Eugene City Guard.
I. I Mmi'MI i-.. ,,..1.1...
EUGENE CITY OREGON.
Hereafter Admiral Dewey will l
ware of Americana bearing gifts.
A rlgar truat will bit tin- emit tnasa
f ttie voter of till country precisely
where Ibi'jr live.
When a man complain all the time
of taping overworked It la probable bis
wife takes In waahlng.
A womati's logic cornea out even In
her sharpening a pencil. MM make
ber lMjIut In such queer ways.
; Th i money In circulation In tbla
country la equivalent to about I2&.&U
for every man, woman ami Child.
With regard to gunning acelrlenta lt'
to le alleged In favor of some BMB
who ahont off their iiioutha that they
to not know they are loaded.
' Glacier live for humlreda "f year,
ft'a not known whether thla la due in
the bMltfefUlMM of mountain life or
merely the reault of keeping cooU
Alfred Auatln'a utterance, "And
MMd than water la yet more thick."
la probably an attempt to harmonize
the Anglo Huxon nation on a Teutonic
baala,
Iter. Dr. I.yinan Abbott aaya a man
lan't a temperance man la-cause he
doea not drink beer. He la Inlompor
ale If he drlnka bud colTee aud eata
bud pie until he geta yellow.
Another plot to nnlnate the Jul
ian of Turkey tin Im-.ii foiled. The
way the Huliiin managea theae thluga
la to have the plottera killed first aud
the plota dlacovered afterward.
f King the BIOH Of Franklin In eon
BOjCIsM wlih thal Inteat New Vrk get
Itch iilck acheine ahould have liecii
a warning. It Ml he who wroto nlanit
pcoplo paying too dear for their whin
a
Another intfhl, BflUM Goldman,
haa left the l ulled States In dlaguat.
OOM DOn the occasion preaenta Itself
to remark that there la too nimh
I MM aiul M Mil batbtuba lu
tbla country for anarchy to fluurlah.
; M
A Western womim told a Jury that
when a mob lynched her huaband abe
sustained no dnmiige. anil tbe do
reaso.l'a father wna a Mowed but $3 fur
DM Injury Inflicted In hie direction.
Tbla particular mob aurely picked out
bargain counter victim.
"Poor young men," any Mm Iltiaaell
Sage, "aliuuld Ml allow false pride to
prevent their marriage to rich glrla"
We uM-et that aoiue of the poor
young men wlih OTMM MM Huge la
In the habit of associating hurt been
dlascmhllng lu her presence.
A young WfaihlDgtOB girl committed
Mil' hie MOMtl) beCOUOO alio feared gbo
Would not pna an eiiiuilnatlou lu I -ill
In. The caae la literally tragic. Hut
when we tlilnk what would happen If
the young sqdo In the modem high
Mhootf should boglgj to lata tboli fail
uros In i'lliiig M crlouly. we ahud
dor. The uext geuerntloli of votera
Would bo decimated.
Klectrlelty In meillclne haa aeoml He
flneat achievement In the treatment of
Inactive and paralysed organ. An
electric cable tn.tched from America
to the Orient would prove a powerful
Inalriimeiit In revivifying aud rejuve
nating China. It would help finely In
our own commercial development, but
yet liner would he Ita work In convey
lug to China every hour the quicken
Ing pulsations of our better American
life.
A writer In the Itevlvw of Review
glvee thle advice: "If have a
farm, kiri. It; If not, get one; for the
time may come when the population I
of thla country will lie largely dh lde.1
Into monopolist, dcpctideuta ntnl farm
era; and the farmer will be the moat
Independent of all men. and will he the
saving mwer of our Itiatltutloua." We
venture to ay that It will not depoud
o much upon the farm aa upon the
farmer.
The success Of the recent awludllug
Scheme of Gothiiin ahould. III the oplu
Ing of the Chicago Time Herald, ( heck
the Hint It that rlao to the lip of the
etui of the century MM a he read of
the Kulltble fool of the pant. Human
credulity I apparently iim great aa ever.
Nothing that Law conceived, no laud
fraud audi aa thoae that were satlr
lied by DlekoM lu "Martin Chuiale
wit" sixty )enr ago could ! a greater
affront to coinmon MMO than the pre
)otvnll offer made by Miller and hi.
tribe. Yet crowd Jumped at them
frantically, end. alaa! the greatet
crow da were furnished by New York
herself. Hut It in the atory of something
aeir Hut it i the stor) of totuetblng
for nothing, which in ter ha loat and
never Mill loe It charm for city . r
Montrjr. ii I lb occaoloaal ion eeO in
illation thill I the Invariable ba t
of the tempter, and Miller appear tc
have uaed It Jlldlcloualy. On no othci
grouud can we explain the wllllngueaa
even of the gulblea Gothniultcs to
take chance with III III. I 'or 10 per
cut. a VfOOk I prouf conclusive of
fraud and humbug It make the
win, lie a clear a though the mcth
oda of the "syndicate" Were fully el
posed Kqnnllv certain alao I the do
Moil. Intout of the geiitlemeu who
promised to pay back three dollar! for
very dollar given him. Hue would
Ihlrk that he might about a well have
advertised hluiaclf a a coutldeiice man
and then asked for a contribution Hut
tbla philanthropist deonmpc.1 art th
7SU,IX, two other financier of the
aame aort wlih 180,000 each, and the
trick w a. doue lu a few weeks.
Tbe White City of Chicago, like the
Centennial Kxpueltlon el I'hlladclphla.
gave to hundred of thouanda of pM
pic aoiue new Ideaa of w bat art ami
taate can do for the etnbolllalmiciit of
MIT surroundings and tin Increase of
reflnem- nf. There haa prung op a
w ide aud growing demand for "beauty
lu the city, In the str-t. In the bouae,
and In the artldee of dally MO."
KchiMila of dealgu have multiplied; ao-cloth-
of art and crafla give annual
exhibition; artlann aaplre to la- art
late; ahnp w ludowa iblM wlih fair
forma and pleasing colore; many thing
that are cheap are alao pretty; Cornell
neee and comfort meet In the fiiriitah
Ing of lowly home aud In the attire of
common ienple. For helpful luipuUn
ami practical anggeathm we are dimply
Indebted to other land. Klrat, to
prance, which waa long foremost In all
the i I.- of elegance and adornment.
Next, to Japan, wlmne decoration of
pottery, HIIOSM and kakemonoa, or
hanging picture, haa merit far be
yond the charm of novelty. Finally,
from Kngland. where the writing of
Ituakln, the fine touch,- of Walter
Crane, and moat of all, the genlu of
William Morrl. have worked mtvb.
alvely on the public mind, with an In
MBM which la powerfully felt Inj
America, lOpOOfalUi along the many
bMaChod UOOO of household art. It I1
eay to make too much of material en
vironment a a mean of Improvement
and Impplnc. but the world can never
become too la-autlful to match the -alble
dignity of It Inhabitant; and the
thing that an- lovely may 1 the out
ward algn of Inward grace. All hall,
therefore, to "the cruandv against ug-
iiMMr
So much haa MM aald nlxuit the
pp. valence of fiMid adulteration In tho
I'lilled Htale thai tiiiiny m i vnua per
aon have U'coiue alnrmcd about the
Integrity of their itOMMlttV They are
beginning to fear they will have to
limit theiuaelvee to vegetahleg ami
ladled egg. It will DO a comfort for
tin- peraona to la1 aured by n com
petent authority that they have la-en
worrying themaelvea nUMMOMrlljr.
I'rof. Wiley of the Agricultural He
parltnent, who haa I en helping the
Heiiate OonnlttM M Food Adulter
ant In Ita Investigation, rebuke the
alarmlNta who have I Ml ft Oil that near
ly nil food product for MM lu the gro
eerie are what they ahould not lie.
lie any: "You may elc. t a hundred
ample of food, bought n! rniidom l
the public market, ami you will And
that hardly B T cent, of th am
adulterated." lie aaya further that
"there I little or DO adulteration of
our ataple article of food. Take Hour,
sugar, meat, and other ataple. and
Ho y will Hot I. found to be adulter
ated." Thla I n coii.olatlon. The Pt
feaor doe not deny Hint there are
MM adulteration not all Injnrloua to
health, however and he I lu favor of
the enactment of a pure food law which
ahull prohibit tbe ii ae of harmful mini
teranta, and which ahull ghe notice to
consumer when harmful 0000 are
ued, ao they may know they arc buy
ing oleomargarine, for Instance, and
not fancy they are buying butter. AO
authoritative aurane(. that 00 per
cent, of fisid products I Itcyoiid re
proach ought to dispel Hie fell l a of con
aunicis. When they make a pUK&MO
the chance are nineteen to one they
w ill Hot lie rhMfOll The odd are not
ao much In their favor In the hurae
tun i k. t or at a primary election.
THE SIRDAR'S CAMtL CORPS.
a Coeanleli OolfDoltood UtUe
Flultliou Force
Tbe Mobile was of wood throughout,
with broad fun, the aplay of which
could be altered to Mult a camel's back
without much trouble by tbe native and
dler ultncbisl to each coliipiiii, sins the
i ..Mil. ill The pad wu lemovable
leather outside, soft felt Inside, the
at ultlng being of ball, and. by n aatein
of pocket, tbla hair alnttlug could be
rOLOOVOd and si, in., I ul will, ao a to
alter thepresaure and prevent llhaideil
lug ami forming Into lump, the men
being taught to COMUDtlj remove mid
pull the Ntulllng of their waddle.
Fach aaddlc was tilled with one large
leather "kln.ig." or bag. containing aU
day' forage, anil with two OttUklkH one
containing tin' rider a food and apute
clothing; beside which each mall was
provided wlih two water akin, to be
iiih d according ti lulrtmoota, Thu
equipped, a seven da' desert trip
could bo undertaken. It UtOM WON w.l s
containing lUtBcoOl to vvaier the came a
about every third daj
I lie men were anned with n Martini
rltle ami bayonet, and carried :'
round of ammunition, ninety lu band
oiler and pottCbOO, the lemaindcr ok
their Kitddle. sewn lu a roughly made
saddle cloth, so a to distribute the
weight equally. They were clothed lu
a brown woolen b is, v. cord pantaloon
and leather gaiters.
The tidal weight carried when load, . I
up for a seven davs trip, with tilled
wotoroklna, would bo ogood pouudo,
Which, of (intra, reduced It, If dally
a forage and water were consumed
Thu we have u complete and self
containing lighting for, e, which lu It
own clement, the d.s,it. asks nothing
from any one. which disappear and I
swallowed up lu the trackless waste, to
reappear again, after an Interval of lx
day, having accomplished It taak.
I'eciiliarliy of Nnakca.
A make tamer who had trained a
serpent to follow 1 1 1 III around the DOOM
and even out of door happened one day
to take It with tv t in to a strange place.
The snake, ui.ua, si to the hs-ullty, M0U
id to forget all lit training and. OOOOp
lug Into the buhc, r aisled capture
with bile and every Indication of wild
ties. When caught It at once rveutucd
It tame bablte. Thl tendency to be
come wild Imimsll.itclv upon obtaining
their freedom and to again boMMO
tame when caught la wild to be a
pOOUUUit of aiiakca.
Npanlsr ta a OtMkMtablO IVople.
Tbe Spanish are among the umst
churltaldc isople ou eaith. Without a
p.r tax, Spanish couimuultle of Oft.
tai self aiipiHiitcr fcil a popular
populatuni of u,t-J or more.
Kteaiuera the Nafer
It ha beeu estimated thai steamer,
are '.V per cent eafer ihau sailing ve
Mkv
IT IS A QUEER TOWN.
Hecause he didn't want a htgun
when she wa a little girl, a mother
can't understand why her sou want a
shotgun. Tlii I measuring other pco
pie lu your half bushel.
A had reputation may Is- acquired lu
a day. but It usually takca a lifvUui tc
awiuUx a good oue
WILL OF ONE MAN IS ITS ONLY
LAW.
A Routh Carolina Commnnltr Which
Thrlvre Without Municipal Ofllclsla,
,s. .,,,.,, Uercra or lolOOM -Negroes
Arc l'oaitlvcly Not Admitted.
Potior, a South Carolina town of 7,000
population, I probably the QDOOfOOt lit
tle city In tho Daltod OUtM. It ha
M U Ud for twelve year and ha never
bud a mayor, municipal govcrnim-nt,
court, police or new spaiwr. The town
haa four large cotton mill that employ
aliout 3.000 operative and consume
100,000 bate of cotton each year. In
OHO of thi s., grogl mill there are 00,000
plndle at work In one room, all run
by electricity. In the working equip
BOB) all that I old I dlOCirdodj all that
U new and progreaalve eagerly wel
comed, no matter what the expense.
Managed by one corporation on thor
OVffbly iiltriilatle principle, hundred of
children who work In theae mill earn
from 2 to fill cent a day, aud a certain
portion of the machinery I shut down
at atated Interval each working day
to allow- them to attend school.
ObodtOOM I the conatltutluo on
which the government of the town
ream. Tho word applle to only one
thing the will and wUhc of Capt.
John Kmythe. Ill edict rule tbe city
a absolutely a the fainou "by order
of i In-Czar" rule the ltiialam, and the
moral piTualou he exercle over hi
popobltloa can be coiupnrcd only to t lie
deference shown to Ooui 1 'u ill In the
troubled Trim. vaal.
Thla kingdom -city Is within from one
to three hour rullway Journey of At
lanta. OrOOtlTlllf. Charleton and a
number of other prominent loUtkorn
eltle Involved In close buslne rola
thins with It; It ha a large export trade
In ipoetal cotton atuff to China; It I
constantly purehnalng raw material,
everywhere. Yet If you aak a man who
think, ho understand the Kotith pretty
well, who live here, and who Imagines
ho know all that I gotug on here,
where IVIzor I, he will not lie able to
tell you.
The recent experience nf a roving
lyceiim lecturer I Interesting. He was
in.ik lag a tour of the Houth In the hand
of an advance agent and found the
name PoiMf on Ilia Hat. lie asked the
hotel clerk In Atlanta nliout It.
".Never heard of It," said the man
who generally know It all.
The lecturer BOfllOltod a map and
could not bud It. Finally he took u
TALK INTO MEGAPHONE, TMfl 1YPBWMTBR DMf THi MtfT
JOHN i;l
tjAYTHK. '
train for (ireeiivllle, where the elation
IgOUl told til iti PobMT wa about tWODtj
lU-s distant.
"Never been there myself," he re
tli irked. "but I've been told It's quite a
place Queer folk, but they're all
right."
The lecturer settled back In hi seat
He believed he waa lu for a dlaBUU talk
to forty or tlfly persona; a dingy hall
with a smoky lamp and rickety chairs;
badlv paved Rircct and no cab at the
depot to take him to a wretched hotel
He made up bit mind that ho would
h.ivo imtiiiug unpleaaant to eay to
that advance agent when he MW hltn
again. When DO reached lYIxer he
thought he hud made a mistake. There
was i roomy, woll lighted railroad ita
Hon, and it gentleman Who Introduced
himself a the Hemocrntlc pMtOMOtor
of the cll.v waa there to meet him.
"How docs It look for an audience?"
Inquired the lecturer, with au anxious
e.ve to business.
'Oh. verv good. I think you will have
at least iUxi persons out to bear you."
"Wh vvhat? How large is your
tow n ?"
"M in. About ".(Kkl. More. perhai."
Night had come ou and the lecturer
looked around on well lighted and well
paved ItrOOta. lie saw Do corner loiter
era. In fact, most of the shop were
hut. He had a comfortable meal at the
hotel. The poatmaiter left him to him
self, a he had to go home to take his
folk to the lecture. An hour later the
lecture halt roomy, bright and cheerful
a the usual Y. M C. A. halls he had
U'on p.e,k'ug In ektewhere wa well
filled with attentive and apprtvlatlvc
listeners. What the lecturer did say
to hi advance agent when he caught
Up with him wa that It wa one of the
most charming itopplDg place on hi.
route, aud that ho wanted to go there
ag.tln.
There were no reporter at the lec
ture to take the synopsis that the
MOkOf had preared for them, and
there wa no DOWtpaapof account of It
next morning MMBM Ruler Smvlhe
will not have a newspaper published
In the town. Kill tors aud reporter are
forbidden to llo there.
"We have no mayor." said a resident
of the town. "No necessity for one.
We have no aldermen, uo court, no
municipal council, no police. The
resident keep the ace and get along
comfortably without any buncombe of
that rL We have no drunkcuues
t'.s i us,- vv e don t el in i liquor with II
the city limit, and druukeiineu fur
n'.she more thau half the business of
a pollco force."
" hat Is your object lou to newpa
pvrr"
"Nothing personal, only the residents
aeem to think we get along la tter with
Out them Local i'.is rs publish a lot
The Invention of a phono -typewriter by Or. Frank A. Traver of Itaeine, U i.,
Is causing DO end of NOMMat throughout the coiintry, and the do. tor' mall I
becoming so large thnt he no longer is able to attend to all hi corresHndeiice.
Inquiries aland hi wonderful machine are roming from all part of the country,
but o far the doctor refuse to diVBltl Just how his machine work, because he
say he I not yet protected by patent. The claim of the OOCtOf I that by tnlk
ing Into a phonograph, which i lonnected with the typewriter by menus of elec
tricity, the machine can lie set in motion and made to write on pajs-r whnt has
been Dictated into the phonograph. Just how the vibration of the voice is going
(0 net the keys of the tJpOWfttOT In motion the do. tor at thi time refuse to
disclose, but he says he has convinced his financial backer of tbe MOCOM of the
Invention anil will soon begin the manufacture of the machioe.
likely to do more mischief than good." graph be g I. so thai thO BhlldrOfl
"Hut your cltlzena must reud what , may be trained from thelrearlh at year.
to appraelata nrt.atic thiiig. a good
la going on In the world?"
"Surely. We are not dullard. They
buy newspaper from everywhere,
north and south. Hut they get them
by mnll at their home and 100 them lu
the public library."
"What abonl lawyer?"
"Well, we have DO bulne for them.
A lawyer would starve to death here
If he depended on an Income from hi
bull Dooo. N
"I low alut doctor?"
"We must have doctor, of course.
We have two of them and one dODtlot.
We hnve four preacher, nil picked
men. and one photographer. Yon mi
dan tand, our town alma at an ideal,
mid we must be careful. The n id
of every person w ho want to live here
or who come here to -k employment
la carefully Investigated. Ill nntec-e-deiits
must I, giaal or he cannot come.
HI conduct while here must be good
or he cannot stay. He cannot own any
real estate. Tho company lease It to
him for a limited arloil on certain con
dition. It I therefore no trouble at
all for it to get rid of a dlaagnvahlc
poraoa, Tbaot nice itofM and tho
handsome residence for the nmnnger
were nil built and are leased and own
ed by the company. It control every
foot of land and everything there Is ou
If
One of the first thing to strike a
visitor I the ahcncc of negroes. Not
one of them I allowed to live within
the city limit. A few of them live Just
over the line and are given housework
to do by some residents of I'elzer, Hut
("apt. Htnythe, while not absolutely for
bidding till, la doing hi utmost to
discourage It. It I hi policy to do
away with all household servants a.
much a possible and make everybody
depend on themaelves.
The public library, with free privi
lege to all resilient. I well stocked
with up-to-date literature, conveniently
catalogued mid capably managed. The
cotb.n ii, IN are a marvel. The ma
chinery In them la operated by elec
tricity, generated nt n waterfall two
mile from the city, on the Saluda
river. There I no coal ami no steam.
The etnployi go from one floor to an
other In exprca elevator. Some of
them nre Dot more than 10 yonrs old,
but their work I en ay nnd healthy.
Their hour are short. They hnve light
airy rooms to eat their luncheon In.
No grease Is used In the machinery.
The hot nlr I cooled by huge fun run
by machinery.
At dellnlte period theae children are
required to leave the mill and go to a
school belonging to the company. Ed
ucation la compulsory. In one of the
school there are BOO pupils, from pri
mary to the average high school grade.
Puplla who show unusual ability are
elected for a higher course of educa
tion. Hut while a young man or a
young womnn I getting thl education
they are also becoming proficient In a
trade. In DO event that can possibly
t foreseen nre they likely to become a
burden on the State.
QERMAN COLONY IN BRAZIL
Twenty Vcr Cent, of th Population In
Certain Part of the Kepulilic.
Consular report of recent date de
acribe. tho German colony in southern
ltnuii in Parana, Baota Catharitta and
Itlo QraSdO dO Snl. When thO climate Is
picture la full of teaching to a thought
ful child. Cork carpet is better than au
ordinary carpet, and lln re ahould be a
high fonder, woll locurod. before tho
tire, to avoid accident
A Clipboard In n nursery I most use
ful and nlmoNt necessary. Children love
to hnve a place of their own where they
can hoard their hundred and oue treas
ures, and many n wet morning can be
ph nsantl v passed lu turning out and re
nrriingiug them.
On should never be allowed In n utir
aery, n It vitiates the ntmnphcrc. A
giaiil lamp should he used Instead, on a
bracket safely out of tbe way, ao that
there I no danger of Ita being overturn
ed. There should l e n good, roomy
sofa, so that the little one niny He
down If not feeling very welt, and u low
rocking chair and footstool for the
iiure, or. nt any rate, n low chair. If the
rocking one I not approved of.
A crawling rug 1 a capltnl thing for
a baby, and It can be decorated ntnl cm
brohlered with nil kind of comic des
ign n n 1 representation of animals,
bird, etc. A thermom. ter ahould hang
ou the wall and the temperature be kept
as near Do degreca n possible.
The
HUTHLfcSS SLAUGHTER.
tlO,(MM)
lloera Hove Killed Over
(iracrful fllratlha.
The creditable work of the BotM lu
freeing South Africa of the dreaded
Hons, which roamed lu such numbers
that life wu roodarodonaafo anjrwhan
lu the country, 1 offset by their ruth
leas destruction of the giraffe from
Cape Colony to tho BoUatll Itlver. if
they killed 0,000 lions lu the 1 rausvaal
before existence wn made wife, they
h ive killed UOO Slof the lun 'Cent. gru e
ful gliuffea. lu the early days of South
African history the glralle wu the
inn! abundant game In the Transvaal,
Miiial elelatid and Oinnge Five Stale
but the creature has been killed off like
our American buflulo, and the few re
maining representatives of n noble race
gradually driven north. For ears p 1st
the glralle has been a prolltable quarry
for the llocr huuicrs, and the animal
was valued by them only because the
hldea were articles of commercial ttae.
They were pot hunted, shot down In
droves, and destroyed In the greatest
number possible In every direction
A good glralTc skin I worth from Jin
toJ-'O In South Africa UHfap, and much
more lu Boropa On their hunting tripa
10 and IS year ago It wn a common
matter for one hunter to kill -to and BO
of these graceful animal In oue day.
The reason for this Is that the giraffe
la the most innocent of aolmala aud is
easily bunted. It I absolutely defense
less, and there Is hardly n case ou
record w here a w ounded giraffe turned
upou the hunter. It I true glrttlTo.
have great powers of sped, and they
can dodge rapidly from tree to tree lu
the woods, but they offer such a fair
mark that these luetics hardly ever
save them.
The hide of the nnlmnl I Its chief
article of value. No wonder that the
bullets often fnll to penetrate thl skin,
for It I from three quarters to nn Inch
thick, and as tough as It Is thick. The
skin, when cured nnd tanned, makes
excellent leather for certain onrnoaao.
bracing and the condition favorable to The Hocrs make riding whip aud san
the vigorous growth of Kuropeaus. The dais out of the skin they do uot m D I
(ioniums here number 800.000 out of n to Kuropc. The bone of the glralle
: have also n commercial value. The leg
bone are solid instead of hollow, and
j lu Kurope they arc In great demand for
manufacturing buttons nnd other bono
: artlclea. The tendons of the giraffe nre
so strong that they will Kustnlu nu
enormous dead Weight, which gives to
A POPULAR BEY ERAi I E J J
TEA IS DRUNK IN ALMOST ALL
COUNTRIES
ee. i tried
the Neva ,,r lr
ti e towa on the nppo;le aide of
-iv . r. but I could MtOB uoue.- Ati,m
MoLth.y
I ... o I CUM Of Ing ttt Origin thr
Tiii Float in leHt riucc it i Baa
aurded a Food POOWUOI Waj of
I'i rearing It.
I low long tea has beca us-d a a nev
erage no oue knows. It wa a domes
tic essential In the kingdom of ttW Orl
cut long U-fore It was introduced Into
Kurotio. ami that wu not a few dec
ades ago. Today It la until a a bev
traga bj marly all clvlllie.i buds, and
even barbarian dreum over It care
lagullltig priqaTtles. A ploua legeud
tells us that Harumn, au Indian sulut
was the medium through which the
beverage became known to tbe world.
Ho had renounced all allurements of
this life to pans the remainder of hi
day In meditation und prayer. Many
long yeas be spent lo Miippllcatlua.
when one fatal night tbe evil oue po
MOaad his soul and the sulut Ml ualecp
to dream of n beautiful woman who
bad enchanted him. Wheu he awoke
M Ml o humiliated ami ialned that n,uUt ,
he drew from hi girdle a knire umi
MTOnd hi lazy eyelid from his eyes
and cast them from hltn. Whut was his
amazement to discover the next morn
ing that the lids had disappeared, and
In tbelr place two wonderful shrubs
were growing shrubs with dainty
leaflet. eelld-haped and uowy buds
midline to the east! He called It te,
and vowed thnt with Its help lu would
; as the ri malnder of 111 ilnj and
nights In unbroken meditation.
Tea l.i nine known in Kngland about
the middle of th venteenth century.
during the latter half of which we nnd
occasional reference to It. but It did
not come Into general ue until the be
ginning of the olgbtoeuth century. It
was tlrst sold lu public houses ns beer
la now. and tapped.
Tea I the national drink In Russia.
It Is as Indispensable lu tbe food of the
people a bread nnd meut. and I taken
at all hours of the day. In nil the sor
rows of the Husslan. tea nnd vodka
aeem to be the iiulvcraal consolation.
i'hc llrst thing lu the morning, nfter
lum heon. nfter dinner, lu the evening,
the Inst thing licfore going to l-d. nre
regular time when everybody takes
tea. but there are many who take It at
odd Interval between times.
In Morocco the tentunker put a
handful of ten Into a teapot, pours on
MOM hot water and pours It off direct
ly. Then as many lumps of sugar a
deslnsl are added and the tcnixit Is 1111
ed with boiling water. The same ten
Is brewed two or three times, leave of
wild thyme and fragrant verbena Indng
added. Milk and cream nre never used.
The host nlway ,urs out a cup for
himself llrst aud drinks It off before hi
guest have time to touch their. This
Is to show them that he has no designs
against their lives, and that the teu Is
uot poisoned.
Ten Is not simply n lievernge with
riU'tans. but the principal article of
food. It Is Invariably mixed with but
ter and parched barley, nnd the hnve
are not Infrequently eaten. The brick
titie f Her Well.
Some v lItor: to Kaxt (ilnticeator k
summer paid a special call u, ,,,, ,,
BO0M said to be the original of jr
Kl zabeih Stum' Phelps Ward' fa,i,0
rory. "A Madonna of the Tubs," nr
Phelps Wind' summer borne, ta
known i in I'nst ilottceatcr. TI...
Iter found a typical New UnglaM
with a hclf-erhlctit cJimcity for i.-.n..
care of herself.
So you are tbe M.utouiia of
Tubs?" anld the visitors.
"I am." afd the New Knglngiib-
"And Mr. Phelps Wnrd vvrn-.i
beautiful story about you 7"
'She did."
"IMd you ever niei t Mrs (Yard
t have. After she's wrote that tor
nt,.. ....ion round lo-t., ..111. dm- ,i...t i ...
ad me up. She su.d M how ike WVUi
lo aw m0 for herself."
"How luterestlnj,:" nurtniin.! t,(
visitors, "and what did you do'"
"HoV" repeated tbe Madonna of p.
Tubs, "what did 1 doV I an
well for writln' such a story i .
rU( n n paeK o i;e i !., ,m
reud. Why. there wasn't one half i
true. An' she lind the face to come am
ee me afterward! Oh, I MOOed M
well. I did!"-New York Broiling Sue
Science"
1 -invention
! . . I f III ,.s b-. ,,iu ..... . .. .1 I
, IIIIMt1 Ul.1t
eighty three p, r cent, of all the ocnin
floor lies further dowu than oue tlma.
snud fathom, or one mile below th
surfuce; twenty-one per cent lie las
tvvceii one ami two mile; fifty per cent
llel between two nnd three miles, and
cveii per cent, la known to lie further
down than three miles.
It I reported from Sierra Leone tli.it
those who are engaged in Investlgntliia
the mosquito theory of malaria In that
district poured dram of keroeene oil,
ns nu experiment, upon a puddle about
n square yard In area, (touting on which
were numbers of Anopheles larvae,
with the result that after ill hour nil
the larvae were found to be dead.
Glimmering phosphorescent light
play nn Important part lu the activities
and strategics going on In the deep am.
Phosphorescent organs appear some
times to act ns bull's-eye lantern to
enable the monsters poaaeoalng then to
pick up food lu their midnight under
world, and nt other times serve as a
lure or a warning to other species.
Lake Chelan, in the state of Wash
ington, Just enst of the Cascade range
of mountain, was recent lr the scene
of a strange disturbance. Without
warning, th,? water III the center of the
hike, Which Is some forty miles long
and three or four broud, rose to n height
of llfteeu feet. Immense waves rolled
upon the shores, and a large creek
emptying Into the lake ran dry fur
three hours. Thor.. Is, ,m In. I ,., Haa.IL
tea Is reduced to powder and put Into I tiol of roIcaDic crate ,mvM ',
tidal population of 1,800,000, They do
not Intermarry with the other Inhabit,
nut, or "take any part In national
politics, or. In anything emanating from
the surrounding native element" lu
financial and commercial Importance
the German element i strong out of
proportion to Ita numbers, but It prefers them pecuniary value.
to live apart.
"They thus," sav s the consular report,
"create for themso.vea a condition of
Isolation which ha nftOO given rtaa to
the suspicion that thev were endeavor
ing to establish a political common
wealth for themselves. Nothing could
be more erroneous than th s sopnosl
Hon. The great ditlleulty of BMtOring
the Portuguese tongue, in toned and
construction so utterly different from
their Own. and of assimilating with pco
pie of the Latin race, with whom they
have so little In common. Is the cause
of their lsol.it on. so often commentel
upou. They have great difficulty In
Increasing their ranks from the old
country. UUUatUCO a, for tCOOOOtlC and
military reOaOOO, the German govern
ment doe not favor emigration, ami
there are at present very few German
deelrout of emigrating." Bouthotu Bra
Society for Sock. II , ruing
In a Mlghbortng Long Inland village
the young incu have a new privilege
tin inlying teu cents a week they can
have their socks darucd by the belles
of the village, who have organized
themselves Into the "Giddy Girls' Hurtl
ing Club." Hue of the young ladles no
ticed a hole in the hose of a young mau
who was ivaylng her a social visit the
oilier night, and, on con paring notes.
It was found that many of the other
girls of the village had boon Impressed
by the fact that the lenux of the place
Deeded help In keeping their socks In
order. The young man who was ad
mlttcd to the privilege of tbe club
mut not to In the habit of smoking,
drinking, playing card, or doing any
thing real naughty. All he haa to do
then I to pay ten cent n week nnd
the kettle Just tiefore the water bolls,
and after cooklug Ave minutes salt nnd
toda are added, Sometime It I par
taken of In thl stage of the prepara
tion, but usually it I put. through a
bamboo strainer. Into a tea churn, with
existed In the nelghborliiHid of the lake.
There Is already talk lu England of
developing tbe natural resources of the
Sudan through scientific exploration.
Immense forests line the banks of the
, , ' , , ! , ' i I BltM Nile along It upper tenches e
a tt e barley meal, and churned vigor- , "
....... . ' . ,11,1,, ,, ,ur
OUlly for two or three minutes; then It
1 lauired Into earthen or metal teapots
and is ready to to drunk.
The Hutch drink ten In the evening
two hours after dinner. The brazier
with the lKillltig kettk' Is brought Into
the drawing-room and placed beside the
mistress of the house, and the tea tray
with every appliance on It Is set before
her. It 1 served with small cakes, like
our afternoon tea.
The Husslan and Germans some
time use claret lu their tea. The Nlc
araguan ladles call their high teas tcr-
tullaa.
KRAPOT KIN IN THE SOLITARY.
in
A Description of the I'rlaon Hoom
Which He WaaOoalModa
My tlrst movement wtt to approach j
the window, which wa placed so high I
that I could hardly reach It with my
lifted hand. It was a broad, low open
Ing, cut In a wall Bvt feet thick and
protected by an Iron grating and a j
double Iron window frame, relates
Prince Knipotkln. At a distance of n
dozen yard from this window I saw
the outer w all of the fortress, a piece of
masonry of Immense thickness, on the
roof of which 1 could make out a gray
sentry box. Duly by looking upward
could I perceive n bit of the sky. which
wa now faintly Illuminated by the lust
rays of the sun.
1 made a minute Inspection of the
room, where I had now to spend no oue
could say how many years. Prom the
position of the high chimney of the
mint I guessed that I was lu the south
west corner of the fortress. In a bastion
overlooking the Neva. This room of
mine was a casement destined for a
big gnu and the window was au em
brasure. Sun rays might never pene
trate It; eveu In summer they must be
lost by tbe thickness of the wall. It
was eleven steps from one corner to the
other of the room
ebony-tree I met with along that river
ami also m ar the Bobat On the White
Nile the India rubber creeper, a valu
able source of rubber, abounds. There
tire large forests lu the lti.hr cl-Ghazal
province. Hold was ouet mined In
some of the mountain of the Suduu.
Search will be made for coal.
Dr, K. llauthnl. nu Argentine savant,
has put forward a startling theory con
cerning the remains of gigantic sloths,
related to the great megatherium and
the mylodon, recently found In Pain
gonla. lu bis opinion, theoe animals,
whose race Is now extinct, were kept
In n domesticated state by the prehis
toric Inhabitants of Patagonia. A cave
at I 'It I mix Eaperanna, where many In
dications of the former presence nf
the huge sloth hnve been found. Is re
garded by Doctor llauthnl as baring
been used by the ancient Patagonlui
ns a stable for the beasts.
The marvellous effects that are some
times produced by music may eventual
ly receive a scientific explanation. In
a recent lecture nt Oxford University.
Professor McKendrlck said thnt. while
the Intricate connections of the audi
tory nerves are only Just being nt'
ravelled. It Is probable that the rootm'f
those nerves are more widely distrib
uted nnd have more extensive connec
tions than those of any other nerves In
the human body. Researches ou the au
ditory nerves Indicate that there is
scarcely a function of the body which
may not be affected by the puhVBtlonl
nnd hnruioulc comblnntiuus of musical
tones.
I hi has become a atm Sold for the b ' V11" "f ,H'k ln,, M nuny n,1,, a
i reetmeatof Germancapital.-ltalilmoie ,Un Nl'w York Cor '"'"sburg
Still.
THE NURSERY.
Some of late TtiinKa thai Ihc Chtldrrn
N.r.1.
The room select,! for the nurserv
Dispatch.
He-In what month wore you Kirn?
She Oh, you needn't te afraid. The
diamond la appropriate. Jeweler'
Weekly.
It Is all right for a woman of 30 to
should la If Hssihlc targe and lofty, j My she feel as young aj she did at IN,
with a soutn asMvt. say the St. uui but sbe never looks It.
Star. The wall ahould be prett, Iv
It 1 said :!,., i ,,.(. -
Of knal golp, and gossip la always pOfMUd aud let the picture- ,uJ lo- , earn, a Uviug by tryl'ug ou'cloaka.
bed, a little oak table and nu oak stool
The Moor WM covered with painted felt
and the walls w ith yellow paper. How
ever. In order to deaden the sound, the
paper was not put on the wall Itself; It
wn painted ov, - canvas and behind the
canvas I discovered a wire grating, be
hind which was a layer of felt Oulv
beyond the felt could 1 reach the stone
wall.
At the Inner side of the room there
was a washs'atid and a thiol- ,l..r i,.
lilch 1 made out a locked opentne to
piss the food through aud a little l!t
protected by glae and a hulter from
loo outside, t-is wa the "Juda"
through which the prisoner could be
ipM upon at every moment. Tbe sen
try who stood In the passage frequently
lifted the little shutter and looked in
.de. his boots squeaking as he crept to
ward the door. I tried to apeak to hltn
Then the eye which I could see through
the slit assumed an expression of terror
and the shutter was Immediately let
down, only to he opened furtively a mln
ute or two later. Hut I could get no
word of reply from the sentry.
Absolute silence reigned all round, no
sound came from anywhere. 1 dragged
tool to tbe window and looked uuou
Kbode Misogynist.
It Is said by those who know CecO
Ethodeo, the smith African magnate,
that he ha a great aversion to the e
lilte sex. They sny that while on ,t
recent visit to London he dined nt t be
which held nu Iron house of tho Itaroiies Iturdett-CoUttS,
and later, when he wn discussing ti e
affair with his secretary, the latter
nakedi
"And whom did you take In to dlB'
ner?"
"Oh, I don't know. Some Lady
Somebody," was the reply.
"Hut what did you call her?"
"Didn't call her nuy tiling. Never
spoke to her."
Where Ignorance Won.
A French paper ha this droll story
of a laundress who lately gained tbt
tlrst prlre In a big lottery with the num
ber seventeen. When asked bow - I
hit on that number, she Mid she I I I
dreamed three nights muniug of tic
DUmtof seven, und thought It roul
menu something; so she snld. "Three
time seveu are seventeen! BOTOntoed
will be a lucky ticket. So I bought H
and won the prise!" It will be sect)
that. In spite of "oduontlon," supersti
tion still lingers, and Is often found n
BMtgyeatnd quarters.- Host,, ii Herald.
When a child savs a particularly
bright thing, its mother looks at Ita
father as much as to ay, "See Uo
much you owe my family!"