THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30. 1S95.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
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as second-class mail matter.
STATE OFFICIALS.
'VVi'iltll, W. P. Lord
vrrwuirv ol State II R Kineaid
r :-urur .....Phillip Metschan
4 11.:. of I'ublic Instruction. (i. M. Irwin
.UL,irnr-lieMorul C. M. Idleman
ili. v. sicunae
-J J. H.. Mitchell
(B. Hermann
1W. K. Kills
W. H. Leeds
;iiKrurtsmen..
'Hre Printer..
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
...lit Judge Geo. C. Blakeley
' .-c Hi T. J. Driver
i.-rk .. A. M. Kelsay
"-xiturer... Vim. Michell
. . . I Franc funeaia
iA g. Blowers
. Ksir .' F. H. Wakefield
iirvurnr E.F.Sharp
i j-rn tendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Shelley
-oner W. H. Butts
DISTINCTLY AMERICAN.
Shut, np 6hop tomorrow, go to church,
t-at a uuod dinner, end ntall times of the
flay" lie thankful you are living under the
most enlightened government on the
fjl'i' e. Americans have more causes for
tliaiik-uiying than the pt-ople ot any
u'iier country, but it is doubtful if at all
timet! the debt of gratefulness ia reraem-'t-n-d.
With the cares of business and
the annoyances and perplexities that
even tlmse who are out of the whirl of
trade and the strain ot prolessional pur
Miiw feel, the significance of Thanksgiv
ing is apt to he overlooked. The day is
. e or all others peculiar to American
lilt. . I'sjnception is noticed in- the
.n-tyiiays of the New England settle
ment when the hardy Pilgrims paused
long Enough from their labor of tilling
rhi- Miii and fighting Indiana to return
HiHiikxfor tlie blessing of religious lib
crrj , something which they could never
ei.j uuder the bigoted government of
Kiurl.md. From the beginning ot its
ihrf rvance in the seventeenth century
riiaiik."iving has always been a popular
i.fiiv.il in the United States. During
i In- reMiIutiouary war a day waB set
niri upon which thanks were given for
i ne H-sistance of the Almighty in the
c mflict that raged with England.
In the early part of the present century
the hiv was Dot so universally observed
hb iniw, though trie people ot tne JNew
England states still preserved the
. Thai i k s-gi ving custom of their forefathers
I'refident Lincoln in 1863 gave a new
impulse to Thanksgiving day by the
ie-mauct of a proclamation commanding
the American people to show their gratl
linle lor the success that attended the
Union cause. From that day to this
I'nanksgiving has become a recognized
.iiifiiinfion. Ia outward form at least
the American people render to the
Creator thank9 for his munificence,
The tendencies of the day are all for
good and the people of this great com
uiomvealth cannot be too loyal in its
observance. This nation has been
bless -il ariove all other peoples. It has
been l d through the dark clouds of war
ami emerged again into sunlight; it has
been torn by internal dissension and the
wound.-! have been healed. Through the
cri' i-s th.it mark all governments our re
public has passed safely, and now at the
close of the greatest century that the
world has ever seen, this nation stands
the incomparable. The future will be
just what we mako it. All the possibil-
ties are within our reach, and the great
ness ot today will be continued so long
an the American people hold steadfast
to the principles for wbich tne pilgrim
fathers sought the bleak New England
shores, and for which Washington,
Frankiiti. John Quincy Adams and
Abraham Lincoln struggled, both by
word and action. Alone with Inde
pendence day let the Thanksgiving fes
tival he one never neglected by the
American people.
sponsibility without having power, dog, which was in, some .way caugnt
This condition would be unsatisfactory among the old limbers.
ot any time; but now, on the eve of a Capt. Jordan had fine taste in build-
presidential election, it will require skill mg, and Uncle iam is supposed to nave
to prevent it from being especially bur- a 'long purse, and 60 it was that we
derisome and embarrassing. boasted of as picturesque a collection of
Speaker Reed, is expected to steer officers quarters as could be found the
congress the senate as well ' as the world over. 1 he customary tradition oi
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house through the dangerous places un-, 'two rooms and a kitchen received its
til after the election. He is an aspirant usual generous interpretation in army
for the candidacy, and for his own wel- quarters. A room is lut a room, tnougn
fare, as well as for that of his party, he it may be subdivided by any number of
rill h r,v!ni, tn kppn thn partv out of sliding doors, and any portion oi tne
trouble in the coming session. One of upper stories, the upper angle ot wnicn
his tasks will be to prevent a re-opening is cut off by the roof to ever so small -a
of the tariff question, which would hap- degree, does not count. ' It will be long
pen if the threats to proposo bills put- before our city has another ?1UU,UJU
iintr xxnr,i m thn rinfmhie list ana in-l Dunainz in jib iesuuenue uuuners. o
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creasing the duties on J.in piate ana nsu uur hiub (inuc m uietuuimanuaui.
other articles are carried out. Bills of house. It went out in a blaze of glory.
that sort are not likely to be allowed to But one of Capt. Jordan 'a buildings ia
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come up in the nouee in tne coming sun eiuuuuig, uuieu, no ucucve, iuo
seaainn. Thev conld not oossiblv do anv captain'a quarters. A full reminiscence
good, for the president would veto them, of the old garrison will be some day an
and they would do harm by bringing up interesting theme for our local historian.
the entire tariff question for discussion, The buildings are about through with
which would disturb trade, give the their usefulness; the builder is at rest;
democrats a chance to rally, and hurt the parade ground ia cut up into town
the republicans in 1896. The time for lots,-and grow, "roses and chrysanthe
the republicans to present a partisan mums. We do not forget that he raised
policy is when they get complete control his hand against his government; but
of the government In 1897.
The annual meeting of the New York
State Bankers' Association was held in
New York last week, and several papers
were read and discussed. Ellis H. Rob
erts, ex-deputy United States treasurer,
said, among other things: "There is
just now considerable discussion as to
what congress will do about the finan
cial question. If one could learn the
we would "be to hia virtues very kind
and remmber hia faithfulness wherein
he was faithful.
COMMENT FROM OREGON
WASHINGTON EDITORS.
AND
Eugene Register: Salem, with the
enterprise characteristic of the town,
will probably soon re-build the woolen
mill. It ia to .be hoped, at least, the-H
will not be so long in re-building it as
earnest demands of the banker8 of this Eugene was in re-building her flouring
state and country.it would quickly in- ?'' The loss was a heavy one to the
ii itiauicbig iiivj i co uiciq biq wn
enough manufactories in Western Oregon.
Pasteur's Carefnlnens.
Once when. Pasteur; was dining with
his daughter and her family ot her
home in Burgundy he took care to dip
in a glass of water the cherries that
were served for dessert, and then to
wipe them carefully with his napkin
before putting them in his mouth. " His
fastidiousness amused tho people
table, but the scientist "rebuked them
for their levity and discoursed at length
on the dangers m microbes and ani
maculae. A few minutes Inter, in a fit
of; abstraction, he suddenly seized the
glass in which he had washed the cher
ries and drank the water, microbes and
all, at a single draught.
CURED BY SUN
BATHS.
Through
dicate along what linea congressional
enactment should proceed. I am afraid
that the bankers are not ready to for
mulate their demands'. There certainly
seems to be a lack of unanimity of sen
timent. It is regrettable that no scheme
has been broached which would com
mand the support of the majority of the
bankers.
Walla. Walla Statesman: From pres
ent indications the fruit-growers' con
vention, which is to meet in this city on
December 10th, will be a gratifying sue-
cesg. A large attendance is promised
from many points in Washington, Ore
con and Idaho. Our citizens shonld
It ia the duty of every banker manifest their interest in the enterprise
to create a sentiment as to financial leg
islation which will finally lift the coun
try's finances from the present-level."
REPUBLICANS AND THE SENATE
There are indications that the repub
Henna will organize the senate, and that
they will do it without anv populifct aid.
Senator Chandler, it will be remem
bered, wanted a deal with the populists
on this question, which would give the
combination five or Fix majority. Along
to the present time, however, says the
Globe-Democrat, only one or two other
republican senators have said anything
in favor of this scheme, and several ot
them have talked against it. Appar
ently it never had a chance of securing
much republican support. The popu
lists, of course, could he relied on to
favor it. It would give them prominent
places o n a few committees, and would,
in a certain cense, put them in an alli
ance with the party which ia going to
run the country for the next few years.
Naturally a combination of this sort
would have great attractions for the
populists.
After the Utah members take their
seats, however, the republicans will
have forty-five senators, or just half the
whole num'ier, and it ia understood that
Jones of Nevada will voluntarily lend
them a hand ia the organization, and
thus give them a majority'. Jones will
do this aa an ex-republican, and not as
a populist. He ia a republican on all
questions except silver coinage, and this,
aa be knows, ia not going to be an issue
in the present congress. Dominance in
the senate is not very ardently desired
by any, republicans at the present time,
for with the president against them,
tbey wdnld still be without full control
over legislation. They would have re-
The business men of Portland are
complaining that the low rates to San
Francisco are injuring their trade.. Idle
people in San Francisco are coming to
Portland seeking employment, and Port
land people are going to San Francisco
to buy Christmas presents. San Fran
cisco baa the best of the fight, and it
looks as if the whole thing may be but a
scheme on that city's part to help out
the holidav trade.
by giving the delegates a hospitable
welcome, and attending the convention
in large numbers.
Puyallup Commerce: Retrdspectice
the year and its results, there are sug
gestions that the barns are filled to fat
ness with golden grain, and the hope
and promise ot. better things are potent.
There are those who sorrow,' because
from the beginning the laughter of the
loyiul has rung out amid the cry of
hearts made desolate: At this season
of the year the once green leaves are
sered, fallen upon the ground, betrodden
under foot ot man ; but the naked trees
through wbich the chilly blast of the
west wind now moans, shall, with the
warming days of spring, put on new
beauty and freshness. So the days that
are to give assurance of peace to spirits
that may De troubled. The night comes.
but the glad sun is on its course, and its
rays will spread life and light upon all.
Some time ago the Hood River Gla
cier brought out the name of Mr. John
Michell for'eongres9, and the suggestion
wae commented upon extensively by
newspapers throughout the state.
While we do not know that Mr. Michell
18 any .sense a candidate lor this high
office, yet tne many complimentary Salem Statesman : You do vour part
notices he baa received should be very Don't wait for your neighbor to do his.
gratifying to the gentleman. During
SALEM-LA GRANDE ARLINGTON.
his editorship of the Mountaineer Mr.
Michell'a utterances had great weight,
and the mentioning of bis name in con
nection with congressional honors will
bring to it the consideration of the po
litical leaders.
Early Days of Fort Dalles Recalled.
In yesterday's dispatchea waa an
nounced the death of Captain Thomas
Jordan, at one time in the regular army,
and later in the Confederate service.
Captain Jordan was stationed in The
Dalles at the time the military post was
here, and his death has caused a friend
of The Chronicle to write the following
reminiscent article, which will he of in
terest to those who wish to learn of the
earlv history of The Dalles:
The death of Captain Jordan should
be of more than passing interest to us in
this vicinity, he being quarter-maeter at
the post of Fort Dalles during the erec
tion of the building which succeeded the
first log huts that were temporarily put
up. If he who makes two blades of
grass grow where one grew Ijefore, is
worthy of commendation, Capt. Jordan
might be forgiven many subsequent
s;ne. Jt was be who sowed over the
bluff around the government spring the
seeds of white clover, the sods of which
have helped to start many a lawn in our
city, and some of which still flourish
where they have not been extirpated by
the spade of improvement. .
Along with this, the horses of the cav
alry regiment turned the sward of the
native grass growing on their execciee
ground into a desert, which increases
yearly. But this was not the fault of
Capt. Jordau, nor waa he to blame for
the charge of extravagant expenditure
which was often brought against him.
It is not easy to build well and inexpen
sively when carpenters are paid $10 a
day in gold, and when planing mills are
not, but every stroke in the construction
has to be made by the strong hand of
the builder, unaided by mechanical in
vention. . It is not easy to build posts
for frontier protection aa Fort Dalles waa
built, and at the same time take advan
tage of the cheapening advantages of
densely populated centers. Some of us,
who were children not long ago, remem
ber the dam on Mill creek that supplied
the power to the saw-mill which got out
the lumber used in the construction of
the houses.' The remains "of this dam
were, removed after poor Riley was
drowned there while trying to rescue his
If tbia latter had always been the rule
of action we woul't still all be monkevs
hanging by our tails from African gum
trees. The measure of progress before
you now is the rebuilding of the woolen
mill. Push it along.
La Grunde Chronicle: The Com
mercial club is meeting with far more
encouragement than was at first antic
ipated. All of the leading business men
of the city have taken hold of the affair
with a will and the Athletic club has
nobly responded to the recent heavy
assessment and put up their five hundred
dollars. Good, substantial business men
and enthusiastic citizens ae taking hold
of the affair and will make a success
of it. -'
Arlington Record : Mr. Jas. W. Smith
has a fine grove situated on the road
just south of town which he will donate
to the city to be fitted for and used as a
park provided the city will enter a con
tract to' use it for that purpose. The
tract comprises about ten acres and is
alreadv set out in trees which are large
enough for shade purposes. Mr. Smith
has spent a large sum of money on this
particular tract of land and in turning it
over to the city will ask nothing .in re
turn except a guarantee that the grove
will be fitted and trimmed for a park
and that it will be kept in a good state
of preservation.
The German " Canary Trade.
It is not at all generally known that
Germany carries on a very large trade
in the rearing and exporting of cana
ries, and that the largest establishment
in the world for the breeding of these
creatures is situated within the do
mains of that empire, away up among
tne ilartz mountains of Prussia. From
this and the few surrounding but small
er nurseries, no fewer than 130,000 birds
are dispatched every year to the United
States and Canada, while in the same
time at least 3,000 go to Britain and
about 2,000 go to Russia. '
A Compliment to His Host.
The German emperor is a. master of
little surprises quite other than those
which occasionally fetch his troops out
of bed in the middle of the night when
they least expect it. While at Low
ther castle, England, he took the op
portunity afforded by the absence of
Lord Lonsdale to unpack a very fine
marble bust of himself and put it in a
position screened by the leaves .of a :
large palm. The sudden unveiling and
presentation was quite dramatic in its
character and it need hardly be said
that Lord Lonsdale was highly de
lighted with the carefully planned
compliment..
. Their Signatures.
m one of the fashionable "Kurorte"
on the Khine, reports a writer in the
Realm, he came across some queer en
tries in the visitors book of the princi
pal hotel. One of the Paris
of the Rothschild family had signed
"R. de Paris." It so happened that
Baron Oppenheim, the well-known
Cologne banker, was the next arrival,
and immediately capped the above by
signing "O. de Cologne."
Watches Smuggled In Milk.
The French customs authorities on
the Swiss frontier have detected a novel
and ingenious swindling device. Watch
es were sent across the border, sealed
up in cans of condensed milk. It is
estimated that twenty-two thousand
watches, valued at two million francs.
have entered France thus in the past
six months.
Happy Recovery of a Paralytic
- a Kesort to Exposure.
The liveliest passenger on board the
steamship City of Peking was Hum
phrey Kendrick, of Los Angeles. He'
had just returned from Japan, says the
San Francisco Chronicle, country that
he loves, because a few years ago it com
pletely cured him of paralysis.
When Kendrick found that he had
lost control of his limbs he determined
to spend all the money he had to get re-,
lief. It was easy enough to tell what
had brought the paralysis upon him,
for the first stroke came soon after he,
had a bad tumble on horseback. The
animal fell in such a way as to catch
Kendrick squarely beneath it, severely
wrenching and straining his spine.
Kendrick found that he was much bet
ter in hot weather, and this led him to
go to the Hawaiian islands. He was so
much better there when it was hot that
he concluded to go to a still warmer
place. Somebody told him that the
south coast of Japan in summer was
the place.
For many months during1 that hottest
of hot summers Kendrick engaged in a
most unique attempt to regain his
health. For days at a time he would
lie positively stripped to the skin in the
hot sand on the seashore of Japan. He
got so that he rather liked it. As the
days passed he kept getting better.
Then he took to seeking exercise. A
donkey was secured and Kendrick, stark
naked, would ride the animal up and
down the beach. It was almost too hot
for the beast, but Kendrick did not seem
to mind it. .. The result was complete
recovery. ', Kendrick came back feel
ing like n schoolboy and much infatu
ated with the country of the Japs.
ANEMONE.
,0
Rabbit fur, when used for hats, is
first carefully "plucked." that is, thej and aft with a dozen rattan cables, for
ONE OF NATURE'S PHENOMENA.
A Bore's Semi-Annual Visitation at
. - Chcklang, China.
Twice a year at each equinox the
famous tides of the Tsien Tang river,
that flows from the borders of Kiangsi,
Fuhkien. and Chiekiang to Hang Chow
bay, attain their greatest height; and
a bore of sometimes over 40 feet in
height, sweeps irresistibly up its shal
low and funnel-shaped estuary, often
producing tremendous havoc to the
surrounding country hence its name,
"moneydikc," from the amount expend
ed in successive centuries on its em
bankments. It is seen at its best at
Hang- Chow, the prefectural city not
far from its mouth. Twelve or 14 min
utes before it is visible a dull, distant
roar is heard, momentarily swelling
until the wall of muddy water, tall as
the bulwarks of the biggest liner, as
overwhelming as a glacier, sweeps
into sight round the bend a mile away
jVot a boat is to be seen on the lately
crowded river; all are hauled up on to
the huge embankment and moored fore
What have 1 done for thee.
Thou dear anemone.
That thou shouldst yield to me
Thy whole year's dower? '
What cloudy days and blue, '
What nights of star and dew.
We both have traveled through
To greet this hour!
After thy winter's sleep
I know how thou didst creep
Up stairways dark and steep
To meet the spring. ,
I know how thou didst go
-Through sodden leaves and snow
, A way thou didst not know
' Unquestioning.
1 too have climbed and crept.
Up rugged paths have stept,
And on stone pillows slept
Many a night.
Like thee, from clod to olod
Blindfolded, I have trod, '
Often alone, save God
Seeking the light.
Brief too, like thine, my hour,
Poor amethystine flower!
For see! thy petals shower
The sunset air.
I too shall fade, and then
My soul shall bloom again:
But, flower. I know not when
I know not where.
May R Smith, in N. Y. Independent.
long haii s are pulled out. Formerly
this process was done by hand, now a
uiacuuio accompiisnes me same re
suit.
OMEN'S FACES
like flowers, fade
and wither with time ;
the bloom of the rose
is only known to the
healthy woman's
cheeks. The nerv
ous strain caused by
the ailments and
pains peculiar to the
sex, and the labor
and worry of rearing
a family, can often
be traced by the lines in the woman's face.
Dull eyes, the sallow or wrinkled face ana
those "feelings of weakness" have their
rise in the derangements and irregularities
peculiar to women. The functional de
rangements, painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses of women, "can be cured with
Dr. Pierce's l-avonte Prescription, tor the
young girl just entering womanhood, for
Uie mother and tnose aoout to Decome
mothers, and later m the chancre of life."
the " Prescription " is just what they need ;
it aids nature in preparing the system for
the change. It's a medicine prescribed for
thirty years, in the diseases ot women, by
Dr. K. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician
to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti
tute, at Uuttalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce St avonte
Prescription will cure the chronic inflamma
tion of the lining membranes which cause
such exhausting drains upon the system.
It aires nervous prostration, sleeplessness.
faintness, nervous debility and all disorders
arising trom derangement ,01 the lemale
organs and functions.
Mrs. Tenkie Williams, of Mohawk. Lane Co..
Oregon, writes: "I j-ysS.
none but ocean going steamers could
stem the current, and even they would
need skillful navigation.
As the ogre nears, the roar becomes
deafening as a storm at sea, drowning
the excited shouts of the thousands
who line the walls, until finally it foams
past in turbid majesty, hurrying to
ward the heart of China.- The celestial
have tried to deal with it in every way,
human and superhuman.
A NOVELIST'S BLUNDER.
Lake States.
It is usual to class as the lake states
of the union only those that border
upon one or more of the great lakes,
but there are many other states that
may be properly so called. Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont have well-developed
lake systems, and even Massa
chusetts and Connecticut have a few
small natural lakes. Northwestern
New Jersey has a sort of lake system;
so has northwestern Iowa. North Da
kota's lake system is part of the larger
system embracing northern Minnesota
and neighboring parts of British Amer
ica. South Dakota, cast of the Mis
souri, has a lake system that extends
into the edge of Nebraska. Washing
ton, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah,
Idaho, Wyoming and Montana have
lake systems more or less interrelated.
Eastern North Carolina has a lake sys
tem, including several considerable
bodies of water. Southern Georgia
shares the extensive Florida lake sys
tem, or rather systems, as the Florida
lakes have more than one watershed.
Mississippi and Louisana have a lake
system dependent upon the Mississippi
river. Something of the kind is true
also of eastern Arkansas.
' Ben Butler's Wit.
As a lawyer Ben Butler was always
ready with a 'witticism, even at the ex
pense of the presiding judge. Once he
was retained as counsel for the plaintiff .
in o libel suit against a certain Boston
newspaper, and during the cross ques
tioning of the publisher, the general
sought to bring out that the paper was
not a strictly first-class sheet. To prove
this he began reading advertisements
of a somewhat shady character and
asked the witness if ho was acquainted
with the person who inserted it. To .
each of these questions the opposing
counsel would object, and, of course,!,
be sustained by the court. Still, But
ler persisted in similar questions, his
intention being to force the idea upon
the jury. Finally the judge turned to
the famous lawyer and said, sternly:
"Mr. Butler, won't you please ask a
proper question?" "That's precisely
what I'm trying: to do, your honor," was
the prompt reply. "Won't your honor
suggest one?" Boston Budget.
was sick for ovcrthrec
years with bliud dizzy
spells, palpitation of
tne
mm
For Home-leekers.
: An effort is being made to reclaim
some of the arid lands between Celilo
and Umatilla. A ' large tract of fine
land has been opened up by the Bailey
Ditch Company, wbich has about nine
miles of. ditch completed, aud water
covering about 2000 or 3000 acres. They
will rent these tracts to persona who
wish them, and furnish plenty of water
for one half of the produce raised. The
lands are on the Columbia river, a few
miles above Coyote station, and the past
season thecompany has cultivated' about
100 acres, and has raised some of the
nnest garden truck that ever grew in
this section of the country; and for
fruit-raisers the climate and soil cannot
be excelled. Transportation and freight
rates to all desirable points for market
are reasonable and fair. Can ship to
the Sound over the Northern, or into
Montana over the Great Northern, or
Spokane over the O. R. & N.
The outcome of the enterprise will be
watched with a great deal of interest.
Further particulars can W had by ad
dressing the Bailey Ditchi Company at
Umatilla, or at 508, East Oak street,
Portland, Or.
Kb more BOILS, no more PIMPLES"
Use Kinersly's Iron Tonic. The Snipes
Kinersly Drng-Co. Telephone No. 3. 7
Sal.
heart, nain in the
back and head, and
at times would have
such a weak tired feel
ing when I Arst got
up in the morniug,
and at times nervous
chills.
The physicians dif
fered as to what my
disease was, but none
of them did me any
good. As soon as I
commenced taking Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription, I began to
flret better : couid slcen
well nights, aud that bad. nervous feeling and the
jrain in my back soon left me. I can walk sever
al miles without getting tired. I took in all three
bottles of ' Prescription ' and twoof Discovery.' "
Mrs. Williams.
thinn
The diseases of thinness
are scrofula in children,
consumption in grown
people, poverty of blood in
either. Ihey thrive on
leanness. Fat is the best
means of overcoming- them.
Everybody knows cod-liver
oil makes the healthiest fat.
In Scott's Emulsion of
cod-liver oil the taste is
hidden, the oil is digested,
it is ready to make fat.
When yon ask for Scott's Emulsion and
your druggist gives yon a package In a
saloon-colored wrapper with the pict
ure of the man and fish on it you can
trust that man t
50 cent and $1.00 .
Scott & 'Boww, Chemists, New York
Forgot He Had Killed Off a Character
Had to Kcsucitate Him.
A great master of the art of throwing
dfE stories by daily installments was
Ponson du Terrail. When he was at
the height of his vogue, he kept three
running at the same time in different
papers. His fertile imagination was
never at a loss, but his memorj- fre
quently was. He was apt to forget to
day what he did with a hero or heroiue
yesterday. To help his memory, says a
Paris letter to the Boston Transcript,
he at first noted down briefly in copy
boojvs what happened to his men and
women, but finding that often he could
not read his own writing, he invented a
new system. He procured little leaden
figures on which he gummed the names
of his characters as they were born.
Supposing there were three stories run
ning, there were three sets of figures in'
different drawers. 'When a character
was settled off, the little man or woman
in lead was taken away from its com
panions and laid aside.
One day when Ponson du Terrail was
all behind in his work, he set himself
to his task without examining the slain.
His bad memory led him into a terrible
blunder. He had forgotten that he had
killed Rocambole the still famous Ro
cambole in the previous - feuilleton,
and, to the great surprise of the reader,
he made him talk again as if nothing
cut of the common had befallen him.
This resuscitation of Rocambole is one
of the most curious things in the his
tory of the Romans-f euilleton.
' . How Contagion Is Carried. '
- A physician in a country village has
lately given his medical brethren some
additional instances of the ways in
which contagions are spread that
should make us all thoughtful. The '
only case of scarlet fever ever lost by
this doctor was one in which the dis
ease was communicated by a letter
written ,by a mother (in whose family
there were two cases of the fever) to a
friend a hundred miles a way. The en
velope of the letter was given to a
child as a plaything. Another severe
case of the fever was contracted by a
little girl from two playmates who had
what the doctor called "scarlet rash,"
and still another was carried to a fam
ily by a carpenter, who lived eijfht
miles away, whose little children were
ailing with scarlatina, a disease that
"the attending physician informed the
father was not nearly as catching as
scarlet fever."
Imperial jUucuiioii.
Some suggestive details concerning
the early education of the German em
perors have recently been made known.
It seems that William II. had in early
childhood a tutor who was a captain
of the guards. Prince Bismarck had
recommended him, and he applied to
the heir to the throne the principle on
which he had trained his recruits, "bend
or orealc. ihe young HohenzoIIern
was made to rise at 5 : 30 every morning.
and at once begin a course of gym
nastic exercises unsuitable for a child
of his age. It is this regimen, author
ities say, which made Prince William so
weak and nervous that his grandfather,
the old emperor, suggested one day to
Bismarck that his captain of the guard
would perhaps better return- to his re
cruits. ,
Peculiarity of the Slocking Bird. " t
The most remarkable thing about a
mocking bird is its way of laying out a
ranfre. In the autumn it goes south
and establishes itself on a piece of
ground that will3-ield berries and other
food enougrh to last until the following
spring. The tract' is determined re
specting boundaries with as much ac
curacy as a mining prospector would
use in staking out a claim. Perhaps it
may be only fifty yards square, and it
may have a length and breadth of as
much as one hundred yards. The space
depends mainly upon the food supply
in sight, but the mocking bird is a
great glutton and wants ten times the
quantity that would be necessary to
keep him alive. Having laid out his
range, the owner will defend it with
his life, and no other fruit-eating bird
is allowed to enter it.
Must Not Criticise the Emperor.
Not long ago a Leipsic editor was sen
tenced to five months imprisonment
for criticising one of Emperor Wil
liam's speeches. The confiscation of
newspapers commenting unfavorably
011 the sayings and doings of the young
potentate, or of his obedient servants,
occurs rather often, too.
Aasby's Accommodating Lecture.
That satirical lecturer, the late David
R. Locke, better known as "Rev. Pe
troleum Vesuvius Nasby," had a device
I by which he saved time and brain. He
himself once confessed to us, says the
New York Sun, that when a lyceum
committee from any place called upon
him to engage his services, and asked
what he would lecture about, he al
ways told them to take their choice:
"Cursed Be Canaan," "Moses in the
Bulrushes," "Wisdom for Seekers.'' and
"Our Country's Hope." "But," snh
Nasby, confidentially, "I had only oue
lecture all the time; and whatever title
they liked best, they got the same old
thing; it suited any title, every place
and all occasions."
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