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PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1878.
NO. 17.
tmu
psta aaa 4 to fcr if rlMi.
An Iuilepcudp.ut Farmer.
Let sailors 6lng or tbe tnlphty deep.
Let soldiers praUe their anuor.
But In wy heart this toast I'll keep
The independent farmer.
When first the rose In rolie of green
I'ufolds Its crimson liuhitr,
Around hi rottace jH)rc-h I seen
The honeysuckle climbing;
When banks of bloom their wectucis yield
To beet that gather houcjv
He drives his team acros the Celd,
When the Vlc an soft and suuny.
The blackbird clucks behind the plow,
The quail pipes loud and clearly.
Yon orchard hides behind Its Iku-Iis
The home he lores so dearly;
The gray and old barn doors unfold
III ample tore In measure,
ilore rich than heaps of hoarded gold,
A blessed, precious treasure;
While yonder in the porch there stands
Ills wife, the lovely charmer.
The sweetest re oa all his lands
The independent farmer.
To him the spring comes dandnly.
To him the summer blushes.
The autumn smiles with ycHow ray.
Ills sleep old winter hashes.
He cares not how the world may move.
No double and fears confound him;
Bis little flock Is linked in love.
And household angels round him.
He trust to God and love his wife,
Xorsrlef nor ill may harm her,
lie's nature's nobletntu in life
The independent i rmer.
Letter from Mexico.
Editor Commercial Advocate: We
made an tally start this tnoming to
avoid rt repetition of cor last meal, ami
rode twelve miles to breakfast at Trance,
On our way we passed through the Pue
LU of Sibivjva, in which village there is
a stone cbutch of the same general form
as that of all other churches in this re
gion. The original church, so says the
legend, was accidentally built of "silver
ore, which was very rich. When this fact
was dircovered the church was torn
down, and its walls underwent a fiery
ordeal, typical, perhaps, of the future of
manr ut its
ut its members: and it mar be
charitably hoped, too, that they, like it,
walls, gave final evidence of purity of i
meul. The Mexicans evince a remarks-1
Lie similarity to the Anglo-Saxons in this I
ca-e,asthey willingly melt down the
walls of the houre of God, if sure there is
bullioa enough in them to pay for the
process, and then erect another taberna
cle to him, but of less valcable material,
and profitably pocket the difference.
More than enough silver was extracted
from the walls of the ancient si actuary
tn rehniltl a nptr nni- fliH
taken in tl.e construction of the second
edifice tht no "stones of Talue" were
used therein.
Adobe houses with thatched roofs and
projecting porticoes are the prominent
architectural features in this portion of
ir 1 1 . 1 1 - .
jaciico, ana wnen one 01 tnese roau-iae
villages b&s been seen or described, the
sight or det cription of all others would
be the same.
A good breakfast was obtained here;
neat and abundant: and after the hard
cupper of last night, and our long ride
this morning, without partaking of food
in the interval, we proved ourselves to be
"able trencher-men." Onr host brought
to as a basket in which were some pre
serves, wrapped in smoith clean corn
husks, made of the fruit of the pitahays,
the tall cylindrical cactus which I have
before described. Tbey were at first very
pleasant to the tasts, but scon cloyed the
appetite, by their excessive sweettess;
they resembled the interior of a fig more
than anything else. lie alto placed upon
the table a species or variety of dump
ling, which, like the preserved pitahays,
was wrapped in corn hu'ks. It was made
of a thin layer of wheat dough, spread
out upon a corn husk, and having sinill
pieces of fresh meats of different kinds
placed upon it, and then the whole mats
was rolled up in the external corn husk
and boiled. When placed upon the table
it was about the size of a goose egg, and
was a really delicious viand. It was a
pot-pie in miniature, and iu aroma, as it
was unrolled from the fragrant hnsk, was
pleasing to the senses and appetizing iu
its elTect. They cell them tomales."
Every people in their peculiar cuisine
manage to produce s5me good edible,
and the Mexicans did that when they
created the tomalc.
Wo rested daring the heat of the day,
and resumed our journey about 4p.il
The weather was warm and close, and
our ride was somewhat tiresome. Thus
far we have fortunately escaped the show
ers that have skirted our course, having
always reached our stopping place before
the rain reached us; and it is somewhat
remarkable that wc should have traveled
so far through this country in the ratny
season .and have hzen so much favored.
Host travelers at this time of the jear
find duckings the order of the day.
Toward sunset we reached the valley
in which stands the city of 1 Fuerte.
It burst upon the view abrubtly, rs a
bead in the road brought us upon the
brow of a little bluff which overlooked
the vale, and one of the most beautiful
scenes I have evt;r met was before me.
An exclamation of delighted surprise es
caped from the lips of each of our party,
and terms of admiration were profutefy
tittered. Before us lay the fertile valley,
with the river 1 Fuerte winding through
it; some tao miles distant stool the city;
the rugged peaks of the mountains which
bounded the level plain rose in broken
points and irregular outline; while far.
Jar off, the lofty crests of the Sierra
Mad re were looming up against the sky,
massive, grand and majestic, as if they
were the eternal barriers between the
world and infinite space.
Highly cultivated fields covered the
face of the lowland, and preteutcd a pic
turesque contrast with the bleak frame
work of mountains by which it was sur
roasded. There were fields of waving
grain, whose hue seemed like molten
gold as the slant rays of the setting sun
leJl upa them. Indian corn was also
growing in luxuriant abundance in other
fields: green pastures displayed their
tempting ittoii to our hungry mules, and
the emerald tint of the veidure added Ut
the eiqniMte bc-suty of the scene. Wc
paused awhile to look upon the view. It
was a picture of peace and prosperity, a
scene of rural and contented life. There
is something in a large valley covered
with fertile field, and shotting a waving
surface of growing urain, that at once
awakenavuiotion of a pleasing nature in
the mind of the beholder, telling, as it
does, of p?ace, or plenty and well-rc-warded
iudustry. It tells. t.n, f civili
zation, of intelligence, of safety and pro
tectiou. Whoie nun are allied to agri
cultural pursuit, warfare and turmoil
do uot cuter into their doire.
As we ro-lc into the valler. the scene
berame still mere interesting. The dark,
glosy green leave, f the orange tree.
witu 1U juicy and golden fruit; the cn
coanut tree, with its peculiar folia ire and
pendant clusters of its huik clothed pro
duct; and many fruit-bearing trees indig
enous to the country? such as I had never
seen tolorr, all conspired to pleac and
cnarni by their combined attracu.in.
We stripped at a large rancho, and
asked for a drink of water. The shade of
the surrounding trees gave to the jXace a
ucucions coolness, which refreshed us as
sson as we ei i Kmc seed it reviving influ
ence. Beautiful fiowers crew in wild
profusion within the enclosure around the
house; and tall and stately fees seemed
to wave a welcome to us. With the usual
hoplulity of the Mexicans, not only was
our request for water corn j died with, bat
we were invited to dismount and rest
awhile, which invitation we accepted;
ana uitta mere was brought to as a great
variety of fruits, of which we partook
irecty; some wine and mescal were alio
tendered to us, but our native in xlesty
would not allow us to decline them.
When we stoped, & beautifal sennrx,
with a pure white conip.exien, hair elm
. o j 1
anu a smile 01 winning sweetnest, was
engaged in combing the head of asenoriU
of auout sixteen years of age. Stie greet
ed us with the heartv welcome, and save
orders to the swci (serving womsai for
the refreshments, ot which I hive made
mention, but. during all the time we re
mained there she did no: ceae from her
entomological researches upon the craai-
nm of lLe crouching senonu at her feet,
Shc sPkc ln toa3 metodions sAneN
keeping up a pleading conversation, ba:
sUU d,a otae from her searching oe-
"". a "c. c"4 cmoar.
presence 01 strangers, it seemed so
atraag t) me, to see tht beaatifal band,
rich in its native loveiinos; rich. too. in
the costly jewels which adorned it, pass
ing uirougn tue aars iocks taat clustered
upon the bead bent down before it, en
gaged in work that shoakl bare beea per-
,n secret, or eise oy menial oigit.
What lover would place his kisses udhb
the htnd fresh fiom such an occupation T
Would not sentiment be annihilated upas
witnessing such an unpoctical transac
tion! Senoras and senontas, if you needs
muat pursue snch avocations, oh! in the
name of love and romance, let not. the
world be witnesses thereof!
Our ride through the valley of 1 Fu
erte was a delightful one; the novelty of
the scene; the richness and varietv of
foliage and of flowers; the refreshing
coolness of the atmosphere, for the sua
had disappeared beyond the horizon; and
the invigorating intlaence of the rest and
refreshments we had jast partaken of, all
combined to fasciaatc asd pleac
It was just at duik tlut we rode into
1 Fuerte. The citizens wee gathered in
groups in front of their dwelling', lured
tberoby the refreshing evening air. II om
bres young and old, senoras and senoritas.
and sportive children presented many a
domestic picture as we rode past them.
Mules laden with burthens, and wearied
with their travel of the day, pitied us on
the streets end seemed to trj iiot in their
anticipations of their evening meal, and
the absence through tht night of the
heavy blows of the drive whips. L
lexers passed idly along the narrow pave
ments, or lounged against the whitened
walls of the houses. Sow and then, from
behind the iron bars of the wiodows,
came the glimmer of an early-lighted
lamp, or more pleasing still, the flah of
a bright dark ere. Tiie low murmurs of
the tunes of the pvting talkers fell upon
the ear, drowned at times by the yelping
curs that viciously, but cautiously, barked
at the heels of our mules. Mexican
dogs appear to have an instinctive appre
ciation ot tee tact that a mule can kick,
and that he will do so when provoked.
We procured two large roams with
sleeping accommodations, at the moder
ate rate of fifty cents each per day, and
will obtain our meals at the "londa or
restaurant. Having made this arrange
ment, and having partaken of an excel
lent supper at the "fonda," at a very
moderate charge, we returned to our
rooms and retire I early. Dutven, in S.
F. Commercial Adtecate.
Xut long ago an Agency man wanted
to go to OUuin wa to the circus, and wasn't
at all anxious, as men usually are not, to
take his wife along. So he told her he
was going hunting, and put his shooting
traps on over his g.tod clothes, h luldercd
his gun, and, affectionately kissing his
wife good-by. went down to the store,
took off his Ximrod things and hied him
to the depot. When he got off the train
at the circus town his smiling wife slipped
her hand in his arm, and looking up
in his horrified face, congratulated bim
on the nice time they were going to have
at the circus. Shc had come down on the
same train, although she told her spouse
she wasn't such a fool as to sUrt for tbe
circus with a gun on bcr shoulder and
two suits of clothes on. It is needless to
say that the cheapest lookinir man at the
circus hailed from Agency. Ilaitk-Byt.
There are many things a man can
run away from an impending suit, his
creditors, his family, his duties. But no
man ever succeeded in running away
from himself.
The best education one can obtain it
the educatiosexperieticegive.
The Famous Horsed of Venice.
Hut ohc of the must wonderful things
alMHt Venice is that, with Ilia
rx-eptiwa of tttovt I iu'mid to
toll- you altOHt, there are no
horses there. Hw channins it uiut be.
yu think, when you want to iit a
friend, to run down lite mtrble steps of
some otu ittlace, iep iuto a gOMdoIt, and
Sll.li swiitlr and noivtlesilv avav. In
slead of joltiag alowg titer the c 4ble-
stonesl Ami then to come bark bruiuosi
light, aud hear the low pUl of the oar
iu the water, ksm! thedi.unt wiee of tbe
boatmen smgiag some love kk n-
oil, it a ai good a, a play I
Of coarse there are b carls in Venice:
and the ti.h-Hiaa, the vegetable mas. the
butcher, the lukvr. ami tste can lletick
maker all glide softly up in tkeir boat
to the kitchen door wit thrir vendibles,
and chaffer and bate with the ceok for
htlf an hour, after l He manner of market
men the work! over.
Sj yotteetbelittle black eyed Venetian
boys and girls gaze on the brazen hors
in St. Mark a baa ire with as tuach wa
deraad cu-io,ity as mirs wkw we look
upon a griUia or a Micern.
These horse thre are fowr of them
have quite a hist-sry of their own. They
onre lormeJ irt of a group made by a
celebrated tcaiptor ai aattwtsty, uaated
Lysippas. He waj of ch ack&oirdjcd
merit tstal be was ose of tbe Ustoe iaclI
ed in the famea edict ef Aexaadr,
which gave to Apetiei the 4e right ef
painting bis pnrit, to LysipsMss that
ot ealrtunug his form in aay style, aad
1 1 1'yrgitteiei taat of egravM it apea
precious steaes.
Lysippas cxecsieJ a enwitef tweatv-
ve oiaeitriaa statee of tbe 3Ierds-
nian bores that fell at the passage of the
Uraatca, aad 9i this rroap tbe horses
now at Venice Atrraed a part. Ttwy were
carrteu Ifota AleXiadrta to Hsme by Aa
gustus, who placed titesa aa ais triacaphat
arch. Atterward rir, Iimitaa aad
Trajta, saccesssally transferred tatea to
arches of thetr sub.
Wfetfi Csaslaatsae remove.! the capital
of the Roman ecapire ta the a set cut Hjz-
aatism, be sssnrfcl ta baaattfy it by ail
means ia bis pwwer, aad for this parpse
he rem ived a great number of works ef
art fvm lltmt to Cta-tiatieofite, aad
amog them these broaze hordes ef Ly
sippas.
la the early put of the tisirteeath eta-
tary the aeMes of France aad Gersaaay,
who were coins; on the foerth cratd,
arrived at Venice aad stipulated with Use
Venetians far sunns of traospoit to the
Holy Land. Bat iestesvd of proceed use te
Jerasalesn they were divested from their
original istaati m, aad uaier Use )e-sdr
ship of the blind old dege, Diadeie, taej
captured the city ef Coasl&aiiwople. The
fall ef the city was fallowed by aa almost
totddestnectiaa ef the w-trks of art by
which it had beea aaeraed ; Ut the Latins
disgraced themselves by a more rathhsss
vandalism than tsut ef the Vandals
Ihtmtelve.
Bat eat ef the wreck the fesr breaz
borKti were saved aad carried is trices
to enice, wstere tnwc were placed ever
the central porch of at. Mark's Cuae-lral.
There they stood until Napoleon Bsaa
parte ta reensved ucsb with ether
trophies to Paris; bat after bis dowafali
they were restated, and, as Bvrea says ia
"Cuilde Harold :n
-BeforeSt. Mark stitt -law bis stcds ef bras,
Tnesr rWdcd cottars jsUmsb; ia the saa."
St. icMat.
Wixu, toe Mcsician. The wied is t,
mttician by birta. Extend a silkea
thread ia tbe crenc; of a wiadw, aao
the wind will find it, aad go up and dawn
the scale upon it, and sing over it, aad
i'aganini mast go s Knew here else fw
honor; for le! the wind is perfotmiag
upon a single string. It tries alm-Ht
everything on esrth to see if there is mu
sic in it it parsuades a taoe oat ef the
great bell ia the church tower, whea the
sexton i at horn: aid aleep; it makes a
mournful hsrp of tbs gant pines, and it
does not dis lain to try what sort of a
whistle can be made oat el the hamblest
chimnev in the worlJ. How it will n!av
on a tree until every ef thrills witu a
note on it, whiht a river runs at its base
in a sort of murmuring accompaniment!
And whst m lody it sings when it gives a
concert with a lull choir of the waves ef
the sea, and performs an anthem between
the two worlds, that goes up perhap to
tbe stars, which love music m t aadssng
it first. Then bow fondly it haunts o.d
bouses, moaning under the eaves, sing:ng
in tho halls, opening doors without fin
gers, and singing a measure of sjme sad
old song arjund the ovenless and desert
ed hearths!
OX THE BCKXtXO DcCCr-MfS. HcHl-
an' poem beginning, "Tbe boy stood oa
the burning deck," is familiar to every
ichool-boy; but the history of the little
herotbui imoiortalizsd is not so general
ly known. Owen Caisabianca, a native
of Corsica, was bora in 17d3. His father
was a distingaished I rench politician aad
nsval commander, and his mother a beau
tiful Cirtican laJv. Batshed.ed young.
and little 0cu went with his father to
serve in a war vessel. He was made mi J
abipman, and at the early ae often par
ticipated with his father in tbe bsttle of
tbe rule. The ship caught uredunnirthe
action, and Captain Castabianca, wound
ed, was lying insensible on the deck,
while the brave boy, unconscious of his
father's fate, held his p;st at the battery.
The flamea raged round him; tho crew
fled one by one and urged the boy to do
the same; but no refused to desert his
post, aud fought on until the whole vestel
was flaming. Theo, too late, he sought
refuge oa a floating matt, when, with a
tremendous explosion, the Orient blew up.
and the mangled body of the young hero
was afterward found among the wreck.
Philadelphia TUgram.
TitK Italian fovcrntnrnt has alreadv
taken tbe precaution to ctatiod a strong
guara against an me approaches to tue
vaucan, to prevent any pillaging that
micht follow on the death of tho I'one
being made trablic.
Troth is hcaVr. therefore few" are lo
carry it.
School Work ntid Food.
A person can do a great deal of work if
he will onl v sleep and eat enotgh to sup-
jny tae waste oi uo.iy anu brain. Jlen
lal w. rK is more exhaustive than the hard
est physical labor.
A very eminent physician savs that
"more teachers and scholars break down
from the lack of sufficient nourishment
tbaa from any other cause!"
The: who do much head work need a
g""d generous diet; plenty of food, anJ
that of the most nourishing kind; plenty
of beef, aad that the best.
The more active the brain, the greater
me exaausitoa loitowing. Kecuj-cration
mast cotae thruach sleep and food.
A rcsaarkably health v, c&cteut laIy ol
.... - ...r
v aw wou-c says, i nave seven children
ta ctsel, and they are going aheai
rapssiiy."
Are yea not afraid for their health I
we aked.
Oa, bo. I thlak it very essential that
they should have good, nourishing diet,
aad see to it that they do. Tbey have no
iroaMe wtm their wort, and arc psrfectiv
healthy.
"Whea I first met their father, he was
aa ia valid, aad never expected to do aav
tbieg ia his profession, Wat taoagbt to
In "Jt g--ae la ooesnmptioa; but it was
eatv dssiiepsiv and I eured him bv at
icsttiwa to his diet. He has been perfectly
west, ami a wer ker ever since we were
aiamed.
Ileraee Maaa had a will that seemed te
evreetae all ebitacles; altwentv. be bad
oaly beea te a cecamea district school.
bat la MX meatus be atted btmcU for
aad entered the Sophomore das.
Having obtained a scholarship of three
aaadred dollars a sear, he devoted evert
eacrgy to his studies; bat he neclcctcd
Ms body; aad lived oa baker's bread and
sa-4asc; er rather trio! ti live on them.
ler Its sees began ta faiL and almost died
Swsae ladies, bearing ef tbi. invited
hisats their boase, where, with proper
aoarMKneat aad care.be soon recovered.
i grauaated with the highest boners.
Mrs. Maaa alwars attended terr cxre-
fally te her kasbaad'a diet, which was
by ae means the least part of her useful
aess aad astisiaace to him.
Treatment of Disease by Oat-door
Life.
More ratieeat epiaieas are craduallv
avsksatt; Umr way, aad, ia one particular
at setst, a uegtaasag is beta? made of a
rrsetatiea, oaasely, the svstem ef treat
meat ieUewed in 'dimste" sanitariums.
aad eMabtUameets fer tbe cure ef dis
e by air, diSeteoee ef deration, etc.
Tbe ttretsrictots of such olaret. it it trw
speak f the -speaac" virtues ef their
ciisaatt; bat, ieasaeca as chsaistry
shows that atmospheric air all over the
earth has the same cwastitatiea, the spe
die virtae asast reside ia the srcial
parity ef the air a thia? win liar in
cittes. bat foand in all villxgvs, provided
tay ue aet possess large factories. I at
ther, it is aa error U suppose that in tbe
oath Florida, (Xiierado er in the Tyrol,
r by the lake of Geneva, it is as warm a
ia a h t-hease. In those regions, too, it
is new and the& cold; yet it is easier ta
le eet-ef-doors there, for usually the sun
Maes asm the landscape is beautiful
uec, tiece we cannot send all the sick to
the seath, we mutt devise some substi
tute at heme, the benefits of which mar
be eej yed even by the poorest. Then,
too, uses we consider that the rnsioritv
of these who hare spent the winter in a
seethera dime return as embalmed
eerpses, because it Is only when it is toa
ate mat people make up their minds to
make the costly voyage, there is reason
to expect better results from tiraelv re-
coarse at home to "air-cure." With the
mesas ef treatment at band,disease might
oe Bippca in the bad, and lung-corn-pUiot
ia general would be rarer. Dr.
. itfBUj-, in rpUr Scitnu iioTdidy.
Bsoileo Tomatoes Cdt eoc-J aized
smooth tomatoes in two parts, fist win:;
taea place upon a gridiron (the wire grid
troas that turn over so handily are best)
with cut side toward the fire. This seir
ever tbe raw or cut part, and prevents the
take frori escaping. When sufficiently
cooked and browned, turn over and broil
the ether side, salting and peppering as
you weald a bit of beefsteak. When
properly broiled place upon a platter
with tbe ouuide up, and nicely butter the
surface. This gives a proper jkcasoning
to the dish, which is n iw ready for the
breakfast table. Of course they should
be served while hot to be in perfection.
The large yellow pineapple tomato is
considered best for broiling because of
meir mild, delightful Htvor, although
any large, smooth tomato, of whatever
sort, cooked in this way, will be better
than the very choicest cooked in anv
other way.
How to Cook Oatmcai Verv often
this nutricions article of diet i objection-
able,because not properly prepared. When
it is to be made as lood, select the coarse,
recently ground meal. To a coffee-cupful
add a quart of cold water, and mix in
a tin vessel holding at least two (mart.
Tbe vciscl should then be placet! in a
boner, containing water, and put upon
the fire to cook," stirred frequently, and
balled until dry enough to eat as mush.
or the meal is well dune. It mar then
be eaten with butter. molasses, milk.
cream and sugar, or any other dresiing
tti.t m.v li w..r 1 ,t. .1
m ciciicu, ii ucu uiut pre
pared, it will not have that stlckr. salvr
consistence that makes it objectionable,
and people who could not eat it before,
will now take it with a iclish. Tho fiocr
quality of meal is best adapted for acute
disease. People suffering from habitual
constipation will find oa-tneal, once or
twicejt day, a valuable adjunct to other
treatment, and far preferable to Graham.
Srixs.cn. Wash through th
and leave for half an hour in water slight
ly salted. Put it into boiling water with
a little salt, puiliitwelt under, aud boil
verjr rapidly for ten minutes no longer.
Drain and prcs out every bit of water.
Place it on a dish and with a slurp knifo
score crosswise into squares; garnish with
slices of hard-builed ecir. or serve with
it eggs poached and laid oa buttered I
toast. 1
Hon the Votlnc U Doue in Paris'.
Toward noon I met a friead at tbe
Csfedela Paix, and went with bim to
his voting place. It was against the law
for any but voters to go in; but my
friend took the responsibility f seeing
me through. We walked up to the Itae
de la Fayette, and turned into the build
ings called tbe Cite d'Aniie. There was
no sin of a crowd or of excitement.
Xrar the door which led lo the voting
nx-m stood half a il zn wa, with ibir
hands full of tickets. They were n
bulges or ridb-tes, aad were iaeoceat ot
thote aprons which osr fellow -citizens
soinetimrs decorate their manly forms na
similar occasions. Tbey did not onme to
greet us, but sto.! ia tbe way at if ready
to hand tickets rather thast solicit B.
Wc each took a ticket of both kinds
Urge, square paper, beating the aarna
repectirey of K. Dtgaia, tae cease va
live and official candidate, aad of the late
President of the Caambcr, J ales Gevv.
We wereinM.Thier'sarr adicaseat. 2io
one qttestioaed us as we adfateed, or
came hurriedly forward, amd with a
boa and pencil, to ak ear names. Xo
banners invittd vele from at aad ad
miration fr-'ta the emitsAj ef the aeifrh
betbooi. sticker tempted the kaa
reiiablc" aad -disteyal" into the piths ef
them that scratch. Alt was peare aad
quiet ana great deeoruta. n traverse I
an entry an eaWrctl a room. Three or
fear wctl-sppeariaf men stsmd near a
tsble, at which another U My friend
handed bis paper earte dcietear le
the sitting individual, who exa
it
critically, and compared the sigeetare ee
it witts sne which a; frsead taea wrote
in th: book. This deee the ticket w
stamped, and we walked into tbe next
room and look ear pUees la the hee
About a dozen mea stwwd ia sickle fir.
adranang steely, paper ia haad. B
hind a lungUbic sst fearer ire indi
viduals wiib book, a be Msar b x
and a pile of cut conseisof cieciers'eards
ia front of theca. Tae voter advanced ia
his turn and gtve bts aim. The bask
was examined, the name aad atsaabor
found the number wriltea ea the b-slitrt
the ballot depisilcd la Use box, a cor
ner cut off ef tae elector's ticket with a
pair of scissors, aa 1 we departed with
a "B -rr, Jftsnrvrs.'
Snch a the zsetae I of voting. The
checks against fraad. yea sec, are aaay.
and I pmomc taere is ae socas taviag as
persAnatsoa er rrfeatieg. I was atrsek
with the Boataess ef the proostaiiag, aad
with the appcaraacc of thewe who saper
intended it osScsailr. From Ax to six
this scene was betei; eaactad all tasroaeh
France, with a qettt and a skcorasn la-at
waaceruialy admirable. It is aastc
likdy that where improper saterfeteecc
with the ball t beg.n with 8s it eads la
France. There the -werk" is statin ef
fectually before l he voter trees Utastol.
t am credibly informed Usat it is eise-
w - -
wbere otherwise. IattaidatK& beieic-
hand is the Fi each method ; saatiiatsea
afterward, tbe A-atnota. Thev basse re
in the ounce of pfeveatiea; we ia the
pound el care. Taey prescribe a eoaa-ter-irritant
bofure ta atLaeki we mir
on a "mild alterative" afterward. Tae
systems are different, bat each admira
ble of its kind; it is not for the likes ef
me teats which is tbe mostwertav uf a
great and enlightened nation. Cr.
fAr 1'XXAltlpXi Ttui.
A Xetr Inveatten.
The telephone, woedexfal at it ii. raw
be said to be superseded by the sew ia-
vention, known as the ptkonoerank. Thit
one carried sounds for hntg distances,
which once would have bec-a thoaghtim
tstible; this one i tennis sonnds, or
writes them down for safe preservation a
long lime ahead. Thus far, ike iaciins-i
tion has been to treat it with a sort ef
ridicule, or an irony that was abjat
equal to it; yet if It sbsll be found to
work according to the theory, it will se
riously become one of the marvels ef
lias marvelous age. In explanation ef
its mode of operation a New York j ar
nal ssys: "It an orator empties Ms voice
into tbe hopper of a phonograph, it will
remain silent until some one sets a simi
lar machine in ralku, whea the voice
will instaatly make itself aadible, aad
will repeat in exact order the words ef
the former proprietor. And then it ira-
cetds to show how needlojs the reading
of lectures and ditooursea is Kkety to be
in the luture.
For, says tbe writer, the lecturer will
sell his lectures in quart bottles at fifty
cents each, instead of delivering them;
and tbe jwlitician need not be at the
trouble to bawl himself hoarse on the
platform, bnt "will hare a pint of his
best speech put into the hands of each
ooe of his con-titueats." It is a very
funny suggestion to make, but it is not
unreasonable, in view of what it is
claimed tbe phonograph can do and the
purpose lor which it was Invented, ir it
will to any degree abate the teadtnev to
talk in public, which is tbe uppermost
feature in our yet uniform national char
acter, it will not have been invented in
vain. It would be a vast deal more
agreeable if one-half or more of our
public speaking could be dona privately,
as it Were, and without becoming so
contagious as to lead so many irojs to
talk before they have learned to observe
sod think. .Wan. l'lougSmin.
. .
- HfMoits were set afloat in Oonstantt-
n-iple, representing that the Prophet
lately rcaptiearcU on earth, and paid a
visit to the reigning Sultan. The object
of the interview was to warn Abdul
Hamid of the peril of longer persistence
iu the war, and to urge that peace be
made with the tzar on tbe best terms
that could be obtained. The advocates of
negotiations have been afraid to press
their views recently, on account of tbe
threatening attitude of the -bigoted Mo
hammedans, and this apparition of the;
founder of the faith has doubtless been
devised as a means of reconciling the
fanatics to the only means by which even
a fragment of the empire tniy bo saved.
Uhictigo liars.
There are no longer any broad 'cause
railroads Ia Maine.
The Science of .Nr.l Watfcrc. f
A correspondent wriUug of a iecn
recerneissancc of the Tu ki.lt fid t- -ward
Sevastopol, says: -lWorc onlod
Iea I may say a few wtrls rrspic iog Ih
admirable manner ie which fee nn
tration of the enemy's fire was mit.acl.
They had evidently adopted tl.c'a cmu'
aad Haiske's stadiumitr-, an i.struu ct
by which the :oiUoe tj aiy val en
tering a harbor or the distant c nf -y oo
jeet in view can be aicrtaiatd at a tn -meet's
notice. Two o'erves a en
quired at I he end of a btse Hi e, n 1 hey
se merely to fdlow the ia 4 i at f th?
hj, if moving, or brv g it is t.e ca ter
of the field of thetr r.st ccriv : te c
o pes. The ebrvcr st t'tc ore rnd ht
his leleseepe allixed to a uik on which
is spreai a chart sf the harW mtppeJ
off late squares, each of whirh f nam
betetL The pedestal if ki t'ccle
Carrie a light pointer, either of :? ..ra
;ht, ejn, narrow frame. At t!.c other
ead of this table is a simila- joTa er, t
tachetl to machinery placrd i a .
hex aadraeath, which n orkeI by car
rcsstt of electricity scat ftot sn (ieds-
mai; nolle battery at the etlwrs a i n. The
MsofMKref Ike feietoipe, le fsft, esac.
the r-UUsry motion necccssry f r the Ls
dectiea of the slertricity, and errrytio
is so adjailed that tc wurai-t-t Ji t i.
It4c-i and ef the ffc'iatrr at the tsb c
Hall always correspond. Wlsea th th
teSC"jet arc ptiiateii at tlrs ,x-as e .Jcct
the p-wators crus, and the tcih of tht
chart being in accordance wi:h ajJ it,
proportioa to the length ef the Uasc liar,
the point of intersect so a cataraily shows
tise sectioa ef the harbor in which the
s jcct is to be fouad. Simitar saps be
sag placed in alt Ike ferts and batteries,
it is very raty te cemmaaieatc by fiash
a sigeaii the nwmber ef tbe square in
ahsch as cBemy'a ship happens to be, and
thas the wage at each point can be ascer
taiaed, aad the gua laid accenHsgly.
Derieg tbe day whea the sen is sLinlec.
astrrers aaswer this pirpHe admirably;
aad at aw? bt theffuhsegor a lantern w hi
eqaally w- serve to tetegraah the re
ja.red iasarmation.'
The Trae aril Service Theory.
The tiseery of ear ia.tste Irons it pixie;
it is thstgeveTasssatisaaaga-ycre:rd
for the ro d of the prepse, an I nrr
person ia sdice i te agrst aad servaas
ef the petiale. 0:es are crs.ted, cot
for the sxaeit sf thnsc who arc to f M
'heaa, bet fer the J-cblic cmreaiecce;
aad tacy eaht to he a more ia ccmb-r.
aer shoald hi-ber ralx.scs tc attache i t ,
them thaa the patdkr sr-vke rq-rlre-.
This is the theory. But ths dislcalty in
practice is te pro eat a ioct rev era el
alt this te pre vest pab.ic SaM frem
being-ctioiidered as iattnded f- r the as
aad easeteaeai ef tVe alto caa obtain
Ustas. There is a h saitosg teatlcacy m
thif, aad It i &ecnry to restrain it bv
wire aad elective I t ea. There is
still aaether, ai pe-h.ps a tvVr mere
saiscbsevaas result, of extras ive jsatrja--e
ta the bands ef a single taistratr;
te which I hire aim 'y i csd-s.t It al
taded, aad that is that w en in (Soe. tuvr
began te think ihetaitlw mere a -wants
aad agents ef the gevemae.t of the c na
try. It is in aa etp-cil Qkuscr im
erUa, if it be pricti -al-1 , t spply
eae eerrective to this kind t.f fo itn'c
aad ealniea. It is tece siry to bring
hack public eaieers to theo ni. t'oathai
thry leoag te the country an 1 a A t ais
admialstratiea, nor to any ii;dx T
army is the army ef tbe OKiaTy, the
aavy is the navy of the cowr.-; nVi her
ef tbem it either the i .stn: oca: t f the
admiaittratiea for the t tat Is i snr ot
him who is at the hevl it it. TucI'm
Oalce, tbe LandOSee, thrCu tm H.ioc:
are in like raaaaer in-ti'uo, f the
eeaatry, established for tbpajdof the
people; aad it may we 1 alarm the I 'vers
ef free institatiens when all the . jSer ta
thee several dejiartrnentf ate pkeaf
in high places as being bit -.p Is of vsc
tery," to be eajtyed by tbvcwLo aie ico
eeHsfal ia a contest wsicli tliey to'e".
tats gratptng ol tnc spoil, to la n la
theebjeetef their efforts. Ujs.c TTr-
tttr.
The Social Orzatiixattaa of Aau.
Ltt us suppose that, ha.ia no p-cvi-
oos a cqnai stance with tbi m jret, ae
were suddenly informed, ca go d an h-r-ity,
that there existed ia -ue its.t of lb -trlobca
race of bciags who iirci ij domed
habitations, aggregated trgc-hrr so t-s
form vast and populous citi(; tla'tSrv
exercised jurisdiction over tnea -j iaiuir
territory, laid out regular r a !, cxecu'cl !
tunnels underneath the be Is of rv,;r. I
stationed guards at the eatrtnee of their
biwnt, carefully removed any off mire
matter, maintained a rural police, organ-
i l . r i .? s r .
lievi cAiwiiic nunucg-capcuiuoos, at
times even waged war upon neighboring
communities, took prisoners and reduced
them to a state of slavery: that they not
merely stored up provisions with due
care, to avoid their decomposition by
damp and fermentation, bat that they
kept cattle, and in some cases even cul
tivated the soil and gathered in tbe har
vest. Wc should unquestionably regard
these creatures as human being- who bad
made no small procresi in civiiizitioo.
and should ascribe their action to rvasoa.
If we were tbca tojd tint they were m t
men, and tbey wcra in M-tua id cta for
midable enemies to man, and had even
by their continued molestations caiftd
certain villsgts to bo fork- a by nil hn.
man occupants, our interest won 1 1 i e-
bans be mixed wWi s.iaia little shada of
anxiety lest wc we hero confronted by
a race who, under certain evcutailitie,
might coatest our claim to the sovereign
ty of tho globe. But whea we ham
that these wonderful creatures are iniec's
some few lines in length, nr curiisity I
cooled; we aro apt, if duly guided by
dominant prepossessions, t Uircl-.ru t-at
Ilia social organtzati hi of thrso N r gs s
not civiliz Uion, but at tno.t jji civiU
zation ; that their guidijgpriuuiple is not
reason, but "instinct, or ciaiMotelh
gence, or somo other f t!iiu unmcining
words which are ss useful whin wo wish
to abut our eyes to the truth. Piiptlir
Science Xonlhly.
Africa' Great Direr.
A r'cert letter fn ni Henry M. S an
ley, dated S ptcaiter 15'h, from L sn-la,
ires a lulhr histoiv an J de criptia f
bis jwn-y a-d cfi o vexics throogh
Afrit j than leretofbrchare been received.
Of tl e rcsourcrs f the rem- rkable river,
hi h f. rail ih: main thtme of his story,
svt gbtler tbe following jrait'ctlari.
Pr p rly sjjakiis, h? tsy there is no
socst river as tbcC DgiaA ria. Ttcre
is a e&uatry ea'lvd the Cno,lyln2 strita
of ibetircr, it them ta'aiurcg,h!rb
epsrste the M cot I ne from tbe
rcat plaLis of the iateiiy, and from
iheeoc thit gr-at rlvt r receives the Diras
f tbe river of Corgn o- Eaaige.
To's, lr. vvr, it ltt a short pi'tioa of
its xo-t-, as bejo-ol the lower Cataracts
to its ssi.rx it is Lnwn to the natives
Uf vattoss came4.
T- tlx c.ril zjJ w rbl, this gTeat riTsr,
wls'ch, for iu ealire lejth, beace'o t
-rill tt d'a title's known at the Congt
lit its rie ia thih''i plasas ayi of
Li"ke Ts'gitika. in the U'juj, ui BIta
O'BnVr, in Use L ke Uta'A, cartel
Bsi-Hcoto," by L;sligsta Tail
L le i s la'ge ld of ahalLiw water,
ab t S l i ire miles ia extent. Its
prittcipd Ui'MHary is tht Cha-alj-zi. a
'reallsep rirer.snri.j it, a arce soma
di.Utcc t th Eastward. SUrticg.Lo -ever,
with L kc U&z&A- a. tic nuos
f th- '.we shall na I it running to
the X rtswarJ b ut 2)3 mile?, L-re it
jmp ies ij o th; Ltke Mm, body of
rtlsf txr-ipiia aa area of IsOO s-jxtre
tailed. Diriag its coarse hither, frora
Lake Biagieotb or Ilraha, it is called
ths Laalaba river. Frem this point ta
Xyangwe aa important Arab pott di
rectly west ef the northers point of
Lake Taagsajka it receives tbe name
of the Ln slabs river. Frem its source
ia Eastera Oiia te this point the river has
Sowed a diitaa.ee ef 1,100 cAlex.
Thence oaward, until its near approach
to the ss, th-; tiver is called by various
amei by the asiiveJ. Stanley, however,
trill ooctiuEes the came Lax! aba,"
which h sars is to be prooeuxced by
caiphteirtng the secssd syllable thcs,La-a-s-bd.
Tate C sass ta this point has
fttl'sweJ tbs ccre ef the xaeontala
raaga laaair north aad seclh, which, ia
tbeir defaiestioas shortly eastward, hwld
tte rtcaj kible re jp f L-skes kn swa ta
rtertxyka, Lakwa Aliett aadVctoria
S)iazx. Ths river c ctiaee its coarse
Hrthvard frecn Xyaagwc fr ni dls
aBce. rr"ag t th t o "U ef the E-sa-ir,
w hce sho tly afur it is t irc 1 to the
etard aad bV-ias its de ceat Us tae
cs. Ia tils pa t f its c sorac, wrtKe
sti-I netth of tk Eqaatw, it receives
"vertl I Tt tribctarir. b th frost Its
oHkra and ncrttera shere. Shortly
irVi r r.otv the wers of thegrest
SsaVara xlv- it thea beds to the
owh r.r1, aglia creulPg the lUor,
vti ntll; reacSH s the e, trsr jic a
Ustxsc fteca Xyage of 1.SD3 mUss.
Frets, its wm to the ca its lag h is
ettimsttd wtS93J ale. Tns calks
-t tiraiee I by this gr.at rirer is aSoat
iOJ 093 sqiare miles, of which 403.003
is tasej up by the gr.at bada lyiabe
twen the Like asd maritims reioas,
lb a river, sty s Sjstley.it ths "Amv
sa o." Afrca, ths Xi e iu ilis-wippL
Hi u,h lii N le ia ins m h: val i At
fr c maercc, the Cgs is more so."
I3orin its cxarc two sestes of formiuU
iIe ritart tt ocear, tb- one bctweta cut
oa;itadc 23 h aai iati decree, where
uis river Ijaps diacrard ta six great
fill ; aa', agaia. w Isxec teresL whdja
siotlier grotp sf CJ impottait fails aad
rpM occa-. B-th croaps are r f-r-midsb
e that t'.ey will ia'errupt asviga
tiia. A.sdc f.oca this, liutnr, the
river is msiable f e nearly Its ealin
coufd!. Thertji-n of coaatry trarerted
istac of the ms,t ftt Is aad ptpalocs
oa the irlol'C. S aaley sas toe asusl
tern "si.ia, ia s rat pvrtioa. isa
mitixiae-, for ihi cMlx i ta of dweUisgs,
whith, in re .1 ty.are irg, towns ia sae
places two ruilci I n?.with one or mora
brutd sTj-ts b txcearowaof acat, wll
tcilt beue. Isvsry i to hi fo J&d hera
ii titrh qiaatities th tt t te c ma a sst
utccsil in dota a:ic tiso arc mads frost
It, aa 1 the repl- i a t m xbio to
o)raprth'aJ w-iy aay oaa shoald be
wiltin ; to par for it wbrn it is sj leati
fal. Tk active sprit of trade aa i bar
ter, i-i m tsifest t vry wKre, Mr. Stialay
tj'nks will prtve the catering wcice of
civit:zili.:n. Eeery th uhtis rsjroivei
with trwtle, aud iairt aa 1 mara.cta ara
e-tib:i4ct c.-ery where a-aoa all acces
sible trii-ci. Te "arje fi-rld tfias ieasl
to c. m nertr, he urges, shil 1 be atocce
occopud by soma civilized power.
S oacrr later, he says, tha ps.si toa of,
the Bita li of the C.rfgu tsde-ttocdta
Its a pdirJcsl qjcstioa. The -nation,-
wnca aoaii otsta poasessioa ot laKs: -poict,
will be fortunate, indeed, as it
would absorb the trade of the whole
enormoss basin behind, with its ualiniit
ed rrsnurccs of agricultural prodactioaa
aad mineral wealth. To Eajiaad, aaw
so anxiously looking for soaae new oat
lets for her languishing trade, this field
affords special attractions, and the indi
cations aro that certain decisive saore
meats ta this direction will be taken &s
sviu as practicable by that power. r-;
led.t Buide.
lv Yoo llaua TilvtI A New Orleans
pajwr tells u of a printer who, whea
his feiltw-workmia went out to drink
bcr, pat ;n th j bank the exsct asoint
he wou.d h -.va spent if he would hsve
gona with th ru to drink. Hediltbls
for fiv year. He thea lotkeduphis
b n' acnait, an I fmnd that he hid
'ail up five hundred ail teoty-ioe
niilirs and cigity-ssx ointa. Tuink
ab ut ficfcO ctcJ. Ia dm years ha had
n' t lost a day Itcca'tse ef sickness.
Tbtea uut of lire of hia fell .w-workmen
hvl in ths mn t mi bee imo d'uak trdr,
Tho water driake. th-a bt-tt lit out the
pribtiar i flic', an I live my yc-irs fruaa
that t me be bcsn lo put up his a 'aay,
Iu l il dle a j.'Hkl rainy tbnataad
dollar. Tin story teach m a lesson
which rviry little boy sh mld ly . ta
heart. IVctV CoMipini it
Ixevctv village thcra will arise a nls.
cruiut to edablWri tha mtif tudijtyr-
. I is! ia. 0 a . .
nr y ciiiing nimwtt tad pcopw. r