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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1894)
EUGENE CITY GUARD. rrogrlalsr EUOENE CITT. OREGON. A BLAMED 6ICHT WORSE. A tolKr, old ud etankr, Vitiliif alon In Li roum. im mlU Kuiit raililii. And lil far waaoVapraadwIlh glass. Kulltll one' ImuH disturbed til From ioli lit lions m fn In lu l. from tli at lie torWIar yo mtdlral kid waa larking. Tli servant answrrod hi ring, R. lyilulr hi-ard blaorilt-r And uj Jiliad kirn lib vr) thlcg. Bit mill thra inrthlg antisg-, hum' I h lug lia couldn't nimmaiid Tlio'nilly wordauf omposslua, lb Ioimo of a g-rnll band. And li Mid a hi brow grw dark, And I. rai.g f'r Hi hireling nun. "Well, mama may he a fall up. Hut till I a blamed lglil wonr!" Uualun C'uurlar. Coolda't I ml Illiaw Charli Johnson, mgro, tbonRh of Swiilish nomenclature, hod been omwt ed tut highway robbery out on Indo pendenco avenue, A toy pistol willed had grrvnl him la "making a bluff," and a handful of mall roin wcro token from him. I In wa Hull uolii-rt-d before tlin c.ititain fur Ilia usual catechism. "Let , what were you lu fur the lout timo, Charley?" "Never done laun heah befo', I." "Oli, come, now, Charley; you'vo been bero u dozen tiim before. " "Mar do good Lawd ' li Hale Bio, bo, I'zo f olliti yiili lo troof I" "Will, taku him ami lock him up." "Hul on h r, cap'n. ain't yud gwine ter let mo hnb my money?" "Well, I gin not," nuiil tho cap tain, winking nt tho lii'titi imnt. "Thi i my rakcoff. Iioyou upM)Icaiiy hem for nothing?" "lint ytih'Jl ht mo hub It la do Biuwiun, won't yuli?" "No, air." "Not ufliJi the jedgo git t rough wi I me?" "S." "hay. ynb can't fool me dat a way, bo. I'wi Ifnii heah befo' I" Thi n llio olil darky wan tuki'ti down Main, wondering whut everybody was laughing nlmuU Kansas City Time. A Warning Wars of lh Hand. Four boyt aat in a row ou tho tail rf a big four horse truc k, wilb their leg dangling olf in the usual way. The truck wa going down Umadway. To avoid aomctlilng ahead tlin driver hul tumi'il from tho west gidu of thu road way along whlrh ho h;ul lacn moving tip into th down trat'k of tho rablu Mad. Tin ro it wm -till alow going fl,r bim, and a cabin ear that wim coining along Ik hind closed up pn-tty chaw. At the car in ami tlin truck tho grlpman mo tioned to thu four bora. They all looked at tho rriiiati lntnitly, but at lint they didn't understand ut alL Tho grip man motioned ugain, and thia timo tho boy on tho left us you lookeil forward from tho car uuilcrKtixHL IIu ahiftiil back on tho truck and drew bU fii't up go that they no longer projivtiiL Then, one uflcr luioiher, in iiiick nucxnniou, tho thrco other pain of legit went up. They all ujhIi rNtixnl it now. In the darn of tho borMi cant tho boraee were a gort of biifTer tietween tho cur and the truck. Soiueliuii they put their inmn over llie Ihivk' hliotililcns wmietiiueg they gwung on lo oliii giilo or tlin other, but they gavo a margin of time In which In iwTunililo up, and often a margin iu apaco lu which to atop t lie car. Hut tho cahliiear, with ita natural habit of keep ing well ('lined tip nild wild nothing to aervn na a ImfTer, ia morn likely to coiuo In routiwt with a truck ahul, evlal ly if thu truck bould Ini baited unex Hi'telly or funiil luu kwurd, and any pair of h git that ahould Iio caught lie lwn tho end of truck and tho rigid projecting frame of a ealilo car Would bo pretty anro to bo broken. llcimi tin) wavu of tho gripiuau'g baniL New York Bun, tlivcrlul Whoever laid. "Laugh anil tho world laugh wild you; weep and you wivp alone," wim lmliiil wine, for no truer aetitiineiit wa ever wrilteiL There la nothing an certain to uuiko you ilialikcd an to tell your Iroublea to friemla. lriM l rity mean fi ieml)hii. You art) wel comi) pvitj'wIii nv Tho world luugha at your witty payingn and luukca merry with you. Theru (Mine a timo wheu you are downhearted and forttiuo i-aM to umilo on vou, and you look for ayiu pat hy from tho dear frienda who have aharl your pnwpi'rity; but, alaal you look lu vain, and thero ait) gome who kindly voto you a boru. IVoplo pr Ter aiiiuaeint'iit, and the tght of a forlorn coniiti'iiauoe la not pleaoiuiL Tho beat thing, when youcanfurce yotirwlf to it. la chivrfulneaa. It U a gn'at Ionia It I light and air to our moral natunv To lm without It ia to bo without aomothiug that aiiawi m to tho mlud an clothe and hclter to the body. Miuucaiwlia uuUMjo.i'per. auuThlng lllgutrjr. Tho Iter. Dr. OunHauhi ( lla a gtnry of two New Knglaud old loillca who wero overheard lu cvuvcmatlou to tho following i tTii t: "Hcv you met that Miag IVrkiug "Y; I waa lutcrduccd to hir ycatir day." "To what aect dot g gbe In-long?" "To thu t'iiletlit aw-t, IUlieTO." "To thu I'mvcnalut aectf Au wliat li their belli fT' "They UJieve that all human gonl will i v. ntually, by the grac of iKaL U) realiMllllL " "Ol they do, do theyf What big Otry I" Chicago Kvcord. nabb! AparrrUllua. 6hi Now, dear. I re gn-D to the aholo dinner nivwlf. Ia cverTthing ju-t a you like It? Ami, dear, did you go! the theatiT ticket? Ho Tho Uuiuer la gimply p'rfx-t, aiid to ahow you ho-r I apjirw. lato it I'll Jut tflejihuM duwn we don't want the ticki ta. lluuie ia good cuouglt for .'Uic.go Iiit. ( V'.-ta. hi ir ti "Thank heaven," gl.-U.- the WMklj 3It'r. "fur on day'g rt lu H'veal" "What do you do on Sunday?" "Nothing m!jr gpht the wool ami light the tire and milk the cow and draw the water and whip the chlhlrea god gwear aruuitd at Uuorl" Allaut CutuUtutiuB. SUPERSTITIOUS POSTAL CLERKS ail Bark Thai Ua IImb la aa AaatoW Are guaglil After. A group of railway postal nlerln ut la from run ttood lu tJ" liain firotTlct at tho riiuii.ylvaui itatiou waiting for tho cable car to itart up in order to gel borne. "Toll you, Wt a bit gcary on tbli trip," obeerrixl one of the uun a he knocked tho ahe, from hU pip ami gluueel at the chxk. "What wo tho matter, lnptoT on tho car?" axkod out. "FUt wlnwl?" (uerieil anothiT "Worao than that. Forgot my rl l ft it In the office. Firat time iu aix tnontha." "Where did you get youra?" aakod the tall man with the aainly beariL "I've bal it a long tiuin. Cub gave to mo, and bo got It from tho 'Fat Nancy' wntk," waa tho rvply. Juat then tho whir of the cable l- ramo audible In tho clear morning air, gnd the mail aliugcrg made run t tho avenua "Whut a a ml?" waa aakeduf clerk who waa atill lounging in the room. For reply ho oiHiiwl bla ruliao and drew out dingy red moil amk. It waa a plalu can vo pouch, aucd aa 1 umiI for mall matter of the lower clanaea, and, gave for tho color, did not differ from any nno of llio litimlred thouaand or o that the government owng. "Once iu awhilo wo have a little rnanhup, you know," bo gald, "and opcaaloually aoino of tho buyg get hurt, or wono. Our car aro pretty rlaiigerout nlai'i lu tho event of an awident, and. if there la nny damage, why. lt'e uanol It felt nnait lit tho mail or expreag car. It l-u't often that they aro a rioua, but uow and then ouo of tho boyg getg annulled, and then there 1 naturally goino bliKul iiroumL and it get on the mail aacka. Ill tho old day thu govern ment Tery colmidemlely umil to put guch ackg out of um, ror you can t get tno Main out Then omo getiiu comi-ived tho notion of dyeing them red, but that only nerved to mark them. "Kvery buHine ha It ncnitl- tiona," bo cuntiuneil, "and I gum wo aro noetci'ption, for aomoof ua havo iui Idea that it ia lucky lo buvo a red in tho car. I don't know why, I'm aure, uiiIch it 1 on tho prinriplo that tho anmn gack will not bo In two bad aci l- dent Ho when ono come our way wo fruezo on to it and try to ke-p it bandy. "Of ciitirxe, " ho continued rather Immefacillv, "It geein liko a iwmt kind of fii'ling to havo a reminder of that aort urouuil, but it'g ull in tho way you look at it, and thero aro lot of thing juxt a foolixd that other people do." Washington New IWIh and llMr I Uvrmaar. Hath aro an unknown quantity iu Germany, except thu weekly Tub iu thu public bathhouw', a bathroom lu privuto lioune aro very aeldoiu wen, and when they do exint thu priuiitivo, not to gay the cIiiiiinv, arraiigemeut for beatiug tho water and tilling tho tub aro uatoundiug to Knglinh uiul Amer- IciUi. An iuvuriahlo din-tiou from u German pliyMclan when lirxt colhil to a foreign patient ia, "IXm t take a bath again until 1 mi) you," wberviw tho patient would ofteu llko to reply, "1 hopu I ghau'taeo you again until you'vo hail one, " They think llio daily butd a kind of uiailiiff, and it ia only too evi dent, even among ladie and gentlemen, that they aro Uot guilty of it. If you recoininenil a bath toaaervant. you will hear in reply: "oh. it diu't ugreo with mo. I took oim ouee, and it uiailo mo llL " And yet, oa u ruin, lier maiia uro beulthy uiul even tough iu their coimtitutioiia. So It iniift bo bii-r that dom it, for tiny lo gin to iiuhibo it in Infancy. Ixn.k nt thu thud tla paa- gctigcr lu a railway atatioii. Iu a fam ily group llio parent will give each child in turn a drink from their Ixit gl.oA which they tako to ivt naturally a ono would exnvt them toilriuk milk. And yet to mil intoxication in ruro. Men aeldom. Women UeVer. Uoatoll Trail- tn-ript W bra Vnu'va bl lour torkrrw. I havo often la-ell ou a (Uhilig expedi tion and found mvaelf without a cork- tcrew, with a boitlo of wiuo or alo go curely corkeil. Tho irlmitive plan of breaking otT tho lux k with a piivo of r-k i very dangerou and gometime crack thu entiro bottlo and waxtee tho pnn-lou fluiiL Tho other day I aaw a number of bricklayer trying to open a bottlo of alu ut tho dinner hour. After they had bcimims ut tho cork with their Jackkuive ono of them took a piecu of twine, wound tt around tho neck twliv, and then for two or threv minute auwud tho bottlo wild It Home water WO then throwu oil thu heated glaaa, ami it crackeil iustantly, enabling tho expert to break off tho Dock with hi baud lu the iuit artuiio maiiuer. bL Luui Ulobo Di'inocraL Maaasrrlpl of -Thm Orhaol Tat Hraadal.' No printed Vernlon of "Tho School For (Scandal wa pn panil fur publicn tion by HheridiiiL Ho alwny allegd that bo could not aupply one with which bo waa perfectly aniislliiL Yet ho made tho attempt, and Mr. Fram-r Kao haa diiHMVcrel the copy containing hi final correction of paiwage iu many avene. which MiMiro iniint havo overlooked, thu docuineuta at hiillpoal having recent ly been put into Mr. rroaer Kito a band by hheriilau'g diw-emlanta fur tho pur pose of writing a complete biography of the great iliainnU't and orator. Tho OianuHTipt ia liuperfivt, yet enough i extant to ahow how effectually Sheridan could add a fnh charm to hi poliahed pura London Atheua-um. Ralrra of Hon aad Mr. It 1 iimtructive lo compare tho Tla- age of tho ruler of bom. with that of tho ruler of men. The horaenian'g fa- aliowa command iu the mouth; tho drill ai-rgi ant' iu the mouth and the eye. Tho luct ta undoubtedly the nuait i ffivt Ivo iuntruumit in rxacting oblienc from our owu vit. IK re we gi t a bint of tho caiiw) of that want of dig nity, that element of coamciieo. which ia diaveruablo iu tho countenance of gome nu ll and women who have much to do with borwa. Tho higher and no bler n tlul of cxpreuiug authority ia outweighixl by the lower and more aui t.aJ oue. lll.-u kwinl' Magaxlua AFUS1IINTIIEMG1IT SIGNALS Of LIGHT AT FIRI ISLAND ANO THEIR ANSWERS. tlaod rllo. "Ifydudo not top aim .king In office Win you'll get fiml. tliat'a ail," gaiU Wgrg to bi Umkkerprr. i "I tliat quite juat to on who doe big work faithfully-- aaked the arrlb. Certainly. Where thTg la go tnnrb anok there ciuat be fire," Uarpar lUgar. Haw la aVat la Trmm M Throagk lh Itarka aad Lira aad IToawrty Are gaf4-Tli I'lloluvala aad Ik Loawlf U ilrb.ll M the Urawh lb Laukoai. Btoweil gnngly awgy in liie littlo tow r at Fire Inland, tho man who alwaya iaa bi weather eye open gwec the horizon with bi night glona, watching and wailing. limido him la hi lit of vi-HM-l bound to tho great port of which tho flaming beacon way above hi hcud 1 one of tho aeutiuela, and ull around are tho moaning of the dixt.uit urf, the breaking of wave ut thu beach at bi fit and thowhiatloof tho wind a It gildim and awirla around tho tower and hugn lump at it top. Miuutoufti r niin n te tiawM-a away, i ui h ouo marked by a great bt-om of light aeut out over tho wuter. Kuddeiily there coimefrom tho gouth- coat, a if thrown tip by tho ocean, a gleam of red ruL tho danger gi'linl. bat tho watcher I not dihturbciL lio only wait. Not for long, however, a tho night gln pointed toward Unit Kjut of nil on tho ixi mi 'g rim ahowg a bluo light oil I a h gido of it, about 100 fci t awuy, while Jut bi low tho ml light 1 a faint Pticck of gTirn. That 1 enougli. Tho giguul buvo told their gtory, and tho next Inntant a blinding fhudi of grei'ii light from tho tower an- gwen tho dintunt Team I, and before it glaro haa died awny the eh-ctrio rpark ba gent to tho Wmtern fnioii Tele graph offlco ami to every newi-pain-r in tho city tho uu-NMige, "Mcamcr ruri (Miutlieoit of Firo UliiniL" Tho big Imat hiikiU on her way. Tho watcher check her liumo otf tho lixt nt Vet4M'l duo. lint other buvo keen the green gigiial. Tho dim lightg of tho kteumer had uot attraotiil tho attention of tho aailor on tho littlo pilutlx.at gtanding to tho eastward, but tho bril liant llali of green told them that a tog nul bad beeu onawen il, and thero waa no mill for the rurl to a inl up tho fatuiliur pilot call of white red whitu. Thu 1'arl meant l.i') for tho pilot catching her, and tho men nturted right off niter lnr, knowing that alio wan duo and hoping it waa bir kigiiul that hail la-cn oiihwi rcil. Tho ocean greyhound ha pa d nway to tho westward iu tho ilarkm-K, and again tho watcher rt-Mitnc hi vigiL Hut tho wind hiix inert iimiL Thubreezo ha given way la-foro u gathering of the font of tho uir, und upfront thewiuth went come a "urging of wave, and tho urf I beating and xiuiiding ou the doro with a hollow, roouuding boom that tell of a teinxt abroad ill tho night. Illaeker and blacker grow the cloud overhead, narrower and narrow er grow the circle of inky act and kky that mark tho limit of vimoii, and while thu faithful monitor overhead keep up It clocklikc regularity of blaz ing mid fading it range of power i.t coiixtaiitly Ivkikued by tho coming Ktorm. IKiwu on tho beach tho awing of a lantern murk whero tho lifo a.iver in ateudily trumping along to meet hi companion from (ho next htatioii. It in a terribly lonely ml-winn. lio i ali.no with tho iiKxuiliig kiirf, and each step i liko entering nouio euchuiiteil realm of ilarkucNi, nihil by tho Kpirit of the utorm. Ou ono aidu of him ia tho aullcu. grimling aen, on tho other a waMo of ntuil, and In front tho fit ful gleam of hia owu lantern. IIu i lonely and cold, but that ha no terror for him. Hi next tep mar touch gome ono lonelier and colder than ho u human body prowled into tho moist, unyielding auL Or away through tho breaker rie tho form of a amp, helplcH for all her strength, driven by tho gnlo far on tho ahoro dmpito tho friendly warning from thu tall tower with it linger of name. Then tho crimson gigual lu bi hand tell tho watch at tho atulioii that thero 1 work to do, and thu wrecked mari ner that help 1 at IiiiuiL Iluhtirric to tho atation to aaaiiit iu tho preparation for reacua A ho near tho little houxo thero bcglu a brilliant display of ilrv worka. A glaro of nil, changing lo a clear white, which i followed by a vivid green, ciitivcy tho mi-wage to llio next atation, and a bright white hlazo toll that tho aigiuil ia aeen and umler tool, and then tho beautiful Cototi light wild gliooting thrtiugh tho gloom a aerie of order easily uiulcriitiKid. A bright gnvn tell thu distant watchers that aid i ticedfil, and a nil and green call for boat and equipment A ml and wbito would havo culled for a rocket apparatus, a green and red for thu life car or "breivhce buoy," ami ao on, different combination, of color convey ing different instruction. llut it i not alwaya atern businc that call into play Uio Costoti color A big yachting club ba it regatta. From up and down tho coast como the gwift, whito winged or ateam driven pleaauro craft. Ivjino of tlin atragglera como in late, and a a whito red green whito gucceaKloii of fin upieara lighting up the aaila of a bclatnl llii r tho waiting tin t pn-pan to weliMiuo tho wamlcnr from tho Eastern Yucht tlub of llioton, and chaning clone after her comm a ml white, follownl by a Ml and tlien a wbito utar, and the wel nuno to tho man from lkton i ex tended to the Coriulhiuu'a dclegato. Next conn a four color combination, gnd tho nil white green which i fol lownl by a blue atar ahowg that ono ol tho Amcricau Steam Yacht club'g tsmti ba fallen iu lino, New York Tribuno. IWh la tluollng ml raHlrlr. The htaten island mii-nwrnpical tli.irpa who have ticcn i xamlning tin du-t that aifta into the beat modern built New York honat mid In a gluglo gram 15 grains) acrapnl fnuu a third tory window not lea thou S.OCO.uoo of mi rrobea and bacteria, Uxidi chalk, plan ter, bair, wood, fiber, Tegetable n fuw pollen ce!l ami numcrou other uit'.ni tvaiuial noli and uoolaaaificil Durticloa. bt Loul ItepubUa Whale, though they are mammal, are fitted) to live like fishcg iu water. The true whale are -f two kiml of faiuiliea the apermaevti whale, which bo teeth In the lower jaw, and the rhaleboue whale, which baa none. Of the flrit uamitl, thvre are two gpeclea, tlie cachalot and the gpenn, which, hen full grown, meanun from TO to 10 feel The capture of thia animal ia atteudvd with greater danger than thai at the wbaluUme or Orrenland whale en aocoaut of it formidable teolh. IUadaJphU Prea. ANTI-CAT CONTRIVANCES. IitmUw IMm4 lo IHmmi! Her auU Filla CoTalUiaM llacb Faawoa. One of Hi great! trial of city Ufa, particularly In but weather, I the nightly convention! of nnwlcal rai en backyard funer, and gundry Inventive guiluw have dlilnved no little Ingenuity In ile vlalng ailuim toalaiulh uulanm. On contrivance which baa Un rertei on a back fenea eonsl.i of a ytera of revolv ing padilli. which, tunilng In tlie wind, offer alsmliiiely no foothold U the cut Jiang. Ym h wheel, or iddl. la two fu-t L..,,. 1 1,.. ti,n Ruki-a. Ag aoon a a rat t-i un ne anu or fluke It nwli from under him, Olid tlin Hell one euming around nrlki-a a blow which dcpmlt him till the onlmli' of tho fun. Another mail luu a yiem or milera, ,wi, u .n, i..l In wlniluw curtuln. Th fiucipl it much th auiue a lu fi.ro- 'I aaaaaB A JJJ iiii 1 ill 1 I f i r .1.1 CONCATEXATI0X OK ANTI-TATCOXTniVAXCt'g going, offering no nulstanoe to the cnt'g fu-t In mounting the fence. The tniultl w ith till, however, la that the more know ing cala burn Hint by mounting at the point where the roller end touch each oth er a failing may la) found between the upright In which tho Ml lent n-volve. An electrician liaaamxiil lot he fence top two long slrli of copper. Ik-twu-n them he tin placed a long atrip of wiaul in auch inniiiii-r that tho cat w III lie tomU to Ireud on both atrip of metal. To tlute I at I iu lull an clulrlo battery. Then tho elu lrlrlnn wnlta at hi window nnd It li anld he I loalng alu-p through hla dla iHillcnl inmlilne until the cat mount tho feniv. At the proier moment he prnua the button. It 1 then hanl to tell which make the inut nole tho laughter of the man or tlin howling of tho rata. Varlou kind of cat tcm aro manu- fiv'tunil In a ngular way. Ono tyle, which I mailo of tin, I dcalgned to In laid on t ho fi nre top. It haa rumla-rlen row of ahnrp point (ticking from It, and they offer a liarp Iwirricr to feline, f.sit- (. Another ana mom oia riuhioued device la to place a row of abarp aplke along tho feme top. HEROISM IN WHALES. Kumrrou lolanre Wbvra M'halea llav lllrd Vnt Lot. Ilcrolo affection la alxuit t lio laat qual ity the uvc rage lundluhla-r would look for In a w hale, nnd yet Cnptuln Nonnliy haa wltneaiMil nuiula-r of Inclilciil where It wim cuunplounusly displayed. Ho n-luti how ouo of hi harpooncni, having atruck a young whnlu In order to accwrv the moth er, auw her Instantly rim, wmp her lllp- pcr round her young ono and tloecnd. dnigglng alsnit lioo fivl of lino out ut tho Unit, with niiirvelou fiiree and velocity. Again alio nM) to tho aurfiu-e, durtnl furi ously to and fro, fnipiently atoio4 almrt or auddenly changed her dini-tlun, giving every (si.ll.li) Intimation of agony. Tho bout colli Inuiil to pumuo her closely fur a length of time, while she, MHir mature, eemed utterly n ganllin of the danger which aurroundul her. At last one of tho buat appniached mi near that a linrpoou waa thrown nt her, then a aeeond Imr poun, and a third. Mill alio did not at tempt to ew-nM., but allowed tho ether boat to approach, ao that more harpoona wcro attocluil, till lu thoouurao of an wim a now or it taiu hour the poor animal wn killed. Though there waa aoniething painful In the delib erate dcatructloii of a cn-nturo evincing ucb hemic affivtion for her offspring, yet thia fil ling of comiuission quickly gnve wny to theolijivt of tho adventure, tho value of the prize and the exciting Joy of the capture. The fidelity of the male and femah whale to each ether exceed thnt of luot animal. Anderaon, In hi "History of lini-nland," mention that aoino fisher men having atruck ono of two whale, a timto and female thnt wen In company to gether, the Wounded cnnture mado a long and terrlblo nltnnee. With a ainglo blow of it tail It upart a boat conUUnlnf three men, by which they all went to list bottom. When an uhur lioat came up, the other whalo still n iulncl by It roiupan lon and lent every aasUtano. Ull at laat tho woundi-d victim aank under the num ber and aen-rlty i f lla wound, while lu faithful partner, unable to aurvlve it loaa, atn-lched herself lin the dead body of her inato and calmly ahan-d Ita fate. toiled ri.b gaadwbrhr. You may find it hard to Micro that gamhvichi made from boiled fish an good, but if wheu yon have a bit of boiled halibut lift from dinner you nuko a few for luncheon or tea vou will find them very gmL The (Uh ahould of course havo tho flavor that conn from boiling it in aaltnl water with a bou quet of tcgvtahlca aay a alicccf onion, a atalk of celery or a aprig of panlcy and half a iliz n ppeni rn. lircak up Hm fish with a fork; then tako a wooden ap-mti and rnb it aa fine a piawibltv Make it into a acaaoued paste by adding a fourth of a pint of gwoet cn-am, a ti-a-poonful of salt, a galUpoonful of white pi-pper or papnka, and at the very last and gradually a tablmpoouful of lemon Juii-o. Tbi amount of geaaouiug i fur I t poumU of fUh. Cut your bread very thin, ireal th glior with a little but ter and then with the fLih. Lay between the alloc before putting the two togeth er a gmall, tender lettaoa leaf. w Tutk Fuai RUSSIA'S ARMIES Of BEGGARS. Ballr Tlllagoa Wbao lababltaaU Make a Linllbood fcoUly by Ikrgglaf. Mr. Ciocffrry Drago, In th eoura of a report on Ruaaia addreaaed to th royal coratuiaaiou on labor, contribute gome luttreating detail regarding beg gar in that country. Thouaand of men, women and children, be aay a, regularly gut out from their home with the ob ject of earning their livelihood, not J work, but by begging. Tho "rihuuralikl," who bar their keaduarter In tbo villagi of Ehoa valiki and Klin, aro among tho moat notorloug of theao lieggar. They fre quently travel In troop of 10 or 13, al leging that they have been burned out of their bomi and giving a graphic account of the fire. At other time they fo out tingly and beg for alma, pretend lug to be deaf and dunibor Inaane, with f lacardg round their neck teatifyliig to their infirmity. They travel on foot to tlie Don and frequently retnrn with a cart and oue if not more horai. Tlie diatrict of Hondogda, which 1 ono of tho nioet unfertilo port of Euro- peon Ruaaia, i another headquarter of tho beggar army. A aoon aa field work 1 over In tbo autumn wholo Tillage organize theniM-lvi into artel and itart out to beg. The whole population of tho Tillage of Mariiiin live by mean of begging. Cripple and blind pcraon are in great requont and flock from the ur- rounding country Into the villugi to Join thuao meinber of tho beggar artel who have no blind persona or cripple in their own family. A goon a the faating tM-aann begin they return homo with their booty, which includi object of the mmt varied description, for they never nf u i any gift. Thce they ell at the next fair aud live during tho gpring aud lumuier on their pmfltg and on what they can gteul from peraoua in thelx owu neighborhood, The examplo of tho Hondogda beggnrr hag beeu followed in other localltim, rapcclally In the government of Kos troma and Tver. In tho latter there I a group of villagi where girl and womeu tarn their livelihood by begging. Some of them find their profession go lucra tivo that many girl prefer it to mar riago ami remain beggar during tho wholo of their live. Tho kalouui travel with bono and cart and a number of ahistantu, and they chon their compan ion from among tbo feeblest children and cripple. Ulind children are highly priztil, and they fniiuently add to the pitiful appearance of theae chililren by taking their eye out of their gockcta Tho followers of the kalouni often muim their liumU and wound thenwelvea, and if t-uough reul cripili cannot be ob tained they aro munuf.-icttinii by tying up ono arm or leg. The kalouni seldom bi g thcnmelvcM, but coiiflno their utten tiou totheauHrisiuu of their aasiatant and to aelling tho art idea obtained by thu latter. Sometime their profit are enormous. A kaloun, accompanied by two adult and four or five children, get from 5 to 10 rublt a week. Many tako homo a much a 1,000 ruble. leaving tho children and cripple. thnmgli whom they buvo gained their wealth, to their fate. London Telegraph. Th Tallet of th Hare. According to an investigation con ducted uuihr tho aunpice of tho Inter national Hocicty of Anthmpologista of London, which Im juat concluded a valuable inquiry respecting tho average height of tho various race and nation alities, English andAmirican citizen average taller than any other rcpn-wiit-ativiof tho human family. Tho fol lowing ba Im 'ii gleaned from their 120 pago nport: Thu Knglish professional cluhscs, who head tho list a tho tallest of adult inulex, attaiu the high averugo of S fu-t 0. 14 luchea. Next on tho list como tho malt of all cltwacs iu thu United btutea, and a miuute fraction behind them como tho F.nglish of all cIohmk; benco wo inny coiicludo that, taken na a whole, tho Critixh and their English aiieaking cousin in America aro approximately of tho aaino height In other Enrorx an coutitrii tho average for tbo malo adult 1 but S feet 0 inches. Tho Austrian, the I'ortugumo and the Spanianl fall somewhat below tho gen eral Eunpeau aviTago aa giveu In tlio fongoiug. SL Lotn Republic Cblrkrn and tilamond. Among her ninny wonderful accom plishment tho charming and Versatile actn-xa, Miaa Lillian Lewi, powxuMHone which astonishul tho iiatlvinat the City hotel beyond measure, hho ahowed them how to eat broiled chicken with tho aid of tho finger und wear eight diamond ring with Mrfect coae, graco and safety at ono nnd tho aiimo tlnnv Ou her left baud alio woro flvo rnorntou aparkh. ouo oil each finger and another on the thumb, whilo on tho right only tlin splendid aolitain shono with dazzling brilliancy. Thu well browned chicken wa taken daintily between tho tip of llio finger and thumb of each hand and as tho deliciou niorxcU wcro carefully removed fnuu the bum and disappear ed the diamond appeared to tho great est advantage. It wa without doubt tho most remarkable aggregation of bmilnl chicken nnd diamond that ever atruck a Shn-veport dining nmm. It wa the riclnt and moit dazzling gaatninoniical feat ever witiicsmil iu t ditto purta. bhreveport (La.) Time. Ilrarlng w In lkitlota, I onceenciiiintiml a mmt original in dividual. He wa a well to do monufac-tun-r fnmi the witL I wa extilaininir to him gome of tho historic plan of Bmton, and among tho historic occur n uces I n latnl the atory of tho Dtou tea narrr. Ho took it all in with tha greatest interest, aud when I bail fin- Islml no aalil: they really threw tho tea overboard, did thev? Waa it anme time ago that it happened?" Uoaton Courier. TAMING THE OCEAN. WONDERFUL POWER OIL CXERCISM OVER THE ANGRY WAVE. Tho Vienna police have ireneral choree of all newsjiaper and keep records of all pnM and pnblii-ation. maintain a censorship over all theater and plays l-ne HivuM-a for tho publication and sale i f all bi'ks magaziuce aud pvriod-icala. A. Andn wof Tonmto ha in bi po- acion a U k and key of maaaive weight, which be claim to be the Identical in gtrumeutg u. d ty Cromwell for gecw tug the crown j. wel of England. Of a mistaken philanthropist Jerrold aaid he was "ao bencTolent, go merciful a man he would nave held an tunbrtiXa over a duck lu a ahower of raia." Cicero waa a notable muster. A col lection, not now extant, of his f sua waa maU by J alius Cwor. Tko Acilva Agal I OUI A aid, a Ma. try Ma4 by Uoraaaa I a rl ig-ator A Thia tMft of Tbl Add I a ia toary Wblrb la aiaaaly Mam Iowa. The i ffii t of oil in calming the sur face of a gtormy gea, the original dhv r vory of which wag accidental, haa of lato been tho gubjct of gcleutlflo invi ligation, and it la now poaalble to chooao auch oilg aa are beat gutted for the purpiate, and alao to point out the gource of their peculiar rnwer over the Waves. The gtatlatics collected at th hydmgraphio office of the bureau of navigation ahow, by the rt-portg of gea taptaiua thetnaelvea, that many a vec has beeu saved uot only from gerioua in jury, but from foundering, by tha ne of a few gnlloim of oil glowly trickled luto the gea. The Influence of the oil 1 frequently dracribed in nch report aa wonderful, magical and almost incredi ble. It la not difficult to gco upon what this calming effect of oil depends al though tho complete explanation of it tnvulvt a mathematical process of dem onstration. The oil act liko a thin kin drawn over the water, realsting the tendency of tha latter to bn-ak Into pray under the forco of the wind. The danger to a ahlp from atonn wavi ariat from tbo breaking of the wave. A long a their gurfuccs aro giuooth and their crests unbroken the Teasel ride them easily and safely. Cut wbon they break, and secondary wave aro formed, it I quito otherwise. Then tho ahlp plunge luto tho foaming wall nprearod around it, with frame racking ihocks; immcnae nianae of water thunder down upon It deck, awecpiug everything clean, and aomctimi even the ktmngeat bulls and tho best gcamamhip are uuablo to pre vail in tho content This is tlio danger that tho gpreading of oil over tho wave rcmoTes. At first iiglit it gecnm almost impos gible that a thin oily film resting on tho trvmendona gea waves could exercise a controlling iuflncuceover them. The display of reaiatli energy tnado by the bn-akiug waves Is go Imposing and ter rific that ouo might well believe no power lea gignntio than their own oould withstand them. The effect of tbo oil reacmhli that of tho apparently insignificant forco of chemical combina tion holding in rcHtraint the explosive energy of gunpowder. It ia to German inveatigator that we owo tho discovery of the active agent which enable oil to exercise its calm ing effect upon tho oca, Thi agent is oleio acid an lngnilicnt found in lard, olive oil and many other oil. Those oil that pcMKcM tho largest proportion of oleio arid aro tho most effective in controlling tho waves. It I through its gradual separation from tho rest of the oil and it diffusion in tho water that oleio acid acta. When a drop of oil rests upon water, tho oil flatten out through tho effectg of it own weight At tho edge. of tho flattened disk of oil tho oleio acid teinU moat rapidly to dissolve in tho wuter, and tho very act of dissolv ing evolve energy which causes tho oil to apread gtill farther, thu keeping ita edgeg constantly In coutact with water that ba not yet becomo chargiil with oleio acid. Thig gpmulitig continue! with great rapidity until nil of tho oleio acid ha been dissolved Sometime tilt) layer thu formul doe uot cxci-ed a twelvo-milliiuith of an inch in thickness! It would not bo easy to explain, with out entering into technicalities, how the forces involved lu tho dissolving action just described result in a rcaistanco to tho rising of wave. Mathematical oou gideratioug prove that gneh an effect ex ist, and It boa been shown exi riineii tally that aleic acid spreading over water 1 caiiablo of arnntiug the pngns of floating chip driven by tho wind, and even of fon-iug guch chip to move against tho direction of tho wind The power of a wave I made up of tho combined energy of all of tho parti ch of water composing it, but every particle at the aurface of tho wave i opposed by tho forco brought into play by tho oleio acht, and thu tho tendeucy of the aurface of tho wavo to break I resisted Of ronnw tho formation of tho wuvo a a wholo cannot las prevent ed by thi niero gnrfaco n-sistance, but tho chnnicter of the action going on at tho aurfaco i controlled by it, and that 1 tho important thing go fur aa tho aafcty of shi i concemed The discovery of the essential port played by oleio acid explain why pe troleum ba never been found o efficient aa other oils olive oil, for instance. In gmoothing wnve for petroleum con tains a comparatively gmall proportion of that ingredient Tho German Inves tigators would recommend the use of pure oleio acid except for the fact that it freeze at abont 18 degree atuvo zero and couaeqneutly ig use less In very cold weather. They have found how ever, that a mixture of oleio acid and alcohol remain liquid at only S degree above tero, aud they acconlingly rec ommend guch a mixture aa being the best wave calming means yet discover ed Almost any animal or vegetable oil is better than petndenm. Soap water haa been found effective, if a mp con taining plenty of oleio acid which all aoapg do not contain, ig used. Nets York Bun. AN Af.CTL UNAAJRfcS a I'atbatl Lit 1 1 Tal. , iBt w aad Two. Ilablra. It wa on a Klxth avctin inrV, , d whi n alia cut im .1 -r . . "'"!.Ti!ifhik bold III Faroe Wbh. Oltope I wish I was a bam-L Uigfrieud Why? Can't you enough? Oltope Ye. There's no troublt boot that The advantage is that no matter bow often tho barrel is filled of bow fall, it head never gets any bigger. Detroit Free Pre. Jul Uli Wa. Many a man who bow la loudly abont the "wrong of x-iety" and th "la eqnalltle of our social ytem" alwayt lets bi wife carry the baby. Chicaga Tribune. A W lo l-rvraatloa. "Oi niver gee Mamie goin to school without her rubber on, Mrs. Fla&mgan." So: ahe baa to cns the electric rail way thrack. and ber father think it would be the safest for her to wewr la mlatbor." IUrppr'g Bazar. Dolag loaiotj. The yonng man about town ia "ruab- big" gociety jnst now for all It ia worth. On of tb amart set writes to a friend. "I haTo torn Invited out Terr nijrht fi" two weska. but hav accented OtUy 00 UJ.-w York Tribosa. Oil. tnt-t thero Were but flv M-k ... ... 1.1. - 1 """ . " im a vm,r u, a ,. spwtati.r. ' Ono of the women aat In th,- f 01 r, whilo tho other tat ou tu-, ; - m The apu-tator i not, n a rule -, n" to bubii-a, but thut l al v v i.', that Irrcslsliblo aort that' Ium "! muki fun of you. gurgling, ,t " of disjointed criticism of ,;r j, r. (I . . lip"iiraiKw and geiierul 'inal.. Would bo ainiply unU-arablo 1. . but understand it How such a delightful t o,u;,t ever havo gehx-tcd guch a motinr M Inexplicable A yon lookeil at her bard Uw Ba womanly fact which not iv.n let baby' ainllo could aoften you iiiv.,lua. tarily pitied tho child that a. i:. , must turn to her for sympathy uwi , ' Theso obaerratioiu Were juM 1 inj,l! t. edwhen tho cor stopptd, and sin-at, p. Diil on. hhe was pluiuly dn-ss. d iu a g wn ,,f dark brown, tnudo of some r: i, ,.,r,,, material, tilged villi fur. II. r 1. !. rn.j was of that warm, rich tint tut findg in tho women of the h -nt ti. wn0 golden brow n hair and eye. Alt. rMu,f aho was most good to lu.k at. But aUmt Iht was that iut-mgil,! illuslvo Pimething, thut in.l, -1 rilbl air in pile, or pt rhni lr.ui.e, ,,f h,r otherwise unalent llemiaiior lh.it jtu claliiuil her tho woman of pi. .im.;,-. blio aeatid hi rsi If oi-nxa tin- tar, ainl Iniiiiiiliately that buby, nllr i. '..1 ,j gotuethiug who cull any whai ,1,,. latent goiallii's in that f:u- tli.ij. which lu-r Innocent w iMlnm. uuiamtid as yet by tho wisdom of thia rir. ognizeil pn punil to muko ae, n.U.t of tho newcomer. riho movnl her littlu plump h u,.l and email and laughed Who could n -it ber? Hit fuco became uffusd; In r eyi glcamiil with bappiuesa Klin v.x no longer men-ly a pn-tty cistn tte. t-u Waa a beautiful, Womanly woman. Leaning forward, aho kiswil the tut! band tn-mulously. Finally, yielding to an irri -i-til.l impulse, alio cnMil over nnd sat 1 .iil the mother, who might have n g enn'en imago for any kign of life sho gave, "Would would you let tno hold that dear buby just a minute?" For tho first timo that wili u fare becanio expressive. Thioo light l.luo eyi actually glinted and sparkled In a thin voico that gave vent 1 1 nil tho uiolico of a narrow nature, s! jeered: "Youl Wliy, I wouldn't lit ya touch ber!" Tho piajr face changed Tho U-nutiful, happy flush ihii!ieil to a cruel ml From nn expression 1 f nngelio tenderness it ta,k ou ouo tiut wo iu itaelf an imprecation. For tho baby' pure aako alio smoth ered it at tho door of her li. At that moment tho car stopped, mi l alio hurried to thu door. fciho wa Hot so quick, however, I :t tbut tho other mother caught ber li:i:. I, ber plain, kuiiL mot her ly face ull uluiit with a divino impulse of gciicroity. "I get off In n " she snid "Won't you carry my baby a littlo way? My nrm uro very tired. " A they stepjH'd together from t platform of the car the sixctator, n como with revcn iHii for tlio beaut 1 d charity of that act, felt thut he lin-. y unili rstisil what it was to "cnti i t.uii .111 gxigel una warm 1" New York lUxun!- r. A Ibul llrrak. "It Is well for a gjieaker f Ue w whero big pcnmition lit goin.' ti i- 1 when hu begin, " suid E. II H.ni-f Denver. "I heard a young lawyir '- l it maiileti shii1i. It was in ilef. n . f a fellow who was ulxiut half vim- 1. ar restdl ou thu chargo of stealing a 1) -. tho young attorney having lai-n :i . . 1 1 -cd bythocourL Hi defense wn t his client was an idiot and urn. LI" ' distinguish N twii'u right nnd w"i -. IIu clostil a flowing ajm-ch with a - r oration liko thia: " 'Gentlemen of tho jury, hs.k at 1: y client That low, receding for-In .el. those lukterles eyi-s, jsirtelul t li.it 1 ." was deprived by nature of the p ' diititigmish right from wrong, iie 1. lit of thu distinction which exist l ! n hi own pni-rty und that of utlu r T him, a to tho 2-year-old child, w hat- r ho wont aud can reuch belongs to I. m l lio know neither why it th imr w l y It dm not But, gelitleineli of the J.n.. guch aro tho institution of thi.-, our freo and glorious country, that n.y client, idiot though ho is, atamN f r a trial today by a jury of bia jm r ' Ti- culprit got the full limit of thu law. " St Loui Olobo-Demix-rat Voa Uulow. The literature of tho world wa- V 11 Bulow'g. Ho loved tho music of a.l t . " world, so bo knew it by heart I aoino illnatrationg of hi w..n l. ' liemory. I got aomoof (inig's hi-' pivctm fnm Wurmouth, which 1 slu-v.' I to Bulow. Ho was not acquainted v ;'U them. I believe thejr were then qir.W new. Ho glunciil them through 1' 1 :" giving them back to ma AfcW'!-' afterward, at a rarty, bo aat down t ) the piano and played ono of them, t ; most difficult one, "Wo not that i:: ' "Yes, exactly." Iio could multiply u: nrcs liko 1.700.37 by 2.C0U.7H3 in L bead I think moat people would nn J pencil and paper. Bjoruatjirno Vrd- Coughing. "There is nothing go Irritable t cough a acongh." Constant cough-V is precisely like gcratching a wound ' the outside of tho body. So long as n ' continued the wound will not h al. ; a person, when tempted to cough, ':' a long bn-ath and bold it until it w ai: -tuA soothi every air cell, and l : ' f will noon be received fn'in thia pn'"" Tho rxplanatiun ainiply ia, the nitr which is thu n fined act a an ai. dyne to themucuu membrane, allay :s: tha desire to cough aud giving the tlir n and lung a chance to heal Fauo'y Maaiarine. Owt at OruVr. Uttle Girl We has a new baby. Feighbor Yoa have? UftU tJirl Yna'm. an iu vi crrn an ihut, too, but I gu- there' Km : gee matter wif iu works, 'cause xi : don't sUway abut whea yos la ti Iwwa. Good h'cwa