Maid of IVrth above her cutwater. The clip-sr ship Seminole ha a Seminole hmaw in full war paint, and there are others. In the main, how ever, the old time fijyehead baa fallen Into desuetude, Just off South street, before a shop In which nautical instrument are sold, there is the figure of a sailor that has evidently seen many and many a storm. He looks a though be had been crimped and shanghaied times beyond numlier. Part of his mate is gone, some one baa mWo a pot (hot at one of Us eye, bnt the? is a jaunty, wicked leer upon hi face and an expression that says: "Here's a salt as ha sailed, an' be bio wed to y Q . tmui or oici. aouvia. u There are a couple of old figurehead to be seen on South street that have had very hard experience on land aa well aa on sea. One of these is an efllgy of (Jen- Bolivar, aud wa the figurehead of tha ship of that name. Originally the effigy was so painted aa to appear dressed In full naval uniform. cocked hat snd all. At the time of tb draft riot the rioter, having nothing lse to do at one time, stood acme this street and fired bullets at him. n re ceived fnll many a wonnd that day, but be stands In hi place still, stiff and erect Another figurehead fared even won at the aauie baud. It wa in tended to represent Samuel Kimball, of Kenuebec, Mo., but it loft tbe sea some forty year ago. It wa then placed where it how aland, to call attention to a store. Tlie draft rioter had rare sport witb it one day. They tied a mjw around it neck, dragged it here and there in wild glee. Theu they nude it the central figure of a bonfire. Just as it wa being consumed the police came down and rescued It It was reinted, and to-lay, impassive and dignified, it usses It time stndyiag human nature as it is on South street But there are other curiist to be found in thi locality beside figureheaila. There U one shop where more or lea warlike article ran be found. There you rau see ugly weapon taken from Chinese and Malay pirates; you can find queer looking weapons taken from na tive on tlie African coast or th war elnha of the I'atagnnian at least you will tat told they are.-.Vew York Mail and Express. Slew Mage la Telepnawe, A new magneto telephone gives prom la or being hugely used in England. Tbe invention consist of an arrange ment for combining a telephone for do mestic purposes witb a crank bell pull. such aa is ordinarily met with in houses; and tbe sja-cia) merit in it lie in the fact that it may be fitted without disturbing any of the existing arrangement or re quiring a skilled workman to be sent to fix it Indeed, any man of ordinary in telligence may fit it for himself without trouble. A similar telephone beins: fitted, say in tbe kitchen, a bell I used in the usual way to call the servant' attention, and upon her taking p the telephon th order 1 transmitted without render ing it nwflpary for her to enter tbe room. I ho telephones being magneto instrumenUnotiattervlareouinslatall J and the poawbility of future troubl and ', cost of maintenanr is avoided. New York Commercial Advertiser. It ia not alon tb composition which determine th quality of a bell; very much depend upon it shape. More- , over, the proportions between its height width and thickne are all to be taken into consideration. Tbe dimension. ronghly stated, which are deemed to b tb be: for larg bells, are one-fifteenth , of the diameter in tiucknesa and twslv tunes tb thickness ia brWht DEAD BV THE TRACK. kite His loving Malber Via 1 14 aaat WatrUed la Vain (er Ilia. "Die Western and Atlantic train left the track lat night at Me Ivor's, and Illchitrd McClain. Ilrciuan, was killed.' That wa the memuge, almost brutal In iU brevity, that waa fl tilled over th wire from Atlanta to Iiruiiswlck. 11 was ouly a fireman, uf small conse quence to this matter of fact world, with Its null and bustlo, and so a three tin paragraph In th morning paper wa Li obituary. lint back of this bare notice of Mo Clain's death is one of the most patbt-tlo stories in the history of railroad acci dents In (leorgia. The dead man had a mother ami family who lived in the val ley of the famous t'liii kaiuauga, and alsnit tin in centers the pathos of the story. Hut let Engineer Adamsun, who stood weeping over the body of his frieiid, t. ll it: "Ho was a g,ud lair," be SbO, "on of the best hearted men in th world. And be loved his family sol Every night wheu lie would run by til home hie mother would put out a light to let bita know that all wa well, and he wonld answer with a light Last night sh may have watched all nigtit, for b didn't p.Qd no doubt shows trou bled with the thought that something wa wrong." And something waa wrong. While tlie faithful mother, with her lamp of love a-flume, was straining her eye through the darkness uf tb night t catch a gleam of the flashing headlight that announced "all' well" with her on, that sun was stark in death. Tlie eyes that had wstched for th light in the window that told of th safely of mother and kindred were glased by death. No more wonld they strain through the dusk of the valley for th red rty which conveyed to him a mes sage of love from home. Kichard waa dead by the track! The loving mother, what of her? Through the dark watchea she waited at tlie window, in her hand the lieacoa that assured Kichard of the well being of the jewels of hi heart But the rush and roar of th engine, and the flashing of the headlight through tbe swart reaches of th valley never came, Tlie minute ticked slowly by. "Richard U late to-night." thought the loving woman, "but I'll wait a whit longer. It U almost like a visit from htratocaU'haglipseof the headlight'' So she waited till her eye grew heavy with sleep. And Richard was dead by Ihe track! Finally she aaid: - "I'll leave the lamp in the window and lie down a while. I ran bear th roar of the engiusin time to wave th light." u SlQilier came unconscionsly to th loving but tired eyes. When sh awoke the sun was shooting hi silver arrows through the chink of the room. Tb faithful heart turned toward the win dow. Th lump was extinguished. Th motr sat np witb great eye (taring at the darkened lamp. Qk shadow of wo came darkling over her, chilling the warm love current of her heart For-Kichard wa dead by tbe track! Light and love had died together. Bruuawtck (Ua.) Time. Heavy Llablllllee, "Hay, girls," said one of a trio of young Ladies, "let's go up on this car. Tb walks are very slipiery." "Oh, 1 prefer the exercise of walking,' answered one of her companion. "Well, I don't," said tlie remaining one, a tall blonde, "I in going to ride. With little parley tbe threw boarded th car. Tbey conversed pleasantly un til near Pearl street, wheu, aa th con ductor approached for iheir fares, two of the girl larau nervously uubuttoning MP7II ifiuira, "lllauclie, will yon pleas pay my fare!" said one, turning to her neighbor. "I can't I have only ten cents. Ilutn said she, turning to tun imperial blomie, Qyill yoo pay for usr w "I haven't a cent," sententiously re plied tbe blonde. And with burning cheeks the young ladle signaled the con ductor and stepped silently but thought fully from the car. Their liabilities ex ceeded their assets. Albany Argus. Cfcaraeterietlea ef llaad wrltlag. Handwriting has it characteristics. and is a study in Itself to those who want to becume familiar with it peculiarities. It can very easily be told whether a per son whine writing you want to identify ia a man or a woman, a minor or adult It is very seldom a handwriting assumes tta permanency before tbe writ-r la 2i year old. The age of tbe writing eaa approximately be determined by various method. If it has a Spenoerian appear- ance yoo may know it wa written after 1BK3, as at that date tbe Spem-eriau sys tem was introduced. If it la tlie black aniline ink that is generally used every where now, you may know it wa writ ten after 1H73. The older ink had iron or otne diluted dyestuff for a basis, and preoednd the aniline. An analysis of th writing will mi ait generally determine the date of the writing. Ht Louis Ulobe- Dvroocm. T rmeal ratal Wram aVeallef. To prevent the paint on iron or wood from scaling off when exposed to tb weather, first thoroughly wash the part to be painted and then brush over tb urfare with hot linseed oil. By follow ing this method, especially with iron artM-le. no scaling of the paint will oc cur. In case where tha articles to b painted are small and ran be readily heated, it ia better to heat them and plunge them into the oil. Th thin liquid oil when hot en ten into the pore of th metal, absorbs tb moisture, and th paint then applied so firmly adheres that frost, rain or air cautaot effect a eparation. Philadelphia Record. A Caaaea EspUaeal la Hit Me Ik. It 1 on record that a German called Bucholx lifted witb hi teeth a cannon weighing alp ml two hundred pound nd fired it off in that position. Whil tierforuiinif at Kia-mav. in France, tba nam feat the barrel of tb gun bunt Mirtcub.iuly li was not killed, although of tiie fragments were thrown erver fifty yard. At LVrlin two strong sen apjp-ar'-U. one of whom performed tha same trick aa Samson, and his rival, fjandow, of bursting iron chain by cea- trarting, and so enlarging, th bioeps af Sua arm. Chain hers' Journal. reltewlaf tbe fi "Why do yoo begr "My physiciaa's advice." How oT "U Wad m t seek 6Msg."--Epacl. ALLOWING TO THE SOIL JOHN MOSSBACK, OP WAYBACK, TELLS SOME TALL STORIES. Wear La drew lalai a fraaae Heaaa a One Mht aa Kverrthlag Elae Kept Pare A I lrk of Sheeai brew Ufa terluaal That Joes Mad la teas. "Why. hello, John," said a man who fhaiired to be (lapsing along the road to John .MoMhack, of Wayback, whom b tuct. "how came yon in this section of th country? The Iiut I hear! yoo waa In Anamtook comity. Me., nnd hers I find you way down )n-r: what caused you to leave licit pi, ire? I hear that it IS the gurdcn of Maine." "Well, you see, miatvr, that it got to healthy for me up there, and I had t leave." "Too healthy t How do you mak thai out? I did not (iippuee that yoo could find a place that wa Ijo healthy to liv lu." "Well, yer see. mister, 'at It Is this way, although I don't hardly Ilk ter toll yer, for fear 'at yer will think 'at I'm a lyin'; but I'll risk it anyway, and tail yer a few facta, and then yer'U diakivar wot I mean by ta-in' too healthy. NoT MII.T WITU HaXlst 'Wen I fust weut up tlu-r I tack np a farm on w'ot I supiaaied wss about th' richest soil in th county, and 1 found srU r a while that my judgment was not for out o' th' wsy. Th' fu.t day 'at I got there I looked around and selected th' st where I wss goiq' to build my bouae, and a I couldn't Cnd any stones forGtndcrpiniu' I thought 'st I would build my house, which wss a log one, on th' ground, hoping it it would stand until I could build a bettor one. It was pretty late when 1 got at work, and 1 ouly got th four bottom log to gether when I had ter qnit, an' I had ter go atsmt a mile ter th' boos wber I wa boardiu' uutil I could get my house ready ter move into. Th' nex' mornln' I started ter go ter my work, an' w'ut wa my surprise ter find th' four log 'at I hail laid for th' foundation far my boii-Ohad taken root an' grown into a two story frame house, with ell and out building attached, all shingled and claplxxinled and readfTfo mov into. I mentioned the fact ter my host, an' b said that was nothtn'; 'at th' soil alien did that when it was fust broke, hot that I'd get used ter it arter a while. "I sent for my family tbe next day, which consisted of my wife an' a 10-year-old boy, an' in about two weeks they come np there, an' all went well until I set my boy ter harrowin't be bein kind o lazy, lay dQt-n and wWt to sleep oa th' fresh grown. In alxxit two hour ha come up ter th' lioiixe sn' wedidn't know him. drown? Well, I gneas so. W'ea he went away he was about the sixe o' any 10-year-old boy, and w'en he com back he waa plump six foot tall and weighed f'-'o Nunda. "W'en it come time ter shoot deer my hired man started out ter see if h couldn't get one. Well, sir, he started a drove and drew 'em out inter on J my fields and shot three of 'em. an' everr ue of 'em fell on a piece of broke up 'at wa bad plowed that week, sn a b couldn't get 'em ter the hotiss alone came for help, an' my soiPand 1 to gether witlwi warden who had just got there ter luy bouse started back ter get them, sn' sir, you may believe it or nut, bnt w'en we got there we found that them thre deer had grown into three moose, an' it cost that mun 100 apiece for the two moose which bwd, mors'n th law allowed him. OBOWTII or RAILROADS A.ND MOBTUAOEsV "Are they goft' to build that ruilroad.0 did yoo say? Nol dou't think thy will, for jimt aa asm a the sleeper stnk tlie siuQlio blamed things would grow until tli whole country would b cov ered with railroad. I 'member on of my neighbor held a mortgage on one of the farm an' b happened to lose it, and didn't find it for two days, an' when be did find it it had grown until it had . given him a mortgage uf whole town ship, aud they sent him down th river for forgery, even it was all th fait o tbesile. Oh, yesl Aroostook county is a i'e farm In' country; all yer have ter do Is ter plant yer crv and they will grow ter beat thu9lT. Why I have known . men to go there without a cent and clear $300,000 the first year all olug potato. , an' they didn't have only one potato to start with, and that luting a small on weighed only 800 isinnd. " Every tsody would be rich if th debts didn't grow equally with tha profit, t 'member one man went ter sellin' ma chinery, an' ha didn't pay up for a year, an' by that titna the dobu had grown so big that he never has been able tor pay it since. "Wot made mo leave? Well. Til tell yer. 1 turned my flock o' sheep out on night, and the next mornln' they bud grown so 'at I bad 'bout fifty morn'n I turned out th' night afore, and on o' my neighbor hed lost hi whole flock, which, strange to say, had drowned, as he never found 'era, but he said that I gist 'em, and be made it so uncomfort able for me that I had W leave. Well, good day, mister, I've got tor leave, as I got ter strike the next town afore night, as my time for leaving tha slat expire then." Bangor News. O Aa Kstrcsaely rrelifle Caaele. Xrnla, O., has a colored character Darned lien Powell,- wbo hi a 4-ton, dwarf about fifty-fjv year old. 11 shine stores and dor odd job about tin tores, Brn' chief claim for fam la th fact that b baa been tb father of twenty- on children by ooe wife, and non of tbera ram In pairs all singly and all sine I NftJ. What is more remarkable biswlfs. wbo ' somewhat taller than be, baa bad twenly-foar children altogether, baring been three time mother before ah mr lied tb short, but vigorous Benjamin. Tbey cam from Harrises! county, K.J., wber both were slave, blxtera of Ben progeny bsv d led, however, and are scat tered ia different graveyard around Xenia, so that be hiinaelf eaDDot locate them all, nor jet recall tb mellifluous Same with which thry were christued. Salllag la tb Air. In aerostation myth preceded history. and la th older stories there is a touch of comedy. First is the old Greek l- od of Daedalus and bis D Icaraa, wbo sailed high oa wings, but tbs best of lb sua melted tb wsx with which tb wing feather were fastened, and the maa were daabod to piece. Suetuoius tsr that la th lima of Nero, Simon Mage flew from on bouatop to anotkar la Rom, but add that although be couU By he could not lik'ht surcraahillr. for ia noting dowa be was killed, lo 1X1 Pro feaaor lliaek. of KJitiburgh, dreiared tbat Jdrva'ru gas was th B:;;W tr vb:tb Bias eoaid sail U tf, bcl a e- tM. kiss ss. wtil h was doobtfal O O