ILLUSIONS.
tataad at night upon an ocean craft.
Mi watch thti folds of its imDeri&l train
Etching In fleecy foam a thousand Kiowa
A miracle of fire onqnenrhed by sea.
Tbere. in bewildering turbulence of change.
Whirls the whole armament, till as you gaze.
All else unseen. It is as heaven Itaelf
Bad lost ItB poise, ftnd ewh unanchored star
la phantom hnxte flees to the horizon line.
What diiiMM we are.of the deceiving cyel
Bow many a liht men wonderi ntjly acclaim
la but the phoxptior of the path Lire makes
With Its own motion, while above, forgot.
, 8weep on serene the old unun vious stars!
-Robert Underwood Johnxou in Century
AN ARIZONA ADVENTURE
While in command of a email scouting
party in Arizona 1 went into camp oiip
bright day on the Rio Pnerco. very near
the New Mexican line The tents had
keen pitched and the animals sent out
to graze nmler a strong guard, and I was
walking before my tent impatiently
waiting a summons to dinner, which 1
knew by the stroug odor wafted from an
adjacent coffee pot would not be much
longer delayed
We were about ninety miles from the
nearest fort and hundreds from any set
tlement There were no ranches what
soever iu this part, only some cattle and
sheep belonging to Mexicans, which
were herded through the territory
These were in the charge of Mexicans,
"who lived much the same kind of life as
did their stock. Their blanket was their
oly house, and when night came on
they would lie down wherever it might
overtake them. For miles around the
land was as level as the bed of a billiard
table. Mountains were seen in the dis
tance, which were inhabited by Indians
But my little command and a few rat
tlesnakes and tarantulas were the only
living things near.
'Diuner is ready, lieutenant." was the
welcome summons with which my cook
greeted me. and 1 was soon doing full
justice to an army field dinner of bean
sup and "slapjacks."
1 was in the midst of this savory repast
when- I noticed a stranger approaching
me He was a well built, powerful look
ing man. about forty years of age; his
face was intellectual and .extremely
aandsome. he wore a full beard and
mustache, both of which were iron gray
He was ' coarsely clad and carried no
weapon. This latter circumstance was
the most remarkable thing of all. for in
those days in Arizona one scarcely moved
without his arms.
Nearing me he asked, in a pleasant,
quiet manner, if 1 were the commanding
officer
1 replied that I was.'
1 came to see if you could lend me a
pistol or a carbine for a few days." he
aid.
You don't tneaii to tell me that you
are entirely without arms?" 1 said, not
unreasonably astonished.
'Yes; 1 have nothing of the kind," he
answered. ! have been annoyed for
jthe past three months by those infernal
'California lions, and if 1 had a shooting
Iran 1 might kill some of them."
'Are you camping near here?" 1 asked
'1 live just round the bend of the
river. Will yon walk down with me?"
Little dreaming I was so near a resi
dence, 1 eagerly accepted his invitation
ad filling my pipe and leaving the ser
geant in charge of camp, 1 started forth
with my new acquaintance. As we
made the turn in the river 1 saw a large,
helving rock rising from the level prai
ne. It was not more than a hundred
yards from the 'river's bank, and was re
ally quite imposing in its dimensions,
it struck me as so peculiar, so entirely
at of place, that I expressed my surprise
to my companion
Yes," he answered; 1 fancy it is a
meteorite. I am under great obligations
to it. whatever it is and however it came
here, for it has protected me for months
That rock is my house. '
. Wreatly astonished. I asked if he lived
there quite alone.
Oh, no." he replied. 'My wife and
mother live with me."
By this time we had reached the nat
ural dwelling. At what might be termed
its opening the rock was ten feet or
more from the ground, and it sheltered
a apace about twenty feet in breath,
gradually sloping backward aud down
ward As 1 stepped under the protect
ing roof I saw two women sitting at
work.
My host presented me to his mother
and wife respectively, and 1 saw at a
glance that they were Mexicans; not of
the class, however, known as greasers
tent representatives of a much higher
grade.' Like most Mexicans, they were
disinclined to converse in any language
twit their own, but when they learned
that my knowledge of their tongue was
too slight to enable me to understand
them, they overcame their reluctance
and we chatted quite pleasantly
1 learned that they had been living
t Jhere for three months. They came
with the intention of farming, and later
proposed erecting a suitable dwelling.
The Indians had not molested them
but they were worried by the lions,
which came by twos and threes nightly
to the opening of their habitation, and
there howled till daylight, when they re
turned to the mountain.
They told me it was necessary for one
of them to be np all night to keep the
Are burning, which was their only pro
taction from these monsters.
Consequently they had taken turns
sitting up nights for the last three
months..
. What surprised me most was the
absence of all defensive weapons and
farming implements. Not an article of
the kind was in their possession. 1 saw
ne horse grazing near by. and a dilapi
-dated wagon.. Neither shovel, ax nor
. pistol was to be seen.
It was very apparent that the man had
known better days. But in that wild
nuutrj inquisitiveneas often cost one's
- Ufa. To be sure, 1 felt no fear with s
good cavalry company at my back, but
aa most cases it was better to be satis
fled with what was told me and what I
4mm.
Having Hstaned to a graphic descrip-afcxr-of
their far from pleasant neigh
"kxt. f afel taem frankly that if 1 had a
i t
pistol or .arline of my own I worn
willingly lend or give them one, but all
the weapons in the command, even those
on my person, belonged to the govern
ment, and that the orders respecting
them were so stringent that I wasutteriv
unable to accommodate them.
"I had a pistol when 1 came here.'
said my host, "but I lost, it crossing tin
river. Since then you are the first p; r
son that has been this way."
1 felt really sorry for them, and b.'m
felt that they might think I had given a
very flimsy reason for refusing the loan
they asked.
. That three human beings should bi
amioyed night after night by wild be::: ..
and a company of cavalry unable to r v
them protection seemed incredible. -t
such appeared to be the case.
At length a happy thought struck i:e.
"1 tell you what 1 will do," 1 said. -'I
will send the company in charge of 'the
sergeant about five miles farther down
the river to encamp, then 1 will brrujj
Curley with me. and we will stay here
to-night with you. Curley is an old
frontiersman, and is acting guide for me
He is a good shot, and will enjoy the
sport.'
My proposal was joyfully accepted
and I returned to camp to give the nects
sary directions. About an hour later
the company moved out. and Curley. and
1 were alone.
"What sort of an outfit is that down
there?" said my companion, pointing to
the stone mansion I had recently left.
"I cannot tell you." 1 answered. "Tin
people say they are worried by the lions,
and 1 have told them you and i will stay
with them tonight and sample a few!'"
"Some escaped jailbird, I suppose,"
said Curley "The country's full of
them."
'"Yes," 1 answered, the country is
full of them, but I am sure this man is
no criminal. His manner and his ap
pearance, barring his clothes, are those
of a gentleman, and his wife seems more
than ordinarily refined."
"Well," said Curley. "if they will trot
out the lions for us we don't care what
they are.
With that we started toward the rock
The California lion may have a legiti
mate name, but this is the only one 1
have ever heard applied to him. He be
longs to the panther and wildcat fam
ilies, being. 1 believe, a cross between
the two. '
The animals are much larger than wild
cats, and when hungry are very ferocious.
One is sufficiently powerful to pull down
a deer, and two will make short work of
a buffalo. Their home is in the moun
tains, but they come to the plains and
down into the canyons in search of food.
We spent the afternoon talking with
our new acquaintances, who seemed well
informed on many subjects. Curley.
who was not a bad Mexican scholar, car
ried on a brief conversation with the
young wife in her mother tongue. No
clew, however, did he obtain as to her
former history.
They gave us coffee, bread and fried
bacon for supper, and our host surprised.
and delighted us by producing from his
trunk some cigars. Not a lamp nor a
candle of any description did they have.
When darkness came on they went to
bed or on watch, as the case might be.
We told them all to retire whenever
they felt disposed, and they wanted not'
a second bidding. We saw that- our
rifles were in good order, and that our
ammunition was handy, thee we per-'
mitted the fire to die out.
Not long did we wait; we had not been
on guard more than half an hour, when
Curley whispered to me. "Did you see
that thing sneaking up here?"
1 had already seen it; but it was only
a coyote, so 1 said, "It is nothing but a
coyote; we must not shoot, it will fright
en the lions."
'I believe you are right," said Curley
'But how about this senator that is ap
proacuing?' Sure enough, here came a large lion
walking proudly along, scarcely thirty
yards from ns.
"Do not fire," said Curley. 'Wait
until we can get more of them."
A few minutes later four large lions
were in our immediate front. The man
had certainly told the truth thus far.
whatever his intention as to farming
might be.
"You take the one on the left, and I'll
take the one on the right." said Curley
"Are you ready?"
"Ready." 1 replied.
"Fire!"
The report of our rifles and the screams
of the startled sleepers were almost si
multaneous; the three were sleeping
soundly and the shots naturally startled
them. - I threw another cartridge into
my rifle and fired at an escaping lion,
bnt 1 doubt if 1 injured him. We re
built the fire and dragged two fine speci
mens of the brutes where its light would
allow us to inspect them. I had shot one
through the heart and Curley had sent a
bullet through the brain cf the other.
"1 think we had better leave them
outside," said Curley: "the others will
scent the blood and come back."
Whether they scented the blood or
not 1 am not prepared to say, but back
they certainly came. We waited until
a good opportunity offered, and then, at
a given signal, fired again. Two more
large lions fell, and Curley succeeded in
loading and shooting one that was en
deavoring to escape. This made five
that we had killed. After watching
another hour without any result, we
made np the fire and slept until sunrise
The little family were overjoyed at bo
holding our night's work,- and succeeded
in convincing us of their sincere, grati
tude. After breakfast Curley skinned the five
animals and gallantly presented the pelts
to the young wife. As we bade good by
to the rock family he said, "If yon rub a
little strychnine over these carcases and
stake them at some little distance from
your ranch yon will not be troubled
much longer by the lions.'
Then, with a cordial farewell, we pro
ceeded down the river to overtake the
command. L. I. in ' Drake's Magazine.
Three million four hundred and eighty -four
thousand two hundred and eighty
head of cattls were received at Chicago
kalSML
EAKS OF SMUGGLING.
QUEER ARTICLES SENT BY MAIL
FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
Women Find It Difficult to Resist the
Desire to spring in Presents Free of
Duty People Who Are In Other Re
spects Honest. Cheat the Government.
Women are especially susceptible to
the enticements of smuggling. It has
been said that no woman can resist the
temptation to make an effort to carry
goods subject to duty past a custom
house officer, and it is a statement made
by certain officials in the customs service
that if every passenger on board incom
ing ocean steamers were thoroughly and
completely searched as he might be, it
is probable that not one' out of fifty
would be found to have resisted the al
lurements of just a trifling bit of smug
gling to add romance to the home, com
ing. Oftentimes such carrying in of
dutiable goods is merely inadvertence,
lack of knowledge or oversight.
Presents bought for the "dear ones at
home" have been overlooked when an es
timate was made of the dutiable goods
and were only recalled to memory when
found by the customs officer Many a
name high in society and well known in
religious, financial or professional circles
has been upon the books of the special
treasury agent's office, but it is a fact
worthy of note, and which reflects much
credit upon the department, that such
matters are kept as secret as any portion
of the work.
"There is no necessity," said a man
who had made smuggling the study of
his life, and who is employed by the
custom house, "for dragging these legal
and governmental skeletons-in-the-closet
into the light of day. Oftentimes it is a
sad fact that they have occurred, and for
our own satisfaction (for we are, withal,
at times, men of some sensibilities) we
prefer to let them drop and remain nil
mentioned. Then, again, there may be
certain arguments used of a more or less
persuasive value which would naturally
induce the inspector to give as little pub
licity as possible to the details of thecase.
A CURIOSITY IN BOOKS.
"I do not mean by this to imply that
the practice of bribery is in vogue to any
extent. This fact may not be due to
original lack of sin, but it is true, never
theless, although honesty is enforced to
a certain degree by the remembrance of
the previous good record of the special
treasury agent's department."
Perhaps the most novel and popular
form of amusement for the -smuggler
nowadays is to use Uncle Sam's post
bags for his exciting trade. A number
of books have lately been entered at the
poetoffice, sent from foreign countries,
which were not altogether intended for
reading purposes. Several months ago
there was received at the New York post
office a handsomely bound volume of
Italian poetry. The book was printed on
a high grade of paper and bore the date
"Padua, 1733." Its title was "Le Trege
die Di Giovanni Delfino." It was prob
ably supposed that the postofSce author
ities would "pass" the book on looking
at its title on its examination. Unfort
unately in this, as in all cases where
books are in the mail, the volume was
opened and carefully examined.
A section of the center of 200 leaves
was cut out, through the book, and in
the cavity thus formed was placed a
green table spread, with cotton embroi
dery, upon which an extreme valuation
of three dollars could barely be placed.
Buyers of antique books who have ex
amined the volume, which is now in the
customs seizure room, say that had it
not been mutilated it would have readily
been worth $100. It was addressed to
Judge William Allen, of Southampton,
Mass.. but Judge Allen has never read it.
OTHER VOLUMES.
Lately this volume has been followed
by a voluirfe of the "Report of the Brit
ish National Fisheries Exposition,"
which was not all a report, for quite a
collection of jewelry was placed in a
neatly scooped out orifice in the center
of its leaves. Extremes met when a
Latin dictionary was put in use as a
carton for transporting a pipe, and the
"Odd Fellows' Quarterly Magazine" did
duty as a packing case for two razors.
A novel called "The Great Tontine"
held two diminutive and very prettily
decorated Chinese vases, bnt the height
of incongruities was reached when the
"Sermons of Bishop Rrookfield, of Lon
don," drifted into the New York post
office artfully surrounding several sets
of false teeth.
It is not generally known that no mer
chandise other than books can be shipped
through the mails from foreign coun
tries. Cigars, cutlery and chinaware,
jewelry and fabrics of cotton and silk
are often started on their long journey,
with notations accompanying them stat
ing that they are samples or gifts, bnt
these casual remarks never save the
goods. They . find their way to the
United States custom house seizure room,
and there remain until the yearly auc
tion. . -
Steerage passengers of the kind who
seek the services of philanthropies! peo
ple on landing are no freer from the
taint of smuggling than their more aris
tocratic brethren above deck. One of
the customs inspectors saw an Italian of
mean dress and poor appearance who
wore on the little finger of his left hand
a diamond ring which glittered in the
rays of the sun shining over Miss Lib
erty's left shoulder as the vessel was
coming up the bay. He thought the oc
currence nnusual and investigated. Two
thousand dollars' worth of jewelry was
taken from the immigrant's person. He
had fallen a victim to his own vanity.
He was unable to resist the delights of
making a display before his fellow pas
sengers. New York World.
"One word more," said a speaker,
"and I am done." And the reporters
'found when that word was written
down that it contained lJtOn avllmMoa
The famous word of Aristophanes was
-gotrtcmc. The same fellow is the speaker
woo otten says, "A single remark,'
then talks for fifteen mimi
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The Grate City of the Inland Empire is situated at
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ITS TERRITORY.
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hundred miles.
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ITS PRODUCTS.
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and will be more than, doubled in the near future.
The products of the beautiful Klickital valley find
market here, and the country south and east has this
year filled the warehouses, and all available storage
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It is the richest city of its size on the coast, and its
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more farming country than is tributary to any other
city in Eastern Oregon.
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