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EUGENE CITY GUARD. I. bt'AliriKLk rrearleter, EUGENE CITY. OREGON. Curiae l.irluiui la lllgk Air. V early 100 year bj. in 170 1, 11. Colt and Oay-Luac, the pione?r ballooults, conducted the moat reiuurkabl eerie of high air experiment ever known. Al though ballooning u lu it infancy at tho tuna, the fiM-ta proved ly thoe in trepid navigators of the air have bn of inestimable value to all later Inv.-nti-gator. They tMk domestic aniinuls and birds of various kind along w itb them for th puriso of taking note on the effect which tho extreme cold ami r iriliil uir would buve on such creature. They were also well provided with various scientific Instruments and olli'T suitablo piuruUi. Tho first etri mental ascension carried th'-in and their cargo to a height of I:I.h0 feet. At B,0"0 f't tho animal and bird termed to all bo iu normal condition; at 10,(xi0 all were breathing very rapidly. When the Uiroiuetcr sIiowik! that a height of ll.'x-O fiit bad Ufti attaim-d a pigeon wr.s lhVratcd.or rathrr thrown from the basket, for it Ml bko a lump of lead. Uimr utterly imablu to flap a wing on account of the rarifhsl stato of tho air at that altitude. (iay-Lu-Mic hud a norma! pulse U-at of C." per min ute; at 11,000 f'-t thihad increased to fco. Win n ou terra Cnna Iloif U-nt at !) t r iiiinnto and 111 whi n tho 11.OO0- foot level was reached. St. Louis lto- public llk.1 Me F.ak "Many thieve go down lied lano" in a homely saying, but within iu provcrU bko garb tin re lurk un idea which in worth brief consideration. The red lano la tho throat, and it ptirjiowxl by tho Creator oa tho mthw ay y which those things that uro gissl for food might ii ply tho strength and repair tho waste of tho liiiniau mac hi no. Lint, alusl how tiiatiy thieve thut rob tho jsiwrr, un niTTetho strength and increase t ho wnsto of vitality coiuo in some lsjldly, with our knowledge, and other slyly and un aware. Iuteiiiperanco in f."I or drink, or oven In drug w Inequality if rightly used is remedial, can convert curb and all of them Into thieve, robbing the um-r cither savagely and without quarter lu brigand stylo, or bit by bit bko a sncuk tin. f. Tho truth that theru cannot bo a health ful, vigorous liianhotid or wiiiiimiIiimsI Utiles tho Usly lio Well nourished ha canned many to forget that thera in a mind and soul to lm f.sl a well, and ban enlarged tho feeding of tho physical power to n placo beyond it rightful di-scrta. flu ll snplouecd to 1k reluilldi d that it 1 not nil of hfo to cat. Harper' liuzitr. A lull f a 11 one llajr. The Kreat wall of China ha outlived It tiM'fulm". Tho jHiwerful Tartar and Mongol horileH, w hoM) middi'n raids and iuvaiion it va built to rcHixt, aro no moro to bo feared. The (jreat ( Jeutfln and Kublai could not b ad their opl to f;ory coiiijuciit now an tlieydid ecu turieaiiKo. Tho ChlneiH) civili.ntion hu ruduriMi, w hile tli(ioncocoiiiUriii Moll Kid, tho Mnpowho in their brih'hteft , day cut a Id ilied an empire from the l'.liuk Ken to tho China coiint, and a court at IN kintf of Kiich luxury and ipl udor a Marco Polo dccri1cd, nru now doomed to : away, leaving nothing bt hiud them but tho tradition and rec ord and ruinit of a brilliant piutt. Tho wall otand a u idiarp line of di vision between tho tribe of tho north and tho ChincHo. Tho latter, IIioiimIi n jx'atelly aulxlued and forced to Ik ar a foreign yoke, bavo hliown an iin pn.-.i-bio vitality to riMt liko n phienix, and to reiMw rt their tupn uiai-y and tho mij' riority of their civilization. Uoinyn HitcbctK'k in Century. Tha rr)r Hha Wanl4. "Tho bamoroas utitiul of V. .- a -y oiiKht to bo written up," aabl a Metho dist woman. "They wouldn't hurt tho church and would divert million. Some KpiiM-oaliaii, )ou know, imagine thrv can fliul a prayer for every event in life laid dow n in t heir prtvioii ritual. When I waa in I'lnnda tho baby Krl of an Kpiacopal lieighlHir of luino wa dread fully ncnldcd. 1 wo aeut for ami found tho household In (Treat excitement, every bmly niuuin about, hunting forcotto:i, oil and other needed lui-dicailielit for tho ill juretl chil.L A I did not ids) the poor mother in tho crowd working over tho infant 1 an lied for her and liually found her. Hho wa in her parlor 1. an liiK over a taldo and w ildly w hirliiid tho leavi of a larKO prayer lnn.k. A I hi pMai bed heltMks up with an aoiii,Hl couutenanco and exclaimed excitedly: " 'Dh! What ahall 1 do? I cannot' lind the prayer for tho acalded babyl I can't lind tho prayer for tho culd d babyl' " Chicago Tiiuca. TODAY, it j mat apoa mt Ul balh aal waL, !. lliuaali I I lar. aanl oiiut gnat Uta daf tft A Walrhmakm' hlrt. Rmartleixh Now if all buninc in New York city were concentrated on certain treet for iimtance, dyer ou I)ey tnrt, bunko Mccrcr on Jay at reel, florist on tho llowery, iletivtivisi on Center Ktrect, and o on where wotiM the jeweler and watchmaker ?o? Dull. -inh-I uppwion Slinuto utrnt Smurih i(ih Ah. but there l no Min ute Mris-t. Dull. uh-( h, yea, there U hmarth ik1i- mt on youl DulleiKh-How aUmt hixty-ec.md?-Jeweler' Circular. A krhuulttiaalrr'a A .Ulr. At the dinner irfveu to I'. llopkliiKon Fniith one of tlm ppi-uker n b rre-l to the fact tliat their le tiore I kuis wa known to aomo of frirti.U a Frank It. fcmiih. When Mr. McLlroy waa called upon be alluded to thi fa. t, and aai I it reminded him of a pieof advice w lit' h one of hu chouIiuaMcr bad loveii to the cU '-lloy," aaid thi j-l.10t,ne, "never part your name in themid.il.Miu-1-a yonr name hapTi to 1 E l'luribu Vuniu."-Nvw York World. Vlial iMa Ixlaaca u I unit ant rvrtal U) III i.lut la Iraruing lu oUf. Bui. ohl drar ana, a lira thi and I alia!) In llial fair a.irl.l tlial knuinul(arl.bfaaf, L'i.fllxl. aliall tl.raa tnlii( ll rt for evarneira, 't U.vmI J, alaa Itt-ra." -il. U fetullii In llarvr't Weckl. PJUSCILLA'S EKKOJl. A mmr4 al Laat, "What aro tho wild wave aayingr tuunuure.1 the woman a ahe h.k1 on the ailver lining of tho mighty inain. "Notbuij;. Maria," n-pln-d tho man Loaracly. "They are like a. ma H-,.d we know; they make Rival deal of Boiae, tut dou't aay anjihun."-Rx- tH 0 LlMllaluwa al New Ihnrd -WluU the row up atolnf Landlady It that prjf. of hyp Doti.rn trying to ir t Id wifu' p. rna tioa to go out thuereuing New Ymk VtJJy. It wa Timt day atenioon, and Friend rriacilla (tibboli aat ill the rocker iu In T cozy front room. Tho fire in tho (.Tiito wnaof the l.rilit.tit ami clns nint; thn cat on the fur r'ljj In front of tho chim neyi.l.so purred in eolcmn and f lf antudicd content; there were KT"Win plant and vine in the broad window, and the miiihhiue lilt'-nd in tliroii;;h their fresh h ave, making fleck of liht and halo on the Kray car L It wa cold out of ilor, but from that room winter waa abut out It I's.k.sl like Quaker room. Kvcrythuitf ha.b-l to pray and white. Frimd 1'rix.illa' yearly meeting lioiinet wa not more diatinctly Friendly than wa tho pretty room where h caiue with her knittiiiK or Willi ner ixxiK in an ner nj.aro inomciit, a nd where, on liist day even Iuk. he had her tea in honor of tho ecial character of tho day. lint no thoiiKht of t a wa enteiialne l In friend I'lis. ilia' brain jtrnt th. n, a alio iwuiiK back and forth in her wicker rocker. Tho restful with which tho day bei;an had been Mitt. r. d to tho four wind of In av. n, and it wa w ith aoul entirely out of harmony with tho aerenity of tier (urroundiiiK that tho littlo lady Nit there that afternoon. "However could it have hap'tnsir he moaned to lierm lf over and over Kaln. "Jauo i o careful and I alway look over tho thiiiK mid put them away tnyaolf." Like tho Widow Orccii, "ahft arched the Kenptnrc to find u text that would Kouiew hat eaao her mind s r pleied," but nothing ns'incd to exactly lit her case a ho niKhed to In rs. If, "They dreaMsl ao dilf. rently in thoM) dav." Friend I'riscilU waa tho dearest old (Quaker lady who ever altond.il meeting and aat ill tho "gallery.'' Hho had aat 'facing the meeting" for more year than uiont of thoHO in iitteiidauco at that par ticular placo of wornhlp l an d to count up. Timo had touched her lightly, and, although her hair waa littlo nearer wliitoand li. rnnall bands a trifle more withensl, her eye were a bright and her cheek a aoft mi l j-a by u they had len thirty year la-fore. Friend Fritcillit was ditiii. tly a pre ttyold lady, One of tho younger and mora irreverent ineuiber of tho meeting bad greatly acandalir.i'd thool.b r Friend by In-e.l- leiady remarking, "Wo younger one have no cliuncu in tho matter of good look; I'riscilhi (iiblsiu is tho U Ho of every yearly meeting." It might bo ahrewdly iiss-ctsl, too, that Kncn I I'riscilhi was privately aware of her claim to consideration in the line of appearanco. Never wa fashioiiablo dame more particular alsmt her ino-t ceremonious toilet than wa thi littlo Quakeress iiU.ut her everyday apparel, (lay it could not be, out of regard for both tier conscience mid In r taste, but exipiisitely lino mid aoft and even in coloring it alway wa. At.hoat fac ing tho iiits tings on lirt-t day inorniiu's, and a alio talk)-.! with lo r das in tho nfteriKMin TrX day n hisd, alio wa as fair and dainty to bs.k upon a a piece of Dresden china. And Friend I'riscilhi Heldoin knew a rare. To all apsarance her life flowed on in unrullled acrcuily. Si it warn matter for aomo aurpriso to tho other liictultcr of tho meeting that the little lady had taken to preaching of late. Tho lirst day in.. ruing whi n the calmly un tied her Unmet at rings, laid tho bit of plain millinery on the cushion beside her, arose and itood with her gray lovcl hand Krr.-ia ly lass-d on tho r.iiliug in front of her while alio preached 1 1, ally and i inn stly on tho desirability of pn-ai'i-ving tho Quaker traditions and cus toms, wa a iiiciuorablo olio in tho coui lunnity. Tho burden of her littlo aermoti wa always tho preservation of tho aacred character of tho meetings, and lu-r homi lies carried more weight w ith the young er generation, and csccially with the children, than did thoso of all tho other s-aker put together. It was chiefly through her tiitlueiice that it grew cus tomary for tho first dayiu his to attend the morning iinvtiug iu a Usly, and any tendency to resth-ssiiii. or levity on tin' part of tho )oungster wa afterward imprcsacd u.u th. in by Fii. iid I'rix ilia a a matter for d.s p and bating a.rr..v. Tho U.y w ho on one occasion made a rabbit with hi haiidkercbi. f w ill re meiuUr to hi dying day tho l.s.k of grieVedurpriMwhi. h ahoiio upon l.im from Friend 1'risctlla' face. "And to think," grievisl the old lady, "that now 1 am my wlf r.f Jsuinililn for their levity. How can 1 ever go into the meeting house again? And I'm sure 1 can never preach after this!" That saino morning a "concern" of tho biggvat kind bad U-eii laid uh.ii Mis lYlscilla' gentle mid reverent spirit. Ill tho midweek meeting, at W III. ll the mem ls r of tho day aclnsd, earn. l on as an adjunct of tho Friends' organization. Were present, alio had mvti iinws uilv uillea exchangisl U twis n aome of Uio rtiddren. The longer alio thought alsait 1 It tho more tho circuiustaiico weighed upon her. nud on lirst day inoruin Friend Frist lila ri) to di liver tho Inea- aago that had come to her. Mrungo to aay, alio wa alightly nerv ous for tho first time in h. r l rea. I.ing Hs n. nee, Mie surrej'tttiotisiy felt iu h. r MH ket for the customary handker chief, and finding it ill its place against a tiiuo of ins d went on with In r a r Bum. Fato wa against her. Just iui she was fairly un.br way there were bty tU'i ou tho lutvemeiit outside, the door opened w ith a crash, and squeak, auak, a.ui-.ik, canie a Strang man tip the ahdo to a front aeat aluuwt under the speaker's n.e. Such an entry would have made a Ki.sMti.m in any Quaker auveting, but uuagine the f.s-lmg of th Saauiul led Fri- u Is at tliiding that tlio Udd Invader bad ae:tl.,l himself com fortably ou tho w. in. n'a aide of th bous-! The aertnon waa forgi t'.i u, eery j man on one aide, and u ry inan ou the 'ther, and every yonng-i.-r in every part ! OI tlio liouse . ran. . I his or In r tiidiTidiial invk to get a g.ssl view of the new couit r, w ho ao r.i-lily d. li. d tr.vditions. Fn.tid I'risi illa h. r-. If l.t the in ad of ber discourse and t.sj there belj le in the general amai. in.nt The I raiiK-.-r. atarthsl by the .ileiu-e and by the fixedness vf the numerous (U-i in ,1 in Ill in. roiiai-.lblins.lf to the ituatioii, iirvcyid tho twoditUious of the house and prucnsloU to act. rvjueaif, Kjueuk, down lUP aiale he went again A..n..iilr AiifW.nW aloflfT Ilia all oiltalde aud ueuk, wjueak, Up the other aiale to frout seat in the Quaker synagogue. The elders breathed again; the chil dren tittered, and friend rrtacilla en deavored to irntliemtithe broken thread of her Interriil'tid discount. Hut the inspiration bol thsL After one or two In, ir, timl lriiL-L.-lis tocnuuclatoa trot- rr aeuteiice, the little lady sank into In r wat, plweil In r gray K'nnei prei ipnan ly on her bead regardleas of tho white face rnflle, pull, d hr can fully ironed nnd fobhsl htiiidk' rchief fniin ber s k- I. held it U fore ber face and gave her- elf up to agitation. Friend I'riacillu'a xxket bandker chiefs, liko tho r-st of ber belonging. -,m Cub and U-autifuIlv ki id. and tho oni s devoted to iiimj for atato wcasion were religiously laid away in a lx ly themselves. A alio sat there r lbs ting on the untowardliess of tho liuuicdiato occumriKM- Friend I'riscilla's ono con solation wa tho recolh-ction that tho handkerchief now decorously drooping U foro her faco ill long, half fold had U-cii taken that morning from tho aacred Ux In which her U-at wi-ro preserved. Kudely breaking in iii-.n lu-r medita tion nine nn uudiblo aiiicker from ono comer of tho ris.m, followed by gigglo from another piarter. Wio wa aston ished to find tho mis ting breaking up aud a friend nt her illsjw aaying ib innrely, though with alaugh in 1t vi : "l'ris ilia, hasn't theo ina.lo a inistak.i in thy kerchief? That hardly bs k li! the one thee usually carrii-s." o hasty glanco at tho artldo Mentioned, another at tho amiling look dirwtcd toward b r by tho entire audience, an awakening to tho conviction that it had lcn ini iwarr to chaw tho mis ting on account of tho incongruity of ber attire, and Friend I'riscilU hurried out and homo by the back way. First lUy ec hoo had no charms for her that day. Her dinner wa n weari niiwtotho flesh. Tho cat concluded a blizzard had swept tho heart of hi mia- tr. ami r.-lired to acck consolation ill tho light of tho lire mid tho warmth of tho nig. Aftennsin ran on toward twi ll, .!. tiil iu.-ili.-lit deots'iicd into even ing, nnd atill Friend I'riscilU (iibboii aat there ghsiinily, wondering bow it h id ever hatils'lied. and Is'liinaliillg that shoof nil people should have brought dis- cri'dit ii"in tho aacreilnes of a 1 rieints meeting, for it had taken no second glance to show that w luit she bad aupsiseil tols n ti.Millv iriiiii.il film U'hitO halldkerellii f ahmliiig her agitated little face bad Usmi in reality a long whitcatocking, dangling it t.H) and hi el iiudacioiisly tow ard the audi, uce. I'hila.lclphia Time. A llrlahl ( lirUlmaa. tliristmas! What a ftissl of meinorie tho word revives! To tell of tho happi est Christum I ever exs rieiiccil is al most nn im"ssibility there were so many happy one when my father wa ulivo to teach mo how to enjoy tin in. Tho lirst Christinas that I remeinUr seems now liko a scene from n long for gotten comedy. I wa n very littlo U.y then, but the day i impressed lisiti my memory by n mishap never to Ui forgot ten. Who ha not some time Us-n given a ilruiu t.y ins dearest irn u.l ami ciowm coiilidaut hi father? The ilruiu that I received then wa almost u large a I, and the very lirst iimi to which I put it wan that of a stephiddcr. My ambition nt that moment wa to reach tho lofty nltitude of an armchair. 1 ho drumhead, however, refused to alls lain mo and I f. ll through w ith n luiug. How long I might have remained them if is iiusissibl to say, for I never could have extricated myself alone. The hearty laugh in which my father indulged when bo rescm-d mo from my predicament i still a bright sst iu my ns-ollis tioii. (ieorgo U. McClellaii iii New York Hcr al.L Sunt. f llurn.' I'liraM-s. Hero r.ro it few specimen of Hums' happy phrases: "Tho U-st laid scheme of mice and men gang aft agh y;" "Tho fear o' hell' tho hanginair whip, to baud tho wretch in order;" "Hut pleas ure aro liko Jsippiea spread; t oil aeio tho flower, it bl.smi i abed;" ")h, wad aomo jHiwer the giftio gio u to f our s Ive u ither s.s) us;" "Man' iiihu inanity to man make counties thou sands mourn;" "Nnpiiig In r wrath to kis-p it warm;" "Tho mirth mid fun grew fa-t and furious;" "What done we partly may compute, but know In it what resisted;" "I'rince and lords are ! but tho breath of kings;" "The rank is but the guim a stamp, n man's a man for a' that." Lotidou Tit liit. Klntla al Hra. In resivt to derelict or abandoned pros-rty at acit tho ancient rnlo gave one half to tho salvor, but now the Usual course i to allow tho aw ard to lie gov crucd by tho same principle us in otln r aalv;f. caw, taking into consideration the n-k and lals r employed in the serv ice, (if ti n a ship fortunate enough to save an impcrihsl or helpless vessel will luako more money for her owner than lie would on two or three voyage. New York I'veiiing Sun. Ilw Ilia Nunibrr Mine AITrrla la The first iinmarriisl man passing be neath tho lintel s.t of a door over which has U-en hung apod containing nine peas will marry the maid who placed it there, snd piece of worMr-d with nine knots tied in it is considered a Inrkr charm for a sprained ankle. New York News. A Nu.vllj lu Carter, The new garter i much like the old ser-iit bracelet, only it holds tighter, and the tad part is unite flat. It start uU .tit the anklo and corkscrew up till it finishes jM U-low the knee, or aUve, a you like. The le ad of thescrwnt is jewchsl, and it serve for tho ornament that the usual clasp U. I,, your st.sk ing stay up? Why shouldn't it? Aud anything iu..re fetching than that aer s'tit disappearing in spiral up one's at. ". king cannot be imagined. Loudon Suci.-ty. Uaail j fur th Fuliloa. Atchison street will U so crowded noit summer the vple w ill have trouble getting along. All tho Atchison women baveordensl h.s.kirta for th coming s. ss n so big that it will take five min utes to walk around them. Atchison (lobe. Queen Victoria U a pat n nice of fine art in more a nste tlun one. At her tuaj.-sty'a rvuimaiid a portrait of the Ute Duke of Clarence, on ivory and uieosur ing tbrev-elghths of an inch in diameter, has just Uvn pninted by Henry Cbartea Ueeah, It is said to be a fair Ukauesa, FOlt LUTLE FOLKS. A Tea Taaa Waddlag." At mn entertainment given in Oiry, Pa., recently "Tom Tbnmb woddin" wa cm of the fi-attire of the pro gramme. The dignifl.sl l-anng of lb littlo folks who phiyisl the parts com tnandl the adminition of all who wit neiwHl the pretty c n inony, and Muster Lyslo Whitney, who is not yet seven years old, assumed tha clmrseter of Totu Thumb, aud a manly, bandom bride- jrTof.m he wa. Hi pretty brido wa Mis Mario Austin, live year ol.I. Mie wore a liri.llo gou oi ru n iiiaienm. with tho conventional Veil of tulle, or- ngo blowioni iiud a basket of flowers. and was a regal bride. Tho tiny actor were costumed to lit the character, and th.y evidently aucci-e.hd in giving a won derfully g's.d representation of thocere- iii.niv tdervsl on tho cs-ca-slon of the uiiirriago of tho world renowned midgets. Duflalo Kxprcsa. Llltls l.ula It n ll.mr.t. Tlio l.s of a thousand dollar bill I a serious matter, but it's a matter for con gratulation when it fall into botieat bauds and is returned to its owner, a Orlando I'.. Hradrord, a d. nt int. or .IU Third avenue, will attest. Ho went to Station F Friday aftemoou to regiM. r a letter. Ho carried with him hi banMssjk, in which wu u thousand dollar bill. Just after tho dentist left I.ulu WollT. ten years old, who lives above tho station With her mother, entered. Her bright y.s discovered (,u tho ll.sir a brown covi red Uiok, from tho cud of which protruded it pitve of green pajier. Tho child pn k. si up tho book, and com-pn-ln iidin,' what tho green pajsr wa at.rted ou a run up to her mother. Tho mother, w ho believes that honesty is tl.o lust p !icy, atraightway donned her hat and cloak un J started for the general s,-tollico, where alio hunted up bus riiitcud. nt of City Delivery II M. Morgan. Siis-riiiteii.leiit Morgan notified Den tist Dradford that hi money was safe. Win n tho dentist received tho message ho threw himself back iu hi chair in great r. li f. He burn, d dow n to tho g m ral iiost oflico nnd got lo r.s'overcd bid. It went down deep into it pocket, and out of an other pot ket caliio two teu dollar bills, w hu h ho gavo to littlo Lulu. New York Herald. VI hat Ilia l.lttla Girl Tliouelit. A Fifth uveiiuo stage, crowded full of peonlc; n littlo girl a.pleezed .low ll iu one conn r among bundle nnd looking over tho top of it bandbox containing it tire for u fashionable lady uptown; u pnr, liltlu, half pinched tip, shriveled littlo girl. Iii walk a fashionable young woman, stijierbly tlrc-ssed, and Uiuuccs herself dowit ou It seat. Thi littlo child kifm her eye on this young woman never take t hem off. The young woman gets a liltlo restive uUmt it. l iually, ns alio pulls the strap to stop tho stage uud get out, alio says: "Tho next timo n lady get info tho stage I'll thank you not to ataro her out of countenance." Tho littlo girl says, "Ah, miss, I was only thinking how beautiful you wcio." New Y'ork World. Tummy's Tullrt, Tommy (inquiringly) Mamma, is tl.it hair oil iu this Udtlc? Mamma Mercy, uo! That's liijuid glue. . Tommy (uoiichah'iitly) I supposo that i why I can't get my hat off. Loudon Tit-Hit. l.ookli( fur rullliliin.nl. A littlo girl who had linottered her catetllislll confessed herself dis;ippointed. "Ux-ause," alio said, "though 1 obey the fifth coiiiuiaiidiiieiit nud honor my papa and maiiiina, yet my day are not a bit longer in tho bind, for 1 mil put to Un! at 7 o'clock." F.xchango. Ili.ma t'lrat. V timl s sersa ny t-at, Afrsi.l f inutiMor rat; ho iiintli.-r s.ti.1 i.na ilajri -Ui). takv ll.nl t al a ay.' a U( ht-r In Una al) la Away from hum a lull. , I '0 ' w. - .. a .: -. H , .Irepissd tha sack an.! raa As taut as yoiimr-t.-n ean. It. w iila.l aa wt-rv lo trll V a iiail iliinaour tank mi a rill it-nrl wlda tha tlmir Uur tat lri't on tha Ouort Mta Waa Vary Happy. A little girl in no years old, haviztg at tend, si a soir.-e, U-ing naked by hcruioLO er on reluming bow she enjoyetl berst If. anawired: "I am full of happiness. 1 couldn't U any happier nub I tvul l jjrow." New York Advertiwr. Ilar.l I U t aawry. A little West S.iuenillo girl wa pnnish.sl one d.ry for sol", thing -he had done which she was tohl not to d.k While ber eyin wi re wt t w ith t. art alio d. ni.iii.l. .1 of lo r mother, with a pout. "Wi ll, who told you?" ' tli. a little binl told me," A the mother b ft the room she heanl tho child turn toward the innncvtit ca nary whit h hutitf in acageutar the win dow an I with infant ileapileaiiy, "Mean old tattle tale, tattle tale!" The "littlo bird" Urr worktsi well that time survlv. SvintTvill JouruaL OLD SCOTCH 6'JP:nSTITI0NA n Maay Alwardilla Tbat Clan KoooJ Ik Caraiaoay al llapiuui. Tl.n. .n the hlrth of a child to V0- gin at th beginning It wa Iuip-ra- Uv that lajth til liiuintr aim i linnlll la "m1iii1 that 1. a fir can- die wa carrietl thrice rotiiid tho lied, and Cibbs with a baiimsk or some bread and cliof plactnl nmbr the pillow and a kind of blcs-lng muttered to propitiuto tho "g.ssl people. " hoinetuiu-a ur cnnuie was m- "u i. . i t l, n i In-to uir. If tho iicwhorn ihowcd any ayinptoin of fractiousiicMi, it was inpit l to bo a cluing" ling, and to tt tha truth of thi upitlon tho child w.is d.t.vd au.Iileuly U foro n " at fir... whfi, if really a changeling, it Uiailn it cscai) by tho "1 nil, orctnm- i..v tlirriU'i II lilll k word of acorn ns it ilianpis-arcd. There wa much ag. rm-sx t g. t tho IkiUj bapti.sl lest it should bo stolen by tho fairii-s. If it ilii-d un- christ" lasl. itwandind in womU mi l ndit;U7 phtct-s, laiiieiitliig itt itu-lail-rlu.lv fale. nml was ofteu to bo a.s-IL Bu. li childn n were culled "taran. " Allan 1L.IH1..-.V. in hi "(" ntlo Miein henL" d.TMTibiiig Main, tho witch. ay of her: At ml.liil.-lil hotir. o'rr Ilia klrkyar.1 h ravr Aud lii.uk. uncl.rl.lriicd ai-ai. out of lUIr grates It w-a considered a sure sign of ill f, .rl nn.. In in. iitiuli tho liaine of ill! "till- rhristeiied wtnii," mid evi n nt baptbm tho name wa usually written on a aii of p:is-r, which wn hand, d to the nfll ciatnig minister, that he might Ijo the first to pruiiuiiiieo It dreat euro wits taken that tlio buiiti-inal water should imi i nlir ll.i. infant's evi . Hot Us'UllsO sui'h a liii,-li::l) might result ill Wailing loud and long', but Uenuse thuHufi'ci" r's future life, wherever ho went mid what- ..v. r In. ill,! t..nhl i-.m-talitlv U Vexed by the preseiico of wraiths and cpx--ti r. H Ihe hats- k pt ijllU-t (lining I lie cere unit. v tin. eirsiiis inourui d over it II .... -..(. , .... f. . destined to ii abort life and k ihaps not a tut try one; lieitiv, to extort a cry, too iv,, in. m u ltii ns i ivi d it from tint f.ltll' r would haiullo it roughly or cvtu pim h lu If a intilo child nnd n female child were baptized top ther, It v. xh lielil to Ui iinr-t iini.rtaiit that tho former rhould havt prtct h nee. Ami why? In lli "Klalisli.-al Account of it bind, " tho iniiii-l r t.f mi Orcaiuli.m pari- h u plains: "Within tho last s v-n yearn he bail Ui n tw ice interrupted in itdiniuis t ring baptism to u fcuialo child U-foro a inalo child, w liov,-:oi b:tpti l iiiimt" diutcly lifter. Winn the service was over, ho wa gravtly told bo had tb no vi ry .ioiig, fur, if tho feiiiiilochild w;is Hlt baiti"-l, ahu would, on fniillig to tin, veant of ili-j-n lion, most certain! V bavo a strong U-ard, mid tho U.y would uavo none. All tuo icar i.ounu. A Motto at a l um-rat. Tliere nro women who, if offered the choice U twit'ii a iniitiiin. nnd u funeral, will poll a tremendous v. .to in favor cf tho funeral. Tho draiuntio .iirtiinity is only a in gativo pleasure tlw trap- pings of woo uro a positive N-nsalioii. There is it stoiy tohl that a gissl tlmiigll ecci -nt rie damo long ainco gathen d lo ber uccoiiiiting, iu whom thi. pas.-ton was abnormally dovolo-d, urrivtd in town from Ii-j- country jilaet. me day on a alnipliing xiieditioii. Thi lady heard of the death i. f a mere iieiiaiiitaueo nud I. am. si that if alio hurried to the houso alio would Ui just iu tiiiieforfhefuuer.il scrvict-H, Hi "pping, ns compared with mourning, bud no charms and the l.uly ha.M. u.sl to tlio house of sorrow. Nw the constant traveling coinpaiiioii of thi g.ssl woman was a brow n lim n ulns-ity in the nature of n handbagor rdL l'sui this bag, t iiiliroidi red in largo letters by tint iniguiilel js rsou from whom it was a gift, wits it motto. Arrived at tho hoiise.our fri. inl insisted iihhi having a sent u in ar the casket ns win Mnaihh, and that in hieved alio jilacetl tho brown lim n structure across ln r lap, thi n a. t thsl herself with a sigh of satisfaction. The letter him.ii the bag, held within a few feet of t he deceased lady and visible to all the inorirners, spelled the Words "Hon voyage." New York Kecordcr. Il.Mt Marias. Tho ro of Jericho, a plant with which many superstition are connected, is called ltiik Mariie, or Mary's flower. It i.H a small, bushy, herbactsui plant aUiiit six im Ins high, of tho nat ural order cruel fi rinie, which grow iu thti sandy ib K-rts of Arabia and l'ale tine and U ur small white flower on many branches. When its Icavi fall, (he branches contract toward the cciitt r ami coil themselves inward mid int. r bnti like it ball of w i. kerwork, which is blown iilsmt from place to place. When it bapis ii to fall into water, it uncoils, mid it l"ls ! ii mid let out the s..sL If n s-cimeii is taken U foro it is quite withered, it will retain thiwnpcrty of contracting in drought and exiinding in moisture for year. Its generic niiiiie nitstaticit signifies this s iiiing res urrcctimi to new lift Unsiklyii Fgiglu SHE IS A CltACK SHOT. MI68 MOLLIS M0R0A.N KILLS MANY CCESE EVERY SEASON. Thr Illinois Making Matlilnw. Tlio woman who must have dimple or die ha only to invest iu tho dimplo prislucing machine, which an F.nglfsh pajs r aay hurt lecli invented mid pat mini by a .woman with an eyo for U-auty mid with a ociilativo turn of miuiL fhe, of ull others ought toU) re wurthsl with ono or more of these fetch ing mark of la auty, previding alio can endure the turtureof her own tb vice, which is a kind of mask arranged with screw and wtsshn jioint that press liMin the cheek or chin where tho dim ples ought tt U Thi i worn at night, bet just how long it mibt U- applied to pis since tho il.virotl Luiprcasiou U not said. New York Sua Miw York'. I irth Arrnoa. An F.nglish resident in New York an nounce his intention to w rite a pam phlet on Fifth avenue. Aftera study of great cities in nil parts of the world he says that Fii'ih aveiuio i the only atr-t t on earth that is representative of all a gT.at city' varied interests. S.ine strict in foreign cities bavo handsome privato dwelling", U-aut:ful clul.lioiis.-s and alniwy retail shops, but ti.'iio ha ail tl.isse, togelln r with iliurthts, great hotels, largo retail houses Slid splendid park. Nootli. r tli.it can ahttw half of these thing is one-third as long as Fif h avenue. Tho Kugliahinan' only .rr..w is that hi favonto thoroughfare ha no theater, but 1m b-'k for that to come in time. New Y'ork fun. ttJrt4. He Yoa sy yoa bve n, Imt raun.it -my ifs. I ia brcause I am irF 1 her ars U-ttrr thlntr ia the worl.l than money. M.e Vuita true, but It takes moury to bur Itirtii- l.st Laj,-, o Ih Is a California 01rl,aad Ike K11U4 Ksarly Ta abettaB4 Osvae ea Ibe vTInf la One Ter The lluuntyan thalUagb tared Animal. Waa Con.l.laraMa. Mis Mollie Morgan I probably a pretty a girl as ever blossomed on the Colusa plain, and i decldetlly more dia tinguUhed n a rifio shot than any other of her sex in California. Sho can ti ll storie of her work In ih.siting gee,i that would make tho most credulous doubt ful miles he beard the d venture from her own lii. "Do you want to meet the pr-eatest I'irl rln titer iu the world OJ-kcd Michael 1 1 unci Iioiileavy. Tho d.riio of meeting such a noted pKToii;e:i' w us readily admitted, and in a few moment she wa found In the ho tel nt tho corner of Fifth and Mission stp-et. Hi.) waa 111 the parlor standing before a window mid gazing out upon the dis mal prosjxvt u tho rain fell iii torrent. Whilo approaching her it was noticed tint iih") had her linn up in if she were lu tho nt'.itudo of firing nt something with n gnu. When addressed Mis Molllo turned suddenly around, and ou Uing intro duced alio blushed deeply and laughed, myiitg: "You luivo caught me in tho act." "And what net is that?" "Oh, of ahooting geese. Thi Is the timo of tho year that wo shoot get-so up lu Colusa. and I should Is) thereto help." "Do Voll shoot geese?" "Ceriainly. I havo Ijeen a shotgun nnd rifle shot ainco I wo twelve year of "Ami yon nro now ah, beg pardon." And In r interviewer was thinking of blushing w hen alio stopped tho rush of blood to hi checks by replying: "Seventeen. That' all right. If no trnnsgres.sji.ii with mo to impure iiiyiigo. You uro a rejK.rter mid want to know i iinething uUiiit herding gin-so in Colusa, your friend say," alio rattled n way iu the most composed manner. "Well," aho resumed thoughtfully, "it is lots of fun for mo nt b ust, but i'vo never met n real livo reporter U'foro. I iipioso, tlnmgli. they uro no worso than million of other g.s-so that I bavo met. Dut thou I had a gun." Her father ciiine in ut this juncture, and hearing the hist remark laughed. Kever.il oilier people also laughed. Fearing that alio might get a gnu Miss Mollio wa quickly nskod: "Did you aay millions?" "I'.xtu tly," was tlio ntiHwer. "Don't bo nl. inn. d ut that. I'm insido tho limit. Ut-utiso I havo it down to a mathemat ical certainty. I havo seen over .1.000 acre covered with them, nud estimating I.(mm) bird to tho acre, thero would be S.DMi,!), mid 1 mn putting it low, be cause I do not want to bo accused of ex aggeration. "You won't," was tlio only reetKHuw that Ikt questioner could summon upas her largo black eyes sparkled with mer riment ut tho amazement alio had pro duced. "That' right,' chimed in tho proud father. "Now, Mollio, tell hi III what you did last year." "Yes, air; but it may not lio believed. Yon , I now slnH.it it rillo altogether a Winchester. Formerly I ustsj it ahot gun, but stsui b arnisl by experience that 1 could Hot get in range. Tho objit t of course wa simply to keep the get-so off the growing grain. "My father hired four men to do this, paying them thirty-five dollars n month for their services. They used old nriny musket loaded with shot. It was sel dom that any of tho men ever killed a g.sise. All they wanted to do was to frighten them. When tho Umnty was olfered by tho county for tho bend of each goose I adopt .si tho Winchester. Fatln r puid mo twenty dollars a month, and I sold my heads to tho county ut the rate of two cents icr head. "Lust year was my lurgest record. The season U-gan in Novc iiiUt mid, as nsual. Listed Ui months or thercuUuits During that timo I herded everyday, and I kilhsl U.s.Vi geese. I wanted to make even f.'isj in bounty money, but could not quite reach that sum. This yeur I expected to do U-tter. but now I havo lost thrco days U-causo 1 had to coino down hero and help father to do aomo business." With this last remnrk Miss Mollio. or Mary ElizaU-th Morgan, us alio writes it ou the buck of her photographs, heaved siglu "But I will bo up there tomor row." "That U a largo sized story. Mis Mol lio," waa suggested. "It would be aw ful to ask you how many you ever killed at ouo shot." 'I really could not tell," wo the re ply. "I liave crept up through a awule or waterway onto acre of geese aud emptied my entire sixteen shut into th flock U-foro they got out of range." "And yon picked up" "Just sixty-sevsu. You know some times one hot went through half dozen of them. That is tho largest work 1 ever did without reloading. When there is a small flock I do some fancy shooting by taking their heads off. I can do that forty-nine time out of fifty ut the range of tuO yard. "If you don't believe it couie np there nd w e'll show you. Out ell at Mux well olid it's only seven lullc. We'll treat you well." 5Ntn Francisco Call. Tarhaiw II llroke It om rurptM. "I was at the theater the other night," sni.l a pretty woman, "and I wore a big hat too. In the midst of tho perform ance the chair of the man who sut be laud mo broke down, and he and his companion changed their seats. Uf course th.sst) in the immediate neighbor hood understood the reason for their moving, but I know, by the way every body else smil.sl, that the sud.euce in general U dieted thut they bad left in order to gi t out of the shade of ray hat." Ard lliirwa. irith moderate tore and g'l n.ige a hrrse's life may If prolonged V S.'r. 115 or 40 yt-urs. Au F.nglish gentleman had three horse w hich died in hi js,-h. aion at the ags t.f 3a, 37 and lit y. .j- rt-ptvtively. Tim oldest wa in a car riage th" very day ho died, strong and vigorous, but was earriisl off by a ajuis tu.slio colic, to which be was aubjvet. A horse in nm at a riding school in Wotdwich lived to I 40 year obL and a Karge horae of tho M. ra.-y and Inre'.l NaVlgati.m eouipany is dtvlart-l to have been in his sixty-second year when he diefr-Luodor Answers, WaCKES' RISE IN LIFE. from an Enllaa run la in. Swcm4 ra I'raaldaaev ot lb rallmaa CenMuiy. From an Eugllth farm to the vice presldoncy of the I'ulliusn I'alac Car company is the life step thus far tu.'m tT Thomas II. Wlckes, w ho, imiuo I. a !, prominently Ufor the pulllo of I.it0 a the spokesman for Oeorgo M. riillmjiu during the lalior trotildes In C'McAg'i. Mr. Wlcke was Uirn lu I .s t.-r.!ilr.., England, 48 yenr ago. Ill fat!,, r .,. tt poor farmer, and the U-t start .i l.f ) ,. Was able to (live hi nn iu a (-Minn,..,, school tducailoil, which only .i,t,,l i,,., ; the lad Wit 11 year ohL Al that i,.. Thoilin li ft Ihe mtenial farm ni,, n ,. public ach.sd nnd Is gall a l.al.l,,f,,r t l Isteni-e iu a gns t-r. lr rem grerl. to i . Mills ad Inisliiisk Is ii,lu. a ai.p, 1. . Thomas t.s.k ll, and U fore long ;, ,,t,. , Upon as an cis rt. In ls'iO be came In Ann rh-a nm f r two year livnl In C.iiiii.la. "1 1. . creased tlio Uirder t Uio I nil . I mv . and In lsits entered tlio einpl.. of i: . Full man compnny. IU first tug ag. m. i.t I'. f V.. u '-t.-Vi. 7 'wJ' 9 TlloMAS II WICKf. wa In the rapacity of aslstntit to the t!. V. agent nt Fatst ft. Iiuls HI. This i..s .-, Very III" slcst U glunllig, but bit lelvai. . In. lit Was rapid. In two years In. w is at alstunt auperliitendclit ut ft. I.011U, m:. I l-i ls'.:l ho wa npp ilntcd siis rint. tul. nt f r tho ft. IsjiiIs division, w hit h Im luih s t 1 , territory wt nnd southwest of ft. I.i.i.i.. Ilanl Work nml faithful ntteiiti. n t I I. dull" bsl to further pnnnoiloii. In May. ss. he Utaine geni ral auperlnt.-ii.! -M i f tho wistteni division and the n it .ar a. mined tho general aiis rliit. ndeii.e of i! enlim liuslnes of the ruuipaiiy. In 1 i ho wo clerlitl ns'olid vice president i l l was placed In charge of the o rating .! prirtmcnt. Mown also president of tl.e W.HslrulT Car Construction company I foro the concern wa nlisorlstl I v Ihe I'utl man tsirjioral Ion. lie was iiinrrnsl In lsTl mid has two daughter and one son. That ho hu the entire ciiIMcihv of I' Pullman rom;iiiy nnd I ficurgo M. I'i i man' right lumd man Is shown hy t! fai t that ho n-presenttsl Mr. Pullman In all Ihe unsuccessful attempt made to ur l.ltlate the tronlilo lielwis-n tlio l'ulliii..ii company and il employe. SUCCESSFUL AT THE BAR. t'srrvr of rritiK l I Wrlliiinn, New Vark'a Vtiuiia 1'rtMrullng Allurury. One of Ihe U-st know n law yer In New York city Is Friinel I.. Wellinan, wl... wa reeeiuly marrlitl to.MI laiima .In. h. the famous imind oM-rn alngt r. Mr. Weil niaii was Uirn nt llnsiUline, Mass , I'i year sgo of well to ilo pan-lit, lien' eelvetl a eomiiion sehod eduentloii la I'.nsikllne mid went to llarvunl In 1 Tc Ilo was a lively young man nt college and was not particularly iiot.sl for atiidloiis ncso, but on graduation he took llr-t prle for onitorv and essav writing. Win n lie ' entered the lloston Imw a. Inl, however, ho displayed great Interest In legal lore ami a decided talent for jinisplng and p -tnlnlng Iho pertinent prluelplcsof I itvimd the lino jsilnlof practice, nnd after his graduation ho wit so well thought of l i the faculty that ho was npsiliite In strurtor nnd later lecturer t.f the aele., Ilo remain. si mi the stuff of tho It n Law selnsil for five years, wrotn een-i,'.. r ablo for Tho Ann rican ljxvt Itovl.-w msl practiced two year In Ilotoii Willi i Culled ftate fetialor Italnbriilgo Wa.l h igh a partner. In lsstl be turned I. t ryes toward New York, the land of prem ise so many bright young nu n s' t In quest of famo mid fortune, lie was n; pointed Junior nsnlstant to Corsratl. 'i C'ouuiel Andrews, and tho next yenr sen- rn.tNcis U WELLMAX. lor assistant, and defended all of the cl''' Jury trial. During tho seven years I held thi Important t It Is said that '' ono half of 1 s-r cent of tlio dama ' rlalnnsl against tho city were recivertsl I the plalntllT In thn difTerent rv t l..i. In lV.il .Mr. Wellmmi wn appolnnsl i -llstant district attorney, since when I name hos lifetime a terror to i-rlndi. al He first ntlr.Mt.sl Krtlciiliir attentsai ! i III masterly prosecull. ui of CarlvleW II r rl for tho muni, rof hi child w If.-. II" : I'ott llarri, Mr. Wellman worl.nl a Trojan on tlio rase, w hlch ended In 1! 'r rl' d. aih by t l.vtns-utlon. Another treat poisoning rase In wl.i- 'i Mr. Wellman proruml a ronvlr-i,,ii t. thut of Dr. KoU-rt W. Iluihanati, vi mnrrlisl a wealthy woman f question ' rharacter and then is.lxni.tl hrr to g. t I money. Among the other well k'. criminal. coiivletrU hr Mr. Wellin.ni " lien All, New York's -'Jack the Inl and Frank Klllson, Ihe brutal "- ; man, who wasN-ter known a ' Ititl" 1 llvin tssraiiM of hi p--ni l.snt for a ! rspsrlally w hen the rnemy wa .1 ' man. Mr. Wi-iitc.sn I now en gig- 1 ': prtMsrutlnirthe memls-r cf tie' N. wr police th pnrtincrit ncruaedtif bi.e km. cllUrn and criminals. . ...... a . ln-rrar t.f snlri.lr. In An-tria. nn1 in.Ti a-.-in the ntmiU r . f 1 ' ' in Au-tria, w hich i- -tar. d til... 1- it vi-ry m irk, d in t!i hivn 's a i 1 v :. . fell off ill th 10 y. at I"-" : ' tho latt. r date, how. v, r. It 1..- a Isssiiin. lioti.s 1.!-. In l-'.'I the !.". ' of snii id s w as K .', in tl. f year it was '..oJ, an I l.t jt-i it r ..- "1 1,003. Loinlm Times, Orlln af n Moalrra Cu-toro. When n snclrnt Fgypti-.n w. rt f. ' Ing, br.t In the Nile in l.im. r f ' dV-lty; htuoe the custom of pittn.g on l. book tor food luck. 0 O 9