EUGENE CITY GUARD. EUGENE CITY. OREOON. Oalag la Africa. Orrat Interest is exhibited la the pro (Maixl Eit African expedition of Mr. William Afti.r Chatilcr. Th Tama river, which h .rni to follow, la In habited alone th Iowit rt prim lixlly by the Wa-J'okoino, a raca which suh si.t. by cultivatum. The txanka of tha river being low, tha country on both shin ia annually Inundated, aud tha river thua net an a lilarul fertiliicr. ilr. Chunlcr ha no easy task before him, aa win of the tnia to be mA In reaching Mount Kenia hava luvi their suspicions arid hostility aroused by the har.b ami barbarous course of tha (jcrtiiun explorer Ir. I'cters. Ha will .tart early in June in coinpauy with Lieutenant llohtii l.of the Austrian navy, ami Count Toluki. w ilh the object of careful scientific reacarcn aim on serration lu thut region. Tiny will travel along thu Tama river, resting for aoine w k at the snowcapped moun Lam of Kcnia. where they will make agronomical oWrvation. After ex ploring thu iiioiiiit.tui to lU summit if possible they will plunge into tha almost unknown region or r.asl liunoipn iua. It was there that Huron ecken waa murdered, anil thut lleviol, itesili anil Ferremll fuileil in their efforte loacroiu nlixli their aim. Th region abound, in warlike tril-a. Mr. Chunlcr intend, to enter the region frmn the west, after having l-ukn Hu ilolnh. anil unseed along the Tubha . river to the ma. He exist ta to ba ab sent alxiut iighti-cu luontha. lie will Ukn with him hi young servant,! lei rrgo (iuliuin, who acoompauii-d lorn through Mashoiininhd. Mr. Chunlcr ia full of hop and will go fully equipped for his perilous enterprise, w hich ia expected to have moot interesting ami valuable re sult. Philadelphia 1-ea.li r. A Tama Itarklla;. The extraordinary sight of a duckling that haa just abed It shell following young woman uhotit tha house with all the affection of a d dog la domestic, womler la the family of Mra. Carr. Ever aince F-uslor mora the hcighl.irs have been Uroiiiii( in to witnen tha sr lacl, and the famn of the singular at tachment hua attracted attention among siplo who an interested in natural phenomena of every dcwriptinti. Thn little duckling Inta lcn In tha family eiura Faster Humbly, when it waa brought aa a gift to Mr. Carr'i lathy daughter, Hcrenn, aged four yearn, who wu delighted with her new pet. Tlia iluck at once .truck up a long friendship for the iloimntic, Mary Mo Cullotigh, ami baa turn tha young worn an' constant t-ompanion ever since. Whenever Mary i-ak thn duck m apomla with tha piping salutation ami waibllea after the young woman wln r erer aim K'"-"- The moot astonishing thing about this freak of nature ia thut If any other inmate of the household atteinpta to in. luce it to answer, tha webfooteil prodigy muintitlua solcinu silence, but Mary hua only to titter a word when the quacking Is-giti. ami ia kept tip until ahe haa rraael apeaking. i'hilailelphia Timea. Mary'. CUIim. A little girl U rcportej to have die J Dear tha Imaginary linn In Oklahoma which tliriileil the m-ently oenel ne ervationi from the rcmuimler of thn territory Junt aa thenignnl waa piven for the grand nmli for lumU. ThechilJaial her father were alone and unknown, but the beauty of thn one and the Hill, deep grief of the other moved thetrotig men of the frontier to act of admirable tym pat nr. A runner on a iwift hone located a hommteud, and returning plat-ed thu father of the dead girl lu piwuiuion of iL The boly of the child waa trans ported to the claim and buried upon It. Afterward It waa discovered the re claming one of the tiufortunato rotipla waa absolutely pennilee, and punte of money waa given liiiu with the hoe that the claim will prove a haven of nut to him and that the lomintcad ahull ai wayi ba known aa "Mary'a claim." Dulutb Tribune. Ileal h tram lacrnwln To !.lt Soma time ago there wua publthed the tory of thnib-alhof a Uuig Inland phy.iciun from bhd uoning reunit ing from nu ingrowing ton null. A well known nrgi'ii chimliit auid the other day to the reporter: "The deuth of that Iing Ixl.ind din-tor l not the Urtt I lave heard of from the mine chum. "Thn rati, of thn Iioum i cotiiinon and painful and u.uully dinvtly trace able to narniw tit .hoe. It -aue pain aa never aa a toothache and not infrequently, when neglecttsl, reeulta III bhl poisoning. 1 know of an o'ra tion for ingrowing t nail in an Knglh biepitul where thn patient auffen-U o hiuch win thut they gave him a inixtur f ether and chloroform. The o-rution waa surcehi, but when it w lini-tird the pbyeieian. foiiml that their attietil had diiil fmtn the chloroform." New York run. T I'm.... Aipin !..... Tim diet of the Tyrol Unt wii k iHtaeed a bill luiissMiig ta avy Hue upon n.n found M-lltng any .ample of thn la-anti-fill but rare Alpine flower called ede. winui, wbn h haa lavn pulhsl up by the ti.'ta on the mountain.. A similar act Waa panned aevrn ear ago by the diet 1 of SaUburg, with a view to the preerva- I tion of the edclwetit plant, whnJi t threatened with extinction in the A Ha inan Alpa. Iu the SaUburg district lha ucc.ua of thia legislation la, unfortu tiately, not encouraging. C.rl R. una nr ll.rrla.. The burring (i r ug eas..n on tla Sua quehatma nver u tni:lu-.l, and tlie catch baa ta-en Ulipre.-.-.!. tit.1. Tb v k will amount to over no .i barrel of aalted tVh Th. .wni . ti Apnl ft and rl.sxsl May 10. tine flsl,.niian caught liJbar rib of the fUh with a dtpnet In the out let lock of tha canal. It haa been no un common thing thi .. n to Uk f Out) herring at a haul of on of th Urge amnea, which, when paid out, encircicv thrae-qaarter of a mile or tnor of whiat area. Cor. Philadelphia Record. A 1r),s( tlrH.M ' IVrbapa Ih n.t Irrlng eiperu-nce in ' th mriri of a tnai.bn who baa (msmI lka3 first b.ush is rou .iiuc girlbuiQ. .In Mi bram Lerif to art I'., auuek al a . propiMl of n.arrtag from ou n .a aud Uet iock dueo't aoaaa. Luodoa Ti. ll.ta j fAM OF A 6AM0AN HERO. thm Tail"l "ala ml aaaaaa I -.! a. an AdMIaeal Coromr Wally nnd hi rtner, Mr. Uollim. mm-8 at tin ir plum of bu in t decidedly novel, weird und ghaatlyaib vertiwiiK iit. In tliecorm r "f their back room alamla an oidinury i.king pine tail, anch a one an la uv-d to pluce around ak t In the grave. It tamla tijioo an Hid and hingea nro at the iddn. A lid l o; ned and a atartling n.'ht 11 revealed. Htuiiding i-r'ct. with liuml. folded in front and dro-ed in no ruiuient cic-pt ainiilnr garment to the one umM by the Yuma Indiana (heti tln-y tw onej, itanda the dead luxlyuf a Huinoan tut- tofn-d warrior who win known during life ai Let iing. ufo. and who du d ut St. Lukea hocpitul. The lly wua taken to Coroner Willi) ' on the day of di alh, . i i . i ... and tie mm 11 eiiiounnei. intnimj ot n and the blai k huir and ulight miin tathn briMlo out with (aTtiliur fierce lieea. From the wall to the klieea it baa Ix'ii tuitoK'd with blue ink, no aa to rewmble a pair of knee palita. it being one of the peculiar iiixtoma of the coun try from whence he enmo to m decorate the laaly of every mule aa aooli ua he ar nvea ut man's etute. From the pe nliar hiftory of the lonely I'iw llic irlaieh r, v. ho. It Mi'lim, rikl hU life and um!' d ui Kuving tlio Iim . of L'uiliil Statea muii-of war's men dur ing the terrible cyclone thut awept over thu Wand in March, il, it would ani that the goVenilliellt lllolio OWec a debt of gratitude to him, to at leant put him in a pro-r re-ting plm e. ,etiinaifo waa ouu of Ave SamontK brought to tin country by It. A. Cunningham Aug. Id, li, and win to have exhibited with Ihern in thia city, but owing to hu health he 'ii wiit to the hopilul, and a few week ufter the departure of hi" countrymen he died. In obtaining thew tiveSumoutii Mr. Cunningham had great difliculty, it M.ituafuM.ilietoit, tlie king of the icIiiii'K will not allow uny id hi aubjii t to leave, claiming it contrary to their law and ciiMoin. lu the terrible rvcbme in March, IS1,'J. when the American men of wur Trenton and Vumlalia were wni ki-l in the li.n U.r of Tugo l'iigo, in the Ulund of Tiituila, the iiativ. rcM'iiiil the Kiilor by mak ing a human line out to reach them, thu enabling them to get to thn ehore. On thia oiai!.n Letungiilfo particulaily dilinguhel hnn- If for feutof bravery lu auving the llveaof M eral of thecrew. It wua after thinCunninglium uttempt rd to get the men away. They uiIh from the l-l.tml of l'lu in an o ti boat, int. lulliig to intercept the Oceanic ateumer I mm hydm y to 'Kriwo, but a terrible ntorin une, nnd uftir nearly being riip'i.cd and MilTering all manner of hurdi-hip they Were romM lliil ,, pot back into thu harlr of I'ngo Tugo. Thiwiiou .Saturday, ami the next day being Sunday nil were rclcuwd to attend church, a the authoritie did not think anything would no I on that day. Cunningham, however, learned thut the L'lilled Slate liii Aline.la Wua nhorlly lo nail with Hie nailor who were wni k ed during the hurricuiie, and huatily i getting the men together who were ' auxioua to iinne on lrd they wem rreted und thu e'and to America, being the lir.t of their race to leave their native country. Iiciivi-r Kepublii an, lluike'a (r.liiper. Hir I'lulip I'rum i ouce waited Uion EUltmiinl llurku by a..iiitim nt, to read over to bun i in n .rtii ut public docu ment. He found Mr. I'.urke in in gar den, holding a gra-i.lioiT and obio rv- itlg it Htttlltl 111 v. "What a Ik .iiitiful crcaluru ia tin! Mid I'u rko. "OIimtv it. tiriicturn it leg, it wing, it eve." "How can you," c.ii.i Sir I'lulip. "lon your time in admiring .itch an aniiunl, when you have w many objivta i f im portance to attend to?" "ct S.HTto, auid r.urkn, "altende.1 to a much lea aiiilnal; he actually tiieua nred the proirtinn whii h ita eize laire to I hu .pace It p.iwt d over ill a akip. I think the kip of a grashopN r d md mied il length. Let li m e." "My dear friend," .aid Sir I'lulip, "I am iu a great hurry; 1. 1 u walk in and let me read my pa r to you." Into the hoilre they walked. Sir I'lulip begun to read and lluike npiwureil to liaten. At length Sir I'lulip. having lubilaid a pi'r. a p.iu en.ued. "1 think," und Hurke, "that nalutal iata are How ugres that b. u.tu, not cicada, I the Latin word for gru-.ho-per. What' yo.ir opinion. Sir 1'hiltp'r" "My opinion," niier.Nl Sir I'lulip, gathering up In paper and preparing to go, -v of your that till Hie grassle pis r Is out I head. It w ill I' idle to talk to . yii of the alt. or of our country Youth'. Companion. A Modern Mlrwele, There liveil lu the vicinity of lU rgvrin a uirsh prb-.t who was greatly l.'loveil. Ill p.in-hloticr decided lls. getting lip a sulix ription to pres,'iil bun w ith it cask of wine, tine of the iiiliulut.itits Mipplie.l llie i a-k, ami e i li of the nt rnme and poured In two litre of the pnlicei.f hi Vineyurd. 1 hie day last week our cure invited some of the ul enber to iliutier, in order to taMo the U'Verage which formed it compound of all the wine grown in the district. The aervant Went to turn the tup. nnd came back with a decanter full of water in her hand. "Whatever u that?" wa the g'lural cry. "Tin i. the w in out of the lrrel." Ilia reverence could not tuuk it out, it wua altogether purling! The guest wem .pliilmg with laughter. F-u h one hud tuotigbt to himself that the preen. and then the blue t-iiliiie should l re ef two Inn of water would not I do- moved allow a nnm nU-r trimming. tetel iu a butt of w nu but. u. It hap- ' peiiol, Ibev had a lied idea. I'ellt l.legeota. ll.uirmm aaak... I Among the American p t vip,-r. which am m r .t t lesiiak ea am the cop rt..o.t. aiwl th tnui 1, iIiv.mI.sI water in-cui ol tti. t nlitotin.t and Tetu. The former h.sawiile lanu-e ra.t ol the Mississippi and frvqi.ent in.. v. low in th iirl.'hls.r bissl nt wairr Them It sometime fall, a victim to ih- I l namisl sunke, ..r on o-tuii .01 iiiiiis i .i!v look water in. si. .lumiuhl Hi livis a large copiHrrtitad, rei-etit.y wilonl. w foaud w it bin It The water ui i aiii I. an animal mort dreaited than th rattlesnake, sin. wl.ilf lb lalirr trira to est ape, ist at least makt. lu (itHciii. known ly it rat tl. the tunnel I. ts-ileved to g out o( It way lo atrtk, wbll iloe. m w.l bout emtuing a un4. Anot h.rdreaded kind, w ht. b I. -aid to at I task without warnnitf, I tb f-r d Lane tat tha West Ind.e,tjnrtrlf IUvi.w. Oa th prinrlpl that aa ounc of pm veailoa cutva.ur. a pounj of cum. It a win to try and check a cold t tb ouUat asd not a'.lmr u t g.in too muc hold NEW YCllJK FASHIONS. MATE LEROY FORtCASTS 6PRIN0 STYLES IN MILLINERY. raahlaa I. lUeumlng Mum Variable and Alloa a (ireatrr labertjr af farwaal frefrreaeo la lha t liulra af llad(ear. Allrarlll Mrl aail tCtealng UM Coprrigtil. !. bf Aiurrlraa I'ma AU i ion. ) What a (treat wvii,g of time and elpriia t would be if Me could adopt a national ielK-r and wrur tinit t'Ml.e entire excbl pioii ut hnt ami lioiiiiet! It mlglit b aonia tbing typical of our national atlrlbute. or It mlifl.l I- a rt of a I'lirituu hat or hood aiivthnu only that It would relieve U.of the c ire, t.iiiean.l money it now ila u to follow fa.liion. A II , every lew week mark a change of w.me kind. Huromrr f. ii l.-i Into autumn, and autumn give way to earlv wmler. Then come "midwinter" atylt-, ami now ntlil lu the depth of that .;iuy mam are .bowu lb bal and m:w iiir-i iiowi t. heailk'ear lu lo neral that are the precursor of apring millinery. Sirimt millinery l. I think, (he im.-t eutn iiiK ami entrioirluu of all. Jll-l a .tiring I the weetet lilneof the year, full a. It i of promiM-. IVrli.i all the proitiii are not to In full'illi!, but tber are o pleajoit hile there I yet hoe. I think I "-a new era in millinery that allow each -rm a greater liberty of -r-x.linl pn-ferem than heretofore. The yon UK. Ia.lv who taki-a long walk for health. pleaure, bulue or to mi ear fare wear an alpine hat of felt, black, brown, drab or nm-n, and that may be trimmed ill whatever lyle he prefer", lor Mime have a I riiiiiinug of eatle braid, w ith erhnp one ooinled quill, tit her have no In ui in i iik other than a ribbon baud and a plain buckle. I it her may Invr a ilruja-ry ol velvet or a few bin. k c k plume curbl over. The plainer these hat are, however, the more .tylisb tl.ey a. ar, a II I Well understood I lint they lire Ml 111 pi JT ruiial.uit bal. and all niteinpt to make them apiear dressy are in very bad taste. Nexl tolhriilH0f come t he liluli crow niil Ml. These are nlso more for -. riue tbau beauty, yrl lln-y will admit of morerlab- orateiiriiamriiinllou. tine Very pretty hat of thi class bad adrncry of black and red chenille netting twi.ti-.liu front, iartly to represent the I. .nu of a calla lily, with a ataineii (or ii-l.li of the siune covered over , a piece ot wissl. lu the back tin-re waa a bunch of ex k s plume i lo-ely curlnl ovi r. J The bal was Is. und with blin k velvet. J lirm rally s-nkiiii.', .titf quill mid orna ment, made lipid breast and wing feather, wiiiifHuml ospn-y pluiiu- an more popular, purtirularly br the yiiiiuc than otnch pluiiu. hut still then' uie xiiiie person, who look la-tter under the le.fter out lineof ostrich feat in r. nod they lire umlrniably richer. A hut for a yi.iiHK lady displayed at a prominent milliiu r'a wa. male of chocolate brown fi It. and II wa turned up in neb a m. inn. r a to form a point at each aide, leaving ll.e be k mi l from to flare up. Around the outer ort1ou of the brim wrrw aewisl Ihn-e narrow Inn of copjier colon-d tirald. I here waa an ample iluiil.le bow, with loop. of ral brown velvet rildain, held by a long buckle of mulrr, and three rich itrlcu tip. of chocolate brown, two up ritfht and one rtirlnl n round from the front on one aide to the hack, on the other aloug the low crown. I haw another very atrllth bat, which look. Iiettrr wliiii .urtnoiinMug a pretty fai. than It il.s-a lu a picture. Itwa.of nnll fell 111 gray and cherry line, with a Very narrow milliner' roll of rherry velvet on nut side and Inside of the brim, about an Inch from the edge. It had n very low , round top crown, and the liriui wa made fluted -that i to sa. It wa too full on the rdil to lie Hat. Tin extra fullness wa gathered up Into the most fanciful nmvo I lutloii. tin the front and one aide were el cherry velvet rosette and two odd feather ornament, of brown lien'a feather, made to resemble pine com-, toppe.1 by .pray, of ospn-y. 'these ornament from their start lim point to ends ImasiirvO. 10 llii'he and made a v ry lluslish hat. Torn girl ma oer 10 there wiuavvry beautiful lark-.' felt bat of dark blue, plain felt, fstged Allh silver build. The lrl'11 UlliiC. which was roiuisn,-,! of Uabv blue iN'iiualiue. wa l.inl on lu a rather ll.it dra iiery, emling wuli tuistl Miint. From the uiasa of ilraMTy t no light blue mlrku iit curusi cioseiv, ami one .larieil iroiu j uuder the brim and curled upward. It can I readily l understood that thi. bat waa i Nt.W (,oW. for "very l-t," a It ilor and form are adapted only for church or v isitiug, rtc, at least until the first frrehncs ha worn off. r'"r '''"I"1 from- "' 10 ,A l'l"eail fell of bU. . very dark trown or blue, ' early covered with a dripery and larii rial lsw of plaiil velvet, I. a very .uital le hal lor s'eueial use. Through thrlsmsan' thrust two or mom quills, which afford quit .tilth irnt Iriniminic. ThU I also a ' very durable ty le Tbrm la uo m4 rule u to the diapuMl of 1 th trimming on I. inn is Tbrra may baa ruasaof B "wrr. feather, bow or wingtoD tide aud nothing al all on th other, or them may l a butterfly or .nis rnhee (-.: of Ksri.ltiirr rviiilritig that Is.th .1 !i .hoiilJ I- riaclly al.k Allthat i as one . elect. On very dauiiv ts.unet .hnwn for ehureh er theater had a .pis-ading wing cn one aula atand.rg upw.nl and oiitsr.nl. and no th other larocl.svnl pinion, upright and a .mailer w Ing pla.-ril flat along tt. d. Th bonnet wa of b.atk velvet, with blark Veleet .trtmr. 1 1 wa. cut up In front, j amltherawer thm Urs black heartej ; red nofplra mail of Trivet. It wa a really tsr'H.(ul bonnet. Thar waa mcsntlv .hoa a very taking litil h.t of double facrd fall In twa.hadr ot purple, tbswigh Ibesw double faced bat are not ra noa.oa a they wrr a ynonth ag& Th brim w.t turned hack to iriak. a notlcwral tnja. n ja th npl 0 I I ?fk. Ahil - ., ,. there wa. a rlo roi& of l.tajl wlwt lUck of i be- there a a double , aliflenrd by -Ira. '" " Kreen tu.key quill. Certainly 'bea. ar. m all the new ..vie, but they ar. tb. leading iea The flat llttle-imf platraa. tnm.ne.1 with rberrr velvet Und ...d I t couple of Krt ll.tle qtiilla. are great f.w-r-Itea. .,,.! they go naiurally with tb. o-t iKu-iur. while ve,i.ai.d niaiini.b necktie, thai amnio .ml -"" type better than anythlnit el.e. J.i.t .mh a catum. attracted n.e the ot tier dnr. and It I ""h talking a The .klrt of wle gray bluecl.rtb. beau tllull) Ullor m.i.h.d and quite plain, with not even a row of .titchiim around lu 1 he t.iu..,u. I. of the a-ray blue eloth. K.lnted n front and Hb the .klrt plaited on. Ihe front I. open to the t.Uom over a . ahlte linen .Inrt ami ha rever and collar or bile lot h. The leeve are made of t he Mine, and they bare rufT. made ol b te rloth, with One .ut.bliigdoiie lu black ilk. T(.r. 1 a long black aliu tie, held in by a .,i... ...... With tin. w a worn oneol lim little NOlor inentloiird Ufore II wa a .Hiking and. I think, extremely .tyll.h gown. , Kqually .tylisb. though In quit a differ ent line. wa. a new tea Kown Ju.t flnl.be.1 for Lillian Hu H- T'" (,'"n wa. princess. In the liak. The Ironl hung from the .quart tie. k hxae-ly to the feet. The ma terial wa ivory white annum, rich aud heavy. The front wa. of three luce Inser tion., with two lines of fold of the arniure .llK 't between. Them were short pulled .leeve of oranife velvet slashed with white Velvet and a ll-htall end t.f velvet rlbholl dow n each s.!e In front. I he neck waa cut down Miiura in the front, just enough to leilre-.y nnd nut too much for good taste. A very dainty and attractive reception gown made in the same establishment wa of bcavy sail de wile, mottled with pur plish brown In a Mraitgling pattern. The ch.r wa what ia now called oyter. and that liie.li. a sort of dull white, with Mlldy shadow. Thi gown had a circular kirt, very full In the law k aud .litthtly oa-ned on the rlcht ide over a panel of emerald velvet. Three fancy arl button were aet at the top of thoeuim.'. The coiuwe w a quite a complicated affair. Isehitf ot emer ald velvet, w ith out line of ru b ilnl lace insertion to shgw the heeJl and waist line. I in the front waa a larKe satin l.iw fastened with a fancy pearl bor-a-sln' pill, and drawn around the rut ire waist w a a dra-ry of r.-1 1. if pink crv- da chine fastening In the kw k under live of the Mime pearl but- (iTIIltT AMI rVrMNtl I'M!, ton. a thin on the skirt. The- leeve end ed at a little Mow the ellsm iu double pulT. The hat w a of tray and emerald felt, with three pink feather and a pearl ornament, I admired the gown very much, all but the pink drncry around the waist, but 1 presume miMt people would like that also. The dancing clasnea, the private and pub lic ball, all make treat demand upou tha Inventive k'emu. of the drcsmaker, and it I. hard to lind .omething new, but I discov ered a lovely thing that I also decidedly novel in the way of a.uM-ib I mil gown for a young married la.ly or single one lu her Mfond or third season. The gown waa of white changeable .ilk. with the relteta of purple and green, but . faint thai the flat surface .how s unite. The flout of the skirt wa.all w bile, w ith a foot trimming of I'ar ma violet ewnl on without foliage. At the waist line was a row of deeply pointed lace, and on two of the point, were bum he of violet, trailing duwnwnrd. The want bud a drapery of maie satin ending III two rabbit ear end. Aliove thi waa a row of lace over 1-ole Ful ler rrup. The cor-age wu cut quite low and bordered with violet, tin the shoul der, were little knot formed of violet and maite nhhon. The. hurt sieeve were pulTcd aud edged with n nairow maite binding and were left open oil the front of the arm. Tb back of the skirt wa laid ill mnssive plait and waa demitraiii. With thi there will ha wont long, while moosqueluire glove aud either a aiuall w rviith of violet, or a tuft of plume. Violet would lie prefera ble. Tin la a style and combination of color thut would prove a .uitubl for a brunette aa a hi. .ml, ami the general Idea could ba worked mil u; several combina tion.. I should .ay that I lie llowera around Ibe neck aud at the waist should be real, while those at the foot of the .klrt bad bel ter lat artificial. Among the new gown I found a uuvilty In a hamlsoiiie street eostume of gcndurui blue cailiel's hair, trimineil with a wide bonier of natural la aver. There wa a pannier draia-ry at the sub-, and the fnmt waa also ilrasl acroe. The day of en tirely plulu .klrt am ended. Over the abiiuhlcr wa a wide hrvte lie collar of bis cuit clot ti bound with beaver. A niourn Iiik ciMume also show, a clearly dctlned ilrs ry on w alst aud skirt. The gown waa ol heuriella, with a deep cratie fluunc oeaiin, ot ""... "" ull keatllllil 1 ll. VilkM Mllll . M.VM Wf (.r I craie. Thia wa a gown for a daughter mourning a parent or a widow In her m-c-ond year of berravemrut. Matk I.iuor. Tli Vlu. of W alee. Th Colorado Irrigating company have projected a canal to Irrigate l.J'M'W acrea i ..I 1....I In llo. ...!!. .1. .1. .rl Tl. I will la- conveyed Irotii the Colorado river, th total length of t lie canal ta-lng about 4Xl mile and the eatmmlcd cost f'.i"H',H0a Cbuuld water be placed ou thctract In quae tion, It. value would h ralaetl to about t.iionu. T Mintter. In tine Camera. With the object ol avoiding the ditTli til ty cvivriciiivd in photography of obtaining . - - -. - ....... a ui-i un t foreground ami btikKrotind at n,r vone time, a leading French photogru I ,,,., ,.;. w , for ti e forei;rouud nnd the other for the lav l.K'roun.1. giving t lint for the former a greater and variable degree of o'tilin New York Time. In IM.' a Kuasian farmer o-ni-nveil the i.baof rt raiting oil from the sunflower. Hi heme, were consul, ml most vision ary. but he pcrsevi red. until now the in ilustry i. one of mormons probation. them Is ;mi ;.ll ln a. les lillili r Cllilllall. n lu Hussia. Hx-tioTrrnor liiltun. the first t htr r ecullv. of Colorado, say. be ba. seen bis' .late grow from nothing to a population ot rAW All thi ha b.pprneii id a ti!i mom than thirty ycait and the gotrroir hime',f i uot yrt an old man. Llttl Johnny I. much perp'rej w know why It I that he It compelled to go lo bed at tilgbt w Lra be sn l .le. py, and forced to get up to the morning w htn he is. ! Tb faronte employment of th Pntu ca? Montenegro 1 tb cc wltloo of war ocaud L;toncAl draia, in wtuJi It d'wbt to nog and act witk (Tsat r'.gr I I fliii SAC'KKIlTAMSMAXS. CAREFULLY GUARDED STONES AMONG THE CHEROXEtS. Th. Cr.ale.1 al 1h- n.llc. I. lha I I. a Tra..ar.nl kloa AIhiiiI Wblrh Inniimarabla ilo rle Ar Tul.l-li. Stone elldowe.1 with iiyigic owr have held iini.rtunt di in the world'. I. Iter from the day of the oruciil.ir .tone in the breustplutn of the liici. iit .li-wi-h high priest down to the la iiiiv nnd the murrain .ton. of in.Klern nine The Cherokee medicine men make ne of M-veral atone tally man, coiniiioiily i ry.lal. round iniioiig their natita iimuntiiiii. Olio ia a trail lucent purple "tone alauit un inch long with a hurp point. With tin the con jurer claimed to I able to find ht or stolon iirticle. or to tell the where about of game iu the mountain. To the mutter a coin wua thrown into the grit' ut random while he wa not looking, und he wu told thn money waa hi if be could lind it. Fnaiiring a .tritig ul.nit it yard long be tied one end of it around tile middleof tbeatr-ne. Then holding, the tolie ils"lided bo an to .wing fn-j-ly. he wt it whirling in a circle with a atroko of hi linger, at the name tune reciting in an undertone aoine act-ret foriiiulit The .tone revolved rapidly, then more aud mora alowly. and toped with the point toward the north. He walked a few feet further lu thut direction, k'uve the .tone unotber twirl, and ngitin reju'iitiil the formula, explaining thut It Uiut be done Miven time, and thut on the aeveiith trtnl the stone would K.int to the exact ad where the money wu lying Having gotio through the whole per formuiicc. he ritiully liult.il ut the wron place. After hunting in the griisa for some time he wu obliged to give it up Hu declared that hia failure wu dun to the fact thai the "tone wit not luMeiied u it ahoiild liuve la-cu The other In dians auid thut the stone wua all right, but thut the miin wua a liar, which wa i.Tfet-llv true, and Hint, iilthotiga a pretty kmmI iba-tor. he knew nothing of magic. They usmtIii! thut in thu IihiiiIi of certain conjurer, whom they named, the charm never faibil. To obtain it knowledge of future event they use another taliMinin. They put it into a laivvl of water, where, ac cording to their testimony, it moves a Unit mi the surface, following the di rection of a knife in the hand of t he con jurer, who till I lie timo rc'nta hi se cret formula. Whipple dcw.Tibe that ceremony ua he witm-ascd it among tha wcsteiti Cheroket- forty ycnr ogo. The tulismaii wua a .mull round piece of very dry bread. The grenti st of all Cherokee tAluinuui ti the I'lu.utti tltterully trannparcnt) stone. There is no end to the .toriea coticeriiing tliiastmie. which the Indiiiii invan.ilily s-ak of in a half frightened manner, a children upt-uk of ghont. They uaiM-rt thut it ia a iiingicacnle from thn lieud of a great homed erK?tit, with a IhhIv n large aa a tree trunk und two bliuiiig cojil of tire for eye, which lived ages ngo ami worked terrible do t nut ion umoiig the people until it wu killed by futiiotia inagician In thn encounter a single drop of the aerpent's Hiisolioii. aiiliva fell tiKn the head of the iluycr. whoee huir wa trnnaforineil into a muiui of writhing anukea. The ludiiiua dewrila) it aaa triangular crystal, Hut on the bottom und tiipc-nng up to u .int. nnd perfei tly tratisparent with the exception of a single red streak running tbtoiigli the center from top to bottom. It ia evidently n beautiful upt-cillien of rtllilc ttlili tz.ao exceedingly rare thut the conjurer who can obtain one outrank ull hi rival. Thn atone must t fed, the Indian ay, with the hlixl of atnall game every .even duy rubUil over with the bhl of the aiiiinnl a MHin a killed. Twice a year it demand the blood of a deer or tome other large annual. It ia wrupad iu a w hole dit-rakm nnd kept in noma tec ret cave in the mountain Were thn tribute of blood to la withheld or neglected thn L'luatitti would iuo from Ha biding place al night a a great binn ing bull ol lire, and tly through the uir to aatisfy It upietite by drinking the lift-blood of the conjurer The original owner wutufruidof it, and he changed Ita hiding place fre quently, mi thut the Mtotie might not be able to find Its way out. When be did It wua buried with h 1 in. u otherwise it would issue from ita cave by night, like a rierv meteor, to search for hi tomb night ufter night for m vcti year. Hut ir tumble to mm it owner, it woiiiii go buck to sleep forever where he bud placed it .V fur buck u IM'-' TiuiU-rluke heard of the .tone with the wonderful .lory of It origin He said that It wu kept hidden m miiiiu place known only to two women, wliorelus.nl to l.-truv the secret. Ajlr clebrut.il trader, also aifuk 1 of it a few rear Inter. The conjurer refused to let him it for fear of prof- anutiuti When consulting it n toany un known or future bap-tiiu the conjurer gaze into the L'lustitti, und there m-ca mir rored nil that hu wishes to know. und bv the action of the Mat ter, or It iittou ... . .. .... . p 1 11! Tl.ll l.r luiOi.lll 1.1 I ll:l ..nun he learn not only the event, but also it. proximity iu time or place It I. l.'lieved thut only one of these atone i. in the sM-seion of the eastern Cherokii. The owner hua reluscil all illilucelnetita to show ll. He suld that he kept it tun. leu in a cave, wruppcil in it deerskin covering, mid thut if be khotild i "e it to the profane gaze of u white man he could kill no more game ; even if he were larmitt.-J to live It i waa verv evident thai be talicvcd w hat ha Mid, for no offer nnild change bit deterininution. New York Sun lot rtanl. riant nsril in love divtnarlon am cm mull In many par' of F.ngland aud S.a. land the fannnar MMithern w. I known a"lair love." lad-lovelas." ist 'lairs love and U-s' ilrlUht '" Aim her British name for the plant I ".,d innn' lute." i simply i. ill man.'' from it usr risom mended by l'l.tiv. lu Woburu. Mas. . thi. herb I. cail.-d "Isiy' lot-." and il is aald that If a g rl tui k. a bit in her sbi? b will marry the first Is y .he nirst Kansaat'ity journal. I Ivetrl Meter. That them I still a field for uitenti.sn electric niensr. i shown by the numls-r of paijgna for ilet a, dr.is-isrd to meord ti e Cowv-of current routiiiual:y imius) fmtn the patent oftUr. A ki1 meter notil. I kai,. abl. a-rtirate. siiUtantia! V'eap and easy to read, but notwithstanil'rg the work i4 vsrtoas Inventor durlt j several year, there Is no such InatntBeol oa lbs ixiaj krt today -Xw i'ork WicV to 0 O A CLEVER COLLIE- Altkvaa.l. ',,," U la a a l.reatar. . . . . fn i.io.lrsl collie, but Lan wa lioi m i - - be wa. a flue dog ami re.nurkably Intel ligent. He wu early truine.1 to driva the cowi to and from the (aiature with- out aaalsta:KU. Thia in um lur hm year; then ha mddeiily betame blind from whut 'misl to Iw iwralyaw of the ooMo nerve. For a few week be wa jrreatly deprewe.1. He ni'Mwl alwut iu diM-oiisolat way ami i"t .' getlier M-nnily chniig.il hi aanioii. Finally hi muster iui i'dei in coming; Dash lo go ulotig with him ono inorninu to drive the cow to mtui. Thut afleniiHin.of hi own accord, the dog went ufter the flit tie. Illld frnlll that tune onwnnl he n-unie. hi former hul ita, doing In woik just ua well and a fuithfully ua when he coiibl nee. He nevei made a mistake in the number of the cow, and never left a cow ladiind tav once, ami thut hapsned in thin wise: One afterms'ti when the rnwi came home Old Hrindle wu missing. Dash drove the cattle into the barnyard, and then wa Mfii going toward the attire on a run. A half hour Inter he returned without the missing cow, "Where Hrindle, l)ah:-" hi muster inquired. The dog lis. kill despondent, lie lump hii bend and drooped hi tail a if with sbulllif "Co I'm. I Hrindle." commanded the mn.lur rv..ul. toeiiml nnd ran for a few ateti fi..., ...- - -- - - - in thn direction of the justure and then . . . . . i . .. .i t... re mitted slowly I Mica una sill uowii ii"u. hi. lousier, as if to auv: "It' llo Use. I've tried, but 1 fuu't get thut row." At hia muster reja'aletl cominunu. be again run off for a few ste.t, nut re turned a U'fure, tin tirie w hilling un- easilv. "Sotiiethiinr wrung. i there, old dog? Well. I'll go along und see," Mlid the man, und he started in the direction of the (uisture. A wonderful change fume over Ihtsh at thia move of hia muster. Wide uwake ..,.1 ( .it u-.o..'iiii. he led the tint- with occasional sharp, expressive bark. ulioiit ii moiiieiit a hesitation lie iei hia master straight to the ss.t were Old Hrindle stissl. and then la-guii luirking vofifiToiislv. ua much a to suv: "There, you nee bow it is! I couldn't nrt her." Thn cow had cniiL'lit her bend ill the crotch of an npple tree. She had lan-ti reuclimg for appli-a. una iiuving put in r head into the crotch from iil.it e, wua tinublo to withdraw it. and there she htitor a liietur .if sttltilil IlllM-rV. ill illl- a I " i - wiuent danger of choking to death. She wua released after coiisiderubln iliinculty, nnd Dash drovo her home, lie bud wived her life, bin master think, for .lie could hardly have lived through the night in atich a jaaiitioti. Youth' Companion. lilac k Iturk Hunting In liollas The black buck of ludiii la a very graceful unillial. weighing between tliir y and lift v potnnla. The hide of thu mule when full grown ia of inky black ness on the buck while the Mlyiaii white ua snow, the contrast being; very trikiug. The horn ure black ami epi- , al in sliat', tiiid iu length average about eighteen inches, ull hough they have la-en known to rem h twenty-sis inchea. The anitnal lire ituully f-umd in herds, mid urn difficult lo approach on foot, ua lha buck to their In ml into the itir from time to tune in n vi ty graceful milliner, mid aotiio one of them l. almost Mite to detect nnv attempt ut talking. They nro lit time hunted on horseback, but the liuul method in iniiliv hectiona ia to list) a cotiveyiiiice very luiicli like tint buck of it horse, only shorter and made of wissl. Thi iaon wheel, ia drawn by bill locks, ami i called n junglii curt, ll is very close to the ground, und from both .idea project Hut piecea of Wissl, upon which the fi t rest. The inside ia hol low and bold, iiiuinuiiitioii mid lunch eon. It ia U lieved that they take the queer tittle wihmIcii urniiigemeiit oil wheels for a plow, and consequently are not much alarmed ua it draw nearer them in ever dii-rensitig circle. The bulliM'k move at the word of coiiiiiutud. aud are iifcoinpntiii-d by a shikaree, or uative hunter. The bucks never aeem to fear the inhabitant., doubt les hav ing learned they lire without gun, aud therefore not to l dreuded. Cluretice li. Moore ill St, Nicholas, klilftlrssnrM. Living without plan i .hiftlcs.ncs. Living ulsite plan may be the highest life of fait Ik The ordinary traveler must bik to the beaten truck ua lii guide in journeying, but he who is com ja-teiit to la- an explorer inuy strike out from the traveled way und be guidisl by the circumstance of euch hour iu bis action beyond thut mth. Hut if a mm i to do without the rut and tha finger Issird of the common highw ay he must 1 able to read the sign of the heavens in order to la; sure of hit Is nring aa be journey. A man ha occasion to rely on rule uml pattern, of cntultict miles be hu the ability to comprehend and apply principle in every si ial emer gency. Only he who hu. fultli that (iod hua called hnn to net all by himself in the world is justified in starting out in life not knowing whither he goes; but be can move forward fearlessly. Sunduy Schisd Timea. Manna. V I la. Ilrake. It nppt-ur thut the lignum vita-, which has la-en tisetl mj successfully abroad for lsaring. asese .peciul vulue for brake blm ks, giving even latter result than cast iron. After U-ing cut to the sweep the wheel it i. tinuly clamptil to i n0 uruke .in-, uwing to it ex treme harducM the wood wear, verr lightly and uniformly. New York Journal. (ssnrg tVashlagtua Hold Hook. George Washington, when young, raxvaase.1 around Alexandra, Va., aud sold over copies of a work cutitled "Bydeir. American S.trag'e." Publish er' Wei-klv Spur... . Vt.Ml.My. Mr. Spurget.ti ot.ee wrote to the anh bi.hopfi.r ta-riiiis.ion to dnva through bis rk. inclosing .tampetl envelope addreaaed f. H. purgeon." The arch bishop aowered. wntinij "Re v." before ! the nam. rmplllallatr Ik w.w Th Chin.-) ud to make practice of flinging men overboard during storms, and as la'e a the year 1730 a number of person were publicly killej In cn pror lnca) in order to prevent the tide from naicj h'rher and ovsrflowin csstais diasa.Waalur.fMa Stac A IIWHiHill I I j (i "V.l AN ORGANIZATION FOR iMpaC; D0Vt5TIC SERVICE. n.rlla W.air. Ilata Itua la.ki,. ' a Veaalleu. I)iiellnn Tk.ir l.i lug kj.ieai uf l.li In I'n,,,. Sertanl. M hu Ar trlrr.sv A meeting wu held not Im, magnllbnit city ball by n , n,1 I'uiotiof liei lin for I he piirpusr .,( j,,,, ' rewarding servant of tin. inn,,,,'' Jeara of faithful service. Ti Were handsome silver pin, w n h n It ial of l be union and I lie wools, -H,, " for faithful servile," nil fiur.nH ftf," . rate, a copy of the moon' iis.Us.,, ,u uiii of nu y, del. rmiii. .1 l, t ,(i ' service. The lloiiscw ife iiiiIoii I on, 1)it energetic women' orgaiiiati.,i iu many. Ill in run u iiitiueii.. Utrt mil over every liianch of lioux l,, "Id (Illl ever) oon.-.i . . hiiimii; 'I,i ig waafoiindeil by Fran l.ina .Mnrs-eut, The lib of encoiiruiilng faithful i.' service by a public reward iml.,,,, atioii from In r brain. In ti. fjt., Tr(n Ita existence I he committee mi ,nm it burl wink to make l.itb ends nn.-i (, public Inten-l in the est in,,,,! .' eiu h year, nu I now. Ihank in ,p( h k'Hi le. I b.s tu n In l uf I he Uln,,i, , . . .upMirt iug and allno-l out of .1. 1.t. To Is- entitled lo u prize. 11 ..h ui n .. serve at least live yenis iu llo- s.ou.-1., hold, lifter which ti she re. eu-, t . klld the certillciite. She ireeiie after t, year In the same family the cAl... and leu mail., lu gold: alter tinityr.. he gel twenty marks, an t aii,.r year ill the same household llurti I the sum given. She may reintr . tain pri.e every live year if l.ei.i, the only necessary condition l.u.n th her employer. If Hot a tneinur uf t.. union, must ay two year' memUrv fee nnd a small sum toward t lie prutr. The council hull Used for tin- si,,,. meeting was IlIliil lo overllowiiut who, Interest el crowd of women, a uuui L. and them bsikiug nnd pri.lml.lv i,-,; very much out of pl.uv. lu the Inait s, sat from twenty to thirty senant.ul t ageilmssei in I heir la-si und fully ciativeof the iuisirlance of the im..! t The milling wu o;s li by ihr pns.;n of the liiiioii. Fran Morgeiisteru. a Un tout woman, with w bile hiiiruud a l.ri.'L- kindly fin e. After a brief resume I lllinuti- ol the lust meeting thr pnsulr. aike of the puiHiof pn.e itnuig. u. bo of Impioviug the class of 1. otiw ervnuta by encouraging long and (aitli: attention to'iluty and the attempt to -torn Mimething ol the patriarchal r. l.ii;.. ol servant and employer iu loruu r ! when the sertnnt was one of the f .tin. Inking a M-rsonal pride mid inti ti -t iu ! welfum of the household. i Sh then spoke to the servanls, eniiLi aiming Ibe gil tin ir example must do' many of their class, and eoiit rusting u, securily ol their position with the j.4s' ' the factory baud nnd the shopgirl. Tj employer came in for a little of the pru a well, t ran Morgeiisteru riuhtly git.i the housewife her due share of luiKru in making and the keeping of gil n aula. Then the list ol those to he nf. . eil wa read, and the women came furwari i one by one to receive the prize. The first mime announced wu th.il ul i . working hoiickccH-r, w ho hud si-rveij .::. j year iu the same place, out living I wu eralion. and now in her old age ruml . ' a one of the family. The iitiiioiiin iirn,, : evokeil a atorin of applause, nnd t l.r u ence wu nun li disnpHiinlel wlu-ii Ui Hint thia faithful creature nus tisiuid hi ... j j .... in. try home, and that her prize had Is-.-n ( Wnnhsl to her. Next oil the list none another limits keea-r. whose term of sen he had latel 'JA year.; t hen n eisik of ) year' sen hi- in th Mime household, auot ln-r of and an other of '.Is All lived in country town, lint far distant, und Irotu one w ho was i.n able to he pn-sent H letter of lliaiik. n.i. read aloud. Then came six wouim. .'.I ot whom hud served 'Ja year ill faiuil.es in llerlin; then one who had served f .r .1 year, another for 'il, another for ri end for "jn, four Inun la to '.il years, .v,l seven whoa term ol service last.-il In,n.: tola year. Twenty-eight, ill allwirrr. wanlt'd, Ibe majority having served If more than tears iu ihe same faa.ii. Several had receiveil prize, lite teat U lorn, and several were from fumiiie. uie fellow servant, bad la-en rewarded w.tfc thn lust few years. Al the pietioii meeting forty 6'i Women were rewaiileil, and lha IiiiilI' of prl.e. given his sa-liloiii I sen Isrlo twenty, Tom lung stories of lidi-liiy in uusfortiiM'. of honest nlt.n btnelit Isirn ol pride uml n lerest iu the employer' family wi rv t"IJ. and ll wa haul lo la-lieve, in li-.tci.uis that we were iu the latter half of the Nine teenth cent in v and iu Ihe heart of a Knit city. They re. ailed other ipiarter of ll.e glols where two or three women e.u I uicel for a s.s ial i hat il hout harrow .list tale to narrate of inioiii teal "help." i t Iim l.f.rilhliOM .,f l,.,iik..L. niliL.' llllil sililiitlw' for the lime when uualerii ingenuity w nl invviil a ineihaiiual substitute tor thai Utffssury evil thedouu-siie servant. The Housewife' union was ots'atu"! about eighteen or twenty year ago by the boil sew ive of llerlin for inlicerted elbal gainst ihe uniiece-.arily high prices iii Uiumled by t he purveyor of the tarioa mean of existence. The high prm .1 family supplies bad Hllruclcd the attn. Hon of Fmu .Morgun.urli. nnd her punU l ture ou the sulijitt occusioliisl con-, .let able excitement and a run ws I women to ac tion. The uniiiti wua formed, und a fjt lurly organie.1 Ui)eolt bad the dcsirvil ' feet of lowering prices on the necessiti...f life. The union then turned it uttetic. u to charity. During the distress u i asi .:."l by tb uupret e.lelile.1 growth ol the i population after the war, more than :i "U poor receiveil assistance eiu h w inter. Then cuiiie a time when the adultcralwn of food was carried lo uch un excess tl il ll was iniMissiiile for any except the rich n obtain pn.sr noiirislnneiit. Here aaui the uuioti stepped lo the front and calieJ the attention ol the government to tl. frnnda a-qtratel on a belplc puli.i. and obtained legal protection for its laisir. torie establislieil for Ibe purHw of dele' Ing ailulternttl futal.-Urrliu Cor. Vork Sun. Ilia first Train. The oMet railroad conductor In thr 1 Idled State ia lticli.nl l oitghliti. I" ISO be ran a trnin from I'attrsnn. X. ' ;i Jerm y City. Fju h ear wa pulhsl by team of horse along a strap rail ' Inches wide. The rails werennileil tog era. I'nele L)i k. as he Is, al!i-., i n.un-i. in eighty year of aue. When be ki'nufot' conductor had to collect rash fan-a.-N1 York Sun. Afraid of orr lent. There an- men in the city hull and o 7 building who bonesily thjuk they w.i. ' be beat.n al the polls or haw their job ' ' penny got into their s ket. S.rr.e of V-- crank go so far a to keep eiinie out f their bonie. and so long a. the chilrJ sTt their p krt aVioney in n.ore vlua:n' metal then. I no obj.i tion to th bov.xsM csa pper. I'hicajfo T- un i q Her Trlaajpkv. ) A well brought tip rbilJ was f-cvn i .Tetl5- to purloin ami jxjcktt aa i oranjre from th laid ut dinner tu j Ue, but waa aftfrwanl fset-n to ettcr ; the empty room and aetTeUr agaa ' return it to tb dih and triumpbast lT exclaim. "SolJ ajjain, sataaT o