HURRY AND DISPATCH.
Tha FormiT the Mark f Wk Mini Bud
Win iHller of it htronn Ono.
Among tli o ninny causes of poor uml
inefficient work is the habit of hurry,
which takes possess nn of somn busy
people Having, or Imagining th-y
have, morn to do in a given time than
can 1) done properly, they grow con
fusod, agitated and nervous; and, un
ler thm pressure, they proceed with the
work in tuuid without tint reipiisit) de
liberation and euro, perhaps omitting
parts of it, sometimes important parts,
lind prodnoing nt 1 ist nn imperfect and
inferior performance which ran neither
bo ponuapent or satisfactory.
There in hardly any employment,
from tho simplest manual work to the
most complex and difficult mental la
bor, that does pot suflor from this
oauso. Tho dwelling house in process
of building is to be finished at a certain
timo. With proper forethought and
system it would have been done, but
tho time approaches and tho work is
still Incomplete. Tho future occupant
are impatient, tho contractor is nnx
lous, the workmen are driven, tho work
Is hurried through and annoyance, dis
conifort and, sometimes, danger ensue,
and repair are soon jound necessary.
Tho business man undertaken more
than ho can manage, tho days nro not
long enough for his needs, he is agi
tated rj the constant pi-ensure, driven
by conflicting claims, his business suf
fers for tho want of a clear and cool
bead, his health sutlers from continual
and unrelated exertion, his family suf
fers from hi deterioration, and general
disaster en Mies. Tho physician, with
many other calls to make, hurries
through tlm visit, neglecting some im
portant symptoms, mid his patient
dies; tho lawyer hurries through hi
pica, and hues his case; the preacher
hurries through tho preparation of his
nornion, and fails to mako an impres
sion; Utn artist hurries on his picture
to completion, and his b nt conception
I not there; 1 10 teacher hurries
through a prescribed course of Inst' no
tion, and tlm class is left destitute ol
tho morn important elements of knowl
edge. It is not too much to sny that a
largo proportion of the liiiliappiness,
tho ignorance, tho loss of properly, an '
even tin) loss of lii'e that is endured in
the world is to be directly traced to tin
hurry and drivo which characterizes so
much of tlm labor performed.
'Ilia chief motives that lead men t
this practice arn tho ambition to accoin
plish impossibilities, nnd tho desire t
make up fur lost timo. Industriow
people, who lack judgment and fore
thought, often undertake more thai
they can do, and in trying to resist tin
inovilahln they eomo to grief. On tin
other had, tho idle, or self-Indulge t.
conscious of having wasted or misap
propriated hours that should h 'Ve beei
con-ceratcd to labitr, try to subvert na
ture's inexorable law by hurried cll'orU
in the remnant of time left to them.
Only stern experieneo can tench them
that aft such hopes are vain, thai
iaeh hour has its own mision to ful
fill, and that, if once lost, it. is lost
forever. Many persona not only drift
into these hurried ways, but pride
themselves upon them. They boast on
their speed and contrast it with the
slower methnilsof their most deliberate
neighbors. They Hatter themselves
upon their dispatch and hold them
Kolves of mure value on that account.
Howius In work, lingering or loiter
ing orer what Is to be done, is not to
bo woonimciulcd. On the contrary,
energy and vigor will prompt the
healthy mid industrious man to laboi
steadily and rapidly, while neglecting
nothing that Is needed to perfect. his
work. Hut this la very different from
tho agitated and excited hurry which
lias laion mentioned. An old wri
ter aays truly: "No two things dif
fer moro than hurry and dispatch.
Hurry is the mark of a weak mind,
disputed of a strong one." Tho man
of dispnloli in pool, calm and collected;
he views tho task before him with ref
weneu to his ability to perform it; he
allow millleient timo to do it justice,
Ikon fan pursues it in every detail, rap
Idly and continuously, but without for
getting or omitting any thing by
whltih ho can perfect it. lie is then
freo in devote himself to the next
thing, and in this way he will accom
plish far more and far better work than
oottM I si done by any excited and hur
ried performance Bacon says: "I
knew a wise man, who had it for a by
word, when he saw men hasten to a
oonclmiion. stay a little,' that wo may
make an end the tho sooner."
Resides the superior character of his
achievement, the man of calm dispatch
will, oilier things being eipial, live a
longer, a more healthful nnd happier
lifo than ho who uses precipitous haste.
Hurry and worry, which usually go to
gether, niiu mo e live and destiny
more hiippincsa than any amount of
regular, systematic labor. Any one
may provo this fur himself by noticing
bis twn sensations nftcr a season of
hurried and agitated effort The fa
tigue and reaction tell forcibly on
the strength and vigor, and "unfit
him for subsequent lalxir. Certainly a
life thus spent must be a short and un
satisf.tetory one. It would bo well for
each one to bear in mind that there is
always time enough for him to do well
that ho is called upon to do nt all.
If ho undertake m-re than this, he does
injustice both to his work and to him
self. On the other hand, If ho waste
the time which is entrusted to him, let
him not hiH) to nt.me for it by extra
hasto nnd hurry. When we have learn
d to avoid wa.ting time on the one
band, and crowding It on the other, we
shall U.gin to appreciate its true value.
Ik AlvuHs JmUr.
Them have been but five
snow.
wins in in ranehtco, Cl,
tho past foity yvari.
duriii"
LONDON DETECTIVES.
How Tlier Are Trained to Parson mill Cap
turn ynirk- Willed Criminal.
Tho men who show specinl aptitude
for tho work are first sent out and test
cd as patrols In plain clothes, after
ward they mo detached as divisional
detectives. Each of tint divisions has
its own dcWtive con-tables, tho ser
geants being always on duty at the
central station. Tho superintendent or
inspector is in nttondaneo from nine to
live to receive applications for assist
ance and to issue orders. Tho duties
of the city detectives are especially dif
ficult and delicate. Now and again,
of course, they have to trace out tho
perpetrators of a commonplace mur
der or ordinary burglary. Hut as a
rulo they are chiefly concerned
with commercial frauds,
where
tho criminal Is presumably
as quick-witted as themselves, and
has probaby taken his precautions
against discovery. Generally ho has
already "mado trncks," and sought
refuge in foreign countries.' li t may
have gono wbero thero Is no f xtradi
lion treaty; but as there are many disa
greeables to bo mot with nmong foreign
ers, w hi Hit manners he dislikes and of
whoso language ho is ignorant, ho
more frequently takes a passage for
America or Australia. It senilis so
ensy to chango your name, to east your
skin and lose yourself in n new exist
ence among a great K iglish-sponking
population-. Even in tho former case,
and beyond tho range of extradition
treaties, tlio refugee from justico is not
allogel her safe. .Should tho detective
'follow him tip and lind - him
out, cx'slenco may bo lnndo tin
I leasant or even Intolerable. The
agent of the English law can stick
to tho fugitive like his shndow;
and by communicating with foroign
confreres, who eagerly lend assistance,
can niako any Continental ret rent un
commonly hot As mat'or of fact,
successful pursuit and iiltininto capture
nro for tho most part mere questions ol
money. If a notorious absconder Is not
tracked and brought back, it Is gener
ally becnuso those who have b'on roll
bed nnd wronged havo personal rea
sons for hushing up the affairs. At this
moment thero are city gentlemen, once
sufficiently notorious, left to themselves
and to their consciences in Spain and
in Sweden, whose present addresses nro
as well known as that of any
respectable merchant in tlm post-office
directory. Hut in such cases tho polic
are powoilcss, unless privato enter
prise sets them III motion. lilaeh
wood's Mtujittine.
HEADS OR TAILS.
A Rnlrntillp Wli-mpt to SIiiiit the (lumen
of Winning III Mati hiiiK.
Richard A. l'roetor, in his new book
on "Chanco and Luck," touches upon
itfio point which must lit one time have
interested almost every body. It is tho
notion that if you toss a coin, say ten
times in succession, and it comes down
"tails," it is more likely on tho eleventh
throw to eomo down "heads" than
"tails." The truth appears to bo this,
that if you tons for an hour, "heads''
will not exceed "tails" or "tails"
"heads" in a greater ratio than 21 to
20. If you toss for a day the inequali
ty will not b:i greater tiian 101 to 100.
And vet, if during that time vm toss
"tails" ten times in succession (as you
may often do) there ill bo no moro
likelihood of "heads" than of "tails"
on the eievciitn inrow. it is, imteeit,
obviously out of the question that any
thing that has previously taken place
can have given the coin a tendency to
come down in one way rather than in
another. Tho notion is perhaps ca
pable of a reduction to absurdity in this
way: Suppose it to be true that a coin
which has come down "tails" ten times
in succession is .moro likely nt tho
eloventh throw to eomo down "heads"
than "tails." Now let the tosser who
(ins thrown "tails" ten time refrain
rom making the eleventh throw. Lot
him put the coin in his picket and toss
it a year hence; it is still more likely to
come down "heads" than "tails." Or
let him not toss at all, but pass it to
another, who will toss it live years
after. As the probability inheres in
the coin, it is still more likely to come
down heads" than "tails," Suppos
ing all this to bo true, it would appear
that you might take up nn old R nnaii
coin and toss it, thinking tho chances
to bo even, whereas the probabilities
had really been decided by tho last
pitcher, who tossed it 2,000 years ago.
Ono can suppose this Idea to bo a
proper subject" for tho roverlo of a
school boy's half holiday. But Mr.
Proctor mentions tho case of an En
glishman, an accomplished gambler,
who made it tho basis of a "system" at
roulette. Ho watched tho table for two
hours, nothing carefully the numbers
which came up during that timo. Then
ho staked his money upon tho numb 'rs
which ha I canio up verv seldom or not
at all. Tiio first day t!ei Englishman
won JC70J in n single hour. His exul
tation was great Ho had discovered
too pniiosopner s stone, ui'.iim a
week, however, ho had lost it all.
(JUkaja Sews.
Nevada City can b.iast of a real
H.-rculc. A few evenin js ago n gen
tleman who lives sonio distance from
town rode in on horse-back to
get his mail. As he was mount
ing his horse In front of a store on
Broad street, the saddle turned. Tho
gentleman fell to the ground on his
back, and "he bystanders were horrified
to see that his toot was held fast in the
stirrup. Tho frightened horse made
one jump, but before be could make
another a big-listed Coinish miner hail
seixrd him by the tail, and held him
by main force till the rider was rescued
from bis perilous situation. XtvaJa
(Cui) JicraU.
STYLES OF SPEAKING.
Kfleet of Tfini.rinrnt On the ClimcUi
Ullrxil Hpritkrr' tMUgumgu.
The facility with which one sieaks
that which ho thinks and feels judical os
the function of language, but tho style
or characteristics of the langiirgo which
persons use Is, of course, varied nnd
colored according to tho temperament
strength and peculiar combination of
the other trnits. A man w ith pride and
steadfastness w ill become familiar w ith
all the words bom of dignity, authority
and power. Ono who is severe will be
come master of, nnd give special em
phasis to, tho words which relate to
force, courage, severity and acrimony.
Ono who is social will learn all tho lore
of love, friendship and affection j w ill
have all thoso adjectives at his tongue's
I cn$ which savor of sociality, or servo
to illuuiinnto thoso subjects which
minister in that domain. Thoso who
hunger for npplausn will speak elo
quently of respectability, of good so
ciety, of style, elegance and whatever
ministers to ambition, and will be
adepts in the use of those words which
carry tho unction of flattery.
A man who Is prudent and cunning
will be especially familiar with, and
employ with great effect, all words
which relate to fear, anxiety, solicitude,
policy and giiardcdiicss of conduct and
expression. Ho will learn how to
shavo a subject very closely with
out' hilling it; how to go
uracefiilly aroui d thine crooked,
unsavory phases of life wlich may not
be laid open or exposed. In t-hort, he
will learn how to talk and say nothing;
nnd how not to commit himself. He
will biitton-holo a man and take him
to soinn out-i-f-the-way place, and
whisper suggestions, Instead of utter
ing courugeom and manly facts and
opinions. Another pirsoii will drive
right onward in tho out-spoken expres
sion of the very core- of tho subject;
will talk loudly nnd not care who hears
him. Those in whom tho (esthetic pre
vails will bo inclined to speak of tho
beautiful, tho sublime, and the poetical;
will Incline to cxagger ito and employ
tho superlative degree of comparison.
To them tilings will bo perfectly
splendid, gorgeous and august
Persons with less of the poetical and
imaginative will be calm, accurate,
dry, very realistic. Their stylo of lan
guage will resemble a grape-vino In
tho month of M uc!i, pruned close to
tho trunk; while the former will have
a style resembling a grape-vino in the
month of August, with its umbrageous
foliage nnd laden with fruit Ho
knows how to develop from tho dry
stick of truth a great deal that is flow
ing, showy and fragrant. '1 hose who
nro strong reasoiiers are inclined to
uso words that are solid and ponderous.
They will be realities. Their language
lias sturdy verbs and nouns. Webster
idustrntes this stylo in his masterly
speech ill the Senate, in reply to Hayne.
of South Carolina.
On the other hand, those who ob
serve more than think, nro apt to have
a redundancy of descriptive words,
which unfold nnd give varied shades of
meaning. From "Jlvtcto Tvach."
INSECT POISONS.
SUniliinl InorllrliTe fori' nn or About
1'ltiti In and Miruln.
London Purple To twenty pounds
flour from one-quarter to one-half
pound is added and well mixed. This
is npplied with a sifter or blower.
Willi forty gallon of water one-quarter,
to one-half pound is mixed for
spraying.
Paris liroen 1 1 It twenty pounds of
llonr from three-quarters to ono pound
is mixed and applied by sifting or by a
blower. The samo amount of insecti
cide to forty gallons of water is used
as a spray.
Bisulphide of Carbon For use in the
ground a qttautily is poured or Injected
aiiong tho roots that are being infect
ed. Against insects damaging stored
grain of a museum material a small
quantity Is used in nn nir-tight vessel.
Carbolio Acid A solution of one
part in a hundred of water Is used
against parasites on domestic animals
and their barns and sheds; also on tlm
surface of plants nmong tho roots in
the ground
Hellebore The powder is sifted on
nlono or mixed one part to twenty of
flour. With ono gallon of water one
quarter pound is mixed for spraying.
Kerosene-Milk Emulsion To one
part milk add two parts kerosono, nnd
churn by force pump or other agitator.
Tho butter-like emulsion Is diluted ad
libitum with water. An easier method
is to simply mix one part kerosono
with eight of milk.
Soap Emulsion In one gallon hot
water one-half pound whale-oil soap, is
dissolved. This, instead of milk, is
mixed to an emulsion with kerosene in
tho same manner nnd proportion as
above.
Pyrothram Persian Insect Powder
Is blown or sifted on drv; also np-
I plied ill water ono gallon to a tea-
.i i i. . . .
spooiuiu oi nil) powucr, WOll SUlTOil
and then sprayed.
Tobacco Decoction This is made as
strong as possible as a wash or spray
to kill insect pests on animals and
plants. ,yflrf of U. S. Vurcau oj
Entomology.
A gentleman who was largely In
strumental In procuring tho release
from Ping Sing of tho unjustly im
prisoned young men, Poole and Font
says that the day after the newspapers
had published an account of their re
lease ho received twenty-three offers
from ni 'ivtunts and other of situa
tions for tho men. O.' the thirty offers
that ho received ono was from a saloon
keeper, who thought tho young mon
would draw custom; another was from
a dime museum manager.
BOWSER AND THE BABY.
Th Mother ol the Uttle Clierab Relate
Houia of Uer Trials and Tribulation..
I may have heretofore mentioned the
fact that Mr. Bowser and I do not ex
actly agree as to how a baby should be
brought up. I think he Is a very uti
rcasmiiible father in various instances.
Ho came homo one day when baby was
only three months old and found him
crying.
"Mrs. Bowser, that baby's got
corns!" exclaimed Mr. Bowser, as ho
hung up his hat
"Corns?"
Yes, corns! You act as if you never
heard of corns. Put him down while I
examine his feet"
"The idea! Who ever heard of a
baby thrco months old having corns?"
"There's a good deal in this world
you never heard of, Mrs. Bowser. Put
the young'un down.''
Ho examined tho baby's feet, pulled
his toes apart, and of course he didn't
lind any corns. I knew ho wouldn't
"Then w hat is ho bawling about?"
he persisted.
"Babies always cry moro or less."
"They do, tdi? 'Well, if this ore
doesn't cry less I'll find sonio way to
make him! I shall hold him rcspo.isi
lile from this day out"
Our baby had tho hives, ns every
other baby has. Mr. Bowser canio
liomo and found mo holding tho child
nd mother preparing sonio warm
drink. There wen) tho blotches and
pimides, but baby wasn't even fretting.
"What's the matter of that young
monkey now?" demanded Mr. Be wiser,
as he caught sight of tho pimples.
"Only tho hives, lny dear."
"Only! Have you had tho doctor?"
"Why, no, Thero is no need of a
doctor.'"
"Isn't there! Mrs. Bowser, that may
ho hives, and it may be small-pox! It
looks more like the latter diseaso tonic.
If that young un has gone and brought
tho small-pox into this house I warn
him to look out for himself I I'm a lov
ing husband and fond father and nil
that, but I propose to draw a lino with
my children. I shall draw it at small
pox. "Mr. Bowser" said my mother, "you
should not get unduly excited. This
is only a case of the hives. This child
lias yet to go through with measles,
chicken-pox, whooping-cough and
several other kindrid diseases or ail
ments. "He has, eh! Ho proposes to keep
this house upset for thi next eight or
ten years, docs he? Nevt r! I'll lug
him out this very night and lay him on
somebody's door-stop!"
Baby was live months old before Mr.
Bowser suddenly discovered that he
was bald-headed. He was holding the
child at the time, and lie rolled him
into the crib and-callcd mo from tho
foot of the stairs:
"Mrs. Bowser, for Heaven's sake
come down here as fast as you can!"
"What is it?" 1 asked' us 1 hurried
down.
"Why, this infernal young tin's bald
headed!" "Is that all? Why, I thought you
had dropped him!"
"Is that all! Isn't that enough? Ho
might as well die at once. Think of
the ridicule that will be heaped upon
my child from the very hour he is ablo
to toddle to the door! drown people
will take him fur some little old man
who was sawed off for a dwarf, and
children wi 1 yell: 'Bald-headed Bow
ser!' at him. Imagine our feelings as
we hear the street gamins shout: 'Old
Bow ser, where's your bald-head!' And
it has come to this!"
"Give tho baby a chance, my dear."
"Chance! Clinnce! Haven't I give
him every possible show since bo was
born? Hasen't be been tho direct
and only causo of my losing fifteen
pounds weight in four month?"
"But his hair will come out. He'll
have a good head of hair when he's a
year old."
"Oh, he will! Yes, if ho knows
what's good for him he will. He's my
child, of course I have got the feeling
of a father, but sooner than have him
grow up a bald-head, I'd abandon a d
disown him!"
One day soon after I found baby's
scalp red nnd irritated, and tho cook
informed nie that she saw Mr. Bowser
fussing around the crib. I called him
in from tho back yard and charged him
withsinis cr designs, and I know from
his guilty manners that ho had been
trying some of his nostrums warranted
to make hair grow.
On another occasion, when I was
giving baby a bath, Mr. Bowser hap
pened in, nnd it wasn't a minute be
fore Mr. Bowser had mmlo up his
mind that the child's foot were too
large.
"Nonsense, Mr. Bowser! Ilia feet nro
all right See how chubby and healthy
they are."
"Yes, and gazo upon their sizo! I
tell you, he was cut out for a giant!
In two years my boots won't fit him!"
"Pshaw!"
"You may pshaw nil you will, but
he's going to be a monstrosity! It
won't be fivo years before you'd see
in advertisement iu tho papers read
ing: "GREATEST WONDER
'Sir TMK MNKTSHXTH CKNTCBVl
"Big Footed Bowser, son of Out MaaunJOld
Woman Bowser, of Detroit.
"Ulcscst Hoofs ot any Human Doing In tats
World !
"No. Si's don't come within a MUe of FltUni
him!
"Ft Huppy and 10 pays the btU.
"Yes, that's what you'll see, Mrs.
Bowser, nnd you'll grin and tickle over
it and deadhead j our way in every
afternoon. I won't! The disgrace
will have put me under tho sod. Wash
away, Mrs. Bow ser, but don't you dare
to let that young 'un know I'm the
slightest relation to him not the
slight!" Detroit Fi tt rrcu.
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
niitorlral anil HtatUtlcal Fact Kelatlng to
t lilcaRo'i Marvelous (irowth.
"Born, at Vandalia, HL, Saturday,
March 4, 18:17. tho City of Chicago."
Historic words are these. The birth of
a city but half a century ago, having at
the time of incorporation but 4,000 in
habitants. This year that babe records
her fiftieth anniversary as a city with a
population of 7o0,000 people. Enter
prise and thrift were her parents, nat
ural resources her succor, and she was
clothed by the indomitable will and
perseverance of honest hearts, strong
bands, and clear heads, and a situation
unsurpassed. What a history is this!
A city born out of swamp lands and
odorous wild-onion beds. Grown to be
a mighty metropolis in thirty-four short
years, destroyed almost in ft day by a
demon of lire, and within ft period of
another sixteen years entirely rebuilt
with a grandeur and stability almost
beyond tho comprehension of thoso not
familiar with the city's history.
August 10, 18.J3, tho young village of
Chicago was incorporated as a town.
The event was talked of with prido by
tho few hardy settlers living in the
vicinity, for then the wily savage built
his wigwam unmolested within, a
stone's throw of every inhabitable
building in the fort, and tho adventur
ous settler, amid continued hardships,
cultivated a small portion of tho fertilo
prairies frr away from the every-day
com'orts of civilization, and tilling a
soil which ho called his own only by
virtue of a "squatter's claim." Tho
county of Cook, named in honor of tho
Hon. Daniel P. Cook, had been por
tioned off from Peoria county but two
years before in 1831 when the village,
of Chicago was incorporated into n
town by tin almost unanimous vote, 12
voting in favor and 1 ngiinst tho
change. The following year 183 1 the
poll-list had but 111 names registered as
voting, and trio total tax receipts
amounting to but $ 18.1)0, a sum insuffi
cient to meet current expenditures and
necessitating a loan of $G0 for street
improvements. Gradually tho tide of
emigration drifted westward, and many
stopped at that point, coming by boat
or horseback around the lako by way
of Detroit and along the lako shore.
New buildings sprang up like mush
rooms to accommodate the newcomers,
and by 1S3G luxuries as well as tl
necessities of life were among the im
ports of the "merchants" doing busi
ness here. Tho uncertainty of title
to lands vested in tho Government by
the Indians caused urgent appeals to
bo made for relief, and in July, 1826,
the first sale of canal lands was held
here and the titles given by the canal
trustees to purchasers.
From this time an unhealthy period
of speculation began; values were very
unsteady and varied greatly from week
to week, resulting in a financial ci ash
the following year. A branch of the
Second State Bank, the lirst to do a
general banking business, was located
here in 183G, and went down with the
rest in tho eventful year of '37. On
November 18. 183i, tho board of trus
tees for tho "town" of Chicago held a
meeting and ordered "that the presi
dent invite tho citizens of each of tho
three districts (north, south, and west)
of the town to meet in their respective
districts and select three suitable per
sons to meet with the board of trust es
on Thursday evening net and consult
together with them on the expediency
of npphingto the Legislature of tho
State for a city charter and adopting a
draft to accompany such application."
All the provisions of a city were
finally agreed upon and the board of
town trustees sent a messenger by
the stage-coach with it to Vandalia,
nbout seventy-live miles below Spring
field, where the Legislature was in ses
sion. The act of the incorporation of
the city was approved March 4, 1837.
The first census taken after the incor
poration was July 1. 1837, nnd showed a
total population of 4,179, divided as follows:
Under 6i Over 5.
jeiirs of 'under 21
21 years Colored.
uire. years.
uuuover.j
HI
t ; 2
1
?
SIS 10
Ste! lit
41)
4S fi
TO
W 13
8-W 41
First
Second . .
Third
Fourth ..
Fifth
Sixth....
Totals.
1H5I 441
ltn uau
111 70
1 101
ail nr.
101 j 4M
45o'l,SOO
Still
Tt'hltfl, 8.9s; black, 77: sailors on vessels
owned here, 113 total, 4,17ft,
It was also shown by this census that
there existed, July 1, 4 warehouses, 398
dwellings, 29 d'y-goods stores, 5 hard
ware, 3 druggists, 19 grocery and pro
visions, 10 taverns, 26 groceries, 17
lawyers'-offices, and 5 churches. Chi
cago iVcit's.
Be Sure to Beware of
Cora doctors who don't extricate
corns.
Kar doctors who advertise sure cures
for deafness.
Lotteries of all descriptions, which
aro a delusion and a snare.
Lawyers who volunteer their services
from "charitable motives."
Appliances which aro advertised to
cure all physical in fi nn i tics, from dis
ordered brain to a sore foot.
Brokers and bankers who send you
printed circulars guaranteeing for
tunes if you invest small nTar"ius
through them.
Bogus detective agencies whose renre
lenUtives work for a small considera
tion, and areas liable to betray you as
to serve yon. Cincinnati Enquirer.
A woman in Wolf Tit Township.
J. C, angry nt her hu-band, threw tho
poker at him as he t hnl.tinn- ti...:.
biby in his arms, and it hit the little
(me on uie bead and killod it
COURTSHIP IN MEXICO.
The War In Whloh Loin i u
to Woo tlia Fair KnuorUa,
Mexican ladies
ies noldomgouutwia
out soma
ono ol the family nr . .
vant. They
no not nave rroniL...
.1 - - .
visitors,
There is no chance fur . ?
lant youth to burn the midnight oil
gas at his prospective fathcr-ln-W
expense. If a young man hot tJ
acquainted with a girl from ohii.it.V7
imiinted with a girl from childhoe?
by some accident is allowed tn
or
the family nnd becomes a lover, h,
immediately forbidden the hmiL . "
must continue his courting as best !l
can. It is then tho balcony g ( J
vice. A signal is agreed upon, and tv
senorita with ears alt rt hears it, u
nrmeiii-a lirwtn linl.t..n. .. .
"I I - "1 un(j
versus nun nur lover DU10W in (L
street. Notes aro secretly exehan(J
but never through tho mail. To jh
you nn idea of Mexican courtship
how Cupid breaks down the b.irri-
mado by ignorance and superstition i
will explain what is here tei niud "pi,,
ing tho bear." This is a very popiJ
polio in, iciisi it, seems so anion' ft,
Mexicans. It is played by two" pa.
sons, a lady and a gentleman. H4
are usually young in their teeni u j,
wore though there are itiHtunces d
the gamo being played by couples wh;
had p:isst'd that period by suj,
years.
A young man becomes eniitten 'l
a fair charmer nt tho opera or 1
church. Ho follows tho lady to lu
Home, navmg unit located, he tn;ila
it his business to be in that n'Hil
hood as ir 'it'll ns possible lie ;
stroll by the houso with his cyci a
pressive 01 uiobtate ol Ins heart,
ho should catch a glimpso of his fi
ono ho is happy. If he receives nil
ho becomes intoxicated with love m
is ready to piny tho ''bear" for an i
lie tin 1 to period of time. If tho ldr
seated on the balcony when Eiimo
arrives upon tho scene she usualh
withdraws, nfter exchanging glam,
with turn, llns programme is kept b)
for months. At last he receives a an)
from fair Juliet. From smiles tlicj et
to exchanging a few words. There hw
been actual cases where the bear b
frolicked about for a year or two W
fore ho fickle maid would exchann 1
word with him. Very often there in
two or thrco bears casting longingm
in the same direction. Thisfreiueiilli
causes bad blood., As soon as the cw
plo begin to know caoh other's vow
matters progress rapidly. After the
nrrivo at an understanding the per
vering.lover hastens to tho padre, IV
kind priest finding that there is now
son for objection 011 either side, pn
eeeds to intercede with tho g'uTi p
rents and gain him admission to tl
domicile of his lady love. As soon u
a young man enters tho house lie
considered engaged to tlie daughter,
wedding quickly follows, and there
no more "playing the bear" so far
that young man is concerned.'
A great deal depends on the girl
this game. She can make it a Ion;
a short garni?. There has been 1 e
brought to my notice of a young m
who lias never missed nn evening i
nearly three years, and ho is still or
in the first stage of the game, posini
'walking up and down in front of i
senorita s homo honing to rereim
smile. Close observers say that, soil
she only condescends to let him seetk
least bit of her white dress througli
half-closed French windows that ops
on tho balcony, lie was asked wbjk
played the bear so long when he
with so little encouragement. Hi
ply was:
'Oh, Hove her so dearly! AudaVi
so rich!" I passed by a house iff
evenings since and saw a lover tm
ing; in tho shadow of a friendly
way. Ho had a guitar. I movel
the shadow to see the by-play. Ai
soft notes broke tho quietude oil1
evening I saw a window open '
house adjoining and a senorita step
on the balcony. Tne music eontrc'
for a few moments and then ce.w
I saw the fair ono drop eonietliing
tho balcony. Tho lover caught '
retired into the shadow again. I st"1-;
ed up the street, crossed over,
went toward them. I saw he n
holding something to his ear,
knew telephone communication!
perfect between these two loving "'
There is no such thing as being k
troducyd, even though he lover be
companied by a relation. Should
parties meet on the promenade v&
relative desires to speak with h'1
relative he excuses himself and j"
her, leaving the lover out in the t1
ns it were, until he rains admittance1
her parents' house through the iH
cession of the priest, If while w;i '
in the Alameda or Zocolo he meet
object of his affections he keeps at "
spectful distance, hoping that hi P
enee mnv Iip nntipMl liv her. H
riding he sees her in a carria
places himself ns near as p" ll)'6 .
feels rewarded for his trouble if b
catch a glimpse of her face l
turning or receives a sly gbi"1'
recognit'on. An engagement br--in
Mexico is considered a serious
ter. The lady is looked upon as
graced and seldom has another s
San Francisco Lhr .nicle.
m
M-iil f!nrrinr RineV. of
Carolina, was stopped the o'herdir
the Blue Ridge by highwaymen,
rlfanvinilikil tin. m-i! 1 h:iror his b'e-
gave up neither, but by skillful
ment and shrewd persuasion co
the robliers that the pouch ,n!4"r
nothing of value, and they let
onunrobbed. Afterward be had w
arrested.
A little girl was Jl- J
Rosa, Cal.. a few cays ago. U
tog stones int a ncighbor'a yard.