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EUGENE CITY GUARD. I. L CAMrilEl.li Proprietor. EL'tiKNK (MTV OHKHON Lunatic In nn as) turn In Kt. John, N. II.. bine decided in publish a niM-r. No Im Uit proof of thi'lr lunacy could lie shown. . i Teslll H!l) llllll 0 MTHOll WllO Sleep nine hour ii ilay ought lo live a hun dred year. It U n mystery how llio rhiluihiphliin manage to (Hi at nil. Tin' newspaper of l!i7 limy rontilu n social linn to tli effect Hint "tho l ' I I ' Cl.llplo llll ll filtered, to tin- en trancing strain of l In- divorce iniircli from 'Smile iiiiiI (Jrln.' " 1 In- Culled Hub Senate U to lest h now v 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 1 nysiem during tli' pro mt mssIoii. Tin- Keliuto never w ill be ftlltUfnctlirlly Velltlilltotl. llOWI'VCr. un til I hi' woik In il'ilic nt tin' poll. It ib.es not ri ipili much courage lo tun ii u punish 11 :i if away out here In tin- Interior of Aincrleii-tiol in n r nn nun Ii iih Ii required In tin- day of boy. hood to bin u popper on t lie schoolroom aline. Tin- Homer Time say Hint "Mis I'mine Ward In to Im- presented on a luisi lo lit-r it I rim innirr." It woiilil lie ii waste of time lo iry to untangle IIiIn; but II ii i ii 3 not In- mills to Niiy Hint Minn Wilhiid In not to Ih given nwny, to miylHiily or to anything, and iiImo that she never In "on n bust," unywny. .Vi'lllii'r inch. Ill iiiiIn nor millionaire mi' l In- happiest of iiiiiiiklnil. Tin1 mini alio Iiiin ii good business, ami who mo iniikc n reasonable living ami lay iislilf something for tlit' fuliiri', who ri n educate hi rhllilri'ii n ml ciin li'iiv' enough to ki'i'i l lie wolf of until from tin ilonr ol iIiiini' lit low, ought to 'to tin happiest of men. Joseph liallcy. liciiiocrutlc louder of 1ln House of IIi'ii'i'Ni-iiliitlri'N, disilm-il to alien. I ii While IIiiiiki' dinner lie ciiiiKi' ho never hn win li uml never will wear n dross hii It. Tenia will no iloiilit In- paim-d to learn Hint the Ju venile Congressman lum permitted dies suit to Kin re lilin nwny from n good dinner, lie should have stuck hi ianlM In IiIn IhhiIn ami waded In. Tin- N'W Vork Tribune advise Chi cago to "lii'kful In l for n cession of I In' ('iiiiinlliili half of Lake Michigan, nml take n census of till) Ashe to keep somewhere In sight of tin- pnH'esslon." This woiihl lie Inexcusable III any oth er t tin n H New York piiM'r. Imt of turn' a Journal whlrh lielleve IIoIhi keli I thi' wcNtcrn iMiiimlary of the Culled Slate U not mipixised to know that there In iiii riili'll thing nn "Hie t 'll llll. Hall half of Lake Michigan." Thi" Chicago police lleparlinellt re potts that IVnnls Lynch, who grinlu a I cil from the civil Hen Ice coiniul kIiiU'n list nf eligible ami became a f ull Hedged polleeliillll, iiltempteil to roll II till.cii oil the Ntl'eetN laic lit night, nml the wayfarer arrested the olllcer ami Kcol'teil llllll lo headquarter, when lie IunI IiIn Nlar wllhln twenty four Iiiiiii-n after IiIn nppolntini'lit. Ilelilil seems to posses the line police In Kllmi. Inil in IiIn i'IiiIiiihIiiniu he Inekleil the wrong man nl the Hlnrl, nml of course IiIn inline In w hat It In. There In one Institution In I'ranoe which Iiiin hllherlo contrived to with Maud nil the iinuieroiiN nml revolution li ry change of government, tinniety: the Hank of I in nee, which owea Iin origin lo the IIinI Nnpoleou. The ipicN thill im to the renewal of Iin rhiirter him JuM cnnic up fur iIIm nsnlun In the I.ei; nI:iIIHi., lilch Iimn Voteil Iin proloiiKII tleii. Mine the fiiumlai Inn of the lunik It I iih hail lint ten pivct IIoi n, w hile l iame Iwin ilnrlni; the naiiie perloil of tlni" ha.l no Ickn than nine illlTereul reulnii'N anil cmihUlcialily over n liun- llll'll fill lllclN. Vol Iiii; hy uiachlnery lum tint vet liccn perfeeleil no far iin piacllcal ileiu (iiihliatlnii hIihwn Thi' npparaiui which wim iikciI nt Troy, N, V., luoke ilnwu al'lcr It IunI woikeil a while nml euin-cil (lie cIccIuib ami JmleM no eml of 1 1 1 hi I .!'. I'm I) two men ha.l vole. I up In the lime of the neelileiit, nml when die Iccci.llntf iIIiiIn were exani tniil lo iIImomt the ca use of the nci i ilciit. It u:in r.ninil that hy Koine error of the uieclitiiilMii all these vote weie rcinnlcl for one net of cnmlhlateii. It may he that Ihem' I'ontmptloiiN can lie liiiule nl'Milulely HiiwIckn, Imt unl II tlnit lime Ihe ul.l wny of votlni; woiihl del. ter he mlliereil to. There In nueli A thlui: im carrjlni; Intior kuvIhk ilevleen too far. A I'lCt'tlu illspalch Niiy that hereafter It will le the Neltleil ilcy of the tier iii. in ioernim-tit to illnit the khvhiii of lleriiiiiu enilti iilloli i'Ihcw here than to the 1" Illicit SIiiIcn. South nml Cell tlni AnicrlcMii eoiiutrleN niv meiitloneil on the placvN to which nil attempt will Ih miiile to turn the ll.le, the reiiHon n-Nli:nel heln that In tli.me eouutrlen "Ihe auloiiotuouN an. I uniform makeup of (iel'iiian ei'louh'N will lint U mllll Nilly Intcrfcrcil wllh." This In very vajjue. (ml piolcilily It uiemm that lier inan I'liilraiitN lo South Amerlen rnn fctlll iHintluue to ln (ierimill cltUciiN nml ulieW to uillllnry duty. The tier t) in it linmliii atlou In iin khh nn we K't from i:iiropo, nml yet the I'nlled Stale In not sulTi rlni; even for Hint. If l!er iiiiiii I'luUnintN prefer South or ( en tral Amerlen let thi-m go there. Imt It In doubtful If Hie efforlN of the (iov eriiment to rontrol thi' matter will inouiit to much. I'au vi ever truly iM'iietlt oumelvea without lieiiellllni: our UclnhlmmJ V each have a cerlnlu amount of eapiu Ity ami power In vnrloua dlnrllonN, Which we are iMiitlnnnlly kIvIuk out to the woil. I. either III the form of work, or iinnUIiiiu'i', or affivtion, or Intltience, or lu Honie other way. Thla power limy be wiiNted nml dliiiluUhed, or ilcvci oied nml In. rc.iNc.l. line of the chief rntiain of the former I nn enfeebli-d vriianlnilnti nml lnipnlre.1 vitality, nn 1 lnrKe fnetor III the latter la health, ful nml vliioroiia condition of the phva leal aynleiii. It la true that thce aiv not wholly under our own control, Imt cleuct ! dally raveallng lo ua bow lunch of them we mny imiri by i.iry aurrouuillnKt and hyulculc hnhlta. In I'ultlvntlutf tlieae ww are aJJIug to nil our powra, and, a iIipm powert directly remit In benefiting the world, n-lf cnre become not merely a pru ilciillul but a tiiornl and aoclnl duty. The multiplex printing tclck-raph, In vented by I'rof. Henry A. Howlnnd, of the Johtia Hopklii rnlvemlly, Kultl more, will aoon be put iiiii the mar ket. Ity the liiNtriiiuent nn opernior ran traimmlt a tclcKraiu written upon n tjpeurller nml Imvp It reproduced In typewritten form nt the receiving eml. In ndditloii to the typewriting part of I ho Invention, I r. Itowlund, with bin new machine, inn m ini over the Kiumi wire live or lx ilHTcrcnt menKnge nt the NHine time In one direction, which, lu duplex, tiinkca leu or twelve tnea angc Hint i a li be trniiNllillted on the hii me wire nt the inline time, Tlnm, with live opernior nt each end of n line, acmlliig each nn nvernge of thirty wot. In n minute, ,':iH) word can v trniiMiilitcd i-ii'li minute. I'r. How land Impilrcd at the I'ntent Olllcc In Wnrdiliigloii, and m Informed that no mh Ii Invention him ever been receiv ed there, lypewrlllng telegraphy hav ing bii ii attempted before, but upon entirely different principle. He ha tiHcd a Myiichonoii device In hi Inven tion, ami lu the mechanical arrange ment of Ihe tyiewr!ter hn imcd but eight combiiiatloiiN. The current of electricity iraiiNinlttlng the mcKKiige ran be relayed nml lu HiIn ninnncr the Invention can be operated for grent dlhlanccN. When completed, !r. How land k.'I.v. the tietv lnl niiiu-ii t will Ih a enliven Ii nt ii ml nn caxlly opernted a the ordinary tdcgniplilc dispatching ami receiving appnrntim. HELP THAT COMES TOO LATE 'Tla a weariiomt world, thi world of j our i, With It tanglei of amall and great, It weeiU thnt mimtlier the pring flower, And it lin.hm atrifea wltb fate; And the darken! day of it deolnle day Hcea the help that eomea too late, All! woe for the word thnt I never laid Till rhe er too deaf to hear. And woe for the lack to the fainting head Of the ringing ahuiit of cheer; Ab! woe fur the laggard feet thnt tread In the mournful wake of the bier. What huolctb help when tbv heart i nil mh? What hoiitclh broken pnr Of love thrown out wheu the lip are dumb And life' bark drifted far. Ah! far and fuHt from the alieu pant, Over the moaning Iwr? A pitiful thing the gift to-ilay Thnt i droBN nn. I nothing worth, Though if it IunI come but yeaterday. It liii.l brimmed w iih nweet the eurtb A fioling roue In a ilenth-cohl haml. That periihed in want and dearth. Who (Hill would help ill thin world of ours, Where Borrow fill tepa iiiut fall, Itrmg help in time to the w aning Mwer, Kre 'he bier i spread with the pall. Nor aeml renerre when the flag arc furled, And 'lie ih ml heynnd your rail. Kor Im tiling uio-l in thi weary world, Willi :in tailzie rnn ii 1 1 nml great, lu loiii'N iiue ti ii: lit it nml it weary day. And il mriiggh forlorn with fate, l that bitierei grief. I.mi deep for tear, tlf the help that emu. too lute. -Mrrgaret K. SmigNier. A CLKVKIt PLAY. ABtroiininerN Im IIcvc Hint they havf dlNcovcred thnt the two Hiiuilli-Ht plan I ctN, Mercury nml Vciiiin, which nre i both nearer the kiiii than the earth, , have practically Mopped revolving j around their reNpi-ctlvo use. Kiu-li of . thcHe plam-tN. It In claimed, revolvi-H on Hn hIn In the hii mo time It lake to' Journey completely round the huh. Thla rcHtiltN lu only one Hide of each planet I receiving the aiilillght. Hence there I evetbiHtliig night on one half of each planet and I'verliiBilug day on the other j half. TIiIn In the Hiime coiiilltloii iim pre- , valla on our iiiibiii. So that. If iiHtroiioni- ' era nre correct, the nolnr HyHlem tiilH three world that to nil appearance are I dead. Thfce (lend world! t'mi till Ih IhinnIIiIo In n uuiver!' we have Ih'cii acciiHtomed to look iihiii n full of life? SnppoHo the iiMiroiioiner nre right In Hinting Hint Venn nml Mercury have no revolution that can produce the change of night nml day, no that per petual night reign on one half of each planet. It doc not follow that life cannot exist III these world. I If for.' deciding that thene orlm nre dcHtlKitc , of life, the factor of human ncllvlty or the activity of Ix-lug akin to human being inilNt I1 coiiHidered. If I hex wot Id have ceiiBcd lo revolve except extremely nlowly, iIim-n thi not mean that they are much older than the other ' planet? Ami If older, whatever life existed oil them uiilHt have attained il w l. loin we know nothing of. What I there again) the Idea that Hie dark aide of these world are brilliantly lit up with electricity nml wanned by the hii me ngency? They may I' thickly peopled by l'lng w bo work nml play on the bright lilc for a period nml then retire to the dark regions for rest. Till I n more attractive view than the one Hint dead world cumber the universe. COL. ALFRED E. BUCK. farcer of the New United Ftatea Mln later Ilia Mikuito'a l.aml. Alfred V.. Ililck, nominated a envoy extraordinary mid minister plenipoten tiary of Ihe Culled Slate to Japan, owe hi hiiccch lo the fact of the warm personal ami political friendship existing between I'rcshlent McKluley nml himself. Col. Iluck was born nt roxeroft, Me., I'cb., 7, IMI'J. Ill thirst for know ledge was no great that by hi own exertions he wil.l his way through college nml wn graduated with high honor, having Iveen the Uitln salutii torhin of hi class. With the -rl lii.i. l ty that ha nlwny charactcri.isl IiIn action lie taught school at Hallow ell, Me., afterward bis'oinlng principal of the l.ewlstoll high school. At the close of the war. through w hich lie fought Willi great crisllt, he wn apHiiiled clerk of the I'ultcd State Circuit ami IMtrlct Court of tieorgla. resigning till position III INN? to become I lilted Stale Miiinhal. The next year a mwm Al l'HKU K. llt'CK. algiiiillxisl by hi bringing MhJ. Mo Klnlry to tieorgla for the purimse of addressing the I'hanlau.pin. Col. Iluck hn Ixs'ii fortunate lu Ins various bush ties enterprise through Ills perspicaci ty and uiiiuy pleasant personal ipiall tie. He I miirrtsl and Iin one of the most attractive homos In Atlanta. The Fortune Teller' Tip. She-I went to a fortune teller to day, Jnsl for a lark, and nho told me a lot of thing. He-Yen, oine of thein hit It pretty 1 cloHcly, but I hope yotl don't think titer j la anything auperuatural a Nml theli IMiwer. They use Jut hrewd Jndg- ; ment. that la alL "That may le true, dear. She told me I naa married to a man w ho fell far , abort of what I dcerved."- Iiullauap i oil Journal 1 No' frim Hit n .e. I lie Ipivlllly) -Tin y ought to send you i to State' prison. YouVotnlou my I heart. She- h, I hey don't eud people t State' pilaou for petty lrvtiy.-lay City CbaL "There! I have the nllKfiictlon of knowing w hut It I all about, mid of ap pearing dlgiiilicd ami llriu nt the amiio time." Mr. Slmilon chuckled to lilinlf n he held a Healed envelope up to the light critically. "I told til in I should return hi letter unopened, ami there thi one goo for all r;c world a If 1 hadn't nil Idea of w hut II contains." And. wllh another pli-meil little gur gle at hi own sharpness, Mr. Stanton plnis'd the letter addressed to "l.llkc Stanloii, Ksip, ; in ml Hotel, I Ilea I Startinoiith." into another envelope and reiublrcNscd II to "Adrian Stanton. Ks. . Tinner Studio, Ituskln road. KeliMingtoii." Then be mug the bell and delivered it to the waiter to Im- put Into Hi" London (Histbag. after which be walked to Ihe bay window and Hlood looking out upon Hie calm sen mid the long expanse of yellow sand. Ureal Startmoiilh i not n fashion able seaside resort; Iml I, It is chief ly freipienlcil by convalescent dyspep tic, Anglo In. linns wllh sallow com plexions uml short tempers, and oilier Invalid I. nke Slaiiloti bad come there partly on account of bis health, partly Ins a use be held shares In Ihe new hotel ami oihei Ncbenic for milking i ; rent Startinoiith a Utile less funereal nml a Utile more protlliible. Hut. greatly as the hnaiicler was occupied with hi companies mid Ills schemes at the pre cut moment he was thinking of neither, a be Blood gazing blankly out on the beach. Ill builds thrust deep into his IHB'ket. Jingling the Iihisc coin ami key therein. Mr Sinntoii wn busy repeating to himself Hie contents of II letter he hud Just sent buck. Adrian Stanton was hi only sou. who, by nil the laws of heredity ami advisability, should have been bis right hand. Alas, for the crokediics of tills world! Young Stan ton had Daily declared to bis father Home three or four years previously that be lulled Ihe city, that he could Hot calculate the coininoiicst sum of simple Interest, nml that he would never un derstand the Intricacies of the Slock lsxcluingi'-lhal. In short, be detested "business" and meant todevole himself to art! I.uke stonnc.1 and raved, but bad ended by giving III, and. in spite of hi itlTivlc.l imlitVcreiice and contempt, bud been llol a little pleased when, last year, the hanging committee of ltuf llugtoii house had accepted a small can vas Hlgued "Adrian Stanton." True, It had ('ecu bo hung that it was Impossi ble lo see II without risking a dislocat ed neck, but that detail the old man consclclilloiisly Ignored. So far, so good. I.uke Stanton was almost recon ciled lo art. nml was lather given to talking about "my sun's studio," when nil nl once the whole fabric toppled nboiil his ear lu the most ghastly fashion. Adrian came to tit -1 1 one day Willi the now that he was engaged to be married. It was unexpected, but lint mvessnrily disastrous until the fa tal truth was disclosed he, I.uke Stan ton, the great city man, heavy alike of purse ami moral reputation, was ex pected to w elcome as bis daughter In law a model! There was a scene-nil the stops of paternal Indignation mid llllnl Ingratitude were pulled out to their fullest, and It ended lu Adrian walking out of Hie house. lie made several further attempt to ee his father ami bring him to !( uMV amicable frame of nilml. but InctTcctii ally, ami at last. In spile of threats to atop his allow ain-e, to cut him out of his will, Adrian Stanton took to himself the girl of his choice ami duly Informed hi father of the fact. Il was then that Ihe family solicitor, at I.uke' dictation, lii,:ie, tl(, j-ung man a letter Informing him that lls father desired to hol.l no fun her com munication wllh hltii, and that anv letter addressed to his lather from Adrian Would be returned unopened. This had hapix'tn-dslx months ago. nml i Mr. Stanton In variably noted as he had done How- opened the letters over a Mcmolng IkiwI of water, read them, rvfasieiied them and sent them back, lie was lust now ruminating on ihe last epistle It was In the same strain as usual. Adrian akisl for no money, was able to supsrt hi wife by his brush,, modestly enough, stillsuttlelenily bill he wanted his father to rxssignl.e tier, to know her he want.l rovoticill atioii "And don't he wish he may get It! I rxvognlr.e the hussy? Never! Oh! ho can Mi'sirt her. can he? So much Hie better, foi he won't get any help from me. now oi nt any oilier time. I know w li.-tt it is he's afraid I'll marry again!" And then I.uke Stanton fell into a reverie. After all. why not? Many men did marry after tV. ami and . lie look.sl at In watch hurriedly a quar ter lo t, then hi eye eagerly scaiunsl the t ivteh of bench. "She'll ! getting back directly," he mm mined, nii.l catching up hi bat went lo disport himself along the pa ra de I'rvM inly be hasteucd uls utop a liulw J ' a a alight fljnre Id a mtmlm ' fll"" tered Into view at the far end of the parade. . . "Oh, Mr. Stniiton! You quite startled me! How delightful to meet you!" She wa. a dainty little i-rn. wltb a sonultie compl-xlon, big blue eye ami the most puzzling and bewltcliln.' bulr. which accmcd to run the w hole gamut of Hut from brown to gold mt the auubenm playl ou It. She looked up Into the old g.-utlciiiiin' face wltu the tnoHt coiilhbng expression. "iHii t It provoking? There I abso lutely no new." "Iteiilly. I'm i!elghtcil-I menu, ho rorrw.ed himself hurriedly, "It I most extraordinary." "lan't It? I cntne down here a week ago to tneel my aunt and uncle, a we bad arranged before they went abroad, ami, to my ainn.einent. found no one bere." "Ye, ye." lie put In soothingly. "It was-very trying. IW Utile fc-H'l. I'oor child !" "I should have gone straight hack to London If It hadn't Is'i u for you. Mr. Stanton. You lane l u more than kind to me." "Not nt all. my denr young lady. I was touched at the loneliness of your poKltloii. nnxloii to I- of nervlce to to mo charming a waif." She Hhot him a grateful glance. T.ut I think I r.-ally must go home now. I went to Carliiifoid. a you sug gested, thinking that some letter might be uwiilling me at the postolllce, but. a I tell you, there wn nothing. I cannot think what ha happened to my friends. I feel I must go back to Lou don to-morrow." "To-morrow!" .Mr. Stanton atopped BL'ba-t and looked down at her. "You mean to h ave .Stnrtmouth " "Yes." "I -nt h iiKt you will allow me to ace you Mife to Londoli-to your friend, iih! I forgot, my poor child-yon are nn orphan. Hut at any rate you will let me take you buck to the people with whom you were Maying!" t ih. no," Mie Hiihl. hurriedly. "I could not think of giving you bo much trou ble." "Trouble! If It were not that II means losing you nt the end I should call it n pleasure. There! it I net tied, Isn't It? And what time shall we go?" Iml I, Mr. Stanton, I cannot accept your escort. If-I -they -oh! can't you understand?" Her face wa turned away fr his. they had wandered away from the parade on to the beach mid she was dravviiu: cabalistic ligure on Ihe shifly sand witli her parasol, lie looked at her for a second, and then he felt the .. Mid rushing lo his head. "My dear Miss Alban. do yon mean that anyone-that someone " She nodded, not desisting from her diagrams. " That someone has dared to hint thai -Hint you know what I mean - " Apparently she did, for she answered in a low voice; Thai Is II. 1 overheard sutiiething In the draw lug room this morning: and what would they say if you came in London w illi inc':" There was a moment's pause, mid Willi a sudden gulp I. tike Stanton pluiiued manfully into the deep waters of a declaration. They would say ill truth -that I uld iml liar to lose her. that he loved her. that he wanted nothing better than to hear her say she would be his wile. Would she say It here- now ? lie was an old man. triple her age. no doubt -but - but He stopped, out of breath ami red of face, nml Miss Alban covered her face with her blinds and made no answer-even when, having tecovcied himself, Mr. Stanton pressed her siill further. "I don't know," she murmured. " must think. 1 am so surprised." Of course she should have time to think until to-morrow. We"' she tell him to -morrow? An Inn rtloiilate sound no doubt meant yes, and then cntne a more coherent, "You will go now, won't you? 1 want to be alone." And with many n backward glance Luke Stanton went. He chuckled lo himself again as lu his own room bis eye fell on the bow I of water, cold tlow, over which he had opened Adrian' let ter, lie would be linely caught; mid It wa not a case of cutting (.it his nose to spite hi face, for Kittle Alban was n pretty a girl ns anyone could wish and II perfect little lady. lie took unusual pains over his dress lug. crumpled Innumerable tics, an. I at last was ready. To his dismay, how ever, when nil the guests had tiled Into table d'hote he had to realize that Miss Alban, whose seal. Il is iiedles to say. was next to his ow n, was absent. Oil questioning Ihe waiter he found that Mis Alban s dinner had ln-on sent to her room. I.uke was disappointed lllld II little alarmed. He tldgeted alsuit after the meal In an aimless sort of fashion mid finally sent a message to Inquire after the absentee. The an swer came that Miss A limn bad a head ache. When a man of r.0 screw himself up to n pitch of taking unto himself n w If,, the presence of the dear one ohvt I necessary to prevent his retlcclltig too deeply on all that the step may iiiean, and the evening scorned very long to Mr. Stanton. No Miss Alban wa visible at Hie usual hour in the breakfast room, mid miaiixiou Inquiry, less carefully word ed this time, elicited the same reply. ISoally uneasy now, Mr. Stanton pen ned hasty note of condolence. It U can: "My dear Mis Alban," and end ed. "Yours always sincerely." The ssr man wauden-d alnuit feebly until lunch time, when the same thing va repeated. A leaf hastily torn from hi notebook, on which he hoped that "IVatvst Kittle" would not forget her promise and would come down present ly and end the suspense of "Horn nl wav. I.. S ," was thla time pushed un der the dinar with hi own band, ami a few minute later a small three-cornered note was brought liltu w ith the l.i conlo communication Inside of "4 ;iO on the parade." It wa an hour ami a half to that time, and It had to Ih- got through aom, how. I.uke Stanton wn dlstluotly Im pat lent. HI mind wn made up; he would ! able to plte Adrian nnd hi w reti hod little low wife, and at the Mime time vutv a delightful compan Ion for himself. Hut be wanted It a,.. tlisl. iurely no girl In her aensea could refuse- and the great charm nlsnit Kit tle Alban waa her extreme acusiblo- tlOs. lie knew the exact iot on which he would be ur to meet Kittle, and be " " 7 .-i it when bo car- S:Strco.ln8,tba 0,:,r,S-utwb".aeuce---AdrSt-otoD held out hi. bwd pi-r U.rlm!',; father, you're Co,n to hands'' I f.-lt I must comedown. "Iild you? Well. that', unfortunate. ,eeauseriiii:olngha..totoWD. ( Hut, iln.l. do ll-ten to n.e. I "I won't INte... I tell you. I1.IV. ' have an ..PPolutn.eut. I ' '"f v . The pink muslin fr- k wa AMULlf visible! M" Mt Hl,ua,1U was Intolerable. . ..,. moment. You must May. My w ife I h. re-you'll Nee b-r-you 11 111 see herd " ., 'Mrectlv. won't you. Mr. Stanton? n soft vol.' broke In l-fore the unpar donable word wa uttered. "Mis Alban." Miimiiiorcd Luke, tin I my son. I " ... I know"-aud to th" old man hor ror and amazement Kittle slipped her nrin within Adrlaa'a-'auJ my bu baud." . Luke Stnnton face la-cntiie purple, ho opened his mouth lonpeiik. mid then nil of a sudden Mood nlleiit. M.v ;';'"' est Kittle, alway your ow n. L. S." 'J lie words seemed to buzz round lilm. And without giving him time to collect hi thought Kittle began to explain: the Idea bad In-cii hers; the doctor had or dered her sen air and quiet and bad suggested tlrcat Startnioutli. Imme diately afterward Adrian had heard of hi father' Intended stay there, and she Insisted on having her own way. And. now he knew her, wouldn't be have a little mercy? Adrian broke in. Couldn't he understand? Here Luke broke lu quickly. He would see them later at the hotel. Hut a lie walked olf Kittle ran after him and pressed a crumpled paper Into hi hand. He opened It apprehensively. It wa hi ovv le. and behind It wa scribbled hastily; "I'orget nil this. No one Miall ever know. Whatever yoll decide, be lieve that." A family party of thri-e dined In Mr. Stanlon's private room Hint night, and at dessert Mr. Stnnton, Jr., received from In r father-In law a a present a cheek for IL' "M. written, not on n proper form, but on a sl t torn from a nolebook. ijiieer old chap! Fancy writing a cheek on a wrap "f paper like that." renn irked Adrian afterward: but Mr. Adrian only laughed. She understood. - London World. Itegnrdlng a "l'loe" Nliate. What makes my face no dry and dusty?" nsked a man lu one of the chairs nt the hotel barlN-r shop. You shave too close," replied the barber. "You get down under the skin ami Irritate It." "Well, I have to shave close. I don't w ant lo bother with shaving every day, so I get n shave every other day. and then get a giMid, close one." ' There's no need of that," replied the barber. "There Isn't so much difference between a single going-over and a very close shave. After the razor ha Ixs'ii over your face once you cau Mill feel a line stubble. Hy a second or third Bornplng you can get the face feeling perfectly stiuHiih, but in three hour.' time the beard has grown out to where Ii was after Hie llrst going iiver. What I mean Is that you save only about three hour by gelling what we call n 'close' shave, ami for a man who shave every other day that Isn't much of an advantage. Ilesldes, It Irritates the face ami is liable to make the skin hard mid scaly. A man who shaves himself simply goes over hi face once, but In a barber shop the customer thinks he Is not gelling the worth of his money unless ihe barber scrape for about ten .. i..e. . io vrt-l . 'lint extrt tj-o iioors - or oeniil." Chicago Tribune. Illumed Her lor II Flection. Lincoln, like every oilier President, wn besieged by the usual crowd of people clamoring for a share of the of lleial loaves and lishe. and would have been worried to death had it not been that he w as fortunate enough to see the humorous side of things. A lady called upon him at the While House shortly after his election mid told him plainly that had it not bceu for her exertions in her district lie would not have won his elect lou to the Pre. Iiletitlal chair, and demanded that he should at otiee give an appointment to her sou. "I ask It, sir," said the Importunate widow, "because I mid my family have been largely Instrumental In bringing about your election as chief magistrate of the Fulled States." "Is that so, uindain?" asked the President. "It Is, sir." was the reply. "Well," placidly remarked Mr. Lin coln, "you've got me Into a nice mess, anyhow !" Thi I Gravely Told a True. A Louisville inn n bus n cow with a peculiar appetite. A house-cIeanlnR : servant left a small silver clock on the kitchen stoi for a few moments, and . on her return the time-piece was miss- ; lug. Later In the evening, the small Ixiy of the household was In the yard ' Suddenly n silvery chime flouted on hi ear. He listened. Another and nn- ' other, until live tlnieg the chime bad sounded, and he recognized It ns com- . Ing from his lost clock. There was i nothing near but the cow. The Imy ! searched all around the yard and then ' concluded that the clock was lu the cow . For a while there was a sort of pandemonium. At il o'clock the family heard the hour tolled from the cow's Inside. A powerful emetic dh) work. The clock was a little dK0i. ored, but was still ticking.-San Fran cisco Argonaut. Ittcjdeiil Two Turk were at a French ban ,., Toward the conclusion of the east a Frenchmau eK-cted a tooth fro... the tray near Win. and no passed the tray on to hi neigh il.r who. however, peremptorily do, t the offer, exclaiming: No. thank you! I have already eaten two ,l,e accursed thing, and I want no more!" - c,...L..r Hood wa making n km hi native heath lum hiiiiiiiht. am -i ir.-.i ,.f llio Wllsoll bill s now I lie i-n- cell to (III Hheep-farmlhtf. said: "Vol. have three . .1 a o.l vnll net but llouanu sin.,., . - cent a iHiiiml for your wool. You i,..r.. t'.i.hlv." called a voice .. i .. HI. ..Iiiirnoterlstk' YailK I ue i i"" o, o - ,. . .. , ...- oilv L'ct 10 cent. .nullum n.' . " ' " , ... "Well." rcHMUlded Mr. Keisl. quickly, "you see. you en n alwaya retail wm tell you at a prolll." ....it. known and decidedly Inar tistic quality of Lord Lelghlon' was 1,1 punctuality. He was once In In ,aou. and wa urged to remain H...I-.. but he declined. His reason wn that be bad to lie lu Loud n a cer tain dav because he had made an en gageiiie'nt with hi model. A frlelii wa iiiixIoii to learn whether Ir t .a. .Li. ii loot iictuallv kept till el. gagc.neiit. mid he found that when the ii I'll wf Uilrt II KIT mllng the staircase straight from IHiinasou, the model w as knocking at the door of the studio. U-I...H Admiral Codrlngtoii, who con. mamlcd Ihe Hrltlsli licet In the action of Niiviirlno. lu IW7. when the Turkish fleet wiisdeslioyeil by Ihe allhil power. returned from the Mediterranean, i in town ii count rv uc i im 1 1 1 tn li of the class whose soul are wrapped no lii their lands and turnip. "Hullo, CiMli lngtoii!" he exclaimed. In blind Ig norance of all contemporary history, "I haven't seen you for some time. Had any giMid slnntlng lately?" "Why, yes." replied the Admiral, "I've hud some rather remarkable shooting." And with thi he went his way. The Count Saint Hernial.!, who ap peared in Pails In the reign of Loul the Fifteenth ami pretended to be is sessci I of the elixir of life, had a valet who was almost a great as hi master lu the art of lying, once, when the Count was dese.-ibl.ig at a dinner party a circumstance which occurred at tin court of "hi friend. King Kichiird tin First of Fuglaiul." be nppeiiliil to lib servant for the cotllll'liintlol. of 111 story, who. with the greatest compos lire, rcpllisl. "You forget, sir. I have been only ."itm years In your service.' "True." said hi master, musingly, "11 wa a little before your time." There was once nn Irishman, say the Itostoii Hildget, who sought employ ment ns a diver, although he had ..ever been beneath the water. The linn chanced to need a new man. and so on the following Monday morning Pat hid his smile for Hie llrst time In a diving helmet. The crew to which Pat had attached himself was working lu comparatively shallow water, ami Pat was provided with a pick ami told to use It on a ledge below. I town he went with hi pick, ami for about lift eon minutes nothing was heard from him. Thou came a strong pull on the signal rope, indicating that Pat bud a very decided wish to come to the ton. The assistants pulled 1 1 1 1 it hastily to the raft and removed Ins helmet. 'Take it IT the list nv it." said Pat. "Take off the rest of It?" "Vis." snld Pat; "OI'll w orrlk no longer on a Job phoro o can't spit on me hands." In County Sllgo there I n riiiuII lake renowned for Its fabulous depth, A professor happeiuil to be In Hint part of Ireland lust summer, ami started out one day for a ramble among the moun tains, accompanied by n tiative guide. As they climbed, Pat asked him If he would like to see this lake, "for It's mi hot lorn nt all. sorr." "Put how do you know that, Pat?" asked the professor. "Well, sorr, I'll tell ye; me own cousin wa showin' the pond to a gentleman one day, sorr, ami he looked Inoredn lou like, Ju a you do, and me cous'.i couldn't stand It for him to doubt his worrd. sorr, ami so he said, 'Itegorra, I'll prove the truth of me word,' ami off w Ith his clothes am In he Jumped." The professor's face wore an amused and quizzical expression, "Yes, sorr, Itiliejumpetl.aiid didn't come up again.' at all. at all." "Hut." said the profes sor. "I don't see that your cousin provisl his point by recklessly drown ing himself." "Sure, sorr, it wasu't drowned at all be was; the next day comes a cable from him in Australia, asklii, to send on his clothes." A Qnerr flare, l.lzctte-l It a uoioe place ye have Mario? " ' Marie (a new arhab-Nolce en,n.,h but It boyant me under! hamlin' ,' they do make me do ..,eb qll:,ire thi ,,: "Oiure, Marie?" "Yls. ..ire. Ivery morula' the n,ls,lls tills me to .wape the doost from the th.ro an phin I'm done she gives me a- rag and makes me ahoo the doo-t Kk,; the flure ""-- s He Wa an Old-Tlme Operator. A young uim. leaned up against the counter of a branch telegraph olllce where two pretty young ladles are em ployed as telegraphers, snys an ex change. He had been chu'ltlng with ihem for nlH.ut an hour, but had for gotten to say that at one period of hi life he himself had been nn operator 1'uni.g ., lull m ,i,P conversation ne of the young ladle "oiiened" her kev and said to the other: "What do you thiIlk of llU , counter';" replv""'' "'l"k '"m'h f '' " was "' "Why?" a 'pilrrill!"'""1"'" "' h ,,,lk9 llk" "ike me tired, too-wish he ul, stieak." lute ami said: "Ladies. I tli-uik von 'iV,1 '''-''-.vuuiave be", " '""I J'ot. are tired of mv company. Ml M.nk .. ,uot would i"1'.",."'","i .'I"'1"' "f r,,l''v would Hot be sot eleni i .1 .. ; I - faces, ' here I ,llora, well , , . " ' 'W "'"--h. iiieaBo News. e,'!.,!.,;.!:7..o.r.,he.M""'". at In I do ..i , r"f'c M'qoer.,te. 1 bear, hat M. Foumur'. ma, ade lU wasperfevt In every dotal " It waa. Lveu the blackhead duck, on the .upper menu masqueraded a. cauvwbacU-'-Evetimg World. There are four truths res tllllUllllU.S .l 1 ..t.l)lil,.v.l. - ".i.-iini, First -A mosquito cannot free fr,,,,. malarial po!n. '"- llllll Ot tlilte III ... l I. ue must g.i . """ on a ilo 0 , """ "f ftatelut. nud ..iioien tocnlitle I'tH'tiUjj the icnce uiu I've In nlr l ntalnted hint as a 10 hi lih.f....l ... to practice through an automata. TTT" insert It probo,.u V fled (terui of the mala?' ' according to the well..i"" inoculation, the IntroduU? weak erm render tlariJ"J quent attack by ti,e r',M. Thlrd-The n.0.4lllto bumau blood. It eanDut. that Iti body becm, . s wells, while probing u discoloration of the Jm?. tvltb the blood and the ni ' of Inserting the pn.be Foui th-A mosquito Its In licet In a person nt Z " to nn attack of malaria. i ' apiK-t Its sense wrt u the most akllled and exnenJl ologlst. This also vZXT' uiiorrlnjr Instinct, hut ti, ' wounds unnecex arlly t,(.H k those of a skilled d 'hmJ and even more uiisenHh .fl it fee never quickens lilm'DorA n.al.Nllctloii of his riutlent ,1, J? Ihe fulfillment of his ,lu,y Itemeinber. then, umt ,'hf of a mosquito I nn lufaIl!M. . mnlnrlii Is In the nlr, and p exposiHl to It. nnd when tm well-known but solemn n,(7 Ing, do not treat hlin a a fo w friend.-noHton Evening Tnu PENNIES IN HAwXTl General Jollification at Tan, penrance In Homi, The pennies have come. Ami now Honolulu ieoJ,e tl( , lived east of the Kooky Muunuj,' have all kinds of nl, white ise money. W. I). IHinou, u rw for the Innovation, and hii n. are tickled to death when hW that an article marked -r $1.07" doe not mean $2 ,0 ,i, (.'linger. "I did It." be said, yesterday, we can make exact chaaje, ijj, we give people a dlxoouut fljr(111 will get full bencllt of It. w ithin a year other store win n, up and pontile will becUM c coin lu Hawaii. When Ua, then they will probably be tmy, payment for stamp at the No, there Is no danger of theuV Ing a niilwinee; on the cootrart. will be n convenience to ik., Only a certain number will be tt for circulation here, ami tbm, dnuger of people hoarding tH , enough to compel heavier Imiwn of the bnse col... "They were brought Into ay i ver, Colo., twenty year ago bri, Incnt dry good llriu, and thrrer roar from their rival, a l(kw was the smallest coin used npHI year before, then Hie uliMfd ami lliuilly the cent piece. Im six inontliM before every liunluw: In the city was ..slug tbem. u man who Introdueisl them wa i ward asked to be Mayor ol tk run for Congress and all things. When he die tbe tir probably erect a limine ninnta bis memory. "You will understand that 11 anticipate that any political pr will be given me In t lie future (r Ing Introduced pennies In llin'. thluk of the opportunities ulnar will have to prepare placs.nl! 'A bargain at H!o.' 'Kverjth at nml so on tlirough lYnnlcs nre ti curiosity hcre.inl late no col.llde.ice when I tell jk the iiimiuil reason for mj lip n few hiilidml dollars' wortK little copper things Is mereltui: vertlse.nelit." "That they will I? a eotwiis shoppers there is no lult and of amusement o well, for the r here will follow In the fii" their couslua across the wt-"-oltllu Advertiser. Million a Year. The sardine, as everyone W. know. Is a lowly member of t ring family. It takes Its popular name ft Island of Sardinia, near M caught In great number. As there Is the almost Inotw. ber of IWi.OtHMMiii of bVe H put up In boxes every year, ft easily understood that they ew er ho caught in time by bm" Nets are used, and very w! son gain their llvellliixxl bj I" the Industry of catching ! ! tlu' flsl1' . , i it A cargo being obtained, w Immediately taken ashore" l . .1. lt..-. .! I II After being carefully oleJ washed they are then drM ,1S : ed In oil, subs.iiuently f, lu the tin boxes wo nre f nud covered with oil. The boxes now go to the who seal them up tlKhtly. ' Is carefully Insisted, ami " more the whole batch lwo' This time the boxes are po' en shelves and thrust ln,0"r, arrangiNl thnt the shelve W drawn with ease. - A last Inspection having w- , . to see that the Is-xes are ID f they are then sta-inped, I , uli t itftml The coal mm - .".g,! rroin curs shukuok .i .- iinist aggf'P iiroiiuu no- ".' ' - - rtr : thousands of dollars in . ili'iaalti nf t trior famine J tire coal supply by thi the depredator ge.. - :m dren of such tender WgA road companies disiiki i 4 .trti-iiiL- instance i" 'I .. ....... - tJ,JtM' depravity wa "' 'i on the Heading "'''''"."Lib H Falls. A fiutcar i.mi.h' - vi was standing on the 1"A trainmen were enga"1,.. . Two it"" : I snry sw iii-uuo.. , Mn .ii.. ...i.in cuiiM n''1 ....I over8yearso.,.J,.;;.iy! aeuuernieij i to the ground. .'f" "";icltr pllshed much the ni'l'f1 i trlan wared !'" H""-k.c'" could havelM'etiof no l - to the little tlili'v;- I I rs I iintl'"' .. to be etigagcu ... i merely for "'k'"' t thing that m" '"" , I'Ullndelphla iiit'oru Top f"r Ui7f"V :.i i m I..-VC.V- Canopy top " '. top of a single rod fa over which S m d ed have ju.t been pl SecoudTbe hmpU, Meh