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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1893)
EUGENE CITY GUARD. rreprielar, EUGENE CITY. OREGON. Matt aha erttl the IdMIMMi She w bright ami pretty, Mil ahe dropped into a law vera office the other day and aaked f r work. "What can yon do?" "Anything a woman of ability ran do, ad mure than imwt men." "Oreat opinion of youraelf, young woman, " said an elderly lawyer preaeut. "Perhap yon think you could at-rrt tbit uniiuona." "I inltflit." aaid ahe. "May I look at It? Yea, I will." "If yon du that you'll do aomethlng we've all been trying to do for a week. Ila'a a alippery fellow and hi people are all piated. However, yon may try it. Yoo can afford to ban a little conceit," and the lawyer miltil grimly. At 10 the nrit morning tbn office door tu opened and tlia bright young woman walked in again. "Thought you'd (fire it up, rb? Found bito Umi lippery for you? Tbonght ao." "The wier I eervetl," aald ahe. It waa ber turn to uiilo now, and aha did It. Tha lawyer awung round in bia rhair. "Served. How'd yoo do itT "Ob, it waa simple enough. I called at bia place of buiiiea, looked arouml, priced mime material! and tben asked If be waa In. " 'No,' aaid tba aaleeman, 'but I can doaa well.' " 'I think not,' I aaid quietly. 'lie haa alway arrred tun before, and be umlfr itanda jmt what I want.' ' 'Oh, In that rae yoa might call at bia bona. He will be in to dinner.' "I did call at bia house, dremed in ray bat, card caae in band. I eut In iny card and he appeared promptly. ' 'Mr. T aaid I, rising. " 'Yea. You wbtli to ae me on busl fiesa?' " 'I bear you are intert-ated in proper ty In treel?' "'Yea.' " 'Well, I have a -r which will in- tercet yon concerning it,' offeriii, bluj the lummou, which be tok w'.r.a tulle. Un looked at it and fliuditil cnm aon. 8n did I. Nothing waa aaid. lie controlled bia tamper and accompanied we to the door. "Another Held open to women," waa tba lawyer' only comment. New York World. Fllf Ibe fear Ore ess. sr. A very good looking drummer be waa, and be bad aucceeded in making a great iuipreaaioti upon the table girl at a Maine hotel. Ho paid atrti't atlrntiun to the girl and to bia dinner and hi perform ance waacreditableaud thorough in both direction. Hut be did nut eat liiwect corn. Finally the girl aaid in ber aweeteet tone: "Yua mul have another ear of corn. That W oold and ia not filled out." "Uh, no" but ihe ia gone. She returned with a ateniuing ear of corn and theu waittil expti tantly to at-e him bury in the succulent vegetable bii pretty teeth, that be allowed Willi aui'tl charming grace iu bia smile. He ought to have known better, but in a apint of bravado he reapoudttl to the mutf aieal in that waiter girl' eyea and aet hia teeth into the com. The (Irxt inontbful went all right, the nerond waa a great ucceaa, but tlie third -we would that our tale could end here, but it cannot. At the UnM mouthful, aa lie ditrU'd a gleam of fond adoration at the girl, hia teeth loyally itayed by the mangled ear of corn for an Inatant, then dropteil to the floor with a rattle that aoondcd iu bia eara lik the discharge of heavy ar tillery. Worst of all, aa be madly acraU'hed for them he culdn't lind hia treasure. Finally the girl recovered them rroiu a tieighiNirtng talile, after lady had kindly moved her akirta aside and revealeit the truant Wth. The look thai paaeed tattweeii that girl and the drummer aa ahe handtsl In 111 the teeth bal aoiiiething in it that wilted the bou qiint over Which it paaeed. Lewistou Jounial. Ay Alisadaca Tars. Healthy lumuier visitor to the Adi rondack frequently hear a tenn uanl by the uativea iu dcaoriblng aome of their city comrade in thoae delightful and health giving reglou that greatly mya- title them at tint. The atple thiia re- ferred to technically are called the "lunger," who are generally found to be pretty plentiful. "Lunger, pro- liounced "lung er," U a word that baa not aa yet got mto geueral usage outside the range of the pine tree odora of the northernmost part of New York tate; but it meaning and derivation are nam perceived aud compel Inataut admira tion for tbeir simplicity aud aigniOrance. The "lungera" of the Adirondack regiou are none other than the con- aumpttvea who reaort thither for tha benrtit of their lung trouble, and who form a claaa by thcuisrl vca in the eye of the native apart, front the were huntsmen and pleasure necker. There ia a aort of distinction in being a lunger that naught rlae can give, and though the word tan evolved by an admirable philological fltnea see 1111 to have a touch of rugged brutality in it at A rat sight, yet there ia, after all, a kind of rough ayuipatby in it that I redolent of the Bull. A the pulmonary know hedge of the Adirondack people tucreaaea iu uiiuute nea, aa It duulitlesa will, one may el pert to hear the more detailed designa tion of "one lunger," "half lunger," eU'., though till. It U believed, haa not yet been obaerved. New York Tribune. Wk.l Three ! While Riaikf. A buy woman aay he give her niliiil oMnplete rent on Iter journey to and from the avne of her daily work: "1 rloae my eye tiehiud my hand or per and make mr mind aa complete a blank aa pieallili'." Another Woman, a wnU-r, aaya, on tlie coutmry, "I make a prarXioe to give my brain over to wan dering faiH-tea, often getting my beet idea while la tranait." Hull another woman, a bny mother, plana the chil dren' frorke, "Mentally making over, altering and combiuing in a way that ia moat helpful to m au-r ward." All of which hwa that thia perennial ndiaf haa come to have an allotted plw aa4 oonatderatkiB. Her Point of View ia New Turk Time. A Bright I4a. A tanas man gahi ig a li!ai r.Tat of wblta) paint ul AltllaJlowean. Neat morning he counted fifteen buya with a picket fence outlined on tbetf back.-Detroit Ftm Pre. o A FACE ABLUTIONIST. The Lalesl NaerMWul rrila ApO4 hr a vleeaae la I,a4aw At pn-M-nt there I but one lady fa ' ablutioiiiNt in U'lidou, aud aoe begun timidly in a remote corner of tha tne- trotoli to b-t a few friend know that ahe haI a ytem by which Woty ooold be preaerve4l forever, and wrinkles (or that much more intellectual word, thought creae) gently rubbed away, never to return. Kuch a faacinating light waa bio bright to lie hidden under a buh I. For the ake of aocn ty it aeemed wirked to c mce! her ecret. Urged, then-fore, by tlie constantly inereasing number of npplicatioim for her remedy, ahe took handsome rixm in a liandwiui quarter aud Uildly ainioiinnl her new profession. Ib-r uc-ee waa marrnlona. Laily after Ily came, saw and waa ab lutloned. For II.h.'-w veil khillingii aud aiipenca in Knglish money old or young could be male Ix autifiil! Who would reemt it) The process wa very simple, there waa nothing of the cliHrhtt.111 aliout it. It reetel on a actwitilic tliesis, aa tlie fair lady e liliorrtl' ly eiphme'd while the powdereal and pun lull, 11 nd pinched and powdered. We all klior tlml to be sci entific i the i rw of the d.iv. and when to be arientilii' 111. 411s to le U-uiitiful aa well whut more 1 mi a uiortnl want? During the liit three mouth the face ablutionist col lie. 1 at the rate of .',000 a year. Aa the business developed (he tfak ladle to train aa aMistunts, enlargel her premines, fiiruiliiiig ttieiu mmptiiotHv; and not the bast iutereeting part of tlie perfonnance wa tlie -riol of waiting in a dimly liglited apnrtment, fragrant with rare eiotica, in. lo.hoii from the carol of bird iu gilded rages, the wall adorned with d.mity bnc-a liran, the table loaded with modern literature, pleasing if not profound. t riendahit have len Ivgiin in that rathetic anteroom which have influenced the after life of many. Title Udu-s are not ashHiiii-l to have their carriages seen waiting in Die street below, and the humbler dtwtnau runs up the stairs, With a heightened glow iu her cheek which i the glow of pleasurable antn I- patiou, not sham. The face alilutloiiiiig lasta hut fifteen minntea. After being enveloped in the conventional white sheet, the fulr visago ia first ubmitted to a rapid ssmgiiig from a snge dipped in the hotteil water. Tin i to break and crack tlie outer skiu of the face: for the theory I that wriu- kle are only 011 the surf.u e, and that if tlie first skin 1 removed the ono under neath will le smisith mid even. Then come a smearing with glycerine, a vig oroua luassAging of the phynogomy till the friction eetn to have aet every pore iu feverish actions more hot water, more face emolieiitit, more scrubbing (lee vig- oroua tin time), some powiicr, some scent, and you rise, feeling hot and un comfortable, but with the satisfaction that you have done your duty vuliuutly and will be rewarded for it. A t-tch bloom compleiioii is ufter nil worth some amount of f.ice iiimiipiilntioii and tlm diK oinfurt i f Is-ing M-rulils-d. The liidy fiwe alilutioniet asTts that ahe haa us limiiy applications from uieu from womou for a sitting, but she aternly refuse to let them partiriata iu the beiicllta she confer on her own aei. t!or. Philadelphia Time. Mtfls In 1'rerleus Nliines. Well, cresient and triple crescent are ipille popular, out tuc inurqiilse take the lend at present . The lesip or Kyi1)' rllU '"H '""X I" '''! the favorite among Kiiuliehwuineu, nnd t lo ir Amer- ienn amters me adopting it. Suii'timef aa tunny as four of thw rinu h-Umii one sli iidi r tinner. The usual coinlHinttion, however, is a sapphire, a diamond and a rub) , or for young girls the choice is a Narl and a tuniuoise. Ita-criitly there ha lsen a crime for so called "pinkie" ring for the little fin ger. Kvery woman who has any pre tention to fashion in jewelry wears one or more of tin-in. "Fiii ml-hip" riua am sipular, liecause they may le pre vented with proprietv by a young man ton young woiuuii without any nf.r ence to an engagement W-tween them. Heal ring, o much in vogun a few year back, are not worn nowadays by those who follow the decree of style. Neither are bangle ruins any longer worn, eicep! bv schoolgirls. Iu the fancy jewel there are the piuel, catM-yn and -nrl, some of the latter weighing ninety grnius. We have made for several bride pearl necklaces, with strings holdiliK seveuly pearls. each one worth from fVl to loo. Interview iu New York Herald. Tlis IMstlly HuiiNet I'm. Hilt wheli will come the evolution of that dreadful bonnet pmi If one must Wear the thing to keep tlii bouuet or hut at the iMH-oiuing angle, i it ucceseary t have it protrude at such a dangerous length? Seated In a steam car Saturday on my way into town 1 w as startled at eeing on a seat in front of me a lady who wore a very small specimen of head gear, but which wa secured to the head by a pin thrust through from one side of the Isuinet to the other, the (minted end of which stood out fully two inches. It looked o threatening, and really so dan gerous Iu View of the sisitiiity of colli frig (iiildetily into contact with It, bv me has'y movement when leaving the car, or meeting with it ill a crowd at any tune, that the etfivt on the nerve cause4 amiethui "asm to pain." and "resem bled sorrow at the rvtlrction that im provement come and improvement -e. but the old time Uimiet pin wi'iua iles tilled to go 011 fon ver. - l"r. liosl.ni Tranwnpt. th Ksge f.tr I'ssrm h Isatlter. There w.i . time w hen s-;icock feath er were taisss-.l ls-'aue cusidend too unlucky to I admitted to the house. Now my lady i not at all up to t'te mod If )ie ha no screen of the vain bird 'l plumage iu lier boudoir. Not only that, lint he tie the uuiucky I Inmate als.ut her beck for a boa. fringe her i;nneuta 1th the ghswy f'-aih.-rs. n 1 even Beta ' loera K'vi""t tne wartntn of her fair auoulder in the neck of her evening hod tCW. Etchatige frally tamMl !' It.r a I'ltyslrlaa. William K. Vai.dertnlt. ln-t feellrg i very well the other day, decided to take a tnpto Kr-s-. and be wautel a phvi ; clan to go with htm. The ds'UT aald he , could U"t (T..rd to leave hi practice, whhh wasw iitii l.i) a week. Mr. Yanderhill 1 fTrre-l to (jive bun !0,rX)t make a trip f iiwts kswith torn, atid the o(J. r wss a--jited. New York Col. '. It cause a O-rnUa falling off tn tli racript of the vi'.l.-e p. at master when aa figarsl nnipi g-t marnrL War U not for love the port of9,- drpartmest wenld aooa go Into Leu km liter. I TJIE COLUMBIAN PIEIt BEST POINT OF VANTAGE FOR GENERAL VIEW OF THE FAIR. Glories r.aWt f Myriad ml Mfhu at NIM-tlritl aa4 Uaad af Kleatrla rire Dlsaa la MssmI ml (jlerr Jaeae aa aa4 Murweflaa tlshlag Haala. On f the misit attractive plau- aUmt the World' fair I tb Columbian plrr. Which slreli ln-s out for half a mile Into the Uksdirectly In front of the Casino. There am more reason than one for its a'tractlve .. It ! piiiirisiie In Hsalf-for In lance, a seen from the top of llisri lyle, whi-iK a blnlseje view arlve on a better idea of It llliilHllllcetjt ipiir lion. It Is also an attra lie place to vl partirtiLnrly on bit la)s, and haa alreaily Lei om a favorite resting plate for tlml alhtas-r who want to ifi-t thsosd tireeim of the lak and feast their eyes on thede- llllht fill vlstaa of Kiuantio hiiildinga, wou- Aarful dome and gliltrrlng spires. Those ho net I he view llolM-hod fnnntli end of the pier will lo-trr furu'it it There aio jArAsrm iioat. man V other places! almiil the ground' where one inn ad mire lnnds-aie- and an hitectural MiltwiolAH IsiAT. plctunw not lo U equaled anywhere In th orhl lor ifranil. iir, novelty, variety ami Isauty, hut none of them h ave iiinto am h a lsvtlllM luiprrssiou of coinplctu sntisfu tlnn aa th view oh'aitKsl from a distance that harl'luiiii.-., l.lcinls nml soften the de tails of the picture while adding- ((really to it maunillcetit M.rss-ctlvH. Iu the foreground are the (.'real Manufao- turea and l.llsrnl Art buildiiiK, Musie ball, the peristyle and the Casino, Agricul tural hall anil the Forestry hutldliiK. Over th peristyle the dome of the Administra tion buildiiiK loons up nod on it left Ma chiuerv ball. Turiilioc to the north of the main binlditiis, one -ls a view of a city of the siraiiKest liMikiiot strni ttir- ever bmuuht Into sin h Juxtaposit mil, lhoiiHh theelfis-t fmiu here is not nt all iucouKru- ou and makes a iHiiiitifiil contrast to the prevailing ahite nf the other end of the picture. Hut the pier Itself di-servc a little of our attention, with it moving sidewalk aud thawira corrals for bout vciiKcrs along the side. The moviittf snlewalk Is reullya walk built UhiII tint cars, formiiiK an end less Imiu .:i ft-l I011K, and Is irix lli-d hy u ordinary elwtric stns-t car niotofs. the wires and tndlejs tniug under the track, due half the sidewalk moves nloiiit at the rate of three Inili-s an hour ami the other bnlf at alsmt iloiihle that ssisl. ,'t 1 not at all ilntii ult lo sti'p fnitn the sta tionary plntform to the loir half of the moving walk and thence to the quicker movitiK part, where plenty of benrhea are iiromliil for th who prefer to sit down. though It I easy to pn-M-rv oue's eiillll- riiiiu. lacksoii paik at iilitht i a is-rfect flood of electriu loty nnd for malty Visitors ia far more at trn tue than In day. r.tiry fisl of it is resjih iidi nt with liuht. nnd mini) of the rllei Is prisluceil nre slart Iiiik In Ihi ir novel brilliancy. The electric fountain are a never fallimt source of th li-hled won der to thoiisnmls and t liniisaiids of people, and the i-ronds never w-ein lo t ire of wntch- Intf the Incessant changes of isilor. form and lone that create the Is-autifiil rllis-t that evoke tin ir admiration. Tb seen hliuhts. lisi, st trait aihstl of attention Is-rause of their novelty, esH-cinlly the tsiwerful one t-JtstiiiK Its railintii-e from the summit of the Manufactures lnnldiiiK, which casts trail of lltiht a brilliant us tin) sou and can is? i-ti fr a dtstaccti of a liiindrtsl miles. Hut it Is not only these unusual feaiur,- that deserve cotumcudal ion. lufact, they an- pruh ihly less ib-servni( of it than some of t he unusual effects pro itiiced bv theordinary incnndesci-ut ami arc Ileitis lor iiislnui-e, the uinlle of IikIiI around the Krand luisiu, made of electric laiiiut two fii I apart nnd atsnit three fis-l above the water, which relliti th liuht aud sis-ni to dnulilii It volume. Then around nil the bii( liuildiiiKs nt a uniform hrlxht of alsml no feel are lutiid of I man dement lauips, w hich add new ts-aiillea to the an li 11 "s tore nml lend their radiance lo t he m ull llluiiiliiation, w hile the statue of lliiiua stands out alsive the A yr. cult 11 ral buihlimt liallieil In a IIinsI of K-lory last by a lllddcu reflector. S these eltei'i from I he pier Just once and then no home aud folyel it if you ( All. Norway makes bii spread iu the Fish eric buildiiiK, hnvltiK sei iinsl one sixth of all the space In the main wvilioii. r'lshlllH is Norway's Isst htisiui-ss aud is well en titled to the prominence she Hives it In her rxhltiita Her collet lion of lis is iiniipie and interestim;, many of Iheiii Im-ihk of the primitive forms ustsl in the ohlen timea. 'ne lyie with a luiih prow nnd a laritc rod tier ttas in ri lusive use a few years aa-o, but Issmilually tioinw out of fa-la. .11 and will sism Is-1 nt in Iv rehatatisl to museums and pictured hl-loms. The sails are sipiare rlt;sl nod the anchors fiimhcrsstm and tkhl klias-l masses of iron. The oar are very henty aud look a if it would rviiiir two strong men to manipulate them. THK TDK A St IN IHi'M TDK I 111111 L. A little Japaui-se nlina- Ismt It iim ful tn.inuh for a ni.sl.l f..rthe Istrue of Cleopaira, of Ihe pictures of whith ludnsl It l suiikt-siive. The mainsiiek is In th i center, with smaller ones fore slid aft. The sail are ill lonif strips, retn lunit fnm th j yards ti tlie Is.tt.itu. nnd rv woren to- ; aether with ri'is-s, ro h piece Is-tnaT faa I. ins I at Ihe ts.itoin hy a line of it own. I The in are spliced just aisethe sts-ket with a Oand ( n and are much lighter 1 lin.l -Asier to kiaiutl thau s.ise in the Nor- ; a. . an tsiau C T lUMI.a. A Husae-s hlaasa Hsllasr. ft A Itusso t'hinese railway i reKrted aa the objective poiut of negotiatiti now going on l-tween Russian and Chinese p.prvaentative. Hussia want the ritf'.it to bull I a railway from 1adi v. at.s k. the Paiitic tt-rmiual of the pro posed Stls-t all railuay, cr-th north ern bouudorv of I ore to Tien Tstn, and theuce to Misiulisl. The aoeged otv j.s t is iuick transit of Chinese tea aud ai.k to Lun pe. The Chineee, huwthr are very j.-i,.ii of Kulan infliienc in the east, and will prolsxbly decline Kuaalaa aid 10 railway building.- A CTtCTlvES ST0V. Ihe He-lien ef a Ullls fare 14 m aa liie"tssl arras. T" men sut in a i- t Iu b d corner of the Klihilt llotie loi.l.v and enjoyed o'li-t chit over their after dinner cigar. 1 hat vim not a reiiiarsahle fact, but one of the men is one of the best known lueiiils-r In hi rofession. and if be were mi lm-sl to fii a history of hi in-ten-Ming ei;T. tice It would fill Vol umes. The Mnootii siiven genllemau with J.e qnii t demeanor i ni of th k-s u.-.t of i rniiii.al catcher. M. Fli t. h r. of t liicj .. Mr. Fletcher re lated what be calls the tranget and; 1 lit kn-rt piece nf trailing 111 111 life, and j the end of the trail was in Washington, "although," say Mr. Fletcher, "it waa only luck ou my part that it did." Fifteen years airo a wealthy old farmer named Wilson wan found murdered just outside, hi house, near KvanaUm, 111. Tlie old man hod that day concluded the sale of a piece of property, and waa re turning with nearly ..'i0 in hi pocket, aa it waa growing dark, the cash having Wa paid over after banking hour in Evanston, and Wilson in atiUonidy al lowed the remark to drop that he wished he had not ruade the aaln until next day. He dnl not like the idea of carrying to bducU wealth to hi borne, five mile dis tant. Three facts, besnb' the mnrder itself, aud theknowle.lt: that a nofiri ou gambler named Kdmondson had overheard the speech, were all the eloe offered the detectives, wh' were aet to work nn the case with a reward of 1.000, held out aa an inducement for running down the murderer or murderer. Mouth paaacsl, but no further trace of Ihe gambler w ho waa suspected could !e found anywle-re. During thet arly spring of 1"77 Fletcher waa sent east on a mission by the agency of which he i a uiemU-r, and in ihe Course of In trip concluded to peud a day or twain Washington la-fore return ing to the Lake City. While iassing np Penusylvaui i avenue, near S:ilh treet, with a friend, bisattentiou wa attracted to a small visiting card, which, after the manner of his profession, be picked up and examined. "I wasn't thinking of buidlies just then," said Mr. Fletcher, "but I stippi instinct led me to do aa 1 did, and what do you iippiw that putelsar I con tained? Toe autot-rnpli of the very man I had been looking for for months. Of course the in.tture waa not familiar to me, but the first thought to ailggint it elf waa, 'How did the card get there? and I could answer it only one wav Fdinondsou had dropped it but how did he liaps-n to retain the mine name if be won guilty, unless he did not fear detec tion? "Well, to cut a long tory short, I de termined to stay iu Washington awhile and see willlt could Is- seen. I found out the nuet notable lions.- where a gambler of bis lm would le likely to hold forth. Mid after ten days' shadow ing I found In nt in an old frame house on Four and a Half street. Illuoud s., ii came with me without a requisition, and made no liht. In fact, he was tired of lending a hunted life mid con-fi-seed the ii line. He said be always hod an idea that the visiting card would prove ins doom, but somehow or other he could not di-stroy it. and knew at once when be missed it from his case that it wo il 1 w a clew, for be bad la-en travel, ng under an assumed name aince the murder. The card was the last link of his former life. "F.lmonds.'ti w as banned :i few months litter, lllld thai ended the most Clll'lotl episode iii my twenty-live years' eis rietice a a detective." Washiiigtou i'.sst. Hornet h lug Wrong. "Well."nud the "brute" to hi wife aa ho t'ik his place at the breakfast (able, "whixnre the new iifighlior next disirl'" "Why, how should I know?" answered the wife. "iKui't you know their name?" "t )f course not." "Aro they wealthy?" "I'm sure I don't know." "The inaii.au old skinflint?" "1 don't kjiow." "His wife-extravagant?" "You will have to ask aoine one ele." "Any ilanvjliters? And are they proud and stuck tip?" "Why, Harry? I dou't know." "Anything mttenons nUuit them? A t ret connected with the family':" "I don't know anything alsmt them." "What: Yoil-don't" "No." "They have Iss-n here twenty four hours - I'll seud the ibs'tor up as I gj down tow n." "What nn you going to send the doe tor up for?' "S iiuethii; must W the matter with you. That family lias hv.sl next to tit for one w hole day and you don't know the first thing alsmt them yet. Yon Heed attending to." And then he buried himself in hi pas-r. Philadelphia l"Ies. tivsnl Aalhorllj. CoiigresMueii "la-fore the war" were mmew hat accuMoiued to tire exchnnge of unparliamentary Utu'tiniru. but ts-r- a no American legislator were ever o practiifsi iu vituperation aa the mem ber of the much lameutetl, vanished Irish iiarlianvtit on College tireeni. Somehow they contrived to keep on friendly private terms while treating one another to m..-t piclun-stpa- abuse. tin one is. si,.n a tiiemls r, pointing a tjtiiveriiig tin.-er acr.w. the liotise a', hi opponent, one Tiuddy Htirke, con clude with tties,i words: "And evt-rv niimls-rof the honorable guilleinsn familee t ls-nnyth ctintimpt frtmi the w lute livere.1 houtxl that 1 ahtvenng on the dure to tlie painted hag that is gntitntig in the gallery." ' How did yon know las sister waa i the gallery '' whtpere, as-.mirade a the orattT sat down. "Sur-. didn't rin bly bim-a If tell m she waa going to l jinsint when w were coming dnwn to the bouse of l ber liuiier?" Ycnt'.i's 0ounKsin n. II llasl WlsarU Ills 4 ailing. A Harlem lawyer caamhl a lrauivin h orlic steal. c( aome kw' tsk. w bK-h It, Utter Intended M ftawZ. Senilis; Ihe in truder by the cvil-vr he exclaimed. "You a-ouii'lrs 1. I ll hare you tried slid rwilnteled up Ihe Hudson.' "lt en niy net k. juil-. If you are giv iliK' to hate me Inert. I g ars I d hrttareu- ga "U as my lawit r. as, you bavelLs Iiu k lo Is uo banJ." repi sl 1 he tramp lb Utatrr waa thoia.Llful for a mo ment, and t hen n leasing hi4rip on lb In- sjni.irr rti.iar repoesl. -you can go. Veu .lulM bate aluied uw y,w would hav t-n aa ornaniect to tba protrsai.m TuatH.nina. i)i;rnii iT.MsiiMKXT. CFf.CEnS OF THE LAW SENTENCED FC't TAKING BRIBES. Illtlurr t,l Oms of IN ! felahratesl rrlasleal t agf af Its eelBrv A frlas Thai Taal.lt4 lha rasa af Kaglaad' Tat Irelreliv t'orr. Iii Ihsreinla-r. IT3. a remarkable trial ts.k place la-fore Haron Polhs-k at the Old Ualley, London. Oreat HriUin awoke ..ue uiorulug to find that the nnstt truM'sl ..fllculs of Scotland Yard hal Is-en rt. . .ving large bribe from a gang of noted niniiial. Currand lletwon the latter of whom committed suicide in tin .-ouiitry a w year agie were nn tlergoing a long term of penal servitude for what were know n aa the "great turf fraud," While In prison they tendered certain evidence to tlie British govern ment which led to the arrest of Chief Detective Inspector Clark, Detective In-js-ctor Drnscovitch, Meiklejohn and Palmer, with their legal adviser and at torney, Kdward Froggat, attorney at law. The new sent a shock throughout the Dntish island. The slice force in gen eral wo not by any wean considered immaculate, but the great bureau of de tection at Scotland Yard wa entirely exempt from a ihadow of unpicion. Kvery effort had la-en made to hush np the case, ao aa not to shake the confi dence of the public. DiMiiiseal, with conserjueiit lowi of large pension, was, it wa urged, sufficient punishment, but the home secretary was inexorable, and the trial went ou. "1 wa present during several day of it duration," said tlie F.uglishmuii. "The detective were confident of acquittal, being ignorant of the overwhelming evi dence in the hands of the prosecution. Their look of confidence chmiKcd into one of consternation when, ch cropped and hak'.'aril. clad in the hideoii stn d dres of the felon, upon which from head to f"'t was stnliied the government broad arrow. Hairy ll'iisoti, the notori ous swindler, entered the witness box. "He was a man of education and marked ability, a first class linguist and capable of mixing in the l-st -iclv. Tlie defense wa ably conducted, but no cross examination could shake the con vict, who now had hi natural enemiee in bis toil and fi r once wits telling the truth. Curr followed and iu every nut ci.rrolx .rated bis fellow prisoner. He 1h loiik'ed to a lower grade than Iit-usoti, but possessed considerable force of intel lect. Si much for the evidence of brib ery, which, it may lie said, came from a tainted source. "Hut telegram were produced show ing that when in pursuit the detec tive wired the convicts of their move ment, warning them to fly. Time after tune, when close on their track, tln-se IlirsNige were sent and ill)Mitient meet ings were held iu London, where hun dred of Mitinds were paid over to these sleuth hounds of the law. Froggat, the lawyer, was nl-o in the conspiracy and rendered service of a technical nature. He and Clark were out ou IhiiuU und quite confident of ai-'juit t;tl. "The first reli'tl on lack of evidence; the chief itis-ctor had stronger grounds. For years he had Is-en Issly detective to the Prince of Wales, mid during his at tendance on bis royal highness it may be aiipposed that be bad ieiiiiri-d secret km.wle.lge of his actions which the crown official vv,.uld imt like divulged. That 'knowledge is power' was proved in this instance, for it c rtainlv enabled Clark to elude the meshes of th,- law. "The judge charged the jury dead against the insist tor and Froggat. but wan Very light ou the chief. In fact the crown prisluceil very little testimony against him. After nn nliseiice of ulsml an hour the jury returned. TIim verdict wan Miuilty' in again-t the four minor detective mid the lawyers, 'Not guilty' a against Clark, w ho nt once left the ibx'k. " "Have you anything to s.iv, Drasco vitch,' asked the judge, 'why sentence should not Is proiiotiiictd upon you?' "The prisoner made a fine speech he could speak six languages iu w hich he referred to long service rendered, the rniu which In conviction involved, the overwhelming nature of the temptation and finally In helplt-na wife and family. Tlie other oftictT followttl in a similar strain nnd w ith tearful eloquence U-gged for mercy. These men, who had mer cilessly fastened the steel handcuff on victims inntiiiieral'le made a piteous H taclo wln n in the strong grasp of the law. Their pleadings were of little avail, und after reminding them of the scandal they had brought iij n their profession, the bamti sentenced them to two y t-iuV imprisonment with hard la bor tin wa the severest punishment available under the act of parliament and la-fore tin y fully realize,! their dimm they were hustle,) out of sight into the cell of the Old Bailey. "Frogxat's turn now came, mid it wa generally thought hi sentence would le lighter. "'I have a special sympathy for you, Edward Froggut.' concluded the judge. 'You belong to the same honorable pr feselouasl do myself. Much is intrusted ton and lunch iscjst.-d ot us, la .'iiteiicing you I do so with pun and re luctance, but I cannot nee any reason for reducing the term i f imprisonment two year with hard l.tisir.' "Tlii came on the wretched mail like a thunderis.lt. and, bursting into hys teric. tears, he raised hi baud above hi hea l. 'For i.l' sake, my lord.' be exclaimed, 'lessen the sentence" Tim w as all be had tune to say. for the jailer do nut encourage sentiment. anJ he waa instantly hurried out of tight. I in ty mention that lie wa rearn-s:ed at tne termination of bis sentence for defrau 1 ingnl.tdyof ll.oort. f..r which, at the same bar of j'istice, he received aevea years' nal servitude. "Tim elided one of the nvet cele brated trial of th: century, which gained it importance not of course front the rii. nni'v of the mine, .nt from tu vital .nncipl.it involved, whu a trin k at ti.e rs.t i f tk whole Et.gUsti potice t "t. in. " - Chicago New . ! Thl.( I.Krlr. Although the district s. h.s.l in Hoi l.nray, Cotm , was tightly c!.sl during the vacation, tii.-re w one caller that kicked tip a riimpu. It w.t a thunder bolt, but wlit-r" it rntere.1 can only t cotil.fn:rv,. I) VJ- its short star It ! a-I tntougn a wi le range of ttudn . inclulii.g ts.ln.g. read.ng, grammar, j an'.huietic and g"r.tpliy. IWnid. . thrtwing tifw light nj- n" the book J treat. ng on these sa! je. is. it Uire np th fl r, splintere-l the desk aol in iu e x ' citu.f ex:t carne.1 t 3 part of the win 1 ..w aash. Yaitkee lUade. lualuea la a ietl tallega. There i a cisilm-s Is tween the boyt and the girl of the htaufrl university. It a 1 came al-mt fr.-m a ijiu-stion of pro prietv. The l..y. gtve a ball In their dormitory ball Monday night, to which they invited all the gitl student, aa well th professor. Elaborate preparation were made, and the young men anticipated an evening of enjoy. Uieiit. Tin y hired a band, and had the dormitory le-nntifully decorated. I Ink or tWO of the more uiislest and re tiring of the maiden in the girl' donni- j tory were l.i-ked at the avowed inteti- j lion of some of the girl to attend the ball, and call.il a Meeting of the itirla. at which there was a long discussion of the i affair. i Many of the fair student miidtlnyj could see no harm in going to the ball a longaa the pn.fes.or were w illing-, but i the umre prudish dams 1 read a strong1 lecture on the evil of such doing, and, j rn s Vi ite th.-re win a in lioritv in favor . of not attending the ball. Si none of them went. The b.y waited long for the coming of the fair one, but they came not. At first the collegian were Very angry. Then they bsik the dancing floor tli-m-elve nnd made a "stag" pv '.y of it. They ay, however, that for future fes tivities they will send no invitation to the girl student. Tlii suit the ultra nnslest among the latter, but tliesiM'ialile girl feel crushed. San Francisco Chronicle. A Tretiten.lon llarlrv farm. "We have in.w s.t ure.1 '.'."r-l.tNiO acre of land in N'Ttli Dakota for barley farms, nnd next spring we will send thousands of I t.-rin.in emigrants to that tate from Ohio. West Virginia nnd In diana," said Colonel O. M. Town-r n he discussed the future of this great northern state. Colonel Towner i man ager of what i Is st known hi the Hurley ayndicateof Chicago. During the lost two or three month the company ha aticcta-d.il in sti uriiig 'J.Vi.ii acre of land in N'.rtii Dakota, on which it i proswd to place (i.-rmaii farmer to raise barl. v for malt purposes. These laud have Isen purchased in Nelson, Noriniiii, Towner, Katiisey, Stud.; nnd Bottineau counties. It i the opinion of the malinger of tlii company that barley can li itur-t iiccessfully grown iu that stile, and they have the conviction of their belief sufficiently to purchase these lauds and to send out emigrant from other state. The Herman are chof'ti on account of their knowl.slge of hurley culture for this purKi-e. These emigrant will not be tenant, but owner of tin laud, it being sold to t la-iii on easy terms. The crop will ls bought by the company and sliip-l to nil point where there is a demand for barley. St. Paul Pioneer Pre-s. T.t Celebrate Ihe Marseillaise. Another effort N Isdng iiia-U' by the Inhabitants of Choisy-le Hoi, outside of Paris, to olisei ve with much aulemiiity and t-ert'itiotiial vth.-tl i vaguely called the "Centenary of the Marseillaise." t.'hoisy -le-Roi claims lo posses the dust of Itotlget lie I'lsle the coinsier of the hymn who was buried there in lslrt, hi birthplace Is-ing I.ns-le-Sauliiier, in the department of the.lura. Ou this ac count the tliellll-rs of the Is.l'ollgli coun cil Consider that th. V have the right to take tiie initiative in orgunizi ug a Uight Republican festivtl this year, n the Mar seillas.', limler the title .f "Chant tie (iilerre de I'Arm.i. du Uliiti," was first heard in 1 TH?. President Ciiruot i to lie asked to 1h coin.. honorary pr-id.-iit of the commit- t.ss of the fete, lllld llp'.lls for flllld Will In made to all the citi-s. and lil-o to coiiiinuiies vx lnt'ii kiss,.ss more than 4,1" ") inhabitants. No dale ns yet ha la-en tix.il for the celebration of the cen tenary, to which it is presumed that every patriotic Frenchman w ill give hi sentimental and sympathetic if not practical mid Jsi'imiary support. Pari Cor. London Telegraph Three tnieri.an Oilerits. Thr.i little dirty, half clad girl made h brief sensation on up r llroadway the coldest day recently. Tlie eldest was not more than eight,: and her companions might have lfti six and seven rc-isr-lively. The eight year-old carried a faded, rili rotten parasol that had once btt'ti pale blue, ami her two companion were trying to s.ini'r.e their bead un der it, while they carried the rear of their short dr. ss. s in one hand, as ladle manipulate their tram at a muddy crossing. Theeld.xt divided her attention Ih tween the proT angle for the parasol aud getting h.-r little skirt down low enough to touch the sidewalk, which he occasionally accomplished ,v stoop ing. Thn-e pair of feet were visible through the dilapidate.) sin , mid the liabby old July hat wouldn't have Wn picked out of the gutter. And these three little girl playing la ly on Itroadwny were evidently delighted at the g.ssl humor.' 1 att.-ntion of stalwart gentlemen in heavy ulster, ladle in coetly furs and carnage driver muffled to the ear in warm livery. New York Herald. Filed la Ihe Kail t I trelrirlty. A very peculiar cae of shocking by electricity occurred in Mo-lbyville re cently, 'ni victim wa William Lou den, who work at the Hotel Kay. In frout of the hotel is an iron veranda running to ttie third story. An electric wire passes fr,,t t)lt. street mto the room occupied by titurge troubling in the hotel building. This evening wh. ntl.e electric light wa turned on a heavy rain was failing. The t-l.-ctncity appar ently had h'-avily ch.irg.-d the iron ver anda. Linden came out of the ln.t.-l and stood with hi back airaint the iron railing. In an m-'ant he wa shocked aud tixe.1 in In p.itioti. H. frightful yell attracted a L.g cr .v I. Charl.-e Huffman ran out of his t..iv, nd. touch ing Louden, was also badly h. ke,L Louden finally fell r.u the i lewalk. The two m.n r ba.'.ly bnnstil. Cor. In dunapol. J. 'irnal. tlssasl llisl In SaaHast. M"U hav l.-t tlo.r lives, iii (j'lick and. but ! l .m. if et i r. h i any man come nearer sinking .l..wn to death in quick sawdust than .nd Merchant Tailor E. W. Btz. ,.f Wi;;iaii,.j,rt. Walk ing along eight or t. n yard from the river bank, nj. n what he did n..t know wa made gpnind aim -t entirelv cvim p. ee.1 of sawdust, be la-gan to sir.k be fore he n-a'.ists I anr danger. After ha had gone d .wn to O waist, and con'. ! not regain iije sn.ir-. he reiiii.ve.1 h:i npjs-r gnne:it. nl tc.rew h:uu-'.f aa fat a r -.!. ont into trie nver, here he atru. k wad.ng gn.und and made b e way In the water snund th tre, heron aawjust tnttt. " W.SH1.GT0.N WUMEX. TWO WIDOWS WHO LEFT AN IVpr.i. 6I0N ON SOCIAL LIFE. At thetapllal Mrs Ma.lla..a wM Ala.,, Trealatl as Ihe "Utl, of lh. HiW-Nn. Ilaailllt.a't tnflttr.r. M la Ihe Ulrerlloa of t hariit. Mr. Madiou wa in high fa.!.,,n, ,f lug her later ye.ira S. i. ty h ,., it" tockl of tin kind mi l take, i,., little reiisi.n iot it put down 4 fv, But there came with this h,; ,,,r.', 4j M.-i.il warmth mine g.ssl r-siih, n,t,,i,,r rather chilled ut. I li.t -eoito'is .f,. j in that day It vaa (s'sitiw I.e., ,,f f to have held uny public i-iti.,ti. y;, Ma.'.i.sou hud in vain trnd f .r year tn effect a Kile of Mr. M.idis..i.' pajs.r, tg the government, and f..r w u,t ..f tin, ber uioaii wi re very strait, i.e. I. nw it cam aUmt I do not know, but it gr w to be the corrtft nnd iii.fi.pt-tis.,b.. t",.., to call on Mr. Madison iinme.i.,t, y leaving the president' lev.s-. Ib r hotistt wu that diagonally ,,. ite from Mr. Sumner . There th. u.t peojile met r.'.itliirly, nnd y.-t no ,,;, could have mi I why. Mr. Mad ori . once the "ludy of tlm Wlm.. I,W -She bad had the Uick thought to cut Washington' portrait by M'l.irt ft. m Itl frame und roll it carefully und i irT it off iu aafety frotu the invading llnti-h troom Blr.'.idy buniiug Uladeiisbnrg. She wu iilware graciotumnl sw.s ilun. nered nnd. to her great credit, as inn, , o in her day of changed fortune, u, when ho wa Rurroiiiidtsl by i v. r .. to u placid state of mind. And y.-t t;.., wa hIk.uI till that was said. And yet it waa ucli nn iiuwrittcii law that .Mm M.nlison must have what she wi-iml that Jtit becauseof this iiivten- Us cree of fashion ':' actually got frn:n cotigre what lio had vainly titi..iM. for for year. Mr Urn haimil "titt'-l one morning to the neiiiitt! that mi audi a day Mr. M.i. isoil would I, etlcli nti nge. nnd that tl.s I'.ti.iMM) nsked for Mr. M.idiv.irs par Would collie Well to her u n birthday present, mid it wa itnm.-di.it.lv uu-i to ber To tsj uro it wa for the w nt mg of a gil p.itriot und stat-siuaii, and the woiuuii to receive it was of great age. and it w.ia tn that far l tt.-r t tnni the voto for nearly the same am. .nut f,,r the cruel daub of a good man an sol dier which tvua nil evidence that t une tioual legislation l not yet extun t. Uut tin miido the occasion of a grand leveo for coiignitul.ititig Mrs. Ma.lis.u aud was among the bc-t ici:iotis i.u which she wa mi-ii in public Ib r tu t liguro had otitlast.il the threescore an ten year, mid when well pr. papsl (or company, in her worn, old fadu..tie. empire gown, her turban and cliis;. rof artificial curl just as we see them in the portrait of Mine, do Stat 1 the let k ami ontltnc of tho face well shrouded in fold of tulle, alio wu still the haiidsoiu Mrs. M:idion. 1 am tiito wire I never beard her called "the widow of Mali ton." Uut that w as tho prefix iilway nu lu to tho historical name of another w..tu;iu of tho aame ago. who ulso asked of con grcsa tho iiiiuio favor nhown to Mrs. Mad ison. This lady waaamull and ulwayi .: the widow' dre nhe had to u-un. in her early lifo. For over M year sh.ol.J not vary tin outward emblem of tU solitude of her heart. She, t, like Mr. Madison, wa nun bio nnd of charming manners, but tint turned from the world forev.r win nli-r great hiisliand fell in the duel Willi Darr. and from that time, her own children lirst. and close to them iu her interest tho orphan of tlm p. m r. rtfeivd all h r attention. Mr. H.iiiiilton was tiie.ln f founder of tho Orphau Asylum of Nc York Sheauwit fiftieth aniiiierviry; he iiw the other clinntic that gr out of it the Children' Aid s.'ietyw one mid though her unlet life is eti.lid her good work go on, und her f.uu:ly a w ell aa h. r memory aro living part i.f them. Mr. Hamilton waa very small ml light of figure. Her dark, bright ) and hito hnir gave her a inaripi: "' feet, and her widow' dn-s gave tlm framing which suited her years ami nam. She won very fond of young v pie :.J would tell ns thing mcidi ntally which mudo the early hnrdshiiwand ! altiet of the war for Independence very real In iciikiiig of traveling on hor-cUuk, she told ti otico how her mother a:il hfratdf had to give that up for a li"' and only go fMiu Saratoga to AH when a trong escort could guard th. iu. "It was after sir June McCrea ha 1 Is n kille.1 by the Indian.'' and she made tit tich a picture of the condition of th" In dians after the Knglish eulisf.sl th.-tu agnint u. that we "realiz.tl" h "' f back lay the time when uch a thing posaible. and "ajr Jane McCrea" lie came a red girl in place of the bad b"'s wood cut. with one Indian holding br long hair, and the other flotinl:it'g tomahawk a he kept hi foot on the k- i of whisky Thiy have passed completely away the handsome, gracioti. sit ty lovuuj Mra. Madison and the gentle "widow of Alexander Hamilton." Hut Washington kt the wrecking ground of gnat iiam.A Thert tre to lie een now, thankfully working for lcndc r pay and trembliii.'.y anzioua to keep It safe amid the cl.nlig" in the department, descendant of I res idents, chief justice, of set r.'tarie of rl troasury. of J. -ff.riton. Franklin, and '' otbvr of later nam. men win' literally their all to their country, an who det- rved the prai'e Tall.'J ran 1 of Uau.ilttin. of whom he s.nd: "I have urn true public virtue, I have .s-n li- miuuterof finance, w ho gave wealth t hit country, toiling through the hour of the night to gam a upi J r hit young family." Mr. J-ssie U. 1 of iBoiit lu New York Lcslg r. A ttarh Trel1 Vloa.. Inopeningaptck tgeof 1 k w: i; i"" in tin. tiie custom hoii-e in-i-."t 'r"' ' '' with a knife the hindir:?. by Kuban. . t "Per lin hard Aliii.in.i. k." The ;n.p r' er made in. claim f. r li t". -is - fr ' govenmit-ut. pai.l the duty . return'-. I...L 1., l.s. I., ). re)iliri l ,V. I'. an.-leU Diana of Poitier. , f b..k l-.ver,, in gra'.'.ta !e f..r the n.:r "' Ion ecape of tne text of hi A'm f i The U.k, r-lsiund. caine lu. kt."-a ,lr s -r, Tl ll!-Is---s ti't' lt.t i. t. but he d.- Hot kn ' ..i L rmii.t learn even by f avn.g t.ieu::' ag.i:n, f.r the ..fticioi wmt. at.' '' Voice, and tlie uuporr-'r i a.ve ere.-:. .... v . i. -.rs.iL.le the -ni ' thst Ilia firs? inroice. which 1 tie I t the custom b. use. a. curt' '.y df- r.t- the l.s k on it. fourth voyg T u' Allautic New Yvtik Tuut-.