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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1897)
EUGENE CITY GUARD. I. L. CAM PHKI.L, Proprietor. EUOtKXK CITY... ...ORKfiOV Ornnt'a g rent est monument Is not In Itlversldo Park. If Captain Nug ('bigger, of Wyoming, ever enters HI-h ll In n safe iiet lliiit he w ill come right to Hie scratch. Uotltenniit Peary WI.VN lie can find the Iiiirlli polo for $l."io.fnio, would he about nil ciisy to find one a to llml the other nowadays. The local headline, "Itlg Circus In Our Midst," I slightly mlsh idlng. Tlii' nr rlvnl of cucumber In tlio market linit WOlblllJ to ill) With It Colorado lin n passed a biw admlttlm,' women to membership in the Slate inlllti.l. It Ik iiliout time to r;i iiiii I lu tlit'licw woman n n nuilesijuo. The best description of that mysterl- (MIN Iim 1 1ll tl.lJ ,'llr Ship COII1CH from Kansas City inn n. who savs It "looked to Ul III Iiliout iim big lis n lieer glass." A girl In I 'nloiitow ll, I'ii., shot n burg llir the other night. Hut the nine apcmlciit doesn't explain what iilie uiih nooting at when the accident oc curreil. The New York papers which Issued their l.aster ll II III I ir Neverill week lie fore p.astcr hope to lie ll Me to bring out their Christum edition thin year Iiliout the Fourth of July. According to the IJIobc, mi AtelilNon woman ha ligurc, It mil Hint "be tween the ages of W iiihI 17 her lienrt was limkeii eleven HmeN." Court plus ter doc wonders In such nixes. rillliulelphlii proposes to unveil n monument to Washington next month which una begun In INI I, only eighty nl yen in ago. Why they should he In nueli a hurry iiliout It no one NeeuiN .o know. A New Vol k pllper olTereil II prize for the lust iletliiltloii of "uewit" n ml n cloriVlllllll wnlkisl off with II for mi v. Inn Hint "new Is iinvthlnir Hint Hm Kciicrnl public ought to know." The it'll comuuiuiliiiciits, for IiihIiiiiic? A dispatch from l.nuciiHter, I'n., any tllilt ".lis. Juke l.lllot Nllot her lius bilinl three (Illicit yesterday mill grave fenrs are eiilertnlneil for Ills recovcri- If Ills recovery In fenreil perhaps Mrs. l.lllot would lietter Nhoot lilt i a- ill). Th-i Coroner's Jurv viewed n l.odu which hail lieeu lii ken from the Clilcn -o Itlvcr anil retiirueil a verdict that the tlireiletit 'Vmne to his ileath liy drown ing from n en use likliowu." This i.t fully an clear an tin Chicago lilvcr It-elf. Ill nj In seven-league iofn. -J t.'ike the form of a iiuihchIh r sorviint girl, K'Milei Into active hoHllllty by frultleH tramp down four flight of Kla I m In response to a fraudulent post u.nn'it ring ninl nrineil with n broom or a kettle of hot water ns an expression of resentment. The mull box ndver llNer will do well to leave off Ills in farloi.M piaclleeN lie In defeating hi own object me I Is courting reprisal. The mail box Is provoeailve of eunuch ttorrliiiciil without being made the target for olitiise person who don't know enough londvertl.se in Hie proper way that Is to nay, In the newspapers. I MAROARET A ROMAUN T- A Huston paper says: "Spring Is here at last. A liuiterlly was caiiKht at the South Mud yesterday." ThU may In the proper way to-cateli u butterfly, but when you trail u wasp It Is better to cntcli alioiit I, I, lie, shll'iln- liorthwcHieily toward the head. All virtue Is cumulative. Ivxecptlnn nl deeds uf uioiiil excellence or herolHiii are but the richest of the fruits w lil. li a noble character Is coutluuiilly yield Inu. Our admiration ami respect thus t-nllcd forth hIioiiIiI lint be cuiitliieil to t lifin, but should extend far back Into the past life which has made hii.Ii things pnsslble. The ltuir.il.) NfWN calls ntietitloii to the choc of Nonli Itnhy, a JcrNcyiiiiiu, U'ft yeniN old, who Mailed to Ninnke Ills uiothei'N clay pipe I I'll years n and lias Ninnkcil ,.er uliiee, mid asks: "How would It have been If he had mucked Hum cites';" If he had smoked clt;a relics he probably wouldn't liae been oer To yea i n old now. The k:iiiiIIth have n maxim on w hlcli they b.ise their calciiiatl.iiis for their dally bread, that "a sucker is born ev ery minute," ii "su-ker" in their par lame t.eliijj a gullible peisnli w ho di Hiltu repented wiiiiillisstaudsreiiily to five ll I his money ,o the Hist sharper he meets. In fad, Ihe sharper does lint iilwnyH have to g to mucli pains to et the suc.'.ei's money, as lie is ready to deliver It on Hie I rst plausible op portunity, or curse, a sucker ln-lli born every mliiuie, ll Is always harvest se.isi.n for tin. sharpers, but we do tint remember of readl i' an necount of so bltf a b:-- as that rei enllv mmle bv il... i:. S. I lean (Jninpniiy, of New Vo'rk, :l bucket-shoi concern that has Just con venlenlly failed, leaving a host or pa tron to llioiltii their losses. The hen. I I mid front of this . orcein, the match less contriver of ih eolossa' fraud. Is said to he a woman, mid If this is true she most assuredly "hath Hie voice par excellence" In mpliiji vlcilms. Oil), er Nclieini-s are but mere pab he to her. TliroiiKli plausibly worded ad vertisement, poliiHni; out ho easy It I to yet rich, she iitirncted palronane from half the Stales, mid . en ready Mliipcd the sprlnu of the trim nod t...i away with a million and a half of money . I tie only ambiguity about Iter iidverllsiiieiiis was that Hiev .li i explain wLlcli jiarty wa to j et rich. She knew all the tin.i. u Hl. tvi.-Ut nre played every year, but no one ever " I'i'olit by ll lr exposure. A dozen years ago Hie irrent "fund IV" scheni,. In Chlcai.'. was brought ,i fc'l'lef, hut nobody know how nnmv rillid Mclii-meson the oilier letters of the alphabet had hrouitht form ics to Ho. projector. Thl wa to b H...I- n coup, and it failed, but nobody surrer- ii iiiiicii, except tlie victims. Truly, the Kiiuiblcrs are rllit. for the crop of Nllcher seems liiexhaiistlbli A fe week into Mr. Illll. of l( Chicago Monrd of Trade, exposi-d the ,.H f bucket shop Keepers, but they Inlfhi l. exposed every day In Hie week and there would still be nn al lance of Hie walk Into i hi- hiicKct shop par lor. The web Is too beautiful and too ll tin: 'live to be resls'eil Aid I lie (.'nine look no easy' u.nn cmi ul 'l" n. c In bm,,!, ,. ri.m., , and itatlsilc ,.r the wheat or stock iiutrket before him, mid tlure up n for tune In less than i time. I,ct hi in try It In actual practice and bis lllltllMI' I'flll. Isbe a f it ,.re fairy money. -r. while It I Hie maxim of the j;ambler llml a Hii. ! e Is horn ,.v- v iiiliiiin. it It t' maxim of the buck'i shop man that Ihe slicker' luoiiev vlien ti .l.l Is his and i.nder no clrciiins ances to be I' ll. out. except at: ball. I his Is the reason why the bucket simp t an-r woman -can mil and vet trow rich Blip of ptrebmrnt, dim and old- . . . . ... i a in it autn uafoia; Farwtll, loTer; you'll rfrt;" Tbla wai all, aod-'-Marjaret" Tfllow bit of goiilp! for Ninety yean the ncrltoirt Ilatb It lecret kept and yat , I would know it, Margaret I cao in the lorer sow He batb curia about bla brow I'owdiTPil; rins with ruble at All bi tboiiKbta fur Margaret. Phe with irirnient of tb flow, Of a rcntiirr atro: ', Hweel tit fliHIHtsilirin j How your heart ached, Margaret! i How your heart ached a you taw I mm Kiine other beauty draw In the reel or minuet While you flirted, Margaret! For InrAp'a nnnprnl mtnm And you thoiiKht your pnmlon' flume ui; oiii men your eye were wet, nay una parchment, Marguret Fellow feeling bind o; uc I am ruriou to know If he ever felt regret? Well, I hope o, Margaret! -Iiutun (jluhe. WINNIE. GOD'S PUNISHMENT. The aimless In life mv t t. gt c !. Tliey drift with the current. They mv of little necount In themselve or to so ciety. A worthy object I essential to bring out the best that Is In u. xi. man of hlc-h and useful Ideals lm,.,n upon their icnll.ntloii, I full ,,f ,N, ami eneity. lie get Ihe most out of "1H1 nd Kliiddcns, cnrlchc. u aplre nil. I bclp ns he ha opiortuulty The Tennessee Coal. Iron tin. I Hull. Mild Company, which employ n.ikhi rnai miner, ami w hose wiikc scale gov ern that of Ki.tHHi miner In Alabama lin asked It miner t,i nccem .... iluciloii of per cent, beglnnlin: -one i, in,, rtvsniciit say thai this will enable the company to take several largecontraci for export shipment. In oilier words, If the nu n will work for oneelghtli Irs thuii their prescnl wage the company will abli to pocket a lot of money. Lieutenant I'eary ha been detached from Hie Itrooklyn navy yard mid or dered to report for duty on the I'aelile roast, but miuoiiiice that his plan fr renchlng U. north pole will go on nil the same. Ilclsst pivsent hoping t h:i t noine person or pcisoii will give him II.'xI.ihhI, and he will then start on his trip. The greatest part of the money, he explain, will be needed to maintain colony ,.r Kskluio at a point further north tlin ll any previous colony has ever locnted. There uiliHil be some thing lhat would thrill Ho. v ot-1. 1 In i .. accomplishment r thl plan, mid yet there are practical minded people who will think that the money asked ror could be belter used III rounding n col ony of poor w Idle people In sonic lower In tit tide. Chicago Chronicle: , word Willi Hie advertiser who NtuiT the mall Ihixcn full of printed mailer. It doesn't pay. It repel trade Instead of nltiactlng It. The householder who sec through the Clan darkly what nppcnr to be a mall letter and opens hi M only to Hud a eulogluui of Smith' soup or Jones' link ing Kiwder or lioblusou' fa pant Is tMolutely certain lo pas Smith, J.m,. and Itoblnson by when he I In need of oap or bilking powder or pant, lie lift been fooled, slid It I only human nature that lie should "get even" If htr ran. Aa for the brigand, w ho not only inff hi circular Into the ninlPIs or ballwar. but rlnc tt bll t ttvutloo ta it retribution U coining 1 At X.mmt the Little White Itox tlrranie III I rl o . The tailor' wife bsik tier tun.. iu..- out for a walk Hie tiny after they moved next door to the undertaker'. The little fellow Ntoioied lust onlsl.le ll... 1.1.. windows ii ml pointed hi chubby foro llngeral Hie w hite colli n w llliln." lint that, inoilicrV" he nskivl Me had never seen a collin. "Thai' w hnt Ihcy put .little Isiy In w lien they're iiautlity," said the moth er. "That'M Ihe way thxl punishes." The bonny, boisterous lad was a great trial to her soincilinc when she was weary with household cure nn.l ui... resorted to almost any tale to keep him Unlet. Everyday afler that the brown eyed lsy Nto.sl for ninny minute and looked at the tiny colllns behind Hie heavy glass, lie grew very obedient, too, but Ihe mother had becoiue so aii'iintoiued to fault lliiding that she never noticed how well be minded, but coiiilno...! i.. sivl.l. Just the s. With every re- proof his hcaulll'ul. brown eyes would grow dark with a mist of tears, and he would ask, half fearfully: "Will you put me In the w hite Isix for that, mother? Will tid punish me nmVf" Month pas-sct. One day the resiles feel went astray again, and Hie n,,.,i.. er. In the moment of her extreme vexa tion, punished him more severely than usual. "Hon't put me In that white lsx, mother." lie pleaded over and oer lif.illl Is'twccli his sobs. So saying, he fell ashvii. Wl ien ti.t awoke the fever wa. on him, ami the pattering feet wand It'll tl It c.vis locked up Into hers, the pale ll.s liuvereti, ami nesnni revluy: nave you got the while box. m..iii..i-i 11. is nod piiiiislusl me yet'?" I wo day Inter Ihe earrhiires ......... nn.l bore lit tit away in state, tiod'tt pun- isiiiiu'iii nn.l come. - Chicago Tribune. I'l ml In it Water In iho Hesert. The Western man who got water In the desert by the aid or a reed and a sponge evidently got the Idea from the bushmcii of the Knlahnrl desert in .f. Hut. These people tti ll ll. scores of nine from plans where water route lo the surface. Ouriiig certain time of the year sharp storm pas over the Kalahari, covering the npparvntly mid region wiih the brightest of verdure and tilling for a few short day the water course with roaring torrent. The hiislinicn Hud water by digging in the bottom of these dried up raer bed. They .tig a bide llirct or l.'.... fevt deep an. I then tl. a sponge ;, A hollow reed. The sponge absorbs ttui moisture at Hie bottom of the bole, ami the tin the draw It up into their me nib through the reed. .Notltlnu niiaii.il. I'nraou I'rol x- Hi;nW we mar .-. that all rcf.ii nu. are Intermittent;' .n.ii in Hie eliurcli fold the ,1. period i.-.il. I.aymu - Ve; I not mil thai n.i t ri rase th. mornlin when you pro n.uned the betiedictlou.-lvtou Cnu rlr. Within 1K) mile of my town there ive a girl. Her uge I somewhere be tween l.'J and IS) year. Kliu I uot ixaclly jiretty, though she come very cur uenig o wtien she viiiile; neith ir I alio exactly homely w Iil" she I lot snillliiL'. ihoui'li Mono ..r imp fen aire i classical and ahu I slightly reckled. Slie iIih- not tires III thu Jelglit of fnshloii, nor, on thu other land, doc she ever look sliabhv or old 'lishlolied, Ihougli she doe Noinetlme enr imide-over dresses and n-lnu t. iver hill. She caiinnt really bu called iccompiislied. Ilioi gh sliu can sing In differently well, play it very Hide on jie piano ami w rite an Intt retting let :-r. in company mIiu iulte often can lot think of anything t any, thinigh Mien With the girl she I Hnliictimo iccused of talking bsi niiich. She I Jot u brilliant "holar and ahe Is not iiy any mean a ilui: one. In sin.rt. jiho a Just a common, everyday kind i f K'fl. like dozens ymi see every time jfou go where there are inaiiy girls to )o een. j Perliap should not give the Im pression that she 1 exactly like other (III, for Nhe doe have one peculiar : .1 i ..... .. . ... ' tin, no. i jei, ancr mi, the only pn-u-lar thing about It is that Jie choose :o use It right along, w h'le a goc I many Ither girls-and boy and grown peo ple, for that inatler-lhoiigli they have uie same gut. keen It lo. Le.l u. 11 uie nine, ami us-; It only on very par Jciilar occasion. The only thing Cnn compare this 101 10, in ine iiiomeut, I 11 bit of n10 inn. mid It iiiIl-Iii In. ei 1 -... lunshliie geiierntor. though 11 pocket is .ne noisi possiote place ror ll. To allow how tiserul this II 1 1 1. girt nnj ne mane In cloudy weather I mv reason for Introducing you to Winnie, .or nun 1 tin. name of thl everyday 1 mi 01 a gin - w ninl,. sinltli. Winnie' life has not bee n ked by iim sini-iiing event, ami M certain win -i.P On. ..... I...... .. . . ... . iimj , ..... i,iuK Kt w ill serve my ,lllio.sc as well 11 iinv other She rose, ihcti, 11 Hi He later than nsu- 11 mat morning. It was cot.t w. fl '.'""I "I'e laughed to hear her Icet Ii .natter together a she made a quick louci. ami then run downstair to area k rust. 11 .. 1. . . i.icnhiasi wiiMl t quite ready. Th, j limn, ins usi 1 on 1 1. -.1 nn in. I very red In th,. face; Mrs. Smith' Mill nil anxious brow, was trying to :l""" " wiuie .xir. Sinhh was re- i reading the Insi night' new spa per with , 1 moon expression or couuiciiance. ln" "'xhint e iq a red 011 the K'cne iticre wa a change, though nil I Ihe Niild w a "Hood nnu nlug." The I baby stopped crying and held out his inn to Winnie, who took him mid hi- ,iiii uniting to him; Mrs. smith' ,tl,w oecanie suiooili and tranquil a Hh, .nme to Mulsh setting the food n the :m...... nun .nr. Miuiii smiled over the : lop or his new spapcr. In less th.iti live j anilines the baby was sluing In hi uigu cnair pouihllng the lrny N ...... '""'I crowing, bu,. ,!, ir,M ,, rauilly were laughing at 1, nictgy and good spirit s ,.v ,( i " oiciiKiast and cheerfullv , j cussed their plans for Hi.. .1...- At nhout S o'clock Winnie Vtartcd to ..1100, ,r inert, was an errnnd to b. ...... .... ,.- n , store. Tl. ,.,. ,lt the tiiimter had sat up nenrlv nil u,g i, . nrsutg sick M other and looked llld felt ns cross us t.i-.. -.1 .1. . ; ..... , , .V .-..ess. iierore , - ... ..e ..a,, intriy told her errand Ihe .111 ioone.1 picnsantcr; before the par 'Del wa done m. .1... u .... , ,, ' -..- "iiineii 11 11,1 us i ...1.1. .. uisappcHicd through the ,r ie K .i reauy tookcl as though sli,. itlmugbl the world a vcrv m,... ..1.... j And all that Wlnni,. had iloue was to ;....e u .cw tuensaut remarks ab,.,,, the weather mid invvent 11... ..1..1 ... . ' " sill liuil) taking down a lot of unnecessary boxes ; " ' ' "icncs, oceans,, she saw th,. Klrl wa tired, and lo smile and nod ,1 .800,1 by when she turned to go. I A Winnie cum,, out of tl. store Mie "Might sight er a lit, I,, ,-ugged 1-ev sit ting on the curbstone. . .nw" tear was rolling , ,s grimy eh,., lie looked the picture ,.r woe. Wlnni,. topped and spoke to him and ,1 , t loitcd 1,1m, and fotiud out that 'ie was rold, yes. and hungry. "Pear n.e. this will n.-vcr d,.:" ' ." "HH me, mv iUh, man, nd she him acres, tK.V(,t ...in 1 ne grocery store. A her s, l.ool was nt a considerable ,Imu,... rmi,, .... ......ie, ..nunc usuaiiv rode n tl.,i rant one way. ,) .-ul Jlb c, ,.r ,lu ,!,,;,.,,,,. ""gin a puny lulu,-,. :riiovr,- and a Miiy bun. and when she had asked the storekeeper to let th,. h , ,si , , ,,u, radiator while he ate these 'ellca. Ics he went en her way rej.)i,ij ' ll"l' ". Rainl after "iicr hi cluck distended with pastry, ,ind a grin of perfect content ok I ! ,iinv i ill The torek.vpT. to-, a ka.J Ki.n" oI.I:ng 1,1s ,!-,. Nor I frightful "" r " l.tnl,. .qvu.d the ,,vr now looked as mild a any lamb, qultj , beiiciolciit. In fact, mi l tK- chorv lut , wa h;stln,c sr,v , i,.M,f n i,; w ip.d Hi,, dust from a stidf. I Winnie walked briskly along, for It j getting near school time. . good I '"Jr l,f h Pvpl the met gUincvtl tt j 1 Iter M ther ped. nnd the r'.in.- ef)pl aomchow lo hare a cheering ef fect on them, for the;:' t-ye lirl-jht-ned nd tbey tcpped more quickly nu'l bold their iii ad a ll::!e blgh'-r. When quite limr lUi lioolhoiiso 1t'lr.nln .....1. t .llir 1-1. iSslli.'ltl'S IIIUIV III I'l -' - There wa a cloud on hi face, but the HiNtnnt ahe spfKe -o nun u .n-.ip:" .n.-.. and be nctually smiled us lie tuiicd to ward her, tliniigh Jie bile' i.f int "olc; wa Kill KOinerthat lugubrious. "Hove vnu done those two problems In fllgebruV" In- asked. "No," liiiiglnd Winnie, "have yon: I'l .... I..t .1 1..I.I tfl'lll:' .Hill Mil I1JI llllll .1'- IJ'S"! " .' - I don't believe they cull be tlolie." Mild the hoy, hitler!'. ..in, ..,.i..i...,i tvinitii "v 11 lialley told ine Inst HH'it Unit h- hoi done one of tln ui mid I .in an to get -jr thelil In good i-nriiest as ooii 11 I get the lilslory i s..n i.tf my i.ilnd. I th.ni. we can do tln in. "I..l.....u ....... n " .11 1 i t lii. bov more hopefully. 11 nd by tin- 'Ime 'l.i.v reach ed the aclinollionse v;i l, wa m l only fouvltici .I ti nt l.c 1011 d but resoiv. ed tliut he would do '.cm, mid wim qulto cheerful in coiisequeiice. A I nn Ll before. It w nit a cid tnotti- (tor nn.l 1 I... K. 'room Tell I 'ie l-ITl ft itf It Tl... I... ii 1 ili.li.'l i iiliie 11s ll should and the tern In r and nil the si hohns hud blue 11..-. s ninl their shoulders were drawn up. W'llllllii 1. Mil tin. hov iveri r 11 o sec. Olid late, and Miss Miller frowimd I ll beiiril tlielr footsteps In the hail. hut When she snw W innie hel 'row 11 finleil nut Moreover 11s Winnie .'.alk- ed to her sent nearly every pair of HtllllllilerH III Ho. l-oolll ill-Ill lloll II 11 til lie, 11 though her coming had. in Home mysterious way, t . 1 1 1 1 -1 I the prevailing, frigidity. Nothing of . articular luninetit luiti- pencil during the forenoon, tiubss It was the fiillliii: out of Nellie I'linerson and Julia I'livls at recess. Their eies were Hashing ninl thev were making lie must ill mil 11 red remarks in c.-n h "ither. when Winnie elm in ed their way. 1 don't know whether she said any thing or only looked In lln lr eyes till thev cotlliln'l belli Imiil-IiIiil' but I do know Hint two 111 1 11 11 li s later Nellie and Julia were pacing the hall .11111 In arm mid oil the best of terms. There were seven scholars who lived so far nwiiv that thev nhviivs broii-ht their dinner, excepting when they for-' got It, as did Annie and I'rank Carroll 011 this piirtlcular day. Winnie spied Ilieiti standing apart from the others, staring disconsolately out of 11 w ludow, ninl Immediately divined the ti bb-. Almost before you could say "Jai l; lioblnsiiu" she had gone lo them and 1 before you ll.l count titty the Ihree were seated, with Winnie's linn h has ket In their midst, making merry ov er ! the snort lies of their common. Then 1 Ihe other four joined the groiin nn.l di i vldcd their lunch al-.., nn.l as ihe moth ' els of some of them had been parti. mi j larly bountiful in the Uiatli-r of food that day the whole scicti fared well' enough, ninl 1 dare say ate all that was ! good for lliem. I On Ihe way home from sehool at night W lunle saw two boys mi the side walk ahead of her slyly upset a linit stand, behind which sit nn ... n, woman. A polleeinau w ho h;n rIIH, ll) III. perceived seized .f the ,Vs Hie other took to bis heels, and Ihe old .'in gesticulated ninl m ,1 hi, rage and rlhi - lmli.11 ition Winnie hastened her slot., .-in, I 1,, . lug her hand on the noli, email's sleei'.. asked him very eariiesily If ,,. would Hot please let the bovs . Insi l..o . enough to help pi, k up ihe fruit, which was rolling about the sidewalk and out into the street. Ill an liicred.bli short tl if had been there, y,i Would Inii,. '....., the poli, email walking ser.nelv ,l,,u,, "'' I. n strange gentleman ri-hi. lug the fruit stand. Winn;,. .,11,1 h... two boys picking in. nnnles. r.,.,... banana mid p, aunts, as f fir a wager, wliile ll , , ' laughing to see so many uorhlng f,,,- ucr wiuie she sat st:, iMn saiin leniently, thai -,',." 1 1 . I I !.-,.." .. I . . ! sue s,q.iose,, as g . ,. .. ,., , ,-. held together. The boy the p..i,vman h i, I 1..1 .... 1,1 1 running after , ,, sh, had started on her w . ,1 1 thrust a t.vtei,.ns big';lpp, u m,.,, he had Just bought r ,1.,, ,.,,.,,., Iicr hand, and then sp,, .,.,, w jj '"r-splluiug w p ,0 J, ,h,. ,her boy. When Winnie ,;, n 1,1,1,. doors of her own sin. .... ,1, . . 1 .'graph messenger l,,,ve a mess,.., with Mrs. A 1.1, 1, i,s it.i . in the doorwai afler leolin,. .. :,. a pcrpiexct ami ,,,lM, V,,s,iMl and glanced ,n ;ls sh(i 11..11 11 uiiiiii 10 sa.v s, thing , i,,,,. "I It bud news. Mrs 11.1.. ...... Illli'd Winnie, syinpaihclicallv Then Mrs. .v,,,, s,,.,i .,' , ... .... - I illll'KIV enough "es." she said, "my sister U 111. mill I ought t go t I,,.,- n ,, next car. but I let in, gi, gnawav to', the afternoon and eienin .1 ..'..1 .. . ..... ..". 1. unci silt feeling ,. and I doTt ,a,v leave I1I111 alone " 'Why. I will come In him," said Winnie heartily. "V,! JllM s 1101 - I II ,KC to "Would vo,,5" sa:.l M,-s am,..,. . troubled k vanishing - ;,,,;,, so much obliged." "I'll run home ami ,,.)) mother -uul 'e hack In a inlnnte," s.,, Winnie , rying r'niig. When she returned Mrs. am,.,, coming .mi of the gale with bonnet and cloak ..y,,,, .., h ( ) . ,1,,"'c th in an hour, she said as she .,' Ill i .11. t ... I ' ' S....CS, tor .nr. a Men will come '""ne nt I'..' and. giving Win,,;,. ,v I direcilons, ,),,. hastened away. I "Id Mr. Aldcti was in 01,,. of his n.. I ancholy moods and Insisted. In spit,, of ' W innie's protestations, (hat he h ,,' I 011. iivci his usefulness; that . ,,,k no comfor, f,. ,i, was onlv a hur 'cn ati.l an expense; that ,.v",.rvh...h wotll.t be better off i-u,l happier' if I,',, w.w out f ,i. -...; ,.,, vutUl M have died year before, and th,. l.,,ti had surely forgotten him. Winnie knew the old gent !,.,;, fond of telling stories of h:, younger da. and s... when there cam..' .. n.,i.. puis,. u,( 1,;, lamentation, she artfui, led up io the subject of n, ',,'. '. younger day, and It was h.irdlv mv 1 1 ......... 11 1. . . . . . " ' o i.eiore ine om ma-i wa t, : lug with great gusto the store .,r . ,. v.vl;, horse he had onco owned, and W Inule wa, listening a Interested:, , though W,e had not heard lre.i,lv"ti. T!ii t-nTon l ".rM mil .M Mr AMcn HU)0Il OF THE VVLLK was laiighitii 10 gr-it gl"e over the .'lb mat It nn time v gei u. .- nie t.j.isteJ hi bread and tiiaJe the ten by th" sittltig-rootii Are. 'lueu, wben young Mr- 111,1 ",Jt Col,,t'' ol'' Mr AMcn said Winnie ur st eat miiuetlilug. so s!ie toasted more bread and ate It while lie srartej a new st-ry. wblcli she aad heard only once before. was a long t one ami 11 ui.iik.i- any other stor es ma. It was ll mi'. S o'clock before It 4i Mulshed. Jtit I hell .voting Mr- Aldeii came- lb' had been delay e l ami :is ex.vt ii. tire I and dispirited, having been oiv! d by n foolish wlttn ss urn I Io"t a . for he win a lawyer. He u.i" ,.,- ! coining lu:o his on 11 Ii"""' '" his f.rher' uiuiirnful v;.uc and 1, . ,Mi,-i :il his I--.in i '.i : 11 : 11 -s. ,i,..i-,.f.,r.. he fniiii. i:s fnilicr wniow falrlv radiant wl'h 1 ii. i-i fnlii--. wnn tilug be. hie 11 1 III. Hid drew II deep C.J off ill'O .'J 111:1 tl C.I si lire: see hear When a siiillltig la. .'d girl he sank ln;. a chair bre.iih of feiief. When Winn:.- explained why "be :H tin -re and p-o to go In- l'"se nls.i to go Willi her. tli .ngli she told llllll nhe wasn't Hie least hit afraid. 1ml I. she would have preferred to go al for young Mr. A I.t. ii was so polite ami ilignllie.l and '.new so very much that she stood a g I ib 'Hi 111 awe of llllll. As ihcy walked al nig !ic wished she lid ihiiik id something to siiy to him. Tin- s'ars were shining ami It suddenly occurred to her that she had forgotten the names of three very bright stars that were always close to gether in a line, and so she asked him timidly about them. Nmv It happened that astronomy I' '1' ulnars been a fav.ultu siudy with young Mr. Aldca ami lie not only an swered Winnie's ipics'iuti gladly, but si I for several minutes after ihcy bad reached the gate, telling her about the different constellations. Then lie th. inked he: irteoiisly en slaving w ith hi. father, bade her good niglit and went li.i. k. looking up at the stars ami feeling re.le.l and refresbe I Winnie tripped up the walk and Inn the house, also thinking of the stars. Af'er she had had a litile talk with her mother and gone to look adoringly a I Ihe baby sleeping ill his crib Wliiu'i 111 a lamp ami went upstairs to Icr room to bed. So einlcil the day for Winnie Siubli. and she fell a-leep. never siispis-ting tli.it she hid a gilt or dreaming that she was otherwise Hi. 111 a most ordl nary, 1 iiuoiiplace kind of a girl, - look. STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN t,i, oorcQ Ur I nt r n.-ww. Odd, Carlon and Laughable Pbauea of Human Nature Graphically Por trayed bj Kmlnenl Word ArtlaU of Our Own Day-A iini " " - S.. . 1 In 1.1 Ti, use of electricity." wilil Hllklna, ...n't seelll tl) be HlH'll 8 lllOllcril a after nil." 11..... u licit''" risked Wilkin Well. 1 011 see, N011 li 111 lift bave used ark liglit.'-l Tee rres. a, ff b.il Hmi U'at. St.int'lMMly must be culilvnting the t r . Anyway hit weed have dlsuppenr- ' Jletl-oit J 1 1 11 run I. The t'nl,mi,rr MudgO-I I hint,. 1, . on. or ,u m?ZS. Uhaloy-She Isn't hr . . . 11 1 a nertnele ns Journal. with your own U'Zh. "d lib the . - I wonder." ...i.i .. "Whether tl , lue hit. nm.k. by KrmilK ,;;:5 '.V2it(iii ..i. t ' 1 IJIIJIN,- rjmli . Rional nmiiiiiii'iiNU ..i.. ' lt ! tjievrliiii,r fctur. "What 01, en Toil L'iivo Hie w,ii...... ' " II ...- t. w ror "": ""mi I ,.f. (tip id. A r"or Kscnae. .'V TV I'ollccn, nn-What are you doing up I here l!urglnr-I beg your pnnlon, I nm n atraiigLi in the city. rilegeink' liluet- tcr. Si IV IllVCIIllollH in. I 11,111 fiince ts. There have been many not cities In veined for ocean navigntloti, but one of the most extraordinary f these, and the latest. Is Ihe so-called roller steam ir which Is being buili by M. Ihixiii, a l i eu h engineer. The steamer is In the form of a large raft, supported by ho. .w ir.,n wheels which revolve In the water and support the dirk some twcli ly to twenty-three feet above the niir fa e. M. It.izlu claims not only enhanced I I. but greater stability. II .iln- : tains that the surface friction will be ( initiiiuized by the boat's rolling ver the water instead of cutting through It. 'I'l 'ial steamer for service 011 the Itritish I'h.-innel is now being built, and the lii-st test is eagerly looked forward to by the inventor ami hs friends, win. nre c mil, lent that the vessel will mart; the beginning of a new era In naval cor..str,i.-tioii. The bn.it which Is 11 , being built will be i:il feet In length, and will have a bleadlh of ::il feel. S. s t, sis (f a platform having ;., ,!,, f enormous wheels. .1 n, I these will be iv- M.nci ,y the engines, which nre to be centrally ...-.it.,. The lirst ,np ,s , be m.i.le fro, 1, Now haven to lliepp,.. tlisl.iii v uf ..bout siMj- nil), s, ,,, ., 1 "'. win ne se led. There Is nsu.illy a choppy sea at thi.s point, w ith lutle. short waves, which ,. ,-,,i,,r ' It i rv -tel. easilv ride. !'tcti-,.r claims that nu'occnn steamer built upon this plan would rock but little, evin in the stormiest weather "l" " '"'U"' Wheel which sup.' I""'' h,,r in Hie water Hill give her great stab.!"'. 11,. expects t be a I, I at- ' -! rate of speed wiih th,, roller sic;: tiler. A water bicycle has 1 ulIl upon 'i somewhat similar model, but it., " N "',v "'"''I wiihiitusthat caught tl"' water as they revolved, and thus I'ns.ici in,, machiiie forward. M. Ita.ln '"" s,,,,' to have thought iff tics cMc.l etit, as the wheels iff the boat 1. . '"-'-'I I" '"'idling are stno.tl, "" itli shari, edges. The axles of "ll,vls be heavilv con- Ml",'!'''1 '""I wheels will l. h,.r. ti, -ally .sealed. ci,.. 1 . ... . . . ' " o.ii is to 11,. steered by a ritdd omwccii tn,. mo sets of w heels. I here arc .some tieotih. I "'is remarkable boat will 1' e n on .,r 1 ,.. ..... ..... ... ... , .1 .11, p OIllil , I 1 . . 1,... 1 1 icier shelving bead, may be '"'""''""I li-'it I' l-roperly cons.,,,,.,,,! ,S' '", ,,""'"'li.' a.nvailabl,. f ever couniry roads a l"h ",. slok0 '"er tlie Women'MclulsS ,.,, .his ami the Hon, 1 'ounce.i against their "e writers' i'i "icinbeiship r which Is syb' composed f - "''tx or authors, ,.,. c alto-ether. s,ii,, ... .... "I'ich Sexchlslvelv . ell loiirnalisis .... . . . , ; " ""nor, tabivi .u,,,.ei ner. .Sotn,, ". .1, . S 1 ml . .. iind a great mal.ir.i,- .1 , 1,1 At the Pioneer inemhers ,.,., ""' 'Vtireme,,, ,0 a . , Tl "' " " -are1,!;,!, f't'-irnte. and woi, .. , ".' 10 '""re. Thev are 0:1,..,, " ' . !.cre the c'garette lln, ' " " hi the most ,s t ,r', , , ..v.'l-.n CgatvttJ 'for V1'"'''" In ;u,lamvslywl,i, c'garf!;r n2,,,,!,r a r,i....n..,.,.. l',..,..n.Hfl. "Von say you hate to visit your rich relatives' Why? I'on't they treat you well ; ' "li. yes. Ihev nlwnvs do event blnu they can to make ll pleasant for us, hut mv Wife never eels lliroin-li com plaining until about two weeks after eacii visit iieciiuse we are not as well off ns they iire."-(.'lcvclaml Leader. I!,.et T 11 r, 1 n. 1 11 1 1 n 11 .. 1 v.t "Oh. Mr. Suiiildlg!" exclaimed Mrti Iloiiiewooil lo a late arrival at her re ception, "are yon hero nt last? I have been dying lo Introduce you to Mis (ilmp of Chicago. She paints heatitl fullv." 'Taints, does she, Mrs. IloinewoodV" "Ves. ' "I'ace or ranvasV" I'lttshurg Curon-Icle-Telegrnpli. A Grateful .Memory. "You must miss your husband very much. Mrs. de l.ytin." "Miss lilui! 1 should say I did. He wa the only man I could ever trust darling l ido with." And she wiped away a pensive tcar.-Dctrolt rive I'l'ess. Tliat'a Just It ,.. .,T ..,...... 1.1... . ' '"'"r. I.. i-oiumi.- nun 10 r,. 1 ,-...,. - ..arts-r-.j .Tl nut n "JoladelLdi t u.re,t. tnin of Hticcess ,1 ; ;.an.i "Whyr "".,.r. I'.Vfll hi wife ll,ll-., fiiiinv."-('l..i-..i . ""i ' i.uiuit f.flMlt Si-' r.ee nere, young i,,.,n ..,. . "if you d,,,,', . ..T""- after thl. i'ii k ....,. ir. t;i,l to hear It. i ZT n--. .1 uiir- 11. Ml.vp III! nvi, ,., .1 .. ' l s--i""".iiioimon Dittii.- trolt Fr.. I'i-..mu 'Wit Life. Mfel.llken g:.i.ofdi 1011 shake th. 11,0. And Hud a banea 0f ,(' l-'ltlll ..1,1.. .1. ... S Clcveliiiid I.uder. The N.-w v .. The fioveriiess-l t,.n .f" rnns vi.-i IIIUU Mra. Iiiioil.n.i'ci ""I ICI . oi.ui some one w ho cim tMck .. flri.ii sti.i.i..!. 1 1.1 ... E, 'M sw.su. 11111,1k I fa Science Ton S:. "Ob, dear, denr me," snid 1 il.mui How detiressed thin I bey ve gone and inventwl ,'. ebine. And I haven't y,.t learned tob. A FllverlteV w-.u, "You will he married . kiJf . FiippoaoV" suld Teiisiiut t0 kin. ver friend. "I Klinll hp married nt Mi, 1," replied the white nietM nun trolt Free I'ivk. Hard tn Sntl.r. 'It I.s very ilillleult m nu. people with reference to a mi, I'fiimrkeil the active fhurebwort- Ollle peoiile like out' atrlvim. like another." 'Yes, but I have refereniy. tut- tlrely distinct class. 1 nastliict. those who If n minister li u enough complain that he Ik sean- ninl If he la not sensational m that he la prosy."- Wiisbingioj&:' lican Took la WI.e Advice. "If ymt riinnot make a friend of n inn 11 in nny other way." said the elder ly gentleman, "buy him." "Hy lending him moiiey?" asked the younger. "(Vrtalnly nt. i;y ,ITOwlng of .....1. -iiiuiiinapoiis .lolirtllll. flTl Thin. diss IVkasle-li,, v believe In co education, Mr. TonnnevV" Mr. Toininey-Indeed I do. Miss Per- ,s"' 1 sl" ver rest until , nI. iow. mi 10 take a postgraduate course at nss'ir.-jiittge. A Krlenliv fiir.- Lnwyer tioodly-Whnfa wrong, old chnp? I'gllmugge-i wmi n iss from sS 1 uiuesi on ,.eetion; she won't lav tu. I ll.l I OS l 11.. k . ' ' uiy-.cver mind, ij nan. 1 11 collect It for you.-T.-iitti. Hi ('Villi-:. I II... l'llllmx Jr. twho Is hound to be nn ...iisu-ino met is, dad.ru, wedded to nil, IT Plllhox-That ..my bo. ,y hov v,,,.v "I to ine that yoTl ..... . . . oinmn tilganiy to live.-New urk I rlbiine. The OI, Sat, o",ej7ll7voni, Frc.h. will I I 1 t ,lcr Intaiu ah!,. er, have members) '. thu tobae- nieiil- oin-to- ,,f the mem- " ;. chsagenient. ,,' rmS r. mar- rnther Look here, Tommy, til you think of the new baby brotlr doctor has brought? Tommy Why, he's got no hilr! nml he's cot no teeth! You're bffl In, father; he's brought you in -Sketch. Epidemic Coiirtur. With a sudden gesture tlieTte terriiiiteil the tnttonhii' nriMYSl'V I stiirted on tills African trip." b "I certainly expected to be nosp.i received, but " He ngaln resigned lilinsolf toik evilnble. "I did not nnticlpnte such nrW tent Ion." New York Press. Not Kiilly K(.ilP"il. Hedhot Pete-Take a band H poker Biline, stranger: stronger Kxcuse me, picaw- l;...llw.t ..,li V. moniir tlfV? i.iu.ivi . vu .... . '.- 1 . Stranger Yes, but 110 gun.-!" r ree l'resa. I'l Mnrveloua Ear. 1 believe."- never Glux-Orent guns getting denf, old mat). (illks-rm not. Loiiiu better In my life. (link inroiluclng n watcn-vU. hear that wntch tick? Uilks (triiimpliiiiitlyl-Dlsiww Gltix-Tliafs nueer. The Bolng. PIck-Me l'p. When a Mablen Know Wben a maiden knows she 11 ir Willi n lint nml n L-oW 11 tllilt fill tlw She wants to wear lliem all nii j"1" Her iHTfoct self to her niraum i neu a uiauieu mho. n. Yet a vouth encased in his first Is the dnrmlest foul of n ivyS"' Uut think of the ecstasy ''"' When ii mniileli siuoVS. Pittsburg News. Woman's Hnk 11 ins . calU'J ' ano nooicil hoiiiii - t, a ..i.i .. i.i, i- living in tw "any IMIl- . g Mine vVry at least thrv times. U tu long In tb t!llug, tod when K'Puar.h.,.. r ". " A nmtry t'ouflo, nVWv , .', ,o a Hoston r,,t lr" , 'l:'.vi"i.lt!iegr,,,in e,l;e, r " ' ""'r to biieaml L....O. ... ... , . ,ft'n Kgln, hl'e worth .,r u'"u fug,, Jour mom .... .. W"en ut,0e. to"2rum " "I'ostuia,,,,,. ., !.- . ' talking about ,, Stood under ,.- " ,".''tl. Willi iu .n,i; :; ZTr "li""' t"e is',,,,,., i r " ,'"alu' It ci v ;;,M: ,, ,ii'-vt think '-Wa.li.iU:. ""I M iil i?" Th,,u8blc.. t't,v:i,.::::::;rsl"ffln ctuitit, 5 a" " my I'aiilliie-How is Oaf M.iud-W,. wci t '"sh ,1. J1 "' we,,, b,H,k. "What to' I . , . " r"u,,n tny t. 'an, r ; lyya"t a. . woum 11t;,,,lJ,rrawlo,,out Fren.aa 'Ue Uru"cd.-Ajuuig o III..I. ..... o .l.g.l....... ...l-s n.v n gcuticinau u- ,. ,. iur v- !1 tlsh day Hint iilii. wiiu in need i..i i I.... ....minion ctllllllli'tlllf ,1 ,11 nil . U e ..... ..I....1 !... I.... ...,l, ll.'IS mill &.-1, ,11.11 lll-i c-.. , llllt I HI'S "f" and doing well. mred tli tirf In., t. I, ..it. .-.t.''" Ill, III " ' .. ., hit '.o. nothing, wns me "r'.Vk . ... . H iii., OIICC o - -1.1.1- ' little P'""-.. inlnuan celvcl. and (ound ca. n ' . ; be n drnl't for tell poinnK f ' condition of many oi ,; . . . mr 'i'l" II.. loitt c-u-ell US li--i.'. - i prein ra.i " writes me regularly onlv sends me tl his letter." The g' sen .,i,n'..r tin. iilctttrcs tin'! t great nud precious rn broiirlnte. Many of we eituer nre ignomiu of or I ihcm Idea! prf", rest hut are not ni'.r' l'rli' thai helps in daily li' or these promises is than the assurance of -'ll.r: '' . if i'l. pretty nictures of nn "- :.,.a more open Hlblo places tltc.n "'""...y c'.ll W 11." ,,,ri.i'f ' h i it 1, ir an ..in ii "un.i i'1'.h. Inn 11 ' ' l:.i , io Jl . .. i Post. roton nil, and we uiny "I'l""1 , ', hrtf lug which such a knowiei O Dwlght U Moody C Journal.