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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1897)
EUGENE CITY GUARD. I. L. OAM rLI rravrletar. ITJGEUE CITY. .OREGO Cigarettes are deadly. The brUlue Juniplua fad I falling off Wonderfully. Every tiling quiet In Culm; they're not raising cane, a reported. j Bloomer are going out; but not quite so frequently 11 formerly. A Boston impcr inquires: "Are uien marrying Yea, more or lew. Cheer Ui, olllec seeker; the govern-nii-iit ha recently bought a part of l'liiiu Island. A wag auggest Unit If "churchyard yawn," It limy bo becniiHo Uie epitaph make tin in lln-il. Phut your month ami ojicn your rye And you're xure to learn something to make you wlHe. Why should one commit suicide on account of the extreme heat? There' a lu ml tlmt U holler than thl. One forenoon recently the Prince of Willi' shooting party killed 2,000 par tridge. Till I conldered sport. That Ohio man who claim to have caught a cattish 'H.li two head lb" other ilny should change hi bait right away. That riorhla man who ahot ten wh lb-rap Uie other night ami killed fr evidently doeau't need "rcgulut lug," anyway. In England the mcehuuli-al engineers have dcslgm-d "refuse destructor" which bum all refuse In the rough. That I a thing we have to learn. i i i Iowil In New Jersey the other day n bride kissed an entire wedding Mirty and tliii realised 100 for charity. Aft er thl let u hope Unit her charity will beglu at home and end there. The Iiilladclph'A Iliilletln ay that "Nature la not ahaiued of her clothe." Why should she bo aHliamed of them? Aren't her bloomer the envy nnd ad miration of all the rent of creation? It I announced that Mexico linn dis covered an effective and hnnnle nar cotic "which will produce conm with out derangement of the ytem." Per haps that I what all Mexican Indus try. Tho Clilme claim to have discovered the X ray several centurle ago. Where upon the Syracuse Pot wauu to know If there la onyUiIng the Chinese haven't discovered. They haven't discovered bow to fight. A Seattle uewMpnpcr how that the farmer of Eastern WaHhlngton, since the recent rise lu the price of wheat, have sold 1.1,M),(MHl bushel, the crop iietilng them about f;i,5ou,otJ more thnu last year. The ClncluunU Kniiilrer lin noticed that "no iiiuMer how courteous aiul at tentive the elevator Isiy may Is-, he Is called dowu frequently every day." Hut you can't keep a good elcvulor boy dowu. lie Is hound to rise. Boston's city council ha appropriated f 1.",ikki to "exterminate the orgy In leu ciutilgiuii." We nr. not tiilie clear about thl, but we feel that It would Ik well worth the money to get rid of such a thing, anyway, no matter what It ut. Itostoii street cut conductor are now directed to address women pnasciigcr a "madam." Wheu a iuMeiiger get off the car backward and sit down forcefully In the muddy afreet Uie ac cent probably will be Mtiddeaily shifted to the last syllable of that word. The Montreal Inventor who claim to have produced a gnu by which two men can lire i.'tUi.oKi shot a minute, without an explosive, and with a range of O.tMiO yards, fall to say how he I to keep up the supply of ammunition. The secrecy surrounding the Invention, like that of the Kecly motor, I probably It strong point. After having made a fortune of 500, IXMI from hi business, a Tennessee to bacco manufacturer ha decided that the selling of tobacco I Incompatible with hi religion life and ha disposed of tbl plant to a syndicate. He prob ably reason that the latter, licltig a soulless corporation, I safe lu sinning. There I one clergyman In Kaunas who to not a snhliat-uian. During a sermon last Sunday he saw that a storm was approaching and brought hi discourse to a close by Haying: "llreth eru, I will now close, for I see Uiat we nre going to have a thunderstorm. The congregation will please follow me to Brother Sonmbm's field and help him stack bis wheat." That wa practical Christianity. Once or twice a year St. IahiI doe tomctliliig neat III Uie shaH of a story. It latest U the tale of a tramp who be came converted by the Salvation Army, and, having stolen the Inst railway ride lie h id before religion got hold of him, his conscience troubled htm and he sent the money covering the fare for a thou sand mile to the railway ruiumny he hint defrauded. He sent the full rate, asking no rebate on any account, and not even taking note of the cheap rate now afforded to St. Iotil merchants for shopping purpose. That story will let St. Lout out for the next six month. Several rxerltiietit have receutly been made by Kastcrn railways In sprinkling oil along the ground IxuMe their truck for the purpose of prevent ing the dust from Is'ing swept up Icy the motion of the car. The dust prob letn has long annoyed railway travel er. The finest screen lu Uie window of the Pullman car have hecu Ineffect ual to keep cloud of dust from pene trating while the train were In motion aud besmirching Uie paescngers and do- j log damage to th company properly, A stretch of road In New Jersey wa sprinkled with crude oil for a dltsnce of tlx feet on each tide of th track. Thl wa found to lay the dust success fully and It U said that the entire Penn sylvania tyaitem will be thus treated. A really duatproof road will be a great In ducement to travel. Thl fall each too of anthracite coal will cost every manufacturer, every merchant, every family $1.50 more than It cost last fall. That la, the price of anthracite coal ha advanced lu tho past year a little more than 4l per cent. Why? Because the mine are becom ing exhausted? Because the wage of miners and employe of coal railway have risen? Jiecause the cost of pro ductloii ha Increased? Ilecnuse last year' price wa la-low the price at which dealing In coal I profitable? Not lit all. The moId reason I that several men who had control over the neces sary mine ami railway organized a trust "to decrease the output and to raise the price." Of course there are law both Federal and State against It. Of course there are certain lustlnH of humanity against It. Hut the coal trust cure nothing for inch trifles a law and humanity. After a delay of about five year the Im-hi-oii set a a memorial to the late I old Tennysou ha been dedicated. For some reason, hard to explain, Uiere ha been little enthusiasm anywhere con cerning Uil memorial ami the dedica tion wa accomplished wlUi Uie sim plest of ccrcmoulc and wa alt ended by few euplu of any note. Although the dedication took place within Uve mile of Windsor castle, not one of Uie royal family came or sent representa tives. Neither did the Queen send the slightest word to the managers of Uie affair. The present laureate too wa absent, although Hint wa uot to 1st wondered at. It would be trite to any that Uie verse of Tennyson wa en shrined lu the hearts of the English people and that It needed no memorial to celebrate It. The truth I that the memory of Tennysou has been singu larly neglected by Uie English copln ami the alwetu e of representative liter ary men upon thl occaslou I lncxcus able. Of many recent sulc'de perhaps the most touching waa that of Benjamin Simon of New York. It waa remark able for three reuaoua. Id Uie first place, ho la-longed to a race the mem ber of which very rurely tako their own Uve. Iu Uie second place, he wa only 14 year of age, and, lastly, he snuffed out hi life because he wished to become a labor agitator ami thought hi failure to pa mm an examination for college had disannulled him for carry lug out that wish. From any point of view thl suicide wn remarkable. Ho overcame race prejudice against self dent ruction and at the age of 14 he had wcll-dctlncd IdetiM of becoming a "liber ator." Perhaps the most not lea hie thing In conms-tluu with tin event wn the boy' conviction that an in I neat Ion wa necesary to qualify hlin to become a lnlsir agitator. He must have been Im pressed with the fact that what the laboring men or, at least, their leader most needed was education, for he strove constantly to acquire knowl edge. He tried to enter the College of the City of New York, but failed to pas the examination owing to il deficiency In drawing. This failure preyed umii hi spirit and the jssir. Utile brain, al ready affected by overstudy and too much thought, gave way. The letter of farewell written to his parents Is as pathetic as ever a communication writ ten under those circumstance was. He wrote It lu the East Broadway library, and lu explaining his act he says Unit the greatest regret he had was that he had not held to his "resolution to agi tate among the working classes for their iMiuincliMitlou from wage slavery by Uie overthrow of tlie capitalistic system ami for the establishment of the co-operative commonwealth advocated by Uie socialist lnlmr party." Poor lit tle Chatterton of lalsir! Who cau tell what he might not have accomplished had he lived'? SEXTET PASSENGER CYCLE. Will Aeonim data Four Veople He- Idea III I'riv-rs. In Chicago the other evening a gay party of young people toured the parks with the newest Inveutloti lu bicycles a sextet tmsHctigcr carrier which nc- commodate four people beside the driver. Tho latter sit on ordinary sad dle and propel Uie machine, while the passenger occupy three handsomely upholstered seat lu the box, there be ing room for two In front and the eth er two arranged a In tandem. It la a beautiful machine, built with a view to perfect grace and strength. The frame Is of regular bicycle tubing, only heav ier, and has a carrying capacity of 1,200 at a speed of fourteen mile an hour on an asphalt pavement. Thl has been carefully tested by six of the heaviest meu In the factory where the bicycle wa made. It I a four-wheeled machine, with heavy iokc and steel rim, ami the carriage I of well ncaxoncd hard wood and la fattened on the frnme by clamps. It I detacha ble, and the machine can be ridden without It. It I a very clever luvcu tlou. nil Ksrly to Know. Teacher-"! low many tsuics are there lu the humau body?" Pupil "I don't know. I haven't learned to ride a wheel yet." ivtroir Free Press. 1 1 ICarmrrka. Alice What a gullum vcmou Mr. Duuklcy Is! He lu-ver addtvssc me without Isglnnllig "Fair Miss." Dorothy- Oh, that' a force of liablt. lie used to lie a street car couductjor.- CltfvaJaud Leader. l8tt NKWKST INVENTION IS 1IICYCI.X. THE 80NCS MY MOTHER 8UNQ. A one wbo tnd at evening by tb ocean' lonely short May bear the voir of Memory above tb breaker' roar, . So, calm and clear and beautiful bell for curfew run. I bear above life' urg and flow tbe ung uiy mother sung. I've otifht the Mifht of Fortune' (mile lu many a distant bourn. Found many a fount of gladnes and learned what it mean to niourn; And uiiiiiy are the voice, mild with love, or harsh with strife, Whose tone for me have mingled In the symphony of life. A moment' retrospection, and all tbee to calm sulmiile. Aud from the In nd of Childhood, fr acros Time' resiles tide, The veil of mist I lifted which the year between have hung, ' Aud looking back, I hear again the oug my mother mng. I'm a child nunln-the twilight (teal across the upland farm, And homeward from my play I come thronifh evenliur' mellow charm; The crickets and the katydid are liiigiug through the dew, And one pure star hud Into light In heaven liquid blue; I toss my rap upon the floor, aud mother' hand, so fair. Draw to her heurt the little lad and smooths hi tumbled hair; She smile to fee the chilhhy B-ln o loving round her Hung, Ami hark! I hear them rising now, the (oiiK my mother auug. And when the simple prayer were ald. and down to sleep I lay, She bent and kissed me, and that kiss I on my brow today; I fancied round her (air white face the Very darkness ainileil (She ever wore all atiKcl -look when she was with her child I, And softly from the distant wood heard the wlilii'iMsir-wlll, But In that dear and hallowed hour her voice Was softer still: Sweet l.reciis stirred the window where the honeysuckle clung. But dreamland caiialit Its music from the souks my mother sung. There wa no voice more wonderful, for love wa all Its tone, Ami love hath never heard a tongue more beauteous than Its own; And whore the proud world fall to win our lionuiKe with It art, Love's simple souk unchallenged take the fortress of the heart. What wonder that when life I hard I smile hack through my tear A 1 hear those holy echoes haunt the IiiinIii'S of the years! What wonder when Care' stormy bell attains! my calm are swung The Past speaks comfort to my heart la the oug my mother ung! Oh, sacred bond that through all time In blessedness remains! A voice hath bound me to the Past by Music's view less chains; For where Iive links It golden words between the heart and home There Is a charm that hold the thought howe'er the feet may roam; So, fondly frnm my toil and care my heart will backward turn. And I shall be a child again, and for (Sml'i altars yearn, Whenever that sweet angelna acres life' sea is rung. That music nut of Childhood's heav'n the songs my mother sung. Kmest Warhurtnii ShiirtlelT, in Youth's Companion. THE CONVICT'S YARN. Kgyptology In the day when I wn at college, before 1 tisik to the profes sion which I followed for many years, was my chief dclU'.it, ami to the fact that I waa a student of the ways of ancient Kgypt I owed one of tho lucki est hauls of my life. It fell out lu this way: We had long turned our eyes with ardent looks to ward the establishment of Mr. Poutl fex, Jeweler nnd valuer, of 1! Mooie Lane, city, the contents of .vie we s'mp were said to be worth some CNUHMI. Mr. Poiitlfcx, In addition to Itolng a Jeweler mid valuer, was also a bit of nil enthusiast on Kgyptlan relics, and one often saw paragraphs In the paper regarding recent additions made to bis F.gyptluu museum at Norwood. One day my chum, IMck Herring, lounged Into my room smoking a clay and reading a newspaper. "Listen to this, guv'iior. Seem a waste, doesn't It?' "Fire away," I returned, "and I'll give you my opinion afterward." "'We understand that Mr. Christo pher Poiitlfcx, the well known Jewlcr, of Mooie Lane, K. C, has Jusl ordered a mummy from Messrs. Wood & Sons, the curiosity dealer. The mummy Is supposed to la' the remains of Ptolemy II., ami there Is no doubt that there will ls a great rush on the part of all Kgypto'.oglsts to the Poiitlfcx museum to see the new Importation from the laud of the Pharaohs.' " The para graph then went on to say that !,ix had I ecu stilted a the price of the mummy In question. "Ain't that a waste o' money?" he said angrily, "and all on tlu mummy of a bloke as died thousands and thou sands of year ago. Still. I shouldn't mind chaitgln' place with that ere mummy, pitrvldiii', o" course, that It was to he lodged over the shop. What, ho:" he concluded, with a wink at me. I laughed. "I agree with you," I mid. "I shouldn't have any objection at all to changing places with the mummy, say la-tween the hour of mid night and - a. in., but I don't quite see how If to Ik; done." "More don't 1, guv'nor," returned IHck, moodily. He then relapsed Into silence, blow ing great clouds from bis pte, and the business passed out of my mind. It was recalled to me, however, lu a very sudden manner some two mouths later, when, passing down a street near the Strand, 1 espied close to a pillar Nx a letter already stamped nnd addressed for posting, but which had evidently missed the Isix nnd fallen to the ground. Acting ou the principle which has always led me to obtain a t much know ledge as I can. I os tied t'lo envelope and wn astonished to find that It was from Messrs. Wood & Sou ami wa addressed to Mr. Pontlfex. This I what It said: TVr Sir The mammy to your esteem ed ordrr has now arrived at Southampton, ud we fMH-ct it in Umdon to-morrow. ; Will you kindly ay if w ran deliver ani j to morrow afternoon? i uuurmsuu tbe mommy I to b deposited flrstof all ,n vni inmlaj.a ml Moor LQe. AWait- inc your reply, w are, yonr verj ' ently, wuuu o"-" A I rend tlieae word a happy thought flashed across my brain, and I resolved to put It Into execution at once. Going tralght to a telegraph offlce In the city I sent the follow ttiff lliessngo to Wood & K" leaving London for few day retain mummy till further notice. FONTIFEX. The message having Is-en duly dis patched, I took my way at once to my lodirinif. where I found my chum, Herring, alttlug disconsolately ou the sofa. "Buck up, Dick, my lad.1" I cried. "I think we're In luck at last. Head that letter. I handed him the note which I had picked up near the lllar Ih. and In read It carefullv. Then he said: "Where' the luck lu that, gtiv'uor?" "Whut would you say If I told you flint I lot, .n. I. ..I in Imiiersonate the mummy which Mr. poiitlfcx has order ed, and that, moreover, I Intend to car ry off all tl.at I can lay my hun.N on during the nlht following my being dellvcled Into his keeping He smiled Incredulously. "How' It to lie done, guv'nor? W a knockout plan, of course, but how' It to be done?" "It will lie by no mean an easy task," I iniide answer, "and If risky, but It limy lie done w ith care ami ills -ret Ion. Being extremely thin, I have the make-up' of an Ideal mummy. The first thing we have to obtain Is an an dent mummy colli n, which I will S' and buy ut once." I then priH-eeded to the establish ment of the Messr. Wood, where I boiiKht an Imitation colli m The real article would have been exceedingly dear, and so I contented myself with u colorable Imitation. Deep dowu .11 i huge recess I pin ked a long overcoat wllh canuclous pockets, a few ueces- sary tools, u lantern with matches ami a few other handy appliances, 'l his Is'lng done, I obtained n qtian tlty ol butter cloth In which I wn to Id smithed. To give the same nn un dent and brownish appearance I s ked them at the fire, the effect af ter that process being admirable. Herring gave me valuable servbe, nnd we ulso enlisted the help of Jack Tovey, an Ingenious youngster who had often done good work for u In day gone by He allowed himself an apt pupd at the mummy business, nnd when I hud rchenrsed the attaching of the butter cloth to Herring' figure, a an exam pie of the manner In which It should In- done, he expressed himself as la-lug quite able to do the same otlice for me when the time came. It was a daiigerou game, and only too well did I know It, but I deie.- lulncd to hope for the l-st mid trust to tho luck which always seemed to be long to me. I determined to lose no time In car rylug out the scheme liecnusc, al though delay arc daiigerou every' where, they nre especially no lu our profession. I therefore arranged that I should lie conveyed to Mr. Pont I fox's house In .Moore Lane arrayed as the mummy to hi order on the following afternoon, Friday. Fortunately the wenthcr wns very gloomy at the time mid King Fog was over all thing. We engaged n spring cart to convey the colllu containing me to Moore Lane, nnd at 4 o'clock on Friday af ternoon we act out, my chums nnd I. In speaking of myself I should, per haps, use the word "It," for never did any live man present so dead an ap pearance n I ou that occasion. If It bad not been for fear of bursting some of the butter cloths 1 should have brok en out Into hearty laughter, for the whole nffalr seemed me one of the finest comedies ou record. At length the coffin was duly depos ited lu the room, and then I heard out If ex tell the car men to withdraw the lid. Thl they did, and then I could feel that the Jeweler was gazing at me tlxedly, nnd knew that If detec tion were to come it would come now. rbiink heaven. It did not come! On tho contrary, the worthy dealer In pre cious stone seemed greatly Impressed with his purchase and Insisted on de livering n short homily to the car men on the subject. See here, my good men," he said lu an unctuous, satlsllcd voice; "see here, nnd admire the work which the an cient Kgyptlan knew so well how to perform. Think of the ages which have rolled by since Ptolemy I. lived and ruled! Think of the mlliions who have since then turned into dust, and yet here am I able to look to night on the Intact body of that very king! Ah, a marvelous sclciice, the science of em balming! Marvelous Indeed:' The lioiirs went by with a slowness that tortured me. My face was on lire with perspiration, and though 1 could breathe through some small holes we had iniide lu the butter cloths, na vy hole position was so exceedingly pain ful that 1 do not think I would a-t through such an ordeal again even for twice the temptation. 1 beard the church clock In Cheap- ! aide strike the hours, and the Interval between each hour seemed like a week. At length midnight struck, aud then I knew tlmt my awful rest was near Its end. I could hear the servants locking up for the night. I could hear Poiitlfcx bidding them good night a he passed up stair to bed, nnd half au hour later the house wa as silent as the tomb. "The time has come," I thought, "for Ptolemy to come to life. Here goes!" I had provided myself with a ring to which n small blade was attached, and working away with the same I was able after much toll to free my nrnis, and afterward, of course, the work w.s eouimratlvely easy, but for ten min utes or so 1 could not rise, my limb le Ing too damped to allow of my doing so. At the end of that time I pulled my self together, and making a mighty ef fort I lened out. Slcx'.ng my lanteru, I lit It. and then put on the overcoat and other clothing which I bad concealed lu the deep receptacle. Having put on my India ruluVr shoo and collected my professional Instru ments. I went down stair silently, and aoon found my way Into the shop to ward the treasure of which we had so long turned our eye nnd which treas- urea now lay within my reach. I made a uciiueraie selection, oiling uiy pock ets with the preclou atone In generou prorusion. A low whistle outside told mo that my faithful pal. Herring, wa watching to see that my coast wa clear for my exit. I therefore took my way out Into the passage, and using my best effort to mako no noise I slid back the great lM.lt and turned the key of the massive house door. Everything went perfectly. The lane wa deserted and I wnlked rapidly In tho direction of the Mansion House, where I wn Joined by Herring, who burst Into a loud peal of laughter when he saw me. "'Ow nre yer. Mr. Tollerrmyf he aid. "Give us yer 'and. Blow If ain't the coolest bloke wot I ever set eyes on." Then he said no more, nnd we wnlkea on Hllciitly till we reached our den In St. Luke'. Next morning a trnln from Charing Cros conveyed u to Folk Htone. whence we Journeyed to Paris, ami from there to Brussels, where the awag wu duly sold and iUt up Into shares. My companion. Herring and Tovey, decided Unit us I hud had the lion a share of the work I should also have the same share of the proceed, ind the result wa that I wa richer by the nlghf transactions to the tune of something very much like f.S.DnO.-Uiu-dou Tit Bits. ON THE GRAND BANKS. How the Cod nl Halibut Are Taken by the f mall Veaaeta. Gustnv Koblie write an nrtlele en titled "On the Grnml Bank aud Else where" for St. Nicholas. Mr. Kobbe says: The trawler are generally found on the Grand Batiks, the hand liners ou the Western Bank nnd Qulro. These hand liners nre smaller vessel with fewer dories, and the men fish with hand Hues, one man and two line to a dory. The baud liner sit lu the mid dle of his dory, with a compartment In Its stern and another In It lsw for hi catch. Wheu you see the Ikiw stick ing far up In the air. you know, the fisherman ha his stern-load. Then, a fish after fish Hashes Into the other compartment, the bow settles, and wheu the dory Is on an even keel the bund liner pulls back to the vessel. Tho trawler bait with fresh her ring, mackerel, and aqultl; the ha mi ll tier with salt clam. The catch of Isith Is split and salted, nnd the vessel has a full "fare," or catch, when she ha "wet her salt" that Is, used up all her salt-mid I full of fish. A trawl er's voyage lasts nlsnit eight weeks; a hand liner's, eleven. A trawler' crew receives no wages, but llshc on shares. First, the cap tain gets a iierccntage; of the remain der otic-half goes to the vessel, which "llmls," that Is, supplies the gear, stores, salt, and half the bait; and the other half to the captain and crew In lotttil shares, which run from (110 to fl.'si, ami even to Ji'K). But among the hand liners each mnn is paid according to what he catches, the "fare" from each dory laing weigh ed as It Is taken alsmrd. This stimu lates competition. There Is Judgment in knowing where to llsh, or how long to stay over n certain spot; and even the quickness with which n line Is hauled lu will make n perceptible dlf f fence at the end of a day' fishing. It minus something to lie "high line," as they call the Is-st flshcrmnn, nt the end of a voyage, and those who win tills distinction time nnd again, as some do, la-come knowu ns "killers" and "big fishermen." The main catch on the Bunks Is cod nnd halibut. There Is ulso n licet of small American vessels which pursues the merry awordllsh. Swordtlslilng la gisid sport whaling on a small scale. A man, dart In hand, stands in the ves sel's lsiw, supported by a semi-circular Iron brace. When near enough to fish, he lets tly the dart. A sword llsh may weigh three hundred and fifty pounds. One can tow n dory a mile, and a piece of the sword baa lieeu found driven through the bottom of a pllot Isuit. The Smart ltoy. "Father," said a young hopeful, the other day, "how ninny fowls are there on the table?" "Why," suhl the old gentleman, as be looked complaccrtly on a pair of roasted chickens that wi-rj smoking on the table, "there are two." "Two"' replied the smart Isiy, "there are three, sir, and I'll prove It." "Three!" replied the old gentleman, who was n plain, matter-of-fact man. "I'd like to see you prove It." "Easily done, easily Hone. Is not that one?" said the smart Imy, leaving Ids knife on the first, "and that two?" (minting to the second; "and do not one nnd two make three?" "Heally," said the fath er, turning to his wife, who wns stu pefied nt the Immense learning of her son, "really this Imy I a genius, nnd deserves to Iw encouraged;" and then to show that there Is fun In old fot's as well ns In young ones, he nddtd: "Wife, you take one fowl, and I'll hike the second, nnd John tuny take the third for his learning." The Full Moon. She Wa Toi Kittenish. At the lemonade table In a Worcestei fair the other ulght a imtrou related the story of a pretty English woman who illsH'iided similar tluldat a socletj function. Exorbitant prices were nsk ed and men were wheedled luto contri butions by various seductive method. A wealthy mau of title was Informed that a glass of lemonade would cost hlin n shilling. Thou the fair custo dian took a sip from It, nnd an she smacked tier pretty lips said: "Now ! t.ils cup will cost you a guinea." The ' patron pulled out the sum, aud a he ; laid K down said: "Here's the guluoa; uuw pe ase une uie a Clean glass." Too Much flr the Father. Tommle I a very pr-co lou vouinr ater and he ha nn answer for almost ' everyone. A few morning ago his ' father was talking to him about sleep. ' lug late lu the morning. "Pa." said Tommle, "do you know ! that light travels 130.3(H) feet per aoc 1 ond?" I "Yes," said the father, "but what of that?" j "Why, if It goc as fast as that. Is It any wouder tlmt It gets up In the ' morning before I do?" asked Tommle i Aud the father sulwlded. ' i It b a hard to suit a farmer In the matter of weather aa It U to ault r wouiaa with a husband. i TRINCE OF DENMARK AND THE The betrothal of 1'rluco Christian of Denmark and the Dmhi-m of xjl, , Kchwerlii, recently a Minced, 1 aid to he very pleasing to the tirm Itussimi court. The lady is second cousin to the preent Cxr and the art. "Hi his first cousin. Both are related by marriage to the royal family of r,ri u sin. Christian is a stalwart young Dane, second ouly In stature to the Km p' George of Greece. He I a siqa-rb horseman, an all-around M,rt, Bnj . .u... iiiu ...,.... ilw. Iiiiehess Alexandrine. I nine vmn cm ...... o... . ' OUT. ....... - ----- lover. Her father, the reigning Grand the richest of the princes of Germany, She is a very handsome woman inn for a cultured. Foreign court paper, or course, nave it mat thl match in ( love affiir." M NATIONAL W. R. C. HOME. Thl MaaoiBcent Btructure Btanda at Mail Wo 1 Ohio. No charitable Institution In the lund I more worthy of benefit or gift from a patriotic people than Uie Home founded ami anp jairted by the Na tional Woman' Be lief Corps, nt Mudl on, Ohio, for those whom cruel war left wiUiout up IHirt or protection. One writing of It sny: "It Is really one of the wonder of the world. Tlie ci.amc ii. Bi Ki-Eion j1(lif uiu, ul.Ver been told, nnd you will never realize what a grand Institution It la until you visit II." It U located nt Madison, Ohio, on the famous Weotern Reserve on Uie Hue of the Lake Shore and Michigan South ern Railroad. There are uow twenty acre of laud, five bavin? been pur chased last year. There are flue drives, well-kept lawns, with flow ers in abundance, beside gardens nnd orchards. The main building wus erected and fur nished by the Ohio ft-.;'' run A I.. COWLBS. legislature nt n cost of $.'15,000. It la known as the "Ohio cottage," and la a model of perfection. It wn dedicated on July 17, lSiM), with elaborate cere monies, and turned over to the Wom an's Belief Corps. The two original buildings were used for a seminary. Of these one Is now fitted up for a hospi tal. The Home Is maintained by a per capita tax assessed ou every memlier of the W. It. ('.. and by contribution from fr'ends. either cash or supplies. Also n percentage of pensions received NATIONAL W. K. C. HOME AT MADISON. OHIO. by Inmates is required of them, to be applied to the support of the Home. There nre at present sixty-four In mates, some of them with remarkable war records ns tinny nurses. The old est Is nearly '.to, and Is In excellent health. Sevetitecu others are octogen arians. Mrs. Clare H. Burli Igh, the present superintendent of the Home, has ex hibited marked ability and tact lu car ing for aged persons. Bright, cheerful, affectionate, with gifu of speech nnd song, she has won all hearts, nnd holds the reins of love nnd kindness gently, but firmly. She Is a descendant of patriots, and Is a member of the Daughters of the American Involution by right of three ancestors a great-gtviU-grandfather, nnd two great grandfather who fought at Bunker Hill. Her brother, Mr. George Hoyt, wns a recruiting officer for John Brown' company. He later attained a brigadier-general's rank lu the Union army, and nfter the war wns appointed attorney-general of Kansas. At the time of her husband's death In HH he was a distinguished lawyer and Judge of Massachusetts, aud Judge advocate of the G. A. It., Mrs. Pluma L. Cowics, the secretary of the Home board. Is also a Daughter of the Involution aud wlf nt tr t-.i win It. Cowics, a member of Uie One Hundred aud Fifth Ohio Volunteer In fantry nnd a leading church worker aud business man of Geneva. She was npiHiluted by Uie Governor of Ohio, with six others, a member of the Ohio Cottage Building Committee, and has been connected with the management of the Home ever since. The Hoard of Directors Is composed of Agnes tlltt. national president In dianapolis, ind.; Ida S. McBride,' na tional secretary. Indianapolis. Ind.; An nie Wltteuiryer. San.itoga, Ta.; Char ity Rush Craig. Vlroqua. Wis.; Emma . Uwd. Salem, Mass.; Margaret IMy Wlehens. Evanston. 111.; piunia i, Cowics, secretary. Geneva. O. Everything Inverted. In Japan-lf the bull may l permit-ted-after dinner speeches are made be fore doner, thus insuring brevity, nnd undsh ng the topics for conversation. IU "ttflUlnl and Mrt1orn tar,.. m t- " i'flu, nit? ail. i thor state, that It I. the absorbing de-' DUCHESS OP MEaJjp - iimu nf Duke of Mecklenburg -Schwerln U , i. and Alexandrine I hi e,Ht A..Z European princes and Is Hni,l i k. 7' lre of the young ladles to gro- M that they may share the reverenc. !i, en to age. pT' The best room of the houw art h the rear. A Japanese entering It tk off hi shoes Instead of hi hat If h! take up a book to read, he opem h the bnck. Ho reads from right to left Instead of from left to right The In tern are arranged vertically Innteadrf liorljsontully. The larger margin of u page I nt the top Instead of at the Ua torn, ami the foot notes are at the ton If he writes a letter, he will take', roll lusteud of a sheet, write Blunt u, curve of the roll a missive which be gins exactly ns one of ours woulj end, nnd vice versa, and then putting It Ct0 nu envelope opening nt the end, and id dressing It to I'nlted State. Ohio, Cfc cluniitl, Smith, John, Mr., he will seal It, turn It over nnd put his pnttin stnmp ou the buck. W R I TES JUVEN LE FICTION. Weatern Author Whose Starlet An Popular with Young; People, Writing Juvenile stories so at to In terest aud hold un army of boyi and girls niimlierlng uot less than lOO.Ojj week nfter week and year after yer, la a tnsk Involving not only skill and Judgment, but jiosltlve genius. Tlwre has come about a vast change In Juven ile literature during the past decade. Eastern publishers say that It Is the Western rending Held that pays bed Just now. A Western man holds the pnltu for Juvenile Action. Weldoa J. Cobb bus not been known In this line under his own tin me until quite recent ly, ns the same was controlled by i large Eastern publishing house for ex clusive use In the mature Held, until some three years since. As Dr. WU Hard McKenzle, Italph Hamilton, and Paul Ingelow, however, Mr. Cobb hai since 1SK3 liecn very promiticntly be fore the rending public. To his 'Itat.lr Boys" wns given the Is-st reception a; tending any story of its class, while "The Tattooed Boy," which won the Munro prize after the casting of 2T2.'U votes, wns the work of the same au thor. He Is a busy writer, one NVw York publisher putting out nine l"'' from his pen lu a single yenr. Mr. Cobb proceeds on the basis ttat the average boy of to-day Is ten time better Informed and more critical tn the youth of the last generation. One of the best signs of the time Is the Si ting away from the trashy and Improb able, nnd in this work Mr. Cobb tui been a crusader. Iu complete harutonr with his renders, he gets very close to their predilections and preference-'" such near touch, Indeed, that anion : : iii. the seven hundred odd Jttveui letlc and social boys and girls' cluw the couutry hi name I "us"0' word. Some of this author's bei t or. "The Oldest Mnn In the V orld, " White Itwarf Elephant." "The (,llu Hoy," and his first great story. ""0D Bright," which reached u sale of ly X,000 copb-s. Mr. Cobb resin with his chnrmlng wife nnd two M children In La Grange. III., a hcanuW Chicago suburb. He Is aNnit 1' of age, and while rather reiuos i.i.. i-i ji i.i.,.. .xni to unun 1I1S BOVlltl (IISIPVJMI iwn, c-."- . .-. i. ... l. .i.o tiirenl e hf', piiiuw uuh iu irniu i" 4 Jattifl b e Doubt. "No, I never talk to au lnfeJrV.ar, "But have you ever met one rler des Etat I'nU. W ELDOX J. COBB- .