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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1898)
: ' .. Il l ft 1 I THE DETECTIVE. ELL, well! Per Imps It was my fault perhaps It was not. He wan a clever fellow-ah. that ho won. Thev catch hlui; I wlo I J try. 1 wouldn't promise no, i d only "' ,ry. tried. Ills offense wa nothing mtr,.y what l commonly culled a Hallway I'hint." It succeeded, llioufli. '"' Beutleumn wan "want ed." I niailc a grand hit when I nabbed bli companion, lie tolil me his haunts 10,1 hi habits, hut he wouldn't nld mo lo catching him. I determined to do It myi'lf. I wub a green hand then. Xo natter: I had the will. I found the nar. Hi' was to be lit a tea party ou that Thursday night. I was Invited, gball I take two policemen lu disguise nil prrest him. No; all his friends woull rescue him. I will go alone. I went. ' I left my little hoiiKe a four roomed dwelling at (I. I locked tho front, iliHir, and off I went to Mrs. Jones' lea party. ' was lu the month of December. We had great fun nt that lea party. There was a gentleman there that I believed to he my man, despite the fact that, when I was Introduced, I was In formed lie had Just conic from the con tinent. We fell Into conversation. He began tu pump me. This was what I wan'ed. 1 was determined (o play the lniile, nuil tell hlui all he nuked. He Ktared haul at me. Perhaps he knew me--perhaps he did not. lie was i pecu"ir man, with short black hair, a clean "li ned face (parish priests and pickpocket are Mike clean-shaved trance coincidence!!, dressed In a suit of very light gray. He appeared smart. I uilnlit safely have shouted, "All hands to jxi ri 1 1 ship!" for he pumped lu a most bare-faced manner. He asked me where I lived. I told blm. I saw no use In deceiving him; besides, I had a little plan In view I might Invite lil in to my bouse, and pin blm. Had I any compnny? None. Any one else in the house? .No. I wns a bachelor; I preferred to live alone. And tlier, In the most quiet and Insinuating war, he asked me did I shoot? I did; be had been shooting lately last week be was shooting In Suffolk. He went down there for a day or two. Ah! and I rem: ked. In n very luiiovcut wny, looking up benignly nt him, that I thought that was, I understood he had Just rome from the continent. lie started. I pretended to be sur prised, and he assured me, lu fact, he bid been to the continent since! Hut about the shooting? No, I didn't shoot; I was ilnilil about firearms; the sight only, I assured him, of a loaded gun made tue tremble (pnss me here, rend er; there Is a loaded gun always bang ing over my chlmucyptccc In the par lor). Had 1 uo firearms? lie had a beautiful gun. No, I hnd none. Then he returned to the house In question. Md I sleep on the ground Hoor? No. Where then? At the top of the house It was two stmles high. Oh! back or front? Hack. He was wry Inquisitive, 1 thought; but I seemed to enjoy tell ing hlui all 1 could. He thought ho was -;liig, poor devil! Then he asked nie as if casually, did I approve of keeping money at home, or did I send ii to ti.e hank I started. I began to think this was too good. No matter; nomi B' through with It. I l.n.I told hliu lies enough, why nut tell another ay. why not? I kept my money at lioine. Hanks were unsafe; but I as- surcu mill I relt uneasy "Just then." be cau c I happeued to have more than usual, and it wasn't mine. Five hun dred pounds ready money, I think I told lil in. 'Xo; It was .100 "In notes" ha! ha! ha! Five pence lu coppers wiu'.d have been nearer the mnrk. Hut no matter; poverty Is no sin. ies. I kept It lu the house; and he thought It strange I had no amis. Here I stopped him, and begged his Pardon; I had. What were they, might ask? lie mght. My arm was a "oiler stick, with two ounces of lend h-t Into the top of It Oh! ha seemed greatly relieved. ' told him the doors and windows bad Plts on them, and were all barred-all out ne. He pricked up his ears, and faintly murmured "Which?" led mo on. and pive me hope. I thought It 1.-st to encourage blm all but one. , Je fro" window on the ground floor, ' Mid. hnd no bar on tle shutter. They "II hells, j told him. It had a bell. " was very safe. Thieves never think Siting Into a house by the front. n know. And there wns no area or wrikn. The door opened on the pnve ,7, :. y,s- " was very snfewisn't ib i ' ho "'""Kl't It wns. Then he 'ki nhou politic, etc.; and then he "up to go-go soon? and Mrs. Jones PSd him to Btny; and I bogged lil in Ri e tne a call some night, for ah! a-T. he was very-thnt Is. his com ply wan very-ah! very agreeable, hn! m! lie was going my wny, would ko with him? or would he wnit for ; I would stay an hour longer -. ami then see Browne to thntr !,, the Ha! Misses ha! ha! ha n notion 1 had of It. He thoiiKi,t me very simple, uo Zae ""'"Bl't all I snid was tr doubt true. I ""en Wotid..i. ... .i.. i ,.. 5TJM "lat the quiet Individual who not s100t nor put hl8 niom.y ln tne U'1DK. and Sleill In tl.o l,.,nUo nl,,n.. nil, I P"' bells on the doors and windows, , " " a,'e"tlve, who would do bis In-st - unu Barely "in quod'' berore elve hour. n ...... ti.t i. i "ill tee -.h. . . lull lie , gono ne ghntg the hRU (J(vr e ioofcg W(i, ..I,,, ' off In the direction of my lodgings. "'watching him from my window. L "a- I forgot to terf tlm. Ah! really I V "! 20. CA --...I t 1 I -i-.. H'-. til tu! I will clan on tnv ... ... ..i low hlui. I shall shut the ball door quieny ana start In the same dlree Hon. Ma! I thought so. mere he Is lu the dark, round the corner, lie does not think any one sees blm. Here is a low wall-how handy! I'll Just get behind It and watch blm. His position Is well cliosen-no one can see 111 in unless Just where am. Look what he Is at. Well. I'm Mowed! He pulls out a coat from KiHjiiness kiiows where. It Is quite uiiir-n. lie puts It over his other coats. unu even pulls orr his trousers. Ah: he has others ou under them they are black, too. And then he takes off his tall hat, mid stows all his traps where the coat camo from. His hat Is re placed by a glengarry. Then out come a great uinck beard nnd mustache, which nre carefully adjusted. My yah! i wouiuu t know him agalu. Look again; he Is examining some thing In his hand; It shines as be turns It over-It gives a faint click, click, as be holds it up. Ha! I thought so; It is a pistol. He puts It luto bis breast, . ...i . i a... . . . aim meu iooks IlllOUl mill. creep closer to tho wall. He does not see uie, although he Is coming this wny. He passer me, and walks on. I whis tle a tune, and step nfter hi in round the corner. 1 am coming up to him. He asks mo the time. I tell him. nnd ask, did a gentleman In a light suit pass tnat way les; he went up yon street smoking a cigar-goodnight, sir! Iln ha! good night! Hut surely he Is fol lowing mei Yes, there cau be uo mis take about It. No matter, I will out wit him. I reach the corner be U tvn yards behind me, or more. I set off at a run down the street till I reach the next comer. Round It I Hy. A glance backward he lias not en tered the street yet. I enter a half open door. The next niuiute I hear his steps; he Is running for life and death, one would think. He readies the cor ner, too, and stops, lie is not a yard from me, nnd 1 am grinning at hlui through the door, which Is about six Inches ot-n. He looks a lion t him. He Is at fault. "Blast him." he mutters. I'll have him yet!" He sets off at a headlong speed along the street, and I saunter out quietly and follow lilin at an easy walk. I arrive at the corner. Heavens! he Is coming down the st-eet towards me. Yes, It must be be, ul- luougn ins oenru ami mustache are replace I by carroty whiskers, and he has a pea Jacket and n Jerry bat! Hy what trick of slelght-of-hund Is this done? I cannot Imagine. It must be he. He Is filling his pipe. My house Is Just In ndvance; still he follows me. I enter the house. ('usually he glances up .it the windows. 1 bolt tne door. I bear him turn Into the lane that goes up alongside the next house. I steal quietly Into the front pnrlor, nn,l leave the shutters open, nnd put back the window fastening. Then I go up stairs to the back room. I light the candle. I don't draw down the blind, for reasons of my own. One glance at the lane. 1 thought so; there he Is, stnrl'ig nt the house. I enn seo hlui; the lamp Is not fur off. I draw back out of sight, aud, taking my revolver out of tho drawer, I put fresh cart ridges therein, aud slip It Into my pocket. Then I go to the window u gal n, with my nightcap lu my hand. I stare Into the glass while 1 ndjust It. I am fult in the glare of the candle light; 1 am sure he sees me. Then, quietly drawing down the blind, I ex tinguish the light, and pull It (the blind) a little on one side to look out. See! be Is running round to the front again. I steal down stairs; I creep Into the pnrlor. I thought so; some one nt the window. Slowly and silently the sash Is lifted and the blind pushed back; the next moment a man enters the room. It Is he. He pulls out his pistol, cocks It, nnd lays It ou the table. Then he pokes his bead out under the blind, and glances up nnd down the street. Apparently satlslled, he withdraws his head, and then feels his way to the fireplace; he Is going to strike n match. I quietly put out my hand and grip his pistol. I stealthily draw myself up aud face him. He strikes the silent match; gradually It brightens up. Ills back is toward me. He lights a candle and turns around. He does not start, but turns white as n sheet. I am facing him, covering him with my revolver and his own pistol. Tor a moment we glnrs at each other. He mutters, "No tlrenruis, eh?" nnd I hiss, "Surrender!" A moment, and the candlestick Is dashed In my face. There Is a flash, a report another! He dashes nt the window. Now I see why he left It open. I rush uindly forward. A heavy blow de scends on my face. I stagger back only for a moment. I start up and take down the gun; In nn Instant I am standing In the street. He is fifty yards away. I fire one barrel, then the next of course, I miss nnd there I stand crestfallen at my window, while the neighbors gather around. "Thieves:" says one; "the rulllnns!" cries mother; while n third eyes me calmly saying, "You've missed him"'' I never saw him ngaln.-Klmlra Tele gram. Working Viider Dinicullle. It is extraordinary what some men can accomplish In spite of ill-fortune. Yerestchngin hnd his right thumb so badly bitten by a leopard some years ago, that it uau to ie nmputnicu. un the field of battle the middle finger of his right hand wns made useless by a '()uot Hy a fall on the steppes later. the center loncs of the same bnnj were shattered. Nevertheless. Vere schagln Is one of the foremost painters in Kusslu. and makes as dexterous use of his right baud, lamed as it Is. as any man In Kurope. (a) ' " No man can claim to be a favorite with the fair sex until some woman AN USUAL BUSINESS. Ocrnian Who Ren,.. prnnt from Train. ion w.iuii m,u A nut lent n n,l l u ""' """ mini, iirir Struus r t,.ri! ,.KI,;:,., , ,,., nnd unusual lm,!ti-. soniethln-j which he lias thought out for h!milf and which Is proving very lucrative. Il bus long been admitted that tho dog stands unrivalled among niilmalr for the Intelligence lie so markedly dis play, but, notwithstanding this, If seetns that a certain amount of train Ins Is necessary to turn out what might be culled a really good watch dog. The fact seems to have Impressed Herr Straus to an unusual cjtent, for he has established lu lterllu nu nead emy where watch dogs nre turned out by the hundreds every year. I'or thl purpose be has Invented a system whereby every dog. by Judicious appli es Hon. might finally develop Into a good watch dig, and nlso an affection nle pet. The system does tint consist of teaching the Uiw-wow a few trlekH -which, however pretty they may look In the drawing room, are scarcely of value-but In educating the dog so that he may distinguish burglar from mister, aud treat them accordingly. Thus, every dog placed under the care of Herr Straus Is put through a scien tific training and Is taught, should oc casion occur, what part of the inn n't Injily must be attacked to prove most encouraging to iionresistance. Hefore this can be mastered, how ever, the value of ohcdlcuce must be lustllred Into the mind of every dog sharing the hospitality of his muster, nnd consequently the recruit Is first of all taught such ordinary tricks as sit ting on Its haunches, Jumping In va rious wnys over certain obstacles, and carrying atones from oue place to au other. When these simple tricks have been properly grasped by his canine pupils Herr Struus proceeds to more I mjKirt nnt Instruction. A dummy represent ing a tramp Is placed outside the gate, and to the knob a string Is attached, which Is held by an assistant. Slowly nnd stealthily the gute is opened until the head of the dummy Is perceivable Inside. The dogs are taught lo tly at this dummy as soon as they see It. and the educated dog promptly does credit to his muster by springing at the throat of the Imitation tramp. The teacher was the victim of his own system not long ngo. He dressed himself In a rag ged suit, and opening the door of the room where the dog wns made a noise. The animal Hew nt him nnd chased his Instructor for severnl squares. Chica go Chronicle. The Salt llslilu The line of salt as a condiment Is so genernl nnd so universally liellcvcd In ns necessary that we rarely hear a word against Its excessive use. but there nre u multitude of persons who eat far too much salt eat It on every thing, on meat, fish, potatoes, melons, In butter, on tomatoes, turnips nnd squash. In bread and on a host of foods too numerous to mention. To so great an extent Is it used that no food Is relished which has not n salty taste, and this bides more or less the real taste, which is often very delicate. Now, the a mount of salt required lu the system Is comparatively small, nnd If Hie diet has been rightly compounded very little is necessary. Some go so fur ss lo discard its use altogether, but whether this Is wise or not we will not here consider. What are some of the evils of the excessive use of salt? They nre to paralyze the nerves of taste, or to pervert thein so they cannot enjoy anything which has not a salty flavor, and In nddltlon there Is a direct tax on both the sklu aud the kidneys lu re moving It from the blood. Whether the skin Is hnrmed by this tax we do not know. Possibly It is not greatly in jured, yet we know that few people possess a healthy skin; but it Is now pretty well settled that au excessive use of suit does overtax the kidneys ln Its reifloval, nnd that the great num ber of cases of derangement and dis ease of these orgaus Is due to this use. It takes only a little time to learu to enjoy ninny kinds of food without salt, and we advise our reuders and others to look Into this matter and to try and diminish the use of this condiment so far ns possible. We believe they will be better for It. Journal of Hygiene. South Hea Caresses. When a South Sea Island mother wishes to chastise her child she seldom resorts to slapping and slippers of course she has none. Instend of using the forms of punish nie customary among civilized moth ers, she pulls the child's hair nnd bites some part of the body, generally the fleshy pnrt of the arm. In wandering alxiut the village she sees many children having on thev body senra produced by wounds Inflict ed by their mothers' teeth. When n mother wishes to caress her child she deftly dra.ws her thumb across Its eyebrows or cheek, or gen tly seizes Its cheek between her teeth. The rubbing of noses Is also a mark of affection among the Klngsmlll Isl anders, an It Is among the Maoris of New Zealand. To tho rot nt. Africa always has beeu afflicted wl'.n drought, aud among the Iloers prayers are regularly offered up usually when the drought already bus begun for re lief from this evil, and the author of "On Veldt and Farm" tells a story of pastor who pointed out the futility of assisting people who would not as sist themselves. A I'resbylerluu con gregation once pointed out to the min ister that, iu view of the Impending drought, It were well to approach the Almighty on the subject of the rainfall. I will not lusult the Almighty," re- piled the sturdy Scot, "by asking such a favor of Him, nfter the way In which you have let His past mercies run away with you." The rebuke was leveled at t lie Inade quacy of the water storage, and It Is to lie hoped was not without due effect. Voted i:rljf and Often, Rev. Washburne West, who died lately In lyondou, had the distinction of being able, through a Judicious distri bution of b!s property, to cnt twenty three votes at each parllami 1ary elec tion.0 He was kept busy In rushing from oue polling place to another on election day. as he wasinterested In politics. At the 1S02 election he man aged to vote tbe Conservative tliktg keveoteen tlaies. 3UIT0SE YE SM1LK. HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM THE COMIC PAPtRS. 1'Iraaant Incident (Hcurrlnii the N orlilOveiMylnu that Are Cheer ful to Old or Young-fr'aimy rclec tlons tbat Kvrrjrhody Will i:n)oj. Orttlnii I'm nn a Mrliiu. Willie Say. pa, will you buy me a nickel's worth of fly paier7 l'a Why. Willie, what are you going to do w ith fly-paper? Willie-Make a kite. Where the IMITrrvm'c la. Tom- Is there any difference between a shop girl and n saleslady? Jack No. The difference Is always between them and the floorwalker. Ilerl.oaa Yna Ilia Ciiln, Hullett l.ambly made f.VMSH) y a single transaction In oil yesterday. Henrett-Is It possible? How did he manage It? Hullett A rich aunt of his tried to start u tire with a cau of It. She Hud Time to Kill. "I trust, Miss Cutting," remarked young Horem, ns he rose to depart after n prolonged stay, "that I have not taken up too much of your valuable time." "Not nt all. Mr. Horem." replied the Itonmlu Fntt-W'nt yer got yer coat huggiM up over yer hell fer? Wauderln Lean W'y, dat's de fashion. All de young loldles wear der Jack ets dat way. St. Louis HepulUlc. fair damsel, "the time you have taken up has been of no value to me what ever, I assure you." Then he went forth Into the night nnd wandered slowly down the street, wrapped In a heavy miintleof thought. liivltlim Knl ii. "Why do you think Hllgln has made n mistake In building n theater up In the residence district?" "You know they have local option there and It will Ih Impossible hi start a saloon near enough to be reached be tween the nets." The Tools of the Trude. "Look, (ieorge, isn't that funny? See the man over there with an ax lu one band nnd a package of books In the other? What do you suppose he Is"' "He must be a book reviewer." No Trouble. Hy. Wclghmau Can I trouble you for a little fire? Col. Texas-Certainly; no trouble at all. fit. Louis Republic. No C Inline for a Fee, "This," said the great lawyer, "Is a case that I propose to handle without gloves." "What Is It?" asked his friend. "A case of soap," replied the g, 1. From Huhliiiie to Kldlcutoua. 'Tis bliss Indeed to stroll beneath 'Hie maple hough o green; Accompli uii'd by the girl you lore, And smiec.e her hand unseen. Hut, oh, that (pieer sensation, When her ruby Ill's you sieark: -s? mm Just i woolly caterpillar (JiH'a crawling down your bark. As lo I'avementa. Harklns They say tophet Is paved with good Intentions. Iiawson-And I wonder If they, too, have to rip up the pavement every time anylsidy gets ready to put In a hollow promise? llrjrond Him. Customer You kuow that preaerli tlou you filled for me yesterday. I want a py of It. Irugglst-I guess you'll have to get It from the doctor, I never could read bis band wrltlDf . -Life. ' , ' . 0 ' - -o' ' ' lillTrrenre In Value, Friend- Foe try Is a drug ou the mar ket. Isn't It? Poet - I should say not. Friend -Then I am misinformed. Foot -Your Informant probably never tried lo sell poetry or buy drug. "HoldiiiU IIU Own," it -r Mi Cincinnati F.nquircr. foiled A ten in. The brilliant -You don't seem to be exactly square. The ring -Well, you shouldn't cast In sinuations. Hemember you nre In my set. ThrCrlttrr I lined. " bicycle chaperon? What is that?" asked the socially deficient young man. "A bicycle chaperon." the oilier party to the conversation explained. "Is a more or less elderly persou of the gen-' tier sex, wlio Is afraid to ride alone nnd attaches herself to parties of young folks Hint they may take cure of her." Cincinnati Finpilrcr. Alwuya Full. Mr. Jaggs tat breakfast i-I told you 1 only wanted n half-cup of coffee, and you've tilled il full, l'oii't you know the iniiililng of half full? Mrs. Jaggs Nut In your case. Fresh Kouslcd. "Oh, what nre )uil doing, my pretty iiiHld'f" "Fin gathering 'chestnuts,' sir," she said. And he smilingly watched her artful en pers. As she clipped them from the comic pa pers. What Hid lie Meuii? Mrs. Halstend-I understand we are to have a new policeman on the Is'iit. Mr. Halstead -Nothing remarkable a! tout that, Is there? If we should get olio that wasn't then you might talk l'lcl are Frames, F.llu Isn't bowling a plcluresipie game? Jack I can't say that It Is. Why? Kiln- I thought it must be on account of its belug played in frames. Trlul of a Novice. Old Hand Now, for the last time, for gtMidiiess' sake, don't shoot any of us, or the dogs, or yourself. Novice (sarcastically1 What (iImuii the birds? Old Hand - Oh, you won't hit them. Flinch. He Was nn tu Her. Wife Why Itegluald. these trousers have no pockets In them! Husband I know. 1 exneet lo save enough by not having thorn to pay for the whole suit. Judge. Wnniun'a Inhumanity to Woman. Tom Hasn't Mrs. Fowderly a lovely complexion? Maine Yes, Indeed! She ought to be very grateful to her husband. Tom Why so? Maine He buys her everything she wants. trinities nf Our l.nniiniiue. !lggs-lo you see Hint man on the corner? Hlggs-Yes. IMggs You say you see hlui, and yet he Is out of sight. Higgs-W'hy, how Is thai? Hlggs-He's blind. An Indication. "Has lr. Flllliigtou much of a prac tice ?" "I guess not. The luniks ill his recep tion room ure almost as clean ns they were when they enme from the shops." Very Fine Writing. A machine has la-en Invented, which is coniioswl of exquisitely graduated wheels rubbing a tiny diamond point at the end of nn almost equally tiny arm, whereby one is abb to write up on glass the whole of the Lord's prayer within a space which measured the two hundred and ninety-fourth part ol an inch In length by the four hundred aud fortieth ni t of an Inch In breadth, or alsitit the liiHiMireinent of the dot over the letter "I" In common print. With this marhlnc any one who under stands operating it could write the whole :i.o!7.4H() letters of the HI bit' eight times over the space of nn Inch--a square Inch. A siieelmeii of this mar velous microscopic w rltlng wns enlarg ed by photography, and every lifter and ilnt was perfect and could be read with ease. Hafeguarda for Navigators. At t tie present tlmo there ara about forty lighthouses and beacon erected and maintained by the 0ewfoiiudland government. There are also fog sig nals and bcllbuoys at the most danger ous points rouud the ccast. Tlieae warnings cost about $45,000 a year. CARTS CONVEYING THEIR MIDDAY MEAL TO BERLIN WORKMEN, ... .' ;.$LlKJ ,' : fete 'j? ", ! '! ,Vt;-) ;A' J vi; i'.iv-av "? y 7 v Kiiroienn eiliea have iiihiiv services Hint are unknown to iint of the cities of the Fmiod Stall's. There i Herlln. fur example, wiMi it" rcuular nemre "f carls which carry lo the workmen In the fnclories their midday nieiil. Those curls nre ouned hy a private compiiny, h,,e lined ehnrfe fur the tru,rt ninii is I," prenniss. er less tlinii 14 cents a nmtith. The food is curried in biisiim of lend ami eni'h street in uhlclf the factory is locnti-d has n ndur of lis own. The carts rnll nt the duellinsa nf the worklngiucn nt 11 o'clock in the momliih' and collect the basins ill liich the dinner hn been placed by the wives of the wnire earners. Ilnlf nil hour Inter tiny meet nnd sort nut the tolora. en.ti curt takint; its own eotnra. The food is kept warm by the hot nir nllh which the rnrts sre siipidied. The wives, on hnnillng the driver tilled basin receive from Mm In return nu empty one fur next day. The system seems to work satisfactorily and is 1, -ing rapidly extended. "CATTLE-WHIPPED" A BEAR. Ileum Tornirtitrit by Two Sportive Florida In I lie Driver. One of the funniest Instances related t St. Augustine, Fin., recently In the "hunting line Is the "cattle whipping'' 'f n big bear by John 'nx nnd John Andrea on Annstnsla Island a short time ago. The men, who were rounding up cut ! tie ou the Island, came across a big bear vv Idle lie wns down ou the bench. Turning around a curve, they came suddenly ou Itl iu where he sat enjoying an oyster feast. They were as union ! surprised ns he. Having uo vcaxins, they did not know nt first what lo do li 1 m ti t II. The big hear looked up from , his oysters and fish, growling angrily nt the Interruption, and this act of de fiance on his part riled the ealtlemen, and they determined lo give blm a' taste of "cattle whipping." dim of tliein rode swiftly past him, giving him a terrible cut across his head as "CATTLU WHIFFLN(J" A Hit) HHAK. he passed. tru III rose up and growled feriM'lously as I he sharp sting of the lash lilt him over the shoulder. While he was looking In that direction, An hen passed U'lilinl him, giving hlui an other sharp cut over the back. Tills riled the bear terribly, nnd he turned around snarling, and started In pur suit. Cii then circled Imek, his little pony entering Into t lit sstrt as much us Ids master. Coming near the bear, lie cave blm three backhanded lashes. cutting through the skin each time. Tills put the bear III a while heal, ami lie dashed lifter Clio lu his lumlsTln.l way, showing his teclh nnd growling. Andrea returned, mid, as the near Kissed blm. lie nave blm a couple of sharp lashes, which made the. big lieast wince. Hriiln turned suddenly nt tne hist shot, nnd got the long lash of the whin, and began pulling It In hand over hand, hoping to catch the man. Capo, coming up, aud standing off a short distance, began plying Hie sting ing lash across his shoulders ami haunches in ii way Hint made the big i.eiisi vein with tm In. Finally the lear dropped the lash and started for his new tormentor. I his wns kept up for fifteen or twenty minutes. The bear would first start off nfter one, when the oilier would eouie In with his sting ing cow whip, anil, between the two, Hrnlii was kept In n constant worry. Ills L-rowls finally lapsed Into whims of pain nnd terror, and his brown coat ni tliiuml In many places with IiIimmI. He hud gradually worked his wny up from the Isaeh lo near Hie fringe or underbrush on the bluff side. Seeing L'ood oiiiHirtiinltv. he broke away from his tormentors, rushed up through the underbrush and disappeared, the underbrush being too thick for the men to ride through. RIDES IN BLOOMERS. ,oule the Flrat Frliiceaa to Weurthe lllfurcutrd (iarment. Frlncess Louise of Saxony Is the first princess to wear bloomer. Tho bicy cling erase early took hold of the worn- rn of lOiiropean royal families, Just as it lias of women everywhere. The King of Italy was opposed to It and Kmis-ror "William became angry w hen his sisters I'Hixi ass niDKS is Bi.oour.as. nnd cousins persisted In wheeling around the couutry lanes of Germany, but they were forced to penult It. Frluceaaes cannot do as other mortals rMM nnd so they bad to forego bliNiiuers and cling to the drop frame bicycle. Hut How Frlncess I-oiiNo has thrown ovet the conventions and rides in comfort. The Frlncess is the wife of tioorgo, the heir to tin throne and a brother of the King. She herself is an arehdiiohes of Austria-Hungary. She is .Vi years ol age and has two sous. A llongr anil Ills "Hump." We have beard of the Loudon beg gar wlio kept bis carriage and pair, nud, though Furls cannot have such valua ble places In lis gift as London, it sup ports n greater number of beggars, some of whom neeniiiuliite what would be a fortune to the average Frenchman. Father Anlolne, after hogging for fif teen years at church doors, died. One day the wretched old man with his hump and his never fulling piety, was missing. What happened? Ills nephew suddenly appeared, and demanded, as the heir presumptive, an examination of the hump. Investigation revealed Hint It was a strong box, nnd should have contained iilnely-slx thousand francs. A neighbor had appropriated the box and his friend's savings. Tho nephew got the fortune, and the neigh bor got two years. Father Antidne, with Hie while heard and the hump, who portioned out his day between Saint Flleiine du Mont, Saint Augustln and Saint Sulplee, aud at one time "did" Hie rich funerals nt Hie .Madeleine, wns a scoundrel, and his real liiuiie wns Fiicclarelll, A HERO OF CHITRAL. Sururon Wliltcliurch'a Keacue of a Mortally Wounded (inker. Charles Iaiwc contributes to the Cen tury an article entitled "The Story of Cliltral." Mr. Lowe says: It wns 7:15 when the fort wns re gained by Townslieiid's party, nnd at eight o'clock Surgeon Captain Whit church also returned, staggering along under Hut burden of poor Captain Ktilrd, wlio bud been mortally wound ed early In the action; hence the failure of his flanking force of fifty men to co operate nt the expected moment with Hint of Townshciid In a bayonet rush Upon the looplioled Village. Hut for tlm most unfortunate wounding of the gal lant Halrd, the Cliltral drama might have taken n very different course. Whitchurch had brought lu Halrd by a circuitous route of nenrly three miles. In the face of great difficulties ami dan gers. With a little guard of a dozen devoted (ihoorkns, severnl of whom were killed and wounded, they had to light their desperate wny back to tho shelter of the fort. Itcpiiitcdly had they to set down their wounded charge and rush with the bayonet on sungars, or slono breastworks, thrown up right across their path. Whitchurch himself frequently using his revolver with ef fect. Halrd wns again Iwleo hit by bullets. That the little party reached the fort at all was regarded ns a mir acle. Hut a still greater miracle, almost, was tho coining In, or rather creeping In, two hours Inter, of Jeinldnr (Lieu tenant) Hal) Nn was Khan of tho Fit teenih Hcngnl Lancers- llobcrtson's po. lltleal news-writer -who. In crossing the polo-ground, had been set upon by Hie enemy's swordsmen, nnd received no fewer than eighteen tulwar slushes, but w ho lived to tell the tale and posi tively thrive upon his wounds. Out of the one hundred nnd fifty of Townshend's '" hundred men who had actually boon engaged, twenty-three were killed nnd thirty-three wounded. What the coiresM)ndlng loss of foe wns could not be ascertained; but the Hritlsh expendi ture of ammunition on this disastrous dsy had Ikh-u IS.lKlo Snider rounds, ot about loo cartridge per man engaged, though much of this was lost through the mcu lying down with open pouches. Distant Holattvea. "She promised lo be a sister to me.'' "Yes." "Then sbo married a mnn from Call fornla aud 1 haven't seen her for lloyy years." , ' ' C t lit has taken poison for blm. O