Eugene City Gqard.
I. u oAurntvL, .ri.t.r.
EUGENE CITY.
..ORKGON.
Th Boston fllobe In opposed to the
Ca.e Cod Canal, and yet quite frequent
ly It taken B dig at It.
At last Edison hfl Dirt hi match. He
confessea that the reporter of New
York are greater Inventor than he la.
U tlie new menhaden fish oil and fer
tilizing trunt to be reckoned among
those rank Injustices that "imell to
heaven V"
America In beginning to supply tho
world with locomotive. That I some
tliltiK In which till country ha the
strongest pull.
"Cigarette do no hnrm to the
smoker," ay a Philadelphia paper.
Well, they do hnrm to other and that
ought to bullish them.
Lying vast, Inert, the prey of the na
tion, China bring to mind the Bible
word: "Wheresoever the curcas in,
there will the eagle be guthered to
get her."
Several New York widely women
have organized the "Order of the
Crown," with mcmls-rshlp limited to
the "lineal descendant of king und
iitiecns." And jack?
Science having demonstrated thnt
the stomach I mipertlllou, dyspeptic
gentlemen who contemplate a trip to
the Klondike region should lie careful
to check all unnecessary liiiggnge at
lioine.
Women are literally stripped of their
ur oil the Canadian border, and ev
erything that suggest a fur aenl I eon
tlKi ated. from a clonk to a cap. I'nclo
Ham will ere long huve a big tock of
goods on hand.
A Tennessee mall resirtcd that he
had Keen a ghost with horn and green
eye, ami the new wasn't twenty-four
hour old before a Government revenue
officer wiih sneaking around In that lo
cality looking for a iiiooiihIiIiiu distil
lery. In a recent hNk on Hawaii tho au
thor very thoughtfully remark that
Mr. and Mr. Hole, like the father
and mother of their country, lire child
less." JuHt at thl moment we can re
cull nothing that I snddor than child
lcs motherhood and fatherhiMMl.
(f ten euoiiKh, the grand mauler of
the Kree Mason of Peru, who, accord
ing to Grind Mnitter Sutherland, of
New York, ha committed Mnsonlo huI
clde by bluing an ellct discarding the
Bible a a IiiimI for morality for the
Mason under hi Jurisdiction, tienr
the contradictory iiiimo of Christian
I lain.
An exchunge mention u a matter of
new that the Kngllsh huve adopted A
ueV f.id In the hnpe of perfumed but
ter, but we full to discover anything
new In It. "Perfumed butter" can be
found at any grocery tore and at most
iHturdlllg house. Some folks do not
like the perfume, but that I all a mat
ter of taste, or smell.
The murderer of William Terrlss
wus iidjudgi'd Insane by the Kngllsh
Jury, but he will not be set free, as ts
often done In thl country In similar
Instance. He will be put In uu asy
lum where Insane people are supposed
to tie sent. The trial was completed In
one day! How long would It have lin
gered In thl country?
It cost fifty cents, In Munkuto, Kun
mik, to slug, hum or whistle a certain
Hpulur song between the hours of six
In the morning and ten at night. The
town council lias so directed, on the
ground that the song ha become hii In
tolerable uulHittico. 1'erluips the moral
Is tlmt the person with "an car for
music" should adjust It, at frequent In
tervals, to new tune.
llisiks ns well a nation huve their
statistical revelations, due of the best
selling novels of lust year, "The Chris
tin ii," contains, according to the Atlan
tic Monthly, one suicide, three murders,
two deaths In lied, one bloiMlhouud, four
seductions, ballet-girls, gamblers, music
halls and thieves' dens. The old Mtyle
of llctlon, wherein Mncnuluy counted
twenty seven faintingfits III a single
romance, Is humorous In comparison
with (he modern realistic novel.
1 1 Is only loglcnl thnt the tramp w ho
starts out simply to enjoy Idleues
should gradually and almost Insensibly
degenerate Into theft and thence to
burglary. The dividing Hue between
begging a living and stealing a living,
ami also between petty theft and petty
burglary that nlwuy endangers the
comfort of families and at time their
lives Is so narrow that the transition
from the tramp to the burglar I hard
ly perceptible to himself, and the only
way to halt the professional trnmp Is
to punish to the utmost the crime hi
calling logically leads lilm to commit.
In most matters of serious moment
Americans are no laggards. A a rule,
except In the punishment of murder
ers, they are not sluggish or apathetic.
Put the methods In most of the court
In thl country In criminal proceed
ings are a reproach to American clvlll
rutloti, w henever wretche of the Dur
runt tyx are allowed to live for years
after conviction. I not the lawyer
who sock by every unscrupulous de
vice of trickery to prolong live which
are Juntly forfeit to the State a con
tclciicclch rascal who ought to tie In a
cell?
1" re w as talk of a duel rucently be
tween resident of a Southern city.
Theu It was announced that experts In
the code duello had decided that the
principals In the quarrel could not
light, becai'se one of them had killed a
iiimii, had becu tried for murder, and
bad barely ecaped the gallon. The
ground for thl objection were not
good. The men would have met on
the field on even term, each with
murder In hi heart. The one who h.il
killed a man, and meant to kill an
other, and the one who had not killed
a man. but meant to kill one. shoult
Lave been arrested and placed under
bond to keep the peace. In thl year
of grace we are not living under the
code duello.
A distinguished putorate wa ter
minated by the resignation of Rev. Ir.
John Hall, of the Fifth Avenue Presby
terian Chiin u, of New York. Thirty
year of Or. Hall' almost hulf-eeutury
nt nri.ii.-liliiir hnve been Itlvctl to that
church. The result ha Is-eu a testi
monial to the fact that religious success
con be accomplished without H.-nsutloti-allsm.
Or. Hall has been conservative
for even the Presbyterian church, In
hi adhesion to what I commonly
termed orthodoxy. Hut he wa also
orthodox In hi warmth of heart and
In the sound sense of hi method and
the dlllireuce of Ills labor. A a re
suit, the church of which bo ba been
the pastor has liocu often styled the
fnrioniMit 1'renbvterlan congregation In
America, for It Influence and Is'tiefl
cence. Or. Hall show hi devotion to
ii, a ,.,,r,.h 1,1 volimtiirllv suggesting
that the time ha come w ln-n for hi ad-
Tiinelni venr should be ubtltlltel
youthful energy. This may mean also
that the new voice will tie for a new
time, for each generation challenge
the theology of It predecessor, though
It leave unchallenged Midi jiersonal
religion us that of Or. John Hull.
Two young American, connected
With the legation of the fulled States
nt London, have been grunted release
from iiiiiilNhineut for Infraction of the
ordlnmice of the city on a plea of
"dlploiuullc privilege." 'the nriiimi
government, with some hesitation, a?
cepled the plea, thereby placing Hie
lulled Slates under obligation to con
done the violation of ordinances tlnl
liny British attache may see lit to In
dulge In while In this country. The
two voting men were Siicncer Kddy,
seerelury to John Hay, the American
Amlmssador, and J. K. V hlte, son 01
Secretary White, of the embnssy. The
affair In which they were Implicated
wa a trifling one. The penalty at the
highest would not have exceeded f 1".
The offense committed u riding 10
cycle on the sidewalk. American mi
London think the offender should
have paid their line and not brought
the country Into the case by pleading
"diplomatic privilege." We do not ex
peel the attaches of American lega
tion to violate the law of the coun
try they happen to live 111 and then
escape punishment by plen of privi
lege of that sort.
The year 1M17 went on record as one
of the most disastrous In the recent
annul of British Industry. Thl fact
I due chlelly to the lockout of the en
gineer and the accompanying disturb
ance of other blanches of Industry.
There were not as many strikes ami
lockout as In the preceding year, but
the uumlier of men concerned was fur
greater nnd the net result upon trade
fur more disastrous. There were In all
alHiut MO disputes, affecting i 'e than
iimi,KN work n, As nearly as can
now be reckoned, some Kl.tMsi.tsKl days'
lulsir was lost. That means over XI.ikn)
years of Individual Idleness, or a year
IdlfiicK of more than IUI.imni men. 'A
the majority of these men are skilled
mechanics, receiving from 5 to tl shil
lings a day when at work, the total loss
to them In wage was probably little
short of f IJ.ihhi.ihk). To this we must
add nt least $:I,ikki.imki more, paid out
by the Amalgamated Society of (Engi
neer and other trades unions for sup
Mirt of men on strike or locked out. A
total lo.s to worklngnien of $1."i,ikmi,imki
Is therefore to be set down ns one result
of the year's disputes. Thnt would be
bad enough If It were nil.. Hut It Is not.
The engineering trouble caused a con
siderable cutting down of railway
freight trallle. The shipbuilding Indus
try was almost paralyzed. Shopkwp
ers and tradesmen of all kinds In the
affected districts found their businesses
greatly Injured. And ns for foreign
trade, the olllclal reports tell the story
of Its disaster. In the one mouth of
November, according to Hoard of Trade
reports, shipments of machinery show
ed a fulling off of more thuu f l.tHSi.tsui
from the same month In the preceding
year. At tho same time there was a
great expansion of trade on the part of
(Ireut Hritulu' chief rival, Gcrmuny,
the Increase In German exports of ma
chinery amounting lu the tlrst nine
month of the year to 'J,:i7."l,tssi. The
simple explanation Is that Itrltlsh man
ufacturers were unable to till orders,
and so the orders went to Germany.
And It may he added, as Itrltlsh trades
men have found, that business once lost
to Germany I never regained. The
most comivetent nutliorltlcs estimate
the direct loss to llrlllsh Industry and
trade, to worklngmeii and employers
together, of the lulxir troubles of 1S17,
at not less than (7.i,iski,issi. That doc
not Include the future losses resulting
from the permanent diversion of trade
to Germany. As an offset workltigmen
are said to huve gullied some $750,ihh)
In Increased wages. No other gain to
either capital or laiHir is recorded, rum
I to say, for every dollar gained a hun
dred dollar hus been lost.
Nature' Ititllotm.
The Island of lire, know n by the lin
lives a "The Home of the Hot I lev
lis," I a. recent discovery In Java, lu
the center of a huge lake of Willing
mud and slime exists a phenomenon
absolutely unique, and so wonderful
that tourists brave the dlttleultle of
the long Journey Inland simply to sec
It, Score of enormous bubbles mw
tunned lu the sticky slime by the gases
which arise from the lower depths,
nd these grow nnd Increase to an
enormous size, UMng like nothing so
much as the large model balloons sent
up sometimes to ascertain the direction
of the wind. These bubbles, some of
them, attain a dlnmeter of Hie or six
feet before they burst, which they do
with a loud explosioii. The sounds are
iles'rlbel a resembling a constant
series of heavy platoon tiring.
I'uill In Schools.
Taking all the school and college!
of the country together, the latest en
rollment made by Or. William T. liar
rls, the national commissioner of edil
cation, figure out a total of l'Ul.Vl'.i:
pupil of Tsrlous grade and imiiii
plUhmeut a studying In tills covin
try.
Huiiday, the only day we have to Uv.it
around In our augel clothes, la always
cool enough for an overcoat.
More men are linked up for af
kreplug than for safe break lag.
' RIOiOLE OF THINGS THAT ARE"
We walk hi a world where no man read
The riddle of thing that are,
from a tiny tern lu the valley' heart
To the light of the largest star.
Vet we know tint 'the pressure of life I
hard
And the silct.ee of death I deep,
A we fall and rise on the tangled way
That lead to the gate of leep.
We know that the problem of sin and
pain,
And the passions that hod to crime,
Are the mysteries locked from age to age
lu the awful vault of time;
let we lift our weary feet and alrlve
I Ii roll nh Hie mire and mist to grope
And liml a ledge on the mount of faith
In the morning lund of hope.
-William Hamilton 1 1 ay lie.
MISS FAITH'S ADVICE.
Mis faith sat lu close eompniilon-
shln. a usual, with her familiar spirit,
a piece of criM.-ln.-twl edging. Her touch
upon the maze or tuugicii ttireau was
verv gentle, even endearing, and her
look of content as she held It up and
noted Its effect a a whole aeemed vast
ly out of prosirtlou to the cause. Mis
faith was still pretty, with tlie pa
thetic beauty In-Ill as tlotsum from the
wreck of years. Her hair was prettier
u silver thiitl It had ever been ns
brjwn. and her eyes, though they had
lost their vivid glow nnd eagerness,
hail gained a kindly sympathy. Her
tenderness hail even extended to the
rroclicllug lu her hand and Imparted
something to thut usually very Imper
sonal object that her fumy had fret
ted Into thinking a resionse. She pass
ed her hand uficclloiiutely over It now,
us the llgure of a pineapple, much con
vent lonallzed, repenting Itself like his
tory n mil n und again, fell In scallops to
the Hour. "lt' most done," alio
thought. "I can go buck to the ouk
leaf pretty soon."
A chnnge In the crochet putteru wa
the chief diversion of faith' life, thut
ran on as monotonously to the observer
as the time of the famous harper who
played upon only one string. To an
an' the coming of n stick or a Htoiie
may be u great event. It I not hard to
understand how a life that consists In
taking lullnlte pains with many little
things may get Its sip of excitement,
lu'crest and novelty from a change In
a putteru of crochet. The examination
of the work iippiiired to be satisfac
tory, ami faith laid It on the table at
her side. This table was devoted to
the uses ,f her art, nor was ever pro
iiincd by the presence of any Irrevelunt
substance. There were rows of spools
upon It, dru w ii up lu line like soldier
ready to receive an at tuck, hooks of
various sizes lying like weaixiiui by
lliclr side, and various rolls of lace, the
flushed product of their warfare, faith
regarded them with approval, but her
hand thut hud lain upon the table fell
awuy from the accustomed task, ami
sin sat Idle, wiilchlng the red coal, the
shadows the lamplight threw- upon the
ca'pet, aril listening to the chiller that
Mary, her maid of all work, was milk
ing us a part of the dlshwiishlng.
it' u kind of Jugglery she goes
through with those dishes," thought
faith regret fully, "a slclght-of-hand
performance, to see how many tricks
she can do before one of them will
break."
Hut her face did not cloud, for she
had learned resignation. She had sur
rendered to Mary the dishes and all the
rest of the household divinities thnt she
had served so deftly and carefully for
yens thut she might be more at leisure
to w hile nwny her time In her own In
nocent fashion.
She woudcrisl, ns she sat staring
dully at the blaze, how the crochctltig
had to come to mean so much to her
and could not think for the Instant,
then half i-cmcmliercd, saddened a lit
tle, lust the thread of memory again,
recovered It, and fell to musing, her
ellmw resting on the table, her cheek
lu l.cr palm. She could hurdly Indleve
now that a certain few years of her life
hud ever really happened. They must
have belonged to some other ami wan
dered wilfully Into her own, for there
wii. no home for them In Ihts or like
ness unto anything they brought. Wus
It so? They had gone so utterly, so
completely, and she was happy now
In her own harmless way, far Inland,
out of till reach of storm ami reef. She
was still looking vaguely, half wistful
ly, nt the lire when her door -bell rung
and some one hud entered the room und
wus hurrying to her side.
"Aunt faith." said a girlish, tremu
lous voice, "I've come to ask you to
help me. Mother said you had suffered
like this once and you had learned to
forget, and 1 thought perhaps you
could show i ne the way."
fa I 111 looki-d down upon the slight
llgnre crouched there, Mibblug, and laid
her liuiid gently upon the brown head,
but she did not understand hIhhU the
sniveling.
' What Is It, Grace?" she asked.
"'). it's I'll i 1 r" she cried. "He doesn't
cn:e for me any more. He's taking
Jennie Thompson now, and 1 can't liear
It. Mother said other women had to
bear such things, but she'd always
bc-'ii happy, and I could come to you.
You could help me," she said, looking
up appeullngl.v. "You could teach, me to
forget."
"Yes," said faith, slowly.
Then It came buck to her, all her own
little story. anM a dim, broken memory
of the llrsi heartache and her own long
lug to forget.
"Poor little girl." whispered faith,
stroking the beautiful tnavs of golden
hair. "How was It 1 learned to forget?
Let me think. Yes, remember now.
Walt a minute, dear. I will show
you."
faith slipped out of the room and
soon returned, bringing three rolls of
very broad crocheted lace.
"Can you crochet, Grace?"
"Not very much," said Grace, won-
derlngly.
"Weil. 1 will teach you. Thl I the
very way I learned to forgot. The
licvdl.' slips lu nnd out, and the sun
light and tlrellght shine on It, and the
luce grows aud Is so pretty, and It
bring comfort. W'ueu I began I
couuln't se the needle O. how long ago
thst Is!- for the tears. That was w hen
I knew he would never come again,
and I had my wedding drew all ready
It's: grown yellow lu a ehoM In the gar
ret, Hut after a while the lace took up
uiyi trouble drop by drop till It wa
gone, and I couldn't tell you KnUiy
where It Is. So I'll teach you, dear.
These are the three roll I did In the
three years, oue for each. Tnejr are
fellow now. you tee."
Faith opened one and apread out.
tt wa an Intricate pattern, and very
broad. "If hard to do," ahe laid, "but
that la Mil the better for the forgetting.
If I'd been a man I hould have gona
away to Africa. I've often thought It
would do a food deal toward making
a body forget to iee the un falling
down like a ball and the dark come a
If somebody had blown out the light.
Hut I couldn't very well, o I learned to
croehet. I never gave the lace away,
you see because I had worked my
trouble Into It, and I wa afraid. I
thought along time olsmt It when Alice
wa married, but I was ufrald It would
some way make her sad when she wore
It. Ho It'n all here. Thl Is the flrst
year' you see I've numlx-rcd It one
and thl I the second', nnd tbl I the
third's. There' the three.
faith handled the rolls over and over,
lost for a minute In the association
which they revived. Her niece seemed
to have fcrgotteti In-r own grief for the
time, and wa observing her aunt curi
ously a she bent over the luce.
"Thafa a fern pattern," said Faith.
"I fa very pretty."
Fulth at silent for a time, smooth
ing out the creases of the luce and
druwing It out to Its length. It seemed
to have the effect of nn enchanter'
wand, for It aummoncd old face and
accne nt will, and Faith grew blind to
the little room and the iieedn of her
guest. At last Grace moved Impa
tiently. "Yes, yes," said Fulth, like one awak
ening, "to forgot. This Is the way.
Here Is the old pattern. I will teach
you."
She bustled alsiut, finding thread and
needle, seated herself at Grace's side,
drew the thread through her lingers,
and Iicgun her work.
"There." she said after a
"Oo you see how If done?
minute.
It Isn't
hard. Try It."
Grace Hs.k the needle helplessly. "Oo
you think I could forget so, aunt?" she
asked hesitatingly.
"I did," said faith.
Grace hud returned to her tusk nnd
made one or two awkward motions
with the needle when there lame a
ring nt the door.
It's Phlll" exclaimed Grace, spring
ing up.
"Grace:" said the recreant lover,
standing awkwurdly by the door, after
Aunt fulth hud admitted hlui aud had
rii-enuil toward her choir. There
were shame and pleading In hi voice. !
Grace caught her bat and went to
him without another word. i
"Weil trv the crocheting some other
time, Aunt faith," said Grace.
Then seeing her aiitif s half-dazel ex
pression, as If she hardly undcrstomt
this new development of nffulr. she
ran buck and kissed her. Grace' fuce
Imre no trace of sadness as she turned
to Phil, and they went out chatting
merrily.
faith listened till the Inst footfall on
Hit- crust had died away, then carefully
rolled up the lace.
"She thinks she's happier," thought
fulth, "but I'm not so sure. A man's
heart Is uncertain prierty. but a cro
chet needle," ns she laid her hand ap
provingly itoii those on the table, "Is
always the mine."-fx.
COLOSSAL TREE IN MAINE.
Twciitjr-tlirec feet Kouiid It llruncti
, e Conlulii llund lund
Jay. Me., claims oue of the biggest
trees lu Maine. It stands on the hanks
of the Androscogi:lu, on the lawn of
n space of ground LIT feet In clrctim
euce four feet from the ground Is 1
feet, diameter 7 fi-et. Alsiut six feet
from the ground there nre seven
brunches radiating from Its trunk
which nre from IS Inches to '2 Inches
In illiimeter. The branches spread over
a space of ground 27(1 feet In circum
ference, or 11 feet In diameter. Where
the brunches leave the trunk of the
tree nliout seven fi-et from the ground
there has been erected a band stand
which seats twenty live persons. A
cooler place on hot days cannot be
found. A Huston gentleman was riding
by recently ami tlie tree attracted his
attention. He examined and measured
It and was astonished at Its dimensions.
He went away with the remark that If
the tree was on his law n f lO.tsst would
n't buy It. It was set out 12 years ago
by Lafayette Hcan on the day of his
departure fo- California, whence he
never returned. Uoston Record.
Snowbank mill Their KtTccts.
An eastern exposure Is mil best for
either a raspberry or blackberry plan
tut Ion or for a young nursery. Most of
our heavy snowstorms come with west
erly winds, and the piles of snow that
will full on young trees and shrubs will
Inevitably bring them to the ground,
and nearly always breaking the
branches from the trunk of the tree a
It goes down. Hut this same eastern
exposure, as It protects the surface soil
from blowing winds, will in an orchard
make the snow lie evenly over the sur
face, the water sinking down Into the
subsoil as the snow melts. Thus the
same conditions which are unfavorable
for nursery tree nre best for full
growu orchards, which when they be
glu to bear, require large quantities of
moisture to perfect their crops.
A Thirst for Knowledge.
The country clergyman was nailing
a refractory ercvper to a piece of trel
llswork near his front gate when he
noticed that n small boy stopped and
watched It 1 nt with great attention.
"Well, my young friend." he said,
pleased to see the Interest he excited,
"are you looking out for a hint or two
on gardening?"
"No," stild the youth; "1 bo waiting
to see w hat a parson do say when he
hammers his thoomb." lick Me fp.
What Ha forgot.
"Oldti't y ou forget something, sir?"
a.sked the waiter.
"Yes." replied Glmpy, reaching for
his hat. "You were so long bringing
dinner that I forgot what I had or
detwl." Philadelphia North American.
GrtttiiB It IKwn Viae.
Tlmklns-Thaf flue music, Uu't It?
Sliiikins Why, that' a hand organ.
You certainly don't cousider auch
music fine, do you?
Tlmktns What could be Oner? It's
ground over and over again, Isn't Ij?
When you put your opinion against
ti.e opinions of all other men, you are
tUely to te called a crauk, aud you de
serve to be.
Some men are alive simply becau
It to -ainn the law to kill than.
CLARA MORRIS' ONLY SERMON.
Word, of lb. F.mon. Actr.- ro-.ht
Keller to Her Loyal Coachman.
Clara Morrl. the well know n acyesa,
make her first mnm
thore. in the Ludl.V Home Journal,
presenting a grateful .r.bu.e lo an J
d loyal servnt-"John HI - .
Coachman." In l.cr maiden effort a a
Mory-teller she records the otj s, r
inon ahe has ever preached. H
llvered to relieve her faithful retain
suffering-brought alM.ut tlirmish " '
fancied quarrel with hi church i e
Catholic churchi-Ui response to us
wall: "If hard, mndum-tt har t
that n mini should be made to lose ins
hOlll." . . ,
"Never say that again. John. 1
cried," write the actress of the inci
dent. 'There Is Just one man create,
who can lose your soul for you. ami
that man Is John Hlckey!
"He looked at me a moment, then
putting one forefinger on my arm he
asked solemnly, 'Madam Clara, nre you
talking as a Catholic or ns a Protest
ant now?
"Laugh I had to, though I saw It hurt
the poor, bewildered one before me,
nnd belled the tears In my own eye.
Hut I made answer quickly: l m
sinking neltlur as Catholic nor I rt
esttunt, but simply as n woman, who,
like yourself, has a soul, ami does not
want to lose It! Oon't look so unhap
py! Your church Is beautiful, great and
powerful, but there Is One who Is great
er, more beautiful and more powerful.
In all the u'cs there has been but One
who left the unspeakable Joy of heav
en to come to earth to suffer nnd toll,
to love und lose, to hope and despair,
ami finally to give up HI perfect life to
an Ignominious death, because HI
boundless love saw no other way to
have us from the horror of eternal
dentil. He paid tsi gnat a price for
souls to cast tlit-lii easily uwny. There
Is but one Savior for us all, Is- we what
we limy! There Is but one God whose
smile mnkes heaveu. We travel by
different I aths-oh, yes! We wear dif
ferent llv.fjic. some showing the gor
geous vest ills of the stately Catho
lics, some the solemn drabs of the
Quakers, others black robes. Hut the
paths all lead to the same place, and
the great questions nre. do we love the
One we sin k, and have we loved and
helped those we traveled with? John,
make Christ your church, and the
mightiest cunnot harm you'." und, catch
ing up the scant folds of my liillng-hab-It.
I tied from the only sermon 1 ever
preached lu my life."
The Teeth.
Most people huve u general Idea thnt
it Is wise to tnke cure of the teeth, nnd
accordingly do so, us they suppose.
They rub it brush hurriedly two or
three times over the front of the teeth
liefore going to Imh:, or on gettlii-,' up In
the morulng, and think they have clean
ed their teeth.
The Importance of sound und ser
viceable teeth ns an aid to health can
not be overestimated, for upon their
good condition depends the thorough
mastication of the food, which Is the
first, and not the least, requisite of gisiil
digestion. Many u i-orson doses him
self with all sorts of remedies to nld
digestion, whcii the real cause of his
dyspepsia may be found lu the poor
state of his teeth.
The propel time to brush the teeth Is
after each meal and nl bedtime. He
fore this is done all particles of food
should be removed from between the
teeth by means of a toothpick, or. b"t
ter. dental floss. Then they should be
brushed thoroughly with n brush of
medium stiffness dipped lu tepid water.
Very hot and very cold w ater are equal
ly harmful.
The brush should be used with an up
nnd down movement, and not side
way only, and the backs of the teeth
should be brushed even more carefully
than the fronts, for It Is there that tar
tar tends to accumulate. Many think
that tartar Is harmless, but this Is an
erroneous belief; Its accumulation Is
one of the principal causes of the loos
ening of the teeth, and Its presence ex
puses one constantly to the recurrence
of gum-bolls.
The use of some good dentifrice once
n day, or two or three times a week,
keeps the teeth whiter and better-looking,
but Is not nlisoltitely necessary
when the tooth-brush Is used regularly
after each meal. Klnslug the mouth
after each brushing with some pleas
antly flavored antiseptic solution helps
to avert decay of the teeth.
finally, not the least lnisrtaiit point
In the care of the teeth Is a regular
semiannual visit to the dentist, that he
may examine the teeth and fill nt once
any Iwgltinlng cavity. In this way the
teeth may be preserved, accidents ex-IHH-ted.
for a long llfe-tltne. nnd the
natural teeth, even when filled nnd re
paired, are many times better from ev
ery point of view than any artlilclnl
ones.
Nearly as lniortant ns the preserva
tion of the iiermuuent teeth Is that of
the milk-teeth In children. Youth's
Companion.
Way to He Safe.
He was a slip of a boy of 4, with the
face of a cherub crowned by golden
curls, which persisted In u'nmlcrlng
lino his large blue eyes. Next to him
sat a man, n huge six-footer. Intent on
reading his paper. The trolley car sped
along till It reached the brow of a very
steep and long hill. The child eyed the
hill distrustfully for a second, then set
tled buck with n contented sigh. The
uiiin glanced up from his paper, and,
tuning the movement, the Iwy asked:
"Are you soared, mister?"
The man glanced at tho mile, smiled,
aud said:
"No. not very."
"Well, you ueedn't be," raising his
eyes through the mass of tangled crls.
"All you have to do Is to Just put your
trust in the Lord." Puck.
Old friend wiih New Face.
Miss Wheeler-Oo you know that
Oatsy Scotvhlelgh Is so suierstltlous?
i noiicy ptocK.tts .o: Is she?
Miss Wheeler Yes; she say that ev
ery time you see a red headed bloomer
girl you'll see a white blcycle.-Puck
A Callfornlan has luvented a trunk
which can be used as a table, one of
the tray having hinged sides which
can be opened outward aud the tray lu
verted and set on top of the trunk.
We would rather see a tuanuuusually
homely than Just ordinarily good look-lug.
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO
INGS HERE AND THERE.
Iok...d Jokelet. that Ar.6nppo.ed
;ndl,.ng.hutAOdd,C-rl..na
LBgUbl.-Th.JVeck'. Iloaaor.
An Interrupted J''0'"'"''
.., ,,,,,-e .... store of wealth," be M
"Hut I've something better
..Yell. keep it Mr yourself." l.e "led.
"And stop right where you .
ynonyuioii.
-Can you let me have a five-spot for
a few days?" asked the Net. -orker of
bia Hoston friend: -I'm dead broke.
-Sorry," wus the Hostonlan a reply,
"I also suffer from a fntal fracture.
Not So Warm.
Mattlt-Why do you always refuse
to skate with young Soflelgh?
Helen-Ob. he doesn't cut any Ice
with me.
Too Valuable.
Friend .leaving the ollk-e w h the
broken I my, old muu, you dldu t lixk
UI!n.k"cr-No. I never do. It cost 00
d 1 don't want burglars to loll it
for the little I've got In It.-Tlt-Ult.
Toll v. Toilet.
Mabel wears line silken hose
Purchased with her pupa's rocks;
Hut the old man always g"e
Around in 10-cciit cotton locks.
A Dialogue.
ii r.V'f.A
The Tailor's Hoy How's business?
The ISutchcr's Hoy-Oh, nihllltf. How
ls II with you.
The Tailor's P.oy-Oh, sew-scw.
Ilcfore nnd After.
Hlx-Old you know your wife long
before you married her?
Oix-Not for n minute but I was
foolish enough to think I had known
her fo'- years.
Secret of the Art.
Sliluiier-What makes Col. ruftlngton
so successful ns n '-onversatlonullst?
Habcl-He's so tiiclturu-gives the
others lots oi" chance to talk. Philadel
phia North American.
The Other Fellow.
"So you think Agnes is a pig-headed
fool, eh? What has glveu you thut
opinion of him?"
"We talked for half an hour this
morning nnd couldn't agree on a single
point."
Then He Hunted Her.
She Aud you say you loved me the
first time you saw me?
He Yes. What did you think of mo?
She The same thing that I am think
ing now.
He-Well, what was It?
She That you didn't know what to
do with your hands.
Thomas Not to Illume.
"!ossuiu claims to he a Jeffersonlnn
Democrat, I believe."
"Yes; but If you'll take the trouble
to read up on the subject you'll find
that Jefferson was really a pretty de
cent sort of a fellow."
Ho th Hupp jr.
A lot of girls Imagine that when
their young man holds their hands It
proof of love. Hut In iilnety-tilne cases
out of a hundred It's simply to keep
tnem ttoin playing the piano. Ally
Slopcr.
Cnrryiutr It to Extreme.
Ile-lio women ever kiss another
when there nre no men around?
She Yes; sometimes.
He 1 hen they nre more deceitful
man I mid supposed them to be,
They Worked in the nri.
"So burglars got Into your house, did
mej : ion uon t seem to mind It much
Oldn't they get anything?"
"Oh. yes; they took a lot of things,
om uie, in-re an cnrisuiins toys that
the children had used for n we..L-
"Hy Jove, old man, you always were
U lUVhJ oog.
I'll just.
.Mr. s.parks-1 nave n terrible pain In
niy-aw-liead.
Miss SnltlVrs-There! 1 knew Sallle
Mm kins had wronged yon.
Mr. Sparks-Aw, beg pardon. What
did she say nbout me?
Miss SuilTklus-She said your head
u.ui iiuuilllg 111 .t.
Time Doesn't Pi.
She-And ouce you said you would
,...v me ii.ioer auu a uay.
He-It seems to me as If I did -In
dluuapo'.ls Journal.
f he rrefcrrdd a Man.
C?.r you na "Pology. Miss
onus, si.ii y0Uug Oudelelgh. "and
"Never nil ml nlwnut if nn.
ed Mis, Wlllln .'e.Tlpt:
. - proposal
from a man to-morrow evening but
should h fill "'"g. uut
u " " w "P" an a
ipology
" " ur coniiaered.
-'4-ir&u l-srt-
l i I I'M. . - A
' 1 1
Truth Crnxhed to p..,l
Guest What a splendid din-... .
don't often gut ns good a meal a. ,,
Llttlo Wllllo (son of the host) w
don't, either. Boston Traveler
Abnnrmul
"What
U your Idea of a strong
ed woman?'
"Well
llA Is 11 H-ntlinn h.1.
" " u can iiv,b
holograph of n baby without
Jh!-bow cute!' "-Puck. 1
at n p
lug 'Oh
A I'onur,
"Aunty, -what do little boy d0 .h
they want to sit on your lap?"
A HevUimi,
The Rev. Saintly Ah, well, themik.
of glory, you know, lend but to ti
grave.
inning cum .-.oMseiise. inepatin
of glory lend to the lecture plutform.
It Tower of Attraction.
"Old you enjoy Scrlbley'g hut book
"Knlov It? (ireut Scott! M .i.l
eye stnyed up nnd rcutX it after I'dgom
to bed." Judge.
The Sinn.
Extract from a letter written frm
college: "I am much rejoiced, (learnt
uncle, that you are coming to visit dx
next Monday. I will be nt the atatloi
to meet the train. As we haven't kh
each other for a long time, that I b
miulltr fnmrrrft Iwtlil n till 4
your right hand." Tit-Hits.
Boylng Nothing.
Nellie (aged (i) Mamma, you Mid It
wiia not right to tell talcs about John.
Mother Yes, that Is what I told 704
dear.
Nellie Well, then, I won't say nufln'
but I fink John ought to tell how bt
scratched me pretty soou.-IIanirfi
ltazar.
ricnxlng the Public
Clitic You are uot tut.iutalnlne tin
hlirh stundurd which you set at rm
theater when the season opened.
Manager No; I ve stunned enconrif.
lng art to give the people what they
want. I'Uil.-uieipiiiii Aortn Anierietn
A Safe Venture.
"And do you love nie for mywlf-
Myself ulone?" she cried.
"I do your fortune's in your name,
Your daddy cannot lose the same,"
lln pniiiliillv retttieil
elf-Kvldcnt.
Jenny Oo you believe that then J
marrying lu heaven?
Johnny Certainly uot. Isu't It h
en? Now York World.
Tho Dream that Failed.
"I dreamed n beautiful dream last nijlt
The hnshful voung mull said;
And I wonder if you can guess it arigkt
Aud he blushed a rosy red.
1
"Dreams are things I never could pi
The beautiful uuud did reply.
"I dreamed to a question you aniw
yes,"
He said, with a deep-drawn sigh.
'Well, you are aware, no doubt," said
"Tlm ilrennw lv eO.ltnlricS go'.
So. should von that nuestlnn akoft
My answer w ill surely ne no.
Ilia fllfBH.
1.1111,1 11111,111 I 1111,1. ,1V Jw
...i l,a nha-
Wlio is was luveiiim r-
Weighed nnd found wanting.'
t.. v.. 1 .i.iii'r remember
name, nut 1 guess u was -who
nut his iroods on the scales 1"
he got them home from the BWT-
A Modern Instunce.
Arthur-Has she given you any t
sou to hope?
Chester-Yes; Bhe told nie i-n
thnt I reminded her of the on''
band she bnd ever really lovw-
Crushed.
He I have yet to see the woman'
11 tho wool over 111.V eyes.
She-l'm afraid you put It
i- 1 1.1.. h ,iv n vet to seetM'
man who would care to comply
you by trying to pull the woolon-r
eyes.
Within the Low.
"Where are you going, my P
. ,.... 1.... l.iL-lntr. sir. '
IllUllIf Jill gouiji u."
said. "There's no bell on your
though, my pretty maid. n '
!.... ...Ill 1... nn. sir. -,ne
llimuii luriv " 111 v..-,
Harper's Kit air.
Coinln' 1 hrouith ttI'' e
Bismarck has had to pay f"' ' '
through the rye," says the
stor Gazette. It Is n harvest ciu
. . . , ...,,. u hen a I-
tne uueny 01 uaucno."
passes through n Held where tne '.
helm? cut. for the workers to 9M1. ,
n few ears to his arm and the
. . . 1 . ,.w,itn.
intinti money ior ins i.i"- -
The old statesman and his -W"-Herbert,
were driving a ''
through the cornfields of .
Schonnu estate, nnd tne .
look at the men who were cuttiw
Hereupon the men threw u0
scythes, took up some si."-
and going up to the two
courteously but resolutely w
small bundle of the rye to tl i (
the visitors. The - -t
Iron, who has a conservative
t. ni,i nr ninn customs, cu
paid for the ransom of blms"
son with two gold coins.
Bismarck insisted on reta "
signs of his bondage upon B
til he got home.
The watchmaker sells watc'
th Jweler watches cell.