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HOTELS IN NEW YORK.
Laiurloua Standard That ilurt the Bust
Den of Hiuinmr ItewirU.
"The biggest socialistic experiments
In the world are going ou right hero in
Now York," Hui'l u hotel num. "Tuke
that concern there," nodding at a hng
liotol up town. "Neither the phulun
Itery at Guise nor uuy other socialistic
community cowpures with it, uud it is
only one of a dozen or a score, big mid
little, iu thin city. The mombc;
r,nests, flu yon muy choose to cull tliem
tint their money into a common fund
mid tlioy live in style uud comfort thut
would coNt 1 hem ousily two or three
time as much if they didn't have co
operation, llieyare in a fireproof unitd
Jug, heated with steam and lighted hy
electricity ; the fitting and plumbing
are the fluent tliut a millionaire could
pot; they have privute telephone)) in
their rooms and truined servunts are at
hand duy and night. How uiuuy of thera
ronld afford bucIi things in a private
bouse? That s whut socialism will do.
"Door it pay? Well, rather. A hotel
in New York in either a gold mine or a
bottomless pit to drop money into. It is
generally the former if it is a first class
hotel with plenty of capitul back of it
Otherwise meu wouldn't be so eager to
invest millions in hotel property. One
firm Ik reputed to have divided 1 50,000
the first year. The wife of the muuager
of another hotel is f unions even in Now
York for her diamonds. Tlio number of
hotels not particularly well known that
brina their ownora from ISO, 000 to
(100,000 a year in surprising, if half
the stories told are true. These are ho
tels thut do a transient trado. The place
across the way expects to huve COO or
(S00 guests living there the year round
and paying souiothing like $1,000
year apieca Some pay a good deal
more. All the proprietor hus to do is
to take iu the money and keep his guosts
from kicking. That's where the brains
come in in the hotol business keeping
your gnests from kicking. Why do some
hotel keepers fuil? Well, one reason is
that some of them make so much money
that they wuut to be Astors or Vauder
bilts right away und so listen to
schemes thoir guests have to propnsa
It takes brums to salt money away as
well as to make it.
"There is one tiling about these so
rialistic hotels here in New York thut
ontsido hotol keepers don't like. Thut
old joke about New York being the
finest summer resort in the land is grim
earnest for them. New Yorkers who
own places in the country are staying
at them longer and longer each year,
but the season at summer hotels is
growing shorter and shorter. I know
one place that could reckon confidently
upon a season of three mouths. Last
trammer its souson was not more than
tdx weeks. People used to be crazy to
get into the country und sorry to come
back to the city. Now you'll find thut
husbands and fathers huve to coax their
families to go away at all, and they
can't keep them away after the first
cold spell gives thorn an excuse to come
buok. I don't suppose that people like
the country any loss than they ever did ;
but the country hotels can't keep up
to tho standard thut people have been
taught to expect here, and people won't
put up with the deprivations and dis
comforts they have to suffer iu tho coun
try. So tho luxury of living in New
York is killing the summer hotol busi
ness, and New York is getting to be a
greater summer resort every year. "
New York Sun.
Three Young Ladle of Odessa.
Thoro are in Odessa at the present
time three young Russian Indies of great
wealth, who are engaged iu the useful
railing of selling coal, wnshing linen
and serving iu a farm, uud the clmrbuii
iiiore, the washerwoman and the farm
servant have received and divided umong
them during the last few weeks 803 of
fers of marriage. They have been called
the Ciudorellas of Odessu, becuuse thoir
strange fato found them out in that
town. "I think that very few huve
sighod, when fate at hist hus found
them," writes Prued, and though these
ladies huve some cause to sigh their
troublo is a passing one.
A wealthy Russian had lately died at
Odessa und left thera a fortune of many
million rubles, but ou the condition
that each and all should take their turn
at 15 months' servile lubor iu the con
ditions ulready specified, "to the end
that, having known the life of the poor,
they may rightly embrace the life of
the rioh. " They may, if they think
well, afterward form a league of heir
esses who shall follow the same oourse
to matriculate as millionaires. An
amusing fuaturo is the noble self re
nunciation, of the 8U3 suitors, who one
and all agree to overlook the IS months'
hard labor iu consideration of the sunny
years which they, the heiresses, will
enjoy and share ever after. "Your ex
perience," writes oue, "will be inval
uable to ma You will not only be my
partuor, but my charge d'affaires."
Pall Mall Gozotte.
Jodie' Opinion of the KaUer.
We had a drama this week, but we
bad also a comedy. Mine. Judio's de
parture fur Berlin has given a gay note
to the tune of the honr. She made one
forgot almost M. Juures' oaths, time.
Judio has been questioned by a German
correspondent, and she has declared that
she would sing with pleasure to the
liorlinose in general and to tho emperor
in particular. There is nothing to say
to this, bat it is Mile, Nitouche's judg
ment ou William II that is worthy of
record !
"lie suit- me, thut sovereign. He has
style. He know bow to take the
French."
To toko what from them? Villages.
Parifl TllnntinHnn
Ma Wonder.
"I cannot account for It," said the doc
tor, "but tills la a aovero cane of tuui da
mer."
"I know It, doctor," said the sick man,
" it is all caused by the soprano In the next
flat practicing on the high C'." Detroit
Free 11
Napoleon and W aldington.
Sobered for tho moment by contem
plating a pust danger which bad threat
ened annihilation, and by tho crowding
responsibilities of tho future, tho better
side of the first consul's nature was for
that time dominant. So far as consistent
with his aspirations for personal power
and glory, he put into practical opera
tiou iiiaiiy of tho most important rcvo
lutionurr ideals, fuiling only iu that
which sought to substitute a national
for a Roman church. But in this process
ho took full advantage of the state of
French society to make himself indi
peusuhlo to tho continnunce of French
lifo on its new path. Incapable of the
noblo self uhuegatiou which character
ized tho close of Washington's career,
hy the purade of civil liberty and a re
stored social order he so minimized the
popuhir, representative, coustitutiouul
side of his reconstructed government as
to erect it into u virtual tyranny on its
political side. The temptation to make
the fact and the niuiio fit each other was
overpoworing, for the self sty led common
wculth, with a chief magistrate chum
lug to hold his oftico as a publio trust,
wus quite ready to bo launc hed as a lib'
eral empire nuder a ruler who in reality
held the highest power us a possession,
"Life of Nnpoleou," by Professor
William M. Slouuo, in Century.
Format' Tribute.
Nate Salsbmy once met Forrest, the
groat uctor. Bnt ho hud better tell the
story himself : "It was at Columbus, O.
ill tho railroad station at midnight. It
was cold, tileak, biting woutlier, and
the old fellow hobbled up and down the
platform, but thoro was majesty even in
his very hobble. An undertaker's wagon
pulled up at tho station, and a corpse
was removed from it. Tho buggngemuu
carelessly hustled the body into his dray
and wheelod it down the platform. As
he halted, old Forrest broke out into the
most horrible cursing, and with his
tougne lushed the buggngemuu for his
careless handling of the human cluy,
Then he turned, approached the corpse,
uud broke into the oration of Mark An
tony ovor tho body of Cu?sar. No one
was there but the frightened baggage
man nud a handful of actors. The great
actor's voice roso and fell, and the sub
tie tears and resolute thunder of the ora
tiou awoke tho echoes of the station us
a grand organ iu a majestic cathedral.
He read every line cf tho oration, and
said in fin nsido speech, as a climax
Thero, tuke thut, you poor clay in the
coffin. I'll be deud myself inside a year. '
And he wus."
The First DreM Suit.
I have rend, " writes a correspond
ent from Jacksonville, "the romnrks
made by the Humbler apropos of the in
troduction of the dress suit in Cincin
nati and the uncertainty of the dute of
thut important event. Permit me to sug
gest that it was some years earlier than
you indicate. If I am not very much
mistaken, I saw a dress suit in Cincin
nati iu the year 18C0. It was worn by ft
gentleman who had just arrived from
the east, and I remember it attracted a
great deal of attention. This wus really
the pioneer movemeut, and the first peo
ple to follow it were the volunteer fire
men, who were greatly pleused with the
low cut vest which permitted such a
liberal display of shirt front. They wore
their suits ou Sundays uud occasionally
other days when some celebrutiou
was in progress. The habit became gen
eral in 1870, or 1878 as you say, and
there were a number of men who owned
their own evening clothes in those
years." New York Mail and Express.
A Club to Which Garfield Belonged.
The death of Mrs. Dr. J. H. Robinson
nt Mentor a few days ago, better known
as "Aunt Botsy," leaves only one mem
ber surviving of a club of five which
wus organized ut the opening of the
war. When the late President James
A. Garfield enlisted, the club was or
ganized and was composed of Gen
eral Gurfiold, the Rev. Isaac Errett of
Cincinnati, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
Robiusou of Bedford, and the Rev. Har
rison Jones of Union. The clnb cove
nanted to give sympathy, encourage
ment and aid to each other in sickness
or trouble whenever needed. Of theclub
there is but ouo member now alive, the
Rev. Harrison Jones, 88 years of age,
who is living in Mount Vernon. At
Garfield's funeral Dr. Robinson had
charge of the ceremonies, the Rev. Mr.
Errett made the address, and the Rev.
Mr. Jones offered the prayer. Ohio
Stute Journal.
Thief to Catch a Thief.
A noted ex-bnrglur is employed as a
private detective in one of the lurgest
retuil I'ry goods stores in New York
city, uud a gentleman connected with
the house said recently "that the ex-
crook's services are invaluable." He
was engaged on account of his wide ac
quaintance with shoplifters. A number
of professional shoplifters, with whom
he is acquainted, are aware of the posi
tion he holds and consequently keep
away from the building. A female ex
thief is also employed in a similar ca
pacity in another large house. The pol
icy of setting a thief to catch a thief ap
parently works well there. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Cruel Examiner.
A reporter for the Cincinnati Tribune
lately overheard a dialogue between two
suburban gentlemen.
"How did your daughter pass her ex
amination for a position as teacher?"
asked the first pian.
"Pass!"was theanswer. "Shedidn't
pass at alL Maybe you won't believe it,
but they asked that poor girl about
things that happened before she was
born."
A Conceited Man
Edith Harry is the most conceited
man I ever met.
Ethel What makes yon thinks so?
"Why, be fjut asserts that I am the
most adorable woman in the world, the
most beautiful, intellectual, and in ev
ery respect a paragon, and then asks me
if I do not love him. " Brookh u Life.
The Bin of Fretting.
Watch any ordinary coming together
of people and see how many miuutea ft
will be before somebody frets thut in,
makes a moroor less complaining state
ment of something or other, which most
probubly every one iu the roca, or in
the railway carriage, or in the street, it
may be, knew before, and which proba
bly nobody cnu help. Why soy anything
about it? It is cold, it is hot, it is wet,
it is dry ; somebody has broken au ap
pointment, or ill cooked a meal; stupid
ity or bud faith somewhere has resulted
iu discomfort thoro are plenty of things
to fret about, if we are weak enough to
heed trifles. It is simply astonishing
how nincli anuoyuuee muy be found in
the conrse of every day's living, even
at the simplest, if one only keeps a
sharp lookout ou thut side of things.
Eveu Holy Writ suys we are prone to
trouble as sparks to fly upward. But
even to the sparks flying upward, in the
blackest of smoke, there is a blue sky
above, and the less time they waste on
the road, the sooner they will reach it.
Fretting is all time wasted on the road.
Helen Hunt.
Quaint Shop,
Every shop in Mexico bears a title.
This custom has its humorous side.
"Tho Store of the Two Hemispheres"
may be uo more than three yards square,
while "Tho Magazine of the Globe"
curries a stock worth abont 5.
But in the lurger cities there are num
bers of finely stocked emporiums of vari
ous classes of goods. In ull the mercan
tile establishments there is the singular
custom of pelou, which apparently conn
terbulunces any attempt at overcharging
on the purt of the proprietors.
When yon become a regular customer,
a tiny tin cylinder is provided and hung
np in the shop iu full view of every
body, marked with your name and your
number.
Every time that yon make a purchase
a beuu is dropped down into the cylinder,
and at stated times these are all counted,
and for every 10 or 17, depending npou
the generosity of the firm, yoa are al
lowed threepence in money or goods.
This custom must be oue of greut an
tiquity. London Correspondent.
A Novel Cosmetic.
To a Berlin factory girl belongs the
credit of having found a new cosmetic.
It had been noticed for a long time that
every Saturday she would complain
about toothache, which ulways entirely
disappeared by Sunday morning. As
sure as Saturday came around she would
be seen with her face swathed in band
ages, but otherwise attending to tier
duties as usual. Finally the people be
came curious as to what caused this reg
ular recurrence of the evil, and oue duy
the foreman iu the fuctory loosened her
bandage, nud, lo 1 there were two strips
of mustard plaster on her cheeks. After
cloje questioning she confessed that she
hud done the same thing every Saturday
iu order to have nice red cheeks when
going to church on Sunday morning.
The plasters hurt her somewhat, bnt
she preferred a little pain in order to
appeur more winsome at church in the
morning and at the dunce in the after
noon.
Mottoes For Embroidering on Linen.
For embroidering on traveling cases,
'I'll put a girdle round about the earth, ' '
or the phrase, "Travelers must be con
tent, will form a welcome variation
upon the perennial "Bon Voyage. " A
button bug muy announce "I hud a soul
above buttons." Embroidered pillow
lips limy allude to "The shaddw of a
dream," or ejaculute "Sweet sleep be
with us. " A veil case may be marked,
Wystorions veil of brightness mode.
Thut '8 both her luster and her shade,.
or "The veil spun from the cobweb."
The pretty cloths which are used to keep
the ears of corn hot when serving may
be marked, "Come, which is the staffe
of life," "When come is ripe 'tis time
torenpe," or WhittierVHeuphigh the
golden corn. " Bread cloths are marked,
Bread which strengthens mens
hearts. "Ladies' Home Journal.
The Man lie Wanted.
A gentleman recently recommended
to the notice of n city merchant a young
fellow who was looking for a clerkship.
Some few days after they again met,
and the gentleman asked if theseleotiou
bad proved a wise one.
"Not at all!" rephod the merchant.
"Dear met" said the other. "I
thought he would have suited you down
to the ground; so full of go!"
Yes," responded the merchant, "he
was too lull of go. vny, ne's clean
gone, and 1,000 oz my money too.
"Yon don't say sol Why, I thought
he was exactly the fellow yon were
looking for."
"So he is!" emphatically. "So he
is!" London Tit-Bits.
What a Hurricane" I.
"Hurricane" is the old Spanish name
for a West Indies cyclone, bnt it is nsed
by modern meteorologists to designate a
long continued wind of extreme vio
lence. Iu Beaumont's scale the different
winds are classed as "light," "gentle,"
"fresh" and '.'strong" breezes. The
next is a "stiff" breeze, then a "strong"
wind and then we strike the "gales."
The "gales" run through three or four
classes, the Just mergiug into the "hur
ricane. " "
Hypnotism.
An anthority on hypnotism says that
hysterical persons are very difficult to
influence. They are so wedded to their
own fancies mental and physical that
they prove very obstinate hypnotic pa
tients. Even if an influence is gained, it
passes off very quickly.
When Edward I made a prisoner of
the Countess of Bucban, he decided not
to put her to death, but instead ordered
a large iron cage to be made in which
she was exposed, as a prisoner of war,
to the execrations and abuse of the Eng
lish rabble.
Prussian bine paint is made from the
asbej of the burned hoofs of horses.
Old Parish Registers.
A vicar, John Printer of Worle, is ac
cused In 1684 of having got so drunk
"at a Tu-eme in Loudon, being the
howse uud signe of the Swauu iu old
Fysh Street," thut he had to be "curled
to fan Lodgingo, or some other couven
ient placo, (he) being so dronck, not
liable hym-sealf to goo," thut is walk.
Ho is also charged with being "a com
mon player at Bowles iu the churchy urd
of Worle (his own parish), uud a com
mon haunter of Tuverues, ulehcAOi,
Bearbeatiuge (baiting) und Bnl-Lout
ingc, yea, upon the Subbuoth daies, und
an usual plnierat Tables (backgammon)
& Cardes iu the ulo houses und Tuv
ernes."
On Sept. 25, 1021, John Brock of
Dundry is presented.
"For usnullie playing of the fines and
cudgills in the churchyard thearo on
Subbaotli daies und iiolie dales, us
munolie hee, with others, did eoe npiou
St. Murke's duie past, and being re
proved by the chtirchwardeu for the
same, hee gnue him a froward answer,
suyiuge, 'woe ure ut exercise to doe the
kings service, & you will not suffer us,
but the whiles, yon cutt your neighbors
throats. '
"Tliut on sonnrtuie, i jruii, es on
Sounduie 24 Juuij nit., heo, Arthur
Pnytou, and Edward Ward, tayler, did
daunce in the churchyard thereof," and
Richard Hulvord "played upon Ins in
strunieut to those that nsnullie daunce
in the churchyard tlienre. " Academy,
The Real Malay.
The reul Malay is a short, thickset,
well built man, with straight black hair,
a dark browu complexion, thick nose
and lips, and bright, intelligent eyes,
His disposition is generally kindly, his
manners polite and eusy. Never cring
ing, be is reserved with strangers und
suspicious, though he dues not show it.
He is courageous and trustworthy in the
discharge of uu midcrtuking, but he is
extravagant, fond of borrowing money,
and very slow in repaying it. He is a
good tulker, speaks iu parables, quotes
proverbs and wise saws, hus a strong
sense of humor, aud is very fond of
good joke, fie takes au interest in the
affairs of his neighbors, and is couse
qneutly a gossip.
Be never drinks iutoxicunts; he is
rarely au opium smoker. But he is fond
of gambling, cock fighting aud kindred
sports. He is by nature a sportsman,
catches aud tames elephants, is u skill
ful fisherman, aud thoroughly at home
in a boat. Above all things, he is con
servative to a degree, is proud and fond
of his country aud his people, venerates
his ancient customs and traditions, fears
his rajahs, aud hus a proper respect for
constituted authority while he looks
askance on all innovations, and will re
sist their suddeu introduction. Swot
teuhnm'g "Malay Sketches."
Chinese Horror.
The poor wretches supposed to have
been implicated in the Hwusong out
rages were handcuffed, looking filthy,
wild, ghastly, half starved, but a few
days of Yum en prison life mukes them
more like beasts than meu. Their hand
cuffs ore taken off while in the court
au exquisite irony of hinted mercy for
they have to kneel all the time while
before the conrt, and ns they all begin
by lying, swearing they were nowhere
near the scene, aud so on, the mstru
ments of torture are quickly brought in.
A thin linked chain is coiled on the
floor. On this the prisoner, bare kneed,
must kneel. Then his head is dragged
buck and np, and his pigtail is tied high
np to a rack ; a pole is then thrust across
his legs or the back of his knees and
two soldiers stand ou either end, crush
ing the poor wretch's knees into the
chain coils, causing intense agony. This
the English consul, Mr. Munsfield, could
not stand and insisted the thing should
be stopped. Pull Mull Gazette.
UeleM Foreboding.
"What a vast proportion of our lives
is spent in anxious uud useless forebod
ings concerning the future either our
own or thut of our dear ones ! Present
joys, present blessings slip by, und we
miss half their sweet flavor, and ull for
want of faith iu him who provides tor
the tiniest insect iu the sunbeam. Oh,
when shall we learu the sweet trust in
God that onr children teach us we,
who are so mutable, so faulty, so irrita
ble, so unjust and he, who is so watch
ful, so pitif nl, so loving, 'so forgiving?
Why cannot we, slipping our hand into
his each day, walk trustingly over that
day's appointed path, thorny or flowery,
crooked or straight, knowing that eveu
ing will bring us sleep,- peace and
home?" Phillips Brooks.
Both Name Changed.
A good story is told of au English
family living in Norfolk county who
possessed the euphonious name of
"Bug." As that term in England is
never mentioned in polite society and
signifies a minute insect noted for its
power of jnniping, the family of thut
name did not appreciate its uniqueness.
Upon coming into possession of some
money, tney at once petitioned to nave
it changed to "Howard. " Their request
was granted; but, alas for them, the
bugs of that portion of the country were
henceforth known by the more refined
title of the "Norfolk Howards."
Two View of Life.
"We must accept the theory of eter
nal life," says the pessimist, "because
we can explain the present existence
upon no other theory than that it is a
punishment for sins committed in a
previous state."
"And I," says the optimist, "accept
the theory of eternal life because it
seems to me reasonable to expect a
chance in a future state to correct the
blunders I commit in this one." Chi
cago Times-Herald.
Another Star Oat.
Old Friend Hello! So yon are in
trade, now, ch? Why did yon retire
from literature?
De Writer Got hungry. New Y.rk
Weekly.
The Wonder of Smelling.
James Mitchell, who died in or about
1833. in the county of Narin, in fccot
land, and was born blind on Nov. 1 1
1705. recoirnized. suvs The World of
Wonders, different persons by smelling,
The famous Mr. Boylo mentions a blind
man at Utrecht who could distinguish
different metals by the different odors,
and Martinis records the cuse of a per'
ion named Main urra who could tell by
smelling whether copper wus trne Cor
intliiaii or not. Indian travelers have
recorded that certain natives who habit
nully unstained from animal food huve
a sense uf smelling which is so exquis
itely delieute that they can tell from
which well a vessel of water has been
obtainod. It has been related that by
smell alone the negroes of tho Antille
will detect the footsteps of n Frenchmen
from those of a negro. Maree Marci has
left uu account of a monk at Pruguo who
could tell by smelling anything given to
him who hi'.d lust handled it. The guides
who uccomnuny travelers iu the route
from Aleppo to Babylon will tell by
smelling the desert sand how near they
are to the latter pluce.
Nature' Sign.
Diseases that are readily commnui
cnted or transmitted chow themselves in
the face. Leprosy, epilepsy and various
coustitutiouul or blood diseases inuke
their presence known most clearly and
unmistakably. This is one of nature i
metiiods for protecting the pnre against
the impure.
The habitual drunkard, the debauchee
and the unclean curry signs that nil may
reud and understand. These victims of
disorders of mind und body would ob
ject to wearing u placard on their backs
telling what ails them, yet are compelled
to go about with the hideous truth writ
ten in their faces where ull may see it.
Wrinkled brows, sunken eyes, droop'
ing life lines, pale or sallow complexion
dullness of the eyes, breathing through
the mouth, decay of teeth, offensiveuess
of the breath, sunken checks, dark rings
or puffy patches under the eyes, crooked
or sunken nose, month drawn to one
side, watery eyes, rod nose and many
other face marks are each and every one
a sign of disease or defect. Pittsburg
Coiuineroiul-Uuzette.
Disaster to Swallow.
Although swallows are such wonder
fully quick sighted birds, and cun change
the direction of their flight with umuz
ing rapidity und ease, it occasionally
happens that they either do not perceive
the danger lying iu their path or are not
quick enough to avert it, for I have once
or twice, while fly fishing for trout, ac
cidentally knocked down aud stunned a
swallow. Several instances have also
been recorded of the poor bird being
struck uud killed by golf balls, and in
one case at least eveu by a cricket ball.
Petrels and other sea birds have been
knowu to collide while in midair and
drop into passing boats. Wild ducks are
occasionally picked np on board ships
that have been lying at anchor all night
m some of our large rivers nud estuaries.
They strike the rigging or funnels dur
ing their nocturnal flights, and as many
as five were found oue morning on the
deck of a vessel lying nt the month of
the Thames. Comhill Magazine.
Ancient Heart.
The transfer of Kosciusko's heart to
the castle at Rappers will, Switzerland,
recalls mauy stories of the crnsaders,
who, dying in the Holy Land, font their
hearts to friends at home. So afterward
Sir Robert Peckham died ont of Eng
lund iu 1580, but his heart was not
buried nntil 1500. The heart of John
Baliol was embalmed by his widow's
desire and inclosed in an ivory casket
enameled with silver. Aud she, the loV'
ing JJevorgma, placed tins casket on
her table every duy at mealtime and
ordered it put on her own heart when
she was borne to the tomb. Theu thera
is the heart of the Bruce, dear to elocu
tionists and stump speakers. For strange
tales about hearts see the "Lives of the
Troubadours," and that dreadful story
by Burbey D'Aurevilly, "At a Dinner
of Atheists." Boston Journal.
Young, Inexperienced and Battled.
A young typewriter had just been
hired by a prominent lawyer. She had
never done regulur work before, and
was somewhat nervous.
The lawyer settled himself back in
his chair and begun dictating from mind
brief. He had pegged away abont five
minutes when the girl stopped, with a
horrified look on her face.
'What's the matter?" asked the law
yer.
"Would yon mind saying that all
over again;" the girl asked, with eyes
full of tears.
"Why?"
"I forgot to put any paper in the ma
chine!" Syracuse Post.
Personal Beauty.
If either man or woman wonld realize
the full power of personal beauty, it
must be by cherishing noble thoughts
and hopes and purposes; by having
something to do and something to live
for that is worthy of humauity, and
hieh, by expanding the capacities of
the soul, gives expansion and symmetry
to the body which contains it. Uphani.
The Physical.
The morality of cleau blood ought to
be one of the first lessons taught us by
our pastors aud teachers. The physical
the substratum of the spiritual, and
this fact ought to give to the food we
eat and the air we breathe a transcend
ent significance, Tyndale.
Real Merit.
Real merit of any kind cannot be long
concealed. It will be discovered, and
nothing can depreciate it but a man's
exhibiting it himself. It may not al
ways be rewarded as it ought, but it
will always be known. Chesterfield.
If a man has any brains at all, let
him hold on to his calling, and in the
grand sweep of things bis turn will
come at lat. W. McCune.
Restaurant Nomenclature.
The waiter's vocubulury is constantly
being enriched. Pigs' feet will be
"Trilbies" fnreverinnro, just as surely as
frogs' legs uro "song and dunce men."
vlermuu waiters, us a rule, are not
accustomed to nse slung, but thoy have
a few abbreviations thut are very ex
pressive. As every one knows, there can be no
greater breuch of etiquetto or more sor- ,
rowful udinission of weakness than to
order a glass of water iu a Gurmau place.
The restaurant hus witter to be used in
case uf fire, but it is uever offered to a
customer. If he wishes it, he must ask
for it. Theu the waiter frowns at him
uud shouts, "Kin Eskimo I"
In one of tho oyster houses a man or
dered two deviled crabs.
"Do yon want them hot or coldf"
asked tho wuller.
"Hot, of course."
The wuiter went to a rear counter and
roared, "One plute of hot dovilal" and
a clerical looking gentleman not ten feet
nwuy from him nearly fell out of bis
chuir. Chicago Record.
Salaries of Heads of Nation.
The Prcsse has drawu out a table of
what for the want of a bettor word
may bo described as the salaries of the
heads of (ho reigning houses of Europe.
The president of the French republic re
ceives 1,200,000 francs, the American
president 250,000 francs, while the pres
ident of the Swiss republic has only
13,500 francs. Dealing with the sover
eigns of Europe it gives the allowance
of the queen of Eugluud aud her family
at 50,000,000 francs, tho king of the
Belgians at 4,000,000 francs, the little
qneeu of Holland aud her mother
2,500,000 francs, the emperor of G
many at 1 1,700,000 francs, the king of
Itulyat 14,250,000 francs, the king of
Spain aud his mother at 7,400,000
francs, tho king of Portugal and bis
mother at 3,800,000 francs, the emper
or of Austria-Hungary at 23,325,000
francs, the king of Sweden uud Norway
at 0,500,000 francs, the king of Den
mark at 2,400,000 francs and the king
of Greece ut only 1,300,000 francs.
Gulignani's Messenger.
Where Corncob 11 pes Are Made.
Many towus have littlo dingy estab
lishments where cob pipes are made as a
side issne. But in this town cob pipe
manufacture is the leading industry. In
round numbers 12,000,000 cub pipes ev
ery year ure manufactured hy two firms
iu this city. Thut means oue pipe each
year fur every voter in tho United States.
All other cob pipe factories in the Unit
ed States are one horse affairs when
compared to the two concerns here.
These pipes are famous and dear as
well to every pipe smoker on the conti
nent The brier root is to the Missouri
meerschaum whut a stoga is to a per-
fecto. Throughout the year 140 persons
are daily employed at Washington in
manufacturing corncob pipes. One big
addition, tho handsomest in the town, is
known as . the "corncob addition. " It
contains the pnlatiul homes of the men
who have grown rich iu manufacturing .
corncob pipos. Washington (Mo.) Let
ter in St. Louis Republic.
' A Curious Coincidence.
James Payn relates a .unions coinci
dence: "A young engineer was describ
ing to the occupants of a railway car
riage a lute experience on an engine:
We were making np time between two
stations, and going ut a great rate, when
we suddenly sighted on old gentleman
walking quietly in front of us along the
lina We screeched and whistled, bat
be was very deaf, and we could not at
tract his attention. ' An old lady, horri
fied by the situation, and hoping there
was some way out of it, here exclaimed,
But you didu't hnrt him? 'We were
down upon him, ma'am, like 1 o'clock!
Hnrt him indeed I Did you ever hear
such a question, sir?' addressing a yonng
man in deep mourning, who hud main
tained a melancholy silence. 'I have
heard the story before, ' he replied in
explanation of his wuut of interest 'It
wus my father.' "
French Boy Taught Fencing.
In all the large schools of France
nine-tenths of the boys are taught fenc
ing, many begiumug as young us 7 years
of age. The soldiers are drilled to nse
the foils as conscientionsly as other ex
ercises, and on an average there are two
or three duels every month in each regi
ment. The men huve to get the colonel's
leave to fight, aud no oue can go not
nntil he has served six mouths. A prom
inent French fencing master strongly
advocates dneling, us the fear of conse
quences keeps down quarrels, and the
fighting teaches men calmly to face the
cold, sharp steel. Paris Letter.
Lincoln's Accounting.
A writer in the Chicago News says
that iu his earlier life Lincoln had a
very primitive method of keeping books.
At the time his law partner, the Hon.
John T. Stuart, represented the Spring
field district in congress, Lincoln was
forced, mnch against his will, to keep
an account of some kind. The plan he
adopted was somewhat remarkable.
When he received a fee, he divided it in
halves. His half he put iu his pocket.
Stuart's portion he yat in an envelope,
and, labeling it "Stoat's half," threw
into a drawer un "Huart's return
from Washington.
Talent.
As to the great and commanding tal
ents, they are the gift of Providence in
some way unknown to us. They rise
where they are least expected. They
full when everything seems disposr"
produce tbem, or at least to call
forth. Burke.
The opinions of the misantbropio
rest upon this very positive basis
they adopt the bad faith of a few aa ev
dence of the worthlessness of alL Bo
vee. It is said that in many parts of Ire
land there is one public house for 25 inhabitants.