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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1898)
I. fc' ? i I i : (! ! 1 1 i . i h ; i 't i i , J- J t s i ! 1!: ! I Eugene City Gaard. tVOI.tg CTTT OREGON. The Klondike doesn't seem to bo cut ling nulla no much Ice as usual Ai further evidence of martial spirit the new baby that Is christened Dewey Is likely to bo Immediately up In arm. If England aud Undo Sara over do Join hand and clrclo to the left tin y will lead tho nt of tlio world a lively donee. "Spain," says the Boston Transcript, "J rotten to tlio core." Well, whuff tho matter with the core) Isn't that rut ten, too? Admiral Moutcjo admit that "tho American gunner ere good marks men," Thl niiiHt be considered In the light of an expert opinion from the tar get. A Western contemporary wisely ro niarkn: "Tbero la always aomo great duty left unperformed when dmth knock! at the door. Now la the tlroo to subscribe." Say a Chicago poMes: "Wc stood kiieo-di-cu In the restless gross by the wlilHTlnt tree- hIIitimI." She la probably In tho hoMplliil now, unless sho la a prevaricator. The secretary of tho Chinese legation In Madrid, Shu Ting, haa come to America to watch the war. If there la anything In a name ho should bo a pretty good Judge of mnrksiiiunxhlu. The New York Kvcnlng Journal wants to know whether a girl who lilts Ix-cll Jilted Hhould coliHtder hentclf disgraced or not. No; ninety nine time In a hmiilreil the should eoludder her self lucky. A Boston man haa Imm-ii sentenced to four year' Imprisonment for stealing 7a rent. The Judge proliably thought It would Im) dutigcroii to -rmlt a man to l at Inrgo who dhlu't know enough to tuke more than that. The last consular report from tho Fulled Slates representative at Oor uuna, Spain, says that "tho uho of bi cycle In Spuln In not Increasing; there U no ileum ml for wheela and bicycling Im rouHldcred merely a pastime for tho rich." That aettl.it It; such a uatlou la hopeleaa. 1,0 Iho volunteer remouilH-r this, thut In the war of the relx-lllou the uicu gut along best who stuck to army ra tion and did not pamper their atom acha with sutler's canned atulT. An other thing: iMin't wear narrow-soled or high heeled ahoea. Tho army bro giitl I uot handsome, but It a the euxl tHt ou the long march. To Cuba. In the 1'nlted State exported aomewhiit more than four million dollarM' worth of, machinery mid niunufai-tun-B of Iron nml tccl; In IHVft, three hundred and forty-live rhou saiuj dollar' worth, it make a diff erence to ua. In dolliira and cents, whether our nolghlxir arc tilling sugar bogxheads or ambulances. It la little more than 100 your ago that the event Ix-gan to ahajm them Helve which fame to a crlnta Just Ik fore the clone of the century, nnd In vited the French revolution. How sin gularly similar U the history that Italy hua Ix-en making lately. The atory of 17IH) I the story of 1KIW. It la a re volt against tho unequal condition that society throw nlMiut the toller und the drone who Hit In authority. There I no rellnemeiit In war and there can be Sut little couxltlcratlon for an opioncut In any ort of a context where there I a prise to win. Iu war, especially, there Im no reaxon why a great country Hhould not employ all Ita rexource to overcome a small country. War I a dreadful thing and ought to lie hroiiKht to a rloxeut the earllext mo ment poxxlblo consistent with the cnuxo of Juxllce a ii. I tho honor of the country which la In the right. The spring' broad riot In Italy were full of significance, and we hIiiiII bo fturprlxed If they do not lend, Indirect ly, to complication that will Involve the whole of Kurope. It la one of the nxlomx of monarchy that when dlxcou teut and dlxHiitlxfai'tlon IhkIu to pre vail at home It la time to divert atten tion by war abroad. The complexion of n flu 1 1 In continental Kurope Im be Kluuliig to take ou the hue and color which, ii.-. orilliig to the familiar tench lug of hlxtory, precede atrlfu ami com moduli. After a long period of suxpciiMlou tho Iron work of a Wexteru city rexumod oM'ratln and the black chimney (toured out dense cloud of Hoot over the town. Ituxklu would have anathe matized It for It hldcouKucxM, nn.t daintily clad woiucu lookil upon It with' horror, but a little girl, hunury aud cold, wlioao father had been for mouth without work.ctiippcdhcr hun.U and exclaimed: "Was there ever any thing so beautiful a to me the amoke lu the chimney ngalu! That big piece U a bliawl for inuther, and tlnwe euu ulugltttle bit tuiiibltng down are xIuh' for baby, aud oh, there come Hitch a lot of the smoke maybe It Im a really hat fur uie; anyway, I know It's shoo atrlnga." Like Doctor Fuuxtus, the American people, until n'cently, worshiped the Idea of youth. The young mail was In demand, and the young woman waa Ir resistible. The young guve the domi nating tone to society. Tho son man aged the father, the daughter controlled the mother. Thut reversal of uxual relation was regarded ns a distinct and commendable American practice, nnd excited comment aud censure from the rext of the world. Meanwhile, slowly but surely, common sense aud travel were modifying the condition. Society taw that abroad, eicclally In England, age. not youtb, per se, count ed. It pcn-clvcd that a man lu Eng land, or Europe, alxiut to really commence his career at the time he waa compelled to abandon It hero. It noted that the mother, and sometimes even the grandmother, was kept lo evidence, Aud It saw that this was possible be- ran middle age and old age were dis tinctly recognized as separate and Im portant period of exlxtlng. In time thexe truths struck home, and the tide ha turned, or at least Is turning. The prejudice for mere youth dies hard, but It I dying. We may even the day when middle age, with Its excrtciicc, and old age, with It freedom from pre judices, will Imj even more highly Bc predated In New York than In London, and American society will I young, not for a few years only, but a long a tho body I healthful, the mind 1 ac tive and tho spirit ambitious. It has been snld that the loss of llfo. and property by war Is a lesser evil than the attendant or resultant dumuge done to the quality of a whole people's life by mental and moral distraction. A popular war excitement Is like "a homo all re." It I no small calumlty thut tho orderly life of millions of ieo pie should be Interrupted; that thought and feeling should to turned away from ordinary huxluexs, common duty and the gentle methods of culture; that the aimless expenditure of nervous energy and the ruxh of blood to the head should cuuxu an epidemic of moral In sanity. Whatever happens or does not hupKn, our people should keep cool lu thcHo eventful wur days. To the sol dier, simple self poHHesxIon la the bet ter part of courage and of discipline. Ho It should lat with that great mux of our people who, In time of wur fix In time of Huce, count It tite the home guard of American civilization. Finn, sol.llirlr oualllles are everywhere In demand. If we keep nil our wit nlHiut ijh, we shall lx none too well fiirnlHli.il for the present crlxls. We have n gn at deal to care for licaldes the war; In fact, everything for which we ought to care If war did not exlxt The exciting character of the duties Impoxol by tho war Itaelf must not uneeiitre or unbal ance us muxt not allow our U xt llfo to bo Interrupted. A report to the Ktate 1 (opart incut from OiiihiiI (icucrul (lixxlnow nt Hhiiiighal brings some InlcrcHtlng fact as to the manufacture und trade In that peculiarly Chinese pest, the llrecruckcr. ; I Miring the year ending June .U, 1M!I7, there were exported fnm China 1 7ir,7X1 pounds of them, valued at f 1, rM,lol In gold, and of the total shli- ment by far the largext part came to this country. A small quantity went to Kngluud aud liillnltinliiml amount to other countries, from which It would appear that In the matter of nolxu and nuisance tho l.'nltitl States linx not ad vancffl ltcyond the standard of China. The amount expnrt.il docs not liegln to repreaent the extent of the Industry, nx millions of them are made lu shop and xinall helixes, and fotirtlfths of the cracker coiikuuhhI In China ure made by the families of those who sell them, these people of course receiving no wageH. Crackcrmaklng Is nlxiut tho cheapext form of Industry, from every point of view. At Canton the ordinary slue cracker cost 1 tuel (til! cents) for 10,(M) for exort The hour of lulxtr art- from (I a. m. to 11 p. in., and there nre seven working days In n week. Thirty women and ten men can make 1p0,(MK) ernckers a day, fin- which work the women receive live and the men nlxiut seven cent each. An expert at the trade cannot get more than ten cents, which Is alxtut the average rate of wages paid lu China for common In Ixir. The most alarming feature of Consul (loodnow's rciKtrt Is the fact thnt the giant cracker may be ro-en- forced In tho near future by a new pn duct of Chinese skill known us the twice sounding." The executor of the law In Kuroe have Ix-en swift to seize llvotl discov eries In science to help them to run down criminal. The Itrltlxh Irugglxt notes a curious uxe of the mlcroxcope which wax lately inndo lu l'ruxxla. A barrel of specie sent from the frontier to Ilerllu was rolilxd and tilled with sand. Thl was suppoHcd to have been done on the way to Ilerllu. The emi nent chemist, l'rof. KhrcnlsM-gli, oIh tallied samples of all the sand near the station through which the barnd pass ed, and by menus of tho blowpipe mid microscope, found sand of the station at which It had been emptied and tilled. The thief was afterward discovered nnd arrested. In France noted revue are uot only pholoKraphcd, but welch ed and measured carefully, nnd forced to sin-ilk and slug Into a phonoKi'iiphlc Instrument ticforo their discharge from prison, that they may be Ideiitlllcd af t.rwanl lu any nttcuiptcd crime. It ha also Ik'.'H noted for the l.leutltlca tloti of criminal that the one part of tho human body which Is never dupli cated lu man or woman Is I lie mark IliK on the skin of Iho thumb. The face and llgiire may be altered at will, but the lines on the thumb- uever! For the detection of criminals, an Impres slou of the thumb Is stamped upon pa per. A Story Is told of the 1'rlueexM of Wale. She was once shown through the museum nt Scot land Yard, contain ing the photograph of countless roguex, and also some of the tu. tlnnl-, sclent lilo und legal, for tracing crime and for puulxhliiK It. "It lx nil very clever," said the kindly priu.vxs, with a sigh, "but If the world were as anx ious to dlxcover and rewunl the khhI nieti as It Is the bad, what a pleaxuut place It would lie!" Dcrlvatlon of the Wor.l Klondike. "The Klver Trip to the Klondike" I the title of an article by John Sidney Wcbh In the Century. Mr. Webb says; "From l'awxou the trail to the mine leads over a steep hill to Iho creek nude so famous by Its tributaries: for there Is not a slugle mine on the prin cipal at ream, which lu the miners' slang Is culled Klondike. And yet thl stream does In reality bear' a charac teristic name given It by the Indians, which Is utterly munlcrvd by thl pronunciation, now so common. "The Indian mime the envks thnuik'hnut the country from some characteristic In connection with the stmitn Itself; and as this one U so swift that lu order to set their saltuou- traiis or net they were obliged to use a hummer to drive the stake to an chor them, tho crock was named by them Hammer Cnvk, or, In their lan guage, phonetically, Troan Hlk. The spelling Klonllka means absolutely uothiug. but ha been actvpted, so I learu. by the lloanl of tieognsphleal Names of the 1'nlted Bute." If there are any Spaulards la heaven, p deu't waut to go then!. HIS MOTHEIt HIS SWEETHEART. "ills mother's Ills wwthenrt the swk est. Ilie U tr So ssjr Hie shite r)'s ha brines to my I rcnl: The row ll'iil bloom shea life's siimiwrs ii rt; Hut M love Is the sweetest ne over my hex rl ! The love tlmt hnth rmwin-l ni A liccklxir fl round me. 'J'hut rloiur l tiod on. I to heaven hath hound met "His mother's hi swfctlnnrt!" Through nil the mid years His love I the raliiUiur that shines i fmtiiL'li in v lenrx: My light in ;!' ilarkncsa, when with my dim e)i-s I not the slurs In the storm of his !:.. When I how 'ncnlh the rxl Ami im rimi1 derkx the km. Ilia love lights the puthuuy that leads Ilie to (i'mI! Ill tnotlier'x his sweetheart." Shine LiML-l.f fur liis fi-et. 0 lamps uii life's highwuy! and roses, lean T't the llis of my diirlitig! and (i.xl grant his sun And his slur lo my dutiful, beautiful one! Fr hi love It hsth crowned me A neekli iipiuiid me, And closer lo liod and to beavea hath IhiihhI im-! - lollies' 1 1. line Jminial, A'DKSKUTKirs KKTUItN. SIIK sIihnI In the ihxirwny of the xluick and wntclied him trailing .Ion a the road after the horses In a clou I of .hist. lieu lie had pnxseil over (lie rise and the Jingle of harness came Ho longer to her ears she sat down II 1 11 the doorstep with U troubled sigh. The xhiiuly. almoxt the one brown spot In the tumbling wilderness of grass, was xinall and dingy and redoh nt of the tar paper that covered It side. From Its one tile chimney there fait) red a thlu milium of smoke that struggled weakly for a in. mi. 'lit and then sank to the ground, bringing In Its midst a shower of Moot that touched here and there with grimy fingers. Over the while-curtained window ran a vine, twining about the decaying snxh In a luxuriant profusion of foliage, heavy with budded promise. One sprig, Ixdd er than the rest, stretched Its length of tender green across to tho door, and hung far dow n, swinging In the wind and holding out Its curling tendrils, like tiny lingers, In wistful greeting to the woman below. A nw of lusty sun flowers ran from the house to the straw-tlmtched burn, holding up their rotund faces fur a kiss from the sun and forgetting entirely the timid devo tion of the morning glories that wound about their sturdy limb and climbed high up to offer to their unbending mas ters a taste of morning dew from their horns of scarlet and gold. A hen, fussy with the responsibilities of an over lr."ge family, basked In the warm earth nnd clucked uuhccdi-d warnings to her downy briMxl. The woman took off her hat and Inld It beside her. The brecxo, fresh with the smell of rlcnlng wheat, blew onto her cheek and lingered to coux a stray ringlet Into her eye. A gray sipilrrel that had run from hi burrow to snatch n few crumbs paused to note her dis consolate attitude and perked hi head In Inquisitive wonder. A little way fro intlie house the rullnwid crossed the farm lu a long stretch of yellow clay. Sometime:; Annette had sat on tho tie and looked longingly Into the glimmer ing distance from whence she had come and wished that she could go back, and then grew afraid of herself that sho could make such a wish. She remem bered now, how, from the flying train she had looked out iixin a cluster of building huddled close together for warmth, It seemed, and casually won uered luw n person could live In such a place, and afterwards, when she found It was to he her home nnd Jack's, she felt with a sudden sinking of the heart how dreary her life must become. F.VCH then, strong with the fervor of love, she had somehow realised the hopelessness of the undertaking, and now- that the rosmte Hush of the hon eymoon had finl.d xhe sat up with a dull pain lu her head and a wave of homesickness rolled over her. Annette was, In truth, a child of civ ilization. She loved the noise nnd bus tle of the city, the rattle of trucks, the rumble of calw, the clanging of cable car gongs, the purr of the trolley; xlio loved the cries of the street, the hurry of footsteps, the shrieking of lisnnnv tlvcx, the sounding of whistles; end tills morning she thirsted with heart sick eagerness for the sight of home, the crowded thoroughfares, the brlghtly greeti patches of luwn, the smooth stretches of boulevard, the mottled shadow of the sun shining through the leaves, the glare of night Illumination en shiny wet pavements. She longed f.- the shop windows, the tall building and I he smoke-cauopled sky of her na tive city; for a sight of the familiar edicts the clicking typewriters, the nat ter of the ticker as It thrust forth Its long tongue of dotted paper; her cush ioned sent by the window, fnun which she could look out en sanded roofs and Muck-throated chimneys, and where voice of the pigmy street multitude came up to her In a murmuring habel of tongues. All this she had left for the love of 11 tat and she did love her husKtud. Hut her world, how empty Ii waa, how lonesome and still, how utterly for saken she had grown to feel In spite of him. Whcu she had tirst come the nov elty had charmed her. The air was dc llclousty soft and the gms In Its first greenness uhove the sod. Flitches of snow still lingered on the shadow side of the swales; lu the sunny places the crocuses spruug up and bloomed. Hut now the grass was tall and the wind swept through It In grewsonio whispers that made her think of a country grave yard. Aud every tall beanled stalk had anxwentl with a nod of Its head and seemed to took askance at her with knowing smile; the grasshoppers perch ed In the shade and tilg txigged In mon otonous cadence, the gopher chattered Impudently and the plovers whistled from above, and with one accord they seemed derisively to say, "Homesick, nomcflck-a bride and homesick." And i she was-tulseraly. unliearably so, and every oue appeared to kuow it sr Jack Toor. busy Jack! It waa an work ok kin. . ni iu. rmnathv. In the morulug be hurried to the Held, be bur- rled from the table, at uigm ue our ...... i .... .i... h. miirht tie the early I irri u uitu ilia, ....--- riser that the next day's htsirs demand- ed. Thu It was, perhaps, tnai n not notice the shadow that d.Mix-n.sl In her eyea. At Orxt, with a little en couragement, ih would have told hlin ii .n,i it mil on hi shoulder, and, perhaps, together they might have k-arned the lesson of cnuurance. .u, t. i . i,,l frosted over and hid beneath Its surface her sorrow. Snr- ferlng, doubt, grew In noxious luiun ame In hT soul's garden and threat- a ..i... i... ., 1 1 ... i.l love. For this i.i,.,.-i hi... Hhe said, over and over to herself, thut be did not care. and then, out of loyalty to turn, oeui-u tl hot at In! BLMlllSt her will, she had udtiiltted the truth of tho accusation. Finally she had told It lo tlio oog aim wei.t into i.u simiirv mane, ami he had listened gravely and with Inllulte pa tience, and licked her hand In fond sympathy. Hut of late It seemed to her that he bad dccrt! her cause, and, u If to reprove her dlscoutetit and .t an example of fidelity, left her sldo to fol low hi master all the day long, ahu h,i,i t iu' sin would answer tho pleading of her soul; she would leave him. She would go Home, uu. to noise and bustle ami life; back to friend and volceful companionship. Strengthened with midden Resolution, she xnrniiir to her f.-et and lixiked at the clock. There waa time to catch the' down train. She had money of her own, tho remain of her splneti-r suv Ingx.' She would take tho ixmy and leave at the .xtolllce a note that wouiu explain the story of It all to Juck. With m rvoiis linger she set alsmt tidying the r.x.in. When thl tusk was finished xhe placed iixm tho table Jin k's lunch eon, noting with a tender smile some of the tlilm.'s she had brought with her und which she was ulsuit to leave the dainty tea urn, the sugar and creum holders that Jack had laughed ut fur tl.elr smalliiess, the cup with a broken handle that wo reserved ror mm ! cause of It ! nnd solidity. When the table was set she coven-d It with U pink net, and turned to lay out her pretty traveling dr. that sho had worn but once boforo. The train pulled In with a rattle and ehniif of brake anil she cllmts-d nbourd and saw the house fade out of sight be hind her. Presently, with a shock or recollection, she sat up and pnnsod her face to the pane. The train waa pass ing through their farm. The low, sod burn, the house with blinds pulled down, and Prince, tho dog, running after the train and finally censing, sat Ixlled with having chased H off the premlxi-s. ' At Inst there was Jack In the hujileld; ho waved hi hat gayly aud the borsea looked Itnckwurd over their shoulders at their flying rival. With a frightened gasp Annetto shrank luto the cushion. A flood of sickening an guish cngulfiil her. For the flrst time tho full roiiHrntlon that she was for saking her husband crowded Usm her. She forgot the dreariness of the prnlrle, tho emptiness of Its lundscaio, the acre of solitude; she forgot her desola tion and suffering. The vision of the empty home smote her. The words of Jack' last goixl-by sotwdul In her ears; the presence of hi kls was utton her lls. She slowly straightened herself In her sent and brushed hor face a If to drive away the sight of It. Then a new look came Into her eyes; a holy tire suf fused her countenance, such a might have shone In the eyes of the Christian maiden nnd blotted out fear of the beast Yea, she would roturnl It waa not too late. She could take the next train back, aud Intercept that cruel note. He should never wad It should never kuow. Tho sun waa sinking low Into the western horlaon when sho enme again to the town, and Its golden light glorl tlcd the tall, rcd-turretcd elevator and softened the outline of Uie gaunt frutue buildings until they looked no longer hateful to h-r. She hastcn.il ucros the sandy road to tho postotllce with almost a light heart "You sent the letter out to my hus band?" she cried sharply. A numbing fear took possession of her. It was, then, after all, too late. Already he had road the Hues, and knew of her uuw Ifely Intentions. Could he ever love her now? And In her desolation the need of Ida love, above all things, grew apparent. However, It should make no change In her resolve. Duty still imlntod out the road. Wearily, rogrotfully must she take up the ilropcd stitch of life; pcrhuiMJ, sometime, she could live It down. The misery of the homeward ride she can never forget. She shut her teeth In firm rosolve and clung dcspcrutoly to the pony, while he flow over the road; nil the while the dull thuds of his footsteps sounded In her ear like colllu clod. She seemed to see la her mind' eye Jack's surprised greeting, his calm, cold, cutting words, than which she would rather face death, she sobbed, weukly, over and over. Then, from tho crost of the rise, the house came lu view. The picketed hor came trotting toward her to the length of their ropes, with many an aroh of tho back aud friendly neigh of recognition for their comrade, l'rlnee came running down the road, frantic with welcome, and Jack catno to the door with a skillet In his hand. "Supper Is ready," he cried gayly, couilng to lift her tenderly from the saddle. What-what, she cried to herself, dla tlly, could It bo he biul never received the letter. Then sho fainted In hi arms. When she revived she clung to htm aud looked earnestly In his eves; hope leaisHl In her bosom. There was no cloud on his brow; he did not know. When the dishes were cleared away they took their chairs Into the front yard. The moon was rising In sleepy eyed splendor. "I have something to tell you." he .. tug v.vj iv in'i. VIOOU news," he added hastily, alarmed by the look on her face. "I euKl the farm I to-day. The Illinois man bought rt, , paid every dollar In cash, and I have U j here, and, best of all, the letter that came thl afternoon" she caught her I breath " from the Journal. Brbjc uy I can bare my old place again, and for me to come at once. He silenced ber with a wave of bl baud. "I knew," be continued, "that you were dlsi.atlxll.il; I saw It all alontf. aud It nearly killed me. I blamed my self for Hringlng you to such a place, aiul-lKit-walt till I get my pll A moment later she heard him knock lng alsmt In tho house. Then she no ticed Prince digging In the dirt and caught tho flutter of something white. "Ilrlng It here, sir!" she cried, sternly. When he had brought It, with reluc tant ti and downcast demeanor, she saw It to be a letter ber own letter to Jack-the hateful letter, crumpled and carth-nUilm-d, but-unopened. With a cry of Joy sho seized the dog In her arms and kissed hi earthy nose. She ceased her demonstrations a moment to answer Jack's voice from the door- "Oh, In that package."" aho replica, "Why, cigars. I bought them for you to-day thi biggest ones I could find." "I'm, urn." said Jack, snlfflug at them suspiciously; "they aro nice. I will save them for Sunduy." When he had lighted bis plpo and tak en a few satisfied puff, be romarkod: "Copley sul.l ho left two letter for mo under the door, but I could And only one. I suppose the wind blew It away." Annetto suld nothing, but stroked Prince, and he thumped hi tall on tho ground and looked fondly, Urxt at one, then at the other. Indiana State Jour nal. SPEED OF THE HORSE. A Claim That II Coo Outran the Deer. A man on a horse la twico a man. He feel moro seitiro. Is braver, Is In every way more formidable. European ofllcer know tills. In clearing tho Htroot of Purl only cavalry aro used. We call out the Infantry or the mllltlu and have to slnxst ixoplc In Europo they use the tint of a sword held by a motinU'd man. No unurtiusl Ixxly of humanity will stand the lmKict of horse. They melt la-fore the charge hike snow. It I the uncontrollable In-stlis-t to get out of tin' wuy, aisl to do It n wxin a isxwlbhi. Some day wo will grow wiser on this side of the At lantic. Just now we have fifty Infantry companli of mllltlu to one of cavalry. Many of our mllltlumeu are unable to pay for the keep of a horse, which Is expensive, even If a man ds the cur rying and bedding with la own hand. Many others of them would not know what to do with a horso If they bad one. Thl Is bad, but with Uie trolley and the bicycle crowding the stis-d of our father closer und closer to the wall there 1 not much chance that It will bo bottonil. Five hundred year from now, utili-s all signs full, gray-headed college professors, with plauo-lcg calve and elghteeti-lnch chests, will lie lec turing upon nu extinct animal and re constructing him for the benefit of stu dents from a piece of stifle and a front tooth. I behove that the horso I the swift est animal In the world. Oue bear strange tale of the Hxs-d of the ante tope, the whlte-tnllcd fawn, the Rpring bok, the elephant, the Jack-rabbit aud the wolf. The fustivt of these hi the American antelope, ami I have never ms-n one that a good pony could not Imu A for the rabbit or any klud of deer, the horse will simply run over him. Taking Into consideration the fact that the hixjse generally carries moro than l.TO pound of rider, saddle and gun, one gets an Idea of bow much superior he Is. A speedy pony will out run a greyhound. I have seen this tried. It Is customary among men who use them to give the dog nil tho law possible In onler to avoid riding over them. In bunting with a brace of very good coursing hounds Ave years ago It was fodnd that there were Ave ponica In tlio party which would outfoot the dogs, ami one of them, a gray of un doubted mustang ancestry, if given tho bit, would do hi beet to run over them and killed them. He did not like them. They belonged to hi owner and ho waa Jealous. Chicago Tiunu-IIerald. Jiinnn was orkinnllv civilized hv mi of China; to day Japan sends scholars nnd men of sclcuco to Instruct tho Chi nese. France para In Pensions overv venr 7(,isi,(sX) frnucs, of which STi.OOO.OOO aro auhstructcd from tho wilarles of of ficials. Java Is said to lie the rotlon of tho glolie where It thunder ofteuest, hav ing tuuiuior storms, on an average, 07 day of the year. It takes thirty-seven sieelullv con structed and equipped steamer to keep the submarine telegraph cables of tho worui in ropuir. Deafness I moro common In cold couutrle than In warm climates, tho ear being very sensitive to atmospheric changes. There are something like 40.000 nub. lie schools In Japan. The buildings are well built aud very comfortable, educa tion IxMug compulsory. It has been stilted thnt thero aro In the Pulled States over flftv distinct so. crot onlers, with over 70,000 lodges and o.iHKi.oou members. A storj I in circulation to tho onwt that the city of Washington stands on leased ground, und that the lease must Ik renewed In ISiiO. There have lieen over sixty Hons In the London Zo during the last fifty years, many being preseut from thn Queen or members of tho royal fam ily. A writer In the Arona declares thnt 110,000 men now do the work, with the old of machinery, which needed W.0UV 000 porsous to do a few years ago. Vsefut Thief-Catcher. A simple thief catcher has been In vented for the protection of money tills. It consists of an electrical con nection between the till and some point where au nlurm can readily be heurd. A boy who had for a long time been stealing bis master's mouey was brought up before a Loudon Judge, The master said that In consequence of the loss of small sums from the till he had the dorks' drawer fitted wlta electric alarms. In the alwence of oue of the clerks, the prisoner tampered with the till, when the electric alarm raug, ana do was caught, I nUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM THE COMIC PAPERS llssssnt lacldenU Occurring tba World Ovr-8ayln bt Ara Cheer ful to Old or Tonnir-Fonnj elw Hods that Everybody Wl" Kujoj. Tb Love Affair of a Plplomat. ..... .ni.t Mr. Hnmbus. "war fs dreadful! How well I remember the gloomy days wo hnd wneuev. i . f ....... ...t.ti..,. t,,sf a bnttlo during tho rebellion. Why. It Was ns If every fam- lly bad been personally auucieu. ..,.i-u,.,l to hear vnu suv that. rxclalmed William Wimbledon. "I didn't supiiose you were old enotign io remem ber anything about the civil war," l'p to thnt time Willie's attention to Ceraldlnc Hatnbus had not been looked upon with fuvor by ber mother, but tho young man has won out. Thus Far and No Farther, '.11. I "Will your mother ever marry again?" "Not with my approval Such Is my opinion thus fur, und not a step futher." Chicago Inter Ocean. Dewey's Halts, "They say Ad ml nil Dewey Is a regu lar dude, and that ho ha fifty different suits of clothes." "ye. I read nliotrt them somewhere but I guess he must have left all but his fighting suit behind when ho start ed for Manila." A Winning; Pchemo, Tooth Ilarrett What's your Idea In putting on "Othello" at such a time as thUT The people won't havo Shak spcare now. Miiungcr My dear fellow, that's where you are short-flighted. Othello wus a Moor. Tlie Moors once made It warm for the Spaniard. We'll lay o pcclul stress tiixiu that fact In our ad vertisements, and electrify tho country. The lleauty of It, She I don't see what you find In the lives of great men that ran Interest you so much. It seems to me you're always reading about them. He Ah, yes, lu rending about even the greatest of them I always find that they were Just us fool Inn In some re spects as I am. It gives mo confidence lu myself. There's Money In It, She After all, what Is fume? An empty baublo that Is uot worth striving for. He There's where you're mistaken. The mnn who Is famous can hire somo literary buck to write artlcls for $3 a day and then, by slgulng hi own nnmo to them, he can sell them to tho mnga- aiuce for 60 cents a word." The Outlook. Mrs. Rnrstow Do you think wo will ever really be ablo to talk to the Deoolo on Mors? Mr. Bcnhnm Thnt will depend en tirely upon whether thu women over got to running things or not. Hemmed In. "How did you feel while vou were Imprisoned In your folding Utir "To put It briefly. I felt Just a I Imagine those Spaniards felt when Dewey got luto Mnnlla Rny." One Thlnar In Ita Vnvn. Mrs. Mann If you go to war, narry, I ennnot go with you. Mr. Maun No, Harriot; wnr Is terri ble, I've beard tell, but still there Is something to say In Its fuvor. Boston Transcript, No Ktvul Wanted. Mlstress-Where Is the key to the pantry 1 Cook-My benu hna It. IIo la dread fully Jealous.-Filegendo matter. Paed to It, A married man, on being aski-d whether he was seriously Injured when a steam holler exploded, replied that he was so used to being blown up by his wife that mere steam had no effect on blm.-Plik-Me-Up. All on Account of Fellow. Lucy You're a two-faced thing; there. Myrtie Pm sorry I enn't say as much for you. Almost any other one that you could get would be an Improvement. Mistake of an Amateur Diplomat "If I wero a single man." said Wll llklns, "Pd go to war In a minute," "Am I to Understand tlmn Wlllklus angrily retorted, "that you iv onj- jou married mer "Not at ull" ho answenwl tMniin, to pacify her; "Pm glad I married you. All. a.... viucrwise i wouuiu t nave any excuse for remaining at home." "George Wlllklns," slw exclaimed, "If I am to be regarded aa ilnml, .n excuse for keeping you out of dunger me sooner you slioulder a musket and go the better It will be for both of ua." l flu. flPwk worse than CamD L.sT "WTint an Inconsistent ley's wife Is." -f. ITtatF mn V "A little while ago ah. . ,. I woiiKiu i ici mm go to the war iL 1 11. ..!..( SKI Ml .on ....... i i-ouitiir nim a(1 . physical hardships, and tin. .. ."! and adopted young twins." M A Ilcneli.-I nrs "Old Mnn Ilaggus I In tro(1( . "What's he dotie: .t,,,..? 1 h miner 1 "Hotter than thnt. Hi, terest In n summer hotel tm, 800 miles from tldowuter." Another HpanUh TrltiB..t Td like to know h,v ?""h' gnrd the killing of 31!7 of . . VH vlctorr" snlil Ii... ,....... .'J "Why," hi general repiuj. easily figured out. We didn't J mule, and now have thnt man, t.-ui tn fiMl I Innocenre. Mattel Do you think the have any effect upon the Mr dies? Jack Wouldn't tie surprised If k, J They say everything'! go up. 1 Mabel-Then why dou't Jln t supply now? Comes High Pometlnits, Sho Talk Is cheap. He I don't know uttnut that. I knew a mun who was fined lai ...... - i...... - noiK u juoj, nun no UlilUttlr,. iuuu tout a uoki-u wonis. The Place for II.. nirdle Where do you ejm-cttiisi.j II... ..,n,.,w,t ..IV n,,,,,,,,i:. . Alice Illght hero at hom. mis wHr oroao out, you s, j k learned thnt most of the gently kuow ctui't posHlbly get away. In Cotlfl.lfn Miss Wllllligton-I'm Ela.l tlil.i, 1 wun hpniti mis com... even If it , lug to Itc rutlier costly. .Mis Wrightloy-Whr. vnu h. gin; nat makes you say that? Miss V llllngton IWniis t... when ma gets to telling about m.! tntngs I tmeu to do before the.wtt it not be such a completo glveawa;. te1e Extravaganra, "It Is eukl that In some of the Ei- pean arml.fi every regiment has own corn doctor." "That's foolish. It would take d. than corns to Interfere with bt m ulng If I were a Boldlcr aud beart n.trent tvoundeU." Her Mistake. "So hero, Lucy." said tho one of her bright scholars, "rwkrt written the word Oyster tba an V." "Oh, res," exclaimed tb arte!. reaching for the slate to make tbt rectlon; "I must have been tbinkia this wna on of those mootlis trbn thero Is no r In oysters.M'onkfn Statesman, A Remarkable Truth. jiaua itenuy, .nn, ." . tirother Is the kindest boy I know, j Mnliel-O. that may be; yoinceJM uot his sister. Moonshine. . Swindled. xtu m,iiin.tii How does It bW Mr. Newrocks. Uiat so many off leave of thejte liook In your if library are uncut? Mrs. Newroclis-Let me see. fc are, as true as I live. And wf the highest prices for them. too. I Joslh when he was buy In' thou 1 was afraid them lwoksellei n-gotu' to cheat him. They used to sny thnt wealth had s With u l.l. li tn Ay nwns", But, like most other earthly thliift ,' Weulth goes on wiitvis ioi- Tact. ' Fair Pii8snger-Why dldnljw'' wheal waved my hnndi Oomluetor-T'liought yer w kisses to m. Boston UK . a - -. ... .miii8I" xms uoixi aiun au, u... & ... ,1.1.14 remember that tnere an- money can i ouy. f Tho Grayling One I ui'l,! . neottlo on this enrtb have no s them. a n..iAn. iLo.liie"" . . ..iv, ninny t"J I rtit nmimsKiiuoi nf I ou communications rrom j. ptHiple, nnd lu all sori "t former American nmoas"-.- ninny, In spi-nklng of his term f otlk-e twenty years ng". ......., . i.oters from cans who wanted his lun court circles. . n r. .... .v. .,nn1.Kt of " x ei initio iiiu lutiuf - i all I very mandatory epistle fron lndy living in tne v e" - In her letter four pieces of n each some six Inches s.iuare. "We are going to have a W church," she wrote, "and l . ' t ..m I want r1"" ing an autogrnpn i""- - EmP get me the autographs of nr or. the Empress, tw w: and Bismarck: ana e.. ei very careful not to write toe . edge of the so.tiares. , " -uV 1 u. ... , . .oiinff them '"8" GettlnB M.o. . ft Keedlck-Youi.g urowiw - .ts "e" to his name after be Inherit' uncle's big fortune. )(., ? Foedlck-That s qun l pie are eoriucu i u. people. Uarlum LUa.