EUGENE CITY GUARD.
lrrtur,
EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
It In understood thnt King Meuelok
of Aiijaslula la seriously considering
establishing a protectorate over Italy.
Two thaiisuinl wheel were burned In
Boston tli otlii-r day. Aren't those
biryrh well adapted for "scorchlngr
Kliu Mniclck says tlmt ho l a de
urcmlunt of Solomon, ami I a son of a
king, lie fight an If Im might be a aoii
of a kiiii.
Mlllloimlre Hnrdinali. of New .York,
iffer to pay any one $l,sm,0iO who
can rnive Ids eyesight. Well, wouldn't
tlmt oien your eyes?
Before ntnbltioiiM Mr. Chamlx-i Iain
goes lurtlier with IiIh project to "coll
liner the Bombm," we advise him to
aluily the life of Chinese (.onion.
The window simile mnnufitotiirer
tin vu fornieil ii triiRt. It ought t lie
pretty eiiny for tlmt combination to
keep the public In the dark concerning
ltn iiiovemelitM.
Kngiaml him Just submitted a wiw
crful argument In favor of liitcrniitloii
III nrlilt rat Ion. It taken the form of a
budgt appropriating $70,0i,iss) for
new men-of-war.
A street enr conductor In New York
wiih knocked down the oilier day by
Col. Hubert I'ltzslininoli ami, Juxt to
.how bin inngiiniilinlty, the latter re
fused to charge anything for the ad
vert! srlnent.
A Washington (llMpnleh say that a
prollillient resident of that place bill
been "discovered to be Violently IliHiine,
nnd It Ih now thought that he ban I n
lueiitulry unblilaneeil for several your."
of comae Biieh a thing would not eiiHlly
If noticed In Washington.
An enterprising oorrcionilont wire
that "a hunter In Bracken County,
Keiitia ky, cut down a tree to net a
'poHMinn, ami when the tree fell found
that It contained four 'ponhiiiiih, two
coona, five squirrel and a hundred
pound of honey." We presume that
a rimer examination will iiIho disclose
a copy of "(iiilllver'a TravelH" ttoiuc
where Ir that outtlt.
Koine Journalist are horn great, and
mime ueipiire greatness through expe
rience. The late Col. John A. Corkcrlll
belonged to the former category. He
poNncsHcd an liiHtliietlve ipiailty which
won fur him nucccmm in IiIh profcNNloii.
lie hail a Hi me for liewa, and he knew
bow to treat It to the l-t ailviintugo.
It would ! extravagant oniony to phiee
blui In the front rank of the great Jour
nalist of Ameiliii, lie nn not enti
tled to be placed there, but hi pnoseil
miiiio of the attribute that lire ossrn
tlal to the attainment of that rank, ami
wn larking In other.
runner and NlorkralMcrN have had
a hard time of It In Australia, during
the pa! season, which ha been the
hotleNt and driest ever known In that
country. Not only thl, but the rabbit
pest ha caued million of dollara'
worth of damiiKc. Mow to exterminate
these animal ha been n crave problem
with Australian for year. A few
year nxo a la rife reward nun offered
for a feasible method of destroying
these post, and nlthotigh Home L'.ooo
answer were received none proved
practicable. Hundred of thniiKnml
are killed annually, but they multiply
no rapidly that no proKrc I made.
In some part of California tint name
trouble exists, mid appeal- to be grow
ing wore. It remain for Home In
gcnlou Yankee to Invent a plan by
which Mr. ltuhhlt can be annihilated
or turned Into some protltable ue.
Mow little the Spanish oIIIcIiiIm are
governed by the truth Ih made more
inaulfeNt than UNiial In an olllclal dls
patch emanating from lloyu Colorado,
The Imaginative Span lard who Invent
ed It UKHct't that when the survivor
of a baml of lo.vallxt guerrilla returned
to bury their live comrade killed in a
skirmish they found the Insiirrcrtlon
lata hud mutilated the lodlc In till
fashion: "Their eye had been cut
from their sockets by machete and
strung on wire like bead, after which
trley had Ih-cii hung on the limb of a
tree In the form of a ghastly collar."
The atntement I Inherently Improb
able. The machete la a (treat broad
sword, a yard or more In length, made
heavy for the purpose of clcnrlng away
brushwood. It I no more lit for niicIi
a purHwe a the removal of the human
eye than a polo-ax or cleaver, Kye
are tilled with liquid. To strlug them
umn a wire and remain eye In ap
pearance or shape I a statement the
ahMiirdiiy of which la only eipialcd by
the Ignorance of It Inventor. And,
finally, the eye of ordinary nine placed
ml to end would "make a "collar" lea
than live Inche In diameter, even If
they could ha strung without collap
sing. Spain need to atudy nnntomy
or atop lying.
Said a well know n Chicago StiH'k
Yard man: "1 believe the Imiiian race
U dei;enerutltii physically." lie fur
ther expressed the opinion that It wa
due to two or three chief cause: Over
work, worry, Improper food, broken
rest and but, but not leant, the virion
caroiinlnK of men, which fatcta upon
them dlaciiNc which not only make
them mlHcrahlc, but place a curse upon
Innocent and helplox mortiil yet to be
iHirn. If one could break the law of
nature and have no one sufTer but him
self tin re would be little use In tryln
to reform people w ho have uneontrollu
ble bad habit, but it I an awful re
sponsibility for a man or woman to lay
the seed of a deadly dlseaao that may
lie dormant for a Kcucratlon or (wo and
then break out with awful force. When
people. Intelligent people, who pridu
themselves on IicIoukIiik' to the highest
order of animals, and Ih'Iiik the noblcat
work of the Creator, shall learn to treat
tliemselvea as well ns they treat the
lower uiilmals, or. Indeed, a well as
the lower animal treat themselves,
wcryihlui; will go more smoothly.
1
COUNSEL.
Croorl.lnf down by Ih flnnilaca,
A wi.tful Im.k In your soft amy eyes,
Yutir Hi art firm an. I a pui 'kiid fai-e,
What alutll you aiiawrr, will J advisor"
What ahull yon nwi r hlmt lir. N"l
Uil loin !) kl-'ll lii ilue and then,
Civ him ynur luoui anil lt I.I in (o,
llu la only a limn anniigut oihi r men.
And if yim mla lilin, n han yu may,
turn inluaa a Hhwit, a aliia-, a (lnv,
Tim workum wotlU'a at your f-t tly,
And work far awit u r tliun lukuwarm
lova. '
When th rlnlit man enim a, you will ni-rrr
ilc.ul.l.
Won't lik iml-d or rom to nia.
Tia I may u to t In' rltrht alaiut.
If Willi tlmt chnrr, I dun' I aifrra.
Tnu may t a a rbut. may eiiu t awhllx,
Mo-l i.f ua do It, Imt l.v h ill l p
ThnaiKti '' yia In a animy aimlf,
Hun t wi n- eyea rnulil tlmt ata-n-l ki p.
Work If yon i hn,m tut ip.ld or fame,
'Tia Hie Wi.rki r'a kui rdun, but i-ia Iro-fa-nrlil
K"P tti aiM-rnl lump tit trim or hflamo
tut Miii ynu'd kinvlii fnun out tlm world.
Vtuuiankllid.
DAFTY KATE.
Ou ficven Mila Ihaeb, Capo May,
stand a rotitih lookup houm built
arnoiiK the nuiul dunes in such a way
that only it roi.f und small portions of
its wall urn visible.
It is made up of wreckage that lias
been picked up on tho shore, with hero
and there a stick of lumber that looks
a if it illicit buvn ronie fresh from the
sawmill. The structure bit tho appear
ance iif a Iiiik" ship's cabin. Ouhddo the
door ktaml a bench, well worn by fish
cruieu, who have for more than a down
year looked ufler tho welfaie of the oc
enpunt of this iinslest ilweilniK, who
goes by the naiun of Daffy Kate.
Dafty Kutn i a woman uhont 40
year old, lull, strong und healthy. For
H years she ha lived in the houso on
tho IkmicIi, and inuny timr bus alio
holped the fisherincii row tliriiuh tho
breakers to some foundered vesael and
suve the crow. Shu is rational euotifih
ou most subjects, but she Is u ennrtant
watcher of the scu, and whenever a per
son come to her door tbe first thing she
ssys In:
"Willie 1 coming lu tonight The
Firelight i duo hero a little !ust 8
o'clock."
Every night for 15 year Dafty Kato
has set ou a stand built for the pur
pose in front of tho (hair of her hut a
lantern, which she say will guide Mil
lie safely in if the Fiielight should hap
pen to sail ill while shii i asleep.
Tho woman's Mory I un extremely
interesting and pathetic: one. Fifteen
years ago she was culled the belln of
(Jape May. She wa the daughter of a
prosperous dealer iu oyster, who owned
a number of sloops and wa considered
rich.
Kate's parents wero very proud of her.
She wit an only child, and they in
dulged her in everything that would add
to her pleasure. There were two suitor
for her band. One wit a thrifty young
merchant in u small town near Cape
May, tho other wa the roll of an old sea
cuptuin whose day of ucllvity were
over und who lived a quiet life with his
only sou und a daughter. A strong at
tachment sprung tip Is'twcen Kate und
tho flfhcrnmii'a daughter, unit wheu the
flhlier man's sou caino borne from a Toy
age to tho western ishtud he promptly
fell iu lnvo with Kate.
Kute's parent were nmbition for her
to marry money, and they insisted thut
she should givo the fisherman's son a
cold shoulder and encourage tho young
merchant, uvd the girl refused to do so.
The name of the niun to w hom Kato
had given her heart wa William King,
and wheu he sailed uway one day on a
trip a mate of thebrigantinoea Fouiu
she was his promised wife.
Kate's father und mot her woroghtd to
see William go, for that wonld give tho
young merchant uu opportunity to press
bis suit, und he did, but Kate wu true
to the fisherman's sou and would have
nothing to do with tlx) man of her par
ents' choice,
William King's voyugo took him tu
Chi im, and howa tn lie gone something
liku 18 mouth. Wheu Kato' parent
found that she would not marry the
man, they bad chosen for her, they be
came very angry and turned her out of
doors, expecting no doubt, tlmt kIio would
repent and do as they wanted her to.
Hut the girl was not made of that sort
of stuff. Win went to live with the cap
tain' family und lcnniuicd there for
nearly two years, waiting for her sailor
lover to return, but he didn't come.
One day it report touched I'upo May
thut the brigautino Sen Foam bad fouu-
tiered somewhere in the vicinity of the
Falkland islands, and that all ou board
wero lost. The story bad the effect of
prostrating Kate, who lay for several
mouth itt the point of death, but the
finally recovered.
It wit noticed that tho girl' mind
had been seriously utToctod. She apHur
cil to be rational enough on all subject
but that of her lover' return. She in
sisted that be would return and insisted
upon setting a light on a stand on tbe
beach every night so that it would ho a
guide to him.
With their daughter's misfortune the
heart of Kate's parents softened, and
they insisted on her coming home with
them to live, but she refused to do so,
protecting that sho must stay on the
bench, where she could "watch for
Willie" all tho time. She refused an
offer made by her father to build her a
nice cottage on the sand. Sho said she
didn't want any comfort that Willie
eouhlu't enjoy, and so one day the llsh
eruieu built it rough structure, uud Knte
took up her residence there.
The cuplaiu's daughter spent a good
deal of time with her for two or three
years, but sho finally got married and
weut at a distance to live. The old cap
tain died. Kate' parents crossed the
dark river and the young woiuuu was
left alone.
Kate's parents left an estate Tallied
at several thoufiind dollar, and she was
tho only heir, but slit) refused tu touch
a K'uuy of it until Willie cuino back to
eujoy it with her.
It was thought that the girl's mental
condition might improve if she was
treated at a sanitarium, and she was
hut up in one for three mouths, but she
begged so hard to he allowed to con
tinue her vigil that she was finally al
lowed to returu to her humble home ou
the beach,
Kate supported herself by fishing and
accept ins; favor from the sympathetic
fishermcu, who haled after her with a
rare that was almost affectionate iu its
nature, and she became au expert oars-
woman, and could manage sailboat
equal to the beat of them.
Seven Mile Deacb is wild place Iu
the time of a storm. It is opeu to the
ooean, and good many times the ocean
t that point gets exceedingly nasty. A
good many Tessels bave foundered there,
and the fishermen along the shore have
organized a sort of independent life sav
ing crew, and they have saved good
many lives iu the lust ten yeurs.
Two weeks ago, daring a blizzard thut
(wept op the coast, a three masted
schoonrr struck tbe bur off Seven Mile
Iieach. The wind was blowing strong
from the southeast. She struck about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, and Dafty
Kate was the first to discover her.
She gave the alarm, and the fishermen
made ready to go to the assistance of
the crew, who were helpless iu tbe rig-
Kato took her place, as usual, in the
bout thut was launched, and the start
wus tnude for the vessel. It was a hard
fight, for the waves were running like
small mountains, and the bout iu which
the plucky fishermen were was a large
yawl, which is a good sea boat, but oot
as safe as a lifeboat.
The vessel wus rupidly sinking in the
land and bud careened so thut her deck
was completely submerged. It was evi
dent thut she would aoou go to piece,
and the men in the bout worked like
beaver to reach her.
There were five men in the rigging,
and their shouts for help could be hcurd
abovo the roar of tho water. It was a
deaiM-rute buttle, but finally tbe yawl
got neur enough the foundered cruft to
uable the occupunts to muke themselves
heard.
"You'll have to Jump und tuke
chance on our picking you up I" shout
ed one of the bout's crew.
"All right," cume the reply.
One after another of tbe men jumped
into the seething waves and wu picked
OP. The lust man wu uot us easily
caught as the others. Ho was carried
shoreward by a strong roller, but he
managed to keep his head above water
ontil the boat got mar enough to him to
peruiit of one of the. men reaching him.
As he was being hauled over the side a
wave threw the boat against bis head
ami rendered him senseless.
The rescued suilors were lauded sure
ly, and the injured man was tuken to
Dufty Kate's but and a physician sum
moned a soou a possible. It was
found thut the man's skull hud been
fractured by coming lu contact with tho
boat, and the doctor was doubtful to
what extent he was injured.
Three duys the suilor luy unconscious,
and all the time Kate wu giving him
all the attention possible. On the morn
ing of the fourth day he opened hi eye,
and oiio of the suilors who wus sitting
neur him said:
"Do you know me, Jucki"
Tho wounded mun looked at him in a
dazed wuy und flnully answered: "My
mime Isu't Juck. Who are you?"
"Ho ain't straight yet," said the
sailor to one of tho other uieu who wu
funding near.
"Who are you?" asked the sick mun
iu as strong a voice as he could muster.
Kute, who was engaged at prewiring
Koine food, stepped quickly over to the
cot where the man lay, ami taking hi
fare between her hands, looked intently
into hi eye for a few second, then
said, "Willie, Willie, it's you ut hist,"
and then she fell to the floor iu a faint.
The astonished suilors got the woman
dut of the swoon as soou us possible,
and ugaiu she stepped to the cot.
"Yes, it's Willie," she repeuted to
herself, and tho man eyed her sharply
u if ho wu struggling to remember
something. Finally ho said:
"Yes, that's my name. It ain't
Juck."
"Dou't you know Kate?" oskod the
woman eagerly.
The sick mun attempted toruise him
self ou hi elbow, but tho effort wa too
much for him, uud he full buck sense
lean. The man proved to be Dufty Kate's
long lost abseut lover, William King.
Ho was shipwrecked on the voyage to
China 15 yeurs ago, und remembers
nothing of the time between tlieu und
tho day that Kato recognized him. His
suilor companions say they only knew
him u John Kane. The physicians
think thut when the man wu ship
wrecked he received a nervous shock
that wiped out from his memory nil the
event of the past, uud that tho wound
iu hi bend brought him back to where
be wus 1 5 yeurs ngo.
Now Willie uud Kute are to be mar
ried just a soon its the mail i well
t uougli, and Kate ha taken the light in
from iu front of the door of her humble
homo on tho beucb. Pt. Louis Ulobo
Dcuiocrut. How Oatrlrlira Ar lMurkrd.
Iu South Africa it wa originally (ho
custom of tho ket'iHT to coax the ostrich
to come toward him by throwing to it
some com, and then wheu tho bird had
it bead dowu the keeper would catch it
by the neck. At the same moment sev
eral men would take hold firmly of it
leg und compel it tosquut dow n. Then
ltd tail and wing feathers would bu
plucked.
Another practice, was to givo the os
trich some dainties., and while it was
engaged iu eating them the keeper with
a sharp kuife would cut the feathers
close to the skin. Subsequently iu Al
giers a box was devised with movable
sides, into w hich the ostrich wu driven
aud tho feathers then extracted.
The directions given wero that the
feather must bo caught as ucar the skill
a possible uud pressed gently a if to
stick them farther into the rlesh, then
twisted half way round. This move
ment dislodges the feather from it socket
easily aud without wounding the os
trich. A certain degree of dexterity is
required for this operation, which can,
however, bo rapidly performed after a
little practice.
. . . ..
If you ask the heavy villain why be
doesn't smoke cigars ou the stage, he
will tell you that no property man,
however important the company may
lie, w ill consent to supply cigar. Cig
arettes are much cheaper, aud the stage
villain who defies all traditions and
smokes cigar always docs so at his owu
expense. Aud this is rather expensive,
inasmuch as the villuin of the drama
usually wears a dress suit, is supposed
to be plentifully supplied with ill got
ten gains, aud only tukes two or three
puffs at whatever he is smoking before
throwing it away. Until the property
mau volunteers to furnish cigars we
must be content with the cigarette
smoking stage villains. Fbiladelpuia
Kecord.
QUITE A RARITY.
Two White rcac-mk. Are Owned In
.New ork Cltj.
In a New York City bird store are a
pair of white peacock. They inn.
from Mndagawur, und arc a scarce ns
WIIITK PK ACOCK.
the white elephant. The pair I valued
It :. Many year UH there wa it
white peacock lu New York, but none
since, until now.
rnwarraiitcil fan of Portrait.
Tho discovery that the picture of a j
known woman In New York socle-
ty had been utilized u mi advertise
ment by a shoe linn I said to have
made her frh nds nml family indignant.
The most mysterious fen Hire of the
nlTalr concerned the way In which the
picture, which was one tukni several
veiir-t 8 go I" fancy cost , got Into
the imiidsof I he linn. For several year
some of the patent medicine advertisers
have been using photograph of women
well known to the public, but they have
always changed the head. It was dis
covered that the recommendation sent
by the grateful patrons In remote towns
were enthusiastic nnd fervid enough,
but the picture tlmt a impaulcil them
were rarely fashionable lu dresH or
Plyb'. So the bend were put on t!i
figures of women well dressed uud like
ly Id Aitnici the eye. SeVeral picture
of society women were used lu this
way, as well a those of actrcssi. The
effect was irood. II nil it was occasional
ly surpilsln' to rend letter from small
Southern and Western towns ami to see
the l tores of the writer nttlred III
the i.itest Furl and London modes.
One of the pictures used III thl way
wa that of a well known prima donna.
It luippi lied tlmt when the society beau
ty wis married her picture appeared In
a number of the newspaper, and for
some :inie the same figure and dress
were secu surroiimlcd by heads that
Isiro no resemblance to each other.
New York Sun.
GOVERNS CAPE COLONY.
Kir Hercules Kobliiaon Prominent in
South African Affairs,
lb-cent development In South Af
rlcu have broucht Into prominence tho
name of Sir Hurcule Robinson, gov
ernor and high commissioner of Cape
Colony, whence tho ill-fated .la meson
expedition set out for the Invasion of
the Transvaal. Sir llereiile Kobln
soii Iiuh figured conspicuously In the
colonial history of Croat Uritaln. hav
ing lieeii at various time governor of
I long Kong. Ceylon. New Smith Wales
and New calami, lie wa born iu 1 S2 (
and his first public service was lu the
Sill HKIlCt l is IIOIIINSON.
nrtny. It was he who annexed the FIJI
island to the llrliish empire ami after
the annexation he remained a consid
erable time at the head of the pro
visional government on the Islands.
He Is uu able administrator.
THE NEW TOLEDO UNICYCLE.
Ita Inventor L Xpert It to Foon Noll
Into I' li I1 it- Kuvor,
The latest In unlcych s is tho Idea of
I.. .. l'hillips. of Toledo, uliio. It Is a
IMilcyele thut the inventor says Is bound
to bo a success. The cog wheel Is made
of bins and work in a gear made of
rawhide. The long hooklike arrange
ment In from Is the ballast nnd serve
lu tho place of the forward wheel ns a
luilauco for the rider. The seat may bo
adjusted to sull the rider, as In the old
ordinary or on the present pneumatic
safety. The handle bars are adjusted
lu n similar manner to those on the
regulation bicycle, and may bo of the
pattern desired. There Is no danger of
the wheel Unplug forward to any grent
xtetr. ns tho lu'llust phvo will serve a
n guard to prevent nnythlng of the sort,
nnd Mr. l'lillllps argues that there is no
more dinger ol a rider tipping back
ward than upon n bicycle. Tho gearing
I properly cased, so the dust cannot
TIIK TOI KHO VMCVCI.K.
get Into the delicate parts of the ma
chine. It will weigh about fourteen or
fifteen iHiunds. aud can Ih manufac
tured at a llitle more tlian half the cost
of tho blc.vcb.
What you keep by you yon way change
sun menu, nut wonts once spoken can
uever be recalled. Koscommou.
VA
IN A DAKOTA STORM.
awful PnlTerln, of the Sweet K.mll
in H Izsard or 1 !".
The celebrated survivor of Dakota's
terrible hlack blimird In 1 are uow
,vl quietly t I'alncsvllh.. Ohio.
So far ns known Hie Sweet family
are the only ph" out In that awful
s.orm who lived throtiKh It. Hundm U
perished on the wide plain and many
froze to death In their own homes. Hut
11,1 entire family spent the night In uu
open sleigh, nnd yet mirac.louHly re
covered. llowcver.ihelrcnicIly.mil
laied Isiille are now eloquent remind
er of their ulght of unparalleled sur-
f' Wl'th lil faithful horses lylnB frozen
In the snow nnd hi family huddled to
gether In the big hob sleigh. Mr. Sweet
kept olio of the most ligoliUtlm.' vig'lW
ever given to man. Sheeted In Ice and
snow, beating hi fce nguinst the
sleigh to hreak the Icy crust that en
veloped him like n in'" tl"',',,,;
cued to smother him. he tnimped
, d hi h'Ved one all the lllg'ht
through. , ,
Mr. ami Mr. Sweet started from
their home In Hivet. Hutchinson Coun
ty S, I about 11 o'clock in the morn
ing of .I.-iii. 11. 1. i n"1'"'1 ,1"'lr
sou's wedding about four mil" '
They were accompanied hy their
daughter llenl-mi. uised IU, nml ''"''
sons (irlii. Herbert and Wesley, aged
17, 13, and ". und n nrphew 0 yenrs old.
It 'was an Ideal w inter day, clear and
sunshiny, but suddenly the wind began
to whistle over the prairies, the horse
pricked up their cars ami Mailed in
alarm, but the sun still shone brightly
nnd while they drew the blanket more
closely no one unilclpatcd the Impend
ing danger.
When they were within two miles of
their destination the wind shifted from
the southwest to the northwcKt and
without a moment' warning hail, sleet
nnd snow struck them square iu the
face. The sun went out like mi extin
guished lamp. The wind howled nud
came from till directions; the cold Ik
cmiie Intense ami th snow blew with
blinding, pitiless fierceness Into their
eye and face ami crept beneath every
crevice of the coverimr that proli-clid
them. They had Just passed a school
house, and finding It impossible for the
1IISS DKIIHKNA, OHIO AM) IIKH1IKII1
SWKKT.
horses to face the storm Mr. Sweel
tried to turn around and go bark to the
school, nud soon found It Impossible,
ns he could not tell from which way
the wind wa ruining, as It scoino.l to
come from every point of the compass.
from the heavens and from the earth.
In that terrible storm It wa certain
death to stop nnd possible dcAth to gi
ahead. Tho track had long since been
lost nnd the horses were going through
the fenceless country, no one knew
where, but they kept on traveling until
nloiit midnight. The snow wa deep
nnd the crust so hard that the horses
found it almost Impossible to move.
Finally they slopped nnd could be
urged no farther, and with a cry thai
wns almost human one of them dropped
dead tn hi trace. A few moments tho
oilier one lay down beside hi inn to,
nnd too frozen nud exhausted even for
his death struggle died quietly under
the drifting snow.
Until dawn Mr. Sweet walked a round
the sleigh to keep the robe over hi
perishing family. At daylight ho start
ed for help, but when he reached the
nearest house and attempted to thaw
the Ice from his faco that he might bo
nble to speak bis eye swelled shut and
he was blind for days. The family
was rescued by a school toucher, who
took the members In his sleigh to his
home. Doctors were soon In uttcml-
nuco, nnd ou Fob. 1 Mis Sweet's hands
were amputated nnd the next day Orlo
nnd Herbert had their legs taken off be
low their knee. Three days after Wes
ley's fingers on the right had were re
moved nud the nephew lost all his
fingers. Mr. Sweet lost his lingers mid
all the toes on lmth feet; also his left
bed. It wus ix months before he was
nble to use a crutch. Mrs. Sweet was
frozen iuternally, but did not lose any
limbs.
It Is not known how cold It was thnt
night of the blizzard, but the next dav
the thermometer registered -hi degrees
below zero, lhe intense cold, couple
with the bitter wind, sleet nnd snow,
made It a memorable ulgbt lu Dakota's
history. i
Soaroa ol the Kioorror'a Jultra.
The Herman
tuma H lilV Ul
anutaiug good things that may be said
1. lid ,r.,.. 1 .. .,
u u.o inmiun unu using ineiu ntter
ward without inverted commas, says the
St. Louis Post Dispatch. Iu tin way a
certain Uerinuu officer acquired the
inline of "purveyor of jokes to his maj
esty. " The title is said to have reached
the imperial ears, uud William II snub
bed his jester back to obscurity a thing
which Punchinello never forgave. Tho
emperor and the officer meeting about a
yeur afterward, the emperor said with
much usability, "Well, K , rm
ready to swallow more of your' good
thiugs." "Your majesty is to Us cou
gratulatod upon your digestion." said
the ironical K , "sillCe you ,ltver
bring auy of them up ugaiu. " K
is now on furlough.
Color l'tiotographj.
Professor Johu Joly of Triuity col
lege. Dubliu, the discoverer of the July
method of photographing i C(,iur8 tlj.
reetly from nature, is paving a brief
visit to this country. His method cou
sists simply iu the use while taking the
picture of a screen ruled minutely iu
the throe primary colors, and in the use
of a similarly ruled screen of sliKlty
different shades in priminB. So far the
method has bceu nd ouly iu trauspar-
HOW'S THIS FOR PLUCK f
Bow Daala Moab.r Won la an Oratorical
Competition
There was a pathetic scene at the an-
i contest of the Ladies'
uuai uiuni, iw.
Literary union iu the Hillsdale (Mich.)
college chapel the other uight. (six of
the brightest and most popular coeds,
all members of tne ivuppu n.i.H' "
ma. hud set thoir heurts ou the Maggie
Ambler prize.
Miss Mustier, nungnwi vi mo
..i i.a colli. un. coinuuted for the
same prize last year and secured second
pluce. Determined towiu ima mun,
nut her whole heart into the delivery of
"A Noble Unrest." In tho middle of
the oration she stopped. She had forgot
tun. A bush fell ou the exoited uudlouce.
A physiciun present tisik out his watch
and watched her stand like a stutue for
fully three minute till, with burning
faco, sho turned to leave the stuge, rool
ed und fell. Juck Ilohiusou, the big ecu
ter rush of Hillsdulo. cunght her in his
arm and bore her off the stage, to the
door. In the hush that followed she par
tially revived from the swoon, and rais
ing herself ou the big souior's shoulders
us ho curried her to the door she strug
gled to finish her orutiou, speukiug slow
ly iu uu uuuaturul voice, with closed
eyes.
The excitement wus so intense that
seyorul other girls half fainted, and ono
member of the Ladies' (ilea club was
curried senseless into the opou air. The
contest bade fair to end in a tragical at
tack of hysterics, but the next speukor
stifled her sympathies uud marched to
the plutforin to givo au orutiou that
mado the chapel ring with uppluuse.
After the lust orutiou hud boeu deliv
..,.i unit tlm -indue were ubout to retire
to decide ou a most perplexing lot of
circumstances another hush fell on the
audience. Up tho aislo walked the pres
ident's daughter uguiu, supisirted by
her mother. Taking tier piuce on iuu
Led nn the oration where
sho had left off uud finished iu tho most
triumphant burst of npplnuse tliut ever
shook old Hillsdale hull.
She wulked calmly nu. ouiy to oe cur
.;wi ...it in nimilipr swoon from tho ef-
IIVU I' U .u -
foots of the terrible strain. She wus uot
present to hear tho decision ol tno judges
,wl tlm rinuimf cheers which ureeted it,
for every one admired her pluck, and
the most remarkable contest ever mini
T4iltilulii idiised bv the nwardnifl of
the first prize to Bessie Mosher for her
oration on "A roble unrest." -uica-go
Times-Herald.
LETARE MEDAL.
Conferred by Notre limine I' Diversity on
tieneral Koaecrana.
I :TVII1 Unnnriil William Stark Rose-
craus. one of the most distinguished of
the late war survivors aud a promiucut
Catholic, wus bestowed tins yeur ny
Notre, Dame university Us mid-lxut
GENERAL ROSKt-KAXS.
gift, the Lieture medal. The announce
incut, with appropriate ceremouy, was
made iu the Church of the Sacred Heart,
t-onth Bend, Intl., ou Lietare Sunday.
The medal is made of purest gold,
about the size of a silver dollar, sus
peuded from u gohleu crossbar, ou
which are tho words, "La'tureMedaL"
On the obvorse is "Magtia Kst Veritas
et Proeviilebit" in letters of black en
amel, while the center is taken up by
the escutcheon of our country iu low
relief ; the red, white uud hlno shield is
worked out with exquisite delicacy in
enamel and precious stones.
The presentation was made by Bishop
Montgomery of Iais Angeles, in whese
diocese the genera) resides. He is uow
77 years of age and iu feeble health.
The Home of Delight.
The "Homo of Dolight," which has
just been opened in, Philadelphia, is to
bo for the enlightenment, uplifting and
betterment of the so culled "slum"
dwellers of Philadelphia. It is a four
story brick structure, about S3 feet wide,
und the first floor contains the huge lec
ture hull und two game rooms, the luttor
being equipped with table bagatelle,
chockers, lotto nud other games. The
second story contains tho library of
1,000 volumes, and u reading room ad
joining. Back of those rooms is the
printing room, wheuce a weekly paper
called Our World und Work will be is
sued iu a short time. On tho third floot
are a committee room and a gume
room, while the remainder of the house
is occupied by the superintendent aud
bis wife, New York Tribune.
Iter Only Frlenila.
"Mamma," asked the littlo 4-year-old,
"how do you spell 'ginger';' "
"Put away your book, dour. It it
time for you to go to bed. "
"Pupa, how do yon"
"Don't bother me, Katio."
"What does it mean wheu it says"
"Didn't you hear your mother?"
Katie threw the book ou the floor.
"I dou't believe there's nuvboriy that
loves me," she burst forth, " 'cept
(jrandpa and Uod. Grandpa, he's iu
Michigan, au I don't kuow where God
is! Exchauge.
The Fiah She Wanted.
A lady entered a south eud fish mnr
ket aud asked for two pounds of head
acke. She meant haddock, but she pro
nounced the word wrong. While ,iie,e
she said that the fitl, in this country
contained more bones thnu those iu the
old country. This may be considered a
fish story, but it isn'tNow Bod
ford Journal.
Two or a Klod.
Mr. Fit .Simmons' repertory consists
of seven blows, either one of which, so
be declares, would lay ont Mr. Corbett.
Hut torbett is somewhat ou the blow
himself. Washington Post.
KO Polio tt.aw.1 t
Fitzgerald, Ga., the new colour of
Veteran Ima u nnn i v
act-"0
!
fij, '
(out-d001
i ,ltbo"l
tJdJ.
lf .ports
oull
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.rands
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ai "
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f..rW.
o il on"
a rt'td:
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; f"r "hllilreu'. T'.
ways bo Ihi,.. "1 s,
l-uthliig tender r,,,, .
wafer on,,. ,,r '
trncted period,
ceplllily.
A lilllslanl 1,1,,....-
out In hot water
... . . 1 "T. or
mm.
"t hes, tenarH
the atoioii..!, ' '"r r
the stomach.
When a raw Nrru .
perspiration. ,,,, ' Ir.
with Hlcarateof zluc' ,!
discomfort. 'U K
A
popular family ., .
made by
Inlxlii
, ...
soap, fine
Ullh...
moire i,r
one pint of spirit of
Ithuhnrb nnd so,h, ,,,XIJ
oouutry recipe. U l.,n,U.,;V'
drams of the for,,.r
ll"r lu four ouur,, "3
water. w K
An excellent tooti,
'"de by mixing (,a..i f 0
derod cast Ih. soap,
.'H'ltated cbalk. llh(.
orris root ami ten dr.M,of ,
Klllll
A Very good rlmler,, ,
following: Kqual ,m, 0(
tlllcfliro of rl,,.! ,. "V
phor, essence of
ttire or ctipsiruin. NW, t
from fifteen f thirty Or..,, " J
hour, ns required. .
Those dreading liny f ,.Ter
miinmer. may prepare i,
probably vanquish that nm,1
eniy ''J' l"t.vlng n iui,,
getting ready a mixture f,)nw
grain of menthol, t,.u '
yptol mid two ouiiifs of UtjJ'
1 in.- 1 1 in 1- hi inunntf ( w.
very good remedy fur i-ryni
drop should be taken lu Vft
a gins tube, every Hirceliotit,
out the active slnue of tUji
cnslomtl doses of ItiM-bfllF sahi,
llvn nnv tiil'ldililv ,,r tl... 11-
" "Itfotl
urn loin iiiuj inoiiw.
Never apply Iodine to ti
f recklea or lilotrlie. por
IUU IIKO, 1110 lOIIOWIIIg iHB(
dy: Bathe the face with U
lH'dtlinc, dry tlioriiuglily.uj,
lotion composed of two drum
Kiilphtir, one drain of spirit f,
one-half ounce of glyrerii m
ouuech of rose water, auil Inif
all ulght.
CALF'S BONE IN HIS li:
Remarkable Surgical OprratUrJ
la u Ihlraco Uutplm,
As tho tesult of n renin UUr
cal operation ut Wesley bipilii,C!
go, Ghurlos Ss?ars will iirrj ir
the rest of Ins life u piece of ti, j,
a calf s leg, placed iu his own 'r
a gap made by a loud of bacUm
operation wus performed nidat
reel ion of Dr. U. A. K Staler,
patient is rapidly iuipruriii. :
thonght be will be ulilo lomiuJ
weeks. The pvrforiuuure ii ngri.
the hospital as almost uuprtctisx
ijpears, w hose home is ui JaEi
was hunting with a party ofhwl
first month of lust year at a a
tleutly shot iu the leg. Uoai
ihuwed the tibia of his left lttu
tered aud the lower part of tbts
died with shot. This wsitttwi;;
getherwith tho fragmented! tuts;
ing a gap of four inches bet ik,
ends of the bone directly sboMtitK-i
i i .
.
c '
With the aid of a brace Bt f
abled to walk, the brace prevent
jagged bone from tearing thronji
tlosh. It was eight uiontlistromu'2
he left tho hospital before U
healed. Dminu this time Be pk
cated with Dr. Steele, whodul-
to submit to tbe ingrafting oprc!
This he decided to da
.1 . ,u,nt tn nrrLi
X ivo UIIJB nno I .. . ... r- 1
of the patient that the opersiiooi. ,
be conducted under favorublewiJirI
Theu, early one" morning, tbe "!-" j
calf," a young auiuial, wasobtsiosit
sluughtered, and the necessary !i
e of bono secured. Tliobutiew
mersed iu n solution of carbolic it -
uorniul temperutuie, until n-q"
The shuttered ends of tbe W
ViiAnru1 tnc, wnm lliaill) SIIlODtSi
while tho patient was unto it
euoo of ethor the bono of theou"-
infro.liw.i.a unit fastened IU It""'
place by moans of pivots. BuUOM
utes were required fur the oueratiifc t
..1..... t .....t i.iilds the lt3'l
stoudy position. Chicago Tribout
HOW HE DODGED.
Story of a Country LgUla' ub "
th Hishta ot rw IK'S.
Apropos of the passage of I be B
BTcise bill btr the New York W
a good story is told of etio of tw1"
try legislators who beipeu -n,f
... .. v.,iv York tw
ine legislator w " - - ..,,,1
ly for one of the many run" I
frequently call legislators "--oli.
A oitv ussiX'iato got t",nfr T.
ty of frieiids uud undertook to
the sights of tho town. Aiur- -Eden
Muscc. the Central PrkB"")N
aud other objects which af.uleBt(!
interest countrymen, lhe citj
tuougiu no wouiu . Mjfffi
..,.1 ia i,i. r.v into the B"Bft
House barroom. ,iwt'.
The country legislator id not .
where he wus going i"- ,,.yv
, , , . .. i i liii.id uu tow
inside ami nuu iwu
with his conipunious.
"Now, theu," sunt ms '
are you going to have!;" . a
The oouutry legtsiaio. , ,
"What are the rest of you.J?
have?" he asked. ., fl)f wt(r
"Never mind tnai. - . . t
taiuer. "You just naine uuvtm"-
wunt. It is my trcur. ,h
"What will it wt!" aWi I
from tho country titimousi... ,.
"Any sum from SS ,H'n"' '
.. . . .. .,n..'i uorrVDUU
pnert tne oilier, j-"1"
cost," . , .,,frTtB'
"I'll tell yon," faid thee - ,
desperately. "I d.ai t urm &
smoke, bat if you'll ''jbe
time I'll get my hoot biai
RutYnlA FviirtPiSf.
The heliotrope takes it D'
two Greek word siguifj"1"
toward the sun. A1' , don
flowers of this family, v1"u',.w &
tbe duy, taru their faces to -course
of the iuu.
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