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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

smiling out of the shadow of his ample hat
brim. What's that about bread and but
ter. Weybr.dGe? Grumbling as usual,
about the insufficient pay of naval officers?
1t won't be more than a day now before l
start We are TO get the sings ready to-
day This clean sky and gentle swell Is
just the kind of thing for swinging off five
tons of lead and iron, isn't it,"
1t won't affect you much" said Wey-
bridge.
NO. Seventy eighty feet down. and
/ shall be there in dozen seconds there's
not a particle moving. though the wind
Shrek itself hoarse up above and the
water lifts halfway to the clouds No
Down there" he moved to the side of the
ship and the other two followed him. All
three leant forward on their elbows and
stared down into the yellow green water
Peace said Elstead, finishing his
thought aloud.
will act?" asked Weybridge presently.
II has worked thirty-fve times" said
Elstead IT'S bound to work"
Bat if ii doesn't
Why shouldn't it?"
wouldn't go down In that COMPOUNDED
thing, said Weybridse. for twenty thou
Sand pounds"
Cheerful chap you are" said Elstead.
and spat socially at a bubble below
Il don't understand yet how you mean to
work the thing" said Stevens.
IN me nrst place. I'm screwed into the
sphere. said Elstead. land when I've
turned the electric light off and on three
times TO show I'm cheerful, I'm swung out
over the stern by the crane. with all those
big lead sinkers slung below me. The top
lead weight has a roller carrying a hundred
fathc ms of strong cord rolled up and that $
all that joins the sinkers to the sphere ex-
cept the sings. that will be cut when the
affair Is dropped We use cord rather than
wire rope because It's easier to cut and more
buoyant-necessary points, as you'll see
Through each of these lead weights, YOU
notice, there is a hole and an iron rod will
be run through that and will project six feet
On the lower side. If that rod is rammed up
from below 1t knocks up a lever and sets
the clockwork in motion at the side of the
cylinder on which the cord winds Very
we'll. The whole affair is lowered gently In
10 the water and the sings are cut. The
sphere fioats-with the air in II it's lighter
than water-but the lead weights go down
straight. and the cord runs out. When the
cord is all paid out the sphere will go down,
too, pulled down by the cord"
But why the cord?' asked Stevens.
why not fasten the weights directly to the
sphere?-'
Because Of the smash down below. The
! whole affair will go rushing down, mile
!, after mile. at headlons pace at last 1t
would be knocked to pieces on the bottom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

tentacles In the air. Further away were
the graceful. translucent outlines Of a group
OF gigantic sponges,, About this floor there
tfss tsfas ef ymbsr Of
he decided must be some sort of sea ur-
chin, and small. latge-eyed or blind things
having curious resemblance some to
woodiice and others to Holsters. crawled
sluggishly across the track Of the light and
vanished into the .obscurity again. leaving
furrowed trails behind them. Then sud
denly the hoverii :, swarm of little fishes
yeered about and came toward him as
fight Of starlings might do. They passed
ever MIN like phQsphorescent snow, and
tnen ne saw behind them some larger crea-
lures advancing toward the sphere At
nrst he could see It only dimly. a family
moving figure rerbotely suggestive of a
walking man. and then it came into the
spray OF light that the lamp shot out. AS
the glare struck it, it shut its eyes. daz-
z'ed' he stared II ftgid astonishment
PART III
1t was strange yertebrated animal. Its
dark purple head was dmly suggestive of
a chameleon. but 1t had such a high fore
head and such hraincase no reptile
ever displayed before: the vertical pitch of
It's race gave it a most extraordinary re-
semblance to a human being. Two large
and protruding eyes projected from sockets
In chameleon fashion, and it had broad
feptHian mouth, with horny lips Deneatn
Its little nostrils. In the position of the
ears were two huge gill covers, and out of
these Heated a branching tree of corllline
filaments almost like the tree-like gills that
very young rays and sharks possess. But
the humanity OF the face was not the most
extraordinary thing about the creature; it
was biped, its almost globular body was
poised on tripod of two frog-iike legs.and
a long. thick tall and it's fore limbs. which
grotesquely caricatured the human hand,
much as frogs do, carried a long shaft of
bone tipped with copper. The color of the
creature was variegated, its head. hands
and legs were purple, but its skin. which
hung loosely upon 1t. even as clothes might
do. was a phosphorescent gray. And 1t
stood there. blinded by the light.
AT last this unknown creature Of the
waves blinked its eyes open. and, shad-
Ing them with its disengaged hand opened
Its mouth and gave vent to shouting
noise, articulate almost speech might
be, that penetrated even the steel case
and padded jacket of the sphere. 1t then
moved sideways cut of the glare into the
mystery of shadow that bordered 1t on
either side and Elstead felt, rather than
saw, that it was coming toward him. Fan
cying the light had attracted it, he turned
the switch that cut off the current. In an
other moment something soft dabbed upon
the steel and the globe swayed.
Then the shouting was repeated, and 1t
seemed to him that a distant echo answer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
IN THE ABYSS.

BY II. @. WELLS.

if it wasn't for that cord. But the weights
Will hit the bottom. and directly they do the
buoyancy of the sphere will come into play.
1t will go on sinking slow and slower:
come to stop at last and then begin to float
upward again. That's where the clockwork
comes in. Directly the weights smash
against the bottom, the rod will be knocked
through, and will kick up the clockwork
and the cord will be rewound on the reel.
There l shall stay for half an hour, with
the electric light on looking about me-
knife, the cord will be cut and up l shall
rush again, like soda water bubble. The
cord itself will help the fiotation.''
And if you should chance to hit a ship?''
said Weybrdge.
should come up at such pace should
go clean through it, said Elstead Like
cannon ball. You needn't worry about
And suppose some nimble crusta.ean
should wriggle into your clockwork--'
1T would be a pressing sort of invitation
Tor me to stop" said Elstea1, turning his
back on the water and staring at the
sphere.
They had swung Elstead overheard by II
o'clock. The day was serenely bright and
calm, with the horizon lost in haze The
electric glare in the little upper compart-
ment beamed cheerfuly three times. Then
they let him down slowly 10 the surface
OF the water, and a sailor in the stern
chains hung ready to cut the tackle that
held the lead weights and the sphere to-
geiher. The globe which had looked so
large on deck looked the smallest thing
conceivable under the stern of the ship.
1t rolled little. and its two dark wind rvs
which noated uppermost seemed like eyes
turned up in round wonderment at the
people who crowded the rail. A voice Won
dered how Elstead liked the rolling. Are
you ready?' sang out the commando:
aye, aye. sir. Then let her CO."
me ropes of the tackle frightened against
the blade and was cut, and an eddy rolled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
CAUGHT IN HER OWN TRAP
jealous Wife Resorted to m Idt,l,
Trick That WINS Well Carried aut.

From the Detroit Free Press
Mrs. Pringle had been married lust six
months and would have been blissfully han
by. but she was one of those women who
never can let well enough alone. She was
inclined TO be jealous of MIR. Pringle and
was ilLed with surmises that had no actual
iouhoation- But she decided 10 set a tran
LOT hinl' ana II never occurred 10 her that
she might possibly fall into it herself.
one day when Mr.. Pringle went home 10
dinner his wife handed him a note whi.h
she said had been left for him that morn,
ing. He opened 1t, and after scanning II
hastily, thrust AZ ipdtfferentl, iprn bis
pocket.
Anything Important" asked his wife in
tone trembling with excitement
MOO. A business matter. that is all
nou seem well pleased with it," sug-
Sested Mrs. Pringie.
Mr. Pringle laughed. He also hlushed
his wife detected evidences of conscio "a
sellt IN the fact that he did not offer to
Sho" her the letter. Yes. she thought she
mad him safely trapped, and the knowledge
made her utterly wretched.
Mr.. Pringle read the note over again on
MS way to the office:
Dear Sir: | have often seen and admired
You from a distance and would be greatly
Pleased to make your acquaintance Met
me TINS afternoon at at the approach to
Belle Isle bridge. l will wear a blue dress
ar carry a bunch of pink roses
"ADMIRER"
AT the hour specified the woman i'm The
plue dress Was there. A man-who was
not Mr.. Pringle-walked I'D to her
L nave your note" he began but she
tur1 ned on him like fury. How dare Won
SPEAK to me? 1 am here to meet my hus-
band by appointment"
guess not. You are here TO meet Mr.
Filgie, who sent me to see what you
wretch, III you address another wor, "a
me I'll call for help -
Excuse me, but IL Mr.. Prindle had ex-
pected TO meet his wife am sure he N,uIs
have come"
Mrs. Pringle took passing car and went
nome. she had changed her dress and but
Ter wouldn't have melted in her mouth
"hen Mr. Pringle came in. She thinks she
mas proved her husband to be n model Of
fecttude. but she doesn't know that he
spotted "Admirer" at the first glimpse OF
her disguised handwriting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

FIR n the Chicago News
The Irishman when called upon to rea-
son out a problem often makes a short cut
toward the answer and thereby proves
that ''brevity is the soul Of witt
One day as Pat, a water carrier who
supplied the little village with water from
the river. halted at the top Of the bank a
man famous for his inquisitive mind STOP
ped and asked:
How long have you hauled water for
the village. my good man."
Tin years or more, SORT" was the ready
answer.
'.Ah. yes! How many loads do you take
in a day?'
From tin to fifteen, sor.''
"Ah! Now l have a problem for you.
How much water at that rate have you
hauled in all. sir?'
Pat promptly jerked his thumb back
ward toward the river and replied:
"All the wather you don't see there now,
sorr."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
How He Died.

A striking story OF Gettysburg is told by
General Doubleday and published in the
Chicago Times-Herald. IAN officer of the
9th Wisconsin Regiment walked up to Col.
Dawes. who was in command-Col Bragg
was in Washington On crutches. The off,
Ger was very erect and very pale Dawes
and Doubleday both thought he was COM
ing with report to receive orders But he
was not. He'had favor to ask Colonel,
he said to Dawes, will you tell the folks
at home I died as man and a soldier
should? Then he unbuttoned his coat His
whole side was shot away. 1t was his last
effort. He died standing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
A Dialect Victim,
ON the Cleveland Plaindealer.

From the Cleveland Plaindeaier
A Prospect street dame engaged a new
coachman not long ago He was new in a
double sense. having but recently brought
himself and his mixed dialect accent across
the briny from Liverpool. One day it oc-
Cured to the good lady to find out some
ting definite about Johns family
And your father. John. what was he ?'
'Thanky kindly. 4'am" said the COACH
man, "feyther was a seeker like, ma'am
fer the ERIN"
He means clergyman. OF course"
thought the good dame. Then she said
aloud:
And was he ordained?"
Il think he wor. ma am said the Goa CHI
man. though they didn't ave the smallpox
much to speak Of where he came FROM an
/ don't know whether IL took or not"
And now the good lady takes great de-
light in telling her acquaintance that her
rev coachman is'the son of an English dis
senting clergyman. Some day she will
rudely awaken to the fact that the 'errip'
are not sinners, but fish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

he could see those strange people of the
abyss plainly once more. To his astonish-
ment he perceived that they were prostrat-
Ing themselves before him all save one
dressed. as 1t seemed, in a robe Of placoid
scales and crowned with luminous dia-
dem. who stood with his rept:lian mouth
opening and shutting, as though he led the
chanting of the worshipers. A curious i'm
pulse made Elstedd turn on his small glow
lamp again, SO that he became visible to
those creatures Of the abyss, albeit the
glare made them disappear forthwith into
the night. At this sudden sight of him
the chanting gave place to a tumult of eZ-
uitant shouts, and Elstead, being anxious
to watch them, turned his light OF again
and vanished from before their eyes. But
Tor time he was too blind to make out
what they were doing and when at last he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
The Shadow Song.

o dainty little Shadow,
o coy, delusive Shadow,
o tickle phantom of the lightsOme airi
One moment swift careerinS
Across the sunny meadow,
Then. fitting. disappearing
Who knows where:
Toward thee bend the grasses,
The tall, tall meadow grasses.
As IL to hold thy fitting figure still;
Now Ter them ling ring. broOdins,
Thou TEMPEST their caresses,
Then dartest OF. eluding-
hlocking still.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
A CHILD POET.
Little Miss MnurO of Washington
Gains Magazine Fame.

Little Miss Mnuro of Washington
Gains Magazine Fame.
Little Miss Margaret Frances Mauro OF
Washington makes her first appearance as
a magazine contributor in the midsummer
number of ST. Nicholas. Two pages of the
magazine are dedicated to poems from the
pen of this gifted little lady, together with
her picture. and the editor of st. Nicholas
finds the work worthy of special editorial
notice.
Margaret Frances Mauro is not yet four
teen years old. She is the daughter OF
Philip Mauro of this city. The poems pub
hshed IN st. Nicholas were written when
she WAS ten years old and are rema rka BILE
for both thought and grace of expression.
Inc young writer gave signs of this re-
markable gift by writings in both prose
anu verse when she was but six years old.
she made her literary debut in The Star
Tour years ago. The appearance of her
first work lin type" encouraged her in her
efforts, which now give promise of early
fame.
The following verses are selected from
the poems published in St. Nicholas:
The Monster "PructisinS."
Wherever may go.
Whatever / may do
That dreadful monster Practising"
Looms up before my view,
And In voice l must obey
he calls me- from my pleasant play.
Each day, at half-past three,
Whrl come home from school.
In sternest voice he summons me
Straight to the piano stool:
There. while my chords and scales try
L count the moments passing by.
If an, out OF sorts
And Grossly strike key
With ,liscori most unbearabie
He then does punish ME.
Hell worry me- with all his might
Unit my exercise goes right.
They tell me that in time
Mere beautiful he'll grow;
tn re II be smile upon that face
That new does so;
His ugliness will fee, and 1
Will grow to love him-by and by.
And SO, perhaps, IL 1
Am good and perserPre,
And do my lessons right and try
Not to offend his car.
Old Practising will grow to me
As pleasant as they say he'll be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
What He Would Like.
From the Chicago Post

From the Chicago Post.
She blushed prettily as she told the sister
of her best young man that she thought
she would buy birthday present for him.
You know him better than 1 do" she
said, 80 came to you for advice"
"Yes" said the sister inquiringly.
''Oh. yes. indeed. What would you advise
me to get?"
''Oh. 1 don't KNOW" replied the sister
carelessly. Il could only advise you in gen.
eral terms. From what I know of him,
howeve-. he will appreciate something that
can be easily pawned better than some
thing that cannot"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
waste of phosphorescent waters under the

waste Of phosphorescent waters under the
little stars.
IF his window hasn't burst and smashed
him.. said Weybridge, then it's a cursed
sight worse. for his clockwork has gone
wrong and he's alive now, five miles under
our feet, down there in the cold and dark.
anchored in that little bubble of his, where
never ray of light has shown or a human
being lived, since the waters were gathered
together. He's there without food, feeling
hungry and thirsty and scared, wondering
whether he'll starve or stifle. Which will
1t be? The Myers apparatus Is running
out. suppose. How long do they last?'
Good heavens!' he exclaimed. What
little things we are! What daring little
devils! Down there. miles and miles OF
waterfall water. and all this empty water
about us and this sky. Gulfs" He threw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

spoke while the sound Of eight bells still
hung IN the air. II always distrusted that
window" he said. quite suddenly to Stee.
yenS.
Good God!" said Stevens, you don't
Think
Well" said Weybridge. and left the rest
to his Imagination.
I'm NO great believer In calculations
myself" said the commander, obviously
And at midnight the gunboat was steam
ing slowly In a spiral round the spot where
the globe had sunk, and the white beam of
the electric light fed and halted and swept
discontentedly onward again over the
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05
Harrison on Civil Service Reform

In none nf his papers upon "This
Countrv of Ours has ex-President
Harrison delivered himself with such
vehemence as he has in the one In the
March number Of the Ladies' Home
Journal, "Thp Presidents Duties.n
Besides commencing one of Mr.. Cleve-
lands acts, and censuring amhassa-
dors for making political speeches. he
talks Of presidential appointments in a
most feeling and an almost pathetic
wav. Upon the latter theme, in CIV
ing endorsement to Civil Service Re-
form. he SAYS, "Tn spite of all the diff.
eulties that beset the question of
removals and appointments it must he
conceded that much progress in the
direction of betterment of the service
has been made. The Civil Service
Rules have removed large pumber of
minor offices in the departments at
Washington, and In the postal and
other services, from the scramble of
politics, aud have given the president,
the cabinet officers and the Uemhers
Of congress great relief; but 1t still re-
mains true that in the power Of ap-
pointment to office the president finds
che most exacting, unrelenting and
distracting of his duties. In the ma
ture Of things he begins to make enc
mics from the start, and has no way of
escape-it is fate; and to a sensitive
man involves much distress Of mind.
His only support is in the good opinion
Of those who chiefly care that the pub
lie business shall be well'done, and are
not disturbed bv the consideration
whether this man or that man is doing
it; hut he hears very little directly
from this class. No president can con.
duct successful administration with
out the support Of congress, and this
matter of appointments, do what he
will, often weakens that support. 1t
is for him always sort of compromise
between his ideal and the best attain
able thing"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05
A Clubbing Offer.

49, S.4
A great many Of our readers Linn
county like to take the weekly Oregon
ian. We have made arrangements
whereby we can furnish II at a reduct-
ion from the regular prlceto those who
want both the EXPRESS and the
0regonian. The regular price Of the
Oregonian is $3.50 per year, and Of the
EXPRESS 81 80 when in advance. We
viii furnish both for 20. per year in
advance a saying Of one dollar to the
subscriber. The Oregoniau gives all
the general news of the country once a
week, and the EXPRESS gives all the
local news once a week, which will
make Q most excellent news serViee
for the moderate sum Of So. per year.
Those who are at present subscribers
of the EXPRESS must pay in all arrear-
ages and one year in advance to obtain
this special pri0s,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05
snow.storm at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.-Thers
was q fall Of snow in this city this
morning for the first time in 10 years.
The fall WINS quite heavy while 1t coll.
tInued, but 1t melted o. fast as 1t fell,
and at the end Of 10 minutes turned to
cold rain. The last snow-st0rm here
occurred during the winter OF '88 'S7,
when the ground was covered to the
depth Of several inches.
With the exception Of q narrow strip
Of the coast Of Southern California and
southern portions Of California and
Arizona, the entire country is at freez-
ing temperature or below.
There was heavy fall Of snow in
Sacramento this morning, lasting for
couple OF hours.
A dispatch from Chico, Calf, the
same day, says: ut has been showing
heavily here for the past three hours,
and the ground is white. The storm
still continues, and seems general
throughout the northern part Of the
state. Unless a freez, follows no dam
age to fruit will be done. 1t Is very
beneficial to grain"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05

In estate of John Settle, ] M Settle
qualified as executor. Will admitted
to probate. Bond of executor, 500, 1000;
approved. Appraisers, N S d. lgleish,
q w Cruson, w NJ Brown. Inventory
filed; real property, Sl2, 1873 33; person.
al, $3.5O1 80.
Final account fled in estate of Geo
Prime.
In estate of John Doane, Henry Ly-
ons appointed administrator; bond
$780,
In estate of John Mckinney, 18th
annual account filed.
In guardianship of - Mccormick
ct al, guardian discharged. Final ac-
count filed. ...
In the estate of J B Morgan, A G
Morgan and F B jerks appointed ex-
', ecutors Bond of So 900 approved.
In estate of Hugh Nickerson, insane,
inventory filed: real property, $s,475;
personal, $9,022.S5.
In estate Of N P Payne, application
for sale Of real property filed. Citation
issued for March I.
First account fled in estate of May
Van Hagen.
Final account set for April 8, in es-
tate of Mary J Hyde.
In guardianship Of Lucille Hart, ac-
count filed.
In estate Of @ 4 Graft, bond fled for
$4,000, and appraisers appointed.
In estate of W 0 Cooper, personal
property reported. sold. Resignation
of administrator accepted.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05
Notice for Publication

LAND OFFICE AT OREGON Cry, On,
February "a 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support Of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be.
fore the County Clerk of Linn County, AZ
Albany, Or, on May2 1895, viz;
DAVID s. MYERS,
H. 3. No 1870. for the N. L. u N. Z. u,
Sec, 49, 7. II s., r. e.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiya-
ton Of said land, viz: William W. San.
ders, Milton W. Yeoman George A. Down.
ing, Bennie White, all of I4aeomb, Or.
ROBERT A. MILLER,
Register.