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Eugene Cityjtoart. I. ... otarnti I , Proprietor. EUGENE CITY OREGON r Rimln oniht to be considered pretty good authority on submarine boat. It l scarcely probable that any na tion will now tod like tolling Uncle Samuel to go and fat a reputation. Two French soleutlsl projKmo to aall over U"- Sahara In a balloon. It takes Mad to carry out such an enterprise iia that. The American forceH may not have smokeless powder, but they seem to le bit to cope with the eneu.y's deathless gnu. iDperttttiOB prevail In the highest Spanish clreleB. In the nnvy It la con sidered extremely unlucky to bo struck by U Inch shell. When a HiiHHlnn town cannot pay what It owe to the Government It I old by auction. That's one way to makl ft sparsely Inhnblted place settle U. Tor Revcnil eonHpOBdUtt to lie put out .if Oubl by the military authorities would Indicate that the pen, being mightier than the aword, baa Its limi tation. A to thin reaemblaaoa botwoga Ad tnlral Dladarleba and tho Poih f Wales, some have thought a a lively old bojt the latter hudu't bis like on two continent)). A New York bacteriologist claims that be Iimh discovered nlmut a bOllOO germ mi a IB bill. He In lucky; a great man of H would llko to try that ex periment. And now a Western inUMlelan nn BOOnoai the forthcoming publication of Tha OblggW WaltJi." If there I any thing In a name we have no doubt that tall composition will be right up to tho scrutch. A HoHton theater atinouncpB the forthcoming prodoetloi of a new piny entitled "Htrangled on Sunday." Homo playwright evidently hn dlHcovered that the IloHton saloon aull mighty l stuff on Ktimbiy. The London Rtnndurd sweetly re innrks that "Great Hrltnln favors the American nlde of thla war booiiUHO alio understand the kind of atuff the An.er leana an made of." Hhe does; she learned that In 177H and 1812. The Boat On Traveler snys that "Jo soph I.eadbetter Ih astonished to find Ibal his IH year old wife la renlly the wife nf another man." Joseph must be ii very sensitive fellow If be la as tonished by n little thing like that. To Include nil tin' heroes of the Merrl llllic III the Semite's Vote of thanks to I. lent. QobaM was a deed worthy of n republic. It detrai'ts nothing from our recognition of Intelligent leadership, to reassert that tin- Htrcngth or this na tlun Is In the manhood that never hesi tates to follow. A throne Is a good ileal like a bicycle. As lung as the occupant sits firmly and there Is no obstacle In the way things go smoothly enough. Hut when limine or bicycle once begin to totter It dues nut last long until they fall, and, us a rule, It Is a dllllcitlt matter to step down In lime and In n graceful manner. tUoeatnga sometlmee coma In dis guise. It might be Immensely benell Clal to Spain to get rid of all of her lataQd colonies. As far as they nre Concerned It would be n great gain for civilization for them to escape from Spanish rule, and It might be an eipial gain for Spain In freeing her from a proline source of national corruption mil enabling the bivernmelit to de vote Itself to the development of homo Interests. The Spanish people ought to llnd life worth living oven If they lose all their colonies, and certainly the colonies w 111 be Inlltiltely belter off. A inert on na have roneon to feci proud of the expressions of foreign experts regarding the recent performance of our army and navy. These cxcrt, It should be understood, were sent here us tbe official representative of their reepectlTe llovernmonta, Relented on account of professional and technical iptallllcatlons. with Instruction to ob serve mid report the actual facts re garding military and naval operations. (Joining as official representative, they were given every posslblo facility fox obaerrlng, and their opinions arc enti tled to fnii weight. Indoctrinated a Ihey w ere with Kiirnpenn Ideas of army dtaclpllne and militarism, they could not lie cxpectiil to have any prejudice In favor of American methods, and yet they were unanimous lu their prutso of the performance of our army ami navy, of the officer, soldiers, gunnery, llgtlng ijualltles, bravery, dash, endur ance lu fact, of-trH they saw. So far us Hie conclusion of these foreign ob server have lieon made public there Is no difference of opinion among them ir In the report they have made to their respective Government. These eonclntloM are gratifying to our na tional pride and will have much great er Influence abroad thau any claim we might make or than report by our own illlccra. Admiral Dew did not hesitate, lu his olkiaj report, to highly praise the Chinese servant employed on hi ablp. W bile they were noil combatants, they supplied the gunner with ammunition during the tight with the Spanish tleet. rha war-In am steward, moat of whom were Chinese and Japanese, were busy between deck during the engagement In hoisting and passing charge for the great gun. After the battle at Manila the Admiral found a Dumltcr of Chi nese stewards aboard Ids flagship w ith their raw bands Mottling from the la bel of bote ting ammunition. The Ad miral recommended that these brave fellows be made American cltlien for their heroic and valuable aerrlcva on board his hips, and It la to tie hoped that the recommendation will not go unlnssled. If these men are not worthy of being grantitl cltlsenahtp It la hard to say what they would have to do to merit It. We admit the lowest of the low, If they hall from Italy or Bohemia, but debar the gallant t'hlnainan who did such heroic work ut Manila buy. Nine times In ten It would be a mercy If some able -bodied person would grab an oar and knock senseless tho man who rock the boat If that vigorous course had been pursued nt Columbia l'ark, mnr Chicago,, aome. If int all, of tho boat rocker's five vic tims might now be alive nod well, nnd the rocker would bo nursing a broken head at worst. It' no use trylug to teach him. The cook that pours kero sene In tho stove to make tin- lire burn faster has proved an Intelligent and teachable person compared with the boat rocker. Even when she was lu the height of her popularity the worst of her offending was usually to kill herself, set the houso afire, and give the re of the occupants a chance to escape, but the boa! rocker never learns nnd never seem able to confine hi attentions to his own amusing. lie never rocks the boat If he Is the only occupant. Ho must have other to share hi pleasure. And he Is never a sailor. You never set' a sailor rock a boat. Since he can't be taught, he should tie suppressed, lie Is commit ting assault and buttery, and his vic tims certainly hnvo the right of sdf defense. Self defense conducted with an oar or a IkhiI hook or a stretcher, providing It did not rock the boat more than the rocker dis s, might often save life. At any rate, It seem worth trying. Deny It n wo may, It I n fact that the sentiment of hero worship Is not a more deeply fixed clinraclerlslle of any people on the globe than the American, While we make less of our army ami navy than nlmostniiy other nation, and while wo offer no provision fur n W aMlBg successful Offlcen other than giving them the promotions which they Justly earn, It i a fact that the people of the country nre always willing to bow their appreciation of the heroic and to rewnrd It In ho far as they are able by political preferment. We have had five wars In this country, and the pisiple have In each Instance taken the popular hero who won Ittcceae and made Mm ('resident. In rnch case, with two exception, they have shown, their gratitude or admiration by giving Htich hens' n double term In the execu tive office. After the winning of our Independent, no one except Gen. Washington could have been elected to the presidency with such unanimity of public sentiment, and he would have Imm-ii chosen for the third term bad ho iM-cn willing to accept it. Then came me war 01 its.., in wmcii .iiicksoii w as the one who by his battle at New Or leans won the popular favor. He wns defeated by the House of Itepreseiita tlves III lKU, but he succeeded In 1H"8 and 1M.TJ. The various lodl.ui wars that covered the period from lM.'l to 1N37 caused Gen. Harrison to be w ide ly known and popular at the West and made him the presidential nominee In 1810. Ills death lu Hie Dial year of hi administration, of course, prevented a n nomination for a second term. Tho Mexican war made Gen. Taylor the na tional hero for the time, and caused hi nomination for the presidency In 1KIH. He died before nil term of office waa completed. The civil war made many """'"" '"K i""i". " tten. wrniii was ine hiohi sincerely no loved and nothing could hnvo prevent, ed hi nominal mo and election In 1801 and again In 1S71. Other military men, like I'lereo, Ilayc and Garfield, have boon chosen to the presidency, but It wna so long after their MTVlCei had Im'CU rendered that they were chosen rather bccaoea of their political abili ties than their military records, cred itable as they may hnvo been. It I worthy of note Hint none of the men who by his sword Won the gratitude of the people was I "political general" or 'H'1 1 " Vhwy? 111 1'"""!'"! as a reward for party service. In fact, with some of them It was a serious question to which party they belongeil. If to any. A n rule, political gouorul have not wain much renow n as mlllQu'y men, nud they have usually returned to civil life before the lighting was dune. The mini In w ar who does his duly faithfully and succeeds will bo more than likely to occupy the presidential mansion If he Uvea. CHINESE SPANIELS POPULAR. una int Utile Crentnree tkat u niu Prices from linn Kiiiiclrr. The quaint Uttla Chinese spaniel Is the latest fad of tho dog fancier. There was once a statute making It a crime punishable by death for a common xr son to be found with one of these dog In hi possession, and even now their price mnke them n luxury for the rich. They have Won bred lu their present purity of blotsl for more than two thou sand years, and there Is a legend that n Huy black and w hite spaniel was the trusted companion of the wise Confu cius and sat at table with him. Tho great round wall eyes, the short upturned nose, tho bushy fall and the silky hair are the distinguishing polms of the Chinese spaniel. The more wall eyed n dog Is tho higher price he can command. Tho colors are w hite, black and white, brown, and brown and white. The dogs arc cstntnoly small, and are hardy, affectionate and very intelligent. The Blenheim anaalej of to day Is o far different animal from the dog of tho time of Marlborough, fnr altnit a Suudred years ugo they were crossi-d with the Chinese spaniel. Tble cross a. hi. .1 to Ihelr U'liuty, but marred their health, for It Is now a I miMt Impossible to get a Hleiihelin that Is not rickety, while the Chinese spaniel loves the snow and eon endure great privation. The few Chinese vnnlols that have tieen lniorted to the fulled State are lu New York and Chicago, and they bring large prices on account of their rarity and tho oddity of ihelt facea. ! a cerutnea -. nn t MEMORIES Of FANNIE. They never will read It, Id this sad face, How I csnie at last to my lady's grace; If tbey saw uiy heart they would hardly know, It Ih- so close and lurks so low. Ho womanly went she, so gladsome and good, The charm of her never was understood; Till I for whom wns the secret line Eound her, snd wooed ber, aud won her fur mine. Hhe knowa-ahe only! how slow and sweet Sfy levt grow up from the palms of her f' I'rom low at her foot to high on her brow. I'roui I'ear-aud Dearer-to Dearest till uow. There Is none of her none that I moy not love, Ilcauty of earth, or bright spirit above-, Rut only the angels and Fauule know Why, living am dying, I lore her so. - Edwin Arnold. VISITING THE OLD HOME. c HELLO, Jim! Whew I boon luteiyV" Hhoutt ker the other eveiil ELLO, Jim! Where have you ed a bro iling to a portly, finely dressed man In tho cor rldor of the I'lfth Avenue Hotel. Tin gentleman stopped, shook hand with his friend, and replied: "I've hts-n home to see my old father and mother for the tlrst Mine In slxtis'n years, and I tell you, old man, I wouldn't hnvo missed one day of that vllt for all my fortune- nor much inoro. "Kind o' good to visit your boyhood home, eh' "Yes. Sit down. I wna Just thinking about the old folk, and feel talkative. If you have n few minutes to pnre, sit down, light a cigar and listen to tho story of a rich man who, In tho dinar for wealth, bad almost forgotten bis father and mother." They sat down and tho man told bis atory: "How I came to visit my home hnp- (s'liisl In a curious way. Six wis-ks ago I went down to Fire Island fishing. I had had a lunch put up for mo, and you can Imnglno uiy astonishment, when I os ucl the hamper, to find a ' package of cracker u tapped up lu n piece of the little country weekly putt- llshcd nOny Imme lu Wisconsin read every word of It, advertisements q t nI nil. There was George Kellogg who was a schoolmate of mine, advertising hams aud salt pork, and another boy was iNistmaster. It made me liome- ,, , ,,,,,.,, ,,. nll(1 (bare to go home, and go homo I did. "In the Are place. I must tell you how I came to New Y'ork. I had quarreled with my father nud left homo. I II mi I ly turned up In New Y'ork with n dollar In my i i.-1 I got a Job running a freight elevator In the very house In which I am uow a partner. My hnste to become rich drove the thought of my par. nts from me, and when I thought of them the hard words that my father last spoke to me rankled lu my bosom. "Well, I went home. I tell you, John, my train seemed to creep. I wa netu- Mly wor80 ,,, a nhj going home for vacation. At last we nonrcd the (wu. i.'nmnr Hgh, ,,., Iny oye. nud, upon my word, they filled with tears. There was Hill Lyman's red bnrn, Just the same; but -Great Scott! what were all tbe other houses? We rode nearly a tulle before coming to tbe station, passing many bouses, of which only an occasional one waa familiar. "The towu had grown lo ten time Ita slice when I know It. The train stopped and I Jumped off. Not a face In sight Hint I knew, and I started down the libitfnl'lu to co hnmo In the ,.ill. .. .1.,.,. MlK1(, lho Htllon n(j,.llt , w,kei, up mil Mh: "Unwdv, Mr. OotMttt.1 He ltaMjj , , r0pied: You've got .., i.H, fm0. Ki, Who nn. voi.r "I told him who I was and what I had bang doing lu New York. Said be. It' I about time you came home. You In New York rich, and your fntber scratching gravel to get a luire living!1 "I tell you, John, It made mo fool bad. I thought my father had enough to live upon comfortably. Thou n DO Hon struck me. Hofore going home 1 telegraphed to Chicago to one of our COITeepOndenti there to send me one thousand dollars by llntt mall. Then I went Into Mr. Collins' back office, gut my trunk In there, and put on nn old cheap suit that I use for fishing and hunting. My plug bat I replaced by a soft one, titik my valise In my hand nud went homo. "Somehow the piece didn't look right. The currant bushes hud bean dug up from the front yard, and the fence was gttuc. All the old locust irif had boon cut down and young maple trees were planted. Tho bouse looked smaller, somehow, tisi. Hut I went up to the front door and rung the Ml. Mother canie to the door and said, "We don't wish to buy anything to day, sir! "It didn't take me a minute to survey her from head to foot. Neatly dressed, John, but a patch and g darn here and there, her hair streaked with gray, her face thin, drawn and wrlnkhsl. Yet over her eyeglasses shone those good, honest, benevoleal f ' atood tar ing at her, and then she began to arnro at mo. I saw tho blood rush to her face, nnd, with a great sob, she threw herself upon mo and nervously clasped DM about the neck, hysterically crying: it' Jimmy, It's Jimmy! My denr boy, Jimmy!' Then I cried, too, John. I Just broke down and cried like a baby, She got mo Into the house, hugging nnd kissing me, and then she went to the back door and shouted, "George!' "father called from the depths of the kitchen, 'What do you want, CarilneT" Then he came lu. He knew me In a moment. He stuck out hi hand ami grasped mine, and said, sternly, "Well, young man, do you propose to bona vef "He tried to put on a brave front, but be broke down. There we three sat like whipped school children, all whim pering) At laat ntpper Ume came, and mother wont out to prepare It. I went into the kitchen. "'Where do you live, Jimmy r she asked. " fa Now York,' I replied. " "What are you working at now, Jimmy T " I'm working lu a dry good store.' " Then 1 suppose you dou't live very high, for I hear of city clerks who dou't get enough money to kevp body and soul together. Ho I'll Just tell you, Jimmy, we've nothing but roast spare rlue for supper. We haven't any money , Jimmy. We're really poorer than Job turkey.' . "I told ber I would be delighted with the sparerlbs; and to tell tbe truth, John, I haven't eaten a meal in New York tbat tasted as good as those crlsp rnaat.sl spnrorlbs did. I spent the oven Ing playing ebeckere with father, while mother sat by to g me all about their misfortunes, from old white Moohy getting drowned In the pond 10 father's signing a note for a friend and having to mortgage the placo to pay It. "Tbe mortgoge was due Inside of a week, aud DOt a cent to matt It with Jut eight hundred dollar. She sup posed tbey would Ik. turned out Of bouse aud homo; but lu my mind I sup positl they wouldn't. At last nine o'clock came and father said: 'Jim, go out to the barn and see If Kit Is all right; Bring In an armful of old shin gle that are Just inside the door, and 011 up the waterpall. Then we'll go off to bed and get up early and go a fish ing.' "I didn't say a wort, but I went out to the barn, bedded down the horse, broke up au annMI of shingles, pumped up a pall of water, filled the WOOdbOZ, nud then we all went to bad. l'ather callisl me at 4:! In tbe morning, nnd while ho was gelling a cup of coffee I skipped over to the 'b-pot ctos lot and got my best bass rod. Father took nothing but a trolling line and a poon his.k. He rowed the l'.it with the trolling line In his BOOth, while I stood In the stern with a silver shiner rigged on. Now, John, I m ver saw n man catch tlsh as he did. At noon we went ashore aud father went home, while I went to the Hist - omen. I goi a leuor inun V.IH. ng ooo . a . 1 'I . ... mi' til n d " w ono "" ii "' ! . . ... .il l. ,..i, i 1 1 1 . i ffttf.i wiin some iron. v..-. - ,,,., nr), . t.,ar , mahogany, ting paid In five and tell dollar Mils klur,., .,, ,, otll,rg making quite a roll. 1 toted for their useful tVOOdn. Through joint of beef and a M JWtaaci.a, boee tree. ,! had hem sent homo. After that I , went vlslilng among my soliiMilinnte i n r w bomV the, went home. The the mnmey, gun tecum and copal, while fotet was In the oven. Mother had put " nut lcli.,,1 plants Ini b des o TL only silk dress, nnd father had most of those. ..valuable to our phar dunned 'hi 8unday-go-to -meeting n.ncopoetes, which roplcnl Am.'rlca cloth. s none to good, either. j 8 to the world I u se are he "This Is where I played n Joke on tho Bllvestros, natures wild children; but old folk Mother was tn the kitchen . of cultlvnttsl plants there Is uo specie watching the roast I'lither wa out to peculiar '.- the tropics that does not the barn, and 1 hod a denr coat. I , Bourish here. In the littoral level, bo dnmped tlH" sugar out of the old blue , tween the mountnlns nnd the sea, ImiwL put tho thousnnd dollar In It, grows tbe sugarcane, which may 1 and placed the cover on again. At last cultivated up to nn altitude of three supper was ready. Father nsked a thousand feet. It waa Introduced ben blessing over It, and he nctually trem- fn.m Santo Domingo, having been Mod when he stuck his kulfe In the brought to America either from Spain roast. or the Ciinarlc. The annual yield of " 'We haven't had ft piece of n.ent j sugar I estimated at about seventy like thl In live years, Jim, he raid, and thousand tons. mother put In with, 'Aud we haven't i these fertile lowlands, also, tobne Imd any COtfaa In a year, excepting tlie ro doc(, exceedingly well, nnd the an tbaea when we went a-vlsltln'.' Then nuai productlun 1 tld to be quite she isiured out the coffee and lifted the jcven million pounds. It may be cul cover of the sugar-liowl, asking, 'Hoiv j tivated on tho hills, but the true moun many spoonfuls, JlmmyT Iain-lover Is the coffee, which does not "Then sho struck something that wpIi lHmw slx gtindred feet, and Is wnsu't sugar. Rhc picked up tho bowl lt ,u a thousand feet nbove the and peered Into It. 'Aha, Master Jim- sou i, VM flri)t brought here from my. pterin' your old tricks on your mammy, eh? Well, boys will be boys "Then Bhe gasped for breath. She saw It was money. She looked at mis then at father, and then with trembling lingers drew tbe great roll of bills out. "Ha! ha! ha! I enn see father now as he stood there, then, on tiptoe, with hi knife In one hand, fork In the other ami mvr "'; HM-e" mm head. But It was too much for mother, I.,- a, ..... ... t.l She raised her eyes to heaven and said slowly: Tut your trust In tho Lord, for He win provide.' "Then she fnlntisl away. Well, John. I .., ,.., ,,., t i, ,ti Wo threw water In bet face and brought 0,on,1,s, fro,n VMlng. The plants vlr her to. nnd thou we demolished that t,1lll' "f1 b1x,J' Mn "ally dinner, mother all tha time saying. 'My I lo"K ve(l with the cocon-pnlm, w hich Uiy, Jimmy! My boy, Jimmy! produces nuts lu six or seven years, "I stayed homo a uioiitb. I fixed up nm1 thereafter during the space of nn the place, paid off all the debts, had a i llfo. I,s )''' U'lng reckoned good time, and came back agalu to , 11 a hundml nuts a year. The atiiiual Now York. I am going to send lift v dollars Dome every week. I toll you, John, It's ; thre nillllona. The entire range of trop. mighty nice to have a homo," j lead fruits Is represented here, such ns John waa looking Iteadllj at the head , 'no B,mvft, Ume, orange, aguacuto, sap. of his cane. When he spoke he took sdi'ln, nud avocado inar; while all sub Jlin by the hand and said, "Jim, old hmpiO vegetables may be raised, InclQd friend, what you have told me has nf- j log those of the south-tempcnite zone. fis-tod mo greatly. I haven't hoard from my homo way up In Maine for ton Veara, Vm going DOOM tO-morrOW, Jim."- St. Paul 1'loiieer I'res. Trade that Kill. There art1 many legitimate occupa tions or trades that steadily kill those who are engaged In them. Lead Is death dealing In nil w ho use It In their work, ns house paint, rs. gU,,er. eal.co printers, typo founders, potter and mm nroiinrntln.is eii Inns tnm r,i.- kiu ft deadly w eakness subdues thom. Cop perontors mm UM composition of many articles of every dav life, and too K,w,n those who work In bronzing nnd similar decorative processes lose teeth and sight, nnd, tluajly. life. Makers of wall Dapef grow pole and sick from tha ar- lenk In It coloring, and match maker braider. Mercury Is ,, foe to life Those i . "'m'"""' P"" uiscovored, w ho make mirrors, nnrometon or tber- i Mt,T WMh ol,t nuK'K''is, by the n.o.netor. w ho etch or color wood or i rnM, I,O0,,,,,9 f that distant day felt, win aoon feel the effect of the nl-1 1?0 Au,,'v,lu''ft en prospecting trateof mercury In tooth, gums and the j W"h hla fnLse frllM"1 Vunce do I','on HsHucs of the Mitly. Silver kills those 1 0 niV no nn,lvo Hiadrupods here who handle It. nnd photngrapher. lnrR,'r tll!ln tno aM n,lJ bV milker of hair dvos nnd Ink nn.i ti...I iiUo' ,,ut ,)lr,ls nre relatively numerous. lose strength and vitality from tho ex- I lnero are no poisonous reptile to be evss of phosphorus used In their bust- , ft'Ored, but Insi-cts of qneatlonable Dent, But mankind Is by nature brave, rharncter are too numerous for com nnd very few are deterred from notion tlrt- Tu,s lsllinJ- Indeed, wore n Para bocaoae of supnooed danger. If the illi0 without them; even with thom, the great builders and engineers of the hihabitnuts seem to experience llttie world would stop and ask, "How many ,rwuWe. The worst of these are the live will this undertaking eoetV" It Is corptous, centipedes, tarantulas, probable that the world would bo wasps, mosqultos, some species of nuts without some of the greatest trlumtih ticks, chigoes aud fleas. The hem 1 of modern thought. Every day life and trP'l climate like that of Horto Hlco common occupations are full of silent , which, though rarely exceeding 00 de courage, and all around nre workers Seee. ' coutlnuous, Is conducive to the U-hit liro i- .11.. I.. V. - a lie.wt.llni . f who bravely die In the harness. Children anil Ohoel Stories. The attempt to keep youug children In Ignorance of stories about ghosts, fairies, giants and gypsies would cor' talnly prove futile. If tbey are of a s. ! - - a -1 .i. ' a nervous and Imaginative temperament thev will Invent turM ..- .w . " o-l IUIO ,v, lUOlU- selves Instead of tlie old traditional one. A little ulrl nt ft irks. i ....... Jealously guarded against any ae- ow"or of the estate, who Intended qualutance wlih nursery bogles and su- mnkl" tno wlne prestnt to hi son ' pcratltlonv suffered from night terrors i n,,lning his majority. ! of a severe kind, In which he always , , ,l, fan,ll' prevented the de screamed out that she was being D . cnr ou, d the exist- ! chaseil by mMh-m, But while It mav J? s,or "t of knowl- te impracticable to protect children I from a knowhslgo of the supernatural and mysterious, It Is Inexcusable to rrlghten them with hideout stories or to leave them a prey to the terrore of the solitude and darkneee. ISLAND OF PORTO RICO the Melting Loveliness of Its Tropical Landscape. Frederick A. Oner, late COmmlMlOD er In I'orto Hlco of the Columblnn Ex position, contributes to tho Century an article on "The Island of I'orto ltlco." Mr. obcr aay: in the extreme north- oust rise tho highest Deal of the cen tral cordlllera, lu the LnqnlBo Sierra, known a "el Yun .uo," or "the Anvil," variously estimated at frmn thirty-six hundred to forty-live hundred feet In height. The bills are of lesser elevn Hou toward the west and southwest, but tbe whole uorth-centrul country Is rugged and uneven. Between tbe spur from the main rnngu lie buiiu merablo secluded valley, where the soil Is of great fertility. The Impres sive features of tbe landscape nre the roundttl summit of the multitudinous hills, Which leave the const lu con stantly rising billows that finally break against the cordlllera vertebra; yet all are cultivable, and cultivated to their very cresta, though the higher moun tain pocks are forest-clad. Mory than thirteen hundred streams. It I said, of which number perhaps forty or fifty attain to the dignity of rivers, rise In tho hills and seek the wuiHts, most of them running northerly, (hough the tiet harbors nre In tho west and south. But notwithstanding the gnat river SOW, portions of the Island In the southwest are afflicted with drouth at times, owing to the precipitation of the northeast "trades" against the northern hills. Tim hlirhor hills are clothed In the , t.xulK,rnilt ,) fflrerelned vegetation , trsmlt-al forest, where tree-ferns ,. .,.. gum-ti I and Ontario mObm tower aloft; at lower Mar,n))UPi n 17oo nIld uow y,.1(U !o the extent of seventeen thousand tons annually. Maize, the true Indian corn. I Indigenous, ns Is the yucca, the aboriginal "staff of life;" and both grow everywhere, ns well ns the plne ipple, which Is more reliable nnd more universal than the peach of our uorth tcmpernte aoue. Cotton and flee are f j , , ol(vatmls ,ftt i ,. . f. " ... .... ,, tor, which Is the chief food of man v laliorers, being what Is known ns the aiouutnln variety. Bananas and plantains are wonder- ISBI proline, ifiiriug iruu iu ten . O t I 4 . I . prtiductlon of Ikuuiiius Is given as two ! hundretl millions, and of cocoannts I such, for Instamv, ns nre grown In ! Florida. I The mineral kingdom has not been so exhaustively exploited as tint voirofii. ttle, but more than traces have boeu found of copper, coal, and Iron, ns well a vast deposits of salt. The riv ?rs at one time ran to the sen over bods of goi.h-n nnd, and from the i !J" "V"0 sland of Santo Homlngn, where tho .i , , ,j .. with ft few of fine song, nnd some nf j 'rlIllnnt I'luinnge. All domestic fowl i ' uuu un Kreat pastures or the northwest and southeast support vnst mrtls ' ratt,(' nnd horses, which ,,lm00 not only for the needs of the '"'n"'' ,mt nre exported to all parts of tno West Indies, being held In high es- teem. breeding of lusect pests of all sorts. Tele of BOO Cobwcbbecl Hottle. A curious discovery ha h...,n at Heathtleld l'ark. near Eastbourue ! the seat of Mr. Alexnn.ier t J I a , . i m wvh UVU 'au''r' u demolishing an old wall ln the collar the Workmen f..i,.,.i oo.i V. . , , , . .M,,u OW of wlne M,l,ul fc Pn'kod there euty-one years aao bv a for,,,,,. Ev.de Mlllur, Bervlee. A Moscow nap.r declares that there 1 tr thirteen Umee as many Hebrews i M "oung men of other races who n.n. go to avoid DJlUtary acrvlce In Bussla, To Fire Ulg Oun I'.ffectlvely Ke qulr.s Liberal Kducatlon. Expert inarfcamanablp on the purt of laud forces, whether of Inf.intry or ar tillery, demands long experleuco anil fPOqocnt praetioe. At sen the coudltloiiH make guunery far inoro dlfflcult, and liut few penona who hnvo not been aboard ft warship or studied tho theory of the art huve any Just conception of the problem which enter luto the ni parently simple mutter of discharging n great gnu. The thing Is done quickly and easily, but If It I done well lt Is because of mouths of practice and tho atudv of questions Involving nearly everv brnnch of higher mathematics. When the man lu chnrge of a piece of naval ordinance descries bis enemy he has various Important detnlls to eon Uer He must find the "ruuge"-tech- Dlcaliy, the distance between a point vertlcallv below the muzzle of the gnu and the point of Impnct-nnd thl he lnnr do either by trlnl shots gnuged hy hlsjudg.nent or liy menus of tho "runge- nnder," w hich Is nn appliance for nas tily computing distances in accordance with wetl-lmown metbodi of mathemat ical calculation, tho "finder" using tho ship Itself nsn inise line for the delinea tion of a triangle of which the target Is to tlie the apex. Once the range has been ascertained the gunner must sight the piece, the sight In use for some of the huge gun being a telescope fitted at eye-piece nnd object glass with hair line wires crossing nt right nnglcs at the center of the louses, a correct aim being found by getting the target In line with tbe Intersections of the two sets of wires. Owing to tho Introduc tion of electricity, which makes It pos sible to fin- a gun Inatnntonoonaly nnd by the touch of a button, the discharge Is so quick tbat the gunner need not stop to consider the effect of the pitch nud toss of the ship, the projis tlle being well on Its way before the vessel hus had time to roll. But in- lias other problems to face, and here his study of the theory of gun nery comes to his help. In tbe first plnee, the gun Itself mny lie In motion, Idvoa- to the progress of the ship ns It UKneUvera, Imagine a gunner plncod on this unstable platform and having for his target nn almost Indistinguish able object, so colored that Its outlines blend vaguely with the waters, two or throe miles dlstnnt The target Itself may be moving In one direction ns the gunner's ship moves In nnotber; a strong wind muy deflect tbe projectile from Its course; the dlstni.ee mny be Unknown, and so may the rate of speed of tho little strip of steel hull on tho horizon. The gunner must know, too, what elevation of his ennonn Is neces sary for a glvcnfungc, as the snme ele vation In one gun will not answer In an other. The momentum of a shell Is cal culated as equivalent to Its weight mul tiplied by Its velocity, Inrge guns hav ing thus n wider field of offectlvo opera tion. Yet n good modern gunner will lie able to find the dlstnnt vessel nud drop tons of explosive shells on Its decks; and, ns the war has demonstrated, tho American gunner excels nt this busi ness. This Is so largely because of the splendid training ndmlnstorcd at the nation's nnvnl nendemy nnd the wise extravagance of the government In pro viding opportunities for practice. Be hind nil the skill due to experience Is the gunner's knowledge of the theory of his nrt, which makes It possible for him to work understnndlngly, gives him su perior resources In time of need and enables him to know why nnd how one method will produce bettor results than another. The Intricacy of the problems Involved may lie Imagined from the fact that the computation of range ta bles Includes not only the consideration of sen-service conditions, but takes luto account such matters as windage, ve locity, muzzle energy, weight of metal thrown, atmospheric resistance nnd oven barometric nnd thermometrlc con ditions. The nnvnl student must sum mon algebra and trigonometry to his aid In computing the equation of forces which will land n shell on n distant cruiser. He does not work out these problems In battle, of course, but his past study of thom gives him n high ef ficiency. Mastery of these details, n natural gift for handling mnchlnery nnd n flue native bravery aud manhood hnvo won the naval battles. The American "be hind the gun" Is not only n good mathe matician nnd n good mechanic, but a cool and Intrepid fighter. Chicago Rec ord. He Wee Rll,htly Mixed. "In a little village near tho Cumber land BITOT, In the l'ennyrlle, recently, I snw a blushing bride, a nervous best niau and a minister, the characters In a laughable comedy," said Walter Wade, the "Kentucky Traveler," to me this morning. "It wns at a church wed ding, In which two of the society people of the town were the central figures, and a nervous young farmer the best man. The chief male attendnnt so overcome with excitement during his march up the aisle that he was tem porarily dared-. At the altar, after the clergyman had snld 'Do you take,' etc., and the time had nrrlved for tbe min ister to place the ring on the bride's finger, the best man liecame confused aud handed the preacher a bone collar button Instead of the gold circlet The good man tried to nut the online k.. on the girl's finger, couldn't, hnlted and finally said: 'Jim, glmmo the ring.' There were momentary blushes, a tit ter among the younger element In tho pews, and a wild look of despair; then the best man located the ring atjd tbe ceremony waa conciuded."-Loulsvllle Tost. Chips that Are Coin Current. There are few people in Boston who would know how to correspond with "chip letters," which nre no letters, but simply emblems, yet up or down In Maine "chips" are quite significant If you should receive a piece of pine with a knot-hole you would know that your correspondent thought you to be false hearted, but a piece of pine Intact menus, "I am true to you." A pine root io n lonen or urmness nnd stability and signifies, "My love for you Is strong and true." but a decayed leaf or a brown one Indicates "My love has grown cold" or la "dead." At a down East party a love-sick swain roughly prints an "I" od a pine chip and hands It to his ador el one, meaning, "1 pine for you." She hands him a knotty piece of pine In tended to convey the reassurlug mee age, "rinc not" Later If she thinka a . . . . . '"""'He .. mips tied with ,. tk but she will I... J ""T"0f.7 " - il'UShllr :- ' (1 ..1,1,1... - ,T, If V. i""" i-inp. nn unit,., .., ; ...... t 1 m tn una cnin ami r... " n. ! she didn't belieie hiln ' , , l.lm no, I If '"' "'"1 milT coiniianles I. It . '"" (4k "lilnlnir." If "L suitor thinks ,. ,,,, ft -an 'wigs, t,ut i. " cone lie lakes heart, for ma o.o, one CO I . . ,, ,1 ... ln, her heart. Then k. 3- . - V UOIfl ... w. fcvioei it nil 11 I'llllion ,, - I " It III KI. i.in ii, iiienuilli;, aL- , . tcetor through life." f :'ur'l any parties w ho can't n-,i J won are in .ovo. I, tn. . I n Inrnn p,i ,.f l,n ... fillll tollL'lle In In.,., o- .t Mi.roi,iiu In u. ........ ' " s IIIH m.J taing. Boston Traveler. Ouien Victoria si r.no -W . -B. am,.,, r, documents every year. When an Arab enteni tnkes off his shoes, and not his Nearly 40,000 men deiert bm " "".i i weite aealai fine bumtrisl and iwent ..... ... ... . .. . ' -""I icilillieil lo ieeu l Do rurtin,-.i.. , i.M V cum Aonntic steniiior. A fertile source of haMu ping hair clone to the scalp, m exposing iue roots to thei-oH A physlelnii asserts that tbe mi. reiiriilgla, If suiierllcinl. ,. oi inrowing a i-eam fn,n, , H..I.4 : . ii(Siil Uuil ine llins-leil mrt The ue of red narasnU v.-. i . u- W cmiiy mnnoaen In many tin,-, the Tvrnl. The 7 uo, !-;it tjjt Btl.rlllllir color lrrliates ti, tie. runs policemen are provided pieces of chalk with which tow.., mark, In ense of an emcrgtan mi mispeeted porsnn's cloililiiir tv. airem Is esneclallv for n., n, . . - ... u When a nrlnce of Hie Atulrl.-J fllMI I' ,1 ,IU l.lu I...,- .. .1, .. . I ui, covcreu w nil n mack olwh. w I ..... . n An., t. .' IP 1 , . - . uvw.. ,ui muicuntgau duced by driving a nail throur.li norsesnoc. 1-1... ........ t .. t I .. .. . J r...t . .M. auv yoouiaiinu 01 t una in 1IJ rg given as 1,081,600, of which 03 pete1 was white and 80 negro. These ptaJ t ,,..,, r.W r... . ....... . LI., n . 81 per cent, uegro, and 11 per eat Chinese and Spaniards. The light houso on Armlsh nxtli the Uobrldes, Is about 500 feet hi the shore. To avoid havlnir m ai . . . .... .. ant on the rock the Htrlit '- --' on tuc snore nud projected acrou wnier upon a mirror iu tue n:a- the mirror reflecting the light It desired direction. Tbe very first living thing to tpa mum rue sur ace or oar l' n m .mmm words, the earliest distinctly orpa fooml 111 the rocks u-liteh irn tit mW . I , ..... I . . I . oj ine geuiogisiSi u was tue nnicne bdng that had a distinct animal mm Izutlun. Tho Deadly 17 DM Tres. Most people have at least heanl nt story of the deadly upas tree of lm of which It wus at one time said tlat to merely approach It was eettts death. This tory was trentoloo absolute fable, but DOW it set-mml there wns uctually some basis of fact for It The upns trw Is n real tree, aud aretj big one. Iu the old trees the mill over an Inch thick, and full of atbkt milky Juice, the merest toodl Kjgj upon rue sain prouuev " ""-r-nnd Irritating rash. Whnt I more, n gas arises from Juice which has a must pulsonmiseM Upon nny one near It. It I someils used by the natives fnr satlsryiWP vote roTenae. for a can of It hlduVa tho room of a sleeper produces sin nud eventually death. Curious Compliment The compliments paid by gaM nro often put In an amnsliut ray. W; old lady who was very foud of tbe tor said to Mr. Beroays: "Yonb sir. us likes tho rector, 'Is ears aw clean !"-suroly an odd reason fori Mitmlror of l 111.11 UUtVUUII. .muvw.-. - - declared with regard to the wholes of clergy: "You are an so word of high commendatlca), . for tho vicar, 'c'b beautiful!" ThefJ; ... n..,t fiioncii nt the H OSl VOllU'lloici.t, .."-. r- time the most curious Mr. Hernayse ii.,nr,i wns nald bv a worktag ""3 a certain bishop, famous for kindliness: "What l liaes r-j bishop Is 'e's not a goutlcman. - minster Gnzetta Earah's Speed Not I ntfor It Is an Interesting fact that the toea nut travel nt li.O salllC ratW parts of Its Journey through sp. orbit being elliptical, u - time ojiprondi nearer to tin? at others, nnd will take less t 3 moving through one part of JH than through another, m " earth is nearer the sun than mm and moves through space more r Chicago Chronicle. A, UN VWHOr, "We heard a burglar nt oorwanj last night, aud what do you aWl wife sain r nf "Ooodness knows-wna. "She snld: 'Don't scare hlm i 3 ry-mnybc he can tell " solu . v. i. dm. I'reSS. news. in-iuiii . .. --- - 1 ' Z it. The Way We fcoO "There Is some dlffcreiice w Joke and a mean trick." "That's so: a Joke Is . J that you play on another '"' (rf mean trick h. Joke f that low plays on you."-N w ior How anxious people are to 0 valise for a man who Is f"w . .. .. 1. .1,.. saiW - a long trip: n klnJto that prompts thom to be kttoi who is fatally OL and who . . return. going away uevei . .r a Reformera should o1;' their time to reforming rcforw