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Eugene City Guard. I. n CAMPBKLLi Proprietor. KUOENE CITY OREGON Israel Za&gwlll says ho doesn't ap prove republics. HOW what Is to bo dune? It will lio remembered, however, tlmt Mm Mnriu Tnwi always was subject to IllOSO SCVCro liking KIM'llH. It used to ho said the Iciiifjoitt polo got tin' bkmI persimmons, but it ulso holds Kond Unit the biggest poll gets tlio moMt plum. This case of the Marin Teresa again emphasises the roionrk of tlio Amerl ran Captain who mild: "Don't give tip tbe lilp." Ono Rood way to double up one's money irbtn about to bot on tlM result of an election Ih to fold It In two mid put it in i in- pocket "l.owcy's oolollon" Ih tlio latest fash ionable da net In Now York. If It Isn't mil Damed It probably Is too lively to bo Unix eel with oomfort. The owner of the 11,700 found In n sleeping ear roeenlly Iiuh not npponrod to claim IiIh properly. Bl probably Imagines that ho tipped tbe porter. Spain Iiiih Issued a mourning slamp. It liillHt he n Mixed lo nil mall matter III ihlition to the regular postage. Thin regulation is wliat CtllMI Um inourulng. Tcsln has Invented n bont Wblcfa re QOlrtt no crew. Tlio turning of a crank on die shore directs the boat. TokIu will probably act In the capacity of tho crank. The fact that tho mile of tnndem 11 cych m foil off 68 por cent IiihI year Is another Indlcntlom of tho tendency lo pi It alone which Ih characteristic of our pooplo. Mr. Leslie Carter, who linn failed for 104,000! with $'Jimi iiHKctM, may or may Hot bo elevation the stage, but she cer tainly Dai elcv.ited AMOCO to the level of the Hue artH. e Supposing If true thlrt country ilrlnkH I ,i m m i.i km . m x i gallons of beer an nually, It seems to support tho argu ment that oxcoHHjve uho of thin bever age tends lo produco largo llgures. A rule hait been adopted in New York for bidding the employment of married women an teachers in tho public schools. The married women may ho iibie to st a ikI neb a discrimination, but the blow will fall heavily upon Home of tin' married n. All the girls In Bdwtb liould's Now Jersey nutcb factory struck for higher wane. "We don't propose to make matches for nothing, explained their leader. And she m light, too. If tho girls want lo make matclioa tho boys should do the proposing. A "gory toddy" drawn from tbe veins of a horse which has been kept In a stale of beastly Intoxication for a mo'mb ami bypodermlcoJly injected Into i in- anatomy of the rlctlm of aJco- liollsin Ik tbe lalest cure announced for the drink appetite. If this new serum Works as Well as described, wo shall soon nee rum routed. The recent lire at the capltol In Wash ington may ultimately be found lo have wrought more bcnclll Hum damage If the object lessons which It has taught w 111 be learned by Congress. The most Important of thsse is that the Govern ment Should erect without further delay B hall of records for tho safe keeping of the great volume of precious documents neb as tbost stored in the bassmsnl of the Supremo Court iiiarlerH ami seri ously menaced by the llames and water. Men now living can remember when Rowland um effected the adoption of the "penny post" In BngUnd, and the vasi progress it marfcsd in human In tercourse and Information- To day we Stand upon the threshold of a penny post era. not only throughout the Brit ish empire, bin in all tin English ipeab lug world. It will lie a (lino of mighty forward movements toward that lull mate intarconraa ami sympathetic mu tual knowledge that are the essential prelude to the brotherhood of man. The political boss may well say. With Lord OlIVO, "Considering my opportu nity, I am iniSed at my own modern Hon." ('live himself, walking through tho treasury of the nabob of Bengal, with gold and silver and rubles and pearls plied oil each Hide of him; with no power on earth to Until or question him, never enjoyed opportunities equal to those of a boss In a great City, Thai Ills very nod Is Olympian Is well ox pressed by a recent speaker: "If any body refuses lo give hliu the position lo which ho thinks ho Is entitled, thai per son Is likely lo tlmt an engine house erected In his back yard." (ne of the results of the Into war be tween the United Slates and Spain w ill HMMt likely be tho abolition of that form of naval piracy which finds Us Justification In prise courts. In the military terries of Bm clvtllasd world Hi," principle of I, ml lug conquered terri tory has long since Imcii abandoned. Yet, through thai strange contradiction which has not reformed tho navy in the same ratio In which the army has been brought under civilising Intlu SBjCSS, not only did tho merchant ves sels carrying contraband goods fall a prey, but a valuation on tho warships destroyed Is hound to go to officers and Sailors of the ships engaged III the tight. Saturday livening Post: The Intro duction of electricity In the street railroad service has seriously In jured two great American Industries, both closely related the hreodlng of draft hor-oa and Hie growing of hay. It Is computed that the trolley and CS tile earn have displaced .h,o,oki horses lu the cities of Philadelphia, t'liieiigo. Now York, Baltimore, St. IaiuU, ('lu olBBOtl, Richmond and Toledo alone. This means a decrease lu Hie consump tion of hay of more than thirteen hun dred tons per day. Other cltlea would peart trshis tbses flguree, tn the de cade of ISN lsito the hay crop of the United States nearly doubled; In tbe porlod of l.fll M the Increase wa only I.ikmi.iioo ton; ntid In llio oalondnr year of 1N!7 i In production was more t ban flvo million tons less than that of 1898, Tlio ex tout of tlio hay industry Indl nil on tlio seriousness of electricity's In jury. Last yoar tbe production from 43,490,770 acres r U 90,004,878 tons, valuod at 1401,880,738, (ion. (ireelv of I he signal service. In his annual report, announces what may practically lie called a new system of telegraphy, whoso commercial uilllty iiromises to be of in in-li value. 1 ins now and sol, nt Hie method Of tele graphy wan dlsi ussed In last year s report under the title of "Hynehroiio graph" and was the subject f export- menu at fori Monroe, Vu. Blnoa then Prof, Albei-t 0, Creboro ami Uent Col. QoOTgS (. Siplier liave purniicd their toreotlgationa, under the direc tion of the chief signal officer of th army, with gratifying results. Thu olllcers named visited Kngbind for the purpose of testing the new method of sign wave tslsgraphy by the use of the alternate current, in England they were given every facility for SX pert inent work over tile piveruinent tele graph linos, and demonstrated that by the new mOtbOd nrotds can be sent at the rate of over Il.fiOO a minute over n lino 1,100 miles long, lly constructing transmltterH for cummerclnl purposes It Is expected that much greater speed can be secured In cable sor v lee, a mat ter of great value to tho commercial world. Tho postoffles department Is arrang ing for a considerable extension of rural free delivery. Tho enlarged appropriation for this purpose voted at the last session of Congress enables It to do ho. Many coin munition which are anxious to share the benefits of this sorvlco have made known their wish to tho depart mem. The selection among them is made wltli u view to benefiting the largest number possible with the avail able money. A law which went Into effect on the llrnt of July last permits the use of private mulling cards. Here tofore Hie postal card by the Govern ment waa the only ono allowed. Now any one may put tho address and n one-cent stamp on nny card of about I ho same size, form and weight as the postal card, and write a message on the other side of the card, The Govern ment will profit by the use of these cards, for It will save the cost of their manufacture, while tho senders will be permitted to print on the message Hide any business devices, or views of scen ery, such as travelers abroad like to mall to their friends. A reform which is to be hoped for is the introduction of stout, linen lined stamped envelopes In which lo send reglstored mall. Such envelopes are III common use In Ku rope, and are found to be a great con renlenca ami much safer than our sys tem of pulling the stamp of registra tion on an ordinary envelope. The language of diplomacy is always restrained, but while the words are carefully chosen sous to avoid unneces sary offense, every phrase lias a definite meaning, When Lord Roaebery was prime minister lu England there were signs thai franco had set her eyes upon Hie equatorial provinces In Africa from which the Kgyptlan garrisons had la-en withdrawn during tbe Bondan rebellion, lie authorised sir Bdward Qroy to de clare, in 1806, that a French advance to the waters 4 f tbs Nils would be regard ed by the British Qovernmsnt as "an unfriendly not." lu ordinary conver sation these three words would not be emphasised by any stress of voice, nor WOUld they ordinarily bo accepted as a warning. The man who protests lu ad vance against an invasion of his rights generally uses a stronger word Hum "unfriendly." lie refers to ll as a "wan ton OUtragO," or as a "high handed act of hostility." What diplomacy mentis liy "an unfriendly act" Is an offense committed by ono Government agalnsl another, which Involves Immediate risks of w ar. When sir Bdward Qrey's w arning w as unheeded, and the ICrench Mag wtis raised on tho Upper Nile at Paahoda three years afterward, there was grave situation, (Trance had com milled an offense against BngUnd, and was confronted by a demand that Mar Chand should retire from Pashoda, The terms of the demand implied forcible action If it was not complied with. Pres ident Monroe, who was u diplomatist like ids Secretary of state, John (juiney Adams, used the same word "unfriend ly" lu proclaiming tbs famous doctrine w bleb bears his name. Be declared that any attempt on the part of European powers to Interfere with or oppress the Independent republics of the American continent, or to control their destiny, could not be viewed "In nny other light than as a manifestation Of an unfriend ly disposition toward the United states." ThO phrase seems mild and lacking In emphasis. As diplomatists have under stood the words. It has been strong and definite, The Monroe doctrine. With the warning Implied by the single word "unfriendly." has sufficed for seventy five years to protect the Western Hemi sphere against Kuropenn Intrigue. Charley KoblO, Mythical personages are quite com mon at sea, from l'avy Jones to Mother Carey. Perhaps they are necessary to vary the moutony of an ocean life. The Sun says that Charley Noble Is the gen tleman on board n man of war who Is supposed to commit suicide whenever any one tires a pistol shot Into a galley stovepipe to clean It from soot. This Imaginary Individual has been for jours a stumbling block to Inexperienc ed paymasters' clerks, and sometimes he conns near to being a source of ex pense. "We took a new clerk down to the West Indies with us several mouths ,igo." said a paymaster, "and one day a shot was tired up the galley stove pipe 1 rushed Into my ollloc ll great excitement, nnd my clerk nsked what was the matter. " 'Charley Noble has cumin it teed sul elds, poor fellow!" said I, and you must make up his accounts at once' "Then 1 went on deck, aud took care Q stand near several other olllcers. lu a few minutes up came my clerk. Ho was very much agitated, and his voice could Ik- heard all over the deck. " 'There has been a mistake In my ac counts, sir!" he cried. 'I have looked all tin (digh the Hal, and 1 can't tin. I Char ley Noble's name any here! "Everybody roared, and the clerk stopped to think the matter over." THt OLD FARM. I lore tn dream sIhiiiI (he days I nM-nt Hpon (he farm; The theme is rich in memories That never lose (heir charm. Though cHrly lured awny hy tales Of trallie's golden ruin, llow oft, how oft I've longed to turn Hack to the farm again! I'ro tolled for gnin III busy marts And scorned Hie paths of ease; I've a (I with fervor fort one's smiles, Across the hrlny seas; lint neither fai led wealth of ad Nor fiiuie'H ainbroslnl wine Could e'er afford the lost delights Of that old home of mine. There every humble duty liore Of rich reward Its meed, And sweet approval gave a smile For every kindly deed; There peaceful sleep did wait tlwin Kuril day of toil and care, Ami hope gars strength each dawning day, Its burden new to hear. There peaceful scenes on every hand lld e'er beguile the eye; The Woods, the hills; the winding streams, Reflecting azure sky; The k inc. Contented, browsing o'er The blossom broidsrsd wold The SWSS and lambs, at wane of day, Hetiiriiing to the fold All filled mj e world wllh Joy And bSOS brief sorrows lly, As soothes the Infant's griefs away A uiol Iter's lulluhv. Nor sordid alms did mar the flow ( if Innocent delight, While honor's precepts were Instilled With love's persuasive might. Then take me back, oh, take me hack To that fair spot once more, To ms more lovely than the famed Estates of classic lorel Ob, take buck ami let me rest There, safe from grief and harm, To spend my brief declining days Upon tbe dear old farm! Chicago Democrat. HER NEXT MOVE. GBRALOINB VOWLIB sorted her mnll somewhat listlessly. Some of the envelopes held rejec tions. She could tell them by their plumpness. There Seemed to be nu un usual number this morning. There wore one or two acceptances. Rhe smiled as she drew the checks from their envelopes nnd laid them carefully nwny. It had paid, after nil, her coming to New York. She bad .valued her experience and broadened her outlook. Yet, perhaps, ll hud made her restless as well. She certainly bad been, since Godfrey Taylor crossed her path. A troubled look enme Into her eyes as she took up his letter and rend It. A Hush Hprend over her face. "I thought so," she said ns she fin ished reading and dropped It on the desk. Then, with nn Impulsive move ment, she leaned forward and burled her head In her bands. It had all come so rapidly, this new amotion. LOOS than three weeks ago sha had forgotten the existence of God frey Taylor. To bo sure, she dimly re called the gay times she had had with him one Hummer, nnd her admiration of him because lie was an editor, and could talk familiarly of books and dra matic events. She had even fancied she liked hliu, hut he hud gone out of her life. Suddenly she had heard from him. lie had seen artery of hers nnd had writ leu. This had been followed by other letters, and here was the culmi nation, 1 have not found you to lose you. 1 want yui to marry me at once. Come to Washington f0( the fall, enjoy all tbs ad vantages I can give you. You can go Into MClcty 1 have means you CS0 entertain literary people and indulge your fondness for the stage, which I remember, and In January ire will go abroad, l shall prob ably be appointed to some ollice there. Her eyes glistened. "It Is what I have always wanted." she murmured, "And Bdward " She stopped. The faithful lover at home had hardly entered her mind. "Well, I could not go hack there any way and be content." sin sighed. "My life here has spoiled all that, lie must wake from his dream sooner or later. lie told me to be free; I will be free." She arose from her chair and pushed back the scattered papers. "I will be free to live my life In this glorious fashion that is offered tun, ll belongs to me. I was made for Just such a life." She smiled triumphantly. Then she seized the pen and directed an envelope to a little far-away country town. "1 nm tired of It all," she wrote on a slip of paper. She paused, "The truth will come later." she said, as she hastily added. "My next move will surprise you." Then she wrote to the other ono. "You may come IfyoU like," she said; "I shall be glad to see you, nnd per haps " She left It hero. Edward Whorrltl entered the post 0 fllCS w ith an eager step. A glad light crept Into his eyes as he saw tho fa miliar handwriting, nnd a thrill of pleasure ran through the man ns he took the letter from the postmistress. Ills hand trembled a bit. Insomuch that soma papers fall to tin- floor, and ha laughed a happy laugh as ho bent and picked I hem up. Then ho slipped them all Into his pocket and turned away. It was a long time since he had heard from her. Ills hand closed tightly upon the latter In his pocket. It was there now, fresh from her hand, lie would not hasten lo rend It. It was there -his. No power ou earth could take It from hi m. The light In his eyes grew deeper, and a happy smile played about tils mouth. He had several errands to do. He must rlsll the news stand first. There might be something of hers In one of the msgaxlnes. Ills quick eye caught her name, and he slipped the publica tion lino his pocket. Then he finished the errands and Walked rapidly toward home, his hand still closed on the letter, ami his mlud peculating as to what It would sny. Would It tell of some new success? How proudly he had watched her ca reer! Perhaps It would say she had de cided to stay another six months In New York. Well, never mind. He could stand It, aud tbe end would be so much nearer. The letter felt thin. After all. prob ably It was but I hurried note, to toB of some MMdSa pleasure she wuuted M share with him. Ills heart gave a bound Any way It was from bar thai wl enough. The words wore so few. "My next move may surprise you, ho repealed. A quick fear sained his heart. He turned the page for more, but that was all. Not even a signature. "Hhe must have left out the rest by mistake," he said, as he held the OPSS page In his hand. "Hut whatever tblj move Is, I know It must be right." His eyes traveled foudly to the fad smiling down the wall. 1 1 e e e e e e He rose enrly the next morning. It was only Just growing light, but nil sb-cp hnd boon broken, and he would gl down to the enrly mall nnd see If tbtl rest of the letter had not Com Surelj Qoraldlne would send it when shfj found It had boon left out. Ho could even fancy the little laugh she would give when she discovered It, and boa quickly she would enclose It In snothel envelope nnd add a few words as to hel carelessness. Ho pictured It nil In his mind, ns h swung through the village street with nn eager trend. Tho little otllce wns not open. The morning train wns not due yet. Slowly ho wandered toward the station, and stood gazing down the track from Whence Ills letter would come. He stamped his feet a bit Impatiently, and took out tils watch. It was coming at last! With a roar that would seem to wnken the yet sleeping people, the train drew In. The morning pnpers and the mnll bag woro throwu out on to the platform. The roll of papers bounded awuy Into the wet grass. He sprang after them with a laugh. Tho early morning air was exhllarnt Ing. Ho grasped them In his hand and raved them triumphantly at tho bag gage master ns he leaned out of th door of his car. Then he turned. A woman stood be side him. "I have come home," Oeraldlne said. For an Instant ho gated at her wltl startled eyes. Then with n quick move ment he gathered her Into his big arms and drew her close. Bat tired head fell on to his strong shoulder, nnd the sad, pleading eyes were hidden from view. Her hat feil unheeded to the ground, ns he kissed hair and forehead again nud again. This wns her next move. The House wife. CHINESE LOADED WITH MONEY. Kcmnrkntite DUcnvery In the CTnthlnii of Two California iettiai. Tho turnkeys In Uie Los Angeles county Jail had an Interesting experi ence recently on the arrival of two Chi nese from Stiu Diego, pending deisirta Hon. Tbe men had been searched by the San Diego olllcers, and were re ported to have no articles on their per sons, but tho I.os Angeles Jail official! thought It would be Just ns well to ap ply their methods of Investigation, and the outcome was n lot of money, uug gets nnd gold dust. The coolies had little packnges ol gold dust carefully packed away be tween each too; others were braided Into the strands of their QUSUeSl bank notes wore cleverly stitched Into the lining of their hats and the creases of their clothes, In fact, almost every place, mcntionahic and unmentionable, where coin, bills or gold dust could he hidden, contained Its quota, the total found amounting to something over $4u In bills, ns much more In sliver, nud no one knows exactly how much In gold dust from Lower California mines. The money of course belongs togjho Chinese, but If they had been allowed to keep it on their persons while locked up. they would surely have been robbed of every cent of It by the other prison era. Ban Francisco Examiner, Paying i ! can- Compliment, A Scotch fanner, celebrated lu his neighborhood for his Immense streiigtl ami skill In athletic exercises, very fro quently had the pleasure of contending with people who came In try their strength against his. Lord )., ;) great pugilistic amateur, went from London on purpose to tight the athletic Scot. The latter was working bard In nn In closure nt n little distance from his house when the noble lord arrived. His lordship tied Ills bone to a tree near h and then addressed tbe farmer: "Friend, I have heard marvelous re ports of your skill, ami have come n long way to see Which of us two Is the belter wrestler." The Scotchman, without answering elsed the nobleman, pitched blm ovei the hedge, and then set about working ngaln. When Lord 1. got tiii "Well," said the farmer, "have you anything to say to tne I" "No," replied his lordship, brushing the dust from his clothes, "Put perhaps you'd bo good enough to throw me my horse!" Taught Ills Wile PlBSnoO, Divide anything up Into parts ami you magnify it, says the New Orleans Times Democrat A certain wise man took this way to give his wife an Idea of how much Jl.iKSl Is. She had no Idea of money. Her purchases wen enormous, it happened one day that her eyes fell upon a magnificent ring, and she coveted It. It east 11,000, Hut what was $1,000 to her In comparison wllh the ring? Of course, her hus band consented to the purchase. What else could n dutiful, affectionate bus band do? Hut he tried tills method of educating his wife concerning the great price f tho ring, lie Instructed his banker to send her the 11,000 In small pieces pennies, dimes, quarters. In came tho money, bagful after bag ful. She never had such an Idea of $l,ixsi before. When the money was piled before her It alarmed hor. The price of the ring wont up an hundred fold, and was considered at once an extravagance which she of her own option abandoned. He lie fe nils His Coarse. lie If I give you some candy you might get the toothache, like you did last week. She Why, you get a toothache your self from eating candy! He- Well, mamma wouldn't wani both of us to have a toothache to gether. Puck. When a man Is sick, his wife thlnki the real trouble ia something wicked ol his mind. 'CREATES r OF LOCOMUiivco. s nmm Mr.er and Heavier IhSS I As '"her Provlose'r '" A leviathan on wheels has Just been introduced on the system operated in connection wl ie various works of . mr.ioglc Steel Company. ll'loo motive Ih tho largest and heaviest In ,). world, powerful enough. If It were put to Um test, to haul more than the emlre cargo of a great freight steamer. It was built by the Plllsburg UM live Works on an order from the Union Railroad Company of Pittsburg. It Is not only larger nnd heavier ns a whole than any locomotive previously built but exceeds all others In many of Its essential details. Tho weight on the drivers Is L'os.issi pounds. The Mex ican Central double boiler locomotives have 'Jiiii.ikki pounds on two separate driving wheel bases, and tin- tank 1 motives of the St. Clair tunnel have llio.isst pounds on ten driving wheels. Tho twelve wheel locomotives of the (ireat Northern llallroad have a total of weight of JU!,7o" opoutlds, of which only 17-, i""1 pounds arc on the driving trhi els. Tin' cylinders of tne new toco motive are 2.'lx.TJ Inches, as compared w ith l Inches for the (ireat North ern, and Us total holler-heating surface Ih 3,3 square feet, as compared with 3.230OH the Great Northern. It not only has greater weight on Its drivers, but exceeds also in cylinder power anil in the stentn producing Capacity of the boiler the most powerful locomotives ever constructed. An Indication of the power of the lo comotive Is furnished by the character of the work demanded of It. About four miles of the line upon which It Is operated has a grade of seventy feet a mile, and on one stretch of about L'.iski feet, up aeross the main line of the Pennsylvania Hull road and reaching to the foot of a "O-foot hill, has a grade of 2.4 per cetit. The trains of many cars are loaded down with Iron, coke and mill and furnace products, and IggTO gate many tons to a car. The locomo- tiii: woiti.n's iti(i(;i:sT locomotive live Is now lu dally use, nnd Is said to be highly satisfactory, not only In tin work accomplished, but In the econ omy of fuel and wiiter required. The New York Central llallroad re cently accomplished what wasconslder- i'd u remarkable feat, lu the hauling of KO.OOO bushels of grain a distance of 140 miles with a single mogul locomo tive, having a weight of 123,000 pounds ou Its drivers. It Is estimated that the new locomotive ou such a track as the New York Central from Syracuse to Al bany could haul a paying load of 186, :hh) bushels of grain, or u net weight of 5,375 tons. NEW FRENCH INVENTION. Heath II- t Which May Take lh Ghalllottae'a Plaoa, Whether or not the stroke of tho guil lotine causes instant death, It Is more than likely that the raising of tho ques tion by Dr. Cluel will banish (ho ma chine which owes Its origin to tho reign of terror. For months past the French govern ment has had In Its hands a machine lUperior to the guillotine In rapidity of action, which causes no distortion of visage and produces no senr. The machine, which has been named "L'L'xeoiitloner" by Its Inventor, Francois Ksclangon, n well known scientist and the tslltor of the Parisian Le Monde Scicntltlqup, Is like the hel met worn by a fourteenth century cav iller. From the top curves n long, hollow bar of steel, dividing near Its finl Into two portions, which approxi mate closely two holes In the helmet near the upper rtlon. In the cavity of this bar are placed two cartridges, run on grooves made In the carved bar and attached to long, PKATII 1IKI.MET. curved noodles. In the helmet are two holes tlttod with disks which can be made to revolve until they come Into opposition with the eyes of the victim. The apparatus Is In communication with n buttery on a table near by which ,'nuses tho cartridges to revolve and at the same time to plunge forward nnd bury themselves deep In the frontal lobes of the brain, destroying Instantly employed at Chillicotbe, Ohio n local . l ""V'''""' Speaking of those In a polite. r ith rul ,. ...I Wni..i , , ' ',er",i"",K h" ' , ' 'U'y lrf,,rm lh-ir they command the respect .5"-! " bnalnett BbOOt It Ssd men., of mUkiX, who would o, "h " ta?0 to ta.7 KT"" 'he e b.r the gentle Influence, and do no, ; (. .'r'1;": 7, '"""'i?" ,0n",, down know it would no, he tolerated for a mouSLt. Privileges, for they ber. from families of respootabilitv T ''"'"luctora are seven in mim- ono day off each week, and reoeiv ,. ai I "."""V W"rk a,n huu" day. with when the street ear COMMai decided . , ,!, 1rvirt'- At Madison, lad, made application. 1 Vo He differ very m aehh K ??Ju,,or " 8 girl, condnctor movement. Many leZ5 the female tion. The vsrious labor orgsa xat on a Tn rot -Sia.t the irmova . bow conduct . o'linization. ars especially ,cuTe opposition c the a large portion of the white mntter of ,1 ercbriitn. I ten Ih Is IlislaiilaiieoiiH nd nail. less, and only a simple prick ,ii tbS angle of each shows how the dead man passed. PHILIPPINE PETS. Uoostcrs Take the Fle.ce of I)oBs and lata. Speaking or roosters, they are the na tive dog In the Philippines. The Inhiib Itantl pet and coddle them, smooth ,i...,i. Hielr nlnmase. clean their coinlm, 'or pull out their tall feathers to make I them light, to their heart's content, and U h a fact that these cackling grass- eateri realy seem to show affection for te r proprietors in as great a measure ,,s Hicv exhibit hatrisl for their broth ers. Every native has his lighting cock, which is reared with the greatest care antu be bai shown sufficient prowess to entitle blm lo nn entrance into the cock pit, in ease Of lire, tbe rooster Is tho Oral thing rescued aud removed to n place of safety, for babies-common luxuries lu the Philippines -are a scc- 1 ondary consideration. It Is almost Impossible to walk along 1Dy strict 111 the suburban part of the I town wttbOUl seeing dozens of natives trudging along with roosters under their arms, which are being talked to and netted to distraction. At every oth- 1 or little roadside hut an Impromptu battle "HI be going on between two birds "f equal or unequal merit, the two proprietors holding their respective roosters by tbe tails In order that they nay nol come lino too dose quarters. The cockpits, w here gatherings are hold on Thursdays nnd Sundays, are large Inclosures covered with a roof of thatch owed on to a framework of bamboo; i hey are open on all sides nud banked Up With Hers of rude seats that sur round a sawdust ring In the center. Out side the gates to the tllmsy structure 1 sit n motley crowd of women,, young 'and old, selling eatables whose dark, greasy texture beggars description, ' while hero and there lu the open splices a couple of natives will he giving their respective roosters n sort of preliminary trial with each other. As the show govs on inside, shouts nud applause resound at every opportunity, and at the close of the performance n multitude of two wheeled gigs carry off the victors with their spoils, while the losers trudge home through the dust ou foot. Chi cago News. A POLYGAMIST IN CONGRESS. KohcrtH, t'tah's New Member, Paid to lluc Four Wives, At tho recent election Hrlgham H. Holier ts was chosen as a member of Congress from Utah Huberts Is a Mor mon, and was for years an elder of the nutniiAM u. BOBBRTI, church and one of Its missionaries. He fore the decree abolishing polygamy ho had married four times, aud It Is said he still lives with and supports all four wives. The charge was made against blm during the campaign, and he did not make n denial. As a matter of fact be contends that to live with four wives Is violating no law; that the decree on polygamy merely prohib ited plural marriage, but did not forbid men from discharging marital obliga tions previously assumed. Huberts has been In politics for sev eral yenrs. He declared a few years ago that the Mormon Church should have nothing to do with the politics of Its members and wns severely con demned. Now ho takes tho reverse view and thus secured the aid of the church, by which means ho was elected. The train from the south came to a halt, and the returning soldiers piled out of It. "May I ask what Is the mat ter with your foot?" Inquired one of tho sympathizing nnd curious specta tors, addressing a gaunt, camp-worn volunteer, who was limping along the platform, "('.out, ma'am," answered tbe soldier, lifting his battered lint aud paaeing on. Chicago Tribune. Every one occasionally longs for the kindness that Is shown a rich man Just In-fore he dies. S?VrS'L?" "feet car. of MAN.Hul8 An I'.iiuii.u,, ....... ".Ml u lOIIIKl. ,.. ( . IL. .. What tin,,, shei "?.k.tVln'lM (A... . . V . . : - nil itm ii . ..t"" '"" i 1.M...I.. 1 "rough, nM W0 II, lu inilni,,,. 4tW bloodhounds i... ., 0I"1 itijy n.m""K down p sJ fugitives fro,,, Jus, ie,. 0 r J years been known all ovVotiM Bin as one who can l,r,,lk ,rt,H "i.i ii n , . - 'HI M ii....i ii.... , , , - "11 j Kir -1 . 1 i nr.. 1 . mis, nnot .in a xi, BBBUoena shu could walk, and iiuy sen her Invincible seal In the has no difficulty in Heiu-vlng u(R? .u-ui. ucu ai nor country plJf(lk never lots a day pass without Ing a few of the sagacious mati boiw w hich nrc hor chief delight N0, per In from Land's Knd to it Croats can hnmllonpaekoffoHoJ better, and as to the ll,u,.ik I her own kennel muster eonctdnL, superiority. Three of these noble bnZ Clotho, Brocalle and Benedictt-Oj has brought to the point of absolateBss fectlon. These animals have been tnt experimentally scores of timet md or fulled to meet every nqulrementb well trained ore they that when tin overtake the person hunted therm font tiol Hi., all, rid,,.,, .1... .. "v- ',(,(( (irsire 10 QB IBS 1 (.,..., . . . ... 1 nana, piomieu me fugitive will oth remain quiet. The dogs simply round blm and stand there watchful; until Mrs. Brougta reaches the spot, tor which they show little or 110 lot, est In the man they have been chiiaj evidently realizing that their worts done. SEA BIRDS AND THEIR EGGS, 1 1 ((olcr, Contest with Hulls for P session of (he Spoilt. If the murre Is disunited by an eg hunter nnd Its single egg taken It t return and replace Its tueceulTih stolen ovum until eight have been lot It Is loath to leave Its nest, even tbs the despoilcr approaches, and when he comes up she leans away from blm fj moves over to the far side of ibetwt Hut presently, yielding to tbe iliri within her breast, she emits 1 India iquawk and Hies off, Hushing the ts tlre rookery as she moves toward the sen, leaving the pickers to fill their pouched shirts with the booty. Thf must hurry the work, for as woo u the eggs are uncovered tbe gulls bow close and tiecoino llitcK upon mew. Those the men must light off, (or Ibej brazenly Interpose themselves tod bo He with the humans for tbe posteala of the eggs. The opportunity being open, tbe pi sweeps down upon tbe murre eg, seizes It In Its mouth and goes Mill aloft, cracks It In lis bill and gobbta what of Its contents It can, tbe redds falling ou the rocks below. Then 11 takes another swoop awny and nnees Itself to spy out a new egg. Bl gull's egg is palatable, That these islands w ere a great a posltory of edible eggs became knorl In tbe early '50s. At the time of us discovery of this fact provision! w scarce and gold plentiful In San Fro Cisco, nud the rookery eggs offered I the markets of that city brought oa dollar a dozen. The opening ol ttt new and free opportunity to ieJ wealth precipitated numbers of peopj upon the Inlands and In thcbuslnen egg gathering. Qusrrels ensued tween the compel i tors as to their s spectlve "rights" in the premises. M the result that a company wasfortw among a number of the pickers, wdw bOUght out the claims of the otben This company managed to bold Its advantages for some -Tea' however, without experiencing cont and encroachments, until the ocw Ings ultimately grew so llerce as to tract the attention of the l'nw district attorney at Sau 1'ranelsco- sent a detachment of goreress dlors there and deported every w picker. Harper's Uagaslns. A Silk WoriiTofthc Sf. Bilk Is obtained front UM known as tbe pinna (mytllldneK tj is found in tbe Mdlterramjjj shellfish has tbe power of w viscid silk which in Sicily rttj regular nnd wnnue"i Tlio siik is spun ". .lira first Instance, for the Pn J1 Tn.. is sunn by tne .uv7 . Ing Itself to the roCKS. nts to I guide tho delicate Pre and there glue them und If they lire cut a..o duce them. ,-ihrsd irtrt ti material when gaiu . ,. la done nt low tide. WfJhte tl and water, dried. 'fJi curded, one pound of meat yielding about three o 11Uo thread. blcb Wbrt iJJJ 3 lovely burnished golden l""D New York Herald. A London journal teUs 4 Utd, who has in h-r ro on. statuary which bean -Kismet." e housemaid 3 the room one day. wben U appeared. .. tl.e jrlrl. "Sure, ma am a you mind '.emu ' , flgftrr ..nil,,' on the bot.ou. fate', f us Kismet' means tbelady. "Sure, an' . h.,ne A few unys r.""- came limping Into her BU -Why. what Is the nm-w llrldget?" asked the tbe "O ma'am, sure an u ,.. 4 1 turrlble eorno on me kin girl. 1 ( 1 n-jjwrr jot u l