The Eugene City guard., December 31, 1898, Image 2

Eugene City Guard.
I. t. CAMPBELL. Proprietor.
KUOENE CITY ORKCiON
Tin- Old bachelor al wny In wedded lo
It I sincerely to le hoped that poor
Crete lit tti Ht will have n stable govern
ment by (ioorgc.
l'crhnp the exact Dotal ut which a
boy becomes n young man Is when lie
begin to Oil a revolver a gun.
General 11 Ilea ban hail n cigar named
lifter him. hi in it doaan't follow that
even In this case bla fauio In going to
end in miioke.
A Contemporary say library book
may spread disease. In that caite Spain
at least may congratulate herHelf that
she In lu no iliiuger.
England ban Just launched the big
real litittleshlp In the world. Evidently
Kiigland hope to be elected n vice
president of the disarmament conven
tion. At the Intent congress of mothers
spanking youngsters wa approvel.
Though nut members of the Natlonnl
League, the mothers believe In making
bane hllM.
A play dealing with the Dreyfus case
baa boon tried in Germany and scored
a failure. No wonder; who ever lieard
of a (day conslHtlng of one hero and a
chorus of villains?
The American wives of Ili ltlsh states
men are the ablest diplomats that the
Dnltad states ever sent abroad. One
friend at a foreign In art h stone Is
worth a do.en politicians sent across
the sea aa ambassadors, ministers or
consuls.
The II. t external revelation of the
"dry rot" lu men Is a tendency to lurk
tod lounge, to beat street corners with
out Intelligible reason, to be going any
where when met, to be about many
places rather than any, to do nothing
tangible, but to have in Intention of
performing a number of tangible duties
to morrOW or the day after.
The chronic rivalry between England
ami Btiaala la the most serious phase
of the foreign relations of the United
Kingdom. HiiHKla and England have
gone so far In Asia that they can hardly
avoid extending their already Immense
possessions and Influence in that conti
nent. Sooner or later the growth of
their territory and trade rights must
lead to a crisis compared with which
the Eashodii dispute was as nothing.
A soldier needs other things besides
a handful of hardtack and a gun. A
clever woman who visited the Southern
cam pi hi a corraapoodenti and then
went to Santiago with the nurses, tells
the ladles' auxiliaries that some of
these requisites are corn-salve, Jack
knives, court plaster, plug tobacco, and
aocks without seams. It is a hetero
geneous assortment, truly; but her sex
having baan angagad all through the
ages, lu learning how to make men coin
forlablc. one feels like Hiking the wom
en's word for It.
Tin' tendency of Hie times big llsh
eating little tlsli Is well Illustrated by
the consolidation of eight Boston
banks. It is only n question of time
when the example set by Huston will
be followed 111 other cities. The consoli
dation and absorption will doubtless go
on, but when in the end all absorbable
I abaorbed and the process of amalga
mation begins on the big concerns what
an awful crash will come then! Thirty
years ago a bouse in London, which
had ibaOfbad nearly everything outside
the itaiiii of England, want to the wall,
mid depooMorn with Overend, Qurhey &
Co lost oVol $. iO,ll Kl.l It N).
An Austrian prince, commenting on
the criticisms of socialists and an
archists, said: "My trade Is royalty,
and 1 Intend to work at it." The Prince
of Wales works at that "trade," and
fluds the work hard, unremitting and
exhausting. (Miring Ills visit to Ireland
In 1808; lie worked at his "trade" and
showed blmieM a master workman, be
ing equal to every occasion, and never
tulpd. There were presentations, re
ceptions, receiving and answering ad
dresses mid processions, lie had lo
walk, ride, drive, breakfast, lunch, dine,
sup, review small armies. Impact col
leges, libra Haa and cattle "hows. Ho
took part In balls, and Detected for part
ners tile most Important ladles. He
listened to score or speeches, ami an
swered them, lie examined, with re
apectful Interest, pictures, books, relics,
bones, fossils and logwood; and he nev
er showed himself "bored." Hut even
the most exacting trades have their
gleams of sunshine. While the Prince
and Princess of Wales were on "exhi
bition" at Dublin, an Irish girl, mount
ed on a bona. Jumped over the barrier,
dashed through the crowd, and galloped
past the fu'ure king and ipieen, ex
claiming: "Thank you, every one! I've
seen them! Shall go home happy!" The
Prince, who has tact, smiled, raised his
bat, and the Irish crowd, quick to take
In the situation, cheered.
Some well moaning Americana have
recently become quite exercised over
the fact that America has no Valhalla,
that we bare no building set aside lu
which can Is- perpetuated the names
and glory of our great men, says the
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
England has her Westminster Abbey,
Branca bat Pantheen. nnd Germany her
historic Valhalla, near HntlsUm; but
Aim rica whatT In this one particular,
at any rate, the American people have
moved cautiously ami slowly. In no
one building have we gathered memo
rials of our great men; no single hall
has been chosen ns the burial place of
our nation's beloved and honored cltl
HH Hut ask the young American,
ask the school hoy or the newsboy to
tall what he knows of Washington,
Hancock, Lincoln. Oraiit, Sherman and
the other great Americans. That boy
rati tell you more than any graven tub
let, and flowery epltuph. The memo
rials of America's great men live lu the
hearts of the American s-oplc. Ameri
ca has, Indeed, had a long uud an bou
ored ilil of great men, and none of
tHew baa been forgotten. The Library 1
of Congress Is gradually assuming the
aspects or a lull! of Die nutletl's great,
but should we n l aootlt building I
Westminster It would only In ii cause
of wrangling among our statesmen or
ItolitlclaiiM lis to whom we should holm;',
Eiime Is Impartial; she sees to it that
her Hon are not forgotten, be tbelf
memories enebrlnod btuaatb Qotblo
arches, In classic crypts, or in the heart
and history of a nation.
According to Spanish authorities, the
debt Incurred on account of troubles In
Cuba up lo I NIC, when the last Insur
rection broke out, amounted to about
$160,000,000, and since then the expen
ditures had been Imrcaseil by 8460,'
000,000, Notwithstanding that the I nl
ted Stutes bad declared thot It would
assume no responsibility for the grint
Cuban debt, the Spanish people believ
ed to the last that eventually this coun
try would share lu the burden of this
debt. To this large sum must be added
nearly $80,000,000 as the cost of the
naval vessels mid equipment destroyed
at Manila ami off Santiago. The losses
on vessels and stores captured by our
blockading squadron and the losses of
Interrupted sommerce cauiiot be esti
mated. Above all, the war cost the
kingdom the loss of Its sovereignty In
the entire West Indies and possibly of
much In the Pacific; destroyed Its Influ
ence as a naval power; and reduced Its
standing commercially and financially
among the great nations of the world
by many degrooa.
Some changes have been made In an
old house In Philadelphia, In which ev
ery American should have an Interest.
Beneath Its roof the colonies threw off
the yoke of England, and declared
themselves Independent States, and It
was (lie Is II lu Its tower which rang
out on that long ago July day, and pro
claimed to the world the birth of a new
nation. In the course of time the old
edltlce has Wen greatly altered. Booms,
n steeple, even whole buildings have
been added to It. Doors have been
built up. and stairways torn down. For
two j ear patriotic Phlladelphlans
busied themselves with the task of re
storing the old house to Its original con
dition. At llrst they depended wholly
on tradition to guide them, but as the
work went on a picture of the original
building drawn by an architect was
found, and when the plastering was
torn down, doorways nnd arches cov
ered iqi for more than a century came
to light. Koine of the original doors
and carved wood used lu decoration
were found In obscure corners of the
cellars. The whole building has thus
been restored with zealous care to Its
llrst condition; an oblong colonial struc
ture simple ami dignified lu outline,
Hanked on cither side by small wings,
with which It Is connected by open
arcades. The useless relics which had
accumulated during a century have
been swept away. The hall In which
tin' Declaration was signed, stands as
It did 00 thai llrst Fourth of July when
that Instrument was signed. There is
the table behind which John Hancock
sat, and the very chairs which hold the
stern, grave men who signed away
their titJe to property and life for their
country. Every American should make
n pilgrimage to the old house which baa
a prophetic meaning for all mankind.
I'rotn a recent article in the Engineer
ing News It seems that the Panama
canal Is again on a good basis, with fair
prospects of the ultimate success of the
gigantic enterprise. After the bursting
of the Panama bubble and the conse
quent scandal In LSI) 1 the company's
affairs were put In the hands of a liqui
dator and remained In his charge until
four years ago, when the concession
and assets were transferred to a new
company of French flpanelere, with a
working capita or $i:i,U(Hi,(KK). No cash
was paid for the assets or the old com
pany, but n stipulation was made In the
conveyance providing that a certain
part or the residuary protlt or the canol
should go to the holders or stock ill the
old Company urter charges on securities
of the present company arc provided
for. Tlie new company seems to have
set about Its work lun thoroughly prac
tical manner, Its engineers ascertain
ing the lift of the locks, the height of
location, the control of the Chagres
BlTer and details of the great Culehra
slide and how It boat can be controlled.
All of these engineering problems have
been successfully met, and It Is now
definitely staled the work can be com
pleted lu ten years at an expenditure of
$100,000,000, as against 8188,000,000
on that part of the canal already cut.
So far no effort has been made to Inter
est any government or country In the
work, but after the rewrt or the en
gineering commission is submitted,
with statistics by M. Leroy Beaulleii
and other eminent statisticians as to
(hi probable traflic and earning power
of this Intel-oceanic waterway, a move
ment will then probably 1h made to get
BOOM government to take over the en
terprise. U the estimates prcscntisl
can be relied upon the remaining part
or the canal will only cost about the
sum said to be necessary Tor the eou
slructlon or the Nicaragua route.
Why tilrls Can't Throw Straight.
The difference between a g rl's throw
ing and a boy's Is this: The boy crooks
his elbow, and reaches back with the
upper part of his arm nearly nt right
anglea With his body, and the forearm
about at an angle of forty-live degrees.
The direct act of throwing Is acooin
pllsbed by bringing the arm back with
a sort of simp, working every Joint of
the arm from shoulder lo wrist. The
girl throws with her whole arm rigid,
the boy with his whole arm relaxed.
Why this marked and unmistakable
difference exists may be explained by
the fact that the collar hone lu the rem
I nlM anatomy Is some Inches longer,
and set Pome Inches lower down, than
In the BMICUllna rraine. The long,
crooked, awkward bOM Interferon with
the full and free use of the arm. This
Is the reason why n girl cannot throw a
stone; but she Is Ills equal in many
Held sports.-Saturduy Evening Post.
H v wall's Hook of KrUge.
In the Sandwich Islands there Is a
pot called the Kock of Refuge, If the
criminal reaehee this rock before cap
ture he 1 tare, so long as he remains
Urate, I'sually his family support him
with food uutll he I able to make his
escape, but he la never allowed to re
turn to his own tribe.
Solomon was the wisest man lu his
day, but then, of course, that waa lour
before your time.
WOULD I WERE A BOY AGAIN.
Oh. would I m re n boy sgsin,
hen life seemed formed of sonny
years
And all the heart tie n knew of pain,
Was wept away In transient tears,
When every Idle hope wli(ssTed then.
My fancy deemed wns only truth.
Oh, would tint I could know ngniii
The happy visions uf my youth.
Tli vain to mourn that years have shown
How false these fnlry visions were,
Or murmur that mine eyes have known.
The burden of a fleeting tear;
Hut -till the heart will fondly cling
To hopes mi longer prbced as truth,
And memory still delight to bring
The hnppy vision of my youth.
Murk Lemon.
UNCLE CALKii'H WILL.
Oil MEAN that you
can't put yourself out
to give your mother's
brother a night's lodg
ing'" said Caleb ObOV
end, bitterly.
The March wind
bearing dust and grit
and bits of Hying paper
on Its restless wings
came whistling around
the corner, lifting the
old man' faded com
fortcr' end and
turning his blue nose u
shade bluer still, whllo Mr. Larkln.
his eldest niece, stood In her doorway
filling up the aperture with her ample
person lu such a way us to suggest the
familiar legend, "No admittance!
Mrs. Lurklns wns stout and blnom
lug and cherry-cheeked, dressed In sub
stantlal nlnaca. with cay gold brooch
ami eardrops, which bespoke anything
but abject poverty.
Uncle Caleb was thin and meager nnd
slmbb ly dressed, with glossy sennia lu
his overcoat and flngcreuil protruding
from Ills worn gloves litre auclent rose
bud coming out of their calyx.
"I'm very sorry," said Mrs. Larkln.
stiffly; "but we have but ono spore
room, and that I nt preent occupied.
Of course I should be glad to do all I
could for you, but "
"I understand, I understand," aald
Uncle Cheverel, turning coldly away.
"I'll go to my niece Jenny. I wish you
a very good evening."
Mrs. Larkln closed the door with n
glgli of very evident relief.
"I dare say Jenny will take core of
him," she said philosophically. "Jenny
ha a smaller family than I hare. Hut
I dou't see why he came up to London
lustend of staying peaceably down lu
Tortoise Hollow, where he belongs."
Mrs. Jenny Eldertop, Mr. Cheverel's
youngest niece, had a smaller family
than her sister Itchcccn, but then she
had a smaller Income as well. She had
Just finished n vigorous day's cleaning
when I'ticle Caleb was announced.
"lib, drat the man!" said Mr. El
dertop, wringing her parboiled lingers
out of a basin of steaming soapsuds.
"What sends bin here. Just now of all
the times III the world':"
And she went downstairs ungra
ciously enough to the street door,
where her husband was welcoming the
old strnngcr. '
"Come In, Uncle Cheverel come In!"
said honest Will Eldertop. "We're all
upside dOWfl here we mostly are, now
that the spring cleaning Is going on.
Hut there's room for you If you don't
mind the children and their noise and n
little smell or whitewash lu the spare
room."
Mrs. Kldertop'g welcome wa by no
means so cordial. She looked, to use a
common expression, "vinegar and dam
big needles" nt the visitor, while In her
Inmost soul she calculated the proba
bility of the cold boiled hunt nnd tur
nips holding out for once more at sup
per. "Come, Jenny, don't scowl so," said
Mr. Eldertop, when Uncle Caleb had
gone upstair to wash his hands and
face. "Ain't he your uncle?"
"A good for nothing old vagabond."
said Mrs. Eldertop, acidly, "without I
half penny laid up ahead."
"For all that lie's your guest," said
her husbntid, "and you're bound to be
civil to 111 m. And here' hi overcoat
now. with a r.lgr.ag rent in It. Just
mend It while you're waiting for the
kettle to Ml."
"I won't!" said Mrs. Eldertop.
"All right," retorted her lord and
master. "Then I'll take It next door to
Alexia Allen to mend."
Now, Miss Allen, tlie talloress, who
lived In tlie adjoining house, was pret
ty and buxom to look upon, and Mrs.
Eldertop had nursed comfortably a
Jealousy or her Tor the last four yea 18,
"You'll do no such thing," said Jen
ny, tartly. "Hand it here "
And she threaded a needle with n
black silk and thrust her linger Into n
thimble, very much as a determined
crusader of old might have donned
sword and shield for some encounter
with tlie Moslem.
"What's that?" said Mr. Eldertop;
for a folded paper fell from the pocket
of the garment as his wife turned It
upside down.
"Some tomfoolery or the other," an
swered Mrs. JaUny, brusquely.
"I fancy you're mistaken." said Mr.
Eldertop. "It's the rough draft or a
will"
"But he's got nothing to leave,""
shrieked Mr. Eldertop.
"I'm not so certain or that," retorted
Will. "Just look here, Jenny! 'I give
and bequeath to my two beloved
nieces, lu equally divided parts, the
stun or 1H,(KKI pounds, at present In
Vested lu consols, and "
"(lo on!" said Mrs. Eldertop, breath
iesaly, "Head the rot."
'There I no rest." said her husband.
"That's the end or the paper, It's only
a rougfa draft. I tell yon. And now,
what's your opinion of lucle Cheverel's
fnrtnnaar
"lie's been a miser all nlong," said
Mrs. Eldertop, her face growing ra
diant. "Making up poor months ami
traveling around the Country with all
this money In the funds. A regular old
character-Just like those one reads
about iu novels. Put It back. Will put
It back. We've no business to be pry
ing Into Uncle Caleb's secrets; but
what a blowing It Is lie came here, b
atead of stopping at RebeCCa Larkln'."
And when I'ncle Caleb Chovervl came
downstairs he was surprised at the
aweet miles with which his ulece Jou
ny welcomed him.
"Been mending my coat, ehr" said
Uncle Cheverel. "Thaok'ee kindly,
Jenny. I caught It on a nail yeeterfa,
ami I was calculating lo sew It up my
self, wheu i could borrer i Madia
thread."
"I'm glad to be of use, Uncle OtM '.
beamed Mr. Eldertop. "Johnny, put
on your cap and run 0 the grocer's for
smoked mackerel for your uncle s
break fat. I nope you found your
room comfortable, Cade Oalebr
Before she slept that night Mrs. El
dertop put on her bonnet and shawl an 1
ran round to the Larkln' mansion to
Impart her wonderful tiding to Sister
Bobooca,
"You don't sny o!" cried out the n
totilshed matron.
"(iospel truth!" said Mrs. Eldertop
"I saw II with my own eyes."
"He must come here," said Mrs. LaU
klns, resolutely.
"Not If I know It." said Mrs. Elder
top. "He's my guest, ami my guest he
shall remain."
"But If I'm to share equally with
you," said Mrs. Larkln. "I ought U
show him tone attention, thu dear,
generous hearted old man!"
"Let he should alter hi will."
shrewdly remarked Slsti r Jeuny. "You
alwnya were a worldly creuture,
Becky!"
"No moro than yourself!" ald Mrs.
Larkln, bristling DP "But it's my
family I am thinking of, Jenny, IU tell
you irkt-I1l come round and see him
to-mor-ow."
"But dou't you breathe a syllable
about the will," laid Mrs. Eldertop, In
a mysterious whisper.
"Oh, not fttr worlds!" said Mr. Lar
kln, fervently.
During the next week I'ncle Cheverel
wa overwhelmed with civilities, on
Thursday a new suit of clothes arrived,
with Mrs. Lurklns' best love and com
pliments. On Friday Mrs. Larklus
came with an open barouche to take
dear Uncle Caleb for a drive In the
park. And on Saturday Mrs. Eldertop
burst Into tears and declared she
should never be happy again If her
mother's only brother didn't pledge
himself then and then to make his fu
ture home with herself and Will.
I'ncle Caleb looked a little puzzled.
"Well," said he, "If you really make
n point of It but I was Intending to
meet Cousin John at (!raveseiid."
"Dear uncle, promise tue to stay hero
always," cried Mrs. Eldertop, hysteri
cally.
Just a you say, Niece Jenny, as
sented the old man, complacently.
Mrs. Eldertop felt that she had car
ried her point.
But when Mr. and Mrs. Larkln enmo
on Sunday afternoon to press a similar
petition Uncle Caleb opened his eyes.
My Importance seems to have 'gone
up In the market," lie observed, quaint
ly. "I never was In such demand among
my relatives before. But I can't lie In
two places at once' that's plain."
And he decided to remain with Mix.
Eldertop, greatly to the Indignation of
the Larklus family, who did not hesi
tate to hint boldly at unfair advantage
nnd undue impartiality.
But Just as Mr. Larklus was rising
to depart, with her handkerchief to
her eves, little Johnny Eldertop came
clamoring for a piece of paper to cut a
kite tall from.
Co along," said Mrs. Eldertop, Impa
tiently.
"We've got no paper here. Go to
Vmella."
"Hold on, little Chap- hold on!" said
Uncle Caleb, fumbling In his overcoat
pocket- lie had been Just about start
ing out for a walk When the Larklus
party arrived "taere'i a bit as Is of no
use to nobody."
And he produced tlie "rough draft"
and bestowed It on Johnny.
"Ono aide' written on," said he,
mid t'other ain't. It was lying on tlie
floor In Mr. Watkns' law office, when I
stepped In to see If Joseph Hall was
employed there as porter still. An old
hum or mine Hall was in Tortoise Hol
low. I can't hear to see even a bit or
paper wasted, so I axed the clerk ir It
wns or any use. He said no It was
only a draft of Dr. Falcon' will. Hr.
Falcon made a new will every six
months, he said, so I Jest picked It up
ami put It In my pocket. Evervthlug
oiiies In use once in seven years, they
say. and this Is Just right for little
Johnny's kite tall."
Mr. Larkln looked at Mrs. Eldertop,
Mr. Eldertop stared Into the spectacled
eye of Mr. Lurklns.
Uncle Caleb chuckled benevolently
ns Utile Johnny skipped away with the
piece of pnper which had been Weight
ed with such n wealth or anticipation.
The Larklnaei took leave without
any unnecessary formula of adleiix,
and Mrs. Eldertop took occasion to tell
I'ncle Caleb that perhaps he had better
prosecute his original design of the
Graveeend visit.
"Because we're expecting company
tO-morroW," said she, "and our beat
room will be wanted for a w hile. And,"
she added within herself, "I will take
good care It sha n't be empty again
Just nt present."
So Uncle Caleb Cheverel went to
QraVOeOnd, where CoualO John was as
poor nnd ns warm-hearted as himself,
and he was never invited to return to
London again.
Five years inter Uncle Caleb departed
this lire and left behind him ii'o.iKHi In
consols willed to John Clark. To his
"dear nieces," Jane Eldertop and He
becca Lurklns. he left 5 each to pay
for the trouble he put them to when he
visited them. To say that there was
Joy In the nieces' households when the
will was read would be to say what ,
false, for ir the old man could have
would be uttered regarding l,, Vdouh
Ifhe would have left then, even 5 each
-Chicago Times Herald. '
guessed at all tlie unkind thliius that
Undue Conthlerut Ion.
A physician was aroused about mid
night by repeated gentle tapping, at
his door, and, on getting up, round an
Irishman living 'n the neighborhood
who solicited nis Immediate
ance for his sick wife.
iltteud-
"Have you bevu here
the doctor.
long?" a-sked
"Indade. au' If a hair hour OI've
ea try In' to arouse you." was ihe re
ply. Hut why lu the world didn't
ring the night boll?"
you
"Faith, au' Ol did think at It, but Ol
was afraid It moighl dlthurh you,"
Met Her Waterloo.
Jack- Retribution haa finally over
taken that talkative Miss Chatterton,
Tom Indeed, how, pray?
Jack She was married to
a pugilist
last week.
MUSICAL PRODIGY.
Ocorgla Haa a fta'Topr Old Oltrt who
t DMpoeea eadernilljr.
Musical prodigies, of tender yonr
have baaa reported and eoran lad
mm fro,,, many plaeaa. J" '"""
the abilities have lain In tlie
interrelation of the work or others
r..mn,,Kcrs or music under 1" years
if
...... lo.vn Iks' II VOtt' MfC 111 I In'
world.
lieorgla now comes to the front Wit
the stall nt that her Imrdors hold
MM inch The prodigy In question Is a
girl or 8 years, who, It I -U, cotiiposes
both Instrumental and vocnl music of a
high order. She Is little Euln Vaughan,
nnd her nnrelits. Mr. 1111(1 Mrs. C. I.
Vaughan, live lu the village of Bow
man. When Eula was only 2Vj years old she
wns known to play on the organ, while
bald in the lap of a nurse. Owing to
the fact that there Is no piano In her
home, ns the sole Instrument her par
euts posses Is an organ, her playing
has been confined almost entirely to
that. Still the youngster can play on
j the plnno very well Imhs d. for It N DM
1 to be a natural to her to play on either
organ or piano as It I to breathe. At
the last commencement of John Olbaon
, Institute she played an accompaniment
on the piano for the orchestra without
even practicing the numbers. Her
: father says she can repeat any compo
sition she has ever heard played.
From earliest yenrs she seemed to
have nn Idea of harmony. One duy her
uncle. Professor J. B. Vaughan, hap
pened to hear her play. He wrote the
music down as he heard It, and M
clever was the composition that It ha
round n ready sale at the music stores.
Eula' touch 1 remarkably sympa
thetic. She Is very pretty and small
ror her age. Her musical talent Is not
Confined to either the piano or organ,
for she has n pleasing childish voice,
which gives much promise for the fu
ture. Often when Euln Is playing over
some music she has heard she adds
, variations of her own.
As Eula plays her face brightens,
and It seems to those who hear her
strange Indeed that so much feeling
ami expression should be seen lu the '
little race or so young n child.
MONSTER GLOBE.
Tn He In America's zfciblt at the
Paris Kxposltlon.
An Immense globe, over twenty-five
feet lu diameter and weighing three
tons, was exhibited by the tieueral
Electric Company nt the mechanics'
fnlr In Boston a short time ngo, nnd it
I to be sent to Paris, where It will
occupy a prominent position at the ex
position lu 1900, This monster globe,
which represents the earth, Is or papier
macho, on a framework of wood, ami
at the exhibition rested on a black
pedestal picked out with gold. Two
thousand seven hundred square yards
of papier mache In nine layers of 300
square yards each was employed lu
tlie construction of the gloQe, the build
ing or which occupied Just two months.
Tb ntlneiits and oceans were deplet
ed by the scenic artist of the Treiuont
Theater, Boston. The north pole Is In
dicated by nn Incandescent lamp of
100 candle power. The globe wns built
In fifty-rour distinct sections, to n scale
U01
LAaoBat nt.ong in the world.
of ;tl". miles to the llucar foot. Its ev.
net diameter Is twenty-live feet two'
inches. The padeata is sixteen rect in
diameter. BmaU Incandescent lights i
are scattered all over the surface. 1
There are 400 of these lamps, ami each
Indicates the location of some typical I
electrical Installation. Including those
for street cur propulsion, mill or ,t.,. !
- . - mill'
work or lighting purposes.
A good idea of the extent to which
n i I.I...... i.. i . .
,",U""" eiecmcai mutters
'tM?" f4 Knl""
1, ' " . '"S , f "WbOJtlng
'hts on the globe. Each country is ln-
licnteil hv Its ll.i.. ,1 .... . .
., ,rs alM gI1.w
being over not the United States only
but Cuba. Porto IUco, the Sandwich
and Philippine Islands also. The In
side or the globe is equally interest
lug. The entire Interior Is richly up
holder. .1. The decorative color acb me
Is work.sl out In pink nnd green. The
air Is kept cool by electric funs and the
lighting Is by electricity.
Too Iharp Tor Hawk.
An observing Southern simrtsinan
told recently about a flock of pigeon
that measured brains with a hawk and
came out ahead. H. S. Edwards own
l a flock of pigeon which oue dav
were cut off from their cote by a large
hawk. The pigeon knew thu ir ,i...
hawk once got alwve them at least one I
of their number would go to make a
meal for him. and to up they BtW In I
circles, going higher than the hawk i
The Utter kept under the plgeona and
Kfl.A VAl'OnAX.
.v
K i - ., I . ' L 4 - II'" " 11 . ,
leisurely followed th dr laborious move
ment. Then came I curious and unexpected
sight to Mr. Edwards. Every pigeon
, closed Its wings, ami they appeared to
' be the size of sparrow, and down they
cntne past the hawk nt n MfrUo rale.
I That astonished the hawk. He actual
ly dodged the dropping birds and miss
isl hall a dozen wing strokes before he
' got In full chase of them. When he got
down to the barnyard not a pigeon was
lu sight some were 111 the cote, some
III the porch, two 111 the well house and
one lu the kitchen. The hawk had
been outwitted completely. It Is u
qneatlon bow the pig i managed to
check their fall, n they did not sliiek
ett up till they were about fifteen or
twenty feet above the ground, when
they scattered In all directions to ea
cape the hawk.
GOINCMN FOR POULTRY.
American Counte with Kenlhere
Treasures In Kniclanil.
Owing to her extreme youth at the
time of her marriage the countess of
Craven was expected to have a troubled
life In English society. Miss Bradley
Martin, It will be remembered, was
barely 17 when she married the earl of
Craven In New York. According to all
accounts the gloomy predictions have
not baan fulfilled. Lady Craven hue
grown In graces since Is-iug transplant-
ed from her native land and is BOW
even more comely than she was In her
maiden days. Her somewhat unique
fad Is poultry raising, In which she has
been remarkably successful. A writer
In a London society Journal has this to
say ou the subject:
"Such a multiplicity of varieties nnd
colors as ono finds In the Countess of
Craven's flocks at Ooombo abbey Is ab
solutely beyond description. Iu fancy
waterfowl her ladyship Is especially
rich, and her pride In the various treas
ures that Inhabit her charming War
wickshire home I Justifiable. What
ornamental duck breeder does not fear
competition with Lady Oraven'i multi
colored Ma.iilarins, Carolina, and Ba
hamas? And what visitor to the dairy
or Crystal Palace show bus not lieon
struck with the beauty of those birds,
whose dazzling brilliancy stamps them
as tlie most elegant of the webfooted
tribe? Likewise In the ornamental
geese classes her ladyship's name Is
LADV ciiAVKff.
found nt the principal shows, represent
ed by her wonderful Gray Ceriopsls,
white-feathered Sehastopol or beauti
ful barred Magellanic. But one circum
stance above all others has established
Lady Craven's name In the poultry
faucy, for In her we have the pioneer
exhibitor of the handsome buff-laced
Wyandotte, an American variety that
has so leaped Into public favor during
the twelve months of Its existence na
to have established Itself as a favorite
forthwith. Her ladyship 1 nn nrdent
fancier and Is strong in the belief that
the feathered tribe tends uot n little to
enhance the picturesque beauty of
country life.
CHARACTER IN HANDWRITING.
Kusj Wojrto Make Accurate Analysis
of a Person's Dlnposttlon.
For n little Impromptu fun wten n
few friends happen to drop in ask each
one to write any quotation that pops
Into his or her head and carefully slgu
name lu full. Pen and luk nre better
Ibau pencil, but the hitter will answer
In a pinch. If the writing Is dnrk this
shows a leaning towards athletics and
a love for outdoor life and sports. If
the letters nre slender nnd fnlnt the
writer Is reserved nud rnrely shows
emotion or becomes confidential. Slop
ing letters Indicate a very sensitive
disposition, whereas, those that are
straight up and down evince nblllty to
face the world nnd throw off the
"slings nud arrows of outrageous for
tune." Curls and loops nre ont of fashion
nowadays, but nny Inclination to ornn.c
penmanship I n sure Indication of a
leaning toward the romautlc nud sentl
tnontnl, while the least desire to shade
a letter shows Imaglnatlou and a ten
dency to Idealize common thing. If
the some letter Is formed differently by
the same person this shows love of
change. Long loops or endings to the
letters Indicate that the writer "wears
his heart upon his sleeve," or. In other
words, U trusting, non-accretive, and
very fond of company. If the "y" litis
a specially long finish, this shows or
fectatlon, but ir the same person Is also
careless about crossing the "ts," tlie
combination Is an unhappy one, ns It
points to fickleness lu work nnd affec
tation. A curved cross to the "L" or
the Incurving of the first letters of n
word shows nn affectionate nnd good
natural disposition ir taken separate
ly; but ir the two are Indulged In by
the same writer It Is a sln of Jeal
ousy. Writing that Is rather small points to
cleverness, quick Intuitions, n liking
for one's own wny, brilliant Intellect,
and tine powers of penetration. Bound,
lolly, coiiifortnble-looklng letters beto
ken a disposition to correspond.
With these hints In mind It will lie
surprising to find how many enp may
be found to fit ourselvea and our
iriemis.
Kirst Cup of Coffer.
Iiouls XIV. of France drunk the first
CUP of COffoa made In Western Eurcpe.
Coffee was then worth ?28 a pound
Enry Chlneee Co. n age.
Chinese coinage In the shape f a
knife has been traced back aa far as
40 B. C.
It is fortuuate for the people that few
doctora are gossip.
..-s, in ttuyn,- .
trained u .1 ' VU
- inu p.
" "vir NfJfJi
lonnl f in "',
A nmt , 'N. ...
I-.....-SNMII1H of ,. .
my teaches . ..?: """'inu
ng swells at ,,. N(; ""It.
OlWb. A , .., yer" Urkit
"I...H.... .1..... 1 "T ttRn ih
"' nil or i. -e
oo Miners , Ilu
rinu. .xiin.. ... - . ' tun
- '" me rn ri.t.. "
seen anythliu, r .. '""ky
an ware delighted. A.u. S
testant wim ... . """wwiii
... I 1 . ' ill Ah.
iine,i K, icar,, ... .
end In view she ,,.., ' ,WH
111.. In.l. lll ...
beat bar brother a
now wii ii 1...1 ""i tan.
1 1, (. ill ..... .1 "'Ml 1
TKACHIMQ TUK BOCIKTT BlnT1
ligroed to give h..TaTiSjJ
known to nil Inn i..., wn
no ii n iu in an, I, ,, u..
ns ueiiguieo to te ar tli.. i...i...
.. . "mum
II' OU' III. . Illlt, .r II.... . .
, , ,, H a R-L,.
........ ... j..v, sue ne Hi ri..i..
me to-day In the gymnasium,, tJ
So much success could not bwl
cret. The young woumn toldii
two of her girl Mends, vZl,
club Instructor has a number of haa
pupil belonging to the mMtodgJ
circles or the tito. ne flnj, thl,T
learn the various positions rwdii,l
M l....f.. I I . 1 .
The cost nine riiiiiilr..ri i.
' in an o
leneiiig nress with the ri'tnht!.,. -
leuc Boieio lor women. Xo M.qtal
or shield Is necessary, for In iLi
I ... I -K
.. in, uira oi s i r: K or
lllllWM Is ldltntllnli.,1 4, o.
n woman who Weenie expert a
spnrrer would always UeiUeftA,
feud herself agalnit an attack, tt
would have the physical cuaMa,
which comes from trained liaailttg
w i isis. a special style 01 mm
io i vnj ii 1 1 i n ioi women, ir h
son glove, exactly like a nun's, g
that It has a padded arm or paM
which extends up the arm front
wrist to the elbow. This protecti
Incumbering the wearer's motluBj
any wny.
,1 ..! 1 .1.
une or the first results ohserrsUe
a. series oi lessons is tuai tne
shows greoter courage. She doa
fear even a smart tan. be tor rt
coucerucii in endeavoring to return n
IN AN ELM TREE."
Where Some Kims. is Cllj Bon ML
a "Meat1
Some Kansas City hoys, leekl
new vent for their Ingenuity,
built n bouse In the branches of uM
BOYS' "SKST" IX AX ItklM,
mndo their "neat" there. The bo
12 by 0 feet and has three win.losiaa
. i i. i l.,r., ..iioiil'Ii toSi'fM
II UUVI . ii IP i" v " I
date probablv n dozen bo.vsal'
The walls are covereu mm i -It
took n week of hard work to
the house.
The Lord Prayer Written In
A machine has been Invented"",
is composed of most ,lul9ltelJ.l2S
nted wbeela rubbing a tiny ap
point. Rt the end or an almost edw
tlnv arm. whereby one t'""""
uMn glass, the whole of the
prnver within a space wblcn
ures tlie two nuiimeu -- w
pnrt or au Inch in length Iff '
hundred and rorticm p
In breadth, or about the okw
of the dot over the letter '
mot, print. With this M '
one who understood operatM"
write the whole 3.D.17.490 hJJJ
Bible eight tlnies over In e ej
nn inch -a square Inch, a
of this marvelous nilciwcoprc
was enlarged by photojnp
every letter and point was p
could be read will" eat.-'
Evening Tost.
PrTrnTFaH 'jf-J
nt.l things often take on ue
.Ions under a new d; 'tin' M
A certain learned jtid'
his brogue and his "ficfc(jl
a Juryman what n" l'ru . teaf
deuce. The Judge replied btW
eat Hibernian:
Supposlu'. me, good
goto' along a road an ' " w-aPi
Lin,.' out ofapuhllc hoo-fa
IHisln'yousnw aim - .s uw
,.r Iiia i'il'IL Ii i""" I r
.prima Mole ev .roafl
Lvi,,' a dhrlnk."-W,b'("0
.. of .it'r.
Perilous re... foralcJ '
A pcrllou feat Wff gJt
Cossack In a nn '-; e tJl capj
He was dlrect.il to clean
of some of the ItJ
sponge r brutes. 1 llrer
d tue cage -
a bucket or ...... - .
ceeded to wash th-' - gat!
liked the novel sen w .
submitted, delightedly '
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