T H E LOVELY CZARINA. Sx 1 K h c I * t h e X lo a t t h a r m i n g ► o v e r e l g n l.t u ly in A l l V h r ia t e i.d o n i. any of the Ave g reat lakes of the pres­ ent tim e. Lake A gassiz was formt-d in this w ay: . i iu* groat Ice sheet which cam«* «low n from the m irth was a se- t o-s ot great glaciers. For these there w ere th ree principal are as of d istrib u ­ tion. I lie first was In L abrador, the s«-eund in tin- highlands w«*st of tin- St. Ixiw renee riv er am i south of H udson's bay, tin- th ird tin- m ountain ran g es of B ritish t oiiim hia. I ln-se th ree groat ■ floes of Ice ron<-h«-«l th eir m axim um ex ­ ten t at different tim es. T he K lw atti glacier sw ept dow n over M anitoba into i the u p p er M ississippi valley into M in­ nesota, ami probably dow n as fa r as Iow a; then It com m enced to re tre a t; am i while it was retrea tin g , th e g reat 1-auretitiau glacier from Ij&brudor was coming in from the east. T h ere cam e i a tim e w lu*n tin- K lw atti glacier form- i e«l a n o rthern dam am i tin- L aurctitiuu . glacit-r an eastern dam , tin- tw o stand- • lug in-.trly at right an g les; and in this g rea t d.iuitius] tip space was form ed ; Lake Agassiz. It rose un til it c o ll ld j overflow tin- h a rrie r to the south, and ! th u s d ischarge into th e M ississippi ! riv er by m eans of a riv er which has I now entirely disap p eared , am i was known as tin- R iver W arren. a fte r the Lit«- G eneral G eorge K. W arren, who i first slz was complet- «•■1. T h e ••¡■I terraces au«l tx-ach«*w are th e re to d a y . an«l tbe level bottom of tbe lake la cl early ««be >wti. The whole biatory of tb« * lake ba has b«-en m ade out p erfect clearn ess and definite- ttcss. i "T hey are g.Mxl, honest people,” w as ■J th e com m ent recently m ade by a d is­ r i ^ * tin g u ish ed m em ber of the Society of St. P etersb u rg , coucerulng his young E m peror am i E m press, it Is a stran g e I] com plim ent to l»e ad d ressed to people 9 ou umps of th e ir rank. \ et it serves to portray them as they are aud to convey the Im pression w hich N icholas am i hU lovely w ife produce u|x»u all those w ith whom they are brought into co ntact. S incerity and absence of affectation are Z ip . I even still more rare nt th e co u rts of “C arson.” I said, Involuntarily, stoop­ "H o u r a f te r hour m ust have gone by. the oh, world th a n they a re in m odern ÁYegctablc Preparation for A s­ ing to knock the ash from my cigar, and still old Jlu i sat. w ith rigid face society. Indeed. court life Is m ade up “p erh ap s I ought not to ask. although an d sta rin g eyes, clasping his burden. to a g reat degree of sham s and artifi­ sim ilating ll»c Food a id U l u l a ­ ting die btomaths aixl bowels of I have know n you for nearly th ree In all probability It w as m orning altovc OF ciality. \\ lien, th erefo re, one Amis A F w e 'u l A llo y . years, but la it usual for a wife to w ear ground before at last he spoke. L o re ’» 1 r ib a te . people then* who are entlroly n atu ra l Ex|»«rim«-nts iu th e Sibley lalxira tw o w edding rings?” I m a m s - ( h il d k k n ** ‘How long can w e hold out. Mr. C ar­ ami thoroughly sincere, it is like a sort ’Tis but a feeble straiu I sing to thee; tory at Cornell I u iv ersity h a r e show n Dead slleuce. He had Just low ered son? I'm feared to go. I'v e been a J bough when I sing to others, burning of b rig h t and eh«m brightest fancies of the brain is "T h at aro u sed me. I exam ined our T his sin cerity on the p art of «lie ncssaiidResl.Contains neither m ark ab le am i v aluable qualiti«*«. It is wrought. 1 ventured th a t curious question. position carefully. T he passage w as young couple Is in a g rea t m easure due Opium.Morphine nor Minera l. whit«*, and tak«*s a line finish, and Is W here is my manhood, love, that I should T here had been an evening p arty , about eight y ard s wide at tills point, IS O N T H E be N o t N a r c o t i c . and, as I w as to sta y at the house till and m easured about tw enty paces from to tiie InfliH-uce of th e C zarina. w ho equal in stre n g th to good cast iron, but may be said to have Inherited all the sufierior to it in elasticity . <»n tin- o th ­ m orning. C arsou’s w ife had said “Good th e end to w here th at solid wall of coal So weak, my own. where I would win thy night," and left us to finish our in ev ita­ > blocked our p ath to th e o u ter world. m ain «piaUtlce» not only of her lani«*nt- er baud it m elts at nmi «»r you degrees praise? Aknii.■«-.«*■..-* at a very sm all castin g s can lie m ade w ith o u t tin* My heart shall see a vision ever fair. B O T T L E O F you a ttrib u te d th a t to som e shock or ready, would probably become unen­ early age. and from th at tim e fo rth her use of a foundry furnace. Immortal, through my love, whose t< »uch divine other. W hat has th at to do w ith —w ith d u rab le before th e eveulng came. T h at E nglish relatives took ch arg e of her; T h e F i r s t A m e r ic a n s . H ath power thus to claim thee ever th e tw o rings?" A perfect Remedy fo r Constipa­ w as our situation, an d let any m an con­ her au n ts. P rincess B eatrice and the T h at aceuiiut «if tin- origin of th mine, tio n . Sour Stom ach,D iarrhoea. "E v e ry th in g .” H e listened ? t the ceive a worse. If he can. One slender E m p ress I r«*«l<*rick. and h er cousins. I rom cherished hopes to lift the veil «le­ Worms .Convulsions .Feverish door for a m om ent, tu rn ed dow n the ch an ce of escape a t the best left: per­ Priu<-«*-«»,>* Maud an«, V ictoria «»f nam e A m erica w hich says th a t It w as aps ir. lights, and then cam e an d sa t down, h aps the en tire p assage w as not block­ W ales, lieing especially devoted to her. derived from Amerigo Vespucci. a I- l«»r n e ss and L o s s o r S leep . — Boston Transcript. entitle m erchant, w in» visited the n«-w ly sp read in g his hands over the Are. ed. an d we m ight force o u r way to the But the one who moat fully assum ed Tac Sitíale Signature cf "T w o rings? E xactly, one Is the ring m ain gallery. I w as not a fra id of th e place of h er m other w as good «»1«, disc«>vered eontltx-ut several y ears a f ­ P p ri ng. I put on her Anger when 1 m arried her; d eath in the way th a t it conies to most Q ueen V ictoria herself, and it w as to te r Colum bus' Atst voyage has been “ W inter, uni e thy sha* kl« •ries the th e second was put there by an o th er people, but I was a fra id to meet and her tliat S unny' (the pet nam e by «1 spute«l ou the grouud th a t, ou his spring. NEW YORK. Castcr.s la pet cp la bz.'Jaa oaly. Il fo u rth voyage, C olum bus found a C en­ m a n —and will stay there as long as the stru g g le w ith It there. We sprang to w hich the C zarina used to lx- know n ” An«J bare the breasts of fountains to Ils set scld la bdk. D«a*t aJev aryens ta «ail tr a l A m erican trib e of n ativ es Is-ariug A t ó ( i iu iillis o ld first.” am ong her relatives» turu«xl fo r counsel th aun!” the task, wild a t the thought th a t those yce aayûuzg «! m ca th« pie* or pressas tt The m a r n ia te g iv e n , s t r a .g h t w a y it "N ever mind now.” I said. H is voice few hours of stu p o r m ight have m ade w hen h esitatin g betw een her love for the nam e of “ A uieriques." aud th at I l l s J jD ü S I S -J jC iM S is “ j-«t u goed'' azd * > i! serrer every yai- asso ciates d esig n ated tin* cou n try by done. had trailed off huskily. "I had no idea all th e difference. N icholas on th e one hand and her re­ | pose ’’ «TBe« th*t yen £et C-A-B-T-0 k-I-A. th e nam e of th ese Indians, o n tin* Again the earth grows gr«-en, the sweet th e re w as any tragic elem ent behind "You can guess w hat happened, «nd luctance to ak-itnlotr th e faith In which Th» îss- _ STAR RO UTES. birds sing tb ? fact.” tX A C T C O PY OF W R A P P E R . why. a f te r a long spell of Aghtlng to sh e had lxx*n roared on the o th er T he o th e r b au d the ex isten ce of tin* Atner- ~ ü • An«i build their iques has lx*eu doubt « * « 1 . Recently, nests where buds are ggutsrsf H o w t h e T e r u , W a s A p p lie d to M a il "T rag ic? H eavens! It was more break through th a t horrible wall, old advice w hich Queen V ictoria gave her opening. af th an th a t, A rth u r,” he w hispered, tu rn ­ Jim th ro » him self dow n w ith a groan is l>est show n by the fact th a t the m a r­ how ever. the des«*enrta- SaicSi» ascertsia. free, e b e tb e r ar. dow n an hour before. protM U r pat* ..atxa < « a a u R s ! . o « stn t i e : in c is in g th.in the reception given by m ark ab le th in g Is th»* chaug«- of «-«»lor tiou profcr«-n« e la-ing given to bidd« rs F a r o r lte P oem . ag ain st th e wall close by. P o u ltry , F arm , G arden, C em etery, c-x¡9«iet.tLsL Oldest w et.* » f«jrseev.n< patenta m any of them undergo w hile asleep, “ 1 shall never forget th a t young L aw n, R a ilro a d au d R a b b it Am enea W e hav e a W ash n«ucb M acia A Co rex^ecaa IT»at floats on high o'er rales and h i* J im 's sw eeth eart had w alked over to fa th e r; a t tim es he would sta rt up and John R ussell Young in the M dit-s' i -ually th e ir spots an«, stri|»es t*ecome Fencing. apot-sJ bocce ia th « w Congress in 1845. how ever, a »«dish -d T b o o s a n -t» o f W ile s la n»e. C a t a ! n r a e F r e e the pit with him, as she oecasionallv shriek out iu nam eless te rro r—a t others Home Jo u rn al. "T he V uited S tate s . S e w X » r b . th e day before—Just for sa fe ty 's sake, not seem to recollect any m ore until the of w ar. on Ju ly 3. 1ST9. T here was as- cent hues playing o ver Its silvery aides, ce rtain ty an d >«•f the contrae! division dc T i i e wave« b«*».d<* them danced, but they ing th a t It w as to be good-by. L ittle ! of th is new horror. i ham and M iuister Yoshitla. slowly aq u ariu m It Im m ediately resum es the ...4.VD... ,*«-ui « ju th e route rogisters Ontd:*i the sparkling waves in giee; enough old H alliday and I thought th a t ! “ •Jim.’ I gasped, ’for h eaven's sake, I poshed for the sho.e. and ou the in stan t silvery color th a t It show s by daylight. ars. and they be«-aute kn< A ]»»et c aid not but be gay d a y s would elapse before we em erged keep sane! If we re to go. let us die ■ every naval vessel m anned yard* and Mr. Verrill ascrities th« m a n g e s to • tj In such a jocund company. Into G od's sunlight again! coloration.** like menT flrod the A m erican national salute. The th e principle of “protectI I gazed and gazed, but Uttle thought nt cfli«-ial use of th is term ap- “A new vein had been bored the y ear “ No an sw er; I heard him craw ling «lay w as as b eau tifu l as «lays of which an d points out th a t th e ap p e aran c e of W hat wealth that show to me L a 4 th e P o stm a ster G en eral's re before, and then abandoned because It aw ay, an d th a t w as alL The dead J we d re a m — a blue. «loudl. xs sky. a black Imnds. am i the de ♦ l«»*nlng o f th«- brought. rt f« K*!«. where he sp eak s of them ran iu the direction of the river. We silence was only broken by a faint soothing, lapping sea. T he sad d en s|s»t*. s«-rve to c«»n«'cal the fl«h from as » tar bids.’ as they a re term ed in th re e had had Inatructiong to w iden It trick lin g sound. T rickling! For often w hen on mj couch I He, transform at:« n from th is sleepy, lazy, th eir enem ies when ly ¡ng am bi cel- ti.e ¡»a rla nee of the service.” In vacant or in pensive tnood, fo r a space of 300 y ard s—a piece of “ Yes; I p ut my hand to th e level, and silent sum m er day. into th e tu rltalen ce g rass am i sea weeds. The term s " s ta r bids" and “s ta r Th«*y flash nj*<»n that inward eye w ork th a t had occupied us nearly a found h alf an Inch of w ate r—and h ot­ and d a n g e r of w ar; th e ro ar of eaun«>o. rout«-* continued to !•«• a p art of th e M hi<*h .» the l*»i»s of solitude. m onth. te r and m ore stifling grew th e atm os- th e m usic -ev e rj band playing an BATTLE BETW EEN H O R SES. slang o f th e service, but did not ag ain And then tnj heart with p easnre "Old Jim picked and young J,m phere. P ray in g hard to myself. Amerh-an a ir : \ receive ofii< ial approval uutil 1*77. And daac«s with the daffud.is. T he w h a le d the coal aw ay to the nearest alized now th a t, sltould no help come. K a t e r t . «n i ii t a r n S o L v r l y T o «1 by w hen the ap p ro p riatio n w as m ade by i —W ordsworth. gallery, from w here it w as carried over I only a few hours could H .e b etw ix t us leg th e barge as it passed, the cheers C n v a 'r , C a p ta in . C ongress for “Inland trau»]»ortati«n by rail« to the bottom of the m ain sh a ft. , and the end. And th en —old Jim m ight of the m u ltitu d e thronging the shore, A cav alry o flk e r roLnt«-d the follow ­ N i< kt. "W ell, by 4 o’clock th a t afternoon we go first, an d I should be left. Nay. I th e fa n ta stic day tire-w orks, th e ca n ­ in g story of a pitched b attle of horse-« s ta r am i steam b o at ro u tes.” T w o y ea rs The goidea rays are fleeting and night la te r the ap p ro p riatio n w as for “s ta r calcu lated roughly th a t we had reach ­ w as alread y p rac tica lly alone; th e fear non sm oke l-.inking into clouds, the Iu th e fa r IVest; F O R ... draw s on apace, rout«*« a'o n e and direct, an d since ed the lim it laid down. th a t w as slxwly w hitening my hair and l>arge moving w ith slow , steady stroke, “J u s t a t sundow n, an d while we w ere ,**3. ab o u t the tim e of th e celebrate«! D.ana «-aata her «iusky robe o'er beaveo'a E V E R Y m e m b e r of “ ’I think It’s a s near aa possible. tu rn ed old J im 's brain l>eaut«*«*ua face. all form ed a brillian t an d extt-aotd:nary at supper, a drove of wil«| h*»rs«-s. uutu- “sta r ro u te tria ls.” th e term has ht*«-u a E arth 's d<*e[*ea: vales are sleeping, in mist Mr. C arson.’ old H alliday said. ‘Jim , "H e suddenly sent up a peal of de­ s<-ene. As th e A dm iralty ste|»s were bering n«*arly 100. em erged saddenlv E \ E R Y fa m ily o a lies jocund Day; give an o th er count, we d o n 't w ant th e lirious lau g h ter. ’W ater! Who says approached there iu w aiting stood the from T h a tc h e r’s P ass and «leployed ou thoroughly r«*coguiz«-d one. T he exact d* h n iti' ii of a " s ta r route," according Wrapped in s.umber so divine, as though w a te r com ing in.’ E V E R Y fa rm in w ater? \\ by. m ates, I’m sw im m ing In Imi«erial Prince«, th e M inisters and the lexel grouud of the valley. she knelt to pray. to tiie S«*conze as he move«!. th e han«ts played T h e S tar-S pangled wag a t rest. formam-e, w ithout o th er reference to H ark! angels bright are singing; their "R ound an d round the space we went It. dad!* H e w as only a score of y ears “O f the rem ain d er of the herd, about th e m«Mp- of tran sp o rta tio n th a n may E D U C A T IO N , B anner,’ and Mr. Iw nkura. th e vener­ voices, clear and sweet. off. though. T w o-slxry-nine—tw o-sev­ stealth ily , un til a t last he m ade a cu n ­ ab le P rim e M iuister. advanced, an«,, th irty w ere fine anim als. Throe or four be nec«*fi«ary to provide fo r due ’celer­ Tell o'er and o’er the story of old, of N O BLE MANHOOD. enty-four. It'll allow a full tw enty yet. ning rush an d caught me by th e ankle. tak in g the G«-n«ral's hand, iu the nam e w ere recognized as cavalry horses Christ the mercy seat. ity. d to cover the q u a rte rs of a tulle. w hile we were gu ard in g ag a in st an at th e pits. ! g rea ter p art of th e d istan ce by th e aid No tidings! though a thousand hearts ar« asleep, blit S h u ter resolved to be even “ How long I lay so. I can only con "T hen we w itnessed som ething w hich ; of her -ills . Tin* sue«.*essful lnaugura- o th e r sort of danger, dow n thundered a frantic w ith him. A ccordingly, when the high­ To suc«.-or and redtn-m her! m ass of coal, tons upon tons of It, th a t Jecture. I really knew nothing more w aym an p resented his pistol and cotn- only a cav alry m an will cr«-«lit. O ur t tion, how ever, of tra n sa tla n tic steam er blocked up the only passage leading to until I w as roused by the sound of that mande«l S h u ter to «leliver his money i horses fell Into double line and dressed * is due to the G roat W estern steam er, I methods o f azricu'.ture are not ap We tell the rosary of the days with sor­ coal b a rrie r crash in g dow n before the th e s h a f t to the right as j»crfeetly ns if a tn sq ie r in stantly or he was a dead m an, he re­ [ p lK ib .r to the w o r t o f th e A m e n j built for tiie G n-at W estern S team ship row. had occupied each saddle, an«,, while " It Just reached young Jim ; stan d in g picks and spades of a dozen rescuers. tu rn ed : can farm e r o f to d a y . I f toj * i> h j Com pany by J. K. Brunel. Tin- G roat Marking each decade with a mournful . t o keep fu lly tnfu iiuaS of the best we look«*d, the liiu-s suddenly moved w here he did, be wa» «truck dow n— and the h u b bub from a dozen th ro ats I>»Je»i *--T T of n m «wma« I » a y » and means o f successful:* o r is o n ; * W c»teru w as 2 ,2 feet long. 35 feet 4 ’Money! with an Idiotic sh ru g and [g r o w in « both ia rm and orchard fo rw ard on a charge. W hen they sw ept we beard bis screech stifled beneath as they broke Into o u r tomb. To-day d«-spondiug—hoping that to-mor­ crtip* by the aid of irrijrxtio n you “Only Just tim e. Old J im ’s face was a co u ntenance Inexpressibly vacant. past us the alignm ent was absolutely inch iteani. ami registered i.34o tons. the debris. F o r about Ave more sec. m ust read a journal devoted to this row “Oh, lor. sir. they never tru st me w ith perfect, wit lithe «-aptalu's horse ou the H er engines w ere of -4-40 horse power. p a rtic u la r subject. D o yo«» v> tsh to onds the ea rth seem ed to be heaving only Just out of th e w ater, aud they H er hull w ill blot the horizon. profit by » h a t other» have learned Tin* G reat W estern s ta rte d from Brls any. for uncle here alw ays pays for — P *•*>>*» t a « he» **-hamw CraTzX right, and leading by altout tw en ty and th rea ten in g universal chaos; then said th a t no hum an beiug could have at the expense o f an irrm ense out tol ou S unday, th e 8th of April, 1830, me. tu rn p ik es and all. your honor!” I la y o f tim e and m onev ? 1 0 c a ru m feet. lived in th a t atm o sp h ere for an o th er all becam e still as a tomb. Iu many a gorg«*ous mansion's rich inte­ her o r »1 a yea r is th e cost ot the a •«« .atra rhare» mill complete«, her voyage aerosf. the 1'pon which the highw aym an gave out the const of G roat of zeal iu catch in g them . In some of Across the land the thin wires talking cam]» the clim ax cam e. pile. T he l»oy’s hand wag sticking out th."t.” B ritain. T he P eterh ead folk call the the most “froggy” p a rts of F ran ce at dumbly, • “T h e b attle had been raging h alf an from the bottom of It. clutching con­ “ W hat could I do but prom ise? I large b reakers th a t fail w ith a crash • The CHICAGO RECORD Is s model night tin* croaking of tin* reptiles over- Bear anxious questions from the hill hour when the s]»otted stallion h«»bl»|e,| vulsively a t nothing. 1 sa t dow n and had no thought then of m arrying his on the tM*a« h by the grim nam e of ”N’or- aud prairie. l»owers every o th er sound; Put the c re a ­ out of it on th ree legs am] bl«*eoon d rift.” tries, that The CHICAGO RECORD comes They are not lost! though oceau's arms six crippled horses on th a t battlefield School are show ing g reat sy m p ath y for ' blackened lips move feebly, and each would call a scratch. eufold them; S<», In the v ernacular, we have It: “T he when hostilities ceased, ami of the tiie sufferers from the M ississippi flood. I Tommy A tkins was crying out: as near being the ideal daily jo u rn al as we tim e his fa th e r would m u tter brokenly, Dry the red eyes aud hush the fitful sea w as all a fea th er w hite w ith spoon Afty-seven wild hors«-s w hich made T he C g rad e girls in Miss M agurk’s ' “Oh, doctor, my a n u ! I shall die!” weeping. ‘Ay. my precious boy, we’U look a fte r d rift." —New York M ariue Jo u rn al. are fo r some tim e likely to find on these th eir es«-a]>e, m any were lim ping bad- room have co n trib u ted a su b sta n tia l . They are not lost, though we I>r. O’Reilly, g ettin g tired of his k e rf hall not l»ox of clothlug, which will t>e for- ! m oaning, called out: No New W o m an fo r H im . behold them, ____________________ m ortal shores.” — Prof. J. T. Hatfield in “Once the old m an broke out, qulver- Mrs. T reeto p —I believe I’ll let you v.*»rded to th e stricken d istrict. T h eir God has them in his keeping! “ Be alsy wld y er noise, now sure, T h e L o st L u k e A g asais. lngly, Into the hymn. ‘A bide w ith Me” The Evanston (HI.) Index. — Boston T ran scrip t get me a bottle of this medicine. L ake Agassiz w as a very large body good exam ple is being Im itated by the but be got no fu rth e r than the third ye’re m ak iu ’ more noise than th a t poor o th e r classes and a gcuerous supply Uncle T reeto p (looking over the tes feller dow n th ere wid his head cut off.” of w ater Iu M anitoba, ad jo lu in g p arts line. T hat, perhaps, w as about 8 will be the result. tlm onlala)—Not much! One of these (.oases In B a ttle . Sold by newsdealers everywhere and subseriptions o’clock, but we could keep no count of As you grow older, straw berries taste c ritte rs says a fte r she t »ok a bottle she of N orth D akota and M innesota. It Italy had 1O,47»O w hite troops engaged had a north am i south d iam eter of the time, as my w atch had stopped. mota watery. Some ]»«H»ple are so polite th a t they fait like a new woman. received by all postmasters. Address THE CHI­ at A dava; of these 3,097 w ere killed In •oui« 7*V u U e a -v e ry muck la»rar th ia are d ish o n est | the b attle. ^ !,C ; « 7 D THAT T H E fac - simile SIGNATURE W RAPPER CASTORIA FENCING P atents it. rent . V T H E O B SE R V E R W E E K L Y OREGONIAN O ne Y ear $2.50. New York Weekly Tribune Y. Ireland & Sons, Moro, Or. Ancient Egyptian 4 L. Three Opinions: CAGO RECORD^ 181 Madison-st.