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PRACTICAL
WATCHMAKER, JEWELER, AND
OPTICIAN.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Dealer
lit Wktchti. CloeUa. Jawclrv.
. bjmcwcim ava.fi EyfguiMt,
And a Fall Line of
ClQars, Tobaccos and Fancy Goods.
The only reliable Optometer in town for the
proper adjourn eat of 8ieotaclee : alwava on hand.
Depot of the Genuine Brazilian Pebble Spec-
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OFFICE First door aonth of post ofioe, Rose
wunc. vrrgou.
BorSt and Shoe Store,
R08EBUUG, OQN.,
On Jackaon Street. oppoaJte the Poatoffioe. Keeps
on hand the largest and bestAsaortment of
Kastera and Man Francisco Boots and
Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers
And ereiythlng in the Boot and Shoe Line and
SELLS CHEAP for CASH.
Boots and Shoes Made . to Order Perfect
Fit Guaranteed.
I use the Best of Leather and Warrant all
my "work.
REPAIttlNO Neatly bone
On Ehort Notice. I keep alwars on hand -
TOYS A17D HOTIOHS.
arMusieal Instrnrntnts and Violin String a Spe
cialty. LOUIS LaSOKSHftHGT
DB. M. W. DAVIS,
DENTIST,
ROSEBURG, OREGON.
OFFICE-ON JACKEO-V ETRKKT.
Up Stairs, over 8. Marks A Co.'s Kew Store.
r.TAHONEY'O GALOOTI
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Nearest to the Railroad Depot, Oakland'
- J as. Mahoney, Prop'r.
The finest of wines, liqaors and cigars La Dotj
lu count, and the best
in the Stat kept in proper repair
fartiee trarellng on the railroad win tad thk
ping of the train at theO&k- . . , .
land Depot. Oire me aeaU. ' " '
Jao. HAHGHSY.
JOHN FRASER,
Home Made Purniture,
ORGOOST.
Upholstery, Spring, Mattrasses, Etc
I
Constantly on hand. '
CMRfJITMPC I have the boat stock of
a wiiiii a uiib. lurnlturesuutb of Portland
' And ail of my own manufacture.
No two Prices to Customers
Residents of Douglas county are requested to
give me a call before purchasing elsewhere.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.-
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OAKLAND, - - OREUOH.
Ridiard Thomas, Prop'r.
rPHIS HOTEL HAS RERWICaTATtT.TRHm
for a number ol years, and has become very
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popiuarwiut we (raveling puDiic irst-ciass
SLEtPINC ACCOMMODATIONS.
And the table supplied with the best the market
affords. Hotel at the depot of tho Railroad.
H. C. STANTON,
Dealer in
Staple Dry Coodsl
Keeps -constantly on hand a general assort
ment of
EXTRA FINE GROCERIES,
WOOD, WILLOW AND (JLASSWARF,
ALSO
Crockery, and Cordage
A full stock of
NCHOOL BOOKS
Such as required by the Public County Schools,
All kinds or STATIONKRY. TOY8 and
FANCY ARTICLES,
To suit both Young and Old.
BUYS AND SELLS LEGAL TENDERS,
furnishes Checks on Portland, and procures
DraitsonSan Francisco.
SEEDS 33-SEEDS !
ALL USDS OF likST QU1LI1Y
ALL OH DERS
Tromptly attended to and Goods shipoed
with care.
Address, Hacheney & Beno.
Portland. Oregon.
Two Highlanders found themselves
nnable to get into harbor in their boat,
the waves driving it out to sea so per
sistently that Donald, after obstinately
battling with tho elements, cried out to
Duncan, in a dialect which we will not
attempt to fully represent, "Go doon on
your knees, mon, and offer a bit pray
er." But before; Duncan was on his
knees the boat's keel grated on the
beach, whereupon Donald boated,
"Stop praying, we've come ashore by
our own exertions, and I'll no' be be
holden to anybody." London Times
1 00 I : A ?'. I"''. ... i .
vol vm.
LATIST NEWS SUMMARY.
B"T TELEOBAPII TO BATE.
Two distinct shocks of earthauake oc
curred at Cloverdalfl f!al ahnnt ?.ft
o clock Saturday morning. The vibra
tions were from north to south.
S m mw
The third annual meeting of the .Fed
eration of the Organized Trade and La
bor Union of the United States and
Canada, met on Tuesday in New York.
The trial of Frank James was begun
in the criminal ' court at Gallatin, Mo.,
on Tuesday. The real work will begin
when the jury is impaneled, which will
commence Wednesday 22.
HpnvJwjlliariWindomfc: ex-secratary
bl tfie treasury of the United States: was
given canqnet in London Tuesday
night. Several members of parliament
besides prominent Americans were
present.
A Chicasro Timea' HnAAifll f mm Wooli-
ingtoh says: Jennie Flood of California
is engaged to be married to Baron Beau
mont, an Englishman whose lineage is
very ancient and whose resources are
limited. -
A fire broke out in the Eclipse lubri
cating oil works at Franklin, Pa.. Tues
day morning last, and before it could be
dktinguised burned 1100 barrels of ben
zine and destroyed the larger portion of
the works.
The Chsrleston, S. C, News and Cou
rier .reports great injury to cotton by the
drought, and greater injury is threatened
At -m-. - . .
iue upiauu crop, it is estimated that
there will toe three-fourths of a crop,
and less.
Tuesday night at 11 o'clock a cyclone
struck the north nart nf tha m'tv nf
Rochester, Minn., making a clean sweep
ui eieraiors, residences, railroad engine
house and other property. Twenty-four
persons were killed and many seriously
wounaoa.
A London dispatch of Aug. 20 says:
The Times' Alexandria correspondent
says: British troops should not be with
drawn from Egypt. No European family
would remain in the country a week af
ter their departure. Egypt is incapable
of government.
A St. Paul. Minn., speoial says : John
Muir, superintendent of traffio of the
Northern Pacific, to-day closed a con
tract for the shipment of one train load
of thirty - cars of wueet from Walla
Walla to Minneapolis. The outlook is
favorable for the shipment of much
more.
A Washington dispatch of Aug. 21st
says: The secretary of the interior was
to-day informed i that a (section of "75
miles of the Northern Pacific road near
JMullen tunnel, had been completed. Tho
oompcrjhareqtfgsted tEe appointment
of commissioners to examine and report
on this section of the road.
A Missoula, Mon., dispatch of August
23 says: Passenger trains commencing
to-day run to Gold Creek sixty-five
east of here, and there meet the train
from Helena, thus going through with
one ohange of cars and no staging. No
passenger trains' .will be run through
until the formal opening on the 8th of
September.
A San Francisco dispatch of August
23 says: The banquet given by the grand
oommandery of California to Grand
Master Dean and officers of the grand
encampment, at the Palace hotel this
evening was a very brilliant affair in all
things except the banquet itself, which
in every respect was a miserable failure.
This latter fact is in no measure due to
the California commandery, but to the
management of the hotel.
The telegraphers' strike ended on Mon
day. The executive committee of the
brotherhood issued an order to all local
assemblies declaring the strike to be a
failure and announcing that the strikers
could go' to work as soon as they could
be reinstated. The Western Union Tel
egraph company now requires its em
ployes t subscribe to an oath that they
will notl)3come members of any organ
ization opposed to the interests of the
company.
An Ashland Wis., dispatch of August
23 says that forest fires are raging about
the city all day and the place had a nar
row escape from destruction. Mills
were shut down and men turned out in
gangs to fight the flames. The Omaha
depot caught fire several times, but was
saved. One hundred men were sent in
on the Omaha gravel train and were dis
tributed along the border of the town
with, citizens. At 9 P. M. a shower came
up and the fire was extinguished.
A New York dispatch of August 23d
says: At a session of the Federation of
Organized Trades and Labor Unions this
morning, a resolution was adopted . re-.
fusing the legislative committee of the
federation authority to support the cigar
makers in their fight to secure the en
forcement of the lt w passed by the last
New, York legislature prohibiting the
manufacture of cigars in tenement
bouses. It is said that the manufac
turers intend to contest the constitution
ality of the law.
A Owatonna, Minn., dispatch of Aug.
22 says: Meagre telegraphic advices were
received here early this morning of a
terrible accident which occurred be
tween Rochester and Zumbrota, Minne
sota, on the Rochester and northern di
vision of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad, by which about 100 people
were killed and wounded. A train was
caught in a severe wind and hail storm
that prevailed in that vicinity between
4 and 6 o'clock in the evening, and while
rnnnitg at a high speed was lifted from
the rails. . .
The grand procession of the Knights !
Templars in San Francisoo
yu xuesday s
morning, was an unqualified success.
The line of routes along Market street
was crowded from an early hour, and it
was with the greatest difficulty that the
mounted policemen were enabled to clear
the way for tha procession. The several
divisions under orders of their command
ers went through the different evolutions
and counter-marching, and in the major
ity of cases the movements were done
with excellent precision. As near as can
be determined 3780 knights took part in
the procession, representing - 366 com
manderies from forty-six states and ter
ritories in other words, every state and
territory in the United States.
ROSEBURG,
An Olvmnia disnatch of A nor at V.ath
says the Carlton house, in that city, was
enurexy destroyed by fire on Sunday
evening. Loss about $15,000: insurance
ouuv. I
Queen Victoria's speech, delivered at
the closinsr of the session nf tha Ttm'tiok
parliament August 25th, spoke hopefully
u vu conamon oi .England, and con
gratulated the trovernnient on if j hirmn.
nious relations with European powers,
and the marked A iminilfifin rf a rrra rian
orimesin Ireland.
A collision in the English
the morning of the 25th inst. by. the St.
Germain, a French steam r
for New York, and the Woodburn, from
iaeu east via. Booz ianal caused the loss
of eighteen uasaencers nn t.ha loft
vessel. The St. Germain m iaoM
dui landed at Plvmonth with tho
mainmg passengers of the Woodburn.
T .1 T . r-i t. . .
rist, and secretary of state and attorney
general durincr Bnchanan'n ail miniafro
tioii, died at his horse near York. Pa., on
ouiiday morning, alter a brief illness.
His funeral took nlace on TOWWalnv
and was attended by a large' concourse
of people ; among which were some of
the most prominent men of the country
A dispatch to the arovernop nf Mintio
aoia irom ine mayor of liocbester, Minn
uttLeu auk. sava: itmhaatar io in
ruins. Twenty-five people killed.and over.
ioriy senousjy injured. One-third of
ne city is laid waste. W tio1 imma.
diate help. In less than thirtr minutes
Jgouuu were raised and sent to aid the
suuerers. ; Telegrams have been sent to
all cities in the state, calling on them for
A great deal of attention is being di
rected by the people of this coast to the
recent decision of Judge Nelson of the
Federal court, that Hongkong coolies are
not Chinese, but Cantonese, and are,
therefore, exempt from the provisions of
me restriction aot. The eastern press
reKarua mis decision as extremely un-
iunuuav ana one mac win ml with dis
may those who have attemntA1 in at n,.
a bulwark on the Pacific coast against an
luuui oi unmese cneap la Dor.
A St. Louis dispatch dated August 19th
says: me continuance of the cases of
the violators of the Snnuav law lWr,
the court of criminal corrections during
we past, iwo weens seems to have in
creased the confidence of the saloon and
small shop-keepers, and more beer and
wine saloons and cigar and other small
shops were, according to police reports
to-night, kept open to day. Governor
unttenden, who returned home frpm his
western tour yesterday, seems to be quite
iudicnant at the course nf thn tlnnn.
keepers here, and asserts very emphat
ically that the law must be enforrwl
and, if necessary, he will send the attor
ney general down here to assist in prose-
cuwd ne cases now Delore the courts.
A San Francisco dispatch dated Ana,
2oi savs: To dav a nart nf tli nffm
and Walla, Walla commanderies went on
an excursion to anta uruz. The re
mainder paid visits m a bodv accom
panied by the First cavalry band of
Walla Walla, to the auarters nf th Ait.
ferent commanderies. This eveninar. bv
special rsauest. the First eaval
gave a promenade concert in th nnnrf nf
tho Palace hotel, which drew together
me largest mass oi people ever rath'
ered in the immense court. Memhm
01 tne uregon and Walla Walla com
manderies were escorted bv the band to
the hotel. Thev finished the, ilttv'a
joyment with a visit to the pavilion to
witness the drill of St. Bernard com
mandery of Chicago.
House Furnishing.
A late work on Domestic Arf
some good suggestions in the furnishing
um. BivvuuiK rooms
lhe verge of the floor round the carpet
.1
may be treated with parquet, as the best
thing to do, or be painted with clear
stain and varnished, either m some nat
ural wood color, or in green or reds
suitable to the other colorings of the
room. Cork carpeting, as it is called
also makes a good bordering for a bed
room. Curtains should be either of a washa
ble chintz for summer use., or htph in a"
woven fabric ot glass green or brick red.
Peacock blue is more suited to a draw
ing room. Muslin curtains in the sum
mer, and indeed, at all times, kiht Ha
used, but in a dining room thev are
hardly in keeping. Roller blinds, if oi
a simple-patterned staff arp liv nn to aorta
so objectionable as some people think,
and tor ntility they ' are not supassed.
xne roos, eiiner ior long or snort cur
tains, should not be honestly shown, and
all valances or shaped cornices in gilt
composition carefully avoided. A
stout brass rod, with a plaiu ball or
terminal at either end to stop the rings
from coming off, is all that is necessarv.
The table covers in a room are of
some importance, and you cannot do
better than obtain a quiet green baize,
and edge it either with plain binding to
'match, or with bobbin fringe. The
panels of the doors may be filled with
leather paper, if the doors fire common
place and mean in style, or conventional
foliage may be stenciled on the panels
in a darker tone of the same color as the
door. In this latter case the assistance
of an artist, if you are not one, will be
desirable.
Cupboards and hanging presses should
run up to the ceiling, and in these
days, when ladies wardrobes are more
numerous than ever, plenty of space of
this oharacter is a Crnat dABidAratnm
lhe wash-stand, -d rpi n 0r.ta.V1l a
on rl
Vi a 1 tn I. . 1 1 t . -.
good brush space under them, so that
tne noor may be frequently cleansed and
dusted, and the wardrobe itself should
for the same purpose stand upon short
legs. : For the hangings of a bedroom
and coverlets of the bed, inofft ladies
will.agree that a good washing material
should be used, and now that so many
fast-colored chintzes and cretonnes are
to be had of suitable colorings and de
sign, there is no rtason why cold and
cheerless dimity should everlastingly be
perpetuated. Use white by all means,
if you have colors elsewhere, but let
your white be mellow, and not of the
washing blue character, which is so
common and obj'eotionable. Boston
Traveler.
OREGON, SATURDAY,
; :
NOT KKQWIXG
I know not what will befall met
God hanRB a mist o'-er mj eyes
And o'er eaeh step of my onward path
He makes new scenes arise
ADd fcvery joy He sends me comes
As a sweet and glad surprise.
. I see not a step before me, I
As I tread the days of the year, '
. But the past is soil Jn God's s eeplnr,
The future his mercy shall dear,
ADd what looks dark in the distance
May brighten as I draw near.
For perhaps the dreaded future
Has less bitterness than I tbiuk: . -
TUe Lord may sweeten the water -
- Before I stoop to drink;
Or if Maran n,ut be Marah,
Ha will itand beside the brink,
: It may be ther is watting ;
For rJie mgkft of my feet. ,
Borne girt Of such rare Die-wed'neal!' '
Some J y so strangely sweet,
That my l!ps can only tremble
With the tnanks I cannot speak.
Oh, restful, blissful ignorance!
' ris blessed not to snow; i -It
keeps me quiet in those arms
Which wliinot let me ko.i
And hushes edj soul to rest
Oa the bosom which loves me to.
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So I go on not tnowlng;
I would not if I might; !
I d rather walk in the dark with God.
Than co A.)nn in rha lirrHt
I would rather walk with Christ by faith
JT oum. niyuo vj H:gU
My heart shrinks back from trials
Which the future may disclose,
Yet 1 never had a sorrow
But what the dear Lord chos-
So 1 send the cotai ng tears back,
vina me wms
ispered woidV'He knows."
LUCGA ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
On the ISth of Antmst. in .Tia
lOOO. a number of the inhahitanta nf Rai.
lin were seen crushing wildly toward tho
pillars outside Litfasz's. in order to i?rt
tiie nrst glimpse of the victorious bulle
tins tnat uad lust been nut nn thnrA.
A Stout old ffentlem&n. with Rnnntarlaa
on nose, now begged for quiet, and when
il. a1 1 - -. ...
ima was esutoiisned lie read out ia a
clear voice the despatch dated from Pnnt.
a-Mousson, announcing that the enemy
nad maae a sortie from Metz on the 16th,
but had been driven back acrain into tha
iortress, arter twelve hours hard fight-
inar. iieavv loss on both sides was hnw.
ever, a saa ending to the glorious news.
. . . . . . m '
The crowd was just beginning to dis
perse wnen an open carriage drove no.
and tne tasteiullv dressed ocennant.
ordering her ooaebman to stop close to
the pillars, told the footman, who hastily
jumped down, to ten ner at once the con-
a 1 . j 1 . at.
ten is 01 ine teieeram.
'I can spare Your servant the tronbla.
iuaaame ' said our crav-hairflH nid
frien 1. SteDninsr toward the oarHarro and
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mung nis nac poiiteiv.
"Ah, good morning, dear doctor,"
cried the ladv. verv oleased "I have
not seen you for an age: please tell me
quicwy, nave we gained another
victorv?"
General von Doring ana von Wendel
are Killed, and von Kanch and von
Gruter are wounded." renlieil the
Doctor. '
"And is there nothinsr about Iienten-
ant Yon Rhaden?" aueationedthe ladv in
an anxious tone.
"No. Madame, vonr hnsband ia not
mentioned' answered the doctor, smil-
B . w
mg good-naturedly at her naive ques
tion.
"Then I must teleffranh at once. Will
you, please, see about the telegram for
me, dear doctor 1 shall have no peace
till I know whether mv husband is all
rignc. we are close to my bouse, pray
neip me in my forlorn state.
1 The doctor bowed assent and strode
after the carriage, which. stopped at No.
ou v ictoria street.
"Who was that interestincr-lookincr
lady?'' asked a bystander of the district
inspector.
"That little ladv with the soirituelle
iace and speaking eyes is tne prima
-a m . J .
donna of our opera, Mme. Pauline Luoca,
the wife of Baron von Rhaden, who is
uuw hwuv w 1 1.1 1 1 1 1 m 11 r it 1 v nnH pnim.
now away with the army, She eniovs.
and deservedly so, the greatest popular
www
lty nere, and is always spoxen of as "our
Pauline," both by high and low.
"Mme. Lucca had scarcely entered
her door, when the porter placed a tele
gram in her hands.
Hastily tearing it open, she read:
"Lieutenant von Rhaden is wounded,
but not dangerously."
"Ah, it is as I fBaredl" Bhe exclaimed.
"It was not for nothing that I dreamed
three nights running about ' snakes! It
is true, the telegram says he is not dan
gerously wounded, but I am sure he
must want nursing; and here I am hun
dreds of miles away from him!"
Then speaking to herself, she contin
ued: "No, no I know my duty and
will fulfill it! John must net take the
horses out, I must d rive off at once.
Where is my maid? Editha, you have
just come in time. Get everything ready,
we start at once. Pack some changes of
linen in my small trunk dresses we
shall not require, as we shall certainly
not be asked to court. Here is some
money, go at once and buy everything
that will strengthen my sick husband;
pigeons, chickens, meat-extract, pre
serves; if there is any caviare, you can
get a small barrel from the old Russian
in Charlotte street, and don't forget the
very best cigars, and take one dozen bot
tles of the oldest wine in tne cellar. But
I must have a pass from Count Ettlen
berg, the minister of the interior. Quick,
quick, Editha! pack everything into one
box and send it off to the station. As
soon as you are ready we start."
"You are giving yourself unnecessary
expense and trouble," insisted the doo-tor-a
"If you want to take something
with you.let it be compressed vegetables,
condensed milk, Liebig's extract, coffee,
tea and sugar; all these he can enjoy ,and
if you like, I will go and make the necas
sary.purchasas." "Oh, doctor, I could embrace you!"
"Pray do so,' sans gene," said he,
laughingly, as he took his departure.
Having settled her commissariat de
partment, Mme. Lucca got into her car
riage and drove to Count Eulenberg,
whom she entreated to grant herself and
maid a pass to the seat of war. She got
Early on the morning of the 21st of
August we find Mme. Lucca and her
maid at the railway station, and soon
they and their baggage, including the
much discussed commisariat hamper
were en route for the seat of war. After
numerous interruptions and stoppages
her journey was concluded. It was late
in the eveuing when tho train reached
SEPTEMBER 1,-1883.
Saarbrucken, where Lucca and her maid
got out; tne omoera bade a friendly fare-
weu to meir "(Jomrade raii von Rha
ueii. and witn manv encu wiaha fnr v
a , 1 ...
speedy meeting with her husband, they
uaaienea away in searcli of their respec
tive Quarters. Tnrnino- in a. nni-Ur
Lucca asked him where she could get a
mgnt s lodging.
A night s lodging!" repeated he.look
lug at ner in surprise; "there is no
chance of a lodging anywhere in Saar
brucken. The whole place ia crammed
with soldiers."
"And I am SO tired!" exclaimed M m a
Lucca. "Don't vou know of anv nlana
where we could rest for tha nisrht? No
matter now small or poor .1 would- re--
ward yon well.
The porter shoved his can on one side.
soratched his head, thought for a mo
ment and then said:
"The engine house there I eonld ar
range you a good bed of clean straw or
hay, if you think it is respectable
enough.
"Respectable enouah? and whv not?"
"Because, madame. in Peace tima. va
often shut tramps up there."
"My eood man. that won't tronhU m
in the least but could vou not est ns
some blankets?"
"Oh. yes." answered the norter. "T
can get plenty of blankets from the offi
cers., if I say they are required for la
dies." The porter proved a man of hia wnrd
Quickly spreading some fresh clean
straw in the small dark space, he went
away, and in les4 than a anarter of an
hour returned, laden with Rnft Wflrm
blankets out of which a oouch, not at all
to be despised, was arranged.
Soon the two travelers were comforta
bly wrapped in the warm blankets nn
their extemporized bed. Just as Mor
pheus closed their eves, however, a lnnd
cnociung was neard at the doer.
uracious Heaven, have pity on us!
we are lost, we are lost!" cried the maid.
making one spring to the door and seat-
iug nerseii on tue ooxes to morease the
resistance, "wno is tliere?" she
con
tinned, feeling thus reassured.
"It is onlv me. Lieutenant von I
yonr traveling companion," was the an
swer. "I have Just come to tell you that
you can sleep in peace, as I have placed
a guard before the engine house, by the
Colonel's orders.
Feeling seoure bv the knowledge that
tney were guarded, mistress and maid
lay down and, thoroughly tired out. did
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not wake till 4 in the morning- wIiati
suddenly drums began to beat, bugles to
sound, worus 01 command were shouted
out warlike noises were heard all
round; somethfog extraordinary must be
going on in Saarbrucken.
The barricade was quickly removed
and Mme. Lucca stepped out. iust as
Lieutenant von L came snnrrinff nu
on his fiery chesnut. reporting hurried
ly: "There is an alarm, Madame, the
French won't wait anv longer thev
want another beatinc! Everything has
gone on, and I have been left behind to
you. Au revoir! but stop I had very
nearly forgotten to tell you that your
husband is in the hospital at Pont.-a-
"And how far is that from harp?"
'About fortv miles: but. pardon me. T
am called away. Adieu !" and off he gal
loped like a bullet out of a chassepot.
The aspect of Saarbrucken was indeed
desolate when the troops had left. See
ing an old man coming along, Mme.
Luoca asked: "My good man is any of
our army still here?"
"Only the Grand Duke of Oldenburg;
there he comes up the street with his
staff," and off he went.
"Good morning, yonr Highness," said
the prima donna, in a loud voice.
The grand duke, surprised, pulled up
his horse, and looking down at her he
said:
"Can I be mistaken? no. surelv it is
Frau Lucca, our prima donna! Many
a time have I had the pleasure of hear
ing you at the opera."
"Your Highness. I am delio-htAd that
you graciously remember my insignifi
cance, in Uerlin I am introduced to
dukes at court; here, however, I must
do it myself in the open street. I have
come to fetch my husband, who lies
wounded at Point-a-Mousson. I entreat
of your Highness to help me."
"That, dear lady. is. 1 fear, impossi
ble, with the best will in the world,"
answered he, pittingly; "for at this mo
ment there is nothing at hand but the
oaggage wagon, wnicn follows us with
the servants."
"Serene Highness," exclaimed Mme.
Lucca, "but driving is better than good
walking. If that is your only objection
to the baggage -wagon, please order down
three men, so that I my maid and bag
gage may mount."
The grand duke laughingly complied,
shook her heartily by the hand, exoused
himself that he could not do more for
her and rode off. Mme. Lucca and her
'maid got up and the wagon slowly rum
Med off to Pont-a-Mousson. It was lata
the following day when they at last
reached the town. The whole of Pont-a-Mousson
was converted into a huge hos
pital, and nearly every house bad the
Geneva flag. Frau Lucca went indefat
itably from one to the other, till at last
she got the information. "Lieutenant
von Rhaden, severely wounded. First
floor, room No. 9."
This confirmation of her fears seemed
to take away her courage."
"We hope, to pull him through yet,"
said the doctor reassuringly; "pray,
madame, do not lose heart; all will go
well, I hope. Follow me up the stairs,
but only after I have prepared him can
I allow you to go into his room." '
She stepped in, her looks anxiously
searching for her beloved husband; but
what a picture met her eyes! In a close
small room stood a bed, to judge by its
length, ouly intended for a child, on
which lay a tall manly figure of at least
six feet, the legs hanging over the end,
the head and' face bandaged leaving
nothing visible but a nose and a mouth,
fearfully swelled and the color of lead.
"Is that my husband?" Frau Lucca
asked in a broken voice. "
"Yes, that is Lieutenant von Rhaden."
She sank down on a chair, covering
her face with both her hands.
"Pauline?" murmured the patient al
most inarticulately.
"Pray, Madame, go behind the head
of the bad," said tha doctor. "Your
NO. 21.
hnsband is abont to awake, and vonr nn.
expected appearance here might do him
harm."
The patient moved again, and the doc-
tor came ana leu his pulse.
You I have had a good sleep. Baron :
u juu etu any easier r
: "A little," he whispered. "I had
snon a pleasant dream. "
-.'Of "yonr wife? yon called out her
name."
"Xes, of my wife of Pauline I Ifc
was like reality I saw har atand at m-
bedside, bending over ma with tears in
ner eyes, as she whispered fAdclph."
auu wusi 11 10a a ream van . -,.
ality?" questioned the doctor? v :1
-An, impossible, murmured tha sick
man: "I would asaoon fftnAv an anmi
t 1 . . " J 6
num. ueaven coming nere to me.
Mme. Lucca could contain herself no
longer, i
1 A j l 1. y . ... . .
auuiou, x am nerer buo oned in a
VOlCe Choked with taara fftlli' ner nn h
U t- -i. TL . '
iuooo Lwai.ua mm.
We will not fnrther
suflioe jt, that the doctor, by means of
persuasions and threats, brought Mme.
Lucca to her former composure, telling
ucjt ui wuai. reai ubs sue con in r.o Tha
patient, aa Mme. Luoca afterward re
lated with great aatisfaotinn had nn Inoo
tuan nve cups of this coffee, she herself
- w , r woo
feeding him. For ten days Mme. Lucoa
1 -ii iuueiaugaoiy, and
notwithstanding all the disagreeableness
attendant on wounds, never left his bed
-. ur uuuaed and
yieijBreu portion oi ine compressed
vegetables and soups, which the patient
could only take in spoonfuls at a timer
but, thanks to good nursing, his health
improved rapidly.
On the tenth day the doctor called
again. "There has been another cavalry
skirmish " he said, "onlv a milA fmm
here, in whieh the French, as usual have
oeen defeated. JNow. our outposts are
oniy aoout euu paces irom the French,
so that with a good field glass one can
plainly distinguish their kepis."
"I have brought my glass with me.
quickly said Mme. Lacca. -"Conld T
not go out and see the Frenoh outposts?
yi I S m w . -
vjti you ten me wnere 1 could get per
mission to go?
"ine oniy person who can give you
leave to visit tne outposts is the Erappen
commandant, Captain H , of the
Uhlans."
"Please, doctor, look well after my
husband, and before he wakes I shall
have had a good look at the French
kepis. I will go at once to Captain H
and ask for a pass and au escort."
As she hurried off to the captain's
quarters the doctor looked after her,
shaking his head and smiling to himself:
"A very child's nature, light-hearted,
but self-willed, too." : t
The captain was just reading the
patrol's report, according to which a bat
tle was expected near Sedan. An aida-
de-camp had brought him orders to
strengthen the outposts on tha hmVlifB
of Pont-a-Mouason, and to do his utmost
to prevent the French troops, scattered
round there, from re-forming.
An orderly came in and announced:
"A lady from Berlin wishes to speak to
yuu.
HAM "
"A
lady!" exclaimed the captain, sur
prised. "Did she give her name?"
"Frau von Rhaden," she says.
"Die Lucca!" oried the captain, jump- i
in? up and himself going to open the
door. "Mac me" he said. "I am both 1
surprised ant slighted to welcome syou
to my quartet
"I iust wat to visit the outposts and
have a look at t. 9 French.",-
The oaptain thought he oould not have
heard rightly. "You wish to visit the
outposts? The theater of war is very
different to that of the opera!"
"Oh, I know that! on the battlefield
the ohassepot bullets take the soprano,
tne mitrailleuses the baritone, and the
shells the base parts. But I should lit
just for once, to hear such a concert."
aa a V m a
Ana wnat 11 a puiiet nit yon?
'Oh, , no fear! French bullets are
much too polite to do that. PlaaA
please, Herr Rittmeister, give me a pass
and a couple of Uhlans."
"Jieally. madam. 1 am very sorrv. bnt
I cannot grant your request."
"if you only hositate onixhat account,
I will absolve you in writing from all re
sponsibility," saying which she took a
piece of paper from the table, wrote a
few words and handed it back to the
Rittmeister. "Here is vour warrant."
i-she said.
"Of course, if you thus insist, I must
give in." And without further delay he
handed her a pass, told off a aercaa-nt
and ten Uhlans as escort, and the whole
party were quickly an route to the
heights.
It was the 30th of August, the sun was
streaming down hot and fiercely, and
Frau Lucca: her sunshade in her right
hand and. glasses in her left, walked
bravely on, humming that air out of
"Figaro." '. -Don
verglssa deises fienen, snsses Wlmmern,
Da wo Lasawn and bchwerter schimmern
the Uhlans followed behind.
After half an hour's rough walking
through hedges and across ditches, they
reached the first line of outposts, where
the sentries, like moles, had thrown up
the earth, to protect them from the ene
my's fire. The first they came to were
Savons, and one of these looking in per
fect amazement at the lady, exclaimed:
"Jesses Strambaoh! If the Prussian
women are so courageous, no wonder the
Frenchmen run when they see these
Amazons' husbands!" To which Mme.
Lucca replied in the broadest Viennese:
"Yon are not quite right, my friendl
I am Austrian born, Prussian by incli
nation, but, above all, a real and true
German." 1 ";-; .
Even on the way thither, single bullets
had coma across "from over the way,"
but fortunately had passed over their
heads. Now, however, when the party
halted, thus giving the French a mark,
the bullets began to fall thick and close,
one of the pennants was shot from a
lance and the horses began to get restive
The sargeant rode up, saluted, and
said: ' ;
"Fran Baroni, if I remain here a quar
ter of. an hour, K nger with by Uhlans, I
shall not bring back a single man nn
wounded; for the sight of an Uhlan
always makes the French spend a fab
ulous amount of ammunition." Even
as he spoke a bnllet grazed his horse's
ear.
"For heaven' sake," cried Lucca,
t . z
Ff OCST; c 3 C D m fO FFI OH -
IS iK)UGLAS COUKTY.
CARi S,.ILL HEADS, LEGAL BLAXLS
..i ', " ,-And Oder printlngr, inolBdlag -
Urge and Heavy Posters and Showy
Hand-Bills,
Neatly expeditiously executed
startled. "Don't let any one's life ba
endangered on my account. Pray, gen
ii. A 1 1 1 . . ."'
ueiaeu, turn and ride Daox as last as you
can, and tako my very best thanks to
your captain.'' y - fc
There was no need to reneat her com.
mand. The Uhlans bavins received in
structions to obey the lady in every
thing, dashed away with lightnisg speed,
and were soon out of aiaht:. Hhnrtlv-
after their departure, the. ensmv'a fire
also ceased. jS: ;.-r
Mme. Lucca was now abla la InoV
around.and taking advantage of the quiet.
a 411 ) m
went on tin sue reacned one 01 the lore
most sentries, s Here she found an old.
sbot-riddlad " at amp , oa " wh ic h bein
rathSriniredr''8he teated herself, "and '
takinsr out her classes, was nlainlv ahla
to see the glistening of the French baro
nets at no great distance. The eronnd
between the French and German out
posts was literallv ploughed no with
shot and shell. Here she waited for
about a Quarter of an honr. bnt nn
further shot came. On her return to
PoDt-a-Mousson she heard a soldier re
mark: "She is bullet proof : she must ba
a witch!"
A few davs after tha battlA nf Raoti
Lieut. Von Rhaden, carefully bandaged
and well wrapped up, started for Berlin,
I nou niauiraii BbttXIiCU
accompanied bv hii wife and her maid.
At Neuendorf, near Mannheim, a Berlin
oanxer a3Ked Mme. JLucca what brought
her there in this time of danger, to which
she replied: "I have just been to fetch
my old man irom tne seat 01 war, for 1
think I shall nurse him better at hnmn
than the sisters of mercy could do in the
hospital."
Four months after these events Mma.
Lucca became tha hartnv mothar nf a
charming little daughter. Temple Bar.
Produce Wagon and Coal Cart.
A wild-eyed but pleasant-looking
young man with bucelic aspect and big
feet presided over the destinies of a pro
duce wagon that moved clumsily down
Warren street yesterday. It was drawn
by a team of morose looking horses
whose heads hung nearly to the ground.
They almost stepped on their noses, and
created the impression that they were
scenting for gas leaks. But the wild
eyed man sat erect, with his face toward
the west and evidently Bnifling the air of
New Jersey from afar. He knew he
wanted to get to the further sipre, but
was totally unable to locate the terries.
When about half a block from Broad
way he stopped his team by a well-nigh
imperceptible twitch at the reins and a
soft "whoa." and for a moment sank. hi.-.
head in thought. Then a voice was lift
ed from the rear.
"Phat. d'ez. want the entoire metroTJo-
lis?" "
It was the voice of a coal cart driver.
and the voice was huskv with emotion. .
"Goon back to Pam-rap-po, ye Jersey
skid."
The countryman turned around in his
seat, held his breath till his eyes bulged
and then said with great originality :
"Ab, pull down your vest." .
"Git out, ye cross eyed bung starter.
Oi'll cum up there and jump. on yez
chest."
Upon this the rural delegate stuck out
his tongue in derision at the coal, oart
driver, and jerking the lines violently,
yelled "Yerp there!" . V
The dismal-looking horses, who had
apparently found a leak and been stupe
fied by the gas, were awakened from
their comatose condition in the oourse of
time, and lifting their feet languidly
started forward. When the driver from
the ; suburbs came to the corner he
turned southward and thus committed
an awful blunder, for he drove his team
into Church street. Within ten minutes
nearly all the north-bound street car
travel on the west side of New York was
blocked; there were half a dozen car
drivers around the produce wagon, and
the countryman was reduced , to blank
despair. His wagon was firmly wedged
across the street, with all the cars and
car drivers urging it northward, but its
progress was effectually barred in that
direction by the driver of the coal oart,
who resolutely refused to yield an inch.
Then a burly policeman sauntered up.
and looking at the driver of the coal
cart for a moment, cried loudly:
"Move on there, you tarrier.'L
"Phat fur?"
"To clear the way."
"Clear the way yourself."
Then the policeman seized the horse
by the bit and yanked the cart out of
the way. This was folio wed by a similar
service to the countryman, and the jam
was broken.
"Come an see me some time, Pam
rappo?" "Oh, if I ever ketch you," oried the
countryman. "I'll come and see "
' "Yaas, do, bung-starter, do. Oi live
in the East river. Drop in anny toime.
Tata."
A $182,000 Game of Poker.
"It was on my trip to Pittsburg, up
the Ohio, thai I played my last game of
cards," said Col. Dan Rice. "It was in
'49 on board the steamer Revolution, and
I have never turned a card for pleasure
or profit since. I don't think I ever told
this circumstance before. I used to ba
terribly fond of poker. It was a great
game in the old days, and is yet, I
guess. I had about 400,000 in
money and property, and I owned
the steamboat on which we were travel
ing. My ring-master, Canada Bill, the
famous gambler who died in Reading,
Pa., a couple of years ago, a young
blood from Wheeling and myself consti
tuted the party at poker that night.
When we quit I was 182,000 ahead."
"You must have held soma remarkable
hands daring the game, Colonel," sug
gested the reporter.'
"No, sir; it wasn't that so much a it
was I had more money than they. They
put up their watches and diamonds, and
my wife was nearly crazy, for she never
knew I played cards. I gave them their
jewelry back but kept the cash." Canada
Bill lost $100,000, and the Wheeling
chap lost abont $30,000. Canada Bill
was notorious gambler, and played high,
but that was the biggest game, he ever
Elayed, I guess. Pettybone, the poker
ing, as they call him, taught me how to
play cards. From that night on to this
day I have never played a game of cards.
Pittsburg Dispatch.