EUGENE CITY GUARD.
EUGENE CITT. OREGON.
A f THE LAST.
II It thy "rlfo. Oh, huliil. M me Inl
1 Km a areary, and lb rr w bent.
The eno cudwp! Ilia Mjtii bard to win.
1 fall before thy eta avalit Bin barr'd.
Oh, I-1 ma Inl It la thy wurf wife,
Hithrward follrlaT with wuudd feel
To fliel On here and l"aa tba ialn of Ufa.
Elo, titlng tlila my bliu-r liad no sweet
And in; driqwir no lio when thou wart
pant,
Oh, lota, from out aiydiirkneae to thy llM.
Ami now fr in", tt mn, tha dawn at laatl
fur Dia lha rapture of tha and of nlxhtl
Ifewnfnll'n my buUiid'ellent buuas before,
fin heara ma net lle-n death undo lha riior.
Idaiy llrotbrrtun, Prom Uoeuiuery Pur Ke-
Blt'lubnUie."
hecoveki.no a king.
Virginia asked me to take h r out for
niw, Ho I of ccjiii-ho tucked u big rod
cushion under eucb arm and straight
way went diiwii to tiie bouthouiu), fur
Virginia hud rmlx-l herself to me III
liiurrijiu", mil I jmrforce oU-yod hr al
way and Implicitly, a in the custom in
such case.
I bad been staying for some wwla
wilh her people, who hud it country
homo ou the wiatern shore of luko
wi ll, tliu num. dixwu't mutter. Wo hurt
Uo ii together a great dml, aiirt I bud
Icurucd to rend Virginiu't nessi from
tliu expression of her adorable lit t lo
mouth. On tlii particular occasion Iiit
were preawd tightly together, which
symptom meant iu inycode tliut a storm
win browing, uiid so, after her ladyship
liud settled herself comfortably among
tliu cushion, I, saving nothing, eculled
ateiwlily away from the Mioro for aomo
minute. And bwldcs it was ouu of
tlie gorgeous autumn nfterwsiti tlmt
muko one silent Little will-o'-the-wisps
of sunlight were dancing with thn rip
ple on the surfuce of thn hike. Tliu
(rwi ou the shore, liko coquette who
are couaciuu of having lost tliu full
bloom of their bcutity, liart dressed
themselves in gundy suit of scurlet and
orange, a if hoping by brilliancy of
color to hirtu tlio tragedy of divny tlmt
makes aulnuin ao infinitely pathetic.
Kvit and anou an adventurous trout
would Kprinx out of the water to look
at the (ho p blue of tho sky, nud great
golden bumblebee wriit buzzing over
our bead in their trniinit acrim tho hike
iu search of fresh plunder.
Watching those things, 1 wu aliuort
numiiidful of VirKiniu'a pri-MMieo, anil I
atnrted when alio aiiid ilmrply, "You're
not Tery aimiNiiiK lhi afli'rnoon,"
I aiiiii IihI an auHWer, whereujxm he
immediately cleunl ilu'ka for net Inn,
and "aid, with a flue air of irony, "If
ouly your dear Mr. Oirruthera were
hero, you would aoou And plenty to nay.
I'm aurn tho way you wont on with her
at lunch Wim "imply dixgrneefuL Not
that I am jealima of her. You needn't
think that!"
Mr a. C'urrulhera wait a fellow Riient of
mine w ho powNM-d a great many of
tho alluring ipmlitina of a young widow.
"Hik'i a horrid flirt I"
" Virgin I"
"She in, and you know it. Yon ritu't
call her pretty I"
"Well, dear, I aupKwe I mayn't, but
I have heard lot of felluwa any they
thought xho wan a brick. "
"llriek or no brick, aliu'i 40 if ahe'ii
aibiy."
"hlio probably ia a day, but 40110.
tihall we any UUr"
Thia wua ingeuioiM on my part, ei
lug tlmt Virginia and I ImiIIi knew that
11m. ( 'limit hern wim not yet 1!U.
Virginia UiIuhI, mid looked at nif
with her lower lip iuivering.
"Hisirgii, when you are aurcuMio I al
luiwt halo you. "
"Ueurl" tuilil I roprtiuchfully, aeivu
tuating tho e vowtd aound, to make the
little word awM-m inure carvsxiiig.
"I w idli 1 bud never met you. I hale
lining ingnp'd iuivwiit and we Keem to
lie alwaya (piarreliiig. "
"It take two to iiiuko a iiiarnd, Yir
glo, and I'm auro I'm iu tho bent o
Uiuinra."
"That'a tho nggraviiting part of it.
You ait thero amiliiig and I can't make
you angry."
To my Hliame bo it anid, I burnt out
laughing. Tho moment uflcr I wan aorry,
for I ho team began to gather iu her eye,
and I can't liear that, und mom omiu
oum tit ill, aho wna ildgeting with her en
gagement ring. Now thia really ulann
ixl mo. An a rule, our engagement waa
broken and riyenieiitod oneo a week.
Duly the nfteruiHiii U fom wo bud gono
through tho ceremony. If it were going
to happen onoe oveiy day, there were
clementa of danger in the custom which
It wu deMirablo to avoid.
Hut before I bad timo to auo for for
givcuciia Viiginiu look olT tho little gold
band and after a moment'. hcNltntinii
Hung it to tho lake. And then alio look
ed atniigbt at mo, with a brave nhow of
dclhuioo, all hough tho telltalo mouth
let mo know that alio waa frightened at
W hat alio had domv 1 wim more hurt
than worda cau any, and with a few
Wift atmkci turned the boat 'a head
homeward. Hut I couldn't boar to liave
the ring behind, and I determined to
dive for It I ahipiod my txirn and took
oil my coat Vnginia protwideil to take
no notice. Then, watching her clomdy,
1 organ to uulie my alee liwin. tt ill
lie pmtendrd not to aoe, Tliell I took
off my Uilt and ho and plocinl the
conteiita of my troiiM-in pnketH iu a
neat little boap iu tho bottom of the
bout
Virginia' etc met mine, nud ulie
aaid tnnuuloiuily, "What are you K"i"K
to di, Otnirge!"
"Divo for the ring, VirgiuU."
"Cull rou awiui?"
"No."
1 couldn't resist thia fib. It would
have tpollod it all if I bad told her that
I, at l;ton, hart bold the echoo! chum
piiniKlilp fiir thrte year iu aucxvtwiou.
"Hivu-go, dir, cau't we let the men
dnslgo for it?"
"How ahould we ever renicmlier the
uxact pot where it w out down? No,"
thia with a alight toucli of mcUxlrania
"1 muat tuke the rUk. And, Virgin,
if I hould not not come op, dou't yon
know toll tlioni that I fell overbourd."
Virginia gave vent to a avreaia. Not
ono of Uiom atuivato notiw Itwt tho
Liuinui of a iuouho will gouoraUy tirinji
from women, but genuine iK-ream oi
fear.
"Utvirge, pleas pWe don't 1 I aiu
ao a-ury I waa JimiIoui and cra and
WickiMl. "
And the tears began to ihow them
aelvc agaiu, an, without more ato, 1
went to the bow and took tieaaer. 1
f,,iiml that the wator waa only about tn
foet der-p, but the ring waa not to be
xiAn r in nnuliia no for breath. I found
poor Virginia brandUhlng an oar or
the aide or the bout, with view to Hav
ing my life If pnwiiblft. I aelwd it with
much ihow of diHtroxa and waited an-
til I got my brciitli. Virginia implored
me to come back into the boat, but I
waa obdurate. After the third dive I re
turned to the mi r face, triumphantly
holding out the ohjiv-t of my aearch. I
iwuiii to the aide of the bout, and talc
ing hold of Virginia' left hand, I
nlaccd the ring ou her finger, w'e made
many vow and proiuiatw, and It waa
not before aome minute had eipinwi
Unit I began to realise that I wan getting
awfully cold. Clambering back into the
bout with aome difficulty, 1 pulled to
the home a quickly an 1 could. A we
came iu ight of the lawn Virginia ez
claimed, "(t courao there' that horrid
Mr. Carruther waiting for yon.
"Horrid, did yon aay, Virgio?"
"Oh I I forgot, door go, dour, but Mr.
Carrnther 1 there at any rate. What
will the think 1 What ahull I tell her?"
"We'll nay I caught a crab and over
balanced niyaelf Into the water. "
"Hut do I look a if I bad been cry-
iur
Khe did anmintakub!y, but before 1
had time to aimwer her we arrived at
the landing tuga Mr. Curruthi-r
greeted me with:
"Why, what on earth have yon been
doing?"
"1W Ocorgo fell Into the water,"
replied Virginia, w 1th a winning Hiuile,
"und 1 "nved hi life with an oar.
Didu't I, Oiairgc?"
All through dinner that evening Mr.
Curruther chaffed me nnmercifully. I
bore her raillery with gn at fortitudn,
and afterward, when Virginia and I
were lining ou the piazza iu front of
the bouao, we made a eolemu roaolutiou
that we wouldn't break our engagement
again for a whole calendar mouth at the
very niont Olilbert Uurgca iu Kketrli.
Cnmbarlaad IMalaak
Former (louitor) 8o ye've lunded
at lout! Well, A'm) proud to ace yon.
A'll Just tell the hid to lomaj the horse
out of the conveyance. Ho' deaf, but
A'll soon incense him. My miwiu ha
been only very middling, hhe keeping
butter now, but "lie' very nwlea ( holp
loM). Wbut a moat there i in you field
the year) When them Irish beast m come,
they waa a lean a paildock, und now
they're a fat a butther. It' getting
are fogged up, however ; we began to
ploo out a part of the field, and then
rued it and gave over. You grrut Hiiugh
tree ha mushed tho dike. It' bud for
the hind when the dike i down, the
beaal carrie all the management into
the plantings. Thin ciiudith ban got
properly tnpiod with mud. (if A wo
just to rummel (stir) it a bit with a
Kick it would aoon hush uwu'. There'
a mint grawing here, A can feel it.
Tosh I A 'so gotten a "tang from a
wenp. There' a wesp 'est here. It' a
Irong 'un, and tho beet i coming out
thick. It' a very kltllesome and cim
keraome thing, is a wesp utiing. One of
Jobhie'a lads, tho Tom ono, ha got a
veuomcd hand Ho wu itung by a alow
worm, and hi arm iwolled up, an he
got it charmed by an Irishman. Them
from Conntiught in liest. They spit and
breathe on the wound. A'vo heunsl tell
gif an Irishman draw a ring rouud a
lead with hi finger it can't stir, and
them Irish boast i turriblo for banish
ing Hliake. A wu once just about tit
ting down in Hoiua pratty grax in yon
der (lack, when an adder dimmed out
and Assert at mo. My word I A did run I
Ke la i a kind of adder. (Jentleuiau'i
Magazine.
Allaa O. Thurman't Mamor.
"Among men of rcmiukiiblo memo
rlc I will give a prominent place to the
Old ltoman, Allen U. Thnrinuu," said
Lawyer Mill. "To mention a slight in
cident of hi power When I waa asso
ciated with him iu pnwecuting what i
known a 'the tally tdioct'cnmt in Ohio,
I ww peculiarly iinproiuicd by t lie great -uemof
Mr. Thurman, by hi strength of
Intelli'Ot, profusion of thought and miig
nillci'lit accomplishment as a lawyer. I
wo also gnatly improsMM by hi fine
acholaniliip, and I have this illustration
of tho accuracy of hi learning: While
one of tho attorney engaged iu the case
referred to was addressing tho jury he
professed to make a quotation from
riliukcspoare 'to make assurnncc doubly
sure,' Mr. Thurman, with nfTcctcil in
dignation, turned tome and said, '1
thought housed to lo a schoolmaster. '
I aaid, 'Ye.' 'Well, iu that case,' ho
raid, 'be ought to know better. Sliake
Mare never said that.' 'What do yon
menu, judgir' I asked in surprise, 'I
mean,' aaid he, 'that ShakcMpenro never
wroto "inako assurance doubly uro, "
What he wrolo wan "make assurance
double sure," ' I myaelf had doubt a
to tho onrrcctncfc of thi criticism, but
afterward verified it by examining the
standurd editions of Shakestan "
Chicago Inter lKian.
JaiNkaM Mlaalona,
The Japauiw are the lmppiiwt people
iu tho world. I have looked into the
face of thousand of tlii strange little
people, and scarcely one in a hundred
allow line of sin and discontent, and
a I go by the temple Hint have been
bcoomi light to Iheao simple heart for
o many conturio I say iu my owu
heart, What a farce thi uiis-sionivry
bus! uesa! What wo call civilization
liriuga to this people all f our vice and
uono of our virtue. Now with all the
million that have been spent iu Japan
(Ui mission I sny to you, and with ev
ery regard for truth, there are uot 100
actual native t Christians in Japan. I be
lieve Iu the Christian religion, but not
for thia oriental mind. Tokyo Our.
low htale Register.
tcl Kl.
Wliut a lot of slang verbiage ha
grown out of the bicycle I The youth
who talks bonnfully and erratically ia
called down by the apt suggestion of the
bicycle young woman with tho remark,
"Freddie, your lamp I out." The
'roitd hog" i borrowed from old New
England nomenclature, hut "eeorching"
i of tho bicycle' owu lingo and moans
an undue haste in driving a wheel. The
exhausted bicyclist on the road and
needing rvfrttJuuent luggiwts, "Let'
top bore and pumpnp," referring to
the fagged condition of the pneumatic
Hioyvle girl are "bloomer, "and "here
ixmie my bloomer" i wpiivaleut to
here come my girl A policeman I "a
header." and tho cyclometer ia "thi
ticker." "Hehaal.wt hi tire'1 i equiv
alent to "having tack in your head" or
"being off your trolley," ami do doubt
there I plenty more of the same. Lew
Utoo Journal.
JEFFDAVlS'OIiDHOME
CONFEDERATE MUSEUM SOON TO bP
STARTED IN THE MANSION.
Tha "Whlta Uouaa of tha Coafadtirmej"
and IU Kaw Ululoa Ona Boom For
Each of tba aawdlng Btatoa-Tba atory
of tha Man I oa.
Within a short time the old borne In
Richmond of Jefferson Davis will be
thrown open to the pnblio as a Confed
erule museum. The White House of the
Confederacy, a the mansion I culled,
ha been the property of the city of
Richmond for many year and lately
ha been nsed a a ehoolbone. Iu IHtiO
n organization known a the Confeder
ate Memorial and Literary society was
formed and soon after made a propor
tion to the city which ended in tbut so
ciety securing control of the house for
tha purpose of opening therein ma-
JKFFEItNON DAVIS.
seam and library. Tho necessary repair
have been almost completed, and the
building I uk nearly iu the condition it
was at the time of the fall of the Con
federacy a it I posnible to muko it.
The White House ia one of the oldest
nd haudioniost residence in Richmond.
It wo built by Judge Hrockenborough,
well known lawyer and wealthy citi
zen, nearly 60 year ago. The muntels,
of which (o much has already been writ
ten, were iiuixirtcd from Kurnpe and
are of Carrara mnrblo, carved in cury
lid anpporting shells filled with flow
er. It is a three story house, with base
ment, outbuildings und atuble. A
square porch, with tall pillars, fronts
on Clay street, and in the reur, which
open into a large garden, whereiu are
uiuuy handsome old trees among them
an English walnut I a portico which
ran the length of Hie house. The porti
co i unusually wide, and I supported
by lurgn, round columns, which reach
to the top of the second story. It was
from the top of thi porch that little
Joe Davis, the president's oldest son,
fell and wo instantly killed during the
first year of tho war.
The window of the two parlor and
the large dining room ojs'U npon this
portioo. The rear window of the din
ing room oien npon another porch, the
stops from which loud into the kitchen
yard.
This house waa bought for 113,000
by the cily from Mr. Lewi D. Cren
shaw, ami was presented to Mr. Davis
a a gift. Mr. Duvia declined to accept
it ou those terms, but consented to make
it hi residence during hi lifetime.
Oil the right a you enter thermuiutly
halted hall through the front door i a
small room, which lead into the large
rcccptinu room pu Twelfth street Thi
wa Mr. Davis' private sitting room.
The story goca that Mr. Davis hud
decorated thi room prettily but simply
with bright colored chiutx coverings to
the daiuty furniture, and all her little
knickkuuck und personal belonging.
Moon after tho fumily had settled in the
house Mr. Duvi came to the threshold
of tho room, and leaning against (he
door frame, with pipe in hand, he con
versed with hia wife, who presently
asked him why he did nH come in and
sit down. With tho deference and re
spect that be luvariubly displayed to
ward women, Mr. Dnvis answered that
the room wim her own exclusively, and
he could not Intrude without an invita
tion. The invitation wa freely given,
and the room became the favorite resort
of Mr. Davis from that time. It wa
there tbut the private conference took
place botweou himself and General Lee,
when important tci were to lie de
cided npon. Mr. Davis always kept ou
hand iu this room a small quantity of
pure coffee even at such time when
the family of the president were drink-
a
DAVIS' OLD HOME.
Ing parched rye a a substitute aud this
coffee was alway produced and served
to Presideut Duvi and General Lee dur
ing them) conference.
Ouoe a week receptions were held at
the mansion, which was throwu open to
the public, aud ou these occasiout the
belle of tho city, the bean from the
camp and soldier on leave and those
Who were convalescing would gather iu
great number. Dull care aud want and
thought of the morrow's scanty tore and
anxiety were laid aitide, and iu hope
and guyety these brave and fair women
passed many pleasant hour.
Teuder and pathetic memoriea and
hallowed association cluster around
every room of the honae. Not the least
Interesting wo the birth of the "Daugh
ter of tbe Confederacy," which took
place iu the third story front room. Up
on the entrance of tho ri ;le.ttl trccpa
Into the city after tho evacuation Gcu
rl Weltsel aud hi ofllcer rode straight
to this homw aud constituted it the
headquarter of the uorthein troop.
Canby and Ord also used the honse in
this capacity during the period that Vir
ginia pasned through the stage of recon
struct nut.
It i pmposed to araign a room to
each of the seceding tatea for a collec
tion of relic, aud in addition there will
be a large room for general mnenm
and one for a library. The first of tbe
state col loot ion that of Georgia haa
beeu received. It was presented to the
committee by Mr. de Ronne on the
eighty-izth birthday of President Da
vis (Jane, 1804).'
Among the relic are the cape, gaunt
let and sword of (ieiifcral Lee, the
plume from General Btuart's hat, the
spyglaaae used by General Beauregard
at the battle of Muuajma and the col
lection from the vorioo soldiers' homes)
established through the south, includ
ing the Loe Camp Holdier' borne collec
tion, which contains, in addition to
very many rare and interetiug relic,
the ikin of Stonewall Jaekou' charger.
There are also i number of manuscript
and private paper. PhiludelphiaPre.
A REMINISCENCE.
flow Tfcroa Rural DvlrgaUa Farad la M.
Lonla la 10.
"So 8t Lonl is to hove the Repub
lican convention," ruld a western mun
at one of the hotel. "Well, the Mis
souri cily ho many new thing to show
the politiciun a new ruilroad stulion,
said to be the lurgest and finest in the
world; several new hotels, including
the Planters' ; a magulflceut system of
rapid transit, and a splendid convention
faalL But I do hope that noue of the Re
publican delegate will be treated a
badly as were three or four delegates to
the Bt Louis Democratic convention of
1888.
" These delegate, who were friend
of mine, were from the Interior, and
when they atrnck tho city they found
that the hotel were too noisy for them,
and asked the local committee to find
them room down town where they
wonld not be disturbed at night
"The committee found lodgings for the
men on the third floor of a building on
Sixth street, where John Scott' ftuloou
Is now. There wu a saloon ou the first
floor of tho building then. Woll, the
first night tbut the country delegate
slept iu their quiet quurtorsou the third
floor, the police learned tbut a big furo
game was being run on the second floor.
"So the police promptly raided the
building and took the saloon keeper, the
furo bunk and it players and the country
delegate to the Four Court, at 8
o'clock in the morning. Next riny there
were hurrying and scurrying among the
delegation from a certuiu state. Three
of their number were missing. After
much trouble the three men were found
In the police conrt, and their release ob
tained. And then tbe laugh was on hos
pitable St. Louis a much ac it was on
the three delegates who wanted quiet
leepiug quarters. "Washington Post.
A DOG'S SIXTH SENSE.
Tha Wonderful Instinct Foaaaaard by a
Davrhoond.
L. C. Menchniup, living at Homer,
La., on the edge of Arkansas, is great
hunter aud boa a fine deerhound, Dan,
of which he is justly prond. A few days
ago Mr. Meachump wu going squirrel
limiting, aud in order to keep Dun at
home he wu compelled to tie him up.
Tbe hound whined and begged, but find
ing hi master wa obdurate he at lust
lay quite peaceably before bis kennel all
day.
At S o'clock in the afteruoon, how
ever, when Mr. Meacbamp wa begin
ning to look for her husband' return.
Dim becume so unusually restless that
she wont out to see whut wa the mat
ter. Iu spite of her repeated efforts, she
could do nothing to pucify him, and at
i hist, to her utter astonishment, he broke
the rope aud bounded away over the
fence and into the wood. Ho was gone
probably a half hour when he came run
ning back, panting and aluiost breath
loss, with hi muster's but iu hi mouth.
Mrs. Meuchamp became at once
alarmed, and, culling her gun, they set
out to find Mouchamp, tbe dog all the
timo bounding along in front aud lead
ing the way. At last they cuuie npon
Mr. Moacbuinp lying helpless iu the
wood, where at precisely 5 o'clock he
bad fallen In little ditch aud broken a
small bone In hi leg. The dog' knowl
edge of the accident at the very moment
of it oocurrenco seem utmost incredi
ble, but the truth of this is beyond dis
pute, Philadelphia Time.
TO CONQUER TIBURON.
Plaa to Kill Off Tannlbala and Ealabllab
a Republic
A number of wellknowu Lo Angeles
men huve, it is said, received a cotioes
siou from the Mexican government of
the island of Tiburou, ill tho gulf ot
California. Tho men are Johu Brad
bury, J. Downey Harvey, Peter Murtiu
and Wulter S. Mooie.
Tiburou island I inhabited by the
Ceris Indiuns, a warlike race, said to be
cannibals, and an experiitinu i being
organized to kill them off und take pos
Ofcsiou of the island. A company of 800
men is being organized under tiio com
niuud of Colouel I. II. Polk. Each ol
dier I to receive 'J50 and 100 acre of
laud after the island is conquered. The
money for tho expedition i being put
up by Colonel Biadbury, who inherited
f 1,000,000 or so a few year ago.
There are only about 100 male Ceris
Iudiun, aud they are said to be valiant
lighter. It I the iuteutiou of the Tilm
roll Conquest company, a the uew cor
poration i called, to establish a republic
of it owu und huve the United State
establish a protectorate. It i stated that
Mexico ho couseuted to this. Lou s
vi He Courier-Journal.
To hi other accomplishment Gns
Herge, the actor, ha added the art of
golf playing. Hi description ot the
sport will prove interesting. "I'll tell
yon," said he to a party of friend re
cently, "golf i easy. First, you go
down to the store, buy 13 clubs, a bag
and a small ball Then you hire a small
boy to carry them and take him along
until you find a broad, open field, with
a small molehill iu the middle ot it
You place the small ball on the top of
the molehill aud ask the boy for a club.
You gyrate for moment for effect,
then make a determined swoop and see
how far you can knock tbe ball. Here'
where the game begins. If you find the
ball the same day you hit it, you win. "
Chicago Record.
To Maka Coal Uraurco.
; The presideut of the authracite coal
; carrying companies have agreed to in
. struct the sale agent ot their compa
i nie to enforce restriction of produc
tion w ou per cent of the present out
put. The sale agent held an informal
meeting afterward, aud it la believed
that most of the compauiea will agree
to the rwttxkf iou. It 1 eatlmated that
tbe production for January next will be
cut down to about J, 600, 000 tons.
Kw York World
(HJit FIGIITIXC SHIPS
THEY DO NOT COMPARE WITH THOSE
OF GREAT BRITAIN.
AdmlnU Bn'. Flaat Is Mora formidable,
However. Than Kniland t r-nl no.
ron Attached to tba North Atlantl. and
West Indira autloa-tnf land'i Foroa.
The most enthuslaitio and patriotic
officer cun make uo equituble compari
son of lha strength of thi country and
Great Britain on tbe oceuu without It
bosoming apparent to the most intense
opponent of naval construction that this
country I scarcely In a position to as
sort ltoelf to a point where wor may fol
low. They are content to show tbut a
at present constituted Admiral Buuce'
fleet, with the Texas and Muine, I
probubly stronger for fighting purpose
than Britain' fleet attached to the
North American and West Indie sta
tions, and that thi I true for the first
time in ten year.
There are any number of naval offi
cer, however, who are of the opinion
that the country ba been misled into a
belief that the new navy i more for
midable than it I. and tbut report of
the flue squadron of Admiral Bunce
make such mon a Senutor Vilus, who
once proclaimed that the United State
had 40 ironclads, when he had included
every vessel borne on the naval roll,
disposed to rest content with the present
trengtb of the service. Former Watch
dog Holman two year uro, when oppos
ing the annual naval appropriation bill,
said that Commodore Perry bad raised
fine fleet ou Luke Erie iu 00 duys, aud
that if It wa necessary the country
could do it again iu the same time.
The report of the secretary ot the navy
and those of bis bureau chief nil indi
cate that the uuvyba a fairly good sup
ply of warships, but an examination
shows that ot the entire number there
are but half a dozen which should be
olussed a aotnal fighting ships. These
include three niouitors, tbe armored
cruiser Now York aud the battleships
Texas and Maine. The cruiser typo wa
never designed to engage in actual bat
tle, but rather for jicuce purpose in for
niirn minntrio where it was neeessarT to
, - c. .1. .. .1.- !
now ine nag. oucu snips us me ku
lurubia and Minneapolis, it is admit
ted, would be of the highest importance
to squadron for some purpose, but no
admiral wonld ever think of pitting
either against an armored ship of the
Bluke or New York type.
Assistant Secretary McAdoo hud pre
pared a list of the ship now attached to
the British fleet iu North American
waters, and while it i smaller than
usual in number it exceeds that which
Admiral Buuce will take to the West
Indies next week n ulcus the administra
tion recall hi order. Uo said tliut a
rule the two fleet had about balanced
in the past two years, but previously
tbe English had almost doubled the
Dumber under command of the admiral
on the home station. Withrtruwul last
summer fur service iu Turkish water
bad reduced it to 11 hip, bnt even
this ia twice the size of the north Atlan
tic squadron, exclusive of two monitors.
Great Britain 'a squadron, however,
he expressly stated, would be no match
should the two countries by any chance
decide to settle the Venezuela question
through tbe fleet on thi station. While
Great Britain bud bnt cue protected
cruiser Admiral Buuce had three battle
ship, and the New York i generally
regarded a eflloieut for fighting pur
pose a any second class battleship
abroad. England's squadrou i now di
vided between West Indian ports, Huli
fax and Bermuda, but with the cable
connecting Bermuda with Halifax uu
der control of the British government it
would take but a very few day for her
to mobilize tho full strength at any
point iu the islands.
Ou Dec. 15 the fleet consisted of these
ship : Crescent, un armored crniser and
flagship; Cordelia, Canada, Mugicieuue,
which wa seen at the naval review j
Mohawk, Tartar, Buzzard, Partridge,
all protected cruiser. Tourmaline and
Pelican, cruisers, and the Rambler, a
gunboat The Crenceut i a vessel of the
New York clus. but not so formidable.
TbeCanudu and Magicieune ore smaller
cruiser, but every vessel i well armed,
aud most of them compare fuvorubly
with the best cruiser of the United
Stute uuvy.
The fact that Engluud maintains so
strong a fleet, considering that there is
little actual work or necessity for the
presence of it vessels in North Amerl
can water, a there is iu other purt of
the world, is not surprising when it 1
considered tlmt her uuvul stations, dock
yard and fortifications within three uud
five day' sailing of the seaboard are
more powerful aud better equipped than
those of this country. Mr. McAdoo re
marked that he was astonished at the
trength displayed by Engluud at St. Lu
cia aud Kingston, where she ha modern
masked batteries on emiueuces concealed
by tree and sand pits, aud about which
from the sea there is no indication of
the power behind. Both of these sta
tiou. it is asserted by army experts, are
more strongly fortified than New York
or San Pruucisco. Bermuda is the oldest
cif her station aud wa fortified over 60
year ago. Her gurrisou here cousisw
of about 500 men, and one of the best
floating dock i a part of the naval sta
tion. Practically uothing i known by
foreign government of the number of
gun mounted ou any of these stutiou
or the extent of the mining casemate
or torpedo eqnipmeut except that they
are certainly stronger than people of
thi country know anytbiug cf or even
realize.
At thewur department it was said
that w hot her there were auv serious con
sequence growiugont of tbe Venezuelan
affuir or not, the president' message
and the spirit of congress would nnquea
liouubly lead to larger appropriation iu
future for coast defenses. Brigadier
General Craightll, chief of eugineers,
aid that he could not outer iuto details
a to onr ability to defend the coast
cities, but that the war department had
iv ixinien tne ui'Wn yeorT
oven with iMi..pwative small provision
rr this purpose, "You may be sure,"
be said, "that despite inadequate fund
from cougre. the auth.irihe charged
with coast defense construction have
done a well a could be expected. " There
wa. not an officer, however, who waa
not willing to admit that a very small
fleet of Ter l could do a vast amount
of barm to coastwise cities, but they as
serted that no foreign troop, could ever
land ou American soil
Recently the war department has ob
tained some information that it ha been
eekms? iu vain for several rear. All
.1. , ..Inra nf tha dfl-
afforM to secure mo -. ....
C along tbe Canadian border bare
ETdefeated by n00"T for tbS
TXVwrein
l, w-necessary to at once recall th m
o prevent serious embarrassment Three
offl "ri last spring and mrnrnor were
ely Jl on tbi. d
failed but a fonrth has recently re-
urS be!, with complete
L and data of th. ctnalfortifloatiou.
Strengtbot the British Thi. knowl
edge bu been stored away In tbe bureau
of military information.
U I. curious to observe th. offer,
which come to the war department when
There is . liKht difference between , Id
government and any other conntry.
Military organization In number of
Li g. cities buve telegraphed the .ecre
tory, placing their services at the disposal
of the department aud expressing da
.iretotukothe field atone One or two
nuval reserve orguuizutiou have .out
similar proffer, of service to the navy
department, but .11 are treated as joke,
and receive little notice. New
Sun. ,
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Bow It Bobbed Tp at Every Tnra of the
hi Lonl Itolrgatlon.
Anent the selection ot St Louis a a
convention city tho following Ht u
told by ex-Cougroosman Nuthuu Frunk
of Missouri to show how absurd the 18
superstition idea is. When the idea of
competing for th. couvcutiou wa.
broached, a convention was called, and
It wa held ou tb. 1 8th of th. mouth.
At the meeting a committee wo ap
pointed to look after the details, and it
numbered 13.
Then when thi. wa. noticed another
man was added to the committee to
take away the taint of ill luck. Th.
fuot wu commented on w hen leaving
St Loni tbut the thirteenth member ol
th. committee wu assigned to berth
No. 13 iu the cur. While driving from
the depot in Wushiugton to the Arling
ton it wu noticed that there were 13
people in the bus.
At the hotel Mr. Frank, who mud.
one of the Fpeeche in favor of St Louis,
wa assigned to room No. 13 by tbe
clerk. Tho flnul blow came lust Tnc-
day, w hen the first ballot wa tukon by
the committee, who were to decide
where the convention wu to go, Mr.
Prank groaned iu spirit when 13 vote,
were auuouuced for St. Louis. When
the flnul ballot cumo aud St Louis won,
Mr. Frunk wrote "13" inside hi. hut
and say. that it I a lucky number. St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
NEW PROCESS.
Invention That Will Kara Moth Labor la
bteel Mil la.
Christopher Lewis, who for 80 year,
bu been superintendent of large steel
and rolling mills throughout the conn
try, hua invented a uew process which
promise to revolutionize the manufac
ture of steel. Hi invention is nn "ac
cumulator," a large veel lined with
brick, iu which ingot are placed after
they are removed from the mold to re
tain the heat aud draw out the gas aud
sulphur which so often produce rupture,
in armor plate and steel rails, causing
their ruin.
The invention doe away with the use
of soaking pits aud fumuoe. aud the la
bor incidcut thereto, thu. saving thou
sund of dollar to the manufacturer.
Mr. Lewi wu the inventor of tbe sys
tem to bundle iron and iteel at roll by
machinery. He wa fur nine year, su
perintendent of the rolling mill at Co
lumbus. A putent ho been applied fur,
and it i probable the process will be
tried in tho Johnson Steel work at Lo
rain, O. Cincinnati Enquirer.
HIS COLORED WIFE.
An Ei-Slave Woman Ileeomea a Wealthy
Ilelreaa.
Judge Brentouo of Chicago hua ren
dered a decision and ordered thn outre
of a decree which will make Maria
Evan Laurence, an ex-aliivA. iha ht.n1
widow of Dr. Henry Laurence and a
weaitny woruau. Kho i. now entitled by
the order of the court to an intercut in
her lute husband', property, which will
oring nor at leant SoO.000.
Dr. Laurence wo a white man and
died iu 1891 at his hnma in f'Mr.,.
. u .. .1 tfJ,
A soon a Dr. Laurence died Muria
tvuiis, as she i kuown. Dut in a claim
against his estate on thn
sue was hi widow. This claim was dia
n- XIHI
puted bv Dr. Wi lio 111 J. Tjuiroiimft a
brother of the doceused, and 80 other
ieirs. The defonse claimed thut Maria
Evun wu ouly a sen-nut of the doc
tor, but the court said thn
a commuu law n,arritig8 was too strong
A Tnnkee-ln-law.
The pedigree of tho Grunt family ho
.mn.Tunj peopio a Rood doal of
lure. oi long ago a sort of couHimdiin.
....-Mji.. ureai ffruunparenta. wu
irucea uetween General Grant and Jet
risuu lAivis. More lately a writer
The Vermonter gave currency to the
in
no-
tiou i that Mrs. Grunt was "a daughter
of erniont ." A vrm,i .?.
--- cu ii ur v. roie
to Colouel Gruut iu New York for some
ouiuruiio iniormatiou on thi subject
hi mother' birtbpluce and he renli
as follow: r
My mother aa born in Bt. Lous Mo.;
her
-- - ... v uimirrutlHI, MO., .nil Iiit
her
- -"- iMuniici u. UKAKT.
it appear tbut Mr. Graut was
only not a
not
- - - w ermuut, nut
not a New Enirhiii.i.,, . .
bnt
-r-.. uubiuu iruuscript
Th lonilurtor'a u-m.. a
Old Lady-Will you tell me.
Who,, . . ......
pllo
please,
.. .. l" " 'untor street?
Polite Cnii.l. ..... ,
madam.
When the cur reuchea Windsor
street.
, " lru"cu witn pusw ugers,
bnt the
"u"iuk couiiuctor brings it
to
a fnll
to set
op una waits for the old Udv
tint 1... . V
- ... luiuilj IOOKS 0t Of
WillHnw wllt.... -.1 -
the car
tim Burring. )
Polite Conductor va
(vociferously)
Windsor street! Windsor .treet
lady J
to get
"u "wewner. you Wanted
out?
OldLady-Oh, blew you, no I
Waut to net mit ..... .
I didn't
ay daughter', huabaud bought
xou see.
the third
" ' 4VJUJ lu etiroer there
the other
!nt waut
w - a looa;
luumL
it Sou,'
lervill.
TIIE FOOD OF LOGS.
tFftETABLEft AN luonn.
" '",ru"'NTABv.
OF THEIR DIET.
Am Enthualaat Who DUnuu. .. I
That tbe Doc of Today I, . Ca,JH
Animal AonnoetjMi h .1
Tmj .
Veterinarian aad Obaerralloa,
It aoems Btniuge to me, HttB.tl.
In tho light of such brood. e,
' ""mi, erertj.,
dnuco, there are tho. who itiii
taluthut the dog U a carnivc
mal exclusively, unrl ti.. .7
that a.
met i lujuriou u mm, or t l;'
healthful and Improper, and n
j .. 1.1. i- ... . 7 "tk
. ..... . .. - "trw
hn wo iu a Wild stutn . ...... .
. uiaaiaw.
bloodthirsty animal, ever vliHU,
kill and destroy. Tho life of the dT '
day, th. practical, everyday habit'
tho dog a a companion to civile '
nlo. i. emmsh of itself tn . . I
thoory. Doga out vegetable ttxij
thrive on it Many eminent u, S
and vegetarian, touch ns that
food fed to the dog without larK
portion of vegetuble food is sure to
duce vitiated blood, orgunio trona
(uo ii.vii ivumutu nuu Kiuneri i.
cortaluty obnoxlon skin diaa-.'
mange, eczema, eta nieserennlu. .
ing a they do directly from lewkl
muni im a. nrnnl t.n
nos. of moot a. an article of diet, 1 1
have tbe testimony of the boat vr, t
riaus Glovor, Shorwood, "MnT t
Milbj, etc. which should ncttU thee n
entiflo phaae of the question. L
We huve the evidence of tli . I
uuiurai icuiuren ut ine qnestlOQ.
It I. true that at aome time U 4
past, so far back that tho mind or in
edge of man cannot reach, when the u
v uo iu iikp mm i.i.v, nun wjirQQea
forced to eat meat or starve to drat!,,
was corn ivorou. While lie hat thn,
pnbilitiosof living ou vegetable)
nature seem, to be remiss in fnnmit.
I11U1 Willi urewjirai itoih iorgrmd
such a we observe iu the bone, a
sheep ami goat. This i larelji
markublo instance of adaptability,
observe in ouly one other animal,
that ia man himself.
No donbt all these change in thia
tnre of tbe dog have beeu brought ib
by domesticity ; the association ra
mauaud the consequent imprestiouai
education which have been trausmic
from generation to generation uuty
ccnturios, till at lost what wu an
educatiou became - nutnrul and heni
tary.
Man himself hua changed grenlji
hi. nature from civilization or th
sociation iu a state of society, whichka
benoflocnt effects iu enlarging hit Dial
improviug his body and adding to b
knowledge.
Those effects, while not so pronotuwi
are quite noticeable iu all the animi
uuder his dominion, the horse, tut a
the dog and the cat, which in itirj
state is the most bloodthirsty and at
of all animal, and has withstood k
beneficial effects of associutingviUiai
to a degree exceeding thut of anyone
animaL Still the nuture of the cat ha
been much softened and improved by ia
life in domesticity, and it, too, u pa1
nally changing from a meat eatiis
mal to an enter of vegetables.
With the testimony of our ben p
fessioual men, the testimony of am
owners of dog. aud the tostimonTt'ai
dog's natural craving for vcgctabtM,
and the good heulth which follonh
iug ou a vegetable diot, is it not at
ialiing that there should be any jm
who claims that a diet of meat aUii
proper for our dogs? In the light ef
modern science and experience tha oil
fashioned notions are gradually beiaf
swept away to th. oblivion which o
take the misbeliefs left in the tear ,
Drocress.
It is possible that the habits ot ta
don as thev are aconired about the ho
of bis master may not be considered
containing complete evidence of to
whole nature. Then I offer one or t"
traits which I observed while on
in the south in the past year, nndwhi
I was informed were so common m
well known in that section as tooe
aion tin rnmnrk.
The native nearo dogs and how
will visit the cornfields and tear off lb
green ears from the growing corn1"
ent thorn with relish and avidity. Th?
also will visit tha nersimmon tree
cot the ripe fruit which ha fallen"
the ground. Dogs have a regular row
from one persimmon tree to another.
anmntimna Intitr riiutnnce from hoM
which they travel daily, so donrlydothi
emv for thn frnilL All this evident
convinces me that the dog is nntorallj
vegetarian now, no matter what hew
in a wild state. Forest and btream
ri. nlth.
The old saying that dirt is health
no longer holds its gronud in the lil"
of nirutHi-n nwurr-h Not all dirt il v
tually disease producing, it U true, but
all places where filth accumnlatei
of
"viv iukv ao ut) iub) - - - i
kind are very likely to afford abode
susteuauce to any diseuKe germs
tliav ha flnatlc hnnt ill DlH Sir.
thevmnltinlv nij em alrolll Olid lie i
wait to attuck the first animal I
man being thut comes along, whose
force are not strong enough to bar W
mtrulA r,f tlittdA mlrnspntlic eneUliet
No soiled clothing should lie j0
.leepipg apartments, no rubbish shoo
iuvii.,nl,.ta 1 attin nn rotten ftp
niwlnr tl,a oi.it nn Hnonvinff vegeWH
iiitl.o.il..- n;., matter or do
anywhere. Disease microbes do
crawl about actively like flies. Th6"'
inviuiKI. l;l.. Anal Olid (
often be' gotten' rid of as sncb.
clouuliue88.Han'8 Journal of Heal
A "Genial" Actor.
I was talking about actors to an
act
IU M J . 1 T I ...wnl Ui ISJ'
" iiiw anj, nuu a uni'i" -
regarding a certain Theeriun now pa0
iway :
"Ah, genial old Mr. !" . '
"Oh, yes," retorted the actor bitt
ly. "very genial I How he ever t
mat repuUtiou is more than 1 1"0'
"When he nsed to give his fam
Performance of Sir Anthony Absolut "
The Rivals' and I'd play Captain A
"lute, he'd give me a genial Plllie,1tL
bia stick, sny, Ah. Jack, you dog!'1""
genial smile and just keep nie a
Mier down at th. corner of the W
hile he took the center aud g an "
ttteution. ,
"If hi USf ma ainrLinl DD tO t .
i little notice, which the part reqo'"'
ae a poke me down again ana
?P tillthe curtain felL" PoMf V m
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