The Independence west side., January 18, 1895, Image 4

- v bu ol humor t
--Ui imitation
' t. .V MooreV'Xliht Betora
I Mii" aixuared la Lh London
Funob upward of a quarter of ft cen
tury aco. It la aa frerti today a It
wm then, and la too gxxl to bs lost
lent of: I
Twaa tha nlfht after Christmas, when
all through the fcoua
Everyone was abed, and atlU aa a
mouse;
Thoa stoeatnts, ao lata tn St, Nich
olas' core
Wees empty of all that was eatable
ttara.
The darting had duly been tucked In
their bod,
With very full stomachs and pains In
tfheir heads.
I was doting away In my new cotton
car,
And Nancy waa rather far gone In a
nap.
When out In the nursery rose auch a
cliwtcr,
I aprang from my sleep, crying "What
la the matter V
I flaw to each bedside still half In a
doss--
Tore open the curtains and threw off
the clothes;
While the light of the taper aerved
clrly to show
The plteoua plight of those objects
bolow;
For what to the fond father' eye
ahould appear
But the little pale face, of each alck
, UtUe dear!
For each pet that had cranutnsl Itself
full aa a tie.
I knew in a moment now felt like Old
Kick.
Their P'llsea were rapid, their breath
ings the aame;
What tfofllr stomachs ejected, I'll men
tion by name:
Now turkey, now stuffing, plum puil
' ding, of couite,
And oustardu, and crullers, and cran
berry aauce;
Before outraged nature, all went to
the wall,
Yea, lollypopa, flapdoodle, dinner and
all.
Like pellets, which urchins from pop
guns let fly
Went figs, nuta and raialna, jam. Jelly
and pie;
Till each error of diet waa brought to
my view,
To the shune of mamma, and of Santa
Olaus, too,
I turned from the Bight, to my bed
room stepped back.
And brought out a vial marked "Pulv.
ipa-aw;"
When my Nancy exclaimed, for their
sufferings shocked her,
"Don't you think you had better, love,
run for the doctor?"
I ran, and wa scarcely back under
my roof,
Whan I heard the sharp clatter of old
Jalap's hoofs;
I might say that I scarcely had turned
myself round
When the doctor came into the room
with a bound,
lie was covered with mud from his
head to his foot.
And the suit he had on was his very
worst suit;
lie hardly had time to put that on
his back,
And he looked like Falstaff, half fud
dled with sack.
Ilia eyes how they twinkled! Had the
doctor got merry?
Ilia lips looked like port, and his
breath smelt like sherry.
lie hadn't been shaved for a fortnight
or so.
And the beard on his chin wasn't white
as the snow.
But, inspecting their tongues, in spite
of their teeth,
And drawing his watch from his
waistcoat beneath,
11a felt of each pulse, saying, "Each
little belly
Must get rid, "-here he laughed-"of
the rest of that Jelly."
I razed on each chubby, plump, sick
little elf,
And groaned when he said so, In spite
of myself;
But a wink of the pye, when he
physicked our Fred,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing
to dread.
He didn't prescribe; but went straight
way to work,
And dosed all the rest gave bis
trousers a Jerk
And adding directions, while blowing
his nose,
He buttoned hi coat, from his choir
he arose,
Then Jumped in his gig, gave old Jalap
whistle,
And Jalap dashed off, as if pricked by
a thistle;
But the doctor exclaimed, ere he drove
out of sight,
"They'll be well by tomorrow; good
night, Jones, good night!"
An Agreeable
Correspondence.
HE nianasera of 8t Ja
cob's hospital solicit old
1 newspapers and magazine
for the entertainment of
their alck and convales
cent"
In response to this ml
vertlaement In one of the
most widely read newspapers in B
there camo dally to the abovc-unmed
Institution a great variety of publica
tions.
One day, there appeared among the
rest a newspaper with these words
written upon the margin: "I wish
you a very good morning and a right
speedy recovery!" then the full ad
dress of the writer, Miss Louisa Lob-
stedt, No. 3 North Kt.
This greeting elicited a few days
later the following answer:
"So there is, really, In the bright,
nappy wuuu uuiaiuv, uut? ilium W""i
who has a thought to spare fofiiH
poor sick ones! I am the fortunate
one who received your greeting, and
hope that your kind wish will soon
be gratified, and that at a time not
very far distant I shall leave this
place entirely restored to health. If
you havw ever been seriously 111, or
have ever endured such pain as I am
now suffering, you will certainly heed
the request of a poor Invalid, and not
rest satisfied with the few words of
kindness which have made me so
happy. If there were only some con
genial soul here to whom I could
speak freely, or with whom I might
chat a little now and then! But Just
now there Is no one here who can
help to pass nway the long, weary
hours, and so I beg you again not to
let me hope In vain for an answer.
"In the meantime, with kindest re
gards, I am
Yours gratefully,
BERTHA WILLMERS."
In this way a correspondence was
begun which very soon developed
Into a most Interesting one for both
young ladles. It broueht out a lively
interchange of thought: letters flew
back and forth, In which the two im
parted to one another unreservedly
their respective circumstances and ex
pectations. Louisa Lobstedt wrote her new
friend that she was quite alone In the
world that she had a position, at
small pay, In a largo ' confectioner's
shop, where, working from early
morning until late at night, with only
a short rest at noon, she was quite
tired out that her employer made
such unreasonable demands upon his
help that he was much disliked. She
wrote that she had few acquaintances
of her own ago, and no real friends,
and sho congratulated herself that she
had conceived the Idea of sending
mm
T
that ri ,j"-.-iti newspaper,
and puttl.4 Lr name to It, (although
that last was rathw rlsky-whnt if
her address had fallen into wrong
bantl!). h hoped n wrote,
In on of her later letter, some dny
to find time to visit Mlsa llortlm nt
tlm hospital, and so to Itovomo ier
sonally apinluted with her.
Bertha Wlllutera, tu the meantime,
replied, to tlios letters la the same
frauk. hearty way. Sho wrote that
her home wtta lit II., and that three
months before aho had com to 11.
for the' purpose" of earning her living
aa a teacher of musto and tho Inn
guagca. In tho course of a few weeks
alio had fallen 111, ami. nt her earnest
request, tho people with whom she
hoarded had brought her hero "to the
hospital.
"How happy It makes me to think
I am soon to sec you! I do not doubt
that wo shall become the dear's t
friends; and yet I am going to ssk
voti to defer your visit for a tittle
while. And why? You will think me
foolish vain. Well, call It a femi
nine weakness ami yet before, my
Illness I was always being compli
mented. uMu my pretty, fresh, healthy
looks, and you can readily under
stand how flvo wwlU of severe llluess
would ehnngn one. Who knows but
you would be utterly disgusted with
me, when I want so much to make as
favorable an Impression it possible
nnon mv new-found friend! Just aa
stm as I am somewhat better ami s
little more like my old self, 1 will
write you to come."
A week later she Imparted to Ixm
Isa the delightful new that she
hoped very shortly to leave the hos
pital, entirely recovered. Her llrst
visit would be to her her dear nw
frleud-but before she could do this,
she would have to make a very, very
erlous confession. Amid protestations
of tho deepest esteem and love on her
own part, she begged Miss Ionian to
promise her one thing la advance,
tl.: that whatever tho coufcsslon
might be, sho would allow It to make
no difference In their relations.
Never was Bertha more surprised
tn her life than at the answer which
followed immediately upon this. Thus
It ran:
"My Hoar, Dear, Miss Bertha:
"With a hand tremulous from nnt
lotr and excitement, I writ these
lines; for either they begin for us both
a new and happy life, or else all Is
over between us, and how I can bear
that. tJod alone knows! For oh! let
mo confess it. I love yon! Yea I 1
lovo you with all the Are. all tho pas
sion of my bolug. Following the Im
pulse of a wanton humor, I appended
to my mime ujwn tho uewspnNT
which a happy ft threw Into your
hands, the little word 'Miss.' I con
tinued the Joke lu my first letter, nod
bv that time my Interest In you had
already become too great to allow me
to confess tho truth, which would not
only put an end, perhaps, to a forres
IHindcnco which had become necessary
to ne but would also debar me from
ever meeting you face to face.
"Ah! my dear Miss Bertha, do not
Im angry with me do not cast scorn
fully from you the deep, fervent love
which tills my heart! Write me only
ono word-one little word! ut now
not immediately-only when you
have recovered from the fright which
you must feel at the revelation of ny
HM-ret that It Is no girl who Is loving
you to distraction, but a man! A man
who will submit to your sentence,
whatever It may lie but the light of
whoso life Is forever gone out If you
turn angrily from him.
Kternally yours.
LOUIS LOBSTEDT."
In a fever of anxiety he awaited an
nnswer from the woman whom he had
deceived. It came on tho following
day, and ran thus:
Dear Sir:
"Unfortunately, I cannot spare you
tho disappointment which these lines
will cause you. as they will show you
that, notwithstanding the deep nnVe.
tlon you feel for me, I can never lie
yours.
"Like you, out of tender regard for
the weaker sex. I also took refugi In
a little subterfuge.
"Hut although no priest may unite
m. yet we may be good friends don't
vou think so? I shall be delighted
to receive a visit from you; for then,
with a hearty hand-shake, we will
::eal a treaty of friendship which we
shall owe. Indeed, to a delusion, but
which will tench us In future to cs
chew everything clandestine.
"Hoping for a personal acquaintance
In the near future, I am
"Most cordially yours,
BKRTIIOLD WI I.LM EHS."
A CENTURY AOO.
A gentleman bowing to a lady al
ways wraped his foot on tht ground.
Two stage conches bore nil the trav
el iMitweon New York and Boston.
Tho parquet of a theater was called
tho pit, and was tilled with the rabble.
The whipping-post and pillory were
still standing In Boston and New
York.
The Mississippi valley was not so
well known as tho heart of Africa
now is.
Vaccination had not become popular,
and smalliw)X was an cvery-duy dis
ease. Three-fourths of the books In every
library came from beyond the At
lantic. The tough characters, where such
oxlsted, had no brass kuuchles nor
revolvers.
In most families no cooking was
done on Sunday; a cold Sunday din
ner was tho rule.
The mall of the whole country did
not equal that of ft single second-class
office now.
Twenty days were required for a
letter to go from New York to Charles
ton by hind.
All tho population of a village as
sembled at the Inn on "post-day" to
hoar tho news.
IW'f and pork, suit fish, potatoes
and hominy were the staple diet all
thn year round.
The number of toasts drank nt. a
banquet equaled tho number of states
of tho Union.
Tho only recognized method of Im
parting Information was by the lib
eral use of the rod.
Quinine wns unknown: when a mnn
had aeiio fits ho took Peruvian bark
and whbtky, ,
Buttons were scarce and expensive,
and tho trousers were fastened with
peCT or laces.
Tho women's dresses were puffed
with hoops and stood out two or throe
foot on each side.
HOP INTELLIGENCE.
There Is still a fair business doing
In tho way of deliveries to brewers on
previous purchases, and some new
deals have been made with exporters,
but tho general demand nt tho moment
w vory quiet and the market lacks a
llttlo of the buoyancy noted a wek
or two ago. As a rule holders seem
to fwl some ennfldenen In the position
and aro carrying stocks on', a steady
basis of value; here and there a little
pressure Is shown on medium and
under grades, and In order to effect
sales buyers aro given some favors.
Ilathor more of tho stock here, both
stato and Pacific const, can lie bought
at Kn'M and really prime lots nra
offering nt 10c. Possibly a long fancy
growth favorably known might still
soil a little above our top figure, but
wo have not heard of any recent sales,
even to brewers, at over 11c, and any
higher quotation would certainly be
misleading. Yearlings find a moder
ate outlet In range of (Py&flc, latter
very exceptional. Old olds In small
stock nnd but few wanted. Most of
tho country markets are qulof., nnd
the reported sales aro at slightly re
duced prices except for a few very
choice growths. Nothing of special
Importance from across tho water.
state, ISM. cholor ncr lb 11
State, good to prime. .. .8V4W10
N. Y. Producers Frlco Current; Ota.
' KA1LK0AD Ml
How Some Men Jtiso
from tho Hanks.
A Profession in Which
Mcnliise.
The Era of Great Fortunes Made lu
Railway Contracts Has
Passed.
"Railroad building, M" everything
else," said a Wtwtoru contractor or
largo oxHrleuee, "has fell the deprM
sum of tho last two years, but no mat
ter how soon nud how thoroughly bus
iness may revive, tho aggregat of
now railway mileage for the next b-n
years will be comparatively small.
Not only have the great railway of
tho country been built, but tho era of
great fortunes) made lu railway con
tracts has passed."
Tho contractor lu question, though
still a young nmii, has stii a t voli
tion lu hi profession. Tho railway
contractor of twenty years ago did his
work with tho aid of hundreds or
thousands of Irishmen and a sprink
ling of (iermans and men of other
natloualltlen. Tho inllway contractor
of today employs Italians, or Dagos, a
somewhat moru comprehensive term,
and the stetnu shovel. Tho railway
contractor of twenty or tweitty-tlve
years ago, when he managed Ids work
judiciously, made profits that would
drive his sucevssor of tislay half mad
with delight The past year's small
mileage of new railroads was built at
a lower cost thau any ever bcfur
constructed In tho history of tho bus
iness. Wages aro slightly lower than
they have hitherto Issti, while mate
rial of all sort have been lower than
anyone dreamed of seeing them. H
is pnsslhlo now to buy rails tet only
at auinslugly low prltis, but at term
nover before known lu the Imstnet.
It used to be that a sight draft ae
eoiualod the ctrtuugiimout of rails
Now they can bo purchased on thro
years' time at a low rate of lut'tvt.
As to rolling stock, car can be pur
chased on ten years' time, with annual
payment at four ht cent.
Thu slltmtlou as to rullnmd luls.r
Is somewhat is-cullnr. It Is true that
pick ami shovel men can b hired at
$1.10 to Il lTi a day If no more than
UN) or so Is needed; but If there should
bo a sudden demand for l.tssi or '.'.ns
men to go out tim a piece of railway
work at a distance from any great
centre of iwtpulaliim. the price wou'd
almost Instantly rise to fl.oO and
$1.75 a day. The Italian lalstrer I
prlxed throughout the West hImivo all
others save tho Scandinavian, but the
Scandinavian Is comparatively scarce.
Tho Italian railway lalsrer l alway
ready for work and always hits money
lu his ps-ket. Where Italians are em
ployed and paid by clun k a contract
or's bank account may show for many
months together a fictitious Istlnnce
of fjn,iNi, $;io,o, or lo.iM, becnusn
the lalsirers are carrying their chirk
tucked away In a safe place, to h.
cashed all tog.ther at a convenient
time. It nted to bo that railway In
borers returned to work nlnmst penni
less two or three days after. each
monthly payment.
Aiiiei'lcaii farm boys nie commonly
employed m teamster tn railway
building throughout the West. They
receive nlsiut the same average wage
as plck aud-shovel men, $: a month
and board, or from $t,.Vi to $1.73 a
day. Tim Irishman has dlsapiwuril
from new work lu the Went ns In the
East, and ha drifted to the section
house of the Wmteru railroads, where
lie finds permanent and comparatively
light employment nt soinealist hov.-r
wages thau are paid in New York.
Tim Western roods are divided Into
section of six miles each, and a sec
tion man or boss, has the sectl..n
Isiardlng house, with his wife to run
It She Is tho "Issirdltt' mlsls," In
tlm language of thu Irnck. and her
boarders are the section men.
The regularity of the Jisgo has g'v
en nn average certainty to tho cle
ment of labor In railway building. It
usd to bo that In working a gang of
'.fio men the contractor In Urn course
of a month would have fino or lot
mimes on hi book, birauw tho per
sonnel of the gang was shifting. Now
n.i per cent of n lsgo gang will work
every working day of th month.
Contractors find It Impossible to
make distinction as to wage miiong
mmi doing the same kind of work,
but there is promotion for tho thor
oughly capabls twin. Such men be
come small bosses, fit ", Wi or "o
cents a day nbove the pay ot ordinary
navvies, and It Is from tint siuill
bosses that the general foremen siv'
chosen. Such im-ti earn ns much ns
$l.'o a mouth, and contractors usually
prefer that the genet-si foreman shall
Imve worked up from ths shovel. A
civil engineer Is occasionally made
general foreman, but usually with im
Hailsfactiiry results. It Is a melan
choly fact that Mgn.y w('" trained en
gineers of experiiiica yrn less thun
u general foreman, and (cry con
tractor with nn Important pft ff
work In view for the coming spring Is
overrun wl,th applications for places
from civil engineers.
Llttlo money lis been made In rail
way building lu the past year, but
hin" contractors have maintained a
small orgaulzntlon, and the r'i)ly
capable contractor who should obtain
n contract requiring an Immediate
opening of operations could bo nt work
In fifteen days, weather permitting.
Every such contractor know where
to lay his hands upon the men he
needs to complete his organl.atloti,
and the very day uisn which a con
tract was signed the cont.ractof jyouhl
have a score ot telegrams speeding
to tho men he needed. It Is the cus
tom to sublet nil work to small con
tractors, who undertake from half n
mile to four or five miles of rond. The
small contractor Is, In effect, a bosi
working under tho general contractor,
and bound by tho terms of the con
tract to do whatever the latter deems
necessary for the prompt completion
of tho work. The rise of the sub
contractor to tho management of large
Interests Is one of the most Instructive
and significant manifestations In 11m
comae of railroad building. Perhaps
an Industrious and saving teamster
lays up tnough to buy a pair of mules,
and he Is ablo then to get wages for
himself and his slock. His next step
Is to buy another pair and hire ft man
to drive them. By tho time ho has
four or flvo team ho mwm to drive
and Iswomcs a contrat,lng teamster.
Thn man that makes progress In this
rasiiton is worth watching. He Is
likely next to appear as a sub-contractor,
and to take progressively
larger and larger contracts, until he
finally appears ns a general contractor
competing for hundreds of miles of
railroad. After that his work Is that
of an orgnnbser, tho commander of
an industrial army. Great railway
lines are built on paper at his desk
perhaps years before they appear upon
the surface of tho earth. Tho general
contractor seldom visits the actual
scene of operations, perhaps not more
than once a month, and then gives no
orders. Ho rides over the line with
ns engineer, making a suggestion
hero, asking a question there, making
mental nolo of lame fentniv loit ii
dom troubling nlsmt details.
It is absolutely fascinating wnitr
to me," said the Western contractor,"
"and I long to bo at tho front. There
will ba no scarcity of Inlaw next yar,
In my opinion. Tho txisliis of Italian
to Europe has not seriously drained
tho country of railway lulstrera, ut.d
when His nam aw needed they can bo
had. utile. Indeed, there should ls a
suddeu revival of railway building In
many directum, a there wa lu 17
Hut that I not likely to happen. The
fact I that there are few more long
railway Hues powlhlo lu (hi country,
at least for some tlma to coin. The
Eat I pretty well grhllronwl. and
..at t ni Mouth Im It trunk Hue.
Arkansn need more railroads, and
Toxns. lVrhnns part of tlm
extrenm Northwest neeU itior line.
though a good deal or that country
llkelv to have any time 'U a single
new lino rssi mile long. Hv tho ay,
do you kuow that the world' greatest
feat of railway building was the pnh
lug through of rsst utile of a Canadian
lino between lioeeinlsT and MayT
Tho contract! laid iiln miles of
track a day. and one ami a half milt
I regarded a gsl work. Western
contractor hustle mow than Eastern
men. t ouco detllM'ratoly planned to
rush through In four mouths an Kal
ern lino for which tlw contract time
would have been six moiillw, and to
sarrltle f'-HUioo or $:.imu of pmlln
to do It. just for the purist of mak
ing a reputation this side of the tthlo
nud showing what could be done.
Tho comtstny, however, abandoned
tho achoiue, and 1 was not forced to
make the sacrifice."
OUT Ob" AN OLD HOOK.
"And out of old bskes, lu good
faith" said Oeoffrey Chaucer, "com-
oilt nil thl new science that mn
l,.f.. " V..t n Im.i out nf thu old IsMik
come the discarded science at which
men Jisr. There i great inrresiimeni
iu coming tiHn an old hook, too hum
1. 1,. f,u- a. chiklc. and Ilmliiig lu It the
delightfully ltlvo, autocratic, indis
putable theories or a previous uuy,
whowt wisdom Is being eagerly re
futed In our pi tetit, lu ItCU some In
splml Phlintlclphlnu wrolo "A young
laolhw' Owu Book;" In It ho warns
his reader, hi delicate, retiring
"Young Persons," against Indiscrimi
nate rtsullng a follows; "Hut of all
nuiilltiif uluit lnoiit oliL'ht to cngaue
your attention are work of setilluietil
and morals. Moral l (hat study iu
which alone Itoth sex- have nn equal
httenst. ami In sentiment your ha
even tho advantage. Tho work of
thl kind ofu-ii appear under tho re
ducing form of novel and romance,
hero gnstt care and the advice of your
older friend af requisite lu the so-hs-thm,"
And Iw further advise I hem
taunchly: "Tlw mere simplcinu tr
Irivtlgioii lower a woman lu general
esteem. It Implle nlimsd S rctleclloll
on her character, for morality cnuiiot
bo seeuro without religion. A woiiutu
must hold no converse with the ene
mt of either. She knows that the
romance which Invest Impiety with
th charm of sentiment most not lie
upon her table; nor must h Is sui
HMted to be acquainted with the ms-iii
which deck out vice with tlm w itch
ery of song." Among the "female"
author mentioned by this authority
a unlikely to exercise a pernicious
Influence are found Mr. Ib-miui.
Mrs. oplo and Mr. Harlmuld. If lie
still lives lu an honorable old age, I
cannot but wonder If this Triton of
the minnows heads the lists against
"Trilby." and If "Ths Heavenly
Twins" havs made him Bxttw to
his own Is'glnnlng-of-the-ceiitury dm
vlctlon. Scrlbner.
FANTASTIC NAMES.
Some of tho New Knirtaml (Mdttic In
Christening Children,
New KngUnd country propls hv
alway hd a isvftTenc t-w naming
their ehlldrvn after Hlblo chnracters or
itrmt nu-n, their cholc In other iwiw
tielntr oidetly confined to a small ntitge
of Matildas, Ioulstt. sod a few such
common and ancbut Lngllsh iisiiu-m.
But when a NVw Kngliuid .upe, nfiy
or mora tr ago, did deslr to con
fer upon their Imby a mre ehirant,
rare or fanciful uul)a(Un, they f
tcn made curious work of It, They
4iprnpri'lU, ahiptd or Invented
fttu-lessly, wtili result unually mor
peiultar time sumeMHful.
In a recent account of Abby nnd
Julia Smith, of lil.ixt ihluiry, famous
In their day for their oddities, their
ardor pioneer women sutTrnirtsts,
ttmlr bsirnliig and their shrewd Van-k-
logic, tho im mm of their fain I lies
wero given, The fatlnr, ho Itev.
.ephiutlah Knttlli, imtrrli'l llanmuli
Hlckok, and tho five ctilklnn were
namei llancy Z.-phlna (uphill
Mamllng for a feminine form of ,e(,.
ith). Cyrlinlilit Su. -rclta, 'ilaiurtlla
Atnrwylti, Julia Evelina and Abby
II uliisitnh, Mul coiiibliinlioii are,
perhaps, less common thnn they wure,
now that publlo llH-nrli and ill
sprwid of cheap literature have IntlM
duced, through the medium of his
tory and romance, a wider knowledge
and variety of name. Nevertheless,
every census reveals new Inventions.
Oslcnelhi, Kstanelltt and Luelllna
Jons wsro doub'lee tho only girls of
their nmme In s"h.nl when they were
old enough to b pupils; but It I
doubtful If they enjoyed that distinc
tion a much aa did a certain llttl
Gladys, fc'Jio recently, while In the pri
mary dnpartnowt, consoled herxclf
for all shortsomlnir lu tjiins by the
admiration of all the other nM for
her beautiful name, which really ap
peartel to fonfer a muoh distinction
a a till.
Marlsta, Valora, irioU, Adfllphlna
and lllandlHtla can hardly bt cotirst
ulated on their parent choice; and
t'lutydtt. )s still less deslrablo. Pluma
Jane hu tiido rather than a ro
mantle value, while I(vivlbef.ta, though
Ingenious, Is hardly a sUi-Vvluy
union of the Ill-fated lovers, Uoineo
and Juliet,
In ono Instance, at least, a new name
resulted from a family compromise,
the fthr wishing his new daughter
called Hannah, while the mother pre
ferred the mors poetlo pme of Kva,
wltih the result that the child was
flK3Jy phHlsteajd Kvanniah, Youth's
Compainloii,
MOKKY IN C'lltCULATION.
A false clnhq ) that there Is a
scarcity of money iq circulation nt
till! tll'esollt Minn Tl.u un, n.i..
r - ,,, ui HUH
statomoJtt as regards merlaln Individ
uals fmnnoi pe qcnied, ami t Is from
tllOlll that tlm Inn,!, -I-
colnngo wmies. They ore mistaken,
however, lu their Idea that thl would
bring the desired relief. An acquisi
tion of correct business methods would
work a much more sieedy and effect
ual cure. Am n inn Hi, e nt f,i,,f n .....
capita C I'Clllaflnil him been sit.ui.lll., ....
the Increiiso since 1SIK), ns the follow
ing iigurea iiucou rrom the treasury
reports show:
IHtlO ii -.
1S70 it m
!E ;: la 4i
iMH) y n
1"'M i m 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,,,,,,, ,Ul 4 1
Nolo that this Is the circulation wv
capita and dws not Include money
hold In tho United Slate treasury.
That this money Is not now perform
ing Its service to the people as It
ought Is also a. fact, but It Is been use
tho opportunities for Its safe nud pro
fitable Investment are scarce, owing
to thn general disquietude that has
pervaded tho country since 181)2. Once
let business, cionfldcmeo return, nnd ti
nry for free colnngo and an Increased
olroulatlon will disappear as If by
magic. Among tho great commercial
nations of today, France alona ex
ceeds this country In its per capita
circulation, owing tn the fact that tho
Credit system of checks, drafts, etc.,
Incident to a largo number of bank
ing establishments, hns not come Into
general nso In that country, Iu the
United States about 05 tr cent of
commercial transactions are carried
on by ths uso of chocks and drafts.
niB sum mil
Used by Uncle Sam in
Protecting
His People From Loss of
Mail Matter.
A Few Ih'tulW of Dim of tlio Finest
Departments lu thn
World.
The nnuuiil auction aula of iho Head
laittor miles ha Just occurred. It I
an annual source of auiunemeiit to a
isutuln munis of pooplo lu Wash
ington. It I even more amusing than
tho sales of dead matter by the ex-
pres companies or thu storage ware
house In largo cities, bocittwo the
jtmnU which cotisi under th hammer
from those Institution usually have
some value, while the "dead horse"
from the4s.timet department I coin
sed very largely of th mit trifling
and valueless article. Still the salo
brings to lb department Hourly f.'t.issi
a year, which helps to pay iho cx
pehSH of tlm dead letter oilbv.
The article Just sold have beii lu
tho haul or tho dead letter oltloe fr
two year tr looiv. This Is In accord
aiiiH with the (ssttal regulailoiis,
which reiiulro that parcel leaner
shall bo held so long a Hum If Its owu
er cannot b found. It miiAt bo r
membmtHl that nil diligence I xer
clsed by tho postal authorities to Hud
ftrt the semler and then the addnnMV
of a package, and that It gs to the
auction room only after every effort
ha Ihxii exhausted and after It has
remained uiiclaliued by the owner fur
two year, l itder llewo regulation
It would not seem poMlblo that a
great quantity of mailer of any value
would neeuiuolatu during a year. Yet
of seven million letter and parcels
sent to the dead letter Ollle dll'lllg
a ytsir a liwutlblently or Imsirrectly
Addressed, only thro million renched
their iliMiluation after Investigation.
iKiubtles a great iiumlier of Hk-w
wore lu the 111 of uiisIiiiiiihhI letter
or parcel. Where a letter Is simply
itiistainjs'd a notice I sent to tho ml
drwee to forward iHwiage; when a
parcel I Hiihinir.pcd, notice hi sent to
tho "mhr. No letter or piukng I
hh'Uik1 if thiTB I an address cither
of Sender or nddreweo on the llivel
os by which lis ownership can b
iriussl, Yet nearly six million of
letter were oxucd last year., and
lined of litem were sent to the atqh'r
liltendeut to be wild with the depntl
meut waste pajs-r. There wn imth.
lug about them which could Identify
their owner so a to make It piwMblo
to trace I hem.
due of the moot remarkable thing
nhout the desd letter otllitt rnsird Is
iho nuiulMT of SMiple who -nd nmnry
by mall lu badly ndtlrossiM envelope t,
Th amount thu scut lmllcnt that
them lire enormous sum lu trniiHit
in tlm 1'nlted State mall during the
your. Iait year fcts.ntio lu lisme
money was found lu "tlead" letter
which It wa neceHry lo open, and
of this fs.ism was nuorl to It
owner. More than a million dollars
In drafts, money order, chirk, tie.
was found In undelivered li ticis; and
f'.siT.ntsi of Hits wn rtxtiiu-ed. I'uslal
uotit of the value of ."i,!"t were
found; and $."Miu worth of the.'
found their owner In time.
IsUters containing money which
ctuite to the deed letter olllee and lire
Hot delivered to their owners are held
subject to reclamation for thri
mouth. Before the exilratoii of that
time, Inquiries tintcernlng minting tv
mlttautv iir.t likely to bo made, nud
pel-Imp they g, lt M MiHl,l1ni lb
lartiniit and the owner of the money
on fllo Is thus Identified, At the end
of three month the money I turned
over to tlie third assistant adiuaatcr
general, and he turn It Into the
Hennery. Hut the sender or ad
dressee can recover this money nt
any time within four years by making
claim nud proving properly. letters
containing drafts, money orders,
dis k, mid vnluablo paper are Hied
for reclamation. They can ! of no
vitliio to Uncle Sum. An unendorsed
draft would not bring much nt nn
auction, All letter containing salable
valuable (and all packages as well)
are held for two years for retlaiua
tlon. At the end of Hint lime the arti
cle are catalogued and sold; but n
record of their stilling juliai I kept,
and tho owner by making application
within four years can obtain the
amount from tho piMtofflco funds.
Postage stami In a letter, exceeding
two cents lu value, are tiled away for
reclamation for a reasonable time and
are. then destroyed. The jiostoillco de
partment destroyed last year ii"il
worth of stamps found In dead letters.
Uncle Sam has a pretty big revenue
f.ttognthcr from tho stamps which are
destroyed lu various way sinl arc
never used to pay posngc. Ho also
mnkos a pretty fair Income from mon
ey s-.iit hy mull which fulls Into the
hands of the poslotlJee department.
The amount turned lute the treasury
last year on this nvcouut was 12,tkH).
Tho postoilleo department destroys
In a year fane mjon Jolt era contain
ing no enclosures, which csnnot tie
returned to writers. It destroy also
a great quantity of letters mid "parcels
containing matter chissisl as utimall
able. Before iho piiwiiun of tho untl
'.ottory law a great many of the let
toes opened contained lottery tickets.
Now there are not so many of these,
but there nre many hundreds of
sealed envelopes under letter postage
which nre found to contain lottery cir
culars, and these of course nre de
stroyed Immediately. Creeii goods cir
cular ijro found in some envelopes,
and those, f they caintifit. fo of value
to the police In tracing tho'swlndlers,
qi'o destroyed also. Then there, are
iiulmui and hugs and boiUes of liq
uid nnd ull sorts' of things, which
under the postal regulations nra not
to bo phitIwI In the malls, There Is
only one Hying thing flint Is mailable,
and that I a queen Ism, But there
ara alligator and snakes nml butter
Hies and bugs of u II kind constantly
coming and going through tho iiinlls.
At tho time there wns such n eruste
for chameleons, thousands of these
llttlo lizards were mn lied In the Mouth
to addresses all over the United
Hliites; and since they were compara
tively harmless nllvo or dead no great
effort was made to slop the business.
But it happens not. Infrequently that
lu tho dead letter olllee an oxooo'dlnirlv
lively snake or nn offensively dead an
imal coiik.i to liht. Anything which
H likely to Injur 1!n mall matter
with which it comes In contact Is con
traband of the mall and. Is destroyed
as soou n dlsciiyefei!, whatever "M
value,
But thei'O U nn Official eveentlnn in
tho nn.V.to rule, Tho professors nt the
ruiiiLiimiiiiuii mien rcceivo roptitcfl in
packages which come by mail franked
to them. The postal authorities iHr
mlt this; but tho clerks aro not In
sympathy with tho exception to tho
rule. It, U m(: nt, nil oomforiuble to
hear tho warning sound of a "rattler"
from a perforated packoge, nouo too
strong perhniw, which you nro possibly
pounding with a cemsdllng stump.
What people will put lu tho malls
wns Illustrated at the World's fair by
n heavy nxo which camo to the dead
letter oflleo one day wrapped In a sln
pls piece of paper with the address
missing. Its owner was never found
It was unmallablo matter, nnywny,
for edgod tools not cased aro forbid- i
dou the malls. Nevertheless, ths dead
Mt.r sal always Includes) quanUlh I
of knlve. People who want to nisll ;
small articles tiro usuiiny ignorant u
the poud regulation or l are wil
ling to lake chances of evading them.
Tlm Christians seii I always
l iu vest Uui for Urn dead lellt olllc.
In the first ilac Hu-r l always the
crop of gin ' to foreign addresses
which do iet comply with th issttal
regulation. Aside front jslnltHl innt
.... ..,i. a.- m i i as sift cannot b
forwarded to foreign countrli
UUlnart th ltfl8 ' t"y ITi'Hild at
thn etbr rale; and wlmro a panels
pest ha Isvti istnbllshl nml siss'lal
rate) are made for inerchaiidlso, It I
itNewMiry to comply wHl certatu reg
ulatlon couciTiilug prepayment of
iswtage. obsrrvaniHt of cusutins rogula
tlmi. elc It I H"t aft lo ship Hr
ltd 11111111 brand without consultJng
the hsiil sstal authorities.
A frMpMit eau? of the non-dellvery
of mail matter I the failure of the
tMidor to wrap It carefully. Nrarly
oii.issi parcel without wrapisr go
tu the dead Idler otuoo every year.
Many of these, of course, nre mngn
slue. No nitcmiit I inndo to find th
mvuor of thiiw, nnd thy nr not old.
Under the regulation, all mngnxliit-,
pamiihlet. Illustrabsl pii'r, plclurs
card, etc., ninoug the "dead" parrel
ar sent to Valilugtou hospital, etc.;
and 17.IHH) of these article go to them
every yciir.-Biwtoii K veiling Trans
cript OUIt FASHION CORNER
KOMK NKW8Y LINKS FOU THK
LAUIKS.
rityles Are (iolttff l Hliow Koms Very
lleiuurkulile (iiuiiKc This
Heusoil.
No sooner will the huiy New Ynr
grmilitk' dl away than milady will
turn ln-r eye toward th delight of
enchanting jHlbl)lll of spring
fashion.
It would bo nlmoot a strain on the
Imagination to dream, w ith the variety
already obps-rvabh. of new Idea lu
dnws-and sllll "lln?r' nothing new
under the will" I Mot to bt proved If
one llsteu to tb mysterious sugges
tion already ailotti n to tlie lucreased
imuilH'r to uew Ideas to bo fii tu the
fiishlotuible wardrobe. It will hot be
Uiiwt'lcomtt Intelllin Itce to women who
coiuhlis seiiM) with style to know that
the stiff and heavily lined godct phut
no spul.ir iio w with tho flare skirt
will disappear entirely, and that
oral elegant gowu now In the hands
of Worth will be light and eiitlrely
wlthoiit canvas or heavy totcrlliilttgs.
Th uw slit ve will 1st very cIhsm lil
ting from the wrist to the elbow,
and, continuing to show the uudi-r-II
no of the iu iu lo tho shoulder seam,
thu full drniiery to fall ocr the back
of the arm, ns wuUu nre mad at
iirescut. It I Itiqssudtdo to say vtlio
Im the desired perftrt arm or who
ha iiot, and there nra uggclUii of
dmldinl Hrmiie lu the wnler sent In
to 1'arls iiuHlisie (lint the outline of
tlw arm shall ! preserved. t Im
In ii a lug and continued reign f,,r
the wtiuinn of cxcmUlugly aesthetic
Kim it re, uiih nintf or lew an Inclina
tion to unfortunate thluitcNs, far wlih
lh full waUis, high colhir and hit
men n ball, , it hn ve. nlie sauntered
forth, sure of hr d'H-cptlitit, But the
tide of fuMhlou I turning, it nd with
sluing coining lie- stout woman will
observe I hat ull ok lit trimming will
Im perpendicular, nud fold will eon
cenl nud imt revt-nl. It I nu fttor to
tUwira siuntl hrvi- for a woman of
large pttiirtloti, n tho kinicIoiis
shwves render the bul slender by
contrast, ulthotigh waists slmuld lie ns
plain a Hhllil... no gaihers, relying
on rover for effective trimming.
Color lira so exquisite these days
that even thow shoplng on lin XM'ii
slvo material tlul a ilensoro to the
eye In every purchiise, and for eve
ning wear It Is tlitllcult to note the
dlflVroiico H'twe-ii mlldy with a him
dretl nud iifty iluilur gown, and the
girl who with deft finger hit oov
erod an old silk skirt with chiffon,
catching It hero nnd there with broad
satin bow to conceal nil defects In n
tnitxy sheen, Some of the old colors
tiro horn with mw miuuis, and one
always fet'l that saoitey Is particular
ly Well oxendcd msui the novelties
In shops If they be such In name only.
The newest bmwn Is called "on
ion:" violet, "laieiiiiui;" gray. "Nick
el;" a mo gray, "Saua-fietiej'1 a deep
don, "Noniictte." "Fury" Is an exqtil.
Hi yellow for evening wear, vlth
"l.aburuun" for a paler shade. In
pink "rose green" Is seemingly the
favorite, with devoU of violet pur
chasing "ylollno" for iilqsh and vel
vet, It has been for months a do-ns-vou-
please ns to headgear, some ecisioml
eai women weiirlng hats n year old,
which with a coquettish bend and a
few fluffy Hps made It equal to the
Parisian latest. But the spring of 1i,'
promises to offer serious objections to
the uso of all plumage plucked from
siuiill bird, nml for Hit much to Im
desired change sensible women will
thank Mine, Cnslinlr-Peiier. the
French president's wife, who hns of
fered decided objections. t,q sen lug
them ot( any part of licadggar worn
at that fashionable quarter of the
world. The new Idea In millinery
will show nil soft-i pf slmis's weil
laden with flower nml rlbljo"., which
If gracefully arranged nro bound to
niftKo tho plainest faces attractive.
Fur III narrow edging will continue
far Into tho spring for trimming, on
outdoor gowns, tho Corslcnn fox to
lend - both lit real and Imitation skins,
and she who studies effects will keep
her (laluly chin easily tucked In fur,
ol titer In collar or Ism form, ns long
as Is possible, for It gives a softness
to tho face charming to behold nud to
which the heart of man ol'tenest suc
cumbs. There will certainly lie a sigh of re
lief from the women who count their
money carefully when some lessening
In tho width ami size of sleeves Is ob
served, ns It take more for tlo sleeve
at present ihmi the entire waist.
There Is a promise of reform In this
illrts'tlon lu tho early spring costumes.
Millie hero nud there it novelty np
pears which suggests tho probabilities
for tlm coming season, there Is still n
wild demand for originality In every
thing from shoes to thu stylish lltt'le
capote, nnd what mysterious some
tldngs will surprise the slioiqx-r nt
an ourly day may not bo hinted nt
yet,
Violets, like unto the poor, nre for
ever wit It us, and there Is no cessation
In thu demand for them, ns they are
easily tucked here and there, giving
.lust the iiueossury touch nnd color
eqim ly becoming to brunette nnd
blonde alike, nml, more tlititraNe vet,
very Inexpensive, tiem level v
bunches, Hie, double violet, made of
sill yoloi (im of (imvmlngly delicate
shadings, will cost fl a doeii--tuo cx
poimlvo for all. but desirable for mnd
amo wllh a full nurse, who mnv nne.
ehuso t NufUchmt number, both for
mu ami men decoration. The chenn
ones must so often bo replaced that
It Is sometimes doubtful, aw a logical
plan of economy, to purchase violets
or any nrtltlelal flowers tu tho verv
llW,YI,l,ul,I ,,,,,,1111..., " '
,i..ruu,,, IIUIUIUVTI,
TUB GIIKIIV-EVRU MONSTER.
Ohlcsge, Jnn ia,-ra.Z() by jcal.
ousy, Jacob Miller, n fnini,. al
' V W 1 v ,'V, , -
Isher, residing at (Fll North Wood
street, cut bis wife's throat from ear to
ear with a razor, this mnmin. rrt,
woman was killed Instantly. 'Miller
then rushed to the factory, where ha
-ao empioy ea, ana snot James Oland
er, tho foreman, infttetin- .iit,t
wound over the eyes. The man's two
little children witnessed the murder
of their mother.
OREGON'S
BIG NINETY
CLASSIFIKD
mn or sesatobs
hMMtKI'l.
WhoTnrjrAr
nd
, Where TVy Aro Fro I
mlr Pullllcal
.mplnloDS.
Following b
tha tnemliera
ossoli.bly Will
Jan. 14Ui:
IVar and
a llt, ty COUIlUeS. of
f ths IV'I eg'"l,''
I cutivwies at tialcul
ENATli.
ifalheur-Wlll
It. King,
il'iZLn and' Un4n-Tolbert Crtr,
(,ffi.ams'" C Brownell, (Hep,)
llama. .4 MsrWn-Akm.oUes-
wSisi. D-m''
Uoes, Ourr wt Jophln--VV. H,
Vamlriurg, (I )
Crook, KI.iU. Uk-a A.
Ciorwll, iU" ' , , , ,n
Iieuglas "l'1 f U1 (um.
I'so) ' '
Odium, Ufa.1" Weco-W.
V. itiwr. (Itit-). "
ilrant, Ham orro-"A. W.
fiowan, (Itt.)J ' .
.. u H Holt. fl'iSl l.
4inie-n ' ------ - - -
l,ae-B. 1ft A. t,cl'
Mi:iung. (Bp4 . . 4 .
l4iift-. A. I wso, lep;, a. .
Johnn,.(Ittfpl m
Mrion-VV. II Hobson, (Hep). I
U I'atterstm, (B p). -
Multiummh-'l A. Haorft, (Hep),
i). N. Iiny, 0P). & MoUInn,
(Hep). Joten UtP).
Visdar4. (UpP- ,
l'olk-N. 1- luttor, (Dm),
ritttcinaa and VWo-J. A. SmUh,
(leia). . - '' 1 " 1 '-
t:maila-A. It ro. w..
I'utatiUa and aU-J. It. Ibdey,
(I Mn ). , I
t'nlon. and Ullora-I. A. Mo
Alltr, ffHsB-k t
Wahlngun-i H. Huto, (Dem ).
YnUilltJ. . Ualbrsath, lUep.).
Llin.td In lHl'I
HOUSE.
Bakr--J4in C. Young, (I'op).
Bnton-T. II. Owr. (1UP ).
IWtitua and LJq-ln John V. Daly,
tU-P).
CI-etam-F. I Mlnlle, (Ui.), (1.
). Bltivamin, (fcp.), U, 11. binllh,
(lt..), I
.'lt..pC. 3. CrU, (Itep). C. r.
Ie(nr, (Hep ). j
Columhla-T. J.fClerto. (Ilep).
('ss-'11to. Buctotaa, tl't).
tH and Curr-Frsjik A. riiewart,
(I'op). f
fr.ik-A. It. I.)V, (Itep).
Ii-Higla-J. U. Ilundcll, fllep), J,
T. Brhlg -a, (U. pJ, 0. A. fcU l.lurwle,
IHP).
lliltUmJ. i:. Iiarid, (Hep),
Urant and llariwrUrlu I ratter
son, (Uep). ;
Jai kon-Jo. W, Dunn, (Hep.), J.
A. Jvftrcy, (1'op.j, 8. M. Num,
(fop-)- I
JosephlnIt. 0i8mlth, (ltep.).
Kltunalh and jUks Vtrgll Conn,
(Hep). I
latne-llhu. II. iker. (Hep.), M.
J. Hlllcg, (Hep), 8. I Moofhoad,
(Hep,).
Mnn-J. 11, K.titttlltep), T. Flelll
log rmtlth, (Hep.), ,Y. A. Teinpklon,
llei), I
Mlheur-I. W. llis. (Hep).
Marion He-try I Burkley, (Uep ),
J. U Calvert, (He), Ivtd Craig.
(Hep), li Ilofrr, tliet), C. 1J. MoultMi,
iHn). a
MorrowJ. 8. RootH.y, (Hep.),
Mullnomah-M, i?, Buh. (Hep),
W. K. liirke. (Hep U, V, CrdwvlU
(Itep,), IWnco C, tltep.), J, M.
I-ong. (Hep), JuJm Jil-Cnikn, (Itt.),
Ibw. T. Myer. (H.wl u. F. Faxton,
(Hep.), K. U. Thompstn, tltep.).
I'ulk-I. I Keyt, iHep.). Ira 8.
Smith. (Hep).
Mhorntan and Va(-T. 1L Coon,
(ltp ), T. II. MoXlreef.dtep),
Tillamook and Y&mhn-U. 0. Guild
(n.). j
t'matilla M J. Ittv. (Hep4 j,-8.
OurtiAiie, (Hep.), (5eo. JSiurtum, (Uep.l.
I'ltlon-t!. 1. Uuffmai. ilVp.), J. A
L. Ktllsy.
City Livery Stables,
Stylish Turnouts Alwavs in Readiness.
Having lately ptircWd the entire intmwt iu the stahlea of Tetcr
Uwk, wo are now tdr iirt'paml thau over to mwt the demands ot
the public an we are row iiiftking and are prewiring to wake many
subslantinl, iinprovedents, Twtms IwanltHl by the day or month.
Traveling men a "infinity.
Crl-VB TJS
KiLLEY & 1 Proprietors.
Independence Tailor Shop
T. LAYTON JENKS, Proprietor.
Seaiieuiea's CloUiias
Q wlecC from.
SATISFACTION
li. M. ICSTK.
ESTES & ELKINS.
INDEPENDENCE OREGON.
Draying I and - Hauling,
DOINE TO ORDER.
Charges Ii)W and Prompt Service.
You 111 nnd our team on tho atwt, or else leave orders at tho Mae. Hotel. Furnl.ur
anil I'luttoii rnn'ftilly mnvcil,
ThQ WEST SIDE
Hs ths Most Com plU 4 -f
In Polk County.
PRICES THE LOWEST. uinou -u-
t i . t ti WORK THE BEST. I
A. W. Booksteadep,
V'-'u'Wsnor to Charles KUmtii)
I'ttoriUETOB OP
Tmoklaiid Transfer Co.
Citv
Independence, Oregon.
HaulLnc dnna at
Wright, (Hep ).
Wailowa-J. A, Uurltrlirrt, (Vid).
Wssthlna-ton IL V. Oat-,
Cha. F. Tlgsrd, (Uep), a p. yJ
(H"p).
Ysmhlll-J. T. Oowdy, (It-p.), Calyj,
Stanley, (Hep.).
KixurrruLATioN.
HKNATB.
So. of swators.
HlMtblUuis "....,, l
IlenicM-rats j
IVpullsts j
I'topM ., , j
Uffmocrtlo-rop,t "......,.., j
I10C8B.
Ko. of rppritallvs..,,,,,,,,o g,
llopubll'suis ........ .....,.,,
Populist
JOINT CONVENTION.
No. of members. jj
Heptiblloans
l)pmocraU t
Popilllst (')
PeHjitiS j
Dotnocrailo-l'wplts j
IN NKIIliAMKA.
Oninlis, Jan. 12,-Tho Weatlter
nuslernb-tl much sine last night id
llttlo f-ar I i'priMd Hint any snffi,.
Ing will result In Nebraska lotriru'
JUlirt from the ilmtiiii di!
do ttot show that there srn say slars
Ing results front last night
IIAILIKMLH
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East-and South
via
Tho SHASTA Route
of the-- -
Southern Pacific Co.
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and
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to all through trains.
West Side Division.
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Orsaonlae Railway Division astf
Portland and Yamhill Ry.
Airlle mail Tii.erkly.
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