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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1896)
..o im miNTER. l' , -i ofrnnnrT : EUGENE CITY GUARD. I, L. CAitriKLU rwitur. KUOENE CITY. OREGON. BAMSHEI) FOR LIFE. THE OUTCAST OF CHURCH ISLAND IN GREAT SALT LAKE. Do I)H For Yean Lived lb Life of Wild Man ad Barely Heaa a Human IUIng J ran i lad Fur Ilubblng tha IVad by Ordar of Governor Ililgham Young. In the center of tha Great Fait lake In Ulub la a lurgo body of land known ti Church island. Tbi land consist of iiiounliiinit and vulleya, Willi tree and vcgotutlnn, end has alwaya been used as a herding gronnd fur cuttle belonging to tlm Murinoo chorch. Hoveral year t.go the watur on tlio cusf aide of the la l;ind wn shallow and cattlo coo Id be driven across cusily, lot now tlio watnr 1 1 deep and everything must be convey ed to and from l bo land iu boats. A dia tanco of ubout tire mile covered with talt water must be gone over by cunoea to Ret to or from tlio inland. On tbia famous spot, iiw Id milllona of pelicans, sea gull and other fowl, wander m lonely old man, without clothing and devoid of language or any of the In atincta of Immunity. Ho wan banished yeara ago by the Mormon church on the cburgn of robbing tho dead. Jitun Unptiste waa a Frenchman who mine to halt take City a yonng mail nearly 40 year ago. Ilu grew tip among the saints, and, after marrying, waa iniida sexton of the email cemetery. Ilia duties were light and hia remuneration correHndiugly ainalL lie resided Id a littlo cabin on tho mountain aide over looking the city, and spent liia time, when not employed la the cemetery, la collecting J ink and trading and traffick ing with it few Jewish secondhand riot lie ilenlera who bad tho hardihood to oiigngo in busine among the Mor mou. A regiment of United titatoa troop wu then camped near the city, and tho gentiles engaged in business worn nnMired protection. Tha little Frenchman waa an avarl cioim mini and wu noticeable bocuoM of bia picking op every rust away arti cle and canying It to hie homo. Old dry gooda boiea, barrels, tin cuna and other packing article rust awuy by the soldier were ciicelully well cured for by Jenil Ilaptihtn, the sexton. Ho dress ed aa a scavenger and resembled the Modern saloon loiifur, who la always searching the slum for buircl and box ra of gurbugn and cant off garments. Tho nctiona of the aexton created aome comment, uud not a little rnrioMity waa nrouM'd aiming people w ho bud oecusion to visit bia residence on tho tuouutain aide, over tho city. Oue day Joan appeared on the atreeta dressed In nil elegant knit of broudeloth. A few (luy before a weulthy stranger l nd died and wus buried In the coine teiy. Thn unit in which the body waa dressed resembled that worti by the sex tou. An examination wua ordered, and tho rorpxn wan found to have, been rob bed of it clothing. A committee wait ed uM,n tho aexton and inudo a nuwt atartling discovery. The gruveclothea of over 200 per wins were found in the baskets and lsixe stowed uwny In bia ghoulish cabin, l'xeltcincut ran high in hult Luke City. Tho boxes of elothiiig woro emptied and tho content taken to tho city bull, whero many a fond moth er identified tho buriul robe of her child. Klcgunt Milk dresses, at that time n luxury even to tho rich, were found in tho varioiiN bundle. Thn man waa ar retted und cnit Into jail, pursued by a mob who sought liia life. llrighuni Young, then governor and gcueiul dictator In Utah, ordered the Hum to branded with a hot iron and batilhhed to Chnivh Inland. During the quiet hour of midnight Jean IlaptiMo waa taken from thn Jail, und bia whole forehead wua H'urcd with tho following inscription : "llrtiudcd For Kobhing tha Dead. " Two men etoorted tho quiver ing, naked form from tho city of venge ance A cam wua entered uear the city, and tho dunned primmer waa taken in chains to tho Inland which in future wua to be liia homo. Without clothing or food be waa lauded nxu the shore, tho bont returned to the mainland, and the ghoul remained a hopeless exile. He could not leave tho inland, because in. ituut death would follow ahould be be teen by any of the tuhuhitiinta of the Mormon laud of Zion. He wua forced to seek final uud abetter umid wild ani mals, the birds und reptile. Tho island waa soon known aa the luudof banishment, l'coilo ahuuuod lta shore ua they would u haunted bonne. Many persona wero lost lipou tho lako while rowing In ruuoca against heavy wiuiK Tbo general supination nf ull was that llu0 unfortunate drifted to thn inland uud weio devoured by the wild man. Kven tho ft-urlcs cowboy lii'.H ever refused to intrude utwu tho homo land of tho exilo. Wild horsea roum over ita ucrea of broken cAiiyoua, rngged cli IT mid granny meadowa. Tho at a gulN and other binln find n homo im dinlurbed on tho denertisl aborea. All thu natives, including Indiana, warn Jiewcomera of the fate of nvrea of plcuMito f eekcra w ho bavo bwn drifted upon tho nhorcKof tho fated inland. The craga, lilnffa, dark cavevna uud lonely canyon wuru every bo.it uian uearing the nhoro to kwp uway from tho bidden dangera. In n dark cavo about bulf a milo fiora tho khoro Uvea the wild muu. Ilia liumo la wtrvwu with tho wreck of boat. iK-uea of victims and other can tulialtktio indication. A wot back in tho deep darkno of tho cavern la hia slccpiug plai-e, made of clothing strip ped from unfortunate victims ship wrecked on the fatal shorn. A collection it leave, graanoa and brunches from the tree vf (he Island forma the foundation for tho bed, in which tbia bumuii mon itor tpcud moat of bia time, Several hunters and explorers bavo nvently viewed tho man. Ho ia described aa old, atooping, destitute of elotbing, iucupa bio of apteoh uud etivered with long hair. Upon the appearance of man be tttera a wild, weiid shriek and runhc to tho cavern, from which bo cannot be Induced or forced to return. Sun Fran ciaoo Examiuor. w 'rm Aol la llrr Aayhow. Tbo teacher of tho infant clans at the Sunday school, to luteient the little cuen, bad begun to tell them the story of tbe fall of wan, when a mite of a girl waa beard to rxchti in half aloud, "Co, I'm to tired of that atoty about the Ad- .- jwitcp iravaiiar. JAMES H. M'VICKER. Veteran Theatrical Manager Recently I'roatrateit by a l'ara)llc Utroke. The recent paralytic atroke which proHtruled Jninea II. SIcVlcker, the vet eran abow mauugcr and proprietor of t- McVleker1 Cbl- If cull attention to l i Ibis grand old h I "lan bf tU" ,t,l!' fr VJT fit? The atroke oc- h. A a curred alHjiit i) i I vl"k In Jus. morning. Mr. y 1 ' M-Vlcker bad G24 In b I a u a 0 a I t. n. u'vu kin, health, attend ing to bualnesa iu tbe city the preceding day. James II. MeVU ker I the oldi-at the atrical malinger la Chicago and the Wont. He waa never profligate, but had a kindly heart and wa generoiia in n fault. There la nerhupa not nil- other gentleman In the dramatic pro- fewlnii so popular as Mr. Mc lexer, ami thousand were deeply pained to learn of hi affliction. Home good atorlea are told of the hard work iieceKHiiry aome tlmea In the old riTTT 1 tct t 1 c"v fur t vnp LITTLE HOPE FOR HER IF SHE FAIL THIS TIME. pliBp, liliipl Bii ll'VKKf.H'" ( III AOO TIIEATKH. day to make the "ghoat walk" at reg ular period; how the stock company 'I KHlarlea were paid one week with a couple of thousand Imrroucd from n giMid friend, to lie returned tbe next week, ami an around the circle. How ever, all dlllh'ultloH were II rut 1 1 ' over come, and, Iu 1N71, .Mr. MeVleker n built bin theater. He opened III AugUKt of that year, himself aasumlng the IimiiI lug role In the comedy, "Kxtremea." The uew houae wua then admitted to be the haniUonicNt In the city, and for two month there wiih "Hiiiudlng room only" aa a regulnr algn at Ita door. Then a draum never thougbt of uiado the theater Itself an acceaHory to one of the uioNt terrible spm-laele of the ceil turj -the Ch'eiigo lire of October. 1K71. This Iomn waa 11 hci'Ioiin one for Mr. Me Vleker, but steadfant and deteruillied to operate a model plny-houae, be went to work and rebuilt this house, and on Aug. l.. 1H7L. nnuouneed the opening of the third McVieker'a Theater. Ill 1KS3 the theater wua reinodeled. and waa again burned to the ground Aug. I'd, INK). Mr. MeVleker wua auni merlng In the Kant, and, upon receipt of a dlapatt'h aiiimunclug hi loss, de termined upon Ita Immediate restora tion; and for the fifth time McVlckcr'a wua amin opened to the public. To End Ilia Fight In Nil Months hm. mary Mcaaurr to Wlpa Out llu.hwliark ara Novel Plan to llulld I'p a HpanUh Navy Attempt to Take Caiupo. Tho Havana Wellington ritur letter which expluina t lie aitnution in Cuba a it ia ut tbo present time : Cuba is midoubtedly waging her hint war for freedom. All aidi think tbia and agree (but within six moiitba the inland will bavo won ber independence or bo hopelennly crunhed. Of coorne Hpiiiiiali military men innint thut the re sult cannot but be fuvoruhlo to their arms, but recent events, uud especially thone transpiring iu the vicinity of Co lon, give uiiiplo rootu to doubt tbe cor rectnea of thut idea. A few days ogo tbe rebels crossed the border of the province of Wutauzua, thereby breaking tbrongh the sixth Itrutegio line thrown ueros tbe isluud by Cujiluiil fieuerul Cumpoa. During the ten yeurs' war In Cuba, from IMI8 to 1878, the rebel never wero uble to leuvo the eunteru section, and not a gun wa fired iu the province of hontu Clara, the government being able w ith 2.1,000 men to bold buck the insurgent. How different i the specta cle tisluy I After marching ueurly 31)0 mile in the face of lv5,0uU troot, en tirely rrofsing the province of riauta Clara, tho iuniirgenta are denting the doom of Matuuzu, after having driven back the pimlnli army from it in trenched position at Colon. The correspoudeut talked with oue of General Cumpo' odjulunt ycaterduy. He said: "1 do not think Hpuin will tend any more troops. If we cannot aupprea the rebellion with the number of men of men now here, we bud better gut In r our trupa and return to Ppuiu." (Jenerul 1'undo, who I soon to ino ceed Cumpo as gcueml-lu-chief, made the statement upon bia arrival at Hu vuna two week ago that bo would end tbe war in six months or resign bis com mission uud return to hpuin. I'undo i now in command of the Fimt urmy corps, with hcudqnurtors ut Hunliugo do Cuba, und bia operutioua thus fur nguinnt June .Maceo's division of tho iunnrgent urmy have been vig orous. In uu order to the people of the eunteru end of tho inland ho nays: "If you favor the revolntion, get out iutothe woods und join tho reU l force. I can respn't nil om-ii enemy, but no mercy neniy'a ir-.fiiutry advauced In puranlt, bnt a kind tf stubby biuub greatly Im peded their movement. They wero aoon winded in the bnnhra, nud beforo they conld get oat Maceo's advance gnurd commeuMd to pour In a galling llro from tlio north. They wero soon in retreat toward their main body, and my boy hurried them ukng a littlo wit" close range, nowia ! from our revolver Hut ammunition i t.anoiMia tt tl'ilrifl Till relreatinff correspondent of the M wfi mulo ,,., ,()thconth- bus sent the followiu J, ou,, ,wik lip m;r .rijrinal lino of march went. (.Jen. (Joint zwitu tnnniuiu body of onr truop hud iu tho m'uiitimo pressed ou ahead ulmont nnnoticed end nnmolf sted. Wo caught op with him nt 8 o'clock in tho afternoon. I learned to night that Maceo's men worried the Spaniard in tbo valley till nearly durk. This I u pretty fuir sample cf onr experience each day. olibough I know things will get belter a we advance IntoMutunzas. Our long und almont nu broken murch from antiugo do Cuba to fc.mi.i cinrn wa interesting, alibougli devoid of nnnsnal incident. While I think of it allow mo to make a confes sion. In spito tf yonr unsurancea ana tbio of tho many Cuban gentlemen whoso acqnaintanco I formed iu New York there still lingered in my miuu a kind of aecrct snfpiciou thut I wa go ing to meet hero a motley combination of tbe Ignorant negro and more or lea auvugo white. Yon can thereforo imag luo tbo surprise und delight to And my self surrounded by meu whose refine ment and learning would do credit to nv drawiutt room in Ivurope. bkllleu Tihvaicliiua, engineer, luwyera, men of letters and representatives of all orta end profession are more numerous on (Jeneral domes' stuff thuu in any com mund with which I have heretofore como iu contact. Kindest regards und best wishes for a happy uew yeur. Your for "Cuba Libro," Caktais Stuart. New York Sun. AN OCCULT DETECTIVE. A Clairvoyant ftlaeovem a Thlrfand Tames noma Hurroar. Mrs. Emma Whiton of Holniken, N. J., believe that she baa had a pructicul demonstration of tho vuluo of cluirvoy nncy a a mean of catching thieves. The experience waa an interesting one, but uevertbelera surprising, a tbo thief for whom sho waa searching turned out to bo somebody whom she would have preferred not to have caught. Not long ngo Mr. Whiton missed some silver spoon and a soup ladle. Oue day sho visited u friend und chanced to apeak of the missing silver. The friend told her that there wua a clairvoyant iu Jersey City who hud a wonderful iunight, and strongly recommended her to visit tbia person for tbe purpose of learning wbo bad stolen her property. Mr. Whiton followed tho advice and learned many things which opened her eyes. Thecluir voyunt gavo her a description of tbe thief, which corresponded with bor neph ew, Frank Van Wart. Mr. Whiton nnked Frank tho next time she saw him if bo wa a believer iu fortune tellers, anil be answered thut they sometime prophesied with won dei fnl accuracy. Tho annt then told him tho clairvoyant's opinion of him. Frank denied tho allegation, but promised to assist in a search for tho sjxs.ua and wus very snccennfnl. Ho had to pay 00 ceuta to redeem them. A confennii n and bia arrest followed, but Mrs. Whiton felt aorry for her nephew and did not pres tho complaint. Now York Tribuue. WHY HE TOOK THE SEAT. A Touihlru Hcena W Unrated oa a .New York Car, A pathetic Incident occurred In a Itmndwuy cable-car one evening re cently, Two men Inyirded the car at Chamber etrvot. They were broad shouldered, athletic looking men, and oue familiar with professional ath lete would have recognlxcd In one a Nil player, well knnwu In the Na tional League, and the other a well known prlxe tighter. The men were chatting and did not pay much atten tion to tho way they wero Jostled a the car tilled up rapidly. It wa early iu the evening and the theater crowd waa moving. At Uth street the car etnppcd and two yonng women git on. They were handsomely dressed and had a general look that would cause one to take them for aetressea. They were at once reeognlxiHl by tho men mentioned. The two men sprang to their feet aud greet ed tho young women warmly. The car was tilled, und many were atund Ing.' Just a the pugilist got on bis feet a innn who waa standing pushed a friend gently Into the aeut Just va cated. The pugilist turiiiM angrily and laid a strong bund upon the man who hud Just seated Id in self and an Id Iu n tlrni voice: "Kxcuae me. air, I meant that oat for thla lady." It looked omlnnua to those wbo saw tho gleam In the eye of the pugllUt. The man addrenacd said haattly: "I Wg your pardon. Kxeuse me." F.ven a he sjvoko ho wa trying to rlae, but a he did be felt In front of him In uncertain manner. The pugilist looked aearehlngly Into his face, ami then caught bl in by the shoulder, II r in ly, but gently, and pushed bliu back Into ;he seat, saying: That's nil rlht, old man; you keep the aeut." Then be turned to the young woman and said quietly: "You'll have to stand, Hlanche. tho poor chapa blind." Now York Tribuue. will be shown thosn w Im remain iu the ' towns and cit iea to work conspiracy. " The warning to bnnhw buckers, or "niojimoH, " us they ure culled in rpnn- ; ish, given ncvenil week ago bydeneral douicz, bu not been heeded by those energetio pillagers, who huve robbed from both armies ami from peaceable inhabitants ulike, and they uro begin ing to Miller. From many nectiona it U 1 learned that large numbers of them have I bu n killed 'during the pant week, und I today Cat il lo's rebel bund uear Caiba rien put 17 to tho machete. Ammuni tion, which is valuable, is not nned np n 1 them, but tho ropo oruiuchetois usuully employed. Thu hpnninh government bos recently adopted a novel plan for tho building np of the 1111 vy. In 11 circular, giving tho details if the many prnpocd new ship, the government anks all loyal Spaniard living in Culm, Mexico, Cen tral und South Ami ricu to contribute f 9 er annum each. N return for tbe money thus given is promised except "the pride of again feeing our holy and glorious r-'iain a powir ou the seas." i The Spanish army in Cuba i a great conglomeration. Of course the vast ma jority of the troops ure from Spain, but ; volunteers have been brought here fiora tho Wist African coast, from Sicily, the ! Cunury inlunds, the faraway Philippine 1 and from the different republic of ' Nmtb America. Tho city of Buenos Ayre aloue sent over bOO recruits. ' Among them were many nuarchist, ; who, of course, were pardoued nHiu their enlistment. Ono of them, howev- , rr, was too great a siuuer, according to tho government 'a later view, because he 1 attempted tho assanination of General Campos In Iturceloua four yeur ago. This prisoner, Hermido by mime, waa 1 shot in the yard of Morro castle. ( The Spaninh gunlMiut Fradera, which j ran aground a few days ago ou Los Col- ! orado reef, has been flouted without serious injury. Albnerne, the coast pi lot, bus liecn arrented aud will be tried 1 on the charge of being in league with tho rebels. Four months ago he ran the GREAT 3 CENT ROAD. Tha rullmans Said to He lotereated In tha EnterprUe. Judge F. E. Dallenbangh of Cleve land, attorney for tho Henry Everett atreet car syndicate, is now iu Chicago. It is understood that Mr. Everett i planning to build 11 11 immenne II cent car system in tbo Illinois metropolis, and Dallcnbuugh ia there to lock over the ground. It ia al.-o Mated that the l'nll maus will be with Everett in the enter prise. Mr. Everett has a 3 cent system in Dofroit, and petitioned the Cleveland council for a similar franchise last night. It ia also quite certain that Mr. Everett will eudeavor to plueo 8 cent lines in Cincinnati uud St. Louis. New York JonrnuL THE WlowuNuoSUtSLEEPINQ. Pome of the Notion Whleh Were En tertained Yeur Asn. That idea was almost dominant n ri'llglotia siH'lety sixty yeur ago, and sometimes assumed forma whleh, If not ridiculous, were at least qu.iiut.' It was. for Instance, held to w rong for any but the aged to sit In easv elialr Colon, and two davs later the Condo de : n,t- as ls uow vainly Imagined, from Vciiidito. both Spu'uish warshiiw, on tbe ' ? Ignorant Idea na to the Injury don,, sumo reef. 1 1 ,1,e AK""'. ,,ut because "lolloping" Tho gunboat Ardilla, a few dava ago, I betrayed a blameworthy tendency to carried deiicrul Cuiujica from cieufue- I fa' nn"1 self-indulgence. That waa the go up the Sail Juan river. When seven j Kn also of the extraordinary preju luileafnin tliMiionth, a forceof inanr- p11 Hlt Inking any extra sleep, gents iu small boats canio out and at- ' Tlie olJ k,1,'w wo" ,l,ilt "'eep, when tucked the gunboat, with the idea tf ''1 not nb'd. Is to the yo-mg the capturing tho caption gincral, but they i "lost w-earlsome of nil obediences, but wero driven back, und miniv of their nevertneiesa mey oeueveit that to wish number killed ly the llro from tho Ar- t "lP mor(' ,llal a "T'ctly regulated dillu'a Hotclikiss guns. Tho guubout, however, did not proceed further lip the liver, but returned to the mouth, where Fort Sau Juun is located. Hero two rebel schooner w ith rurgoea of rrovi siona, nruia and other stores, were ru countcri d and captured. A largo batch of rebel coirospeiiilcnco and .'0,000 post age stamp recently issued by tho Cuban time, which, according to modern hygelsts, was too short, waa a mark of sluggish self-indulgence, and It was visited, therefore, with moral reproba tion. Early rising was extravagantly prais ed, not because It lengthened tho day, for tho early risers went to bill early! but hi-causo It was disagreeable: and Jnnta iu New York fell into the Span- aome curious rule of dlet-for example Alio Aorin tvinguntii, Norway la more prorly Nurea. meaning "North Isle." U la called by the uatlvca "The North Kingdom." I Mr, WUkwIre You don't know what a grief It la to have a husband who think be la funny. Mr. Watte What I tbe trouble dear? "I asked him ' Inst evening to bring home aome good up-to-date literature and he brought a bundle of almanac." Indlanapolla JOUiBAL Ish hands. Thostumiw are ratln r rrndo in design, having a pinir reprviduction f the Cuban flag, und the niottoc "Kepnblica de Cu ba" und "Cuba Libre." The one cent st.un) are orange color, the lives green, tei s blue and twenties black. The "Had ln'" 8nM or Humor. A young muu from way down east had gone to Dor.vrr armed with an old fanhioued Alleu rvvolver "popper box" that weapi u was called in those days. Iu n gambling houno ono night ho be came iuvolvtsl with a "bud man" in a quarrel ami drew forth bia "ptpper bx." Tho "bad man," wbo wa leully a tough citiren fn;n tho mountains, und who bad not tho remotest idea cf fear, and who was always armed with a pair cf big navies, threw up hi baud iu well feigned ilinmay and said: "Heavens, man I Y'ou ain't a goin to throw that at um, are you?" For the sake of hi joke, he spared the young ui.nn'i life, and to that oue of tbe wealthiest aud tuoet respected cititen of Denver Uiw owm tbe fact that he ia doing busiueas in the western metropolis. He Is a monument of that border man' tense of bomor. Chicago Tunea-Betabi Hbstlnence from sugar were defended ' In part upon the same principle We have known girls cut off thcr curl avowedly because they were proud of them, and men go about In shabby clothes, Invause, as they averred and . believed. It was well by diminishing i comfort to promote serious reflection. : Spectator. ONE WHICH THE GREAT INFIDEL WOULD JOIN. Tcachln.. of He, r.rtlelt at KaU- maxoo. Mkb.-Con.,regutlo C"u' prler. Jew.. Oentilea, I'rotc.tunle, Catholic, and All Creed ..,.ulur with the People Col. ItoN-rt i. Ingersoll I.a. at lust found a church which b" Vf- ' I fact, a most remarkable church, he only one of Ita klml l "' 1 8.a.e. It la the People' Lurch, of KalamaziK.. Mid... and lta paaior I Rev. Caroline J. Hartlett. whom ol. Ingersoll churaeteri.. a a a rcmarka ble person. Ilef-re the lecture he n.et Mis Hartlett and ahe showed him through the IVople Church nud ex plained It feature to blm. It door are ojM.n to every one-Jew. Inlldel. lig ..i.-.if ,.e ClirlstlilU-wbO de- UDSIIt, Bunt"., -- - . vires to see the world grow better nud a litter place to live In. "I Mli-ve n dod and Immortality and pruyer, hum Mis Hartlett. "but I grant perfect freedom to every iiioiiiImt of the church It t- il- to as- rot.. ixaKHsoi.u to believe what It bidlevuble to blm." "If all cburchea were like thla. free and alway open, and working to make peo ple better every day," responded the great Infidel, heartily, "1 would never eay one word agnlnst cburchc or re ligion. If I lived here I would Join tbl church If It would receive me.' Thereupon Mis Hartlett extended the right hand of fellowship to him and lurlted blm to Join. The l'eople'a Church I unique. En tirely without creed, lta niemliera bind themaelves simply to make tbeniaeh-e. tlielr uelghtKirs una tne world better. The church cdltlcc, with It furnishings. cost $.K).(NJ. There I no debt. It 7iK) seat are all free and there are no col lection. Voluutary contribution prove ample for It supirt. The building I open every day la the year aud the work goe on dally. Tbero I a gymnasium fur women and chil dren with a puld Instructor aud seventy-two pupil from the factory dla trlcta, and on Sunday morning a creche 1 maintained while the moth- ttmwm I ' frvfiV.V (i I 1 .....him tar Warm ,N01 flooded American. I P i .love oU. a tove U a largo ',, lVI,n we began to V i nt w n cr. which we did at EJ ii -w Kr,a1tl'! ,lu 1 ..1 .1... r.N.in where they t l a stove here to-night.' I aald. :llen..a...v. a we inorning. Hm H"'r ' 1 ,""l',lM ; down before I fell In w th my American M-.-W of . stove, j ami w hen nnallv I did Und an approach to my 2,rd. I found It Price, to. Tha, wn larger than tho atove. Sixty ( ol- iur u I.-..,... ... - I asked the dealer u ne After a parley he consented, bnt want ed $: fl tliotltll. 1 reporieu u.r im.- . Ing to my friend, and we deemed ..a !.. urikt'A Tim Frt'iH'hniiin n'lll l"t r-l--va.. - - snrcd me the stove cotianuied ten cent worth of coal a day. rorl.ap It did with the fire kept at his conception of what a lire 1 for. but we piled that stove to It limit, and It ate up a dol Pir'a worth of coal nt French rate cv ,.'ry twenty four hour. Those who treasure notions that Furls I a cheap place of residence for American should keep out of It In winter. They will And themselves bankrupt before spring, and there w ill not have been one cold day that tlielr apartment will be filled with a genial warmth such n pervade nil our American room outside tbe most squalid bomc."-Ncw York Time. t'lirlntm i In a Foreign Land. The great hull wa gay with holly and Christum green. It was snowing outside for the tlrst time that year, and the huge tiro-place waa full of 'o-' blazing and snapping In a spleudldly cheerful way. IMnnor was to be earlier than usual. A great festivity was gv Ing on In the servant' hull; and wh"ii Warford went out with Lndy Mary to cut the greut Christinas pasty nud have his health drunk, Hetty and E Uth went, too; and everybody stisid up and cheer ed, nud cried, "Merry Christinas! Merry Chriatinaa! and (Sod bless youl" In the most hearty fashion. It seemed as If all the holly In the Hanesly wood had been brought lu-as If Christina bad never b.-eu an warm and friendly and generous In a great house before. Christmas eve hud begun, and cast It lovely charm nud enchantment over everybody' heart. Old dislike wero forgotten between the guests; nt Christ-mas-tlme It Is easy to any kind word that nre hard to say all the rest of the year; nt Chrlstinns-tline one love bis neighbor end thinks better of him; Christina love and good-will come and fill the heart whether one beckons them or not. Hetty hnd spent some lonely Chrlstmnses In her short life, n nil tho rest of us have done; and perhaps for this reason the keeping of the great dny at Panesly In such happy compnny, In such splendor and warm-hen rtedness of the old English fashion, seemed n kind of royal Christinas to ber young heart. Everybody was so kind nud chnriulng. St Nicholas. KF.V. CABOt.IXF J. BARTI.RTT. Start Into the winter with clean tn Idea, and keep them In that condition. We always hear that stock of all kinds nre more liable to contract disease Iu winter than summer, and 110 doubt ninny Ills that stock contract In winter may be traced to filthy stable and Iwd ventilation. Clean stalls and good bed ding make atock healthy. New Chumlieruiaid Are there really so many inliv iu the bonne? Cook Of course not. I was determined, how ever, that mistress should get a cat. You R.-0, I've a young man who call on me pretty often, and we must be able to account Iu some way for tho food I give blm. Fllegende Rlaettor. A man eeem to live for tbe privilege of dying, old and neglected, and wlti a (Tat deal of palp. era worship, of course, there are the usual parlor and a kltcheu. The Fred erick lhiuglnsN Club, whleh meets each week, 1 the result of an luvltntlou to the young colored people of the city to use the parlors. Iu all, there are twenty-seven meeting each week In the church and a school of domestic economy for the young and a singing school for working girls iyo ninong the rent urea planned. Miss Bnrtlett's first training wa on a daily newspaper. Then she became the pastor of tho Unitarian Church nt Kalamazoo. This denomination was twenty-eight years old In Kalamazoo and was at a standstill. If not worse. She Induced the organization to take up daily work on educational nnd bu ninnltnrlan lines, and It Immediately prospered. Then she began to tnlk of a new church editlce. Silas Hubbard gave $10,000, which he said be had saved In twenty years by abstaining from tobacco nud liquor aud Investing the nickels saved. Tbe new church waa begun. A short time before the dedication of the church Miss Hartlett proposed that the church become absolutely unsectar lan In name, na she luui tri.',,i U - . j uiuftr in fact. The name "Pninrtm" 1 was thought, suggested n creed, nud so It was finally voted to adopt the name "People's Church." The bond of union! however, the only thing to which those who Join the church nre nsk,.l tn crlbe. remained the same as before. 1 ins is its reading: Earnestly desiring to develop In our selves, and in the world, honest, rover- rni inougtit. ralthfulness to our high est conceptions of right living, the spirit of love and service to our follow men. and allegiance to all the Interests of morality and religion as Interpreted by the growing thought and purest lives of humanity, we Join ourselves to gether, hoping to help one another Iu nil good things, and to advance the cause of pure and practical religion Iu the community; basing our union upon Do creedal test, but upon the purpose herein expressed, nud welcoming nil who wish to Join ua to help establish w"rU rlth,,w"'m'8" anJ ve Iu the Even the unterrlfted Colonel "Hob" has decided he can subscribe to that Mis Hartlett is radical nnd fearless In her utterance, but she believe there la go.nl Iu every religion faith, nud comparative religion" is ,. of the studies of the Sunday school, though It I not carried on under that name. The creeds of the different set and de nominations and the work of the varl OU benevolent societies of the city are systematically studied. Men waste their money "o7 tobacco women waste theirs oa sleeves. How She tiut the Newt. Two Louisville women w ho are "great friends," ns the phra-e goes, from one cause or another had not met for several weeks, though living only a few squares apart. The other night one dame went down to visit the other one and said ou entering the house: "Margaret, I came down to -visit yon because I beurd yon were sick." "Well," answered Murgurct, who seemed a trifle out of sorts, "yon took your time ubout it. I have beon sick a week." "Yes," Deborah replied, "bnt I conld not come sooner because yon took sucb a ronndnbont way of letting me know yon were sick. " "Roundabout way? I don't remember seuding you nuy word nt ulL How did yon bear?" "Well, yon wrote tbe news to your daughter Alice in Milwaukee; she wroto to my danghter Mary in New Orleuus; Mary nieutioued it when she wroto to me aud that is how I happened to como over." Louisville Courier-Jour-nuL Artificial Hcentlna; ol Flower. Flowers thut have lost something of their perfume are uow scented artiliuial ly by wutering them with an alcoholic solution of essence, using a little glycer in to fix tbe odor. Thus, for violets, tbe liquid ia composed of 100 grams of glycerin and 10 gruhis of essence of violet Iu ninny pluees, while scented violet are comparatively1 rare, the nu scouted kinds grow wild In great profu sion. These are now bought np in large quantities, scented artificially and put into the market in advantageous compe tition with tho perfumed violets grown by tho horticulturists. Cnt flowers which have wilted from time or transportation are revived by being plunged into a weak solution of sul ammoniac. Flowers which have little or no scent are also perfumed for sale by being put into a box with ice nud then saturated with a current of carboulo ucid charged with perfume. Loudon Public Opinion. Muscular Chrl.tlanlty. The Westminster Budget tells a char acteristic story of the lute Rev. Peter iuucaeuaie 01 indon. Many years ago. after delivering a lecture in a village near Sunderland, be wus returning to hi host bouse along a lonely road, when he was accosted by a robber. Tha k ter was a believcr , ,be might and requested Mr. Mackenzie to turn out all tbe cah he hud got. "Well niy dear man " replied Mr. Mackenzie! m big euonh ,0 yon. if it a mouey yon want. I'll give yon half a crown." The robber would M. xTT ,1,1S VMy char"able offer. Mr. Mnckenzle "doffed" hia coat aud tSV?.rt1,a,t V'6 mao Phased to call ' a dashed g00d hiding." That thrashing did tbe man a great service" ami h.tf,Pr,r'rd luft,he rah, of and became one of Mr. Muckenzie'a many converts. -"ucaenzje s c, , A8"""WUh. He (passionately) Ah m. j i- IVASTITVP.tava GOMEZ' SUPERB HANUN(U ' "EVOLUTIONARY A LatUr from aa EatlUke. Whe I Now on IhaO, ' March From Bantu,, u How th. Warf.,. ,, Wf.S The following letter Ii w lieutenant in the Brlti tinder the tiume of kin... "li one of tho recent expediiu' where ho accented . '. ion on General Uoniei'.JlM Tu im.. v.. ' I Near the City ok To My Dcab Vmit$ promise to lo n very activa and aa tbo result of ,J; ly tin-dieted. 1 buva t,,j. .. of this lotter in lw,r, " may reach the friend who I opened tho doors fr niyttt"l tlio army or "Culm Libre." i7 me tomato Lero that I ,m J 011 the aido of lil,erty, flgw' tho flag of tbo singlo star, vrhk ucarfuturo is surely deaiii,'. over nn acknowledged aud lud, republic. Whutcvtr donbt tan. the ontsido world ia nnt .1. ' ranks of Gomez' army" j A bucii iaiui, bucii conililenceln,. leader, in my life. Napoleon 4 more devotion from l.i. General Gomez rcceiTM . whom ho is leading on to Neitbcrmnn norofllwr in uwia, recessegof hi own privatettjj Di'o. rlrAnma nt ....... I . i nieut or tho ability of thli k warrior. Hell you be is a niilit,, der. Ho is n Cuban Uaunibal As I told yon in Nt seen service In South Africsm, Sudan, but for planning iDd into execution under difficult, ccssfnl campaign tbia link; g "takea tbecake. " Itsvery snte, yon consider onr coniparatittnft. nnmuors, onr scarcity of img- i MAXIMO C0MU. ia simply murvelous. VThy, I iff seen, all told, enough cartridga ply n surveying party, bnt lie will pick np more in Malum present sortie is made on patriot, backed np by cane knivesand erulslnp. "Tho rapidity with thidri: koops mo all nt sea. I nsfduw allv nsk where we were,ajrfr it tin now: T Kininlv i!0 ?.'ita(K potting in a shot when lp1-" and cudeuvoriuR to uirect ward intolliiicnt and effecuaif But iu this so called goerrflivq but little direction is uecworj. ia n rteerno of individual iwlfte and responsibility to wbichiuM wnrffirn wa nrA nlrntlL'erS. ltcrM better than I could believe. Don ... ... i,rt I mean unit we are whuuu. . .ii..ti,.,, .nu 1 1 hi nmlrarT.fer .i u.u. ....... w . Gomez's plans are most wren-; rivr.,l mid bin orders eiHlr celerity aud exactness which w'4 ing. But every 0110 01 ins """T, lniti,.al nntinin.ltA tllS dCtlll' iM'U'tV , ,lnci run Tlinra . H 8 Cf rtalU S 'l ) ,. i,i,.li nil seem M aud nuderstoud. Although irancn ll.la nonnline imlividual iniM I um fvvuiut nUHU OfflUB DllUHfS' i tions, there is absolutely M R All nre actuated by one inpnW is no dissension from tne o" mind, nud thut belong? toMu' mez. His will is uh.-olute, ua . fays to each man: "Uouotwt n.....oUnril v have onIl can best servo your country by " 1 TnA nn nn.,r,f flrn emit. 01 1 head cool, vonr machete win.! will yet free Cuba." J I have been with the gw,i.i short time, bnt each day Jr for him increases. Ho is pose and inaction, slender in w over 140 pound in weight, sK 7 inches in height, straight although he is CO years of s i- a j u; o.irl tntSt7 i luuueu, uia iu" , i ui-ui, v,n,ie are Pf0"' iron gray, iiibuii--. aua uis cnin nrm. - . eyes eecm at first to ahroliiWJT; yon, and then the face breala Ris knee H "1B . wound received iu the last ....... ..:....,W Daft tne saua 10 ue is horse, or, rather, the horse v r him, for he never seems tog'" wonld do yonr heart gooa j r.U n.nn lno.l a enlnmU tlirOCgn " V... U.UU . V V w . - . j i.n j !intn Lisra. ueius nuu oriia . never at a loss which way totwf We have bad a fight evT-3 a nr niarcn p from the Santa Clara uu . h j..., i,ip(.nnraae ana . KTUIBlUUUUHHIi..- ' -fit1 - i.o insDiteO'11' uuuou. miju.ii.- ,, stacle the Spanish troops na' . j rattle1"1 terposea. xesterauj ii. ,j theeneniy' formed to prevent onr advance. . eral halted on a little e groond. stood in his MirropJ ? . . . , .1,0,1 cave" looking aneaa, uuu "'"-.-rii to onr advanoe guard, vh6.1(,.; H the southwest at a eiow e - some word back to - and theu onr own cavalry. .1 ,. 1 lip order , a fninf thn MietnV 8 left " mini sncceeueuj -t- ir4t( dintely commenced to c t. troona In a littlo valley 'u- thought we would cross. I fi:w A eruhle trouble iu restraining 1 from attempting to take a - opened fire on oa when ' 400 yard. We afterwan. , was supported by I.MO orders were to make the "aj retreat to the woods a boot mile east. Tb moment niy1 j 7 m a. 11 iV a batt-' t Biaocva 10 isu - - -