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DISTANT THINGS.
CX white la the sail lu tho Faraway
Ami dirty the Mill at the dock;
And fair are the cliffs across the bay
A4 hlack la the near-by rock.
tiocj glitter tho tuow on the peake
. - Mar,
At our feet it la only white;
And bright la tho gleaut of tit ill
butt star
Thottjo a lamp were twice at bright.
The Wat that nods beyond our reach
Is redder than roae ot ourt:
Of thought that turn our tongues to
speech
Our fellows leave greater dower.
Tan waters that flow from the hidden
aprliige
An uiti than tli.ia.t h tup klitiw.
we strive through life for the dot
things, . And are never tatlancd.
ttrlv through life for Uiose
dlttant thing.
P.ot ever they hold their place;
TUl beats life's drum and death doth
come
And we took lu hie mocking face.
And the distant things crowd near
and close.
And faith! they are dingy and amy!
V thsrra la lost when the Hue la
' ' crossed
Tltt Here and Faraway.
. V the chann la tott when tlte line
v j la crossed
I And we low all thtugt aa they are,
Ad know that aa clean la the anil
J at the dock
- . fthe tall ou the tea afar;
AabrlKht tho roya of the near-by
4 .' lamp
At tho (leant of tho distant. star,
-IRVING HOFFMAN.
Confession of Paul;
is iworu dook or the pro-
1 nt name wa ram Blanc;
but beyond thla nothing
utore waa known thitn that
a wan, who waa presumably
a bachelor, had bought ft
certain picturesque atone
cottage. Toe chief grocer
admitted having received an order,
written In a One French hand, tor an
expanalrt tupply of pantry store.
many of which were not ou hla
shelve. The postmaster reMrted that
! stranger neither sent nor received
letter No goip could come from
tenants, for the stranger kept noue.
The Impertinent curiosity of the vil
Ufrt waa repelled by a ante which
aa alwaye locked, but Paul Blanc
did not hide himself and at certain
hours of the day he might be Been
walking on the nphalt path which
surrounded s.a ellipse of blue-grass,
Ula steps were alow aa If from ace.
but when he reached the curve of the
path nearest the pate, hla face could
and allowed that he waa not
to old aa he apiteared. His ltig hair
wat white, and hla cleun-slmvon face
waa amooth save for a line which run
dwn hla left cheek; hla eye were
dark, and hla smile sardonic Of hla
voice no oue could tell.
The (notation of lint life wu broken
only by a Siberian mastiff, which,
with head bowed In Imitation of til
matter, followed him aa he walked
.around the curving submit. Like hla
owner, the ,tasy, ton-colored dog
teemed alwaya In a atate of acute
preoccupation. Speculative liiterext
concerning the dreamer, aa people
termed him, waa at full tide fur Home
oontbs, until a tacit yet dual eon
elusion waa reached that nothing
could be ascertained relative to the
former history of the man and hla
hermit existence
One morning at early down a pass
ing laborer aaw crepe on the gate,
and a cloeer luM-ctioii dMow( that
the lock waa (one. He did not go
In, but waited until aome other per
ton happened by. The cbauce corner
waa myaelf, a pbyalclan, rvturuiug
from a patient wbone condition I
ahould have known waa hopnlfiu. It
war not necewtory for the lubon-r to
direct my attention to the Itialgula of
death, for aa It fluttered In the lriv.i;,
it had come within the Held of vision
beforo 1 aaw the man, and b oue
who waa exppcti!, 1 went lu.
The house waa quiet. A current of
air from tho opn door utirrt'd a por
tiere at my right, and, looking be
yond It, I aaw the man to whom, In
the yeara of hla raildeuca In the town,
1 had now come tuxircvt. He wan
Bitting at a table, and bla face waa
burled In the fokle of a white cloth.
On the table waa an Ivory miniature,
betide which lay a bulky roll of paper,
and awpended from a hanging lamp
waa a bottle, from the mouth of which
there dangled a piece of wick. Touch
ing him, I found that he waa dead,
and (lancing at the bottle I saw that
It waa labelled "Chloroform." Ho
had seemingly been hla own destroy
er, and had hung the bottle ho Unit
the saturated wick might drop the
fluid on the cloth, Uiuh kwplng liln:
-under Its Influence until life waa ex
tinct lu a corner of the room the
dog, on the collar of which waa en
graved the name Zno, was Bleeping,
apparently itupefled by the odor
which permeated tlte whole apart
ment In my office aa coroner, I took
charge of the roll of paper and pic
ture; then I paaaed the evening read
leg the MS. which gave the ttory of
the man'a life. Since then the yeara
have poased Into history, and I aee
no reason why thla strange autobiog
raphy ahould not be made public.
MY CONFESSION.
After seven years of such subli
mated suffering an falls to but few
rr.en, I am about to write the hlwtory
of my life, dating it from my 21 nt
birthday, since It was then my life
really began. In evidence of what I
was, It Is best to recite some of the
formative Influence previous to the
day of my majority. My biiptlwmal
name, as may be teen on the register
of the cathedral of Ht Louis In New
Orleans, Is Paul White; now aged 30.
The reversal of destiny cut short the
Intention of my parents to educate uie
for a profession. At 18 I was forced
tO gO to '.. k. :il(l n yir iH'cf tl"!
death of tn u m i left i. i ,u.. .
aupport of iiiy uij.ii.i, t lovvu i...
father, but Ills punning did not uffeel
me very deeply, for there was great
pride In the position to which I was
elevated. As my mother mode my
world, I rejoiced that such comforts
a she required would be afforded her
by me. As I write, I can see her bo
fore me. Her appwiraice was dl
tlngulHhed, und suggested a Freuch
marquise. Her hair was white, and
fell In caressing folds about tier high,
thoughtful forehead; on her face there
was a patient, pathetic resolution
which was Spartan In effect, and her
eyes were suggestive of the earliest
brown on a hazelnut. To mo she
was a saint, and knowing that any
wrong on my part would augment the
grief In her life, I made her my only
companion lest, In association with
youths of my own age, I might be
overcome by the temptations which
assailed them. To her I became an
idol.
In a manifestation of mutual love
hlch was almost romantic, we lived
companions. There was no toll too
nvy, since Its end meant her hnppl-
s, but at my labor she often rei
.od, and it waa ameslng to note the
economies she practiced, to show
iow llttlo was required for her
brt. Home of our hutmlmt mo-
.drents were on Sundays, when after
tlon and spent the day beside some
apring which won endeared to us from
early association.
It was on ono of these outings, when
I was nenrlng my majority, Hint she
- expressed it wltth for me to marry; i
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and when I atatd tlmt to me matri
mony teemed a luxury mther thau a
neoiwlty of life, she ttwnl tlmt my
Idea was a ubtirfttms wnployed frtuu
fear that I could not support a wife.
Hho endeavored to persuade me Hint
my earning ww iuuly tulncleut
for three pereons, but 1 lfurtened to
tiupre' ou her tlmt there was t o one
wli.un I wired to marry. At thla ah
laughed, and when we walked to the
I tile burltilnNHiud In which my fa
ther Iny, I placed a hnud ou his tmb,
wearing that 1 would never marry
during the life of my motlieri but of
ml she was Ignorant
There was nothing of uuutunl oc
currence In our Uvea until my twiit-ty-thlrd
birthday. Aa she Visaed me
mi that mornlug, she begged me to
eome frvMU work a Mttle earlier, !Ul
thinking she Intendl a aurprls Tor
n 1 put aside my work tHfi t. sun
at and cheerily stitrtiHl home. When
I raiched the hoi my mother tauie
forward to meet me, and In lnr rear
was a young girl; Inter 1 learned that,
she had no Uier relUnt, her
home would be with u.
As I think of her now, my bruin
bound lu thouvht, end there runs
through nie thrills which nwke my
hiutd almost too tremuloua to write.
I accm to live lu nuother Incarnation.
I had always hoeu an adinlror of
femide beauty, but thla woman was
. . . S .. Ll .L
fairer tnnn any 'jpe or wnicn i auew.
Her eyiMi were dtitk, lucid; and when
the talked, their play pnntomhiod
very virtue or vicissitude for which
a man might battle. On the Ivory of
lur chocks there wna ambushed ft
Vermillion dye, which became A ruby
on her carved, rli IU. Iu figure
slid bore that pliancy of outline which
Is peculiar to the women of the Ori
ent. In her rolw was the melody of
ft meonbeam, and her laugh waa a
lyric. To mo ha waa the Isnik of
Fat and I eagirty rad every ne
of It Wlu'U alio formed a world tor
me, I adored: nud yet there was no
nionllon of my love, for I whs drunk
with tho dalliance of dayt whn.
with no word aiioken, we each rightly
rnd the heart of the other.
At thla time I became constioua
tlmt my love for my mother waa
dally growing weaker. The cords
which had bound tw as Interchange
ably a are ono mlud and spirit, were
lining loosed by my baud, and this
new phase In my existence bore nHu
I my mower anil myself, a rnr in verg
ing eir t. To her It carrletl a Joy
j thttf I had found what she laMicred
; the highest measure of happltu'ss for
- man: but as I aaw the old landmarks
iof my earliest love Udng removal,
there was the pa or a gnawing
grief! yet I found restraint ttnHwal
ble. Dny after day witnessed a re
newal of the flisht bi twiHtt love and
affectum, and I was conquered. I
ntH'iuiHl to stand 'alone In tho uni
verse, and there was no one to whom
I could apply for symimthy.
It la with horrible shudder that 1
recall an event which httpened at
this time. Iu coining from her room
my mother fell headlong; the phyt
clan who came said there was Injury
to the brain. At night be called
again, and when he left I walked
with him on my way to get some
ntcdlcluc. As I cnrrU'd It home, thcr
came over me a maddening delre
to throw the bottle down, for, without
tho effect It was exicted to produce,
my mother would probably die, mid
In her death 1 saw the way to my
marriage with Edith. It had already
been demonstrated that three persons
could not live i-u my Income, and
lMlih clothed herself by taking In
sewing. My prhle could not allow
my wife to work.
As the thought which had arisen In
my mind came apparently nearer to
me. It grew Into a world of light, and
I hurled the vlnl to the paving; ns
It crashiMt, the nlr seemed articulate
with. crUs of murder, and like one
possessed I stole on through the night;
each footfall sounded the multiplied
steps of a hnivllng mob, and the
stars seemed to twinkle In reproach.
Then ns If guilty of the death of my
mother, and fenrlng detection ou cir
cumstantial evidence, I turned to go
mid gather up the fragments of ulu.-m.
At home all was quiet A dim
light burned In my mother's room,
and I felt sure It was the taper placed
nt her bier. In the enormity of my
Intentional sin, there was no room for
grief. At the door Kdlth met me; n.y
mother was sleeping quietly; the
voice of Kdlth had never been so
musical ns when she told me this, and
after making her repeat the words
over, I sought my room to kneel lu
thnuksgtvlng that despite Intention,
the actual deed of murder had uot
been done. When I awoke the next
morning, there remained such n souse
of guilt that I could not look Into my
mother's, eyes, but with her recover;
a miction of my feeling set In; inj
whole heart went out to her lu the
wealth of a child's affection, nnd of
Kdlth I scarcely took notice. At this
lack of Interest she grew Imperious
In her demands, and angularities of
disposition, of which I hud not
known, were unpleasantly projected
iiimn my notice; her love lungnlshed
as a flower that grows In the shade.
While love lay fallow, It gathered
Intensity, and a few weeks after my
mother's recovery. It had the fury of
a whirlwind. Its lashings beciuno
more forceful because of the Indiffer
ence with which Kdlth treated me;
she comprehended my nature Uiost
fully, and to her handling she
wrought every art which could lire
the ardor of man. My heart became
an Instrument on which she plnyed
at her pleasure, and In her execution
she brought out tho harmony of n
consuming love; she touched, too,
those notes which may bo called the
Judas Iscnrlots of music. If another
had not appeared, affairs would not
havo assumed their present phase,
Edith received tho visits of a young
man against whom only baseless pre
judice could have preferred any
charge. He called with growing fre
quency for several months, and from
him she received such presents as
I could not make her; In a taunting
manner sho showed me these Jewels
and pictures.
He left her ono evening, nnd after
going to her room she beckoned me
to when she stood In the worm glow
' it ' ' 'ft hnuii Alt. the v'
of 1., V'v-j tt;: llitt nl.-li'.l Hlie Ira
ou a gown (hut had been made
for a young woman who was soon to
be married; It was a witchcraft In
shading of the dove-tints In an eve
ning sky of summer; Its drapery- was
classical, nnd aliout tho hem a Gre
cian design was wrought lu golden
thread; where It pnrbd to show the
Ivory of her throat. It lay In amorous
folds, and 1 was Jealous of the In
sensate silk. I took her hands and
unrolled before her the scroll of my
heart; yet knowing that I could not
afford such rich fabrics, I was goaded
to desperation,. Bho wished them, and
I saw from her manner that, If I
would marry her, there must be no
delay.
Tho pitiless barrier of poverty arose
in frightful Immensity. My mother
still lived, and showed no evidences
of ill-health. What devils love calls
up! As I lay awake ono night In the
effort to peer beyond the hindrance
to my marriage, I could see only one
hopo of Its removal, and this was the
death of my mother. It Is horrible
to recall the blackncs- of my. soul.
To the exclusion of all else, one Idea
now possessed nie, and It grow Into
a fascination so tenwntlne that I,
'seemed to feel Its clammy colls about
my body. It held me so captive tlmt
I forgot the torture suffered when
from a slmllnr motive I tried to com
pass the death of her who bore me.
I only remembered that In a closet
In the hall there was a bottle of
chloroform. .
I got up, threw a dressing-gown
aronnd me, and. taking the fluid,
went to my mother't room, nnd ar
riving there halted In trembling fear
to tern the knob: but at I fumbled
for It I found the door ajar. Aa 1
entered, I was conscious of the nor
VousticM of hiiMc, but In ft moment
I fashioned the handkerchief to Unit
It would hold the chloroform, and
placed It so that tt would produce a
slow stUsfnetlou, Ah, beitveti, I can
hear her ureal ne nowi ine weep
gradually became deeper, and again
I replenished the cloth. Outside ft
hoU mug the hour, and 1 took my
sent ou the bed; her breathing be
came mure nud more falut t bout
over her: ahe was dead.
t thought to kiss her at 1 left the
room, but the act seemed such mock
ery that I llploed from her tide aa
If afraid of my dead. Tho morning
after. I slept soundly until aomcuuo
called tins nud although 1 opened my
eye and saw every objwt lu the
room, I felt aure I waa dreaming,
for the voice was that of my mother
and she wna dead. Aa she cam luto
tho room, a cold uersplrftUoii noted
from my body, fomlug tip to me,
sho placed ft hand ou my brow as
If In alarm.
"Why are you so palef ahe ftsked,
and I could not answer, I only
thought I had been mistaken In the
vlaU and that my lnuutnes in a a
mtnlktorltiff Its content had prevent
ed me from uotlng what tt contained
and yet 1 was certain such had uot
been the case, for at I thought about
It I could perceive the aweet taste
which alwaya gathered In my mouth
when t had Inhaled It as a relief for
neuralgia, Then thinking the whole
affair bad been some horrible night
mare, i laughingly told her of the
disturbance lu my sleep.
"What have yen there? I asked,
noticing a large white euvelope ttich
as lawyer use,
"A lettor for you which I uninten
tionally oimil." Hlie handed me the
pnsr. From It I learned that by
the death of an uncle I waa heir to a
fortune. There waa now no ohatacln
to my marriage, and bidding my
mother leave me, I got up to dress.
When half ready to leave my room I
hoard a scrott-n. and, rushing to my
muttier'a apartment, 1 found her bend
ing over the bed,
: "Ktllth la dead," the tabbed, and a
black pall seemed to shroud lb wertd
us t looked down upon her.
"Hut bow and wbenT
"I do not know. Last night slit
came In to sleep with me. After a
little I noticed that the window next
the tied waa lowered from the top,
I could not put it up without roualug
her. and I disliked to do that, for she
had fallen luto a sound sleep. Then,
fearing the cool air might give nit a
cold, I went Into her room for the
remainder of the night"
1 listened attnt lu ft trance; If my
sin had been great my punishment
was supci-hiUve. Before me In the
audible stillness of death lay the
woman whom I loved, and for whom
I had Wen filing to become t crim
inal. 1 could not look upon ber, and
at I turned from the sight of my
work, n mirror revealed bow a mur
derer would lisik In the presence of
his victim. My eyes seemed to start
from my head; my face waa drawn,
and the lips aero compressed aa If
they wore a chiselled tuillo of regret
The shock of so sudden a death,
acting ou a brain which bad already
sustained Injury, made a maniac of
my mother and later It beanine neces
sary to take her to an asylum, whert
I left hr under a celebrated alienist.
Iteturulug boms I began the seven
year of torture to which I condemned
myself. Klnce this terrible occur
ronee I have never been able to hold
up iny head. In the cimtlnucd tor
ture which I etiiliir.il I thought of
self destruction; but It seemed right
that t should suffer, ami death would
prove ft hippy release.
I did not feel rontons? for what I
hail done, but my punishment was
Iiii'mhmhI iMHiiiiite of a physical dread
of life, I became the slave of fear,
and a constitution which had - been
abnormally strong was shattered. My
whole frame was subject to the most
frightful" nervous rigors, my hair
grew w hite and my bnmbi were those
of a pnbded man. In the day I could
not remain In the house, and at night
there was no dnp far 'me; It appeared
that I must light off hands which
tried to bold white cloths to my face.
For itonths my mind was In divi
sion between my mother and Kdlth.
If my fiendish deilgu on one had been
frustrated, I had by accident brought
her to a woro condition than death,
ami my every hour was punctuated
by tho shrlt-ks of a inanlnc. Tho
faces of my acquatntatic a tut nine un
bearable to nie, nud ns I passed along
the atrecbt, children who saw my
fearful exprewliin would turn nud
flee with cries of terror. " It was apt
parent that everyouo avoided he, and
life In New Orleaua became a verit
able hell; yet upon oath I had con
demned myself to live for aeven years,
Within that time I havo been tern
jsjrarlly In utauy placet, hunting a
pence which has been unattainable.
My chance I heard of thla honse, and
the quiet of this community, so, tak
ing my present name, I came hither;
and with my nwldencw here begun the
is'riod of a remorse so material that
I have lived with tt weight pressing
tiln me. It was my wish to know
no one, ami my desire for retirement
hits been uulformly respected. In
deed to far as 1 know there him been
made no effort to probe the mys
tery of my life, and thla history
written us a part of my expiation
Is the first knowledge that the people
will have of me.
With remorse my torture baa been
greater, more acute, than when I was
dominated solely by fear; It beggars
description, and the lexicons of all
known languages would be Inade
quate to express Its galling reality.
There have been times when I have
cast It aside because, In my atruggle
to live, I forgot tho causo of my desire
to die and be free from my self
created hell, for I believe- that man
is his owu devil. Yet I had not pun
ished myself sufflcleutly and I was
offering the atonement which every
murdere,' should make; to a man who
has neodhsudy taken tho life of an
other, existence Is the severest form
of punishment
As oach wonth eycled by, I felt
within me the pulsings of Joy; the de
sired end was nearer, anil with Its
Inorenxlug nearness tho bitterness of
living been mo mora bitter. Iu the
voices of tho night manlno have
screamed at me; In tho petals of flow
ers a dead face looks In eternal re
proach; iu the softest wind that sports
with sunbeams on the Mexican gulf,
1 can hear tho voice of Edith. For
ever before me Is tills woman whom
I loved; forever Is sho clad In that
broldored robe; she baa become a
haunting splrlt-wlfe. I have tried
vainly to excuse myself for my horri
ble deed, but I reallzo tlmt my crime
wiut the outcome of tho attendant
selfishness of love. .
The dayt of my voluntary sentence
are numbered, and the lashings of
romorse have caustic, electric sting;
with the sotting of each sun they be
come more strongly volted, und in
regret for my act they sear and
scorch my very flesh. Can I live out
the remaining days? It will be Im
possible, for conscience is Incinerat
ing me. ,
There are' a few hours left. I havo
been out to hang crape ou the gnto,
and to stimulate my courage, I have
put before mo the chloroform which
is to end my miserable existence. In
Joy I havo held It to my Hps, kissing
It aa my sure deliverer. Can it be
wrong that 1 shall make an end of
my life? For seven years I have
wandered In the Dantean circlet of
hull, and worse than this the future
cannot offer; for If it could, heaven
would approve my expiation. For me
there. It nothing but annihilation, and
the climax of my punlshmeut It that
I snail nev r s hj them again.
ler tlmt, be pitiful! There are
only a few minute more, and my
fact weart the anticipation of an
awaited peace, I am calm; no tremor
runt through me; ft feeling of rest
permeate me; It teems a tangible
tost lu It prosruce the cries of my
mother art stilled: and the fact of
Edith baa vanlnlied. The world baa
never looked to bright as when I am
leaving It FALL IILANO.
VALUK OF A S1NQLB VOTB,
Majority of One That Decided Impor
tant Kvciits In Amerlcnu History.
An Individual vole may d.s-hhi
great event Just aa una vote did In
1841. Iu that year one vote cast lu
Hwlteorlaud county cnt a tremendous
figure lu national affairs
David Kelso was the democratic
candidate for state senator In Mwlixor
laud county . and David llanery wn
running on the whig ticket Home
time before the electloti there had
lieeu a sensational shooting In the
county, one young man slaying a
false friend who had betrayed bliu in
n love affair. Kelso defended and
asved the prisoner, who, though stor
In purse, waa rich In gratitude, and
promised tlmt be would spare uo
pain to repay the valuable service
Kelso bad rendered bliu, Kelso's
client wna In bed with a dangerous
fever when election day came, but,
against the prot.-sts of tn physicians,
he announced hla punwo of going to
he polls In an tmpruvi vd ambulance.
It was two ttdlt't to the voting place.
The bed, with the patient was placed
on a wagon and driven to tho polls.
When ho arrived be wat too weak to
get up, but be had the satisfaction of
seeing hi ballot dojssdlod. Then he
went home and died. The oinVlal
orntut ahowed that Kelso was victori
ous by Just ono vote.
Then a -haln of alugular events be
gan. It devolved ou the senata to
which Kelsu was elected to choose a
United Htates acuator, The demo
crats had ft meager majority of the
two branches of the legislature. Ill
man A. Howard, whig, and Oliver
Nmlth. democrat were the regular
caudldnte. Kelso boiled the demo
cratic caucus and announced that be
would not vote for Mmlth under any
clrcuiostance. He brought over to
his aide another democrat named
Hoover, and for many day and weeks
tho bwKoUng went ou, alwaya with
thla result: Howard ?4, Hmlth U.
Hanutgau 3; 7U voles were necessary
to elect Kdward A. Hannlgnn waa
a brilliant young lawyer and Kelso
selected bliu at hla candidate with
out cousulilng him In the beginning of
tit loug atruggle. The greater the
effort to bring Kelso over to the
Hiulth side the more stubborn he be
came. Finally be announced that the
farce had to emlUiMt he' would cast
his vote for the whlgs If the demo
irata did not oo'ue to term. The
dem s'ratlc caucus wis reconvened
aud Hauulgnu waa made the party
candidate and was elected l ulud
t'tate senator the following day.
A flercs controversy took place lu
the Lulled Ktatct senate the next
)ear over the admission of Texas lino
the L'ulo i. Her admission was finally
aeeured by a majority of one vote, and
that one vote was cast by Hauulgnu.
tbultii had previously promised that
he WMild veto against admitting the
attte If ho were envied. Thus the
vt.to cast up In the wooded hill of
Hwluortand com iiy by a dylt g man
led to the admission ef Texas Into the
alHterhood of state. From this vote
also resulted the war between the
Lulled Sin let aud Mexico,
WHEN AVOMAN LOVEH.
When a worn. in loves a man she
(vet for him. From the moment she
awakens In the mornlug until she
fhstc her eyes at night a loving
wife' thought are for her husbamL
All day she (icrform In r duties with
tho thought of his pleasure upwr
moat In her honrt. Nearly mrythlng
he doe Is v Itli the thought of hint.
If alio puts a d ilnty touch to a room
she lnntlm.(lvi ly wonders what he
will think of ll when be comes home.
If she bey an article in the shxpM
that he will ace, close beside her owu
preference for It Is the thought wheth
er he wilt like It When she plans the
dinner his tnstc are regardd flrst
What would ho like best Is her con
stant thought. Kho dresses her chll
drei, hating In mind a little sugvs
tlon which he may have dropped
days, yes, even mouths ago. His
color become her color; his (aie her
taste. And even If she dma not al
ways personally approve of a certain
tldug she buys It or she does It be
cause she feels and thinks It will
please him. Hcores and scores of
times bi I seen wive Iny aside
their own preferences willingly ami
cheerfully because their husbands
l.ke something else better. His coin
ing home Is to her tho eveut of the
day, and It la her plenum- to prepare
for It lu some way. No matter how
tired the head, how III the body dur
ing the day, she trie to look cheerful
when her huslwud comes home. Kite
feels that sho hint something to dress
for as his home coming hour ap
proachc. Hhe ik"t to lay mdde the
l ouse gown she ha worn all day, ami
don a fresh dress for his coming. It
l a pleasure to her to wear the gown
for which, at some time or other,' he
may have expresncd a preference; or
It nuiy bo the dressing of her liulr lu
the way which she knows he likes
best; In the simple ribbon of his favor
Ite color; in the wearing of a flower
he likes to see on her, or with which
there may hi somo tender association;
in a little touch which she deftly
give the table, in some favorite dlsli
tf his prepared by her own liumls; in
the inviting manner - lu which his
housecoat and slippers are placed
ready foe. hla donning; In tho conven
ient spotTn which he Hilda his evening
paper, his cigar ready for his enjoy
inout; In short, In the thousand
touches which ouly occur to a woman
no tlmls her delight lu the pkusuru
which ahe can give the man she loves,
-Ladles Homo Journal.
THE JUMPING WEAN.
Tho strict enforcement of the law
ngalnst gambling In tills city hns
closed up all tha gambling dens, but
the hearts of the gamblers have been
made glad by the arrival of the dev
il's bean, which Is being sold all over
tho city at the modest price of 15
cento. Those beans como from Mex
ico, and are about half an inch in
length. When placed Un u level
surface they Jump about In the most
surprising manner, ana the uncertain
ty of 'their, movements una led men
accustomed to take chances on tho
reuletto wheel and faro to start lay
outs, which aro doing a thriving bus
Iness. Tho movements of the bean Is
duo to tho acts of a worm which is
constantly muklng efforts to get out
of its prison, The gambling device
Is arranged on ll piece of paper iu
the form of a circle, about 4hreo Inch
es .in dlnmetor. The bean is pinned
in the center of tho circle and the
plnyer over whoso section it pusses
over tho circle wins.
There was a big game at the Cole
man house recently and Eddie Fur
roll, Johnny Hurkliis, Sam Lopcrnnd
several other woll known gamblers,
backed their chances for $100 a cor
ner. The game was very exciting,
and Loper won $5,000 on ten succes
sive plays. Then tho bug refused to
come his way, and he quit a loser
of $3,000. There Is no limit to the
amount that may be played for, and
In the garni everybody baa an even
chance to win or lose. Ntw York
Bocordar. .
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FASHION'S FANCIES
WHOLE LOT OF KEW IDEAS IS
New Departurrt In Several Direction
- Prevailing Kad-tkviral
itoveltlea.
All Indications ire for a strong re
vival lu favor of puro white In linen
gissla. Thl change applies to every
thing in that department. Colors are
at a discount liven towels In pure
while are sought after, Colored table
IIik'U and all silk decoration, ns
dolleys, centerpiece, and nrf arc
entirely out lu their place are seen
the more chaste und beaut mil one of
snowy white linen, adorned Mdth Hue
needlework and luce, Colors art ouly
permtsalhle In the gaily embroidered
flower set for 5 o'clock tens,
Tlte scroll patterns of many season
stst are ngulu "new," and lca Inser
tion effect which were teen In wnr
lug apparel lat season havt now In
vaded tha domul'i of linen. Koine of
the bnudsouiest and most expensive
sia" brought out this teasoa have In
sertions of Floientlne laco In both
taWliM-loth and napkin.
Heal lace sets of Puchcsse point
consisting of r.eutor piece, and grad-i
K
swagger ' doeorailons for poiisuea
nmhoguny tables. Round tallies for
twelve arc coming In favor again, and
sH-lnl cloths are manufactured for
them.
Heady made sheet aud pillow cases
grow In favor, aa in many instance
they ma, bo Wight tor few coot.
less than tht good by tht yard. This
fct means a groat saving of lubor to
the housewife aud btwee their popu
larity, A to tha tariff changes, the notice
able effect will be upon the very
cheapest grade of tMlile linen, and
' upon the poor man'a towel, ou the
' i.. ... ... ... - - .....it a , .I...-
uujoor HTnoe, requirum Milieu iuir,
u.e reoimion l very ngni.-t.nicago,
Dry Good Importer.
FASHION'S "FANCIES.
Long Angora luousquctalrt glove to
wear over evening or theatre gloves
In place or using a muff are abown
by retailer.
Ulove boxes or Jewel caskets made
in either slver nl!gm work or bevel
gins covered with silver deposit and
lined with quilted plush or satin, are
In gresU demand.
A pbaalug diarture lu link cuff
buttetis is the arrangement of four
colls of rope In goht, the center of
which Is nn opal set alternately with
a diamond and united by ft golden
knot
A prevailing fad now ia to bare
tdaln cigarette, nintcu box. and
cigar coe. emhclllahed with tome
subject of French art series In enamet
Tho work la moat Artistically exe
cuted and is In great demand.
With the chiffon waists which have
been so populnr, we are now 10 have
a turn at velvet waists. They tit yet
worn principally with the black ere
pon skirts, but they will be worn
with every description of material.
The dliplay lu the lines of fancy
leather goods never was more Us
fsetory. Novelty convenient shapes,
and superior workmanship give to
them an attrnctiveus which makes
them particularly quick selling good
for the holiday trade.
The latest uovcltle In handkerchief
are the I'arWIan styles, say t con
temporary. Tbeso are colored hand
kerchief with wide bemxtltflied ber
th. The bonier I divided Into
squares, each alternate one beiug of
the same color as the ground of the
handkerchief, and between theee be
ing white q;mre carrying a tastef tl
and delicti to design In black.
There Is nn luiinetino demand for
targe nnd beautiful buttons, escvtnl
ly the miniature kind, as large round
as half a erown iu metal sellings, ex
quisitely painted with one er two tig
urit together, dressed after that
charming period with which Wattcau
hat made m familiar. Cut Jet button
aro alo much worn on the eo.it end
J.K'kei. tilth an a reproduction of
tlte Mine porlod.-Th Uiudou Queen,
Ou certain days, when the weather
is (he least doithtful, the fashionable
girl will gJ rorth lu the ucureet Imi
tation of a man's oven-oat a woman
cau wear. Its skirtsvlll fall to her
heels, its sleeve will be of tempcrute
proportion, it front doublc-hi-costcd,
the back clow lilting, ami luld the
neck of ll will be folded a silk hand
kerchief. This will all be made of a
Hue gray Oxford mixture or brown
chocked Scotch cheviot, the eollar re
vers lined with black sninh, nnd the
handkerchief oue of those llgured In
gray, gold, brown am! green, a small
Oriental pattern or I'erslnu doaigu.
They are familiarly known aa ban
danas and have tho narrowest hem' for
a border. ,
AN L'NFoitf LTlT COIN.
Tht Sorrowful History of the Souv
enir Half Dollars.
The onler of Sotwtnry Carlisle to
Hsu the Columbian souvenir sliver
coins as ctish Is the cloning chapter In
the history of .in uusumMtful ven
ture, lu spite of the effort of the
pronvitct of the Imposition to sell
these half dollar at double their fuce
value, with the general co-operation
of the bunks, the ncwpnHr and a
number of leading stores lu Chicago,
New York, Hostou, Philadelphia and
about IMXKi.OOO rcmniu unsold aud
lu the hands of the treasury author!
ties. '
. At first the Chicago people pleaded
with Hecretary Carlisle to hold the
coins until they could raise a fund
to redeem them at their double price,
In the hope of saving the value of
those already sold, which would be
bound to decline aa soon ns the re
maining coins were thrown into the
ordinary channels of trade.
This was done, but tho attempt was
fruitless, und a few days ago the pro
jector of the scheme no tilled the sec
retary that they count not do any
thing, and. that they would not ask
him any longer to carry the load of
unavailable silver.
Mr. Carlisle shrewdly decided to do
something which would make the
coins pny for a part of the trouble
and delay they had caused. So be
ordered them paid out at pur, but In
exchange for gold coin. This would
have the effect, he believed, of stlui
ttlntlng a few enlerprlslng retail shop-
keepers to buy up the lot ami adver
tise that they would use them In mak
ing change for their customers. The
treasury would by this liK'ann add a
little gold to Ita balance, ni.d nt the
same time the coins would probnuly
bo held as souvenirs by the customers
nttractef by the advertisement, and
thus would bo prevented from pusslug
into general circulation. '
The collapse of (ho souvenir coin fad
recalls the fact that a syndicate was
formed during tho summer ; of 1HBI1
for tho taking nnd disposing of 100,'
000 ot the half-dollars. Some large
Jewelry houses were Interested in the
enterprise, which might havo grown
to larger proportions If any encour
agement hud been received.
It scorns that a leading American
Jeweler, while eon a Journey abroad
saw soma of the British souvenir coin
struck In honor of Queen Victoria's
Jubilee beautifully decorated with
enamel nud mounted ns watch charms,
brooches, etc. He took a number ot
Columbian half-dollars to Indou
with him lost year and hud them
treated in the same way.
One device was to cover all the body
of the obverse of tho coin with trans
lucent enamel, leaving the head of
Columbus and tho inscription uucor-
ami. In another the reverse aid
was treated, the caravel being colored
on ths field against which It waa pro
jected. No two design were alike,
and the coin went eagerly snapped
up at 5, H and even $10 apiece by
curlimlty seeker.
Hut no sooner wa the formal pro
iswltksi made to take tlte JOfMXXf coins
out of tho custody of to treatury
for the purpoM mentioned than the
secret service people pounced tipoa
the Intereatod partle and wmed
them that overy coin Uiut treated and
XKsod for sale would 1st seised,
No law against the muUiatlon of
coins appeared to stand In tbs way;
but tho argument of 'blef Drum
mend, aa well as It could be under
stood, was that torn evil-minded per
son might scrap off tho enamel from
the decorated coin and puss them
upon unaiispertlng pjor persona, who
would find themselves with a coin
lu their poftssloii bearing on lit
face the value of W rent, but on
account of it mutllatiou commanding
in tho market only Its bulletin value,
which, with silver at the present de
preciation, would bo only a quarter of
a dollar. Tho opposlthm of Chief
Drummond, miptsirtod by Keerntary
Cnrllshi, broko up tht plan.-Wash-Ingtoti
War.
TUB COM I NO METAL.
. L iari havt
lZn& I waVShTmeVal
as aluminum. A scientist named
Wohler who expo.-imoutcd upon earth
with elmitrlcity, discovered severs!
metal unknown previously, Among
them wa calcium, which cost $sj an
ounce, on account of the difficulty of
although every human
of tt Hut of all tin metal tluui-
Iiiuiii 1 die white queen, It bat a
number of wonderful qualities whlon
make It very valuable, and nature,
when her time la ripe, evidently In
tend that it shall bo tho most useful
agent known, at tho has created It
more abundantly than any other
! metal It forma almost half tht aub-
. iha nt,rf.ell ot ,hl, mnh.
Every day bank 1 full of It and til
riK-k ari weii or it
Thus fir It ba been possible to take
aluminum out of only two substances
"oayidite," a mineral found In
Greenland, ami "bauxite," another
mineral lately discovered In Georgia
and Alabama. In iKHa there were 33
lnind of aluminum produced In tha
United Htates; la itori wt vsed 2do.
at) iKuind. and ton years hence we
slut II doohrte use more than aa many
millions. When the alc.mlmun bp
wa put ott tho Washington monu
ment In 153, tho metal cost H a
pound, now It can bo bought for 07
tents a pound. It doc t ot tarnish
and acid bare no effect upon It This
maket it very vsluablo for surgical
liistrumenbi and for tho wires which
ars used In sewing up wounds. The
racing ineu art putting aluminum
shoe upon all racing b'jrsea. Not
only are they very light but they
prewve tho feet of the horse. The
Mwcrj who 'are always looking for
new boat, have racing shells built
ef the new metal. They can be made
of slucle nhcei otio-nluctecnth of an
Inch (hick. Sheets of it are also used
for rooting house. It doc not have
to be painted like tin, as rust and
dampnes will bare no effect tiMin
It For this reason It I very valuable
lu cooking utensil, and furtlienuore
added to tht extreme lightness, It
has a greut capne'ty for holding beat
nml l also unbreakable. The armlet
of Kiirope have begun to set that
aluminum will be very valuable for
use In war. Kven now they are using
It whorecvor a metal may lie used
about the uniforms. It Is as strong
as iron and a light as chalk.
Aluminum ha qualities which go
ti.-yond Imagination. l!y mixing It
with gold a beautiful ruhy-Unted
metal Is produced, which can tie used
lu decoration. Violins and guitar
nra being made of it, a it ha won
derful tone vlbrntltms. The orna
mental work ou the transportation
building at the World's fair wn on
a foundation of aluminum foil. The
Dlnua on the Madison Square Garden
tower, lu New York Is made of lu
Utit the greatest n-volullon It Is des
tined to bring about will inks place
In (he air. At lat a substance has
been discovered which seem to make
the Hying machine a possibility.
Mining aud Scientific 1'rcsa,
JOURNALISM UNDKlt
CULTIKS.
DIFFI
"They are very keen journalist! lu
the hind of the chrysanthemum, but
It must be allowed that the hiislm-ss
Is carried on under difficulties fn.iu
which even the bardeued Western
newspaper man might shrink ap
palled," sayt Henry Norman in Real
Japan. "The Internal organisation of
a nowpaNr olllec Is a sad spectacle
of dnlly struggle with difficulties un
known elsewhere aud really unnec
essary here.
"The Japanese written nnd printed
character consists of the Chinese Ideo
graphs, those complicated snunro fig
ures mntlo up of an apparent Jumble
of Mgxags ouil crossc and ticks nnd
triangle and tails "the footprints of
a drunken fly and of the original
.Japanese syllabary, called kana. Of
the former there are HO.OOO In all. of
which perhaps H.(KK) constitute tjpe
scholars' vocubulury, nnd no lewer
than 4,0if) are lu common dally use;
while the 47 simple characters of the
kana arc known to everytiotly. There
fore the Japanese i-oiupOHltor has to
be prepared to place lu his stick any
one of over 4.000 different types truly
an appalling tusk.
from the nature of the problem sev
eral consequences naturally follow.
First lie must be a good deal of a
scholar himself to recogulte all these
instantly and accurately. (Second.- his
eyesight suffers . fearfully, and he
generally wears a huge pair of mac
nlfylng goggles; and, third, ns it is
physically Impossible for any one
man, to reach 4.0K types, a totally
different method of case arrangement
has to be devised.
"Tho 'typo,' therefore, of whom
there are only three or four on a pa
per, sits at a little table nt one end
of a largo room, with the case con
taining hi 47 kana syllables before
him. From end to end of tho room
tall cases of type nre arranged like
the shelves In a crowded library, a
passage three feet wide being left
between each two. The compositor
receives his copy In large pieces,
which he cut into llttlo 'takes,' and
hands ouch of these to one of a half
doaen boys, who assist him. Thejwy
takes this and proceeds to walk nuout
among tho cases until he has collect
ed each of the Ideographs, or square
Chinese picture words, omitting all
the knna syllables which connect
them. While theso boys are thus
running to and fro, snatching up the
types nnd jostltng ench other, they
keep up a continual chant, singing
the nnme of the character they are
looking for, ns they cannot recognise
It until they hear its so und, the ordi
nary lower class Japanese not under
standing his daily paper unless ho
reads It aloud."
It is ataled that In 1880 the news
paper nnd press associations received
only 28.000,000 words by telegraph,
while the figures for last year tire
1,800,000.000. This will give some idea
of the development of newspaper in
tho United Suites within the past few
years.
Miss Wheeler Lend you a quarter?
Why, certainly! ,
Fun do Bicycle Thanks, awfully.
If was dreadfully stupid of mo, but 1
canio away this morning nnd left all
my small change in my other bloom
ers. , .-'
AS VUCWKD Bf CUCWA :
What the Blir BMIW ljV
Kloetloti' ltetult
Tho election, pwparet the
a new tct of emdltton calculated to
?,fy Tht HUlcal tltutlloo sod to
he(Nnk piddle
iji in the flrt ptocv, It affM e
C of ft Vast hVrwt of Uit lode
W?rirtniit in unties; which
lmTU -t tho "J
conservgC cUmm, are
diaper lutcreat 1 . tvernnVi it aud
iro resolved to havo H'"1
tton treaUHl ' more tn tbelr tw rli
and less from a purtiaao -mJv.
(21 Tlie verdlt equa'l preMi
piddle Inhileranco of -
4loubie-denJiug a dtogtaced the
ale in tlie late M lement
...tir linn ni(l It alnilliirly show
the Indignation In the nation at large
a revelation of nnparallektl
fmud In tlio public department of
thl city, brmght out by the Lexow
cmnnituisj. Tbm aro tlgn of
nliobsiiue restdtttlon tmon the peo
ple st large that polltlei J
pureed of tho now prevailing ew
rni.ii,,!,? a armutoin which It int
rmwuuraWr vaJuible at conveylug an
uMtteaiica of n higher standard of
morality in our fotur political ftd
Mlt.,lMM.tlrM.
m Th. veto ab efpretset the bo-
cluuing of ft docllno lu popular tyw- j
pauiy wiiu too vanr
tling project of pttpuluim; which bat
a direct bearing upon an Important
clan of luveunent and bfpe" ft
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tountu nasi oi uusbohi """
wH-tloiia which havo beet exputetl to
wrlous distrust To the same extent,
anggcsi a uin m
Inatlon of thlt perverting and cor-
miming element fruta oongrethual
togitlattou. u j
(4) The result alto t midlflet tbt
future of legislation. In place of
i.tter uucertilntjr m to the dispel-
lion or wmgro va iuni "wi,, - M
mental matter, of legislation. It bring. fStSJS, to
tho oouutry back to tht control of , .Jz.lTl Juhir fi.
mrtv wImm cojeral policy ha been dl-iwsltlon U pay r tsjttor Jig:
Indicated by a long to tore of power;
and though there may ttill be differ
ence of optulon on parts ot that pol
icy, tlte withering Influence of uncer
tainty a to the futur of certain
vital working arrangement I very
birgoly removed. Thl I a large con
tribution toward tht remedy of the
now widely unsettled stale of con
fl icnce.
(51 The election also granted tlmt
congress can do nothing mora in re
spect to the sugar duile and to cer
tain raw material. It seems equally
certain that the party returning to
iwwer will allow tho new tariff to
leumln undisturbed until at least it
ha had ft sulticfeut trial of experi
ence. - ''' -- '' -
10) We take It also, that tlie change
of government meant ft serious ad
ministration lei dependent upon
ooucitlailng the clamor for free coin
ago of silver and for flat tnouey; and
a republican leiulug towartl these
h.resUw havo doubtless been due
lunch more to motive of factional
eccommodatlon than to any real dlu
regard for sound money, the hope for
conservative legislation on the cur
rency question la thus very greatly
wtreugt'iened. It t probable that tins
view will be token abroad, with the
result of a material ttreugthculng of
tlte foreign confidence in our Invest-,
ments which haa been so" rudely
ahakeu by tho uncertain attitude of
tougrt upon this urgent Issue.
(7) In a word, tha chief algnilieanc
of the political revolution lies bore;
that, while the advent of the democ
racy to power suggested ft long n-rlea
of radical change in matters affecting
tho nature of the laws and the regu
lation of our tnide and finance, yet
tho truth Is that whatever may have
boon urged lu favor of such a policy,
the people do not take kindly to the
protect of to much change and nn
uruiuiy at all this "reforming" In
vedve; they aro more concerned with
tho present titan the future; they
want the shortest cut to a renewal of
prosperity; they prefer- putting ap
with some thing of which they may
not theoretically npprove to so much
itxxmstructlng aa tho party now In
power promises; and they therefore
say to the dls'-arded party, "take the
teltis again; we 'have given you a few
losmin; and If you will take them to
heart we are prepared to trust to
jour future control rather than throw
everything Into confusion by too much
t-xperlmeutliig," Thl. we take It I
ivUtut the . meaning of the business
man'a vote. The motive will comnletld
Itself to tlie tikind common sense of
tho country; and, when supported by
snch an Immense majority of the peo
ple". It become a very powerful con
tribution to future atab'ilty and on
tldonce. " . ; , ,
A QUAKER WEPDING, IN COURT.
Tho novelty of a Quaker marriage
waa witnessed In Judge Unmet'
ehnmbcrs yesterday at noon, when
Charles D. King, an attorney of
Thurstou county, and Mis Anna (X
Wllklns, of I'hlladclphla, presented
themselves before the judge, not b
be married, but to ninrsy one anothe
In accordance with the rltt of th
Qunkw church. They did net appeal
In the conventional gray garb ot the
sect; on the contrary, the young lady,
handsome and fresh nt a new-blown
rose, stepped outof a.gurney at the
courthouse ttepa In a white satin
bridal dress, eu train, while the happy
groom looked radiant' In a black dresa
suit
When ranged before Judge Hume
they explained tbelr desire, and Miss
Wllklns exhibited to the Judge her
certificate of membership as a Quaker
from the Philadelphia society. Judge
II nmes acquiesced In their desires,
and, the gentleman taking the young
lady's hand, each - lu turn repented
the formula that bound them one to
tlie other for life. The ceremony was
simple but very Impressive. The ap
pearance of the bride in her hand
some drew attracted all tlio clerks
and lawyers In Uie building, and as
the happy pair tripped down the step
back to their gnrney they had several
hundred spectators watching their
movement. Seattle P.-I. . , v
TII El K&kL M K AXIXGpF Ei'
Somebody who wants tov. explain
what tho editorial "we" signifies, says
It has a variety of - meaulngs. varied
to suit the clrcumstauces. When you
rend that "we expect bur wife home
today," "we" refers to the editor-in-chief;
when it is we are a little late
with work," It Includes the whole
office force, even to the devil nnd tlie
towel; In "we are having-a booht,"
the town Is raeftnt; "we received oyer
700.000 Immlgranto last year," and it
embraces the nation; but "we have
hog cholera lu our midst," only means
that the man who takes the pnper and'
does not pay for It is very ill. S$t
Louis Press. . .- ,
GREAT IS OREGON,.
I ,-
Monday Mrs. S. ,T. White; of Ln
Grande, picked lu her gnrdou a su
perb bouquet of panslcs, verbenas,
etc.- It Is certainly a contrast to
have flowers growing in the open air
here, yhen, lu this latitude in the
Eastern states, snow nnd ice an
usually somewhat In order,
.Tamos Watklns, of riilloninth, hns
1006 bushels of Burbank potatoes,
raised on summer fallow, that' yielded
fifty bushels per acre. It cost 2Vj
cents per bushel to dig thorn and 30
cents per bushel hns been offered for
spuds in this neighborhood. At ''this
figure tho crop will net : him $275,
many times as much as he could
have netted froth the same acreage of
wheat
COP INTZIXICXNCa
!! basil 7L!
Wl mark aim lat rort,
oaTu ps f afcrwnett)
Thin aiii tr"r
the do of tt lTJZZd
s.Mly. 0 crt lngj wr
taMi offering aitlwogn more than too
hat bn l-dd tor "?(? f
that la no -ritisrton.iiifi:tw . X,
iMiUueL .
jmwlBulbtf No. fth:K"ws
dmter iportfld T., ,t
Ikiiim brewer, an which 11 to JAf
wa rmlimP t" exwptky Ant
stock, and tha parity ot rtotjnar
k. rau eed tot other a-radc.
KxtNirt movement It ooflipamuvety
!ght, and oroVra from foreign asar
kiVaro few, WTtH bl. W. . t 1 to 2C
niKb-r teller vtowa. From iBtwtor
homo marttett Uiere Were ftdvlnti of
f.dr bourne at a li tit the mam prMtat
that ruled last jm.'T(I;fn r
porw were of stilt prtow for blfcb
qTuillty hop, but rather poo? mailt;
trt otbert, , .
Hit tame pspr of tlt lota: wnn
little export boalnei! wa repoJ,
chiefly a alMit 10o In Interior Ns
York and 10 to lHe for enoica Ort
gons bero. Tliero waa not erwagb
nioveroent however, to bva any ef-;
feet upon tlte gwK-rsl market abv
t,wm and lower grtsb were teco.ied
ruadlly at about tho prim tfct havo
M.,f - t,r0tfMudT of late and wtlofc
' - . . .
wwe turnoa out to nwnw orrwno
modermtf Klvanco on original
rmign marfcef advice art
mmtmtMt mfiiodn Foreign ac-
eonnto aro ttill tomewuat vanawe,
.... ,, hr It no mail
nrmntm w prtct eawpt cn partle-
ui9r1 dq quaiuy gooo. in mi cou-
"BnK be noted that offer
aimit very Una spmplet (tnbinltKxl
hf pvju of fact) were bttow rt.
' J 0ffl . -
- - -
(, Gaxettoof 8th:
ere than were being paid tt one time
though tho price-' la no yet botow
itB cost of proditottotu Buyer read
ily pay front nine 'cvoto downward
according to the quality of good and
the gullibility of bolder. Better fig
ire are also 'pM In aome case. It
I also claimed that' dealer btve told
abort thousand of bote. Their con
tract will have ito be kept". There to
ft chance therefore that holders will
havo of getting not gotd figure but
better than they are now receiving.
Ono fact to certainly potent that 9
tlmt dealer generally are very de
siroti of buying; ,It rents largely with -the
hol ler whether price ahall ad
tunoa or decllna .No num who ha
the trade at httrt, . be he- producer,
d.-ah-r or "onum r, "dttdret to tee
good sold under the cost of produc
tion. If there It a surplus, the exctm
must be sold ctMwmf or carried over.
There Is no help for that Men will
Lot buy nor can they be expfcoted to
buy whit they tto not need unlesa
they buy on Herniation. As a matter
of courn aome will carry tln-ir bop
ovr. That ha always been done "and
always will be done.
Tlie foreign market it by no mean
opting badly, Prtbe are yet low but
trade is aetive and figumi are linprov .
lug. Tho crop both in England and
on tlte continent hi too large for large
prion Jmt it certainly It looking bet
ter titan at one time. American good
are not doing a well a could be do
tlrnd though tb-iae that have readied
there are anid to be mninly diapoaed
of. It I quite posHible that contumert
upon that aide aro lieglnnlcg to feel
that It will not be quite the thing to
kill the goose Uitt lays the golden egg.
LVslmblo tl Jt Is for farmers to mfce -lensi,
all know that they can't raise
thm a great while at a loss. lUttldet
there are oihi-r tnatmhet of agrkul
hum that. wlfl pay. " ..
.A, air degree of activity has marked
the trading a gam this week. Demand
tin not developed force enough to
warrant putting prices up, but there
ha been a steady tone on all desira
ble - grade. Brewer have beeu the
principal buyers, and they have called
for a good deal of ..stock; many of
thmn ,hnd early contracts which are
giving them a fulT supply, but other
are nowi. ecnrtng.,kicock, believing
that, values are low enough to.be. tea-.
Mtnably safe; . A, tew new orders from
England are being filled "at close' to
11c. f.o. b. sj earner here, but the con
sign men t from the Pacific coast are
still too large to hope for much buy-.
Ing here for. a while. We retain about
former quotations as representing a
fair trading basis, . In, the . country
IKiiitlca have dabbed mote interest
than hops, hut dbe tales m far as re
lilted were at. about late prices. Ad
vices .from. the 'Padflo coast Indicate
that a good deal of stock haa been
moved, moat of which. Is going abroad.
N. 1. Price Current, 10th.
Tho situation since our last report .
has mualned In 'about the same con
dition, with, .however, ton- Improving
tendency: The demand seems to have
fallen off somewhat, but this diminu
tion ot. actual bushiest does not ap
IHHir' to have affected values. Hops of
low of medium quality are not easy
to sell, but there Is a growing convic
tion that chulco samples will, be dif
ficult to And. therefore, their vnlu
Is not only Ann, but Is gradually hard
ening. The result is. the . -Southern
growers are not forcing business, In
the expectation (which seems to b
woTT founded) that In the near future
hotter prioes will be obtained.- Recent
sab's have realized for growers, 4
10 for. East. Kent. Goldmgs, ud as
our' 'telegraphic. ruort frot the
Borouah shows, even 05 has been
grven for choice qualities, Worceeters
have bteu sold at f 4 4s, and generally
siieaklng, there have- bwu ao signs of
lower prices,,. but rather , the reverse.
English Hop Grower. . '
WEIGHT .AND YIELD OF EGGS.
"A correspondent ot Kansas Farmer ,
furnlslus the follqwlug:'
Gse, 4 to tin pound; 20 per annum,
Polish, 0 to the ptmud; 150 per an
num. ; ; .
. llajitams," 1 to the pound; ' 60 per
annum..
Hou'dun's,. S to the pound; 100 per
milium, ..-, , . -
. LaElwhe, 7 to Uie pound; 130 per
annum. . . '
liaiLburgs, 0 to the pound; 200 per
annum. ,- ,
Turkeys, 5 to the pound; 30 to .00
per annum. ,
Game fowl, 0 to "the iwund;' 130 per
annum.
.Leghorns, 9 -to the pound; .150 per'
annum. .
Bliwk Spanish, 7 to the'pound; 130
per annum. ',
Plymouth Rocks, 8 to the pound; 120
per annum.
"Lftiigshana, 8 to the pound; 150 per
annum. - .
Brahmns, 8 to the pound; 150 per
annum.
Guinea fowl, 11 to the pound; 160
per annum.
Ducks, 0 to the pound; 30 to CO per
anuum.
A certain young man advertised for.
a wife in an Eastern paper and his "
sister answered the advertisement,
Tho youug fellow wow thinks adver
tising doesnt pay, nnd the old folks
think; Jt pretty - bard luck to have
two fools in one fn'olly. El.
-..-.'.-. i . . ; .
Ethel-Hasu't be a lot 'of theek.
mamma? - . -
Mamma Don't say "ghsek,"
dear; say "fadal area."
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