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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1888)
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. The consumption of clean wool In Europe and North Amnricit Is estimated at about two and one-half pounds per bead of population. A new material callod "loathcrlne" Is an English niMnufucture. It can be old at five or nix con is a pound. is said to be as tough a leather and -Is de signed for packing and bagging. The head of the Cambridge tttu dent liavo been measured, showing that the average brain capacity of a First Class man la 211.55 cubio incite, The capacity of the ordinary pass man's bead measure 237.33 cubic inches. Dr. Junoman, an Austrian chemist has Inventod the most destructive fluid known to man. This fluid, when brought Into contact with the air, after the explosion of a shell In which it is held, becomes a gas, which destroys all living thing within its reach, molts metals and sets every thing Inflamma ble on fire. Oil of peppermint In vapor diluted even to ono part In 100,000 will kill cockroaches In an hour, they dying In convulsions. One drop of the oil placed under a boll-Jar covering a culti vation of cholera bacilli will kill both bacilli and spores In forty-eight hours. It is also regarded as among the best itirglcal aritUeplcs, and of great value In phthisis and diphtheria. Clans Spreckols, the "ex-sugar-klng" of tlio Sandwich Islands, who is now giving his attontion to tho en couragement of beet-sugar culture in Northern California, says that the beet sugar industry can bo cotablishod In almost every Slate In the Union, and that it will give a not profit of from fifty to seventy-five dollars nn acre to the fur mors. Late observers have found that the temperature of a wire conveying eloc trlc currents varies with tho air-pressures surrounding it. A wire which remained dull at ordinary atmospheric pressure bocamo Incandescent in a moderate vacuum, while, on tho other band, a current which would fuse a wire at ordinary prossure will scarcely redden it if the prossure is sufliciuntly increased. In u lecturo recently given In Lon don on "Meal Food," by a Fellow of tho Iloyal Society, it was slated that there are four prime cssontlals in food; first, water, and plenty of it, In order to render oilier foods soluble and nutri tious; second, a specillo kind of food to burn something that would undergo combustion in tho body, and keep up the animal heat; third, food that builds builds up the tissues and soft struct ures of tlio body; fourth, food that would build up the harder structures of tho body, tho bones, etc The cost of tho flesh-forming ma terial in oysters Is very high. When they are 3.1 conta a quart, the protein that Is contained in them costs $1.68 a pound, while tho cost of protein in milk, nt soven cents a quart, is 53 cents a pound; in salt codlish, 43 cents; in mackerel, 7'J; In wheat Hour, 11, and in beef from G3 cents to $1.0(5. There fore oysters aro classed as delicacies rattier than as staple food. Hut the demand for these delicacies Is steadily Increasing, and under the ell'orts of tho Shellfish Commissioner of Now York the supply of oyster will soon enor mously increase within the water con trolled by tho State. Uood House- A photographle journal suggests that the supposed yellow color notice able in plntinot.vpe prints, and re cently attributed by some authorities to the action of sulphuretted hydrogen on the iron salts, is not exactly so, as was recently proved bv a series of ex periments, where tho print was huld In strong sulphuretted hydrogen gas and was not in the least affected, Tlio real' cause was the turning of tlio paper it self, which gave tho yellow appcarancu to the w hite of tho picture, By im mersing the discolored print in a bath cf weak chlorine water, or a weak ncidilled solution of bleaching powder, tho yellow tint is at once removed, bringing tlio print back to lis original vigor. COPPER JEWELRY. Th Latitat Wrlnklti Affected by faihlnna hi Youiif .Men. A dealer In men's furnishings: "Cop per is coming into fashion. What do 1 moan? Well, look at this lot of canes and umbrellas that I have just import ed. You will notice that each ono .of them has a piece of ordinary copper wire around the handle. "(!od and silver have become so com mon as heads for these articles that people demand something new for a change, and you see tho result before you. Just now great simplicity Is af fected in this respect, but 1 haven't the slightest doubt that when this metal becomes popular, as I believe It will, we shall see very elaborate personal ornament made of it. "Indeed. 1 have often wondered why copper was not more generally used before this among civilued people as a material for ornament. Its peculiar color harmonize perfectly with dark materials and complexions, and it is comparatively free from oxidization. Barbarous? Not a bit of it! True, the aborigines made use of copper to adorn their persons, and in that they showed excellent judgment. In matters of taste we might frequently take a lesson from the savages." Jewelers Weekly. m m Unavoidable Assets. Stranger, just arrived in town (step ping into bank) I am looking for Mr. Gawn. lie's an old friend of mine. 1 supposed he was still cashier of this bank. Has he left your employ t I'rrsl lent of bank (looking dejectedly It empty safe) Y, sir. lie has left our employ. That's aWit all he did leave. Chicago Jri'jum. THE ONE WHO STAYS AT HOME. Th wheels of tho world ro round and round, In ttis pre of a huay throng, Morn with IU matin melody And nlxlil with Hi vepr eong; Th tlilea urn out and the tlilea ure In, LI'co the tea In In ebb and flow, For there's always one to atuy at horns Where there 1 one to go. Ahmad on the highway's noisy track There It rush of hurrying fnet, The aparka fly out from the wbeola of Time To brighten the bitter and tweet: Hut apart from the beaten road and path, Where the pulae of earth run alow, Iti'To la olwuya one to amy at homo Where there Is one to go. Over and over good byea are laid. In tcata that die with the day. When e.v am wet that can not forgot, And amllea have faded away; Smiles that are worn as over a grave, Flowera will bloaaom and blow: for there's always one to atay at boms Where there is one to go. Always one for the little task Of a dny thut la never done: Alwaya one to alt down at night And w itch with the atitra alone. And he who flghtaon the world's broad field, With banner and blast and drum, Little dreatna of a buttle gained By the one who atuyed at homo! Hum 'on Iam. Dilroit Pru Prm. A PREHISTORIC RACE. Th Intelllt-ont fenpln Which One Popu lated rortlitn of ArKnn. Dr. II. F. C. ten Kate of tho Homcn way Archinologlcal Expedition, now searching the ruins In Arizona for evi dences of the character, habits and his tory of the prehistoric people that once densely populated the Gila Valley, made a pleasant call at this office. The dooior ha spoilt some considera ble time recently on the Pima Indian reservation in comparing the charac teristics of the present tribe with those found in tho nncient ruins, but his con clusions do not encourage any theory of relationship between them. The skeleton unearthed are too short in stature and more closely resemble tho Pueblo orZiini Indians ot New Mexico. They were evidently of a higher order of intelligence than the Pueblos or Zunls of to-day, and notably in the re- markablo perfection they achieved In agriculture, as shown by tho extensive aqueducts ramifying tho whole country, did they excel all other Indians and many of the civilized nations of to-ilay. Dr. ton Kato has given considerable attention to pletographs, tho symboli- l 1 1- - I ! .. ...1 .... ........ cat nierogij pines tut m pmiwi ui tlio rocks in tho hills skirling tho valley. These are particularly plenti ful in tlio Estrella Mountains near the (Jila crossing, where many caves aro also found strewn with broken pottery, having probably been sacrificial offer ings to Deity. Those caves and painted rocks aro nearly always found In juxtaposition, and even on Poston butte, at this place, some of them may be seen. Tho hieroglyphics are sketched by Dr. ten Kale, and to an ordinary observer they' are utterly devoid of meaning, but may yet bo do- iphored. Tlioy aro mostly of animal forms, but circles, volutes, crosses and other forms indescribable are often found among them. These were scratched with sonio hard instrument noon tlio black, weather-stained faeo ol the granlto rocks, forming a white, in delible record. Tho doctor also Investigated tho oyo- sight, color-blindness and muscular strength of tho Pima Indians and made olloclions of their modern handiwork. for comparison with thoso rescued from the ruins. He found no tradition among these Indians bearing upon the Identity of the prehistoric people, tho causo of their departure, nor whither they wont, and thereforo concludes that they existed at an age ninro ro- moto than is popularly supposed. Dr. ten Kate has gone to lucson to continue his investigations among tho Papago Indians at San Xavier and to the south, and the result of his re searches will bring to light many inter esting facts even though they throw hut littlo light upon tlio prime object of his Investigations. Florence (A. T.) Enterprise. THE RAISIN GRAPE. An Important ami Fairly Knmunaratlv California lnduatry. The raisin industry of California promises to become very Important and fairly remunerative. The climato of tho central and southern part of the State is most favorable for drying the fruit, and there is the center of this en terprise. The two important factors In raisin making are a suitable variety of grape and a dry climato ono not sub ject to dews, fog or rains for weoks while the fruit is drying. 1 hough the region of California mentioned is not exempt from fogs and rains, yet they are infrequent, and tlio necessity ol protection to the drying fruit Is not ex perienced often onougli to make that feature of tho work very burdensome. Tho variety of grape from which tho raisins are made is the Muscat of Alex andria, which is belter known to most of our readers a tho Malaga grape ol the shoos, which come to us from Spain, packed In cork dust. In small casks. A white rraie make a raisiu of better color than a red or dark one, though in Europe both red and black varieties are used to some extent. Iu Santa Clara Count v, Cat., where thoJ temperature at the drying season is not so high, nor the air so dry as more southern counties, tho grape growers have resorted to tho use of dryers or evaporators, and with success, and the practice is extending; many tons of raisins were made ro. in that man ner, but year. Tho method is to ex pose to the sun for a few days, and then remove to the evaporator and fin ish up with a slow heat IVt'j ilaga sins. (io over the orchard at least once a month and search for the borers, or they will bore in too far to be reached. Remove the earth from each treo and txamine the trunk carefully. The borer may be know n by the exudations f the trv where be enters, and also y the 'xhijV it throws ou- WHIMS OF WOMEN. A New York Mio-liralr Chats About III fair customer. "Ye, It takes unlimited patience to (It sluics now. but I nlwavs liko to lit a lidget of a woman, even if it Is a work of art, for she will fco and U'l all the other fidgets In her cel. and they will ay: "O. if ho can fit Mr. K., who Is very particular, he can surely lit me!' So they will all come, and it isthe fussy women who buy the most expensive dioes. Three-fourth of the women wear shoos too small, or, If they hive their shoes made to order, we have to mark them a s maller size than they are or they will not bo satisfied. If a shoe must be tight, lot It be in width rather '.ban length, for short shoes are the :sne of shoe dealers and tho essential blessing and creator of chiropodist Women resent a long shoe in a peculiar way, though they will accept a wide one without murmur. There seems to bo a certain disgrace In No. 5 length, but no sligmals attached to a double E width. Some la ile after thoy are mar ried rise alwve their follies so far as they themselves are concerned, but de vote their energies to Disking cripples jf their children by crowding their feet into tiny, fancy litib) boots, and soma s omen never overcome their vanity ie .his line. "I know a lady whose hair is as white ss mine and whoso age appioximut -i sixty, who will insist upon wearing the mine-sized slioe sne wore wneu n gu i, though she has gamed twenty-five pounds in flesh. It is the most singular thing about women, this obstinacy about their shoes. All over my store aro signs reading: '.U not wear too short shoes.' 'Insist on being properly titled,' and yet three-foutths of the ladies go out with shoes that make them wretched, and had as lief go to thoir dentist as to como here to be fitted." The different varieties of shoe now run up in the hundreds. There are the now kid walking boots, both high and low. with a diamond-shaped tip of patent leather, most popular of all. the natty littlo patent leatlior vamped boot with cloth tops, tho house shoe of plain soft kid. tho party shoo, as soft as a glove, with a solo so thin that it can bo rolled up like a shaving; the scarlet seaside shoo, the new half shoo of un dressed kid in delicate gray or tun, with tho heavy George Whsliington buckle of oxidized silver on tho too or fastened in a bow of soft ribbon on the strap which buckles about the instep. Tlieso slippers hnvo high Louis XV. heels, nnd aro exquisite producers of pain. A natty littlo shoo of scarlet leather, cut down low Ht tho sides like a man's siippor, is displayed, and slippers with nothing in the back but a sole are called mules, and made of scarlet leather for bedroom use. Party slippers aro of bronze, un dressed kid, or black kid, with the largo silver buckles, or embroidery of beads, while brides' slippers nnd shoes are niado of the material of their wedding gowns, eitlior with or without em broidery of pearls, and cost $15 or $18. Perhaps the most bewitching piece of foot gear manufactured is a ladies riding boot, with its patent leather amps and top and soft kid legs. Some times a fringe of gold bullion nnlsiies these boots nt tho top with tiny de pending tassels of gilt. AT. Y. Sun. THE LOVABLE WOMAN llyron'a Image of a ReprmentatlTO of Sweet Womanhood. According to a new "Theory of Har mony and form" published on the other side of the Atlantic, certain combina tions of a circle, triangle and square produeo a porfect typo of female beauty. This may bo called reducing loveliness to a mathematical demon stration. Wo have nlwavs considered woman a wonderful problem, yet never suspected that this was tho true solu tion. Tho "lhoory goes on to cay that "the regulation of the geometrical ligures must be iu accord with certain harmonie proportions existing Wi music;" from which we infer that a lady mathematically boautiful appear to most ndvautago when dancing to tho sound of a piano or a fiddle. Our own notion of a truly lovable woman and none other is really be.-tu-tiful is not mathematical, though it may comprehend harmony and melody, especially of tho voice. There are (to use the words of another, "women of sweet, maidenly natures, growing up in the practice of kindness, of tender household duties, of simple Godly aims, and of genial, pleasant accomplish ments Till, at the lust, they aot themselves to man Like perfect music unto noble words.' " Byron fcrings before us the imago of one of this sweet sisterhood iu half a dozen lines: "Around her shone The nameless charms unmarked by her alone; The light of lovu, the purity of graee. The mind, the music breitlhtug from her face. The heart whose eoftneta harmonized tho whole And oh ! that eye was In Itaclf a soul." One rarely sees Ibis style of a lady in the street in a pork-pie hat with s blood-colored feather, or nt the opera heavily fettered with jewelry. She does not divide her waking hours Into three equal parts devoting one to gos sip, one lo shopping and one to flirting. She reads, thinks never scolds; and when she loves she loves. Happy Is he who win such a woman for his bride, and a true man he must be to deserve her. .V. 1". Ledger. m What makes you up so late, sir?" said s father lo hi son, who made his appearance at the breakfast-table about ten o'clock. "Late! why, fattier. I was up with the lark." "Well, then, sir, (or the future don't remain up so long iih the lark, but roius dowu a Litis tidier to bre.ikf.ut" WEDDINGS IN CHINA. Strang l uslnnn ami Law l'rTalliog la All I'art of th mpir. The insta-iees of marriage where the Chinese biide bring her husband a dot tire not so frequent ss formerly. Al most always (ho wooer In reality buy his wife from her father. In addition to ibis the parents of tho girl receive from those f lier nlllMiiced more or I.- valuable presents of rice, wine and silks. Children are often betrothed nt a verv early age. Sometimes fricndi tt"rco"even before the birth of children that in ca-e they are of different sexes on reaching the proper age they shall be married. Such agreements are re ligiously regarded. On her part tho maiden rises early on her wedding morning, bathes whiles band of musicians outside discoiirsi alleged music, clothes herself, break fasts on food sent by her intended parents-in-law. She only takes a few bite, however, as it is considered s good omen for her to eat abstemiously. Ib-foro she takes her place In the sedan chair it is her duty, In company with her mother, to weep copiously. This part of the ceremony is frequently ol served even in more civilized lands. Tlio procession then proceeds to the house of the bride, where the groom awaits her at tho gate. It is an unwritten law that everyone, poorand rich alike, must remain stand ing when a wedding procession passes, us it was recently the universal custom in Italy to remove one's hat as a funeral went iiy. In China even a Mandarin must observe this custom, and if he meets the poorest wedding train, even thou"h he bo on horseback, it is his duty to dismount and show this honor to tho young couple. Among strange customs and laws that concern marriage in China may be meniioned tho regulation that persons bearing the same name are not allowed to marry, bo it comes mat tne chil dren of two brothers can not wed, whilo it is perfectly permissible for the children of two sisters or of a brother nnd sister to marry if so inclined. It is considered dishonorable to marry a widow. This only happens among the verv poor classes with men, becauso it costs less to marrv a widow than a maiden; with the women in order to receive a permanent means of support Chicago Herald. BOGUS FRUIT FLAVORS. A Pittsburgh Chemlt Pronounce Them a Concoction of Ktliers. "And so you think you are eating strawberry ice cream, do you?" said a well-known chemist to a famished gen tleman, who was trying to 1111 up on frozen corn-starch mid milk, in a Smith- field street restaurant. "Well. I think I am." was the doubt ful answer. "Do you imagine 1 am tasteless, or that that part of my di gestivo apparatus has boon badly per verted? I am open to conviction, how ever, l no navor oi tins cream is straw berry, or I am easily decoived." "No, it is not strawberry, replied tho chemist, "and I know what I am talking about I will ndmil that it has a strawberry taste, and is another strik ing example of the ingenuity of Yankee manufacturers, who could palm off on an unsuspecting public wooden nut megs. I will explaiu what I mean. " During tho summer raspberry, strawberry, peach and other fruit fla vors are niado directly from the ripe fruit or the seed. In tho winter, when berries and fruit are hard to get and the seeds are insignificant flavoring extracts aro made by deftlv mixing to gether several kinds of ethers to make each one. Men are so successful in tho selection that the taste is hit exactly; so that during the winter most of tho fruit flavors sold at soda fountains and in Ice creams are a concoction of ethers." "Then they are unhealthy?" ejacu lated tho alarmed companion of the chemist "O, no. not necessarily. They aro really not injurious, and, in fact, harm less in their effect on the systom. Man ufacturers are very careful not to allow tho public to know this fact becauso people would bo afraid to use tlieso flavors and business would sutler. Vanilla, orange and lemon extracts are made from the bean and rind of the fruit always. With theso exceptions, in cold weather, all the fruit flavors are produced by mixing certain others." l'tiUburgk Dispatch. Darning Rents in Clothes. Very frequently a littlo boy's clotho get sadly torn, and the inexperienced mother does not know how to repair tho mischief without making the gar ment unsightly. If raveling of tlio goods are to bo had, even a very bad rent can be mado almost Invisible. But if silk must be used, have it lino and the color of the goods, and you will need a line needle. If the tear is ragged, put a bit of the goods under it, or of some other goods the same shade. Baste Hie goods around the rent so as to hold tho odges smoothly; thread your needle with the silk, and put tho knot on the under side. Commence at least one-fourth of an inch back, and run your needle with the smallest stitches to the same depth on the other side, taking-are to keep the thread entirely out of sight Now go back again, and soon, forward and back, until tho rent is closed, tsking care not to draw or expose the thread. Now dampen the work, slip a press-board under it and lay a piece of cloth the color of the goods over it, and press witn a warm iron. A press board is one of the necessaries for the mother who makes her Uvs' clothes. Mi'ie measures tlnrtr six inches in lenf.h" one inch (hick, 41 Inches wide at one end, tbree at the other, with both ends and the sides a little rounded, It is innue of hard wood. II Oman's HINTS ON CALLING. Ho to Mak Yonrll Agreeabl to trlanfl and Acquaintance. When you are ushered Into the par lor, staro around the room and examine every thing that happens to bo lying about If a child or dog comes Into tne room while voii are waiting, take it on your lap. If the child cries thereat don't mind it Children should learn to get acquainted with stranger. If It Is near the dinner hour when you call, don't hurry. The cook can put the dinner in tho oven and keep It warm until vou depart If you carry a cano, twirl it with your finger. Should It fall and smash a vase or punch a hole in a picture you can apologize. If you happen to bo seated near an other caller, it is quite proper to turn your back on tho individual. It shows you are Independent Open tho piano and begin to play, whether you have any skill or not In fact the less you know about playing the lunger you should keep it up. Handlo all the ornaments and bric-a-brBc in tho room. You might whittle the furniture a little to ascertain whether It be solid mahogany or a baso imitation. Pull out your waien every iew min utes during conversation to see what time it is. If vou find the room too warm open tha urlmlnw. This rrives tho caller the appearance of feeling perfectly at Home. If you find tho lady of the house o 1mi f tsi iTfl fill t Yintrin oniH loner storv. s uj u w . v a " It will make hor so happy to wait while you tell it If you are a new comer, can on tne n;,ri,i,i.j ut. nni'a and pet acuiialnted. " v.--- O J Don't wait to put carpets down or stoves up, but call. Don't discuss weighty subjects when you make a call. Something light the tariff or the weight of a ton of coal would bo best AftAi- vnn have started to tto. Sit down J ' - again as often as you think of some thing more to say. lexas aunngs. m m UP IN HIS PART. A Dlt of Atnatear Actio That Was Simply rrrroct. She was a woman of ready resource. While the hour was late, two or three evening visitors yet tarried, and tho moment she heard her husband strike fhn uteris she knew that he was boozy, and also grasped her line of conduct "Ha! ha! she laughed, as she rose dd. "ho cometh! He has been out re hearsing for amateur theatricals, and it will lio just like him to try to show off. Ho takes tho part of a Major Springer, who comes home full." A hand was heard clawins over the door, a key was finally jabbed in the lock, and then tho Maior entered, uis hat was tipped back, his knees wob bled, and he hung to the door ana mut tered: "Whaz 7.his 1 shee fore me! Shay, Em'ly. whazzer doing, eh?" "De-lirrhlful! splendid!" criod tne wife, as she clapped her hands. "VI hy, Harry, you are a grand success in your role!" "Whaz hat! Whazzer laflln' 'bout? First time been zhruuk in two years. Had liz.lo time whiz sua boys, you know?" "Be-autiful! Booth couldn't boat it!" exclaimed tho wife, "Why, dear, you ure a born actor. It's just as natural as life." "Who shays I'm liar! Whoop! I can lick any man in 'troit! Been out wiz 'er boys, you know! Shay, Em'ly?" "Isn't ho natural, though?" replied tho wife. "Hun up stairs, Harry, and chango your clothes. You'll do. Noth ing could be more perfect." "diaze (hie) cloze! No, zurl Cha?ie nozzings! Up-stairs! Yes, go up-shtairs. Good (hie) nizo. Em'ly. Reg'lar angeL Beenouz wiz er boys, you know!" And tho little woman clapped her hands and laughed and praised, and got rid of her company under the im pression that no one had smelt a mice. However, tho last ono was hardly oS the step, when she bounced up-stairs and confronted the bedazud man with the exclamation: "Now then, you old demijohn, pre pare to get the worst walloping a fool of a husband was ever treated to!" And ho got it Detroit Free Press. Only Earning Their Money. It was during a performance at Daly's. A young gentleman from tin city and an old gentleman from thf country occupied adjoining seats. Al the end of the second act, when tin curtain had fallen amid loud applause, the young man turned to tho old man and said, in a burst of unwonted en thusiasm: "Excellent! Superb! How they do set!" "Ye-es," responded the old gentle man, with a face as expressionless as s whitewashed face, "but 1 understand that's what thoy're paid for?" Detroit Free rress. Trouble in the Family. Stern father Here you have been writing all sorts of nonsense to that girl over the way about the fire that burns in your bosom. I'll take a stick and I'll lay it on you. That's what I'll do. Spoony son That will only make it worse. "How's that?" "That's not the way to put out the fire. If ou put a stick on the tire it will make it burn hotter than ever." TU hit you with the stick." "Don't don't pa; I'm smitten enough already " Texas Sttings m - m Milk in any form, sweet or sour, is greatly relished by bird of all ages. Buttermilk is very acceptable and highly nutritious. PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. Papor trentod with a mixture of camphor-oil and linjeed oil becomes wuier-proof. Mother think that thoro is no more precious boon iu nature than to be the object of a baby's first sweet smile, but bachelors would rather hav a dollar bill. Journal of Education. And now a diamond trust is talked i if. Il Is not safe. A man trusted iu live diamonds the other night wit beaten by four kuaves, and lost $10. Boston bulletin. Friend "How about your ponrn, Charley; getting on with it?" Charley "O. yes; I expect lo finish il in a dsy or two." Friend "That's good; and to what paper will you seud it fintT' 1 he Epoch. Good people die nnd bad peopls live. The man who Is fat with health can't get employment and the man. who is making money hand-over-fist has to give up business on account of ill-health. Exchange. Husband (sadly) "You are not what you used to be, Fannie." Wif (sharply) "Of course I'm not I used to bo your best girl, but now I am your wife, and it makes a great siht 'of difference." Tid-Bits. If there i any time when a woman realizes her helplossness and depend, ence upon the opposite sox, it is when she is running for dear life after a street-car with a sleepy conductor and there is no man near by to whistle. Brookline Chronicle. "A yiping man in Reading, Pa., Ii seriously 111 from lead poisoning con tracted from kissing a girl's painted cheek." Servos him right. Any youn man who kisses a girl on tho cheek when her lips aro to the fore deserves to be poisoned, and worse. Dakota Blizzard. Some ono remarked that a certain distinguished lawyer was at daggers drawn with another leading member of tho profession. "Oh! that's nothing," was the comment of another; "lawyers are like blade of a pair of scissors. They never cut each other, but woe to whatever chances to como between them." itf(e. Lady (entering editor's sanctum) "1 should like to find out sir, some thing about the condition of tho poor in this town." Editor "Well, ma'am, at present we are well supplied with poiatocs and cord wood, but a now pair of trousers or a spring overcoat would be quite acceptable." Burlington Fret Press. Dumley "Do you know any thing about Grimcsby, Brown? He asked nn to lend him a hundred dollars this morning." Brown (laughing uproar iously) "Haw, haw, haw!" Asked yo to lend him a hundred dollars! Well, well! If 1 had Grimesby's vein of hu mor I wouldn't bo in the fish business. Ho is a funny dog." N. Y. Sun. Patient "I wish you would pre scribe, for me, doctor. I am nervous and restless and my sleep is disturbed by nightmares hideous enough for de lirium tremens." Doctor "Possibly your heart is diseased. Do you lio on the right side?" Patient "Great Scott, doctor, 1 thought you knew that I am running an independent newspa per and have to lie on all sides." Detroit Free Press. Two qualifications are needed to make a successful editor. If he lias any tiling to say bo must be able to say it clearly, concisely and pointedly. If he has nothing to say he must bo able to say it neatly, gracefully and effect ively. We have observed that editors who are opposed to progressive idess are especially gifted in the exorciso of the last mentioned faculty probably from long practice. .V. Y. Musical Re form. m i MODELS OF ECONOMY. education or German Women Belonging to the Middle Claas. The culinary art forms part of ths education of women in Germany. Ths well-to-do-tradesman, like the me chanic, takes a pride in seeing his daughters good housekeepors. To effect this object the girl, on leaving school, which she does at about fourteen years of age. goes through the ceremony of confirmation, and is then placed by her parents with a country clergyman, or in a large family, where she remains one or two years, filling what may al most be termed the post of service, and doing the work of one. This is looked upon as the apprenticeship to domestic economy. She differs from a servant however, in this, that she receives no wages; on the contrary, her parents often pay for the care taken of her as well as for her clothing. This is the first step in her education of house keeper. She next passes, on the sains conditions, into the kitchen of a rich private family or that of some hotel of good repute. Here she has the control of the expenditure, and of the servants employed in it, and assists personally in the cooking, but is always addressed as fraulein. or miss, and is treated by the family with deference and consid eration. Many daughters of rich fam ilies receive a similar training, w '' this difference, however, that they re ceive it iu a princely mansion or a royal residence. Consequently, the women of Germany are perfect model of order and economy. The richest woman S well as the poorest is well acquainted with the market price of provision; and it give one real satisfaction to see her bustling about from one part of the house to another; now peeping into t'10 nursery to sec how the children are going on, then looking into the kitchen to see that the cook is doing her duty, and that every thing is perfectly clean, and generally giving an e; e to every thing an 1 every body, and keeping all well up to their work. Iu si oil she i the very soul of the house. Cticujt ! kriur.