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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1894)
t KAAU'LC HEIGHTS. ffcr, Tnkcr hlt"l In infuirfflrft, f.'fsA column tBdVl MM-ot ju,t unh9 brt.fc 1mm, lwbtillng thrill, rnus I." briirtil uf Ktiuiirc tjl 1 1; Vrarr 'i! "I-"'!. fi.rlorn anil Mil, m-l'liiT 'trru and fMiMlrr lad, ) ah..... nU U inifrr fti.-i wtr niprr 1U fl untf i ! ! tfrtniiMi lor. 111! U 1 i k' 1 i br".i. t p ami . 1 'H rrt y l n ... . .t . i.ful fiaiirM . kt til ;..nl Kn.un.- tr.nhU tier tb British Ad drriitunJ of Ucalb. rvn itd "C. .-. (! tiled rump Mlnit l.v l'i i. nw nnt thru a tlrranifr u.l.r4 r..t ml.rtl "! r or w ilior tltlid V itti ttr lifvulh. I'p mt.t n I'trtnttfU Kmijitihr l. a i 'i ai.. ! ' H . morniii fi, j yr l tt . mii t tMilit frajr it ii Mtiii if ttrrl! m:t i f -i;il IIHIM !r nf tiilj.,tt, .M-iintf nrp tl,y wlio flk'ht for Hi right, i.r ;!, fr lifdin. for Aii.rrtr! ( j.-rr."' rril k' i.t rnl; "Hurrah, hurrah! 'I itr ! dull fwl!" - .1 rw I tit-) illil! In rrtmtMin A-mmI '';, hnil Ia'Ij1 that tilta'ttl-lll blond! Tuft ),rit'li fa.'kirtMl, for !' tmo haud . iK u;i tli v ird "f an otitracrd laud AUil .Itrttthfd II tin u. lirail.t d If In itiiiy a noliir hrrt, KVr nn k oiin n Kiiatjiir err.. 'poic't ortv f -. ta and atronit f llmh, It a. Ail w.mii Imm rnM itb hlmf 0 Writ ki ll. And ihf itio-iii .-.. iitor alr and irar That in i.t ns he K""d h n tha tlrrprr li; Tha : H-r I lint lt p an traiictl)' atl ill oti ihi rini-t'ti itrpaa of Kanauitr bill And tirrr nrnil! J 'til iIoaii In th allrv aiinthi r ramp a-dn Mi llirdu-k and ilain; .ui tiw and then a drramrr mllrd. .ul tulhtl mi iti-.ilnrrr if ir child, Tlir tnl Uniri hrard. l:r Krl; u I'hiinir) In Youth' Cottipanki. MAIIVS SOLDIKK. "S-.'akiiiK "t t-otirt martial. " tuiiil ir.y frii-ml tin' i-ruTiil. ,-l ivodlirt one v liirh I'T'iiiiiati-il morn li-nantly, kinl yl it vru a nnrrniv Kucak fur tlir jK.r JillnW." Ti'il in uUiut it." I nr-t il n th man 1 r.m'lit u our colTi'0 nnl riKarn. l)i rou kiiuw what 'In front of tho iiciny' ii r ' i military liHrlanre;'' he :i-i:i-' t' .. nit be tii cki-il away tin- Una urn. Why, I miinko in front of th ru nny ni"an in front of the in-iny," "Sapient nit h! In tune of mtnnl v.arfaro all triwuw at fnon an they hTe Uh ii iuu.l r 'l mix H-rvire are iu front iz! tin1 iiciny." Winn thi-y p't lln rt-r "Xo: at o:ic'." Thi-ii a ri'vitiM'iit rniwil here in New York (hiring ti e rrU llioii, n Main an it hail Im'cii uMirti in, wan iu front of the runny':" PriTiM !y Ami thcrchy halloa s tali-." "It pavi i ar km'litit a chance for jw:iioiii." I ri'!!it'tiH, "lint it mutt have i.n.-cl Mime rrni'l iiiininili'rtaiiiliiiK." Not at nil. Tim urtirli-a of war arc .lii-it , an.l if tlicrf'a one tiling alr::uii:ii J into a llii-r'n car lny in iiimI il.iy on, it' tin-- arlit'li- of war. Th y un his crwil." "Vrt how ninny of ua ran rt'lut our ! I corr-H tly.' I'.m you." "Yu'i jn-t oiiht to hear hip! Hut to my !!ory: At ou tiim iluriuif the lut t r f uirt of tin wnr 1 wna ptntinniil ht-re in Ni-w York.ih tailiil n iii----l)r K''"" mil to nil-.- n hriaih'. I hml Im-cii iio rrful, iiiii! my t'ainp of instruction . .illtullli .1 fair lMllt'Tial. It win a fl'W uiilcn ili-t.int on foreign noil." What:" Vru, in Jerw-v. ( Jim' nf u-rnooii, while 1 v at retina in my quarter afler the laiiiiii-uf ii hot day, an onlerly hrunght me tiit' mil leaMiut tiilini; that uiy .null wn" "" uiirour. The men re- t'liilyy onleri, nml i h u violence iin'ii'lii!." "What a the reason':" 'There'll no reason for ilwolxslieiice in the nrvice: yet I alimt to you there was an rxi'UM'. I hml wen railifi for tr.iuhh' for noi!i time, anil hal triveu to avert it. TIih jiay wa in arreara thri' .h hoiii rel tiiu tlelay. The men vre i ir ati.l their lamilie were tuf fi rii;;." "Xu woiiih r." "There nhoiihl Iki woniler," my friend ti: general stern'y liit.-miit'il. "Thene i;:' ii Iihi) rorii ai!"uiniiee to the Hag; yet cro the woril h.iI fairly Uied away v ia in ojh u revolt. No womler, iu-il'-e i: Well, I u--iire you 1 was iu I r.iiou fui.k. Ihd mi ever tee a i.iob: No? Theii you have miuvil the i.nt,: awful muiiifes:u:iou of cruelty, citwu.-.lne. Iirutality, ilialNilUiu which the imagination can iu tur'. I believe li .it luolm Ui line iufiH'tel with uiail- ; otiierwi-e I woiili lielieve, that II ..H is a ih n-i ie i ate l a-t. Well, a mob i f rohlii-ry is of all the worst. The Ticter the iliscijilinH the more iineon roll'tl the reiictinu. Ui'siilrH. blootisheil is an hnliiiuaieil iih-a. One rhot, ami the i. vil ilri.es IJut 1 hail to go." "Jf ciiirsi' you went. A man of your ckn..wlfli;..,i l.irin;j" "Tut. tut: 1 lie bravect often fear tho tiiost. Tiny tlou't khow it, though, am I ili.ln't. H it it us iiu-.i the forlornest i.fhojM . dresMsl uiywlf carefully iu full uniform. Why? lVcauso aimfiicer w ho exint-tn ob-iietice must first coin, in.iuj r -e. t. If he winhi-a hi (olilier t j bo urhrly he must ft therxamp'e. for uo men i.rc more critical or iiuitaiive. 1 hasti n.-l over the ferry ami coon iea he.1 the hih boanl fence which en- 'ixbsl the et'caniiiiiient. Kroin within ame a confus-sl rnnible like the portent f a torni. I reproached the wicket. .'. waa lock.st. I rsrv,l through the l ilt ice. There wa the ix-nlTy. ure enough; but with what illfTerenrel ll.s iiiii-ki-t h iiii.il aifaiont a jL lie allei.ly ulonrhed up and dvn. with l.a.aU in js k' ts, iu no way hisslim; luy i'CM'ni-e. I uld like to have hot that u.iu, but I 'va bound and braced with tlf cutitruL " 'AttetitioTiT 1 couimfuile.1 nharplv. The ui.m utarel, tli-u trailitene.l, h-j uiuket, iireu-nttil at.d toi4l k, Idier. " -Ji n that fc'au.' "IIo oln-yed at once, and 1 paused thr mi;h and marchei qnickly forwanl. A'l iiT-r the field were kuuU of men iioutii;, geticulatiri. Di-rt-ely har si'iiin. Here and there were few flV.-r nnjuiuj and pleading iu fain. ; The majority, however. at djctd 1 wi'.'Mn lueir teota. It wa mont di-I tres-in ii,-h t for a tme olJi-r. ; "I ;iro. hed the Brt group of about I frenzied men. A captain waa jtut I aviLg tLeiu, punued by tautt and ) n. no ji an tnnt,iucant uau. "1 d vi t thin mucnof your court with a repuUive face; naturally pouipoua martial." I retorted ltly. -Xinr old In l-aniii. but now thoroughly cowd. I trunioe, ,ri(I uh pm-nleut and preju- el he i4W me he awumr,! a ca rtalu uneasy brkvado. "'1'apUii; JohiiHin. a' your M-rvu , ir.' lie auin'tiliied tut hePdutrsl. " "Whai i'o thl uieaui' 1 akeil. " 'fiiey u:e liciiiU iticaniate, general ? lie rx, laiiurd t he (Uucs ofer hi lioulihr. -I'liey will mnn. r u all and ravage tt.e t.iwn. i)lt what hall you do':' " 'I hall form the iih u.' " lmiif.ible. Why, that jiut what I've hern tryiiiif, but' Silence, mr." "A I reached the tnoh I Hot ice. I one face alone Willi tl ej.JireM- ress-vt or yuiitthy. All other bore a look of lualevoleuce. A yoililtt oldr. Well art up and iHTupulouitly neat, Kr-mel to 1 attempting to dissuade In romrad from une mad proj.i t. e wa a fine lo.kiiiK f. llow with a Km,;, light mn tache and bright, blue rye front which, I 1 1 aught a t!.ih of admiration. "I drew my kWord and tHa upright ml uiotiotilen before the men. "'Attention, men! Kail inT I com manded. 'There wa hesitation, a momen tary huddling together, and then they armved themndve. Present arn:: I'arry arm! Order arm! 1'ara le retr I onlernl and they olieveil. lli-lii titl me til a knot of wonder ing officer. How do you dure?" I began. Then arose a growl from the rank. want our rixh'. We'll get thetn too. We demand our y. We won't taud nuch treatment. Our wive, our chil dren are otarviug.' Silencer 1 warned them. 'Not an other word. If yon have grievance, if you have complaint, x-tid them through the pner channel, ami they uliall tie heanl and allaynl, I promise ym. Men, 1 m ashamul of you. While your comradea are iu the held facing privation nml danger and death for the glorv of that old Hag which yon have only jut woni to de fend, you, for a trilling delay which the thro.- of our government hould ex cuse, dare to murmur and revolt. Out upon inch Mildier! Do you know what you risk': Do you appreciate that I have but to lep to that telegraph and the regular will nurrotind you and rake your camp with an enfilading tire? Do vou long to nerve, your country at the Drv TortugiiH? Have a rare, or there vou nhall be wnt, weighted with the contempt of all loyal men. Officer, to your ptets! There will be a review pre- rlltlv." 'Three chwr for thegeneruirhont- ed tho clear Voice of the blue eyed re cruit aa I turned away, and they were given with a will. S I went through that ramp, upeak- mg a I never hail KjMikcn. inwardly overwrought with excitement . but out wardly the col.l. distant pcixinification of discipline. Within two hour I hud that brigade formed in a hollow Hiuarc, and from it renter I renewed my threat and my promise. They were effective. Ite.'imm returned In the men and with it dime shame, n not nail iooneu line a dang. Toil outbreak wa quelle! by moral force. A 1 left the parade I met Captain Johnson. liv the way, captain,' I asked, 'who i that bright hiking young noldicr of voiir who M'."ined to 1k resi.ting the madiies of tho men- The captain kcowled qniti' unnei-pssiirily. That 1 hom.'i IJrowtie, ha an- kwensl in.xslilv. 'He doesn't umount to much.' 'Imcertuin you don't, I n-Hected aa I returned to the t itr. A month nised by. Discipline had done it perfect work. The mob had be come a wi 11 drilled brigade. The men hml received their arrears, and were eager to wijieout disgrace and toachievr renown in action. 1 ho order for their advance waa extected daily. I nat in my quarter in the city, alone and dle, for my duty had Ix-eii fullilled and I wa about to report at Washington. The door os-ned and a tail, slender young woman, neatly drewd, Mood Iicforetiie. Her face wa pullid; her large black eye hone intensely. Oh, sir," she exclaimed, 'nave my toldicr! He 'nai l that you might,' and he ank in a chair by my aide weep'ng and moaning and wringing her fragile hand in a manner most pitiable to lie-hold. " 'But, my dear madam,' 1 expuktu- luted atertilv, this won't do at all. If you wish i:iy aid you must be calm and ensible. Tell lue who roil are. who your soldier is. and what yon want.' My wrerity succeeded, aa 1 Intended it should. Nio wa a utoiit heartnl little thing, aud she gulped down her ob, and in a moment at upright and tranquil. Is g your pariion, sue aui.i gently. and I felt like a brute. 'Mr name i Mary (interne, and and I'm engaged to Thomua lirowne. lie my aoidier, yon know, and he' in the camp over iu New Jersey.' " 'Thoina BrowniT Oh! 1 remetn mL 'Ye, mr dear.' 1 replied. 'A tine looking young fellow, with bright blue rye. I think? 'Oh, nnch ljoiiny eye, o tender, ao f.uu! And tiler niieak hi nature, lw liere me. 1 know him no well; we were little children together. He haa been j: ,n--1 under arrest, air, and ia to Is tri. 1 l-fore the curt maiMul now in wiioit. Kor wloif of us, 9 tie wa a -ntry. nr. aud waa lound asleep on hi t.' I'l.ew! Ib-re wa a pretty tueaa tar Ui-ed for the vonug recruit. .My dearrh.ld." I resijuded grarely, thi i a most serion matter. Aleep on hi st of duty in the face of the en.-mv' Whv. it may rost him hi life! And at the very time. ti. when there ha been a revolt in the ramp and the court feel the necessity of a item ex ample.' "I shook mr bead dubiously." "Here my friend the general paused to light a rigar. and I sprang at once into the breach. "Hold ouT 1 exclaimed. "Do rot! mean to arnonsly claim that a -ntry wuht be executed for lerping on hi post in a anbttrbof New York. 4-W mile awy fmni any en my?" My friend the general nodded. "I eiplait-' d all that to yon in the first place." he r t,!ie l. "iiiren tboer fa t, the rcurt wc,J find him guilty and the ulce. mid a 1'ioh IXiin f a judge a-lv. at ettli'L' tip a theory in mie breath aud u.-.- :i:ig t: with another." " 'The old grannico' are turn of honor, liuik you. und the jge adrmate will lei-rive Inore i red It for acquitting thau for ciivicting. Lord deliver me frotn your starve. 1 i.iit June aud your ambt tiou pnsn utiug attorury. But you civilian are all alike, ir: you can't Colli pre helld." "lKm t let my tupidity snl your ktory, general: 1 ui deeply intereted." "Li-t tile see. where wa I? Oh! Aa I s.ke the child wavered like a rare, silo lily in a storm. But she remem bered my warning, though her eye ktreamrd aud her haudkktralned ill tlieir fc'nwn. " "Oh, ir. but he isn't guilty, the p.r Isiy. Think how tired he was. I'p th whole night; ordeml on dutr again the uioiuent he was relieved. It wa inhu man. No wonder he dox.nl without knowing it.' But' li. sir. I know what you would ay: It couldn't be. But it wa. The orderly ser.-.-aiit ha alway hated him. thi the day Is-fore he had ordered Tom rxcune me, sir. Thoina when he wa off duty to clean the equipment of another n hiii-r. which Thoina refuaed to do." " "He wa perfectly right there.' " 'So Thoina a . Beside he wa rxectiiig to ee me. But that night when became off hi U oh, mi tired, the sergeant ordered him right on again to take the place of the wddier w hoe arm he wouldn't clean.' " 'If thi is so. no court will punish him for falling asleep.' " I iu no ihlik'ht.sl. That what Thomas naid he knew you would ay. You are so learueil iu the regulutioiir. But he didu't mean to oh. no indenl. He' so ashamed, when he ha been o anxiou to distinguish himself for fne.' And here a bin 'i deeiwneil through poor Mary cheek. "'He shall have the chance, itefel fear. But why didn't you go to hi cap tain? D.M- he know theno fact "Again Mary blushed and fur lea transiently. Her linger picked herdre uneasily. " 'Captain Johnson,' she faltered. 'He doesu't llko Tom; he he like lue.' ' 'Oh. hoT Here waa a little drama. I recalled tho captain' repulsive ace and (iillen way and 1 recognized the villain' airt. " 'Beside,' she coutinucd, 'the order ly i hi bmthcr-iii-law.' " 'And he tells a fur different ktory, I us pert.' "'Indeeil, yea; there i no hope for Thomu from either of them.' "'Well, my dear, ave your tear ard keep a stout In-art. I like your wddier and 1 like you. I lielieve the Mory and yon shall have my aid. But be caution and secret. The court i now iu session, you say "Yes, air; all thl week. But Thorn' case wa only reached thi afternoon just liefore adjournment.' " 'Tln n I must ai t at mice. Goodbr now; you may rely ou me.' And with a Ood hies you, which it seem aa if I could feel even now, the girl withdrew. Yet with a stiddeu inspiration I culled after her, 'What i the name of tho wddier whose place Thouiaa took? " 'Jiepli Brant.' "Here surely was a difficult situation. The kergeaut hostile, the captain vindic tivewhat hope gleamed for Mary' soldier? Yet I followed the inspiration. Tho proof if I only could get the proof! It existed unli-sa cunning hud destroyed it. Again 1 arrayed myaelf iu full fig. Again 1 hastened over the ferry to the camp. 1 sought the w-rgeaufa tent and 1 found him within ami alone. 'Too stupid to be provident.' wa my mental glunce. 'Sergeant, your detail Usjk at once,' I coiiimuuiled. The mult atured and gai-il and then handed it to me without a word. "1 went to a retired pot. 1 turned the page with trembling finger. Ah. fute had favored me. There waa the record for the night in question, and among the reliefs 1 didn't liml the name of Thomu Browne, but I did find that of Joseph Blunt. "Then 1 visited the judge advocate, a friend of mine, a flue fellow, now a su preme court judge of thi atute. Put that iu your civil pipe und Kinoke it, "What sort of a man U Captain John winy 1 asked. "My f hend shrugged Lis broad shoul der. 'Humph! he replied. With all there i back of him he ought to get the tingle tar in nix mouth.' ' 'Flneuce. heyi " 'Great. But, man to im;n now, why do you ask? "Yon needn't go an further, old fellow, your scruple reveal more than they conceal. But to chhiigd the tub ject. am going to put a hypothetical rate to you, and 1 want you to tell n, just how you would act regarding IC And 1 detailed the fact of Mary' w.l dier'g trouble, using of ow uwiuined linim-. The judge advot-'it delilierated. 'A difficult aud delicate matter,' ha said. The man is ini.meiit, but he would 1 condemned. The sentence would be commuted on review; still hi career would be ruined. I think I should do this: I should lay these tnid facta con Dilentially befure the president of the court. Then, if he approved, at the text session 1 should announce that the main witnesa, the officer of the day, waa aWnt aud he would be too. And in view of the sires of other businesa, and of the grave doubt a to the defendant cnljuthility, I should ask that the ra be dismissed. " Yon would surely do this?' " Certainlv. It would ts the quick est and most prudent wayont of a uasty rush.' " 'Then listen, old fellow.' And 1 ex plained my parable to him. And here' the proof, I said. In conclusion, aud I bowed him the w-rg'-anf detail book. " "The villains! he exclaimed. 'I'll Mick to my word, never fear. It'a the wisest rourse t'. At thi present crisis the fnend of that captalu must not lw (Tended. Hi time may come. But that wrgeaiit should lj punished in mm way.' " 'Leave that to lue. ' He khall loe hi chevron. I promise you.' "Very well. I'm off to ee the president." "The next morning came. The court article of war tre-ri! death aa the convened. Marr waa prrnt. anxiou penalty. Court martial must render an I yet hopeful, w ith her gaze fixed oo the absolute, nnqnalified rerdirt of either erect, niauly form of her wddier. So. ruiity or not guilty. Mitigating cir- too. were the captain and the sergeant cnautancee can only b xsiidrd ia in attendance, the former exultant, tie review." I latter secretly worried. But I looked in vain for in otneer of the day. "Thaju.Ue advocate waa faithful to bia rehearsal aud letter perfect III hi part. " '1 do therefore Ui.'get,' he said iu conclusion, 'that thl charge a.'aiiut Private Thoina Browue be dismisl.' 'Tht srs'iu a proper ilisiti.,n.' aaid the prAi.l.nt.w l think u,' said rash officer, from the junior to the w n lor, and Thomas Browne left the courtroom a fn-e man, with the devoted Mary clinging to hi arm. "I caught Captain Johnson a he wa leaking afay v?uh a white, wared fare. 'Captain,' I said, - learned the truth of tin matter, and 1 am riwpoiisi ble f.r tin ending. You've had a lucky rwaie. Now, mark my word. You will reduce that orderly wrgeaut to the rank forthwith. He won't apu to the colonel, l,i,r Will the Colonel quest io the act.' " 1 will do wi, sir,' he murmured a he hung hi head and went to hi quar ter. I never saw him aunin. hut after the war, at Washington, 1 met Maty, , happy bride, with her wddier, and on hi broad shoulder shone the insignia of a major. "So you w, said my friend the gen eral as he toMsnt away hi neglected ci gar, "that even in the army there were audi r. lineuient of your civil law a w ithdrawing a juror and horM-hediirig the court; but alway done from an hon or hie motive, sir. an honorable mo tive." New York Tune. Hksa t rull Tree il Ihe lire. Iu very hue season when the spring are bright, hue aud mild fruit will doubtless set very wrl) without the in tervention of bee the Wind, assisted by the sunshine, U-imr a uftlcieiit agent for the distribution of toe s.eii; but in cold, wet seasons the aid of bee (a Un questionably essential to the fertiliza tion of the bliNiin by carrying the pollen, not anywhere at haphuiard, a the wind dor, but from bl.Muuu to blossom and nowhere else. Ill wet and cold weather the pollen i more iuclin.il to adhere to the IiIimmiiii thau in flue, warm weather, aud thu 't la that the wind fail in iiiifaviarablv seasons town ure that which ran then l obtained only by the help of lava viz., the proper fertilization of the fruit blossom, with the result of a proportion ately abundant crop of fruit, I would invite any 'rsoii who mar Ins incredulous ou thi sunt to visit iu a confessedly bad fruit yeur nay during August or the early jiart of Seplc tubrt" the localities in winch our great aplarie are situate I. I-t them carefully vier the country lying in a radiuiof two mile from the apiary itself, and they will Hud that iu almost every case the fruit tree are laden with heavy criqi, while they will olwrv a they get farther from the vicinity of th api ary (supjswing that not very many are kept in the country around) that the fruit cn steadily deteriorate. I am convinced that wi wsm a bee keeicra and fruit fanner la-gin to rejog liize the importance of the one industry in relation to the other more prospeiou tun. will lie in store for Is.th, and we shall not only hear of U tter fruit har vest, but of larger return of honey also. (). (i. Samson' "('utile to Beea," M A X Y I X V i:XT I ( )XS. 1 ' THE LAND OF ICC Asa SNOW. C imipeesMllun, It I said that itogrr, the celebrated Trench tenor, a as excmliiiiily loyal to his profession smt was apt to lake offense at any slinht, whether It was Intruded or uot, l ti one occasion brwaseni(at(il (ur the sum of UK) to stnu at the l.oux- of a rich finnn cier. Itotier sang hi flrt wmu maunilleriitly, but litMHie mid him thesliithtrsl alleullon, and the tiuesls talked Ihrir ItHidrst, I'rrseutly the hwt thoiiuht the lime bad come fur auot her snug ami sent fur Hotter. He could not be found and that even lug was seen no more. Next day a note came from lilin,aciiiniaiiled by l he sum of A."0. The note ran thus: "I have the honor to return the friOwbiek I received for sinning at your party, audi bm leave to add i'JU more for liviu wi greatly distiirhril iheconrersatiou of yiau guests." Youth' Coin pan lou. rrsta(. JanWt.aCTfran Xsa, Wsnle.1 Aa Immediate chanter of situ ation by a gentleman posted In tb rattle Luslnrs. Ohject hsallli. Address l. D. Q. Life. full la I'slrlrk, The pretty girl bwl com to the hotel and I'al drove her up from th stathsu. I'al was rhallf and she talked to kirn. "I un.ierstai.d Miss 1'tterly I the pret tiest girl at the hotel thi arasuti," ah aid. "Bettgln yer pardon, misa," rriiiarksd Pat; "she was that u til II today." "And why not today f" aha luquired, with a very uatural curiolty. "tvh, niise, su hev ye diss, kemf" said Pat, and the girt waa prettier than ever through her bluhe. Detroit 1'rss Preas. ft ka Illil Itr AmouKwime old Drwaprr In an Ar kausas prolan court wa found a doctor' rroiiut for ninlical atlrtidauiv iliirinu th ls Illness of the drcrasrd. Ou tlis bsxk tbeadiniulstratorbail made the following indorsement: This claim Is not verified bf sfftilsill, s I lis statute rruiiln-s. but lue drsth of I Ik deceased is sallsfw tor rvl.lrme to my mind that lbs tiurioi did the work. W , Ailai. tirrro Bag. His atlltsds. Tramp (to philaiitliroiist) Hlr, I aut on uf ttie unemployed, and )oi could plare m In a ps-Miiou I sliiiuld rrry much lik to oo cupy. Philanthropist Crrtaiuly, my M'ssl man. What is the pisnlioll? Traiiip-'l list of oiik;ou II until th belt tune I meet you. Truth. - A press Test ef rs. "Why do you think Ihsl llepby ba sui b great moral ciurnge'" "llrr ause last uutht a ken be askni a cahuiau what fre lie should par, and the ral.msli said, 'What Jou thilia Is nt(lit. sir,' llrpliy pawl only the mtiilar fare." Chicago Ktuord. Net Atpte4. First Paabioo la-adrr-Wby not adopt tbisstjrlr li Is very Orcomir h to both of Usf hecutMi Kaslnua Isvlsr es. It I bscuin itig to ua, but It doe not u.sks other peo ple look ugly mous-li Nrsr York Wswkl). A Mlg Mis Pipkin look bad ft bala Us aistterf "Sb sesikiwsd her pride and ka Ludi f wKloo la euusse usac. " llaiio. hMuCE I'LAND MAS PHOOUCED MEN 0 HAVE OCNE K'UCH. N..ll.le I i.t ,.f lnteMlue. alib ,,,, f ll.slr II. .1 Kh. m Ms. Iili.e.-II..M i Arei.l.l W I Iteslril ttul hI I lis llixallles ef IIU "t ...u. MulloM." Ilurlint t tie a-l liiimiriil yeur tlir In tenlors ,,f IJIi.mIv l-lon.l have rotitri'.uied l.ir.ll lo the present is-tfiilion of the I 1 .! lilllery llsnl III lli.alertl hemnll. III 1 1 tsv ifoiiir of Ihi m linie iiier' than a state or a national reputation, and tlir value of tin ir III s-flt ItHla tin l-rtl m itlilc,l tth.-revrr porr ha Ui ii iilie. to iimi hinery, Is.ih I hoiiir and al.nswl The liin nlor of t lie I sllilr Intlir. Ilninel Wilkiiis.m, ansa It ii -! I In ml limn. wlio. haviint uuiih' noiliiiiu I out of hi iinivrrs'illy iimiI ili-iu-r. was I iald t.i liy ciiiikTi's a few ti iir Is forv In ileaih Isiausr the it.neriinieiit liad aih.ptisl the niecliniiisiii fur us simp. The ( lutrlilor of the liritl-liri iii.ti-hlur m a a linilvr of this atute. mid likr Wilkinson iir J 1 ftsil to -re other ai-ciiuiiil'tte fortuiies by luaniifactiiruiK the machine of hi iu The huil.h r of the first succi-ful mer lis.' i uitnaliieiil into IMiisIr llnnil nulls as iald rl.'sO tor thr mai liltir that was iuvliililr In cotton maiiiifm tim rs. aud rnalilnl thrill to in. rrnse prisluctiou to an In. alculalilr ritent. There re otlirr slusr iisiura nrr not familiar to the pule lie, allliouich their invent ion ail hunt lov lerlsl altrrnl ion hntr Ini-ii uuivrrsally employed upManl of srvrnly irs. (In of these Is Aa Arnold, a pioneer insiiufar turrr of Ith.slr lnml and an Inventor wine nam as prrha more promim-nt than that of any oilier mini Interested In cotton mills fifty yrar nie Ana Arnold aa the on of Benjamin Arnold, one of thr Providence county peo ple of that name, aud Isabella, dauithter of Paul lireene, of I Vlmvoiniit Neck. Ilea Isirn at Pawtm ket ill ITstl, nml learned the 'carpenter' trade with John Smith, of W n k ford, but afler aril wa a marhluist, and III I!'.' o'rateil the llultertly factory In company v 'th tourer Smith. hi wa hi uncle l.y inarriaue Their tiiisin.-ss wa innkliitf wisileii lihiuketa At thl ' time he Invented thr "rndh's roviiiK" for ranllng nun hi lies, previous to tin all rnvmg was made by ibe ranllmt machine III short mils, M hli n had to lw pieced to. I grthrr iu pinumg Kifly or sixty yrar ' KO there were sialic ml over the coun try, wlirrerrr there was a I borne water powrr, carditis' machine that worked up the farmer' wil into these short rolls of roviiiK to lw spun Into a yarn on th farm rr' hand spinning inai hinr. At Ihi date, M'.'.imlug loth warwltb Knglaud, It wa lmss.il,le to import Die, and he Itivriitrd a machine for rutting thetn. upon which Hlrs were mwle for their own use and for salr, but it wa ilropicd at thr rloae of the war, when it U-rame (Kswiblr lo import llirui um In lain be invrnlnl the "roniaiiind motion," or, a be called It. th "differential motion" mechanism 'or coin pound lug two different motions or rate of snil to pnsluee a third rate that should la the naisiant ilif frrrtitlal of the tail, however much they mik'ht change or differ. Thl wa, a Zirnb Colliurn, th great arithmeiiriau, rxprrsseil It. wilvlng by merhanisiii mi aril bmel icul prohleni that could not he sul veil by figure, because of their niuiilnu Into series of circulating decimals. I hi motion he applied to th aa-edrr. a machine used lo preiare i-ottoa roving for splnuiim, and pntenled it III l!d It value wa qlllckiy apprerlatnl, a It enabled the manufacturer lo turn off three skeins where be formerly bail two, ami the quality uf the prulucta waa Im proved almost In the same ratio. It wa test i lied In court by prominent inniiii facturera that It waa worth to them live dollar pur piudle n-r annum. It was quirk ly adopted, and solo Itliisle Ishitid mamifactuivr paid a royally, but the Umrll and the Kail Itivrr rompanie r f usnl. mid nulla were brought against thsiu. After yrar if delay lo srud agvtit abroad to llud If th Invention waa not previously known there the rase ram to trial. The objection of the opposition waa that a negative expression in one part of th secillralion was not repeated Iu ail other part, and Judge Story said to the counsel for defense, "If that I your only ohjeillou Mr. Arnold ran surrrmlrr hi patrnl and have that corrrrUd, and com back here in two week ready lo go on with thr trial " Accordingly he surrendered hi patent, but luslead of receiving it bark III two wrek It wa held In thr uitent office, for month, and in lb meantime the whole coil of palrnt law known a the code of ITV9 waa repealed, and th new code of ItvM waa passed, so that w hru hi patent waa returned It waa under the new law, aud having no patent under the old law, ha was cut off from entering will for lo fringrmrol under that law. II did not know the cause of this fatal detenliisn of his patent in the ofllce until the latter part of bis life. Whrn he waa a solicitor of patriila in Washington he found In thr archive of the puleul office a letter from the Iradiug counsel for Hi defense In hi case lo the commissioner of patrnl say lug, "Hold on to that patent till ou hear from mr," referring to hi surrendered patent. Thi. which be bail nrvrr su pected. fully explaiued to blui bow he bwl been defeated iu bis suit by thr chicanery uf th lawyer. Benjamin Arnold, of Kasl (irertiwich. en of lb sous of Mr. Aaa Arnold. Is one of th best known of living Ithode Island Iu Ventura. Among bis many Invention Is a new system of gearing -w bleb la Iu extrnaiv uae In many different forms for gaining power at th exprnof speed. This con sist of an external gearwheel baring an Internal gearwheel having a great er number of teeth, Ibe timer wheel Isaiug placed on an ecreotrio on tb shaft to a to engage Its teeth with those of th latter gear at one aide, when the shaft and eccentric revolved, ooe of lbs gcrl eel iwiug held fsst and the motiiai taken loc i I h other. The gaiu in power and redue tioq In speed Is Iu Inverse ratio to the dif frrenr, la lb number of Uwlb In tb two w her la Among the machine Invented by Mr. Arnold are a loom fur weaving cloth on a luaa, niachiurs lor making twill drills and nirnding tut Sings, a mariner' signal coin pass, a circular loom, and a machine for Ibe manufacture uf lulerhaked cordage. All of these were practical, but his most kucreful In vein ion waa a machine for making semes and nets (or lishmg. Tbese wer built ill a numia-r uf way, and thr first patrnl were sold to a liallimore Arm In Itstet, hinr thrxpiratuuf tlirMtrnl Mr. Arnold h built the mwhinea for Auirrwan nml foreign manufacturer, snip nieula having oeeii inail lo liallimore, Chicago. Itn liilii'lui. North Carolina, Glas gow, cotlsiiii, and liarrrloiia. fi.aln. 'Ibe Idea embodied in thr netting machine are entirely original witu Mr. Arnold, aud a sum I machine with a girl to attend it will produr more net ling lu a day tbau rau be tiirnrd out by forty baud kuiltrr. pTw , aleisc J.mrnal. A !' Istes. A Jiatlietic illustration of the dog'a fidi-dity to Ira niunttT w aa well illua tratM t Buttf, Mn. Joe Dcttiih Uitl Bt Urn r faroi. Tlie laaly wa taken to an tiiidertaker. aud the dead tnan'a d.g follownl it there, inanif'-wtiiigthedK la-wt gru t. It took a tss-itiou U iKiiUi the coffin, tta bpatl buneel i ' Iw. ',(l whe-n r inoved howbtl in a mouriiful maxi uer. AtuiidtiighttheWkiiJgcatJ, andinveaitjgMUon dm lowed thatd!iUj Lad come to tlie dog. PLilaUeljiL) Lavlger. Lleutraasit t.snl. ' lnlrrrslla( t tss-rlesirr la I viloring t.rerwIaaU, Th res-en t il. pirturei.f tlie Waller Well Bisn ei srslli u ii, w hit Ii pn.i- lo Iry to reach the p. le by sleiluing acnsia the lv flrhl In Ibe north ef ."lll-rgeii Ulnml, tin revived g.-mral Int. rest In Ihlsiuethisl of an tic rioriiiloii Iu Ihi roiiiiis tlun 111ml A int-rii mi will r.-nd with Interest 1 the aceoiiiit of a rutin r remnrkiihle man b air aw the l.illi'hl of l.re.ilniel made last summer l.y l.li uti mint T. V. liiirde of the lloynl linnuli tia y, w llh two ii.malion. I.t.-iileuiiiil t;.ir.!.' n ilUt.'iti'hiil by hi I'lterntiietit lo s irvey the we-t ns.l of l.rreulaiol ninl I ut reis-uily muriii-d to r.ilH-lihiigeti. I The lull.. r'Uti"U started from the Nrmlt-lallk glm ii r, I lUUl.ie I'.l ihgrers Hurt tl. 1.1. ulelilllit loir.le hml ihi'hled llmt there should only In- ihr.-e nii-u. as he bad olllytno h .!.- s, rut h tth 11 load 1 f Isu satiels. lie I el lo Is- hack by the end of .luiie l'i ciuilitole Ins survey id (he coast, tun a provi-inii.il for llir.i' week. Ily the nld o( In I out crc . the slclge aud luggage vv eri' cnrri. .1 up to I lie e-lgeof the he l.llou feel als.ve the s., ou the morn ing of .lone lit At IU HI the p:irl. said gisslhy In cm Ii other, mid the rn-dltion Is-gitii to man Ii iu a direi l Ion northeast by on.-.pinri. r ini, Ihe he Is iug l.orly g.ssl. The mplous snow mi the surface niil.-d the progress, and the weatlu r Is-ing o Id six Inlle were mverisl Hint day. It then, luinever. Ii-Hiiieaipnr. iil llmt they woiibl have to Inarch at luglit and ship iu the tiny, a most dlllii ult la-k nt tir-t. nut ur.il ly, but only by tliisarriiiigenienl tinysiic riih.l. In the short siniii of l.i days. In mvi-rtug some Juu tnlh-s. or half wny ncn t.re. lililid. never hit hello explored III thl latitude, ror eight days the party Irnmp- GCNIU3 IS INOIFFERCNT. IT I; " :, V TYM t s. . LIU IIAANT T. . I.AIiKt. ui nortbwaril. thr snow ln-iug gml. Aft.-, thewroml ilnv no more wad r sil were rnnuilil.-ml. The ice plateau sio-d gently iipwanl. The snow was virgin while, wift iu the ilny, but hard nt night. Ilnrlng Ihe tint hour ( ( the night suowsIunw hud to l Unil. otherwise Ihe party walked lu or illnnry stout luiiil up Iss.ts. o"nuua Ink" lofty peak rising nlsiv the b-e w ere seen, and I he Icy siioh Held prvM'iitrd but a slightly undulating surface, and on the Inst t w oilHy the umlnlnt ton ilinpsrnr nl tii. lb-lore thrm lay Ihe emllesa Hat slum Held a far 11 llic eye could reach north, wnit h, east, il, tin June '."J the seventh day out the party had reached alsuit IIO mile Inland and waa then-fore In the latitude of the colony of Prrdcrikshnnl. The change an ticipated iu the hiuilM-npe here ls-lng ale sent, tianle dniiledon Ihe '.Mil to pns-erd wiiii distance due east aud then shaj hi course wnilheast tor the Apuinjullsok "uunatak." However, Ihe iinwllrld re mained perfertly level. The allituil wa now about 7.IHHJ feel. In spit of thru IrmptliiK condition and Ibe apparent fact that he could easily haYrcrnsard Ihelireen land mutiueiit from west to east a feat never hitherto achieved lu that altitude tiarde decided that hi duly wa rather to reeoniiolu-r Aputajuitsnk, and to ascer tain the i-oinlilioii of the he around tht peak. It wa clear t lint the spur of th lireeiilainl colitlnrnt bad Is-en ohlalued, and the route to Ibe en si riBt lay before the explored like iuratlamied highroad. But duly demauded hi return. Tb rout back lay along tb north bur of th fiord Ikersiiak. iter the Ire wa rery much n ut and dangemu. Th rout ran fmin west southwest to north north west. Ou June W, the llual dny of th wandering, I J mile wrrecoverrd, tb lastwvru or so Is-lhg almost Impasaabl through th lirokru state of the Ice, Lanl wa reached only two mile to the west of ralriilatiou. and after th fatiguing fort night the delight of sleeping on Ihe soft green heather may be ltier Imagined than described. Although Nsnseu r rowwl (reetilaud In a higher latitude t'.S degree mirth la lush, and Nor.linskjol.l Iwlre, lu 170 and gain lu lhr.3, mad iiirtirslon on tb In land ice, covering about iflMj milea, not to metitiou Peary aud Malgnard' remarka bly lucceasful exalltlou In 178, In lati tude "1 degree north, when he reached wini 3.10 mile Inland it should lay born In mind that all the rsilltlon were carefully planned aud equipped for th purpose In view, whereas, with thstianl party, such mil uot th cae, Nevrrthe lea here I the fact that three young and Intrepid stuil. iil of wiener venture boldly uisiii an undertaking that would bare ap palled inauy a stotit arctic voyager and accomplished aa much as the ran fully pre ml rxMrditloua referred to lu the way of adding to our knowledge of tb vast mys tic polar continent, an achievement which uisy certainly rank aiming noteworthy arc tic vru t urea. eamaa4ls Has Naught la Itm With Ifse Tars f Ibssshl. It might I s conj. i t ured erhit that 8.1. It's and By ton genin wa favored by the cir nmatancea of their birth, that the wild wvne In which Scott' Infam-y waa passed, and the local leg rud w ith w hii b 111 head wa filled de termined htm to ballad Writing, ami that Ihe ballud writing led naturally in It turn to romance, and that tba high tution and niidlwiplined lits-rty of Byron' chibllussl bet. red that pion tie wlf will and brisxling Imagination which honed themwdve in bi fierce, cornful and tuooily f rse. Thin, we ay, might H-rhni con ject ii ml with kiiim probability, and the Ilka might be aid of Wordworth'tnfunry. But how hull wa maintain that the condition of Kent' cockney birth In a livery stal lo or hi education in a di-w-etlng room favored the growth of that i most delicate and rich typo or almost Hellenic clearness and beauty of Imag ination? And how shall we maintain I that Du kens' menial task in the cork ing of blacking bottle fostered the 'growth of that wonderful humor and that microM'opic acrnrary of fiiion which tilled the world with laughter ; and with Inimitable caricature turn a no comedy, tint even Muliero', had an- tlclpat.il ? Again, who wonld bare ventured to predict that a wild, doKitfr. Irish evan gelic! spirit like Patrick Bronte, ban ished to the bleakest of Yorkshire moors, would have lai n ihe father of children so eager, original aud vivid in their rev erie a those who eventually produced the unique passion of Kill and Cnrrer Bell' geniu? Hii far a wa know any thing of the origin of gmlu, that ori gin i usually a urprise. It i the rare exception, and not the rule, when we find Chatham succeeding in producing tich a hothoue flower aa William Pitt, or Janice Mill rucceeding In elaUirating a i"cimcn more perfect than himw'lf of a thinker of hi own type, in the tiidiou, diligent, diffuse, lucid and rather dreary logician and rconotiiist who left hi mark on the English phibwMiphy of the third quarter of thi century. Nor do we ever find in rare lindane- of thi tort the higher klmla of original geuina. Pitt and John Htuart Mill were comiidcrablo triumph of training fur a purpose, but that par pom was a very limited tne and bad none of the lurgrucae and freahne of vitality which attache to ongtual gon ius. London Spectator. KpssUb iLllitaslts. There la a ruriou story of bow the Dnke d'Aoate, when king of Spain, told a muleteer to whom he wa talking to cover himself. Ihe atin ladng but, for getting that by ao doing be made biin a graudei. Marshal Priin, to prevent this catastrophe, knocked the man'i bat out of bia hand, and according to aome the muleteer had wmiething to do with the assassination that followtd a few day afterward. London SN-ctalor. auperstlllea, A gentleman who bwl hern dining at a restaurant, and w ho often ordered a dozen oysters, counted thrm on day and found but II. Still another ily he counted them, with the same result. Then be said to tb waiter: "Why do you give nie only II uynler w ben 1 order a iloen'" "Ob. sir." answrreil the waiter. "1 didn't think you'd want to hs set tin 1 J at Utile, sir!" Youth Com pa ii Lax, Takes) at L'I Were. A Trxaa wh.wllearhrr lost on of bi w-hular very suddenly and unexpectedly. Th class was parsing a sentence. "What Is the Imperaliveof tb verb to go'" asked Ihr teacher. "I dunoo." "(Jo!" Tbauk you:" murmured tb lad as h but out of the door before tba tracbar Con Id pre pars bia veto message. Trxaa Biftlngs. bark. Tb moor of Venh glared frrociijIy. "Woman." hs cried in angrr, "I hav learned tLy siu!" Ilesalrniixia looked ber husband right la thcry. "I shell.. ".l,a.,.eeI ralmls. "I Bilikt bar known you would b bard to soot." Bti baa just tun to uuiga aoasriy ts for be asuotbersd bar with a Dlliow. Trata. Hegre assrstltlwa. Among the nperstition of aouthern oegroea are those which make it a raoat unfavorable thing to are a black cat crowing one' path, or to turn back without making a "crosa" in the street, road or path. Tho belief in witchee i M.rhnp more general than any other, and an ex rongnseuiiantrllaof a rase in thi section within the past SO year in which a witch waa killed in a very trango fashion. A negro called on a witch doctor, a very old woman, and wa told that the cause of the trouble wa a witch and thut she must be kill ed; thut the only way possible to thut put her out of the way waa to go into the wood ami cut the figure of a per win on the bark of a big pine tree, mark a cm on the laxly and shoot thi with aulver bullet, the rnaat representing tbe witch' heart The (hooting wa duly done In the presence of quite a number of pcrwin. Thi occurred in the northern pari of thia county. Ce dar bull are curried in the puckcta aa a protection against witchc. Tbe ne gro U'licf iu these i certainly folly matched by that of white mint who car ry in their pta-keta buckeye and Irish potatoes, or who wear thick iron ring on their finger a a preventive of theo niatism. Cor. Washington Star. Ks-Kaspreas liutsal. Hie ex Einpre Eugenie haa acttled down luto tbe aulitude which beat ena ble her to endure ber memorable and cumulative sorrow. Her tall, sad fig ore gore in and out among u with only th recognition of ailmt lympatby. The rmpreaa like to have cotuiuutilcation with a few people a possible. For instance, whrn ihe hopa the due her own hopping the like to be waited on by the ame talesman alway. 1 waa witnes of an Incident of thi tort the other day. The empree walked into a well known west and shop and asked for Mr. , naming one of the bead men. She wa told be wa out, whereupon the remarked that the would call again and went away. I wa told that aha certainly would come again; that Mr. alway waited on ber, and that the would uot be tcrved by any on !. Loudon Western Mail. A Cas ef CealsaspC The priwmer waa a bold faced fa grant, and th judge bad it in for him from the ttart. "How many time bare yon been here?" he asked, "Really, your honor, 1 never kept count after the twentieth time." "I'll give yon til month," said tbe judge sternly. "All right, yonr honor." "But it isn't all right. It i all wrong, tod yon ought to be ashamed of your self." "Well, your honor," th Impu dent repoDe, "yon oughtn't to com plain. The ttata get my wrvice for nothing, and yon luak it pay yon for yours," and the judge gave biin 80 day more for contempt Detroit Free I'resm. lMla anlltede. Sheep and gre become resile when separated from th flock; the eagle and lion aeek Isolation. From quiet and ulitod (pring the greatest tbonghta, invention aud formation. Our most r aluable acquisition In the time of our development through nature, art and circumstance I the fruit of hour spent Inquietude, desirable fur our growing youth and absolutely essential for onr future philosopher, port and artUt. (Jeurge Eber in the Furntn. Isiukel l'l Bkm JUnta. A singular mode of revenge haa been practiced by a young woman upon a maker of tobacco pia- whoee brother bad jilted her. Having obtained a key to hi workshop, she enured it and in dulged in what i described a a "rrfru lar tit. Bartholomew of pi at," mhins very on in the place, thu committing damage to the extent of over CiVi. She wa arrested aud promptly aent to prison, wnenc b will probably emcrga to te ' ceire a mnlal of honor from the Auii- tobacco aociety. Pari Cor. Loaduu TUgraph.