EUGENE CITY GUARD.
L L, OAMHILU rrorleur.
EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
A FAMOUS COUPLET.
Tli fnilllur Mux Which Have Ileen At
tributed to Martlu Luther.
Nearly evorylssly ix familiar iu one
JuiifjtiiiKe or auotlior with the famous
did Gorman couplet attributed to Mar
tlu Luther, nud which literally and
properly translated into English in an
follow :
Who lnvca not wtm wife and enng
Kcmitltm fool bis wbolu lifu limn.
Thin Fupjxvu'd sentiment of the groat
reformer hiui teen quoted thousand of
time u his, and itM authenticity wad
nut iiiK'xtiiuii'd. lint now como a very
fmifti'iit uuthority The Lutheran Ob
server und stoutly insist that Luther
never wrote tlie line, mid that, in fact,
they inado their first upjieuruiice more
Hum !i0 yean after hi death.
Aoconling to Tlin Observer, in the
year 1777 a well known Gorman poet,
John Henry Vo, published at Hum
burg a small voliiine nut it led "Museu
ahimnnch (" Tlin Alinanao of the
Muses"). At tlio end of one of tho
poems in t Ilia book he pluood the coup
let in German ;
Wit nlnht lli tit well), Weill unit Reaang
Ir blulbt fin narr win Icbnnbwif.
To this effusion Viwh affixed tho name
of Luther. ThiH caused a good of
comment and excitement. Vonn wo a
caudiduto for tlie jh wit ion of toucher in
the Hamburg gymnasium. Tho Luther
an pustoni of the city protested UKainht
bit appointment because Luther wo not
the author of "(lie couplet" which had
been attributed to him, and becanso
Vo lia'l thus mudn Luther enennruge
intemperance. )ut in spite of all that
oould be iloiio in tlin way of denial and
expluiiution the lino literally clung to
the grout name ami refun d to bo scpa
rated, and wu venture to nay that com
paratively few down to the present (lay
ever doubted that Luther wu their real
author.
Ah the couplet expresses the convivial
sentiment of many Gorman it in prob
able that it wo a common piece of un
written tier man folklore even before
Luther' tiina Homo Knglish writer
have in ado the linen into a bacchanal
rhymo, with a sinister meaning, but the
true version, coupling "wine, wifu and
song," expresses the prevailing souti
ment ami eustoiif among (ionium in
taking their wive and children with
them to tlin garden ami other social re
sort for rwreutioii and amusement, -t-linffulo
Commercial
' ELECTRICITY AT SEA.
TmU Proe That the White Light fa by
Jar Ilia Mm! Kaelly Hot a.
Some interesting experiment have
been mauo tin tho viability of the eloo
trio light ut Hea by thn government of
the United States, Germany and the
Netherlamlrt. The word "viHiblo" in the
report on the tent iiiemi visiblo on a
dark night with a clear atmosphere.
Tho rcHiilt of thn experience of tho Gor
uian committee, wu that a white light
of one candle power wu visible 1.4
mile on a (lurk, clour night, and one
mile oil a niiny night
The American tent resulted a fol
low: In very dear weather a light of
olio cuiidlo jKver wum plainly visible at
win iiuiiticul mile; one of three cundlu
power ut two mile; one of ten candle
power "wu Men by thn aid of a binoc
ular at four milet; one of 21) candle
power faintly at five utile and one of
U3 candle ower plainly at Ave mile.
On an exceptionally clear night a white
light of S.'J candle power wan readily
distinguished at three miles; one of 6.6
rundlo power at four mile and one of
17.9 candle iKiwer at five mile.
Iu the Dutch exjierimeut the result
went almost similar, but a 10 caudle
power light wa plainly visible ut five
mile. For h grecu light the power re
quired was two for one mile, 15 for two
mile, 61 for three mi lea and 10(1 for
four mile. The mailt of text with a
red light wore nlmotit identical with
those with green, but it wits conclusive
ly proved that a white light wu by fur
the most cattily soon.- Chicago Record.
Freckle Care.
Do thofrocklos prove stubborn? There
U imuully a clamor for "freckle cure'
about this tiiuo of tho year, and the
very best thing; that prove reliable your
after year is si uiply common buttermilk.
Secure it a fresh as piwsiblo. It will bo
found that nothing can equal thi fresh
buttermilk fur rtmoving tun, freckle,
suuburu or moth spots. It has tho grout
advaiitago that it does not injure the
skin, but tuakoM it soft and white. Take
oftspongo and bathe tho face, ucek
and arm before retiring for the night.
Then wipe oil tho dMps lightly. In tho
morning wuh it otT thoroughly and
wipe dry with a crush towel. Two or
three such bath each week during the
summer month will tuko off and keep
off tho tuu ami freckle and keep tho
skin soft ami smooth. Philadelphia
Tiuiea.
Ualreatoa Ntreeta.
Tho street of Galveston are uot mere
ly lettered like those of Washington,
but iu (htlvtvitou they uumo ome of
the stm't with half letter. Thi pro
duce such uit ustdiiUhiug HVHteui that
imo reads on the curt that milk can bo
had on l'-niid-M half street and egg are
for sale between N and N and u half.
1'reHumably wicked person do not mere
ly live iu L, tut they do in Wellington,
but give their addrcssc it in L-aiid a
hulf. Avenue I i tho tlnost stret to
. hsik at iu Galveston, but J avenue is a
tumble down countrified nm, with grits
growing iu tho w agim rut. Xew York
tSuu.
A lluto a.U
An cntluiNiiuitio udmirer of Victor
Hugo ha untile a eolUvtion of all tho
black and white and colored portrait of
the poet that ho could Mud. Altogether
they uuinlwr nearly 4,000, if which
about tt.600 are enrioutiire ami car
toons. The col lot-tor, M. lleuve, has also
gutlienxl togctber with infinite pain in
numerable piMMt, cane, toluux-o jars,
bottle, scarfpiu, handkerchiefs, even
cuke of soup, oil which the head of the
HHt appear.
A Couatj Wlthont a Drug Btor.
Catoosa county, Qa., claim the
unique distinction of uot having a drug
tore within ita boundaries. From thi
fact the resident argue that it la the
healthiest part of the Kate, "if not the
world."
AMONG THE LIFE 8AVERS.
An Important Hnuiek at Chrlatlaa Ka
daavor Hoclaty Work.
The ChriNtian Endeavor society, in
oouneotion with ita varied activities, i
now enguged in
a comparatively
now work, that
of ministering to
the spiritual and
intellectual need
of life saver and
lighthouse keep
er. It i a most
commendable
work, and al
ready ita good
'. effect have been
uianif eited.
Thousa n d of
REV. B. E. Y0LT0. ni,a Jn equoi
torod spot along the Meaooitst have
Veen benefited by it, and into their
live, fraught with peril and liard
ihip, have been infused more of bright
nesa and comfort. Thi work was in
augurated four year ago, the originator
of the movement being the Rev. H, Kd
ward Young of Anbury Purk. In 1891
Rev. Mr. Young hold the first religion
service in a life saving station on the
New Jersey coast It wa taken np al
most immediately by Endeavorer in
various quarter of the globe, and the
good work ha spread marvclously.
The foromiMt object is to give the life
aver the blessing of religion privi
leges, and service are now held quite
regularly in tatiou all over the world.
Another purpose is to furnish them
good, wholesome literature and so far
aa possible minister to their creature
comfort. To isolated station and fur
off lightships book and pnper are reg
ularly sent Another way in which tho
Endeavorer add to thn linppiuoss of
these neglected "heroe of the hore"
in every clime i to send them "com
fort bag," containing variou small
useful article, with a Testament and a
bright, cheery letter for the recipient,
Rev. 8. Edward Young, to whom the
Ufa savors and lighthouse keeper the
world over have reason to be thunkfnl,
is a youthful na his name indicate. He
wa bom in Ohio in 18(10 and was edn
cated for the ministry at Princeton
Theological seminary. He is now pastor
of the Westminster I'resbyteriau church
at Asbnry Park. Ho is most r.eulonsly
devoted to the work among life saver
and lighthouse keeper in connection
with the Endeavor society nud i chair
man of the intermit lonal committee hav
ing thi in charge. He did vigorous and
effective service toward increasing the
pay of these brave servant of humanity,
and tho increase wa some time ugo
granted by congrcs.
IN HONOR OF WILLIAM I.
Oarmany! Imposing Memorial to th Praa-
ant KaAsar (irau drain or.
With imposing ceremonies and bril
liant pageant the foundation stone of the
monument to Emperor William I wa
lately laid by hi grnndson, Emperor
William II. It will be erected a a na
tional tribute to tho memory of tho
founder of the Gorman empire, fittingly
commemorating hi great work in lib
erating Germany from foreign domina
tion and unifying the petty German
state into ono compact and poworfnl
nation.
It will bo an immense structure,
artistlo and symmetrical in all it de
tails, and will stand in the Schlosa
freiheit, or pluza, in front of the im
perial palace near the Unter-don-Linden
in Berlin. The design, which has been
approved by the emperor, is the work
of Roiuhold Regn, a Gorman artist of
prominence.
The monument will stand on a gran
ite pedestal about 83 feet high, aud it
r. i
iu'lVM
mm
CKNTHAL F1UUHK OK WILLIAM MONl'MENT.
entire height will be nearly 70 foot.
The central and most conspicuous figure
will bo on rquestriuti slulue of the old
emperor, attired in field marshal's uni
form, mounted on his favorite steed, the
horso being led by a figure of Victory,
carrying a palm. Tho largo platform
will to constructed of inosaio stones,
tho pillar of sandstone and the Btutuo
and figures of bronze. Granite steps
will loud from tho street pavement to
the platform. Tho base will be orna
mental, with allegorical figure in re
lief, and tho corner will lie adorned by
four figure of Victory holding wreaths
iu their hand. The wings of the struc
ture are to have in front two imposing
portuls, with quadriga surmounting
them, and on both side of these colon
nades iu which will be placed statue
of tho emperor' coworkers in tho unifi
cation of the Fathcrlund and the build
ing of the empire.
Turk From an Amarlraa Tro.
About 36 year ago several young
cork tree were sent to Sandorxville,
Gu., by the government and sot out to
tost their adaptability to tho climate.
Throe or four are yet living, and the
lurgtwt one is more than two feet in
diameter. Ijist week it was stripicd of
it bulk around tho trunk, under the
direction of Colonel Rich aid L Wort hen,
who munifcKts a groat interest in tree
of all varieties, and samples of the cork
will be forwarded to the agricultural
department ut Washington aud to the
Atlanta exposition. Tho bark, or cork,
i 8 inches thick and it good materi.
l Atlanta Constitution.
ComparatlT c,t at rauluata.
The difference between England aud
tho United Stales is wen onco more iu
the fact that Salisbury' cabinet min
isters will coKt f 176,000 a year in sal
arie. This pay II) men for what seven
are suppoHd to do iu this country for
much less than seven nineteenths of
1473,000 Buffalo Express.
t'otuiubla Klvar.
The Columbia river wa firet called
the (heguno, tho Spanish name for the
wild sage that grows on it hunk. Whit
ney suy that the Spanish uumo was Ore
Jou, "big our" or "one that hat It large
ears," an allusion to the custom of the
Indians in that reglou of streuhlng their
ear by boring thetu and crowding them
with ornament
FROM GULF 'TO OCEAN
MEXICO'S NEW RAILROAD ACROSS THE
ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC.
It Touk Fourtraa Var to llalld It at a
Coat of 01 0,000,000, aod It Craaaa tha
Hlcrra Mailra at a Couparmtlvalr Kaay
flata.
Without doubt the Tehuuutepeo rail
roud, extending due north aud aootb
acros tho isthmu of thut name which
form the uurrowest part of Mexico,
will eventnully come to bo regarded a
one of tho world' most important line
of transportation. It wu finished about
a ypur ago, is 123 mile long and, al
though it line lie ulong tho leant dim
cult route aiTos tho Sierra Madro moun
tains aud from ocean to uhu Ix-tweeu
Guayma and Puimma, a distuuee of
nearly 2,000 miles, it construction wa
not accomplished without overcoming
some very cousideruble difllcultic iu
engineering. The northern, or gulf,
terminus of the Tehuuutepeo line is
CoutzaeoaleoH, aud the southern, or Pu
ciflo, jxjrt i Haliua Cruz. At the latter
place there i a flue open roadstead for
ships, with plenty of wuter, while at
Coatzucoulco there i a sujxirb liarbor
with a hard cluy bottom and no sand
bur, and tho Coatzocoalco river for 80
mile above it mouth ha a continuous
depth of 40 feet, which renders unnoo
essury the heavy lighterage expenses
which are such an important item at
Panama.
Tho Tehuantopeo rood wu perfected
and built by the Mexican govorument,
ppns
?Mi
SCENIC ON TEQUANTKPEC RAILItOAD.
which propose to expend 15,000,000
in improving the hurbora at the two
terminal, und it ia believed that after
these harlKir have been deepened and
fitted with proper dock nud other fueil
ities for loading and dinburging cur
goes, the new interocrniiio ronte will be
sought by a large portion of tho com
merce between Euroiie and Culiforuia,
between Atlantic and Pacific porta of
the United State and between most
Atlantic and gulf porta mid port on
tho western coast of Mexico. In audi
tion to thi there is every probability
thnt much of the commerce between
Europe and tbe far cast which now goes
by way of the Sues cannl will also be
diverted to thi ronte, and that practi
cally all European trade with Chile,
Peru and Ecuador will follow along the
mine lino.
It I feared that this will prove of
serious dumngo to the Panama railroad,
ince, although the Punuma railroad i
less than one-fifth a long aa the Te
hanntepeo lino, tho use of the latter will
shorten the distance between New York
and Snn Francisco, for Instance, by
about 1,500 mile, and between most
important European port mid China by
about 700 miles. While probably it can
not bo said that it will shorten the
transportation to most South American
ports, yet tho superior depth of the har
bors at th'i Tehuuutepeo terminals, en
abling ship to unload directly to the
railroad cor and dispensing with light
erage, a already explained, will no
doubt make it a more desirable line of
commerce to tho south of the equator.
The territory through which tbe Te
hnnntepeo railroad run is of a highly
interesting character. At the southern
term In un, Sulina Cruz, the greatest al
titude is about 700 feet, and the line
reaches north from there, nowhere en
countering very severe grades, through
a natural breaking down of tho moun
tain to the water of the Uspnuapa,
which flows iuto the CoutEocoultcos.
The oountry through which these river
flow ia level and low lying, ita oll ia
exceedingly fertile, and it i covered
with a luxuriance of tropical vegetation
that is nowhere surpassed. All through
this territory there are extensive plan
tations of cacao, from which chocolate
la niado, and of coffee troea, which are
cultivated and cored for by copper col
ored descendant of the Aztec, whom
Cortea found in possession when he
landed upon Mexico shores. Much cap
ital from the United State ha already
been invested in the coffee industry,
and upon one plantation, owned by au
Americuu company, over 400 native la
borer work during tho entire year. Tlie
temperature of tho region is singularly
equable and delightful everywhere, save
close to the shores, the thermometer
never rising itbovo 03 degrees and never
falling below 00.
It require five years to briug a coffee
plantation into bearing, and after thut
the average yield of each tree is between
three and four pounds annually, or from
1,800 to 8,200 pound au acre, siuce
from COO to 800 tree are planted upon
each acre. The wage paid to laborer
are not high, the head of a family earn
ing from 5 to 7.60 a mouth, while
tlie children work for from S3 to 86
cents a day through the picking season
of lvenibcr aud January.
These natives are a remarkably prim
itive but not at all savage lot They
live upou bananas und other native
fruits, nud they are satisfied with cloth
ing made of rodeo plants, but they are
good ntiturcd, obliging, honest and
courteous, aud a stranger ia invariably
safe in their hands. The men are well
built and strong and many of the wom
en are comely, with feature chiseled
after Caucasian type.
It cost about 110,000,000 to build tlie
Tehuuutepeo railroad and occupied
about 14 years, and there is no doubt
that its proprietor, the Mexican govern
ment, will reap a profit from it opera
tions, since it must acquire a consider
able bval traffic a well a the heavy
through freight mentioned at the begin
nintf of this wrticle
A Wumau uf Narva.
Mrs. Louis Kirshoffer of Orange, JT.
J., is a worn nil of nerve. The other day
a hound belonging to her husbnud went
mud, broke his chain and made a dash
at one of Mrs. Kirshofler'sson.v Ho tore
tlie boy's clothes, but fortunately did not
bite hard enough to break tlie skin.
Mr. Kirshoffer rushed to her sou's aid,
and tho dog turned ou her and bit her,
but her clot he were too thick for him
to break the skin. She theu pickuJ tlie
dog up by the collar, carried him to the
cellarway, threw him down the step
aud closed the door. Mr. Kirshoffer
cam Lome later and shot him.
MlLK SOLD BY THE PLUQ.
olid Froaaa Cuba of tha Daalak Prod act
mm tela la Lovdoa.
Canada's representative in Denmark
reports that during the past year a Dew
industry has been established there
which promises to prove both profitable
and serviceable, and which might be
followed with equal success on thi side
of tbe water vix, tho shipment of fro
Ecn milk to lurge cities. A year ago a
Danish men-hunt experimented in this
direction by taking Ihiuish milk, which
1 peculiarly delicute aud rich in flavor,
freezing it by the nse of ice and salt,
and sending it in burrel by rail and
stoumer to Loudon. On its arrival the
milk proved to be a sweet and well
tasting a if it had been just drawn
from a cow in the middle of Denmark.
The milk wa so much iu demand and
proved so profitable an article of com
merce that the exporter immediately
took out patent on the shipment of
frozen milk from Sweden aud Deumark
to Loudon. Ho then sold the patent to
a stock company with lurge capital,
which, on Feb. 1 lust, bought one of
the lurgest Swedish creameries, convert
ed it into a factory, and, having put in
a speciul freezing apparatus, begun, ou
May 1, the export of frozen milk in largo
quantities.
When the milk is received from the
farmer it Is PHnteurized, that is, heat
ed to 76 degree C, und thou immedi
ately cS)led off to ulsiut 10 degree C,
and then the freezing i commenced.
Half the milk is filled iuto can and
placed in a freezing uppurutus, where it
will be thoroughly frozen iu the course i ly rure to see, except among suvuge ua
df tlircehiinrH. The frozen milk i then ! tions. a ts-rfect. well shiitH'd foot But
filled into burrel of tiino. the only kind
of wood thut cun be used The barrels,
however, are only half filled with thi i thut are adapted to tho easo ami com
frozeu milk, tho balance being filled I furt of the wearer, with thick oles,
with tho unfrozen milk. Thi way of
packing ha proved to be the ouly prac-
tical one, as purt of tho milk hu to be
frown in order to keep the whole cold,
aud purt lui to be in a flowing state in
order to get the barrel exuetly full,
which is necessary in order to avoid too
much sliukiug up ou the road, by which
the cream would be turned into butter.
Tito floating masses of ice at tho suiue
time prevent tho unfrozen milk from set- 0f hi lecture to hi clus with tho siu
tling the cream. Milk which i treated I gulur quest ion. "Which is the most bcuu
in thi way ha proved to keep quite I tiful foot, considered from tho unutoui-
fresh for afl day. Every barrel hold
1,000 pound of milk, and twice a week
there will bo shipped 60 barrels, mukiug
iu all about 1C0, 000 pound of milk a
week.
The milk i shipped to Newcastle and
from there by rail to largo manufactur
ing citic, whero it i sold iu the streets
or iu retail store. It i reported that
tho patent has been bought for Ireland
also ut a cost of 300,000, which prove
how much the stock compauy expects
from thi new enterprise.
The time may not be fur away when
the dairy farm of the Now England
and western state may be sending, not
butter and milk, but frozen milk and
rreum, to the lurge cities of both conti
nentsPhiladelphia Record.
Vrrtfra Llttla Kspadlant
Verdi, if we may believe the Italian
pniHrs just to hand, has, by au iunoceut
little expedient, nt lust induced Boito
to put tho finishing touches to hi op
era, "Vorono," the long expected suc
cessor to "MefiHtofelo, " Some mouths
ago, tt seems, Uoito brought ordl the
sketches for two libretti, "Purgatory"
and "HadoH," both, of course, billed on
Dante. Verdi, however, laughingly re
fused to look ut any more words for mu
sic from Boito' pen until "Verone"
wa completed. A week or two since,
therefore, Boito brought the veuerable
maestro uuother bulky pncktige. It was
tho score of "Verone," mid the two
spent some hours in playing it over. As
Boito wu leaving, to Verdi's astonish
ment, he likewise produced the complete
libretto of "Purgatory less an opera,
of course, than a dramatic cantata.
Whether, ut hi advanced age, tho com
poser of "II Trovutoro" will undertako
to set so imposing a Nubjcct to music is,
however, altogether another mutter.
Loudon New.
Aoatrlaua.
Among tho various opinions expressed
aa to tho practical value of the new sub
stance, acetylene, i that regarding it
relation to the growing nml in uiuny
places and for numerous purpose of a
self contained source of gu of high il
luminating power. It is considered that
the buro fact of a portable solid sub
stiuice being capable of generating a gas
of the required quality by mere contact
with a sufficiency of water suggest nu
merous and most valuable applications
light for vehicle of all descriptions,
including ruilwuy curs ; also where com
pressed oil gas might be replaced by cal
cium carbide aud water; likewise signal
lights and buoys in position to which
access is necessarily intermittent, and,
too, the douiestio supply of isolated
house. Considerable scope is here pre
sented for a material fulfilling the prime
conditions of simplicity, certainly and
sufety iu use, aud for purpose of the
kiud named the question of cost is alto
gether subsidiary. New York Sun.
Newspaper Fllra.
The Minnesota Historical society files
regularly 840 newspaper and ha files
of many now out of print It also ha
very full report of Masonic history and
of that of other secret societies. It ha
bettor history in ita archives of the
variou religious bodies than tlio organi
zations themselves have. It hit the
third largest nud nut important set of
genealogies iu America. It ha book
rich and rare resiiectina Mexican his
tory, and a vust supply of inateriul ou
historic period iu many lauds. News
paper file are a quarry from which the
scholars of the future will cut the blocks
wherewith to carve the statues of his
tory. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Needed tlie Humble Diitnblebae.
An English writer recalls the curiona
fact that when ml clover wa first
grown iu Australia it never seeded be
cause the tongue of the native bee wa
too short to reach the pollen. Tlie work
of fertilizing red clover is chiefly done
by the long tongued bumblebee.
A Twine Fence.
A farmer near Salem, Or., without
money to buy wire, fenced pasture with
twine and turned hi stock iu. So far
they have respected the barrier, aud
will probably do so uules thi announce
ment of the deception roaches their at-
teutiou.
W by Wa Hare riloa.
In one summer it is possible for the
descendants of a single fly to grow to
I.0S0.SS0.
CAKE OF THE FEET.
THE CRAMPED AND TORTURED FOOT
NO LONGER THE IDEAL,
Vlaws of a CalabraUd Aoatomtat-Th Im
portanos of Waarlng tha Bight Kind o
aboaa-aomatnlog About Core aad UoW
to Treat Tham.
Very few eoni to realize the impor
tance of giving the feet proper attoution
in order to secure butter health a well
a general comfort It 1 almost incon
ceivable that in our civilized nntion in
tho modern age there are still so many
otherwise sensible women w ho are will
ing to maim and cripplo their feet mid
suffer torture for tho sako of wearing
shoes just a little too small, or which
are, a they imuglne falsely, pretty or
more fashionable. We see the folly, of
tho crumping pns-e upon tho feet of
tho Chinese women, but how much more
inexcusable it is for womuu of thi en
lightened country.
In former time it liu been tho fash
Ion for h to be made with high
heels, narrow, pointed toes nud all sort
of extravagant sliupe contrury to ease
nd comfort, und a too many peopio
have folt it inciimU'Ut us.n them to
how to tho demand of tho tymtit fusli
ion. no matter how unreasonable her
demand, tho result ha been for suc
ceeding generations untold suffering in
tho form of com, bunion and otner
, deformities, until now it iscompurutive
! a moro sensible fashion allow the weur
! ing of variou style of sensible shoes
j wide, low heel and plenty of room for
free expunsioii of the toes aud muscles,
and the numerous com, which aro not
only exceedingly painful, but often eri-
on uffuirs. are gradually di.suppeuriug
from the feet or tlio sensible one ami
j tho ideal fisit is no lougcr tho cramped
and tortured foot.
Tho celebrated anatomii-t, Professor
Jlvrti of Vienna university, ojiened one
1 icnl standpoint?" and then contiuued :
"It is remarkable thut there aro so many
divergent opinion ou tin subject.
While tho win of men look upon a
small, slender und graceful fisit, a lady's
foot, as an ideal one, tho anatomist ut
terly reject it a bcuutiful, und only
tho largo, long and broad foot is tha
ideal ouo in hi eye. Even the greatest
classic writer of antiquity, Horace, Ca
tallus, aud others, who hud great, appre
ciation of tho feminino beauty, never
mentioned iu tho descriptions of their
beloved and, a i well kuown, they
had many their small feet
"The peopio belonging to the Celtic
race have small feet; tho Hindoo es
pecially havo such feet and hand thnt
they may be envied by many European
countesses. Tho native troop of tho
English army in India possess in Eng
land their own armory whero peculiar
kind of weapon uro constructed for
them, und tho sword hilt luiido for
them uro much too small for us to grasp
with ease. Tlio greatest beauties of En
roe, the Italians, have really long und
broad feet"
But even if we do not enro to 1 con
vinced thut tho ideal foot is the foot
that is long und broad, we can certainly
realize the importance of euro iu select
ing shoe of tlio proper size for comfort
a well u beauty. Tho foot never looks
pretty in a shoo too small for it, nud
such shoos sHin become unshapely from
undue pressure, giving anything but a
pretty npcuniiico.
Ou tho other bund, we should not fall
into tho error of buying shot1 too lurge.
These aro quite a apt to cause corns a
small one by rubbing certain parts of
the foot. If any ouo hu the luisfortuno
to fall into thi mistake, it cun bo reme
died to a great extent by inserting a soft
wad of cottou butting in tho too of the
shoe or iu tho purt thut rub against
tho foot.
Tho saino euro i necessary in buying
Bhoca us iu buying glove. They will
last much longer aud have a better ap
pearance when made of now, gissl skins.
Old leather or kid is uot soft and clastio
and dis not easily shape itself to tho
foot or tho hand Thi is not ouly a
mutter of comfort, but of ecouomy. In
thi, its iu lmuiy other things, "tho best
i tho cheapest," and n few women, or
men either, for thut matter, mo good
judge of leather it will bo wiso to buy
ouly of honest, experienced dealers, iu
whom we can conllde, for wo cannot
afford risk iu a mutter where so much
is involved An uncomfortable shoo is
really a very serious matter when we
tuke into consideration tho pain nud
discomfort, the probable deformities in
tho way of com aud bunions, the wear
on tho nervous system nud tho unpleas
ant cousoquonees of our irritable tem
per because of personal discomfort
It senntdy seems necessary to speak
of tho importance of frequent bathing
of the feet and paring of tho nails, and
yet niauy are surprisingly cureless in
this respect Corns lire simply composed
of a great number of luyors of cuticle,
or scurf skin, ouo above another, each
successive layer being lurger than the
preceding, so that the whole assumes
tho form of a grain of Indian com;
hence it name. This is constantly press
ing it point upon tlio tender flesh w hen
tlio shoe presses or rulis against it, and
as thi cuticle is easily dissolved to a
great extent by the warm water and
soap wo can see that bathing is tho most
ready and harmless remedy as well as
preveut ive. Exchange.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The very oldest watches bearing in
scribed date are of Swiss make, and the
date is 1484. Anything antedating tbe
above is a fraud.
An English law passed iu the time
of Henry V ordered that the geese of
the empire be counted and thnt the
sheriff, furnish tho government six feath
ers from each goose.
They carry the enforcement of their
antivngrunt act to extremes in Mel
bourne, A man 103 year old wa seut
to jail there the other day for having
"no lawful visiblo means of support "
The heart of King Louis XVII of
France, w hich hiul boeu for year iu
she possession of M. Edouard Dumout
of Neuilly, France, wa recently deliv
ered with impressive eeremouie Into
the hand of the Count Urbain de
Maille, representing tha Duke of Mad-rid.
O'CONOa ALWAYS GETS THERE.
Kuglaad's Mlnl.ter to China aod HU Tory
SuoroMlul Dlplomatlo Career.
Sir Nicholas Rodorick O'Conor, her
majesty's envoy extraordinary and min-
isior jiicuijjuicu-
tiary to the em
peror of China
and tho king of
Korea, is a diplo
mat of 80 years'
experience aud
hu won the ad
miration of all
J 1 .... 4..
.IurciKiiuin iu mc
..! t..i v..,;
.'Jp becuuse of hi
vigor in caning
the Chinese gov-
K. R. o'cosor. ernment to ac
count fur tho mussacre of English aud
American missionaries by mobs at r.u
Chung and other points. Ho haa been
given full authority to demand thut
China shull give her loeul officials the
order uecessury to insure the presence of
tho American and British consuls at the
inquiry at Ku-Chang into the recent
massacre of missionaries, mid backed ns
he is by the ever ready armies of Oront
Britain there is littlo doubt thut he
will get whut he ask for.
If there i one thing that Sir Nicho
lo i particularly noted for it is hi in
variublo soocos in getting whatever he
demand for hi government. He rank
very high in the diplomatic service of
his conntry and was knighted for his
marked efllciency in looking uftcr Urent
Britain's enormous interests in the
Flowery Kingdom.
Sir Nicholas i 63 years or ago, ana
his first appointment iu tho diploniutlo
service wa that of attache to the lega
tion in Berlin. From 1H88 to 1885 he
wa seeretury to the Peking legation
and at the end of thi period wa trans
ferred to Washington, where he served
his country us secretary of legation for
three your. From 1888 to 1803 he wa
British ageut and consul general to
Bulgaria. Ho wu theu promoted to hi
present high office in China, au office
which yield him the comfortable Bili
ary of $27,500 a year, while the Hon.
Charles Deuhy, who does the same
work for tho United State iu China,
has to worry nloug ou but $12,000 a your.
UNCLE SAM'S VETERAN LIBRARIAN.
Rpoffnrd' Wonderful Memory Concerning
the 700,000 llook In 111 Charge.
Ainsworth Rand Spofford, the vet
eran librarian of congress, whoso ao
count uro said to be iu un inextricable
tangle, i u native of New Hampshire.
Ho was born iu Oiliniiiitou, Sept 12,
1825, and U consequently threescore
aud ten. For 110 year ho ha been iu
ohurge of the Congressional library, and
hi memory i said to 13 so remarkable
LinRAItlAS AINSWOKTII K. BPOFFoKO.
that he seem to know all about the lo
cation a well ns tho content of nearly
every one of the 700,000 book in his
charge,
Mr. Spofford's father was a clergy
man who well knew the great advan
tages of a good education and employed
private tutors to prepare his son for the
battle of life. When 18 years of ago,
young Spofford removed to Cincinnati,
abandoning a college course because of
hi ill health, and euguged in the book
selling aud publishing business. During
this time he gained the wide familiarity
with author aud their works that
proved so valuable to him later iu lifa
In 1859 ho became ussocinte editor of
the Cincinnati Daily Commercial, and
in 1801 President Lincoln appointed
him first assistant librarian of congress.
Three year Inter he was mado librarian
iu chief and hu since occupied thai
very important post When he entered
upon the discharge of hi duties, the
National library had but 70,000 vol
umes, and Mr. Spofford has soon it
grow to ten times thnt number. He has
also soon it lonve it old cromped quar
ters iu the cnpitol and take possession
of the now Congressional library build
ing, which ha accommodations for
8,000,000 books. All Amorican copy
right are issued from his office, and a
vast amount of work is done yearly by
himself and his assistant.
Mr. Spofford i a member of numer
ous historical and philosophical socie
ties, and in 1884 Amherst conferred
upou him the degree of doctor of laws.
He hits written a great deal ou histor
ical, literary and econoniio topics aud
has edited several collections of choice
literature. When Lew Wallace was writ
ing "Ben-Hur," he wanted a book de
scribing chariot rnces. Mr. Spofford
told him thnt the only book of the kind
in tho United States was on a certain
shelf in the Atlienenm library, Boston.
Boston officials were unable to find the
book, bnt Mr. Spofford from memory
made a diagram of the librnry and the
shelves and indicated exactly where
the book could bo found General
Wallace followed the diagram, and thus
secured the book.
f ulfilled In Time.
"And now"
Ho stood dazzled with the bright
light that had brokcu in upon him.
"I understand why we cull feet"
Ho jmniied to one side to nvni.l
scorcher.
"l'dal extremities,"
It Wa tho veur 1000. and 1m vena tlio
on';y man ou earth who still refused to
rido a whocL New York World.
ChiMMlng a Wife.
Tlie plniuest features become hand
some unaware wheu associated nnlv
with kind feelings, and the loveliest
face disuirrecuble wh.
humor or caprice. People should re- I
member thi when they are selectiug a '
face which they are to see every morn- 1
lug acros the breakfast tuble for the '
remainder of their lives, N. P. Willis. '
ONE OF THEM RELATES CHa6t
FROM HIS EXPEmr,:,
"t.
How lie L.,.d to Ad,..
Walla of Fort Kamterv h,
- rioer MOI
OIT-Tha Obllgln, fit,nil)t
m. -
uo cperienco of a k.i,
Fort Sumter makes a diveni' P?,m
'Youseo.Igta,Wky"08,tJ:
over from Charleston i ()110 of
tlo bouts that they sail down
to the wind thun anything 1 ,
before. Tho fort was noApiJ
by nn old soldier, who fl,Wed
overthoplaca 'Havou drink eJ f1
said I to him after uwhil,' .f
tions.' said ho, and we walked ufct
ed a littlo further. -pMty f?
here. eh. sergeant?' 'Vcrv, US"
swered tho old duck, vuni,j,m .A '
Ibrcvetted him a grade hiBW
two or threo minutes. e7
."''S'cldli,
uiuiuiii;, .mi i ii, lieutenant ip r
aud it is, nisiii me life,' said iie.
"Well, I brought niy flask om sat,
and pressed it upon liim. 'Xw T J
here, cuptuiu,' said I, 'y don't'tot!
mo painting u sign tiround the old f,
do yon?' 'Not a bit, mv S1t
much a yo pluze,' he answered on
willingly, mid away I we nt to Jv
finishing tho lettering before snudo,
"Thut littlo business nearly a,,
into trouble, and I left Cl,.irlt4uu ia ,
hurry. Nearly ns bad was the time I
painting ou a beehive. I was Wa 'lb
nloug the railway trick with ms'
aud brushes und saw tlio hive, wiL
was in Al position, Ixiiind to bo snub,
everybody iu the trains. I stole np w
and slnthed ou tho paint, takiug car
not to make much noise. Buz-z-i! 0m
littlo fellow canio to look at me, then
another, then unother and theu aicut
or moro nil ut once. They didn't w?a
to object in fact, seemed to udiniwtl
richness of tho coloring but in slingb,
my leg over tho top of the hive I niset
my can of turpentine, nud not one
in the crowd would listen to a word of
reason. I wiw laid np for a week or two
ufter thut, but I cun't bo qniet long, ft
ain't in mo to bo still I'm un ont and
out Yankee, nml it warms my heart to
lie off with tho paints, and it ain't in
cumbent niHin me now."
Ho lidded this with a complacent and
pregnant glanco ut his massive watch
chain and juwe led sleeve but tons, which
indicated no littlo prosperity.
"When iiiiybody gets his back up at
me, I just lot him blow liis steam off,
und then I talk to him," ho continued.
"Down in Maryland one day I wu
painting u fence, and a fellow working
iu a field near by hollered out: 'Hi! (jit
away from that yar fence!' I let on not
to hear him. 'You git now !' the old
niitu shouted onco more, but I dabbed
and dublicd uwuy us iinlustriouly at
ever. 'Yon won't, won't yer?' said he,
and then ho cumo for mo with a pitch
fork in hi bauds. Folks iu Maryland
are generally pretty much in earnest
when they uro mud, but I didn't move
au inch. He'd havo lifted me like a
piece of toast if I had, ami instead uf a
toast it would hnvo been a must for me.
"I looked us mild mid innocent as I
could, shaped out tho letters mid held
my head back now und then as if to
study tlio effect. 'Don't yon like it!'
suid I us ho got up to me. Well, he met
mo with somo high seasoned exposta
lilt ions; but, a I told yon, I never ia
terfero with a mail when he's blotrag
off steam; it isn't safe. The pitcMotl
did uot look salubrious, but I held to
my work, and uh I was finishing it he
began to cool on" nud ut tho same time
to tuko un interest in the sign. 'Wot a
family?' suid I. 'Yes,' said he. 'Voting
uiih, too, mnybe. ' ' Yes,' said lie apiia
'Woll, now, '" said I, 'uiu't you ashamed
of yourself to let your temper get tin
better of yon in this way? Think of the
bad effect ou your children. But I'll
puint it out. ' "No, leave it on, struupr;
I like it,' ho answered, and we went
over to the house together, which proven
thnt when a man's blowing off it's b'
uot to sit ou the safety vulva
"I went up tho Mississippi with old
Captain Leather in tho Natchez, with
her smokestacks painted crimson to
signify thut they would be burned red
hot before si 10 would bo passed, and at
tho first landing I set to work on all thi
rocks. Tho old captain was immensely
tickled with tho idea. 'Lock nt the
darned Yank 1' ho cried to tho passen
gers. 'How long lieforo yon start, cap.
shouted L 'We'll wait till yon net
through,' ho a:swered, mid he did the
snme thing nt every other landing. But
tho newspapers havo made such un out
cry nguinst tho desocratiou of nature, aJ
they cull it, that a law forbidding
i i .i j.. .,... .,t ilui states.
UUB UCVU j)UM"(l 111 cniiuo
uud, ou tho whole, rock painting j1
cournged by our patrons, who t1'",
spoils the snlo of their articles. "Chi
cago Tiuies-Hernld.
The Se'ln Marnier
The Sein islanders rarely cut any ani
mal food except flsh. As it is brought
in the women salt it and lay it out W
dry on tho quav wall or on a convenient
rock, o that before the winter they 1n
made a large provision. Dried coup
i especially esteemed. Their ordinary
cooking is well adapted to keep in che
. ...,,;, p.,fties in their
skiua, with a layer of dried tisli dropp
upon them during the boiling, is uu
all
ti, t-on. ,v,.i ,nci, which is consid
ered one of the most satisfying n"'l ec0"
nomicnl The common drink is wuter
much of thut which is used is brucn
over from tho mainland.
The women have n mode of baking
bread which is probably one of the im
ancient still practiced by mankind.
thick layer of live wulier having ll'u
spread upon the forepart of the hoartn.
a circular iron plate a foot or '(,re."
diameter ia pressed down upon it- P"
on this tho dough, made into tlie desirea
shape of the loaf, i laid. Over
placed a convex iron cover ; then a
of dry seaweed is made upon this, i
seaweed burns slowly nnd suppli'" J"-"
the heat thut is needed. Iu every n
there is all thnt i requisite for bak" ,
in thi manner, for although in summer
there i a regulir supply of bread irj
tho mainland the furions currents oi "
Rax and the westerly gales may
all communication interrupted '
week together in the bud season. '
true that there is telegraphic icaoi .
but the menu of feeding people by e'
tricity has yet to be discovered.
pie Bar.